Through the Ring of Red Mansions

Because he was slightly drunk at the banquet, he first heard that there was a censor who wanted to participate in his book. Although Jia Zheng reluctantly held on, his heart was already in turmoil. Jia Lian and his wife dared to do such a thing behind their backs.

Suddenly, I thought that when my sister-in-law Lin Ruhai passed away, it was Jia Lian who went south with his niece to take care of it. When he came back, he only got back 5 to [-] taels of silver. It was said that day that Ruhai hadn’t continued his life, the family business was unmanaged, and he had no children. , can only be ruled by the patriarch of the Lin family, so the real estate in the south was not kept at all, and all the bank notes were folded and brought back. Jia Zheng didn't care about these, so he asked Jia Lian to report to Jia Mu and others.

Now that I think about it, not to mention Ruhai's poor job in Yangzhou's government, but the dowry worth at least half a million taels when my younger sister Jia Min got married, shouldn't be lost anyway, and it is impossible for the Lin clan to control it. The remaining valuable dowry must be handed over to Daiyu to take back to the mansion.What's more, Jia Lian went here with the face of the Rongguo Mansion. How dare the Lin clan go so far that they only left a part or two of their property to Daiyu?

It's just that I never thought of these things. How could the old lady, Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng not think of them?

Jia Zheng's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly said, "Stop the sedan chair!"

Jia Huanyuan followed Jia Zheng's sedan chair on horseback, and hurried up to ask, "What's the master's order?"

Seeing that his youngest son was still Yuxiu and quiet as before, Jia Zheng didn't seem to believe in those things at all, and he didn't show anything on his face. Mr. Zhang, he was helped by your grandfather, so go visit him for a while."

Jia Huan quickly said, "Today is the Duanyang Festival. Mr. Zhang may not have other relatives and friends in his house. Why don't you send a young man back to get the master's name card, and then I will order someone to go to the store in Jinxiu Pavilion to prepare some gifts and come to the door." It’s better to go.”

When Jia Zheng heard this, he nodded again and again. Suddenly, someone flew back to the Rong Mansion to take Jia Zheng's name card, and prepared two pairs of exquisite rice dumpling boxes that are suitable for the occasion, and two boxes of fresh and delicate dried fruit snacks. After being sent to Zhang Yushi's mansion, Jia Zheng wandered around outside again before visiting and asked Jia Huan to wait in a teahouse not far away.

After only a cup of tea, Jia Zheng came out with a pale face. The waiter at the side saw that his hands were shaking, so he hugged him hurriedly and said, "Master Huan, come quickly, the master looks bad!!"

Jia Huan hurriedly got Jia Zheng into the private room, drank a cup of tea, saw that his face was better, and kicked out all the serving servants.There he murmured, "Is it really not possible?"

Jia Huan didn't dare to look too ordinary, it made people suspicious, hurriedly said, "What did the master say?! What is true? I don't believe no matter what I say, what kind of people are we?" , The family is big and the business is big, there is still a little money to spend, and the gentlemen under the master know what is good and bad, and they will never do anything to tarnish our family's reputation!!"

Jia Zheng sighed, "After all, you don't have much to do. Even if I don't do it and the people under me don't do it, you dare to say that those servants with a little face in the mansion dare not do it? Your uncle, Your wife, Lian'er, and Lian'er's daughter-in-law, maybe they were temporarily deceived by the people below, so they didn't do anything?"

The two looked at each other in silence, Jia Zheng said, "You must not let the old lady know about this, but it is difficult to keep her from knowing!" Then he gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly, "It depends on who made it, once it is found out, You don’t need the Holy One to send me down first, I’d like to punish that villain first!”

Saying goodbye, he picked up the sedan chair and went back to the mansion, and drove Jia Huan back to the villa, only saying: "After the holiday of Duanyang Festival, Shen Cheng is afraid that he will make trouble. Now the consequences are not yet known. What if you stay here for a few days?" Keep guarding the villa honestly, if the Jia family is not tolerated by the Holy Father in the future, I will take you and Baoyu out of my father, if someone asks you, remember to answer that you don’t know anything and it’s over!!”

Without saying a word, she shed tears. Jia Huan saw that he was so affectionate in protecting the calf, and he was a little pitiful. Said, I can't go back to the villa."

Jia Zheng didn't allow him to continue talking, and called several older servants around him to get Jia Huan onto the horse, and led him away quickly, and they stayed in the villa together, without going back to the Rong Mansion.

Jia Huan only pretended to struggle a few times, and when he saw Jia Zheng's sedan chair disappeared from a distance, he became quiet. He had no intention of going into this muddy water, and besides, it was the time when Rongning and Ningfu were at their peak, saying Of course there are bad things, and there are many people who say good things. Not to mention, Wang Ziteng and the four kings of the four counties are all on the side of Jia's mansion, and they will not reach the worst situation that Jia Zheng said.

After returning to the villa, he hadn’t gone out for a long time. On the [-]th day, Jia Huan sent Lao Chen, who had gone back to the villa with him, into the city to inquire. Don't go back in a hurry. The matter in the mansion is not over yet. Lian's second master and Lian's second mistress are still in soft detention in the mansion, waiting to be dealt with. Ying Tianfu originally saw the favor of the empress and the elders of the Wang family, so they only sent Xing'er and Wang Er and Zhou Rui were locked away, the second wife was frightened and angry, and now she is also sick, and the second master Bao was beaten and lying on the bed, and now it is the eldest grandma and the third girl who are in charge of the house Woolen cloth."

Lao Chen went back for a trip, seeing that the second wife's faction had been hit hard this time, and he thought it must be the third master who would gain power in the future, so he also flattered Jia Huan with his words. Jia Huan had no time to pay attention to it, but asked, "Why was Baoyu beaten? Who hit him?"

Old Chen hurriedly said, "The villain didn't listen to the truth. It seemed that the second master Bao had molested a little girl. The girl couldn't bear the humiliation and wanted to commit suicide by throwing herself into a well in the garden. Unexpectedly, the master saw it and hurriedly pulled her up. There are also matters in the Palace of Zhongshun, so we beat him."

In addition, Yang Xiong also borrowed an excuse to go far away by himself, and actually went to Sichuan to look for pandas for Jia Huan. After Jia Huan saw the two little sea greens he had raised, they were slowly fed and cooked, and sometimes they were taken to Xishan to let them go. Once released, it was very interesting, so I thought of the giant panda, the national treasure of later generations. At that time, it was impossible to keep it as a private pet, but now I can keep many at one go to enjoy myself.

Because I don't know what's going on in Jia's mansion, I can only inquire about some cases from the outside that some scumbags in the family of a high-ranking official in Beijing borrowed the name of the master's family to leach people's money and pay illegal interest. Now they have been accused , On the contrary, the master’s family suffers from exhaustion, so there are different discussions in the city, and now almost every big family is busy cleaning up their slaves.

In addition, there is another story that the princess of Beijing recognized the former boudoir best friend, the daughter of the late Jiangnan Yanzheng Master Lin, Mrs. Lin, and the granddaughter of the current Rongfu Shi Laotai as her daughter. The princess reported to the empress dowager He said that Zhiling, a descendant of King Beijing's line, rewarded this Miss Lin with the seal of a princess princess.

This incident was beyond Jia Huan's expectations, and he was very puzzled about what happened, which secretly made him feel that Long Si was playing tricks.

I don't know a few days later, Jia's mansion sent someone to say, "The old lady hasn't seen Brother Huan for a long time, and she is very panicked. The girls in the garden are also very concerned about Baoyu's recovery, so they want to have a good time. , please go back and have fun."

Jia Huan knew that the matter was settled, and he didn't dare to send people back to the mansion to inquire about it before. He was so curious that he immediately asked Xiuyun Jinyue to prepare a gift, and brought four inkstones, Qingxiao, and Xiuyun Jinyue, and The few people Jia Zheng sent to him returned to Jia's mansion, and they only said to Lao Chen and the others, "You are all the master's servants, how can I support you, now that you are all right, naturally I will send you back to serve the master."

Lao Chen and the others who had been at ease in the villa for nearly a month were very disappointed.

When I arrived at Jia Mu's main room, I saw Daiyu and the Sanchun sisters were there, but I didn't see the two wives of King Xing and Sister Feng. Jia Mu smiled and took Jia Huan's hand and said, "You monkey, you have grown taller after not seeing you for a few days." gone."

Jia Huan hurriedly said, "Because the master ordered me to go to work, I can't greet the old lady. I feel really uncomfortable."

Jia Mu said, "Your child is sincere, but it's good to save you from being frightened by those dirty things. You didn't know that a few days ago, there were a few slaves who ate the gall of a leopard. Dare to go outside behind the master's back and ruin our family's reputation. Fortunately, the officials are wise and didn't count on our family. They only sent those slaves and family members into the army. Your wife is also very angry because of this, Sister Feng My son was so frightened that he lay sick all day long, alas..."

Tan Chun hurriedly smiled and said, "Old lady, don't worry, isn't this a big happy event, why don't you tell Huan'er about it too."

Jia's mother laughed and said, "Yes, it's all caused by that villain. I forgot that your elder sister Lin has now been recognized as a goddaughter by Princess Beijing and has been named princess. Go and congratulate her. "

Jia Huan looked at Daiyu with a smile and said, "I've heard about it, and I've prepared all the congratulatory gifts. I won't be called Sister Lin anymore, just Sister Princess."

As she spoke, Daiyu hurriedly stood up and turned sideways to avoid it, and smiled with her lips pursed, probably because a concubine and godmother gave her confidence, but she looked more cheerful than before.I don't know whether she was kept in the dark about the things about the Lin family's property, or she knew it in her heart, but didn't show it on the surface.

Jia Muyin said with a smile, "I'm just talking here but I forgot, go to the front and meet your father first!"

Jia Huan hurriedly smiled and asked to bring in all the things he had brought, and said, "Since the sisters are all here with the old lady, it also saves my legs. It's just right for the sisters to take them back together." So Xiuyue was left behind. Jin Yun distributed everyone's things one by one in Jia's mother's room, and met Jia Zheng in the front study.

But I haven't seen him for a month. Jia Zheng has aged a lot, but he is in a good mood, and he told Jia Huan, "You must remember the lesson of this mansion. By the time the disaster strikes, it's too late."

Jia Huan listened with his hands down, and Jia Zheng said again, "Forget it, just go and see your aunt, go to the old lady's side."