A Dream of Red Mansions Unexpected Visitors

When it was time to eat, everyone came to Jia Mu. Jia Mu was lying on the couch. Mrs. Wang said why the Zhen family was convicted, and now they have confiscated their property and returned to Beijing for punishment. Jia Mu was very uncomfortable when she heard this. , Thinking about Mrs. Wang's own initiative last night, she copied the garden without her own consent. Listen to Mrs. Wang more.

Just when Jia Mu saw Youshi coming in, she interrupted Mrs. Wang's questioning and asked Youshi, "Where did you come from? Why didn't you come to the mansion these days?" Youshi replied, "It's just the mansion." It's just busy at home. Mother Jia remembered that Jia Zhen's temper has become more and more weird these days, and she doesn't come to pay her respects as often as before. Now when she talks to herself, she always talks about what she has relied on. I don't care about the affairs of the house. I know all of them, and I know most of them. In recent days, the prince and brother Zhen have gotten closer. The boss even complained that he recommended him to go there, but he was kicked away. That's right, Youshi belongs to Jia Zhen after all. Wife, Brother Zhen can’t listen to what he has to say. It’s just that his family’s strategy is to be both right and wrong. Who can be [-]% sure? As long as he keeps his current wealth, it’s fine. I only hope that Brother Zhen will not forget the position of the Jia family. , don't completely rely on one side, if there is an emergency, something will happen.

At first, they wanted to change the subject, but they brought up something even worse, and the three of them were speechless for a while.Mrs. You originally wanted to tell Mother Jia that Mrs. Wang seems to have taken things from the Zhen family, but Mrs. Wang is here at this moment, and it seems that Mrs. Wang was talking about this before she came in. The old lady must have a good idea , and what's more, some private things have already happened, and it's useless to say it now, since that's the case, there's no need to mention it.The three of them were silent, and for a moment they only heard the ringing of the golden bell in the room. It was Mrs. Wang who broke the silence and asked how the coming August [-]th was going to be.

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "It's all ready. I don't know where the old lady should choose, but the garden is empty and the night is cold." Jia's mother seemed to see the decadent atmosphere hidden in the seemingly luxuriant Jia's mansion and the deteriorating atmosphere. In the future, I can't help but want to make this August [-]th even more lively, and I don't care about my body, so I smiled and said: "Why don't you wear two more clothes, it's the place to enjoy the moon, why don't you go there?" Yes." While speaking, the daughter-in-law who knows how to read colors saw that the atmosphere in the room had eased, and brought the meal, and Mrs. Wang Youshi hurried up to put chopsticks and hold the meal.When Jia's mother saw that her own dishes had been put out, and there were two big boxes with several kinds of dishes, she knew that it was the old custom of filial piety in each room.Jia Muyin asked: "What are they all about? I ordered them a few times last time, and now you can take care of them, but you still don't listen. Now it's not as good as it was before." Unexpectedly, these days are called thrifty Mrs. Wang came up and said: "It's just home-cooked things. I have nothing else to eat today. Those old ladies with gluten tofu don't like it very much, so they only picked one kind of pepper oil shield. Besides, no one in the house can be wronged. the old lady."

Why is Mrs. Wang so rich and powerful, but she picked up the things that the Zhen family sent over yesterday, she is bold, she didn't tell anyone about this matter, following her previous thinking of finding a scapegoat to hide behind and swallow the benefits, Originally, Mrs. Wang didn't have to do it herself.But the only good candidate was Sister Feng, who followed Jia Lian to a foreign post.Mrs. Wang thought that pardoning the Elder Master was a fortune-teller. If she really told him about it, it would be a question of whether she could get one-tenth of it. Let yourself return it.Even if the old lady agreed to take these things, she would definitely not let herself use them. Based on her friendship with the Zhen family, she must return them to the Zhen family in the future.The idea I made was to take something and not admit it. Anyway, the Zhen family was guilty, so what else can I do to my family?The only thing that worries me is that it will be bad if the Zhen family members say it. Alas, my brother Wang Ziteng is not here. If he is, he will definitely be able to help me deal with the Zhen family.For the time being, the Zhen family would definitely not dare to come to ask for things. When he came to ask for things, it would be enough to send a few dozen taels of silver.

Mrs. Wang looked good today, so she gave the old lady another tribute, which also showed that her housekeeping skills are not bad.Mother Jia didn't say a word, but she chose a few dishes that Baoyu, Daiyu, Jialan and others liked to eat and sent them to them. Unexpectedly, when Jiamu finished eating, she left Youshi to eat in front of her, and saw the hands of the people who waited for the meal. Holding a bowl of rice for servants, You Shi still ate white rice, Jia Mu asked: "Why are you so dizzy, bring this rice to your grandma." The man said: "The old lady's rice is finished. I added a girl today, so it's shorter." Yuanyang said: "Nowadays, you can wear your head as a hat, and you can't have a little extra." Mrs. Wang was self-defeating, and hurried forward at this time: ": "Drought and floods have been erratic in the past two years, and the rice on the field cannot be handed in according to the amount. It is even more difficult for these kinds of fine rice, so you can eat as much as you can. I am afraid that it will be short for a while, and the purchase will not be easy. " Jia's mother knew it well, but she couldn't show her difficult situation at this time, so she said with a smile, "it's called a clever daughter-in-law who can't cook porridge without rice. "

However, Mrs. Wang got such a large amount of family wealth, why is it still so difficult for the mansion? It turns out that Mrs. Wang's things from the Zhen family would not be put into the account of the official, and they were quietly locked into her own warehouse.She thought that the brother of Sister Feng's family was being taken out of the capital now, and she couldn't touch it. If Jia Lian really did something to inherit the title of this mansion, could it be that so many good things belonged to their eldest wife? Even if the two houses are divided together, the family can only divide 01% at most, which has to be guarded against.As part of his own dowry, he can only leave it to Baoyu and Yuanchun, even that wretched boy Jia Huan doesn't want to and can't get 30:[-] points.Therefore, there is still no money in the official accounts in the mansion, and they are only waiting for the rent after the Double Ninth Festival to be delivered.In addition, receiving money from myself also shows that I have been wronged. Using my dowry to subsidize my husband's family is also valued by the old lady and husband. Second, speaking in the mansion is more important. I have a lot of authority, and I am not afraid that Baoyu's marriage will not be in my hands.

Seeing Jiamu's lazy expression after eating, Youshi didn't stay any longer and left.Walking to the gate and getting on the car, Yindie sat on the side of the car.The daughters-in-law put down the curtain, and led the little girls through the gate to wait.Because the gates of the two mansions are not separated by a stone's throw, it is not necessary to be well-prepared for daily homework, and there are more people who come back in the dark and at night, so the old mother took the little girl and left in just a few steps. come over.All the nuns drew up the curtains, Yindie came down first, and then helped You Shi down. Seven or eight lanterns of different sizes illuminated it very vividly. You Shi knew that he was here to gamble because he saw four or five carts under the lions on both sides. People take advantage of it, thinking of what they saw in the West Mansion today, I'm afraid they won't even be able to leave a way out.For a moment, he was furious, so he said to the Yindie crowd: "Look, this is how people ride cars, and I don't know how many ride horses. The horses are naturally tied in the pen, so we can't see them. I don't know his mother and I. How much money can I earn with them, so happy."

But it turned out that after Jia Zhen snatched the incident in Ping'an capital last time, she was praised by Prince Zhongshun.But Jia Zhen did her best, and she didn't separate the two houses from what the prince said.Therefore, he thought that since he had a concubine, he had also contributed to the garden, and gave the favor and filial piety to the Xifu. Now that he finally got a prince, he didn't want the Xifu to take the lead.Although he himself has no ability, he is the head of the patriarch, so he secretly slandered the prince, how could there be a noble concubine in front of the emperor in the Daoxi mansion, how could he be willing to run for the prince with all his strength, but his connections in the East mansion are no worse than those in the East mansion , his loyalty to the prince is even better, and he has a lot of friends on weekdays, so maybe he can be of great help to the prince.

Prince Zhongshun didn't take it seriously at first, what he valued was not the Jia family at all, but the inseparable relationship among the four major families of the Jia family. Both the historians and the Wang family were close to the Xifu, and Wang Ziteng, an important minister, was the focus of wooing.It's just that these days, the emperor sees himself as more and more reliable, and he is close to actors and actresses. Should the emperor suppress him or continue to suppress him? , replaced by confidantes.Maybe I should change my thinking. These officials in power cannot be wooed, but nobles can. Although they do not command soldiers, their ancestors have kindness to the generals in the army. It is also a great advantage to make friends with them.At this time, it is a great advantage for Jia Zhen to have a wide range of friends.

I don't know what King Zhongshun promised to Jia Zhen. Since he went to meet the prince once, he used the excuse of practicing archery during the day, and invited brothers from various families and rich relatives and friends to compete.Because he said, "just shoot randomly for nothing. It's useless in the end. Not only can you not grow up, but you also broke your style. You must make a penalty contract and gamble on a profit, so that everyone will work hard." These are all hereditary sons. They have a rich family, and they are all teenagers. They are just cockfighting dogs and a bunch of wandering trousers who asked Liu Pinghua.In less than a month, they gradually used the excuse of resting their arms and strength to wipe the dominoes at night, just betting on a drink, and gradually getting money, and gambling was better than shooting. Yes, the few coins on hand are scattered.At this time, Jia Zhen paid off their gambling debts for them, and the two drank and had fun together every day, and their friendship became deeper day by day.Prince Zhongshun is very satisfied. First, although these are all young men, they are the future heirs of various honorable mansions. Second, they did not make friends with their parents, but they made friends with these young masters who did not work in the court. Even the emperor can't say What's the matter? Naturally, he paid more attention to Jia Zhen.

Jia Zhenxi had nothing to do, she went back happily, she didn't care about money even more, and gathered people to have fun day and night, and those dudes, regardless of their seniority, called him big brother, which was quite popular.

Youshi didn't care about it before, but now seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival will be approaching in two days, he still feels like this, feeling anxious.After going back that night, she didn't care about not seeing Jia Zhen for a long time, so she sent someone to invite him and told about Jia Mu's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.