The Opening of the Red Chamber

In the past few years, she spent so much thought and money to be able to get on the boat of the fourth prince.

Now, although my daughter seems to be serving as a small female official in an inconspicuous position, as long as the time is ripe, the benefits that person promised to herself will naturally be fulfilled.Otherwise, her daughter has spent all her youth in that invisible palace, and seeing that it is a few crucial steps on the verge of failure, how could she be willing to give up.

Now that the crown prince has been abolished again, that person naturally has a greater chance of aspiring to that position.

Those of them who followed the fourth prince all the way will naturally get a share of the pie.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang felt a little more at ease again.She twisted the lid of the tea bowl in her hand, fiddled with the tea leaves in the tea bowl lightly, smiled faintly but ignored the words.Instead, I asked: "Everyone has gone, and I still care about what to do so much. I have something else to ask you today."

"Oh, it's rare that you have something to ask for? Tell me, what makes you frown?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang put down the teacup in her hand and said slowly: "I have a younger sister who married into the Xue family in Jinling two years after I left the cabinet. Now that many years have passed, her husband He passed away due to illness, and because of family reasons, he brought his whole family to Beijing recently. And because of some reasons, he had to run for the post of Praise for Talents." Speaking of this, she couldn't help but sigh, "You too You know, once you enter the palace, your great youth will be wasted in it. My eldest daughter Yuan Chun is still wasted in it, and my younger sister's daughter is a good girl, Shuinennen, and she has a good family, you say Once it goes in..." As she spoke, her voice dropped.

"Alas!" Xu Ningyue also sighed, but her original intention was completely different from Mrs. Wang's original intention, "Don't worry, I will let your niece come out smoothly , Find a good family to make a good marriage, don't go there and suffer."

Madam Wang's eyes turned red, she lowered her head and murmured: "My Yuanchun is still inside, I don't know when it will..."

"Don't think so much, it wasn't your intention to send your eldest niece in." Xu Ningyue heard about this incident from Mrs. Wang, "Back then your old lady insisted on doing this, and you couldn't stop her from doing it." live!"

All of a sudden, the atmosphere became extremely depressed.

The babbling voice of the actors on the stage, on the contrary, made Mrs. Wang's melancholy and the heart of missing her daughter inexplicably intertwined.But in the end, it was only for a moment, so short.After that, her dull expression mask was perfectly put on her face.

After the party ended at night and returned home, she didn't say anything about it. Even the old lady didn't invite Ann until Lin Fan left.

In the days of winter, the days become shorter and shorter. Once noon is passed, the time slips faster.

Before I knew it, another few days passed.

The day when Baochai is about to run for election, these days, Lin Fan gets along very well with Sister Bao in the original book.Although Sister Bao has a deep scheming heart, there is no conflict of interest with Lin Fan now.In addition, although what Mrs. Wang did at the beginning seemed to be for the benefit of the Xue family, after she came to Lin Fan from Baochai to learn the rules from the nuns, Mrs. Wang never cared about it substantively.Her concern was only verbal, and her words sounded nice but could not be taken seriously.

Aunt Xue and Baochai had seen it for a long time and didn't say much.But they don't know what to do. Paying for someone to do things by themselves will eventually become a knife that cuts off their hopes.That knife ruthlessly cut off the Xue family's wish, and cut off the way a girl should have.

October fourteenth.

There are still seven days before the election, Baochai is very nervous and excited.The rules and requirements of running for the election, etc., the nuns have already told her.Baochai felt that what he had learned in the past 20 days or so was very worthwhile.Running for the election now is like becoming a teacher. She has been preparing clothes and jewelry for the election these few days.

Lin Fan looked at her pretending to be indifferent, but in fact, the inner tension revealed by the occasional small movements was very interesting.

That afternoon, the Sanchun sisters were called by Mrs. Jia because they had other things to do. Only Sister Bao came to Lin Fan's yard alone, waiting for the nuns to help her choose clothes and jewelry.Although the head of the Xue family has passed away, the legacy left behind is also solid.Looking at the prepared things brought by Baochai is enough to make people dazzled.

The nuns are choosing clothes for her, but because of her background and status, she dare not use many materials.There are so many restrictions, it is very confusing.

"I see that the girl's complexion is so good, so don't wear those heavy and old colors. Instead, you should wear some bright colors that are not too conspicuous." After picking out the whole pile of clothes for a while, Madam Hao Mammy managed to show a decent expression.

Lin Fan looked at the pile of ready-made clothes, most of which were satin.Although brocades are good, there are clear regulations in the law, and these are not things that merchants can wear.It doesn't matter if you wear clothes with the door closed at home on weekdays.But this time, it won't work.It can only be made of cotton or cloth.Even silk has strict requirements.When Mother Tian made her request, she didn't know how Aunt Xue listened.The nuns demanded that they should be plain and elegant, so what they said was already very euphemistic.As a result, the color is indeed plain and elegant, but the material is wrong!

At this moment, Lin Fan sincerely thanked himself for the identity he traveled through, the official daughter.

"Hao Mama, don't worry, I remember when I came to Jia's mansion, didn't the seventh master give me a big box of clothes material? I glanced at it in a daze, and there were a few water-blue flowers in it. Is it the material with curved water pattern? That one is flattering, elegant and low-key, hurry up and take someone to have a look, and take it out if it suits you."

After hearing this, Mother Hao pulled Xueyan, who was in charge of finance behind Lin Fan, to the back room.

Baochai was in a dilemma, grateful and worried at the same time, and said from one side: "Sister Lin, take out the materials now, is there still time to do it?"

Lin Fan said with a chuckle: "Sister Bao, don't worry, all the girls around me are masters of needlework! Don't say that I will make a body for Sister Bao today, a dozen people can do it together, and several sets can be produced. !” Paused, and then said, “Sister Bao, don’t worry too much, the nuns around me are not such evil people. Let me tell you the truth, the place you are going to is the Daming Palace, where there is a hierarchy. In a heavily fortified place, if you don’t pay attention, you will find yourself in a lot of trouble.”

"I know, Sister Lin. It's hard to say good words, and I understand this. It's too late for me to thank you now, so how can I have so much heart?" While speaking, Hao Momo had already taken a few girls to hug her. Here comes the material.

Lin Fan looked at the light-colored materials and said, "Sister Bao, this is batik and tie-dyed court calico, which was given by the Seventh Prince and Seventh Prince. Look at these colors, why don't you choose one for each of them?" ? There must be nothing wrong with wearing a shirt made of this material to enter the palace for election."

"Miss, Miss Bao is going to participate in the election this time, and I will be watching by my servants. I choose the four kinds of materials that are rich in fruits, spring in Liutong, safe and happy, and everything goes well." Liu who went to choose materials with Hao Hao Mammy said, "Miss Bao has a plump figure, and is taller, with a good complexion, which can withstand these colors. And the patterns on these materials have very good meanings, which are very suitable for wearing when running for elections."

"Sister Bao, what do you think?" Lin Fan asked.

Baochai nodded, and said, "Then ask the nuns to choose two patterns for me."

Lin Fan laughed and said: "No! Four things, one set, even if you meet something on the way, there is a change of clothes. Jingyu, Yunxia, ​​you two hurry up and call the little girls over, now help Sister Bao to measure Figure, tonight, you all have to work a little bit more, if you are done, I will reward you, girl~~"

Holding the material, Yunxia laughed loudly: "I know, I know, I'll go right away. Anyway, girl, your reward can't escape!"

Baochai watched Lin Fan's maids laughing and playing with their master one by one, envious.She doesn't play much with girls on weekdays, and she was very surprised when she first saw Lin Fan's way of getting along.Now, I'm used to it.The maids in Yaoquanxuan were very efficient in their work, and in just one sentence, several maids came to Baochai's side in an instant.Some were holding a soft ruler, some were holding wallpaper, and some had already torn apart the fabric, gesturing on her body.

While busy, Aunt Xue came over with Mrs. Wang.

Because the two were elders, Lin Fan couldn't neglect them, so he could only order tea and invite them to sit down.

After Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue entered the seat, she took a sip of tea and said, "I'll take a look at Bao girl. There are still a few days until the election day. Lin girl, you are also in a hurry here, there must be some omissions. "As she said, she gave a wink to Zhou Rui's family who was following her. After receiving the signal, Zhou Rui's family quickly brought up the red lacquer and gold box in her hand, and Mrs. Wang said slowly, "Inside this box is Some jewelries are given to Bao girl for participation. Open it and have a look, is it suitable?"

Zhou Rui's family hurriedly opened the box and held it in front of Baochai.

Lin Fan looked along the box, and what she saw almost scared the teacup out of her hand.The things in the box are very precious, and if you wear it, it will be very expensive and heavy.If it is worn by a woman in her 30s or [-]s, there is no problem at all.But Baochai is a little girl who has not yet turned ten years old, besides, she is going to run for election, not to attend a party!And for the little girl's house, the nanny was still saying just now, don't use heavy and dull colors, isn't this digging a hole for the family to dance in?

Lin Fan took a deep breath in his heart, looked at Mrs. Wang calmly and said nothing.Then he turned his gaze to Baochai, but seeing Baochai's calm face with a touch of joy, Lin Fan didn't know what to say to remind her.

When she was anxious, she heard Baochai say, "Thank you, Auntie, I like these very much, and I will let Auntie take your troubles."

Aunt Xue said some words of gratitude to Mrs. Wang again, and Lin Fan felt chills in his heart.

Mrs. Wang sat for a while, then got up and left.

Aunt Xue stayed because she cared about Baochai.

After waiting for Mrs. Wang and Zhou Rui to leave the yard, after a long interval, the nuns and maids around Lin Fan all stared at the red lacquered and gold box on the coffee table and sighed.When the mothers and maids in this room sighed, Baochai's face turned blue, the slight joy on her face just now disappeared, and melancholy shrouded her brows and eyes in an instant.

Aunt Xue saw that everyone's expressions were not right, so she hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Girl Lin, what's wrong?"

Baochai didn't wait for Lin Fan to answer, and said first: "Mom, Auntie may really be getting old. I have forgotten some of the rules of running for the election, so don't think too much about it, it's fine." Aunt Xue was born in our family no matter what. , immediately understood the meaning of Baochai's words.In addition, I suddenly saw the fabrics that Lin Fan's girls were still arranging. The patterns and meanings on those fabrics were lively and playful, very supportive of a young girl's age.This moment brought Aunt Xue back to her senses, and she was about to speak when she heard Baochai say, "Mom, maybe we'll be busy these two days, so you and I can choose some jewelry tomorrow."

"My son, I have suffered for you." Aunt Xue said, then looked at Lin Fan in a blink of an eye, and said, "Girl Lin, I have also suffered for you. If it weren't for your help, I really don't know what to do." What can I do."

Lin Fan listened to the conversation between their mother and daughter, and said, "Auntie, don't say that. The rest of us have never experienced the election of Sister Yuanchun in the palace. If I can help, I will naturally help." The second aunt also has a lot of things to do, just as she said, there are some omissions." Don't talk about others' bad things behind their backs, but only talk about their good things, there will be no mistakes.Lin Fan remembered this creed deeply, so he said, "Sister Bao, I have a lot of jewelry suitable for girls' age. Although I can't wear it during the filial piety period, Sister Bao can use it to participate in the election. Aunt, Bao Sister, if you don’t mind bad luck, go ahead and pick it.”

"Girl Lin, don't say that, you are the one who helped you when you came here in Beijing. It's too late for me and your elder sister Bao to thank you, so there's no such thing as dislike or dislike!" Aunt Xue said with a tired and tired face. She said, "Girl Lin, my aunt owes you a big favor. When you need to live with my aunt someday, you must tell her that you are absolutely welcome."

"Look what are you talking about, Auntie, you have to gossip, why don't you come and help Sister Bao choose jewelry or something." Lin Fan said, got up and led Baochai towards the Nuan Pavilion inside the house.

Seeing this, Aunt Xue quickly followed.

Nanny Liu and Nanny Hao have been in the court for so long, so how could Madam Wang's tricks not be noticed.Therefore, when helping Baochai to choose the headliner, she slowly explained some unspoken rules of the court election in a very tactful way with examples and explanations. Aunt Xue has no brain problems, so she can hear clearly.

The more clearly and clearly he heard, the more he felt dissatisfied with Mrs. Wang from the bottom of his heart.But what's the use of being dissatisfied, living under someone else's roof now, there's no need to talk too much.

Aunt Xue was thinking in her heart, it seems that after the election, she should move back to Xue's house in Beijing.

When it was time for dinner, Baochai re-matched and selected the clothes and jewelry for the election.

The work of making the clothes was handed over to the little girls below. Aunt Xue and Baochai naturally asked the servants to help. Lin Fan originally wanted to keep Aunt Xue and Baochai for dinner, but because Jiamu came to Someone spread the word that the old lady asked her to have dinner with her.Lin Fan thought that there was nothing wrong with him, so he complied.

After Lin Fan had dinner at Jiamu's place, the young servant who had been guarding the door of the Chuihua Gate in Yaoquanxuan delivered a letter from the letter.

It was completely dark by then.

A few wind lanterns hanging on the porch in the yard swayed in the cold night wind, dragging shadows across the ground.In the flickering light, the mark on the envelope was clearly discernible.The mark of Shunyi County Palace.In the night, the scenery in the courtyard became more and more hazy. Lin Fan wrapped his big woolen coat tightly around his body and walked quickly towards the backyard.

Lin Fan returned to the backyard, holding the letter in his hand, full of curiosity in his heart.I can't wait to sit down and take it apart to see what is written inside.She has been worried about the Seventh Prince's win over the Jia family, and she doesn't know what kind of decision the Seventh Prince has made after so many days.

However, when she sat down in the study, opened the letter and read the contents clearly, she almost shook the teacup in her hand!

In the envelope, the Seventh Prince only wrote her a sentence: Remember to return it to me after reading it.

Look, what are you looking at?Of course it was a letter.It's just this letter that made Lin Fanshi gasp when he pounded the table and laughed loudly.It was a letter, a letter from uncle Jia She to the Seventh Prince.The content of the letter is simple and clear, and the general summary is: Jia She is willing to do his best for the Seventh Prince, but now he is hindered by family affairs and cannot move.I hope that the Seventh Prince can reach out to help the gang, ask his subordinates to write a post, and refer to his mother's copy, so that he can live back in the main house and the main courtyard in a legitimate way, and get back the rights he should have.

Well!So, it seems that her persuasion was useless.The Seventh Prince insisted on using the Jia Mansion, that was his own business.If the Jia family was headed by an uncle, it might not be what it is now.Would the old lady Jia Mu be willing to give up her rights as the head of the family?Lin Fan was very curious, and even more curious about the post that he was going to ask the censor to write, so he wondered if he would add fuel to it.

Lin Fan carefully read the original handwriting of his uncle Jia She several times, and suddenly he had a thought.

"Riya, are you there? I have something urgent to ask you!"

"Yes, what is it?" The non-human colleague who has been communicating with her in this world through the chip in Lin Fan's brain answered Lin Fan immediately.

"Please print out the letter I'm seeing now and keep it as it is."

"No problem." With Rhea's words, Lin Fan knew that the chip in his brain would definitely send back what he saw in the form of stream of consciousness.

After getting Rhea's answer, Lin Fan felt relieved.Although the heart of harming others is indispensable, the heart of guarding against others is indispensable.If one day the plot turned against the Jia family, or when she had to stand against the Jia family one day, it would be good if she had some evidence.

After reading the letter, Lin Fan quickly sealed the letter, called Lai Congxin again, and told him to go out to deliver the letter tomorrow morning.