Old things in the Red Chamber

For so many years, although he knew that Baoyu didn't like reading, it was a bit difficult for him to revive the family, but for the masters of the family, Jia Baoyu was still the expectation of the family.

Jia Baoyu's jade was lost.

For Jia Baoyu, although this is not a catastrophe, it is still a great event. He became in a trance, watching his family members come to him one by one, comforting him, coaxing him He, he himself has no regrets about the loss of jade.He wanted to throw this piece of jade away a long time ago, why no one has it, but I have this piece of jade, he thought blankly under the worried eyes of everyone.

When I was young, when I went out to meet guests, everyone would look at their own jade. After reading it, everyone was amazed. When I was young, I was very proud of what others didn't have, but what I had.But when did you feel that this piece of jade was a burden?He kept reminiscing that it was when Sister Lin came to the house. At that time, he asked her if she had jade.

The past has been blown away with the wind.He laughed strangely, silently and a little bit scary, while looking at his aggressiveness, he felt terrified.Jia Baoyu laughed a few times, then fell asleep on the bed.

But the entire Jia family couldn't sleep anymore, and even Jia She, who was lying on the bed, was struggling. Jia Lian took the post from Rongguo Mansion to Yingtian Mansion, and Wang Xifeng was assigned to visit Lin Daiyu, whether it was public or private. From a different angle, they thought about Ying Tianfu's contribution, the family had not many relatives to use, the historian almost tore his face, and Wang Ziteng was not in the capital.Other good friends also went to visit.At this time, Shi Taijun made a decision.

"Prepare the carriages and horses, I will go to Zhongwuhou Mansion myself."

Today's Admiral of the Nine Gates is an old man from the North, and has a good relationship with the Zhongwuhou Mansion, but has no contact with the Rongguo Mansion. At this time, she can only go to the Zhongwuhou Mansion first, to stabilize Jia Gu, and not let him To make trouble in this matter, then let him introduce and get on the line with the admiral of the nine gates. Only by letting the admiral of the nine gates dispatch the infantry yamen can the whole city search for this thing.In the past, Jia She could just let Jia She go, but now Jia She is so sick that he passed out after sitting for a while, let Jia Lian go, Jia Lian is not qualified to open his mouth, let Jia Zheng go, Jia Gu probably won't let him come.

Don't care if it's night or not, the old matriarch sits in the carriage, lifts the curtain of the carriage, looks at the lantern at the entrance of the Hou's mansion, with the words "Zhongwuhou's mansion" written in fine brushwork, and sighs again in his heart.No one thought that this son would have today.When he was born, many people said that if the child had a birthmark, it must be the reincarnation of an evil spirit, and sooner or later he would kill the whole family.

After waiting at the door for a while, someone came out, opened the door, and invited chariots and horses to enter.

The candles in the main hall were very bright, the car stopped at the entrance of the main hall, and seeing the people coming out of it, she could not calm down. Tell her to stop meddling in men's affairs, and be more polite to the veterans who follow the old man at home. She suddenly remembered what the old godly woman said that day, "The emperor will ruin the country in the future, and these people are our family. The root of riding the wind."

Now, she fully understands the meaning of this sentence.But it was too late, decades too late, the loyal people had already dispersed like a storm, and when they dispersed, it was also the time when the Rongguo Mansion fell.

Shi Taijun sighed, unwilling to admit that he was the culprit for the family's downfall.

Jia Gu was already standing at the door, bowed his hands and asked Shi Taijun to get off the car.

Inside the palace, Concubine Xian lowered her voice and asked, "Is what you said true?"

An old eunuch who was over half a century old was lying in front of her, "Madam, my apprentice really listened. Before the concubine's funeral that day, the emperor stood in front of her coffin all night. Although there was no one around, there were people in the dark." But quite a few, my apprentice was not driven away because of his deafness, he was guarding the candle, but he can understand lip language, and seeing the movement of the emperor's mouth in the dark, he naturally knew what the emperor said."

Concubine Xian already believed it in her heart, she sat up straight and asked the old eunuch. "Say it again, what did the emperor say to that bitch?"

"The emperor said that he, Xu Guifei, will be buried next to him in the future, and this honor is only given to the queen and the noble concubine."

"Hmph" Concubine Xian laughed angrily. "Humble and unrespectful, what the emperor said is too ridiculous."

"Young lady, don't be ridiculous." The eunuch crawled over, "Young lady, the imperial concubine left before the emperor. Her coffin has already entered the underground palace. There is only one possibility to lie next to the emperor in the future. That is when the emperor dies. The emperor entered the underground palace and moved her coffin to the emperor's side, who in this world would move an irrelevant person to his father's side? Except her own son, what do you think?"

"You mean that the emperor intends to make that bitch's son the crown prince, and he will inherit the throne in the future. The mother is more expensive than the son, and her son will move her coffin to the emperor's side, don't you?"

"Your Majesty, don't you understand? The emperor always treats noble concubines differently."

Concubine Xian stood up and looked out the window, "Tell me, Ben Gong, listen, what's the difference?"

"The noble concubine's entry into the palace is different. Everyone says that he was offered by the Jia family. Think about it, the Jia family has such a skill. If there is, there is already a concubine in the palace, why bother to enter another one. The other empresses were all elected into the palace by general or minor elections, and quite a few were presented, but she is the only one who is honored, and has always been headed by her in the harem."

"It's a joke, there is an empress in the palace, and it's never her turn."

"The empress didn't care about things a few years ago, as if she was in the cold palace. Think about it, who benefited the most during that time."

"Of course it's that bitch. Taking advantage of this time, she gave birth to three children, two princes and one princess. For her sake, the emperor didn't even let anyone into the Pixiang Palace. You're right, when it comes to love, The harem respects her."

Concubine Xian turned around, "What else?"

"Among the princes, His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince holds the most honorable position."

Concubine Xian nodded, "You are right in saying that. There is no son-in-law, and the dwarf is taller. Don't look at that bitch's death. Before she dies, I heard that the will to confer her has already come out, let alone use such a The imperial concubine's regulation for many years is indeed the most honorable status of her son."

"What's more, the Supreme Emperor has raised His Highness the Ninth Prince. It is also a good story to say it in the future. Did the grandson raised by the grandfather who raised himself originally favor him? Is it more beneficial than other princes?"

"If you say that, it's true."

Countless thoughts flashed through Concubine Xian's mind, so what if the emperor likes it?In this palace, don't look at the emperor as the master, but he is the one who is not in charge of the family. Anyone who has the heart will sooner or later make the Ninth Prince a useless person. The empress dowager's own son is the eldest son. ?

"Knowing that you are loyal, don't worry, you will benefit from following me."

The Ninth Prince continued to draw turtles on the desk, and drew a piece of paper, which was full of turtles in lumps, and the nurse in charge looked at him so distressed that he didn't know what to say.

I haven't seen the master smile all these days.The Ninth Prince is getting old, logically speaking, she will gradually be unable to take care of things anymore, and will hand over the matter to the chief eunuch. After three to five years, when the Ninth Prince gets married, she will retire.But now that the imperial concubine is gone, what the empress means is that even if the Ninth Prince establishes a mansion in the future, she will follow her to serve her.

It is imperative to cheer up, but at this time, she had to open her mouth to say, "Jiuye, now we have no money to command, look, do you want to find a way? This month, there will be three princes who have passed their birthdays. Yours The eleventh master's share, the princess's share, and the nineteenth master's share, add up and we will give twelve birthday gifts this month. Even if the empress is merciful, let the princess and the nineteenth master share, but You and Eleventh Master's, we will also sell."

After the mother's death, the biggest disadvantage has appeared, and no one cares about these nosy things for themselves.It's not that she has no savings with the imperial concubine for so many years. On the contrary, Jia Gu's family often stuffed her with money, and the emperor rewarded her from time to time. But after her death, all these things were given to the nineteenth prince, and some were given to Princess Ruhe, the ninth prince and others. The eleventh prince is now in a state of extreme poverty.

"Let me think of a way. Mammy goes to rest first."

After the mother in charge went down, eunuch Liao came in, opened his robe, and took out a roll of banknotes, "This morning, Master Hou sent someone to deliver it."

"Just for me, or for our brothers?"

"It's for you and Eleventh Master. The servant passed by the gate of the palace today, and the Hou Ye's personal guards pushed it in without saying anything. It was for the two masters. There are many people at the gate of the palace, and the old slave doesn't care If you dare to ask more, you can only bring it in.”

The Ninth Prince flipped through the denominations, and felt relieved. Seventh Brother was not short of money, and that was because his maternal ancestor's family often stuffed him with money.It seems that what I can count on in the future is the Zhongwuhou Mansion.

"Go and get Mammy, I have something to tell her."

Watching the eunuch go out, he opened the paper with the turtle drawn on it, put the ticket numbers on the table, counted them one by one, and divided nearly ten thousand taels of silver into two parts, and put one part on himself , the old lady has come in.

"Mommy is holding these coins. I am a prince who has lost his mother. Gifts don't have to be too extravagant, as long as they can be seen in the past. From now on, we must hide our strengths and bide our time, and put away those rich and noble pies in the past. There is no need to reward in the future." Dafang, why is it so shabby. You should save this money."

The old mama felt very uncomfortable. When did His Royal Highness suffer such a crime from birth to now?