Through the Ring of Red Mansions

Because the third wife had to go to the palace to thank her early the next morning, the third wife couldn't even make it to Jia Mu's birthday, but now she thought that she was going to meet the emperor and queen who were like gods and Buddhas, and she felt even more uneasy.Jia Huan couldn't do it, so he had to go to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to find Daiyu for help, and borrowed two mothers, Meng and Liu, to talk to the third wife about the etiquette for meeting nobles in the palace. We are all good-natured, and Mrs. Kuang ordered Mrs. Sanpin to go to thank you. I guarantee that anyone who sees them will be polite and not for anything else. Let's look at Brother Huan's promising future at such a young age. My close minister, who is so blind and dares to make things difficult for you?" After saying this, the third wife Fang felt a little settled.

Jia Huan also ordered someone to bring from the Jinxiu Pavilion a gift of gratitude that had been prepared for the third wife. The Empress Dowager of the Jin Dynasty received a pair of old wild ginseng from outside the Guan, two boxes of golden silk bird's nest, and golden beads the size of a thumb. Six hangings, a set of skin care and bath products hardcover in a sandalwood box, two snow ginseng sticks for the queen, two boxes of high-quality bird's nest, a set of emerald inlaid gold head and face jewelry, a set of skin care products in a sandalwood box, and other ladies The second class is two boxes of high-quality bird's nest, twelve pearl and crystal pile yarn flower hairpins, a set of hardcover skin care products in a brocade box, and a jade-carved grape fruit basket decoration from Du Yuanchun.

The third wife kept Jia Huan's words in mind, thank you more, talk less, and don't rush to kneel when you meet people. There are not many people who can make a third-rank wife kneel even in the palace.

Jia Huan watched several court ladies and the little yellow gate lead the third wife into the harem, and then went to the imperial study. Along the way, he met several court officials, some familiar and some not so familiar, and they all came up to congratulate Jia Huan. I had to deal with them one by one, and when I saw Shui Lang, I felt sour from smiling.

Shui Lang told him to take off his shoes and sit comfortably on the couch, Fang sat down next to him, and said with a smile, "Originally there is a half-month delivery holiday for promotion and transfer, although you have nothing to deliver, I will not lose you, How about giving you half a month's leave?"

Jia Huan couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and said, "Of course that's good, I just want to spend a few days in peace, and think carefully about the future development direction of Jinxiu Pavilion."

Shui Lang smiled and said, "What other way have you thought of to make money? Because of the severe flooding of the Yellow River, I have been too busy offering sacrifices to the gods and ancestors these days. After looking at it, they said that those medicines are really convenient, and they don’t need to be fried, they can be delivered directly with water, but I think there must always be a sitting doctor in the shop.”

Jia Huan nodded and said, "I've been invited. What are these things now? Less than one-third of the national market, and we have to dig deeper into the development potential in the future. Now the big cities in several provinces have been paved with beautiful clothes. The next step is to continue to develop into medium-sized cities and states, and to produce some medium-priced items accordingly. I also have a general plan, and I have to think about it again."

Shui Lang saw that he was very interested in what he said, so he didn't interrupt, and when he finished speaking, he smiled and said, "It's hard to be free today, why don't you stay here and have lunch with me?"

When Jia Huan saw Shui Lang's two dark eyes staring at him, he felt very at a loss. Unknowingly, his hand was taken away again, and he heard Shui Lang's soft voice, "Yesterday, General Yili's mansion came in." A pair of humps, the cook in the palace made a dish of stewed humps with bamboo shoots, mushrooms and milk soup, I ate very well, and asked them to save a portion of the ingredients for you to cook and eat."

It was really hard for Jia Huan to say "no", so he had to say, "But my mother is going back home after thanking her."

Shui Lang smiled and said, "Whatever you are afraid of, I will send someone to the back to say something, and let the queen give me a banquet."

Jia Huan hurriedly said, "Forget it, she doesn't have enough to eat, she doesn't know how frightened she is, or... I will send her back and come back?"

Shui Lang stroked his jade-white smooth ears and smiled slightly, "I ordered Ren Haosheng to send her back, so you don't run back and forth."

Jia Huan had no choice but to nod his head, after all he had lunch with Shui Lang, and said something before leaving the palace.After returning to the house, I first met Jia Mu, and then went to the third wife's room to see that she and Jiamei Xiangxue were spreading out a lot of gauze and satin, which was spread everywhere, making the room like a silk and satin shop. Sitting aside laughing and sighing.

Jia Huan opened the curtain by himself and entered the room. Qiu'er came over with a pot of water and saw it, and hurriedly said, "Brother Huan is back." Everyone hurriedly put down their things and came up, and the third wife happily took a piece of red The satin asked, "Huan'er, come on, see if I can use this satin as a bed curtain? Look at my clothes, it was given by the old lady, how well it fits!"

The third wife was also wearing a brocade gown with scarlet flowers and begonias, which made her face look more rosy.Jia Huan looked at it, went over to take off the gold necklace around her neck first, and took the gold emerald phoenix hairpin and gold grate clip on her head, looked at it carefully and said, "This pair of emerald earrings don't match very well either. , just a pair of smaller gold stud earrings."

Jiamei said from the side, "There are gold earrings. My brother brought them last year, and my wife is still not willing to wear them."

The third wife thought about it for a moment, put down the satin in her hand, and smiled at Jia Huan a little embarrassingly, "I don't know if I wear it like this, I will embarrass you and the third girl, but I'm just being stubborn in the room." .”

Tanchun hurriedly said, "What is Mom talking about?!"

Jia Huan said with a smile, "Who dares to say that my mother is ashamed? I guarantee that he will not be able to stay in this mansion immediately."

These words were clearly said with a smile, but the little girls around couldn't help trembling in their hearts and immediately fell silent.The third wife was so busy that she gave Jia Huan a hand, wiped her eyes and said with a smile, "Keep your voice down! Don't let people hear that you just became a high-ranking official and forget your roots." Then she dragged him to a pile of things. Make gestures one by one, "Look quickly, these are all rewarded by the ladies in the palace. When they come back, the old lady, the eldest lady, and the second wife, Aunt Xue, they all gave things. I think the royal blue curtains in this room are not Looks good, what color would you like to change?"

Jia Huan looked at those things, and the rewards from the palace are nothing more than that, the inner ones are more delicate, and the things given by Jia Mu and Aunt Xue are very rich, Xing and Wang are just average, and they see the third wife However, Jiamei Xiangxue and Hu Poqiuer were given by Jia Mu, so they didn't know if they would be useful, so they asked first, "Have you thanked the first wife and the second wife?"

Jiamei hurriedly replied, "Thank you."

Jia Huan nodded, and then said to the third wife, "If you want me to say don't make red curtains, it won't be a new house? This light apricot color is very beautiful. If you want your house to be more gorgeous, you can change the color of the furniture." Make it brighter, and the hanging curtains can be made purple."

The third wife laughed and scolded, "You nonsense child! You've seen what a new house is, and you're just chewing nonsense with your eyes closed!"

Everyone laughed and said, "Miss San and Brother Huan are also old, shouldn't they be preparing? The third wife is going to finish her busy work, so she really wants to pick and choose for her sister and brother."

Tanchun was so anxious that he could only scold Jia Huan, "It was all caused by your words, why did you bring me in again? I just settle accounts with you!"

Jia Huan laughed and said, "So what about the settlement? Anyway, you're in my head, so I'm not in a hurry."

Tanchun spat, "That shouldn't make me anxious, the family is much better than mine, I'll wait and see."

Everyone laughed again and went to work separately. When Jia Huan was the only one left in the room to explore the spring, the third wife suddenly remembered and said very proudly, "I met the empress today, and I was still talking and joking, saying that you are always old when you are looking for flowers. The saint's princesses have all grown up, but today's princesses are too young to recruit you as a royal son-in-law, so it is very regrettable. Later, when I came to your eldest sister's palace, the empress also said that she was thinking of her relatives at home There is a good one, you don't need to be distant relatives, but Miss Xue is much older than you, and Baoyu and Baoyu are just a golden couple. He also said that although Miss Lin is two or three years older than you, she is a good match no matter who you look at or who you are. I just said that you are still young, and you still need the old lady and the master to decide."

Jia Huan couldn't help frowning and said, "Madam, don't let the old lady hear this!"

The third wife was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "I didn't say anything to anyone, but I just remembered it."

Tan Chun said, "My lady must have such a meaning, but what Huan'er said is right, I have been watching with cold eyes these past few years, the old lady is actually determined to be Sister Lin in her heart."

Jia Huan said, "Who do they want to decide? What do you mean by just telling us?"

The third wife sat on the stool and thought for a while, then sneered, "This is her mother's daughter and sister! Fortunately, I was so happy and confused today, and I forgot this when I saw the old lady, otherwise it would be a success They shot arrows at their probes. I just think that the Xue family's mother and son are also stupid. I don't want to see Sister Feng following her heels so closely at the beginning. What happened? They are still rushing to get under her hand ?!"

Jia Huan laughed and said, "That's probably what it means! So my wife just remembers it well. Everything that is related to the second wife, Baoyu and Xue's family should be ignored. If you don't understand it, it's over. The old lady is on top." Keep it up." The third wife nodded hastily.

Because of this incident, Jia Huan finally found two capable nuns with a sharp temper, and it took only more than a year to retire. They were both from the capital, and they were hired by the third wife with a high salary.He also told them, "The third wife may be stingy for a while, or she may have forgotten, but you must not forget that she should give rewards for her, and give things to those who give things. And if you see her scolding the little girl by virtue of her status My son, it's harmless, just let her go, if she is very troublesome, not to mention that she can't do it now that she is self-respecting, she is an impatient person, and there are times when she is impatient, and you still need to persuade me with good words. Reasonably, she still listens."

Those two people saw that they were going to serve the wife of the third rank, but it was much easier than going to the high-ranking nobleman's house to educate the lady, but they just talked with each other to relieve boredom, and don't make big mistakes in etiquette when watching this lady who has turned from a sparrow into a phoenix , so they were all happy, and they all laughed, "Master Jia is so filial, and we are very envious of being happy for Madam after hearing it. He must serve him with all his heart." Director Shan, whom he had met in the palace, invited him to have a meal of tea, and the two of them were very frightened. They dared not think of the third wife wholeheartedly, but they did not dare to mention this story to Jia Huan.