Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

"Second Wife, Grandma is here to greet you." Zili was drinking tea when he heard the announcement from the woman outside, when the curtain was opened, a pretty young woman came in.Li Shouyi's daughter, Li Jin, the grandmother of the Jia family, came in.She greeted Zili very respectfully, Zili glanced at her daughter-in-law, suddenly a little depressed, she turned out to be a mother-in-law, she is not young anymore!Zili's mind suddenly came up with the scene of himself wearing floral clothes dancing square dance with a group of aunts, and couldn't help but feel bad.The son grew up, and the joy of starting a family disappeared without a trace.Li Jin didn't know what kind of storm Zili was going through in her heart, she just keenly caught the moment of displeasure and surprise in her mother-in-law's eyes.

Years of living under the fence of Li Shouzhong's family has developed her sensitive personality, Li Jin suddenly became nervous, maybe her mother-in-law is not satisfied with her.It has been a few days since she got married, with a new living environment and unfamiliar people, Li Jin felt more and more that she was out of place with Rongguo Mansion.In the past, when she saw the girls in Li Shouzhong's family wearing bright silk and satin clothes, she thought it was the best life, but in Jia's family, even ordinary servants wore gold and silver.

Compared with Jia Lian's wife, Wang Xifeng, Li Jin felt that she was a useless and clumsy woman who had never seen the world, neither articulate, nor the ability to follow the wind, nor the support of her powerful natal family.All she had was the love of her husband and in-laws and the affection and tolerance of her sister-in-law. Thinking of this, Li Jin took the teacup handed over by the girl, placed it carefully in Zili's hand, and stood there with her hands down, waiting for her mother-in-law to order.

Zili's internal adjustment quickly passed, but she was frightened by Li Jin's little daughter-in-law making a pie.Does she look like an evil mother-in-law? Why is Li Jin standing there with her mouth puckered like a little girl who has been sold off?Zili wished to take out the mirror and take a look at it immediately, Zili looked like a wicked mother-in-law. "What's the matter, who made you angry when you kept your mouth shut. Don't be that child Zhu'er." Zili put on the most pleasing expression and asked Li Jin amiably.

Li Jin was terrified by Zili's attitude, she was sure she read correctly, when she greeted her just now, his wife was not very happy, why did she change her face in a blink of an eye.There was not even a trace, she couldn't help but think that Youdao is that the Hou family is as deep as the sea, and the people inside are unpredictable.Isn't such a stick like myself eaten as stuffing?

Thinking of this, Li Jin felt that her life would be too difficult in the future, so she hurriedly forced a smile and said to Zili, "I'm fine, Grandpa treats me very well. Who can make me angry."

Zili became even more confused when she saw Li Jin cautiously hesitated to speak. She asked Li Jin to sit down on the chair in front of her, but Li Jin subconsciously took a few steps back as if she was being burned. Looking at Zili: "My wife is here, I don't have a place to sit. I did something wrong, I just ask my wife to tell me directly." I am stupid and can't guess people's minds!Li Jin thought about what she had done in the past few days countless times, completely unaware that she had offended her mother-in-law.

——Ah, Zili was amused by Li Jin's bunny appearance.She is really a standard little daughter-in-law. She waved her hands and said with a smile: "What are you doing so surprised? I am very satisfied with you. The most important thing is that Pearl also likes you very much. I am not a tiger that can eat you." You sit down, so I can talk to you with my neck up. You are Zhu'er's daughter-in-law, who will accompany him for the rest of his life, my daughter-in-law, and a family. It will be a long time to get along with each other." Seeing Zili say this, Li Jin felt a little relieved, and sat down in front of Zili with a slanted body.What is not lacking in this family is the rules, if it is not for marrying the granddaughter-in-law, I am afraid that the eldest wife and the second wife will still stand in front of the old lady.With the mother-in-law present, there is no place for the daughter-in-law to sit.But the wife told her to sit down.Li Jin was grateful for Zili's generosity and kindness in her heart, but her heart was still a little beating.

I know what you're thinking. It stands to reason that our family has strict rules. When I was a new wife, I stood in front of my mother-in-law for an hour.All mother-in-laws come from daughter-in-law. I know what it's like to be a daughter-in-law.I am the person who is most impatient with those stereotypes. At the beginning, the old lady was tolerant to my new daughter-in-law, so I couldn’t embarrass my own daughter-in-law either. First of all, it’s only the two of us at home. Who should show the rules?Save what you can.Second, I want to tell you that since you are married as a daughter-in-law, this family is yours no matter whether it is good or bad, and you have to learn to accept and adapt.Of course I don't want you to learn those bad things.You are a simple child. This is what I like most about you. I hope you will not forget your original intention in the future.Zili's words reassured Li Jin completely. She felt that this mother-in-law was really a good person.Although he came from a high family background and had a smooth life, he never looked at people with his nostrils. Instead, he was able to understand the difficulties of others.

As the atmosphere eased, Li Jin slowly relaxed her guard against Zili, and began to reveal her innocent, simple and lovely side.Zili first told Li Jin the history of the Jia family and the relationship between the Ningguo Mansion and the Rongguo Mansion, the people in the family, the important relatives in the clan, and the secrets and unspoken rules that everyone knew well.Li Jin took it seriously, and Zili talked about Jia's relatives.

While waiting for Zili to drink tea, Li Jin suddenly asked: "I heard that my uncle is going to Yangzhou to be a salt administrator. I'm not sure whether I should congratulate him, so I want to ask my wife what she means." Li Jin Knowing that Jia Zheng and his wife and Jia Zhu don't like Li Shouzhong very much, but her mother said that everyone is a family, even though Li Shouzhong is unrighteous, as a relative, he has to be unkind.Face matters have to be taken into account.Yesterday, Li Shouzhong's family sent someone to see if his niece was doing well in Jia's house. Speaking of Li Shouzhong's promotion to Yangzhou Salt Administration, the family hinted that it was thanks to the Jia's help that Li Shouzhong got this position.Seeing that his niece has not forgotten his kindness, Li Shouzhong said that the two families should move around more in the future.

Zili knew about this a long time ago. She put down her teacup and glanced at Li Jin: "Your mother is right. There are many unavoidable things in life. After all, he is your uncle. Once you say it, it means that your mother and son have been taken care of by him for many years. Yes. Even if you feel wronged in your stomach, others don’t know. Yangzhou Yanzheng is a fat job, and the court has so many eyes on it. This official position is directly accepted by the emperor, and others can’t speak up. Your uncle said so I mean to be polite, and Pearl's father is a pedantic person, and he doesn't like things like giving and receiving privately and exchanging benefits under the stage. But since it is a happy event to be promoted, you can ask someone to prepare a gift for congratulations. Since people Still thinking about you as a niece, don't let your uncle's heart go cold."

Li Jin recalled the grievances of those years, and couldn't help becoming angry: "He cared about me as a niece, but he just saw that I could use it. I wouldn't give things to someone like him!"