You're Crossing the Red Mansions

You Xiaoxiao concealed her apprehension, and hurried to Lin's mansion, only to see a line of Imperial Forest Army guarding outside, and hurriedly stopped to stop.Seeing someone coming, the official in charge was polite, and walked over and asked, "Who is coming?" You Xiaoxiao got off the sedan chair, first told everyone to wait outside, and then walked over with a smile on her face, laughing before saying a word, An ingot of gold went over and said, "It was Jiamen Youshi of Ningguo Mansion who came to pick Mrs. Lin, Miss Lin and Mr. Lin out." The man heard that, looked up and down, and was not embarrassed, just said: "Pick up Just leave, gold and silver are not allowed to be taken with you." You Xiaoxiao was half relieved when she saw him being warm, and said yes with a smile, and hurried into the house with Huanyan.The entire gate of the mansion was quiet, and there was no sign of a very distressed situation, but a group of women and girls were mourning and weeping around the corner, and when they saw You Xiaoxiao coming in, they ignored them.Just as Huanyan was about to speak, You Xiaoxiao waved her hand. Fortunately, she was familiar with the road in the past, so she went straight to the inner courtyard. Just as she stepped through the door, Qiaomei hurriedly greeted her, and said with a crying voice: "Grandma is here."

Daiyu was originally sitting in the room, when she heard Qiaomei's call, she hurried out.Her complexion was pale, and when she saw Sister-in-law Zhen, she couldn't help but shed tears and said: "Wake up early, then suddenly a group of robbers came in, if it wasn't for the mother to protect my younger brother and me, it would be really horrifying. "You Xiaoxiao sighed softly, joined hands to comfort her, and then entered the inner room with Daiyu, only to see that all the maids and women serving beside her were gone, only Mrs. Fu was sitting on the couch, beside her. Young Master Lin fell asleep soundly, everything was desolate.Daiyu said sadly: "This is also a catastrophe, and the birds have thrown themselves into the forest. Fortunately, there are still beautiful eyebrows with us..." You Xiaoxiao comforted: "It is much better than the people who fall into trouble in other people's houses." Then She stepped forward and said softly to Mrs. Fu: "This place is not suitable for staying for a long time, you take the girl and the young master to our residence for a few days first." Seeing her coming, Mrs. Fu was grateful in her eyes, but shook her head with tears in her eyes: "I know your kindness, but I just have to wait for the master to come home." You Xiaoxiao was cautious when she saw her stubbornness, and hurriedly persuaded: "It's okay for others, why can't you even trust me? The sage has it." The decree, even the entire Lin Mansion is confiscated, and there are officials guarding everywhere outside. Now the mansion is in a mess, and you can't even eat hot soup. How about you, the young master can bear it? Besides, the girl's body is also the same. If you are weak, if you insist on staying here, there is no one who looks like this under heaven, seeing that the sky is approaching dusk, and the young people come at night, if something happens, how will you explain to your master?" Although Madam Fu She is calm, but she didn't go through these things before, and she panicked a long time ago. At this time, she was only waiting for Lin Ruhai to come and make the decision, but after listening to You Xiaoxiao's words, she knew the meaning of the sage. Now that the master is in danger, You Xiaoxiao is divided Chen, every sentence understood that the mansion is indeed not a safe place, so he pondered for a moment, but said decisively: "Fortunately, you are here, but I am confused. Since this is the case, let's go with you." You Xiaoxiao nodded.Because it was said that outsiders would not allow the belt to be soft, so there was nothing to deal with.And Mrs. Fu is indifferent to things outside of her body, and Daiyu doesn't take it seriously, there are no eggs under the nest, so far, it is a blessing to be safe alone, and those are nothing.

Huanyan hugged Young Master Lin, Qiaomei supported Daiyu, You Xiaoxiao took Mrs. Fu's arm and the group was about to leave the yard when a sergeant guarding the gate stopped Qiaomei alone and said, "My lord has orders, except Lin Madam, Mr. Lin and Miss Lin, no one else is allowed to leave the mansion." Qiaomei turned pale immediately.This is also the consistent rule of the court. Household slaves are returned to official slaves, and the mansion is confiscated together.Just as Daiyu was about to speak, You Xiaoxiao stuffed a bank note in the past and said: "My lord, Miss Qiaomei used to be from our house, she lent it to Miss Lin for two days, and now the servants of the Lin family have returned to the public. , but this girl's roster is in our mansion, I just ask for your convenience." The gatekeeper glanced at the bank note and saw that it was a large sum, knowing that a girl was definitely not worth so much, besides, he himself It was intentionally difficult, so I just let them out.

The officials outside watched a group of female relatives come out without even a bundle, and the rest were not easy to search closely. In addition, You Xiaoxiao sent money there, and they got out of Lin's mansion very smoothly.Madam Fu didn't turn her head back, but Daiyu turned her head and looked at the door of her house, shedding tears, Qiao Mei comforted her in a low voice, You Xiaoxiao didn't know what to say at this time, so she just called all the maids and women over Serve the lady and the girl to get on the sedan chair.Madam Fu saw that You Xiaoxiao was well prepared when she came, and she brought an extra carriage over, she just sighed and said, "I have really caused you trouble." At this moment, something happened to the Lin family, and everyone stayed away, only the Jia family was willing to do it. Helping hands, this feeling is naturally cherished in my heart.You Xiaoxiao said: "What's the matter, we should support each other to get by, if we encounter difficulties in the future, we will rely on you." After finishing speaking, they took the same car with her, and then Daiyu and Young Master Lin got into the car. In the other car, the maids and women were all well-trained, and they went to Ningguo Mansion in silence.Along the way, seeing Mrs. Fu depressed, You Xiaoxiao said some comforting words to her. Mrs. Fu smiled bitterly and said, "It's always like this in the court, but I'm fine. The master's body is important." You Xiaoxiao said: "You are worrying too much about this matter, my aunt is the most optimistic person, and she has been in the court all her life, she has experienced some things before, so why not be afraid." Mrs. Fu shook her head Said: "I heard that the reason for this is because the master offended the loyal prince and said some things that were beyond his control. I also heard a little bit of it..." You Xiaoxiao hurriedly said: "The wall has ears, this is something that cannot be mentioned. Master." Madam Fu was taken aback, and quickly kept her mouth shut.You Xiaoxiao said in a low voice: "Speaking of which, his family also married the third girl from the West Mansion to be the princess. We are all related one after another, so it's so tricky. Well, we won't meet each other in the future, so you stay in our mansion first." I will stay here and wait for my aunt to get settled." Mrs. Fu nodded.

After entering the Ningguo Mansion, Jin Sanxi's family had already brought a group of housekeepers and ladies to wait in the Xikua courtyard with their hands tied. You Xiaoxiao got out of the car with Mrs. Fu, and Daiyu also walked over holding her younger brother's hand.You Xiaoxiao glanced at the crowd, and Jin Sanxi's family hurriedly came up to him and said, "The old slave greets the wife and the girl." Then Fang said to You Xiaoxiao: "It's all arranged according to grandma's instructions, and my uncle is eating in the yard of the old man. Tea, ask the wife and the girl to rest first." Madam Fu heard that Lin Ruhai had arrived at the Ningguo Mansion, she immediately took a reassurance, and couldn't help feeling weak all over.A girl came up to support her, but suddenly Xichun came over in a hurry, first greeted Mrs. Fu, and then asked Daiyu, "How is sister?" Daiyu just nodded when she saw her.You Xiaoxiao hurriedly said: "Let's follow the previous example. Sister Lin took Qiaomei to follow the eldest girl to Hefengyuan to have a rest." Then she called Zizhu over and said to Mrs. Fu: "This courtyard used to be used by aunts. The master lived in, although it is not very spacious, but everything is in order, you can take the young master and settle it down. Zizhu girl is my personal servant, you can order her around." Mrs. Fu thanked Zizhu, and Zizhu hurriedly took it from Huanyan's hand. Passing Young Master Lin, he said: "Madam, please come with me. The hot soup is ready, and the maidservant will help you take a bath and change your clothes first." You Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "I know you are in a hurry, so you have even prepared your clothes. Don't dislike it, just wear it as it is, and finish it in a few days." Mrs. Fu was very grateful.Over there Daiyu left with Xichun, and You Xiaoxiao accompanied Madam Fu into the yard. The little girl had already boiled water in the stove and ordered two bowls of hot pine nut fruit tea. Zhou Xiang's family also sent a new one The meat and vegetarian snacks came over, and You Xiaoxiao saw that everyone was in order, and seeing that there was still an hour before dinner, she said: "First take a bath and eat something to eat, and you are tired after a day of tossing around. Let's rest first and pass a while." I'll come to see you again." Mrs. Fu thanked her and didn't mention it.

But Lin Ruhai came out of the court and was welcomed into the mansion by Jia Rong. At this time, he was having tea in Jia Jing's room, and Xiao Rujing was also sitting beside him.Jia Zhen and Jia Rong stood by.Jia Jingdao: "Your wife and young master have taken over, don't worry, even if you live in my house, it's cheaper to teach in the academy every day." Xiao Rujing is also like an old fox, Knowing that the matter of demoting an official is strange, but seeing that Jia Jing never mentioned it, he didn't say a word.Lin Ruhai said calmly: "This time is not the same as in the past, I'm afraid it will bring disaster to you, besides, people from different families don't live for long, I already asked Brother Rong to go out and find some houses." Jia Jing frowned and said: "If you insist on refusing, I can't force you. It's just a side thing. Daiyu is a girl, and she is used to living in a deep house, but she will follow you, a father, to show her face?" Lin Ruhai listened, and sure enough Some hesitation.Seeing this, Xiao Rujing persuaded him: "The current situation of the court is unknown, so it's better to be safe in this mansion. If you really want to go out, you don't even have a door. People like King Zhongshun, you have to be wary." These words On the contrary, in Lin Ruhai's heart, seeing that the two of them were sincere, he no longer insisted on living outside.Then everyone only talked about the academy, and asked about Jia Rong's studies, saying that although Enke was missed this year because of the concubine's incident, next year he must go to the exam, so he should work hard this year Prepare, don't let it go to waste.Governor Jia Rong quickly recited a few articles he had written silently, and asked Lin Ruhai and Xiao Rujing to look them over, and everyone took advantage of the opportunity to discuss the selection of the meeting, and avoided talking.

The news of Lin Ruhai's demotion finally reached Jiamu's ears. She was taken aback and hurriedly called Jia Amnesty to come over and talk.Hearing that all the young and old members of the Lin family have been taken into the East Mansion, Mother Jia sighed and asked, "I'm in a daze to hear about Mrs. Lin's affairs, are you related to Prince Zhongshun's Mansion?" Tell her all about what happened.Mother Jia hurriedly said: "How can this trouble come to such a field? If I had known to us earlier, I would have gone to talk to the third girl first, and begged the prince to make peace in private, so there would not be such a catastrophe. Jia She shook his head and said, "It was my aunt who first impeached the prince. Who in the court knows that the emperor treats the prince like a brother! Even if the third girl wants to help, she can't say anything!" Mother Jia was silent for a long time, Cai said: "Accordingly, we are Yu'er's serious uncle's family. At this time, you should ask your wife to pick her up." Jia She heard this and said hesitantly: "My son thought the same way at first, but I'm afraid..." Mother Jia sighed, not knowing what her son was thinking, she paused for a long time before saying: "Forget it, it's not easy for our family to maintain the merits of generations to this day. You are all planning for our house, in my heart I understand that it would be fine if my aunt went to the East Mansion, he happened to be teaching in that academy..." After speaking, I felt unhappy after all, after thinking about it, I said: "But I still feel sorry, and everyone else Regardless, Yu'er is your sister's only blood, you should ask your wife to prepare some gifts to meet your niece in the East Mansion, and invite her to stay for a few days, if you don't agree, that's fine, if you do, you He is an uncle, so he deserves to be punished." Jia Amnesty went to the Ningguo Mansion, and he was very surprised to see that Jia Jing and others did not shy away from the situation of the Lin family. When Daiyu arrived at Rongguo Mansion, she also felt somewhat regretful, seeing her mother's instructions, she quickly agreed.

Back in the house, Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing talked in detail, and said: "What the old lady said is that Mrs. Fu and the aunt don't care, but the niece is our own direct relative. The second daughter-in-law of Lian can't get rid of her. You Go for a run, prepare more food and clothes, everything is good, go and have a good time with your niece, and then invite her to come and live." After hearing this, Mrs. Xing was not unwilling, but said: "There are unpredictable things in the sky. My aunt's family used to be so prominent, but now it's such a complete failure, the master thinks, although the daughter-in-law of Zhen in the house can't treat the niece poorly, but we are uncles and uncles, let alone look down on us." Jia She was originally in a state of agitation, and didn't know whether it was good or bad for the Lin family's sudden downfall, but seeing Mrs. Xing's words so openly, she couldn't help but open her heart and said: "You understand what you said, we Brother Jia Cong was taught by my aunt to become what I am today, but I am narrow-minded, and I am not as good as you." It was the first time Mrs. Xing was looked at by Jia She with such tenderness, and she immediately burned. His face was flushed, he was so ashamed that he didn't know what to do, he just hurried out and said: "In this case, I'll go and prepare some good things for my niece." Some heart.Although they are an old couple, Mrs. Xing is the stepmother after all, and she is almost ten years younger than him. Recently, she often changes clothes in different colors, unlike the old days when she always put on a straight face and put on make-up. The wife's style, and looking closely at the soft waist, is actually quite touching.So he came forward to shake hands and laughed, "It's late today, and I'm disturbing people, so I can go tomorrow." Then he moved forward and started to move.Mrs. Xing only saw him being so affectionate with her concubine, and when it was her turn, she was stunned.Seeing this, Jia Amnesty became more and more interested. Mrs. Xing felt weak all over, and she naturally got up half-pushed.It was a rare good day when the old tree was blooming, and the two of them were very happy, only to hear the constant noise in the inner room, which made the maid waiting outside so ashamed that they had nowhere to hide.