[Red Mansion] Sister Lin's sweet pet after marriage

Interfering in the name of the Jia family seemed unfair, Madam Wang was really angry, so she wrote a letter and returned to Jinling, and finally invited the uncle of the Xue family to come to Beijing to take care of the family's property again.

In addition, by the way, Xia Jingui was also wiped out, saying that because she violated the seven rules, disobeyed her parents, and talked too much, she wrote a letter of divorce and wanted to divorce her from her natal family. There was a lot of noise, and it was really a mess.

After this inventory was settled, I was really shocked.These years, Xue Pan spent extravagantly and was not good at management. He lost almost nine out of ten of his livelihood. The business in the hot spring and hot spring states was almost completely divided up. The huge family business was left as an empty shell of the capital.

As for Baochai, although Mrs. Wang is still in favor of being a daughter-in-law, Jia's mother refuses to let go, and Jia Zheng feels that Baoyu can't do anything, which will delay others.So after much deliberation, it would be better for Baochai to go back to Nanjing with him, but Baochai insisted on staying in Beijing, waiting with Xue Biao for news from Xue Pan.

Besides, when Shui Lan went to the south of the Yangtze River, Daiyu turned her attention to her daughter.Although it is customary for rich families that children are usually raised by their elders and nurses are there to take care of them, there are no elders in Prince Lian's Mansion, so Daiyu took care of herself and learned how to cook from her nanny.

For example, when did he turn over, when did he take a bath, when did he cry and laugh, all were written down in the book and included in the letter to Shuilan.Shui Lan was worried about her daughter, but now she finally felt a sense of comfort and loneliness. After going back and forth, it gradually became a parenting book.

Shui Lan's letter also mentioned some details of the salt case. Although it was only a few words, Daiyu could sense his anger. It seemed that the number of people and the amount involved behind it were greater than previously imagined, and she couldn't help worrying secretly. .

It turns out that the Lianghuai salt case revealed not only a group of corrupt officials, but also a long-suffering officialdom atmosphere.This dynasty has always followed the salt-yin system, and salt merchants pay silver to buy salt, fetch salt from the salt field designated by the government, and then transport it to the designated point for sale.Therefore, the salt merchants bribed the salt officials to ask the court to increase the quota of salt imports. The previous salt administrations had such requests. The emperor approved several times when he was in court, and only required the salt merchants to pay an advance payment for the advance payment of salt imports. Salt attracts interest and silver, and the rest is in arrears.

But now that there is the premise of credit, the salt merchants often saw the opportunity and bribed the then salt official with [-] snowflake silver, took the opportunity to default on the balance, and wrote off the last sum, and accumulated it over the years. Already astronomical.

Because of the need to investigate the huge sums of money of the previous salt officials, the investigation and visits originally scheduled for at least three or four months and as many as half a year have been delayed until seven or eight months. Even Xiao Xiangyu can stand up unsteadily, staggering Started to learn to walk.

On this day, Empress Meng invited Daiyu to the palace to have tea and watch a play.The weather was cool, and the chrysanthemums in the imperial garden were in full bloom. A gust of north wind blew by, and the golden yellow rustled down on the ground. Daiyu took the little sweet taro to relieve the boredom.

After entering the palace, I saw that the imperial garden was neatly tidied up. When Meng Yuyu saw Daiyu coming, she quickly nodded her hand to let her sit beside her, and said with a smile: "The little princess is here too, let your sister-in-law come quickly." Give me a hug and see if you're getting heavier."

Prince Lian is the emperor's uncle of Emperor Yongqing, and the little princess is the current cousin. It is only natural to call the queen a sister-in-law, and even the eldest prince should be called Aunt Xiao Xiangyu.

Meng Yuyu hugged Xiangxiang's soft body, Xiao Xiangyu blinked her black and bright eyes twice, babbled softly for a while, and was about to pinch her cheek when she broke free from Meng Yuyu's arms After coming out, she still climbed back to Daiyu's place, but Fang obediently did not move.

Meng Yuyu withdrew her hand and looked at it for a while, then she laughed: "The little princess is very born, she always refuses to be hugged by others, and relies on your mother and concubine's lap every day."

Daiyu took the hand towel from Chunxiao, skillfully wiped off the drool around her little mouth, and then frowned: "Your Majesty knows, she always does this. The weather has turned cold, and the eldest prince's ringworm has improved." ?”

According to the rules of the court, the princes did not grow up with their mothers, so Meng Yuyu saw that the little sweet potato was so clingy, she was actually moved with envy, and when she thought of her eldest prince, she sighed and said: "Speaking of this The child has not been in a strong body since he was born. The ringworm on his back has not healed, and the wind has blown in the past two days and he has a little cough. The imperial doctor saw it two or three times, and he drank a few jars of medicine, but it will not get better. "

Daiyu also heard from Shui Lan that this prince seems to have some congenital deficiencies, he is about the same size as Xiao Xiangyu, but he can't live without medicine every day. The queen also went to Baohua Hall to recite scriptures several times, but unfortunately nothing happened. improvement.

After a while, people gradually came.Three or two acquainted princes and female relatives have come, we have seen each other, and gave up their seats to each other, Meng Yu ordered to pass tea, first said: "I have nothing to do, and the flowers are blooming well again at this time. Two good paintings, please come and appreciate them."

So Gong'e was asked to open it, and it turned out to be two authentic paintings by Tang Yin, and all the girls were amazed after seeing it.For a while, she brought two small holding boxes, one was steamed food, the other was butter-fried small noodle fruits of various colors, and Meng Yuyu personally picked out a crabapple-shaped one for Xiao Xiangyu.

Unexpectedly, the child felt very good, so he looked at Daiyu's expression first, and saw that his mother was not angry, so he just reached out to take the food, but he only tasted it, and he didn't throw the left half away, so he gave it to Meng Yaoyu said vaguely, "Hey—here—"

Everyone laughed when they saw it, Meng Yuyu turned around and handed it to the maidservant, she was very happy and said: "People say that the daughter is the cotton-padded jacket of the parents, the little princess is really smart and smart, I am very happy to see it, and the prince loves it even more."

There was a daughter of Chen Guogong who was given a handkerchief by Meng Yuyu. They were all acquainted with each other. Before anyone could speak, she said, "The princess is blessed. She was born in the same mold as the princess. Can you not love her?" Everyone in the circle shook their mouths and laughed.

Daiyu also smiled and spat coquettishly: "Let the empress find you a good husband's family, and you'd better have a good young girl on both sides, seeing how sharp your mouth is."

Miss Chen's face blushed, and they laughed at each other for a while, and slowly started a new conversation, because they said: "It's strange to say that the king of Beijing Jing didn't accept his concubine, but seemed to accept another concubine. It is said that she is both talented and beautiful, bright and charming, and it is also known in the streets and alleys."

Another female family member said again: "It's not because of this, even the lawsuit against the woman's natal family has been suppressed, and she also said that there is a new confession, and now it will be tried again."

Daiyu was slightly taken aback when she heard this, and suddenly had some vague guesses in her heart, but she saw Meng Yuyu's face suddenly changed, and she said in a low voice unhappy: "It's good to comment on the men outside, let alone there are still The girl's Chen family sister and the little princess are here, and there is no one to talk about."

So everyone laughed awkwardly, struck up a conversation with each other, and changed the topic.When she was about to leave, Meng Yuyu only mentioned half a sentence, and sighed to Daiyu alone: ​​"The case of Xue's family was originally sentenced to be executed by Qiuhou Wen, but now the confession has been turned over, and some things that have been bitten out are all said to be true. There are people who protect and mediate the relationship, Your Majesty really hates this the most, maybe it will implicate the Jia family, I will tell the princess, I am afraid that I will feel bad."

Daiyu was so transparent, her heart suddenly became brighter, her face was always calm: "I said that there must be a reason for mentioning the King of Beijing, and that's it. Don't worry, my lady. Nothing can be overridden.”

Meng Yuyu smiled after hearing this, and asked someone to send her out of the palace, so there is no need to worry about anything else.

Sure enough, the censor Shenben said that Jia Zhen bullied the weak and robbed the women, which is really hateful. After a few days, the official of the Jinyi Mansion went to the Ningrong Second Mansion and guarded the upper and lower gates of the two mansions. When he couldn't take a step, even the women's family members were frightened, their faces turned ashen, and their souls were scattered.

The official read out the decree, mentioning that Jia's mansion really owed the emperor's kindness, he was dismissed from his post, and wanted to take Jia Zhen and Jia Rong back to work, so he sealed the East Mansion and locked all the women in it in an empty room. , Do not wander around.

Not only that, many prohibited items were also copied in the Rong Mansion, even every house was ransacked, and all the belongings were looted, and they were submitted for inspection intact.Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng and others were all running around the hall anxiously. Inside, Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang had just heard the bad news, and they were crying and mourning.

Poor Ning Mansion, which was once illustrious, is now in complete defeat, only a few female relatives are left attached to Rong Mansion, and they can't even order a servant.However, although the Rong Mansion was not confiscated, a lot of prohibited items were collected, and Jia Zheng was also involved in the lawsuit covering Xue Pan's life. It's just that Emperor Yongqing was concerned about the face of the emperor's veterans, and he didn't express his anger.

During this period, the Jia family also inquired about Prince Lian's residence behind their backs, but each time they dismissed them with the excuse that Prince Lian had not yet returned to Beijing and the concubine was not suitable for seeing guests.Qiu Wan came to repay Daiyu, Daiyu was out of focus for a while, and then sighed: "This is also the result of their aggressive and domineering actions. Since I have left the house, what else can I control? That's all."

Seeing her sadness, Qiu Wan and Chun Xiao tried to persuade her: "The princess is thinking right. Your Majesty is obviously going to use Jia's mansion for surgery. It would be unwise for anyone to save them now. Our Wang's mansion and Your Majesty are on the same rope." , it’s fine if you don’t fall into trouble.”

Having said that, Daiyu also had a feeling of sadness, thinking: Now that the sisters are all gone, and the grandfather's family is in depression and decay, I actually have nothing to rely on except the prince.If there is a catastrophe one day, what should my sweet potato do?

Just as I was thinking about the pain, I saw Xiao Xiangyu waddling in, wearing a bright red jacket, with a golden longevity lock around his neck, his cheeks were rouged, and he pursed his small mouth and leaned forward. After taking a sip, he giggled to himself.

Seeing her daughter like this, Daiyu was still a little depressed. She picked her up and kissed her again: "Good boy, you are enough. Your father is a generous man with ambition. Compared with others, I will always have something in my future life." Reliable, what else can you think about?"

Before he finished speaking, someone from outside rushed into the house and said, "The prince is back!"

The author has something to say: Xiao Xiangyu has a very high seniority since he was born!