The Honest Man of the Red Chamber

Jia Zheng and his masters heard the news that Jia Zhu had inquired from the market, but before they could come up with a plan to deal with it, they received an urgent inquiry letter from Wang Ziteng and Kuaima. It was sung in Taiyuan City, and even in Kyoto, there were rumors about it, and some people even joined him, saying that he was not doing his job properly, but he made a name for himself.Let Jia Zheng immediately write down the matter and report it to the Holy Master, and refute it for himself in time!

"Father, how can this be good?"

It was obviously a nonsensical matter, but it caused such a big commotion that even the emperor knew about it!But there was no such thing at all. After my father returned to the Ming Dynasty with the zhezi, there was another uncle to help, so there should be no serious problems.

What Jia Zhu was even more worried about was that it was obviously just a momentary joke from his mother. At that time, except for him and his father, all the people present were children of the family members. If someone hadn't deliberately distorted the news and spread it deliberately, how could there be such a commotion? Against the sky!They just received the news, and the letter was passed to the emperor, even the uncle's letter was sent over!

This shows that there must be traitors in the mansion. If such people are not caught first, they will not be able to stay together as a family in the future, and they will not even have a joke.Let mother know how boring it would be to turn into a gourd with its mouth sawn like before.

"What do you think, gentlemen?" Jia Zheng frowned. It seems that the ups and downs of the officialdom are not easy. Before he gave an order, there were so many obstacles.

"Rumours are hard to prevent. It is better to prevent them than to prevent them. We just need to set up another tax item and spread it to the outside world. This rumor will be self-defeating."

"It's a pole, it's a pole."

"Blocking people's mouths is better than Fangchuan, don't bother."

Listening to what they said, Jia Zheng felt that it was sweet and sweet, and it was not as reasonable as what his wife said.He said coldly, "Go down first."

"Yes."

Jia Zheng and Jia Zhu were the only ones left in the room, and Jia Zheng asked Jia Zhu again, "Those people knew I was going to collect **** taxes, how did they react?"

Jia Zhu hurriedly said, "I heard the craftsmen of Bowei Building talk about it, and I just think it's a strange and interesting thing. Anyway, they don't go to brothels, even if they collect taxes, they have nothing to do with them. But in some teahouses and theater buildings, some gentry scholars We feel..."

"Talk about you! Stuttering, what kind of words!" Jia Zheng said angrily.

Jia Zhu had no choice but to say, "Father, you are insulting gentlemen. You really are a rich and noble lord who has never been admitted to school." There are some things that are even worse, so there is no need to tell my father.

"...Well, I see. Don't use the name of the eldest son of the Jia family, and then go and find out about me."

Jia Zheng thought about it, this rumor came from his wife's whispering in bed when he was teasing him, how could he report it to His Majesty?Besides, the situation in Shanxi is full of evils. People's hearts are playing verses.

Absurd is absurd, as long as it works.

Grind the pen, spread out the paper and write the letter, the pen went away and Yu Long dried it with fine sand and sealed it. The letter was sent out, it was really... Never mind, Jia Zheng laughed at himself, anyway, he is not a serious scholar, and he is ridiculed for being nondescript , It’s better to go all the way to the dark.A black cat is a white cat, if it catches mice it is a good cat...

I hope it's the same as Madam said, he handed over the letter to someone to send it to the capital as soon as possible, sat down on the seat and sighed, his ability is not good, it's sad.

After Wang Guizhi knew the rumors, the first person to suspect was the old man and the little official!After all, apart from his family, all the other people in the mansion were the daughters she brought over from the Jia family. She said that on the day of tax collection, the four newly bought local maids hadn't even been seen yet.

But the second door is locked at night, how could the male enter without permission?Could it be his youngest daughter?She was the only one who thought about it, because she was young, she didn't take any precautions.Sure enough, this heart can't be softened, she just read a little bit about how difficult it is for him to be old, so she came to stop her corner!

Wang Guizhi was getting angry, so he asked Caiyun to call the old man's family, because she obeyed, and Caiyun was not called Huawu's family.

"Okay, you guys are so brave, you dare to eavesdrop on what your masters are saying!"

Looking at him now with white hair and white beard, his youngest daughter is delicate and childish, but he feels even more disgusting, Wang Guizhi annoyed that he didn't know people clearly, "Fight!... Forget it, drive them all out, we don't need people like this." rise."

The little official's old wife knelt down and took two steps, begging bitterly, "Good wife! Please forgive me! The little people have never done such a thing! You are wronged!" She turned her head and pulled the old man and cried, "You This stubborn guy will get to know his wife soon, and if we are kicked out again, how will we live!"

Seeing that the old man just lowered his head and refused to make a sound, she took the little daughter's hand again and said, "Ma'am, madam, you are the first-class merciful person. I beg you to show me your grace. Our old man was originally from the county of Taiyuan. Ling! He, he is now in such a state, he just refuses to join forces with those people. How can he be so unbearable to eavesdrop on you talking to the master! He is really wronged! Ma'am! "

At the old man's age, he should be able to get a monthly salary for support, but because of his ignorance, those people refused to give it to him, and there was no official position for him.When the senior officials of the former leader were beheaded, the later ones brought him here to show the house to the mansion.I thought that the new chief secretary would not be able to accommodate their family, and that they would be driven away again, but I didn't expect my wife to be the kindest person, treating them with extra courtesy, and the old man could secretly drink a dime After drinking the wine, I think I can enjoy a few years of happiness with such a good master.

As a result, the result was to be kicked out again.

Wang Guizhi snorted coldly, "It's not you, could it be my Jia family's own people?"Maybe it wasn't that the woman was lying, it was just that she didn't know that her husband had committed such a thing, so she made such a vow, which didn't seem like a fake.

Caixia Caiying and the others secretly rolled their eyes and glared at the old couple's family. Those of them who can follow here are not the daughters of the family. The master is their face. Only when the master is good can they live a good life. Maybe go out and talk nonsense.

"This... this..." The old woman finished her sentence, and when she didn't know what to do, her daughter raised her head and said crisply, "Mrs. Hui, I know who spread the word."

"Hmph, okay, I'd like to hear it, how do you know that's the 'treacher'?" Wang Guizhi saw her young age, she dared to look into his own eyes, and her eyes didn't wander around, so she was half convinced.Maybe it was someone else?

The little girl's name is Fu'er, she knelt straight, and said clearly, "As soon as the ladies and gentlemen came over that day, my father was busy running back and forth, just because he was afraid that something would not be done well, and the gentlemen and ladies would forgive me." We are no longer part of our family. Fortunately, Madam, you are very eloquent, and your orders are clear and decisive. Except for the first day, because the kitchen still had to deliver water to the masters in the main room, the southeast door was not closed. At Shichen, even if the master doesn't come home, he will lock the door behind closed doors. We all live in the concierge outside, madam, think about it, how could we hear what the masters said."

"That's why it's only possible on the first day. And on the first day—after my father met his wife, he either led the chefs in the kitchen to buy rice, grain, oil, sauce, etc., or took the lead to buy food. My mother followed your wife. The one who stayed with Zhou Rui's family, she was busy arranging the outside furnishings, and never entered the inner courtyard. And because I met my wife once, you praised me for being smart, petite and cute, and you even rewarded me with two coins, Madam Li Mammy asked me to take care of the flowers and trees in the wife's room."

"Isn't that the most likely for you?" Caiying couldn't help asking.

Fu'er was not angry, she continued, "I'm very happy, and I carried the water with my sisters and cleaned it carefully again. Although I was a bit tired, we will also have a share when you and your master have dinner, my wife, and we will go back to the house. During this time, my father also told me that such a good Lord made me do my best." She clenched her fists tightly, "There is no way our family can eavesdrop! Since my father knew that there were such rumors outside, The old man began to worry, saying Ma'am, you must be suspicious of my family. I searched and searched, thought for a while, secretly asked many sisters, and finally found her."

"Who is she?" Caixia asked in surprise, could it be that there is really a ghost between them? !

"Yes, it's Sister Baoqin."

Although Fu'er was a little hesitant, she still said affirmatively, "The sisters in the wife's room are very busy recently, and people bring things in from time to time. In addition to taking care of the wife, you also have to count them into the register, and rush to give them to the wife and the young lady." Making clothes (no matter how men’s clothes you want to wear in Jiazhu, there are no ready-made ones, and the height is not suitable!), the nurses and mothers are all busy taking care of the second master, the second girl and the young master, especially the second master and the second girl, It was the time when the wife and the eldest girl were not at home, no one dared to take care of them, even the flowers and trees had been pinched and torn to pieces, so they didn't dare to stop them from running, so they had to follow along. , I was afraid that if I bumped and fell, I would bump into somewhere else, and there would be no other thoughts... And if there is anyone who likes to talk and joke through the door, only Sister Baoqin is left... and it's just her, because her brother sent her off the next day. When the things came, I ran out and talked to my brother for a long time, met the little girls, and gave us flowers to wear."

Seeing that what she said was well-founded, Wang Guizhi said, "Call Baoqin here."

She didn't take the piano seriously at first, but when she asked Fu'er to explain it clearly, she turned pale with fright, and hurriedly replied, "Mrs. Hui, I talked to my brother, but he is my brother! Just like me!" You are from the Jia family, how could you talk nonsense!"

At this time, she was really scared, and her brother asked her how the master and wife came to Shanxi, because she passed by the wife's house when she was carrying water for the eldest girl, and the wife often told stories, so he stopped and listened for a while, When her brother asked, he didn't pay attention at all and said casually - the wife and the master are on good terms, and they are also discussing how to collect taxes from the boss...

Seeing her shaking like a sieve, it seems that at least she really told her brother.

Wang Guizhi couldn't help but sigh, it's really...

Fu'er couldn't bear to see her like this, after all, if her family wasn't kicked out of the house, she wouldn't... She continued, "Sister Baoqin didn't mean it, but she was too careless when talking to brother Maybe it was because I thought it was natural to talk to my brother, so I didn't care about those who were there at that time, and there were others..."

Caixia raised her eyebrows and asked, "Who else?"

It's really hateful, has this Baoqin learned all the rules into the dog's stomach?Could the matter of the master be regarded as the words of their mouths?

"At that time, there were a lot of things. Madam, you said that we were all female relatives with weak strength, so I let my father take care of it, and invited eight strong porters to come back and finish the work in one go!"

Fu'er sighed deeply, she was listening on purpose, how could it be easy for others to find out?

Hearing what she said, Wang Guizhi also thought of it, but how could she have thought that it happened by chance?

Alas, it was also her own fault. She didn't manage the inner house well, which gave an opportunity to those who cared.

"Baoqin...you should stay with Fu'er's family first." Wang Guizhi sighed, "When the caravan comes back next time, I will take you back." Let her follow Yuan Chun.

Holding the piano and crying, Fu'er led her out. Seeing his wife sitting there and thinking about the jade bracelet, Si Cai quietly stood aside, not daring to make a sound.

Her girl was taken away and never went back, Yuan Chun came over to ask when she knew about it, Caiyun didn't dare to hide it from her, so she had to tell everything.

Why is it her and her predecessors again? Yuan Chun couldn't help but pouted. It seems that she was too lenient towards them?With Mammy Gu not around, she felt much more relaxed, but no one was strictly controlling these maids.The mother loved her and didn't want to tell her, but she didn't feel good about it and said nothing. After thinking for a while, she went into the room and made a cup of tea for Wang Guizhi.

"Mom~ drink tea~"

Wang Guizhi was thinking about how to really collect taxes from the police, anyway, the word has been said, and it will be done.Doesn't it mean that fortune and misfortune depend on each other, no matter whether it is a blessing in disguise or not, she must find a way to become a blessing.

"Didn't you say that the calligraphy stickers you just bought are interesting, do you want to write today?" Wang Guizhi smiled and took the tea handed by his daughter.

"Mom, don't lie to me, I already know." Yuan Chun bit his lower lip, "It's because I didn't manage the people in the house well."

"Hi...then..." Thinking that this could be regarded as a setback education, Wang Guizhi pulled her to sit beside him and said, "It's actually a coincidence, who told her to talk to her relatives? , it won't happen next time. But people can't be completely unprepared with a fluke mentality. It's not your fault, it's my fault. I usually don't pay much attention and talk nonsense, so they Follow me and learn from me." She lovingly stroked her daughter's hair, not because she was too demanding, but because of things like this, people's hearts are separated, and there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days, only start from yourself, Be cautious in your words and deeds, so as to prevent others from talking indiscriminately.

Who made her identity change, she was no longer the simple housewife she used to be, but a powerful official wife.

It's because she didn't adjust her mentality and position in time. Since her position has changed, some things must be changed accordingly. It is impossible to always stick to the old rules.

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