Xiaoxiang Water Cloud in the Red Chamber

Mother Jia helped the mandarin duck back to the house, and hurriedly called Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng. Mrs. Xing was stupid, and she couldn't count on her.Sister Feng immediately came in a hurry, because the matter was too big, she didn't dare to joke anymore, she just comforted: "Don't worry about the old ancestors, the empress is a blessed one, do you want to have a few born on the first day of the new year? I have taken the lead, even if there are some bumps and bumps, I will die soon, and maybe these things will pass soon."

Mother Jia sighed, knowing that Sister Feng was words of consolation, she finally felt a little more comfortable, and said: "There are times when you are justified when you are a shabby householder. In fact, this empress' sin is not an exaggeration. Death is not an exaggeration. The emperor only lowered her position." , it can be seen that we are still nostalgic. Why isn't my wife here yet!"

"Old lady, the lady is here." Immediately, Mrs. Wang walked in with a tired face, and saluted with difficulty: "I have seen the old lady, the daughter-in-law just now is not in good health, and she is late, please forgive the old lady."

Mother Jia waved her hand indifferently, and said: "Forget it, I also know that you have a bad heart, and you don't have to be polite. I came to you today mainly to discuss countermeasures. At least I have to go to the palace to see Yuan girl." Listen to the truth, alas, it would be great if you can restore your empress status."

Mrs. Wang felt a little resentful towards Yuan Chun. Why did the good boy kill herself? She frowned and said, "Didn't eunuch Xia agree to help with entering the palace? Our 3000 taels are not for nothing."

Jia Mu sighed: "I'm afraid that people will look down on us now and won't help."

Sister Feng said: "Old ancestor, madam, I have some little knowledge, I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Jia Mu said, "Why are you being polite now? Tell me."

Sister Feng said: "I think that eunuch Xia will definitely help. The palace has always changed its orders from day to day. Today people face east and tomorrow people face west. Therefore, those who serve in the palace have old eyes and pay attention to others. As for the rest, since Eunuch Xia received the money, he probably won't let it go, but it's actually not a big deal, and it's still under his control."

Jia Mu nodded and said: "That's reasonable. Well, what about the position of the empress? Any empress in the palace is not sharp-handed, and there is no time for the empress to stand up. Who is the surname Qin?" , how could you harm Yuan'er?"

Mrs. Wang was startled. After thinking about it, she didn't dare to tell Jia Mu about it. If Jia Mu knew that she had made her own claim, she might say something.Her face turned pale, and suddenly her eyes lit up, and she said: "Old lady, my wife has a good idea. Isn't my niece very popular with the emperor and queen? When I heard that my niece was ill, the emperor was furious and sent an imperial doctor to her For diagnosis and treatment, if she is allowed to go to the palace to intercede with the queen or even the emperor, maybe the emperor will forgive Yuaner's crime. We and our niece are all in the same spirit, and Yuaner's face is not good-looking when he offends her. She is her only blood relative in this world, if you ask, she will help."

Sister Feng sneered in her heart, this wife is too naive and self-righteous, Sister Lin has such a temperament, and she has no relationship with the Jia family, how can she help.

Mother Jia half-closed her eyes, and her heart was ups and downs. She was inexplicably afraid of that niece who appeared to be weak and weak. The little girl made her feel quite touched.I used to think that even if her teeth were sharper, it was just due to sensitivity. After the death of her parents, she still didn't rely on Jia's family as her close relatives.After losing her father, that girl has grown up a lot, she is more shrewd, and she doesn't show affection at all. She even needs to issue an IOU for 20 taels of silver. Will she help with this matter?Seeing Mrs. Wang's wishful expression and the triumphant expression that she thought she had come up with a good solution, Jia's mother didn't know how to react.

Mrs. Wang saw that Jia's mother was silent for a long time, her heart was pounding, and she secretly scolded this old man for thinking about it. Could it be that he didn't care about Yuan'er?If she hadn't used that girl, how could she have condescended to beg that girl, bah, using the word "begging" was really flattering, if that girl didn't care, she could call her a crime of disrespect to her elders and filial piety.

Finally, Mother Jia sighed: "Well, maybe I will give up this old face to beg Miss Lin, she is my granddaughter, and she will give my grandmother a little bit of face if I think about it."

Sister Feng's heart turned cold, and she suddenly felt terrible when she saw the kind faces of Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang, why would they be calculating?Do you want to take care of such a home?

Mother Jia was anxious, so she immediately took Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.Sister Feng didn't want to but didn't dare to argue. She made up her mind not to speak, and just followed silently.

The Xiaoxiang Hall was quiet, it was not time for dinner, Daiyu was sitting in front of the desk reading a book, Hongyan Chunxian was doing needlework beside her, and Yuehua Luqing was muttering something.Only Xueyan was drawing pictures in the outhouse.Seeing Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang coming in, she hurriedly said, "Old lady, why is Second Mistress Lian here?"

Daiyu hurriedly borrowed it to help Jiamu and said with a light smile, "why are the old lady and the second sister-in-law here? If they are frozen in the cold weather, wouldn't it be Daiyu's fault?" He didn't raise his eyes to tease himself, he was holding his breath but couldn't vent it.

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Yu'er is still filial and knows how to love me."

Sister Feng laughed and said: "Look at what the old ancestor said, we are all unfilial if we dare to love, let sister Lin stay with the old ancestor tomorrow to save the old ancestor from being bored, and don't know who to talk to when something happens."

Daiyu couldn't help thinking secretly, could it be that they came here for the concubine Yuan.She sneered, no wonder even Mrs. Wang came.

After entering the room and taking a seat, Mother Jia smiled and said, "What is Yu'er busy with?"

Daiyu said: "It's nothing, I'm just reading."

Mother Jia sighed: "You really work hard, Lin girl. If Baoyu has your hard work, I will be satisfied. If Yu'er has nothing to do, mention him a little bit. After all, she is a cousin."

Daiyu lowered her eyes lightly and said lightly: "It's not good for a daughter of Yu'er to meet her cousin. Now that my cousin comes, I won't let him in, and I have never been to him. If so, it seems that there have been rumors about it." Said that I teased Mr. Jia’s not to learn well, although I didn’t wait for me to worry about it, it faded away because I couldn’t justify it, after all, there was a shadow, Yu’er didn’t dare to ruin her reputation. It’s just strange that she stayed with her cousin in the middle of the night There are no rumors about the people in the bedroom, maybe it's because of someone with a heart."

Mother Jia was so embarrassed. When Daiyu said this, how could she ask for help? She said embarrassingly: "Everyone has some servants, but fortunately, they are all dismissed. Yu'er doesn't need to care about it. Everyone can see what kind of person Yu'er is. Blind nonsense is nothing but self-defeating."

Daiyu said lightly: "That's right, Yu'er is not afraid of anything, she is not afraid of being crooked when she acts upright, but Yu'er is not the one to be slandered by others, if there is such a thing, she can't just go to the government to ask for an explanation, she wants to slander the princess There are people in charge.”

Jia's mother became more and more depressed, she was so stiff when she first came up, how could she ask for help, so she could only smile and said: "Yu'er heard that she was sick in the palace a while ago, but now she is better, and there are some supplements at my grandmother's place, tomorrow I will ask Feng The girl sent it here, you little one has to pay attention to maintenance, and you can't ignore it."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Thank you grandma for remembering. Yu'er is getting better. Yesterday's elder brother sent some supplements, which are enough. Grandma should keep it for herself. After all, grandma should take good care of it when she is old."

Jia's mother laughed and said, "Your brother's is his, and your grandmother's is your grandmother's wish. Don't refuse Yu'er. My grandmother didn't take good care of you when you came, so I can only put more effort into eating."

Daiyu thanked her lightly, knowing that the tonic would have to go through Mrs. Wang's hand to add more condiments, so it would be suspicious to refuse by herself, and Mrs. Wang might be muttering.

Mother Jia was very happy to see Daiyu's promise, she pulled Daiyu and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Yu'er has become so good in the past few years, and she has become more and more like your mother, no wonder even the emperor and queen look at her differently. "

Daiyu felt disdainful, and now Mother Jia kept her calculations in the open, always talking about her mother, but she never thought about how she was qualified!She didn't answer, but said indifferently: "It's just that the queen empress remembers her mother by chance. Her old family is old and nostalgic occasionally. What can Yu'er be proud of?"

Jia Mu laughed and said, "Where does Yu'er know that she has a lot of old friends, why does she think of your mother, and why does she prefer to treat you well? It's because you are so painful. How can Yu'er belittle herself. By the way, Yu'er Did you meet your eldest sister in the palace before, she was very good at that time, you sisters haven't met, if you met in the palace, it would be fate."

Daiyu pursed her lips and laughed silently, and said: "I see you now, and the empress even gave Yu'er a cup of good tea."

Mother Jia's complexion darkened, and she smiled awkwardly: "You sisters should be close. Alas, Yu'er is a blessed one, and your eldest sister is not bad, but today the emperor suddenly demoted her position, you Is it surprising?"

Daiyu raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Really, the elder sister must have done something to make the emperor angry. Don't worry about the old lady, since the elder sister is blessed, there must be nothing serious."

Jia Mu sighed, "Yu'er doesn't know how fierce the competition in the palace is. It's very difficult for your elder sister to be relegated suddenly."

Daiyu said indifferently: "Yu'er doesn't understand these things either, the old lady just says yes."

Mother Jia said calmly: "Yu'er, grandma knows that if you meet later, she will make things difficult for others, but Yu'er will help me because I am your grandmother. Yu'er is very close to the royal family, can you help me out?" I want to inquire about what happened. If I can say something kindly for your eldest sister in front of the emperor and queen, maybe the emperor will pardon your elder sister's crimes for your sake. Our two families are close relatives, and we have the same ties. If Wouldn't it be good for both of us to reset your eldest sister?"

Daiyu sneered at Jia Mu's earnest face, and Jia Mu also learned to be good. She didn't dare to say "we" anymore, but still made a fuss about her relatives. Yu didn't know what to say. Yu'er only entered the palace once, and what she said won the eyes of the royal family. Besides, Daiyu, a princess with a different surname, has no qualifications to manage royal affairs. Moreover, her brother is a diligent official, so he must have never thought of using the empress to do it. Prestige is a blessing, if Daiyu really takes care of it, maybe brother will be angry."

Mother Jia's heart turned cold, she didn't expect much, but at this time Daiyu's words were even more sarcastic, and she didn't show any affection, so she can't talk about how good she is.

Mrs. Wang couldn't help getting angry when she heard this, and said with a sneer: "Young girl is too good at letting go, it's too inhumane, now you live in my house, eat my house and wear my house, but please tell me a word, the old lady will open it in person. After saying that you, a junior, should obey, but you are pushing back and forth, where is filial piety?!"

Mother Jia was startled, and secretly scolded Mrs. Wang for not achieving enough but failing. She was about to scold Daiyu when she saw Daiyu standing up and sneering, "Second wife dares to say that." She turned to Sister Feng and said, "Second sister-in-law is here. I would like to ask you, when did Daiyu eat your house and wear your house? The second sister-in-law took out the account to check, and see when I, the younger sister of Shuntian Fuyin, the princess who was appointed by the emperor, fell to your Jia family to beg for food Yes. As we all know, I, Lin Daiyu, was the imperial concubine who begged thousands of times to get the emperor's life. I would teach your daughters in Jia's mansion in your Jia mansion. Otherwise, why would I not come here by myself. And this Xiaoxiang Pavilion is funded by the emperor's order from the House of Internal Affairs. It was renovated, and the emperor himself said that as my princess's other garden, it does not belong to Jia's family at all, so the second wife should be careful when speaking, Daiyu does not live in your house. In the past, Daiyu didn't care about it and just wanted to live in a safe place among relatives. It’s so clear, since the second wife said so, Daiyu has no choice but to make it clear, don’t let people really think that my Lin family has no place to go, and ran to relatives’ houses to eat and drink. The affairs of the harem are all state affairs, old man What the wife is asking for is not a personal matter, so how can Daiyu talk to the old lady in a private capacity, so this kind of filial piety must be placed below the family and the country, if the second wife picks this reason, just pick it, Daiyu has a clear conscience. Now that I have said this, Daiyu can no longer associate with you, and no one will say that my Lin family has become a beggar. Tomorrow, I will ask my brother to pick me up. The emperor did not say that I should live in the other garden forever. It's good that I don't come to hinder the eyes of the second wife."

Sister Feng felt admiration in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it on her face, she lowered her head and said nothing.Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang turned purple with embarrassment, and Mrs. Wang wanted to say more. Mother Jia scolded: "Madam, you are in a hurry today. Why are you talking nonsense? Good Yu'er, your aunt was arrested today." Your eldest sister is in a state of desperation, so it's just a moment of anger, Yu'er just don't care about her grandmother's face. Madam, hurry up and make amends to Yu'er!" As he spoke, he glanced at Mrs. Wang majestically.She didn't want to let Daiyu out, no matter what, she was also a celebrity in front of the emperor, a charming guest of the Beijing palace.

Mrs. Wang held her breath in her heart and scolded Mother Jia secretly, but she dared not refuse to listen. She put on a smile that was uglier than crying, and said in a low voice: "Niece, don't be angry, it turned out that the second aunt was confused."

Daiyu sneered and said: "I hope so. Daiyu would have died of anger if she had some temper. If Daiyu really heard these words in the future, they would all be on the second wife, and Daiyu would not let her go. But in the future I will This princess's villa only welcomes relatives, not outsiders, and if you invite irrelevant people, don't come again, otherwise, don't blame Daiyu for being a trespasser."

"You!" Mrs. Wang was blocked without a word.

Jia's mother wondered why Daiyu became tougher after entering the palace. Could it be that she really doubted Yuanchun's cup of poisoned tea, she hurriedly laughed and said, "No, don't say that there were no rumors before, and there will be no rumors in the future. Just rest assured, Yu'er .”

Fearing that Mrs. Wang would say something again, Mother Jia comforted her with a few more words and hurriedly took Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng back in despair. She regretted bringing Mrs. Wang here, and she did not offend anyone again.Daiyu smiled coldly, this Jia family is really hopeless, never thought of seeking wealth by real skills, and only set her mind on her daughter every day.Then she called Lu Qing and said, "Sister, you should keep an eye on Jia's house recently, maybe the Iron Scroll of the Dan Shu will show up soon."

Lu Qing said in a daze: "Could it be that the old lady wants to use it, it's impossible."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Just in case, there is a stupid second wife."

Besides, when Mrs. Wang came back, she was very angry and resentful. After thinking about it, there was no one to discuss it, so she walked to Baochai's house. As soon as she arrived at the door, she saw a noise inside. Baochai's voice of persuasion.Mrs. Wang frowned, and said with heavy footsteps: "Is my sister at home?"

Aunt Xue, Baochai, and Xue Pan hurried to pick it up. Seeing that Aunt Xue had tears on her face, Xue Pan's face was still red. Mrs. Wang said, "What's the matter? I've been listening to you from afar."

Baochai hurriedly said: "It's nothing, it's because my brother made my mother angry again, and insisted on going out to do business, and my mother couldn't bear it."

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "What's the matter, the man should go out and do something, Pan'er finally has a lot of ambition."

Xue Pan accompanied him with a smile and said, "Auntie can help persuade you. Alas, the imperial merchant at home has been ousted, and if I don't go out, the family will not lose its benefits."

"Brother," Baochai called angrily.I had hoped that the Jia family would have no time to talk about it now, so I kept it a secret from myself, but I didn't know that my brother said it out loudly.Xue Panyuan knew about it when the Jia family knew about it, and when he saw his sister was angry, he realized that he was talking too much. He forced a smile and said, "Auntie, please come in. My nephew has something to do outside, so I will go first. I'm sorry."

Baochai secretly saw Mrs. Wang's face change, the love was swept away, and her heart beat, she had to find a way to redeem it, otherwise she would not be thrown out. She knew this aunt very well, but she was a useless person. The snobbish eye of getting up early.So he hurriedly smiled and said: "Auntie, come in quickly, the top quality Biluochun newly brought on the cabinet today is not even as good as a tribute, Auntie, try it quickly."

Mrs. Wang pondered for a moment, then came in and said, "Is there any tea I haven't tasted?"

Xue Baochai hurriedly asked Mrs. Wang to sit down and went to the house to get the tea for brewing. Mrs. Wang tasted it and praised: "Good tea, I have never had such a good tea."

Baochai smiled and said: "If my aunt likes to send a bag to my aunt for a while, Chaier is originally a product on the cabinet. It is specially sold to high-ranking officials and nobles. It costs 500 taels of silver."

Mrs. Wang believed it was true, she softened her face, and said, "I don't want your business to be so big now."

Baochai said with a smile: "So we don't care about the imperial merchant anymore. Having this title is a limitation. After all, you won't get much benefit from doing business for the royal family. This time, it's not that the officials think that the American ginseng bought by my brother is of different sizes, alas. , why bother, it would be better to leave that business early and feel more at ease."

Mrs. Wang was dubious. In fact, she didn't trust them very much when the Xue family made up for the shortfall. Seeing Baochai's generosity, she thought that this girl is just a commoner now, but it's okay, it's not bad to be a second wife at that time. At that time, the wives, noble concubines, and concubines will be happy, so they will be happy.

Xue Baochai didn't know what Mrs. Wang was thinking, she only thought she believed it and felt complacent. If she knew what Mrs. Wang's true thoughts were, she would go mad with anger.With her conceited talent and appearance, she felt that she could even be a concubine, so how could she agree to be a concubine.

Mrs. Wang now looks more and more at Baochai, thinking that if her family loses money, it will naturally make less income, but then it will not overwhelm the main family, and it is not bad that she has to listen to her own words.So he stopped being suspicious, and told Baochai's aunt Xue about the troubles and difficulties at home, even about Keqing, and asked Baochai for advice.That Baochai was happy to hear that, and she was afraid that Mrs. Wang would turn her face ruthlessly, so she sent the handle.

Not to mention the intrigue between the two, Jia Amnesty was not idle either, the Hui family thought that the second room could not be counted on now, and they had to figure out a way out, otherwise where would the money come from.He suddenly remembered that Jia Zhen had come to persuade him to join King Zhongshun's family. At that time, he did not agree because he relied on the concubine Yuan, so he might as well think about it now.Thinking of this, he narrowed his eyes and made some calculations.

When Sister Feng came back from Daiyu's place, thinking about the schemes of her ancestors and the second wife, she also felt timid.

It's a pity that everyone in Jia's family has their own hearts now, and they have begun to lose their minds.