Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

Let’s say that since Baoyu was beaten violently by his father, his expression was infatuated, and he didn’t even care about Miaoyu’s disappearance and Xichun’s monkhood. The memory is not good, except for Baochai, everyone forgets when they see it - everyone in the family privately rumored that Baoyu was beaten stupid by his father, and Mrs. Wang was heartbroken. It was like running water, but it didn't work. After eating a basket of bitter medicine juice, it only ruined Baoyu's stomach.Whenever Jia Mu saw her, she would sigh repeatedly and tell Yuanyang behind her back that she had spent half her life in vain, and the old man would inevitably cry. After Rongxi Hall, Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing looked at her as if they had seen an enemy. Although they didn't dare to humiliate Jia Mu in front of her, they also felt a lot of leisure behind their backs.

Everyone in the second room was downcast, but Baochai remained calm and calm, healed Baoyu with heart, and helped Mrs. Wang maintain the family's livelihood, comfort the family, and reduce expenses. Although the family complained, there was nothing they could do, and gradually stabilized.The ridiculous thing is that Jia Huan and Aunt Zhao thought that they had cheated Baoyu, and their chance would come. Who would have thought that Jia Zheng would be stimulated by Baoyu's incident, so he insisted on moving out of Rongxi Hall. It was extremely cramped, and under Mrs. Wang's eyes, she didn't even dare to speak loudly. She was really annoyed, so the mother and son had to complain to each other.

In the blink of an eye, it's October, and the concubine Yuan's delivery date is approaching. Mrs. Wang has just slightly shifted her mind away from Baoyu, eating fast and praying to Buddha every day, praying for concubine Yuan's safe delivery.

On this day, Mrs. Wang was ordering people to go to various temples inside and outside the capital to burn incense and make wishes. Suddenly, a young eunuch came to the palace and sent a letter saying that the noble concubine had activated.Mrs. Wang was at a loss, and quickly called Baochai, and they went to Jiamu's room together. When they came back, Jiamu was also happy and worried. Even Mrs. Xing, You Shi and others heard the letter. Little, everyone waited with trepidation.

Unexpectedly, the ladies waited in vain for a whole day, and there was no news. They only heard that the imperial doctor was passed on in the palace, which frightened Mrs. Wang to the point of losing her mind, and she had no intention of eating and drinking.Until late at night, seeing that Jia Mu was really sleepy, she insisted on persuading Jia Mu to rest, and the crowd dispersed. Mrs. Wang stayed up all night, kneeling in the Buddhist hall to recite scriptures.However, after waiting for another day on the second day, there was still no news. I only vaguely heard that the imperial concubine was in labor, and no one dared to tell Mrs. Wang. It was said that Concubine Jia's close relatives came to the palace to say hello, Mrs. Wang asked with tears in her eyes, but Eunuch Xia didn't answer, just shook his head sadly, and left without drinking tea.

Mrs. Wang was on the verge of collapse, and she was about to cry aloud. Because she was not yet convinced, she felt that it was inauspicious. With a glimmer of hope, she changed into a court dress and went back to Jia Mu, together with Mrs. Xing, You's mother-in-law and Wang Xifeng. into the inner palace.In Concubine Yuan's Fengzao Palace, the Xiang curtain hangs down to the floor, and no one hears about it. The maid brought by Concubine Yuan came out with a qin, and secretly told Mrs. Wang that Concubine Yuan gave birth to a dragon son, but it was a pity that the birth was too difficult. Died within an hour.Concubine Yuan was already exhausted due to dystocia, and she passed out immediately when she heard the bad news.

Mrs. Wang was distressed when she heard it, and she was about to cry. Mrs. Xing pulled her back and forced her to go back. Please hold the piano and pass it on.Baoqin went in, and after a while, she came out with tears on her face, and said: "The noble concubine passed on to the Wang family." So Mrs. Xing waited on her knees outside the hall, and Mrs. Wang followed Baoqin into the main hall alone. Concubine Yuan was lying on the phoenix couch, her face was pale, her breath was like gossamer, she was speechless, when she saw her mother, she just shed tears and whimpered twice, only panting.Mrs. Wang was crying so hard that she knelt down in front of Feng's couch, holding Concubine Yuan's hand, wishing she could die for her.

Seeing Concubine Yuan gradually unconscious, the servants in the palace became flustered, and the imperial physician came in again, Mrs. Wang was not willing to let go, but she was in the way of the royal rules, she dared not let others see her tears, so she had to pour tears into her stomach Flow, back out, endured for a while, had to leave the palace and go home.As soon as she got in the car, Mrs. Wang collapsed on the mattress, crying until she was dark.When I went home and saw Jia's mother, she only looked at her with tears in her eyes, but she didn't have a complete sentence to say.

Seeing that she was pitiful, Jia Mu asked Baochai and others to help her go back, while sending people to inquire.At midnight, a decree finally came out from the palace: Concubine Yuan had passed away.To die because of giving birth to a child is considered unlucky in the palace, so there is no posthumous title, so the funeral ceremony is held with concubine ceremony, and buried in the concubine's mausoleum 27 days later.A daughter as delicate as a flower was swallowed up by the deep palace without a sound like this, and her soul returned to the sky before she was 30 years old.

In the past few days, Mrs. Wang cried so much that she would give up her life and her heart was broken. Once the funeral of Concubine Yuan was over, she couldn't hold on anymore and fell ill.Jia's mother was also in poor health due to excessive grief. Jia's mansion was very depressed. Even Jia Cong was promoted to a higher level, and even Jia Lian was given an errand in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Jia She and Mrs. Xing did not dare to show their pride. Mrs. Xing took Wang Xifeng to serve medicine diligently at Jiamu's side every day. Wang Xifeng was not feeling well these days, but now under Mrs. Xing's rule, she no longer dared to be willful, so she had to insist on coming to serve every day.

Aunt Xue came to see Mrs. Wang that day, and she cried again when she talked about Yuanchun's death, Baoyu's stupidity, and all kinds of troubles at home.Aunt Xue tried her best to comfort her, but Mrs. Wang was not as cautious as usual because she was ill, so she cried and said: "Is this family really going to be ruined? Poor my son, I was sent to that place for this family. The place where I saw people was tortured to death at such a young age, and my Baoyu, who suffered from seven disasters and eight disasters, was raised with great difficulty, and his father listened to those bastards again, and regarded him as an enemy... My life Why is it so painful?"

Aunt Xue shed tears with her for a while, and then comforted her: "The noble concubine has also enjoyed all the blessings, and the emperor's family is still good. Baoyu was just beaten on the head, and he will recover after a few days of rest. God How can there be a father who doesn't love his children? My sister doesn't have to be so sad, and Lan'er is also a promising child. When she grows up, her sister can also rely on her."

Mrs. Wang sobbed for a while, thinking about Li Wan's situation of not talking about his own business and shaking his head when he asked a question, and Jia Lan's always cold and indifferent expression, she felt that it was really hard to rely on.Thinking of Baochai's benefits again, she cried, "If you say I'm blessed, I shouldn't let my children suffer like this; if you say I'm not blessed, how can I get such a good wife!" Baochai also persuaded her. With that, Madam Wang gradually stopped crying.

Baochai didn't want Mrs. Wang to always think of those sad things, so she deliberately asked about the marriage between her mother Xue Biao and Xing Xiuyan.Aunt Xue then started to talk: "There have been rumors of atonement since the old days, but now they are always inaccurate. Fortunately, Pan'er didn't suffer much in prison, and everything was taken care of by him. I'm also very relieved. Now that daughter-in-law has already gone back to her mother's house. I heard that her mother will marry her again. I don't bother to care about her. I only think about such a good child. The most calm and sensible one thought to arrange the marriage for the two of them first, and when Pan'er came out, they would live together and take care of each other."

Baochai then praised: "Mom thinks very well. This is the best way. Miss Xing is now living with the eldest wife, and it is very difficult. It is rare that she is not complaining, angry, hurt, or worried. She can keep her wealth and honor, and she can bear it." I live in a poor and humble life. It is really rare for her to be considerate and thoughtful with a temperament like the eldest wife. If she can marry earlier, I won't have to worry about my mother day and night. "

Aunt Xue thought exactly the same in her heart, but she was worried that it would be inappropriate for her family to hold a happy event during the great funeral in Yuanchun.Although mourning is not required for this kind of kinship relationship, Mrs. Wang's feelings must be taken into account after all.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang agreed very much after hearing this discussion, she shed her tears and said: "Yes, the six relatives are not going well, although the old lady doesn't say it out, the troubles in her heart can be imagined, there should be some happy events Go ahead. Miss Xing is a good person, and she should have a good result. Besides, when this marriage was completed, the Xue family was still a rich family. Now it is hard to guarantee what the eldest wife is thinking. Don't have long nights and dreams. Didn't the accident kill another pair of good children?"

After hearing this, Aunt Xue was taken into consideration, and after discussing an appropriate agreement, Aunt Xue went to the East Mansion to ask the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Youshi, who had been the matchmaker, to tell Mrs. Xing that Mrs. Xing really had some expectations, and she really thought that the Xue family was poor now. It's a lawsuit, and I don't want this marriage. It's just that Jia's mother is in Baoshan and dare not openly dissolve the engagement, but she drags on and is not sure about the wedding date. When mourning, I don't want to talk about marriage.Aunt Xue was so angry that she swallowed dryly, but she had no words to refute, so she could only sigh and wipe her tears behind her back.

But it is said that Xing Xiuyan is now living in the warm pavilion in the back room of Mrs. Xing in the Rongguo Mansion, so she naturally heard about this.In addition, she had met Xue Biao once, and she was willing in her heart. When she heard that her aunt planned to break the contract and hire another person, she secretly planned.

Early one morning after winter, Daiyu came to greet Jia Mu and was chatting about homely things in Jia Mu's room.Jia's mother asked her about Jia Cong's departure, and Daiyu told her in detail.It turned out that at the end of autumn, Jia Cong was promoted to a higher level, and was given the title of doctor of the fourth rank. He was ordered to join the shogunate of the governor of the river.

Jia Mu frowned and said, "Other families are busy preparing for the winter, and Cong'er was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child. Isn't it worrying to go to those wild places?" The quilts are all packed properly, and there are cautious and considerate people to serve them, so there will be no place for grievances. Besides, he is going out with the elder brother of the Lin family on business, so naturally everything is taken care of. Although it is to control the river, it is not If you want him to go down the river to dig mud and build embankments, there will naturally be people from the bottom to do it."

Mrs. Xing sat next to her and said, "That's right, the old lady just relax, not to mention that Cong'er is young and it's time to work hard. When he went to Rongxi Hall to kowtow farewell to the Elder, the Elder taught him to Hard work is the king's business, and you don't avoid hardships and dangers."

Jia Mu laughed and scolded: "He can talk, and he can talk so well, why doesn't he go by himself?" Everyone laughed.Just as they were talking, Xing Xiuyan came in. She and Daiyu had always been on good terms. The young sisters felt even more intimate after not seeing each other for a long time.Jia Mu said, "You sisters, go to the back room and talk about your private affairs. The eldest wife and I have something to discuss."