The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Jia Cong, the son of Rong Guogong Jia She, got his eldest daughter and sent people flying horses to Beijing to report the news.Yan Wang Situ Panqi first saw that their family had two sons together, and was a little suspicious that Jia Cong's daughter-in-law really couldn't bear a son; he was relieved when he heard the report, and ordered the princess to send some congratulatory gifts.The prince and the dignitaries in Beijing also heard about it, and ordered the mansion to prepare gifts one after another.

Jia Huan entered Yan Wang's mansion with a smile, and said to Yan Wang: "My lord, do you have a congratulatory gift for my little niece? It's such a long way, why not send it to our mansion first, and we will organize it into a convoy to send it. Every family will not send it so far. , It’s troublesome to death. Anyway, we run an escort agency. There are many bandits in this world, so don’t let people rob them. I don’t care about those things, I just swept the lottery.”

King Yan laughed loudly: "Forget it." Then he ordered the gift to be sent to Rongguo Mansion.When other families heard about it, they also sent gifts to Rongguo Mansion one after another.King Yan thought, Jia Cong's wife had no children, and Jia Lian had only one son. In the future, Jia Cong must choose one of Jia Huan's sons to succeed him.Jia Huan's brother-in-law has already regarded himself as the overlord, and the husband and wife love each other, so he tells the princess to take good care of Princess Jian'an.

As the saying goes, there is always something to think about when there is nothing to do.Princess Yan Lou's beloved second son died, and her eldest son became increasingly estranged from her. The days were really boring and panic, and she often wanted to find something to do.Today, after hearing what King Yan said, I don't know what it is, so I feel a little strange.She was thinking: It is clear that Jia Cong from the south has a new daughter, why did the prince suddenly let Jian'an take care of him?Then he discussed with his confidant Yu Nanny.Nanny Yu said: "Princess Jian'an has a son, and the daughter of a sea merchant in the south has a daughter. Will the lord want to betroth a little princess to the son of Princess Jian'an?" Lou knew that the Shizi Mansion had not added any people this year, but he didn't know How about others.So I ordered my mother to check.

It happened by chance.The third son of King Yan had just given birth to a daughter a few months ago. His mother was a beauty and died of dystocia.The youngest had always favored a beautiful dumb concubine named Ma Shi, so he entrusted this girl to her for adoption and recorded it under her name.It's amazing for Nanny Yu to check it out!This little princess happened to be three days younger than Jia Huan's son.He hurried to tell Lou Shi.

Mrs. Lou heard that the daughter of an ordinary beauty was entrusted to a dumb concubine, so she waved her hand and said, "Jian'an won't agree."

Nanny Yu clapped her fists: "My lady! It's fine if that beauty is not dead; or she is raised by another woman, even if she is given to the third concubine. I heard that this Ma's family is rare." Talented girl, the third child used her as a half-counselor. If she could speak, the third concubine would have been abolished; if she had a higher background, the third concubine would have been abolished; if she had a son, the third concubine would have been abolished long ago."

Lou frowned: "Where did you hear that?"

Nanny Yu said in a low voice: "I know a lady in charge in the third man's house."

Mrs. Lou thought about it for a long time, and suddenly said: "One year, my third daughter-in-law brought a few concubines to celebrate my birthday, and one of them was dressed in blue and said he couldn't speak. To be honest, I don't act like others Smudged like goblins. I can't remember the last name."

Nanny Yu opened her eyes wide and said, "Your Majesty, if it is really her, this woman is amazing. As the third concubine, she is not honest in the eyes of the Empress, she doesn't like to put on makeup, and she can't remember her best? Anyway She has a man pampering her, and she doesn't care about others."

Lou thought about it: "If she did that on purpose, she must be very scheming." Then she asked, "What is her background?"

Nanny Yu laughed and said, "It turned out to be the dancer raised by the first doorman's house. The third child went back to the doorman's house to see how good she looked, so I asked for it." Nai whispered, "The one-person deed They were all found out by the daughter-in-law who was in charge of the account during the New Year's count and were quietly sent to the third son's house." After a while, he said, "I haven't even laid an egg by my third son's side for so many years, why? Do you know if someone secretly made a move when you first entered the door?"

Lou smiled and said: "A hen that can't lay eggs... hiss..." She suddenly remembered that it doesn't matter if she can't lay eggs herself, the man can pick one from other people's nest for her and give it to her.Then he said, "Since the third child dotes on her, why not give her a son?"

"I'm afraid I haven't given up yet." Nanny Yu said, "If there is no birth in a few years, I will give her one."

Lou nodded and frowned again: "If it's really the kid's idea, I'm afraid the prince will take a fancy to the mute."

Nanny Yu said in a low voice: "According to the virtues of Rongguo Mansion, and the daughters of their family all show up in public—all of them are petty officials in Taiwan Mansion—it's not easy to marry. If you want to win over their family, only Married and went in. What's more, the men of this generation in their family all don't accept the concubine. It is said that in the capital, she is the only one in the whole country. If you say that Princess Jian'an will despise the little princess's status is too low and refuse to take it... ...Madam, if Mrs. Ma has a son in the future, no matter whether it is born or adopted, I am afraid that he will start to seek the position of princess right away."

Lou took a deep breath.However, if the speculation that "the king of Yan intends to give the young princess to Jia Huan's eldest son" may come true, it probably means that the king of Yan wants to change his son.Moreover, King Yan is a very sensible person.Since he came up with this idea, he must be optimistic that Mrs. Ma can teach the little princess well.Although the eldest son is not as caring as the second son, he was born by himself after all.Mrs. Lou stood up unknowingly, "Go and investigate. Check this Mrs. Ma carefully. If you dig three feet into the ground, you will dig out her roots." Mammy Yu went out in response.Just outside the door, Lou called back again.After a long silence, Lou said, "Prepare the car, I'm going back to my mother's house."

Lou then went to her natal home to discuss with her brother behind closed doors for a long time.

Although Prince Yan's son did not rely on his grandfather and uncle, Lou's family was the concubine's mother's family after all, with many patrons and various methods.Immediately look up that Ma Shi.As the saying goes, snakes have snake paths, and rats have rat paths.Although Ren Yazi's business is complicated, there are only so many outstanding people.It didn't take much for the Lou family to find out about Ma Shi.This woman was originally a country girl from Lu State, but because of the disaster in her hometown, she went to her clan brother.Seeing that she looks good, the clan brothers sent her to a wealthy family as a concubine, and after a few years, his wife sold her out.After bumping through several roads, a wood seller finally bought it, saying that he wanted to offer it to a nobleman to get in touch with.It's a pity that the timber dealer hasn't come to the capital these few years, I don't know which nobleman he sent this girl to.There is absolutely no way for the timber dealers to send beauties to the son of King Yan directly, and in their eyes, any small official can be regarded as a nobleman.Therefore, the Lou family guessed that the timber dealer only sent her to some official under the third child, and the official was given to the third child instead.Ren Yazi remembered that Ma's real name was Ma Xiangzhu, and a gentleman who came with the timber dealer changed her name to Ma Pianran.

Then I contacted Nail who was planted in Lao San's mansion, and learned that Ma Shi seldom went out; when he went out, he either burned incense and worshiped Buddha, or went to a silver house called "Golden Fenshijia" to look at jewelry, but he didn't buy much.All noble ladies in Beijing know the family of gold powder.The jewelry from this shop is finely crafted and fresh and interesting, but the price is a bit expensive, and the people who go shopping in it are not ordinary women.

When Mrs. Lou got news from her natal family, she always felt that something was wrong.After thinking about it for a while, I suddenly understood.If Mrs. Ma doesn't like to show off, why does he often go to the family of gold fans?Even if you don't buy anything, aren't you afraid of making all the women in the mansion jealous?Do you want to talk to someone sincerely?She also knew about the family of gold fans, the family behind it was Xue Shi, the wife of Pingyuan Hou Jiang Zirong and the younger sister of Zhongming Hou Xue Pan.This Xue family is dignified and elegant, he doesn't think much of concubines and concubines, and shouldn't have anything to do with Ma family.After deliberation and deliberation, there was no result, so he asked the family to pay attention to Mrs. Ma, so that she could take a look when she went back to the Jinfen family.

A few days later, Mrs. Ma really went to the Jinfen family again.The Lou family sent someone to watch at the door of the Third Highness's residence, and when they heard that Mrs. Ma had come out, they approached quietly.Then I heard Ma's maid said, "Go to the family of gold powder".The follower ran away and ran back to Lou's house to report.The Lou family immediately sent two other women to the Jinfen Family to keep an eye on them.This staring didn't matter, it revealed a huge shortcoming of Ma Shi.

Mrs. Ma helped the maid to walk around the store for a while, and then went up to the second floor.The second floor is full of extremely expensive items, and there are daughter-in-laws in their thirties who explain it to them, called shopping guides.When Ma Shi was looking at the jewelry, the shopping guide lady who was talking to her was very enthusiastic and even held Ma Shi's hand.Taking advantage of the situation, Mrs. Ma stuffed something into her hand quietly, and said with a smile: "Let me see for myself first, and the lady will also rest for a while." The shopping guide lady withdrew.Mrs. Ma wandered slowly on the second floor for a long time, the shopping guide lady came back again, talked to her for a long time with a smile on her face, and stuffed something back into her hand.After a while, Ma Shi left.The woman who was following the Lou family clearly saw a man under the age of 30 poking his head out of the window on the second floor and staring at Ma Shi as he got into the car until the car disappeared.That look was clearly looking at his lover.

But check this man again.This person's name is Ding Chu, he is the accountant of the Jinfen family, a native of Lu, and he just came to the capital the year before last.Let the nails in the Third Highness's mansion think back carefully, Ma Shi has been fond of visiting the Golden Fen Family since the year before last.

Lou's case: "Since this Ding Chu is from her hometown, Bao Buqi knew her early."

Lou's family also had a dog-headed military adviser, so they came up with an idea.He sent people to Wucheng Bingmasi to sue, saying that Ding Chu had stolen his ancestral treasure, and that the treasure was originally ordered by his grandfather to present it to King Yan to change his official position.Zhao Cheng, the commander of the Five Cities Army and Horse Division, is the most slick, never offending the powerful.Seeing that the chief steward of the concubine's mother's house stood up for a good friend, he didn't investigate in detail, so he sent someone to arrest Zhao Cheng and bring him back to the yamen.The owner who reported to the police rummaged through Ding Chu's house, but couldn't find his family's ancestral treasure, so he said embarrassingly that he might have made a mistake.Zhao Cheng naturally didn't dare to pursue it, so he made up some nonsense and let Ding Chu go.Ding Chu moved the next day.

Although the people who went to Ding Chu's house to search did not find the heirloom, they found a stack of poems, all of which were love poems written for women.The woman's surname is unknown, but her name is "Xiangzhu".Lou couldn't help laughing: "It turns out that the purpose of visiting the silver building is to meet lovers."

Nanny Yu hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to tell the Third Highness?"

Lou waved her hand: "He is not my own, tell him what to do." But after thinking about it, he ordered someone to invite the concubine.

When the concubine Shizi heard that her mother-in-law had summoned her, she didn't dare to neglect her, so she immediately changed her clothes and came over.Mrs. Lou first asked her how her son was doing today and how he was feeling, and then asked how the grandson was doing.Finally, he said slowly: "Are you familiar with the third family?"

The concubine Shizi was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's not bad."

"I heard that the youngest dotes on a mute the most in recent years?"

The concubine Shi Zi sighed softly: "That dumb man was born with a beautiful face, and is also delicate and soft. Since the Third Highness got her, it's hard for him to look at other women."

Lou picked up the teacup and said leisurely: "Some people say that this dumb is very smart, and the third child regards her as a half-counselor, but it is true."

The concubine said: "The concubine heard about the son. He said that the dumb man is not half of the counselors of His Highness the Third Highness, but a whole counselor."

Lou looked at her for a while, and saw that Shi Zifei was a little bit at a loss.Lou took a sip of tea and said, "You are the son's daughter-in-law, and I am his mother. The honor and disgrace of both of us are tied to him." The concubine lowered her head and agreed.Mrs. Lou's eyes were serious, "you and the young couple must be clear about the thoughts of the third child. Since this Mrs. Ma is the female counselor of the third child, it is obvious that she is very capable. Therefore, although she is a female, she is among the three of us." The enemy. Do you understand this section?"

The concubine Shizi replied: "The concubine understands."

Lou nodded and said, "Ma is still another person's enemy."

The crown prince understood: "Third princess."

Lou smiled, and ordered Madam Ma to explain Ma's history in detail.Then Mrs. Lou pointed to a box on the desk and said, "Mrs. Ma's original name was Xiangzhu." Mammy Yu held the box and handed it to Shi Zifei.The concubine Shi Zi took out the poem draft inside and looked up, suddenly looking up in astonishment.Lou looked at Nanny Yu.

Nanny Yu slightly lowered her head and pulled the corners of her mouth, like a smiling evil spirit: "I'm afraid this concubine Ma Shu has given the Third Highness a cuckold." Nai talked about the accountant Mr. Ding Chu from the Jinfen family.

The concubine Shi Zi couldn't help but shuddered: "She has such courage?! The concubine... I can't believe it."

Lou said: "There is evidence, so it's up to you to believe it or not." She leaned on the pillow behind her and sighed, "I'm old. Yue'er is growing up again, so he refuses to listen to me. You are his first wife. You must know , A woman in the backyard is not as powerful as the court. A woman can only make a big difference. One small thing causes another small thing, but it can eliminate a big thing. Silence, no one knows, this is a woman's ability. You are thinking about it."

The concubine Shizi hurriedly bowed down: "Thank you for your advice." She carried the box and went back to the house.

After a few days, sweet-scented osmanthus blossoms in the back garden of Shizi Mansion.The concubine Shizi spread the post and invited many noble ladies from Beijing to come to appreciate the osmanthus; the third concubine was naturally among them.At that time, the banquet opened, and a group of actors were invited to sing a new play, which was very lively.At the banquet, the concubine Shizi caught the third concubine drinking with Huatou, and a clever maid was ordered to bring the wine cup to him.

The masters were bustling, and the eldest maid quietly pulled the skirt of the servant girl next to the third princess, leading her to retreat behind the pillar, and whispered: "I remember your master had a rose jade pendant on his skirt when he was in Liuyin Pavilion, why? Missing?"

The servant girl saw that the jade pendant on her master was gone, and hurriedly said: "Thank you sister for reminding me, I'll look for it right away." Nai quietly greeted another servant girl, and then went back to Liuyin along the road ahead. Court to find.

Not long after, the servant girl found the jade pendant, but her face was dark.