Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

Jia's mother fell on her head, and Mrs. Wang's face was full of tears. Jia Zheng suppressed his grief and sent Xia Shouzhong out.

After getting the news, Jia She and his family hurried over to help and comfort Jia's mother. Jia Lian and Sister Feng looked at me and I looked at you, their faces were full of fear, everything had already happened. Chaos, and now hearing this bad news, the prospects are even more bleak.Sister Feng hurriedly gave Jia Lian a wink, and Jia Lian personally sent Xia Shouzhong onto the horse, and quietly stuffed a purse into his sleeve.

Xia Shouzhong glanced at Jia Lian appreciatively. He thought he would not get any benefit this time. When Jia Zheng sent him out, he didn't show it at all. Unexpectedly, Jia Lian who caught up later was very polite.

Jia Lian said: "Dare to ask my lord, how did our mother die? It will take two or three months to give birth."

Xia Shouzhong rode on the horse, lowered his body, and whispered: "Don't inquire about the affairs of the palace, even if you inquire, you can't find any useful information. I can only say that your mother's life is hard. She doesn't know how to take care of herself and goes to the imperial garden. Appreciating plum blossoms, so I slipped and fell."

But Jia Lian didn't believe these words. Others didn't know, but his cousin who was two years older than Yuan Chun knew very well. , but the mind is shrewd, and she is naturally more cautious when she is pregnant. How can she die due to dystocia due to slipping and falling?There must be something inside.

When he wanted to ask again, Xia Shouzhong waved his hand and said, "Second Lord, don't ask me, I don't know if you ask me, the family can do it for themselves." All eunuchs cannot violate this purpose.

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "Don't dare to ask more about the cause of your mother's death, just ask, when will our mother be mourned?"

Xia Shouzhong glanced at Jia Lian, and said in a vague way: "A funeral? I don't know, just wait for the news. The palace has its own rules. Don't imagine that the funeral is so decent after the death of the old dowager. It is a special case." , shook the reins, and rode away.

Jia Lian stood still in the wind for a while, and came back to Jia Mu's room to tell everyone that when he was talking to Xia Shouzhong and inquiring about the news, everyone had already sent the fainted Jia Mu back to the room, and they were all waiting in the room. Before the imperial doctor was invited, Mother Jia had already come to her senses, lying on the kang in tears, without saying a word for a long time.

Baoyu knelt on the edge of Jiamu's kang, tears were like rain, and there was still a little blood vomited up when he heard the news on the front of his clothes. gone?"

Baochai gently wiped Jiamu's tears. Although her face was full of mourning, her expression was very solemn, and she was not panicked like the others.

Mrs. Wang did not dare to cry in front of Xia Shouzhong. At this time, Fang let out a mournful cry, "My poor son, what's the matter? I have already given away a pearl, and now I want to give it to my mother again." I have two sons and one daughter in my life, and I have already sent the second away. Mrs. Wang was so out of breath from crying that she almost fainted.

Jia Amnesty asked Jia Lian, "What did Eunuch Xia say?"

Jia Lian shook his head and replied: "I didn't find out anything. Eunuch Xia didn't dare to talk about the things in the palace. I was thinking, the empress died at night. Now that it's bright, why is there still no movement in the palace? Should have informed us to come in." The palace crying spirit is the one. I'll go out and inquire later to see if the funeral and posthumous title of the empress can be settled." If there is still no movement, it is not good.

Jia She stroked his beard, stared at him, and said, "Then hurry up, what are you talking about here? There are people in the house who take care of the old lady, so there is no need for you to stick around in front of the old lady."

After Jia Lian heard this, Fang retreated.

Sister Feng followed quietly, and said in a low voice: "When the second master goes out to inquire, he will find out whether the case of Prince Yizhong will affect our family. Prince Yizhong's accident happened, and my mother disappeared immediately. I always feel that It’s unreliable. There’s also the historian’s case, both Hou Baoling and Hou Zhongjing have been imprisoned, why haven’t they been released yet, and they still hide it from the old lady.”

Jia Lian wrapped the cloak tightly around her body, and said: "I understand, we should inquire about everything. Our family has been far away from Prince Yizhong's mansion these years, and we have not been in touch with them, so there is no need to worry. As for historians, anyone who has been convicted will The charges will be settled when the decree is almost reached. If the charges are not clear, how can they directly ransack the house and sell people? Like the Shi family, like the Zhen family, they just wait for several layers of crimes to be collected in one place after the house raid. It seems that the Chinese New Year is almost here No matter what happens, the historian's case will have to be moved to the end of the first month."

The Zhen family, the Shi family, and Prince Yizhong, one incident after another happened, and there was a lot of turmoil inside and outside the capital, which made Jia Lian no longer the old style, and the corners of his eyebrows and eyes were stained with wind and frost, and he looked a little haggard.

Sister Feng lifted her chin to the east, and said: "It's been going back and forth over there. Rong's daughter-in-law used a board from the old Prince Yizhong to make the coffin. The prince just had an accident, and the empress died, there is a big story here, but we can't figure it out. Prince Zhongshun is at odds with our family, and he is in charge of Prince Yizhong's case."

Jia Lian and her said as they walked that they didn't meet anyone on the way. When they reached the second gate, he turned around and asked, "Last time, you said that you would deposit some of the things that the old lady gave to Xuan'er Qiao'er with sister Lin. Have you sent them?" ?”

Sister Feng nodded slightly. In the name of giving a gift, she not only gave it away, but also sent all the valuables in her room.

Jia Lian was a little relieved that these would be enough for future expenses, and the couple were afraid of hurting Daiyu, so they did not dare to mention this matter in front of Jia She, even if they knew that Jia She still had 20 or [-] property in his room, they could not propose it. Jia Amnesty deposited it with Daiyu.

When he lifted his foot to go out, Sister Feng said: "Wait a minute, the second master will go to pay some money on the account before going out. Is there anything free of charge to invite someone to eat and drink? The annual rent is only delivered, and a lot of annual gifts have been collected, so don't say anything in the account There are two or 3000 taels of silver, don’t even try to ask the second master to inquire about it in the mansion and don’t take it out. I’m at home, so the second master should go quickly, don’t ride a horse, ask someone to set up a cart, it’s freezing cold, carefully blown the skin.”

Jia Lian thought it was right, turned around, first went to the account to pay 200 taels of silver, and then took the money in the car to find the dude he knew on weekdays, and called people to pay attention to the news from the court.

However, several families who had been very close to him in the past, when they heard him visit, they all said that they were not at home, and closed their doors immediately.

Jia Lian felt more and more ominous, visited several houses like this, had no choice but to go to Wei's house to look for Wei Ruolan, although he kept his filial piety, he was not worrying about Ding, and he had an apprentice in the palace, so he must know more.

Wei Ruolan and Daiyu got the news earlier, and they really knew the ins and outs of Yuan Chun's death. Not only did they know that before his death, Yuan Chun never forgot the handwriting pleading with Emperor Changtai to spare the Jia family, and they also knew that Yuan Chun's death involved the empress dowager, Wu Guifei, Zhou Guiren, Qi Shufei and other concubines in the harem, and two or three less conspicuous ones also took part.

Emperor Changtai arranged a lot of informants in the harem to inquire about the news, but there were only one or two people in Fengzao Palace. Even if the queen wanted to let Yuan Chun give birth safely, one or two people could be prevented, but everyone could not be prevented.

It was indeed an accident that Yuan Chun slipped and fell, but the little maid who spoke was someone who was placed by Concubine Wu Gui in Concubine Qi Shu's palace. She deliberately said those things to let Yuan Chun know, making her so worried that it was difficult to calmly raise her baby.Around Yuanchun, there were also people placed by nobleman Zhou and concubine Qi Shu, who were also moved during childbirth. Because the time for childbirth was not yet reached, the queen did not have time to arrange for manual delivery. Mrs. Wen went in.

Yuan Chun is also careful in her actions, she doesn't trust anyone's arrangements, not even the queen, let alone those people in the palace with ulterior motives?So I found a steady wife, and ordered someone to ask for it when I was born prematurely.It's a pity that two of the four stable women continued to have diarrhea, one fell and broke his leg a few days ago and was still nursing, and the other one entered the delivery room and couldn't get close.

In fact, the queen has already planned it out. She usually takes all precautions. When Yuanchun gives birth, she needs to be on guard against Mrs. Wen's hands and feet. Hearing that she gave birth prematurely, she also ordered someone to go. Unfortunately, she couldn't enter the delivery room. It turned out that the empress dowager had arrived and was not allowed to enter. .

It is worth mentioning that the Jia family and Prince Yizhong did have shady contacts, and Yuan Chun knew it well.

However, these words cannot be told to Jia Lian, so as not to bring him another catastrophe, let alone the members of the Jia family. Like other people who are so arrogant and far-sighted, think about which of those ladies can allow the Xiande Concubine to give birth safely?"

Jia Lian snorted and said, "I knew it! Which of those ladies is easy to get along with? I wish you could eat me, and I'd eat yours, just like black-eyed chickens. I heard that the empress is happy At that time, your sister-in-law and I were worried, as expected. Good brother, good brother-in-law, there is no other reason? I went to inquire, and everyone avoided me, wishing they had never made friends with me. "

Wei Ruolan looked at him and said, "Brother didn't think of it?"

Jia Lian gave a wry smile and said, "As soon as I heard that the historian was plagiarized and Prince Yizhong was doing something bad, I knew something was wrong. I think they were afraid of being implicated by our family. Who told our family to have contacts with Prince Yizhong and the historian?" Is it the old man?"

After finishing speaking, he asked Wei Ruolan again: "When will our mother's funeral be held?"

Wei Ruolan shook her head and said: "I heard that it is the end of the year, and the empress dowager feels bad luck, and the funeral of the virtuous concubine is not a big deal." In fact, Emperor Changtai has always been indifferent to Yuanchun, and because he found out many things about Prince Yizhong, he decided to Agree with what the Queen Mother said.Even if there is no imperial decree from the empress dowager, and a childless noble concubine is gone, it is usually okay to say that it will definitely not be a big deal in the next year.

After thinking for a while, he said again: "In any case, the funeral of Concubine Xiande must come as usual. Your Majesty has not removed the title and status of Concubine Xiande, it's just that it is not decent enough."

Jia Lian sighed: "At this point, what do you want? Can the posthumous title come down?"

Wei Ruolan said no, thinking that the word "Xiande" is not a posthumous title?Why redraw?For all the concubines in this dynasty, which title is not a single word?Only posthumous titles are double characters.As early as the beginning of the canonization in Yuanchun, he and Daiyu realized that something was wrong, and Yuanchun's identity was forced by Emperor Changtai to come from him. It was her blessing not to be rejected by Emperor Changtai.

After Jia Lian listened, he had to return to Rongguo Mansion.

Daiyu came out from the inner hall, she was completely naked, as if she could not eat fireworks, put her hands on Wei Ruolan's shoulders, tears were still on her face, she choked up and said: "We knew their fate was like this, but we never said it. Passing away, I always feel sorry for myself.”

Wei Ruolan stood up and helped her to sit down, put her cloak around her, and comforted her: "You are thinking that way because you are too thoughtful. If it was someone else, how could you feel so guilty? Besides , you have never done anything against your conscience from the beginning to the end, but instead tried your best to help a few sisters out of the sea of ​​suffering. It is Xiande Concubine, if it is not for your face, the empress would not protect her, but she failed to protect her That's all."

Needless to say, for an emperor such as Emperor Changtai, even the queen is also a cold-hearted person, who should have watched coldly, but because of Daiyu, she used the hands of Emperor Changtai to guard her, trying to protect her. life.As for what was said in front of Emperor Changtai that the royal blood should be taken seriously, that is all nonsense. If this is the case, there are not many people in the harem who are not enough for the queen to protect.

Daiyu nodded and said: "I understand what you said, I am very grateful to the empress. Since Concubine Xiande entered the palace back then, she should understand that there are intrigues in the palace, and her life is not her own."

What Wei Ruolan likes most is Daiyu's kindness and understanding, no matter people or things, she is very measured.

Staring at a bunch of white plums in a vase on several tables, Daiyu said slowly: "The Jia family will be raided sooner or later. I don't know how painful it is for the old lady to experience this calamity after enjoying a lifetime of blessings."

Because of the loss of the manuscript, I don’t know whether Jia’s mother’s funeral was before or after the house was seized. Although some scholars believe that it was before this time, there was a golden and jade marriage, and the wood and stone marriage disappeared. He and Wei Ruolan gave Jia Mu many high-quality supplements and medicinal materials for conditioning, Jia Mu's health is not bad.

Before Wei Ruolan opened her mouth, she heard Daiyu say: "Heaven's evil is still forgiven, but self-inflicted evil cannot live. We can only wait until later to do what we can, and we don't need to do anything else."

Wei Ruolan nodded, agreeing very much.

But when Jia Lian came home, he saw that the Rongguo mansion was sober and clean, without any joy in the twelfth lunar month. The newly married Baoyu and Baochai couples had already taken off their red clothes and put on plain clothes, let alone the others.

Jia Mu had already asked the imperial doctor to take the medicine, she struggled to sit up, and asked Jia Lian what was going on outside. Jia Lian respectfully told Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang that the funeral was not a big deal, and then said: "It seems that the palace didn't call us. As for the posthumous name, I didn’t hear about the meaning of going in to cry for sacrifices. The second master went to work today, so I wonder if no one mentioned it in the court?”

Jia Zheng just got off work and was in Jia's mother's room. Hearing this sentence, he said sadly: "The matter is very strange. The funeral is not willing to hold a big ceremony. The Ministry of Rites asked for the posthumous title of the empress, but was rejected. .”

Jia Amnesty remained silent, Jia Zhen was full of uneasiness, and Jia Lian sighed.

Jia Zhen hurriedly asked: "What does Jia Yucun say? He and the master have always been on good terms. He often comes to our house to appreciate antique calligraphy and paintings with the master. I guess the master sent someone to ask him to inquire about it. It must be easier than us to find out. "

Jia Zheng sighed: "Yu Village has been entrusted, but we don't know the news yet."

After hearing what they said, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang cried even harder. She really became like a tearful person. She couldn't cry and said: "Why is my mother so miserable? If it wasn't for her family, why did this happen? She lived in the palace." After so many years, it was so difficult to conceive such a child, and it was said that it was a sign of a male fetus, but she was exhausted and died."

Sister Feng stood in the corner, staring blankly at the empty museum shelf, recalling the stubborn scene with Yuan Chun when she was young, she couldn't help shedding a few tears. According to Jia Lian's meaning, it was because she said she was pregnant with a boy that she called those empresses. We can't stand it.

Xichun tugged at her sleeve, whispering in her ear, "Sister-in-law, why do I feel that a catastrophe is coming?"

Sister Feng hugged her shoulders, smiled wryly, and said softly: "Good sister, don't worry, there are me and your brother in the family, no matter what, you and Xuan'er Qiao'er cannot be affected by the family."

Over there, Jia's mother is called Sister Feng, and the aunt and sister-in-law can only cover up the topic.

When such a sad event happened, the funeral and funeral were quite deserted, and the family was even more deserted. A few days ago, the servants were still laughing at the Wei family, who would have imagined that it would be their turn, so the whole Jia family was not thinking about it. new year.

Looking into the first month, Baochai felt that there were few masters and many servants in the family, and the expenses were too high. After Jia Lian got married, all the servants who followed her around were servants, so she spoke to Mrs. Wang.Mrs. Wang has been very sad recently, no matter what happened, she ordered her to take care of it alone.

When Baoyu heard about it, he laughed and said, "Okay, let's all go, so you don't have to stay at home and wait on a man like me."

Baochai hurriedly said: "One is that there are too many people in the mansion and the expenses are high, so we must be frugal; the second is that the bride is new, and we should show grace to let them go out; the third is that the girls around the second master are all old, so we can't delay them any longer. Shaohua."

Baoyu stared at her for a few times, then sat on the kang and said, "I know all about it. The oldest one is none other than the attacker. Since your grandma rewarded you with kindness, you should pack up and send someone to bring a letter." To the family, so that I can take you back. As I said before, all the maids around me will be released." These words were addressed to the maids in the room.

Others can still attack others alone, as if a thunderbolt hit their heads, they knelt down on the ground and cried: "Second master, don't drive me away. My mother and elder brother wanted to redeem me back then, but the second master refused to let me go, my mother didn't." After I got married, I made up my mind to serve the second master for the rest of my life."

Baochai frowned, helped her up with her own hands, and said, "I was rewarding you with kindness, but why did you act evil instead?"

Hearing this, Xiren felt chills in his heart, and said, "Grandma, others don't know me, so why doesn't grandma know my heart? Ever since my wife gave her life, I have never been able to go out."

Baochai laughed and said, "What are you talking about? There is no one in a family like ours who can't leave? Today, I follow my wife's wishes and lay off people everywhere. Good girl, I understand your benefits in my heart, and I am grateful for your service. Baoyu has done her duty all these years, but you are the same age as me, how can you delay your lifelong event?"