Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

In fact, Baoyu had already expected the good fate in his heart, but he didn't expect it to be so sudden, and the dust settled without even asking him what he wanted. When he realized it, he heard that Baochai was ordering people to move back home In a few days, only Yihong Courtyard and Daoxiang Village are still inhabited in the Grand View Garden, while Xichun lives outside the garden from time to time, making the Grand View Garden even more desolate.

After receiving Yuanchun's decree, Jia's mother was silent for several days, and this day she told Sister Feng: "I'm so lucky to take care of your brother."

Although Li Wan is the housekeeper's grandmother, she is a widow, so Jia's mother called Sister Feng over and ordered Yuanyang to open the warehouse to move things. The clothes, jewelry and 1 taels of silver were already ready.

Sister Feng looked at the list and was a little surprised. Apart from the 1 taels of betrothal money, there were only [-] pieces of silk and satin for official use, [-] sets of seasonal clothes, [-] pieces of gold and silver jewelry, and all jewelry.Jia Mu dotes on Baoyu, and the mandarin ducks often hang out with them. They all know that Jia Mu gave Baoyu more things to marry. does not fit.

Mother Jia sighed, and said: "Your Majesty has made a decree to give you a marriage. You must get married this year. Bao girl's birthday is suitable for marriage in October. I'm afraid it will be too late to make new ones. The clothes are called sewing room reforms. You can use them. Anyway, people like us don’t want to wear the dowry gift and the few pieces of clothing included in the dowry, but make more delicate ones by our own people in the house. I don’t have many things left, and there are only so many things that can be used as a dowry gift for Baoyu. Ask Yuanyang to take out 3000 taels of silver for the wedding expenses, if it is not enough, ask the second wife to add more. If the second wife dislikes what I give, ask her to take the ladder and buy another one."

Sister Feng and Baochai had never been in close contact, so she didn't care about these things at all, and said with a smile: "What's wrong with the things my ancestors gave? If you have money, you can't buy them. Naturally, the second wife doesn't dislike them. Besides, the younger sisters are out of the cabinet. The cloth, clothes and jewelry are all given by the old lady, and there is no preference for one.” Of course, she did not mention that the clothes and jewelry in Daiyu’s dowry were all newly made before leaving the pavilion.

Mother Jia waved her hand, felt tired and lay down, her body was covered with a red silk quilt, her head of white hair was dragged by the pillow, she became more and more old and haggard, and said: "Even if I dislike it, there is nothing I can do. Go ahead, Seriously cook, I will give you my own benefits."

Since her family was in such a state of decline, Sister Feng didn't want any benefits, so she agreed to come out and show the list to Mrs. Wang.

Now that there is joy in Yuanchun, Baoyu is engaged, and Mrs. Wang is satisfied. She is ordering Yuchai to rummage through boxes and cabinets to find things for Baoyu. The furnishings of the bed and couch are provided by Baochai as a dowry, but the rest must be prepared by oneself, and the window screens, door curtains, etc. must be replaced with new ones.

Li Wan stood aside, serving tea to his mother-in-law.

Seeing Sister Feng coming in, Mrs. Wang asked what was the matter. After reading the list, she was not picky, and said: "Your brother Bao is very urgent to get married, and you will have a big gift in a few days. If you can't do it again, you will use what the old lady gave you." stop."

It was the beginning of August at that time, and it was less than two months before October, and the five ceremonies had to be completed within this period before we could greet him personally. In the past few days, the ceremonies of acceptance and name asking had already been performed, and Najib’s An auspicious day has also been set for the eighth day of August.Usually, the day for the grand ceremony is set about one month before the wedding, but now that Yuanchun is giving the wedding, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue are afraid that the night will be long and dreams, so the date set by the two families is even more urgent.

Sister Feng said: "Since my aunt said so, I will ask someone to prepare the sheep wine and fruit cakes for hire. It's just that the dowry and the money for the wedding banquet were given by the ancestors, but not the money for these things. There is also the money for the eighth day. A small set fee."

Mrs. Wang said disapprovingly: "How much does the sheep wine fruit cake and a few tables of banquets cost? Go to the account and pay."

Li Wan didn't say a word, and took two steps back quietly. Sister Feng lowered her eyebrows and hid the sarcasm in her eyes, and said: "Although this fee is not very much, it will cost a few hundred taels. But my aunt knows all about the situation in the mansion, where is there any money to pay? There is nothing in the warehouse in the bank, so if I ask my sister-in-law to find a way, it will be difficult for a while."

Mrs. Wang frowned when she heard this, thought for a while, and said: "You put it down first, I know you have money in hand, and I will give it to you after the wedding is over, or send someone to put it on credit first, and it will be settled in October." I'll pay you later."

Seeing that Mrs. Wang was always refusing to pay, Sister Feng sneered in her heart, and said, "Look at what Auntie said, how can I have any money? I gave some to my second sister, and then some to my sister Lin, and the rest to my fourth sister and Qiaoer, the fourth sister is 16 years old this year, and she is talking about kissing. Qiaoer should say kissing in a year or two. Next, brother Xuan, who doesn’t need money for studying? That year, the money owed was repaid, and there was not much left. The clothes we wore in [-] were all made in the mansion, and the jewelry was still the same as before, very old, how could we put up the money? Since our family has paid off the debt, it is not as easy as before. , and it will be given after two months, and they may not be willing. But my aunt, if you just bring out a few unworn top clothes, you can deposit a few hundred taels of silver and come back as an envoy."

Sister Feng insisted on refusing to deposit money or credit things. It was related to Baoyu's happy event, and Li Wan could not be ordered to do it. Mrs. Wang had no choice but to ask Yu Chuan'er to bring out two red gold necklaces inlaid with pearls and gemstones. Give it to Sister Feng, temporarily deposit 400 taels of silver, and say, "I will redeem it when your sister Xue enters the door. You don't have to die."

When the things were in hand, Sister Feng said goodbye immediately. As soon as she left Mrs. Wang's inner room and walked to the back porch, Li Wan came up from behind and said with a smile: "Girl Feng, I have something to ask you, at least take care of me. Thank you very much.”

Sister Feng turned around and saw her, and saw that she was wearing a half-new pair of snow-green trousers with a gray horse-face skirt underneath, no gorgeous ornaments on her head, and no joy in her eyes, so she asked, "What's the matter, sister-in-law?" Can't solve it, come and beg me?" She and Li Wan have always had a face-saving relationship, and they have always been selfless, so seeing Li Wan like this at this time, she was very surprised.

Li Wan sighed slightly, lowered his voice and said: "Lan'er is also [-] or [-] years old this year, and he has never seen old ladies and wives handling life-long affairs for him, and I am a widow and cannot go out. I don't know which lady is good. You are the only one who often goes out to socialize with the fourth girl, so I have to come to beg you." She taught Jia Lan to study and practice martial arts, intending to get a background in the imperial examination, but in fact, she wanted to ask Daiyu to help her marry her. Lin Ruhai's old friends are mostly from this way, However, Daiyu is not in the capital, and only Sister Feng, who wants to be close to Daiyu, is the only one.

Seeing that Baoyu was about to get married, Jia Lan was only three or four years younger than him, and she had already made a lifelong decision in someone else's house. Li Wan was in a hurry, and no one in the house cared about Jia Lan's affairs. Taking advantage of Yuanchun's family-happy time to make a good marriage for Jia Lan, it is expected that it will be easier than before.

She had thought that it would be good if Yuan Chun didn't know a man and woman in her womb at this time, and it would be better if she gave birth to a prince tomorrow, but what should she do if she gave birth to a princess?I'm afraid that even those who are willing to get married are unwilling, so it's better to get engaged to Jia Lan at this time.

Sister Feng glanced at her and said with a smile, "what am I supposed to do? It turns out to be this. In my opinion, my sister-in-law doesn't need to be in a hurry, and she doesn't need to beg me. Not to mention that the second master and second wife are in charge, she just waits for Bao girl to come in." After entering the door, as Lange'er's direct aunt, she acts generously. Your sisters-in-law are very close, and they were housekeepers and directors together. If you look for her, can she bother about Lange'er? She can read and write, she is sensible and sensible, and she is better at seeing people than me, who is blind."

Hearing these words, Li Wan's heart sank, and just as he was about to say more, he suddenly heard Mrs. Wang send a little maid to call him, so he had to go back to listen to Mrs. Wang's orders, thinking that he would go to Sister Feng to beg her tomorrow.

Sister Feng looked at her back and smiled coldly, thinking to herself that when Baochai came in, there would be something for the sisters-in-law to tell her to see. When she walked to the big screen wall of Fenyou, she saw Caixia coming out of the small passage.Sister Feng stood still, looked at her, and saw that she was already dressed as a woman, and her appearance became more and more beautiful. She asked, "What are you doing here? When did you get married? You didn't send anyone to tell me."

Caixia hurriedly said hello and said: "I heard that my mother and Baoyu were very happy. When I went back to my mother's house to give the gift, my mother urged me to come to congratulate my wife. I was going to greet grandma when I walked in front of grandma's door, but I happened to meet her at the door. .”

Then he blushed again, and said: "We got married at the beginning of the year, the house was busy, and the one who married was an outsider, so I didn't dare to tell grandma, as if Tete came to ask for grandma's reward. Thanks to grandma's understanding of righteousness that year That’s why I didn’t ask me to marry Wang’er’s youngest son, and I’m blessed today.” When I heard that Jia’s family paid back the money and sold them, Wang’er’s family told Jia Lian to sell them far away, and Caixia cried out to relieve her anger.

That year she rejected Wang'er's family's marriage proposal. Because of her old relationship with Jia Huan, Caixia secretly sent her younger sister, Xiaoxia, to find Aunt Zhao. Unexpectedly, Aunt Zhao was willing, but Jia Huan didn't take it seriously. After giving Baoyu and Jia Huan two maids, Aunt Zhao couldn't bring it up again.Caixia's heart became cold, she suffered from a serious illness, and she had to take care of her for a long time, so she simply hired someone outside, instead of staying in the sad place of Rongguo Mansion.

Sister Feng said with a smile: "Lin Zhixiao always said hello to the second master. That kid Wang'er is not worthy, and I think so too. Now that you have settled down, I am happy for you. What kind of family are you talking about outside? "

Caixia said in a low voice, "It's from Erye Yun's next door. His surname is Ni, and his name is Ni Er."

Sister Feng heard it familiar, and it took a long time to remember, and said: "I know, when Yun'er gave me a gift that year, she still borrowed money from this man. Zhiyun'er's uncle is quite chivalrous. After she got married, Xiaohong worked in front of me. I told you about the past. Don't think about it. It must be a matchmaker for you. However, I remember that Ni Er had Wife and daughter, how did they match you up?"

Hearing that Sister Feng knew everything, Caixia didn't hide anything, and said: "His wife passed away a few years ago due to dystocia, with two dead bodies, only one daughter left, and no other family members. The fifth grandma saw him living alone. It doesn't seem like a thing, so I asked Mrs. Lin to be a matchmaker, I am not from a good family, so I accepted this family and married."

Sister Feng nodded slightly, and said: "So that's the case. You and Xiaohong are neighbors in the neighborhood now, how is Xiaohong? Ever since she became pregnant, I asked her to go to her family to rest and rest, and I haven't been here for half a month. "

Caixia hurriedly laughed and said: "It seems that the birth is due in mid-August, the mother and son of the fifth grandma, the second master Yun, and Xiaohong's parents are all staring at Xiaohong, not daring to ask her to go out, Xiaohong usually goes We hang out at home for a while. When she is confinement, she must first come to pay her respects to grandma, and she must hold my brother to beg grandma's reward."

Sister Feng said: "I can still afford a silver lock, and I'm not afraid of her coming. I just love to see you girls leave here one by one, have children after leaving the court, and a group of boys and girls will come to pay my respects tomorrow."

Caixia laughed again, and said, "It's all thanks to Grandma's grace that we are what we are today."

Without waiting to tell the story of the farewell, Feng'er said that Daiyu had sent someone to deliver the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts. Except for the ones for the family, the rest were all signed one by one, and she had already taken them back to the room. Ask Caixia to greet Mrs. Wang and go back to her room.

After reading it, Sister Feng ordered someone to return the gift and someone to take it back.Wei Ruolan and Daiyu give festival gifts every year, except for some filial piety to Wei Mu and Jia Mu and other elders, each family has not left any gifts, and each family has returned gifts. Every year, the gift givers stay in the capital for a few days. When I went back, I brought the gifts from various families. Fortunately, Ping'an Prefecture is very close to the capital, so the travel is convenient.

In the past two years, Ping'an Prefecture has been governed in an orderly manner. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and there is no banditry. Because Ping'an Prefecture is located on an important road, there are many merchants in the past. You can see traces of merchants on the dry roads and waterways every day. Gradually, it is as prosperous as it was 20 years ago. .

Daiyu received the gift in return, read it briefly, and then ordered someone to put it in the inner treasury.

She read Sister Feng's and Xichun's letters, and learned about the big and small things in the Rongguo Mansion, she sighed, and before going to bed, she whispered to Wei Ruolan: "If big sister doesn't have this child, it may not be good to be safe and do her best. As a result, Piansheng is happy at this time, I am afraid that those concubines who have children will not tolerate her. The place where durian flowers bloom to illuminate the palace, shouldn't it be here?"

Wei Ruolan stretched her hand through the back of her neck, touching her skin, her arms seemed to be smearing fat, but because Wei's mother and Jia's mother were the same, she fell ill one after another, so she and Daiyu sent many high-quality medicinal materials to Beijing , always not getting better, so recently Wei Ruolan didn't dare to ask for sex very much, and said: "I heard that there is no male and female, so there is a publicity in the grandmother's house. Because it has nothing to do with the uncle's house, there is not much movement in the uncle's house, and others Not so, very proud of it.”

He got more news than Daiyu, which was related to the court's movements.

Although the Rongguo Mansion is declining day by day, it is a centipede after all, and its roots are intertwined in Chang'an and Jinling. The number of officials who once attached to Jia's family or relied on Jia Zheng to obtain official positions is actually quite a few. How many, is there any reason not to flatter the Jia family?There are also two close relatives of King Shi, and it was fine if there was no news from Yuanchun in the palace, and they were privately considering which prince would be more suitable for Emperor Changtai, now that Yuanchun confirmed that they are happy, but they don't know who they are, these families have moved their minds.

Not only that, while Ningguo Mansion was looking forward to the birth of a prince in Yuanchun, at the same time, they were inseparable from Prince Yizhong's mansion.Outsiders don't know about Zhang Kuang's relationship with Prince Yizhong, how could Wei Ruolan not know about it?Emperor Changtai had secretly guarded against Prince Yizhong's rebellion, and sent people to watch him all the time, just waiting for Prince Yizhong to make a move so that he could catch him all in one go.

After hearing this, Daiyu frowned and said: "So, the capital is in great chaos? Several of the princes have grown up, forming cliques for their own interests, and Prince Yizhong is watching over him. I am a little worried about the empress."

Wei Ruolan comforted her, "Your Majesty knows it well, don't worry."

Daiyu sighed: "How can I rest assured? Since ancient times, those who competed for the throne have implicated many families. The Ningguo Mansion has committed its own crimes and cannot survive, and I don't care about them. The Empress is impartial, so it is good in our eyes. There must be some concubines and princes who think so, but a narrow-minded person like the eldest son of the emperor is afraid that he will hate the impartiality of the empress. Is the struggle for the palace inferior to the struggle for the first son? Or some concubines have become ambitious and seized the opportunity It’s unknown if there’s chaos.”

Wei Ruolan said with a smile: "Your Majesty and Your Majesty are so wise, they are protected from water. When I took Zhang Kuang down, I learned a lot of secrets from him. I gave it to Your Majesty, and everyone around me cleaned it up. Since the empress knows what these people are thinking, is there any reason not to be on guard? There must be an idea. Go to sleep, tomorrow night I have to watch the moon."

After hearing this, Daiyu closed her eyes and slept peacefully.

The next day was the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wei Ruolan wiped out four or five prefectures and cities in Ping'an Prefecture and the coast, the army had nothing to do, so she went home early to watch the moon with Daiyu.

Unexpectedly, just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Emperor Changtai ordered the Ministry of Rites to deliver an edict to transfer Wei Ruolan to Beijing to take over as the envoy of the Beijing Camp.

Wei Ruolan has not been in this position for three years, she thought she would leave next year, but she did not expect to leave now.After receiving the imperial decree, the whole family got busy, Wei Ruolan handed over to the person who succeeded her, and Daiyu packed her luggage at home.

Hearing that they were about to return to Beijing, both the common people and the soldiers were very sad.

When Wei Ruolan was in charge of the army here, it took more than a year to train several elite divisions, and taught a lot of kung fu suitable for the battlefield to the soldiers under his command. It also has the function of strengthening the body. It has inexhaustible strength when farming in the fields, and it can also bring back a lot of game when hunting in autumn and winter.How many soldiers are grateful for this, since Wei Ruolan came to Ping'an Prefecture, there has been no shortage of military pay in the army, and he is the leader of the soldiers, no one wants him to leave.

Wei Ruolan was very free and easy, and he was replaced by Emperor Changtai's confidant, who was carefully selected by Emperor Changtai to be worthy of a great job.Don't look at Emperor Changtai's many confidants, and there are also black sheep.Although the person who came today is older, he has learned a few skills from Wei Ruolan, and he has a very good friendship with Wei Ruolan, and because he has been with Emperor Changtai for a long time, so he is not someone who treats soldiers and people harshly.