You're Crossing the Red Mansions

When Aunt Zhao saw Jia Zheng coming, her face was still a little angry, so she knew that she had been angered by Mrs. Wang again, so she hurriedly came over and said, "Master, let's have dinner in my room tonight." " Seeing Aunt Zhao's flattering face, Jia Zheng felt a lot better.He is incompetent and unable to become a prince, if not for his mother's preference, he would be worse than the second son of ordinary families.Besides, when we first got married, the Wang family was not as good as the Jia family, but now because of the favor of the emperor, the Wang family is not what it used to be.His old wife followed suit, showing off her might and not taking herself seriously.Alas, it's still Aunt Zhao who knows the fun and gets her own way.

Seeing Jia Zhengyun, Aunt Zhao hurriedly ordered the maids to go to the big kitchen to pass over the master's portioned dishes, and took off his shoes for him herself, and waited for him to rest on the kang.Jia Zheng said: "The painting I gave you last time can be used as a lot of money. Why did it run out so quickly?" Well, this is a foreign account, and Mrs. Wang doesn't know how to do it, so he can do it himself.Every time something came over, Aunt Zhao gave it to her brother Zhao Guoji to pawn money to fill the house.Hearing Jia Zheng's question, Aunt Zhao just sighed: "My lord, look, the ring is getting bigger and costs more and more, isn't it fast?" Going down to the end, Jia Zheng was made comfortable by her, and seeing that she was wearing a water-red satin jacket today, which was much more coquettish than Mrs. Wang's usual dark-flowered Fujin shirt, the thing involuntarily swelled up rapidly.Aunt Zhao noticed it, she took care of it with one hand, and unbuttoned it with the other hand, and when her whole body became clear, she embraced her with her white chest, hugged Jia Zheng in her arms, and ate Lang smiled and said: "My lord, it's still early for dinner, why don't you just drink milk in my arms!" Sucking his mouth to inhale, and then with a face full of intoxication, he hurriedly unbuttoned his pants.Aunt Zhao was feeding him and helping him untie the waist rope, while still calling: "Master, come in quickly, I can't take it anymore!" Jia Zheng loved her loose appearance the most, Touching her hands again, her bottom was soaked, she was impatient, she was still wearing her jacket, she only took off her trousers, and then hurriedly started to dry, for a while, she could only hear Aunt Zhao's vulgar chatter.

When Jia Huan came back from outside, when he heard that the master was coming, he hid in the outer room and did not dare to go in to pay his respects. Then he frowned when he heard that the inside was so miserable.He was going to go out to play with Jia Cong today, but he heard from the eldest girl in the room that brother Cong had sent his eldest wife to go to school in the family school.Jia Huan was very disappointed immediately, and walked back without thinking.I had already mentioned to my aunt about going to school.My aunt went to tell the master, and the master said yes, but the wife said kindly, Huan'er is young, so she doesn't have to suffer, so she dismissed it like this.Jia Huan went back to her room, but the voice from next door was still clear.He sat sullenly in front of the desk, holding a red copybook, which was already dilapidated, and it was the last time he had the cheek to ask for it from Tanchun.The pen in my hand was bald, and I couldn't get any good things into my hands, so I had to moisten it with saliva first, and then forcefully write.The inside finally dispersed, and Aunt Zhao said in a sweet voice: "Master, Brother Huan should go to school too. Although his wife loves him, he shouldn't be so spoiled..." Jia Zheng was very satisfied, and he listened to her. Then he said: "You are very right. You sent your brother to look for Li Gui in the study outside, and let him accompany Huan'er to school every day." After that, he said: "I still have a good calligraphy and painting in my hand. I'll bring it to you another day." Hearing this, Aunt Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and smiled even more charmingly.Jia Huan over here was stunned at first when he heard what Auntie said, then he lowered his head and wiped his eyes, picked up the copybook and continued writing.

But she said that Mrs. Wang made up her mind to discuss with everyone about the provincial hospital, so she made a serious post to invite her.But in advance, I have to meet with Sister Feng's ward.Sister Feng is like a monkey spirit, and other things are fine. When I heard that taking money is like cutting meat, she talked nicely, and when it came to how much money to get, she said: "Madam, such a big happy event, naturally It's for the money, but the second master Lian hasn't come back yet, so I'll discuss it with him..." How can Mrs. Wang not know that Sister Feng is in charge of their family affairs, she sneered in her heart, but her face was also kind: "Yes Anyway, Lian'er will be back in a few days, and then you two will come to talk to me again." Sister Feng groaned secretly when she heard this.

As a result, everyone in the whole family knew that the empress was going to visit her relatives and was about to build another courtyard, and people's hearts fluttered for a while.When the news spread to the East Mansion, You Xiaoxiao took Mrs. Wang's post and pretended to read it for a long time before she said to Jia Zhen, "Look, this is asking for money from us." Also very dignified.At first it was fine, I wanted to flatter her seriously, but I and my wife poured cold water on her, knowing that it is better not to mess with the concubine Yuan.But Mrs. Wang suppressed it with an imperial decree, so she couldn't pretend to turn a blind eye.

You Xiaoxiao said: "Building a yard is not suitable for eating or drinking. It's just for my mother to come home to see the scenery. If it were me, I wouldn't take advantage of this." Jia Zhen listened, but didn't say a word.You Xiaoxiao said again: "Think about it, is there any benefit in this matter? We are all making wedding dresses for them in the West Mansion, why bother!" Jia Zhen was also thinking about it these days.Over there, as soon as Concubine Wu Gui became a concubine, Wu Tianyou was directly promoted by two ranks.Now that Yuanchun has been a concubine for several days, there is no news here. Jia Zheng is still a fifth-rank servant and has not moved. It is obvious that the empress is not in the emperor's heart.Besides, even if the empress wants to help the family in the future, her own parents and uncles can't take care of her, how can the people in the next house take care of her?The more I thought about it, the more I felt that what my wife said made sense. The two of them talked together for half a day, and then Jia Zhen went to talk to Jia Jing.

Jia Jing listened, thought for a while, and said: "After all, it is the girl in our family. Since Xifu wants to build a yard, just give me some money." How much?" Jia Jing said: "It will be difficult for us if there is too much, and it will not look good if it is too small, so why not just give 2 taels." Jia Zhen listened and hurriedly responded yes.Jia Jing said again: "You go with your daughter-in-law, and you can be more polite, but if they ask for more, they can't give you a cent." It is very happy.

After hearing Jia Jing's words, You Xiaoxiao's heart turned around again, so she said with a smile: "Master, mother-in-law visits relatives, anyway, it's not about our family, presumably the elders over there are going to come forward too, the eldest wives have come to our house I should have visited the Eldest Master and Eldest Wife." Jia Zhen knew that You Xiaoxiao was going there to inquire about the news, and hurriedly said: "You are thoughtful, I will send someone to tell you right away. "You Xiaoxiao said again: "2 taels of silver is not big or small, you can give it if you want, but once the mansion wants to build a yard, we can't just watch and let Rong'er and Qiang'er go there It’s good enough to be a part-time job.” For such a large project, the oil and water of various compradors are naturally rich.If it is done well, not only will the 2 taels be returned intact, but it may even earn a labor fee.You Xiaoxiao's abacus was rattling, and Jia Zhen also thought of this, so she nodded.

But he said that Jia She was obviously in a bad mood these past few days.Because Mrs. Xing kept rubbing the fire beside her, she first said that the second girl was wronged, and then said that she was bullied in that room, and finally added a sentence, "It's fine for me to be wronged, but the second girl is still a daughter raised by the master. How dare you fool me so boldly!As the saying goes, if you don't look at the monk's face to see the Buddha's face, the second child's family is too ugly!Having said this upside down several times, Jia She was aroused with new and old hatred, and his heart was full of anger.Thinking about the emergence of another empress in the second room today, will she instigate the emperor and change the title to Jia Zhengxi? This is not without precedent. The more I thought about it, the more I was covered in cold sweat.Then I remembered that since I was an adult, I have been kicked out to live in the old courtyard for so long.The worst thing was that the room was leaking and it was raining all night, and there was a new article in the second room to build a provincial house. Jia Amnesty saw the post and sent it, but the superior said carelessly that he wanted this and that, and his nose was crooked in anger. .

When someone reported that Master Zhen and Grandma Zhen of the East Mansion were coming, Jia Shemo rolled his eyes and remembered Mrs. Xing's mention that the East Mansion had only invited the second girl to live there, and ignored the matter of the third girl. Also a little polite.Jia Zhen and Jia She were talking in the outer room, and Mrs. Xing brought You Xiaoxiao into the inner room.You Xiaoxiao said: "Does the eldest lady know about the construction of Xingqin's villa?" Mrs. Xing curled her lips: "There is one thing I don't know, there is a concubine daughter in the house." You Xiaoxiao smiled and said again : "We also accepted the second wife's post, I see that the words are asking for money." Madam Xing said: "Yes, I got them all, our master said, it's not about welcoming the girl to be the imperial concubine, Yuan girl We can't take care of things!" After hearing this, You Xiaoxiao knew that Mrs. Xing had done a lot of work, and was about to say something, Mrs. Xing said again: "The second room is too much. It is said that it is a post to discuss, but I have already looked for it. Someone went to measure it, and I heard a sentence in a daze, saying that the alley between the two mansions should be dug up, counting from Huifang Garden in your mansion to our side, and a special letter was sent to tell us We want the decoration of the old yard, and she thinks it's beautiful!" You Xiaoxiao pretended to be surprised after hearing this: "How can it be counted as Huifang Garden? No one supports us!" Mrs. Xing sneered and said, "Zhen'er Daughter-in-law, don’t you even think about it. Do you still want to discuss things with us in the second room? Fortunately, there is only one imperial concubine. If there is an empress, we will all have to lick the soles of their shoes!"

Back in the mansion, Jia Zhen slapped the table angrily, and said, "Fortunately, we went to talk to the Elder Master early, otherwise we didn't know that the Second Master had a good plan. Do you know that he planned to take our Huifang Garden Take it together!" You Xiaoxiao hurriedly served tea to calm him down: "My lord, you should have a sip of tea first, it's not something we just give if they want." Jia Zhen said: "It's been so many years that I've treated you badly. Let's not care about the big girl's affairs, but now I dare to plan anything at our house, it's really abominable!" After finishing speaking, he was going to see Jia Jing.You Xiaoxiao hurriedly grabbed her back: "Let's discuss a plan first and then go talk to the master, it will make the master angry with such a hasty face." After hearing this, Jia Zhen sat down panting again: "Yes, I'm a little irritable."

You Xiaoxiao smiled and said: "It's not difficult at all. I just wanted to say it a few days ago. There are more and more children in the academy. In addition to Mr. Xiao, we now have a master sitting on the flag in our house. That's it. How about expanding the academy a few times, how about it?" Jia Zhen said, "That's a good idea..." Seeing that he didn't object, You Xiaoxiao said again: "Master, think about it, isn't Huifang Garden directly connected to that corner gate? Is it? It just happens to be connected with the existing small houses. The population of our mansion is relatively small, so we don’t need such a big garden to play, and half of it is vacant, just to build a big study hall. The scene inside You don’t need to move, it’s also a good place for your children and grandchildren to study in the future.” After hearing this, Jia Zhen thought about it carefully, and then said after a while: “It’s better than this, and I set up the garden and the small houses separately, and rebuilt the mansion for the mansion. The wall. There is a serious academy over there, and I will ask the master to inscribe a poem. From now on, it will operate like an ordinary academy outside. Students have to take exams to enter. We can help a few promising ones. If you help a few, you will gain income and reputation, how about this?" After hearing this, You Xiaoxiao quickly nodded and said, "It is the master who thinks far and wide, and the master will definitely agree with it." Jia Zhen listened Satisfied, he discussed the details with You Xiaoxiao again, thinking that it was a serious matter for Xifu to open his mouth to ask for it again.

When Jia Jing found out about this, he was a little excited.Since returning home from Xuanzhen Temple, he has taken the children to study, and he has experienced a lot of family happiness.As a teacher, the greatest pleasure is to watch the elementary school students study hard every day, grow day by day, and in the future, they will be full of peaches and plums, and they will have a sense of accomplishment in their hearts. Thinking about how many children will have a bright future, they may not be able to join the cabinet in the future I will be more satisfied if I pay homage to the prime minister.So, after hearing what his son said, he said: "This is a very good thing, let's do it immediately." After finishing speaking, he said: "We have to think about the name of this academy, don't think it is tacky." Jia Zhen It was the first time that I was so happy to see Lao Tzu coming back from the mansion, so I just followed suit, and even thought of a few names but was rejected, I didn't feel ashamed, and I still smiled from the sidelines.