[Red Mansion] The adopted son of the Lin family

In addition, Wang Ziteng has now been promoted to the control of nine provinces, and his official rank has been raised by one level. Although he has been transferred to the capital far away, his status is different from before.It was the time when the spring breeze was in full swing, but such a thing happened to my sister's family.He had also heard that Aunt Xue had always doted on her only son Xue Pan and would not discipline him even if he ran amok.Although the son-in-law has intentions, but Aunt Xue protects them, and they communicate with each other. Not to mention Xue Pan's more daring and reckless behavior, even the relationship between the husband and wife between the son-in-law and the younger sister has also been compromised a lot.

To be honest, Wang Ziteng still admires Master Xue very much.After all, since the old sage abdicated, the power of the four kings and eight princes has been no more than before. All the real power in his hands has been silently taken away by the current sage, but even the idea of ​​suing the old and resigning has been taken away by the current sage. I was stopped.

If you want to retreat, that's not okay!The old sage is helping the old courtiers. If all the old courtiers are allowed to go back in this way, they will be given a bad name for being unkind today.

Not to mention the four kings and eight princes, even the four big families who are united as one, had a very difficult time.Today's majesty has clearly succeeded to the throne, but the actions of his subordinates are not slow at all.A group has been disposed of quietly, a group has been promoted, and a group has been dismissed.The Ministry of Internal Affairs even changed two or three groups of people, but the Xue family was able to occupy their previous position in this torrent without being shaken.

This alone has already made Wang Ziteng admire him.

Unfortunately, it was too early to leave.Leaving such a large family business behind to Xue Pan, but he didn't want to think whether Xue Pan could take it!

"How's Pan'er?"

When Wang Ziteng's wife Hou saw Wang Ziteng coming, she quickly stood up and said, "Hey, it's not like that. The group of doctors who come to our family today, wherever they want, they all listen to people's voices, people How to put it, he also added a few words and said it again. But he was very attentive, and three or four people took turns to see the pulse four or five times a day. They discussed together and made a prescription, but it didn't work. , it caused Pan’er to suffer, and we will also suffer.”

As he said that, he said with a sad face: "If you want me to say, seriously, I'd better send someone to find a doctor who can really see a doctor."

Wang Ziteng sneered and said, "If I could, I would have found it a long time ago. Waiting for you to tell me?" After finishing speaking, he looked closely at Xue Pan on the bed.Seeing that Xue Pan's face was sallow, and his eyes were swollen to the point where there was almost a slit, he only took one look, and felt great pity in his heart.Then he sighed and said, "I don't know if Pan'er has such a blessing. If Dr. Hua can come, maybe there will be some help."

Hou hurriedly comforted her and said: "My master has also tried his best. If Pan'er is lucky, he can pass this hurdle without Doctor Hua. If...not, how can I do it?" Then he sighed again: "My aunt, I don't know what to say."

Wang Ziteng also thought of Aunt Xue's temperament, if Xue Pan really had something wrong with him, his sister would be more likely to be killed head-on.But looking at Xue Pan's appearance, he was really angry and hurt.He is an uncle, so there is no reason not to love his nephew.But as soon as he thought that the person who threw Xue Pan into the Wucheng Bingmasi Yamen was the Prince of Beijing, Wang Ziteng felt really distressed.

If Xue Pan can survive this test, that's all. If he can't... Who can he reason with?

Just when the room was full of sorrow, a servant girl came in and reported, "Master, someone is looking for you."

Wang Ziteng was slightly surprised. Who would come to look for this?Glancing at Xue Pan who was lying on the bed, who was breathing in more air and exhaling less, Wang Ziteng sighed again, and only said, "Take care of Pan'er, I'll come back soon."

Not to mention that Mrs. Hou responded repeatedly, and the servant girls all over the room lowered their eyes and lowered their eyebrows, not daring to speak.As soon as Wang Ziteng left, Hou sat down on the chair and slapped the table hard with one hand. "They're all bad relatives of the same school. In the past, they didn't talk about discipline and don't let the children make mistakes. Now they are punished by the prince and they will only cry. What's the use of coming!" .

The place where she was sitting was facing Xue Pan who was lying on the bed. Seeing that Xue Pan's face was sallow and his whole body was swollen like blisters, she felt extremely sick.She was born in the same family as the Wang family, and she was considered the best among ladies in reading and writing when she was at home. When she was in her boudoir, she used to handkerchief with Jia Min, the daughter of Duke Jia.But since she married into the Wang family, that really made her feel unhappy!

Not to mention that the Wang family's upbringing of their daughters only focused on domestic means, but more on the pursuit of "a woman who has no talent is a virtue".Wang Ziteng's wife was proud of her poetry and painting skills, but she suddenly married into the Wang family, but seeing that the two sisters-in-law were all focused on the back house after the camp, she felt really indescribable.

She was relieved when the two sister-in-laws got married one after another.But when Jia Min talked about Mrs. Wang's various behaviors in Jia's house, Hou's face became a little uncomfortable.

Although Jia's family started out with military exploits, they still attach great importance to their children's upbringing!Just look at Jia Min, a girl's family, but she is ranked with her brothers, then you can know.But her sister-in-law, she just doesn't like reading, and she runs on Jia Min everywhere.You were married as a daughter-in-law, so why don't you get along well with your sister-in-law!

But how can I tell Mrs. Wang this?Hou had no choice but to comfort Jia Min in a gentle voice, pretending to be ignorant of Mrs. Wang's behavior.Otherwise what can be done?It was all the water poured out by the married daughter of the Wang family. Could it be that she, a daughter-in-law of the Wang family, can reach Jia's house?

That's all for Mrs. Wang here, and it will be over when Jia Min marries the Gusu Lin family and goes to Yangzhou far away.Even if Mrs. Wang felt a little unhappy and complained occasionally, Hou could tolerate it from one ear to the other.But the other sister-in-law had a lot of troubles.

Aunt Xue is also a strange person!

After entering the door, he used tricks to get rid of a few maids, and after sending out the maids around Mr. Xue and the maids with red sleeves, he fell into a jealous position in front of Mr. Xue again. reputation.The relationship between husband and wife has been cold for a while, no matter how considerate and gentle Aunt Xue is, it doesn't work, Master Xue just doesn't buy it.

There was no way, Aunt Xue wanted to give the dowry maid she brought over to Mr. Xue, but Mr. Xue would not accept it.What to do about this?So Aunt Xue wrote a letter and came back to ask her sister-in-law for help.

Speaking of this matter, Wang Ziteng's wife was a little aggrieved.What does this have to do with her, my sister-in-law is already married, so it stands to reason that she should not interfere in the affairs of the husband's family!But Aunt Xue wrote earnestly in her letter, as if it would be a serious crime for her not to help.At that time, Hou thought about it. Isn't this going to invite pets? You can only be liked if you are beautiful!So, I picked two beautiful people from the mansion and sent them over.

When Aunt Xue saw the two beautiful girls, she felt unhappy.Just as he was thinking about returning them, who would have thought that Master Xue would have his eyes on these two people.He took it into the room and carried Auntie up, making Aunt Xue very angry and not easy to attack.Isn't that right, if these two girls get angry, won't they make the master look ugly again!

Aunt Xue was unhappy, so she thought of Hou Shi, the instigator.Can't you send some plain pretty ones?Such a beautiful and beautiful girl was sent here just to win the master's heart away!

When Hou received Aunt Xue's letter, she felt aggrieved.It's not that she was in a hurry to help, it was clearly Aunt Xue who was afraid of falling out of favor, so she begged her to send the two of them there.Who knows what Master Xue was thinking, he just slapped Aunt Xue loudly across the face.

Although it was only carried to my aunt, but when a son is born in the future, there is still no way to make a fuss in this family!

Hou's thinking was right, one of the two girls who carried her aunt was really up to the task, and she became pregnant within half a year.In the following year, a white and fat boy was added to Xue's family, and Mr. Xue was so happy that he also set up several tables of banquets.It's not that he doted on his concubine and killed his wife. After raising these two girls as aunts, the relationship between him and Aunt Xue eased a lot.Throughout the year, I spend more time in Aunt Xue's room.

But it's such a coincidence that the aunt who doesn't get favored often is so competitive, and she wins a man in one fell swoop.This made Mr. Xue, who was a father for the first time, very happy. He didn't care if it was a bastard, he just held it in his hand and cared about it every day.When he was a little older, he said that he would teach him by himself, and he would personally lead him to learn how to calculate accounts.

The news made Aunt Xue very worried, but a concubine took the place of the eldest son, this alone was enough to make her feel angry.Who would have thought that the master would still take this child so seriously, and he had a vague intention of raising this child as a legitimate son.Aunt Xue was extremely disturbed, for fear that Master Xue would have other thoughts.And this kind of uneasiness accumulated over time, and finally broke out when Master Xue told her one day that it would be better to recognize this child under her name and raise it!

After arguing for more than a month, Master Xue finally dismissed the idea.But since then, his thoughts on Aunt Xue have become more and more weak.It's just that it was Aunt Xue's good fortune that at this time, she was diagnosed with pregnancy.No matter how unhappy Master Xue was, he couldn't show his face to his pregnant wife, so he had to stay with Aunt Xue every day.

Aunt Xue was naturally full of ambition, and took advantage of this time to toss the two aunts again.When Aunt Xue gave birth to Xue Pan later, half of her heart was finally relieved.Master Xue already had two sons at this time, although Xue Pan was the second son, but he was born on the same day, so Master Xue still had a lot of expectations for Xue Pan.

Because of Master Xue's high hopes for Xue Pan, Aunt Xue really enjoyed a good time for a while.At this time, the concubine died of illness.When the child died, the aunt also died half of her life. She didn't eat or drink all day long, and she only wanted to die.This made Mr. Xue very anxious, and he ordered the doctor to look at him, and he wanted to do something. After half a year of tossing, the aunt was like a haggard wood, and she couldn't keep it.

Although Master Xue was also sad in his heart, Xue Pan could relieve some of his sadness after all.The back house was quiet for a while, and Aunt Xue was naturally very proud.When Xue Pan was two years old, she conceived another child, which became Baochai.

It's a pity that the older Xue Pan is, the less sensible he is.In the whole day, he was doted on by Aunt Xue so badly, and he was surrounded by careless little boys.I don't know how many things he has done in that Jinling city, thanks to the support of such a big family background as Xue's family, and the support of Aunt Xue.

However, as far as Hou Shi is concerned, since Xue Pan is getting older, he should pay more attention to his upbringing!They only know how to pamper children, but in fact it is different from ignoring them.On the contrary, Xue Baochai was better. He was brought up by Master Xue since he was a child, and he was quite knowledgeable in reading and writing.

Rubbing the forehead, Hou didn't want to think about those old sesame seeds and rotten millet.

Just looking at Xue Pan lying half-dead on the bed, if Hou said he didn't feel bad at all, it wouldn't be true.Although this child has no blood relationship with her, it is still a relative child after all.She also has a son, and Wang Cheng often bullies others, but at least Wang Cheng has never done such a foolish thing, nor has he provoked anyone he shouldn't.

So Hou suffocated his anger.Seeing Xue Pan's appearance on the bed every day, she had already complained about Aunt Xue's excessive doting on Xue Pan, but it was hard to say.But the letter Aunt Xue wrote every ten days and a half months was not in a good tone.After all, Xue Pan is just Wang Ziteng's nephew, not his own son.What's more, he is a character like an overlord, even if he dies, it would not be a pity.

Thinking of this, a slight chill appeared in Hou's eyes.

Before she could think for too long, Wang Ziteng, who had gone to the front, came back with a happy face.

Seeing Wang Ziteng's expression, Hou was secretly surprised.Seeing the master's happy expression, could it be that Doctor Hua is back?Thinking of this, he glanced at Xue Pan calmly, then smiled and said, "Is the master overjoyed?"

Wang Ziteng smiled and said, "How does Madam know that I have a happy event?"

Hou covered her lips with a handkerchief and smiled, "Master has not shown a smile for a long time because of Pan'er's affairs these days. Master himself doesn't know about these things, but I can see clearly."

The prince laughed loudly, and took Hou's hand and said, "Thanks to Madam for managing the housework and taking care of Pan'er for me these days. I was able to free up my hands to make meritorious deeds for the emperor to see."

When Hou heard this, her brows twitched.Listening to what Wang Ziteng said, isn't it Dr. Hua's business?Thinking about it this way, although the smile on his face didn't diminish, his voice changed as soon as he turned.He just smiled and held a cup of hot tea for Wang Ziteng to eat, and asked: "Since the master has a happy event, why don't you tell me and listen to it, so that I can be happy?"

Wang Ziteng laughed again, and couldn't help but say with joy on his face: "The emperor just issued a decree. After a few days, I will be promoted to the nine provinces."

"Ah!" Hou exclaimed, blinking her bright eyes and laughing: "As expected, that is really a happy event for our whole family!" As he spoke, he cheered again and again to Prince Teng.

Wang Ziteng was heartbroken when he heard that, with a smile on his face, but he said in his mouth: "Madam, don't be like this. Although the emperor's decree has come down, this official document is still on the way. Let's not be too ostentatious. Instead, we recruited someone else." Eye."

One sentence made Hou laugh repeatedly, pointing at the people in the room and laughing: "Master said this, let me hear what the master said. I am a housewife, can I still go out and yell? Besides, in our room, there is still Is there any outsider. It is Cui Er, Liu Er or Xiao Hong who can tell, the master only needs to say it, I will listen to it!"

Wang Ziteng shook his head again and again, just smiled and said: "I was wrong, I can't say anything about Madam." After saying that, he had already pulled Hou Shi who was smiling coquettishly, and only said to the servant girl: "You are here! Uncle Xue is serving here, and my wife and I will go out first."

Hou smiled again and just let him go.

When Wang Cheng came back in the evening, Hou told his son about it, and naturally the whole family laughed for a while.Wang Cheng toasted Wang Ziteng, and the father and son had a long talk.When Hou saw that his father and son had something to say, he was happy to accompany him.

Prince Tengyin said with a smile: "Since the emperor is still willing to use me, think about it, we should restrain ourselves a bit. Don't imitate those who are not on the stage." Then he said to Wang Chengdao: "You are old now. It’s not too small, and there are some things that should be carefully considered.”

Hearing what Wang Ziteng said, Wang Cheng also smiled and said: "What the master said is that my son is growing up now, and I was thinking that it would be better to go to Xishan Daying for a few years of experience."

When Wang Ziteng heard it, he nodded repeatedly, but Hou was very reluctant, and said: "You are young, will you go to the Xishan Camp to suffer?"

Wang Cheng smiled and said, "What can't you bear? My wife thinks too much of me. I was used to Hu Dahai since I was a child. I was beaten by the master countless times when I was young. Now it is It’s time to take some pain. If you suffer now, you won’t suffer in the future.”

Hou carefully chewed on his son's words, and had no choice but to suppress all the loving mothers in his heart.

But Wang Cheng laughed again and said, "Master, I don't know. I heard something from a friend in Beijing, and I don't know if it's true." Don't you want to visit your relatives, I heard that the second aunt also lives in the house of the eldest aunt, right?"

Wang Ziteng nodded and said: "Exactly, I didn't mention this matter to you. When your second aunt's family came to Beijing, I was promoted to the control of nine provinces and wanted to go to other provinces. So the delay on both sides was actually missed. Yes. Your second aunt lives in Jinling all the year round, and she seldom comes to the capital. In the past, we often asked your second aunt to come to the capital, but this time their whole family went to Beijing, and our family was not here."

Wang Cheng laughed and said, "Father, does the second aunt's family come to Beijing for any reason?"

Wang Ziteng thought: "Isn't it because Xue Pan killed someone!" But he couldn't say this to Wang Cheng, so he said: "That's because your second aunt's cousin is going to Beijing for a small election. , so the whole family came to the capital."

As soon as Wang Cheng heard it, he clapped his hands and smiled, "Isn't that exactly what happened?" Then, seeing Wang Ziteng's puzzled face, and even Hou Shi's eyes were also puzzled, he smiled and said: "My friend in Beijing He has a personal relationship with the lord, he told me, the lord has heard the rumors, and he is afraid that the second aunt's family will also have a concubine. I think this is a very good thing, and I will not hide it from the master and wife. "

Wang Ziteng didn't believe it when he heard it, and just laughed and scolded: "What do you know, and I don't know who is full of food and has nothing to do to spread the word. Although your second aunt's cousin has a small choice Because of this, she came to Beijing, but firstly, she has filial piety, and secondly, some other things happened in the middle, and your second aunt’s cousin even got involved in a lawsuit. Because of these, even if your cousin has a small There is no chance for the selected quota."

When Wang Cheng heard this, he became even more puzzled.Did he know that Feng Ziying had always had a wide range of friends, and he could count the words out of his mouth.What's more, this time he wrote a letter saying that this matter was leaked from Prince Beijing, so it is even more true.Wang Cheng only felt that since it was a good thing for the second aunt's family, naturally their family should be happy for them, so he told Wang Ziteng about it, so that he could make plans early.Who would have thought that when he said this, not only did he not end up well, he was even scolded by Wang Ziteng.

Seeing her son hanging his head there, Hou smiled and came over to smooth things over, and only asked with a smile: "Cheng'er, what kind of friend are you? Where did you hear such unseen things and use them to talk nonsense to you?"

Wang Cheng took a look at Wang Ziteng and saw that he was drinking from a wine glass, so he only said to Hou: "He is the son of General Feng Tang, named Feng Ziying. He is used to making friends and has a lot of connections with those princes and nobles." Friendship. What's more, he is used to not telling lies in front of me, so I believed his words. Besides, he also said that he heard about it from the Prince of Beijing, so you know it's true. "

As he said that, he snorted again: "Who knew that this kid was lying to me! I will only settle accounts with him when I return to the capital."

Wang Cheng was complaining non-stop with Hou Shi here, but he didn't see that Wang Ziteng had already stopped drinking, and his face was a bit surprised.He has also heard of Feng Ziying, and General Feng Tang is also an old courtier who can talk.From what his son heard, it was mostly praise.Unlike other dandies, this Feng Ziying has a bit of ambition.Furthermore, Feng Ziying has always loved to make friends, and has a lot of friendship with princes and nobles.

So, when Wang Cheng mentioned that his friend was Feng Ziying, Wang Ziteng's heart skipped a beat.He was even more surprised when Wang Cheng said that Feng Ziying heard the news from the Prince of Beijing.

He hurriedly asked, "Is this really true?"

Wang Cheng frowned and said, "What should I say? I thought it was true, but I told the master, and the master blamed me for Hu Qin. The cousin who came to the second aunt's house did not have such a blessing. Thinking about it, the days of Xiaoxuan are long gone. Now the capital is busy building gardens and building villas, so there is no such thing as Xiaoxuan."

Wang Ziteng ignored Wang Cheng's words, and only asked Wang Cheng to read the letter Feng Ziying wrote to him.Waiting to see it, it is even more firm in my mind.It seems that this matter is likely to be true!It's just... Wang Ziteng frowned slightly. Now that the Jia family's empress is in the limelight, is it possible that the Xue family will also have a empress?

However, no matter how beautiful the Jia family's empress is, she is only the old sage's concubine.But the girl from the Xue family, if she can really enter the palace this time, she might become the emperor's concubine!Although they are all concubines, the difference between them can be known without mentioning it.One is an old man with evening drums and morning bells, and the other is an emperor in his prime.Who is high and who is low can be seen at a glance.

The most important thing is that as long as the Xue family also produces a concubine, then he no longer has to worry about the fate of the four major families.After all, the Xue family with the lowest status can become the emperor's father-in-law. Isn't their Wang family the strongest backing for Xue Baochai?

Thinking of this, Wang Ziteng hurriedly repaired a book, and passed on the undisclosed news to Aunt Xue.Although he also cared about the family of the Jia family's concubine, compared to the ready-made natal family of the Duke's Mansion, the Jia family's concubine would not immediately think of their Wang family.But the Xue family is different.The Xue family no longer has Master Xue in charge, and Xue Pan, the only male heir to the family business, looks like this again. Isn't all he can do is to cling to their Wang family?

Wang Ziteng has already begun to look forward to the imminent decree from the palace.This time, he wasn't looking forward to the document that promoted him to be the capital inspector of the nine provinces, but was looking forward to a decree from the palace to allow Xue Baochai to resume his small election quota and enter the palace to be favored.

Good things really happen one after another.

In the early morning of the second day, Wang Ziteng sent someone to bring his letter to Rongguo Mansion in the capital to Aunt Xue, and there was another servant here reporting that Doctor Hua had returned from wandering.Wang Ziteng couldn't help being overjoyed, so he asked someone to invite Dr. Hua to come to the mansion to see Xue Pan.

Seeing Doctor Hua's calm expression, the things he ordered, and the few prescriptions left behind, Wang Ziteng smiled even more.This is great, the luck of the Xue family has come, and the blessing of their Wang family will also come.

Regardless of what happened to Wang Ziteng, the letter was quickly delivered to Aunt Xue's mother and daughter.Aunt Xue just read the letter, but she couldn't make up her mind.It's not that she doesn't believe her elder brother's words, it's just that this matter is a bit unclear.You know, she lives in this Rongguo mansion now, and she is used to seeing the prosperity like brocade, riches and honor cooked by fire, and she has already put all her thoughts on Baochai and Baoyu's marriage.

What's more, Mrs. Wang talked about it, so the two sisters made up the "golden and jade match", just waiting for the good deeds of Baoyu and Baochai to come true in the future.

Now she suddenly received a letter from Wang Ziteng again, but Aunt Xue couldn't make up her mind.Then he called Baochai over and showed Baochai the letter. Seeing that Baochai bowed his head and said nothing, he took Baochai's hand and said, "Chaier, your uncle said this matter sincerely, but But we didn’t hear anything about it. But we’ve lived in this Rongguo Mansion for the past few years, I’ve looked at Baoyu with a cold eye, and Baoyu is an excellent person, not to mention your aunt is there to talk about it, and it’s bound to happen in the future.”

Baochai blushed, and lowered her head, twisting the handkerchief in her hand, "Although Baoyu is good, she doesn't miss me alone in her heart. Looking at her daughter, Baoyu's favorite is probably Sister Lin."

When Aunt Xue heard this, she sneered, "That girl from the Lin family looks like a monkey with a sharp mouth and cheeks, she looks unlucky. She doesn't look like me, she has a plump figure, and she must be lucky in the future."

When Baochai heard what Aunt Xue said, she couldn't help but blushed even more.But thinking of what Wang Ziteng said in his letter, he said: "I don't think what my uncle said in his letter is a lie, maybe it is true, but I don't know."

Aunt Xue also sighed when she heard this.Why didn't she expect this to be true, but since Baochai's small election quota has been crossed out, there is no reason to add it so easily.What's more, Baochai is growing up day by day, and it will be a hairpin in another year.At that time, even if the Ministry of Internal Affairs is really willing to let Baochai enter the palace, I am afraid that because of his age, he will not be able to enter the eyes of the nobles.After all, Aunt Xue still focuses on the present.She has lived in Rongguo Mansion for the past few years, looking at the wealth and family property in Rongguo Mansion, and getting used to the way Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang dote on Baoyu, she only feels that Rongguo Mansion will belong to Baoyu in the future.

It's just that she left Jia Lian and Sister Feng behind, and she also forgot that the Rongguo Mansion now inherits the title of Jia She's family living in the garden.

Looking at Aunt Xue's face, Baochai knew that the letter from Wang Ziteng still couldn't impress Aunt Xue.She has lived in the mansion for the past few years, and she can see some things clearly.Although Baoyu is good, he may not be a good man.She looked at Baoyu's tenderness, thoughtfulness and gentleness, and although she was moved by Baoyu's care for the girl, she couldn't help but feel a little disturbed.This kind of thoughtfulness and gentleness is not just for one person.It's the same with those maids.

Furthermore, although the old lady of Rongguo Mansion led their sisters to chat and laugh every day, she never regarded the Xue family as her own family.Baochai saw very clearly that some of what Mrs. Wang said might not be what she said. At least, Baochai felt that Mrs. Wang could not be the master of the old lady of the Jia family.

The old lady's favorite is Daiyu, anyone with eyes can see it.

Not to mention that when Daiyu was living here, the old lady often asked Baoyu to come over to talk with her. Even when Daiyu was gone, the old lady was still rushing to get someone to pick up Daiyu.Whenever Daiyu came to Jia's mansion, even if Baoyu was going to go to school, the old lady must have returned to school, letting Baoyu play with her sisters by her side.

Touching the gold collar hanging around her neck, the coolness of the tentacles made Baochai lower her head.

This collar is no longer what it used to be.The inscription on the golden lock was just a gimmick, to make this "golden and jade marriage" a reality, so that everyone in the house would understand that she and Baoyu were a natural match.

But whether it is true or not, Baochai herself is not sure.

No matter how Xue's family reacted after receiving the letter, the whole house was busy with the matter of visiting relatives in Yuanchun.Especially now that the housekeeper's business falls on Mrs. Wang, the old lady will not take care of things for her, and Li Wan has never touched her hands, let alone Sister Feng, who is now raising her body and waiting for her due date.Mrs. Wang really couldn't find any helpers, she wanted to find Baochai, but she was a young girl who hadn't gone out of the family, so naturally she had to run into the little servants and men who came and went.Mrs. Wang didn't want Baochai to show her face before she entered the house.Therefore, it is better to do all the big and small matters by yourself.

Mrs. Wang and others are busy every day until the end of October. Fortunately, everything is ready: all the supervisors have paid their accounts; They have bought all the chickens, chickens, geese, etc., and handed them over to raise them in various places in the garden; Jia Qiang also performed [-] miscellaneous plays;Jia Zhengfang had a generous mind, and invited Jia's mother and others to enter the garden. They were careful and well-decorated, and there were no omissions or inappropriate things.

So Jia Zhengfang chose a date to inscribe the book.

On the date of the book, it was played with Zhu's approval: On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the next year, on the day of Shangyuan, the concubine Enzhun Xiande visited her relatives.At the same time, Concubine Shen's family members also inscribed the book, and the emperor also put on the quasi-play.Therefore, during the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, Concubine Xiande and Concubine Shen visited relatives on the same day.Not to mention the reaction of Concubine Shen's natal family, but the fact that Jia's family has received this decree has made them more busy day and night, and have never had a good life.

Zhanyan Lantern Festival is just around the corner, and since the eighth day of the first lunar month, eunuchs have come out to look at the direction first: where to change clothes, where to sit, where to receive gifts, where to hold a banquet, and where to retire.They also inspected the local prime minister's guard against eunuchs, etc., and brought many young eunuchs out to guard against everywhere, block the screen, and instruct the staff of Jia's house where to retreat, where to kneel, where to eat, and where to make announcements. .

Outside, there are officials from the Ministry of Industry and five city soldiers preparing to clean the streets and drive out idlers.

Jia Amnesty and other supervisors led craftsmen to tie up lanterns and fireworks. By the fourteenth day, everything had been completed.That night, Shangxiatong never slept.

On the [-]th day and five drums, those who are nobles, such as Jiamu, all wear heavy makeup according to their products.Everywhere in the garden, dragons are dancing in the tents, colorful phoenixes are flying in the curtains, gold and silver are shining brightly, jewels are competing for splendor, the incense of lilies is burning on the tripod, and the stamens of Changchun are inserted in the vases. It is quiet and no one is coughing.

Jia Amnesty was waiting outside the gate of West Street, and Jia Mu was waiting outside the gate of Rongfu.The streets and alleys are all blocked by curtains.

Impatiently waiting, suddenly a eunuch came in a horse, and Jia's mother hurriedly connected and asked for news.

The eunuch said: "It's too early! Before the first quarter, I had dinner, and before the second quarter, I went to Baoling Palace to worship Buddha. At the first quarter of the year, I went to Daming Palace to receive a banquet and watch the lanterns. I am afraid that I will get up at the beginning of the year."

After hearing this, Sister Feng said, "That's it, old lady, madam, please go back to your room. It won't be too late to come back when it's time."He also ordered the deacons to lead the eunuchs to dinner and wine.

For a while, people picked out candles one by one, and lit lamps everywhere.When Fang finished counting, he suddenly heard the sound of horses running outside.All of a sudden, a dozen or so eunuchs came panting and clapping their hands.

These eunuchs understood, they all knew that it was "coming, coming", and stopped according to their directions.

Jia Amnesty led the Hezu's nephews outside the West Street Gate, and Jia's mother led the Hezu's female relatives to greet them outside the gate.It was quiet for half a day.

Suddenly, a pair of red-clothed eunuchs came slowly on horseback, got off their horses at the West Street Gate, drove the horses out of the enclosure, and stood there with their hands down.Half a day is another pair, and the same is true.When I was young, a dozen or so pairs came, and I could hear the faint sound of joy.Pairs of dragons and phoenixes, pheasant feathers and Kui heads, and gold burners burning royal incense; then a golden umbrella with seven phoenixes on a crank came over, which was the crown robe and shoes.

There are also eunuchs on duty holding incense beads, embroidered handkerchiefs, rinsing bowls, dust whisks and so on.After the teams passed by, eight eunuchs came slowly behind them, carrying a gold-topped golden phoenix-embroidered phoenix.

Mother Jia and others knelt down by the roadside.Zao Fei ran past several eunuchs to help Jia Mu, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang.The patriarch was carried into the gate, entered the Yimen Gate and went east, and in front of the gate of a courtyard, the eunuch Zhifu knelt down and asked him to change his clothes.

So he brought Yu to the door, the eunuchs and others dispersed, and only Zhaorong and Cai concubine led Yuanchun to go down to Yu.I saw that all kinds of lanterns in the courtyard were blazing brightly, all tied with gauze and silk, very delicate.There is a plaque lamp on it, with the words "Tiren Mude" written on it.

Yuanchun enters the room, returns after changing clothes, and Shangyu enters the garden.

I saw the cigarettes in the garden, the colorful flowers, the lights everywhere, and the sound of music from time to time. I can't say enough about the peaceful atmosphere, wealth and elegance.I traveled around by boat again, and when I abandoned the boat and landed on the shore, I saw the graceful Lin Palace and the majestic Gui Palace.The four characters "Treasure of Immortals" are clearly visible on the stone archway, and Concubine Jia hurriedly changed the four characters "Visitor's Villa".So enter the palace.But I saw that the courtyard was burning and burning, the ground was covered with incense crumbs, the fiery trees and beautiful flowers, the golden windows and jade thresholds.It can't be said that the curtain rolls the shrimp's whiskers, the blanket spreads the fish and otters, the tripod wafts the fragrance of the musk deer's brain, and the screen is lined with fans of pheasant tails.It's really: Jinmen Yuhu Shenxian Mansion, Guidian Lan Palace Concubine's home.

The etiquette eunuch knelt down and asked to be seated to receive the ceremony, and the two majesties were happy.The two ceremonial eunuchs lead Jia She and Jia Zheng to work under the platform, and Zhao Rong in the hall orders: "Excuse me." The eunuch leads Jia She and others to withdraw.Another eunuch led the prince of Rongguo and his family members to line up on the platform from the east steps, and Zhaorong said again, "Excuse me." So he retired.

The tea has been offered three times, and Concubine Jia descends to her seat, and the music stops.Retire into the side hall to change clothes, and then prepare the family car to drive out of the park.When I went to Jiamu's main room, I wanted to perform family rituals. Jiamu and others knelt down and stopped.Concubine Jia's eyes were full of tears, and when they met each other, they held Jia's mother with one hand and Mrs. Wang with the other. The three of them had many things in their hearts, but they couldn't say anything, they just sobbed and wept.Mrs. Xing, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng, three sisters Ying, Tan and Xi were all around, weeping and saying nothing.

For half a day, Concubine Jia endured a sad smile and comforted Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang, saying: "Since I was sent to a place where no one can see people that day, it was so easy to go home today, my wife, and instead of talking and laughing, I started to cry. 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.

Then Ding, the head and deacon of the two houses of the East and West, saluted outside the hall, and the daughter-in-law and maidservants of the heads of the two houses and deacons saluted.

Concubine Jia asked, "Why are Aunt Xue, Baochai and Daiyu missing?"

Then Mrs. Wang stepped forward and said, "The foreign family has no job, so I dare not enter without permission." After hearing this, Concubine Jia hurried to please.

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