The Red Chamber is not a dream

[Chapter 120 Ninth] An old scholar blames Zitu for making progress · A pretty maid burns herself

But when Yunyu and Daiyu returned home, they first taught people to fetch the prepared exorcisms and cast spells one by one; all the attendants also went to bathe and freshen themselves.Daiyu then laughed and said, "Why do you make such a fuss. The second cousin didn't bump into someone." Yunyu laughed and said, "I know. It's just to drive away bad luck; besides, there are new dead people there, so it's not clean. " Daiyu smiled when she heard the words, and she went to clean up herself.

As soon as everything was over, Daiyu went to Yunyu's study and said to him, "What do you think is the reason for this?" Yunyu laughed and said, "You know it well, why should I bother to guess? Naturally wait You said it." Daiyu couldn't help laughing when she heard this, and then said seriously, "I only know half of it." Then she told what Sister Feng saw and what Tanchun said, and said, "Of course it was Aunt Zhao's idea. It's just that he was a little bolder, and it made people panic when he heard it. Now that he's dead again, it makes people feel cold. He didn't come back a few days ago just to avoid suspicion; now he took me home anyway. Come on, I don’t dare to live there anymore.”

Yanyu sighed twice when she heard the words, and said, "You've done a good job, that's how it is." Daiyu said, "The third younger sister also lost her mind for a while. After I said a few words, he understood. It's a pity that this All of us will be dragged down by teaching; if he has good parents, how can he be like this?" Yunyu said: "Everyone's fate is determined by God. It may not be a good thing for him when you see Aunt Zhao die. The current behavior of the mansion is definitely to pick him out, so there is no problem."

Daiyu was silent when she heard the words.Seeing him like this, Yunyu had to say again: "This kind of thing often happens in this big family. This is just one thing that has been shaken out, and there are many others that have not been shaken out. How many of them are really clean?" ——I know you understand it in your heart, but you are too kind, and you can't bear to look at it; it's just that sometimes it will be a disaster if you don't stop it. Once this happens, can Aunt Zhao keep it? Zong Er Master Don't give up, how can the eldest wife give up? Although the second sister-in-law and her brothers and sisters are fine, she can't let him go. Moreover, the second wife hates him to the bone. Needless to say, the old lady, although Baoyu is fine. , but since he has such a heart, no matter the national law or the family law, he can't tolerate it."

Daiyu forced a smile and said, "Brother knows what I'm thinking. I've thought about all of these things, but I just die alone, and I can't help but feel a lot of chills. What's more, when I was there, I also heard some words from maids and women. The way is that when the second aunt was a girl, she was a very neat and innocent person, but seeing him like this now, I can't help but sigh." Seeing him like this, Yunyu hurriedly comforted: "You don't have to worry about it. Although people There is always something to change, but you can go as you like; anyway, there is a brother; if there is anything, just tell me what is right." Because he picked up many stubborn things that he had heard in the past to talk to him Seeing that he is getting better gradually, I just taught others to pass on the meal. The brother and sister ate it, so we have nothing to say for the time being.

In a few days, it will be time for the palace examination.Jiayan and other scholars went to the main hall for the exam, and when the list was released, they were included in the Jinshi; everyone heard it, and everyone was happy.It's just that within a few days, I heard that Liu's illness had passed away; I had to go to my home to keep my filial piety and not to go out of office.Mrs. Xing felt sorry when she heard the news, and complained to Sister Feng in private: "The death of the Liu family is not at the right time. In this way, my uncle will have to keep his filial piety for three years; it will not be too late to be an official again at that time?" Sister Feng The son said: "But this is just that if he dies a few days earlier, my uncle will not even delay the palace test? It's all right now. My sister will relax a lot in the future. When the child is born, there is no need to worry about the old woman's treatment of his mother and child. It’s bad, but it’s also good.”

He said it casually, but Mrs. Xing was terrified when she heard this, and then she recalled the past and became even more terrified, secretly said: "Brother Zhao is a ruthless one. Now that he is like this, he must have his own The meaning; but it is beyond my knowledge." So worried and happy, but he refused to say more, so he went to Zhao's house with Sister Feng, and seeing that Yingchun looked good, he felt relieved and said secretly: "Yingchun But the girl has nothing to teach him to plan. As long as the two of them are good, what else does it matter?" So he suppressed all the thoughts in his heart, took Yingchun's hand and gave a few words, When I went back, I burned incense in various temples to fulfill my vows, and went to pray in person, but I have nothing to say for the time being.

It's almost May now.However, the central government heard the report from the border, saying that the Pyu country had repeatedly invaded the Dacheng border many times, and saw that the Nanyue country had also stationed troops on the border. It was a deterrent to Piao's large-scale march.

When Zhenyu heard the news, she discussed with Xue Die: "The current situation is just a test of Dacheng by Piao and Nanyue, and it is not expected to attack Dacheng in a big way. It's just that when they will make changes, it is not known for the time being. It is necessary to strengthen precautions." Xue Die deeply agreed, and then sighed: "Don't you hear that 'the poor bones beside the Wuding River are still people in the dream of a spring girl'; since there is going to be a war, it is the soldiers and the people who will suffer. If we win the battle quickly A quick decision is naturally the best." Yunyu also sighed: "I don't know. But I can't; now that His Majesty is still in power, I can't say anything more. Let's wait for a later date." So the two agreed, the next day Then he went to the palace again, and told the same story as today, without any other details for the time being.

Temporarily visit the scene in Jia's mansion.Now that the palace examination is over this year, next year it will be the rural examination, so Jia Zheng stepped up to urge Baoyu to study, and even restrained Jia Huan and Jia Lan to prepare for the children's examination; The Japanese price only reads in the room and does not go elsewhere.That day, Jia Zheng checked his knowledge; I didn't know if there was something there, so after a scolding, five articles appeared to teach him to do it, and he had to finish it tomorrow, so he had to check it out early.Baoyu had no choice but to sit in front of the case and think hard.

It is said that Baoyu went to the desk to think about it by himself, but he brought a whole room of maids who couldn't sleep, and they all accompanied him.Maybe a few little girls were so sleepy that they fell asleep there, and Qingwen would scold them again when they saw it.When Baoyu saw it, he was troubled, so he persuaded, "Let them all go. You should go to sleep instead. Why are you all here?" The attacker hurriedly said, "Little ancestor, what do you care about these things?" At any rate, finish these things first, and tomorrow the master will check and examine, and it will be easy to meet; anyway, we can still sleep tomorrow." Hearing what Xiren said, Baoyu had to stop thinking and deal with the homework in front of him.

Qingwen, who is caring, wants to think of an idea for Baoyu to confuse the matter because she sees Baoyu working so hard.Thinking about it, he said with a smile: "Sit down, I'll go outside." As he went outside, he was shocked when he saw a person squatting on the top of the wall. It wanted to shout, but it was a golden pheasant, and it flew away when it saw someone.Qingwen was frightened, and felt startled into a cold sweat. When the night wind blew, she felt a little cold, and hurriedly walked to the room; There was a quarrel, saying that someone jumped off the wall, bluffing Baoyu, teaching him to pretend to be sick, or maybe he can escape tomorrow's affairs for the time being." With this in mind, he took a few steps back quietly, and then He ran into the house in a panic and shouted: "It's not good, a person jumped off the wall just now!" When everyone heard about it, they hurriedly asked where it was, and they drank everyone everywhere and looked around.

Seeing that everyone was in a hurry, Qingwen said to Baoyu, "you're bluffing, and pretend to be sick first." This remark hit Baoyu's heart, so she laughed softly, "in this way, it will still make a big noise. These are serious." Then it was reported that the people from Shangye came and asked them to look around, but there was no trace, and they were even more afraid of being responsible, so they all said: "Young lady just dared to look at her eyes. I don't know what to do." Misidentified." Qingwen heard the words and feared that the matter would be let go, so she scolded the mother-in-law who spoke: "Don't lie! I just saw it with my own eyes, - Kuang Cai just didn't see it alone, it turned out to be Baoyu and us have something to go out, and everyone has seen it in person. It turns out that you didn't check strictly, and you were too afraid, so you hesitated to go over." The woman was so frightened that she refused to speak; Xinkou said: "Don't you see that Baoyu's bluff has changed? If the wife asks, she will naturally answer. If you say it like this, it's fine; when something big happens, you can afford it?"

Those who went up at night heard this, but they didn't dare to say anything, so they had to look around again.Seeing this, Qingwen thought to herself: "Why don't you go over there to find requiem pills, and everyone will know about the trouble, so you can get over it." So she called a little girl and went out with the two of them Asked for medicine; Mrs. Wang heard the news, because of Aunt Zhao's incident, she paid more attention to such matters, and hurriedly ordered people to come to see and give medicine, and ordered a search, so busy all night.At dawn on the second day, I went to report to Jia Mu, and arrested all the men and women inside and outside Shangye for questioning.Jia Zheng heard that Baoyu was ill. Although he felt it was a coincidence, he had no choice but to put his homework on hold temporarily.

Seeing that Jia Zheng really never asked Baoyu about her homework, Qingwen was secretly proud of herself.Although he could hear that person who was tortured last night, he didn't think it would hinder him, so he didn't take it to heart.Who knows that when she went out that night, she was frightened and caught the wind, so she really had a fever; Baoyu was busy seeking medical treatment again, not to mention.

Besides, Mrs. Wang questioned all the people last night, but she couldn't find a clue, so she couldn't help feeling anxious.The man who went to the night suffered from such an innocent disaster, and naturally complained so much that he begged everywhere; Li Wan didn't care much at all, but one of them was on good terms with Zhou Rui's family on weekdays, so he taught his daughter to come and beg him. , and said to Zhou Rui's family: "On that day, Qingwen was there only to say that she saw it. We said Xu was his eyesight, but he scolded us and moved his wife out. Now after all kinds of investigations, we can't find a single one." Son, it may not be him who played tricks." Zhou Rui's family was originally at odds with Qingwen, and he was eager to hear the words, so he thought about it for a while, and went back to Mrs. Wang like this, and said: "I have also made strict inquiries recently. None of them have ever seen any mistakes or omissions. It is unknown if it was the girl who frightened the second master. He has always been at odds with those who went to the night. Maybe he took this opportunity to frame him. indivual."

Mrs. Wang was very careful about the people in Baoyu's room. Every time she thought of Qingwen, she felt like a thorn in her heart; If this is the case, wouldn’t they be wronged? Why don’t you teach them a few times and tell the whole story about it once again.” Zhou Rui’s family heard the words, and they were in the middle of their hearts, so they went to call the people who went to the night; One of them has a lot to say.What is the result of this matter remains to be seen next time.

The author has something to say: it is still to fill in a few hundred words in order to follow the plot that overlaps with the original.