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Chapter 98
According to the routine, when the prince returns to the fief, the capital will leave his family behind.Why did the prince leave Beijing this time, and all his family members accompanied him?
Mother Jia couldn't figure it out for a while, so she didn't want to think about it, thinking that she would know when Tanchun came back and asked.
The person sent to pick up Tanchun came back, saying that the Prince's Mansion was busy leaving Beijing, Tanchun wanted to help the princess pack her things, and had no time to go back to Jia's Mansion.
When Jia's mother heard the words, she didn't say anything, but she was very upset and uneasy.Thinking of the emperor's concern for Daiyu, he made up his mind to work hard to win over Daiyu in the future.
When Jia Zheng returned to the mansion, he came directly to see Jia Mu, and saw Jia Mu leaning there, her head drooping on her chest, seemingly sleeping, her white hair was very dazzling.Jia Zheng's eyes couldn't help but feel sore, he felt that his mother was still worrying about her children and grandchildren at such an age, and it was really unbearable.
Mother Jia's heart touched, she raised her head and saw Jia Zheng standing beside her, with red eye circles and a face full of self-blame, she couldn't help smiling in relief, and asked, "Why did you come back so early today?"
"The yamen is very quiet today. While my son was chatting with others, I heard that thieves had sneaked into the Yuyuan where my niece lives a few days ago." As soon as Jia Zheng said this, Jia's mother was shocked and immediately sat up straight. , stared at Jia Zheng and asked, "Is everything okay?"
"I heard that the thief was caught and sent to the government just after he climbed over the wall. It is said that this thief is in the same group as the thieves on the Shangyuan Festival, and they all have tiger head tattoos on their chests. My son heard from Wang that his niece Because Baoyu was angry about her marriage and didn't want to come back, the son taught her a lesson and forbade her to talk nonsense. Mother, the son has never asked about trivial matters in the house, and he doesn't know many things."
Jia Mu nodded slightly, and said kindly, "It's fine, it's fine."
Looking at Jia Zheng's questioning eyes, she avoided the important and said lightly: "Little Lin grew up with Baoyu, and the relationship between brother and sister is naturally closer than other people. At the beginning, I also intended to ration Lin to Baoyu, but Lin was young. She is still young, and her body is not strong. Perhaps the empress in the palace was also thinking about this, so she didn't point her to Baoyu, and assigned Bao girl to Baoyu. Although Lin girl has many thoughts, she is still very sensible on the whole."
Jia Zheng nodded and said, "My niece is a lady from a scholarly family, and she was raised under her mother's lap. She has been trained by her mother for many years, so how could she not understand the rules? I didn't expect that after so many years, Mrs. Wang would be jealous of Minmei. The heart has not let go, but it actually falls on the niece."
When Jia Zheng said this, he sighed in great annoyance.
Jia's mother looked at Jia Zheng and smiled, "You don't have to think too much. After all, Baoyu's mother is your mother's mother. The wife of Jia's family is not as bad as you think. What she does is also for us. Jia's mansion, specifically, for the imperial concubine and Baoyu."
"However, it's not a problem for my niece to live outside. If something happens to her, we will be sorry for Lin Hai and Minmei, and we will not be able to explain to the emperor." In the last sentence, Jia Zheng bit every word very hard.
Jia's mother knew that the second son was because the emperor had ordered the Jia family not to wrong Daiyu, and was worried that if something happened to Daiyu, the emperor would blame the Jia family.
He hurriedly comforted him and said: "Lin Yatou is my direct granddaughter, and I regard her more than anyone else. Although the emperor cares about the orphans of the old ministers, it is only a whim and a momentary thought. How can it be compared to our flesh and blood relatives? Lin Yatou Everything is good, but she is too stubborn. As I said earlier, she suffers because of her stubborn temper. Since you are so worried, I will go to Yuyuan to see it in person tomorrow. If it is really bad, I will also Pull her back, don't worry."
After Jia Zheng left, Jia's mother leaned there, and Yuanyang gently pinched her shoulder blades for her. She closed her eyes comfortably, thinking silently in her heart.
"Yuanyang, go and invite the second wife." Jiamu closed her eyes, humming like a mosquito, and ordered softly. Yuanyang knew that this was a confidential matter to discuss with Mrs. Wang.Without asking any further questions, he replied in a low voice: "Yes," and quietly turned and went out.
Hearing Mrs. Wang come in, Mother Jia opened her eyes and sat up. Seeing Yuanyang close the door and go out, she habitually stared at Mrs. Wang and said, "Your master came here just now and said that two days ago there was something wrong in Yuyuan. The thieves are in the same group as the thieves at the Shangyuan Festival, have you heard?"
"The daughter-in-law stays with the old lady in the mansion all day long. This is the first time I heard about it. Is the eldest girl okay?" Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Mu with a calm expression and a concerned tone.
When she heard Jiamu say nothing, the thief was caught and sent to the government.She acted relieved, quickly twirling the beads in her hand, chanting "Amitabha" over and over again, looking extremely devout.
The treacherous and cunning Mother Jia was really blinded, thinking that the daughter-in-law might really not know, she couldn't help feeling much calmer.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law each had their own thoughts, and the unhurried "tick, tick" sound of the Western clock was extremely noisy.
Mother Jia glanced sideways at the second daughter-in-law's pretending to be stupid, and said unhappily: "Tan girl left with his in-laws at the end of the month, and I don't know that she will be able to return to Beijing in that month. Now, your brother has been sent to another place thousands of miles away." I am an official outside. The empress is sad because of her miscarriage, and now she is even more helpless. The fourth girl in our family is still young, and only Lin girl has reached the age of entering the palace. The emperor still has no memory of her father. You see, send Lin girl How about entering the palace?"
"Old lady, this is absolutely impossible!" Mrs. Wang fell to her knees in a panic. In desperation, she never thought of the intention of the scheming Mother Jia to make such a move.
Seeing this, Mother Jia smiled triumphantly and asked, "Why not? I don't understand."
Mrs. Wang knelt on the ground, bowed her head and said: "Old lady, since Baoyu got married, the daughter-in-law thinks that the eldest girl is a bit weird, and her behavior is completely different from the past. She is simply a different person. At first, she would rather live in a temple than follow the old lady. Go back to the mansion. It is reasonable to say that it is chanting sutras and Buddha, saving the souls of the dead. A girl lives outside, and Feng girl, Bao girl, and other sisters have picked her up a few times, but she still refuses to go back to the mansion. The eldest girl is just coping with her. She came back once, and took all the things she brought from the south when she left. The daughter-in-law felt that not only the Jia family was lost in the eldest girl's heart, but also the old lady. If she was sent to the palace, how could she know what she would do in front of the emperor? explain?"
The corners of Jia Mu's mouth curled slightly, she stared at her and sighed, "Young lady Lin has been here since she was a few years old, how can she be as unbearable as you said? It can be seen that Miss Lin didn't want to go back home because she was forced to come here. Yes. Your master said that it’s not safe for Lin girl to live outside. Now, Lin girl doesn’t want to go back to the house, and you say it’s not convenient to send her into the palace. What should I do? God, this is really hard for me!”
Mrs. Wang was terribly annoyed when she saw Jiamu's posturing, not only could she not show the slightest dissatisfaction on her face, but she wanted to continue her drama.
So, he walked to Jia Mu's feet, kowtowed and said: "The old lady knows that the daughter-in-law has absolutely no intention of slandering the eldest girl. Doesn't the old lady want the life of the daughter-in-law?" In anger, Mrs. Wang simply said something terrible. Come and see how Mother Jia speaks.
When Mother Jia heard her words, she couldn't help becoming angry from embarrassment. She thought to herself that Mrs. Wang was getting more and more presumptuous, and she must have deceived herself that she was too old to control her.
Just about to get angry, my brain turned sharply, and instead of being angry, I smiled and said: "What! How can I not know your mind? Over the years, I have often said that you are a great hero of our mansion and a qualified good daughter-in-law. Lin The girl is really worrying me. She lives outside. If something bad happens, how can I meet her parents when I go there? If the emperor finds out, what should I do if I am convicted of bullying an orphan girl? You are hers Auntie is not an outsider either. I am old and mentally weak, so you need to worry more about Miss Lin's affairs." Mother Jia's self-deprecating words, which seemed to be frightening, were like playing the piano to a cow for Mrs. Wang. .
Mrs. Wang always feels that she is indeed a great hero of the Jia family, and no one else needs to say it.With Jia Yuanchun, the imperial concubine who crawled out of his own belly, and Jia Baoyu, who was born with the title of beautiful jade, who would dare not admit his status in Jia's mansion?
In view of the etiquette, she restrained her temper, pretended to be respectful, and responded piously: "My daughter-in-law is stupid. The old lady's order, the daughter-in-law must try her best to do it. If there is something wrong, I will ask the old lady to correct me at any time."
"Why are you still kneeling? Get up, get up." Mother Jia hurriedly called her to get up as if she had just discovered that she was kneeling, and stood up tremblingly to help her.The expression was extremely kind, and the lines on his face were soft, but his eyes were cloudy and cloudy.
After a secret contest, the outcome was hard to tell. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were like dog-faced relatives. As always, with a smile on their faces, they began to cut into the topic that should not be known to outsiders.
"The master said that since your brother took office, there has been no news. We don't know anything about the situation. We are like deaf and blind people. We don't know many things. Now Tanchun has to go with the prince's family. Have you ever thought that, In case something happens, who can I rely on?" Mother Jia asked, staring at Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang felt sore, she lowered her head and replied, "Daughter-in-law is stupid, just listen to the old lady."
Mother Jia shook her head and sighed, "If you had listened to me earlier, alas! Let's not talk about that. Let's talk about Lin girl's matter first. You should hurry up and prepare some decent gifts, and send Bao girl and Feng girl to the Prince's Mansion, Tanya finds out, I don't think it will be easy for the prince to leave Beijing this time."
"The daughter-in-law thinks the same way. If there is nothing wrong, why would the emperor want the prince to leave Beijing in such a hurry, and let him take his family away with him. There is no precedent for this before." Madam Wang frowned, responding to Mother Jia .
Mother Jia nodded approvingly and said, "You're right, girl Tan is a caring child, she must have seen the trick, go and bring Tan Chun back and ask, it's not too late."
Baochai and Wang Xifeng's sister-in-law came to the prince's mansion in a car with a package, and handed over the post. After waiting for a long time, the doorman came out and said, "The princess said that the whole family will go back to the southeast at the end of the month. There are too many guests in the mansion. Excluding those princes and ministers, there are quite a few brothers, sisters, nephews and nephews in my family. The crown prince really can't spare her birth and go back to her mother's house, please forgive me."
Baochai took out a small ingot weighing about two taels and handed it over, and said with a smile: "We are the concubine's sister-in-law, we know that the concubine is leaving the capital, and I want to visit, please make it convenient for me."
The doorman kept his composure, pushed the little ingot back casually, and said with a sneer: "I am following orders, and seeing the concubine's face, I advise you to go back, the people here are all relatives of the emperor, the concubine wants to help The princess is busy receiving receptions, so where is the time to meet you?"
Wang Xifeng saw that there was no way to accommodate her, so she tugged on Baochai's skirt, signaling her not to be ashamed anymore, and slapped her face hard.
The two sisters-in-law returned to Jia's mansion to report to Jia's mother in a sullen mood. When they saw the two of them coming in, the whole room looked at them eagerly, hoping that they could say something exciting.Since Yuanchun's tire failure, the sky over Jia's mansion has been shrouded in dark clouds. The men of Jia's mansion are outside, and many things are not going well, and they are uncomfortable when they return home. Even the women of Jia's mansion are also angry.
Youshi asked first, "How is the third sister? What did she say?"
Baochai walked towards Jiamu silently with a displeased face.
Seeing Baochai questioning her so indifferently, You Shi could not get off the stage, blushed, and was about to sneer, when Baochai said to Jia Mu aggrieved: "Old lady, we haven't seen the third sister. "
All the people in the room looked at Baochai and then at Xifeng in amazement, all of them seemed very nervous.
Mrs. Xing couldn't hold back her anger, and hurriedly asked: "Could it be that the Prince's House doesn't want the third girl to see you? Old lady, are you okay?"
Jia Mu gave her a hard look, and asked Wang Xifeng, "What's going on?"
Wang Xifeng stepped forward to accompany her with a smile and said, "It's because the Prince's family left Beijing at the end of the month, and there were too many royal relatives who went to visit. As the Crown Princess, the third younger sister is really busy and incompetent. We couldn't bear to burden her, so we came back. .”
Jia's mother knew that Xifeng and Baochai were of low status and not of high class, so she didn't go in to see Tanchun.In order to save face, she laughed and said: "Three girls are not what they used to be. In the huge prince's mansion, can she not be busy now as a daughter-in-law like her? I think she will travel thousands of miles away. My old bone, I don't know how many times I can see her in the future?"
Everyone said in unison: "The old lady is a blessed person. She is healthy and healthy. She will live a long life. The third girl is very filial. She will definitely come back to visit your old man often."
Jiamu knew that these people were flattering, and she was very comfortable listening to it. She smiled cheerfully and said, "Tomorrow, I will go to visit my in-laws. I will miss them very much after we leave for a long time."
The next day, Jiamu led Mrs. Xingwang, and Sister Feng Baochai came to the Prince's Mansion with her maid and mother-in-law in a sedan chair.
Yuan Chun is just a concubine, and she didn't give birth to a man or a woman. She has no name on the royal jade butterfly, and basically she has little connection with the royal family.
However, Jia's mansion is used to the grandeur of the emperor's relatives, and now they still unconsciously put on a posture and come to the prince's mansion in a mighty manner.
The accompanying mother-in-law thought that the third girl would be Tanchun. Although she was a concubine girl, she behaved like a concubine of the prince's mansion, and Jia's mansion was a well-behaved in-law of the prince's mansion.
The servants of Jia's mansion, who were accustomed to running rampant, walked to the gate of the prince's mansion without fear, and said loudly: "This is the old lady of Jia's mansion, please open the door to welcome her."
The doorman of the prince's mansion curled his lips and smiled, and said: "Please wait a while, I have to inform the prince and concubine whether I am free to meet you."
The servants of Jia's mansion wanted to say something else. Mother Jia opened the curtain of the sedan chair and said with a smile, "This is what you should do. Don't make things difficult for others."
Mother Jia and her group waited for a cup of tea at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, when someone came out and said, "The princess has invited the old lady."
Jia's sedan chair was lifted up, and was about to go to the main gate of the Prince's Mansion, when the doorman of the Prince's Mansion stepped forward, smiled and stretched out his hand to stop it, signaling the sedan chair to enter through the side door.
Don't say that Mother Jia's face is growing now, even the servants of Jia's mansion are stunned.
Mrs. Jia asked the bearer to put down the sedan chair, but Mrs. Wang's sedan chair got in front of Mrs. Jia's sedan chair.
She opened the sedan chair curtain, stretched out her head and shouted dissatisfiedly: "My daughter is the concubine of the eldest son who was married in the red sedan chair of the prince's mansion. This is the grandmother of the imperial concubine, and I am the aunt of the imperial concubine. I am here today to visit the concubine and the concubine." Concubine, how can you enter the mansion through the side door? Did you make a mistake?"
The doorman of the Prince's Mansion squinted at Mrs. Wang, with a clear sneer on the corner of his mouth, turned his head to look at the sky, and ignored her.
Another small sedan chair covered in emerald feathers and blue wool, surrounded by embroidered flowers, went straight to the gate of the Prince's Mansion.As soon as the sedan chair landed, a very charming daughter-in-law turned out from the side of the sedan chair, took out a gift and handed it to the door of the prince's mansion, and said: "Give this to your concubine quickly, saying that Gusu Lin Daiyu is here to visit the crown prince."
The doorman didn't dare to neglect, turned around and ran away.
Mrs. Wang took a closer look, and her nostrils were so angry that smoke came out. It turned out that this daughter-in-law was Xiugu, and Zijuan was standing beside her.No need to ask, Lin Daiyu is sitting in the sedan chair.
Zhou Rui's family saw Zijuan and knew that Daiyu was sitting in the sedan chair.In order to please the master, he deliberately found fault and said: "Zicuckoo, you are really getting more and more ignorant of the rules. Didn't you see the old lady? Didn't you get off the sedan chair to say hello, and you went to the front. If you didn't meet our Jia's mansion, you would People from other prefectures will be blamed if they don’t beat them to death.”
Just as Zijuan was about to reply, Xiu Gu sneered and said, "Zijuan, don't pay attention to her, maybe the mad dog bit you, and you want to bite the mad dog back?"
Jia Mu vaguely heard it from behind, and was about to send Yuanyang to have a look, only to see the gate of the Prince's Mansion open with a "squeak".
It turned out that the concubine received something from the doorman, saying that it was Gusu Lin Daiyu who came to visit the concubine, she opened it casually, and saw Moyu wrapped in bright yellow silk inside, she was shocked and said, "Where is the person?"
When she heard that Daiyu was at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, she immediately led Tanchun and the girl and woman out in a hurry, held the thing wrapped in bright yellow silk in both hands, handed it to Xiugu, and asked: "Where's Miss Lin?"
Xiugu opened the sedan chair curtain and helped Daiyu out.
The princess came forward to salute and said: "I don't know Miss Lin is coming, I am far away to welcome you, please forgive me."
Daiyu smiled and said: "Princess, you are polite. The little girl heard that the concubine will leave Beijing in a few days, so I came here to explain and disturb the concubine."
Tanchun came over to salute Daiyu, and said with a smile: "These days, I've been thinking about my sister, and I was just looking for time to visit my sister, but I didn't want my sister to come to visit my sister first, my sister is so touched!"
Mother Jia got off the sedan chair in the back, brought Mrs. Xingwang and Xifeng Baochai over, and saluted the princess.
The princess looked at Daiyu, concealing her indifference to Jia's family just now, and returned the gift with a smile.
Tanchun also stepped forward to salute Jia Mu and others.
Daiyu saluted Jiamu lightly, said hello briefly, and followed the princess into the Prince's Mansion.
Tanchun glanced at Daiyu, conveyed a grateful look, took two steps back, and accompanied Jia Mu and others into the gate of the palace.
Baochai followed Mrs. Wang, looking around involuntarily, secretly lamenting that Tanchun, who was born as a concubine, could actually become a concubine and a real member of the royal family.
Thinking that I am beautiful and heavenly, a beautiful peony flower, married to that silver-like wax spear-headed gem, is a despicable product, and it is not as beautiful as the foolish son married to Tanchun.Looking at Daiyu who was accompanied by the princess in front, she was even more jealous to the point of exploding.
She really didn't understand that a little orphan girl with no parents, no power, and no much money, in terms of appearance and talent, she was not much better than herself.When it comes to dealing with people and dealing with things, she is much worse than herself.Why does she always look stronger than herself?
Looking at the prince and concubine's extremely affectionate attitude towards Daiyu, Baochai racked his brains to figure it out, but he still couldn't think of the reason.
When they came to the Grand Flower Hall of the palace, the princess politely let Daiyu take the host and guest seats. Daiyu stepped back with a smile, and said to Jia Mu: "Please, old lady."
Just now the concubine only cared about receiving Daiyu, but seeing what Daiyu said now, she realized Jiamu's identity and age.
Madam Jia was politely asked to sit on the host-guest position, Mrs. Wang unceremoniously sat below her, Mrs. Xing naturally sat under Mrs. Wang, and then Xifeng and Baochai.
The prince and concubine glanced at it, and said in disbelief: It seems that this Wang family is used to arrogance in Jia's mansion.
Then he pulled Daiyu to sit beside him, still holding Daiyu's hand tightly.
The prince told the concubine a few days ago that the emperor wanted him to return to the southeast as soon as possible, because the court was dark and turbulent recently, the emperor would take action soon, and he didn't want to embarrass him. This was the emperor's love for him.The prince specially warned her that the four families of Shi Xue, the king of Jia, did a lot of evil, so she should pay attention to keeping a distance from Jia's house.These days, the princess ignored Tanchun's feelings and deliberately avoided Jia's mansion. Unexpectedly, Jia's mother led her family to come to the door on her own initiative today.
He wanted to prevent them from entering the mansion, but he thought that Tanchun was a good wife, so he reluctantly agreed to see her.It happened that Lin Daiyu came to visit and showed Moyu, the token that seeing Yupei is like meeting the emperor.While welcoming Daiyu, they faced Jia's mansion face to face, so they had no choice but to enter the mansion together.
The maid served tea, and while drinking tea, everyone said some polite words on the scene.
When Baochai saw that the princess was warm and respectful to Daiyu, she was very puzzled and couldn't figure it out.
Mrs. Wang sat at the head of Jiamu, looking at the princess, she would see the beautiful and beautiful Daiyu beside her.She wondered: Could it be that Daiyu was taken by the emperor?Otherwise, how could this prince and concubine be so affectionate as to curry favor with this vixen?
Never let Lin Daiyu enter the palace, never let this foxy girl be as brilliant as Yuan Chun.
Now she is only concentrating on figuring out how to prevent Daiyu from entering the palace.
Suddenly, she heard Baochai's chuckle, and then Baochai asked Daiyu tenderly, "Sister Lin, are you feeling better?"
Daiyu smiled indifferently, but said nothing.
Zijuan behind Daiyu replied: "Our girl returned to her home, and all diseases were cured, and she was in very good health."
The princess held Daiyu's little hand, looked carefully at Daiyu, then at Xue Baochai, and said to Jia Mu: "I think Miss Lin looks very good, who is this? Why do you talk like that?"
Jia's mother laughed with her, and just about to introduce her, Baochai stood up, took a step forward, and bowed to the princess, Ying Shengyan said: "Returning to the princess, the woman's name is Xue Baochai, and she is the second sister-in-law of the princess. .Since I was young, I lived in the same garden with Sister Lin, and my relationship is better than that of ordinary sisters. I know that Sister Lin has always been weak. Sister, the woman is happy and can't help caring."
The princess looked at Daiyu's calm face, and Zijuan behind her was full of anger.
Staring at Baochai, he asked casually, "Who is this Xue Baochai? How dare he act so presumptuously in front of my concubine?"
Xiu Gu laughed lightly and said, "She is the second wife's niece of the Jia family, the daughter of the royal merchant Xue's family, and the current granddaughter-in-law of the Jia family."
The princess laughed angrily and said, "I mean! It turns out that she is a merchant's daughter who can't stand on the stage." Then she asked Jia's mother, "Old Madam Jia, my place is also the Prince's residence after all. Bring it? You are too contemptuous of this princess!"
Baochai originally wanted to use her beauty, talent, generosity, and eloquence to demote Daiyu, so as to attract the attention of the prince and concubine.Unexpectedly, it had the opposite effect, and the mutton was not eaten, and it caused a commotion.
She stood there blushing, wishing she could get in through a crack in the ground.
Jia's mother hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "Princess, please calm down. How dare I despise the concubine? Even lend me 1 guts."
Seeing Baochai's embarrassment, Mrs. Wang got up to smooth things over, and explained with a smile: "Please calm down, Wangfei, this child Baochai is both talented and beautiful. , will confuse people. The imperial concubine also took a fancy to her, so she personally chose a daughter-in-law for her brothers."
The prince's concubine's face became ugly, and she sneered and said: "May I ask: who is the eloquent person who can confuse people? You think this princess is very shallow, easy to fool, and easy to bully, don't you?"
Mother Jia was in a cold sweat, glaring at Mrs. Wang angrily, telling her to shut up.
Who knows that Mrs. Wang is like a fool, she doesn't look at Jiamu at all, she still wants to talk on her own, only to see the princess coldly and angrily said: "Come on, see off the guests!"
A few women came over and said with a smile, "Please go!"
Seeing that her natal family was about to be kicked out, Tanchun was so ashamed that she almost burst into tears.
Jia's mother also blushed, looked at Daiyu eagerly, and shouted, "Yu'er! My darling."
The princess held Daiyu's little hand tightly, looked at her beautiful face with pity, and sighed: "My good girl, they dare to slander you unscrupulously when they are with me. It is conceivable that you have a good time in Jia's mansion." What day is it?"
Jia Mu led Mrs. Xingwang, and Xifeng Baochai left the Prince's Mansion in despair.
Along the way, Mother Jia thought about how the princess treated Daiyu, and the stupidity of Wang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and was so annoyed that she wished to bump her head to death.
Mrs. Wang was also very annoyed, she was so angry that it was not Baochai, but the affection the princess had for Daiyu, which was too envious.
Baochai, on the other hand, was ashamed and angry, and felt very uncomfortable. Her beautiful almond eyes were filled with tears, which kept falling down, and she couldn't wipe them away.
Now only Mrs. Xing is in a good mood. Sitting in the sedan chair, the more she thinks about it, the happier she becomes. She can't help but want to laugh from the bottom of her heart.
In the Prince's Mansion, Wang Xifeng never said much and kept smiling.Now, she still keeps smiling.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Tanchun left Beijing.
In the past ten days, Jia's mansion sent people to pick her up several times. Tanchun was either staying with the concubine in the palace, or visiting other palaces.
Not only did Jia's mansion not take Tanchun back to Jia's mansion, but they didn't even see Tanchun's face.
Until the morning before leaving Beijing, the princess saw that Tanchun was depressed all day long. She knew what Tanchun was thinking. If she wanted to be a child, she would have to stay away from her hometown. She might never see her family again in this life.So he showed mercy and allowed Tanchun to go back to Jia's mansion to say goodbye.But there is a prerequisite, that is, not to say anything that should not be said to the Jia family.
Clever Tanchun, guessing in his heart that something big might happen to Jia's mansion, knelt down in tears and begged the princess to allow her to take her younger brother Jia Huan to the southeast.
Tanchun's actions surprised the prince and concubine.
To be honest, although Tanchun married to the Prince's Mansion not long ago, he hits it off very well with the Prince's Concubine.For the sake of her son Yujue, she couldn't bear to refuse, remembering the prince's confession, she could not make the decision, and agreed to discuss with the prince.
When the prince heard Tanchun begging to take his younger brother Jia Huan to the southeast, he felt that this daughter-in-law was not only smart, but also had far-reaching political vision. She deserved to be the current princess and future princess.
He decided to meet with Tanchun and make a deal.
In fact, the deal was very simple, that is, she agreed to take her younger brother Jia Huan to the southeast, on the condition that the palace should always be the most important thing, and she was not allowed to intervene in things that should not be intervened.
After hearing this, Tanchun became more certain of her guess. With tears in her eyes, she agreed quickly and resolutely.
The prince appreciates this daughter-in-law who is able to afford and let go, smart and wise, strong and decisive.
On that day, Yu Jue, the eldest son of the Prince's Mansion, personally accompanied Tanchun back to Jia's Mansion to bid farewell.
The maidservants from the palace followed Tanchun every step of the way. Seeing that Tanchun's eyes were a little red and swollen, Jia's mother was in vain trying to learn about the situation from Tanchun's mouth.
Tanchun had just had lunch in Jia's mansion when the Prince's mansion sent someone to pick her up.
When Tanchun was about to leave, he asked Jia Mu to take Jia Huan away, and the eldest son Yujue shouted loudly: "Old lady, I want Huan'er to play with me, do you want to?" Would you like to?Her old face smiled like a blooming autumn chrysanthemum, and said with a smile: "Huan'er being able to follow Shi Ziye is not only a blessing from his previous life, but also an honor for our Jia family." Huan, which made Mrs. Wang roll her eyes in anger.
Everyone in Jia's mansion knows that Tanchun on weekdays hates Jia Huan the most and has the best relationship with Baoyu.At the critical moment, what she thought of was Jia Huan, who crawled out of a mother's belly.
Tanchun took Jia Huan away.These two siblings were not important in the Jia Mansion in the past, although they were considered masters, people only regarded the pair of siblings as supporting roles.
Now that the siblings really left Jia's house, Mother Jia and Jia Zheng felt empty, as if they had lost something important, regretful and helpless.
In addition to being angry, Mrs. Wang also had a sour feeling in her heart. From time to time, she secretly scolded Tanchun: "This white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with it is really not a thing!"
Aunt Zhao hid in the house, weeping, and happily and sadly opened the purse that Tanchun left her, which contained a letter and several bank notes.She unfolded the letter, read the letter over and over, and couldn't get enough of it.It was getting dark, and the maid came in to light the lamp, and she held the letter paper to read under the lamp. She felt that every word in the letter was her daughter's fiery heart.
"What are you looking at? Crying and laughing, what makes you so crazy?" Jia Zheng walked in from outside, looking at Aunt Zhao and asking.
Aunt Zhao wiped her happy tears with one hand, and held up the letter paper with the other hand, saying: "This is the letter that Tan'er secretly stuffed into me. Look, she called my mother in the letter, and said something about herself." talk."
Jia Zheng took the letter paper and read it twice carefully. His face turned pale, and he went to the lamp and burned the letter to ashes.
Aunt Zhao wanted to rush to take it back, but she didn't dare. With tears in her eyes, she stared blankly at Jia Zheng's abnormal behavior.
The letter paper turned into gray powder, and Jia Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Tan'er told you in the letter, Tan'er was worrying too much, you can't reveal a word to anyone, the old lady is old, and you can't let it go." She has worked hard for us."
"My lord, Tan'er said that the emperor trusts the prince very much. This time he asked the prince to leave Beijing and return to the fiefdom to consolidate the local regime and maintain local stability. No matter what, I have to live well, saying that she and Huan'er will let me live a good life. I don't understand this, even if the money in the house is tight and my life is more difficult, I won't be unable to live." Aunt Zhao Muttering timidly, seeing Jia Zheng pondering and remaining silent, he took out a bank note and told Jia Zheng, "They say that my daughter is my mother's caring little padded jacket. This is true. You see, this is what Taner gave me. The money is worth my monthly bills for several years."
Jia Zheng stretched out his hand to push Aunt Zhao's hand away, and said impatiently: "Tan'er gave it to you, you just put it away quietly, don't show it around, it doesn't have to be annoying."
Aunt Zhao heard this, curled her lips, and said confidently: "These years, I have been cooking like oil until my children grow up. Now I take the money my daughter gave me, and it's not from the mansion. If you want to get bored, let me do it." She's fine. It's a big deal, I'll live with my children, as long as it doesn't hinder people's eyes."
"Look at you, what you say is always inappropriate. I'm talking about you for your own good. Now that Huan'er is gone, Tan'er will definitely train him with all his heart. I guess it won't be long before Huan'er will Promising. At that time, you will be a person of status. From now on, you must be careful in what you say and do, and don't embarrass your children." Jia Zheng persuaded with a pleasant face, and Aunt Zhao, who had suffered humiliation for many years, had tears in her eyes. Said: "Why did I embarrass the child? You also bullied me as a girl."
As the saying goes, a wife is not as good as a concubine, and she looks stubborn and rigid on the outside. The well-behaved Jia Zheng grabbed Aunt Zhao and rolled her onto the bed, biting her ear and whispering: "Be good, be obedient, you know, I am For you and the baby."
It's been a long time since I saw Jia Zheng being so affectionate. Aunt Zhao temporarily forgot the grief of her children leaving her, as if she was young again, with a peach blossom face and silky eyes, she smiled at Jia Zheng: "I listen to the master, I will do what the master says."
In fact, Aunt Zhao now listens to Tanchun the most. She has decided to keep all the banknotes and valuables, put them in a box and lock them, and secretly hand them over to an honest and reliable elder brother of her mother's family for collection.
Mother Jia couldn't figure it out for a while, so she didn't want to think about it, thinking that she would know when Tanchun came back and asked.
The person sent to pick up Tanchun came back, saying that the Prince's Mansion was busy leaving Beijing, Tanchun wanted to help the princess pack her things, and had no time to go back to Jia's Mansion.
When Jia's mother heard the words, she didn't say anything, but she was very upset and uneasy.Thinking of the emperor's concern for Daiyu, he made up his mind to work hard to win over Daiyu in the future.
When Jia Zheng returned to the mansion, he came directly to see Jia Mu, and saw Jia Mu leaning there, her head drooping on her chest, seemingly sleeping, her white hair was very dazzling.Jia Zheng's eyes couldn't help but feel sore, he felt that his mother was still worrying about her children and grandchildren at such an age, and it was really unbearable.
Mother Jia's heart touched, she raised her head and saw Jia Zheng standing beside her, with red eye circles and a face full of self-blame, she couldn't help smiling in relief, and asked, "Why did you come back so early today?"
"The yamen is very quiet today. While my son was chatting with others, I heard that thieves had sneaked into the Yuyuan where my niece lives a few days ago." As soon as Jia Zheng said this, Jia's mother was shocked and immediately sat up straight. , stared at Jia Zheng and asked, "Is everything okay?"
"I heard that the thief was caught and sent to the government just after he climbed over the wall. It is said that this thief is in the same group as the thieves on the Shangyuan Festival, and they all have tiger head tattoos on their chests. My son heard from Wang that his niece Because Baoyu was angry about her marriage and didn't want to come back, the son taught her a lesson and forbade her to talk nonsense. Mother, the son has never asked about trivial matters in the house, and he doesn't know many things."
Jia Mu nodded slightly, and said kindly, "It's fine, it's fine."
Looking at Jia Zheng's questioning eyes, she avoided the important and said lightly: "Little Lin grew up with Baoyu, and the relationship between brother and sister is naturally closer than other people. At the beginning, I also intended to ration Lin to Baoyu, but Lin was young. She is still young, and her body is not strong. Perhaps the empress in the palace was also thinking about this, so she didn't point her to Baoyu, and assigned Bao girl to Baoyu. Although Lin girl has many thoughts, she is still very sensible on the whole."
Jia Zheng nodded and said, "My niece is a lady from a scholarly family, and she was raised under her mother's lap. She has been trained by her mother for many years, so how could she not understand the rules? I didn't expect that after so many years, Mrs. Wang would be jealous of Minmei. The heart has not let go, but it actually falls on the niece."
When Jia Zheng said this, he sighed in great annoyance.
Jia's mother looked at Jia Zheng and smiled, "You don't have to think too much. After all, Baoyu's mother is your mother's mother. The wife of Jia's family is not as bad as you think. What she does is also for us. Jia's mansion, specifically, for the imperial concubine and Baoyu."
"However, it's not a problem for my niece to live outside. If something happens to her, we will be sorry for Lin Hai and Minmei, and we will not be able to explain to the emperor." In the last sentence, Jia Zheng bit every word very hard.
Jia's mother knew that the second son was because the emperor had ordered the Jia family not to wrong Daiyu, and was worried that if something happened to Daiyu, the emperor would blame the Jia family.
He hurriedly comforted him and said: "Lin Yatou is my direct granddaughter, and I regard her more than anyone else. Although the emperor cares about the orphans of the old ministers, it is only a whim and a momentary thought. How can it be compared to our flesh and blood relatives? Lin Yatou Everything is good, but she is too stubborn. As I said earlier, she suffers because of her stubborn temper. Since you are so worried, I will go to Yuyuan to see it in person tomorrow. If it is really bad, I will also Pull her back, don't worry."
After Jia Zheng left, Jia's mother leaned there, and Yuanyang gently pinched her shoulder blades for her. She closed her eyes comfortably, thinking silently in her heart.
"Yuanyang, go and invite the second wife." Jiamu closed her eyes, humming like a mosquito, and ordered softly. Yuanyang knew that this was a confidential matter to discuss with Mrs. Wang.Without asking any further questions, he replied in a low voice: "Yes," and quietly turned and went out.
Hearing Mrs. Wang come in, Mother Jia opened her eyes and sat up. Seeing Yuanyang close the door and go out, she habitually stared at Mrs. Wang and said, "Your master came here just now and said that two days ago there was something wrong in Yuyuan. The thieves are in the same group as the thieves at the Shangyuan Festival, have you heard?"
"The daughter-in-law stays with the old lady in the mansion all day long. This is the first time I heard about it. Is the eldest girl okay?" Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Mu with a calm expression and a concerned tone.
When she heard Jiamu say nothing, the thief was caught and sent to the government.She acted relieved, quickly twirling the beads in her hand, chanting "Amitabha" over and over again, looking extremely devout.
The treacherous and cunning Mother Jia was really blinded, thinking that the daughter-in-law might really not know, she couldn't help feeling much calmer.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law each had their own thoughts, and the unhurried "tick, tick" sound of the Western clock was extremely noisy.
Mother Jia glanced sideways at the second daughter-in-law's pretending to be stupid, and said unhappily: "Tan girl left with his in-laws at the end of the month, and I don't know that she will be able to return to Beijing in that month. Now, your brother has been sent to another place thousands of miles away." I am an official outside. The empress is sad because of her miscarriage, and now she is even more helpless. The fourth girl in our family is still young, and only Lin girl has reached the age of entering the palace. The emperor still has no memory of her father. You see, send Lin girl How about entering the palace?"
"Old lady, this is absolutely impossible!" Mrs. Wang fell to her knees in a panic. In desperation, she never thought of the intention of the scheming Mother Jia to make such a move.
Seeing this, Mother Jia smiled triumphantly and asked, "Why not? I don't understand."
Mrs. Wang knelt on the ground, bowed her head and said: "Old lady, since Baoyu got married, the daughter-in-law thinks that the eldest girl is a bit weird, and her behavior is completely different from the past. She is simply a different person. At first, she would rather live in a temple than follow the old lady. Go back to the mansion. It is reasonable to say that it is chanting sutras and Buddha, saving the souls of the dead. A girl lives outside, and Feng girl, Bao girl, and other sisters have picked her up a few times, but she still refuses to go back to the mansion. The eldest girl is just coping with her. She came back once, and took all the things she brought from the south when she left. The daughter-in-law felt that not only the Jia family was lost in the eldest girl's heart, but also the old lady. If she was sent to the palace, how could she know what she would do in front of the emperor? explain?"
The corners of Jia Mu's mouth curled slightly, she stared at her and sighed, "Young lady Lin has been here since she was a few years old, how can she be as unbearable as you said? It can be seen that Miss Lin didn't want to go back home because she was forced to come here. Yes. Your master said that it’s not safe for Lin girl to live outside. Now, Lin girl doesn’t want to go back to the house, and you say it’s not convenient to send her into the palace. What should I do? God, this is really hard for me!”
Mrs. Wang was terribly annoyed when she saw Jiamu's posturing, not only could she not show the slightest dissatisfaction on her face, but she wanted to continue her drama.
So, he walked to Jia Mu's feet, kowtowed and said: "The old lady knows that the daughter-in-law has absolutely no intention of slandering the eldest girl. Doesn't the old lady want the life of the daughter-in-law?" In anger, Mrs. Wang simply said something terrible. Come and see how Mother Jia speaks.
When Mother Jia heard her words, she couldn't help becoming angry from embarrassment. She thought to herself that Mrs. Wang was getting more and more presumptuous, and she must have deceived herself that she was too old to control her.
Just about to get angry, my brain turned sharply, and instead of being angry, I smiled and said: "What! How can I not know your mind? Over the years, I have often said that you are a great hero of our mansion and a qualified good daughter-in-law. Lin The girl is really worrying me. She lives outside. If something bad happens, how can I meet her parents when I go there? If the emperor finds out, what should I do if I am convicted of bullying an orphan girl? You are hers Auntie is not an outsider either. I am old and mentally weak, so you need to worry more about Miss Lin's affairs." Mother Jia's self-deprecating words, which seemed to be frightening, were like playing the piano to a cow for Mrs. Wang. .
Mrs. Wang always feels that she is indeed a great hero of the Jia family, and no one else needs to say it.With Jia Yuanchun, the imperial concubine who crawled out of his own belly, and Jia Baoyu, who was born with the title of beautiful jade, who would dare not admit his status in Jia's mansion?
In view of the etiquette, she restrained her temper, pretended to be respectful, and responded piously: "My daughter-in-law is stupid. The old lady's order, the daughter-in-law must try her best to do it. If there is something wrong, I will ask the old lady to correct me at any time."
"Why are you still kneeling? Get up, get up." Mother Jia hurriedly called her to get up as if she had just discovered that she was kneeling, and stood up tremblingly to help her.The expression was extremely kind, and the lines on his face were soft, but his eyes were cloudy and cloudy.
After a secret contest, the outcome was hard to tell. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were like dog-faced relatives. As always, with a smile on their faces, they began to cut into the topic that should not be known to outsiders.
"The master said that since your brother took office, there has been no news. We don't know anything about the situation. We are like deaf and blind people. We don't know many things. Now Tanchun has to go with the prince's family. Have you ever thought that, In case something happens, who can I rely on?" Mother Jia asked, staring at Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang felt sore, she lowered her head and replied, "Daughter-in-law is stupid, just listen to the old lady."
Mother Jia shook her head and sighed, "If you had listened to me earlier, alas! Let's not talk about that. Let's talk about Lin girl's matter first. You should hurry up and prepare some decent gifts, and send Bao girl and Feng girl to the Prince's Mansion, Tanya finds out, I don't think it will be easy for the prince to leave Beijing this time."
"The daughter-in-law thinks the same way. If there is nothing wrong, why would the emperor want the prince to leave Beijing in such a hurry, and let him take his family away with him. There is no precedent for this before." Madam Wang frowned, responding to Mother Jia .
Mother Jia nodded approvingly and said, "You're right, girl Tan is a caring child, she must have seen the trick, go and bring Tan Chun back and ask, it's not too late."
Baochai and Wang Xifeng's sister-in-law came to the prince's mansion in a car with a package, and handed over the post. After waiting for a long time, the doorman came out and said, "The princess said that the whole family will go back to the southeast at the end of the month. There are too many guests in the mansion. Excluding those princes and ministers, there are quite a few brothers, sisters, nephews and nephews in my family. The crown prince really can't spare her birth and go back to her mother's house, please forgive me."
Baochai took out a small ingot weighing about two taels and handed it over, and said with a smile: "We are the concubine's sister-in-law, we know that the concubine is leaving the capital, and I want to visit, please make it convenient for me."
The doorman kept his composure, pushed the little ingot back casually, and said with a sneer: "I am following orders, and seeing the concubine's face, I advise you to go back, the people here are all relatives of the emperor, the concubine wants to help The princess is busy receiving receptions, so where is the time to meet you?"
Wang Xifeng saw that there was no way to accommodate her, so she tugged on Baochai's skirt, signaling her not to be ashamed anymore, and slapped her face hard.
The two sisters-in-law returned to Jia's mansion to report to Jia's mother in a sullen mood. When they saw the two of them coming in, the whole room looked at them eagerly, hoping that they could say something exciting.Since Yuanchun's tire failure, the sky over Jia's mansion has been shrouded in dark clouds. The men of Jia's mansion are outside, and many things are not going well, and they are uncomfortable when they return home. Even the women of Jia's mansion are also angry.
Youshi asked first, "How is the third sister? What did she say?"
Baochai walked towards Jiamu silently with a displeased face.
Seeing Baochai questioning her so indifferently, You Shi could not get off the stage, blushed, and was about to sneer, when Baochai said to Jia Mu aggrieved: "Old lady, we haven't seen the third sister. "
All the people in the room looked at Baochai and then at Xifeng in amazement, all of them seemed very nervous.
Mrs. Xing couldn't hold back her anger, and hurriedly asked: "Could it be that the Prince's House doesn't want the third girl to see you? Old lady, are you okay?"
Jia Mu gave her a hard look, and asked Wang Xifeng, "What's going on?"
Wang Xifeng stepped forward to accompany her with a smile and said, "It's because the Prince's family left Beijing at the end of the month, and there were too many royal relatives who went to visit. As the Crown Princess, the third younger sister is really busy and incompetent. We couldn't bear to burden her, so we came back. .”
Jia's mother knew that Xifeng and Baochai were of low status and not of high class, so she didn't go in to see Tanchun.In order to save face, she laughed and said: "Three girls are not what they used to be. In the huge prince's mansion, can she not be busy now as a daughter-in-law like her? I think she will travel thousands of miles away. My old bone, I don't know how many times I can see her in the future?"
Everyone said in unison: "The old lady is a blessed person. She is healthy and healthy. She will live a long life. The third girl is very filial. She will definitely come back to visit your old man often."
Jiamu knew that these people were flattering, and she was very comfortable listening to it. She smiled cheerfully and said, "Tomorrow, I will go to visit my in-laws. I will miss them very much after we leave for a long time."
The next day, Jiamu led Mrs. Xingwang, and Sister Feng Baochai came to the Prince's Mansion with her maid and mother-in-law in a sedan chair.
Yuan Chun is just a concubine, and she didn't give birth to a man or a woman. She has no name on the royal jade butterfly, and basically she has little connection with the royal family.
However, Jia's mansion is used to the grandeur of the emperor's relatives, and now they still unconsciously put on a posture and come to the prince's mansion in a mighty manner.
The accompanying mother-in-law thought that the third girl would be Tanchun. Although she was a concubine girl, she behaved like a concubine of the prince's mansion, and Jia's mansion was a well-behaved in-law of the prince's mansion.
The servants of Jia's mansion, who were accustomed to running rampant, walked to the gate of the prince's mansion without fear, and said loudly: "This is the old lady of Jia's mansion, please open the door to welcome her."
The doorman of the prince's mansion curled his lips and smiled, and said: "Please wait a while, I have to inform the prince and concubine whether I am free to meet you."
The servants of Jia's mansion wanted to say something else. Mother Jia opened the curtain of the sedan chair and said with a smile, "This is what you should do. Don't make things difficult for others."
Mother Jia and her group waited for a cup of tea at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, when someone came out and said, "The princess has invited the old lady."
Jia's sedan chair was lifted up, and was about to go to the main gate of the Prince's Mansion, when the doorman of the Prince's Mansion stepped forward, smiled and stretched out his hand to stop it, signaling the sedan chair to enter through the side door.
Don't say that Mother Jia's face is growing now, even the servants of Jia's mansion are stunned.
Mrs. Jia asked the bearer to put down the sedan chair, but Mrs. Wang's sedan chair got in front of Mrs. Jia's sedan chair.
She opened the sedan chair curtain, stretched out her head and shouted dissatisfiedly: "My daughter is the concubine of the eldest son who was married in the red sedan chair of the prince's mansion. This is the grandmother of the imperial concubine, and I am the aunt of the imperial concubine. I am here today to visit the concubine and the concubine." Concubine, how can you enter the mansion through the side door? Did you make a mistake?"
The doorman of the Prince's Mansion squinted at Mrs. Wang, with a clear sneer on the corner of his mouth, turned his head to look at the sky, and ignored her.
Another small sedan chair covered in emerald feathers and blue wool, surrounded by embroidered flowers, went straight to the gate of the Prince's Mansion.As soon as the sedan chair landed, a very charming daughter-in-law turned out from the side of the sedan chair, took out a gift and handed it to the door of the prince's mansion, and said: "Give this to your concubine quickly, saying that Gusu Lin Daiyu is here to visit the crown prince."
The doorman didn't dare to neglect, turned around and ran away.
Mrs. Wang took a closer look, and her nostrils were so angry that smoke came out. It turned out that this daughter-in-law was Xiugu, and Zijuan was standing beside her.No need to ask, Lin Daiyu is sitting in the sedan chair.
Zhou Rui's family saw Zijuan and knew that Daiyu was sitting in the sedan chair.In order to please the master, he deliberately found fault and said: "Zicuckoo, you are really getting more and more ignorant of the rules. Didn't you see the old lady? Didn't you get off the sedan chair to say hello, and you went to the front. If you didn't meet our Jia's mansion, you would People from other prefectures will be blamed if they don’t beat them to death.”
Just as Zijuan was about to reply, Xiu Gu sneered and said, "Zijuan, don't pay attention to her, maybe the mad dog bit you, and you want to bite the mad dog back?"
Jia Mu vaguely heard it from behind, and was about to send Yuanyang to have a look, only to see the gate of the Prince's Mansion open with a "squeak".
It turned out that the concubine received something from the doorman, saying that it was Gusu Lin Daiyu who came to visit the concubine, she opened it casually, and saw Moyu wrapped in bright yellow silk inside, she was shocked and said, "Where is the person?"
When she heard that Daiyu was at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, she immediately led Tanchun and the girl and woman out in a hurry, held the thing wrapped in bright yellow silk in both hands, handed it to Xiugu, and asked: "Where's Miss Lin?"
Xiugu opened the sedan chair curtain and helped Daiyu out.
The princess came forward to salute and said: "I don't know Miss Lin is coming, I am far away to welcome you, please forgive me."
Daiyu smiled and said: "Princess, you are polite. The little girl heard that the concubine will leave Beijing in a few days, so I came here to explain and disturb the concubine."
Tanchun came over to salute Daiyu, and said with a smile: "These days, I've been thinking about my sister, and I was just looking for time to visit my sister, but I didn't want my sister to come to visit my sister first, my sister is so touched!"
Mother Jia got off the sedan chair in the back, brought Mrs. Xingwang and Xifeng Baochai over, and saluted the princess.
The princess looked at Daiyu, concealing her indifference to Jia's family just now, and returned the gift with a smile.
Tanchun also stepped forward to salute Jia Mu and others.
Daiyu saluted Jiamu lightly, said hello briefly, and followed the princess into the Prince's Mansion.
Tanchun glanced at Daiyu, conveyed a grateful look, took two steps back, and accompanied Jia Mu and others into the gate of the palace.
Baochai followed Mrs. Wang, looking around involuntarily, secretly lamenting that Tanchun, who was born as a concubine, could actually become a concubine and a real member of the royal family.
Thinking that I am beautiful and heavenly, a beautiful peony flower, married to that silver-like wax spear-headed gem, is a despicable product, and it is not as beautiful as the foolish son married to Tanchun.Looking at Daiyu who was accompanied by the princess in front, she was even more jealous to the point of exploding.
She really didn't understand that a little orphan girl with no parents, no power, and no much money, in terms of appearance and talent, she was not much better than herself.When it comes to dealing with people and dealing with things, she is much worse than herself.Why does she always look stronger than herself?
Looking at the prince and concubine's extremely affectionate attitude towards Daiyu, Baochai racked his brains to figure it out, but he still couldn't think of the reason.
When they came to the Grand Flower Hall of the palace, the princess politely let Daiyu take the host and guest seats. Daiyu stepped back with a smile, and said to Jia Mu: "Please, old lady."
Just now the concubine only cared about receiving Daiyu, but seeing what Daiyu said now, she realized Jiamu's identity and age.
Madam Jia was politely asked to sit on the host-guest position, Mrs. Wang unceremoniously sat below her, Mrs. Xing naturally sat under Mrs. Wang, and then Xifeng and Baochai.
The prince and concubine glanced at it, and said in disbelief: It seems that this Wang family is used to arrogance in Jia's mansion.
Then he pulled Daiyu to sit beside him, still holding Daiyu's hand tightly.
The prince told the concubine a few days ago that the emperor wanted him to return to the southeast as soon as possible, because the court was dark and turbulent recently, the emperor would take action soon, and he didn't want to embarrass him. This was the emperor's love for him.The prince specially warned her that the four families of Shi Xue, the king of Jia, did a lot of evil, so she should pay attention to keeping a distance from Jia's house.These days, the princess ignored Tanchun's feelings and deliberately avoided Jia's mansion. Unexpectedly, Jia's mother led her family to come to the door on her own initiative today.
He wanted to prevent them from entering the mansion, but he thought that Tanchun was a good wife, so he reluctantly agreed to see her.It happened that Lin Daiyu came to visit and showed Moyu, the token that seeing Yupei is like meeting the emperor.While welcoming Daiyu, they faced Jia's mansion face to face, so they had no choice but to enter the mansion together.
The maid served tea, and while drinking tea, everyone said some polite words on the scene.
When Baochai saw that the princess was warm and respectful to Daiyu, she was very puzzled and couldn't figure it out.
Mrs. Wang sat at the head of Jiamu, looking at the princess, she would see the beautiful and beautiful Daiyu beside her.She wondered: Could it be that Daiyu was taken by the emperor?Otherwise, how could this prince and concubine be so affectionate as to curry favor with this vixen?
Never let Lin Daiyu enter the palace, never let this foxy girl be as brilliant as Yuan Chun.
Now she is only concentrating on figuring out how to prevent Daiyu from entering the palace.
Suddenly, she heard Baochai's chuckle, and then Baochai asked Daiyu tenderly, "Sister Lin, are you feeling better?"
Daiyu smiled indifferently, but said nothing.
Zijuan behind Daiyu replied: "Our girl returned to her home, and all diseases were cured, and she was in very good health."
The princess held Daiyu's little hand, looked carefully at Daiyu, then at Xue Baochai, and said to Jia Mu: "I think Miss Lin looks very good, who is this? Why do you talk like that?"
Jia's mother laughed with her, and just about to introduce her, Baochai stood up, took a step forward, and bowed to the princess, Ying Shengyan said: "Returning to the princess, the woman's name is Xue Baochai, and she is the second sister-in-law of the princess. .Since I was young, I lived in the same garden with Sister Lin, and my relationship is better than that of ordinary sisters. I know that Sister Lin has always been weak. Sister, the woman is happy and can't help caring."
The princess looked at Daiyu's calm face, and Zijuan behind her was full of anger.
Staring at Baochai, he asked casually, "Who is this Xue Baochai? How dare he act so presumptuously in front of my concubine?"
Xiu Gu laughed lightly and said, "She is the second wife's niece of the Jia family, the daughter of the royal merchant Xue's family, and the current granddaughter-in-law of the Jia family."
The princess laughed angrily and said, "I mean! It turns out that she is a merchant's daughter who can't stand on the stage." Then she asked Jia's mother, "Old Madam Jia, my place is also the Prince's residence after all. Bring it? You are too contemptuous of this princess!"
Baochai originally wanted to use her beauty, talent, generosity, and eloquence to demote Daiyu, so as to attract the attention of the prince and concubine.Unexpectedly, it had the opposite effect, and the mutton was not eaten, and it caused a commotion.
She stood there blushing, wishing she could get in through a crack in the ground.
Jia's mother hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "Princess, please calm down. How dare I despise the concubine? Even lend me 1 guts."
Seeing Baochai's embarrassment, Mrs. Wang got up to smooth things over, and explained with a smile: "Please calm down, Wangfei, this child Baochai is both talented and beautiful. , will confuse people. The imperial concubine also took a fancy to her, so she personally chose a daughter-in-law for her brothers."
The prince's concubine's face became ugly, and she sneered and said: "May I ask: who is the eloquent person who can confuse people? You think this princess is very shallow, easy to fool, and easy to bully, don't you?"
Mother Jia was in a cold sweat, glaring at Mrs. Wang angrily, telling her to shut up.
Who knows that Mrs. Wang is like a fool, she doesn't look at Jiamu at all, she still wants to talk on her own, only to see the princess coldly and angrily said: "Come on, see off the guests!"
A few women came over and said with a smile, "Please go!"
Seeing that her natal family was about to be kicked out, Tanchun was so ashamed that she almost burst into tears.
Jia's mother also blushed, looked at Daiyu eagerly, and shouted, "Yu'er! My darling."
The princess held Daiyu's little hand tightly, looked at her beautiful face with pity, and sighed: "My good girl, they dare to slander you unscrupulously when they are with me. It is conceivable that you have a good time in Jia's mansion." What day is it?"
Jia Mu led Mrs. Xingwang, and Xifeng Baochai left the Prince's Mansion in despair.
Along the way, Mother Jia thought about how the princess treated Daiyu, and the stupidity of Wang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and was so annoyed that she wished to bump her head to death.
Mrs. Wang was also very annoyed, she was so angry that it was not Baochai, but the affection the princess had for Daiyu, which was too envious.
Baochai, on the other hand, was ashamed and angry, and felt very uncomfortable. Her beautiful almond eyes were filled with tears, which kept falling down, and she couldn't wipe them away.
Now only Mrs. Xing is in a good mood. Sitting in the sedan chair, the more she thinks about it, the happier she becomes. She can't help but want to laugh from the bottom of her heart.
In the Prince's Mansion, Wang Xifeng never said much and kept smiling.Now, she still keeps smiling.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Tanchun left Beijing.
In the past ten days, Jia's mansion sent people to pick her up several times. Tanchun was either staying with the concubine in the palace, or visiting other palaces.
Not only did Jia's mansion not take Tanchun back to Jia's mansion, but they didn't even see Tanchun's face.
Until the morning before leaving Beijing, the princess saw that Tanchun was depressed all day long. She knew what Tanchun was thinking. If she wanted to be a child, she would have to stay away from her hometown. She might never see her family again in this life.So he showed mercy and allowed Tanchun to go back to Jia's mansion to say goodbye.But there is a prerequisite, that is, not to say anything that should not be said to the Jia family.
Clever Tanchun, guessing in his heart that something big might happen to Jia's mansion, knelt down in tears and begged the princess to allow her to take her younger brother Jia Huan to the southeast.
Tanchun's actions surprised the prince and concubine.
To be honest, although Tanchun married to the Prince's Mansion not long ago, he hits it off very well with the Prince's Concubine.For the sake of her son Yujue, she couldn't bear to refuse, remembering the prince's confession, she could not make the decision, and agreed to discuss with the prince.
When the prince heard Tanchun begging to take his younger brother Jia Huan to the southeast, he felt that this daughter-in-law was not only smart, but also had far-reaching political vision. She deserved to be the current princess and future princess.
He decided to meet with Tanchun and make a deal.
In fact, the deal was very simple, that is, she agreed to take her younger brother Jia Huan to the southeast, on the condition that the palace should always be the most important thing, and she was not allowed to intervene in things that should not be intervened.
After hearing this, Tanchun became more certain of her guess. With tears in her eyes, she agreed quickly and resolutely.
The prince appreciates this daughter-in-law who is able to afford and let go, smart and wise, strong and decisive.
On that day, Yu Jue, the eldest son of the Prince's Mansion, personally accompanied Tanchun back to Jia's Mansion to bid farewell.
The maidservants from the palace followed Tanchun every step of the way. Seeing that Tanchun's eyes were a little red and swollen, Jia's mother was in vain trying to learn about the situation from Tanchun's mouth.
Tanchun had just had lunch in Jia's mansion when the Prince's mansion sent someone to pick her up.
When Tanchun was about to leave, he asked Jia Mu to take Jia Huan away, and the eldest son Yujue shouted loudly: "Old lady, I want Huan'er to play with me, do you want to?" Would you like to?Her old face smiled like a blooming autumn chrysanthemum, and said with a smile: "Huan'er being able to follow Shi Ziye is not only a blessing from his previous life, but also an honor for our Jia family." Huan, which made Mrs. Wang roll her eyes in anger.
Everyone in Jia's mansion knows that Tanchun on weekdays hates Jia Huan the most and has the best relationship with Baoyu.At the critical moment, what she thought of was Jia Huan, who crawled out of a mother's belly.
Tanchun took Jia Huan away.These two siblings were not important in the Jia Mansion in the past, although they were considered masters, people only regarded the pair of siblings as supporting roles.
Now that the siblings really left Jia's house, Mother Jia and Jia Zheng felt empty, as if they had lost something important, regretful and helpless.
In addition to being angry, Mrs. Wang also had a sour feeling in her heart. From time to time, she secretly scolded Tanchun: "This white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with it is really not a thing!"
Aunt Zhao hid in the house, weeping, and happily and sadly opened the purse that Tanchun left her, which contained a letter and several bank notes.She unfolded the letter, read the letter over and over, and couldn't get enough of it.It was getting dark, and the maid came in to light the lamp, and she held the letter paper to read under the lamp. She felt that every word in the letter was her daughter's fiery heart.
"What are you looking at? Crying and laughing, what makes you so crazy?" Jia Zheng walked in from outside, looking at Aunt Zhao and asking.
Aunt Zhao wiped her happy tears with one hand, and held up the letter paper with the other hand, saying: "This is the letter that Tan'er secretly stuffed into me. Look, she called my mother in the letter, and said something about herself." talk."
Jia Zheng took the letter paper and read it twice carefully. His face turned pale, and he went to the lamp and burned the letter to ashes.
Aunt Zhao wanted to rush to take it back, but she didn't dare. With tears in her eyes, she stared blankly at Jia Zheng's abnormal behavior.
The letter paper turned into gray powder, and Jia Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Tan'er told you in the letter, Tan'er was worrying too much, you can't reveal a word to anyone, the old lady is old, and you can't let it go." She has worked hard for us."
"My lord, Tan'er said that the emperor trusts the prince very much. This time he asked the prince to leave Beijing and return to the fiefdom to consolidate the local regime and maintain local stability. No matter what, I have to live well, saying that she and Huan'er will let me live a good life. I don't understand this, even if the money in the house is tight and my life is more difficult, I won't be unable to live." Aunt Zhao Muttering timidly, seeing Jia Zheng pondering and remaining silent, he took out a bank note and told Jia Zheng, "They say that my daughter is my mother's caring little padded jacket. This is true. You see, this is what Taner gave me. The money is worth my monthly bills for several years."
Jia Zheng stretched out his hand to push Aunt Zhao's hand away, and said impatiently: "Tan'er gave it to you, you just put it away quietly, don't show it around, it doesn't have to be annoying."
Aunt Zhao heard this, curled her lips, and said confidently: "These years, I have been cooking like oil until my children grow up. Now I take the money my daughter gave me, and it's not from the mansion. If you want to get bored, let me do it." She's fine. It's a big deal, I'll live with my children, as long as it doesn't hinder people's eyes."
"Look at you, what you say is always inappropriate. I'm talking about you for your own good. Now that Huan'er is gone, Tan'er will definitely train him with all his heart. I guess it won't be long before Huan'er will Promising. At that time, you will be a person of status. From now on, you must be careful in what you say and do, and don't embarrass your children." Jia Zheng persuaded with a pleasant face, and Aunt Zhao, who had suffered humiliation for many years, had tears in her eyes. Said: "Why did I embarrass the child? You also bullied me as a girl."
As the saying goes, a wife is not as good as a concubine, and she looks stubborn and rigid on the outside. The well-behaved Jia Zheng grabbed Aunt Zhao and rolled her onto the bed, biting her ear and whispering: "Be good, be obedient, you know, I am For you and the baby."
It's been a long time since I saw Jia Zheng being so affectionate. Aunt Zhao temporarily forgot the grief of her children leaving her, as if she was young again, with a peach blossom face and silky eyes, she smiled at Jia Zheng: "I listen to the master, I will do what the master says."
In fact, Aunt Zhao now listens to Tanchun the most. She has decided to keep all the banknotes and valuables, put them in a box and lock them, and secretly hand them over to an honest and reliable elder brother of her mother's family for collection.
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