Crimson Pearl Tears in a Dream of Red Mansions

In addition, Lin Zhixiao sent a letter to Lin Ruhai, saying that Jia's mother intended to marry Daiyu for Jia Baoyu, so as to form a marriage of Shuangyu.When Jia Min heard this, he was furious and furious.Although Lin Ruhai comforted Jia Min with a smile, he couldn't hide the anger in his heart, so he made some calculations in his heart, and then threw out a bait, which planted the seeds for the destruction of the Rongning Second Mansion, but these are for later. up.

Speaking of Jia's mansion, why do you think Jia's mother is so enthusiastic about Baoyu and Daiyu's marriage?There are reasons for it, and let the author explain them one by one.

On that day, after Yinzhen and Yinxiang came to Yangzhou under the order of Kangxi, Yinzhen went angrily to Yifei Palace because she was not angry that Kangxi had handed over the job to Yinzhen. , and asked: "Jiu'er, what's wrong with you? Who made you angry, Er Niang will vent your anger on you!" Although Concubine Yi has more than one son, Yinzhen is the only one she loves the most, so that Although the relationship between Yifei's eldest son Wubeile Yinqi and Yinzhen is not as fierce as Yinzhen and Yinzhen, they are still at odds with each other, but Yifei doesn't care about these things, she still loves Yinzhen very much, Now seeing Yinzhen's appearance like this, I have to ask.

"It's Huang Ama, can Er Niang also vent her anger for me?" Yinzhen glanced at Concubine Yi and said angrily. "Why did your emperor Ama make you angry?" Concubine Yi felt strange. Although Kangxi did not love Yinzhen as much as she did, she never scolded Yinzhen. Also go with him.When Yinzhen asked, she told Concubine Yi everything.

After hearing this, Concubine Yi knew what was going on.It is not a matter of a day or two for Yin Si to covet the throne, but it is not his turn to have the crown prince and Zhijun king in front.Therefore, Yinsi has always bought people's hearts with a gentle and virtuous appearance, and when the time is right, he ascends to the throne of the prince in one fell swoop.It's just that the national treasury is not abundant now, and Yinsi knew it if he wanted to come to Yangzhou, so he sent Yinzhen to Yangzhou to do this mission, but it was the idea of ​​wooing Lin Ruhai. Salt and iron are the most important things, oil and water are the most abundant.Furthermore, the Lin family is from Zhenghuang Banner in Manchuria, a branch of Houjin back then. The world will no longer belong to the descendants of the Aixinjueluo family.It's just that only a few people know about it, even she doesn't know it very clearly.

Although she didn't know if Yinsi knew this too, but she could see that Yinsi was hiding such scheming at such a young age, even the Zhijun king Yinti, who thought that Yinsi was on his side, didn't see it. He didn't even know Mingxiang, so it can be seen that he will definitely become a generation of heroes, and the future throne may fall on Yin Si's body.

Thinking of this, Concubine Yi wanted to help Shang Yinsi, so she smiled and said: "I don't know what a serious matter is, if this is the case, Er Niang has her own way, and it is guaranteed to complete the task assigned by your starling." After hearing this, Yinzhen couldn't help asking: "Really?" Concubine Yi smiled and said: "It's more real than real gold and silver!" After hearing this, Yinzhen's complexion calmed down, but the thought of not being able to visit Yangzhou made her feel depressed.As mother and child are connected, Concubine Yi understands the thoughts in Yinzhen's heart, so she smiled and said to Yinzhen: "Okay, I will talk to your Huang Ama some other day, and ask him to point you to some women." Be a concubine."

After hearing this, Yinzhen's dissatisfaction dissipated, and she stayed in Yifei's palace for a while before leaving on the pretext of having something to do.

Not long after Yinzhen left, Wubeile Yinqi came to greet Concubine Yi.Seeing this, Concubine Yi couldn't help laughing and said: "What's the matter today, all your brothers are coming to me one by one?" Nodding, Yinqi couldn't help frowning, and said to Concubine Yi: "Emiang, Brother Jiu, you should persuade him not to keep messing with Lao Ba and the others. Sooner or later, my brother will suffer a lot if he follows him!"

After hearing this, Concubine Yi couldn't help but feel displeased, and said, "What are you talking about! You, an older brother, don't help your younger brother, but instead say that, Yin Si treats Jiu'er very well, I am very pleased with that. You know it well. On the contrary, you usually only care about yourself, why have you ever cared about Jiu'er!" Seeing that his good intentions caused his mother-in-law to scold her, Yinqi felt very angry in his heart, and saw Yifei's words again They only think about Yinzhen, and don't think about their own situation at all, so they can't help but feel discouraged.No wonder the fourth brother doesn't want to get close to his biological mother Concubine De, that's why.Thinking of this, Yinqi no longer wants to take care of Yinzhen's affairs, except for the daily necessary greetings, Yinqi also doesn't want to come to Concubine Yi, so the relationship between mother and child is much weaker than before.It was also because Concubine Yi didn't listen to Yinqi's words, so that Yinzhen's ending was not very good, but these are things for later.

Yinqi saw that it was useless to talk more, so he stopped talking and left on the pretext of having something to do.Concubine Yi frowned when she saw Yin Qi leaving, she didn't say much, she just asked Xiao Taohong to come in.After Xiao Taohong came in, she asked, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

Concubine Yi took a sip of tea, and Fang asked: "The old lady Jia of the Rongguo Mansion has a granddaughter who entered the uterus?" After hearing this, Xiao Taohong felt surprised, but responded: " Yes, the name is Jia Yuanchun, but even though the Jia mansion is a mansion of a state, it is only filled with people and clothes, so Jia Yuanchun is just a concubine in the empress's womb. I don't know why the empress suddenly thought of her? "

After hearing this, Concubine Yi smiled and said: "It's useful for me to ask these things, I will ask you, have you seen Jia Yuanchun before, what does he look like?" Xiao Taohong said: "Then Jia Yuanchun wants to talk about it, He is extremely beautiful, and he can play the qin well. If you use flowers to describe it, pomegranate flowers are more suitable." "Oh? Pomegranate flowers?" After hearing this, Concubine Yi couldn't help putting down the teacup, "That pomegranate flower is A flower with many sons, could it be that Jia Yuanchun has given birth to many children for the crown prince?" "That's not true, it's just because Jia Yuanchun's face was like a silver basin, his eyes were like water apricots, and he was very similar to the round pomegranate flower. She also lives in the Liufang Pavilion of Yuqing Palace, so she is called Pomegranate Flower."

"I see." Concubine Yi nodded, then asked Xiao Taohong again, and said, "Xiao Taohong, last time when I ordered you to go to Qingfeng Tea House to meet Na Qiu Wuyan, I told you to drop by Jia's house. I haven’t told Ben Gong yet, what’s the result?” After hearing this, Xiao Taohong said, “Your servant has done a very good job, but it will take some time to see the effect, so I didn’t reply to your mother right away.” “It’s all right. , you just need to get it done." Yi Fei smiled and said, "Now I still have one thing for you to do."

"Your Majesty, please order." Xiao Taohong listened, and immediately lowered her head to listen to Concubine Yi's order.Concubine Yi said: "Take your badge for leaving the palace, go to Jia's house, talk to Mrs. Jia, let her propose marriage to her son-in-law Lin Ruhai, if necessary, I can make a decree." Xiao Taohong heard this, although she was puzzled, she didn't ask any more questions, she just said: "Your Majesty told me, the servants will obey, but the palace is strictly restricted recently, it is not easy to leave the palace, and the servants will have to wait another three days if they want to leave the palace. Day." After hearing this, Concubine Yi calculated the time, and guessed that Yinzhen had not arrived in Yangzhou at that time, so she said, "Then you can go there in three days, anyway, there is no rush at this time."

"Yes. The servant obeys the order. If the mother has no other orders, the servant will leave first." Xiao Taohong listened and said. "Back off." Concubine Yi waved.Seeing this, Xiao Taohong backed down without mentioning it.

After three days, Xiao Taohong took her waist card for going out of the palace, and went to Xihua Gate.When she arrived at Xihua Gate, Xiao Taohong saw that the gate control was not the same as before, so she walked over confidently.At this moment, Ling Feng, the gate guard of Xihua Gate, saw Xiao Taohong, and couldn't help but said: "Hey, is this Aunt Taohong who is in front of Madam Yifei? Why, aunt is going out of the palace today?" Xiao Taohong said with a smile: "So it is I have a relative who has come to the capital, and thanks to the grace of the empress, she allowed me to get together with him every few days, but he often disturbs the elder brother of the guard." After speaking, he took out some silver taels from the purse in his sleeve and handed it to Ling Feng, "Brother guards, please don't dislike these little things, just go get some wine and drink."

That Ling Feng put the silver in his bosom, only felt that the silver was quite heavy, and estimated it at ten taels, so he said with a smile: "Aunt Taohong was joking, we are not easy to refuse the reward from Aunt Taohong, here we go Thank you, Aunt Taohong." After saying that, she moved out of the way and let Xiao Taohong pass.

At this time, Mrs. Jia was talking with Mrs. Wang in Rongxi Hall, and Mrs. Wang said with tears in her eyes: "Old lady, you should find a way to go to the palace to see Yuanchun." Angrily said: "You foolish woman! You don't know that the imperial palace is so easy to enter. Yuan Chun is just a concubine in the crown prince's uterus, and he is not a serious master. If there is no permission from the crown princess, he can meet her nowhere. It's here!"

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang couldn't help crying: "Yuanchun entered the palace at the age of 14, and now it's almost ten years old, but there is no news at all, and I don't know if it's fat or thin. What's missing?"

Jia Mu said angrily: "Do you think you are the only one who cares about Yuanchun? Why don't I think so? But, although our family is a government office, we have never lost our status as a slave in clothes. Without the order of the superior, how can we do whatever we want?" Are you going into the palace?" Mrs. Wang was about to say something, but she heard the porter come rushing over and said, "Old Madam, Madam, Aunt Tao Hong who is in front of Empress Yifei is here, and she wants to see the old lady and Mrs. Woolen cloth!"

When Jia Mu heard this, she couldn't help scolding: "What a troublesome thing! What is Aunt Taohong's status? Why don't you hurry up and invite Aunt Taohong to serve tea, and let Aunt Taohong wait there!" Then she called: "Mandarin duck Hurry up and change clothes with me, I have to meet Aunt Tao Hong in person!" The big maid called Yuanyang hurriedly agreed, and then helped Jia Mu into the inner room, where she changed her clothes.Mrs. Wang also changed her clothes under the service of another big maid, Hu Po.

After they changed their clothes, they went to greet Xiao Taohong.When Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang came to the front hall, Xiao Taohong was already sitting there drinking tea.Seeing that Jiamu and the others came late, Xiao Taohong couldn't help sneering: "Old Madam, your mansion is really well-established, I see that it can't even compare with the mansion of the royal mansion!" Immediately, she couldn't help thinking about whether Xiao Taohong came here with good intentions or malice, and forced a smile on her face: "Aunt Taohong was joking, our mansion is just a thatched cottage, how dare we compare it with the Wang's mansion?"

Xiao Taohong smiled and said, "That's not entirely true. After all, who doesn't know now? Jia is not fake, white jade is used as a horse for Tang Jin; Efang Palace, three hundred miles away, cannot accommodate a history of Jinling; the East China Sea lacks white jade beds, and the Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling." "A good harvest, a good harvest, pearls like soil, gold like iron' the Jinling Four Families? Moreover, the Jia family ranks first among the four big families, and they are extremely rich."

When Jia Mu heard this, she couldn't help laughing and said, "Don't dare, I don't know what Aunt Taohong is here for?" Your Excellency is a wife and has a daughter, but?" Mother Jia couldn't help being taken aback when she heard this, and said, "Exactly. I don't know what Auntie's intention is when she mentions this matter?"

Xiao Taohong smiled and said: "It's nothing. Presumably the old matriarch also knows that the one who is in charge of the harem now is Concubine Hui, the biological mother of the eldest brother Zhijun Wang. And the eldest brother is the oldest among all the elder brothers, and also young. I was named the king of the county easily, and the future is even brighter. The old lady also knows that my mother and the concubine Hui have always been on good terms, and she intends to pull the Rongning Second House, but I don't know..."

Mother Jia has already understood what Xiao Taohong meant. The concubine Yi obviously wants the Second House of Rongning, no, but the entire four major families to support Zhijun Wang Yinti. Mother Jia has always heard that Babeile Both Yinsi and the ninth elder brother Yinzhen supported the king of Zhijun, and Babeile married the niece of the concubine Yi.Although it is risky to do so, it is much better to have one more backer than one more enemy, so he said with a smile: "I already understand the meaning of the empress Yifei, please tell the empress Yifei, but the empress has orders, the old body must Glad to do so!"

After hearing this, Xiao Taohong smiled and said: "Then I will thank the old lady on behalf of my mother." Just as she was about to get up to leave, she suddenly slapped her forehead and said with a smile: "Look at my memory, I forgot my mother's orders. Mrs. Madam, I wonder if the son who was born with jade in your mansion has ever made a marriage agreement?" After hearing this, Jia's mother hurriedly said, "Back to aunt, my grandson is so stubborn that he never made a marriage agreement." Tao Hong smiled and said: "In that case, my mother has a very good relative here, and she thinks she is right about the idea of ​​the old matriarch." After hearing this, Jia's mother said, "Auntie, please speak frankly."

Xiao Taohong smiled and said: "I heard that the granddaughter of the old matriarch now has three out of ten. My mother means that if the old matriarch is willing, my mother is willing to issue a decree to marry the two of them. I don't know what the old matriarch wants. How?" When Jia Mu heard this, she couldn't help being very happy, she always wanted to find an opportunity to mention this matter, but she always suffered from Mrs. Wang's refusal to accept her fault, now that Concubine Yi is in charge, she still worries that this matter will not happen ?So he hurriedly laughed and said, "Thank you, Concubine Yi." Xiao Taohong smiled and said, "It's easy to say, easy to say." After speaking, she stood up and wanted to get up.

Seeing that Xiao Taohong was about to leave, Jia's mother hurriedly said, "I want to ask my aunt for help." After hearing this, Xiao Taohong smiled and said, "It's about Miss Yuanchun from your house. Don't worry, my mother has always liked Yuanchun. Girl, I just want to find a time to mention it to the Emperor and Concubine Hui, maybe Miss Yuanchun can be promoted to Gege, if she gets a male and a half female, Fujin's position on this side will be secured."

When Jia Mu heard this, she smiled happily and said, "In this way, Aunt Lao will be here." After speaking, she and Mrs. Wang personally sent Xiao Taohong outside the house.

Not long after Xiao Taohong left, Mother Jia said to Mrs. Wang, "Go and call Lian'er, and let him go to Yangzhou in person to propose marriage to my son-in-law!" Suddenly, he had a plan in mind, so he called Lin Zhixiao's family over, and ordered them to go with Jia Lian to propose marriage to Lin Ruhai, but they sabotaged it, and the marriage must not happen.

Lin Zhixiao's family heard this, and although they agreed on their lips, they sneered in their hearts and said to themselves: "You don't want your son to marry my girl, and my girl doesn't want to marry your son!" After thinking about it, he said to Lin Zhixiao After a word, Lin Zhixiao quietly came to the small courtyard where he lived, put a roll of letters into a small bamboo tube on the feet of a pigeon, and then let the pigeon fly.

The pigeon fluttered its wings and flew south by itself.