The maid of the red house
Chapter 94
Jia Lian was hanging out with two handsome young men in the study, and when she heard that Sister Feng was coming to invite her, Jia Lian thought that Sister Feng was not as flamboyant as she used to be in recent years, so she withdrew. Patting Brother Kui on the back, he couldn't help frowning and said, "Is there something important that you should make a fuss about?"
Since Wang Ziteng passed away, Jia Lian inevitably bossed Sister Feng around, without the affection she had before.
Sister Feng raised her head and glanced at Jia Lian. Seeing that his clothes had just been changed, she knew that he was doing a living in the study. She smiled coldly in her heart and ordered, "Feng'er, tell the uncle what you have heard."
Feng'er hurriedly stepped forward and whispered all the news.
Jia Lian sat on the chair and took the tea from Ping'er, but before she could drink it, she jumped up when she heard the sound, and said, "You said that the wife took things from the Shi family? Why didn't you persuade the wife? Take it at this moment." Don't these things seek their own death?"
Sister Feng sneered, and said: "My uncle said it lightly, but I persuaded my wife, she can listen to me? Maybe I went to my wife and said that I blocked my wife from getting rich. Now my wife is the housekeeper, and I am sick again. Brother Kui also has some coughs today. Brother Bao in the east courtyard has disappeared and hasn’t been found yet. Great, who cares whose muscles hurt?"
Jia Lian was very anxious and said: "No, I have to go and tell the master that things from the Shi family can't be accepted."
Sister Feng said: "The master said, can the master and wife listen? I didn't say it, the wife's temperament is also understood by the master. I would like to break a penny into two halves and spend it, let alone the pie that fell out of thin air. Don't talk about the wife, it is If the second wife in the east courtyard sees her, there is no reason not to accept her, and it's not like she hasn't done these things in the past two years."
Jia Lian was slightly taken aback, then smiled wryly, and said: "Since ancient times, parents have always talked about their sons. How can a son talk about their parents? It's just that my wife doesn't know the seriousness of this matter. It's too late for us to avoid it. She dares Collect things from historians."
When Sister Feng heard this, she was surprised and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Jia Lian glanced at Ping'er and Feng'er, and when they saw this, they hurriedly withdrew and stood outside the door to watch, not letting anyone approach them.
Jia Lianfang whispered: "I went to Ping'an Prefecture. At that time, I didn't shy away from it. Now people remember it. I don't know if our house will be involved in the impeachment of traffic rebels in our house. Fortunately, In the past two years, the old lady has disappeared, master Ding You, I am the great-grandson of Cheng, and I have been filial piety for three years, so the crime has not fallen on us."
Sister Feng was taken aback and said, "How good is this?" When Jia Lian went to Ping'an Prefecture to work for Jia She, the governor of Ping'an Prefecture and Jia She both praised Jia Lian for his good work. Sister Feng knew about it. There is no doubt that he must die.
Jia Lian said: "I'm also in a hurry. I'm afraid that I'll shake my arms out, so I have to stay at home obediently. I don't dare to step out of the door for fear that my superiors will remember it. Who would have thought that the saint would be so angry that he would punish the Xining Palace. The Nine Clans involved involved the historians, and I imagined that the historians were not innocent either, throughout the ages, they have done a lot of things, and the two Marquises did not know what crimes they were convicted of."
Sister Feng lowered her head and thought, and said: "The historian and our family have never been close. Except for girl Yun, there is little contact. That's when I got the news that the house was ransacked. I don't know what crime I was convicted of. I will send someone to inquire about it tomorrow morning."
Jia Lian nodded, sighed and said, "I don't know what's wrong, my heart goes up and down."
Sister Feng called Feng'er to carry Brother Kui down, and Fang said: "My wife has already taken this thing. It's useless for us to persuade it. The historian ransacked the house. Can't we send it over? Isn't it a crime for nothing? It's just If I don't return it, I really can't let it go, now it's not the same as before, if we are a little careless, our family will be in trouble."
Jia Lian couldn't help looking at her with admiration, and said with a smile, "It's no wonder grandma is different now."
Knowing that he said she was greedy, Sister Feng sighed and said, "If I'm still the same as before, how can I use my own money to buy sacrifice fields? I'd better tell the master to find a way to persuade my wife."
Jia Lian nodded, stepped out of the door, and suddenly turned around and said, "You said Brother Bao is missing? What's going on?"
Sister Feng said: "If you don't see it, you are gone. Who knows the reason? The boy is still following. If you don't see it, you can't see Baoyu. The wife of the East Court is very anxious. I don't know how many people I sent to look for it, but I haven't found it yet." Baoyu was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child, and now she hasn't come back late at night, who knows what happened."
Jia Lian said thoughtfully, "At least it's my brother, so try to find him back."
Sister Feng agreed, and Jia Lian just went out. When she arrived at Jia She's room, she heard that Jia She and Mrs. Xing had rested, and they would talk about it tomorrow. Looking for something, he was stunned and asked, "What are you doing?"
When Sister Feng saw him coming back, she wondered, "Why did you come back so soon?"
Jia Lian said dejectedly: "The master and wife have already rested, so I don't want to disturb you."
Sister Feng sighed for a while, and Fang said: "I'm looking for old clothes and things from the past. I will give it to the girl tomorrow."
Jia Lian didn't care after hearing this.
For the sake of filial piety, the husband and wife still live in separate rooms. Jia Lian went to the study, but Sister Feng stayed in the room and told Ping'er, "Find out a lot of old clothes and jewelry I wore before. You and Feng'er share some, and then call Yun's daughter-in-law in, and give her some too."
Ping'er didn't know what she meant, so he had to agree.
Sister Feng closed her eyes and slept peacefully with her eyes closed. There was Brother Kui on the same bed. When Ping'er and others turned off the lights and went out, Sister Feng opened her eyes and hugged Brother Kui. In decline, she has a little understanding of some laws and regulations, but she doesn't know how her own home is. Daiyu once reminded herself to buy a sacrificial field, and then thinking that Zhen's family and Shi's family ransacked their homes and thought of hiding their property in her home, it was too late. I'm afraid it's already attracting attention after being transported out, why don't I hide some of it outside now, it's best if there is no accident at home, and it's okay to reward them for nothing, if something happens at home, it's not considered the property of criminal officials.
Sister Feng secretly smiled bitterly, she had been proud all her life, and now, apart from Jia Yun and Xiao Hong, she had no one she could trust, and Xiao Hong followed her later, and was more loyal than others, and often came to pay her respects after she got married. .After the accident happened to the Zhen family, my own family collected the things but did not help the Zhen family to take care of it, and I don't know whether Xiaohong will remain loyal in the future.
At this time, Sister Feng broke the jar and tried her best to make arrangements.
She is not an ordinary girl, and when it comes to scheming, ten men can't match her. It's just that she has never studied before, and because of her family education, she is bold and reckless, but now she has calmed down early, and she is calm and composed.But Sister Feng didn't dare to be too blatant, so she could only use the name of rewarding old clothes and old jewelry.
Xiaohong was already very loyal to Sister Feng, although she was surprised when she got something, she was very grateful in her heart.
Sister Feng thought for a while, and gave some to Zijuan. Because Zijuan was pregnant, and her parents and husband's family were in the capital, Daiyu feared that she might get hurt on the way, so she let her stay in the capital. Now she lives in Zhou's house. .
Afterwards, Sister Feng also gave it to others, all claiming that it was all clothes and jewelry that she didn't wear.
Not to mention how Sister Feng planned for the future, Jia Lian went to greet Jia She and Mrs. Xing early in the morning. When talking about the historian, Jia She frowned, looked at Mrs. Xing and said, "Did you take the things?"
Mrs. Xing was deeply afraid of Jia Amnesty, but she really didn't want to give up the things the historian sent, she hurriedly said: "The Shi family is the old lady's natal family. Even though the old lady has gone, they are still relatives after all, and they are also the cousins of the master's direct relatives. You can't stand on the sidelines." .”
Jia She interrupted: "What Lian'er said is also reasonable, we can't bring ourselves to perish."
Mrs. Xing was stunned, and said: "Could it be that the master wants me to go back? The historians have been confiscated and the mansion has been sealed. Even if they are sent over, they will not be found. Besides, carrying them over, wouldn't it be human?" Everyone knows? Anyway, not many people knew about it when it was delivered yesterday, so it’s better to hide it, and the outside world won’t know about it.”
Jia Lian laughed angrily, but didn't dare to show it, and hurriedly said: "My wife doesn't know, our family is not good now, even if we can't return it, we should hand it over to the court, so as not to cause trouble for our family."
Mrs. Xing said angrily: "What trouble can I cause? When the Zhen family sent it back, why didn't the second wife accept it and you said that you can't accept it? Now I can easily be the master of the house. The Shi family entrusted us with the things. One is to take care of it, and the other is to leave some foundation, so that when their family has a comeback, even cold-hearted and unfeeling people can't bear to refuse, let alone me?"
Jia Lian said: "How can it be compared with the past? In the past, we were not afraid of being accused of treason, but now we are too late to be a man with our tails between our legs. Why do these things? Being impeached before a saint, our master has not yet shown his filial piety. I'm afraid there will be charges."
Hearing what he said, Jia She immediately raised eyebrows and said: "No matter what, this thing can't be taken away, Lian'er, you take someone to take it out and hand it over to the court. The second wife took away the things from Zhen's family before. Although we haven't done anything good, we can't accuse ourselves of the crime."
After hearing this, Jia Lian bowed her head in response, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, although Mrs. Xing was greedy and stingy, Jia Amnesty understood.
Mrs. Xing was so unwilling that she had to ask her maid to take Jia Lian there. She originally planned to hide a few boxes privately, but the number was unknown, but when Jia Lian came, she already knew from Feng'er. Seeing that the number was wrong, she invited Jia immediately. She came over and reprimanded Madam Xing, who handed it all over. Seeing the cage being removed, Madam Xing was heartbroken.
Jia Lian looked at the things that had been moved to the yard, and said to Jia Amnesty, "We sent them over and didn't take care of the historians. I don't know if someone said we were too heartless? How could we stand by and watch the historians?"
Jia Amnesty said disapprovingly: "You can do things, but you still don't know how to do it?"
Jia Lian lowered his head and thought for a while, and he had already made up his mind, so he sent the things to the yamen first.
Zhou Yuan was the one who searched the historians, but there was no way, except for these few people, other officials always wanted to steal it secretly when they ransacked the house. In recent years, whenever Emperor Changqian ransacked the house and sealed the mansion, he ordered Zhou Yuan to go there, and the copied Everything is exactly the same.
Zhou Yuan was very surprised to see Jia Lian handing over the things secretly sent by the historians. He knew the greedy nature of the Rongguo Mansion. At the time of the sale, their family did not help, leaving Zhen Baoyu to wander and beg, and has not yet been found.
Princess Xining is the daughter of the Zhen family, and the sister of Zhen Baoyu. Now the nine clans are being exterminated, and Zhen Baoyu is among them. Now she has been announced as a wanted man, and she must be arrested and brought back to Beijing.
Seeing Jia Lian's uneasy look, Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "It's no wonder that the family has a heart and never hid the offender's belongings."
Jia Lian hurriedly said: "Our family is loyal to the Lord, and we dare not violate the national law like this."
Hearing this, Zhou Yuan felt very funny. The Rongguo Mansion had done not one hundred things that violated the laws of the country, but eighty of them. Now that they know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, it can be regarded as progress. After thinking about it, he laughed Said: "It's hard for you to devote yourself to the country and kill your relatives with righteousness. Tomorrow, I will definitely mention your family in front of the saint and report this matter."
Jia Lian was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Thank you, my lord."
Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Then you go back first."
Jia Lian said goodbye.
After leaving the yamen, Jia Lian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, face and neck, hurried back to the mansion, and then ordered the servant to withdraw some silver taels from Mrs. Xing, and sent them to the prison for the historian to show that he had never stood idly by.
The historians and others are all in prison and have not been convicted yet, but the two Marquis knew in their hearts that there was no escape from death. When they heard that Jia Lian had handed over all the belongings that his family had sent to Jia's, they were furious. However, when this matter came out, the Jia family won a good reputation, but their historians have to pay more for their crimes.
Sure enough, when mentioning Jia's family, people in the capital said that Jia Amnesty's family was still in good order. Although he was ashamed of the historians, he did not hurt the historians, and even paid for the prison.
When Sister Feng knew about it, she nodded secretly. In this way, they would not be charged with hiding the criminal's property.
Half a month later, the historians were convicted. The two marquises decided, their sons were allotted, their wives and daughters were enslaved by the government, their property was confiscated, and the servants were sold. Just like the Rong family, the romance disappeared in an instant.
Jia Amnesty squinted his eyes and told Jia Lian, "At least it's a relative of my own family. Buy it for a few dollars."
Jia Lian understands that they have already taken care of the historians in front of everyone. Although the Zhen family and their family are family friends, they are not like the historians but cousins. My aunt and several daughters-in-law bought it and placed them in a house far away, not far from Shi Xiangyun's residence.
After the death of the two princes of the historian family, Jia Lian spent money to collect them. Although he was unwilling at this time, he had no choice but to act like this. I did my best to the historians, and then I was able to reduce my crimes.
When Shi Xiangyun learned that the two aunts had come out, he was startled.
Cui Hui persuaded: "The two wives live nearby, grandma should visit her at least once, otherwise outsiders would say that we are cold? There was an accident at home before, we were all women and couldn't come forward, and grandma kept her filial piety. Now I have to do my best. Mind."
Shi Xiangyun sighed and said, "Who would have thought that our family would become like this."
Cui Ling couldn't help shedding tears, but fortunately she was the girl Jia Mu used to serve Shi Xiangyun, and no family members were sold at the Shi's house, so she hurriedly took some money for clothes and materials, and accompanied Shi Xiangyun to visit Aunt Shi and Shi Xiangyun. Third aunt.
Aunt Shi Er and Aunt Shi San suffered such a catastrophe, and they were crying with several daughters-in-law.Although the Jia family bought them, they are all official slaves. Compared with the past, there is a world of difference. They are all female relatives living at home, so how can they be safe? Walking around outside the door, full of obscene language, it is very unpleasant.
When she heard that Shi Xiangyun was coming, Third Aunt Shi sneered and said, "What is she doing here? Can't we see our joke?"
Second Aunt Shi persuaded: "We are already like this, Yun girl is still living on the dowry, she is better than us, why refuse her?"
Third Aunt Shi said: "I am only dissatisfied with my sister-in-law. Although my sister-in-law treats her worse than my own daughter, I have taught and learned what I need to learn, and I have planned everything for her. We made such a good marriage early. , I just didn't expect Uncle Wei to die so early, but she was acting in Jia's house, it's a loss of face for us."
Second Aunt Shi sighed: "Forget it, forget it, it's all from the past, so what's the point?"
Said, asked the little daughter to open the door.
When Shi Xiangyun came in, he saw that the two aunts were very old, and the younger sisters were also very haggard. He cried, "Why did this happen? I don't know how much my aunts have suffered."
Everyone wept bitterly when they thought of their own fate.
Cuilu hurriedly delivered the things she had brought, 100 taels of silver, some sets of bedding, some expected clothes, some tea, fruit, rice noodles.
Second Aunt Shi saw it, she was dazed, and said, "It's no wonder you are so thoughtful, it's like charcoal in the snow."
Shi Xiangyun was surprised when he heard Second Aunt Shi say that, and then said: "Cuilu and I are living in the other industry. I don't know what plans my aunt, younger sister and younger siblings have in the future?"
Second Aunt Shi sighed: "What else can we do? Our family is already like this, and we can't rely on others for everything. Fortunately, in the past, women used to do needlework by themselves, and they were good at their work. They first made some needlework and sold it to survive. "
As soon as the words fell, everyone nodded, and they had no choice but to do so at the moment. They secretly rejoiced that they were good at needlework because of their frugality.
After hearing this, Shi Xiangyun bowed his head and remained silent.
After a long time, Shi Xiangyun raised his head and said: "Since this is the case, I will ask Cuilu to send some patterned silk and satin embroidery threads over tomorrow. If there is any trouble for my aunt, she will come to me. Although I am incompetent, but because of the two Uncles can come out to live with their dowry, and I also remember the kindness of uncles and aunts in my heart."
Second Aunt Shi fell into such a situation, she didn't just refuse, she nodded and agreed.
Seeing this, Shi Xiangyun sighed, and said again: "I'm afraid Rongguo Mansion doesn't have time to visit my aunt. I can't visit Sister Bao several times, because my second brother disappeared and I haven't found it for more than half a month."
Everyone was very surprised when they heard the words, Second Aunt Shi asked: "Why did you lose the good one?"
Shi Xiangyun shook his head and said, "They said they went out by themselves, but they disappeared in the blink of an eye. I don't know how they lost it."
However, it has been more than half a month since Baoyu disappeared. No matter how many servants are sent out to look for them, there is still no clue. Mrs. Wang and Baochai and the girls in the house are crying day and night. Jia Zheng is so angry that he points at Mrs. Wang and curses. : "It's fine for this evil person not to study well at home, but he still causes trouble, so he left and didn't come back."
Mrs. Wang cried loudly: "I'm over 50 years old now, and I'm just such a wicked person. How can we not let him come back?" Thinking of how much Baoyu had suffered outside, Mrs. Wang felt even more heartbroken.
Jia Zheng said angrily: "Let him come back, how can he come back? If he can't be found, how would he know that there is still this home?"
Mrs. Wang couldn't get sick because of this, and Baochai watched over her every day, never leaving her.
Only Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan agreed very much. Aunt Zhao spat secretly and said, "After sending the third girl out, it's her turn to feel sad now."
When Jia Amnesty heard that Baoyu was missing, Jia Zheng asked all the servants who were looking for him to come back, frowning, and hurriedly ordered Jia Lian to send someone to look for him.
Mrs. Wang refused to give up no matter what, she beat up the servants heavily, kicked them out, sent more people to search, and asked Jia Lian to make a list, as long as she could send Baoyu back, she would be rewarded with 1 taels of gold. There must be a brave man, everyone in the capital knows that Jia Baoyu, who was born in Rongguo Mansion with Baoyu in his mouth, has been lost. Some people are sympathetic, and some are surprised. They all say that they follow a dozen servants every day, how can they be lost, and many people go there Looking for Jia Baoyu, trying to get the reward of 1 taels of silver.
Seeing Mrs. Wang's condition getting worse, she suddenly saw someone stumbling in and said, "Baoyu is back!"
As soon as Baoyu came back, Mrs. Wang hurriedly got up and went out regardless of her illness.
Baochai didn't care to hide, followed behind to support Mrs. Wang, and asked, "Who found the second master? Who sent the second master back?"
The visitor said: "It's a beggar who sent the second master back, and he is outside the door."
Mrs. Wang said in a repeated voice: "What is Huazi? As long as he sends my Baoyu back, he will be my benefactor. Please come in and settle him down quickly. Call Baoyu to come to me. How can I feel at ease if I don't see Baoyu?"
While speaking, he had already arrived at Yimen, and there were two beggars standing beside Yimen, both smelly and dirty.
But Baoyu hadn't been seen for a month, her clothes were ragged, she didn't have a crown, belt or accessories on her head, and she was much thinner than before. Mrs. Wang could hardly recognize her. The other beggar's behavior was very similar to Baoyu's, but she couldn't see clearly. true colors.
Baochai took a closer look, and couldn't help being startled, and said, "Second Lord is finally back, I can't remember my wife."
Jia Baoyu turned her head to look at Baochai, but ignored her. Instead, she knelt down in front of Mrs. Wang, kowtowed and said with tears, "Madam, I'm back. I haven't seen you these days. Mrs. Lao is worried."
Seeing that Jia Baoyu was dark and thin, Mrs. Wang was so distressed that she cried and stretched out her hand to beat Baoyu, saying: "You wicked person, you know you're back? You just went out, why did you disappear?"
Jia Baoyu said: "My son has seen a lot of things outside and gained a lot of insight."
Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth and said: "Is there any knowledge at home that you can't learn? Why did you run outside? You are my heart and soul. If you go here, I won't see you for a month. How can I live?"
Jia Baoyu wept and said, "It's my son's unfilial piety that made my wife worry."
Baochai repeatedly advised him to study and study the secular economy, but he was impatient, so he ignored it. The next day, he threw down the psychic gem and went out, intending to visit Shi Xiangyun, but he heard that the historian copied it.
Jia Baoyu is different now, after learning about this, he became even more disheartened, and left the city unknowingly, but he saw a few nuns begging for alms in the busy city, so he recognized Xichun, and followed him on horseback in a daze , Fan separated from the boys, managed to catch up with Xichun, but was ridiculed by Xichun, immediately tired of the world, unwilling to go home, and wanted to become a monk.
Xichun ignored her and followed her master back to the temple.
Jia Baoyu walked in a daze, he didn't know where he went, he didn't know how to spend his days outside, so he met a few hooligans who robbed him of his clothes and horses, but fortunately he met a beggar. Zhen Baoyu, Zhen Baoyu begged during the day and slept in a ruined temple at night. Even if he was a beggar, there were always people vying for territory.
Hearing Zhen Baoyu's stories about what happened after the ransacking of the house, Jia Baoyu felt very sympathetic, but learned from Zhen Baoyu that his family took things from their family, but did not help their family.
After hearing this, Jia Baoyu couldn't believe it, and said that there must be no such thing.
Zhen Baoyu sneered, and said: "I saw the things delivered with my own eyes, why not? Your wife still received them."
Jia Baoyu stayed there for half a day, and couldn't help crying: "I already believe it a little bit, why don't I believe it? I probably understand why the third sister married far away and got married. What you said is nothing. , It’s just that those are our master and wife, what can I say? It’s better that I have become a monk, and I’m clean, no wonder the fourth sister has also become a nun and refuses to go home.”
Zhen Baoyu has gone through the heat and cold of the world. Although his sister has become the princess of Xining and has been looking for him, but he has no face to show up, so he has been begging for a living. He let out a long sigh and comforted him instead.
Therefore, the two Baoyu became confidants.
Knowing that Jia Baoyu is going to become a monk, Zhen Baoyu said: "You can't let go of your family, why bother?"
After hearing this, Jia Baoyu immediately suppressed the idea of becoming a monk.
The Xining Palace ransacked the house and sealed it off. The family members who had been rescued by the Princess Xining were sold again, and she was also wanted. Zhen Baoyu didn't dare to appear in the capital area.
When he heard that Mrs. Wang was seriously ill, Zhen Baoyu sent Jia Baoyu back.
But Jia Baoyu was unwilling, and said: "Aren't you afraid of being arrested by the court when you send me back?"
Zhen Baoyu said: "I am a beggar now, who can recognize me? After sending you back, I will leave Beijing and return to my hometown."
Jia Baoyu didn't mention Zhen Baoyu's identity to Mrs. Wang, but only comforted Mrs. Wang, saying: "This beggar sent me back. Thanks to him, I can be safe."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang hurriedly thanked Zhen Baoyu.
Zhen Baoyu remembered the things her family entrusted to them, but they looked on coldly at her family, so they ignored her coldly.
Baochai stepped forward to support Mrs. Wang, bowed her head and said, "Ma'am, first ask someone to prepare hot water, bathe and change clothes for the second master and this master, and get rid of the bad luck. If you have anything to say, let's wait for the second master and this master to clean up." Let's talk."
Mrs. Wang said yes again and again, calling Jia Baoyu and Zhen Baoyu to go in.
But Zhen Baoyu said: "No need, the person has been delivered, I should go back."
Jia Baoyu also said: "Don't let him stay. My wife and sister will prepare some clothes, food and silver for her, give him a horse, and give him a road guide to send him out of Beijing."
Mrs. Wang got Baoyu as if she got a phoenix. She was grateful to the beggar who brought Baoyu back, and said hurriedly: "It's better to pack it up and go back. I sent someone to look for you and asked your second brother Lian to put up a list and said who sent you back. So the bounty is 1 taels of silver, how can he go out with a large amount of silver alone? It’s nothing to worry about.”
Jia Baoyu was startled, and smiled wryly, "How can I be worth 1 taels for an incompetent person like me?"
Still persuading Mrs. Wang to prepare a package for Zhen Baoyu, send a fast horse, ask someone to guide him, and personally send him out of Beijing, and watch him return home after returning to the south, take a bath and change clothes again.
Baochai guessed in her heart that it must be the result of her persuading Baoyu to study, so she dared not mention it now, and only devoted herself to serving Baoyu.
Baoyu has been used to seeing the affairs of the world recently, but it is slightly different from before. He heard that Jia Lian had handed over the things quietly sent by the historians to the Yamen, and then took care of the historians' imprisonment and other matters, and bought the historians and others, and placed them in a house. In the middle of the day, Mrs. Huisi Wang took the belongings of the Zhen family but did not help the Zhen family. She couldn't help but sighed and remained silent.
News of Baoyu's return spread quickly. Mrs. Wang's condition gradually recovered, so she ordered Baoyu to kowtow to Jia Amnesty to thank Jia Amnesty. Before Rongxitang could say a word, Second Aunt Shi came to the door and cried to Mrs. Xing and Sister Feng: "The Wei family kicked girl Yun out."
Everyone was taken aback and asked questions.
Second Aunt Shi said: "Ever since our family fell, the members of the Wei family have been staring at them. Girl Yun originally lived in the Wei family's other business. It was agreed at the beginning that she would let Girl Yun guard the dowry to live without costing them a penny. , Who would have thought that those wolf-hearted people wanted to occupy Yun girl's dowry, many people came to the door to drive Yun girl out, and I don't know where they went."
Baoyu was pouring tea to thank Jia Amnesty. Hearing this, his hands trembled, and the tea bowl fell to the ground and shattered.
After hearing this, Sister Feng looked at Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing.
Jia She was furious, and said: "What a Wei family, isn't it afraid that our family will find them bad luck? Ask Lian'er to do it!"
Jia Lian sighed and had to go to cook.
It was already November at that time, but they said that Daiyu and others had been on the sea for more than a month, and they knew nothing about the capital, neither did they know that the historian ransacked the house, nor did they know that Baoyu was missing, nor did they know that Xiangyun was expelled. , only cared about Brother Qi's Catch the Zhou banquet, because they had already expected that Brother Qi would be on the boat when he was one year old, so all the things that should be prepared for the Catch Zhou were prepared in the capital and brought on board.
In the early morning of the second day of junior high school, Daiyu went to the snow goose boat. After Daiyu went, Baoqin and other female relatives naturally followed.
The female relatives are inside the cabin, while the men and their personal entourage are outside.
Daiyu sat on the upper hand, asked Yuanyang to take out a set of clothes, and said with a smile: "I have nothing to do on the boat, so I made a set of clothes, shoes and socks for Brother Qi. He is one year old today, so he must wear it."
Xueyan smiled and said, "Thank you grandma for loving him." After speaking, she apologized and went to bathe and change Qi Geer.
Daiyu waved her hand, letting her go and talk to everyone.
The mandarin duck followed the snow geese in. The cabin was tight and warm like spring. Because the mandarin duck was wearing a red dress, Brother Qi sat in the steaming wooden basin and looked at the clothes on the mandarin duck. His eyes rolled and his mouth watered. Invisible in the water.
The mandarin duck looked funny, so he squatted down, stroked the lotus joint-like arms and legs of Brother Qi, and said with a smile: "It's good to be chubby."
Brother Qi was so itchy that he wriggled from side to side, his hands and feet flopped in the water, and a burst of water splashed the mandarin ducks' heads and faces. He was smiling happily and full of energy, crawling around in the basin, poking his buttocks at them.
Seeing this, Xueyan slapped him on the buttocks and said, "You child, why are you so dishonest?"
Yuanyang wiped her face with a handkerchief, and said with a smile, "Grandma just loves your fat brother's cleverness."
After finishing speaking, he said to Xueyan: "Don't let grandma hug Brother Qi, grandma didn't change her clothes last month, and she was about to ask the doctor who followed her to take a look, but grandma was afraid of alarming others, so she didn't ask me to tell."
Xueyan was surprised and delighted when she heard this, and said, "Really?"
Yuanyang pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "Can I still coax you? Ever since you gave birth to Brother Qi, Grandma has also been looking forward to it. It's just that the uncle was away at the time, and now it's very easy to conceive. I just don't know how."
Xueyan said: "After the Zhou banquet, I will take grandma's pulse. I am not good at medicine, and I have only learned a little from our uncle. I can feel whether it is a slippery pulse. When grandma returns, my sister will send someone to ask for a doctor." In the past, we are now on the boat, we are in a hurry and tired, it is not as safe as in the capital, so we have to be more careful."
Yuanyang nodded and said: "That's the reason, let me tell you, ask Mr. Zhao to send someone to invite a doctor who is better than us."
Xueyan understood, and said, "Sister, don't worry."
After taking a bath for Brother Qi, he was wearing a big red and two-color gold and silver mouse double-breasted jacket made by Daiyu herself, paired with pine flower elastic ink silk cotton trousers, and a mink fur hat. Xueyan didn't hug him and let him She walked out waddlingly, because she was very familiar with Daiyu, and Daiyu was very fragrant, so she rushed to Daiyu's side, scaring Xueyan to grab her and hold her in her arms.
Daiyu didn't have a son because she left the court for several years, so she loved Brother Qi very much. On the way, Brother Qi lived on their boat for 20 days. Seeing this, she smiled and said: "He kisses me, you just let him come over, what are you afraid of? "
Xueyan glanced at her and said with a smile: "Grandma is no better than before, she'd rather be careful."
As soon as Daiyu heard it, she knew that Yuanyang had told her, and remembering that she and Zhou Hong were newly married, she was too affectionate, and she blushed, and said, "Where can I say for sure? I haven't asked the doctor to look at it yet. "
Xueyan instructed: "This can't be taken lightly. After a while, grandma will go back, and I will ask the doctor to come over."
Baoqin listened to it for a long time, wondering: "What's wrong with Sister Lin?"
Daiyu hurriedly smiled and said, "It's nothing important, but I've been more lazy these past two days. Yuanyang told Xueyan that she was worried about me."
Baoqin said: "My sister is not well, please ask the doctor to take a look at it earlier."
Brother Qi was very mischievous, he struggled to get down, and still walked up to Daiyu, grabbed the corner of Daiyu's skirt, raised his face and pointed at the snacks on the tea table next to Daiyu, and said, "Eat!"
Daiyu didn't dare to hug him now, and said with a smile: "Brother Qi, do you want to eat by yourself, or let me eat?"
Seeing that Daiyu didn't bring the snacks to him for a long time, Brother Qi's eyes were full of doubts, and he yelled for a while, still holding Daiyu's clothes with one hand, and pointing to the tea table with the other, and said, "I'll eat it." , I eat, I want to eat!" When talking, he stared at Daiyu, he used to give him food, why not today?
Xueyan chuckled, Brother Qi was very greedy and protective of food, no matter what things were in his hands, he would not give them to anyone.
Seeing the saliva flowing down the corners of Brother Qi's mouth and dripping onto the bib embroidered with cats and butterflies, Daiyu saw this, smiled and picked up a piece of snack that could be softened, but she didn't give it to Brother Qi, but handed it to him. To Xueyan, said: "Your brother is hungry, feed him quickly, break it up bit by bit, and choke him carefully."
Xueyan smiled and said, "Brother Qi, come here, come to Mom to eat cakes."
As expected, Brother Qi let go, turned around, and walked towards Xueyan. Because he was dressed thickly in winter, he almost fell down on the way, but was supported by Yuanyang and sent to Xueyan.
Sitting in Xueyan's arms and eating snacks, Brother Qi felt very satisfied, so he stopped making noise.
For a while, the girl said back and forth that all the things were laid out, Xueyan hurriedly ordered people to take brother Qi out, because there were female relatives in the family, and they were not from the same family, so it was not easy to be in the same room, only separated by a screen, so they only put things outside , watched by Zhao Yun, Liu Xianglian and others.
With only one son, Zhao Yun placed countless things in the world.
Brother Qi was carried out by the girl, and he was very excited when he saw Zhao Yun, and shouted: "Father!"
Since Wang Ziteng passed away, Jia Lian inevitably bossed Sister Feng around, without the affection she had before.
Sister Feng raised her head and glanced at Jia Lian. Seeing that his clothes had just been changed, she knew that he was doing a living in the study. She smiled coldly in her heart and ordered, "Feng'er, tell the uncle what you have heard."
Feng'er hurriedly stepped forward and whispered all the news.
Jia Lian sat on the chair and took the tea from Ping'er, but before she could drink it, she jumped up when she heard the sound, and said, "You said that the wife took things from the Shi family? Why didn't you persuade the wife? Take it at this moment." Don't these things seek their own death?"
Sister Feng sneered, and said: "My uncle said it lightly, but I persuaded my wife, she can listen to me? Maybe I went to my wife and said that I blocked my wife from getting rich. Now my wife is the housekeeper, and I am sick again. Brother Kui also has some coughs today. Brother Bao in the east courtyard has disappeared and hasn’t been found yet. Great, who cares whose muscles hurt?"
Jia Lian was very anxious and said: "No, I have to go and tell the master that things from the Shi family can't be accepted."
Sister Feng said: "The master said, can the master and wife listen? I didn't say it, the wife's temperament is also understood by the master. I would like to break a penny into two halves and spend it, let alone the pie that fell out of thin air. Don't talk about the wife, it is If the second wife in the east courtyard sees her, there is no reason not to accept her, and it's not like she hasn't done these things in the past two years."
Jia Lian was slightly taken aback, then smiled wryly, and said: "Since ancient times, parents have always talked about their sons. How can a son talk about their parents? It's just that my wife doesn't know the seriousness of this matter. It's too late for us to avoid it. She dares Collect things from historians."
When Sister Feng heard this, she was surprised and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Jia Lian glanced at Ping'er and Feng'er, and when they saw this, they hurriedly withdrew and stood outside the door to watch, not letting anyone approach them.
Jia Lianfang whispered: "I went to Ping'an Prefecture. At that time, I didn't shy away from it. Now people remember it. I don't know if our house will be involved in the impeachment of traffic rebels in our house. Fortunately, In the past two years, the old lady has disappeared, master Ding You, I am the great-grandson of Cheng, and I have been filial piety for three years, so the crime has not fallen on us."
Sister Feng was taken aback and said, "How good is this?" When Jia Lian went to Ping'an Prefecture to work for Jia She, the governor of Ping'an Prefecture and Jia She both praised Jia Lian for his good work. Sister Feng knew about it. There is no doubt that he must die.
Jia Lian said: "I'm also in a hurry. I'm afraid that I'll shake my arms out, so I have to stay at home obediently. I don't dare to step out of the door for fear that my superiors will remember it. Who would have thought that the saint would be so angry that he would punish the Xining Palace. The Nine Clans involved involved the historians, and I imagined that the historians were not innocent either, throughout the ages, they have done a lot of things, and the two Marquises did not know what crimes they were convicted of."
Sister Feng lowered her head and thought, and said: "The historian and our family have never been close. Except for girl Yun, there is little contact. That's when I got the news that the house was ransacked. I don't know what crime I was convicted of. I will send someone to inquire about it tomorrow morning."
Jia Lian nodded, sighed and said, "I don't know what's wrong, my heart goes up and down."
Sister Feng called Feng'er to carry Brother Kui down, and Fang said: "My wife has already taken this thing. It's useless for us to persuade it. The historian ransacked the house. Can't we send it over? Isn't it a crime for nothing? It's just If I don't return it, I really can't let it go, now it's not the same as before, if we are a little careless, our family will be in trouble."
Jia Lian couldn't help looking at her with admiration, and said with a smile, "It's no wonder grandma is different now."
Knowing that he said she was greedy, Sister Feng sighed and said, "If I'm still the same as before, how can I use my own money to buy sacrifice fields? I'd better tell the master to find a way to persuade my wife."
Jia Lian nodded, stepped out of the door, and suddenly turned around and said, "You said Brother Bao is missing? What's going on?"
Sister Feng said: "If you don't see it, you are gone. Who knows the reason? The boy is still following. If you don't see it, you can't see Baoyu. The wife of the East Court is very anxious. I don't know how many people I sent to look for it, but I haven't found it yet." Baoyu was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child, and now she hasn't come back late at night, who knows what happened."
Jia Lian said thoughtfully, "At least it's my brother, so try to find him back."
Sister Feng agreed, and Jia Lian just went out. When she arrived at Jia She's room, she heard that Jia She and Mrs. Xing had rested, and they would talk about it tomorrow. Looking for something, he was stunned and asked, "What are you doing?"
When Sister Feng saw him coming back, she wondered, "Why did you come back so soon?"
Jia Lian said dejectedly: "The master and wife have already rested, so I don't want to disturb you."
Sister Feng sighed for a while, and Fang said: "I'm looking for old clothes and things from the past. I will give it to the girl tomorrow."
Jia Lian didn't care after hearing this.
For the sake of filial piety, the husband and wife still live in separate rooms. Jia Lian went to the study, but Sister Feng stayed in the room and told Ping'er, "Find out a lot of old clothes and jewelry I wore before. You and Feng'er share some, and then call Yun's daughter-in-law in, and give her some too."
Ping'er didn't know what she meant, so he had to agree.
Sister Feng closed her eyes and slept peacefully with her eyes closed. There was Brother Kui on the same bed. When Ping'er and others turned off the lights and went out, Sister Feng opened her eyes and hugged Brother Kui. In decline, she has a little understanding of some laws and regulations, but she doesn't know how her own home is. Daiyu once reminded herself to buy a sacrificial field, and then thinking that Zhen's family and Shi's family ransacked their homes and thought of hiding their property in her home, it was too late. I'm afraid it's already attracting attention after being transported out, why don't I hide some of it outside now, it's best if there is no accident at home, and it's okay to reward them for nothing, if something happens at home, it's not considered the property of criminal officials.
Sister Feng secretly smiled bitterly, she had been proud all her life, and now, apart from Jia Yun and Xiao Hong, she had no one she could trust, and Xiao Hong followed her later, and was more loyal than others, and often came to pay her respects after she got married. .After the accident happened to the Zhen family, my own family collected the things but did not help the Zhen family to take care of it, and I don't know whether Xiaohong will remain loyal in the future.
At this time, Sister Feng broke the jar and tried her best to make arrangements.
She is not an ordinary girl, and when it comes to scheming, ten men can't match her. It's just that she has never studied before, and because of her family education, she is bold and reckless, but now she has calmed down early, and she is calm and composed.But Sister Feng didn't dare to be too blatant, so she could only use the name of rewarding old clothes and old jewelry.
Xiaohong was already very loyal to Sister Feng, although she was surprised when she got something, she was very grateful in her heart.
Sister Feng thought for a while, and gave some to Zijuan. Because Zijuan was pregnant, and her parents and husband's family were in the capital, Daiyu feared that she might get hurt on the way, so she let her stay in the capital. Now she lives in Zhou's house. .
Afterwards, Sister Feng also gave it to others, all claiming that it was all clothes and jewelry that she didn't wear.
Not to mention how Sister Feng planned for the future, Jia Lian went to greet Jia She and Mrs. Xing early in the morning. When talking about the historian, Jia She frowned, looked at Mrs. Xing and said, "Did you take the things?"
Mrs. Xing was deeply afraid of Jia Amnesty, but she really didn't want to give up the things the historian sent, she hurriedly said: "The Shi family is the old lady's natal family. Even though the old lady has gone, they are still relatives after all, and they are also the cousins of the master's direct relatives. You can't stand on the sidelines." .”
Jia She interrupted: "What Lian'er said is also reasonable, we can't bring ourselves to perish."
Mrs. Xing was stunned, and said: "Could it be that the master wants me to go back? The historians have been confiscated and the mansion has been sealed. Even if they are sent over, they will not be found. Besides, carrying them over, wouldn't it be human?" Everyone knows? Anyway, not many people knew about it when it was delivered yesterday, so it’s better to hide it, and the outside world won’t know about it.”
Jia Lian laughed angrily, but didn't dare to show it, and hurriedly said: "My wife doesn't know, our family is not good now, even if we can't return it, we should hand it over to the court, so as not to cause trouble for our family."
Mrs. Xing said angrily: "What trouble can I cause? When the Zhen family sent it back, why didn't the second wife accept it and you said that you can't accept it? Now I can easily be the master of the house. The Shi family entrusted us with the things. One is to take care of it, and the other is to leave some foundation, so that when their family has a comeback, even cold-hearted and unfeeling people can't bear to refuse, let alone me?"
Jia Lian said: "How can it be compared with the past? In the past, we were not afraid of being accused of treason, but now we are too late to be a man with our tails between our legs. Why do these things? Being impeached before a saint, our master has not yet shown his filial piety. I'm afraid there will be charges."
Hearing what he said, Jia She immediately raised eyebrows and said: "No matter what, this thing can't be taken away, Lian'er, you take someone to take it out and hand it over to the court. The second wife took away the things from Zhen's family before. Although we haven't done anything good, we can't accuse ourselves of the crime."
After hearing this, Jia Lian bowed her head in response, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, although Mrs. Xing was greedy and stingy, Jia Amnesty understood.
Mrs. Xing was so unwilling that she had to ask her maid to take Jia Lian there. She originally planned to hide a few boxes privately, but the number was unknown, but when Jia Lian came, she already knew from Feng'er. Seeing that the number was wrong, she invited Jia immediately. She came over and reprimanded Madam Xing, who handed it all over. Seeing the cage being removed, Madam Xing was heartbroken.
Jia Lian looked at the things that had been moved to the yard, and said to Jia Amnesty, "We sent them over and didn't take care of the historians. I don't know if someone said we were too heartless? How could we stand by and watch the historians?"
Jia Amnesty said disapprovingly: "You can do things, but you still don't know how to do it?"
Jia Lian lowered his head and thought for a while, and he had already made up his mind, so he sent the things to the yamen first.
Zhou Yuan was the one who searched the historians, but there was no way, except for these few people, other officials always wanted to steal it secretly when they ransacked the house. In recent years, whenever Emperor Changqian ransacked the house and sealed the mansion, he ordered Zhou Yuan to go there, and the copied Everything is exactly the same.
Zhou Yuan was very surprised to see Jia Lian handing over the things secretly sent by the historians. He knew the greedy nature of the Rongguo Mansion. At the time of the sale, their family did not help, leaving Zhen Baoyu to wander and beg, and has not yet been found.
Princess Xining is the daughter of the Zhen family, and the sister of Zhen Baoyu. Now the nine clans are being exterminated, and Zhen Baoyu is among them. Now she has been announced as a wanted man, and she must be arrested and brought back to Beijing.
Seeing Jia Lian's uneasy look, Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "It's no wonder that the family has a heart and never hid the offender's belongings."
Jia Lian hurriedly said: "Our family is loyal to the Lord, and we dare not violate the national law like this."
Hearing this, Zhou Yuan felt very funny. The Rongguo Mansion had done not one hundred things that violated the laws of the country, but eighty of them. Now that they know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, it can be regarded as progress. After thinking about it, he laughed Said: "It's hard for you to devote yourself to the country and kill your relatives with righteousness. Tomorrow, I will definitely mention your family in front of the saint and report this matter."
Jia Lian was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Thank you, my lord."
Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Then you go back first."
Jia Lian said goodbye.
After leaving the yamen, Jia Lian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, face and neck, hurried back to the mansion, and then ordered the servant to withdraw some silver taels from Mrs. Xing, and sent them to the prison for the historian to show that he had never stood idly by.
The historians and others are all in prison and have not been convicted yet, but the two Marquis knew in their hearts that there was no escape from death. When they heard that Jia Lian had handed over all the belongings that his family had sent to Jia's, they were furious. However, when this matter came out, the Jia family won a good reputation, but their historians have to pay more for their crimes.
Sure enough, when mentioning Jia's family, people in the capital said that Jia Amnesty's family was still in good order. Although he was ashamed of the historians, he did not hurt the historians, and even paid for the prison.
When Sister Feng knew about it, she nodded secretly. In this way, they would not be charged with hiding the criminal's property.
Half a month later, the historians were convicted. The two marquises decided, their sons were allotted, their wives and daughters were enslaved by the government, their property was confiscated, and the servants were sold. Just like the Rong family, the romance disappeared in an instant.
Jia Amnesty squinted his eyes and told Jia Lian, "At least it's a relative of my own family. Buy it for a few dollars."
Jia Lian understands that they have already taken care of the historians in front of everyone. Although the Zhen family and their family are family friends, they are not like the historians but cousins. My aunt and several daughters-in-law bought it and placed them in a house far away, not far from Shi Xiangyun's residence.
After the death of the two princes of the historian family, Jia Lian spent money to collect them. Although he was unwilling at this time, he had no choice but to act like this. I did my best to the historians, and then I was able to reduce my crimes.
When Shi Xiangyun learned that the two aunts had come out, he was startled.
Cui Hui persuaded: "The two wives live nearby, grandma should visit her at least once, otherwise outsiders would say that we are cold? There was an accident at home before, we were all women and couldn't come forward, and grandma kept her filial piety. Now I have to do my best. Mind."
Shi Xiangyun sighed and said, "Who would have thought that our family would become like this."
Cui Ling couldn't help shedding tears, but fortunately she was the girl Jia Mu used to serve Shi Xiangyun, and no family members were sold at the Shi's house, so she hurriedly took some money for clothes and materials, and accompanied Shi Xiangyun to visit Aunt Shi and Shi Xiangyun. Third aunt.
Aunt Shi Er and Aunt Shi San suffered such a catastrophe, and they were crying with several daughters-in-law.Although the Jia family bought them, they are all official slaves. Compared with the past, there is a world of difference. They are all female relatives living at home, so how can they be safe? Walking around outside the door, full of obscene language, it is very unpleasant.
When she heard that Shi Xiangyun was coming, Third Aunt Shi sneered and said, "What is she doing here? Can't we see our joke?"
Second Aunt Shi persuaded: "We are already like this, Yun girl is still living on the dowry, she is better than us, why refuse her?"
Third Aunt Shi said: "I am only dissatisfied with my sister-in-law. Although my sister-in-law treats her worse than my own daughter, I have taught and learned what I need to learn, and I have planned everything for her. We made such a good marriage early. , I just didn't expect Uncle Wei to die so early, but she was acting in Jia's house, it's a loss of face for us."
Second Aunt Shi sighed: "Forget it, forget it, it's all from the past, so what's the point?"
Said, asked the little daughter to open the door.
When Shi Xiangyun came in, he saw that the two aunts were very old, and the younger sisters were also very haggard. He cried, "Why did this happen? I don't know how much my aunts have suffered."
Everyone wept bitterly when they thought of their own fate.
Cuilu hurriedly delivered the things she had brought, 100 taels of silver, some sets of bedding, some expected clothes, some tea, fruit, rice noodles.
Second Aunt Shi saw it, she was dazed, and said, "It's no wonder you are so thoughtful, it's like charcoal in the snow."
Shi Xiangyun was surprised when he heard Second Aunt Shi say that, and then said: "Cuilu and I are living in the other industry. I don't know what plans my aunt, younger sister and younger siblings have in the future?"
Second Aunt Shi sighed: "What else can we do? Our family is already like this, and we can't rely on others for everything. Fortunately, in the past, women used to do needlework by themselves, and they were good at their work. They first made some needlework and sold it to survive. "
As soon as the words fell, everyone nodded, and they had no choice but to do so at the moment. They secretly rejoiced that they were good at needlework because of their frugality.
After hearing this, Shi Xiangyun bowed his head and remained silent.
After a long time, Shi Xiangyun raised his head and said: "Since this is the case, I will ask Cuilu to send some patterned silk and satin embroidery threads over tomorrow. If there is any trouble for my aunt, she will come to me. Although I am incompetent, but because of the two Uncles can come out to live with their dowry, and I also remember the kindness of uncles and aunts in my heart."
Second Aunt Shi fell into such a situation, she didn't just refuse, she nodded and agreed.
Seeing this, Shi Xiangyun sighed, and said again: "I'm afraid Rongguo Mansion doesn't have time to visit my aunt. I can't visit Sister Bao several times, because my second brother disappeared and I haven't found it for more than half a month."
Everyone was very surprised when they heard the words, Second Aunt Shi asked: "Why did you lose the good one?"
Shi Xiangyun shook his head and said, "They said they went out by themselves, but they disappeared in the blink of an eye. I don't know how they lost it."
However, it has been more than half a month since Baoyu disappeared. No matter how many servants are sent out to look for them, there is still no clue. Mrs. Wang and Baochai and the girls in the house are crying day and night. Jia Zheng is so angry that he points at Mrs. Wang and curses. : "It's fine for this evil person not to study well at home, but he still causes trouble, so he left and didn't come back."
Mrs. Wang cried loudly: "I'm over 50 years old now, and I'm just such a wicked person. How can we not let him come back?" Thinking of how much Baoyu had suffered outside, Mrs. Wang felt even more heartbroken.
Jia Zheng said angrily: "Let him come back, how can he come back? If he can't be found, how would he know that there is still this home?"
Mrs. Wang couldn't get sick because of this, and Baochai watched over her every day, never leaving her.
Only Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan agreed very much. Aunt Zhao spat secretly and said, "After sending the third girl out, it's her turn to feel sad now."
When Jia Amnesty heard that Baoyu was missing, Jia Zheng asked all the servants who were looking for him to come back, frowning, and hurriedly ordered Jia Lian to send someone to look for him.
Mrs. Wang refused to give up no matter what, she beat up the servants heavily, kicked them out, sent more people to search, and asked Jia Lian to make a list, as long as she could send Baoyu back, she would be rewarded with 1 taels of gold. There must be a brave man, everyone in the capital knows that Jia Baoyu, who was born in Rongguo Mansion with Baoyu in his mouth, has been lost. Some people are sympathetic, and some are surprised. They all say that they follow a dozen servants every day, how can they be lost, and many people go there Looking for Jia Baoyu, trying to get the reward of 1 taels of silver.
Seeing Mrs. Wang's condition getting worse, she suddenly saw someone stumbling in and said, "Baoyu is back!"
As soon as Baoyu came back, Mrs. Wang hurriedly got up and went out regardless of her illness.
Baochai didn't care to hide, followed behind to support Mrs. Wang, and asked, "Who found the second master? Who sent the second master back?"
The visitor said: "It's a beggar who sent the second master back, and he is outside the door."
Mrs. Wang said in a repeated voice: "What is Huazi? As long as he sends my Baoyu back, he will be my benefactor. Please come in and settle him down quickly. Call Baoyu to come to me. How can I feel at ease if I don't see Baoyu?"
While speaking, he had already arrived at Yimen, and there were two beggars standing beside Yimen, both smelly and dirty.
But Baoyu hadn't been seen for a month, her clothes were ragged, she didn't have a crown, belt or accessories on her head, and she was much thinner than before. Mrs. Wang could hardly recognize her. The other beggar's behavior was very similar to Baoyu's, but she couldn't see clearly. true colors.
Baochai took a closer look, and couldn't help being startled, and said, "Second Lord is finally back, I can't remember my wife."
Jia Baoyu turned her head to look at Baochai, but ignored her. Instead, she knelt down in front of Mrs. Wang, kowtowed and said with tears, "Madam, I'm back. I haven't seen you these days. Mrs. Lao is worried."
Seeing that Jia Baoyu was dark and thin, Mrs. Wang was so distressed that she cried and stretched out her hand to beat Baoyu, saying: "You wicked person, you know you're back? You just went out, why did you disappear?"
Jia Baoyu said: "My son has seen a lot of things outside and gained a lot of insight."
Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth and said: "Is there any knowledge at home that you can't learn? Why did you run outside? You are my heart and soul. If you go here, I won't see you for a month. How can I live?"
Jia Baoyu wept and said, "It's my son's unfilial piety that made my wife worry."
Baochai repeatedly advised him to study and study the secular economy, but he was impatient, so he ignored it. The next day, he threw down the psychic gem and went out, intending to visit Shi Xiangyun, but he heard that the historian copied it.
Jia Baoyu is different now, after learning about this, he became even more disheartened, and left the city unknowingly, but he saw a few nuns begging for alms in the busy city, so he recognized Xichun, and followed him on horseback in a daze , Fan separated from the boys, managed to catch up with Xichun, but was ridiculed by Xichun, immediately tired of the world, unwilling to go home, and wanted to become a monk.
Xichun ignored her and followed her master back to the temple.
Jia Baoyu walked in a daze, he didn't know where he went, he didn't know how to spend his days outside, so he met a few hooligans who robbed him of his clothes and horses, but fortunately he met a beggar. Zhen Baoyu, Zhen Baoyu begged during the day and slept in a ruined temple at night. Even if he was a beggar, there were always people vying for territory.
Hearing Zhen Baoyu's stories about what happened after the ransacking of the house, Jia Baoyu felt very sympathetic, but learned from Zhen Baoyu that his family took things from their family, but did not help their family.
After hearing this, Jia Baoyu couldn't believe it, and said that there must be no such thing.
Zhen Baoyu sneered, and said: "I saw the things delivered with my own eyes, why not? Your wife still received them."
Jia Baoyu stayed there for half a day, and couldn't help crying: "I already believe it a little bit, why don't I believe it? I probably understand why the third sister married far away and got married. What you said is nothing. , It’s just that those are our master and wife, what can I say? It’s better that I have become a monk, and I’m clean, no wonder the fourth sister has also become a nun and refuses to go home.”
Zhen Baoyu has gone through the heat and cold of the world. Although his sister has become the princess of Xining and has been looking for him, but he has no face to show up, so he has been begging for a living. He let out a long sigh and comforted him instead.
Therefore, the two Baoyu became confidants.
Knowing that Jia Baoyu is going to become a monk, Zhen Baoyu said: "You can't let go of your family, why bother?"
After hearing this, Jia Baoyu immediately suppressed the idea of becoming a monk.
The Xining Palace ransacked the house and sealed it off. The family members who had been rescued by the Princess Xining were sold again, and she was also wanted. Zhen Baoyu didn't dare to appear in the capital area.
When he heard that Mrs. Wang was seriously ill, Zhen Baoyu sent Jia Baoyu back.
But Jia Baoyu was unwilling, and said: "Aren't you afraid of being arrested by the court when you send me back?"
Zhen Baoyu said: "I am a beggar now, who can recognize me? After sending you back, I will leave Beijing and return to my hometown."
Jia Baoyu didn't mention Zhen Baoyu's identity to Mrs. Wang, but only comforted Mrs. Wang, saying: "This beggar sent me back. Thanks to him, I can be safe."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang hurriedly thanked Zhen Baoyu.
Zhen Baoyu remembered the things her family entrusted to them, but they looked on coldly at her family, so they ignored her coldly.
Baochai stepped forward to support Mrs. Wang, bowed her head and said, "Ma'am, first ask someone to prepare hot water, bathe and change clothes for the second master and this master, and get rid of the bad luck. If you have anything to say, let's wait for the second master and this master to clean up." Let's talk."
Mrs. Wang said yes again and again, calling Jia Baoyu and Zhen Baoyu to go in.
But Zhen Baoyu said: "No need, the person has been delivered, I should go back."
Jia Baoyu also said: "Don't let him stay. My wife and sister will prepare some clothes, food and silver for her, give him a horse, and give him a road guide to send him out of Beijing."
Mrs. Wang got Baoyu as if she got a phoenix. She was grateful to the beggar who brought Baoyu back, and said hurriedly: "It's better to pack it up and go back. I sent someone to look for you and asked your second brother Lian to put up a list and said who sent you back. So the bounty is 1 taels of silver, how can he go out with a large amount of silver alone? It’s nothing to worry about.”
Jia Baoyu was startled, and smiled wryly, "How can I be worth 1 taels for an incompetent person like me?"
Still persuading Mrs. Wang to prepare a package for Zhen Baoyu, send a fast horse, ask someone to guide him, and personally send him out of Beijing, and watch him return home after returning to the south, take a bath and change clothes again.
Baochai guessed in her heart that it must be the result of her persuading Baoyu to study, so she dared not mention it now, and only devoted herself to serving Baoyu.
Baoyu has been used to seeing the affairs of the world recently, but it is slightly different from before. He heard that Jia Lian had handed over the things quietly sent by the historians to the Yamen, and then took care of the historians' imprisonment and other matters, and bought the historians and others, and placed them in a house. In the middle of the day, Mrs. Huisi Wang took the belongings of the Zhen family but did not help the Zhen family. She couldn't help but sighed and remained silent.
News of Baoyu's return spread quickly. Mrs. Wang's condition gradually recovered, so she ordered Baoyu to kowtow to Jia Amnesty to thank Jia Amnesty. Before Rongxitang could say a word, Second Aunt Shi came to the door and cried to Mrs. Xing and Sister Feng: "The Wei family kicked girl Yun out."
Everyone was taken aback and asked questions.
Second Aunt Shi said: "Ever since our family fell, the members of the Wei family have been staring at them. Girl Yun originally lived in the Wei family's other business. It was agreed at the beginning that she would let Girl Yun guard the dowry to live without costing them a penny. , Who would have thought that those wolf-hearted people wanted to occupy Yun girl's dowry, many people came to the door to drive Yun girl out, and I don't know where they went."
Baoyu was pouring tea to thank Jia Amnesty. Hearing this, his hands trembled, and the tea bowl fell to the ground and shattered.
After hearing this, Sister Feng looked at Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing.
Jia She was furious, and said: "What a Wei family, isn't it afraid that our family will find them bad luck? Ask Lian'er to do it!"
Jia Lian sighed and had to go to cook.
It was already November at that time, but they said that Daiyu and others had been on the sea for more than a month, and they knew nothing about the capital, neither did they know that the historian ransacked the house, nor did they know that Baoyu was missing, nor did they know that Xiangyun was expelled. , only cared about Brother Qi's Catch the Zhou banquet, because they had already expected that Brother Qi would be on the boat when he was one year old, so all the things that should be prepared for the Catch Zhou were prepared in the capital and brought on board.
In the early morning of the second day of junior high school, Daiyu went to the snow goose boat. After Daiyu went, Baoqin and other female relatives naturally followed.
The female relatives are inside the cabin, while the men and their personal entourage are outside.
Daiyu sat on the upper hand, asked Yuanyang to take out a set of clothes, and said with a smile: "I have nothing to do on the boat, so I made a set of clothes, shoes and socks for Brother Qi. He is one year old today, so he must wear it."
Xueyan smiled and said, "Thank you grandma for loving him." After speaking, she apologized and went to bathe and change Qi Geer.
Daiyu waved her hand, letting her go and talk to everyone.
The mandarin duck followed the snow geese in. The cabin was tight and warm like spring. Because the mandarin duck was wearing a red dress, Brother Qi sat in the steaming wooden basin and looked at the clothes on the mandarin duck. His eyes rolled and his mouth watered. Invisible in the water.
The mandarin duck looked funny, so he squatted down, stroked the lotus joint-like arms and legs of Brother Qi, and said with a smile: "It's good to be chubby."
Brother Qi was so itchy that he wriggled from side to side, his hands and feet flopped in the water, and a burst of water splashed the mandarin ducks' heads and faces. He was smiling happily and full of energy, crawling around in the basin, poking his buttocks at them.
Seeing this, Xueyan slapped him on the buttocks and said, "You child, why are you so dishonest?"
Yuanyang wiped her face with a handkerchief, and said with a smile, "Grandma just loves your fat brother's cleverness."
After finishing speaking, he said to Xueyan: "Don't let grandma hug Brother Qi, grandma didn't change her clothes last month, and she was about to ask the doctor who followed her to take a look, but grandma was afraid of alarming others, so she didn't ask me to tell."
Xueyan was surprised and delighted when she heard this, and said, "Really?"
Yuanyang pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "Can I still coax you? Ever since you gave birth to Brother Qi, Grandma has also been looking forward to it. It's just that the uncle was away at the time, and now it's very easy to conceive. I just don't know how."
Xueyan said: "After the Zhou banquet, I will take grandma's pulse. I am not good at medicine, and I have only learned a little from our uncle. I can feel whether it is a slippery pulse. When grandma returns, my sister will send someone to ask for a doctor." In the past, we are now on the boat, we are in a hurry and tired, it is not as safe as in the capital, so we have to be more careful."
Yuanyang nodded and said: "That's the reason, let me tell you, ask Mr. Zhao to send someone to invite a doctor who is better than us."
Xueyan understood, and said, "Sister, don't worry."
After taking a bath for Brother Qi, he was wearing a big red and two-color gold and silver mouse double-breasted jacket made by Daiyu herself, paired with pine flower elastic ink silk cotton trousers, and a mink fur hat. Xueyan didn't hug him and let him She walked out waddlingly, because she was very familiar with Daiyu, and Daiyu was very fragrant, so she rushed to Daiyu's side, scaring Xueyan to grab her and hold her in her arms.
Daiyu didn't have a son because she left the court for several years, so she loved Brother Qi very much. On the way, Brother Qi lived on their boat for 20 days. Seeing this, she smiled and said: "He kisses me, you just let him come over, what are you afraid of? "
Xueyan glanced at her and said with a smile: "Grandma is no better than before, she'd rather be careful."
As soon as Daiyu heard it, she knew that Yuanyang had told her, and remembering that she and Zhou Hong were newly married, she was too affectionate, and she blushed, and said, "Where can I say for sure? I haven't asked the doctor to look at it yet. "
Xueyan instructed: "This can't be taken lightly. After a while, grandma will go back, and I will ask the doctor to come over."
Baoqin listened to it for a long time, wondering: "What's wrong with Sister Lin?"
Daiyu hurriedly smiled and said, "It's nothing important, but I've been more lazy these past two days. Yuanyang told Xueyan that she was worried about me."
Baoqin said: "My sister is not well, please ask the doctor to take a look at it earlier."
Brother Qi was very mischievous, he struggled to get down, and still walked up to Daiyu, grabbed the corner of Daiyu's skirt, raised his face and pointed at the snacks on the tea table next to Daiyu, and said, "Eat!"
Daiyu didn't dare to hug him now, and said with a smile: "Brother Qi, do you want to eat by yourself, or let me eat?"
Seeing that Daiyu didn't bring the snacks to him for a long time, Brother Qi's eyes were full of doubts, and he yelled for a while, still holding Daiyu's clothes with one hand, and pointing to the tea table with the other, and said, "I'll eat it." , I eat, I want to eat!" When talking, he stared at Daiyu, he used to give him food, why not today?
Xueyan chuckled, Brother Qi was very greedy and protective of food, no matter what things were in his hands, he would not give them to anyone.
Seeing the saliva flowing down the corners of Brother Qi's mouth and dripping onto the bib embroidered with cats and butterflies, Daiyu saw this, smiled and picked up a piece of snack that could be softened, but she didn't give it to Brother Qi, but handed it to him. To Xueyan, said: "Your brother is hungry, feed him quickly, break it up bit by bit, and choke him carefully."
Xueyan smiled and said, "Brother Qi, come here, come to Mom to eat cakes."
As expected, Brother Qi let go, turned around, and walked towards Xueyan. Because he was dressed thickly in winter, he almost fell down on the way, but was supported by Yuanyang and sent to Xueyan.
Sitting in Xueyan's arms and eating snacks, Brother Qi felt very satisfied, so he stopped making noise.
For a while, the girl said back and forth that all the things were laid out, Xueyan hurriedly ordered people to take brother Qi out, because there were female relatives in the family, and they were not from the same family, so it was not easy to be in the same room, only separated by a screen, so they only put things outside , watched by Zhao Yun, Liu Xianglian and others.
With only one son, Zhao Yun placed countless things in the world.
Brother Qi was carried out by the girl, and he was very excited when he saw Zhao Yun, and shouted: "Father!"
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