Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

It seems that Mother Jia was angry, and this time she asked Mrs. Yu to bring something to Jia Min. There was no letter, but the things she gave were small and unique, and they were all Jia Min's favorites in the boudoir. , I asked Jia Mu several times but never got it. Unexpectedly, 20 years later, Jia Mu asked Mrs. Yu to send it over.

Jia Min felt a little depressed, why would a good girl be sent to the palace to be a female steward?Although she is slightly stronger than a court lady, she cannot leave the palace until she is 30 years old. Even if she survived for more than ten years and came out safely, she is already an old man, so what kind of marriage can she talk about?It's nothing more than filling in the house, how can there be any dignity?Of course Jia Min knew that since her natal family wanted to send Yuan Chun to the palace, it definitely didn't mean that Yuan Chun would be a female historian for the rest of her life.

Today's sage is over 50 years old, but Yuan Chun is like a flower. How can Jia Min bear to watch her become a harem concubine?It's not easy to be a concubine in the harem. The empress and her two handkerchiefs, that is, Concubine Hui and Concubine Shu, are not simple characters. How can a girl like Yuanchun, who is both talented and beautiful, be allowed to come into the eyes of a saint.

Therefore, Jia Min asked: "Is it the beginning of spring to enter the palace to be elected?" She remembered that the concubine was to be elected in the beginning of spring, but the maid was in August.

Old Madam Yu said with a smile: "Where is the beginning of spring? It's not about choosing an empress. If you want to enter the palace, you have to wait until August."

Jia Min felt relieved, since it was August, he spent nearly a year persuading her natal family that the palace was not a good place to go, so she said, "I was taken aback, just now the old lady said that my natal family sent Yuan Chun into the palace in spring. "

Old Madam Yu pursed her lips and smiled, helped her forehead, and said: "I was confused, and I couldn't speak clearly. Look at my memory, it's gone. I heard the Crown Princess once said that the decree will only come down next year's spring." Come down, let the daughter of a famous official, named Dabu, be selected for the palace in August, and there will be a job vacancy when she enters the palace, so next year's spring is the registration, and she will only enter the palace in August."

Jia Min nodded, her mother's family insisted on going her own way, and there was a job vacancy in the palace, so she might not be able to persuade her.

She glanced at Old Madam Yu, and said again: "My old mother entrusted the old lady with words, the old lady must not take it seriously, as I have already said, the palace is dominated by the empress, it is not good for the crown princess to intervene."

After hearing this, Mrs. Yu nodded slightly.

Jia Min sighed, and Mrs. Yu hurriedly persuaded: "You're just a brother, don't think about it, I tell you, it's just to let you know. Just rest, I'll come back tomorrow."

Jia Min couldn't get up, so he hurriedly ordered someone to send Mrs. Yu away.

Lin Rui took Daiyu to send Mrs. Yu to the second door. Yu Heng couldn't help but said to them: "Our house has been cleaned up. If Brother Lin is free, he often takes Sister Lin there. Although our house is old It’s gone, but there is still a garden that is very clean and the scenery is passable.”

The Yu family is also a century-old family. The ancestral house is very beautifully built, and the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River are the best in the world. Although the ones in Yangzhou are not as good as those in Suzhou, there are a lot of big salt merchants in Yangzhou, and they are all famous craftsmen, not inferior to those in Gusu. How much, so even if the Yu residence has been unoccupied for decades, it is much better than the government office where the Lin family lives now after it has been repaired.

Lin Rui agreed with a smile, sent the grandfather and grandson away, and then went to Jia Min's room, and sent the gift list.

Just as Jia Min was thinking about her natal family's plans, she looked at the gift list and sighed, "This hibiscus frozen stone tripod given by your grandmother is very small. Take it out and put it in the house for your sister. There is also a black smoked frozen stone tripod in your grandmother's ladder." , such as ink stains, antique and very beautiful. When I was a few years older than you, I tried it several times and it didn’t work. Your grandmother said it was a bit too plain to put in the girl’s house, and she was taboo, so this Back to your grandmother sent this hibiscus frozen."

Lin Rui smiled and said, "Don't we have one at home? If mother likes it, she can take it out and put it in the house."

Hearing this, Jia Min shook his head and said, "I don't know which storeroom it is in. Whoever has the patience to search through boxes and cabinets has lost a head of ashes. I saw that there was a piece of banana leaf among the things your grandmother gave you." The white inkstone, this is a good thing, you can use it, if you don't like it, you can give it away."

Lin Rui ordered someone to take out the two things Jia Min said. Among them, the banana-leaf white inkstone was placed in a red sandalwood box, like a banana leaf just unfolding, with a pure white color, green in the tender, surrounded by fire like rouge, full of dew. Drop, it is actually the top grade among the Duan inkstones.

Daiyu originally knelt on the chair where Mrs. Yu sat by the bed and looked at her younger brother, but Qiao Chou'er just opened her eyes. Daiyu was delighted to see her, and was about to tease her younger brother, when she suddenly looked up and saw Lin Rui holding him in his hand. The inkstone that he was admiring, his eyes lit up immediately, and he stretched out his hand to grab it, and said anxiously: "Mom, brother, give it to me, give it to me!"

Jia Min and Lin Rui were startled, and said in unison, "You want this?"

Daiyu nodded, fearing that Jia Min and Lin Rui wouldn't give it to her, she said, "Exchange it for jade, give the jade to brother, and give this to me."

Except for the mutton fat white jade pendant that Lin Ruhai gave to Daiyu, she never wears the jade pendant that others gave to Daiyu, and she doesn't have any gold or silver ornaments on her body. She played with the jade pendant given by the wife and handed it to the nanny to keep it. Maybe Lin Ruhai taught her to read characters early on. Although she doesn't know many of them now, she likes pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

Lin Rui smiled and said: "My sister likes it, so just take it. I don't want my sister's jade pendant."

Saying that, he took the inkstone out of the red sandalwood box and handed it to her.

When Daiyu heard that he had given the inkstone to her, she immediately beamed with joy, held the inkstone in her arms, and was reluctant to let it go. When Lin Ruhai came back at night, she actually praised Lin Ruhai: "Daddy, brother today It hurts me."

Lin Rui couldn't laugh or cry: "When will I stop loving you?"

Daiyu turned her head to stare at him, then threw herself into Lin Ruhai's arms, and said with a smile, "Daddy, brother is the best."

Because the whole family was in Jia Min's room, Jia Min couldn't help saying after hearing this: "This little girl is really as sweet as honey. Normally, when the master is not at home, she doesn't talk much, let alone praise her brother. I should have known So, I should find out all the inkstones at home and give them to her, and see if she says hello to me every day."

Daiyu ignored her, pointed to the inkstone she got and said to Lin Ruhai, "Here, Daddy."

Everyone was stunned when they heard the words, Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "Is Yu'er going to give it to Daddy?"

Daiyu bit her finger and nodded, said: "Daddy's is broken, this is for Daddy."

Lin Ruhai had used a clear clay inkstone for many years. When the boy was cleaning up the study, he thought that his mother was sick, so he might as well have knocked off the inkstone and broke a corner. Everyone misses the time, not to mention it is a job, and seeing that the corner of the inkstone is broken, Lin Ruhai still uses it.He often held Daiyu in his study and taught her how to read and write. Daiyu was a common sight, and he thought he saw the inkstone broken, so today he got the inkstone not for himself, but to honor his father.

Lin Ruhai hugged her daughter happily and said: "After all, it is my daughter, really filial. Outsiders think that I love my daughter too much, but I don't know that my daughter is caring. Every inkstone is thinking of me. The inkstone is just a trivial matter. What is rare is that my daughter filial piety." When I looked at the inkstone again, I felt very pleasing to the eye, and I didn't care that it was a gift from Jiamu.

Before Jia's mother proposed that Shuangyu should get married, Lin Ruhai never showed it in front of Jia Min, but she was very angry in her heart.

Lin Rui also praised with a smile: "Sister is naturally very good, and I will exchange the purple jade awarded by the princess for this inkstone. Although this inkstone is top-grade, it is not as precious as purple jade. It shows that my sister is not stingy of."

When Lin Rui spoke, she was standing next to Lin Ruhai. Daiyu turned her head and patted him. Although Lin Ruhai was in Lin Ruhai's arms, but Lin Ruhai was sitting on the chair, she only caught Lin Rui's arm. , to mother, to elder brother, to younger brother."

Jia Min teased her: "What good things do you have?"

After hearing this, Daiyu frowned, racking her brains to think of something to give away, but she was too young to think of it for a while, when her parents and elder brother waited for a while and were about to say no, she suddenly He opened the mouth and said: "Mine, mother picks, brother picks, brother picks, if you like it, take it."

Jia Min laughed and said, "This kid is really generous."

Lin Rui is old, and he is sensible. If there are any good things at home, I will let Daiyu choose them first. She was born well, and she is Lin Ruhai's darling. There are even some people, such as Miaoyu Liancheng Yuheng, who saw that she was young, and gave her the things they cherished. Therefore, there are so many good things in Daiyu's room, and they are really spoiled by thousands of pets.Jia Min often sighed, saying that she was extremely loved by her parents since she was a child, but now she is far inferior to Daiyu.

After joking for a while and praising Daiyu for a while, they all said that she didn't hide her secrets. Jia Min said to Lin Ruhai with a straight face: "Today, Mrs. Yu said something, and I feel very uncomfortable. , mother and second elder brother actually want to send Yuan Chun to the palace."

Lin Ruhai smiled faintly, not surprised by this.

In her previous life, Yuan Chun entered the palace in August next year. Because of her virtuousness, filial piety and talent, she was chosen as a female historian to serve the queen. In the second year of the emperor's ascension to the throne, when he was canonizing the concubine, Yuan Chuncai was suddenly conferred the title of Shangshu of Fengzao Palace and the title of Concubine Xiande.

The canonization in Yuanchun came very suddenly, and Lin Ruhai felt that something was wrong. Although the name of Shangshu has existed since ancient times, it was given to the elderly court ladies. Bai Juyi's "Shangyang White-haired Man" said: "This year is the oldest in the palace, and everyone bestows it on you." Shangshuhao." Therefore, Lin Ruhai knew that Yuanchun's title was strange, and that he was granted the title of Xiande Concubine. The titles of concubines in the harem are all single-character, and they are all single-character, and there are no double characters. Only the posthumous title after death is double-character. Therefore, in Lin Ruhai's eyes, the word "virtuous" is Yuan Chun's dead end.

From the time when Yuanchun was canonized, Yuanchun was already a dead person in the eyes of the new emperor, and only the Jia family did not know why, and they were still very happy, showing off their might. The building collapsed, and the hozen scattered.

Jia Min complained: "I don't know who came up with the idea, what's the benefit of sending it to the palace?"

Lin Ruhai said: "We can't interfere with the affairs of the mother-in-law's house after all, so don't be upset, this time you gave birth to an ugly child and hurt your vitality, so it's better to take care of yourself."

Jia Min nodded and said: "Anyway, I will send New Year's gifts to Beijing in a few days. I will write a letter to persuade my mother. If she doesn't listen, there is nothing I can do. I am an aunt who left the cabinet a long time ago. In Yuanchun, there are parents in the hall. , there is no room for me to speak, but I just can't bear her to enter the palace at such a flowery age, and I can't do anything else."

Apart from those who are greedy for profit, how many officials are willing to send their daughters into the palace?Jia Min was reluctant to let her daughter enter the palace.Once ordinary people's families heard that the palace was going to select concubines and beauties from the people, every household hurriedly married off their daughters, fearing that they would never see their parents again if they entered the palace.Jia Min became more and more disappointed with her natal family. I don't know whose idea it was, so that he could educate his children and grandchildren. Wouldn't it be good to be born in Kejia?Jia Zhu and Jia Lian all have a bright future, so why send Yuan Chun into the palace?

Lin Ruhai comforted: "You can do whatever you want, our family doesn't pay attention to those things, and this is not allowed, and that is not allowed."

Jia's family is Jia Min's natal family. Although he knew that Jia's family had harmed Daiyu in his previous life, he saw that Jia's family was wiped out, and his grievances have been relieved a lot, but he still can't let go of it. Now he doesn't want Jia Min to ignore her natal family everywhere. .May I ask, isn't it too cold to be the head mistress who only cares about her husband's family and doesn't care about her mother's family at all?This is true for parents, let alone others?Lin Ruhai also has a daughter, if Daiyu ignores her mother's family because of her husband's family in the future, he will be very sad.

Therefore, although Lin Ruhai didn't like the Jia family, he never told Jia Min that the Jia family was wrong at all. Even if the Jia family's behavior was very improper, Jia Min knew it himself, so he didn't have to provoke dissension by himself, but became a villain.

Lin Ruhai wanted to stay away from the Jia family, and now he is indeed estranged, but everyone knows that the Jia family has never done anything wrong to the Lin family in this life, and has never done anything against the Lin family. It's far, and it's not far away. It's said that Jia Min's daughter was raised for nothing, and her son-in-law Lin Ruhai is still ruthless to the Yue family.

Looking at his drowsy daughter in his arms, Lin Ruhai looked kindly. He didn't want his daughter and son-in-law to stay away from her natal family, so he had to set an example. Of course, he managed to raise a daughter, and it is not ordinary people who can have such a daughter. The part is good luck.

A trace of gratitude flashed in Jia Min's eyes, how lucky she was to meet such a husband and such children.

Although she knew in her heart that she was the wife of the Lin family and she put the Lin family first, but as a daughter of the Jia family, she still couldn't let go of her old mother, and she didn't want her daughter to turn her elbows when she grew up, completely forgetting all the hard work in raising her. parents.It is probably also because many women's families care about their husband's family and stay away from their mother's family, so they are said to be losers by the world.Therefore, she can only help her mother's family when she can, and if she can't persuade her, she won't say more.

Lin Rui heard it clearly from the side, secretly disdain Jia Zheng, the grandmother is indeed the pinnacle of the pagoda, but the head of the second room's family is Jia Zheng, if he has no intention, how can he send Yuan Chun into the palace, what a pity Yuan Chun Such a beautiful and talented woman, even Madam Dou praised her in her letter to Jia Min.

Lin Rui looked soft, looking at his younger sister who was sleeping soundly in his father's arms, he was determined not to let his father send his younger sister into the palace.

Parents and elder brothers love Daiyu so much. Although Daiyu is young, she still remembers what she said to give her parents and elder brothers something. She waddled into Jia Min's room and ordered the servant girl to bring many things for Jia Min to pick out, all of which she found out by rummaging through boxes and cabinets.

Lin Ruhai went to the Yamen, Lin Rui also went to school, and Jia Min and Chou'er were the only ones left at home.Jia Min saw that his daughter was looking at him eagerly, not wanting to hurt her, so he picked out a bunch of agate strings, and picked out a gold necklace for his youngest son. Feeling relieved again, she praised: "Yu'er is really cute, the things you gave to mom and brother, both mom and brother like it very much."

When Daiyu heard this, she immediately smiled, looked at her younger brother again, and ran out to play.

Jia Min knew that Daiyu was only playing in the courtyard, so she hurriedly ordered her servant girls to follow her.

At that time, the Lin family was busy giving New Year's gifts, Lin Rui was young and inexperienced, and it was not easy to make decisions. Lin Ruhai took care of everything, not to mention that there were rules for sending gifts to each family, and even the stewards could take care of everything. De Lin Ruhai had a look at it, and then shipped it to various places.His status in Yangzhou is extraordinary, and there are countless filial piety people under him. It is not yet the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year gifts have been collected so much. Even if they have not piled up like a mountain, the warehouse is full. Lin Ruhai can't help but compare the gift lists one by one. return gift.

The gifts during the year are all silk, satin, snacks, drinks, and things. The five of them wear ten sets of new clothes a day and they can't run out. Generally, there are more than half left in the warehouse.

Jia Min said with a smile: "It accumulates year after year, and it is rotten for nothing. Anyway, these silks and satins are of the best quality. Except for what we wear and use, the rest should be given as gifts, which is also decent." The silks and satins that were given were all for government and official use, and it was not impolite for them to give gifts. Jia Min is not someone who wears new clothes every day, so there is no need to keep all of them, which saves buying.

To be honest, almost all the silks and satins used by their family for gifts in the past few years were given out, and then passed on to other families. They didn't spend much money and saved a lot, and only a few very close families bought them. Choose to send.

Lin Ruhai said: "It's been like this for a long time, needless to say, I know it."

Jia Min looked at the gift lists of each family again, and said: "It is enough to return half of the gifts to several merchants' families. This year, Qingkong's family gave more generously than last year. She gave birth to a daughter, and I haven't seen her yet." Well, I don’t know why, I just hope that she will have a son in the future so that I can gain a firm foothold. The Jin family is in the powder business in Yangzhou, and they have their original rouge business. Advise me to pay a sip of money and get the dividends of the incense powder business every year, thousands of silver a year, but I did not agree."

Lin Ruhai heard this, and hurriedly said: "We scholars, what are we doing to compete with the people for profit? Besides, we don't need that few money."

Jia Min smiled and said, "Master, don't worry, I still don't know how powerful this is."

However, Mother Jia accepted the annual gift from the Lin family, and she felt relieved. Obviously, Jia Min did not bear any grudges against herself, but she didn't reply to the letter, so she couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. Sending Yuanchun into the palace, so what if you regret it at this time?I have already sent gifts everywhere, not to mention that I can't be Jia Zheng's master.

Children's marriages are all ordered by their parents and the matchmaker's words. Yuanchun does not allow marriages, but enters the palace. Naturally, Jia Zheng decides.Mother Jia also knows what is going on in the palace, but Yuan Chun has both talent and appearance, so she may not be able to win a fortune, not to mention that Yuan Chun was born on the first day of the Lunar New Year. In the palace, it would be even better if he could get the prince's favor.

Mother Jia looked at Yuan Chun and was very satisfied. She felt that she looked better than the Crown Princess, and she was still young, and the Crown Princess was already 30 years old, only a few years younger than Jia Min. If she entered the East Palace, Yuan Chun might not be able to win the crown prince. meaning.

Mother Jia sighed, and became a female official in the palace, so she may not be able to enter the East Palace. The prince is not very close to them now. She originally wanted to let Yuanchun get the queen's intention, and it would be better to give it to the seventh prince. She is older than the seventh prince. Slightly younger, the Seventh Prince is not yet married, and the Seventh Prince was reprimanded by the saint this year, so it feels bad.

Jia Mu said softly: "Yuan girl, don't blame your master and wife, they are also for the good of our family."

Yuan Chun read letters for Jia Mu. When Jia Mu was old and did not wear glasses, Yuan Chun read many letters for her.Seeing such words in Jia Min's letter, Yuan Chun couldn't help feeling grateful inwardly. She didn't want to leave her parents, and the palace to be elected was as deep as the sea once she entered the Marquis's family, let alone the deep palace?It's just what her parents wished, so she has no choice but to learn the rules and enter the palace next year.After hearing what Jia Mu said, Yuan Chun bowed his head and said, "Don't worry, the old ancestor, the granddaughter understands, how can I blame the old lady."

Mother Jia sighed: "I thought that the Yu family was as good as your aunt. From the Yu family, I entrusted the princess to take care of you and chose you to be the female historian in the East Palace. Who would have thought that the old lady of the Yu family would go south. It’s not good to go into the palace to take care of the princess. After all, the empress is the one who decides in the harem. Next year when you enter the palace, only the empress will be served by a female officer in front of you. When you go to the empress, you can serve the empress and please the empress. , if you are not sure, I will promise you a lifetime."

Yuan Chun agreed softly, although entering the palace was not what she wanted, but she was originally an ambitious person, and everyone knew that the crown prince was loved by a sage, if he could be loved by the crown prince, even if he was unknown at this time, there would definitely be someone in the future. a title.It's just that she entered the palace to choose female history, and she had to serve in front of the empress for several years.

Coming out of Jia Mu's room, Yuan Chun paced into the garden, but saw that the surroundings were covered with silver, only a little red plum was as bright as fat, and he was stunned. After entering the palace, would he still see the red plum as before? ?

As he was contemplating, he suddenly saw Jia Lian coming from the east, with three women behind him each holding a vase.

The gardens of the East Courtyard and Rongguo Mansion are actually connected, but Jia She opened the black oil door separately, and often went out from Rongguo Mansion, and then entered the East Courtyard, and rarely entered and exited through the garden, so Yuanchun saw Jia Lian, a little surprised, hurriedly stepped forward to bow his knees and said, "Hello, Second Brother Lian, what are you doing?"

Yuan Chun was wearing a silver-red squirrel fur jacket today, a double-breasted gown with a big red feather satin, a jade flower skirt tied underneath, and a sable fur cloak carved in stone and blue silk, and a Guanyin pocket.The face is like a silver basin, the eyes are like water waves, the eyebrows are like emerald feathers, and the muscles are like white snow. Standing gracefully on the snowy ground, it is more vivid and charming than red plums.

Seeing her suddenly, Jia Lian was taken aback, and couldn't help laughing, "You scared me, it turned out to be the eldest sister. I'll pick two plum blossoms and bring them home. Where did the eldest sister come from?"

When it comes to the ability to please people, Jia Lian couldn't be more proficient, not to mention that he is full of Miss Chen who is engaged, whether it is a flower, or a grass, or a plate of snacks, or a plate of fresh fruit, he will always remember to send someone When I sent it to the Chen family, I once painted a portrait of myself and sent it to Miss Chen's family. Although the Chen family disapproved of the Jia family's behavior, they were more satisfied with Jia Lian. poetry book.

Yuan Chun also heard about Jia Lian's actions. Mrs. Wang often said in private that Jia Lian was too frivolous and did not have the demeanor of everyone's children. However, she had secretly watched The Story of the West Chamber and The Peony Pavilion, listened to opera often, and was young. I couldn't help being a little envious. When I heard Jia Lian's folded plums, I knew it was for Miss Chen's family. He hurriedly said with a smile: "I just came out of the old lady's room to enjoy the flowers for a while. I might as well meet the second brother Lian. If my brother has Things are busy, please go to work."

Jia Lian nodded, looked under the plum blossom tree for a long time, picked three and four, and finally cut three plum blossoms by himself, all of which were about two feet long. : "Those two sticks are put in the bead bottle, you can take them back, I use them, so don't give them to others."

Seeing this, Yuan Chun asked, "What is Second Brother doing with this vase of plum blossoms in his arms?"

Jia Lian said: "The old ancestor thinks it's cold, so he doesn't like to go out very much. I think this year's plum blossoms will bloom well, so I will pick a branch to send to the old ancestor."

Yuan Chun was stunned when he heard the words.As expected of Jia Lian, he acted so thoughtfully.Yuan Chun secretly planned in his heart that when he entered the palace in August next year, he could still educate Baoyu for a while, and he had to teach him to be filial to Jia's mother.

While thinking, Yuan Chun went to Mrs. Wang's room along the road, saw Jia Zhu inside, and hurriedly went up to say hello.

Jia Zhu's complexion is ruddy now, and he is full of energy, ten times stronger than at the beginning of the year. Although Mrs. Wang is worried that he will go to school outside, seeing him like this, she often hears Jia Zheng say that Jia Zhu's studies have improved a lot, and she feels comforted. So he stopped blindly asking him to study at home.Mrs. Wang thought that Jia Zhu would get married next year, and there was no worry-free girl in the house, so she called over and rewarded him with two.

The two maids, one gold hairpin and the other silver hairpin, are both clumsy and clumsy, honest and responsible, but they are both first- and second-class in appearance. Although they are good wives and beautiful concubines, Mrs. Wang hates enchanting and frivolous women the most. Take care of your beloved child, and be very careful about it.

Mrs. Wang said to Jia Zhu: "Our family's rule is that before marriage, there are two people in the house who will serve you. You will get married next spring. You will take the gold hairpin and silver hairpin. Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhao have some. There are also theirs, you don’t have to go out from the office, you can take it from my share every month, and when your daughter-in-law comes in, you’ll be serious and take it from the office.”

After hearing this, Jinchai and Yinchai were both surprised and happy, wishing they could follow Jia Zhu immediately.

Mrs. Wang said again: "Your father picked this from me. I thought it was good, so I gave it to you. Don't let us down."

Jia Zhu heard that it was her father who picked her up, so she couldn't help but blushed, a little at a loss, at this moment, Yuan Chun came in, mother and son hurriedly stopped the conversation, saw Yuan Chun saying hello, and Jia Zhu hurriedly returned a salute.

Yuan Chun was a girl who hadn't left the court, so Mrs. Wang couldn't open her mouth, so she just said to Jia Zhu, "Take it back and order it. If it's not good, tell me, and I'll pick two more good ones for you to send. Anyway, There are hundreds of maids in our family, and if one or two are not good, we will choose from ten or eight, and we can always choose one that suits our wishes."

Jia Zhu is extremely filial to his parents, since it was bestowed by Mrs. Wang, he can only accept it.

As the eldest son of Jia Zheng, he entered school as a young man and was born with a good-looking talent. Which of the girls below is not pregnant?I don't know how many people have thought about it, Jia Zhu had someone this year, as early as twelve or thirteen years old, and now the big maid beside her, Hongxiu, is soft and charming, gentle and demure, very much Jia Zhu's meaning, self-reliant A good thing has been done with Jia Zhu, she is No. 1 in Jia Zhu's room, Jia Zhu treats her no better than others, and is very complacent, but she never thought that Mrs. Wang gave her to two maids at once.

Although the gold hairpin and silver hairpin are slightly inferior to the red sleeves in appearance, they were given by Mrs. Wang herself. The monthly money of two taels of silver is equivalent to that of Aunt Zhou Zhao, and it is almost the same as Guoming Road. Hongxiu couldn't help feeling envious and jealous.

Jia Zhu didn't know anything about this, and ordered Hongxiu to accommodate them.The red sleeve is in charge of all affairs in the house, Jia Zhu has always been at ease.

Hongxiu glanced at Jinchai and Yinchai, had no choice but to hold back her anger, agreed, and said, "Don't worry, sir, I will take care of everything in the uncle's room, and I will naturally take good care of the two younger sisters." He ordered the little girl to tidy up two rooms and come out for them to live in, and ordered the rough girl and women to come and see them both.

Gold hairpins and silver hairpins can get into the eyes of Mrs. Wang and gain Mrs. Wang's trust. They are not simple people. Seeing the red sleeves like this, you know that she is doing this on purpose.They are newcomers, they are actually cautious, don't rush to get ahead, anyway, the future will be long.They are just and proper people in the house, and they are afraid that Hongxiu will be a big girl who only the servants know but hides from Mrs. Wang?If Mrs. Wang knew that Hongxiu had long since become Jia Zhu's roommate, she would only grit her teeth with hatred.

Although Hongxiu is very good, she is two years older than Jiazhu after all, while Jinchai and Yinchai are fourteen or fifteen years old, like water onions, and they are not stupid at all. Different courts resist courtesy, and I will not mention it later.

But Jia Lian went to Jia Mu's room with the vase in his arms. Seeing Jia Mu leaning on the kang, he didn't take a nap, and didn't see Baoyu. Now that my son is here, you don’t have to go out, you can still see the plum blossoms in full bloom, even if your grandson is studying outside, you can rest assured.”

Jia Mu praised: "What a handsome plum blossom, it's hard for you to think so thoroughly. A single flower can think of me. Egret, take it quickly and put it in my room." She thought that she had hurt others, but she couldn't Without Jia Lian's filial piety, I couldn't help but sigh.

Jia Lian said with a smile: "If the ancestor likes it, it means that the grandson's heart has been exhausted."

Just as she was about to leave, Jia Mu suddenly said, "Your aunt brought the New Year's gift, and the one for you is marked with a sign. You can take it back with you. I don't need to send someone to send it."

Jia Lian hurriedly agreed, and returned to the east courtyard with her things, but seeing Jia She's face sinking like water, she couldn't help but lighten her steps.

Seeing him, Jia Amnesty said angrily, "What are you doing wandering outside? You haven't come in yet."

Jia Lian walked in, greeted Ann, and said respectfully: "My aunt's house sent a New Year's gift. When I went to send flowers to my ancestors, my ancestors ordered me to bring them. I've seen that the things my aunt gave me are better than the old ones over the years. The uncle’s house is three-tenths thick, and it’s the same this year, there are a few bolts of silk and satin that are very good, and it’s good for the wife to send the needleworkers to make clothes for the master.”

Hearing this, the anger on Jia She's face disappeared three points, and said: "Your aunt has always been a person who understands etiquette."

When Jia Lian heard this, she smiled secretly. Jia Amnesty would be happier only if Jia Min gave them more gifts than Jia Zheng. The long house and the second house were given to the Rongguo Mansion, and they rarely got the first house. When talking about the people who are the masters of the Rongguo Mansion, they never mentioned Jia Amnesty, only talked about Jia Zheng.

Mrs. Dou pursed her lips and said, "Since it is said that the aunt is a person who understands etiquette, our Lian'er should follow the example of the aunt."

Bringing up the topic of quarreling with Mrs. Dou earlier, Jia She immediately frowned, and said: "I said that my wife cares a little too much. I gave Lian'er two maids. It is the custom of our family in the past. Before we get married, we put maids in the house." Serving, what's wrong? You don't let me."

After being taught by Li Xun, Lin Ruhai, and many good-natured gentlemen, Jia Lian has never learned anything wrong with Jia She. Scholars value wives more than sex. Min and his wife get along well, and many people in the world envy them.When Jia Lian met when she was young, she secretly thought that if she could get a wife like Jia Min, she would treat her sincerely. Therefore, when Mrs. Dou said that Jia amnesty would be given to her family members, Jia Lian was startled and unwilling.

Jia Lian often listened to Lin Ruhai lamenting that a wife is a virtuous husband with few misfortunes, and his son is filial and his father is generous. He also heard Lin Ruhai say that many family rules are not just about the rules set by their family. In fact, those families act more calmly and openly. There are many great Confucian scholars who have a clean family style, good character, and do not take concubines.

I only heard Mrs. Dou say: "I advise the master to stop thinking about it. We are married, not enemies. Before Miss Chen's family came in, the master rewarded Lian'er with a few maids. After Miss Chen's came in , What do you think of us? Don’t you feel troubled? The Chen family has a good reputation, and their family has no rules about taking concubines. Knowing that the master is like this, can you still help Lian'er wholeheartedly?"

Mrs. Dou was a little bored, she only had Jia Lian now, she naturally hoped that Jia Lian would be good in every possible way, a good reputation is more precious than any gold, silver and treasure, why bother to make the Chen family dissatisfied because of those hard-working rules in the house.Of course, people like the Chen family don't care about the two maids, but it's the same thing if they don't care, and it's their Jia family's business whether to do it or not. In the future, I will treat Jia Lian with more dedication.

The Jia family has no scholars. Although Jia Lian has Li Xun, Lin Ruhai and his younger brother Dou Chen as helpers, it is hard to say that Li Xun is getting old, and his health is not as good as before, and he will disappear sooner or later. Uncle, after all, it is not as good as grandpa loving grandson, being relatives from generation to generation, and thinking about his daughter.It is true that Lin Ruhai is an uncle, but it is no different than Jia Min and Jia Lian who are aunts and nephews. After all, they are separated by a layer, and he has children, so how can he help Jia Lian all his life?Jia Lian is not his own son, and Dou Chen's help is limited.Only the Chen family will wholeheartedly help their son-in-law for the sake of their daughter, Madam Dou is absolutely unwilling to let the Chen family feel dissatisfied with Jia Lian.

Seeing Jia Amnesty's disapproval, Jia Lian hurriedly laughed and said, "My wife is right. My son's education is the most important thing now. I want to ask my father-in-law to teach my son homework, but I don't want to think about it."

Jia She said: "I am a good person in vain. Who am I doing this for?"

Jia Lian said with a smile: "Of course it's for my son. My son is very grateful. It's just that my son wants to imitate my aunt. It makes sense to cultivate oneself, regulate the family, govern the country and the world. Whoever listens to aunt's name will not say that aunt has Ability? In just ten years, he has become the censor of the salt class, and he is actually the number one celebrity in front of the sage and the crown prince."

Jia She grunted, and said, "Your second uncle has chosen a good man for Zhu'er, how can we not compare to him?"

Mrs. Dou and Jia Lian looked at each other, and then couldn't laugh or cry. Mrs. Dou said: "The second master is in charge of the affairs of the second master's room. What should we do like them? Let the master calm down. Lian'er is right. His homework is important now. Now Mr. Li I'm not in good spirits, Mr. Lin is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and my brothers have no time to relax, and I have to ask the masters and sons of the Chen family for a lot of homework, if we know that we don't give their family face like this, can we still be devoted to Lian'er?"

When Jia Amnesty heard this, he was devoted to his son after all, and seeing that Jia Lian was unwilling, he had to give up.

Jia Lian and Mrs. Dou breathed a sigh of relief, and soon the news reached the Chen family, and they accepted Jia Lian's snacks and a red plum in a bead bottle, and were even more satisfied with Jia Lian.As for the Li family, after hearing about it, they didn't care much.Li Shouzhong emphasizes that a woman's lack of talent is virtue, and he doesn't make his daughter very read. He only knows some collections of female biographies of virtuous women, can read a few words, and knows a few virtuous women. It is common for men to have three wives and four concubines, and jealousy is the most