The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

On this Mid-Autumn Festival, King Yan hosted a banquet in the garden of Fuzhong for his subordinate Wenwu to enjoy the moon and drink wine, and the Jia brothers naturally all went.At the banquet, all the civil servants and aides wrote poems and wrote lyrics one after another, and the two of them couldn't get away.Jia Huan was reminded by Princess Jian'an, so he wrote a poem early to deal with business affairs; Jia Cong changed a famous poem by Mr. Yu Dafu, replacing "sick wine" with "shallow wine" and "abandoned garden" with "old garden". "etc.The last sentence of the original work, "Fu to the vicissitudes of life", originally quoted a famous sentence from Qing Dynasty poet Zhao Yi. Jia Cong vaguely remembered that Mr. Zhao was a minister in the middle and late Qianlong period. At the age when this sentence came out, I wrote it boldly.Sure enough, everyone applauded, and Situ Pan also had a lot of face.

Princess Jian'an went to the banquet with the women's family.From Princess Yan to the ladies at the banquet, they all inquired about Jia Cong's marriage overtly and secretly, but she knew in her heart that she couldn't say anything, so she secretly suppressed a smile.There happened to be her sister, Princess Lin'an, at the banquet. Because she did not catch up with her husband's family for a big funeral, she married earlier than her. I asked her to find out why they got married and only Jia Cong came back from the Jia family.Princess Jian'an then said in a low voice: "Master Jia Lian cannot leave when he is in office, and Duke Rong Guo is too old to stand up."

Princess Lin'an asked, "What about Shenying's attendant Jia Baoyu?"

Princess Jian'an said: "For those who study abroad, he is the only one who entrusts letters to come back. There is no place at home to deliver letters to him."

Princess Lin'an bit her lip and nodded, then whispered: "Does he not like that Shi family?"

Princess Jian'an frowned immediately: "Where did the rumors come from? Sister, how can you and I spread such gossip? Do you want the face of the Tian family?"

Princess Lin'an said aggrievedly: "What face does the Tian family have! At least my sister has a serious brother to support me, my sister married alone in this poor family, and I have to go to the feudal prince's mansion to cheer on me every year and festival..."

"Shut up!" Princess Jian'an shouted.After a pause, no one was paying attention to the two sisters, and pulled her down and said in a low voice, "Your sister knows that she doesn't even have any serious brothers, so she dares to speak nonsense? Is it because she doesn't want to live a good life?"

Princess Lin'an burst into tears immediately, and murmured: "But it was so easy to see my sister, and I just said something from my heart without paying attention."

Princess Jian'an shook her head and said: "How can you live with such thoughts! Your mansion is also a Marquis's mansion. Even if it is not as grand as it used to be, have you lived a good life in the palace these few years?"

Princess Lin'an wiped her tears and said with a wry smile: "The palace is indeed not as good as ours."

Princess Jian'an said: "Don't forget, all the supplies in the palace were given by this "vassal king". If the Xiangyang Marquis is willing to marry you, it must look at the face of this "vassal king". Besides, then The house is not like a palace at all, and you can’t get out of the wall. You can always go out to a banquet to enjoy a flower, or a monk to respect the Tao, pity the poor and the elderly. Sister, you are better than me. You have brothers, and you rely on them all your life Only the husband's family. Don't think about what you have." After saying that, he raised his eyes and stared at her fiercely.

Princess Lin'an couldn't help being cold all over and shivering, she didn't dare to speak nonsense anymore.She came here today, and her husband's Xiangyang Marquis Mansion told her to talk to Princess Jian'an more, and she wanted to climb the line of Rongguo Mansion.She also heard that the country of Lu is rich and prosperous, and she wanted to get on the king's side.Because of the unsatisfactory life, she put her mind on poetry and songs, and became obsessed with Jia Baoyu's poems; today she couldn't hold back, and asked him first when she came up and couldn't care less.Never thought that Princess Jian'an not only refused to give any news, but blocked the road with the sentence "You are no better than me with brothers", as if King Lu and her were not born by the same father, and secretly resented in his heart.

It was too late for the three of Jia's family to leave the banquet and go back.Because Jia Cong drank a few more glasses of wine, he almost fell asleep without washing his face, so Chen Ruijin washed it twice indiscriminately.Jia Huan and his wife just stepped into the gate of the courtyard. Unexpectedly, Jia Lan had been waiting for a long time, so they kowtowed to them: "Princess, Third Uncle!"

Jia Huan laughed and ordered him to get up: "What time is it and don't go to sleep."

Jia Lan lowered her head and said, "Second Wife sent someone to question my mother and make her kneel..."

"Are you kidding me?" Jia Huan frowned, and said without even asking why, "Which onion is she? Let your mother get up immediately. The doctors and imperial physicians in Lixiangyuan haven't gone back for the festival, so please go and have a look." Jia Huan Lan didn't talk nonsense, and ran away as soon as she agreed.Princess Jian'an looked a little strange.

Jia Huan frowned again, and told the boys outside the door: "Go to two people to find out what's going on, and how come out to make trouble again. Sister Chen doesn't care?"

Princess Jian'an said: "Miss Chen doesn't have any status yet, how can I manage it?"

Jia Huan said: "Even if she has no identity, one is capable, and the other is that she knows what's going on in the mansion and what we mean, so she will take care of it." But after thinking about it, "I can't say she's already taken care of it. Lan The kid just now looked like that, as if he was here to make up his name."

There was a servant girl named Lin'er beside the princess, she stepped forward to salute and said, "Your maidservant knows."

Princess Jian'an said: "Let's talk."

"This afternoon, Grandma Zhu suddenly ordered someone to tie up a woman in the firewood shed. She was called Qin Xian's family. They were supposed to sleep at the Nanjiao gate. But they didn't tell the reason why she was tied up. They dispersed at night. At the banquet, the second wife suddenly sent someone to reprimand Grandma Zhu, saying, "It's such a good day, the third master Huan has just married the princess, and the whole family is happy and harmonious. But I don't know a woman who is just watching the night." What crime did the son commit? The second grandmother of Pingsubao led a group of wives and grandmothers to give away money and rice. Why did Grandma Zhu come to take down people to vent her anger? Even if you don’t look at the face of others, you have to look at the face of the second aunt It is.'”

Jia Huan wondered, "What does it have to do with the second sister?"

Lin'er said: "That mother-in-law was originally the aunt of the second aunt who accompanied Pan You'an's house."

Jia Huan said: "Nonsense. There are so many people in the mansion, who can't get involved with whom? The second sister has been married for so long, and the master even cares about disposing of her relatives who accompany her house. What is the chaos in this mansion?" ?” Nai paused, “Just because of this?”

Lin'er pursed her lips and smiled: "What second aunt, it's just that the second wife found an excuse. That woman's daughter is the little aunt Liuli in the second master's house."

"What?" Jia Huan was puzzled and turned to look at his wife.

Princess Jian'an said: "I don't know what's going on now. I don't think Sister-in-Law Zhu is harsh to servants. There must be a reason for her to tie up that woman. It's not surprising that the second wife cares about my aunt and grandma. Maybe she belongs to her What about people?"

Jia Huan said: "Who else can she have? No power, no power, no money. Even if that Liuli was her girl, she can kick her off immediately when she enters the second uncle's room."

But at this moment a girl came, sent by Aunt Zhao, saying that she had something to ask Jia Huan to go.Princess Jian'an hurriedly stood up and said, "I will go with the son-in-law."

The girl winked at Jia Huan, and Jia Huan said: "I think my mother has something to tell you, don't go at night, I'll just take a look." Princess Jian'an also saw it and nodded.

After waiting for half a day, Jia Huan came back with a smile on his face, saying that it was nothing serious.They both washed and rested.Jia Huan fell asleep with his head on the pillow after drinking; Princess Jian'an was full of suspicion.

Since the festival was over, Jia Huan's wedding leave was over anyway, so the next day he went to the Escort Bureau, Ma Xing and other various industries to inspect.Princess Jian'an was restless, sitting in front of the case and flipping through books.The nurse Zhu stepped forward and said, "Princess, I heard that Aunt Zhao has a big girl next to her. She is the daughter of the kitchen steward Liu's family. She is called Wu'er. She looks very handsome..."

Princess Jian'an frowned, closed the book and sat down for a while and said, "I'll go to Pear Fragrance Garden for a walk."

Mrs. Zhu hurriedly said: "Last time Miss Chen seemed to have the intention of joining forces with the princess..."

"That's all." Princess Jian'an said, "Miss Chen is not from the inner house." She flung her sleeves and went out.

When he arrived at Lixiangyuan, Chen Ruijin had just finished practicing boxing and kicking and sat for a while, when he saw her coming in, he hurried up to meet her.Seeing that her complexion was not very good, she wondered: "What's the matter?" Princess Jian'an didn't know where to start, and stood there in a daze.Chen Ruijin thought for a while and asked, "Is it about the woman yesterday? What are you doing with her? It was inconvenient for Grandma Zhu to let her go immediately during the holidays yesterday, so she sent it early this morning."

Princess Jian'an was startled: "What is that woman doing with me?"

Chen Ruijin sized her up a few times: "Brother Huan didn't tell you?" After thinking for a moment, he said, "Maybe he's too embarrassed to say it, you just ask him when he comes back."

Princess Jian'an hurriedly said: "I feel a little uneasy. Miss Chen, why don't you let me know earlier, so that I can live in peace."

Chen Ruijin thought for a while: "Alright."

Last night, Li Wan made Mrs. Wang punish him by kneeling.Li Wan was not an idiot at all, he knew that Miss Chen in this mansion was very capable, so she quietly sent someone to report to Lixiangyuan.Chen Ruijin was puzzled.All these years Mrs. Wang's food, clothing and daily necessities have been in Li Wan's hands, how could she do such a thing?So I went to have a look.Seeing that she was still kneeling, he hurriedly sent out the servants to pull her up and said, "Why is Grandma so honest!"

Li Wan smiled wryly: "She is my mother-in-law, she always looks like she should."

Chen Ruijin said: "It's not necessary." Nai rubbed her knees with her, and asked what's going on.Aunt Zhao asked Li Wan to take care of Qin Xian's family. She only said that she had to find a way to get rid of it, but she didn't say why.

Chen Ruijin went to ask Aunt Zhao again.Aunt Zhao snorted and said, "That woman always flatters and flatters me in front of me every day, and I still think she is a good thing. Who would have thought that this afternoon, that lowly whore would actually instigate me to make a fool of the princess and put on airs! Ann Am I not stupid? That's the emperor's girl! I got her, and the ancestral graves of the Rongguo Mansion are covered with smoke!"

Happy Chen Ruijin raised her thumbs up: "My aunt did a good job! Who said my aunt is stupid? The more important things are, the more open they are."

Aunt Zhao twisted her lips and said: "It's because she has a little hoof that she can seduce the master, and she also wants to flirt with me in front of me! My old man's feet are higher than her head!"

Chen Ruijin laughed and flattered her, got up and went to Mrs. Wang's courtyard to inquire.Mrs. Wang's eldest girl told her: "Our wife is too lazy to take care of those irrelevant things. The master sent someone here."

Chen Ruijin understood in his heart.This matter must be the intention of Qin Xian's family who got his daughter Liuli, so he first went to Aunt Zhao to flatter her.Her daughter is usually a concubine, and she was afraid she should be spoiled, but she came to flatter Aunt Zhao; Aunt Zhao must be willing to listen.If Aunt Zhao can be treated well, if she is urged to look for Princess Jian'an, it will appear that Jia Huan, the biological mother, is not worthy of the stage.Who knows that Aunt Zhao is such a dishonest grinder, how dare she show the princess face?Instead, he asked Li Wan to drive Qin Xian's family out.Li Wan naturally knew which was more important between her and Liuli.Liuli was in a hurry, and she didn't know what was going on with Jia Zheng; Jia Zheng then ordered Mrs. Wang to come forward to rectify Li Wan and vent her anger on Liuli.How could Madam Wang be willing to let go of the opportunity to blatantly punish Li Wan?

Nai went back to Li Wan's room to discuss with her: "This Aunt Qin, should I leave it to Princess Jian'an or Grandma?"

Li Wan thought for a while and said: "She is just a servant, there is no reason for the princess to take care of the servants herself."

Chen Ruijin nodded: "It's just that you have to tell Third Master Huan about this matter. Otherwise, grandma can't just stop kneeling for no reason, right?" Li Wan smiled knowingly.So she took an idle book and read it in the house, and sent her son to Jiahuan courtyard to wait for his couple to come back.

After hearing this, Princess Jian'an knew in her heart: Even Chen Ruijin could pull up Li Wan who was punished by Mrs. Jia Zhengming and sit down. The old couple are really just empty shelves and have no status in this mansion.But she was glad that Aunt Zhao was a sensible person, and she also resented that Jia Huan refused to explain clearly to her last night, which made her depressed for most of the night.

After returning to the courtyard, Zhu stretched out his ears all the way, and when he heard the princess came back, he rushed out to greet her, and asked with concern: "How is it?"

Princess Jian'an laughed and said, "What's the matter?" Jia Huan should pay back the favor owed to Li Wan, and it has nothing to do with the palace.

Mrs. Zhu was anxious: "Princess, don't underestimate her. That five-year-old servant just inquired again. She is a big-hearted person. She wanted to flirt with men at a young age. She used to hang out in front of Second Master Bao in her early years."

Princess Jian'an leisurely picked up the book she hadn't read just now, opened it, and said: "Which family doesn't have many girls with a straight face? If the son-in-law is so thoughtful, there is no need to tell me when we get married. Those words. Don’t bring up such gossip in the future.”

Mrs. Zhu stumbled: "Princess..."

Princess Jian'an sighed softly, put down the book and said softly: "I know it well. Your old man has been working hard for many years, so I hope you can enjoy a happy life." Zhu's heart was anxious, so she had to agree.Princess Jian'an wondered, "What's the matter with you? You keep thinking about these things?"

Mrs. Zhu let out a long sigh, knelt down and said, "Princess, this mansion is not simple. The princess is always so careless, and the servants are so anxious that they can't fall asleep."

Princess Jian'an wondered: "This mansion is extremely simple, much simpler than ordinary houses, where do you see that it is not simple?"

Mrs. Zhu said: "The Eldest Master and the Eldest Wife are not in the mansion, and the second wife is ill and takes the title..."

Princess Jian'an raised her hand: "Understood." Nai sighed, "You just can't live with the word 'famous head'. Miss Chen made it clear that day that only a false name in this mansion is not worth anything. .”

Mrs. Zhu said anxiously: "But the princess only takes the title of 'princess'..." She immediately covered her mouth and kowtowed to apologize.

Princess Jian'an shook her head: "Who told you that this palace only takes the title of princess? The Rongguo Mansion has been supported by concubines all these years. Women. Furthermore, counting Grandma Zhu, Grandma Lian, Grandma Bao and Miss Chen who has not yet entered the house, whose natal family has a brother from the natal family of the palace? There is no female family member in this mansion who has a family. Gongzhi."

Zhu's tears were rushing down: "But the second wife's natal brother is Lord King of Guangdong and Guangxi!"

Princess Jian'an picked up the teacup and took a sip, then put it down and said: "I have a brother who doesn't care what she is good for. Lin'an still expects my brothers to help her, can I take care of her?" Mrs. Zhu was stunned. .Princess Jian'an looked at her and said, "My concubine mother asked you to tell me these things again?" Mrs. Zhu nodded.Princess Jian'an thought for a moment, then said, "I can't find a day to go back to Luzhou."

Mrs. Zhu hurriedly shouted: "No way! There's no reason to go back to your mother's house when you get married! The princess listens to the servant girl, absolutely not!"

Coincidentally, Jia Huan came into the house at this moment, only heard the last sentence, and asked casually: "What can't be done?"

Princess Jian'an raised her head and said, "The son-in-law came just in time, I want to go back to Luzhou."

"What a coincidence!" Jia Huan clapped his hands and said, "I'm about to discuss this matter with you. Isn't it true that after getting married, the bride has to go back to her mother's house to live for the next month? While Cong'er is working in the capital, let's meet in a few days. Slip back! After passing this village, there will be no such shop."

Jian'an smiled sweetly: "Okay!" Mrs. Zhu knelt on the ground and was dumbfounded.