[Red Mansions] The big maid struggles daily

Zhu Xiu had just returned to the mansion, and Uncle Cheng had been waiting for a long time.Zhu Xiufang had met her mother, and Madam Zhu said: "Chunliu and Qiugui help your grandma wash and wash, and then come to the cool hall after changing homely clothes."

Zhu Xiu took off the hairpin on her head and changed into a soft sweat-absorbing fine cotton wide-sleeved dress. After tidying up, the doctor woman came up to check her pulse again, and then went to the cool hall surrounded by her.

In this short while, it was enough for the nanny beside Zhu Xiu to tell Nanny Zhu all about the situation in the Rong Mansion.Grandma Zhu said angrily: "This old lady thinks everyone else is her, and only herself is in her heart. As long as she can be safe and honored, her children and grandchildren will not want it!" Big is getting dizzy.

Uncle Cheng looked calm and said with a smile: "The adoptive father has already said that Xiu'er should be from our family, and should be his granddaughter. The old and the young in our family are all the same people as before, and Xiu'er didn't take them Don't worry, we can't afford to be angry with these poor people."

Uncle Cheng said, thinking about his old father, he thought, whoever said that a person without roots has no conscience and is not a human being. If the foster father hadn't always kept the bottom line, he wouldn't be where he is today.The court ladies in the palace still have a little hope of being the master, or make it out of the palace, but the eunuchs have lived a lowly life after entering the palace, even if they have become powerful officials, through the ages, there are very few of them.Like the adoptive father, those are people who are more loyal than monkeys and dogs, not derogatory words, these are the original words of his old man.The old eunuch Cheng once taught his son why old adults, no matter if they are elders or inner ministers, tend to squint their eyes?It's not old eyes that are dim, but a pair of eyes that are so poisonous and sharp that they can almost see through people's hearts. Half-closed eyes are just to leave a way for others to survive and for themselves.

Nanny Zhu shook her head and sighed: "The things we want to talk to Xiuxiu would be impossible without this old lady's involvement. It's all in this situation, and she is going through it with Duke Xian. How could it be possible not to know the consequences if something big happened, but it’s just that you don’t want to honor wealth and honor.”

Grandma Zhu asked herself, if she changed places, she would rather bow her head and retreat, even if she loses her title and loses her fortune, but as long as she is still alive, living in poverty and teaching her children, she may not have a bright future.As a result, the old lady Jia of the Rong Mansion took the lives of the whole family to waste together. She thought that if there were so many people, Long Live on the dragon chair would give in?stupid!All these years in the small back house talking about one thing has squeezed the old lady's vision to death. Today is not the emperor who seeks stability and fame in his rare years. He can bear it now, and he is even more cruel to others!What's more, the once-famous old Beijing's nobles are no longer the powerful and powerful in their early years. How can a group of wine bags and rice bags succeed?I'm afraid it's faster to dream.

"What are Mama and Uncle going to say?" Zhu Xiu asked with a smile while holding Chunliu's hand.

When Uncle Cheng saw his niece, he turned into a Maitreya Buddha, and said with a smile: "You have a new cook today, and you have made some good dim sum. You can try it. If you like this skill, I will give it to you in the future." Take home."

The servants hurriedly brought a bowl of sugar-steamed shortbread cheese, Zhu Xiu saw that it was really different from the usual ones at home, it was covered with a layer of fresh fruit and nuts.Digging a spoonful with a silver spoon, her cheeks were moistened, Zhu Xiu smiled and said, "But the imperial chef?"

Uncle Cheng clapped his palms and laughed: "It's still my aunt's tricky mouth, you can tell it once you taste it! This cook was originally the master of Bai'an in the imperial tea dining room, but he accidentally hit his right hand with a heavy object, so he had to sue the old man. He was born to be a The one who was born in the inner prison is no different than other royal chefs. He will end up in exile. Your grandfather and his grandfather had a sympathy in the early years, so they simply sent him to the mansion. He himself said that this snack is not so interesting."

After eating a bowl of crispy cheese, Zhu Xiu felt that the heat was gone, because he smiled and said: "What uncle is going to say, was the grandfather sent this master to tell you?" If not, yesterday was fine, today the royal chef Here it is, uncle and mother called her to come to this hall and talk about it as a matter of business.

Uncle Cheng squinted his eyes and smiled, looking at Madam Zhu, Mama Zhu smiled and said, "My son is smart. It's just a coincidence, if it had been a little earlier, you wouldn't have gone there, it's a waste of exhaustion."

Uncle Cheng laughed: "We don't care about the details, as long as we know the facts."

The servants who were waiting on the table had already retreated far away to the outside under the verandah when they were serving the crispy cheese, and only Uncle Cheng's voice could be heard in the open hall.

"An Nanguo has provoked and violated the border for a long time, but the king of Nan'an has been suppressing it... In my dynasty, the four kings of the opposite sex, Dongping and Xining, have long since fallen, and even the princes have lost, just like the two mansions of Ningrong. Lao Gaoming is still alive, and has taken off the plaque of the palace. The king of Beijing, with a different surname, is actually a descendant of the clan from the previous generation. Only the king of Nan'an County was born in southern Xinjiang. Because of the instability of the southern kingdom , not only retains the title of the county king, but also holds the military power in his hands. The Nan'an county king also knows the reason, so he would rather indulge An Nanguo's invasion and expand, and want the southern border to be unstable, so as to maintain his family's status."

"The Supreme Emperor's life is high, and such calculations and games are still possible. It's just who is called the Supreme Emperor's Zen throne. When this year is rich and powerful, how can he bear to lie on the couch and sleep with others. Your grandfather said that since the Holy One took the throne, he has already started planning. Now The government is getting clearer and the treasury is full, so it's just the right time." Uncle Cheng looked at his niece and said with a smile, "The armor, weapons, food, herbs, and medicinal materials for An Nanguo's army have already been prepared."

This meant to tell Zhu Xiu to relax.Historically, in wars, six points depend on the soldiers and four points rely on the rear. If the rear is unstable and the supply is insufficient, it is useless to resurrect the god of war; otherwise, the odds of winning five points are nine points.

Zhu Xiu raised his eyebrows, "But the king of Nan'an doesn't like it? Uncle used to say that four kings and eight males are in harmony with each other, but what are these nobles going to do?" Once the court sweeps away the southern kingdom, the detached status that the king of Nan'an has maintained for many years will not be maintained. , like Dongping and Xining, the decline is just around the corner.

Uncle Cheng sneered: "Of course the king of Nan'an County doesn't care about this situation, and now he is jumping up and down to contact the nobles, asking the court to make peace with An Nanguo." The king of Nan'an County favored An Nanguo, so that no one in Annan Kingdom took Daqing seriously. The foolish people in a small country dared to call our people in Daqing "two-legged pony". In order to make a living, the people of our dynasty are plundered by farming, labor, road exploration and hunting. The people in Baiyue and southern Yunnan are very angry. If the court does not use troops first, the people may rebel. Therefore, peace is absolutely impossible. .”

As soon as Zhu Xiu heard it, she knew that the people in southern Xinjiang would suffer a lot. These two-legged pony horses were like the Huns in the north who called the Han people two-legged sheep. They both valued human life lower than cattle and sheep.Cattle and sheep are grazed in the north, and there are many pony horses in the south, so such a cheap name comes out.It's just a reconciliation, Zhu Xiu remembered that after Tanchun married far away in the original book, the Rongguo Mansion was still in decline, I'm afraid there is something tricky about it, the hatred is deep-rooted, and this peace talk is hard to come by.

"Uncle means that the king of Nan'an contacted the nobles such as the four kings and eight princes to force the emperor to agree?"

Uncle Cheng posted: "Nan'an Prince's Mansion presents a daughter, please seal the title of Princess, for the purpose of marriage. In addition, the governor of Ping'an Prefecture wrote a letter to Ping'an Prefecture from the remnants of the previous dynasty, requesting to suppress the town."

Zhu Xiu's heart twitched, she was afraid that the chaos was false, and the coercion was true.No wonder the old lady trembled again, Ping'an Prefecture was the old foundation of Jia Shi Wang Xue's four families, and the Jia family's meddling was indispensable here.

"Then why do you want to use your grandfather's hand to stuff people? Now that the situation is stalemate, Concubine Jia is pregnant again, and the monks in the Household Office have to look at the Buddha's face. Isn't it a very simple matter to squeeze a few people into his house? "

Zhu Momo was beside her and said, "What if the granddaughter of the Nan'an Prince's Mansion who requested a marriage is the one who entered the fortress?"

Zhu Xiu's eyes widened. Is this family out of their minds?It is said that if you can't let go of a child, you can't let go of a wolf. This child is what your family insists on letting go. Before the wolf is caught, the child who has let go will go back on his word. What are you trying to do?

Nanny Zhu shook her head and said with a smile: "As your uncle said, if you understand the truth and do something, the situation in southern Xinjiang will not be like this." So strong, is it difficult to maintain the balance between An Nanguo and Southern Xinjiang?Everything my ancestors did was fine, and even the imperial court couldn't find any major faults, but since the past 20 years, the government has almost forced the people to rebel, and the foundation has been completely destroyed.Now that the arrow is on the string, it is not surprising that he is still greedy.

"No, what's so special about that girl?"

Grandma Zhu just laughed: "The ancestral home of Nan'an Prince's Mansion is in southern Xinjiang, which is no more respectful than the rules of the Central Plains. Although there are many branches and vines, they have long been separated. Besides, his family is not rich in offspring, so this girl is the only one who has been picked out. This girl was born In the early years, a Taoist said that it was the fate of the Luanfeng. His family wanted to talk about peace with the southern country and retain the status of the king, but they were reluctant to fly the Luanfeng to the small country in southern Xinjiang, hoping to be born like the Jia family. A noble concubine or even an empress, wouldn’t she want to build plank roads openly and cover Chen Cang secretly.”

Zhu Xiu frowned: "If it goes well, Mommy and uncle won't know about it. Now that they are talking about it so loudly, but his family leaked the news?"

Uncle Cheng said with a smile: "The news about the court's preparation for war for many years came from the Great Court Meeting. The spread of such news is to appease the people, and it also reveals that the king of Nan'an is incompetent and has gone against the court. One will completely mess up other people's wishful thinking. As for digging out the Luan girl's trick, I'm afraid it doesn't mean long live, but more like the handwriting of the master and empress in the palace-this news is still being suppressed in the inner court, and few foreign ministers know about it. On the contrary, the old inner ministers who are in power have a good idea."

After Zhu Xiu heard this, she knew that the Luan daughter of Nan'an Prince's Palace was planning to enter the palace, which was what her grandfather wanted to tell her family.

"The Jia family is involved in Ping'an Prefecture, I can still understand, but when their girls enter the palace, what are they doing?" Zhu Xiu was extremely puzzled. Didn't this so-called Luan girl enter the palace to compete with the concubine Jia? Why is the Jia family happy to see it succeed?

Zhu Nanny shook her head and said in a low voice: "The virtuous concubine is not favored, how can she suddenly become pregnant? Besides, what people are looking forward to is not the current, but the only eldest son crowned today. His Highness is highly valued by the ministers of the Holy Lord, and now he is still pregnant. He did not open a mansion outside the palace. If Mr. Guo Lai is exhausted now, there are nine out of ten chances that this Grand Highness will supervise the country."

Uncle Cheng continued: "There are rumors in the market that the old concubine of Nan'an was born in a big family in the south of Xinjiang, and she may have the ability to play tricks..."

Zhu Xiu didn't notice those words before, but the few words my uncle said now are very scary.This meant that Jia Yuanchun's dragon fetus was conceived by some shady means, and it was related to Nan'an Palace.The Jia family accepted this kindness and boarded the thief ship?As for the Wang family of Nan'an County, they are even more daring, they are running around talking about peace between the two countries on the surface, but they are secretly thinking of changing the dynasty.I'm afraid that the palace is not very peaceful, since Nan'an Palace's hand can reach into Jia Yuanchun's Qiluan Palace, it means that there is a way to send women into the palace; but his family has to rely on Jia's family, which means that it is not only a death delay Going to Jia's house means pointing at the grandfather.If not, how would Yijia know the details of his maternal grandfather when there was no one outside his family.

"No, I'm afraid it's my grandfather who is being targeted. The matter of the girl in Nan'an Wangfu's family is also a secret. Since his family dares to make such a plan, it will be tightly covered." Can't figure it out. Well, it is the crime of ransacking the family and exterminating the clan.

The grandfather passed the news, and sacrificed a master chef of the imperial tea dining room, which means that the palace is not optimistic, otherwise, those little Huangmen who were raised would not be able to pass the message.An imperial cook who is out of reach, probably arrived at the mansion after a few twists and turns.Zhu Xiu recalled that more than half a month ago, Jia's mother ordered Wang Xifeng to invite her, which meant that the calculation had already been made at that time. With her grandfather's ability, it was impossible to deliver the news so slowly. There must be some things that were still covered. , It has to be roundabout, and only those who are trustworthy dare to spread the word.

Uncle Cheng's sister and brother looked at each other, and they all laughed. Madam Zhu hurriedly pressed her daughter's shoulders to reassure her, and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid. This matter will be resolved soon, otherwise your grandfather would not I will let us know. Your uncle and I are not hiding anything from you, just to let you know. Although I don’t know what the elders are doing, but this Nan’an Palace is too frivolous. The past ten years have been peaceful, making their family look down on everyone .That ghostly trick is useless at all. It’s just that the Holy Majesty once said that when the war in the south is peaceful, I’m afraid the aristocratic families here won’t be able to get any benefits.”

After thinking about it for a while, it was natural that he was talking about Jia Yuanchun's pregnancy. Zhu Xiu knew that even if she was a fool, she asked the old lady to lower her head and agree to find her grandfather to help the Jia family. There will be no mercy.

"Although his family is ridiculous, the girls are all right."

Mammy Zhu finished clicking, Zhu Xiu was stunned for a moment, her eyes were flushed, knowing that Mama and uncle were afraid that she would feel bad, and telling her the matter was to pay back for her.

Grandma Zhu smiled: "Anyway, our family owes us some kindness. To repay the kindness, in a few days, just quietly pass the letter to Second Grandma Lian. From now on, you don't have to worry about it."

Uncle Cheng also laughed and said, "The phrase you said earlier about 'I'm only afraid of pig teammates' is not bad at all. The king of Nan'an County is incompetent, but the old concubine is a powerful person. I don't know how long she has been planning in private. It's just that the imperial court suddenly used troops to disrupt the situation. It's not too bad, but who knows that Jia's family has been found again. Do you know where this matter leaked from? The two governments, in just a few days, have completely leaked out their many years of planning, they are still beautiful."

"Concubine Jia was pregnant with a dragon fetus, and thought she could hide it, but the saint became suspicious in the first month...not to mention the Rongguo Mansion, his second wife dared to hide the stolen goods of the Zhen family, and even called her a concubine. An idea for a marriage. I hope that the second master Bao of his family will become a noble concubine, the brother of the princess princess, and be named a marquis."

At this time, Zhu Xiu still didn't understand why her mother said to pass the message to Wang Xifeng for a few days, but she understood before ten days later.The old concubine of Nan'an suddenly died suddenly. It is said that the king of Nan'an County disobeyed her mother's order and angered her to death.As for the reason for the disobedience and unfilial piety, there was no truth about it. It was only vaguely said that the king of Nan'an was drunk and misbehaving in the ancestral hall.

Within two days, the king of Nan'an County was deprived of his title due to unfilial piety, and was confined in the mansion.Together with that Luanming girl, the whole family was guarded.Because there is no other crime, and it has not been actually prosecuted today, on the contrary, the old nobles who boarded the ship moved more and more frequently, and they seemed to be jumping over the wall in a hurry.

Jia Lian hurriedly asked for leave, went home quietly, and was discussing with Sister Feng.Zhu Xiu sent an unremarkable nanny to greet Wang Xifeng, and only handed over a sentence: "Make arrangements quickly, do good deeds, and get good results." After speaking, another prescription was handed over.

If it gets involved in this kind of thing, it's hard to keep anyone surnamed Jia.If the war with An Nanguo goes well, Wan Sui and the elders of the pavilion may still be willing to let go of the innocent people; if the casualties are greater, they must use the river of blood of the culprits such as the four kings and eight princes to sacrifice to the soldiers .Needless to say, Jia Lian should be clear about this truth.

Sister Feng covered her stomach with one hand, and held Fangzi in the other. She was shaking all over, and cried, "This child came at the wrong time! I don't want to give birth, and I will suffer when I give birth. Why bother!"

Jia Lian's eyes were red, and he asked, "Is it true that the old lady didn't reveal anything to the old man and you?"

Sister Wang Feng was almost hopeless and just shook her head hummingly.

Jia Lian endured the resentment and anger, and said: "In that case, let's just take care of ourselves."

Sister Feng cried: "Otherwise, otherwise! Send the eldest sister to sister Lin as a companion? And this one in my stomach, if a good life can land before..., even if he is thrown away, it will be fine, at any rate. Tell him to live. If there is no good luck, our mother and son will be killed, and I will be accompanied by my mother on the road to Huangquan!"

Jia Lian drank several bowls of cold tea, thought for a while, and said, "It's not enough. Just look at the battle in the south. I heard from the adults that they have won two battles. It's just that the soldiers from other places can't bear the heat and humidity there. A lot."

Speaking of this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly took the prescription that Zhu's family had just sent and looked at it carefully. After a long time, he suddenly laughed.

Wang Xifeng saw him crying and laughing, with tear stains on his face, so she came up and pushed him, fearing that this hope would fail and go crazy.

"Okay! Although I don't know the effect, but if you offer this prescription, it may be able to change our child's life."

After hearing this, Sister Feng asked quickly.

Jia Lian was not easy to export at first, but now he can't care less, and tells the whole story.It turned out that the land in the south of Xinjiang was hot and humid, and the soldiers stayed for several months, and they were able to overcome the acclimatization, but there was only one thing, which caused people to suffer: the local rain was heavy, the vegetation was lush, it was difficult to ventilate in the camp, and they had to fight in armor. The soldiers are all suffering from rotten crotch disease.This disease was embarrassing, at the beginning the soldiers still endured it, but when the number of people increased, it would be difficult to cure them if they couldn't hide it. Even though there were enough medicinal materials in the camp, the medicine was applied on the place, and the pus was flushed, and the effect was mediocre.

Zhu Xiu didn't expect it at first, it was only when Uncle Cheng mentioned it that he thought of it. From the ointment prescription given by the system that day, all the prescriptions for the disease were picked out, and they were sent to the south silently by the hand of the old eunuch Cheng.The one for Jia Lian and his wife cost a few dollars for the medicines in it, which is more expensive than other prescriptions.Giving it to them, and Jia Lian, is a gift in the snow, but it is icing on the cake for the soldiers, it doesn't matter if they have it or not.

Knowing the whole story, Sister Feng was both happy and sad, and she only said to Jia Lian, "He used this prescription to repay his love." In the future, Zhu Xiu and Rongguo Mansion will no longer owe each other or have anything to do with each other.

But Jia Lian said: "Second sister's matter should be done as soon as possible. There is also the third sister. Liu Er is in Beijing recently. I will find an opportunity to make a decision. The fourth sister is still young. In the future, we and our eldest sister will be sent to Sister Lin or the second sister's house. On the other hand, maybe they can turn things around. Those surnamed Jia cannot escape, and those not surnamed Jia may still have a way to survive."

Sister Feng wiped away her tears, rubbed her stomach, and made up her mind: "You don't need to tell the old lady, just tell the second master! The golden chai'er in the second master's room might be useful, so I'll give it to her younger sister, Yu Chuan'er." Go out and allow her parents to marry on their own, not afraid of her agreeing. The wife hates her very much, if she doesn't want the whole family to pay for it, she has to settle it!"

Jia Lian's eyes lit up: "You have the body deed of the family servant?"

Sister Feng smiled and said with red eyes: "I have been in charge of the family for these years, and it's not just a good talk. I can't get all of them, but the deeds of a few good girls are here."

After discussing with the couple, Jia Lian quietly went out of the house in the dark, and the next day found a new speculative friend, and quietly canceled the body contract of the confidant in their room, and there were other things that Sister Feng secretly hid. The affairs of Yu Chuan'er, Yuan Yang, Hu Po and others were settled together in the yamen.

This Jia Lian was also experienced, and he did not present the prescription with great fanfare. Instead, he found the governor of Shuntian Fu, who appreciated him a lot, and entrusted the prescription.Shuntian Fu Yin is an upright man, he followed him when he was in the residence, and he has his own way to pass it on to him.On the one hand, the imperial court rushed to send them to southern Xinjiang in eight hundred miles, and on the other hand, they collected medicinal herbs from all over the place to make various ointments, and sent them to the south in batches.

Jia Yingchun's personal welcome day has not yet arrived, and there will be good news from the south, and there will be good news that the rotten crotch disease has been curbed.The army mourned the imperial court and vowed to serve the country to the death, and the situation on the battlefield became clearer for a while.

Today, Sister Feng was chatting with Ping'er: "There is no reward from the imperial court. It is obvious that the class teacher will return after victory. Amitabha is the life-saving Bodhisattva. With this kind of thing, maybe we can keep our family."

Naturally, this family is only talking about these people in Sister Feng's room. In the past month, because of Sister Feng's frequent favors, her room was empty before they were united.Some words, do not shy away from confidantes.

Just as she was talking, Xiaohong, who was guarding the door, said: "Grandma, Second Master sent Xing'er back to talk."

Sister Feng hurriedly called to come in, and Xing'er kowtowed first, then hurriedly said: "Second Master has invited Liu Erye, and Liu Erye is quite willing, saying that he wants to take the family heirloom sword as a betrothal gift. Brought from his old house, Uncle Zhen of the Dongfu intervened, saying that he wanted to promise the third concubine of his house to Second Master Liu. This Second Master Liu has an infatuated heart, and often says that to marry a wife, one must marry a beautiful woman. The third girl is difficult to find out from outside, but the third aunt over there has quite a reputation. The second master means to ask grandma to make trouble here..."

Sister Feng laughed angrily, spat and said: "Your second master really uses me as a gunpoint, I'm going to make trouble, how to make trouble, and why!"

Xing'er swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and carefully apologized with a smile: "There is a ready-made excuse, I just ask grandma not to get angry!"

Sister Feng had a half-smile, looked it over, and scolded with a smile: "Oh, even the head is ready-made. I'm afraid you are haunted again, so hurry up and tell me! If you lie to me, be careful with your skin!"

Xing'er shrinks her neck: "Uncle Zhen still wants to tell my second aunt to be the second wife of our master."

"Grandma! Nanny! Don't be angry, the second master didn't answer, dare not agree!" Xing'er swears on his second master's behalf, and continues Ping'er's cross-examination with a mournful face.