Old things in the Red Chamber

Seeing Jia Gu coming back, Jia Lian quickly stood up, bowed and bowed, and called out respectfully, "Uncle."

"What's the matter? But your father didn't follow the doctor's advice, or ate or drank something taboo, so he asked you to find medicine." Jia Gu listened to the report from the housekeeper Jia Gui at the door, and heard that Jia Lian came to find a good sore medicine .Jia Gu thought that the housekeeper must have heard it wrong. Jia's family came to look for good medicine for sores, and they should also look for medicine for traumatic injuries.

"Our master is fine. The old lady sent my nephew here today. Baoyu was beaten by the second master. The old lady felt distressed and asked her nephew to ask for medicine."

When Jia Gu heard this, he sat down and said, "Neighbor, it's okay to borrow something. Jia Gui, go and get two pills."

Said to Jia Lian, "Use clear water to make ointment and apply it to the wound. Spicy things are taboo."

Jia Lian waited for the steward's medicine pill to arrive. He was not as respectable as Jia Cong in front of Jia Gu, and Jia Cong dared to act coquettishly, but he didn't dare to say too much.I thought that if my uncle asked Baoyu how he was beaten, I would tell the truth, but my uncle just drank tea and didn't ask a word.

Jia Gui came over with the medicine, wrapped it in a piece of horse dung paper, and handed it to Jia Lian. Jia Lian was about to leave, but Jia Gu stopped him. After thinking about it, there was no need to tell him about it, let him go back up.

There is no need to tell Jia Lian, but you must tell Mrs. Tong, "Seeing that the ninth prince's birthday is approaching, and concubine He is also recovering from illness, you can bring a gift and hand over a sign to see him in a few days."

Mrs. Tong agreed, and found some wooden swords and swords, thinking that boys would like them, so they brought them into the palace together.

Jia Zheng personally rewarded Jia Baoyu with a meal. After a day, he calmed down and went to work in the yamen. When he had lunch with someone, he felt frightened.

After the emperor succeeds to the throne, he will choose the land of ten thousand years to be his mausoleum. The mausoleum of the Supreme Emperor has been repaired for more than ten years, and it is the same here. Xiu, are the main tombs of the first and second emperors.

Yesterday, Shang Shu came out of the palace and spread the word that building the tomb of the imperial concubine was originally a good thing, but Jia Zheng was terrified when he heard it, and wondered if the imperial concubine was useless. Logically speaking, the tomb of the empress should be built first Only then will the tomb of the imperial concubine be repaired.Now that the emperor's tomb has not been completed yet, Jia Zheng has to think about repairing the imperial concubine's tomb. After all, he is Jia's biological father.

When I returned home in a daze, I thought about it half the night and couldn't remember why.He didn't dare to bother Shi Taijun with such an unlucky thing, and Shi Taijun recently saw that his nose was not his nose or his eyes, and the reason was that he hit Jia Baoyu more than a dozen times.

Jia Baoyu has always been the phoenix egg of the Jia family. He was beaten, regardless of the reason, only for everyone's condolences. Shi Taijun went to see him every day in a sedan chair, and put other people and other things behind.The fact that the imperial concubine sent someone back to talk to Mrs. Wang was also put behind her.

But Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang repeatedly confirmed that the imperial concubine was safe and sound, so she was relieved.

What he didn't know was that the people in the palace joked in private, calling the side of Fengzao Palace the West Noble Concubine, and the side of Pixiang Palace the East Noble Concubine, because the Pixiang Palace was to the east of Fengzao Palace.One is the noble concubine in name, and the other is the real noble concubine, that is, Concubine Donggui lives in her bedroom every day to recuperate from illness, otherwise, when the two meet, it will be another big drama.

In front of the Supreme Emperor, the Ninth Prince grew up rapidly. The most obvious manifestation is that he knows how to control the situation. Every morning and evening, he goes to the concubine to pay his respects. Of course, the concubine is the last one. When he wakes up in the morning, he goes to the queen mother first. Greetings, the Empress Dowager couldn't sleep when she got old, so he called him in, he respectfully greeted the Empress Dowager, said a few words with the Empress Dowager, and then kowtowed in front of the Empress Palace. It was to talk with the concubine in the palace.He hurried back to the front of the Supreme Emperor, playing with him for a long time, watching his mood to decide whether to be a little noisy or quiet today, the emperor felt that this kid was filial and smart.

In the imperial study room, Prince Zhongshun sat opposite the emperor, "Sure enough, it's just like my brother said, how can Concubine Zhen compare with her grandson, Zhao'er is in front of Emperor Father, and Emperor Father can't think of Princess Zhen anymore."

Don't you need to go to the Supreme Emperor to be scolded, Prince Zhongshun is also in a good mood, "That's right, recalling when I was young is to recall, Zhao'er turned pots and bowls, pulled weeds and picked flowers all day long, the old man only thought about how to teach his grandson well, I follow my grandson's ass every day to clean up the mess, I feel better, and I don't have time to worry about the spring and autumn."

The emperor smiled triumphantly, "Zhaoer is sensible."

Prince Zhongshun looked at him, "Music beauty will be destroyed by the forest wind, brother, if you have a candidate, please appoint a crown prince as soon as possible, otherwise, there will be another period of turmoil in the palace."

As for the women in the harem, the decent princes know too well. The emperor was also a prince at the beginning, and he knew that the other party had good intentions. Well, every day will be less than one day. If one day I die suddenly, the brothers, each according to his own ability."

Zhongshun sighed, and did not persuade him. He reminded that this kind of thing was already a taboo, and it would be best for the emperor not to take it seriously.

"Brother still has something to do. Brother, please sit here by yourself. I'll go outside the palace."

The emperor nodded, watching him go backwards, thinking in his heart which son should be appointed as the emperor, the seventh child is too honest, the ninth child looks fine, but he is too young, if the son born to the queen is still there, the eldest son Now you can marry a wife.

Alas, the emperor can't have everything he wants.

Jia Guxiumu brought Jia Xuan and invited Jia She to come. Jia She also brought his granddaughter, two little girls dressed in boy's clothes, squatting beside the two old men to watch the fishing.

"Let me tell you, my granddaughter has a big name, her name is Qiao'er. Good boy, reach out to your uncle for a gift."

Qiaoer shyly hides behind Jia She.

Jia Gu took out a handful of gold beads from his body and stuffed them together with the bag to Qiaoer, "Uncle came out in a hurry, there is nothing good, you can take this back and play", and said to Jia Xuan, "We can't lose money, Ask for a gift for your uncle."

Jia Xuan looked gentle and quiet, but her style was very tough, she directly reached out, "Uncle, a gift."

"No, my uncle doesn't have a single gold pearl on his body."

Jia Xuan glanced at him up and down, and tore off the jade pendant from his waist.Hanging on himself happily, he asked Jia Gu, "Grandpa, have we got our money back?"

"It's back to the original." Jia Gu laughed, blowing Jia She's beard and staring, "You are not afraid of teaching the child badly, look, you are teaching like a little bandit. Xuan'er, Girls can't do this, they should be like your elder sister Qiaoer."

Jia Xuan blinked her big eyes and smiled at Qiaoer.

"Let me tell you, our child knows when to pull the jade pendant on your body and when not to. Let me tell you, you should teach her to see the situation clearly and judge the situation, not to teach everyone the same virtue."

Jia She said to Qiao'er, "Holding this bag of gold beads, he said that my uncle accepted me as a disciple, and I will offer it to you."

Seeing everyone looking at her, Qiao'er plunged into Jia She's arms shyly, unwilling to show her face.

"Oh, we Qiaoer don't have a thick skin." Jia She tried desperately to win respect.

Jia Xuan made up the knife sincerely, "My father said, many things have been misunderstood by shame."

After talking and joking for a while, Jia Amnesty coaxed and coaxed Qiaoer and Jia Xuan to play while the women watched, and they sat on the pier to fish.Although the wind blew and the water was a bit cold, Jia She's servant hurriedly put on clothes for him, but Jia She who spoke was very hot in his heart.

"Really? All the expenses in the Hefei Palace are given according to the status of a noble concubine?"

"Um"

The old dandy laughed, but Jia Gu looked at him and interrupted him.It can be understood that the emperor wanted to make her leave decently, and also to make the two princes look better.Now that she has recovered from her illness, she hasn't seen the emperor a few times since she was ill.

"My old brother is not happy?" Jia She looked at Jia Gu's face and asked cautiously, "Is there something else going on here?"

"I don't know, I can't figure out where the benefits of concubine He come from?"

Jia Shehe chuckled, "Old brother, you don't understand. If I love any little wife, I will give her some from my private room. It's the same when I go to the emperor. It's not really a promotion, it's just to let her pay for it." It’s a little higher. Don’t think about it too much, think about it every day, I think the hair on your temples is thinning.”

"Your hair is thinning."

Shi Taijun got off the sedan chair at the second gate of the Gufu, Yuanyang came up to support her, and three girls got off from the carriage behind him, namely Xue Baochai, Jia Tanchun and Jia Xichun, followed by a group of women and maids, Wu A crowd of people.

Caizhao helped Lin Daiyu up to meet Shi Taijun, greeted the three girls, and a group of people went to the main room in the backyard.

Shi Taijun took the upper seat, followed by three girls, Xue Baochai sat at the bottom of Shi Taijun, while drinking tea, he looked around the room.The arrangement was quite satisfactory, nothing outstanding, and after thinking about Gu Yun's salary, he had an idea in his mind.

Although it was not the first time for Shi Taijun to come here, the last time was to spend the full moon with Xin'er. Seeing that the room was well tidied up, but now the decoration has been changed, he couldn't help but ask, "Why did you change the decoration? Last time I came to your place There are also some pastel bottles, why are they missing today?"

"Xin'er grows fast. Now holding him, he has already learned how to pull adults' earrings and hair. In a few days, he will start to make troubles everywhere. I just changed here a few days ago when I packed up the seasonal clothes. If you don't pay attention, you will break something I like."

"Yes, my brother is no better than a girl. He loves to move the most. But he fell asleep, and I took him out to see if he didn't sleep. Poor child, why did he get angry? When I knew it, I cried all night." Shi Taijun wiped away his tears, and took Gu Xin from the nanny's arms, "Well, I'm even fatter than last time I saw you."

Jia Tanchun put down the teacup, stood up and said cheerfully, "Old lady, I will also visit my nephew."

Jia Xichun wanted to see it too, and seeing Tanchun go up, she also followed.Xue Baochai stood up without moving, with a very decent smile on her face.

After watching for a while, Gu Xin yawned, and the nanny carried him down. Tanchun took Xichun and followed him to the next door, watching the nanny coax him to sleep.

Shi Taijun took Lin Daiyu's hand, "What did the imperial doctor say?"

"The imperial doctor prescribed a prescription, saying that while the child is young, he should take good care of it. I think the child will understand that he doesn't like to cry. Maybe when he gets sick, it will be fine after a while. He will be fine with himself. It's the same as people. Fortunately, I don't get sick from time to time. When I get sick, I can't breathe for a while. Give him a little bit, and he will recover after a while."

"Amitabha" Shi Taijun put his palms together and recited the Buddha's name, "The old woman is also relieved, let's not talk about it, just look at my brother, he really looks like a normal person. You two take good care of him, just take care of the cold and the heat."

Lin Daiyu nodded at the side, Xue Baochai put down the teacup, "Sister, there are some difficult-to-get herbs in our shop, I'll send some to you later."

Lin Daiyu quickly declined, "Thank you, Sister Bao, there are enough medicinal materials at home, from his little family, from the palace, from uncles, from our fourth master's brothers and sisters, and some The ones from relatives have piled up in a warehouse, and there is really no end to them, my sister should keep them in the shop, whoever buys them can save lives.”

Xue Baochai had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, "Our family still has some high-quality bird's nests. I will send someone to send some tomorrow. I will take care of my brother. My sister should also make up for it."

Lin Daiyu was afraid of receiving gifts during this time, and was always worried that someone would join Gu Yunyi because of this. "Thank you sister, I won't eat bird's nest these days, I will send someone to ask my sister for it after I eat it."

Xue Baochai didn't send out the things twice in a row, knowing that something was going to happen.He was not talking either, only listening to Shi Taijun and Lin Daiyu talking.

What she said was really not suitable for Xue Baochai to listen to, so she had to stand up and go to the next door to watch the children sleep.

Shi Taijun said, "Your elder brother Baoyu is not young. When your father was around, he knew many people. I heard that you two still had contacts with these people. I don't know if there are any girls in those families who match your cousin. If so, I will send someone to propose a marriage."

Lin Daiyu twisted the veil and thought for a while, "There are a few girls from uncles and uncles who are still unmarried, but those Qingliu scholarly families only want to betroth their children to people with fame. If Cousin Bao has With fame and fame, they will definitely agree."

"It's not difficult, just ask someone to donate your birth to your cousin. Your cousin has some articles in his stomach, and he is not afraid of being questioned."

Lin Daiyu was a little worried, why did everyone in her grandfather's family take it for granted?

"Old lady, donating your birth is worse than taking the exam yourself. Anyway, my cousin has a lot of skills. Are you still afraid that he will fail the exam?"

Shi Taijun was really embarrassed to tell his granddaughter that your cousin couldn't get out of bed because of the beating, so he also smiled, "I'll go back and urge your cousin to study, a man should be famous."

What she said was pompous, but Lin Daiyu also knew that she was just talking about it.

Both of them didn't want to continue talking about this matter, so they talked about other things, "A few days ago, girl Feng brought an old farmer to the house and had a good time for a few days. I also led them in the garden Take a look at it, and when my brother is a little older, you can hold him, you haven't seen the scenery of the garden at home happily yet."

Lin Daiyu agreed.

After lunch, Lin Daiyu sent them to the second gate. When Shi Taijun got on the sedan chair, he suddenly remembered something, "I heard that you two performed rituals with your old lady at Huguo Temple?"

Lin Daiyu nodded, "It's what Si Ye meant. If Xin'er was bigger, he planned to take us to visit my parents' graves."

"Live a good life with your son-in-law," Shi Taijun took Lin Daiyu's hand, "he has a conscience." After finishing speaking, Lin Daiyu watched them go out of the second door, and did not go back until there was no one in sight.

Xue Baochai returned to Mrs. Xue, and Mrs. Xue was sighing. Xue Baochai asked her, "Mom, what are you doing?"

"It's not because of your brother's evil. I mentioned several girls to him. He refused to agree to the one on the left and the other despised her for being ugly. What an evil."

Xue Baochai had no choice but to sit beside her, "Mom, don't worry, brother will get married sooner or later, so don't worry."

Mrs. Xue had no choice but to put aside her son's affairs, and asked Xue Baochai, "My son, did you go to the Gu Mansion and talk to Miss Lin?"

"That's right, but I said she didn't want to give her anything. I looked at her house in order, thinking that we should have some good things in the pawn shop, and see what I can pick out, and send it to her."

"I'm sorry for you, my son. If your brother has a little bit of care from you, I won't worry about our family."

These words are repeating the old tune, Xue Baochai didn't say anything, and took Mrs. Xue's hand, "I just think that the Gu family has no family background, and Gu Siye's salary is not much. Their family’s ostentation probably isn’t enough, so it’s reasonable to send money, but I can’t think of how to send it in.”

Mrs. Xue thought for a while, "Their family may not be interested in giving money. Let me tell you, when Aunt Lin went there, I heard that their Lin family's property was two to three million yuan. Miss Lin has money in her hand." .”

"Marquis Zhongwu may not give all the money to her. I remembered, I heard that Lin girl's dowry is all sealed. Before sending it, the Gu family has already counted it. Even if it is less, it will not Much less."

"That's the reason."

Xue Baochai said to Mrs. Xue, "Mom asked me to think about what is suitable for me to give. Mom also asked people to go out and find out. People who have no foresight must have near-term worries. When we give gifts, we must match what we like."

Mrs. Xue nodded, "You can eat at my place instead of going to the garden. Your aunt has something to tell the third girl."

"I have something to say to you," Mrs. Wang sent the people away, leaving Jia Tanchun alone, "Although you were not born by me, you were also raised by me. I love you so much that you don't need your big sister. Little brother."

Jia Tanchun said wittily, "My daughter remembers my wife's kindness."

Mrs. Wang wiped the corner of her mouth, "Good boy, our mother and daughter will be out of touch after talking about this. You sit down, and I have something to tell you carefully. Your eldest sister is not in good health recently, and I want to let you enter the palace." Go and stay with her."

Jia Tanchun heard, "When will you go? Do you go in the morning and come back in the evening?"

"Silly girl, of course I went, so I won't come back. Sisters support each other with one heart."

Jia Tanchun failed to answer this time.

Mrs. Wang said, "I see that you are so happy and stupid. You have never met the emperor, and you don't know him. The emperor is handsome and mighty, protected by dragon energy, and he is also kind. He is a good husband who has a hard time."

Jia Tanchun looked at Mrs. Wang blankly, with a smile on his face, "I listen to my wife."

"That's right, you pack it up today, pack it up, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, I will take you to see the old lady, and say goodbye to the old lady." Jia Tanchun was dumbfounded, and asked her, "What's the matter, girl?"

"My wife let me into the palace."

"What are you doing in the palace?"

Jia Tanchun burst into tears, "What else can I do? Seeing that my eldest sister is getting old and either has no pets or no children, let me give birth to a baby."

"Girl, let's talk to the old lady. There are two girls in the family. It makes no sense to send the third one too. Not to mention anything else, the second girl has two princes. Even you gave birth to him. As far as our family is concerned, there is no harm, but there is no great benefit either, it's not that the second girl can't have children... yes, it's that the eldest girl can't have children."

"You don't understand, Shishu. Of course the old lady knows this reason. The old lady still wants to promise me to the imperial family to help the princes. It's just that she is old enough to care about how long I can live, but I I want to live under my wife, if I don’t go, someone else will go, do you think my wife will spare me?”

The waiter turned left and right anxiously, "Miss, what can we do?"

"What else can I do? The eldest sister is going to be a concubine, and the second sister is also being sent to be a concubine. If I go in, I can't even be a concubine. It's just the life of a housekeeper."

"Good girl, don't cry, or tell the master, the wife will definitely listen to what the master says."

"Master must have known about it, otherwise, what would the wife do without telling the old lady about doing such a thing. Good servant, I am doomed. I will enter the palace by myself. Don't follow me. I will enter the palace. You are also a slave, you are a slave of a slave, what can you do?"

The master and the servant cried, and the servant cried for a while, "Girl, why don't we go to Baoyu, my wife loves Baoyu, as long as Baoyu speaks, my wife will not really send you to the palace."

Jia Tanchun thought for a while, "What you said is also a solution. You fetch water, and I wash my face. Let's go to Yihong Courtyard."

The waiter fetched water, Jia Tanchun washed his face, combed his hair again, and looked at himself in the mirror. Jia Tanchun said in his heart that I must be hired to be a decent lady. Lao Shizi's concubine, even if it is an imperial concubine, is just a noble concubine. The concubine who took the table.