The Rose of the Red Chamber

When Jia Zhu died, Baoyu had already reached the age of remembering things, but after all, at that age, he couldn't remember many things.

In addition, Jia Zhu was only a member of the third generation in Rongguo Mansion, he was gone, and there were not many people in Jia's Mansion who wanted to keep their filial piety.

Baoyu, who doesn't care about the family and has never been polite in his heart, doesn't know this kind of thing.

Today Daiyu had such a sudden attack, Baoyu was naturally dumbfounded.

Copying scriptures or something, can’t we go after dinner?And Sister Lin was so fierce just now.

Then holding the chopsticks, I couldn't react and watched Daiyu's sister and brother leave, and then there was this series of things.

Yingchun knew that she was not loved by the old lady, and since she got close to her aunt, she was even less liked by the old lady, so although she saw Baoyu's funny face in the corner of her eyes, she still bowed her head and acted like a fool.

Although it was my own sister-in-law who was reprimanded, she was actually a little gleeful in her heart.

Since the day the big wife married in, she held the old lady, held the second room, and cared more about the third girl than she did for the big girl.

A while ago, he followed the old lady and the second wife to run on the eldest wife. Today, seeing her humiliated and being disciplined, Yingchun felt a little regretful.

It's a pity that I don't see my aunt who is good to me now, but I'm glad she's not here.

Otherwise, the aunt who doesn't care about the family can't escape the old lady and scold her.

Lian's second brother and Lian's second sister-in-law are all partial to the second room. They usually call the second master and the second wife the master and wife, but they call the master and wife of their first house the elder master and the eldest wife.

Those who didn't know thought that the two of them were the son and daughter-in-law of the second room, but the second room had their own son and grandson, would they really kiss them?

If what she expected is correct, when Baoyu and Lan Geer get married in the future, let's see who the housekeeper will be.

Yingchun turned her gaze to the handkerchief in her hand, which was given to her by her aunt.Fortunately, the aunt listened to her words, and now raised Brother Cong, who had lost her aunt, by her side.

......

Mrs. Wang felt that anyone could die at this time, but Mother Jia must not die. If she died, their second wife would have nothing.

But... I heard that her good niece has already started to collect the interest on the first interest.

What a joy.

The niece is happy, the concubine is at ease, Mrs. Wang feels that this life is really comfortable.

It is true that the niece is going well, but is the concubine really at ease?

Is Tanchun, whom Mrs. Wang considered worry-free, really giving Daiyu eye drops?

No, she doesn't have that kind of thought, nor does she have that kind of leisure time.

She was just reminding everyone in the Jia family that Lin Daiyu and her brother only lived in the mansion for two months, and they still have a house in the capital, and they are official children who can leave at any time.

Although his mother died, his father was still alive and well.

He is still a Beijing official of the fourth rank.

When watching people order dishes, you have to think about whether they are really helpless.It's normal for the official lady to be a bit irritable. If it's a soft bun...

But what she said about Daiyu was false, but it was true to threaten the old lady.

Thinking of the white jade Avalokitesvara that the old lady had enshrined in the inner room since she was young, Tanchun wondered if she was looking for an opportunity to use the Avalokitesvara statue?

It's a pity that the fine white jade is cracked. Wouldn't it be more effective if there were two tears?But white tears are better, or red tears are better.

Looking up at the old lady whose hair was frosted, it was rare for Tanchun to express kindness, it was just ordinary tears.

If something bad happens out of this scare, the whole family will have to follow the filial piety.

Today's breakfast happened because of such a incident, Mother Jia lost her appetite, and the rest of them were left hungry.

Baoyu was still a fog in the clouds, and Tanchun said to Baoyu in a particularly envious tone before Baoyu was taken away by Jia Lan, "Second brother, you are really a lucky person." Fu, with this kind of calculation, in today's situation, Baoyu still looks like he doesn't know anything, what is it if he is not lucky.

Baoyu: "..." Did the third younger sister think so too?

It's a pity that Baoyu left without getting a positive answer from Tanchun.

Uncle and nephew Baoyu left, Tanchun and Xichun shook hands, and then accompanied Jiamu, and then followed Yingchun to the women's school.

Originally, Daiyu and Yinglian were also going to the women's school today, but at this time, no one wanted to call them.

Who dares to bear the consequences of sweeping to the tail of the typhoon?

Xichun didn't dare, and neither did Yingchun.

As for Tanchun, she dared, but is that necessary?

Their progress in school is much faster than theirs, so why bother to follow them to school.

And going to school is not only possible today, but not in the future.It won't be too late until today's breakfast matter is resolved.

For a while, Tanchun only came to rush Chanel to watch the development of the situation, so that he could broadcast it live for her when he came back, and the rest just hoped that the lunch time would come soon.

She eats snacks or something, which are after-dinner snacks, not meals.

......

When she was young, Wang Xifeng made Jia's mother laugh, and took a few vegetarian dishes from the kitchen to the small courtyard where the Lin family lived temporarily.

The corners of Wang Xifeng's eyes were full of power, and there was a sternness in his eyes, while walking, he secretly scolded Daiyu from head to toe in his heart.

A girl from a fourth-rank small official family, because she is a cousin girl in this mansion, really regards herself as someone.

Thinking of her embarrassment this morning, Wang Xifeng was very dissatisfied with Daiyu, thinking about how to embarrass the siblings who beat Qiufeng.

But when they arrived at the courtyard where the Lin family lived temporarily, they found that the atmosphere here was different from other places in the mansion.

In addition to the two mothers-in-law of the Jia family, there are also two mothers-in-law of the Lin family and two little girls.

The six of them stood there, the two wives of the Jia family were visibly trembling and did not stand upright, while the four of the Lin family stood there, neither domineering nor submissive, they seemed like a big family Servant demeanor.

From the moment Wang Xifeng led the people to the door, the two little girls were reported to the house.

Because the small courtyard is not big, the main room is very close to the door, so after only a few steps, Wang Xifeng walked to the door of the main room. There were already four girls in the same color and style, and two of them approached her. After saluting, two other maids raised the curtain and shouted crisply inside, "Second Grandma Lian has arrived".

When she lifted her foot and entered the main room, Sister Feng saw that there were still a few girls in the room.When the big and small girls all saluted and said hello to her, Sister Feng realized that the girls of the Lin family were dressed in the same way, and even the smiles on their faces seemed to be trained from the same angle.

Every few girls have the same color, material and style, and every few girls have another one.

Not only that, even the hairstyle and hair accessories are the same.

With a glance, anyone who knows the goods can tell which ones are big girls and which ones are second-class girls from the material of the clothes.

This... She seems to have seen the maids in the Prince's Mansion dressed like this only when she followed her aunt to the Prince's Mansion to have guests in the old year.

She remembered that she asked her aunt later, and heard that most of the girls in the palace were maids sent by the House of Internal Affairs.

For some reason, for some reason, the little bit of resentment caused by Daiyu disappeared in his heart.

The rules of the Lin family seem to be... quite like that.

In fact, Sister Feng didn't know that this was not taught by the mothers in the palace at all, but that the maids of the aristocratic families with connotations and rules were almost like this.

As an aristocratic family, I don't know how many generations, but there are at least six generations of the Lin family, which is different from the Jia family, which started from an upstart and passed down to her son's fourth generation.

Besides, apart from Rongguo Mansion, there is no saying that a girl is a vice lady, and even the cats, cats and dogs around the old man should respect her.

A girl is a girl, and a servant is a servant. Dress up, speak and do things with the duty and rules of a girl.

That's what happened to the four big families who came from the nouveau riche.

In other families, the step-wife is generally not allowed to give birth to a family with a son-in-law.People like Jia Mu are the most unreasonable.

The ancients have always paid attention to brothers fighting against each other, and defending against their insults.Also pay attention to many children and grandchildren.But what is more worrying is that the brothers fight against each other and bring chaos to the family.

Didn't the chaos in the Jia family start at the very beginning?

Wang Xifeng couldn't see clearly, and he didn't want to see clearly, so it was inevitable to become a victim of this rich and noble place.

Lin Ping was in the study, although he heard that Sister Feng was coming, but because he was still hungry, he was annoyed and did not come out to greet her.

Before she came, Daiyu and Yinglian were talking about what happened this morning in the warm pavilion, and their determination to go home and live.

It's not that she doesn't have a home, many servants and servants have come from Yangzhou, so why should she suffer such idleness here.

Daiyu went to Jiamu's place today without taking her nanny with her, and she came back within a quarter of an hour. Both the nanny and Yinglian were a little surprised. When Daiyu told what happened, Yinglian Also equally angry.

At this time, Daiyu really wanted to go home and live.

"The girl and the elder brother were arguing to go home when they first arrived. Wouldn't it hurt the affection and face of the relatives?"

"My mother's family doesn't even care about my mother's filial piety. They don't care about their affection and face. They don't value us at all. Why do we stay here to be disliked by others. Going back to our own home early will save others from being changed. Get rid of our brothers and sisters in the right way."

"My wife is a daughter of the Jia family, but she is from the Lin family. This period of filial piety is originally the period of filial piety for the Lin family. Human feelings are as thin as paper. The girl should not have too many expectations of other people. Today, the girl is in the old lady's room like this. Those who know the etiquette know what the girl is up to. Those who do not know the etiquette don't know how to gossip."

Yinglian listened to Daiyu's angry words and Mammy's words, and thought for a while, "Mammy, why don't we start a party in the small courtyard by ourselves."

The two nuns shook their heads together, and after looking at each other, one of the nuns said, "We are here to stay for a few months. When the master and the others return to the capital, we will naturally go home. If we live in someone else's house It is also a shameful thing for the family to set up their own gangs. Our old sisters have stayed in this house for several years, and they have hundreds of mouths, all of which are sharper than knives. You know what people say, if you really start your own business, within a few days, our Lin family's reputation will be gone."

Seeing that Daiyu was still angry after hearing this, the nanny continued, "Don't worry, girl. Nanny wants to stick to Jia's usual way of doing things. If you make a fuss today, such trivial matters will come naturally." No one will take it to heart, and someone will come to make amends after a while if the guarantee is not complete. I guess it's either the eldest wife or the second grandma Lian."

Daiyu tilted her head to look at Mammy, "Eldest aunt is not in the room today. Second sister-in-law Lian is still a possibility, she just happens to be in charge of the house."

"And no matter who will come today, the girl's behavior today is still too much. The girl should..."

There are still some small flaws in Daiyu's behavior today, and it is easy to fall into the shoes of others.But even though they were dissatisfied with Daiyu's behavior today, the two nuns still sent someone back to the Lin's house to see the progress of the old house's repairs, and then began to teach Daiyu how to advance and retreat next time she encountered such a thing.

But before he got to the essence, he heard servants coming to report Wang Xifeng's arrival, and one of the nuns glanced away, "Miss, be reserved and honorable, don't insult your dignity."

After all, Daiyu was an obedient and intelligent child, she nodded, and then greeted Wang Xifeng politely.

Sister Feng came, so several people hurried out of the Nuan Pavilion. As soon as they came out of the Nuan Pavilion, they saw Sister Feng coming in through the raised curtain, "Second sister-in-law Lian is here, please sit in the room."

Wang Xifeng was startled, in her mind, Daiyu should have a bad face when she saw her at this time, even if she didn't, she wouldn't be so calm.

This made Wang Xifeng a bit vigilant and fearful.

But Wang Xifeng must be an exquisite person, seeing Daiyu like this, saved a lot of good words to coax her, and directly let the servants behind him put the vegetarian dishes she prepared on the round table in the middle of the main room.

The layout of the main room has not changed much except that the bright brocade curtain she had been hung up before was removed.

In the middle, against the inner wall, there is a big Arhat couch, on which is a small kang table.There is a floor-to-ceiling round table in the middle, and at this time, there are bowls and chopsticks and several vegetarian dishes and meals on the round table.

Seeing this, Daiyu also understood what Wang Xifeng was doing here.

Although she knew it was an apology, Daiyu was still dissatisfied.

Why didn't she go early? If she didn't lose her temper once, would she still be the same next time?

Seeing that Daiyu didn't say anything, Wang Xifeng dismissed the maids who followed her in the house, and the maids of the Lin family followed Yinglian when they saw that Daiyu didn't say anything and Yinglian gave her a wink.

When only Daiyu and Sister Feng were left in the room, Sister Feng stepped forward and took Daiyu's hand, smiling ashamedly, "Sister, please don't starve yourself to death just because you vomited with your sister-in-law.

It's all because my sister-in-law didn't notice for a while, so that the people below wronged my sister and brother Ping. My sister-in-law has already punished the people below, and now my son and sister-in-law are watching the people below and cooking a table of vegetarian food. Adults have a lot, so eat as much as possible.

Otherwise, he is still angry with his sister-in-law and refuses to forgive her.Hey, where's Brother Pang? "

Daiyu was not much moved by Sister Feng's words.But thinking of Mammy's words, Daiyu still raised a slight smile, "Sister-in-law has already said this, they are all relatives of my own family, why am I angry with sister-in-law, it's just that I'm angry with my brother. He copied books in that room, He is not allowed to come out until he finishes copying. My sister-in-law doesn't need to feel sorry for him, and it doesn't matter if I am hungry. Since my sister-in-law came, I will avoid his punishment if I look back today for my sister-in-law's sake.

The sister-in-law probably doesn't know that my father has great expectations for Brother Ping. Our family will lose its title when it comes to my father's generation. If we don't rely on our own education to become an official and become a court minister, the family will definitely decline.After several years of ups and downs in his father's official career, he finally returned to the capital after completing several papers.So my father usually hopes that Brother Ping's words and deeds will conform to the rules and status.

Being here as a guest was nothing more than grandma's kindness, and my father repeatedly urged us to strictly abide by the rules before we came to Beijing.He also said that our siblings didn't have no home and came here from thousands of miles away.Since you are here as a guest, you can't lose your status and let your relatives laugh at you.Next, even though we are close relatives by blood, after all, we keep our filial piety, and it is under the root of the year, so it is not good to disturb the mansion and cause trouble to the mansion.

When we were in Yangzhou, my mother was very busy at this time.Arriving here, although the grandfather passed away first, the eldest uncle took the title of first-class general. I think the whole general's mansion must be busy at this time.

My sister-in-law is the housekeeper, she is also busy on weekdays, and we have just arrived, so it is normal that some things are not considered.We are relatives, although our siblings will move back home when my father arrives in the capital, but relatives come and go, and we can't go away because of some things.

The south is no better than the capital, it is under the feet of the emperor, and its prosperity is better than that of other places.When we came from the south, we even brought some special products to the people in the house. Although it was a little crude, it meant the same thing.Since my sister-in-law is here now, I will directly bring the share for my sister-in-law and ask her to take it back by herself, which is also cheaper for me. "

Daiyu avoided today's embarrassing topic, and directly talked about something else, smiling and yelling for someone to bring the presents for Sister Feng and Jia Lian.

The people of the Lin family showed Daiyu and Sister Feng the gifts they had given to Sister Feng and Jia Lian, and then handed them over to the person who followed Sister Feng.

Sister Feng was invited by Daiyu to sit opposite each other on the Arhat's couch and drink tea. There are so many feelings in my heart that I can't tell.

Because of her aunt and her pride in her own background, she really doesn't have the Lin family and the Lin family in her eyes.

But when Dai Yi said this, Sister Feng's pride was hit.

If she remembers correctly, the girl in front of her will be seven years old.There are several layers of meaning in these words, it's hard for her to figure it out at such a young age.

This morning, after being attacked by Jia's mother first, and now at Daiyu's place, Wang Xifeng suddenly felt that she might have been really complacent recently.

This way of talking and doing things is not as proper as a little girl.Also,

She forgot that although Rongguo Mansion has always been called Rongguo Mansion, it is actually the first-class general's mansion.Her man just donated a colleague, and she didn't even get a life.In the future, when her man becomes a nobleman, it would be best to be a third-class general.

If Lian's two documents are not successful, and if there is no martial arts, even if there is a war in the future, he will not be able to go to the battlefield.If she didn't pin her hopes on her son, she would be nothing more than a third-rank madam in her whole life.

The natal family that she is proud of actually has nothing but a brother who is not up to expectations.And the title of her royal family has also come to an end...

By the way, just now it seems that I heard girl Daolin say that she returned to the capital after going through a few tricks. What does this mean?Don't they all think that Uncle Lin, who was rejected by His Majesty, is not really rejected?

"...Thank you, Sister Lin, I got something good from Sister Lin." Whatever she is, the fourth rank is the fourth rank.

Sister Feng said a few more words without losing enthusiasm, and without asking to see Lin Ping, she hurriedly led him away.

Lin Ping was copying books in the study over there, and when he heard that Wang Xifeng had left, he put down his hands and came out of the room.

"Sister." What my sister said today, although he was young, he understood that some words were meant for him.

Daiyu sat on the couch with a teacup in her hand, her expression a little gloomy.Hearing Lin Ping's voice, he put down the tea bowl in his hand and beckoned Lin Ping to come over.

"Did my sister hurt you today? My sister was short of breath, she didn't mean it." After Lin Ping came over, Daiyu took Lin Ping's hand and carefully looked at the hand she had beaten.

Lin Ping shook his head, "Sister, I've been in pain for a long time. Don't be angry anymore." Thinking about what happened today, Lin Ping also thought that he deserved the beating.

"Yes." Daiyu rubbed Lin Piao's beaten hand, feeling a little sad.

If only my mother was still alive, if only my father was around.

"...Sister, I miss my father...I also miss my mother." Leaning beside his sister, Lin Ping whispered his thoughts.

Daiyu trembled all over, and whispered softly, "...I thought about it too."

......

Yinglian and the two nuns opened the curtain and walked in just in time to hear the words of Daiyu sister and brother, and the three of them felt a little sour.

This is a treasure held in the hands of the Lin family couple, but they never thought that they would be so underestimated in their natal family.

After the breakfast incident was whitewashed, except that the steward of the big kitchen was replaced by one of Wang Xifeng's companions, it did not cause any disturbances in Jia's house.In the afternoon, a servant brought by the Lin family quietly came to the small courtyard of the Lin family.

Liu Xianglian thought of going out of Beijing to the border after the new year, and then thought of that tangled girl.

He stayed in the Lin family for several months, and returned to the capital with the Lin family.The young servant brought by the Lin family to the capital naturally recognized him, so Liu Xianglian asked the young servant to deliver a message for her, and made an appointment for Lin Ping to come out to meet him.

When Lin Ping received the news from Liu Xianglian, he realized that he hadn't given away the small fan that Brother Liu asked him to hand over to someone, so he became anxious.

What to do with the swelling, what to do with the swelling, Brother Liu finally gave him one thing, but he still hasn't done it yet.

Thinking of this, Lin Ping wondered why the third cousin only played with her sister and not him.

"Second Miss, Third Miss, Fourth Miss is here." Lin Ping dismissed the boy who sent the message and was still grinding the ground in the study when he heard the girl at the door registering there, his eyes lit up instantly.

When the three girls arrived, Daiyu and Yinglian also put down their collection of poems and went out to welcome them. Lin Ping also came out of the study in a hurry to greet the cousins.

When Daiyu was about to welcome Sanchun into the Nuan Pavilion, and the sisters were sitting on the kang talking, Lin Ping stopped Tanchun.

Daiyu frowned slightly and looked at the two, a little puzzled.And Yingchun just glanced at it, but didn't see anything.But Yinglian and Xichun didn't think so much.

When the four of them started talking again, Tanchun followed Lin Ping to the study.

Lin Ping picked up the small box containing the fan and handed it over, his eyes bright with anticipation.

Tanchun tilted his head to open the box, and inside was a fragrant wood fan made extremely finely, "Thank you, Brother Ping."

At that time, the gifts from the Lin family were delivered to everyone's room, and this fan seemed to be given to herself alone, but did she have such a good personal relationship with this cheap cousin?

Lin Ping finally delivered the gift, exhaled a breath, and smiled very cutely on his chubby little face, "Sister San, don't thank me, someone asked me to pass it on to you."

"Is there someone? Your sister?" If it's Sister Lin, is this necessary?

Oh, sister Lin, could it be that she treats her... how embarrassing that is.

Lin Ping shook his head, "No, it's Brother Liu." Why did the third sister smile so strangely just now.

When Tanchun heard that it wasn't Sister Lin, he put away the smile on his face and asked in great surprise, "Sixth brother? Who is it?" Lin Ping spoke with a southern accent, which made Tanchun confused for a while.

After Tanchun finished asking, it was Lin Ping who was surprised, "Hey, third sister, don't you know him? Brother Liu said his name is Liu Dengtu. He said that as long as I tell you, you will know."

"...Uh, it's him." So it was Liu, not Liu.

Is this person really called Liu Dengtu? The name has a real personality.No wonder he had a look of 'surprise' but no 'refute' when he said it.

But what did he give himself a fan for?

Does sending fans and umbrellas mean that they will be separated and never see each other again?

But do they need to break up?

Why didn't she know when she had friendship...

The author has something to say: I have checked a lot of information about Jia Min's filial piety.

Let’s just briefly talk about two kinds, one is to observe filial piety, and the other is not to need to observe filial piety.

According to one theory, if Jia Min is a virgin, his sons and nephews need to observe filial piety for one year.If you get married, the natal family does not need to be filial, after all, you are a stranger with a different surname.

The second argument is that after Jia Min left, only nephews and below were required to observe filial piety in her natal family, and the filial piety was nine months or less.

But no matter which one, Jia Min's children are 27 months or three years.And Jia Min's peers and elders don't need to keep filial piety for her, and Lin Ruhai only needs to keep a filial piety for one year before she can remarry.