Drunk in the Red Chamber Lying on Beauty's Lap

Rongqing Hall, Rongguo Mansion

Mother Jia sat in the main seat in a daze, without a trace of expression on her face.

The atmosphere in the room was extremely oppressive, even Sister Feng quietly stood aside, not daring to make a sound.

Because of the death of the emperor, none of the female relatives dared to be surrounded by pearls and emerald greens like in the past, wearing red and green.Everyone dressed very plainly, for fear of attracting criticism.

Jia's mother remained silent, and Mrs. Wang's complexion became even more gloomy.

Originally, Rongguo Mansion relied on Yuanchun's position as the concubine, and Baoyu was about to become a son-in-law, and there was a vague tendency to be promoted from a second-rate family to a first-rate family.

But now, it's all over.

When the emperor died, Yuan Chun was a widow, still a widow without heirs.In this life, I am afraid that the ancient Buddha Qingdeng will live his life.

As for Baoyu, he was going to marry the princess in March.As a result, first the imperial concubine passed away, and now the emperor passed away. I am afraid that it will take at least three years to get married.Three years from now, who knows what will happen?

After a good while, Mother Jia said, "Now that the emperor has passed away, and now the emperor has monopolized the power, let's keep a low profile. Some time ago, I seemed to hear that the boss had something to send Lian'er to Ping'an Prefecture. According to me, No matter if you don’t go. Even if our house is tight, we won’t be hungry. There’s no reason to go out of Beijing at such a sensitive time.”

Jia She reluctantly said yes.

Although he was dissatisfied with Jia's mother's favoritism towards the second child, he also knew that if filial piety is used to rule the world today, if he is charged with unfilial piety, then everything will be over.Not to mention whether it can make up for the actual vacancy, even the current title may be lost.

Jia's mother is not just his mother, she is also a dignified first-rank imperial body and the pillar of Rongguo Mansion.How dare he go against Jia Mu's will?

Mother Jia knew that Jia She was not convinced, but she had been with Duke Rong for decades, how could she not understand Jia She's thoughts?Don't you want to make friends with officials and increase your strength?

It's just that Jia Amnesty has never been an official in his life, so he doesn't understand the dangers inside.Making friends with Jiedu of Ping'an State is an affair with foreign officials.In the past, there was the empress and the emperor, so there was no problem.Now it is not what it used to be, if Jia Lian is allowed to go to Ping'an Prefecture without knowing what to do, it will be a catastrophe.

After talking about Jia Amnesty, Jia's mother said again: "Although Baoyu is not young, as long as the princess is not married, he is the prospective son-in-law. No one is allowed to put people around Baoyu."

Sister Feng didn't wear her favorite red shirt today, but a lavender long plain satin jacket with embroidered plum patterns on the double breast, which was already very simple for her.

Seeing that the atmosphere was too dignified, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Old Ancestor, Baoyu has never paid much attention to these matters, so don't worry."

Mother Jia sighed quietly, "When the emperor bestowed the marriage before, I only thought it was a great fortune, but now I feel a little bit uncertain."

Mrs. Wang didn't say a word just now, but now she heard Jia's mother mentioning the marriage bestowed by the emperor, she couldn't help but said: "Old lady, I heard that the princess is not in good health recently, should we express it?"

The expression on Jia Mu's face was not very good. It stands to reason that people who have already engaged should walk around.But now they are engaged to the royal family, which is not easy.Too attentive, people say flattery, not attentive, and aloof and arrogant, anyway, it's not right.

She stroked the phoenix hairpin on her head, and said lightly: "The emperor just entered the earth, the princess must be in a bad mood, let's talk about it in a few days."

It's a pity that everything was not as expected. Just two months after the emperor passed away, Princess Chaoyang also died of illness in the palace because of her frail body.

When Jia Mu heard the news, she fainted immediately.

The people below almost lost their minds in a panic.It was pinching people again, and feeding ginseng soup again. It was hard to wake up Jia's mother.

When Sister Feng saw Jiamu wake up, she hurriedly said, "Old lady, it's time to die, you old man must hold on!"

Mrs. Wang also mourned: "Young girl Feng is right, the old lady must take care of herself, Baoyu, Baoyu..." As she spoke, Mrs. Wang couldn't help sobbing.

Although Mrs. Xing has always been at odds with Mrs. Wang, but at this time, she also feels that Mrs. Wang is quite pitiful.

Not to mention the death of the eldest son, the second son finally won the favor of the princess, but now he died of illness before marriage.After that, Baoyu's marriage was hard to say.

When Jia Mu heard the words, she cheered up and said, "Where's Baoyu?"

Sister Feng said, "Baoyu is waiting outside."

"Let him in now."

When Baoyu came in, Mother Jia had already sat up, leaning on the cushions.Looking at her handsome grandson, she felt a throbbing pain in her heart.

"Baoyu, my Baoyu, I have suffered for you."

Baoyu has known Princess Chaoyang's plan for a long time, and has a plan in mind at this moment.

He first fed Jia Mu a bowl of ginseng tea with his own hands, and then said: "Old lady, although Princess Chaoyang has gone, my grandson has decided not to marry for life, and will keep the festival for the princess."

"What?" Mother Jia was shocked, "How does this happen?"

Baoyu sighed: "Old lady, although Baoyu is not talented, she also knows the current situation. Once the emperor left, the eldest sister was struggling in the palace. No one in our mansion is an official in the court. If you are a little careless, you may be punished." People bully.

Although the princess and I are not married, we have the name of a fiancé couple after all.As long as I observe the festival for the princess, our family is a relative of the royal family, and no one dares to underestimate it.Even the emperor should be thinking about this kind of incense.This can only be good for our family. "

After hearing Baoyu's words, Mrs. Wang cried even harder.

Mother Jia also burst into tears, "Baoyu, you are still so young, how can you live the rest of your life like this? I have wronged you so much."

Baoyu said again: "Madam, don't be sad. There is Lan'er at home. Lan'er is extremely talented and will definitely be an official in the court in the future. With my actions first, Lan'er's official career will be smoother. .”

After a pause, Baoyu said again: "Besides, I made an engagement with the princess. Now that the princess has passed away, who would dare to marry my daughter to me from a family with similar background as ours? Why don't I write a letter to the emperor first, willing to keep the festival for the princess?" , This is also the face of the royal family. The princess can also be buried in the tomb of my Rongguo Mansion."

After listening to Baoyu's words, Jia's mother stroked his hair, feeling extremely heartbroken.

Didn't Yuanchun be sent to the palace in order to plan for the future of the family?Now it seems that Yuan Chun has already spent the life of Qingdeng Ancient Buddha, and is no longer able to be the protector of Jia's family.

Originally, when Baoyu married Princess Chaoyang, the Jia family became relatives of the emperor again.It's a pity that the princess is too weak, so she left early.

Today, what Baoyu said makes sense.But this has to be exchanged with his whole life, how can Jia's mother be willing?