Old things in the Red Chamber

It's not that no one heard Wang Xifeng's words, but Wang Xifeng was the one who made the decision in this family, so naturally no one went to the old lady to inform her.

Just when Wang Xifeng was at a loss for the money.Lin Daiyu came to visit Shi Taijun.

Shi Taijun has not shed a single tear since the accident.When she saw Lin Daiyu, she burst into tears.

The person in front of her was her own grandmother, even though she had been too dirty and dissatisfied before, seeing her silver-haired and crying at this moment, Lin Daiyu's heart inevitably softened.

Wang Xifeng accompanied them, grandparents and grandchildren cried a lot, Wang Xifeng was kicked out by Shi Taijun, and these two days had already taken Liuli and the others for his own use, so of course they were not afraid of what their grandparents and grandchildren would say behind their backs.

After crying, Shi Taijun patted his granddaughter's hand, "Good boy, don't cry. In my life, white-haired people give away black-haired people a lot. Your mother left before me, and now it's your uncle's turn."

Before Lin Daiyu came, she had already thought about what to do if the old lady pulled her to ask the Gu family to intercede.

So at this time, when she heard the old lady mention the treason, she immediately became alert.

However, Shi Taijun was not as Lin Daiyu imagined.Instead, he entrusted his last reliance to Lin Daiyu.

"I still have a sum of money in my hand, a total of 30000 taels. I don't know how long my old woman will live. Although Yuanyang knows the whereabouts of this money, she is a slave after all. If I disappear, she can't hide it." This money, let me tell you the truth, Jia Hou promised me to bring Baoyu out, and if I have an emergency, you can help me hand over this money to Baoyu."

"Jia Hou said he wanted to bring his second cousin out?"

"Yes, he told me that himself, it's unmistakable."

Lin Daiyu was angry and anxious. The whole family of the Rongguo Mansion was implicated in this treason. I heard that everything they had done was directly obeying the orders of Boyang Hou, and this time it was an honor to transport armaments to the south of the Yangtze River. People in the national government said that the emperor would not spare the life of anyone in their family even if the sky broke.

I heard that when the Rongguo Mansion was raided that day, the old lady's order was taken back by the court. Although she took a life, it was because of the previous old lady, and the old lady is now over 70 years old, even at this moment If she hadn't been beheaded, she wouldn't have lived too long under repeated blows.The imperial court was happy to show a bit of kindness to the old lady in this matter, and this kindness seemed more like torture.But when it comes to the men in the prime of life of the Rongguo Mansion, the court's attitude is of course to get rid of them quickly, and will not let any of them escape from the cage.

Lin Daiyu wanted to go to Hou's Mansion to ask Jia Gu, but Shi Taijun grabbed her hand.

"Good boy, I know you never put money in your eyes, but your cousin has never suffered since he grew up, and our family has also offended other families. When we are on the road, they will surely Bullying your cousin, but then again, being able to take a life is already a blessing from the ancestors. For your mother's sake, if something happens to your cousin, you should take care of him more, and then there is this money You don’t want to give him all the silver at once. When his life is difficult, you can use it to help him. If your cousin has an emergency, the silver will be yours. It should be left to you by your grandmother. Think about it, at this moment, grandma can't bring anything out."

At this time, Lin Daiyu had to lament that it was the old lady who loved Baoyu after all, and now the whole family has decided to beheaded.Only Baoyu can escape under the plan of her grandmother.

"Good boy, you promise me that you will take care of some Baoyu."

Shi Taijun held Lin Daiyu's hand tightly, and looked at Lin Daiyu with piercing eyes.

"Old lady, let's talk about this matter after second cousin comes out." Lin Daiyu didn't believe that Jia Baoyu would come out again.

Shi Taijun nodded, pulled Lin Daiyu to his side, and said a few words in her ear.Then he pushed her violently, "Let's go, don't come to see my old woman anymore, now I am an ominous person, and I have a lot of contacts with relatives and friends, and some people will always make murmurs. You hurry up , don’t come here again.”

Lin Daiyu was anxious to ask Jia Gu what was going on.But after hearing Shi Taijun's words, I felt that there was something in her words.When he wanted to ask her again, Shi Taijun stood up and pushed her away.Pushing Lin Daiyu out of her room door and then out of the yard.She turned around and went back to the yard by herself, and the yard door was closed all of a sudden.

Seeing the old lady singing, reciting and beating, Lin Daiyu was very sure that there was something in the old lady's words.

She quickly signaled the maidservants and wives who came with her to come forward and knock on the door.After shooting for a while, no one came to open the door.He didn't wait for the old lady, but Mrs. Xing.

"The niece is here, don't knock on the door, the old lady won't open the door. In recent days, the old lady's temper has become lonely. If the niece is okay, come to my yard for tea. I have good tea here. I'm just waiting for an elegant person like you, my niece, to taste it." After speaking, he took Lin Daiyu to his yard, and while pulling, he talked about the origin of the tea, "This is your brother Cong who entrusted someone from the south of the Yangtze River to bring it to me. When I came back, I heard that there are only four quantities of tea leaves in total, and I was not willing to drink them, for fear that I, a vulgar person, would spoil the tea leaves if I drank them."

Lin Daiyu couldn't refuse, thinking that this aunt is a daughter-in-law after all, and she has to take care of her grandmother these days.There was no more reluctance, and he followed Mrs. Xing to drink tea obediently.

Lin Daiyu originally wanted to ask Mrs. Xing to take care of the old lady more in normal times.But who knew Mrs. Xing began to confide her bitterness as soon as she sat down.

"The temper of the old lady is known to my niece. She has always kept her promise. She knew some principles and rules in the early years, but she forgot all these these days. A few days ago, she insisted on finding you, my niece. It was so cold. Damn it, it’s still dark, and there’s a curfew outside, so why don’t you listen to it, especially that cheap man like Yuanyang, who insists on letting the old lady prepare carriages and horses..."

Lin Daiyu was still drinking from a cup, but when she heard Mrs. Xing say this, she put down the cup and wanted to stand up and say goodbye.

But Mrs. Xing couldn't tell that Lin Daiyu didn't want to hear this.All the things that can be said and cannot be said are shaken out of the mouth.

"If you want me to say it's better to raise a son, let's not talk about it, just look at the old lady and the Lord Hou in the mansion over there. Why didn't the old lady go in with her? Isn't it because there is a prince who is a son, and they put him in prison?" Talent turns a blind eye."

"I came early today, and the two children in the family are making a fuss at home. It's getting late, and it's time to go back. Thank you aunt for your hospitality. Auntie, please stay and don't send me off." After finishing speaking, Madam Xing was ignored. to retain.He took the maids and servants directly and left in a car.

As soon as Lin Daiyu walked away, Wang Xifeng received the news and gave Ping'er a wink. Ping'er stood up and went to talk to other people in the old lady's yard.Wang Xifeng was worried that the old lady told Lin Daiyu about the money, if Lin Daiyu got ahead and took out the money, the great benefits would fall into the hands of others, the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.

When Ping'er went out, Wang Xifeng inevitably complained to Jia Lian, "The old lady can't tell the difference between the inside and the outside. You said that Sister Lin is a girl, or a girl from another family. It's okay to treat her better at ordinary times. At this time, there are I even told my sister about this life-saving money, why didn’t I tell us?”

"You also said that this is money to save your life. The old lady wants to leave this money to Baoyu. Since it belongs to Baoyu, she will not tell Sister Lin. Sister Lin is not alone now. After all, she married into someone else's family. It's not just people from the Lin family, and it has nothing to do with our family. You said that a shrewd person like the old lady would tell him about the money. So she didn't know about the money. "

"My hexagram is never wrong again, just wait and see, I have asked Ping'er to inquire about it."

Jia Gu and Mrs. Tong were sitting in the backyard watching their eldest granddaughter playing the piano. It is still the first lunar month, and the outside affairs have nothing to do with them.The whole family celebrated the New Year happily, especially when they just received a letter from Jia Xuan yesterday, in which he said that he would return to the capital this summer, and the family would be able to reunite by then.

The nurse of the little grandson came to the backyard with the little grandson in her arms. Mrs. Tong happily took it over, hugged her in her arms, first kissed him twice, and then put it on Jia Gu's stomach, "Our little five let my grandfather hug him."

Saying this, she just gave Jia Gu a hug. She took the little grandson back, and while patting the little grandson, she sighed with Jia Gu, "In the early years, we only had one son. Even if you’re happy, you can’t get excited, look at all the people in the house now, it’s annoying wherever you go.”

It sounded like a complaint, but actually it was more like a show off. Jia Gu had long been familiar with Mrs. Tong’s little tricks, and he just mumbled a few words of agreement, closed his eyes and lay on the recliner, Let the winter sun shine on your body, warm, "Sier, recite a poem you learned a few days ago for your grandfather to listen to."

The little granddaughter, Si'er, is a stupid girl who failed to learn a poem for two days. When she heard her grandfather ask her to recite ancient poems, she was so anxious that she almost shed tears.

Seeing her little granddaughter like this, Mrs. Tong first annoyed Jia Gu, "Tell me that you know that our little granddaughter can't recite this, and she's not a brat, and she doesn't expect her to rely on this title to pay homage to her in the future." Xiang, why did you ask her to recite this?"

"Yes, yes, madam is right, madam is right, in a few years when I take the primary five exam, you can't interrupt me anymore."

"Master Hou, madam, my aunt is here."

When Mrs. Tong heard that Lin Daiyu was coming, she didn't bother to talk to Jia Gu, so she quickly invited him in. Lin Daiyu came in a hurry, and when she entered the yard, she looked a bit strange. Madam Tong saw this, and hurried Send away those who are idle, leaving a few confidantes to wait on.

"It looks like you look bad, but what happened?"

"I just went to see the old lady." Lin Daiyu carefully looked at Jia Gu's expression, "I don't know if the old lady remembered wrongly, but the old lady said that her uncle promised her to rescue second cousin Bao. "

Mrs. Tong didn't know about this incident yet, so she quickly turned to look at Jia Gu.

Jia Gu nodded, "There is such a thing, I promised her personally." He didn't want to say more about this matter, he stood up and was about to go out, Madam Tong grabbed the hem of his clothes, " Don't go away, let's make it clear first, what exactly are you thinking, can our family intervene in this matter? This is a serious crime of beheading, and if it doesn't work out, the whole family will fall into a bad thing, why do you agree to this? "

"I only did this for the sake of the old man. After all, it's their branch that sacrifices to the old man. We can't let the old man cut off the incense."

"If you move the grandpa's spiritual seat to our family's ancestral hall, no one will say anything. Wouldn't it be good for us to worship the old grandpa for a long time in the future? Why did you get Jia Baoyu out?" The more I thought about it, the more angry I became In front of her niece, Mrs. Tong pointed at Jia Gu's forehead and scolded him, "You foolish old man, don't you think about our son and grandson, our son survived in the south of the Yangtze River, how many things are they? It was built by the two families, and you are starting to be a good person again at this time..."

Before Tong Tianren finished speaking, Jia Gu stood up and left, making Mrs. Tong so angry that she burst into tears on the spot, and dragged Lin Daiyu to vomit, "The higher the official position of your uncle, the more tempered you are. What should you say to him? The promise is good, and you can forget it in a mess. It’s fine if it’s a small matter, but is this a small matter? It’s a major matter of beheading. Going up, it will be too late to lose the official position, and I am afraid that the whole family will be implicated in the prison, and it will be too late for him to regret it."

Mrs. Tong hadn't finished talking here, the maid at the door came to report again, "There is a young master outside, who claims to be our Lord's nephew, and wants to visit Lord Hou?"

"Nephew?" Mrs. Tong was a little at a loss when a nephew suddenly appeared by her husband, "Where did the nephew come from? If it's a relative, it's not good to neglect him, or if it's not a relative, it's not good to entertain him?"

Lin Daiyu thought for a while, "I actually have a cousin from my aunt's family who works in the North Prince's Mansion. Didn't it say that the four princes were imprisoned in the past two days? The stewards and gentlemen of their family went around looking for ways, uncle Here, I think it is the place where they will come to ask for help."

"Look at how many things are involved in one rebellion case? Have you seen it? Your uncle has been a little dizzy these days. If he gets involved in the affairs of these princes again, oh, it will scare me to death."

At this time, even if Mrs. Tong wanted to stop it, it was too late. Jia Gu received the nephew in the study.

Mrs. Tong and Lin Daiyu sent people to watch Jia Gu at the door of the study, focusing on their expressions when they went out, so as to judge whether they had promised him something?

Until it gets dark, there will be a curfew if Lin Daiyu doesn't go back.Jia Gucai sent his nephew out of the study, Lin Daiyu was dejected when he heard about the young man who had gone out in the carriage, thinking how much money his uncle still had, otherwise he would get involved in this case again, just like what his aunt said It's too late even if you want to cry.

Because she came back too late, and the father and son hadn't had dinner yet, Lin Daiyu wanted to tell her husband what she had seen and heard today as soon as she got home, but at this time she must have dinner first.

Their eldest son, Gu Xin, has reached the age of studying. With the grace of the royal family, the eldest son enters the palace to study. In addition, the queen is his aunt, who often summons him, and knows a lot of news between the imperial confinement. Today he follows his uncle and father. Entering the palace to greet the queen, and seeing some things in the palace, I couldn't help but tell my mother about it during dinner.

"Today, I went to pay my respects to the empress dowager with the princes. I saw Princess Wei bringing her daughter-in-law into the palace. One of them was dragged out by the people around the empress dowager because of crying. I also heard that the one who was dragged out The lady’s family has been arrested and imprisoned because of their involvement in the rebellion.”

Lin Daiyu didn't need to think too much to know that the lady who was pulled out was probably Shi Xiangyun.

With the child still around, she naturally wouldn't say much else, but just urged the children to eat quickly.

When I was sleeping at night, I deliberately told my husband what I saw today, "I don't know what uncle thinks, no one wants to get involved in this kind of thing, and anyone who has anything to do with their family, no matter whether there is a crime or not, I have been escorted into the big prison, look at the family of historians, what kind of fate is it now? Today, my aunt and I tried to persuade my uncle, but he just refused to listen. It would be great if my cousin was still in the capital. .”

"He's coming back soon. I don't think you need to think about it. Your uncle is highly regarded by the emperor. You don't want to think about it. Said that the emperor will make him the Duke of Wei after the new year."

"Is this true or false?"

"I heard that the Ministry of Rites is already rushing to produce the corresponding supplies. This time, it's not just him. I heard that all the concubines in the harem will also be promoted, and those young sons of the Supreme Emperor will also be crowned kings. In a word, except those who should be killed As for the head, everyone is almost happy."

At this time, Lin Daiyu couldn't sleep anymore, she kept her eyes open and talked to her husband.

"I just arrived in the capital, and I was only seven or eight years old. At that time, the Rongguo Mansion was full of glory, and all the sisters and sisters were also gentle and amiable. In a blink of an eye, my grandfather's house fell apart. Thinking about when my mother was there, every time When you talk to me, you always say that your maternal ancestor’s family is different from other families, but when you look back and think about what your mother said back then, you always feel that it’s fun to say these words.”

Gu Yun held her in his arms, "Being a person and doing things should be like walking on thin ice. After all, they are too flamboyant and too dissatisfied."

"I suddenly remembered one thing, that is, the old lady grabbed me and told me not to go to see her again. What did the old lady say? I will suddenly forget it, but I have a feeling of fear in my heart at this time, always I feel that the old lady seems to be dying soon."

"Maybe you are thinking too much, but if you say that the old lady will die soon, you may be right. Think about it, she is so old, and now she still has the breath to support him. If all the members of the Jia family Ask Zhan, how long can she last under the sadness and despair? An old man, if you want to visit her, you can go, don't worry about bringing any disaster to our father and son, if you want to keep our family safe, I can still Made it."

Lin Daiyu slowly fell asleep under her husband's comfort, but Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian couldn't sleep anymore.

"According to the old lady, the total amount of money is 30000 taels, and 30000 taels is not a decimal. How much money does our family collect from the farm all year round? This money allows us to live comfortably and securely. Three to five years."

Wang Xifeng's words made Jia Lian quite tempted, "It's just that the master told me a few days ago not to spend the money. I thought about it and let the master know about it. It's just that if the money is obtained, it will be spent later. What should I do if the master finds out Yin Zi?"

"The money is already in hand, what can the master say, the worst is to take some out of it to honor the master."

"You're right, but where is the money? Did Ping'er find out?"

Ping'er shook his head aside, "I heard that the old lady said something in Miss Lin's ear, but they didn't hear what she said."

"30000 taels of silver is a lot of money, so we will keep an eye on Sister Lin and Yuanyang. If Sister Lin sends someone to get the money, we will be able to know the whereabouts of the money. If Yuanyang goes to get the money, Let's follow Yuanyang, and the money will be in our hands smoothly."

"If you stare at it like this, when will you get the money? You don't even think about it. The old lady is thinking that Baoyu can come out. If Baoyu doesn't come out, who will the old lady give the money to? Not sister Lin, the silver Can we get it out of Sister Lin's hands? No, they are relatives of the emperor."

When Jia Lian thought about it, it was true, and Jia Lian and others thought that Jia Baoyu might not be released from prison, "You are right, so what should we do?"

"We still have to work hard on the mandarin duck's hoof. I heard that he has an old man and a brother-in-law working in the mansion. After this crime, the slaves were all arrested. As long as the master is convicted, he will be punished in a few days." These slaves are going to be sold on the street, we just need to send someone to buy his parents, brother and sister-in-law..."

This is indeed a good idea, as long as you hold the mandarin duck, you will hold the money.

On the other hand, Ping'er was not optimistic about this method, "When I was there, I heard that Yuanyang had a bad relationship with his parents, brother-in-law, especially her sister-in-law. Yuanyang often picked her nose and eyes at her, There was even a period of time when the quarrel was so severe that they had to sever ties, what if Grandpa and Grandma will pinch his parents and he still won't hand over the money?"