Daiyu of the Red Chamber owes no one

For unknown reasons, Mrs. Wang did not tell Mother Jia that the Lin family had received the reward. The servants of the Jia family had too many eyes, and they did not pay attention to this aunt who had been with her husband for many years.

The next day, Lin Ruhai and Jia Min took Daiyu and Lin Rong to Rongguo Mansion.Jia Min knew that Rongguo Mansion's ostentation was different, and also knew how the second sister-in-law thought about her family, so she didn't want others to underestimate her family.So this time Lin Ruhai rode a tall horse, Jia Min a car, Lin Zhen a car, Dai Yu a car, each with their personal maids and servants, and they came to Rongguo Mansion in a mighty way.

Arrived at Ningrong Street, passed Ningguo Mansion, and after a short walk, we arrived at Dongyi Gate of Rongguo Mansion.Seeing that Dongyi's door was closed tightly, everyone in the Lin family was stunned.Then I thought again: It's not a wedding or funeral, it's not a festive wedding banquet. Could it be that Jia's mansion opened the front door after hearing that they had received a reward from a sage?

Not halfway to the ground, I saw the gates of the three beast heads of the Rongguo Mansion closed tightly, and several gatekeepers in colorful clothes stood on both sides majestically.Lin Ruhai was fine with that, ever since he knew that the Jia Wang family and the Zhen family were colluding to assassinate the Lin family, his petty affection for the Jia family had faded long ago.When Daiyu and Jia Min saw the plaque on the imperial building of Rongguo Mansion and the closed gates of the three animal heads, and saw the majestic Rongguo Mansion, they were filled with emotion.Jia Min came back for the first time in more than ten years because of the separation of the capital; Daiyu had experienced too many winds, frosts and swords in the Rongguo Mansion in her previous life, so the mother and daughter have different feelings.

When Lin Ruhai and his wife saw that the main gate of Jia's mansion was closed, they couldn't help but feel secretly annoyed.There is no reason why the whole family of aunts and aunts come to worship, but go through the corner door.It was not surprising that Daiyu saw this situation through the gauze curtain on the sedan chair.

It turned out that Mrs. Wang was still in the Lin family yesterday and was squeezed out by various princes and nobles, so the way to welcome guests was to keep the west corner door open.Although Mrs. Wang knew that the Lin family had gained great respect last night, but she didn't know whether it was out of jealousy or something else, she forgot to inform the servants to change the arrangement.Therefore, the Lin family came here in a mighty way, but they were rejected.

He also said that Lin Zhixiao was Wang Xifeng's companion, and he was very sincere to Wang Xifeng. When he was about to go out this morning, he heard rumors in the streets and alleys that the Lin family got a decent screen yesterday. Wang Xifeng.Wang Xifeng is the one who knows how to play things by ear, and thought: A family like my aunt, what good can I get if I offend her for nothing today?So he hurriedly ordered people to open the main gate and Yimen quickly, and asked Jia Lian to come to the main gate to welcome the distant guests.

Therefore, the general of the Lin family stood in front of the main gate of Jia's mansion in a daze. Before turning around his chariots and horses, he saw Jia Lian rushing over and scolded the porter for not opening the door quickly.Fortunately, Jia Lian came in time. If it was a quarter and a half later, the Lin family would have already returned home.Eight gatekeepers stood on both sides and opened the gate in a panic. Jia Lian rushed to Lin Ruhai and greeted his uncle and aunt in his mouth.Just now seeing the gates of the three animal heads being closed, Lin Ruhai only felt that Jia's attitude didn't matter, Jia Min felt more and more chilled after seeing this situation, but Daiyu didn't think it was surprising.

Jia Min received the Jia family's congratulatory gift yesterday, and was already a little bit chilled. Seeing this situation today, no one would have guessed the inside story: I am afraid that the Jia family originally planned to let the Lin family go to the northwest corner gate, and like other princes and nobles, stay away from the Lin family. thoughts.But at this moment, Xu Shi learned about the reward of the Lin family yesterday, so he hurriedly opened the front door.If there is no reward from a sage, would you just let your family go through the corner door like this?Jia Min thought again: Zhou Rui's family saw that they had received a reward at the Lin's house yesterday, why did they open the door in a hurry today?Did you do it on purpose for yourself?

Lin Ruhai ignored Jia Lian who invited him in, sat upright and watched immediately: I saw that there were still many servants and servants coming from the west one after another.Before leaving Beijing, Lin Ruhai visited Rongguo Mansion, so he naturally knew the layout of Rongguo Mansion. To the west is the northwest corner gate, which was originally used by servants.Could it be that Jia's mansion wants to let his family go through the corner door where servants come and go?There are no rules!

Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai thought: You let me go through the main entrance now, but I still won't go.Lin Ruhai avoided Jia Lian's gift, and immediately smiled and said, "Today is just a son-in-law's visit to his mother-in-law's house to pay his respects, and it's not a festive banquet, so why go the right way? It's better to open another way."

Jia Lian is a smart person, he knew that the mansion opened the front door in such a haste, that Uncle Tanhua could see what was going on, so he had no choice but to turn around and reprimanded the porter, saying: Why don't you open the Dongyi Gate sooner?With a smile all over his face, he cupped his hands to Lin Ruhai and said, "Uncle, please."

Daiyu was in the carriage, saw the Rongguo Mansion opened the main gate, but her father didn't enter, she pursed her lips and smiled: How could she not know that Jia's mansion let her go through the corner gate in the previous life as a deliberate insult?Although I valued filial piety in my previous life, and was the daughter of a second-rank official after all, it is possible to walk through the door of ceremonies. The Jia family deliberately greeted me with such a brightly dressed servant at the corner door, so I gave her a big blow. .But in the previous life, I was an orphan and only brought a nanny and a maid to seek refuge, so I had to swallow my anger.The fact that Jia's mansion can open the door in this life is naturally not because of the father, but because of the reward from the sage.

After a while, the door of Dongyi opened, Lin Ruhai turned his horse's head, rode in, and then dismounted.There were also young men who came to carry Daiyu's mother and daughter's car. The horses and carriages were sent to the stable by Jia Lian to take care of them.

In the inner courtyard, Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang heard that the aunt's family had arrived, and the family members of the Wang family, Mrs. Xing and other female relatives avoided first. After Lin Ruhai greeted Mother Jia, they came back to talk.

Mrs. Wang was about to come out of Jia Mu's room, and Zhou Rui's family rushed to greet her and told about the Lin family's entry into the mansion: "My wife doesn't know, the second master Lian ordered someone to open the main door, but the Lin family deliberately refused to leave. Opened again." After entering Yimen, Second Master Lian welcomed the Lin family in person. The slave waited for nothing at the Xijiaomen with everyone. He heard that Lin Zhixiao's family had sent a girl to deliver a message, and then rushed over from Xijiaomen. The upper gate was also opened, I'm afraid the Lin family saw the sight of many women coming from the west, so they deliberately took the money and refused to go through the main gate. Bah, what a thing, don't even think about the honor The main gate of the National Mansion can be opened a few times a year, but they refuse to leave after giving face."

Mrs. Wang frowned when she heard this, and said, "Hmph, the Lin family seems to be against me, so let's just ignore them. This Lian's daughter-in-law opened the door on her own initiative, why didn't someone tell me? I didn't see it. , the niece of this direct relative turned her elbow outward. Isn't this so that Jia Min can know that I deliberately despised the Lin family? The idea of ​​opening the corner door will never be made by the old lady, Lian's daughter-in-law hastened to become a good person, What have I become?"

Zhou Rui's family made an apologetic smile and said "That's not exactly what they said", and there was already a servant girl on the other side saying that the old lady asked the wife to go to the room to talk.So the master and the servant came out and went to Jia Mu's room again.

Lin Ruhai is the son-in-law of the Jia family, and the two brothers-in-law Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were supposed to come to greet him, but unexpectedly only Jia Lian, a junior, and a group of other servants greeted him in a panic.Lin Ruhai was secretly amused, but still went to Jia Mu's room and asked An to come out, let Jia Lian lead the way, and first went to the east courtyard to visit Jia She.

In Jia's mother's room, Jia's mother had already hugged Jia Min into her arms and said, "My son, you can be regarded as coming back. It was thanks to the saint that he transferred my aunt to return to Beijing. Otherwise, my old lady will not know how old she is." When will I see my Min'er?" If it had been changed before, Jia Min would not have known how moved she was when she heard this. Yesterday she saw the gift from Jia's mansion, and today she closed it tightly and then opened it in a panic. Looking at the main entrance of the Rongguo Mansion, I feel that nostalgia is not so strong.After saying some words about mother's good health and long life, Daiyu and Lin Wei came up to pay their respects to their grandmother.

Daiyu and Lin Wei are about to enter the door, and Jia Mu sees her sister and brother. Although they are young, they look very handsome.After Daiyu and Lin Rong paid their respects, Mother Jia put Daiyu and Lin Rong in her arms again and said, "Only my Min'er can raise such an outstanding child. Look at her appearance, she can't be good." Who will go? Even compared with my brothers and sisters in the capital, they are not as good as my grandsons and granddaughters." Jia Min felt a little downhearted after hearing her mother's superior tone when she talked about the capital.

Daiyu and Lin Zhen thanked their grandmother for her praise.Jiamu also ordered the mandarin ducks to hold the tributes to Daiyu and Lin Zhen: they both had two pieces of brocade and two pieces of satin, but they were different in color.Both Daiyu and Lin Zhen were taught by famous teachers, and they thanked Jiamu again in a polite manner, but there was no joy on their faces.Yuanyang and the other big girls saw it and secretly wondered: Last year, the provinces that produced tribute satin were all affected by drought, and these materials for clothing are becoming more and more rare. Are the Lin family's children ignorant of goods or really don't care?Lin Feng was fine with it, and Daiyu even had an indescribable look of disappointment on her face.It turned out that when Daiyu entered the mansion in her previous life, not only did she go through the corner gate, but she also had no elders to present her as a gift. Now that she has got four horses of material, she has mixed feelings in her heart.

He also said that after Lin Ruhai went out, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng, Li Wan and others came to meet and talk again.Before Wang Xifeng entered the door, Daiyu heard Lian's second sister-in-law laughing.Only Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "I came late, and I never greeted a distant guest!" Before saying a word, Daiyu saw Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang coming in, followed by Wang Xifeng.This second sister-in-law was dressed as in her previous life, with coquettish eyes, brocade clothes and emerald hair, like a concubine or fairy.

First, Jia Min met Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang.It's the first time that Xing's family is the continuation, and it's also the first time for Jia Min to meet each other, but Daiyu thinks everyone looks very familiar.After Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang finished seeing each other, Wang Xifeng stepped forward to salute Jia Min as a junior and said, "It's strange that the old lady always says good things about my aunt, and she never forgets it every day. Now that I see my aunt, I don't want to forget it." I blame the old lady for her compliments, even if I see her, I can only sigh that she is the daughter of the old lady's direct relative." After speaking, he pulled Daiyu and Lin Feng to look at it again, and said with a smile: "Look at my cousin, my cousin's daughter." The appearance and demeanor are not like the old lady's grandson or granddaughter, but rather like the old lady's direct relatives are grandsons and granddaughters."

Wang Xifeng ordered someone to open the front door, and had originally pushed the matter of letting the Lin family go through the corner door on Mrs. Wang, so Mrs. Wang was displeased. Now that she heard Wang Xifeng flattering Jia Min's mother and son, Mrs. Wang was even more dissatisfied. Happy, but did not speak aside.

For a while, Jia's mother called three girls, Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun, to meet each other. Jia Minyuan also presented gifts: a chessboard of Yingchun fragrant torreya, a pair of Yunzi, a side of Tanchun's clay inkstone, and a set of lake pens. Xichun is a set of brushes and paints, and a roll of special silk for painting, all three of them like it.The eight bolts of clothing materials Jia Mu gave were extraordinary, but the value of this gift from the Lin family was uncompromising. It is rare that this elegance and decency is far beyond the comparison of several bolts of cloth.

Sanchun's face was full of joy, completely different from the faint expressions of Daiyu and Lin Zhen just now, and they both respectfully thanked Jia Min.Jia Mu also introduced Daiyu and Lin Rong to three cousins.Before he could say a word, a servant girl outside said, "Baoyu is here!" Daiyu frowned slightly.