The Jade of the Red Chamber

It's autumn, sweet-scented osmanthus is in full bloom, and the fragrance is ten miles away.Therefore, the township examination release list is also called "Osmanthus list".

On that day, Ma Shou took his people to wait in front of Yin's office in the capital before the third watch.Until the sun was high, still never returned.Even if Lin Zhenyu was sure, she couldn't help feeling a little apprehensive.Shui Yang pulled him to sit down, and also felt a little regretful in his heart, he was very confident in Zhenyu Zhongju, so he didn't ask anyone to ask about the ranking, which would make him a little nervous.

At that time, Ma Shou ran in panting with joy on his face: "...Congratulations, sir! Grandpa won No.2! Congratulations, grandpa!..." "Uncle Jin won No.3! Grandpa Xi, No.6! Grandpa Gu is eleventh!" Name!" Zhenyu was so happy that her heart fell to the ground, seeing how pitiful he was in rags, she hurriedly rewarded him with a big seal, and rewarded everyone in the mansion.

Ma Shou went away beaming, still a little muttering in his heart. It turns out that this list starts with No.6, and after the last name is written, the top five will be written, from No.5 to No.1. In the past, the Lin family had no Boy, how did he go through such a good thing, this time he took the boys and finally squeezed to the front, good guy!The more I looked at the front and back, the more I felt cold, and I was afraid that my uncle would not be selected. After seeing the name and hometown of the last uncle, I realized that the top five were written at the end!It's really deceitful, his head was buzzing just now, he couldn't remember the rankings of the uncle's friends, so he had to squeeze over again. Fortunately, these friends of the uncle are all capable people, and their rankings are all high, not at the top of the list Son, it is written at the end of the list with the uncle.Even so, he almost didn't squeeze out half of his life, thanks to a few boys who tried their best to protect him.

Ma Shou came to the atrium, looked at the boys with rotten clothes and bruises on their faces and said with a smile: "All rewards! The boys will reward you with a tael of silver! In addition, everyone in the house will reward you with a month's worth of silver." !” Everyone laughed happily.

Hurry up to announce the good news to the Lin family, and send a letter to Aunt Zhou to announce the good news without mentioning it.

The next day, Lin Zhenyu went to the "Luming Banquet", and several friends were very happy to meet each other.This time in Qiuwei, the capital city, Xie Yuan was from Zhili, and Xie Yuan in the previous Shuntian Township Examinations all selected Zhili people. This is a common practice, and everyone is not surprised.Only this time in Shuntian Qiuwei, Yayuan, Jingkui, Yakui, and No. 11 are all the sons of Yangzhou officials who were recommended by Yangzhou Prefecture to take the capital and rural examinations.

Li Zhong, the main examiner of the undergraduate course, said with a smile: "this autumn, there are many talents, and many officials are regarded as young talents. What a relief! You need to be diligent and conscientious, so that you can take the exam next year. If you win, you will be the pillar of the country!" He said with a smile and glanced at Lin Zhenyu, Lin Zhenyu was busy sitting and listening, feeling a little puzzled in his heart, this official in red clothes has a kind face~ until Jinwu slanted to the west, he returned to the mansion.As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Shui Yang sitting on a stone bench, his face darkened, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Shui Yang held his hand, looked into his eyes, and slowly said: "Just now He Sanfei Yao sent a message saying that Aunt Lin is seriously ill...I'm afraid it's not good! At this moment, news from the Lin family is still on the way, you... ..."

Zhenyu's eyes darkened, and she almost couldn't stand still, she kept asking: "When did it happen?! Mother, she..." called Ma Shou urgently, "Get ready for the boat! I want to go back to Yangzhou immediately!" Shou Xin was terrified and didn't know what happened.

Shui Yang hurriedly hugged Zhenyu, and said in a deep voice: "It happened yesterday! I have already prepared the boat for you, let the swing follow you, packed up some clothes, and sent someone to take you back immediately! I know you are impatient, and be a little more generous." Be careful, this small boat is very fast, and it will arrive in two or three days along the water!" Zhenyu's eyes were already red, and she was in a mess, she just said: "Thank you!" Shui Yang ordered Ma Shou to take care of everything in the other courtyard, and sent someone to Zhenyu Send letters to my friends, asking them to take care of the fellow scholars.

Shui Yang knew that Zhenyu was very anxious, and would not be able to wait until tomorrow morning for the boat, so he had to find two of the best boatmen, and a few guards with good water skills hastily cleaned up and hurried on the road.

The boat went straight down the river, and Lin Zhenyu was impatient and didn't provide any supplies. She just ate dry food with the others and satiated her stomach with clear water. The two boatmen took turns to steer the helm, and Zhenyu also helped to pull the sails. , Lin Zhenyu hired a carriage and hurried back home.

Lin Zhenyu rushed all the way to the main courtyard, and Jia Min was on his deathbed.Ruhai's face was ashen and pale, as if he was ten years older, Daiyu and Fuyu's eyes were red and swollen, and they were sad and silent, the three of them didn't care about being surprised when they saw Zhenyu, they just pushed him to the bedside, Ruhai said: "... meet your mother..."

Zhen Yuhong saw her mother's face withered and pale, as if there was only a skeleton left, she felt sad and held back: "Mother, mother? Look, Zhenyu is back! Mother? ..." Jia Min opened her eyes slightly, and saw Zhenyu beside her, a flash of light flashed in her eyes, she lay down with her eyes closed, panted for a while, and said, "Help me up." Ruhai saw that Jia Min's spirit was better, Knowing that it was the light of the day, with grief in his heart, he stretched out his hand to lift her up and leaned on him.

Jia Min's complexion was like snow, without a trace of blood, she took Zhenyu's hand and said pantingly: "Good boy, mother is finally waiting for my son!" Shaking her dry and cracked mouth, she said hoarsely: "Mother, you will not be afraid if you keep it."

Jia Min smiled slightly, touched Zhenyu's hand tremblingly with thin and gray hands, and said, "It's hard for my mother, I just can't bear to let you guys..." After panting for a while, he said again: "Master, it's so good to take care of me for three years." A child!" Ru Hai responded with tears in his eyes, Jia Min looked at the three children one by one, touched the faces of Daiyu and Fuyu with shaking hands, and couldn't help crying: "You are still so young... remember , listen to your father and elder brother!" Erxiaoqian couldn't help crying softly, Jia Min struggled and said to Zhenyu: "My son is the most filial and friendly since he was a child, and he has to take care of himself!  … Zhenyu held Jia Min's hand and said in a trembling voice: "Mother, don't worry, Zhenyu will take good care of her father and younger siblings!" Fragrance spirit scattered with the wind...

Withered leaves fall, relatives mourn...

Jia Min's death seems to have wiped out all the colors of the Lin family. In the past, the red willows and green talk and laughing Yan Yan turned into gray and yellow leaves, and the mournful voice filled the sky. , and helped Ling back to Gusu, tossing and tossing for more than a month, when he was about to return home, he fell ill, and he only ordered the swing not to disturb the old father and younger siblings, and only quietly boiled side medicine to eat.

After being ill for a few days, she got better, so she heard someone report that Fuyu was vomiting and diarrhea, and seeing that she was useless, the maids were so panicked that they came to ask the uncle first.

Zhenyu was shocked, and hurriedly sent someone to help her there, deeply hating herself for ignoring her younger brother's weakness, when she came to Nuan Pavilion, she saw Fuyu's pale face and frowning, the maids and women in the room were in a hurry, Fuyu Nurse Fang, Yu's nanny, picked at the base of Fu Yu's tongue and only told him to spit it out. Seeing Lin Zhenyu come in, two or three beautiful women in unusual clothes persuaded him, "You don't need to be too sad, my brother is dead. It’s useless, why don’t you wear my brother’s clothes well, so as not to suffer so much.”

Lin Zhenyu knew that Nanny Fang was a solid and experienced person, so she ignored her sister-in-law and repeatedly ordered to urge Dr. He again. After Fuyu vomited out, Nanny Fang poured water and made him vomit until Fuyu only spit out clear water. Forget it, Fuyu drank warm water and lay on the bed, but her complexion improved a bit, and Nanny Fang had the time to salute: "It's the old lady who is out of line, but my brother is weak these two days but he's okay, just Today Fang is not good after eating, and I was afraid that he had eaten something bad, so I tried hard to make him spit it out." Zhenyu felt relieved, waved her hand and said: "You are right." make a sound.

When Dr. He came in when he was young, all the maids and women avoided him. The doctor took his pulse and said: "It's okay, it's just that the body is weak and hurts a little vitality. Let's warm up slowly." He also asked to bring the leftovers from the meal and the vomit Look, Nanny Fang was busy getting it, the old doctor picked out a small white piece from the leftovers, tasted it, then looked at what Fang spit out, and said: "Yes."

Pointing to that piece, he said: "Although this ginseng is a tonic, it is not for the weak and young people to use casually. It will damage the foundation if it is used. What's more, it is a hundred-year-old ginseng with medicinal properties. It's too strong. Originally, it wouldn't happen so quickly, but this little brother is too weak to stand the attack, and now he vomited cleanly, but he's cured." Another prescription was prescribed.Lin Zhenyu's face was livid, and she reluctantly thanked the doctor.

After all the outsiders had retreated, Lin Zhenyu ordered everyone in Fuyu's room to be gagged and tied up, except Nanny Fang, and forced them to the side room, and told Nanny Fang, Lu Hui, Mint and others to take good care of Fuyu.

In the main room, Lin Zhenyu's face was pale, and it seemed that the magma of anger was about to spurt out of his eyes, and he said fiercely: "Check! Check it carefully! Who has been to Fuyu's room, who made this meal, Whoever passed by, even if anyone passed by!" When Shui Yang was brought to the main room by Lin Fu, he happened to see this scene, and suddenly felt a little strange in his heart, Zhenyu's little face flushed with anger and The bright black eyes made him feel hot inside, as if the colors in front of him were more vivid.

Lin Fu was shocked, these few days the master and uncle were sick, and he and the nuns were taking care of everything in the mansion.Seeing Shuiyang came here today, he knew that this person was not a simple person and had lived here for several years, so he personally picked him up, but he said that he knew that the master was ill and would not be able to visit him, so he asked the second class to meet him first. Boy, I knew that my brother was sick and my uncle went to see him, so he didn't care about anything else, and led Shui Yang straight to the main courtyard. "Master, what happened?"

Zhenyu closed her eyes and rested her mind, her face was tense, and Huang Lian, who was next to her, said this softly, and Lin Fu's face immediately turned livid.Seeing that Zhenyu didn't notice him, Shui Yang stepped forward, stretched out his hand and gently stroked the corners of his eyebrows, Zhenyu was startled: "Why are you here?!" Shui Yang shook his head, and Lin Zhenyu pulled him away. He sat beside him and didn't avoid him.Shui Yang sat aside solemnly, watching Zhen Yu deal with it.

When Daiyu heard the news and Grandma Liu, who had been taking care of her for the past few days, rushed over, Zhenyu ordered someone to stop them, and just told them to come directly to the main room.Daiyu didn't care about Shuiyang, and hurriedly asked: "Brother, how is Fuyu?" Zhenyu pulled her to sit beside her, and comforted her: "It's okay, you can sit down and deal with this with brother first. It's something." Then he said to Lin Fu: "Second doors are closed, don't disturb father!"

After about half an hour, Madam Du whispered in Zhenyu's ear. Lin Zhenyu shook her lips and clenched her fists tightly under her sleeves, "Bring those people here!"

There were dozens of people standing in the main hall, and one of the beautiful women just now had the best color, pointed at Zhenyu's nose and said, "Master, how rude! We are the master's aunt, your elders! How dare you do this?" For us, look back at the master, will the master spare you!"

Zhenyu sneered: "Aunt Bai has such a sharp mouth! Madam Du, repeat what you just said!" It turned out that the hundred-year-old ginseng was actually Aunt Bai's third-class wife who bought Lin Zhenyu's mother-in-law through her house. The maid Chen Xiang, and Chen Xiang played well with Qiu Ling, the little maid in Fu Yu's room, who put the ginseng in.

Aunt Bai sneered: "This is obviously a thief calling for a thief. The maid in your room did it, but it's our fault!"

Zhenyu stared at Aunt Bai, and Aunt Bai, whose eyes were dark, trembled in her heart. Zhenyu laughed back angrily, and said, "I don't think I will shed tears if I don't see the coffin! Bring Chenxiang, Qiuling, Bai Aunt Bai next to Auntie, oh, and... Aunt Bai's nephew——Zhao Qian!"

Zhenyu ordered Zhao Qian to kneel outside the door, looked into Aunt Bai's eyes and said, "Auntie, do you still have to tell me which medicine shop you bought this hundred-year-old ginseng from? Who is this Zhao Qian!"

Aunt Bai was completely blank, she kept her mouth stubborn: "Who is this Zhao Qian? I don't know it!"

"Oh, it turns out that my aunt doesn't know her, but Zhao Qian has your jewelry in his hand." Zhenyu said slowly.

Aunt Bai poked her neck and sneered: "Master, you also said that this Zhao Qianqian is Aunt Bai's nephew, so it's not surprising that Aunt Bai stole something from me and gave it to him!" Aunt Bai who was kneeling next to her looked up in shock. She glanced, moved her lips, but said nothing.

"Auntie, why bother, and before I finish speaking, Zhao Qian's house will be found - your IOU, and your fingerprints on it!"

Aunt Bai looked at Aunt Bai in disbelief. When she handed over the silver and jewelry to Zhao Qian, Aunt Bai clearly said that she burned the IOU with her own hands, and showed her the ashes of the paper!

Zhenyu smiled fiercely, and said: "That girl Chen Xiang is cunning, she saw that others were promoted to the second class and felt jealous, so she made a raft for you. The villains and things have been stolen!"

As he spoke, he swept the plate in Madam Du's hand to the ground, only to see three vague faces, with the names of Zhenyu, Daiyu, and Fuyu written on them. The people around the hospital are only confidantes, and the birthdays are not reported to the whole government until the next day, but the time of their births is kept secret, so the little people made by Aunt Bai only have names but no characters.

Aunt Bai was shaking like she was sifting chaff, so she knelt down and grabbed Zhenyu and begged.Zhenyu was furious and kicked him backwards.

Lin Zhenyu stood up, there was no light in her dark eyes, and said in a cold voice: "Take Chen Xiang and Qiu Ling to ten boards, and sell them to the black coal mine together with their family members! So does Aunt Bai! Twist Zhao Qian to Go to the government office and ask Uncle Jin to be the master for us!"

Seeing Lin Zhenyu's eyes cast on her, Aunt Bai shouted in a sharp voice: "You can't deal with me, I... I am the master's serious aunt! I am a good concubine!"

Lin Zhenyu ignored her and nodded to Lin Fu. Later, when Lin Fu came back, he said: "After hearing about this, the master will let the uncle deal with it. Just punish him severely! He won't come to see the second master."

After hearing this, Aunt Bai limp and collapsed on the ground.

Lin Zhenyu sneered: "Oh? A concubine from a good family? It really is from a good family! I'm afraid this hundred-year-old ginseng also has money from my aunt's family? As for concubines from a good family, concubines are involved in business. I'm afraid that my aunt's status as a "son of a good family" won't work anymore! " Then he said angrily: "Search Aunt Bai's house, and if there is evidence of correspondence between her and her mother's family, she will sue her mother's family to the government!"

Aunt Bai was completely dumbfounded, she did borrow money from her natal sister-in-law to buy ginseng this time, and there were still letters in the house.Her mother left early, and only had one elder brother. If her elder brother was involved, her sister-in-law would hate her to the bone. If she wanted her elder brother and sister-in-law to save her in the future, it would be impossible!

Thinking about it this way, I only hated Lin Zhenyu to the bone, and said sharply: "Master? Master?! Huh! It's just an adoption! See if Lin Fuyu grows up, is there a place for you as an uncle!"

Lin Daiyu was trembling with anger, she had never seen her brother so angry, she was a little scared before, but she didn't want such a black-hearted person to harm her brother and pour sewage on him!Now he provokes the relationship between the elder brother and the younger brother!Daiyu forced herself to bear it, and only watched how her brother dealt with this femme fatale!

Lin Zhenyu sat down on the teacher's chair again, stretched out her hand to pat her sister's head to comfort her, and said with a smile: "I think my aunt is used to living a happy life with flowers and flowers, so I can't bear the suffering of that coal mine." She stretched out her hand to cover her sister's ears , and said: "Then invite my aunt to drink a bowl of Juezi soup, and go to the Qinhuai River to enjoy the moon."

Everyone was shocked, Aunt Bai seemed to be crazy, Lin Zhenyu was so cruel that she wanted to sell her to such a dirty place, let alone her age, she could win over her with her looks Living alone, but according to the fact that she drank the perfect soup, no one would be willing to redeem her body. She can only stay there for the rest of her life, and her life would be worse than death!

Lin Zhenyu dealt with the obsessed maids with thunderous means, re-screened the maids around her younger siblings, and vigorously rectified the entire Lin Mansion inside and outside, and the Lin Mansion became clearer for a while.