Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

Not to mention the wind and rain that Mrs. Wang encountered when she went to Jia Mu's room, and how Jia Mu handled the matter, but said that Jia Lian accompanied Jia She and his wife back home, and after talking about parting, he didn't ask anything else but his parents first. Why was he so angry in Jiamu's room? He only heard a few words outside Jiamu's door.

Jia She had no decision, so he looked at Mrs. Dou, and saw Mrs. Dou pondering for a moment, then told him the whole story, and said: "Although people like us have never been afraid of anything, the laws of the country must not be violated. You have to keep it in mind, don't put your whole family at risk just for the sake of a few taels of silver. At this time, others are afraid of our family, so no one speaks out. Not being able to say something is also one of the crimes.”

After so many years in the door, other Mrs. Dou didn't see any benefits, only saw that this family really thought highly of themselves, and they didn't take Wang Fa seriously at all. With their elders like this, naturally no one was willing to persuade Jia She , Teach Jia Lian, if things go on like this for a long time, what should Jia pardon be, Jia Lian doesn't know the crime of breaking the law, so what should he do like this?Therefore, it is necessary to have a good student to teach him.

When Mrs. Dou spoke, she sighed deeply. She knew all about the four families of Xue Jinling, king of Jiashi, and what was said on the official amulets. It can be seen that their family is really powerful.Jia Min is now in Jinling, and has heard a lot of things. Because Jia Mu is getting old, her temper is getting more and more left-handed, and now she doesn't care about things, so it is difficult to explain to her, and she is not on good terms with Mrs. Wang, so she has to communicate with Mrs. Dou Inform her when.

When Jia Lian heard this, she was horrified and said, "Auntie is so bold?"

Because Jia Lian and his wife did some illegal things in their previous life, it is better to say that they were really ignorant than bold. Therefore, when he pointed out Jia Lian, he first gave him a code of laws and regulations of the dynasty, which he often made him read and ponder. , and then have awe, only then can you be cautious in your words and deeds, and don't do anything out of line.Not to mention the past life, Jia Lian in this life is indeed a good person and a good quality. Most of the elders around him are upright and kind.

Although Jia Lian is young now, he also knows what to do and what not to do. Suddenly, Mrs. Dou heard that her aunt, who has always been kind and kind, actually gave interest in private and litigated for others. Fang's Jia Zheng knows.

Jia Lian suddenly thought of Jia Zheng, and couldn't help feeling sympathetic to Jia Zhu. He used to envy Jia Zhu, but now he feels that Jia Zhu is not easy. He is young and only knows how to read, but he has no time for fun, and Jia Zheng often supervises him. In addition to studying, I still study every day. When I was in the south of the Yangtze River, I heard Jia Zhu once said that according to Jia Zheng and his wife's thinking, they were afraid that they would go south next year to take the provincial examination.

Mrs. Dou listened to Jia Lian's words and said with a sneer: "Why is the second wife afraid? We only know these two things, and there are many more things we don't know. It is the second wife's companion, Zhou Rui, who relies on his power to occupy ordinary people's homes. It’s not just one or two incidents, it’s just that everyone is afraid of the power of the Rongguo Mansion and the Wang family, so they dare not speak out.”

After thinking for a while, he said again: "It seems that the girl named Liu'er who went out from Lian'er was originally Zhou Rui's daughter, and now she is married to someone who is in the antique business. The power and influence ordered other antique shops to close."

Jia She jumped up, and even the tea bowl on the coffee table fell to the ground and was smashed. He didn't care about getting half of his robe wet, and said in a stacked voice: "Since this matter has happened, you should tell the old lady about it, and let the old lady know." Wife, look, these things are usually nothing. The second wife's lending of interest must be left to Zhou Rui's family. It's not as good as the old lady who decides to dismiss these dog slaves without arms. Look at the future of the second wife. How can you make huge profits and take advantage of the lawsuits!"

Mrs. Dou shook her head and said: "Since it has been handed over to the old lady, there is no room for us to comment. Let's just watch. If the old lady acts impartially, we can comfort myself, so as to prevent the incipient development. If the old lady really favors the Second Master's family , we have a solid foundation in our hearts, secretly plan something for ourselves, don't wait until we can't turn back, we will get nothing."

After Jia She and Jia Lian heard this, they fell silent immediately, especially Jia She, who looked sad.

In fact, what Mrs. Dou said was the truth. Although Jia Lian was not as loved as Jia Zhu by Jia Mu when she was young, she gradually became equal to Jia Min because of Jia Min. .

After a long time, Jia Shefang said: "It's all up to you, I can't control it anyway."

Mrs. Dou pursed her lips and smiled, although Jia Amnesty was indeed extremely incompetent, it was because of his incompetence that she was easy to control, so she sent someone to inquire for a while, and after hearing that Mrs. Wang had returned to Rongxi Hall safely, she did not listen Talking about how Jiamu treats her, she was stunned, knowing that Jiamu would not treat Mrs. Wang again, so she turned to Jia She and said, "I thought about being frugal, but now it seems that there is no need. Tomorrow two The old man spends money on buying antiques for the Qing people, and the old man also buys a lot of money to buy girls, but if he can’t spend so much money, it’s better to leave it to Lian’er, we have a son like Lian’er, we have to think about him.”

Jia Amnesty was also very angry because of Jia's mother's move, and asked after hearing the sound, "Why is this?"

Jia Lian looked at Mrs. Dou from the side, and also wanted to know the reason. She was secretly grateful that Mrs. Dou remembered her all the time. Although she was not the biological mother, she was almost the same.

Mrs. Dou sneered and said: "When Zhu'er and Lian'er talked about their marriage, the betrothal gifts were all paid from the official. More than that, who wouldn’t praise our family’s wealth when we were hired? So I asked for an extra 3% more than them. The second wife was reluctant, so I said that according to family status, our two families are higher than theirs. According to his status, Lian'er is the eldest grandson of the eldest house, and the title will be his in the future, so shouldn't he even take the money for the marriage? If he doesn't give it, he should go out and ask, and listen to what outsiders say about this truth. Therefore, the second wife insisted Prepare what I want, otherwise, do you think we can be so beautiful when we are hired? The Chen family is so satisfied? I look at the second wife as if everything in the mansion is theirs. Now the old lady can't make a fair decision, no Knowing how to be hollowed out by them, since this is the case, let's simply spend more."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Dou said to the father and son in front of her again: "All the expenses that Lian'er needs are asked by the public. Don't think about frugality. I would rather ask for more than less. As for the master, if For girls, if you spend dozens of taels of silver, you can say that it is 800 taels for Qianer. When you buy antiques, you can say that it is 500 taels if you spend 5000 taels. They don’t know the details, so why don’t they give the master money? , we can only hope that all the money will be left to Lian'er."

Jia She was a little dissatisfied with Mrs. Dou's not allowing her to hide the money privately, but then she thought that no matter how much money was left to Lian'er, it wouldn't make it easier for outsiders to go, so she didn't care.

In fact, Jia She was loved by his grandmother since he was a child, and his grandfather loved Jia Zheng the most, but his grandmother always remembered him. When his grandmother passed away, Jia Min still stayed in his boudoir, but most of his grandmother's children were left to him. So he is not short of money to spend, but he just thinks Mrs. Dou is right, and all the expenses are taken from the public house.

Jia Lian suddenly said: "I don't know why the old ancestor knew it was a big mistake, but didn't deal with Auntie?"

Mrs. Dou sighed: "Family ugliness should not be publicized. In a family like ours, many things are better covered up than revealed easily. As for why the old lady made such a decision, I will ask someone to inquire about it and see if there is any evidence in the house. What's happening?"

After all, he sent it away, and when he came back, he looked surprised, and then said: "There is a happy event in the mansion, and an extra month's money will be paid. It turns out that the second wife is happy, and now she is raising a baby."

Before the words finished, the three members of Jia She's family looked at each other in blank dismay.No wonder Mother Jia didn't move at all. It turned out that Mrs. Wang was lucky to have a huge amulet.Although there is no shortage of heirs in the Rongguo Mansion, they are not very prosperous. In the Ningguo Mansion, there is only one son, Jia Rong. Mrs. Wang is pregnant and is a legitimate son. Naturally, she will not be blamed for giving interest and helping others to file a lawsuit.

I don't want to, Mrs. Wang gave birth to a son on April 26 of the following year. If it is just a son, there is nothing to say. It is strange that the son was born with a piece of colorful and crystal-clear jade in his mouth. It is really a rare event that has never been heard through the ages.

When the news of this matter came out, everyone said it was a miracle, and they all said it had a history. Jia's mother was so happy that she smiled and loved her like a treasure. She immediately hugged her to support her and named her Baoyu. named.Jia Mu was also afraid that Baoyu would be delicate and weak, so she sent people to spread Baoyu's name, and posted many notices, so that the poor and lowly would rush to circulate and call, so as to support them.

Seeing that Jia's mother wished to give all the good things to Baoyu, it was the place where Jia Min, Jia Zhu, Jia Lian and others all retreated. For this reason, Mrs. Wang became proud again, and she didn't take the previous things to heart Mrs. Dou pondered for a long time, and said to Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian: "I see the old lady doting on Baoyu so much, I'm afraid I wish the whole family property belonged to Baoyu. Baoyu, don't look at us as long-term householders, but according to the old lady's attitude, I'm afraid I won't get anything, so I'll do what I said last year. We can't be second-wife. Nothing."

Jia Amnesty is not a fool, how can I not see it, although he is not very happy or angry with Baoyu, after all Baoyu is innocent, but Jiamu's actions really reveal such meaning, she felt a chill in her heart, and nodded in agreement.After Mrs. Dou came up with an idea last year, Jia Amnesty thought about Jiamu, and although she agreed, she did not take action. She had hoped for Jiamu, but now she had to do so.

Jia Lian suddenly said: "I remember hearing my aunt say something before, our ancestors are still short-lived?"

He stayed in the south of the Yangtze River for a year, went to Lin's house several times, heard Lin Ruhai said many things, and some things related to his own family, but he didn't think it was important, anyway, the title was his own, so he didn't mention it. Listening to Mrs. Dou's words today, it seems that he inherited it Although the opportunity for the title is there, the property may not belong to him, so he can't help but mention this matter.Because Jia's mother is still in the family, why leave things that his father and son can't get to others?It's better to use it to buy a false name and leave it with the respect of future generations.

Jia Amnesty was startled, thought for a while, and said: "Yes! The Zhen family picked up four times, our family picked up once, and the Wang family also picked up once. The money was spent like swimming in sea water, but it was just taking royal money. Just use it on Taizu. The Zhen family has a shortfall of two or three million taels of silver. For this reason, the sage specially appointed their family to serve as salt administrators, weaving, etc., in order to let them make up for the shortfall, but I heard Most of the benefits I mentioned were spent on myself, and there was very little money returned, at least 300 million taels. We and the Wang family were each short of 200 million taels. Those who drove also borrowed money from the national treasury, and the Lin family did the same, so as not to be too conspicuous, but to make those who borrowed money bear grudges."

Mrs. Dou stopped listening immediately, she never knew or heard of these things.

Jia Lian said solemnly: "I have heard my aunt say in a daze that the Lin family borrowed 5 taels of silver in total, and they plan to submit a letter to repay the money when the term of office expires, that is, next spring. I don't know what our family plans? According to my son, it is better than any It is better to pay back the money if it is spent by the mansion, or left to Baoyu in the future, and we will be debt-free from now on, and even if we pursue the deficit, it has nothing to do with the master."

Mrs. Dou listened, clapped her palms and smiled, and said to Jia Amnesty: "Master, I think what Lian'er said is right. Otherwise, when the money is spent and the debt is not paid, the crime will not be the master's fault?"

Jia She pondered for a moment, then hesitated and said, "I'm afraid the old lady won't agree."

Mrs. Dou sneered, and said: "Now the old lady is all about Baoyu. How can she care about these things? I don't care about the housework. I leave it to the second wife. Who cares whether the master pays back the money? According to me, the master is after all. He is the head of the family, thinking about the future of his children and grandchildren, and there is the second wife's previous excuse. If the old lady refuses, it is easy to use this excuse to let everyone know how Baoyu's mother disregarded the law of the country. The old lady loves Baoyu like that. For the sake of Baoyu's future, I have to agree to the master's words. Anyway, the family is not short of silver envoys, and there are no serious affairs to spend money on. If I don't agree, I just need to write a note from the master and tell the sage that we want to pay back the silver, please. The household department checked and reconciled the accounts, and made a promise in front of the sage, and the old lady had no objection."

Then asked: "How much money is our family short? Is there enough money in the treasury to pay it back?" According to her thinking, she very much agreed with Jia Lian's proposal. Anyway, she always felt that the Rongguo Mansion did not treat Jia She as a family at all. Lord.

Jia She replied: "When my father was there, I vaguely heard that at first I was short of 70 million taels of silver, and then gradually returned some, about 20 taels. Now I still owe more than 40 taels." The silver in the treasury must be enough at this time. My grandfather and father fought on the battlefield, and each time they won a battle, they got rich. When I was young, I saw my father bring in a dozen boxes of gold. Last time you talked about the expenses in the mansion. Not only is the annual income not enough for the New Year, but tens of thousands of taels of silver are posted. In addition, the second master is raising the Qing customers. I buy a girl with a lot of money. After ten years, it will definitely be stretched. gone."

Mrs. Dou was secretly surprised when she heard this, she didn't expect Rongguo Mansion to be so extravagant and still have so many savings, so she stopped hesitating and said decisively: "Return! Anyway, pay back the shortfall first, and we would rather pay it back in the future. Life is tighter, and this matter has to be smoothed out, not to mention that there are only a few dozen people in our east courtyard, it is extravagant, in fact, it doesn't cost much, and it is all spent by the mansion."

Jia Amnesty thought for a while and asked Jia Lian, "Are you going south this year? This year's autumn test, next year's spring exam. I heard that Zhu'er has already gone south and wants to take the exam. If she wins, she will come back next year to participate in the spring exam."

Jia Lian said with a smile: "My son is only 14 years old this year, and he is not as talented as my uncle. The writing is not yet ready. Not only my husband, but also my grandfather and uncle Dou's family said that I should study hard for a few years and go to school in three years. It’s not good if I’m too young and fail this year, and if I get angry for a while, I’ll just fall into a slump.”

Jia Amnesty couldn't help but sighed, and said: "At first I was thinking that you should go one step further and pay back the silver at that time. Maybe the sage will keep it in mind and give you the future. I don't think you don't have the ability to be admitted to the Juren." Scholars."

Mrs. Dou was angry and funny when she heard this, and said: "How old is Lian'er, and the master is so anxious? It was also the second master's family who urged Zhu'er to take the exam at a young age. At this time, the saint has nothing to do. Lian'er, in the future, Lian'er will pass the examination and become a Jinshi and become an official. Could it be that when a sage meets him, he doesn't ask a question about his ancestors and parents? There's a lot of grace, so why just look at the eyes?"

When Jia Amnesty heard this, he also laughed.

The family discussed it properly, and Jia Amnesty chose a date to raise the matter of repaying the deficit with Jia's mother.

Jia Mu was watching the maids such as mandarin ducks and jadeite tie colored threads to match Baoyu's psychic jade. : "There is no movement in other people's houses, what are you in a hurry for?"

This time Mrs. Dou did not come forward with Jia She, and suggested to Jia Mu that she felt that Jia She was the son of Jia Mu, and it would be fine if she angered Jia Mu, but since she was a daughter-in-law, if she really angered Jia Mu, the future Life is not easy, not to mention that now Jia Mu loves the house and Wu, and pays attention to Mrs. Wang because of Baoyu. At that time, his situation will be even more difficult.The last time she got hold of Mrs. Wang, Mother Jia didn't say anything, but she knew that it was her who did it, not Jia Amnesty.

After hearing Jia Mu's words, Jia Amnesty suddenly had an idea, pushed Lin Ruhai onto him, and said with a smile, "I heard that my sister-in-law plans to return it next year. I'm thinking, or I don't know what news I got."

Jia Mu was stunned for a moment, thinking of Lin Ruhai's shrewdness and decisiveness, but in just a few years, he was already a fourth-rank magistrate. He was promoted every three years, and once he was promoted to two levels. Seeing that he could go further next year, she hurriedly asked him: "My aunt is going to return the money borrowed from the treasury? When did it happen? Why haven't I heard of it? Are you here to coax me?"

Jia She said sternly: "How dare you coax mother? It's really my sister-in-law's original intention. I'm afraid it's the intention to pursue the deficit in the future. It will be too late to return it by then. The son sees that the family doesn't have a lot of expenses now. The child is enough to live on, so why not try to repay the debt first, and be kind to the children and grandchildren? Is it possible that we are in arrears now, and when Baoyu grows up, our family will be guilty. At that time, let alone The sons are gone, even Baoyu's descendants will not escape this calamity."

If Jia Amnesty is willing, the words are also coincidental, and it just speaks to Jia Mu's heart.

Now Jia's mother doesn't care about anything else, but she only regards Baoyu as an eyeball. Hearing Jia Amnesty's mention of Baoyu, Jia's mother is a little moved, but she knows the amount of silver owed by the mansion, and it is difficult to give up for a while, so Some children are in a dilemma.All the money in the family has been paid back, so what will be left for Baoyu in the future?Among these children and grandchildren, only Baoyu was born to look like the Duke of the country, and he was not the only one who held beautiful jade in his mouth. Therefore, Jia's mother loved her so much, and she also believed that only Baoyu could carry the ancestral foundation.

Jia She sighed secretly, and came up with an idea, saying: "If mother is reluctant to part with so much money, why not pick out some of the big gold, silver, copper and tin antiques that are not used in the house and sell them, so that the outside world will know that our family has become a fine family. Poor, in order to repay this sum of money, I changed a lot of things to make up for it, even if the sage knows it, he can only praise it."

Jia Mu thought it right and said, "Since that's the case, go and take care of it. Anyway, your brother never cares about these mundane affairs." If there is no money in the house, she will leave all her ladders to Baoyu, which is enough for Baoyu Live a lifetime richly.

Thinking of this, Jiamu let go.

Jia Amnesty was overjoyed and quickly agreed. When he came back, he took Jia Lian to take care of it. Although Mrs. Wang was in charge of the house, she was in charge of internal affairs, and the money usually paid had to be collected from Daogong, so Jia She could make decisions without going through Mrs. Wang. What's more, Mrs. Wang is now in confinement, and she doesn't know anything about it. After Jia Zheng heard about it, he only praised a few words and thought it was reasonable. He just said he knew it, then ignored it, and went to talk about poetry and painting with Qing guests.

Mrs. Dou secretly sighed, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang are two husbands and wives, one is not used to common affairs and doesn't care about everything, the other is ambitious, trying to control the Rongguo Mansion for life, but they don't know that the Rongguo Mansion is just a burden to him.

Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian, father and son, are the two most shrewd people. Knowing that Jia's mother was too addicted to precious jade, they had their own thoughts. They took 3000 taels of gold and 7 taels of silver from the treasury, leaving more than 20 taels The silver is obtained by converting gold and silver utensils and antiques.According to Jia Lian's knowledge, these things could not be sold for a while, and the pawns only cost three to four tenths of their prices, even if they were dead pawns, they were only six or seven cents. So he sold these things at 3 to [-] percent of the price through a friend's introduction. Because of the outbreak of Xinrong's family, the Rongguo Mansion was in urgent need of money. Those arty people hit it off, and the hatchback was cheap. When Jia Lian came back, he only said [-]% to [-]%, so [-]% to [-]% of it went into the pockets of their father and son, about [-]% Wanliang up and down.

Mrs. Dou was afraid that Jia She would spend recklessly, after several persuasion, Jia She reluctantly gave all the silver to Jia Lian, ordered him to buy a house and land, put it under Jia Lian's name, and earn money every year, which is better than holding silver in his hands.To the outside world, they only said that Jia Lian used the dowry left by his biological mother to do it. After Mrs. Li passed away, Jia Amnesty did not dare to touch her dowry. When Mrs. Dou came in, almost all of it was handed over to Jia Lian. How many times better than Mrs. Dou in housework, the number has doubled.

Although Mrs. Dou came in with a small dowry, she was not greedy by nature. She was in charge of the East Court and never cheated on her. Jia She and Jia Lian and his son were grateful for her benefits. She, Jia She even used her own ladder to buy a Zhuangzi and two shops for Mrs. Dou. It is not very big, but if it is rented out, it can earn four to five hundred taels a year.

Mrs. Dou used to look down on Jia She's demeanor, but now she looks at her with admiration. Although she is an incompetent person, it is rare that she has a childlike heart, and she is not blindly lustful. At least he has never let himself lose face.

After repaying the owed silver taels, Emperor Xuankang was deeply surprised and relieved, so he specially summoned Jia She to come to him and ask him carefully.

Apart from being in front of Emperor Xuankang when he was a prince, Jia She had no such blessings. Although the first-class general is nice, he has no real power at all.

Hearing Emperor Xuankang's inquiry, Jia Amnesty hurriedly picked some good words to say, and said: "I heard that there was another flood in the south, and that there was an avalanche in the north at the beginning of the year. I thought in my heart that I only had my salary, but I kept on paying for it." I feel extremely guilty for doing nothing to the country. I happened to hear that the treasury was in short supply due to years of disaster relief, and suddenly remembered the money owed by my ancestors. The humble minister only knows about fine clothes and fine food, but he has forgotten the responsibilities on his body. How can the imperial court use the money to help the disaster? Even though the amount of money is not large, but the minister has his heart, so the minister scraped together and returned the money."

Emperor Xuankang listened to Jia She's rambling words, smiled, and took his money as his own wish. Jia She seemed to have no ability, but he was a bit funny, and his words were pleasant.Therefore, Emperor Xuankang praised Jia and pardoned him a few words, and immediately he was so happy that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

Emperor Xuankang smiled slightly when he saw this, and thought of Jia Daishan for a moment, so he asked Jia She how many sons he had today.When he learned that Jia Amnesty had only one son, and that he had passed the examination as a scholar at the age of 12, he was overjoyed. , Just wait for your studies to be successful, and you can participate in Chunwei in the capital.

Jia She never expected that not only would he be praised by a sage, but his son would also receive great benefits. He was busy kowtowing in front of the emperor to thank him, and he thought that Emperor Xuankang was still like this at this time. Wouldn't the grace be even greater when Jia Lian became a Jinshi?

Thinking of this, Jia She was beaming with joy, wishing to announce it to the world, but after all, he remembered Madam Dou's point, only a few people repaid the money they owed, most of them didn't repay it, if he made his trouble known to everyone, those who didn't repay it must be The silver ones blamed themselves for paying back the silver first, so they had no choice but to hide it in their hearts, secretly laughing.

But when the decree came to Rongguo Mansion, because Baoyu was just full moon, the Rongguo Mansion was very lively, Baoyu was born with strange things, and the people who came here were rare. Everyone wanted to appreciate Baoyu's psychic gem. rare.Seeing that Jia Zheng greeted all the officials and guests, Jia Lian was very contented and felt uncomfortable. He found an excuse and slipped back to the East Courtyard. Dou Chen's family and Chen's family, etc., suddenly heard the decree, and hurried to Rongxi hall.

Hearing that Emperor Xuankang bestowed upon him a Juren background, Jia Lian was inexplicably surprised. Is he the master of Juren?In the future, the fertile land under my name will not have to pay taxes?Jia Zhu is still on his way south, just to take the provincial examination.Glancing at Jia Zheng, who had previously been proud of Baoyu's birth, Jia Lian quickly kowtowed to thank him with a smile on his face.

Baoyu is full moon, Jia Mu is going to make a big deal, and Mrs. Wang is just finishing her confinement, and Mrs. Dou must come to help out for a while. When she heard the news, she was stunned. Seeing the unbelievable expressions of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, she took the lead to turn around God, I hurriedly ordered people to prepare a tea ceremony to greet the officials who came to proclaim the decree. Since it was a trivial matter to give Jia Lian a raise, it was not a major matter of official promotion, so only the nobles from the Imperial Academy came. As far as a scholar is concerned, it is already very decent.

There were a lot of guests who came to eat the full moon wine today. When they heard about this, they all congratulated Jia Mu and others. Jia Mu was naturally happy, but Mrs. Wang felt a little uncomfortable. Her son was going to take the exam, but she didn't know what happened. Jia Lian was always unrestrained , but became Juren.

If Mrs. Dou felt it, after sending everyone away, without waiting for Mrs. Wang to say sour words, she first complimented Jia Mu and said: "After all, it is a precious jade. It is born with blessings. Not only does it hold a piece of psychic jade, but it is only full moon now. Our Lian Isn’t it Baoyu’s benefit that Er’er has gained such fame? I think Zhu’er will be able to enter high school this year, and by then, our family will be a double-juren, and next year will be a double-jinshi.”

Mother Jia was delighted to hear that, and even Mrs. Wang had a smile on her face, but no, Jia Lian's fame for raising people was bestowed by a sage.I already had a clue in the hands of Jia She and his wife, because I was pregnant with Baoyu, and Jia's mother was not easy to deal with, and after Baoyu was born with visions, Jia's mother would not pursue it, but Jia She and Mrs. Dou both knew their details after all. So I dare not do anything to Jia Amnesty and his wife.

When I returned to my room, I didn't see Jia Zheng. Mrs. Wang often didn't rest here because of her own childbirth. Sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a peach-red jacket and a long pine flower skirt, pinched out a wicker-like waist, slashed shoulders, and autumn water eyes, he looks so enchanting.

Mrs. Wang's heart trembled, and there was a trace of chill in her eyes, but she said in her mouth, "Who is this?"

Mrs. Wang recognized it at a glance. This is the rough servant girl in her room. Her surname is Zhao and her name is Xiu'er. Send her to do some rough work in the corner.Unexpectedly, she came here with Jia Zheng, with a cloud of misty temples, slanting a golden step shaker that she had seen Jia Zheng play with.

Mrs. Wang almost thought of what Jia Zheng was about to say, and sure enough, Jia Zheng coughed and said, "Xiu'er hasn't changed her clothes for a few days, you just see, I'll go to work." Turn around and leave.

Mrs. Wang was in a daze for a long time, she didn't expect Jia Zheng's words to be like this, she turned to look at Zhao Xiu'er who was standing below, she saw that she was shy and timid, her face was full of spring and color, and she became more and more charming The touching romance made her angry, but she was so personable, she managed to suppress it with great difficulty, and lightly ordered the servant girl: "Clean up a room next to Aunt Zhou's room, and furnish it the same as in Aunt Zhou's room. Aunt Zhao lives there, and I have two maids to take care of her. From then on, I will be called Aunt Zhao."

Then he said to Zhao Xiuer: "Since you said that you haven't changed your clothes for a few days, it can be seen that you are blessed. After a while, I will ask someone to give you a face, and put it in the house in a fair manner. It can't be spread that you gave it to the master without a name or a share." Have children."

The servant girl agreed, secretly feeling sorry for Mrs. Wang. According to Zhao Xiuer who hadn't changed her clothes for a few days, Mrs. Wang was in confinement at that time, and it wasn't because Aunt Zhou was in the room. one place.Mrs. Wang has a kind heart and treats these girls very kindly. Since Mrs. Wang is the housekeeper's daughter-in-law and now she has given birth to Baoyu, her status in the mansion has risen even more.

After hearing Madam Wang's words, Zhao Xiu'er was overjoyed at the thought of the prosperity and wealth in the future, kowtowed to thank her, followed the maids down to the new house, and beat the two maids who came to serve her without mentioning it.

After hearing the servant girl's reply, Madam Wang sneered in her heart, knowing that Zhao Xiu'er's eyelids are really shallow, but she wins because of her enchantment, which makes Jia Zheng happy and not an enemy.Even so, after Mrs. Wang drove out all the servants in the house with an excuse, she still couldn't help crying.Yesterday the youngest son was overjoyed at the full moon, but today he was shocked by a thunderbolt, how could she not be saddened by it?If Jia Zheng wanted to take a concubine, how could he not allow it?Why bother to flirt with the rough servant girl in my yard when I was in confinement, so as to make myself feel ashamed?Even though a flamboyant person like Jia She is very lecherous, he never lost such face to Mrs. Dou.But when she went out to pay her respects to Mother Jia, Mrs. Wang's face was already calm, she didn't show any signs of it, but she seemed even more calm.

Although Jia's mother doesn't care about the family director, she is still at the top of the pagoda. How can I hide it from her? Besides, she never likes the little wife, so she comforted Mrs. Wang and said, "It's just a little wife. If you pay attention to her, let her take the lead. You don't have to." Let her kowtow to me. Seriously, you are the one who gave birth to Zhuer Yuanchun. Don’t forget that Baoyu is only full moon now, and she will be able to earn your order for you in the future. Although Yuanchun can’t, she has a great blessing. You can't say that you have more face than your two sons!"

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang felt a little comforted in her heart, and hurriedly bowed to answer.Aunt Zhao is still the son of the Rongguo Mansion's family, she just called her Auntie in an open manner. Seriously speaking, she is still a slave, even if she has a son and a half daughter, she is nothing more than a slave.Besides, I don't know if I'm still alive or not, I just say that I haven't changed my clothes for a few days, even the imperial doctor can't make a diagnosis.

But because of Jia Lian's joy, Jia She didn't sleep well all night. When he got up early the next day, he clamored to set up a few tables of wine and invited a small show to have fun. Lian'er passed the exam by herself because of the grace of a sage, although it is a great kindness, but if Zhu'er passes the exam in the future, when the mansion is full of excitement, others will say that Lian'er's fame is not as good as Zhu'er's That's justifiable? It's embarrassing."

Jia Lian also persuaded him in the same way, saying: "It's not too late to serve wine after my son has studied for a few more years and won the Jinshi."

Seeing his wife and children talking like this, Jia She was immediately disheartened and had no choice but to give up.

Mrs. Dou talked about Baoyu's abnormality again, and said: "It's really an unspeakable anecdote. How old is Baoyu now? People don't know it very well, but they know how good it is. If a beauty hugs him, she will be happy. If it is a mother-in-law If he had a child, or if he was born a little more ordinary, he would definitely not follow, so now they are all mandarin ducks and jadeites and four nurses are taking care of them in the green gauze cabinet."

Jia She didn't think so, and said: "What's the matter? He was born with jade, so he is different from others. Speaking of this, a sage asked me yesterday if there is a brother who was born with jade in our family. "

Mrs. Dou and Jia Lian are both very smart people. They were all awe-inspiring when they heard the words, and they hurriedly asked, "How do you answer?"

Jia Amnesty was very puzzled by the sudden change of expression on the mother and son's face, and said: "How else can I answer? I only say that Baoyu is born with a strange nature, but I can't see anything good or bad about it. It’s just that the old lady loves more than others, if you want to know what your future holds, you have to see what you can catch next year.”

At this point, Jia She suddenly smiled, remembering that he had grasped the Book of Songs when he was grasping Zhou, but after all he didn't like reading. It was Jia Zheng who was hurt by his grandfather because of grasping the pen and ink, and he didn't see how he was successful in reading and was named on the gold list.

Mrs. Dou sighed slightly, and said: "Since ancient times, only the real son of heaven has been born with visions. Baoyu's birth is so strange, it is inevitable that the above will be jealous. The old lady loves Baoyu and makes great fanfare, as if afraid that others will not know." Before giving Baoyu a big deal, Mrs. Dou had reminded Jia Mu in this way, but Jia Mu was convinced that Baoyu was born extraordinary, and she almost got angry when she didn't accept his advice.When Mrs. Dou saw this, she had to change the topic, and then said many good things about Baoyu, and Jia Mufang was angry and happy.

What is jade?The jade seal is He's Bi, which is still carved by a craftsman. How can it be compared with Baoyu's psychic jade, which is born in the mouth, and there are many handwriting and auspicious words on it. Isn't it more amazing than He's Bi? ?

Just like what Jia She said today, Emperor Xuankang who lives in the palace has heard about this, let alone others?

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