The Promotion of Yuanchun in the Red Chamber

Zhou Rui's family's knowledge is indeed limited, but it can be seen that his daughter is somewhat respectable in front of the Seventh Prince.

Who doesn't know the rules of the palace?Whose concubine can meet her natal family casually?If the lord did not agree, she would be able to enter the palace smoothly with a pleasant companion of five grades, and she would be led to the girl by the second steward of the inner court. No one would dare to ask for money along the way. , she didn't even believe it!

Having said that, there are really outsiders in this world who are in the middle of the dragon, but when it comes to the affairs of the inner house, they are muddle-headed masters.But this kind of people is always a minority. Most men are either like Jia Zheng, who are confused inside and outside;

It's just that neither Jia Zheng nor the Seventh Prince can be judged by Zhou Rui's family, and she hasn't raised her head much along the way.

When he really saw his own girl, he took a glance at the furnishings in the house from the corner of his eye, and then said a few words with Xiaoxin, just like Mrs. Wang, I really wish I could just get into the cracks in the ground and never come out again.

It turned out that after Zhou Rui's family saluted in good manners, he first asked Mrs. Wang about his daughter's daily necessities, and then... went to ~play~meat.

The original words of Zhou Rui's family were "Second Wife and Second Nai Nai have been wronged and dare not tell you in detail."

After hearing this, Yuan Chun asked with a smile: "Who told you, wife or sister-in-law, that she was wronged?" Not to mention Zhou Rui's family, she could beat Wang Xifeng even in front of her, "You tell me."

Zhou Rui's body froze, not daring to speak.My eldest daughter is not easy to fool, let alone provoke... In fact, Mrs. Wang didn't even want her daughter to stand up for her, and she knew that it was embarrassing!

Mrs. Wang is very similar to Concubine Shu. As mothers, they will be eccentric, but they will never hope that their own children will have a bad life, nor do they want to add any trouble to the children for no reason.

However, Wang Xifeng still doesn't know what kind of person Yuan Chun is. She may still want to marry into the palace ~ aunt ~ grandma ~ grandma can rely on the prince's favor and fight with the princess... Maybe in Sister Feng's opinion However, this "indiscriminate disaster" was caused by Yuanchun.At this moment, Wang Ziteng has not made a fortune yet, and Wang Xifeng's husband, Jia Lian, is still a fellow donated. She really doesn't understand the significance of fame for official career.

Those who have a bad reputation and can still be officials must either have holy relatives or have real skills. Most of the men in the Rong Mansion don't have any of the two.

And Mrs. Wang fell ill immediately, because she knew better than her niece Wang Xifeng: In officialdom, political~enemy~can always be brought up to talk about any stains in the officialdom, especially when it comes to promotion and evaluation.Because of this matter, the master directly punished the saint, and she was ashamed to face the whole family even if she was not sick.

Yuan Chun had already seen through the thoughts and tempers of the women in the Rong Mansion, otherwise she would have been too sorry for her ten years of experience in the palace.

Compared with his mother and sisters-in-law, Yuan Chun was more worried about his ancestor's body: after all, she was getting old, and when her elder brothers Jia Lian and Jia Zhu were not enough to support a large family, if the old lady got seriously ill because of this matter, or simply ... On the premise that there is no holy family, if the parents put on the hat of being unfilial, let alone whether the Duke's mansion can be kept, it is simply that the disaster of prison is imminent!

Ningfu Rongfu's family has a great career, so the uncle and grandfather of Ningfu and Rongfu are still alive to be worthy of such a statement.

It was also because Yuan Chun's family knew about her own family affairs, and seeing her family members dreaming about their lives and dreaming of being rich and powerful, the flames in her heart really shot up.

In front of Zhou Rui's family... pretending to be at a loss, Yuan Chun sneered, "My place is fine, you can go."

Zhou Rui's family went back disheveled, wanting to complain to his wife, but also afraid that his wife would think she was provoking: Yuan Chun is his wife's biological daughter!

So she could only spit on Yuan Chun's big girl twice in her heart: What are you proud of!You girl is just a concubine, and you haven't even gotten along with your aunt yet.

And how could Yuan Chun take into account the likes and dislikes of a companion?But it's true that she's in a bad mood: everything hurts, and her elder brother Jia Zhu is going to be tested for fame.

Zhou Rui's family went out, and Liu Wei got the news. She laughed a little: Yushi's daughter-in-law is the best at playing tricks on her reputation. After all, there is nothing that cannot be said on the table within the gate of the mansion. It's a private matter.

The concubine knew all about it, and Zhao Zhizhen, who was firmly in control inside and outside the palace... sat in the study for a long time, not waiting for Yuan Chun to send the girl to "ask the prince to talk".

After all, Zhao Zhizhen was used to women asking for something from him all his life, and when he met a master like Yuan Chun who was so calm, he struggled for a while, and thought to himself: Forget it, if you don't invite me, I'll go and have a look by myself .

It is said that the prince and concubine are half-way couples, one hates the other's arrogance, and the other despises the other's fakeness... Anyway, both of them think that they can make do with life: since the founding of the country, there has been no prince who has divorced.

The concubine just thought a little bit more: You made me unhappy, and I have to pay back.As for Zhao Zhizhen, it is more direct: don't provoke me!

But Yuan Chun was feeling sulky here, and when she suddenly heard Baoqin reporting "the lord is here", she had no choice but to calm down and stand up to welcome the dignified head of the family into the door.

In other words, Zhao Zhizhen actually has three requirements for the person next to his pillow: pleasing to the eye, good temperament, and all the collections of Qinqi, calligraphy, painting, classics and history... Only these three things, at least before the arrival of Yuanchun, the people in the mansion None of the women fit the bill perfectly.

Liu Zhi's temper is really... let's not mention it, and Zhao Zhizhen's three housekeepers are all maids, who can't even be regarded as fluent in writing, so Zhao Zhizhen is really patient with Yuan Chun at the moment, if the request is not too much, She can also respond to her requests, but it's a pity that Yuan Chun doesn't say a word about her natal family's troublesome things...

So when Zhao Zhizhen was drinking tea after dinner, he coughed lightly, "Do you have something on your mind?"

Yuan Chun said honestly, "Yes."

Zhao Zhizhen said: "Let's listen."

Yuan Chun said sullenly: "My mother's family is poor, and I don't know how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure even though I can't make ends meet." Open source depends on men's abilities, and saving expenditure depends on women.

Zhao Zhizhen laughed loudly when he heard the words, "You are too real."

Yuan Chun was taken aback, "Is it really not good?"

In his previous life, Zhao Zhizhen was also very gentle to her, and that kind of gentleness came from his self-cultivation, but it was definitely not because of liking.In this life, Yuan Chun also doesn't believe that the seventh prince, who was the last to become a great treasure, suddenly has a special liking for her, but she knows that he is powerful, so naturally she won't lie to each other: let's talk about the situation of her mother's family, if she wants to inquire about it, what else can she not know? ?

From Zhao Zhizhen's point of view, talking to him is mostly tactful, at most it's insincere, and it's rare for people like Yuan Chun to give him what's in his heart directly... He feels that being sincere to him means trusting him, and this feeling is very The novelty is also a bit wonderful: How about supporting Yuan Chun's two elder brothers and making her happy for a while?

It should be noted that when marrying a wife, the father of the wife is actually chosen, and taking a concubine depends entirely on one's own preferences.Liu Zhi's father was very shrewd, he didn't help Zhao Zhizhen much, but he never dragged his feet; as for Yuan Chun's father, Zhao Zhizhen naturally checked who he was, and the loss of reputation this time just made him think behind closed doors. Some "nosy things", what's the matter with always running to the princess's mother's house a while ago?

Although Jia Zheng was confused, but fortunately he was not very courageous, and he raised a pair of good children.The eldest son, Jia Zhu, possessed both ability and political integrity, and Liu Huan had recommended him many times, so Zhao Zhizhen had an opinion.

Taking a step back, Yuan Chun's natal family has a limited number of successful people, but she has a powerful uncle.Lin Hai will enter Beijing next year, and there will be a big battle in the north... I don't know if I can lead the troops to the front again this time.

Coincidentally, Yuan Chun was also thinking about his uncle and aunt's family at the moment, and wondered how they would feel when the news of the Rong Mansion spread to the south, but at least my aunt could take care of her in the capital, so that all kinds of moths would not emerge in endlessly in the future.

She didn't know that Zhao Zhizhen had already moved to support Jia Zhu, and she just wanted to get through this period first.It just happened that everyone was ashamed, and the family members could calm down for a while, at least don't always make do with the prince and princess.

Leaving aside the strange tacit understanding between the two, Li Wan, who won the power of housekeeper in the Rong Mansion, did not hold any power at all, so he was in a good mood. It was Jia's mother who heard that her grandson's daughter-in-law was not taking advantage of the housekeeper, so she pointed her finger at herself. With the help of the old mother and the big girl next to her, Madam Wang sent two smart people, and then she barely managed to survive.

But after the loan was cut off, the money in the family suddenly became tight. Besides Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng who were sick, Mother Jia also invited the imperial doctor and prescribed medicines, but she was too old to say anything.

And it was precisely for the money that Mrs. Xing went to Jia Mu to complain about her hardships several times. The old ancestor could naturally see that the eldest son was behind the scenes. As for the second son, I am afraid that there was a lot of discontent. Can't do it...

Mother Jia pondered for a moment: her granddaughter went to the palace, and she seemed to be very favored, but the father of the princess in the palace was the deputy censor of Zuodu. Right and wrong, the two sons probably don't need to be officials anymore!

It's all right if the sons are not good, but the grandchildren, especially Baoyu, are really her heart and soul.

She summed it up once, and since one of them disliked the other's lack of greed, and the other felt that they were not in charge of the family and didn't know how much money was needed, she simply called her sons and grandsons together, and invited Brother Zhen from Ning Mansion to be a witness: Of course there was no separation in Rong Mansion, However, the money in the public house was allocated to their respective courtyards. Mrs. Xing was in charge of Jia Amnesty's side, while Jia Zheng's place was handed over to Li Wan.

In this way, the brothers and families can live their own lives behind closed doors, and no one has to complain that her mother is unfair.

Ever since her husband passed away, Mother Jia has always had the idea of ​​muddling along, just closing the door to enjoy the wealth and honor, and the joy of her children and grandchildren, but it is a pity that she has to worry about it every day of her life. Let's get up.

Although Jia Mu dotes on Baoyu, she also knows that Zhu Ge'er is the most counted on, and Lian Ge'er is hardworking and has some advantages in general affairs.When the sons resigned with their own thoughts, she specially kept Jia Zhu and Jia Lian, and instructed them carefully, "They are all good at studying. Please, your uncle can recommend you a good husband."

The two brothers Jia Lian and Jia Zhu came out of their grandmother's yard. The brothers couldn't help but looked at each other and smiled wryly.

The wife and mother used the company's money to lend money and charged interest... The two of them knew that they were both shocked and angry at the time, and they heard some cynicism outside these days. Wish: It is also good to avoid the limelight.

But Jia Mu wrote the letter to her daughter and son-in-law just after leaving the house. Jia Lian and Jia Zhu saw their second uncle and father Jia Zheng rushing in, and their foreheads were sweating because of their hurried steps.

The news brought by Jia Zheng shocked the two brothers even more: the seventh prince Zhao Zhizhen summoned them.