The Queen Mother of the Red Chamber

Although Xiao Rong's appearance put Jia Yuanchun in confinement, naturally there was no matter of visiting relatives later on, and Jia's mansion naturally did not need to build a visiting relatives villa.But Mrs. Wang and Jia's mother would not dislike having too much money. When Lin Ruhai sent someone to Jia's mansion to pick Lin Daiyu home to visit her father, Jia's family knew that Lin Ruhai was going to die, so they were anxious to see their daughter for the last time.For the property behind Lin Ruhai, the Jia family sent Jia Lian, who has always been obedient and a little clever, to send Sister Lin back to visit relatives. In name, it was to help the in-laws, but in fact they wanted to take the opportunity to pocket the huge amount of property of the Lin family. But if they knew that Xiao Rong was already there They have acted before, I don't know how they will feel.

Baoyu heard that sister Lin was going back to Yangzhou, so she was unwilling, but she couldn't bear the love of father and daughter, and it was not easy to stop, so Jia's mother hurriedly helped Daiyu get up, and quickly chose the date. Yinzi, but after all, he had a sliver of sincerity towards his only granddaughter. Thinking of Daiyu's loneliness after returning home, Jia Lian asked Jia Lian to take her with her, and she wanted Sister Lin to bring her back safely. Jia Lian promised repeatedly.So Jia Lian and Lin Daiyu bid farewell to Jia Mu and others, and led their servants to board a ship for Yangzhou.

Along the way, Daiyu felt like returning home. Thinking of her mother's early death, she loved her less than ordinary people. Now that her father is seriously ill, she only hopes that her father can survive this time. Here, I couldn't help crying, and Zijuan was careful to comfort me from the side, but the more I coaxed her, the more I cried.Jia Lian didn't have so much on his mind, thinking that he could finally come out and be free, without having to look at his tigress every day, like a wild horse that had run loose, and couldn't be pulled back anyway, so he took advantage of the opportunity to replenish food and grass on the way , Let his confidant Xiaosi buy some beautiful girls, drink and have fun on the boat all day, very happy.

After traveling on the boat for more than a month, they finally arrived at Yangzhou City. The housekeeper of the Lin family had long been waiting on the shore with people.I saw two emerald-covered pearl-tasseled eight-treasure chariots parked on the shore, and a group of servants were neatly dressed and orderly, not like ordinary people.Even when Jia Lian saw this style, he felt that it was no worse than his own country's mansion, and couldn't help but sigh that it was indeed the style of the Five Dynasties Marquis Mansion.

As soon as he landed, the housekeeper Lin Zong hurriedly went up to welcome him. Seeing that the man was wearing a royal blue brocade robe with dark purple moiré pattern and long pink lips, he recognized that he must be the Second Master Lian mentioned in the accompanying letter, and hurriedly said: : "Second Lord has worked hard all the way, Lin Zong came here to welcome you by order of Master. The guest room has already been prepared in the house, Second Master can take a rest."

Jia Lian also said a few polite words, and followed the guidance of the servants beside him into the carriage.

Daiyu was also very excited when she saw the housekeeper she hadn't seen for a long time. Lin Zong's face was moved, "Miss, you are back. Since you left, the master has missed you day and night. I thought I would take over after two years." When you come back, how could you think that now..."

"Steward Lin, is my father really in a bad situation?" Lin Daiyu burst into tears.

Lin Zong didn't think that his own two words would make his eldest lady cry, and hurriedly said, "Master's condition has improved recently, but I just miss the girl. Don't worry, girl, let's go back to the house quickly." Helping Lin Daiyu to get on the horse, the group returned to Lin's mansion in a mighty manner.

As soon as he got off the carriage at Lin's mansion, Jia Lian thought that now that Lin Ruhai was seriously ill, there must be no one in the mansion, and he was just waiting for him to take care of things.Seeing that the servants performed their duties without slack, everything was done properly, and there was no place for me to intervene, I couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that someone from the Lin clan has come?"

Jia Lian hurriedly asked his confidants to inquire, but the servants of the Lin family were all tight-lipped. Jia Lian had no choice but to accept his fate and go back to the room to wait for Lin Ruhai to summon him.

Naturally, Lin Daiyu didn't have to wait for her father to tell her the story, as soon as she entered the door, the free man led her to see Lin Ruhai.After seeing his father, who had been away for many days, with a sickly face and a haggard appearance, he couldn't help crying and threw himself down in front of Lin Ruhai's hospital bed, "Daddy, my daughter is not filial and failed to serve you."

When Lin Ruhai saw his own daughter, he also felt sad in his heart. He stretched out his hand to caress Lin Daiyu's black hair and comforted him: "Yu'er, don't cry, you are already old as a father, and birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature. I just think of my Yu'er being lonely in the future Alone, helpless, always unable to let go. Although your grandparents’ family treated you very well, it was still a while away. Besides, they had so many family affairs that they definitely had no time to take care of you. Now my father is anxious to let you come back, One is because I want to see my daughter for the last time, because I miss my father, but I want to arrange my son's future path, please don't cry, listen to my father to explain clearly to you."

Although Daiyu was very sad, but she heard her father had some important orders, so she just stopped crying and listened to her father's explanation.

Lin Ruhai sat up with support, and said weakly: "Yu'er, if my father leaves, you will have no one to rely on in the future. For my father, I know that your cousin from the Jia family must be here for my Lin family's property. Yes. If it was before, my father would rather they take away the assets. For the sake of the money, I won’t treat you badly in the future. But the situation is different now. Now my father has noble guidance to take all of my Lin family’s assets. Sell ​​it and exchange it for silver and hand it over to the nobleman for safekeeping. When my son gets married in the future, he will also be backed by these rich dowry. The nobleman has clearly stated that he will protect my son for the rest of his life, so I feel relieved as a father. There is a letter written by the nobleman for my father. Please keep it. , if you reach the age of marriage and the nobleman has not arranged for you, you can read this letter. If everything goes well, my son will pretend that this letter does not exist, cough cough cough." After saying this, Lin Ruhai stopped I couldn't stop coughing.

Lin Daiyu hurriedly patted her father on the back and was careful to end the letter. "Father, don't worry, my daughter will remember your entrustment."

Lin Daiyu felt even more sad seeing her father still planning for herself at this time. She only hated that as a daughter, she couldn't continue the incense for her father, not to mention that her body was too weak, and she didn't know how long it would last.

After the father and daughter had a conversation, they heard Nanny Cui talking outside and hurriedly ordered Daiyu to bring him in. Seeing that her father respected him so much, Daiyu was full of doubts, but she hurriedly opened the door and opened the door. Madam Cui ushered in.Just look at Cui Mama, who is in her fifties, with a kind face, but she still has shrewdness in her eyes, and she is noble, even comparable to those official wives.I was a little curious about this strange nanny in my heart.

Because of the Queen Mother's instructions, Mother Cui looked at Daiyu for a while, and saw Daiyu's exquisite face, outstanding temperament, and clear eyebrows. Too bad, and because the Empress Dowager ordered that this woman is weak and should not be bullied, and should be taken care of, Madam Cui put away her usual majesty and showed her most peaceful side, "I think this is Miss Lin, Be polite."

"You don't need to be too polite, Mammy, please come in quickly." Daiyu hurriedly turned sideways and led Mammy Cui into the room.

Seeing Nanny Cui coming in, Lin Ruhai was about to get up, but was stopped by Nanny Cui hastily, "Master Lin is really old, and it's important to recover from his illness. I came here because I heard that Miss Lin had returned home, so I wanted to come here." have a look."

"What did Mammy say, you are the great benefactor of my Lin family, and Lin should respect him very much." He greeted Lin Daiyu again and said, "Yu'er, I haven't seen Madam Cui yet, this is the person who is relied on by the nobleman. Be good and listen to the mother's teaching."

Daiyu heard what her father said, and quickly saluted Cui Nanny.

"Miss, you don't need to be too polite. You're a shame old man. This old man is also obeying orders. What kind of benefactor is he? I must have made it clear to Miss Lin. From now on, just treat him as a close person and don't want to be born. .”

"Just now I have already told Yu'er that I will trouble Mama in the future, and I can only blame my incompetence as a father..." Lin Ruhai couldn't help being moved when he said this.

Nanny Cui offered some comfort, and when Lin Ruhai was tired and took a rest, Nanny Cui led Daiyu to have a meal, and ordered the accompanying imperial physician to feel Daiyu's pulse, and prescribed a prescription for health maintenance, before she went to rest.

After more than ten days like this, Jia Lian has never had the opportunity to go into the inner courtyard to see Lin Ruhai, and he doesn't know what the situation is now. Thinking that this huge amount of property might be taken away by the Lin clan, he couldn't help worrying.He also thought that the Lin family was not as powerful as the Duke's Mansion, so he didn't dare to compete with him, so he calmed down, and only waited for Lin Ruhai to die before taking the money.

Here, Daiyu gets along with Nanny Cui every day, and takes care of Lin Ruhai together, and develops some friendship. She just thinks that this nanny is amiable, and treats her like a relative, and I heard that there are more amiable nobles looking forward to it. When I saw myself, I treated myself like a family member, and half of the panic of being alone and helpless in my heart disappeared.It's just that Lin Ruhai still couldn't hold on for a few days before leaving, and Daiyu fainted from grief.Nanny Cui and Mr. Chen sent by the emperor started to work on the affairs behind him. With the presiding of these two smart and capable people, the affairs of the house were properly arranged.

Jia Lian met Lin Ruhai after Lin Ruhai passed away. Seeing that everything in the house was being taken care of, he was busy looking for the house deeds, land deeds and those valuable things, but he searched everywhere to no avail. He was treated seriously, and now he can't do what his ancestors told him, so he couldn't help being furious. When he found Lin Zong, he scolded him severely and clamored to see the person in charge.

Lin Zong knew that the two principals were not ordinary people, they were all close ministers sent by the emperor, so he ignored them.

Jia Lian was so angry that he ran to the mourning hall and made a big fuss, thinking that there is no one in Lin's family now, and his family is powerful, so no one would dare to do anything to him.

"Hurry up and ask your chiefs to come out. I am from the Rongguo Mansion. I want to see who is here to point fingers."

All the guests were frightened, but no one dared to say anything, only a voice said: "I don't know who dares to make trouble on this kind of day. It turns out that it is the second master of Jia's family. You and Mr. Lin are also relatives. How can you run away?" Go to his mourning hall and make a fuss."

Jia Lian saw that the person who came was a young junior, so he thought it was Lin Ruhai's nephew, so he didn't take it seriously, and said, "You know it's me, but you still dare to treat me so slowly. You, a junior, point fingers at my uncle's mourning hall. I don't know who gave you the right."

Chen Zhitang is also a rising generation, he is highly valued by the emperor, so he is naturally full of confidence, "Bold Jia Lian, even if he sees this official, he will not be polite, and dare to speak rudely. This official is the emperor's counselor, this time it is the emperor's appointment." I was ordered to take care of Master Lin's affairs, but you dare to make a fuss here, and since you are a relative of Master Lin, you should not be punished heavily, so as not to disturb his old man's cleanliness."

Then he ordered to the attendant on one side: "Come here and beat this man out with sticks."

A servant who had been waiting nearby stepped forward and unceremoniously brought Jia Lian out.

As soon as Jia Lian heard that this person was the person in front of the emperor, and he came here at the emperor's order, he was so frightened that he lost his soul and seven souls. Only then did he realize that he couldn't care less about money and cried out. After apologizing, Chen Zhitang didn't care about his shouting, and only waited for Jia Lian's figure to disappear, and then began to preside over the memorial service.

"Miss, don't cry yourself to death, let Mrs. Lin go at ease." Cui Mama comforted Daiyu in Daiyu's room.

Daiyu leaned on the bedside, her eyes were red and swollen, thinking that she would be left alone in the Lin family in the future, and all the loved ones who loved her would leave her.First brother, then mother, and now father.This dilapidated body of my own can't hold on for long, how can I not feel sad.

Nanny Cui also knew that persuasion was useless, and the pain of losing a loved one could not be resolved by others with a few words, so she ordered some sedatives to make Daiyu sleep at night with peace of mind. After Yu got off, there was a little maid coming over here to report what happened in the mourning hall ahead, and Mammy Cui's face darkened.

"Thanks to the thoughtfulness of the master, otherwise this lonely young lady would not be bullied. This Jia family is too unkind. They dare to take advantage of the fire to rob people at such a time, and they are not afraid of chilling people's hearts. The loss is still outsiders." gone."

The little servant girl said: "What Mammy said is very true, the self-proclaimed second master of the Jia family has an arrogant attitude, and the servant girl heard that he went to the Zhen family after being kicked out, I am afraid he has no good intentions. "

Cui Nanny sneered and said: "Hmph, now that the emperor has stepped forward, what kind of trouble can he make? This is because the master doesn't want to see blood at this time. Otherwise, no one would dare to say anything if he was killed just now. Wait until Mr. Lin dies." After the seventh day, I will take Miss Lin back to the palace and return to the palace. Let's see who can play tricks in the future. You go outside and watch carefully, if there is anything else, report it immediately."

"No." The little maid ran out cleverly.

Aunt Cui looked at Daiyu who was sleeping, although she didn't understand why the queen mother cared so much about this girl, she asked herself to take good care of Miss Lin before she left, and even brought the best imperial doctor here, saying yes Miss Lin is not in good health and needs to be taken care of all the time, but how can a slave like me, who is a slave, pry into the master's thoughts.Now seeing this girl with icy muscles and fine bones, intelligent and agile, and an alluring appearance, what is rare is that she is not at all squeamish.It's just that this body is really weaker, and I can't help being nice to her. Thinking of this, I went forward to tuck the quilt for Daiyu, and walked out of the inner room.

But here, Jia Lian was kicked out of the house, thinking that he had caused a big disaster, and didn't know how to go back to deal with business, so he hurriedly went to the Zhen family. The Zhen family had a close relationship with the Rongguo Mansion, so Jia Lian had no choice but to consult with them. Regarding the matter, Zhen Hongsheng is also a sensible person. After hearing Jia Lian's words, he also knows that there is no way to deal with this matter. Now he can only go back and report the matter as soon as possible.Jia Lian had no choice but to say that the old matriarch had told her to take Daiyu back, and now that she was going back alone, she was afraid that Mother Jia would punish him.

Zhen Hongsheng said: "You are confused. Why do you still think about this at this time? The most important thing is not to offend the Holy Majesty. Master Chen will definitely report your troubles in the Lin Mansion before. When the time comes, the Holy Majesty will blame you. Even the Rongguo Mansion is not easy to worry about."

"Isn't there still a concubine? When the time comes, we will make peace in front of the Holy One. I don't know who will be punished." Jia Lian thought that there was a virtuous concubine in the palace, and his panic subsided, and his confidence suddenly became stronger.

Zhen Hongsheng couldn't stop shaking his head when he heard this, "That's the case, but the empress has just ascended the throne and her foundation is not stable, so it's not appropriate to come forward at this time. You'd better go back to the mansion as soon as possible, report this matter clearly, and make plans early."

After hearing this, Jia Lian felt that it was true, so she thought of going back as soon as possible and making plans, so she bid farewell to Zhen's mansion in a hurry and went to the capital.

After hearing Jia Lian's departure, Nanny Cui sneered and said, "Jumping clown, now the master has no intention of doing anything to them, so he ran away in fright. The Jia family really has nothing to look forward to." The maids packed up Daiyu's personal items and prepared to take Daiyu back to Beijing in seven days.

Xiao Rong is very unhappy these days, very unhappy, life is too boring.Fortunately, the queen came to chat every day to relieve boredom, which relieved a little.Of course, the emperor must come every day, and he always brings good things to honor his old mother. If it is okay on weekdays, Xiao Rong will feel even more depressed when he sees the emperor these two days.The reason is that my son has been a bit rebellious these two days, and that Jia Yuanchun has only been locked up for a few days. I don't know why, but the coaxing emperor released her. Although the emperor also said good things to coax Xiao Rong, but in his heart Just angry, cooperating with his own mother is still not as good as his little wife.

Yesterday Jia Yuanchun came to pay her respects. Although her attitude was extremely respectful, she still didn't like her very much. She was better than her own daughter-in-law, virtuous and filial.So I didn't want to see Jia Yuanchun even more, so I directly told Jia Yuanchun not to come to pay my respects during this time.

Although in the civil society, if the mother-in-law told her daughter-in-law not to pay her respects, those daughter-in-laws would probably laugh, but in the palace, paying respects to the queen mother is an honor and an opportunity to get close to the queen mother.So when Jia Yuanchun knew that he had been disqualified, he felt extremely ugly in his heart, and immediately summoned his mother, Mrs. Wang, to get a sum of money to manage the relationship with the Queen Mother.

Mrs. Wang accepted the booklet, and naturally hurried into the palace.

"Mother, tell me what I should do. I just took this position, and the empress dowager didn't like it. What can I do in the future? I was punished for confinement a while ago, but I couldn't send any news."

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Mother-in-laws have always disliked their daughters-in-law since ancient times. Besides, your Majesty has just been promoted and has no chance to please the Queen Mother. If you want them to say good things about you in front of the Queen Mother, it will be fine.” After all, Mrs. Wang is well versed in house fighting, but this is a very useful move in normal times, but when she met Xiao Rong, It will be difficult to handle.

"Now my father and uncle have no real power in the court, and I have nothing to rely on. Otherwise, it would not be so easy to say that I will be closed. I only hope that Baoyu will have a future and become a great help for me in the future." Good." Having said this, Yuan Chun couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang hurriedly comforted her and said, "Don't worry, your majesty, Baoyu is smart and studious, and works hard the most. In the future, you will be able to rely on your majesty. You must protect your body first, and we will really have hope when the little prince is born in the future." Don't worry about the money, your Aunt Xue is keeping it, and your Uncle Lin has just left a large amount of money, so don't worry about using the money. Be generous, and things will be easier in the future."

"Hearing what my mother said, I'm relieved. I heard that Xue's cousin is a smart person. I'll spend more time with Baoyu in the future."

"That's exactly what I mean. The old lady still wants that little girl from your aunt's family to be with Baoyu. I absolutely despise her. She is still an orphan with such a body, how can she match your brother. "The mother and daughter talked about how to deal with it. Mrs. Wang left tens of thousands of taels of silver and went back to the mansion before the palace gate was closed.

But it was said that Jia's family was talking at Jia's mother's side to make the old man happy. Jia Lian suddenly ran in from the outside, knelt on the ground and wailed loudly after entering the door, and the family was stunned.

Seeing this, Mother Jia thought something had happened to Daiyu, and while beckoning the maids to pull Jialian up, she cried and asked what happened to Daiyu, why she came back suddenly, and where is Daiyu.

Jia Lian hastily stopped crying. "Old Madam, don't worry, the Lin family's cousin is fine, it's just that the grandson has caused trouble here."

When Jia Mu heard that it was not Daiyu, she immediately calmed down, and then asked what was the matter. "Why did you make such a fuss? It scared my old lady."

Jia Amnesty next to him also said angrily: "Nizi, you dare to startle the old lady. You are getting more and more outrageous." I was ordered to take care of things for Uncle Lin before. Unexpectedly, since I arrived at the Lin Mansion, I had no chance to see Uncle Lin. I didn’t say a word until Uncle Lin left. I was so angry that I just Go to them to make a theory, and the result..."

"What happened in the end, you should tell me quickly." Jia Amnesty said anxiously

"As a result, a young queen was born and said that he was sent by the Holy Spirit to Yangzhou to take care of Uncle Lin's funeral, and sent someone to beat me out."

"What, there is such a thing." Jia Mu did not expect that the emperor would send someone to attend to the funeral of an official, and this was also the first time.

"What's the official's last name and first name?" It was Jia Zheng who got the point.

Jia Lian hurriedly replied: "The official claimed to be the counselor in front of the Holy Majesty, named Chen Zhitang."

"I've seen this person before. He is a young man who has made a lot of achievements. He is a celebrity in front of the Holy One and a rising star in the imperial court. So, this matter is true."

"Then what should I do? If I go out this time, I will offend the people around the Holy Majesty." When Jia Mu heard this, she also became anxious.Then he said, "Why don't you ask your mother to make peace with you?"

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she felt uncomfortable, and she turned to her daughter for everything.Now the daughter is having difficulty moving an inch in the palace, not to mention that there is no helper at home, and she is still holding back everywhere.But I'm embarrassed to say that my daughter can't help, worrying about losing face.It was Jia Zheng who saw the matter more clearly, and said quickly: "No, the empress is a member of the harem, it is not appropriate to get involved in the affairs of the previous court, and the emperor will be unhappy at that time, and the gain will not be worth the loss. This matter can be big or small, if the Holy Majesty blames it When I got up, I said that young people are ignorant and worried about my uncle's family affairs, so they will be impulsive. I will go to Haosheng to talk to Mr. Chen to make peace, so I have to sell this face. During this time, there are so few people in the family It’s not good to do something outside, so as not to attract the attention of others.”

When Jia's mother heard her son's words, she felt that it was very reasonable. This son is still capable, and then she thought of Daiyu, "Brother Lian, why didn't your cousin Lin come back with you? I told you so before. .”

Jia Lian said anxiously: "Old ancestor, it's not that the grandson doesn't remember. Since the grandson was beaten out, he couldn't enter the Lin family's door, and he came back in a hurry to report the matter. He thought that he was the Holy One, so he didn't mind it. I will treat my cousin badly, and when things calm down, I can go to pick up my sister. I have already left someone to watch over there, and when Lord Chen leaves, I will go into the mansion to pick up my sister."

"Well, that's the only way to go now, poor child, I don't know what it's like to be sad now." She wanted to wipe her tears again, and of course the group of people said good things to coax them.