Honglou Xing

Seeing Jia Lian's embarrassment, Jia Rong coughed and reminded Jia Lian in a low voice not to forget about the Minister's Mansion.

Jia Lian had an idea, and hurriedly knelt down to kowtow to Jia Mu: "Old ancestor, I will apologize to you first. Today is the great joy of my son and sister. My wife and I promised earlier that my wife will go to help early today. You see, it’s been a while, can I go there first? As for the repair of the garden, it’s not easy, let’s talk about it later?”

Jia Zheng looked at Jia's mother in displeasure, and it was up to her to decide this matter.

Mother Jia nodded in embarrassment, she wanted to make a decision as soon as possible, but it seems that the child Jia Lian was taught by the Xing family is no longer the one he used to be.He has almost become Xing's own son.Mother Jia sighed, and turned her head to send Jia Lian off: "Go quickly, we will go there after lunch."

Jia Lian nodded and said to Jia's mother, "There's no rush. The second sister gets married at dusk. It's early. The grandson will leave first." After Jia Lian finished speaking, she hurried out of the house with her daughter-in-law.

Jia Rong and Jia Qiang hurried out.

Jia Lian turned around and thanked Jia Rong. If he hadn't urged him to say that, it would have been hard for him to find the steps.

Mrs. Liu asked Jia Lian worriedly: "What should I do about this matter? Will you accept it?"

Jia Lian glanced at Liu Shi: "Don't think about whether you shouldn't think about it. How did our husband and wife discuss it at the beginning? From now on, everything will follow the wife, please let the wife decide. Only with her, can we have us."

Liu Shi nodded honestly, she thought it was nothing to take over the job of the second bedroom, and there would be no conflict with the eldest wife.If their husband and wife can get some benefits from the work of repairing the garden, why not do it?

Jia Lian got into the carriage with his daughter-in-law, and seeing her look aggrieved, it seemed that she was dissatisfied with the tone he had just given her.Jia Lian didn't show her face either, and said fiercely: "Do you really think it's so easy to take advantage of it? I really don't know where your cuteness went. Why, we husband and wife live alone in Rongfu, which is considered to be 'self-reliant', so you have the guts You are wild. You have only entered the house not long ago, and I am afraid that you don’t know how powerful the eldest lady is. Even though she has moved out now, the whole house is full of her people. We promised today that she will be able to eat during lunch. I know, do you believe it or not?"

When Liu Shi heard this, she became frightened.After thinking about it, their second wife's current glory is not all given by the eldest wife.If this really made her unhappy, and she took the steward Quan and Zhuangzi back, how would the couple live?

Liu hurriedly stretched out her hand and slapped herself severely, scolding herself for being greedy for petty gain, wishful thinking, and vowed not to think about it again.

Seeing this, Jia Lian grabbed Liu Shi's hand distressedly, and gently rubbed her face.

"I'm just listening to you, why do you admit your mistake like this!"

"A mistake is a mistake, and a slap hurts you to learn a lesson." Seeing Jia Lian loving her, Liu's heart softened, "It's a good thing you see it better than I do, otherwise we wouldn't dare to think about the future of our husband and wife!"

Jia Lian smiled, and put his daughter-in-law in his arms: "I'm not as good as you. I only realized the truth after suffering so much."

Mrs. Liu grabbed Jia Lian's arm, raised her head and said affirmatively: "Second master, we husband and wife should only listen to the words of the wife and the master from now on, live a decent and down-to-earth life, and don't let anyone be delusional! Look at each other!"

Jia Lian nodded with a smile, and stretched out his hand to scratch his wife's nose.This Liu family is very suitable for him. Although she is usually a bit more straightforward in dealing with external affairs, but internally she has never played with her temper. She is just a gentle little girl.What's more, Liu Shi is a straightforward person, she will do whatever she wants, she will never play tricks, and she will go straight and forth with her, and she will talk when she has something to say, and she will live a comfortable life.

People are afraid of competition, Jia Lian then thought of that fierce and vicious Feng Lazi, and then looked at the beautiful wife in front of him, there was no dissatisfaction in his heart, only full of happiness.

It took Jia Lian just a stick of incense to go, and the old concubine sent someone to deliver a message.

"The old concubine has already met the Eunuch Wu that the old lady said. He was intimidating and gave money. He was both soft and hard. Then Eunuch Wu only admitted one thing. At the time, Mr. She asked him to pass on the message. I'm not sure who the girl was, I mentioned the girl from the Xue family, and also the Lin family. Eunuch Wu was in a hurry, so he left before he could hear Master She's words, maybe that's why he misunderstood."

Mother Jia frowned, and turned to housekeeping and sighed, "I didn't expect it to be like this!"

"Brother clearly did it on purpose. If he really wanted to marry her, why would he mention the girl from Xue's family on purpose!" Jia Zheng insisted, believing that Jia Amnesty did not want his second wife to have a future, and deliberately disturbed the marriage.

Jia Zheng did not like Daiyu as a weak girl, but if his father's prominent family background was included, this marriage would be like a big sugar bowl, leaving only sweetness.Even if Daiyu's girl can't give birth to a child, there are still aunts, no matter how bad it is, she will die early due to her weak body, just like giving birth to her son.After all, there is no shortage of grandchildren in the second room, but there is a lack of a father-in-law who can give Baoyu a bright future.

This time it's all right, engaged to the Xue family, not even a panting father-in-law.Now the Xue family is left with orphans, widows, mothers and money.If it weren't for the money, Jia Zheng would never have been willing to have this marriage.At any rate, the Xue family still has something useful, so they are willing to pay for it!

"Okay, didn't your elder brother say that he was just talking too much? Besides, didn't he mention the Lin family? It was the father-in-law who made a mistake. What can we do now, is it possible to go to the palace to arrest the father-in-law for this matter? Tell the emperor that he sent us a private message, and the message was wrong?" Mother Jia swallowed, she was even more unwilling and unhappy than Jia Zheng.However, the facts are in front of us, and we can only adapt and accept them.Besides, the boss has moved out now and is out of control, so what kind of accounts are they going to settle with him?Mother Jia didn't want to make the relationship between the two sons so tense.

Jia Zheng frowned, speechless to refute.It is absolutely impossible to find that Eunuch Wu to settle accounts. Originally, the insidious behavior of spreading rumors in private would not be on the stage. If it was stabbed in front of the emperor, no one would get good results.Why put your own future on the line for a misunderstanding.Jia Zheng would never be willing.

"The girls from Xue's family are also good, each has its own advantages. Baochai is a good-natured child, easy-going and easy-going, and she is really likable. When you marry a wife, you should marry a virtuous one. She is exactly such a child." Mother Jia tried her best to persuade Jia Zheng. .

Jia Zheng thought about it too, nodded and agreed.

"Is your daughter-in-law not up to par?" Jia Mu asked.

Jia Zheng frowned and nodded. In fact, he was upset these days and didn't go to see Mrs. Wang.

Mother Jia seemed to have figured out something, and persuaded: "You should visit her often when you have time. After being a daughter-in-law for so many years, there is no merit but hard work. Don't let her be wronged."

Jia Zheng nodded: "My son understands."

"Okay, you go back and clean up, I should clean up too, call the girls, and go to the Shangshu Mansion together." Mother Jia sighed.

When Jia Zheng left, Jia's mother greeted Baoyu, Tanchun and Yingchun.Tell them not to wander around after entering Shangshu's mansion, and be more calm.

Baoyu nodded with a smile, raised his eyebrows and asked the old lady expectantly, "Old Ancestor, is there any news from the palace?"

Jia Mu was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered that Baoyu and Baochai were engaged, and she kept Baoyu from it.Today's Tanchun wedding, because of the affection, the Xue family will definitely go.Turning around and seeing this, no matter what, I have to expose this matter.Mother Jia had no choice but to confess the matter to Baoyu.Mother Jia ordered the maids to change into beautiful clothes, while she took Baoyu in her arms and patted her back to comfort her.

"Life is unsatisfactory eight or nine out of ten, we live a lifetime, it is impossible for everything to go smoothly, you know?"

Baoyu looked up at Jia Mu strangely, wondering why she suddenly said such inexplicable words to herself.

"Grandmother wants to tell you something, don't be in a hurry or get angry. Sometimes people really depend on God's will, my child, this is fate, you can't force it." After Jiamu said, she wept.

Baoyu was frightened, and he had some guesses in his heart.He anxiously asked Mother Jia if there was any change in his marriage with Sister Lin.

Mother Jia nodded.

Baoyu hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter if Uncle Lin is dissatisfied with me. I will go and explain to him, tell him that I will study in the future, and I will be successful. Grandma, if you help me say a few more words, he will still refuse to treat Sister Lin." marry me?"

"Son, it's not a question of your Uncle Lin's disagreement now. It's the empress in the palace who passed the oral order to bless you and Bao girl, as well as the queen's mandarin duck jade pendant last time. After rewarding this pair of jade pendants, the marriage between the two of you Even if it doesn’t work, it has to be done. You can’t ask your father to risk his life to get the empress to return the jade pendant. Don’t say that your father’s life will be lost, even your eldest sister will be affected in the palace.”

When Baoyu heard this, he cried bitterly, with grief and indignation in his heart.Fortunately, Jia's mother greeted him in advance, Baoyu was mentally prepared, and the situation at this time would not be too tragic.

Jia's mother hurriedly coaxed Baoyu, analyzed the benefits of the Xue family for him, and said to him: "From now on, you and your elder sister Bao will be a family. Don't you know how good-natured she is? You two are considered a match." , live a good life in the future. If she sees you like this now, it will hurt her heart. How does your elder sister Bao treat you? Do you have the heart? "

Baoyu's crying became quieter, and she took Jia Mu's arm to beg for mercy: "But she is not the one in my grandson's heart."

"It didn't matter if she didn't care in the past, but it will happen in the future. You have no destiny with your sister Lin, what can we do? Accept your fate, maybe this will of God is the best for you." Jia Mu tried her best to persuade.

Baoyu refused to accept her fate and cried with her neck stuck.

"Okay, it's getting late, go wash your face, and come with me to your uncle's." Jia Mu waited for a while, but Baoyu was still crying and didn't move.Without saying a word, Mother Jia sighed and said, "Forget it, you stay at home, and I will explain to your second sister for you."

Baoyu suddenly raised his head and asked, "Second Sister is getting married, will Sister Lin and Uncle Lin also go?"

Mother Jia froze for a moment, then nodded.

Baoyu got up hurriedly, then went to get acquainted and cleaned, and followed Jia Mu and all the sisters into the car.

Seeing him like this, Jia's mother had no choice.Forget it, the left and right marriages are settled, so it doesn't matter to ask him to see Daiyu again, when the time comes, just ask people to stare at him and stop talking nonsense.

As soon as Jia's mother arrived at Shangshu's mansion, Jia Lian's daughter-in-law, Liu Shi, came to greet her and lead her to rest in the main hall of the back house.Along the way, Mother Jia visited the layout of the Shangshu Mansion by the way, and praised it again and again.The construction and layout of the new mansion are even better, everything adopts the latest style, which makes people feel comfortable and happy.In contrast, Rongguo Mansion is really an old house, which has been around for a long time; the walls are covered with green moss, and a few grasses grow from time to time on the roof. A few days ago, a woman said that the roof where she lived A small sapling, the thickness of a little finger, fortunately it was discovered early, otherwise the entire roof would have to be demolished and rebuilt.

As soon as Jia's mother sat down, Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing came to pay their respects with Yingchun in bright red wedding dress.Yingchun had just cried, and her eyes were slightly red. When she saw Jia Mu and all the sisters, she couldn't help it anymore.Kneeling down while weeping, obediently kowtowed to Jia Mu three times.

Jia's mother was also red-eyed, and hurriedly helped Yingchun up.Mother Jia looked at her carefully with a smile, her cheeks were condensed with new lychee, her nose was greasy with goose fat, her eyes were vivid and refined, she was really a great beauty.As if seeing Yingchun for the first time, Jia Mu held her hand and looked up and down a few times before seeing enough.

"Good girl, you are a grown-up when you get married. You must not be self-willed in your in-laws' house. Respect your in-laws and serve your husband well. If you have any grievances, don't be afraid. If you have us, come back and tell me that I will make the decision for you!" Mother Jia laughed.

Yingchun cried and nodded, then turned to look at Xing.

Xing said with a smile: "Don't cry, your face will be disfigured by crying, your eyes will be swollen, you won't look good, let's see who dares to marry you!"

Xing's words made Yingchun laugh, and everyone else laughed too.

Remember, the sisters gathered around Yingchun one after another, saying goodbye to her.

Mother Jia took a sip of tea, then turned to Xing and asked, "Is your second brother here?"

Xing shook her head: "Perhaps it will be here in a while."

Mother Jia nodded, thinking that the second son was alone, so he should be quicker than herself, and he should arrive first, so why did they tell them to arrive first?

The little maid said, "Master Lin is here."

Lin Ruhai smiled and brought Daiyu to pay respects to Jia Mu, and happily handed over his hands to congratulate Jia Amnesty and Xing Shi.Holding a brocade box, Daiyu happily walked up to Yingchun and presented her gift.

Yingchun hurriedly laughed at her for being too polite, why should they be like this between sisters.

Daiyu covered her mouth with a smile and said: "On the way here, I told my father that I must be crying for marriage. I was still thinking of words full of words to comfort my sister, but unexpectedly, my sister It's a joke."

Without saying a word, Yingchun reached out to pinch Daiyu's face. "Xiao Nizi has a good mouth, she can't say enough, I want to get started!"

Everyone was amused by the two.

Baoyu was infatuated with it. Sister Lin has just been in the door for so long, and she has been laughing all the time.Sister Lin is so beautiful when she smiles, even more beautiful than the gods in the sky that day.Baoyu couldn't help laughing too.At this time, everyone had had enough laughs, and when they closed the tone, they suddenly heard a burst of silly laughter. Everyone looked for the reputation, and their eyes fell on Baoyu.

Baoyu laughed for a long time, only to realize that everyone was looking at him.He scratched his head with a silly smile, met Daiyu's gaze, and blushed in embarrassment.Unexpectedly, Daiyu only took one look at her, then frowned, and turned her head to snuggle into Xing's arms to be intimate.

Baoyu wanted to reach out to call him, but just as he raised his hand, he dropped it again because of the situation.

Seeing Baoyu's meaning, Jia Mu smiled awkwardly, and ordered their sisters to accompany Yingchun.Jia She and Lin Ruhai also temporarily resigned, and went to the front yard to meet the male guests.

Aunt Xue also came with Baochai.As soon as the mother and daughter entered the door, they said a lot of auspicious words and presented generous gifts.After Baochai stayed with her elders for a while, she retired with Yiyi and went to look for Yingchun in her boudoir.As soon as she entered, Baochai saw Baoyu and blushed.Instead of talking to Baoyu, she greeted the other sisters one by one.

Baoyu didn't know, so she wanted to ask what happened, but Baochai just talked to Yingchun, not him.

Daiyu was resting at the table drinking tea at the moment, saw Baoyu's appearance, and asked Baochai with a smile, "I just came in, but you missed someone?"

Baochai turned sideways, looked at her outside, and asked who it was with a smile.

Daiyu pouted at Baoyu's side.

Baoyu hurriedly looked at the two of them with a smile.

Baochai gave Baoyu a half-annoyed look, and smiled, as a greeting.

Daiyu glanced at Tanchun and Xichun meaningfully, seeing that their eyes were ignorant, she immediately raised her eyebrows to signal Yingchun.Yingchun has been with Daiyu for a long time, so she naturally knows what she is talking about, and puts on the same expression as Daiyu.

Tanchun asked strangely, "Why, what's the matter with you?"

Daiyu smiled and said to Yingchun: "Look at me, I guess they don't know, really don't."

Yingchun nodded and smiled: "Sister Lin is amazing!"

Tanchun and Xichun became curious, stood up hurriedly while holding Daiyu one by one to ask what was the matter.

Daiyu looked at Baochai and Baoyu with a smile.Baochai blushed, lowered her head and pretended not to know anything.Baoyu was really embarrassed, his complexion was unclear, and he couldn't tell what color it was.

Yingchun simply said: "Congratulations!"

Tanchun Xichun looked at Baochai Baoyu in surprise, probably understanding in her heart.

Xichun smiled and pulled Baochai to sit beside her, and asked her if it was true.Baochai blushed, turned her head away, and told them not to joke.

"Are you kidding me? I heard that the empress gave you mandarin ducks and jade pendants. What a happy event." Yingchun smiled, and she licked her temples with her hands, and then said with a smile, "Today is I am overjoyed, and you also said a happy event, and this is double happiness for us."

Daiyu scolded with a smile: "Aren't you ashamed?"

"What are you ashamed of? My mother taught me that you should be open and generous when doing serious things. In the future, which of the girls in our house will marry like me? You can all do it, don't be coy."

Daiyu covered her mouth and started giggling, her eyes glanced at Baoyu inadvertently, but she saw him looking at her with watery eyes, as if he had a lot to say.

Daiyu frowned, then stood up and said to everyone, "I'm going to find my aunt."

Baochai was too shy and unable to stay in the house. Seeing that the culprit, Daiyu, was about to leave, she hurriedly got up to catch up. "It just so happens that I also have something to tell my mother, we will come as soon as we go."

Everyone also knew that she was ashamed, so please forgive her.

After leaving the door, Baochai grabbed Daiyu's arm, glared at her and said, "Who told you that?"

Daiyu chuckled: "What? You have to keep the big happy event secret, how long can you keep it secret? When the empress empress gives you jade pendants, your marriage will be known all over the capital."

Baochai blushed and said, "It's not as scary as you say!"

"It has already been spread among the ladies in the capital."

Daiyu's words made Baochai even more irritated.She didn't know yet, but Daiyu knew about the affairs of the ladies' circle, obviously she was ignorant and didn't know the lives of official wives.Baochai immediately remembered what his mother had said to him, and felt more and more that his family background as an imperial merchant was holding him back.

"It's inappropriate for you, a girl who hasn't left the court, to say these things, you know?" Baochai reprimanded Daiyu like a sister.

Daiyu looked at Baochai in surprise, did she really think of her as a dependent girl who was most afraid of being frightened?

"There are two younger sisters in the house, so it's inappropriate for you to say that." Baochai continued.

"Which is inappropriate?" Daiyu raised her eyebrows and asked.

"You!" Baochai frowned, not expecting Daiyu to be so unreasonable.

Daiyu made herself so shy that she couldn't lift her head up in the room just now, didn't she feel that something was wrong?How can a girl who has not left the court and is not engaged yet be so ignorant of etiquette and shameless.

Baochai began to turn over old scores in her heart. When she and Daiyu lived together in the Rong Mansion, she tried every means to please Daiyu, but the other party's attitude towards her was always cold and cheerless.Baochai endured it so many times, only hoping that "it will take a long time to see people's hearts", and one day Daiyu will understand her "good intentions".Unexpectedly, Daiyu left early.

Baochai's previous efforts have been abandoned, and she has been depressed for a long time because of this.

Now that Daiyu came to make trouble for her again, how could she let it go so easily?

Baochai turned her head around, and the past accounts were clearly calculated in her mind.This time she will not let Daiyu go easily, she needs to understand clearly.

Baochai grabbed Daiyu tightly and said to her, "The two younger sisters have not yet left the cabinet and have different personnel. It is inappropriate for you to mention such a thing in front of them."

Daiyu frowned, shook off Baochai's hand, and rubbed her own wrist. "Why are you so excited? Could it be that you have some secret about your marriage with him that you can't tell others? Besides, what did I say? I just told them about your engagement. What a big deal? Could it be that you are waiting in your boudoir? Girl, do you even have to avoid words like 'big marriage' and 'engagement'?"

Seeing that Daiyu was about to leave, Baochai hurriedly held her back and argued, "Of course I didn't mean that. I meant that Baoyu and I were together at the time, so it's inappropriate for you to mention this suddenly."

Seeing that Baochai grabbed her again, Daiyu was annoyed, and regardless of what Baochai said, she stared coldly at the chubby hand holding her slender wrist. "Please take it away!"

Seeing this, Baochai sneered: "Why, I can't even touch my sister?"

"Release!" Daiyu said coldly.

Baochai was startled, put away the sarcastic smile on her face, locked her hands.

Seeing that her expression was not good, Daiyu turned around to look, but saw a person behind the group of nuns and maidservants following them not far away.The servants hurriedly gave way, and Baoyu's figure appeared.He looked at Baochai in surprise, his face full of disbelief.