Evening Shaohua in the Red House

Everyone was shocked, Baoyu suddenly stood up, and said anxiously: "What's wrong with the old lady?!"

Tanchun and Yingchun didn't bother to play chess anymore, and surrounded them anxiously.

Li Wan said solemnly: "Please tell me clearly, what is going on?"

Xia Zhu wiped the sweat from his forehead, panting and said: "Just now I went to deliver things to the old lady's room, and I heard that Second Mistress Lian said that the Lin family in Jiangnan sent a letter, and our aunt died of illness, the old lady heard When I received the letter, I passed out on the spot.”

Everyone's faces changed when they heard the words, and Li Wan didn't have time to think about other things. He handed Jia Lan to the nurse's care, and immediately took Baoyu Sanchun to Jiamu's courtyard in a hurry.

It turned out that when Jia Min gave birth to Daiyu, the root cause of his illness fell. The son Lin Hui who was raised under his knees died of another illness the year before last, so Jia Min suffered from a serious illness.

Aunt Zhang was pregnant last year, and the doctor said she was a brother. Jia Min was full of expectations, but she was born a girl, and died before the full moon. After coming down, she became thinner and thinner day by day, but she couldn't make it through after all, and died of illness on the first day of this month.

Lin Ruhai sent someone to rush to deliver the obituary news. Sister Feng was shocked when she got the news this morning. She was worried that it would frighten Jiamu, but she couldn't hide it and didn't report it. Having said that, who knows that Mother Jia passed away as soon as she heard the news.

Sister Feng was so frightened that she hurriedly sent someone to invite the imperial physician, and at the same time sent someone to invite Mrs. Xing Wang.

Over there, Mrs. Wang and the others were taken aback when they heard the servant girl's rumor that Mother Jia was not well, and hurried over.

Li Wan and the others happened to meet Mrs. Wang in the middle of the road, and everyone was in a hurry to salute, and they all rushed to the room without thinking about talking.

At this time, Jiamu was in a mess when she went to the room. Everyone invited the imperial doctor to invite the imperial doctor, and some called someone to call someone. Jiamu was lying on the bed and did not know her personnel. Mrs. Wang panicked when she saw it, and hurriedly sent someone to tell Jia to forgive Jia. Politics and so on.

Fortunately, not long after, the imperial physician came, asked for a pulse and prescribed medicine, saying: "Don't be careful, the old man is getting old, and he is in pain for a while, blocking his heart orifice, taking two doses of medicine to evacuate and it will be fine, there is no serious problem. "

Only then did everyone feel relieved, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng hurriedly invited the imperial physician to prescribe a prescription, and ordered someone to decoct the medicine according to the prescription.

Fortunately, Jia Mu was quite healthy on weekdays, but she was overwhelmed with grief for a while, and soon after taking the medicine, she woke up, thinking of Jia Min, she burst into tears again: "My Min'er——Why are you doing this?

How cruel, tell my old wife to send a white-haired man to a black-haired one—"

Although Jia Amnesty is a foolish and absurd person, he has some affection for his younger sister, and he also had a sad time with his younger sister.

Although Jia Zheng was sad, he was afraid that his mother would be ruined by crying, so he hurried forward to persuade him, saying: "My little sister has gone, and mother must take care of herself. If she hurts her body because of this, the little sister knows in the spirit of heaven, so she will also be sad .”

Jia Amnesty also stepped forward to comfort her, but Jia's mother stopped her tears a little.

For a while, the girl brought the boiled soothing soup again, and Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng withdrew. Mrs. Xing Wang, Sister Li Wanfeng and others came out of the Bisha cupboard to serve Jiamu to take medicine.

When Jia Mu took the medicine and fell asleep, Mrs. Wang told Yuanyang and the others to take care of her carefully, and Fang supported Li Wan's hand and went back to the room.

It was already noon, and the maids came to invite them to lunch. Mrs. Wang had been busy for a long time, but she felt sore all over her body and had no appetite, so she just ate a few mouthfuls indiscriminately.

Seeing her tired face, Li Wan said: "It's still early, Madam, why don't you rest for a while to refresh yourself."

Mrs. Wang nodded, and Li Wan ordered someone to pass on the message.

Not long after, the maids and women came up with hot water and helped Mrs. Wang to freshen up. The maids who served around her either helped undress or prepared clothes. They were busy and organized.

Li Wan was also serving at the side. When talking about Jia Min's affairs today, Mrs. Wang sighed and said, "My aunt was so pampered and pampered when she was not out of the cabinet. She was so precious when she stepped forward. That's what she looks like." Miss Qianjin's dignity, now you sisters are only slightly stronger than other girls.

After leaving the court, she married into a family of generations of princes, a scholarly family, and the aunt is a capable person. At this age, the aunt is a second-class gentleman. Who knows that she is unlucky. She is like this at a young age. went. "

Although she doesn't like Jia Min, it's just that she has a bad temper and temperament, and her sister-in-law has some suspicions, and there is no deep hatred. Now that the other party is gone, she feels a little pity.

Li Wan also sighed and said: "My aunt is gone, the old lady with white hair is giving away the black hair, one can imagine the pain in her heart."

Although she had never met this aunt, she had heard a thing or two from the public that Sister Lin was so extraordinary, and she didn't know what a stunning figure her mother was.

While speaking, Li Wan took the big dress that Mrs. Wang had taken off, and handed it to Jin Chuan'er to put it away. She saw that the girl beside her was holding a [-]% new homemade crimson satin Ruyi cloud pattern double-breasted long trousers, and a pair of In the pine green horse face skirt, I suddenly remembered something, and said to Mrs. Wang: "Now my aunt

Going to go, we should also keep our great achievements for nine months, madam, do you want to change clothes? "

Mrs. Wang was startled for a moment, then came to her senses, frowned and sighed: "I actually forgot about this, but fortunately you reminded me, otherwise the old lady will be dazzling when she sees her, and if it spreads out, others will laugh at us." I'm sorry."

After that, he ordered the girl to take another plain clothes to change into, and sent someone to pass the message, "Go and tell the master, Baoyu and the people in front of the girls. Today, I will start to guard my aunt for nine months, and the clothes are all clean. Sober."

Jia Zheng has always respected the rules, and after learning about this incident, he respected Mrs. Wang even more.

Sister Tanchunfeng and others also got the news, and hurriedly changed into plain clothes.

After a rest at noon, Mrs. Wang took Li Wan to visit Jia Mu again. Jia Mu also knew what had happened before, and she was quite satisfied with Mrs. Wang.

That night, the maids and women in Jiamu's room were all cautious, lest something might happen again.

Jia Mu was not feeling well, and she was sleepy again at night, tossing and turning until dawn before falling asleep for a while.

After waking up, Yuanyang heard the movement and came in, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Jia Mu get up, saying: "The two wives, the eldest grandma, the second grandma, the second master Bao, and the three girls have all come and are waiting outside. "

While talking, he asked the girls to bring in water.

Yuanyang took the maids to help Jiamu wash and dress, and when she was done tidying up, Jiamu said lazily, "Call them in."

Everyone came in to greet her, Mrs. Wang said: "Is the old lady safe?"

Jia Mu said: "It's much better. You came just in time. I have something to discuss with you."

Mrs. Wang was startled when she heard the words, and hurriedly said: "What is the old lady's order?"

Mother Jia sighed and said, "I thought about it all night yesterday. Min'er went away, leaving only the child Yu'er. My aunt is busy with work, and there is no elder to teach me at home. I am really worried, so I plan to ask someone to go. Pick up this child and let me take care of it myself."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Li Wan sighed deeply. After all, the development of the plot could not be stopped, and Sister Lin still had to enter the Rongguo Mansion.

Baoyu had heard Jiamu talk about Daiyu more than once before, and she had long been yearning for her. He was very happy to hear that, and hurriedly looked at Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang's heart sank, she was completely unwilling, but seeing Jia Mu's expression, she knew that she had made up her mind. Although she was unwilling, she didn't dare to say anything, so she forced a smile: " That's what the old lady said, as it should be."

There was a smile on Jia Mu's face, she nodded and said: "Since you agree, I will give you a little while."

Tell your master when he comes back. "

When Jia Zheng came back in the evening, Jia's mother told him about it. Jia Zheng didn't care about common affairs, and she respected Lin Ruhai as a talented person, so she had no objection.

Mrs. Wang returned to the room, suppressed her anger and sent everyone out. She sat alone on the kang with a deep expression on her face.

She has served Jia Mu for over twenty years, and she understands this mother-in-law's thoughts very well. Thinking of Jia Mu's previous marriage proposal, she doesn't know what Jia Mu's plan is. She just wants to pick up Daiyu and let Baoyu With Daiyu's childhood sweetheart, it will be a matter of course to make a marriage in the future.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang's eyes darkened. Before that, both Daiyu's parents did not agree with her. What's more, no matter what Jiamu's idea is, Baoyu's daughter-in-law must pass her test first!

Early the next morning, once everything had been arranged properly, Mother Jia hurriedly sent someone to pick up Daiyu from Yangzhou.

For the next few days, Jia Mu stayed in the house to raise her general. Sister Li Wanfeng and the two wives of Xing Wang served the decoction in front of her. The atmosphere in the mansion was very gloomy. .

Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, the residence of the Salt Transport Envoy.

In late September, Lin Ruhai received a letter from Jiamu, and after thinking about it, he called Daiyu to come over and tell her about the matter.

But Daiyu couldn't bear to abandon her father and left, she fell down in front of Lin Ruhai's bed and burst into tears.

After experiencing the pain of bereavement, Lin Ruhai's face, which was originally rich and beautiful, has become haggard and haggard, and her temples have been stained with hoarfrost. She reached out and stroked her daughter's hair, and sighed: "I will be half a hundred years old, and there will be no more. The meaning of the room; now you are busy with business, you are young, and you have been sick since childhood, you have no mother to support you, and you have no brothers and sisters to support you; when you go to Kyoto, you are raised by your grandmother and accompanied by several sisters from your uncle's family , just to reduce my worries, why not go?"

After hearing this, Daiyu knew that her father had made up her mind, so she had to agree with tears.

Looking at the back of Daiyu's departure, Lin Ruhai sighed deeply. How could he be willing to send his daughter away? It's just the rules of the world, the widow and the eldest daughter don't marry, and a girl who has no elders to teach her is the most likely to be criticized. Now his wife has died After his death, Lin Ruhai had no choice but to think about his daughter.

Mother Jia wrote sincerely in her letter, saying that Daiyu is a girl who needs to be taught by her elders, and she went to Rongguo Mansion to be taken care of by her grandmother, uncle and aunt, and her reputation will be better in the future.

There was another important reason why he didn't tell Daiyu that sending her to Rongguo Mansion was also for her safety.

In the past two years, the struggle between the princes to seize the heir has become more and more fierce. Jiangnan officials are divided into several factions, each for its own sake.

Lord, fighting openly and secretly, and the Zhen family stirring up the wind and rain, most of the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River was involved, and the situation was extremely chaotic.

Salt administration is the lifeblood of the imperial court, which is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood. For this position, people from various departments come out frequently with means, some use beauty and money to win them over, and some make conspiracy and tricks to get in the way secretly.

He is the confidant of today, and he is doomed to be a lonely minister when he takes this position.

Although the post of Yanzheng is a high position and weight, it is not like walking on an abyss, if you are not careful, you will fall to pieces.

He eats the king's salary and takes care of the king's worries. He is not afraid of death, but he only hopes that the battle here will not involve Daiyu.

This time, after sending Daiyu away, I have no worries in my job, and I can deal with those people freely.

On the one hand, this move can alleviate his worries a little, and on the other hand, Emperor Yongyuan will somewhat take care of Daiyu in secret because of his dedication.

Moreover, Duke Rong of the State of Rong had the merit of rescuing him back then, and now he always treats veterans kindly, Rong Guo's Mansion and Zhen's family are old relatives, with these layers of relationships, Daiyu's safety should be safe.

Lin Ruhai has been away from the capital for a long time, so he doesn't know what the Rongguo Mansion is like now. He only dealt with the two brothers when he was in the capital. But he has a lot of grandfather's legacy, and he is not a frivolous generation.

Mother Jia has always loved her daughter very much, so naturally she would not treat her granddaughter poorly.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai immediately asked the housekeeper to go down and pack Daiyu's bags.

This time I went to Rongguo Mansion to visit my natal family, and I had the intention of taking refuge. It would be easy to attract attention if I brought a bunch of girls and women with great fanfare. Therefore, Lin Ruhai did not arrange more people for Daiyu, but only ordered Daiyu to be with her. The little girl Xueyan who has been with her since she was a child, and her nurse Wang Shi accompanied her.

It's just that although it's not good to be too ostentatious, it can't be too simple, otherwise Daiyu will be regarded as helpless by the Jia family and defected to the past, and will be looked down upon.

Therefore, Lin Ruhai specially ordered someone to prepare 5000 taels of silver to take to Rongguo Mansion as Daiyu's food and clothing expenses in the future.

In addition, 500 taels of gold and 1000 taels of silver were separately prepared, as well as two boxes of gold and silver pieces, about 900 taels of silver, which were for Daiyu's daily use.

There are also two boxes of new styles of gold and silver carpentry, gold melon seeds, silver beans, etc., and more than a hundred purses, which are prepared for daily rewards.

The rest of the gifts were given to each room in Jia's mansion, and the earthen rituals were all ready, and we just waited for the auspicious day to set off.

Lin Ruhai also thought that her daughter was far away from home, after all, she was dependent on others, and she was not as comfortable as her own home. Although she had prepared silver taels, it would be inconvenient after all in the deep house compound, and the other one wanted her daughter to take it easy, so she sent four promising people outside the customs. Zhuangzi and the two shops in the capital were allocated to Daiyu, and the land and house deeds were also given to Daiyu for collection.

These Zhuangzi are about a hundred years old, the land is fertile, and the output is extremely rich every year. The prosperity of just one Zhuangzi is enough to feed Daiyu's master and servant for several years.

Anyway, on weekdays, Lin Zhong and other stewards take care of the Zhuangzi's affairs, and Daiyu doesn't need to bother.

The Lin family has accumulated a hundred years of accumulation and has a deep foundation. Besides the ancestral house, there are several houses in Beijing. Lin Ruhai has secretly ordered Lin Zhong, the steward, to bring two other servants to Beijing to take care of everything.

Lin Zhong is the son of Lin Ruhai's wet nurse. He has been Lin Ruhai's servant since he was a child. Later, when he was old enough, he married Jia Min's housemaid. She was in charge of the farm affairs and was Lin Ruhai's confidant.

The people from the two rooms were also carefully selected by Lin Ruhai from the family's children, and they were all loyal, reliable, and honest people.

At that time, these people will not follow to Rongguo Mansion, they will only keep an eye on the situation in Beijing and secretly protect Daiyu.

However, within a few days, all the bags were packed, and we decided to leave on the second day of October.

Daiyu's teacher, Jia Yucun, was also accompanying him. Because the imperial court ordered him to reinstate him, he asked Lin Ruhai to find him a way out in Kyoto.

Jia Yucun taught Daiyu for two years, and Lin Ruhai was very grateful. Furthermore, Daiyu had a long journey to Beijing this time, and Lin Ruhai also hoped that she would take care of her along the way, so she wrote a letter to her second brother-in-law, Jia Zheng, explaining The reason, ask him to help.

On the second day of October, Daiyu bid farewell to her father with tears, and took a nanny and maid along with a few old ladies from the Rongguo Mansion on a big boat and sailed all the way to the capital.

There are other boats in Jiayu village, with two children, and they travel with Daiyu.

Two flowers bloomed, each representing one branch. In the Rongguo Mansion, since it entered November, Jia Mu sent people to the pier every day to inquire about news. On November [-]th, the people sent to Yangzhou finally sent people. Come back and report that the ship is almost arriving in the capital, and the journey will take about six days.

Mother Jia was very happy when she heard the words, but Mrs. Wang felt more and more uncomfortable.

After serving Jia Mu for dinner that day, Mrs. Wang returned to the room with a heavy complexion, and the beads in her hands were twisting quickly.

Li Wan brought a cup of tea and served it, and when she saw this, she understood what she was thinking. These days were not the first time, whenever Daiyu was mentioned, Madam Wang would be in a bad mood.

The former Li Wan was still a little puzzled, but Mrs. Wang herself told her the reason.

After Li Wan figured it out, he couldn't laugh or cry. It was too early for Mrs. Wang to worry about how old Baoyu was.

It's just that Mrs. Wang always sees Baoyu as eyeballs, so she can't persuade her much.

But thinking of the plot in the original book, she felt really sorry for seeing Daiyu being wronged like this.

After thinking about it, Li Wan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and had an idea in his mind. After returning to the courtyard, he called Danju over and asked, "I remember you had a good time with Yu Chuan'er in the madam's courtyard?"

Danju didn't understand what it meant, she nodded and said: "Grandma remembers well, we came in in the same batch, so we are closer than others."

Li Wan smiled slightly, and said: "That's good, there is one thing I will ask you to do."

Danju was startled, and hurriedly said: "Grandma, if you have anything to do, just tell me."

Li Wan beckoned her to come to him, instructed her carefully, and finally said: "Don't let anyone notice."

Danju understood, and said: "Don't worry, grandma."