There is no phoenix

Although Jia Amnesty received 3000 taels of silver from Jia Mu, he felt even more aggrieved.Thinking of how much money has been spent since Yuanchun's visit to relatives.They are also noble concubines, although the natal families of Concubine Zhou and Concubine Wu have welcomed their relatives, but I heard that they bought a lot of land after visiting their relatives. If it wasn't for sufficient money, how could this be possible?

Now that the house is in such a difficult situation, the old lady is still trying to find a way to send money to the palace, then only Baoyu Jiahuan Lan'er will benefit, and she will definitely have no benefit.

When Hu Po came to say that Mother Jia wanted to discuss the matter of entering the palace, Jia Amnesty was talking to Madam Xing about building another courtyard outside.Jia Amnesty asked Mrs. Xing to take care of herself, but Mrs. Xing was a little reluctant.Because Mrs. Xing knew that Jia She usually spends money like water, but also sees one and loves the other, is romantic and old.But Mrs. Xing knew about Jia She's cruelty, so Mrs. Xing could only turn a blind eye to Jia She and Qiu Tong's sneaky things.

Speaking of money, Mrs. Xing didn't have much money herself, so she gave some to her brother Xing Dequan, which was of course kept from Jia She.It turns out that Sister Feng is the housekeeper, and I can justifiably get some money, but since Sister Feng left, I have no other income except monthly income.

Seeing that Mrs. Xing refused to take the money, Jia Amnesty felt helpless.But at this time Amber came over and said that Mother Jia asked about going to the palace to see the empress tomorrow, and Jia Amnesty said to Amber angrily: "Tell the old lady, I am busy these days, so let the eldest lady accompany you."

Early the next morning, Mother Jia and Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang woke up early. Although they did not enter the palace so quickly, Mother Jia asked several people to go to her room for breakfast.

Baoyu had never been in the palace before, and this was the first time that men and women went to the palace together to have a look.Jia's mother repeatedly told Baoyu that Baoyu, like Jia's mother, had a premonition in her heart that it might not be a good thing, but it was hard to say such a taboo thing, so she only changed into a light-colored coat and followed a few people into the palace.

The female protagonists who are in charge of the Rongguo Mansion have all entered the palace, and everyone in the Rongguo Mansion is waiting for news from the palace.When the family is in a downturn, many people will naturally think about things that are not going well.

But at this time, Jia Amnesty didn't think about anything. Before Jia's mother and the others left the mansion, Jia Amnesty had already left the mansion to work on the other courtyard he wanted to build.

Around noon, Mother Jia and the four people who had entered the palace had not yet returned, but a messenger from Jinling arrived, saying that there was a letter for Mrs. Wang to open personally.Lai Da greeted the messenger to sit down and told Mrs. Wang and Baoyu to enter the palace, and Jia Zheng was on duty.

It turned out that the letter was from the family of Prince Teng of Jinling.Hearing that Mrs. Wang and Baoyu and Jiazheng were not at home, he said goodbye: "Housekeeper Lai, our Lord Ren will come to Beijing soon. I'll go back to our house to clean up and come back in the afternoon."

Lai Da heard that the visitor was not in a hurry to go back to Jinling, but was going to clean up at Wang Ziteng's house, so he nodded and said: "Forget it, the ladies are entering the palace today, and it's time for lunch when you come back, you may as well come over in the afternoon."

Less than half an hour after the visitor left, I saw Mrs. Jia Muxing, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Baoyu and others who had entered the palace had returned.Different from the original, when the servants and servants who accompanied them drove the car to the small side door in the west corner without saying a word, and then silently helped Mother Jia and others get off the car, everyone already felt that something was wrong, but they didn't dare to ask. .

When Jia's mother returned to her room, she collapsed on the bed, crying.Amber comforted her again and again, but Mother Jia couldn't bear the grief.Yuanchun has always been the mainstay of the Jia family, but now that it has collapsed, no one knows what will happen next.

Until lunch, Mother Jia suppressed her grief and managed to drink a small bowl of porridge. She no longer joked and joked after dinner as in the past, and only let Amber help her to lie on the bed and grieve.

Like Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang was so sad that she didn't eat lunch and was lying in bed to rest.Under the consolation of several girls, Mrs. Wang finally took a break, but saw a girl come in with a letter, saying that Mr. Lai told her that it was from Jinling.

Mrs. Wang heard that it was a letter from Jinling, she was in better spirits, took the letter and opened it, read it for a while, couldn't help but burst into tears and said: "Why is it such a coincidence, did brother just leave us and go away like this?"

After Madam Wang finished speaking, she only felt a pain in her chest, her eyes went dark, and she no longer knew what was going on.

When Mrs. Wang woke up, she saw Ping'er, Li Wan, and Aunt Zhao with a few girls around her.Slowly recalling everything, Mrs. Wang burst into tears, choked with sobs and said: "Remember, the old lady ordered that the news of your mother's departure must not be spread. Baoyu's uncle left, and I only felt a pain in my chest, Ping'er, Go ask a doctor to come in and show me, don't let the old lady know."

After hearing this, Ping'er hurriedly agreed to go out.

Mrs. Wang looked at Li Wan and Aunt Zhao again, and sighed: "Let Huan'er and Lan'er prepare well, there are only a few days before the child test, and now the hope of the family rests on them."

Li Wan and Aunt Zhao naturally agreed.

In a blink of an eye, it was already the third day of March, the day when Baoyu's son was full moon.Mother Jia thought that she had already invited many relatives and friends, so she repeatedly asked everyone not to spread the news of Yuan Chun's passing, but kept all etiquette instructions as simple as possible.

Daiyu and Miaoyu didn't come, not because they knew that Yuanchun had passed away, because Miaoyu didn't like excitement and Daiyu was pregnant.Daiyu asked Chunxian and Wang Momo to go to Jia's mansion. Feng Ziying and Liu Xianglian personally gave gifts to Baoyu, but they didn't stay for dinner, saying that they were busy with business.Baoyu didn't force him to stay either. He just drank a few sips of tea together and sent him out of the house in person.

After Baoyu and Baochai's child was full moon, Jia's mother kept eating less, Jia Zheng was worried, and Jia Amnesty was still angry.Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang had no choice but to ask the doctor to see her every day.

Jia Zheng was suffering in his heart, and he only hoped that he would work hard in his duties, that Baoyu, Jiahuan and Jialan could enter school, which would bring a turn for the family.

On the afternoon of March [-]th, Mother Jia was lying on the bed, and suddenly saw a familiar figure coming to her room, and she couldn't help being very pleasantly surprised.

This person is none other than the mandarin duck who left on the fifth day of the first lunar month and never saw it again!

After the surprise, Mother Jia couldn't help crying. "Yuanyang, you are here, I thought you would never come here again!"

Yuanyang hurriedly approached and said: "Old lady, I'm sorry, after I went out, I was busy for a while before I settled down. I often miss the old lady when I am outside."

Jia Mu said: "Yuanyang, the family business is not going well, I didn't expect that I am 80 years old, and I have to go through so much, but I can't close my eyes!"

Yuanyang quickly comforted her and said: "Old lady, take it easy, it's all over. The second master Bao has a child now, and I heard that Brother Lan and the third master Huan have both gone for the exam. There must be good news soon. The old man My wife used to be most worried about Second Master Bao, now that Second Master Bao is married and has a son, and if he enters school this month, everything will be fine."

Jia Mu sighed: "Yuanyang, you don't know, I've been sick for so many days, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for that day."

Yuanyang said: "No, old lady, you can definitely wait until this day. Now that the second master Lian and Baoyu have given you great-grandchildren, the house will definitely get better."

Jia Mu said, "Yuanyang, where do you live now? Are you married?"

Yuanyang blushed immediately and said: "Yes, old lady, I got married last month."

Jia Mu said, "I don't know who your husband's family is?"

Yuanyang said: "Old lady, I married a very ordinary person. He has no parents, only a foster brother. We live not far away."

Jia Mu asked again, "Then what does he do?"

Yuanyang said: "Now he is an ordinary guard."

Jia Mu nodded and said, "Okay, even though he's an ordinary person, if he has a job, it's not bad. It can be seen that he must be good to you, right?"

Yuanyang nodded and said, "He treats me very well."

After hearing this, Jia Mu said to Hu Po, "Hu Po, bring me 100 taels of silver!"

After hearing this, Amber hurriedly went to the cabinet to get the silver, and handed it to Jiamu, who took it and handed it to Yuanyang, saying, "Yuanyang, in my life, I only have one daughter, that is, Lin Yatou's mother. After returning to Gusu with my uncle, I haven’t seen him again. You have served me for so many years, and you are better than my sons and wives. The 100 taels is my wedding gift for you, so you can add something yourself.”

After hearing this, Yuanyang hurriedly said: "Old lady, as I said before, you are the elder relative I respect most in this capital. I know that the house is struggling now, and I will not accept money no matter what. If the old lady values ​​Yuanyang, Just take good care of your illness, and when you recover from illness, I will take you to my place to have a look, the old lady said okay?"

After hearing this, Jiamu saw the sincerity on Yuanyang's face, so she took back the money and nodded, "Yuanyang, do you live in the city or the suburbs?"

Yuanyang said: "Old lady, I live in the city, but my place is just a small courtyard. My husband's salary is limited, and the two brothers live in a small house, which is not as big as a small courtyard in this mansion, and the house is only three or four. between."

Jia Mu sighed: "The mother said on that day, "Although the family in the farmhouse is full of salt and silk, it will eventually be able to gather together for family happiness; although it is extremely rich and honorable today, the flesh and blood are all parties, but it will not be interesting." Now I finally understand. , When I get better, you take me to your place to have a look, just a few of us, don't let them know."