Honglou Xing

The emperor agreed to the joint petition of Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhen, thinking that the Rongning and Ningfu governments would correct their mistakes, and paid off by cutting the nobles.When the title of title was awarded at the beginning, half of the rewarded land, shop and other things can be returned at a discount.As for the two Rongning mansions built by imperial edict, they are symbols of titles and rewards, and they must be taken back.However, considering the fact that Jia's family took the initiative to report their faults, the emperor promised that the people of the two houses could stay in the house for one to two years longer, giving them time to move and find a house.

After the emperor can consider Rongning and Ningfu, it can be said that he has given the two governments enough affection.

Jia Zheng and his wife still planned to continue to struggle to the death, and last night they were thinking about ways to persuade Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhen.With this decree, the last bit of luck and hope in my heart was shattered.The two husband and wife went back to the room, one with a black face and angry, and the other lying on the couch and crying bitterly.

Within half a day, the news that the Jia family had offered to resign from the title spread throughout the capital.The nobles in the capital were in an uproar, analyzing the deep meaning behind this incident one after another, considering the pros and cons, and taking precautions.

The most frenzied among them is Zhou Fu.Concubine Wan Gui's eldest brother, Zhou Shangshu, for his sister these days, almost dispatched all the manpower in the mansion to investigate the past of the Rong Mansion. Thousands of taels of gold and silver were scattered. Under coercion and temptation, some evidence was finally obtained.Although they are all small things, they are easy to be labeled as big. What's more, today's emperor intends to rectify the atmosphere of the aristocratic family, so the two houses of Rongning and Ningxia are perfect.

Zhou Shangshu took great pains to decide on his words and sentences, and finished writing a whole book of memorials, ready to submit to them.Suddenly, news came from the palace that Jia Amnesty had voluntarily begged to cut the title.Zhou Shangshu was so angry that he died of the memorial, and scolded Jia Amnesty from head to toe, but in the end he couldn't let go of his hatred, so he stomped on the memorial hard to relieve his anger.

Concubine Wan could not accept the sudden change, lost her composure in desperation, and summoned her eldest brother without authorization.

The emperor is in a good mood today, and after reviewing the memorial, he feels light.

Seeing this, Eunuch Wu smiled and suggested that the emperor go to the harem for a walk.

The emperor smiled and nodded, because he thought of Jia's family's knowledge, he felt that it was necessary to go to Concubine Xiande to comfort him.

Eunuch Wu was in a good mood looking at the emperor, he sank his mind, and cursing Jia Amnesty in his heart for giving him a problem, he suggested to the emperor with a smile on his face to take a look at Concubine Wan.

"Your Majesty, you haven't visited the Eighth Prince in Changchun Palace for quite some time."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, thinking that Concubine Wan, who had served him for many years, had indeed neglected her these days.There is also that child Xiao Ba, who is very well-behaved, you should go and see. "You're right, then go and see Xiao Ba first."

Eunuch Wu was happy, heaved a sigh of relief, and shouted loudly: "Show me the Changchun Palace!"

……

Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang still had to live and continue to live after they were sad for Spring and Autumn.The husband and wife checked the properties of the second room, but they were stretched.

Jia Zheng frowned and threw the account book to Mrs. Wang, cursing, "How do you live!"

"Master, why are you blaming me?" Mrs. Wang casually pulled up the half-worn face-cleaning cushion on the couch, and asked Jia Zheng aggrievedly. "Look at this, I haven't changed it for two years. My concubine has always been diligent and thrifty in managing the family, and all the money is spent wisely. I have also told the master before that the big girl will enter the palace today. It is a mountain of gold and silver." Heaped it up. Where did the money come from? You can’t ask me to steal it, and it’s saved from my teeth.”

Jia Zheng frowned, and it was the eldest daughter again. Earlier, the eldest brother told him that the reason for cutting the title was because of the eldest daughter, but now the daughter-in-law told him that she was the eldest daughter even if she had no money. "The name of her concubine Xiande is empty, and she can't give us any benefits. Instead, she has wiped out our family's title and property. You bitch, whose fault is it in the end? Our eldest girl entered the palace, huh? Why are you arguing, what is it about glorifying your ancestors, and this is the result?"

"Who would have expected such a result? There is a concubine in the palace who has been exalted to the sky. Why do you have to lose the title when you have one at home? I think it's the elder brother's plan to use our daughter as an excuse on purpose. It's really detrimental." Shameful." Mrs. Wang squinted and cursed viciously.

Jia Zheng sighed, frowned and scolded her: "The imperial decree has been issued, saying that it is useful? How dare you hurry up and lighten the accounts, calculate how much money we have left, and go out and buy a house as soon as possible. I heard that the land price in the capital has increased dramatically recently. Later, our husband and wife will really sleep on the street."

"It's not as exaggerated as the master said. Think about it, there is no ancestor. She loves you the little son the most, and she is willing to let the master sleep on the street." Mrs. Wang looked at the account book anxiously, and finally I counted my little money and dowry into it, but the result was not ideal.The only remaining property in her dowry is the shop, which cannot be moved. In the future, the second house will be separated, and she will have to eat her own. The family should have some income every year, otherwise it will be bad to just sit and eat.Adding up the rest of the messy silver, there are only 2000 taels left, which is not enough to add furniture to the house and so on.

Mrs. Wang doesn't want a grand house as big as the Rong Mansion, as long as it can be half the size of the Rong Mansion.The ground should not be too far away, and the house should not be too old.Before moving in, it needs to be refurbished, and the 2000 taels of silver are only enough to renovate and purchase furniture.buy house?It's not going to work.A house twice as small would be enough, but Mrs. Wang is unwilling to live in such a small and shameful place, where will she put her face when she returns to her mother's house?

It seems that the money that is not enough can only be paid from the old lady and the government.

"How can the public have any money? Have you forgotten the last time the eldest brother and sister-in-law settled accounts? Don't count on it. The old lady has some, but you can count on her to pay for it all?" It costs six to seven thousand taels, and the old lady has some private houses, so she can't ask her to pour out all her dowry.

If outsiders knew that Jia Zheng had gnawed on the old lady's dowry, wouldn't he be laughed off?

Mrs. Wang frowned, complaining in her heart that her husband was worthless.If he had been a high-ranking official like his elder brother, life at home would not be so difficult now, the emperor would have given him another mansion long ago. "Then what does the master say?" Mrs. Wang felt physically and mentally exhausted. She aged a lot in an instant, and her body was too limp to bear it. She could only half-ly lie on the couch, panting slowly.

Jia Zheng frowned, seeing his wife feeling unwell and feeling guilty.But the matter was imminent, so he could only bother her and ask her to discuss it. "How about borrowing it from Xue's family?"

"Master!" Mrs. Wang suddenly sat up, shouted excitedly, and coughed several times.

Jia Zheng lowered his head, turned around and sat down without saying a word.

"The Xue family is not as glamorous as outsiders now. Money is tight in the palace, and everyone is frugal. Even the emperor takes the lead in saving money. Who dares to use it indiscriminately? The money of the imperial business is not easy to earn." Mrs. Wang said. , and why, "Besides, we have taken a lot of money from Xue's family over the years, and we haven't exchanged a penny. There is also the construction of the Grand View Garden, which is 10,000+ taels, and we still owe it. How can we ask for it? "

Jia Zheng sighed, lost his mind and lost his voice.

Mrs. Wang was annoyed when she saw her man's incompetent and sullen appearance. She really wished that she would die now, let go of everything, out of sight and out of mind.

"Now I hope that the empress will remember what she said, and after returning to the palace, she can mention the matter of the palace to the emperor, and at least she will give us some money to compensate us."

"It shouldn't have been built in the first place!" Jia Zheng slapped the table angrily.

Mrs. Wang coughed twice, and looked at her husband coldly. What else could he do now besides complaining at the beginning?

When Jia Zheng thought of this garden, he became angry: "What should we do now? The courtyard was built on the back of the Rong Mansion, so who does it belong to?"

Mrs. Wang was stunned, how could she forget this layer.The garden was rebuilt after they made a place for it. The money was all spent on their own, and they were not attached to the royal family at all. "This should be our garden, but if we move away, won't the garden be abandoned?"

"Yes! The money is all in vain!" Jia Zheng yelled loudly. At the beginning, there were really bugs in his place. How many things were put in to save his relatives on that day.Back then, I should have listened to what my elder brother and sister-in-law wanted, and if I didn't build some shit palace, this day would never have happened.

Mrs. Wang was also sad, and burst into tears after being yelled at by Jia Zheng.Why is she so miserable, her husband is worthless, her son is sick and confused, her body is not up to date, and now her family is about to disappear...

After Baochai and Baoyu had a misunderstanding and quarrel last time, Aunt Xue advised her daughter to give Baoyu a break.Baoyu is a pure-hearted person. After a long time, all misunderstandings will naturally be diluted and he will appreciate Baochai's kindness.

On the day when Concubine Xiande came to see her relatives, Baochai and Aunt Xue also went, and took the opportunity to meet Baoyu.Aunt Xue didn't know that Baoyu was in a daze, and she was still awake that day.She and her daughter Baochai had been kept in the dark. Seeing Baoyu smile at them innocently that day, not mentioning anything old, they thought he was apologizing on purpose, but he was embarrassed.

In the past two days, the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and it is almost the day when Baochai gets married.In order to prepare for their wedding, Aunt Xue and Baochai never leave the house, so naturally they don't know about the crazy news outside.As for Xue Pan, he is still drunk and dreaming in the gentle village all day long.Most of what he heard in his ears were lewd and romantic words, and he knew very little about the news in the aristocratic circle.

Mrs. Wang's condition has worsened in the past few days, and she has to worry about Baoyu's marriage.She was afraid that something might happen to Baoyu and Baochai's marriage, so she planned to wait until Baochai came in and the raw rice was cooked.At that time, the Xue family and her family had kissed each other, and no matter how angry they were, the relationship would not be broken.

The matter of cutting the nobles in the Rong Mansion has made everyone in the mansion panic, and everyone is worried about their own way out.There is a huge gap in the strength of the big house and the second house, which is obvious to all.All the servants hoped that they would be selected by the wife of the Dafang, and live with him in the Shangshu Mansion. The environment of the mansion is good, the work is easy, and the monthly rewards are also generous.In contrast, the second room has become tasteless.Who doesn't know that the construction of the Grand View Garden almost emptied out the family property of the second bedroom, how will there be money to live in the future?

For a while, the servants of the Rong Mansion were on one side. They were either trying their best to please Lian Erye, or they were thinking of ways to sneak into Jia Mu's yard.Second Master Lian is the son of the Grand Master, needless to say.As for the old lady, she will live with the eldest son in the future.As long as one of the two sides can enter, they can also enter the Shangshu Mansion.

As for the preparations for Bao Erye's wedding, everyone seemed absent-minded.Either the red silk hanging on the wall was the wrong color, or the saddle brazier welcoming the door was misplaced and lost.After all, there were frequent mistakes in the marriage. Jia Lian's daughter-in-law, Liu Shi, wanted to help Mrs. Wang kindly, but she was rejected.There's no other way, the big family and the whole family watch coldly as the silly Second Master Bao marries a wife, making himself a fool of himself frequently.If you look at this marriage with an optimistic attitude, there is a lot to be happy about.

Jia Amnesty found it interesting, but Mrs. Xing felt that the wedding was an embarrassment to the Jia family.Lin Ruhai reluctantly came, but just to watch the excitement.Of course, after seeing how Jia Baoyu was bewildered and hopeless, he felt even more grateful for Jia She and his wife's suggestion.They are Lin Ruhai's benefactors. If he had acted arbitrarily and independently at the beginning, wouldn't it have harmed the life of his daughter Daiyu?

After the couple entered the bridal chamber, Jia Amnesty and Lin Ruhai drank two glasses of wine, and left Rongguo Mansion with their family members.As for the rest of the guests who came to the wedding banquet, most of them came because they saw Jia She and Lin Ruhai's thin faces. When everyone saw the two of them leaving, they all left one after another.

The wedding banquet with frequent abnormal situations ended in such a hasty way. The dishes on the table have not been touched a few times, but the beggars in the back alley of Rongfu have improved their food.

Aunt Xue stayed in Mrs. Wang's room, happily chatting with her, and made many promises to Mrs. Wang on behalf of her Baochai.Mrs. Wang has always been polite, and her words are ten times more modest than before.Aunt Xue thought it was because the two families were married, and she was even happier. She only hoped that her sister, who was her daughter's mother-in-law, would treat her daughter well for the rest of her life.

Not long after the two chatted, they heard that the guests in the front yard had dispersed.Aunt Xue was still puzzled, but Mrs. Wang comforted her with a smile: "You see, it's getting late, and it's cold in spring. It's cold, so it's not surprising to leave early. That's good, so Baoyu won't be at the table." Toast, get drunk, and affect the wedding ceremony."

When Aunt Xue heard about the candles in the bridal chamber, she understood and closed her mouth happily. "Sister is right. The bridal chamber is important. I only hope that Baochai will succeed and give you a great-grandson as soon as possible."

Mrs. Wang nodded with a smile, looked at Aunt Xue guiltily, and coughed twice.

Aunt Xue saw Mrs. Wang's complexion was not good, and advised her to rest earlier, she should go back.When Aunt Xue was out of the hospital, she wanted to send someone to inform Xue Pan, but she heard people around her say, "Look, isn't that Grandpa?"

Aunt Xue looked up, and sure enough, she saw her son's figure appearing in the hazy night.

"You're so cute today, are you willing to go back with me early?"

"Mom, I have something important to tell you." Xue Pan frowned anxiously.

Aunt Xue smiled: "If you have anything to say, tell me when you come back. Since you are here, I will not ask you to continue messing around today."

"Mom, the Rongguo Mansion has been deposed!" Xue Pan raised his voice and shouted.

Aunt Xue stopped her outstretched hand, and looked up at her son in surprise: "What did you say?"

"Not only the Rongguo Mansion, but even the Rongguo Mansion has been deprived of titles. I heard that it was the order of the Elder Pardon. The emperor has already issued the decree. It happened a few days ago!" Xue Pan stomped his feet angrily.

"Several days ago? How could it be?" Aunt Xue was so startled that her legs were limp, and she subconsciously fell backwards. The maids hurriedly supported her.Seeing this, Xue Pan was terrified and grabbed his mother.

"Are you sure?" Aunt Xue looked at her son with tears in her eyes, but she still didn't want to believe it.

"I just had a drink with Brother Rong from Ningguo Mansion. He said it himself. They have already started packing their luggage in Ningguo Mansion. They plan to leave in May and move back to the old mansion in Jinling!"

"How could this happen!" Aunt Xue was dizzy.The maids hurriedly helped her back, and then went back to Mrs. Wang's place.

Mrs. Wang just lay down, and heard that Aunt Xue had to put on her clothes again this time.She came out with a forced smile and asked Aunt Xue if she had forgotten something.As soon as the words were finished, Mrs. Wang saw Aunt Xue and Xue Pan, the mother and son, looking at her angrily, and her expectations were not good.

"younger sister,"

"Don't call me sister!" Aunt Xue looked at Mrs. Wang and said angrily. "My sister keeps saying that she treats me as a family. I really believe it. It's ridiculous. It's been a few days since I cut the title, why are you still hiding this from me?"

"Baoyu and Baochai are about to get married. I was afraid to tell you that I would be upset, so I wanted to press it down." Mrs. Wang explained.

"Hehe, what a joke." Aunt Xue narrowed her eyes. If she had known a few days earlier, she might have had the opportunity to consider reining in the precipice and resigning from this marriage.It would be great to leave the capital with my daughter and return to Jinling to find a promising child.The Rongguo Mansion is gone, the title is gone, so what is Jia Baoyu from the Second Household?Not worth the money at all!

Mrs. Wang's face turned cold when she saw her sister's bad attitude. "What do you mean?"

"What do I mean? You guys did this wrong, what do you mean by asking me? Do you really think I'm charitable, easy to bully?" Aunt Xue lost her temper for the first time.

Mrs. Wang heard her attitude, and the guilt in her heart was long gone.He sneered and said: "Even if my sister regrets it, it's too late, and besides the matter of Rongfu's cutting the nobility, it has nothing to do with your family."

"What do you mean?" Aunt Xue was dissatisfied and asked with a sneer.

Mrs. Wang looked at Xue Pan: "It's not because your precious son acted recklessly and killed people in Jinling. Thanks to the master's hard work, you have the opportunity to stand here with my son and confront me today. Do you know, Zhou Shangshu took advantage of this matter, and in order to deal with Concubine Xiande, he used it to sue us. Think about it carefully, if we don't have our method of retreating to advance, it will be unlucky for Zhou Shangshu to join us But not only the master, but also your Xue family."

Aunt Xue frowned, listening silently.

Mrs. Wang gained momentum, and continued to babble: "Do you know that the Rong family sacrificed their titles to keep your Xue family safe. They were all grasshoppers on the same rope, so what is the difference between you and me? We sisters don't Should we stand together, advance and retreat together?"

After Mrs. Wang criticized and analyzed, she did not forget to give Aunt Xue a step down, so Aunt Xue had to choose to submit to her.

Because of Xue Pan's lack of confidence, Aunt Xue lost her temper, but she still complained in her heart.

"Let's make a big deal out of small things. I think it's a good idea to retreat to make progress." In order to comfort Aunt Xue, Mrs. Wang had no choice but to verbally agree with this idea. "Think about it, now the empress is being favored, and the person sleeping next to her is the emperor, who is good at talking, and we don't have opportunities in the future?"

Aunt Xue sighed, this is the end of the matter, her daughter is also married, so she can only accept her fate. "You have a point."

……

Three days later, Aunt Xue waited for Baoyu and Baochai's newlyweds to return to Ning in infinite sorrow.

Baochai's complexion was not good, and her eyes fell on Baoyu from time to time. When she entered the house to say hello, she deliberately grabbed Baoyu's hand, pulled him to kneel down, and offered tea to Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue realized that the question was wrong, so she excused herself as soon as possible, and asked Xue Pan to take Baoyu away, while she took her daughter and asked anxiously what was wrong.

Only then did Baochai dare to cry, and she burrowed into her mother's arms and wept loudly. "Mom, Baoyu is no longer the Baoyu of old, he is stupid!"

Aunt Xue was shocked: "What? Stupid?"

Baochai came out of Aunt Xue's arms, wiped her tears and nodded and said, "I asked Qingwen and the maidservants side-by-side, and then I realized that Baoyu had been like this years ago, and she had been in a daze for a long time. My wife deliberately kept it from us. He just told us to have a face-to-face meeting while Baoyu was awake, and fooled us."

"My God, my good sister is really cruel, how many things have she lied to me!"

Baochai still wants to talk about cutting the title, and I heard that his mother knows about it.The mother and daughter cried bitterly again.

"It's a pity that I used money to build a grand view garden for her daughter, and all my kindness was eaten up by Lu liver and lungs. How dare they fool our orphans and widows like this. No, I will go to her to judge!" Aunt Xue said Forget it, I have to get up and find Mrs. Wang to settle the score.Baochai hurriedly grabbed her, begging her not to go, crying.

"No matter what, I'm already married, so I can only accept my fate. I only hope that Baoyu will recover soon." Baochai sighed and said helplessly.It's useless even if she has thousands of regrets. Although she hasn't become Baoyu's person yet, she has already married him, so she has to accept her fate.At this time, Baochai thought of Daiyu's marriage. It was better for her to have a father. With a unique vision, she picked the promising Xieyuan at a glance.What Jia's mother said back then, that the Lin family had high eyesight and wanted to marry their daughter to the prince or something, could really lie and fool people. They simply didn't have precious jade on the bridge, and they didn't pay much attention to family background.

I knew that I shouldn't read these things, let alone be confused by Baoyu's skinny and hopeless temperament.

Now, it's no use regretting anything.

Baochai adjusted her mood, suddenly calmed down, and said to Aunt Xue: "Today, a mother-in-law asked me about the dowry. I guess she has no money to divide the family and wants to use mine."

"I can't give it. How much of our family's money was cheated by her, you have to let her go. It's safe to save the money in your own hands."

Baochai nodded: "I think so, but she is my mother-in-law after all, and I can't refuse to ask about it. I have to take care of my money. Isn't she weak? If she is weaker, she can't move. You don’t have to worry about it.”

Aunt Xue understood: "I'll ask someone to get some medicine for you later."

Baochai smiled and nodded.