You're Crossing the Red Mansions

As the saying goes, when it rains, the mother wants to get married.Jia Zheng had no other thoughts about Lin Ruhai's continued marriage, only thinking that this is human nature.Mother Jia felt very uncomfortable when she thought of her daughter, but there was nothing she could do.Not to mention high-ranking families, even ordinary people, there is no mother-in-law who can stop the son-in-law from remarrying, and it is ridiculous to spread the word.Jia's mother was depressed, but fortunately Xiangyun came to relieve her depression.Speaking of childhood sweethearts, Baoyu and Xiangyun were together much earlier than Daiyu.Since Lin Ruhai spared no effort to get rid of the relationship with the Rongfu, it was inconvenient for Jia's mother to rub her hot face against her cold ass, and besides, Daiyu was Jia Min's own daughter after all, so no matter how alienated the Lin family was, she would not be able to erase this blood relationship. Lost, in the future, when Daiyu talks about marriage, it is for her own mother's sake, and as a grandmother, her words also have weight.

Mrs. Wang sat at the same table with Jia Zheng that night, and when she heard Lin Ruhai came, she felt relieved, and couldn't help laughing at Jia's mother as a burning stick. Obviously, the Lin family didn't want to keep their daughter in Jia's house anymore. It happened that as long as Lin Daiyu didn't marry Baoyu, she would be willing to be a loving aunt.Because she was in a good mood, she deliberately flattered Jia Zheng, but Jia Zheng's thoughts had already been molested by Aunt Zhao. Mrs. Wang saw that he was perfunctory, and she couldn't tell her bitterness, but she secretly hated her.

Because visiting relatives in Yuanchun is just around the corner, the whole Spring Festival in Rong Mansion has not been a good one.Because there is a concubine in the mansion, it is naturally more noble than before. Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng are proud of their spring breeze, except for inviting people to drink and being invited out.Jia's mother is old, self-reliant, and impatient to socialize. Apart from seeing the friends of the aristocratic families and a few first-class imperial orders, she usually only takes Baoyu, Xiangyun, Baochai, Tanchun, etc. to dinner and theater.On New Year's Eve, Mother Jia took her son and daughter-in-law to wait for the ancestor worship, and was about to go to the West Mansion together as usual, waiting for You Xiaoxiao to serve her.But Jia Jing said that it is better to stay at home this year and have a reunion dinner after disturbing the old lady's safety for years.Although the words are sweet, the meaning is that you are not polite, and you obviously don't want to have a meal with Xi Fu again.Although Jia's mother always regarded herself as the ancestor of the clan, she didn't dare to take it seriously in front of Jia Jing. After all, Ningfu was the eldest grandson of the house. Yes, the mansion is busy with the affairs of the ancestors, so we should take good care of it." Jia Zhen and You Xiaoxiao sent them to the door, talked about delivering regular dishes, and then came back.On the first day of the new year, Jia Jing took his son and grandson to pay New Year's greetings to Jia's mother, just to complete the etiquette.Everyone in the Rong Mansion was overjoyed, only the people in the big room didn't realize it.Jia Amnesty had never been favored by Jia's mother, and he couldn't hang out with his prudish brothers. He stayed with Jia's mother for a night on New Year's Eve.And Mrs. Xing didn't bother to see Mrs. Wang's desperation, so she naturally followed Jia She, and took Yingchun and Jia Cong to visit relatives in Ning's mansion after the third day of junior high school.

Although the Ning Mansion is not as busy as the Rong Mansion, the people who come here are all of the same family, which is much more lively than other houses.On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, Jia Rong came back from the Imperial College. Because Chen Yiliang lost his father, he knew that he would be deserted when he returned, so he sent a servant to tell You Xiaoxiao to take Chen's mother to the mansion for the New Year.And because Jia Yun was planting flowers and plants for the Dajian Academy, and she was very dedicated, Jia Zhen immediately stayed in the mansion, and You Xiaoxiao deliberately sent Yindie to pick up Mrs. Bu.For example, Jia Ling, Jia Chang and other members of the clan who were studying in the academy naturally wanted to take the opportunity to get close to the Ning Mansion, so they all stayed.In addition to Lin Ruhai and Daiyu who are staying as guests, the family reunion banquet is already very lively.A round table was set outside, Jia Jing and Lin Ruhai took the seats, Jia Zhen, Jia Rong, Chen Yiliang, Jia Yun and others took advantage of the situation.Since the table was full of scholars, Jia Jing couldn't help but ask Mr. Guozijian how to teach.Jia Rong stood up and answered politely, Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "Although it is rare to study here, and the teachers are knowledgeable, it still depends on the nature of the individual." You have to keep this kind of teaching in mind." After that, he smiled and said, "I'm not boasting, my grandson is very willing to work hard." It was the first time that Jia Rong heard such praise from his grandfather since he was studying. , and in front of my father and classmates at a table again, I couldn't help but feel a little thin-faced.Jia Zhen looked at it, but she was very relieved in her heart. She got up and poured a glass of wine for Lao Tzu, and asked Jia Rong to kneel and respect.Because the table was full of Jia's family members, and Chen Yiliang was the only surname, Lin Ruhai had heard that he was very talented, but now that he was calm and calm, he knew he was capable, so he couldn't help but cherish his talents.Everyone talked about splendid articles. Although Jia Zhen didn't know much about it, she was willing to listen. Seeing Jia Rong's seriousness, she remembered that the matter of Qin Keqing was almost a year away, and it was time to discuss the matter of remarrying him. .In the inner room, the front door is separated by twelve screens with a magpie jumping on the top of plum blossoms. You Xiaoxiao is the host, and she takes all the sisters-in-law and girls to the table, because everyone is a willful person, talking together Talking and laughing is not restrained, and after drinking a few more glasses of wine, it is even more singing and laughing.Hearing the splendor of spring in the outside, they all toasted and drank.In the middle of the night, fireworks were set off outside as usual, and everyone went out to watch Fang San carefully.

In the third year of junior high school, Lin Ruhai personally took Daiyu to Rongfu to greet Jia Mu.Mother Jia hugged and yelled for her heart and soul, then gave a box of Dongzhu jewelry kept in her private house, put her arms around Daiyu and said that the house has been taken good care of her, and her sisters and sisters are all there during the first lunar month. Therefore, he stayed in Daiyu for a few days before leaving.Daiyu has always been kind-hearted and soft-hearted, but because of her grandmother's favor, Qiaomei gently tugged at her clothes and whispered: "Master is going to take the girl back to our house on the fifth day of the lunar new year. When the time comes, the girl will have to help me figure it out." Hearing this, Daiyu naturally couldn't bear to leave her father alone, so she quickly declined.Seeing her like this, Jia's mother knew that her granddaughter followed her father wholeheartedly, so she said again: "Well, in this case, it's easy to see it in a city anyway, but I have to tell you that my aunt said a few days ago that she would Marry a second wife... Don't be afraid when you go back, if anyone dares to treat you badly, just come and tell me, the old ancestor will make the decision for you!" This was the first time Daiyu heard that her father planned to remarry, she couldn't help being a little dazed, and seeing Jia again After my mother said this, I felt even more disturbed, fearing that this stepmother would be a bad person.Qiaomei was listening, thinking that the old master's instructions were indeed good, but luckily she came with Daiyu.When she went out and saw Daiyu was unhappy, she said, "What's the matter with the girl? Even if the master marries another room, the girl will still be the eldest lady of our Lin family. Who would dare to underestimate her?" Daiyu was as careful as a hair, listening Qiaomei was so relieved, but she couldn't be indifferent, she just smiled, and obediently followed her father back to Ning Mansion.

But it is said that the academics in the Guozijian are harsh. They have a holiday on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and they have to go to school on the sixth day of the first lunar month.Seeing this, You Xiaoxiao simply left Chen's mother and son in the mansion, and set up a small courtyard next to the academy for their mother and son to live in.Chen's mother really didn't want to trouble her, so You Xiaoxiao persuaded her, "Sister-in-law Chen, you'd better go home and clean up the pots and cold stoves, why don't you just stay with us for a few days and wait for them to go to school next year." Chen's mother saw She is sincere, but it is not easy to evade.One day, Jia Jing recruited the two of them, and they took the homework test one by one. Seeing that they had benefited a lot, they were very satisfied. Just about to praise them, Jia Rong said again: "The master in the school called Brother Chen to prepare for the next year. Brother Chen would like to postpone the exam for another year, so please persuade me." In addition to recruiting Juren, the Imperial College is from aristocratic families. Jia Rong and Chen Yiliang have no fame at all, because they can enter the Imperial College. With the entry of Chunwei, this is also the reason why some ordinary people have to enter the Imperial College even after breaking their heads.It's just that you can still enter after the door has been dredged. If you have no fame and no recommendation from a teacher, it is not so easy to join Chunwei.Chen Yiliang has only been in school for half a year, and he was originally a Bai Ding, but he was so favored by the old Confucians, which shows that he is very talented.

Jia Jing listened, and when he was about to speak, Chen Yiliang bowed and said: "The student is dull, the teacher really thinks highly of him." , I must be jealous and envious of other people's children at this time, I am afraid that I will use my grandson as a raft, so I waved my hands and said: "The so-called sincerity is the best, and gold and stone are the same. Zixiu, your knowledge is naturally outstanding. Don't underestimate yourself, since your master recommended you, it must be out of good intentions, so don't touch him." Then he smiled at Jia Rong: "Don't worry, Rong'er, hard work can make up for one's weakness, and you must not lose your intention to be enterprising. When the time comes, master will naturally I'll give you advice too." Seeing that Lao Tzu had finished speaking, Jia Zhen felt embarrassed to reprimand her son again, and said, "Zi Xiu, you can just take the exam, and I will live up to your mother's painstaking efforts to teach you. Jia Jing saw that Chen Yiliang still had hesitation on his face, so he laughed and said, "You are thinking that my Jia family sent you to the Imperial College, and your own children and grandchildren are not as promising as you, so we are afraid that we will feel unhappy?" Chen Yiliang listened He hurriedly said: "Students must never dare to think like this."

Jia Jing smiled slightly, and didn't poke him, just said: "Well, it's your own business after all, you still have to make up your own mind. By the way, my Jia family sent you to the Imperial College for no purpose. You are the Dajian Academy If you come out of the school, if you can become famous in the exam, you can lead the children of the family well. Our academy will also become famous in the future, and it will not be in vain for me to run a business. Another point is that I also hope that you will enter the official career in the future. I can take care of my relatives." Chen Yiliang heard these words openly, it was a heart-to-heart statement, and some original worries could not help but dissipated, and said respectfully: "The teacher is very kind, and the students will repay it with a grass knot." Jia Jing Seeing that he was transparent, he refused to say any more.

On the fifth day of the lunar new year, it was the day when Lin Ruhai returned home with his daughter.Lin Gui, the steward, greeted Daiyu outside the gate of Ningguo Mansion early on, while Daiyu's palanquin was carried into the second gate, and a few women stood beside her in an orderly manner, when they saw Daiyu, they came out and called out respectfully: "Miss. " Then he rolled up the sedan chair curtain for her, and Qiaomei and Xueyan quickly walked in with Daiyu's arm.You Xiaoxiao and Xichun sent them to the Chuihua Gate, and with smiles on their faces, they told them that they must come to visit often in the future. Qiaomei smiled and put down the car curtain for Daiyu, and the women had already moved Daiyu's boxes and left up.Lin Ruhai waited outside the house for Daiyu's sedan chair to go out, and then said to Jia Zhen: "I have bothered my nephew these few days, and I will thank you later when I come back to the house!" Nephew!" Then she waited on Lin Ruhai's sedan chair, watched from a distance and disappeared before returning to the mansion.

After the fifth day of the lunar new year, when Jia Rong and Chen Yiliang were sent back to Guozijian in the evening, the Ning Mansion returned to its usual calm.During the period, some people also came to drink, Jia Zhen was far from being comparable to the past, seeing that there are only crooked friends, so she only picked up a few serious ones and walked around, You Xiaoxiao was even more lazy, knowing that the circle of ladies is full of high-ranking ones Hold it up, step on it low, and I am the second wife, so I don't come out behind closed doors, and I just lead people to clean up the ancestors and things everywhere.Because the Dajian Academy will officially open its doors on the second day of February, according to Jia Zhen's original plan, except for recruiting children from her own clan, the so-called heroes don't ask where they come from. Ordinary humble children, as long as they can pass the entrance examination, they will not only be exempted Shu Xiu also provides board and lodging.As early as years ago, Jia Zhen sent people to spread the news everywhere, so when it came time to sign up for the exam on the tenth day of the junior high school, there was an endless stream of people coming and going, except for some small families, there were also traders, pawns, butchers and porters, etc. Jia Zhen That day, I personally watched outside the academy, but no one dared to cause trouble.Those who didn't believe that the Ning Mansion was so lenient, and waited to see the steward of the Ning Mansion smile and fill in the name of his child, and gave him something like a notice - this was also You Xiaoxiao's idea, just like the modern examination admission ticket. Be on guard against those who fish in troubled waters that day——the manager just asks you to keep it well, and the exam will come on the [-]th of the first month.Someone came to touch it, and seeing that the Ning Mansion was so rigorous, he knew it was not a lie, so he went back and praised it.In this way, it was passed on to ten, ten to a hundred, and families with children who couldn't afford to study came to Dajian Academy to sign up for the exam. Looking at it like this, it was even more lively than the Rongguo Mansion next door.

Dazzlingly, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which was a big day for Concubine Yuan to visit her relatives.The Rong Mansion waited for this day naturally because they were impatient.Mother Jia got up early and sent people to Ningfu, saying that she would pick up Fengjia together.Jia Jing ignored it and just sent someone back to the uncle.When Jia Zhen heard this, she was still thinking about activities, but You Xiaoxiao poured cold water on her head and said: "How long will the mother be back, the old lady and the second wife are not enough, let's join in the fun." Jia Zhen thought to herself, maybe it is For this reason, thinking about the last time he entered the palace to congratulate him, he just knelt by him for half a day, and the empress didn't even reward her with a pot of wine during the New Year.On the first day of the lunar new year, when he entered the palace to congratulate him, he only called Mrs. Jia Muwang, and did not let Youshi go with him. I am afraid that the mansion doesn't care about her.What's more, the imperial decree stated that she was going to the Rongguo Mansion this time to visit her relatives. It would be frivolous to mobilize the crowd in the clan.Seeing that he no longer persisted, You Xiaoxiao smiled again: "Think about it, sir, we don't have any friendship with your mother, so it's useless to rush up like this. There are so many wives and grandmas in the house, as well as sisters and sisters. As for my sister-in-law, how can she still look at me if she has a few eyes? Besides, it’s better for us to eat glutinous rice balls and guess lantern riddles at home this night, to make the master happy and make us feel more comfortable.” Jia Zhen listened Nodding his head, now that he sees his son striving for success, he feels that he has face, and his desire to climb the dragon and the phoenix gradually fades away.So he sent someone to pass the message to the West Mansion, but he couldn't explain it.When Jia Mu heard this, she was unhappy, but she couldn't force it, so that's all.