Winning every step of the Red Mansion

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Let's say that Mrs. Wang was very annoyed by being idle in Jia Zheng's office.Sitting alone for a while, he was angry, and then sent a maid to invite Li Wan.At this time Li Wan had just bid good night from Jia Mu, and had just sat down in the room, and was about to go to the small kitchen to see if the stew for Jia Zhu today was ready.In the past few days, my husband has been concentrating on studying hard, and it is also hard for me to see, nothing else can help, and this is the only thing that can give me some strength.But at this time Mrs. Wang came to invite her, Li Wan was naturally quite uneasy, wondering if he was timid because of what he had done that did not come into the eyes of his mother-in-law, but he dared not not go, so he had to tell the servant girl hastily With a few words, I replaced the long-simmered Lily Cordyceps, Goji Fruit and Abalone Soup with a small red clay stove, and waited for the master to come back to serve me.After the confession was over, he followed the maid to Mrs. Wang's place.

Picking up the curtain, Li Wan entered the door and took a peek at Mrs. Wang's face first. Seeing that she couldn't hide the annoyance on her face, her heart trembled even more. Knowing that her mother-in-law's charm was not going well today, she had to be more careful.Li Wan bowed his head respectfully to Mrs. Wang, then stood aside and said nothing.

Mrs. Wang knocked on Li Wan who was standing aside, raised her eyebrows slightly and said: "Zhu'er has studied hard these few days, and she came to me to say hello in a hurry and left in a hurry. I have no time to take care of him because of your sister's marriage. Now, it’s because you are a careful person that I can rest assured.”

Li Wan hastily responded: "Now that the house is blessed with double happiness, my wife has always worked hard, but unfortunately I am a clumsy and incompetent daughter-in-law and can't share her worries. My daughter-in-law is very ashamed."

Mrs. Wang waved her hand, asked Li Wan to sit down and said, "I've always known you, you are also smart, and you are meticulous and considerate in doing things, but you are also stupid, and I don't know how much you will suffer in the future."

Li Wan was taken aback by what he said, and didn't know how to answer for a moment.I don't know what Mrs. Wang Tete came to me today to tell me what these nonsensical words mean, and the veils in her hands couldn't help but clenched together.Li Wan paused and said: "Madam must have worked too hard these few days, I'm a bit clumsy, if Madam doesn't mind, you might as well tell your daughter-in-law some unimportant things in advance, and let me, the daughter-in-law, share your worries for Madam , the wife can also relax for a few days."

Mrs. Wang waved her hands when she heard this, and said to the maid in the room: "I will have a chat with your young mistress, you go and see how the dinner is prepared, and I will talk back later." They all went down with their heads down.Li Wan was a little dazed, today the wife left her alone and didn't know what to say, but she didn't dare to show the suspicion in her heart.I had no choice but to sit and wait for Mrs. Wang to continue speaking.

Seeing that everyone in the room had retreated, Mrs. Wang wiped the corners of her eyes with the handkerchief in her hand, and said with a tear in her voice: "How can I have a three-point leisure now, and I have devoted my heart and soul to all the people in this house. I'm not trying to gain anything, I just want the house to be safe and smooth, and everything goes well for the master. But now in this house..." Speaking of this, Mrs. Wang couldn't help feeling sad, she had worked so hard to manage such a thing. After so many years, why now it seems that he is about to be separated from this family!This master is not waiting for the good capital, but he wants to go to some place in Gansu and Shanxi to study politics. Now the family has a good reputation and rich assets. .Waiting for Zhu'er to get married, the eldest sister is married, and my house can be regarded as clinging to the royal family and nobles. What an honor I was at that time, but I really went to the poor place over there. If I want to go back to Beijing It's easier said than done.

Li Wan was confused by Mrs. Wang's sudden crying, got up hastily, walked up to Mrs. Wang and said kindly, "Madam, don't be sad. Although this daughter-in-law is not very knowledgeable, she is willing to share her worries." Li Wan Wan had just heard Mrs. Wang say such a thing, and secretly thought that because Mrs. Su was close to Mrs. Zhu of the Ning Mansion, and now that the Rongning and Ning Mansions were dissatisfied due to the division of the clan, the masters were inevitably upset when they saw it. Well, I'm afraid Mrs. Zhu had no choice but to beg Mrs. Wang to reconcile and make peace. Perhaps Mrs. Wang agreed to beg the old lady, but she refuted her face and felt sad.What Li Wan said could only be a guess in his heart, and he never dared to ask him directly.But then I thought again, didn't I just come back from Jia Mu's place, but I didn't see Jia Mu mentioning this matter.Naturally, Li Wan didn't know the reason for this matter. Mrs. Wang was angry at Jia Zheng's office, so she just speculated randomly.

Mrs. Wang cried for a while and said, "You know about this division." Li Wan hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.No one in the manor knows about this matter, although he knew about it a little later, but now Mrs. Zhu is pregnant because of this, how can I cover it up?However, according to Li Wan's point of view, he also felt that this incident was caused by the Ningguo Mansion.Besides, this family matter has nothing to do with his own family. Although Li Wan knew in his heart that even Rongguo Mansion would have a separation day in the future, but now that the family is blessed with double happiness, even the separation will take some time. day.I don't know why Mrs. Wang is like this.

Mrs. Wang saw Li Wan nodding her head, and said again: "Now I'm afraid that the family will be divided in a few days! Your sister's marriage was arranged by the imperial pen. It's the first time that it's allotted to the royal family, whether it's a division of the clan or a division of the family, if I put the marriage affairs in order and come back again, I don't have a word to say, but it's just this time..." Mrs. Wang Long sigh.

Hearing Mrs. Wang's words, Li Wan could somewhat understand it. After all, it was a blow to someone like Mrs. Wang who cherished face very much.Li Wan was a little distracted at this time, thinking of Jia Zhu's special confession to himself: "Whether it's the division of the two mansions or the division of the family in the mansion, no matter when it should come, it will always come. These things are against him. , it’s better to let nature take its course. I don’t need to pursue the interests. If others give me everything in this world, it’s better to earn it by myself.” At first, Li Wan didn’t understand these words very well, but at this moment today, he did understand. a bit.

"My wife, don't be too sad. I understand that my wife is depressed about these things. It's just that I can't get into the matter of the division. My wife might as well just let it go and be less angry. Anyway, the eldest sister's marriage is something my wife is used to." Look, the old lady will watch, she won't lose face." Li Wan said in relief.

Mrs. Wang shook her head, patted Li Wan's hand and said: "My son, you don't know my suffering. If it's just this one thing, it's fine, but the master told me today that he might be released to Ganshan Ren Xuezheng. It is inconvenient for me to say more about this important event this year, but your eldest sister got married and Zhuer took the exam. These things are all gathered together, so how can I not worry. In addition, the master is released to be an official, which is even more It's to keep me from relaxing for a moment."

Li Wan couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this, he never thought that this structure would give rise to the fact that his father-in-law would be sent out to be an official.This matter is known to oneself.Seeing Li Wan, Mrs. Wang was stunned and said: "I just found out about this. Now that Zhu'er is specializing in studies, you don't have to tell him about it. In case he thinks too much and misses his studies. But you have to tell me about it. The old lady. But I think that the old lady is also troubled by various things now. If she knows that her son is going to leave Beijing for a foreign post, she will definitely not give up. These days, it is very tiring to take care of the grandchildren’s marriage. Not good. My child, I think you are very safe, why don't you give the old lady a blowjob, so that the old lady can also be prepared. That's the best."

Li Wan secretly complained when he heard Mrs. Wang's words.After singing such a big play, I actually let myself spread the word.But I couldn't respond to this matter, so I had to nod and said: "Daughter-in-law has written it down. It is according to what the wife said." Mrs. Wang nodded, wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and chatted with Li Wan again. At this time, the maid outside came to report that the dinner was ready. Mrs. Wang nodded and said that Zhu'er should also have dinner, and there must be people around her to serve her. I don't need Li Wan to serve me here, and it's getting late today, so I don't know what to do. Spare Pearl to say hello.Li Wan hurriedly said goodbye and left.

When Li Wan went back to the house, he saw Jia Zhu was already sitting in the room, and seeing him come back, he said: "I got a good thing today, I thought you might like it, so I hurried back, but I didn't expect to make me wait for you for a long time. " After finishing speaking, he took out a small box from his sleeve and handed it to Li Wan, saying, "See if you like it."

Li Wan took it smoothly and said, "If you say it's good, it must be good. I want to take a closer look." Li Wan opened the box and saw a thing like a thin bamboo branch lying inside, saying: "This What is it, how did the master get it?"

Jia Zhu smiled and said, "This is Sailuodai. By coincidence today, I just went to the old lady to ask for it for you. The egret and oriole arrived today, and they said they were made according to the old lady's ideas. I think the old lady spent some money on it." The thing in my mind must be good, so I will ask you for it. The old lady said that this thing is the best for thrush, and you can try it tomorrow."

Li Wan held the object and nodded, but he had something on his mind at this moment, so he didn't take this object to heart.Jia Zhu saw the embarrassment on his face, and joked, "What? It doesn't suit you? Then I'll return it to you tomorrow."Li Wan hurriedly put away the box and said: "Who said it's not suitable? Tomorrow, I will use myself to thank the old lady." Jia Zhu didn't say much, watching him put the things away, and spread out the food.

When both of them were seated, Jia Zhu said, "I went to my wife's side just now. There are a lot of things going on in the house these days, so you should try to persuade her not to bother her."

Li Wan nodded, thinking whether to tell Jia Zhu that the master was going to be appointed as a foreigner, which he learned today, but he was really undecided.Looking at his appearance, Jia Zhu said, "You look restless, do you have something to tell me?"