Crimson Pearl Tears in a Dream of Red Mansions

Besides, after listening to Xiao Taohong's words, Jia's mother felt that it was reasonable, and she thought to herself that although she and the emperor's eldest son party were on the same level, it was hard to distinguish, but after all Mingxiang was much younger than Suoxiang, and he was not from the same generation.If Suo Xiang passed away and the crown prince lost his support, the emperor would have to consider setting up another crown prince. Now that concubine Hui is in charge of the harem, she is no different from the empress, and then Zhijun Wang Yinti will be no different from the eldest son?And Concubine Yi was born in the Guo Luoluo family. Needless to say, she came from a noble family, and she has always been on good terms with Concubine Hui. The Guo Luoluo family is also the eldest son of the emperor. By doing this, it can also keep Jia's wealth and honor for a long time.

Thinking of this, Jia's mother resolutely decided to marry the Lin family, so that she could climb the tree of Concubine Yi.She also remembered that before Jia Min married, Mrs. Wang had a bad relationship with Jia Min, and she knew that Mrs. Wang had always favored Baochai, the daughter of her sister, Aunt Xue, as her daughter-in-law. .Thinking of this, he called Amber and said, "Ask Second Master Lian to come to my place."

Amber agreed and left.Not long after, Jia Lian came over and asked, "What orders does the old ancestor have?" Jia's mother asked, "I asked the second wife to order you to go to your uncle Lin's house to propose marriage to Baoyu. Did she say anything to you?" " Jia Lian is a very clever person, after hearing this, he understood the general idea, and said with a smile: "What did the ancestor say? My wife obeyed the order of the ancestor."

Jia's mother said: "Don't make fun of me. When you go to Yangzhou, you must settle this matter for me. You know, your uncle's family is no more expensive than ordinary royals, and there is a line of people who want to marry your cousin! Jia Lian nodded in agreement, but secretly worried in his heart, how can we not offend both ends?

Leaving Jia's mother's room, Jia Lian saw his wife, Sister Feng, settling accounts there, because he said, "You still have the mind to settle accounts there, but I'm in big trouble!" The son took the woman in charge down, and asked with a smile, "But the wife asked you to disturb the marriage between Huang Baoyu and Sister Lin?" Jia Lian couldn't help but wonder, "How do you know?"

Sister Feng laughed and said, "What's the big deal? Let me tell you, you went to Yangzhou and just let nature take its course. When I was at home, I heard from my father that Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin were not ordinary people. I'm afraid they may not be willing to promise Sister Lin to Baoyu!" Jia Lian said, "If that's the case, it's according to my wife's wishes, but it's just the old ancestor's side, so what can I do?" Sister Feng said with a smile: "Usually Seeing that you are very clever, why did you become a fool at this time? I heard that Aunt Lin had a bad relationship with her wife when she was not married. You only told your ancestors that Aunt Lin was afraid that Sister Lin would be embarrassed by her wife after marrying Baoyu. So I don't agree. Then it will be done?" Jia Lian laughed and said, "You are smart after all, why didn't I think of it?"

After hearing this, Sister Feng said again: "Don't be glib, I heard that Yangzhou is specialized in producing beautiful women. When you go there, you only give me a job. Don't provoke me to be dishonest. woman!" Seeing what Sister Feng said, Mi Fen's face was filled with anger, and the corners of his eyes were filled with affection, and he couldn't help being moved, so he hugged Sister Feng and fell on the bed, saying: "Then I can provoke you?" Then he said Put down the bed curtain to cover the charming room.

The next day, Jia Lian packed his bags and went to Yangzhou with only two servants, Xing'er and Wang'er.Because of the waterway and the downstream, it is naturally much faster than taking a horse-drawn carriage, so it took only three or four days to reach Yangzhou.When Jia Lian arrived in Yangzhou, he found out where Lin's mansion was without much inquiry. He hired a carriage and went to Lin's mansion.

When he arrived at Lin's mansion, Jia Lian handed over the greeting card. When the concierge saw him, he smiled and said, "It turned out to be the second master Lian. The master has already given orders. He has official duties. If the second master Lian comes, he will enter the mansion. He has already served Lian." The second master has prepared a resting room." After speaking, he led Jia Lian to the west corner gate.Jia Lian felt that he was a descendant of Rong Guogong and a relative. Although he couldn't enter the main entrance, he couldn't even enter the side door. He lost face and asked, "Why don't you open the side door?"

Seeing what Jia Lian said, the porter couldn't help but sneered and said, "Second Lord Lian, my lord let him into the Xijiao Gate because he was a relative of Lian. Otherwise, he would have to enter the mansion through the back door because of his status as a slave in Rongguo Mansion. of."

Jia Lian was about to say something when he suddenly saw the jade on the doorman's body, which is only qualified to be worn by a serious bannerman, so he couldn't help thinking to himself: "Looking at the jade worn by the doorman, it is obvious that he is a bannerman. It’s just that I don’t know how to be a decent bannerman, but I’m willing to be a little concierge for Uncle Lin, what is Uncle Lin’s status?” So he didn’t insist anymore, and followed the concierge into the West Corner Gate.

When he entered the mansion, Jia Lian couldn't help admiring what a fairy house is. He thought that the splendor of Jia's mansion was no worse than that of the king's mansion, but now compared with Uncle Lin's mansion, he doesn't think it looks like a The kennel is gone.Not long after, the concierge led Jia Lian to a courtyard with a bamboo plaque on it, inscribed "Cage Cloud Residence".I just heard the concierge say: "This is the place. Let's take a good rest for the second master Lian. After the master finishes his official duties, someone will come to invite the second master Lian. In addition, tell the second master Lian that Sibei Le and ten The third elder brother is temporarily living in Lin's mansion because of the emperor's order, if the second master Lian is fine, don't wander around, so as not to bump into the fourth beile and the thirteenth elder brother, it will be bad." After saying that, he left on his own up.

Jia Lian saw the elegant and beautiful interior of this caged cloud house, the flowers, plants, bamboo and wood seemed to be naturally generated, without any piled up state, and also saw that the tea bowls used in the room were all white porcelain from official kilns. , Incomparable, otherwise, the ancestors would not want to marry the Lin family so much." He couldn't help but secretly admired, "If my family has such wealth, why should I stay for several years with that little fellow?"

Until it was getting to the west, someone led Jia Lian to the place where Lin Ruhai lived.When Jia Lian saw Lin Ruhai, he hurriedly saluted and said, "My nephew has seen my uncle." Lin Ruhai raised his hand and said, "Sit down, Lian'er." Then he asked, "What's the matter here, Lian'er?" Jia Lian asked hurriedly. "My nephew came here to propose marriage to my uncle on behalf of Baoyu at the request of my ancestors." Lin Ruhai couldn't help frowning when she heard this, and said, "Your aunt and I should be very careful about Yu'er's marriage. I will not hide it from you, many people have come to my Lin family to propose marriage to me, including many young royal children of the current dynasty, but because Yu'er was unwilling, neither your aunt nor I agreed. I shouldn't object to adding relatives to relatives, but even though I'm in Yangzhou, I've heard that Baoyu doesn't like reading, and only loves to hang out with her sisters in the inner room. How can such a character match Yu'er? "

Seeing that Lin Ruhai was faintly angry, Jia Lian hurriedly said, "Actually, apart from his love for red, Baoyu is also smart. I also sigh to myself. Besides, I heard from the old lady that this was originally the meaning of the concubine Yi. Lin Ruhai heard this, and couldn't help laughing: "This is a lie. Concubine Yi lives deep in the palace and has never had anything to do with my Lin family. How could she suddenly have such a meaning?" Jia Lian hurriedly said: "My nephew dare not I'm lying, but the fact is that Miss Taohong, who was in front of Yifei, came to the mansion that day, and she didn't know what she said to the old lady and the second lady, so she made a decision."

When Lin Ruhai heard the word "Concubine Yi", after a little thought, he understood the general idea, and then said: "Lian'er, let me tell you the truth, I will never agree to this marriage, and the previous A few days ago, the emperor also sent a secret decree, saying that it is Yu'er's marriage, and he will be the master in the future. Therefore, even if I agree, it will be useless."

After hearing Lin Ruhai's words, Jia Lian knew that Daiyu would probably be drafted into the palace in the future. As the man of the Lin family, Manchuria Zhenghuang Banner, he might be the heir to some prince in the future, so he had to say: "In that case, I I have no choice but to report back to my ancestors truthfully." Lin Ruhai said: "You just came, I'm afraid you haven't had a chance to visit Yangzhou, these few days you just spend two days in Yangzhou. After this busy period, I intend to let Yu My son is going to Beijing, and with your protection, I can rest assured." After hearing this, Jia Lian agreed to leave.

In fact, how did Jia Lian know that Lin Ruhai was lying to him, not to mention that Kangxi didn't have any "secret orders" at all, if there were, as long as Lin Ruhai didn't want to, it would be just a piece of waste paper.So Jia Lian had to wait resentfully to go back and listen to Jia's mother's scolding.

Because of the boredom in his heart, Jia Lian lingered in Yangzhou's Flower Street and Liu Lane every day, and soon his money was shy, and he was too embarrassed to speak to Lin Ruhai, so he wanted to bid farewell to Lin Ruhai.

On this day, Jia Lian was about to bid farewell to Lin Ruhai, but Lin Ruhai said to Jia Lian: "Lian'er, Sibei Le and Thirteenth Brother will return to Beijing tomorrow. I thought that Yu'er would go to Beijing sooner or later anyway, so So I entrusted Si Bei Le and Thirteen Brothers to let Yu'er go together, and I can rest assured that Si Bei Le and Thirteen Brothers will take care of them. In addition, I also prepared some things for my mother-in-law. Tomorrow, you Let's go with Sibeile and Brother Thirteen, and take the things I gave to my mother-in-law along the way."

Hearing what Lin Ruhai said, Jia Lian thought that if he did this, he might be able to climb up to Si Bei Le and Thirteen Brothers, so he hurriedly agreed.

The next day, I saw that Daiyu had already packed up her things, and Yinzhen and Yinxiang's servants also loaded those things into the carriage.When Jia Lian saw Daiyu, he couldn't help admiring in his heart. Could it be that the ancestors said that people who wanted to marry Daiyu were queuing up.Leaving aside the wealth of the Lin family, even with Daiyu's appearance, it's hard for anyone not to be tempted after seeing her.While Jia Lian was thinking wildly, Daiyu, Xueyan, and Daiyu's nurse, Mother Wang, had already boarded the car.And Yinzhen, Yinxiang and Wei Shaoting were already riding on the horses.After a while, Jia Lianfang got on the horse under Xing'er's reminder.

Because he went back to Beijing with Yinzhen and Yinxiang, Jia Lian had to stop and go along the way, and Jia Lian couldn't say anything, so it took a little longer to return to Beijing.

After entering Beijing, Yinzhen and Yinxiang had to go to the palace because of business, so they only sent Daiyu to Ningrong Street and left.Before leaving, Yinzhen left behind a maid named Chunxian to wait on Daiyu.When Jia Lian saw her, she thought, "Si Bei Le did this because he fell in love with Sister Lin?" Then he thought about Lin Ruhai's "secret decree", and said to himself, "No. Don't say that Si Bei Le is not a womanizer, Even with the status of the Lin family, they would not go to Sibeile's mansion to be a Gege concubine, and the emperor would not issue a "secret decree" just to designate a Gege concubine to a Baylor. I heard that Sibele and Thirteenth Brother Good friends, this time we went to Yangzhou together, could it be that the one who is really interested in Sister Lin is Elder Brother Thirteen?"

Not to mention that Jia Lian is secretly speculating here, and Xueyan is quarreling with Mrs. Wang's companion Zhou Rui's family over there.Jia Lian met and asked the concierge, and he knew that Xueyan was not angry with Zhou Rui's family for letting Daiyu enter the mansion through the west corner gate, so they quarreled.Jia Lian secretly thought that Daiyu would be the prince Fujin in the future, and she must not offend her now, otherwise she would not be able to afford it in the future.So he went over, pulled Zhou Rui's family, and whispered a few words in Zhou Rui's ear, Zhou Rui's family was stunned, and hurriedly ordered the young man to go in to inform, and after a while, the gate of Rongguo Mansion opened automatically, and Jia Mu and everyone came to welcome him. out.