[Red Mansions] Minruo Spring Breeze Returns to Dream

No.40 Nine times in advance to Xue's house in Beijing

As soon as she boarded the carriage back home, Lin Daiyu expressed the question she had just had in her mind.

Jia Min blinked, touched the beaded flowers on Lin Daiyu's head, and said with a smile, "Your second aunt is the aunt of your third cousin. Going to serve your aunt is what a child should do. But you, during this time you If you go out often, your homework will be delayed. During this period of time, the palace is busy with the release of female officials and maids of the right age, and the queen mother probably won’t summon you often. You should stay at home and study well during this time. Let's practice writing."

"Daughter knows." Master Guan also said that her homework has been delayed a lot, and she even postponed her studies with her needlework girl. Now that I think about it, it really shouldn't be. If you go out in hot weather, it's better to stay in the mansion with your mother."

"Tell my mother, how do you feel when I met the Shi family's sister today?" Jia Min breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Lin Daiyu seconded her and left the Jia's mansion, and said, "She is younger than you, but she said in words What don't you like to hear?"

"My mother taught me that everything should not be shown on my face, which makes people feel petty. That sister Shi and my second cousin probably grew up together, so I saw my second cousin come over and tell me more. After a few words, I was annoyed. But she is my younger sister, so I let her go. Later, they were making rouge, and I talked to my second cousin about playing chess and making tea to enjoy the flowers, but there was no exchange. "Lin Daiyu fiddled with the gold-plated water-ripple bracelet on her wrist, "Although we are in love with each other, but she doesn't like me, why should I talk to her?"

"Just make up your own mind." Jia Min smiled, "You've done a good job today. You can't talk about things in the palace with others casually, let alone talk about it casually. It's best to be careful in everything. People from the ancestral family can't speak out at will, after all, this is also a matter related to the royal family, we can't talk too much after all."

"Daughter knows." Lin Daiyu turned her beautiful eyes, "there is no river seafood we are used to in Beijing, but I am greedy for the cook's skill. The weather is getting hotter and hotter recently, it's better to go home Ask the kitchen staff to prepare pickled melon and eggs, chicken soup with sea mussels and asparagus in clear soup, and then prepare a horseshoe soup with rock sugar lily, it will be refreshing and appetizing."

"I'll listen to you, you just have to order your servants to do it yourself."

On the other side, after Jia Min left, Jia's mother asked Xu to go back to prepare for Jia Lian's wedding, while she left Wang.She picked up the teacup and took a sip of ginseng tea, and said, "What do you think about the marriage between the two Yu'er I told you earlier? I see that Yu'er has a very good family education, and she is the daughter of a high-ranking official. It would be the best to match with our Baoyu."

Mrs. Wang twisted her handkerchief, thinking that her husband had promised the old lady to ask the old lady to inquire about Baoyu's marriage. That Lin Daiyu didn't look healthy, her body was so slender that she was no different from Jia Min. How could she be called? My son married such a girl!Wang twitched the corners of her mouth and said, "Baoyu is still young, why bother to discuss the marriage so early? Wasn't Zhu'er also the one who discussed the marriage when she was 15 years old?"

"What do you know!" Mother Jia gave her a sidelong glance, "The Lin family is our in-laws, now that we have settled down soon, wouldn't it be better to get married! You know how Zhu'er disappeared back then, Baoyu's child With a delicate body, I can't bear to let him study so hard to gain fame, and with the support of his father-in-law, who was a first-rank official, he will continue to be rich in the future."

In the end, Mrs. Wang refused to speak, and said falteringly, "I will plan for the future." Regardless of Jia Mu's gloomy face, she found an excuse and went back to her yard.As soon as he returned, he threw the teacup on the table to the ground, and said to Zhou Rui's family: "The old lady is so foolish, today I must open my mouth and agree to marry that girl from the Lin family."

"Second wife, don't be angry, the old lady just said that." Zhou Rui's family could see clearly that Aunt Min had no intention of marrying her daughter into Jia's family at all, "I think this matter is just the old lady's enthusiasm. Our brother Bao is so outstanding, and there are many wealthy families in Beijing, why worry about not being able to find someone with a better family background? Today Jinling sent a letter, which is said to be from the wife of the Xue family. The second wife wants to read it look?"

Mrs. Wang said "Yes", read a few lines of the letter, and suddenly had an idea, repaired a letter and sent it to Jinling.

After Xue Xun died of illness, the eighth house of Xue's family was in a turmoil over the position of head of the house. As a woman in the inner house, Xue Wang was also unable to do what she wanted, so she only divided the family property and asked each house to take charge.Her son Xue Pan was a fool again, and this time he was killed in Jinling. Fortunately, the officer who tried the case was a member of his sister's husband's family, and he begged his sister for help to save his son from the death penalty.Xue Wang was worried that her son would make mistakes again, and also thought that her eldest brother was now an official in Beijing, so he could ask him to educate her son in the future, so she agreed to her sister's request to bring her family to Beijing.

"I heard that Xue's family has come to Beijing?" Jia Min asked, pinning a sapphire-encrusted hairpin on her hair.

"Yes, I heard that it is very lively, and I have already lived in the Lixiangyuan of Rongguo Mansion." Cui Liu replied, "It's a pity that Mr. Wang was promoted to the control of nine provinces and ordered by the emperor to check the border, but I didn't see that The grand occasion of entering Beijing. However, the slaves have inquired about it, and only said that the Xue family came to Beijing this time because Xue Pan, the son of the former head of the Xue family, was involved in a murder case in Jinling, and he went to Beijing to escape."

"Idiot, the rules under the emperor's feet are very strict, and they dare to enter Beijing in such a blatant manner. Could it be that they all regard the censor in Beijing as a stone man?" Jia Min sneered, "It's really stupid."

"Isn't it? Even if their family begged others to help them get rid of the death penalty, they were originally sentenced to exile, and I don't know how much silver was given to get him out. The wife of the Jinling official had heard about it before, so she It was Jia Yucun who was recommended to the master to be a girl's teacher in the past, but now that I think about it, it's lucky that I didn't let this vicious villain into the house." Cui Liu said disdainfully.

"How did he get back to work?" Jia Min never thought that without her husband's help, Jia Yucun would still die.

"I heard that he didn't find a place to stay in Yangzhou, so he went to Jinling. By chance, he entered the Zhen's residence and became the teacher of a girl from the Zhen family. Later, he was recommended by Mrs. Zhen and stayed in Jinling as an official. .”

"That's how it is." Jia Min put on powder in front of the mirror, "Then let them go, it doesn't have much to do with our family."

At this time, Huiyun opened the bead curtain and walked in, and sent a post.

Jia Min opened it and saw that it was an invitation letter from Xue's family. He only said that he had only settled down after coming to Beijing, and he wanted to invite Mrs. Lin's family and brothers and sisters to get together.Jia Min looked at the handwriting on it, but it was beautiful and elegant. After thinking about it, he knew that it was the handwriting of Xue Baochai who had met once.Just counting the days, the two children of the Xue family are afraid that they are still in the period of filial piety, and it is better to have less entertainment during this time of filial piety, so they said: "That day I asked Mrs. Li, the admiral of the nine schools, to go out, and sent someone to tell Mrs. Xue, Just say I'm not free. Shu'er has to study, and Yu'er has to learn from the master, so I'm afraid I won't be able to keep the appointment."

"Yes."

Jia Min used to only think that Xue Wang would go to Beijing after the two children had finished their filial piety, but he didn't want Xue Pan, a dumb king, to be uneasy during the filial piety.She got up and gathered her dress, said: "I made rose lotus paste cake in the kitchen, I will send it to Yu'er and Master Guan later."

"Yes."

Xue Wangshi got the reply from the Lin family, so she had no choice but to invite Jia Min to come over. After all, it was he who made an appointment with the wife of the nine-door admiral first, so she couldn't force it; and this time she also invited the Wang family to return Some historians came over and sat down for a while, telling them the news that he had arrived in the capital, and it was not good to change the date for Jia Min alone, so he had to give up.

"Why is mother sighing?" Xue Baochai came in wearing a half-new moon-white embroidered emerald bamboo silk skirt and a moon-blue algae pattern embroidered skirt. On her head, there were only a few silver hairpins with magnolia flower heads, which were pure and dignified. Just now Madam Lin sent someone to answer, but Madam Lin didn't come?"

"Sit down quickly, don't stand still." Mrs. Xue put her arms around Xue Baochai and smiled, "I didn't find out clearly. Mrs. Lin made an appointment with the official's wife next day. I'm afraid she won't be able to attend the appointment. I thought Master Lin is now a first-rank official, making friends with him will definitely give your brother more contacts in Beijing, but it didn't work out."

"If you don't come this time, there will be another time. Mom don't have to feel sorry." Xue Baochai said with a smile, "Aren't there new patterns of palace flowers in our shop? Just fetch them and give them to Mrs. Lin and that younger sister of the Lin family."

"That's fine, but the girls in Jia's mansion also have to be given away. When we live in Jia's mansion, we won't be as comfortable as we used to be in Jinling. We will never go wrong if we are careful in everything and have a good relationship." Mrs. Xue looked at her daughter's pure head. "When you grow older in two years, I will find the best silver building in the capital and ask them to make jewelry for you."

"I have jewelry in my makeup box, so why should mother waste money?" Xue Baochai said, "Speaking of which, I have never met the younger sister of the Lin family, and I don't know what designs she likes, and I don't know what kind of palace flowers to choose for her. ? There are also a few younger sisters in the mansion, who will see you with your head down, I'm afraid you still have to find out clearly."

"Don't worry about it, I'll take care of it." Xue Wang said, "You and your brother will stay in the Lixiangyuan for a long time. After all, it is still in the filial piety period, so we can't make a big deal about it. Let’s do it, let alone arrange banquets, lest people think we have no rules.”

"Daughter knows." Xue Baochai's eyes were slightly red when he thought of his father who loved him all the time, "It's just that the maid next to my brother is really..." Xue Baochai can't interfere with Xue Pan's affairs, and can only talk to his mother tactfully. Say.

"Injustice!" Xue Wang yelled bitterly, "When your brother comes back, I will ask him to send that maid to me first! Even if he doesn't think about himself, he has to think about the master. The master left One year, is it possible that he doesn't want to be filial piety for his father?!" After saying that, Xue Wangshi hugged Xue Baochai and began to cry.

Xue Baochai couldn't help crying after thinking about her father who died of illness.