Xiaoxiang Water Cloud in the Red Chamber

The next day, before Mother Jia took Mrs. Wang to Daiyu's door, Mrs. Wang was summoned by the Ministry of Justice.Mother Jia was shocked, and asked why, but the man still looked at Mother Jia's face and said: "It turned out that Prince Beijing arrested a person named Xue Baochai who murdered Princess Ningxin yesterday. Instigated by Wang Shuren, we had no choice but to summon him."

After listening in a daze, Mother Jia pointed to Mrs. Wang with trembling lips and said, "You, you, you," but couldn't continue.

Aunt Xue, who hadn't seen her daughter for a day and a night, just came to Jia's house to inquire about news, when she heard this, she yelled "My son", rolled her eyes and fell straight down.Wen Xing next to him hurriedly supported her, and looked at the people of Jia's mansion as if asking for help, but unfortunately, Jia's mansion couldn't take care of them.

Mrs. Wang hurriedly knelt down and said to Jia Mu: "Old lady Mingjian, my daughter-in-law never ordered Xue Baochai, she just wanted to drag her into it so that we can give her a head. She can deny other things she has never done. The old lady has to trust me. I'm going to confront her right now."

Jia Mu said coldly: "Our family does not have a daughter-in-law who goes to court."

Mrs. Wang shivered and said: "Maybe the old lady forgot what was agreed yesterday. It's different if you take me there and the Ministry of Criminal Justice kidnaps me."

Everyone was confused, but Jia's mother understood that if she really stabbed the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the face of Jia's family would be lost for several lifetimes, and Daiyu would lose sight of her sincerity. She nodded and said, "Okay, I will believe it again. You once."

Mrs. Wang came to the Ministry of Criminal Justice with the yamen servant. After all, she was a third-rank imperial order and she was only a suspect.Mrs. Wang calmly sneered and said, "Xue Baochai, what evidence do you have that I instigated it? Is it because I didn't look down on you and your mother to live in my house for free, so you got it and thought I was in Jia's house. I will help you get away with any crime. You made the wrong decision! I advise you not to talk about it, no one will help you. Humph, how can you do this to your mother, pity she is only you relying on now .”

Baochai listened to Mrs. Wang's implied words, and saw Mrs. Wang's snake-like eyes, and her heart was cold. It turned out that she had been tricked, and Mrs. Wang had planned to abandon herself a long time ago. Fortunately, she still planned to marry into Jia's mansion. dream.She really wanted to shake off all the bad things Mrs. Wang did, so that everyone could earn a living, but she couldn't, because she had a mother, so she couldn't get out, and her mother would really have no one to rely on in the future. what to do?She was really in a dilemma.

Zhao Tangguan was not in a hurry, so he asked Xue Baochai to think carefully, after a while Baochai gritted his teeth and kowtowed upwards: "My lord, all the things are done by the women alone, and it was because the women were jealous of the princess that they became malicious. Involving Mrs. Wang this time is only because I really can’t get the word out, so I made such a bad plan, I want to draw Mrs. Wang out so that the Jia family can exonerate the little girl.”

Zhao Tangguan frowned, it was different from what Wang Ye guessed.There was no other choice but to let Xue Baochai draw a charge and sentence him to be executed after the autumn.Fortunately, Baochai and her brother Xue Pan could go on the road together.

Mrs. Wang was very satisfied with the result. Seeing things as she wished, Mrs. Wang said: "At any rate, I am that Baochai's aunt. Although she is confused, I can't ignore my family relationship. Please allow me to have a few words with that girl." talk."

Tangguan Zhao nodded.Mrs. Wang sighed: "You child is also stupid. How could you do such a thing? Poor you and your brother are both in jail. How can your mother live? Don't worry, she is my sister anyway, and I have a lot of money." I won’t miss her. I’m just afraid that you and the two of you won’t be able to make it through without her, and then I can’t help it.”

Baochai also couldn't see how sincere Madam Wang was, until now she regretted that she believed too much in her calculations and underestimated the aunt, so she said lightly: "Auntie has this guarantee, so I can rest assured, but if From now on, when I know who wronged my mother, Chai'er will not let her go even if she is a ghost." At the end of the words, there was a chill in his voice.Mrs. Wang shivered from the cold, and thought of the feeling when she thought of Keqing at night for no reason, her face became more kind, and she said sadly: "Don't worry, although my aunt is ruthless to others, but your mother is my own sister. He Qi, why don't you worry about it. It's just that my aunt is in trouble at home, otherwise it would be great to find a way to get you out. You are my most desirable daughter-in-law."

Baochai smiled bitterly: "Daughter-in-law, Chai'er has to wait for the next life. I'm just not reconciled!" She let out a long sigh, let the prison chief take her away, and only vaguely sighed "unwilling" on the road. It is extremely venomous.

When Mrs. Wang returned to Jia's mansion, she immediately turned her face and made Aunt Xue kicked out. Poor Aunt Xue was so ill that she was kicked out by her sister. She wanted to cry without tears. The only few taels of silver and jewelry were confiscated by her sister. She originally wanted to go back to her small silk shop, but when she went there, she found out that the shop had been secretly sold by the clerk. Seeing this, her maids and servants each snatched the contract of sale and broke up. She was not allowed to enter the house at all, she had to beg for a living as a lonely old woman, looking back on the past, the scenery was like a dream in her previous life, deeply regretting that she went to Beijing for wealth and honor, but her two children accompanied her in, because she had a body collector for her two children Had to endure the time.

Seeing that Mrs. Wang was fine, Mother Jia sighed in her heart. If her daughter-in-law hadn't met with Baoyu and Daiyu, she would still have some tact. Now that she is going to be sacrificed, the second wife will be really helpless, but for Baoyu's sake. That's all.

After driving her sister away, Mrs. Wang returned to Jia Mu and sighed, "Old lady, my daughter-in-law wants to see Baoyu before leaving." Jia Mu nodded.Mrs. Wang came to Yihong Courtyard with her jade bracelet in distress. At this time, Baoyu had woken up early, and there was only an unremarkable little girl waiting in the room, which was indescribably deserted.Seeing Mrs. Wang come in, Baoyu stood up coldly and saluted, "I've seen Mrs. Wang."

Mrs. Wang felt sad seeing Baoyu like this, and tried to smile and said, "What is Baoyu doing?"

Baoyu smiled lightly and said, "I'm reading, my wife is afraid that people will seduce me every day, and now I don't know how many people will suffer if I don't learn well."

Mrs. Wang didn't like hearing this, and sighed: "Baoyu can stand on her own, so don't worry, everything my mother does is for you. Good boy, you must study hard in the future, don't just know how to play, mother But I can't control you anymore."

Baoyu didn't know about his poisoning, so he couldn't figure it out, and said, "Ma'am, what you said is so good, it doesn't make sense."

Mrs. Wang laughed and said, "Mom, I'm just talking casually." Her eyes flicked to the book on Baoyu's table, and her heart trembled. The book was not the four books and five classics she had hoped for, but a Buddhist scripture.She said helplessly: "Why does Baoyu read the scriptures?"

Baoyu sneered and said, "My wife believes in Buddhism the most. What's wrong with my son reading scriptures." Mrs. Wang choked on her words of persuasion, and her face turned blue.

After saying a few more words, Mrs. Wang was very sad when she saw that Baoyu was so cold as ice. She really didn't understand why Baoyu suddenly became like this, and she left Yihong Courtyard in a daze. Chuan handed over the handkerchief at the right time, showing a smug smile in a place where Mrs. Wang could not see.

Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang came to the princess's mansion by car. This time the matter was a secret, so they didn't even bring a girl with them, only a coachman.

Daiyu heard that Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang were bewildered when they asked for an audience. Now that this is the situation, Mother Jia still has the face to come to the door, especially with Mrs. Wang.Seeing that Daiyu was not in danger, Yifei smiled and said: "I must have asked for something. I heard that Baoyu in that mansion is sick, but only the imperial doctor can cure it. I'm afraid that's why they came here at this time."

Daiyu's face turned red with anger, and she said with a low face, "Why am I supposed to be so obsessed with Jia's family?"

Yifei sneered and said: "The princess is also something they can meet casually, if my sister doesn't want anyone to be strong, I will let them go back." He said and recruited a little girl to explain.

After the girl went out, Daiyu said, "What's wrong with Baoyu?"

Yifei frowned slightly, a little confused: "How can I say this, anyway, it's not a fatal disease, it's just troublesome for Rongguo Mansion."

Daiyu tilted her head and said, "I don't understand anymore."

Yifei tapped the tip of Daiyu's nose and said with a smile: "Little girl, don't be curious, anyway, it's their family's retribution for committing too many crimes, and it will be fatal."

Daiyu stuck out her tongue and said, "At that house, Baoyu and Sister Sanchunfeng are still somewhat sincere. No matter how bad Baoyu is, she has no bad intentions towards me. If it is someone else, I won't ask. I don't care if I get in the way. Sigh, I don't know what happened to the fourth sister, and I never thought that Tanchun would be sent to Zhongshun Palace, the second wife is too cruel."

Yifei sighed: "I didn't want to tell you, so I let you know. Don't think too much about it. Everyone has their own fortune. I heard that the third girl is ambitious. She shouldn't wrong herself. "

Daiyu said sadly: "You don't understand. She is not as greedy as you think. What she did before was just to get rid of the fate of being betrayed. Although I don't like it, I feel pity for her. Now she is so afraid that it is life. It's better to die, but I can't help you. At least I gave some gifts to my second sister when she got married."

Just after Daiyu finished speaking, the little girl who went out came back and said: "Young master, girl, the old lady didn't leave, she said that she had something important to do today, and she insisted on seeing the girl. She also said that she came here to settle a grievance from the past here."

Daiyu was startled, looked at Yifei and said, "Brother, what does this mean?"

Yifei shook his head and said: "Zuo is nothing but a scheme, I really convinced them."

Daiyu raised her eyebrows and said, "Since we are settling grievances, I would like to see you."

Yifei pursed his lips and smiled: "In that case, let's go together."

When she came to the side hall, Mother Jia hurriedly saluted with a piece of Daiyu: "I see the princess."

Daiyu smiled slightly: "You don't need to be polite, old lady, please sit down. I don't know why the old lady is here today?"

When Jia Mu frowned, Daiyu actually didn't even greet her, but she came here today to ask for help, how dare she not bow her head under the low eaves, so she laughed and said, "I miss you so much because I haven't seen the Princess for so many days. , That's why I took the liberty to come here. Yu'er also knows that now your grandmother's second and third sisters are all married, and only your fourth sister and Xiangyun are in front of me. At that time, it was so lively when your sisters formed associations, composed poems and jokes. I feel sad, I am also old, and I don’t know how many times I will see you sisters again.”

Daiyu said indifferently: "There is always a banquet in the world, why should the old lady sigh, at least there are sisters Baoyufeng and the others to join in the joy, so my grandmother will not sigh."

Mother Jia smiled awkwardly: "After all, Yu'er and Yun'er are the only ones who are related by blood. Grandmother still hopes that Yu'er can move around more."

Yifei couldn't bear to hear it, and said calmly: "What did the old lady mean by ending the grievances today?"

Grandmother Jia was a little perplexed, wondering if Daiyu would be able to turn her back this time, she pondered for a while and said, "Grandmother admitted that she only considered the Jia family and ignored the feelings of Min'er and your brothers and sisters. A few days ago, Yu'er said that supplements are poisonous. Grandmother went back to investigate, and it was only yesterday that it was found out that your second aunt colluded with the Xue family to do it. Grandmother was so angry that I broke your mother's heart because of Jia's back then. If you don't change your mind and go back to your old ways, how can grandma tolerate her again. So today I brought her here personally and let you brothers and sisters dispose of her, so it is also an explanation to my uncle and Min'er."

Yifei and Daiyu looked at each other, what they said was really unexpected.Yifei's clear eyes stared at Jia's mother for a long time, seeing that Jia's mother's expression did not seem to be fake, and seeing Mrs. Wang's obedient look with her lowered eyebrows, she understood it after a few turns in her heart, and said with a sneer: "The old lady is so Do not know what purpose."

Jia's mother smiled and said: "There is no purpose, I just figured it out. I have done too many unacceptable things for the Jia family, and even hurt the closest people. Now I just want you to see my grandmother is old and confused. Forgive me once, so that my grandmother will have no regrets in her lifetime. You two and Baoyu are my favorite children in my life, and I really don't want you to be strangers in the future."

Yifei said lightly: "It's rare for the old lady to think so."

Jia's mother was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "If we talk about closeness, the two of you, Baoyu, and Yun girl are the closest people to me. Grandmother really hopes that all of you can make peace with each other. Now I can finally count on Yifei's words." I made a wish. Alas, Baoyu at home has a strange disease that only an imperial doctor can cure, maybe this is the retribution for her mother's wrongdoing." As she spoke, a deep sadness appeared on Jia's mother's face.

Yifei and Daiyu sighed, they really couldn't escape the word calculation after all.Yifei said: "I don't know if my cousin is sick. It's just that the imperial doctor only treats the emperor and empress, but there are quite a few strange folks who are better than the imperial doctor. The old lady just needs to visit her."

Jia's mother paused for a moment, and said with tears: "There is no doctor in the world who is better than the imperial doctor. Yifei, Yu'er, now that my wife has repented, she actually proposed to let you dispose of me this time. Yu'er Just because of her repentance, I beg the emperor for help, grandma begs you."

Daiyu's voice became colder, and she said: "Grandmother originally traded with the second wife. It's just that grandmother seems to have made a mistake, Daiyu is only the princess, and elder brother seems to be just the governor of Shuntian, and has no right to deal with the second wife. If the second wife really broke the law of the country, she should go to the Ministry of Punishments and surrender herself, instead of coming to my county lord's mansion to accept the crime. And the second wife broke the law of the country. Doesn't she have to accept the punishment of the law if we don't help you? What's the reason for this? What does the old lady think of the national law, is it a tool for you to seek benefits?"

Jia Mu looked panic-stricken, and it took a long time to utter a word: "This..."

Mrs. Wang's heart was as cold as ice, and she raised her head and stared at Daiyu angrily, "Lin Daiyu, you are so ruthless and ungrateful. Baoyu has always been obedient to you, and now you are ignoring him when he is sick." , how can you stand up to his infatuation. And I have already surrendered and let you deal with it. Aren't you just wanting to avenge your mother and yourself, and now there is nothing to be satisfied with. "

Daiyu sneered and said, "Second Wife can quibble. I admit that Baoyu is good to me, but he has done nothing but tarnish my reputation. And what right do I have to hire an imperial doctor for him?"

Yifei saw that Mrs. Wang was already furious, and said coldly: "The second wife thinks that if you don't turn yourself in, we can't take revenge. Since ancient times, good and evil will always be rewarded. The second wife has done so much, thanks to her own thoughts, she can escape. Will Skynet be restored? We want revenge, but we will repay it openly, otherwise mother will be disturbed in the sky. Your calculation today is wrong."

Mother Jia's face gradually darkened as she listened, she looked at Daiyu and Yifei coldly and said, "Yu'er, Yifei, are you really so heartless?"

Yifei laughed a little and said: "The old lady asks herself if she has feelings?"

Jia's mother looked up to the sky and laughed, and then said viciously: "Okay, I'm blind. I treated you so well for Min'er's sake, so they are all white-eyed wolves. I will definitely get back today's humiliation." Come. Madame, let's go!"

Mrs. Wang was also frightened by Jiamu's gloomy appearance, she blankly responded and wanted to go out.

Yifei sneered and said: "The old lady can go, but the second wife said that she poisoned her mother and sister, I think it's better to invite someone from the Ministry of punishment to speak."

Jia Mu sneered and said, "When did Madam say that?"

Yifei chuckled and said: "It turns out that the old lady is also such a rascal at times." He waved them away as he spoke.

Daiyu stared and said, "Why did brother let her go?"

Yifei smiled and said: "Okay, seeing that you look like a little man, you are not afraid of scaring Brother Rong away. Although we have evidence now, it is not complete. There will always be reasons for her to deny, and the emperor There will be big moves in the past two or three months, let’s put aside the affairs of the four major families for the time being, and deal with them together later.”

Daiyu wondered: "I always see that you have been tinkering behind your back recently. What exactly are you going to do?"

Yifei smiled slightly, and said somewhat complacently: "It's all about the layout. King Zhongshun also has some family background. He has [-] dead men in golden armor, plus some forces from various places and corrupt officials in Beijing. We shouldn't underestimate him." Look. Add more fire to make this fire burn."

Daiyu flattened her lips and said, "I always heard from you that you haven't seen any results. It's really far from daddy. The south of the Yangtze River is so big that daddy has calmed down."

Yifei's face was a little dark, and to be honest, Daiyu's words really melted them, and sometimes even a few of them wondered if they were too stupid.

Daiyu found it funny seeing her brother's deflated look, and curled the corners of her mouth and said, "Okay, I'm just joking, what are you thinking about. The capital city is where the emperor is at the foot of the emperor, and the personnel affairs are more complicated, and it often affects the whole body. Every step you take You have to weigh it for a while, but it's not as good as Jiangnan Tiangao Emperor Yuan who can let go of his hands and feet."

Yifei coughed lightly, and said helplessly: "You're such a bad girl, I have to tell Brother Rong to take good care of you tomorrow, thinking about running on me every day."

Daiyu blushed with embarrassment, turned her eyes away unnaturally, and looked at the ground, window, and door thinking about the past. At this time, Xinyue's maid came to invite her with a sword, and Daiyu ran away in a hurry, and Yifei laughed out loud I can't help it, my sister doesn't seem to have a thick skin anymore, but it would be nice to have a water-soluble thick skin. Thinking of Xinyue's delicate face, Yifei somehow had the tearful look of grievance in her mind that day, and her face couldn't help Feeling hot, he grunted and got up to find Shui Rong.

Mother Jia went back to Jia's house and walked around in her room, very irritable, Yuanyang looked a little startled, the old lady's eyes were bright, but she always gave me a strange feeling, she seemed to be a little too energetic.Seeing Mrs. Wang below also looked angry, Yuanyang sighed softly, when did this family become like this.

Jia Mu turned around for a long time and said, "Yuanyang, you go and find the second master."

The mandarin duck responded with a sound and went.Hearing his mother's summons, Jia Zheng hurried in and said, "What is mother looking for?"

Jia Mu said coldly: "What's the matter, you still come to ask me, your son is almost dead, I don't worry about it."

Jia Zhengyuan has been in the study outside, and no one has really said it. Hearing what Jiamu said, after Jia Zheng didn't like Baoyu, he felt a little sad, and said sadly, "What can mother do?"

Mother Jia gritted her teeth and said, "What's the use of you really? What can I do? You post a notice to seek medical treatment, saying that someone has been poisoned by the dead child, and whoever can cure the poison will be rewarded with 10 taels of silver. I don't believe it." No one came under the reward."

Jia Zheng frowned. Now that his family's situation is going from bad to worse, and there is no backer in the palace, Tanchun looks half-dead in the palace. He doesn't want to benefit the family. How many eyes are fixed on Jia's mansion, waiting to catch Jia's tail At this time, isn't Jiamu's move of 10 taels arousing suspicion, so he stood up and said respectfully: "Mother, no, I'm afraid it will be seen by people who are so excited for Baoyu. Now Lan'er is grown up, and Huan'er , The incense in our house can't be cut off, Baoyu's poison is said to be harmless, so it's better to have a good doctor visit him slowly."

Crack, Mother Jia slapped the table, spat at Jia Zheng with her head in her pocket, and said, "This is what I say. You mean that I don't want my precious grandson. I know you have hated us a long time ago, so I will Take Baoyu and your wife back to Jinling. I don’t think you will pay for the money. I will go to Jinling and find a good doctor myself. Someone will set up a car for you.”

Jia Zheng was horrified. When had he ever seen Jia's mother speak so harshly? He knelt down and kowtowed: "Mother's words made Jia Zheng nowhere to stand. It turned out that the son was thinking too much. After the mother said the son did not dare to argue. Just ask someone to write the notice."

That's all for Jia Mu's side.Mrs. Wang was happy and moved when she heard it. She didn't want Mother Jia to pay 10 taels. She remembered the last time she paid back Daiyu's money and she took out [-]. stand up.

As soon as the notice came out, Jia's mansion was full of people. Most of these quacks were greedy for profit, but unfortunately there were not many who were really capable. Moreover, although the notice did not state who was poisoned, people couldn't help guessing. Gradually, people outside knew about Jia's Baoyu He was poisoned by the poison of the dead son, and there were even rumors that he would become a eunuch at all. After a few days, Mother Jia became more and more bored.When Jia Amnesty saw the notice, he couldn't help feeling unhappy, and scolded at home: "This old lady is too biased. She gave up a hundred thousand silver for a precious jade. How can she ignore our eldest brother?" Madam persuaded Jia Amnesty a few times to hide away and concentrate on looking at Qiaojie and pregnant Fengjie. Jia Lian was a bit talented, but he always felt that the current state of the family was not a good omen, but now he was doing it behind his back. Some small businesses, hoping to have a place to retreat in the future.

Mrs. Wang came to Zhou Rui's family when she came out from Jia's mother. Jia Zheng's words shocked her. She heard what the master meant, that she started to value Jia Huan. She can ignore Jia Lan. Grandson, if Jia Huan gains power in the future, she won't be mad at her.

Some members of Zhou Rui's family came to Mrs. Wang's main room trembling, and Mrs. Wang said coldly: "Then why don't you do it, Aunt Zhao?"