The Ring of the Red Chamber and the Nine Heavens

Jia Fu.

During this period of time, Jia's mother, who had been made ashamed, summoned her two sons to the hall of the main room to discuss matters.

Jia Amnesty has recently become obsessed with collecting antique fans. At this time, he was listening casually to Jia Mu's words, while playing with the fan with famous calligraphy and paintings in his hand, when Jia Mu shouted: "Boss! Did you listen to me?" say!"

Jia She hurriedly smiled, and said: "I'm listening, just now the magpie outside barked and interrupted, and left for a while, mother continued."

Jia Mu gave him a sideways look and said, "Just drink with your little wife at home, and it's not easy to be an official. The wind and rain outside are being carried by us women, so they can't pour over your head."

Jia She immediately became angry, and said: "Whoever provokes other princes outside will stand up, why involve me? Mother, don't be too partial!"

Jia Zheng immediately smoothed things over, saying, "Don't worry about getting angry with your mother, brother. We are all one family. Now that we have difficulties, we should discuss it together so that we can tide over the difficulties together."

Jia She snorted angrily, and said: "There is no reason why a nephew poops, but uncle should help wipe his ass. I can control my life as long as it doesn't cause trouble, and I can't control anything else! Mother is happy to be with me Talk about it, my son will listen, but you can't push all the bad things to me!"

Jia Zheng had no choice but to say: "It's all my fault, I really wish I could beat him to death!"

As soon as Baoyu was beaten again by Jia Zheng, Jia's mother felt distressed, with tears in her eyes, and said, "Don't just beat Baoyu. I asked Baoyu carefully. That day The thing is, he is well-behaved, he really didn't provoke anyone, who knows that King Qin just wanted to find fault with him, and he didn't know what kind of bad luck he committed!"

Jia She curled her lips and said: "Old lady, don't just say good things for Baoyu, but follow me. Everything has a cause and an effect. The Qin Dynasty has a high position and authority. Is it worthwhile to have nothing to do with Baoyu? There must be something that Baoyu didn't pay attention to." The place that provoked others! Baoyu's temperament was originally a bit frivolous, not to mention teasing and teasing with the maids all day long in the mansion, but seeing a better-looking man outside, he couldn't walk , but relying on the power in our mansion, no one dares to argue seriously with him outside playing with cats and dogs, isn't it a big taboo in front of King Qin this time?"

Jia's mother said: "No, I asked Baoyu many times, and Baoyu said that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the rules. I know Baoyu, although there are some strange things that are not in accordance with the rules at home. He was taught with one hand and one foot, and he was a little well behaved outside. Baoyu said that he didn't even dare to lift his head that day, let alone say something that was not pleasant to make the king of Qin angry. One day, the King of Beijing summoned the children of several aristocratic families to drink and compete in poetry. At first, he didn’t invite outsiders. The King of Qin came suddenly for some reason, and then picked his nose and eyes at our Baoyu, making a fuss. De Baoyu is ashamed to see anyone in the circle of the aristocratic family in the capital, so he has to stay at home every day, but the king of Qin found the bad luck of Baoyu's mother and me again, and was humiliated to the point of embarrassment in several aristocratic family gatherings Afterwards, we found out that most of those noble ladies were instructed by the King of Qin."

Jia Zheng sighed and said, "This is really strange. If the King of Qin is going against our family, why should he do that? Wouldn't it be straightforward to just pick on me or my eldest brother, dismiss him from office or something? He didn't bother me at all. I thought it was Baoyu who provoked him, and he turned his anger on you."

When Jia Mu heard "dismissed from office or something", the wrinkles on her face shone with fright, and she said to Buddha, "if it's the source of Baoyu's recklessness, I won't take sides this time, so you can kill your troublemaker. Restrain your son, don't tell him to bring trouble to the whole family. If it doesn't work, it's okay to tie Baoyu to the Qin Palace to plead guilty."

Jia She said contemptuously: "My mother is a good man in Liangshanbo when she is a prince. She can do it with such a crude trick? Well, although my son has not made a name for himself in the officialdom, he is not welcome to you, but in the officialdom I still know a little bit about the truth. Instead of making a plea, it's better to find someone who can talk to the prince to mediate."

When Jia's mother heard it, she was worried, and said: "The only ones our family can climb are the King of Beijing, the King of Nan'an County, etc., relying on the friendship of our ancestors who were born and died together in the past, but, with this The prince really can't get on the line, it's those county kings, they see that the king of Qin doesn't like us, and it's too late to hide, how can they be willing to recruit things for us?"

Jia She sneered and said, "Begging for others is better than asking for yourself, mother! I already have someone in my family, why bother to ask for others?"

Mother Jia was surprised and said, "A ready-made person? Who is it?"

Jia She said: "Brother-in-law, mother doesn't know, right? The King of Qin went to Yangzhou not long ago to raise money for the relief of the victims. He said he stayed in the Lin Mansion for two full months. What a friendship this must be!" ? My brother-in-law can talk to the King of Qin."

Mother Jia stopped talking.

The matter of Lin Ruhai's continuation made Jia's mother very unhappy. In addition, Lin Ruhai forcibly kept Daiyu and did not allow Jia Lian to bring it back. , let alone giving gifts, there was not even a word of greeting, and he seemed to have nothing to do with the Lin family.

Jia She persuaded: "Mother, don't be petty. My brother-in-law was promoted by the Holy Master this time to be the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, a second-rank official, and my brother-in-law is only in his 40s. Our Jia's mansion is the Duke's mansion, and Lin's mansion is the Marquis' mansion. It was not bad at first, but now it is different. In the future, we will have to ask my brother-in-law to take care of us more. How can we forcefully do it just because of his marriage? The reason why the relationship has been shelved for many years? Let’s put it aside, Miss Lin has lived in our mansion for so long, and she went to King Qin to say a few words to dispel the prince’s prejudice against us. of."

Jia Zheng also nodded and said: "Yes, mother, don't be angry. It is human nature for a brother-in-law to earn such a large family fortune and be a high-ranking official to marry a second wife so that he can live a good life. It's not that the brother-in-law married My wife and we are cut off, there is still a layer of contact between our two houses, Miss Lin? My brother-in-law will definitely take care of this layer."

Mother Jia said helplessly: "Well, if you two fight a little bit, you won't make me so shameless. Lin Hai made an agreement when he sent Lin girl to our house in the past. He will not continue, Lin girl My marriage is up to me, most likely it is Baoyu, and now it's all overthrown, how can I live in my heart?"

Jia She said: "If you can't get through, you have to get through. The situation is stronger than others. Mother, we have to protect the shelf of Jia's house so that we can talk about what will happen in the future. If we seriously compete with the King of Qin, we will definitely not be able to win. , It is the best policy to quickly ask the brother-in-law to mediate. In the future, we can also train our own children and grandchildren. If there are one or two who are as talented as the brother-in-law, the family will be prosperous, and everyone will have face. "

Jia Mu thought for a while, and finally made up her mind, and said: "Then you go over now, and quickly move the place of your home. Lin Hai's family is here, and they may not be able to find a good place in a short time, just keep them in our house. , it’s also good to kiss and kiss.”

Jia Amnesty said: "My brother-in-law is now a second-rank official, and the whole family is in office. You can't be like that Aunt Xue, just pointing to a small courtyard and letting the whole family live in it. Isn't that contemptuous of others? Why don't you put him in the house?" Let Rongxi hall be vacated, so that my brother-in-law and his family can live in it, so that we can express our feelings."

Jia Zheng raised his eyes, an incredible light flashed in his eyes, and was about to speak, Jia Amnesty pulled his sleeves, and said like a wolf with a big tail: "Do extraordinary things and do extraordinary things. My second brother has always been a generalist, For those who care about the overall situation, this is only temporary."

But Jia's mother said: "Lin Hai is very polite. This Rongxi Hall is the main courtyard of our house. He will definitely say that it is impossible for a guest to occupy the master's house, and he refuses to live in it."

Jia She rolled his eyes and said, "Then make room for my brother-in-law's family. My second brother's family and I will live together in Rongxi Hall."

Jia Mu agreed.

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After more than half a year, Jia Huan set foot on the land of the capital again.

As soon as they arrived at the pier, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng led Jia Lian, Lin Zhixiao, the housekeeper, and many servants and women who carried burdens and led horses, waiting there.

Lin Ruhai got off the boat first, and Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng greeted him to greet him, and said that the journey was hard, so hurry back to the mansion to rest, just like two pots of fire.

Lin Ruhai hurriedly bowed his hands to thank him, and said: "The two elder brothers came to greet each other at the pier, which made Ruhai terrified. Our Lin family also has an ancestral house in the capital. I ordered someone to clean it up a long time ago. We can talk about staying temporarily. I'm bothering your house. After I take my family and settle down, I will go to pay my respects to the old lady."

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng are not willing, especially Jia Amnesty, because of the little Jiujiu in his heart, his tongue became more and more livid. He urged Lin Ruhai and his family to live in Jia's mansion for a while, and said that the old lady had not seen Miss Lin for half a year and cried several times. , just to comfort the old man, and should not resign, Lin Ruhai really had no choice but to say: "In this case, it is better to be respectful than obey, and go to the mansion to trouble you for a few days. Just take Huan'er back to Zhengxiong Hehe, Brother Zheng, how did you teach such a good boy as Chuhuan'er? Ruhai is so envious, I wish I could snatch him over and recognize him as his heir."

Jia She hurriedly said, "Isn't it? When Huan'er was in the mansion, I knew that this child would become a great talent in the future. The old lady just didn't believe it. Now my brother-in-law says the same thing, so you know my eyes are still good." , know people, hehehe."

Jia Zheng said modestly: "A boy in his teens has been praised to the sky by you, but you will tell him to cock his tail in the future."

Having said that, Jia Zheng looked back at Jia Huan, gave him a hand again, and said, "The road is windy, why don't you wear some clothes? Carefully let the wind cool down, your mother will feel distressed again. "

Jia Huan said obediently: "Thank you father for your concern, but it's not cold at all to be active at the moment."

On the pier, Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng and Lin Ruhai gave way, and each got into a four-person green sedan chair. Jia Huan and Jia Lian each rode a horse, and guarded the room where Mrs. Wu, the new wife of the Lin family, and Daiyu sat together. Beside the eight-treasure hairpin tassel cart, a large group of people marched to Jia's mansion.

About half an hour later, we arrived at Rongguo Mansion. The steward ordered to open the gate in the middle, and let the sedan chairs and horses go in. The group of people got out of the sedan chairs and horses and carriages when they got near the gate of Yimen. They all changed sedan chairs and went in. There is no need to mention the courtesy of meeting each other.

Afterwards, Lin Ruhai's family lived temporarily in Jia She's original courtyard under the kindness of Jia's mother and Jia She and Jia Zheng's brothers. It was full of color and scenery, and the scenery was good. Affection moved out, how can there be a reason for a second-rank official to live with his family in someone else's house?