You're Crossing the Red Mansions

Mrs. Xing went to Ningguo Mansion early the next day.Because it's not easy to talk to Lin Ruhai, I only see Mrs. Fu and Daiyu in the flower hall.You Xiaoxiao was naturally by her side, and Mrs. Xing said, "Hearing about such a big event, the old lady was so shocked that she didn't sleep well last night. She sent me to pick up the girl and live in the house early in the morning." After hearing this, Yu hurriedly looked at Mrs. Fu.You Xiaoxiao sighed, "The old lady is getting old, so let's just talk slowly." Mrs. Xing sighed, "Why not? Originally, I followed the master to hide it. Who would have expected that it would come in from the outside? The old lady is thinking about my aunt, and she is afraid that the girl will be wronged." Daiyu was in a desolate time at this time, thinking of her dead mother and her grandmother's love, she couldn't help but shed tears.

And Mrs. Fu finally met Lin Ruhai last night, and saw the master with a calm expression. Although they didn't say anything, they were tacit to each other, and they didn't mention the sudden disaster, only talking about their plans in the future.When Mrs. Fu ransacked her house, she hid some of her personal bank notes on her daily life, and said: "It is not a good way to live under the fence nowadays. The master teaches in the academy, and I can make up for it by doing some needlework at home." A few taels of silver, although it is a little poor, but it is enough to support brothers and sisters." Lin Ruhai was really impressed when she saw that she had such a heart, and she paused for a while before saying: "I also mentioned it to Brother Jing, but The two of us are just bringing our elder brother, Daiyu is a daughter who has never left her boudoir, and now she can't rent a good house with these few cents, which is really embarrassing." Mrs. Fu blushed and said: "But I was negligent." Lin Ruhai saw her like this, and said again: "But what you said is true, we are just living here for a while now, after all, we can't live here, and sooner or later we have to go out and set up a new family. She is not young anymore, how many more days can we raise her? There will be a suitable family who can hold a happy event." This is the first time Mrs. Fu heard Lin Ruhai mention Daiyu's marriage, and she seemed to have a well-thought-out plan. Well, she was originally a stepmother, so she didn't want to say much, so she just said a few words along the way.

Today I saw Mrs. Xing coming to take Daiyu to the West Mansion, she said: "Although the old lady and uncle are kind-hearted, I can't decide what to do. Instead, I sent someone to the academy to ask the master if he would allow it." Mrs. Xing saw her She was still cautious, and knew in her heart that stepmothers were hard to do, so she hurriedly said, "What Mrs. Lin said is that it would be good if Zhen's daughter-in-law sent someone to go." As she said that, she went to see where Daiyu lived now, and You Xiaoxiao saw her The girl behind her was carrying several large bundles of camel's hair, knowing that she was here to deliver clothes and utensils, she hurriedly asked Hong Zhi to lead her to Hefengyuan first.Mrs. Xing and Daiyu walked in front side by side, Xu Xu said comforting words.Daiyu was extremely grateful, and she was more affectionate with Mrs. Xing than usual.After a while, You Xiaoxiao sent her mother-in-law to tell Lin Ruhai what Lin Ruhai ordered: "If you want to visit your grandmother, you can go to your uncle's house for a few days." Mrs. Xing heard this, and hurriedly said: "Quickly go and reply to my aunt, we The family must take good care of the girl, please don't worry." Daiyu was still hesitant, but seeing Mrs. Xing agreed for her, and besides, she originally wanted to visit Jia Mu, although she had something to do because of Baoyu's matter. Although there was a gap between them, they were still her own mother's biological mother, and they were still close in their bones.Now that such a big event happened to my family, my grandmother and uncle not only didn't dislike it, but hurriedly called my aunt to pick it up, which shows that my heart hurts.So that night, he followed Mrs. Xing back to Rongguo Mansion.

When Jia's mother saw Daiyu, she was naturally screaming heartily, holding hands and asking if she had been wronged.Seeing how caring her grandmother was, Daiyu shed tears. Mrs. Xing and Sister Feng persuaded her.Everyone sat down one by one, and Jia Mu held hands and said, "It is supposed to call my step-wife to come with me, but I'm afraid she will dislike her, so it's better not to speak." Daiyu said, "Mother wants to serve beside father, Naturally it's not easy to come here." Mother Jia nodded, and said to Mrs. Xing: "There is no need to set up another house, just ask Yu'er to live with me." Seeing that she was only accompanied by Qiaomei, she hurriedly said "This girl is good, but she's too thin. I'll be with you two more girls..." Daiyu hurriedly said, "I don't dare to disturb the ancestor's safety, I'm afraid I will go back in two days..." Jia's mother feigned anger and said, "Where are you going back? This is your serious uncle's house. If your father buys another yard for you, I will let you go!" Mrs. Xing also laughed and said, "Miss, just stay here with peace of mind. The old lady is right, it is time to live in our residence." Daiyu saw that everyone was affectionate, her heart warmed up, and she stopped talking.

Since then, Mother Jia took Daiyu with her and took care of her daily life very carefully. On weekdays, the eldest sister often came to chat and have fun with Daiyu. I feel relieved of some depression, but I am not lonely.Seeing the harmony between the two, Jia's mother couldn't help but have some thoughts in her heart.If you really can't climb up to the Lin family in normal times, it would be great if you can marry Daiyu back at this time. Although it will not help the family, but at least she is a grandson and daughter-in-law who is close to her, and she can live more comfortably every day .But Baoyu has already settled for Xiuyan, and the others don't match, so it's just no fate.When Mrs. Wang in the old mansion saw the catastrophe of the Lin family, she could only rejoice that she was not married to the Lin family at that time, and seeing that Mother Jia insisted on taking Daiyu to live here, she couldn't help but mutter.On the one hand, she guarded against Baoyu knowing that there would be another turmoil, and on the other hand, she went to discuss with the Xing family to marry Xiuyan in advance.How can Xing Zhong and his wife be unhappy when they see this.Mrs. Wang got the letter and said this to Jia Mu.Mother Jia knew what she was thinking very well, so she was too lazy to talk to her anymore, she just asked if the concubine's death had passed, and when she heard that everything was in order, she nodded and said yes.But Daiyu has no heart. Hearing that Baoyu is going to get married, and thinking of living as a sojourn, she can't help expressing it, so she makes some needlework with her pretty eyebrows, and presents it to Xiuyan as a congratulatory gift.

However, there was an uproar in the imperial court because of Lin Ruhai's relegation, some were defended, some were impeached, but the sage did not say anything.After a period of time, with myriad thoughts every day, this matter gradually faded away.Fortunately, there was nothing to do with it, and the few old officials who stood up for Lin Ruhai still sat firmly in the court, and the court officials who went to obey King Zhongshun regretted being impatient.Since Lin Ruhai came out of the temple, he didn't hear anything about the imperial court. He only taught in the Dajian Academy every day, and received and collected books on time every month.At the end of September, regardless of Ningguo Mansion's repeated persuasion, the Lin family let Lin Ruhai personally go to Xiaoma Hutong to rent a house, and then Mrs. Fu and Young Master Lin went out together.Jia Jing refused to listen to his persuasion, so he asked Jia Zhen to send several family members to serve him.Lin Ruhai responded, "The yard is small, and I'm too shy now, so I might as well do it myself." Jia Zhen smiled and said: "I beg you to think about it carefully, although the population is not large now, Madam lives every day. Just taking care of the young master is exhausting, and you have to wash, cook and tidy up the house, please think about your wife's health, even if only one family is left, it's good to take care of the house." Lin Ruhai thought for a while , Knowing it was reasonable, he chose a room to stay honestly and honestly.The man guards the door and does some rough work, and the woman does some chores of washing and cooking. From this, Mrs. Fu can take care of her son wholeheartedly. This kind of distribution is safe.Jia Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, and originally wanted to send the girl over, but Lin Ruhai firmly refused.As early as the day they moved, You Xiaoxiao sent people to deliver all kinds of utensils in advance, arranged them neatly, cleaned them up, and heard Jia Zhen say that their family vowed to be self-reliant, so she said: "My uncle and his stepwife are all Ambitious ones, since we are going to move out, we definitely don’t want to get involved, so we don’t have to force it. Fortunately, they have a small population, and it’s enough for one family to work hard.” Then he laughed and said, “I call the kitchen every day. The steward went to Xiaoma Hutong to deliver food and water, anyway, their family will send someone out to buy it, so let’s start with ours.” Jia Zhen nodded, and turned her head to tell Jia Jing not to mention it. .

Over there, Daiyu heard that her father was living in Dongfu, so she told Mother Jia that she would move there together.Mother Jia wept and persuaded: "My son, I heard that the house is very simple and simple. You have to do everything about it yourself. You have always grown up with gold and jade. Just live in our house well. Why bother to go through that hardship?" Daiyu lowered her head for a long time before she said, "My father, mother and brother are all outside, and I feel really uneasy here, besides, this is my uncle's house, so I can't live here forever, begging The old lady let me go back." Mother Jia was about to speak, but Mrs. Xing raised her eyebrows and said: "Miss, this is wrong, who said that uncle's house can't live forever? You are the daughter of our aunt, let alone how the old lady loves you At this time, uncle and aunt can push the niece away? Although we are not such a wealthy family, we can still afford to raise a girl for a lifetime. Besides, the old lady loves the girl so much and begs the girl to understand." Jia's mother never thought that Mrs. Xing could speak such open words, and she felt moved: "Listen to what your aunt said, if you don't believe it, just stay here!" Daiyu saw them like this Sincerely, it's not good to persist any longer, so I had to secretly ask Qiaomei to take out the letter, and wait for Lin Ruhai to pick her up.

In early October, Chen Yiliang returned from his term of office.He is thousands of miles away, although he communicates with Lin Ruhai all the time, he doesn't know that the court has undergone such a drastic change.In the past, when he returned to Beijing to report his duties, although he was a small official, everyone knew that he had a good relationship with Lord Shangshu, so there were many people who made friends along the way.But now this time, they were in a miserable state, and before they even settled down in the capital, someone came and spread the news of Lin Ruhai's demotion.Mrs. Chen couldn't help being terrified when she heard this, but Chen Yiliang showed no fear. Because Jia Yun had been taking care of the family for the past few years when he went to Jiaonan, so when he arrived at the gate of the city, it was Jia Yun who was waiting outside the post pavilion on a horse.After seeing Mrs. Chen, Jia Yun greeted her aunt first, and then exchanged peace with Chen Yiliang, because it is not easy to talk much in the wild.Jia Yun said quickly: "Mother heard that my aunt and cousin are returning to Beijing today, so she must come to our house first." Chen Yiliang thought that his house had been empty for a long time, and he really had to clean up before he could live in it, so he might as well go to Jia Yun first. It's just a one-night stay at home, so she replied: "Auntie is very kind, so I will go with my mother to bother you." Jia Yun said, "You say such polite words to me, let's go first." Seeing his serious face, Chen Yiliang also Knowing that it must be Lin Ruhai's matter, the two brothers rushed to Jinyu Alley with their own thoughts.

The servant outside saw the carriage coming, so he hurried in to call for someone, Mrs. Bu came out hurriedly with Yin Die, the sisters hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they couldn't help but hugged their heads and cried, and then they saw each other one by one.When Mrs. Chen heard that Jia Yun had married Yindie, she quickly took off a gold bracelet from her hand: "We came here in a hurry, and we didn't prepare any gifts. Don't let your niece and daughter-in-law despise Jian Han." Mrs. Bu hurriedly Said: "What did sister say!" Yindie quickly thanked her, and took the girl to the back kitchen to prepare dinner.When everyone sat down, Jia Yun saw that her aunt and cousin's bedding and baggage were relatively simple, so she knew that she must be an honest official outside these years, so she sighed: "My cousin is an upright person and an honest official, but It’s inevitable that I’ve suffered.” Chen Yiliang shook his head and said, “Although I’m a petty official, I can’t lose my conscience, besides, I’m an official of my parents, so I have to make decisions for the people.” Then he asked about Lin Ruhai again, but Jia Yun thought about it early. Find out the ins and outs, and tell him one by one.Chen Yiliang heard that Lin Ruhai's family was living in a dwelling outside, so he hurried to see it.Jia Yun also knew their teacher-student friendship, so she said, "I'll go with you, and ask my aunt to talk to my mother at home."

When Mrs. Chen heard that the Lin family was in such a state of desperation, she first asked her son to come in, and asked him to bring over the money she had saved.Seeing this, Mrs. Bu said, "That's not necessary. Yun'er goes to the kitchen to see what fresh food there is to bring over." Jia Yun responded, and Mrs. Bu explained to Mrs. Chen: "My sister, the Lin family is They are willing to take other people's money for nothing. The family used to live in Ningguo Mansion, but they moved out in less than two months. Master Jing couldn't keep it no matter what. Now Brother Zhen and his wife send some vegetables, meat and fruits every day In the past, I reluctantly collected it, so I still have to send two taels of silver to the mansion every month." Mrs. Chen said: "I don't know what kind of unexpected disaster this is, Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin are excellent people... oh! Wouldn't Miss Lin also be wronged now?" Mrs. Bu said: "Don't worry about that, Miss Lin is the granddaughter of a direct relative in the Rongguo Mansion, she was sent to live in the mansion a long time ago." Mrs. Chen nodded after listening, He praised his sister's new house neatly, and Yun'er's ability. Mrs. Bu laughed and said, "My sister is the wife of the emperor. We Yun'er are not the seeds of studying. We just do things with Aunt Zhen to earn some food." Then he couldn't help but praise Yindie, saying how much he has saved himself since his daughter-in-law got married.Mrs. Chen was very envious when she heard this, and sighed: "Speaking of which, Zixiu is getting older. Although some people have talked about getting married these years, they are all from outside. After all, I want to go back to the capital. I think I should marry him here. It's better." Mrs. Bu hurriedly comforted: "My nephew is talented and has a bright future in the future, so my sister doesn't need to worry." Mrs. Chen knew that dragons and phoenixes are everywhere in the capital, and her family's poor foundation is also difficult. Fortunately, she also I don't want to climb the dragon and become the phoenix, as long as the girl is a good governor, that's all.

Chen Yiliang and Jia Yun hurried to Xiaoma Alley, the gatekeeper reported to go in, and it took a while to open the door.Although the main room was not big, there were two lights on. Lin Ruhai was teaching Young Master Lin how to write at the desk, while Mrs. Fu was sewing.Seeing the two of them coming in, Lin Ruhai put down his pen, raised his face and said with a smile, "When did Zixiu come back? Sit down quickly!" Chen Yiliang hurriedly greeted his mentor and saluted Mrs. Fu.Madam Fu got up with a smile, asked them to sit down, and then poured two bowls of tea with her own hands and handed them to her eyes.The two bowed their hands, and Mrs. Fu led Young Master Lin's hand into the inner room.Chen Yiliang sat on the sidelines, hesitating to speak, Lin Ruhai just smiled and said: "Zixiu's job is hard work, you are coming back after the expiration of your term, probably Shangfeng gave you an excellent evaluation?" Chen Yiliang nodded.Lin Ruhai said: "It can be seen that there are not all snobbish people in this court, so that's fine. Tomorrow, you go to meet the Holy Majesty and just report on your duties." Seeing that he didn't mention himself in everything, Chen Yiliang hurriedly said: "Teacher How can a student feel at ease after being unfairly wronged..." Lin Ruhai lowered his face, waved his hands and said, "Don't get involved in these matters, just be your official." Hearing this, Chen Yiliang didn't say any more Then he sat down with Jia Yunlue and went out.

On the second day, Lin Ruhai got the news from Dajian Academy, saying that Jiaonan county magistrate Chen Yiliang insisted that Chen Lin Ruhai was innocent during his review of his duties, which angered Shengjun. Relegated to Daxing county magistrate.There was a vivid story outside, saying that Chen Yiliang and Prince Zhongshun almost fought in the court hall, and the scene was extremely lively.When Jia Jing heard this, he said, "I didn't expect that the number one scholar is also a sentimental person. Although he is a bit reckless, his heart is commendable." Banzi, but after all, Shengjun has a heart to cherish and love talents, and now he is from Qipin county magistrate to Bapin county magistrate, and he is still in Daxing, and finally returned to the capital." Lin Ruhai listened to the discussion between the two, Nian Xu just smiled and said nothing.