Red Mansions: My Book is Cool

"Sister Bao, you have an idea. Such a choice is very good, and your life will get better and better in the future." Lin Daiyu sighed: "Looking back and thinking about it, when I lived in the Grand View Garden, the basic necessities of life at that time I feel that it is too extravagant. Even if there is no such accident, it will not last for a few years. Therefore, my grandmother will be anxious and take the risk of doing unwise things."

"That's right," Baochai said with great emotion, "I have been sent out with my husband since I got married, and I have seen a lot of hardships in people's lives. The decent maids of Jia's family live better than the daughters of middle-class families outside. It's better. Everyone enjoys honor and doesn't know how to be frugal. There is a certain number of blessings in a person's life, so we must not spare them. After the collapse of the Zhen family, the family's experience was extremely miserable."

"The whole family of the Zhen family, those who questioned the crimes, and those who sold them, were all registered as low-ranking. The girls and young mistresses of the Zhen family were all entered into the Jiaofang Division, reduced to bureaucrats, and could not be redeemed." She shook her head. Said: "Actually, even if they can redeem their bodies, no one would dare to redeem them! Concubine Zhen died, and her son guarded the tomb. Over the years, a lot of grudges have been forged. Once the tree falls and the monkeys disperse, the enemies can vent their anger freely. In just a year or two, two girls from the Zhen family were ruined to death. They are so precious The daughter of the boudoir! This tragic situation is really shocking. My brother also kept himself safe because of this, and never dared to go out and do anything wrong!"

Lin Daiyu sighed slightly when she heard the words: "Yes, women are the most pitiful!"

"At that time, when my mother and I heard about the old lady, we were very worried about the sisters of the Jia family, but we couldn't help. Fortunately, the Jia family did not fall into the same situation as the Zhen family."

Lin Daiyu was reminded of the past by Xue Baochai's words.

Back then, Lin Ming'an had no intention of taking revenge on the Jia family, and handed over the judgment against the Jia family to the emperor.This move not only gained a bright and open reputation among the court and the public, but also the emperor appreciated it even more, and the Jia family also gained a chance of survival.

At first, the grandmother sued Lin Mingan, which of course made the emperor very angry.But then, they used their tricks and used this matter to completely destroy the Zhen family and Concubine Zhen. The Supreme Emperor was paralyzed by a stroke and his reputation was bad.After Lin Mingan expressed his attitude, the emperor still dealt with the Jia family lightly.It was also because the treatment of the Zhen family was too harsh at that time, so I thought about using the Jia family to show my lenient and strict, and to show both kindness and majesty.Of course, it was also because the Jia family was already a dead tiger and there was no threat at all.

Finally, when everyone was worried and panicked all day long, the Jia family's punishment came down.Although my grandmother reported Concubine Zhen, it was her who filed the complaint after all. The emperor ordered that her title of imperial edict be erased, and she became a commoner old woman.The historian was not dissatisfied with her. Seeing that this incident caused a lot of trouble in the city and ruined the reputation of the historian, he got angry and removed his grandmother from the genealogy.

Although the grandmother said that she did it alone, the children and grandchildren didn't know it, and wanted to be severely punished and take the blame alone.But the eldest uncle was punished because he was the successor of the Jia family.The Jia family was confiscated and ordered to move out of Rongguo Mansion within a limited time.In the past, the eldest uncle used a few fans, causing the family to be ruined and killed, but it was not revealed at that time.But a few years later, as Jia Yucun was imprisoned for questioning, he could not escape after all and was sentenced to exile.A few years later, due to old age and infirmity, he died of illness in exile.

The second uncle, because of Wang Ziteng's intercession, had no bad deeds on weekdays, so the emperor didn't send him to prison.Alas, in the first place, it was just a game set up, it can't be said, it can't be said!But after all, it was due to ineffective control of subordinates, which caused losses, and the second uncle's official position in the Ministry of Industry could not be kept, so he had to submit a letter to become an official, and retired in embarrassment.In comparison, it is considered lucky.

The preservation was all due to Wang Ziteng's power, the second uncle became more obedient to the Wang family, and the status of the Jia family and the Wang family were completely reversed.Therefore, when Wang Xifeng took the lawsuit and was found guilty of killing someone and was locked up in the prison temple for interrogation, Lian's second brother was afraid that he would be implicated and planned to divorce her, but he did not dare to do so because he was afraid of the Wang family.Wang Xifeng was terrified and sad, because of the hard work of the housekeeper, his body suffered a lot. After tossing around in the prison temple, he soon became seriously ill.Seeing that Lian's second brother was unreliable, she dragged her breath and invited the prince to come over and entrusted her daughter Qiaojie to him.Wang Ziteng still had some affection for his niece, so he agreed.Lian's second brother already hated Wang Xifeng, and he didn't care about Qiaojie's daughter, so he readily agreed.Qiaojie then followed Wang Ziteng back to the Wang family to live until she got married.

The Rongguo Mansion was taken back, the title was cut off, and the official position was also lost. The Jia family was no longer a distinguished family.Fortunately, he was still safe. Compared with the Zhen family, it was much better. The Jia family were all relieved.But then, as soon as the external worries went away, the disputes in the family quickly became fierce.

The Jia family still has a large amount of unpaid debts, and there is not much money in the account.The eldest uncle was dissatisfied with his grandmother's eccentricity, saying that it was all spent by the second wife, and there was no reason for him to pay it back.Anyway, now he has no title to inherit, he is just a grassroots person, what reputation is he afraid of?Hmph, it's all the old lady who ruined the Jia family's future, and you still have the face to judge yourself in the name of your mother?

Years of anger erupted suddenly, and after the big uncle and grandmother had a big fight, they took the opportunity to pack up the belongings they had accumulated over the years, found a house, and moved out.The eldest aunt and Lian's second brother also agreed with the eldest uncle, and they didn't want to fill in the hole, so they left together.

At this time, my grandmother no longer had the authority of the past, so she had no choice but to dismiss the servants in the family. Some of them returned their life deeds, and some were sold. At any rate, they could get some money.Everyone left only a few people to serve.The Grand View Garden was also taken back by the government to repay the debt.Later, when Lin Mingan and Prince Zhongshun found another high-yield crop—potatoes, the emperor planned to reward Lin Mingan with the Grand View Garden, but he politely declined.For some reason, Lin Daiyu felt that he seemed to feel sorry for the Grand View Garden, but also a little jealous.

Prince Zhongshun gave the credit to a concubine whom he liked, won him the title of earl, and asked the emperor for the magnificent Grand View Garden in the past.Prince Zhongshun turned the Grand View Garden into a place of entertainment, with theaters, restaurants, horse racing and archery venues, and it was bustlingly operated.The Grand View Garden has an excellent view, and it is also a garden for noble concubines to visit relatives. As soon as it opened, it attracted many people to enjoy and spend money, bringing a steady stream of income to Prince Zhongshun.

In the old days, the front swallow of Wang Xietang flew into the homes of ordinary people!The Grand View Garden has since become the property of Prince Zhongshun.No one knew that those beautiful girls had spent an unforgettable period of youth here.

The imperial concubine Jia Yuanchun has long been a yellow flower in the past.The emperor never punished her, and he no longer paid attention to her, so she was buried in the deep palace without a sound under the name of a noble concubine.She is still alive, but has no chance to see her family again.The white-headed palace lady is here, watching the sunset and the cold moon alone, lonely for a lifetime.

Grandmother took out the money, bought a house, and lived in it with the second uncle's family.Houses in central Beijing are expensive, so naturally everyone can't live in a very spacious place, which is incomparable to what it used to be.After grandma and the others took out the silver to pay off the debt, they were not very well off.Jia Huan saw that he and Aunt Zhao were only arranged to live in two small houses, and the food and clothes were simple, so he simply argued for a separation and took his biological mother out to live.Zhu's sister-in-law felt that although Jia Lan was the eldest grandson of the second room in the past, the whole family only valued Baoyu alone and ignored their mother and son. She was already resentful. Money has to be spent, and it is also expressed in favor of separation.

After a long quarrel, the grandmother finally nodded in agreement.Since then, the Jia family has been torn apart, and everyone has gone their separate ways. There is no feast that never ends!

As for the sisters in the past, everyone has their own fate.

Shi Xiangyun has been rejected by her uncles and aunts ever since she attended the banquet at Nan'an Palace.Her reputation in the capital is very bad, especially after Lin Qing's family has made more contributions, no one is willing to propose marriage to such a mean woman who offended the county magistrate Yi'an.In desperation, the two princes of the historian chose a decent marriage for her in a place far away from the capital, and married her off.What will happen in the future, Lin Daiyu doesn't know.

Jia Yingchun, the eldest uncle originally wanted to marry her to Sun Shaozu, a military officer he knew before, but because he owed him 5000 taels of silver and planned to marry his daughter, he offset the money.Sun Shaozu originally agreed, but as soon as the Jia family's incident happened, he looked down on Yingchun and refused to follow her life or death.The uncle had to find another way to raise money.

Yingchun finally married the second son of a wealthy family.People have taken a fancy to Yingchun's background, after all, she is also the granddaughter of Yuan Rong Guogong, so she is also from a famous family.Yingchun is also gentle and beautiful, and has an indisputable temperament. She is just suitable to be the second daughter-in-law, so that the family can be harmonious.After the family separation, the husband and wife also got hundreds of acres of land, two shops, and a house. The husband is also a responsible person, and Yingchun lived quite peacefully.

Jia Tanchun, although the second wife also had the same thoughts as the eldest uncle, but after all, the second uncle is still shameless. After she realized it, she also went out and made a fuss, saying that if the wife wanted to sell her daughter like an elder , she would rather burn everything together than do what she wanted.Jia Huan and Aunt Zhao also helped her quarrel with the second wife, and the second wife had to give up.However, given the circumstances of Jia's family at that time and her status as a concubine, she couldn't find a good marriage.

Grandmother and Jia Tanchun said that although she had high spirits, she had only two choices.If you want to enter the high school, you can only be a concubine, and the better thing is a concubine, which is also a concubine; if you want to be a regular wife, the husband's status and conditions may not be what she wants.Jia Tanchun knew the hardships of being a concubine, and Aunt Zhao was a living example. She gritted her teeth and was willing to choose the second option.

In the end, it was the grandmother who entrusted the old man to choose a middle-aged fifth-rank official who lost his wife and wanted to continue.Xu Xian naturally couldn't pick someone with a high family background, the official saw that Tanchun had a good background, he was smart and capable, and he was also very beautiful, so he was very satisfied.Tanchun was also arranged by the matchmaker, and secretly met that person again, and he was able to be upright when he liked him. He thought that although he already had children before him, it was not easy to be a stepmother, but he could manage the family and ask for an imperial order. Also willing.After she got married, she married her husband and left the capital with her husband. She has not heard from her for several years.

After hearing this, Xue Baochai said with emotion: "This may not be a good home. In the past, although the second elder sister was a lady of everyone, no one loved her. She could bully her servants on weekdays, so she might not be comfortable waiting for her. Now, Even if the clothes and food are a little worse, I will be happier in my heart. The third younger sister is a strong one. She only hates that she is the daughter of a concubine. I must be satisfied with the status of the imperial order. In short, seek benevolence and obtain benevolence, and each will live with his destiny."

"Sister Lin," she hesitated, and finally asked, "I just didn't expect that you would marry Baoyu!"

"It's not marriage," Lin Daiyu smiled slightly, and corrected, "It's Baoyu's marriage!"