Yucuo of the Red Chamber

The room was so crowded that it was already difficult for people to leave, so Yuanyang took Zijuan to sit outside and helped to serve food.The other girls were all waiting outside with Chunxian to get something to eat, and they didn't care about anything particular.After listening to the discussions of several people, Yuanyang understood, and hurriedly interrupted: "It's not me, Heping'er, everyone sitting here is like sisters. According to me, Second Grandma Lian has not been busy for a few days, so I just According to Miss Lin, worry less. Even the old lady is living day by day, I think it's better to plan more for yourself, so as not to regret it in the future. "

Everyone was silent, but stopped talking and finished the meal.Daiyu is still a large bowl of red rice porridge, plus a stack of six or seven taro left over from last night, and a stack of fried rice cakes with bamboo shoots and shiitake mushrooms. I picked up the mushrooms and ate them, because the rice cakes are not easy to digest. , Xue Yan only let her eat two small pieces.

After everyone washed up, Xiangyun asked: "Just now, why did Sister Lin do that so well, and I heard that Sister Lin has been ill for a long time, why did you come here so neatly just now, remember to see Sister Lin?"

Li Wan hurriedly said: "Sister Lin was given the wrong medicine by the servants, so her condition recurred, so it's better to be careful. They have been busy before, and today they finally finished their work and came to see Sister Lin. A lot of thought."

But she didn't believe it herself, and neither did anyone else.Li Wen, Li Qi and Bao Qin saw that it was a private matter of the Jia family, so they hurriedly went to Daiyu's study next door to play chess and talk, but Xiangyun was the only one who would not let her go .Baoqin understood what she meant, so she and Li Wen stayed together, leaving only her sisters-in-law and Yuanyang Ping'er in Daiyu's room. Everyone had a cup of tea before talking again.

Yuanyang opened the mouth first and said: "I also know something about Miss Lin. The old lady was afraid that Miss Lin's health would cause people to hate her, so she thought of that method, but it will definitely not be fatal. As for other things, it will Everyone knows it well, so there is no need to say more. Now that the matter has become like this, the old lady doesn't know what to say. But she doesn't say anything, she just turns a blind eye. Difficult. So Miss Lin should be more careful in everything. Nothing will happen to the old lady, but you can’t guarantee what other people will think and do elsewhere, Zijuan, you should also pay attention.”

Sister Feng bit her lips until she turned white, and said with grievances: "Let's all be careful, it's not easy for Sister Lin to be alone. Although I deserved it for being brave, Sister Lin has nothing to do with the world, except for her eloquence. Besides, there is nothing wrong with it, so why let others decide? As long as I am here, I will try my best to keep my sister Lin safe."

Yuanyang sighed: "I'm afraid you and I may not be able to keep it. If the old lady really doesn't care, we can't add up to a little finger of her. Besides, Second Mistress probably heard some rumors. The situation in the house is uncertain now. I'm afraid that in the end we can't even protect ourselves, so how can we take care of Miss Lin?"

Some of the others knew what they knew, and some were particularly surprised. Sister Feng sized her up, nodded slowly and said, "People are not fools, blind, deaf, and it seems that you have heard something. Mrs. Lin has passed away for so many years, Sister Lin It has been fostered here for several years, and the empress dowager has never mentioned it. Now that the empress is pregnant, there is a big wedding in the house, and many people outside are also busy with the wedding. It must be interesting to think about it.

There is a saying that the power of the sky is unpredictable, Jiangnan Zhen's family took over four times that year, what an honor, and they never heard of anything wrong, so they were ransacked, and the family members were exiled to the bitter cold land in the west.Now that our family has run out of pockets, we don't want to be frugal, and we don't restrain ourselves externally. The matter of the draft has not yet been decreed, so everyone knows how it was passed on.Today's holy majesty is the master of enlightenment, and he acts vigorously and resolutely without showing affection.Back then, if she could ignore the friendship between the Supreme Emperor and the Zhen family, how could the empress compare to the Supreme Emperor? "

Yuanyang nodded and said: "I'm just a girl, and I'm still a girl wherever I go. You are different. If something happens to a young lady who comes from a family background, I'm afraid she might not be able to bear the hardship. It's not us who are here Said, if there is no old lady, no one in the world can protect us.

Another thing, it's not me and Second Mistress who are talking alarmist here.In the past few days, there are always orders to inquire or discuss in private, and I occasionally hear some of them.I heard that the old lady has some friendship with the Empress Dowager, but she hasn't seen much contact over the years, and the Empress Dowager has never asked about court affairs.What's more, the second mistress also said that the emperor doesn't even care about the friendship of the empress dowager, so he may not care about the friendship of the empress dowager who has never asked for it for many years.

I heard that the emperor was very unhappy about the draft and the marriage, and now he doesn't love our empress very much.Those people also inquired about Miss Lin's situation. Now that the miraculous doctor has come to our house several times, word has already spread outside.And I heard that the genius doctor is still the emperor's favorite, but he is not good to anyone in our mansion, isn't it a sign?The empress dowager sent a genius doctor here without looking at the old lady, which is also a meaning.It's a pity that the men outside are still happy, only us helpless girls are worrying about it blindly. "

Yuanyang has served Jia Mu for many years. She knows a lot about Jia Mu's affairs and the affairs of the house, and she has some insight after seeing a lot. Otherwise, she may not be able to manage Jia Mu's affairs; When she was the half master, not only did she always give some face, but she also tried to win over her from time to time.

But Yuanyang is not an easy girl to deal with, everyone in the house is like black-eyed chickens, and her brother and sister-in-law are not much better.It was Jia's mother, who stopped Jia from pardoning her back then, saying that she loved her, but it might have been for her own sake.Yuanyang is a person who values ​​love and righteousness, and such a decent girl is naturally more noble than Jia She's concubine, so Jia's mother is not worried that she will change her mind.If you love me like this, the master and servant will still be as good as ever.However, each of them has a small abacus in their hearts and has their own plans.

Ping'er interjected: "Everyone knows about the affairs of Zhen's mansion, and we are very close to our mansion. That year when the family of Zhen's mansion came to Beijing, they sent many gifts to all the grandmas and girls. They were all useful things. They are for official use, and they are extremely rare. Not only is the mansion rich, but the women in charge are not much different from the master in their clothes; they are also extremely honorable. Mrs. Zhen brought the girl into the palace to pay her respects when she came to Beijing. Our mansion is also decent enough That's right, the girls have never been to the palace, so it can be seen that they are still not as good as them."

Sister Feng said: "Zhen's mansion is as rich as a country, how can our mansion be comparable to it? Although I have never seen the things deposited in that year, I have seen the things rewarded by my wife later, and the thoughtfulness that my wife gave me this time." It's not worse than the old lady's body. It's just that no matter how rich you are, once Longyan gets angry, isn't it the same as a bereaved dog? The things stored in our house may not be needed. Later, I heard that the cause of the accident was vague and I didn’t quite understand it, so I guess it’s true, maybe it’s not necessarily true.”

Xichun snorted coldly and said: "The world is as black as crows. If you want to find those crimes, there are always some. It's our place. I'm afraid it won't be clean. Our mansion and Zhen's mansion are not the same. We still have fifty steps to go." Laughing a hundred steps, turning a blind eye to the lessons learned from the past. I just take care of myself, at worst, I will become a monk in the future and become a sister-in-law."

Li Wan sighed: "How can there be eggs under the overturned nest? At that time, I am afraid that you may not be able to get what you want if you want to be a aunt. And things may not come to that point. Now that the empress is pregnant with the dragon species, if you can be happy in the future If you get a dragon son, things will be much better."

Sister Feng shook her head and said, "My aunt? Silly girl, my aunt will be clean? The Jingxu and Zhitong of Shuiyue Temple and the center of circle of Dizang Temple are no different from kidnappers." Because I chose to talk about Brother Zhang Jin that day, He sighed and said: "At that time, I was young and energetic, and I couldn't bear any encouragement from others, so I did such sinful things. Let's not talk about this, but the fourth sister always said that she became a monk. As far as I know, there is no temple. The nunnery is clean, the so-called world is as black as crows, no one can escape."

Hearing this, Xichun also dimmed, and everyone was silent for a while, Zijuan looked at Daiyu who was better, and said to herself: "If this is the case, even my sister-in-law can't do it, what should I do?"

Yuanyang said: "What else can I do? I will leave it to fate. The Jiangnan Zhen's mansion got the news earlier that day, and with the support of the palace, they didn't miss a single one. At that time, it was heard that the mansion reported that the Zhen's family had committed a crime and confiscated their belongings. , transferred to Beijing for punishment. Within a few days, I saw a few people from Zhen's mansion rushing over, and brought some things. The panic-stricken Second Wife was entrusted to keep them for safekeeping. I didn't see any major accidents after the trial , and ordered to be exiled."

Li Wan nodded and said: "I can only resign myself to fate. At that time, the old lady knew that something happened to Zhen's house, so she couldn't do anything about it. We are just powerless women, what can we do?"

Yuanyang defended and said: "The old lady can't do anything about it. Her children and grandchildren are not perfect, and she has more energy than energy, so as not to cause troubles in vain. Not to mention that the second wife does not listen to her, and the elder may not listen to her, the empress in the palace She can't even care about it. In this way, I can only live day by day, and I can have fun once. But grandma and girls are still young, so they still have a plan, and it is good to know what they know. As the saying goes, a phoenix with hair is not as good as a chicken , the matter has come to this, it is better to be careful."

Everyone sighed again, and suddenly Sister Feng stood up and said: "I am the most hated phoenix, and I will die at the worst of everything. Besides, we haven't reached that point yet, as long as we have accumulated evil virtues, God has mercy on us. There may be no way to survive. Although the men outside don’t care about it and the old ladies above don’t worry about it, we sisters will be of some use if we are of one mind. The three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang, not to mention that here are all smart and capable people.