Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

Jia Zheng angrily pulled out the sword on the wall to kill Fang'er, Zili was busy with people blocking Jia Zheng, Fang'er was crying and screaming, Tanchun was hugged by his biological mother Flicking back and forth in his arms, he was so frightened that he stopped crying, and opened his eyes in horror to see what happened in front of him.

Zili persuaded Jia Zheng: "Master, don't be arrogant, what if you hurt the child. Even if you hurt Fang'er, it will make people sad."

Jia Zheng's face was flushed with anger, and he said viciously: "I will do my best not to be this official, but I will always be so angry. You don't know that this girl usually makes troubles all day long with her sharp mouth. I don't know what catastrophe is going to happen. Whoever persuades me today, I will give her this official position."

When they were making a fuss, they suddenly saw Mother Jia bringing a group of people over. Seeing Mother Jia coming, Fang'er thought that she had a backer, so she grabbed the child and went to Mother Jia.Although Zili didn't really want to see Tanchun, but seeing Fang'er pinching Tanchun's neck like carrying this broken doll, his heart tightened, and he quickly called the girls: "Hurry up and take the child over."

"Old lady, I belong to the old lady, and I finally gave birth to a sister after suffering there. They don't like me now, and they are plotting me wholeheartedly. I beg the old lady to make the decision for me." After finishing speaking, Mother Jia shouted angrily at several women to come up and gag Fang'er, then pin her to the ground and tie her up.A girl had already stepped forward to hold Tanchun and handed it to Zili.Zili held the child in his arms and saw that Tanchun was strangled by his own mother, he was dying, and hurried to call for a doctor.

Mother Jia said angrily to Fang'er: "You shameless bastard, I was blind and thought you were good at first. I didn't expect to be a troublemaker, and she knows how to make trouble every day. Immediately kick her out with twenty boards! "The women responded in unison, and someone brought a stool and a board to beat them.Both Jia Zheng and Zili knelt down to Mother Jia and pleaded guilty: "It was our incompetence that alarmed the old lady."

Mother Jia sighed, glanced at Jia Zheng and said to Zili, "Get up quickly, I misunderstood this matter and someone told you to be wronged." The girl helped Zili get up, "What did the old lady say?" In other words, it’s all because the daughter-in-law can’t control the subordinates, and hasn’t healed the family. This Fang’er was pretty smart before, but for some reason, she has become more and more confused recently. I don’t know if she’s sick or listened to someone’s instigation. After all, she is the mother of the third girl, although everyone is clean when she is kicked out, but in the future, the third girl will grow up, and she will still want face." Zili and Jia Zheng helped Jia Mu go in, and a girl had already opened the curtain and moved a chair to invite her. Mother Jia sat down.

Jia Zheng's attitude was firm: "It's a disaster to keep such things at home. Get them out as soon as possible and let everyone be quiet." Pull all the stinky ones to your side, now it’s all right, if you throw them out, when the third girl grows up and asks where is the biological mother, what do you say?"

"..." Jia Zheng choked in his throat and almost recited it.This Fang'er was not specially sent by Jia's mother back then, and of course it couldn't be all due to Jia's mother. If he was rational, he wouldn't make this mistake.Seeing Jia Zheng's face turning red and turning pale, and countless crows flying over his head, Zili smiled secretly: "The old lady doesn't have to be angry with the master, he just made a mistake that all men in the world make. I will definitely treat Fang from now on." Er is strictly disciplined. It’s just that I think Fang’er seems to have some dissatisfaction and resentment with this disturbance. Go and call the people around Fang’er and ask her who she has seen and what she has done recently.”

After a while, Aunt Zhou and Aunt Wang came over with a few maids, Zili asked: "Fang'er is so messed up, what did she say on weekdays, I don't believe she can go to the old lady's side alone When the third girl came out, no one saw the nurse and girls of the third girl. Should we just watch and ignore it?"

Both Aunt Zhou and Aunt Wang said: "The old lady and the wife don't need to ask the people around her. Almost everyone knows the master's side. Fang'er often takes things and money to get close to the nurses who serve the third girl. We They all think that she loves the child, and thinking that she is not around, she is worried that the nanny will treat the third girl badly. Today, it seems that the mother-in-law next to the third girl must have collected her money to let her take the third girl out smoothly. If it is said that on weekdays Fang'er often goes home with nothing to do or her family members are waiting for her to talk at the second door. The little girl next to her, Xiao Que'er, also runs in and out, and often comes back with something." Those few The maid also said: "The two aunts are right. She usually has a bad temper, she opens her mouth and hits us. Even the two aunts don't dare to provoke her."

When Jia Mu heard this, her face turned dark: "This is to ask you to serve the master. The girls around him don't care about passing in and out of private messages! You can't even control a girl! What use are you for?"

Both Aunt Zhou and Aunt Wang knelt down and said pitifully: "Our sisters are incapable of living up to the grace of the old lady and the lady, why don't we let us go home today. That Fang'er is something we can talk about, she even The wife also dared to make arrangements behind her back, saying that the wife paid back the separation of their mother and daughter, and one day if she got the power, she would definitely call—" At this point, Aunt Zhou stopped talking, but Aunt Wang continued: "We just After persuading her, she cried and complained in front of others. The master probably told us not to bully Fang'er. The old lady who has been here will naturally know why."

Mother Jia was silenced by the words of the two aunts. She gave Jia Zheng a hard look and made up her mind: "I think it's because you are usually confused. Since Fang'er is undoubtedly a vixen, I will come here in person." Deal with her. Immediately ask Ren Yazi to sell Fang'er, the farther the better!"

sold?How boring?Zili hurriedly tried to persuade: "For Sanyatou's sake, old lady, wouldn't it be pitiful for Sanyatou to lose her mother?"

"With such a mother, what kind of good daughter can I raise? Don't sell Fang'er. From now on, I will ask Tanchun to learn from her ineffective mother. There is also a nanny who follows Sanyatou, who dares to accept her in private. Throw out Fang'er's things immediately!" Mother Jia dismissed a group of people, stood up and left.

Everything returned to quiet, Zili and Jia Zheng both let out a long breath, at this time Qiufen came in and said: "The imperial doctor saw that the third girl is fine, but she was frightened, and she is still crying and refuses to sleep." He said to Qiufen angrily, "Just ask the nanny to watch it, and why are you making so much noise?"

Zili said to Qiufen: "Arrange a few honest women and girls to coax the child first, and immediately ask Lin Zhixiao's family to choose a nanny to come in." Zili turned to look at Jia Zheng: "Why bother to vent your anger on the child? Your daughter." Jia Zheng suddenly realized that Tanchun was more cumbersome than liking him, and he stamped his feet regretfully: "I'm blinded by profit, I'm blinded by sex."

Zili wasn't in the mood to discuss his nonsense with Jia Zheng: "I just don't understand the same thing. The Li family just came to propose a marriage, so why did they reach out to our house without anyone noticing. I think it must be your Xie Yuhua." She is so famous that she actually asked the Li family to lead her way to her."

Don't talk about it, I think Fang'er's lowly servant girl usually bluffs a lot, but the old lady is determined to drive this scourge out after all.I had business to tell you, but she almost forgot about it because Li Shouzhong is indeed Li Shouyi's younger brother——

"Li Shouyi's family also lives in the capital, but it's not very comfortable living under the fence. I remember that Li Shouyi also has a daughter who is about the same age as Zhu'er. If we want to get married, we should choose Li Shouyi's daughter first. This is the way we should behave." Li directly stated her position that her future daughter-in-law could not bear Li Wan, and even if she had to choose a girl from the Li family, she had to be Li Shouyi's daughter.

Jia Zheng glanced at Zili in surprise: "You know, my lover only found out about their family after inquiring for a long time. I really didn't expect that Li Shouzhong, the Imperial College Jijiu, would have the nerve to call himself a scholarly family, and all men and women in the family are educated." It's polite. I feel ashamed for them when I say it."

"Zhu'er is my son, how can I stand by and watch his marriage? It's fine, why is Li Shouzhong playing tricks behind the scenes?" Zili shared the information he had inquired with Jia Zheng.

In fact, it is not a very busy and bizarre story. It is just that Li Shouyi sacrificed his own future to fulfill his younger brother's future in the imperial examination. Later, Li Shouyi unfortunately died in Qingzhou. His orphans and widowed mothers did not get the help and support of his younger brother, so they could only live under the fence of Li Shouzhong's family. That's all.

"At the beginning, the imperial court gave Li Shouyi's wife a lot of pensions, which was enough to live a good life in their hometown with a pair of children. My colleagues also had a lot of gifts. How did they fall to this point?" Jia Zheng thought about Li Shouyi's wife. The situation is a little emotional.

"I think she might not be able to keep the money as a woman and a young child. She is an honest person, and she was coaxed after a few words with a kind face and a soft heart. I think Li Shouyi's family was brought to the capital to seal the mouths of the people back home. I can't watch her being wronged, I'll go to Li's house tomorrow to thank Li Shouyi's wife in person, and take a look at her children." Zili expressed his attitude.

"No, I'm afraid you'll startle them by coming to the door like this. They're angry because they're under the fence. They're worried that they won't have the face to decide what they will do. I think it's better for me to come forward. Things have to be done slowly." Jia Zheng suddenly became wise. , come up with a good idea.Seeing Zili's surprised expression, Jia Zheng smiled wryly and said, "I just realized that I was so wrong before. You have to worry about everything at home and outside. Zhu'er is my son, and that's all I can do for him as an old man." gone."

Unexpectedly, Jia Zheng could say this, Zili had the feeling that the sun was coming from the west.

Leaving aside Jia Zheng's plan to save Li Shouyi's wife and children from being dependent, Jia Zhen's continuation is about to come in.

Jia's mother was not interested in Jia Zhen's continuation of Youshi, so she just asked Mrs. Xing and Zili to congratulate her, and waited for the day when Jia Zhen got married. Jane's marriage scene is still big.The daughters-in-law of the clan had already greeted them, and when Zili and Mrs. Xing arrived inside, everyone greeted each other and sat down to offer tea.Among the female guests, Jia Zhen's marriage was discussed, and one wife said: "I heard that the bride is very beautiful, and her surname is You, but she is a beauty." Zili heard that female guest's words were all frivolous and joking. Meaning, I was a little unhappy, thinking to myself which guest's emotional intelligence is so touching? !

She looked over but found that it was General Feng's wife. Madam Feng is usually a prudent person, how could she make such a joke, and Mrs. Zhenguo Bull said, "Second wife still doesn't know the background of your cousin and daughter-in-law?"

"Are we not together? I just heard in a daze that the bride's mother was a nanny who came out of the palace. I think the girl must be good." Before Zili finished speaking, Mrs. Zhen Guogong pursed her lips and smiled. Get up: "What's good, that nun is also the stepmother of this girl. I heard that she was kicked out because she provoked the king of Wei when she was serving in front of Concubine Dong Gui of the late emperor. Later, she married a Habayashi guard. He died in [-], leaving behind a daughter, and he remarried to the palace contractor who was in charge of Hu Xian's project, and gave birth to a daughter. Unexpectedly, a few years later, the husband fell from the ground while working in the palace and died. She relied on being a nanny to give birth to a woman to support her two daughters. The master of the You family also fell in love with her for some reason, and she was married as a continuation. I saw that the master of the You family was also very dangerous after waiting for a few years. very."

Mrs. Zhen Guogong alluded to Youshi's stepmother as a broom star. "That's really—" Zili couldn't find a suitable adjective for a while. Should she say that Mrs. You had a rough fate or a rich experience?

Unexpectedly, there will be even more explosive news in the back, Zongbing Yang's wife added mysteriously: "Haven't you heard that it is the stepmother's credit that the uncle in this house is able to take a fancy to the girl from the You family. She What a strange person. Although the person who is married now does not have a prominent official position, it seems that the family is still well-off. The old man of the You family has been a county magistrate for several years and has been a part-time official in the capital. It stands to reason that the mistress of his family can also She is pampered and respected at home. But she is not, saying that helping others to deliver babies and taking care of pregnant women is a good deed. Because of her reputation, many daughters-in-law of rich and noble families in the capital ask her to be their personal care nanny when they are pregnant. By the way The wife of this family was pregnant at the beginning, and their elders also invited Mrs. Youshi here." Hearing this, Zili's heart trembled, she hurriedly took a glass of wine and drank a glass of wine, covering up her shock and fear, The status of the head grandmother of Youshi's Ningguo Mansion was actually obtained in exchange for her stepmother killing Lan's family.No wonder Youshi's stepmother was able to take her two daughters to live in Ningguo Mansion with confidence, and let Jia Zhen and Jia Rong mess around with her two daughters.

Over there, firecrackers sounded, drums and music blared, and Youshi's sedan chair was carried in from the main entrance.Youshi is the continuation, but no one from Jia Zhen's ex-wife's family was seen at the wedding, and Youshi didn't pay homage to his ex-wife's memorial tablet first.The sound of festive music seemed to be heard from far away, and the bright red in front of his eyes made Zili feel desolate in his heart.She felt that the wine in her mouth smelled of blood.

Zili vomited as soon as she got home, and she lay on the bed feeling drowsy and having a fever.Waiting for Zili to wake up again, he was facing a pair of bloodshot eyes.

"Do you want to drink water or not? The fire is off, so I can rest assured." Jia Zheng stood up and wanted to go out.The girl next to him was busy helping Zili up: "Master is going to court, but don't worry, my wife has been watching all night." Zili didn't expect Jia Zheng to be like this: "Please worry, I'm much better now. I'll thank you when I'm well." Jia Zheng came over with a glass of water: "Drink some water first, we are husband and wife, there is nothing to thank you for. I asked the girl to cook porridge for you. It's fresh. The millet porridge is paired with the small pickles that were pickled according to your method in Shanyin County, drink the porridge first and then take the medicine so as not to hurt the spleen and stomach." Jia Zheng suddenly took Zili's hand and took a deep look at her. Just got up and left.

It seemed that the former Jia Zheng had returned, Zili held the cup in a daze, a little dazed. "My wife has had a fever for a few days. She is hot and talking nonsense. The old lady has come to see her in person. Fortunately, the doctor is very powerful. She said that my wife is affected by cold evil. It will be much better after a few needles and medicine. My wife has already After being in a coma for three days, Master Zhu and the eldest girl have both returned home, and now they will definitely come to see your wife when they know she is well."

Before the autumn equinox was finished, footsteps were heard outside, Yuan Chun came first.Behind her was a girl who was secretly looking at her behind Yuan Chun with a smile. Yuan Chun rushed to Zili's side and grabbed her hand: "Mother is well. It's been a worrying few days." The tears came down.Zili smiled and wiped the tears off Yuan Chun's face with a handkerchief, looking at the girl who seemed to have known him before.Seeing Zili watching his girl step forward to ask Zili to be safe and say, "I am—"

"She is the girl from the third uncle's family named Xifeng. The third uncle brought the whole family to the capital. Because he is busy cleaning up the house, it is inconvenient to live in the uncle's house temporarily. My aunt came to see my mother yesterday and brought sister Xifeng. The old lady liked sister Xifeng so she stayed." Yuan Chun introduced the little girl in front of him.

Only then did Zili realize that Wang Zisheng had been transferred back to the capital from Fujian. The girl in front of him was Wang Zisheng's daughter, and she might be Jia Lian's daughter-in-law Wang Xifeng in the future.