New Dream of Red Mansions

The old lady glanced at the pastries on the table and said, "If you're hungry, eat what we brought with you."

Xi Yan nodded and asked in a low voice, "Has the old lady never seen her?"

"Because of the matter of the fifth prince, the palace has been sorted out. What's more, there are people who leave from time to time in the palace. It's unknown if they change."

But the queen wouldn't let a court lady whom the old lady didn't know come to lead them, would she?

But Xiyan felt relieved when she saw that the old lady was not in a hurry.

The old lady was naturally not in a hurry, no matter how powerful Concubine Ou was, she was still far behind the Empress, even if Concubine Ou had sent her, it was impossible for the Empress to not know about it.

The Empress did know, but she was happy to have someone honor her mother for herself. She turned around and begged the Empress Dowager for a favor. The old lady was not in good health, and Mrs. Pingyang Hou was pregnant again, so it is better to let them rest in the side hall.

The queen can decide these matters, and now that she sells herself a favor, the queen mother is naturally willing to continue.She responded with a smile.

Concubine Ou Gui, who just walked over, froze. She originally wanted to use this incident to make the queen mother dislike the queen.The queen originally had absolute power in the harem, and she had been operating for a few years only to j□j her own people in a few places, but she didn't expect the queen mother to stand on the queen's side.You know, the Queen Mother used to be neutral and never cared about the affairs between them, but since the Queen Mother came back from Chengde, she has obviously favored the Queen.

The queen glanced at her, beckoned Biqing, and said: "You personally send some snacks to the old lady and the third lady, and let them wait in the side hall with peace of mind. You will call after the banquet begins."

Biqing responded and gave the things to Biyu, both of them were old people who followed the queen.

At this court meeting, the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager only came out to sit for a while and then went back, leaving all matters to the Emperor and Empress.

When Xia Yuntian returned home, he locked himself in the study.

"Master Hou, but what happened in the palace?" Steward Xia was puzzled, it was normal for the old lady and his wife to come back, and did not say what happened in the palace.

Xia Yuntian said in a low voice: "The Supreme Emperor has only sat out for half an hour, and his face is tired. I think his steps of leaving are a little vain." Those civil servants couldn't tell, but martial arts practitioners knew a little bit.Above the main hall, everyone naturally didn't dare to look up, and he just took a wrong look and became suspicious, so he secretly paid attention.

The Taishanghuang's physical condition cannot be hidden from the emperor, and the emperor is anxious but also has an unspeakable expectation.

During the Lantern Festival, the old lady planned everyone to go to the city gate to watch the lanterns. Because of the observance of filial piety, the Hou Mansion has not participated in these activities in recent years. Naturally, the scale of the trip this time will be larger, and Manager Xia has arranged it early.

It just so happened that the third grandpa and the others were also going to go to the city gate tower to see it, so the old lady made an appointment with them to see it together.

Mrs. Zhou refused to go, so the old lady smiled and said: "Our family is not so particular. Besides, don't we have festivals when we are widowed? You just go and see who dares to say anything."

Mrs. Zhou agreed happily.

After the Lantern Festival, it will be the wedding of Baoyu and Baochai. Tanchun and Daiyu are both out of town, and they only ask people to send congratulatory gifts. After drinking a glass of wine, he said goodbye and left.

Xiyan only heard that after Baochai married Baoyu, Mrs. Wang asked Baochai to receive the gift.

Sister Feng was lying on the bed a little sleepy. When Jia Lian came back from the outside, she smiled and said, "Why, are you still angry?"

Sister Feng turned around, "Why are you so angry, this is just right, I was just saying that I can't find time to rest."

Jia Lian knew that she was stubborn, so she didn't expose her, she just smiled and said: "That's true, but I will be free for two more days, and I'm afraid I will be busy again."

As soon as Sister Feng's eyes lit up, she lay on Jia Lian's stomach and asked, "How do you say that?"

Jia Lian said complacently: "I have found a real shortage for the outside world, Jinling's food and road government affairs, and I will leave soon. I thought, anyway, I will go back to my hometown. I don't know how many years I have been there. Why don't you bring a coincidence?" Sister and Brother Kuan will go with me."

In fact, Jia Lian didn't want to move, he knew his own affairs.He was not born in the imperial examination, so it is already the limit to be able to achieve the fourth grade of food and government affairs.

Fortunately, the job he took a lot of effort to get was a lucrative position, and he was looking for it specifically in the Jiangnan area. Not only is the lure more lucrative, but it is also the sphere of influence of the Wang family and the Jia family. It can be said that as long as he does not make a big mistake , even occupying that position for a lifetime is also possible.

Sister Feng thought about it, anyway, she has no control over the mansion now, so she might as well leave here and lose many constraints. Thinking of this, Sister Feng quickly agreed: "Wherever you go, I will naturally follow you. Yes, it's just one thing, what did the old lady say?"

"Just don't worry, I'll talk to them later."

Jia Amnesty didn't care much about Jia Lian's release, he waved his hand and said, "I see, you go and tell the old lady."

Jia Lian opened his mouth, and was about to mention the settling expenses over there. Thinking that Jia Amnesty might not be willing to take out the money, he might as well ask his ancestors for it.

Jia Lian turned around and went down.

Mrs. Xing looked at Jia Lianli's back with some envy, and finally sighed.

Jia's mother was very satisfied with the official position that Jia Lian had obtained. After all, although Jia Zheng's current rank was the same as Jia Lian's, Jia Lian's was fat and powerful, and looked more respectable than Jia Zheng's.

"How long will it take this time?"

"This is not certain, it can be as little as three to five years, and as long as seven or eight years."

Mother Jia frowned, and said in a deep voice, "In this way, it would be bad for your wife to stay in the capital. There is no reason for you and your husband to be separated for so long. Besides, you are a greedy cat. In the future, any dirty and smelly things will be ignored." Dare to pull it into the house."

Jia Lian lowered his head after listening to the lesson.

"It's just that your daughter-in-law is in charge of the affairs of the house now." Jia's mother didn't know what to think, and a trace of displeasure flashed in her eyes, "Fortunately, your brother Bao also married a wife, and from now on the middle income of the house will be handed over to Baoyu's wife. Take your daughter-in-law with you, restrain your temper when you get there, don't think that no one will care about you without you, and you can be lawless."

Jia Lian responded quickly.

Seeing that he obediently agreed, Jia's mother looked better, she smiled and asked Yuanyang to take out 2000 taels of silver, handed it to Jia Lian and said, "I don't have much money on me, I know, you go, I'm afraid It's hard to see you again."

Jia Lian also felt a little uncomfortable when he thought of Jia's mother's care for many years.

Mother Jia has already passed her [-]th birthday, which is considered to be a long life, but because of this, a minor illness may lead to serious problems.

Sister Feng also took this into consideration, so she didn't complain to Jia Mu after Mrs. Wang changed Baochai to be the head of the family.Everyone knows that Mother Jia doesn't like Baochai. Although Sister Feng is more powerful, she still has feelings for Mother Jia.

"The old ancestor is worrying too much. Even if his grandson goes to Jinling, he will come back to see you."

Mother Jia nodded noncommittally, the child will always fly out when he grows up, how many children are left in the house now?Thinking of this, Jia's mother was also a little sad.

The author has something to say: there is still a chapter of about [-] words at around ten o'clock in the evening