The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

Such a big event happened in the family, and there was no peace inside and outside the garden. Mrs. Wang led all the people in the house to burn incense and worship Buddha, pray for blessings, and restless day and night. He planned to ask her to go back to live for a few days, but it was not easy to take care of her directly, so he pretended that he had a headache and stayed in the house sticky for a few days.

Daiyu saw that she didn't look like she was really sick at all, but when she was about to leave, she sighed there, sometimes complaining about her headache and foot pain, after thinking about it for a while, she knew it, and said with a smile: "You too You don't need to act like this, and I won't go to them, so they won't surprise me."

Seeing that she had seen through her, Baochai smiled mischievously. Daiyu sat down beside her and said, "You are fine with everything, but you just want to mind your own business. It's not good, it's not good."

Baochai stared and said, "What's the matter? How can your matter be called the matter?"

Daiyu smiled, stretched out her arms lightly and delicately, and said with a smile: "It's not impossible for me to go back to live, but you have to promise me one thing."

Baochai asked suspiciously, "What's the matter?"

Daiyu said, "I'll say it after you agree."

Baochai smiled and said, "When did I not agree to what you want to do?" Seeing that Daiyu was about to speak, she immediately said, "Those things that overeat and exhaust one's mind and body are not counted."

Daiyu snorted and said, "I want you to stay with me at my house for a few days."

Baochai hesitated and said, "Isn't this... not good? This happened to his family, and the two of us rushed to move out. It seems too heartless."

Daiyu said: "Don't I look heartless if I move out alone?"

Baochai said: "That's different. You are weak. Even if Uncle Lin doesn't pick you up, I'm afraid the old lady will send you away."

Daiyu curled her lips and said, "If you don't go, I don't want to go back either."

Baochai stretched out his hand to pinch her mouth, and said, "Where are all the rules taught by the mothers? Have you asked the dog to eat it?"

Daiyu pouted and said: "That must be a dog named Xue." Grabbing her hand with her hands, she opened her fingers one by one, and while looking at her palmistry, she said: "If... I put the sisters Call them all? Tell them to stay at my house for a few days, the old lady will be happy."

Baochai frowned and said, "Are you worried... that you will raid the house? Don't worry, I asked my brother to find all the examples of Guochao's former criminals and read them all. Like their family, there were one or two before. , It’s all about dismissal, the family has a strong foundation, and it took a few generations for it to be completely defeated. Besides, there were so many crimes in the previous life, and after the death of the empress, it was nothing more than ransacking the family and exile, what are you afraid of!”

Daiyu stomped her feet and said, "You only know these calculations all day long. I really want to invite my sisters to my house to play. Who is worried about this? You said that I have lived in Jia's mansion for so long , thanks to the care of my sisters, now that my father has moved to Beijing and the family has settled down in Beijing, I haven’t had time to invite them to take a look around and have a look, isn’t it justified?”

Baochai laughed and said, "I didn't think carefully." Daiyu pushed her back and said, "It's not that you didn't think carefully, but you have already used all your thoughts on those calculations, and you regard these ordinary human feelings as strange things. Now, you'd better move out with me for a few days, so we can relax, or I won't care about you when you really fall into a demon."

Baochai laughed and said, "I don't think we need to wait for that time, we can relax and relax now." With his left hand, he went to pull Daiyu, and his right hand had already skillfully untied her belt. After she fell down, Baochai took off her coat, and heard the voice of the maid at the door: "Second Master Bao is here." Looking at the sky, she couldn't help being very unhappy, slowly put on her clothes, and said loudly: "What's the matter with him? It's not important, just say we're already asleep."

Before the maid outside could reply, Baoyu said loudly: "It's really important, please trouble Sister Bao to let me in."

Baochai had no choice but to ask someone to open the door. In the twilight, he saw a person following Baoyu, and when he took a closer look, it was Jia Zheng. Baochai was startled, and hurriedly covered his sleeves to avoid it. She took a step forward and came in, so panicked that Daiyu hurriedly came down to salute, and asked cautiously: "It's so late, why is uncle still up?"

Jia Zheng glanced at Daiyu, then at Baochai, and asked directly, "Baoyu said, did you expect what happened today?"

Baochai and Daiyu looked at each other, and they both looked at Baoyu. Baoyu was already standing behind Jia Zheng, lowered his head and said, "Father asked me who taught me those words before, so I told you—Sister Bao, Since you can dream about our family's situation, you must have a way to deal with it, right?"

Baochai laughed and said, "How can I deal with it? You guys overestimate me."

Baoyu was silent, Jia Zheng looked at Baochai again, and suddenly cupped his hands and said, "Then in your dream, why was our house copied?"

Baochai said: "...there are so many crimes. What the censor said this time is all on top. There are more things that have not been said. The crimes are more serious than now. Private communication with internal officials should be the most serious among them. of."

Jia Zheng said: "The charges are the same as before. In the end, what happened to our family?"

Baochai pondered for a while, then said after deliberation: "There are a few exiles, it's not bad." As for those who died and were exiled, they were not caused by official punishment. Thinking about it carefully, I can only blame them for not having a long-term plan , I can't blame the ransacking of the house.

Jia Zheng stroked his beard, nodded, and said, "I don't necessarily want you to come up with a solution, but in your opinion, what should our family do now?"

Seeing that he was so humble, Baochai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Baoyu hadn't told them about their personal relationship, and said, "I'm a daughter's family, so I don't know so much! , There are very few people who die well, and of course there are reasons why they do not want to make progress and indulge in pleasure, but it is really hard to guess the mind of a sage."

Jia Zheng saw that she had something to say, and he didn't care about the face of his elders, so he asked directly: "You mean...the Holy Spirit has intentions..."

Baochai said with a smile: "From the state to the present, the nobles have been passed down from generation to generation. Regardless of whether they are real or not, most of the official positions in the court are occupied by these children from the old family. Now that you are young, you naturally hope to do something. To act, there must be caring courtiers to share the worries of the Holy Majesty. Most of these courtiers are the Holy Majesty's confidantes, and they are the most trusted, favorite, and often rewarding children of the poor family. If these people want to be promoted, they must have Official positions are assigned to them, but there is also a reason to reward them, does uncle understand?"

Jia Zheng bowed his head and remained silent.

Baoyu glanced at him from the side, pulled Baochai and asked again: "If this is the case, what should we do? The Holy One means, can we still hold back?"

Baochai gave him a white look, and said: "But uncle, don't worry. Although the Holy Majesty relies on these trusted figures, it is impossible to exclude all the old officials. As long as the uncle keeps his own place, the Holy Majesty will be happy to see him, and there will be no harm." It's a big deal. Besides, who said that the children of the old family can't be caring courtiers?"

Jia Zheng looked at Baoyu and said, "You mean... him?"

Baochai nodded, Jia Zheng lowered his head and thought for a while, then smiled and went away satisfied.

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