Old things in the Red Chamber

In Jia Huan's eyes, buddies and brother-in-laws are different.

Not long after he was on duty, he received a letter from his father, and rushed downstairs to Wangjiang in a huff, tidied up his clothes, and felt that it was inappropriate to go drinking in official clothes, so he found a place nearby that sold ready-made clothes and bought them. He went upstairs in a suit that didn't fit well.

Xiao Er looked puzzled, this family, the Chang Sui are more particular about clothes than the master, but looking at these five big and three rough Chang Sui, he dare not bring out the practice of respecting Luo Yi first and then respecting others, who will stop them Just fools.

Jia Huan went upstairs, opened the curtain, turned the screen, and saw Gu Yun staring out of the window blankly, without saying a word, he directly opened his robe and faced Gu Yun.

Seeing his expression, Gu Yun knew that he couldn't hide it, so he asked Xiao Er to serve the food, two people, seven or eight dishes and a jug of wine, the regular attendants stood at the door, and they were not afraid of being overheard, so they drank like that .

Jia Huan thought to himself, if it were someone else, he would come up and give him a good beating first, and if he couldn't, he would just punch him and beat him up.But the personal relationship with Gu Yun is very good, to what extent, he once thought that if one day he died in battle, or died in an accident, he would entrust his parents and children to Gu Yun.

The friendship that can be entrusted to parents is definitely a strong friendship.

At the beginning, he also thought about promising Lin Daiyu to the other party. Today, after going around in circles, it is still at this point that the emperor opened his mouth, and it is difficult to have room for change.

Jia Xun didn't know what his parents thought, let alone what his cousin was thinking, but he was still willing to become a relative with Gu Yun. "My cousin has been raised in our family for several years. Add up, five or six years. The rule of our family is that no children can take concubines."

Gu Yun poured him a glass of wine and nodded.

The two drank a cup and reached a consensus.

After Mrs. Tong found out about this, she still asked Lin Daiyu to talk about the matter. First, she sent people out, just two or two mothers. Remember him?"

Lin Daiyu blushed, she didn't dare to look at his face, but she still listened to the voice a few times.

"Why does Auntie say this?" She had already guessed what Auntie's purpose was. Girls were smart, and that was the only thing that could tell.Lin Daiyu began to feel pain in her heart.

"You're old too, and he entrusted a matchmaker yesterday." Mrs. Tong paused while talking about the matchmaker, "Ask your uncle to propose marriage. Your uncle said that your father wants to let your child adopt him to the Lin family. Yes."

Lin Daiyu was relieved a lot, "I listen to my aunt and uncle." Tears fell down involuntarily, and more and more flowed.

"What's the matter? It hasn't been decided yet. If you don't want to, we will reject it."

"Listen to my uncle and aunt. After all, there are few people who are willing to adopt. They don't dislike them, so we don't have to choose..." The crying became more serious, and she recalled what she had seen and heard in Rongguo. In fact, in Rongguo Mansion, The rules are looser, and Lin Daiyu has also heard about the old lady wanting Miss Lin to become the second grandmother of Bao, but there is a roadblock stuck in the middle, which is the reason why Mrs. Wang refused to agree to death, that is, adoption.Mrs. Wang didn't say that the niece was not suitable, nor did she say that her family status was not suitable, she only said how Baoyu's child could be adopted.

Of course, these words were refined. Lin Daiyu heard someone say with her own ears, "...the Lin family is dead...but the poor are settled..."

It's pretty ugly to say.

But Baoyu is indeed a person with a solid eye, especially at this moment, when she thinks of Baoyu, Lin Daiyu's tears seem to be opened, and she can't stop flowing.But she herself was not too picky about this marriage.

Madam Tong was puzzled, are you willing or not?

Mrs. Tong is the kind of person who has something to say, don't hide it, "good boy, it's only you and me here, tell aunt the truth, are you willing to marry the Gu family? Oh, I'll give their family Let me explain to you clearly. Their family..."

"I've heard that, isn't it just that the uncle and the head of the country are not on good terms, and even the title of the family is also given up?"

It was quite a big deal, not to mention the men outside, even the women in the backyard heard about it.

"That's the case. It's also about his father and brother. What I want to say is this fourth master. He... had a wife in front of him, who was older than you. What do you think?"

Lin Daiyu is actually very sensitive. She has learned a lot when she goes out with Mrs. Tong, and she doesn't follow Mrs. Tong like a little tail all the time. I made friends with a few high-ranking girls. When I was free, I sent a letter together. When there was a party in Kyoto, I met and hid in a corner. A few people chatted and chatted, except for poems and songs. That is to say, the human relationship in Kyoto is not the kind of person who does not judge.

From the point of view of a scholar-bureaucrat, Gu Yun is a very good marriage partner, because the marriage of a high-ranking family is not based on how the person is, but how the family is.The family background of the Gu family is weak, but the two Gu Yun brothers have already established themselves and belong to potential stocks.In addition, this person has integrity and ability, so he is an excellent marriage partner.

As for whether he has ever married a daughter-in-law, in the eyes of the gentlemen, this is not a big deal.The higher the position, the greater the chance that the marriage can be used to make a fuss.

As for the original spouse in the front, marrying to fill in the house, this matter is not a big problem in the eyes of the wives and grandmas in the backyard. The original spouse is dead, and the wonderful thing is that no children are left behind. As for their natal family, If the power is great, it will really make the house-filling aggrieved, and if the family is not very good, hehe, whether your daughter can be left out in the sacrificial ceremony depends entirely on the mood of the old lady.

Lin Daiyu's little friend who later met clearly explained this issue to her.

This matter dragged on for two or three days, and Lin Daiyu finally held back her tears and said to Mrs. Tong, "It's all up to uncle and aunt."

That's right, Jia Gu let the emperor's pigeons go, and the emperor had no choice but to admit it. First, he begged for a while with his concubine, and then Gu Yun, a worthless person, came and begged for a while. This is not the first time the emperor is a matchmaker, he is a matchmaker It depends on power and strength, and he directly ordered. Only this time, like a serious matchmaker, he first talked to the woman's family, and then went to Nanfang's house to discuss. The woman called over separately and said.This feeling is not bad, after all, it is the first time to do it, so it must be a little fresh.

The matter was settled, and when Jia Gu saw Gu Yun again, he raised his airs.

Jia Huan shouldered the task of notifying relatives, mainly the old lady in Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Xun hadn't come for a long time, but came once, it was the day when all the yamen were resting, Jia Zheng was there, and Jia Amnesty was also invited. Counting Jia Zhen next door, there were almost all men who could call the shots. The good thing was announced.

"Cousin and Gu Yun have already checked the horoscope, and the palace knows about it. Now tell the gentlemen, when the wedding date is set, I will report it again."

In the room, everyone applied differently, but most of them still brought blessings.Jia Amnesty thought to himself, go back and find two good things for Miss Lin to pack.Jia Zheng thought, it would be even better if he could let his niece go out from the Rongguo Mansion. The marriage is not bad, and Jia Gu's vision is not bad. He will discuss this matter with the old lady later.

Jia Huan still has a few families to run away, so he won’t go to the backyard to announce the good news. Qian Cheng’s family wants to say that even if he doesn’t like Zhao Qi, Jia Huan decided to hold his nose to announce the happy news. There are also some friendly families, such as Lin Hai's same year and friend.The distant branch of the Lin family is still in Suzhou.In addition, when Lin Hai passed away, the Lin family's property was counted once under the witness of all parties, and now it is going to be handed over to Gu Yun, and people must be invited to witness together, so as to complete the property Hand it over to Gu Yun.Then he urged Gu Yun to give half of it to the adopted child of Lin's family after ten or twenty years.

Things were complicated, the old servant of the Lin family followed Jia Xun, and wanted to go to the uncle's house to measure the house and make furniture, but there was no man in the family who went out, so he relied on Jia Xun, the young cousin. Qi Jing'an was pregnant at the moment, so she didn't dare to work her out.According to the old housekeeper of the Lin family, even if Zhongwuhou's mansion broke his leg, they must not invite Rongguo mansion to come forward. They have lived in the capital for three years, and they have heard about Rongguo mansion. When they raised a girl, they used fake letters to fool the master. This matter made the elderly servant even more concerned, and urged the old wife to tell Lin Daiyu tactfully: Don't let the Rongguo Mansion intervene.

Let's not talk about Zhongwuhou's mansion here, just talk about Rongguo mansion, their phoenix egg Jia Baoyu is ill.

These days, after the cold weather, Shi Taijun's doting thoughts on his grandson emerged. In her old man's heart, how can she study in cold weather? What if she freezes her to death?

Therefore, except for Jia Baoyu, everyone else still has to study.Not to mention Jia Cong, Jia Cong studied with an old man, sent him off in the morning and picked him up in the evening, and occasionally had to deal with his convulsed father's test. Good educational resources, at present, are enough to scare children.Every time Jia Cong was tested, he would run away with his head in his arms.Jia Cong’s former good buddy Jia Huan was still in the family school. After class, he ran to the garden to play. He met girls in the Grand View Garden who gambled reasonably. Everyone was playing leaf cards. Itchy, I want to play with him, but everyone knows that he is poor, so I played with him reluctantly. Jia Huan himself can't afford to lose. I don't know how to put it in my pocket, and reward people on the spot.Jia Huan lost the silver, and his eyes were red with anxiety. He met some girls who laughed at him, saying that he was not as good as Baoyu. stand up.

The trouble was a bit big, Xue Baochai has always been a virtuous person, scolded his big maid on the spot, but he didn't make a fool of Jia Huan, and didn't carry forward his style of a virgin who spread money to help Jia Huan solve life problems.

Jia Baoyu also chose to watch. This gentleman cares more about girls than his brothers.

Ever since, Jia Huan cried and burst out a shocking news, "...that I don't look like a master, and she doesn't look like a girl. Sister Lin's girls are more disciplined than his. They play with me and never laugh at me." "He is young, and every time Lin Daiyu brings girls, even if they are second-class, the youngest is eleven or twelve years old. There is no psychological pressure to play with him. With him, he can turn flower ropes and play chess pieces. He played for a day, and Lin Daiyu had his gifts every time he came, so he was willing to come in and play with her girl.Jia Huan was crying, and listening to her aunt and the servants talking behind her back, many people said that Xue Baochai, Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun were fighting in the ring, and they would marry Baoyu.The servants Jia Huan came into contact with were also those unsuccessful servants who usually couldn’t show their face in front of Mrs. Wang and the old lady. Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun were the ones who talked the most, and she talked less about Lin Daiyu because she didn’t live here often, nor did she Too many deeds for everyone to chew their tongues.Therefore, at this time, Jia Huan used what the servants and women had said to stimulate Xue Baochai's master and servant, "Sister Lin has a family, and Miss Xue is still unable to marry, so she must not be able to teach girls."

Xue Baochai blushed with anger, and immediately pulled the maid to leave. Jia Baoyu became anxious and grabbed Jia Huan, "Sister Lin has someone else, someone else."

It's not impossible to talk about this matter, Jia Huan said everything, "Brother Xun came just now, and the master asked me to meet the ceremony. Brother Xun said that Sister Lin promised to Uncle Guo."

Jia Baoyu collapsed immediately, unconscious.

Not mentioning that Jia Baoyu was rescued by crying in the backyard of Rongguo Mansion, nor that Mrs. Wang almost ate Jia Huan, but just said that after Jia Baoyu woke up, it was already midnight, and half of his maidservants stood by him, watching When he woke up and happily fed him water and medicine, Jia Baoyu pushed them away, got out of bed and went outside. The girls in the room quickly pulled him and asked him, "Where are you going, Baoyu?"

"Bring Sister Lin back, and don't allow Sister Lin to marry."

From the looks of it, it seems a little crazy.Xiren suddenly came up with an idea and stopped Baoyu, "Baoyu, don't go out, you are a servant during the day, Miss Lin promised you, you are Uncle Guo, you forgot, your two sisters are both Where's the lady?"

When Jia Baoyu heard this, he became honest immediately, and his eyes lit up, and asked her, "Is what sister said true?"

Xiren nodded affirmatively, "Really, I never lied to you."

Jia Baoyu was happy, drank the medicine happily, leaned on the bed, his eyes were hazy, and made people rummaged through the cabinets, looking for gifts for Sister Lin, and took out all his treasures for Sister Lin, thinking that Sister Lin loved to read, and put the The study was also tidied up.

In the end, he fell into a deep sleep because of the medicine.Let a group of people suddenly breathe a sigh of relief.

Before dawn, as soon as the gate of the garden was opened, Xiren went to Shi Taijun to plead guilty. Yesterday, she arranged for a girl from a relative's family, and she knew it was inappropriate, so today she will go to plead honestly.

After Shi Taijun heard this, he didn't take it to heart. The grandson is more important than the granddaughter, and now the granddaughter is not his own. On the one hand, he is happy for her, but aside from other things, Lin Daiyu is an official wife after marriage.On the one hand, he was worried about his grandson's solid eyes.

After sending the attacker away, after a while, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xue joined hands to say hello.Then we talked about Lin Daiyu's marriage.

Mrs. Xue's mood is more complicated than that of Shi Taijun. Xue Baochai is very old, and the son of Concubine He, who is the same age as her, is already two years old.Lin Daiyu, who is younger than her, has a family now.What is more anxious than Xue Baochai is the marriage of his son Xue Pan, who has become an old leftover man.

Mrs. Wang was thinking too much. Jia Gu really found Lin Daiyu a decent in-law's family. There is a saying that the county magistrate is not as good as the current supervisor. Now Gu Yun is the current supervisor of the capital. Don't look at the Rongguo Mansion as the first official family. Well, if he sincerely disgusted the Rongguo Mansion, it would be easy for him.Therefore, Mrs. Wang had to give up her decision to spread rumors about Lin Daiyu.

She and Lin Daiyu had new and old grudges. The old grudges originated from Lin Daiyu's own mother, Jia Min, and it didn't disappear with her death.The new enemy is that Jia Baoyu vomited blood yesterday, she was young and vomited blood, she will not live long, she has already lost a son, if another accident happened to Jia Baoyu, Mrs. Wang would hold the Buddhist beads tightly, thinking that the anger at this moment could burn the whole capital to ashes.

After waiting for a while, Mrs. Xing came, first gave the stove to the girl, and came to greet Shi Taijun, Shi Taijun asked her, "Does your master know about Yu'er's marriage?"

"Go back to the old lady, I see, the master packed a few good things last night and asked Lin Zhixiao to send them to the Hou Mansion."

"Let your master come over in the afternoon, I have something to say to him. Don't wait here, go back and serve your master."

Mrs. Xing left.

Mrs. Xue couldn't leave yet. Her usual practice was to gossip with Shi Taijun all morning, so she asked Shi Taijun, "Is Miss Lin's day fixed? Once she leaves the cabinet, she becomes someone else's family. How can she be a girl?" The time is free, and these little sisters haven't seen her for a while, so it's better to invite her over to let them relax, and those of us who are getting older also want to add makeup to her."

Shi Taijun nodded, "The old lady wants to pick her up, but Jia Hou is a stubborn person who never listens to persuasion. If the old lady is willing, he may not be willing."

Mrs. Xue sighed for a while, feeling sorry.When I came home at noon, I saw my daughter doing needlework at home. Xue Baochai went back to her mother because she was humiliated by Jia Huan in the garden yesterday. It was she who advised her mother and encouraged her to take Lin Daiyu over.

"What did the old lady say?"

"I'm a little moved by it, but Miss Lin is not something she can pick up whenever she wants."

Xue Baochai also understands this truth, "I heard that Mr. Gu has been re-elected as the governor of Shuntian Mansion. Apart from other things, our family's business must deal with Shuntian Mansion. It is related to their family. It is those who have nothing to do to collect taxes. Yes, those who patrol the streets, those who are blackmailed by a clever name, also know how to restrain themselves."

"My son, why don't I know the reason, but we won't be able to see Miss Lin, I heard that she likes to go out, and she often goes to banquets with the wife of the Hou's mansion over there. You have to go out for a walk, when the time comes, let your aunt take you and meet with each other, besides, you have known each other since childhood."

It can only be the.Xue Baochai nodded, and Jia Tanchun was heard outside asking, "Is Aunt Xue at home? Is Sister Bao at home?"

Inside the room, the mother and daughter looked at each other, knowing that the apology was coming.

In Shi Taijun's upper room, Jia Amnesty sat impatiently, turning two walnuts in his hands, looking at the color, the patina was very thick, showing the color of jade.

"Is that what I said?" Shi Taijun asked him.

"Girl Lin is married to the capital, and she is not married outside. If you miss her, when she gets married, a post invites her, or you go to their house and insist on picking up the child before getting married. Is it? She is engaged, so she should stay at home with peace of mind. Whose engaged girl will visit relatives? "

Shi Taijun wanted to beat him up, "Is this a relative's house? This is her house. Jia Gu's wife, I'm not saying, never made arrangements for girls to leave the cabinet. If she wronged Yu'er..."

Jia Amnesty already knew his mother's plan. It seems that Uncle Guo is considered a wealthy son-in-law. The old lady plans to take over this family of relatives, thinking that the girl will go out from Rongguo Mansion, and Uncle Guo will also associate with Rongguo Mansion in the future. .Feeling bored in my heart, I dare not speak loudly to Shi Taijun. "I can't say no to my old brother. If you want to do this, let the second master go. I won't go."

Turning Shi Taijun upside down, who am I doing this for?It’s not that you two were raised in front of me, so I couldn’t help but cry again, Lord of the Kingdom, “Why did I give birth to this pair of bastards? Lord of the Kingdom, what evil did we suffer? Those who are obedient and not filial. I don’t expect him to be filial to me, but he wants to piss me off, and I point him at him, but he can’t order him.” These two are talking about Jia Gu and Jia She.

After crying, she called Yuanyang again, "I'm going to give orders, pack up my things, I'm going back to the south."

This is a trump card, once sacrificed, neither Jia Zheng nor Jia She will be recruited, so Jia She obediently came to find Jia Gu.

"Let her go back when she goes back. I can tell at a glance that I'm scaring you. You're too careless." Jia Gu looked at Jia She, "Can't you be tougher?"

Jia Amnesty has another advantage, he is filial, even though he was abandoned by his mother, he is still a filial son, when he was most angry, he wanted to kill Jia Cunzhou, and he didn't want to curse his mother.At this moment, he was speechless, "Anyway, the old lady is getting old..."

"Can I be unreasonable when I'm old? Tell her, I don't agree, if she sues me for disobedience... Lao Tzu has nothing to do with her in terms of clan etiquette, she can sue as she pleases."

Jia She went home in a hurry, lowered his eyebrows and said politely: He is not happy about Jia Gu.

Shi Taijun was so angry that her heart hurt, but she didn't have time to break up with Jia Gu. Jia Baoyu knew that sister Lin was not married to him, so he ran out.