Jia Zheng through the Red Mansions

The children had just settled down in their respective yards when news came from Lin Ruhai that the imperial decree had arrived at the border, and Lin Ruhai was ordered to return to Beijing.

Mother Jia and others are naturally very happy. Mother Jia has not seen my uncle for many years. The whole family is busy preparing to welcome Lin Ruhai, but Baoyu is depressed.

There is no other reason. Baoyu is studying abroad now, and he also knows several brothers. One of them has a father who is a general, and he is in the northwest with Uncle Lin. He said that Uncle Lin will return to Beijing this time to increase his official rank and become a nobleman. Baoyu is not sure whether to stay in the capital as a capital official or to serve as a governor outside. Baoyu fainted as soon as he heard it, and the Beijing officials are better.

The more Baoyu thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became, and when the whole family was happy, it became more and more awkward. Yingchun and others guessed what he was thinking, and ignored him one by one. Daiyu also felt a little uncomfortable and worried. When Jia Min saw her, she had time to call Daiyu to her yard.

Daiyu went in to greet her mother, and then sat beside her. Jia Min first asked Daiyu if she was used to living in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and then said: "Yesterday, Mama Li told me again that girl Yun has a bad temper. You are younger and younger, you two sisters get along together, you must take care of each other, don't go to bed every night, this loss of vitality, no matter how many pills you take, it won't be able to make up for it. Now I'm still nagging Wait, when I go back, how can you rest assured?"

When Daiyu heard this, she couldn't help being very surprised and said: "What is this mother talking about? What do you mean waiting for you to go back?"

Jia Min sighed and said with a smile: "Your father wrote me a family letter earlier, and now the emperor's kindness is great. He has just returned from the northwest, but he has already received an oral order. I am afraid that he will be transferred to Yunnan again. I am in good health. Naturally I took your younger brother with him, but you are getting older now, and you get along so well with the sisters here. Although Yunnan is better than the Northwest, it is not as good as here with your grandmother and grandma. Sister-in-law, sisters, and Baoyu, I see, he is also a good boy."

Daiyu blushed slightly, and said softly: "I don't follow what mother said, I miss dad too, this time I want to go back with mother, I'm a girl from the Lin family, you and younger brother have left, I'm here by myself What is it?"

Jia Min looked at Daiyu's blushing, and smiled even more: "Okay, I know what you're thinking, but your father loves you too, since you were young, you don't need to be like the children next to you. Yunnan is so far away, and you don't know what to do. , how can we rest assured?"

When Daiyu heard this, she didn't argue anymore, but looked at Jia Min with reluctance.

Jia Min sighed and touched Daiyu's head, her tone became a little more serious: "After I go back, I will leave you here alone, but the house in the capital is still there, your grandmother loves you, and so do all the sisters." Okay, your sister-in-law is also a kind-hearted person, just one thing, I know that you and Baoyu grew up together, so naturally you are no better than others, I know your temperament, it is definitely not that kind of girl, the old lady at home and the others also I understand, but there are still some shallow villains who feel uncomfortable looking at them, and they have to chew their tongues behind their backs. If you feel wronged and feel uncomfortable living here, just go back and live with our house. Don't wrong yourself .”

"Mother..." Daiyu's eyes were red, and she was really worried. Ever since she realized that her relationship with Baoyu had changed, she also panicked for a while. She was constantly struggling with the Four Books of Etiquette for Women that she had learned on weekdays. Sometimes she was very confused and had a temper tantrum with Baoyu. Annoyed, how can I be so angry with Baoyu alone?

After coming and going, she can also confirm her own thoughts from Baoyu's attitude. The two of them are different from those in the drama.The more she thought about it, the more she paid attention to the thoughts of the people around her.

The sisters teased her with good intentions, she was just a little shy but also happy that they understood her, but some women and girls, she didn't understand the look in their eyes, but it was because her mother's status here was equivalent to half a housekeeper's wife. No matter presumptuous, so my heart is also a little depressed.

At this time, when she heard her mother say this, all the grievances in Daiyu's heart surged up immediately, and she shed tears while holding her mother. Jia Min comforted her while hugging her, and sighed in her heart, Daiyu's thoughts were so Sensitive, and often depressed in the heart, after a long time, it is a hidden danger after all, now I can't be with her all the time to enlighten, what should I do?

Jia Min was thinking of a way to find someone to persuade Daiyu for her. After careful observation like this, Jia Min took a fancy to a second-class girl next to Jia's mother named Yingge, who had hit it off with Daiyu on weekdays. Now that Jia Min has such thoughts, he often talks to her, listening to what he says, and finds that she is outstanding in terms of temper, temperament and thought, so he and Jia Min Mother said, she asked her to be Daiyu's maid - at first Jia Min liked Qingwen very much, this girl was very skilled and straightforward, but it was a pity that her temper was too violent, so Jia Min also liked Qingwen. Had to give up.

Mother Jia laughed when she heard Jia Min's request for parrot: "I still think about what I lack these days, yes, now they all have their own yards, and according to the usual practice, they should fill in some maids to take care of them. All the courtyards are under the management of the people in each courtyard, so as to save chaos at that time."

So they called Baoyu and the others. Now the number of servants in Jia's mansion is no longer what it used to be. The misfortune of copying the house was sold to the market. Li Wan and Jia Mu paid attention to some of the good ones and bought them back. Even so, there were no hundreds of people at every turn. It's better to be restrained inside, God's grace is unpredictable, and the tree attracts the wind!

Therefore, there were fewer people, and naturally the number of people assigned to each yard was limited, so Mother Jia asked them to choose one for themselves, so that they could be satisfied. For the snow geese who came, the two of them were in charge of the affairs of the house, and they were assigned two little maids who were rough envoys to take care of the flowers and plants.

Sanchun also had her own big servant girl around her, and at this time they all chose a helper, who also accompanied the rough envoy maid as usual, but there was some deviation when they came to Baoyu's place.

Originally, Mother Jia liked Pearl very much. This maid has always been calm and meticulous, but Xiangyun is here today. She and Pearl have always been the closest, so she asked Pearl to go to her Ziling Island first. When Jia Mu saw that Xiangyun had opened his mouth, she agreed, so she had to give Baoyu the other Sheyue, who was also very safe, and the dexterous Qingwen.

Jia's mother also knew that Qingwen's temper was a bit explosive, but Jia's mother thought that Baoyu's temper was short-tempered, and the servants also joked with him, for fear that he would be bullied because of his temper. Now, she can rest assured.

The maids greeted the master, and because there was a parrot given by Baoyu in the house, Daiyu called the parrot, everyone responded, and the parrot responded, so it was so lively, so she changed the name of the parrot to Zijuan Zijuan has always liked Daiyu very much, and now she is transferred to Daiyu's place, so she does her best and doesn't have to say anything.

Sanchun's side is also safe and sound, but since Xiangyun was with Pearl, she listened to Pearl's persuasion not to be so big, and she should learn from her daughter's reservedness. Originally, it was nothing but listening occasionally. , Now someone is nagging about it every day, and Xiangyun is also a little annoyed. When his temper comes up, Pearl also feels wronged, and she weeps secretly in her heart.

The weather is getting better and better, and the activities of the sisters in the yard are getting more and more. Xiangyun is crazy about playing. Seeing that she can compose poems, Daiyu frequently cancels her: "The ancients have poems Immortals, saints and ghosts, I think Yun'er is a poetess in every way."

After hearing this, Xiangyun not only didn’t get angry, but clapped his hands and applauded: “I like to hear these words the most, and I also like crazy words! I just remembered when Sister Lin said it. We always write poems these days. , why don't we get an alias too?"

Everyone thought it was a good idea when they heard it, and now, the poems and lyrics are even worse. Baoyu is also happy to stroll around in the East Garden, and drop in next to each other. Seeing Pearl sitting by the window embroidering something, Baoyu missed to look at it, and saw it was the most beautiful peony flower, so she couldn't help saying: "What a flower!"

Pearl was startled, and the needle pricked her finger. Baoyu wiped it off when she saw the bleeding, but when she stretched out her hand, she accidentally got stuck by the needle, and Pearl quickly turned to help Baoyu. The two were busy for a while, Pearl was Jiamu's maid, Baoyu lived with Jiamu before, and the two were very familiar with each other. When they were done, Baoyu remembered what he was here for and asked, "Yun'er ran away again." Where did I go, I was looking for her on something."

Pearl hurriedly said: "Miss Yun just said that she was going to pick something in the garden, but I ran away before I asked her carefully. If there is something urgent, I will send someone to look for it."

Baoyu shook his head: "I'll come back when she's crazy enough, don't bother me, I don't have anything urgent, I just want her to discuss with Sister Lin about opening the Begonia Club tomorrow!"

Pearl hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "A while ago, I heard people say that Mr. Huan's articles are very good, but why don't you see him also writing poems?" Pearl asked tentatively.

Baoyu didn't think too much about it, and just smiled and said, "Huan'er doesn't like these things, why do we bother to pull him by force!" Although Jia Huan is always alone now, it doesn't mean that the relationship between the two brothers is estranged. Everyone has their own preferences.

Pearl hurriedly said, "Second Master Bao is still an elder brother, and it is even more important to have such an appearance. Now I see Miss Yun's poems and words all day long, and she doesn't seem to be jumping off her face. I feel really sad in my heart. A few days ago, some people were talking about baby kissing, so how can it go on like this, Second Master Bao will try to persuade some Yun girls."

Baoyu was displeased when he heard it, but he didn't lose his temper. He just let the topic go: "When did the pearl enter the mansion? Did it belong to our family or outside?"

Pearl didn't understand why the topic changed suddenly, but she replied truthfully: "My family name is Hua, and I'm from outside."

Baoyu laughed when he heard this, and said directly: "There is a poem in the ancients that the flowers are so beautiful that they know that the day is warm. I think your temperament is really appropriate. Why don't you change your name to Xiren? Pearl and emerald, vulgar."

Pearl's face turned pale, Xiangyun just came back from the outside at this time, and his eyebrows were raised when he heard Baoyu's words: "Okay, come to me to run on people, and say that my name is vulgar, I know, you think about it." You tried to change the names of Qingwen and Sheyue, but they didn't agree, so you put your brains here again!"

Baoyu quickly apologized, and after coaxing for a while, the two of them went to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, talking and laughing again. Pearl watched the two leave, and sighed in her heart. Why can't they listen?

As soon as I went to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion and talked for a while, I saw Jiamu in front of me sending someone to call, saying that Mrs. Lin had arrived. Daiyu was very excited. When she saw her father who was busy outside, Daiyu held back her tears and told her father to see her. After the ceremony, she was pulled up by Lin Ruhai, and the father and daughter hugged each other, Lin Ruhai's eye circles were also a little red.

That night, Lin Ruhai took Jia Min, Daiyu and his son Haoyu to the house in the capital. The family had dinner and talked about the events of these years. Calling on the dinner at Jia's mansion that night, Baoyu, who always talked the most at the table, was also reserved, and didn't know what to say. Now Jia Zheng has gone to Fujian to report on his work. In addition to Jia's mother, Lin Ruhai is a senior citizen at home. Now, because of Daiyu's relationship, Baoyu was even more panicked by Lin Ruhai's mood, so he ate with his head down.

Lin Ruhai, however, heard his wife talk about Baoyu and Daiyu last night, and he was a little reluctant at first. This father always felt that the bastard was not good enough for his daughter, but seeing that Baoyu was honest, he didn't like it. didn't say anything.

Sure enough, not long after, the imperial court issued a decree, and Lin Ruhai was transferred to the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou according to the decree. Jia Min took his son and followed him there, leaving Daiyu alone in Jia's mansion. Wang Xifeng and Li Wan felt like mirrors Yes, I am even more affectionate to Daiyu.

Baoyu was even more delighted, after sweeping away his depressed mood before, he was just happy when news came that the Xue family had come to Beijing because they wanted to investigate the business of the shop in the capital.

This Aunt Xue is Mrs. Wang's sister. Now Mrs. Wang has passed away, but the relationship between the Xue family and the Jia family has not changed because of Mrs. Wang's death. They still send each other gifts and money every year, and there is a niece Wang Xifeng. Therefore, when Xue's family came to Beijing, they must come to Jia's to meet.

Aunt Xue originally wanted to go to her brother's side, but who knew that Wang Ziteng was transferred to another post according to the order, which disrupted Aunt Xue's plan, so she had to ask someone to tidy up the house in the capital, so she said to Baochai: " If I had known earlier, I would have listened to you, so I should clean it up first."

Baochai smiled and said nothing, glanced at the excited Xue Pan, and said to Aunt Xue: "The affairs of this house are easy to manage, but I always think that the affairs of my brother are really difficult. When the Jia uncle was in Jinling, Brother is too absurd, if you want to get married with his family now, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Aunt Xue pondered for a while and said disapprovingly: "I have inquired that their second girl, Yingchun, is the most suitable age for Pan'er, and she is the daughter of the big house whose house was confiscated. She is good at housekeeping, but she is like this." Why is your uncle not willing to marry her as our first wife in a fair and honest manner? What's more, now that your uncle is working outside, as long as the old lady of the Jia family agrees to this matter, it will be fine."

But Baochai was still worried. These years, the Xue family was also in turmoil. Since the crown prince was abolished, the Xue family offended Lord Jiu because of the prince. Jinling has been looked at with jealousy for so long, not to mention that now that the Zhen family has been withdrawn from the position of the Weaving Mansion, the family has returned to Jinling. This Zhen family is also an old family, and it is very intertwined. , and even robbed the Xue family of a lot of satin and silk business with the help of the contacts in the weaving mansion.

Under such circumstances, if the old servants of Xue's shop were not loyal, I am afraid that many shops would have closed their doors long ago. Daughter, I can't support the family business, and my brother is like that, hey, she also wants to marry a sister-in-law who is good at taking care of the housework, so that he can control him a little bit, but can the Jia family really agree to this marriage?

Aunt Xue and Baochai have different thoughts, but Xue Pan is very happy in front of him, he has heard that the bustling places in the capital are even more interesting. At first he heard his mother say that he would go to his uncle's place, and the boss didn't want to. Now Uncle is a foreigner, uncle is also a foreigner, let's see who can restrain himself, this time he will have a good time!

Today's Xue Pan has a medium build with small arms and calves, and looks fair and handsome while shaking a fan. It's a pity that Xue Pan doesn't like it when others look good. This figure is too domineering. He likes a big back and a big waist It's a pity that since he was tortured by that master, he has something wrong with his body. No matter how he eats, he just doesn't gain weight!

Xue Pan was furious in his heart, but although he was a bit stupid, he knew that that person was a piece of iron, and a hundred Xue's families were not enough for him to stretch his fingers, so he thought of cursing in his heart. Can't do it.

Now he just thinks, go to Jia's house soon, meet relatives, and then go back to his yard, um, let's start from the first street of Bada Hutong today!