[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Mother Jia didn't want to see Mrs. Xing's complacent appearance anymore. This eldest wife who has been disliked by her for more than ten years after marriage and looked down upon by the servants in the house is completely hardened.So Mother Jia let her go back, and the girls also dispersed.

But everyone in the Rongguo Mansion already knew that the eldest wife not only has brothers who have become officials, but also good nieces and daughters who have become imperial concubines.Seeing the direction of the wind, many servants began to flatter Mrs. Xing again.

There were servants in the backyard who were talking badly. A woman said: "It is said that the eldest girl in the mansion is born on the first day of the first month of the first lunar month, and her life is extremely precious. It is a good fortune. But I heard that the eldest girl has been in the palace for more than ten years. No, there is no news of being favored at all. This lady of the Xing family has been conferred the title of imperial concubine Chen within three months after entering the palace, this is good fortune."

Another woman said: "Isn't it? So there is good fortune, and when there is a storm, it will turn into a dragon. It is not good, and it will not make a fart for more than ten years. What a pity, big girl, since it is not good , Zensheng has lived in the palace for more than ten years, and he is almost 30 years old now."

Another woman said: "Sin, a woman's life is over like this. If the marriage was arranged earlier, now the son can talk about kissing."

Mrs. Wang waited on Jia Mu for a long time that day, and she didn't like her very much. She was free when Jia Mu finally took her lunch break at noon.He didn't rush back to the Rongxi Hall, and led the maidservants to walk in the small garden of the mansion. He didn't expect to hear a few housewifes whispering in a corner.This bunch of words were neither loud nor whispered, and she listened to them all, and her face turned pale with anger, pointing to that side and cursing: "Where did you come from, let me kick you out!"

The three women hurriedly came and knelt down in front of Mrs. Wang begging for mercy, but Mrs. Wang still shouted: "No one will come!"

A few other women came in from the courtyard gate and went to pull people after listening to the order. At this moment, Mrs. Xing took Jia Yingchun for a walk in the garden.Being rich and not returning home is like walking in brocade clothes at night. Mrs. Xing doesn't like to stay in the east courtyard now, she likes to take Jia Yingchun for a stroll around the mansion.Let the remorse, fear, and flattery of the servants who looked down on her before become more violent!

Hearing the sound, he came over and asked: "What's wrong with my brother and sister, they are so angry, but these women are lazy again?"

Mrs. Wang was so blocked that she couldn't speak, the three women hurriedly crawled towards Mrs. Xing, crying, "Madam, save me!"

One person said: "Madam, we just said a few words because of the happy event of the imperial concubine and empress, and we didn't mean to be lazy."

One person said: "Madam is overjoyed, and many servants in the house are also happy. The rules will inevitably be loosened for a while, please forgive me and wait for a while. Next time, don't dare to be lazy."

One person said: "It is said that my wife is kind-hearted. In the past, she loved the imperial concubine and empress very much. My wife is doing good deeds for her. Forgive me for waiting once. I will not dare to wait again."

These servants are used to stepping on the high and stepping on the low. In the past, they were only called the eldest wife, but they were called Mrs. Wang, but now they are talking about Mrs. Xing to Mrs. Xing.

Mrs. Xing was very comfortable being photographed by this person who was both asking for help and flattering her horse, she couldn't help but look at Mrs. Wang who was completely disgraced, and said, "Look, brothers and sisters, people like us love to do good deeds for their children and grandchildren. It's a mistake for these women to talk badly, but it's too serious to be kicked out. You don't look at the happy face of the imperial concubine, but you have to think about accumulating virtue for the eldest girl, right? Or you will be fined for two months , don’t push people away.”

Mrs. Wang rolled her eyes and turned around, and a group of people turned their backs on their backs.

When Jia Tanchun went to serve the sick, the imperial physician had given Mrs. Wang an injection and the medicine was prescribed, and the maids were going to suffer.Mrs. Xing was in Mrs. Wang's room directing her servants to take care of her younger siblings. When Tanchun came over, she told her to take good care of her mother.

Seeing Yingchun help Mrs. Xing, who was exhausted with her younger siblings, out of the house, Tanchun felt mixed feelings.Anyway, the second sister is more respectable than her now, at least Mrs. Xing is really distracted by Jia Yingchun, unlike Mrs. Wang who is more concerned about Aunt Zhao.

Tanchun sat in front of Mrs. Wang's bed, squeezed a wet towel and wiped her face, and suddenly Mrs. Wang woke up.Feeling so depressed, he pinched Tanchun's wrist and cursed: "Everyone thinks you are outstanding, and sent you to the draft with money, so why didn't you get selected? Let that lowly girl of the Xing family benefit!"

Tanchun was shocked, but his hand was also hurting. Mrs. Wang stopped pretending and dumped her, saying: "Who knows that you have other thoughts, I'm afraid you are looking forward to my death, after all, you are a bitch. Something crawled out of it. Hurry up and get out!"

Tanchun burst into tears, knelt on the ground and called his wife, but he didn't dare to argue a word, or asked her to argue, would it be useful?

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Tanchun went to peek at Aunt Zhao at night, but Aunt Zhao was drinking some wine. She was very happy these two days. Mrs. Wang didn't want to see her, so she didn't let her set the rules.And she also knows what those women said, and she is also responsible for spreading the rumors.

Aunt Zhao said: "Oh, the third girl is not being filial in front of my wife, what are you doing in a place like me?"

Tanchun felt uncomfortable, but asked: "Has there been news about Brother Huan? Is he still used to everything over there?" Tanchun has always looked down on Jia Huan, and gets angry when he sees him, fearing that he will hurt her with his evil eyebrows and dark eyes. .He has been studying hard these years, and some poems and essays have been passed on to Tanchun, so her attitude has improved a little.

Aunt Zhao said: "If you don't care about your second elder brother Bao, why do you ask about Huan'er?"

Tanchun felt wronged for a while, covered his face with a handkerchief and cried, and said, "Is my aunt just trying to force her own daughter to death? My wife took me to raise me since I was a child, but I am not my real mother. Would my aunt make me happy? If I Don't be filial, if you are charged with being unfilial, does Auntie think you can live well?"

After all, Aunt Zhao has affection for Tanchun. What she hates is that Tanchun always favors Mrs. Wang between her and Mrs. Wang, and does not recognize her mother.Hearing her rephrasing at this time, I was startled and asked, "My dear daughter, what's the matter?"

Tanchun's heart moved, Aunt Zhao always held her back, but after all she was the real mother, and she was the only one who cared about her.

Tanchun covered his face and sobbed, saying that he had all kinds of difficulties, and then said: "My aunt said that I was good to Baoyu, but he knew that his own sister was only sister Yuanchun. I was just born by your aunt. They said there were only two brothers and sisters, and the other younger siblings were just relatives. How could I not know this? But if I didn’t treat Baoyu better, how would I live in the mansion? Besides, the closer I got to my aunt, the people in the mansion wouldn’t say that my aunt was overbearing. ? If the wife is not happy, both of us mother and daughter will have a hard time, so why bother to come? But I also care about Huaner, and I will give some things to Baoyu, but I save the monthly money and secretly give it to Huaner. Thinking that I can't be filial to my aunt, I have to let Huan'er loosen her hands so that I can read more books, and then I can be filial to my aunt when I get a good name in the exam. But my aunt only looks at my face and is disrespectful to her. Woo...why should I Such a hard life, since my aunt wanted me to be filial at her knees, why did she send me to my wife when I was young? I didn't choose my path when I was young, but now everyone blames me..."

Aunt Zhao couldn't help crying like rain, and suddenly hugged Tanchun and cried, "My daughter, why is she being humiliated like this".Tanchun wept in Aunt Zhao's arms.

Tanchun cried for a while, saying that he was going back to take care of his wife, but he took out a purse embroidered by himself and gave it to Aunt Zhao, saying: "My aunt must not let anyone know that I gave it to my aunt, otherwise..."

Aunt Zhao said: "Good third girl, I know, I might say, you go and take care of your wife."

Tanchun quietly went back to wait in Mrs. Wang's ear room, her heart was full of thoughts, she had never dared to do this before.But she is a person who survives in the cracks, and she knows that it is almost impossible for Mrs. Wang to give her a good one. A talent like Brother Huan is her most likely reliance.

Tanchun really understands what it means not to bully young people and be poor. When Xing Xiuyan came to Jia's mansion, although she was a little amazed at her appearance and demeanor, she had a bit of disdain for her background in her heart.It's just a shabby household, and my father has to be a small official, which is not the same as the girls in Rongguo Mansion.But it has only been a few months, and she has become a concubine as soon as she enters the palace. I think that big sister has been in for more than ten years.

It can be seen that things in this world are fickle, and what looks noble now may not be noble in the future.Everyone says that the eldest sister is blessed, but she has been serving people in the palace for more than ten years without a bright future, but she has spent her youth; everyone says that Baoyu is born with extraordinary fortune, but he does not like reading and scientific research , and now at the age of 15, he still likes to hang out with maids, but Brother Shanghuan is ambitious at a young age, knows how to make progress, and may have some future prospects.

Tanchun didn't do such a bold thing before, but he still had some hope because of his face in front of Mrs. Wang.But now that she has recognized the situation, Mrs. Wang was furious and scolded her truest thoughts.

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Naturally Xiren also learned about Xing Xiuyan's canonization as Concubine Chen in the mansion.

Thinking about meeting her that day, the two didn't hide from each other like in the novel, and they really couldn't keep the secret, because they were somewhat similar to the previous life.And the two are familiar with each other, and Xing Xiuyan who reads the Red Chamber will also find the difference between her and Jia Huan, and it is meaningless to hide it.Xin Xiuyan didn't let them die by pulling them back then, and there is no need to harm them now, Hua Zhenzhu understands this.Xin Xiuyan is somewhat talented, but she is a little arrogant about her own character. She doesn't bother to make things difficult for them, but she doesn't know how to play tricks.

At the front, Lin Ruhai didn't die, and Lin Daiyu didn't return to Jia's house. Xiren thought that when Lin Daiyu went south, she was transported through like she and Jia Huan.Later, I met Xing Xiuyan, and heard from her that this was Lin Ruhai's rebirth colleague.

Her father became an official because she got Lin Ruhai's blue eyes, but Xing Xiuyan couldn't be counted as her own draft pick.Of course, one has to fight to survive in the palace, so she fought for a noble concubine to come out.

Thinking of this, Xiren couldn't help feeling sad.Why do the same people have different fates!As soon as she came, she became a servant and housemaid and was taken over by Jia Baoyu, and she was born in a clean and good family?