The Royal Merchant of the Red Chamber
Chapter 35
After traveling for an unknown number of days, the boat finally docked.
When Xue Pan stepped on the ground with one foot deep and one foot wobbly, he exhaled exaggeratedly, stretched out his hand and patted his chest and said, "My mother, I almost tormented me to death."
Mrs. Xue at the side heard the words, shook her head helplessly and smiled: "How dare you say that such a big man is still seasick. He vomited faintly, really..."
How do I know that there will be so much difference between ancient cruise ships and later generations of yachts.It's wobbly, almost like riding a roller coaster.
Xue Pan rolled his eyes, unable to complain.Leaning limply on the side of Lin Mozhi who was becoming more and more calm.Looking up at a group of young servants who wanted to come but didn't dare to come, and decently dressed women, he said feebly, "Are you here to pick us up?"
Seeing this, the leading woman immediately leaned forward and smiled and said, "The young one is from the Rongguo Mansion. How many nobles do you dare to ask, but are they from the Lin family in Yangzhou and the Xue family in Jinling?"
"There is also Jinling Zhen's family." Xue Pan stretched out his finger and pointed to Zhen Baoyu who was staring at the crowd carrying the salute behind him, and said softly.
"That's right." The woman was overjoyed when she heard the words, and immediately bowed and said, "The young one belongs to the family of Zhou Rui's family, who is the companion of the second wife of the Rongguo Mansion. Go to the government!"
When everyone heard this, they frowned indistinctly, and subconsciously glanced at Lin Daiyu who was standing with Baochai.Seeing this, Lin Daiyu pursed her lips involuntarily and did not speak.
Seeing this, Zhou Rui's family hurriedly said: "I know that Miss Lin went to Beijing with Xue's family, and the old matriarch specially ordered Lai Lai who was beside her to pick her up in person. But the second lady thought that the younger ones had to come and pick her up." Faithful to Mrs. Hou, I took Miss Lin back by the way."
I came all the way to pick me up eagerly, just for this "by the way"?
Lin Daiyu sneered and was about to speak.Seeing Baochai gently hold her catkin, his heart skipped a beat, but he still didn't speak.
Lin Mozhi glanced at Zhou Rui's house with a half-smile, but didn't say anything.After all the things on the boat had been tidied up, Zhen Baoyu walked over Shi Shiran, and seeing the oppressive atmosphere of the crowd, he couldn't help asking: "What's going on, why are you all angry? "
"Nothing?" Mrs. Xue shook her head indifferently, and said with a smile at Zhou Rui's family: "Go back and tell your second lady that our family is here, and there are countless people to salute, so it's not good to go directly to bother you. It's better to wait for me Make some arrangements, and then go to Rongguo Mansion to greet the old lady."
"This..." Zhou Rui's family was very anxious when they heard the words. When he came out, he had issued a military order in front of the second wife, and he had to bring everyone from the Xue family to Rongguo Mansion.The second lady even tidied up the yard where she lived, how could she let everyone in the Xue family go home by themselves?
Zhou Rui's family immediately smiled flatteringly at Mrs. Xue, and said: "So that Mrs. Zhongxinhou can find out that our second wife knows the news of Zhongxinhou's going to Beijing, so it is very important. We will sell a pear fragrance courtyard in Rongguo Mansion early. I packed it up, I just hope Mrs. Zhongxin Hou will take the girl and uncle to live there!"
Mrs. Xue said with a smile: "Your second wife has a heart. But although our master has something to delay this time and can't go to Beijing, but it takes only a month or two to come up. When the time comes, the men of those days, what Is there a reason to live in a relative's house? It's important for us to go back and tidy up, so as not to cause chaos when the master goes to Beijing."
Zhou Rui's face darkened.Obviously, the second wife pinched her hands and said that with Mrs. Xue's personality, she would definitely live in Rongguo Mansion, so why is it different in front of her eyes?How should I deal with this?
Zhou Rui's family was in a cold sweat, but they didn't expect that although the second wife understood her sister's temperament, she underestimated Master Xue's scheming.What's more, the insignificant prestige he gave to Lin Daiyu before also offended Mrs. Xue, who had just admitted her daughter and was quite defensive, which led to the current neither embarrassing nor embarrassing situation.
Lin Daiyu at the side twitched her lips in relief when she saw Zhou Rui's family's distressed appearance.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Rui's family finally bowed their heads and said: "So that Mrs. Zhongxinhou will know that the second lady is also the old lady's intention to clean up the Lixiangyuan. Now everyone is waiting for the lady in Rongguo Mansion! The old lady also got up early, If Madam doesn't come over..."
Mrs. Xue originally planned to stay in Rongguo Mansion for a month or two until Master Xue's family went to Beijing.What's more, the look he gave Lin Daiyu before made Mrs. Xue uneasy. Whether it was because of the confession to Lin Ruhai and Lin Mozhi, or her own feelings for Lin Daiyu, it was impossible for her to throw Lin Daiyu into the Rongguo Mansion.Those words before were just to beat and beat Zhou Rui's family, but now that the purpose has been achieved, it's just a matter of course.only……
Mrs. Xue lowered her eyelids lightly, and said with a calm smile: "Since the old matriarch is so kind, we juniors dare not take it too seriously. Just let me order a woman to send the heavy belongings back to the mansion in Beijing first." .We'll just go to Rongguo Mansion."
Although it was a little different from the second lady's previous order, she invited the person over anyway.Zhou Rui's family didn't dare to say a word, and quickly bowed and smiled: "Thank you for your kindness, Mrs. Zhongxinhou."
As he spoke, he ordered those boys to bring the sedan chair over to wait for the nobles to ride on the sedan chair.
Because Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai belonged to a girl's family, it was difficult for them to show their faces in public, so they all put on capes with big hats before disembarking. Although the heavy capes blocked the sight of outsiders, they also blocked their own family. gaze.As a result, the two girls with poor vision had to be supported by their personal servants, and got into the sedan chair step by step.
And the servants of Xue's mansion who were looking at the house in the middle of the capital also gathered together, and sent all the sedan chairs to pick them up under Mrs. Xue's order.Then he lifted all the boxes and cages onto the cart and carried them back to the house one by one.Because there were things from the Lin family and the Zhen family in it, Madam Xue was a little worried, and sent a confidant woman along with her to go back.
This signaled everyone to lift up the sedan chair and move forward.
Xue Pan, Lin Mozhi and Zhen Baoyu naturally rode over there.Because the three are all young men who have not yet reached the crown, one looks like a banished fairy; the other looks like the dawn moon, and is suave; Yes, let alone three together.At that moment, everyone on the street stopped and moved to the sides, pointing and whispering to the three people who were beating horses ahead.
Someone among them recognized Lin Mozhi, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "That's Sanyuan and the No. [-] Scholar Lang, who was ordered to parade through the streets back then—"
As a result, it seemed as if hot oil dripped into a cold pot among the crowd and exploded.There were even quite a few girls and women who were jokingly throwing flower bones and silk scarves at everyone, making everyone dumbfounded for a while.It wasn't until the brigade turned around Ningrong Street that the crowd gradually became thinner, and that's all.
Based on the relationship between the Zhen family and the Jia family, Zhen Baoyu naturally wanted to visit Rongguo Mansion when he went to Beijing.Just looking at how things went before...
Zhen Baoyu shook his head suspiciously, stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "What's going on, why do I see something wrong?"
"There are too many things that are wrong, and you will know in the future." Xue Pan sneered, curled his lips in disdain, and said softly to Zhen Baoyu.
Zhen Baoyu raised his eyebrows, but smiled silently.
Suddenly seeing a group of young men rushing over in a hurry, and after blocking their way, a middle-aged man who looked like a manager came forward and said, "Is the Rongguo Mansion's team ahead?"
Seeing this, Zhou Rui's family rushed forward and asked, "Exactly, where are you from?"
"Our empress is the side concubine of the Prince's Mansion of Andong County. When she learned that our uncle was going to Beijing today, she specially ordered me to pick him up and return to the Palace. Who knew that I was delayed for a while because of other things, and I didn't receive it when I went to the pier. People. I heard that our uncle followed us all the way to the Rongguo Mansion, so we had to bite the bullet and catch up." The steward smiled at Zhou Rui's family.
When Zhou Rui's family heard that the man was the steward of the palace, they felt that their aura was a little bit lower, and they quickly apologized and said with a smile: "It turns out that he is the master of the palace of Andong County. Our master has a close relationship with the king of Andong County, and they often come and go."
That is the old calendar hundreds of years ago.The manager's face was full of smiles, and he couldn't help saying: "That's that."
Then he turned his head and pulled Zhen Baoyu to share, and stopped by to greet Xue Pan and Lin Mozhi.After greeting Mrs. Xue through the sedan chair and pleading guilty, he took Zhen Baoyu's rein and hurried away.
The crowd set off again, and after about half a day's work, they suddenly saw two big stone lions squatting on the north side of the street, and in front of the three gates with animal heads, there were about a dozen people in beautiful clothes sitting in beautiful crowns, talking and laughing.There is a plaque on the main entrance, and on the plaque is a big book with five big characters "Zao Ningguo Mansion".Not far to the west, there are still three gates, with a plaque hanging on the top of the "Zao Rongguo Mansion".Daiyu looked out through the blue screen window, remembering that her brother had told her about Rongning Second Mansion on the road.Although the ancestors were once granted the title of Duke, but in this generation, there is only one title of "first-class general" left...
Her grandmother's family is indeed different from other families.From master to slave, it's all different!
Thinking of this, Daiyu frowned leisurely.Then he drew down the curtain and didn't look outside.
The sedan chair stopped in front of the gate of Rongguo Mansion, and the maids and women in the back got out of the sedan chair first, and caught up with the ladies and girls who came to help up the sedan chair.Mrs. Xue walked in the front, Baochai was two steps behind, stretched out her hand and walked up the steps hand in hand with Daiyu.Xue Pan and Lin Mozhi were naturally led into the front yard by the servants to meet Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng.A dozen or so well-dressed women stood on the steps, and they all surrounded them and sent them all into the gate, just past the second gate.I saw the second lady greeted me with joy on her face.
Mrs. Xue took Baochai in one hand and Daiyu in the other and hurried forward two steps.Called Mrs. Wang's sister and sister.Mrs. Wang treated Mrs. Xue and Baochai's unusual relatives, and when she saw Lin Daiyu, she just nodded and smiled faintly.Daiyu also twitched the corners of her mouth and bowed her head in silence.Seeing this, Baochai stepped forward and took Lin Daiyu's hand, and the two walked forward supporting each other.Everyone walked through the second gate together and entered the main courtyard.Jia's mother and her family's sisters and daughters-in-law stood on the steps, and below them stood a bunch of maids and women, surrounded by phoenix hairpins, densely packed.
Mrs. Xue went forward to salute first, and was greeted and supported by Jia's mother.He smiled and greeted: "I haven't seen you for many years, the old lady is still so tough, she looks more and more like an old birthday star."
Mrs. Shi couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear when she said a word. After the two exchanged a few words of greetings, Mrs. Xue turned her head and said, "Baochai, Daiyu, please greet the old lady."
Immediately a maid stepped forward and handed over the mat.The two Baochai stepped forward to kowtow to Mrs. Shi, and said, "Greetings to you (meeting my grandmother)."
Mrs. Shi was fine at first, but when she saw Daiyu, her expression immediately became uncontrollably sad.He hugged Daiyu in his arms, screaming heartily and crying loudly.He couldn't help saying: "My poor son, he went so early..."
Everyone in Jia's mansion also shed a few tears along with him.Mrs. Wang came forward and said, "Old lady, it's cold outside, let's go inside and talk!"
Jia Mu nodded, supported Daiyu's hand with one hand and pulled Baochai with the other, and entered the room.Everyone sat down one after another, and Jia Mu pointed to everyone in the Jia family to let Daiyu and Baochai recognize each other one after another.The eldest aunt, second aunt, sister-in-law and sister of the two called each other, recognized each other, and took their seats.Another little girl poured tea.
Because Lin Daiyu was an orphan who lost her mother and went to Beijing, it was inevitable for Jia's mother to see the maids and nurses beside Daiyu again.Because Lin Mozhi had already made preparations, besides the nanny and the four maids who went to Jinling with Daiyu this time, there were two more nuns and a dozen more maids who went to Beijing with Daiyu. .The older ones are fifteen or sixteen years old, and the younger ones are eleven or twelve years old. It is appropriate for them to perform their own duties.Mother Jia nodded with a smile, and didn't mention the gift of the girl.
Jiamu sat on the head with Daiyu in her arms. Seeing Lin Daiyu's resemblance to Jiamu, she couldn't help but sigh again and again.Since she was a child, she loved Jia Min the most. When she picked a marriage for her, it took a long time to choose from left to right, and finally she picked out Mr. Lin.Originally thought that the husband and wife could live happily ever after, but who would have thought that their daughter would leave so early.He also let go of a lonely and helpless daughter.
For a while, there was even more melancholy, and seeing Lin Daiyu's thin and pale face became more and more pitiful.Here she was talking softly with Lin Daiyu, when Mrs. Wang suddenly stepped forward, put her arms around Daiyu's shoulders and said with concern, "This child seems to have some deficiency. What kind of medicine do you often take?"
Lin Daiyu looked at Mrs. Wang in surprise, pursed her lips, lowered her eyes, and replied softly: "I've always been like this since I was born. I've always taken medicine since I could eat... Now I'm taking ginseng nourishing pills."
Jia Mu immediately said, "It happens that I also want to make medicine, so I just ask them to make more."
There was a hint of displeasure in his expression, as if he meant not to let Mrs. Wang continue to speak.
While talking, I heard someone laughing loudly in the backyard: "I am late, and I have never greeted distant guests."
Laughter came from far away, but after a while, a group of daughters-in-law and maids surrounded a person and walked in.Daiyu looked intently, and saw that the man was dressed in brilliant colors, glittering in gold, bright red and green, Daiyu subconsciously took another look at the very elegantly dressed members of the Xue family, and suddenly turned cold.Standing up slowly, she tilted her head slightly to look at the man.
When Jia Mu saw this, she immediately took Daiyu's hand, and said with a smile, "You don't know her. He is a well-known rogue here. He is called a hot pepper in southern provinces. Just call her Feng spicy."
Daiyu twitched the corners of her lips slightly, but said nothing.
Seeing this, all the sisters hurried forward to smooth things over and said, "This is Lian's second sister-in-law."
Only then did Daiyu bow slightly, and said with a lukewarm smile, "Second sister-in-law Lian."
What a shrewd person Wang Xifeng was, he could tell at a glance that Daiyu didn't like her.Then she peeked at Jia Mu and the crowd who were disapproving, and immediately understood the position of Miss Lin in Jia Mu's heart, and quickly took Lin Daiyu's hand and walked to Jia Mu, smiling: "It's so strange to the old ancestors." It's Miss Lin that I'm thinking of all my heart, and I only knew it when I met today. There is such a beautiful person in the world. Such a grand daughter is actually a granddaughter of a direct relative! It's a pity that my younger sister has a hard life, why did my aunt pass away? .”
As he spoke, he had to cry and weep.
Seeing this, Jia's mother had no choice but to say: "I just got ready, and you came to recruit me again. Your sister came from a long way, and she is weak, so she persuaded her, so let's talk in advance."
As soon as the words fell, Wang Xifeng immediately stopped crying and started laughing again, apologizing again and again, and hurriedly took Lin Daiyu's hand to ask for warmth. Lin Daiyu was tired and flustered from watching this excellent performance.
Baochai at the side shook her head at Lin Daiyu, taking advantage of others not paying attention.Only then did Daiyu pull herself together, and exchanged pleasantries with Wang Xifeng, but she had a grudge in her heart, and she couldn't warm up no matter what.
There was also Madam Wang who asked about the monthly money in a non-descript manner, and then involved going to the attic to find satin.Wang Xifeng replied that she didn't see it, and Mrs. Wang said again: "Is there any? It doesn't matter. I should take out two casually and cut clothes for your sister. I will think about it at night and ask someone to get it again. Don't forget." .”
Lin Daiyu felt awkward when she got off the boat today, but now she heard Mrs. Wang's word "By the way", she felt even harsher.She has been with everyone in the Xue family for the past few months, and she is used to being considerate and respectful.There is also Lin Mozhi, the newly-acquainted elder brother, although he looks calm and indifferent on his face.But in private, she also gave her all kinds of detailed instructions, and invited her two nuns and maids from the palace to fill the show. After several months of education, although Daiyu did not As for the arrogance and reserve of an official lady, she is not as cautious as the original book.
After holding back for a long time, I finally couldn't hold it back, and said softly: "Don't bother the second aunt and Lian's second sister-in-law. The second aunt and Lian's second sister-in-law are busy with their affairs, if they still distracted from taking care of Daiyu, how can I be ashamed! I also brought a box of clothes, most of which were made before and have not been worn yet, and they are all light-colored and suitable for status. I am not in a hurry to cut clothes for a while. Let's wait for Lian's second sister-in-law to be free. , or the mansion is going to make clothes, let's do it for Daiyu 'by the way'!"
While talking, he thought of what Baochai and his brother had said to her on the boat before coming here.With a twitch of his heart, he turned around and gave Wang Momo the next one a wink.
Seeing this, Wang Momo immediately came forward with a smile and said, "Greetings to the old lady. Our uncle said when we came, although the old lady felt sorry for the girl who lost her mother at a young age, she took the initiative to take the girl here. But the relatives get along with each other. After a long time, there will inevitably be some trivial things. Besides, our girl is weak, so she needs to take tonics frequently. I gave the old slave [-] taels of silver to bring over. He also clearly stated that "every day's fee will be waived, and the only way is to punish her." The usual law'. Please accept the old lady."
When Jia Mu heard this, her face immediately turned cold.He said dissatisfiedly: "What do you mean by uncle? The old man brought Daiyu here, thinking of Daiyu's loss of his aunt at a young age. Besides, since I have brought her here, I will naturally arrange the affairs. Uncle took out the money to share, does it mean that you can't trust the old man and think that Daiyu will be wronged at the grandmother's house? Or is it that I, a huge Rongguo mansion, can't afford to support a little girl?"
"Old Madam calm down—"
"Grandma, listen to my father's nonsense! He just wants to respect and respect you, the old man, but he can't find any excuses, so he has to use me as a son. Daiyu came to my grandmother's house, not someone else's house. My grandmother treated me It's good, what kind of disadvantages can I suffer?" Daiyu covered her mouth and said with a coquettish smile.While talking, he looked at Mrs. Wang casually.
When Jia Mu heard this, her expression eased a little.He put his arms around Daiyu and said, "It's still Daiyu who understands the truth."
Immediately, she said coldly to Wang Momo, "You take the money back, I will definitely not accept it."
"Hey, old lady, you said that I am a slave, with so much money, in case something goes wrong..." Wang Momo said, looking at Jiamu with a sad face, and said: "Please be considerate, old lady." Some!"
Daiyu also kept persuading her, so Mother Jia reluctantly took the money and said, "I'm just keeping it for my uncle, and I will exchange it back when the time comes."
Seeing this, Mrs. Xue also took the opportunity to give 2 taels of silver.Jia's mother murmured again, but because of Mrs. Xue's eloquent persuasion, she finally accepted it.
Mrs. Wang of that Xiang originally wanted to give Lin Daiyu a blow, but Lin Daiyu, though small and weak, would not accept any grievances.Instead, he huffed and gave her a shame.Seeing that the Lin family and the Xue family gave all the money to the old lady, I felt even more uncomfortable.The stunned one didn't know what to say, and was alone, so pitiful.
When Mother Jia saw her, although she was angry that she couldn't see the height of her eyebrows, she also pitied her for being the aunt of her favorite grandson.Shaking his head at the moment, he had no choice but to show his face for her.He ordered the two nuns to take Daiyu outside to greet the two uncles.
The eldest lady Xing watched the joke for a long time, and she was secretly laughing!Seeing what Jia Mu said, she immediately volunteered to take Daiyu there in person without mentioning it.Mother Jia ordered people to take Xue's mother and daughter to Lixiangyuan, and everyone dispersed for a while.
About an hour later, people gathered from all over to Jiamu's backyard to have dinner.Lin Daiyu and Mrs. Wang were the last to come over, and both looked calm.Sitting aside, Baochai keenly noticed that Lin Daiyu's expression was not quite right, just as Jia's mother ordered Lin Daiyu to sit with them at the same table.The two were beside Jiamu, one on the left and the other on the right. Baochai stretched out his legs under the table and lightly kicked Daiyu's feet. Daiyu smiled at Baochai knowingly.
After dinner in silence, each little girl brought tea in a small tea tray.Although Baochai and Daiyu are used to it, they don't need to stay at home when they live abroad, so they have to change one by one.After washing hands and rinsing mouth, it was considered as dinner.Jia Mu sent Mrs. Wang, Li Wan and Sister Feng away, and then asked Daiyu, "What books did you study?"
Daiyu lowered her head and replied, "I've only read four books."
Then he raised his head and smiled at Baochai, and asked again, "What books did the sisters study?"
Mother Jia waved her hand casually and said, "What kind of book are you reading? It's just that you can recognize two characters. It's not just a blind man with his eyes open!"
Before he could say a word, he heard footsteps outside, a girl came in and said with a smile: "Uncle Lin and Uncle Xue came to greet the old lady."
"Master Lin?" Mother Jia was confused for a while.The matter of Lin Ruhai's adoptive son was rushed after Jia's mansion sent people to Yangzhou, and after arriving in Yangzhou, the servants of Rongguo's mansion were immediately sent to Jinling. They were so busy and delayed all the way that they forgot to tell Rongguo's mansion about Lin Mozhi's matter.So Jiamu couldn't help being at a loss when she heard it now.
Seeing this, Lin Daiyu immediately leaned into Jiamu's ear and whispered, "That's my brother..."
As he spoke, he quietly told Mother Jia about Lin Mozhi.I don't know what Jia Mu was thinking, but she said more and more kindly on her face: "Hurry up and invite people in."
Let's say that Xue Pan and Lin Mo entered the flower hall one after the other.I just felt a bright light in front of my eyes. Lin Mozhi immediately lowered his eyes to avoid suspicion, looking at the nose, nose, mouth, and heart, showing respect and etiquette.Xue Pan grinned and looked around.Although he is a foreigner, he can be regarded as an in-law anyway.Besides, Xue Panchang was originally wealthy and pleasing, and most of the girls in this room were about twelve or thirteen years old.Therefore, Xue Pan is only looking at it as a background, and his eyes are very pure.All the sisters were used to hanging out with Baoyu again, so they didn't think anything of it.
Some girls came up with futons, Xue Pan knelt down and kowtowed to Jia Mu.And because Lin Mozhi had an official position, he was not considered a real nephew of the Jia family, so he just bowed long and to the end.Xue Pan watched in admiration secretly, only felt that Lin Mozhi's waist was really soft, unlike his stiff one, which could not be bent.
Mother Jia in this room asked them to get up with a smile, and after a few more words of greeting, the little girl outside said again: "Baoyu is here."
When Xue Pan stepped on the ground with one foot deep and one foot wobbly, he exhaled exaggeratedly, stretched out his hand and patted his chest and said, "My mother, I almost tormented me to death."
Mrs. Xue at the side heard the words, shook her head helplessly and smiled: "How dare you say that such a big man is still seasick. He vomited faintly, really..."
How do I know that there will be so much difference between ancient cruise ships and later generations of yachts.It's wobbly, almost like riding a roller coaster.
Xue Pan rolled his eyes, unable to complain.Leaning limply on the side of Lin Mozhi who was becoming more and more calm.Looking up at a group of young servants who wanted to come but didn't dare to come, and decently dressed women, he said feebly, "Are you here to pick us up?"
Seeing this, the leading woman immediately leaned forward and smiled and said, "The young one is from the Rongguo Mansion. How many nobles do you dare to ask, but are they from the Lin family in Yangzhou and the Xue family in Jinling?"
"There is also Jinling Zhen's family." Xue Pan stretched out his finger and pointed to Zhen Baoyu who was staring at the crowd carrying the salute behind him, and said softly.
"That's right." The woman was overjoyed when she heard the words, and immediately bowed and said, "The young one belongs to the family of Zhou Rui's family, who is the companion of the second wife of the Rongguo Mansion. Go to the government!"
When everyone heard this, they frowned indistinctly, and subconsciously glanced at Lin Daiyu who was standing with Baochai.Seeing this, Lin Daiyu pursed her lips involuntarily and did not speak.
Seeing this, Zhou Rui's family hurriedly said: "I know that Miss Lin went to Beijing with Xue's family, and the old matriarch specially ordered Lai Lai who was beside her to pick her up in person. But the second lady thought that the younger ones had to come and pick her up." Faithful to Mrs. Hou, I took Miss Lin back by the way."
I came all the way to pick me up eagerly, just for this "by the way"?
Lin Daiyu sneered and was about to speak.Seeing Baochai gently hold her catkin, his heart skipped a beat, but he still didn't speak.
Lin Mozhi glanced at Zhou Rui's house with a half-smile, but didn't say anything.After all the things on the boat had been tidied up, Zhen Baoyu walked over Shi Shiran, and seeing the oppressive atmosphere of the crowd, he couldn't help asking: "What's going on, why are you all angry? "
"Nothing?" Mrs. Xue shook her head indifferently, and said with a smile at Zhou Rui's family: "Go back and tell your second lady that our family is here, and there are countless people to salute, so it's not good to go directly to bother you. It's better to wait for me Make some arrangements, and then go to Rongguo Mansion to greet the old lady."
"This..." Zhou Rui's family was very anxious when they heard the words. When he came out, he had issued a military order in front of the second wife, and he had to bring everyone from the Xue family to Rongguo Mansion.The second lady even tidied up the yard where she lived, how could she let everyone in the Xue family go home by themselves?
Zhou Rui's family immediately smiled flatteringly at Mrs. Xue, and said: "So that Mrs. Zhongxinhou can find out that our second wife knows the news of Zhongxinhou's going to Beijing, so it is very important. We will sell a pear fragrance courtyard in Rongguo Mansion early. I packed it up, I just hope Mrs. Zhongxin Hou will take the girl and uncle to live there!"
Mrs. Xue said with a smile: "Your second wife has a heart. But although our master has something to delay this time and can't go to Beijing, but it takes only a month or two to come up. When the time comes, the men of those days, what Is there a reason to live in a relative's house? It's important for us to go back and tidy up, so as not to cause chaos when the master goes to Beijing."
Zhou Rui's face darkened.Obviously, the second wife pinched her hands and said that with Mrs. Xue's personality, she would definitely live in Rongguo Mansion, so why is it different in front of her eyes?How should I deal with this?
Zhou Rui's family was in a cold sweat, but they didn't expect that although the second wife understood her sister's temperament, she underestimated Master Xue's scheming.What's more, the insignificant prestige he gave to Lin Daiyu before also offended Mrs. Xue, who had just admitted her daughter and was quite defensive, which led to the current neither embarrassing nor embarrassing situation.
Lin Daiyu at the side twitched her lips in relief when she saw Zhou Rui's family's distressed appearance.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Rui's family finally bowed their heads and said: "So that Mrs. Zhongxinhou will know that the second lady is also the old lady's intention to clean up the Lixiangyuan. Now everyone is waiting for the lady in Rongguo Mansion! The old lady also got up early, If Madam doesn't come over..."
Mrs. Xue originally planned to stay in Rongguo Mansion for a month or two until Master Xue's family went to Beijing.What's more, the look he gave Lin Daiyu before made Mrs. Xue uneasy. Whether it was because of the confession to Lin Ruhai and Lin Mozhi, or her own feelings for Lin Daiyu, it was impossible for her to throw Lin Daiyu into the Rongguo Mansion.Those words before were just to beat and beat Zhou Rui's family, but now that the purpose has been achieved, it's just a matter of course.only……
Mrs. Xue lowered her eyelids lightly, and said with a calm smile: "Since the old matriarch is so kind, we juniors dare not take it too seriously. Just let me order a woman to send the heavy belongings back to the mansion in Beijing first." .We'll just go to Rongguo Mansion."
Although it was a little different from the second lady's previous order, she invited the person over anyway.Zhou Rui's family didn't dare to say a word, and quickly bowed and smiled: "Thank you for your kindness, Mrs. Zhongxinhou."
As he spoke, he ordered those boys to bring the sedan chair over to wait for the nobles to ride on the sedan chair.
Because Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai belonged to a girl's family, it was difficult for them to show their faces in public, so they all put on capes with big hats before disembarking. Although the heavy capes blocked the sight of outsiders, they also blocked their own family. gaze.As a result, the two girls with poor vision had to be supported by their personal servants, and got into the sedan chair step by step.
And the servants of Xue's mansion who were looking at the house in the middle of the capital also gathered together, and sent all the sedan chairs to pick them up under Mrs. Xue's order.Then he lifted all the boxes and cages onto the cart and carried them back to the house one by one.Because there were things from the Lin family and the Zhen family in it, Madam Xue was a little worried, and sent a confidant woman along with her to go back.
This signaled everyone to lift up the sedan chair and move forward.
Xue Pan, Lin Mozhi and Zhen Baoyu naturally rode over there.Because the three are all young men who have not yet reached the crown, one looks like a banished fairy; the other looks like the dawn moon, and is suave; Yes, let alone three together.At that moment, everyone on the street stopped and moved to the sides, pointing and whispering to the three people who were beating horses ahead.
Someone among them recognized Lin Mozhi, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "That's Sanyuan and the No. [-] Scholar Lang, who was ordered to parade through the streets back then—"
As a result, it seemed as if hot oil dripped into a cold pot among the crowd and exploded.There were even quite a few girls and women who were jokingly throwing flower bones and silk scarves at everyone, making everyone dumbfounded for a while.It wasn't until the brigade turned around Ningrong Street that the crowd gradually became thinner, and that's all.
Based on the relationship between the Zhen family and the Jia family, Zhen Baoyu naturally wanted to visit Rongguo Mansion when he went to Beijing.Just looking at how things went before...
Zhen Baoyu shook his head suspiciously, stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "What's going on, why do I see something wrong?"
"There are too many things that are wrong, and you will know in the future." Xue Pan sneered, curled his lips in disdain, and said softly to Zhen Baoyu.
Zhen Baoyu raised his eyebrows, but smiled silently.
Suddenly seeing a group of young men rushing over in a hurry, and after blocking their way, a middle-aged man who looked like a manager came forward and said, "Is the Rongguo Mansion's team ahead?"
Seeing this, Zhou Rui's family rushed forward and asked, "Exactly, where are you from?"
"Our empress is the side concubine of the Prince's Mansion of Andong County. When she learned that our uncle was going to Beijing today, she specially ordered me to pick him up and return to the Palace. Who knew that I was delayed for a while because of other things, and I didn't receive it when I went to the pier. People. I heard that our uncle followed us all the way to the Rongguo Mansion, so we had to bite the bullet and catch up." The steward smiled at Zhou Rui's family.
When Zhou Rui's family heard that the man was the steward of the palace, they felt that their aura was a little bit lower, and they quickly apologized and said with a smile: "It turns out that he is the master of the palace of Andong County. Our master has a close relationship with the king of Andong County, and they often come and go."
That is the old calendar hundreds of years ago.The manager's face was full of smiles, and he couldn't help saying: "That's that."
Then he turned his head and pulled Zhen Baoyu to share, and stopped by to greet Xue Pan and Lin Mozhi.After greeting Mrs. Xue through the sedan chair and pleading guilty, he took Zhen Baoyu's rein and hurried away.
The crowd set off again, and after about half a day's work, they suddenly saw two big stone lions squatting on the north side of the street, and in front of the three gates with animal heads, there were about a dozen people in beautiful clothes sitting in beautiful crowns, talking and laughing.There is a plaque on the main entrance, and on the plaque is a big book with five big characters "Zao Ningguo Mansion".Not far to the west, there are still three gates, with a plaque hanging on the top of the "Zao Rongguo Mansion".Daiyu looked out through the blue screen window, remembering that her brother had told her about Rongning Second Mansion on the road.Although the ancestors were once granted the title of Duke, but in this generation, there is only one title of "first-class general" left...
Her grandmother's family is indeed different from other families.From master to slave, it's all different!
Thinking of this, Daiyu frowned leisurely.Then he drew down the curtain and didn't look outside.
The sedan chair stopped in front of the gate of Rongguo Mansion, and the maids and women in the back got out of the sedan chair first, and caught up with the ladies and girls who came to help up the sedan chair.Mrs. Xue walked in the front, Baochai was two steps behind, stretched out her hand and walked up the steps hand in hand with Daiyu.Xue Pan and Lin Mozhi were naturally led into the front yard by the servants to meet Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng.A dozen or so well-dressed women stood on the steps, and they all surrounded them and sent them all into the gate, just past the second gate.I saw the second lady greeted me with joy on her face.
Mrs. Xue took Baochai in one hand and Daiyu in the other and hurried forward two steps.Called Mrs. Wang's sister and sister.Mrs. Wang treated Mrs. Xue and Baochai's unusual relatives, and when she saw Lin Daiyu, she just nodded and smiled faintly.Daiyu also twitched the corners of her mouth and bowed her head in silence.Seeing this, Baochai stepped forward and took Lin Daiyu's hand, and the two walked forward supporting each other.Everyone walked through the second gate together and entered the main courtyard.Jia's mother and her family's sisters and daughters-in-law stood on the steps, and below them stood a bunch of maids and women, surrounded by phoenix hairpins, densely packed.
Mrs. Xue went forward to salute first, and was greeted and supported by Jia's mother.He smiled and greeted: "I haven't seen you for many years, the old lady is still so tough, she looks more and more like an old birthday star."
Mrs. Shi couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear when she said a word. After the two exchanged a few words of greetings, Mrs. Xue turned her head and said, "Baochai, Daiyu, please greet the old lady."
Immediately a maid stepped forward and handed over the mat.The two Baochai stepped forward to kowtow to Mrs. Shi, and said, "Greetings to you (meeting my grandmother)."
Mrs. Shi was fine at first, but when she saw Daiyu, her expression immediately became uncontrollably sad.He hugged Daiyu in his arms, screaming heartily and crying loudly.He couldn't help saying: "My poor son, he went so early..."
Everyone in Jia's mansion also shed a few tears along with him.Mrs. Wang came forward and said, "Old lady, it's cold outside, let's go inside and talk!"
Jia Mu nodded, supported Daiyu's hand with one hand and pulled Baochai with the other, and entered the room.Everyone sat down one after another, and Jia Mu pointed to everyone in the Jia family to let Daiyu and Baochai recognize each other one after another.The eldest aunt, second aunt, sister-in-law and sister of the two called each other, recognized each other, and took their seats.Another little girl poured tea.
Because Lin Daiyu was an orphan who lost her mother and went to Beijing, it was inevitable for Jia's mother to see the maids and nurses beside Daiyu again.Because Lin Mozhi had already made preparations, besides the nanny and the four maids who went to Jinling with Daiyu this time, there were two more nuns and a dozen more maids who went to Beijing with Daiyu. .The older ones are fifteen or sixteen years old, and the younger ones are eleven or twelve years old. It is appropriate for them to perform their own duties.Mother Jia nodded with a smile, and didn't mention the gift of the girl.
Jiamu sat on the head with Daiyu in her arms. Seeing Lin Daiyu's resemblance to Jiamu, she couldn't help but sigh again and again.Since she was a child, she loved Jia Min the most. When she picked a marriage for her, it took a long time to choose from left to right, and finally she picked out Mr. Lin.Originally thought that the husband and wife could live happily ever after, but who would have thought that their daughter would leave so early.He also let go of a lonely and helpless daughter.
For a while, there was even more melancholy, and seeing Lin Daiyu's thin and pale face became more and more pitiful.Here she was talking softly with Lin Daiyu, when Mrs. Wang suddenly stepped forward, put her arms around Daiyu's shoulders and said with concern, "This child seems to have some deficiency. What kind of medicine do you often take?"
Lin Daiyu looked at Mrs. Wang in surprise, pursed her lips, lowered her eyes, and replied softly: "I've always been like this since I was born. I've always taken medicine since I could eat... Now I'm taking ginseng nourishing pills."
Jia Mu immediately said, "It happens that I also want to make medicine, so I just ask them to make more."
There was a hint of displeasure in his expression, as if he meant not to let Mrs. Wang continue to speak.
While talking, I heard someone laughing loudly in the backyard: "I am late, and I have never greeted distant guests."
Laughter came from far away, but after a while, a group of daughters-in-law and maids surrounded a person and walked in.Daiyu looked intently, and saw that the man was dressed in brilliant colors, glittering in gold, bright red and green, Daiyu subconsciously took another look at the very elegantly dressed members of the Xue family, and suddenly turned cold.Standing up slowly, she tilted her head slightly to look at the man.
When Jia Mu saw this, she immediately took Daiyu's hand, and said with a smile, "You don't know her. He is a well-known rogue here. He is called a hot pepper in southern provinces. Just call her Feng spicy."
Daiyu twitched the corners of her lips slightly, but said nothing.
Seeing this, all the sisters hurried forward to smooth things over and said, "This is Lian's second sister-in-law."
Only then did Daiyu bow slightly, and said with a lukewarm smile, "Second sister-in-law Lian."
What a shrewd person Wang Xifeng was, he could tell at a glance that Daiyu didn't like her.Then she peeked at Jia Mu and the crowd who were disapproving, and immediately understood the position of Miss Lin in Jia Mu's heart, and quickly took Lin Daiyu's hand and walked to Jia Mu, smiling: "It's so strange to the old ancestors." It's Miss Lin that I'm thinking of all my heart, and I only knew it when I met today. There is such a beautiful person in the world. Such a grand daughter is actually a granddaughter of a direct relative! It's a pity that my younger sister has a hard life, why did my aunt pass away? .”
As he spoke, he had to cry and weep.
Seeing this, Jia's mother had no choice but to say: "I just got ready, and you came to recruit me again. Your sister came from a long way, and she is weak, so she persuaded her, so let's talk in advance."
As soon as the words fell, Wang Xifeng immediately stopped crying and started laughing again, apologizing again and again, and hurriedly took Lin Daiyu's hand to ask for warmth. Lin Daiyu was tired and flustered from watching this excellent performance.
Baochai at the side shook her head at Lin Daiyu, taking advantage of others not paying attention.Only then did Daiyu pull herself together, and exchanged pleasantries with Wang Xifeng, but she had a grudge in her heart, and she couldn't warm up no matter what.
There was also Madam Wang who asked about the monthly money in a non-descript manner, and then involved going to the attic to find satin.Wang Xifeng replied that she didn't see it, and Mrs. Wang said again: "Is there any? It doesn't matter. I should take out two casually and cut clothes for your sister. I will think about it at night and ask someone to get it again. Don't forget." .”
Lin Daiyu felt awkward when she got off the boat today, but now she heard Mrs. Wang's word "By the way", she felt even harsher.She has been with everyone in the Xue family for the past few months, and she is used to being considerate and respectful.There is also Lin Mozhi, the newly-acquainted elder brother, although he looks calm and indifferent on his face.But in private, she also gave her all kinds of detailed instructions, and invited her two nuns and maids from the palace to fill the show. After several months of education, although Daiyu did not As for the arrogance and reserve of an official lady, she is not as cautious as the original book.
After holding back for a long time, I finally couldn't hold it back, and said softly: "Don't bother the second aunt and Lian's second sister-in-law. The second aunt and Lian's second sister-in-law are busy with their affairs, if they still distracted from taking care of Daiyu, how can I be ashamed! I also brought a box of clothes, most of which were made before and have not been worn yet, and they are all light-colored and suitable for status. I am not in a hurry to cut clothes for a while. Let's wait for Lian's second sister-in-law to be free. , or the mansion is going to make clothes, let's do it for Daiyu 'by the way'!"
While talking, he thought of what Baochai and his brother had said to her on the boat before coming here.With a twitch of his heart, he turned around and gave Wang Momo the next one a wink.
Seeing this, Wang Momo immediately came forward with a smile and said, "Greetings to the old lady. Our uncle said when we came, although the old lady felt sorry for the girl who lost her mother at a young age, she took the initiative to take the girl here. But the relatives get along with each other. After a long time, there will inevitably be some trivial things. Besides, our girl is weak, so she needs to take tonics frequently. I gave the old slave [-] taels of silver to bring over. He also clearly stated that "every day's fee will be waived, and the only way is to punish her." The usual law'. Please accept the old lady."
When Jia Mu heard this, her face immediately turned cold.He said dissatisfiedly: "What do you mean by uncle? The old man brought Daiyu here, thinking of Daiyu's loss of his aunt at a young age. Besides, since I have brought her here, I will naturally arrange the affairs. Uncle took out the money to share, does it mean that you can't trust the old man and think that Daiyu will be wronged at the grandmother's house? Or is it that I, a huge Rongguo mansion, can't afford to support a little girl?"
"Old Madam calm down—"
"Grandma, listen to my father's nonsense! He just wants to respect and respect you, the old man, but he can't find any excuses, so he has to use me as a son. Daiyu came to my grandmother's house, not someone else's house. My grandmother treated me It's good, what kind of disadvantages can I suffer?" Daiyu covered her mouth and said with a coquettish smile.While talking, he looked at Mrs. Wang casually.
When Jia Mu heard this, her expression eased a little.He put his arms around Daiyu and said, "It's still Daiyu who understands the truth."
Immediately, she said coldly to Wang Momo, "You take the money back, I will definitely not accept it."
"Hey, old lady, you said that I am a slave, with so much money, in case something goes wrong..." Wang Momo said, looking at Jiamu with a sad face, and said: "Please be considerate, old lady." Some!"
Daiyu also kept persuading her, so Mother Jia reluctantly took the money and said, "I'm just keeping it for my uncle, and I will exchange it back when the time comes."
Seeing this, Mrs. Xue also took the opportunity to give 2 taels of silver.Jia's mother murmured again, but because of Mrs. Xue's eloquent persuasion, she finally accepted it.
Mrs. Wang of that Xiang originally wanted to give Lin Daiyu a blow, but Lin Daiyu, though small and weak, would not accept any grievances.Instead, he huffed and gave her a shame.Seeing that the Lin family and the Xue family gave all the money to the old lady, I felt even more uncomfortable.The stunned one didn't know what to say, and was alone, so pitiful.
When Mother Jia saw her, although she was angry that she couldn't see the height of her eyebrows, she also pitied her for being the aunt of her favorite grandson.Shaking his head at the moment, he had no choice but to show his face for her.He ordered the two nuns to take Daiyu outside to greet the two uncles.
The eldest lady Xing watched the joke for a long time, and she was secretly laughing!Seeing what Jia Mu said, she immediately volunteered to take Daiyu there in person without mentioning it.Mother Jia ordered people to take Xue's mother and daughter to Lixiangyuan, and everyone dispersed for a while.
About an hour later, people gathered from all over to Jiamu's backyard to have dinner.Lin Daiyu and Mrs. Wang were the last to come over, and both looked calm.Sitting aside, Baochai keenly noticed that Lin Daiyu's expression was not quite right, just as Jia's mother ordered Lin Daiyu to sit with them at the same table.The two were beside Jiamu, one on the left and the other on the right. Baochai stretched out his legs under the table and lightly kicked Daiyu's feet. Daiyu smiled at Baochai knowingly.
After dinner in silence, each little girl brought tea in a small tea tray.Although Baochai and Daiyu are used to it, they don't need to stay at home when they live abroad, so they have to change one by one.After washing hands and rinsing mouth, it was considered as dinner.Jia Mu sent Mrs. Wang, Li Wan and Sister Feng away, and then asked Daiyu, "What books did you study?"
Daiyu lowered her head and replied, "I've only read four books."
Then he raised his head and smiled at Baochai, and asked again, "What books did the sisters study?"
Mother Jia waved her hand casually and said, "What kind of book are you reading? It's just that you can recognize two characters. It's not just a blind man with his eyes open!"
Before he could say a word, he heard footsteps outside, a girl came in and said with a smile: "Uncle Lin and Uncle Xue came to greet the old lady."
"Master Lin?" Mother Jia was confused for a while.The matter of Lin Ruhai's adoptive son was rushed after Jia's mansion sent people to Yangzhou, and after arriving in Yangzhou, the servants of Rongguo's mansion were immediately sent to Jinling. They were so busy and delayed all the way that they forgot to tell Rongguo's mansion about Lin Mozhi's matter.So Jiamu couldn't help being at a loss when she heard it now.
Seeing this, Lin Daiyu immediately leaned into Jiamu's ear and whispered, "That's my brother..."
As he spoke, he quietly told Mother Jia about Lin Mozhi.I don't know what Jia Mu was thinking, but she said more and more kindly on her face: "Hurry up and invite people in."
Let's say that Xue Pan and Lin Mo entered the flower hall one after the other.I just felt a bright light in front of my eyes. Lin Mozhi immediately lowered his eyes to avoid suspicion, looking at the nose, nose, mouth, and heart, showing respect and etiquette.Xue Pan grinned and looked around.Although he is a foreigner, he can be regarded as an in-law anyway.Besides, Xue Panchang was originally wealthy and pleasing, and most of the girls in this room were about twelve or thirteen years old.Therefore, Xue Pan is only looking at it as a background, and his eyes are very pure.All the sisters were used to hanging out with Baoyu again, so they didn't think anything of it.
Some girls came up with futons, Xue Pan knelt down and kowtowed to Jia Mu.And because Lin Mozhi had an official position, he was not considered a real nephew of the Jia family, so he just bowed long and to the end.Xue Pan watched in admiration secretly, only felt that Lin Mozhi's waist was really soft, unlike his stiff one, which could not be bent.
Mother Jia in this room asked them to get up with a smile, and after a few more words of greeting, the little girl outside said again: "Baoyu is here."
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