[Red Mansion] The Wife of Powerful Officials

Baoyu was grounded.

Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang were reluctant to bear Baoyu's punishment, but Jia Zheng couldn't afford this face.It's just that no matter how long Baoyu is restrained at this time, it will be too late to remedy it.

Jia Zheng could only hate Baoyu's dude, but at the same time couldn't help complaining that Wang Ziteng didn't save face for the Rongguo Mansion.

Mrs. Wang has never judged Wang Ziteng for half a word, and there is still a glimmer of hope in her heart.As long as Concubine Rong does not fall down, their relationship with the Wang family may not necessarily be dead.

But after all, she assigned the power of housekeeping to Wang Xifeng's hands, and then she lived in seclusion, eating fast and praying to Buddha.

As for Baoyu being grounded, Jia Amnesty took pleasure in other's misfortune, and hardly hid the smile on his face in front of his younger brother and mother, which naturally got Jia's mother to scold him for a while.Jia Amnesty was used to hearing her scolding, so he didn't take it to heart. On the contrary, he hated Jia Zheng even more.

In his heart, Jia Zheng scolded his elder brother for being unable to support Adou.

Neither of these two brothers looked down on the other, but neither of them ever thought that the farce in the Rongguo Mansion today had already laid the groundwork for their future.

Daiyu was not used to the sudden silence of the Rongguo Mansion. When she was staring at the book in a daze, she heard the snow geese next to her doubtfully say: "I don't know what happened at the Wang's house that day..."

Daiyu didn't make a sound.

She was thinking about it too.

She thought of what He Shen said that day, and it seemed that what happened to the Wang family that day was under his control.

Zijuan changed the cold tea and said: "No one in the mansion mentioned it. I think it is Bao Erye who caused a big disaster this time."

Daiyu's eyes flickered slightly.

What kind of person is Baoyu?An ordinary matter would never offend his uncle to such an extent.Unless...he broke the rules and broke into someone's courtyard by mistake.

Mrs. Wang Ziteng was sitting in the courtyard at that time.Daiyu had never heard of how many concubines and concubines Wang Ziteng had, but had only heard from Baochai that Wang Ziteng had a daughter who was very pampered.He should be older than Baoyu, and should be old enough to leave the cabinet.

Daiyu didn't understand these things before, but since Nanny Li came, Daiyu also knows what is allowed and what is not allowed in this back house.

If she guessed correctly, Baoyu should have bumped into Wang Ziteng's daughter in full view.

But the grandmother and the second aunt wholeheartedly protected Baoyu and were reluctant to punish him.Wang Ziteng was naturally angry.

Just as he was thinking about it, a girl came in and said, "Girl, the old lady asked the girl to come over and talk."

Daiyu happened to have something to say to Jiamu, so she got up and said, "Let's go."

Zijuan hurriedly waited on her and accompanied Daiyu to Jiamu's courtyard.

Today, there was no one else in Jiamu's room. After she pulled Daiyu to sit beside her, she didn't talk about other matters. First, she asked the maids to bring food and put it in Daiyu's hand.

Now she doesn't talk to Daiyu about Jia Min's past, but kindly asks Daiyu what she ate today, whether she feels unwell recently, and her clothes are short... and she talks about Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, Lingyue, Miaoyu and the others seemed to be just chatting with their grandparents.

It had been a long time since Daiyu had seen Mother Jia in such a posture, as if she had returned to the beginning, she was just an old lady who simply wanted to take good care of her granddaughter.

Daiyu moved her lips involuntarily: "Grandmother, Baoyu has not been seen recently, but what mistake did he make?"

When Jia Mu first heard her mentioning Baoyu, she couldn't help but paused: "It's nothing serious, but his father thought he was stubborn on weekdays, so he asked him to study behind closed doors for a while."

At this time, Jia's mother hadn't forgotten to cover Baoyu.Of course, it may be seen that such a major matter cannot be revealed easily, otherwise Wang Ziteng will be angered even more.

Daiyu's eyes flickered, and she raised her hand to fiddle with the food in front of her: "But Baoyu is always bad. How can he continue to mess around like this?" Daiyu's tone was a little indifferent, but Jiamu didn't notice it at all. .

Jia Mu smiled and patted Daiyu on the back of her hand, and said, "Yu'er still remembers the crime of his being rude to you? Baoyu is just a bit stubborn, but he has a good heart. If Yu'er doesn't like it, don't talk to her in the future." he is the one."

Daiyu frowned, almost crushing the snack in her hand.

She intended to remind Mother Jia that when it was time to discipline, she had to be disciplined.If you are weighing Baoyu's future, you will not give up.How could she have the awareness of a strong man cutting off his wrists in the face of the filthy things in the Rongguo Mansion?

At this time, Daiyu couldn't help being disappointed after hearing what Jia Mu said.

The so-called blindfold.

Now Rongguo Mansion can no longer see the dismal ending behind the prosperity and pomp.

Daiyu also doesn't want to be that talkative person anymore.The family relationship between her and the Rongguo Mansion was not deep at all, now that it has faded away, naturally she has no intention of saving them.

Daiyu's attitude became much colder, but Jia's mother knew that she had a changeable temper and was arrogant and withdrawn, so she didn't take it seriously.

She kept Daiyu for dinner, and when it was time for dinner, Jiamu said again: "Have you left Beijing with your servant?"

Daiyu responded, but at the same time, she had a second thought in her heart.Naturally, Mother Jia would not ask He Shen for no reason.

"He Shilang is now more and more relied on by the emperor..." Jia Mu smiled slightly, and praised He Shen.

Daiyu slowly realized that what Jiamu did was because she saw that Wang Ziteng and Rongguo Mansion had drawn a clear line. Even if Jiamu didn't want to, she could only hold on to the big tree of Heshen at this time.

Mother Jia knew in her heart that no matter how powerful the Rongguo Mansion was, it would not be able to go far without solid allies.

But she never thought that Rongning and Ningfu were rotten from the root.

With this awareness, Daiyu paid extra attention when talking to Jiamu again, to ensure that nothing related to Heshen would be revealed.

After finishing her meal, Daiyu quickly returned to the Xiaoxiang Hall.

But Jia Mu felt a little lost behind.

She still hoped that Daiyu would talk to her for a while... But thinking about it, Daiyu is still several months away from leaving the court, so there is no rush.This period of time is enough for them to mend their relationship with Daiyu.

Thinking of this, Jia's mother was at ease.

She even had time to chat with the nurse beside her: "Miaoyu is of extraordinary background, but it's a pity that she became an aunt when she was young, and she only cares about Qingxiu all day long. Otherwise... If Baoyu hadn't married at that time, she would It is also good for her to ration Baoyu."

As she spoke, Mother Jia was still a little annoyed with Mrs. Wang.

She was anxious to make Baoyu marry Lingyue, but what the hell is Lingyue?

Mother Jia suppressed her unhappiness, and then said: "Now we should prepare some things. When Daiyu gets married, my grandmother should bring out some things to make her look good."

Here, Jia's mother mentioned Heshen, but at this time Heshen was still next to a paddy field in a county town of Jinling.

A few people in soldiers' costumes were digging something in the field.And outside the paddy field, there are many people dressed in the clothes of government servants.One of them, a middle-aged man wearing an official hat, was wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"I see, I see!" Someone exclaimed in a low voice.

He Shen looked up at the sun: "Hurry up."

The soldiers responded, and their subordinates did not dare to delay in the slightest.

I don't know how long it has passed, and someone cheered: "Come out! Come out!..."

"Auspicious! Auspicious!"

The cheers of the soldiers and government servants shook the sky.

The officer at the side wiped the sweat from his forehead, his fat body trembling with excitement.

He Shen looked down at the field.

I saw a Ganoderma lucidum pulled out from the mud.

The Ganoderma lucidum is brown and oval in shape, when the soil is cleared away, everyone can see that the Ganoderma lucidum is the size of a person.

This is the auspiciousness that can only be grown in a thousand years!

The official became even more excited, and said, "The dream with the servant has come true! It has come true!"

He Shen just smiled lightly.

What Ganoderma lucidum, what auspiciousness.

He Shen never believed in these things.But the ancients were convinced of this.Especially those in high positions, even if they don't believe it in their hearts, they are still willing to take advantage of the auspicious aura to show that the country is stable and the country is peaceful and the people are safe.

On the surface, He Shen came to Jinling on business, but in fact, he came to look for Ganoderma lucidum.Because he told Qianlong that he had a dream that there was auspiciousness in Jinling.

Qianlong originally made fun of him, even in a dream, he was thinking about such a thing.But Heshen insisted on coming to have a look. Coincidentally, Jinling really needed to send a confidant to Jinling.So Qianlong let Heshen come.

Some people may think that Heshen Jinling and his party are overkill...

But these He Shen don't care anymore.Because Jinling and his party had greater value in his calculations.

The soldier came to He Shen again: "Dutong, it has been dug out."

"Then take it away."

"Yes!"

The Ganoderma lucidum was carefully placed on the carriage, and everyone guarded the carriage and staggered back to the county office.

But He Shen walked behind unhurriedly.

This Ganoderma lucidum was discovered earlier, and the news spread to He Shen's ears as quickly as possible.So there is this so-called auspicious dream.

This Ganoderma lucidum should weigh a hundred catties at least. In this era, it is indeed a rare auspicious sign.

Soon, they returned to the county government office.

After a day's rest, He Shen went to the Jinling government office.

The current prefect of Jinling is Jia Yucun. After Jia Yucun welcomed He Shen into the door, he said in surprise, "I never thought that the person who came today is Brother Zhizhai!"

Jia Yucun's tone was as affectionate as ever, as if he wasn't the one who was shut down outside the Minister's Mansion.

He Shen's attitude became much colder, he just nodded slightly, and said, "I'm only staying here for a few days, and I'm going back to Beijing."

Jia Yucun nodded and said, "Brother Zhizhai will rest in the government office for a few days?"

He Shen waved his hand: "I have my own place, just keep the box."

The box contained Ganoderma lucidum.

He Shen didn't talk much with him, and left the mansion first after finishing talking.

Jia Yucun looked at his receding back and sighed softly.

The little official next to Jia Yucun couldn't help asking: "Why is the master sighing?"

"This and the servant is my old friend."

The little official was startled: "Isn't that a great thing?"

Jia Yucun shook his head: "Now I want to befriend him again, but he refuses."

Jia Yucun vaguely understood why.But now that He Shen is an official minister, he should know that corruption in the officialdom is uncontrollable...

"That's all." Jia Yucun shook his head, thinking in his heart, it is rare to have the opportunity to meet Rongguo Mansion and Wang Ziteng now, he just needs to remember not to offend Heshen.

At this time, Jia Yucun didn't know that Wang Ziteng had already separated from Rongguo Mansion. If he knew, the two families would have already quarreled to such an extent.I'm afraid it's time for him to take a position... and no matter which side he chooses, it won't end well in the future.

After the Jinling incident was over, He Shen set off for Beijing and returned.

Jia Yucun really never saw He Shen again, Jia Yucun sighed and completely gave up.It was only then that he finally got the news that the Rongguo Mansion and Wang Ziteng were no longer connected.

Jia Yucun's face turned pale with shock, how could he be willing to have a backer like Wang Ziteng.

It's just that there is a concubine in the Rongguo Mansion now, and it is definitely not easy to offend, not to mention that he can climb up to Wang Ziteng, and besides being the magistrate of Jinling himself, he has also lost the relationship with the Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Yucun didn't sleep well for several days before finally making a decision.

He should be firmly tied to the Rongguo Mansion!

Just when Jia Yucun was full of melancholy, He Shen had already entered the palace.

He ordered people to offer auspiciousness in the court.He said that he got auspiciousness because of the dream, which made everyone stunned.Qianlong was extremely rare in auspicious things, and immediately Long Yan was very happy. After he came down to court, he called He Shen to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Ai Qing lives up to my expectations." Qianlong laughed and ordered the eunuch to write down the edict for promotion.

Immediately after rewarding many rare playthings, the eunuch sent He Shen out of the palace again.

Two days later, He Shen received the imperial edict.

He Shen changed his identity from the right servant of the household department to the left servant of the household department. He is also the vice president of the National History Museum.

At the same time, because Heshen offered auspiciousness, Qianlong, in order to celebrate this vision, graciously let the older maids go out of the palace to marry, but at the same time, the time for the draft was also advanced.

Look, it will be one month later.

He Shen was not surprised by this result, after all, he planned it early in the morning.

But this result really shocked the entire Rongguo Mansion.

In Jia's mother's courtyard, Jia Zheng frowned and said in a low voice: "The left and right servants should be respected by the left servant. Now he has to be promoted to the left servant, and he will be given a first-rank imperial crown, and he will be in charge of the officers and soldiers of the Three Banners..."

As he spoke, Jia Zheng couldn't help but take a deep breath: "Now he can't be underestimated."

Jia's mother also darkened, and said: "He is still young, and there is still time for promotion in the future. It is not difficult to become an official in the court..."

Mrs. Wang sighed: "Young lady Lin is very lucky."

Jia Mu's expression was also complicated: "Yes, Yu'er is really lucky."

At this moment, the Rongguo mansion couldn't help but regret that there was no suitable girl in their mansion.Otherwise... otherwise, where would it be Daiyu's turn?

Jia's mother couldn't help thinking, after all, Yu'er was no better than Min'er. Min'er was sweet and caring, but Yu'er was unpredictable, and she separated from them if she didn't pay attention.

pity……

What a pity!

But after thinking about it, the day of the draft will be brought forward, and Mrs. Wang feels relieved again.

Aunt Xue and her are one, if Baochai enters the palace, she and Yuanchun will help each other.Yuan Chun is intelligent, but not as stable and capable as Baochai.At that time, it shouldn't be difficult to borrow strength to regain favor...

Jiamu and Mrs. Wang were thinking of a place to go, so they immediately sent people to Hengwuyuan.

When the mother-in-law next to Mrs. Wang arrived, Aunt Xue was also there.

The woman whispered to Baochai.

"I see." Baochai responded lightly.

Seeing Baochai's calm appearance, the woman couldn't help muttering to herself, she deserves to be the girl Baochai who is about to enter the palace, she has such a calm demeanor.

But she didn't know that Baochai got the news from Daiyu earlier.And her attitude was influenced by Daiyu.

After all, if it were the same as before, Baochai would definitely show favor to this woman in order to gain a good reputation.It was only after studying with Nanny Li for a while that Baochai realized that being dignified and magnanimous is not enough to treat others harmoniously.

If you want to enter the palace to be the noble master, you have to have Daiyu's temperament, so that people will not underestimate her.

The old woman left quickly, and after she left, Aunt Xue couldn't help but slightly excitedly clasped Baochai's arm.

"My son's luck has come."

Baochai pursed her lips and smiled: "I should thank Sister Lin."

Fortunately, fortunately, she does not have to be enemies with Daiyu.I finally got today's fortune.

At this moment, Baochai was very fortunate. She realized that Baoyu was a burden early in the morning, so she quickly drew a clear line with him.

……

At this time, when everyone got the news, they also went to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion early in the morning, and while drinking Daiyu's tea, they jokingly said: "Sister Lin will be the wife of Yipin in the future..."

Daiyu also laughed back: "Isn't the third sister also the Duke's wife?"

Tan Chun pouted: "Then Wei Ruolan didn't inherit the title, so where did he come from as a Duke's Madam? I don't like that."

Li Wan laughed at him for not being satisfied, and Tanchun didn't refute. They chatted and laughed, and the time passed.

The longer Baoyu was confined, the deeper the anger accumulated by the Wang family.

In their view, grounding Baoyu was not the way to punish him.If it is really punished, it should not be so painless.Right now, the foot restraint is just to protect Baoyu, lest his Wang family get angry and make Baoyu suffer...

At this time, the news of Concubine Rong's illness finally spread, and soon, most of the capital knew about it.

Some people even began to secretly say that the imperial concubine of Rongguo Mansion would not live long.It is more humane, which shows that God is fair.Miss Lin of the Rongguo Mansion got a good husband-in-law He Shen, but Concubine Rong didn't have such good luck...

When the news spread, Mrs. Wang's heart went cold.

She knew that the Wang family no longer needed to maintain face with them.

as predicted.

Within a few days, Wang Ziteng completely cut off contact with them.

This time, the face of tearing was put on the bright side. Wang Ziteng didn't want to let people know the reason, so he took the decree and went to other places for business.

At this time, Baoyu hadn't figured out how he had offended this uncle.

Under Mrs. Wang's anxiety, she had to pay more attention to He Shen.

Now the only thing she can rely on to curry favor is He Shen.

So when Mother Jia said that she wanted to prepare some makeup for Daiyu, Mrs. Wang endured the pain and graciously asked Wang Xifeng to prepare for her.

In a blink of an eye, it was Dragon Boat Festival.

When Baoyu was tearing up fans and crying, someone from the palace entered Baochai's name in the roster of beautiful girls, and gave her a rough introduction to the draft.

The weather is getting hotter.

Daiyu changed into light clothes and sat on the couch to rest.After only a while, several girls came one after another, all of them came to give her zongzi.

It was given by Wang Xifeng on behalf of Grandpa, and also from Jiamu's room, from Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang's rooms, from Li Wan, from Hengwuyuan, and from Xing Xiuyan's own handicraft...

Zijuan couldn't help laughing and said: "Our house is almost full of rice dumplings today."

Xueyan also laughed: "I'm afraid I can't finish it."

Just as I was talking, I saw another girl coming.

"Second Master Bao brought zongzi to Miss Lin." After saying that, the girl stepped into the door.

Daiyu glanced at her and vaguely remembered her name as "Qingwen".

When Qingwen entered the door, she saw a lot of zongzi piled up on the table. She seemed a little unhappy, so she walked forward quickly, casually put the zongzi on the table, and was ready to leave after putting it away.

Daiyu saw that the circles of her eyes were slightly red, as if she had been angered somewhere.

But wherever you get angry, you shouldn't let it out in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.What's more, Baoyu's zongzi, not to mention eating, she felt disgusted even after looking at it.

Daiyu sat up and said, "Take it out."

Qingwen was startled: "Miss Lin, won't you eat?" Now she restrained her contemptuous attitude.

"Don't eat."

Qingwen didn't move. After all, she couldn't figure out why Daiyu refused to take it.Of course, she didn't want to understand that Daiyu didn't like Baoyu.

After all, none of the girls in Baoyu's room didn't like Baoyu.According to their thinking, how can anyone hate Baoyu?

This Daiyu saw that she was not moving, and she didn't have a good temper, so she stood up directly, raised her hand to pick up the box, and threw it out.

"Go back."

Qingwen was shocked on the spot, and the expression on her face suddenly became a little nicer.

Miss Lin's temper is really arrogant.

Qingwen didn't like Daiyu very much at first, but when she saw her, she curled her lips, not afraid that Baoyu would scold her, so she turned and went back.

Xueyan chuckled from behind: "Who cares about it?"

Qingwen paused in her footsteps, but there was a hint of shame on her face.After all, she is rare, but she doesn't care about what Baoyu gives to others.

And not long after Qingwen left, someone from Jia Zhengyuan's house came.

Xueyan went out in person with a smile on her face, welcomed the things in, and said, "This is what we are willing to ask for. If the things from Master Bao are sent to us, we won't be afraid of dirtying the Xiaoxiang Hall."

Zijuan patted her, quickly took the box, and put it in front of Daiyu.

Daiyu took it apart and saw two rice dumplings inside, which looked really shabby.

In addition, there is a letter.

Daiyu opened the letter and saw He Shen's handwriting in her eyes.

"There are two sweet and salty rice dumplings inside, and the fillings are specially made, so you don't have to worry about hurting your body..." I thought I only sent two rice dumplings, because I was afraid that she would hurt her body if she ate too much.

Thinking about it again, according to his usual style, I'm afraid he did it by himself again this time.

Daiyu unconsciously squeezed the letter paper tightly.

The news of He Shen's promotion may not necessarily worry her.But just these two rice dumplings and a piece of letter paper made her look beautiful...