The Second Master Lian of the Red Chamber

Perhaps it was because the sixth prince, Yang Yuan, was in charge, and the He family valued Jia Lian very much. As soon as the chief steward of the He family followed the letter handed over by Xing Er, he didn't dare to delay for a moment, and found someone to deliver it in the dark. out.It wasn't until the confirmation letter had been sent out of Beijing overnight by the appropriate person that the chief steward was fine. The stewards generally drank and ate with the stewards from the Jia family who came to accompany the guests, and they didn't leave until the third watch.

On the second day, the head of the He family wanted to leave. Mother Jia and others all ordered the people below to stay forcibly. Even Mrs. Wang talked to the daughter-in-law of the He family in a pleasant manner, advising them to stay for a few more days, and they could not see the future at all. A night of rage.They did not praise the He family for the sake of showing face to Jia Lian, it was because the gifts of the He family were too generous, and the little gifts prepared by the Rongguo Mansion earlier were really not enough to look at. Beijing has gone.

The few people from the He family cared about the facts but did not care about their feelings. After all, they stayed for three days longer and brought four big carts of things with them when they left. Everyone on Ningrong Street was talking about how decent the gift to the He family in the West Mansion was this time. , compared to the previous salutes of Dongfu and Zhen's family.As for someone secretly muttering that something doesn't match the list, of course it won't be spread on the table.

Jia Lian didn't care much about Feng'er.For one thing, he himself added a lot of Western stuffs and fresh materials in private, and the gift in return was indeed not simple, and the He family girl hadn't passed the door yet, so it was a good thing that the Rongguo Mansion valued her.Furthermore, he was so restless now that he really didn't want to care about these trivial matters.

Yunqing Prefecture is thousands of miles away, and it is not very convenient to exchange news with Beijing. Even with the secret arrangement of the palace, it will take a few days for the news to be delivered to the He family. wait.In the past few years, there have been more and more private actions by all parties, let alone a few days, it is not impossible to change suddenly overnight.

Jia Lian woke up many times in the middle of the night these days, and once when he was checking the accounts in the house, he heard someone outside singing a nonsensical tune with an outrageous accent. Listening to what, others are ignorant.Xing'er and Wang'er thought it was their master and servant who had run into evil, and carefully persuaded Jia Lian to go to the temple to offer incense, and then find a good monk to drive away the evil spirits. Acting as a human being has long violated the fate of the gods and Buddhas. It may be the meaning of the gods who look down on the common people that what happened this time, so they can only act as usual under the pressure of anxiety, and secretly send two groups of people north.

He thought about going there in person, but over the past few years, people have been eyeing him, and going out of Beijing in person may not be in time, but may cause bad things, drawing so many eyes to He Shoubei's family.When the time comes, the marriage that everyone in this family sees as nothing more than Jia She, an old dandy who has come back for trouble, will definitely be figured out that something is wrong, and there will be endless troubles.

Although Yang Yuan disapproved of Jia Lian leaving Beijing, after reading Jia Lian's letter, he also attached great importance to this matter.He has a bloody instinct to fight against the heavens in his nature, otherwise he would not have finally refused the skinny monk who came to his door to help him last year. Now that he got the warning, he immediately became vigilant, and everyone everywhere was silent. Get ready for the unexpected.

It's a pity that even though Jingzhong tried every means as soon as it was noticed, two months later, when Jia Lian saw the news from Yun Qingzhou in the shop, the red marks on the seal were still startled. It's all dead.

Shaking his hands, he carefully opened the letter, and after reading the letter at a glance, Jia Lian only felt his ears buzzing, and the handwriting on the paper was blurred suddenly so that people could not see clearly. He couldn't tell whether it was anger or grief.

Panting heavily, Jia Lian decided to sit down and take a closer look, hoping that he accidentally misread the word, but suddenly lost his focus, his calf hit the table leg heavily, and he fell into the chair abruptly. , The back is called solid wood and it hurts.The loud noise caused the guards outside the door to look in cautiously, and seeing that there was no one else in the room, they closed the door silently and took a few steps back.

Awakened by the sound of the door opening and closing, Jia Lian raised his hand to cover his eyes and sat silently for a long time, until the sun slanted into the window, then he pursed his lips and unfolded the letter paper in his hand, trying to sort out The ins and outs of things.

When Jia Lian's letter from Beijing reached He Shoubei, Mrs. He, mother and daughter were still packing their luggage for going to Beijing, and He Shoubei's eldest son was handing over soldiers and horses to his two grown-up younger brothers, ready to accompany his mother and sister as soon as arrangements were made. go south.

The marriage of the two families is already a certainty, my aunt sent a letter in a hurry, He Shoubei naturally attached great importance to it, after reading it, he discussed with Mrs. He, postponed the plan to leave the city, and summoned his confidantes, secretly from the inside to the outside of the stationed city To investigate, we are going to find out about Yunqingzhou first, so as not to cause a catastrophe.

Miss He is twenty-eight years old, a few months older than Jia Lian, and she is already in love. After seeing the appearance of her future husband-in-law, she made a lot of handkerchief purses, and she has long been looking forward to going to the capital to be married. eager to see through.Seeing that the luggage boxes and cages for going to the capital were all packed, but her parents suddenly refused to mention this matter, Miss He couldn't help but feel anxious.She has a considerate and sensible nature, and after asking a while, she saw that her parents had other plans, and it wasn't that something happened to the marriage, so she stopped talking and just waited in peace.

She is so docile, how can He Shoubei and his wife not love her.Mrs. He was afraid that her daughter would be bored, so she allowed her to go out occasionally to burn incense or ride a horse. The folk customs in the north are much tougher than those in Beijing, and it is easier for women to go out to shoot and hunt than in Beijing. , so I went out several times.

When she went out to ride a horse for the last time, the He family took their nine-year-old son with her, and the two siblings were very close.Unexpectedly, something happened this time.

The horseshoes of the people were startled by the poisonous snake lying down from nowhere, and it just happened to bite the horse of Miss He's younger brother.The originally docile mare was driven mad by the snake venom, but she threw the defenseless little master off the horse's back in one breath.At the time of the incident, Ms. He was walking side by side with her younger brother, and subconsciously stretched out her hand to save him. The two siblings rolled on the ground together. I opened a big hole, and I lost my breath before returning to the city.

He Shoubei was conducting a thorough investigation inside and outside the city. Jia Lian couldn't help staring at a sentence in the letter while heartbroken and repeated silently.He Shoubei said that before he sent the letter to the past, when the two marriages were finalized, there was a lame mad Taoist priest making trouble outside the garrison's yamen, saying that Miss He was destined to have no marriage, and she needed to follow him to become a monk to save the family. Disaster.Now He Shoubei is secretly investigating, and at the same time has posted notices in several cities to arrest the lame Taoist.

Jia Lian couldn't remember whether He Shoubei had a daughter who grew up to marry in his previous life, and he couldn't help but feel that Miss He suffered such misfortune because of her relationship with him.

After wiping his face heavily, Jia Lian put the letter away properly and wrote back to the He family.In addition to the letter from the He family telling him about Miss He's death at a young age, Mrs. He also hoped that the two marriages could be put to rest.After the marriage is over, Ms. He is supposed to be buried in Jia's tomb, but Mrs. He really doesn't want her daughter to go to Jinling alone, so she hopes that Jia's family can withdraw their marriage and allow their family to form a ghost marriage for their daughter near their ancestral home. Enjoy the sacrificial incense, but also visit and sweep from time to time.

It's just that although Mrs. He is full of love for daughters, people outside who don't know her will inevitably say something bad, which hinders the reputation of both families. Therefore, the He family is worried that the Jia family will not agree, and sincerely persuades them for a long time in their hearts. There are also many benefits.In Jia Lian's letter, he first comforted He Shoubei and his wife, rejected the benefits promised by the He family, and then agreed to retire, saying that the He family need not worry about this matter, and the Jia family would definitely not obstruct anything.

After more than a month, the chief steward of the He family came to Beijing, and the white strips wrapped around his head startled the gatekeepers of the Rongguo Mansion.The head of the He family knew that it was bad luck, so he refused to keep any more after delivering He Shoubei's letter and the token of engagement of the two families.After Jia Amnesty got the letter, he couldn't help but lose his temper, and finally Jia Lian persuaded him to withdraw the marriage.

It's just that as soon as Jia Lian's marriage with the He family retired, all kinds of rumors spread from the Rongguo Mansion, and everyone in Beijing knew about it.Some said that Jia Lian ordered his wife to be hard-pressed, and some said that the He family's demerits were deliberately covered up, and all kinds of obscenities were sprayed out.

Not only did Jia Lian frown upon these rumors, but even Yang Yuan lost his temper in the palace.But this kind of rumors have always been getting darker and darker. They quietly caught a few people who were jumping up and down in connection with each other. After the source of the rumors was found out, they could only let the rumors dissipate on their own.

In fact, within three months, no one mentioned the turmoil of Jia Lian's marriage.The third prince, who has always been respectful and filial, told the concubine's family members in the mansion to inform the concubine's family of treason, and she was immediately sent to prison, and several honorable households were ransacked.