Old things in the Red Chamber

The people in Jiangnan are still waiting to open the city gates, and the people in the capital are also waiting to open the city gates.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, according to the practice of previous years.The nobles of the Manchu Dynasty and the ministers of civil and military affairs all went to the Jinluan Hall to pay homage.Those wives also went to the harem to meet the queen and queen mother.

But this year is different from previous years. Before the New Year's Eve was over, I heard a burst of shouting on the street outside.The elderly people were frightened and trembling. Under the leadership of the old people, they hid all the children and young women in the cellar, and the young and strong stayed at home.Helplessly praying to God to bless them in the dark night.

Some people's mansions were even surrounded by officers and soldiers, and countless people's homes were broken into in the dark.Everyone in the entire capital couldn't sleep well that night.

For the Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion in the capital, the first half of the night on this New Year's Eve is no different from previous years.The old lady in the family is still a kind person who cares about the old and the poor.The wife at home still likes to recite scriptures. If there is anyone who is different in the family, it is only Aunt Zhao, because the master quietly told her a few days ago that it is not normal for Ningguo Mansion next door to have no Patriarch, so He wants to adopt his son Jia Huan to Ningguo Mansion.Thinking of this, Aunt Zhao glanced at Mrs. Wang proudly.What is so proud of your son being able to inherit a duke's mansion?Although my son is born of a concubine, he can still inherit a duke's mansion.

In Wang Xifeng's words, she is a dog who can't keep two taels of oil in his stomach.Express whatever comes to mind, what Aunt Zhao can know, of course Mrs. Wang knows in advance.She originally wanted to adopt her grandson Jia Lan, but Jia Zheng refused to agree.Jia Zheng didn't want to adopt his grandson Jia Zhen to Jia Zhen, and in his opinion, his grandson Jia Lan had a bright future, and it was no problem to be appointed as a marquis or prime minister.

In Mrs. Wang's view, even if Jia Huan is adopted, Aunt Zhao still has to make a living under her own hands.I want to make you proud for a few days first.Let you know that when your son can't take you away, that's when you regret it.

Shi Taijun's face was happy, but his heart was fluctuating, adding a little bit of anger inside.

She also didn't know if Boyang Hou could achieve great things today, which made her feel uneasy.At the same time, he was also angry with Jia She.It is extremely unfilial to not come to worship ancestors on New Year's Eve, nor to visit my own mother.

She sighed, thinking that she had to rely on her youngest son and Baoyu.

"I don't know how Baoyu is doing in Jiangnan now? He has never left our eyes for so long..."

On such a great day, Shi Taijun inevitably shed a few tears because of it.

"Old lady, Baoyu is already a grown-up, and besides following so many people, the tribe in Jiangnan is also there, how can he suffer any grievances. Thinking that he is in Jiangnan, he is also sad because he did not fulfill his filial piety in front of the old lady."

Shi Taijun wiped away his tears, "What you said is that you miss Baoyu as much as I do. Although Baoyu is not at home, you have to take good care of his wife. It will be time for her to give birth in a few days. Yes, I pray to the gods and Buddhas in my heart every day to give them a boy..."

The richer the family on New Year's Eve, the more lively it will be.Shi Taijun looked at the opera singers on the stage and listened to them singing Guo Ziyi's anti-rebellion drama, thinking that if the heroic spirits of his ancestors hadn't gone far.Just bless all generations of princes and princes.

Maybe the ancestors didn't come to their house at all, or maybe there were too many people offering sacrifices, so the ancestors came and left in a hurry.In short, it wasn't long after he prayed in his heart.There were loud cries outside the door.

A woman ran in with messy clothes, "The old lady is in trouble, someone has raided the house."

The people who were enjoying themselves just now were stunned, and Aunt Zhao asked quickly, "What did you say? Copying the house? Copying whose house?"

Before the people in the family could react, a group of officers and soldiers broke in, and the first officer put his hand on his saber.Looking at the room full of family members, his eyes locked on Shi Taijun who was sitting directly above.

"Put people under arrest, and Hugh will escape one of them. As for the old lady, leave two or three people to wait on her, and take all the others away."

The courtyard was filled with the sound of crying father and mother, and many female family members wanted to escape, but countless officers and soldiers surrounded the courtyard.Everyone can only loosen their hair and cover their faces.Some even quickly hid the hairpins on their heads under their clothes.

The one who resisted the most was Aunt Zhao, "What are you pulling me for? Let me tell you, my son will be the Duke of the country after the Chinese New Year. Let me tell you..."

Shi Taijun quickly stood up and asked the leading officer cautiously, "May I ask what crime our family has committed? The house will be ransacked on New Year's Eve. The ninth prince in the palace is our grandson."

"Old lady, what you said is wrong. The prince and grandson in the palace are the grandsons of the Gu family. If you still want to cling to the prince, then the crime will be even more serious."

Shi Taijun looked up at this person, "Is your lord working under Jiahou's tent?"

Having reached this point, Shi Taijun's head is still clear, the prince in the palace is not only the backer of his own family, but also the backer of the Hou's mansion.The leading officer protecting the prince was naturally Jia Gu's manpower.

"My lord, I would like to trouble Jia Hou to tell Jia Hou that the relatives of the whole family are related by blood, and ask him to extend a helping hand to his brothers and nephews for the sake of the same origin."

At this time, all the female relatives in the yard were escorted out.The leading officer didn't speak either, just turned his head and walked away.

Yuanyang and Jade Liuli guarded Shi Taijun, Yuanyang was okay, Jade and Liuli were so frightened that they could not speak, the two followed Shi Taijun step by step, tears kept falling from their eyes, seeing Shi Taijun come back When she was there, she even cried and asked her, "Old lady, what can we do with our family?"

Shi Taijun didn't answer the maid's question, and quickly filtered through the relatives in the family in his head.The only ones she can ask for at this time are Lin Daiyu and Jia Gu.

As for Lin Daiyu, who is a girl, she can't directly extend a helping hand to their family. It depends on the face of the Gu family. Even if she is willing to help her family, it will be to help gather the female relatives and family members after the family's charges are settled. Child.But what kind of charges and what kind of punishment, this matter, Jia Gu can speak.

"Hurry up and pack your things, let's go to the Hou Mansion now."

"old lady?"

"I don't believe that Jia Gu can see his own mother freezing to death at the door. I, an old woman who has no one to support me, don't beg my son at this time, who else can I beg for?"

Although he made up his mind, Shi Taijun couldn't get out of this yard.The reason was that someone discovered that one of the family members of the Jia family had escaped.

The officer holding the roster pointed at the female relatives squatting on the ground, "Now it has been verified that Jia Baoyu's wife, Mrs. Xue, can't be found. I heard that the person who can't be found is pregnant with Liujia. In my opinion, it should be returned." In this yard."

The officers and soldiers like wolves and tigers rushed to the backyard again, and some even broke into the Grand View Garden regardless of the obstruction.An hour and a half later, she was still not found.

Where can a pampered pregnant woman with a big belly go?

"I heard that he has family members nearby. Go and find out if someone from her natal family helped her escape."

This tossing did not find anyone until dawn.Instead, they waited for an angel to deliver the message.

"The emperor ordered the criminal Jia Zheng to enter the palace."

Jia Zheng was dragged out of the crowd.Being escorted towards the palace, Mrs. Wang watched her husband staggering away, silently begging Xue Baochai to escape and raise her grandson incognito.Also leave a bloodline for yourself.

Seeing the sun rising, the officer had no choice but to put away the roster. "Forget it, a pregnant woman will not escape somewhere, just report her death."

"No, you can't see the dead body. If someone asks us to hand over her body, where can we find a pregnant woman's body for them?"

"You're right. This family must have known the news early and hid the pregnant woman. If we are discovered by then, we won't be able to tell even if we have a mouth. If the mansion is sealed, if she still In this mansion, if you come out by yourself, but if you don't come out by yourself, it is a dead end."

Xue Baochai lay in the crack of the door enduring a stomachache, watching the people in the family being driven out.The wives and grandmas who used to be aloof are not even comparable to a slave now.Being pointed at by people on the street, walking slowly, the whip will fall on you.

Xue Baochai gritted her teeth and took off the jewelry from her head.I found an unobtrusive outfit.Wrapping up her hair, she left Ningrong Street from the courtyard where the servants lived with her stomach straight.

She didn't hide in Rongguo Mansion at all just now. Instead, she escaped from the gate when the crowd was in chaos. Naturally, no matter how hard people searched for her, they couldn't find her.

I can't stay in the capital anymore, even if I go back to my natal family, it will be a disaster for my natal family.Especially my sister-in-law, she wouldn't let herself in at all.She has a lot of belly, and she just feels dizzy in her head.In the early morning, people gathered at the gate of the city, squeezed among the people who left the city, staring at the high city wall, and kept searching the crowd for news of yesterday's rebellion.

It turned out that my family participated in the rebellion. This is a death penalty for the whole family. Extermination of the three clans cannot make the emperor relieve his hatred.

Hurry up and get out of the city before people know that the Jia family has escaped with a pregnant woman.As for what to do after leaving the city, and where the road ahead is, that is something to think about after leaving the city.

"This is a little daughter-in-law, see if your belly is about to give birth? Why come out and squeeze with everyone when it's about to give birth?"

Xue Baochai quickly looked up at the aunt who was speaking, "Ma'am, I can't do anything about it. Our grandma can't tolerate me and wants to drive me away. She also said that the child in my stomach is from someone else. Our father is soft-hearted, he didn't listen to my excuse, and kicked me out early this morning, today is the first day of the new year."