Lin Jiajinyu of the Red Chamber

The water pavilion was pitch black, not even a single light.

The princess pushed open the door, and the moonlight shined on the ground through the screen window. Xu Ziwen was reclining on the couch, with a pair of sterling silver self-pouring pots and a matching silver cup of Liuyun Wanfu on the peach blossom table.Hearing the movement, Xu Ziwen turned around and saw that it was his mother, and stood up lazily, "Mother."

"Drinking." Smelling the slight smell of alcohol on her son, the princess sat beside Xu Ziwen and joked, "What makes my son so sad?"

Xu Ziwen sighed, "I want to end this relationship, mother, I feel too tired."

"There must be a reason. Talk about it with empty teeth. It's not something casual. You don't turn back when you shoot the bow. You hurt others and yourself. Rui Zhuo, tell me what's going on? If you are being bullied , even the emperor, I have to get it back for my son." The princess stroked Xu Ziwen's hand, "Tell me, can't your mother go to see the girl for you in a daze?"

Xu Ziwen said unhappily, "That damned elm lump told me that he wanted to adopt a son for me!" He still hated himself in his words.

"It's all for your sake." The princess said softly, "Don't talk about the emperor, I will occasionally think about it. After a hundred years, someone will offer incense and sacrifices. It should be considered. But there is no rush, you are now Are you still young? Adopted heir, it won’t be too late in ten years. Don’t you like the candidate the emperor said?”

Xu Ziwen stopped talking, and the corners of his lips were tightly pursed.

"What kind of candidate?" the princess asked.

"Wu You is King Rui's twin brother." Xu Ziwen gritted his teeth, his eyes soured, and he almost shed tears.

The princess took a long breath, "There is such a thing."

"Of course I know that he has good intentions. Wu You is indeed very close in terms of identity and blood. Adopting Wu You is also of great benefit to the family. But..." Xu Ziwen suddenly couldn't continue, the princess sighed, and stopped Xu Ziwen's words, "I see."

Xu Ziwen said expressionlessly, "He won't understand. He thinks it's right for me not to get married or have children. I'll let him try it. How does he feel when he sees me get married and have children? It's so funny. Can't I have a son? Why do I have to adopt someone else's son."

"Rui Zhuo," the princess frowned, and said earnestly, "I told you a long time ago that as long as you are happy in your life, everything is up to you. In terms of noble birth, you don't have much to give up to the prince, but you are better than them. Freedom, safer, and easier to get happiness, even when you said that you fell in love with the third prince, I didn't object much. Now that he has ascended the throne as the emperor, you know better than me what kind of person the emperor is. Back then you It is your affection to fall in love with him, to be unmarried, to be fascinated, to escape death because of him, and the emperor knows it. The emperor has his faults, but he also has his good points. At least he is more generous than you. When you used that To get him by various means, to get his heart by hard work, I have seen in these years, the emperor is not a ruthless person. To be fair, the things he did make you angry, but he is thinking about you from the reality , you come back in a fit of anger, get married again in a fit of anger, let the emperor know that you are married, can he let it go?"

"Hmph, tell him to quit. You don't want to marry anyone else, mother, just pick a girl from the empress dowager's natal family, Chen Laoguo's uncle. He has the ability to give death to his uncle's girl? Or what?" Xu Ziwen Eyes narrowed slightly, "Don't tell him to suffer, this kind of bastard thing will happen endlessly!"

"Shut up! You are a bastard talking and doing a bastard!" The princess scolded, "Marriage is a matter between two families, especially you, you want to marry the Chen family, I don't agree to the first one, I don't like girls from the Chen family! Do you think the Chen family is vegetarian and you can get married as you wish? That family is all belonged to the blood-sucking Ma Huang. Don't try to get away! Don't say such stupid things, it's just looking for scolding." Rubbing Xu Ziwen's head, the princess said helplessly, "Sprinkle the fire and let it out, don't make it too big."

"Mother, I was really blind back then." Xu Ziwen leaned on the princess's shoulder in a disembodied manner.

"Regret?" The corner of the princess' lips curled up, and she sighed with a smile, "Whoever knelt in front of me, cried bitterly, and swore to heaven that he would not regret it no matter what, the picture of each other is still in front of him, and now he said he was blind ?”

Xu Ziwen complained, "Only say it in front of mother." He reached out to pour a glass of wine, "I will definitely be pissed off by him in the future, mother."

The princess took down the wine cup from her son, "Don't drink cold wine. When you said you liked Jingchen, I was shocked. If you said you liked Yizhong and Zhongshun, I wouldn't be surprised. The emperor's personality is not the same as yours. The opposite is the opposite, and there are few words, I don't understand why you love him now?"

Xu Ziwen said listlessly, "Mother said that Jingchen also has her own advantages. Mother, don't worry, I will solve it myself."

Lin Jinyu looked at the gift list of Rongguo Mansion, smiled faintly, and ordered someone to send it back to the mansion with the gift list and gifts, and asked Xu Yulin to watch and deal with it.Now that he can still take out this priceless gift, it seems that the Rongguo Mansion still has some family background.

As everyone knows, Mrs. Wang is in trouble right now.Rongguo Mansion has no other income now, except for the land rent of the farm, which is just a few shops collecting rent.These things are all dead things, and there is almost this money every year, but there are too many places to spend money now, and it has long been stretched.Even Mrs. Wang, who kept the profit money outside, felt tight, and had no choice but to pinch her fingers to see if there was a way to make money.

Ping'er opened the curtain lightly and entered the room, the smell of the medicine was faint, Wang Xifeng was holding a small cup of soup medicine in his hand, stirring it with a small silver spoon, and asked with a smile, "What's the matter, it looks like something is wrong on your face."

Ping'er was blessed, and said with a smile, "When the maidservant just went to the garden to deliver the golden bird cake and five-spice taro cake sent by the uncle and wife to the grandma, third girl, and fourth girl, I listened to the waiter's book by the third girl's side. Said that the second wife complained that the master in the mansion had too much money, and Zhang Luo wanted to lay off a girl."

Wang Xifeng smiled, put the medicine cup on the small kang table, helped the Baotou on his forehead, and said with a smile, "No one else knows what this house is like, so why don't we know? There is a certain amount of rent for the farm every year. I still have to hope that God will reward me with food, don't suffer from drought and waterlogging. In summer and autumn, there will be no more than seven or eight thousand silver. A thousand taels of silver is just good-looking, but it’s not enough for the elder to buy a concubine? But in our house, from the master to the slave, there are as many daily expenses. A group of Qing guests, reciting poems every day, where is not money? There are many old friends in the world, and the maids in the palace also need to be filial, and the eunuchs of the inner court occasionally come to fight the autumn wind. I borrowed two hundred and three hundred and five hundred and one thousand, saying yes Borrowing, but I don’t see that they have time to pay back. Now that Baoyu and the third younger sister are old again, it’s a big expense, and we can’t just focus on the old lady’s self-esteem in everything.”

"Grandma, drink the medicine." Ping'er held it up, "Don't be cold."

Wang Xifeng gulped it down, rinsed his mouth, took a piece of candied green plum in his mouth to suppress the smell of the medicine, and said with a smile, "Cut a girl? It's easy to say, start from the beginning, the old lady is getting old, don't talk about filial piety, Do you want to cut off the maid around the old man! People will inevitably chew their tongues when they hear it. Even if the old lady is sympathetic, Zhijiadao nodded her head with difficulty, but it is hard to say about the old lady and the old man. The old lady came over the other day Don't you still complain to us that the days are not getting better every day? Now the son is getting up and cutting girls. From now on, we and the grandma will be daughter-in-laws, and the boss has orders. It's still quiet in the house. But counting down, it's Baoyu's turn, there are twenty girls in the room instead of thirty, and he has a sympathetic temperament, wouldn't it kill him to cut off the girl?"

Ping'er couldn't help laughing "puchi". Wang Xifeng glanced at her, snapped her fingers, and continued, "There are three girls and four girls, how many days can the girls stay at home? It seems that they are all old enough to leave the court. Do you want them to be wronged before leaving the pavilion? When sister Lin was in our house earlier, although she was in the filial piety, the girls and women around her were more decent and outstanding than those around the girls in our family. Tell me about how my aunt used to be when she was a girl in the mansion, but now the sisters are only surrounded by two big girls with flat heads and straight faces, which makes them feel wronged. Brother and sister Lin come to our house. Who doesn't appreciate the dignity? In order to save money, is it possible that even the people around the sisters have to be laid off? The third sister still has to talk about getting married. At this time, let others watch our house release people. I think something happened to the government, and it’s not like it. I think it’s hard to do. The old lady may not be able to respond.” He looked up at Ping’er, “It’s not like what the second wife did. , How come rumors are flying all over the sky before the horoscope is written?"

Ping'er took a few flowers out of the box, lowered his head to pick them up, and said with a smile, "I can't find out about this. Grandma thinks it's better if the flowers bloom and become rich, or if the carp jumps over the dragon's gate? The slave is thinking, brother My son calculates that the date will be in April and May next year, and it will be a hot month, so I should make a few bibs for my brother to prepare."

Wang Xifeng pointed at one casually, and asked, "I heard that the second master rested in the East Mansion again yesterday?"

"Anyway, he didn't come back." Ping'er took the eyebrow pencil and prepared to trace the pattern, Wang Xifeng snorted, "I don't know if there is honey waiting for him over there, and he always runs there for three days and five days! Ping'er , now that I am physically inconvenient, I don’t want to have such an evil spirit with him! You are mercilessly inquiring outside, but others don’t know about the few little things that follow your second master! Everyone is filial in their mouths, You fucking hid it from us and instigated your second master to get some flirtatious little wives outside, looking at me and not knowing!" As he spoke, his brows were raised with anger, and everyone in the East Mansion knew about Dexing, the father and son , Wang Xifeng is even more aware that he is a well-known den of thieves and prostitutes!Jia Lian hangs around there all day long, and he can't get anywhere clean!It's just that this time Jia Lian kept things secret, Wang Xifeng couldn't get the fox's tail for a while, although he couldn't help it, he was even more angry.

Ping'er hurriedly persuaded, "Grandma, there's nothing wrong with even a shadow, don't be angry about these things, just watch out for the brother in your stomach." Then he asked Xiaohong, "Is grandma's wolfberry and jujube tea ready?"

Xiaohong came in from the outside with a small red lacquered wooden tray, on which was a celadon Baizi cup. Ping'er offered tea and said softly, "When will those vixens be cured? Grandma also thinks about it. It's been a few years , Grandma drank a lot of soup to have a brother. It's only been a few months, so bear with it for a while. If you really hurt your body because of being angry, those villains will be proud! Didn't they take advantage of other people's wishes? !"

"Out of sight, out of mind." Wang Xifeng closed his eyes and leaned on the backrest, sighing.

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Wang Xifeng responded in his heart, and Wang Ziteng was so angry that his eyes turned black and he almost fainted.

Wang Ziteng has a lot of contacts and popularity. He has been in court for many years and has some friendship with most court officials.Since Wu You was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Master Chen, the current Zuodu Yushi, happened to be Wang Ziteng's in-laws and Wang Ren's father-in-law.

Chen Yushi didn't come here to drink, but to wake up Wang Ziteng, "Zi Teng, the Jia family is really shameful now. Jia Zhen in Ningguo Mansion, the soil on her father's grave has not yet dried, and she is here. During the filial piety period, luring the children of Kyoto to gather for gambling and whoring, and ignoring loyalty and filial piety, how can this be regarded as a person?"

"It really happened!" Wang Ziteng had also heard rumors that Jia Zhen did not keep this secret, he simply came here, but if the Overwatch Council knew about it, it would be a big deal, because of unfilial piety Punishment, captivity and resignation are all light.

Chen Yushi said softly, "Hey, I'm just talking about it now, and I haven't signed up yet. You also know that the current situation in the court is delicate, so you have to speak carefully. Your four big families have always been one, and now Jia Cunzhou has been promoted to a foreign post. , is winning the emperor's heart, there are you and Lin Xueshi in the cabinet, for no reason, and no one is willing to offend those two dukes in the book. However, now it is said that the second master Lian in the mansion stopped marrying his wife and raised a foreign house It’s really outrageous. We’re not outsiders, so I’ll just say it straight, let them accept it quickly! Otherwise, I’m afraid it won’t be a good thing if people really expose it in the future.”

Wang Ziteng felt his throat stink and he was about to squirt blood, so he got up and bowed, "Thank you brother Gu for reminding Yu brother, I'll call that beast over to ask questions!"

Shi Shi treated the wine and asked Wang Ren to come out and talk to the old man.In the evening, Shi Shi had time to ask her husband what was the matter. Wang Ziteng just faltered and went over. Because he was off for a bath the next day, he called someone to call Jia Lian over.

Jia Lian was born handsome, with peach blossoms and smiling eyes. First, he bowed to his father-in-law to say hello. disposal?"

Jia Lian turned pale with shock, "Yue, Yue, father-in-law!"

"You still have the guts to call me!" Wang Ziteng said angrily, "Usually I see you as a well-educated young master, but you're just deceptively glamorous on the outside! I misjudged you! I didn't care Beast of human relations! Only a few days after your uncle’s funeral in the East Mansion, you started to raise fans and put them in an outhouse! But my daughter is jealous and can’t tolerate others! I don’t want to trouble you now, I have sent someone to pick up Feng Brother, come back! A girl from my Wang family is naturally not worthy of such a dignified family like your Jia family!"

"Father-in-law, it's my son who made a mistake. The son lost his head and did such a bastard thing!" Jia Lian knelt down with a "thump", clapped his hands left and right, and begged, "My son is ignorant and has failed his father-in-law's kindness. My son is convicted! "

Wang Ziteng didn't answer. Seeing Jia Lian slapping his handsome face into a pig's head, Fang said coldly, "Can't you really treat others as fools and blind for your scandals? Now it's all roasted on the fire, and you still treat it like nothing." Same! You are also the head of the family, the eldest is not young, have you ever thought that you will be relied on to support the family in the future! You spend all your time picking up flowers and brushing willows, and you don’t do business! Fornication during filial piety, this alone can take away your love. The qualifications of the noble!"

At this time, Jia Lian knew that he was afraid, sobbing and kowtowed, "My son is convicted, father-in-law, son was confused for a while, and was calculated by others. My son will never dare again!"

Wang Ziteng sneered, "Being calculated by someone! It sounds good, someone is forcing you to raise a whoring fan in a foreign house! You think I don't know anything! I was just worrying for a while and getting angry for a while. What? I was so angry with you beasts at the time, and when I closed my eyes, I was clean! You don’t have to put on an act with me, you can raise a concubine during your uncle’s filial piety in Dongfu! If I die by then, I’m afraid of you What's more, you have to cry and mourn outside, and pray inside!"

"The father-in-law said that, the son has no place to stand. If the son dares to have such a heart, he will keep the son dead without a place to die! The father-in-law loved and taught his son in the past. It is because the son is unfilial and has failed his father-in-law's painstaking efforts." Jia Lian said to Wang Ziteng. Indeed, there is a bit of respect, Wang Ziteng is gentle and decent in his dealings with others, that is, he is not as greedy and lustful as Jia She, and blindly extravagant;Jia Lian always listened to what Wang Ziteng said, but he didn't expect that this time, the private accusation of Second Sister You would reach Wang Ziteng's ears, causing Wang Ziteng to be furious.

Jia Lian wept bitterly. Even though Wang Ziteng was annoyed, he couldn't really tell his daughter and son-in-law to leave. He waved his hand and said, "You should clean it up as soon as possible! Now the Holy Majesty rules the world with filial piety, and the Emperor is still alive. Thing, even your ancestor’s credit for killing King Ma Qin can’t be worth your death! Also, you should also think about it, who instigated you to do such a bastard thing of ransacking your family and exterminating your family! It should be far away and close , do you still need me to teach you again?"

"Yes. The son thanked his father-in-law for saving his life, and the son thanked his father-in-law for his teaching."

"Brother Feng, I have asked someone to bring her back. I miss her too, let her stay at her mother's house for a while." Wang Ziteng said, "I didn't even tell your mother-in-law about this, I will leave it to you." How much face! It depends on you in the future, otherwise even if you get married, I can't let my daughter live with a bastard who ignores human relations. Although my royal family is not as good as your government, I still have some rice fields, and I can't go hungry Wife and children. Go."

Jia Lian was scolded for nothing and left bloodied. Zhao'er Xing'er was startled when he went out. Apart from his clothes and figure, he could no longer see the elegant demeanor of his second master in the past, and dared not say much. , but Zhao'er asked, "Second Master, my servant will hire you a sedan chair."

Jia Lian nodded, "Shut up about coming to Wang's house today! If you dare to leak half a word, you will die!"

The two hurriedly pointed to the sky and swore in agreement.

Jia Lian was a bit greedy and lustful, especially Wang Xifeng was so tight that he was usually not asked to get involved too much. Now that Wang Xifeng is pregnant, Jia Lian was very happy and hoped that Wang Xifeng would give birth to a son soon.But telling him not to touch women would really kill him.The second sister You and the third sister you met in Dongfu are really a pair of live goblins. Jia Lian doesn't like the third sister You very much. Wang Xifeng is enough for the pungent Yasha, but the second sister You is gentle and beautiful. It was really a silver fox with nine tails, which seduced Jia Lian's three souls and lost six souls. Jia Zhen and his son were dizzy and put them in the outer house, lingering every day.

Now that the incident happened, Jia Lian knew the pros and cons.No matter how much Second Sister You likes him, she is not as important as Wang Xifeng who is pregnant with an heir. When Wang Ziteng found out about this, Jia Lian sighed again.Coupled with the injury on his face, it can only be said that he had a dispute with someone outside, and happened to send a servant to do some errands, and there was no one around him, so he was beaten.

With a clear eye and a quick heart, he naturally thought that the second grandma had just returned to her mother's house, and the second master came back with a head and a face. This is too coincidental, and there is naturally some mystery.It's just what the master says and how the servants believe it.

However, as a scheming mother like Jia, it is natural to ask why.