Practical Life in the Red Mansion

Today, he has a broad mind. He was cut off by the Supreme Emperor because he was too impatient, and was forced to give up his military power. He is old, and has been sick three or four times since the beginning of summer. He has more energy than energy, and turns a blind eye to some small actions of the emperor that do not touch his authority.

Zhen Yingjia served as the capital transfer envoy after Lin Hai left office, and the salt tax was getting lower every year. I don’t know how much he was pocketed. The emperor naturally disliked him, but the Supreme Emperor loved Zhen Taifei, and Mrs. Fengsheng was still there, the most important thing The most important thing is that the Supreme Emperor needs these veterans represented by the Zhen family to maintain his authority, so he treats the Zhen family more favorably.The emperor regards the Zhen family as a thorn in his side, but he can only take it slowly.

Today's reason is also aboveboard. Concubine Zhen has not seen her mother's relatives for many years after entering the palace. She transferred Zhen Yingjia to the capital and comforted Concubine Zhen's homesickness. He has the lowest status in the cabinet, but he has joined the cabinet. In the eyes of outsiders, he has reached the sky in one step and is deeply favored by the emperor.

However, Zhen Yingjia, who received the imperial decree, had a bitter face. He knew that the headquarters of the Zhen family was in Jinling. He left Jinling and went to the capital. He undoubtedly abandoned the things that made him live and live. The most important thing is that all the elders in the cabinet are above the second rank. The person in charge is in charge, but he has only three ranks, and has no qualifications. Even if he enters the cabinet, there is no place for him to speak.

Zhen Yingjia entrusted his influence in Jiangnan to his younger brother, and he dragged his family to the capital. As soon as he entered the capital, the chess pieces laid by the emperor in Jiangnan began to move. Zhen Yingjia never thought about some of his clansmen Under the leadership of his cousin Zhen Lin, he secretly surrendered to the emperor.

However, when Zhen Yingjia arrived in the capital, the emperor made another decree to confer concubines and concubines on the daughters of a group of veteran ministers, including the Jia family.

The day the decree was issued coincided with Jia Zheng's birthday, so Jia Min took Gu Jing, Dai Yu, and Lin Yun to Jia's house.Now Jia Min has calmly dealt with seeing Jia Baoyu in the inner courtyard, she just winked at Nanny Ding and asked her to stop Jia Baoyu from getting close to Daiyu.Jia Min was a little puzzled. Everyone was beaming with joy on Jia Zheng's birthday, but Baoyu, the Son of Man, was unhappy.

Jia's mother also saw that Jia Baoyu was not happy, hugged her in her arms for a long time, and said with a smile: "But I'm bored here, Baoyu, you can take your cousin Yun to play outside first, and come over when the banquet starts." " Jia Min thought that nothing would happen in the inner court anyway, so he asked Lin Yun to take him out after a few words.

Everyone was chatting lively, and suddenly heard someone come to report to the eunuch Xia in the palace to pass the decree, announcing that Jia Zheng would enter the court and see you in the Linjing Hall. , the rest of the people are all panicked.

Seeing that the hall was quiet, Jia Min was also worried, so she asked the big girl to find Lin Yun. As soon as she left the door, she saw the girl beside Lin Yun, Qingtuan, running with tears all over her face, and knelt down in front of Jia Min. Weeping: "Ma'am, the second master is gone." Jia Min felt his eyes darken and was about to faint, but fortunately Gu Jing was beside her to support her, and Dai Yu also heard the news next time, and asked sharply: " What's going on? Brother Yun disappeared so suddenly, didn't he follow someone? Tell me exactly."

It turned out that Baoyu led Lin Yun out for a walk in the inner courtyard. Baoyu was depressed because of Qin Zhong's illness, and was listless in everything he did. Suddenly, he remembered that the young servant had mentioned that there was a little actor playing a female role in the theater troupe in the outer courtyard. The male and female are indistinguishable, charming and charming, and yearn for it, wanting to sneak to that theater troupe to see Xiaodan.

Because Lin Yun only followed Qingtuan, and Qingtuan was a girl who couldn't get out of the inner courtyard, so she persuaded Lin Yun to stay in the inner courtyard. Daiyu is very indifferent to him, so she likes Lin Yun, Yuxue's lovely cousin, and said with a smile: "Good sister, just let cousin Yun follow me, if you don't feel at ease, come along with me gone."

The servant next to Baoyu also helped, and Qingtuan was still not allowed to hold Lin Yun's hand to take Lin Yun back, but Baoyu snatched Lin Yun and handed it to the servant with a smile: "Good sister, I will go back as soon as I go." Before Qingtuan could react, she ran away with the boy. Qingtuan stomped her feet, thinking that brother Yun's safety was the most important thing, and chased after her, but she didn't know the way when she came to Jia's house for the first time, let alone The troupe is there.

When Qingtuan found the troupe panting out of breath, he saw Baoyu talking to a young actor, but Lin Yun was nowhere to be seen, and asked anxiously, "Second Master Bao, where is our master?" Baoyu then slapped his head: " I was so confused, I was too busy talking to Jin Guan, but I forgot about Cousin Yun, sister, don’t worry, I’ll send someone to find Brother Yun.”

But Lin Yun was not found after dispatching the people, and Qingtuan cried in anxiety. Fortunately, she thought she was a prudent person, so she sent a message to the Lin family's servants who followed the car, telling them to tell Lin Yang and Lin Hai that they were on their own. Run to the inner courtyard and tell Jia Min.

Listening to Qingtuan explaining the cause and effect clearly, Jia Min gritted his teeth with hatred for Jia Baoyu. If it wasn't for the concern that he was his own nephew and killed him, Wang Xifeng wanted to defend Baoyu, but just opened his mouth and saw Seeing Jia Min's gaze like a knife, she immediately dared not speak.

Jia's mother said: "Baoyu has always been obedient, he must be..." Before she finished speaking, Jia Min interrupted her sharply and said, "Yao Huang, let your family go along immediately." Tianfu and Wucheng soldiers and horses report the case, and then send people back to inform the steward, and ask him to lead all the servants in the family or search along the various streets, or guard at the gate of the city, or put up a portrait of Brother Yun." Gu Jing also hurriedly ordered The people around him went to tell his father.

As soon as Jia Min finished giving his orders, Jia Baoyu cried and moved over step by step: "Auntie, I'm not good at losing brother Yun." Jia Min ignored him and told Wang Xifeng, "For Lian's second family, get someone to guard the gate right away." Take care of your servants and the theater troupe." Wang Xifeng glanced at Jia Min's cold expression, saw Jia's mother nodding, and hurried away.

Mrs. Wang saw Jia Baoyu crying like a tearful person and hurriedly hugged him: "Good boy, it's none of your business, it's Brother Yun who is disobedient." Daiyu said angrily, "Second aunt." Before she could speak, Jia Min stopped her and said: "Second sister-in-law must ask her own conscience when she speaks. Baoyu first took Brother Yun out regardless of other people's obstruction and without telling the elders. He is already more than ten years old and his younger brother Can't you look down on Brother Yun, a four or five-year-old kid?"

Mother Jia's expression changed drastically and she wanted to refute her grandson, but Jia Min changed the subject: "I don't know who is the housekeeper, what are the servants at the second gate doing, and let a child get lost in full view. "Wang Xifeng heard Jia Min's scolding as soon as she stepped into the house, but the Lin family is powerful. If Lin Yun is really lost, the Lin family will definitely not let the Jia family go, and she, the housekeeper, must bear the brunt of it. Thinking of this, she His face was pale, and he lowered his head and said: "Auntie, I have already arranged for someone to go outside to find Brother Yun. Cousin Yun is a lucky person, and he has a natural face, so he can turn bad luck into good luck."

Jia's mother also comforted Jia Min and said, "Min'er, don't worry." For a while, the room was quiet except for Baoyu's crying. Take Jia Baoyu to Dongci room.

Suddenly everyone Lai ran over with joy on his face: "The old lady is overjoyed." Jia Min hurriedly stood up, but fell back on the chair weakly after listening to everyone Lai said.

Lai said with a smile: "There is news in the palace that our eldest aunt has been named a virtuous concubine." Jiamu and the others were delighted, but Jia Min didn't dare to show it, and they looked weird.

Everyone Lai didn't know about Lin Yun's disappearance, and he was very puzzled, but Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "This is a happy event, and the servants will give you an extra month's money." Then everyone Lai continued: "My lord It’s still in the palace, let the wives quickly enter the palace to thank you.”

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you and refused to speak. Mother Jia sighed and said, "You can just go to the second family. I am waiting for the news at home. I don't know where my grandson brother Yun has gone. "As she said that, she burst into tears. Jia Min's teeth were already cold when she saw the behavior of Jia's family earlier, and she didn't have the heart to comfort Jia's mother. Daiyu just pretended not to see it. Standing behind Jia Min, Gu Jing felt uncomfortable. It's just that she is a bride, so she had to poke Daiyu, but Daiyu just pretended not to know.

The rest of the people gathered around Jia's mother to comfort her, when suddenly a cold voice came from outside: "Grandmother just goes to the palace, our Lin family dare not delay Jia's happy event." It was Lin Yang who came.

"Old lady," a housekeeper woman slipped in from Lin Yang with a pale face and said, "Uncle Lin has brought people from the Jinyiwei." She was very angry in her heart, she felt that the Jia family had done their best, but this Lin Yang was so disrespectful to the Jia family, and brought Jin Yiwei to the door in Yuanchun when he was a concubine.She said with a straight face: "Brother Yang, why did you alarm Jin Yiwei?"

Lin Yang ignored him, squatted in front of Jia Min, held Jia Min's hand and said, "Mother." As soon as he opened his mouth, Jia Min's tears rolled down and landed on Lin Yang's hand. "Brother Yang, your younger brother..." Lin Yang comforted softly: "Mother, I have already told Mu Zheng that he has led Jin Yiwei to find Brother Yun. You also know that Jin Yiwei People from all walks of life are the best at these things, and they can't escape their grasp, and my father also found people from Shuntian Mansion and Wucheng Bingmasi to paint a portrait, and he can find my brother in the ends of the world." Lin Yang looked reassuringly Glancing at Daiyu, Daiyu hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe Jia Min's tears.

Then Lin Yang stood up and explained: "Grandmother, don't worry, the Jinyiwei people are just investigating those theater troupes and dereliction of duty boys, and have nothing to do with you." He brought people out from Jia's house, and news of bad things going on in Jia's house will spread tomorrow.

Jia Mu tentatively said: "Brother Yang, today is a good day for your mother, why don't you lock him in the mansion first, and wait for tomorrow."

Lin Yang sneered: "The old ancestor can wait, but my younger brother can't wait, and our Lin family can't wait too. As for the empress, since she can be named a virtuous concubine, she is naturally virtuous and virtuous. If she knows it, she will understand our worries about my younger brother. heart." After speaking, he glanced at Gu Jing: "You first help your mother and take your younger sister back." Gu Jing helped Jia Min up, and Wang Xifeng hurriedly asked her mother-in-law to carry the soft sedan over and carried Jia Min to the Hanging flowers outside the door.

Lin Yang cupped his hands towards Jia Mu and said, "Don't delay grandma to go to the palace to thank you." As he spoke, he walked away without looking at the expressions of the people in the room.