Red Mansions: My Book is Cool

The mandarin duck whispered something in Jiamu's ear.Jia Mu frowned and listened attentively.After a while, "Oh!" Mother Jia sighed and waved the mandarin duck back.

"Old lady!" Mammy Lai, who was sitting on the lower stool and heard the whole process, felt embarrassed, and comforted her, "The second lady also had good intentions, and she came forward to teach her because she thought she was Miss Lin's aunt. That's also in line with the rules. My wife has always been lenient, why did you treat Miss Lin slowly? You don't have to worry too much, the most important thing is to take good care of your body!"

"Rules, benevolence?" Mother Jia sneered and said, "Nurse Lai, you are also an old man who has stayed in the back house all your life. What methods have you never seen? It's just to embarrass Yu'er in the name of education! What kind of woman are you talking about?" Focus on chastity, tranquility and virtuousness, female celebrity is the duty. I gave "Nv Ze" to Yu'er to read carefully, and it was so embarrassing; asked Yu'er to copy Buddhist scriptures all day long, praying for the deceased parents; She asked Yu'er to practice sewing and make clothes. From the looks of others, she can only say that she is an aunt because her niece and daughter's parents have died, so she can only take on the responsibility of discipline. Even if it is stricter, it is for Yu'er's good!"

"At the end of the day, it's just that she had a feud with Min'er back then, and now it's revenge on Yu'er!"

"The old lady thinks too much." Lai Momo thought for a while: "The second wife should not dare to do this! Even if she has this grudge in her heart, the second master will not allow it! Isn't the second wife afraid of blame from you and the second master?"

"She is not what she used to be. With the royal family and the daughter of the imperial concubine as her support, how can she put me in the eyes of the old lady? To her mother-in-law, it is just respect for face, and she has a good name of filial piety. And Zheng'er , "Mother Jia's eyes showed a little sadness: "I'm afraid I was fooled by her, thinking that she did nothing wrong, she is very virtuous and virtuous!"

"This, this, the second wife still has such abilities?" Nanny Lai asked suspiciously, not believing it in her heart.The second wife is not the kind of bewitching, eloquent beauty, she has always lived with the second master in a respectful manner.If she was really this powerful, she would have won the heart of Mr. Zheng long ago, and it would not be Aunt Zhao's turn to be a monster.

Mother Jia touched the sore spot and sighed, "Nurse Lai, do you still remember the eldest son who was like the sea?"

"Back then, Min'er had been infertile for many years, so Ruhai had to accept Fang Liang's concubine and gave birth to the eldest son. That child was strong and smart, and the Lin family had a queen since then. But later, Min'er also gave birth to Tianyou, but It's due to a congenital deficiency, and she has been weak and sick since birth." Mother Jia supported her forehead and said, "With a body like God's blessing, I'm afraid I can't do enough to study the imperial examination! There is also an outstanding elder brother on top, and the concubine is still a good family. It's not bad. The branch is strong and the stem is weak in a big family. How can Min'er and Tianyou deal with themselves in the future? That child has no blood relationship with the Jia family. If he controls the Lin family, it will not benefit my Jia family at all. .”

"Therefore, when Min'er was troubled by this matter, I gave her an idea. According to the theory of destiny, I succeeded the child. Even if another bastard is born after that day, it will not be able to shake Tianyou's position. .”

"The old lady is also planning for her children and grandchildren!" Madam Lai said, "That is also his fate!"

"The child was adopted by Lin Hai's clansmen, and some things happened during the period. Min'er became a little impatient!" Jia's mother vaguely said, "I don't want to, but the child has a great future! God You couldn't stand still , the concubine who was born later also died, and the Lin family became extinct. Ruhai later wanted to return the child, but he flatly refused. I think that Ruhai would rather dedicate his family property to the court in the end because he felt sorry for Miner and The Jia family has a grudge!"

"The child is promising now, and he is extremely filial to his parents and family. Now, he is a second-class Jinshi in the current discipline, and his adoptive father has become a fifth-rank official because of his merits, and he was awarded the title of earl. Even the son born to his adoptive parents Daughter, all got the canonization of a township lord. Poor Yu'er has donated all her family wealth, but she can't get it. That girl has no merit, but she is benefited by her adopted brother!!"

"Old lady, you are talking about Lin Ming'an. I heard from my grandson that his winery produced excellent wine. Even the emperor praised it. Because of its place of origin, it was named 'Moutai wine'. ', listed as a tribute, is now worth a hundred times in the capital, and a bottle is hard to find."

"It's him! It's more than that. Now the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs regard him as a treasure. In short, he has a bright future!" Jia Mu felt bitter in her heart, and she couldn't tell whether it was regret or jealousy.

What does that have to do with the second wife coaxing the second master?Mammy Lai's eyes were full of confusion.

Jia's mother smiled bitterly and said, "Zheng'er felt that if Min'er hadn't done such a thing back then, Lin Ming'an would have been the grandson of the Jia family in etiquette, and now the Jia family would have benefited! He also wanted to betroth Tanchun to Lin Ming'an." Now, it’s all in vain. This is all because of Min’er’s unvirtuous nature. The second wife used this to talk about the matter and said that Yu’er should be strictly raised so that she would not be like Min’er. If you are generally arrogant and unvirtuous, if you marry in the future, it will bring trouble to the Jia family and make the emperor displeased, so he naturally thinks it is justified!"

"Because of this, he actually started arguing with me, advising me not to treat Daiyu like I used to pamper Min'er. The boss also learned about this from Lian'er, and he was very pleased with Ruhai for donating the property of the Lin family. I'm dissatisfied, and now I hate myself even more for not being able to benefit from Lin Mingan. He actually approved of Wang's actions for the first time. Madam Lai, tell me, in front of my two sons, I always have to worry about my dignity. Can you tell that it was your idea to succeed Lin Mingan? Even if I came forward to admit it, they wouldn't believe it!"

As she spoke, Jia Mu's auspicious voice trembled: "I must have wronged Yu'er a little bit! Fortunately, with me watching, she didn't dare to be too outrageous. After a while, she came out." The tone is fine. She is the mother of the empress after all, I can't reprimand her openly, and give her no face!"

Nanny Lai hurriedly followed Jia Mu's words and said, "Old lady, Miss Lin is a filial person, how can she not understand your difficulties? Who would not be wronged at all in life? When you were young, the head on your head Isn't it hard for a two-tiered mother-in-law? As the saying goes: If you are not deaf, blind, and unworthy of being in charge, that's the truth. The old lady loves Miss Lin, and she takes care of her in private, that's all!"

Mother Jia sighed: "That's the only way. Alas, my poor Yu'er!"

Lin Baifu came to Rongguo Mansion and brought Lin Daiyu vegetables, fruits and various local products from Zhuangzi's heart, including smoked pig, ham, cured chicken, pickled fish and so on.He is old, so there is no need to avoid suspicion too much. Two nuns watched and instructed the women to move the things into the Mozhu Courtyard where Lin Daiyu lived.

Lin Baifu saw that the environment in the small courtyard was quiet, spacious and bright, and the furnishings were elegant, and he was satisfied. He felt that the Jia family treated their young lady well.The two maids in the palace were sitting here, and the maids did not dare to make mistakes. They followed the rules and looked very orderly, so they felt more at ease.However, the young lady kept frowning slightly, her complexion was snow-white, and she became thinner, as if she was depressed and depressed.

However, Lin Baifu knew that his young lady was always sentimental, so it was rare to see her laughing at Yan Yan.Now that her parents are both dead, it is normal to be sad, and seeing stacks of scriptures and papers piled up on her desk, she began to persuade Lin Daiyu to take care of her health, not to be bored reading and writing in the house all day, and to go to her sister's place to relax when she has time , strolling in the garden is also good.

Lin Daiyu hesitated to speak, and only sighed softly.

When Lin Baifu greeted Daiyu, it happened that the maid in Jiamu's house was ordered to deliver things to Daiyu. In addition to a large box of snacks and fruits, there was also a pack of bird's nest, which she said was specially given to Miss Lin by the old lady. The man weighed one or two out every day, added Xuehuajie plum sugar, and stewed it with silver pickles for the girl to eat.Eating for a long time is the most nourishing for the body.

Lin Baifu was even more delighted. Before the master left, there was really no one to trust. After thinking about it, the only place for the young lady to go was the Jia family before she left the cabinet.Although the Jia family was greedy, stretched their hands too far, and tried to control the Lin family, he didn't like it very much, and Jia Min's behavior also hurt the Lin family.But Daiyu is the daughter of the Lin family after all, and he also watched her grow up, so his feelings are naturally different.Now, Lin Baifu is very pleased to see that the Jia family treats Lin Daiyu kindly.

But this gratitude to Jia's family disappeared without a trace when he met Madam Wang who came to hear the news and stopped him on the way, the young lady's wet nurse.

On the way back, Mother Wang's complaining words echoed in his ears from time to time, making his heart heavy and difficult to rest.

"Butler Lin, you can see that Jia Jiaming treats the girl well on the surface, but in reality he is not!"

"The second wife of Jia's family doesn't like girls. In the name of upbringing, she asks girls to copy Buddhist scriptures all day long to pray for the master's wife. She also said that women's needlework is a duty, and sent all kinds of clothing materials to persuade girls to practice sewing more. The girl didn't rest well, and she couldn't refute it, and it was all for the girl's benefit, and she didn't order others to do work."

"The family said that the girl is keeping a filial piety for the master. Naturally, she should be clothed with vegetables and food, so that she can appear filial and pious. Every day, the kitchen sends the girl vegetarian food. The meals are very delicate, but vegetarian food is only vegetarian food after all. Other people's house Keeping filial piety means that even though it is vegetarian, there will be some fish, minced meat porridge and the like in secret. Who would not eat meat at all like now? The father has to keep filial piety for three years, and the girl is weak. Go down, where can I bear it?"

"Housekeeper, did you say that you can take some supplements to nourish your body? We also mentioned it to the housekeeper's second grandma Lian, but the second grandma was very embarrassed. The second wife said that now the family is short of money in order to build a Grand View Garden to welcome the imperial concubine and empress. Be frugal. Unless the masters are sick, the expensive supplements and medicinal materials are not used for the time being. The old lady is an exception. She took the lead in doing it by herself, and the political master also praised her for being thrifty and self-disciplined. How can we talk about it? The girl told us not to Besides, in order to avoid embarrassment for Second Grandma Lian, others will think that we are troublesome, which shows that the girl is not filial."

"Doesn't the old lady of the Jia family protect the girl? Housekeeper, although the girl is Jia Taijun's granddaughter, after all, the girl's surname is Lin and not Jia! In Jia Taijun's eyes, can she surpass her own direct descendants? Not to mention the second wife is now The daughter is a noble concubine, and her status is different. Even for the sake of her precious grandson, Jia Taijun will not embarrass the second wife. She loves the girl, so she can only send some things in private to make up for one or two. Besides, the second wife What you do is obviously justified, and you can’t find out what’s wrong. You don’t understand the methods of training people in the inner house, and there are so many ways to make you suffer that you can’t tell!”

"Why do you ask the second wife to target the girl like this? That's a long story. Before the wife came out of the cabinet, the aunt and sister-in-law were a little bit dirty. The second wife suffered some grievances, and the mother and daughter paid back the debt, so they didn't like the girl. This time, The master dedicated all his family property to the imperial court. The Jia family did not benefit, and everyone was unhappy. Also, the successor, Ming An, is now very promising. The old men in the family were all jealous, and they all complained in their hearts that the wife and the old man were confused. These things combined, they all turned a blind eye to the actions of the second wife."

"Actually, it's not that you treated the girl too harshly in terms of food, clothing, housing, and transportation. But you understand the girl's temperament, and she will think too much when she is good-natured. What's more, now that she is living under the fence and stabbing someone with a soft knife, isn't it just that she feels uncomfortable every day and rarely When are you happy? Seeing the second wife's attitude, the girls in the mansion are also afraid, and dare not get too close to the girl. The girl is really lonely by herself!"

"The two nuns sent by the House of Internal Affairs don't care? They only care about the etiquette and rules of educating the girls, and they control the maids and women in the Black Bamboo Courtyard. They do everything properly. How do they intervene in the affairs of the house? Besides No, they don't want to interfere. Once, I heard Madam Xu and Mama Ma gossip, they said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had ordered them: They must take care of the affairs in the Black Bamboo Courtyard, and they must not lose face of the royal family; As for how the Jia family treats girls, it is not their responsibility. Therefore, as long as they are not too outrageous, they will not care about it, and just take care of their own errands."

"Steward Lin, think of a way! Let Jia's family treat the girl better, or go and untie the girl! If this continues, the girl will definitely get sick. Her body is very delicate!"

"Turn around and go to the House of Internal Affairs!" Lin Baifu was so angry that he couldn't calm down, and suddenly, he ordered to the coachman.