Edge of the Red Chamber

Lin Jue had a solid foundation, and he passed the examination of Shu Jishi smoothly, and entered the teaching hall of the Imperial Academy to continue his studies.Lin Hai had expected it a long time ago, so there was no surprise or joy. After hearing the news, he just called into the study to explain something.On the contrary, several women in the family were worried, and now they are very happy when it comes to the end.

April 26th is Mrs. Cui’s birthday, and it’s the [-]th day of Daqing. It’s a blessing to come. You are filial, and I can’t stop you, there is only one word in front, and you can’t pass it.” The servants of the family waited for nothing.

But I don't know how the emperor learned about this, Mrs. Yan Tai is a rare and blessed person.At present, it is planned to reward the phoenix crown and the Xiapei, which is the obedience of the third grade Shuren.As a result, the Cui Mansion would be in trouble.Mrs. Cui was both surprised and delighted, and she said bluntly that the emperor's kindness was great, and she went to the palace the next day to thank her, but she felt even more uneasy when she came back, so she called the daughters-in-law of the son's wife, grandson's daughter-in-law, and great-grandson's daughter-in-law. Mishe porridge and sesame oil money in various temples and nunneries inside and outside the capital, this is a little peace of mind.

After all, Mrs. Cui was getting old, so she was a bit tired of being with guests all day for the first two days. When she got up early on the third day, she felt that she was not very happy, and it was close relatives and family banquets, so she seldom went out to see guests, and she was in good spirits. When he liked it, he asked two people to go in and talk a few words. If he was impatient to see him, he just kowtowed outside, and that's all. He only asked the younger generation to go in and chat and joke with him.

This day, only close relatives were invited, and even Mrs. Zheng from the Lin family went to pay their respects.Mrs. Cui ordered her little maid to introduce her to meet them, and after paying her respects, she ordered the three sisters Zhang Feng'e to go out and play with all the girls, leaving only Mrs. Zheng and Lu Huixian to talk.

The three of them returned to their seats, and the servant girl brought tea, fruit and snacks. The old lady Cui said: "In the past two days, I have seen all the girls who came to the house." The girl with the legs laughed, and Lu Huixian couldn't help it, even Mrs. Zheng had a smile on her face.Mrs. Cui saw that they were all laughing, and she turned her head to think about what she said just now, and she also laughed, "The children came to pay my birthday wishes, and I don't see you?" She covered it up a bit, and then said to the business, "I like it. I said a few, and I will tell you. I thought, Yan'er's temperament must be bettered by someone who is steady and gentle. Otherwise, no one will let anyone, and they quarrel when they don't agree with each other. That's not a husband and wife, but a couple. My son has a black eye."

Several people laughed, Mrs. Zheng nodded and said yes, and said: "I also mean that. I talked to his father a while ago, and what his father said is funny. You have to ask Yan'er's idea before you can say it." That's right. The children of this family are not all ordered by their parents, and the words of the matchmaker, but he dotes on the children to such an extent." Mrs. Cui laughed when she heard that.

However, Lu Huixian remembered the time when they talked about their marriage that year. Jia Min quietly told her about Lin Yu, and then said: "Your mother likes Yu'er so much, and she wishes to be her son. Of course she will Qianken Wanken, this is not to say that she doesn't love you, she is a mother, no matter how good my family is, it can't compare to you being a piece of meat that fell off her body, she is naturally for your own good. This is just mine A little selfish miss, let me tell you quietly, don’t tell your mother, or she will laugh at me. I always think that we, as parents, help you as a reference and choose someone. The two of you should be satisfied with yourselves. In the future, you will live your own life after all. Whether it is good or not, we as parents cannot replace it. The life of this couple is not what others say is good or good. The most important thing is that you really live Well done. You don't have to be shy when I say this. This is a major event in your life. If you make a mistake, you will be wrong for the rest of your life. Look at Mrs. Yang, whoever says no to outsiders, everyone says she is blessed, and her wife and concubines are harmonious. The house is full of children and grandchildren. Don't listen to others, put yourself in Mrs. Yang's position, and think about it carefully. If you think our son is good, I will naturally be happy. Asking you, don’t worry about this and that, I’m sorry to say, that’s your mother, just say it boldly. If you can’t be a relative, you can’t be my wife, I will still treat you as my daughter as before.”

What her mother valued was Lin Jue's character and talent, and the most important thing was Jia Min's tutor.Unlike other people's houses, girls are put in the house before the main wife enters the house. What's more, the concubine is born before the concubine, and the wife does not become a wife, and the concubine is not like a concubine.These words, of course, have also been said to her.It's a mother, so it's natural for her to share these thoughtful words with her own girl, but it's even more different when these words come out of the mother-in-law's mouth.It can also be seen from this that Jia Min really loves her, not hypocrisy, but just left early.

With her personality, it's no wonder that the master only has her in his eyes.Thinking of this, she sighed again, how lucky she was to know Jia Min, and how lucky she was to marry Lin Yu.This life is indeed as Jia Min said, whether others say it is good or not, it is really good to live a good life yourself.Her eldest brother-in-law is also considered good, there are still two servant girls in the room.

Thinking about it for a while, seeing that Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Zheng had already talked, she quickly collected her mind, listened carefully, and memorized carefully.

Mrs. Cui talked about several places, and the servant girl served new tea again. After taking two mouthfuls, Mrs. Cui said again: "My daughter-in-law's sister, I have seen her at home in the past. She is also a good child, and she has ideas in her heart." , I also know that people are of the right age, and there is no one. It’s just that they haven’t come yet, and I’m afraid they will arrive in a while, so you can see them.”

Mrs. Zheng said: "Mao'er's wife is a good one, and her sister is also a good one."

Just as I was talking, there was a noise on the Xianglian curtain, and someone said, "My wife and Miss Cheng are here."

The people in the room were talking about them, so they all looked at the door.Seeing that it was a woman in her forties who came in first, Mrs. Zheng and Lu Huixian both looked beside her.I saw that it was a little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, about six or seven points similar to Grandma Xiaomao, with a pair of pear dimples at the corners of her mouth, she looked dignified and stable, but also seemed a little mischievous, wearing a silver-red spring shirt and a long floral skirt.

The mother and daughter came forward to salute, and Mrs. Cheng said: "You should wear more brightly colored clothes. Let me see. After changing this clothes, I look a few years younger."

Mrs. Cui is not wearing a court dress today, but a silk gown with a red swastika on her head. She is in good spirits and has a flushed face. She really does not look like an 80-year-old person.

Mrs. Cui said with a smile: "People whose necks are buried in the soil, how can they resist such bright colors? They are also filial. I don't want to disobey their wishes, and I am afraid that relatives will laugh at me. I am older. Forget it, still dressed like a fairy, I'm too embarrassed to meet people."

Mrs. Cheng said: "You prefer to think this way, let me tell you, only the elderly can hold back this color."

Seeing Mrs. Zheng there, even though she didn't know her, she came forward to salute and say hello, and Miss Cheng also came forward to kowtow.When Rosary saw them coming in, she thought about preparing a table gift, a ruler, and a wrist incense string.

On the other side, Lu Huixian got up early to greet her, and also stepped forward to greet her.Because Mrs. Cheng didn't know her, the maid next to Mrs. Cui said, "This is Grandma Lin." Mrs. Cheng knew that she was a member of the Prince Shaoshi's family, so she hurriedly pulled Lu Huixian up, saying that there was no need to be polite.

At first, she was wondering which family it was, but now she knew it was the Lin family, so Mrs. Cheng was not surprised.Cui Lin's family is very close, and they are old relatives, so it is not an exaggeration to be a little generous.

After returning, the old lady asked people one by one to inquire carefully.

Mrs. Cui's birthday passed, and it was approaching the Dragon Boat Festival, and Lu Huixian was in a hurry again. On this day, the Cui family's gift givers were sent out, and people from the Rongguo Mansion came again, so Lu Huixian hurriedly ordered to come in.

Four women came in at once, the first one was from Lin Zhixiao's family.

Lu Huixian asked with a smile: "Why are you here? Are your grandmas okay? How are the old ladies?" She also ordered the maids to bring the chairs to sit with them.

Several members of Lin Zhixiao's family gave way, and just now thanked him and sat down, because they said: "Everything is fine at home, but grandma never comes to our house. Old ladies and wives often talk about it, even our grandma often Speaking of which, let’s invite grandma to visit our house when I have free time. No, it’s the Dragon Boat Festival soon, and the family has invited a small show, and when the day comes, invite grandma and girls to play for a day, and the relatives are lively.”

Lu Huixian then asked what day it was, and Lin Zhixiao's family said: "I expected that grandma would not be free during the festival, and it was scheduled for the second day of junior high school."

Lu Huixian thought for a while, and then agreed.

In the blink of an eye, it was the second day of junior high school, Lu Huixian's sister-in-law had breakfast in the old lady's house, and then took Lin Daiyu to Rongguo Mansion.

Because she didn't see Zhang Feng'e and Lin Jun, Jia's mother asked, "Why didn't Sister Feng and Sister Jun come?"

Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "I said that I haven't seen the old lady for a while, she must have missed me, so she sent someone to invite my sister-in-law and me. I didn't think that the old lady missed Sister Feng and Sister Jun."

Holding her arms around her, Jia Mu couldn't stop laughing, nodded her forehead, and said with a smirk, "You little vinegar jar, you even eat the vinegar of your sisters Feng and Jun."

After joking around, Lu Huixian and Lin Daiyu went to visit the two uncles.After talking for a while in Rongxi Hall, the mother-in-law from Jia's side came to invite her, and Mrs. Wang said, "Girl Lin, let's go first. I will leave my niece and daughter-in-law to say a few words, and then I will send it to the old lady." .”

When Lin Daiyu heard what she said, she knew that she had something to tell Lu Huixian, and it was not suitable for her to listen to, so she went away with a smile.

Lu Huixian also guessed it, but couldn't figure out what it was.

Although Jia Min never said it, Lu Huixian could see that the relationship between the sister-in-law and sister-in-law was not good.However, according to the old man at home, the relationship between Jia Min and her mother-in-law is very good.My old lady left early, she had never seen her before, this is really untrue, and she couldn't say it, but old lady Zheng was actually standing in front of her.No matter how you look at it, Jia Min is a very respectable elder.Mrs. Wang had a problem with her, no matter in terms of rational analysis or in terms of relationship, Lu Huixian always favored Jia Min.The wrong person must be Mrs. Wang.

Because of these, Lu Huixian couldn't get close to Mrs. Wang no matter what.Moreover, since the beginning of the year when they left the Xiao family and began to move around, they didn't see Mrs. Wang getting close to them, it was all superficial affection.Jia Zheng, on the other hand, liked his two nephews very much, and even Daiyu was very different.

Since someone came to her for something, Lu Huixian was not in a hurry, and sat quietly holding a teacup.Mrs. Wang was waiting for Lu Huixian to speak first, but she never expected that Lu Huixian would sit and drink tea calmly, not in a hurry, nor facing the fear of her elders.Mrs. Wang immediately thought of her beautiful and unlucky sister-in-law, and for a moment she couldn't tell what was in her heart.

When she thinks about it, she still knows in her heart that she is more jealous of Jia Min.

Jealous of her mother-in-law's love, jealous of her husband's love, jealous of her two excellent sons, jealous of her...

Because she felt that there was nothing she could compare to Jia Min. Even though Jia Min was gone, she still couldn't help comparing with her, and then couldn't help being jealous.

After a while, Mrs. Wang just woke up. She slowly picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of the tea. After calming down, she said: "Last time when you came, there were Miss Lin and Miss Zhang, who stood with their sisters. Not to mention the old lady is happy, I like it too, girl Jun is also a pain in the ass, why haven't I seen them today?"

Lu Huixian repeated what she said to Jiamu, but she understood a little bit in her heart.Mrs. Wang nodded slightly, and said: "They are all relatives, and their sisters are also harmonious, and they will come to the house more to play tricks in the future." After a pause, she asked casually: "How old is Zhang girl this year? The second girl wants to be big?"

Lu Huixian confirmed it in her heart, and said, "I'm three years older than Sister Yingchun, and I'm already fourteen this year."

Mrs. Wang already knew about these things, but it was just an introduction, so she went on to ask about the date of birth.

Their family only started interacting with families in Beijing at the beginning of the year. The only houses that Zhang Feng'e has been to are Cui's, Xu's and Rong's houses. There are not many people who know about her. Moreover, she is not a girl from the Lin family. As soon as I heard my origin, there was no more text.

This kind of thing can only be entrusted with a good relationship. The four kings and eight princes are old friends with Rongning and the Second Mansion, but such a family may not like Zhang Feng'e.That may be the four major families in Jinling. The Jia family does not have any young masters of the right age, but the Wang family and the Xue family do. However, Wang Ziteng is in a high position and is more noble than the Jia family. , and the one who can work for Mrs. Wang in the Xue family is probably the overlord in Aunt Xue's family.

Lu Huixian's heart sank slightly, and she said to herself: "Such a person has the face to beg their girl." Before she knew it, Lu Huixian had already regarded Zhang Feng'e as her own sister, and naturally defended her in every possible way.

However, Mrs. Wang didn't say it clearly, and no matter what kind of family she was talking about, whether it was a good dormitory or not, it was all due to her kind intentions, although Lu Huixian felt that it was not a good intention.

But superficial writing still needs to be done, Lu Huixian is unwilling to say some vague words to deal with it, mainly because she is afraid that others will make mistakes.He only carefully left half of what Mr. Zhang entrusted him to say, so that it was ambiguous, and even Mrs. Wang couldn't make a mistake.

Mrs. Wang frowned immediately, and after thinking about it, if she knew it was the Xue family, Mrs. Zheng would have no objection.After all, Xue Pan's identity is put there, rich and powerful, he is the only son in the family, and he is the grandmother who is the head of the house.The master of the Zhang family sent his daughter to the Lin family because he wanted to find a good family for his daughter, but how could a really good family value her family background.

Then he said: "It's all from my own family, so I'll just say it straight. When you come in spring, my younger sister met Zhang girl and liked it very much, so she asked me to ask. Pan'er is also fourteen this year, and the two are about the same age. Quite the same, people who know the basics are better than those outside who don’t know the basics.”

"My aunt's house is naturally good," she couldn't say what she was thinking in her heart. Lu Huixian had to put on a happy face, but she still didn't show the slightest hint in her words, and said, "It's just that we can't make up our minds about this matter." The Zhang family will also write in the future, but according to what they said that day, I am afraid that they will take it back in the second half of the year. I don’t know what their family means, but the whole family is not here. Choosing one in my hometown is a disappointment to my wife."

Mrs. Wang was slightly annoyed, she made it so obvious, yet Lu Huixian was still so lukewarm.But it didn't show on his face, he nodded and said: "It's true, you are young, and you will not know the hardships until you have children. Your eldest sister entered the East Palace, the glory is the glory, but it is rare to see each other. There are some families who are reluctant to let her marry far away, but they can't block the child's future just because they don't want to. Tell your old lady first, if your old lady nods, I think there is no disagreement in their family. Their family is not in Beijing, are you not here? Besides, they are relatives, and my younger sister only has these two children. You have seen Bao girl, she has a gentle temper, and she is also friendly with Zhang girl. Zhang girl is such a character. , if you become a family, why don’t you feel pain like your own girl?”

Lu Huixian didn't want to sweep Mrs. Wang's face too much, she just smiled and said to go back and ask the old lady what she meant.Immediately, the two of them brought up the topic, talked a few words about family affairs, and then got up to go to Jiamu's side.

The next day, Lu Huixian avoided Zhang Feng'e while Daiyu and Lin Jun were not there in the morning, and talked about it with the old lady. That said, there must be some truth to it.”

When the old lady heard this, she knew that Xue Pan was definitely not a good person, so she nodded and said, "Then go back, just say that the family status is wrong, Feng girl does not have such a blessing."