Queen of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

When the five members of the Lin family got into the carriage to Rong Mansion, let's first review the reactions of the people in Rong Mansion since the emperor invented the decree to transfer Lin Ruhai to be promoted, and the series of consequences that followed.

I have to say that even Mrs. Wang, who was the most difficult to deal with my sister-in-law, was very happy at the beginning. Although she was queuing up and down, her joy value was the lowest among the masters of Ningrong Second Mansion. She followed closely It is the two house-fillers of the Jia family, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. You.

Let’s talk about Jia She first, Jia Min had the best relationship with him before he got married, although they didn’t see each other every day, but the age gap between the two was quite large, when Jia Min was born, Jia She started to go to school in his teens, and he didn’t know each other. There was the problem of competing for the mother's favor, and Jia She's previous first wife was selected according to the standard model of the headed wife, and she treated everyone equally, without any kindness, and absolutely no grievances at all.

So when he learned that his sister had returned to Beijing with her brother-in-law, Jia Amnesty couldn't help but say a few more words in front of Mrs. Xing, saying that this is the old lady's favorite daughter and how much she was favored in the mansion that day.He even explained to Mrs. Xing in a sour tone, "Aren't you dealing with the second child's family? When my sister comes back, you can just wait."

Mrs. Xing didn't believe it. It's normal for sister-in-law and sister-in-law to have a bad relationship, but anyway, sister-in-law has been married for many years.So Mrs. Xing looked at Jia She with suspicion in her eyes, "The second elder's family is in charge of the house, and the old lady is biased, so she drove us to live in this remote courtyard, besides, your younger sister is married, and she even went back to her mother's house for the night." Impossible, there are two or three visits in a year, how can we match up with the second family."

Jia She curled his lips, believing it or not, he recalled when his younger sister got married, just the wedding gift list, which made the younger brother and sister feel pain for several months.Hehe, Jia Amnesty squinted his eyes and laughed out loud, "My sister...you'll know when you meet." If she treats you as her own, you'll think she's cute, otherwise you'll be like your second child. Just like at home, his teeth itch.

It was a second-bedroom couple, and Jia Zheng's feeling for his sister's return was far less than his feeling for his brother-in-law's return.Jia Zheng considered himself a scholar, and thought he was good at reading. Although he had no aura in composing poetry, he would have taken the imperial examination if the emperor hadn't handpicked him back then, not because the emperor sympathized with the old man. He was given a job in the Ministry of Industry.

Therefore, Jia Zheng's feelings for Lin Ruhai are a little complicated. On the one hand, he admires his good reading, and on the other hand, he is a little jealous and looks down on him. The relationship is still good.My sister-in-law is the only one among all the people who can discuss poetry and literature.

Hearing the news that his sister was coming back, his first thought was that he could discuss knowledge with his sister-in-law.However, Mrs. Wang's words cast a shadow on his heart, and it was still the kind of shadow that could not find the area.

"I heard that my sister-in-law will join the cabinet to pay homage to his prime minister when he comes back, so the master can also hang out with him more." Mrs. Wang's words were meant to build relationships on the surface, but in fact they had no good intentions at all.

She was quite familiar with Jia Zheng's mentality. For Jia Zheng, adding another word to his name was a true portrayal of his character, prudish.Sure enough, after hearing Mrs. Wang's words, Jia Zheng's face turned cold. He is a member of the Ministry of Industry, a foreigner, and he has close contacts with a top-ranking cabinet scholar. He can think of what others will say with his little finger.

Jia Zheng flicked his sleeves and said, "I will rest at Aunt Zhao's place at night."

Mrs. Wang hated secretly, turned her head and told the nanny, "Talk to Tanchun more about the difference between concubines and concubines, and the maids and wives you find for Huan'er must also be illiterate."

As for the juniors, Jia Min has been married for more than ten years, and basically feels nothing.

The carriage was driving on the road, and Jia Min felt homesick, but she didn't know what to say.Although she got married in the capital, she went to the south of the Yangtze River with Lin Ruhai within two years. Counting the decades of her life, the days in the south of the Yangtze River are as many as the days in the capital.

"Your grandmother loves me the most, and the three of you have to be filial when you go. You have to call someone first when you enter the door." Never mind that throughout the ages, the relatives who came to visit the door confessed the same things.

"Your grandmother's family is large, and there are several brothers and sisters. You are not allowed to bully others." After saying this, Jia Min thought about the disparity in the number of people on both sides, and the eldest in the family over there is the second sister-in-law's children, so he added another sentence , "If someone bullies you, come back and tell me."

Wanyu felt that this was not a good thing to say, it clearly implied the rhythm of discord, did not see that Lin Ping was already eager to try, clenched his fists and planned to charge upwards.

Wanyu stretched out her hand to cover Lin Ping's fist, although her hand was not big, but it was more than enough to block his two small fists, "Ping'er's hands are cold?"

Lin Ping was stunned, hearing a bit of gnashing of teeth in Wanyu's tone, and said, "It's not cold."

Lin Ruhai also has a title now, and the mansion bestowed by the emperor is not too far away from Jia's mansion. To be precise, this group of people with titles and official positions live not far away. Without saying a word, Jia Min will leave for a while. God, it's almost here.

When the carriage got on Ningrong Street, Jia Min suddenly sighed and said, "When I was at home, I was a little bit at odds with your second aunt... Sigh, you..." You didn't say anything for a long time , How long can Ning Rong Street be?The car arrived before Jia Min was ready.

The middle door of the Rong Mansion was wide open, and Jia's mother stood at the front, and her own mother-in-law went up and lifted the curtain and put down the stool. As soon as the mother and daughter's eyes met, tears came down.

Jia Min was a little different from usual, she usually had to be supported by two people when she got out of the car, but today, before Wanyu could react, Jia Min was already in Mother Jia's arms.

The two over there were crying, and Wanyu sighed that things had changed completely after having a biological mother, while pulling her younger siblings, she said to the woman standing under the car, "Hold us out of the car."

Seeing her own mother crying, being a child more or less empathizes with her. When she walked up to Jiamu, Wanyu's eyes were also red, and she choked up and said, "Grandmother."

Jia's mother said three good things in a row, "Are these my grandchildren and granddaughters?"

Daiyu and Lin Ping called out "grandmother" in unison.

Jia Min nodded with tears in her eyes, and said, "Ma'am, let's talk in the room."

Mother Jia nodded, took Jia Min's hand and sighed: "These years have passed, I have always thought that if I could see you again..."

"What are you talking about Ma'am?" Jia Min hurriedly interrupted, and said: "Our master has been transferred back to the capital, and our family will live in the capital permanently in the future, there will be more opportunities to meet each other."

Jiamu patted her hand with a smile and said, "That's good, that's good."

A group of people arrived at the flower hall and sat down separately. Jia Mu held Jia Min and did not let go. The two sat on Jia Mu's couch, and even the three younger ones sat on it.

Jia Min looked around, pointing to his son and daughter one by one.

"This is your uncle and aunt." Jia Min pointed to Jia Amnesty. Although Jia Min had never seen Mrs. Xing beside him, this was the only one who could stand beside him.

Jia Amnesty is indeed a bit of a foolish temperament, Mrs. Xing, although she is greedy for money, she is quite kind when viewed from the front.

The three of Wanyu went up to greet her, and Jia She said with a smile: "Sister, the three children are all good!" Mrs. Xing gave each of the two girls a bracelet and Lin Ping an inkstone.

Jia Min said again: "This is your second uncle and second aunt." Jia Min pointed to Jia Zhengdao again, this time without any hesitation, the original genuine Mrs. Wang, but compared to when she left, Mrs. Wang's eyebrows and eyes are more There are many wrinkles, and the eyes that could have been described as sharp are now much calmer.

Wanyu knew that her mother was at odds with Mrs. Wang, and she also remembered that when Mrs. Wang was pregnant, the servants came to Lin's house to show off her power, so she squinted her eyes a little when she came forward to greet her, and she smiled exactly like her mother. A smile that can make Mrs. Wang's teeth itch.

Jia Zheng said: "It's good for my sister to come back. The old lady misses you all day." Mrs. Wang also prepared a gift for the three children, but it was not very happy when it was sent out.

When they saw someone, Jia Min took Wanyu and the others to sit beside Jiamu.

Jia's mother said: "Your eldest nephew Zhu'er has gone to school in the Imperial College, and his wife is about to give birth, so I didn't let her out."

Jia Min smiled and said: "Congratulations to the old lady, the four generations will live together soon. Have you checked with the doctor? Is it male or female?"

Jia's mother laughed and said, "She said she was a boy, and she also likes sour food." Jia's mother said again: "Lian'er is in charge of the household affairs now, and I'm afraid she won't be able to come back until after lunch. Yuanchun will be drafted next year. I will learn the rules from Mammy."

Hearing the old lady praise her children, Mrs. Wang felt that she had regained a little face. Her son was about to give birth to a son, and my sister-in-law's son... probably didn't even need a brush.

"These three won't be seen?" Jia Min said with a smile: "Don't save me the old lady, the meeting ceremony is ready."

Ever since she met Jia Min, the smile on Jia's mother's face has not disappeared, and she laughed even harder when she heard this, and said: "Who will save you, I know you brought a lot of good things from Jiangnan. I was thinking of waiting for Zhu'er to leave school and Lian'er to come back, so I will see you together, and I will ask you to give me a gift."

After talking to Jia Min, Mother Jia came to ask Wanyu again, "How old are you? What books have you read? Can you write?"

As soon as Jia Min heard this, she felt that it was going to be bad. Her family Wanyu was the most impatient with this kind of question. Jia Min was nervous for a while, but Wanyu's attitude was very good today, and said: "Grandmother, I am seven years old, madam Taught me to read a lot of books." After speaking, he put on a childlike attitude and counted with his fingers, "The first thing I learned was the hundred surnames, and then the Thousand Character Classic..."

Seeing that Wanyu really had the posture of reciting the titles of books, Jia Min hurriedly interrupted her, saying: "It's just to teach her to read."

"Your mother was very knowledgeable at home that day, and you have to study hard." Mother Jia said with a serious attitude towards children with a deliberately stern face.

Wanyu nodded, "My siblings and I will work hard."

Jia Mu and Jia Min laughed and said, "You are really good at teaching children."

Only then did Jia Min breathe a sigh of relief. At the critical moment, her daughter was quite upbeat.

Just after saying a few words, I heard the servant girl come to report that Uncle Zhu and Second Master Lian are back and are washing and changing clothes now, and they will come to greet the old lady immediately, and see my aunt by the way.

"I see, I'm waiting to see you." Jia Mu smiled, "In that case, go and call Baoyu and the girls. Let's take a day off today. Anyway, homework can't be learned in a day. I will make up for it in the future." That's it."

When they finally came, Wanyu's spirit was shaken, and the real swords and guns were about to start.

Not long after, a few more people entered the flower hall.

Jia Zhu, Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu, and the four girls of the Jia family, Tanchun is still in the arms of the mother, and they look like they are no more than two years old.

If you want to say that the most valued by Wanyu is her cousin who was born with jade, but he is short in stature, short in legs, and young, so he is blocked by his two elder brothers, and it will not be his turn for a while. debut.

The one who came up first was Jia Zhu, with a thin body and a little pale complexion. After receiving the things with Jia Min, she only said one sentence, "Li Wan made this for his younger brothers and sisters to play with."

What Wanyu and the others got were three purses, and the embroidery was really good.

Jia Min smiled and said, "It's the same as the second brother when he was a child."

This sentence can tell the closeness of the relatives. When we were chatting just now, the mother called Jia She called the elder brother. He basically didn't talk to Jia Zheng. Now the second brother is even more obvious.

The next one is Jia Lian, who is really good-looking, the corners of his eyes are a little raised, and he looks like he is smiling.After coming up to receive the gift, he said to Jia Min: "I heard my father say a lot about my aunt before, but I just realized it when I saw her today."

Jia Min smiled, "Could it be that your father often lied to you?"

"You child!" Jia She pretended to be angry, "There are younger brothers and sisters, have you prepared any presents?"

Jia Lian took out a small wooden box from his cuff, and said, "I heard that my aunt is coming, and I ordered someone to keep it here on purpose. I think the elder sister is seven years old, and it's time to comb her hair. A hairpin, one for each of the two younger sisters." When the box was opened, the two hairpins were not thick, and the material was not discernible, but the workmanship was meticulous. It's also pretty.

"This is a fashionable thing in Beijing. If my sister likes it, I will send someone to deliver it tomorrow." He pointed to a jade ring in the box and said, "This is for my brother. If you play more, your brain will become more flexible."

Jia Min accepted it with a smile.

Comparing the two, although there is no difference in what the uncle gave as a gift, the difference between the two elder brothers is much worse, and Mrs. Wang's face is a bit ugly.But thinking that her family Zhu'er is good at homework and has a good reputation, naturally she doesn't work hard on these vulgar things, so she feels a little relieved.

Yuan Chun hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and took the purse embroidered by her, and finally concealed the embarrassment just now.

Mother Jia also seemed a little embarrassed, the smile on her face froze, and she said: "My aunt and younger siblings have all met. The three of you have a lot of big things to do, so you can't delay it. Go back and get busy."

After the three left, Baoyu's figure finally appeared, she was still a veritable gentleman, she was pink and cute, really pleasing, but Wanyu couldn't be happy anyway.

The three older ones just now seemed to be present in order of age, but for the rest, Baoyu came up first.

When Baoyu paid his respects to his aunt, he looked at Wanyu a little hesitantly, feeling inexplicably nervous, "This sister looks familiar."

Wanyu smiled, "Hello, cousin." It's good that they look familiar, and at last they didn't recognize the wrong person.

It was Daiyu's turn, "Where did you see this younger sister?"

Daiyu lowered her head halfway, and said softly, "Cousin."

In the end it was Lin Ping, and Baoyu was shocked! "I've seen this brother too!"

Jia Mu was happy, "It's good to have met, and we can get along well in the future!"

"Second brother's son can really talk." Jia Min said with a smile, "It can be seen that the second sister-in-law is usually good at teaching. Are you literate?"

Only then did Mrs. Xing understand what Jia She meant when she said "my sister is this person". Baoyu is almost six years old, so there is no reason why she can't read.But this question cannot be answered too seriously, otherwise it will be more serious.

But Jia Min didn't wait for Mrs. Wang to say anything, and immediately turned her head and said to Jia Mu: "Old lady, when it comes to literacy, I think of one thing. We Wanyu are doing well. When we were three years old, His Majesty endorsed the letter before him, and His Majesty also said that she was very knowledgeable and rewarded her with a wish." As for this matter, she actually wrote to Mother Jia about it, but wouldn't it prevent her from mentioning it again.

Sure enough, Mrs. Wang was about to choke her last literacy answer when she choked back. Seeing her swallowing, Mrs. Xing felt extremely happy.Mrs. Xing felt that she was obviously the eldest daughter-in-law. Although her family was not as good as Mrs. Wang's, and she was a second wife, it was fine if she couldn't manage the house. Why even the main hall was occupied by the second wife.Therefore, Mrs. Xing has been working hard to find trouble for the second room, and has never stopped, but it is a pity that she has not succeeded. Seeing Mrs. Wang's defeat today, let alone how happy she is.

Now Mrs. Wang can’t open her mouth even if she wants to. I didn’t hear my sister-in-law say, “Your Majesty’s reward at the age of three.” Madam also mentioned how Baoyu was three years old in her words, which is a blatant lie.God knows that when Baoyu was three years old, she was still breastfeeding in the mother's arms, and she was only hugged by good-looking mothers and maids.

Mrs. Xing couldn't help laughing out loud, all eyes were on her immediately, Mrs. Xing had an idea and made the best decision in her life. "I have something I would like to ask my sister. You see, Lian'er has reached his age, so it is time for him to get married. Although he has not gained much in learning, but in the future he will become a nobleman, and his wife has to take care of it." A member of this big family. Although he didn't crawl out of my stomach, but after all, I have to think about him when he calls me Mrs. "

Jia Amnesty looked sideways at what he said, but he could hear clearly, that just now was clearly a sneer, but...if you have such adaptability earlier, you won't always suffer from the second room.

Speaking of this, Mrs. Xing was a little sad, and said: "You are his aunt, it would be great if you can make arrangements for him. We don't ask for any good family, as long as we can read poetry and books well, be filial to our parents, and sympathetic to our younger brothers and sisters." That's it."

Jia Lian is the son of the eldest brother's family, so Jia Min is naturally willing to help, even if it is a child of the second brother's family, she is also willing to do so. They are all surnamed Jia, and the five clothes have not yet been released. Basically, it is a relationship between prosperity and loss. .Fighting with Mrs. Wang is fighting, nothing else is involved.Besides, she also has three children herself, and she will have to find someone else in the future, and now she happens to have someone who can practice her hands.So Jia Min nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, our master has a lot of colleagues, I'll ask him to ask later. Lian'er will come to the throne in the future, so he has to find a lady from everyone."

Mrs. Wang's complexion is not good again. Her nephew Wang Xifeng has already given her birthday. Although it hasn't reached the official procedure, if it is messed up, where will she put her face!

Mrs. Wang was so angry that she pinched the palms of her hands. It happened that Daiyu and Lin Ping had been sitting for a long time, and when they remembered to move around, Mrs. Wang was the first to sit on Jiamu's hands, and immediately called people to stop, saying: " Your name is Daiyu?"

Daiyu nodded, "Second Aunt."

Mrs. Wang forced a smile on her face, "How old are you?" Mrs. Wang was a little impatient for asking this question, but if she came up rashly and made trouble, it would be really annoying.

Could it be that your sister-in-law will forgive you if you talk nonsense and embarrass the children again...

"Four and a half years old." Daiyu replied.

Mrs. Wang asked again: "Then how old is your brother?"

"My brother is three years old, and his birthday is in June." Daiyu calculated, and now it has passed June, so my brother is three years old.

"Then does your wife like you or your brother?" Mrs. Wang's smile didn't reach her eyes, and her malice was about to turn into substance.

Jia Min's complexion changed, and Wan Yu became more powerful. This is the most favorable topic to stir up family wars and make children cry. There is also a sentence "Do you like Dad or Mom".Wanyu gritted her teeth and stared at Mrs. Wang, wait, if you dare to ask me this question, I will take your last name if I don't choke to death.

Daiyu thought for a while, her voice became more innocent, and she asked, "Does Madam like Sister Yuanchun or Sister Tanchun?"

Should!Wanyu couldn't help but applaud Daiyu, that's the right question to ask.

The smile on Mrs. Wang's face froze. She likes Yuan Chun. No need to ask. Yuan Chun is her own. Tan Chun is Aunt Zhao's child. She will only like Auntie's daughter unless her mind is caught by the door. .

But the key problem is: this is a piece of window paper that is already thin and transparent, but it must not be pierced.Even for the sake of so-called generality and fairness, sometimes we have to treat the daughter born by my aunt better.

Mrs. Wang's face twitched and twitched, comforting herself that this is a child and I was joking with her.He mustered up his courage and said with a smile: "I like your elder sister Tanchun."

Daiyu turned her head and ran back to Jia Min's side, whispering: "My sister and brother are my wife's children, and my wife likes us!"

When Jia Mu laughed and made a rescue, the sister-in-law and sister-in-law looked at each other, and both breathed out from their nostrils.

Jia Min: This sister-in-law is still as arrogant as before!

Mrs. Wang: This sister-in-law still loves to pretend as before!