Melting love and rhyme make up the red building

Speaking of which, the two women at the West Corner Gate were a little murmured in their hearts, thinking of the good wine that her girl Zijuan brought to them the first night Miss Lin left, did they drink too much and fell asleep, so that they didn't guard the garden well? That's why Miss Lin got lost?The two of them couldn't help but look at each other when they thought of this!Now I can't control that much anymore, anyway, when I woke up, it was already daylight, and the gate of the garden was closed, and I didn't see anyone going out, so I cried to the steward in the mansion: "Please forgive me." Let’s get rid of the maidservant, Miss Lin’s loss really has nothing to do with us..." Where did the person in charge listen to what they said, the superiors spoke again, maybe everyone took 50 boards to go.But because of the [-] taels of silver as the backing, it has been a long time since Daiyu's master and servant left from the west corner gate of the garden, and the two women really didn't reveal anything about it.

For a while, there were many rumors in Jia's mansion: Miss Lin had been bedridden for many days, and she had become a fairy by now!Someone said, bullshit!Miss Lin has become a fairy, so could it be that her girl has also become a fairy?Some people also said that the garden is probably haunted by ghosts. I heard that a woman who was sleeping at night was pushed by a ghost a while ago, and could not walk the next day. She is still lying at home and cannot move!

Within a few days, these words reached Jia Zheng's ears from time to time, and he was so angry that he ordered: "If anyone spreads such words again, they will be beaten and blasted out!" Only then did the rumors die down slowly. .

Thinking that he would leave Beijing to take up his post in a few days, but unexpectedly something like this happened in the mansion, Jia Zheng was anxious and helpless, scolding everyone every day, but he didn't dare to tell the prince of Beijing.

On the contrary, Yuanyang later heard that the master betrothed Daiyu to the prince of Beijing, and couldn't help regretting it!I shouldn't have come up with the idea to let the girl go south, and there is nowhere to find her now, so what if something happens outside!

Not to mention that Jia Zheng was very anxious, but he didn't dare to tell the prince of Beijing, so he had to go to the door to inform Shui Rong in person.

When Shui Rong heard this, he was also very anxious, and when he heard that Daiyu might return to the south, he immediately sent someone to look for it to the south, but the person who sent didn't know what Daiyu and others looked like, so they had to try. Looking for it, the hope is also very slim.

Besides, one afternoon, in the upper room of Mrs. Jia's mansion, Li Wan, Sister Feng, Baochai, Sister Tanchun and others were all there. I don't know why the wife called them over?

They had been sitting for half a day, seeing Mrs. Wang only sitting on the chair and drinking tea, Li Wan asked cautiously: "Madam called us over, but do you have something to say?"

Mrs. Wang sighed leisurely and said, "I'm just asking you to go back and remind the people in your yard not to tell Baoyu about the loss of the eldest girl. His child is sincere. If he hears it, he will make a fuss. If he does it again If you are sick, the gods will not be able to cure it when the time comes, and don’t tell the old lady, so as not to worry about her and make her tired again, but remember it all?”

Everyone hurriedly responded, and Li Wan asked again: "Daughter-in-law has been thinking for the past few days that Sister Lin must have returned to the south. If you don't ask people to go to the waterway to look for it, they may find it. Madam, did you forget? Did you come by boat when you came from the south?"

Mrs. Wang snorted softly: "I don't think the eldest girl is so courageous, and just relying on the three weak girls to walk thousands of miles, isn't that just kidding?"

"Ma'am, don't forget, there is also Zijuan's brother! If he wants to come to Sister Lin, nothing will happen." Baochai reminded.

"When you mention this, I feel even more angry! This hateful servant, the old lady kindly let him come from Nanjing, and gave him such a good job, but he didn't know how to repay his kindness, but he ran away with his sister. If When you catch him, you must show him some strength!"

Sister Feng hurriedly said: "Hey! It's no wonder he is only a sister like Zijuan, how can I rest assured! Besides, it would be better to have him to take care of sister Lin. If it is really only the three of them, it is even more worrying. Woolen cloth!"

As I was talking, I heard the little girl outside reporting that the master is here!

Seeing Jia Zheng with a haggard face, coming in from the outside with his hands behind his back, everyone stood up hurriedly.Except for Mrs. Wang, Sister Feng, Li Wan and others came to greet Jia Zheng again.

Jia Zheng ordered everyone to sit down, and he himself sat on the chair over there, and the girl brought tea.Jia Zheng took a sip first, put down his teacup, glanced at Mrs. Wang, and then said slowly to the crowd: "I heard that a few days ago someone spread out, saying that they wanted to betroth their niece to King Ningjun as a concubine. ?”

Everyone was surprised when they heard this. Li Wan was in the garden, devoted himself to teaching his son, and was not at all informed about the affairs of the family. Hearing the master's question, he wondered, "Give Miss Lin a concubine? No way?" Right? Who said it? The daughter-in-law has never heard of it?"

Jia Zheng turned his eyes to Mrs. Wang again and said, "What about you? Haven't heard of it?"

Mrs. Wang might as well ask the master directly, and suddenly hesitated: "No. I heard the master said it, but I didn't tell anyone else about it!"

Jia Zheng widened his eyes and said, "What? Did you listen to me? When did I say that I would betroth my niece to Prince Ning? I just said that Ning's mansion came to propose marriage, but I don't want my niece to be married to someone else." The concubine, that's why I have been slow to agree. I also told you that in my heart, I belonged to the Prince of Beijing, so I have been looking forward to the withdrawal of Prince Ning's Mansion. I finally waited for it, but my niece suddenly disappeared. I thought, it must be the niece who heard that she was going to be promised to Prince Ning's mansion as a concubine, so she ran away from the mansion in a fit of anger. But who spread the news on purpose to let the niece know? His intentions It's really disgusting! I must find out this person and deal with him severely!"

After Jia Zheng finished speaking, everyone knew that Daiyu had left the mansion. It turned out that she had left in a fit of anger after hearing the rumors spread by someone in the mansion.I also know that the second master has betrothed Lin Daiyu to the prince of Beijing!Baochai suddenly heard that Daiyu had become the princess of Beijing?I was really envious and came up with a little sourness, I really don't know how to describe the feeling in my heart!Sisters Tanchun and Xichun are also both happy and sad. What a blessing that Sister Lin can marry into the palace and become the princess!It is more than a hundred times stronger than the second sister!Just make sure nothing happens now!

Sister Feng and Li Wan were also happy for Daiyu to marry into the palace as a princess. Jier thought about what happened to her now that she was alone.Will there be any danger?It can't be said that everyone is worried again.

Only Mrs. Wang was sitting there, anxious on the face but very happy in her heart: I didn't force her to leave, who made her unable to hold back, she wanted to find a place for her to live for the sake of the old lady, but she But he was so ignorant that he ran away?But her going, it saves me a lot of thought!

But Jia Zheng said there that those who spread rumors must be caught out, but Caiyun on the side was frightened. She thought: Could it be that Hu Po told the master about this, it's bad!If the master knew what I told, he would definitely throw me out, and never want to be with the third master Huan again, let alone be the third master's aunt in the future!But what to do?

Caiyun was quite frightened here, and Yu Chuan'er was not much better. Thinking about her elder sister, she was only molested by the second master, but she was slandered by the wife as a seductive seductress, causing her elder sister to die tragically.And I told Yuanyang the truth about this matter, if it is pursued, I will definitely be inseparable.Forget it, let's find an opportunity to ask Yuanyang before making plans!

Jia Zheng didn't ask Mrs. Wang anything, so he had to angrily go to the front study to think of other ideas.

You may be thinking, how did Jia Zheng know these words?In fact, no one told Jia Zheng these words, but he overheard a discussion among the servants below one day, saying that Miss Lin was petty, and our second wife didn't want to see her the most. In the first year, the second wife borrowed a girl from the garden to scold Miss Lin!Afterwards, when Miss Lin found out, she became very sick with anger!Thinking about it, Miss Lin must have heard something unfavorable to her this time, so she left the mansion and returned to the south because she couldn't think about it.

Jia Zheng thought about it for a long time. If he wanted to say that the most unfavorable thing for his niece now would be her marriage. Apart from being able to enter the palace and become the emperor's concubine, no woman would want to be a child for others, right?Could it be that she found out that Prince Ning wanted to marry her as his concubine, but Prince Ning's mansion just came to propose a marriage, but I didn't agree!As an uncle, I will never give my niece to someone else to be a child no matter what!Suddenly, I remembered that people said Mrs. Wang never liked Daiyu, and I also had some feeling from Mrs. Wang's words on weekdays. I wonder if my niece is suspicious of me because of her aunt?After thinking about it, I really didn't want to believe that Mrs. Wang did it, so I came to Mrs. Wang to inquire, but seeing that Mrs. Wang's complexion was the same as before, there was nothing unusual about it, so I had no choice but to throw away my hands first, and then think about it. Think of other ways.

Sister Feng saw Jia Zheng leaving angrily, and saw that Mrs. Wang didn't mean to let them go, so she stopped for a while, and then asked again when she remembered something: "Madam, how many Chunxians are there in Sister Lin's yard?" How do you arrange it, little girl?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang put the teacup in her hand heavily, and some of the tea splashed out. Yu Chuaner hurried up and took the teacup over, ordered Caiyun to bring the freshly brewed one, and she took the handkerchief and sprinkled it on the table. After wiping the tea that came out, he persuaded softly: "Madam, your body is better, don't get angry and hurt your body, it won't be worth it."

Mrs. Wang took the tea served by Caiyun with a sullen face, and then said bitterly: "Sooner or later, I will be pissed off by these slaves!" After speaking, she turned to Sister Feng and said, "How do we arrange it? They are all thrown out, especially that one. Chunxian, her teeth are sharp and her mouth is hard, it's annoying to watch!"

Sister Feng hurriedly persuaded: "Chunxian is just a little girl, not Sister Lin's personal maid, and she is the son of a family in the house. When Miss Lin wanted to come, she avoided her so she didn't let her know. Now Mrs. Throwing her out like this, firstly, she can't bear it, and secondly, the people in the house laughed, saying that the wife can't tolerate the people in her room because of Sister Lin!"

Mrs. Wang said angrily: "I can't tolerate her? Hmph! The people in her room have followed her temperament, all blindly arrogant. This time, everyone in the yard will be kicked out. , don't come to persuade me."

Seeing that Mrs. Wang was angry, Sister Feng couldn't say anything more, so she kept her mouth shut and stood aside.

Seeing that Li Wan was cold, he knew that his wife was the most paranoid, and he was already annoyed by Sister Feng, so he would not listen to her persuasion.But I don't know if my wife can listen to what I said at this time, so I thought about it and said: "Madam, if Sister Lin comes back in a few days and sees that everyone in her courtyard is gone, she will feel sad. Even if a new person came to serve immediately, I don't know what would Sister Lin think if she is so careful? How can she be the Princess of Beijing now!"

After hearing Li Wan's words, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but 'thump' in her heart, so she raised her teacup and muttered.Seeing Li Wan and the most honest people pleading for the little girls of Chunxian, Baochai on the side also persuaded her a few words without pain or itching, and Sister Feng, Tanchun and Xichun on the other side naturally followed suit. , Seeing that everyone was looking at him eagerly, who would have thought that Mrs. Wang would suddenly say: "Do you think the eldest girl will come back?"

Sister Feng, Li Wan and Tanchun, and Xichun were secretly surprised when they heard this!Could it be that Miss Lin really has something to do with his wife when she left the house this time?Thinking about it carefully, the current head of the family is the second wife, and only the news from the wife can make people believe it!

Later, Mrs. Wang took into account the current status of Princess Daiyu Beijing, and seeing that her goal had been achieved, she didn't want to kill them all, so she agreed.On the grounds that there were few people there, Li Wan asked Chunxian to order her temporarily, and the rest of the maids and women in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion were also scattered to other places in the garden.On the second day, Mrs. Wang ordered Sister Feng to bring Baochai and several girls and women to seal the Xiaoxiang Pavilion immediately, and no one could enter.

After finishing this, Mrs. Wang came to Jia Zheng again, changed her face, and said lovingly: "I have ordered someone to lock up the eldest girl's yard, but I will let the girl clean it regularly. When the eldest girl comes back someday, all the furnishings and things needed in the house are all available, and they all retain the appearance when she left, so I think it will be more comfortable for the eldest girl to look at." After speaking, he sighed and pretended Feeling sad, he took a veil and tried his eyes.

Jia Zheng stroked his beard and nodded frequently, and said, "It's still Madam who thinks well." He was very pleased with Madam Wang's actions in his heart, and the suspicion he had earlier dissipated long ago.

Let's talk about Shui Rong, ever since he learned of Daiyu's disappearance, he wished he could go out of Beijing to look for her, but as an important minister of the imperial court, he had no choice but to send a few groups of people to look for her, but failed.

It was not dawn on this day, so Shui Rong put on his official uniform and sat in a sedan chair to go to the palace for the morning court.

In the main hall, civil and military officials lined up on both sides, and the little eunuch next to the emperor sang: "If you have something to do, you will leave the court if you have nothing to do!"

All the ministers peeked and saw that the emperor was haggard, and seemed to be a little bit tired. Several ministers wanted to submit a memorial, but they all thought about it and didn't go forward.

The little eunuch saw that no one answered, and was about to speak, but he heard a voice below, who seemed to be hesitating slightly: "Mr. Oh, I have a book to play!"

Everyone in the hall saw that it was Ge Jinwei, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, an old man with a rather funny face, who was looking up respectfully with two round eyes, one big and one small.

Standing beside him at the military plane, Master Sun hurriedly said in a low voice: "Master Ge! Did you notice that the emperor looks a little tired today? If there is nothing important, let's talk about it another day."

Mr. Ge heard Mr. Sun reminding him in a low voice, so he swallowed back what he was going to say later, and said with a smile: "Then let the emperor make a decision tomorrow."

But he said that the emperor was impatient while sitting on the dragon chair, because the little prince had caught a cold recently and was not feeling well, and concubine Jing of the harem took the child by her side day and night to take care of him, and stayed up all night.Although there is an imperial doctor who treats it meticulously, it can't be cured in a short while. This is not so early in the morning, and Concubine Jing sent someone back and forth: saying that the little prince has vomited milk again and kept crying, please ask the emperor to go over and have a look Woolen cloth!

The emperor wanted to go there immediately, and he couldn't delay the morning court, so when he came, he ordered the eunuch to ask the ministers if there was anything important, otherwise he would retreat, so that he could go to the back to see the emperor.

Unexpectedly, Ge Jinwei popped up again. As a first-rank official minister, this person has always acted upright and spoke out. Although he looks a bit ugly, he is ugly and kind-hearted, and he is extremely loyal to the court. He is a must. Many pillars of the country!

Seeing that it was him, the emperor thought that there must be something urgent to report, so he nodded and listened.But when he heard that he would report it tomorrow, he knew that he must have said this because of his gloomy complexion, so he calmed down and said, "It's okay to say what's up with Aiqing."

Mr. Ge hurriedly said: "Reporting to the emperor, my minister received a letter from Xunyan Yushi who was seriously ill the day before yesterday. I think Mr. Xun is really seriously ill!"

When the emperor heard that this was the case again, he said: "You reported it years ago, why? Didn't I ask you to send someone over to look at it? Hasn't your lord improved since then?"

Master Ge said: "It is said that it is getting more and more serious. Originally, Sir Xun's term of office is about to expire, so I ask the emperor to appoint another person to go to the south of the Yangtze River to take over the position of Lord Xun."

The emperor lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said to the bottom: "Forget it, I'll think about it when I go back, and I'll reply to you tomorrow." Ge Jinwei hurriedly responded and waited on the side.

However, he said that Mr. Sun from the Military Aircraft Office had something to play, just because the emperor is not in good spirits today, and he was afraid that if he wrote this book, it would make the emperor even more anxious, so he endured it and did not say it.

But just now when Mr. Ge wrote the book, the emperor was not at all annoyed, so he also thought: Why don't I hand over the copy today, so as to save the trouble tomorrow, so he also stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I also have a book to play! "

The emperor saw it and said, 'Oh!It's not over yet! ’ It was hard to say for sure, so I had to ask: "What's the matter with Sun Aiqing?"

Mr. Sun hurriedly stepped forward and reported: "I have a booklet here, please have a look at the emperor." Then he bowed and handed a booklet, Xiao Dezi, the little eunuch next to the emperor, hurried over and brought the booklet in front of the emperor.

Opening the booklet, the emperor glanced at ten lines, and couldn't help frowning, and then Mr. Sun also beat a small drum in his heart: Even if you don't make it today, you have to play it tomorrow!I also hope that the emperor will not annoy himself because of this!

Not to mention that Mr. Sun has a lot of speculations in his heart here, and everyone doesn't know what kind of script Mr. Sun wrote, which made the emperor ponder for a long time without saying a word?For a moment, the hall was silent.

After a long time, the emperor frowned and said, "Is it Haohan who came to harass again? Are there any civilian casualties?"

Master Sun hurriedly said: "The villages along the border have been repeatedly invaded in recent days, and the common people are bound to escape the disaster. Now they are complaining, and the frontier soldiers also hope that the emperor will issue an order as soon as possible to fight Haokand!"

The emperor sighed and said: "It's only calmed down in the south, and now there's another riot in the west, that's enough, you all step back." After saying that, he got up and went back to the palace, leaving all the ministers looking at each other. I don't know why?

Let's say that Shui Rong went back to the mansion after going down to the court, thinking about the matter of going up, he was very upset, and also remembered that Daiyu's whereabouts were unknown, so he took the book and flipped through it twice, then stood up and walked around the house, Cheng En at the side knew that the prince was busy with state affairs, so he didn't dare to disturb him, and he and Cheng Yong waited quietly outside the door.

Suddenly Shui Rong asked: "Is there any news about Miss Lin?"

Cheng En hurriedly replied cautiously: "Those who went to the south have gone through the waterway and searched for the main road in the past few days, but they couldn't find it."

Shui Rong was silent for a while, and said, "Have you all returned?"

"They're all back, what does the lord mean?" Cheng En asked.

Shui Rong said to himself: "Forget it, don't look for it yet, I think we may go south in a few days."

"What? Who's going south?" Cheng En wondered after hearing this.

Shui Rong shook his head and did not answer.Cheng En had no choice but to look at Cheng Yong who was at the side, and Cheng Yong also made an expression of not knowing why, seeing that Shui Rong stopped, the two came to sit down at the table again, and hurried in to serve the prince a cup of tea.

But after an hour, a family member came in from outside to report: "The little virtuous father-in-law next to the emperor has come and said that he is asking the prince to go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

Shui Rong put down the book in his hand, smiled and said, "I guess the emperor will meet with me. Hurry up! Prepare your horse!"

"Yes, my lord! The slave is going right now." As he said that, Cheng En and Cheng Yong all smiled and went outside to lead the horses, and brought their official uniforms.When Shui Rong saw it, he hurriedly said: "Here's some casual clothes."

Cheng En said: "Why doesn't the prince wear an official uniform when he goes to see the emperor?"

Shui Rong smiled and said: "Didn't you hear that the emperor summoned me to the Hall of Mental Cultivation instead of the previous court? What are you doing in official uniform? Hurry up and get it!"

"Yes, my lord, hehe!" Cheng En smiled and went.

But he said that when he went to court on the second day, as the little prince's condition improved, the emperor's face was also full of joy.Without waiting for Ge Jinwei to ask, he said: "Since Xun Aiqing is ill, let him return to Beijing early. Besides, seeing that his term of office is about to expire, I will not send anyone there, and the governor of Zhejiang will be the first." Concurrently, I will do the resettlement next year."

Ge Jinwei hurriedly responded, and said: "Master Xun is not seriously ill, I think it's better to wait for him to be well-fed before returning to Beijing to report on his duties, what does the emperor think?"

The emperor nodded and said: "Leave everything to Ai Qing."

Then he said to Mr. Sun who was standing below: "Let the matter of Haokand be handled by General Yili. It's best to just shock it first and not start a war. After a while, you will go to draw up a letter and show it to me first, then Send it on. Remember, be quick! The suffering of the people is my suffering, remembering that my people are being devastated, why doesn't it make me feel sad!"

Master Sun hurriedly followed and said: "Your Majesty is wise! The meaning of this minister is also that you must not start a war. Not long ago, the Junggar tribe's rebellion was quelled, and the people finally lived and worked in peace and contentment. My lord is brave and good at fighting and has quick wit, so I will surely live up to the holy will, find a way to control the enemy, and put down these bandits in one fell swoop!"

"Well, what Aiqing said is very true!" The emperor smiled again: "All Aiqing are my right-hand men. No matter what happens in the world, good or bad, I have to worry about it. It's my share of worries." All the officials below called the Holy One wise!

After a few more days, Shui Rong saw that he was almost ready, so he came to Concubine Beijing and said that he would go south to work for the emperor in the near future.

Concubine Bei Jing was startled when she heard this: "What? Rong'er is going out again? Is this trip dangerous? Don't you almost lose your life like last time?"

Shui Rong smiled and said: "Where is it as serious as the concubine mother said? The last time I was shot in the arm by an arrow, it was far from the critical point!"

"Still talking! It was injured on the shoulder blade, and it was almost shot! It scared the concubine mother very much!" Although it has been more than three years since the incident, Princess Bei Jing still can't help but slap her when she thinks about it now. cold war!

Shui Rong said with a smile: "But this archery warrior is really admirable to the child. He can shoot a hundred meters away on a galloping horse, and he can still hit it. It's really amazing!"

"Still laughing! Seeing you coming back from injury that day, how worried is Mother Concubine?" Bei Jing Dowager blamed.

Shui Rong stepped forward and pulled Concubine Beijing's hand and said, "Concubine Mu, this time my son won't make you anxious. This trip to the south is just to do some trivial things for the emperor. I'll be back in half a year."

Concubine Bei Jing knew that Shui Rong was comforting herself, so imagine: If it wasn't for a difficult matter, how could the emperor let his son go out of Beijing so easily?

Who is the concubine?How many things have passed?Only she knows about the ups and downs, and now that Shui Rong is out on business, of course she can't hold him back, so she said with a smile: "Then go and come back quickly, and don't forget to bring back some Yangzhou chestnut cakes for my concubine." .”

Vanilla on the side smiled and said, "Even if the prince doesn't go to the south, he hasn't broken the chestnut cake for the concubine?"

"What do you know? The chestnut cake here is not as sweet as Yangzhou's!" The concubine also said with a smile.

"It's just..." The concubine hesitated to speak.

"If the concubine has anything to tell you, just say it, and my son is here to listen." Shui Rong said with a smile.

"I was thinking, once you leave, the matter of Miss Lin will be left alone? I don't know if Jia's mansion can find her back?" Princess Bei Jing asked thinking of Daiyu.

"So that mother and concubine know that when I go back to the south, I will pass through the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. It is not too far from Miss Lin's home. My son was thinking about how to get out of Beijing a few days ago, so I went to find it in person. It happened that the emperor sent this It's an errand, but I don't know that it's exactly what I want, so in this way, it's both official and private!" Shui Rong took a deep breath and said.