Jia Juan of the New Red Mansion

In the main room in the backyard, Jia Juanqu was sitting at the bottom of the chair and was talking with the Imperial Concubine Chen of Beijing. The Shuifang couple were very surprised that the Imperial Concubine could come to watch the ceremony in person. VIP.The four talked politely, and Shui Fang led Shui Jing to the front yard, where there were still guests waiting to meet the Elder Son.

In the main room, only Jia Juan and Shi Zifei were left, and the scene turned cold for a moment.It was the first time the two met formally, and they had nothing serious to say, so they could only gossip.

"Sister, I'm so lucky. Not long after I entered the house, I gave birth to a young master. Look at the warmth of Lord Shui just now, I am so envious of my sister." The Chen family is the granddaughter of Chen Ruiwen, the general of Sanpin Weizhen in the Duke of Qi's mansion. Miss Gui, who was born with a golden key, can be said to have never suffered from the day she fell into grass, and her family background is enough to match the son of Beijing Jing.

It’s no wonder that she was raised according to the rules of a concubine since she was a child. She speaks and acts with an indescribable aura. No thorns come out.

If it wasn't for Chen's mother making up lessons for Jia Juan before, Jia Juan would have thought she was speaking politely.It turned out that the original owner and the Chen family belonged to the same batch of beautiful women, and because Miss Chen's family background was prominent, she had already decided that she would be accused of marriage.So I only showed my face once in the first draft, and I didn't mix with Jia Juan and other girls from small families to learn the rules.The original owner should have no impression of the Chen family,

On the same day, Jia Juan and Chen were married to Shuifang and Shuijing respectively by the Queen Mother. It was a happy event for everyone, but it planted a thorn in Chen's heart.She originally held the family's hope and confidently thought that she could become the emperor's concubine. Concubine Zhen in the palace also hinted to the Chen family time and time again that as long as the Chen family is obedient, they can achieve their wishes and reach the sky in one step.

Unexpectedly, at the last moment, Concubine Zhen, who used to be amiable and amiable to her, suddenly turned her face against others and invited a cousin girl from the Zhen family who was not qualified for the draft into the palace, and accidentally fell in love with the emperor. A girl can become a nobleman of the emperor.Among them, Concubine Zhen's contribution must be indispensable. This was the information that Chen Ruiwen revealed in front of her after Mrs. Chen returned home from the palace.

Because of this incident, the Chen family and the Zhen family had a quarrel. If it wasn't for the fear of the Zhen family's influence, Chen Ruiwen really wanted to go to the emperor to sue him, so he could swallow this bad breath.Concubine Zhen colluded with foreign ministers and accepted bribes privately. This crime can be big or small. If Chen Ruiwen had this ambition, then the Duke of Qi's mansion would not specifically think of going through the harem to consolidate the power of the family.

Knowing that she was able to marry Prince Bei Jing in the Palace of Compassion, Chen secretly heaved a sigh of relief. To be honest, it was only the family's expectation that she could enter the palace, and she herself did not want to enter the palace.It is a great thing to be the eldest concubine of the Beijing Palace, and when she becomes the Beijing princess, she will be a first-class lady in the royal family.

Although it can't compare with the splendor of the concubine, the name of Princess Beijing is also resounding outside.The concubine who works every step of the way in the harem, the mistress of the palace, and the orthodox concubine of the royal family, the Chen family decisively chose the latter.

She thanked the emperor overjoyed, and slowly stood up under the envious eyes of other beautiful girls, but she hadn't had time to enjoy the joy.Another order came from the ear, the queen mother pointed out a little-known girl from the side branch of the Jia family to Shui Fang, Marquis of Wending, as her official wife.

Jia Juan was not the most outstanding among the beautiful women, and her family background was not obvious, so she could barely be regarded as an official and could be selected by the Queen Mother to marry Marquis Wen Ding.Not only surprised everyone present, but also Jia Juan himself was a muddleheaded person. After accepting the order and thanking him in a daze, he stood there with a dazed expression, and would only nod foolishly when he listened to the Queen Mother's teachings.

Being looked down upon by Mrs. Chen, she glared at Jia Juan contemptuously. She was full of pettiness. It seemed that she had never seen the world. Why did she come out to grab the limelight?

With Jia Juan's incident, everyone's attention turned to Jia Juan afterward. For a while, people in and outside the capital were discussing the story of Jia Juan's sparrow turning into a phoenix. It's nothing unusual, after mentioning it once or twice, it faded away.

Mrs. Chen is a sensitive person, after hearing the comments of the maids in the mansion, she was even more dissatisfied with Jia Juan, and she fell into the eyes of the queen mother in the palace, and it was fine to win the favor of the queen mother.He still has to grab the limelight outside and become a rising star in the aristocratic circle of the capital.

I don't know who found it out, but the news about Jia Juanzhi's concubine's wife was widely circulated.To establish Jia Juan as a housekeeper, resourceful, and a strong image of Zhuge.Some people feel that it is the honor of the Marquis of Wending to have a wife of this character.

This tall hat was a bit too high, and she was not afraid of crushing her head, so Chen slapped the talkative maid a few times angrily, venting all her anger on her.The servant girl has always been used to being a witch, and she has never done any rough work. She is delicate and fleshy, and she can't stand the toss. She had a high fever and died the same night she was beaten.

This scandal was secretly spread to the ears of Prince Beijing by Chen's concubine sister.Concerned about the embarrassment of the two families, the two governments tacitly suppressed the matter, and secretly sent the younger sister of Chen's concubine to the nunnery to force her to become a nun. Soon the nunnery caught fire and no one was rescued.

Chen's family married into the palace gracefully, and became the eldest concubine as she wished.It's a pity that because of the evil deeds before marriage, he was not favored by the eldest son, the eldest son only stayed in the main room on the wedding night, and spent the rest of the time in the concubine's room.Even Prince Beijing and his wife were extremely disappointed with this daughter-in-law, so Chen's life in the palace was not as bright as it seemed on the surface.

How could Jia Juan fail to understand the meaning of her words, could it be that she was not favored and could not give birth to a son, so she came here to criticize her.Assuming he didn't hear it, he pretended to flatter Mrs. Chen a few words, and then changed the topic elsewhere.

Probably in the palace on weekdays, the Chen family didn't even have anyone to talk to, so he was aggrieved for a long time.He also saw that Jia Juan was respectful and polite to him.Therefore, Chen's attitude towards Jia Juan was not as awkward as when he first came here, and later he took Jia Juan's hand and talked privately.The corners of Jia Juan's mouth twitched. Could it be that this Chen family is a Gemini constellation? It will change in a while.

"Sister, have you heard that Ge Guiren in the palace is gone?" Jia Juan was taken aback, Chen dared to gossip about the palace outside, should she be called crazy, or should I pity her because she is really lonely? Yes, dare to say anything. "Which Ge Gui?"

Ge Guiren is the cousin girl of the Zhen family mentioned above. Her background is that of the heroine in a typical Qiong Yao novel. Her biological mother was a concubine girl from a branch of the Zhen family, and she later married a county magistrate.

A family of three encountered robbers when they went out for an outing, and all five masters and servants died under the knife of the robbers.Only Miss Ge, who was less than two years old, sat on the ground and cried loudly. The robbers were afraid that Miss Ge's crying would attract passers-by, so they raised their knives to kill people and stop the trouble.

It was also Miss Ge's fate, and when the blade slid onto her neck, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance.Those who can ride horses in this day and age are either rich or expensive, and they must have a certain status. The robbers were afraid of causing trouble, so they let Miss Ge escape.

Later, the Zhen family persuaded the members of the Ge family to take Miss Ge back to the Zhen family to raise them. Like the Shi family, all girls in the family should receive the education of the concubine no matter how close they are.What's more, an orphan girl like Miss Ge who has no father and no mother is exactly the backup talent the Zhen family needs.

Because Miss Ge was too young to be eligible for the draft, the Zhen family didn't intend to send her to the capital, but it happened by coincidence that the selected one suddenly contracted rash. Although it can be cured after a period of maintenance, but It is impossible to go to the capital.

After Zhen's family chose left and right, only Miss Ge stood out.Her grandmother is just an old aunt who is not favored by the Zhen family. Life in the mansion is difficult for her. She wants to take care of the only granddaughter, but she has no means.

The little money Miss Ge took from Zhen's house was not enough for the old aunt to take medicine and see a doctor.The life of the grandparents and grandchildren is miserable, and sometimes they are not as good as the daughter-in-law in charge of the Zhen family.

The following story is clichéd. Under the ingenious arrangement of Concubine Zhen, the emperor happened to meet girl Ge Biao who came to the palace to accompany Biao’s aunt in the imperial garden. A small chess piece.

One day, while Ge Guiren was walking by the lotus pond, he ran into a group of four princes and concubines who had entered the palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager and Zhen Taifei.The female officials of the fourth concubine suddenly saw a green snake on the ground, and backed away in fright.

When Ge Guiren heard the movement, he was pushed into the lotus pond by the female officer as soon as he turned his head. Seeing that the female officer next to him had caused a catastrophe, the fourth prince's concubine's expression could not be described as ugly.When Ge Guiren was rescued, he had only his last breath left. He raised his weak finger and pointed at the female officer who caused trouble, then closed his eyes and died.

After many investigations into this matter, the murderer was fixed on the green snake, and the eunuch in charge of the lotus pond became a scapegoat. Who told him to let a green snake walk around the lotus pond at will, frightening the female official and indirectly killing Ge? Your Excellency.

Although the female officer was convicted of manslaughter, Ge Guiren's behavior before his death was enough for everyone to imagine, and they all speculated about the truth.That female official was demoted to a court lady, and she was still serving in the fourth prince's mansion, but her treatment was not as good as before.When Jia Juan heard that it was the female official in the fourth prince's mansion, she wondered if it was her.

Chapter 26 (Revised)

"Although I haven't been able to meet Ge Guiren, but hearing what you said, I think Ge Guiren must have something extraordinary. Alas, it's a pity to say it." Jia Juan said calmly. "The fourth concubine is merciful. If it were me, I would have driven that female official out of the mansion earlier, lest she stay in the mansion and harm others."

Chen nodded empathetically, "No, I heard that there is someone behind this palace lady, not to mention the fourth concubine, even the emperor will look at the lord's face, so let the emperor be scrupled." , it seems that this matter is not so simple as guessing.

"Oh, sister, don't talk nonsense about this. Be careful not to be overheard. It will be troublesome for the emperor to hear it." Jia Juan kindly reminded.Mrs. Chen looked at the door in a panic, and said in a low voice, "Your sister is right, but I am not the only one talking about this. I went back to my natal home a few days ago, and my sister-in-law also mentioned it."

Jia Juan almost spit out the tea, "Sister, what she said is serious? Could it be that the outside world already knows about this. Isn't it the emperor..." I don't believe that the emperor doesn't know that the ministers and family members are discussing the secret rooms of the palace in private. When the spies trained by the emperor are Scrap will not work.

"Here... Sister, let's talk about something else. Today is your son's big day, so it would be bad luck to talk about the dead." As soon as Jia Juan reminded her, Chen also realized something was wrong.Where did the sister-in-law of her natal family know about Ge Guiren? You must know that the sister-in-law usually stays out of the house and only has a circle of people. Could it be that someone deliberately revealed the inside story to the sister-in-law.

However, what is the purpose of my sister-in-law telling me?Mrs. Chen was restless. Although she and Shizi seemed to be in harmony, her life's happiness and glory were tied to Shizi Beijing.In case, someone pours dirty water into the Beijing Palace and implicates the Shizi, wouldn't it be his own fault.

Jia Juan rolled her eyes, she also knew that today is Shui Baobao's day, so she talked about Ge Guiren as soon as she came.Forget it, because of the loneliness in her boudoir, Jia Juan didn't bother with her anymore.

It's strange, I haven't said anything to her yet, why did her face turn pale, "Shi Zifei, Shi Zifei..." Jia Juan was worried about her sudden illness, so he hurriedly ignored her impoliteness and pushed her lightly.

When Chen came back to her senses, she was very embarrassed to see Jia Juan looking at her worriedly. "I made my sister laugh. My sister felt a bad headache just now, but it's better now. It's probably because I didn't sleep well last night." Jia Juan looked at her suspiciously. on."

"Eh, it's so deserted today?" Mrs. Chen changed the subject.

"My wives are watching a play on the stage at the back. I heard that the concubine likes to be quiet, so I asked the concubine to rest here on my own initiative. After the week starts, I invite all the wives to come and watch the fun." Jia Juan explained road.

"My younger sister is careful. I didn't like to watch this when I was a child. The babbling and babbling made me a headache, and I couldn't bear it. Last time I went to Rongguo Mansion to listen to an opera, the old lady specially asked people to sing a literary opera. Me I’m still not used to it.” The Duke of Qi’s Mansion and the Rongguo Mansion have been friends for generations, and the two families often visit each other.

When Ji Chen arrived, a woolen felt was spread on the floor, and on the felt were placed chapters, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism scriptures, brushes, ink, paper, inkstone, abacus, coins, account books, jewelry, flowers, rouge, food, etc. , Toys, shovels, spoons, scissors, rulers, embroidery thread, patterns and other objects.

Shui Baobao sits on the ground and looks around in a dawdly way. Whenever he sees a woman in brightly-colored clothes, he will drool and clap his hands happily.

Ever since Shui Baobao was able to recognize people with his eyes open, he has had this problem.Jia Juan corrected him many times, but failed to break his bad habits.Jia Juan was worried that he would raise a second Jia Baoyu, and was worried about it.

Everyone watched the pink-carved and jade-carved baby dancing, and they liked it very much. They gathered around the felt and coaxed the baby to grab this and that.The baby only cared about the beauties, and didn't care about the things on the felt. He laughed to himself for a while, probably feeling that the things in front of him were an eyesore, so he kicked a pair of scissors away impatiently.

Seeing that Jia Juan was terrified, who put the scissors here, Jia Juan questioned Chen's mother with his eyes.Chen's mother was also puzzled, and quickly squatted down to pick up the scissors, for fear that the little ancestor would be hurt.

The wives are all mixed spirits in the inner house, and have never seen any dirty things, so everyone tacitly pretended not to see this scene, and continued talking and laughing there.Jia Juan thought to himself, baby, baby, just grab one at random, and if you continue playing with treasures, the longevity noodles in the pot will become batter.

"Mrs. Hou, your young master's grasping is really interesting. Look at the scissors, ruler, and embroidery thread. Hehe, people who don't know it may think that your young master is a young lady." Zhu Cui stepped forward, and the wife with plum blossom beads on her earlobe came up to Jia Juan and said in Jia Juan's ear, the voice was neither too loud nor too soft, and everyone who happened to be present could hear it.

Jia Juan remembered that she was Wang Ziteng's wife, Ma Shi, and frowned displeased. The original owner had no personal relationship with Ma Shi in his memory, let alone any old grudges.Inviting her to the Hou's Mansion today is to post the post for Wang Ziteng's sake.According to Shuifang, since the Eighth Duke's Mansion has posted posts, the four major families should not miss out.

Now that the emperor has not done anything to these meritorious families, the human relations in the Hou's mansion are still good as usual, don't do too much and ruin the emperor's important affairs.

"Mrs. Wang, your natal family is from the south, right? That's because you don't know the customs in the north. On our side, we don't distinguish between sons and daughters, as long as they are used in daily life, we put them all. Just for fun. , otherwise, wouldn't it be boring to just put a few things there?" The concubine Shi Zi had already stood up to speak, how could the other wives not follow suit.

"What the concubine Shizi said is right, Mrs. Wang is making a fuss. Only small families will simply put a few things to make up the number." "Although Zhou Zhou was born in the south, in terms of rules, we are still the most strict in the north." Pay attention." Judging by the accent, these wives are all northerners.

The wives who had been laughing with Mrs. Ma all blushed, opening and closing their mouths as if trying to defend themselves.Jia Juan is not very clear about the rules of Zhou Zhou in this era, but he can't just watch a good Zhou Zhou become a debate on the customs of the North and the South.

"Ah, ah, mother, hee hee." A soft child's voice eased the stiff scene, and everyone followed the voice to look down, all enjoying themselves.It turned out that Shui Baobao successfully completed the Zhou Catch Ceremony by himself while everyone was talking.

Jia Juan felt regretful, if an inexplicable Mrs. Wang hadn't run out halfway, how could she have missed the only time in the baby's life, as a mother, she wanted to see every process of the baby's catching with her own eyes.

It would be great if I could do it all over again. Of course, this wish is impossible to come true, because a woman had already gone to the flower hall next door to report the news. The young master grabbed a small knife with his right hand and hooked a bow with his left foot. General.Soon, Shui Fang's laughter came from the next door, and he should be very proud of the sound.

The scene here is different from that written on TV and books in that when the baby catches the week, he does not separate the male and female guests with a screen in the main hall, but arranges the male guests in the adjacent flower hall.

There is only a thin wall between the flower hall and the main hall. As long as the voice is louder, you can hear the other party's voice. The argument between the wives just now can be heard clearly by the male guests.

Wang Ziteng showed no expression on his face, but the officials whose ancestral home was in the south looked slightly embarrassed. As for the royal relatives and the Shixun family headed by Prince Beijing, they drank tea there and said nothing.

Shui Fang secretly glared at Wang Ziteng, it really wasn't that the whole family didn't enter the house, and the husband and wife had the same virtue.It's fine to sow discord in the court, but he actually went to provoke trouble in other people's backyards.The south and the north are all under the control of the emperor, so it is necessary to distinguish them so clearly.

Not only Shui Fang was unhappy, but Jia Daiyi also felt that he was in a hurry. What is this called? , You said our Jia’s family is from the south or the north.” The Zhou Dynasty began, but Jia Zheng disappeared. They sent people to look for them but couldn’t find them. They thought they were not some important relatives or people, so the water authorities decided not to wait for him. up.

When the first emperor moved the capital to the capital, among the four major families, the Jia family, the historians’ upright lineage and the side branches that were willing to follow, all the members of the big family went to the capital in a mighty manner. Of course, other officials also dragged their families along. The capital settled down.

Just as Jia Daiyi was about to get angry, a woman happily ran in to spread the word. The young master grabbed a knife and hooked a bow.The male guests hurriedly congratulated Shui Fang and Jia Daiyi.Jia Daiyi held the status of an elder, and did not expect Shui Fang to be overjoyed, "Okay, very good, it's my good grandson, just like his uncle when he was a child." It's awkward, although the nephew looks like an uncle, but his real father is still here.