Xiaoxiang Water Cloud in the Red Chamber

Baoyu woke up the next day, but it was as if she was a different person. She used to pretend to read books, but now she doesn't. He is affectionate and respectful, but now his eyes slowly take on the color of jokes, it can be seen that after visiting a lot of brothels, even the last bit of innocence of himself is about to be lost.Jia Zheng didn't have time to deal with family worries, and Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were obedient to Baoyu because of this incident, and they didn't quite know what Baoyu was doing every day.But Xiangyun was deeply worried, and every time he tried to tease Baoyu with a tender and tender attitude, he didn't know that Baoyu didn't seem to care. call the shots.

Mrs. Wang felt uncomfortable thinking about Qingwen's appearance all day long, but unfortunately she couldn't seize the opportunity for the time being except her.

Seeing that it was the end of February, and the envoy from South Vietnam had returned to China with the contract, Daiyu was naturally reluctant to part with her, thinking that her father said that this year's affairs must be settled, she couldn't help but hope that this year would pass quickly.Yuan Shuirong was engaged to her and couldn't see her again, but Shuirong couldn't bear it, and often ran to the Princess's Mansion on the pretext of discussing things with Yifei.Although Daiyu was happy, she felt ashamed every time she saw the girls smiling.The end of life is enjoyable.

Seeing that Jia Baoyu wandered around the door every day, Yifei didn't want to see Jia Baoyu, and told the doorman that if Baoyu came to ask to see him, he didn't need to report back, he just refused. Wander around the door.But Daiyu didn't know about these things.

Mother Jia spent the whole day thinking about how to curry favor with Daiyu, but after much deliberation, she always felt uneasy when she thought about Daiyu's formulaic face when she faced her.It was already March when she hesitated. One day, when Jia Mu was talking to Yuanyang listlessly, Mrs. Xing came in to salute Jia Mu with a smile.Now Mrs. Xing is happy to watch Fengjie Jia Lian, but Jia's mother looks down on her very much, and said coldly, "Why is the eldest lady here?"

Mrs. Xing said with a smile: "Here comes the congratulations to the old lady. Yesterday, the master and his wife said that they had met someone for Ying'er, and they wanted to ask the old lady to make an appointment."

Mother Jia thought about it, thinking of Daiyu every day, but forgot that she had three other noble girls in her family, but Jia She thought of it before she did.Jia Mu hummed and said, "Which family is it?"

Mrs. Xing said with a smile: "Back to the old lady, that person's name is Sun Shaozu. Speaking of which, he is also a family friend with our family. He has a rich family and is now in command. According to the master, he is skilled in bowing horses, has a bright personality, and is good at socializing. Moreover, under the age of [-], he is a candidate for promotion in the Ministry of War, so he has a bright future."

Mother Jia thought about it carefully, then remembered that the family was originally a disciple of her own, but now it is a bit more developed, but the status of being a warrior makes her feel a little inferior, she is not very happy and said: "It's a pity that you are not a descendant of a famous family in Shili."

Mrs. Xing is living a peaceful life now, but she has restrained her previous superficial greed for money. Remembering that she has no children, only Jia Lian Yingchun and her two children are in front of her, so she feels pity for her. After hearing what the master said, she quietly inquired about it. Only then did he realize that Sun Shaozu was really nothing, so he tried to persuade Jia She, but unfortunately Jia She didn't care about her opinion, and reprimanded her a few times at that time, Madam Xing was very cowardly, so she stopped talking.After hearing what Jia Amnesty said, I came to report to Mother Jia, and I hoped that Mother Jia would refute it, so I laughed and said, "Why not? The daughter-in-law also said the same thing, but the master doesn't dare to argue without talking about the daughter-in-law. I'd better wait for the old lady to take it." Make up your mind."

Mother Jia didn't answer, and became thoughtful.She has never liked Yingchun very much, she is too quiet and has no sense of presence. Even if she is married, she may not be able to please her husband's family, let alone bring benefits to the family. Now that she is in charge of her own father, why bother to talk too much? to manage.Poor Yingchun became an abandoned child only in Jiamu's second thought.Seeing Mrs. Xing staring at her, Jia's mother hurriedly said, "Since your master has decided, let's go ahead and tell her that I understand."

Mrs. Xing's heart sank, and she couldn't figure out why Mother Jia, who liked her granddaughter so much, stopped asking about the son's character, and made a hasty decision like that.But she didn't dare to say any more, so she responded quickly, and said that Yingchun would be picked up in two days.

Seeing Mrs. Xing leave, Jia Mu smiled slightly, thanks to them reminding her.Then he thought about Tanchun and Xichun's appearance, Tanyatou looked good, but Xichun was too cold, and she was not from her house.Now that Yuan'er is in the palace, there is no way to spread the news, it seems that the wealth has to fall on Tanchun.Only then did she realize that Tanchun's birthday is March [-]th, and it will be here soon, maybe she should invite more relatives and friends to give her a decent wedding ceremony.

Mrs. Xing came out from Jiamu's place, and went to Zilingzhou, where the spring was coming, with a sad face. As soon as she arrived at the door, she heard the noise inside. Mrs. Xing frowned, and ordered the girls in the yard to be silent. She came under the screen window and looked inside. .I saw Yingchun leaning on the bed and reading a book, and standing there was a girl Xiuju and a daughter-in-law. After careful reflection, I realized that it was Yingchun's nursing mother and daughter-in-law Wang Zhu's daughter-in-law.Then I heard Xiuju say: "The girl's golden phoenix will be gone if it is kept in the box. If you use it tomorrow, I'll let you talk to the old lady."

The daughter-in-law said: "Girl's golden silk phoenix, it turned out that our old grandma lost some money, so she borrowed it temporarily. It was said that it would be redeemed in a day and a half, but it was bought before the money was paid. It's too late. It just so happens that the girl actually asked today, we dare not delay taking what belongs to the master, and we will have to redeem it in the end. Now I still ask the girl to see how the baby is breastfed, and give it a few more days."

Xiuju sneered and said: "You put it lightly, there is nothing to do in the girl's house, why have I never seen it and come back, if you don't bring it back today, I will talk to the old lady?"

The daughter-in-law was very annoyed when she heard that Xiuju's words were so sharp, she sneered and said: "Girl, don't be too aggressive. You have to do the math, whose mother doesn't rely on the master and brother to get more benefits, but we just like this Ding is Dingmao and Mao, so you are only allowed to coax it secretly. Girls, the head of the house here often misses this or that, so why should we supply it? Who will go? But everyone will make do with it. Counting to today, it’s still 30 taels to say the least. Isn’t our previous money filled the limit in vain.”

Before Xiuju finished speaking, he spat and said, "30 taels for nothing? I'll settle the score with you. What did the girl want?" Yingchun hurriedly said, "Come on, go on, go on. You can't take it. If the golden phoenix is ​​here, don’t make any fuss. I don’t want that phoenix either. Even when the ladies ask, I just say that it’s lost, and it won’t hinder you or anything. It’s better to go out and rest.”

On the one hand, he asked Xiuju to pour tea.Xiuju was angry and anxious, because she said: "Although the girl is not afraid, what are we doing? We lost the girl's things. She said that the girl sent their money, and now it is about to be folded. If the wife asks Why did the girl spend all this money, if we dare to take advantage of it? It’s not bad!” Yixing said, and Yixing cried.The daughter-in-law immediately became elated when she heard this.

Mrs. Xing was angry and annoyed when she heard that, she was annoyed that the daughter-in-law oppressed her master, annoyed that Yingchun was so cowardly, she sneered and said: "I don't know when I shorted Yinger's money and let you slaves fill the limit. Tell me about it."

Seeing Mrs. Xing coming in, Wang Zhu's daughter-in-law was frightened out of her wits and knelt down. Knowing that Mrs. Xing had heard it, she choked for a moment and dared not utter a word.

Yingchun hurriedly got up to greet her, Madam Xing sat down and looked at Yingchun, who was unconscious, and said, "How can you be the master, let your daughter-in-law run into your house, you can't suppress it, if you marry someone like this How do you manage the house and manage the affairs without being bullied to death? Although we are a mother’s family, we can’t take care of you if you don’t stand on your own. Maybe you will bear it if you are bullied in the future, how much patience you have to endure!”

Yingchun fiddled with her skirt and said nothing, and Mrs. Xing became even angrier.He severely reprimanded the daughter-in-law and kicked her out, and then said angrily: "It was okay for Feng girl to take care of you in the past, and she was dedicated to you, but now Tanchun is also a step down, why doesn't she take care of your sister?" , how did this house work, I'll ask later?"

Yingchun hurriedly said: "Mother, the third younger sister also has miscellaneous affairs. Now elder sister Bao doesn't care, only the third younger sister Yun girl and elder sister-in-law take care of them. They are also short-lived and inexperienced."

Mrs. Xing sneered: "So you are also a person who can talk, I think you are made of mud. The master has already chosen a family for you, and the day is very urgent. It will be on the fifth day of the next month. I neglected to educate you before. You will move out tomorrow, first go to Feng girl and ask her to teach you how to manage the house as a grandma, don't go to that house and be bullied to death, not only will you suffer, but also our family will lose face, and you will not be able to atone for it even if you die. Listen Said that the family is very powerful, you study hard for me, if you don't learn well, I won't bother you anymore!" After saying that, she flicked her sleeves and left, Yingchun was stunned, she didn't think that she was going to get married, it was too soon.

Xiuju was surprised. Although Mrs. Xing's words were not pleasant, she was always for the girl and forced the girl to stand on her own, so she became grateful.

Everyone in the garden here soon knew about Yingchun. When Baochai heard in the small courtyard that Yingchun had appointed Sun Shaozu, his heart was moved.She hated this surnamed Sun so much that she wanted to peel him off, but she could use Yingchun's hand to get rid of him. Thinking of this plan, she slowly took shape in her mind.Aunt Xue was startled when she saw Baochai's sneer, what did Baochai want to do again!

The next day, Yingchun was taken to Sister Feng's place, and Sister Feng taught her by hand, but Yingchun was used to cowardice. Although Sister Feng taught her well, she couldn't use it after all.Sister Feng said harshly several times, seeing that Yingchun was still half-dead, she could only pray to God to bless that Sun Shaozu would take pity on her.

Sister Feng didn't know that the Spring Festival was purely decided by Jia She to curry favor with Sun Shaozu.This Jia Amnesty knew that Sun Shaozu was a member of King Zhongshun, and he was close to his son Lu Jingyuan, but he was always speechless in front of King Zhongshun, so he was tight-lipped, hoping that Sun Shaozu could speak more kindly in front of the prince and his son.But he didn't have much money, and thinking that Sun Shaozu loves beauty the most, he put his mind on Yingchun. In terms of appearance, Yingchun is really top-notch. Jia She thought that the old lady is the best at caring people. mention this.Sun Shaozu knew that Jia's daughter was well-known and that he should start a family, so he agreed. If Jia She knew that Yingchun was just a piece of wood, he would not dare to offer him treasures.

Mother Jia was too lazy to deal with Yingchun. She called Mrs. Wang over after Mrs. Xing left and said, "I'm not the one who said the frustrating words now. I'm afraid Yuan'er will lose hope. It's time to visit the girl in a few days. It's good to see her, so I want to hold a grand and important ceremony for her, and invite more lovely people to come, if Tan girl can climb into the rich and powerful, our family will have hope again."

When Mrs. Wang heard Jiamu say that Yuan'er could not count on her, she immediately understood what Jiamu meant, and said with some reluctance, "Yuan'er is my daughter after all."

Jia Mu sneered and said, "We can't enter the palace now, we just need to see her luck, you can figure it out."

Mrs. Wang likes Tanchun, but she feels awkward when she thinks of that mother. Fortunately, Tanchun only knows how to flatter herself now. Although she even refuted a few things about Baoyu after she took charge of the family, once she said it herself, she would not Dare, so he said: "It's okay, but our family's status is not as good as before, I'm afraid those relatives and friends won't come."

Jia Mu said: "I've been thinking about this too, so I thought that if we could invite Yifei and Yu'er, it would be fine. After Yu'er got engaged, we only sent someone to send a congratulatory gift but didn't accept her. She and us The girls in the family are all on good terms, if you know that she came to pick her up for the sake of seeing the girl Jili, she probably won't refuse. If the other family sees that the fiancées of Prince Jing of Beijing are here, they will come too."

Mrs. Wang hated her so much that she still had to curry favor with Lin Daiyu, but now that she didn't have Yuan Chun's backing, she didn't dare to challenge Jia's mother too much, so she respectfully agreed to talk to Tan Chun.When Tanchun heard that Mother Jia was going to hold a ceremony for herself and invited many relatives and friends to come, her face brightened, her smile burst into flames, and she respectfully said, "Thank you for remembering, Madam. Wouldn't have thought of that."

Mrs. Wang smiled with satisfaction, and kindly hugged Tanchun into her arms and said: "I am your mother, how can you not care, mother wants to invite relatives, friends and people in the officialdom of the master, so that they can also see my son's demeanor If there is no accident, mother will also invite your sister Lin and Prince Beijing."

Tanchun's face was slightly red, and he was also a little happy when he thought of Shui Rong.It's just that she has much more self-knowledge than Baochai, knowing that the man is not what she can think of, she just wants to be content with not following the way of her aunt, as long as the other party has a good character, she really doesn't care, because no matter what happens, she can't help herself. She won't marry Bai Ding, no matter which official family she marries as the first wife, she is confident that she can flex her muscles and live a prosperous life.

When Madam Wang saw that Tan Chun blushed, she thought she was also thinking about the Beijing Palace, and she was very satisfied. No wonder everyone said that her daughter was her mother's close-fitting padded jacket. Although this Tan girl was not her own, she understood her heart If she marries into Beiwangfu and wins Daiyu's favor, everything will be perfect.

Daiyu sneered a little when she received the invitation and heard that even Shui Rong had received it. Jia's mansion is in a hurry to go to the doctor, and the gift of a concubine's daughter can't disturb the princess and prince.Ever since I left Jia's mansion, I never thought of going back, even if I still have a little affection for Tanchun, I would not go.I asked my brother, but he didn't go, so Daiyu went back.

It was Jia Lian who delivered the invitation. He had expected that Daiyu's brothers and sisters would not go, and he was just making a waste of a trip, so he was not angry and left politely.Daiyu asked a few words about Sister Feng and Xichun, and she didn't worry about peace after hearing the word "safety".

Those officials all knew that Princess Ningxin and Jia's mansion were relatives, and they were watching, but when they saw that Daiyu would not go, they had a plan in their hearts, and most of them refused.Madame Jia Muwang was so angry.In particular, Mother Jia felt resentful towards Daiyu, thinking that although she had indeed plotted against Daiyu before, she couldn't do it, since she was her only blood relative, how could she be so fussy, and now she didn't come to the door, it was too much. I've been unfeeling.Thinking like this became more and more dissatisfied, so he said to Jia Lian, "What did Miss Lin say?"

Jia Lian smiled bitterly and said, "My cousin didn't say anything, she just said that now she obeys her brother's orders in everything, and if he doesn't go, it's not easy for her to come."

Jia Mu sneered and said, "She still has to listen to her elder brother as a princess. You must have not made it clear, that's all, I will go invite it myself."

He said that he ordered someone to prepare a car and only brought the mandarin ducks straight to the princess's mansion.Yifei frowned as soon as he handed over the name card, this Mother Jia really didn't give up.Ask Daiyu if she wants to see her.Daiyu thought for a while and said, "Now you don't have to worry about Jia's family, you might as well make it clear today, and save them from harassing you later."

Yifei nodded and said with a smile: "Today, you should put on the posture of the princess, at least let them understand that you are not the one who comes and goes when they call."

Daiyu laughed, but it was inconvenient to refute, so she invited Mother Jia to come into the living room to meet her.

Mother Jia was displeased when she heard this, she thought that Daiyu would have to go to the second door when her elders came, but she didn't know that she was treated so coldly.When I came to the living room, I saw that although Daiyu was sitting on the front seat in casual clothes, Hongyan and others beside her were standing respectfully, with the posture of a princess.Mother Jia's heart tightened, knowing that Daiyu had to salute like this, she hurriedly bowed to see her, but Daiyu didn't wait for her to bow to her and ordered someone to help her up, and said: "The old lady is not polite, but Daiyu dare not do it. Now Daiyu has to pay attention to every word and deed, so she has no choice but to be rude. Please sit down, old lady."

Mother Jia's heart turned cold, did Daiyu not even call her grandmother?Sitting in the guest seat, Daiyu saluted Jiamu, then returned to her seat and said, "What is the old lady here today?"

Jia's mother laughed and said, "It was about your third sister and Ji, and your second sister Yingchun is getting married, so my grandmother came to invite Yu'er to stay for a few days and reunite with your sisters. The princess has been there for a long time. I didn't go to our house to stay for a while, we are close relatives, if we don't communicate with each other, it will be gossip by outsiders, then the princess's villa is still locked respectfully, and someone cleans it every day, only the princess doesn't go there, it looks quite sparse .”

Daiyu didn't answer, but said coldly: "Grandmother is interested. Daiyu was going to send someone to invite grandma to ask questions. I don't want my grandmother to come in person, which saves Daiyu's time."

Jia Mu asked confusedly, "What does Yu'er want to ask?"

Daiyu smiled coldly and said, "Daiyu has never been free since the Chinese New Year, and just now she had to pack up the things brought back from her grandmother's house. Grandma also knew that she hadn't taken anything from Jia's house except the supplements you gave me. But the supplements were Something went wrong."

Seeing Daiyu's meaningful eyes, Jia's mother fluctuated for a while, and she felt uneasy. The supplements were all given by Mrs. Wang. Still pretending that Mrs. Wang wants to improve her relationship with Daiyu, could it be...

Daiyu continued: "My elder brother knows some medical skills, and he was looking for me. When he saw the supplements, his face suddenly changed, and he asked me where I got them. I said it was given by my grandmother, but I was eating the supplements from my brother at the time. Put it down. At that time, my brother was angry and shocked, and said that it was a good thing I didn’t take it. Those supplements had either deteriorated and changed their medicinal properties, or they were poisoned, especially the debilitating ‘Qingxin San’ added to the bird’s nest. Dai Yuruo After eating it, he is no longer alive, even the doctor will think that he died of weakness. Can the old lady explain what is going on?"

Mother Jia shook her body slightly, her face turned pale immediately, she was extremely ugly, and cursed secretly: "You foolish woman, sooner or later this Jia family will be destroyed by your hands." Seeing Daiyu looking at herself indifferently, cold sweat broke out. Next, what should I say, my house is going to kill her!

Daiyu watched Jiamu's changing expression and waited quietly for her to reply. For a while, the hall was so quiet that even the sound of blood flowing could be heard.

Yuanyang looked worriedly at the battered Mother Jia. She was also shocked, but she also knew that this was not Mother Jia's idea, and she was extremely anxious.

After a long time, Jia's mother regained her composure, got up and said, "Yu'er, my grandmother almost fell into someone else's trick without noticing for a moment. There is really no one in our family who wants to harm Yu'er. But think about it, Yu'er, your mother is my only one." Daughter, you are my only blood-related granddaughter, how could my grandmother really harm you. My grandmother thought about it carefully, and I have a general idea of ​​this matter, Yu'er, don't doubt my grandmother's sincerity towards you. "

Daiyu was a little curious about how Jia Mu justified herself, and said, "Then how do these poison old ladies explain it?"

Mother Jia wept and said, "It's also my grandmother's carelessness. These supplements were originally given to your second aunt by Xue's family. Your second aunt was reluctant to eat them and wanted to improve the relationship with you, so she gave them to me and begged me to give them to you." For you. The two of us never thought that the Xue family would be so vicious and poisoned Yu'er's tonic. Yu'er also knows that your aunt and I have always been a virtuous and generous girl. Who knew that she married her brother? After the incident happened, we found out that her character was so bad, and we regretted it. That girl has always been dissatisfied with you, and I heard that there have been many conflicts. We only thought you were children throwing temper tantrums. With such vicious thoughts, I almost killed my precious granddaughter. Don't worry, Yu'er, when she goes back, her grandmother will definitely send the Xue family to Yuer to deal with!"

After hearing this, Daiyu couldn't help but look at Jia Mu differently. She knew that if the matter was confirmed, even if it wasn't Jia Mu but Mrs. Wang, the Jia family would still be implicated. Thinking about it, Mother Jia might not know that these supplements were actually provided by Xue's family, but Mrs. Wang gave the poison. Mother Jia just wanted to make a scapegoat, but she didn't want to bring out one of the real culprits.It's just that her words are too funny.

Daiyu's clear eyes seemed to penetrate people's hearts. She looked at Jia's mother coldly and said, "Grandmother is very good at getting rid of things. How come Yu'er never found out that his wife wanted to improve the relationship with me? Last time I begged Yu'er to enter the palace." My grandmother also saw that attitude at that time, and my wife wanted to eat me. Why is my grandmother so sure that the second wife doesn't know at all. As far as I know, the poison in the ginseng is called "lore". It's familiar."

"What?" Jia's mother trembled violently, "lore", how could she not be familiar with it, the poison Mrs. Wang gave Jia Min Lin Ruhai back then was called "lore", what did Yu'er mean by this medicine? !Could it be that she shivered coldly, and a cool breeze came from her back. "Yu'er, you..."