Old things in the Red Chamber

These days, a married woman needs to apply when she returns to her natal home. In addition, in those few days, Shi Taijun was either uncomfortable here or there, and Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing had to set up rules and serve her, and Wang Xifeng couldn't find a reason to go back to her natal home. .

Seeing that Shi Taijun was feeling better these days, and that there were not so many problems, Wang Xifeng secretly asked someone to go back to her natal home to tell her. Sure enough, the next day, Wang Ziteng's wife sent a message, saying that she was missing her eldest sister, and asked Wang Xifeng to take her with her. The child went back to her mother's house to have a look.

Wang Ziteng's wife also heard that Jia Baoyu was going to talk about getting married. Recently, there were rumors that Wang Ziteng's daughter was also going to marry into the Jia family.

Wang Xifeng took the eldest sister back, her aunt first paid attention to the child for a while, and then the two of them closed the door and talked.

"I heard that it was rumored that your in-law's family was going to propose to Baoyu. I usually said, my aunts and grandmas, you and your aunt have already married into Jia's family, so you can't fill in another one. It seems that the girls of the Wang family can't get married."

Wang Xifeng was already hesitant in her heart, plus her cousin was engaged, so there was nothing wrong with talking to her aunt in private, so she just said it out of the box.

If Mrs. Wang doesn't like Jia Min, then Wang Ziteng's wife doesn't like Mrs. Wang and her sisters either.At least Wang Ziteng's wife has to deal with two sister-in-laws when she gets married, while Mrs. Wang only needs to deal with Jia Min.Similarly, if Mrs. Wang hates her sister-in-law [-] percent, her sister-in-law hates her [-] percent. The reason is largely because this girl does not stop even after she is married. For example, Xue Pan of the Xue family, although She lives in Rongguo Mansion, but often bullies men and women under the banner of Wang Ziteng.In addition, last year when Jia Baoyu disappeared, Mrs. Wang sent someone back to her natal home for help. Wang Ziteng mobilized the Ma Bujun without saying a word, and the censor impeached him for half a year. If Wang Ziteng hadn't been involved in private activities, his official position would have been taken away.In this way, although Jia Zheng came to thank him, the Jia family did not lend a helping hand in the matter of impeachment.

Wang Ziteng's wife gritted her teeth when she thought about it.

"You," she reached out and nodded Wang Xifeng's head, "Move early, move quickly. If I were you, I would have moved already."

"Auntie, if I moved early, what would we do in the future? Go drink the northwest wind."

"Your father-in-law has a lot of Zhuangzi in his hand. I don't say what you drink from the northwest wind. Just like the Rongguo Mansion, how much money was thrown in for the sake of the empress a few years ago, and it will be for Baoyu in the future, and money will be thrown in. In a few years, Lan'er will also spend money, this is the serious master, you don't have a son, how much dowry can your daughter spend on them. Housekeeper every day, not to mention the exhaustion, the money you got, Probably not as many slaves as there are face-saving servants in front of your aunt. If I were you, I would move in front of your father-in-law, your husband is a legitimate son, and the two of you flatter me well, the benefits will come in the future. "

Wang Xifeng asked, "What benefits can we have from the Grand Master?"

"What's the advantage of having two princes in the palace? Just look at it. The two concubines of your family are not friendly in the palace. Forget it at home. The imperial concubine is a direct descendant and was raised by an old lady. The more noble you are, the more honorable you are. But It's different in the palace. It depends on the emperor. What the emperor values ​​is the son. The imperial concubine has no son, and it is difficult to have a son now without a future. She naturally wants to snatch a prince as her own son. Yes, how could that old lady in your family give her sincerity? If it was born to the concubine, no matter who raised it, the old lady of your family will definitely work hard to contribute money and effort. Let me tell you, as long as the concubine dies a few days later In this year, the two princes have a memory, and you two will have a good life. Compared with the benefits in the future and the petty profits in front of you, you should settle the score yourself. "

Wang Xifeng summed up, "You mean to move?"

"Find a reason to move, take your son-in-law and daughter, move generously, don't let your man meddle in the affairs of Rongguo Mansion, he doesn't just have one uncle, although Jia Gu doesn't like your uncle, but he is better than you If my uncle comes, I still have a lot of skills, otherwise, why don’t you let me serve you when I enter the palace this time, but let Jia Gu’s family serve me instead.”

"Let me think of a reason to move."

As the weather turns cooler day by day, Shi Xiangyun and Wei Ruolan's marriage is progressing step by step.

The fourth son-in-law and the King of Xiangyang also enjoyed watching, and at midnight, Gu Yun was woken up by Lin Daiyu, "Fourth Master, my stomach hurts."

Gu Yun was so frightened that he got up quickly, put on his clothes indiscriminately, ran out barefoot, and woke up a few old ladies with disheveled hair. The yard was suddenly brightly lit, and after a while, the whole mansion was lit up.

Gu Yun anxiously walked around in the yard, "Okay, it's only seven months, why is it about to give birth?"

Seeing that he has no master now, the old housekeeper assigned people to report to various mansions at dawn, and then found the nearest stable woman to come over in the middle of the night.At this time, people from the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion came to the door.

"My lord, the Marquis Wu who were patrolling the streets today caught a group of sneaky people near Ningrong Street. These people pretended to be royal relatives, and they spoke clearly. The subordinates dare not make a decision. They have already been arrested. Arrived at the mansion."

"Which mansion?"

"Of course it's our Shuntian Mansion."

"Who are you pretending to be?"

"Prince Xiangyang and Concubine Li, by the way, there is also the second master of Concubine Wei's family."

Gu Yun thought to himself, it might not be fake, it might be true.

"Didn't you see that my wife is giving birth? I don't go anywhere except here."

"My lord, why don't you lock him up first, and wait for the wife to give birth to the young son safely, and you will deal with it."

"Don't, bring it, maybe it's really the prince."

When the arrester heard this quickly, his legs were so frightened that his legs went limp, he hurried back to Shuntian Mansion, and invited him to Gu Yun's house with a good voice.

King Xiangyang went to sit in the front yard of Gu Yun's house, "Didn't you say there was a curfew? How could that guy Gu Yun get Mrs. Wen to come home?"

Wei Ruolan sat blankly on the chair as if struck by lightning, and the fourth son-in-law said in his heart that you should not cause trouble, so he persuaded the king of Xiangyang to calm down, "My lord, this is a big matter, and it is not the time to pursue it. Besides, I heard that Uncle Guo has no heirs so far, so I will inevitably be a little anxious."

Gu Yun threw people in the front yard, and he was anxious to rush in to give birth to Lin Daiyu's child in the backyard. The people in the front yard were sitting bored, and King Xiangyang asked the guards to catch the servants and asked them, "Is your wife still alive?" Isn't it full term? How did you give birth?"

He thought to himself, it must be Gu Yun who cheated, and his wife found out, so angry that he almost lost the child.People in Jia Huan's family are all afraid of their wives, and the daughters they raise will be a little more aggressive and jealous. This is human nature.

The person who was caught didn't know the sinister intention of King Xiangyang to read the joke, "Our grandma's body is weak, and she has been bedridden since she was pregnant with our little master for five months."

"Really? It's not that the people in your fourth master's room are naughty and angry with your grandma."

The people who were caught wondered what you were thinking, but seeing this guy sitting down on the seat like an old man, he also knew that this man should not be offended, "Our fourth master has no roommates."

The King of Xiangyang thought to himself, he must have been taught a lesson by Jia Xun, otherwise, why would Gu Yun not have a roommate? We need to find out the reason for this matter.

He waved his hand to let people go down, turned his head and saw Wei Ruolan, thinking that there is still a fool here, "Hey hey hey, why don't you go back to the princess mansion first."

Wei Ruolan seemed to have never heard of it.The fourth son-in-law quickly tugged at King Xiangyang's sleeve, "When the curfew is lifted, I will accompany him back. Your lord, don't talk now."

It was slightly bright, and the gate of Gu's house was wide open, several servants rode out on mules or horses, and the fourth son-in-law also helped Wei Ruolan out.In less than a quarter of an hour, the carriage of Gu Yu's house, the nearest place to live, went directly to the backyard, and two quarters of an hour later, Gu Yun's sister and the carriage of Zhongwuhou's mansion came in together.Gu Yun was driven to the front yard, turning around in front of King Xiangyang like a thorn all over his body, and sometimes even ran to the door and retreated.

"Yunming, sit down, and I'll tell you what I did last night."

"I do not want to hear."

"I'm telling you, you'll love to hear it."

"Don't talk to me, I'm bored."

"Gu Yun, I'm going to punish you for disrespect with this tone of voice at you. Sit down quickly, and I'll tell you what I saw last night." He pulled the chair in front of him courteously, and patted , motioning Gu Yun to sit down.

Gu Yun sighed and sat down, "You can make a long story short."

"The time I invited your brother-in-law to drink, didn't I run into a little pepper?" Seeing Gu Yun's puzzled eyes, he patted his forehead, "I'll tell you from the beginning."

"Don't, my lord, just tell me why you went yesterday?"

"There are a few small alleys behind Ningrong Street. Jia Zhen and Jia Lian live in the alleys, a pair of sisters. The elder sister is more gentle and the younger sister is a piece of carbon. Pepper sprayed the bloody scolding of the pair of brothers, from the eight generations of ancestors above to the eight generations of descendants below, do you think that girl is enough..." Seeing Gu Yun's face, King Xiangyang automatically silenced his voice.

"You broke into a private house yesterday?"

"No, I heard it standing on the shoulders of the guards behind their yard."

"Which family's female relative's voice is so loud that you can hear it from the back of the yard?"

"Yunming, my brother married your sister, we are relatives. You see, your brother-in-law married my niece, is he also a relative?"

Gu Yun was about to open his mouth to refute him, when the old butler outside the door ran in, "Fourth Master, Fourth Master, great joy, Madam gave birth to a young master, you go quickly, the eldest aunt has brought the young master out."

"Sister too, it's so cold, what if it blows?" Gu Yun picked up his clothes and ran to the backyard, the master and servant disappeared in the blink of an eye.The guards of King Xiangyang hurriedly advised him, "My lord, let's go to the palace quickly, if Uncle Guo sues you in front of the emperor..."

"Has he caught this king? We were caught on the street, and they said that catching thieves is dirty. Did we steal or rob? We were caught walking on the street. He only You can say that I don’t obey the curfew, what else can you say about me. If you don’t leave, Gu Yun is so picky that he won’t even serve us a bun, so you must eat him before leaving.”

The king of Xiangyang didn't eat this meal until noon, and he still accompanied the guests, because Gu Yun's wife's family came, and the two Gu Yun brothers put Jia Huan in the main position. Please come, otherwise, the king of Xiangyang would not know that they are holding a banquet in the flower hall.

"You sit and you sit, you are from your mother's family, and this king will not rob you today."

"Thank you, my lord," Jia Huan cupped his hands, poured a glass of wine for King Xiangyang himself, and asked Gu Yun, "How is my nephew?"

Gu Yun grinned, "Great, great, the little mouth can spit bubbles, hehehe"

Gu Yu saw his younger brother's stupid appearance, and answered for him, "It's a bit thin, the doctor has seen it, and said it's less than a month old, let's take good care of it."

"Then we must find a strong nanny." Jia Yu said, Gu Yu nodded, "I did find a strong woman..."

"I mean, find a cow, if you can't do it, you can also let him drink it. If you can, let him drink it all the time, and make sure that he will be as strong as a calf when he is five or six years old."

The corner of Gu Yu's mouth twitched a few times, and he toasted with Jia Huan, thinking that he couldn't keep listening to his natal family, let's raise him according to the old way.

"Really? Really gave birth to a brother?" Shi Taijun looked at a servant in front of him, and asked happily, "How is your grandma? How is your brother?"

The maid sat up from the footrest, "Hi grandma, brother. Why is our fourth master so happy? When the servant came out, he was still hugging my brother."

"Amitabha, I am relieved at last." Shi Taijun wiped away tears, "Her mother will be happy when she finds out."

Wang Xifeng coaxed Shi Taijun on the side, "This is a great happy event, you can't shed tears, and when the full moon is over, you will take us to see my brother in person."

"Yes, yes, yes," Shi Taijun pulled Wang Xifeng's hand and said, "Feng girl, you are right, I leave this matter to you, and tell me what is missing, we have to clean up the full moon ceremony, if I go underground in the future, I have something to say to your aunt."

Wang Xifeng quickly persuaded, but Shi Taijun only expressed his feelings, and did not intend to seek death. Wang Xifeng put away his tears after a few words of persuasion.

Mrs. Wang twirled the beads, opened her eyes and glanced at the servant woman, "Go back and tell your grandma to take good care of it, and when you are done, you will give birth to an heir for the Lin family."

Shi Taijun frowned, a little unhappy when she said something endlessly, but with so many people, she couldn't scold her on the spot.

The maid didn't look good when she heard this, but she was a servant, so she pretended she didn't understand, so she thanked Mrs. Wang solemnly, "What you said is that our family has a big brother, so it's okay to raise a second brother." It's been two years."

Seeing that Mrs. Wang's mood was not right, Jia Tanchun quickly cut off the conversation, "Mum, how is sister Lin's son growing up? Has mom seen it?"

The maid smiled and said, "Girl, servants don't have such blessings. We didn't see our little master when he was born, and they were all hugged by the masters."

After talking and joking for a while, when the maid left, Shi Taijun took Wang Xifeng's hand, "My good boy, you have worked hard these few days, let Lian'er go and inquire about what Hou Zhongwu sent. Let's not repeat it to them." Well, the day of the full moon is a good day for your sister, let your sister enjoy the day, and save us from worrying and laboring." After thinking about it, "I feel relieved that you come to visit her these two days."

Wang Xifeng agreed, helped Shi Taijun to the inner room, watched her lie down and take an afternoon nap, and left the inner room.

There was no one in Shi Taijun's yard. Wang Xifeng found out after asking, and they all followed Mrs. Wang to her yard.Wang Xifeng thought about it, but did not follow.

Back in the room, as usual, he leaned on the couch first, and Ping'er brought tea and several plates of snacks from the cabinet, "Why are you back so early?"

"The old lady is taking a nap. The wife may have some private conversations with Aunt Xue, so I didn't go."

"I heard that Miss Lin gave birth to a brother today?" Ping'er took an embroidery frame from a basket on one side, sat on Wang Xifeng's body, and embroidered while talking.

"Put down those things, our family is not so poor that we need you to do sewing to have clothes."

"This is what the elder sister wants, and you don't care about it. If you want me to tell you, where do you go and bring some elder sister, and she will kiss you in the future."

Wang Xifeng put the veil over her face irritably, "You said that with a body like Sister Lin's, you can raise a brother, why can't I give birth to a boy with handles?"

Afraid that she would think too much, Ping'er glanced at her and decided not to let her think about it. "The second wife may feel very uncomfortable at this moment. She used to say every day that people's bodies are weak, which is not good for children. Now that they have children, you can see that she still says that."

"Don't talk nonsense." Wang Xifeng sat up, "If Baoyu could get married earlier, maybe she would be able to have grandchildren now, so I don't know how to complain about the old lady now."

Seeing her expression, Ping'er changed the subject again, "It's a family, by the way, what do you think of this flower? You can do it anyway, and I will turn around and tell my elder sister that you made it. She's happy."

"I just don't do it. If you tell her that I did it, she will be happy."

"That's also coaxing her. Now she is young, if she is older, you can see if you can coax her."

Just as he was talking, someone outside shouted whether Second Grandma was there, and Ping'er put down the bandage, "It sounds like it belongs to Zhou Rui's family."

Wang Xifeng stroked her hair, and Ping'er opened the curtain and went out.

Wang Xifeng picked up the stretcher to embroider, and Zhou Rui's family came in with Ping'er.

"Greetings, Second Mistress."

"Hi sister Zhou, sit down, I haven't seen sister Zhou for a while, how is your girl and aunt?"

"Okay, thanks to the masters, my son-in-law's business is also good." Ping'er brought her a cup of tea and stood beside Wang Xifeng, Zhou Rui's family lifted the lid and took a sip, "This is good tea, thank you two Grandma and girl peace."

Wang Xifeng pinched the needle, "Thank you, just a sip of tea. Sister Zhou is here today for something?"

"It's something, my wife sent me here." Putting the tea aside, she stood up and walked to Wang Xifeng's side, "My wife said that I will go to the uncle's house in a few days to see what the second grandma has ordered. Bird's nest, ginseng, Poria cocos, Polygonum multiflorum, etc., are all available in the store of our relative Mrs. Xue's house, so you sent someone to get them."

Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes, "Hey, my brother will settle the score, how can I have the cheek to go to my aunt's house to fight the autumn breeze."

"Look at what you said, it's not Bai taking things from the aunt's house, and the money is still given, but it's the end of the month when the Xue family comes to the accountant to pay the money."

Wang Xifeng thought to herself, this is why I don't even give me a chance to make money.

"Understood, I thought it was such a big deal. It's worth your trip. Wait until I make a list for my wife. My wife can figure it out. If there's nothing there, I'll find out if I change it. Tomorrow I'll let you Send the list to the wife."

"If it weren't for your quick work, your wife and concubine praised you just now."

Wang Xifeng laughed off her flattery.

When Zhou Rui's family gossiped for a few cars, Ping'er sent her out, and Wang Xifeng smashed a teacup in annoyance.Ping'er came back and saw that there was a puddle of tea on the ground, so he quickly cleaned it up and picked up the pieces of the teacup.Seeing that Wang Xifeng was still angry, "What is it worth, you are too angry."

"My good aunt, she didn't even give me a mouthful of soup. Auntie is right, my goodness is not here these days, you quietly pack up some inconspicuous things, and look coldly at who is honest and who is honest in this yard." Not being honest, let’s just leave when the time comes.”

Ping'er agreed, and thought for a while, "There is one thing that grandma should know, the medicinal materials from Xue's family are not authentic."

"How do you say that? What have you heard?"

"A few months ago, someone bought ginseng from Xue's shop. I heard that it used to be good ginseng. Well, it got worse. When I found the shop, the shopkeeper didn't recognize it. The shopper suffered from being dumb for nothing, and there were some bird's nests. Miss Bao shared some with the big girls in the house. Tingzao The ladies on the board said that they are all fakes."

"It's true."

"Who knows, I heard Miss Bao say that the good ginseng outside is cut up and sold together with the bad ginseng."

"I have to go through a clear path in front of the old lady about this matter, or if it happens, I will be blamed."

"It may not happen."

"You are an idiot. You said that there are a bunch of blind people in the uncle's mansion. Not to mention other things. The Lin family has seen good things. There are many old servants in their family. If people recognize Oh, sister Lin didn't remember us. Not to mention, Zhongwuhou's mansion has the ability to get good ginseng that has been around for hundreds of years. You said that they are all from the North, and the ginseng is also from the North. Don't they know it? Good ginseng and bad ginseng will not make a difference.”

Ping'er nodded, and the master and servant sighed at each other.