The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

After Jia Amnesty was followed by a clear and pleasant voice, he said in a calm manner: "Greetings to the old lady of the Jia family, how are you always in good health? I was honored to be invited today, but I didn't dare to refuse, so I followed my father brazenly. I didn’t hand over the greeting card in advance, so I hope you don’t blame me.”

Shi Taijun forced a smile, and said: "Generally, such a big man as Hu Guogong cannot be invited. Since he is willing to come, it will make my house flourish. How can there be any reason to blame?"

Jia She said complacently: "Isn't that right, my eldest son, who doesn't say yes! He can fight tigers in the mountains, catch dragons in the sea, defeat the barbarians in the northern Xinjiang, defeat the Yanzi in the West Sea, and write a pen." Qiankun, since he took up the post of Secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, he has closed dozens of cases in less than a month, without any mistakes or omissions, and even rehabilitated an unjust, false and wrong case more than ten years ago. Even Yu Shi and Dali Temple Minister praised him again and again .”

When talking about his precious eldest son, Jia She didn't care about the occasion and the expressions of the audience, no one stopped him, he could talk for three hours.Under Ning Shan's instruction, Jia Lian had no choice but to interrupt his impassioned speech, and stepped forward, using his thin shoulders to block Jia Amnesty's saliva: "The grandson also pays his respects to the old lady. The court is always busy. I haven’t come to see the ceremony for a long time, so I ask the old lady’s forgiveness to choose one.”

Jia She glared at the second son angrily, but suddenly saw the expression on the elder son, touched his nose, found a suitable place and sat down without saying anything.

Ning Shan saw embroidered shoes all over the floor as soon as she entered the door. Some of the simpler ones must belong to the maids, but those exquisite and luxurious ones must belong to the girls of the Jia family. Since he was invited, the little girls were still allowed to sit What does it mean to have a whole room full?Is this to rely on one or two for him?It's not because he's proud, but because of his current power and position, how many second- and third-rank girls are willing to rush to be his concubine.

Left and right have already pointed out their marriage, and Ning Shan is no longer too worried about the privacy in the backyard. Since the Jia family doesn't take the girls' boudoir reputation seriously, why should he worry about it, so she sits comfortably next to Jia She After getting off, Jia Lian sat down next to him.

Mrs. Xing led Sister Feng and Yingchun to the other side. At this moment Mrs. Wang also came. When she saw Mrs. Xing, she had to get up and salute, and she had to give up her seat. She was full of resentment, but Unable to vent.

Mrs. Xing loved to see her aggrieved, she sat in her seat herself, and imitated Shi Taijun's way of holding Daiyu, and said to Yingchun, "Ying'er, come and sit with mother."

Yingchun pleaded guilty and came over to sit down. Mrs. Wang had to move down one more seat, and Li Wan was standing behind her. Seeing this, Sister Feng did not dare to sit down, so she walked behind Mrs. Xing to set up a rule.But Mrs. Xing wanted to hit Mrs. Wang in the face. She smiled and took Sister Feng's hand and said, "I don't need your service here. I just go and sit with your sisters-in-law." At that time, Jia Zhen also took Jia Rong and Jia Qiang came over, and they were courting Ning Shan. Youshi came early in the morning and didn't leave. At this moment, she took Xichun and sat in the same place. At this moment, Sister Feng also sat down. Li Wan came one by one.

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to hold back her anger, and said to Li Wan with a smile: "You are too serious, child. I said it a few years ago. I am not the kind of mother-in-law who likes to make my daughter-in-law behave. But you are always so honest. Today But I’ve heard you all, why don’t you hurry and sit down!” These words were meant to flaunt her charity, but they unexpectedly hurt Shi Taijun’s heart. She used to like to let her daughter-in-law set the rules. She was four months pregnant, and she was tossing around with vegetables and cloth meals.

Even Mrs. Wang, in the past two years, she had to wait for Shi Taijun to finish her meal before she could go back to her room and have another bite of hot food.It's just that after moving to the Grand View Garden, things went wrong, and their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also disliked each other. Shi Taijun pretended to comfort himself in order not to embarrass himself because the house was smaller and not as spacious as before, and many ostentations could not be arranged. That's why Mrs. Wang doesn't have to wait on her anymore.

After everyone is seated, Shi Taijun, who is the home team, needs to introduce himself.Most of the men are very familiar with each other, except for Baoyu who introduced a few more words, but no one responded.Followed by the girls, Shi Taijun said with a loving face, as if Ning Shan was her grandson like Jia Lian: "Shan'er, you also come to meet your sisters. You are familiar with the second girl, this is The second daughter of your second uncle's family is the third daughter, named Tanchun, next door is Brother Zhen's direct sister, the fourth girl Xichun. Sitting next to me is your cousin, the daughter of the Lin family in Gusu, whose baby name is Dai Yu. The person next to me is a guest from the house, the wife of the imperial merchant Xue's family, and beside her is her daughter, whose maiden name is Baochai, who is a cousin of your sister-in-law, Feng Yatou, who is also your second aunt. "

Ning Shan looked in the direction of Shi Taijun's finger one by one. She had seen Daiyu and Xichun before, they lived at his father's house earlier, and they would meet by chance when they were in the morning and evening.But she had never seen such a well-dressed outfit today, and Lin really deserved what her sister said, she was the No.To go to the banquet today, she wore a green emerald smoked sweater, a pink smoked gauze skirt that stretched across the floor, and an outer jacket with a sky blue cross-breasted skirt after the rain.The simple and elegant color scheme of her body brings out her unique appearance and rare and handsome talent.Especially the weak and slender, even more romantic, such a talent and appearance, can also be ranked among the best among the ladies in Beijing.Among the beauties that Ning Shan has seen in two lifetimes, only the Empress Dugu Jialuo from their Dugu family and the current Princess Yinghua can stand shoulder to shoulder with her.

Look at the girl from Xue's family again. She has a plump appearance and elegant manners. She was born with a good appearance, her lips are not smudged but vermilion, her eyebrows are not painted but green, her face is like a silver basin, and her eyes are like apricots.But her clothes are no better than Lin's, they are very simple, with only a dark and shiny bra on her head, not a few jewelry.Wearing a honey-colored short jacket, a rose-purple two-color gold and silver mouse shoulder-to-shoulder jacket, and a scallion-yellow satin skirt, all of which are second-hand and not old. On the contrary, she looks like a lady from a farming and scholarly family.

In addition, her behavior is also very polite, because Ning Shan is a foreigner, at this time Xue Baochai is sitting with her head bowed and her body slightly sideways, so that Ning Shan can see her face clearly, but she does not look directly at Ning Shan's face. Eye.He looked dignified and generous, with a decent smile on his face, but he was obviously a little nervous as he casually twisted the silk handkerchief with his fingers.I just don't know if she is nervous to see herself, or if she is nervous to see herself at such an old age.It's also very interesting to think about it. The Xue family is close to both parties, and they are also dependent on each other. Obviously they are weighing which side can get the greater benefit. They are indeed from businessmen, and everything is for a profit. up.It's just that it doesn't hinder him anyway, so there's no need to think about it.

Looking back, it is the girl from the second bedroom. Although her birth is considered good, she is much duller than the previous two.It is not as good as her younger sister Yingchun, and even the youngest Xichun, who has not yet bloomed, can see that she will surpass her in appearance in the future.After all, where is the appearance of Xichun's own brother and nephew, and Jia Qiang's appearance is the most outstanding among the entire Luan Yiwei.And Jia Rong didn't give up too much. According to legend, his wife Qin Keqing, who was ashes with her father, was the most outstanding among the women in the east and west of Jia's family, but standing with Jia Rong was hard to distinguish.

It was Jia Zhen, according to the silly father's description, when she was ten years younger, her appearance was no worse than that of his younger brother Jia Lian, and she was even more pink and fairer. After all, Jia Lian still needed to go out for a run from time to time, Jia Zhen But I always just sit at home and direct others to run errands.

With these three people as the foundation, Xichun's future appearance can be predicted, even if she is not as good as Lin and Xue, she will not lose to her sister Yingchun.

Fortunately, Tanchun has one advantage that Yingchun and Xichun in the past can't compare to, that is, her temperament is not bad, with slender shoulders and slender waist, and a tall figure. Although she is not as young as Yingchun, she is taller than her.In addition, she always looks confident and dresses very carefully. She can always show differences in the same dresses and jewelry, and she looks eager and eager, which is very worthy of attention.

I just don't know whether the appearance of the third girl followed her biological mother, aunt, or biological father Jia Zheng. If she resembled Jia Zheng, then the appearance of the concubine Jia in the palace would be very subtle.Especially the Mrs. Wang she saw right now was also wearing a plain face with light makeup. Although her eyebrows and eyes were dignified and decent, which was in line with what a regular wife should be, she obviously didn't suit the royal family's appetite for concubines.

Ning Shan really didn't know how to evaluate the appearance of the second family and the whole family, she just felt that they were not as good as the first family.Jia Zheng is not as good as Jia Amnesty; Mrs. Wang is not as good at dressing up as the current Mrs. Xing, and she is not as young as her; The daughter-in-law of a fairy concubine is on a par; even the daughter and son of the second room are not as good-looking as the first room, but Shi Taijun doesn't know why, and insists on pampering the second room so eccentrically.

However, it may also be congenial temperament.Ning Shan had heard from her younger sister Yingchun that she, the third younger sister, used to have big ambitions, and always hated that she was not a man, so she couldn't go out and do something.Sometimes she complains that the world treats her daughter unfairly, and she sounds like a woman with big ideas and great wisdom.But it's not fair to be a human being. Being biased and selfish is exactly the same as Shi Taijun's. It's okay to look at the problem narrowly.

She only said that in this world, women are required to abide by the three obediences and four virtues, and they are not allowed to make mistakes in their errands.But don't look at it, the man is also working hard.The literati want ten years of cold windows, and the glory of their ancestors; the warriors want to hear the chickens dance, and they will not stop in winter and summer.The imperial examination is held every three years, and how many frail scholars will die in the examination room; and once a war breaks out, how many soldiers will be shrouded in horse leather.Women only say that their lives are peaceful, ordinary, and mediocre to the point of being boring, but they don't want to think about how many men have sacrificed their heads and blood to fight for them.The three girls boasted that if they were men, they would be able to achieve a great career, but in fact they didn't know how much hard work men had to put in to achieve their careers.

Ning Shan doesn't dislike ambitious people, but she hates people who can't see clearly their position and ability.This is why he likes Jia She but hates Jia Zheng and Shi Taijun.It's not just because Jia She is his father, but because Jia She has self-knowledge and knows that he is incapable, so he stays at home honestly and doesn't go out to make trouble.On the contrary, Jia Zheng has no self-knowledge. He always sighs that he can't meet Bole and realize his enthusiasm for serving the country, but he doesn't look at it. What about people?

Shi Taijun is also ordinary, relying on his age and high command, he just sits in the morning, meddles in the affairs of the front court, and even tries to follow the dragon.She and her daughter-in-law dared to try everything that even men dare not do.And once something goes wrong, throw it to others immediately, either to let the servant take the blame, or to think of harming the big house.If Ning Shan hadn't gone back to Beijing and fished out her father and younger brothers, if the Jia family failed in the future, Ning Shan would be sure that Shi Taijun and the second family would put all the blame on Jia She, Jia Lian and his son.Maybe even take the initiative to "kill relatives with righteousness".

After quietly criticizing everyone in his heart, it's time for the banquet to begin.Ning Shan saw that Shi Taijun didn't seem to have the intention of separating the two parties, so she smiled unconsciously, and followed the arrangement without paying attention.You can do whatever you want, he just came here to watch his father not being bullied, and he didn't care about anything else.