Chapter 230 The Jealous Emperor
"However, since the old lady has spoken, I cannot disobey her. It's just that Baoyu offended me just now, but he also mentioned the Empress."
Jia Cong paused for a moment, then said, "Let's give him a small punishment but a big warning! Let Baoyu kneel in the ancestral hall for a day."
"Madam, Baoyu will have to inherit his uncle's business in the future. If things continue like this, how can the Rongguo Mansion survive? Can you protect Baoyu for the rest of his life?"
Although Grandmother Jia was indeed partial to Baoyu, she was also very nice to Jia Cong. Although this kind of closeness was purposeful, Jia Cong was still a little soft-hearted when such an old lady lowered herself to him, otherwise, how could he speak to the old lady so gently.
After all, with Jia Cong's current status, even if the old lady wants to suppress him, she has to consider the consequences.
The old lady's expression changed for a while , and then she sighed, "I'll do as you say!"
"Jia Zhong, take Baoyu to the ancestral hall and make sure he has food and drink." Jia Zhong responded by calling two eunuchs to take the crying Baoyu out.
The old lady looked at the chicken feathers all over the floor and couldn't help but sigh in her heart! According to her thoughts, she naturally didn't want to punish Baoyu, but now the two mansions were relying on Jia Cong, so she could only compromise. And, as Jia Cong said, she could protect Baoyu now, but she would eventually die.
If she didn't take advantage of the fact that she still had some respectability in front of Jia Cong and ease the relationship between Baoyu and Jia Cong as soon as possible, when she passed away, there would probably be no need for Jia Cong to suppress them. What this world lacks the least is people who flatter the powerful and bully the weak. As long as you ignore Baoyu, there will be countless people who will deal with him in order to please Jia Cong.
"Grandson, I know you are a good person. I just hope you can be more modest to Baoyu for my sake! I also know that this request is unfair to you, but..."
" Madam !" Jia Cong patted Grandmother Jia's hand, "Second Brother Bao and I are from the same Jia family after all. As long as you don't touch my bottom line, I will protect Second Brother Bao."
Grandmother Jia felt a little heavy in her heart. She certainly understood Jia Cong's bottom line, which was these girls, but with Baoyu's temper, how could he make sense at the moment? However, fortunately, there were these girls. At least half of her dignity was given by this grandson for the sake of these girls.
Otherwise, in the entire Jia family, how many people are worthy of Jia Cong's concern and care?
She glanced at Yuanyang inconspicuously. It seemed that she had to send Yuanyang to Congge'er as soon as possible. With her help and Yuanyang's own abilities, she would naturally be able to occupy an important position beside Congge'er.
If this is the case, if anything happens in the future, there will be someone to help me speak to my grandson.
Although the old lady was worried about Baoyu, she naturally couldn't leave at this moment! In any case, Baoyu was reckless today, and Jia Cong had already shown mercy. If she gave Jia Cong a cold shoulder at this moment, she would not be able to speak up if something similar happened again.
Therefore, the old lady temporarily suppressed her worries, smiled, and joked with everyone. The girls also put their minds at ease and accompanied the old lady in her joy. Wang Xifeng even helped the old lady and Jia Cong in the garden. Obviously, everyone forgot about Baoyu's affairs.
It was not until after dinner that Grandmother Jia got up and returned to the West Palace.
Jia Cong also knew what Grandmother Jia meant, so he stood up and sent the old lady to the carriage. He said to her, "Second Brother Bao has also been in the ancestral hall for most of the day. Old Madam, you can take Second Brother Bao back to the West Mansion. However, it is better not to let similar things happen again in the future, so as not to hinder the relationship between brothers."
The old lady squeezed Jia Cong's hand and then got into the carriage.
Although the girls did not want to leave, they did not want to make things difficult for the old lady after what had happened today. Therefore, without waiting for the old lady to speak, they stepped forward to say goodbye to Jia Cong temporarily and accompanied the old lady back to the West Mansion.
In the following days, Jia Cong went to the Bingmasi or the Beijing Camp every day. He originally thought that the emperor would let him give up his Bingmasi job, after all, it was against the rules to hold two positions. But unexpectedly, the emperor seemed to have forgotten about it and never mentioned it to him.
Time flies and it is already the end !
On this day, Jia Cong got up early, packed up, ate some food, and then headed towards the palace.
After the announcement, Xia Shouzhong came out to greet them in person. Today was not the day for court, so the two of them went straight to the back hall of the Dragon Head Palace.
"Your Majesty, I am Jia Cong, the commander of the Beijing Camp!"
"Get up! Why did you enter the palace? I hoped you wouldn't cause any trouble again." The emperor put down the memorial in his hand and said jokingly to Jia Cong.
Jia Cong smiled awkwardly, "Your Majesty, I came to the palace to ask for your permission. The coffins of my master, brother, and nephew in the mansion have expired. I want to move them back to the ancestral tomb in Nanjing."
The emperor slapped his head, he had long forgotten about those guys. But they were still in Tiekan Temple outside the city.
"I'm afraid it will take more than two months for you to be gone!" said the emperor, frowning.
In fact, the emperor didn't care how long Jia Cong was gone. He was just unhappy at the thought of his son having to kowtow to that bastard Jia Jing.
Jia Cong nodded and said, "It will take me more than 20 days to get to the destination by treasure ship. Besides, I have to visit some old relatives after I return, so I am afraid it will take at least two months to return."
After a while, the emperor said unhappily, "Go away, come back as soon as you are done. Jia Jing is not your biological father, so you don't have to worry about it so much."
"Also, arrange the affairs of the Beijing Camp and the Military Department. Even if you are not here, I will deal with you if you cause trouble."
"You can select two thousand soldiers from the Beijing camp to accompany you as guards. Otherwise, if you, the champion marquis, are robbed by some petty thieves, it will be a huge joke."
"My lord, thank you for your kindness!"
"Don't forget to say goodbye to the Queen. Besides, I heard that you are going to build a big garden for the Queen in your mansion next year?" The emperor was jealous.
"That's true. Your Majesty loves me so much , just like a real parent! Although the palace is great, it's a bit boring to stay in it all the time. That's why I want to build a big garden so that Your Majesty can have some free time and a place to go."
"You are filial to the queen, but am I not good to you? Why don't you think of building a garden for me?" said the emperor sourly.
Jia Cong grinned awkwardly. This emperor is unreasonable...
"Okay, go away, I'm upset just seeing you!"
After Jia Cong left Longshou Palace, the maid sent by the Queen who had heard the news was waiting outside the door. He went all the way to Fengzao Palace and chatted with the Queen for a whole day. He returned to the mansion just before the palace gate was locked.
