Survive in the world of Red Mansions

The third day of August is Jiamu's birthday, and this year is the old lady's 28th birthday. In addition, everyone in the house knows that Jiamu always likes to be lively, so Jia Amnesty, Jia Zhen and others discussed going to Dali.Considering that if relatives and friends come all at once, there will be too many guests, and there will be no room for one day. Later, it was agreed that from July [-]th to the fifth day of August, the two prefectures of Rongning and Ningxia will hold a banquet together. Inviting female relatives, foreigners are invited for the first three days, and the next few days are my own family and a few decent servants in the mansion like Nanny Lai to celebrate Mother Jia's birthday.

Since her daughter became a concubine, especially after she was promoted to a noble concubine, Mrs. Wang has been a little bit stern to Jia Mu, but guests are still willing to handle such a big banquet like Jia Mu's birthday. Now the mansion is getting more and more difficult. The expenses are getting bigger and bigger, and the palace servants are sent to ask for money from time to time, just to take advantage of Jiamu's birthday to receive gifts wantonly, so as to make up for it.Jia's mother has the title of imperial wife, and there are noble concubines in the palace. I believe that relatives and friends who have contacts with Jia's mansion will give Jia's mother this face, and the birthday gifts they will receive will definitely not be less.

Although the men in the Jia family were useless, there was only one Jia Zheng who was released as a fourth-rank official, but because there was a lady in the palace who had been promoted to the imperial concubine, Jia's mother herself had a first-rank imperial order, and Jia There are also many honorable families who have made friends with each other.In addition, there are many outsiders who fancy the power of Rongguo Mansion and voluntarily come to attach themselves to them, so since the middle of July, there has been an endless stream of gift-givers to Rongguo Mansion.

As a first-rank imperial order for Jia's mother, the emperor also prepared a birthday gift for her [-]th anniversary, and the Ministry of Rites ordered it to be delivered.The families of other princes, ministers, civil and military officials, and those who have contacts with Rongning and Ningfu have carefully prepared gifts this time.

Although the relationship between the Lin family and the Rongguo Mansion these years is not as close as it was when Jia Min was alive, this time it is Jia Mu's [-]th birthday. Shouping screens, birthday curtains, birthday candles, and birthday couplets are definitely indispensable. An agarwood crutch and a top-quality emerald birthday star that has been consecrated. This birthday star was a gift from a big salt merchant when Lin Hai was in Yangzhou. Excellent, comparable to a tribute, this time it happened to be a birthday gift for Jia Mu, and there is also a set of skirts and gowns made by Daiyu herself. A few festive and auspicious objects.

Now Daiyu is very busy every day, not only to take care of housework, Mr. Qiu and Nanny Li are giving him various trainings for the bride-to-be before marriage, and there is no time to make clothes. Of course, if there is time, a whole set like this Clothes, Daiyu is very reluctant to sew. If Daiyu is interested and has time on weekdays, she mostly makes some small things, such as handkerchiefs, incense sticks, fan covers, belts, etc. for her father and younger brothers. Objects, big things There are many sewing girls in the house, otherwise what's the use of keeping them.

The two mansions of Rongning and Ningxia were decorated with lanterns and festoons, and they were decorated with colorful flowers. It was a lively and noisy scene. The banquet began on July 28, and the first two days invited the royal relatives, kings, princess consorts, princesses, and pavilions. Fuduzhen, Gaoming and other high-ranking guests.On the [-]th, only low-ranking officials and relatives and friends from far and near were invited, and this was the day when the Lin family went to the banquet.Because Lin Hai was going to court, he could only go there after he was released from the Yamen. Lin Rui asked the Imperial Academy for a day off, and came to Rongguo Mansion with Daiyu to celebrate Mother Jia's birthday.

The last time Lin Rui and his brother came to Rongguo Mansion was during the Dragon Boat Festival, Rongguo Mansion often posted posts and sent people to invite them, but they were all rejected by the two sisters and brothers. Now that Daiyu is engaged, Lin Rui has entered again Guozijian studies, so it is easy to shirk the past.

Lin Rui followed his sister to Jiamu's yard, and before entering the house, he heard chatter and laughter coming from inside.Although the Jia family didn't like the defense of men and women, Lin Rui found out that in addition to the close relatives of the Jia family, there were also some family members of other officials who came to Rongguo Mansion today. Well, Jia's family doesn't care, but maybe other female family members would mind and retreat, and they have to give time to others.

When Lin Daiyu went in, he asked Lin Rui to wait for a while, and let him enter the room after the notification.When Lin Daiyu entered the room, she first kowtowed to Mother Jia and said a few auspicious words to celebrate her birthday. The old lady hurriedly asked the little maid to help Daiyu up, and said, "Yu'er, why are you here? Ruier is not here today." come over?"

Lin Daiyu helped the little girl stand up and said with a smile, "Grandmother, today is your [-]th anniversary. Father has to go to court to ask for leave, so he has to come later. My younger brother has to come even if he has something to do today. He specially asked for leave from the Imperial College, and now he is standing outside, but he is grown up now, and he is afraid of bumping into the sisters inside, so he is waiting for his grandmother to pass it on to him!"

Jia's mother just saw her granddaughter coming in alone, she was a little unhappy, her [-]th birthday, her son-in-law had no choice but to go to court, and her grandson didn't even come over, did she take her grandmother seriously? inside?Now hearing what Daiyu said, the unhappiness dissipated immediately, and he said, "Come in quickly, he is only very old, and besides, he is all relatives of the same family, what's the matter?"

Daiyu greeted the other people present one by one, and took a look at it. It is true that all the people sitting now have met before. The historians, the Wang family, the Xue family, the wives, wives, daughters-in-law and girls were all taken by Youshi and Jia Rong of Ningguo Mansion. Mrs. Hu, Grandma Zhu's widowed aunt, some sisters whom she had met in Rongguo Mansion before, and cousin Baoyu, and no one else was here, so it would be less troublesome for the younger brother to come in.

Lin Rui listened to the little maid's announcement, and then walked into the main room of Jia Mu's courtyard. After Lin Rui entered, he first kowtowed to the old lady for her birthday, and then lowered her eyes and retreated to the side.

Looking at her grandson, the old lady couldn't help but sigh that this grandson was taught very well by her son-in-law, and she was younger than Baoyu, and her own Baoyu looked childish, and he had already won the "little three yuan".Although people like them don't have to compete with some poor children, but relying on their own serious fame, it is always better than the family's kindness and donated officials, and it is also tough. Unfortunately, their own precious jade Haven't figured it out yet.

Among the little girls sitting here, although Lin Daiyu also lost her mother at a young age, she is definitely the object of envy and hatred of these little girls.Although her mother died young, her father hired a female husband and foster nun to teach her, and now she is the director of the Lin family. You can see that she is living very well every time she looks at her clothes. Zizai, the girls of Jia's family include those girls who live here. I don't mention those who are younger than her. They are several years older than her, and their marriages have not been seen yet. Uncle Lin has long made her a friend of the third-rank master's son. As a son-in-law, these girls can't help it even if they are secretly anxious, can't they bring it up on their own initiative? !

Sitting next to Xichun, Daiyu spoke in a low voice, and then looked at her younger brother who was sitting next to him with his head slightly lowered. Not every man can blend in with women like Jia Baoyu like a fish in water.After waiting for a while, he was told to Li Wan who was sitting on the side, "Sister-in-law, there is still some time before the banquet, and my brother is not comfortable sitting here. Can you find a little maid and take my brother to talk to Lan Geer?" Talk?" Although Jia Baoyu was also sitting, Lin Daiyu didn't want to disturb this cousin, seeing that he was having fun with their female relatives, so forget it.

Li Wan was very happy. Jia Dairu, an elderly gentleman, is the only family member of the Jia family. He heard from his son that the whole school has been messed up. There are not many people who really want to study. Jia Lan now relies on He wanted to learn by himself, and then went to the Lin Mansion to ask his cousin Lin Rui for advice.Even after Lin Rui entered the Guozijian himself, he specifically confessed that he could go there even if he was not in the mansion. There is a clan brother in the mansion who is also famous for raising people, and he can ask for advice if he has any questions. He has said hello in advance.

Daguanyuan Linrui has also been here a few times, and every time he saw such a luxurious and incomparable family home that the Jia family spent countless sums of money to build, he waited for the concubine Jia in the palace to come back for more than half the night, and never used it again. The second time, I don't know if the Jia family will feel it is a pity.

Lin Rui followed the little maid out of Jiamu's room, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Sitting with a room full of women was really stressful. After walking for a while, he came to Grand View Garden and entered the room where Li Wan's mother and son lived. Daoxiang Village.

Jia Lan was a bit of an invisible person in Rongguo Mansion. Although Jia Mu took good care of Li Wan's mother and son, but because Jia Baoyu was in front, the care and care for Jia Lan was really limited, like Jia Mu's [-]th birthday. On the big day, no one thought of letting this grandson go to see guests.Jia Lan now treats him like this in Huanxi Mansion. Every time he enters the mansion, he only needs to say hello to his mother and never cares about his whereabouts.

Now I am very happy to see my cousin Lin Rui brought here by the little maid, "Lan'er met my cousin, cousin, why are you here?"

"I celebrated my grandmother's birthday. I thought I didn't have the banquet so early, and I didn't want to go to Ning Mansion too early, so I came to Daoxiang Village to have a look."

Lin Rui didn't enter the house either, and sat in the yard with Jia Lan. Lin Rui had also been to Daoxiang Village two or three times. The whole Daoxiang Village gave Lin Rui the feeling that it was a modern farmhouse, and it still had the characteristics of a farmhouse. Farmhouse music, I don’t know if I should pay tribute to Mr. Yamanoko.

Today, the officials and guests on the Ningguo Mansion are much more lively than the female family members on the Rongguo Mansion. To put it bluntly, except for the other families that are related to the Jia family, most of the others are Duo Jia She, Jia Zhen and his like are almost the same guests.

Also the heir of the mansion, Jia Zhen is much more at ease than Jia She. It's hard to say about other aspects. When it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, Jia Zhen is probably the most proficient at it.Ever since Jia Jing went to the Taoist temple to practice the art of immortality, Jia Zhen became a prince at a young age and gained power in the mansion. Suddenly, he was left alone and had no serious errands. His daily affairs were eating, drinking and having fun. .

Originally, Jia Zhen raised a small theater troupe in the mansion, but for Jia's mother's [-]th anniversary, Jia Zhen invited two more theater troupes to have fun.

Lin Rui didn't come to Ningguo Mansion until the banquet was about to start. When he entered the banquet hall, there was a lot of noise, and it seemed that the guests were almost here.Lin Rui was about to find a place to sit down, when Jia Lian came over and pulled him, "Cousin, you're here, sit here, this place is all acquaintances, you are at ease."

There are really acquaintances here, Jia Rong, Feng Ziying, Xue Pan, Wang Ren, etc., "Thank you, Brother Lian!" Lin Rui doesn't care where he sits, since Jia Lian pulls him to sit here, it's just as he wants , anyway, it is not sitting in the first place, and I am not afraid of people talking too much.

The eating habits of Jia's family are relatively heavy, with a lot of oil and salt, while Lin's family is used to light food, so Lin Rui doesn't use much every time he comes to Jia's house, but he has been imprisoned in the country for a few months, and now The acceptance of various tastes has increased a lot, and now I feel pretty good after eating the dishes on the banquet.

When it was almost time to eat, a few little opera singers went to the specially placed stage and sang Yiyi.Lin Rui couldn't quite understand what was being sung on stage, but only when someone commented next to him did he know what "The Romance of the West Chamber" was being sung up there.

The West Chamber was being sung on stage, but the audience was indeed more lively than The West Chamber.In the beginning, these people were still behaved, but after drinking a lot of alcohol, many of them became a little dissolute.During the period, most of the servants who shuttled back and forth had delicate eyebrows, and many of the people here were male and female masters, who touched this one, hugged that one, maybe this was not the first time this happened, and these servants didn’t even look at it. When someone resists, they will often take advantage of the situation and make fun of it.

Although the alcohol content here is very low, Lin Rui stopped after drinking a few glasses, and took advantage of the situation to look at everyone present.Lin Rui was looking at others, but he didn't know that many people at the banquet were also looking at him without any trace.

Many of them were born in honorable families, and they were born richer than many people. They easily developed a personality of pleasure since childhood. Few of them could really calm down and study, and were ruthless enough to work hard and practice martial arts.Now among them, there is a person like Lin Rui, which can arouse their curiosity. Although it is only a small Sanyuan, it is not good, and he is only a teenager.

This is the second time for Xue Pan to see Lin Rui. The first time, Lin Rui was still a child. In addition, he only took a photo at that time, and left without paying attention.Seeing Lin Rui again this time, he started to grow taller, and the baby fat on his face gradually receded. It's a bit reluctant to look away. It's not that no one sitting here is curious about Lin Rui, but it's just this stupid overlord who sees it so blatantly.

Especially after drinking some wine, I couldn't control my eyes anymore, and kept glancing at Lin Rui's side.There is a person who looks at you with such "enthusiasm", and it is a personal feeling. When encountering such a situation, I am really upset. Lin Rui wonders whether he should leave the meeting early.

When Lin Rui was thinking about whether to leave, he saw Xue Pan holding a wine glass and said to himself, "Cousin Lin, I was the one who couldn't see Mount Tai back then, so I drank this glass to make amends for you."

Now that everyone said it was an apology, Lin Rui couldn't say much, but just picked up the wine glass and touched his lips, "Dong Xue is polite, it's a trivial matter, so it's nothing to worry about, but I don't drink too much, so I won't drink too much." .”

"Cousin Lin is just refreshing. When I'm free in the future, my brother will treat you to a drink." Xue Pan heard Lin Rui's answer, and didn't think about the meaning of Lin Rui's words. He immediately became excited and came to Lin Rui's side. Ready to put his hand on Lin Rui's shoulder.Jia Lian had been listening to them talking just now, and when he saw Xue Pan like this, he hurriedly stood up and pulled Xue Pan aside, "Cousin Xue, you've had a little too much to drink, don't fall, I'll help you sit down."

Jia Lian really wanted to take a hammer and knock this guy's head open. Cousin Lin, you dare to tease him. If Uncle Lin finds out, not to mention you as an overlord, I'm afraid you won't be able to please yourself.Although Uncle Lin never got angry with him, this Uncle Lin gave him a more oppressive feeling than his own father. If he knew that his son was being molested, how could he let it go? !

Seeing this, Lin Rui didn't want to stay here any longer, "Second brother Lian, I felt dizzy after drinking some, I'm going outside for a walk."

When he came to the garden, Lin Rui turned around, found a stone next to the rockery and sat down. The place is a bit out of the way, and no one should disturb him. Lin Rui closed his eyes and prepared to take a short rest, and then returned to Rongrong. Over there.

When Lin Rui was in a daze, he heard intermittent voices from beside him, "Let go..., um, people will see you." There was also the sound of rubbing clothes and the sound of kisses, " It's okay, the young masters are drinking, you touch... ".

Lin Rui is completely awake now. He has met two wild mandarin ducks. Hearing the voice, these two are men. I don't know if they are the servants in this mansion. They are brave enough. Does this count? Does it work?It's hard for Lin Rui to leave at this time, so he can only sit on the sidelines and listen to a live sex scene.

Lin Rui guessed that when Lin Hai was about to arrive, he came to the Rongguo Mansion, ready to wait to go back to the mansion together.

The author has something to say: Let's change it tomorrow morning, I can't bear it to sleep! !