Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

Daiyu didn't know anything about this, nor did she know that the most painful thing about Xi Ren as the wife of an actor was this, and Wei Ruolan didn't like to tell Daiyu about the eating, drinking, whoring and gambling of these dandies, for fear of getting dirty. Therefore, the husband and wife had lunch and fished till evening. On the way, Wei Ruolan went hunting in the mountains and returned with a full load.

The next day when the snow cleared, Wei Ruolan still went to the palace first, then went to the capital camp on the outskirts of the city to practice, and then went to various villages to help people sweep the snow and remove accumulations. Temporarily placed in the farm.

Wei Ruolan was not idle during wild fishing and hunting yesterday, and she made this decision after investigating the local people's conditions.

Of course, when doing such good deeds, it is all done in the name of Emperor Changtai.

The more powerful Wei Ruolan is, the more cautious Wei Ruolan will act. Although Emperor Changtai employs people without doubting others, Wei Ruolan believes that it is still necessary to keep one's own place and keep one's hands on paper affairs.Now the dispute over the heir apparent in the court is getting more and more intense, the case of Prince Yizhong has only been over for a long time, and the court is full of smog, and several people don’t go to check the suffering of the people’s livelihood, and don’t look to see if the snow has crushed the people’s eaves She, don't think about whether the people are suffering from hunger and cold, and confront each other at court meetings every day.

After discussing with Daiyu, Wei Ruolan understood the intention of Emperor Changtai to keep these people. One is to check and balance each other, the other is to test their loyalty, and the third is when they fight, they always secretly investigate each other's charges before impeaching them. I can't wait to send the other party to prison and install someone of my own to take over. In this way, Emperor Changtai will save a lot of trouble.

Thinking of this, Wei Ruolan shook her head and sighed, looking at the snow mountain and pine forest, she couldn't help thinking of Daiyu, she didn't know what to do at home.

Daiyu was taking care of the affairs at home at this time, and ordered someone to send two lively pheasants to Miaozhen, and a large piece of fresh venison, and ordered: "Tell mother, I finished eating today, and I will send a new one tomorrow." .”

The daughter-in-law in charge agreed and delivered it in person.

Who knows that Miaozhen is not in the Taoist temple at this time, but in Jinghui's meditation room in Muniyuan, discussing Taoist scriptures and Buddhist scriptures with Jinghui and Miaoyu. Said: "Miaoyu is fine. She is young and has not inherited the master's ability, but she said Jinghui, you can calculate, when will I get what I want?"

Master Jinghui took a look at her and said with a smile, "The Buddha said: Don't reveal the secrets of heaven."

Miaozhen snorted, and said: "Don't say these things in front of me as soon as possible, what Buddha said, this sentence is definitely not said by Buddha. I haven't drunk alcohol or meat for three days in a row, and I am afraid that I will offend the Bodhisattva here. You are better. Not me."

Miaoyu put down the green jade bucket that she used to eat tea at home, and said in confusion: "What is Master Miaozhen asking? Now the envoy of Wei Jiedu holds two positions and is an extremely personable minister, and Miss Lin is a unique smart woman in the world. The two are a match made in heaven, and they live a peaceful and comfortable life, what is there not to be satisfied with, Master, and what else is there to ask for?"

Miaozhen sighed: "You have been a monk since you were a child, and you don't know many things in the world of mortals. How do you know what I hope for? Today's life is beautiful, and there is only one thing missing, so I say it is a fly in the ointment."

Miaoyu was still puzzled when she heard this, Jinghui smiled and said: "Listen to her nonsense, she is not a monk sincerely, she wants to go back to the world of mortals to embrace her grandson."

Miaoyu suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "So that's the case. If Master Miaozhen begs for a child for Wei Jiedu and Miss Lin, wouldn't it be good to go to the empress to send the child away? There are a lot of cigarettes, we don't care about that here."

Jinghui laughed at the side.

Miaozhen said: "I really want to, but I'm afraid that my son and daughter-in-law know too much. They have been married for more than four years. Although I am impatient, I can't ask why there is no news when I think of the old lady's passing away. Now there are a few families who are not in harmony with us, and they are always gossiping behind their backs. If I show anxiety, won’t they be more worried? I have to cover it up and reassure them. I have this daughter-in-law. Human nature is to look forward to Sichuan, and I can't escape the vulgarity."

Speaking of this, Miaozhen couldn't help but let out a long sigh, laughing at herself.

Miaozhen comforted Daiyu by saying that she was not in a hurry. In fact, the anxiety in her heart was not inferior to that of Daiyu. She hoped that Daiyu would give birth to a son as soon as possible. Mouth.

Yesterday she went back to her natal family. It turned out that Yunqing, the nephew of her eldest brother's family, had added a son. She didn't want to hear about Daiyu's mother, Jia Min, from the second sister-in-law. It is obvious that she has no children for a year, so it is better to choose a good-born child from the same family and send it to be the second wife. In the future, the child will also have the blood of the Yun family.

Miaozhen hates these calculations the most in her life, she is not Wei Ruolan's biological mother, how can she interfere in the affairs of Wei Ruolan and Daiyu's room?Even the biological mother could not allow her son to have a concubine within five years of marriage, so she vehemently refuted it back then.Besides, compared to the concubine born to the second wife, she prefers the grandson who can inherit Zongzhen, that is the legitimate heir.

After breaking up with the second sister-in-law, she learned from the elder sister-in-law that there was a concubine in front of the second sister-in-law. When Wei Ruolan was giving the Dragon Boat Festival gift to the Yun family's uncles and aunts, she peeped at Wei Ruolan and immediately fell in love with her. his character.Of course, this woman loves Wei Ruolan's power even more. If Wei Ruolan is poor and down-and-out, even if she looks like Pan'an and Zijian, this woman may not be able to fall in love with her.The second brother and the second sister-in-law also want Wei Ruolan's help, and they agree with their daughter's attempt to replace Daiyu, so they propose to themselves.

Jinghui recited a sentence of Buddha, and said with a smile: "How many people are not like this? This shows that you are a big layman, wearing a Taoist robe and not forgetting the world, and insulting Fangwai's purity. But you can say this In other words, they are already better than the common people. According to me, they are young and healthy, so why are you in a hurry? Let nature take its course, and your wishes will come true."

Miaozhen cheered up, and said: "I originally said the same thing. I just said something well in front of people, and I couldn't get over it, and I couldn't stop those people's mouths, so I came to ask you to calculate. I am so relieved, and they are so relieved. .”

Jinghui shook her head and said, "No matter how you ask, I can't figure it out."

Miaozhen wondered: "Why is this? Who doesn't know that you and Miaoyu's master came from the same school, and they are both very good at performing innate numbers. They have done calculations for many people, and they all come true. Why can't you calculate theirs? Are you coaxing me?"

Jinghui said: "What are you trying to coax you into? I don't know which year the secrets have been in chaos. There are many personnel affairs that I can't figure out. That year, I found out that I was acting as a cover for Lang Geer to push down the historian's marriage. At that time, I thought It's because Brother Lang didn't get married with a historian. I don't know why, but I can't understand it. I see, your wife is not a mortal, she has survived the disaster safely, and her luck is in the future. If you don't believe me, ask me Yu, she lives in Changcui Nunnery, did strange things happen in Rongguo Mansion?"

After hearing this, Miaozhen turned to look at Miaoyu, only to see the latter thinking sideways, and said, "There is one thing. When Baoyu and Lian's second grandmother were tortured, a monk with a scarlet head and a lame Taoist came, holding that It’s enough to recite the psychic treasure jade once. I am also secretly amazed, and after calculation, it is always a mess. Later, the old woman next to me said that I was sick when I was young, and someone came to make me a monk. The strange thing is that there was also a monk with a scarlet head who once went to Hualin girl to become a monk. The difference is that I followed the order to become a monk and recovered from illness. Miss Lin's family didn't obey, and I was always weak and sick. It wasn't until Wei Jiedu envoy sent a prescription and asked the imperial doctor to take a pulse and delete it. It was cured. The monk with the scarlet head was the one who came to Jia’s house and admitted it himself, so I don’t know if it was him who turned me into a monk. Later, I heard that the monk and Taoist priest said something in the house about the immortal class of karma, Everyone doesn't understand."

Jinghui clapped her palms and said with a smile: "That's it. It must have a history, but we don't know it with our naked eyes. Miaoyu, you said you want to go back to your hometown, but according to me, you don't have to go back. You want to go back that year, you Master refused, so you stayed in the capital. Later, you were invited to live in Changcui Nunnery for a few years. Fortunately, I picked you up, so you didn’t suffer any setbacks. It’s even worse now, you are a young and young Nun, how can you rest assured? If you wait a few more years, see if there is any protection."

Miaozhen asked, "Miaoyu wants to go back to her hometown?"

Miaoyu nodded, and said leisurely: "The Grand View Garden has changed hands, all the parties have settled down, good or bad, they will have a lifetime, I am the only outsider wandering outside, I should come back."

Miaozhen persuaded: "I heard what Jinghui said is right. You have been used to being clean these few years, and you have forgotten the pickles in the world of mortals. You have forgotten all the scandals caused by the third sister Yinyou in the mantou nunnery? They still escaped But the humiliation of the world, let alone you go back to your hometown alone with the girl and nanny? There is no one to protect you, maybe you will fall into the mud and be trampled by others."

Miaoyu is terrified, thinking about it makes sense, so she has no choice but to withdraw her desire to return home, and still lives in Muniyuan with Jinghui as a companion, and she really avoids the fate of beautiful jade falling into the mud, but it will not be mentioned later.

For a while, someone from the Taoist temple said that Daiyu had sent something, and Miaozhenfang got up to say goodbye.

Seeing the steward's daughter-in-law, Miaozhen accepted the gift, and said: "Go back and tell your grandma, just say I know, if there is anything missing, I will tell her naturally. I just came out of the Muni courtyard and asked Master Jinghui, Ask her to deduce the congenital numbers, and tell your grandma to relax and laugh, Master Jinghui said too much, your grandma is blessed in the future, she will definitely be happy and have a lot of children and grandchildren."

The daughter-in-law in charge was overjoyed when she heard this, and told Daiyu when she returned home.

Daiyu was deeply moved, she guessed that these words may not come from Jinghui's mouth, but eight or nine times out of ten it was Miaozhen's comforting words to herself, so that she would not be troubled by gossip.

In addition to being moved, Daiyu felt ashamed, what virtue and ability she had, having a good wife and a loving mother.

She thought that she was indeed the happiest woman. Although her parents died when she was young, and then she lived in another family for a few years, but this life is enough to cover everything. This life will definitely not end in depression like her mother.

When she became a man, a wife, and was troubled by having a child, she realized that her mother's life was extremely hard and she had to bear a mountain of burden. The gold and jade in the boudoir did not make her happy for the rest of her life.It can be said that the mother was tortured physically and mentally. During her lifetime, she consulted doctors and medicines, prayed to God and worshiped Buddha to ask for a son.Daiyu asked herself, she would never be able to be as virtuous and understanding as her mother.

Before he finished thinking, Zijuan dressed as a woman came in with a pair of flower paper in his hand, and said with a smile: "The eldest sister has a bit of a girl's character, and she fell in love with reciting poems and composing Fu. Today, I will use my savings He asked Lian’s second grandma for a piece of fresh venison, and she wanted to have a hot pot banquet and open a poetry club, so please be sure to come.”

Daiyu put her mind down, reached out to take the flower paper, and said: "This is interesting. We can't stop in the boudoir, and there will no longer be a poetry club in the boudoir. I originally said when to open a club, and invite the sisters to have a small gathering , I don't want her to take the lead. Let's see who Qiao girl invites."

Qiaojie's wording was not as good as Tanchun's in the past, but it was also unique, but she didn't say what guests she invited.

Daiyu ordered people to grind ink, first wrote back the post, ordered someone to send it, dressed up on her back, told the family to take care of small things by herself, and went to herself for big things, so she drove to Jia's house.

When I arrived at Jia's house, Sister Feng hurriedly took Sister Qiao to welcome her into Jia's mother's compound, but saw Yingchun, Baoyu, Baochai, Shi Xiangyun, Xing Xiuyan, Xue Baoqin and others waiting at the bottom of the steps to let them into the upper room. He and Yingchun's three children kicked grapefruits on the ground beside Jiamu's kang, laughing and being stubborn, but they regretted that the spring wedding was not yet three months old and could not come in person.When the young sisters met, they naturally had a lot to say. Daiyu first visited Jia's mother, then went to meet Jia She and his wife, and then came back to talk to the sisters.

Jia's mother is still not fully recovered, but her children and grandchildren have taken good care of her, and she has been able to be supported and leaned against the big pillow. She can also speak a few words occasionally, but after all, she is old and her vitality is weakened, and she spits out every single word when she speaks.

Jia Mu was wearing a brand-new crimson-purple silk jacket with a bucket of pearl sheepskin and a half-worn fox-armpit cloak around her. Her complexion was good, but she was thinner and older. She smiled and listened to Xiangyun's chatter, and said: "I went to see you yesterday, and I guess it's a good thing. Are you happy to hear that?"

Baoqin blushed and spat: "It's just that you are outspoken, and you fell in the boudoir when you were young. Why are you still like this now? Fortunately, everyone knows that your heart is not bad. If others don't know what to do!"

After hearing this, Daiyu asked with a smile, "What's the good thing? Let me hear it?"

Baoqin said angrily, "It's just a naughty joke. How can there be any good things?"

Daiyu said: "You are playing a naughty joke and refuse to tell me. I will ask your sister-in-law. Doesn't your sister-in-law tell me?" As he spoke, he took Xing Xiuyan's hand and asked the root cause.

Regardless of Baoqin's obstruction, Xing Xiuyan said with a smile: "Thanks to the blessings of the sisters, the government of Liguo has chosen sister Qin to be the youngest daughter-in-law, and we have talked with Lian's second sister-in-law. Alright, Duke Li's Mansion came to visit our house yesterday and was very satisfied, so he gave Sister Qin a red gold crested hairpin, and when I go back, I will ask the official matchmaker Zheng to perform three letters and six ceremonies."

After hearing these words, Daiyu wanted to understand the affairs of the duke's mansion, and then said with a smile, "Sure enough, such a happy event, why did you keep it from me? If sister Yun didn't tell me, I wouldn't even know about it."

Liu Fang, the grandson of Liu Biao, Duke of Li, is now the first-class son. He is of the same age as Jia She and Jia Zheng.Liu Fang has seven sons under her knees, three concubines and four concubines, only one son is unmarried, the youngest son Liu Xiang, 8 years old this year, although he is a concubine, but talented, Liu Fang loves him a lot, intends to be born in Kejia, but his life is not good In the first two years when I went back to my hometown, I always encountered disasters and was not allowed to take the exam. I didn't even catch up with the make-up exam, so I finally passed the scholar exam last year.

Liu Xiang had previously engaged in a marriage, she was also a lady from an official family, her father was in charge of the employee department, this lady was literate, intelligent and pretty, she was also a beautiful woman, but her fate was unlucky, she died of illness less than half a year after the engagement.

Liu Xiang is a bit dull of a scholar, and determined to be admitted to the Imperial Academy to study. She has a good temperament. She is an outstanding one among the children of the aristocratic family. He wanted to promise his daughter to him, but Liu Fang didn't like it, but it happened that Jia Yucun took his concubine as his wife, and Jia married into Mei Hanlin's family.

After listening to Daiyu's explanation of the reason for this episode, Xiangyun clapped his hands and said, "There is such a thing? Take it easy."

But Xing Xiuyan said: "What is it to relieve the anger? Who thinks about that? I just hope that sister Qin is safe and sound. Whether it is Mei Hanlin's family or Jia Yucun's family, it has nothing to do with our family anyway."

Yingchun nodded and said: "Sister, what you said is right. We have experienced the world. We have seen the warmth and coldness of human beings. How can prosperity and wealth be compared to being safe and sound? Mrs. Liu and our wife have a very good friendship. They are kind and compassionate old people. She always loves the old and the poor, but since she loves Sister Qin, she must feel that she has all four corners. When Xiao Ding and Da decide to leave the cabinet, please send someone to tell me that there is only one Sister Qin left among us sisters."

Xiangyun said: "Why is there only Sister Qin left? Sister Wen and Sister Qi, sister-in-law and widow's family, have never heard of anyone."

Suddenly she heard Li Wan and Aunt Li's mother and daughter mentioned. The room was silent when thinking of the past. Only the Jia Xuan brothers didn't know what was right and wrong, and they kept laughing and making a scene.

But Jia Mu smiled and said word by word: "It's okay, I'm so old, what things haven't I experienced? I can hear it, and you can say it too. They are orphans and widows. Life is hard, and they must eat while in the house." We don’t have to complain if we choose this path because we are afraid of suffering after an accident.”

Baoyu sighed: "I'm afraid it's because of me that I feel that Brother Lan has been wronged. I hate an incompetent person like me. I am blessed by my ancestors and enjoy the glory and wealth that others can't match in the mansion. I feel guilty in my heart." .”

Coincidentally, at this time, Sister Feng and Sister Qiao had already tidied up the banquet. The mother and daughter came in and invited them to the garden. They each put on their cloaks, surrounded Jia Mu's sedan chair and went there. After eating and admiring the scenery, they wrote poems and songs, and left at night.

Xue Baoqin's marriage was soon settled, and Baochai went back to her mother's house to help Xue Bian and Xing Xiuyan cook, but when she returned home, she heard that Li Wan and Jia Lan had returned to Beijing, and they were pleading guilty to Jia's mother at Jia She's house.