The widowed mother of the red mansion

The housekeeper, Li Wan, also recognized him. His name was Song Zhong. He was an old man who had served the family for many years. Although he was not born in a family, he had always been trusted by Jia Zheng. .

However, the fleeting and terrifying smile on his face made Li Wan's legs tremble, as if someone had poured cold water on him.What a cunning and cruel look!It's not like the submissive servants who are used to it, but like a hungry wolf who wants to bite off people's necks.

After a while, the person who proclaimed the imperial decree really came. He was not the eunuch in the palace, nor was he acquainted with the family, but a murderous military officer with a cold face. There is no way to respond to the imperial decree.

What Li Wan heard was not very real, only a few words "has the heart of treason, often has the intention of disobedience, and intends to force the palace to usurp the government" hit his ears like thunder, and there was a rumbling sound.

What happened next was many times more tragic than the first ransacking of the house. Those people who were pampered and pampered were all chained up like animals, dragged away by horses, howling everywhere, blood and blood.The officials in charge of the search and inspection didn't even have to cover up their faces, and directly turned into the most naked burning, killing and looting.The beautiful courtyards of the houses were ruined to the point of unsightly, and there were some tricky corner buildings that were not easy to sweep. The looters set fire to them on the whim of the people; all the more beautiful women who were locked up were stripped by the public. The clothes are humiliated at will, and the slightest resistance is stabbed with a knife, which is no different from slaughtering cattle and sheep.

Li Wan staggered back a few steps, trying to cover her ears and close her eyes, but those horrible shouts and roars were like ghosts, and she couldn't get rid of Jia Li, Jia Lan or even Lingxi among them. To think about it, I can only bite my tongue desperately, hoping to wake up from the dream...

"Grandma, what's wrong with you?" Suyun and Biyue were so frightened that they pinched Li Wan and shook her desperately. Li Wan finally woke up, his face was still pale and his whole body was trembling.

"Grandma ordered us not to disturb, but just now the shouting was too loud, we were afraid that something might happen to grandma, so we rushed in without thinking about it for a while, and asked grandma to make amends." Biyue and Suyun knelt down and said tearfully.

Li Wan said weakly: "Thank you very much, light up the candles, get me some soothing pills, and light some tranquilizing incense."

Biyue hurriedly stumbled away, Suyun held Li Wan's hand tightly: "How is grandma now? Feeling better? Do you want to see a doctor?"

Li Wan shook his head.

Li Wan, who was usually in good health, fell seriously ill, and many things were delayed, and Daiyu and Youshi had to take care of them.Everyone in Jia's mansion was very concerned about Li Wan's condition. Famous doctors came one after another, and the medicine cost as much as water and stones, but her condition did not improve.

Lingxi is still young and doesn't know anything yet, but Jia Lan is so anxious that she sheds tears. Before serving the sick bed every day, she is afraid that she won't be able to take care of it at all, and she doesn't care about her homework at all.Li Wan was terribly frightened by this, and because he fell into a dream with his body, his body and spirit were all damaged, and the originally flowery beauty showed a utterly defeated appearance, so the Jia family had to prepare the coffin in advance.

The sisters and sisters-in-law who were good friends with Li Wan all visited attentively and talked about this behind their backs, and all of them sighed, especially Daiyu, whose eyes were swollen like red peaches, but she couldn't cry in front of Li Wan. It came out, adding a layer of sadness.

"Why do you have to act like this? I'm going to die somewhere." Li Wan reluctantly smiled at Daiyu: "I heard that your family is doing very well, so I will trouble you during this time."

Daiyu turned her face away and said in a low voice bitterly: "It's this time, and you still say that there is nothing. Take care of yourself first. There are hundreds of people in the family. You worry about each one. You have to talk to Lian's second sister-in-law. Just like back then, I was so tired that I lost both energy and blood. There is sister-in-law Zhen in the mansion here to help, so it won't be a mess. Have you taken the medicine that the old lady gave you yesterday?"

Li Wan shook his head.

After a while, tortoise came in with Lingxi in her arms, and said with a smile, "Grandma, just now my little brother called you mother."

Li Wan was a little surprised: "Really? Come closer."

Tortoiseshell put the swaddling baby beside Li Wan's pillow, Lingxi sucked her fingers, and yelled indistinctly, like a kitten.Li Wan listened for a while, then said with a smile, "It seems to be calling my mother."

Tortoiseshell said with a smile: "Little Jinkou, get rid of the disease and get rid of the disaster, grandma's illness will be cured tomorrow."

Li Wan and Daiyu both nodded and smiled.I don't know if it's true or not, but on the fourth day after Lingxi learned to call his mother, Li Wan finally recovered gradually, and was able to sit on the bed by himself and eat some light porridge.

Mother Jia and the others were finally relieved, and they still told her to rest well and not to be tired.Li Wan closed his eyes and meditated for a few days, struggled to get out of bed and added a lot of oil to Jia Li's natal lamp, wrote a long letter with a pen, and secretly sent someone to the princess mansion.

Princess Xiaolun read the letter, pondered for a long time, and ordered Li Wan and his two sons to go to Beijing to accompany her in the princess' mansion.At Yi's order, Jia's mansion immediately rushed to pack Li Wan's carriages and luggage. Mrs. Wang said to Li Wan very worriedly: "Okay, why did the princess let you go to Beijing?"

Li Wan said with a smile: "Maybe she has no one to talk to over there, and she also thinks that Lan'er is a bit older, so she wants to see if the characters are neat and tidy."

Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "How dare you expect such extravagance. You better serve the princess, don't talk about striving for merit, at least don't make mistakes."

"My wife said, I know."

Before leaving, Jia's mother called Li Wan to her, but she just stared at her for a while before saying, "Be careful."

After Li Wan kowtowed to Jia Mu and said goodbye, he brought Jia Lan and Lingxi into Beijing in a long motorcade.

After exchanging pleasantries with Li Wan, Princess Xiaolun stepped down as a servant in the palace, and sent her confidants to guard outside, and took out the letter Li Wan sent her with a smile: "You know, as long as I hand this letter to the Holy Majesty , your Jia family is about to be wiped out?"

Li Wan knelt down solemnly and bowed his head and said: "Princess Mingjian, the concubine and the people in the mansion have all been greatly favored by the noble concubine in the palace and the princess, and it is not a pity to be smashed to pieces. He was forced to be helpless by him several times, and he realized that his disobedience would endanger the princess, so he made such a bad move."

The princess sneered, "Is there any evidence for what you said?"

Li Wan paused for a moment, then resolutely said: "There are all witnesses!"

In fact, she didn't, but this is not important, she can let it have.

The princess also felt that the evidence was not important.The so-called evidence, whether it works or not does not depend on whether it is true or false, but whether the judge is willing to believe it.In the vortex of the power struggle, what is important is to seal the throat with a sword at the sight of blood. The two sides test each other and wait until the moment when the other party reveals its flaws. It is beyond redemption.

"Get up and talk." The princess squinted her eyes and said slowly: "You are also considered to be a noble family, but after two generations, you have to be a rich and idle person, and it is not suitable to get involved in such things. The reason for the ransacking of the house must be you I understand in my heart that it can be seen that the opponent's power is lingering, and it is not something that you and I can stop. Besides, the border is in chaos, and the country is plagued by natural disasters. The Holy One is kind, and he is absolutely unwilling to settle old accounts at this moment, which hurts the feelings of uncle and nephew."

Li Wan didn't dare to get up, and said in a low voice: "What the princess said is true, but it is precisely because of this that we can't delay. If that person is so powerful, if he is left alone and allowed to grow, I am afraid that it will be too late to settle. Princess Mo You must forget that the other old prince has no descendants!"

Li Wan suddenly mentioned the loyal old prince who had gone wrong, and the princess was also taken aback.It used to be that the two old princes fought to the death, so that the emperor could sit firmly on the dragon chair and continue to play this game of power checks and balances. Since the death of Prince Zhongyi, there was no one in the prince's mansion who could help him up, and he was completely invincible.In recent years, not to mention the military affairs in Beijing and China, even the local officials, even the local officials in the south, seem to be a little disturbed.

Both she and the Holy One knew about this, but they didn't take it to heart, because the Holy Majesty was old and in his prime, and his only son was stupid and ignorant, and he only wanted to play, so he relaxed his vigilance.Not to mention a familiar relative and courtier, who is still tired of fighting, is better to control than a young "upstart" who just popped up.

The more the princess thinks about it, the more she is wrong. If she really has no wolf ambitions, why is she desperately suppressing herself and the Jia family who have shown good in the palace?Princess Xiaolun has always been smart, she vaguely remembered the disaster back then, and couldn't help but see a little cold sweat on her back.

"Anyway, since you've entered my mansion, let's play with the two young masters for a few days." Princess Xiaolun resumed her lazy and luxurious demeanor: "It will be a festival soon, follow me to the palace to invite the two old saints." Please, it's also good."

Li Wan respectfully agreed.After carefully stepping back, a stone in her heart will fall.In any case, as long as she is suspicious, that's enough.

In the next few days at the Princess Mansion, Li Wan ate well and slept well, without a trace of worry at all.Seeing her like this, the princess felt a little annoyed, and went to the palace privately to seek advice from Concubine Li Gui.

Concubine Li Gui closed her eyes, silently turned the rosary in her hand half a circle, then opened her eyes and said, "Let's talk about it after the frontier battle report comes back."

The princess was puzzled and said: "But, this time the leader will be a heroic general. Even if he wins, as a deputy general..."

Concubine Li Gui sighed, "You are still too young."

Concubine Jia vaguely learned about Li Wan's entry into Beijing, but kept a tacit understanding with Li Wan and did not meet with him.She is four months pregnant, and she knows that only by giving birth to this child safely can she become a solid backing and the greatest help to the Jia family.

Two beautiful and gentle women, separated by a palace wall, tried to turn the tide and save the whole family in their own way.Men shed blood and tears on the battlefield, and women's swords and swords in the inner chamber are very similar.

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