The Lady of the Big House in the Red House

Relationships are not as secure as they used to be.

Both sister and brother's names were chosen by Jia Lian himself. The sister's name was Jia Qian, and the brother's name was Jia Peng. Jia Lian put the fate tablet in the Jia family temple.

"What is mother thinking?" Seeing that Xu Hui's eyes seemed to be in an unknown place far away, Shen asked softly.

"It seems that the Lin family will go to Beijing in September, and I don't know if the original house has been repaired." Xu Hui said with a faint smile, "My sister wrote a letter saying that it is very likely that she will not go back to the south when she goes to Beijing to report on her work this time. , so I also thought about how to introduce her to the current situation in Beijing, after all, they have been in Yangzhou for many years, and I am afraid that some news will be delayed."

"Master Lin's matter was mentioned by my father when I was at home. He is an available talent, Mr. Lin, so he was promoted when he was young, and now he is a second-rank official with an unlimited future." Shen said , "I'm afraid I will join the cabinet this time when I return to Beijing."

The conflict between the emperor and the faction of Prime Minister Wu is showing signs of being irreparable. Now the emperor first removed Zhou Yuqing, the father of Zhou Guiren from the faction of Prime Minister Wu, and then arranged for Shen Bai to replace Zhou Yuqing. power.If Lin Haican joins in at this time, will it arouse opposition from Prime Minister Wu's faction?Xu Hui lowered her eyes slightly, thinking that those families in Beijing are related to the Wu family, and she must tell Jia Min carefully when the time comes.

Seeing that she was lost in thought again, Mrs. Shen asked someone to bring rose dew, poured a glass and handed it to Xu Hui, saying: "Mom, don't think too much, drink rose dew to moisten your throat."

Xu Hui took it, took a sip, and said, "You can drink too."

But Shen shook her head: "I don't like sweet drinks very much recently, but I want to eat sour plum soup."

"Just ask someone to make you a bowl." Xu Hui said with a smile, "The weather is hot, but don't drink too cold."

"Yes." Shen ordered someone to make a bowl of sour plum soup, but silently stroked her stomach with her left hand.It seems that her menstruation has not come for a while, and she will have to ask a doctor to take a look when she goes back later.

That night, news came out that Mrs. Shen was pregnant for more than a month. Jia Amnesty, Jia Lian, and Xu Hui were all grinning from ear to ear. They were also worried that Mrs. Shen would not only have an abortion but also take care of a pair of children, so they decided after discussion. Take the two children to Xu Hui's side.

The one-year-old milk doll is at its cutest. Jia Qian and Jia Peng are wearing the clothes Xu Hui made by herself. The two faces look the same, except that Jia Qian has a tear mole at the corner of her eye. The position is almost the same as the one in the corner of Xu Hui's eyes, which also makes Xu Hui like this baby even more.

Jia Peng, who was sitting by the side holding a cloth tiger, saw his grandmother, mother and sister, and also crawled over with hands and feet, and stretched out his hand to force Xu Hui to hug her.Xu Hui also hugged him in her arms, and said with a smile: "Little thing, you know you're jealous at such a young age?" After finishing speaking, she lowered her head and kissed his fleshy cheek.

"Brother and sister are close to the wife." Cui'er smiled and said, "According to the order of the wife, Lian's second grandma has already added several nuns. In addition, both the Xu family and the Shen family have handed over posts. Come, tell me to talk to your wife."

Xu Hui remembered what she had asked about Xu Zhao's future when she returned home. She heard that the emperor forbade the enlisted girls to rely on their relationship to disqualify them from being drafted, so Xu Zhao must enter the palace for drafting next year.She asked someone to go to the kitchen to bring the weaning food for the baby, and said: "Got it, you know what the two wives like to eat, just ask the kitchen staff to prepare it tomorrow."

"Yes."

Early the next morning, Jia Qian and Jia Peng also woke up on time. When Xu Hui was coaxing them to eat, Lu Shi and Shen Tangshi also walked in together.

"It's a coincidence that you two came together." Xu Hui put down the celadon bowl in her hand and said with a smile.

"We met at the door." Lu said with a smile, "I heard that Lian's daughter-in-law is pregnant again, so let's come and see her. I just saw Mrs. Shen when I arrived at the gate of the mansion, so we came in together. Oops, I haven't seen my brother and sister for a month, and I've grown up a bit in a trance, but now I can talk?"

"I vaguely called out 'mother', but then I refused to speak again." Xu Hui said, "My mother-in-law needs to be hugged, the two children have weighed a lot."

Shen Tang lifted Jia Qian skillfully, weighed it with a smile, and said, "It's heavier than Ning'er when she was a child." Shen Ning is Shen's name, and Shen Tang is talking about the pregnant woman now. Shen's.

Jia Qian was still waiting anxiously for the corn soup to be fed, but when she saw Shen Tangshi hugging her and the soup was in the nurse's hand again, she babbled for a while and finally broke out, crying loudly.Shen Tang waved to the wet nurse to bring the celadon bowl, took a spoonful of it with a special small spoon, and carefully fed Jia Qian.Xu Hui hugged Jia Peng and skillfully fed him with another small spoon.It wasn't until the two children were full that Xu Hui asked the wet nurse to take them down and put them to sleep.

"Speaking of which, Zhao'er's matter is settled like this?" Xu Hui said after cleaning her hands and drying them with a handkerchief.

"What else can I do? The emperor has said that you are not allowed to cancel your status as a beautiful girl at will." Lu Shi also accepted this reality, "I have analyzed with the master that the chances of Zhao'er entering the palace are not great, and I am afraid that she is also planning to marry her. Yes. There are many men of the right age in Beijing, and there are quite a few who have made military exploits, so just ask carefully."

"Our family has been rooted in Beijing for a long time. For the sake of father and ancestors' loyalty to the emperor for many years, the emperor will definitely advise Zhao'er on a good marriage." Xu Hui said, "Brother Yang, I heard that he insisted on disobeying his elder brother. Do you mean to run to the barracks?"

"Isn't it?" Speaking of his son, Lu Shi, he also had some headaches, "He liked to wield knives and swords since he was a child, and now he even said that he would join the army in the future. The master would be pissed off by him. In the end, the old man came forward and said , as long as one is able to become an official by one's own ability, it doesn't matter whether it is a civil or military examination."

"Our master does know a few people, and I will introduce you later." Shen Tang said after taking a sip of tea, "Although he is not a high-ranking official in the court, they all went to war with the Supreme Emperor, so I call your family It’s good for my brother to learn from them.”

"Then thank you very much." Lu Shi was a little happy, and nodded with a smile.

In mid-September, Lin Hai brought Jia Min, Lin Nan and Lin Daiyu to Beijing.But I haven't seen her for more than half a year, but Lin Daiyu has grown a lot taller, and the smile on her face is brighter than when she was in the mansion before. She has always been happier with her family by her side.Lin Nan was wearing a sapphire blue lily purple cocoon silk gown, tall and handsome like Lin Hai who was 20 years younger. He was admitted to Juren last year in Qiu Wei, but this year Chun Wei didn't participate because of the cold weather.

"It's good to be back." Seeing that Jia Min was not surprised that Jia Zhengyifang was not here, she knew that Xu Hui had sent a letter to inform her about the division of the mansion, so she sighed slightly in her heart, "Where are my uncle and brother?"

"I was talking to my elder brother at the front." Jia Min said with a light smile.Today she is wearing a Yang Fei-colored embroidered dress, with three or two golden peony hairpins inlaid with silk and beads in her hair. She seems to have matured a lot in her gestures, and she is no longer the Min girl she was more than ten years ago.

"I originally wanted to ask your second brother to come back, but he said he was busy with other things, and the children were wearing mourning, so I couldn't come to see you." Jia Mu glanced at Xu Hui who was sitting on the side, and saw that she was in the slightest. He didn't waver because of what he said, so he could only start from Jia Min, "Why don't you ask someone to send a letter to him, just say how many of us, mother and child, will meet?"

"Since the second brother is busy with something, don't bother him." Jia Min took a sip of tea, "After a while, I will ask the master to take Lin Nan to see him." Between the words , but rejected Jia Mu's meaning.

"Forget it, you can figure it out for yourself." Mother Jia's complexion changed slightly, and she sighed after a long time, "Did my uncle tell you what's going on in Beijing this time?" Although Lin Haijing had also brought Jia along in his previous report Min came back, but did not bring both children to Beijing like this time.Now the posture of the Lin family is a bit like the Shen family's appearance in Beijing. Could it be that his son-in-law is going to be an official in Beijing from now on?

"I just want to take this opportunity to ask Brother Nan to get to know the family that the master has made friends with in Beijing." The emperor did not make an order for a day, and staying in the capital is not a certainty. Although Jia Min leaked the word to Xu Hui, but I also asked my sister-in-law to keep it a secret first.As for the old lady, Jia Min thought it over and over again, and still found an excuse to fool her. "The master just handed over the booklet, and I haven't been able to see the emperor yet, so I don't know what's going on."

Mother Jia didn't doubt that he was there, but just nodded lightly: "Brother Nan, if it wasn't for the cold at the beginning of the year, I'm afraid he would have passed the imperial examination this time like Lian'er. What's your plan with my uncle? Why don't you ask him to stay at home?" In the capital, communicate more with the great Confucian officials in the city, and it will also help Brother Nan's exam at that time."

"Master also told me about this matter. There are many civil servants' homes in the capital, which are always helpful to Nan'er's study. The left and right houses have been repaired, and they will make plans after the master's face." Jia Min continued. Smiling and said to Xu Hui, "I haven't congratulated my sister-in-law yet. Lian'er is now in charge of the Ministry of Rites. Lian's daughter-in-law is happy again. My sister-in-law is really lucky."

"Wait for the day when Brother Nan is like Lian'er, you won't envy me." Xu Hui replied with a smile.

Speaking of Lin Nan, Jia's mother suddenly remembered that he was only a few years younger than Jia Lian. Now that Jia Lian married a wife and had children, it was time for Brother Nan to see him.Just as she was about to mention this matter, Jia's mother thought of Jia Min's indifference to Jia Zheng's first room.