The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

Mrs. Xing's vivid and vivid summary at the same time made Jia She's face dark for a day, and the atmosphere of the whole family banquet was so heavy that it seemed that the process of worshiping the ancestors was still continuing.

Ning Shan ate two banquets with stomach ache in one day, feeling deeply that it is not easy for the king. When they were generals, they were so lively and intimate during the Chinese New Year in the army. Although the dishes were simple and only coarsely cooked meat, there were no fresh vegetables. , let alone drink, but at least if you eat it, it won't get stuck in your throat.

Jia Lian was even more silent. He couldn't understand Jia She's anger. In the past, because of this, he was often scolded. The second master Lian, who was praised by everyone as exquisite, long-sleeved and good at dancing, was completely forced out—in order to understand his father's mood so that he would not suffer. beat.It's a pity that he has practiced for many years, and he has mastered the key points of interpersonal communication to the extent that he is still unable to conquer his father who is destined to go down in history.

Yingchun and Daiyu tried their best to liven up the atmosphere. Yingchun, who used to be afraid of Jia She like a tiger, has become more lively and bold since her eldest brother came home. Seeing this, the whole family spent the first year together. So heavy, sad in heart, wanting to relieve this heavy, winked at Daiyu, the two of them stepped forward together, one left and one right wrapped around Jia She said: "The Supreme Emperor, it's time to reward the New Year's purse. "

The Taishang Huang said in a strange way: "It's too early, come again on the second day of junior high school."

Yinghua didn't understand, so she pulled La Ningshan's sleeve and asked quietly, "Is there anything special about the second day of junior high school?"

Ning Shan thought for a while, then fell silent suddenly.

Nanny Hua quietly whispered in the Queen's ear, and said in a low, almost breathless voice: "In folklore, the second day of junior high school is the day when married wives go back to their natal home to visit their parents."

Yinghua nodded blankly, and asked Mrs. Xing, "Then tomorrow, can we arrange a sedan chair and horse guard of honor to send my wife home to visit relatives?"

Mrs. Xing was taken aback, then said melancholy: "Forget it, I haven't gone through this scene for so many years, not to mention that my parents are no longer alive, so let's forget it." She never mentioned the matter of accompanying her back to her mother's house. As time went on, Mrs. Xing even forgot the rules of returning home in the second year of junior high school.

Wang Xifeng sat on the side with an embarrassed expression. Her mother's family seemed to have been wiped out by her husband's family. Now the surviving population has all fled to Jinling for refuge, and she has nowhere to go back tomorrow.Jia Lian, who was sitting next to Wang Xifeng, suddenly became interested in the wine glass in front of him, admiring it intently.

Ning Shan glanced at Yinghua, and asked with difficulty: "Are you going to pay homage to the former emperor's tomb?" Is he a little too tough?His queen's natal family and his younger brother's natal family were all settled by him. Thinking of this, he suddenly became a little worried about how Jia Cong would find a wife in the future.

Yinghua said without hesitation: "I'm not interested." Why do those people regard her as a relative?Now she doesn't need to think about them, and she is not interested in showing off in front of people who are already miserable.

Nanny Hua said: "If the empress returns to her mother's house, she will have to visit her relatives. Like the previous dynasty, she must first build a large family-saving villa." The direct lineage is all nested in the imperial mausoleum, who can build a family-saving villa for the current empress?

Jia She said quietly: "So, I have to take a stroll in the Prison Temple?" His "natal family" is still locked up and has not been released from prison. One is still shrunk in prison, and he has to wait until the Chinese New Year is over to open the pen before he can go through the process.

Ning Shan recalled with melancholy that although the silly father's "natal family" was not ordered by him to be imprisoned, it was his intention that there was no amnesty so far.Ning Shan suddenly wanted to rub her forehead - he was destined to become the emperor general of the "maiden's killer" who will be famous in the annals of history.

His Majesty the Supreme Emperor has a golden mouth, and he must practice what he says. In the early morning of the second day of junior high school, he really went on a "tour in micro-clothes" -- only bringing a hundred NO. 80 people, including Jia Rong and Jia Qiang -- to the Prison Temple. passed.Ning Shan pretended to be busy and devoted herself to taking care of her children, turning a blind eye to Jia She's actions during the Spring Festival.

Jia She staggered out of the sedan chair, looked up and saw that this is a temporary prison, the gate faces east, and after entering, there is a front yard, and the north room of the front yard is connected by three rooms, which is the Prison Temple.Under the eaves of the temple hall, there is a plaque of "Prison God Temple" hanging, which enshrines the prison god's benevolent eyebrows and kind eyes, and his right hand is in the shape of beard strokes, which is quite majestic.

Jia Amnesty also raised his hand to pick up his beard, but he only touched his bare chin. Feeling a little bored, he pointed to the statue and asked Qiu Shi'an, "Who is standing here?"

Qiu Shi'an didn't recognize him either, so he hurriedly turned his head to look for the guard. The guard Xiao Suibu stepped forward, and replied fearfully, "Responding to the words of the Supreme Emperor, the name of the prison god was Gao Tao, who was a minister of Shun when Yao, Shun, and Yu Chan replaced him. At that time, someone stole, and Gao Yao first punished him to stand and reflect, and then drew a circle around his body with a branch. Without his permission, he was not allowed to go out of the circle. The circle was the earliest prison, called "painting the ground as a prison". "

Jia Rong laughed: "What's the matter? Lift your foot and go out."

The guard said honestly: "This official doesn't know that the folk customs at that time were simple, and those who were painted as prisons would not dare to move without authorization. Only after Gao Tao retrialed and expressed his deep repentance did he allow him to leave the circle, that is, he was released from prison." Panting After taking a deep breath and exhaling hot white smoke, the guard continued to explain: "Later, this Gaotao became the prison god. A few dynasties ago, an emperor was very merciful and set up a prison temple in the prison. On a new moon day, go to the prison god to pray. If you feel wronged, ask him to grant grace to be rehabilitated. If you feel that the sentence is heavy, ask him to grant grace. Tosheng."

Jia Amnesty shook his head and said, "Then do you think this is a women's prison?" He really wanted to hear others praise his eldest son.

The guard immediately replied: "Your Majesty is wise and merciful to make this decision. Those female prisoners who have been imprisoned are all grateful to Dade." As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a man's yelling and cursing from the depths of the yard. Qiu Shi'an was shocked: " Where did the man come from, why is he in this prison?" All the prisoners in the Prison God Temple are female prisoners, so the guards are also thick women, and suddenly a man came, who knows what happened?

While signaling others to scare the criminals, the guard hurriedly explained: "It's a special case. A male prisoner who was sent here for a couple's reunion under the orders of His Majesty himself is scolding his wife and daughter again. He will be honest after a beating." .Your Majesty, don't blame me."

Jia Amnesty had a weird smile on his face: "What's the criminal's last name? What's his name? He often beats and scolds his wife? Will his wife fight back?"

The guard is a female servant transferred from the prefecture and county below. She doesn't know much about the old affairs in Beijing, so she can only answer truthfully: "That guy's surname is Jia, and the old and unscrupulous name is Zheng. Since he came here, he has been beaten almost every day. Scold his wife. That woman is also really brave, and she is unambiguous in her fight. They also have a daughter, who is also locked up together. Earlier, they tried to persuade and fight, but now they also intervene in the fight." Jia Rong, Jia When Qiang heard this, he suddenly realized that it was Jia Zheng's family. He didn't want the second master Zheng who used to love the most dignified and dignified to live up to his name and became a true prudence, so he suddenly laughed.

Jia Amnesty still had that weird smile on his face, and he wasn't in a hurry to go in. He just asked the guards to ask questions about what Jia Zheng's family ate and drank, what they wore and what they did.The guard answered them all one by one. Although the words were a bit confusing, long-winded and cumbersome, they did not miss any important points.When she heard Jia Shishi swearing and spitting at her second son whom she once favored so much every day, Jia Amnesty showed a trace of sadness that both relieved the hatred and could not bear it.

Jia Qiang was clever and persuaded: "Your Majesty cares about them with good intentions, but you should also think about whether it's worth it. To put it bluntly, if we treat each other wrongly now, you are there and they are outside. Think about it." How will they live? Will they miss you?"

Qiu Shi'an glared at the unlucky Jia Qiang, but followed suit and said, "Second Master Qiang is right."

Jia Rong and Jia Qiang entrusted Jia Amnesty's blessing, as long as they were not in the palace, anyone who saw them would smile and call "Master Rong" and "Second Master Qiang".Even Jia Zhen, even though she has no official position, would usually call "Uncle Zhen" when she walks outside, and there will be no white people in her daily contacts, and of course, there will be no Hongru.

Jia She sighed sadly: "I don't know what you are talking about. If it were reversed, Shan'er... how could they laugh at me? Not to mention, in those years, they were all together, How much I look forward to my death, and I also know how much mother and child love they have. It turns out that when the disaster is imminent, they will fly separately. It's a pity that I was trapped by this false "mother and child love", and I have done nothing for many years. Regret and hatred and shame, I'm sorry... ladies, I'm sorry for the children, but I'm sorry for my mother. In the end, she didn't take me seriously, but... the eldest son who was adopted early supported me Enjoy the blessings.” He seems to have been living under the care of others for half his life. He used to rely on his grandmother, then married a virtuous wife, and finally gave birth to a capable son. Compared with the whole family, he alone is useless. .

Jia Rong swallowed the words that almost blurted out—the whole world is looking forward to learning reincarnation from you—and she is too good at taking advantage.The good things in this world, the top advantages of birth, marriage, and children, are all taken up by your old man.Just like this, you still lament that life is not easy, how do you let others live?