The daily life of Mrs. Xing of the Red Chamber

When Baochai came over, "Leaving Soul" was babbling on the stage, and it had already come to an end.Baochai listened to the play from the stage, "I'm afraid that the wind at the fifth watch that doesn't reach the top of the tree and the bottom of the tree - if the rain is banned for this night - how can the moon set and be reborn and the light be red again!" Hearing this sentence, Baochai thought to himself "I'm afraid my aunt won't like this scene."He raised his head to look at Mrs. Wang, and sure enough, he saw Mrs. Wang's brows were frowning, obviously not liking it, but Yuan Chun seemed to be engrossed in watching it.

Everyone was watching the play attentively, Baochai didn't want to make a noise and disturb others, so she quietly took her seat from the side.Mrs. Wang thought that Baoyu and Baochai were together, so she didn't ask anyone to look for Baoyu. Now she saw Baochai coming alone, but Baoyu was not there.I was a little anxious.Taking advantage of the time when everyone was watching the play, he called Baochai aside and asked, "Why are you the only one? Where is Baoyu?"

Baochai supported Mrs. Wang's arm: "Don't worry, Auntie, Brother Bao is whispering with that girl Yun'er! I guess I'll be back in a while."

Mrs. Wang raised her eyebrows solemnly: "It's rare for her sister to come back, not to mention spending time with her, but still playing outside. It's really shameful! It's a shame that your mother misses him so much, what a jerk." Mrs. Wang heard that Baoyu didn't come back Playing with Xiangyun, I was annoyed.Although she loves Baoyu the most, Yuan Chun is also her own, and she loves Baoyu very much.This daughter of mine loves Baoyu the most, and it is rare for her to come back. Mrs. Wang will be annoyed that her heartless son is still playing outside.

Seeing this, Baochai hurried forward and explained: "My aunt has really wronged brother Bao. I have to help him explain a thing or two when brother Bao is away. There is a reason for this. Just now, my mother tested us A few poems, Yun girl was kind, afraid that brother Bao would not be able to finish, so she helped to write a poem, who knew that brother Bao had finished writing by himself, so she was useless. No, girl Yun had a quarrel with brother Bao, Brother Bao wasted his time coaxing Yun'er there!"

Mrs. Wang is relieved that the son is still that caring and good son.Just hearing that it was Xiangyun who had stopped Baoyu, Mrs. Wang said bitterly: "Well, I just said that Baoyu is very considerate on weekdays, why is it so outrageous today? It turns out that the girl from the Shi family—" Especially after hearing that Xiangyun Want to give Baoyu a cheat sheet, but Baoyu is angry if she doesn't use her.Mrs. Wang made another note for Xiangyun in her heart.

Baochai retired after she had finished her work, and quietly retreated to the banquet.

When Madam Wang came back, Yuan Chun saw it and asked, "What's the matter?" Yuan Chun made a slight movement, and all the people around looked over.

Seeing Yuan Chun speak, Jia's mother followed suit, and Yuan Chun smiled and replied, "Don't worry, old lady, I'll go change clothes. Mother just wants to come together!"

Mother Jia nodded, knowing that this was a private conversation between the two of them!No matter how much she loved her, she was no match for her own mother. Mother Jia felt a little sore in her heart, so she nodded with a smile.Mrs. Wang took advantage of the trend and followed Yuan Chun to the back.

When he reached the inner room, Yuan Chun raised his hand and ordered to send all the servants out.When the last person went out and closed the door, Yuan Chun said to Mrs. Wang: "Now there is no one else, mother can tell me anything."

Mrs. Wang also really loves this girl, so she first cared about Yuan Chun's life in the palace.Even if I send money in every month, I still worry about Yuanchun's situation, is life going well?How can Yuanchun return?Naturally, it is good to ask anything, not to mention whether she can say it, but what is the use of saying it, except for one more person to worry about?

After caring about Yuanchun's life for a while, Mrs. Wang turned the topic to Baoyu, and naturally she brought up the matter of Baoyu and Baochai again.Mother Jia always disagreed with the promise of Baochai to Baoyu, and it was very difficult for Mrs. Wang not to let go.In fact, since Yuanchun was made a noble concubine, Mrs. Wang felt that her family's status had risen accordingly, and she was not without ideas in letting Baoyu marry Baochai.

However, Mrs. Wang felt a little guilty when she thought that when the money for the later construction of this garden was not enough, she would go to the Xue family to get the money, and she was also afraid that the Xue family would make trouble.In one, apart from some flaws in Baochai's identity, she is also satisfied in all aspects of her conditions.Mrs. Wang just wanted to call

My daughter helped to talk to Jia Mu.

Now, Yuan Chun is considered to be the most prestigious person in the mansion, and Yuan Chun said that this matter will be accomplished.

When Baoyu and Baochai were mentioned, Yuanchun thought again that Baoyu and Xiangyun came out today, which was inconsistent with what his mother had told her before, so he asked, "Didn't Madam say that Baoyu and Cousin Lin had a very close relationship? Look at Baoyu going around between Cousin Xue and Sister Shi?"

Hearing Yuan Chun talk about this, Mrs. Wang remembered what Baochai said before, and her impression of Xiangyun dropped again and again, and it had already dropped to the bottom.Just explain to Yuan Chun that "the children are just playing around at home".Yuanchun simply wasn't very interested in Xiangyun, so he didn't ask any further questions.On Daiyu's side, Mrs. Wang has a lot to say.

Mrs. Wang explained triumphantly: "Earlier, Baoyu and that girl from the Lin family were really close, and the old lady wanted to make the two of them a couple, but I didn't let go, and I spent a lot of effort on it. It was finally mixed up."

"Based on her mourning appearance, she was carved out of the same mold as Jia Min. She also wants to match my son. It's a dream!"

Yuan Chun: ...

Mrs. Wang didn't see Yuan Chun's face, and continued on her own, "However, it's all thanks to Dafang's pettiness, and I don't know what's wrong. I don’t know why Baoyu obstructed her eyes, but she always refused to let Baoyu pass by, which separated the two of them.”

Hearing that there was something about Xing Shuang involved, Yuan Chun frowned slightly.For some reason, when I came back to see Dafang, this aunt, I always felt that she was not the same person as she remembered.

Yuan Chun was still thinking about it, and Mrs. Wang said again: "Girl, you have seen Baochai from your aunt's house. She looks very good, and she is my niece and your cousin. It would be nice to promise her to Baoyu." .how do you feel?"

Yuan Chun thought about it for a moment, then asked Mrs. Wang to disturb his thoughts, and then put aside the thoughts in his head.Hearing Mrs. Wang's words, I disapproved in my heart, so I had no choice but to come back, not to refute my mother directly, and replied tactfully: "Cousin Xue is really good, but I think Cousin Lin is better. As the daughter of a Shangguan family, she is more suitable for Baoyu!"

The most important thing is to have a father like Lin Ruhai who has won the sacred heart and has real power.

Yuan Chun spent a lot of money in various places in the palace, but it was not in vain, and indeed he obtained a lot of useful information.

Mrs. Wang naturally disagreed with this statement. If you want to talk about the reasons why Daiyu is not suitable, she can tell a whole bunch of shortcomings about Daiyu.But she didn't want to tell her own daughter those unhappy things, so she simply dismissed Yuan Chun's thoughts with one sentence: "No matter how suitable she is, she has already agreed to others, and she has nothing to do with Baoyu."

Yuan Chun didn't know the news in the palace, and no one had heard of it from Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang before, so they were surprised when they heard about it.In this way, the idea of ​​asking Baoyu to marry Daiyu must not work.Moreover, listening to her mother's voice, it shows that she has a lot of opinions on Cousin Lin, which is contrary to her meaning.

Now that Lin Ruhai is so valued, it is serious to have a good relationship with Cousin Lin.With Lin Ruhai's face in front of the emperor, his life in the palace can be easier.Besides, there is no telling when he will be able to use him, but Mrs. Wang cannot be offended.Having been in the palace for a long time, Yuan Chun has become accustomed to measuring one thing by profit or loss no matter what he does.

Therefore, Yuan Chun tried to persuade Madam Wang again.He talked about Lin Ruhai's value again and again, and urged Mrs. Wang to have a better attitude towards Daiyu, and it is serious to build a good relationship.

Mrs. Wang didn't take it seriously when she heard it.No matter how powerful Lin Ruhai is, he is also an official outside, not a Beijing official, so what good will it do to his family?Even if he occasionally bullies her daughter, isn't he okay?

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Seeing that the time was almost up, and seeing Mrs. Wang's attitude still not paying much attention, Yuan Chun had no choice but to go back.

By the time the two returned, the last scene had already ended.

Afterwards, the little eunuch reminded Yuan Chun that it was time to start giving out rewards according to the etiquette.Yuan Chun also had to act in accordance with the etiquette system.

Among them, Jia Mu gave the most important gift, Jin Yuru

Italy, agarwood walking sticks, Canaan beads, etc.The rest of the people are gradually reduced according to their status.The three granddaughter-in-laws of Sister Feng, Li Wan and You are the same.Baoyu is the same as Jialan, and the three Yingchun sisters are the same as Baochai, Daiyu, and Xiangyun.

The little eunuch took a deep breath after reading the contents of the booklet.When Jia Mu and others heard their reward, no matter what they thought in their hearts, they were all smiling, saying "Thank you".Originally, the reward should have ended here, but Pian Yuanchun suddenly called out: "Baoyu, cousin Lin, you two come here."

Baoyu rubbed the ground and came over in a hurry.On the contrary, Daiyu was a little dazed, she didn't know why she called herself, an outsider, when there was a room full of people?

Baoyu walked halfway, and found that Daiyu was still in a daze, and ran back quickly: "Sister Lin, let's go!" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and approached Daiyu's hand.Then, Daiyu shrank back subconsciously.

Baoyu:  …

Jia Baoyu touched his nose and silently withdrew his hand.Daiyu also came back to her senses and went to Yuanchun.

However, Xing Shuang's heart is hanging, and she doesn't know what Yuan Chun wants to do.Just wait to stare without blinking.But it was discovered that Yuan Chun had rewarded the two of them with another gift alone.Baoyu's is the auspicious adornment of ice flowers, hibiscus, dragon and phoenix, and Daiyu's is jade beads embedded with golden silk, fragrant wood and cicadas.

Seeing Yuan Chun's actions, the people below must be envious and jealous of Daiyu's favor for the nobleman, on the other hand, they can't help but secretly guess whether Yuan Chun's actions have other deep meanings?

If I knew that Yuan Chun originally planned to reward the two of them with a pair of dragon and phoenix pendants, I'm afraid I would have thought even more!

Even Mrs. Wang was also dissatisfied. She had just whispered to Yuan Chun and she knew Yuan Chun's intentions, but she still didn't agree with it in her heart.He felt that it was unnecessary, so he put gold on Daiyu's face for nothing. Even if Lin Ruhai was powerful, he was still far away, so how could he control the affairs of Beijing?What's more, Lin Ruhai's official position is not too powerful, so he needs to see how far he can see it!

Regardless of what other people thought, the two returned after receiving the reward.Seeing this, Xing Shuang didn't say much.Afterwards, Yuan Chun offered rewards to each of the servants in the mansion, whether they were the master's personal servants, or the cooks, actors, handymen, etc., all had rewards.

Everyone hurriedly knelt down to thank each other, at this time the eunuch Si Li came to inform that it was time to invite Yuan Chun back to the palace, and this visit to relatives came to an end.Palace rules are hard to break, Yuan Chun didn't get favored very much, and he didn't dare to delay, cried once, and explained that next time he should not be too extravagant and wasted in a group of people sending him back to the palace.

Rongguo Mansion has been busy for nearly a year or two, and it disappeared after a few hours in just this one night.For a moment, Mother Jia and the others felt empty in their hearts, apparently not too relieved.

After Yuanchun returned to the palace, Mrs. Wang still went her own way, and her attitude towards Daiyu was not friendly at all.Obviously, he didn't take Yuan Chun's words seriously at all.Until Zhou Rui's family came back in a hurry: "Ma'am, I heard that Mrs. Lin has been promoted again. This time it seems to be quite powerful, what is it - anyway, a second-rank official - I heard that he will come to the capital again!

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But Mrs. Wang heard the report from Zhou Rui's family and held it in her hand, but she didn't come to her senses for a long time.

Lin Ruhai was promoted now?My daughter, Qian'er, advised me to treat that girl from the Lin family kindly, and also said that I should have a good relationship, but I didn't listen to it at the time.In just a few days, Lin Ruhai was promoted. At this time, Mrs. Wang felt a bit of pain in her face for no reason.

It's just, why hasn't the mansion heard of such a big event?Zhou Rui's family must have heard it wrong!At this time, Mrs. Wang didn't know whether she should look forward to whether the news was true or false.

In his heart, Yue Mo still prefers to be fake, even if Lin Ruhai's promotion is beneficial to him to a certain extent, Mrs. Wang is not willing.Why should the Lin family take all the benefits?

With complicated feelings, Mrs. Wang went to Jia Mu's place to seek evidence.

"What? You said that the son-in-law has been promoted to the second-rank official, and he still wants to come to the capital?" Mother Jia was very excited, and she stopped talking about Lin Ruhai, and opened her mouth to be the son-in-law, as if she completely forgot that she had one Lin Ruhai after another, and she was divorced...

Mrs. Wang felt a little relieved again.Come on, the old lady didn't receive any news, so maybe it should be fake!

Mrs. Wang was eagerly looking forward to it in her heart, so she was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, she was at Jia Mu's place and watched with her own eyes that Jia Mu ordered Lai Da to go out to find out the news, and asked Yuanyang to call Daiyu.

Ye seriously!

Unfortunately, the facts disappointed Mrs. Wang.

The person who went out to inquire about the news came back after a while. Mrs. Lai ran into the house, her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and before she stood up straight, she congratulated Jiamu: "The old lady is very happy." , the old lady is overjoyed, Mrs. Lin has indeed been promoted, a high position of the second rank!"

Lai Da said while gesticulating with his hands, with an extremely festive smile on his face, that's probably what his own son was like when he was a Jinshi in high school.

"Okay! Good! Good!" Mother Jia was really happy when she heard that, and said "Hello" three times.Turning around, he told Sister Feng to keep the monthly money of this month's servant for an extra month.As for Lai Da who reported the good news, he naturally received the most rewards.Sure enough, as soon as Mother Jia signaled, Lai Da not only got three months of monthly silver, but also the snacks that Mother Jia rewarded herself.

That's all for money. How many years have Mrs. Lai and Mrs. Jia been with Mrs. Jia, how can they still value a few months' monthly money?On the contrary, it was the pastry that Jia Mu rewarded. This is the reward that makes Lai Da happy.Except for Baoyu and others, how can others easily get the rewards of Jiamu's food?If you have it yourself, that is your own dignity, which represents how much Jia's mother values ​​her.

With this kind of value and love in it, how much money can't be earned?

Therefore, I saw that the most precious pieces of pastries bestowed by General Lai Jia Mu were wrapped in handkerchiefs, saying that they were to be kept for the eldest grandson at home.Sure enough, Mother Jia was very happy to see her.I feel that Lai is very loyal.

The Rongqing Hall was full of excitement, Daiyu followed the excitement and entered the door with the help of Xueyan, not far from Jia Mu, about seven or eight steps away, then stopped, bowed slightly, and said: " Greetings to the ancestors!"

When Jia Mu heard the sound, she hurried to Daiyu's side, took Daiyu by her own hand and sat down next to her seat, with a little helplessness in her words: "You child, why are you being polite to grandma? We are grandparents and grandchildren. , what are you doing so far away?"

Daiyu hung her head and said nothing, just pretending to be embarrassed to answer.

Mother Jia didn't hold on to it either, she had more important things on her mind. "Yu'er, do you know that your father has been promoted to a second-rank official?" Jia Mu stared closely at Daiyu's eyes during the interrogation.

Daiyu's hand holding the handkerchief tightened slightly, then she raised her head suddenly, her eyes were bright, and she looked very surprised: "Really? Why didn't my father say anything in the letter?"

Mother Jia has been watching Daiyu's reaction, and she is very relieved to see that Daiyu's appearance does not seem to be fake.She had read all of Lin Ruhai's letters to Yu girl in advance, so she naturally knew whether Lin Ruhai had mentioned this in the letter.The reason why I asked Daiyu so was just to test Daiyu's reaction.

When Lin Ruhai was promoted, Jia's mother was happy but also worried.As a result, the news from the dignified Rongguo Mansion was so late that they finally learned about Lin Ruhai's promotion.especially

As Lin Ruhai's Yue's family, with such a close relationship, Lin Ruhai didn't even get a word of it, Jia's mother was not without anger.

Besides, Lin Ruhai's daughter, Daiyu, is still raised in my house. Normally, Lin Ruhai should tell her about such a big matter!Only then did Jia's mother start to test Daiyu's mind.

It seems that I am really overthinking!

That Lin Ruhai is a cold-blooded and heartless person, and he can treat the Yue family so kindly, which shows that there is a coldness in his bones.Then, it's nothing if you don't tell your daughter about such a big matter.

I was really blind when I married Min'er to him!

Mother Jia blamed Rong Guogong in her heart, and she really regretted that she gave Lin Ruhai, the only prostitute daughter of Rong Guo Mansion, to someone like Lin Ruhai. Based on her daughter's original status, she was worthy of the prince...

"Old lady—old lady" Yuanyang called out twice behind Jiamu's back before calling Jiamu back to her senses.Seeing Daiyu's frowning and forbearance in her eyes, she was startled.Looking again, it turned out that he had pinched Daiyu's hand.Daiyu's hand was originally white and delicate, with a soft light, but when Jiamu pinched it, it turned red, purple and mottled, even Jiamu was taken aback.

Mother Jia let go of her hand in a hurry, and asked someone to bring the best Yulu ointment to apply to Daiyu.Daiyu kept her tears in her eyes tightly, not letting the tears fall, and refused Jia Mu's plan to give her medicine.

This jade dew ointment is also a new product in the pharmacy of Wang Taiyi's son's clinic. It has excellent medicinal effects and is very popular.Even the Rongguo Mansion was bought after queuing for a few days, and when I wanted to buy it later, it was already sold out.When will it come out, I don't know yet!

Jia Mu here is for Baoyu.宝玉爱闯祸，尤其是贾政总是不分轻重地揍他，这药膏留给宝玉正好。Now Daiyu refuses to use it, which is exactly what Jia Mu wanted.Take advantage of the situation and ask Yuanyang to put it away.Daiyu's skin didn't break, so using this ointment was a waste.

Daiyu was not surprised by Jia Mu's actions.On the contrary, Xueyan's face was quite gloomy and uneven.

After Yuanyang took the ointment, Daiyu took advantage of the situation and proposed to go back to rest.Nai He still didn't make it. "Yu'er, it's a happy event for your father to be promoted to an official position. You really should celebrate it. Now that your mother is gone, your father doesn't have any other elders to help take care of it, so let your grandmother do it!"

Daiyu had guessed that Jia Mu had this idea as early as she heard the news of her father's promotion from Jia Mu.Therefore, when Jiamu grabbed her hand just now, Daiyu gave up when she could have struggled, but she deliberately wanted to take the opportunity to slip away and not ask Jiamu to mention this.Unexpectedly, he still didn't escape.

Daiyu sighed, knowing that she couldn't escape this time, so she could only respond positively. "Grandmother, this is too tiring for you. Besides, since my father didn't mention it in the letter, I think he didn't want to make it public. So, it's better not to use it."

Jia Mu waved her hand: "You are still young, so you don't know the seriousness of this. Your father has been promoted to the second rank, so the emperor's favor does not celebrate it. I am afraid that the sage will misunderstand your father as ungrateful or look down on this." official position."

That's not what I said. With my father's achievements as an official, there is no need for such superficial efforts to show his sincerity.Besides, it's celebration, what kind of energy is this celebrating in Rongguo Mansion?My father was neither born in the Rongguo Mansion nor entered into the Rongguo Mansion——

Daiyu still wanted to open her mouth to refute, but Mother Jia didn't ask Daiyu to speak again, and directly made a decision: "You are a little man, and you don't understand after talking about it. I will decide this matter, and the Rongguo Mansion will handle it. It's up to you Don't recognize me as a grandmother, and don't let your father recognize me as a mother-in-law!"

Mother Jia has already talked about this, so how can Daiyu speak again?

Daiyu couldn't refute Jia Mu, and was worried that Jia Mu's behavior would cause trouble for Lin Ruhai, so she went out of Rongqing Hall and went to find Xing Shuang again out of habit.

After leaving the gate of Rongqing Hall, Xueyan couldn't bear it anymore.She has also seen Jia Mu's attitude. If Jia Mu loved Daiyu a little bit in the past, she probably doesn't have any now.Haven't you seen that you can't even part with a box of ointment?

How nice my young lady is, but Mother Jia is not worried about it at all.Xueyan complained for Daiyu in her heart, she was not worth it for Daiyu, and she kept talking all the way: "Do you really think that there is too much ointment? Sister Ruyi sent it last time."

I bought a few bottles, and said that I can just let her take it after I use it up, so I don’t have to be reluctant to use it.Too much!Next time I will take it out and ask them to have a look, see if the old lady hears it and feels happy? "

Daiyu's heart is warm, but Xueyan is a hot-tempered girl, but her thoughts are straightforward and heart-warming.Daiyu still seriously blocked Xueyan's plan: "There's no need for that, and I don't care about those things now. It's okay for me to spread the word, because it's not good for people to know about the eldest aunt, so why bother to add more trouble?"

Xueyan was still upset, but in the end she didn't say this anymore.

When she arrived at Xing Shuang's place, Daiyu told Xing Shuang the matter, which made Xing Shuang understand Jia Mu's thick skin unavoidably.Can you still do this?This is not a discussion with Daiyu, it is clearly taking advantage of Lin Ruhai's absence in the capital to put gold on her face!

As for Daiyu's worry, it doesn't bother her.Now, the emperor doesn't believe in anyone, and he doesn't believe in Lin Ruhai.After all, Lin Ruhai is now his confidant, and he is still working for him at the last moment of his life, dedicating his last value.

What's more, Lin Ruhai of Keng Rongguo Mansion was merciless when he built the family-friendly garden in the first place. At least one-third of his private treasury was contributed by Rongguo Mansion.Can he believe that Lin Ruhai handed over the celebration of his promotion to the Rongguo Mansion?

Xing Shuang didn't tell Daiyu about the details. Daiyu only thought that her father's achievements in Yangzhou and his character and character were deeply trusted by the emperor.Therefore, I feel relieved.That being the case, Daiyu didn't care about it.

Then, on the third day after Jiamu received the news, the Rongguo Mansion began to feast on guests, and the house was full of guests and guests.Welcome to send, so lively...

On that day, the sound of firecrackers in Rongguo Mansion was endless, and people on the streets outside Rongguo Mansion kept stopping to watch the excitement, gather together to discuss the happy event of such a rich family, gossip, chat, and sigh with envy...

As long as there is some happy event or reward in the Rongguo Mansion, it is worthy of being the natal family of the imperial concubine...

Daiyu only thought that the celebration was a banquet for the Rongguo Mansion's family members, and that the older ones were just inviting a few relatives to get together. Who knew that the celebration that Jia's mother said was so grandiose!

My own father doesn't dare to be so public, okay?Daiyu was about to cry...