The Warm Jade of the Red Chamber

After coming back from Jiangnan, the Taishanghuang seemed to have an epiphany. He spent more than half of every month living in the Huguo Temple in the suburbs of Beijing, talking about Buddhism and scriptures with the presiding master, and his whole temperament changed. became indifferent.

Emperor Chunyou saw that the Taishanghuang's mentality was relaxed and his body did not deteriorate any further, so he went with the Taishanghuang.

Although Qiu Qingyu felt it was inappropriate, she felt that it was always good for the Supreme Emperor not to be a backer for his twins' troubles in the palace, and it would not hinder her from educating her son.

Zhuang Ye originally planned to wait for Emperor Chunyou to come back so that he would be relieved of the task of supervising the country, so he had made an agreement with Emperor Chunyou early on that he planned to take Qiu Qingyu and the children out for a trip in the mountains and rivers for three to five months.

However, Qiu Qingyu felt that taking the twins around to play around like this would only make them wilder and wilder, so it's better to restrain their tempers first.So, let's make an agreement with Zhuang Ye that when Daiyu gets married next year, Zhuang Yu and Daiyu get married, and the whole family can go out together, which can also give the young couple a good environment to cultivate their relationship.

Zhuang Ye had always listened to Qiu Qingyu, so he had no choice but to agree humbly.

Right now, there is a happy event to be done.Wei Ruolan, Marquis of Yingchuan, the nephew of Princess Mingjia's consort Wei Jiamu, is getting married.

The Wei family and Prince Chengke's residence are very close, and Wei Ruolan is truly Zhuang Yu's right-hand man. Therefore, Prince Chengke's residence naturally paid great attention to Wei Ruolan's marriage.

The one who is about to become Mrs. Yingchuanhou is not the Shi Xiangyun that Daiyu knows, but another Feng Zilan who studies with her master but is always thinking about wielding knives and guns.

Feng Zilan and others stopped studying at Prince Chengke's Mansion a few years ago, but the girls grew up together, and they often held a flower viewing party to get together and bond with each other.

When girls grow up, they should consider getting married, so when they reach the age of ten, they start to learn about housekeeping from their mothers. Feng Zilan, Yu Fangqing, and Wen Kangxiu are all like this. Xi can also follow Princess Beijing to learn from her, except for Shi Xiangyun.

It's not that Shi Xiangyun's aunts didn't want to teach her, it's just that Shi Xiangyun was used to being loose and impatient to be restrained. If he taught her more severely, he would complain to Jia's mother, and Jia's mother went to beat Shi Xiangyun's aunt again and again. , who still has the patience to worry about that?

However, Shi Xiangyun didn't think there was anything wrong with this, on the contrary, she lived more freely and freely, just like Jia Baoyu said, it's better for her innocent girl's family to avoid these scandals.

On this day, Daiyu, Shuixi and others gathered in Yuelan Garden again to appreciate lotus and taste tea, in order to congratulate Feng Zilan on her marriage.

The last time Daiyu and Zhuang Yu overheard Shi Xiangyun's voice here, Wei Ruolan might be engaged to Shi Xiangyun, but Shi Xiangyun was very disgusted with this arrangement.

Later, the news came out that Wei Ruolan was actually engaged to Feng Zilan, and Daiyu knew that it must be Zhuang Yu and Wei Ruolan who told about Shi Xiangyun.

Now, the bride has been replaced by another person, and Shi Xiangyun has a happy expression on his face. He looks happier than Feng Zilan, and there is no gossip about Wei Ruolan and Shi Xiangyun's engagement. It's not bad for Shi Xiangyun The reputation, this result, is already unexpected.

Seeing Shi Xiangyun's wanton smile, Daiyu felt a little relieved.Daiyu also felt that instead of letting Shi Xiangyun marry someone he didn't like with reluctance and become a bitter couple, it would be better to end up like this, which is a good thing.

After all, Shi Xiangyun is not a person who suffers from boredom and keeps silent. If he marries Wei Ruolan and still misses Jia Baoyu, then it will be no small matter.

Perhaps, I am really lucky. I don't need to work hard, and I can justly be with the person I like and stay together for a lifetime. It is really a very happy thing.

As Daiyu thought about it, Zhuang Yu's smiling face involuntarily flashed in her mind, and her face blushed involuntarily.

"What is sister Dai'er thinking, why is her face redder than sister Zilan's?" Shi Xiangyun approached Daiyu, giggling.

Yu Fangqing and Wen Kangxiu are also engaged now, but the wedding date is farther than Feng Zilan, so they are too embarrassed to tease Feng Zilan too much.Shui Xi is not a teaser, so it was Shi Xiangyun who teased Feng Zilan to the point of blushing.

Shi Xiangyun really feels very happy now, she was not happy to marry Wei Ruolan, and now she is satisfied.

Shi Xiangyun didn't care about his third uncle's extremely regretful expression. Now Shi Ding and his wife are no longer as concerned with Shi Xiangyun as they used to be, but they are more comfortable with Shi Xiangyun.In Shi Xiangyun's view, Shi Ding was so disappointed because he couldn't get along with the son-in-law's house. Hmph, he couldn't bear to part with his daughter, but he wanted to sell her, a poor orphan girl, for glory.

As everyone knows, Mrs. Shi Ding wanted to find this kind of marriage for her own daughter, but Shi Ding thought about the kindness of the eldest brother of the Shi family. Poor Shi Xiangyun had no father and no mother, and her good relative was close to her in advance, but later changed her mind, and Shi Ding was ashamed to do it again. Go make peace with your daughter.

Originally, Wei Ruolan and Shi Xiangyun's marriage was brought about by Shi Ding with all his efforts, and it was a matter of a certainty, but Wei Jiamu regretted it somehow.Shi Ding was also angry. Later, Wei Jiamu invited him to come to the house for a briefing. After meeting Wei Ruolan and Zhuang Yu, Shi Ding stopped being entangled in this matter, and even Shi Xiangyun's marriage didn't matter much anymore. .Shi Ding felt that what Zhuang Yu said was right. He wanted to be good to his niece and daughter with all his heart, but he didn't appreciate it, so he might be resentful. The higher Shi Xiangyun's status was, the worse he might be to his family .

The Wei family, Shi Ding, and Zhuang Yu didn't care about a little girl. Anyway, the matter of Wei Ruolan and Shi Xiangyun hadn't been settled, nor had it been spread out. People in the know didn't mention it anymore, so they didn't care about it. As for spreading the rumor, it hurt Shi Xiangyun's reputation.

Therefore, even though she got engaged to the Feng family later, Feng Zilan didn't know that Shi Xiangyun might marry Wei Ruolan in the first place, but now she was too ashamed to be teased by Shi Xiangyun with a giggle.

So seeing Shi Xiangyun change his target to make fun of Daiyu, he was greatly relieved and echoed again and again. For a while, there were bursts of laughter in Yuelan Garden, full of vigor and joy.

Shi Xiangyun left Prince Chengke's mansion, and did not go back to Shi's house, but happily went to Jia's house.Although she knew long ago that she didn't need to marry the Wei family's son, but now that Feng and Wei's family have even set the wedding date, she finally felt reassured, happy and relaxed.

In the past year, Shi Xiangyun lived in Jia's house for a long time, and Jia's mother was very kind to her. Even the prominent maid in the mansion would make jokes about her and Jia Baoyu, which often made her feel ashamed and annoyed. It is proud.

The only fly in the ointment is that Mrs. Wang's natal sister, Aunt Xue, often visits Jia's house with her two children, and often stays for several days.Aunt Xue's daughter, Xue Baochai, looks graceful and luxurious, and she is much taller than Shi Xiangyun in terms of appearance, which also attracts Jia Baoyu's obsession with her, which makes Shi Xiangyun full of displeasure.

However, Shi Xiangyun didn't pay much attention to Xue Baochai. Firstly, Jia's mother obviously loved her more; secondly, Xue Baochai was born in a merchant, so his identity was not worthy of Jia Baoyu; thirdly, Xue Baochai's reputation was somewhat flawed.

It is said that before the death of the former Prince Zhongmin, the Xue family wanted to give Xue Baochai to his third son Zhuang Zhen as a concubine.But then Zhuang Xi died, and Zhuang Zhen also died of illness not long after. The eldest son and the second son did not know what happened. They were stripped of their titles and became ordinary idle clan sons.

Zhuang Zhen died, and Xue Baochai promised him to be a concubine, so naturally it was nothing.But Aunt Xue and Xue Pan were very annoyed. This news was groundless. They could swear that there would never be such a thing.

This matter can be regarded as speculation, and no one has any evidence to prove that it is true, let alone Zhuang Zhen is dead.However, Xue Baochai's reputation has been somewhat affected.

Xue Baochai originally devoted herself to helping Zhuang Zhen, dreaming of marrying into the royal family, even as a concubine, she was willing, but it was a pity that the bamboo basket fetched water in the end, and she had to worry about it, so that no one would find out that she had helped Zhuang Zhen , provided him with monetary support.

Especially after the death of Prince Teng, the backer of the Xue family, the life of the Xue family became more difficult. The reason why they often went to Jia's house, and even stayed there from time to time, was just to make life easier by taking advantage of the Jia family's power. ——After all, up to now, only the Jia family is the only relative the Xue family can talk about.

After Wang Ziteng's death, Mrs. Wang's life in Jia's house was not as comfortable as before, but she felt sorry for Aunt Xue, and Aunt Xue's hands were loose, so there was always something good for her, so she helped Aunt Xue to speak out in front of Mother Jia. Good words, help out if you can.

Jia's mother frequently received gifts from Xue's family, and she was short-handed, so she turned a blind eye to the fact that Xue's family frequently moved into Jia's house.There are only orphans and widows left in the Xue family, so nothing can happen.

After experiencing Xue Baochai being rumored to be a concubine, Aunt Xue became concerned about Xue Baochai's marriage.But with the current situation of the Xue family, what good family background can they climb?

Mrs. Wang was also worried about Jia Baoyu's marriage. Judging from Jia's mother, she wanted Shi Xiangyun and Jia Baoyu to marry her, but Mrs. Wang didn't like Shi Xiangyun very much. Once Shi Xiangyun came here as an orphan, the dowry probably wasn't much, and her mother's family was fine. People can help Jia Baoyu, the most important thing is that Shi Xiangyun is Jia Mu's grandnephew daughter, and she must be of one mind with Jia Mu. At that time, where will she have a seat in this mansion?

Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue often sat together to worry and complain, and talked together unconsciously, thinking that it would be the best of both worlds for Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai to marry each other?