There is no phoenix

But it is said that in the Rongguo Mansion at this time, because Jia Zhen and Jia Rong had been dispatched to the northwest frontier, Jia Zheng was still appointed to work in the Ministry of Industry. On the Lantern Festival, Yuanchun gave some gifts as in previous years, so from Jiamu to Mrs. Wang Xing Madam and Li Wan thought that there would be no major incidents in the Rongguo Mansion, and they were finally relieved.

One day, Mrs. Wang came to Jiamu's place, and when talking about Yuanchun's child, Jiamu said: "Your Majesty's little princess is now more than two months old. I wonder how your Majesty is doing now?"

Mrs. Wang said: "Although the empress sent out gifts during the Lantern Festival, why are these gifts not as good as last year? Old lady, the theory is that the Lantern Festival has already passed, and the empress should be fully recovered. I don't know when the emperor will let us Go see your mother's oral order."

Li Wan said: "Old lady, madam, the little princess must be still young, and the mother has to take care of the children, so she is too busy, so she didn't ask the emperor to order us to go to the house to have a look. Think about it, the old lady, if there is no mother in the palace, the East Mansion will Brother Zhen and Brother Rong may have been exiled for more than a year or two. Back then, all the men of the Zhen family were exiled for two years, which shows that the emperor still values ​​our empress very much."

Mother Jia sighed: "It would be great if this is the case. Who is not snobbish nowadays? I first heard that Yun girl had a son, and I was waiting to visit their Wei family. I didn't expect Dongfu to come so soon." Well, they didn't even tell us."

Seeing that Jia Mu was sad, Mrs. Wang hurriedly persuaded her: "Don't be sad, old lady. The Wei family is just a family of military commanders. Naturally, they don't understand many etiquettes. Although girl Yun has lived in our house for several years, is she right? It's in our house. This Yun girl's childbirth is different from her marriage, after all, we are separated by a layer, and their historians are serious relatives, so why should we care about these things."

Jia's mother said: "Forget it, Yun girl is a new wife, I'm afraid she can't be the master. I heard from Baoyu that Yun girl's son-in-law Nanzheng made great achievements and was seriously injured. The emperor asked the prince and the fourth and fifth princes to visit her." , That's why the Wei family became so snobbish."

After Jia's mother finished speaking, she quickly asked Mrs. Wang and Li Wan, "Now that the family school is closed, how is Baoyuhuan'er and Lan'er studying?"

Mrs. Wang said: "I heard from Qiuwen that Baoyu reads in the study every day and rarely goes out, but Huan'er often goes out and doesn't know what to do."

Jia Mu said: "Go and tell Baoyu that he must fight for his breath. Immediately, the child will try Chunwei. At least he must enter school this year."

Mrs. Wang said: "The master has already warned Baoyu Huan'er and Lan'er in this way, the old lady can just rest assured."

Jia's mother said: "That's good. Baoyu is under the care of the second master. I'm afraid it will be really useful. I don't know what the elder is busy these days. I haven't seen him for several days."

Mrs. Wang said: "Yesterday, I heard from Zhou Rui's family that the elder wanted to build a separate courtyard on the Zhuangzi. He said that the idyllic scenery outside is better. He called Zhou Rui to help check it out."

When Jia Mu heard this, she asked in surprise, "What, the Eldest Master wants to build another courtyard on Zhuangzi to enjoy the pastoral scenery? I haven't heard him mention it before."

Mrs. Wang said: "I also heard from Zhou Rui's family yesterday. I should have thought about it after the Chinese New Year."

Mother Jia heard this, so she said to Hu Po beside her, "Hu Po, you can go to the eldest lady's place to have a look later, and just tell me what I say. When the old man comes back, let him come to my place."

Amber agreed.Jia's mother said to Mrs. Wang again: "Bao girl's body is also heavy, let her have a good rest, don't come here to say hello. If you are too busy, you'd better ask Ping'er to take care of it."

Mrs. Wang said: "What the old lady said is that although Ping'er is taking Qiaojie with her now, it is a rare blessing. This Qiaojie is obedient. Although she is only ten years old, she can already help copy the account books."

Mother Jia heard Mrs. Wang talking about Sister Qiao, and sighed: "Young girl Feng has been in Jinling for more than half a year, and I don't know how she is now. She has done a bit, but since she was missing, our family always feels It's like something is missing."

Mrs. Wang said: "Girl Feng has been like a boy since she was a child, so she does things like those men. Let her calm down in Jinling."

Jia's mother said: "Baoyu's father is on duty every day, and you have time to let the master find out whether the mother and the little princess are doing well now."

Mrs. Wang said: "The old lady said yes, I will ask him at night."

Several people were talking, when a girl came in and said: "Old lady, madam, now Uncle Zhou Rui is here and said he has something to tell the old lady."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang hurriedly said to Jia Mu: "Since it's Zhou Rui, old lady, he's been out these days, maybe she's inquiring about something, let him come in and tell it?"

After hearing this, Jia Mu hurriedly said, "Let him come in and answer."

After a while, Zhou Rui was indeed brought in.Jia's mother hurriedly asked, "Zhou Rui, what's the rush?"

Zhou Rui knelt down and said: "Old lady, today I will go out with the Eldest Master. The Eldest Master has something to do, so he asked me to go to Zhuangzi alone. He said that he wanted to build a separate courtyard in a large area, but that place is not the same as that of Concubine Zhou Guifei's natal family. Several fields are connected. Because of some involvement, I couldn't help contradicting them a few words. They even said that our Jia family is no longer worthy of being a relative of the emperor, and that our empress is no longer a noble concubine, because they gave up their own illness. Little princess, the little princess has died of illness, the emperor got angry and demoted the empress to Zhaoyi."

Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang were shocked when they heard this: "What, the little princess is dead? Our mother has been reduced to Zhaoyi? When did it happen?"

Zhou Rui said: "Old lady, madam, I don't know either. I have already told the Elder Master, and the Elder Master has already sent someone to inquire about it."

After hearing this, Jia's mother hurriedly said to Amber, "Go and call Baoyu, and let him go to Feng's mansion or Beijing Jingwang's mansion to inquire."

After hearing this, Amber hurriedly agreed and ran out.

Mrs. Wang only felt colic in her heart at this moment, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

If what Zhou Rui said is true, then Yuan Chun must have had a bad time in the palace, and it might not even be as simple as being demoted.

But it is said that Baoyu from Yihongyuan is reading the "Zhuangzi" borrowed from Xichun in the study.Ever since Daiyu was determined to be married to Baochai and Daiyu refused to be an equal wife, Baoyu's temperament has changed a lot.Puzzled, angry, desperate, helpless, all kinds of complicated emotions troubled Baoyu from time to time.

However, Baoyu seems to understand a lot after reading "Zhuangzi" several times.Especially these few words made Baoyu Chang Wang Qiongkong dream:

"Human matter, the amount is infinite, the time is endless, the part is impermanent, and the end is without a reason. Therefore, the great knowledge observes the distance, so it is small but not few, big but not many: the amount of knowledge is infinite. The proof is to the present, so it is far but not Boredom, twitching but not squatting: Knowing the time is endless. Observe the surplus and emptiness, so gain without joy, loss without worry: know the impermanence of division. Clear and clear, so life is not spoken, death is not calamity: Knowing the end and the beginning cannot be explained. What people know is not as good as what they don’t know; You can’t be content with yourself. From this point of view, how can we know that the smallest thing is enough to determine the smallest thing, and how can we know that the world is enough to reach the largest realm!”

Sometimes Baoyu had to admire these few words in his heart: "Don't be happy when you gain, don't worry about losing, don't talk about life, and don't worry about death." It's just too difficult to do it.

Presumably Xichun has fully understood these four points, right?Otherwise, how could she find a way to escape?Even when she didn't go out, she often said that she would twist her hair and become a sister-in-law.

Daiyu is now a wife, and will be a mother, and she will also be a father. Daiyu witnessed the process of her marriage, and she also went to the Beijing Palace to attend the wedding banquet of Daiyu's marriage, and saw the bride and groom in full costumes.Countless times I wanted to forget this memory engraved in my heart, but I couldn't.

I hated Daiyu and Shui Rong in my heart, but every time I went out, the first thing I looked up was always the direction of the Beijing Palace.

This "Zhuangzi", now Baoyu can recite every article in it fluently, and even write it out word for word, but Baoyu always feels that he will never tire of reading it.

"Second Master Bao, the old lady told you to go over now." Baoyu was thinking, only to hear Sheyue shouting from outside.

Baoyu went out to have a look and saw that it was Amber next to Jia Mu, and asked hurriedly, "Amber, what did the old lady call me?"

Hu Po hurriedly said: "Second Master Bao, just now the old lady listened to what Uncle Zhou Rui said, and it seems to be about the matter of the empress and the little princess in the palace. I'm afraid I want you to go out and inquire, but the old lady told you to go first."

After hearing this, Baoyu had no choice but to agree, tidied up his clothes, and followed Hu Po out.