Honglou Xing

This day is spring and warm, and a hundred birds are singing in spring.

Jia Zheng cheerfully invited relatives and friends to gather together, especially to visit the newly built large garden.Everyone gathered together, but Jia Zheng didn't intend to set off, so he asked everyone to wait a little longer.After questioning, I found out that the political lord was waiting for his elder brother Jia She to arrive.

Everyone knew well that the first and second masters of Rongguo Mansion did not deal with each other, and their faces were at odds with each other.When the big garden was built, Mr. Zheng had just proposed it, but he was rejected by Mr. She.Since then, the two brothers have changed from "face and heart disagreement" to "face and heart disagreement".Now that Mr. Zheng didn't spend a penny on the construction of the family-friendly garden, of course he should be proud, so why bother to ask his elder brother to trouble him?

Some friends were puzzled, so they boldly asked Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng felt that they were all his friends, and he often talked privately, not to mention being taboo, so he said to them: "This kind of happy event should invite my eldest brother, the pillar of our Rongfu, to help the finale. As a younger brother How can there be any reason for exclusive use?"

Everyone laughed and heard Jia Zheng's voice.It turned out that Jia Zheng wanted to show off in front of his elder brother.His purpose was to let Jia Amnesty take a good look at it. He, Jia Zheng, could do things well without the support of his family.

Everyone couldn't help admiring Jia Zheng, and complimented Jia Zheng generously.

Jia Zheng was overjoyed by the praise, and felt more and more superior to others, and even felt that he could ride on Jia Amnesty's head.His daughter Concubine Xiande is about to return home to visit her relatives. At that time, who will compete with her?Now he can just sit at the head of the house leisurely, cross his legs and wait for people to line up to honor him.

Originally the atmosphere was very harmonious, but at this moment someone suddenly asked about Baoyu's body.

Jia Zheng's face suddenly darkened.

After hearing this, someone remembered that Jia Zheng's wife seemed to be in poor health, so they used their own wife as an excuse to inquire on their behalf.

Jia Amnesty's face was so dark that it couldn't get any darker.

"The doctor said that if her condition lasted until spring, she would have a chance to recover. She has been in good spirits recently, and she can go to the fields occasionally for activities. I guess she will recover in a few days. As for Baoyu..." Jia Zheng paused , thinking that Baoyu’s illness would still be concealed from Xue’s family, so he had to make it better and said, “Occasionally a headache is considered a disease? It’s just a day or two.”

Everyone nodded when they heard the words, and said some auspicious words to wish Baoyu and Mrs. Wang good health.

Jia Zheng smiled and nodded his thanks, stroking his beard and speaking modestly, he felt very good about these words in his heart.

"My lord is here!" said the servant girl who delivered the message.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief for Jia Zheng, thinking that his eldest brother didn't come at this time because they didn't want to show him face.Everyone was afraid that Jia Zheng would find it ugly in person, so they couldn't handle it.While worrying about Jia Zheng, everyone unanimously complained about Jia Zheng's grievances, and they all resented Jia Amnesty's lateness and negligence.

Jia Zheng stroked his beard with a smile, welcomed his elder brother Jia She into the door, and laughed with everyone, "Let's go."

Seeing Jia Zheng's courage, everyone admired him.Now that everyone sees that Jia Zheng can still accommodate his elder brother in this way, they can deduce from this how much bullying and bullying Mr. Xi, who has become a minister, has done on weekdays. To this point?

It's true that the first rank of officials crushes people to death. I've heard that Mr. Xi is just a lecherous bastard.Unexpectedly, now that he has power, he is even more arrogant and bastard, defiant, even his blood relatives will not be spared.

Jia Amnesty found that these people looked at him wrongly, so he smiled.For the time being, following Jia Zheng's guidance, he first arrived at a courtyard full of Jiangnan gardens. The gardens in this courtyard are mostly bamboo.Jia Amnesty took advantage of Jia Zheng's time to show everyone the inscriptions, walked a few steps slowly, and pulled Jia Rong, a child of the Jia family, who was following behind.

"what happened?"

Jia Rong looked around and whispered, "You're too late."

"Late?" Jia She frowned and sneered, "When did you ask you to come?"

"Sizheng." Jia Rong answered honestly, and then felt something was wrong.He thought for a while, then looked at Jia She in surprise, "Could it be that the time to notify you is different?" If this is the case, Mr. Zheng is a bit too petty. He has to plot against his brother for such a trivial matter, and dare to pretend to be generous Well, this man is really... disrespectful to the old, and these juniors really make them laugh at him.

"Well, the boy sent here informed me that I've been up for a while." Jia Amnesty tapped the corners of his mouth slightly, and raised his chin to look at Jia Zheng, who was surrounded by the crowd and talked.It's really his good brother, no matter what, he had hesitated before whether the decision he was about to implement would be too cruel to their second wife.Now, Jia She felt that he was really gentle.People like the second room should just hit and go, they deserve a beating!

"It's so, everyone misunderstood, I'll explain it for you." After Jia Rong finished speaking, she was about to speak, but was pulled back by Jia Amnesty.

"Ask you something,"

"You said?" Jia Rong replied respectfully, listening attentively.Ever since I escaped from prison with the help of Master She last time, Jia Rong and Jia Zhen and his son have followed Jia She's lead, absolutely obeying everything without saying a word.

"A dog bites you, and you bite back?"

"Then no way, whoever is as knowledgeable as a beast can at most be beaten with a stick." Jia Rong subconsciously replied, and after speaking, he finally understood what Jia Amnesty meant.So, Mr. Zheng is a dog in his eyes... Poof!Jia Rong couldn't stop laughing in her heart, she didn't have much time to enjoy the scenery, she just smiled.

The group walked a few more places before resting and drinking tea in a pavilion built above the water.The maids who came to serve were called in emergency, and one of them was the third class in Baoyu's room.

Jia Amnesty saw that she looked familiar, and asked her if she was from Baoyu's room.

The little maid was terrified and hurriedly bowed her head in agreement.

When Jia She just came here, Jia She heard that Jia Rong deliberately mentioned a strange phenomenon, that is, Jia Zheng seemed to be deliberately concealing Baoyu's illness.Jia Amnesty has never been a coward, what's more, isn't this biting dog just uneducated?

Jia She smiled meaningfully, and asked the maid: "How is the illness of your second master Jiabao? Suffering from childhood illness, headache and brain fever?"

The little maid was stunned by the question and didn't know how to answer it.

Jia She coughed violently, and seeing the maid tremble, Jia She said with a smile: "It's okay, just tell the truth. I just asked about his condition, see how frightened you are?"

"I don't dare, the second master came in with a much clearer mind than before, but he is still confused. I have invited countless doctors, and there are also imperial doctors, but they can't cure his dementia. As for headaches, I have never heard of it." .”

When everyone heard the words, they looked at Master Xi in surprise, the maid's words were clearly different from what he just said.Why?Could it be that Mr. Zheng is afraid that they will know that Baoyu's illness is a chronic disease, but why?Everyone was extremely upset, and they were utterly chilled by Mr. Zheng.It's no wonder that he has read so many books than his elder brother, but his official performance is not as good as his elder brother's. It turns out that it is because of his "immorality".

Jia Zheng was exposed on the spot, his face darkened and he was so embarrassed that he didn't know how to explain.

Everyone didn't allow him to say more, and left with various reasons.So this visit to the family visit garden, which took less than an hour, ended hastily.

Jia Zheng's expression was extremely embarrassing, he stared fiercely at Jia Amnesty and did not relax.As soon as the crowd dispersed, Jia Zheng rushed forward angrily, faced Jia She and asked, "What are you doing? The matter of Baoyu was hidden from everyone. Who told you to expose it in public? It will be good for you?"

"It's not my fault, it's because of you." Jia She sat lazily on the stool, tilted his body, and sneered.

"Blame me?" Jia Zheng tried his best to recall the reckless things he might have done, but he didn't seem to have any. "Don't shirk responsibility, you are still the same. Whenever you do something that hurts others, you don't admit it, and you shirk responsibility everywhere."

"It's better to find an excuse to shirk responsibility than those evil spirits who deliberately lie." Jia Amnesty sarcastically said, seeing Jia Zheng's flustered and puzzled face, he became more and more disgusted with this guy in his heart.

He is only so promising, he can't do big things, and he usually thinks about these devious ways to hurt people.Jia She felt that he had been a brother with someone like him for a long time, and sooner or later he would drag him into trouble.Not only him, maybe the whole family will be dragged into the water by him.

Jia Amnesty became more and more determined about his previous decision, that idea must be implemented as soon as possible.

"Brother, what do you mean by lying and harming others?" Jia Zheng asked in confirmation.

Jia She sneered, stared at Jia She sharply, narrowed his eyes and said, "What do you think? You think that I won't be able to find out if you separately notify me that I'm late for a quarter of an hour? After doing it, I really feel disgusting."

Jia Zheng was exposed again, and his face turned pale.

"Next time, please change to a stronger and more difficult move, so that I am ashamed to retaliate against you. This, tsk tsk..." Jia She looked at Jia She with contempt, got up, and walked away with his hands behind his back.

Jia Zheng was left alone in the gazebo, his face pale and uncertain, and he stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

Jia Rong found an excuse to leave early, but she didn't leave the yard. She waited on the east side of the lake, watching the situation on the waterside pavilion through the gap between the willows.

Jia Amnesty passed by him and patted him on the shoulder, "Let's go?"

Jia Rong laughed, turned her head to look at Jia Amnesty fawningly, and pointed to Jia Zheng who was in a daze in the pavilion. "Father and son after all, they are exactly the same when they are insane, they are almost made of the same mold."

"Well. Although their father and son have different temperaments, their essence is similar. They are both selfish." Jia She sneered and left the garden in a blink of an eye.After he said goodbye to Jia Rong, he turned to Jia's mother to find the Xing family who came with him.

Jia Amnesty heard that Mrs. Xing was not there long ago, so she turned to the Rongxi Hall, and was about to take a nap and wait for Mrs. Xing while falling asleep.

After Mrs. Xing checked the accounts of the housekeeper of Mrs. Liu, Jia Lian's daughter-in-law, she went to see Mrs. Wang.Mrs. Wang happened to get out of bed and was drinking porridge. When she saw Mrs. Xing coming in, she smiled and stretched out her hand in a non-enthusiastic gesture, asking her to sit down.

"Let me see how you are doing. I heard that you have been recovering well recently?"

Mrs. Wang was a little proud of hearing this, and looked at Mrs. Xing with the eyes of "I've let you down".

Xing smirked, and said: "Use what you should eat and use, don't be reluctant."

Mrs. Wang would not think that Xing's words were sincere, but that she was sharpening her guns before the battle, and wanted to build a good relationship with Concubine Xiande before she came to visit her relatives.What a daydream!When the palace was first built, they didn't even take a penny. Now if you want to sit back and enjoy the benefits, go ahead and dream.

Mrs. Wang was very proud, her heart became smoother, she proudly raised her chin and smiled at Mrs Xing: "Don't bother sister-in-law to worry, I can take care of myself, and I can take care of small things like taking medicine. It’s so troublesome for my sister-in-law to make a fuss, and it’s even more difficult to spend the public’s money.”

Mrs. Wang's last sentence deliberately emphasized the matter of money, intending to satirize Mrs. Xing for being stingy about the construction of the palace.

Xing raised her eyebrows in surprise: "Siblings really think so?"

"Of course!" Madam Wang sneered.

"Since my brother and sister insist, I can't help it. Xiaohong, you can ask the accountant to list the expenses of the second wife's medicines for more than half a year, and send them to the second wife. As soon as possible, don't delay."

Mrs. Wang opened her mouth to look at Mrs. Xing in surprise, and asked stutteringly, "What do you mean?"

Mrs. Xing blinked, and said with a smile: "Didn't my brother and sister say it yourself just now? Do you want to settle it? It's my brother and sister who said that they don't want to spend the public's money on medicine. I'm also afraid that my brother and sister will be too stubborn and sad, so I have to obey you the meaning of."

Mrs. Wang was so angry that she scratched her heart and liver, she really wished she could kill Mrs. Xing's mouth at this moment.When she got angry, her chest felt tight and she couldn't breathe.

"By the way, you should know that Daiyu is engaged, right? The other child's name is Liu Qingyun. He is really a handsome man. He knew Yuan in high school, and he will go to participate in Chunwei this spring. Brother-in-law Lin said that it may win the top spot, but it may not be the top one. Ten. Miss Lin is a lucky person, she should be suitable for such a motivated person. And those delicate young masters who only know how to mix in the pile of makeup and can't tell the difference between men and women, I really don't know what to do in the future. Ben, I'm afraid that one day Ben will disappear, what will he eat?"

"Who are you talking about!" Mrs. Wang was dizzy with anger, she raised her head and slapped the table heavily.

"It's just talking nonsense, and I didn't refer to anyone specifically. What did the younger siblings get angry with? Could it be that you thought I was talking about your family's Baoyu?"

Mrs. Wang frowned, very angry.

Xing laughed again: "It turns out that you, as a mother, also know that your son is worthless. I think you don't know. That's why I tried everything to stop your Baoyu from going to such a good place as Qingshan Academy."

"Shut your mouth!" Mrs. Wang was ridiculed, her lips trembling.

Xing smiled and pursed her lips: "Okay, I won't mention Baoyu, but I won't mention it. Brothers and sisters should think about how to deal with Xue's family. It's not easy to hide this stupid news. They will know sooner or later. It's better for you to send someone It’s better to say it.”

"You can't take care of our second room, take care of your own affairs!" Mrs. Wang said angrily.

Mrs. Xing nodded with a smile, and said to Mrs. Wang: "Don't be angry, don't mention him. How about your good grandson, Brother Lan? This kid is really promising. After going to the academy, his knowledge has improved by leaps and bounds. Before the end of the year, the master will pick him up in person On the way back with Jia Cong, he said on the way that the master praised him for being smart and quick-witted, that he can catch up with the next scientific examination, and he is sure to win the exam. This is good news for your grandson, are you happy?"

Mrs. Wang felt more comfortable listening, but suddenly felt awkward.This Jia Lan is her own grandson. She didn't know that Jia Lan would take part in the next scientific examination, but her uncle knew it first.After Lan Ge'er came back during the Chinese New Year, no one heard him mention that.

Mrs. Wang is jealous. She is not the first to know about her eldest grandson, but she still has to hear about it from Dafang. It's too disgusting!This obviously shows that her eldest grandson does not kiss her, but instead gets close to her elder brother's family.

"I don't think it's too early at this time. The master and the second brother should also come back after strolling in the garden. I won't bother you any more, the younger brother and sister are recovering from their illness." Xing said goodbye with a smile.

As soon as Mrs. Xing left, Mrs. Wang stood up angrily, but couldn't stand up, her whole body was shaking. Fortunately, there was Yin Chuan by her side to take care of her.

When Mrs. Wang thought that her daughter would be here in ten days, she felt better again.She asked Yin Chuan to support her to lie on the couch, and said with a smile, "I'm just looking forward to this day, I can't fall down."

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Ten days later, Concubine Xiande visited her relatives.

As soon as the sun rose, Concubine Xiande went out of the palace in a sedan chair and went straight to Rongguo Mansion. The entourage was mighty and mighty, from the front of the street to the end of the street. The momentum was so great that it shocked the entire capital.

Concubine Xiande's majestic scene of confiding in relatives even alarmed Concubine Wan's natal family Zhou Mansion.The servants of the Zhou Mansion spread all over the streets and alleys, seeing the mighty procession entering the Rong Mansion, and watching the magnificent palace specially built by the Rong Mansion from the outside of the mansion, they dispersed separately.

As soon as Yuanchun arrived home, he first had a face-to-face meeting with his relatives and performed the rituals of a monarch and his ministers.The descendants retreated to the back hall, leaving only a few close family members to meet.

As soon as Yuanchun took the hand of his grandmother Jiamu, he couldn't stop crying. While thinking about the old days, he cried and complained about the hardships in the palace.Mother Jia felt sorry for the child, so she couldn't help but cry again.However, she is not in good health, and her body is too weak after crying, so she has to go to rest for the time being.

Seeing that his grandmother was not in good health, Yuan Chun felt even more hurt.Because everyone tried to comfort her, she was better.I also thought of my younger brother who was young at the time, now he has grown up and is about to get married this spring.Yuanchun felt happier and called Baochai to come and see.Seeing that Baochai was dignified, beautiful, calm and magnanimous, Jia Yuanchun couldn't help being happy. He pulled her to look left and right, asked her a lot of questions, and gave her a reward before letting him go.

When Mrs. Wang saw her daughter, whom she had been thinking about day and night, most of her illness was cured. In addition, she tidied up seriously, put on makeup and rouge, and she seemed to be in good spirits as if she was not sick.

Mrs. Wang was eager to have a private conversation with her daughter, so she kept giving her winks when she was meeting people from all walks of life.Jia Zheng also looked forward to the day when his daughter came back to vent his anger on him, so like Mrs. Wang, he looked at Yuanchun with special meaning.

Yuan Chun finally understood, and temporarily dismissed everyone, leaving only his parents close.

Mrs. Wang wept again, and complained to her daughter: "It's good to see you. Since you heard that the Holy Majesty has allowed you to visit your relatives, your father and I have been looking forward to it day and night, and finally we have waited for this day."

Yuan Chun sadly wiped away tears for his mother with a handkerchief: "Am I not coming back? I'm afraid there will be today, and there will be no tomorrow. If we say goodbye today, we don't know when we will see each other again."

"Good boy, you have won the emperor's favor, you will naturally be promoted all the way, and the honor will continue, there will always be a chance to see you again." Mrs. Wang comforted.

Yuan Chun sighed, thinking of the two major powers in the palace, Empress Empress and Concubine Wan, neither of which she can't afford to fight, all the way to the top? "hope so."

"Now your mother and daughter are finally reunited. For more than a year, your mother has suffered a lot, and she has been wronged for you. Please comfort her." Jia Zheng said something.

Yuan Chun looked at Mrs. Wang in surprise: "Mother, father, what do you mean? Could it be that there are still people in Rongfu who dare to bully you?"

Mrs. Wang lowered her eyes and looked at Jia Zheng hesitantly.Jia Zheng nodded, signaling for Mrs. Wang to speak casually.

Mrs. Wang wondered: "It's not your uncle. Ever since he became the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he feels that he is superior in every way. He is used to oppressing us outside, but he suppresses us at home again. Don't allow this or that, even your precious brother I don't know how many times she took it wrong, and I hit it twice. Once for the face, and once for the board, [-] big boards, it was really shot down, and it was bleeding. And this building palace about..."

Mrs. Wang kept talking, and half an hour passed after she opened her mouth. It was all about the "sorrowful history" of her and Jia Zheng's bullying in the past, and there were many embellishments that turned black and white.

Jia Yuanchun frowned and remained silent.

Mrs. Wang stopped talking and looked back at Jia Zheng.Jia Zheng shook his head, everyone was silent and waited for the empress to show.

"Uncle is a bit too much," Jia Yuanchun frowned and sighed, and then comforted them: "Now you should take care of Baoyu first, it's not good that this child is always so stupid, and the second room still relies on him He is promising, and I also hope that I can rely on him in the future." Having said this, Jia Yuanchun couldn't help but sigh sadly.

Mrs. Wang nodded and didn't say much. She was more anxious than anyone else like Baoyu.

At this time, Jia Yuanchun's personal eunuch couldn't stand it any longer, and hurriedly persuaded with a smile: "It's rare for the empress to come back from visiting relatives, so it's not good to go there crying. Let's be happy and talk about interesting things."

"That's the reason!" Jia Yuanchun stopped his tears and said to Mrs. Wang and Jia Zheng with a smile, "Call everyone to come in, let's go and have a look at the garden together."

So Jia Yuanchun took a group of people to visit the palace, admiring the rare delicacy in the garden, and the houses in the courtyard are also luxuriously furnished.Jia Yuanchun knew it well, and under the strong invitation of everyone, he wrote poems for various places, and also invited Baochai, Tanchun and her younger brother Baoyu who was sober for a while to write poems together.As for the name of this garden, Jia Yuanchun naturally named it "Grand View Garden".

When walking back, Jia Yuanchun specially called Mrs. Xing to come to him, and asked her to walk back with him.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang and Jia Zheng sneered in their hearts. The time for their husband and wife to take revenge has finally come.