[Red Mansion] Mother Jia has a paralyzed face

On the second day, Jia Zhu and Jia Lian were dug out of the quilt early, and before they opened their eyes, they were served by the maids to dress and freshen up. When they arrived in the car, they leaned on their grandmother and dozed off.

Zhang Rui guarded the two children very vigilantly so that they would not sleep uncomfortably and not mess up their hair and clothes. He kept his posture and his hands were numb when he approached Zhen's house.

After waking up the two people, the mandarin duck and the parrot twisted their handkerchiefs to wipe their faces. Zhang Rui rubbed Jia Lian's face lightly and said, "It's just one day today. You don't have to wake up so early tomorrow."

"Grandmother, are you here?" Jia Zhu opened the curtains a little curiously and looked outside.

"almost."

Not long after Zhang Rui finished speaking, he heard a "whew" from the driver, and then the carriage stopped shaking. The driver got off the horse and respectfully said to the carriage, "Madam, we have arrived."

The mandarin ducks jumped down first, and seeing the man in the rich clothes and a lady in gold and expensive clothes outside the main entrance, they gave a slight salute, and then lifted the curtain to help the old lady come down.

The man and his wife in Chinese clothes slightly bowed their hands and saluted as soon as they saw people, the man took the lead and said: "Greetings to the old lady, this is a bitch, you can come here today, we are really flourishing."

"You are Ying Jia's nephew, right? Last time I saw you, you were only in your teens and you were unmarried, but now you are so wonderful!" After sighing, Zhang Rui turned to the woman next to Zhen Yingjia: "My niece and daughter-in-law also look Virtuous, my nephew is blessed."

"The old lady is too famous~" Madam Zhen said modestly: "I didn't know what a noble lady in Beijing is like until I saw your nephew today, so I have to ask my niece for advice~"

Zhang Rui just smiled at these words, whose noble wife has the grace of Mrs. Zhen~ She is a person who has passed through the present, and her heart is high!

Turning their heads and glanced at Jia Zhen and Jia Hu, the two of them immediately saluted and said hello like the Zhen couple:

"Junior Jia Zhen/Jia Hu, send hello to uncle and aunt." After the two of them finished speaking, Jia Zhu and Jia Lian also bowed and said hello to them.

"Okay, they're all good kids." Zhen Yingjia licked her beard in resignation, then stretched out her hand and said to Zhang Rui, "Please come inside, old lady, mother has been waiting for you for a long time, I don't know how excited you are when you come."

"I have missed seeing Sister-in-law Zhen for so many years."

Talking and walking along the way, Zhang Rui looked at the carved beams and painted pillars, and the beautiful garden scenery, and everything was exquisite. The one who took over was different. He sighed in his heart, but there was no trace of it on his face. The Jia family is not bad either!

Arriving at the main courtyard, as soon as Zhang Rui entered, she saw that Mrs. Zhen was really graceful and imposing, and she was not afraid. She would tell you who is the king of momentum with a paralyzed face.

The Zhen family and the four major families are old relatives and family friends. The two families have been in close contact for many years. Regardless of whether there is any disagreement in private, on the surface they are still kind and friendly, Zhang Rui He has already won the essence of social interaction, and after saying hello, he began to flatter each other: "You are still so young, these are the girls from your family, right? Why did God give all the good girls to your family? They look so handsome!"

Mrs. Zhen took Jia Zhu and Jia Lian hand in hand, and said with a smile: "These children in your family are the best! They are so sensible at such a young age! Zhen'er Huer is also excellent, and now she is about to start the examination of talent~ "

Zhang Rui modestly: "Families like us don't point at this. It's not that their fathers are all looking for their children to become dragons. They are not urging them to study. If you want me to say how hard it is for such a young child to go out! I really don't feel relieved. Just stay with me, it doesn't matter if you pass the exam or not, it's also good to go back to your hometown to see your old relatives."

"Look at what you said, I can't come if I don't know what to do in my heart." He pulled Jia Zhen and Jia Hu closer, looked at the two teenagers with outstanding temperament, and turned to ask her: "Zhen'er is not young anymore. Are you engaged?"

Zhang Rui casually glanced at the girls of the Zhen family, and there were two girls who seemed to be of the same age, but she didn't want to marry the Zhen family, so she smiled regretfully and said: "My niece and daughter-in-law are good, So Nephew Jing came over and told me that he was going to choose among scholars, but before he came, he said who he liked, but I didn’t remember it in my head, it was because I was old and my memory was not good.”

When Mrs. Zhen heard this, she said with some regret: "That's really a pity, I think there are a few good girls in Jinling City!"

Zhang Rui was a little upset when she heard it. The co-author is not a girl from your family, so who do you look down on!It's just that she still has to answer her without showing any emotion on her face: "You don't have to worry about it, there is no shortage of good girls for a good home."

The matter of Jia Zhen passed away first, and Zhang Rui glanced at the older girl behind the old lady Zhen and asked, "Did you talk about others? If you want me to tell you about your girl, you have to pick and choose, otherwise It’s not that this talent was blinded in vain.”

Mrs. Zhen smiled and said nothing, but the girl looked shy. Zhang Rui's eyesight was not in vain. Looking at it this way, there is still something unclear. It is because there is a candidate, so I don't want to say more. , and don't ask too much.

Only after returning to the capital did I know that he has taken a fancy to the current emperor, so it is no wonder that he has a crush on Zhen'er, but he is rushing to be a concubine for the royal family, no matter how honorable she is, she is still a concubine, and she still looks down on her!

At noon, the table was unusually rich, Jia Zhu and Jia Lian sat next to her, mandarin ducks and parrots stood behind them serving dishes for the little master, and she was relieved that the little grandson would be handed over to them, so Zhang Rui concentrated on talking to Mrs. Zhen .

This old woman is shrewd, she must speak carefully, lest sometimes she says something that should not be said, but it is not good for people to catch the pain and cause trouble.

"I heard that your concubine son-in-law has also come to the south to take up his post? Why don't you arrange an interest place?"

"Young people need to be strong, and now he is appreciated by his superiors for being able to release it outside. If I do too much, people may feel that they will hurt their self-esteem!" Zhang Rui smiled indifferently.

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhen said: "But it's true. After all, it's not your own son-in-law. Waiting for your Miner's son-in-law, you have to take good care of it. This is related to the future! Your son-in-law is good, and Miner is also good?"

Zhang Rui really wanted to hehe, and she did hehe and laughed twice, "How can my old woman have that ability? My son-in-law's family has five generations of princes, and he himself is a motivated man. Today's hand-picked Tanhualang, how can I need it?" Shall I order something?"

"You are just modest. For a family like ours, you can't catch up with them after several lifetimes of study." Mrs. Zhen's face was full of pride and complacency, obviously very proud of her family's status.

If those scholars heard these words, they still don’t know how to criticize them. Seeing that Zhen’s family looked very proud, Zhang Rui picked up the bowl and stirred the soup spoon twice, then casually said: "It's always good to read and be polite."

Thinking that without her, everyone in the Jia family would also be so arrogant, she doesn't care about others, if her Hu'er, Zhu'er, Lian'er still ended like that, how sad she would be~

It was a bit embarrassing to change like this, and I really didn't talk to Mrs. Zhen for more than half a word. After eating and sitting for a while, Zhang Rui left directly. Mrs. Zhen kept a few words, but she insisted: "You also know , it’s rare for me to go back to Jinling, there are so many things going on in the old house, I will hold a banquet later, and you should take the time to come.”

"Must."

After being sent out of the gate by Zhen Yingjia and his wife along the way, Zhang Rui let out a sigh of relief when she got into her own carriage. Jia Zhu looked at her grandmother in confusion, "Is grandmother tired?"

"Grandma is tired."

Jia Zhu was a little unclear, Zhang Rui stroked his hair, and said, "Don't say what you heard at Zhen's house and don't take it to heart, it's wrong."

Jia Zhu nodded and replied, "Grandson likes reading."

"Grandmother, the dishes of Zhen's family are so beautiful!" Jia Lian still had a lot to say, he didn't care what the adults said during the dinner, and his mind was on eating.

"If you like it, you can let the kitchen do it when you go back, but you can't serve it all at once. There are so many dishes, and none of us can finish them. The waste is money!"

When Jia Lian heard this, she nodded solemnly, "It's wrong to waste money!"

Back in the old house, Zhang Rui saw that Jia Zhen's face was a little red, thinking that he smelled alcohol on him when they met before, and it was not easy to ask more questions at Zhen's house, but he had no scruples when he came back, "How much did you drink? How old are you?" You are still young, so you are not afraid of hurting your body."

Jia Zhen smiled a little slow in response, and replied: "Zhen'er really can't refuse, I only drank two cups, aunt and grandma don't worry, nothing will happen." After speaking, she staggered and was supported by the quick-eyed young man .

Zhang Rui was a little helpless, and said to the parrot, "Go to the kitchen and ask someone to make some hangover soup, so that he won't get a hangover and a headache."

A servant supported Jia Zhen, and Zhang Rui thought he was fine, so he asked Jia Hu, "Are you all right?"

Jia Hu shook his head first, and then said: "The cousin of the Zhen family said that he wanted to recruit dancers to help the fun, and brother Zhen said that I was rejected because I was young, so I was given a few glasses of wine."

"This is really..." Harsh words can't be uttered casually in this Jinling area, so I can only say to Jia Hu: "That's what you brothers want outside, you can't write two Jia characters in one stroke, support each other With urging, our Jia family will be better."

"Grandson remembers." And also because of grandmother's instructions, Jia Hu was always extra vigilant and caring for his brothers.

Zhang Rui didn't know that his words were of great use now, and seeing Jia Zhen drink the hangover soup, he asked his servants to send him back.

I was tired and lay down early to rest, and when I was in a drowsy sleep, I heard the sound of mandarin ducks in my ears, "Old lady, wake up, old lady..."

He opened his eyes vaguely, rubbed his forehead that was aching due to sleepiness, and said with a low voice: "Keep the candle farther away."

After a while, she regained consciousness and asked her to drink a glass of warm water before asking, "What's wrong?"

"Master Hu is outside, and there is a servant girl of Master Zhen tied up and kneeling in the yard with a disheveled servant girl. The servant girl obeyed Master Hu's order to wake you up."