Getaway in the Red House

Lao Tzu once said: "When misfortune comes, happiness rests on it, and when blessings come, misfortune rests on it."

Now this very philosophical sentence can never be wrong when applied to Baochai, the newly appointed second grandmother of Baochai!

After going through many calculations and painstaking efforts to get this position, Baochai supposedly should be satisfied, but in the end she was really not happy.

There is no other reason, since Baochai married to Jia's mansion, she lived very comfortably at the beginning.Baoyu had long coveted this sister Bao, who was like Concubine Yang, and wished she could get closer.Now that my wish is fulfilled, I can't wait to be with Baochai all day long and be happy.

It's a pity that although Baochai was born in a merchant, she was the daughter of everyone. She was brought up according to the bearing of the head of the house from an early age, and she paid attention to dignity, self-restraint, grace and generosity.Naturally, she wouldn't be as careless and gentle as that concubine's concubine, who used sex to make things happen.

And Baoyu has always been very happy that her daughter's family is as delicate and cute as delicate flowers and nephrite jade, so after the freshness wears off, she feels that Baochai is too rigid and dull in sexual affairs, like a dead fish, which is extremely unpleasant.As time went by, he gradually lost interest in Baochai.

When Baochai saw that Baoyu no longer pestered her, although he felt a little disappointed, he was relieved. If she really wanted her to please Baoyu like an actor and prostitute, Baochai couldn't do anything.

In order to prevent the attackers from taking advantage of the situation, Baochai turned her close maid Yinger to Baoyu as an aunt, which made Baoyu very grateful to her, so Baochai's master and servant completely controlled Baoyu. , pushed Xi Ren aside, leaving her helpless.

With Yinger's help, Baochai is ready to take over the entire Jia family.Originally thinking that it would take a lot of trouble to achieve the goal, who would have thought that she would just say a few words in front of the aunt, and the aunt would happily hand over the housekeeping rights.

Baochai was ecstatic about this, completely ignoring the pity and mocking gaze of Wang Xifeng, who was already pregnant beside her.Holding the thick account books and matching cards, Baochai couldn't wait to go back to the room to check carefully.As a result, after reading the account books one after another, Baochai's heart fell into an ice valley and could no longer warm up.

On the surface, the Jia family, which is impressive, rich and luxurious, is no less than that of the princes and nobles, but it has become a completely empty shell with gold and jade on its outside!This made Baochai, who thought that Jia's mansion was just temporarily ineffective, was deeply hit, and couldn't wake up for a while.

She still couldn't believe this result, so she went to Wang Xifeng and asked her if she had embezzled money from the official or was greedy for ink.The result was Wang Xifeng's indifferent ridicule: "Second Grandma Bao is so courageous! This new official took office three times, but I didn't expect my sister's first fire to be on my head. In this case, today's sister-in-law will ask My sister asks for justice, I ask my sister to return the dowry that my sister-in-law paid in advance during the housekeeping, after all, this is a matter for the whole family, there is no reason to let my sister-in-law suffer alone!"

After finishing speaking, Ping'er had scooped up a thick stack of pawn tickets in accordance with Wang Xifeng's instructions, and asked Baochai to redeem these things for her.Baochai's original plan to raise a teacher to inquire about crimes, but in the end he was run off by Wang Xifeng's master and servant, and fled in despair, without the arrogance he had before.

Baochai now knows that Jia's housekeeper right is a hot potato, and she is reluctant to lose it.In order to let Jia's family know her abilities, gain their affirmation and attention, and thus help her rescue her brother who is in prison, Baochai finally persevered with all her might.

For this reason, she made a series of changes, laid off a lot of staff, contracted out the land and flowers of the Grand View Garden, asked those servants to pay some rent and tax, and found out many disadvantages of the comprador, so as to make a good living. Cleaned up.In this way, even though the servants complained, they barely managed to maintain the expenditure. Even if there were some deficiencies, they had to reluctantly scoop up the dowry like Wang Xifeng to make up for it.

Later, as the dowry gradually decreased due to the continuous filling of the bottomless pit of Jia's mansion, Baochai couldn't hold on anymore.In the end, he took the wrong path of lending and cut off his retreat.

As the saying goes: "The leak in the house coincides with continuous night rain", just when Baochai was struggling to deal with the affairs of Jia's mansion, another blow came one after another.Ying'er was pregnant when Baochai had no time to take care of Baoyu.This result caught Baochai by surprise.

Seeing Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang's happy faces, and seeing Baoyu circling around Ying'er in a small crouch, Baochai's heart hurts like a knife.And because of the promotion of her status and Baoyu's love, Yinger gradually grew up. Now that she is pregnant, she is self-reliant, and she even plays tricks on Qiao Qiao, vaguely dissatisfied with Baochai.

Seeing this, Baochai was very annoyed, and she refused to let Yinger, a servant who betrayed her master, ignore the past, and found an opportunity to push Xiren out to fight against Yinger. Baoyu's room was full of jealousy It was a joy.

But even though Baochai had the idea of ​​"the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman wins." In the end, he still sent someone to watch Yinger's stomach closely so that he would not be hurt.This is not because she loves Baoyu's heir so much, but to leave a way out for herself.Before she had no children, Yinger's children were her future support.As for after she has a child, the child will naturally be useless, and life and death are not in her consideration.

While Baochai was sitting on the mountain watching the tigers fight, there were still people in the capital who had the same idea as her, but the difference was that while they were benefiting, they pushed her and the Jia family to a dead end...

Concubine Jia Gui, who loves the harem of Yunchao, is pregnant!This news not only shocked the entire harem, but also caused a sensation in the previous court. For a while, people were talking about it. If this Concubine Jia can get a son in one fell swoop, with the degree of favor she is now, wouldn't it be a repeat of the scene of the past? "Loyalty Rebellion"?For this reason, some courtiers began to worry about the current queen and prince.

Unexpectedly, just when the courtiers were entangled in this or had other thoughts, another news came one after another, and they solved the problem and made a choice.Concubine Jia was poisoned when she was three months pregnant!Not only did the child fail to be saved, but even he himself was dying!

When this news spread to Jia's mansion, the arrogance of Yuanchun's pregnancy became even higher, and the Jia family, whose ambitions continued to expand, fell from the peak of hope to the bottom of the deep valley. They rushed to the palace to send Yuanchun to the palace one by one, howling like mourning concubines. Procedure.

Jiamu, Mrs. Wang, Baochai and others looked at Yuanchun who was haggard and lifeless, and couldn't help crying bitterly.Yuan Chun took the hands of his grandmother and mother with difficulty, and struggled to say the last few words: "The building is about to fall, we must step back and get out of it as soon as possible! Remember! Remember!" After speaking, his eyes showed sadness, and he died. He was only 31 years old.

Although Li Guiren, the murderer of Yuanchun, and Concubine Wu, the mastermind behind the scenes, were thrown into the cold palace, and his family was also convicted and ransacked their homes one after another, it still failed to make the Jia family feel the slightest comfort.Yuan Chun's words before his death echoed in the minds of the Jia family, making them vaguely feel a sense of crisis.Without the blessing of Yuanchun, the future of the Jia family is unpredictable.

Speaking of which, the Jia family probably guessed some truths correctly this time.Yuan Chun's death and the ransacking of the Wu family's house were all expected by the emperor. From a certain point of view, the emperor was the driving force behind this incident.The reason is also very simple, Yuan Chun's family is a loyal running dog of Zhongshun's family, and the Wu family has also been bought by Zhongshun in recent years.

Prince Zhongshun wanted to unite Yuanchun and Concubine Wu to control the emperor and the entire harem, but he didn't want him to miscalculate the women's thoughts and underestimate their energy.These two have been fighting in the harem for many years, and they have a deep hatred, so how can they put aside their previous grievances in a few words?Besides, even if they really want to abandon their former grievances and unite, they have to ask the emperor, queen mother and others whether they agree or not!

So after learning about their petty actions, the emperor sent people to sow discord between the two of them, fanning the flames, which finally made the two lose their minds and make a fuss, and in the end they killed each other. The emperor took advantage of the fisherman.In this way, after following the Zhen family, the emperor eliminated another minion of Zhongshun without bloodshed, and let Zhongshun suffer another blow!

It's just that although the emperor's faction has temporarily won many victories, it is a pity that they have not been able to find direct evidence that can completely eradicate Prince Zhongshun.He had no choice but to continue to spend his time with him, looking for an opportunity to give him a fatal blow.

However, since the Zhen family and the Wu family were confiscated and exiled one after another, Prince Zhongshun did not do anything unusual, and his performance was still calm.Although the emperor's faction didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in his gourd, they also deeply knew that this was just a temporary calm before the storm.For this reason, both Mu Zixuan and Shui Rong intensified their surveillance on the Zhongshun family, not daring to relax for a moment.

At this time, the atmosphere in the capital is dignified, and swords are on the verge of breaking out.However, Jiangnan, which is thousands of miles away, is peaceful and peaceful.

In the forest house full of autumn, the autumn chrysanthemums are brilliant and the sweet osmanthus is fragrant.The breeze is blowing slightly, and the flowers and rain are flying.In the exquisite water pavilion, Daiyu, Baoqin, Zijuan, Xueyan and others are holding pincers to appreciate osmanthus, playing leisurely and comfortably.

"Since ancient times, autumn has been sad and lonely. I say that autumn is better than spring. When the sky is clear and the cranes line up on the clouds, the poetic sentiment will be drawn to the blue sky. Sister Lin, everyone laments the bleak autumn wind and the sadness of autumn, but I am very happy that the sky is high. An autumn day with light clouds and lush greenery. Life is full of happiness, so why bother to find troubles and spoil your mood.”

Baoqin was holding a glazed cup, leaning against the fence with a blushing face, giggling and laughing.The Zijuan next to her was so frightened that she kept raising her heart, lest she accidentally fall into the water.

Xueyan was peeling a crab full of yellow, but when she looked up and saw Zijuan's cautious look, she laughed and joked, "Girl, take a quick look, it can be seen that girls are extroverted. This sister Zijuan hasn't married yet." Well, this is how much I care about my sister-in-law. I have never seen him being so kind to me on weekdays, and it is really different for everyone!"

"Xueyan, you little hoof, you actually arranged for me, let's see how I deal with you!"

Zijuan was very embarrassed by Xueyan's words, her face couldn't move for a while, and she rushed towards Xueyan. Xueyan learned a few tricks of embroidering her legs from Daiyu, her body was extremely flexible, and she avoided it with a swipe. It was far away, and the maids such as Xinzhu were amazed, and there was laughter in the waterside pavilion.

Daiyu tasted a top-quality Longjing tea that was overflowing with fragrance, and looked at the joyous scene in front of her with a pleasant smile, feeling extremely happy and joyful in her heart.

"Sister Qin, I don't know when my brother plans to marry Sister Zijuan? Does your maternal ancestral family agree to this marriage?"

Bao Qin sneered and said: "My brother has already reported this matter to my grandfather. The old man has always loved his mother very much, so he will not violate the last wish of his mother before she died. As long as my brother is satisfied, he will certainly fulfill it. As for those so-called relatives who don't know anything about it, what does it have to do with us? At most, they just tear their skins apart and don't communicate with each other. How difficult is it to fear that they won't succeed? They're just a group of villains who follow power and ignore righteousness."

Seeing Baoqin's face filled with righteous indignation, Daiyu laughed and said, "Why are you so angry! Are you stupid for punishing yourself for other people's mistakes? According to you, brother and sister Zijuan's wedding is coming soon?"

Baoqin was interrupted by Daiyu, and the anger caused by those top-notch relatives dissipated, and said happily: "Original brother wanted to come over to discuss this matter with sister, but he was so busy these days that he didn't have time. Yesterday Er received the letter from the prince, asking his elder brother to make proper arrangements for the affairs here, and immediately set off for the capital, preparing to take over the position of the Imperial Merchant.

So I don't know when to go back, so my brother thought of going to the capital with my sister, but the four big families are about to fall, and my sister has to go back to Beijing, so why not go together, there is still a mutual support, isn't it? not good?

Besides, my brother also planned to come to the capital to accept the position of the imperial merchant, and then he would have a double happiness and marry sister Zijuan into the door.At that time, the prince and brother Jinyu will be the ones to make the decision, let's see how dare that little screwdriver play tricks behind his back! "

After hearing what Baoqin said, Daiyu thought it was pretty good.Although Zijuan is a free man now, and together with Xueyan, she is regarded as a sister by herself, but she was born as a girl, and she is looked down upon by those big families, and feels that she is not worthy of such an excellent Xue Biao.This is also the reason why Baoqin's top relatives tried their best to block this marriage. They all wanted to marry their own girls to Xue Biao so that they could control the huge wealth in Xue Biao's hands.As for Zijuan, in their opinion, giving her the position of aunt is considered an exaltation.For this reason, Xue Biao was furious, and almost cut off contact with them in a fit of anger.

Now if Zijuan can marry Xue Biao with the help of Mu Zixuan, her status will be improved a lot, which will help Zijuan gain a foothold in front of Xue's family or other relatives in the future.

Thinking of the letter from Mu Zixuan a few days ago, saying that Yuanchun had passed away, and that the Jia family was about to collapse and asked her to return to the capital, Daiyu thought over and over again and finally decided that she had to go back to the capital for a while, whether it was for the grievances of the Lin family or Zijuan's future. Suffered.

"Since my brother is so thoughtful, let's do it according to my brother's wishes. As for when to leave, wait for my brother to decide on the date, and just send someone to inform me."

The two sisters settled the matter and joined in the joy. The flowers and beauties complement each other for a while, and the beautiful scene makes people yearn for it...

Five days later, Xue Biao finished taking care of everything, and asked his most capable people to help take care of the Lin family's shop. Then he brought Baoqin to meet Daiyu's master and servant, and the group boarded a boat and returned to the capital along the Grand Canal.

Therefore, Xue Biao took care of him all the way, so Daiyu left the housekeeper Li Fu and Wang Momo at home, and only took Zijuan, Xueyan, Xinlan, Xinzhu and Tianyou with them.