Chapter 2418 Gui Zijuan is like watching fire, and is helpless
Zhen Baochen felt that his father had lost his bearings.
Only three days after returning to Jinling, Zhen Baochen felt that Jinling City had completely changed, and it completely lost the flavor of Nanjing City in the past.
The gates of Nanjing's Sixth Ministry and the Metropolitan Procuratorate seemed to be covered with a layer of dust, and there were only a few people inside.
After losing the status of Nanjing, Jinling City was beaten back to its original shape. It seemed that even people in Jinling City felt that their spirit was short.
Zhen Baochen realized the dilemma of the Zhen family, that is, they simply did not know who to find to communicate, manage, or contact them.
It turns out that Prince Yi Zhong is here, Tang Mu, Zhu Gu and his gang are here, Jia Jing can also speak, and Jia Yucun and others are always smiling, but look at it now, Nanjing’s halo has been lost, and everyone who can speak can All the people are gone, and the only ones left are the drowned dogs with their backs broken, such as Jia Jing and Shui Rong.
What is the use of these people? It was worthless and meaningless, and they even hoped that the Zhen family would help them.
Even people like the Ding family and the Tang family were able to find a way out and took action immediately, but the Zhen family failed to catch him.
There is absolutely no hope for the capital city now. It will take at least a month to go back and forth with a messenger. And can going to the messenger solve the problem? Will others accept and pay attention to you?
Either the father goes in person, and he must have the determination to give up his wealth to avoid disaster. It is not three to five million, not even one million. He must have the courage and determination to spend all the family assets, and maybe he can escape this disaster.
But my father, uncle, and the others obviously haven't been able to do this. Their idea is to use half of the family's wealth to buy connections, and then even if the Zhen family dies and keeps a low profile, Xu Tu will rise again in the future.
But who will give you such a breathing space?
Second uncle went to Songjiang Mansion with a large banknote, intending to bring in the Dong family and the Lu family.
But Zhen Baochen felt that it might not be that simple. You can't settle the matter with a banknote of hundreds of thousands of taels. Many people may not accept it if they send it to their door, and they may not dare to accept it.
Just like himself and Bao Yu, his father eagerly went to Jia Yucun to help connect Feng Ziying and was willing to let the two of him serve the scarf festival. However, Jia Yucun came up with a delaying plan. He neither said yes nor said no, so he just delayed. It consumes time and energy, and this is the most dangerous.
Father should not stay in Jinling City. Staying in Jinling City is the biggest mistake. There is no one who can help or talk to him. In this situation, the Zhen family can only sit back and wait for death. .
Father should have gone to the capital a long time ago, with Prince Yi Zhong, or Tang Mu and others, even if he suffered a little aggrieved and idle.
Following these people to the capital, the Zhen family's silver can quickly exert its power and work through these people, and these people also need this silver, instead of keeping a dead sum of silver like now, what's the point?
A pile of silver that cannot be used is worse than a pile of scrap metal.
The current situation of the Zhen family can be described in one sentence: a fish swimming in the cauldron, sitting back and waiting to die.
Zhen Baochen was extremely anxious, but she was just a woman, and she was a woman who had just been divorced by her husband. Her status was embarrassing, and she was rich in beauty, but without her father's approval, how many people in the family would listen to her?
What's more, Zhen Baochen is also at a loss and doesn't know where to start.
Father went to find Jia Jing again. This was his advice to his father.
Although it turned out that my father and Jia Jing were unhappy because of various trivial matters, that was all in the past.
Jia Yucun is unreliable, but Jia Jing can give it a try.
Now everyone is in sympathy with each other, and Jia Jing seems to be sitting on the Diaoyutai. I don't know what kind of path this guy has taken. I think he can protect himself wisely, but it is still okay to come to him and ask for a solution without asking for help.
At any rate, everyone was the first to follow Prince Yoshitaka. If we could survive this storm, we would still be able to take care of him in the future.
The Ding family did a great job, and immediately sent back their dowry maids, servants, Tong Pozi and servants along with the dowry. Obviously, they wanted to completely draw a clear line and cut it clearly to avoid being implicated by the Zhen family. This shows how bad the Ding family's judgment of the Zhen family's situation was, and this was accomplished in just over a month.
Zhen Baochen analyzed that it was largely due to Ding Deju's prejudgment, and then quickly notified his father-in-law and husband, and then made such a decisive response in time.
It is said that a couple's love lasts for a hundred days. She has been married to the Ding family for eight years. Although she has never given birth to any children, Zhen Baochen does not think it is her fault. Her husband has some health problems. It is just that such secrets are not enough for outsiders to understand, but it seems that This did not affect the relationship between the couple.
Although it has faded a bit, perhaps this is how the relationship between husband and wife should always be, respecting each other as guests and nurturing each other. Zhen Baochen once thought that he would live like this for the rest of his life, but he did not expect that his life would suddenly change when he was about to turn twenty-three.
Tomorrow is his birthday. Zhen Baochen stood in front of the window lattice, staring out the window silently, sighing in his heart, who still remembers him?
The father-in-law's disdain, the husband's ruthlessness, and the husband's family's abandonment of shoes all made Zhen Baochen's heart aching.
Although on the surface he could hold up the scene in front of the people in the house without showing any signs of it, the sleepless nights and the tears on his pillow all told Zhen Baochen that he was not that strong and confident.
"Sister!" Baoyu's voice came from outside the door. Zhen Baochen adjusted his expression, turned his head, smiled broadly, and looked at his younger brother and cousin who walked in, "Baoyu, Baoyu."
Zhen Baoyu still looked full of energy, with a purple gold crown with two dragons grabbing pearls on her head, a gold embroidered purple band wiping her forehead, a face like a crown jade, and a high-spirited look. She walked in with a big wooden box in her hand, "Sister, tomorrow What day is this, do you remember?"
Zhen Baochen was surprised, "What day?"
"It's your birthday, eldest sister. Have you forgotten it yourself?" Zhen Baoyu looked back at Zhen Baoyu with a smile, and said proudly: "Baoyu, how about it? I said that eldest sister is in a bad mood when she comes back. I must have forgotten my own birthday, but I remember it firmly. It turns out that before my eldest sister got married, my family would prepare gifts for her every birthday. But I know that my eldest sister didn’t care much about it, only what was most important to her. ?”
Zhen Baochen looked at his younger brother. Although he was not born to the same mother, the relationship between the siblings was no worse than the relationship between the second sister and Baoyu. Although he remembered Baoyu's birthday clearly, he also remembered his own birthday. Baoyu's preferences are still fresh in his memory.
With a happy smile on his face, Zhen Baochen was moved and couldn't help but tremble slightly. How long can such a life last? Maybe tomorrow, maybe next month, will the Zhen family melt away like snow under the sun?
"Baoyu, Baoyu, it's hard for you to still remember my sister's birthday. But there is something going on in the house now, and my sister has just come back, so there is no need to go to such trouble..." Zhen Baochen sighed in his heart, but his face was full of joy, and he took the Zhen Baoyu handed over the box.
"Hey, this is eldest sister's favorite snack from Tongbaozhai - Honey Green Osmanthus, Chestnut Flour Cake. Look, it has five colors of ingredients, each with five flavors, sweet and sour, light sweet, pure sweet, light sweet. It's fresh and sweet. I specially ordered this from Tongbaozhai. It was delivered in advance today. I must let my eldest sister eat it with a mouth full of fragrance and fragrance on her birthday..."
Zhen Baoyu’s face was like a silver basin and her eyes were like bright stars. Zhen Baochen was also moved by the admiration she revealed.
Zhen Baochen took a deep breath. His younger brother was good at everything, but he didn't like worldly affairs. It was said that the same was true for Baoyu from the Jia family in the capital city. He didn't know what the situation was like now that the Jia family had fallen sadly.
Zhen Baochen has seen Jia Jia Baoyu.
When I was twelve years old, I and my two younger sisters went to the capital with their father and met all the girls from the Jia family.
Jia Jiayuan's four daughters Yingtanxi and Zhen Jiachen's three sisters gathered together, but it was a long time ago. At that time, Jia Jiayuanchun's oldest was only thirteen years old, and the other girls were younger than him. The impression was no longer very deep, but The beauty and refinement of the girls are still engraved in Zhen Baochen's heart.
The relationship between the Zhen and Jia families has always been close, but it has tended to fade in recent years.
The Zhen family was busy with their career and business, so they did not pay much attention to the declining Jia family.
Jia Jing came to Nanjing alone. Because he was in charge of the household department, he had a very unhappy relationship with his father over his personal salt affairs. Therefore, the current relationship between the Zhen and Jia families has become a dispensable and useless thing.
The problem is that now the Zhen family is following in the footsteps of the Jia family, and may even end up worse and more tragic than the Jia family. The Jia family still has the Feng family to help them, but now what about the Zhen family?
When a wall falls, everyone will push it, and those who add insult to injury will soon appear.
Looking at Baoyu who silently lowered her eyebrows, Zhen Baochen knew that this cousin was actually much more sensible than Baoyu. She also knew the current precarious situation of the Zhen family, so although she came with gifts in hand, her interest was obviously not high. And the sorrow between his brows and eyes also said a lot.
"Baoyu, you are so thoughtful. My sister has not had Tongbaozhai's dim sum for a long time. I must try it today and have a full meal." Zhen Baochen took the box and smiled, "Baoyu, what about you, since you are all If you are here to congratulate me, you should bring out the gifts, right?"
Zhen Baoyu didn't expect her sister to be able to keep her composure. She still looked calm and calm. The worries in her heart were slightly relieved. She held out a jade and wood double comb and said sincerely: "Sister, this is something that my little sister accidentally discovered." This comb is a rare thing. It is made of ebony wood and Hetian jade. It is half wood and half jade. It is spliced and snapped together with a mortise and tenon structure. It is very practical. I wish my sister that after using this comb, everything will go well in the future..."
(End of this chapter)