The Mighty First Wife of the Red Chamber

Both Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang looked at Xia Ye.

Mrs. Wang twitched her lips and said, "Impossible? Although Lian'er needs to be taken care of, there are so many maids and wives, why should you be unable to leave for a while? If no one else talks about it, then Ping'er, I always look at it coldly." She is very stable, and besides, she is also Lian'er's roommate, and I am afraid that she has the same heart for Lian'er as you, and I promise to take good care of him." He smiled again and said, "You, don't Pushed, I heard that just a few days ago, you still had time to go to the garden, saying that you were going to ask Miss Lin to teach you how to read and write. With such free time, why can't you help with the internal affairs of the mansion? I am also nearly fifty, I have some free time and want to take some rest to take care of my body, don't throw everything to me."

Seeing her eagerness, Xia Ye seemed to have lost all sense of proportion when she spoke. She only focused on throwing the hot potato out, and she became more and more suspicious. Throwing it back to me in a hurry, I'm afraid it has no good intentions.The more she is like this, the more I can't take it casually.

Xia Ye hurriedly said: "Old lady, look at what my wife said, my body is still being raised because of the miscarriage last time, and besides, the elder sister is young and needs to be taken care of by me. Now, the second master It hurt like this again, I’m not at home to take care of it, what should I do? Although Ping’er can help a little, after all, he hasn’t gone through a lot of things. It’s often when it’s time to get the broom and the rake. How can I feel relieved? No. I shirk and refuse to take on these things in the mansion, it is really powerless."

Mother Jia sighed, and said: "What Feng girl said is also true, in fact, she is not a person who will hide away. Second daughter-in-law, it is only you who work harder."

Mrs. Wang was so angry that she ground her teeth secretly, and she couldn't continue talking, so she had to watch Xia Ye leave.

Jia Mu looked at Mrs. Wang and said thoughtfully, "Second daughter-in-law, with your sad face, does it mean that there are some difficult places in the mansion now? Have you put money in there?" Having worked in the house's internal affairs for many years, this guess was right.

Mrs. Wang can't wait to say: "Yes, you sit in the mansion every day to eat and drink, and a group of grandchildren surround you for fun, respecting and nourishing your glory. How do you know the suffering of us as family members? Now the mansion is not as good as one year. In [-], you still just reach out for ginseng and bird’s nest for a while! Where do you tell me to change it? You have to fill it with the money you put at the bottom of the box!”

But, thinking of Jia Zhengwan's confession, "Don't let the old lady know about the troubles at home!" Mrs. Wang had no choice but to endure her complaints, put on a wry smile, and said, "Lian'er is recuperating in the house. He was the one who received the eunuch grandpas in the Yingying Palace, and now the master has to go to the top, but the old lady knows the character of the master, and she is the most unrestrained and unconventional worker. Yesterday, Grandpa Xia asked for 1000 taels of silver, and the master not only Here, I said something loudly, which made Grandpa Xia turn around and leave in anger. Tell me about this, old lady, how did you offend the eunuchs in the palace? Isn’t it difficult for the empress to do so? So, Lian’er, these two It’s really rare for us to be able to turn this big plate once the mouth is dropped. The money spent is second.” The last sentence was obviously against his will. It's a loan, hehe, if you borrow it, you'll beat the dog with meat buns, and there will be no return, right?It hurts to think about it, but it's impossible not to give it, I'm afraid he will trip Yuan Chun when he goes back to the palace.

So, let Jia Lian and his wife take this unlucky errand back quickly, anyway, Feng girl is putting out profit money outside, and the income of several hundred taels a month should be used to fill in the hole!

Mrs. Wang already knew about Xifeng's giving away money for profit, she just pretended not to know, she just sneered in her heart, anyway, Feng girl is clever but not very wise, she only sees the present but not the future.If there is nothing wrong, the money earned will just fill the holes in the house. If something happens, she will know nothing, and it will all be on Feng girl!If the government asks about it, she doesn't know anything about it, and she just pushes Feng girl away. Anyway, she is someone else's daughter-in-law and has nothing to do with her!

But Jia's mother thought about something else, sighed, talked about Yuan Chun, and said deeply worried: "Our girl Yuan is not doing well in the palace, otherwise, how could she get that surname?" Xia's old thing came to ask for money!"

I remember that when Yuan Chun came to visit her relatives, she was fine. However, after the past few years, she is getting old, and her status in the palace is not advancing but retreating.Although she still bears the title of Concubine Xiande, she is actually an invisible person in the palace, and it is rare to even see the emperor, so it is no wonder that she was blackmailed into coming to the mansion.Think about it, if Yuan Chun is a little pampered and acts coquettishly in front of the emperor, then the eunuch Xia, who is begging for things and has come to the concubine's natal family, can be directly killed with a stick!

Mrs. Wang saw that since Mother Jia brought up this topic, she thought that it would be better to hit the sun than to choose a day, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Old lady, Yuan girl is more than 30 now. I didn't give birth to a prince or princess, so I thought about it after I came here. I thought, although girl Yuan can't do it by herself, it is convenient to get someone in. Although there are not many girls in our house, they all look good. Flowers are like flowers, maybe they can please the Holy Majesty? Then Yuan girl's life in the palace will be easier! Our mansion can rely on some protection!"

Mother Jia didn't expect her to say these words, she was taken aback, and after thinking about it, it would be a way, but after thinking about it carefully, it was not right.The second girl was nicknamed Er Mutou, and if she was poked with a needle, nothing would come out. If she was sent to the palace like that, not only would she not be able to help Yuan Chun's favor, but she would be sent to the palace for nothing to be bullied and rubbed.The fourth girl is from the East Mansion. She is young and withdrawn, so she is definitely not good.The only one who can go now is the third girl, Tanchun. However, Tanchun is a girl from a concubine, and she and Yuanchun were born to the same father.

Mrs. Wang said with a slight smile, "The old lady has lost her mind. The daughter-in-law is absolutely sure about the person she likes, and I'm afraid the old lady won't let it go."

Jia Mu asked suspiciously, "Aren't you talking about exploring girls?"

Mrs. Wang sneered and said, "She's pretty good, but she's a concubine after all, and her background is not right. How can she win the favor of the Holy Majesty so easily? The daughter-in-law said it was Miss Lin."

Jia Mu's eyes widened immediately, and she said, "What nonsense are you talking about! Miss Lin is not from our family, so it's up to you what you can do!"

Mrs. Wang didn't change her smile, and said, "That's why I came here specially to discuss with the old lady. Miss Lin's beauty and talent are really one in a million. Men in this world can't easily match her. Just go up."

There is a reason why Mrs. Wang told Jia Mu this.A few days ago, the mansion became chaotic due to Jia Lian's injury, and her precious son Jia Baoyu became even more presumptuous, and he also excused his poor health from going to school, and only hung out with Daiyu.Daiyu felt that it was not very good, because after all, men and women should pay more attention to the defense of men and women, so she asked her maid Zijuan to secretly remind Baoyu to come as little as possible in the future.But that Zicuckoo used words to run away from Baoyu, saying don't keep running to Xiaoxiang Hall, Miss Lin is going back to Gusu, and escort Miss Lin back when the second master Lian recovers from injury, saying that the family over there will help to see her As for others, in this way, Baoyu's mind was touched, phlegm confused her heart, and she went crazy, scaring Mrs. Wang almost out of her body. Fortunately, the imperial doctor came to see her. At the same time, she hated Daiyu deeply, almost overnight Can't sleep thinking about it.

Lin Daiyu was taken to Jia's house to be raised. Originally, Jia's mother had the intention to make Baoyu marry her. Daiyu's father, Lin Hai, was still there at the time, and he also acquiesced in this matter. Even when Lin Hai died, he specially wrote He sent a letter to ask Jia Lian to go back with his beloved daughter, but actually handed over most of the Lin family's property to Jia Lian to take back to Jia's mansion as Daiyu's future dowry. It doesn't matter whether it is said or not, Daiyu is going to marry Baoyu anyway, and it must be absolutely safe for the Lin family's property to be kept by the Jia family.Later in Yuanchun, visiting relatives cost millions of taels of silver. How could Jia's family get it at that time, so they had to turn to the idea of ​​the Lin family's money, and coaxed Jia's mother to only borrow it, and Jia's mother agreed. In fact, he was cheated and abducted, and a lot of money was fooled away, and there was not much left.If it was Daiyu who married Baoyu, it would be fine, it would be considered an advance payment, but the problem is that Mrs. Wang did not intend to ask Baoyu to marry Daiyu, nor did she intend to spit out Daiyu's dowry money.

What she thinks is, my son is so gentle and handsome, if you marry Lin Daiyu, an orphan girl, you won't be able to rely on official fortune, and you don't have a dowry, so why bother?It's embarrassing to say it.Xue Baochai is naturally the best choice for Baoyu's daughter-in-law.Although the family is a merchant now, fortunately there is a lot of money. Baochai is dignified and generous. She looks like a lucky man who can give birth, and she is very reliable in her heart. She never provokes Baoyu to play this or that, and always persuades him to be good. Studying, she will be a good wife in the future, who is just right for Baoyu to marry as a bride.As for that Lin girl, she coughed and coughed all day long, don't get her daughter tuberculosis, she might as well die, and never mention the money again.

It's a shame that Daiyu not only didn't cough to death, but after eating the soup made with ginseng and bird's nest porridge sent by Xifeng, she got better every day, and her face became rosy, which made Jia Baoyu feel more itchy No, how can this be possible?

That's why Mrs. Wang was asked to come up with this plan to kill two birds with one stone, and send Daiyu to the palace. She will be favored, and Jia's mansion will be favored, but she will not be favored. However, the secret of that sum of money was erased lightly and deftly, and no one knew about it!

Jia's mother was always on the ground and didn't answer. After letting Mrs. Wang talk to herself for a long time, she felt that something was wrong: what kind of attitude does the old woman have?

Mother Jia closed her eyes, resting her left hand covered with age spots on her right hand, caressing a big red gold ring inlaid with emeralds on the middle finger of her right hand, and opened her eyes when she heard that Mrs. Wang was silent. The ice-like cold gaze made Mrs. Wang take a step back.

Mrs. Wang hurriedly laughed and explained to herself: "The daughter-in-law just admires Miss Lin's beauty, which is rare in the world. It has no other meaning. As for Miss Lin's marriage, we naturally dare not make decisions at will. It all depends on the old lady's words. The daughter-in-law was just talking in vain just now, if it is wrong, it is all because the daughter-in-law is short-sighted, the old lady just listen to it."

Jiamu closed her eyes again and said, "I'm tired, you go."

Mrs. Wang left in fear.