Within half a day, the story of Jia Rong's encounter with the two old princes at night spread throughout the two houses. No one knows exactly what the old Duke and Rong said, except for the masters and ladies in the mansion and someone in the palace.
Jia's mother and the masters in the mansion felt that the matter was serious and decided to hold a ancestral sacrifice to express their gratitude to the immortal.
Not only did they forcefully invite Jia Jing from Xuanzhen Temple, but they also notified all the members of the Jia family's Bafang clan in Kyoto.
"In this way, the name Jia Rong will become famous in Shenjing."
Jia Rong helplessly glanced at the couplet in front of the main hall of the Jia Mansion's ancestral hall: "My descendants have been blessed with good fortune, but today I still miss Ning Rong."
"If you are really spiritual, you should forgive me for telling this lie."
I was just trying to protect myself, how did it end up in this situation?
Fortunately, Brother Rong's lies made everyone in the Jia family look at him. I really regard Jia Rong as the future pillar of the Jia family who is favored by the immortals.
So it's a blessing in disguise.
Jia Zhen has to save her face and won't do anything extraordinary in a short time. The elders in Xifu also conveyed their care and asked Brother Rong to visit various houses more often.
The descendants of the Jia family in the temple had strange expressions on their faces when they saw Jia Rong. They also heard about the old man's dream, and they felt very complicated.
Baoyu, Jia Huan and other young people hesitated to speak several times, full of curiosity.
This time, the ceremony at the temple was huge, with Jia Jing, the grandson of Ning Guo Gong Jia Yan, officiating, Jia She, the eldest grandson of Rong Guo Gong Jia Yuan, accompanying the sacrifice, Jia Zhen offering a title, Jia Lian and Jia Cong offering silk, precious jade and incense, Jia Chang and Jia Ling. Exhibit the worship mat and guard the burning pond.
Music is played, gods are welcomed, three gifts are offered, four bows are made, silk is burned, and libation is given, and this is the end of the ceremony. It took most of the day.
In the afternoon, Jia's mother returned home with her daughters and family members. Before leaving, Jia Rong didn't know if she had an illusion, and found that Baoyu's mother, Mrs. Wang, looked at her coldly.
After the female relatives had finished leaving, Jia Rong found another kind look from inside the ancestral hall, it was Jia Zhen.
"Why didn't you tell me first?"
"Huh?" Jia Rong pretended to be dumbfounded and asked, "What do you mean, sir?"
Jia Zhen snorted and left with a bad expression.
Jia Rong understood the reason for Mr. Zhen's dissatisfaction.
Just because of Jia Rong's lie, everyone in the Jia family looked at Jia Rong differently. Someone who even the old father-in-law personally gave guidance to, must no longer be allowed to be beaten and scolded by Jia Zhen at will.
Jia Mu, Jia Zheng, Jia She and others also taught Jia Zhen to treat Jia Rong leniently in the future, which made Jia Zhen feel that her paternity had been affected. At the same time, Jia Zhen also understood that even if she missed her daughter-in-law from now on, she couldn't do anything for the time being.
Otherwise, it will not only affect his paternal power, but may even involve Jia Zhen's power as the patriarch of the Jia family clan.
Jia Rong looked at Jia Zhen's back with a smile on her face. If Jia Zhen is not happy, his brother Rong is happy.
"The underworld system consisting of the Son of Heaven, the King of the City God's Temple, and the Bodhisattva of the Earth, and the immortal system consisting of the Jade Emperor and various gods and monsters, form the third system of power that controls the people." This sentence suddenly popped up in my mind.
Remember that these three kinds of power - political power, clan power, and divine power dominate everyone in feudal society.
The ancestors of the ancestral hall occupied both clan power and divine power. Even though Jia Zhen was the patriarch, she was still subject to the constraints of this power.
"Brother Rong, what are you laughing at?"
The lively little fat man didn't know when he slipped to Jia Rong's side. Following Jia Rong's eyes, he looked outside the ancestral hall and saw only a group of servants outside.
"Did I laugh?"
"Yes, I saw it." Baoyu nodded with certainty.
"Oh." Jia Rong thought for a while and said, "I just remembered the words of the two old princes, and I am happy for Uncle Bao."
"Are you happy for me?" Baoyu asked doubtfully, and then suddenly shouted excitedly: "Has the ancestor mentioned me?"
Baoyu's voice attracted the attention of other people in the ancestral hall. Jia Huan and Jia Lan came over first, while Jia Zheng, Jia She and others also came over curiously.
Jia Rong didn't know that people had gathered behind him, and joked: "Of course. Uncle Bao is the treasure of my Jia family and a talented Qilin. The old prince is naturally interested in you."
When Baoyu heard this, he immediately had a bad feeling in his heart. He always felt that Brother Rong in front of him wanted to trick him. He asked suspiciously: "What did the old man say about me?"
At this time, Jia Huan, Jia Lan and others were also gathered around, and Jia Zheng was also approaching.
Just listen to what Jia Rong said without shame: "The old man taught me that the person who holds the jade in his family was the waiter of Shenying in the Chixia Palace of Lihentian in his previous life, and the jade in his mouth was the last stone left by the goddess Nuwa when she mended the sky in the past. "
Baoyu didn't believe it and said, "You just made it up."
Jia Huan next to him looked shocked, with unspeakable jealousy in his eyes when he looked at Baoyu Zhiyu. Not to mention that Baoyu's father Jia Zheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Baoyu was actually the reincarnation of an immortal?
Jia Rong smiled and said: "How dare I make up the words of the immortal."
Anyway, I read it in the book "Dream of Red Mansions" before. The author set it like this, and he just told the truth, no matter whether it is true or false.
After all, Baoyu was young, and the society respected ghosts and gods the most, so he believed most of them after hearing what he said. A smile suddenly appeared on his face, he pulled Jia Rong's sleeve and said eagerly: "What else did the old man say?"
Jia Rong sighed softly and said nonsense: "The immortal said that Uncle Bao likes to be gentle and loves Rouge, but hates bad books and bad stereotypes. Otherwise, if he uses the spirit of Shenying to mend the treasure of the sky, he will definitely become the number one scholar in high school and become a great help to revitalize the Jia family. "
Baoyu is stupid!
Jia Huan was dumbfounded!
Everyone who heard Jia Rong's words was dumbfounded.
Naturally, this also included Jia Zheng and Jia She, who were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped to the ground. Master Jia Jing, who was proud of his youth, was only a second-class Jinshi. Jia Zhu failed to pass the examination after entering school at the age of fourteen. Even Lin Ruhai, a scholar from a well-educated family, only passed the top three.
What kind of talent will Baoyu have that can be recognized as the number one talent by his motherland?
Jia Zheng was very happy and relieved. The way he looked at Baoyu became more and more different. He felt that the Jia family should be prosperous, and he should pay more attention to Baoyu's studies in the future. He made up his mind to be more strict when supervising Baoyu's studies in the future until he gets the top prize.
The little fat man seemed to sense something. When he turned around, he looked into Mr. Shang Zheng's piercing eyes.
I shouted in my heart that something is wrong!
Looking at Jia Rong again, he suddenly cried and said: "Brother Rong, you hurt me, you hurt me."
Only then did Jia Rong realize that many people had gathered behind him unknowingly. I also saw Jia Zheng and Jia She with different expressions. I could only cough dryly and said to myself: Uncle Bao, have a good trip. My nephew is here to see you off.
Jia Zheng squeezed forward at this time, and Baoyu ran away in a hurry to find some comfort from Jia's mother.
Jia Rong only heard Master Zheng ask: "Did the two immortals really say this?"
"Uh..." Fortunately, Jia Rong thought quickly. In order not to affect his status in the eyes of everyone in the Jia family, he said: "The ancestors mentioned it once when talking to the mangy monk, and the grandnephew didn't listen. It’s true. I just remember an ancestor said that people with the title of Jade should be the number one scholar, but it is difficult to understand their emotions, otherwise they would be much more relaxed when they are in trouble."
After hearing this, Jia Zheng sneered in his heart: How could the words of ancestors and immortals be wrong? Since it's hard to understand love, I'll hit him until he realizes it.
Seeing Jia Zheng's fierce face, Jia Rong mourned for Baoyu even more in her heart.
well……
I really didn't mean it.
