Old things in the Red Chamber

Time passed quickly, and it was November in a blink of an eye. Jia Zheng's birthday was just around the corner, and Jia Yingchun once again boarded the carriage back to Rongguo Mansion.

This time the licorice came back, and the vanilla stayed in Zhongwuhou's mansion to organize things.After Jia Yingchun got home, she got out of the carriage, first went to Shi Taijun to say hello, and then went to Jia Amnesty's yard to say hello, Jia Amnesty was playing with a Modao, when she heard that Jia Yingchun was outside, she called her in.

"Xu'er's birthday will be in a few days, you take this knife to him and give it to your brother as a birthday present."

Jia Yingchun lowered her head, "Daughter did some sewing..."

"Your elder brother is not married, and it is okay for a girl to do some needlework. Now that Xi'er is married, your sister-in-law has to worry about needlework. You are getting older every day, and you have not been at home for a few years. You go back and forth twice." This mansion, as long as Xun'er is at home, I will escort you back and forth, I should just thank him properly."

Put the Mo Dao in the box, and signaled to Siqi to hold it, "He must like this thing, and it is your heart to give it to him when the time comes."

"It's better to leave it to Brother Cong to deliver it."

"Your brother's birthday gift has already been found for my father, so you don't have to worry about it." Waving his hand, Jia Yingchun stepped back.

Back in Baoxia, Siqi put the box on the bedside table, opened the box, and took out the Modao, "It's all because of Yashou."

Jia Yingchun didn't say a word, the master gave this thing to himself, and naturally it was brother Xie Xun and his wife who made him change his ways. In the past few days, sister-in-law Xun has been running errands for him, and met many young masters with his old aunt. After all, I still want to find myself a family with all four corners.

Jia Zheng's birthday was coming up soon, and on that day, as usual, the opera troupe from central Beijing was invited to sing a big play, and a banquet was arranged for the guests.

Compared with Shi Taijun's birthday banquet, the number and quality of Jia Zheng's birthday guests can't be compared, that is, the colleagues from the Ministry of Industry and some clean-up guests are there, and the most are the family members of Jia's family, who sat down for half an hour. mansion.

The female guests were sitting in the backyard. As usual, there was no banquet in Shi Taijun's upper room, and the girls at home accompanied him. Shi Taijun's place was considered clean.

Just when everyone was eating and drinking happily, someone from the door reported that the eunuch came to pass the decree, and the joy in the whole mansion disappeared instantly, and they knelt down tremblingly. The face of politics is holy.

Jia Gu watched Jia Zheng running in small steps on the palace wall, passed the palace wall, and headed towards Weiyang Palace, thinking of the news just received, the Queen Mother named Jia Yuanchun a noble concubine, with the title of Xiande.

There are strange things everywhere. Since ancient times, the title of a living person has only one character, but Jia Yuanchun got two. If the concubine is in power, the gold seal of the treasure book is indispensable, but the Ministry of Rites did not receive the production of the treasure book. The command.

That is to say, Jia Yuanchun's position is embarrassing, and his name is not justified.Even so, even if the concubine sealed by the Queen Mother herself does not have the golden seal of the treasure book, she still has the respect she deserves, and the statutes she should get.

Jia Gu will not be able to understand the old lady's mentality for a while.

The guards guarding the gate of the palace drove away the servants of the Jia family. Jia Gu only took one look, and then went back to the classroom. Don't worry about things you shouldn't care about, and don't worry about things you shouldn't worry about yourself. He won't let himself plan for the Rongguo Mansion, he's already a passerby, so why get together again.

In the evening, the news that the girl from Jia's family became a concubine flew all over the capital. Shi Taijun missed his granddaughter, and when Jia's mother-in-law came to Zhongwuhou's mansion to pick up Lin Daiyu, all of them were arrogant.

But they forgot that Grandma Xie in the Zhongwuhou Mansion is the jewel in the palm of Princess Anyang, the granddaughter of the Empress Dowager, who is now in charge of the Zhongwuhou Mansion, and she is the first person these women pay homage to when they enter the house.

"Really?" Qi Jing'an rolled her eyelids, "Go back, I told my cousin about this, and if she recovers from her illness in the past few days, I will send it to you."

The women of Jia's family looked at each other, and they still didn't give up, "If Miss Lin is not comfortable, the slaves should greet her. The old lady wants to eat well and sleep well. We met Lin Girl, you can go back and explain to the old lady."

"Then go, be careful, don't collide."

Seeing the Jia family's mother-in-law leave, Qi Jing'an held her stomach, "I started to go crazy as soon as I became a concubine. In the past, I didn't see the Jia family sending people to visit these two younger sisters. Now that I think about it, I don't know how many times it happened." Meaning."

Lin Daiyu thought about it, and thought that it would be good to go back to see the old lady, because she kept her filial piety and didn't stay overnight. She just came back after taking a look at the old lady. In fact, she missed her grandmother a lot.

The next day, Qi Jing'an sent a car and women to escort her to Rongguo Mansion.

Just as Lin Daiyu went out here, Jia Huan came back there.Qi Jing'an still felt strange, "Why did you come back so early today?"

"After packing up, I'm going to the racecourse. I heard that countless military horses have froze to death. I have to see it with my own eyes."

This was a business matter, so Qi Jing'an supported her stomach and watched the maids tidy up. When Jia Huan said goodbye to Madam Tong and came back, she wanted to laugh when she saw his wife.

"Okay, I haven't shown my pregnancy yet. She looks like seven or eight months old with her waist supported. Don't be like this, I want to laugh when I see it."

"My back is sore, what's wrong with holding on?"

Jia Huan stepped forward and rubbed her waist, "When you gave birth to your belly, it was a hot day, and you are suffering when you are in confinement."

Thinking about it this way, Qi Jing'an also had a sad face. "It's hot when it's hot. If it's hot, I won't have a baby. I'm not the only one who gave birth. I'll go back and ask my mother to find out how they are confinement in hot weather. Let's draw a dipper with our eyes closed."

After the things were packed, there was a big package, and a few flatbreads were delivered from the kitchen, and Jia Huan just went out.Mrs. Tong called Qi Jing'an, "Now that Xun'er is not here, you don't have to stay by my side. Send someone back to the Princess Mansion to ask. I will send you back right away, so that you can spend a few days with the Princess."

This couldn't be better, Qi Jing'an left the housekeeper's wives behind, and asked someone to bring Lin Daiyu back in the afternoon, so that this matter can be handled quickly, and she can go to the princess mansion to see her mother tomorrow.

In Zhongwuhou's mansion, when the women went to pick her up, Lin Daiyu wanted to leave very much.Without him, Mrs. Wang looked at her with a knife in her eyes.

When Jia Yuanchun became a concubine, the people who used to come and go sent congratulatory gifts one after another. For example, those from high-ranking households came to present gifts with respectable servants, while those from small households were naturally the wives of the family. When they came to Rongguo Mansion, they naturally also visited Shi Taijun. Shi Taijun took the girls at home and received wave after wave of people.

Lin Daiyu was very uncomfortable. She was willing to keep filial piety. Many people would not come out to socialize with filial piety. Now she was dragged to sit next to Shi Taijun, and she felt that she had not been able to keep filial piety.And between receiving guests, Jia Baoyu would pull her to talk, like "Why doesn't my sister come back to live?" Change it"...

If it was a few years ago, it would be fine for everyone to be children, but now it is the age to avoid suspicion. Lin Daiyu was restless, thinking that she should go back to Zhongwuhou's mansion as soon as possible. Xue Baochai also said, "Sister Lin learns more about Baochai..."

Mrs. Wang was talking about "Sister Lin", not "Ms. Lin" or the "niece, Dai'er" that Mrs. Tong talked about, and the closeness and contempt were immediately revealed.

At this time, if the social status is hard to judge, Lin Daiyu is not as good as Xue Baochai. Although Xue Baochai has a bastard brother, his brother is still a serious imperial merchant. , Lin Daiyu has become an orphan since Lin Hai passed away. She has no family to rely on and her parents to rely on.

Therefore, no matter what Mrs. Wang said, Lin Daiyu had to bear it no matter what she thought in her heart. It was really terrible not to understand the situation, and Lin Daiyu happened to be a person with more heart than Bi Gan.

Therefore, she felt even more that sitting here was like sitting on pins and needles, and she couldn't wait to escape back to the small courtyard of Zhongwuhou's mansion. Now there are still people willing to protect her, and there is a place where she can avoid malice.

As soon as the women came in and kowtowed, Lin Daiyu stood up and said goodbye to her grandmother.Shi Taijun was tearful, Jia Baoyu was very displeased, and Mrs. Wang was concerned about the attitude of Zhongwuhou Mansion. When these women came in, they didn't congratulate Rongguo Mansion for a concubine, and they didn't bring gifts to the door, so they were dry. Came to pick up the girl from the Lin family.This made Mrs. Wang unbearable.

Jia Yingchun didn't want to stay at home anymore. Just two days later, Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu were already called uncles in the mansion. There was another banquet in the mansion these days, and the servants were busy coming in and out all day long. The unfavored second girl didn't even have lunch at noon, the kitchen was too busy, she had to take care of the food at the banquet, and also the meals of the masters in the house, not to mention the second girl, the third master Cong and the third master And my aunts, I didn't mix up a serious lunch.

"Old lady, it will be Big Brother Xun's birthday in two days. I will go to Hou Mansion with Sister Lin and prepare a birthday gift for Big Brother Xun first."

Shi Taijun was quite satisfied, "Yes, Xun'er's birthday must be lively and lively, you go back first, and in a few days, your brothers and sisters will also go, and it will be lively and lively."

Shi Taijun thought very well, now that there is a concubine in the family, if Jia Gu and his son are knowledgeable and interested, they will definitely cling to him, especially if Jia Yuanchun gives birth to a son, there is a prince in the palace, which can ensure the prosperity of the family for two generations.Then again, if the prince wants to grow up safely and work smoothly, it depends on the influence of his uncle's family. Now the Wang family has shown some meaning, and the historian has also expressed his support. will be more stable.In the future, if a prince is born, the chances of winning will be greater.

Shi Taijun is quite good at planning. She feels that Jia Xuan's birthday is a step. When the time comes, let Jia Lian bring his younger brothers and sisters to the door. Jia Gu can't show the children's face.When coming to celebrate birthdays, Jia Huan will not turn people away in person.

After entering the door and meeting each other, everything is easy to talk about.