The Kangping Life of Mrs. Xing in Honglou

In the mansion of Yangzhou Xunyan Yushi, Jia Min, a beautiful woman with a pot belly, was frowning and looking at the list in her hand. A gentle middle-aged man came in outside. It was Yangzhou Xunyan Yushi Lin Ruhai, who took it from Jia Min. The list said: "Madam, you are due to give birth these days. These mundane things consume the most energy, so let others take care of them."

"Master, these things are usually handled by Aunt Su. It's just that the New Year is approaching, and this is an annual gift that is distributed to various places. It is related to the career of the master. I am not at ease, so I will check it." Jia Min Looking at the answer with a smile.

"Madam frowned just now, but what's wrong with the annual gift to Yue's family?" Lin Ruhai thought that there was a mistake in the gift from that family, and looked carefully at the list in his hand. It turned out to be an annual gift to Yue's family. There was a difference , asked.

"Master, the person sent to the capital came back and reported that the mother decided to divide the family property. It was said to the outside world that the property was divided and the family was divided. This ritual is really difficult?" Jia Min frowned and said, she couldn't guess her mother's mind for a while. .

Jia Min and Jia Zheng grew up beside Jia's mother, and they had a good relationship. Jia She grew up beside the old lady, and he was a playboy who was neither learned nor capable. Li looked down on Jia She, and thought that the reason for the separation of the family was because Jia She couldn't tolerate Jia Zheng's family, and the incident caused the old lady to decide the division of the family property.

"What did the mother-in-law say in the letter?" Lin Ruhai asked after thinking for a while. He had a lot of complaints about Jia Zheng living in the main house of Rongguo Mansion. He made no distinction between superiority and inferiority, and did not abide by the rules of etiquette. This is a taboo for officials. , he can be a third-rank official, how could he not understand these things, I am afraid that the second uncle's official career has come to an end in this life, but because of his wife, it is not easy to criticize.

"Mother didn't mention this in the letter." Jia Min said with a frown.

"Since the mother-in-law didn't mention it, then Madam should just pretend she doesn't know about it, and give the gift according to the old rules in previous years." Lin Ruhai stroked his beard and said.

"It's still wise, Master. It's my intention to go wrong. I just divided the property. The family hasn't been separated yet. It should follow the old rules." Jia Min looked at her husband tenderly.

"Master, ma'am, the person giving birth gifts from Rongguo Mansion has arrived." The nurse in charge of the Lin family came in to report.

"Oh, who's here?" Jia Min asked happily. "It's Nanny Lai who is serving by the old lady's side, and now she is waiting to see his wife in the living room."

"My lord, my mother has sent a birth gift, I'll go and see you," Jia Min said.

"Ma'am, it's inconvenient for you to come here to see you. I still have some government affairs to deal with, so I won't stay any longer. You and Nanny Lai have a good talk." After finishing speaking, Lin Ruhai left and went to the study.

Lin Ruhai has been on duty in Beijing for many years. This year, he was handpicked by the Holy Majesty to be the censor of salt inspection. He seems to be gentle, but he is decisive and ruthless inside. He is a confidant of the Holy Majesty. After breaking contact, it has only been less than a year since he took over, and he still has to rely on the Yue family to gain a firm foothold.

He was very aware of the old lady's partiality in his heart. In his opinion, although the eldest brother-in-law was ignorant and had no great talent, he was a dear and filial person, and he really cared for Jia Min, but Madam He was prejudiced. See Not on this big brother.This time the Rongguo Mansion had this matter of property division, there must be something inside, but the Rongguo Mansion kept it a secret, and he hadn't gotten the news yet.

"Mother Lai, I heard from the servant who came back from giving gifts last time that my mother divided the family property between my elder brother and my second brother. Tell me what happened?" Jia Min and Mother Lai asked after finishing their chores.

"Yes, Master Zhu, Second Master Lian is now married and established, and Second Mistress Lian is also capable. The old lady decided to divide the family property for the sake of her grandchildren. It was only because the Duke had a will that he said whether to divide the property or not." Separated family." Madam Lai can't say that Mrs. Wang is vicious, like an heir who has broken a big house, and let her child inherit the title. The old man and wife know about it. Now that Mrs. Xing sees Mrs. Wang, she can't wait to eat it raw After losing her, the two families are now just tearing their faces apart.

Jia Min understood and immediately understood that it was a helpless move to let Mrs. Wang be the housekeeper. Now that the eldest daughter-in-law comes in, she is also capable.

"Grandma, the old lady asked me to pass you a letter, saying that I am waiting for your reply." Nanny Dai took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Jia Min.

Jia Min opened it and saw that besides some daily interesting things, the mother also said two other things in her heart. One was about Lin Ruhai's three-year-old concubine. If she gave birth to a son, then this concubine would be her son's oldest son. The opponent, let her handle it. Second, she said in her heart that she wanted Jia Min to betroth her daughter to Baoyu. She said a lot of good things about Baoyu in her heart, and praised Baoyu as a unique treasure in heaven and earth.

Jia Min read the letter from the beginning to the end, thought for a while and said: "Nurse Lai, you must be tired from the long journey, go to rest first, as for the matters mentioned in the mother's letter, I can't decide. I have to discuss it with the master, and I will give mother an answer when you go back."

Nanny Lai is very clear about the old lady's thoughts. For the gift this time, the grandpa gave a whole two big suitcases for the children to wear, play with, and use. At first glance, it was carefully prepared. In front of Min, she only said that the old lady prayed in front of the Buddha every day, hoping that Jia Min would give birth to a boy, and she had high expectations for this child. Since she knew that Jia Min was pregnant, she began to prepare, and now let them send it over. They didn't mention anything from the old man, and there was nothing written on the gift list that it was given by the old man.

Originally, Xing Yue planned to send someone to deliver it by herself. She was afraid that the things sent by the eldest room would be tampered with by the second room, but the old lady sent someone to ask and said that she sent someone to deliver them together. Xing Yue thought about it No matter what, the old lady couldn't let Mrs. Wang harm her daughter, so she gave the things to the old lady with confidence.

Previously, Jia Amnesty invited a few women who were good at medicinal food outside, and wanted to give one to Jia Min, but after thinking about it, Jia Min and Jia Amnesty did not have a good relationship, and Jia Min might not appreciate this woman's appreciation, so he decided to give up. In addition, she and Jia She could think of it, and as Jia Min's old lady, they could naturally think of it, so they didn't have to do anything extra.

In other words, Jia Min, who received the letter, told Lin Ruhai what his mother meant that night. Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Min's expectant eyes and said, "Ma'am, Yu'er is only three years old. Don't worry about this matter. I won't worry about it in the future." Let’s talk.” Lin Ruhai’s mind is still not messed up, and he always said that a high family marry a daughter, and a low family marry a woman, he is now a third-rank official, how could he betroth his own daughter to the second son of a fifth-rank official.

As soon as Jia Min heard Lin Ruhai say this, he knew that he disagreed with this matter, and his heart darkened. Although his natal family was the Duke's mansion, neither of his two elder brothers was capable of doing great things. Now the Jia family can only look after the next generation. that's it.

Seeing that it was the end of the year, Jia Min didn't keep Nanny Lai anymore, and sent them back with a letter for Nanny Lai to give to Mother Jia.

On the second day after Jia's family left, Daiyu's nanny came to report that the young lady was not feeling well and had a fever at night. Jia Min urgently sent for a doctor to come for diagnosis and treatment. The head monk came to Lin's mansion and said that he could be cured. Lin Ruhai went to see him, and said that he wanted to turn Lin Daiyu into a monk. He talked nonsense, Lin Ruhai was middle-aged, and now he had a son and a daughter. The man beat him out, but the monk didn't see Lin Daiyu in the end.

On the day of the winter solstice, as soon as the dawn came out, Jia Min started to mobilize, tossed and tossed all morning, and at noon, a boy was born.After the doctor's diagnosis and treatment, he said that the child was not good enough in the womb, and that he would be able to grow up safely in the future after being raised properly. This left a trace of uneasiness in the hearts of Lin Ruhai and Jia Min who were happy with their newborn son.

"My lord, I'm sorry for my lord's failure to give birth to a healthy son." Jia Min shed tears when she heard the doctor's diagnosis and treatment.

"Madam, don't cry. Our Lin family is not short of money. Even if the child eats ginseng antler and the like for a lifetime, our family can afford it. Don't worry, our child will grow up safely, and someone will tell the mother-in-law the good news." Let's go." Lin Ruhai endured the pain in his heart and comforted Jia Min.

By the time the Jia family got the news, it was already the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and the child was already full moon. The old lady was very happy. Among the three children, she loved Jia Min the most. In these years, Jia Min had no son. She didn't know what to do about it. With so much care, she finally had a son today, and she didn't have to worry all day long about her son-in-law marrying the second wife, and her daughter being wronged.

"Old lady, I heard that my brother is not enough. Why don't the old lady send some experienced and good nurses to my aunt to take care of her." Xing Yue suggested from the side.

"The eldest daughter-in-law is right." After saying that, he asked people to find a few people who were good at taking care of children and good at taking care of them, and sent them to the aunt after the year.

This is the first time for Xing Yue to celebrate the New Year in ancient times. The ancients attached great importance to the New Year, and the rules were complicated. In November, there is no idle time. Relatives far away want to give New Year gifts. Counting the schedule on the road, they have to be given two months in advance.

The property was divided between the two families, and Xing Yue didn't care how the second room gave gifts. She sent people to give New Year gifts to the three concubines' aunts and grandmothers. The few concubines in Jia's house were pitiful, and they were given 5000 taels of silver by Jia's mother. The dowry was far away. The eldest aunt married to the concubine of the Li family, a prominent family in Shanxi. Her husband died early, leaving behind a son and a daughter who lived on the dowry. The second aunt married General Zheng, a fourth-rank general guarding the border, and gave birth to a difficult child. , leaving only one daughter, the third aunt married to the second son of a wealthy family in Sichuan, but unfortunately her husband is an idler, picks flowers and messes with grass. The son was near, and I'm afraid he had already lost his life. These years, the Jia family did not send anyone to inquire about the three aunts, and they cut off contact with each other.

When Xing Yue knew these things, she couldn't help scolding Mother Jia in her heart. Comparing the concubine's daughter with the concubine's daughter, she knew that the mistress of the house was so dirty that she couldn't tolerate the concubine's daughter, and she couldn't let the big house bear the cold name Now that Jia Lian is an official, this reputation is the most important thing. Seeing that the three aunts are down and out, no matter what they don't care, who would dare to get close to him in the future.

At the root of the twelfth lunar month, the person sent to give New Year gifts to the three aunts came back, and taught Jia She and Xing Yue the down-and-out life of the three aunts. The eldest aunt lived a simple life, and the son she raised was a good one. He is now 24 years old. I have already passed the Juren examination, and next year will be the year of the competition. When they went, my aunt said that she would go to Beijing to prepare for the exam in September, and she said that she was renting in a courtyard to prepare for the exam. My daughter is 16 years old and she is very smart. , Already booked a pro.The daughter left by the second aunt is now booked in. She will leave the house in September next year. The third aunt has had a very difficult life. After entering the house, she has no son for many years. Now she is bullied by the second room and takes her son to live in a side courtyard. There was no charcoal fire in the house, and Xing Yue and Jia She were so angry that they discussed taking the third aunt back to Beijing for a period of time after the year.

"Master, how do you deserve this uncle? This nephew has been in the capital for three or four months, and I only know now." Looking at Jia She, Xing Yue couldn't help complaining.

"Prepare some presents. I'll go visit my nephew tomorrow." Jia Amnesty was also sad. If they hadn't sent someone to visit their sisters, they probably wouldn't have known that they had such a difficult life. When they were young, these girls were raised in By the old lady's side.

On the second day, Jia Amnesty took the four treasures of the study, as well as clothes and food, to see his nephew.Jia Lian was supposed to come forward to visit his nephew, but at the end of the year, the Ministry of Rites had too many things to do.Jia Amnesty turned into the alley and observed the rented courtyard of his nephew Li Yunxiang. This was the backyard of a family, and it was partitioned off and rented out to students who were going to Beijing for their exams. It was clean.

Someone knocked on the door, and Jia Amnesty led people in to find Li Yunxiang.Looking at his handsome nephew in blue cloth, Jia She felt sore in his heart, and said, "Why don't you go to your uncle's house when you're going to take the exam in Beijing? My uncle."

How did Jia Amnesty know that Li Yunxiang had been to Rongguo Mansion three times when he came to Beijing according to his mother's orders, but they were all blocked by the servants of Jia Mansion, and he was disappointed, so he never went to the door again.The first time he came to the capital, he didn't know the current temperament of Rongguo Mansion. He went straight to the main entrance of Rongguo Mansion, but was blocked by the servants with high eyes. Put it in your eyes.

When Jia Amnesty heard his nephew's explanation, anger rose in his heart.

"Uncle is sorry for you. You mother and child have suffered all these years. It's almost the Chinese New Year. It's better for you to go home with uncle to celebrate the New Year than to be deserted here." Jia Amnesty called Li Yunxiang home to celebrate the New Year.