[Red Mansions] Minruo Spring Breeze Returns to Dream

No.60 The third time Qin Keqing was seriously ill in Dongfu

Li En is pregnant, of course Lin Jinshu is the happiest.On the second day after hearing the news, Mrs. Meng came to visit her daughter with a bunch of supplements. She saw that she had tied up her long hair with silver gilt dots, jade inlaid with jade on her forehead, and did not comb her hair in a bun. The gold inlaid bluestone longevity character jade hairpin is just rolled up.Seeing his mother coming, Li En quickly asked Lu Fei to move a soft stool, and said, "Zi Zhu, serve tea quickly."

"How is your body?" Seeing that her face was ruddy, Meng Shi knew that she was in good health, but she still asked worriedly.

"Everything is fine. My mother said that because I don't have a nanny by my side, she specially called Aunt Cui Liu to my side." Li En pursed her lips, and Lu Fei brought her a glass of warm water for her to drink.

"Mrs. Lin also loves you. After all, what you are carrying is the eldest son and grandson of the Lin family." Mrs. Meng handed over the ginseng, donkey-hide gelatin, and other tonics for tocolysis she brought to Zizhu, and told some pregnant women Things to pay attention to, I sent a few girls out at the end, looked at Li En's belly, and said, "Red Jade and Lv Fei are old enough, what do you and my uncle think?"

"What does mother mean?" Li En asked in confusion.

"You silly child. The four dowry maids I picked for you, Hongyu, Lufei, Zizhu, and Lancui, are all about the same age. Now you are pregnant and can't serve my uncle, and the four maids are old again. If you don't want to make fun of them, then you have to think carefully about how to arrange these four maids." Meng glanced at her, "Although these maids grew up with you, your temperament We all understand, but I can't tell what they suddenly thought."

Li En's face turned pale, and he bit his lip before saying: "Daughter understands, I just need to discuss with my husband about the housekeeping." She and Lin Jinshu belong to the type of marriage first and then love, and the life of husband and wife after marriage is also the same. perfect harmony.Lin Jinshu was always on duty at the Imperial Academy during the day, and occasionally took Li En out for a walk when he was resting, to relax in Zhuangzi.The relationship between the two is getting closer.

"You make up your own mind." Meng saw that the joy on her face had weakened a lot, so she had no choice but to comfort her, "It's not that mother forced you to give the room to my aunt, it's just about your reputation, and I also want others to think of you. You're a jealous person, and you don't let others serve you when you're pregnant, it's just your reputation that's bad. Has Mrs. Lin told you about this?"

"No, my mother just told me to raise my baby with peace of mind." Li En bit his lip and said.

Thinking that Lin Ruhai didn't have any concubine who had a room with her, Meng didn't know whether it was the Lin family's rules or Jia Min's tricks, so she kept silent.

After Lin Jinshu came back that night, Li En hesitantly told him about the Natong room.Although it looked generous, Lin Jinshu could clearly see how unwilling his wife was.

"Don't worry, our family doesn't like this. Don't you see that there is no room around Dad?" Lin Jinshu comforted, "The rules of the Lin family are that only the mistress will take a concubine after thirty and still has nothing to do. You are pregnant now. Looking at the grandson of the Lin family, it’s too late for my father and mother to be happy. My mother also said that we should make decisions about our yard, and there is no need to mention the matter of Natongfang.”

"Then, I'll listen to you." Li En finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In late autumn, Yao Xing got married from Yangzhou.The wedding ceremony is held in the palace, and the princes and ministers as well as foreign wives can participate in the wedding banquet.When Jia Min came back from the banquet, she asked Peiwen about Li En's health, so she asked someone to cook sober soup, and brought it to Lin Ruhai to drink it—their family and the Yao family were considered friendly, and the officials who got the news this time But there is no shortage of relationships.

"I heard that Jia Rong's wife in Ningguo Mansion is ill." Lin Ruhai took a sip of the sweet and slightly spicy hangover soup, and frowned slightly, "Did you know?"

"I heard from my sister-in-law that it seems that I have been infected with the wind and cold and have not recovered. I have taken a lot of medicine and there is no improvement." Jia Min asked someone to fetch a hot handkerchief and told Lin Ruhai to clean his face, "Rong'er's supervisor is just donating officials I got it, and I didn't have the opportunity to invite the imperial physician, so I kept asking the doctors outside to watch it. Why did you suddenly ask this?"

Lin Ruhai shook his head and did not answer the question.It's still inconvenient for him to tell Jia Min some dark things. After all, his wife is from the Rongguo Mansion, and she is related to the Ningguo Mansion by blood. If she talks too much, she might feel uncomfortable.He cleaned his hands and wiped his face, and said: "It's you, it seems that you seldom go out to socialize these days. Your mother-in-law didn't invite you to be a guest?"

"There are so many things to take care of at home, how can I have time to go out?" Jia Min replied unhurriedly, "I have to watch the belly of Shu's daughter-in-law, and I have to ask whether the monthly money in the house is paid out on time. Let alone Zhuangzi’s work in the shop, Yu’er is willing to help me, but it’s a drop in the bucket after all. What’s more, I’m not a person who likes to go out, so it’s good to stay at home.”

Lin Ruhai had heard about Jiamu's visit that day, and vaguely learned that his wife had had a conversation with Jiamu. Since then, there have been fewer posts under Rongguo Mansion, and most of the time it is Rongguo Mansion. Mrs. Xu from the big house came to talk to Jia Min.Although Jia She was a bit out of tune, Xu's sister-in-law was still good, and she also educated Jia Lian's child very well, not at all like Jia She.Lin Ruhai said: "That's right, we'd better not go out in such a cold day."

Jia Min smiled and changed him into pajamas.Rong'er's wife, Qin Keqing, vaguely remembers that she died of illness when Yu'er was 12 years old in her previous life.It is said that her life experience is strange, she is the adopted daughter of Qin Bangye, and also has an adopted younger brother Qin Zhong, who also has an unclear relationship with Jia Baoyu.Such a mess of evil fate is really hard to watch.

Qin Keqing's illness is not serious, but she has always been slender and delicate, so she fell ill after a blow.When Xue Baochai was ordered by Xue Wang to take the bird's nest from her shop to visit Qin Keqing, she saw Jia Baoyu also present, and couldn't help frowning slightly.Counting it, although Qin Keqing is older than Jia Baoyu, there is still a difference in seniority between the two of them. Isn't it not prudent for Jia Baoyu to walk into other people's boudoir in such a clear sky?Thinking of what her mother said about getting married to the Jia family, Xue Baochai felt all sorts of feelings in her heart.

"Miss Xue is here." Baozhu opened the scarlet velvet curtain and invited her in.

Both Qin Keqing and Jia Baoyu looked back at her, Qin Keqing quickly asked Baozhu to bring a stool, and said with a smile, "Why are you here?" It was slightly hoarse because of the wind and cold.

Xue Baochai signaled Xiangling to hand over the bird's nest to Baozhu, then stepped forward to tuck Qin Keqing's quilt and said, "Mom heard that you were ill, so she asked me to bring some bird's nest to you. I saw that you looked very pale, but you have been Not seeing you?"

"It's just a cold, that's all." Qin Keqing's originally charming face has become slightly thinner, "I don't know why, I've taken a lot of medicine recently but it didn't help. He went to find other doctors for me these days Come on, the prescription is changed one after another, but it still doesn't get better."

"Rong'er is so kind to you." Jia Baoyu patted Qin Keqing's hand holding the handkerchief without any suspicion, "It's just that the weather is cold recently, so you need to put more charcoal basins in your room. I looked at this bed The quilt is not soft enough and comfortable. Later, I will ask Xiren to bring you the brocade quilt from me. Also, my godmother, Ma Daopo, has sent me a peace talisman. I will ask Xiren to bring you the quilt later. .You must take care of yourself.”

"Second Uncle Bao has told me this many times, and I have listened to it." Qin Keqing smiled, and before she could finish speaking, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed.

Jia Baoyu was also flustered, but it was Xue Baochai who hurriedly stepped forward to give her back, and asked Baozhu to pour water for Qin Keqing to suppress the itch in her throat.Xue Baochai asked again when to take the medicine, and then said: "You have to pay attention to your body. If you cough, ask the servants to make you stewed Chuanbei Lily and Sydney pear syrup. This is the best for nourishing yin and nourishing the lungs."

"Thank you Miss Xue for reminding me. I won't be able to see guests today, Second Uncle Bao, Miss Xue, I'll ask someone to take you back first." Qin Keqing coughed twice before smiling.

Seeing that she was tired, the two also said goodbye and left.

"Sister Bao, do you think Rong's daughter-in-law can recover from her illness?" Jia Baoyu said sullenly, "I used to say that after a woman married, she would become a fish-eye, but Rong's daughter-in-law was an exception. I escaped from official school and didn't want to go home, so I often went to Ningguo Mansion to play. Rong's daughter-in-law can still talk and read poetry with me. Now seeing her pitifully ill, I feel so bored. Sister Bao, what do you think? If Yirong's daughter-in-law is not going to get better, what can I do?"

Xue Baochai looked at Jia Baoyu's reddened eyes, twisted her handkerchief and said, "You are talking nonsense. There are many good doctors out there, and they will be cured. But you, today, are so careless. How about running into someone's house and letting others see it?"

"Then what's the matter?" Jia Baoyu didn't understand, "I used to do this often, Rong's daughter-in-law won't mind."

Xue Baochai hesitated for a few moments and finally said nothing, "If you run out like this without taking anyone with you, you won't be afraid to worry Auntie."

After returning to Lixiangyuan, he reported the results of today's visit to Ningguo Mansion to Xue Wang. After hesitating for a while, Xue Baochai said, "Mom, I saw Baoyu in Rong's daughter-in-law's house today."

"Perhaps Baoyu went to see her." Seeing her daughter's complexion was a little unhappy, Xue Wang put her arms around her and said, "What does my son want to say?"

"I just think," Xue Baochai raised his eyes and glanced at Xue Wang, "Isn't it too outrageous for Baoyu to run into other people's houses without knowing the rules? After all, men and women are different, even Rong's daughter-in-law It's still his nephew and daughter-in-law, so you have to be more careful."

"That child Baoyu doesn't pay much attention to these things, so don't worry too much." Xue Wang comforted him.

Xue Baochai bit her lower lip, lowered her head and stopped talking.