The Second Master Lian of the Red Chamber

Mrs. Wang spoke beamingly, and her complexion was much better than when the audience praised the Lin family and Jia Lian before. Jia Mu, who was sitting at the top, didn't speak immediately after hearing this, but turned to look at her lovingly and finally shed some light. Interested Jia Baoyu.

Just now Jia Baoyu was still white-faced and listless, whoever said anything would be a little lazy to talk, now he heard that Xue's family went to Beijing and finally showed a little smile, and asked without waiting for Jia's mother to speak: "But Aunt Xue's house in Jinling that my wife mentioned? Is Aunt Xue going to bring Brother Xue and Sister Bao together?"

Seeing Mrs. Wang smiling and nodding her head, Jia Baoyu couldn't help being overjoyed. She turned her head and grabbed Jia Mu's sleeve like a twisted candy, coquettishly: "Old ancestor, when Aunt Xue's home arrives, let them stay here! When the time comes Sister Bao can also chat and laugh with the sisters, how lively! The ancestors also have someone to talk with."

When Jia's mother heard that Jia Baoyu knew so well about Aunt Xue's family members and begged her to let Xue's family stay in the mansion, she immediately wrinkled her face with a smile, but her eyes were still shining brightly, but there was no deep meaning behind them. She looked at Mrs. Wang, and her attitude towards what her sweetheart Jia Baoyu asked for was also ambiguous.

She caressed Jia Baoyu's hair lovingly, and looked approvingly at Shi Xiangyun, who was whispering and laughing with sisters Yingchun and Tanchun: "Baoyu's hair, is Yun girl combing it? The beads are good, and the color of the belt is also good." Neat, best suited to Baoyu. Did Baoyu thank you, sister Yun? If someone else would ignore you. The same goes for girl Yun, if Baoyu troubles you, you should just leave him alone and make him feel bored, so that he knows what he is doing Very disgusting!"

Shi Xiangyun was born with an open mind, and as long as he can remember, he often came to Rongguo Mansion for a short stay. He grew up with Jia Baoyu in the green gauze cabinet in Jia's mother's room. At this time, he looked at Jia Baoyu and laughed Said: "Old lady, please forgive me! The second elder brother looks like that, so he combs it as soon as he combs it, otherwise there will be some troubles. I want to be stubborn with the second sister and the third younger sister. How can I have the time to talk to him?" He's crooked!"

When she was young, she ate and lived with Jia Baoyu, and when she got up early, she sometimes washed her face with a basin of water, making fun of others was naturally frank and composed, and there was still a hint of tinge in her tone when she heard Jia Baoyu warmly calling others, sister Bao. Sour, she didn't notice that the smile on Mrs. Wang's face had faded away, and she turned her head to talk to Tanchun again after she finished speaking.It's a pity that Tanchun is a keen minded person, almost as soon as Mrs. Wang changed her face, she realized that something was wrong, and she lost her previous enthusiasm for Xiangyun, and just dealt with it lightly.

Xi Ren, who was holding tea and serving snacks by Jia Baoyu's side, also saw something was wrong.She has always been ambitious, and although she still misses Shi Xiangyun who once served, she has long devoted her whole heart to Jia Baoyu.At this moment, Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang's words were so smooth, she also vaguely understood the mechanism, and cast a vague glance at Shi Xiangyun, who was still naive and playful, and still obediently bowed her head to do things.

The junior servants all had their own thoughts, but Jia Mu still smiled happily as if she didn't realize it, and hugged Jia Baoyu who was scratching her ears and cheeks anxiously after Shi Xiangyun's words were rejected, her words seemed to be I have long forgotten about the Xue family, and just teased these two little enemies: "Since Yun'er is so wronged, the old ancestor decides to put on the bracelet for you, and you must take care of Baoyu again!"

As soon as Mother Jia said this, everyone laughed out loud, and Jia Baoyu ran up to Shi Xiangyun and bowed, making Shi Xiangyun spit on him with a smile. On the other side, Mrs. Xing covered her lips with a smile and coughed, and put down the tea. Zhan cleared his throat for a while, but his eyes couldn't help looking at Mrs. Wang's expression gleefully.

At this moment, even such rotten wood as Mrs. Xing can be seen. The old lady and the second child's family are fighting here.One hooked Baoyu behind his back to say what Sister Bao said, and the other carried out a girl Yun, but Baoyu was young, and unexpectedly, she was also facing east today and west tomorrow. With Sister Yun, she would forget about the past. Sister Bao who spoke excitedly.

Mother Jia said these words to tell Baoyu not to think about Miss Xue, the son of Laoshi, and now she saw that the girl of Xue's family was not as important as Yun'er, so she didn't say any more.After all, both of Shi Xiangyun's parents died, and she didn't have much dowry. Even her natal niece and grandniece were reluctant to match Baoyu with their character and family wealth.What she really likes is her granddaughter Daiyu, whose family background and appearance are all first-class. Along with her mother, she will never kiss the Wang family, but is disrespectful to her old ancestor.That being the case, it would not be beautiful to talk too much and make the historian, but Shi Xiangyun himself, think what he shouldn't have.

When the laughter faded away, Mother Jia mentioned the Xue family again with a loving face, and looked at Mrs. Wang with joy in her eyes: "Since Mrs. Xue married back to Jinling, your sisters have not seen each other for more than 20 years. Now It is also fate to be able to reunite, and when the aunt comes, you must stay with them for a few more days."

As soon as Jia's mother finished speaking, Jia Baoyu excitedly hugged her and shook her arms, saying happily, "The old lady still loves us", and came up with random ideas to make Xue's family live closer to the upper room.

Since Ying and Tan moved to Shangfang last year, Jia's mother's place has become lively. Jia Baoyu also spends three days studying, fishing and two days drying the net. Every three to two months, Shi Xiangyun was picked up by Jiamu's envoy to live there for a short time. His life was really rich and happy.If the sister of the Xue family could live beside her, even the gods would not change.

Although Jia Baoyu thought well, Mother Jia smiled and shook her head, raised her hand and gently tapped the little ancestor's forehead: "The bigger you are, the more unruly you are. Your Aunt Xue's family went to Beijing with the whole family. Your Big Brother Xue He is a man who has set up a family. He wants to manage the ancestral business of Xue's shop. How can he live in our house? Even your second elder brother, Lian, lives alone in the small courtyard in front? Besides, it's a mistake. If not, I will not forgive you."

After scolding Jia Baoyu, Mother Jia didn't listen to his excuses, but continued to talk to Mrs. Wang: "There is a small yard in the northeast corner of our house. I vaguely remember that the account you reported the year before last included someone who repaired that yard. Money. Although it’s not as good as Lixiangyuan, but considering that the population of my aunt’s house is relatively simple and it’s suitable to live in, I’ll go there. There’s a corridor connecting it, so it’s very convenient for you sisters to move around and talk. I just don’t know what the regulations are for my uncle’s house ? After all, it’s not easy for our family to be robbed by my uncle’s family.”

When Jia's mother was speaking, Jia Lian just used the excuse that he was too drunk to get rid of the clan brothers who surrounded him in the front yard and came back.He originally wanted to greet Jia Mu again and then go back to lie down and rest, but he didn't want to hear such a sentence. After hearing the news a few days ago, he understood that it was about Aunt Xue's family who were about to arrive in Beijing. Laughing out loud, he hurriedly straightened his face and held back, he still cursed secretly in his heart that it was a mistake to drink.Otherwise, he has practiced for so long, just to be immovable like a mountain in front of outsiders, how could he fail so easily.

However, the situation inside and outside the Shifu is really very different.He didn't marry Feng Geer, but Li Wan was still a widow. Without a strong arm to charge forward, the second wife could only continue to manage the big and small affairs of the house by herself.As the income from the ancestral property in the mansion dwindles and expenses increase, and the second wife loses the income from loan sharks, her hands inevitably become tighter. If she is not harsh on herself, she can only be harsh on the servants. To have a good reputation for mercy.

What's more, this time the Lin family's uncle and aunt are all living well, and there is no need to entrust younger sister Lin to them under the last resort. Not to mention the large sum of money that the Lin family lost, they still compare the Wang family invisibly.Since the Wang family is not the leader of the in-laws in the Rongguo Mansion, the second wife's waist can't be hardened. On the contrary, the old lady has a lot of confidence, and she still loves to make decisions on big things and small things. The old Fengjun who only cares about wealth and prosperity.

Of course, the old lady can suppress the second room, and there is one more important thing, that is, he unexpectedly has a great future beyond everyone's expectations.Jia Lian knew in his heart that even though he was not very close to his grandmother, the old lady was the ancestor of the whole family, and filial piety could hold down the big family in important places.So no matter what he thinks in his heart, he is the weapon used by the old lady to suppress the second wife, especially the Wang family.

Didn't see him coming, didn't say anything, the old lady just smiled and asked Yuanyang to serve him hangover soup?Mrs. Wang's complexion over there was even uglier, which could not be concealed even in the dim candlelight.

Unintentionally participating in the wrestling between Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, Jia Lian thanked Jia Mu for the reward with his tongue out of the wine, then staggered and found a chair by the door to sit down and drink the hangover soup, panicked. The maids who served were holding handkerchiefs and carefully tucking the curtains, for fear that he would be caught in the wind and would not be useful. Even Amber, who had been hiding somewhere for leisure, came over to serve him clean, but Jia Lian turned her back. Head dodged.

Jia Lian didn't bother to talk to this girl who was so smug and powerful, she waved her hands to make Amber back away, her face was burning with shame, and took a plate of food from Xiaohong, Yingchun's personal girl, with her own hands, still limp The tone of the voice told Xiaohong to pass on the message, saying that he would remember Yingchun's goodness, and let her go back to serve the master well.After finishing speaking, Jia Lian ate all these easily digestible snacks one by one, and smiled reassuringly at Yingchun who was not far away with a worried face.

Mrs. Wang hated Jia Mu's words so much, but when she saw that Jia Lian, who came over to watch her jokes, looked so dignified, her face turned blue with anger.The shallow-sighted snobs in this family are just low-spirited bastards who only show their abilities when her pearl is gone, but now everyone is rushing to get up!They only hold those who don't look straight at people. The Lin family doesn't even give them a decent place to stay.What small courtyard in the northeast is still empty, since it is known that it is not comparable to Lixiangyuan, it may be worthy of the Xue family's million-dollar wealth?

But their second wife is now in a weak position, her elder brother Wang Ziteng told her to get along with Jia Lian's scoundrel a few times, and she obviously won't show their wives eyes, so people have to bow their heads.

Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth and couldn't help looking at the young son who was acting like a baby beside Jia's mother. Seeing that Jia Baoyu was still ignorant and innocent, she didn't see the noise in the house after Jia Lian came, nor did she notice the danger of asking his aunt's family to live in the small courtyard. What's wrong, I can't help feeling a little discouraged.Baoyu is good at everything, talented and has a lot of background, but she still doesn't understand these people's ways of the world, and she doesn't understand the dangers of the human heart. She has to stay a few more years until Baoyu grows up.

Poor Mrs. Wang has a motherly heart, but she doesn't know that Jia Baoyu is not as naive and ignorant as she thinks. She just wants to leave the best for Sister Lin who has only seen her once, and she is wronged and misses Sister Bao very much.

Mrs. Wang's thoughts were still on Jia Lian's side, but Jia's mother was still waiting for her to reply.If it was an ordinary matter, it had already been pointed out before, and Jia Mu would probably have taken the opportunity of Jia Lian's coming in to let it go, but today's matter is really big or small.

Ever since she received the good news from Yangzhou, saying that her daughter Jia Min gave birth to a girl for the first time, a hundred flowers bloomed at the birth, and her son-in-law Lin Hai loves her like a treasure, and her breast name was Daiyu. I mentioned it a few times, but my daughter always said that the children were too young to let go, so she couldn't settle down, but she also confessed to Wang in private when the news of Lin Hai's promotion came out.

Knowing that she intends to hire Daiyu as a wife for Baoyu, Mrs. Wang secretly said something about Sister Bao in front of Baoyu, which caused Baoyu to change her mind, how could she let it go lightly.The Xue family is just an imperial merchant who is not valued by the higher-ups. After the master of the Xue family left, the situation has gone downhill, and the family wealth has been coaxed away. The girls of their family are too expensive to match with Baoyu.

Waiting patiently for Mrs. Wang to come back to her senses, Mother Jia asked with a smile: "I remember that the mother next to my uncle and wife came to our house early this morning to say hello, did you tell me about the arrangement for my wife's family to come to Beijing this time? It’s always good to have a deal.”

Unexpectedly, Mother Jia was still holding on to this matter after waiting for so long, and Mrs. Wang's face became a little stiff after she recovered.

Theoretically, Wang's family is their sister's natal family, and Xue Wang's family should go to Wang's family first, instead of Jia's family, which is one level away, when they bring their children to Beijing to seek relatives and friends.But the sisters have already made an agreement that the property promised by the Xue family to marry Baochai is enough to marry the princess in the palace. Isn't Ren Baoyu spending the wealth of the family?Mrs. Wang, a good daughter-in-law like Baochai, doesn't want to lose it. Naturally, it is convenient to live in her own house.The Wang family is also happy to see the marriage between Jia Xue and Wang Ziteng, Mrs. Wang Ziteng sent someone here today to talk about this matter.

However, these words must never be said to Jiamu.Mrs. Wang forced a smile, and explained slowly: "The Xue family also has a house in the capital, but it's just my own selfishness. I thought that the sisters hadn't seen each other for many years, so I decided to keep their family to live in the house for a while, so that they can be tidied up. I just went back to live in my own house. My natal sister-in-law didn't argue with me when she saw that we were very close."

Seeing that Mother Jia couldn't help nodding her head, she seemed to agree with her words, but Mrs. Wang felt even more hated in her heart.If it weren't for her being out of power now, where did the old godly woman come from so many words, or what she said, or what?

It's a pity that the situation is stronger than others, and Mrs. Wang can only hold on to a filial daughter-in-law's face. Whenever Jia's mother asks, she has to report it carefully.

Shu Shu Tan ate a bowl of hangover soup, and watched half of the excitement. Jia Lian was satisfied at the moment, so he got up and bowed to leave.Seeing that her promising stepson was leaving, Mrs. Xing also excused herself by saying that she was afraid that the girl in Jia Lian's yard would be useless, so she wanted to follow up and take care of him along the way. Jia Lian greeted the spring more closely.

Knowing that the Xing family's natal family had recently received a letter, Jia's mother wondered what kind of trouble the Xing family had caused, so she turned a corner and wanted to follow Lian'er, a cheap nephew, and followed them. .Anyway, Lian'er has always been disrespected by her relatives. Only when the Xing family hit a wall can she know how decent and noble she is as an old lady, and know which true Buddha to worship.

Jia Amnesty hid in the yard early in the morning and went to Gao Le. Now that Mrs. Jia Lianxing and others left, only Jia Mu, Shi Xiangyun and the second room were left at the banquet. Jia Mu looked around and saw Baoyu Xiangyun and the two There was a little tiredness on his face, and he was afraid that he would not be able to bear it any longer, so he said he was tired and ordered to leave.

Tanchun, who has always followed the rules and pretended to be energetic even when she was dozing off, finally let go of the tension in her heart that had been stretched all day when she returned to the small courtyard where she and Yingchun lived together, and could no longer hide her face. of fatigue.

Her eldest girl Shishu was very distressed, and as soon as she returned to the yard, she frantically called hot water to serve Tan Chunjing's face and wiped her hands. Er's chaste and quiet face was somewhat discordant.The corners of the servant's eyes were obviously a little red.

Although Tanchun was a bit tired after talking and laughing for a few days, he was not a character who would let others bully him.She frowned immediately when she saw that her close maid seemed to have been neglected, and she pulled herself together and asked, "But someone didn't pay attention to me and gave you the first place?"

The servant secretary followed Tanchun since he was a child, and he knew the character of his girl best. He waved his hands quickly when he heard the words, and said softly: "No, it was because I was in a hurry, and I was tired of worrying about the girl." Seeing that Tanchun twisted his eyebrows, he obviously refused to believe , The waiter thought for a while and explained: "At this moment, the banquet has just left, and water is being called everywhere. I have to go to the old lady's place first on the stove. There is not much hot water left. I will go and ask for some water." I only got so much, I was a little afraid that there would not be enough for the girl to soak her feet, so I was in a hurry, and I was ashamed to say it."

Shi Shu pushes that he is not stable for a while, but Tanchun understands that Shi Shu is hurting himself.The upper house and the adjacent courtyards always share the same stove, and after the banquet, there is water everywhere, and it is only natural that the stove should take care of the old lady first.For the old lady first, the most beloved Baoyu Xiangyun will naturally be used first. After coaxing those two, Yingchun in this yard will also be in front of her.Not only to welcome the spring, I am afraid that there is not much hot water on the stove, and the big girls who serve the old lady will be used first. In the end, how many of them will be left to her, a concubine girl who does not love her father or mother?

It was as if a fire had been stirred up in Tanchun's heart, and the grievance in her heart was burning even more, but she couldn't do anything.Before moving to the old lady's place, she was the last one at the wife's place, and it's the same with the second sister now.

Before the second elder brother Lian came back, she only hated herself for being a daughter, ignorantly knowing that her whole life would depend on her brothers, and she hoped that Baoyu and Huan'er would be able to study and improve, but the old lady said that Baoyu didn't study. It's no big deal, she didn't dare to speak.

It wasn't until the second elder brother Lian that his wife and servants talked about came back, passed the examination and became an official, that Tanchun finally understood how useful and terrible a brother who is capable and caring for his younger sister can be. .In terms of appearance and intelligence, she is not inferior to Yingchun in everything, but when she moved in, Yingchun had to choose the house first, and the old lady praised Yingchun before meeting her. In addition to the fact that the two of them are exactly the same in daily life, Yingchun is also given by Lian's second brother. The subsidy, even the big girl has the second elder brother Lian as the master, and the servants are even more arrogant, and the amber with the eyes on the forehead doesn't want to be like a haba. Those who got it all gathered in the east chamber to show their courtesy.As a result, between the two concubine girls whose father did not love their mother, they still insisted on distinguishing between noble and inferior.

Baoyu also misses her younger sister in his heart, but Baoyu can't stand up, so he can't give her a little shelter, let alone try to win her back in front of his wife, like Lian's second brother who waited for Yingchun, to open eyes for her and plan for her for life .

Thinking of the news that Si Qi revealed in the Yingchun room when she was chatting with her family members, saying that Yingchun's life had already been taken care of by Lian's second elder brother, Tanchun felt that his heart was in turmoil and could not be realized.This may mean that different people have different fates, so people have to bow their heads.

Tanchun could only persuade herself to accept her fate, but she still couldn't help looking into the brightly lit room to the east with her eyes. Finally, the secretary took a breath to persuade her to rest, and then she made a bed and fell asleep indiscriminately.

A few days later, the He family in Yunqing Prefecture, who had delayed their entry to Beijing due to the response to the enemy at the northwest border, finally arrived in the middle of the capital. After the meeting, the master wants to come and take his young son to the mansion to visit the first-class general Jia Shejia, the master.

Jia Amnesty responded immediately, beaming with joy, and when the news reached Shangfang and Rongxitang, Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang were shocked.