You're Crossing the Red Mansions

After the first month of the lunar year, happy events came one after another. First, Dajian Academy was grandly opened, then Lin Ruhai got married, and then Second Sister You got married. The bones were exhausted, and he hadn't rested at home for a few days, Lin Ruhai's order from the Minister of the Household Department came down again, and for a while, there was a long line of carriages outside the Lin residence, scrambling to come over to give gifts.Because Daiyu took care of the housework, she hurriedly sent someone to the East Mansion to call You Xiaoxiao to help.

It turned out that after Lin Ruhai's appointment, Jia Jing and Jia Zhen discussed it, and now it's the same as it was in the past, just send congratulations as usual.Jia Zhen heard that You Xiaoxiao was going to Lin's mansion, she frowned and said, "This time is no worse than when my aunt got married. Although my younger sister is tender-faced, now that my step-wife has entered the door, their mothers and daughters just need to make fun of it. Why don't you join in the fun? "You Xiaoxiao glanced at him, only smiled and said: "Although the uncle thinks well, but since the younger sister sent someone here, wouldn't it be a shame if I don't refute her." Reason, just about to ask a few more words, I saw that You Xiaoxiao had already changed into the clothes to go out, and there was also a box of hot pine nut cakes outside, which was Daiyu's favorite.Bringing Yindie over, You Xiaoxiao looked at her makeup in the bronze mirror, turned her head to Jia Zhen and said, "Master, why don't you feel relieved, I have my own sense of proportion." Jia Zhen was speechless, so she had to say: "Go early and return early."

After entering Lin's mansion, Madam Fu followed Daiyu to greet her. You Xiaoxiao had to greet Madam Fu first, before Daiyu could speak, she only heard Madam Fu say: "I made my own decision this time, I really want to see the girl working hard. , so I sent someone to invite Grandma Zhen to come over." You Xiaoxiao couldn't answer the question, she just smiled.Daiyu said with a smile: "It really gave me a headache, some people I've never seen before, and suddenly Bala popped out, and they all had relatives and stories, and they couldn't refute them, and they were about to ask my sister-in-law for an idea. After hearing this, Mrs. Fu said: "Master should come out of the study now, excuse me." After that, she took the girl to take a step ahead.You Xiaoxiao looked at her back, smiled at Daiyu and said, "It seems that your wife doesn't like to worry." Daiyu nodded and said, "Mother has never been willing to interfere with these mundane affairs since she came in." You Xiaoxiao So he left the conversation behind and followed Daiyu to the conference hall, where there was already a neat housekeeper waiting for her.These people were selected by Daiyu one by one, so they are naturally loyal.Daiyu handed over a dozen posts to You Xiaoxiao and said, "Some of these people are upstarts in the capital, some are relatives who are out of reach, and some are fishers in troubled waters, but there is one thing, the gifts are very expensive." You Xiaoxiao He took it, looked at it slowly, and said with a smile: "my aunt is very favored now, and it is common for people to worship. If there is anything you don't want to pay, just add [-]% in return. Anyway, our family is not short of this money." Daiyu Nodding his head, he took a pair of cards and gave it to others.Then we talked about the list of banquets. Lin Ruhai's first-class official residence would seem deliberate if he keeps a low profile. Besides, since the Lin family moved back to the capital, they haven't formally invited friends from the aristocratic family. It also means not forgetting the old.You Xiaoxiao understands what she means, she is a girl, so where can she socialize in public, there must be an appropriate candidate for the reception of the wife of the family.

If there was no Madam Fu, You Xiaoxiao would have taken over. Now that there is a mistress in Lin's mansion, how can she do it for herself, so she said with a smile: "Why, isn't your wife willing to come forward in such matters?" Daiyu smiled and said: " My mother is a straightforward person, and she only said that before I got married, I was in charge of all matters in the family." You Xiaoxiao listened, thought for a while and said: "In this case, I will just do it for you that day. " Daiyu only waited for her words, and said with a smile, "it must be appropriate for my sister-in-law to come." So it was agreed.You Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered something, and asked: "I saw that there was no Second Wife of the West Mansion in that post?" Jia Mu is an elder, so naturally she shouldn't be alarmed.But there is only Mrs. Xing in the list of women's family members, and Mrs. Wang is not there, so it doesn't make sense.Daiyu smiled slightly and said, "This is from my father, and I didn't ask." You Xiaoxiao heard this, and knew that this was Lin Ruhai's intention to express her dissatisfaction with Mrs. Wang, but she didn't expect that the boss is still a willful person.

After staying in Lin's residence for half a day, You Xiaoxiao just closed her eyes and dozed off on the carriage back.Yindie smiled and said: "Qiaomei has been talking to me for a long time, grandma wants to listen?" You Xiaoxiao closed her eyes and said: "If I don't listen, I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep at night, so just talk. "Yindie laughed twice, and then said: "It's not Mrs. Fu's business, grandma must want to know." You Xiaoxiao smiled and nodded.Yindie talked like pouring beans into a bamboo tube.

It turned out that since Fu Qiufang got married, except to serve Lin Ruhai, she didn't usually leave the house.Daiyu was in charge of the household affairs, and she assigned six maids as usual, plus the two maids she married as a dowry, making a total of eight maids.Now Daiyu is still taking care of all the big and small things in the family, and she never asks.The funny thing is, the Fu family thought they climbed a big tree, so they came to the Lin Mansion to beat the autumn wind every day. Daiyu had a thin face, and she logically wanted to call Grandma Fu her aunt. It is inevitable that the hands will be loose.Unexpectedly, one day Fu Qiufang came to the meeting hall, and no matter how Grandma Fu who was sitting beside her rushed to call her auntie, she just followed Daiyu and said, "She's the girl's aunt, just call her out." Daiyu Yu Shuxiang was born in the first family, and had never seen such a battle before, so he couldn't help being dazed when he heard it.Grandma Fu also laughed and said, "My aunt is so angry!" Before she finished her sentence, Fu Qiufang came up and spat on her sister-in-law again, and scolded: "Who is your aunt! I Now the surname is Lin and not Fu, if you dare to pretend to be a relative and come to the Lin family to cause trouble, you will ask the girl to make someone break your dog legs!" Daiyu was stunned when she saw someone so aggressive for the first time, and said no When he spoke, he was still pretty and clever, and he was thrown out of the house by a few women who were holding Grandma Fu.After this incident, Grandma Fu also knew in her heart that her aunt hated the Fu family, so she dared not come again.Later, Lin Ruhai found out and found a middleman to give the Fu family 1000 taels of silver. The Fu family accepted it honestly and knew that they could never go to the Lin family again.Later, Mrs. Fu became even more indifferent.Daiyu looked at her, and felt very sympathetic to the stepmother in her heart, and told her father that she had added 20 taels of silver to her monthly bill, because her dowry was small, and there would be a way out if she had no children in the future.Mrs. Fu didn't express her gratitude on the face, she was still indifferent, but this was just right, the mother and daughter got along very peacefully, and the elder was also very satisfied.

After hearing this, You Xiaoxiao felt emotional, nodded and said: "Yes, I also see that Miss Lin is doing well with Mrs. Fu." But Yindie said: "It takes a long time to know if you know the face but not the heart. Well, Miss Lin is easy to soften her heart." You Xiaoxiao smiled and said: "Then take your time." This Fu Qiufang is ambitious.Lin Ruhai must have figured in his heart that Fu Qiufang and the Fu family had already broken off their friendship, so he took this opportunity to hang up and cut it off. In the future, there would be less constraints from the Yue family, and no one would have to use his name to go out to make trouble, and it would be easier to protect himself.Thinking about it carefully, this marriage is indeed very good.

After a while, I arrived at Ning Mansion. Seeing that the entrance of her house was also extremely crowded, You Xiaoxiao smiled in the car and said, "What's the matter? It's more lively than the day the academy opened." Finally entered Xinlan Courtyard, only Seeing Jia Zhen lying on the rattan chair with a tired face, seeing You Xiaoxiao coming in, she said: "I'm tired, I just rest early at night." You Xiaoxiao asked while taking off her clothes: "So many people outside... ..." Huan Yan had already brought You Xiaoxiao a bowl of orange cheese, but Jia Zhen sat up and took a bite, and sighed: "My aunt is now a minister, and he is also a library in our academy. Many people outside have gone to the Lin family We couldn't find a way out, so Qiqi came to our house. What do you think we have to do with the aunt? How dare we promise anything casually? There are several families who insist on sending their sons here. After explaining for a long time, they still can't explain it, lord I was impatient, and made people hang up the notice that the academy is full, and then close the gate." You Xiaoxiao changed her homely clothes, took off her makeup ring, and then came over to rub his shoulders with him, and said with a smile: " Just listen to the master, and don't worry about it. Before I left, I sent the small kitchen to cook yam and gorgon porridge, paired with the pearl water bamboo that Sister Lin just sent, and we will go to bed after frying a plate." Jia Zhen heard With three words, Sister Lin, she cheered up and asked about the Lin family.You Xiaoxiao knew that he was tired, so after saying a few words, she helped him to sleep first.

After a few days, those people saw that Ningguo Mansion did not try to court them, and they all dispersed.After Jia Jing heard the news, he asked Jia Zhen again, because he was afraid that he would say something when he went out to socialize.Jia Zhen knew in her heart that this was the reason why Lao Tzu was worried, so she said with a smile: "Master thinks too much of his son. Now I am a mother on one side and a aunt on the other. I have to be more careful." Jia Jing nodded and said: " You are the governor. I don't know what to do in that mansion, if people are not restrained, troubles will inevitably happen in the future." Jia Zhen also remained silent after hearing this.Even though Yuan Chun was a concubine, the Jia family did not move at all in the court, and even such a big move as a family visit was just paid with some money.Looking at the fact that Concubine Zhou's father was promoted to the official rank with Lin Ruhai this time, one can see how important he is in the emperor's heart.Jia Jing is so perceptive, but he can't say much about it, he just mentioned a few words when he met Jia She that day.And because the harvest in the past few years has not been good, the expenditure has not decreased.Jia Jing then asked about the family situation, and Jia Zhen was naturally proficient in common affairs.The farm and shop in the Ning Mansion, as well as the dowry of the late wife, were managed by Jia Zhen alone, and the future was calculated in the accountant of the Inner Mansion, and You Xiaoxiao held the key.Jia Zhen said: "Fortunately, we saved a penny from the West Mansion and built it into an academy. As for future expenses, food, housing and lodging are readily available, and a yearly subsidy of 3 silver is enough. There are still two important things to do now. One is Rong Rong's marriage, and the other is Xi Chun's marriage. My wife and I have made plans early on. The married deacon, including the dowry, allocated a total of 1 taels of silver. The younger sister is the only girl in our family, and in addition to taking away all the wife’s dowry, another [-] taels of silver was used to buy it." Jia Jing listened. , nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's very good."

When it was the day of the banquet in Lin's residence, You Xiaoxiao went early, but she saw Mrs. Xing came early with Yingchun, and said she came to see if there was anything she could do to help.After hearing this, Daiyu laughed and said, "My aunt still loves me." Mrs. Xing couldn't help being elated when she heard what her aunt said, knowing that the Lin family would still recognize her as a relative.That day, the Lin family didn't send any post to Mrs. Wang, and although there was a lot of commotion in the West Mansion, no one dared to go to the Lin Mansion to question the teacher.What's more, Mrs. Wang was not invited, but Jia Zheng was called. It's not good for me to lose my dignity first.Mrs. Xing got the letter, first she was happy that Mrs. Wang was devastated, and then she became anxious, wondering if the Lin family had a new relative and only treated her own family as an old friend.Seeing Lin Daiyu's words, for nothing else, Brother Cong can still call Lin Ruhai uncle, which will naturally be of great benefit to him in the future.

But when Mother Jia took the post, she could only sigh in her heart, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, how her daughter-in-law treats her granddaughter so harshly, the aunt is already like a mirror in her heart, and she only hates herself now that she is old and can't restrain herself. The empress is prominent, but now that the aunt is a first-rank official, it would be great for Baoyu to be able to climb up to the Lin family.The more Jia Mu thought about it, the angrier she became, and she sent someone to call Mrs. Wang over.

Mrs. Wang was talking to Aunt Xue who was visiting, asking some polite words for her daughter-in-law.It's been almost a month since Second Sister You entered the house, but Xue Pan and her were in harmony with each other, and the two of them mixed oil with honey in the house every day, Xue Pan changed his mind and didn't go out to wander around.Coupled with the fact that Second Sister You, the governor, is polite, she serves obediently by her side, and she gets along very well with Xiangling as sisters, so Aunt Xue has a little liking for her.Mrs. Wang saw that her younger sister was quite satisfied, and she looked down on her a little bit, but she couldn't refute her interest, so she just said a few words along with her.Hearing Mother Jia's call, she hurriedly asked Caixia to send Aunt Xue out.I packed up and went to Jiamu's room.

There was no one in the room, so Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang analyzed the pros and cons of the present, and thought that the Lin family must be annoyed, so she forced Mrs. Wang to go to Lin's mansion to apologize.Mrs. Wang knew that Jia's mother was still thinking about marrying Daiyu to Baoyu, so how could she agree.She is now the mother of the imperial concubine, and she speaks confidently, not to mention that Lin Ruhai is only a first-class minister, even if she enters the cabinet, she can't hold her nose and call Jia Min's daughter in.Anyway, with the help of the empress in the future, Baoyu has a bright future, and there is no need to go to the Lin family's light.Mother Jia looked at Mrs. Wang's stubbornness, and she was the wife of the family, the mother-in-law and the mother-in-law.Thinking about Lin Ruhai's tough posture, it is obvious that he no longer takes the Jia family seriously.The twisted melon is not sweet, even if Mrs. Wang is willing to bow her head now, Lin Ruhai is afraid that she will not want to marry Daiyu.If that's the case, it's better to take a step back and become relatives in a friendly manner, just watching and helping each other.As for Baoyu's marriage, anyway, there is still Shi Xiangyun now. Although the empress greatly praised Xue Baochai on the family-senting night, she later ordered Shi Xiangyun to live together in the Grand View Garden. The old lady was not completely defeated.