Holding the Piano in the Red Chamber

Shulan raised her eyebrows, and stretched out her long fingertips to pick her fingers out of her mouth, "How old are you? Who do you want to see? There is still someone in the Jia family you want to see?"

"The daughter of the Lin family, the granddaughter of Mrs. Jia."

"Why did you see her? I thought you hated the people in Jia's mansion to death." Shulan said bluntly.

Baoqin shook his head, "Maybe it can be useful."

This kind of thing can only be decided by the queen, Shulan thought for a while, then looked at Baoqin's stomach that was still not showing at all, and said: "People can come in..."

"If you agree, I plan to let Xia Zhong go. He is the eunuch in Yuanchun Palace. He just said that Yuanchun wanted to see his sister." He disappeared without a trace, and now only Mushiqianmeng remained, so Yuanchun still had a reason to want to see Daiyu.

Shulan nodded, and asked Eunuch Xia to bring someone to Rongfu the next day.

Ever since Wang Xifeng died, Mrs. Wang was almost scared out of her wits by Baoqin, and Rong Mansion became more and more chaotic. Earlier, Mrs. Wang was the housekeeper, Li Wan and Tanchun assisted, and the old lady sometimes helped.Later, after visiting relatives, the old lady was bedridden, and Mrs. Wang's body, which was as thin as a piece of paper, became more and more erratic. She couldn't see the wind all day long, and she didn't even go out of the yard.

Mrs. Xing of the big house still hadn't touched the threshold of the housekeeper. Now it was Tanchun and Li Wan who were discussing it. Wang Xifeng's earlier confidant, now Ping'er, who had become Jia Lian's aunt, also helped. Everyday life is messed up.

But Tanchun dared to take care of everything. Although there was no big trouble, the servants who had already relaxed themselves were full of complaints: they are so mean when they are not married!

Eunuch Xia went to the Rong Mansion, and sat expressionlessly in Jia Zheng's outer study, drinking tea while waiting for someone to be brought out.Accompanied by Jia Zheng, he tentatively asked how the lady in the palace was doing?This time being called Lin Daiyu has some profound meaning.

Eunuch Xia half-closed his eyes, looking a little unreasonable, "Everything is fine in the palace, but I just miss my family very much." Jia Zheng is not a character who can chat with strangers, so he asked Xia If the father-in-law doesn't answer, he just shut up.

In the inner courtyard, both the old lady and Mrs. Wang drank medicine and fell asleep. Now the head of the family in name is not so keen. Lin Daiyu was brought out without explaining.

Eunuch Xia looked him up and down, nodded, and took the people away. Lin Daiyu is a cautious character, and she always pays attention to every step of the way when entering Jia's mansion, let alone entering the palace. Explain the etiquette and precautions, except for a low yes from time to time, nothing else.

Entering the imperial palace from Shenwumen, they changed into a small sedan chair, followed by two eunuchs and two maids, and walked south along the Qingshiban road until they stopped at the gate of Qixiang Palace.

Lin Daiyu looked up and asked in a low voice, "Don't you need to visit the Empress first?"

Rong Xi, who was following the sedan chair, shook his head, and said: "This will be the time for the empress to handle palace affairs, and it won't be too late to go after the business here is over."

When Rongxi brought him into the palace, Lin Daiyu paused obviously when she saw Baoqin, and then stepped forward to salute, and then stood aside again and did not speak.

"Bring hot tea." Baoqin ordered, and when the serving maids had prepared all the tea and snacks, and lined up one by one to go out, she said, "Sit down."

There was another moment of silence, holding the piano and saying: "I used to hold the piano, but now I am concubine He. You must have heard of it in Jia's house."

"Yes." Daiyu didn't even raise her head, she said a word and didn't say a word.

"Ask you to come here rashly..." Holding the piano hand to support his stomach, he really felt that this matter was really difficult to talk about. "Your father died at the end of last autumn, and it must be almost a year now."

Two tears fell down and fainted on the handkerchief in Daiyu's hand. She hugged the piano and sighed, "My father died in the early years of Guanghe, almost three years..."

"My family has an older brother and a younger brother, and there is no property in the family. Although my father was white when he died, when the child in my womb is born, His Majesty will not make his grandfather too ugly, at least he will chase after him. Confer a title." The hand holding the piano lightly drew a circle on the stomach, "You know that according to the household order of the imperial court, your Lin family is extinct."

Daiyu didn't speak, and the tears fell even more fiercely.

"The Jia family took you up to raise you, but did they ever say that they wanted to adopt a son for your father to inherit the incense?" This sentence was intentional. Instead of adopting him with a son, the Jia family swallowed his family property, and finally The Lin family left nothing behind.

Baoqin could see Daiyu's hand grasping the handkerchief more and more forcefully, and even the blue blood vessels burst out, clearly visible.

"I've stayed in a place like Jia's, and the words must be very unpleasant." Baoqin sighed again, "I wasn't around when my father died, and I had already entered the palace at that time. Right by my side, how could my father, who never drank, fall into the river because of drunkenness?"

"My daddy didn't leave anything behind, but I know he is watching me in the sky." Baoqin stood up, walked slowly to Daiyu, and asked softly: "What did your daddy leave you? Have you got it?"

Daiyu quickly looked up at her, and could see her red eyes and tears all over her face, she sighed, put her hands on her shoulders, and said: "According to the household order of the imperial court, you It is possible to adopt a son for your father, and I can help you too. I can assure you that the adopted son will not be more than one year old and will not remember anything."

"In this way, your Lin family will have a descendant, and someone will inherit your father's scholarly family, and someone will visit his grave and offer incense during festivals." Baoqin continued: "I think about it, in a place like Jia's , let alone paying homage to your father, even your mother who was born in the Jia family probably never had the chance to receive a stick of incense from you."

Daiyu still didn't speak, holding the piano a little anxiously, she knew that the demise of the Jia family must be the emperor's first action, but now she just wants to speed up the process.The child will be born in only seven or eight months, and she doesn't want anyone with the surname Jia in this palace anymore.

Of course, there are more exaggerated words in the back, for example, although there is no such a luxurious provincial house, the Jia family's money is definitely not so much, there is also the rumor of "borrowing" in Jia's mansion, and the fragile marriage contract, etc. wait.

But Baoqin didn't want to talk about it anymore. She felt that Daiyu should know everything, but she had no chance at first, so she could only drown silently in that muddy flat. I can't catch it.

But Daiyu still didn't open her mouth, Baoqin's patience became very poor since she was pregnant, she sighed and said: "You don't have to worry, the eunuch who is going to pick you up at Jia's mansion today is from Jiapin's palace, You won't be suspicious when you go back later, just sit in Jiapin's palace for a while and you'll be fine."

After finishing these words, Lin Daiyu's small voice sounded with a little trill, "What does your mother want me to do?"

"You guessed it, didn't you?" Baoqin asked back, "As long as you say a word when the emperor comes, the incense of the Lin family, the heir of your father, you will have everything."