Continuing the Fate of the Red Mansion and Jade Water

, Seeing that there was no movement inside, thinking that Mrs. Wang was already asleep, she walked out of the courtyard and walked towards the document storeroom.

After searching all over the place, I finally found the birthday booklets from the master to the servants in the Rongguo Mansion, big and small. Just halfway through the search, I saw what was in my mind, the twelfth day of the second month of the Dinghai Year, and Ning Xin was startled. , This is the birthday of the imperial concubine in the palace. I immediately understood the purpose of the puppet made by Mrs. Wang. No wonder Mrs. Wang packed up Mrs. Jia Min's spiritual seat and no longer enshrined it. It turned out that was for this reason.Ning Xin hurriedly tidied up the warehouse, put out the candles, went outside the door, looked left and right, no one noticed, got up and turned, no one was there.

At that time, Daiyu and Shuihong were lying on the bed chatting, Shuihong already knew that Daiyu left Tanchun to live in the palace, and also knew the whole story, although he had some doubts about Jia Tanchun's origin, he just ordered Yinhuan and the others should be more careful. Yu'er should handle the affairs of Jia's mansion by herself. How can she mature without going through hardships.

Daiyu was looking at Shuihong suspiciously, and asked, "How do you know that the Jia family doesn't care about my birthday? No matter how well-informed you are, it's impossible to know what happened in the past few years. Yan said?"

Shuihong said: "Xueyan did say that when you stayed in Jia's mansion as a frozen lake, you just swept away the fallen leaves, Yu'er, the Jia family treated you too ruthlessly, it is really not worth what you have to do for them, including Including this Jia Tanchun, you grew up with her, but she can't even remember your birthday, so she said something that no one in February, and you praised her for being astute, and she shared everyone's I remember my birthday clearly, but I forgot yours."

Daiyu didn't expect Shuihong to investigate this matter so clearly, her eye circles were already red, she blinked, forced back the tears, and said with a smile: "She wants to please her wife, so naturally she wants to take care of Sister Bao's matter." Keep it in your heart."

"People in Jia's mansion say you are petty, but they don't know the root of the matter. You have lived in Jia's mansion for several years, and you have contributed all the treasures around you. It is not as good as Xue's family. I heard that their family lived for nothing. Years old house, still living in it now.”

"You really don't look like an emperor when you say that." Daiyu shaved Shuihong's face, "Who secretly ordered Xue Pan to steal the treasure from Jia's house."

"So what?" Shui Hong asked back: "However, Yu'er is becoming more and more majestic as an imperial concubine, and people come to pay her respects one after another. Yu'er's words are like admonishment and comfort. After working for 15 years, I suddenly became busy and exhausted.”

"It's a bit tiring to be tired, but if you feel comfortable, you won't feel tired."

"I'm not tired yet, exhaustion is written all over this little face."

The corners of Daiyu's mouth turned up, she smiled slightly, her fingers had already climbed up Shuihong's temples, and said: "It would be great if you weren't the emperor. You don't have to be busy with government affairs every day, and you don't have to review papers until late at night. Although I don't know the emperor Anyway, I can see clearly that you are a good monarch who is diligent in government and loves the people, but when can we let go of these things and travel around the world without any worries."

Shuihong feels a little guilty. Daiyu is free-spirited, has no greed for power, and has no desire for fame and fortune. He imprisoned her in the palace only because of his selfishness. Shuihong said: "You are not persuading the Jia family. Are you wholeheartedly working for the imperial court, and then asked to go back and teach your children to study, why now you say you want to travel around the world?"

Daiyu said with a smile: "I've been a monk for a day and hit the clock for a day, even if I'm an imperial concubine, I have to keep my role as an imperial concubine."

"But you don't seem to be perfunctory. I see that you are very serious in your work. If you don't know the rules, you have to ask Yinhuan and the others to check the old rules. You are meticulous and refuse to make up your own mind. Even when it comes to muddling along, I would like to advise you, just Advice, don't think in a wrong way."

Daiyu understood what he meant, and said: "I was about to say something, I just finished complimenting me, so it's time to say it now."

"But you are not mellow enough, you don't know how to opportunistically, you trust people too much, Yu'er, people have two sides, even if you stay together every day, you may not understand it, don't be too paranoid."

"Are you trying to say that I didn't think about leaving my third sister behind?"

Shuihong nodded, and Daiyu said: "Actually, I also knew it was wrong. Later, I heard that Yinhuan arranged her far away, so I was relieved. I wanted to stabilize Jia Taijun first. After all, Wang Momo passed away." You can only enter Beijing on the [-]th, and you will be liquidated at that time, and you don't want to hurt more innocent people because of the matter between me and her, Hong—do you understand me?"

Shuihong stretched out his arms to hug Daiyu into his arms, it turned out that she was thinking so much, it was really hard for her, put down the bed curtain, Shuihong softly coaxed her to sleep, she seemed to be fast asleep, Shuihong also closed her eyes, Just about to fall asleep, there was a soft knock outside the door.

Shuihong came out wearing a coat, Binghu said: "Your Majesty, Ning Xin has suddenly returned."

146 same birthday

Ning Xin was specially arranged by Shuihong to be next to Wang Shuren, and it has not had any effect. I only know that Wang Shuren has started worshiping Mrs. Lin Jia Min's spiritual tablet in the past two months, and she suddenly entered the palace, presumably she discovered something.

Afraid of waking Daiyu up, Shuihong put on his coat lightly, and ordered Ning Xin to be taken to Daiyu's usual warm pavilion to answer. Ning Xin explained in detail Mrs. Wang's abnormal behavior after returning from the palace, and said: "Because the puppet has not been finished yet, and I was afraid that Wang Shu would be suspicious, so I didn't take it. The birthday and time written on it are clearly recorded by the maidservant, and I have also checked it to confirm it."

"This is for Yu'er. Concubine Xiande's demotion to the position of concubine is entirely her own fault. Wang Shuren doesn't want to blame her own fault, but blames it on others, thinking that it is Yu'er who blocked the way of concubine Xiande. Wang Shuren sacrificed first Mrs. Lin, I wondered if she had done something unspeakable to Mrs. Lin, and she did so only because of guilt, alas, I just couldn't find out the essence."

When Ning Xin heard this, she immediately fell to her knees and said, "It's the servant who is not doing her job effectively."

Shuihong waved his hand and said: "There are fewer and fewer old people serving in Jia's mansion. What happened more than ten years ago has been covered up again. Who can talk about it at will? Wang Shuren would not open her mouth. I have never believed in witchcraft to harm people, but it is about the safety of the imperial concubine. It is better to be on guard. In this way, February [-]th is too obvious. Don't change it. Ning Xin, you go back and find a way Change the year, and let her make trouble about the rest."

Xueyan stood by the side and listened quietly. Seeing that Ning Xin was about to leave, she hurriedly chased after her, and said, "I want to change the year, let me tell you, you just change the year of Dinghai to the year of Guiwei, and everything will be fine."

Binghu asked on the side: "Whose birthday is this?"

Xueyan whispered a few words in her ear, Binghu burst into laughter, and cursed: "You are so narrow, you can even think of this."

"That's the person the second wife admires the most. If she wants to harm someone, let her have a taste of it first."

Ning Xin also stayed in Jia's mansion for a while, Madam Wang naturally knew who she liked in her heart, she pursed her lips in joy when she heard this, nodded her head in agreement and left quickly.

During the Chinese New Year, the palaces of the princes and nobles are very busy. They treat each other to New Year’s wine, and the lanterns and festoons are very lively. Jia’s mansion is the most busy, and Baoyu is the most popular. Except for Baochai’s mother’s house and Wang Ziteng’s house, the rest will not go. Sister Feng She was pregnant and couldn't move around, and Tanchun entered the palace again, so Mrs. Xingwang had to take Baochai to visit relatives and friends.

Xiren was in the room persuading Baoyu and said: "Tomorrow, I will go to my uncle's and wife's house for wine. Second master, don't shirk. There are few people in the family this year, and my wife is very tired after drinking New Year's wine for several days. Second grandma just now I have already instructed you to take out the clothes for meeting guests and prepare them first."

"It's boring to go anywhere, it's better to be more comfortable at home."

"Master's status is different from before. He has become a relative. You can't be a child anymore. You are protected by the old lady. This year's Chinese New Year, I see what the old lady means, and I hope you can move around." Xi Ren While talking, he loaded the hand stove with carbon and brought it over.

Baoyu reached out to pick it up, but saw Xiren ouch, covered his chest with one hand, and the stove almost fell to the ground. Baoyu quickly supported him, took the stove and put it on the table, and looked at Xiren again, with a painful expression on his face.

Musk Moon came in just in time, saw that Xiren's chest was hurting again, hurriedly came over to greet her, and said, "What's wrong with my sister, I don't have this problem at all, but it hurts badly, do you want to tell Second Mistress to ask a doctor to come and have a look?"

The pain was fleeting, Xiren sat down while rubbing his chest with one hand, and said: "It's okay, what's the matter these few days, my heart hurts intermittently, today is the most painful."

"Go back to Second Mistress and ask for a doctor."

"Although I often feel pain, the pain is not severe." As Xiren said, he secretly looked at Baoyu who was sitting not far away. She wanted to keep Ying'er from being alone with Baoyu, but she didn't expect it to be Sheyue who never fortified herself. Since she had her, Baoyu didn't treat her as well as before.

She Yue saw clearly, and whispered: "Isn't it too tiring to serve the second master, so I don't want to find a doctor, but go back to the second grandma and go rest for a few days before coming back?"

So that you can be favored by the second master alone?Xiren cursed secretly in his heart, felt his chest was much better, and his complexion returned to normal, he said: "It's New Year's Eve, don't say these things are detested by the master, where did you go just now? I didn't see you inside or outside the house."

"My sister wasn't there, my wife asked someone to answer me, so I went. As soon as I came down from the upper room, my wife asked the second master what he was doing, and explained that he was twelve and wanted to go to my uncle's and wife's house together."

Hearing this, Xiren felt even more uncomfortable. My wife trusted her the most, and she was the only one who would always ask for orders. Now even Musk Moon can count. "