You're Crossing the Red Mansions

The whole family knew that You Xiaoxiao was pregnant, and Jia Jing rewarded a pair of vases with ice plum patterns, which were regarded as auspicious omens.Jia Mu of Rongguo Mansion and others also sent people to pack medicinal materials and bring them here, and familiar people such as Xiao Mansion, Lin Mansion, and Feng Mansion also sent congratulatory gifts like a stream of congratulatory gifts, and they were overwhelmed for a while.Because of her busy schedule, Mrs. Xing simply asked Sister Feng to stay in Ningguo Mansion for a few more days to help share the housework.You Xiaoxiao checked Sister Feng's mind, how could they separate their husband and wife, so she smiled and said: "Although my wife loves me, I can't live without people in Feng girl's house. Let us big girls learn how to manage the house." Mrs. Xing took a look at Xichun, and said with a smile: "I forgot, the big girl's happy life is approaching, she needs some experience before she can go out." Xichun's face flushed, she just bowed her head and did not speak.Because of her shyness, everyone stopped talking and laughing, and sat for a while before they dispersed.

When Jia Rong got a chance to come home, she was very happy when she heard that her stepmother was pregnant.First went to see his grandfather, Jia Jing only encouraged him to make further progress, and then went to the study, Jia Zhen was afraid that he would not praise him when he became proud, but on the other hand she was so proud that she couldn't hide her joy .Jia Rong is now sensible, and only said to her father: "Although I have won the Juren, there will be a test ahead. I don't think I can be as honored as Zixiu. My son has to be a Jinshi, so as not to shame the ancestors." Jia Zhen listened Now, with mixed feelings in her heart, she said after a long time: "From now on, the century-old foundation of our mansion will depend on you." Jia Rong smiled and said: "Father is in his prime, but saying this makes my son feel ashamed." Jia Zhen Seeing his son's humility and feeling comfortable, he asked about his marriage again: "Your mother and I have also discussed it, and should have done it for you a long time ago. I knew that you were afraid of disturbing you when you were studying. Who do you like?" Jia Rong hesitated and said, "I'm thinking about it, son, there's no need to rush this matter..." Jia Zhen hurriedly said, "Why don't you rush? Your mother and I both mean the same thing. If there is no one he likes, it will be up to us to decide." Seeing that his father was sincere, Jia Rong felt that he was worrying too much, he was originally afraid that his stepmother would become pregnant, and now it seems that he is trying to fight for the right to manage the family. Yes, besides, he has also experienced it, so he is not very concerned about marrying a wife at this time.But seeing his father's enthusiasm, he said: "My son will obey his father's arrangements."

Jia Zhen had an old relationship with Qin Keqing before, and seeing her son now alone, she felt only guilty.Now seeing his son let go, he said: "Your mother and I also looked at a few houses before, but now that you are a juren, your status is higher, and I will give you another choice." The father and son talked again. After learning about the Imperial College, Jia Rongfang was going to pay his respects to his mother.When You Xiaoxiao heard Jia Rong came back, she asked the big girls to clean up his yard, and ordered the kitchen to make more meat and vegetarian snacks.It was not easy for Jia Rong to enter the inner room, so she respectfully greeted her outside the door. You Xiaoxiao praised her a few times, and then ordered him to kowtow to her birth mother.Waiting for Jia Rong to return to the courtyard, the wine table for worship was ready and brought over.Jia Rong was very grateful when she saw the color and thoughtfulness.

When Jia Rong came back from the election, he was naturally invited to a banquet by the Tonghao family, but Jia Rong refused them all.Because I was too disturbed at home, I didn't live there for ten days and went back to the Imperial College to study.Seeing his grandson working so hard, Jia Jing felt a little bit reluctant, and said with a smile: "With our family, we don't want to wait for Juren's food and rice to be put into the pot, but since Rong'er is going to be an official in the future, he should also ask my uncle about it." Hearing, I thought in my heart that I would just take the exam for another year, and if I won the Jinshi, I would get an official to do it. If I didn’t win, I wouldn’t be tired of the child, and I would take my great-grandson home. Anyway, sooner or later, I will be awarded the title " Jia Zhen hurriedly said: "What the master said is true." Because you talked about Xichun's marriage again, You Xiaoxiao and Sister Feng had spoken long ago, and they all saw Mrs. Xiao's generosity, so they told Jia Zhen that the Xiao family marriage can be done.Jia Jing was very willing to marry the Xiao family. Seeing that Jia Zhen also agreed, he said: "Your sister has to suffer hardships as a child, and the dowry must be rich and rich. Although the Xiao family is not short of money, our family must not lose it." Decent." Jia Zhen hurriedly said: "The son and the daughter-in-law have already agreed on this matter, and the mother's dowry and the farm shop will be brought to the younger sister, and our house will pay another [-] taels of silver to buy it." Jia Jing listened, nodded.

Besides, when Jia Amnesty returned to the mansion, he would hold a banquet for Jia Cong for a few days. Mrs. Xing was also willing to see the concubine winning glory, so Yingchun smiled and persuaded, "Master, why don't you wait for Brother Cong to win the Juren and then celebrate together?" Jia Lian was also nearby. chime in.Jia Amnesty thought about it, and was afraid that others would say it was frivolous, so he obeyed the wishes of his sons and daughters, and only set up a banquet in his own room, and waited for Jia Cong to come to the house to have a lively gathering, and then rewarded many things.Uncharacteristically at night, he rested in Mrs. Xing's room.This is really a surprise, Mrs. Xing was encouraged, and it was inevitable that she also had the idea of ​​an old mussel begets pearls in her heart.After Sister Feng found out, Tete dug out a few colored materials from the small storeroom and gave them to Mrs. Xing, saying: "Brother Cong's happy event, my wife should also dress brightly." The daughter-in-law was sensible, so she accepted it with a smile.In the evening, she quietly said to Yingchun: "I see that the material your sister-in-law gave me is a little tender, why don't you use it to make new clothes." I see that this color suits my wife, and the master is also happy to see it." Mrs. Xing might as well be teased by her daughter, her face turned red immediately, thinking it made sense, she smiled and said: "Forget it, go find someone to do it. .”

Not to mention how happy everyone was, when Jia Zheng heard about Jia Rong and Jia Cong, he was only anxious.In the past, there was still Jia Zhu supporting the facade, but now how can it be good?Seeing that Jia Cong was promising, Jia Mu specially recruited Xu Xu to talk to her for a long time, asking about her health, and gave a set of stationery for the girls to take care of, and Yuanyang sent it out in person.As Jia Cong grew older, he saw some world outside. Although he was so kind when he met his grandmother, he still remembered that he had never been looked at by the old lady since he was a child.After returning to the big room, I didn't say much with Mrs. Xing, but because I was intimate with my sister Yingchun, I sent a few private words.Yingchun didn't understand, so he just said: "Brother will go out to do big things in the future, don't worry about these things in the back house." Jia Cong has always been willing to listen to Yingchun's teachings, and he didn't mention it when he knew it was reasonable.

Jia Zheng is a self-proclaimed scholar, and his son's embarrassment will naturally make him feel bad. He went back and talked to Mrs. Wang aggressively. He just said something about Baoyu, but Mrs. Wang couldn't hear him, so she said, "We still have a lady in the palace. At most, I will donate to him in the future." It's all about being an official, the master can't worry about it here." Because after Yuanchun became a concubine, Mrs. Wang was arrogant, and Jia Zheng was boneless. Hearing what the old wife said, there was no way to refute it.As the saying goes, twisted melons are not sweet. Jia Zheng knew Baoyu's habits very well, and even if he was asked to study, he was afraid of being forced to fall ill. After sighing a few times, he went to Aunt Zhao's place to stay overnight.

Mrs. Wang looked unmoved when she saw the scenery of other people's houses, but she was anxious in her heart. Because Zhou Rui's family inquired that Jia Rong was entrusted to send to the Imperial College, she thought that she would do the same when Baoyu was older.Because she thought that her in-law Li Shouzhong's words in the Imperial College would carry some weight, she thought about it and went to Li Wan's room.Li Wan has been guarding his son's life all day long, and never hurts his mother-in-law's eyes. In the past few days, he heard about the happy event of Dajian Academy and You Xiaoxiao is pregnant, so he and Suyun are packing some of Jia Lan's childhood things to be sent to Ning Mansion Go here to win a good fortune, and may she give birth to a son.It was reported outside that the wife had arrived, Li Wan was surprised at first, and then went out to greet her in a polite manner.Mrs. Wang came in and saw the gloomy cleanness in the room, she felt a little displeased in her heart, but today she came with a request and said in a kind voice: "The autumn wind is getting colder these days, let me see Brother Lan Son, did you sleep well?" Hearing this, Li Wan had no choice but to tell Suyun to call Jia Lan over, while laughing along with him, "It's just for my wife to worry about it. I should have taken him to pay my respects to my wife." Mrs. Wang didn't answer, but Li Wan poured tea for her in person because it was boring.Mrs. Wang only touched her lips, and when she saw Jia Lan coming over, she said a few more words before asking: "Speaking of which, we haven't seen our wife in law for a long time. I just sent a few pots of chrysanthemums outside a few days ago. How beautiful are they?" Well, let's invite your wife to enjoy the flowers." Li Wan was stunned for a moment, then quickly covered it up, and said with a smile: "Since my wife is interested, my daughter-in-law will naturally accompany me." Mrs. Wang leaked the words and didn't want to sit down any longer , got up and left.

Suyun accompanied Li Wan to send her out, and when she came back, she whispered: "What does grandma mean by looking at your wife? She never mentioned our wife, but now we are very popular..." Li Wan sneered, "What good can she do? "After thinking for a while, he said: "It's all right anyway. Our wife can't be the master according to her calculations. The master has always been indifferent to me. I'm afraid her wishful thinking will come to nothing." The two masters and servants were talking. , I saw a little girl from Qiu Shuangzhai coming over and urging: "Grandma, our girl said that we are waiting for you in the meeting hall." It's even worse than Sister Feng.Li Wan and Xiangyun went there a few times at first, but they also noticed the signs later, so they simply pointed out that there was something to do and avoided going.Although Tanchun didn't want to be restrained by others, he couldn't ignore the old lady's words, so he sent people everywhere to urge him to go.Li Wan smiled at the little girl and said: "You go back to your girl, I'm not feeling well today, so I'll work hard on her." The little girl was also doing routine work, so she turned around and left after receiving her instructions.Suyun sighed beside her and said, "Miss San is a bit stronger in doing things." Li Wan said, "Forget it, I'll pretend to be a wooden man when I go, so I might as well make a dress for Lan'er at this time."

But it is said that You Xiaoxiao is now giving birth in Ningfu, and Zhang Youshi came to the doctor and said that the pulse condition is very stable, but Jia Zhen is not at ease, and forced to lie down every day.You Xiaoxiao has been running around these days, and finally everything is on the right track, everything in and out of the house is in order, and now she is happy and at ease, ignoring other things.Although Na Xichun is young, she is also capable.The housekeeper's ladies were all admonished by You Xiaoxiao, Xichun used them with ease, and occasionally went to Lin's mansion to exchange experiences with Daiyu in her free time, and she lived a leisurely life.Sister Feng and Yingchun from the mansion often came to visit, and You Xiaoxiao talked to them, relaxing together, and passed the first few months without knowing it.In the second year, just after the first lunar month, the good news came that the second sister You and Mrs. Fu gave birth to Lin'er successively. Needless to say, Xue's and Lin's houses were festively decorated with lanterns and festoons.Because of the large number of people who came to celebrate, Lin Daiyu had to take care of her stepmother and run the house in a hurry, and because You Xiaoxiao's fetal image was stable, there would be no major problems at home after the Spring Festival, so she simply borrowed Xichun to the Lin's residence to help.

With Xue Baochai in charge of everything in Xue's mansion, nothing is in chaos.When the second sister You was giving birth, the old lady You was supposed to come to accompany her, but You Xiaoxiao asked Huanyan to send the third sister You there, and said to the second sister: "Your old lady is not good enough. Now other things are being taken care of by a stable woman, your sister You don’t need to touch your hands, I’m just afraid that you won’t feel comfortable if you don’t have a mother’s family by your side, so I sent Sanjie to accompany you.” Sanjie You went to Xue’s house again, knowing that Liu Xianglian was still living, she was still timid at first Yindie knew the cause and effect early on, and she got You Xiaoxiao's intention to persuade her: "Although the sentence that the grandma said is novel, I still remember it in my heart, where I fell and then got up again. If you were beaten to death with a stick, why would you be depressed, and instead took advantage of these people's wishes. Now you are earning housework with your own hands in the embroidery workshop, and it is all your own, and holding the box of fruit is clean and innocent, It should be decent to visit your sister." Third Sister You works diligently in the embroidery workshop, and the profit is huge at the end of the year, and Yindie is very satisfied every time she comes to check, so she is willing to persuade her from the bottom of her heart.Third Sister You heard that what she said was reasonable, plus she was indeed not what she used to be, so she went to Xue's mansion openly.

Aunt Xue didn't know the inside story, but she only knew that Liu Xianglian had rejected Third Sister You. Later, she saw that she was very sensible and courteous, and she was beautiful, so she secretly said to Baochai, "This is strange. I'm looking at your sister-in-law. I don’t know why your second elder brother Liu doesn’t like it.” Baochai didn’t care about these nosy matters, she was already in her prime, because this year the mansion was busy with the second sister’s birth. , even though it was a whole birthday and she had never been engaged, it was not easy to show off.Aunt Xue was also anxious, but under the pressure of many things in the house, she threw away the broom and mop, and was in a state of desperation all day long.Baochai also knows that both mother and elder brother have more than enough heart but not enough energy. Mrs. Wang Zisheng also arranged for several families a few years ago, either the family background is not worthy or the child is not good. of.Baochai is sensible and refuses to show her worries on her face.Mrs. Wang in that mansion seems to be sure that Xue's family has nowhere to go, and sooner or later they will go back to Jia's mansion. During the Chinese New Year, the empress rewarded colorful satins, and Baochai's and Xiangyun's are exactly the same.Aunt Xue couldn't help thinking a little bit, and Baochai was so angry that she cried secretly in the room. After thinking about it, only Sister-in-law Zhen can discuss this matter.

In February, when Xichun came back from Lin's residence, she first went to see her sister-in-law in the Xinlan Courtyard. You Xiaoxiao smiled and said: "The girl has become a sweet pastry now, and it's easy for outsiders to go." Xichun sat down and ate tea and said: "I've been exhausted for a while. Although I don't need Sister Lin and I to be in the lead, but the housekeepers and women will do one thing at a time. We don't have time to have tea and talk." You Xiaoxiao said: "The Lin family now has a young master. , it will become more prosperous in the future, and there is no one who is not flattering." Xichun nodded, and said in a low voice: "There is one more thing that my sister-in-law doesn't know. Sister Lin told me secretly. People who want to send a post to my uncle to ask for a marriage are welcome. There are many." You Xiaoxiao listened, and then said: "Your sister Lin is one year older than you, and now you are engaged, my aunt is also anxious..." Xichun couldn't help blushing, but said : "I heard that my uncle has refused, and sister Lin doesn't want to marry early, she is just happy." You Xiaoxiao's heart moved, and she was about to say something more, when Jia Zhen came in outside, saw Xichun, and smiled first: "When will my sister marry?" Are you back?" Seeing her brother coming in, Xichun hurriedly saluted, knowing that her brother and sister-in-law had something to say, she only briefly said a few words about the affairs in Lin's residence, and then went back to her yard to rest.

Seeing Jia Zhen's sad face, You Xiaoxiao quickly asked, "But what's the matter?" Jia Zhen sat down and sighed: "Just now someone from the Feng family said that their grandma has gone, Feng Ziying is crying like something , I have asked someone to send the funeral there first, and I have to go there in person after lunch." You Xiaoxiao was surprised and said: "I came on the day of the master's birthday. I saw that Grandma Feng looked very good, so why did I go? What? It's a pity, at such an age and with such a character, Uncle Feng is naturally reluctant." Jia Zhen shook her head and said, "Life and death are fates, that's all, you take good care of them and send the two wives away Just look at it." You Xiaoxiao knew that Jia Zhen and Feng Ziying had a good friendship, so she quickly said hello.Here, Jia Zhen didn't like eating raw for lunch, so in the afternoon she changed into plain clothes and went to Feng Ziying's mansion to give Feng Ziying annoyance. On the way, she met Xue Pan and Liu Xianglian, so they went in together.The young man of the Feng family welcomed them in, because the master and his wife were all there, and they didn't set up a mourning hall in the foyer, but only set up a white shed in Feng Ziying's yard.Feng Ziying's eyes were red and swollen, and she looked very exhausted. Xue Pan cried a few times to accompany her, and Jia Zhen held hands and persuaded, "Even though it's important for younger siblings, brothers should take good care of themselves." Then she said something about what to do. The matter of sending it will not return until the evening.

You Xiaoxiao heard that the Feng family had made a dojo for Grandma for three days and three nights, and sighed to Huanyan: "I can only see it at this critical moment. Now that my parents are here, it is rare that Uncle Feng is not afraid of taboos. It can be seen that Grandma Feng It's very important in his heart." But Huan Yan curled her lips and said: "It's just a temporary thing, if Uncle Feng doesn't continue from now on, then he will take Grandma seriously. Cry twice now, and then I will Just let it go." You Xiaoxiao couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "You're a young kid, but you're a curmudgeon, and the Feng family doesn't even have a grandson, so why don't you renew the family? If it's their family background, it's not bad. Now, even though she has no real power, she still has a bit of dignity in the city. Looking at Grandma Feng's character, it will be difficult to marry the same in the future." Huanyan nodded and said: "Grandma said that it is a serious official lady. Where are you willing to be a stepmother?" You Xiaoxiao heard this, but suddenly remembered something, and asked: "I remember that Miss Xue has reached Jiji this year?" Huanyan laughed and said: "Grandma really has a bad memory now, Xue The girl's birthday is the 25th of the first lunar month, and she is exactly 15 years old this year, and grandma even specially sent sister-in-law Jin to give her a lot of gifts, why did she forget it?" You Xiaoxiao smiled slightly and said, "Unconsciously, at this age, Miss Xue also It's time to get engaged."