[Red Mansions] Minruo Spring Breeze Returns to Dream

No.40 Back to Min Jia Minyi Refuses Marriage

Jia Min didn't stay idle all the time when she returned to Beijing. Many of Lin Ruhai's friends from the same department stayed in Beijing as officials. During this period of time, the communication between children and relatives made her extremely busy, but she also got a lot of news from it.For example, the married girl brought back by the emperor from Yangzhou that year quickly fell silent after giving birth to a princess, and now she is still a talented person; another example, the emperor intends to hold a talent show next year, and now girls from all families in the capital are in full swing. preparing……

When Mrs. Xu arrived, Jia Min had already exchanged information with several wives.

"Sister-in-law is here, sit down quickly. Cui Liu, watch tea." Seeing Xu's tired face, Jia Min asked, "What's wrong with sister-in-law?"

"Don't mention it, it's all a good thing caused by the Dongfu." Xu sighed, "Didn't Master Jing of the Dongfu go to the mountain to practice? Some time ago, he bought a few girls under the age of 14 to serve him." He, but he didn't want to make a scene in the Buddhist gate..." Xu didn't know what to say, "One of the girls was pregnant, and she gave birth to a baby girl three days ago and died. Master Jing himself didn't plan to take care of it. You know about Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law. She is petty. How dare she ask her to keep it? The old lady saw that the baby girl was pitiful, so she took her to the house to raise her. The baby girl is not in good health. Nurses, nurses, and maids who serve, I am too busy to even take a rest for a while."

"Cousin is still so out of tune, and when something like this happens, where will his face be put?" Jia Min said, but there was not much worry in his eyes, "Let's not talk about him for now. These big It's useless to talk about the matter of the old man. But when I saw you last time, I felt that there was something wrong with you, what's going on?"

"It's not because of Lian'er's marriage. The old lady suggested to hire Wang Xifeng, a daughter of the Wang family. I don't want to. I heard that the girl has a hot temper and is the niece of the second room. If it is her How great it would be to marry and take control of Lian'er!" Mrs. Xu twisted her handkerchief and said, "Mrs. Wang is still adding fuel and jealousy, saying that this marriage is very good, and that her elder brother Wang Ziteng is now on the road to officialdom. At that time, maybe I can take care of Lian'er one or two."

"Wang Ziteng is at most Wang Xifeng's uncle. I heard that Wang Xifeng's father is a famous prodigal son. He behaves so mischievously that his six relatives don't recognize him. Can such a family get married?" Jia Min said, "Although Wang Zisheng is far away in Jinling, But there are always some people who like to fight the autumn wind, you'd better be careful. Besides, Lian'er's marriage is just a matter of talking to the mother. If you really don't want to, talk to your elder brother and find a virtuous and virtuous person. That's the girl."

As the saying goes, "Parents' orders, matchmaker's words", although the old lady is Jia Lian's grandmother, she can't surpass Jia Amnesty.Mrs. Xu lowered her head and thought for a while, and felt that Jia Min's words were very reasonable, and said, "Thank you sister for your comfort, I know what to say. I also want to say something to my sister, the old lady will invite you over in a few days." My sister should know exactly what is going on. The old lady sent me to make peace today, but I know my sister has always known it well, and I don’t want to be such an ugly person anymore."

"I know, thank you sister-in-law for reminding me." What else is there, isn't it just the matter of marrying the two families as mentioned earlier?Jia Min discussed with Lin Ruhai, but they were both unwilling.Lin Ruhai thought that Yu'er was still young and there was no need to worry, while Jia Min felt that Jia Baoyu was not a good person at all.As soon as the two agreed, Jia Min had no choice but to refuse.

Sure enough, after only two days in Xu's residence, Jia's mother asked everyone from Lai to invite her.Jia Min asked someone to hitch up a carriage, sat in front of the vanity mirror and dressed up carefully before getting into the carriage and heading towards Rongguo Mansion.She didn't intend to take Daiyu with her today, so she took off the satin-fronted gown with pink and purple borders and lavender folded branches and plum patterns, and Jia Min got out of the car with Cui Tao's hand, and got on the soft sedan, staggering I went to Jiamu's yard.

Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Wang are not serving in front of Mrs. Jia today. Jia Min suddenly thought that Mrs. Wang didn't know about Mrs. Jia's marriage proposal for Jia Baoyu?If she knew, no matter how good her temper was, she would probably have a tantrum.Thinking of this, Jia Min had a three-point smile on his face.

"Sit down." Seeing Jia Min laughing before saying anything, Jia's mother became more and more sure that her daughter agreed with this marriage, "Why didn't you bring Yu'er here today?"

"Last night, I was clamoring to learn to read with Brother Shu. I made a fuss all night, and I'm still asleep, so I didn't bring it." Jia Min took a sip of tea, um, the best Junshan Yinzhen, even the cup It is a plum-blossom Linghan famille rose tea set made in-house.Jia Min took a look at the furnishings in the house. There were a few red plums in the glass vase covered with purple flowers on the green ground, sandalwood was burning in the cloisonne tripod elephant trunk incense burner, and the coral bonsai ten feet high was a different kind of red. I am afraid that even the palace can't compare to the decoration.

"Forget it, you know why I asked you to come here today." Mother Jia smiled kindly, "Baoyu and Daiyu are about the same age, so it's better for us to get married as soon as possible."

"I'm here today to talk to my mother," Jia Min put down the teacup in his hand, "The master means that Yu'er is still young, so there is no need to make a marriage so early for now. I think so too, after all, Yu'er My son is only less than five years old, so why bother to see him so early? It seems that the daughters of our Lin family are not delicate enough. Don’t the daughters of the ordinary family choose others after they are ten years old, so that they can see the man’s family background and scholarship."

Jia's mother choked, but she didn't expect her daughter to reject her proposal directly. It took a long time to find her voice: "Although what you said is reasonable, our two families know the bottom line. Although Baoyu is young, she just learned He is not weaker than Zhu'er in the slightest, and besides, he was born with jade, how many people in this world have such a blessing? Secondly, I still want to make two jade children to marry each other." The most important thing is, seeing Zhu'er is about to pass the imperial examination, and the second wife should be inherited by Zhu'er.Find Baoyu a father-in-law of a second-rank official now, and Baoyu's future will be guaranteed in the future.

Jia Min had seen everything in her previous life, so she didn't know what Jia Mu had in mind.She lowered her eyes and smiled coldly.Under Cheng Huan's knee?It is because we value our family's family background, so that we can carry that broken jade in the future!She quickly restrained the sarcasm and coldness on her face, and said: "Baoyu, he looks a bit smart, but he is still young, so I don't see anything for the time being. What if we become enemies at that time?" But what's the matter? I only have such a daughter, so naturally I would like to put all the good ones in front of her and let her choose. Didn't my mother do the same when I got married?" He said in a soft voice, "As for the title jade? Let's not talk about the mother's birth. There is no such blessing in the royal family. If it is really spread to the palace and let the nobles know, I don't know what to think. The family of the Ningrong Second House has a great career, and it is inevitable that there will be villains behind it. , if some rumors spread, wouldn’t it be a disaster? I heard such things in Yangzhou back then, so it’s obvious that everyone in the capital knows about it.”

Mother Jia was misled by Jia Min in this way, and she immediately frowned when she thought of the fact that Mrs. Wang had advertised to others that she gave birth to a brother who was born in a jade.

Seeing this, Jia Min hurriedly said: "Ning Rong's Second Mansion is already extremely brilliant. Dad has worked hard all his life to preserve the glory of Rongguo Mansion. Mother must watch carefully. Well, I'm really afraid that people will think that our family is the same. Pearl is about to take the imperial examination, so don't let these scandals hurt him."

What she said was true and sincere, and Jia's mother was confused by her, and she was not in the mood to say anything about the marriage of the two Yu'er, and after a few chats, someone sent Jia Min out.

Lin Ruhai was summoned by the emperor soon after the paper was uploaded.Over the years, Tu Miaoze's secret establishment of Huo Tongying has gradually taken shape. Shunyi Baylor has been sluggish since that blow, indulging in tenderness and strong wine all day long. The Supreme Emperor is also very disappointed with this son, so he never do not care.Prince Zhongshun is still unknown, but Lin Ruhai is still keenly aware of the changes in the Jiangnan area, so this time he also reported it to Tu Miaoze in detail.

The Liu family has declined, and the married family is considered to be the only one in Yangzhou. It's just that the Teng family, which is manipulated by the emperor, has sprung up in this year. The changes in the Yangzhou salt business circle can be described as complicated.Lin Ruhai has been busy for a long time to straighten out the relationship between the salt merchants and settle the disputes.Tu Miaoze considered him meritorious, and rewarded him with a colorful mandarin jacket and a single-eyed flower feather.

This is something that I didn’t have in my previous life. Jia Min smiled and congratulated Lin Ruhai, and then asked about the return journey: "I have already told my mother that there is no need to worry about Yu'er's marriage. But Brother Shu, do you want to go home?" What about looking at people?"

"Shu'er, I'm thinking of talking about marriage after he takes the imperial examination." Lin Ruhai said after taking a sip of tea, "All the men in our Lin family start their careers first and then get married, so there's no rush."

"That's true." Jia Min sighed, "Pearl also plans to try it in the competition year next year. He just missed the last autumn because of illness, and now he is bored reading in the study every day. I heard that he only sleeps every day. Two or three hours, how good would it be to burn out like this? My second elder brother won’t persuade me to give birth, and I just blindly praise Zhu’er for doing this as a model.”

"I also persuaded Cunzhou and Zhu'er, but they didn't listen. There is nothing we can do." Lin Ruhai sighed, "Before the weather is still cold, let's pack up our things and go back to Yangzhou."

"I see. I didn't bring much. All I brought was sent to others." Jia Min said, "Tomorrow, someone will spread the word. It's just that we have to pack our luggage so we can't see the guests."

"Alright. Tomorrow, Hui Ye and Hui Yao will come again. I'll talk to them up front. You can tell their wives a few words in the flower hall." Lin Ruhai said.

"I see."