The eldest grandson of the Red Chamber

Sure enough, as Mingxu said, in the middle of the second day, a eunuch came to Jia's mansion to pass on the sage's oral order, saying that the imperial concubine was not in good health the day before yesterday, and he was ordered to invite relatives to visit the palace.

Jia Zheng quickly stuffed the money and asked the imperial concubine how she was.The inner eunuch said that he was safe, so he let out a sigh of relief, and sent the visitor away from the palace, and immediately reported it to Jia Mu.

"It is said that Yun kissed four people to visit. It must be me and the two wives. The other one asked Sister Feng to go. She is considerate and has someone to take care of her." Ask Jia Zheng and the others to discuss it by themselves.

Here Sister Feng said, she was very happy, and said to Ping'er: "Since the news from the palace came out, I have been terrified, but now I can breathe a sigh of relief. Zhou Rui's family came over the other day and told a story from outside. By the way, what do you say that our family’s gold and silver are piled up in several rooms, so that the guys are all inlaid with jade, and there is a girl in the family who became a concubine and took half of the gold in the treasury. We all know These are all things that don’t exist, now that the family has less money and more money out, life is becoming more and more difficult day by day, the outside is still so particular, and the rumors are so prevalent, it makes me feel uncertain.”

"Grandma is worrying too much. As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. It's only been a few years, and there's nowhere to go." Ping'er didn't realize it.

"No matter how much you worry about it or not, the imperial concubine and empress really can't fake it. If there is something wrong with this big backer, I'm afraid it will lose more and more benefits, and the whole family can't even maintain the appearance of honor. "The more Wang Xifeng spoke, the more flustered she became. Pulling Ping'er, she whispered: "Scholars have a saying called being prepared for danger in times of peace, and there is some truth in it. We can't just focus on the present, while the present is still safe, we have to plan more for the future. Those notes Is it all hidden?"

"Grandma, don't worry, I didn't put it in the warehouse. I kept it privately, so that people can't find it." Ping'er also lowered his voice and assured.

"That's good, go to the palace to visit tomorrow, you can go with me."

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At the dawn of the second day, the maids lit the lamps and finished dressing the wives, and the men tidied themselves up. When the hour came, they took sedan chairs and drove to the palace gate.

The men stopped outside the palace gate, Mother Jia took the daughters-in-law to see Concubine Yuan, the palace man handed over the words, several people went in to salute, Concubine Yuan quickly asked for a seat.

Everyone thanked her, and seeing Concubine Yuan's complexion, she really got better, and felt relieved.

Concubine Yuan first asked Jia's mother about her body, and Jia's mother replied, "I am still in good health." Then she asked Sister Feng's family affairs, Baoyu's knowledge, etc., and said yes, and then said that Jia Zheng and others were greeting outside the palace gate.

Concubine Yuan heard this, hugged her grandmother and mother and cried again, "Parents and brothers, we never see each other once a year."

It took a while for everyone to persuade them.

Instead, Daiyu was mentioned: "I remember that sister Lin went out in March? She was with the second sister."

"Lao Madam is worried about it, it is the day before March, and speaking of it, Lin girl has been at her in-law's house for four months." Jia Mu said.

"I saw a relative back then, a little girl, very clever, and now she is married, how does the family treat her?"

"Girl Lin has always been very lucky. Boys are reasonable and capable. The family treats her well and has never felt wronged."

"In this case, the second sister is too late. If you ask me, the eldest wife was a little anxious that day."

Mrs. Xing sat on the embroidered stool and didn't dare to answer, she thought that the marriage that her father had arranged had nothing to do with me.

"Everyone has their own fate, it's not necessarily bad to welcome a girl, they are both young couples, and they will have a long-term future." It was Jia's mother who replied.

Concubine Yuan also realized that there was something wrong with this remark, so she asked Baoyu again: "Now that his elder sister and younger sister are all settled, does the wife think of a good girl for him?"

"I'm thinking about going back to my mother. If my mother has a good candidate here, I can also talk to him. It's a great blessing." When mentioning this, Mrs. Wang was a little earnest.

Mother Jia glanced at her without showing any trace, but said nothing immediately.

"Just now the old lady said that Baoyu has improved a lot in her homework, but she has to choose a good one with him. At least she can't be blind in learning. In the future, Baoyu will have nothing to say to her. It is not good for husband and wife to get along. As for the others, their family background is high or low Well, how rich or poor is not the most important thing, as long as the girls are good-natured and decent-looking." Concubine Yuan smiled and said to Mother Jia.

"Your Majesty has spoken to my heart. That's what I thought. Everything else is secondary. It's better to be good to Baoyu." Jia Mu said, "He grew up in front of me, and my wife will inevitably favor him. When I meet him as an adult, I want to get involved in some serious business. In my opinion, that child has a good temper. Any girl from any family is lucky if she enters the house, but he has to be a gatekeeper."

"With the old lady's words, I feel relieved."

At noon, Yuan Chun ordered a banquet. After eating in the palace, everyone said a few more words, and only left the palace when it was near Youshi.

Jia Mu and the others went there three times in a row, and they were all sure that Yuanchun was well and Rongguo Mansion was back to normal.

But I never remembered to tell Daiyu about the situation, and Daiyu ordered Zijuan to go back to visit and only learned the news. "Okay, that's good. Grandma is getting old, so it's not easy to go back and forth." She said.

This day Daiyu didn't go to bed until dawn again. When she was in Jia's mansion, there were mothers who came to check the lights, and they had to blow the lamps at some point. Now in Ming's mansion, there is no one to control her, even Mingxu stayed up all night. In many cases, I even stay overnight and go back to bed after get off work.The habit of turning upside down in day and night in the previous life was cured by reading the imperial examination, and now there is no need to hurry up like this, so it has regained its cuteness.

Daiyu just woke up when the sun was high, and when she looked to the side, Mingxu was also there, thinking about the calendar, it was not a day for Xiumu.Hastily pushed and pushed people to wake up.

"Brother, why didn't you go to order Mao today?"

Mingxu woke up, but didn't open his eyes, turned over, hugged Daiyu in his arms, and said vaguely: "I don't want to go, I have already asked the head of the hospital for leave yesterday, saying that I am not feeling well, I will rest for a day .”

"Why don't you want to go? I don't see you slacking off on weekdays." Daiyu was a little funny, why was she suddenly so childish.

"How does Yu'er know that I don't slack off?" Ming Xu lazily said: "The emperor really found me a good job, asking me to teach children, I am still a child."

"Yes yes yes, I'm still a child, half a year away. But what's the matter? Could there be some discord?" Daiyu was a little amused, and she was keenly aware of the irritability in Mingxu's words.

"In my opinion, the little prince is not young anymore. I don't know why these years have passed so smoothly. He has no calculations in his chest. The structure is too small, and he can only see what is in front of him." Mingxu pressed Daiyu's ear To make complaints is to say that the little prince is stupid.

After getting along with Tu Mao for a few months, Ming Xu has probably figured out this person's temperament.You can learn tricks and scheming, but you are born with political sensitivity. The crown prince is really average in aptitude, and his mind is even more sesame mung bean.Because she hated Concubine Yuan, she even had feelings for him, seeing the big from the small, could she really expect him to see his father's intentions by himself.

"Brother, what should I do?" Daiyu was a little worried, Mingxu actually didn't talk to her about work matters, so he didn't know how difficult it was for him.

"It's nothing, it's just a child's trick, I just don't accept the trick, he is the king and I am the minister, it is possible that he really has the same knowledge as him, and he will come over if he has more patience. When the term of office expires, I will ask a foreigner Fang, it should have been many years. At that time, he was also older, how could he be so unscrupulous?" Ming Xu smiled, understating it.

"That being said, I still feel unhappy." Daiyu pointed out sharply.

Mingxu lowered his head and smiled sullenly: "Yu'er is a soul, I don't owe him anything, teaching him to read is considered hard work, but I just don't appreciate it."

Daiyu patted her head to comfort her, and lay down with him for a while, saying: "You rest a little longer, I should get up."

Daiyu got up to wash up, finished her meal, and then went to Song's to reconcile the accounts. When she came back, Mingxu was still lying on the bed, ignoring him, and Daiyu took out a book to read.

After a while, a person came over: "Why did Yu'er remember to read the piano score?"

Daiyu ignored him, and turned to tell Zijuan: "Go to the kitchen and ask them to heat up the food and bring it over."

Mingxu has already looked at Daiyu's hand, and finally commented: "This book is too biased, and Yu'er will easily be imprisoned spiritually if I follow it. I have a few good books in my hand. If Yu'er likes it , you can take it to see."

"You know this?" Daiyu was very surprised.

"Why don't I understand? In Lanting Academy, I paid homage to the teacher seriously." Mingxu was a little proud, he was not a nerd who just cared about his studies.

"That's how it is. I learned it when I was young, but it was abandoned later. Learning the piano is like 'if you don't play for three days, you will grow thorns'. I haven't seen you talk about it, and you are not afraid of your hands." Daiyu was a little displeased. agree.

"There is no one to harmonize the strings, so naturally there will be no interest in playing. Today is just right, I brought the qin, and I happened to discuss the qin with Qingqing." Ming Xu said and was going to get the qin.

The qin is placed at the back of the study, and it is easy to lose sight if you don't pay attention. Mingxu took the qin and was about to fiddle with it, but Daiyu stopped him in time: "Qin player, Jin Ye, since you have a teacher, don't you understand the meaning of 'clean room high'?" fasting', otherwise, the fingering is good, the sound is good, and it still insults the weapon of the sage. After a while, eat food, change into dark clothes, clean hands and burn incense before doing it."

"My teacher really didn't teach me these things. The teacher asked me the reason why I learned the piano. I said it was to get along with my wife in the future. The teacher didn't force me to pay attention to these things. To me, the piano is just a tool for expressing love , It’s no different from a poem on paper and pen.” Ming Xu put his hands on his forehead and laughed at himself: “With my awareness, I’m afraid I won’t be a great person in my whole life.”

The old man Fan who teaches the piano is kind and informal. Everyone has different reasons for learning the piano. As long as he is sincere in learning, he will teach.

Daiyu was stunned by his words "combined with his wife Qinse", this person is used to this, teasing her from time to time, but still couldn't help revealing a little smile: "You have not become everyone's heart, so naturally you can't do it." , if everyone is as desolate as you and can still succeed, those who have learned the piano for decades will not cry to death."

"I don't know how much it has been abandoned, but it is more than enough to teach you one." Ming Xu put his hand on the strings and brushed it. Mr. Fan found an old friend to make this piano specially for him. Cherish it tightly.

It was rare to rest at home, and Mingxu taught Daiyu how to play the piano. Daiyu already had the foundation, and was smart and agile. After getting familiar with the technique again, she could already play the piano completely.

After playing for an afternoon, both of them were in a very happy mood. Before, Mingxu didn't understand the entertainment of ancient couples "gambling books and splashing tea", but felt that it was barren and boring. Looking at it now, it turned out that he didn't understand.