The eldest grandson of the Red Chamber

Another year of Flower Festival, this is the first time for Daiyu to celebrate her birthday in the Ming Mansion. The Ming Mansion has no rules for juniors to listen to operas on their birthdays. Daiyu obviously doesn't want to make a big deal, so the Song family complied with her wish and asked Ming Xu to bring her Go out and play.

"Brother Qing brought something here, he didn't know your birthday, it was a coincidence, it saved me from having to think about your birthday present." Ming Xu said to Daiyu with a smile. "I specially wrote to ask Brother Ming what he wanted, and I would have given it to you, so I saved my reputation."

"You saved trouble, but I didn't get a gift." Daiyu knew what he wanted, and deliberately annoyed.

"Yu'er will see what it is, and will decide whether to get more or less with me at that time." Ming Xu is very confident.

She clapped her hands and asked someone to bring it up, and Daiyu saw Chang'an approaching with an object in her arms. When she got close, she realized that it was a living thing, a black and white ball, looking young and cute.

Mingxu took it carefully, and said with a smile: "Yu'er has read a lot of books and has studied a lot. Do you know this little thing?"

"Since Lord Qing sent someone to send it specially, it's near Yizhou, maybe it's a panda bear?" Daiyu didn't care about Mingxu's joke in the previous sentence, and seriously guessed.

"Yu'er is amazing. It is indeed a panda. This little guy is also called Bamboo Bear. I think that Yu'er really likes the clump of bamboo by the courtyard wall. This guy also likes it. Birds of a feather flock together. From this inference, Yu'er should also like it. "Ming Xu pointed to the black and white dumpling on his hand.

Daiyu chuckled: "I like that bamboo because of its character, how it is the same as it." Daiyu smiled ironically, but took it carefully with her hand.

"I heard that Yu'er raised Fanbang dogs when she was young, and she loved these little things very much. Later, when the Fanbang dog disappeared, a grave was built for it, and I cried several times." Ming Xu said with a smile: "Since I like it, my boudoir is lonely, why didn't I raise another one?"

"I live as a sojourner in Beijing, and there are no decent girls in my grandmother's house. Why do I cause troubles and gossip?" Daiyu mentioned the loneliness of her youth and her care under the fence, and she was already very calm.

Mingxu felt pain in his heart, but he didn't ask carefully, he just said: "Now it's my own home, not to mention dogs and cats, even a cat and bear, there are people."

Daiyu carefully groped for the correct posture for stroking the panda, and she gave him an angry look: "It's nice to say, this little guy was good-looking when he was young, but he weighs a hundred and ten catties when he grows up, and he's not used to raising it, how can he keep it?"

"Right now, it's only the size of two palms. Let's raise it for a while. When it grows up, I'll put it on the Zhuangzi to be with Ruofeng." Mingxu was also a little helpless. Animals really cannot be kept in the yard, nor can they be raised well.Ruofeng is a horse given by Mingxu after Daiyu learned how to ride a horse, and it is fostered in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city.

"Although we are with Ruofeng, but the race is different, will the little guy be lonely?" There should be only one panda in Beijing, and Daiyu is afraid that it will not be able to support it.

"Pandas have been handed down from ancient times to the present, and the number is very small. Except for the Bashu area, it is also difficult to reproduce because of their extremely low desire." Mingxu shook his head, pandas are unique.

"It just so happens that I go out today, find a suitable place for it, and plant bamboo now, and bring it up, so it happens to be usable."

"it is good."

On the day of Daiyu's birthday, perhaps it was the Huachao Festival, Jia Mu still remembered her day, so she specially ordered Yuanyang to ask her, and brought something with her.Coincidentally, due to the arrangement of the Ming family, Daiyu did not go back to Jia's mansion to see the old lady. The last time was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and now counting it, it has been half a year since she saw her.She was one year older after her birthday, but her grandmother was getting older.

So, on Mingxu's next rest day, Mingxu took Daiyu to Jia's mansion to visit the old lady.Estimating the life of the old lady, the husband and wife did not go early, it was close to noon, and when they walked to Rongning Street, they saw a woman crawling in front of the gate of Jia's mansion from a long distance. He was very rude, fisted and kicked at the woman during his actions, but the woman was very persistent, she was still on the ground after being thrown away, and she stubbornly went back and lay down in front of the door.

It's very cold in the late spring of February, women wear thick clothes, they are not afraid of falling, but the taste is not good, that normal person would not do this kind of thing, she has difficulties.

As they got closer, Ming Xu heard the woman's incessant yelling: "Murder pays for life."

It was still Chang An who was driving the carriage, he stopped the carriage and waited for Mingxu's signal.

"Go and ask." Ming Xu closed his eyes slightly, making it hard to see the emotion in his eyes.

"Chengjing." Daiyu called out.

Mingxu shook his head, did not speak, and waited for news from Chang'an.

"Master, the concierge said that the woman was crazy, and she kept trying to talk about the Rongguo mansion to kill people and get away with it." Chang An returned quickly, the concierge didn't know much, and the woman even ignored him.

"Who did she say Rongguo Mansion was?"

"Xue Pan from the Xue family of the Rongguo Mansion."

"She's lying there on her stomach, she really doesn't look like that, you go and help her out." Ming Xu opened his eyes and glanced at Chang An.

Having been a master and servant for many years, Chang An immediately understood, drove the carriage to the side door and entered, tied the rope and went out.

Since they entered the door, a maidservant had reported to Jiamu, Mingxu took Daiyu's hand and walked in through the second door: "Yu'er thinks that woman's words are true?"

"Nine times out of ten." Daiyu said calmly, "That woman doesn't seem to be lying, and sued the government with the people. Besides, Mrs. Xue has a criminal record, and he committed a crime in Jinling before."

Mingxu squeezed Daiyu's hand, but didn't say anything more, Jiamu's place was right in front of him.

Daiyu took Mingxu to visit Mother Jia, the old lady was very happy, she hadn't seen her for half a year, she was getting old very quickly, and she was already sick, but she was in a good mood today, so she pulled Daiyu to talk: "Yu'er is here today Coincidentally, I was just about to tell you that your brother Bao has also reached the age of marriage. I wanted to find a good girl for him, but who knew that Sister Feng was so clever that she said that the good girl was far away and close in front of me, and she was just right for him. A pair of golden and jade couples, I thought about it and felt that this method is very good, Xue girl is very knowledgeable, and she grew up together, and it also saves the young couple from getting along with each other.

"Congratulations to grandma, and congratulations to second elder brother, I will tell him in person in a while, and I should prepare a gift when I come back next time." Ming Xu was also happy for the two of them, but he didn't say that he would go to see Baochai in person to congratulate him.

"You brothers and sisters, all of you are married now. The young ones have grown up, and the old ones are not far from death." Jiamu said, patting Daiyu's hand, with a bit of a sigh.

The old man's temperament became more and more unstable, and he said he was happy at the beginning, but then he became melancholy. Jia's mother is over eighty years old, and her life expectancy is already very high. The older she gets, the more afraid she becomes.

Daiyu was a little at a loss, but Mingxu understood that this is a period that old people must go through, and he couldn't see the explanation that he could last for a while. He really didn't talk about life and death anymore, but the end was approaching.

Although she valued her serious grandchildren more, Jia's mother always had a pity for Daiyu, relying on the affection of Jia Min who stood in the middle, she was already benevolent and righteous.

Therefore, Ming Xu has always had a little kindness towards Jia's mother. At this time, he is very careful in comforting her, and does not let go of the old man's negative attitude.

Mother Jia kept the two of them for dinner, and then let them go after some words.

The two didn't show anything in front of Jiamu, but they remained silent on the way back. It was impossible to pretend that the scene in the morning hadn't happened.

"Did I delay Chengjing?" In the carriage, Daiyu spoke first.

"Why did Yu'er say that?" Mingxu really didn't understand why Daiyu suddenly said this.

"I am the cousin of the noble concubine in the palace. Your Highness the Crown Prince is in a difficult situation because of the conflicts with you, and now because I and the Xue family are both relatives of the Jia family, I am more considerate when encountering injustice," Daiyu said. I felt sore in my heart, and tears rolled down.

Mingxu hurriedly took a handkerchief to wipe for Daiyu, and put her in his arms: "Silly girl, I'm going to be annoyed if you miss me so much, maybe in your eyes, I'm just an official who doesn't look for guests when things happen Factors, are you just a person who shirks blindly?"

Mingxu coaxed him carefully, and did not forget to explain: "The crown prince is the crown prince of a country, but he only sees an acre of land in the backyard, and he can't even hide his emotions. Concubine Jia is just for one reason, but there is no such relationship. I'm still not used to it. People have to pay attention to the compatibility of horoscopes. You can't force it. As for you and Xue's family, what's the matter? I just turned a blind eye to the behavior of flouting the law, I was just thinking about how to deal with this matter, and it was my fault for misleading you."

Seeing that his behavior did not seem to be fake, Daiyu laughed through her tears and broke away from his embrace: "It's really ugly to talk about nepotism."

Seeing her turn from crying to laughing, Ming Xu also laughed: "Is it nepotism, am I wrong?"

This is Daiyu's habit that Mingxu has always cultivated. If there is anything you can tell him, you can't keep it in your heart, and you will get sick. Now you can say it and understand each other's attitudes, and it will be fine.

When Mingxu and Daiyu returned to the mansion, Ji Yang had already figured out the cause and effect. Daiyu wanted to go to the inner room, but Mingxu stopped him: "Let's listen together."

"My lord, that woman calls herself Zhang Wang and lives in Nanxiang. Her son Zhang San earns a living by working as a trough. Seven days ago, Xue Pan went to drink in the store and clashed with Zhang San. Xue Pan beat Zhang San's head with a wine bowl. Zhang San lost his life because of this. On that day, Xue Pan was sent to the county government under the watchful eyes of everyone. The news reached Xue’s family, and Xue Biao took Yinliang to the scene of the crime, and asked Mr. Daobi to write his defense. The bribery changed the fight to death into accidental injury, and Xue Pan was released from prison smoothly." Ji Yang finished the cause and effect in a few words, from committing murder to being released from prison.

Ming Xu frowned, this is not Ji Yang's style, what he said is too subjective.

"Master, the Xue family didn't cover it up, and even used it as a pretext, saying that their uncle could get away with murdering someone. The Xue and Jia families know a lot about the cause and effect, so you can find out when you ask." Puzzled, Ji Yang explained.Xue Pan beat someone to death, and Jia Zheng bribed the county magistrate as an in-service official.

"I see, you go down first." Mingxu nodded, the case is clear at a glance, and the evidence is very easy to search, the main thing is that a county magistrate and a worker from the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, were involved in it, and others would not easily come forward.

It's just that Mingxu met him, so naturally he couldn't just sit idly by, he didn't even have to do anything, he explained the matter to his father, Mingsu is currently the right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and when a piece of impeachment is handed over to the imperial case, everything will be done. It's settled, the officials involved must investigate and deal with it, and the case will naturally be reiterated.

Mingxu squeezed Daiyu's hand, and immediately went to find Mingsu to explain the situation, but at this moment Xueyan came to report: "Master, grandma, Miss Xue is here to see you."

The husband and wife looked at each other, Ming Xu said: "Yu'er is going to meet the guests, I'm going to find my father."

"Master." Xue Yan raised his eyes: "Miss Xue is here to find Master."

"I have no relationship or reason with Miss Xue, and my family has no old acquaintance with Xue's family. Why are you looking for me?"

Apparently the Xue family found out that Mrs. Zhang Wang had been taken away by him, and they sent Xue Baochai to take advantage of Daiyu's friendship, but they said they came to look for him.

Pretend to be smart.

Mingxu was about to say "I don't see you", when Zijuan came to report: "The old lady of Rongguo Mansion has sent someone to tell grandma to come over to the mansion, saying that she is ill."

sick?I just came back from Jia's mansion, and I was fine an hour ago.

"You went back to her and said that Yu'er was in a hurry and couldn't leave, so I went to visit her tomorrow morning."

"Master, the man brought the old lady's words: If the girl is still thinking about the kindness of the past few years, go and see now." Zijuan wondered.

"Grandmother really said that?" Daiyu's face was very ugly.

Zicuckoo hesitated for a moment, but nodded.

Daiyu was a little unsteady right away, Mingxu supported her, and Daiyu cried on Mingxu's shoulder: "So in her eyes, my biological granddaughter can't compare to an outsider in the affection she has fostered for many years."

Mingxu patted Daiyu's back lightly, and his tone was very calm: "It's not that you can't compare to an outsider, even your own granddaughter can't compare to your own grandson. Yu'er forgot, the old lady just said it, and Baoyu set Xue Family, grandson and grandson, which is more important, I thought Yu'er understood long ago."