After Mr. Jing returned to Beijing from Taoism, he adjusted and supplemented the clan rules of Ning Rongjia's family several times in just two years.
Eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and smoking hibiscus paste are second only to the top ten sins of infidelity, disobedience, and running away in fear of war.
The Jia clan rules are now almost copied from the military law. Jia Rui was taken to the front of the ancestral hall by the soldiers. He was hung directly from the crooked neck tree in front of the ancestral hall by Master Jing and was whipped thirty times.
Then someone carried the unconscious Jia Rui home, and found a doctor for careful treatment. This does not mean that Lord Jing has become merciful, but that after Jia Rui recovers, he will continue to hang him up and whip him until he has been whipped one hundred and fifty times.
This is the first punishment. Master Jing has invited Jia Rui's grandfather to act as Confucian uncle, and he must marry Jia Rui within the year. After giving birth to his son, Jia Rui will go to serve in the southern Xinjiang army.
When I have accumulated enough military merit, when can I return to the Central Plains to reunite with my family?
The bad habit of gambling is much more harmful than prostitution. Prostitution can only destroy one person, but gambling can destroy a family or even a whole family.
In order to prevent other brothers in the clan from imitating the same example, Mr. Jing did not care about saving face for his uncle, and directly administered a harsh medicine to scare the monkeys.
On the night when Jia Cong returned home, the elders gathered together to discuss the Xing family's affairs.
Mrs. Jia Lian, his wife and Yingchun were also in the room. After listening to Jia Cong's explanation, they all basically had the same idea.
No matter what Xing Zhong is like, the Xing family represents the face of the eldest wife of Rongguo Mansion and must not be looked down upon.
Jia Lian spoke first and expressed his thoughts.
"The Xing family is my wife's natal family. Since I have come to the capital to seek refuge, I can't live too badly. That would be a disgrace to my wife and to our family. Find a suitable yard for the Xing family and buy it. It's best It's in the inner city, so it's convenient to take care of us."
Mrs. Wang Xifeng acted like a wife, and showed the momentum of a lady in charge, making a decision immediately: "The second master is right, my wife is now the Rongguo Lady who is the best in the country. It doesn't matter what Uncle Xing was like in the past. What is important is that the face of the country's wife cannot be ruined because of this." People stepped on it.”
Seeing her husband nodding with satisfaction, she said to Mrs. Uncle Xing and the others will move in. It’s best to stay in Yongfang, Dashi, and we don’t want to be lured to a gambling house again.”
Jia Cong added: "One more thing. I see that my cousin from the Xing family is elegant and steady, and she is knowledgeable and courteous. My wife might as well find an opportunity to invite her to live at home. Firstly, it can be regarded as educating the younger generation. Secondly, my wife can make the decision to find a good home." The marriage will not be delayed by Uncle Xing."
That Xing Zhongshi was unreliable, and Diao Nu didn't dare to let go of his daughter when he kidnapped her daughter on the street. If Jia Cong hadn't happened to pass by, he would have been almost killed.
It is a sin for such a good girl to have such a father.
Even though she is not her biological cousin, she is still a real relative, so she should help those who can.
Wang Xifeng also nodded. The big house is prosperous. Her father-in-law, husband and brother-in-law are all red and purple now. They must build a great and upright reputation.
When Grandma Liu came to her home for help, she only gave her 20 taels of silver. A few carts of food directly reversed her bad reputation.
What about this time?
She has already thought of several ways to create a good reputation in her mind. The Xing family came to Beijing to seek refuge, and as the head of the family, she must do everything properly.
By the way, the Xing family's cousin is fifteen or sixteen, so let's find a good marriage, even if it's not as good as the girl in the house, it can't be too bad.
When the time comes, whenever this matter is mentioned, no one in the capital will be able to praise her, Second Mistress Lian is unparalleled in her benevolence and righteousness...
Wang Xifeng has always been quick and resolute in doing things, and she does what she thinks of: "Since my aunt is sick, do you want my wife to go there to visit? Or my wife should go there first to deliver some supplements to my aunt."
Yingchun, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interjected: "Then... I'll go with Sister Feng. My aunt is sick, and I, the niece, don't go to visit. If others find out, they will say that our Jia family has lost its civility." Not filial."
Jia Lian glanced at Yingchun appreciatively: The second girl finally stood up and knew how to protect her reputation.
Wang Xifeng smiled and said a good word, and finally they looked at Mrs. Xing, who was sitting first.
Mrs. Not as good as the maid in front of the old lady.
Unexpectedly, things have changed in the past few years. Although her husband is still virtuous, his two stepsons and daughter-in-law are still facing her, respectful and filial to her.
In addition, with the daughter Yingchun officially in his name, the good days are finally here.
"My brother is useless, but he still has the character Xing in his name. Seeing how bad his life is, I feel uncomfortable..."
Mrs. Xing shed tears while she was talking.
Several people in the room were sighing in their hearts. In fact, the past few years had been miserable, and it was not easy for anyone.
"I've saved some money, Lian's daughter-in-law, can you take it to see if it's enough? If not..."
Before Mrs. Xing finished speaking, Jia Lian interrupted and said, "Madam, this is a slap in the face for your son. You must never dare to say this. I don't lack money. It's just a small yard. It doesn't cost much. Madam. Peace of mind at home, I have everything with you."
"No, you are not alone. Neither of your two sons is wearing a purple robe. If people know that the second master is taking your money, you will be laughed at to death."
Wang Xifeng was so beautiful in her words and actions, and she made Mrs. Xing happy with just one sentence.
Jia Lian made up his mind on this matter, and the two brothers scraped together some money, which was enough for the Xing family to settle down in the capital.
Early on the next morning, Wang Xifeng arranged for his confidants to find Yaren to buy a yard, while Mrs. Xing went to Rongxi Hall and told the old lady about the Xing family's coming to Beijing.
Of course, the matter of gambling was kept secret, except that the sister-in-law, Wen, fell ill after a long journey, and she was worried that the old lady would be sick and could not come to see her for the time being.
Naturally, the old lady would not offend her daughter-in-law, so she ordered Yuanyang to pick out some supplements from the storehouse and asked Mrs. Xing to take them there.
In this way, Mrs. Xing led her daughter-in-law and daughter and several carts of things to the small courtyard that Jia Cong rented for the Xing family.
When they got there, Mrs. Eat sand in front of the Desert Army.
Even though Xing Zhong is Mrs. Xing's cousin, he can't even show off the dignity of an older brother to his cousin.
You must know that without the money that Mrs. Xing had saved and passed back to the south over the years, their family would have starved to death.
In the early years, the Xing family was also a scholarly family with considerable wealth. But there was no successful heir. My brother died early and he didn’t even have an heir. After inheriting the family business, my cousin took over everything in food, drink, prostitution, and gambling. Within a few years, the family business was ruined, and he could only take it with him. My wife and children are renting everywhere...
If her mother-in-law's family was not able to support her, and her brothers had to rely on her to support each other because they were useless, why would she have to find ways to find money everywhere, so that she would have a bad reputation as a mean and picky person.
Even if she doesn't have any decent dowry, will the dignified lady of Rongguo Mansion be short of money? It’s not forced!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Xing's hatred for her cousin deepened.
"Hit him hard until he loses his memory!"
After Xing Zhong was beaten to the point where he could hardly hold on anymore, Mrs. Xing asked her servants to carry Xing Zhong back to the room and apply medicine.
Then I went to my cousin-in-law's room, where they hugged each other and cried.
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Living in the capital was not easy. In those days, Yongfang did have many cozy and quiet small courtyards. However, because they were adjacent to the imperial city and there were many dignitaries, the prices were really not cheap.
It took Wang Xifeng several days to find a suitable courtyard two streets away from the south side of Rongguo Mansion.
The price of a small courtyard with two entrances is as high as 3,500 taels.
And for a yard of the same size, the cheapest one among several squares in the outer city is even less than 200 taels. This is the gap.
Mrs. He will recover soon.
Time flies and it’s the Dragon Boat Festival, and the aroma of rice dumplings in Beijing in early May fills the city.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the imperial court closed for rest and the Xing family officially came to visit.
Master Zheng and his brothers entertained Xing Zhong in the front hall, while Mrs. Wen took Xing Xiuyan to the back hall to kowtow to the old lady and say hello.
It just so happened that today Mrs. Xue came to visit with her four sons and nephews. Together with the girls in the mansion, Rongxi Hall was actually full of attractive girls, which made the old lady smile from ear to ear.
Although Xing Xiuyan came from a humble family, he was nothing like his parents. He had always been elegant, steady, gentle and peaceful.
This kind of temperament coupled with his good looks made him very attractive to the old lady. When she was happy, she took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and put it on her. She held hands and praised him.
Mrs. Xue complimented: "My wife has gained another good granddaughter. She is really enviable."
"I wanted to kidnap your girl Qin and make me my granddaughter, so you don't agree."
The old lady joked: "Girl Qin looks like the person in the painting. How about we swap? I'll give you Baoyu in exchange for Girl Qin. How about that?"
Before Mrs. Xing could say anything, Xichun, who was playing with Baoqin at the side, had his eyes bright.
What a great idea. Brother Bao is good at everything, but he always steals her snacks.
So Hu Xichun immediately ran to the old lady, hugged her legs and shook them: "Okay, okay, ancestors, let's trade Brother Bao for Sister Qin, and let her live at my place and play with me."
Everyone in the room was amused. The old lady held Xichun in her arms, rubbed the baby's fat cheeks, and said jokingly: "Your second brother Bao is a demon king, and no one wants him. Sister Xi is a lucky baby, and everyone sees it. People love it. Your Aunt Xue has been coveting it for a long time, how about my ancestors exchange it for you?"
shock!
Xichun's round eyes widened, and her little head shook like a rattle.
"No, no, no, I want to stay at home and be filial to my ancestors. From now on, I will share more of my snacks with my ancestors. My ancestors don't trade me for Sister Qin, okay..."
Everyone covered their mouths and snickered. The old lady hugged Xichun tighter with a smile and rubbed her little head: "Silly boy, our ancestors cherish you the most. How can they be willing to give you to others."
"I knew my ancestor loved me the most!"
Xichun twisted around in the old lady's arms, silently calculating her share of the snacks in her mind.
Second sister, third sister, sister Lin, sister Yun each have one share, second brother Lian, third brother, second brother Bao have one share...
Well, Brother Bao’s money will be reduced by half from now on, and the remaining money will be sent to Rongxi Hall to show filial piety to our ancestors.
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Baoyu in the front hall didn't know that his fourth sister had cut off his snacks again, so he angrily cursed Mei Xinyi, the editor of the Hanlin Academy.
This is really irritating to say. Mei Xinyi has a reputation for being trustworthy, but in fact he is a person with no trustworthiness.
When I first saw that the power of the Xue family in Jinling was connected to the capital, and that they were related by marriage to the princes of the Jia, Wang and Shi families, I had the idea of getting married.
Mei Xinyi did not pass the Jinshi examination until she was in her thirties. Before entering Beijing, she looked for an opportunity to arrange a marriage between her son Mei Lan and the second wife of the Xue family.
For this reason, Xue Biao's father sent many gold and silver to Mei Xinyi to smoothen the relationship, so that Mei Xinyi, who was a Jinshi, passed the examination in the Hanlin Academy and stayed in the capital smoothly.
I originally thought that after the Mei family established a foothold in the capital, they would fulfill their contract and continue to perform the six rites, and finally wait for Bao Qin and Ji to complete their marriage.
Unexpectedly, Xue Biao's parents passed away one after another. Even if Xue Biao sent funeral reports according to the rules, the Mei family did not send any serious people to express their condolences. Instead, they sent a servant to bring a few baskets of paper money.
This incident made the second wife of the Xue family a joke in Jinling Mansion. If the Xue family brothers and sisters had not been required to observe filial piety, Xue Biao would have almost gone to the capital to knock on his door.
Later, something happened to the eldest member of the Xue family, and the Mei family even ignored the second member of the Xue family. Before Dafang came to Beijing, Xue Biao rushed back to Jinling Mansion from his hometown in the countryside and asked his mother-in-law to bring a letter to Beijing.
The letter contains dissatisfaction with the Mei family, but also a last glimmer of hope. My sister's marriage was originally decided by her father. Xue Biao was a man of his word, and he didn't want his sister to have the reputation of being annulled.
The letter was delivered, and the Mei family also said well in the reply that they would continue to perform the six rites to complete the engagement when Bao Qin and Hairpin were born.
But within a year, the news that the Mei family had arranged to get married to a certain adult in Beijing spread back to Jiangnan.
Xue Biao was furious and immediately wanted to go to Beijing to find out. His plan this time was not to continue the engagement he had made earlier, but to break off the engagement.
The second wife of the Xue family looks down on the Mei family. He, Xue Biao, wants to cancel the marriage for his sister!
But he didn't want to coincide with the Japanese pirates raging in the south of the Yangtze River, delaying the trip.
When the imperial court put down the Japanese pirate rebellion, the people who came to pick them up from Dafang also arrived in Jinling.
The man who was originally engaged to the Mei family was involved in a corruption case and was stripped of his official title by the court. The family was exiled to Lingnan to farm fish and shrimp.
When the Mei family saw that the second brother-in-law of the Xue family had entered the capital, they immediately ran to the Xue family licking their faces and wanted to continue their engagement with the Xue family, which made the Xue family feel disgusted.
Xue Pan picked up Fang Tian's painted halberd and was about to kill the Mei family father and son. If Mrs. Xue hadn't stopped them, Mei Xinyi's family would have gone to the underworld to kowtow to Xue Pan's father to apologize.
That's not the most disgusting thing, the most infuriating thing is yet to come.
Starting a year ago, some people in the capital began to spread rumors that the second daughter-in-law of the Xue family was unfaithful. Seeing that the Mei family was a small family, she planned to break up the marriage so that the second daughter of the Xue family could become a dragon and a phoenix...
There are also rumors that she has a nose and eyes. It is said that when the old lady of Rongguo Mansion met the second girl of the Xue family for the first time, she said that she would tell her to her good grandson Baoyu...
In fact, the old lady really said this, but the old lady's original words were that if Baoyu and Yun Ya hadn't been childhood sweethearts, Brother Cong and Yu'er were also engaged, and she didn't have any grandchildren of the right age, she would have had to The girl in the painting cannot stay in Rongguo Mansion.
Even if this rumor did not come from the Mei family, it is still inextricably linked.
Both girls of the Xue family were troubled by rumors, and the other end of the rumors actually pointed at the Jia family. What a coincidence?
Jia Cong already had the answer in his mind and said sarcastically: "This Mei Hanlin really has the essence of being a grassroots man. I wonder where he got the nerve to say that his family is noble?"
After making a mockery, Jia Cong put his arms around Baoyu's shoulders: "Brother Bao, aren't you going to vent your anger on Sister Qin? Just as it happens, I have a story here, and I asked Brother Bao to polish it and send it to " "Beijing Evening News"
Baoyu asked in confusion: "Story? What story? Can telling a story also make Sister Qin vent her anger?"
"Not only can I vent my anger on Sister Qin, but I can also make the Mei family suffer forever!"
Jia Cong laughed and sang: "Qin Xianglian knelt in front of the sedan chair and was terrified. Prime Minister Bao sat on it and listened carefully to the people's opinions..."
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I have been in the hospital for almost a day today, suffering from various physical problems. Tragic, miserable...
I took a break and coded a chapter. I can't stay up late and I might die suddenly. I'll continue coding and updating after I get some sleep.
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Almost all the main characters in The Golden Hairpin will be given a certain chapter. If the characters have different personalities and origins, the endings will be the same.
I hope all readers will like the character ending I designed~
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