The Second Master Lian of the Red Chamber

Yingchun is a quiet and gentle person, whether it's getting along with sisters or paying respects to elders, she talks less and listens more. Among so many girls and cousins ​​in Rongguo Mansion, she is always the one who is most easily overlooked.

The servants in the mansion chattered about the girls, saying that the third girl was shrewd and tough, Yun girl was bright and generous, Bao girl was dignified and thoughtful, Lin girl was delicate and noble, and when it came to the second girl, she was destined to be reincarnated, but she was a bit dull and boring. Can't compare with others.

Mrs. Wang, who is in charge of the house in the inner house, ignored these things, and there were quite a few women, girls, and servants who spread these gossips, and some words reached Yingchun's ears.Xiuju Xiaohong and other girls were very upset, they stared and pinched their waists to argue with others, and even persuaded Yingchun to be a man of prestige, but Yingchun herself didn't care, she beat up a few servants with words, and didn't pursue it further. I just want their ears to be clean in this yard.

Wang's daughter-in-law under Jia Lian once asked veiledly when they brought the things over, should they reply to the second master to punish those ruthless bastards, and the meaning in the words was that Yingchun was young and tender and could not be wiped off. .At that time, Xiuju wished she could immediately nod for Yingchun, but Yingchun just smiled and said no.

She is a girl, Jiji is about to get married, no one in the house dares to neglect her now, no matter what the elders and sisters think in their hearts, they treat her with affection on the face, so why bother.Everyone in the world does not talk about people, and everyone in the world does not talk about people, even the emperor and grandson princess, who will inevitably use the scripts in the storybook, making the traffickers and pawns talk about it, trying to control each of them, but they can't control them.

When Jia Lian heard about it that day, he even laughed and said that Yingchun was stunned by reading Taoist classics, and asked Xiaohong and the others to quickly take all those books such as "Tao Te Ching" to the stove, so as not to burden his good nephew in the future. them.Yingchun rarely blushed and spat at her elder brother. When she returned home, she was so angry that she didn't even play the chess records. She deliberately turned over the "Tao Te Ching" for several days. The girls who laughed couldn't straighten their backs.

Such little things happened a lot, and Yingchun got a nickname. She was called Sanbu girl, which means "don't listen, don't ask, don't care". She lived like a wild crane in the clouds, and she didn't care about anything, so she was short of enlightenment.

The secretary is the son of the mansion, so naturally he has heard of the second girl's nickname, and when he embroidered oranges according to his own girl's order, he kept sweating in his heart, for fear that the second girl would ignore this business and just watch with cold eyes.After all, it is normal for the sisters in the next room and the second girl to not want to get involved.

And Xiuju only frowned slightly when she heard it, and didn't even ask a question, as if she didn't hear anything at all. The waiter didn't know whether she would pass the message on to the second girl, so she couldn't help but wonder. It was ups and downs, and after returning home, I didn't dare to hide Tanchun's secrets. After telling the whole story, both the master and the servant couldn't close their eyes in the middle of the night.

Early the next morning, Tan Chun struggled to stand up and went to greet Jia Mu, but heard Madam Xing, who came to greet Jia later, apologized for Ying Chun with a loving face, saying that the girl was a little dizzy last night, and it was only early in the morning. Went to her yard to talk, and happened to meet the old man again, the old man hadn't seen the second girl for some days, so he left her to talk, so he couldn't come here this morning.

It is human nature for Jia Amnesty and Yingchun to talk about their father and daughter's family relationship. Jia's mother was very happy to hear that, of course she would not blame her, but laughed and scolded Mrs. Xing for being too petty.With that tone and look, none of the people here could understand the closeness to Mrs. Xing in Jiamu's words, and they all joked a few words.Even Mrs. Wang, who has always been indifferent to the Dafang couple, wondered if she had something hidden in her heart, so she agreed with a few words with a smile.

Only Tanchun, who was usually well-behaved, somehow lost his mind, and couldn't hear a word said by the people in the room.The reason why she wanted to ask Yingchun for help was because she hoped that Yingchun would be able to say a few words for her with the old master and Lian's second brother.The old ladies in this house only have Baoyu and the master in their hearts, and they are the only ones who can force the master to change his mind, and those who can speak in front of them don't think of others except Yingchun.

Before Tanchun asked the girl to talk to her, when she was a child, she just wanted to try for her life anyway, because of the unwillingness in her heart, but whether Yingchun would really help her this time, she was not very sure in her heart. confident.After all, the relationship between the two sisters, to put it bluntly, is to get along day and night, to grow up together for these years, to put it bluntly, it is just living in the same yard for a few years, everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door, and they are in love with Xiangyun and the others. It's no different.

Hearing that Yingchun cared so much about his affairs, Tanchun really had mixed feelings, and secretly vowed that if he had a chance in the future, he would definitely repay Yingchun for his kindness.

When all the female relatives were having fun in Jia Mu's room, Yingchun was already sitting in Jia She's study, pinching the handkerchief and telling Jia She what Xiuju had heard from the attendant's book. In the end, she thought about it, and added some speculations of her own: "It's not that the daughter thinks the second wife is bad, it's because she and the third sister have a poor mother-daughter relationship, and suddenly she is so interested in the third sister's marriage, it's really shocking." Feeling suspicious. The third younger sister is also our family member after all, if she wants to leave the house, if there is really something wrong, let someone talk about it."

The older Yingchun gets, the more she resembles her aunt who passed away early. Her red phoenix eyes are not as sentimental as her father and brother's, they look pure and innocent, and there is a bit of insight in Jia She's eyes.

Jia She has always been quite indifferent to Yingchun, her daughter. Since Yingchun moved to Jiamu's yard, the father and daughter have rarely seen each other, and have not met Yingchun's eyes for many years, so that only then did they realize the daughter's thoughts I'm afraid it is much more clear than he thought, and he even knows that he is more happy to watch Erfang's jokes than saving lives.

He coughed uncomfortably, but Jia Amnesty didn't look away, instead he sneered disapprovingly: "The girl from the second bedroom found you? She is smart, and knows that her mother and father are unreliable, and her brothers are also unfavorable." No, you can only rely on our family to live. If you can understand who is in charge in this mansion, you are better than her father. It would be a pity to entrust a girl's family."

"But," Jia Amnesty finished praising Tanchun, took a bite of the Mingqian Longjing that Jia Lian Xiaojing had given him, looked down at the tea leaves floating in the water, and made no secret of the irony in his tone: "This is all Everyone's fate is like your brother and I were born to inherit the huge inheritance in this mansion. You are my daughter and your brother's only sister, so you should marry better than other girls. This is fate."

Jia Lian has been away from Beijing for a long time, and Jia Amnesty is too lazy to go out. It is rare for someone to take the initiative to talk. She is still his own girl. He has cultivated himself for many years, so he suppressed his impatience and explained the truth to Yingchun. I hope this girl can be more interesting. , hurried back to embroider and cut clothes, so he also called Xiujuan to come over and have a look at the calligraphy and painting that he got.That's an expert in calligraphy and painting that he created with one hand, much more pleasing to the eye than this kind of hairy girl who has no winks and no calculations.

When Yingchun was young, Jia Lian hadn't made any progress, her words didn't carry much weight in the family, and she didn't have her half-sister in her eyes. After a few years of being angry, she developed her ability to observe words and emotions very early, so naturally she could It can be seen that Jia Amnesty has lost his patience, and if he can hold back and not get angry, he is considered very kind.However, she is not willing to listen to Jia She's words, pretend to be deaf and dumb, and watch Tanchun who lives in a courtyard jump into a fire pit.

It's not that Yingchun doesn't know that what she's doing now doesn't fit her status as a boudoir daughter. If a girl talks about her sister's marriage, if it spreads out, she might be accused of being shameless, that is, Jia Amnesty doesn't care about etiquette and rules, so she isn't like Jia Zheng. Thunder was furious.Even if Jia She doesn't get angry, if she really helps Tanchun escape, it will do her no good.

But things in this world are not only based on profit.Just like when Jia Lian backed her up, drove away the nanny for her, helped her cultivate confidantes in the yard, established rules, and resisted Mrs. Jia Muxing's reprimand, what profit could there be?From then on, although Yingchun was still indifferent and got along with her sisters in a lukewarm way, she felt that one should always have kind thoughts in one's life.

Looking at Jia She with clear eyes, Yingchun did not obediently salute and retreat as the other party wished, but still reasoned with him in a soft voice: "My daughter understands what the master said. It's just my brother's temper. Yes, I know, although he is not in Beijing now, but when he comes back and finds out about the third sister's marriage, he might be annoyed later. The daughter doesn't understand any rationale, but she just thinks that it would be all right if she could keep her brother from getting angry."

These words are blatantly oppressing Jia Lian, and Yingchun couldn't help but feel a little scared when she spoke, her voice was weak at the end, but her eyes still didn't avoid it, thinking about it for a while and not regretting getting slapped, and for a while. Fortunately, the family rules never do anything to the girls.

Although the son does not speak of his father's faults, Yingchun has long seen clearly how stubborn and biased Jia She is as a father, and she also admires Jia Lian who can suppress Jia She in turn.Before coming to the East Hospital, Yingchun thought about Jia She's reluctance to help.Before Jia Lian left Beijing, he asked Wang's daughter-in-law to take a message, expressly saying that he could tell them to do something, don't make things difficult for himself, this matter can naturally be investigated by Jia Lian's staff outside the mansion.

It's just that Jia She is an old man after all. Even though Jia Lian didn't say anything, Yingchun could feel the painstaking efforts he had spent at home after many years, so she thought it would be best for Jia She to come forward, so that she would not send a message to Jia Lian's people to cause trouble again. He was displeased with Jia Amnesty, and caused Jia Lian some trouble for no reason.

Jia Amnesty was about to know his destiny, so how could he fail to understand the meaning of Yingchun's words, his half-drooped eyelids suddenly lifted up, and he gave Yingchun a cold look, until her face turned pale, before he picked her up. Frowning, he suppressed his hands and did not throw the teacup on the ground.

It is true that the older he gets, the more he is afraid of Jia Lian. Just thinking about the words that those unruly slaves will pass on to Jia Lian after Yingchun asks someone to carry them back, he can cultivate himself again, so he can only suppress his anger and stare quietly. I watched Yingchun for a long time.

Jia Amnesty really didn't understand what ecstasy soup the girl in the second room had poured into his lumber-like daughter, so she was in a hurry to take care of the affairs of other houses, and even made things difficult for him because of her.There are many poor people in the world. He has been nesting in this side courtyard for a few years, and was ridiculed by the men of other mansions. No one in the second room felt pity for him.It is women who are soft-hearted, and they will marry people in the future, and it is enough to help once or twice occasionally, so why bother to do nothing to please.

It's a pity that Jia Lian's rebellious son really loves this money-losing guy with his elbows out.Jia She weighed the filial piety that Jia Lian's subordinates had sent to the mansion the last few times, but he resisted the idea of ​​rewarding Yingchun with a beating, and called Lin Zhixiao over in front of Yingchun, and asked him to look for him. Xing'er, who stayed outside to take care of the shop, wanted to find out who the third girl said she was close to.

After Lin Zhixiao bowed and retreated, Jia Amnesty glanced at Yingchun and said with a sneer, "It's not fun to come here early in the morning to find out for your father. Now that I got what I wanted, don't you hurry up? You have someone to back you up, and the obvious wings are hard Yes. But I, as an old man, have to teach you to be good at the end. You have been digging your heart and soul to the girl in the second room today. If you are the one who has something to do, that girl will say a few hypocritical words at most, and will never take your life seriously. .”

Jia Amnesty had long since exhausted his body due to wine, and he didn't know how to take care of it. His eyes were already a little cloudy, which usually makes people feel bad, but now when he stared at people coldly, he showed a bit of viciousness, and Yingchun couldn't help but droop her eyes. Eyes, but my heart is still rejoicing for Tanchun.As for what Tanchun would do under the same circumstances, Yingchun wasn't interested in thinking too much about it.She was busy this time, originally only for her own heart.

Xing'er was specially stayed in Beijing by Jia Lian to look after the house. He had quite a few lines laid by Jia Lian in his hands. He only hated that the family was too peaceful and the people were too knowledgeable, so he had no place to use it. He was found by Lin Zhixiao. As soon as he said that, he went out of the mansion in good spirits, and it didn't take long to investigate the matter thoroughly.

It is also because the Wang family is not secretive.It is estimated that when Mrs. Wang Ziteng and Mrs. Wang joined forces to do this matter, they never expected that someone would investigate this matter in order to get ahead of the spring. They did it very negligently. All the big names reported it.

After having a name and surname, and asking the boy guarding the door for the person's appearance, Xing'er didn't even use it for three days, and dug out the son-in-law that Mrs. Wang had carefully selected for Tanchun. The account of the stack of IOUs in the casino and the pile of dead goods in the pawnshop of the quasi-uncle have all been obtained.

Xing'er has been with Jia Lian in foreign affairs for many years, and has seen many people with dirty hearts. When hearing Lin Zhixiao's report, he also guessed that Mrs. Wang had bad intentions early in the morning, but this uncle Sun's bad deeds still made Xing'er eat up Surprised.Eat, drink, prostitute, and gamble, the family business accumulated by the ancestors in several lifetimes has been almost ruined. Not to mention that he is a well-known rabbit master, he also picks soft persimmons. He usually hates dogs. Kicking down widows' doors and digging family graves, disgusting people will die.

Hearing people under his command report that the man has been acting very crazy recently, and he has more money to spend, and the neighbors in the street have heard that he is going to marry a young lady of the Hou Mansion, and he will have endless food and drink in the future. Squinting and laughing.

If the master ordered it, he would just report what he found out and it would be over. The life and death of the third girl has nothing to do with him.But the housekeeper Lin said that the second girl asked the master to check, so there is more meaning here, obviously the second girl didn't want her sister to marry such a thing.

Xing'er was young and clever, and she could understand the minds of her masters. After thinking about it for a while, she felt that their second master would probably stand on the side of the second girl. He thought such relatives were unlucky, so he ordered his subordinates to keep a close eye on them. On the one hand, he sent a letter to Jia Lian, reporting the things he found out one by one, and explaining his plan clearly.

According to the rules of etiquette, even the old lady, the ancestor of the whole family, cannot directly intervene in the grandchildren's marriage beyond the second master and his wife, let alone uncles and brothers.Rather than trying to find a way to let people pass the matter to the foolish ears of the second master, Xing'er prefers to be a little out of the way, much more agile.

After a few days, Young Master Sun, who was waiting to marry the lady back to the Duke's mansion so that he could use it as a dowry flower, fell in love with an actor who had recently moved to their area, and was so fascinated that he wanted to poach his heart for others to see , wishing he could spend twelve hours a day in the small courtyard rented by that actor, throwing out a lot of money and making his mean old lady almost vomit blood with anger.

In order to marry Miss Qianjin of the Duke's Mansion, she took a full 50 taels of silver from the reward given by that wife to cut new clothes for her son, but she was cheated by such a cheap thing in a few days. After checking the silver box, it was found that more than 100 taels were missing.The more Mrs. Sun thought about it, the more her heart ached, and she didn't care about being ashamed, so she went to look for it herself, and started fighting with the actor before finishing three sentences.

When she was young, Mrs. Sun was also a lady of a wealthy family. The servant who served her servants was old and her family property was in ruins. He called his son to come and help.But Young Master Sun was feeling sorry for Qing'er, so he didn't care about his old lady, so he pretended not to hear him, so he just shrank aside and pretended to be forgetful.

Old lady Sun felt pain in her body and chills in her heart, she got so ruthless that she broke free, taking advantage of the moment when the actor was stupefied, she grabbed a copper pot from the ground and threw it over with all her might.The actor has practiced opera for so many years, his body is very soft, and his reaction is quick, he made a way out of the way, but the dazed Young Master Sun didn't dodge, and directly asked his mother to smash his head, and saw blood on the spot .

Young Master Sun fainted on the spot, and Mrs. Sun also made her only son paralyzed to the ground with blood all over his head and face. The actor who came back to his senses screamed and called the doctor and the yamen guards to come, and invited the lively neighbors It was the decision to send the mother and son out.

When Young Master Sun swallowed it in the afternoon of the second day and Mrs. Sun wanted to find someone desperately, she found out that the actor had moved overnight, and no one could tell where he had gone.

When the matter is over, the subordinates will naturally report to Xinger to know.He was silent for a long while, and couldn't help but say something like a cheap man.Although they intended to hook Young Master Sun into the wind immediately, and even prepared the medicine for the tiger and wolf, when the time is right, they will inevitably leave some traces.

Xing'er was happy and relaxed, but Mrs. Wang Ziteng couldn't help her heart beating wildly when she received the news.She has been having nightmares at night lately, and she found a few enlightened bhikkhunis to say that it was because of her sins, but she donated thousands of taels of sesame oil money to go out, but she didn't get better.

Now that the young master of the Sun family had his mother crushed to death for no reason, Mrs. Wang Ziteng couldn't help but think a little more. He hid from the illness and refused to respond immediately, for fear of retribution, so he worshiped devoutly in front of the Buddha every day.

Mrs. Wang Ziteng refused to help, and Mrs. Wang refused to stop, so she could only discuss the matter herself.However, she has long lost her housekeeping rights, and the second room has lost power, and she doesn't have many people who can use her, and she can't find a suitable person for a while, no matter how impatient she is, the matter will be slowed down down.

Before Mrs. Wang had an idea, Xing'er received Jia Lian's reply, instructing him to find a way to introduce a person named Liu Xianglian to Jia Zheng, so as to facilitate his marriage with Tanchun.The letter also attached the name and surname of Liu Xianglian's distant cousin, saying that this person can come to ask for it on behalf of his nephew.