Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

"Is the girl there?" Bi Tao, the girl next to Mrs. Tang, lifted the curtain and came in with a smile. After the rain, she rushed to meet her, "Young lady is just about to rest, what's the matter with sister?" Zili came out dressed in clothes and faced Mingqian Said: "Hurry up and pour tea, sister, please sit down. But my wife told me I have something to do. What is the important thing at this time?" Zili chose to go home, Mrs. Tang handed over a lot of housework to Zili and told her to learn to deal with.Zili thought to himself that the door had already been closed for the night, why would his mother call someone over?Don't tell me where I made a mistake?

Zili went through the housework he had handled in his mind, but he still couldn't figure it out.Bi Tao leaned over to take the teacup Mingqian handed over, sat on the chair and looked at Yuhou and Mingqian just smiling, Zili immediately gave the two girls a look, Yuhou and Mingqian immediately withdrew, stood outside to watch open the door.Only Bitao was left in the room. She stood up and knelt down to Zili, then said in a low voice, "This is Madam's order. I just ask the servant to tell the girl that no one else can know about you. Madam has done several things in succession these days." Bad dream, I wake up in the morning with a terrified heart. Madam always feels that something is going to happen, it's not that the old lady was called by the emperor to expose our eldest daughter a few days ago."

What!Zili was so startled that he almost cried out, the emperor knew about Ziqian!Zili covered his mouth and looked at Bi Tao in disbelief.Bi Tao nodded to Zili's questioning and shocked eyes. "Miss, don't worry, it's all right now. My wife told me and the girl to inform, and told the girl not to resent the eldest girl. It's all fate."

"I'm not angry about this, I'm worried about my grandfather. Don't say anything else, let's talk about the candidate for the election first. If the emperor is not happy, he will definitely take this wrong and punish our family for the crime of deceiving the emperor. This matter is very confidential. Can the emperor know?" Zili was worried about whether the Wang family would be punished by the emperor.In this day and age, Li is like coral growing on the reef, it looks strange and colorful, but once the foundation of the Wang family collapses, she will immediately fall into the abyss of eternal doom and be smashed into broken dross.The boys like Wang Ziteng are fine, and they can start over at the right time, but girls like Zili will become fish on other people's chopping boards and slaughtered at will.

Everyone is selfish. Although Zili is worried about Wang Changchun's safety and future, she is more worried about whether her own fate will fall along with the Wang family's mansion.

"Girl, don't worry, the wife said that it's all right. She asked her servant to come over and bless her. From now on, the girl should be careful not to reveal any clues. Although the emperor already knew about it, she still can't make it public. These few days Miss Tian needs to worry more about the family affairs, the wife is not well, and there are other things to be busy." Bitao conveyed Mrs. Tang's words.Zili was confused, since she was fine, why did Mrs. Tang seem to be preoccupied, and she didn't care about her family? "Mother is not in good health, why are there other things? We used to be aunt's housekeeper when we were outside the customs, or just ask auntie to take over as the housekeeper. I'm a junior and I don't want to show off in front of the elders." Zili subconsciously declined the housekeeper's words. matter.

"If this is an old lady, don't ask the second wife to come over to help. And the second young master is going to get married. There are many things over there, even if the second wife is called to help the housekeeper, she has no time. It is the girl's maternal grandfather's house There is something to do, the girl’s uncle has been promoted to the general army in Jiangxi, and the old lady has come from her hometown. The wife misses her family and is going to visit relatives. Please worry about the family affairs.” It turns out that Mrs. Tang is going to Jiangxi to visit her mother and brother.Zili immediately regained his spirits. The Tang family had been stationed at the border in the northwest before, and Zili had never seen his grandmother and uncle.She also didn't want to face all kinds of eyes and discussions in the capital.She also wanted to follow Mrs. Tang to her grandfather's house.

"Young lady, you should stay in the capital. My wife will be back in a few days." Bi Tao said and stood up: "Miss, rest, I'll go back." Zili also stood up and said to the girls outside: "You send sister Bitao off. I'll go to greet my mother tomorrow." After saying a word, Bitao waved her hand and said, "My wife is leaving tomorrow morning. Miss, please wait for my wife to come back before going to say hello." Zili immediately listened to Bitao's words Turned pale in shock, how could he just leave?You must know that in this year, there is no such thing as a casual trip, especially for a noble lady like Mrs. Tang, she needs to be surrounded by people.Why did she go back to her mother's house so quietly in the morning?

"Don't worry, my wife. My wife is in a hurry to go back to my mother's house and don't want to disturb others. Girl, think about it, if there are rumors of our current situation, will there be fewer people seeing us off? Girls, rest assured, I still have to hurry back Packing up." Bitao said that she was about to go out, Zili called after Yu: "Get some money for Sister Bitao, and those ingots for urgent use on the road." Bitao thanked Zili and left.

Rest, girl, there are still many things to be busy tomorrow.After sending Bi Tao away after the rain, she came back and saw Zili still leaning on the head of the bed in a daze, she advised Zili to rest quickly.

"You heard some wind, I always feel that something happened." Zili held Yuhou's hand, full of doubts, she had a faint feeling that something must have happened at home.

"It's nothing. By the way, our young master went to Jiangxi with his wife. Today, the girl asked me to deliver something to the young master. When I heard that the young lady was asking someone to pack things, I didn't ask. I just thought that the young master was going out on business. "After the rain, he helped Zili lie down and lowered the curtain.

Ming Qian was careful, she tilted her head thinking about it and suddenly smiled and said: "Yes, I suddenly remembered that Zhao Er, who sent fresh melons and fruits from Zhuangzi in the countryside, came today. I thought there were fresh fruits, so excited I went to the kitchen, but there was no one. I thought that Zhao Er must have come to the capital for other business, and I am afraid that he brought news of the girl’s grandparent’s house. Otherwise, why didn’t I hear the porter say that the Tang family was coming, and the wife would go back home?"

Zili understood that Ziqian's affairs would never end, so she let out a muffled snort, and then she hummed in a vague way, "Go to sleep, who cares about that."

Wang Dingqian and his wife were facing each other with frowning eyebrows under the lamp, "This girl is willing to let go only because she will drag the whole family to death." Wang Dingqian smashed his fists on the table, and the teacups on it kept making clear and crisp knocking sounds. "Why did I raise a scourge! She has already harmed her younger sister, and now she is going to harm the whole family, so I won't go there anymore and tell the people who are looking at her a rope to figure it out!" Madam Tang took Covering his face with a handkerchief, he began to cry.

"Don't cry, what are you talking about. After all, it is the child we have raised for more than ten years. People say that tigers do not eat children. How can you have that idea. In all fairness, what Ziqian did is out of line, but the crime is not serious. Die. That Hu family——" Wang Dingqian can kill and make decisions on the battlefield, but he is a good father to his daughter.In fact, although Wang Dingqian was angry with Ziqian's actions, as a father, he also secretly hoped that Ziqian could live a happy life from now on.

"You are still helping her to speak, that unlucky son of the Hu family has been found, although he is imprisoned in Zhuangzi, but think about it, he—we can't imprison him for a lifetime, what should we do when Hu Qizhong comes to demand someone? This scandal has already been known to the emperor, and the second girl is talking about marriage. If Hu Qizhong and that bastard really make a scene, even if you are partial to the big girl, you can't ignore Zili's life and death. Zimeng is still a younger sister Well, she already has a family and Zili has been delayed, do you really plan to tell Zili not to marry for the rest of her life? I'll deal with those shameless couple right now, don't worry about it!" Mrs. Tang's eyes flickered She has already made up her mind about the light of resoluteness, even if she risked her life in the end, she would not be able to make the Hu family proud.

"What are you going to do? Although Hu Qizhong has lost power, if you touch his son, what if he really makes a mess. You are a woman, and you should stay at home honestly. I will go and see the situation in person." Wang Dingqian sensed his wife's intentions and hurriedly Pressing Mrs. Tang's shoulder.

"How can you go away, you are now serving the emperor all day long, and the capital officials cannot leave the capital without being called. How can you go! Don't worry, I am not those weak grandmas. I was able to do it back then." Get on the horse and kill the enemy, I will ride the horse and tell Ziteng to follow me. Don’t worry, I know that I will not really kill Hu Liangren.” Mrs. Tang held her husband’s wrist with her backhand, stood up and met Wang Dingqian’s eyes, For a moment, Wang Dingqian thought he had seen the young lady of the Tang family who was riding a horse with a saber on her horse again.

After being silent for a while, Wang Dingqian backed down under his wife's determined gaze. He sighed silently: "How good it was when I was leading the soldiers. I was half-tired from fighting and killing in the barracks every day, and I went home to drink and eat and fell asleep. Where are these things that are constantly being cut and arranged and messed up. My courage has become smaller."

"It's good that you know. In the past few years, I have watched you become more and more mother-in-law. You are just like those shivering old women." Mrs. Tang patted her husband on the shoulder and went back to the back room to rest. Wang Dinggan stood there blankly. Concentrated on the spot, he suddenly came to his senses and chased after him: "Madam, I have something to tell you. You must restrain your temper, and don't fuck with the Hu family's son..."

Mrs. Tang took her son to congratulate her because her younger brother was promoted to the general army in Jiangxi. The family stall was handed over to Zili. Now there are hundreds of people in the Wang family, and dozens of things a day all fall on Zili alone. .She gets up at Yin time every day, and sits in the meeting hall on the flower hall inside the second gate, and assigns errands for the day, and the servants at home answer them. Allocation is over.Everyone received their errands and went back to work.Waiting for Xu Shi in the evening, Zili took the housekeeper and the ladies to patrol the various places, and closed the door with the key last night.Usually there are human relations, guests and guests, all kinds of human relations, including the old lady and the old man, as well as the daily life of Wang Dingqian and Wang Ziji's mother and son.It happened that Wang Ziji's marriage was imminent, and Zili had to be distracted to help his aunt with chores.Therefore, although Mrs. Tang went back to her natal family to visit, the Wang family was still in an orderly manner.

Everyone in the Wang family saw Zili's prudent, peaceful, fair and understanding behavior, and they all praised Zili's ability and virtuousness, and they didn't know which one would be lucky enough to marry.

Jia Daishan saw that it would be almost a day since Zili was about to leave for Jinling, but Wang Changchun and Wang Dingqian and his son seemed like gorgeous loaches in the mud. Once Jia Daishan tentatively mentioned how good Jia Zheng was, their family Still wanting to be real relatives with the Wang family, the father and son immediately began gossip about him.Facing Wang Changchun’s Tai Chi Kung Fu, Jia Daishan was very helpless, but unfortunately his Tai Chi Kung Fu was better than him, Jia Daishan could only admit defeat helplessly, thinking in frustration: This great favor was given away for nothing, and I can only blame myself for my cowardice .Back when Wei Chaozhong was in Jinling by the emperor's side, he should have quietly sent a letter to the Wang family telling them to make preparations.If so, Wang Changchun and his son would definitely be grateful for his tip-off.But he was hesitant and dragged it off until the last moment.If I, Wang Changchun, were to make a mistake at that time, the consequences would be disastrous.Although I am safer, the Wang family is still very dangerous. If it was at the beginning—Jia Daishan regretted it a bit.He thinks that he is good at being an official, but his indecisive personality prevents him from making further progress in his official career.

"Mr. Wang over there, please come over and talk." The boy outside reported that Wang Changchun wanted him to come over, Jia Daishan thought it was Wang Changchun who asked him to come over and gossip, so he didn't take it to heart.He casually changed his clothes and strolled over casually with a servant.

The members of the Wang family had been waiting outside the yard for a long time. Seeing Jia Daishan coming out, Wang Xin stepped forward and said: "Our old man got a jar of old wine today and said that it would be a waste of good wine for others to drink. The old man thought about it for a while." I still think the Duke is the most knowledgeable. I specially prepared a table of small dishes in the garden, and invited the Duke to have a few drinks. The sweet-scented osmanthus in the garden is blooming well these days, and the table prepared on the waterside pavilion .”

"Your old man is in a good mood. I'm bothering you these days. I should be the junior to honor the old man. Who knows, I'll get all the money first." Jia Daishan followed Wang Xin to the back garden.

Under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, Wang Changchun and Jia Daishan had wine for three rounds, and both of them felt a little drunk. Suddenly, Wang Changchun held the wine glass and said to Jia Daishan: "You praised this wine just now, but you don't know that I have better wine." of it."

"This hundred-year-old wine is rare in the world. It is good luck to see it in life. If you are lucky enough to taste it in your later life, you will die without regret. No treasure can catch up with this!" Jia Daishan's tongue Both are a bit big.

"Well, what do you think of my second girl? If you think she can still see the past, how about I betroth her to your youngest son?" Wang Changchun narrowed his eyes slightly, and he didn't look at Jia Daishan who was on the opposite side, just leaning against her. Looking at the ripples of the water from the railing.

Jia Daishan was taken aback. What made Mr. Wang suddenly make a decision?