The Red Mansion's Late Welcome Spring

In the Jiamu Courtyard of Rongguo Duke's Mansion, Mrs. Wang's joyful laughter came early in the morning: "The old lady is very happy! Just now Prime Minister Xia Nei came over and said that the empress had diagnosed a happy pulse yesterday, and specially ordered him to come to us. home news."

"Really?! Your Majesty is pregnant? Amitabha, Your Majesty has finally come to the fore." When Jia Mu heard this, she was also overjoyed.

"It's a good thing for the empress to be happy. Can the old lady and the wife enter the palace to congratulate?" Jia Tanchun asked with a proud smile.

"This... oh~Xia Neixiang said that because the imperial physician gave the pulse, the little prince is less than three months old, so the empress only let us know the good news first. After three months, she will call us in. Palace visit." Madam Wang sighed in disappointment after hearing this question.

"That's what it should be. The empress' status is not something we can compare with. Now that I have a little prince, shouldn't I be more careful?" Mother Jia nodded in understanding and agreed.

"Of course, of course, alas! Now our family is even more beautiful. Fortunately, the marriage between Baoyu and Yuyatou was not agreed last year. Now it is even more difficult. Old lady, I heard that the granddaughter of Qing Guogong is about to reach her age. Right now Mrs. Qing Guogong and her daughter-in-law are visiting each other, I would like to ask Princess Beijing to make peace with Baoyu on our behalf, what do you think?" Madam Wang mentioned Jia Baoyu's marriage as she spoke.

"Duke Qing's Mansion? That's not bad... It would be the best if it can be said that it is natural. Although the marriage between Miss Yu and Baoyu failed, we still can't break our relationship with Uncle Lin. The day when Girl Yu gets married is coming soon, what should we do?" Some etiquettes have to be more thoughtful, the better, Yuanyang, you find out the set of dotted green noodles that the old concubine Nan'an gave you last time, and then pick a few good decorations, and have them sent to Lin's mansion to add to Yumaidou. make-up." Mother Jia always understood that her family's ability is too poor, if there is no other help, even if Concubine Xiande really gives birth to a prince in the future, their family will not be able to support the prince to the throne.

"Old lady, didn't you send out a lot of things last time, why are you still sending them out?!" Mrs. Wang was very distressed, she thought that those things would belong to her son in the future!If the mother-in-law gave one more item, she would lose one item, and what's more, the gifts were all high-quality goods.

"I'm just such a granddaughter, why can't I give it to you? That's right! I heard that girl Ying is pregnant, so we should also prepare some gifts to send. She and Xiao's uncle live in that kind of backcountry, so we can't ignore it. "Mother Jia thought that Mrs. Xing came to tell her two days ago that Jia Yingchun had sent a letter to her to announce the good news.

"Is there anything in the house next door? If you want to talk about your natal family, the Eldest Master and Brother Lian are the real father and brother of Ying Yatou. We are just uncles and aunts, so why waste those things?" Mrs. Wang grumbled reluctantly. shouted.

"I asked you to deliver things to them, you just do it, why is there so much nonsense? Why do you think the uncle of the Xiao family was thrown to Haining by the emperor? If you say that it is not far from Jiangnan and Jinling, the emperor will not be in vain. It's a waste of talents, the young lady of the Xiao family will have a bright future in the future, if you want to hope for the well-being of your empress and little prince, you should spend more time planning for them." Jia Mu knocked on her cane and refuted with displeasure on her face.

"Understood, I'll ask someone to prepare things and send them to Haining when I go back." When Mrs. Wang heard that doing these things would be of great help to Concubine Xiande, even though she was extremely reluctant to spend money on an unpleasant niece, she would Had to obey obediently.

Looking at Mrs. Wang's dull and speechless appearance, Jia's mother really didn't want to look at it. Now, which of the affairs of Rong Guogong's mansion is not in the hands of this daughter-in-law?She is also a person who has been in charge of Zhongfu, so she doesn't know the economic situation of the Rongguo Mansion?But the youngest daughter-in-law cried poorly in front of her every day.

What poor mother Jia doesn't know is that Rongguo's mansion really doesn't make much money now. Although Jia Zheng is now a doctor in the Ministry of Industry, Jia Zheng doesn't know how to do ordinary affairs and doesn't know how to drill, so there are a few things that are lucrative. No one will find him for such a good job, and what is even more unfortunate is that there are two delicate masters in the family - Jia Mu and Jia Baoyu. Let’s calculate the maid’s monthly bill of [-] taels, the one in Jiamu’s courtyard costs nine taels, and the one in Jia Baoyu’s courtyard costs six to seven taels. The woman who ran errands, and the servants who followed Jia Baoyu out of the house on weekdays.

And there is a passage in the original book, Jia Mu's daily food is transferred out with a wooden sign full of the names of the dishes, what does this mean?It means that there must be a lot of ingredients prepared in the kitchen every day, because no one knows what the old lady will eat today. To be more frank, Wang Xifeng promised to pay the 50 taels spent in Jiamuyuan every month. It can only get stuck between the teeth.

Having said that, even though the Rongguo Mansion's economy has plummeted, Mrs. Wang still dare not...or be harsh on all the expenditures of Jia Mu and Jia Baoyu. If you look into the reasons, the former is based on filial piety, while the latter tends to be spoiled, so Mrs. Wang will not The interest of these two people will be ruined by this kind of small life (?).

Therefore, for the self-inflicted Rongguo Mansion, no one would think that they will end well in the future. Those who still have some etiquette, most of them are fancy that Jia She's family has a future in the court. So I didn't dare to break the relationship.

The most talked-about event in the capital today should be the marriage between the eldest daughter of Lin Shangshu's mansion and Situ Duan, the second son of Zhen Guo General Situ Yan.

To say that this marriage is still the matchmaker of Princess Chengshun, the ancestor of Situ Duan and Emperor Gaozu Chongzheng were brothers, and later he was named Prince Zhongyong, and he was lowered to attack. Both Duan and his elder brother Situ Yi are only generals of the auxiliary country, but no matter what, if the clan's children have not committed any serious mistakes, they can receive the imperial salary for the rest of their lives, and they are not afraid that they will starve to death one day!

Besides, this Situ Duan is also a good seedling. When he was just 16 years old, he was selected to enter the Ministry of Rites today to practice. Now he is the master of the family. Lin Daiyu can also become a second-rank wife according to her husband.

The marriage between Lin Daiyu and Situ Duan was finalized in autumn last year. At the beginning of this year, the auspicious date was selected and the wedding was planned on September [-]th. She sent someone back with a gift, but Lin Daiyu felt that on her big day, two good sisters were missing to attend, and she always felt a little regretful.

It is said that the newcomer had secretly met several times under the operation of Lin Daiyu's sister-in-law, Princess Fengyang. Situ Duan felt that his future wife was delicate and lovely, elegant in conversation and generous in manner, so she must be a good wife.

And Lin Daiyu also felt that the future husband was imposing, dignified, gentle and polite. After being inspected by her brother, this man not only read the four books and five classics, but could even talk about some miscellaneous knowledge.

So, not long after Jia Yingchun's master and servants saw what a crowd is like in a distance, Lin Ruhai married his only daughter into Zhen Guo with the ten-mile red makeup that was enough to envy the common people in Beijing and make someone accidentally tear up several handkerchiefs. General's Mansion.

But with Lin Daiyu's marriage, another wave of raids against the family will begin again. Around the end of October, Wang Ziteng was suddenly called back to Beijing to report on his duties, but he never entered Beijing again in his life.

At that time, Jia Yingchun was giving birth to their first son for Xiao Yun. When she woke up from a drowsy sleep after giving birth, Xiuju with a big belly was still standing beside her bed directing the women and maids to clean up the house. .

"Why didn't Xiuju go back to rest earlier, and what are you still doing here? Naturally, someone will take care of these things." Jia Yingchun's stomach suddenly disappeared, and she herself felt a little weird, plus the pain of just giving birth , she got up very slowly.

Xiuju hurriedly asked the two little maids to come forward to help, but did not answer Jia Yingchun's question, but said with concern: "Grandma just slept for a while, she must be hungry? Cui Nanny is still cooking in the kitchen, saying It is necessary to prepare something that can increase milk, so that my brother can eat enough."

"Brother? Is it a male doll?" Jia Yingchun had to think for a while before turning around, and realized that Xiuju was talking about her child.

"Yes, I asked Nanny Ni to watch my brother next door. Grandma said she wanted to feed the baby by herself, but do you want to bring her here now?" Xiuju saw that Jia Yingchun looked good, and thought that the baby hadn't drunk yet. A little milk, then asked.

"Hey! Hurry up and hug him, he won't be good if he's hungry." Jia Yingchun ordered eagerly, but she forgot what she said before, although the nanny who was hired just now had a baby, but But it was born two years ago, and now there is no milk at all... Poor baby is probably starving.

Xiu Ju responded, and then asked Yue Rong who was beside her to go out and let Nanny Ni carry her brother in.

When Nanny Ni came in with a tightly bound package in her arms, Xiao Yun also walked in. Jia Yingchun rolled her eyes angrily, and she was about to ask others to go out, but another troublemaker came up.

"Xiuju, you guys go out first, and put the crib here later, it will be convenient for me to feed the children at night." Jia Yingchun knew that Xiao Yun would never leave, so she had to let Xiuju and others go out.

"Oh..." Xiuju glanced at Xiao Yun, hesitated for a moment, then waved the others out.

"Need me to help?" Xiao Yun obviously asked about some things that can only be understood but cannot be explained in words, so he looked at his wife calmly and asked.

"Wait a minute, he will only ask you for help if he is really..." Jia Yingchun was a little shy.

The little baby was probably really hungry. Before his mother could take a good position, he had already instinctively searched for a source of food, and then, under the soft voice of his mother, he strode hard towards the goal of filling his stomach.

"It seems that I won't be needed anymore, this kid is quite energetic." Sitting aside, looking at his wife and children, Xiao Yun said dotingly and lovingly.

"That's good, it means that he is in good health and there is nothing wrong with him." Jia Yingchun said with a smile.

"Well, you have worked hard this time. I will write a letter back to the capital to announce the good news later. My parents must be very happy." After Xiao Yun heard that Jia Yingchun gave birth to a boy, he was very happy and kept thinking Let the father who is far away in Beijing know earlier.

"That's a must... But I don't know if my sister-in-law will feel uncomfortable? After all, she is still pregnant with a child, and she has been thinking about having a boy." Jia Yingchun thought of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and her in-law's family in the capital sent someone to bring a gift, and she also stopped by Talking to them about Mrs. Liu's diagnosis of Xi pulse again, she worried that if Mrs. Liu heard that she had given birth to a son, she might feel even more stressed.

"It's a big deal. At that time, let the mother suppress the news for a few months, and then tell them when the sister-in-law gives birth to a child, and it's not certain that the sister-in-law can get a boy in one fell swoop this time. If so, there will naturally be no problems." Xiao Yun replied.

After Jia Yingchun thought about it for a while, she felt that this was the only way to go, so she didn't say anything else.