The Lady of the Big House in the Red House

No, why bother to dress up so early and attract people's attention. "Xu Hui said, "Although the material I ordered for you is not the best, it is what the girls in Beijing like, and it is good to wear it occasionally. "

"The eldest lady is right." Aunt Cao said, "I have been in the palace for so many years, and I have seen many beautiful girls who are well-dressed and can't enter the re-election later. There is nothing wrong with keeping a low profile at this time. .”

"That's right." Jia Wan nodded.

"In February, you will switch to jade jewelry. I asked the master of the jewelry workshop to make you a set of pearl white jade headgear. Just pick a few and wear it." Jia She told her that since the palace has already With Jia Yuanchun, Jia Wan would definitely not be chosen as a concubine.According to the current situation, most of them refer to the result of marriage.Xu Hui was a little worried, after all, if she pointed it at a dude, then she wouldn't even have a place to cry.

"Mother, don't worry, my daughter will play it by ear." Jia Wan said with a slight smile, "This time Miss Shi, Miss Shi Er, and Miss Xue are all going to run for election, so we just need to take care of each other."

Xu Hui glanced at Jia Wan, and said, "It is imperative to be on guard against others, and you must protect yourself well."

"Daughter understands." Jia Wan smiled calmly, "My cousin also wrote to me before and told me the things to pay attention to before entering the palace, and I remembered it."

The "cousin" Jia Wan said was Xu Zhao who was married.Only then did Xu Hui nod her head reassuringly, and ordered the two aunts to review the harem rules for Jia Wan before she could do other things with peace of mind.

On the morning of February 21, Jia Wan wore a light blue plain dress and her long hair was tied with a red string. Accompanied by Jia Amnesty, she boarded the mule cart entering the palace.Xu Hui was fidgeting at home, and Shen advised her: "Mother, don't worry, my sister will be back in the afternoon at the latest." She has experienced the draft, so she is naturally familiar with the process, "Let's It's better to order the dishes that my sister likes first, and then she can have hot meals and hot dishes when she comes back."

Xu Hui took a deep breath and suppressed all the worries in her heart.

The waiting time is always very long, but the time clearly passes quickly.Although Jia Wan had a bad face, she passed the primary election smoothly.Although the aunts had told her what would happen during the primary election, they were still a little scared when they actually met. Fortunately, the several purses filled with broken silver prepared by her mother came in handy.

"I'm back!" Jia Wan came back earlier than Xu Hui expected, "Go take a bath first, I'll have someone stew ginseng and black-bone chicken soup for you, and I've made your favorite clear soup, asparagus, vegetable Stewed Three Fresh Balls and Shrimp Choy Sum. You can eat it after bathing and changing clothes."

"It's been a long time since I saw Er Niang so startled." Jia Wan said with a light smile, "I just went to the old lady's place to answer, and saw the old lady's unhappy face, I don't know what happened?"

What else could it be? Isn't it all about Xiren and Baoyu?Xu Hui said: "Go take a bath first, and I'll tell you after I change my clothes."

On the night of the birthday, although Mrs. Shen took all the girls down, and Mother Jia ordered them to keep quiet, there was a lot of commotion when they pressed the attackers to go to the Zhuangzi. Xu Hui ordered to deal with several servants before finally calming down.This long mouth is unstoppable, even Xu Huizhi's family is strict, there are always people who like to get together and gossip.

"Is the old lady bothering about Baoyu?" Jia Wan thought of the words Xu Hui had revealed to her before, "No wonder the old lady sent me back without even asking about the result. It turned out that she had no time for Baoyu's affairs Consider the others."

"The old lady has always cherished Baoyu, so she doesn't care about other things." Jia Xichun has been sent back to the East Mansion by Jiamu's excuses these days, which shows the importance of Jia Baoyu in Jiamu's heart.Xu Hui said, "Don't talk about it, you didn't eat anything when you went out this morning, so hurry up and eat. This soup has been stewed for a long time, it is fresh and fragrant, drink more."

Jia Wan took a sip of the hot soup, feeling in her heart that Jia's mother's anger over Baoyu's importance had gradually subsided.In fact, she has nothing to be reconciled to. After all, it is not a matter of a day or two for the old lady to prefer Baoyu. She has parents, brothers and sisters-in-law who love her.

Later, Xu Hui inquired and found that both the eldest and the second daughter of the Shi family successfully entered the re-election, but Xue Baochai did not pass the primary election.Xue Pan's incident was also a big issue in Jinling back then, and the Zhen family replaced him with a death row prisoner for the "escort".Now all the men of Zhen's family are exiled, and the female family members are exempted from the blame because of the emperor's kindness, but in the end, Xue Baochai has a brother who is a murderer.

With no hope of re-election, Xue Wang held Xue Baochai and cried for a while, then focused on choosing a husband for her.Originally, Xue Wang thought that Jia Baoyu was a good candidate, but since one day when she went to visit Jia Baoyu in the Jia government, she heard the vague discussions of people in the mansion, and she immediately put down this idea.Baoyu was only 14 years old and had no idea about the maid beside her. Now that maid is pregnant, who would want to marry such a family!

At the beginning of March, news came from Zhuangzi that Xiren had given birth to a sister to Jia Baoyu, but the sister was not in good health and had to be born and raised.Mother Jia responded lightly, but didn't make any gestures.Xu Hui knew that Mother Jia must not have a good impression of this concubine's great-granddaughter.The Zhuangzi is guarded by rough envoys, and Xiren has no money and no connections to let people spread the word. It shouldn't be called every day.

The workmanship of the clothes of the check election is better than the previous ones, after all, no matter how you hide it, others will know that you are from the He family.After packing up the packages for Jia Wan, Xu Hui put a dozen or so purses containing broken silver and red gold bracelets into them for the management of the palace for the next month.Then he called Jia Wan to him and said, "You will be re-elected in the palace in a few days, so be careful in everything."

"My daughter knows."

"There are also bank notes for exchange here, and you keep them close to your body." Xu Hui brought another purse, "It's not advisable to bring too much broken silver. These bank notes are not big in denomination, so it's appropriate to bring them as rewards. As the saying goes Saying 'the king of hell is easy to fight and the little ghosts are hard to deal with', the inconspicuous little maids and eunuchs in the palace can't be neglected."

"My aunt also told me, I will remember." Jia Wan bit her lower lip, "Mother, what should I do if Mrs. Jia calls me away?"

Jia Yuanchun wasn't very good in the palace this year, but occasionally he was favored.Xu Hui patted the back of her hand and said: "She is a concubine and you are a beautiful girl, just treat her with respect. Just don't tell her your views or thoughts on the draft, and you have to follow the etiquette taught by your aunt to her." .”

"Yes." Jia Wan nodded emphatically.

On the seventh day of April, multiple elections began.Xu Hui watched the mule cart drift away, and started to worry about the days again, even though Jia Qian and the children were joking and joking in front of her every day, she still had some worries in her heart.One after another, the beautiful girls who were brushed down went out of the palace and returned home, and she felt even more uneasy, fearing that something wrong with her daughter in the palace.

When Jia Wan stepped into Fengzao Palace, his face became more solemn, and he didn't dare to let go of Jia Yuanchun's gentle gaze, and respectfully greeted Jia Yuanchun according to the palace rules.

Jia Yuanchun hurriedly asked Baoqin to help her up, and after sitting down, he said: "Second sister is everything okay in the palace?"

"Don't worry about your work, everything is fine." Jia Wan replied with a dull face.

Jia Yuanchun saw that she didn't have the joyful atmosphere of seeing her relatives at all, and the original plan in his heart was reduced by two in an instant.She asked Baoqin to take out a box of palace flowers, and said: "This time the draft is hosted by the empress herself, and I don't want to bother the empress to ask you about your affairs. The clothes on your head are too plain, I will reward you with this box of palace flowers."

"Thank you for the noble reward." Jia Wan saluted again upright, holding the box of palace flowers with lowered eyebrows.

Jia Yuanchun hadn't seen Jia Wan for a long time, and she never thought that she was such a dull girl, who would say nothing to her, even inquiring about the old lady's affairs, she would say "No Casually talking about elders' matters" was rejected.The thought of keeping her in the palace to help him was instantly extinguished.The emperor hates such dull women the most, although Jia Yuanchun has now cultivated the ability to keep a smile on his face for a long time, but upon closer inspection, the smile is faintly showing a tendency to be unstoppable.

"It's just that I haven't seen Second Sister for a long time, so I want to talk to you. It's getting late, and Second Sister should go back." Jia Yuanchun finally lost his patience, and sent Jia Wan back with a smile.

"My servant sees that the second girl's temperament is not suitable for staying in the palace to help the master." Baoqin said after sending Jia Wan out.

"I thought it was a good one, but I didn't expect it to be an idiot." Jia Yuanchun clicked his tongue, "Go and find out if there is a suitable girl's house, and I will take a look in a few days."

"Yes."

No.80 Get Married Three Times Jia Jing died suddenly

The box of palace flowers Jia Wan just put away and didn't plan to use it, and Jia Yuanchun never called her again, but Lu Shi, the daughter of Lu Wei, a member of the Ministry of Industry who lived in the same yard as her, somehow got Jia Yuanchun's favor. During this period of time, he also received a lot of rewards from Fengzao Palace.There are four divisions in the Ministry of Industry, and each division has a member named Wailang, so Lu Wei and Jia Zheng are considered colleagues.

Jia Wan combed her long hair silently in front of the bronze mirror, and her ears were filled with Lu's voice showing off her reward.Lu's family also got the palace flower, and Jia Wan's