The first paparazzi in the Red Chamber

half a month later.

At the request of Jia Amnesty, shopkeeper Sun of Sanzifang printed [-] copies of the book, and promised him that he would keep the whole process of printing secret.

Because Jia Amnesty has always sent special personnel to supervise the work, and the things printed in the workshop are sorted out in batches and people. From the typesetting of the whole book to the end of printing, no one knows the complete content of the booklet, including shopkeeper Sun.Shopkeeper Sun didn't know Jia She's true identity from the beginning to the end, he only knew that he was a rich man surnamed Song.

When the five hundred books were bound into volumes, they were shipped away immediately, without neglecting for a moment.

three days later.

The officials of the fifth rank and above in the capital, as well as the female relatives of the princes and viscounts, all received a letter titled "The Great Lady's Personal Letter".

The letter is anonymous, and there is only one book in it, called "Secrets of the Next Door".

Early the next morning, Mrs. Xing came to bid farewell to Jia Amnesty after she had finished packing.

Jia Amnesty put down the sample booklet in his hand and asked Mrs. Xing where she was going.

Mrs. Xing: "My master didn't listen to me yesterday. My elder brother is ill. Today I plan to go back to my mother's house to have a look."

"I was too busy yesterday, so I really didn't take care of your words. Since your elder brother is sick, you should go back. I will ask someone to get two hundred silver, and ask a good doctor to take a good look at your elder brother, and then bring some more medicinal materials back. Some medicines are better in our mansion, and you may not be able to buy them outside."

Mrs. Xing smiled and saluted Jia Amnesty to thank her.Since he knew how to be considerate to others, he has also become generous, always giving her money to support her natal family, which made Mrs. Xing feel ashamed to show her petty nature.

Mrs. Xing thanked Jia Amnesty several times, and sat on the sedan chair warmly in her heart, thinking about how she should reward the master along the way.If not, she would turn around and cook a bowl of soup for the master herself?Mrs. Xing blushed when she thought of this, and felt that as long as life went on like this, she was satisfied.

Jia She didn't sleep well all night, and now that breakfast was being served, he was a little distracted and ate very little.

Dongsun stepped forward and asked: "Master, but the food is not to your liking, and the maid asked the kitchen to redo it?"

Only then did Jia Amnesty come back to his senses, he dropped the spoon, and shook his head to express that he didn't want to eat.

"I heard that your mother was ill for half a month and spent a lot of money on soup and medicine. You can go tell Zhumao in a while and get three taels of silver to go back to treat your mother. If you still need money in the future, just tell me."

Dong Sun suddenly thought that the master was not talking to her when she heard this, but turned to see that he was looking at her, and she knelt down to thank her, tears also shed.

Jia She hurriedly told her not to cry, he was most afraid of women crying.

Dongsun hurriedly stopped the tears, nodded with a smile, sent someone to remove the table, and prepared tea instead, and then quietly stood by.

At this time, suddenly a little maid came running and winked at Dongsun quietly.

Dongsun walked out quietly and asked what was the matter.

Invite her to visit Lian's second grandma.

"What does Second Grandma want me to do?" Dong Sun asked.

The little girl shook her head.

Dong Sun asked the maid to lead the way and went to meet Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng had just had breakfast, when there were many women waiting for the consul outside the house.Seeing this scene, Dong Sun thought that it would not be a good thing for Second Mistress Lian to look for her in her busy schedule.

"People have arrived." Ping'er informed.

Wang Xifeng glanced at Dongsun, said a few more words to the housekeeper, then sent her away, and then called Dongsun over.Wang Xifeng took Dongsun's hand, sighed that Dongsun's wrist was slender, then she turned around and put the red gold bracelet that Ping'er handed over on Dongsun's hand.

Dongsun knelt down in a panic, not daring to take it.

Wang Xifeng smiled, and didn't insist on giving.

"Let me ask you, what have you been up to lately?"

Dongsun understood in her heart what Wang Xifeng's question really implied, but she didn't want to betray the master and wife, so she pretended to be confused.

"They've been...as usual, nothing special. By the way, today my wife went back to her natal home and brought some money and medicinal materials to visit the sick."

"Look how unfilial my daughter-in-law is. Seeing that it's my wife's birthday, I don't know what to give. I want to ask you, what do you like to do, what do you like, and what do you like? If I can do what they like and please them, it will also relieve the guilt in my heart." Wang Xifeng immediately rounded up the words.

Dong Sun repeatedly echoed, saying a few things about Mrs. Xing's preferences, which were nothing more than things from before, and then praised Wang Xifeng for her filial piety.

Wang Xifeng sneered twice, then impatiently dismissed the winter bamboo shoots.She recruited Ping'er and asked him to send a message to Laiwang, so that he could spend the past two days watching what the old man was doing.She always felt that something was wrong with the old man, but she couldn't tell, so she had to check it out.

"Second Grandma, the Second Wife tells you to go to the old lady's place immediately." The little maid hurriedly sent a message.

Wang Xifeng was startled, thinking that something serious had happened.After tidying up in a hurry, she quickly ran towards the old lady's flower hall.Before entering the door, Wang Xifeng heard female voices chattering in the room, it was very lively.

Wang Xifeng walked in with a correct demeanor and a smile.Then I saw Jiamu holding a book, squinting at it, as if she felt very happy, and then took the glasses handed by Yuanyang, wearing them to read carefully.

"What's the matter, so lively?" Wang Xifeng asked Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang asked Wang Xifeng to sit down, took her hand and talked to her.

"Last night, a person with a face delivered a letter to the corner gate, and he left without saying a word. This morning, Zhou Rui's family came back to me with a letter. I saw that the letter said 'Dear madam', and wondered where your mother-in-law is. I don't have any relatives in other places, only those from my natal family are in Beijing. They are so close to our house, and they can just send a message if there is something to do, why bother to write?

After thinking about it again, maybe there is something difficult to say, so I wrote to say it.I asked someone to deliver the letter to her, and was told that your mother-in-law had just returned to her natal home.I felt even more strange, since she had already decided to go back to her mother's house, there was no need to write a letter, and I just gave it to her by hand today.

I touched the letter, and it was heavy, as if there was a book inside.This is even more strange, fearing that it was a prank, and worried that it would not be good to disassemble it privately, so I asked the old lady for instructions.Unexpectedly, when I opened it, it turned out to be a volume like a storybook, with many anecdotes written on it, which made people feel shocked. "

"It sounds like this is really teasing, but what weird things can be written in that book? It's just making up stories to bluff people, so there's nothing surprising about it." Wang Xifeng said.

"That's because you didn't read it. Come here, let me show you." Mother Jia called Wang Xifeng to her side and handed him the book.

Wang Xifeng glanced at the cover of the book, read out the name of the magazine amusedly, and then turned to the first few pages, all of which were about officials' embezzlement and taking power.Wang Xifeng was really shocked when he saw it. Although the officials above were all anonymous and homonymous, the county magistrate of the place, how old they were, etc., were very detailed, so that people could immediately think of who it was.

Who is so bold to expose the scandals of officials like this?

"Master is here."

The people in the room looked up and saw that it was indeed Jia She, and everyone felt uneasy.

Mother Jia revealed her disgust, "Why are you here again?"

"It's been a while since I came to say hello to my mother. I feel really uncomfortable, so I couldn't help but come here to beg for scolding." Jia Amnesty saluted Jia's mother.

"You have no other merits, thick-skinned first. I'm so annoyed that I don't even bother to scold you." Jia Mu rolled his eyes at him and snorted coldly.

"Then I'm lucky today." Jia She smiled and chose to sit in the farthest corner.

Wang Xifeng held the book happily, and couldn't help sighing to Jia Mu: "This book is written in a popular way, even a person like me who can't read big characters can understand it, and the things in it are really bold."

Jia Mu nodded, "We have heard the first three stories, so you can read from the fourth story."

Wang Xifeng responded happily, and hurriedly held the book seriously, reading word by word: "There is a big family in the east of the city, named Songxi, who was famous as a child prodigy when he was young. His wife has passed away, and he has not continued for seven years. Everyone in the world praises him for his high talent and deep affection, and they all say that his name as a humble son is really worthy of the name. Unexpectedly, the author recently got a piece of news. I was hanging out with the head of a certain small restaurant before, so I went to the restaurant to investigate in person, and I saw this adult appear..."

It was quiet all around, listening with gusto.

Mrs. Wang brought the tea to her mouth, but she was so distracted that she even forgot to drink the tea.

Jia She silently sat in the last seat, looking at the reaction of the whole venue, he was quite satisfied.

When Wang Xifeng read the testimony of the anonymous witness, Mrs. Wang put down her tea cup abruptly, attracting everyone's attention.

Mrs. Wang said to Jia Mu in surprise: "Could it be that Song Mulin, the great scholar of the Martial Arts Hall of our dynasty, was named Song Mingxi. He has been known as a child prodigy since he was a child. If you look carefully at this life experience, it is really the same. There is no second person in the current court."