[Red House] Harem Road in Spring

Yuan Chun was crying in the Buddhist hall, and he was too old to marry. If he was forced to marry, he would either be his successor or marry down, but Jia Zheng was originally a fifth-rank official.

What's more, Yuan Chun's treatment in Rongguo Mansion has always been the best. When he goes out and walks quickly, his food, clothing, housing and transportation surpass many direct descendants of the prince's family.

Coincidentally, the old lady was unwilling to waste the 10 taels of silver and human favors spent on Yuan Chun, so in this year's election, Yuan Chun abandoned her maid and entered the palace in a low-key manner, separated by a red wall, not No matter how famous someone is, it is difficult to get news about Yuan Chun from outside the palace.

Unless one day, Yuan Chun becomes a serious master, or gets out of the palace at the age of 25.

As soon as Yuanchun left, there were still four girls in Rongguo Mansion. They were Yingchun, the eldest girl who lived in the big house, Tanchun in the second room who lived with the old lady, Xichun in Ningguo Mansion, and Yichun who lived with Aunt Guan.

The two girls beside the old lady and the two girls in the big house have reached a delicate balance.

Time flies by like a flash of time, a few years in the blink of an eye, this year, Yingchun's height has grown to 1.6 meters, and her figure has also developed slightly. Madam Xu said with relief that Yingchun is about to grow into a big girl.

Yingchun smiled slightly, her demeanor became more and more serene, but in the blink of an eye, there was a girl's unique liveliness and agility.

The old lady Jia lived as rich and noble as ever, but Jia She, who was originally filial, seemed to be a different person. The old lady would listen to her orders when they were reasonable, and pretended not to understand when she was unreasonable. Her grandson, Jia Zhu, died. There is no news of Yuanchun's entry into the palace with high hopes, and Baoyu, the most proud grandson, is still too young to bring the old lady the slightest dignity. Rongguo Mansion kept its promises.

No matter how much Yingchun wants to stay in her own room, she still needs to go to the old lady's place to say hello and talk to the old lady.

Yingchun, Baoyu, Tanchun, Xichun and Yichun of the same year, five children, big or small, surrounded Mrs. Jia. Seeing so many children, the old lady was also happy and kind-hearted.

"Sister, how do you pronounce this word?" Tanchun gestured with his fingers on the palm of his hand.

Yingchun tilted her head slightly to see Tanchun's gestures.

Over the past few years, Tanchun, just as the book says, has grown into a cheerful and strong personality, and because he grew up beside the old lady, he is also familiar with Yingchun and others who often come to greet him. When I have time, I will come to Dongkua courtyard with Xichun to play with Yingchun Yichun.

"My sister is so eccentric, why don't you come and ask me?" Baoyu seemed to be acting coquettishly when he spoke.

"Isn't it because I'm afraid that you won't recognize the second brother!" Tanchun joked.

Yingchun smiled and stopped talking, watching the two argue.

"Why don't you recognize me? I have been studying for several years." Baoyu retorted, then shook the old lady's arm and said, "Old ancestor, sister Tanchun bullied me."

Knowing that the children were just laughing, the old lady was also watching the fun with a smile, and the more lively the atmosphere among the children, the happier the old lady was, so she deliberately said with a straight face, "Really? Look at the old lady." Ancestor, I will uphold justice for you, Tanchun, if you don’t say the words, let Baoyu see if you can recognize them? If you can’t recognize them, I will take the lead and punish Baoyu to make amends to your sisters.”

"Okay, the old ancestor said, if I don't recognize him, I will let my sister beat and scold me." Baoyu nodded quickly.

"Pfft!" Yingchun laughed out loud, "Why did you beat you and scold you? You were beaten and you cried. It's not the ancestors and us sisters who feel distressed."

Baoyu is not at all like the biological child of Mrs. Wang, the second wife, and I don't know how the old lady raised a man who is gentle and kind. Of course, he is also not like the person raised by the old lady. The old lady personally The educated Yuanchun and Baoyu stand together, like two extremes.

In Baoyu's body, it seems that the word "nature" is interpreted.

Therefore, Yingchun will not be prejudiced against Baoyu because he was born in the second room, just like her attitude towards Tanchun Jialan, and Baoyu is more harmless than Tanchun and Jialan.

"Brother Baoyu, you must know that my sister and sister will feel sorry for you and are unwilling to punish you, so that's why you say that you can be beaten or punished." The beaming Xichun also interjected.

"Yes" Yichun nodded affirmatively.

Although Xichun and Yichun were several months apart, they were born in the same year, so compared to the other two, they seemed to have endless conversations, they often huddled together and whispered, even at this moment The old lady was also next to her for a moment.

Xichun's personality is not strong, but when it's time to speak, she can express herself well. Yichun, on the other hand, has a shy personality. Even though Yingchun has done a lot of ideological work for her and given her a lot of encouragement, she often plays with her. But this child is still shy, just like Baoyu's gentleness and kindness.

The old lady smiled and said, "I said, why is Baoyu so honest today, so I know that my sisters and sisters are reluctant to punish you!"

"Old ancestor, you all bully me." Baoyu complained coquettishly.

"The old ancestor is also in our group. Brother Bao, quickly recognize what this word reads, is reconciliation?" Tanchun stretched out his hand in front of Baoyu.

Baoyu looked carefully and said, "I recognize this character. It is pronounced as 'Dai'. In Du Fu's poem "Langshui Song", it said, "What does the color of the Jialing River look like? Stone, Dai and Jasper depend on each other." The name Dai can be used as the ink for thrush, "Qing Dai is used by female thrushes, but my sister doesn't recognize it?"

Baoyu looked very surprised.

A gloomy look flashed across Tanchun's face, and the sisters learned some needlework from sister-in-law Zhu. The family didn't ask a teacher to teach them how to read. Thanks to her and Xichun, they went to Dongkuayuan to play with sisters Yingchun and Yichun. At that time, I caught up with Sister Yingchun to enlighten Sister Yichun, and then followed Yichun to learn some words with Sister Yingchun, otherwise, they might not even know a single character!

Speaking of this, Tanchun felt a little envious of the elder sisters Yingchun and Yichun, whether it was Yingchun's needlework or books, the Eldest Master invited serious teachers to teach them.Even when it was Sister Yichun's turn, she was enlightened by Sister Yingchun, and then hired a serious teacher to teach her.

On the contrary, she and Xichun grew up in the old lady's courtyard without even a decent female teacher, so they had no choice but to go to Dongkua courtyard to rub Yichun's teacher.

Tanchun thought, this is probably the difference between Xijue's direct branch and them!

However, Tanchun couldn't help being a little worried. She is just a woman, and it doesn't matter if she can only know a few words. Her younger brother Jia Huan has also reached the age of enlightenment, so don't forget to ask a serious gentleman to teach him. .

In the book Red Chamber, Tanchun grew up in Mrs. Wang's yard when she was young, so she has learned to look at people's faces at a young age, and to please Mrs. Wang, even if she treats her own brother and biological mother, she also despises her. .

But in this life, because of the butterflies of Yingchun, Tanchun moved to the old lady's room early. Although the old lady didn't teach her carefully, she didn't treat her harshly. In addition, Baoyu Yingchun and others were the ones Tanchun had the most contact with. , her Kaimeng teacher is Yingchun, which makes Tanchun more humane than the description in the book. There is respect for Mrs. Wang, but she is not bad for her younger brother and biological mother, Aunt Zhao.

Probably it was Tanchun's filial piety and caring that made Aunt Zhao more submissive. She devoted herself to teaching and raising Jia Huan, which made Aunt Zhao not as harsh and mean as in the original text, and also made Aunt Zhao not as cold as described in the book. cat.

In this way, Aunt Zhao won Jia Zheng's heart even more. As for whether Mrs. Wang was angry, only Mrs. Wang knew in her heart.

"This word is so difficult to recognize, I don't know it." Tanchun said with a look of embarrassment on his face.

"I remember that Girls Tanchun and Girls Xichun don't have teachers, right?" the old lady asked suddenly.

Tanchun looked at the old lady suspiciously and nodded.

Now that Tanchun Xichun has arrived at the old lady's room, how to teach the two can only be decided by the old lady. If the old lady doesn't speak, who dares to decide to hire them a teacher, so Tanchun and Xichun used the excuse of looking for Yingchun Yichun to play. , I learned how to read after the class, and I didn't violate the old lady's taboo.

"Boss, did you invite a teacher for you and Yichun?" The old lady turned her head and asked Yingchun.

"The one who enlightened me was Mother Xu. After I could read the characters, the master invited a teacher. As for Yichun, I was the one who enlightened me. Because Yichun and I have different learning progress, the master will teach Yichun this spring. Chun hired another teacher." Yingchun said, Yichun was younger than Tanchun and Xichun, but Yichun was the first of the three to be taught by a teacher.

"Although people like us don't require girls to be familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, they still have to recognize all the characters that should be recognized. In this way, Tanchun and Xichun are about the same age as Yichun, so they don't invite another husband. Let them get along with each other. Yichun, let's go to school together!" The old lady thought for a while and said.

"Okay, okay, thank you, old ancestor." Yichun was the first to nod in agreement, finally someone had a class with her, she was very happy, Yichun held Xichun's hand and smiled happily.

Tanchun and Xichun also quickly agreed that girls still like to study and enrich themselves, let alone reading and playing with their friends.

"I'm going too, I'm going too, my ancestors let me go too!" Baoyu suddenly said in disbelief.

Let Baoyu go and don't know how much right and wrong will be born, so forget it!Yingchun smiled and said, "Your husband, Baoyu, is much smarter than Yichun's, and the three of them may even want to attend classes with you!"

Yingchun's reminder reminded Baoyu that his husband was invited by Jia Zheng himself. If he didn't go to class, he would definitely be beaten and reported. I made a fuss and went to class with my sisters.

Seeing Baoyu's sad expression, the old lady patted Baoyu's head and said, "My dear boy, you go to class obediently, you have plenty of time to play after school."

Baoyu nodded, remembering that after school, she could play with her sisters, which made her feel much better.