The Zhen Family Brothers in the Red Chamber

After talking about Cao Yong falling asleep in Zhen Yingjia's arms, he was sent to Li's room.Zhen Zhu's bedroom is on the east side of Li's house, adjacent to Zhen Yingjia's room. Zhen Yingjia is busy with affairs on weekdays, so in order not to disturb Li, he has his own separate room.

However, Zhen Yingjia saw her son was exhausted from crying, fearing that he would have a fever at night, so she put her next to Li to take care of her.

Mrs. Li was playing with her two-year-old daughter, and the eldest sister beside her was holding a handkerchief to embroider. Seeing Zhen Yingjia entering with her half-brother in her arms, she hurriedly got up to greet her.The eldest sister has her black hair coiled up, with a gold hairpin in the shape of a kingfisher on it. The kingfisher has a pearl in its mouth and a gold thread on the bottom.She was well dressed, but she wore a bright red waistcoat over a moon-white jacket, with a safety buckle tied around her waist.

Zhen Yingjia waved her to get up, and the nurse at the side picked up the young lady, so that Li could get up to pick up the son in her husband's arms.

"Why did you fall asleep?" Mrs. Li carefully placed her son on the couch, and the maid who was wearing a green jacket at the side saw this and hurriedly brought a thin quilt from the side.Mrs. Li carefully covered her son, then lowered her head to take a closer look, and saw Zhen Zhu's face, the corners of her eyes were red, and her eyelids seemed to be swollen.She was startled secretly, but she didn't show it on her face, she just carefully brushed the broken hair on his face, and slowly stroked the top of the hair, showing a loving mother's heart.

Zhen Yingjia was changed by the servants and washed her face before she sat on the table opposite Li Shi and drank two sips of tea.Seeing the buds floating in the tea bowl, he poured a cup, and then said: "Have you ever heard Zhu'er talk about Brother Hu?"

"I never mentioned it in my daily life. Zhu'er is not a talkative person, and she used to just study with her husband in the study." Li Shi seemed a little uneasy. When she was talking, she glanced at Zhen Zhu, and then looked up. My husband-in-law, "But what did Zhuer say? He is still young, please don't blame him, master."

To say that the difference between Zhen Zhu and Zhen Hu lies in the difference between their father and mother. Zhen Hu's father, Zhen She, never cared about him, while his mother blindly raised him. Zhang only had one son, so naturally They are obedient and obedient, although their family is not justified, but the Sun family was kind and caring at the beginning.

Zhang's birth was not bad, she was originally Zhang Jijiu's daughter, originally she looked down on Zhen She, but her betrothed person passed away when she was only fifteen years old, so the marriage was naturally difficult.Marrying Zhen She is considered a marriage, and her natal family also felt that she was delaying their daughter, and they gave a lot of dowry when they got married, but Zhang Ji Restaurant was originally a noble house, and did not have much permanent property, even after moving all the property. , not to mention that she has a younger brother under her.

The Li family is a child of the Suzhou weaving Li family, who was originally ten years younger than Zhen Yingjia. After entering the door, there was Zhen Zhu.Two years later, I had a young lady, a son and a daughter are a good couple.She was raised by her father since she was a child, and she knew that children are not to be spoiled in any way, so she asked for a husband early on, so that Zhen Zhu would have a husband when she opened her mouth, and she would start holding a pen when she was walking.

Because of his cowardice since he was a child, Zhen She did have a good life for a long time when he came to Sun's side, but he always felt that his name was not right, and he just let it go.Although he loves his son, he doesn't know how to raise it. He only thinks about people like them, so what's the use of getting fame.

When Zhen Yingjia saw Li Shi talking about this, she knew that although Zhen Zhu had never complained with Li Shi, Li Shi knew about it. Thinking of her clever brother-in-law Li Xu, he pinched the lid of the cup and picked up the freshly brewed hot tea The green leaf in the cup: "Take care of my sister-in-law more on weekdays. Even the relatives next to her should have more contacts." When he said this, he looked up at Li Shi, Li Shi understood and responded with a smile.

Everything goes without saying, although the two have never met before marriage, after marriage, the family is really harmonious, Li feels that she has no more demands, although the adopted couple does not stop, it's just that there are no bad things in their family. As for the relatives of her heart, thinking about the aunts around her father and the few extra concubines, Li Shi really felt satisfied.

Zhen Yingjia asked her eldest daughter about her current diet and the progress of her younger daughter's language learning, then she got up and left, followed by Tong Fu.

Before Tong Fu left, he followed Li Shi's waiter Qian Momo to talk about Zhen Zhu's situation in a low voice, and asked her to take care of her carefully. If he developed a high fever at night, he would call for a doctor, and said that he had already ordered the concierge colleagues, Just say hello.

After Tong Fu also left, the elder sister stood up and left. Mrs. Li nodded, and ordered the nanny who followed the elder sister to take care of her, and then watched her go out.The eldest sister is also ten years old now, and girls from ordinary families are still learning the Four Books and needlework at this time, but the girl from the Zhen family has already started to count the time when the master will come to the wife's room, and come forward to say hello up.

Mrs. Li felt that she had never treated her elder sister badly, not to mention that there were dozens of servants in the mansion, and this eldest sister had 24 around her, not to mention the four nuns bestowed by Mrs. Sun. , the nanny beside her was also sent by the former spouse's family.It seems that there is no one who is more dedicated than her, but this kind of heart is not clear.

"Ma'am, the young lady seems to be asleep." The nanny at the side came over holding the young lady. Li Shi stretched out her hand and pulled away the thin blanket covering her daughter to take a look. The pair of slender eyes on her round cheeks were closed, and she was asleep. His cheeks were flushed, his little nose was whistling and snoring.

"Our sister is still snoring, so cute, you can carry her to the side room, take care of it so you don't catch a cold." Li looked up at the nanny with a smile, and ordered.

The nanny let out a sigh, hugged the young lady and squatted down to bless her body, and then she left.Li Shi watched the other party's figure go through the curtain to the side room on the right, and then looked down at Zhen Zhu who was sleeping beside her, and she burst into tears with distress after watching for a while.

Qian Momo on the side hurriedly stepped forward and said, "You can't cry, ma'am, this mother and child are so connected, if the young master hears his wife crying in his dream, he might not be able to sleep well." As she spoke, she took out her own The handkerchief pressed the corners of Li Shi's eyes, then squatted down and carefully showed Li Shi whether the makeup on this face was damaged.

"It's okay, just put some powder on." Qian Momo smiled and was about to order the maid at the side to bring the powder, but Mrs. Li stretched out her hand and held it down: "Don't worry about it, the master is here today. It probably won’t come at night, and Zhu’er is here too, if you sprinkle some, it will make him suffer again if it gets on him.”

Her son was born delicate and delicate, and Zhen Zhu couldn't touch the face powder that ordinary people use. He was only full moon back then, but after being hugged by the powdered Mrs. Zhang, his face was covered with red rashes.Afterwards, Mrs. Li was very careful with Zhen Zhu, and the people who served around him did not allow anyone to use powder, and all of them had their faces turned upside down.Mrs. Sun made a rule that no one who serves Zhen Zhu can wear makeup.

Nanny Qian sighed, and ordered the four maids in the room to go to the kitchen to prepare some porridge, and then went to Zhen Zhu's yard to find the bellyband he was going to wear at night, and after thinking about it, she asked them to prepare Write hot tea, hot water, wait for the young master to use it after he is done. After a while, the arrangements are all messed up, and only Nanny Qian, Mrs. Li, and Zhen Zhu who are sleeping soundly are left in the room .

Waiting for Qian Momo to close the window on the side, the smile on Li's face disappeared completely. She got up and sat aside, and asked Qian Momo in a low voice: "Did Tongfu make it clear, what is the reason?" Her face The one above was expressionless, his almond eyes narrowed slightly, full of coldness.

Qian Momo put her backhand on her mouth and moved closer to Li's side: "I had a dispute with the second young master of the big house, but I happened to meet the master, so I cried a lot." She spoke softly, and Li's She has only been married to Zhen's family for six years, not to mention that the maids in this yard are very complicated, not to mention the ones arranged by Mrs. Sun, and the people who were formerly married to Mrs. Gu, their foundation is not stable.

When Mrs. Li heard that it was Zhen Hu, she frowned, but she didn't say anything, she just pursed her lips slightly and said, "In this case, you ordered someone to arrange some things to be delivered to sister-in-law. After all, Zhu'er is better than Brother Hu He's one year older, so of course he has to give way to my younger brother." She thought for a while, smiled softly, and ordered Nanny Qian to open her own warehouse.

As soon as Cao Yong woke up, he saw a woman with a woman's comb in front of him, wiping his sweat with a handkerchief. Hearing a series of good words again, he touched his forehead and felt a little pain. Just as he was about to speak, he found that his throat hurt more than his head.

Mrs. Li guarded her son all night, and waited for dawn before becoming confused for a while, but when she opened her eyes again, she found that her son had woken up.She smiled happily at first, and then ordered people to come in and serve her in a series of voices. Seeing everyone around Zhen Zhu feeding water, washing their faces, and changing clothes, she unconsciously smiled happily.

Seeing Mrs. Li staring blankly on the bed, Qian Momo hurried forward and said, "I have to go to the old lady's place to say hello later. Madam, should you wash up first, or change clothes first?" She reminded in a low voice, and then He glanced at the maid next to him who was carrying the clothes and stepped forward.

After Li-shi finished cleaning up, Zhen Zhu's place had already run out of breakfast, Li-shi casually drank a small bowl of porridge, and seeing her son staring at her, she smiled and pressed the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief. : "What's wrong with Zhu'er, she's been looking at Mother, but there are flowers growing on Mother's face?"

Cao Yong was still a little confused, obviously it was his wife's face when he was young, why did he call him Zhu'er, but he was a little embarrassed, just now he had been staring at his wife for a long time, then lowered his head and called softly My wife is well.

——Please Ann, you can never go wrong!

Li smiled and straightened the collar of Cao Yong's clothes and said: "I will see Brother Hu in a while and don't quarrel. You are an older brother, so naturally you have to let your younger brother. Didn't you teach Zhuer to be respectful to brothers and sisters? You can do it in the future." Don't be so reckless, this hand will hurt you too."

Cao Yong looked at his mother who was smiling like a spring breeze, and he was completely at ease, "I fell asleep early yesterday, where Mr...." He didn't know whether he had finished school or didn't go to school yesterday, he just remembered I hugged my father and cried for a long time, and felt blushed after thinking about it.

"Yesterday your father has given you a leave of absence. It just so happens that the gentleman is going back to his hometown to worship his ancestors. Although he doesn't have to go to school these days, remember to review the homework on weekdays. Don't miss it. You have to practice this word too. You don’t have enough writing skills, so you need to practice more.” Naturally, Mrs. Li would not tell Cao Yong that it was Zhen Yingjia who inquired about the situation of her son and Zhen Hu in school before, and that gentleman was also a fool, and actually said Zhen Zhu was old, so she would blindly let him back down, and if the two had a conflict, she would even hit her son's palm.

Of course, this is Zhen Yingjia's opinion. From Li's point of view, this is Zhang's masterpiece. Zhang's family was originally a scholarly family. In the land of Jiangning, everyone who studies has something to do with it. I don't know where she is. Where did she get her hands off, and opened up the joints to take care of her own son.

After Mrs. Li finished cleaning up, he led his son to Mrs. Sun's room by himself. Cao Yong said some words intentionally or unintentionally along the way. His mother and grandmother didn't change much, but I don't know why my original surname was Cao. Yes, now my surname is Zhen, and my father is obviously a concubine, but now he has become the old lady's concubine. The family of the second uncle who was also a concubine has disappeared. I only heard that the family of the eldest uncle who was adopted by the Sun family , is a distant relative of the Zhen family. Although the second grandfather's family who was next to his own house is still there, but now he has moved to the capital. In Jiangning, only his family is left.

——There is also such a nice name as Cao Yong, but he will not be able to use it in the future, what is his name Zhen Zhu now!Pearl, real pig, Zhenzhu!What the hell!Can you still live a good life? It's the rhythm that kills men!

The two of them walked to the entrance of the courtyard, and Cao Yong, who had already consciously adapted to the name Zhen Zhu, looked around and saw that it was somewhat similar to his own garden, but in his own impression, it seemed to be built after four pick-ups by his family It is not the courtyard that I built when I was young. Although the courtyard was not very beautiful when I was young, and my father lived in the main courtyard at the beginning. Respect, this was let out.

Now it seems that the courtyard is indeed familiar to him. He followed Mrs. Li all the way to the main courtyard, and the eight third-class maids behind him stayed outside the courtyard, followed by four second-class maids. Only myself, Mrs. Li, and Nanny Qian were left, and the two first-class maidservants knelt down at the door without saying a word, kowtowed and walked to the sides.

Mrs. Li led Zhen Zhu to the old lady, Jin Hua'er smiled and took a cushion and placed it in front of Mrs. Li, followed by a maid with Jin Ling who also held a cushion and placed it in front of Zhen Zhu.

Li Shi knelt down first, then supported Zhen Zhu to kneel down, and the two kowtowed together.Seeing Zhen Zhu, Mrs. Sun at the top hurriedly said: "Come here, come here, what are you kowtowing, you feel better, don't you feel a little uncomfortable, don't get dizzy after kowtowing." With a smile, he helped up Li's mother and son.

Zhen Zhu was pushed behind by Mrs. Li, he took two steps towards Mrs. Sun reluctantly, Mrs. Sun looked at her grandson's mouth, and said, "What's the matter, okay, come on, let grandma take care of her." Let’s take a look, but I won’t see you for two days.” Sun’s smile came from her heart, and she hugged Zhen Zhu in her arms while talking, stretched out her hand to touch her face, then touched her hand, and looked back and forth. After being careful, she let Zhen Zhu sit down in her arms.

She turned her head and saw Mrs. Li sitting on the chair comfortably. Sun still attached great importance to this daughter-in-law who just married into her own family: "But I have invited a doctor to look at it. Don't fall into the root of the disease at a young age. Now our family There is only such a single seedling here, so you should spend more time."

"Daughter-in-law is naturally careful in every possible way. It's just that Zhu'er is young and it's time for fun. If I close it tightly, I'm afraid it will suppress his nature, and it won't be beautiful." Li smiled back at the old lady, because There was an ex-wife who married in for more than ten years and only gave birth to a daughter, so I was respected as a stepwife who married and gave birth to a son.Although there was too much age difference when she married a 30-year-old man, her mother made it clear that only older men know how to love their wives.

Mrs. Sun nodded: "Although you are young, you have good knowledge. It is really not easy to restrain Zhu'er on weekdays, but the people who serve around here should beat and beat." Mrs. Sun said and looked at Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li hurriedly replied: "My daughter-in-law is young, so let the old lady make the decision." While talking, she looked at Mrs. Sun.She really wanted to rely on her mother-in-law. The staff in Zhen's Mansion were too complicated, so it was better to ask Mrs. Sun for help to achieve perfection. Mrs. Li never cared about her own face when it came to her son.

Sitting on the couch, Zhen Zhu could feel her grandmother's love for her. Regardless of the previous questions, even if the old lady chatted with her wife, she still caressed her back with her hand, as if she was afraid of being lonely. A Linglong lock for myself to play with.

This lock is actually a plaything of the Holy Majesty back then. The old lady was originally a wonderful nun who served the Holy Majesty today. Later, when the old lady returned home, the Holy Majesty bestowed some things, the most worthless of which was this exquisite lock. , Although it is worthless among those things, it is indeed rare in ordinary people's homes. After all, it is something from the Holy One, and he was lucky enough to play with it in his previous life and this life.

He unwrapped it very carefully. The lock was originally cast delicately, and there was a sequence between the rings. He had almost forgotten it after not playing for a long time. It's just that the short fingers still feel a little tactile when touching it, and so on. After Mrs. Sun finished talking with Mrs. Li, she heard a jingle, and Zhen Zhu untied one of them, and fell on the bed without holding it.

"Oh, my grandson is really born smart. It took only a short while to untie it." Surprised, Sun asked the maid to help her sit up, and looked at the unlocked lock, " Be good, Zhuer, is it solved like this?"

Zhen Zhu glanced at Mrs. Sun, then at Mrs. Li, and found that both of them were surprised, which made this big man who was already 26 but accidentally turned into a five-year-old man feel a little embarrassed. He lowered his head and looked After looking at it, he opened his mouth and said, "Walk around, and it will fall out!"

He clenched a small fist and nodded earnestly at Mrs. Sun, with round black eyes, Mrs. Sun couldn't help but feel happy. She felt that it was right to risk her life to have a son after she came out of the palace. It is family affection.She put her arms around Zhen Zhu, thinking of Zhen She, her face turned cold unconsciously, but luckily no one else saw it.