The Jade of the Red Chamber

In the deep palace, Concubine Wan and Tai Zhaoyi confronted tit for tat; outside the palace, the two residences of Rongning and Ning closely hugged Prince Zhongshun's residence.As if neither of the two families knew what was going on in the deep palace, the Jia family certainly wanted Jia Yuanchun and Concubine Wan to co-operate with the Emperor's mind, but Concubine Wan saw Jia Yuanchun as a thorn in her side and a thorn in her flesh, and wished she could not get rid of it Then hurry up!Prince Zhongshun is also strange. It is obvious that his mother and concubine and Jia Taizhao are in conflict, but he still treats Rongguo Mansion very preferentially, especially after the loss of the imperial gift, he even used Ningguo Mansion to tie the knot and secretly gave Rongguo Mansion A lot of conveniences were done, and the inside and outside of the words revealed the meaning of supporting the Rongguo Mansion.

Mother Jia is old and smart, how can she not see that Prince Zhongshun is trying to win all four kings and eight princes under his command, I am afraid that this person wants to be uncomfortable with the present!It's just that Rongguo Mansion is like a mouse stalking the street, unable to stand in the expensive circle of the capital. Before Yuanchun failed to give birth to a dragon son, Rong Mansion's reliance was not so reliable. Why not vote for King Zhongshun!

Now that the Lin family is favored and trusted, and such an incident in the Golden Luan Hall, I am afraid that the Jia family has prejudiced against the Jia family today. If they are in the same position as King Zhongshun, and Yuanchun gives birth to a dragon son, they will not be able to move the Jia family easily now!Undoubtedly, relying on the two princes, the glory of the old Duke can be reproduced!

Since Jia's mother thought this way, she devoted herself even more to Zhongshun's palace, and even urged Jia Yuanchun to avoid the sharp edge of Concubine Wan when Jiaofang's family members visited, and not to cause trouble with her.

Jia Yuanchun smiled wryly, "Women who enter the palace are all fighting for the favor of that man. Once on this boat, there is no possibility of getting off, let alone whether she will let Concubine Wan let her go. If she doesn't compete with Concubine Wan, it means she won't fight for the emperor's favor. In this man-eating place, those who are forgotten by the emperor will soon be devoured! Now, although the emperor doesn't think as much as before, Look at her, but there is this piece of meat in her stomach and the zither beside the emperor to remind her of her existence, and no one in the emperor's harem dares to despise her!" Yuan Chun naturally wouldn't tell Jiamu, the two parties Although they depended heavily on each other, Mother Jia's thoughts were mostly on the Rongguo Mansion, so she naturally felt that it was right for Jia Yuanchun to sacrifice something for her natal family.

Mother Jia was obviously dissatisfied with being perfunctory by Yuan Chun, but now that Jia Zheng has no official position, Mrs. Wang is naturally white and cannot enter the palace. Otherwise, Mother Jia would definitely ask Mrs. Wang to persuade her mother. Empress' future honor!For the future of Jia Mansion and Baoyu!Although he was dissatisfied, the Rong Mansion gave Jia Tai Zhaoyi whatever he wanted for money and items, for fear of wronging the little prince in his mother's womb, Jia Yuanchun was also obedient, feeling deeply that her mother's family was unreliable, and tried different ways to raise money for later use .

The Rongguo Mansion is even more stretched. The old lady obviously can't fill in her own private house. In the name of the mansion, let the first house and the second house each give half. Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing are not willing immediately. Let Dafang pay? !What's more, when the Grand View Garden was built, it not only occupied the garden that Jia Shexin had not repaired for a long time, but the big house paid tens of thousands of taels of silver!It is said that she is the lady of Jia's family, but this lady has never taken care of the big house, even Mrs. Xing's first request to visit on the 26th was rejected by Jiatai Zhaoyi!

No matter what Jia's mother said, Jia Amnesty just didn't agree. Now the Rongguo Mansion is in the hands of the old lady and the second room. He has never seen a penny in the dividends of the public shop, and now when he spends money, he thinks of them!Jia Lian and Sister Feng stood in the hall and listened without saying a word.

Mother Jia was so angry that her brain ached, she scolded Jia She: "Tell out the words of two carts of rogues with mud legs who will make careful calculations! Isn't the empress from the mansion? Not the empress of the whole family! You This uncle is uttering such stupid words! Your mother is pregnant with a dragon fetus, so if you ask for some money, you will push back and forth! How can you not get a little bit of the benefits in the future!"

Jia Amnesty blushed from being scolded and couldn't speak.

Jia Mu said again: "Unfilial things!"I'm not dead yet!You big brother who is in trouble doesn't care about your brother who is in trouble!As he spoke, he scolded Madam Xing again: "The price of the town will pick up trivial matters, and I don't know how to persuade you, master! Look at his bastard who is covered in lard!" Those who have been nested in the small courtyard have been on fire for a long time, and at this time they used this incident to send out evil fire.

Slowly said again: "It's just some money, the empress won't take care of you in the future! Even Lian'er is decent outside!" Then he said lightly: "The big house and the second house are the same, Yingchun is not a raise in front of me?"

Jia Amnesty was ashamed and annoyed, and there was still some sour old lady's partiality in his heart. Seeing Jia Zheng's frowning and silent look and Mrs. Wang's expression of gloating at the show, he immediately said with red eyes: "The old lady wants to Forced the son's family to die! The mother asked for money, but when did the old lady say that the son didn't give it? Even if the Grand View Garden was built, and the son's garden was taken up in one stroke, did the son have any complaints? Ten thousand taels is most of the son's family background! Now the old lady said that the mother wanted 10 taels, and her son would take out 5 taels as soon as she touched her lips! Could it be that the son has no children and grandchildren? Do you want the uncle's family to eat bran swallowed vegetables?"

Before Jia's mother could speak, Jia Amnesty said in a hurry: "You don't have to be like this, old lady. I don't have any money. If the old lady really wants her son out, I won't bother you. I'll be free with a hemp rope! Madam, Naturally, I don’t want to take advantage of those benefits, I just leave it to my second brother! If the old lady really dislikes her son, the son will just ask the patriarch to separate the family under the name of being unfilial!"

After speaking, he left angrily, and Mrs. Xing, Jia Lian, and Sister Feng hurriedly followed.

Mu Jia slumped on the chair and trembled, cursing, "You bastard! You're getting more and more rebellious!" But she didn't dare to force her anymore. If the family was really divided, it would be the eldest son who would inherit the Rongguo Mansion. Can this old lady live by looking at the face of her eldest daughter-in-law?Besides, this Rongguo Mansion seems to be the most suitable for Baoyu to inherit. Lian'er is a worthless person.

Sighing, Mother Jia said to Mrs. Wang, "I know that you have saved a lot as a housekeeper over the years, so you should take some out. Your Majesty is in a critical moment, and the money you want can't be shortened. The second room gets six cents, and I will add it here." Two points, first transfer two points to the public account!

Mrs. Wang has been very honest during this time. Although she was reluctant in her heart, she nodded and agreed, and said: "Old lady, there are only 4000 taels left in the public account book, how can I do it? The uncle came to say hello two days ago and said that he has taken a fancy to one Little girl, tell me to buy it with 500 taels!"

This little girl is naturally a lie, but Jia She has too many things in the past, even Jia's mother does not believe that he can get better. In fact, Jia She has not filled in the room of the girl and aunt in the past six months, and even allocated a few. Dishonest and sharp-tongued.

Now when Jiamu heard this, she shook her head and said, "Don't pay attention to him. Since he still has time to buy a girl, he will add his future monthly bills to the money for the empress. This is also considered an occupation." After a while, in the future when the empress is kind, he will know the benefits of me today!"

Said to the mandarin duck: "Go to a woman and tell the old man and the old lady what I said, and say that his monthly rule is his heart for the empress. When will he be enough for this point, and when will he give it to him again?" Monthly example!

The corners of Mrs. Wang's mouth were raised slightly, and she looked troubled and depressed: "Old lady, even if you keep it like this, you don't have any cash in your office. Recently, you have it at your place. Do you want to open a warehouse to exchange things?"

Jiamu's eyes slanted, she was a little displeased with Mrs. Wang's tone, and said lightly: "The second child, don't talk about it anymore. People like us go to pawn and still laugh at their big teeth? For your mother's happy event, you are afraid. Aren't you going to cause embarrassment to your mother?" Seeing Mrs. Wang's face turned pale, she said again: "At least go to my aunt's house to make a turnaround. You are in charge of the public house, just return slowly."

After speaking, he waved his hand to let them go down.Jia Zheng didn't make a sound all the time, and now he heard that he made a bow and raised his foot, and went back to the study outside.

When Mrs. Wang saw it, she tore off the veil, but she didn't dare to say anything.Now that Jia Zheng lost his official position, he seemed to be a different person. He stayed in the study outside all day long. It seemed that the study outside was full of smog. Except for the three common rooms, Jia Zheng bought a very talented fan of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting as if fascinated, and did not keep it outside. He directly brought people into the study.Mrs. Wang was half-dead with anger, but she couldn't hold back her face and went directly to teach that unclean little prostitute a lesson. Such a woman would feel her eyes dirty when she saw it!

But after Jia Zheng lost his temper, Mrs. Wang was really afraid of him, and she didn't dare to persuade or tell the old lady, so she had to swallow the blood and endure it.

When Jia She heard the woman sent by the old lady say this, she was furious. At that time, Zuo Xing'er committed a crime and slapped the woman twice regardless of her status. Mrs. Xing didn't look like it, so she quickly stopped her.

Mrs. Xing was also angry, but the old lady had a lot of prestige and didn't dare to make mistakes.

At this moment, Jia She repeatedly asked people to seal up the small door leading to the Rongguo Mansion and the outer corridor of the big room, and only asked the big room to go up and down and back, and the door opened to the main street. .Then I sent the servant girl and the mother-in-law to bring Yingchun back, and they didn't live in the second house's mother-in-law's villa!

Sister Feng was afraid of scaring Yingchun, so she wanted to follow her with a big belly. When Mrs. Xing heard about it, she hurriedly asked someone to clean up the house for the girl. In the happiest days since she got married, her heart is softer, and she also has the gentleness of welcoming spring. She also heard from her elder sister on weekdays, thinking that it is just a dowry. With her father and sister-in-law, how much can I get?Besides, I don't have any children. Now that I have such a small heart like my eldest sister, it's nothing to have another big one who can be raised under her knees.

Sister Feng led the maids and women to Yingchun's Zhuijin Building. This is her rightful sister-in-law. Xin's nanny and her family were released, and they often mentioned a few things in private.

The stone road in the Grand View Garden was slippery, and Sister Feng dared not be careless, but Yingchun also had a heart. It happened that her eldest girl Shiqi went out of the garden to give the eldest sister a purse. Seeing Sister Feng, she rushed to tell Yingchun. He took off the big hair cloak, left Siqi with the little girls and women to pack up, went out by himself and helped Sister Feng back first.

In the past few months, there have been accidents in the Rongguo Mansion one after another, and the second room suffered the most. Mrs. Wang was very dissatisfied with the eldest room's way of standing on the sidelines. Now that the monthly payment has not been paid for a few days, I just feel bored. Now that I hear that she is going to be taken back to the big house, there is no one who is unwilling, so I don’t even ask a word, just went.

This kind of movement naturally alarmed the people in the garden. Although the quarrel between the old lady and the old man was still a secret, Xue Baochai and Jia Tanchun were both transparent and naturally thoughtful.

Jia Tanchun is a little envious of Yingchun, although the second sister is weak-tempered and also a concubine, she is not liked by the old lady, and the old man and the old lady didn't care about it in the past, but there have been some changes in the past two years, not only the old lady is amiable , and even sent things over, even Sister Feng is very close!Tanchun bit his lip, feeling a little sour: Baoyugu can't take care of him himself, besides, he has to protect all these sisters and sisters, where is her status?As for Jia Huan, Tanchun hated him for not making progress, not going to a good family school, but going to a private school that was not good enough!I don't know who hooked me up to be naughty!The aunt doesn't care about it, except that she crawled out of her stomach and let the wife see that she is not going well, what else can she do!I flatter my wife every day, not for the sake of having a aunt to raise and marry better in the future, isn't it the glory of her and Huan'er that I am well!

Tanchun held the handkerchief and went back to the room, instead of teaching the maids to join in the fun, he sat on the couch and began to embroider again. The second elder brother is well now, so making a pair of bright shoes with him will make his wife happy.

In fact, Jia Tanchun's thoughts were not too much. At this time, concubines and concubines were different. Many families were unwilling to marry concubine daughters as daughter-in-laws. It was because concubine daughters could not be raised carefully, and they were afraid that they would not be able to manage the family well if they married them.And Tanchun's birthright is raised in front of the aunt, who is in charge of her life, how can she not please Mrs. Wang?It's just that she is the daughter of the boudoir. Although she listens to some gossip, she doesn't know the inside story of the Rong Mansion's recent affairs, let alone the reputation of Mrs. Wang outside the world. I'm afraid ordinary people will say they don't like the girl raised by Mrs. Wang!Tanchun might as well be brought up at the knees of my aunt!

The big house closed the door in a hurry, and took the girl away. Jia Amnesty was still angry there, and now all the things of these years are tumbling out, thinking that Jia Lian is the eldest son of their eldest house, At the beginning, the old lady talked about the elders and children together, and Lian'er became a "second master"!But in the end, the Baoyu of the second room is not the third master, he was called the second master before he was born!The second room is going to talk about seniority by itself!His own son, Jia Cong, is still called Brother Cong!

The more Jia Amnesty thought about it, the more angry he was, he called the master of the big house and the servants into his yard, pointed at Jia Lian, and ordered everyone, "From now on, call me uncle! If you call again Second master, no matter who it is, the master will sell it immediately!" He also called Yingchun behind the screen, turned his head and said: "The big house welcomes a girl, she must be a big girl!" He snorted and said: "Conger Go to school, and when he comes back, he will tell me to hear Brother Cong...!"

Frightened by Jia She's pale face and staring red eyes, Man Nuonuo agreed.

But even though he was afraid, his words were really awkward, and some people thought that the old lady would not let the old man mess around, and they didn't think it was a big deal.Unexpectedly, on the second day, two wives were beaten ten boards and the whole family was cleared out, and one was from Wang Shanbao's house, the wife's companion!This Wang Shanbao's family is a bastard, the old lady's heart is on the second room, and she heard that the empress in the palace is pregnant with a dragon child, so she rushes to curry favor all day long!

She was dissatisfied when Jia She was going to seal the door, but she didn't dare to speak out because of Jia She's anger.Seeing that Er Mutou has become the big girl of the big family in a big way, according to the wife's opinion, if she is good, she will be recorded in the wife's name with Brother Cong, this is the first daughter!Especially the sharp mouth and the smile on Siqi's face that she didn't deal with, relying on being his wife's companion, he deliberately muttered in front of Yingchun: "Hey, isn't the master's praise in this house messed up?" , who doesn't know that the eldest girl of Rongguo Mansion is the empress of the palace! Now we have called out another eldest girl..."

This sentence somehow reached Jia She's ears, Jia She was furious, and kicked out the whole family with another woman who made this mistake, everyone really remembered it now !

After closing the door, Jia Lian frowned and said, "My lord, although there is no family separation in name, everyone sees that the two families are born in the same family! Madam... can't write two characters of Jia in one stroke. Let's In this way, if the little prince grows up and blames him, wouldn't it be...?"

Sister Feng rubbed her back and said with a "hum": "It's just not like this. Have you ever seen your mother think about the big house?" Then she asked Jia Lian: "You forgot what Cousin Lin said, telling us not to get involved. Matters in Erfang and Ningfu! Has Cousin Lin ever harmed us?"

Jia Lian was still worried, and said in a low voice: "Uncle Lin, Cousin Lin and the second wife have a rift, so naturally there are some such antagonisms, but now the empress is pregnant with dragon species, if not, she will be able to punish us in the future! "

Sister Feng rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "I can't see how courageous you are, 'Uncle Lian'! Don't say that there is no rumor that the mother is a boy in her womb, so what if it really is?! This world is today. Excuse me, what can he do as an uncle who is younger than the prince? Don't forget that Cousin Lin has a close relationship with the Holy Majesty's younger brother. Since Cousin Lin revealed this to us, it can't be faked! Let's just do it!"

He asked again, "How is Zhao Guoji doing in the shop?"

Jia Lian thought for a long time before nodding and laughing: "You better understand, this younger brother is really different from the younger brother!" Thinking of Sister Feng's words, he said: "Although Zhao Guoji is slippery, he has some skills. According to what you said, he will punish the two brothers." It's fine, but this Zhao Guoji really feels sorry for Huan'er and his aunt, and just after earning money, he bought a good ink for Huan boy for two taels of silver."

Jia Lian was a little puzzled: "What do you think Cousin Lin is doing to take care of this ring?"

Sister Feng is usually the most well-informed, and she is smart, and now she had a vague idea in her heart, but it was too outrageous to think about it, so she spit on Jia Lian and said, "What do you care about all this! Let me tell you, don't use your thoughts on Uncle Lin's house! Let's just follow what Cousin Lin suggested, and don't let the old lady or others know about Cousin Lin's help. There is no need to cause trouble for the Lin family!"

After thinking about it, he said again: "I know you are afraid that the second wife will have nothing to do with us in the future, but the family depends on the descendants! Do you think Baoyu's appearance can be relied on? Relying on the wife in the palace How far can you go?!" The voice was softer and said: "Didn't you see that my uncle didn't even communicate with the Rongfu? I heard from my aunt that my uncle sent brother Ren to the barracks in the northwest. If you say you can’t read well, go to hone it, and it happens that there have been no major wars there in recent years. Now the family is short of food and clothing and still owes money to the treasury!"

Jia Lian's expression changed and he was stunned: "Northwest?!" Then he hurriedly asked, "Return the money in the treasury? Could it be that uncle heard some rumors? This money has been owed for decades, which one will pay it back!"

Sister Feng didn't understand either, so she just said: "Left and right don't do our business, you just listen to it, you are so thoughtful, what the Lin family does, let's follow!"

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Sister Feng said that the Lin family and Cousin Lin are simply exemplary. This time, Cousin Lin is touching the scabbed wound on his arm when Shui Yang was hunting bears, and his heart aches!Shui Yang also looked at the thick red and tense fingers of the person beside him and frowned, regretting that he came back too late!

In the palace, Shui Zhan, who had seen his younger brother in a hurry, was sitting on the dragon chair, blowing air from his nose: "This brat!"

He lowered his head and glanced at the notebook in his hand. It was written on the notebook that everyone was hiding the movements of singing and dancing in the Taishang Palace, and there was a slight smile that made people chill to the bone. The good show is about to start!

…Some people overturn his whitewash and force him to see clearly. Only when he understands and has to admit it will make his heart hurt even more!I regret it even more!