The Hulk of the Red Chamber

Lin Daiyu looked at Xiuju and knelt in front of her and begged: "Miss Lin, please save my girl! The slaves don't ask too much, even if Miss Lin next post asks the girl to come and stay for two days, it's good to relax of!"

Lin Daiyu heard Xiuju crying about the difficulty of welcoming the spring, and the viciousness of the Sun family, she couldn't help being a little embarrassed, but in the end she sighed and said: "Forget it, I just posted a post, and you take it back, just say that there is a new building in my home. I asked my second elder sister to come over to enjoy a few crabapple peonies, my brother Bao and Brother You haven’t met my cousin and aunt, so I asked my second elder sister to come and see the two children, it happens to be able to stay for a few more days!”

Xiuju was overjoyed, and kowtowed her head several times until her forehead turned green. Her heart was mixed with joy and sorrow. She was happy that her girl could finally get out of the sea of ​​suffering temporarily. Sadly, at such a time, what the girl could count on was actually her childhood. The cousins ​​who have lived together, but my family members are unwilling to touch their hands.

Shi Hong was very proud recently. Although he was not promoted, he was transferred from the Ministry of Household Affairs to the Ministry of Officials. Extremely noble, this position can be said to be a necessary step to go to the cabinet. At least, a bachelor of attendant lecturer has the right to participate in the political affairs of the cabinet. In fact, it is equivalent to a consultant to the State Council of later generations.

Of course, even if the cabinet is covered by Shi Ding, Shi Hong has to put on a more humble appearance, not to be in the eyes of others, even if he has been in the court for so long, but, compared to In those same years, he was still promoted too fast. You must know that the number one scholar back then is still earning his qualifications from the fifth rank in the Imperial Academy.

When Shi Hong came back from the yamen, the weather was already hot. Even though ice was used in the yamen and the carriage, Shi Hong was still sweating a little. When he got home, he asked for water, took a shower, and changed into a light suit. The homely clothes went to Lin Daiyu's.

Lin Daiyu was sitting there, holding an embroidery frame, and was embroidering stitch by stitch. Shi Hong was startled when she saw it, and hurried over to take the embroidery frame and needle and thread from Lin Daiyu's hands, and Lin Daiyu turned around. Suddenly, seeing that it was Shi Hong, he smiled: "Zijia is back!"

Shi Hong nodded and asked, "What's on your mind? I was afraid that you'd poke a needle into your flesh just now!"

Lin Daiyu glanced at the messy stitches on the embroidery frame, so she had to call Bai Lu over, and ordered them to remove the embroidery patterns on it, and then said: "Zijia, the girl next to the second sister came to look for me today. Oh, I really feel bad! The second sister has always been gentle and docile, so why is she so miserable!" Before Xiuju mentioned that she bought it for 5000 taels, she knew that the 500 taels she sent to Jia's house The gold was not returned to the Sun family at all, but instead was misappropriated by the Jia family.You should know that although the exchange rate of gold and silver is nominally 1:10, the ratio of gold and silver has remained above 1:13 in the past two years, and there were even times of 1:16. A lot of gold, after converting it into silver taels, the Jia family can at least spare about 500 taels. What's the matter, 500 taels is not enough, even the most basic decent money for her daughter's marriage is not willing to give it!Yes, according to the time calculation, Concubine Xiande was also pregnant at that time, but Concubine Xiande was the daughter of the Jia family, but Yingchun was not?

The more she thought about it, the more Lin Daiyu felt cold-hearted. At first she thought her grandmother was loving, but now she realized that she was just a jealous, eccentric, and extremely calculating old lady. With such a father, and such a loving person, In fact, the grandmother who is completely opposite, how could Yingchun not suffer!

Shi Hong was stunned for a moment. He knew something about the Jia family's affairs. There was no other way. The Jia family seemed to never know what it meant to be low-key. Now that they are doing a lot of shopping outside, the concubine Xiande in the palace has also wholesaled a bunch of rewards in pairs, plus a calligraphy of "a good match made of gold and jade, a couple made in nature". All in all, news from the Jia family has always occupied the gossip list in the capital. of the top three.

However, Yingchun is a married person, and she is also a female family member of the inner house. The Sun family is also very inconspicuous in Chang'an. Sun Shaozu has a bad temper and is quite despicable. He is not very popular in the military department. He would go to inquire about their family's situation. Of course, Shi Hong didn't know any new news about Sun Jiayou.

When Shi Hong asked Lin Daiyu carefully, Shi Hong didn't know what to say when Lin Daiyu told Lin Daiyu about the embroidered orange. From his previous life, men who beat women were despised. I don't see how majestic, according to Shi Ze, he occasionally met Sun Shaozu twice, and Sun Shaozu fawned on him like a pug, making Shi Ze very contemptuous.The Sun family dared to touch the dowry for the Spring Festival. The world Shi Hong lived in in his previous life was actually quite simple. If you turn your face at the fat man, you will not do similar indecent things, or if you do, you will not be so blatant.

Lin Daiyu finally sighed: "Second sister is really pitiful, but grandma doesn't want to care about it. We are still outsiders after all, so we can only take her to stay here for two days!"

Shi Hong thought for a while, then sighed: "I can only do this first, if it's not possible, ask her if she is willing to reconcile? But that won't work, without the support of her natal family, it is not easy to reconcile. It’s just a cousin, you’re okay, I’ve already produced five servers here, and I’m not of the same clan, so it’s really hard to interfere!”

"Let's take a look first!" Lin Daiyu was also helpless, no matter how much she wanted to help, the key was that her reputation was not right!

Xiuju brought Lin Daiyu's post. After reading the post, Yingchun fell silent for a while. She had no more tears to shed now. Therefore, when she was serving her mother-in-law for dinner at night, she told her about it. The old lady of the Sun family It is true that vulgar philistines are the most bullying and afraid of the hardest. When I heard that it was the Hou's mansion, and then mentioned the historian, I suddenly remembered that the two masters of the historian are now important officials of the first rank, and there seems to be a son. , or my son's immediate boss, I was a little panicked at the moment, first stared at Yingchun fiercely for a while, thinking that she had never come to find anyone, why is it not a festival, so I posted the post , it must be that the daughter-in-law filed a complaint outside, and she couldn't help being angry and anxious. She wanted to do it, but she didn't dare, for fear of being seen by others, so she gritted her teeth for a while, and then reluctantly agreed. Come down, and say go early and return early, Sun Shaozu also sneered at the side, threatening Yingchun to go out, don't say anything, Yingchun is just silent.

In the evening, Sun Shaozu didn't come to Yingchun's house, so Yingchun let out a sigh of relief and told Xiuju to lock the doors and windows tightly, and finally had a peaceful sleep.

When Yingchun came to the door the next day, Lin Daiyu hardly recognized her.In fact, Lin Daiyu hadn't really seen Yingchun for several years. Before she got married, she held some poems and flower appreciation parties at home, and invited these sisters over. I knew it had nothing to do with those girls, but I didn't want to have anything to do with Jia's family anymore. The money I gave later was because of the friendship in the past, and I didn't want to embarrass the family that my mother was thinking about.Even Yingchun's marriage, Tanchun's marriage and other major events have never been seen. Counting, I haven't seen Yingchun for almost four or five years.Four or five years ago, Yingchun was still a gentle and beautiful girl. Although she was silent, she still carried the freshness of a young girl in her prime. Bones, almost lifeless body, she couldn't help being startled, she hurriedly stepped forward to support Yingchun, and asked, "How did the second sister become like this?"

Yingchun just lowered her head and said with a wry smile: "This is my fate! Fortunately, my sister still misses me, otherwise, I would die there, and no one would care!"

Lin Daiyu saw the sorrowful look on Yingchun's face, and sighed in her heart, and hurriedly took Yingchun inside, first went to see Mrs. Qin, and Mrs. Qin was also shocked, and cursed in her heart that the Jia family did not do human affairs, and that the good granddaughter was pushed away. Hulangwo, as her mother's family, didn't say anything about supporting Yingchun. If the Sun family couldn't afford to offend some princes and nobles, that's fine.The Sun family is just an insignificant nouveau riche, so no one said a word, and simply let Yingchun fend for itself.The Sun family is also a bastard. Although Jia She is not a serious Rong Guogong, he is still a first-rank general. In terms of rank, he is much better than Sun Shaozu. Even if Yingchun is a concubine, what is Sun Shaozu? From top to bottom, can there be one thing that can be obtained? To be able to marry Yingchun is already a virtue accumulated by the ancestors, but the result is such a humiliation.Thinking about it this way, I was a little displeased with Lin Daiyu's meddling in the matter of welcoming the spring before, but now I feel sympathetic. If no one cares about a good girl, she will be tossed away at a young age!

Wen Yan comforted Yingchun a few words, and Madam Qin asked Lin Daiyu to take Yingchun back to her yard to talk, thinking in her heart, when Shi Ding came back, she must complain to Shi Ding, what kind of kindness are you? Your aunt doesn't even care about her own granddaughter's life, so what is your nephew, there's no need to worry about such a cold aunt.

When she came here, Yingchun was full of pain and wanted to tell Lin Daiyu, but after seeing Lin Daiyu, she didn't know what to say. Lin Daiyu was also understanding, so naturally she wouldn't tell Yingchun about her sadness, so she just Accompanying Yingchun, playing with Bao Geer and You Geer, she had thought about it for a long time before, and finally felt that although He Li did not have the support of Jia's family, this matter would not be possible, but could it be possible to separate the property and live separately? Even if this doesn't work, Yingchun can take care of her illness and move out from Sun's house. Poor Yingchun's dowry is extremely shabby. Zhongtian didn't even have a Zhuangzi, so Lin Daiyu had no choice but to discuss with Yingchun, Yingchun's eyes finally flashed a few gleams, and sighed: "As long as I can leave Sun's family, even the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha in the future, I am willing!"

Lin Daiyu's heart moved. When she was keeping filial piety, she often went to various temples to offer incense. There is a Jingyue Temple on Zhongnan Mountain. It was originally a family temple built by a princess in the previous dynasty. It's not Shangwang, but there are also bhikkhunis who are dedicated to pure cultivation. Some wealthy families will go there if they want to observe the fast and worship Buddha for a long time. How about finding a quiet place to hide!Therefore, I suggested that Yingchun, in the name of fasting and praying, go to Jingyue Temple to rent a small courtyard to live for a year or so, so as to avoid the people of the Sun family. Yingchun is now in despair. Hearing what Lin Daiyu said, It was like a drowning person grasping at the last straw, without thinking about it, he nodded and agreed, and asked Lin Daiyu to help arrange, Lin Daiyu nodded in agreement.

Chapter 130

To be honest, Lin Daiyu's idea is almost crooked, but that's all she can do. She can't keep Yingchun at her home forever, and she might be accused of kidnapping by the Sun family, so she has no choice but to go astray up.

Yingchun didn't care so much, she grabbed this life-saving straw, and naturally refused to let it go. Lin Daiyu was afraid that this cousin really wanted to become a monk, so she hurriedly said: "This is just a stopgap measure, let's think of a way. It is best to be able to reconcile, second sister, you are still young, you can't keep getting mixed up with the Sun family!"

Yingchun got up and bowed to Lin Daiyu, choked up and said, "Thank you sister for planning for me. The best days in my life are when I'm with my sisters in my boudoir. Now, I only hope for a little peace and don't call those People just appeared in front of me!"

Lin Daiyu quickly helped Yingchun up, and said worriedly: "Second sister, you are like this now, you still need to find a doctor first, and take care of yourself. The doctor Li I often invite here is very proficient in gynecology. Then invite him to show the second sister a look!"

Yingchun was very grateful and let go of her worries. Yingchun looked much better. She only lived in the Shi's house for two days. After carefully discussing the details, she brought people back.

Borrowing the power of the historian, Yingchun was tough once in a while, and soon, it was settled that the grandson's daughter-in-law went to Jingyue Nunnery to pray for blessings.At the Jingyue Nunnery, Lin Daiyu rented a small courtyard early for Yingchun to recuperate. The lease period was tentatively set for one year. Yingchun brought her maids and lived in directly. Before that, Dr. Li gave Yingchun a pulse diagnosis. He made a prescription for Yingchun to drink first, but he disapproved of Yingchun eating fast in the temple. According to him, although Yingchun was young, her life during this period, especially the depression in her heart, had seriously affected her. Therefore, although it is impossible to eat big fish and meat, it should also be nourished.Lin Daiyu thought about it for a while, and felt that saving people to the end would send Buddha to the west, so she followed Dr. Li's suggestion and often sent some milk, eggs, and supplements such as donkey-hide gelatin, bird's nest and snow clam to Yingchun, so that The people around Yingchun built a stove in the yard, simmered on a low fire, and slowly mended Yingchun.

The matter of Yingchun was settled for the time being. These things did not avoid people, but there was no response from the Jia family. However, Jia Baoyu finally got married, and Xue Baochai was carried directly from Lixiangyuan to Yihongyuan in a sedan chair. , becoming Jia Baoyu's wife, it seems that the joy is still effective. Jia Baoyu wakes up the next day and wakes up. This makes even Shi Taijun, who doesn't like Xue Baochai, smile a lot more sincerely at Xue Baochai.

Suddenly news came from the west that the Xining Palace intends to raise troops to rebel.

In addition, due to the previous defeat and loss of land, all the families were convicted, except for the death of the king of Nan'an County, all the males were exiled for three thousand miles, and all the female relatives were beaten into the lowly status of the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion. The King of Dongping County and the King of Beijing County are gone. The King of Beijing has long lost his real power, and the Palace of the King of Dongping County does not actually exist anymore. , Moreover, it is also a person who can't touch the slightest real power.

Shi Guangzhu was clever, he resolutely rebelled when he saw that things were not going to work, and finally left life for Shan Guogong's mansion, but the four princes and eight princes who used to be so impressive have now begun to come to an end.

Even though there is no one in the Jia family, they still feel the crisis, but they have no choice but to step up contact with those families they have known in the past, hoping to find a way out.

But for a while, the imperial court was unable to take action. The kings of Nan'an County and Xining County fell one after another, and their party members were also liquidated one by one. The Ministry of Finance was busy taking out the seized property every day. After a series of incidents, the national treasury was almost overflowing with oil, and the Holy Majesty's internal treasury was also filled up all of a sudden.

Because there were several brothers of the Holy Majesty who colluded with the King of Xining County and the King of Nan'an County. After the Holy Majesty went to ask the Supreme Emperor for instructions, he reprimanded the princes. The real job was dropped, and in addition, it was declared grandiosely that the princes were deceived by traitors, so they did such unwise, unfaithful and unfilial things. Therefore, some of the remaining supporters of the princes were almost wiped out. clean up.The Supreme Emperor soon found out that in this way, he had been deprived of his right to speak in the court. Shocked and annoyed, he drank some wine and ended up having a stroke.

The emperor is already old, this stroke, even if the imperial doctor has the means, can't make the emperor return to normal. Although there is nothing abnormal, it is just that the legs and feet are not flexible, but, more importantly, the emperor His thinking speed is also declining, and his speech is not smooth. As a result, he can't reprimand the Holy One for being unfilial, so he has to recuperate in his Shoukang Palace every day.The Holy Majesty would not do anything that would be criticized by others, such as good medicine and good medicine, they would be delivered to the Shoukang Palace like running water, and he would calm down in the morning and evening, and personally serve the decoction, telling people to say that the Holy Majesty is really a filial son.

The filial son, the Holy One, is now having a great time copying his home, he doesn’t even go to the harem, sometimes he takes the rare treasures that are copied from various families, and even rare treasures that are not commonly seen in the palace, his eyes are full of coldness Ridicule and sarcasm.

In the harem, Yuan Chun now has a high position, but no favor.Although she lost her body due to premature birth, for some reason, the body that gained weight during pregnancy has been unable to lose weight, and the child is also in poor health. Up to now, the Holy One has not even given him a name. It's not a big deal, saying that children are weak in nature, so they can't be lucky if they don't do it too much, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that Concubine Xiande has fallen out of favor.

There are only three things a woman in the palace can rely on, one is divine favor, the other is her natal family, and the third is children.Even though Concubine Xiande has been promoted to a high position, in terms of love, she is not as good as at the beginning. She was able to be promoted by betraying Qin Keqing, but in fact, to the royal family, a daughter is nothing, if it is not Qin Keqing herself. He was not upright, and had a bit of trouble with Jia Zhen. The Holy Majesty would not even mind granting Qin Keqing the title of princess, so as to win over Prince Yizhong's old department.However, she betrayed Qin Keqing here, and Qin Keqing committed suicide on the other side. Even if she died of illness, is it the same as dying of illness by hanging herself?This made the Holy Majesty feel a bit grudge against Yuan Chun, but he had to reward the meritorious deeds, and the Holy Majesty also wanted to take the opportunity to praise the Jia family, and then fall down. Said that the sage treated the founding heroes harshly, mean and ungrateful.It's just that for Yuan Chun, the Holy Majesty is just a matter of face. He doesn't go to Fengzao Palace many times.

As the natal family of Concubine Xiande, the Jia family is really a teammate like a pig. From top to bottom of the family, except for Shi Taijun who has always been a sensible person, there is no one who does not hold back.Let's talk about the Ningguo Mansion first, Qin Keqing belongs to their mansion, they betrayed their promise to Prince Yizhong, and almost sent Qin Keqing to a dead end with their own hands, naturally they want to benefit.These days, faith comes first, and in the eyes of many people, betrayal is an unforgivable crime. Even if a betrayer reaches a new camp, it is difficult to gain trust. People will think that if you can betray the first time, then Can betray the second time, who dares to trust a capricious villain!Even if Prince Yizhong is gone, Ningguo Mansion's betrayal of the old lord, especially the killing of the old lord's daughter, is extremely criticized.Ningguo Mansion paid such a high price, and later contributed to Huifang Garden for Yuanchun's relatives. Naturally, they had to use Yuanchun's name to act, otherwise, Jia Zhenjiarong and his son could not make up for it before. It's just bad luck that he caught up with Jia Jing and died.

Looking at the Rongguo Mansion, Jia She is greedy for flowers and lustful. He is over half a century old, and he still keeps concubines in his house one after another. He also does bullying. Hook up.Jia Zheng is even more ambitious and talented. If he has been hanging around in the position of Yuanwailang in the Ministry of Industry, anyway, if he doesn't do anything, he won't make mistakes.In the end, he didn't have the diamonds, so he insisted on taking on the porcelain job. Now it's over, he was charged with a lot of crimes and went home without a job, and his original official position was also lost.Even the women in the family didn't worry about it. It can be said that the Jia family didn't do anything beneficial to Yuanchun except for getting a lot of money into the palace through unlawful and reasonable means. .

As for the son, he did have it, but he was a poor man. He drank concoction all day long and cried like a kitten. Moreover, this child didn't get the mercy of the Holy One, and the Holy Majesty even acted as if he didn't have this child.In this way, Yuan Chunkong has the status of a so-called virtuous concubine, but it is just a castle in the air. It looks good, and it will collapse if you touch it lightly.

Therefore, Yuan Chun's life is extremely difficult, especially in recent months, even though Mrs. Wang still handed the sign into the palace, but the money she brought is getting less and less. Even though Yuan Chun understands the difficulties of the family, but But it's not that the word "understanding" can solve the problem.Without money, Yuan Chun, a virtuous concubine, doesn't even give in to the eunuchs and maids. First, she doesn't have much favor now. Everyone sees her figure is too plump. The Holy Majesty doesn't like it. Second, she was the one who stuffed money before I'm too used to it, and now that I'm short on money, those palace people who have grown greedy will naturally not be happy.She needs to be recuperated after giving birth, and her son also needs to check the pulse frequently and change the prescriptions for recuperation. As a result, the imperial physicians did not come in time, and most of them were young faces. The illness has been cured, Yuan Chun looks fat now, but often has redness, and the inside is almost hollowed out, and that child is also inappropriate.

Just entered June, when the child was about to turn one year old, he passed away silently one night, Yuan Chun immediately vomited blood and fell down.

The author has something to say: It should end before the Dragon Boat Festival, and there should be a few extra chapters later.