Old things in the Red Chamber

Wang Xifeng hurried back, and saw a middle-aged man with a white face and beardless sitting in the hall, Lin Zhixiao was standing and talking with him, looking from a distance, this man didn't have the slightest trace of makeup, did he sit upright, his eyes were clear, if not Beard, which family did Wang Xifeng think it belonged to, after all, this man still has a certain aura.

"Keep your lord waiting for a long time." Wang Xifeng couldn't figure out this person's temper, so he didn't dare to be as usual, so he could only greet politely, "I don't know how to address you, my husband is not here today, our master is not in good health, let you wait for a while." waited."

"It's okay, it's already a blessing for Liao to serve the master. Today, the master asked me to pass down a word. I will see you at the birthday party of the uncle of the country in three days. Madam should know that this matter is a top-secret matter and should not be publicized."

"Yes, yes, we still understand the rules." Wang Xifeng watched the person stand up, knowing that he didn't want to wait here any longer, so he hurriedly sent it outside, and gave Ping'er a wink, and Ping'er and Lin Zhixiao sent it outside all the way, giving him a slap in the face I only came back after getting a ticket number of 50 taels.

Wang Xifeng thought for a while in the hall, this matter must not be let other people in the house know, and said to Ping'er, "You guys keep your mouths shut, this matter depends on the Elder Master's will."

Ping'er followed her back to the backyard, changed clothes in the house, and only spoke when there was no one else, "After all, they are the people around the prince. They don't talk much, and they look good. They don't just come to borrow money. In the past Those who came to the house said they borrowed money, but whoever saw them paid back a penny.”

"Can the people who serve the young master be the same as the people who serve the aunt?" Wang Xifeng felt a little better after finishing speaking, "Our family still has to look after the mother, and others can't count on it."

Jia Lian entered the room, heard what Wang Xifeng said, looked outside, and then came in with confidence, "I heard that His Highness Ninth Prince is here?"

"He came and went, just to spread a word. He said that we are going to spend his birthday with the uncle of the country, and he must be able to leave the palace."

"Alright, I've only heard of it these years, but I've never seen it before. Our whole family will go, and the old man will go too. If you take your son, even if you can't talk, it's enough for their cousins ​​to take a look at it from a distance. .”

So, on the day of Gu Yu's birthday, the first room of Jia's family came over neatly.

Gu Yu's prostitute daughter is Jia Nan's fiancée, but she is young, so she doesn't know her shameful age. She runs around with her sister and cousin, and the old people in the room like to tease her, holding her hand and asking, "Where is your little husband?" ?”

The girl also said foolishly, "It's in Jinling."

The whole room roared with laughter.

Mrs. Tong also came with her granddaughter in her arms. Mrs. Jia and his father are not in the capital, so we can't stop communicating with outsiders because of this. She must come to this kind of event where women participate, and she also needs to collect some interesting things from everyone's chats. Good news from her family, but Mrs. Tong doesn't have this skill. To put it bluntly, her background is just a daughter of a rich family, not an official lady.

Lin Daiyu helped her sister-in-law to entertain the female relatives today, she is now a noble person, and half of the people in the capital know that the Lin family will be regarded as incensed after the birth is completed.

So the female relatives of Wenchen's family who came here today, who were originally from the south, always had to greet her with greetings.

Shi Taijun also came with his granddaughter, but everyone paid more attention to Xichun, and more people asked her. Firstly, she was a young girl, and secondly, she was a girl from the legitimate family. She was always more popular with middle-aged and elderly women than Tanchun, who was a concubine. .

The climax of the atmosphere was just when people came from the palace to deliver the rewards. Mammy helped Princess Changsha come in. Most of the people in the room knelt down. Princess Changsha was a little shy and wanted to hide in Mammy’s arms without speaking The atmosphere, everyone had to talk by themselves, stretching their ears to listen to the gossip of the princess and the Gu family's sister-in-law.

Princess Changsha said in a low voice, "The queen mother ordered me and ninth brother to come to give second uncle a birthday gift, and the gift list is in ninth brother's hand."

Gu Yu's wife said, "It is already a great honor for the two Highnesses to come, and I really don't know what to say to be rewarded by the empress."

Princess Changsha has never been through this kind of occasion, and she doesn't know how to respond to Gu Yu's daughter-in-law's obvious gratitude.At this time, even the nanny can't support the situation.

Some old ladies and wives thought to themselves, if one day they can't make trouble and marry a princess, they should marry such a person, who is not picky and obedient, so that the life of the family will be comfortable.

Gu Yu's family led the princess to talk more. Although Princess Changsha was not born to the queen, she was raised in front of the queen. In the future, the Gu family will treat her as a serious relative, so they can't help but talk to her a few more times, lest she sit alone. No fun here.

"What does the princess usually play in the palace? There are some toys in the court's wife's house. Although they are not elegant, they are exquisite. How about bringing them over for you to have a look?"

The princess nodded in agreement, looking forward to it.

Then the servant came to deliver a message for the Ninth Prince, to the effect that he was too old to greet his aunt, and just let his younger sister do his filial piety for him.

Now the room full of edicts finally had something to say, and they all praised the princess for her filial piety, saying that Princess Changsha was stunned for a while, but Shi Taijun and Wang Xifeng were a little disappointed, Shi Taijun was disappointed in not being able to see the Ninth Prince, but Thinking about meeting him just a few days ago, Wang Xifeng was disappointed that his son couldn't see his cousin. He knew that things were not going to turn around, and he didn't show it on his face. He served Shi Taijun to eat and drink, and took care of the two girls by the way.

In the front yard, the Ninth Prince performed ten thousand times better than Princess Changsha.He behaves politely and politely, even when he smiles and talks to people, it makes people feel like a spring breeze. People who come to the birthday banquet line up to talk to him. Let him have a general impression by pointing out the position one by one.

When the royal family is on occasion, it is far from a serious birthday banquet. Not long after the Ninth Prince sat down, everyone began to show off their talents and learning. This is the atmosphere in the capital. This is the first time the Ninth Prince has seen this kind of scene. Although he is smart, his eyes are wide open, and he feels that he has learned a lot.

Today is my uncle's birthday, so we can't take the lead. For this reason, when we come, we dare not be the chief eunuch or the nanny in charge. The Ninth Prince felt that it was time to go back to the palace. , Take Princess Changsha away.

Many people couldn't help but be disappointed, the most disappointed one was Jia She, he had no official position and no talent, there was nothing he could do if he saw it from the outside, and he couldn't yell "Get out of the way of the master, this is the grandson of the master" at Gu's house .”

Hearing that the Ninth Prince was leaving, the old man scratched his ears anxiously, and kicked Jia Cong a few times, "You have studied for so many years, and you can't even write poems well. What use are you for?"

Jia Cong was too timid to speak, at this time, talking back to the master would be courting death.

Jia She looked at the Ninth Prince without blinking. Maybe it was because his eyes were too eager. It was difficult for the Ninth Prince to ignore him. When he was waiting for Princess Changsha, he glanced at the place where Jia She was. Jia She was very excited. Tears welled up in the old man's eyes, and he didn't dare to cry for the big happy event, so he wiped his tears with his sleeve.Jia Lian and Jia Cong bowed to each other behind Jia She, as if they had met each other.The Ninth Prince smiled at them and got on the carriage, and Gu Yun escorted them back to the palace.

Even if this matter is over, in the afternoon, Jia She is obviously a little out of his mind. Seeing his father's displeasure, Jia Lian knew that he couldn't stay any longer. He was afraid that others would gossip, so he resigned from the Gu family. People go back in a carriage.

Because Shi Taijun also went today, as usual, he went to talk in Shi Taijun's courtyard first, Jia Zheng also just came back, and the two families got together, at this time, Shi Taijun inevitably asked Jia She if he had seen the Ninth Prince.

"See you, um, you look like someone from the royal family, not at all like our family."

Shi Taijun patted Muta angrily, "You bastard, you can say that, that's all, you've been tired all day, go back, Cong'er, wait for your master to go back, Lian'er stay and talk."

Jia Cong supported Jia Amnesty, and the father and son went back slowly. At this time, Jia Zhen came in excitedly before leaving the house.

"It's a happy event, old lady, it's a great event."

Jia Amnesty didn't want to leave now, so he came back and sat down again. A group of people looked at Jia Zhen and asked him, "What's the happy event?"

"A few adults from the imperial court came to our house today. They said it was the Ninth Prince Longzhang Fengzi. Today, some Taoist priests saw him on the road and said that he is... the image of the dragon. Everyone is discussing tomorrow. Please seal the crown prince in the court."

From Shi Taijun down, the whole family was very happy, and the elements of joy were different. Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian and Jia Cong were really happy, but Jia Zheng and his wife were a little bitterly happy. Jia Zheng thought about how to get rid of it. If Jia Baoyu introduced it, even if he couldn't take the imperial examination, it would be better if he took the path of kindness. If the crown prince is established, the court will always give the prince face. Now Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu are the only ones in the family who can be officials. He looked at it Jia Lian couldn't help thinking.

Shi Taijun has already decided to pay homage to his ancestors, "This is really God's blessing, Buddha's blessing, and Tianzun's blessing."

Only Jia Amnesty had the strangest expression, one face could not tell whether it was joy or anger, but it looked distorted anyway, Jia Cong glanced at his father casually, poked the silly Jia Lian vigorously, and motioned him to look at his father.Before the two brothers could make a move, Jia Amnesty picked up the teacup and smashed it on Jia Zhen's head, then took the tray from the maidservant's hand, and hit Jia Zhen.

The whole room suddenly became chaotic, and Shi Taijun was very angry, shouting repeatedly, "Stop this Nizi, he is crazy with joy."

Jia Cong went up to support Jia Amnesty, Jia Lian hurriedly pulled Jia Zhen, Jia Zheng stood in the middle to persuade Jia Baoyu, Jia Baoyu was petrified, Jia Huan was not qualified to come in, all the males of Jia's family were here, Jia Cong couldn't stop him at all Staying with Jia Amnesty, watching the old dandy use all his strength to cover Jia Zhen with the tray, Jia Zhen has already softened.

From Shi Taijun to Li Wan and Wang Xifeng, they quickly came out from behind the screen. What a disaster, the elder beat the patriarch.