"Rong'er is here?"
The place where Jia Zhen called Jia Rong was neither the main hall nor Youshi Courtyard, but Doufengxuan in Huifang Garden. This place is very special. It is the room where Ning Mansion entertains distinguished guests.
But when Jia Rong came in, Jia Zhen was the only one in the room, but there were two cups of cold tea on the table.
"Master, do you have something to give me?"
In this society, 'Master' is almost a universal title. The father is called Lao Ye, the father-in-law is also called Lao Ye; the official and the gentry are Lao Ye, and the male lead is also Lao Ye; the gods are Lao Ye, and the monks are still Lao Ye.
Regardless of whether you know someone or not, if you think the other person is noble, calling him "Master" is basically the same.
Jia Zhen, the master of the Ning Mansion, asked casually: "I heard from my servants that something happened in Xuanzhen Temple. Is your grandpa okay?"
"It's okay for the time being, but... the two old Taoists Niu Gui and She Shen in Guanli randomly changed the ancient prescription and added a more toxic dose, so they almost ascended directly on the spot. I'm afraid that next time, when no one is present, the master will... …”
Jia Rong deliberately made the matter more serious.
In fact, the accident that happened to Jia Jing and others was entirely due to chronic poisoning after eating the golden elixir that he blindly refined for several years. As long as he did not seek death and aggravated the dosage of red lead and cinnabar, he would not go to heaven in a short time.
Jia Zhen's mouth twitched when she heard this. "Why don't you ask the local magistrate to lock people up."
"The old Taoist said that the prescription was the same as the one taken by Emperor Shizong of the previous dynasty, and even today's saints take it. And... if the Taoist priest is locked up, he is afraid that it will involve our family."
"They Taoists harmed your grandpa, how could they involve our Ning Mansion?"
Jia Rong smiled bitterly and said: "There are two ingredients in the prescription. One is the autumn stone refined from the urine of one hundred and eight boys, and the other is the menstrual blood of ninety-nine and eighty-one virgins."
The so-called menstrual blood is also called Xiahong, and later it was called aunt in the secular world.
"What does this have to do with us?"
"Master, do you still remember the thousands of taels of silver that the government sends to the temple every year? Most of this money is used by Taoist priests to buy people. In order to ensure the purity of virgins and the connection between gods and humans, the Niubi people only let people eat mulberry leaves and drink wine every day. dew."
Jia Zhen didn't take it seriously and said: "Since it was bought, it won't be a big deal even if someone's life is caused. However, if word gets out, people will inevitably spread gossip about abusing slaves, which will ruin the reputation of our house. Tomorrow, I will go and watch. Li said."
When Jia Rong heard this, she felt extremely sad.
Although I exaggerated the matter, and even though I only ate mulberry leaves and dew on Geranium Day, these girls who were bought were still pitiful.
But Mr. Zhen thought that it would not matter if he lost his life, but he was afraid of ruining the reputation of the house.
All of them look like humans, but none of them are human.
Just because they signed the contract of sale, they had no human rights in this feudal society. If you die, you will die. In the eyes of these masters who are also not human, they only lost dozens of taels of silver.
This is the tragedy of the great era.
When he learned about this, he also wanted to rescue these people. But the contract of betrayal was in Guanli, and there was nothing he could do without the consent of the abbot of Guanli. To suppress others with power, Jia Rong's status is not enough. There is also the Grand Master of Ning Mansion in the audience.
The law of the Tang Dynasty states: "A slave is a bitch, and the law is worse than that of an animal."
This Dynasty's Dayan Law stipulates: "Any slave who is born into a family, a slave who is bought by a seal deed, or a maid who has a son by a maid, is a domestic slave, and will serve forever for generations to come. All marriages are made by the master of the family, and they are still recorded in the official records." "
Translated: Everything belonging to the slaves and maids, whether they are descendants or their own lives, belongs to the master of the family.
"Master, please bring me back as soon as possible." Jia Rong said again, "If you want to meditate, it is better to practice meditation in the garden than to be deceived by fake Taoist priests outside."
Jia Zhen frowned slightly, a little unhappy.
He thought: If Mr. Jing is not in the mansion, he will be the boss of the Ning mansion. If Master Jing comes back and stays in the clean room to meditate every day, if he hears some gossip and disciplines him, wouldn't he be hurting his own feet?
So he said perfunctorily to Brother Rong, "I understand. Just go back. I'll ask you when I go to the temple to pay my respects tomorrow morning."
Jia Rong asked again about the Guining ceremony tomorrow, and after receiving the prepared reply from Jia Zhen, she pouted and returned to her yard.
If he hadn't been in the Ning Mansion, he wouldn't have cared about the life or death of this family, as long as they all died. But I don’t want to die, let alone be implicated by these pig teammates. At first, I had the idea of exposing the matter, but the reputation of Ning Mansion was ruined, and my own reputation was also ruined.
Maybe the little aunt Xichun was the wise one, and she cut ties with Ning Mansion early.
Although he was helpless, he had to continue living his life, not to mention marrying a beautiful girl.
Suddenly I remembered, why didn’t I see this little aunt when I went to Xifu today?
Could it be that he hasn't been born yet?
It shouldn't be, the little aunt is only a few years younger than the third girl.
Is it possible that he doesn’t want to see his eldest nephew?
well……
Brother Rong now accepted the fact that he had come to the Red Mansion, and also accepted his identity as the unlucky Jia Rong.
no way!
These things cannot be changed! But he still made plans for his future.
I worked hard all my life in my previous life, but I also got good results... Now I am in such a bad home... No... In the Dream of Red Mansions, the first thing is to get rid of Jia Zhen first, and find a way to eliminate the crisis of the Jia family being raided and defeated. Then the dear and lovely wives, aunts, and aunts who protect Dream of Red Mansions...
Live a life of freedom, love and happiness!
It’s not in vain!
After dinner in the courtyard, I saw Qin Keqing coming back with the two maids behind him. The maids were still holding the rewards given by the ancestors of Xifu.
"I thought you were reluctant to come back?"
"It's okay. If the new daughter-in-law doesn't come home from the night, she can't go to the wife to set the rules."
"What are the rules?"
The maid Baozhu smiled and said: "What kind of rules can we have? It's just a violation of etiquette. Before we came back, Mr. Zheng's wife set rules for my aunt. She also taught our grandma that if the concubine married by the future master is disobedient, he will be punished. It will really make her remember."
Jia Rong suddenly felt ashamed. How could anyone teach someone this when they get married?
Mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, wives and concubines, one suppresses the other, they are all complicated relationships and difficult to handle.
"Who said I wanted to take a concubine? Your father likes your grandmother."
Ruizhu said bluntly: "Who knows, Second Grandma Lian told grandma that I secretly ate rouge since I was a child. I want grandma to watch you and don't bring people home every now and then."
"Ruizhu." Qin Keqing shouted reproachfully, and then said softly to Jia Rong: "Don't listen to their nonsense, aunt is just joking."
I'm not a stallion, so how can I bring someone home every two days?
Jia Rong didn't take it seriously, but he was a little unsure. Who can guarantee what will happen in the future.
On the contrary, it is useless for Sister Feng to look closely at Jia Lian. It is not time to eat secretly and get angry whenever she wants.
"Aunt Feng is very talented in housekeeping. You can learn this from her. It's better not to learn other things."
You must never learn how to use power to do things or make loan sharks.
"It's easy." Qin Keqing nodded lightly. He had been socializing in Xifu for a long time and was obviously a little tired at this moment.
Jia Rong said: "It's getting late, why don't you go to bed early?"
For some reason, Qin Keqing suddenly blushed and ordered Baozhu and Ruizhu to wait in the outer room, saying: "Be gentle today."
"Um?"
Qin Keqing lowered his head and hesitated for a long time: "I have to rush to the Qin Mansion tomorrow morning. Today... today... please be gentle."
Looking at Qin's blushing face and shy look, Jia Rong still didn't understand. I couldn't laugh or cry for a moment, who said rest was the rest.
I'm obviously worried that you are sleepy and think of me as a big pervert? Besides, I am lustful, and I was gentle just yesterday, so I have to think about the safety of the two of them.
