Dai Yuxin says

As soon as Wang Ziteng entered the house, hundreds of impeachments flew to the Shuijinglong case like snowflakes.

In the early court, several eunuchs held the memorial to impeach Prince Teng and silently placed the memorial in front of Shui Jing.

Shui Jing looked at the courtiers below with a stern expression, and said slowly, "Look at this mountain of memorials, do you know what they are?"

The ministers standing underground were silent, and some of them were already sweating coldly.

Shui Jing said coldly: "These are all memorials to impeach Prince Teng for corruption and embezzle Ku Yin."

After that, Shui Jing glanced at the officials standing below, and asked in a muffled voice: "Now, Wang Ziteng is dead, what do you think should be done?"

The officials in the underground were terrified, and said timidly: "According to the law, the house should be ransacked, and the dirty money of the criminal prince Teng should be recovered."

Shui Jing sighed with compassion and compassion: "The ancestors of the Nian Wang family did a lot for the country, and now he has died of illness, and I don't have the heart to pursue his crimes. How much money has been donated to the national treasury, and the descendants of the Wang family are restricted to pay it back as soon as possible, so that his family will not die.

All of a sudden, all the relatives and friends of the Wang family scattered and disappeared without a trace.

Only Mrs. Wang is not bad. She has been helping Mrs. Wang Ziteng to arrange the funeral of Wang Ziteng in a hurry, and also helped to sell Wang's property and pay the state treasury.

In order to save her life, Wang Ziteng's wife had no choice but to hand over all her family property to the Ministry of Households for the treasury silver. After calculating that there was still a lot of money left, she gave Wang Ziteng's concubines and the concubine's children all to him. sold.

After paying off the treasury, Mrs. Wang Ziteng was empty-handed and her family was empty, leaving only her own son.

She had no choice but to take her son, beg relatives and friends, get some money, take the child back to her natal family, buy a few acres of Susukida, and live out the years with her natal family.

The Wang family was completely defeated.

The Wang family was in the capital, and only Wang Xifeng’s elder brother, Wang Ren, was left with Jia Lian’s support. He bought two small bungalows and set up half of the room as a kitchen. Do needlework, wash clothes to live.

Wang Ren clearly knew that he had no means of earning a living other than eating, drinking and having fun. He stayed in the capital mainly to see that Jia's mansion was not collapsed, and his younger sister Wang Xifeng was doing well, so he stubbornly relied on his younger sister Wang Xifeng to make up for it. Cost of living.

Now, Wang Xifeng doesn't want to talk about meeting him, just hearing his name gives him a headache.

Helpless, he is a compatriot of the same mother, so he had to ask Jia Lian to find something for him to do in Jia's mansion, so that he could eat and drink.

Mrs. Wang had just finished crying for her daughter, and her grief had not recovered, and now she started crying for her elder brother.

She is the proudest, the proudest, and the only last resort. Her dear elder brother, Prince Teng, died of illness, and her heart seemed to have sunk to the bottom of a glacier.

She felt that her world had come to a frozen period, and her life was no longer warm and hopeful.

She cried day and night, not for herself, but because her sweetheart, Jia Baoyu, had no reliable ladder to become an official.

"Sister, why haven't you visited me for so many days?" Mrs. Wang raised her tearful eyes, and it was her younger sister, Aunt Xue, who came to see her.

She grinned and cried: "Sister, elder brother is gone, the Wang family is over, what can we do?"

"Sister, you can't come back to life after death. We who are alive will continue to live. We still have Baoyuchai, how wonderful these two children are! Sister, I advise you to cheer up. My sister has long since lost her husband. , the only son is not here anymore, when my sister is sad, I think about my sister, compared with my sister, I am much better."

After listening to Mrs. Wang, after thinking about it, she is indeed much better than Aunt Xue.She stopped her sorrow and murmured, "As long as I think of my eldest brother, I can't stop being sad."

Aunt Xue pursed her lips and said in a low voice: "I heard that when my elder brother walked more than 200 miles away from Beijing, he was in a good mood and showed no signs of illness. That night, I was staying at the post station, and I heard that my elder brother ate a lot , and drank several glasses of wine. Later, a handsome woman who sang a little song came to the post station. After singing a little song for the eldest brother, the eldest brother had a huge stomachache and left before midnight. It was chaotic at the time, and then someone remembered that When the girl who sang the ditty song, that girl took advantage of the chaos and left. Sister, have you ever thought that the death of elder brother is very abnormal?"

Mrs. Wang was suddenly enlightened, and said in surprise: "Sister, you mean that elder brother was poisoned?"

Aunt Xue nodded cautiously and said: "It is said that when elder brother died, his lips were black and blue, and his nose and ear holes were bleeding. As far as I know, this is poisoning."

"Tell me, who would have the courage to poison our elder brother?" Mrs. Wang tilted her head and thought for a while, feeling terrible.

Aunt Xue leaned forward and whispered: "Sister, have you ever thought that when Miss Lin went to the south, the Zhen family was ransacked, and the whole family died, died, luckily they didn't die Yes, either they were exiled to the army, or they were sold. Which families are close to the Zhen family and Jingli?"

Seeing that Mrs. Wang was silent, she continued, "In the past hundred years, except for the in-laws of King Jia Shi Xue, they have been closely connected with the Zhen family. Chaier heard from Princess Yi that the Zhen family in Jiangnan offended Lin in Gusu. Girl, on the way back to Beijing, Miss Lin was attacked by killers with tiger head tattoos on her chest, which made the emperor very angry. Sister, I remember when I was young, I saw that my father's guards seemed to have tiger head tattoos."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Mrs. Wang yelled, thinking of the conversation between her elder brother and her husband, she felt a little clear in her heart.

Jia Min's arrogant, handsome and indifferent sarcasm appeared in front of her eyes. Thinking of Daiyu's graceful appearance, she gritted her teeth loudly.

"Sister, elder brother died for no apparent reason. The Wang family has basically plummeted now, and there is no capital to get back up. Now, the only hope is Baoyu and Chai'er. Tell me, should we just keep silent, or should we... "Aunt Xue stopped talking when she said this, and fixed her eyes on Mrs. Wang without blinking.

Mrs. Wang stood up abruptly, and tore off the beads in her hand, and the beads rolled to the ground.

Mrs. Wang, who had been eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddha all the year round, was not moved at all. She lifted her foot and kicked the Buddhist beads at her feet far away. The flash of lightning shocked Aunt Xue's soul.

Aunt Xue was silent like a cicada, her eyelids drooped, she did not dare to look up at the elder sister in front of her.

Mrs. Wang was like a donkey grinding a mill, turning round and round in the room.

The setting sun outside the window slanted in through the window lattice, and according to Aunt Xue's haggard face, it looked horrifying.

The sound of the hourglass, in this silent room, struck the hearts of these two women, making the hearts of these two women flaunt in despair, and their faces appeared even more ferocious and arrogant.

Suddenly, Mrs. Wang stopped, turned around and grabbed Aunt Xue's hands, her eyes were burning with terrible fire, and she said in a low voice: "Sister, brother can't just die like this, the Wang family can't just end like this."

"Sister, our two sisters are just girls, so what can we do if we don't want to?" Aunt Xue looked at Mrs. Wang weakly with tears in her voice.

"Yes, we are women. I will give everything, even my life, to avenge our eldest brother and the Wang family." The setting sun slanted in from outside the window, making Mrs. Wang's face mottled.

Aunt Xue looked at this ferocious older sister, and suddenly felt that she looked like a man-eating devil who just crawled out of the grave.

I couldn't help but feel scared, and said with fear: "My sister will listen to my sister in everything, and my sister will do whatever my sister asks me to do."

"What my sister said, I've been thinking about it for a long time, thinking it over and over again, and I can't do without that little foxy girl. I will never let her go." After hearing this, Aunt Xue hesitated and said, "Miss Lin is just a little girl after all. , could it be the culprit who killed my brother?"

Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "Sister, think about it carefully, which one, which one, wasn't caused by that vixen.

Now it is obvious that the emperor loves her very much, as long as she is involved in anything, the emperor will take action soon.

We can't reach the emperor, and we have nothing to do with him.

As long as you deal with this little fox, wouldn't it be like stabbing the hearts of the emperor and the assistant king? "

Aunt Xue seemed to have just met this sister, she looked at her quietly, and had to admire her in her heart.

In the past, I was angry that my father was too partial to this sister, and I was always unconvinced.At this time, I couldn't help but admire my late father's vision.

She thought: Eldest brother is gone, relying on the abilities of myself and this elder sister, how can I avenge my elder brother, don't let the chicken fly and kill my daughter in time.

So, Aunt Xue said worriedly: "Sister, we still need Brother Bao and Chai. Don't make any bad things that affect the future of these two children."

"How could it be? We are not fools, how can we do it so clearly?" Wang Fuzhi glanced at Aunt Xue viciously, with a hint of disdain on the corner of his mouth.

There was a message outside the door that the old lady invited the wife to come over, saying that she had something to discuss.The old lady also said that if the aunt is there, please go there with her.

Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue came to Jiamu's place together, and saw that Mrs. Xing, Fengjie, and Youshi were all there.

When Jia Mu saw her sisters coming, she greeted them politely and joked with Aunt Xue.

It is said that there is an important matter to discuss, but in fact, Princess Yi sent an invitation post to Jia's mansion, inviting the girls of Jia's mansion to participate in the begging activity organized by the queen on Qixi Festival.

Now the only girls in Jia's mansion are Xichun and Qiaojie, and the granddaughter Xiluan whom Jia's mother only recognizes.

Daiyu has her own family in Yuyuan, so she can't be regarded as a girl from the Jia family.

There is no empress in Jia's palace, and there is no powerful person in the court. This invitation is the result of Baochai's hard work.

Jia's mother really wanted to take the opportunity of Qixi Festival to launch Xichun in a grand way. If Xichun could win the queen's eye and point it to the prince, it would also be an important support for Jia's future.

It's just that Xichun's temper is too stubborn and not easy to talk to. Jia's mother hopes that everyone can help to come up with ideas, so that Xichun can be enlightened, understand the overall situation, and be able to sacrifice herself for the benefit of the family like Yuanchun did.

She looked at the crowd and said: "This time Qixi Festival, the queen will come out in person, and there must be a lot of ladies from famous families. The emperor has not been drafted for several years. I heard that there are still a few princes who are also old. This time the queen is probably Through the Qiqiao Festival, we choose girls for the princes. The fourth girl in our family is at the right age and looks fairly neat. I don't know if she has that blessing."

Mrs. Wang glanced at Jiamu, and said with a smile: "I don't know about others. I heard that the co-principal prince has already melted into water. Don't say that he doesn't have a side concubine, and he doesn't even have a housemate. If the fourth girl can serve with the eldest girl The co-prince, the sisters can also take care of each other."

The people in the room were talking about it, and the more they talked, the more they felt that this was an excellent opportunity, Xichun must not miss it, and must seize this opportunity.

However, everyone knows that Xichun has a weird temper, and she can't grasp the opportunity that may come her way.

Who can teach Xichun?Everyone turned their attention to Youshi.

Youshi blushed, and muttered: "Although I am the sister-in-law of the Fourth Miss, if I say a bad word, she will see me like an enemy. If she doesn't say a word, she will contradict me. Her brother has always If you don't ask about her, she will let you do everything, and I can't say anything."

The atmosphere in the room turned cold all of a sudden, no one spoke anymore, just looked at this and that with their eyes, or lowered their heads and remained silent.

Aunt Xue wanted to show off, and roundly smiled and said: "Chai'er is very close to that Princess Yi now, and the empress dotes on Princess Yi very much. This time on Qixi Festival, Chai'er will accompany Princess Yi, and there is Chai'er there to take care of her." , if the fourth girl herself is a little more flexible, it should be very promising."

Wang Xifeng, who had been silent all this time, seemed to have forgotten what happened a while ago, and said with a smile: "Old lady, the assistant prince and the crown prince are brothers, and sister Lin is the future assistant princess. Now that the emperor values ​​her so much, why not let the fourth younger sister go to Yuyuan and go to the palace with younger sister Lin?"

When Jia Mu heard this, her eyes cracked into tears, and she pointed at Sister Feng and cursed, "You're a scumbag, you'll think of coincidences. On Qixi Festival, when the girls go to participate, there must be someone at home to accompany them. At that time, it's not as good as you The sister-in-law will go with them."

Mrs. Wang and her sisters felt that this was the best way to get close to Daiyu, and they strongly supported: "The old lady is more thoughtful, and it is most appropriate for Feng girl to go."

After supper, Daiyu led Chase Feng Chayue, two beautiful little wolf dogs, for a walk along Chenghu Lake.

Recently, she very much hoped to get rid of all annoying things in Jia's mansion from her mind, and no longer think about the people and things in Jia's mansion, but she couldn't help but often think of Shui Rong who went to the northwest.

Autumn is here now, and the weather is getting cooler and cooler.

I remember that Shui Rong said in his letter that the place he went to was very interesting. He wore a leather jacket in the morning and gauze in the afternoon, and ate watermelon around the stove.

After the beginning of autumn, it will be autumn, and the nights in that place must be much colder than those in the capital.

The letter from Shui Rong said that the rebels had fled to the depths of the desert. If the rebels were not completely conquered, they might come back.

If that's the case, then the common people at the border will have to suffer and suffer twice.

Shui Rong said that although he misses him day and night, for the sake of the people of the country, he can only suppress the longing in his heart. He will not be able to come back this winter to celebrate the New Year with him. He wants to find the rebels' lair and completely Conquer them and make the frontier long-lasting.

Daiyu is also very concerned about Shui Rong now, and often thinks of him involuntarily. Every time she writes a letter to him, she always thinks of the miserable wind and rain in Jia's house before.

I remembered the words that Jia Baoyu, who I grew up with, often talked about: daughters are made of water, and men are made of mud.When I see my daughter, I feel refreshed, but when I see a man, I feel foul and smelly.

I think of what he often said: If I am lucky at this time, I will die while you are all in front of me. If I can make you cry my tears, flow into a big river, float my body, and send it there The secluded place where the birds and birds don't go, fades away with the weather, and I don't want to be born as a human again. This is the right time for me to die.

At that time, Baoyu was sentimental, affectionate with his children, and always regarded himself as the owner of Jiangdong flower. However, once he was really "slandered by the world", he would be "terrified to death".

Shui Rong is completely different from Baoyu. Shui Rong is a responsible man who has a deep affection for himself.

However, Jia's mansion taught Daiyu too much, and Baoyu hurt Daiyu too much.

As long as she comes into contact with emotional issues, Daiyu will inevitably hesitate.

Now, she lives in her own jade garden, living a comfortable and quiet life as a lady.

It seems that Daiyu is living peacefully, but at night she is often awakened by nightmares of being bullied by people from the Jia family.

Therefore, every time Daiyu writes back to Shui Rong, she is unwilling to open her heart to Shui Rong, and she is even more reluctant to say those words of love between her son and daughter.

Every time she replies, she strongly advises Shui Rong to pay attention to properly handling the relationship with the northwest tribes.

She considered that the tribes in the Northwest are basically nomads who choose water and grass to live in. They have a bold personality, are good at riding and shooting, have a strong ability to survive, and have a clear love and hatred.

Fighting a war costs a lot of money and will bring a great burden to the people.

It is impossible for the imperial court to send troops to encircle and suppress them every year, and these herdsmen are weeds that can't be burned, and the spring breeze will regenerate them.

If you want to ensure long-term peace and stability on the border, the way to use troops is to attack the mind first, and attack the city as the bottom;

Every time Shui Rong writes a letter, apart from expressing his miss for Daiyu, he uses the extremely limited amount of letters to discuss some strategies and tactics with Daiyu.

Every time she reads Shui Rong's letters, Daiyu's little vanity is greatly satisfied. She feels like she is the commander in chief of the three armies, and Shui Rong is just a capable general in the vanguard.

The evening wind was blowing slowly, Daiyu looked up at the sky, countless stars were winking at her mischievously.

Daiyu suddenly remembered that the day after tomorrow would be Qixi Festival, and her heart was warm.

Seeing Daiyu looking up at the sky, Xueyan also looked up at her, and smiled at Daiyu: "Girl, the Milky Way is so wide and there are so many stars, which one is Zhinu?"

Daiyu pointed to the bright star near the top of her head, and said to Xueyan: "Look, the brightest star is Vega, the brightest star on the other side is Altair, and the two small stars next to it are baskets picked by Cowherd. He and Weaver Girl's children are sitting in the basket. Look, don't these four stars look like Weaver Girl's weaving shuttle?"

Xueyan raised her head and smiled like a little fox, pretending not to care and said: "Like, really like. Girl, the Qixi Festival is coming soon, do you think Lord Shui will also watch the stars there now, and miss the Weaver Girl in his heart?" ?”

Daiyu blushed suddenly, and scolded coquettishly, "Little Hoof, you are becoming more and more lawless, how dare you make fun of me."

Daiyu stretched out her pure white jade hand, trying to twist Xueyan's arm, Xueyan was like a fox who stole a chick, laughed like a thief, and said while running: "I don't dare, I just said what's in my heart." Just want to ask."

It made Chasing the Wind and Chasing the Moon go crazy, yelling at the snow geese.

After arguing for a while, Daiyu felt a little tired, and led Chasing Wind and Snow Goose back to Zhilan Hall.

Zijuan ran over with a smile, and told Daiyu, "Ashan just sent a lot of mink fur, which are light, soft and warm. This is the first time I have seen such a good thing."

Xueyan pursed her mouth and said disdainfully: "Sister Zijuan is really promising, can the things sent by Ah Shan be good?" Zijuan smiled nonchalantly: "Really, I won't lie to you, it's really good Aunt Xiu also said that such a good sable fur can't be found even in the imperial palace. Ah Shan said that this kind of sable fur has three special advantages, namely: the fur is warmer when the wind blows, and the fur melts away when the snow falls , the fur does not get wet when it rains."

"Hey, Sister Zijuan, according to what you say, wearing this sable clothes can not only keep out the cold, but also prevent snow and rain?" Xue Yan asked with wide-eyed eyes.

"Of course, come and have a look, and you'll know that what Ah Shan said is true." Zijuan went over and brought the sable fur, and brought it to Daiyu.

Daiyu stretched out her hand to caress the soft and warm fur, thinking to herself: This kind of fur material is the most suitable for Brother Rong to wear.

She really wanted to do it for Shui Rong, but it was difficult to open her mouth to Zijuan Xueyan.

Zijuan, who was as careful as a hair, looked at Daiyu and smiled softly: "Girl, Ah Shan sent so many sable furs, you can make a lot of clothes. Anyway, you can't wear them, why don't you make two for Lord Shui by the way?" Warm up the cold."

Daiyu cast a grateful look at Zijuan, pursed her lips on purpose, and said, "You are the only one who can be a good person, so I don't bother to care about you."

When she was free, Daiyu would turn her face to look at Zijuan. Seeing that Zijuan had cut those sable skins into a long robe according to the water-soluble figure in her memory, she couldn't help saying: "The climate in the northwest is cold, and he wears it every day. It is inconvenient to wear a long robe when riding a horse, and it is also ventilated. It is much more convenient to make him a leather jacket and leather trousers."

Zijuan laughed and said, "Young lady is more thoughtful. Anyway, there are plenty of sable furs. Why don't we make a robe first, and then make a pair of close-fitting jackets and trousers."

Daiyu nodded and said, "If there are any leftovers, make him a hood with a scarf and two pairs of long boots, and bring them to the next visit."

After finishing speaking, he said thoughtfully: "I'll make it for him, and I'll make a pair of jackets and trousers for Ah Shan. I think Ah Shan's boots are a bit old."