Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

In the past few days, there has been some rare excitement in the Grand View Garden. There are people coming and going in the Qiushuangzhai, laughing and shouting loudly. They come in and out to deliver things to Tanchun.Especially Aunt Zhao, who came here two or three times a day to look at the gifts of everyone and the dowry that Mrs. Wang and Jiamu bought for Tanchun.

To say that Mrs. Wang really tried her best this time, even if Aunt Zhao was picky, she felt very rich, and she was very proud all day long, but Tanchun was just indifferent. Li Zhi, the servant and others were busy making gifts for the concubine, the concubine and all the female relatives in the palace.

On this day, Daiyu came to visit Tanchun, and saw that the embroidery that Tanchun was doing was so exquisite, she smiled and said, "It's a belt that took a lot of work, this is..." She suddenly thought that maybe Tanchun gave it to Bei Prince Jing's, so she kept her mouth shut, but Tanchun smiled and said: "It's for the young son of Princess Beijing..." She lowered her head as she said this.Daiyu was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer the words, she was stunned for a moment, and after a long while, Daiyu forced a smile and said, "It's because you are thoughtful, not as suspenseful as the second sister." Thinking of Yingchun's Encountered, both of them couldn't help but shed tears again.

The maids came over to persuade her, and Daiyu knew that Tanchun had a lot of things on her mind, so she didn't sit down much, so she ordered Zijuan to bring over a brocade box, and Tanchun hurriedly said, "Sister, don't add makeup to me, I will send it to you last time." The jade and brocade that came here are already very heavy, there are rules in the palace, and the concubine cannot exceed the rules in dowry." She lowered her head as she spoke.

Daiyu sighed: "I don't know, those things are bulky, and they have to be recorded and put into storage as soon as they pass by. Although they are your dowry, you still can't use them at will, so I specially prepared some for you. Things..." As he spoke, he opened the brocade box, only to find that there were less than one tael of small gold lockets inside, and a stack of ten taels or twenty taels of silver bills—just the cash money that Tanchun lacked, but after a while Reward money from the government is indispensable - no one thinks about it for her. Although Tanchun knows it herself, how can the girl's family say it?Therefore, although Tanchun didn't say anything in Daiyu's timely delivery of charcoal, she was really grateful in her heart.The two of them had some personal words again, and Daiyu left the garden.

At nightfall, Tanchun was about to rest, but Baochai came again, and Yinger followed behind, carrying a big burden.Tanchun hurriedly gave up his seat, but Baochai said with a faint smile, "Madam is worried, let me see if there is anything missing." Tanchun sighed, "What else can Madam say to me? It's a violation of the rules of the palace, and I really can't bear any more." Baochai also sighed: "You are a sensible person, so you don't need me to enlighten you, you and I know the painstaking efforts of the wife, although I don't agree , but there is no room for me to comment. There is only such a little thought..."

As Baochai said, he opened the big package on the kang. When Tanchun came to see it, it was full of exquisitely stitched dolls, forehead wipes, belts, sweat towels, shoes and socks, etc., and he knew it was Baochai. I made it by turning on the lamp at night, and the feeling in my heart is different from the previous one.The two sat on the edge of the bed holding hands and talked about themselves in the middle of the night.It wasn't until Tanchun was worried that Baochai was too tired, and Baochai also thought that Tanchun would leave the cabinet in a few days and needed a good rest, so he reluctantly said goodbye-the two of them knew that it was rare to have such a heart-to-heart talk. that's it.

In the Grand View Garden, the dew was even deeper, Baochai walked out, while meditating in her heart: "Trapped in the heart, trapped in love, thinking about the past, fearing the future." She thought that she originally wanted to be a free and easy person who did not contend with the world Yes, who would have thought that being pushed and shoved into this vortex of fame and fortune by fate would push her good sister into the pit of fire.She couldn't help feeling sad, but she was a prudent person after all, and although she was sad in her heart, she was able to hide it, so she came to Mrs. Wang's room and listened to Mrs. Wang about Tanchun's linguistics.

Mrs. Wang did not feel ashamed at the beginning, but Tanchun was no match for her own Yuanchun and Baoyu, so she had to bury Tanchun.When she shed a few tears, she said again: "The word came out from the palace today, the empress has not been feeling well for the past few days, I am afraid that the month is old, and the body cannot afford to be tired, the matter of your third sister is like this, there is nothing to do You should pay more attention to the matter in the palace, and you must not make any mistakes." Baochai agreed, and the two were thinking about it, but when the curtain was lifted, Jia Zheng came in from the outside, his face as frosty. , followed by Aunt Zhao who expressed her wish.

Seeing this, Baochai quickly withdrew.Here Mrs. Wang stood up gracefully and said, "Master, why is it this hour?" Jia Zheng sat down on his seat with a heavy face, then lightly pressed the kang table and said, "I'm here to tell you, Today I met a well-educated man in Tanzhe Temple, and I specially invited him to teach Huaner and Laner. Now Baoyu can only be regarded as a useless person, but Huaner and Laner can still study and make progress. Expecting to be as successful as brother Cong in the big house, if you want to win the first place, you will live up to the grace of the gods and ancestors - but that gentleman's repairs are very expensive, so I don't care about it, I'm here to tell you today , must not be stingy here."

Mrs. Wang burst into tears and choked up, and said, "What is the master saying? Why is Baoyu a useless person? Although the child is playful, he has a lot of spirituality. As long as the master is diligent and urging , don't worry about not being successful..." Before she could finish her sentence, Jia Zheng cut her off: "Don't mention that evil, he won't cause trouble to harm me, I'll be thankful, I don't expect him to be famous—if it wasn't for him Worried about making the old lady sad, I strangled him with a rope, so as not to cause trouble in the future and affect the inheritance left by my ancestors."

Aunt Zhao was proud of herself, so she pretended to persuade her: "My wife, don't make the master angry anymore. It is serious to plan for Huan'er's study expenses. If Huan'er becomes prosperous in the future, she will naturally respect her wife, not like Baoyu. What?" Mrs. Wang was so angry that her face was as white as paper, her chest was filled with anger, and she tremblingly pointed her finger at Aunt Zhao, but she was speechless for a long time.That Jia Zheng snorted, turned around and left without looking back. Aunt Zhao hurriedly followed behind with small steps, not forgetting to turn her head and smile at Mrs. Wang.

Here Mrs. Wang only felt angry and bloody, and after shaking twice, she spit out a mouthful of blood, which frightened the maids and servants around her, and they didn't care what to do, shouted in a panic, but Baochai came in, It turned out that she saw that Jia Zheng's expression was not right, and she was worried, so she didn't go back to her yard, and was still guarding outside. Now she came in and saw Mrs. Wang was vomiting blood in a hurry, so she didn't care to call the imperial doctor, so she just ordered the ginseng Yangrong pill to be found. Take out a pill, grind it with water, feed it to Mrs. Wang, and then she gradually recovered - but she just lay back on the pillow, crying endlessly.

Baochai had no choice but to gently persuade her with hundreds of words, and Mrs. Wang cried for a long time: "If you say I am blessed, how can I have such a husband and son? If you say I am not blessed, how can I have such a daughter-in-law." Thinking about it hurts more, and I can't help crying bitterly.Baochai said: "Madam is a sensible person, why bother to trample on her body like this? Besides, the night is quieter, if the old lady hears it, wouldn't it be all the more... Or don't get angry with the master, just rely on the master to raise money to invite him Master came to the mansion because reading is a good thing after all." Mrs. Wang gradually stopped her grief, thinking about Jia Zheng's words just now, she felt disheartened, and said: "I have seen through it now, but I don't think so. I'm not sad, I just hate that Baoyu doesn't live up to expectations..." Thinking about it this way, I couldn't help thinking that if Baodai's wish had been fulfilled and the marriage had been fulfilled, maybe Baoyu would not be so depressed now.I also think that the mansion is stretched now, the expenses in the palace and Tanchun's marriage have already been spent, and I don't know which one to count on to raise the money for Mr. Daiyu. If Daiyu is married, the dowry But it's a huge fortune...

Thinking over and over again like this, and then looking at Baochai's dignified appearance under the lamp, some loathing came out of nowhere.Knowing that something was wrong in her heart, she suppressed it violently, and only asked shyly, "Now, where else can I find money?" Baochai didn't know that Mrs. Wang had countless thoughts in an instant, and she only focused on planning. At this time, he said: "There is a way, but I am a little bit wronged by the third sister-the third sister's dowry has now violated the rules of the palace, even if it is all brought into the mansion, it cannot pass the Ming road, and can only be hidden. So, why don't you sell the excess and exchange it for cash, first save the immediate emergency, and then slowly make up for the third younger sister—the third younger sister is a sensible person, and she will definitely understand the painstaking efforts of the wife."

Mrs. Wang bowed her head and thought about it for a long time, before she sighed: "That's the only way to go, poor Tan girl..." She couldn't continue, and her heart became more and more desolate.

A few days later, it was the auspicious day for Tanchun to get married.Although Mrs. Wang and Baochai tried their best, but the law of the country was there, they were only carried in a small sedan chair and entered the palace through the side door. In Jia's mansion, several banquet tables were set up in the inner hall of Jiamu to entertain relatives and relatives, but there were no guests outside. eat wine.The prince of Beijing paid much attention to it, and personally rode a bay red horse and wore red to welcome the bride, which saved the Jia family some face.

A daughter who is as beautiful as a flower and jade is married into the palace like this. Baoyu sighs at the price all day long, and everyone just ignores him.Because Baoyu was beaten by his father, his wounds had not yet healed, and he was cried and persuaded by his mother for several days, but he didn't dare to scratch him very much, so he just stayed in his room, messing around with those aunts and maids.However, Ying'er, Qiuwen, Wu'er and others were afraid of Baochai's dunsu, and did not dare to follow his temper, so they were very depressed.I hadn't gotten up until noon that day, just looking at the shadows of the trees reflected on the screen by the window, and thought to myself: "I am so full of these feelings in my heart, no one knows, if in the early years, there was Sister Lin who could say it, now Even though I'm in the same mansion, I can't even say a word..." Thinking of this, I felt sad, and the more I thought about it, the more sad I became, and I burst into tears.

Wu'er couldn't persuade him, fearing that he would fall ill again, so he hurriedly asked the little maid to report to Baochai. When Baochai came to see, Baoyu had stopped crying, and she was leaning on the pillow with disheveled hair and weeping.Baochai then said: "Why are you dissatisfied? Thinking about the daily indoctrination of old ladies and lords, your ears are also worn out. I don't need to say anything more, just talk about the affection of these sisters. Today It's the happy day for the third younger sister to return home, but do you really want to make the whole family uneasy?" Seeing Baochai coming in, Baoyu turned around and ignored her, but after hearing this, she remembered this important event and quickly put it away. Tears, called Yinger and Wuer to change clothes, Baochai turned and went out.