Red Mansions Become Baochai

But I'm not here to be a lobbyist today.You told your brother earlier how you want to choose a son-in-law and a wife.I also followed my elder brother's example. In the future, if I meet a suitable nephew or niece, I can report it to my elder brother and sister-in-law first. "

Xue Ke listened, and said with a smile: "I said, you go out all day, don't you even forget the books you read before. Zhu Zi also said that "Wedding" is only good for Wen Gong."

Xue Shen slapped his forehead and said: "I am too forgetful. Then Sima Guang said it clearly in the third volume of his "Wen Gong Shu Yi" "Marriage Rituals" - when discussing marriage, you should first examine the nature of your son-in-law and wife How is the behavior and family law, do not envy his wealth and honor, that's what my brother said."

Thinking of what he said to his wife today, he smiled again: "I just said that my brother would not marry the Jia family. On that day, my brother mentioned that there were many irregularities in the Jia family. What are the things that made my brother Don’t get used to it, let’s talk and listen.”

Xue Ke glanced at his younger brother, and felt that it might not be a good thing to keep it hidden in his heart, so he said, "The Jia family can be regarded as a powerful family in Jinling City. I'm talking about the residence of Rong Guo and Ning Guo in Chang'an capital."

Xue Shenqi said: "The Jia family is also close to our family. I also heard that his family is a master of poetry and etiquette, and everything is respectable. How could they not behave according to the rules?"

Xue Ke sighed: "You don't know, the more noble the family is, the more complicated the personnel. Our family has such a small population, and there have been tricky slaves who deceived the master. There are three or four hundred people in the Rongning Second Mansion. The master is extravagant, and the slaves are also arrogant. A lot of dirty things happened, why is it so strange? His family not only behaved unruly, but also did a lot of unreasonable things. I heard those dirty words outside and thought it was The villain made rumors, until I went to visit and saw a few strange things with my own eyes, I didn't realize that there was no reason for it, and it might not be without reason."

The author has something to say: Seeing that everyone hates Mrs. Xue, I have to admit that I lost another character when I wrote it.Unlike the Lin family, everyone in the Xue family has disputes.For example, Aunt Xue, some people think she is a vicious snake more sinister than Mrs. Wang, while others think she is a rare and loving elder.

I think the downfall of the Xue family has a lot to do with Mrs. Xue's incompetence. In those days, it was true that widows had a hard life, but there were also people who kept the family business for their sons.But Mrs. Xue doesn't know how to manage the family business, and she doesn't know how to discipline her son.

But to say that she is vicious, I don't think so. If she is really that powerful, she won't be completely helpless by a shrew like Xia Jingui.

She is really confused, so I won't say it to others, but she is really kind to her sons and daughters.

Even though many people think that Mother Jia is the caring patriarch.But in the dream book of the Red Mansions, I saw the three members of the Xue family who saw Tianlun's family affection.

Although the elder brother is domineering and the mother is confused, Baochai, who looks deserted to outsiders, only shows the mood of a child in front of the two of them.

Check the family style before the marriage of children and daughters

Because Xue Ke was registered in the Ministry of Household Affairs, he had to go to Chang'an Capital in person every one or two years to enter the Ministry to settle old accounts and calculate new ones.Jia Shi Wang Xue's four families have been in touch with each other for decades, so he naturally has some friendship with Jia He and Jia Zheng brothers from Rongning and Ningfu, as well as the next generation Jia Zhen.

Earlier, when Xue Ke was walking in Beijing, he also listened to a lot of Duzhong news in teahouses and taverns.Among them are many anecdotes about Jia's family, but he treats them like a villain and nonsense after dinner, and doesn't take it to heart.Later, after visiting the Jia family a few times, I found many inappropriate things, so I deliberately kept a distance from the Jia family. On the surface, I was still courteous, but my personal relationship with the Jia family became less and less.

Let’s talk about the Ningguo Mansion first. Jia Jing, the owner of the family, and Jia She and Jia Zheng of the Rong Mansion are the three brothers of the Jia family’s “Wen” generation. In terms of age, he is the elder. ".

Jia Jing passed the Jinshi, and then became an official. He was supposed to be the pillar of the Jia family, and assumed the responsibility of rejuvenating the family business.But when others reach middle age, they probably have all the fame and wealth, and have enjoyed all the glory and wealth. They feel that life in the world is boring, and they only want to fly to the sky in the daytime to become a god.

In order to become a god, Jia Jing even gave up his official rank to his son Jia Zhen, letting his sons do whatever they wanted.His wife and son didn't care about it, and they didn't care about family affairs. They just sent people to search for immortals every day and asked many Taoist priests who were fake half-immortals and real liars to come home.

Jia Jing listened to these people's heresies, and to achieve a positive result, he must practice both internal and external, and first practice the inner alchemy.Let the servants go to the city to buy an orphan girl who has no father or mother.They are all virgins who are eleven or twelve years old and have not yet been to Kuishui.During the day, they were locked in a secret room and were not allowed to eat.They can only eat special herbs and wild fruits such as mulberries, and they can only drink a little dew collected from the garden when they are thirsty.He took the refined elixir by himself, and at night he went into the secret room, using the secret techniques taught by the Taoists in the room to collect yin and nourish yang.

During the two years of such nonsense, several of the bought girls were ruined by him to death.Even if someone died, he ignored it.I only believe in the priest's words, saying that these girls are the raw materials for "alchemy medicine", and now that they have completed their mission, they have become his "medicine dregs".

During the past two years in Ningguo Mansion, a dozen or so maidservants died of sudden illness and were carried outside the city to be burned.Jia Jing thought it was a secret, but there is no impenetrable wall in the world.Although outsiders dared not speak out because of the power of the Jia family, they secretly spread it as a new story.

Xue Shen was very surprised when he heard this, he was stunned for a while, and then he asked: "The Jia family's Rongning and Ning mansions have been favored by the emperor for nearly a hundred years. Such a family of Zhongming Dingshi, a family of calligraphy and poetry, should be home The wind is rigorous, and he treats the servants with gentleness. How could the head of the family take the lead in causing such a disaster of suicide? Besides, if outsiders know, the ancestors will lose their face. If they are heard by the imperial officials, there may be a catastrophe gone."

Xue Ke looked unbearable, and said slowly: "Because of this, after the Jia family heard about it, they tried every means to prevent Jia Jing from doing this again, and let him go to Xuanzhen Temple in the suburbs, and follow the group of Taoist priests to practice alchemy and immortality. I didn’t really believe it at first, but later I heard that one of those girls survived and gave birth to a girl. She was raised by Mrs. Shi of the Rong Mansion, and she was ranked fourth among the young ladies of the Jia family. Director Dong Guanshi saw it with his own eyes when he went to send New Year's gifts to pay his respects."

Xue Shen shook his head when he heard this, and said: "Master Jing disregards human life, I don't think he can become a god, after death there will be retribution in the underworld.

He also didn't talk about accumulating virtue for his children and grandchildren by doing such unreasonable things.I heard that his son Jia Zhen is now the head of the Jia family. He has a lot of friends and meets people all over Canada. "

Xue Ke sighed: "His father only wanted to be a fairy in the sky, and Jia Zhen lived a fairy life at home. He is the head of the clan, and he is the only one who disciplines others. No one dares to speak of him. When I went to Chang'an, Every time I met him, I would arrange a big banquet, invite the nobles from all the families in the capital, bring a group of concubines and maids, and gather the crowd to gamble and have fun..."

Before he finished speaking, Xue Shen patted his thigh and said: "This Ning Mansion is too outrageous. Rong Mansion still has the older Mrs. Shi, and there are no concubines in his family. It is a happy family. of."

Xue Ke was taken aback for a moment, and then thought that his brother was a man with a shy personality and a person who put his love on mountains and rivers.How do you know about the intrigue and bloodless battles in the inner house?So he said: "Harmony is only superficial. This kind of aristocratic family looks peaceful and harmonious on the surface. Only they can know how deep the water is. Then Shi Taijun married into the Jia family and took power. How can she be an ordinary woman if she has not fallen for decades?"

With Shi Taijun's kind eyebrows and kind eyes, who would have thought that she also acted cruelly.He said again: "Not to mention anything else, one or two years after the death of Jia Gong Daishan, his old aunts did not know whether it was illness or other reasons, so they all followed one by one. Her own daughter Jia Min married For the Lin family, Mr. Tanhua. The other three concubines were all chosen by Shi Taijun, and I don’t know if they will marry in Tiannan or Haibei, and they have no contact with each other since then."

Seeing that the brothers opened their mouths with disbelief on their faces, they continued: "Then Jiahe and Jiazheng said that Mrs. Shi and his mother belonged to a compatriot. If they knew the principle that brothers are of the same heart, their benefits can cut through gold, and his family would not That's it. For some reason, Mrs. Shi doesn't like her eldest son, Jia He, but prefers her youngest son, Jia Zheng. Although Jia He took over Rongfu's official position, I visited the mansion that day, and his "Rongxi Hall" It was actually given to the youngest son Jia Zheng to live in. Then Jia He lives in a small courtyard separated from the garden of Rongfu, which looks small and unique, but where can it be as majestic and magnificent as the main house?"

Xue Shen felt a little disappointed when he heard that, he was nearly ten years younger than his elder brother.Although his mother loved his youngest son the most while she was alive, she always taught him to respect his elder brother. After his father passed away, he would let his elder brother take the lead in everything.

He himself has been relying on his elder brother since he was a child, and it really confuses him that Rongfu Shi Taijun behaved like this.Frowning, he said: "In this world, there are both concubines and concubines. But the mother doesn't distinguish between the elders and the younger ones. Doesn't it cause the two sons to have a rift, so it's hard to get close? This political master should speak up when he sees his mother's behavior is unfair. Persuasion. Even Master He can't blindly obey his mother blindly, otherwise it will be a joke to let outsiders see that his family has no rules."

Seeing that his younger brother was so sensible, Xue Ke stroked his beard and smiled in relief: "It's common for parents in the world to favor young children, but they shouldn't be biased in major matters. This Mr. Shi was unfair, and Mr. He was full of resentment in his heart. Even the official I never had a good start. My first wife disappeared a few years ago, and then I was succeeded by a Xing family who came from a small family."

Thinking of the few times he met Jia He, he said with a smile: "Both his husband and wife are not favored by their mothers, Master He hides at home, and the pretty maids around him are all