Chapter 63 The 63rd day of being Jia Mu

As for the Zhen family in Jiangnan, the old lady didn't know much, and there were not many scenes in the "Red Mansion" that she exchanged.

Therefore, when it came to the "Jiangnan Salt Tax" case, she got the time node wrong, and she only remembered that netizens said that the Jia family was confiscated and one of the charges was to harbor the Zhen family's things.

This is very fatal in the law.

So, the old lady specifically told Wang Xifeng not to take anything from the Zhen family.

But in fact, it was not yet the time node when the Zhen family was confiscated. The "Jiangnan Salt Tax" case can be said to be a pure butterfly's wings, a change caused by Lin Ruhai's life.

This led to the fact that although the Zhen family was reduced by the current emperor, as long as the old concubine was still there, the Zhen family would not be uprooted. In particular, this was a family that had received the emperor four times and was particularly favored by the old emperor. However,

now that the old concubine was not well, the old lady Zhen who had never come to Beijing in the Red Mansion also came to Beijing.

Everything has returned to the starting point, but it has also changed. The old lady couldn't feel the pulse. She hurried to greet the old lady of the Zhen family. She was also uneasy. Of course, what she wanted to ask more was, "Will the Zhen family be confiscated?"

"Why not? There are many benefits to confiscating the family."

"But the Zhen family has already been defeated for the most part, and even the head of the family has changed."

"The key is not whether to change the head of the family, but that the area of Jiangnan is too important. Salt tax, grain tax, half of the country's tax revenue is there. If the head of Jiangnan is not removed, how can the person on the dragon throne control Jiangnan?

" "No, no, no, the young emperor wants to confiscate the Zhen family, he should want to fight a war. Think about it, the military pay and food, how can it be faster than confiscating the family?"

"This can be connected, the above person is thinking too much."

"I really didn't think too much. How many emperors in history enriched the treasury by confiscating the family, such as: Jiaqing."

"Ah, I know this question: Heshen fell, Jiaqing was full. '

'The Zhen family has a lot of problems of its own. Such a big family is not so innocent. ' '

That is an internal reason, but there are too few chapters about the Zhen family in the Dream of Red Mansions, so it is difficult to make a conclusion. '

'Hahaha, why didn't anyone guess that it was a game between the young emperor and the old emperor? There is no room for two tigers on this mountain. Although the old emperor has retired, he still has the right to speak. If the young emperor wants to take full power, he still has to start with the old ministers. Then...'

'Then, the Zhen family, whose backers are about to fall and whose favor is still unfailing, will be the first to bear the brunt. '

'Bingo'

'Tsk tsk, this time it's lively. '

'Eat melons and watch the show!'

'But, in this case, what's the point of Old Lady Zhen coming to Beijing?

' 'Old Lady Zhen doesn't know that her family is going to be raided. '

'So she brought her granddaughter here to consolidate the status of the Zhen family through marriage.'

...

The old lady looked at the lines one by one, and her thoughts gradually became clear, and she had a bottom line in her heart.

It seems that the Zhen family is still unable to escape the disaster.

But it is true. Think about how many brain cells she has lost for the Jia family, how long she has discussed with netizens, how much she has planned, and how long she has started to lay out, and now there are some results.

And the Zhen family... the old lady shook her head.

While thinking, the group walked to the Chuihua Gate, and there were crowds of people at the lotus pond in front. Looking closely, it was Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue who met the Zhen family. The two parties did not exchange many greetings and came towards the old lady.

The first one was an old lady with a head full of silver hair and a graceful temperament.

The old lady knew that this was the old lady of the Zhen family. She was indeed extraordinary.

She touched the sandalwood cane and took two steps forward.

Considering that the Zhen family and the Jia family have a good relationship, Jia's mother should know the old lady of the Zhen family... But, one is in Jiangnan and the other is in Kyoto, I'm afraid they haven't seen each other for a long time... So...

The old lady adjusted her expression, as if she was talking to an old sister who hadn't seen each other for a long time, and smiled and said, "It's really rare that you also come from Jiangnan. This time you have to stay with me for a few more days."

Maybe it was because of the long journey, there was a bit of fatigue between the old lady's eyebrows.

But at this time, the corners of her eyes and mouth softened, "It's hard for you to come to greet me in person. It's not a long time since we last met. But the old lady is still the same, not changed at all."

"Not changed at all, then you're an old witch." The old lady seemed to be dissatisfied with her old friend's joke, and tapped the ground with her sandalwood cane. Old lady Zhen smiled, obviously seeing her old friend, she was in a very happy mood.

Over there, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue had returned behind the old lady, and Mrs. Zhen brought the third girl of the Zhen family to pay her respects.

The old lady paid more attention to her. Seeing that the third daughter of the Zhen family was outstanding in appearance and well behaved, she asked, "What a pretty girl, can you marry her?"

The old lady shook her head and said, "The previous ones got married early, so I want to keep her for a few more years."

Before

the old lady could think about it, Mrs. Xing and Li Wan came with Yingchun and her sisters.

The old lady called them, "Come and pay your respects."

Several people bowed to the old lady Zhen together, "Hello, old lady."

There were also younger people who bowed to Mrs. Zhen, "Hello, madam."

The old lady glanced around and saw that Sanchun, Daiyu, and Baochai were all maids with outstanding manners and looks. She couldn't help but praise, "You are lucky, these few are the most beautiful."

"Your family is not so good." The old lady had read the "Dream of Red Mansions" with the exchange, and knew that there were two married girls in the Zhen family. "I like your second daughter the most. The eldest daughter is not bad either, they are both steady and polite."

...

In this way, the group chatted while entering the inner hall.

Unexpectedly, Wang Xifeng was already here. She was in a bad condition. The doctor said that she would not be pregnant for another month. Therefore, from New Year's Eve to Lantern Festival, the old lady did not want her to work hard.

But today, she forgot to tell her something. It was probably Lin Zhixiao's wife who had disturbed Wang Xifeng.

But since she was here, there was no reason to avoid her. The old lady asked Wang Xifeng to come forward and introduced her to Old Lady Zhen. "This is my brother Feng. Do you have any impression of her?" "

She is the smartest one." Old Lady Zhen looked at Wang Xifeng. "Last time she came to my house, my eldest daughter-in-law praised her frequently."

"I would like her to be more stable, but I didn't expect that her smart voice would spread to Jiangnan." The old lady pretended to be distressed. "Forget it, if she is stable, she will not be so pleasing. It's a dilemma."

Old Lady Zhen paused when she heard the words, and then she came to her senses and turned to Mrs. Zhen and said, "Look, she is showing off here. I said I would bring Mingyu's wife here. Now she is showing off to people."

Mrs. Zhen smiled with her lips covered.

Everyone was happy too.

Wang Xifeng on the side was very happy, "It's rare to get praise from the old lady today. I have to go back and take a good look to see if there is a magpie building a nest under my corridor."

She was smiling and talking. Although she was pregnant, her wide robe did not make her look bloated. Moreover, she was cheerful. Old Lady Zhen had a good impression of her at first. When she heard this, she was also amused.

For a while, the atmosphere was very good.

The old lady nodded at Wang Xifeng, "Look, this girl can't stand being praised. Her tail is about to stick out."

"That's good. It's good for girls to have some temper." Old Lady Zhen didn't think it was a problem.

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "Greetings to the old lady, please don't blame me for being impolite."

"It's all just empty formalities." Old Lady Zhen shook her head, "Your health is the most important thing now. If you can't stand it, just leave your seat and don't bother me, an old woman."

"Thank you for your pity, old lady. I understand." Wang Xifeng made way to the side, and the group sat down. Maids and servants served tea and snacks.

The old lady casually asked about the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, and said a few words about her unreliable son and sending her grandson Jia Lian to the army. The old lady of the Zhen family really laughed.

Neither side mentioned the old concubine or the purpose of this trip to Beijing.

At last, when the old lady said, "Just let me stay for a few days," the old lady of the Zhen family refused, "I won't be polite with you. I am old and this is probably my last time to visit Beijing. I want to see the splendor of the capital and my old friends."

The old lady nodded and wanted to say, "It's not a big deal for a few days..."

But before the old lady could speak, the old lady of the Zhen family called the third daughter of the Zhen family over, "I have something to ask you. You saw that my third daughter had agreed to stay with you. I want to keep her here and teach her for a while."

As soon as these words came out, there was a silence in the hall.

Because combined with the previous sentence, these words sounded a bit like entrusting an orphan to someone else, but it was not the third daughter of the Zhen family who was entrusted. Besides, the Zhen family was doing well, so everyone suppressed their thoughts.

The old lady frowned and looked at the old lady of the Zhen family. She saw that although she looked calm, there was sincerity in her eyes.

Somehow, the old lady felt that the old lady of the Zhen family might have some guesses about the future of the Zhen family. The screen popped up, and lines of comments flew by -

as expected, netizens thought so too.

"Why do I feel that the old lady of the Zhen family has something to say?"

"...I think so too"

"As expected of the ancestor of a big family, her political acumen is extraordinary."

"This is because she thinks it is useless to marry her granddaughter, so she might as well keep her in the Jia Mansion

." "It's possible, maybe she noticed something during the court ceremony yesterday."

"It may also be that the Jiangnan salt tax case has already alerted this old lady, otherwise she would not have come to Beijing in person."

"Tsk, the little emperor has alarmed the snake." "

It's not really alarming the snake, because the Zhen family has no power to resist."

...

The old lady sighed in her heart, and when she looked at the old lady Zhen again, she finally nodded in response. She waved to the third young lady of the Zhen family, "In that case, let daughter-in-law Zhu'er arrange for you to live nearby. I have many young ladies here, so don't feel homesick."

"Of course not." Mrs. Zhen smiled and answered for her. At the end, she gave a few more instructions to the third young lady of the Zhen family and left.

After seeing off the Zhen family, and letting Li Wan and Yingchun take the third young lady of the Zhen family away, Wang Xifeng couldn't wait to go back and have a rest. Mrs. Wang asked the old lady, "Grandma, what does the old lady of the Zhen family mean?"

"Maybe the old concubine in the palace is not well." The old lady shook her head, "After all, it's just a matter of a pair of chopsticks. Don't talk about it after you leave this door."

Mrs. Xing and Wang each had their own guesses, but they all nodded in agreement.

After that, no one in the mansion paid attention to the Zhen family.

Because Wang Xifeng was about to give birth.