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Chapter 878 Rong Ning 2 Mansions
There is a Rongning Street in the capital city, which is the residence of the two Dukes Rong and Ning. The residences of the two families occupy an entire street, with the Ning residence in the east and the Rong residence in the west, both of which are first-class red doors, tall buildings, flying eaves and corners, and magnificent.
On this day, Lu Cheng and Lin Daiyu finally arrived at Rongning Street in Kyoto City after a long journey, by water and then by land.
The group consisted of four sedan chairs, two carriages, and a white horse. In the sedan chairs sat Daiyu, Xiangling, Daiyu's personal maid Xueyan, and her wet nurse Wang Ma.
The two carriages at the back were carrying gifts for relatives and the luggage and clothes of Daiyu and others.
Lu Cheng was not used to riding in a sedan chair, so he naturally rode on horseback.
In addition to these people, there were also people sent by the Jia family to welcome Lin Daiyu and lead the way.
The convoy passed through the archway of Rongning Street and first passed the gate of Ningguo Mansion. A dozen well-dressed servants were standing in front of the gate, and a plaque with the words "Ningguo Mansion Built by Imperial Order" was hung on the gate.
After walking a little further, they arrived at the main gate of Rongguo Mansion. Immediately, a servant shouted, "Please invite Miss Lin and Master Lu to enter through the west corner gate."
The gates of the mansions of dukes and nobles were usually closed. They were only opened to welcome important guests on very important occasions or when they came.
Even the people in the Jia Mansion usually entered and exited through the east and west corner gates.
In this era, the east is more noble. The Ningguo Mansion was the elder brother, and the Rongguo Mansion was the younger brother. Therefore, the Ningguo Mansion is in the east, and the Rongguo Mansion is in the west.
Rongguo Mansion is divided into three parts: the main house in the middle and the east and west sides. Jia She's family lives in the east, Jia Zheng's family lives in the west, and Jia's grandmother lives in the back house.
Although Lin Daiyu was the daughter of a noble family, the daughter of a top scholar, and a descendant of a famous family, she was not considered an important guest. In addition, Daiyu was a young person who came to visit her relatives, so it was inconvenient for the elders in the family to come out to greet her.
Therefore, the group could only enter the Jia Mansion through the west corner gate first.
Just as the group was about to enter the Jia Mansion, a voice suddenly came from not far away: "Everyone knows that being an immortal is good, but they can't forget gold and silver. All day long, they only regret that they can't gather much, and when they close their eyes for a long time..."
Lu Cheng looked up and saw a lame Taoist wearing a tattered Taoist robe, carrying a saddle bag and leaning on a cane walking on the street.
With just one glance, Lu Cheng could tell that this Taoist with a broken foot was not simple. He seemed to walk with a limp, one foot deep and one shallow, but in fact his spirit was as introverted as a golden elixir. His steps were chaotic, but they were always in a circle. It was obvious that he had reached the realm of holding the elixir.
However, the Qi and blood of this lame Taoist priest is somewhat weak, and his body is not as strong as that of a true Baodan master. His condition is somewhat similar to that of the religious leader Koukou Yunlang whom Lu Cheng met in the world of "Dragon and Snake Romance". It is obvious that only his spiritual realm has reached the Baodan level, and is even close to the way of sincerity.
It’s a pity that this person cultivated his nature but not his life, and only cultivated his spirit but not his essence. Moreover, he is old and his body has begun to decay, so it is difficult for him to take another step forward.
To further confirm what he saw, Lu Cheng also used the system to identify the lame Taoist priest, and the result was not surprising.
It is obvious that this Taoist with a broken foot is not a deity, but just a Taoist master with a perfect state of mind. He can be considered a rare person.
Just as Lu Cheng was looking at the Taoist with a broken foot, the Taoist with a broken foot also noticed something strange and looked up at Lu Cheng who was riding on the white horse.
In an instant, the Broken Foot Taoist felt a mountain-like pressure coming towards him, as if he saw a huge sun falling from the sky. The poem he was chanting stopped immediately, and he unconsciously took three steps back.
At the same time, the white horse under Lu Cheng's crotch seemed to have sensed something strange and became a little uneasy.
Lu Cheng patted the white horse lightly, retracted his aura, and instantly turned into a handsome young man again.
The Taoist with a broken foot took three steps back, took a few breaths, bowed to Lu Cheng from a distance, then turned and left.
If one can cultivate his mind to the Baodan realm, he will already have a clear understanding of worldly affairs, and be able to predict in advance the development of things, the rise and fall of families, and the change of dynasties.
This does not mean that they have the ability to predict the future, but that they can see the essence behind things through surface phenomena and judge the development laws of the general trend.
Such a person, in the eyes of ordinary people in this era, is already a living god. If he practices some more martial arts of stepping on the Gang and fighting, he can mobilize the energy in his body, making his clothes rustle like thunder, and fool the high officials or the emperor in the court, and maybe he can even become a national teacher.
Of course, if one wants to cultivate the spiritual realm to the Baodan level, one needs to abandon distracting thoughts, purify the mind to the extreme, and subdue the mind. People who can do this will not care much about wealth, fame, and fortune.
The lame Taoist turned and left, and the group entered the front yard of Rongguo Mansion.
The bearers of the sedan chair immediately put it down and stood aside waiting. Immediately some servants from the Rongguo Mansion came over and lifted the sedan chair and walked towards the backyard.
Arriving at Rongguo Mansion, Lin Daiyu naturally had to visit her grandmother first. Ordinary sedan bearers were naturally not qualified to enter the backyard. There were special sedan bearers in Rongguo Mansion who were responsible for carrying sedans for the female family members.
Of course, Lu Cheng, an outsider, was not allowed to enter the female living area in the backyard.
Jia Zheng of Rongguo Mansion had already asked someone to wait for Lu Cheng and led Lu Cheng to the study in front.
After entering the study, Lu Cheng saw Jia Zheng, who was wearing a fu hat and a moon-white long gown, dressed like a scholar.
Lu Cheng also knew all about the relationships among the people in the Jia family.
The Jia family became prosperous with the two Dukes Ning and Rong, Jia Yan and Jia Yuan. They were one family with two Dukes from different countries. What a glorious family they were.
Afterwards, Jia Yan gave birth to Jia Daihua, who inherited the Ningguo Mansion lineage. Jia Daihua gave birth to Jia Fu (died young) and Jia Jing (who went to seek immortality), who gave birth to Jia Zhen and Jia Xichun. Jia Zhen gave birth to Jia Rong, who married Qin Keqing.
Jia Yuan gave birth to Jia Daishan, who inherited the Rongguo Mansion. Jia Daishan married Shi and had three more children: Jia She, Jia Zheng, and Jia Min.
Jia She and his deceased wife had Jia Lian and Jia Yingchun, and later married Xing.
Jia Zheng married Lady Wang and took concubines Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou. Lady Wang gave birth to Jia Zhu, Jia Yuanchun, and Jia Baoyu. Aunt Zhao gave birth to Jia Tanchun and Jia Huan.
Jia Min married Lin Ruhai and gave birth to Lin Daiyu.
From this we can see that the first generation of the Jia family, the Ning and Rong masters, both have single-character names with the water radical.
The second generation of the Jia family is called the Dai generation.
In the third generation of the Jia family, both men and women were written with single characters with the reverse radical.
Among the four generations of the Jia family, the men, Jia Lian, Jia Huan, Jia Zhu and Jia Zhen, all have single characters with the character "王" next to them.
As for Jia Baoyu, because he was born with the character "玉" in his mouth, his name was simply "宝玉", which makes him a relatively special one.
By the fifth generation, there were names starting with the grass radical, such as Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, etc.
Once you understand these, it won't be difficult to sort out the generations of the Jia family.
Now, the person with the highest seniority in the entire Jia family is of course Lin Daiyu's grandmother, Jia Zheng's mother, Jia Daishan's wife, Old Madam Shi.
Lu Cheng was engaged to Lin Daiyu and was a disciple of Lin Ruhai, so he was a generation lower than Jia Zheng.
"I am Lu Cheng, and I am honored to meet Duke Zhou."
"Are you Lu Cheng? You are indeed a handsome man. I have heard from Ru Hai in his letter that he has accepted a disciple who is both excellent in character and learning and is very talented. Seeing him today, I can see that he is indeed the right person. I heard that you passed the Liyuan exam not long ago?"
"It was just a fluke."
"It's not a fluke that I can win the title. You don't have to be so modest. If I were a child of the Jia family as diligent and studious as you, I would also... Never mind, never mind, let's not talk about this, sit down quickly."
Jia Zheng is a typical scholar. He is upright, modest, respectful, and respectful to his elders. However, he is a bit pedantic. He wants to be a good official, but he is ignorant of the world and has no ability. He wants to be a good father and discipline his son, but he is always unable to educate his son because of his mother.
Jia Zheng once placed all his hopes on his eldest son, thinking that his eldest son Jia Zhu would pass the imperial examination and establish a family in the future. Unfortunately, his eldest son was weak and died young before he could succeed in the imperial examination.
Before his death, Jia Zhu married Li Wan, the daughter of the Imperial College's chief academic officer, and had a son, Jia Lan (Lan, the traditional Chinese character also has the grass radical).
Now, seeing Lu Cheng, a man of outstanding talent and who had won the title of Jieyuan in the imperial examination at the age of 14, Jia Zheng was moved to admire his talent. He also thought of his eldest son who had passed away young, and his second and youngest sons who had not lived up to his expectations, and sighed helplessly.