The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

Soon, the capital ushered in severe winter.

The first heavy snow had no trace of temptation, and it fell down one after another, like catkins in early spring, which could not be torn apart, and kept tearing, covering the entire capital with a vast expanse of white snow, just like the flag of the defeat in the West Sea heard before winter, It made people panic.

In these days, no matter whether it is up or down, the court and the market are discussing the war in the sea.The defeated king of Nan'an, the captured soldiers, the young generals who did not know how to fight in water, and the reinforcements hurriedly put together, all of these made people feel uneasy, and there was almost no factor that could comfort him. This battle can be won.

However, all of this has nothing to do with Jia Baoyu in the Grand View Garden.As the living treasure of the Jia family (except the Ronghou family), Jia Baoyu's life can only be willful and comfortable.This overwhelming snow, the heavy snow that may affect the coastal war, and the heavy snow that is related to the livelihood of farmers next year, in his eyes, is just a beautiful scenery where he can enjoy reciting poems with his sisters and sisters.

In the blink of an eye, it was the first month of the lunar year, and the celebrations in the Grand View Garden were extremely jubilant, which made the Ronghou Mansion next door infinitely desolate.Jia Lian went to the Ningfu to invite Jia She to return home as early as the Yuan Dynasty. Jia She had to preside over the ancestor worship for the festival.However, the gate of the Ning Mansion is closed, and even Jia Lian cannot knock it open. Jia She has taken a leave of absence since Ning Shan left, and has never been to court or out of the house. Jia Zhen came to the mansion to look for it, but Yingchun refused No entry is allowed outside the door.Jia Lian went there several times and returned without success. Not to mention seeing Jia Amnesty, he didn't even say a word.With such a comparison, Jia Lian couldn't help feeling resentful in his heart. They were all sons, so why did Jia Amnesty treat them so differently?But soon, he laughed at himself, they are all sons, and the difference between being a man, an official, and doing great things is so big, how can he blame Jia She for not valuing him!

Wang Xifeng couldn't wait for her in-laws at home, and she didn't dare to celebrate without authorization. This first month, the life in Rongguo Mansion was depressing and desolate.On New Year's Eve, the couple had no part in the palace banquet, so they could only sit opposite each other at home, set up a simple banquet, and watched their infant daughter vigil.

Jia Zhen next door wasn't quite a crowd, but she was even more disturbed.He had originally made up his mind to follow the Jia family's first family to make a living, and resolutely broke his face with the second room, but now the second room is white, but there is a concubine in the palace. Although he is not favored at present, who knows if there will be good luck in the future? .

But Dafang was about to collapse. The entire Dafang was supported by Ning Shan who suddenly appeared. Now that he suddenly left Beijing, half of the pillars of Dafang collapsed suddenly. Madam also stayed behind closed doors, these two couples were able to enter the palace to receive the banquet, but they both took leave, and the emperor allowed it, so that Jia Zhen didn't even have the last chance to meet Jia Amnesty and say a few words of consolation .

On the contrary, in the Grand View Garden, Shi Taijun, with her phoenix crown and xiapei, dressed in a super high-grade duke's wife, waited confidently for Jia Zhen to lead someone to serve her into the palace.

Youshi changed to serve under his imperial order, and followed him to serve Shi Taijun.Her rank is not high or low, she has the qualifications to enter the palace, but she can only stand outside the palace, she might as well take a leave of absence and stay at home comfortably.But Shi Taijun asked her to serve by name, she couldn't refuse, she had to follow Jia Zhen.

Jia Zhen also changed into court clothes and led Jia Rong and Jia Qiang, who were not on shift today, to serve Jia Mu's sedan chair to the palace. Obtained the order of Gongren, and she has been busy asking for money for a year, so although her application for high-grade clothing and other items has been handed in for a long time, it has not been sent out for a long time.Now that Ning Shan, who supported Dafang, has left Beijing, the officials of the Ministry of Rites who received the signal from King Jing of Beijing and others are even more detained and refused to pass.

Because there was no one at home tonight, Xichun had to be sent to the Grand View Garden.Although according to her idea, she would rather go to Ning Mansion to be with her second sister, or go to Ronghou Mansion to follow Lian's second brother and sister Feng.It's just that Mrs. Wang relied on the power of her mother's birth mother to suppress Youshi, and Youshi didn't dare to refute. She knew that Mrs. Wang was going to vent her anger on Xichun against their Dongfu, so she could only pretend not to know and send the little sister over. .

Unexpectedly, Xichun was cold-tempered. She allowed Mrs. Wang to accuse Sang and scold Huai and say some nasty words, cursing Dong Mansion for being ignorant, blind, and punished in the future. Sitting in the cold, neither eating nor drinking, nor listening to the opera, but also not looking at Mrs. Wang, hated her so much that she just wanted to tear this dead girl up.

Tanchun was sitting next to Xichun, with Lin Daiyu at the head, and Xue Baochai next to Mrs. Wang, all three of them watched and listened helplessly, they couldn't help.Mrs. Wang is an elder, and now Shi Taijun is not at home, and Jia Zheng is watching the new year in the outer courtyard. What can they do to be the wife of a group of little girls?Only the youngest sister secretly pityed her in her heart.Lin Daiyu was still worried about Yingchun who was far away in Ning Mansion, but the people in the Grand View Garden had cut off contact with Ning Mansion a long time ago, and they didn't hear any news.

Now, although the battle report from the front line has not lost the battle, it has not been able to attack for a long time.And because the climate on the sea is unpredictable, the wind and waves cannot be controlled by people's hearts, so it is not easy to fight if you want to.Ning Shan only sent the battle report to the imperial court once, but after arriving at the front line, when the training was effective, she ordered someone to report back, saying that she was ready to fight.After that, only Tan Ma came back from the front line from time to time, bringing some unclear, good or bad news.Ning Shan was the chief general, but she never wrote a single report.

On the night of the fifth day of the first lunar month, Jia Yuanchun from the palace gave some homemade snacks. Although it was not worth anything, it was a rare honor.Mrs. Wang trembled even more, even Shi Taijun was present, she also mocked Xichun endlessly, even scolded Yingchun by name and surname for not being filial to women, for not coming to salute and greet them during the Chinese New Year.Shi Taijun was as deaf as an old man, letting Mrs. Wang scold, and talking with Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu in his arms, listening to them flatter her as an old ancestor, wish her a long life and other auspicious words.

During the Lantern Festival, the Grand View Garden became more and more lively and festive. While listening to the play, someone suddenly reported that the empress sent someone to send out a lantern riddle, and ordered everyone to guess it.By the way, a word was also passed on, saying that every girl and master must guess, so as not to spoil the interest of the empress.Lin Daiyu's heart tightened, she knew that her words were aimed at Yingchun, and Xichun was also worried for her second sister.The gate of Ning Mansion has been closed for several months, and no one has ever knocked on it.Now Jia Pin sent lantern riddles, and forced Yingchun to come to make fun of it, which is to make it clear that she wants to fight the second house, and then return the eldest house to its original shape.

Xue Baochai and Jia Tanchun had no other reaction, both of them are now attached to Mrs. Wang, how dare they go against the empress?Although Yingchun is pitiful, she chose to live with the Ning Mansion herself. If the old lady had kept her and she hadn't left, there would be no such deadlock now.

Mrs. Wang was very happy when she heard that her daughter wanted to support her. Not only did she immediately send someone to Ningfu to pass on the mother's message, but she also sent someone to the next door to invite Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng to celebrate the festival together.

Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng hadn't shown up since the day Shi Taijun came back from the palace and kowtowed. In this first month, no relatives or friends sent posts to Rongguohou's mansion to invite wine and dinner.Except that Jia Zhen took Jia Rong and Jia Qiang to Jia Lian's side on the fifth day of the lunar new year, the couple didn't see anyone outside for half the first month.The Wang family followed Wang Ziteng to take office, and the third son of the historian also moved to other provinces to take the post with his family. The rest of the four kings and eight princes all looked down on the Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion because Jia She took the lead in repaying the money. For a traitor, it's good not to add insult to injury, so how can there be timely help?

Relying on her smooth wrist and enough thick skin, Jia Zhen finally opened up her old social circle. Although her status has plummeted, it is better than no one cares about her.On the contrary, he still has a bit of friendship. When someone invites him to a banquet, he comes to Jia Lian and wants to take him with him. Sometimes when he is in a difficult situation, it is also a way to be ashamed.But Jia Lian's face was not that thick, and because of Jia Amnesty's attitude, he finally hesitated for a long time, thanked Jia Zhen for her kindness, and stayed at home alone.

His fifth-rank member of the household department, Uiro, is also struggling now, but anyone who is in charge can teach him a lesson, and all problematic accounts are pushed to him. When he is done, he can only give a verbal praise, and throw a stack at the end son.If you do something wrong, just wait to be scolded bloody.He was also threatened several times to give up his position to others, but he didn't know if the emperor was finally willing to protect Ning Shan's relatives, and Jia Lian's official position would still remain on his own head after all.And Jia Zheng, who has been digging around all the time, has not been able to succeed as a substitute for a long time. Although it was temporarily brilliant for a while because of Jia's concubine's province, in the end, Mrs. Jia Zheng Wang's wife is still married to a sinful woman, complementing each other.

Today, Sister Jia Lian and Feng's husband and wife are also sitting opposite each other, bored, not even interested in drinking. Suddenly, they heard that Ping'er came from outside to report that the Grand View Garden next door invited them to celebrate the Lantern Festival.Sister Feng glanced at Jia Lian, and saw that he didn't even change his expression, and she also had a grumpy face: "Is this endless? What if I have to take revenge to the end? Go back and say that I am not in good health today." , so as not to make the old matriarch overwhelmed with illness, and you can't go." Mrs. Wang's rampant temper and Wang Xifeng are both heirlooms of the Wang family, so she naturally knows it well, so how can she be willing to suffer?

Outside, Ping'er didn't see a response, instead he lifted the curtain and walked in hastily, saying: "It's the meaning of the palace lady, Second Master and Second Mistress should hurry over."

The four characters of empress in the palace are a big mountain that is now pressing on the heads of Sister Jialian and Feng's couple. In the Rongguo Mansion, he was still rampant and domineering.

For a while, Jia Lian had put on the cloak, and Sister Feng had brought all her head and face together. During the Lantern Festival, and it was the mother-in-law's message, they didn't dare to dress too plainly, so they had to dress up in a festive manner against their will, with a smile on their faces, and passed by in a hurry. go to the government.

After entering Shi Taijun's room, he saw a young eunuch holding a white gauze lantern with a square head and flat head, which was specially made for lantern riddles. There was already one on it, and everyone competed to see and guess.The little eunuch said again: "The ladies have guessed it, don't say it, everyone just write it secretly on the paper, and seal it into the palace together, and the empress will check whether it is or not." At this point, it is known that Jia Yuanchun is in the mood Ask them to come and guess the lantern riddles.

Jia Lian didn't go into the upper room, and Jia Zheng called her into the study to give a lecture. Wang Xifeng sat alone in the upper room. She could neither read nor read poetry, and could guess ghost riddles.Is it just to ask her to come over and slap her in the face?It has been less in the past half a year, even if she has the name of hot pepper, she has endured it no less than a hundred times. Now it is just a lantern riddle, and she can't be mad at her.