The Jade of the Red Chamber

In a small side room near the corner gate in the inner courtyard, a woman wearing a crab shell green cotton gauze jacket was sitting on the couch, doing needlework in her hand, but it turned out to be a white silk and red belly with patterns of flowers, birds and plum blossoms tied on it. is bright.Thinking that she was tired for a moment, the woman put down her work, sighed, and looked at the little brother who was sleeping sweetly on the bed in the inner room. She saw a small pink mouth pouting on her white and tender face, and chubby little hands. He held it next to his cheeks, although he was still young, he already showed a good appearance.

On the corridor outside the door, a few little maids dressed in red and green were chirping and chatting, perhaps excitedly, their voices became louder, causing the little brother on the bed to frown as if he was about to wake up, and the woman frowned. Got up, wanted to say something, but opened his mouth but kept silent, with a trace of sadness on his face, he was stunned with his head half down.At this moment, the little brother on the bed woke up, his big misty eyes saw the lake green bed curtain, he was taken aback for a moment, then turned to the woman: "Auntie, what time is it?"

Just now the woman who called Aunt Zhou hurriedly came to her senses: "It's three quarters past Mao, brother, why don't you sleep for a while?" Although he was quick to hide it, Jia Jue still saw Aunt Zhou's bitter expression just now. With a flash of light in his big eyes, he got up, put on his jacket and outer clothes, put on the rabbit fur boots, got out of bed and walked to Aunt Zhou.

Aunt Zhou knew that her little brother was always different from other people, she hated being touched by others, since her hands and feet became strong, she dressed and bathed by herself, and seldom asked people to serve her, so seeing Jia Jue dressed, she didn't come forward help each other.

Jia Jue snuggled up to Aunt Zhou, stretched out her chubby hands to gently smooth the creases between Aunt Zhou's brows, and said softly, "Don't worry, Auntie, let's discuss everything and take it easy." Aunt Zhou looked at her son's tender little face She has a serious and mature face, a glutinous voice, and five shallow dimples on her hands, so cute, she couldn't help laughing, she doesn't look like an ordinary "wooden man" , Added a bit of beauty.Stretching out his hand to stroke his son's soft hair, he also said softly, "It's true, my aunt only listens to you and doesn't think about anything else."

Seeing Aunt Zhou's smile, Jia Jue felt joy in her heart, turned her head to see that there was no one around, leaned her head on Aunt Zhou's arms, and called softly, "Mom!" Aunt Zhou trembled, He hugged Jia Jue tightly, without making a sound, just stroked his son's little head, and there was a moment of warmth in the room, which drove away the sorrow just now.

Wash up, don't mention the meal.Because Xiu Luan, the eldest maid in the wife's room, called and asked Aunt Zhou to make two pairs of shoes for the wife, Aunt Zhou followed to paint the flowers.Jia Jue is still young, and his wife doesn't like to see bastards, so Jia Jue is still playing in the house by himself.The two little girls in Aunt Zhou's room who called the spring grass and the spring rain were borrowed by the wife's companion Zhou Rui's family three or two days ago to clean up the warehouse. It's just a place for things to be displayed.The things inside, not to mention the masters and wives, even the slightly respectable maids and servants in the mansion would not look down on them.What's more, the warehouse is full of dusty things and there is no oil and water. Those women who make foul words avoid them for fear of being too late. You push me and you push you. In the end, the job fell to the girl in the house of the "wooden man" Aunt Zhou.

Jia Jue was lying in front of the window, and the little girl in the corridor didn't take it seriously when she saw it, but he was happy to be alone.It's just winter, it's already cold, gusts of air-conditioning come in from the window, Jia Jue just feels extra energetic, squints his eyes and thinks: Mrs. Wang has been pregnant for more than three months, and I think this child is the "devil king" Jia. Baoyu is gone. At this time, Jia Zhu has just been selected as a scholar and is about to discuss marriage. It seems that the opening of "Dream of Red Mansions" is not far away.

It turns out that Jia Jue was originally a student in modern times. His original name was Lin Chen. In order to be outstanding in class, I had a big vacation. Who would have dreamed of Nanke, and opened his eyes to become the son of Aunt Zhou who was supposed to have lost her baby in Dream of Red Mansions.

Fortunately, Jia Jue has a heart and an open-minded temper. After being depressed for a while, he slowly thinks about it.And since his birth, Aunt Zhou loves him in every possible way, and she can't tolerate anything else in her eyes. As time goes on, Jia Jue deeply feels the kindness of a loving mother that she has never enjoyed in her previous life, and she also regards Aunt Zhou as her mother.

Besides, in the main room, Aunt Zhou was sitting on a small chair and doing work, with a low eyebrow and a pleasing eye.Mrs. Wang was reclining on the couch, leaning on the brand-new blue satin backrest and sitting on the mattress, wearing a gold-carved eight-ball happy-meeting jacket and a pure pleated skirt sprinkled with flowers. She was thin, her abdomen was already slightly swollen, and a little girl was sitting half-kneeling on the footsteps next to her, and she was gently beating her legs.

Mrs. Wang became much more delicate after she was pregnant, and when she entered the winter room, there was fine silver charcoal placed in the room, the room was warm and cozy, and only the voice of the big maidservant ordering the little maidservant to do things was heard, it was a scene of peace and joy.

All of a sudden, a servant from the inner courtyard came to report: "Master has come back from the yamen, and he said he will see his wife in a while." The big maid, Xiufeng, grabbed a handful of copper coins, rewarded the servant, and said happily, "Master, I really feel sorry for you." Ma'am, since she was pregnant with the second master, the master has been thinking and thinking about it all the time." Mrs. Wang smiled and said angrily, "You little hoof." She glanced at Aunt Zhou calmly, and ordered: "You've done this for a while, let's go home." Aunt Zhou didn't seem to have heard Xiufeng call the child in her stomach "Second Master", she saluted the child in a polite manner, said Ann and stepped back. up.

Mrs. Wang glanced at Aunt Zhou faintly, and some haze flashed under her half-closed eyelids.Pang Xiufeng hurriedly smiled and said: "Madam, don't worry, it's serious to raise the second master in your belly." Looking up at the door, Yin said again: "So what if you raise a brother, no one can surpass the second master." Go, the uncle has entered school (that is, a scholar), and the elder brother in the wife's belly is said to belong to the second master, so there is no place for brother Jue in the house, but he is a "wooden man" raised "little boy" You idiot." Then Mrs. Wang became happy again, and couldn't help but hold Xiufeng's hand: "My good boy, you are a smart one, just listening to what you say makes my heart feel better."

Mrs. Wang can't help thinking: "Aunt Zhou is a trouble-free one. She usually looks like a gourd with a sawed mouth, and her color is also ordinary. She is not a frivolous and flattering one. The master just goes there occasionally, and she didn't expect to be pregnant with a brother." .That brother Jue looks normal, although Yuxue is cute, but he is as dull as his mother, and he never goes to the room to poke holes in the house, the master has always been indifferent to their mother and child, and he doesn't care, this time I have a younger brother, and Mother Jia is even called the second master. Doesn't this mean that there is no place for Brother Jue? 'Thinking about it like this, I relaxed a little, and left Aunt Zhou, mother and son behind me.For a while, I thought of Aunt Zhao, the aunt that the old lady had just sealed, and twisted her veil so much that she hated her teeth: "That Aunt Zhao has a coquettish figure and a good color, and she is used to making small fusses in front of the master, but she hooked up with the master every now and then." Going to her room, she compared all the aunts and maids in the room. She dressed up all day long and was eager to flatter her, which was much more tricky than that week's aunt. '

It turned out that Mrs. Wang was only in her early thirties at this time, and she had not yet become a "charitable person" who would only dignify and practice Buddhism in the future. No one in Jia Zheng’s house gave birth to a concubine or a concubine. I didn’t expect that Aunt Zhou, who had been silent and unfavored three years ago, would become pregnant and let her give birth to a brother safely. Son.Fortunately, no one in the mansion took the two girls seriously, and now they even lost the status of being called 'Second Master'. On the contrary, the old lady and the master saw her virtuousness and generosity. Be more diligent, God blesses Mrs. Wang to conceive again, and it's still a boy!

Last year, during the Ping An Jiao, an old Taoist priest was brought by her to show Jia Jue his fate, and she only said that he was a lucky man, which made Madam Wang feel relieved.

Aunt Zhou was walking on the road with a blank expression on her face, her head buried in her head and she just walked, without a trace of ostentation, but her nails were digging into her flesh in her sleeves, and she hated the Jia family in her heart.I think she was also a child of a petty official, and because her parents died early, she sold herself into Jia's mansion so that her younger brother could have money to study. Compassionate and ruthless, he used the deed of sale to make her his concubine to Jia Zheng. He was already heartbroken, and secretly sent a letter to his younger brother, only saying that he had been betrayed. , I don't have to hurt my brother because of the mess in Jia's house.I didn't expect God to treat me so kindly, and I have a heart like Jue'er. For the safety of mother and child, I packed wood all the way, but this Jia family is too deceitful!Unexpectedly, Jue'er was not even given the title of "Second Master", and wanted to trample Jue'er into the mud.

Aunt Zhou returned to the house and saw Jue'er playing alone on the kang table. There were maids in red and green in the corridor, and no one wanted to take care of her little brother. Son".

Jia Jue saw that Aunt Zhou's expression was not right, so she hurriedly got off the kang and helped her to sit down, Fang whispered, "Auntie, what's the matter?"

Jia Jue said with a smile, "What am I supposed to do? It scared me so much. It was the same, but now I don't have such a false name." Your name? How does this make people think of you?" Jia Jue pulled Aunt Zhou's hand, entered the inner room, half closed the door, and said in a soft voice: "Mother, how do you see the situation in this mansion? Do you care? Is it the name of the government of this country?"

Aunt Zhou thought for a while and then whispered: "Although this Rongguo Mansion is full of flowers, it is already a raging fire. It's too late. If it's safe, it's okay, if it's not, I'm afraid..." And said: "Don't care how prominent this Rongguo Mansion is. , what does it matter to our mother? Mother only hopes that you will be safe and sound, and that you will be the head of the family in the future, and leave this dirty nest! It's just that you have to be born for everything now, and I'm afraid you will be dragged down by the status of this bastard if you can't get rid of it. .”

Jia Jue nodded. His mother had a lot of trouble in her heart. She was a knowledgeable person. She couldn't help but feel lucky that Lai was not born into Aunt Zhao's belly. If you don't care about the ring, you will know if you do more of the pretense of competing for favor.However, Aunt Zhou in the original book is a smart woman who is calm and old.

Aunt Zhou is also consoling, this brother is smart and talented, what is rare is that he is filial and considerate, he has learned to hide his clumsiness, and she doesn't treat him as an ignorant child, and talks to him about things, he is only three years old. Can see things so clearly.

Fortunately, Aunt Zhou has a good family education, and her younger brother was also precocious, and he would take care of her elder sister when he was four or five years old. Aunt Zhou has no doubts, and people often have this kind of mentality. I don't doubt it, I just feel blessed and good.

Jia Jue thought for a while, then leaned into Aunt Zhou's arms and whispered: "Mother's thought is really good, so I can't catch up. It's just that in the entire family, only Big Brother Zhu is better, just look at the old man, And Na Lian's second elder brother knows that his offspring are not good, and elder brother Zhu's health is not good. His wife has a middle-aged son, and I am afraid that the unborn younger brother will also be spoiled by spoils in the future. In case of my brother, I am the head of the second room, even if I save my life, I will be suppressed and achieve nothing." The tender and tender voice is as cute as a little bird's first cry, and Aunt Zhou's heart is full of twelfth With a lot of maternal love, she hugged Jia Jue in her arms, rubbed and rubbed, and kissed again and again.

After Jia Jue finished speaking, Aunt Zhou was startled and said to herself, "That's right, Mr. Wangzhu's weak body and bones, not to mention that studying is a mentally exhausting thing, but to say that the three-day or nine-day imperial examination Try it, and you can make good people drag down the sick.It seems that the wife excused Jue'er's weak bones and feared that she might not be able to support her if she was listed on the genealogy. It is not necessarily a bad thing to suppress Jue'er until she is three years old and not given the genealogy!He has to carefully consider the plan, and one day Jue'er will be allowed to leave this tiger and wolf den in an open and honest manner. '

Jia Jue is also worried. Jia Baoyu will be born on the Flower Festival in April next year. The original book mentions that Jia Zhu's posthumous son, Jia Lan, is only two or three years younger than Jia Baoyu. Jia Zhu will soon die young, and he is older than Jia Baoyu. Baoyu is more than two years old (real age), and her position is not high or low. I am afraid that she will hinder the eyes of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang. Even if she pretends to be stupid, it will not help.

Jia Jue has no affection for Jia's mansion at all. The only person in this mansion that he is attached to is Aunt Zhou. When he grows older, Aunt Zhou must also leave this country that is "clean except for those two stone lions". Go to the government.

The mother and son said in detail, after being intimate with their son for a while, they knew it all in their hearts, that's all, they went to work and didn't mention it.

But it is said that Jiamu sat alone on the couch in the upper room, and there was only a confidant maid named Zhu He waiting in the room. At this time, the No. 1 golden mandarin duck next to Jiamu in the original book was still a yellow-mouthed child. , Not yet old enough to enter the government.

Jia Mu leaned against the big pink backrest with gold embroidered bat patterns on brocade, half-closed her eyes, and said, "Did the second wife talk to Aunt Zhou?"

Zhu He, who was wearing a red silk jacket and green satin vest with big gold flowers, laughed quickly and said, "I told you, it was mentioned by Xiufeng in the second wife's room in front of Aunt Zhou."

Mother Jia nodded in satisfaction, and said: "It should be so. I think Aunt Zhou was only a daughter of a small family. It was her blessing that Zheng'er saw her. If she didn't want to, she would leave the house wholeheartedly. Although she has been honest these past few years, But we still have to beat and beat, to save troubles for the traitor hidden inside."

Zhu He flattered: "Old lady, don't worry, with you watching, no one in this whole house can hide from your eyes, no one dares."

Jia Mu said with a smile: "You are the only girl who can talk. After a while, you open the box and take four new bolts of satin and reward Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhao. The wife is heavy, so let them serve the second master well. There is a place to reward." It's time to beat that Wang family, because she is pregnant, the housemaids in Zheng'er's room are out of five, if that Aunt Zhao has brains, she should take advantage of this fresh time to get pregnant. One man and one half woman.

After a while, Zhu He looked at Jia Mu's face, and thoughtfully beat Jia Mu's leg, Fang cautiously asked: "Old lady, this brother Jue is also three years old, now the brother in my wife's belly It's the second master, and the servant is worried, so what should I call this brother Jue?"

Jia's mother glanced at Zhu He, and said indifferently, "What's the matter, this brother Jue was not born well, Zhu'er is smart, but the wife still has a son in her belly, so don't let brother Jue live in the same age. The eldest son suppressed the youngest son. It would be fine if the second wife had no news after him, but now the wife is pregnant again. My wife is getting older, and I'm afraid she won't be able to have children after this pregnancy. After that, it doesn't matter if the concubine born to the aunts. It's just that Brother Jue is stupid and unlucky to follow his mother before he has a good birth. There's not much to be expected of, when the second wife's baby falls to the ground, she'll either be adopted, or the house will just treat her as an idler and distribute it when she grows up. It doesn't matter if she doesn't have a title. some difficulties!"

After hearing this, Zhu He quickly put on a smile on his face, clapped his hands happily and said: "The old lady is still too wise, I have really grown up with you, but I have watched, even if I practice for another five or sixty years, I will not be able to compare with the old lady. Son! Oh, how did the old lady grow up with this glassy heart? It’s strange that people often say that a family of two princes is the best at raising children. Why didn’t the servants give birth decades earlier, and follow the old lady to learn from her? Learn, save those sisters who always say that the slaves are stupid, and they didn't learn the benefits of the old lady! It's because they didn't follow the old lady, and they didn't know that the benefits of the old lady are high mountains and deep seas, and they can't learn it in decades One point of authenticity!"

The phone call made Jia's mother smile, she just rubbed her belly and pointed at Zhu He, laughing and scolding: "You monkey, you make me laugh, let me see if my stomach hurts..."

Zhu He hurriedly came forward, kneaded his belly and served tea, very courteous, and just said: "It's good for the old lady to be happy, and I hope you can say a few more words about my servant, my servant is also blessed by your lucky star, isn't it?" !"

It's just that Mrs. Jia couldn't imagine that Jia Jue's mother and son didn't care about this gentle and rich town, and planned to leave with all their heart.On the contrary, it leads to the same goal by different routes, which coincides with Jia Mu's meaning.