The Concubine of the Red Chamber

Jia Lan saw that Mrs. Zhang seemed relieved, so she didn't continue to ask. No matter whether Mrs. Wang was sick or not, she didn't plan to take care of it, but before leaving, Jia Min mentioned again, and Jia Lan once again promised to invite the imperial physician over on the fifth day of the lunar new year. promise.

Although Jia Lan agreed happily, she felt that the atmosphere between her and Jia Min was a little strange.Jia Lan's impression of Jia Min has never been bad. The Fairy Lady has been very intelligent since she was a child, and she was raised by Jia Shi's family to be extremely noble. Because of Jia Shishi's methods and taboo with Jia Lan, although they are not close, they get along fairly well, but she can still see the alienation on Jia Min's face today.

In the past, Jia Lan had always supported Jia Min. For the first time, Jia Min found that he needed to ask this elder sister to do something. Although it was for the sake of his second brother who was close to him, there was a gap in his heart.Jia Lan got married in a hurry, and she married the prince of the dynasty. Jia Min had been in the palace for a while, and she knew that because of her sister, her future marriage would be difficult. She didn't care about it before. What she yearned for was books. The eighth prince looks pretty good in the kind of love between a gifted scholar and a beautiful woman, but he has a weird temperament and is cruel. Jia Min doesn't like this kind of person the most. I saw him today even if I met my own parents. With a smile, she felt a little sympathetic to this sister at first, but in the end she still asked her. Even though Jia Lan agreed happily, Jia Min still felt a little bit uneasy.

"That's all! My wife is so worried about my second brother now, why should I care about little things when I can help my wife?" After Jia Lan left, Jia Min sat alone for a long time, and then comforted himself.

Jia Min's succession of dismissing Jia Lan and asking the imperial physician to see Mrs. Zhang made Mrs. Zhang somewhat uncomfortable. If she hadn't known this sister-in-law deeply, she would definitely be angry, but Jia Min has always had this kind of temperament, and she has always been friendly with Jia Zhengjiao. As it is now, Mrs. Zhang figured it out later, and put the matter aside, but she still didn't let anyone hide it from Jia Amnesty in private.

After all, Wang's affairs were suppressed by Jia and Wang's family. Even she herself thought that she was suddenly seriously ill. Jia's family asked for medical advice every day. Wang's serious illness did not affect his sleeping in the common room, but he went to ask about his first wife every day.Only Jia She still doesn't feel that his younger brother is innocent, but please have reached such a point, he can't say anything more, he knows that his position in his father's heart is not stronger than Jia Zheng's, he used to feel uncomfortable because of it, but now After Zhang Taifu's persuasion, although he was regretful, he was not stubborn anymore. Now that he saw that his petite and caring sister was getting closer to Jia Zheng in this way, his heart was cold, and he felt that what Zhang Taifu said was right. As for Zhang, she decided to love Jia Hu and Jia Lian wholeheartedly in the future, hoping to be a good father.

Since Jia Lan agreed to Jia Min, after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, she sent a post and invited an imperial doctor to see Wang's illness. He heard that she was better, but she couldn't leave her. She could only calm down and recuperate. Putting this matter aside, the Jia family does not have the troubles of Jia Shishi and Wang. With Zhang's methods and scheming, nothing major can happen in the inner house. This is enough for Jia Lan. She doesn't need a more prominent natal family. Just being safe is enough.

Having been with Jia Lan for a long time, Jun Zexuan naturally found that his head was much lighter, and the reason was due to Jia Lan, but he didn't think too much about it. Anyway, Jia Lan is now married to him. They are a family, and they have agreed to live a lifetime. After reading too many books, Jun Zexuan feels that there are some things that cannot be explained by common sense and should not be asked more, just let nature take its course.

Thanks to each other's efforts, the young couple's life is plain but warm, and they accompany each other every day, but they are also harmonious.Jun Zexuan originally liked Jia Lan, seeing Jia Lan being presumptuous in front of him now, he was very happy, and even agreed with Jia Lan to take her to Meishan outside the city to see the red plums.But in this seat, there are some things that they can't avoid without thinking about it. Half a month before Jun Zexuan's wedding, Emperor Longchang summoned Jun Zexuan into the palace, and within a few hours, Jun Zexuan was sent to Huguo Temple.

"Siblings don't need to worry too much. I'll send someone to pack up some things that the eighth brother often uses." Jia Lan had no choice but to send someone to inquire directly, but the fifth prince only sent someone back with this sentence.

That night, Jia Lan sat in the room and couldn't sleep. She had experienced a lot from Jia's house to the palace, although she always felt that if you can't change the world, you must learn to adapt, no matter what your status is It's a terrible feeling that her fate is always in the hands of others despite the changes, and she is not reconciled.Now the couple, they are still young, but they can't avoid these troubles, but it can be imagined in the future.

Jia Lan has no contacts in the palace. The Fifth Prince values ​​his younger brother, and although he is kind to her younger siblings, it is only because of his younger brother, and he does not really value him. Jun Zexuan is not in the mansion now, and no one comes to tell him about many things In the end, Xiaoyi, who was sent out to inquire, came to report back, saying that since the death of the fourth prince, the emperor was very sad, and the prince was not well. Not only did Emperor Longchang discuss with the queen, but in the end it was Jun Zexuan who was sent Go to Huguo Temple to pray for blessings.

"There was no need to be so anxious, but the master contradicted the prince in the East Palace, and was reported to the emperor by the empress, and the emperor sent someone to send the master to the Huguo Temple immediately." Zexuan arranged to protect Jia Lan, so he understood Jia Lan's position in Jun Zexuan's heart.

Upon hearing this, Jia Lan frowned and asked, "But how long will it be?" After getting married, the husband-in-law was sent to the monk's temple by his father-in-law. Only this most honorable couple in the world can do it.

Xiao Yi paused, and said: "I didn't say that, I don't think it will be long. After all..." The master and the prince contradicted, and finally the queen got caught. Emperor Longchang's attitude towards this son was also very extreme, and it hurt before No, let him run rampant in the palace, but now he sent his son to that kind of place just because of the queen's words. The exact time has not been announced yet, which is really worrying, and I can't blame the mistress for being so anxious.

Jia Lan knew what Xiaoyi meant, the royal family did not have a prince who became a monk, and Emperor Longchang would not let his son become a monk for the rest of his life, otherwise he would not marry him.But Jia Lan was still a little worried, whether Jun Zexuan lived outside properly, he himself was different from ordinary people, Huguo Temple was a strange place, after much deliberation, Jia Lan still prepared a new plum blossom for him Let Xiao Yi quickly deliver the purse, and then hand it back to ask Jia Daishan to inquire for him.On the other hand, he asked someone to prepare a carriage to go to Huguo Temple.

"I'm praying for my father and brother. I'm just like the monks in the temple. Lan'er doesn't need to worry about it. It used to be good here. The emperor has already agreed and I will give me the crown of the county king. You will be the princess of the county in the future. I don't think there will be any more I’m not bullying you.” Jun Zexuan is not a real monk, he has a high status, and he learned skills from Master Enlightenment, so he is different from ordinary monks, but he is not very worried in his heart, just looking at Jia Lan, a little Sorry to say.

Jia Lan paused, but at this moment, Jun Zexuan was worried about herself. She handed over the plain and unpatterned pouch that she had just prepared for him, and said softly, "You don't have to worry about me, I'm in the mansion right now. Everything is fine, but has your father told you how long you want to be a monk?"

"It won't be long. Father always saves face. When he figured it out, he will let me go back to the house." Jun Zexuan was not worried about this, but felt a little uncomfortable about leaving Jia Lan.

Jun Zexuan can’t live without Jia Lan’s purse now, but the brightly colored ones he used to use are no longer available. He poured out the petals inside and asked someone to make a purse of the same color as the monk’s robe, and put the petals in it and hung it up. At the waist, now that I saw what Jia Lanxin did, I immediately struggled to take a deep breath and put it in my arms.

Jun Zezhen, whose younger brother was sent to become a monk, finally got married, and then he can go out to the palace to do business, is not in a good mood?Similarly, he also felt unwilling because of his own powerlessness, but now that Emperor Longchang became more suspicious after the matter of the fourth prince, and even the hidden guards began to be frequently used in the harem and between his children. The connection, the reason why the fourth prince died is clear, and he also knows that Emperor Longchang is unhappy now, so he dare not bump into him, and can only watch his younger brother being sent away, and he feels even more guilty.

"Be safe and don't be impatient." After all, Jia Daishan has been with Emperor Longchang's cronies for many years. After careful investigation, he found that the Eighth Prince was sent to Huguo Temple because he was not rejected, so he sent a message to Jia Lan.

With Jia Daishan's words and Jun Zexuan's guarantee, Jia Lan felt relieved, but the resentment that arose in her heart was hard to suppress anymore.

She calculated the manpower she could use, and studied the current situation again. It is impossible for her and Jun Zexuan to intervene in the affairs of the palace, but it is not that there is nothing to do outside.After Jia Lan inquired about all of her family's properties, and after tossing with Hui'er for a few days, she called Shen Dacheng in.

Shen Dacheng manages Xiangbao Zhai well, and he is also careful and capable, and the preparations in the shop are also detailed. Looking at the rouge and gouache he brought in, Jia Lan thinks it is not bad, and the account book is also very proper. Xiangbao Zhai can now make more than 200 taels of profit every month.It is not bad for a rouge shop to have such a high profit.

"Shopkeeper Shen is doing a good job. Thank you." Jia Lan looked at the account book, and saw that Shen Dacheng did not underestimate him because of his young age, so he nodded to Huier, who took 20 taels of silver from the side and sent it to him. in his hands.

"I'm teaching you to come in today, and it's not for the purpose of checking accounts." Jia Lan saw that Shen Dacheng was capable, so she asked Huier to show him the soap that the two of them had made recently, and asked, "How profitable is this thing?" ?”

Bath beans, soap, tooth powder, toothbrush... These things have long been available, and even the best bath beans are very effective, but what I am using now is the extravagant recipe recorded in "Qian Jin Yi Fang" The bath beans that come out are very comfortable on the hands after washing their hands, but the cost is too high. The handmade soap made by Jia Lan is relatively simple, but it is made of alkali, animal fat and water, and then dissolved and separated It is made by adding various flower juices, mixed with milk, honey and fragrance dew. It is quite simple to make, but the effect is not bad. At least Huier feels very comfortable to use.

Shen Dacheng looked at the soaps that Jia Lan asked to bring her one by one, and after using them one by one, he asked with some surprise: "This is a good thing, and there are many types, but what is the cost?" A better bath bean, but with such a pleasing appearance, it also has a lot of money.

Hui'er immediately stepped forward and replied: "It's just a small thing for slaves to play with. It's not very complicated to be seen by the master. The cost is cheap and expensive." She originally thought that the master was just playing, but who would have thought Made by her, it is easy to use and compact, even she loves it very much, the things are not complicated, but all kinds of fragrances are not cheap.