The Queen Mother of the Red Chamber

"Old lady, my daughter-in-law is back." Mrs. Wang entered the room and greeted Jia Mu. The maid next to her sat down on Jia Mu's lower head and served tea.

Jia Mu asked, "Did you tell your empress when you go to the palace today?"

Mrs. Wang said humbly: "I said it, the empress thinks it is very good and is very satisfied."

After hearing this, Jia Mu said happily: "That's good, I think you also know that you are going to enter the palace tomorrow, and this time you will meet the Empress Dowager, everything should be easy to deal with, although Feng Lazi is a capable person. , After all, I have never seen such a scene, these girls tomorrow, you have to watch out, don't make any mistakes."

Mrs. Wang replied: "Daughter-in-law knows, she will be cautious tomorrow."

Mother Jia was about to speak again, when she heard the maid outside shouting, "Hello, Second Master Bao." Then she knew that it was her precious bump. Looking at the door, she saw a man in a red brocade suit and a eight-treasure cap on his head. The figure opened the curtain and walked in.

"You child, why are you in such a hurry, you didn't wait for the maid to open the curtain."

As soon as Jia Baoyu saw Jiamu, he ran to Jiamu and squatted down, coquettishly said in Jiamu's arms: "Old ancestor, you have to make decisions for your grandson."

When Jia Mu heard this, she became anxious, "What's the matter, who bullied you, tell grandma quickly."

Baoyu hesitated for a moment and said, "It's you, the ancestor."

Mrs. Wang scolded: "I have no respect for my elders, and I still don't want to make amends to my ancestors."

Jia Mu said distressedly again: "There is no need to scold him."

He said again, "Baoyu, where did you say grandma bullied you?"

Jia Baoyu stood up and said: "I know that all the sisters and sisters in the family will go to the palace to see Sister Lin tomorrow, but they didn't inform me. I heard from the attacker that all the female relatives will go tomorrow. Look, Everyone is going to see Sister Lin, so they left me alone, aren't they bullying me?"

When Jia Mu heard that this was the case, she couldn't help laughing and said, "Hehe, it turns out that this is the case, Baoyu, it's your fault. Tomorrow, everyone will be the female relatives of each family. As a man, how can you come in and out at will?" Well, let’s explain that I’ll be back in the evening, so it’s okay.”

Jia Baoyu refused, and pulled Jia Mu's cuffs and said, "Old Ancestor, no, I haven't seen my sister for a long time, and I don't know why I was bullied in the palace. My sister must be unhappy, you Just take me there, I just want to see if my sister is doing well, so please agree, please."

Jia Baoyu kept tugging at Jiamu's sleeve, but Jiamu was helpless and didn't respond for a while. Seeing that Jiamu still didn't agree, Jia Baoyu was even more unhappy. He tore off the jade around his neck and threw it on the ground again, "I don't want it." It's a waste, if you don't have this, you can go to the palace to see your sister, but if I have this, I can't enter the palace, I don't want this in the future."

When Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang saw that Baoyu had dropped the jade again, they said anxiously, "Hurry up and pick up this lifeblood."

The maid next to her hurriedly went to look for it, and when a woman found it, she respectfully picked it up and handed it to Jiamu. He said: "No matter what kind of anger you are, you can beat and swear. How can you lose your life." As he said, he wanted to put it on for Baoyu.

Baoyu naturally refused, "I don't want this laoshizi. If you don't let me see Sister Lin, I don't want this."

Mother Jia had no choice but to compromise and said: "Okay, it's up to you, but tomorrow you can't recklessly attack the nobles in the palace."

Jia Baoyu hugged Jiamu happily and said: "I know that grandma is the best, everything depends on grandma." Let Jiamu put the jade pendant on him, and happily go back to the house to prepare to see sister Lin tomorrow.

"Hey...this child." Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang looked at each other and couldn't help sighing.

Mrs. Wang left Jiamu's house and went to Aunt Xue's yard. When she entered the house, Baochai was embroidering in the room, and a bright red peony on the embroidery cloth dazzled Mrs. Wang's eyes.Mrs. Wang was satisfied with this niece in her heart, she was smart, generous and decent in handling things, but now she had to give up, gathered her thoughts, and called out softly: "Baochai."

Xue Baochai was embroidering, thinking about what his mother said to him, and his heart was also confused. He suddenly heard Mrs. Wang's voice, and almost stabbed his hand.After all, she still has a steady temperament, she reacted, raised her head, stood up and greeted Mrs. Wang, "Auntie, you are here."

Mrs. Wang held Xue Baochai's hand and said: "The flowers are so beautiful. You are the only one who can calm down among the children in the family. Those are all wild girls."

Xue Baochai smiled generously and said: "Auntie, the younger sisters are young and taught by you, and they will all be outstanding in the future."

"It's just your sweet talk, hehe, as for your mother, I came here today just to talk to her," Mrs. Wang took Baochai's hand, and looked around the room, but she didn't find Aunt Xue.

Xue Baochai was about to answer when she heard Aunt Xue's voice slowly coming from the yard, and she saw Aunt Xue enter the house after a while, "Sister is here, I thought it would be a while, so I went to the kitchen to look, sister Mo It's going to be strange."

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "What did my sister say? I just came here. When I saw Baochai's niece, I had a conversation and asked about you. I came back."

Aunt Xue waved her hand, and the maids and women all backed out, stepped forward to hold Mrs. Wang's hand, and walked towards the machine case next to it.As the two sat down, Xue Baochai next to him began to pour tea for them, and sat on the side without talking.

Aunt Xue picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, wiped her mouth, and said to Madam Wang with a smile on her face: "Now the family has happy events one after another. I'm going to enter the palace, this is the only one in the imperial capital, sister, you are really blessed." Suddenly the tone changed, with a sad look, "Sister, you have been blessed since you were a child, and daddy told us that day It's time for you to rush to say that you are more and more blessed now, pity us orphans and widows, this..." While speaking, she wanted to wipe away her tears.

Mrs. Wang certainly understands the purpose of Aunt Xue's attack. Although she doesn't want to be calculated in her heart, she will feel sorry for her sister in the future, so it is her kindness to make up for her this time. He coaxed: "Sister, don't be sad. If you are here with me now, just tell me what's inconvenient. What's the difference? Even if the whole family goes to the palace tomorrow, Baochai can't be dragged down. Same with those girls."

Aunt Xue didn't expect that she hadn't opened her mouth yet. Before she had used all the prepared tricks, Mrs. Wang responded directly, making herself a little unprepared. She didn't react for a while, but Xue Baochai reacted quickly, with a look on her face. Moved, he blessed Mrs. Wang and said, "My niece, thank you for your love."

Mrs. Wang got up and gave a little support, "Why are you being polite? In my eyes, you are like your own daughter. How can you share these things?"

Aunt Xue said from the side: "Your aunt is right, in the future you just have to treat your aunt as your own mother."

Mrs. Wang also laughed and said, "Then I really have an extra sweet girl."

Several people chatted for a while, Mrs. Wang explained some rules in the palace, and seeing that it was getting late, she went into the house.

Not only people in Jia's mansion are busy for tomorrow's palace banquet, but Xiao Rong is also getting ready early.This banquet is for Daiyu to start to enter the circle of noble girls in Beijing, and to have more boudoir sisters in the future.I have been wondering, is it possible that in the huge imperial capital, only the ladies in Jia's mansion are outstanding, and other official ladies are only worthy of soy sauce?

At noon, Madam Cui reported: "Queen Mother, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has already prepared the things that will be used tomorrow, and according to your instructions, they will be placed in the Imperial Garden tomorrow."

"Well, remember to put the pot of Molan I like there. Also, prepare more cakes for Yu'er's favorite. By the way, have you prepared the clothes for Yu'er tomorrow? It can't be shabby."

"Don't worry, Queen Mother, everything is ready. Princess Anping's clothes are according to your request. Instead of bright red, they use lavender embroidered with golden flowers." Cui Nanny replied from the side.

"Yu'er is still in mourning, so I can't wear these bright colors anymore, and her clothes will be in lighter colors in the future."

"Slaves and maidservants must remember it." Cui Momo supported Xiao Rong to sit on the couch, and agreed.

The maid next to her served desserts, melons and fruits. Xiao Rong casually picked up a piece that looked delicate and took two bites. Then she suddenly remembered something, so she put down the snacks, drank the fruit tea, and said, "Yu'er, what happened to you earlier?" Who did you meet in the imperial garden, have you figured it out?"

In the past two days, Daiyu always seemed to have something on her mind, Xiao Rong made some indirect remarks, and then easily got the whole story out of this simple girl's mouth, it turned out that she accidentally met a foreigner, and the little girl was struggling Xiao Rong, after listening to the encounter between the two, became curious about this young man who could "juggle", but Daiyu only knew that this man was called Lord Hou, and she didn't know anything else, so she had to Let Nanny Cui go and investigate in private.

"I was about to report to you. I heard from the guards of Shenwumen that only King Beijing, General Yin, and Marquis Wu'an entered the palace at that time. According to the description of the princess, the most suitable one is this Wu'an." wait"

"Marquis of Wu'an?" Xiao Rong automatically filtered the memories left by his predecessors in his head, and found that there was no memory of this Marquis of Wu'an, so he said, "Could it be that the Ai family is confused, who is this Marquis of Wu'an?"

Mother Cui didn't find it strange at all, and said: "You really don't know Marquis Wu'an, this Marquis Wu'an is the empress's younger brother, the current son of Marquis of Cheng'an's mansion, it is said that Marquis of Cheng'an treats his children very harshly, So the three sons are very assertive, the eldest son and the second son established their own families early on, and now one is the captain of the hussars, and the other is the servant of the household department, but this Marquis of Wu'an is the most wonderful person."

Xiao Rong's gossip factor was aroused, "Oh, tell me, what's so wonderful about it."

"Mr. Cheng'an taught the children in the family to be self-reliant. In the future, each government's expenses must be self-sufficient, so the boss and the second child left the house early to support themselves. When Cheng'an saw him, he became anxious and insisted on keeping the three sons. The door, but Marquis Wu'an certainly didn't follow, but the family had already recorded their names in the genealogy, so they could only stay in the Marquis of Cheng'an's mansion. I just thought that Marquis of Cheng'an would not be willing to give him the money he spent in the future. I am worried that I will marry a wife in the future, so I can’t let my wife suffer with me. I started to learn how to do business outside at the age of 11. I didn’t realize it, but I really have this talent. He has properties in various places, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation. But he has a share. Later, Cheng Anhou worried that his youngest son would really become a businessman, so he taught the third son that if he became a businessman, his daughter-in-law would also be a businessman's wife in the future, and could not compare to the official wife in Beijing. We. The youngest thought this was the reason, so he wanted to become an official again. He took part in the scientific examination at the age of 16, and he was the number one scholar that year. The flood in the south of the Yangtze River, he made great achievements, and the emperor made him the Marquis of Wu'an. He has been staying in the south of the Yangtze River to govern the area, and was recalled to the imperial capital by the emperor this year, and now he is twenty-one."

"It sounds like a great person. Could it be that this is the brother that the queen told Yu'er? If so, he would be a good candidate."

"Both the eldest and the second child have already married. What the Empress said must be Marquis Wu An. I heard that Marquis Wu An is also handsome, but he has a weird temper. Marquis Cheng An and the empress have spent a lot of thought on this."

"Uh, according to Yu'er's temperament, if it really happens in the future, will she be bullied?" Xiao Rong began to worry about things that had no margin.

"The Queen Mother can rest assured. I heard that Marquis Wu'an is not abusive. Now that there is not even a room in the house, it is really rare."

When Xiao Rong heard it, he felt happy. Could it be that this is the hero in the legend? If he finds a chance, he must meet this little Marquis of Wu'an well.

At this time, the little Marquis of Wu'an who was bragging in front of his elder brothers was of course unaware of his unintentional act, and Xiao Rong has since been keeping a close eye on him.