Rice Fields in the Red Chamber

The team repaired for a day, and entered Jinling City the next day. This team was warmly welcomed by the people of Jinling.

Jia Yucun personally led all the officials of Yingtian Mansion to wait outside the gate of Jinling City, and after entering the city, it is obvious that Jinling City has undergone great changes compared with the previous few days.

Thanks to the former emperor who likes to tour the south, every time he tours the south, he always stops at Jinling City. The construction of the royal palace in Jinling is not much worse than that in the capital. The best place outside the palace.

However, today, they are very picky about this palace, and they are very displeased.

Because, in today's eyes, no matter how luxurious the palace in Jinling City is, it can't cover up the biggest stain on it: Jinling's palace was built opposite the old house of the Zhen family, occupying an entire street. Even in the Xinggong, there are several places adjacent to Zhen's house that opened small doors to facilitate the passage of people from the two prefectures.

Because of the extreme trust in the Zhen family, the first emperor handed over the palace to the Zhen family to take care of it. Over the years, this palace has almost become the back garden of the Zhen family, and there are traces of the Zhen family life everywhere. Get mad at the present.

"I forgot that the Jinling Palace was managed by the Zhen family before, and I didn't think I should come to take a look at it. If I knew this place had become the Zhen family's other courtyard, I would find another place to settle down , and will not live here, even for a quarter of an hour!"

Now I just feel that I am in a hurry, but the Zhen family is really lingering, why are there things about them everywhere?

After settling in, it was only now that people brought in the Jiangnan officials who had been waiting outside the palace for a long time.

Because of this southern tour, I brought a concubine with a relatively high status in the palace to travel with me. These officials, big and small, all came with their wives and daughters. No matter what era it is, the wife’s diplomacy is very important. .

Pillow wind or something, sometimes, can determine life and death.

Lin Mo's status is special, he is the current appointed Duke of Hai, and the concubine of Prince Zhaorui.Even though he is a man, he can't escape some of the entertainment between the wives, otherwise, some of the entertainment in the backyard of Prince Zhaorui's mansion can only be attended by Prince Zhaorui himself.

However, if Tu Qian was allowed to engage in wife diplomacy by himself, the picture would be so beautiful that Lin Mo couldn't imagine it at all.

During this southern tour, there were only three concubines accompanying him, one was Concubine Lin Xian, one of the four concubines, and the other two were only concubines with a low sense of presence. Of these three, Concubine Lin Xian was naturally the main one.

As soon as the officials and wives of Jinling arrived at the palace, they were taken to the backyard, went to meet the three concubines, said a few words, and then went straight to the courtyard where Tu Qian and Lin Mo lived temporarily, and came to meet Lin Mo.

Who made Lin Mo the Princess Zhaorui?

Fortunately, Lin Mo has the memory of his previous life, and he doesn't care much about meeting these wives as a princess. He doesn't feel any psychological pressure at all. On the contrary, some officials and wives were met by Lin Mo. The action was startling.

"Isn't that Princess Zhaorui a man? Isn't it appropriate for us to meet him like this?" One of the young daughter-in-laws in her early twenties asked the older lady next to her nervously.

Another person said: "What's inappropriate? He is a princess, can he still have a crush on you?" Her words made the other wives laugh.

The man curled his lips, and he didn't know what kind of person that Hai Guogong was, who could make the prince of the first dynasty care about him so much, and married him despite the world's disobedience, for so many years How embarrassing is it for women who have to fight with their husbands' maids and concubines every day to live by only such a man.

I thought so, but I didn't dare to say it out loud.

Not long after, they arrived at the flower hall where Lin Mo received them.

Lin Mo was sitting peacefully in the main seat drinking tea when the officials and wives of Jinling City came in, Lin Mo raised his head in a timely manner, and suddenly saw an old friend.

When Tu Qian returned to his residence, he realized that Lin Mo was still in the reception hall, and those wives who came to see Princess Zhaorui had already left for a long time.

Curious, Tu Qian didn't change his clothes, and went directly to the flower hall, and saw his wife, the concubine, sitting on the main seat, resting her chin, meditating.

Tu Qian walked up to Lin Mo and sat down. His movement was not small. Lin Mo finally came back to his senses, and then he smiled and said, "What happened to Ah Mo? It bothered you so much?"

Lin Mo shook his head and said with a smile, "It's not a big deal, it's just that I just saw my old friend suddenly, and I feel quite emotional."

Tu Qian wondered, "Oh? Old man? Who is it?"

The prince is really curious.

The two of them have always been Jiaobulimeng, Meng Bukejiao, and if it is not necessary, the two of them will always act together, except today, because they have to meet the wives who came to visit the saint, the two separated for a while , At this time, Lin Mo said that he met an old man, no need to ask, it must be one of those ladies.

Sure enough, Lin Mo said, "It's the step-wife of Yin Jiayu Village in Yingtian Mansion. You've seen her before, the girl from Xue's family, the imperial merchant."

When he said this about Tu Qian, a girl with a slightly plump figure, white skin like snow, and a face like a silver plate appeared in the mind of a concubine Yang.

Tu Qian was stunned: "It's her?"

Lin Mo said with emotion: "That's right, I didn't expect to meet him here." What was even more unexpected was that when he saw Xue Baochai again, he almost couldn't recognize that person.

In the original work of the Red Chamber, Lin Daiyu is the well-deserved number one female in this eternal masterpiece that mainly depicts women.

Lin Daiyu was born in a century-old scholarly family. She is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and her poetry and songs are not inferior to those men who have read poetry and books. She has a literary talent and a beautiful appearance.

However, in the original book, there is another woman who can be compared with Lin Daiyu in everything except her background.

Very classic "Yu Liang complex" of "Ji Sheng Yu, He Sheng Liang".

That woman is Xue Baochai.

In the early years, both Tu Qian and Lin Mo had met this precious girl from the Xue family in Jia's mansion. Although they didn't have much contact with each other, they left a deep impression on Lin Mo.

In particular, the "Chrysanthemum Poem" and "Ode to Crabs" from that year left a deep impression on them.

Who would have thought that when we met again, the talented and beautiful Bao girl no longer existed, and there was only a blessed wife of the Yin of Jinling.

"Back then, I heard from Lian's second brother that the mother and daughter of the Xue family and Xue Pan had disagreements over the marriage of Xue's girl. Xue Pan originally wanted to marry his sister to a potential student from Jiangnan Academy. But the girl disliked the businessman in that man's family and was unwilling to marry him. The brother and sister had a big quarrel, and Xue Pan no longer made decisions about her marriage, but only became his royal merchant at ease. , leave the capital, and marry far away in Jinling. What I didn’t expect was that that high-minded Miss Xue would pick and choose to become Jia Yucun’s stepwife, which is really surprising.”

Lin Mo shook his head: "The age difference between the two is really big. Jia Yucun can also speak, and he is not afraid of breaking his teeth."

I especially remember that when Xue's family came to Beijing, Xue Baochai was full of aspirations for success.

As written in the poem she once wrote: "The good wind sends me to Qingyun by force!"

She does have the capital to be proud, not to mention her appearance and literary talents. She was born in the Xue family of the imperial merchant, and her family is wealthy.

It's just that under Jia Wang's calculations, once the road to Qingyun is broken, he can only settle for the next best thing, and achieve a "golden marriage" with Jia Baoyu.

In the end, when the two households in Rongguo Mansion were separated, the second household of the Jia family was trampled into the mud once, and even the "golden marriage" could not be caught in her eyes, and the marriage has never been smooth.

"After that, I didn't investigate too much. I only heard a few words from Lian's second brother and the others. I really didn't expect to meet my old friend here again."

It really complied with the verdict that "the hairpin stays in the quilt and waits for the time to fly".

These two people are really destined.

Tu Qian didn't know why Lin Mo had so much emotion, so he just smiled and said, "I remember, the girl from the Xue family is very angry. It can also be regarded as seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence.”

Lin Mo nodded, it was indeed the reason, because of his intrusion, the fate of these talented and beautiful women in the red building has undergone a fundamental change, they no longer have a bad fate and a bleak end.

Except for Xue Baochai, but here he feels that Jia Yucun is not a good match and is not worth replacing Xue Baochai. He doesn't know if they think the same way.

Forget it, as Aqian said, Xue Baochai can be regarded as seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence.

When meeting Xue Baochai, Lin Mo just expressed emotion over her fate, but he didn't take it to heart, and quickly forgot about it.

For Xue Baochai, seeing Lin Mo again was like a lifetime away, and his mind had been lost.

Xue Baochai, who returned to the backyard of Yingtian Mansion Yamen, sat alone in the flower hall, maintaining a posture all the time, lost in thought, not knowing what he was thinking.

At this time, Xue Baochai's atmosphere was gloomy, and the maidservants did not dare to approach her, but waited outside tremblingly.

These servants who have served Xue Baochai for many years are like a mirror in their hearts.

Although Xue Baochai is easy-going and treats her servants kindly, she will not beat and scold them easily, so she can be regarded as a good housewife.

However, once they provoked her, they would not be able to pass the test without shedding a layer of skin.Xue Baochai's appearance today was something they had never seen before, and these servants were always worried, for fear that if they were not careful, their wife would catch them and cause harm to themselves.