Old things in the Red Chamber

In terms of shamelessness, Xue Baochai is no match for her sister-in-law.

Everyone is a daughter-in-law, and Xue Baochai's virtuous air is no match for his sister-in-law's aggressive appearance.

In addition to his own fault, after a few words, Xue Baochai was speechless, wishing to run away with his face covered.

But Xia Jingui didn't think enough was a virtue. Her mouth was babbling, whether it was swear words or slang, the richness of words made the women and maids serving in the house amazed.

Mrs. Xue's eyes were filled with stars.

"The other way around, whose daughter-in-law scolded my sister-in-law in front of her mother-in-law."

It's okay for Mrs. Xue not to say these words, but once she said these words, Xia Jingui's anger was directed at herself.

"It's said to raise a child for old age. You are good. You gave all the things in the house to the girl. Will you also rely on the girl to provide for you in the future? If so, let's go to the yamen and make a paper. Who do you want to give your things to in the future? Anything is fine, but don't even think about giving her anything from the Xue family."

He also said Xue Baochai, "Marrying a man, marrying a man, dressing and eating, my aunt is married to the son of the public, why do you want my aunt to go home to eat from her natal family? I heard that my aunt has been married for almost two years, and she hasn't laid a single egg. I think people also know the virtues of my aunt very clearly, and know that you are a shameless person. Auntie, don't you think so?"

Xue Baochai was so bullied by her that she burst into tears, but the combined combat power of all the women in the room was no match for Xia Jingui.

Xia Jingui himself is also very bachelor, so he called in the wives and maids he was marrying, and pointed to the cabinet behind Mrs Xue, "Move this thing back to the house for me, and put it here, sooner or later it will become someone else's property. At that time, the whole family, young and old, would drink northwest wind."

Of course, Mrs. Xue disagreed, and the women in the room started to argue because of this, some of the porcelain ornaments in the house were smashed to pieces.

In the end, it was Xia Jingui who snatched the cabinet and left with his minions.

After she returned to the house, she ignored Xue Pan, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, and asked someone to bring an ax from the firewood room. She found a strong woman to open the door of the cabinet, and found that it was almost empty. to describe.

Xia Jingui picked it up, there were a few gold ingots, a few silver ingots, a bag of copper coins, and nothing else.

Her maid, Baochan, quietly said to Xia Jingui, "There must be some other places, but whose money is only kept in one place?"

Xia Jingui thought about it for the same reason and dropped the axe.He went to push Xue Pan on the bed, Xue Pan looked at his wife sitting beside the bed in a daze and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I just want to ask if you have any money in your house other than your wife's house?"

Xue Pan hadn't come to his senses yet, but he said vaguely, "Go ask your wife and sister, they know."

After finishing speaking, he fell asleep again, and Xia Jingui was completely angry now.

"The family's money is held by the two of them. Pooh, since it's mine, you don't want to take it out."

After speaking, he rushed into Mrs. Xue's room with his mother-in-law and maidservants.

Mrs. Xue originally thought that she would marry a virtuous and beautiful daughter-in-law, but she didn't expect that she would marry a troublemaker.Just now my daughter-in-law snatched the cabinet where I put my money, and felt that it was beyond my acceptable range, but I didn't expect to barge in aggressively in a blink of an eye.

After breaking in, without further ado, Xia Jingui asked the people he brought to search Mrs. Xue's room.

These people were all brought by her natal family, so naturally they only listened to her own words.The things in Mrs. Xue's house were picked up in a mess, and the servants and maids of Xue's family couldn't stop them, but they were slapped several times instead.

"This is not a person, it's a beast." Probably the most serious sentence Mrs. Xue said was this sentence.

Seeing the daughter-in-law led people like robbers, smashed and robbed the house, and finally left angrily, Mrs. Xue and Xue Baochai mother and daughter hugged each other, almost trembling.

"This is not a human being, that's what evil spirits look like."

After Mrs. Xue said that, she burst into tears, and Xue Baochai asked the people around her, "Where is the uncle? Please come back quickly."

After a while, Xiangling, Xue Pan's liaison girl, came in and said, "Master got drunk at Uncle's house today, and now he is sleeping in Grandma's room."

As soon as she heard that her son was sleeping, Mrs. Xue immediately found the backbone. In the final analysis, it was because of Xue Pan's filial piety, "Wake up that wicked man and let him see what his wife has done. If that wicked man spares his wife lightly, I will That's a headshot."

The people around him persuaded and persuaded, but no one dared to enter Xia Jingui's room.Even Xiangling was beaten out, and Xue Baochai saw that this was really not an option.He advised Mrs. Xue to move to Rongguo Mansion first and live with her. "Let's think about it slowly, and let's close this thing before we talk about it."

But Mrs. Xue insisted not to live with her daughter in line with the attitude of not being able to expose her family ugliness. "I don't believe that poisonous woman can kill me."

However, Xue Pan fell asleep all of a sudden and didn't know how much alcohol he drank, and he was still sleeping at night.In addition, Mrs. Wang sent people to ask Xue Baochai back three times and four times.Xue Baochai was worried about her mother, and went back to the courtyard of Jia's house every step of the way.

It is said that fire cannot be contained in paper, and within half a month these bad things about Xue's family made the whole capital know about them.

There are even some teahouses that specially invite storytellers to tell stories about their families.

Regarding this incident, Jia Gu asked Jia Amnesty if it was true.

"Why isn't it true? Xue Pan was also a character in the past, and he was extremely arrogant. Now, in front of his wife, he is like a little chicken. He can do whatever he is asked to do. If he is slow, he will be hit with a big stick. I heard that his old mother is crying at home every day, but this daughter-in-law has also married in, what can I do?"

"If you divorce her, it's fine. If you marry another one, why don't you have a wife? I don't believe that the one you marry is not as good as her. As for his daughter-in-law, it's hard to find one in the world. I also blame Xue Pan for being unlucky. He was put up."

Jia She sneered, "Duuuuuuuuuuu think it's just lip service. It's okay to put it in other people's homes, but it's not okay to put it in theirs. Xue Pan's daughter-in-law came in just a few days ago. If you get their family's account books and money in your hands, if you want to divorce her, the property in the family must be hurt."

"How do you say that? When all the money is gone and you come back, just such a daughter-in-law stays at home. Compared with her whole life, that little money is nothing."

What Jia Gu said was very righteous, but Xue Pan was not him after all.There is a natural bullying and bullying in Xue Pan's bones.I'm afraid Xia Jingui is the only one who can control him in this world.

Since he married Xia Jingui, it's not without benefits, at least the days when he went out to hang out with his cronies are gone forever.

And if he wants to spread money and associate with people, he can't do it.

His former lover in the brothel no longer associates with him.He flirts with some actors, but recently everyone has been avoiding him.

After going out for a few days, many people pointed at him behind his back, and he also felt ashamed, and he didn't want to go out anymore.

Mrs. Xue used to say that he was a horse without a bridle, but now she finally gave him a tight bridle.

From this matter, Xue Baochai suddenly noticed the benefits brought by Xia Jingui.

She didn't intend to give Jia's family money from her mother's family, but now Xia Jingui, the door god, is at home.In addition, Xia Jingui was thick-skinned and shameless enough. Mrs. Wang originally wanted to make decisions for her younger sister and deal with this niece and daughter-in-law properly, but she didn't expect to be blackened by Xia Jingui's angry eyes and was carried back to the yard.

Therefore, the money from the natal family is no longer used by the in-law's family, and the elder brother is honest at home. Although the sister-in-law talks too much, she is not short of food and clothing for the mother.

Xue Baochai felt that such a shrew was acceptable.

So she also persuaded Mrs. Xue to put this matter aside earlier, "Mom is getting old, and since my sister-in-law wants to take care of money, let her take care of it. Just urge them to have a baby, and mother can do it too." Sooner or later Hanyi will play with Sun."

Mrs. Xue is also a bit submissive, even though her daughter-in-law beats and scolds her servants in the yard when things go wrong, and sometimes she even points fingers at her.But after her daughter's persuasion, she can accept it.

But there is really no way to live under the same roof with her daughter-in-law. During the day, she can only go to Shi Taijun, talking and laughing with Shi Taijun to avoid her daughter-in-law's tossing at home.

At this time, the hottest period of time has passed, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner.

Jia Xun also sent people back from Jiangnan to deliver gifts.

It was only a few family members who could send things, but they sent back several large carts, which were full, and his eldest daughter Xuaner and second daughter Furong came back with the cart.

Jia Xuan said in the letter, "Although the style of writing in Jiangnan is prosperous, it restricts women more, which is completely different from our north. Even the girls in the south use cloth strips to wrap women's feet into three inches. Not a place for girls to stay long. Send them back to honor father and mother for sons."

Madam Tong finally felt relieved after reading the letter, she held her two granddaughters in her arms, read and read, "It's fine to come back, now that there are two more people in the house, my heart is not so empty." It's only been a few years, and I think about you every day."

The two children didn't understand Mrs. Tong's thoughts at all.

They chattered about the scenery of Jiangnan to Mrs. Tong, "We have been to Hangzhou and saw the moon reflected in the Three Pools there. By the way, how do you say that poem, 24 Bridges on a moonlit night, where can jade people teach flute? Those in Jiangnan Guaner invited his father to go on a lake tour. When he passed an arch bridge with 24 holes, 24 beauties stood on the bridge under the moon and played the flute together. It can't accommodate so many people."

Mrs. Tong curled her lips, "They are not good things, and they spend their minds on crooked ways every day. I will ask your grandfather to write to your father later. If he dares to bring some messy people into the house, I will call you first." Break his leg."

Mrs. Tong is definitely not just talking. He doesn't have so much dissatisfaction with the concubine, even she is a concubine herself.But there are some strange rules left in the Northland. In her opinion, disabled veterans can be taken in at home, and down-and-out scholars who have nowhere to go can be taken in at home.However, those women who come from prostitutes cannot be taken in by the family.

"It's all prodigal stuff. I'm not talking about it. You also remember that in the future, if a man brings a prostitute into the house, he will immediately beat him out with a stick. If a man dares to be disobedient, he will be slapped on the face with a big ear." .”

The two older granddaughters have stayed in Jiangnan for a long time, and are bound by some virtuous thoughts to some extent. They were stunned by the grandmother's remarks.

Mrs. Tong knew at a glance that things were by no means as simple as what her son said, and it was not a simple matter to get the two granddaughters back to their minds.

So when Jia Gu came back to sleep, he saw Mrs. Tong enthusiastically planning how to raise her granddaughter, and couldn't help feeling sorry for her future grandson-in-law.

It's just a blow, anyway, anyway, if I can get on the horse in the future, if I can carry a knife, if my grandson-in-law dares to be dishonest, I can beat him to the ground.

When the two granddaughters came back, they would naturally take them for a stroll around the flower viewing parties held in various mansions.This time I also brought Wang Xifeng's daughter Qiaoer.

At the flower viewing party that Xuaner and Furong attended when they were in Jiangnan, most people discussed some poems and songs, or some cloth jewelry.But after returning to the capital, they found that the female family members in the capital were talking about a shrew.

Because they didn't know the cause and effect of this incident, the two sisters cautiously did not intervene, so they had to quietly find Sister Qiaoer and ask about the origin, development and result of the incident.

Qiaoer was a little hard to tell at first.

From any aspect, she and the Xue family are related, and she can grasp the first-hand information.

It's not good to speak ill of relatives behind their backs, but in terms of speaking, the two younger sisters are closer to me, so it's fine to say it without embellishing it.

So when she told her what she knew, there was no shock or astonishment in the eyes of the two sisters opposite.

Furong even wanted to say, "My grandmother is much tougher than her."

So the topic that the two little sisters discussed in the room at night was, "The same style is tough, why is the eldest grandma of the Xue family become the object of gossip in the streets and alleys, but the grandma has become a lady that everyone admires? "

In fact, at today's flower viewing party, although everyone talked about the grandma of the Xue family, they couldn't help but glance at Mrs. Tong.

Glancing over, his eyes were full of admiration and envy.

Although the two sisters failed to discuss the reason at the end, all this could not stop their admiration for grandma.

Later, when Mrs. Tong discussed with them and sent them to Beidi for a while before picking them up, the two readily agreed.

Mrs. Tong's natal family has developed into the largest Fort Wu in the North over the years, and their caravan is even bigger than before.The things sold here and there are becoming more and more expensive. Mrs. Tong's three elder brothers followed Jia Gu's advice and did not dare to sell some horses, salt and iron, such as gems, glass and gold and silver vessels from the Western Regions, silk, rice wine, and tea from the South. They are all bulky goods carried in caravans.

They go back and forth between the Western Regions and the capital twice a year, because there is Jia Gu's relationship in the imperial court, and the government has not made things difficult for them on the road over the years.

So every time Mrs. Tong's brothers come to the capital, one of them always comes.One is to see the sister and brother-in-law, and the other is to take care of the relationship along the way. Even if there is a brother-in-law's face, maintaining this relationship requires all kinds of favors and money.

Money is not a big issue for them now.They just want to keep this trade route.

Mrs. Tong entrusted her two granddaughters to his second brother, "Don't let them go west, just let them live in the castle when they arrive in the north. Bring them back when you come next time."

Of course, his second brother agreed to such a thing, and the two little girls said goodbye to their grandparents and sister heartlessly, and happily followed their uncle to the north. They didn't know that they were going to the north at this time, and the further north The colder they are, the first half of the year they are in the warm south of the Yangtze River, and the second half of the year they will be in the snowy north. However, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. It is also a kind of happiness for them to have such an experience.

There is also a reason why Jia Gu readily agreed to Mrs. Tong's sending them to the north.

The seventh prince in the palace will choose his concubine at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet on August 8 this year.

This matter was revealed by the Ninth Prince.

The Seventh Prince couldn't be sure who his concubine was for a long time, the reason was very simple, his mother and grandfather had a disagreement.

Her mother wanted to find him a girl of noble birth, but his grandfather felt that he should find a concubine with a strong patriarchal family for the seventh prince.

The matter of choosing a concubine started a year ago, and it has not been confirmed yet who it is. The people who used to be tempted are now a little hesitant. The concubine compromised.

Just when Concubine Xian was about to finalize the candidate for her daughter-in-law, the emperor stepped in.

When their father and son were eating together, the emperor looked at the seventh prince, who was about to become an adult now, and said to the seventh prince with emotion, "In a blink of an eye, you are so old, and it's time to marry a wife. Back then, Your imperial grandfather and imperial grandmother didn't care about it. I chose your queen by myself. Thinking about it until now, my father has not regretted it at all. I still feel that God has treated me favorably by being with your mother. When I come to you, I will first Put the words aside, as long as it is the girl you think is suitable, the girl you like, no matter who she is, as long as she is not lacking in virtue, I will agree to her to be your wife."

The eyes of the Seventh Prince burst out with surprise, and the Ninth Prince suddenly felt like a fish was hooked.

He turned his head to look at the emperor, and the emperor answered the seventh prince's question, then turned his head to look at the ninth prince, "Does Zhaoer also want to marry a wife?"

The Ninth Prince shook his head, "My son is still young. Besides, the period of filial piety for mother and concubine has not yet passed. It's just that the ladies of every family are raised in their boudoirs, and Seventh Brother has never seen them. How can he know that he likes it?" If you don’t like them, why don’t you ask each of them to present the portraits of their girls?”

Presenting the portraits for selection by the royal family is usually one of the things to do when choosing a princess.

The Ninth Prince deliberately asked, just to see the emperor's plan.

The emperor just smiled slightly, "Isn't the Mid-Autumn Festival coming soon? This year, your mother and queen held a big banquet in the palace, and ordered the wives of each family to bring their girls into the palace, and let them greet your mother. Brother can't see it all."