[Red House] Harem Road in Spring

The situation seems to be under the control of the old lady, but is it really so?

Jia She looked at the women and servants of the Rongguo Mansion who only listened to Mrs. Jia's words and ignored him as the head of the family. For the first time, a dark look appeared in his eyes, and he had a decision in his heart.

"Okay, listen to the old lady, Rongxi Hall doesn't need to be closed." Jia She's expression was strangely calm, which made people look abnormal.

Just when Mrs. Wang Jia Zheng and other people in the second room showed joy, Jia Amnesty continued to say to the people he brought, "Since you are hired to do the work, how can I let you go for nothing? Go, go to the front yard, and leave the house. The door connecting Dongkuayuan to the mansion was sealed, and then a black lacquered gate was opened on the wall connecting Dongkuayuan on Ningrong Street, and a plaque of 'First General's Mansion' was hung on it."

Mrs. Wang was ecstatic, this Jia Amnesty actually wanted to circle herself and Dong Kuayuan together, so wouldn't Nuoda's Rongguo Mansion be left to their second room?Could it be that the people in their second room turned over so easily?

On the contrary, Old Madam Jia and Yuan Chun, after hearing Jia She's words, their expressions were unusually frozen.

Mrs. Wang was tempted by the sesame in front of her eyes and couldn't see the danger hidden in front of the sesame.If you stay in the same house, no matter how much trouble you make, if you cover up with a quilt, no outsider will know what's going on!

But if Jia She was asked to open another mansion, especially with the plaque of "First General's Mansion" hanging on the gate, what would it be like?What would outsiders think about their Rongguo Mansion?Could it be said that the old lady Jia and the younger brother Jia Zheng were vicious and forced the Xijue in the mansion to give up all the property in the mansion and live away.

If this is the case, let alone Yuan Chun's future and Jia Zheng's official status, the Rongguo Mansion, big and small, would be ashamed to appear in the capital.

Mrs. Jia and Yuan Chun never thought that Jia Sheneng had given up everything in the Rongguo Mansion. After all, the Rongguo Mansion had gone through two generations of Rong Guogong, especially during the war, and the accumulated wealth was enough to make people envious.

At this time, the wealth of Rongguo Mansion is real, unlike in the later period of the Red Mansion, when the good things either went into Mrs. Jia’s private house or Mrs. Wang’s private house, plus the long-standing servants of the mansion secretly manipulated and exchanged money. , improper management, which made the good Rongguo Mansion Ding eat enough food.

Unexpectedly, they were wrong, Jia Amnesty was just a bastard, he would not hesitate to give up the huge family property of Rongguo Mansion for the sake of momentary pleasure.

It really echoes the old saying that bare feet are not afraid of wearing shoes.

The ones who are in awe are afraid of being stunned, and the ones who are stupefied are afraid of dying. Old lady Jia and others think that they are the best porcelain, so how dare they go head-to-head with such stinky stones as Jia She.

Mrs. Jia and the others were in a daze, not knowing what to do for a moment. At this moment, Jia Amnesty, who had waited for the result for a long time, said again, "Very good, it seems that I should hold a big banquet in Dongkua Courtyard and invite the royal clan Dear, the dignitaries of the court, the four princes and eight princes are here to visit you."

These words are a blatant threat. Jia She is saying that as long as he opens another mansion, he will definitely make the whole capital aware of this incident. When the time comes, the royal family members and important officials of the royal family will probably have a good time in front of the emperor. Participating in the performance of Jia Zheng and Jia Mu has no rules and ethics.

Everyone in the world sympathizes with the weak. Jia She, who voluntarily gave up his property at that time, would at most be reprimanded by the emperor for being lax in running the family. He was severely punished.

As for Yuanchun's future, hehe!Even if it has been agreed in advance, how can people let the daughters of such ambitious families (Jia Zheng and his wife) be brought into the house!

Or maybe, at that time, Yuan Chun was already the daughter of a guilty minister, so how could she still be eligible for the election?

Jia Amnesty gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, I will invite my uncle Shijia, Wang's family, and the second son's Shangguan." So, don't worry about your actions not getting out, and let the rich and powerful women in Beijing see the Shijia And the daughters brought up by the Wang family, see if the daughters of these two families are still married in the capital?

They are all people with seven orifices and exquisite hearts, and they listened to Jia She's hints clearly.

Mother Jia wished she could take a knife and stab Jia She, who was disobedient and unfilial, to death.No, she thought she should have strangled the bane when he was just born.

But at this time, Jia Mu suddenly rolled her eyes and closed her eyes and passed out.

"The old lady has fainted!" Everyone exclaimed, rushing forward to help the old lady.

Yingchun held the corner of Nanny Xu's clothes and stood to one side, looking at Jia She with admiring eyes the whole time.Maybe it was because Yingchun was young and everyone didn't care, so Yingchun saw the old lady who had "passed out" tugged at the corner of her clothes.

Waiting for the old lady to order the woman and servants to break the lock and open the window, they stopped their work and surrounded the old lady. They dared to go against Jia Amnesty's wishes because they had the old lady's backing, but after the old lady fainted, no one How dare they back up against Jia She?

How could Jia She not see what Yingchun could see!He knew that the old lady "passed out" because she weighed the gains and losses and was willing to give in but unwilling to give in.

No matter what form it is, as long as he is willing to make concessions, although he is willing to give up the foundation of the Rongguo Mansion's promise, he will not give up if he can. No one thinks there is too much money, right?

"Come here, the old lady fainted from joy at the good news that I want to make progress, and she still doesn't help the old lady go back to her room to rest." Jia Amnesty preemptively made the old lady faint with one word.

Jia Zheng still remembered that Jia Amnesty said that he would invite his Shang Feng to come to his house as a guest, so he was so intimidated that he didn't dare to refute.

Just like that, the maidservants summoned a sedan chair to carry Mrs. Jia back.

On the other hand, Yuan Chun, although her complexion was not good, looked much calmer than the others. She pondered for a while, then walked slowly to Jia She, and said, "My lord."

Jia Amnesty raised his eyebrows, and looked over, he wanted to see what kind of flower this Yuan Chun, who had been given high hopes and was more meticulously educated than Jia Min, could come up with.

"My lord, there is a good saying, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, how does the lord know that our brothers and sisters will not have a prosperous day? Why bully others too much!" Yuan Chun's tone was gentle, but the words he said were wrapped in a knife.

Jia Amnesty was almost laughed out of anger, it was their second room who wanted to seize what belonged to him all along, now that Yuan Chun said it, how could he be a bully?Could it be that in their eyes, whoever they bully should accept it obediently, otherwise it becomes "too much bullying"!Really ridiculous!

It is worthy of being a person who has been trained to enter the palace. She is really a beautiful flower that can eat people, but she has a dark heart with a smile on her face, and her mouth can even turn black and white.

He has heard and seen the words "Hexi in 30 years and 30 years" a lot, but he knew how to intimidate people before he was developed, and this was the first time he saw it.

However, people who talk too much often tend to stumble when they take too many steps.

"Okay, have ambition!" Jia She boasted, "Master, I am waiting for the day when you stand on a high place and let me bow down, but I am getting old, you should hurry up."

Yuan Chun pinched the palms of his hands fiercely, managed to maintain the smile on his face, bowed gracefully and left.

For a moment, there was only Dafang and his family in this place.

When the old lady left, Jia Lian hesitated again and again, wanting to follow and stay with Jia She, so it was difficult, Yingchun, who couldn't see it, pulled Jia Lian's sleeve, showing a dependent expression, Jia Lian instantly felt that he should Taking care of my younger sister one or two, I took advantage of the situation to stay.

Mrs. Xing stood there awkwardly. She wanted to please Jia Amnesty but also didn't want to offend Old Mrs. Jia, so she was struggling!It's just that grass on the wall is often the most disgusting.

"Master, what should we do with this yard?" A leading craftsman asked.

"You don't need to ask, if you need to lock it, you can seal it with a wall." Jia Amnesty said without hesitation. It was the first time that he suppressed the old lady head-to-head. It was such a sense of accomplishment!

Although the old lady didn't say it clearly, Jia She knew that she was giving in. If so, then he didn't have to burn the boat and open another house.

Seeing Jia Lian standing by the side holding Yingchun's hand, Jia She's mood improved. His daughter is smart and his son also has his heart for him. It's really a great joy in life.

"Lian'er, since you've stayed here, why don't you go back, just live here in the big house, not to mention that you're a boy in his teens, and it's not a problem for you to spend all day in the inner house." Jia She said.

"Yes" Jia Lian replied rather well-behaved, but such a well-behaved Jia Lian made Yingchun look at him more.

After a while, Yingchun suddenly realized that when Jia Lian was in Jiamu's yard, she must have seen Jia She being suppressed by Jia Mu, rubbing round and flat at will, so she was disappointed in Jia She, and felt a little contemptuous of Jia She.

But today, Jia Amnesty's tough attitude, forceful refutation and majestic appearance have re-established a positive father image in Jia Lian's heart, which made Jia Lian's attitude change drastically, and he has the appearance that a son of man should have.

It was rare for Jia She to see Jia Lian's obedient appearance, and his father's love was overwhelming, "Lian'er, if you like the original house, then live in your original house; if you don't like it, then live in Dongxiaoyuan, which is closer to Dongkuayuan. , it won’t be too late to move to the courtyard behind Rongxi Hall after you grow up and get married.”

Jia Amnesty's main starting point was to put Jia Lian under his nose, otherwise what would he do if he was taught by someone with ulterior motives? This is his eldest son, and if there is no accident, he will inherit the family business.

Dongxiaoyuan is next to Dongkuayuan, just right!

"I'm getting older, so I'm afraid it's inconvenient to live in the previous house, so why don't I live in the East Courtyard?" Jia Lian said.Although he wanted to live in the original house, he was afraid that Madam Xing, the servant of the person who took his mother's position, would come and go there. He felt blocked when he saw it, so he might as well just keep out of sight and out of mind!

Besides, it is very tempting to be able to monopolize a yard by yourself.

"Okay, it's up to you." Jia She, who was in a good mood, agreed.

"Yingchun, Daddy bought you a few new faces, and I will let Madam Xu take them to your room to keep them." Jia She said to Yingchun, now he sees Yingchun how he likes it, as expected of his daughter , clever and likable.

"Okay, thank you daddy." Yingchun happily replied, but it was Mrs. Xing who touched her belly, feeling very sour.

Just as he was talking, he saw a group of people rushing back from the direction Erfang and his party left.

When people came to Jia She, the leading nun said cautiously, "My lord, the second wife asked the servants and others to carry things."

That cautious attitude seemed to be afraid that Jia She would not let them move.

As for the idea of ​​Jia Zheng and his wife, Jia Amnesty didn't pay attention to it!

So Jia Amnesty waved his hand, yes!

As soon as the second room moved out, the Rongxi Hall was completely sealed off, and Jia She even put a big lock on the door.

Yingchun thought happily, sure enough the established facts can be changed, it is absolutely impossible for Jia Zheng to live in Rongxitang in this lifetime.I just don't know if the matter of Concubine Xiande will be caught by the butterfly!

In the end, Mother Jia, who loved her youngest son, gave Jia Zheng a courtyard with three entrances to the west, and the private house in Mother Jia's house was moved to Jia Zheng's place like water, and Jia Amnesty ignored it as if she couldn't see it.

On the second day, Jia She had premeditatedly sold the slave who dared to fight against him yesterday. As for the fact that the deed of sale was controlled by Jia Mu, it was too simple. He went to the yamen and said that there was a water leak in the warehouse, and the box in which the deeds of sale were placed was flooded, and all the deeds of sale were damaged.

By the time Jia Mu reacted, Jia Amnesty had already sold her out!Even if I tried to save him, I couldn't come back.

But to Jia Amnesty's regret, the old and cunning Nanny Lai immediately ran to the old lady to escape when she saw the situation was wrong.

Afterwards, Jia Amnesty instructed Nanny Xu to pick someone from Zhuangzi to come in to serve her. The first iron rule that servants who enter the Rongguo Mansion must abide by is, "First, the Elder Master is the master of the mansion, and everything must be obeyed by the Elder Master."

"Second, you can only obey the orders of the elder."

The big room and Jia's mother were a little stiff, but the next day, Yingchun and the others still had to go to greet the old lady Jia. The old lady had always been indifferent to the big room, but talked and laughed with the second room, Mrs. Wang, as if intimate like a family.

When Baoyu was about to turn one year old, Aunt Zhao gave birth to a daughter who was randomly named "Tanchun" and was adopted by Mrs. Wang in her courtyard.

After another period of time, Jia Min, who followed her husband to Yangzhou, sent someone to report that she had given birth to a daughter during the Huachao Festival, and her maiden name was Daiyu.

In the blink of an eye, it was the turn of Jia Baoyu, the phoenix egg of Jia Mu.

After Baoyu was born, Jia's mother planned to hold Baoyu's first birthday banquet in Rongxi hall, but now that Rongxi hall was closed, Jia's mother asked someone to find Jia She, saying that she wanted to hold Baoyu's first year banquet in the study outside, and Jia She Although he knew that the old lady was interested in the second room, but he thought that it was not good if the relationship between the mother and the child was too tense, so he agreed.

Of course, Jia Amnesty at this time was already different from before. He knew how to be on guard, so he sent someone to clean up the outer study room early, and then put his own things in, showing that the outer study room was his place. Only then did the people in the house arrange Jia Baoyu's first birthday banquet.

Because the servants in the mansion did not obey his orders before, Jia She changed a large number of servants in the mansion. The first rule of the newcomers is to obey his orders, so Jia She is very relieved to let the old lady's people in. outside study.

Perhaps it was because Jia Baoyu was born with such a great reputation that many people came that day, including some dignitaries who had not been invited. Therefore, the scale of Baoyu's first birthday banquet completely exceeded that of Jia Zhu, the eldest son of the second wife.

Fortunately, Jia Zhu is old, and she is so absorbed in studying that she doesn't care much about it.

Yingchun also appeared at Baoyu's first birthday banquet with Jia She and Jia Lian. Remembering that Baoyu grabbed a box of rouge when he was one year old, Yingchun thought it was time to visit.

After the guests were seated, the old lady came out with the red Baoyu in her arms, surrounded by Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing. As expected, she had a great history, even if she was dressed like a Fuwa, she looked very icy and cute .

Mrs. Jia first thanked the guests for their participation, and then the guests said some congratulatory words. The old lady and Mrs. Wang smiled and looked proud, and Jia Zheng also looked optimistic about this son.

Finally, someone turned the topic around to the jade that Jia Baoyu was born with, "I heard that your son was born with a jade in his mouth. I am very curious, but it is convenient for me to meet the jade."

"It's just a piece of jade, the general is curious, just take a look at it." Old lady Jia ordered to the maid beside her, "Bixi, present the jade to all the distinguished guests."

"Yes." Bixi agreed, stepped forward to help the old lady take the jade from Baoyu's neck, and walked towards the guest seat holding it in both hands.

Everyone looked curiously at the psychic jade held in their hands by the tourmaline, and they saw that the jade was "big as a bird's egg" and "bright as a bright glow", with "Tongling Treasure Jade" and "Don't forget, immortal life and eternal prosperity" engraved on one side. On the other side is engraved with the twelve characters of "one to eliminate evil spirits, two to heal unjust illnesses, and three to know misfortunes and blessings".

Although it is a good piece of jade, it does not have the splendor and splendor that everyone imagined, nor does it have the slightest strangeness.Doesn't this jade have a history?How is it so normal!Those who came to watch the fun were disappointed.

After all the guests looked around, Yu returned to Baoyu's neck, and the next step was the so-called grasping week.

A table was cleared out, covered with brocade, and then the prepared pens, inks, papers and inkstones, knives and swords, official seal abacus and other items were placed on the table. At a rough glance, there were hundreds of them.

Because Yingchun knew it earlier, she looked at the table, and sure enough, she saw a box of rouge in an inconspicuous place.

Although there is a saying of "testing children" in children's grasping weeks, parents generally don't put things with bad meanings on the table. Therefore, Yingchun always feels that the appearance of this box of rouge is too abrupt.

Thinking about the people who have the opportunity and reason to do this, Yingchun inadvertently looked at Aunt Zhao.

I still don't know what Mrs. Wang thinks, whether she wants to show off or something, she even asked Aunt Zhao to watch Baoyu catch Zhou.

And Aunt Zhao resented Mrs. Wang because Mrs. Wang took Tanchun away. She tricked Baoyu to catch Zhou's problems, and it is entirely possible to make the proud Mrs. Wang embarrassing.Moreover, many people who study the Red Chamber also speculate that Aunt Zhao did this.

Aunt Zhao's expression was calm, but there was a sense of caution in every move she made.Yingchun looked at Aunt Zhao's belly, as if Aunt Zhao was pregnant with Jia Huan shortly after giving birth to Tanchun, so Aunt Zhao was probably pregnant.

This makes sense why Aunt Zhao's face is calm and her actions are cautious.

Since Aunt Zhao is pregnant, she probably doesn't have the energy to do this.

Yingchun looked at Jia She again. She had been with Jia She for a long time, and she knew many of Jia She's little tricks by heart. She saw his hands seemingly casually placed on both sides, palms facing down, and the thumb of his left hand Touching the little finger lightly, Jia Shen is clearly in the rhythm of something. Could it be that everyone guessed wrong, it was Jia Shen who put the rouge on Jia Baoyu's grasping week?

With an idea in her mind, Yingchun looked carefully at the table where the items were placed. Except for the things that should be there, there are a lot of samples. Is this to cover up something?

Sure enough, after taking a closer look, I found that there was not only a rouge box on the table, but also women's jewelry that was not very eye-catching.

A nanny put Baoyu on the table, and Mother Jia said with a smile, "Baoyu, go get one you like."

Mrs. Wang restrained her eyes for a moment, remembering that she trained Baoyu to grasp the official seal every day a few days ago, and Baoyu could complete it perfectly every time. The corners of Mrs. Wang's mouth raised, and she looked at Baoyu with a kind smile.

Mrs. Jia knew what Mrs. Wang was doing, so she ignored the things on the table that shouldn't appear.

Sure enough, Baoyu lived up to expectations and crawled straight towards the place where the official seal was. Mrs. Jia Muwang was smiling, and Jia Zheng stroked his beard calmly.

As soon as Baoyu grabbed it with his little hand, he took the little official seal in his hand.

Finally, Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang smiled without hesitation, and Jia Zheng nodded in relief.

All the guests began to compliment each other one by one. One said that Jia Baoyu would definitely enter the official career with the title of gold list in the future, and the other said that Baoyu was talented and intelligent, and he would surely shine in the family in the future.

Jia's mother and Jia Zheng said modestly in front of the guests that Baoyu is still young, and they don't know in the future!

Amidst the joy, the grandma stepped forward to hold Baoyu.

But it meant that in just a moment, Baoyu threw the official seal off the table, pulled out the box of rouge from a large pile of things, and held it in his arms, laughing happily.

The voice of praise stopped abruptly, and the guests looked at each other in admiration. For a moment, a weak voice boasted uncertainly, "Young Master Ling will be a gentle person in the future."

Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang's gratified smiles froze on their faces, and Jia Zheng's hand that was caressing his beards accidentally tore off several beards.

At this time, a voice suddenly said, "Will this Jia Baoyu get into the brothel and Chu Guan will not come out in the future?"

"Very likely," said another voice.

Yingchun searched for the voice and saw that the people who spoke were two young men in their twenties, with a lazy appearance, but their clothes and accessories around their waists clearly told others that they were from noble families.

The prince of the county, who also came to see the strangeness, nodded to the two of them in a friendly way. The others were not fools. Seeing that the prince of the county was so polite, they knew that the identities of the two were not simple.Besides, if they can tease and laugh wantonly regardless of Jia's family, then they know that the two people's family background is above the Rongguo Mansion, so they have no scruples.

Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang had bad complexions, but the one with the worst complexion was Jia Zheng. His face turned blue and white from anger, so exciting!

At this time, the former county prince got up and said, "The child is still young, just teach him well. I have something to do, so I will leave first."

Although it was words of comfort, it clearly meant that Jia Baoyu would be a womanizer in the future.

No matter how angry Jia Zheng was, the county prince still had to see him off when he left, so he could only barely maintain his expression and followed Jia Amnesty to see off the guests.

What is the status of the county king, and how could he be willing to participate in the first birthday ceremony of the son of a fifth-rank official?It's just that Jia Baoyu made a big fuss last year when he held the title of jade. These people are just a thing to see!

There are not a few people with the same purpose as the king of the county. After watching the excitement, they will naturally leave with the king of the county hula la.

Jia Amnesty was smiling the whole time, and no matter what the purpose of the visitor was, he sent them out politely, leaving a pretty good impression on everyone.

In a short while, there were only a sparse half of the people left at the table, and soon, those who came to congratulate them saw that the host's expression was not right, and quickly left.

Baoyu's first birthday banquet started with great glory and glory, but ended in anticlimactic conditions.

Everyone left, and Jia Amnesty didn't want to get along with people who were pulling faces, so he took Yingchun Jia Lian and left.

They had just turned around when they heard Jia Zheng scolding, "It's just a drunkard!"

"Wow..." Baoyu's cry and Mrs. Wang's excuse sounded together, which was very lively.

Mrs. Jia thought that this kind of joke was due to the lack of dedication of the people who organized the birthday party, so several people who were usually very respectable in the mansion were sent away that night.

In the evening, people even called Jia Amnesty, saying that it was Baoyu who caught Zhou Zhou. Some people didn't see Baoyu's goodness, so they deliberately played bad things, and Jia Amnesty had to give her an explanation for what he said.

Jia She, who is no longer what he used to be, waved his sleeves, Dao Baoyu's birthday party was prepared by the old lady's people, and if there is any problem, the old lady's people will naturally explain to her.

He, who never participated, had nothing to say, and he said that he would go back to study hard in order to restore the glory of his ancestors, so he left immediately.

Moreover, Jia Amnesty had people lock the outer study very thoughtfully.

Perhaps it was the first birthday banquet that allowed Jia Zheng to see through the essence of Baoyu. Jia Zheng, who had paid special attention to it, turned his attention to Jia Zhu, and even more vigorously urged Jia Zhu to study for the imperial examination.

Not long after Baoyu's first birthday party, Aunt Zhao revealed that she was pregnant in a relatively public place. She was not pregnant for one or two months, but for a full five months. Some people saw Mrs. Wang's eyes differently. Everyone was thinking that Mrs. Wang was so good at teasing people that she dared not tell her about her pregnancy until she was five months pregnant.

Thinking about it this way, Jia Zheng's eldest daughter is already in her teens, but she has no sons and a half besides her first wife's daughter and a concubine daughter who is about one year old.They are all wives from the back house. It is said that there is nothing tricky here. Who would believe it?Anyway, they don't believe it.

After turning over the years, Jia Jing brought back a girl from outside, saying that she was born to a girl in the house, and she died when she was a baby girl, so she brought her to Jia Zhen's stepwife, You Shi, to raise her.

One day, Mrs. You came to Rongguo Mansion to visit Mrs. Jia with the child in her arms, and Mrs. Jia gave the child the name "Xichun" in passing.

Baoyu, who is like a jade dumpling, is particularly interested in this Xichun. Youshi took advantage of the opportunity and made a joke that he would raise Xichun with the old lady as Baoyu's playmate. When Xichun left, Baoyu kept crying, so the old lady decided to keep Xichun.

You Shi herself was also very happy to let go and leave. She was not her biological daughter, and her elder brother and father didn't care too much, so why should she be thankless!

In this way, Yuanchun, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, and the four springs gathered in Rongguo Mansion.

It was also from the turn of the year that Yuan Chun didn't appear in front of everyone very often, but took the time to accept the teachings of the nanny who came out of the palace.

Mrs. Jia, Mrs. Wang, and the Wang family all placed high hopes on Yuanchun. After the new year, Mrs. Jia, who originally liked to live in Jia's mansion, was frequently active in the capital. It was so unusual and obvious that she was running for Yuanchun's participation in the general election.

The atmosphere in the second room has also changed from anxiety at the beginning of the year to joy later. One time, Yingchun heard the old lady say "Prince Concubine". Will enter the Prince's Mansion through the general election as the Prince's concubine.

When Yingchun saw Yuanchun again, she suddenly found that her temperament had changed. If she was a noble daughter with good etiquette and rules, at this moment, besides the noble daughter's temperament, she was more reserved and arrogant.

Seeing that all the preparations for Yuan Chun's candidacy had been completed, and only waiting for the palace to issue an order to open the election, on this day, a team of people suddenly came from the palace.

At that time, Yingchun Jia Lian, Yuanchun Jia Zhuoyu and others were having tea with the old lady, but they heard a maid came to report that the third master of the family had returned to Beijing after his term of office was over, and he specially brought his wife to pay his respects to the old lady.

Third Master?Yingchun's eyes widened in surprise. In the house, Jia She is the elder master, and Jia Zheng is the second master. I've heard of a few concubine aunts who married far away, but where did the third master come from?

She has grown up so much, and she has never heard people in Rongguo Mansion talk about a third master, and the Red Chamber article never said that Jia Daishan had a third son, so why did a third master suddenly appear?

After being here for a few years, Yingchun has already practiced the ability to observe words and expressions quietly. For example, this time, before Mrs. Jia didn't notice her gaze, she had already seen Mrs. Jia's expression clearly.

how to say?It should be a little obscure!

It's not easy to make old lady Jia show an obscure expression.

Yingchun looked at Jia Lian again, and saw that Jia Lian's expression was also a little confused. It seemed that even Jia Lian didn't know that they had a third uncle!

It was Yuan Chun, with a usual smile on the corner of his mouth, and said to the old lady, "Since it is the third master, the old lady might as well meet and see, maybe the third master encountered some difficult things outside and begged you!"

As soon as Yuan Chun said that, the old lady immediately nodded in relief, and said in her heart that she really deserves to be a granddaughter raised by her personally, but she can talk.

"If that's the case, then see you." Old lady Jia said.

"Hey, I'll go and talk now, servant girl." The servant girl agreed and walked out.

Yingchun could clearly see the behavior of the two of them. Yuan Chun really understood the old lady, and said that the third master encountered something outside and asked to come to her door. Isn't this just a veiled compliment to the old lady!

"Okay, I'm not sticking with you anymore, let's all go outside and play!" Mrs. Jia said to Yingchun and the others.

"Yes." Yingchun, Jia Lian, and Jia Zhu left the house one after another. As for Yuanchun and Baoyu, the old lady never made rules for them.

Once out of the old lady's yard, Yingchun saw that there was no old lady around, so she couldn't help asking Nanny Xu, "Mommy, is there a third master in the house? Why don't I know?"

Jia Lian also looked at Nanny Xu curiously. If it was Yingchun, I didn't know that there was a third master in the house, and he could explain it by his young age, but he was already in his teens, so he didn't know that there was another third master in the house. Where is the master?

Xu Momo took a look at the courtyard where the old lady was, and then said slowly, "There is indeed a third master in the house."

"The third master is half a year younger than the second master, but the third master is an ill-fated child. He was born prematurely, and his body is weak from birth. If he gets sick every three days and becomes seriously ill every five days, he is born." His Aunt Zhu was exhausted and sick several times in order to take care of him.

She was raised in danger until she was seven years old and got a serious illness and almost died. The terrified Aunt Zhu invited a famous monk in Beijing to give orders for the third master, saying that the third master's fortune was too poor, and the Rongguo Mansion's blessing was too poor. The third master couldn't bear it when he got older. If he wanted the third master to be good, he could only survive by raising the third master in the Zhuangzi, so Aunt Zhu reported to the Duke and his wife, and took the third master to the Zhuangzi in person.

Sure enough, after arriving at Zhuangzi, the body of the third master slowly recovered. I heard that when the third master was 20 years old, Aunt Zhu begged the Duke of the country to marry the daughter of a scholar to the third master before she died. The master got an official release in the imperial examination, so he took his wife with him all the time.

The third master is a very filial person. Every time he enters and leaves Beijing, he will bring his family to pay respects to the Duke and his wife. This time, it is said that he has made meritorious service in the local area and was transferred back to Beijing from the fifth-rank official position. "

Mother Xu sighed, and continued, "But I heard that the third master was weak when he was a child, and he couldn't raise him when he grew up, so he hasn't been able to have a son and a half daughter all these years. It's a bit regrettable, the third master and his wife returned to Beijing, probably because they also have the idea of ​​adopting a son from the side branch of the Jia family!"

When Madam Xu talked about it, she always spoke objectively, but Yingchun suddenly became a conspiracy theory!

Otherwise, why would a well-behaved child suffer so many disasters in the mansion that he could barely support him, and then he would be brought up in Zhuangzi?

As for inviting a famous monk to give orders to the third master, it must have been arranged by Aunt Zhu, who is also an interesting person. It seemed ironic, and I don't know if Mrs. Jia was angry when she heard this.