The widowed mother of the red mansion

In a few days, both Jia Li and Li Hao went back to their residences. Regardless of whether it was good or bad, the two residences were full of joy and joy, and it was quite lively.When Jia Li found out about Jin Chuan'er, she didn't say a word, but she made up her own mind. She sent someone to Baoyu and said this to Baoyu, then they all laughed and left.

On the third day after the banquet, Mrs. Wang ordered Jin Chuaner to come in to kowtow to Jia Li and his wife.Jia Li turned aside to accept her gift, and said: "Your grandma has long wanted to find two people in the room for me. I thought that I hadn't taken the exam yet, so I should focus on my studies, and because I was always weak, I didn't dare Add trouble. Now that I am in good health, I just came back from the examination room. I wanted to talk to my mother, but she settled me down first, which is not what I like. You go back first, I have my own words Tell your wife."

As if struck by lightning, Jin Chuan'er was ashamed and angry, holding back tears and kowtowed down.When Mrs. Wang heard this, she was very surprised: "When did Li'er find someone?"

Biyue said: "Go back to Madam, the uncle said, marrying a wife and virtue, accepting a concubine and accepting sex, the eldest grandmother is already an extremely virtuous person, and the aunt does not care about her birth height, she only chooses those who are gentle and good-looking. Sister Jin Chuan'er He is a proud person by the wife's side, and I am afraid that if I want to go, it will make the wife inconvenient, and it will be a loss of filial piety."

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "Although the words are indecent, there is some truth to it. It's good that he is willing to accept the people in the room. I don't know who he has taken a fancy to?"

Biyue said: "Due to the lingering illness in the early years, my uncle was afraid that he would fill in people's fate at random, so I asked the real person Zhang to do the divination and prayed, and calculated a few extremely strange horoscopes. The real person Zhang said that the old man's wives and concubines are weak in the palace, so you should not marry more. , I’m afraid I won’t be able to suppress it, so I can only follow the horoscopes. The second master also pays attention to looking for the uncle, but how do you know that there are two rare horoscopes in our house that are far away in the sky and close in front of us.”

Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "Your child can't finish talking, which house is it from? I just hope it's not from the old man's side, it will take a lot of time to get up."

Biyue pursed her lips and smiled: "It's Miss Bao's Ruiguan, and Miss Lin's lotus official in her room." These lotus root officials and Ruiguan were domestic opera actors bought by Concubine Jia when she was visiting her relatives. , Those opera singers were dismissed, and those who remained were divided among the houses, just like maidservants.

Mrs. Wang was stunned, and said displeasedly: "Why are they the only ones? It's fine if it's other maids. These two are learning opera, absolutely not."

At this moment, Jia Li's laughter came from outside: "Mother's words are biased. They were bought by our family to learn to sing, and they were enshrined in the orders of the empress. What's the difference? I heard from Baoyu that there are housewives who support concubines in the Beijing Prince's Mansion, and there is no need to be too strict if the left and right are not the right grandmothers. If my mother refuses, I would rather just guard Lan'er and his mother."

When Mrs. Wang saw Jia Li coming to salute herself, and seeing the yushu growing in the wind, star eyebrows and sword eyes, not to mention the spring-like temperament, she couldn't help but soften her heart: "Just mess around with Baoyu! Even if I agree, you It's no use if my father refuses."

Jia Li bowed to Mrs. Wang again: "If the old lady agrees, the father may not refuse, please mother love her son more!"

Mrs. Wang was in love and pain, so she quickly pulled him up and ordered him to sit down on the chair beside her. She sighed and said, "You have always made up your mind. I didn't know why I was so worried when you refused to share the room. Now that Songkou is willing to ask for someone, so I can't help but talk about it for you."

The mother and son talked about daily life again, and the old lady over there ordered someone to call Jia Li, and then let him go.

Just when Jia Li entered the room, she saw Jia's mother lying on the bed with a smile and talking to others, Li Wan and Sister Feng stood beside her.That Li Wan was wearing a purple lake silk ball gown and skirt, which made his eyebrows green and his lips vermilion, Jia Li couldn't help but take a few more glances.

"Your daughter-in-law has flowers on her face?" Mother Jia saw it and teased Jia Li.

Li Wan blushed with embarrassment, Sister Feng would not let go of this opportunity, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law doesn't have flowers on her face! For someone like me, my father would like to goug his eyes, but there are scars on his face."

Everyone laughed, and Jia Li said with a smile: "My brother and sister are still humorous, she has a thin skin, how can she resist such jokes."

Sister Feng said: "Master, don't be distressed. What I have to say later will make her feel uncomfortable."

Jia Li was puzzled, and Jia's mother laughed and said, "I've heard what Baoyu said about today's matter. It's not difficult for you to have those two children, but it's a pity that one has been given to Bao girl, and the other is given to Lin girl, Lin girl That's all, she and your daughter-in-law have always been close, so it shouldn't be difficult. Girl Bao is a relative, so how can I ask for it? Otherwise, I'll just give you the lotus root."

Jia Li half-kneeled on the little table at Jia Mu's feet, and said with a smile: "Old lady, good things come in pairs, so let me bring Rui Guan too! It's rare that we have two characters in our house that are suitable. In the future It will be difficult to find it again.”

Mother Jia had no choice but to turn her head to Li Wan and said, "Tell me about your man! This is still in front of my wife, so you won't be angry."

Li Wan was told the reason by Daiyu long ago, and said with a smile: "At first I gave it to him and he didn't want it, but now I want it myself, if I stop it, it would be unvirtuous."

Sister Feng covered her eyes with her handkerchief and said, "Come on, I can't stay here. If I don't leave, I will be called a hot-blooded household." Then she walked out of the room with a smile.Jia Mu said with a smile: "What a monkey, I was beaten in the face today."

In the end, the three of them negotiated and decided to make up for Baochai and Daiyu, and give the lotus officials and Ruiguan to Jia Li as roommates.The whole family was in disbelief, and Jia Zheng had some complaints, but after seeing that Jia Li passed the No. 4 palace examination in high school, he couldn't help but feel happy, so he let go of the matter.

The Ouguan and Ruiguan were originally a pair of fake phoenixes, but now that Jia Li and his wife are willing to cover them up, they have the intention of taking them in. They are so grateful, they serve Li Wan wholeheartedly every day, and the three of them are in harmony, leaving Jia Li in the cold next to.Since the two became aunts, they both regained their original surnames. Everyone changed their names to Aunt Wu, the lotus officer, and Aunt Qian, the official Rui.

Not only Jiali High School, but Li Hao in the mansion over there also won No.9. The two lived in the same year sequentially, and only waited for the next year to be assigned official positions.Just like what Jia Li said, good things come in pairs. Concubine Jia in the palace is also two months pregnant. Jia's family is really proud of themselves.

After receiving the decree of favor, Mother Jia and others all wore high-grade makeup and entered the palace to congratulate them. When they came back, everyone was beaming with joy, unable to hide their ecstasy.The princess mansion also sent gifts, and when Sister Feng returned to Jia Mu, Jia Mu had to lead Li Wan to open the box to find the gift, but couldn't find a suitable one for a long time, so she let out a long sigh.

Li Wan served tea, and said to Jia Mu cautiously, "Old lady, take a rest, there are too many things that you can't find for a while."

Mother Jia smiled wearily: "Look at such an idea, there are too many and too few. Our house is quite beautiful outside now, but we can't even pay for the princess' return gift. Feng girl came to ask me, what should I do?" I'm so angry—what can I say! It can be seen that this time I'm really in a hurry, and she wouldn't let me know about this kind of thing before."

Li Wan felt that the time had come, and said slowly: "I used to have something I kept hidden in my heart, but it was hard to say it out. If I pretend to be a fool now, I'm afraid there will be scandals in the future that will ruin our house's reputation, and everyone will have a hard time. "

Jia Mu nodded: "Finish."

Li Wan thought it over and said: "The mansions on both sides are all old people. Although they are trying their best, they are also slippery and difficult to handle. If you want to get rid of the disadvantages, it will inevitably affect the interests of some people. Before, I made a fuss about the girls in my family's makeup, hair, hair, and oil. Although the savings are limited, it is still a clear way. If I want to grow bigger, I need to get rid of some people."

Jia's mother said: "I know, you did a good job in that matter, which made people feel refreshed. I thought our family was just a matter of ostentation and income, but I didn't know how to use a sum of money. The ostentation is still there. The expenses are less. Your Eldest Master has a small population, and Feng girl and her husband also spend in this room, so I can't drive him away."

Li Wan knew the deep meaning in Jia Mu's words, and said: "I know the old lady's worry. This matter must be done together with Feng girl. Although she is stronger, it's not that she doesn't understand the truth."

Jia Mu said: "This is very good. How can there be eggs under the overturned nest? Our house is a tree. If the tree falls, no one can expect a good end. Besides, she should have been in charge of the house all these years. I am content. You are a sensible person, you should investigate and take care of what you should do, just go ahead and do it after you make up your mind, I am not mentally strong, and I can't accompany you to make trouble."

Li Wan agreed, and slowly withdrew.

On the way back to Qinggeyuan, Li Wan felt a little heavy.She remembered an eternal truth: when the moon is full, it will be short.The Jia Mansion is considered to be in its heyday now, but in private it is full of undercurrents and dangers.This time Jia Li is in high school, and Concubine Jia is pregnant again, which will inevitably touch the hearts of some people and accelerate the intensification of conflicts.The fire that burned Aunt Zhou to death had never been extinguished in Li Wan's heart, it had been burning fiercely, reminding her that if Jia's mansion made mistakes, there would be such a fire that would engulf everyone.

As soon as she stepped into the yard, she saw Jia Li holding up the fruit on the Jia Langou tree, and said with a smile: "The fresh green fruit is not tasty, so why pick it?"

Jia Lan stuck out her tongue, broke free from Jia Li's grasp and ran away without a trace.Li Wan annoyed Jia Li and said, "My dear brother, I was led to ruin by you."

Jia Li smiled and said, "What were you thinking just now? I can see how preoccupied you are."

Li Wan said: "It's nothing, just talked about some housework with the old lady. It's you, don't take a good rest, just play with Lan'er, spoil him like a mud leg that climbs trees and walls, see if the wife doesn't hit you. "

Jia Li said: "Don't hold anything in your heart, just talk to me. I used to be sick and helpless, but now I can let you rely on me."

Hearing these words, Li Wan felt warm in his heart, the loneliness and helplessness that haunted him when he was a widow all disappeared, and his shoulders unknowingly relaxed: "...En."

Jia Li stretched out her hand, gently took away a fallen leaf that fell on Li Wan's shoulder, took her hand again and said: "The ground is tide, let's go back."

Li Wan's eyes were red, and he obediently followed Jia Li into the room.Aunt Wu and Aunt Qian, who were pointing needles under the flowerbed, could not help but smile at each other when they saw the scene of their love.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Wan got up a bit late. Feng'er came over while she was getting dressed, and said to her, "Grandma, I will help you to finish it soon. Our grandma invites you to go. She waited for a long time in vain, how could she not know?" You come, I have been urged for a while."

Li Wan said: "Little monkey, has your grandma paid her respects?"

"The old lady is inconvenient. It is said that Andu has been omitted during this period, and our grandma is still with the wife."

Li Wan didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly packed up and took a few maids and daughters-in-law to go there together.Just entering the room, I saw Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue sitting at the head, accompanied by Sister Feng. When they saw her coming, they ordered the little maid to take the seat.

It turned out that Miss Feng had a miscarriage, and she had been popular for a whole month. She couldn't hold it anymore, so she came to ask Mrs. Wang to take some time off and let her recuperate.Li Wan looked at Sister Feng's face, it was indeed yellow and thin.

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "In theory, it's Li's daughter-in-law who should take care of it. Usually, she is happy to be idle."

Mrs. Wang said: "Lan'er was young, and Li'er needed someone to take care of her. Now she should try her hand, so as not to leave Feng girl behind and make a mess, and it will look like there is no one in our family. You don't have to, Li'er daughter-in-law." It's too heavy, just do as it is, and let Feng girl take care of it after she gets well anyway."

Li Wan thought to himself: I'm afraid that when the time comes, if he doesn't behave according to his appearance, he will attract people's suspicion.He still said: "My wife said, I understand."

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