The maid of the red house

Seeing Aizi, Zhao Yun raised his brows with joy, smiled and said to Cui Liu who came out holding Brother Qi: "Let him down and go by himself."

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand to Brother Qi, and said with a smile, "Brother Qi, come here, come here."

After being put down by Cui Liu, Brother Qi immediately walked towards Zhao Yun with his calves as usual. Even though he had already started to learn to walk before he was one year old, he accidentally fell to the ground with a puff on the way and did not stand up for a long time. Immediately looked at Zhao Yun tearfully.Fortunately, with such a child, there was not a lot of furniture in the house and the cabin in the capital, and thick wool felt was spread on the floor, so Brother Qi fell, but he was dissatisfied that no one came to hug him, and he did not feel pain.

Seeing this, Liu Xianglian and the male guests burst out laughing.

Cui Liu was about to pick up Brother Qi, but Zhao Yun got up first, helped Qi to stand up, and did not hug him. He and Xueyan thought that his son had to be beaten to be strong, and now he just fell down, nothing serious hinder.

Brother Qi grabbed Zhao Yun's robe, and when he saw that Zhao Yun didn't hug him, he blinked and burst into tears.

Everyone inside heard the cry, but Xueyan was still not doing anything, Daiyu felt distressed first, and hurriedly sent her mother-in-law out to ask what was going on, Xueyan hurriedly persuaded her, saying: "Which day will Brother Qi stop crying?" Three or five times, children come here like this, falling down and crying, crying when they can’t eat, grandma just don’t worry, there’s only one child on board, no one can bully him.”

Daiyu glared at her and said, "You are such a mother, you don't know how to feel sorry for your son."

Xueyan smiled and said: "I don't feel sorry for him, I love him very much. I look at him like a baby, but there is no one who doesn't stop crying. It will be fine when he is older. Speaking of this, before leaving Beijing, I Take him to the godfather and mother's house, and only hugged the elder brother of sister Xinrong's family once, and he cried so loudly that he had to hug him to stop crying."

Brother Qi not only protects the food, but also forbids her to be intimate with other people's children.

Daiyu couldn't stop smiling when she heard that, and heard Qi Geer's crying outside gradually subsided, Fang Lue felt relieved, and said, "I don't know what Qi Geer can catch today."

But Xueyan said: "We are all ordinary people, and our children are also ordinary. They are not Wenqu stars and Wuqu stars. They have to catch the Four Books and Five Classics, knives, guns, swords and halberds. Even if they catch these things with good meanings, if they are not properly educated, they will have a lot of time to worry about in the future. Now, I haven’t seen all the people in the capital who caught these things when they caught the week are promising.”

People in the world always like to symbolize auspiciousness, and there are many rich families who order the nanny and girl to teach the child something before he catches the week, but Xueyan didn't do this, and felt that it was meaningless. Could it be that Brother Qi really went to plant the land after grabbing the hoe? ?

Daiyu nodded and smiled, "That's very true."

A large table has already been set up outside, with all kinds of things on display, including pens, inks, papers and inkstones for writing, knives, guns, swords and halberds for weapons, scriptures of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism for Taoism, seals, abacus, coins, accounts, hairpins, hairpins, rings, and toys.It's not that Xueyan said that the makeup and hairpin rings are bright. Although she has been in Rongguo Mansion for many years, she has never seen anyone else Zhu Zhou, so she thinks so. Catch, if this is the case, I think it is because of the fragrance that Baoyu caught the hairpin ring of makeup and powder.

Zhao Yun picked up Brother Qi and put it on the table, everyone gathered around and looked at Brother Qi with a smile, Liu Xianglian said: "Brother Qi, hurry up and grab something, it's a good omen. "

Brother Qi blinked his eyes, he is only one year old, don't expect him to understand Liu Xianglian's words.

Zhao Yun said with a smile: "Whatever is caught is what it is, why bother to be obsessed with it."

Brother Qi staggered forward, and grabbed the Book of Songs under the urging of everyone. Everyone was overjoyed when they saw it, and Zhao Yun felt a little radiant on his face. With nothing else to do, the husband and wife often read books together. Thinking that brother Qi is commonplace, he picked up the Book of Songs.

But at this moment, Brother Qi put the Book of Songs down, grabbed a piece of snack, and stuffed it into his mouth. Although it was needed for Zhou Zhou, it was also a snack made by the cook today, a small piece, a small piece. Children can eat it too.

Seeing Brother Qi grinding his teeth with a snack, and the corners of his mouth were full of debris, Liu Xianglian burst out laughing, and then everyone laughed.

Brother Qi sat down on the table, his eyes were full of puzzlement.

When Zhao Yun saw him, he was very angry and funny at the same time, so he hurriedly ordered Cui Liu to carry him in and told Xue Yan.

Hearing that brother Qi abandoned books and chose cakes, Xueyan couldn't help laughing and said: "He has been greedy since he was a child, if he hadn't been watched and supervised, he would have eaten until his belly bulged, did he accept this?"

Daiyu said with a smile: "It is a blessing to be able to eat, and you will grow strong if you eat a lot."

Thinking of Brother Qi's chubby arms and legs like lotus roots, Xueyan smiled and said, "It's really a little fat man."

After finishing speaking, Xueyan turned her head and asked Xiaolan, "Have you prepared longevity noodles?"

Xiaolan smiled and said, "It's all ready, just waiting for Grandma to order the banquet."

Xueyan smiled to everyone: "Because we are on the boat, after all, it is no better than in the mansion. The seats are a little rougher, so please bear with me."

Everyone laughed and said: "You seem to be out of place when you say these words. Do we still feel that you have neglected you because of this? You were at the ferry before, and you bought it with your heart. Today we are here to eat Brother Qi noodle."

At the table, there are female relatives inside and male guests outside.

Sitting in Xueyan's arms, Qi Geer was sniffing the aroma of the food. Qi Geer kept reaching out his hand on the table, intending to grab it. Grabbed a piece of dim sum." After finishing speaking, he asked Cui Liu to bring a bowl of thickly boiled broth, and fed him mouthful by mouthful.

Brother Qi smiled when he drank the broth, and stopped making trouble.

Daiyu asked: "Brother Qi can drink broth? The former son is with me. I dare not give him a drink, for fear that he won't be able to digest it."

Xueyan laughed and said, "Not only can I drink broth, but I also like to drink meat porridge. He ate a small bowl of wild duck meat porridge yesterday. If I didn't stop him, he would still want to eat it!"

Daiyu laughed and said, "Since that's the case, I'll ask someone to cook some meat porridge for him tomorrow when I'm at my place."

Xueyan lowered her head and took a handkerchief to wipe the soup stains from the corner of Brother Qi's mouth, and said with a smile: "What's so good about you, kid? Everyone loves you. When you go out of Beijing, you have more luggage than me. Grandma doesn't You know, my eldest brother has prepared all the things that Brother Qi can use before he is three or five years old, not only clothes, but also a lot of silk and satin, and several boxes of pens, inks, papers and inkstones."

When they left Beijing, Julien was the one who was most reluctant to part with it. Instead, it was Brother Qi who packed more than a dozen boxes of things for Brother Qi alone. When they parted, Brother Qi looked back at him with tears in his eyes. He hadn't seen Julien on the boat for a few days. Julien was also clamoring to find him, but he was very forgetful when he was young, and he didn't remember Julien in ten days or so.

Zhao Yun often said with a smile, those who don't know think of the two of them as nephews and uncles.

After the banquet, everyone sat and talked, Xueyan gave way for a while, saying that he would send Brother Qi inside to have a rest, and after eating and drinking, Brother Qi had already fallen asleep, Daiyu was also pulled into the inner room by the mandarin duck, Xueyan and She feels the pulse.

Seeing Brother Qi sleeping soundly in the rocking car, Daiyu couldn't help but said, "When did you learn to feel the pulse?"

Xueyan said: "I have learned a little bit from our uncle, but if we talk about skills, I don't know much about it. I can still make some shallow pulses. Acupuncture and moxibustion only understand the position of acupoints, and I don't know how to acupuncture. But I only know a little more about health preservation than before. The way is a little more advanced."

When Daiyu heard she said it was taught by Zhao Yun, her face blushed and she didn't speak.

Xueyan also calmed down, pressed the pulse carefully, only felt it was faint, not very sure, said: "It seems to be slippery pulse, but it feels a little shallow, I'd better ask the accompanying doctor to diagnose the girl's pulse."

Daiyu nodded, after coming out, it happened that the boat berthed, and everyone dispersed and went back to the boat.

Xueyan hurriedly ordered people to return the steamed New Year's cake to everyone, sent Daiyu to the soft sedan chair that was brought in, and then ordered someone to tell Zhao Yun to send the doctor over.

When Daiyu returned to the boat, she heard that the doctor was coming, so she hurried to invite her.

Yuanyang and the others put down the tents, and led the maids to escape, leaving only four nuns to serve.

The doctor held it for a while, then got up and said with a smile: "Mrs., this is a slippery pulse. It's just that the days are light and it's not obvious. It's not been two months. You need to pay more attention to it during this long trip."

Wang Momo hurriedly said: "A list was actually made, but everything that should be avoided is listed."

The doctor smiled and said yes, not only opened the list, but also explained it, and wrote a prescription for pregnancy protection, saying: "If you are worried, you can take two doses of medicine, or not. Madam can just send someone to call for it in the future." Me, I follow the ship, always at the mercy of orders."

Mother Wang kept this in mind before sending the doctor out.

After returning, Wang Momo hurriedly ordered people to be more careful, and said to Yuanyang: "Everything that should be taboo in grandma's room should be removed. Don't put makeup in the dowry for grandma, don't put gold, jade and antiques, and jewelry on grandma's body." It’s also better not to wear it.”

Daiyu ordered people to roll up the gauze curtain, sat up, leaned on the pillow, and said, "Why is it so complicated? You don't even wear jewelry?"

But Wang Momo said: "It's better to be careful. When Xueyan was pregnant, Master Zhao watched over her. Grandma has also been there a few times. Why did you see these things in her room? So Brother Qi was born. When it came down, it was heavier than other people, but it was born safely, ate well, slept well, grew up strong, tomorrow I invited Xueyan over, she is an experienced person, please tell grandma more."

There was no need for Wang Momo to invite, Xueyan came over the next day, she sent someone to ask the doctor last night, and when she heard that she was sure to be happy, she hurriedly made a thick list of things that should be avoided, which provoked Zhao Yun and his son to rush Sleep several times.

Seeing this, Daiyu asked her to sit down, and said, "How can I be so delicate? Why bother you, because you went to bed late last night to write these boring things? I see that your eye circles are a little dark."

Xueyan said angrily: "Miss, what are you talking about? You have been out of the cabinet for a few years, and you finally got pregnant. Naturally, you should be more careful."

As he said that, he handed the list to Yuanyang, and said: "I have listed all the things that should be avoided and be careful, but you can't make any mistakes. It's better to use cotton cloth instead of satin for the small clothes and middle clothes. Don't put gold, jade, antiques and colored porcelain in the house." Also, don’t get close to the makeup hairpin ring, as the girl has a body now, and a person who serves as a personal sister like my sister should use less makeup and gold jade.”

After hearing this, Yuanyang responded one by one, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, grandma won't listen, I will watch."

Daiyu couldn't stop laughing when she heard it, and said: "I remember, I don't need them to tell me, I will do as you say."

Xueyan said: "We don't know that we have to walk for several months on the road. Be careful. Drifting on the sea is worse than being safe in the mansion after all. Girl, just send someone to tell me what you want to eat, and I will ask our uncle to order someone to go." Buy back."

Daiyu hurriedly said, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I haven't thought about anything to eat right now."

Xueyan took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Young lady just got the slippery pulse, and the days are shallow, so that's why, wait until March, when the pregnancy is stable, and then tell others, keep it a secret for now, wait until then, appetite That's weird, I was like this when I was pregnant with Brother Qi, thinking about what I didn't have to eat."

Daiyu asked curiously, "Really? I haven't heard you say that before."

Xueyan said: "More than that, tomorrow's people are plump, not only the legs and feet are swollen, but also there are spots on the face. The girl saw it before. I didn't dare to look in the mirror at that time. I have gained thirty to forty catties. Brother Qi, it took more than half a year to lose weight."

Hearing this, Daiyu rubbed her belly and said with a smile, "Looking at how you are so happy, I'm not afraid of making my appearance ugly."

Xueyan nodded and smiled: "Naturally, it's a pity that the news is not easy to spread to Xihai Yanzi, otherwise the general will not like it if he finds out, but he can send someone back to Beijing to deliver a letter when he is on the shore, so that the master and wife will know."

When Daiyu heard this, she smiled and said nothing.

Yuanyang said: "Send it early this morning."

Xueyan felt relieved immediately, and then came to accompany Daiyu during the day, and returned to her boat at night, sometimes came alone, sometimes brought Qi Geer to relieve Daiyu, and Xueyan had to personally ask about food and drink, and was very dedicated. .

The news was sent back to the capital by two healthy servants of the Zhou family, who rushed to send the news to the Zhou family. When Mrs. Zhou heard that Daiyu was happy, she liked it and worried at the same time. , I could only pack many things in a hurry, intending to order two healthy servants to rush back and hand them over to Daiyu, but then I realized that it was too late to come and go, so I had to give up.

Zhou Yan heard that Daiyu was happy, so she hurried over to ask Mrs. Zhou.

Mrs. Zhou smiled and said: "When your elder brother and elder sister-in-law come back, some nephews and nieces will call you aunt."

Zhou Yan wondered: "My sister-in-law is only pregnant, so why is Mom thinking about how many?"

Mrs. Zhou smiled, and said: "Silly girl, your brother and your sister-in-law went to Xihai Yanzi, and have been stationed there since then. If they want to return to Beijing, it will take three to five years at least, and ten or eight years at most. At that time, you didn’t have many nephews and nieces?” Thinking that the eldest son, daughter-in-law and grandson will live in Xihaiyanzi for a long time, Mrs. Zhou’s eyes are red and she is very sad. Zhou Hong and Daiyu have only been away from Beijing for two months. , How can I not stand it for ten or eight years.

Zhou Yan comforted: "Don't worry, Mom, brother and sister-in-law are all excellent people, and they will definitely be able to raise Mom's good grandson to be fat and fat."

As soon as this was mentioned, Mrs. Zhou became more and more sad. She hadn't seen her grandson for many years, so she wished she could follow him immediately, and sighed for a long time: "I just hope that they will all be well and come back sooner in peace."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Is mom afraid that she won't have any grandchildren? Although I won't be able to see my elder brother and sister-in-law for a while, but when my second brother gets married in February next year, I'm afraid there will be many grandchildren hanging around my mother. Mom will be alone." No one can hold it."

Mrs. Zhou thought that her grandchildren would be in groups in the coming year, and she smiled unconsciously.

When I told Zhou Yuan the news at night, Zhou Yuan was also very happy, saying: "Reply and write something that should be avoided. They are on the way now, and the servants are usually better. I am afraid that they have only traveled half of the journey now."

Mrs. Zhou nodded, and wrote a long letter the next day, and also prepared some lightweight things for the two to bring back.

As soon as the two servants left, Zhou Yan came over, wrapped in a red satin cloak, dressed very brightly, and said: "The Princess Zhongshun invited us to have wine and admire the plum blossoms. I will go there and come back at night."

After Mrs. Zhou heard this, she ordered someone to prepare the car, and said: "It's a joke to be drunk."

Zhou Yan said with a smile: "I'm not the one who loves to drink, mom just don't worry."

As she spoke, she went all the way to Prince Zhongshun's mansion. She expected that she had come early, but she never thought that there would be earlier, but they were Du Lian's two concubine daughters, one was Elegy and the other was Ningxiang, both were 15 years old. Arriving at Zhou Yan, after Zhou Yan greeted Princess Zhongshun, Zhao Yanran and Princess Ning'an, she hurried up to say hello.

Although the status of a jerk is ordinary, the big family is divided into concubines and concubines. Zhou Yan has seen the two daughters, but they have nothing to do with each other, so she smiled.

Elegy and Ningxiang are the daughters of second-rank officials, and Mrs. Du is very strict in her upbringing. Although she prefers the only daughter in terms of dowry, she teaches these concubines not to be soft-hearted in terms of rules, lest they go out and lose the Du family. Face, so Elegy and Ningxiang behaved gracefully, and they didn't feel wretched because they were born as concubines.

Zhou Yan asked: "Why didn't you see your sister-in-law, Sister Zhao, come over today? I also want to tell her that the trick last time was not good."

In her mouth, the eldest sister-in-law of Elegy and Ningxiang is Du Zhong's wife Zhao Shi. Although the two families had a rift because of Zhao Yushi, Zhou Yan also met Zhao Shi when she was young. The two mothers were close friends in the boudoir. In recent years, when Daiyu went out to socialize and socialize, she has quite a friendship with Zhao Shi. They are all open-minded people, and they are irreversible, so Zhou Yan and Zhao Shi are also very familiar.

Elegy laughed quickly and said: "The eldest sister-in-law was found to be pregnant and was a little unstable, so she didn't come here today to pay her respects to the concubine and the concubine."

Princess Zhongshun went in early, only Princess Ning'an and Yan Ran were left, upon hearing this, Yan Ran smiled and said: "This is a happy event, it's fine if you don't come, go back and congratulate Sister-in-law Ling for us."

Elegy smiled and promised not to mention it, and Ning Xiang stood up to thank her.

Zhou Yan said with a smile: "When you go back, tell Sister Zhao for me, and go over to congratulate me another day."

The elegy said: "It's freezing cold, how dare I bother you to go in person?"

Zhou Yan knew that Mrs. Zhao was not at ease in Du's house. The inside of Du's house was not as clean and upright as the outside, and the concubine's daughter-in-law and concubine's aunts were fighting each other. Fortunately, Mrs. Du was sensible and protected her all the time. After hearing the words of the elegy , bowed his head and smiled, then raised his head and said: "My mother and Mrs. Zhao are very close, and we also met each other when I was a child, so I can't be bothered."

Elegy bowed his head should be.

Yan Ran watched from above, smiled and said, "Yan'er, how many months has your sister-in-law been gone?"

Zhou Yan said with a smile: "It's been two months since I left Beijing, and I told my mother yesterday that I don't know when we will see you again."

Yan Ran sighed: "Yes, let's talk about it for a few years, at most more than ten years. When we meet again, maybe our eldest brother is married and has a child. Fortunately, she is willing to go with her. She is far away and unfamiliar with the place. That’s right, it’s a mess over there.”

Zhou Yan pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "That's what my sister-in-law wanted. Others think it's hard, but she may not find it hard." What she envied most was her elder brother and sister-in-law, who were so in love with each other and never left her. Unfortunately, it was caused by the rules outside. , She has learned a lot of rules, and she can't say what she will say. She only secretly hopes that she, like her eldest sister-in-law, can find someone who is devoted to her.

Yan Ran smiled and said yes, and was about to speak, when all the daughter-in-laws brought the young ladies over, and they called on each other and said hello, and it took half a day to stop.

Yan Ran read it again, and said, "Why hasn't Sister Mo come here yet?"

When Sang Wan heard her ask about Mo Xin, she hurriedly smiled and said, "Sister Mo has never been late, I think there is something wrong, so she is late."

As soon as the words fell, Mo Xin arrived late.

Before Yan Ran could speak, Mo Xin smiled and said, "I'm late, and I'll be fined to drink later. I love the house's Haohuiquan wine the most."

Yan Ran said: "Listen to you, it's not a punishment, it's like a reward. I haven't asked you why you're late, but you should say this first. Let me ask you, why are you so late? Hello everyone. wait?"

Mo Xin sighed, and said: "Yesterday, Wei's family went to the funeral. I was freezing, and I didn't feel very well at night, so I got up late today."

When everyone heard this, they all asked with concern if they had ever invited a doctor to take medicine.

Mo Xin waved his hands and said with a smile: "I'm in good health. Last night I drank a bowl of ginger soup and I'm fine. I'm just tired."

Everyone immediately felt relieved.

Yan Ran asked: "You said the Wei family sent the funeral, which Wei family?"

Mo Xin first ate the hot tea brought by the maid, and then he said, "Which other Wei family? It is the Wei family in Ping'an Prefecture, where the father and son died for greed. We are both generals, so we have some friendship. Go, I will go."

Yan Ran wondered: "Father and son of the Wei family died together, Mrs. Wei is gone long ago, their family has been ruined, who is gone?"

When everyone heard Yan Ran's question, they all looked at Mo Xin with curiosity on their faces. Most of them were female relatives, and there was some news from outside, not to mention that after the fall of the Wei family, they disappeared and had no social status with them.

Mo Xin thought for a while, and said: "I must have seen this concubine in the Zhou family when she was admiring the flowers. She is the eldest daughter of the Shi family, and her baby name is Xiangyun. She is the only widowed daughter-in-law left in the Wei family. My younger sister's cousin, the old aunt of their family is Shi Taijun of the Jia family, who lived in Rongguo Mansion for three or four years, and everyone in the capital knows it."

Zhou Yan was surprised and said: "You mean her? Didn't she already become a widow and live away, why did she suddenly disappear?"

Everyone knows that Xiangyun is strong and healthy. At the beginning, the Wei family bullied her with no heirs. In order to divide up the wealth of the family, they did not give her an adoptive heir. She herself was not very close to the Shi family. The Wei family didn't dare to push her too far, so they obeyed the historian's wishes and allocated a separate property for her to live in, and returned the original dowry to her.

Mo Xin sighed, "Whether it's gone or gone, I can't say."

As soon as Yan Ran heard it, she knew that there was something dark in it, and said: "What's the reason? Since it's a funeral, I think it's gone, but why do you say you don't know whether it's gone or gone? Come on, let's listen, if the Wei family Because of this, we will stay away from their family in the future, so as not to spoil our reputation."

Mo Xin pondered for a moment, and under the urging of everyone, he said: "You all know that she is a widow living away, but not long ago, the Shi family ransacked the house, and the two aunts and several younger sisters were bought and resettled by the Rongguo Mansion, and she is gone. On the back of the mountain, there was a Wei family who used the excuse of their son to marry a daughter-in-law, and asked her to move out of the other property to build a new house. Grandma Wei naturally didn't want to, so there was a lot of noise. She was a person with uninhibited words, and she would inevitably offend the family when she spoke. , go back and complain to the clan, and the clan decides to drive her out."

Hearing this, everyone frowned and said: "This Wei family is too ruthless, but it's a different business, and it's a widow's family, why bother to make things difficult for her? It made the entire family lose its reputation."

Mo Xin sneered, "A family like that, since they persecuted Grandma Wei back then, what reputation do they have?"

At the beginning, the behavior of the Wei family made people look down upon them. If their family was sympathetic to Wei Yong and his son, adopted a son for Shi Xiangyun, and inherited the family business in a legitimate way, outsiders would also praise them for being well-behaved and knowledgeable, but their family was not special. The powerful Yifang wanted to gain benefits, so they didn't take care of it like this. I don't know how many people saw their jokes.Speaking of which, the Wei family is also an aristocratic family. After several generations, it is inevitable that there will be some good and bad, and the wealth is touching. For the sake of those family businesses, they don't care about their reputation.

Zhou Yan frowned and said, "Grandma Wei is my sister-in-law's cousin. If my sister-in-law hadn't visited her often when General Wei was attending the funeral, she might have been bullied into something. Could it be that when my sister-in-law left, the Wei family would be in trouble?" Bullied her?"

Mo Xin listened, nodded and said: "I think there is something interesting, otherwise, why didn't they drive Grandma Wei away when Sister Lin was here? Why did they do this at this time? Was it because they were afraid of Sister Lin's treatment of Grandma Wei? However, the Wei family said that they didn't kick her out. They said that Grandma Wei had to work hard for several aunts, sisters and siblings because of the Shi family's confiscation of the house. She suddenly fell ill and died. On the day of the funeral, I went there. But the historians said that Grandma Wei was always in good health, and she did not die. She was kicked out by the Wei family, and her whereabouts are unknown, even her dowry is gone.”

When everyone heard this, they were all amazed, and said: "This is also nonsense? Is there no one who understands the truth?"

Mo Xin shook his head and said: "After the Wei family fell, they didn't go out with other people's houses, and it's not easy for outsiders to come to a widow's house. Now the grandma, in-laws and husband of the Wei family have not yet passed their filial piety, and the other business is a little remote. , who knows what happened."

The Wei family told the outside world that it was Shi Xiangyun who died of illness and then went to take back the other property and the dowry, but the historians said that Shi Xiangyun was not dead, it was the Wei family who kicked her out. There was a lot of trouble, and finally Jia Lian got tired of hearing it, and couldn't find Shi Xiangyun, so he left it alone.

Now there are only a few female family members left in the historian family. Without the Rongguo Mansion, they dare not compete with the Wei family, so they have to accept the Wei family's statement that Shi Xiangyun died of illness. , Shi Xiangyun is the daughter-in-law of the Wei family, and did not divorce her, so she will not be returned, and it is useful for the family to take it back. Nowadays, the historian has no power and power, but the Wei family still has some power, and there are also a few low-level officials. I am afraid that there is no historian who is in charge of the Rongguo Mansion.

Hearing these ins and outs, everyone vaguely felt that what the historian said was the truth. Maybe Shi Xiangyun was not expelled. If she was expelled, she should be able to be found. What's more, if she was expelled, she would definitely go to the Rongguo Mansion. How could her whereabouts remain unknown? Maybe it was sold by the Wei family, otherwise it would not be found out. Thinking of this, everyone shuddered.

After searching for Xiangyun for a long time, Wei's family reported the funeral to the outside again. Even though the historian was dissatisfied, there was nothing he could do for a while. Only Baoyu believed the historian's words, and he was still in a hurry and sent someone to find Shi Xiangyun.

Mrs. Wang got Baoyu like this, so she hurriedly ordered him to just rest and leave the matter to outsiders.

Since she came back after being lost for more than a month, she has suffered a lot. Baoyu is now watched by more than a dozen people when she walks, sits and lies down. I regret coming back, this home is no longer the home of my ancestors, there is no popularity, only the smell of decay.

But thinking of Shi Xiangyun's whereabouts, Baoyu was very worried and went to ask Jia Lian himself.

Jia Lian just came back from the outside, laughed and said, "Brother Bao, it's not that I don't want to look for it, it's just that I've searched everywhere I can, and the Wei family swears that Sister Shi is gone and has been buried. "

Baoyu interrupted: "Could it be that the big brother doesn't believe what Aunt Shijia said, but instead believes outsiders?"

Jia Lian sighed: "That's not the case. It's just that there are many outsiders who believe in the Wei family, but few believe in the Shi family's aunt, and there are many ambiguous ones. The Wei family said that it was the Shi family's aunt who wanted to return Shi Damei's dowry to ruin the reputation of the Wei family. I'm going to sue the officials." Although there are people who believe in what Aunt Shi said, but they can't find Shi Xiangyun, so they can do nothing.

Baoyu burst into tears and said, "Is it so impossible to let Sister Yun do it? The fourth sister has become a monk, and Sister Yun has disappeared."

Jia Lian was surprised when he heard the words: "You said that the fourth sister has become a monk? Have you seen the fourth sister?"

Baoyu's face was still full of tears, and he said: "The last time I left home was after my fourth younger sister. Now my fourth younger sister is bald and black, and she is walking along the streets for alms. She looks very poor."

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "Since you have seen the fourth sister, why don't you persuade the fourth sister to come back? It is better to practice in our family's Cuicui nunnery than to endure hardships outside. Why do you go along the street for alms for a good daughter of the government?" gone?"

Baoyu said: "I have persuaded the fourth sister, but the fourth sister refuses to come back."

Jia Lian sighed deeply when he heard the fall, but because Ningguo Mansion had declared that Xichun was dead, even if he found it, it would be useless for his identity, so he had to send Baoyu away and come back to tell Sister Feng.

Sister Feng was recently angry because of her natal family affairs. When she heard about it, she could only sigh.

Seeing her sad face, Jia Lian said with concern: "It's hard to pass the filial piety period, and the master is about to become an official again. What else is there for you to worry about?"

When Sister Feng heard that he was so concerned, she was startled.

Since Wang Ziteng's death, Mrs. Wang Ren's health has been deteriorating, but Wang Ren also thought about spending time and money while keeping his filial piety, which made Wang Ziteng's wife even worse. Sister Feng got the news that Wang Ren's former son gambled with others and lost. Many, although their family used to be rich, but marrying a daughter-in-law and marrying a daughter cost a lot of money, and the Wang family is not Rongguo Mansion, which acquired a large fortune from the Lin family in the early years, so now it has been defeated by Wang Ren.

Sister Feng has a strong nature and refuses to show weakness. Although she is worried about her natal family, she heard Jia Lian's question and said with a smile: "I just thought that our master's title is still the same. I don't know what the second master can get there."

Jia Lian sighed: "In the past, with a few words from our family, it was easy to find an official for others. Who would have thought that we would ask someone now instead."

After hearing this, Sister Feng took it for granted, and made up her mind to prepare a few more escape routes.

The Rongguo Mansion hadn't been in the court for more than two years, and it suddenly showed filial piety. Although there were many congratulatory guests, the very distinguished ones were not as good as before. Even though the banquet was not as good as the year when Yuanchun was prosecuted, it was still not to be underestimated compared to other places in the capital.

Jia Amnesty's title is still the same, Jia Zheng issued Ding You's book and sent it up, but there was no reply. Still have to seal the pen."

Mrs. Wang was also anxious. If Jia Zheng was not an official, she would not be honored to go out. After pondering for a moment, she said: "I will go to some family friends, and the prince of Nan'an returned to Beijing safely yesterday, and the master also went to visit. Once, let's prepare more presents, the Prince of Nan'an will definitely not forget the benefits of our third girl."

Tan Chunyuan married and got married, and when he arrived in Java and got married, the Prince of Nan'an was able to return to the capital. When he came back, he learned that Shen Rui had replaced his military power in the West Coast, and transferred his confidant to him. People, and Emperor Changqian sent Zhou Hong to be the deputy commander, so I couldn't help being surprised and angry.

Concubine Nan'an became ill after her beloved daughter was accused of getting married, and it took half a year for her to recover. Seeing that the prince of Nan'an was like this, she could only comfort her and said: "You lost the battle earlier, and the small country of Java dared to show off its power. How can the saint not be angry now? Although you haven't withdrawn your throne, it makes you think about your mistakes behind closed doors. It can be seen that you are unwilling to reuse you. You should be thinking about how to restore the former glory, not getting angry about the military power of Xihai Yanzi. When you return to the court, I will follow you If you are familiar with Xihai Yanzi, can you still get back the military power?"

After hearing this, Prince Nan'an had no choice but to hold back temporarily, thinking about how to return to the court and how to regain military power.

It was at this time that Jia Zheng and his wife came to visit.

Hearing that they came, Prince Nan'an frowned slightly, with a dissatisfied expression on his face. Being captured by the Java State was a great shame in his life, and he hated others to mention it, but the couple came over and reminded himself that it was all thanks to them to send their daughter and relatives back. Willing to see Jia Zheng, he said to the informant: "Let's just say I'm sick. I won't see you today. I'll come back in a few days."

The girl who came to report the letter agreed, and was about to go out to reply, but was stopped by Princess Nan'an.

Prince Nan'an looked at his mother and asked, "Does mother want to see them?"

Concubine Nan'an comforted her and said: "At the beginning I chose the third girl from their family to replace your little sister. After all, I accepted their family's love. Shut it out and spread it out, lest outsiders will say we are ungrateful. Why don't you see it, and ask our family to work hard in the court to find a good official for the government, and we will not owe them anything in the future , besides, we are friends from generation to generation after all, so there is no need to alienate."

The prince of Nan'an heard this, and ordered people to come in. The prince of Nan'an met Jia Zheng, and the concubine of Nan'an saw Mrs. Wang. Although the palace of Nan'an palace is not as good as it used to be because of the prince of Nan'an, it is still a palace after all. Ying Shanlang, a fifth-rank official, is a very fat lackey from the Ministry of Industry, and is of a higher rank than Jia Zheng's original Yuanwailang.

After Jia Zheng and his wife got the decree, they were overjoyed, and hurriedly prepared generous gifts and sent them to Nan'an Palace.

Hearing that Jia Zheng's official position was of the fifth rank, Jia She curled his lips, very dissatisfied, but he couldn't stop it. After all, his daughter had made great contributions to the country, and he didn't have a good daughter, so of course he only had a false title.

Jia Amnesty was thinking of donating another official to Jia Lian. The former Wupin Tongzhi was just a false title, and he was thinking of donating a real shortage. But at this moment, when he saw someone from the Ningguo Mansion, he cried bitterly: "My lord, it's not good. Many officers and soldiers have surrounded our house, and they are going to raid the house!"

When Jia She heard this, he was taken aback immediately, and said, "It's so good, why did you rob the house? What crime is it?"

The visitor said: "I don't know yet, so I was surrounded."

Jia Amnesty was too frightened to go out, and hurriedly ordered Jia Lian to go out to find out the news. As soon as Jia Lian went out, he saw countless officers and soldiers in bright armor surrounding Ningguo Mansion from a distance, and refused to let a single person out, there were still others!