Jia Hu of the Red Chamber

From the old lady Shi Shi to the great grandmother Zhou Jie, the three generations of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are now all of the first grade, and they are also a decent family when they go out. I don't know how many people in Beijing are envious.

As for the second wife, Wang Shi, who came here early this morning with a tired face and gray eyes to set the rules for her mother-in-law Shi Shi, she wished that the eldest wife and daughter-in-law would be struck by lightning when they went out.

Thinking of her marrying into the Rongguo Duke's mansion from Jiji to be a lowly child in front of Shi Shi, enduring such a pedantic and useless husband, and teaching her children to manage the housework, there is hard work without credit, just because of bad luck, now even Hu's daughter-in-law's little bastard has a first-rank imperial order, but her dignified daughter-in-law of the royal family is only a fifth-rank gentleman, how can she bear this tone?

Sure enough, the Zhou family didn't have a single good thing!A Zhou family who put on the picture of the eldest sister-in-law in front of her died short-lived. She wants to see how long this little Zhou family will be able to prosper!

The corners of her eyes were drooping, and Wang kept chanting Buddhist scriptures silently in her heart, barely suppressing the desire to slap Zhou Jie, who walked past her with a smile after being heavily rewarded and dressed up.

Turning his eyes away from the big housewife and daughter-in-law who were making a fuss, Mrs. Wang only looked at the solemn old lady Shi Shi, hoping that the old lady would bring back some news about her miserable Yuan girl today.

In order to raise more money for the eldest daughter, Mrs. Wang has been sending her confidant Zhou Rui's family to travel around these days. It took a lot of effort to get the thousand taels, and she simply entrusted all of them to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Shi. It's better than letting those eunuchs peel off another layer of skin.

Recalling the difficulty of raising money, Wang couldn't help but hate Zhou Jie even more.If it weren't for such an obsessive vixen, she held the public money tightly, and she couldn't find such an expense, why would she use her private house to put the money?At this time, I have to save Baoyu's property and provide for the eldest daughter to run up and down the palace, which is a bit incompetent.

Zhou Jie sensed that the second aunt Wang's expression on the side was unkind, but she didn't take it to heart. After all, since Jia Hu became a success, the second aunt had not had a good look for a few days.

Waiting for the mother-in-law on the second floor to take a step forward, Zhou Jie was supported by the girl into the sedan chair, and the group went to the inner garden of the palace.

When they arrived at the Fengqi Hall where Empress Chen lived, Empress Chen ordered the left and right palace people to help them up and give them seats because of Jia Hu's contribution to sharing the king's worries.

Mrs. Shi also paid homage to Emperor Yuan and Empress Xia with the wife of the old Duke back then. He was very considerate in etiquette. After leading Xing's Zhou Jie to thank her for her kindness, Fang sat down obliquely and answered Empress Chen respectfully. questioning.

Empress Chen didn't talk much, and her voice was very gentle, she mostly asked about the teachings of her children and grandchildren, she loved the two sons and one daughter of Yiyong Hou Jiahu very much, and because Lin Xuan was the eldest prince accompanying her, she also They asked a few questions about Daiyu's daily life, some of them were answered by Shi, some were answered by Zhou Jie, and most of Xing kept silent, fearing that he would be taboo due to his reputation in the Marquis.

After talking like this for half an hour, it was quite pleasant. Empress Chen asked about the children of Hou Yiyong's younger brother's family, and nodded slightly to the maid serving beside her. Waiting outside the palace, Empress Chen smiled when she heard the words, and Wen Yan ordered people to announce Yingchun.

The Xing family and Zhou Jie have raised Yingchun for many years, and they have a deep relationship. They sent Yingchun to the palace that day. They thought they would see each other again in this life. They didn't want to see each other again so soon. That's all.On the other hand, Shi Shi, Xu is old, when he heard that the servant did indeed pass on only Concubine Rong, his disappointment was beyond words.

Empress Chen saw it from the corner of her eyes, she was still smiling, and only after Yingchun calmly sat down, she chatted with Shi Shi again, casually mentioned Jia Baoyu: "I remember that there was a rumor in Beijing about ten years ago that it was a family member of the family. When the young master fell into the grass, he had a beautiful jade in his mouth?"

The granddaughter Yuan Chun, who had always been valued, did not come to see Shi Shi, who had a lot of guesses, couldn't help being shocked when he heard that Baoyu's good fortune was about to come true. Baoyu's intelligence and wisdom.

Empress Chen didn't talk, she just smiled and asked Xing and Zhou Jie: "I remember that General Jia is only the second son of Brother Yiyonghou?"

Seeing the two nodding their heads, Empress Chen smiled again: "In that case, you are no longer from the Hou family."

A sentence from the Hou's mansion, just four words, directly pressed Shi's heart from the cloud to the ice cave.After a long while, Shi replied in a low voice, "It's the son of the second son of my wife."

At this time, the quiet needle drop could be heard in the hall, and everyone naturally heard the trembling in Shi's words.

Xing secretly cheered, and was afraid that the queen was going to punish her family, so she couldn't help but glance at her daughter-in-law Zhou Jie. , Sitting upright with downcast eyes.

Empress Chen was high above, and she could see clearly the eyebrows and eyes of the people below, but she stopped the nanny who was about to reprimand Xing Shi for her disrespect, and continued to talk to Shi Shi: "But the Daolu Secretary who was appointed by the emperor to act?"

What I'm talking about is that when Jia Daishan, Duke of Rong Guo, left, the emperor bestowed Jia Zheng with a low-level official position in his rage. He didn't dare to say anything, but his face was unavoidably stiff.

Empress Chen didn't seem to notice it, the gentle smile on her face remained unchanged, but the words she uttered made Shi nearly break out in sweat.

"Although he is not the eldest son of Duke Rong, he is still the younger brother of Old General Jia. This child is so gifted that even if he lives separately, Mrs. Yiyong Hou should also take the clan as a concern and help the brothers in each house to find famous teachers. "

Every word was stepped on Shi's heart, and at the end, I have to ask again: "I don't know where this house lives in Beijing?"

If it wasn't for the fact that they were still in the inner garden of the imperial palace, the Xing family would almost have laughed out loud.What is face-to-face slapping?She has to keep her eyes wide open and take a closer look, to see how the second room will have the face to stay in the mansion after today is over.

The Xing family could see that Empress Chen made this circle to separate the Jia family, how could the Shi family not know?Immediately there was a pain in his heart, his lips trembled a little, he choked for a long time before he opened his mouth like a mosquito.

"My lady, the second son and his wife are pure filial piety, and they also fulfill their filial piety by the courtier's wife, and have never left the mansion to live elsewhere."

The word filial piety is as big as the sky. When Shi Shi said this, Empress Chen also nodded with a smile, as if she felt that what she said was reasonable, and the next sentence mentioned Zhou Jie: "In this way, Mrs. Yiyonghou made more mistakes. .”

When she touched her head, Zhou Jie hurriedly got up and left her seat to apologize, and waited for Empress Chen to leave. Xing's heart trembled, and she hurriedly went to see Yingchun, but she was very disappointed when she saw Yingchun with her head hanging down like a clay sculpture and wood sculpture. , Secretly sighing that it is not useful is not useful.

Shi Shi felt a little hopeful in his heart, but he didn't really believe that Empress Chen would really make things difficult for Zhou Jie, after all, everyone knows how much Jia Hu is valued by saints.Doesn't the woman's face all fall on her own men?

Sure enough, Empress Chen's next sentence changed the subject: "Since you are the head of the family, you should take your relatives back to the old lady's house from time to time to fulfill your filial piety, or if the old lady wants to go to Befu to listen to a play and have a banquet, you should also make arrangements. It can break the rules.”

The words are very harsh, but the tone is very soft.Palace people who have served in the palace for a long time know that no matter what the concubine or concubine Zhen said or did, Empress Chen would always smile like this and remain motionless.

Hearing this, no matter how stupid Shi Shi was, she understood that there was no room for change in this matter. She couldn't help feeling sad, and wished she could go back to the house and cry bitterly with her poor child in her arms. Shi pretended to plead guilty, and couldn't help shaking her body. If she wasn't worried that Baoyu's future would be hindered by disrespect in the palace, she would have fainted on the spot.

Empress Chen finished talking about the business, and said a few gossips, then she smiled and asked Yingchun to lead someone back to talk about some homely things, and ordered a few court ladies to bring rewards, Shi Shi still remembered the etiquette in a trance, and insisted The lead daughter-in-law and grand daughter-in-law thanked the queen for her kindness before going out with Yingchun.

As soon as she was seated in Yingchun's Yongning Palace, Mrs. Xing could hardly suppress the ecstasy in her heart. She could only barely restrain herself and asked about Yingchun's daily life. The care is palpable.

Zhou Jie also pursed her lips and said a few words from time to time, but she was not as happy as Xing's.First of all, her temper was calmer than Xing's, and Jia Hu had also let her know that she had confidence in her heart, so naturally she would not lose her sense of proportion in surprise.

Only Mrs. Shi, at this moment, is still grieving and indignant for her filial sons and grandsons, with a sullen face and unwilling to speak, occasionally raising his eyes to glance at his daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law, just like looking at an enemy.

Yingchun was originally a gentle and silent character who didn't care about everything, but now she just nodded along with her stepmother and elder sister-in-law, she didn't ask her grandmother what she had to say, and she didn't say much about her situation in the palace, she just followed her into the palace Xiuju couldn't bear it any longer, so she picked up a few things about entering the palace, even though she intended to praise her, she was very pleased to hear it.

In particular, I heard that the plaque in the palace where Yingchun lives is inscribed by a saint, and the side hall does not have a few low-status beauties living in it like the concubine's palace next to it, and the queen is also very magnanimous. At that time, Xing really beamed with joy.

But Zhou Jie knew that this was not the case inside.Although the sage gave Yingchun enough honor, he didn't have much favor, and he rarely saw her a few times in a month, obviously he didn't like Yingchun's character and appearance very much, and only provided the memorial archway for Yiyonghou's sister.

With honor but no love, Zhou Jie can only sigh secretly that this aunt's temper is just right, she really has no desires and desires, so she can still be calm and calm, neither contending nor jealous.

What Zhou Jie could think of, a woman like Shi Shi, who was fighting against her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the inner house, naturally knew it clearly.

Different from Zhou Jie's hidden worries, Shi only felt that the second room's opportunity to cheer up was right in front of it.

Ying girl is obviously not welcomed by saints, but she enjoys all the glory in this palace, isn't it because of her status as Yiyonghou's sister?Yuan girl's appearance and temperament are a hundred times better than that of Ying girl, and she is Hu'er's direct cousin, so she may not be able to win the favor of saints through this.

Even if Yuan Yatou is a bit older... Shi groaned for a moment, feeling a little uneasy in his heart, and then thought that the wooden appearance of Yingying Yatou would not show youth and beauty, and he was a little relieved, planning a full schedule, Just wait for Yuan Chun to come and teach me a thing or two.

It's just that Shi kept his breath and waited, but he didn't even see Yuan Chun's shadow.If it wasn't for the difference in status, Yingchun was the concubine of the Tian family, and Shi wished to ask her directly why Yuanchun hadn't been seen yet.

Yuan Chun, who was blocked by the nanny in Empress Chen's palace, was more anxious than Shi Shi.

She has served the sage for so long, and she can bear the fact that the first house and the long house are almost torn apart by the first house who welcomes the girl into the palace, but Chen Chen The empress was too partial, and she was usually detained for copying Buddhist scriptures under the guise of a sage every now and then, but today even her own grandmother didn't allow her to see her, so she was asked to copy Lao Shizi's Baohuajing in the side hall.

After Yuan Chun's soft words were exhausted, Qian Momo just refused to let go, and she really had no other way.After all, Nanny Qian is an old man who served the saint's mother Chen Meiren, even if she sued Princess Zhen, she would not be easy to deal with.What's more, she may not even be able to go out of the palace gate now, let alone walk through most of the inner court to file a complaint.

His lips were tightly pursed, and Yuan Chun felt for a moment that the sage sealed her in the Fengzao Palace, which is the farthest from the concubine's bedroom, to vent his anger towards the Zhen family on her head. The saint's mother was not favored by the emperor back then, and if she could get a prince, she might not have a bright future.

But it is really difficult for her to accomplish anything in the deep palace alone.

Originally thinking that Yingchun was still young, and that she might be able to coax her to get close to him with words, who would have thought that the saint would personally bestow Yingchun to the servant of the palace, and the eunuch in charge of Yongning Palace was the apprentice of Xia Bingzhong, the most proud person around the emperor. Can't be provoked at all.At the beginning of Yuanchun, he thought that this Eunuch Zhao was the emperor's confidant, and he could talk to him because he had served in front of the concubine. The name given to Yingchun, who is like dough, is like an iron bucket managed by Yongning Palace. Up to now, she has not even been able to say a few words to Yingchun.

Yingchun couldn't find a way to go, Yuanchun gradually gave up, and seeing Yingchun was not very favored, he was even more happy, but Yuanchun never thought that Empress Chen would be so desperate this time, that she would not be allowed to see her family.

You know, the concubine knew that Empress Chen was going to summon the female family members of Rongguo Duke's mansion yesterday, and she kindly ordered herself to take the old lady there to talk with her.

His mind was in a mess, and the ink in Yuan Chun's pen was a little out of order. Seeing this, Nanny Qian couldn't help coughing lightly. Yuan Chun paused, and was about to explain his identity when Nanny Qian opened his mouth.

"Jiamei has copied enough for today, this old slave will leave now."

As she spoke, Qian Momo respectfully put away the superb scriptures, and led the crowd out in a file.

Yuan Chun was stunned, and when he came back to his senses, he couldn't help beaming with joy. He didn't care about changing clothes and makeup, and hurriedly straightened his temples and hair, then walked to Yongning Palace with the help of the piano, hoping to see the old lady and get a cry. It is also good that the parents and younger brothers are safe.

It's a pity that she was still a step late.

When Yuanchun arrived at Yongning Palace maintaining the proper manners of a palace lady, only the palace commander Zhao Fu waited for her with a half-smile, and bowed his hands: "Mrs. Rong Guo, Mrs. General, and Mrs. Yiyonghou have left the palace .James, please go back."

She made it clear that even the palace gate would not let her in.

Yuan Chun was stunned, his lips opened and closed, but he couldn't find a word to round his face. He felt the midwinter sun reflected on the remaining snow, and his dazzling eyes were dizzy. Words, even more desolate heart.

After several years of bitterness in the palace, even before entering the palace, Yuan Chun admired himself a lot and knew the heights of many eyebrows and eyes. Zhao Fu treated her so condescendingly. I will believe it.

After serving the saint for five years, the number of times he has been able to get close to him is not enough to count with one hand. The only backer, Concubine Zhen, dislikes her disadvantage in doing things, and waits to be lazy and pay attention to herself.

With no pets on her body, no one in her natal family, and the family members all holding Yingchun and stepping on her, what hope does she have in this life?

It is obvious that Yuan Chun's ambition of Qingyun has fallen into the clouds, and another one in the old Wang's house in Beijing is also in jeopardy.

Mrs. Xue, Mrs. Wang, held the hand of Tongxi, the servant girl, as soon as she entered her daughter Baochai's boudoir, she saw Xue Baochai sitting by the window in old homely clothes, staring blankly at the steaming carp pond in the yard. I don't know how long I haven't touched my needlework.

Mrs. Wang originally got the good news from her elder sister, Mrs. Zheng Er, and was about to come to ease Baochai's heart. Unexpectedly, her darling daughter sat in front of the window against the cold wind, hurriedly ordered Tong Xi to close the window, and scolded her again. Yinger has no eyesight.

Xue Baochai had come to her senses when her mother entered the room, and quickly helped Mrs. Xue to sit down, coaxing her softly, saying that she was fine.

Mrs. Xue was in a hurry to tell her daughter about the happy event, seeing that Baochai was fine, she sent the maids to the small kitchen to make ginger soup to drive away the cold, while she sat down with Baochai.

"My son," Mrs. Xue stretched her brows with a smile, and she couldn't help rubbing Baochai's hand: "Your aunt gave you a letter today, saying that when the old lady came back from the palace, she would say that you and Baoyu There is only one thing in the future, don’t imitate your aunt’s small family spirit, show the style of a big family, and walk around with Miss Lin more often. After all, she is a marriage bestowed by a saint. Although the Min family is dead, it is still the Viscount’s mansion. It doesn't hurt to move around a little bit more."

After lingering so far, the marriage is finally about to be settled, but Xue Baochai only feels bitter and unspeakable.

Actually, Lin Yatou had to make a marriage first, and she clearly disliked such an embroidered pillow, so that she could get her turn. How could she not be as good as her?

It's just that her background is not as noble as hers, and she doesn't have a good brother who can be a prince to accompany her.

Even if he has a good heart and doesn't care about those who are friendly with Lin Yatou, he still needs to be liked by others.I don't even look at it, even my aunt, Mrs. Wang, who is my direct relative, is just doing nothing to their family on weekdays, and my mother still leaves her old house and keeps her brother and his family living in the uncle's mansion. People's complexion, not to mention a relative who is turning a corner like Lin Yatou.

What's more, even if Lin Yatou made a marriage agreement, according to the thoughts of the old lady in the mansion, she might still be thinking about the big girl of the Shi family.

Thinking of Shi Xiangyun who had met several times, Xue Baochai couldn't help adding another layer of concern, still acting like a little girl with Mrs. Xue on the surface.

Mrs. Xue didn't think as much as her daughter, she was only thinking about what in the family could be given to Baochai as a dowry, and which ones would be left to Pan'er to marry a wife. The good sister didn't care about her son's marriage at all at the moment, she was directly stunned by the old lady Shi's words.

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The author has something to say: starting from this chapter, each chapter will post the ending of a main character =v=

Also sorry guys. . .beep beep