Red Chamber Fellows: You Are Not Guilty

Hearing that Jia Zheng had gone to the Yamen, Jia's mother's complexion sank.It's time to go to the office, what's the big deal to celebrate my wife's birthday?I didn't see that the boss's official position was several ranks higher than the second's. The emperor gave him leave and couldn't go to the early court. Jia Zheng only got a part-time job in the Ministry of Industry.There is still something I don't understand, I have loved my son for most of my life, and I have forgotten my mother's birthday.After all, it was a fault of eccentricity, Jia Mu silently sat at the head, nodded at the mandarin duck, and motioned for Mrs. Wang to wait for her birthday.

When Mrs. Wang came in, Yuanyang realized that the people who came with them had nothing to bring, because Jia She and the others couldn't say anything to remind them. Now that Jia's mother is expressing birthday wishes, what can the second wife do to hide her shame.After hesitating, he instinctively placed the futon at Jia Mu's feet.Mrs. Wang held back her shame and kowtowed respectfully to Jia Mu three times: "I wish the old lady a blessing like the East China Sea and a longer life than Nanshan. I prepared a three-foot-high suet jade Guanyin for the old lady, and asked them to offer it to Tianqi Temple. Li, I can invite you back home today."

Jia Mu snorted coldly: "You have a heart. It's not necessary to spend money, it's just that the Buddha knows it." She is old and mature, and if she doesn't understand something, she also forgot her own birthday.Thinking about having guests to wait for a while, I persuaded myself to be less angry so as not to bring something on my face for a while, and finally stabbed Mrs. Wang.

Next was Jia Baoyu, who also said auspicious words, and said: "I copied a longevity scripture for the old lady with my own hands, and I made offerings to the Buddha together with my mother's Guanyin. Please come back with Guanyin later."

No matter how good your temper is, you can't bear to be ignored by the people you value. What's more, Jia's mother is just old and calm, not a temperless person, or she can't play with her two sons in the original book between.Look at the things in the hands of the girl who came with Tanchun Xichun, what else is there that I don't understand, except for Tanchun who co-authored the second room, she didn't keep her birthday in mind, this is the good son and grandson I have loved for many years .Thinking of the people with two bedrooms and one bedroom, Mother Jia asked Mrs. Wang again: "Where is Lan and his mother and son? It's time to come at this time even if you usually pay your respects."

Li Wan's mother and son have always hated her old man, and just now they didn't notice that no one even came over. Now Jia's mother is angry with Mrs. Wang, and she will even bring people she didn't want to see.Mrs. Wang had no choice but to reply: "Brother Lan caught a cold the day before yesterday, and Mrs. Li has been guarding him for two days in undressed clothes. The daughter-in-law sees that she is very tired, so she will not ask her to greet her today."

"Now you are more merciful and loving to the younger generation." Mother Jia looked at Mrs. Wang coldly. It's time to remind them, so that Erfang won't lose face so much.Even on her own birthday, she made up her own mind and refused to let her grandson-in-law invite her. This Wang family, she didn't take her wife seriously, and even instigated her children and grandchildren to separate from her.

"Baoyu is a caring child." Mother Jia said lightly: "Your wife is devout to Buddha, which makes you sincere. But in terms of sincerity, I think you two should go and invite Avalokitesvara and Buddhist scriptures into the mansion." It's sincerity. Mrs. Wang, don't you think so?"

Mrs. Wang didn't dare to dismiss it now, so she led Jia Baoyu to meet Guanyin without mentioning it.The servants of the East Courtyard saw Second Master Bao rummaging around for something after returning to his room, and it took him a long time to leave the door. The wife's soft sedan chair was extraordinarily heavy today, and it took some effort to lift it up.Later, I heard that all the servants in the mansion were rewarded with a month's money by the elder, and the old lady gave an extra reward. Even the eldest wife gave a share from the private house, because the two houses had been separated, but these There is no second room servant.Everyone was envious and jealous for a while, and they didn't care to talk about the two mothers and sons who greeted Guanyin.

Because Jia Mu was feeling uncomfortable, even though the court was full of hibiscus and the banquets were decorated beautifully, the number of guests who came was not as high as in previous years, but the class was more than one level higher, and she was still a bit sleepy.As soon as the two concubines of the county and the eldest princess left, the guests left, and the rest of the people saw Jiamu's tired face, so they all left with interest.The princes from the officials and guests didn't come over, but Prince Ping waited early and even wanted to entertain the guests with Jia She, so he didn't feel annoyed if Jia She suppressed it, and sat comfortably with the chief and Zhongshun drinking.When the guests were all gone, it was already westward, and for the sake of loyalty and obedience, Jia Amnesty personally sent the two of them out of the mansion.

In the room, I heard Jia Zheng asking politely: "I wish the two princes peace. I don't know that the prince has descended. I have not been accompanied by the official due to official duties. Please forgive me."

Zhongshun looked at Jia Zheng strangely and said, "Are you still going to the Yamen today? Are you returning at this time?" Seeing Jia Zheng nodding in agreement, he couldn't help saying, "I can't see that you are so loyal to the king." Even his wife I don't care.Jia Zheng was still full of humility, saying something about being loyal to the country and sharing the worries of the monarch and father, Zhongshun had already taken Pingjun Wang away.Jia Amnesty asked him inexplicably: "Second brother, I know you are being literal-minded, but haven't you really forgotten what day it is?"

Jia Zhengquan didn't care, and just replied: "It's just that the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and the rituals are handled by Mrs. Wang. Although she is still busy building the garden, she will never forget these. Don't worry, brother, we have separated. Don't take advantage of you."

Zhou Rui, who was deliberately left behind by Mrs. Wang, wanted to give the second master a kick at this time. The old lady's birthday is not more important than the ceremony. If you can remember the ceremony, why can't you remember her old man's birthday.In fact, Zhou Rui had long wanted to secretly go to the yamen of the Ministry of Industry to inform Jia Zheng, but Jia Amnesty asked Zhongshun's personal guards to block both ends of Ningrong Street tightly on the grounds of preventing the old lady Xiao Xiaocheng from sneaking on her birthday. After checking the posts, someone specially assigned to take them in, but he couldn't find any gaps.At this time, the mother and son who greeted Guanyin in person had not returned yet, and the second master came back to see the two princes in person, so he didn't even think of this level, and he, a slave, could only be anxious.In fact, he forgot that these two princes were regular visitors to the General's Mansion during this time, even though Jia She did not invite Jia Zheng to accompany him every time, Jia Zheng also knew that these two princes often visited the mansion, thinking that today was just another normal day Walking around, not alert.

The fault actually lies with Jia Mu herself. The second son taught her to be a good student and ignore everything. When he was not married, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang took care of everything for him.In previous years, when Jia Mu’s birthday was approaching, Jia Lian asked his second uncle early whether to invite guests, who to invite, how the banquet would be, etc. This year, Jia Lian was sent to Changzhou by the emperor early this year. Mrs. Wang lost her arm after Wang Xifeng remarried , and repaired the garden so that one head and two big ones, so that both of them ignored Jiamu's birthday.

When Zhou Ruihou followed Jia Amnesty away, and whispered in a low voice the banquets held in the mansion for Jia Mu's birthday today, Mrs. Wang's mother and son went to meet Avalokitesvara in person, etc., Jia Zheng's head buzzed, and nothing remained.This dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and he lived in Rongxi Hall for nearly 20 years as a fifth-rank body. It was Jia Mu who said that he was filial and liked him to be around, but he was filial, but he completely forgot his mother’s birthday. No one in the village remembers it, from his wife to his son.If this is spread, let him how to behave and how to have the face to go to the government.

"Brother!" Jia Zheng said to Jia She, who was in front of him, "I respect you as a big brother, and I respect you in everything. Why didn't you know to call me on such a big matter?"

Are you convinced?If someone asks Jia Amnesty at this time, he must persuade him!This is the good son that the old lady likes so much that he doesn't care about the rules and etiquette. If something happens, he doesn't look for himself first, but he has to pull someone behind him.Jia Amnesty endured his nausea and asked Jia Zheng, "What do you need me to tell you?"

Jia Zheng was taken aback by the question. It became a habit for him to find someone to evade when he was in trouble, and he subconsciously replied: "For such a big event as mother's birthday, you..."

Jia Amnesty didn't bother to talk to this idiot, so he just sneered: "So you also know that this is a big deal." Then you forgot, all of you forgot.Jia Zheng couldn't answer, he could only watch Jia Amnesty go further and further.

Zhou Rui stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Master, do you want to go and say hello to the old lady?"Jia Zheng finally found someone again, turned around and gave Zhou Rui a kick: "Slave dog, you are doing such a poor job, why don't you go to the Yamen to find me?"

I hurriedly arrived at the Rongqing Hall, but was told that the old lady was out of hospitality today, and I asked the second master to go back to the East Courtyard to take care of himself, and he didn't need to come to greet him again.How could Jia Zhengneng, his knees softened, and he knelt in front of the gate of Rongqing Hall and could not get up.

When Yuanyang got the news and entered the house to go back to the old lady, she found that Jia Mu looked tired, as if she had aged more than ten years in a few hours, and couldn't help exclaiming: "Old lady, you..."

Mother Jia waved her hand, not allowing her to continue, but only asked, "Where is the second child? He's gone? The Wang family didn't come back to welcome Guanyin?"

The mandarin ducks replied in the same way: "The second master knelt in front of the courtyard and refused to get up. The second wife and Baoyu... haven't come back yet."

"The three-foot mutton fat jade Guanyin is probably a bit heavy, so it's not easy to welcome it back." Jia Mu said sarcastically.Yuanyang didn't dare to say more, just silently beat her back.

"The third girl is here." Hu Po replied from the outside, and opened the curtain to invite Tan Chun in. This was the treatment that Tan Chun received when she moved to Shun Rongqing Hall, so that Yuanyang had no chance to say anything to stop her.

Tanchun had a hard time today.Father, aunt and brother both forgot the old lady's birthday, and she brought her own needle and thread. At that time, Mrs. Wang put a knife in her eyes, and Mother Jia didn't give her a good face—since you know, why don't you Remind parents and brothers? (To say that Jia Zheng’s habit of passing things on to others is actually passed on by Jia’s mother.) Therefore, when a group of young ladies were ordered to meet the Jia family, Jia’s mother ordered Yingchun, Xichun, Daiyu and even Qiao’s sisters to come out one by one. If you say it was not intentional, who would believe it?After finally waiting for Xi San, Tanchun wanted to try to please Jiamu, but was dismissed with a word of boredom.

I was suffering in the house, and the servant came to report that Jia's mother didn't even see her father. This annoyed all the people in the second room.At this time, she can no longer pretend not to know in the house, so she can only go to Jiamu to ask for this favor. I hope the old lady can see that the second wife has won her favor in the past, and she will not mention this matter.