[Red Chamber] I am Lin Daiyu and her uncle

evening.

Jia Mansion, Rongxi Hall.

Mother Jia was half lying on the bed, and Jia Zheng was helping her to take the medicine. Mother Jia rinsed her mouth with the teacup that Jia Zheng brought to her mouth, and then asked everyone else to retreat except Jia Zheng.

After the others in the room left, Mother Jia still closed her eyes slightly and said nothing, and Jia Zheng could only stand on his knees, watching his nose and heart.

At half the salary, Jia's mother said quietly: "Is the thing sent by the Zhen family settled?"

Jia Zheng hurriedly walked a few steps and came to Jia Mu: "It has been settled. It's just..."

Jia Zheng's tone was slightly hesitant.

"Just what?"

Jia Zheng didn't answer immediately, but after thinking about it, Fang said, "It's just that the situation of the Zhen family is not as good as before, and my sister-in-law just rushed to Jiangnan not long ago, this..."

When Jia Mu heard this, she opened her slightly closed eyes, looked at the bed curtain above her head, was silent for a while, and finally sighed.

"I don't know what you said? It's just that our family and the Zhen family have been friends for several generations. Now that they are in trouble, it's fine if they don't help them. If they don't have to, they will make trouble. Besides, it's the turn of the Zhen family today." Well, it may not be our Jia family's turn tomorrow. Be kind, and when our family encounters difficulties, it won't be the end of the road."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Jia Zheng to reply, he waved his hand at Jia Zheng wearily, then turned slightly, signaling him to go out and take a rest.

Jia Zheng knew that Mother Jia had something on his mind, so he stopped disturbing him, stood up, and then quietly backed out.

Before leaving, he did not forget to ask the people who served him to take good care of Jia Mu.

Rongxitang East Yard.

Mrs. Wang was discussing Xue Baochai's birthday with Aunt Xue when Jia Zheng came.

Aunt Xue was a sensible person, so she left hastily.

Mrs. Wang sent Aunt Xue away, and after exchanging pleasantries with Jia Zheng, Jia Zheng asked casually what she and Aunt Xue were talking about.

"Bao girl will be fifteen soon, and we are discussing to celebrate her 15th birthday."

Jia Zheng nodded and said nothing, and after a while, he finally spoke: "Since it is a relative's house, it can't be too shabby. Yuan'er is now the prince's side concubine, and the sisters just take this opportunity to be happy."

Mrs. Wang didn't listen, but when she heard it, she felt the blood rushing up all over her body. When she wanted to get angry, she felt that something was wrong. After thinking about it in her heart, she couldn't hold it back.

With a sneer, he said, "Yuan'er is a daughter of the Duke's mansion, and she is so beautiful. It's him, Prince Yu, who doesn't want him, and there are many princes and grandchildren who are of noble character and prominent status asking for marriage! Now he is like a concubine and maidservant, sneaking around Entering the palace, did not let the Wang family and the Jia family go..."

"shut up!"

Jia Zheng's voice successfully silenced Mrs. Wang, and she even looked at Jia Zheng in a daze.

Jia Zheng sighed: "Although you are at home, you must remember that 'disaster comes from your mouth'. Yuan'er's status is no longer what it used to be. If this word spreads outside, her life will be even more difficult. Besides, 'concubine and maidservant' Can it be used casually? Regardless of whether other people do it or not, the mother-in-law will be the first to be degraded."

Mrs. Wang felt pained and hurt at the moment, and she cried while wiping her tears: "Now all the wives and ladies in the capital know about this, and I don't even dare to move around my mother's house, for fear that my family will ask about it. If they do this, they will insult you." It's not just Yuan'er alone, but also the Jia family and the Wang family. My brother is also inspected by the nine provinces, and he is a first-rank official! It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a high-ranking official in Fengjiang, but his niece is humiliated like this."

Jia Zheng was also angry, even more angry than Mrs. Wang.No matter what Mrs. Wang said, she was just a woman in the back house. If she didn't want to hear or see, don't go out and walk around. He was in charge of the position of foreign minister in the court, and he was the only one in the entire Jia family. One can imagine the heavy burden on his shoulders. .

Going to and from get off work every day, he is ridiculed openly and secretly by his colleagues. Who can he tell his grievances?

Jia Zheng sighed: "The matter has come to this point, it is useless to talk more."

After thinking about it, he said: "Don't talk to the old lady about this matter. She has already suffered from a serious illness, so don't hurt her again."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang was silent for a long time. After a long silence, she said "I know."

Jia Zheng understood that Mrs. Wang blamed Jia's mother, so in order to appease her emotions, she stayed at Mrs. Wang's place for the first time tonight.

Eh!

If you really want to say it, you can't blame Jiamu for this matter.

At the beginning, Prince Zhongshun's mansion sent people, only to let Jia Yuanchun enter Prince Yu's mansion, but did not mention such an unappealable way.

After all, I didn't expect the other party to do things so terribly, leaving no room for others.

Jia's mother is old and mature, and has spent most of her life in the back house. She knows what Princess Yu has in mind!

It's nothing more than wanting to have a "thug" who can suppress Zhou's side concubine in terms of status, but also doesn't want this well-born "thug" to become the second Zhou side concubine, so he wants to kill Jia Yuanchun before she enters the door. The prestige of killing her is so that people can rely on her to be used by her.

She took all the benefits, but she didn't even leave the soup for others.

I really don't know whether to call her shrewd or stupid.

Royal Palace.

At this moment, Lin Qing and Liu Daoan are still working hard in the Imperial Academy.By the time the work in hand was almost finished, it was getting dark outside.

Kyoto's nightlife has only just begun.

Nanke Country's economy is quite prosperous, and the night market economy is also developing day by day.

During the day, the capital may still have the majesty and style of a political center, but at night, the streets are full of traffic and lights, and the lights are as brilliant as day.

Oh, by the way, there is no curfew in the two capitals of Nanke Kingdom.

So as long as you have money and leisure, and you don’t violate the law or commit crimes, you can party all night and no one will care about you.

Small businesses and hawkers can earn the bulk of the day even at night, and restaurants, restaurants and other places for eating, drinking and having fun are open 24 hours a day.

The prosperity of the economy can be seen.

At the same time, economic prosperity has also changed the social atmosphere to a certain extent.A typical one is some teahouses represented by Helelou, where you can talk about royal gossip and state affairs at the feet of the emperor.

cough cough...

However, it can only be a "shallow talk". If you talk in depth, for example, if you involve the secrets of the palace, you will also risk being arrested.

But in general, openness and inclusiveness are still the main focus.

Before leaving get off work, several colleagues from the Hanlin Academy made an appointment to go to the Qunfang Hall for recreation.

The Qunfang Pavilion here is the most upscale in Kyoto...

Uh..., brothel.

It is not very appropriate to say "brothel", as most brothels allow prostitution.But the route taken by this group of Fangguan is quite elegant, and the people inside are all Qingguan, who only perform art but not sell themselves, and only chat and not accompany/sleep.

Needless to say about appearance, all of them are beautiful women with snow-skinned appearance and graceful figure. They can understand everything from piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, flowers and tea. The grown-ups talk about a few national affairs.

Knowing and interesting, he is really a wonderful person among wonderful people.

Of course, with such excellent conditions, the standard will naturally not be low.The guests received by the Qunfang Hall were either rich or noble, or they were young officials with a bright future in the imperial court.Most of the former are married into the concubine's room; the latter are mostly the successor's room.

But whether they are wives or concubines, their children are considered "immeasurable merit" because they have crossed the class gap.

Of course Lin Qing refused, he was just newly married, and it was a little outrageous to go to such an extremely ambiguous occasion.

Li Yifang has always been very keen on places of pleasure, even though she has been married for a long time, she always accepts invitations every now and then.

But this time, why is there no sign of him?

Lin Qing casually asked Liu Daoan who was about to go out with the big guys.

"Leye, why don't you see Zishang?"

"Zizhang's wife just passed away a few days ago. He took a long vacation and stayed at home. He hasn't come to work for a while."

Lin Qing was surprised, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Liu Daoan sighed: "It was Zi who didn't ask me to tell you. He said that you are newly married, so you can't disappoint him."

Lin Qing waited to ask in detail, but several colleagues got impatient and kept urging Liu Daoan, while not forgetting to tease Lin Qing for "cleaning himself up".

Liu Daoan had no choice but to write down the address of Li Yifang's home on the empty rice paper beside him, and asked him to find someone by himself, while he followed the large team to the Qunfang Pavilion.

Lin Qing stood where he was, looking at the five characters flying like dragons and phoenixes on the rice paper, lost in thought.

Nanping Princess Mansion?