Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

The Zhang family is not like the Jia family after all, so the rules are naturally different. After the mother-in-law came in, she didn't seem to see Zheng's official matchmaker, and said to Mrs. Zhang, "Ma'am, something happened to the Jia family. It's serious."

Zheng Guanmei's face immediately changed color, and when he looked at Mrs. Zhang, his expression was the same as his own.

After all, Mrs. Zhang calmed down quickly after going through the world, and asked: "Which Jia family has an accident? What happened? There are several Jia families in the capital, not only Ninguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion."

The mother-in-law seemed to feel a little cold, and stomped her feet, Fang replied: "Which Jia family is there? It is the Jia family who is betrothed to our second master! Early this morning, some officials impeached the head of the Jia family, Mr. Zhen from Ningguo Mansion, Mr. She and Mr. Zheng from Rongguo Mansion have all been imprisoned, and they have been accused of dozens of crimes."

Mrs. Zhang was taken aback, and said: "They are all charged with those crimes? How are you doing now?" I felt hatred and regret in my heart. I knew that Jia's family was defeated, so I shouldn't have discussed marriage with their family early on. If my family was tired What should be done.

The mother-in-law said: "There are so many crimes that I can't list them one by one. I can only vaguely remember a few, including impeachment and pardon for lax family management, connivance of domestic slaves bullying men and women, hiding criminals' property, taking part in lawsuits, Those who exploited profiteering were those who seduced the children of the aristocratic family to gamble and drink, and associate with Prince Yizhong's residence during the impeachment of Uncle Zhen's Family Filial Piety and National Filial Piety."

Mrs. Zhang only heard about the impeachment of Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhen. She asked why there was no Jia Zheng. The accusation of restraint, it can be seen that he is an upright person."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang felt that something was wrong with Jia's family, and asked if the current sage had approved the arrest.

The old woman replied honestly: "Not yet. When the master sent someone to send the news back, it was said in the court that the master She went to the court to defend himself, because although the master She was a hereditary official, he did not have a real position. Therefore, there is this purpose.”

Mrs. Zhang frowned, and said: "The Zhen family and the Shi family who were copied are all old ministers. Why didn't they let them defend themselves when they copied them, and they just sent them off, and they can go to the court to defend themselves when the master is pardoned? The master sent them." Where is the kid, I have to ask carefully what is going on." I thought that Jia She would have nothing to worry about after paying back the money owed, but who knows that his family has done so many evil things in private.

The mother-in-law hurriedly replied: "Even if someone is impeached, it depends on whether the sages are accurate or not, and they will be punished if they are found out. How can anyone be punished immediately after hearing the impeachment. Just like Wei Jiedushi, in the past When he suppressed the bandits in Ping'an Prefecture, how many people impeached him for being too cruel? The sage never suppressed it. Besides, the virtuous concubine died less than a hundred days ago, and there was another Jia San girl in front of her who married and got married. The current saint didn't mention it, and the old ministers in the court went in and asked the current saint to deliver an edict to let Master She go to the court to defend himself."

Mrs. Zhang also recalled this episode. The Zhen family and the Shi family were all punished after being impeached, but after the impeachment, the evidence of the crime was found to be convincing, the house was ransacked after several serious crimes were committed, and finally all the crimes were combined to be sentenced.

At a time when the news was turbulent, and the Jia family had another incident, Mrs. Zhang inevitably regretted getting married.

Zheng Guan Media heard this, and quickly interjected: "There are so many things going on outside, I have to inquire about it, and I will bid farewell to my wife first, and my wife will call me here tomorrow if I have something to do."

Mrs. Zhang suddenly said: "Wait a minute!"

Zheng's official media yelled that it was not good, and couldn't help scolding herself for being troublesome in her heart. Feeling remorseful.Although she knew that Mrs. Zhang's thoughts were completely reasonable, but it was a bit heartless and ungrateful to regret it because the woman's family committed a crime after they had already engaged in marriage.

Zheng official media has been a matchmaker for many years, and they have encountered many things, such as the Jia family who went wrong, and the in-laws like the Zhang family who repented and retired and divorced their wives. It depends on how you behave.

She had planned to leave, but now she heard Mrs. Zhang's words, she had to stop and said with a smile, "What's your order, Madam?"

Mrs. Zhang stared straight at the Zheng official media, her expression fluctuating, and it took a long time before she said: "No, you should first tell the second grandma Lian of Rongguo Mansion what I said today, and then comfort Lian for me about the affairs of the court. A few words from Second Mistress."

Zheng Guanmei thought for a moment, and then she understood that Mrs. Zhang was more regretful after listening to her mother-in-law than before, but Jia She was impeached today. Adding insult to injury is a hindrance to reputation, and Mrs. Zhang never knew that she had seen through her mind long ago, so Mrs. Zhang wanted to retreat but couldn't retreat because of her reputation. She was afraid of being blamed, so even if she retreated, she couldn't choose today. today.

Having figured this out, Zheng's official media pretended not to see Mrs. Zhang's thoughts, and asked Mrs. Zhang repeatedly if she had any other orders, before leaving Zhang's house and rushing to Rongguo Mansion to find Sister Feng.At that time, Jia Amnesty was about to go out, and the whole family panicked. Except for Sister Feng, no one cared about the arrival of Zheng's official matchmaker, let alone Sister Feng's meeting with Zheng's official matchmaker.

Although something happened to the Jia family, Daiyu was still there, as smart as Zheng. The official media dared not show any disrespect. They first asked Sister Feng how she was, and then told Sister Feng all about Mrs. Zhang's words, deeds, behavior and thoughts.

Sister Feng smiled coldly, before she could speak, she saw Xichun coming out of the inner hall, and said in a deep voice, "Then call off this marriage."

Xichunyuan suppressed her worries about Jia Amnesty in Jiamu's room, and comforted Jiamu with Mrs. Xing's mother and daughter. When she heard Zheng's official media coming, she followed quietly and hid in the inner hall.

Sister Feng turned around and saw Xichun's face covered with frost, she knew that she was very annoyed, Xichun was withdrawn, even more cold and arrogant than Daiyu, so far only Daiyu and her husband, wife and children were the only people in her eyes. Those who didn't care about her, and suddenly heard what the Zhang family did, even if the Zhang family didn't retire and cherish the spring, they would not want to marry.

Xichun sneered and said: "Since the Zhang family is afraid that we will make them tired, they simply will not have any contact with them for the rest of their lives. Sister-in-law, after a while, send the Dingli and Gengtie to their home by Zheng Matchmaker, and if they are brought back to our home, call them They write divorce papers."

Zheng Guanmei sat below, heard this, got up quickly and said: "Girl, how did you get to this point."

Xichun shook her head and said: "They already dislike me, even if there is no such thing as our lord being impeached, it's meaningless for me to enter the door, and I will suffer a lifetime of setbacks, which is hopeless for life. People have made false accusations, and the charges have not yet been determined, so they just do it, which shows how weak they are. I understand that their thinking like this is reasonable, even my sister-in-law is not willing to marry a daughter who will be in trouble for her nephew. Do not do unto others if you want to do it to others. This is the most important principle since ancient times, and I will not say that there is anything wrong with them. However, when other people encounter such things, why are they not like them? Let’s not talk about the distance, just talk about the immediate The historian's second younger sister, Xiangni, was defeated before she left the court. Everyone thought that Xiangni was locked in the servant's room in the backyard like the girls, waiting to be sold by the officials. Who knew that the husband said that she had already been engaged by the two families? It's my own wife, Tete picked her up and left to temporarily stay in another courtyard to wait for Shi's family affairs before talking about entering the house and so on, and now she has been taken by Sister Yun to take care of her."

Among other things, Xiangyun is quite affectionate and righteous in these matters. It is strange that some people say that a friend in adversity is a friend.After the historian was copied, even the Jia family stayed away, and Xiangyun and Ge Xu were busy taking care of it, spending countless favors and money.The former son and two masters Shihou were sentenced to exile for three thousand miles to the bitter cold land of northern Xinjiang. The remaining wives, daughters-in-law, etc. were sold as slaves by officials in the streets, and they were all bought by Xiangyun with a lot of money. Now she is placed in the dowry house, but Shi Xiangni's husband's family is still willing to marry in, and they don't care that she doesn't have a dowry, so they follow their mother's order and stay alone in Ge's house, waiting to be released from the court.

Sister Feng sighed: "How many are there like the second sister Shi's son-in-law's family? After all, there are many people who seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. My sister said that Zhang's thoughts are all reasonable, and I don't need other words to despise their family. So, I simply withdrew from this marriage. Now that I despise my sister like this, it will be even harder in the future." The official impeached Jia She, and the charges shocked her, and all the things Mrs. Wang did were all blamed on Jia She. Well, when it comes to crime, it's really not light.

Official Zheng Media was dumbfounded. They never expected that Sister Feng and Xichun would be so strong-minded. At this time, the family encountered such a major event and was on the verge of collapse. If others would only wish to keep their marriage, they would let the girl get away. The two sisters-in-law wanted to resign !She thought and thought, and asked, "Second Mistress, Fourth Miss, do you mean to withdraw?"

Sister Feng raised two high willow-leaf hanging eyebrows, and said bluntly: "That's right. If you don't take advantage of this time to withdraw, why don't they come to our house to withdraw after something happens to our family? People who spread rumors for the purpose of withdrawing will not In the minority."

Xichun nodded at the side, and said: "Even if I cut my hair and become my sister-in-law, I don't want this marriage to continue."

Zheng Guanmei sighed slightly. She often went in and out of Jia's house. She knew some of Xichun's idiosyncrasies. The reputation was even worse, so he pondered for a moment and said: "Since that's the case, I'll go to their house to discuss divorce. I said that my wife, grandma and girl know that their family is in trouble, and they don't know the future. They are afraid that they will be tired, so they propose to dissolve the marriage alliance. Ask them to find another good relationship for my brother."

Sister Feng clapped her palms and said, "To avoid long nights and dreams, I will trouble Matchmaker Zheng. Let's go now, and let Mrs. Zhang rest assured, lest I think our family has fallen, and I will rush to tie this door in vain. Marriage." While speaking, she ordered Xiaohong to fetch the engagement letters of the two families, the marriage proposal, and Xiao's regular gifts.

Xichun personally checked it out for Zheng's official media, and said: "I have no reason to keep the needles and threads of a girl's family in their hands. When they write the letter of divorce, they must take the same gift as the return gift from our family when I was young. return."

When I was young, Jia's return gift was her needlework, clothes, purses and other things, all made by herself.

Zheng's official media fully agreed, and unconsciously asked a question, and said: "Such a big matter is related to the girl's life, why don't grandma and the girl tell the old ladies and wives?"

Sister Feng waved her hand and said: "Our lord and wife have handed over this matter to me long ago. I have the final say on whether it is good or bad. Besides, you also know that something happened to our house. I don't know which evil bastard came to impeach me. My lord, I don't know where those charges come from. The mansion is in a state of anxiety over the impeachment case, so there is no need to disturb them about the fourth sister's marriage."

Zheng's official media understood, and comforted Sister Feng, saying that the family is powerful and powerful, and they will surely turn the danger into a bargain. Fang came to Zhang's house with gifts, engagement letters and other things. After such words, Mrs. Zhang was unwilling to write a letter of resignation, for fear of outsiders. I know that my family is not good.

Official Zheng said with a smile: "Second Grandma Lian and Fourth Miss are so reasonable, Madam, please don't disappoint their kindness. They naturally know that the family is kind and upright, and even if they are convicted in the future, the family will not do anything wrong. It's a matter, but I just understand the character of the mansion, so I don't want to burden the manor, and I don't want to delay the second young master."

In fact, Mrs. Zhang couldn't wish for it in her heart, but she said in her mouth: "How can this be? They are always thinking of us, so we can't do this thing of retiring and regretting the marriage, which makes people laugh."

Zheng's official media saw a little bit, and hurriedly said: "It was the intention of the Jia family, how can it be said that the family retired and regretted the marriage?"

Mrs. Zhang pretended not to agree, and after two or three pushes, she agreed as if she couldn't stand the lobbying of Zheng's official media, and ordered someone to study ink, and asked the gentleman in the study to write a letter of resignation, together with Xichun's needlework. Hand it over to Zheng Guan Media together.

The gift from Zhang's family to Jia's was delivered clearly. Zheng's official media had carefully read the needlework and resignation letter, and there was no omission. Fang bid farewell and returned to Rongguo Mansion. The needles and threads brought back from the Zhang family were all thrown into the brazier and burned, and said coldly: "It is better to turn dirty things into fly ash."

Sister Feng smiled, and ordered Xiaohong to seal 50 taels of silver to Zheng's official media, and said: "I probably don't need to explain what to say after I go out. I don't ask for anything else, just to keep our girl's reputation and dignity, which is what Sister Lin thinks." Also remember your kindness."

Official Zheng said with a smile: "Grandma, don't worry, there is no grandma and girl in the capital who understand righteousness. Who dares to say no?"

The Jia family knew that their family was going to be in trouble, so in order not to burden the husband's family, they decided to withdraw from the marriage, not to mention Mrs. Zhang's hesitation before and after. If such a story spread, everyone in Chang'an City would say that the Jia family was kind and appropriate, and they would definitely not say Xichun. Not at all.

Sister Feng was very satisfied with the knowledge of Zheng's official media, and when the contents of the brazier were burned out, she ordered someone to take the letter of resignation to the yamen to cancel the marriage letter, and took Xichun to Jia's mother's room to wait for the news from the court. Jia Amnesty had gone For most of the day, there was still no news at this time. Mother Jia couldn't bear it any longer. She was lying on the kang, listening to Baoyu's words with a sad face, while Mrs. Wang sat in a corner in a daze, with a strange look, not like before.