Indulgence in the Red Chamber

If Jia's mother's words were true, Daiyu would be very angry.It's just that Daiyu now sees everyone in Jia's family as deeply attached to each other, no matter what they say or do, Daiyu doesn't find it strange.What's more, it was expected that they would arrange their marriage in this way.I am here today precisely because I want to end this matter.

After Jia's mother finished speaking, Mrs. Wang quietly looked at Daiyu's face, but was very surprised to find that Daiyu's face was still calm, neither happy nor angry, not even a trace of shyness, as if she hadn't heard Jia at all. Mother's words are ordinary, just sit there quietly, smiling lightly.

It's just that everyone knows that Daiyu has heard Jia Mu's words.

The room was very quiet, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing glanced at each other quietly, and secretly looked at Daiyu's expression.

Daiyu just didn't speak, which made Jiamu's face a little embarrassing.

Mrs. Wang coughed softly, and then asked with a smile: "Princess, the old lady also loves you, thinking that the princess is getting older every year, and if she is wronged when she marries elsewhere, wouldn't the old lady feel sorry for you?" Panic? The so-called quietness is worse than movement. This is the princess’s grandmother’s house. Your aunt and two uncles and I also love you very much. It’s Baoyu, a child who doesn’t like reading very much, but has a heart for girls. It is also very detailed. The princess will definitely not be wronged when she is here in the future. This is our whole heart, and I ask the princess to be considerate, don't worry too much."

Daiyu smiled softly, the very soft voice was barely audible, but so clear, Mother Jia was startled when she heard Daiyu's sudden laughter, she hurriedly looked up at Daiyu, and asked suddenly: "What do you think, Princess ?”

"What can I mean? It has been a rule since ancient times that a daughter's life cannot be decided by herself. There is an emperor's grace and greatness, who gave me the title of princess, eat the king's salary, and share the worries for the king. My daughter's family Naturally, I have no ability to share the worries of the king, but the emperor is still in charge of this lifelong event. My grandmother also mentioned what the emperor said to King Chahar just now. But who can be sure that it is the emperor's decree and not perfunctory observation What did King Hal say? Maybe some day in the future the emperor will think of me, and he will still point out marriage. I, Lin Daiyu, am not a stranger, so naturally I have no idea about such things. Since my grandmother loves me, she would not even think about it. It means that I violate the holy will, so it is useless for grandma to ask me about this matter." Daiyu shook her head slightly, with a calm and indifferent face.

Jia Mu nodded and smiled again: "The princess's words are very reasonable. We didn't think about this matter too much. We only wanted to love the princess more, so we forgot about Dali. Please forgive me."

"What's wrong with this? It's just that when my grandmother mentioned that my parents had made an agreement with my grandmother's family when they were still alive, I didn't really hear it. I also ask my grandmother to enlighten me."

When Mother Jia heard this, her thoughts became more active after she had just pressed down, and she smiled and said, "That's what I mean by kissing more. We talked about this when your mother was alive, but you were too young at that time." , and it’s not completely settled. That’s why I dare to have such an idea, otherwise wouldn’t it be disrespectful to the princess?”

"Is that so?" Daiyu looked at Mother Jia in surprise, then lowered her head in thought for a moment, then suddenly raised her eyes to Mother Jia and asked, "The year my mother died, the second elder brother Lian went to Yangzhou, but it was also for this matter?"

Mother Jia was startled, she thought for a while and said to Mrs. Wang, "I can't remember what happened in that year. What's the reason?"

Mrs. Wang's eyelids twitched, and she pretended to be contemplative for a while before she said: "It was because the eldest girl was working in Yangzhou that year. Lian'er went to send her some things, and happened to go to see my aunt."

"Really?" Daiyu saw that Mrs. Wang's face was a little pale, so she smiled lightly and asked, "Second aunt hasn't forgotten anything, right?"

"After so many years, my memory is not very good." Mrs. Wang smiled, and said to Jia's mother: "Besides, the aunt died of illness, and the old lady was so sad. None of us dare to say more about that time. The matter, once it comes and goes, it is almost forgotten.”

"Hey! It's been over ten years. Why did the princess suddenly think of this?" Mother Jia sighed and lowered her head with a sad face.

"I'm afraid that my grandmother and aunt will forget something." Daiyu said with a cold smile.Turning around, he said to Xueyan, "Take out the things."

Xueyan hurriedly took out a small package of pine-colored brocade and put it on the high table beside Daiyu, and then opened the package.A box of sandalwood color was revealed inside.Daiyu opened the box with her own hands, but inside was a stack of letters.

Daiyu found a letter from inside and said to Mrs. Wang, "Second Aunt should still remember this letter?"

Mrs. Wang trembled, her face became paler, but she said with a smile: "What letter did the princess say?"

"Second Aunt's memory is really normal. Is it because I do too many things like this on weekdays, and I really don't remember them, or I'm hiding something in my heart, and now I'm pretending again?!" Daiyu's voice suddenly became sharp, and the corners of her mouth His sneer is like a knife, trying to peel off the thick camouflage on Mrs. Wang's face.

Mother Jia was taken aback, thinking that she had always been with Xiaoxin with a smiling face, but why did Daiyu suddenly change her face, showing no trace of affection?

But Daiyu didn't wait for everyone to speak, she just pointed at Mrs. Wang with the letter in her hand and said, "Since the year I was born, you have sent people to my house every year. There are always seven or eight times in a year. The old lady was worried about my mother and me, so she sent someone to visit, but in fact, she took the opportunity to blackmail me and stole several 10 taels of silver and many rare antiques from my house. You think you are very smart, and you figured out that my mother wanted to get me If you stay by my side, I will take care of you with money, and my father handed over the entire family business to my mother. Naturally, they will not argue about these money matters, and my mother will not tell my father about these things. , and you have gained so many benefits for nothing. And you are cheating here to fill your own pockets?"

Mrs. Wang was so frightened that her face paled when she heard the words. She slipped down from the chair and knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly, and only said: "I am wronged, where did the princess say this? If I am so unvirtuous, the old lady will return the old man, and the next one will return to the old lady." There are hundreds of pairs of eyes watching, how can this family allow me to be so presumptuous?"

Daiyu sneered, and didn't listen to her eloquent excuses, she just continued to ask: "Even later, my mother was depressed and resentful, and she was full of worries and no one could talk to her, so she couldn't get better if she was sick, and you even sent people to threaten and persecute her. How could you have achieved something by forcing her to death? Now that my parents have both died in the past few years, and you see that my family's property is all under my control, and you have nothing to do with it, so you have this heart again. Came to your house to cheat and bully you, right?!"

"Injustice!" Mrs. Wang prostrated herself on the ground, weeping bitterly. At this moment, she had come to her senses from the shock, and knew that only a complete denial could save her life, so she kowtowed and cried, "The princess said so, not to ask the minister The concubine dies without a place to die? Who is the princess listening to nonsense about these things, and I ask the princess to look into it clearly, and execute the person who deceives the public with evil words, and return the concubine to be innocent..."

Jia's mother is still in shock at the moment. Although she agreed to the original agreement, she has no knowledge of Mrs. Wang's blackmail.It turned out that when Jia Min was alive, Mrs. Wang did send people to Jiangnan every year, and every time someone went, she would bring a letter with her.Every time those people came back, they would also bring letters from their daughters, among which there were indeed many rare treasures, saying that they were gifts from their daughters to respect themselves.But I never expected it to be like this. Daiyu's words were like a knife, stabbing Jiamu's heart one after another, making her heartbroken and unable to breathe. There was only one voice echoing in her head over and over again: Yes. They forced their daughter to death, they forced their daughter to death, they...

The old lady's face became pale again and turned sallow, and she frowned after taking a breath. Suddenly, she felt that the world was spinning, and she lost consciousness when her eyes went dark.

Mrs. Xing was very surprised at first, thinking in her heart that she really knows people and faces but doesn't know her heart. This Mrs. Wang has embezzled a large amount of Lin family's finances all these years. Unfortunately, she is the continuation, and everything in this house is out of her hands.So some dissatisfaction, some resentment.But it was unexpected that Jia Mu couldn't sit still and fell from the chair and bumped into her, so she yelled in fright: "Oh, old lady—what's wrong with you?"

Daiyu turned her head and saw Mother Jia lying unconscious in Mrs. Xing's arms, so she told Xueyan, "Bring the peppermint oil we carry with you and let the old lady smell it."

After hearing this, Xueyan hurriedly took out a green glass vial from her purse, uncorked it and brought it to Jiamu's nose.A cool fragrance wafted out leisurely, from Jiamu's nostrils to her forehead.Then Jia Mu let out a long breath and woke up slowly. She just pointed at Mrs. Wang, her fingers trembling, and she couldn't say a word.

At this time, everyone outside heard Mrs. Xing's exclamation, and rushed over one by one, but happened to see Jia Mu's angry face was sallow, and she pointed at Mrs. Wang, with resentment in her eyes as if she had an unshakable hatred.Sister Li Wanfeng leaned over to help Jia's mother up, and while stroking her chest and back, she persuaded: "The old lady has something to say slowly, don't get angry."

Mother Jia was so angry that she didn't have time to speak, so she raised her hand and slapped Sister Feng's face. Finally, she let out a breath and cursed angrily, "You all get together, and you only fool me! You've got your schemes at home and put my My daughter's life is also counted! Now you are still pretending to be filial in front of me! Call Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng! Get rid of this black-hearted whore!"

Mrs. Xing was secretly happy, but her face was anxious. When she turned her head to tell people, she happened to see Aunt Zhao behind her, and she shouted angrily, "Why are you standing here if you don't pass on the old lady's words?"

Aunt Zhao was only waiting for this sentence, and after listening to it, she hurriedly agreed, and ran out in a hurry to report to Jia Zheng.