The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

However, Dafang made a concerted effort to move overnight, and Yuanchun also rushed back to the palace before the curfew, wanting to sue.

Today is her visiting relatives. After returning to the palace, she needs to see her to thank her.Yuan Chun thought that the emperor would go to Fengzao Palace, but when he returned to the palace, he saw that it was deserted and deserted, and after a little inquiry, he heard that the emperor had gone to the nobleman Zhou again.Yuan Chun gritted his teeth angrily, but there was nothing he could do.That Zhou nobleman was not of a high family background, not much educated, and not particularly beautiful, but she was extremely charming, and she was favored for more than half a month, not to mention that she was a third-class concubine, she was a first-class virtuous lady The fourth concubine Xian didn't dare to show her edge easily.

Yuan Chun, who was full of anger, got up early the next day and felt a stuffy nose, but Xie En didn't dare to delay, so he drank a cup of hot tea and went to Qianqing Palace to ask Xie En.The emperor, Xu Shi, was delighted to be flattered by Zhou nobleman yesterday, so he easily allowed Yuan Chun in, and even asked a few words about his relatives.

Yuan Chun originally wanted to suppress first and then promote, first he talked about how much his family did their best to welcome the provincial family, and how they worked tirelessly for the royal family, and then turned around and said how the big family bullied others and disrespected the royal family.However, after the beginning, the emperor waved his hand casually, signaling that she could kneel down.

Thanks to Mrs. Zhou's blessing, after a while, Mrs. Zhou came back from visiting relatives and returned to the province. Longyan was very happy.Order to distribute the inner money, colored satin, gold and silver, etc., to bestow the pepper houses and other staff.Zhou Guiren was afraid that she alone would get too much limelight, and the harem would join forces to deal with her alone, so she played the Emperor Ming and mentioned that Jia Concubine, who was a few days away from her, came to visit her relatives.The emperor was in a good mood, so he also rewarded Jia Zheng and others.

Originally Erfang was tidying up in the garden while waiting for the imperial decree to scold Jia Amnesty and the others, but unexpectedly, they waited and waited and there was no sign from Shang.Everyone felt very disappointed, it so happened that at this moment, the rewards from the palace were handed out, and there were only two copies, and the other family who got it was Zhou Guiren's natal family.Because Mrs. Zhou's rank is lower than Yuan Chun's, Shi Taijun and the second wife's cheeks were full of joy, and they both felt that this was a signal that their mother was favored, and they could fight back against the eldest.

However, the time they waited for was really difficult. Mrs. Wang also missed the first time to go back to fight for her own rights. With nothing to do, she pollinated all the land in the garden.

Because Jia's concubine liked Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Yihong Courtyard, Hengwu Court and Daoxiang Village the most when visiting relatives, so Jia Shishi and Jia Wang's unceremoniously chose two places to arrange their own people.Jia Shishi is an old matriarch, he gave up the Rongguo Mansion to live with them in the garden, so he naturally chose the largest Hengwu Garden first.The other spacious one is Yihong Courtyard, which she assigned to Jia Baoyu. A quiet courtyard next to Yihong Courtyard is Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Both Shi Taijun and Mrs. Wang wanted to grab this place, and Shi Taijun wanted to leave it to Lin Daiyu. Mrs. Wang wanted to give it to Xue Baochai, and the two fought openly and secretly for Baoyu's daughter-in-law, and they both wanted to win Jia Zheng's approval.

Jia Zheng didn't expect to go so far to find a wife for Baoyu, so he chose the yard by himself.Originally, when he was inspecting the garden that day, Jia Zheng had taken a fancy to a place in Daoxiang Village, where a low wall was built with yellow mud, and the top of the wall was covered with rice stalks.There are hundreds of apricot blossoms, like fire and steaming clouds.There are several huts inside.On the outside, there are mulberry, elm, hibiscus, and mulberry trees, all kinds of juvenile new strips, following the twists and turns, weaving two green hedges.Under the hillside outside the fence, there is an earthen well, beside which there is a genus of orange reels.The following plots are divided into acres, and the best vegetable flowers are endless.

Jia Zheng thought he was a gentleman, full of talent but could not put it to good use, so he told everyone about his intention to return to agriculture, and deliberately drew himself closer to Tao Yuanming and other sages. This time Taijun Shi chose Hengwuyuan, so he directly said that he wanted Daoxiang Village.Mrs. Wang didn't like the family style of the farmhouse here, but when Jia Zheng called the shots, there was no room for her to refute, so she had to swallow her anger and move in.

Although there are not many houses in Daoxiang Village, the yard is not small. The free wing room and the shed room at the back just accommodate Jia Zheng's two concubines and a concubine named Jia Huan.Mrs. Wang couldn't see her son every day because her son was taken away by Shi Taijun.So he made up his mind that Shi Taijun must not be allowed to succeed in Baoyu's choice of wife.Be sure to choose a daughter-in-law who is facing you, lest your son be distracted by the pillow wind and end up lonely in his later years.

Because after entering the garden, Wang Xifeng had nothing to do. Shi Taijun and Mrs. Wang, one was Gao Ming's wife and the other was Jia Pin's birth mother, there was no obstacle between them, so they clashed directly.In the end, it was Shi Taijun who relied on his mother-in-law status and Jia Zheng's filial piety to suppress Mrs. Wang, monopolize the power, and hold the key to the warehouse, making Mrs. Wang a maid in charge of running errands for her, just like she used to order Wang Xifeng back then.

Because of this, Lin Daiyu defeated Xue Baochai and lived in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion which is the closest to Baoyu's Yihong Courtyard. She always likes to be quiet, but she really likes the few poles of bamboo hidden by a curved railing, which is more quiet than other places. , I can't help but feel happy.Xue Baochai was supposed to live with his mother and brother in the Rong Mansion, but Mrs. Wang forced her in, and she wanted to choose a place to live with her.Xue Baochai discussed with his mother, Aunt Xue, and wanted neither of the two spouses to offend, so Aunt Xue, the aunt, stayed at Sister Feng's house, and she followed Mrs. Wang into the garden under the pretext of accompanying her aunt.In this way, it is only necessary to see which room has the upper hand. They all have back-ups, although they can retreat.

So, after the four courtyards that Jia Bin liked most were divided, the others were left to his own liking.Xue Baochai was the oldest, and with the support of Mrs. Wang, she was the first to choose to live in the Zhuijin Building. Tanchun wanted to please his aunt, so he chose to live in Qiushuangzhai. Xichun moved back after Jia Zhen helped the big house In the East Mansion, there is no one to reserve a place for her in the garden, so Mrs. Wang's daughter-in-law Li Wan brought her posthumous son Jia Lan to live in Liaofengxuan.

Because the two households were separated, even the servants were divided together. Back then, the second household was in charge, and there were many servants who followed them, and because now there are only two husbands and wives, Jia Lian and Sister Feng, and their daughters in Rongfu. The three decent masters don't need many servants, but many are assigned to the garden.Shi Taijun made the decision, adding two old mothers and four maids to each place, except for each nanny who accompanied the maids, there was also someone who was in charge of cleaning.All of a sudden, the garden was full of embroidered ribbons, willows blowing fragrance, and the garden was very lively.

As soon as the second room was settled, Jia Lian came to the door accompanied by Jia Zhen, took the agreement of the day, and demanded to return the 30 taels of dowry property that Ning Shan had prepared for Yingchun.Mrs. Wang was furious, and rushed to Jia Lian regardless of her status, pointing and scolding: "What a rude beast, the division of the family was clearly stated that day, the garden and everything in it belong to my second wife, if you dare to be presumptuous, I will go and ask for it." The empress is in charge."

Because at that time the palace was busy with Zhou nobleman visiting relatives, and even the customary day of the [-]th to allow relatives to hand over the plaque to enter the palace was temporarily suspended. Jia Lian was not afraid of Mrs. Wang's complaint at all, and just took the letter to ask for it. , claiming that those belongings were agreed to be put into the public treasury of Rongfu, and they were placed in the garden to show filial piety to the empress. Just go to Shuntian Mansion to sue.

How could Jia Zheng bear the fact that his daughter was accused of going to Shuntian Mansion just after visiting her relatives?That really lost face, and the document was signed by him himself, which is undeniable. Jia Zheng is still scrupulous about this idea, so he can only scold Mrs. Wang for being stupid for not knowing how to use the public treasury to decorate the garden, so that they are now Both properties were lost.

Mrs. Wang still wanted to deny it, so Ning Shan went directly to the door and handed the written memorial to Jia Zhengdao: "The government is literate, you might as well read Ben Hou's memorial. If it is handed over to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, I think your mother and mother will treat you as innocent." Light."

Mrs. Wang was the toughest: "It's about your daughter's reputation, do you dare to publicize it? Are you afraid that the second girl will not find someone else?" Her daughter is the empress, and the remaining third girl is not her own, let her die.But seeing how much the Ning family valued the second girl, she didn't believe that Ning Shan dared to let the second girl go to court.

Ning Shan laughed: "Whether it is the father or the Marquis, they can all come forward, so why let the young lady go to court in person? But Madam, you have already been imprisoned once, even though you have spent a lot of money to deal with it in public , but it is expected that once you are born and you will be familiar again, you will not be afraid to go again."

Mrs. Wang hates people mentioning that she lost her imperial order, and she has been busy with her daughter visiting relatives for more than a year, which has already made her self-respect and self-respect. She is more afraid of ruining her reputation than before, and she is inevitably more afraid of Ning Shan's threats.But in the end it was greed that prevailed, and said: "I have a private house in the Rong Mansion but I couldn't take it away, so I exchanged it, so I returned Er Yatou's things."

Wang Xifeng couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Second wife is willing to explain the origin of the secret room clearly, so I will admit it and suffer the loss." Rongguo Mansion is a mansion built by imperial edict, and Mrs. Wang dared to build a secret room in it without authorization. To say the least, it is disrespectful to the royal family, but to say that she has rebellious intentions in her heart.

Mrs. Wang never studied at home, and she didn't know the law, but Jia Zheng still knew the seriousness. When he heard that Mrs. Wang had built a secret room in the Rongxi Hall where he had lived for many years, he was confused at that time.As soon as she came to her senses, she slapped Mrs. Wang on the spot and scolded angrily: "Stupid woman, are you going to kill me? Where is Rongxi Hall? If you dare to do it yourself, I will divorce you!" After finishing speaking, I have to call someone to serve me with pen and ink.

Mrs. Wang didn't understand what a big deal it was to build a secret room privately, but Jia Zheng slapped her in the face in public and said wildly that he wanted to divorce his wife, it was unbearable.Regardless of the presence of outsiders, he scratched at Jia Zheng: "You bastard, how dare you hit me? If I hadn't supported you all these years, you would still be able to live freely outside? I will give you children, Shouxiao Lijia, why do you want to divorce me?" As he spoke, he grabbed Jia Zheng's face without hesitation, and four bloodstains appeared instantly.

Jia Zheng was caught off guard, yelled out, and stretched out his hands to fight. The husband and wife immediately wrestled together like reckless men and shrews on the street.