The eldest grandson of the Red Chamber

On the day of returning to the door, the husband and wife packed up, prepared gifts and drove to Rongguo Mansion.When I entered the door, I met the owner's house first. Daiyu was not close enough to the Xing family and the Wang family. , The two are still familiar, and they speak harmoniously.

This is Jia's mother's place.

"I see Yu'er's complexion is good, so it can be seen that the husband and wife are in harmony?" Jiamu took Daiyu's hand to look carefully, and looked at the grown-up granddaughter, feeling emotional: "I have so many granddaughters, except for the empress who entered the palace, Dudu Yu'er is promising, so I worry about it."

"Grandmother in labor is concerned about him. He is a good-natured man, and he is reasonable in his actions and words. He is a good man." Daiyu smiled and shook Jiamu's sleeves lightly, a little embarrassed.

"It's good to have a good temperament, and everything else is secondary. When a husband and wife live together, it's rare to be considerate of each other." Seeing that Daiyu was sincerely satisfied with her son-in-law, Jia's mother was slightly relieved, and said earnestly: "Both of your parents died, and my wife is the only one to rely on in Jingzhong, and I don't have a capable brother. Although there is a lady in the palace, she is far away from the water and near the fire, so it may not make her strong. I am over 80, and these years have become more and more difficult. Well-connected, I always worry that Yuer will be wronged in a place I can't see. It was fine in our family earlier, and I still have a few people who can order me. I am a family, but there are occasional frictions and misunderstandings, but it's a trivial matter. Er, after two days you'll be fine again, now that you've moved into another house, we don't care about it, what happens in the future depends on Yu'er."

Hearing the meaning of instruction contained in it, Daiyu nodded seriously, feeling suspicious in her heart, her grandmother had said these words several times before she left the cabinet, and now she mentioned them again, but what?

Daiyu's guess was right. There was indeed a reason for Jia's mother to be so emotional.But it turned out that Yingchun stayed at her mother's house for a few days a few days ago. She went out three months earlier than Daiyu, and this time she came back, looking much haggard. He humiliated her vigorously with 5000 taels, and every time Yingchun mentioned that Sun Shaozu, she would burst into tears and was terrified.

The old lady is getting old, Mrs. Wang always warns her not to let anyone tell her the cry of Yingchun, which may disturb the cleanliness of the old ancestor, but the old ancestor has lived in the house for sixty years, and the wind blows from whichever side every day, and he can't leave the house. Clear and clear, let alone whispers in the wind.

It's just that she also felt that she was getting old and didn't want to bother to take care of it, and it was thankless.Since she wanted her not to see or hear, she just did not see it.

Marry a chicken as a chicken, marry a dog as a dog, the fate of the daughter's family, if you are unlucky, you have to admit it.

It's just that the Sun family is a booming family, and its fortune has only been around for 30 to [-] years. It has no foundation at all. The previous generation still took advantage of the old man to get things done, and the children of the family are not good enough. With such a family status, they still look down on Yingchun , repeated beatings, scolding and humiliation, regardless of the face of the imperial concubine, Yingchun and Yuanchun are still cousins.

Daiyu is from a foreign surname, and Xu belongs to the family of a dignified Hou family. Jia's mother said that the family is right, and that the son of the Ming family is a match for my family's Yu'er, but she is worried about Qi Dafei after all.

Ming's family is clean, and Ming Xu is a sensible person. Seeing that Yu'er gets along well with him, the old lady is happy, and asks about housework.

"Now I'm in charge of the two of our yards, and there are some dowry shops to practice. My mother-in-law said that when I come back home, I will open the ancestral hall and record me in the genealogy. She will teach me to be a housekeeper, and I will be in charge of Zhongfu in the future."

Mother Jia nodded: "It's fine if she takes the initiative to say it. It's not easy for you two to ask about this matter. Don't think it's troublesome and hard for Yu'er. If you don't take over this job, the name of mistress is not worthy of the name. It's the rules, but also the face."

If it was someone else, Mother Jia would not have warned this one more, but Daiyu's temperament is not keen on vulgar things, so a few words of advice are indispensable.

Daiyu responded, and the grandparents and grandchildren had some private conversations, mostly asking about the situation of the Ming family, how well Mingxu treated her, and so on. It's not easy to talk in the boudoir in front of the elders, and she has no close sister-in-law or anything like that, and she went back to the yard where she lived before she got married. She had only been away for a few days, and she felt a sense of strangeness.

Looking up at the sun, Daiyu asked Zijuan, "Where is Chengjing now?"

"My uncle should be talking with the master outside, and the master seems to have called Baoyu too." Zijuan laughed, Daiyu was talking to Jia Mu, and she also went to see the little sisters, so she got the news.

Daiyu just asked casually, but actually knew that Mingxu should speak in the front hall. Zijuan said that her uncle called Baoyu to come over, and she understood after a change of heart.

In the past few years when my uncle has been a foreigner, Baoyu's studies have been severely neglected. Chengjing is the new candidate. No one in Jia's family is serious about studying and becoming an official. If he is caught today, he must ask.

"We went to the garden to look for the third younger sister and the fourth younger sister to play with. I came back today, but I didn't come to see her. I have to ask her carefully. The third child has a new man and forgets the old one." Daiyu laughed, and came back with great difficulty , it is not good to stay in the house.

"It's no wonder the third girl, the few who played together at the beginning, the second girl and the girl went out, and Bao girl went to the house, it was Miss Xiangyun, and I heard that there was a marriage proposal at home, so it's not good to come here often, the fourth girl Young and withdrawn, it is better for young nuns to hang out together, so the third girl is playing with Grandma Zhu's sister." Zijuan listened to walk in front to lead the way, and smiled without turning her head.

Daiyu Baochai and the others left, but Jia's family is big, with many relatives, and coupled with the marriage, there are always many girls, one crop after another.

Hearing what she said, Daiyu suddenly realized that the Grand View Garden was mostly empty, and felt a little sad: "I still remember the excitement when we formed the Peach Blossom Poetry Club and joined poetry and painting, but now we can't even gather people together."

"Why can't we get together? When the third girl and the fourth girl are out of the door, the girls will all become grandmothers, and it will make sense to write poems together."

Obviously comforting, Daiyu knew what she was thinking, and smiled and said no more.

Mingxu's side is very boring, it's okay to start chatting with Jia Lian, because he played with Jia Lian in Jiangnan back then, compared to the rest of Jia's family, the two are still nodding friends, and it's not that there is no progress Chances are, back then Mingxu came back from Jiangnan to send his sister off to get married, and had a drink together, but Mingxu returned to Jiangnan again, and only came back last year.

Moreover, after some talk, Mingxu found that Jia Lian had hardly made any progress in the past few years, and the temperament that was not obvious because of his young and handsome appearance also showed a bit of wretchedness.

Although Jia Lian didn't cultivate his personal morality, he had an exquisite personality, and it was easy and pleasant to talk with him.After Jia Zheng came in, he became polite and restrained. Although everyone had to learn to socialize, which didn't make the scene embarrassing, there was really nothing to talk about. .

In fact, Mingxu didn't want to be someone else's child to instruct homework, but out of courtesy, Mingxu would not refuse, but Baoyu's face was really ugly, it seemed that he really hated such a "lu beetle" like him.

It's okay not to like reading, being born in a duke's family, it's not bad to be a rich and idle person, but he is the son of the second wife, and his parents want to be strong, so he can't let him.

Baoyu hates reading, but does nothing. He is naive day by day, facing his father's questioning and inspection, he just blindly avoids it.On the day of the wedding, Baoyu behaved calmly, Mingxu thought he had grown up, but now it seems that he is still very naive.

After all, he was raised in the boudoir, never seen the world, never been exposed to wind and rain.

After lunch in Jia's mansion, Mingxu and Daiyu didn't stay any longer, bid farewell to their elders and drove away.

"It's still early, don't be in a hurry to go back, the left and right have already come out, does Yu'er want to go somewhere?" After leaving Jia's residence, Mingxu and Daiyu chatted while sitting in the carriage.

Daiyu shook her head: "I don't go out often." So I couldn't think of where to go.

"Didn't you just say that your sisters are fishing, if we go to the village, the weather just happens to be right." Ming Xu suggested.

"It's too far away, it's too late to go back." Daiyu still shook her head, Ming Xu specially asked for leave to accompany her to the house, if she returned home too late, there might be criticism from the Song family.

"So, let's go shopping. Speaking of which, I haven't hung out with you yet."

It was the first time for the young couple to go shopping, and both of them felt fresh. They bought a lot of things, and went to the property under their name along the way. gift.

As soon as he entered the door, Chang Sui, who was beside Ming Su, came up to greet him: "The master said, the master has returned to the house and went to the front study."

Mingxu had no choice but to turn around and let Daiyu go back to the yard by herself first, and followed others to Mingsu's study.

"Son please greet father, why is father calling me?"

"Sit." Ming Su pointed to the seat.

Ming Xu sat down as he said, Ming Su didn't say anything directly, first he was concerned about his son's work, how he was doing in the Imperial Academy, and whether he adapted or not.

Mingxu carefully answered all of them, and they all agreed.

Ming Su nodded, and changed the subject: "What do you mean by my son? But you want to win over that good man?"

This is to ask how many times Mingxu has entered Liangyi Hall to serve the emperor, and after being admitted as a good scholar, he can read books for the emperor and lecture for the emperor.

"My son's poetry and books are shallow, and I don't have enough experience. I'm afraid I won't be a good person." I really didn't think about continuing to go to the entrance exam, and the unity of knowledge and action. "None of the Hanlin will not join the cabinet", for the sake of long-term development, qualifications still have to be endured, and he is still young, so there is no need to rush to join the emperor.

But the emperor obviously didn't think so, he asked him to deliver books a few times, and occasionally asked him his opinion when reviewing the memorials, all of which were important affairs of state affairs, of course Mingxu didn't dare to have any opinions, he only asked the emperor about people's livelihood or officials' flattering notes Shi Fang thought about saying a few words, and didn't want to understand why the emperor was interested in him. He originally planned to ask his grandfather today.

"The Imperial Academy's collection of books is precious, and there are many historical records of previous dynasties. My son thinks that it is good to study books. In the past few years, due to the imperial examinations, he has fallen behind a lot in miscellaneous studies, so he can take this opportunity to enrich himself." Ming Xu said.

"This is very good. In the future, I will be released or stay in Beijing. I will not study when I am young, and sometimes when I am in short supply. I must not give up studying just because I passed the Jinshi examination."

Mingxu nodded in agreement, and seeing Mingsu's pensive expression, he asked, "Why is father doubting?"

Mingxu has already entered the court, and Mingsu is much more straightforward than the previous teaching: "A few days ago, I received a letter from your sister, reporting her safety at home, saying that she is doing well in the south, and told me and your mother Don't worry about it."

Mingxu didn't answer, he knew what his father was going to say was not about this, sure enough, "The transfer of the Ministry of War is a bit big this time, the emperor seems to be dissatisfied with Jia Hua, and intends to replace him, as for the candidate, we can't see yet."

This means that his brother-in-law Xie Shen had some movement, and he may have passed a secret report to the emperor, and the emperor is going to make a big move.

Jia Hua, courtesy name Shifei, nicknamed Yucun, was Minister of the Ministry of War at that time.According to Ming Su, although Jia Hua's official position was high, his foundation was not stable, and he seemed to be arrogant of his talents, and his acquaintance with his colleagues in the court and China was weak.

Behind Jia Hua is the king, the Jia family, and moving Jia Yucun is a signal, a signal of the emperor's change of attitude towards the four kings and eight princes in the court.

Ming Su still has some doubts, and he can think of so many things for now after noticing these situations.

But Ming Xu understands that there is no need for superiors to do anything, these veteran families who follow the old sage are going into decline, and the family has been passed down for less than a hundred years, and the disadvantages are already too much to overcome.The emperor just wanted to speed up this decline, or even make it perish.

Looking at the leopard from the inside, one can see one or two from the appearance of the Jia mansion this time, not to say that it is desolate and desolate, it is still full of flowers and riches, but compared with the heyday of previous years, no matter whether it is the master or the servant, the spirit His appearance is not as good as before, and the masters' control over the people below is not as good as before. When the guests are in front of them, Jia Lian sends a message, and the kid can ask for rewards with a playful smile. At that time, he was embarrassed by the embarrassment on Jia Lian's face.

The wedding has long been over, and grandfather Mingxie still has no sign of leaving for the south of the Yangtze River. He is obviously waiting for a message to send the old master and old friend off for the last time.