Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

But it is said that the day of Ningguo Mansion's copying and inspection was the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet. The guests inside and outside were full, and all the female relatives were present. Usually, the female relatives would be avoided in this case, and the guests, relatives and friends should disperse. However, in order to vent his personal anger, Jia Yucun went so far as to disobey the truth and indulged those ferocious Jinyi Mansion servants to rush straight into the back hall. , I panicked for a while, unable to hide.

Jia She and Jia Zheng were so anxious that they were sweating profusely that they had nothing to do. When they were anxious, they suddenly heard a message from outside the door: "Prince Zhongshun, Master Lin Jiarui, a scholar of the Cabinet University, passed the decree." When Jia She heard that Lin Jiarui had arrived, he seemed to have won it The savior came out in a hurry, and knelt down to beg for mercy.Jia Yucun also came out to greet Prince Zhongshun. Prince Zhongshun had just come out after being ill the month before last. He looked very thin, but his spirits were not weakened. Jia Yucun was tired of seeing this prince, but he had to Perfunctory.

Right now, Prince Zhongshun said with a smile: "I'm talking about Lao Jia, I heard that you and Ning Rong are still in the same family. As the saying goes, you can't write two characters of Jia in one stroke. Your brother is really righteous enough to kill relatives—— Such a ruthless hand." Jia Yucun heard the harsh words, and replied with a smirk: "I tell the prince, Yucun dare not abandon private interests because of public affairs." Prince Zhongshun laughed as if he had heard a joke. .

Lin Jiarui came in with Prince Zhongshun, and seeing the miserable scene in Ningguo Mansion, she couldn't bear it, so she said leisurely at this time: "Brother Yucun has overcorrected. This full house of relatives and friends has nothing to do with Jia Zhen's case, so they should be released and let them go their separate ways. Go home; there are also female relatives in the inner hall, and there are still married women inside, how can you let the government servants rush and prosecute you at will?" Seeing that Lin Jiarui invited Prince Zhongshun as a backer, Jia Yucun already knew that he might not be able to show power at will today, so he had no choice but to follow the slope He got off the donkey and said: "Master Lin said that, the officials just follow the order." Then, let the relatives and friends be released, and the guards of Jinyi Mansion be restrained.Those relatives and friends seemed to be saved from a desperate situation, they wished they could get rid of their relationship, fly out of Ningguo Mansion immediately, and scattered like birds and beasts.It's too late for the women's relatives, they have already been copied upside down, Mrs. Wang and Baochai exchanged tears, only caring for a few unmarried guests, getting their hair torn and their clothes messed up, and they are in a mess.

After finally waiting for Prince Zhongshun to rescue him, the guards had already carried out the boxes of belongings. The boxes in the inner hall were overturned and the cabinets were broken. Na Youshi was lying on the ground straight, and had passed out for a long time.Everyone rushed to rescue him, pinched him, and poured wine. After a while, Youshi came to his senses. After crying, he choked again and coughed continuously. Her daughter-in-law, Grandma Xiaorong, supported her, but she was also confused.

After all, Baochai held her heart firmly, and asked people to go outside to inquire, only to hear Lin Jiarui say slowly at this time: "I have a purpose to ask Jia Zhen." Zhen is here." Lin Jiarui looked at Jia Zhen with pity, and said: "After Jia Zhen is a hero, she should have fulfilled her duty, why did she act recklessly and kill people?" Jia Zhen kowtowed tremblingly and replied: "The guilty minister It is an unforgivable crime to not be enterprising and to live up to the grace and virtue of the ancestors. It is just that the second sister You and the third sister You are the wives and sisters of the minister. "

Lin Jiarui paused, and continued to ask: "What else?" Jia Zhen thought for a long time before replying: "The rest of the ministers really don't know, please tell me clearly." The daughter-in-law Qin Keqing had something to hide, but since the matter was not made clear, and Jia Zhen refused to admit it, Lin Jiarui did not argue with him, but sighed and said, "The Holy Majesty only asked me to ask questions, but did not give me the time to consider it." Right. Since Jia Zhen, you refuse to plead guilty, you can hand it over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial." Standing behind his father, Jia Lian was already terrified. Afraid of pain and hatred, afraid of being involved in this matter, painful of remembering the tragic death of Second Sister You, hating of Sister Feng's crimes and harming others, but now he will suffer for it.

At that moment, the officials of the Jinyi Mansion presented the list of house raids and read it aloud. There was nothing intrusive in it. Except for the jewelry and headgear of Youshi's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, the treasury was empty and there was very little silver in hand. As a ticket, it is embarrassing that this century-old noble family is indeed only an empty shelf.

It's just that in Jia Zhen and Jia Rong's room, several other large boxes of gambling equipment and all kinds of unimaginable obscene things were found. It was so embarrassing that an honest gentleman like Jia Zheng wanted to hit the wall.However, Prince Zhongshun was very interested in these objects, he admired them all, and even asked Jia Rong to inquire about their uses. Jia Zheng was so angry that he wanted to kick the shameless father and son to death.Prince Zhongshun had had enough of his jokes, so he dropped the things in his hands, and said, "No wonder there are rumors outside that in this Ningguo mansion, only the pair of stone lions at the door are clean, so it seems to be true." He glanced at Jia She and Jia Zheng. , and went out, the two brothers suddenly broke out in sweat.

On the same day, Ningguo Mansion was seized. You's mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and several aunts and aunts were all imprisoned in the ear room. Although they were not in chains, they were not free. Jia Zhen and Jia Rong were sent to the prison of the Criminal Ministry. Sealed up, all servants and women are temporarily detained, and are not allowed to move around at will.The huge Ningguo Mansion suffered a crushing defeat.

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng watched helplessly as the seal was pasted on the gate of Ningguo Mansion, and had no choice but to take the second wife of Xing Wang back to Rongguo Mansion. Jia Mu had heard the news, and they were all in shock, so they asked their brothers to go and inquire everywhere immediately. , and the rest of the people all came to their rooms.For a while, Jia Mu's main hall was full of inside and outside.

Jia Mu's illness has not yet recovered, so she is leaning on the big welcoming pillow with Daiyu beside her.Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang sat close to each other, while the rest stood on the floor.Mother Jia raised her eyes and looked around, and saw that there was no one in the East Mansion. She shed tears and said, "Where is Miss Four? Can she be troubled?" Mrs. Xing shook her head and said, "It is mentioned in the decree that Miss Four is Those who become monks should no longer pursue the matter and let them do what they want." Jia Mu sighed: "Now it seems that the fourth girl has escaped a catastrophe." Looking at her children and grandchildren, only Baoyu is not in front of her eyes, knowing that he will go again After reading the Buddhist scriptures, I couldn't help but sighed, and my heart was half ashamed.

Everyone didn't know what she was thinking, so Mrs. Wang narrated the situation when the house was ransacked, and finally said: "Although Zhen's daughter-in-law and Rong's daughter-in-law are being detained, fortunately they are under the care of the Lin family. Molesting them, it’s just that the servants of the family are ignored by no one, and it is said that they can’t even eat hot food.” Mrs. Xing snorted and said: “Missing those people’s business, those servants usually rely on the momentum of the master, You are bluffing and cheating outside, causing troubles to make the master tired, so what does it matter if you eat less?" Mrs. Wang was choked for a moment, and she was sick in her heart, so she didn't say a word.

Jia's mother then said, "I don't know what serious crime Zhen'er has committed, and she has even been deprived of her world position-will it involve us?" Mrs. Xing said, "I listen through the door. Zhen'er committed a crime." The first crime is to lure the children of the aristocratic family to gamble, and the second is... there are some dirty words in it, I guess it has nothing to do with us." Saying that, Jia Lian glanced at Jia Lian, Jia Lian's heart thumped, and he wanted to go directly to him. Jia's mother explained that if she exposed Wang Xifeng's actions and divorced her, she expected that Jia's mother would not believe or obey her, so she had to be patient and plan for the long term.

After a while, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhengju both came back. They entered the court to apologize and asked their colleagues to inquire about Jia Zhen's punishment.Lin Jiarui handed over the memorial on their behalf, and after a short while, the oracle came down, telling them to serve diligently without being suspicious. Lin Jiarui and other friendly colleagues also comforted them in this way. The brothers failed to find out the truth , had to come back.

Jia Zheng told Jia's mother what had happened in court, and finally sighed: "It's fortunate that the Lin family uncle saved our family this time, otherwise we would have been detained by Jia Yucun in the East Mansion. For a while, those relatives and friends In order to protect themselves, they bit each other, and all the sewage could not be poured down, so they were wiped out. I just didn't expect that the Dongfu was so insignificant, and Zhen'er and his son were so daring—that is, the one who lured the children of the aristocratic family to gamble. During his father's funeral, he led his children to practice riding and archery every day. I thought it was a good thing, and sent Baoyu, Huan'er, and Lan'er to practice every day. Who knew he used this name to gather every night? Drinking and gambling, we are unknown here. Hey..."

Jia's mother knew that those "dirty things" were the crux of the downfall of the Ning Mansion, but they couldn't talk about it, so she could only say: "Although I say this now, I am still an ancestor in the end, and I will try to save him. Can you Trust someone?" Jia Zheng said: "Now the relatives who used us are all defeated, and those who don't use us don't want to come forward to get involved—only Mr. Lin's family is friendly and helpful, but listen We should also be cautious about his words, it is said that there are also censors participating in the performance..."

Jia's mother was shocked, and the rest of the people were also jumping in their hearts, and asked quickly: "What's going on with us?" Jia Zheng said vaguely: "He is just a rumor, and he didn't tell the truth. He just reminded me to be careful. After all, Ningrong and Rongfu are one body, if one falls, they are afraid that the wall will fall and everyone will push it down."

Jia Mu cried: "I never imagined that I will have to go through such a thing when I grow old. Now that you are all here, have you ever done something harmful to nature? Tell me as soon as possible, and confess your sins by yourself. I'm afraid there will be a change No room. Don't cover it up, the family members don't know, wait for people from outside to come and kill them?" Everyone was speechless, just weeping.

Jia She and Jia Zheng knew that Lin Jiarui was the only one who could speak for him in the court, so he told Daiyu to stay by Jiamu's side these days and not to go back, and Daiyu agreed.