[Red Mansion] Hairpins fly when they are

The Rongguo Mansion is hosting a banquet, and there are more than a dozen tables in the front and back yards.

When Jia Zheng was in Jiangxi Liangdao, he was given a book and demoted back to Beijing.There are joys and sorrows. The worry is that Jia Zheng is demoted, which makes Jia Zheng lose face; the joy is that he can finally come back.

All the relatives and friends were clamoring to welcome him, but Jia Zheng couldn't make excuses, so he had to set up a banquet at his home, and called for an actor to invite his relatives and friends to come and play for a day.

Jia Zheng and Jia Lian entertained the male guests in the front yard, while Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng entertained the female guests in the backyard.

Mother Jia sat at the head of the banquet in the backyard, with neither happy nor angry expression on her face, but she was actually very bitter in her heart.

Looking around, there are not many juniors in the room.

Yingchun's life is hard, and he was rubbed to death by his son-in-law if he didn't realize it for a while, but the elder Jia She saw that he was rich and refused to pursue it. Instead, he helped that bastard uncle to smooth things over.

Tanchun married far away, and there has been no news for a year, and I don't know if it is good or bad.

Xichun has a eccentric personality. Since Jia Baoyu became a monk, she has become more stubborn. Everyone only said that Brother Bao had a good life and was very lucky.Every day in the house looking for life and work, arguing to be a sister-in-law.

Jia Zhen from Ningguo Mansion over there is Xichun's elder brother, but unfortunately he can't control his own sister. After two rounds of riots, Jia Zhen was disheartened and had to agree to Xichun.

From then on, Xichun stayed in the family temple, not caring about common matters, and she refused to come out to celebrate Jia Zheng's return to Beijing like today, and just stayed in the temple to knock scriptures and chant Buddha.

Mrs. Wang suffered no less than Jia Mu.

Ever since Yuanchun suddenly contracted a serious illness and died suddenly, her energy had been reduced by half. After that, Baoyu sneaked out and entered the Buddhist sect, and Mrs. Wang's son and daughter disappeared one after another like this.

She had no hope in her heart, her spirits were sluggish every day, and she couldn't get excited about doing anything.At this time, although she was also sitting at the table, she just had a bitter face, with the corners of her eyes and lips drooping, like bitter cabbage in the field, which was incompatible with the festive and lively atmosphere around her.

"Old lady, this fish soup is not bad, you can try it."

Xue Baochai, who was wearing a woman's bun, put a piece of fish into the small bowl in front of Jiamu, and then put another piece to Mrs. Wang: "Madam, try it too."

Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang looked at her together, and then moved their eyes down in unison, and landed on Baochai's stomach.

If... Baochai is pregnant at this time, it would be great, Baoyu will have a future, and they will have hope!

Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang smiled at the same time, and sat down with Baochai on the left and right.

Mrs. Wang's brows and eyes slightly stretched, and she said softly: "Don't patronize us, you eat too."

Xue Baochai secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the two elders had turned the corner and showed a hint of a smile, otherwise this treat would be too shameful.

As the second grandma of Rongguo Mansion, even if Jia Baoyu was gone, no matter how much pain she felt in her heart, she would still have to hold on to it on the surface.

The other female guests flattered one after another. Some people said that it was a great thing for Second Master Bao to enter the Buddhist sect. If he really got the Tao, his family would also benefit.Some people also said that it would be great if the second master Jia Zheng could be transferred back to Beijing. Although he was demoted a few levels, as long as he is in Beijing, it will not be difficult to be promoted again in the future.

Mrs. Wang was very sad when she heard this, and she was not comforted at all.

Jia Jing from the next door mansion was dedicated to Taoism, studying all kinds of pills for health and longevity all day long, but he didn't see him gaining Taoism, and instead lost his life.

Although there were female guests flattering one after another during the banquet, the Rongguo Mansion is no longer as good as before. Since the concubine Yuan died of illness, the Rongguo Mansion has seen a lot of decline.

While eating wine, suddenly a young servant rushed in.

The female guests frowned, both surprised and suspicious.

Wang Xifeng who rushed over immediately reprimanded: "Why are you running around! Didn't you see that there is wine here? Which courtyard are you from?"

Wang Xifeng was usually very strict, and he was even stricter when he treated his servants. After being scolded by her, the servant immediately knelt tremblingly, unable to speak.

At this moment, Ping'er also rushed in, ignoring the guests all over the house, crying and reporting: "There are a large number of Jinyiwei outside, all of them are vicious, and they have already come to the backyard, ladies, hurry up and make up your mind." Bar!"

The female guests were so frightened that they all stood up and were about to say a few polite words to the host's house and were about to leave when the guards in royal clothes from outside had already barged in.

These men are all wearing official uniforms, with a majestic and fierce look, holding a big knife in their hands, and they are not easy to get along with at first sight.

Before Jia's mother could guess why Jin Yiwei came to the mansion, and why he forced his way into the backyard regardless of etiquette, she was startled by the guards blocking the door with knives. She rolled her eyes, fell back, and immediately Just passed out.

"old lady!"

"Old lady Jia!"

Wang Xifeng, the maids and the female guests exclaimed one after another. Mrs. Wang's body was shaking, she held Xue Baochai's hand tightly, and asked tremblingly, "Where is the master? Hurry up and send someone to inform the master!"

There are people guarding the door with knives, let alone people, I am afraid that even an ant will not be able to escape.

Although Xue Baochai was usually steady, she had never been through such a major event, her face was green and pale with fright, and Mrs. Wang was so powerful under her fright that she pinched her wrist with pain.

Aunt Xue was also at the banquet in Jia's house, so she calmed down and hurried over to shake Mrs. Wang's hand while urging the two of them: "Baochai, don't be afraid. Sister, let go."

Not to mention how panic-stricken the people in the room were, a moment later, Zhongshun Wang Zhuyou walked in with his head held high and his chest held high.

He wore a king's hat on his head, a vermilion python robe, and precious boots on his feet, with an air of arrogance.Zhu You is of medium height, with a face as big as a basin, and a fat body with a protruding belly like a woman who is five months pregnant.

At this time, he squinted his eyes and scanned everyone in the room one by one, like a wolf inspecting the sheepfold.

The female guests were complaining in their hearts, the eldest prince Zhu You had always been at odds with Jia's mansion, because Jia's mansion was close to the second prince, Shui Rong, now that this bully came, I'm afraid he couldn't be kind.

Jia's mother had already passed out, Wang Xifeng and a few maids were busy trying to rescue her, and Xue Baochai was a new wife who had been married for less than half a year.

Aunt Xue held back the fear in her heart, quietly pushed Mrs. Wang, and signaled her to go up and circle around with her eyes.

Mrs. Wang's feet took root. No matter how Aunt Xue pushed her, she refused to move. On the one hand, she was frightened. On the other hand, Yuan Chun and Bao Yu left one after another, which made her desire to survive almost invisible. After a few days of walking like a dead body, even my mind has become dull.

Not only Aunt Xue was in a hurry, but the inevitable female guests were afraid of being implicated, and all of them whispered to remind Mrs. Wang.

Only then did Mrs. Wang wake up slowly. She took a deep breath, moved her legs that were as limp as boiled noodles with difficulty, took a step forward, and forced a smile: "I didn't know that the lord is here... Please forgive me." Unable to welcome you from far away. My lord... My lord is entertaining guests outside, so please move my lord to the front yard so that my lord can treat you well."

Mrs. Wang uttered this sentence stutteringly and intermittently, and waited anxiously after she finished speaking, for fear that this great god would kill if he disagreed with him.

"Hehe." Zhu You sneered, "I'm afraid your master doesn't have the time to entertain this king right now, and there are officials outside to interrogate him."

Mrs. Wang's back was soaked in cold sweat. Aunt Xue trembled and held Baochai tightly. Even Wang Xifeng collapsed beside Jia Mu in fright when she heard this.

"The emperor has a decree: Jia Amnesty has private relations with foreign officials, and bullies the weak according to the situation. When Jia Zheng was in charge of Jiangxi Liangdao, he employed improper people, allowed his subordinates to bluff and deceive, bullied lower-level officials, requisitioned grain and rice, and abused the people. The post of the two mansions." Zhu You said, "I have ordered Jin Yiwei to search the property of the two mansions of Ning and Rong by order."

None of the female guests present dared to stand up for Jia's house, they all retracted their necks, wishing they could grow a pair of swift legs and stay away from the wrong place immediately.

Zhu You seemed to have heard their voices, and said coldly: "All irrelevant people go to the yard, and they can leave on their own after their identities are verified." Then he turned his head and told the guards beside him, "Check your identities carefully against the roster. , can’t misplace any of them!”

The female guests were overjoyed, they all lowered their heads and gathered in the yard, and when they revealed their identities, they all disappeared within a short while.

Zhu You looked at the rest of the people in the room, and turned to tell the guards: "Take all the people in the big room back there, and you each start to do it."

Wang Xifeng and Heping'er screamed for help, but were rudely escorted away by the guards.

Aunt Xue didn't belong to the Jia family, so she could have left, but she didn't move.

Her son, Xue Pan, was already in the dark prison, and she had only Baochai by her side. How could she leave her daughter alone at such a time?

Aunt Xue hugged Baochai tightly and shrank back, trying to reduce the sense of existence of mother and son.

House raiding is a lucrative job. The guards are all strong and round, with fierce looks and greed on their faces. Although most of them have to be handed over to the court, everyone can get a little hard work. A big family like this, Even stealthily hiding a small piece of good jade is worth it.

The guards had no scruples, like bandits who came down from the mountain, first searched all the good things inside and outside the house, and then said fiercely to Mrs. Wang: "Take out all your things, don't force them I will do it myself!"

Mrs. Wang had been frightened for a long time. She looked dumb and didn't dare to resist. She obediently took off all the jewelry on her body.

The big girls in Jia's mansion are all well-raised and expensive, and they wear gold and jade, but they are of low status. They are good targets for the servants.For a while, the house screamed.

"Hahaha!" Zhu You looked at all this with enjoyment, and laughed wantonly, "Don't be polite, they are no longer masters, they are all going to be exiled!"

Aunt Xue hugged Baochai tightly and hid behind the table, her upper and lower teeth chattering in fright.

Hearing the sound of footsteps coming this way, she thought she could no longer hide, so she had no choice but to stand up, still protecting Baochai's head in her arms, not to let these men look at it, while trying to walk out with her feet up, He smiled flatteringly and said, "I'm not from this house, I just came here as a guest, so let's go now."

"Wait!" Zhu You shouted, and two guards immediately blocked Aunt Xue's way with knives.

"My surname is Xue. I'm really not from this mansion. I was just invited to have a drink. Please ask the prince to check it out."

Zhu You's eyes fell on Xue Baochai.

Although she couldn't see her face clearly, just looking at her headgear and clothes, she probably wasn't a servant.

Her hair is combed in a woman's bun, but her figure is exquisite and exquisite, her buttocks are round and upright, her waist is slender, her chest is bulging, and a pair of white and tender jade hands like green onions are tightly grasping her mother's sleeves.

Zhu You laughed lewdly in his heart, as soon as he heard the word "Xue", he immediately guessed who this woman was. In an instant, all the deep enmity and old grievances between Jia Baoyu and Jia Baoyu came to his heart, which made his face look pale. It became more and more hideous.

The author has something to say: The No. [-] villain in this article, Zhongshun Wang Zhuyou, waved to everyone: Welcome little fairies to collect, comment, score, and irrigate~