Chapter 34: The World of Red Chamber Dream

  When Shi Zixia's second niece married into the Xue family in Jinling, Ya Ge already had three grandsons and one granddaughter.

  Jia Jing and Jia Xian of the first house, Jia Yu and Jia Liang of the second house.

  The big girl of the second house was born on New Year's Day despite having a different mother.

  Shi Zhenxia thought that this girl was born on a good day, the same as the late Old Master of Rongguo Mansion. Her fate is extremely good and she has great potential for greatness. He originally wanted to name the eldest granddaughter of the second branch "Yuanchun", but was overruled by Ya Ge. Not only did he change the girl's birthdate to the fifth day of the first month, but also followed the "Jade" character generation in the Jia family genealogy and named her "Lü".

  Jadeite, a hard gemstone similar to jade. The meaning is not bad, but it's not too outstanding either, compared to Yuanchun, it's more suitable.

  The big creation in Shi Qiuxia's mouth made Ya Ge cold for several days, and finally she thought it through and went to the study room to ask her husband for forgiveness. What is a big creation for a woman? Of course, it is marrying into the royal family and becoming a princess or queen.

  Jia Min was clever and intelligent from a young age, with a beautiful appearance that combined the best features of Ya Ge and Shi Zhenxia. She had been lovely since childhood. Shi Zhenxia wasn't without thoughts of marrying her daughter into royalty, but as soon as she slightly revealed this idea, it was thoroughly suppressed by Ya Ge.

  Later, Ya Ge hastily arranged a marriage for her young daughter. Although she was dissatisfied, she did not dare to oppose the true master of Rongguo House. In these years, Li Yi had become more and more capable under Ya Ge's care. At just fifteen years old, he had already made a name for himself in the autumn examination. By the time Jia Min came of age and got married, he would likely be a scholar-official. Although it was not as good as being an imperial son-in-law, Jia Min could still become a noblewoman, which was not bad.

  This time, Jia Luo's storm finally made Shi Qixia understand from the bottom of her heart that Gu Gong Ye Ya Ge would never allow the Jia family and the royal family to be tied together, whether it was marriage or engagement. In the end, Shi Qixia completely retreated and obediently became his Gu Gong wife.

  As long as Yage is alive, she can only be a more symbolic Rongguo Gong's wife. However, as long as she stays in the backyard quietly, Yage will give her love and dignity, and she herself is quite satisfied. As long as it's not an excessive request, Yage will satisfy her, such as filling the garden with peonies for her.

  Compared with the wealthy peony, Yage prefers bamboo and hibiscus.

  Sometimes, when she caught those maidservants gazing at Yage, Shi Zhenxia still felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. Although she also paid attention to maintaining herself, compared to Yage, whose face hadn't changed much since his thirties, she had the feeling that she didn't dare stand beside him. This way, she paid even more attention to nourishing her life and appearance, having even less time to fight for power and benefits. She definitely didn't want one day, when going out with Yage on social occasions, to be said to be mother and son - this was the most important thing!

  The Rongguo Mansion is still at peace, and the situation on the side of the Dongfu, which was a hidden danger to the Jia family, is also good. After Jia Daihua's death, Jia Jing succeeded to the title and returned to the Ministry of Works after mourning, where he was promoted to the fifth rank and still holds his position diligently. Perhaps because of the presence of Ya Ge, Rongguo Gong, Jia Jing's official position is not very important, but it is a real job, and he gets along with his colleagues quite well.

  Jia Zhen, the next head of the Jia family, was two years younger than Jia Min but belonged to a different generation. At the age of ten, he was sent to study at the Imperial Academy with the only quota available in Ningguo Mansion, thanks to Jia Jing's arrangement. It is said that Jia Zhen was only two years older than Jia Min yet belonged to a different generation, which made Yaji sigh and lament that ancient noble families not only had rapid population growth and decline but also had large age gaps.

  The East Wing, under the management of Jia Jing's wife, Mrs. Jia Xushi, was not thriving, but at least it wasn't as miserable as in the original work later on. Yaqi couldn't reasonably propose to split the family when Jia Dahu died either. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but the clan system of this era was really too abnormal. The Rongguo Mansion is now a symbol of honor for the Jias, and splitting off at this time would mean giving up many benefits!

  So Yage had to intervene in the family affairs of Jia's house, and couldn't let them split up. He would take charge of the people of Jia's house then! Jia Jing anyway didn't have many things to do on court, as the head of the clan he should do what a head of the clan should do! Although it wasn't formally proposed to split the clan, Yage also told him that if he found out there were any clansmen who took advantage of their identity to tarnish the reputation of Rongguo House, don't blame him for being impolite!

  Everything looks good, but some are still stuck in the heart of Ya Ge. Although there is no "original sigh" four spring, the children in the original work were born one by one, and those illegitimate sons and daughters became legitimate sons and daughters because Jia Zheng and Jia She had no concubines.

  In the original work, Dafang's Yingchun and Jia Cong were renamed by Yage as Jia Jing and Jia Tong. The second house's Baoyu, Tanchun, and Jia Huan are now Jia Wei, Jia Yun, and Jia Yin. Even though their names have changed, their birth years also differ slightly from the original work, but this generation of children in the Jia family has all arrived.

  The increase in the number of masters, some courtyards in Rongguo Mansion were not enough. Yage could only dismantle the backyard and rebuild many courtyards for the girls in the mansion. He didn't want the girls to live crowded together like in the original work, so that every young lady would have her own proper arrangement.

  While busy with the affairs of the imperial court and Rongguo Mansion, Yajiao temporarily forgot to pay attention to what was happening in Yangzhou. When he learned that last February 12th, the city of Yangzhou was in full bloom, and a new "Daiyu" had appeared at the Jiangsu Salt Administration, he felt an overwhelming sense of relief that it had finally arrived.

  Lin Wang's wife married Lin Hai for nearly twenty years before giving birth to this daughter, who was naturally a treasured gem. Although Lin Hai didn't like Lin Wang's wife, he also doted on this only heir of the Lin family. Unfortunately, both husband and wife were already old, and Lin Hai originally had fertility issues, so Lin Daiyu, although born full-term, was still born with insufficiency from the womb.

  Lin Daiyu arrived, but the Jia Mansion didn't have Jia Baoyu. When the second son of the second branch, Jia Wei, was born, there were no heavenly auspicious signs, nor did he have a jade in his mouth. It's hard to say whether this is the god Tianying descending to earth or not, and Ya Ge really can't guess it. However, he made people closely watch the Lin family of Yangzhou and the Xue family of Jinling, wondering which one would appear, the monk or the Taoist.

  However, it turned out that the two had already appeared at Xue's house and left behind a golden lock and a Cold Fragrance Pill recipe. On Lin's side, these two also appeared when Lin Daiyu was three years old, wanting to make the Crimson Pearl Fairy become a nun. Lin Hai and Lin Wangshi naturally did not allow it, and the two could only leave in the end.

  "How interesting." Yage sneered and submitted a memorial to the Emperor the next day.

  Soon after, Lin Hai took his whole family back to the capital to report for duty. The emperor kept him in the capital and granted him the position of Taichang Temple Minister, in charge of ancestral worship, under the Ministry of Rites. As for the Jiangsu salt administration, the emperor appointed another trusted official instead. This was not because Ya Ge wanted to save Lin Hai's life. The Jiangnan Zhen family had been completely destroyed by Ya Ge more than a decade ago. Although there were some troubles with the salt merchants in Jiangnan, it was politically clear, and even if Lin Hai remained in office, he would not have to worry about his life.

  Although Lin Hai is loyal to the emperor and has talent, his ability can't be considered outstanding. Moreover, he also has his own plans, otherwise, several appointments would not have truly rectified those salt merchants, it's better to call him back to do something within his power.

  The newly appointed Jiangsu salt administration is Shen Jia's eldest son, who is also Jia Xian's elder brother-in-law. He has a good relationship with Ya Ge, and as soon as he took office, he quickly suppressed the salt merchants in Yangzhou. Those people may be considered local emperors in Yangzhou, but what can they do if the imperial court really wants to punish them? It's just a matter of whether they are willing or not.

  This Shen Yuan, with his stern and powerful methods, also had the support of Sheng Shang and Ya Ge. He governed the salt industry with an iron fist, and in just three months, he achieved more than Lin Hai did in over a decade. Faced with this reality, although Sheng Shang didn't pursue the matter further, Lin Hai still obediently took up his post as an official in the Ministry of Rites.

  The ancestral rites were not often held, and he was usually at home. He didn't know if it was good luck or bad luck, but soon after, Old Lady Lin pointed out that his concubine, Tongfang Yatou, was pregnant. Although he loved Daiyu dearly and had her raise his son, she was still a daughter after all. Now there might be another child on the way, and Lin Hai was overjoyed. He immediately promoted Tongfang Yatou to the position of secondary wife.

  Lin Wang's heart was filled with resentment, but she had to suppress all her emotions and take good care of the concubine. Except for Daiyu, Lin Hai had no other children, so outsiders wouldn't say anything about Lin Hai, they would only say that his legitimate wife controlled the inner courtyard, couldn't bear a son herself, and also didn't allow others to have one.

  Although the Wang family didn't say anything, they also kept their distance from her, it was just a matter of face. Just like this time she followed Lin Hai back to the capital, Wang Zisheng and Wang Ziteng, the two brothers, only sent over a nanny to pay their respects. Her reputation had an impact on the girls in the Wang family who were maintaining the household, and the two brothers also had daughters, so why wouldn't they have grievances against Lin Wangshi?

  Compared to Lin Wang's misfortune, Jia Min was very happy. Originally, she should have married Li Yi in the year of her hairpinning ceremony, but Li Yi's father had a relapse of his old illness that year, and even the imperial physician sent by the emperor couldn't save his life. The Li brothers divided up the family property according to their father's will after observing the mourning period.

  Originally, the elderly did not divide the house, but this was Mr. Li's last words, and it was also for the stability of the Li family, so Mrs. Li also accepted it calmly. Except for the sacrificial fields that can only be inherited by the eldest son, the Li family's property was divided into ten shares, with the eldest son taking six shares, the second son taking one share, and the youngest son taking three shares.

  It's not that the Li family doesn't love Li Yi, but he is actually the most promising of the three sons. Jia Min has a dowry that is roughly more than the entire Li family's property, and he also has Ya Ge as his father-in-law. As long as he doesn't rebel, a bright future is inevitable.

  The three sons calmly accepted such an arrangement, but the elder brother and younger brother both felt a little guilty towards Li Yi. Even if Li Yi had a powerful backer, having only one woman, Jia Min, for his whole life made them not envy him at all.

  Jia Min was quite impressive, after marrying Li Yi, she gave birth to three children in five years, with both sons and daughters. The couple loved each other deeply, and after the three madams of Rongguo House, Jia Min became the third woman that the ladies of Beijing admired.

  The author has something to say: Sorry, today's update is still late, mainly because the harmonious event that was stirred up made Tuber's heart unable to calm down.

  Tomorrow, "Dream of Red Mansions" will be finished with its last chapter, and then Tuber wants to write a few modern stories.

  Firstly, I wanted to write a comprehensive world for Mermaid Miss and the Inheritors. If you liked the original story, don't read this, as it will definitely be a bit cruel, especially to Sanpang.

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