The Red Mansions

Chapter 274 Baochai: It is not wrong to say that he is both civil and military.

In Jia's mother's courtyard, watching the couple sing a double-reed opera, Jia Heng's face was calm, and he didn't show it.

In fact, no matter how Jia Amnesty and Madam Xing tried to cover it up, the flames could not be covered with paper, and then everyone knew it, so there was no need to expose it.

Even if he used it to attack Jia Amnesty, he would not exert his strength on this matter, because he would not be on the stage.

It's not necessary to get to the bottom of it and keep chasing after him, instead it makes me feel fishy all over.

After this incident, Jia Amnesty has almost no one to speak of in the mansion, and after next year, he will almost be able to close the net.

However, Mrs. Xing has been targeting Sister Feng, and her words are not pleasant.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "Jia Lian has been looking for flowers and asking Liu for more than a day. After all, he is only lustful. Now the thieves have all stolen into his father's room. Can you blame the people in his room?"

Mrs. Xing raised her eyes and glanced at Jia Heng when she heard the words, she also suffered a lot, curled her lips, but she didn't dare to turn back.

Listening to the words of justice, Sister Feng pursed her cherry lips. For some reason, the pain in her heart seemed to ease a little.

Jia Heng said: "The old lady is in the house, the old man will go in and discuss with the old lady."

Upright officials can hardly break housework.

Regarding this farce, it is supposed to be enough to read a joke, but he is the patriarch, and it is impossible to really read a joke with arms folded.

Of course, the sense of presence should not be too strong, otherwise, even if Jia Lian was beaten up, would Jia Amnesty be grateful to him?Will Sister Feng be grateful to him?Or would the Jia family be grateful to him?
After a period of time, what if they reconcile again and leave him sitting there?

Therefore, the measure must be grasped well.

Jia She snorted coldly, without saying a word, took Mrs. Xing, looked at Rongqing Hall and left.

At this moment, Jia Heng turned his head to look at Sister Feng, who was in pain, and saw that the beautiful and bright young woman's face in the past was as pale as paper, with two lines of tears flowing silently along her cheeks.

In fact, whether Jia Lian stole his mother or was greedy, if there was one person who was "deeply hurt", it would be Sister Feng.

"Sister-in-law Feng is not ignorant of Lian Er's temper. As for gossip, don't take it too seriously." Jia Heng thought for a while and said in relief.

Sister Feng's delicate body shook when she heard the words, and she took a deep breath. The tears in Danfeng's eyes almost welled up, she fixed her eyes on Jia Heng, covered her face with her hand and cried, "What crime did I do? They treat me like this..."

Ping'er hastily persuaded from the side.

Jia Heng said: "Although Jia Lian didn't do anything worse than animals, the family has its own laws, and the family has its own rules. If Sister-in-law Feng is unhappy, just tell the old lady and let her do what she wants."

When Sister Feng heard the words, she just cried and didn't speak, her face was disgraced at this moment, what else could she do?

If she persists, won't her mother-in-law's words be confirmed?
It's all the fault of her "jealous woman"!
Jia Heng looked at Sister Feng who was "in pain", and was silent for a moment, then sighed, turned to look at Aunt Xue and Baochai, and said, "Auntie, cousin, Wenlong is such an outspoken, bluffing fellow, you guys Take care of it too."

When Aunt Xue heard the words, a wry smile appeared on her face: "Brother Heng, Pan'er... oh..."

Baochai tugged at Aunt Xue's sleeve, stared at the young man opposite, and said softly, "Thank you, Cousin Heng, for your concern."

She was a bystander just now, and she saw the young man's handling style, which was upright and easy, and carried weight lightly.

Even if someone beats her brother, it is justified and undeniable.

Jia Heng nodded, caught the gratitude deep in the girl's eyes, and said softly: "My sister and aunt don't blame me."

In fact, he doesn't really like Baochai calling him cousin, which is almost being played by...Jin Yong.

As for Baochai thanking him, it was expected. Aunt Xue and Baochai would be in an extremely embarrassing situation if they didn't slap Xue Pan twice.

As for just coming to Jia's house, will you make fun of Jia's house if you come across such a situation?

Well, this is all caused by Xue Pan, so don't make fun of anyone else.

Aunt Xue also realized the joints at this moment, with a grateful expression on her face, she said: "Brother Heng, you just taught me the right lesson, Wen Long has no heart, and it is good to let him suffer."

Jia Heng's face was calm, but he didn't continue to answer the question, and said: "Let Wenlong go to the front and rest, and this matter will be the same first, aunt and sister don't take it to heart, and follow me in first."

Xue Pan raised his big head at this moment, with a look of grievance on his face.

Jia Heng waved his hand and said, "Lead him out."

After Xue Pan left, Jia Heng turned to look at the pale-faced Sister Feng, pondered for a moment, and said, "Ping'er, why don't you help Sister Feng go back to the room to rest?"

Sister Feng waved her hands and said with a dejected expression, "I'm going to see my ancestors."

Jia Heng didn't insist either, and went ahead.

While the few people were talking, they entered the Rongqing Hall. As soon as they entered the hall, they heard Mother Jia's scolding voice: "The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked! You bastard, you eat wine every day and marry a concubine. There are so many maidservants caged in the house, and that bastard Lian'er is thinking about it, and she's like a dog protecting Shi'er, doing such shameless things!"

Jia Amnesty was scolded so badly, he lowered his head tightly, but dared not answer.

"What do you think Lian'er will do now?" Mother Jia asked.

Jia She said coldly, "I don't have such a son!"

Jia's mother smashed her crutches and cursed, "I don't have a son like you!"

Jia Amnesty: "..."

Mrs. Wang and Li Wan hurriedly consoled her.

When Jia Mu saw Jia Heng, Aunt Xue, Baochai, Sister Feng and Ping'er coming in, she asked, "Brother Heng, what do you think we should do now?"

Jia Heng looked silent, and said: "See what the old lady means."

Mrs. Xing interjected: "If you want me to say, Qiutong is a shameless maid, she just needs to be Lian'er's concubine."

When Jia She heard this, he snorted coldly.

Sister Feng had suppressed her tears at this moment. Hearing this, she felt extremely chilled, and said expressionlessly: "Just listen to the eldest lady and take her into the room as a concubine."

When Jia's mother heard this, she sighed inwardly, then looked at Jia Amnesty coldly, and said, "What are you talking about?"

Jia She snorted coldly, although he didn't respond, he didn't deny it either.

Jia Mu sighed and said, "That's the way it is."

As he spoke, he waved his hands and let the ugly-faced Jia She and Madam Xing go back.

For a while, Rongqing Hall regained a brief and strange calm.

Mother Jia turned to comfort Sister Feng and said, "Girl Feng, I know you are wronged, but it is common for men to have three bedrooms and three concubines, but Lian'er is too shameful. I will vent my anger on you later." .”

Sister Feng smiled and said, "What is the old ancestor talking about? The addition of the family is imported, and I am too happy to be in time."

Now the elbows are folded and hidden in the sleeves!

Mother Jia sighed secretly, then turned to look at Aunt Xue, "Auntie, look what happened."

Aunt Xue smiled wryly and said, "It's Wen Long's son, Hu, who has caused so many disputes. My child is a careless one. Old lady, I don't have the face to stay here."

Jia's mother hurriedly said: "Don't say that outrageous thing, the child's words are neither serious nor serious, and such a disturbance is caused, is it a matter? If you want to say that the child is not worried, you just listened Lian'er, the two of them, which one makes me feel at ease, my old bones are buried up to my neck, so I just made such a fuss, just relax my mind."

Li Wan and Mrs. Wang were also persuading.

As for Sister Feng, she was clearly out of shape and did not join the warm-up atmosphere.

Jia Mu said again: "Which of these men were not gluttonous and stealthy when they were young? You can't get angry about such things."

As he said that, he pulled Sister Feng aside, and said: "Young girl Feng, don't take it to heart, you can't be wronged about Lian'er for nothing, and he will have to make an apology to you tomorrow."

Sister Feng laughed quickly and said, "Farewell to the old ancestor. If you fall into the eyes of others, I will be jealous again and can't tolerate others."

Jia Mu sighed, and said no more, she turned her head to Yuanyang and said, "Mandarin duck, call Baoyu and the others out, let's eat."

The mandarin duck responded with a sound and went.

The old god Jia Heng was there and didn't say a word.

When everyone sat at the same table again and ate together, the scene of joy and laughter just now never reappeared, and the atmosphere was a bit dull, and the meal was finished.

Jia Heng first got up and bid farewell.

Seeing this, Aunt Xue and Baochai had no intention of staying any longer, so they left.

Sister Feng calmed down a little now, and said, "Old Ancestor, I'll help take care of it."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Go."

When Jia Heng, Sister Feng, Ping'er, and Zhou Rui's family led Aunt Xue and Baochai away, Mother Jia in Rongqing Hall sighed heavily.

A good double happiness, because of Jia Lian's incident, made the boss unhappy.

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Rikain

After seeing off Sister Feng and Ping'er and her party, Aunt Xue and Baochai sat in the wing room in the backyard and sighed softly.

"My dear girl, why do you think we just ran into such a thing?" Aunt Xue said with a wry smile: "And your elder brother, just after he came to Beijing, this kind of thing happened at a relative's house."

Baochai picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea, then pushed the teacup over, a smile appeared on her plump and handsome face, and she said softly, "Mom, how could it be a blessing in disguise? After this incident, my brother can eat it too. A fall, a gain of wisdom."

Aunt Xue frowned, and said, "My dear girl, what do you think happened to you today? This son of a prince, how did you make such a thing happen?"

Baochai said softly: "In a big family, there are some wise and some stupid, how can everyone be satisfied, it is enough to have one or two who are able to establish a family."

Aunt Xue said with emotion: "That's also the reason, this brother Heng... is a powerful person, didn't you ask people to ask about this brother Heng earlier?"

Baochai nodded slightly, and said, "It hasn't been long since I sent someone out, and there is no confirmation yet."

Just as the mother and daughter were talking, Xue Pan strode in, shaking his head, and said in a low voice, "What does my sister want to inquire about? But cousin Heng?"

It was Xue Pan who got slapped a few times and came in with a playful smile, but he didn't hold any grudges.

After all, he was beaten by Liu Xianglian in the muddy water in the original book, and afterward he was commensurate with Liu Xianglian brothers.

Baochai frowned, and asked, "Where did brother come from?"

"Sitting in the front yard for a while, and talking with a few servants for a while, I know about cousin Heng's background." Xue Pan scratched his head.

"How to say?" Aunt Xue and Baochai asked in unison.

Xue Pan laughed and said: "Originally, he was a side branch of the Ning Mansion, but later Brother Zhen of the East Mansion wanted to rob his unmarried daughter-in-law. To suppress bandits, he was appointed as a third-class general, and by the way, he even wrote a book of scriptures, and became a very famous leader in Shenjing City."

Although Xue Pan didn't speak very clearly in a few words, there was still the tip of the iceberg.

Aunt Xue looked at Baochai who was at the side, but she saw a thoughtful look on her daughter's face.

Baochai said softly: "Our business shop in the middle of the capital, those shopkeepers want to know the details, and the generals will come over in the afternoon to inquire and check the accounts by the way."

Xue Pan: "..."

Aunt Xue nodded and said, "That's a good idea."

In the evening, the sun sets in winter, and the slanting light shines on the small and unique Lixiangyuan. Through the carved windows, the shadows of bamboo leaves and hibiscus are projected on the snow-white walls that are not covered by the scrolls.

After Aunt Xue and Baochai moved into Lixiangyuan, Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang sent Yuanyang and Jin Chuan to ask Xue's family if there was anything short.

They were all rejected by Aunt Xue and Baochai.

In the wing room with simple decoration and not many furnishings, after bathing and changing clothes, Baochai, who has been dusty and dusty, sits behind a long desk with only a few books on it, holding a candlestick and a blue book. The book in the black cover reads intently.

Because the earth dragon is burning underground in the house, it doesn't look cold.

The girl in a light red jacket and skirt has a curvy head and eyebrows. She has a plump figure, her skin seems to be fat, and her expression is focused. The green gauze curtain behind her is plain and half-new, and there are no bright patterns.

Ying'er approached the book table with tea in a graceful manner, and said with a light smile, "Girl, I've been reading it for almost half an hour, I just need to rest my eyes."

Hearing this, Baochai lifted her head and felt that her neck was a little stiff. She closed the book in her hand, and the afterglow of the setting sun was shining like fire, adding a bit of beauty to her white and shiny face, and she smiled softly. Said: "I immerse myself in it without knowing it. The script of the Three Kingdoms is really well written."

Ying'er laughed and joked: "Before the girl said that the Ci Jue Biao was well written, but I don't know which is better, this Ci Jue Biao or the Three Kingdoms script?"

Baochai took the teacup from Ying'er, took a sip, and said softly, "Zou Biao is quite different from the storybook. Cousin Heng's Zou Biao is written with sincerity and emotion. It's no wonder that it's touching. To be praised by scholars, as for the story books, this is the most heart-warming, and this kind of historical work, it is impossible to learn from the past and present, and understand the world's situation."

Aunt Xue and Baochai also learned of Jia Heng's deeds through the narration of some shopkeepers in the Beijing Central Shop.

Ying'er smiled and said: "Uncle Heng not only knows how to write story books, but also leads soldiers to fight. Girl, do you think this can be regarded as both civil and military that is often said in dramas?"

Baochai's bright and clear apricot eyes sparkled, and she said softly: "It's not wrong to say that you have both civil and military skills."

The master and the servant were talking, Baochai smiled, and asked again, "Where is Xiangling?"

Ying'er laughed and said, "I'll teach her to tie the net."

At this time, Xiangling seemed to hear a voice from inside, she entered the wing room and asked, "Miss calling me?"

Baochai glanced at Xiangling, and said softly, "It's nothing, you can go get busy."

Xiangling gave a blank "hmm", turned around and left.

Ying'er lowered her voice and said, "Girl, my wife just went to my wife's place to ask about the candidates, and I don't know what the result is."

When Baochai heard this, Yurong paused slightly, worry appeared in her bright eyes, and she said softly, "Let's look at what happened to the Ministry of Rites first."

She was born with a hot poison hidden in her body, and she needed Lengxiang pills to take it down, and because she was born in a merchant, and her elder brother had just entered a life lawsuit in Southern Province... It is probably extremely uncertain to be selected into the palace.

At the same time, in Mrs. Wang's courtyard, Aunt Xue brought two maids, Tongxi and Tonggui, to visit Mrs. Wang's house. While the two sisters were talking, they were also talking about the election.

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "Sister, what do you think of Bao girl?"

Mrs. Wang frowned, and said softly: "Sister, we sisters will not hide it from you, I'm afraid it's not so easy to get into the palace, my eldest girl, you know, it took a lot of work at the beginning, but now In the palace, it has been many years, and the money has been used in the same way, and there is no movement, when is this a boss."

At the end, Mrs. Wang sighed heavily.

When Aunt Xue heard the words, she also felt a little worried, and asked, "Sister, do you think Bao girl's waiting for election should be reported to the Ministry of Rites?"

Mrs. Wang thought for a while, and although she didn't like it herself, if she didn't let her sister try it, she would complain, so she said: "Don't be anxious about this matter, first go to the Ministry of Rites and hand over your name, surname, and place of origin, and see what the Ministry of Rites thinks." .”

In fact, just now she thought that Baochai looked good, and the old lady said she was lucky, if she got closer, she could match up with Baoyu from her family.

Aunt Xue said softly, "That's the only way."

(End of this chapter)