The Royal Merchant of the Red Chamber

Yun'er had seen Xue Pan's recklessness and domineering before, so she didn't care when he saw him speak like this.After chatting with him a few more times, he disliked Xue Pan standing here as an obstruction and an eyesore, so he waved Xue Pan away casually.

Xue Pan shook his head and sighed, when he came out of the private room, he happened to meet the Qing Dynasty dancers who had been kicked out by him and came in one after another.But for a moment, the sound of silk and bamboo elegance, Yinggeyanwu, and Yinggeyanwu resounded impressively inside.

When I went back to my private room downstairs, the real and fake Baoyu were playing in full swing.Seeing Xue Pan coming in, he couldn't help but smile and asked: "Going to the toilet can delay the good time for half a day, so why don't you bother."

Xue Pan waved his hand casually, indicating that everyone should continue to have fun and ignore him.On the other hand, he sat quietly in the corner, constantly calculating and planning.

It is impossible for Xue Pan to be afraid of sending beauties to confuse the emperor and even lure him to take the nasty drug.But the matter has come to this point, and there is no room for repentance.What Xue Pan can do is to try his best to make all of this unnoticed and secretive.Can not let any outsider know.Therefore, he even kept Tu Zhen in the dark, fearing that Tu Zhen would have a difficult life after the incident happened in the future.

For such a confidential move, Xue Pan himself obviously couldn't do it.Fortunately, the heart-strengthening Gu left in his body by Mr. Shi is a kind of mother Gu, with this thing he can mobilize most of the blood's power.That's why he can handle this matter so covertly.

Furthermore, the aphrodisiacs and medicines he gave to the emperor were not common and visible things.This kind of elixir called Zuishengmengde was developed by Mr. Shi himself. After taking it, there will be no other reaction except emotion. Moreover, taking it for a long time will only make people exhausted and dizzy, but it will not Will not endanger a person's life...

Anyway, the emperor has abdicated now, so it's useless to be so clear-headed.Every day, I either calculate this or plan that, and actually add trouble to others.I'm afraid that after a long time, Tu Zhen will not be able to bear it.If the tragedy of fratricide and father-son conflict occurs at that time, it is better for him to handle the matter without anyone noticing now——

"Pan'er? Pan'er?" Zhen Baoyu called several times, but Xue Pan, who was sitting in the corner contemplating, didn't hear him.Zhen Baoyu had no choice but to go forward and pushed Xue Pan's shoulder with his hand, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you thinking so preoccupied that you haven't even heard me call you for so long?"

"Ah?" Xue Pan raised his head in a daze, looked at Zhen Baoyu and asked, "What did you say?"

Seeing Xue Pan's bewildered appearance, Zhen Baoyu was speechless for a moment.After half a day, just shook his head and said: "I mean it's getting late, let's go back first!"

Xue Pan turned his head to look at the big chiming clock hanging by the wall, and sure enough, the pointer had already pointed to the five quarters of Xu time.I couldn't help but reached out and rubbed my cheeks, and said with a smile: "It turns out it's already so late, so let's go back. If we haven't enjoyed ourselves, we'll come out tomorrow."

Jia Baoyu also had no objection, so the three of them put on their clothes and left without mentioning it.

But after the three separated, Jia Baoyu went back to Rongguo Mansion alone with Mingyan.Just after entering the Yimen Gate, Li Gui, who was guarding there, said to Jia Baoyu with a serious face: "If you go back to the second master, the second master asks the younger one to stay here and wait for the second master. Just say that the second master's house will come immediately." Go to the master's study. The master has something to ask."

Jia Baoyu's heart trembled, and he quickly asked, "What did the master call me?"

Li Gui frowned bitterly, shook his head and said: "I don't understand, it's just that the second master's complexion doesn't look very good."

When Jia Baoyu heard this, his heart became more and more uncertain.Sisiaiai stood there for a long while, then turned back and said to Mingyan, "Go and send a message to your ancestor. If I'm not well, tell her to come and save me."

Mingyan responded, and hurried in to pass on the message without mentioning it.

Let's say that Jia Baoyu walked over in fear all the way along the Chaoshou verandah.After arriving outside Jia Zheng's study, he became even more hesitant, paced back and forth several times, but didn't have the courage to step in the door.It's pitiful to look at the shrinking appearance.It just so happened that Mrs. Wang also came to discuss matters with Jia Zheng at this moment.Jin Chuan'er, Yu Chuan'er, Caiyun, Caixia and other big girls who followed her sat on the railing under the eaves and waited.Seeing Baoyu's speech and seeing the shape of a cat, the mouse leaned forward and back together happily.Jin Chuaner grabbed Jia Baoyu's skirt and laughed softly, "Second Master Bao, I have fresh rouge on my mouth, do you still want to eat it?"

Baoyu was so worried that he didn't bother to talk to her.With a slightly impatient expression, he pulled back his arm, and said casually, "The master is in front of the study, please respect my sister."Still hesitating at the door of the study.

The embarrassing Jin Chuan'er's face was flushed red, and she couldn't get off the stage even more.

Seeing this, Caiyun couldn't help persuading him: "He is worrying and panicking! You just teased him at the moment. Instead, you made a fool of yourself. Who is to blame?"

After a pause, he persuaded Baoyu softly, "Since Second Master Bao is here, hurry up and talk. Master has been waiting for you for a long time."

At that time, Jia Zheng also heard the noise outside in the study, and couldn't help asking in a deep voice: "Is Baoyu outside? Since it's here, why don't you come in quickly. What does it look like?"

Baoyu's scalp tightened, and she slipped in against the wall.He saluted Jia Zheng who was sitting crookedly on the kang, and said, "I've seen you, Master."

Then he bowed to Mrs. Wang, who was opposite Jia Zheng, and shouted, "I've seen my wife."

Sliding down on the chairs, the three Yingchun sisters got up and met with Baoyu.Jia Baoyu walked up to Jia Huan and stood up.

The housekeeper replied with a serious face, and asked: "Today, in Dongfu, your big brother Zhen invited you to a drink and a show, but you disappeared halfway—where did you go?"

Jia Baoyu swallowed his saliva, and replied in a soft voice: "I went to Big Brother Xue's house, and I wanted to say a few words before I came back, but unexpectedly I met the elder brother of the Zhen family in Jiangnan and the elder brother of the Zhen family to visit my uncle. I've been stubborn with the big brother of the Zhen family for a while, and I just came back at this time."

After a pause, he added uneasy: "Master, don't be angry, I will never dare again."

Jia Zheng didn't pay attention to Jia Baoyu's pretending to be obedient, but asked in a deep voice, "You said that when you went to Zhongxin Hou's mansion today, you saw people from Jiangnan Zhen's family also passing?"

Jia Baoyu nodded again and again, watching Jia Zheng remain silent.

In front of this father, he always asks and answers, and he doesn't answer when he doesn't ask.Not a word of gossip.Although he wanted to discuss a few words now, but recalling Jia Zheng's seriousness in the past, he didn't say anything after all.

Jia Zheng didn't bother to pay attention to what Jia Baoyu was thinking.With thick eyebrows furrowed, all he can think about is the affairs of the Zhen family in Jiangning Weaving Mansion.

Although it is said that Jia Shi Wang Xue, the four big families are in the same spirit.However, the Jiangnan Zhen family and the four major families belong to the same Jinling lineage, so the close relationship in the past years is naturally not unusual.But in the past two years—to be precise, since the Zhen family set up a project to repay debts with the whole family a few years ago, the relationship between the Zhen family in Jiangnan and the Jia family in the capital has become more and more distant.Although the gifts on the New Year's Day have not stopped, people with a discerning eye will know that they are no more expensive and extravagant than before.

This is understandable, after all, the Zhen family is now under the banner of repaying the debts of the whole family, so naturally they can't be as carefree as they used to be in their communication.But this time when the master of the Zhen family went to Beijing, apart from going to the palace for a banquet, he actually went directly to Zhongxinhou's mansion, but he didn't even send a message to Rongguo mansion.Such a sign is not good!

Thinking of this, Jia Zheng sighed even more.

The few families who had made friends with each other before, now Wang Ziteng is the second-rank supervisor of the Nine Provinces. He holds military power and is highly valued by the Holy Majesty.Not to mention the pride of Xue's father and son in front of the Holy Majesty.The Lin family is noble, and now there is a faint tendency to be the leader of the Qingliu in the court.Even the descendants of the Zhen family are now awarded Jinshi and edited in Hanlin Garden...

From the present point of view, only their Jia family has no successors.

Thinking of this, Jia Zheng looked up at Jia Baoyu, who knew nothing about the world except for playing, and at Jia Huan, who was more and more timid and desolate beside Baoyu, and his headache grew more and more.

And Jia Baoyu noticed Jia Zheng's threatening gaze lingering on her body, and felt a burst of cold sweat, but after a while, the heavy skirt was wet.

Looking at Jia Baoyu's reserved and trembling petty appearance, Jia Zheng became more and more bored.

Immediately raising his hands and rubbing the sore brows, Jia Zheng said, "Your Majesty has sent a letter from the palace. Thinking of the luxury and exquisite scenery in the provincial villa, wouldn't it be a pity if it was so deserted? So he ordered the sisters in the family to move in." Living in the garden, sometimes reciting poems and painting, is also quite fun. The mother also ordered, saying that you are playing outside every day, and you are getting lazy. Now you are banned, and you can study and read in the garden with your younger sisters. You must study hard, You must not disappoint your mother’s expectations.”

When Jia Baoyu heard this, he couldn't help being taken aback.They didn't show their gratitude as Jia Zheng and others thought.Instead, he asked with some suspicion: "Isn't your empress now entrusting her to pray for blessings in the imperial temple? It should be a time when you are calm and focused, and your heart is like still water. How can you still send news outside? If the other masters in the palace Seeing this, do you feel that the empress’s mind is not pure enough? What’s more, the majesty of the Tian family, the family-confessing villa was built for the empress with all the efforts of my Jia family. Naturally, it is for respect. After moving in for a long-term stay, will it be said that my Jia family does not enjoy the emperor's kindness and has no dignity? If there is a day..."

Jia Baoyu didn't have the nerve to say anything about it.

Unexpectedly, what he said surprised Jia Zheng.What do you think, but it turns out that Baoyu was just a playboy who didn't care about everything.When did you say such transparent and sensitive words about worrying about your family?

But I don't want Baoyu to feel congenial since Xue Pan went to Beijing, and the friendship has become deeper and deeper in the past few years.Even more because of caring, it is inevitable to pay more attention to the actions of some brothers.Xue Pan's petty affairs and major affairs are all involved in state affairs. After three years and five years of deaf ears, Jia Baoyu is no longer the mediocre dude who didn't understand anything.He had a clear mind, but he just didn't want to listen to it at first.Now that I have too much contact, I naturally think too much.

And if he doesn't want to, let it go. With a little thought, every move is based on the thoughts and concepts of normal people like Xue Pan, Lin Mozhi, and Zhen Baoyu.Every time I think about my mistakes, I feel that my family's actions are absurd and inexplicable.Sometimes the methods are clumsy and stupid as pigs.It would be fine if they were as muddleheaded as themselves.But they don't, all the time they think about the profit and fortune of climbing the dragon and the phoenix, but once they act, they don't have the city and ability of other people...

Thinking of this, Jia Baoyu only felt his head hurt.Quickly opened his mouth to persuade: "Otherwise, father should find an opportunity to talk to the empress, let's forget about the whole family and sisters moving into the garden?"

When Jia Zheng heard the words, his face darkened, and he sternly reprimanded: "Nonsense. How can you just refuse your mother's will? At that time, the crime of disobedience will be enough to implicate your clan. It's not cheap in the garden. You go out to hang around and fool around, so you can make up such a story to scare people. What a wicked beast, "

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang at the side hurriedly tried to persuade her, "Baoyu is still young, so it's okay to speak up, and it's inevitable that he lost his sense. But he is also thinking about his family. Baoyu, hurry up and apologize to the master, saying that he will never do this again. "

Jia Baoyu was originally a soft-spoken person who didn't take much responsibility.I said these words today, but I just felt it after listening to Xue Pan and Zhen Baoyu discussing current affairs in a drunken fan.Now after hearing Jia Zheng's reprimand, he was trembling with fright and his face was ashen-colored.He hurriedly begged for mercy, made a few words of apology, and dared not even say a word if he went deeper.

Jia Zheng was even more furious when he saw his cowardly appearance, and after a few more curses, he kicked him out of the study and sat by himself in a sulky voice.

Let's not mention Mrs. Wang's kind words of comfort.But Jia Baoyu returned to Rongqing Hall with a disappointed face.I was so angry that I had nowhere to vent it, and then I heard a lot of noise in the room, so I threw down the curtain angrily and entered the door and said: "There is a lot of noise in the first month, what do you mean?"

At that time, the room was full of maids, and Qingwen and Jia Baoyu's nanny, Nanny Li, faced each other.Seeing Baoyu coming in, Qingwen snorted angrily, turned her head and went inside.On the contrary, Nanny Li was evasive and sneaky.

Jia Baoyu was suspicious, and couldn't help asking: "What's going on?"

Sheyue and the girls stood in the room, looking at each other, not daring to speak at all.

Seeing this, Jia Baoyu was even more puzzled.Repeatedly urged: "What's going on?"

For half a day, no one spoke.They all looked at Nanny Li with condemning eyes.

The nanny Li Nanny said slyly: "It's just a bowl of crispy cheese. How come..."

Jia Baoyu raised his eyebrows, and laughed softly with inexplicable emotions: "But that bowl of sugar-steamed crispy cheese specially rewarded by the imperial concubine?"

Sheyue on the side immediately answered: "Isn't it just for this bowl of crispy cheese. Grandma Li wanted to eat it when she came in, and Huixiang quickly said that it was left by the second master for sister Xiren. Want to eat. Sister Qingwen persuaded her that it was specially given to the second master by the empress, and it was something useful anyway. If there is no order from the master, tell her not to move. To avoid being ostracized and hurting others. Unexpectedly Not only did she not appreciate it, but she also said a lot of ugly things. Sister Qingwen is so angry!"

When Jia Baoyu heard this, he couldn't help but glanced in surprise at Qingwen, who was slumped on the bed and said nothing.

Nanny Li muttered more and more shamelessly: "They're all a bunch of skinless and shameless vixens. The men ignore me and just coax you to play around. It's just a fluffy girl bought for a few taels of money, dressed up all day long. You're so yaoyao, sue the old lady more sexually, and assign you to the servant below, and see if you can't be rampant." Seeing this, Qingwen became more and more angry, turned over and walked to Madam Li and shouted: " Who is grandma scaring with these words? I walk upright and sit upright. I am not greedy for my master's things, and I don't have dark ghosts in my heart, and I am not afraid of you making up your mouth and making irresponsible remarks. Let's go to the old lady together Reply, Ming Zheng justly broke it off. Let's see if it is mine, or is it reasonable for you to snatch things from your master without the rules of slavery?"

After a pause, he sneered again and said: "So that grandma can know, I'm not afraid to sue the master if I really tear my face. At worst, I'll pack a dozen and go back to the old lady's room to serve. But let the old lady know that you don't know what to do every day." Just go to Baoyu's house to jam things and grease them, and even arrange the gossip of the second master inside and outside the house, and the skin will not expose you. At that time, I will take a look at those who are really shameless."

Seeing Qingwen's behavior of smashing the pot and tearing her face, Madam Li felt a little timid in her heart.But he still shouted unconvinced: "You are really a sharp-mouthed hairy girl, and she is going to subdue me more and more. You didn't know where you were when I was breastfeeding Baoyu, but now you are serious about arranging me. .”

Then, he pulled Baoyu's sleeve and cried, "Baoyu, don't you say a few words of justice? Have you forgotten how you grew so big? My blood turned into milk and I grew so big Now that you're older, you don't want to drink milk anymore, so you let the little girl in your house bully me, but she scolded me so shamelessly after eating your bowl of milk..."

After hearing this, Qingwen didn't let Baoyu speak, so she sarcastically said: "Grandma Li, don't cry in Baoyu's room, it's better to make a fuss in front of the old lady! Just say that Grandma Li relied on her milk to beat the second master once. , getting old and old. Even taking advantage of Baoyu's absence to grab the food given by the empress in the palace to eat. Tell me to say a word, and then become stiff with shame and shame. See how the old lady pities you and how she takes care of you. It's up to you. Whether to beat me to death with a stick or just throw me out and make a random match. Let's go, let's go to the old lady and ask now."

Saying that, she took Li Nanny's hand and walked outside.

Nanny Li just came over to vent her anger after getting drunk.Normally, even if the girls in the room were not convinced, they would just hide and be done.Who knows what evil Qingwen ran into today, instead of hiding far away, she even came up to break up.Nanny Li took advantage of her age to have some face, but also bullied Qingwen when she was young and frivolous, so she simply composed two sentences that were neither yin nor yang, which can be regarded as the evil spirit of chasing Qianxue away for tea.

Who would have expected that Qingwen's firecracker-like violence would make things so troublesome.If she was in front of the old lady, although Qingwen would definitely be scolded for being rampant, she might not be clean.At that time, everyone will be there.Maybe she suffered even more.After all, Nanny Li is now the one who Gao Lao solves the problem.The whole family is no longer valued, but relying on the old to sell the old to make some money by relying on the credit of having nursed Baoyu.If Baoyu and the masters are really offended, life will be even more difficult in the future.

Thinking of this, Nanny Li shook off Qingwen's arm casually, and after saying a few casual words, she excused something and slipped away without touching the ground.

Qingwen pinched her waist and stood on the threshold, watching Li Madam disappear, then spat out a mouthful of disdain and said: "Nuxiang's slaves are all slaves, and only you dirty old bastards are allowed to do it. People. Something."

All the girls in the room, including Baoyu, looked at Qingwen with admiration.When Qingwen turned her head back, she might as well be taken aback by the sight, and couldn't help but blurt out, "What do you want me to do?"

"It's nothing, I just think sister Qingwen is getting more and more powerful." Sheyue said, and quickly got a bowl of tea and handed it to Qingwen, flatteringly said: "I've been talking for a long time, is your mouth dry? Drink it quickly." Soothe your throat with a sip of tea."

Qingwen was feeling dry mouth.Quickly took the tea and drank it down, then raised his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth and said: "I've been talking to that old man for half a day, and my throat is full of smoke. Pour me another cup."

Seeing this, Musk Moon immediately poured another cup for Qingwen.After Qingwen drank it all in one gulp, Baoyu laughed and said, "Qingwen has become more and more articulate today, and she was able to block her so that she couldn't speak a word. It's really amazing."

Qingwen sneered and said: "I am not afraid of the shadow slanting, so naturally I don't have to listen to her repression. You guys, you are lying to the gods, and you have a guilty conscience before waiting for others to say anything. Naturally, I dare not talk to her carefully." Breaking off. I have a clear conscience, so naturally I am not afraid."

After finishing speaking, he put down his cup and went into the house.

Needlework is forbidden in the first lunar month, and Qingwen is used to needlework, so when she opened her hand at first, not only did she not feel relaxed, but she felt uncomfortable all over her body.And because Xiren got his wife and master's connoisseur today, he went to have New Year's tea.Seeing her so beautiful, Qingwen felt more and more boring.I just feel that I am also serving in front of Baoyu, and I don't have such a decent honor after all.Just as she was feeling angry and depressed, Nanny Li came in again to pick quarrels and troubles, and even mentioned the matter of kicking out Qianxue earlier, which aroused Qingwen's thoughts even more.

Annoyance welled up in her heart, and by the time Qingwen came back to her senses, she had already confronted Nanny Li.Fortunately, Nanny Li is also a master who eats soft and fears hard in the end, and she shy away from going back at the last moment.If not, I really made trouble in front of the old lady...

Qingwen shuddered subconsciously as she thought about it.Thinking that everything served was caused by the bowl of crispy cheese left for Xiren, I couldn't help but complain about Xiren.

Just thinking about it, Baoyu came in from outside.Sitting in front of Qingwen, she said with a smile: "During the first lunar month, everyone is outside throwing dice and wiping cards, why don't you follow?"

Qingwen glared at Baoyu, and said angrily: "I originally won. When Grandma Li came, I lost again. I have no money, how can I play?"

When Baoyu heard this, she was about to speak when she heard a girl outside shouting, "Sister Xiren is back."

Baoyu immediately got up and went to meet him.Seeing this, Qingwen couldn't help but snorted again.