In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

Chapter 365 Dream of Red Mansions - Jia Yingchun 36

"Alas! Lang'er, even if you have no feelings for an old lady like me, Aunt Li is still your biological mother."

Seeing that the gender secret could not threaten Jia Lang, Jia's mother had to mention Aunt Li. It must be said that Jia's mother made the right move. Jia Lang didn't care much about himself or the Jia family, but he still cared a lot about Aunt Li, his biological mother.

She frowned with some dissatisfaction, but at the same time she was also a little puzzled. She didn't understand why Grandmother Jia had to ask her to come and talk about Jia Yuanchun's title as a princess. She couldn't ask her to help Jia Yuanchun, right?

"Look at what the old lady said. How could your grandson have no feelings for you?"

"I wonder why the old lady asked her grandson to come over?" What exactly do you want to do? Tell me clearly now and stop testing or threatening me. Are you annoying?

"Haha, no matter what, Brother Lang is still a descendant of our Rongguo Mansion."

"The reason I called you here this time is really because I want to know what you think about Yuanchun being made a princess consort." Is there any inside story behind this? Tell me everything you know!

"Grandma, my grandson really has no opinion on my eldest sister being made a princess." Okay, I know what you are thinking. Let me tell you first that I have no opinion on the second house.

"I'm just a little confused about the title of Big Sister." But there is indeed a problem behind this matter.

"I wonder if the old lady, in all these years of her life, has ever seen any concubine with a double-character title? Except for the posthumous titles of the deceased." I was afraid that you couldn't figure it out, so I gave you a hint. Now you should understand, right?

Grandmother Jia was not yet senile and confused, so she did understand clearly that posthumous titles were usually only given to deceased concubines with two characters, and when Yuanchun was first conferred the title of concubine, she was given the two characters "Xian De"... The two characters "Xian De" were indeed the titles of the four concubines when used alone, and it was wrong to use them together.

"You mean!"

"Shh..."

"Old lady, you can't play dumb when you say some things!"

The people above have already decided Jia Yuanchun's fate. What purpose will it serve if you expose it in advance other than making them even more unhappy?

"How could it be like this? My poor Yuanchun!" Grandmother Jia cried, and cried very sadly. As the wife of a duke who had experienced the period of Jia Daishan, she naturally understood what Jia Lang hinted at.

"Lang'er, is this really settled? Is there any room for maneuver?" Is there any way to save it?

Grandmother Jia knew very well that what happened to Jia Yuanchun was definitely not caused by Jia Yuanchun herself, but by the Rongguo Mansion behind her. The emperor had decided Jia Yuanchun's fate, so he must have naturally decided the fate of the Rongguo Mansion as well.

"It's too late." This time Jia Lang did not hide it.

"The Rongguo Mansion should not have been involved in the royal succession struggle, nor should it have thought that it could ignore the dignity of the royal family just because of its noble status. If my elder sister had not entered the palace, perhaps the problem would not have been so serious."

"The new emperor has ascended the throne, but the former emperor still holds on to power and refuses to let go. However, the former emperor is still the former emperor after all, and he will never outlive the new emperor."

"The four princes and eight dukes followed the late emperor, so they naturally became obstacles for the new emperor to seize power. Now that the late emperor is seriously ill, the new emperor will naturally give him many rewards in order to appease him. When the late emperor dies, it will be time for the new emperor to settle accounts."

"We in Rongguo Mansion don't know anything, and there's not even anyone attending the court. I'm sure the new emperor can see it clearly, so why would he support the former emperor?"

"Lang Ge'er, is there really no other way out?"

Grandmother Jia didn't understand. Jia Daishan had been dead for so many years, and the Rongguo Mansion had been on the decline for a long time. How could he still be regarded as an obstacle by the new emperor and must be eliminated?

"If the Rongguo Mansion could be divided earlier and the plaque removed and replaced with a first-class general's mansion, there would be no problem." But who can blame the people in the Jia family for being greedy?

"To support the emperor, why does the Jia family have to attend the court? Just look at who the Jia family supports and it will be clear. Wasn't the second wife's brother promoted by the emperor?"

"The Zhen family, the Xue family, which one is not?"

In ancient times, collective responsibility was important. No matter whether the people in the Jia family had the ability to do so or not, as long as they had this attitude, they were wrong, not to mention that the relatives in the Jia family were all very capable. Grandmother Jia naturally knew that Jia Lang was right, and after she calmed down, she also saw the current situation clearly.

Seeing that Lady Jia was about to collapse, Jia Lang decided to tell her the good news.

"Old lady, there is no need to be too depressed. Big sister's life cannot be saved, but this does not mean that the new emperor really wants to wipe out the Jia family in one fell swoop."

"What do you mean?" Previously, she thought that the Jia family was going to be ruined, but now the situation has taken a turn for the better, and Jia's mother immediately became energetic. If Jia Lang had said the good news first, Jia's mother would have been desperate to hear that the Jia family was going to lose their titles.

"Do you know why the new emperor wants his concubines to visit their parents? Do you know which concubines have chosen to visit their parents?" Jia Lang asked back, thinking that he did not really want Lady Jia to answer, so she continued to ask and answer herself.

"The people who received the imperial decree to visit their parents this time are all noble families who support the emperor. For the sake of their family's reputation and face, the concubines who are visiting their parents will spend a lot of money to build the garden for the visit."

"The new emperor can make a fortune from this and get a clear view of the wealth of the nobles."

"When you have collected most of the money, it will be time to settle accounts."

"If they are guilty, they will be severely punished. If they are innocent, they will be fine. However, the money they have to pay will be lost."

When Jia Lang said this, if Jia's mother was not stupid, she would have known to make preparations in advance. As for the fact that the Second Wife had accepted the fine silver sent by the Zhen family, Jia Lang did not intend to remind her.

Grandmother Jia has been a queen for so many years, so she is not stupid. She nodded and understood what was going on. Thinking of the people in the Jia family who were laughing happily because of Jia Yuanchun's title as a concubine, Grandmother Jia felt tired.

"Lang Ge'er, what are your plans?"

Now that things have been said, it is natural for Grandmother Jia to ask for clarification. Although she does not want to accept the kind of future that Jia Lang gave her, she also knows that what Jia Lang said is probably true. Since the future of the Jia family is as Jia Lang said, it means that the Jia family will become commoners in the future and can only rely on the imperial examination to return to the official career. In the entire Jia family, except Jia Lang, no one has this ability for the time being.

"I have decided to take part in the provincial examination this year, then go out to study, and come back to take the exam in three years." At this point, Jia Lang could not help but remind his mother: "So, old lady, for the sake of your grandson's official career, you must hold on!"

"You don't want your grandson to miss the imperial examination three years later because of mourning!"

Jia Lang's rare playfulness made Grandmother Jia laugh, and her mood could not help but improve. For Grandmother Jia, after accepting that the Jia family had only lost money and titles after the confiscation of their property, she was not so worried.

In her previous life, Lady Jia suffered a series of sudden blows and died of excessive fright. Now that she was mentally prepared, this life would not be the same as in her previous life.