Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

But it is said that Baoyu and Baochai have been married for less than a year, and four aunts have already been accepted in the room. Originally, Mrs. Wang meant that only the Xiren should be promoted to aunts, and the other three should be kept in the house with their faces open, also for Baochai. In terms of dignity, who knows that Baoyu was born infatuated, and refused to treat those three servant girls badly, and acted like a baby, foolishly, and stalking in front of Mrs. Wang every day, which was exactly what he wanted.

It turned out that Baoyu lost all hope of losing Daiyu, and refused to stand up for it any longer. He only wanted to be depressed, and found comfort in the thickets of makeup for half a day. Therefore, the emperor vented his resentment on Baochai. Although he was usually peaceful and would not speak or do evil, his deliberate indifference was enough to embarrass Baochai—the two had not had sex since they were newly married. .

Even the attacker was rejected by Baoyu. Although he didn't beat and scold him day and night, he no longer had the tenderness, consideration and obedience he used to.Ever since Sheyue, Qiuwen and Ying'er were taken in, they only lingered in the Xinhuan room, why did the old man weep secretly?It's just that Xiren has been in Baoyu's room for a long time, acts fairly, has always had prestige, and has good friends with Sheyue and Qiuwen.Ying'er, on the other hand, obeyed Baoyu aggrievedly, and her heart was always towards her own girl. Although she was in Baoyu's room, she didn't try to solicit her, and she also used Baochai's kindness and power to win over everyone, so Baoyu's room was still quiet. .

It's just that Qiuwen is also very ambitious, and he didn't have any thoughts in the past, but now he is favored, and Baoyu is used to it, and it is inevitable to indulge him, and gradually he has the meaning of overtaking the status of attacker.Recently, because Baochai took on the responsibility of the housekeeper, she was busy every day, and Xiren also assisted her. She worked very hard, went out early and returned late, and didn't have much time at home, so the autumn patterns became more and more important, and she and Sheyue were just fine. , Yinger often pushes the board with words, with a tendency to oppress Yinger, and Yinger is not angry.

This morning Baochai visited Lixiangyuan in order to make enough eggs to send porridge and rice, and sent Xiren to the warehouse to monitor and count the charcoal bought by the comprador for the winter. There were only a few aunts in Baoyuyuan, so she became disobedient.Last night, Baoyu stayed in Qiuwen's room. Ying'er helped attack people in the warehouse, bickered with the comprador, stepped on ashes from embroidered shoes, and didn't have a good breakfast. She didn't finish her work until noon. When she came back, she saw Baoyu Wearing a fox fur with shoes on, they lazily came out of the room. Their hair had not been combed, and they obviously just got up. Behind them were the same open and faded autumn patterns. They held each other to see the wintersweet flowers in the courtyard. The son couldn't help feeling bitter in his heart. He was unfair for himself and his daughter, and because of Baoyu's good nature, he boldly said, "Second Master is really sleepy. No wonder Second Grandma used to say that Second Master is a rich and idle person at home. What time is it? The second grandma and housekeeper have been up for three hours, but some people are still not satisfied after sleeping until the sun is up."

Baoyu thought her coquettish look was very cute, so he was not angry, but raised his hand to wipe off the charcoal dust on Yinger's cheeks, and said with a smile, "I have turned the delicate Miss Yingying into a lady who sells charcoal." Another branch was broken The green calyx plum was inserted on her temples, making Ying'er dumbfounded, and embarrassed to vent her anger.

The Xiren who followed Yinger into the courtyard were even more embarrassed than Yinger, but Baoyu turned a blind eye to it, and Xiren didn't look up, but went back to her room to freshen up in silence.Here Qiu Wen felt sour, and said with a sneer, "Sister Ying'er really deserves to be a follower of Second Grandma, she is such a tutor, when will the people in our yard dare to send Second Master here?" Ying'er was not a troublemaker at first, but when she heard that Qiuwen had taken Baochai with a gun and a stick, she became more and more angry. She came over and pulled Qiuwen to judge her in front of her wife, and asked her who she was or not. Get a tutor.Qiuwen then cried and said that Yinger beat her, and the two of them started to quarrel.

Xiren was washing and washing in his own room. Hearing the commotion outside, he didn't even have time to change his clothes, so he came out with his wet hair. Ying'er and Qiuwen had already fought together, and all the maids were yelling at each other. Everyone was on the sidelines, and was so anxious that someone straightened his neck and shouted: "You two are crazy, what are you doing? Don't you worry that there are not enough jokes in our room? How many people are staring..." Yinger Feeling timid, she sobbed and stopped, but Qiuwen pinched her waist and said in a protesting voice: "Sister, are you talking about me? I didn't do anything wrong. I'm afraid people will laugh at me? It's not like Some people, on the surface, sisters and sisters pretend to be virtuous and affectionate, but secretly complain and stab knives..."

Xiren was choked on the spot, and saw that there was a sneer on the corner of Baoyu's mouth, he didn't say anything, didn't try to dissuade him, he just stared at himself coldly, obviously he had believed Qiuwen's words for a long time, and he couldn't feel a chill in his heart, For a moment all thoughts were lost.She originally had a chronic illness, but these years, she has been recovering from time to time, and she has been taking care of it well, but she doesn't feel any difference, but recently there have been a lot of unsatisfactory things, plus helping Baochai's housekeeper, she is very tired, and she often suffers from anger. She woke up early this morning. , I haven't eaten a mouthful of porridge, I haven't had a cup of tea, and suddenly I feel such bad breath, I can't help but feel the turbidity, my throat is sweet, I vomit a mouthful of blood, and I pass out on the ground.

The people here are in great chaos, and Baochai has already entered the courtyard gate in three or two steps.Seeing Xiren fainted on the ground, she couldn't help weeping anxiously, she stopped the crowd first, carried Xiren into her room hurriedly, pinched him to wake her up, and then sent her mother-in-law out to invite her Doctor, after a while, the imperial doctor Wang came and gave me a pulse, but it was just a rush of anger, the blood did not return to the meridian, and prescribed medicine, decocted it and watched Xiren drink it, and saw that Xiren fell into a drowsy sleep Only then did Baochai come out holding Yinger's hand, and saw that the sunset glow had covered the western sky.

Baochai stood there for a long time, sighed deeply, and then went to Baoyu's study. Since she got married, Baoyu had never stayed in the main room for a day, and usually lived in the study.As soon as Baochai entered the door, he saw a couplet hanging on the wall, and the ink was still dry: "The water fairy holds a jade hairpin, and blows slowly in front of the wind; the poppies wear red embroidered shoes, and the moonlight attracts Bu Bujiao."

Baochai frowned, and went into the back room, and saw Baoyu spread her skirt, sitting on the grand teacher's chair with her legs crossed, holding a copy of Zhuangzi in her hand, and Qiuwen was standing behind the chair massaging his shoulders, seeing Baochai coming in with anger, Qiuwen Wen was timid, without anyone saying anything, he quietly backed away.Baochai didn't even look at her, but walked up to Baoyu and said, "You're messing around again. How can you openly hang such strong words in the study? Let the master and wife know, how sad?"

Baoyu sneered and said, "Everyone is an upright gentleman like you? There is no one who makes a mistake? Why bother to pick on a deformed person like me?"

Baochai said: "This is puzzling again. You are not a villager in the mountains and fields. You can indulge in willfulness and unrestraint. Now you have the foundation of your ancestors and your parents. They all hope that you can grow up and make a career. , Guangzong Yaozu, but you only pay attention to Lao Zhuang, learn some feigned madness, idle around, and make the master and wife angry, not to mention, today you even ignore the past friendship--that Xiren has served you for many years, today she was fainted by anger On the ground, you don’t even care about it, you are really the most ruthless person.”

Baoyu was stunned for a while, then retorted: "If I had feelings, I would have gone out to become a monk. It is only heartless that I can live in this golden cage, and what else can I do without idleness? If I am reluctant to attack others, I will follow you." I will not be able to live since the day we got married." After finishing speaking, she threw the curtain and went out without looking back, Baochai was only so angry that her eyes went black for a while, but she had no choice but to stand there for a long time before remembering that she had He was asked to comfort Xiren, and he didn't want to hurt himself. He shouldn't have expected him to change his mind.

Thinking this way, when he stepped out of the threshold, he saw all the maids and women of Jia's mansion standing in the yard, waiting for her to show her the preparations for the New Year's Day in the twelfth lunar month. My own life still has to go on.

In addition, Baochai has been busy for two or three hours, and when he sees the assignment, he roughly sends out the women and daughters-in-law who are in charge, but he is so tired that he has no strength at all.However, when he returned to his courtyard, he had to visit Xiren first.At that time, Xiren had already taken the medicine and woke up, and he just leaned on the pillow and wept silently.

Ying'er and Sheyue were by her side, and when Baochai came in, Ying'er said softly, "Sister Hua has been refusing to eat porridge." Baochai sat on the edge of her bed and comforted her gently, "You are so A person who understands, why should he suffer so much. You know how Baoyu treats you, but he just can't turn the corner for a while, and when the matter is over, he will come to bow down."

The attacker burst into tears and said: "Second Grandma, you don't need to comfort me. I know that the Second Master really detested me this time. I have pity on my infatuation and entrusted Liu Shui for nothing. I just didn't believe it. There are so many maids and women in the room, why do they insist that I went to my wife to sue Qingwen for being black? I admit it when I hate me, but I really can't swallow this resentment, even if I die. Don't close your eyes." As he said that, he began to sob and cry, and Sheyue also wept beside him, saying: "I never thought that once Qiu Wen's little hoof was favored, he would never miss the love from the past. If it wasn't for She was blowing wind on the side of the pillow and instigating, Second Master will definitely not suspect that Xi Ren's sister did that."

Just as Baochai was about to speak, she suddenly saw Feng'er, a little girl, running in in a panic and said, "Second Grandma, someone has come to the house, and it is said that Grandma is making a noise again. If Second Master Xue is not clear, Qiu Ling will seek death and make his wife so angry that her stomach hurts." Before She Yue could understand, Baochai already knew that it was her sister-in-law who was making trouble again and making the house turn against her. Chaos, because Qiu Ling has always been disliked, so Jingui always makes troubles. She thought that Xue Pan was not at home because of the lawsuit, and she could calm down a little. Picking up and flirting with each other frightened Xue Biao so much that he didn't dare to go home. Occasionally, he talked to Qiu Ling, and when Jin Gui saw it, he thought that Qiu Ling and Xue Biao had selfishness, and his unsatisfied heart soaked in. In the urn of jealousy, Qiu Ling hated to the extreme.

As soon as Baochai heard this, she knew that today was the news that Xue Biao had come home to see her brother in prison again, so Jin Gui took the opportunity to make a fuss. Not caring about comforting Xiren, she hurriedly took Ying'er with her, went back and forth to Mrs. Wang, and then got into the car and went home to visit her mother.

Before reaching the door, the courtyard was already full of noise. Jingui cried out, "I'm that poor widow, what face do I need? Please don't pick on me, my wife." An uneducated daughter from another family is no better than your family sending the eldest girl to a wealthy family to enjoy the glory and wealth, but the poor mother's family can't even get a star..."

When Aunt Xue heard that she had arranged for Baochai, she couldn't help being even more angry, and said in a trembling voice: "Don't drag around with a gun and a stick, we are also a decent family, and you have been educated since childhood, how can you say that Xiangling and Scorpion... "

Before Aunt Xue could finish speaking, Jingui sat down on the ground, patted her legs and cried loudly: "How dare I say that they are wrong? I can't even control the names of the people in the house, so I dare to find fault with them." Is there something behind people's backs?"

Aunt Xue remembered that she had called Qiu Ling's name Xiang Ling again when she was in a hurry, and seeing Jingui's sloppy appearance, she said angrily: "You don't have to pick on my words, since you can't tolerate Qiu Ling, just let her go. It's forced to death, but it's out of sight and out of mind." While talking, Guan Zi entered the room and sat down crying, Qiu Ling had already fainted from crying, and was helped by several maids to the servant's room.

That Jingui was still making noise, but Baochai had already come in, she was always sensible and kind, and Jingui was only afraid of her, knowing that she was unreasonable, so she made some nonsense, so she had no choice but to go back to her room bored Looking for entertainment, Baochai hurried to his mother's room.Seeing her coming in, Aunt Xue cried, "I don't want family luck to be like this, your brother to be like that, marrying a daughter-in-law is so ignorant, and only Xiangling can comfort me recently, but that crazy thing insists on looking for her all the time." Unlucky... Today I'm only to blame, when I heard Tiao'er came back and said that your brother's lawsuit is expected to offer money to atone for his sins, he was happy for a while and forgot to care about it, so he sent Xiangling to give him something, and when the thing saw it, he made a big fuss. "

Baochai sighed: "Sister-in-law is confused, mother don't want to be angry, even Xiangling, don't ask her to go out of the room again, just keep off the other side." She said so, let Yinger take care of Xiangling, and herself Then he hurriedly asked about atonement for Xue Pan.This time Aunt Xue sent someone to invite Xue Biao who was locked in the room and dared not come out.