Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

Zili half-lyed on the couch and told the maids to wipe their hair slowly with towels. Seeing that there was no one outside, Minhe quietly came in and took the towel from the little girl's hand and said to the people in the room: "You guys go out. Ma'am, it's time for my wife to rest." Waiting for the girls to go out, Zili slowly opened his eyes and took a look at Mint.

Mint lowered his voice and said: "Master and Fang'er are a little bit—but looking at the appearance of the master today, he is ashamed first. According to the servants, the master has been devoted to his wife these years, and those girls are all old ladies. Call it here, if you find an excuse to kick it out all at once, no one will tell what the old lady thinks. Now the wife is the housekeeper, staring up and down, if it offends anyone, asking them to make up something is not good for the wife Ah. I asked people to keep a close eye on Fang'er, thinking she wouldn't be able to make any big waves."

Zili ignored Mint's suggestion, and just asked calmly, "When did it happen?" In fact, she regretted Zili's words a little, even if she knew how Jia Zheng and Fang'er got together, what's the use?Can she turn back time?Can she stop this from happening?Knowing the details would only embarrass her more.

"Madam, it's better not to pay attention to that lowly maidservant. It's because of the slaveservants' service that the villain took advantage of the loophole." Mint persuaded Zili not to be angry, but her words of consolation were blocked by Zili's calm eyes: " We were careless too. Fang'er was honest and honest when she came here. She looks clean and has a lively temper. She doesn't seem to have a heart, and her needlework is also good. She has eyesight in work, which is much better than others I thought she was a simple person, so I asked her to pour water and tea in front of the master. The master also said that she was smart. Later, for some reason, Fang Er spent more and more time joking with the master. The master said that Fang Er She has a simple temperament, just like a child, and told us not to worry about her, just follow her to play, and don't teach me too much if I do something wrong. At that time, I thought it was probably because the master thought that Fang'er was young, so he should take more care of her. I didn’t take it to heart. Unexpectedly, one day I found out that the master——Fang’er came out of the master’s room when he was taking a nap. I asked a few wives who went to the night before I found out that Fang’er used an excuse to have a nightmare at night, so—— —" Mint gritted her teeth, unable to continue.

Zili felt empty in her heart, she had been waiting for this day, but deep in her heart she had a thought, hoping that Jia Zheng would be different from others.They have supported each other for more than ten years, and now Zili regards Jia Zheng as someone he can rely on from his heart.Unexpectedly, reality taunted her severely when she was least prepared. "Let him go, who can control who for the rest of his life. You still haven't experienced it, and you think men are honest? Tian Sheweng did it = charged three or five dollars too much and still wanted to take a concubine, let alone him!" Li covered his face with a fan and sighed silently.

"It's fine if it's someone else, but the master is the most well-behaved person. I have been growing up with my wife. I have been with my wife since she got married. In the past, the master did have a few people around him, but he didn't put his heart on his wife. When I was in Shanyin and Qingzhou, how many people sent girls over, and the master didn’t mess with one of them. I didn’t expect it to change when I arrived in the capital!” Bo He sighed with emotion about the experiences of Zili and Jia Zheng over the years: “I will not I believe there is no man in the world who falls in love with."

"Silly girl, let me tell you. There are men in love in the world, but the probability is about as big as a pie in the sky. You said that when you were in Qingzhou, what do you want to be like when you are in Qingzhou? In Shanyin County What was it like when you were in the middle of the night? How can you think about the warm and soft jade, surrounded by pearls and emeralds? Now your master wants to be successful and successful in his official career. His mind starts to live. Have you ever seen that If a man who has nothing to eat wants to take a concubine, it would be nice to marry a wife. Men are more greedy and rational than women. It is probably not worthwhile for them not to spend their time, rather than thinking about their wives. You too If you want to get married, it depends on Dong Cheng's love and righteousness to you now, and it depends on your own management in the future. I am not complaining, but I have talked with you about the principles of life. To pull a cow is to pull a cow's nose, and the whip is hard On the contrary, it’s not good, one piece at a time is the right way.” Zili sat up and pinched Mint’s face, Mint and Xiaoai have served her with all their heart all these years, and Zili has prepared a good family for them.

Bo He burst into tears when she heard Zili's words: "My wife is so kind to me, I will not leave my wife, and I will serve my wife for the rest of my life."

"Nonsense, you don't have to be discouraged, people are different. Don't make fun of me in your heart. You say it well, but in fact you are not cuckolded by someone." Zili laughed at himself.

"My wife's words are all good words, but since my wife has the courage to plan, why do you let her-" Mint pointed out the window and asked in puzzlement.

"I've lost my mind. I don't have Fang'er and Yuan'er. What's the use of grabbing people if my mind is gone? Instead, I look hideous. It's more comfortable without a man!" Zili sighed: "It's hard to live alone. good."

"What alone? Mint made you angry?" Jia Zheng opened the curtain and came in. Zili looked at Jia Zheng as if he saw a puppy who had done something wrong and was trying to cover it up.

"It's Bohe who said something stupid. She was worried that Dong Cheng would be restless after getting married. I advised her. Besides, you are the one who goes out by my side. Dong Cheng is not good. You come to me to support you. Well, you go out, I Prepare more dowry for you so that their family will not dare to underestimate you." Zili told Bo He to go out, only Jia Zheng and Zili were left in the room.

"Ahem, it's getting late, it's time to rest!" Jia Zheng sat next to Zili and wanted to touch her arm.

Withdrawing his arm calmly, Zili looked into Jia Zheng's eyes: "Do you have anything else to tell me?" Jia Zheng froze uncomfortably, and immediately said loudly: "What are you thinking, I There is nothing else."

"That's right, why does Lian'er go to school with Yuan Chun? What do you plan to do in the family school? Now you know that the old lady calls me the housekeeper, so what do you think of putting Lian'er here to go to school as elder brother and sister-in-law? Look at it." The old lady means to keep Baoyu by her side, what do you mean?" Zili said to Jia Zheng about housework in a serious manner.

"Uh, this, that's what you're talking about. The elder brother agreed to ask Lian'er to come to school after listening to me, and the sister-in-law also agreed, and even asked someone to come over and tell me thank you for your trouble. Lian'er has made progress in school here. Quite a lot. It’s good for Baoyu to stay with the old lady. The old lady is lonely alone, and it’s not very good to have a grandson by her side to relieve boredom. You can see Baoyu every day. It’s all in the same house. How can the housekeeper have time to take care of the children." Jia Zheng heaved a sigh of relief and began to speak eloquently.

Jia Zheng had never been so eloquent before. Zili heard Jia Zheng finished speaking like pearls falling on a jade plate, and interrupted him with sarcasm: "Master said slowly, how can you be smart after not seeing each other for a month?" Get up. Don't learn from that gentleman! Who is it?"