[Red Mansions] Minruo Spring Breeze Returns to Dream

Five times the Zhen family went to Beijing with their daughter

After waiting for Jia Min to recover, the time has already entered summer.Ice was used in the room early on, and Huiyun was fanning on one side with a fan. Jia Min, wearing a cool and breezy haze-colored silky moon blue silk gauze dress, asked Peiwen who was beside him, "Shang zhuangzi?" Have all the income from the Yangzhou shop been delivered, have the dividends from the Yangzhou shop been delivered as scheduled?" Jia Min returned to Beijing, and the jewelry shop in Yangzhou city was naturally handed over to Yin's management.Originally, Jia Min planned to transfer the shop to Yin's directly, but Yin's kindness after all, just said to help her look after it, and give her dividends every quarter.Jia Min couldn't persuade him, so he had to accept it.

"It's all delivered, and the people on the account are also recorded one by one, but do you want the servant to match it with the one on the account?" Peiwen replied.

"Bring them all up." It's not that Jia Min doesn't trust the account steward, it's just that it's better to be more careful about matters related to the public account, and you have to read it yourself before you can rest assured. "It's getting hotter today, tell the people in the kitchen to remember to prepare mung bean soup for everyone in our house to cool off the heat."

"After all, it's Madam who cares about us." Peiwen laughed.

Cui Liu, who went to bring Jia Min the rock sugar pear specially ordered by Lin Ruhai, also took a post in her hand, and said, "Madam, this rock sugar pear was specially ordered by the master before leaving the house in the morning. You should eat it while it is hot. Also, this It was handed over by a lady in charge outside who claimed to be from the Zhen family, saying that Lord Zhen Yingjia would report to Beijing in a month's time."

"I'm only going to Beijing a month later, why did I post it so early?" Jia Min took the post and glanced at it, and said, "Got it."

"Lord Zhen always likes this, and Madam doesn't know about it." Cui Liu handed over the handkerchief, "When we were in Yangzhou, the Zhen family also sent a nanny to visit first. Lord Zhen is also an important minister of the two dynasties, and he is responsible for the pomp and circumstance. It is also conceivable to see it coming. It will be close to the birthday of the old lady of Rongguo Mansion again, maybe Master Zhen will stay."

"That's impossible. No matter how favored the Zhen family is, once the job report is over, they have to go back quickly." Jia Min knows that the current emperor is always afraid of these family friends. If Zhen Yingjia is smart, he should know how to do what is most suitable for the emperor. mean. "We'll figure it out when the time comes. Our Lin family has never had any contact with the Zhen family, so it's enough to save face."

In mid-July, Zhen Yingjia indeed brought his wife and two daughters to Beijing in a big way.The Zhen family also bought a house in Beijing. Zhen Yingjia sent someone to clean the house early on, and the Jia family also sent someone to help out. Everything was properly arranged inside and out, waiting for Zhen Yingjia to move in.

"Nurse Zhou who is beside Madam Zhen is here, do you want to see Madam?" Cuitao said.

"Let her wait in the flower hall." Jia Min put down the book in his hand and said.

That Nanny Zhou is Mrs. Zhen's dowry, and everyone in the Zhen family wants to curry favor with her.However, after entering the Lin Mansion, whether it was the servant who led her in or the maid who brought her to the flower hall, all of them progressed at a pace without any hint of flattery. After tea was served, they also quickly exited the flower hall. Yousu made her have a different view of the Lin family in her heart.Moreover, the flower hall looks low-key and elegant, but she also saw a lot of good things in Zhen's house, the paintings on the wall, the bead curtains on the arches, those are all good things, no worse than the Zhen's.

Out of the corner of her eyes, she saw Jia Min's figure in a smoky purple dress, and Nanny Zhou got up quickly and said, "Greetings to Mrs. Lin."

With a suitable smile on Jia Min's face, she said, "Please sit down, Mammy. Huiyun, serve tea." Nanny Zhou looked respectful, but she didn't know what she was doing here.

"Don't bother the people around Mrs. Lin." Nanny Zhou didn't sit down either, but took out an exquisite post with incense and two gift slips and handed them to Cui Liu, "This is what our wife told Mrs. I sent it to Mrs. Lin. I would like to invite Mrs. Lin and Miss Lin to visit our house at [-] o'clock tomorrow. Besides, this gift is some earthen rituals brought by our Zhen family from Jinling. It is a bit flimsy. Madam Don't laugh."

Jia Min glanced at the gift list, and said: "Mother Lao is here to send a message, and I will go tomorrow." There are lotus leaf-style porcelain vases with pastel enamel and peony patterns, and glass vases with purple flowers set in green fields, not to mention two purple purlin wooden ivory-carved plum blossom screens.

"The old slave will go back first." Seeing that Jia Min's face remained calm, Zhou Nanny said.

"Cui Tao, send Nanny Zhou." Jia Min winked, seeing Cui Liu stuffed Nanny Zhou with a purse, got up and turned into the backyard.Looking at the things delivered, Jia Min couldn't help feeling that the Zhen family is really rich and powerful.The best red sandalwood is to be paid as a tribute to the palace, but the materials for these two screens sent by the Zhen family are also excellent, and there is no intention of being low-key at all.

Prosperity must decline, and it is better to keep a low profile as an official.

The weather was hot, and Jia Min and Mrs. Xu each held a round fan in their hands. Seeing that Mrs. Wang was getting close to Mrs. Zhen, they couldn't help covering the corners of their sneering mouths with the round fan.In addition to Jia Min, Xu and Wang, the wives Mrs. Zhen invited today are naturally Wang Ziteng's wife Shi, Shi Nai's wife Yun, Shi Ding's wife Yu, in addition to Li and Zhuang. Mrs. Wang is also here.

"Look, Mrs. Wang is very familiar with the wife of the Zhen family." Mrs. Xu said in a low voice, "I heard that Mrs. Wang knew the wife of the Zhen family before she left the cabinet, and the four families of Jia Wangshi Xue and the Zhen family are all familiar. It's a family friend, but today we are all left out here in the cold."

"It's natural for old acquaintances to talk more when they meet. Sister-in-law should have some tea first. The excellent Jingting Lvxue is the only good tea in the palace." Jia Min only drank a few times at the Queen Mother's place. It's just going back. I didn't expect the Zhen family to be very powerful. When they treat guests, they will serve such expensive tea, "Did sister-in-law bring Yingchun today?"

"They didn't post a post to welcome the spring, so why should I bring her to the banquet in such a ignorant manner, without showing the delicateness of a girl's family." Xu took a sip of fragrant tea and said, "She didn't either. Bringing Tanchun here is not my biological daughter, no matter how close she is, it's just an illusion."

It seems that Jia Tanchun has gotten closer to the Wang family a lot these days, otherwise his sister-in-law wouldn't have said such things.Jia Min shook the round fan, seeing that Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zhen had finished contacting each other, she took back her thoughts of wandering.After all, this time we are at Zhen's house, we have to show some face, I don't know what happened to Yu'er and the others in the backyard?

Zhen Yingjia has two daughters and a son. The eldest daughter is 12 years old and named Lan; the second daughter is six years old and named He.Another son, Zhen Baoyu, did not go to Beijing this time because Mrs. Zhen was stuck by her side.Lin Daiyu was a little surprised when she heard Zhen Baoyu's name, and then remembered that her mother said that the Zhen family also had a brother who was born with a jade title, so she probably knew who it was.

Zhen He asked the waiters to bring dim sum and rose dew, and said with a smile: "Sisters, you are welcome, this is the dim sum made by the Jinling chef who followed us to Beijing, come and taste it. There is also this rose dew , it was rewarded by Concubine Kang in the palace after returning to Beijing, I heard that it is a tribute, today I specially asked my mother to open it for you sisters to taste."

Lin Daiyu knew that there were still two bottles of rose scented dew at home, but since the girl from the Zhen family was the owner, she couldn't say anything.Li Hui had the same thoughts as her, they couldn't say such flamboyant words, but Zhen He was only six years old, after all she was younger than them, so it was understandable to say such words.

"This rose dew is indeed a good thing." Zhuang Wanrou said with a smile, "Maybe I haven't drank it yet."

"The things in the palace are naturally good." Wang Wen has never had a good impression of Zhuang Wanrou, but he doesn't like the two sisters of the Zhen family who stole her limelight. Yes. I still have three bottles of rose fragrance from the Empress Dowager, if sister Zhen likes it, I will send someone to bring it to you tomorrow."

"The Wang family is the Empress Dowager's natal family, so they will naturally be rewarded by the Empress Dowager." Zhen Lan smiled and touched Zhen He's head, signaling Zhen He not to reply, "Sister Lin, Sister Li, and Sister Zhuang, try these pastries. Although The material is not as pure as Jinling's, but it's not bad."

Lin Daiyu took a bite of the creamy puff pastry, and said with a smile: "My sister's cooking skills are really good. I used to eat this dim sum when I was in Yangzhou, but after returning to Beijing, the cooks at the house couldn't make it like this." It's been a long time since I ate the smooth cream."

"As long as my sister likes it." Zhen Lan said, "I'll ask someone to put a box on my sister later, and let her take it home."

"Thank you sister, but I have always had a bad stomach, so I can't eat more snacks, or my mother will punish me to drink bitter medicine again." Lin Daiyu politely rejected Zhen Lan's kindness, "Why don't sister Zhen herself What about eating?"

"I don't like sweets." Zhen Lan scooped up a piece of chilled watermelon, "I don't like this rose dew either, so I asked someone to make a bowl of sour plum soup."

"That's how it is." Lin Daiyu took out her handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth.

Zhuang Wanrou watched Zhen He and Wang Wen bickering while "sweeping" the dim sum on the table, twisted the handkerchief before saying: "I heard that Master Zhen is going back to Beijing to be an official this time, is that the case, Zhen elder sister?"

Zhen Lan took a sip of the sour plum soup, glanced at Zhuang Wanrou, and said, "How do I know this? My mother said, as daughters, it's better not to inquire about father's affairs. My daughter should obediently study in the back house." It is reasonable to follow the rules and learn to read. Where did my sister hear the rumor?"

"Oh, maybe I heard wrong." Zhuang Wanrou twitched the corner of her mouth.

Sister Zhuang is really messing around, can you just inquire about these official affairs?Lin Daiyu and Li Hui looked at each other, pretending that they didn't hear the conversation between Zhen Lan and Zhuang Wanrou, but pretended to be interested in listening to Zhen He's introduction of the scenery along the way when Jinling entered Beijing, and interrupted from time to time to ask a few words.

Zhuang Wanrou probably knew that she had said something wrong, and she was silent for a while.For some reason, after seeing Zhen Lan, her mind went blank and she asked casually.The eldest daughter of the Zhen family is 12 years old this year, so it is suitable to be assigned to the second or third prince; and she is also ten years old, and she has often accompanied the queen mother during this year. Naturally, she hopes to be married and become a princess of.Seeing that Li Hui was getting more and more liked by the Empress Dowager, and also hearing that Zhen Lan was going to stay in Beijing, it was no wonder she wasn't in a hurry.

Zhen Lan held the small bowl to hide her disdainful smile, this Zhuang Wanrou is not her opponent yet.