Xiaoxiang Water Cloud in the Red Chamber

Zhanyan Lantern Festival is around the corner, because of visiting relatives, Jia's family has not had a good life for several years.Since the eighth day of the first lunar month, some eunuchs have come out to look at the direction first and give instructions on various etiquettes. Fortunately, Jia's house is well prepared and not too busy.Mother Jia knew that Concubine Yuan was going to see Baochai this time. Mrs. Wang would definitely want to take this opportunity to let Baochai impress her mother, so that she could give her a marriage. Send someone to Lin Mansion to ask Daiyu to come too.Although Daiyu and Yifei didn't fully understand what it meant, they were very disgusted with this kind of bustle. Besides, Daiyu thought that this glory was in exchange for Keqing's life, so she would not be willing to go, so she declined and said that it was just that it was inconvenient for her relatives to go. If he wanted to go in his own capacity, wouldn't all the girls from the Wang family historian and others have to go?

The person Jiamu sent back said Daiyu's words, and Jiamu felt embarrassed.Mrs. Wang next to her was very happy. In her heart, Daiyu was very charming. If the empress was also deceived for a while and robbed Baochai of the limelight, it would not be good.Seeing Mrs. Wang's bright eyes, Jia's mother sneered in her heart, but she didn't show the slightest bit on her face, and said kindly: "I didn't think well, and yes, although she is a granddaughter, her surname is not Jia, but Yu'er is sensible. Zhili, everything is very measured, unlike some families who have a little honor, he just takes the identity of a relative, aunt or cousin to cling to it. Alas, what is even more rare is this character."

All the people in the room hurriedly laughed along with them, but Aunt Xue and Baochai either stood or left, their faces blushed completely unconsciously.Tanchun opened his mouth to say something, but thinking that it would be bad if he offended the old lady, he had to be anxious.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Sister Feng quickly laughed and said: "No, Sister Lin is worthy of the blood of the ancestors, and she is more considerate than those of us who are in charge of the family. But I think the main reason for this is related to Sister Lin's quiet temperament. Well, on weekdays, sister Lin of our family only stays at the old lady's place, and doesn't like to participate in any excitement, she is really a chaste and quiet lady."

Mrs. Wang gave Sister Feng a hard look. Although Sister Feng was secretly speaking for Baochai, she still didn't like how Sister Feng flattered Daiyu.

Mother Jia sighed softly, knowing that Sister Feng was also in a dilemma, she smiled lightly and said, "Maybe so. But our family's rare honor and favor, Yu'er, can take it lightly. After all, it's her bearing and character. How many people in this world I don’t want to be tempted by this illustrious wealth. I can’t say how many dirty tricks have been used behind the scenes. Our family’s hard work can’t be ruined by those people. Then it will hurt the empress. Your eyes will be opened in the future. , not only should you be cautious, but also prevent someone from thinking about it when the tree is big."

The people in the room got up and agreed when they heard what Jiamu said seriously, and Jiamu was satisfied.He waved his hand to let everyone go down, leaning on the kang, Yuanyang hurriedly squatted down to beat Jiamu's legs.

Mother Jia sighed lightly, and said in frustration, "Yuanyang, what do you think Yu'er is thinking? Why is she unwilling to drag her with my kindness?"

Yuanyang was silent for a long time and said with a smile: "Yuanyang, a girl, doesn't understand those things. I just think that maybe Miss Lin really feels that her identity is inappropriate, and she has no other thoughts."

Jiamu smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, I also know that she and her mother have the same temperament, and they are both very noble, but there is no room for noble people in this world. Without power, she is nothing. Well, maybe one day she hit the south wall and she Only then will you understand."

Yuanyang quietly beat Jia Mu's leg, feeling a little disapproving.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, those who are nobles, such as Jiamu, all wear heavy make-up according to their products, and everyone greets their cheeks with joy.Everywhere in the garden, dragons dance in the tents, colorful phoenixes fly in the curtains, gold and silver shine brightly, and jewels compete for splendor.The streets and alleys outside are all tightly guarded by curtains.Fengjia didn't come until Yuanchun in Xu Dynasty.After more than a dozen pairs of red-clothed eunuchs passed by, Yuanchun's phoenix driver came from behind, a court lady played fans and burned incense in front, and a cranked seven-phoenix gold umbrella came from behind, which was a crown robe and shoes.There are also eunuchs on duty holding incense beads, embroidered handkerchiefs, rinsing bowls, dust whisks and so on.After these teams passed, eight eunuchs behind them carried a golden-topped golden phoenix-embroidered phoenix, and today's protagonist Yuan Chun sat.Jia's mother and others were all kneeling outside the gate of the mansion, but Baochai was still here after all, kneeling behind the back and looking at the splendor and prosperity in front of her, she couldn't tell what it was like in her heart.All the stars surrounded Yuanchun's Luanjia and entered, and the mansion was quiet again, only the Imperial Forest Army stood silently.

When Yuanchun was lucky enough to visit the family-friendly villa, he couldn't help but marvel at its luxury, but he also had a strong sense of pride. With such a strong family background, he also had an extra guarantee in the palace.The relatives drove out of the park.Only when Jia Mu's main room is reached, do the family etiquette.Yuan Chun's eyes were full of tears, and he supported Jia's mother with one hand and Mrs. Wang with the other, all weeping and speechless.For half a day, Concubine Yuan Fang smiled sadly and comforted Jia Mu. Mrs. Wang said: "Since I was sent to the place where no one can see people that day, it is so easy to go home today. Ladies, instead of talking and laughing, wept instead. I went to the meeting, and I don’t know how sooner or later I will come!” Speaking of this sentence, I couldn’t help but choked up again.Mrs. Xing hurriedly came up to explain.Mother Jia waited for Concubine Jia to return to her seat, and saw them one by one one by one, and she couldn't help crying.Concubine Jia asked, "Aunt Xue, Baochai, why didn't Daiyu disappear?" Mrs. Wang said, "Mrs. .”

Yuan Chun was stunned for a moment, dissatisfied with Daiyu's absence, and said, "Then please invite Auntie and Sister Bao to come in." .Yuan Chun took Baochai's hand and laughed: "Sister Bao is really like a beautiful flower and nephrite jade, I don't know how to praise her." He sighed in his heart that it's fortunate that she didn't have a chance to enter the palace, otherwise there would be no way for others to survive.

Baochai also looked at Yuanchun secretly. She has a duck-egg face, round and plump, phoenix eyes and thin eyebrows, peach cheeks and cherry mouth. She is a beauty, but she is still a little worse than herself. It's all better, and I feel more and more aggrieved, I just smile and be humble.

Shaoqing Baoyu also came, and Yuanchun was happy to see his beauty.Deliberately tested Baoyu's knowledge, but fortunately Baoyu was a little crooked in poetry, and Baochai secretly pointed out that there were no mistakes.Yuan Chun watched the interaction between the two with cold eyes, and thought about it in his heart. He felt that the two of them were really like a golden boy and a jade girl, so he couldn't help but nodded secretly.Jia's mother became anxious when she checked her intentions, and she couldn't help complaining about Daiyu.So he laughed and said, "Your Majesty, see that the talents and learning of Baoyu and all the girls can benefit."

Yuan Chun said with a smile: "The fruit has improved a lot, especially Sister Bao and Baoyu are better."

Jia Mu laughed and said: "This is not in line with my mother's previous teachings. My mother doesn't know that most of the names of my mother's favorite plaques, such as 'Oujing', 'Tubi', 'Daoxiang Village', 'Xiaoxiang Pavilion', etc., were mostly suggested by Lin girl. It’s true. Today she is keeping the etiquette, but she tried her best to show her talent and inscription, this heart of being a mother is also very real.”

Yuan Chun nodded and said, "That's how it is. Sure enough, Miss Lin is good at learning." Because of Jia Mu's words, she no longer annoyed Daiyu.Mother Jia glanced at the aggrieved Mrs. Wang with a smile, feeling extremely proud.

Besides, Daiyu knew that today was the day of visiting relatives in Yuanchun, and Lin's residence was only three miles away from Jia's residence, and many places were under martial law along the way, plus all kinds of noises, Lin's residence could be heard from afar.Daiyu said, "Brother, let's go out and have a look."

Yifei didn't know what she was thinking, so he followed Daiyu to the street. From a distance, he saw the stars on the street in full ceremonies slowly passing by. I am afraid that after tomorrow, Jia's mansion will have a lot of social troubles. Muxiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, and coupled with the character of Jia's people, alas, the emperor is easy to plan. It's a pity that it is in vain Became a chess piece of the King Zhongshun, the Emperor, and the Jia Mansion, life and death have been calculated enough by others, why bother to come here."

Yifei sighed, and said: "This is the horror of imperial power in the officialdom. Whether you are alive or dead, as long as you stay in the vortex, you are destined to be a pawn."

"It's rare for you brothers and sisters to say something fair. Lian'er will be grateful to you when she hears it." A deep voice came from the side.Daiyu and Yifei hurriedly turned around, and saw Shui Qing turning around from the corner of the street, her lonely and sad body made the night more intense.

Daiyu sighed, "Master Shui is here too."

Shui Qing said with a sarcasm: "Lian'er's life has caused such a big commotion, how can I not come. I have to remember the faces of these people so that I can take revenge in the future. Thank you for speaking for Lian'er." In a flash, he went to Jia's mansion.

Daiyu asked in surprise, "What is he going to do?"

Yifei laughed and said: "Create some trouble for the Jia family. He said that he will not take revenge for the time being, and he wants to kill the Jia family bit by bit. I don't think there will be any big troubles at this moment. At most, they will all be killed." Live in fear and suspicion."

Daiyu nodded, and said with a sigh: "It's no wonder that he has such a big hatred. When the Jia family harmed someone, didn't they think that they would be retaliated?"

Yifei sarcastically said: "Those women are alive in the inner house after all, how could they know that it was two people who escaped back then, even if they knew, they couldn't resist the temptation of power."

Let's talk about Jia's mansion, poems and fus have been made, so they began to listen to the opera, and the people below came to set up a banquet, and a young eunuch announced the name of the dishes while setting the sticks on the dishes.I saw the dishes being delivered like flowing water: "Boiled Dragon Yellow Fish, Youlong Playing Money, Xueyue Peach Blossom, Youlong Playing Phoenix, Hundred Birds Facing Phoenix, Fried Chicken Feet, Stewed Phoenix Head, Stir-fried Phoenix Liver, Stir-fried Wolf Heart and Dog Lung , Red Braised Wolverine, Biejia Wangren Soup, uh..." The little eunuch didn't dare to read any more, looked at the dish in a daze, and the underground people began to whisper.Mother Jia was trembling with anger and said: "Whoever served the food, why is it different from what was prepared yesterday, so brave to play tricks in front of the imperial concubine."

Sister Feng had already gone to the kitchen to ask, but the kitchen staff said aggrievedly: "My second grandma, the signatures are arranged according to the plan, and we don't know how to read, so how could we change them secretly?" Sister Feng had no choice but to say: " That’s all the dishes, don’t send them up. Keep the picks, but be careful and ask tomorrow.” Then he ordered the chief cook to be detained first.The other cooks were also terrified.Sister Feng had no choice but to come back and talk to Jia Mu quietly.Jia Mu frowned and said, "Forget it, today is a good day, don't argue for now, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang were busy talking and talking to divert the matter, but in the end they both left a shadow in their hearts.Especially Mrs. Wang Youshi and Yuanchun, who have ghosts in their hearts, always feel that there is something ominous about it.Yuan Chun was originally in high spirits, but now his face was flushed with anger, but he just couldn't get angry because of his demeanor."Xian Yuan" was being sung outside, Yuan Chun forced a smile and said, "Old lady, it's so cold, Yuan'er went in to add some clothes."

Jia's mother knew that Yuanchun was letting herself go, so she dared not speak.Yuan Chun pulled Mrs. Wang back to the inner room, and said anxiously: "Madam, what's going on today? Why does Yuan'er feel frightened?"

Mrs. Wang frowned and said: "I don't know, it's too weird, those cooks can't read, so they definitely didn't do it."

"Ma'am, does anyone else know about that?"

"No, only Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law, her wet nurse, and I know. The empress thinks it has something to do with that? Impossible, then Keqing has no relatives at all." Mrs. Wang was also confused.

Yuan Chun and Mrs. Wang held the stick upside down and looked at it for a while, and Mrs. Wang suddenly said: "Madam, this stick seems a little thin?"

Yuan Chun looked carefully for a long time and said: "Yuan'er doesn't know either, there is nothing wrong with it."

Mrs. Wang sighed: "Forget it, Madam, don't worry, we will find out later. If there is a crooked servant in this family, we can't keep it. Just clean it up carefully tomorrow. We are deeply engraved by Long En now, and we are afraid What can't be done? The concubine has something to ask the empress to decide."

Yuan Chun nodded, and when he thought of the provincial house, he felt happy, and asked with a smile, "What's the matter?"

Mrs. Wang thought about it: "This family-in-law's villa should be closed in a respectful manner, but the sisters in our family are all good. It's a pity to be wronged to live in Xiaobaoxia. Why don't you let her and the others move in?"

Yuan Chun said with a smile: "What's the matter? It should be so. I will issue an edict tomorrow."

Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "That's good. The concubine just thinks that Lin girl is lonely and helpless now. Why don't you order her to live in our house for a long time, so that the girl will not be alone and we will treat our relatives sincerely?" I didn't want to disturb the empress, but that girl is very noble and sensitive, if we invite her, she will be evasive, so it is better for the empress to come forward to prevent her from thinking wildly."

Yuan Chunyuan didn't know the rift between Mrs. Wang and Daiyu, so he smiled and said, "What's the matter. But if that girl doesn't even know the kindness of the wife, even if she is talented and educated, it won't be of much benefit. It's rare that the wife doesn't care about it."

Mrs. Wang smiled at the corner of her mouth, and said: "As an elder, you have to suffer some disadvantages. That girl lacked a mother's education since she was a child, so it is inevitable that she will be inappropriate. Who is serious with a child? Her brother is not close. I am really worried about her. Brother came up with this idea after he bullied her."

It's been three quarters, when Luan drove back to the palace, everyone in Jia's mansion finally breathed a sigh of relief, the bustle and bustle in front of them quickly washed away those slight unhappiness like smoke traces.

In the dimly lit place, a pair of deep eyes looked at the smiling faces, sneering inwardly.

The next day when Yuanchun returned to the palace, he saw the driver and thanked him for his kindness, and played back the matter of returning to the province. Longyan was very happy and greatly praised Yuanchun.Seeing the poems and Fu made by Jia's family, he said with a smile: "This Fu is nothing. Your father's original writing is mediocre, but these poems are very good. Those "Xiaoxiang Pavilion", "Oujingxi Pavilion" and "Tubi Mountain Villa" ''s names are also very interesting, and the name given by Aifei is not uncommon."

Yuan Chun said with a smile: "Those names were all given by my concubine's cousin, and my concubine dare not take credit for it."

Shui Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "It's rare, your cousin? Could it be Miss Shi Jia?"

Seeing that Shuiyan became interested, Yuanchun felt regretful, so he said, "No, it's the daughter of my concubine and aunt, the daughter of Lord Lin, the former Yangzhou inspector censor."

Shui Yan thought for a while and smiled: "It was the daughter of Junior Brother Ru Hai, no wonder, I also made that girl Princess Ningxin, and I wanted to give the princess mansion again, but she was not happy. Aifei yesterday But I also saw her, I remember she was in Beijing, I met her once before, but I don't know what she is like now."

Yuan Chun was secretly startled, why no one had told her that Cousin Lin was the princess, and hurriedly said: "Cousin didn't go, it was said that it was inconvenient for my relatives to come."

Shui Yan smiled approvingly: "He is a polite child, just like before. Concubine Ai is also lonely in the palace. It's okay to invite your sisters to accompany you in the palace when you are free. His poems are not vulgar, should you not?" would be rude."

Yuan Chun heard that this was a great favor, but he couldn't be happy in his heart. After thanking him, he returned, suspicious in his heart. The emperor just asked Daiyu what it meant, when did he know his cousin, and Lin Hai. She knew about his junior brother, but she didn't expect that the emperor would still pay attention to Daiyu after Lin Hai's death. Did she neglect something?

Thinking silently, he came to the imperial garden, occasionally met a few concubines and greeted them lightly, all of them were jealous.There was another fragrant wind, Yuan Chun raised his head and saw that it was Concubine Zhou Gui, who had just passed her relatives, but when she came back, she heard that she seemed not as powerful as her own family, so she felt a little proud, and hurriedly laughed: "Sister Zhou is also there." ah."

The noble concubine Zhou was a charming and enchanting one, and she usually likes to pinch the sharp point the most, she said with a shrill smile: "Yo, it turns out to be sister Yuanfei, why don't you go to rest today when you are so tired yesterday, how can you serve me when you are tired?" Your Majesty?"

Yuan Chun listened to the sourness in her words, smiled slightly, and said solemnly: "Thank you sister for your concern."

Concubine Zhou snorted, with no intention of saying, "My sister's power and power of visiting relatives this time has been spread all over the palace, but she is much more respectable than the poor official in our family. She is worthy of being a big family."

The corners of Yuan Chun's lips twitched slightly, and said: "However, the ancestors are in the shade, so how can there be much dignity, sister Zhou just joked."

Concubine Zhou smiled and let Concubine Yuan pass by, and said in a moderate voice: "Why is it not decent, that dish is especially decent, such as fried chicken feet, stir-fried phoenix liver, stir-fried wolf heart and dog lungs, our family can't even hear it." I haven't heard of it, but Sister Yuan's family is well-informed."

Then there was a burst of laughter from behind, and someone said: "Really, there is also this matter, as expected, we have little knowledge and have never heard of it. Hehehehe. I just don’t know how the emperor feels when he hears it, hehe."

Yuan Chun was terrified, turned around and wanted to see that Concubine Zhou and a group of concubines and maids had gone far away, her heart was full of anger, how could she have any interest in reminiscing about yesterday's grand occasion, and rushed back to Fengzao Palace angrily.