The alternative life of the clever sister of the Red Chamber

Just as she was thinking about it, Jia Wan and Lin Daiyu came in with a plate of dim sum each. Jia Wan said with a smile, "Old Ancestor, come and judge, is Aunt Lin's jujube paste yam cake delicious, or my sweet-scented osmanthus sugar steamed chestnut powder?" The cake is delicious!" When I came in, I suddenly found that Aunt Xue was here, and said with a smile: "The wife of the Xue family is also here, just to help with the evaluation, the old ancestor is alone, I am afraid that she will favor Aunt Lin!"

Jia Mu was drinking tea, when she heard this, she almost lost her breath from laughing, a cup of tea was spilled on the couch, Yuanyang helped Jia Mu calm down, and at the same time called the little girl to come and clean up, she was very busy.

Jia's mother finally stopped laughing, and looked at Jia Wan with an innocent face, "You are narrow-minded, I also said that your mother left, half of the excitement in the house was lost, and now there is another you! Look at your cleverness." " Then he smiled at Aunt Xue and said, "My aunt listens to me, we both say that Yu'er is doing well, let her cry."

Jia Wan deliberately pouted and hummed.

Xia Jingui looked at the two people in front of him. The older one looked like Chang'e in the moon, comparable to her sister-in-law, while the younger one had a delicate face, icy skin and black hair, even though she was small in stature. Presumably, when it grows up, it must be the color of the country and the city.

Xia Jingui only now knows that in this world, there is indeed a sky beyond the sky, and there are people beyond the people, so she can't help but suppress her previous desire to be strong and competitive.Just thinking about it, although these two people are beautiful, they are still somewhat better than myself, but after all they are younger, have no experience, and their faces are childish, how can they compare to me, they are outstanding and full of charm.Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel complacent again.

Lin Daiyu had seen a strange young woman sitting beside Aunt Xue long ago, and thought, this must be Sister Bao's sister-in-law.Although this grandma Xue has not been married to the Xue family for a long time, she is well-known in the Jia family!It is said that she is aggressive and ruthless, and within a few days after entering the house, she beat and scolded Xiangling. Poor Xiangling, after a few years of happy life, she met such a mistress again.

"Come on, Yu'er, this is the grandma of the Xue family." Jia Mu introduced with a smile, Xia Jingui and Lin Daiyu greeted each other, Xia Jingui took a closer look at Lin Daiyu, and felt that she was slender, no more graceful than herself, and walked swaying Shengfeng smiled in his heart, such a beauty also has shortcomings. Thinking of this, Xia Jingui felt a little tighter in his heart.

Lin Daiyu only felt that the grandma Xue's eyes were very strange. After seeing the ceremony, she sat back next to Jia Mu. Jia Mu patted her hand and nodded with a smile.

Over there, Jia Wan shared the snacks made by the two of them for everyone to taste, and did not forget to ask everyone who made the better one.Among them, Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue, Li Wan, and Tanchun all voted for Jia Wan, while Jia Mu, Mrs. Xing, Xichun, and Xia Jingui voted for Lin Daiyu, and the two sides tied.Jia Wan sighed, "Since Sheng Yu, why Sheng Liang!"

It made everyone laugh.

After a while, Jia Wan got up and said goodbye.Mother Jia nodded with a smile, "Well, have a good time! Don't work too hard, your body is important."

Jia Wan smiled and blessed everyone, and then went away with a smile.

Aunt Xue asked with a smile: "Qiaoer is still so serious now? Have you learned a lot?"

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "In terms of seriousness, no one in the house can compare to her. She learns a lot and is complicated. I don't see her a little bit impatient. Only sometimes I am very tired and play with children. Temper, I forgot about it when I woke up, and went to school happily. Alas, if Baoyu is as serious as her, I will be Amitabha." Mrs. Wang also came back to her senses at this time Seeing that Yuanchun has no hope of regaining her favor, and now she is only suffering in the palace, she gradually puts her hopes on Jia Wan, after all, she also has the blood of the Wang family on her body, even if she really flies on a branch and becomes a phoenix in the future, You can also get some benefits yourself.As for the title in the mansion, although she is unwilling, Mrs. Wang also knows that since Jia Mao was born, the title has been hopeless.But it doesn't matter, Baoyu is talented and has a background, and the future will definitely be good. There is only an empty shell left in this mansion. Apart from the Grand View Garden, it is worth a little money. It is better to count on the old lady What about my private room!

Mrs. Wang proudly said that she didn't pay attention to these things.

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "Baoyu is still young, and he will understand when he grows up."

Xia Jingui said with a smile: "Oh, no matter how young the second master is, can he be younger than that girl Wan? In my opinion, the second master Bao is probably suffering from a headache just like our uncle, who gets a headache when he reads books." Xia Jingui I thought it was humorous and giggled.

People around looked at her dumbfounded, Aunt Xue was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole in the ground to get in, what was wrong with her, thinking of bringing her to Jia's mansion to embarrass herself!

Mrs. Wang's complexion was black, and she was secretly lucky. Aunt Xue smiled awkwardly at Mrs. Wang.

Because Xia Jingui's temperament is too unpredictable, Aunt Xue was afraid that she would say something earth-shattering again, so she left in a hurry, even Jiamu refused to leave a meal.Mrs. Wang didn't force her to stay, she just politely said that she would come and sit down when she had time, and she used the excuse of going ahead.

On the carriage back, Aunt Xue sighed and looked at Xia Jingui, who hesitated to speak, and finally said: "You can speak carefully in the future. Today, in front of the second wife, can you say that?"

Xia Jingui sneered disdainfully, "Why can't you say that? Do you want to be like a wife, open your eyes and talk nonsense! The fact is the same. I can't understand the second master Bao, who dotes on him like a gentian It seems that at such a big age, I have to hang out with my daughters. Even a little girl is not as good as me. I don’t know what my wife thinks, but she rationed our girl to him! The imperial concubine is now, and the concubine can also be a side concubine. I gave it to Baoyu, the second son of a fifth-rank official, what does he have? A title? Or an official position? Nothing, but relying on the love of his elders, he can fool around It’s just nonsense. In my opinion, it’s not as good as our uncle! At least the uncle can take care of himself outside!”

Aunt Xue heard Xia Jingui's nonsense here, her face was flushed with anger, and she wanted to reprimand her, but because of her clumsy tongue, she could only sulk herself, and Tong Xi sat beside Aunt Xue, helping Aunt Xue calm down, but He didn't even dare to look at Xia Jingui, for fear that she would bear a grudge.

After Aunt Xue and Xia Jingui went back, Aunt Xue's face was still pale with anger, and she leaned against Tong Xi weakly, but Xia Jingui, as if nothing had happened, went back to the room and asked the maid Baochan to order the kitchen to fry chicken bones to eat.

Xue Baochai came out to meet her. Seeing Aunt Xue like this, she was shocked and asked, "Ma'am, what's the matter?"

Aunt Xue just shook her head, sat on the chair and sighed.Tong Xi angrily told Xue Baochai what happened today. After Xue Baochai heard it, her face turned pale, but she just sighed, "I told my mother in the past that my sister-in-law's temperament is already like this. Go to that mansion, don't bring your sister-in-law with you. My brother has a strong mouth, but now he is controlled by his sister-in-law and has no temper at all. It can be seen that my sister-in-law is very powerful. Her words and deeds today are considered polite. Mom, don't Angry, since you are married, you can teach me slowly."

Aunt Xue took a few sips of hot tea before she regained her breath, "How can I teach you! You also said that your brother has no temper at all under her control, and only beats and scolds Xiangling at home! Who else in our family Can you teach her?"

Xue Baochai slowly persuaded: "Xu Shi's sister-in-law is still young now, and she is still young and energetic. When she grows up and becomes a mother in the future, she will naturally be able to sympathize with her mother."

Aunt Xue is now regretful, why did she marry such a troublemaker! "No, I have to write a letter to let Xue Biao and Baoqin go to Beijing. Your brother is under supervision so he doesn't stay at home every day, he only knows to hang around outside. There is no serious person in charge of the family's business. Last time, Xue Biao sent a letter saying that she would send Baoqin to Beijing for marriage, but I didn't care at the time. Now that I think about it, it's better to send someone to pick them up as soon as possible. In this way, there will be someone in charge of the family."

Xue Baochai nodded, "Mom, that's a good idea. It's just that my sister-in-law has such a temperament, I'm afraid Baoqin will suffer a little bit."

Aunt Xue sighed, "You're right. Xue Biao is a man's family and lives in the front, so she has nothing to do with her. Baoqin is a female family member, alas! She doesn't even look down on you, and always begs you Not to mention Baoqin. Since I wrote a letter to pick up their brothers and sisters to Beijing, naturally I can’t let her be wronged here. I thought, it’s better to send it to your aunt when the time comes, and it’s not free to eat and live , we will take care of ourselves as soon as we are provided with treatment. Isn’t your Hengwu Garden still empty?”

Xue Baochai hesitated and said, "Isn't that good?"

Aunt Xue said: "It's okay, when I went today, the old lady also said that the second girl got married, and there were fewer people in the family, so it was not lively enough. I also joked at the time, since this is the case, I will send some girls tomorrow Come here, the old lady still smiled and said that it’s a good relationship! Besides, we don’t take advantage of others for nothing, we just pay for our own food and lodging.”

Although Xue Baochai knew it was wrong, there was no other way.You can't just pick them up and let them be angry with your sister-in-law!

In the Rongqing hall, Mrs. Wang said to Jia Mu with a sad face: "I think my mother is a bit of a secluded person now. When I entered the palace a few days ago, my mother worshiped a Bodhisattva. She was dressed in black and held Buddhist beads in her hand. After seeing it, my heart feels like a knife is being twisted. Old lady, what do you think about this?"

Mother Jia sighed for a long time, "It's good for your mother to believe in Buddhism, and she has something to rely on in her heart." Now, the Jia family doesn't expect Yuan Chun to be favored again, she just needs to occupy the imperial concubine position, and wait for Qiao'er to grow up That's it.Mother Jia looked at Mrs. Wang's sad face, "You, don't worry too much about it. Now that you are on the cusp of the turmoil, it's fine for your empress to avoid it. When the limelight passes, your empress will understand in her heart, and it will be the same if she continues to plan at that time." Yes. The current plan is to let the empress take care of herself, so can I hold the piano for the silver ticket?"

Speaking of this, Mrs. Wang felt distressed for a while, but she didn’t give it up. In addition to the 1000 taels given by Jia’s mother, she also posted an extra 1000 taels. Although Mrs. Wang had convinced herself, deep down in her heart, she still thought about it. Yuan Chun can regain favor again.After all, one is her biological daughter and the other is her grandniece. Mrs. Wang still knows which one is more beneficial to her to gain power.Therefore, she endured the pain in her heart and took money and supplements from her private house, hoping that Yuan Chun could take care of her body so that she could make a comeback in the future!

"Yes, I also ordered Baoqin. The empress's body is the most important thing in everything, so don't worry about money." Mrs. Wang said, she only looked at Jia Mu. The few times she gave money to the palace, she took it from the princess. Therefore, there is not much silver, and only 2000 taels were sent in total, of which I posted an extra 2000 taels.The old lady didn't get any money, so could it be that what she said in the past about loving her mother was all fake?

Mother Jia knew what Mrs. Wang was thinking without looking. She sighed inwardly, but her face remained motionless, and she changed the subject unconsciously, "I heard that brother Zhen of Dongfu has been very troublesome recently, and often calls Friends invite friends to drink and gamble, but really?"

Mrs. Wang was really distracted, she frowned and said: "Yes! There is no one in Piandong Mansion who can criticize him. Although the Holy Majesty does not blame the empress and the Jia family, it is better to be quiet after all. Zhang Yang is not afraid of offending the Holy Majesty! What if the Holy Majesty offends the Empress because of this?"

Mother Jia didn't speak, she was thinking of another possibility.She remembered that when Brother Zhen was young, he was very close to Prince Yizhong and had an extremely close relationship. Jia Jing also knew this, and he couldn't control it. bother.However, Jia Zhen is a coquettish and lustful woman. There are so many beauties in the backyard, but Jia Rong is the only heir to continue the incense.Could it be that there is another deep meaning here?

Thinking of this, Mother Jia glanced at Mrs. Wang. At first, this foolish woman only said that Brother Zhen and Keqing were not clear. If this continues, the reputation of Jia's family will inevitably be damaged. It is better to take the opportunity to report Keqing's life experience. Completed Yuanchun.Jia's mother weighed the pros and cons, and acquiesced to Mrs. Wang's approach, so Mrs. Wang told Yuanchun about Keqing's life experience.Afterwards, Keqing committed suicide, and Yuanchun became a concubine.Jia's mother always thought it was because Yuan Chun reported on Keqing.Only now did Mother Jia realize that there might be something else going on here.Thinking about it, Brother Zhen and Ke Qing don't have that kind of relationship either!

Alas, when the children grow up, each of them has their own thoughts.Mother Jia sighed, it's already like this, what can be the worst!Now I just hope that Brother Zhen will not forget his duty as the patriarch of the Jia clan because of his own personal affair!

"Grandma Xue's family, it's better to have less contact with her in the future." Mother Jia said disgustedly, thinking of Xia Jingui's words and deeds today.

Mrs. Wang said awkwardly: "I know. I only heard from my sister that this girl from the Xia family was a bit flamboyant, and I thought she had the same personality as Feng girl. Now it seems that I was wrong."

"How can she compare with Feng girl! Although Feng girl is a little hotter, she is from a big family. Look at her, no matter whether she is at home or outside, she behaves in the world, treats people and receives guests, which part is inappropriate, and which family belongs to her. People don't say she is good! Look at Grandma Xue again? Alas! I didn't say that the concubine will be tortured by her in the future!" Mother Jia sighed.

"That's not the case! Although my sister is soft-tempered, after all, Pan'er and Bao girl are filial, and they will definitely not just stand by and ignore them." Mrs. Wang hesitated.

"Why not? No matter how good girl Bao is, she is a girl's family after all, so how can a sister-in-law take care of her sister-in-law? Brother Pan, if Brother Pan works, you won't be lingering outside every day, even daring to go home .” Mother Jia said disdainfully.

Mrs. Wang smiled awkwardly, "The old lady is right. In fact, I didn't feel it when Feng girl was at home. Now that she is gone, we feel stretched and I remember her benefits." Mrs. Wang changed the subject, she I don't want to talk too much about the Xue family.

Jia Mu mentioned Wang Xifeng, and said with a smile: "I don't know how they are doing now? It's been two or three years since they've been away. I'm afraid Brother Mao will call someone! I don't know when they will come back."

Mrs. Wang was not keen on when Wang Xifeng would come back. On the contrary, she wished that Wang Xifeng would never come back. It was just a stopgap measure. She didn't want Jia's mother to keep talking about the Xue family. The future Yue family.

On this day, Aunt Xue came to Jia's house again, but this time she came alone.When Mrs. Wang saw her, the first thing she said was to complain, "My good sister, why did you pick and choose such a daughter-in-law in the end!"

Aunt Xue's mention of Xia Jingui's daughter-in-law is also full of bitterness, so she can't tell Baochai, but now she has told Mrs. Wang, "I thought she was just a bit hot-tempered, so Pan'er can be controlled in this way, otherwise he will come here. Gossiping outside! How could she know that she has such a surly personality! She smashes bowls and dishes at home when she is not happy, and the whole family is not safe! Sister, I regret it now too! I also thought that she was the only one in her family. At that time, the Xia family's Wanguan family wealth will not all belong to Xue's family. When Baochai gets married, I will also accompany and send some things, which must be worthy of the door of the Duke's mansion. The first is good. Who knows that she is such a person. Although the dowry is also generous, it has almost lost half of the Xia family's property. That's all. He is a kind of food, drinking, whoring and gambling, but in less than half a year, the remaining half of the Xia family's property was wiped out. Her mother and elder brother came to the house every three days to fight the autumn wind, and my daughter-in-law gave it three hundred and five hundred every time. That's all, it's her own dowry after all. But no amount of gold can withstand such spending. But within a month or two, my daughter-in-law's dowry was almost squandered, so Pan'er's private house was built Pan'er's private house was kept by Xiangling before. Xiangling is also an honest person. As soon as my daughter-in-law came in, she handed over Pan'er's private house to her. Pan'er is a doorless person. What's left! But my daughter-in-law didn't believe it, she just said that Xiangling was greedy. Pan'er is a fool, but she believed it, so she beat Xiangling again! Xiangling has no father, no mother, no relatives, She doesn't go out of the door, and she doesn't want to do anything with the money. No one will believe it. My daughter-in-law couldn't get any money from Pan'er, so she pointed at Sang at home and scolded Pan'er for not living up to expectations, but in fact she didn't. She was blaming Baochai, saying that Baochai controlled all the money in the family. Poor girl Baochai, being scolded by her sister-in-law like this, she couldn’t reply, she always just hid in the room and cried quietly.”

Aunt Xue said while crying.Mrs. Wang listened to it and shed tears along with her.Speaking of Baochai, Mrs. Wang really felt sorry for her niece, "Well, you can let Bao girl go back to live in the garden. It will be the same when you go back after the end of the year."

Aunt Xue had exactly this intention, and she was forced to do nothing by her daughter-in-law. In fact, all the money in the family was in her own hands, but Baochai was afraid that she would be soft-skinned, so she couldn't help Xia Jingui's slapstick, and only said that all the money was in her own hands. In the end, the daughter-in-law blocked at the gate of the courtyard and scolded her every day.

"That's exactly what I mean when I come to find my sister. I really can't do anything else, but if there is any other way, I can't open my mouth! Another one, the nephew and niece of the second room are married in Shangjing, and the nephew is still there. Well, after all, it’s a male family member who lives in the front yard, so it doesn’t matter to her. But my niece is hard to say. So I thought about sending my niece to live for a while, don’t worry, all the supplies are provided by us Go out by yourself." Aunt Xue said, wiping her tears.

Mrs. Wang knew that Aunt Xue was thinking about the property of the second house again, so she said with a smile: "It's a good thing, the old lady said before that she wanted to take the second girl to stay at the second girl's house for a few days, but the second girl is pregnant. , the son-in-law was nervous like something, and refused to let him go. The mother of the ex-erzhu and daughter-in-law came with her two sisters, and the eldest wife's niece. I told the old lady that the old lady would definitely agree. Then let Bao girl move back with the idea of ​​accompanying her cousin!"

Aunt Xue got an affirmative answer and smiled with satisfaction. "Then trouble sister."

"What are you talking about between me and my sister?" Mrs. Wang said politely.

In the evening, Mrs. Wang deliberately picked Jia Baoyu to talk about it with Jia's mother, "Aunt Xue's nephew and niece have come to Beijing. I heard from my aunt that her niece is the most beautiful person. After hearing this, I was very moved, and told my aunt that she must bring it for me to see when the time comes!"

When Jia Baoyu heard this, he immediately became interested. The arrival of the sister-in-law's two natal sisters, Li Wen and Li Qi, and the eldest wife's niece, Xing Xiuyan, made Jia Baoyu very excited. The old ancestor took people to live in the garden, "Ancestor, you can take the younger sister of the Xue family in too! The two younger sisters of the elder sister-in-law can also write poems. Sister Bao can do good poems. Her sister must be It won't be too bad. If this is the case, our poetry club will prosper, old ancestor!"

Mother Jia glanced at Mrs. Wang with a half-smile, and said with a smile, "It's all right for our family, but it's just a matter of raising a few more people, as long as the concubine is willing."

Mrs. Wang smiled. The eldest wife's niece can live in the garden, and so can her niece. What's more, Xing Xiuyan and others live and eat for nothing, and the Xue family is different.