The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

It is always extremely cold in winter, especially when the golden wuxi falls, the pale afterglow seems to be cut by the heavy cornices and sprinkles in the courtyard. Night will come with the wind in an instant.

Ping'er sent away a few women who came to hit the wooden clock, looked around, no one was answering at this moment, the usually lively courtyard was deserted, a few little girls leaned against the door and whispered, saw Ping'er coming, They all stood up straight, but because she was not very strict in the past, she still looked at me and smiled when I looked at you.

Ping'er ignored them, lightly reprimanded them a few words, ordered them to keep an eye on the courtyard gate, and turned inside by himself. Through the crack of the curtain, he saw Sister Feng sitting on the kang, playing with a jade pendant in her hand.

Ping'er recognized that it was the jade pendant that Jia Lian gave to Sister Feng.At that time, the two were newly married, and it was because of their deep love that Jia Lian wanted to pick up accessories several times a day to give to Sister Feng.However, in just one or two years, the original concubine love has disappeared without a trace. Although Sister Feng is becoming more and more powerful and feared by everyone, Jia Lian is also getting farther and farther away from her.

Ping'er coughed, lifted the curtain and went in, Sister Feng put away the jade pendant calmly, and asked her, "How is it?"

Ping'er said: "The old man said that the rumors have been tight recently, and the censor is not willing to come forward. The old man has already asked people to find out that the man has a brother who is a direct relative and a frequent visitor to Fengyuechang. He sold her sister back then. Later, his younger sister was doing business in the courtyard, and he always went to play tricks, asking for money and things. Later, Uncle Xue bought her and took her into Lin's mansion, and then she stopped for a while. Now relying on one or two good friends Living in a very embarrassing situation, the uncle has already asked someone to hook him up to support him, and he will only wait for grandma to take care of him."

Sister Feng sneered and said, "It's been agreed a long time ago. What are you waiting for me to do? You just ask him to hand over a paper to the yamen. It's up to him to make a fuss. It's better to make a big fuss, because it's decent to make a big fuss." "

Ping'er lowered her head and said softly, "Yes, I'll go right away." When she was about to leave, Sister Feng called her again and said, "Did the Xue family buy her first?"

Ping'er said: "Uncle Xue bought it first, saying that he wanted to honor Master Lin, but who knew that Master Lin didn't use it, but somehow it ended up in our second master's hands."

Sister Feng snorted, and said: "I don't know how many hands of broken goods have passed, so he rushes to ask for them, and it's too late to dislike them if someone else is changed! ——Tell my brother, just keep trying to get rid of it in the certificate. The person from Xue's family also brought it along, and told them to sue together."

Ping'er was surprised and said: "After all, he is the son of my aunt..."

Sister Feng said: "It's not a serious complaint, it's just a matter of involving him. Anyway, the crime on his head is not bad. Besides, that bastard is an official, and Mr. Xue is not an official. It's just a crime of flirting. Spend money to buy him a lesson—but only one thing, don’t bring it to Uncle Lin, just say that Uncle Xue bought it for his own use, understand?”

Hearing this, Ping'er hesitated for a while, then stopped and said, "If Uncle Xue is implicated, I'm afraid that Mr. Lin won't stand idly by. After all, he is studying in Yangzhou now..."

Sister Feng raised her eyebrows and said, "It's not that you are a serious teacher and student. Could it be that Uncle Lin still cherishes Uncle Xue's talent?"

Ping'er said: "Grandma doesn't know, I think Miss Bao and Miss Lin have some affection, it's not like an ordinary sister's friendship. If Mr. Xue is involved, Miss Lin probably won't stand by and watch. Mr. Lin went to the Lin family to study, Miss Lin specially asked Mr. Lin, and Mr. Lin personally entrusted a guarantor for Mr. Xue to study."

After hearing this, Sister Feng frowned and said, "When you say it, I don't think there's anything quite right between these two people. In the past, Sister Lin loved Baoyu the most, but now she doesn't answer Baoyu when she sees Baoyu. On the contrary, I treat Big Sister Xue as I treated Baoyu back then—no, it’s even better than I treated Baoyu back then.”

Ping'er laughed and said: "I'm not going to put it bluntly. Both of them are dependents. One has lost his father, the other has lost his mother, and the other has no brothers. Having a brother is the same as not having a brother, so there is nothing wrong with getting closer. Besides, our family The girls here are inferior to those two after all, both of them are energetic and talented, so it is only natural that they are in their own class."

Sister Feng frowned and said, "I don't think what you said is right." After thinking about it for a while, Ping'er saw that she was troubled, and smiled, "Grandma is looking for trouble again! The upbringing of the girls is not Grandma's. Grandma can't take care of her own affairs, so what is she going to do with other people's house?"

Sister Feng also smiled and sighed: "Exactly, I can't take care of my own affairs." Lifting her chin to Ping'er, she said: "Then don't implicate the Xue family, just ask that person's brother to write a letter." The complaint says that Jia Lian, as a confidante, went to brothels and took prostitutes privately, and his conduct was not good. Well, it’s too light to say that he forcibly married a son from a good family. Master, just drag it into the seriousness, because of his crime of treason, it will not be as unfair as my Wang family. Tell Wang'er Xing'er not to reveal it, and when the matter is completed, I will reward 20 taels of silver each, and let them take care of the garden in the future."

Ping'er agreed, and he went out to send someone to tell Wang'er, who was driving the skinny horse's brother, to report to the procuratorate, but he deliberately didn't mention Jia Lian's name, but only said about Xing'er, a servant of Jia's mansion.

The procuratorate had a good relationship with the Wang family, and when they heard that it was Jia's mansion that sued, they took it up. When they saw the charges, they breathed a sigh of relief, and sent a letter to the Wang's mansion, just asking for a good sale and collecting some money, confused. account.

Unexpectedly, Sister Feng entrusted Wang Xin and did not reply to the letter. The procuratorate is also a person who seeks fame and reputation, and the master under him urged him to say, "It's just a servant who sued. They are expected to have a prosperous population. The family may not take it seriously, so why not bring this person up for interrogation, pretending to scare him, the plaintiff said he was from a good family, but in fact he sold his sister, and now he wants to extort some money, then the master just needs to call the Jia family to come out. Some money, share some with the plaintiff, smooth out the matter, and then report the whole story to Wang and Jia's two houses. The master not only gained a reputation for being upright, but also lost money, and sold a favor from the two houses. This is what everyone is happy about. ,Why not do it?"

The procuratorate thought it was right, but first sent someone to inquire about the matter thoroughly. Knowing that it was Jia Lian, the eldest son of the grand master of the Jia family and a fellow acquaintance, who was now not in Beijing, he temporarily pressed the button and prepared Wait until next year for retrial.

Sister Feng just wanted to wait for Jia Lian to come back, so that he could beg her once more, but she didn't force her. As soon as the two sides relaxed, the case slowly dragged on.

But Daiyu has been depressed since that day when she talked with Baochai. She was in Jia's mansion, and it was not easy to show it. A doctor can't tell why.

Baochai knew that she was suffering from heart disease, so she came to comfort her every day. When Daiyu saw her, she felt a little better. Chai inquired about all kinds of situations from Zijuan. She was very anxious, but at a loss what to do.

On that day, Baochai came to see Daiyu again, saw that she was just tired, and saw that there was a scroll in her hand, where she saw it a month ago, and it is still there now, and she still had to look through it, and sighed in her heart , and even teased her with some jokes on her face, Daiyu smiled slightly when she heard it, with elegant demeanor, soft appearance, and perfect appearance, but Baochai was full of melancholy when she saw it, and couldn't bear to look at it for a long time. But I saw Zijuan standing in the corridor and told her, "Miss Bao, stay here." When Baochai stopped, Zijuan smiled and said, "The weather is fine today. Would Miss Bao want to take a walk in the garden?"

Baochai nodded, and the two of them moved to the side of the flowers at the base of the wall, Yinger and the others were scattered outside, Zijuan stared at the withered flowers and leaves, and said: "Our girl told me .”

Baochai laughed and said, "What did you say?"

Zijuan stretched out her hand and plucked off a residual flower, sniffing it and said, "Why did our girl get sick, I'm afraid Miss Bao knows very well in her heart?"

Baochai said with a smile: "The hairpin has always been weak, and at the intersection of autumn and winter, I always get sick once or twice."

Zijuan said: "I know our girl's body best. I know what illness she has and why she is ill. Don't hide it anymore, Miss Bao. You like her, don't you?"

Baochai stared at the flower in her hand and said, "Everyone in the house likes the hairpin's appearance and temperament."

Zijuan said: "Forget it! Forget it! Miss Bao refuses to tell me the truth, so I don't need to tell you about Master Lin's letter. I went back to serve the girl." Chai grabbed her and almost fell.

Baochai tugged at her sleeve, and hurriedly said, "What letter?"

Zijuan said: "The girl is so old, and she has a happy event, so it is natural to talk about the marriage letter."

Baochai's face turned pale, and she slowly let go of her hand, lowering her eyes and said, "Uncle Lin is naturally the one to decide such a matter, why would he tell your girls?"

Zijuan said with a smile: "Master Lin is the only daughter of our girl. It's not a special thing to ask her what she likes before Xu Zi. Besides, our girl is also familiar with the person Master Lin likes. Write a letter and ask her." The meaning of the girl is to avoid matching the wrong character and creating a bad relationship, this is the kindness of being a father."

Baochai's hands trembled uncontrollably, and then her body also began to tremble. She opened and closed her lips a few times, and said in a shy voice, "You girl... sure enough, I told you everything?"

Zijuan nodded, Baochai said: "...then you stop me, did she ask you to tell me something?"

Zijuan saw her flustered expression, she had completely lost her usual bearing, felt a little unbearable, reached out to help her to make her stand firmly, Fang said: "That's not true, I just thought, if you go on like this, it won't be right." a way."

small theater:

On New Year's Day of a certain year, when the two just woke up

Baochai: Don't cry on the first day of the new year, or you will cry for a year.

Daiyu: ...I didn't want to cry...

Baochai: I just told you in advance, who made you cry so much.

Daiyu:! !You are the one who loves to cry, why do I love to cry?Black people are not allowed to go home on New Year's Day! !

Baochai (smiling in confusion): ...Oh, good.

After a while...

Baochai: Let's do what we should do on New Year's Day.

Daiyu: No.

Baochai: Not now, not for a year... It's cool now, it's cool for a year...

Daiyu (so shy): ...Just once!

Baochai (continuing to smile in confusion): Okay...

half an hour later...

Baochai: ...Look, I told you not to cry a long time ago...

Daiyu: (╯'-')╯︵┻━┻

So you know what will happen to Daiyu in the next year, right?Happy New Year!

The author has something to say: I, Yun Hansan, are back again! It took more than 10 hours for the 30-hour journey to complete the migration. I can’t afford it... Thank you for the mines, grenades, rockets, deep-water torpedoes~ I love you~