Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

In the next few days, Zili didn't see how Jia Zheng told Jia's mother about Daiyu's arrival, because something happened to Xue's family. o(╯□╰)o, Xue Pan beat someone to death, Aunt Xue, also known as Zimeng, was in a hurry, and Zili was also a little anxious when she received her sister's letter. The emperor has been very disgusted with the corrupt and lazy government in recent years , severely dealt with several officials, Zili did not dare to openly make connections at the cusp of the crisis.But Xue Pan is the only one left in the Xue family. If there is something wrong, can she just ignore it?

When Zili was worrying, Sister Feng said nonchalantly, "Ma'am, why did you forget that now the Yin in Jinling Mansion is Jia Yucun, who was recommended by the master at the beginning. He used to be sister Lin's teacher, because Uncle Lin dragged us down. I didn’t expect him to be promoted very quickly, and he became the governor of Jinling in a blink of an eye. In fact, without my wife opening her mouth, Jiayu Village will naturally take care of it.”

Zili was a little confused and hurriedly asked, "Why didn't I know when it happened!" If she knew that Jia Zheng still recommended Jia Yucun, she would be crazy, this ungrateful villain!Sister Feng laughed and said, "My wife has a lot of things to do every day. Uncle Lin wrote to the master when Ding You just came home. That Jia Yucun also came to our house and met the master. The master said he was good. At that time, the wife was busy with the house. In fact, this is the practice in the officialdom, everyone is like this, the emperor will never pursue it again. And we didn't say anything, it was Jia Yucun who wanted to release him, what does it have to do with us Ma'am, just rest assured that nothing will happen."

Sister Feng suddenly remembered to say to Zili: "The old lady asked to find out some things from the past and said they were for Miss Lin. I think that means she is going to ask Miss Lin to choose another place to live. Madam can rest assured. .”

When Jia Mu changed her mind, Zili was a little surprised, and then asked: "Really, did the old lady say how to settle down with Lin girl?"

Before he finished speaking, he heard the girl come in and say, "The wife and the second grandmother are here. The old lady is calling, so let's go together." Zili came and smiled and said, "You're here, I need your help with something." Seeing the spring breeze on Jia Mu's face, Zili was a little surprised, and she was busy humbly saying, "The old lady has something to do." Just tell me what to do, I should be a daughter-in-law."

"Your Uncle Lin wrote in a letter saying that Yu'er's mother is not in good health, and she can't get away from coming to the capital to be with her daughter. After all, parents are only planning for their children. His Uncle Lin wants to ask you to help raise Yu'er Who told you to give birth to the birth mother of the crown princess? He just asks for your advice, so that it will be even more beautiful when the girl talks about others in the future. What do you think?" Yuanyang next to Jia Mu said, holding a letter to Zili .After reading the letter, it was indeed Lin Ruhai's personal letter. Lin Ruhai said very modestly that he was causing trouble to the Jia family, and then changed the subject, saying that he and Jia Min had only one biological daughter, Daiyu, in his eyes.When she was in her hometown, she was also the jewel in the palm of her parents. Jia Min was very reluctant to be separated from her daughter.But he couldn't handle it alone, and Jia Min couldn't get away to the capital to stay with Daiyu.So Lin Ruhai entrusted Mother Jia to take care of Daiyu with thousands of words.

Then Lin Ruhai changed the subject, saying that Daiyu is a girl after all, and she will always get married, because her mother is not around, so she will inevitably lack in the girl's upbringing, and it will be difficult to hear the matchmaking in the future.Lin Ruhai praised Jia Zheng, saying that Jia Zheng's sons and daughters are all promising, and since Daiyu lives in her grandfather's house, please worry about her second uncle and aunt.He will definitely repay his kindness in the future.Lin Ruhai also specially used Jia Min as a cover, saying that her daughter would be honorable if she married well and became a mother in the future. There was no reason for Jia's mother to disagree, so she asked Zili to take Daiyu with her.

"I know you have a lot of things to do. I thought it would be better to ask Yu'er to live here and study with you every day." Jia Mu observed Zili's expression and proposed her own plan.

As soon as Zili heard this, she knew that Mother Jia loved her granddaughter dearly, and that the aunt was not related by blood. She was afraid that the girl would be wronged, so she refused to put Daiyu by Zili's side, and only asked her to come and follow Zili during the day. Li, it's better to still live with Jia Mu.Although Jia's mother didn't mention asking Daiyu to live with Baoyu, they still got along day and night in front of the old lady. Zili didn't want to make Daiyu and Baoyu get too close, but since Jia's mother gave in, she couldn't be too anxious.She smiled: "Since the old lady is like this, I will naturally obey. As long as Uncle Lin doesn't dislike me for being rough and unable to educate Yu'er well. I really like her from the bottom of my heart. She is good-looking and has a good temper."

"That's because you are too modest. It is your credit that the princess is here today. You were very kind to Min'er back then, and now she can trust her daughter to you." I was also a little worried that my daughter didn't appreciate Zili who was devoted to her back then, so she should throw face or face.This time, she begged to come to the door, and the old lady was a little worried that Zili would vent her resentment towards Jia Min on Daiyu.Originally, she resisted Lin Ruhai's request at first, but she couldn't stop Jia Zheng from hinting in front of her that if he wanted to marry the Lin family, he should show sincerity.Lin Ruhai has a clear mind about the old lady's little calculation.Even if the old lady doesn't look at anyone, she has to think about Jia Min's situation. Lin Ruhai dare not express dissatisfaction with Jia's mother, but she will definitely complain to her wife.Isn't this creating trouble for their husband and wife?

If Jia Mu and Jia Min's plans were followed, regardless of whether the two children were brought together at any time, regardless of the defense of men and women, Lin Ruhai felt that the marriage was useless when he was angry. The head of the Lin family was Lin Ruhai. , he said exactly what he said.There was no need to annoy him, so he sent his daughter to the palace directly.If the Jia family can show sincerity, cultivate Baoyu well, and sincerely treat Daiyu as her own daughter, Lin Ruhai will try to disqualify Daiyu from being elected, so that she can calm down and talk about marriage with the Jia family.

When Jia Mu heard Jia Zheng's words, she was immediately happy. The decision to choose a daughter-in-law for Baoyu was originally in the hands of Jia Zheng and Zili. She and Jia Min discussed matching Daiyu and Baoyu. One is to appease her daughter, and the other is for herself.After marrying a daughter-in-law and forgetting her mother, Baoyu now knows how to be filial to himself. It is because he is still young, and he will marry a daughter-in-law when he goes out to be an official. Maybe even his parents will be left behind, and his grandmother will be left behind went.If Baoyu married a daughter-in-law who also grew up in front of him, the young couple were childhood sweethearts, and they were also very filial to her grandmother.It's just that Lin Ruhai is hiding it from Lin Ruhai, and Jia's mother is not sure whether the marriage will be successful.Now that Jia Zheng said this in person, Mother Jia felt relieved.The marriage between Daiyu and Baoyu has become five points.

She didn't feel dissatisfied with the idea of ​​testing Zili today.Jia's mother was very happy, and looked at Zili very pleasing to her eyes.The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law gossiped for a while, and Jia Mu suddenly remembered something: "I was in a daze listening to Rong'er in the mansion over there talking about the marriage. Do you know the news is accurate? It's the girl from that family."

"Speaking of which, Brother Rong's marriage is really laborious. Many big families in the capital are rushing to say goodbye, but Brother Rong just doesn't like it. Even his parents let him mess around. It's not that he dislikes this family. The girl in the family is not good-looking, but I dislike the girl from that family who has not studied. It is really embarrassing. I heard that there is a bit of a clue in the past few days. I saw a girl from the family and said that it was Brother Rong who fell in love at first sight and vowed to marry her. She's a grandma." Sister Feng often chatted and laughed with You Shi, and was very clear about things over there.

"Amitabha, there is a clue. I am worried that Rong'er's marriage will be delayed if she continues to be so picky. Whose girl is it? I have seen it." Interested, whose woman is picky Jia Rong is dead set.

"This girl's family background is not good. Her father is just a low-ranking official. He works as a clerk in the Ministry of Industry. He seems to be called Qin Bangye." Sister Feng frowned slightly, expressing her dissatisfaction with the woman's background.

Zili originally listened to Jia Rong's gossip, but the reputation of Ningguo Mansion was not very good. Before Yuanchun became a princess, there were very few people who came to Ningfu to propose marriage to Jia Rong.There has never been a lot of snobbery. Waiting for Yuan Chun to become a princess, the Jia family will become more and more prosperous, and more people will come to Ningfu to propose marriage.It turned out that Zili was still wondering where the unlucky girl was married to by her powerful parents.It seems that there is really no need to worry about those innocent girls.The trajectory of fate is still strong, and no one can shake it casually.Qin Keqing, this strange and mysterious woman is about to appear.

After listening to Sister Feng's words, Mother Jia frowned in dissatisfaction. Youdao married a daughter from a high family. Naturally, marrying a daughter-in-law is a bit lower than her own, but this Qin family is also too low. "Zhen'er is also messing around, let her son mess around. The Qin family is too low. Although it is said that the most important thing for a daughter-in-law is her character, but she came from a poor family and has no knowledge." Jia Mu shook her head to express her dissatisfaction with Qin. The family background of the family, the capital is a place where just throwing a stone can hit a third-rank official. The Qin family used to be unknown, with no background and foundation. After they got married, they said that the eldest grandson and daughter-in-law of the Ningguo Mansion turned out to be from a poor family. Girl, don't let people laugh at you.Others thought that there was something wrong with Jia Rong or that the Ning Mansion had fallen and no one was married to them, so they just found a random girl to be the housewife's grandmother.Jia's mother's concept of hierarchy is deeply rooted. In fact, Jia's mother only talks about marrying a daughter-in-law as long as she has a good character.Zili laments that this is the real feudal old lady, she looks peaceful and treats everyone equally on the surface, but in fact she has already divided people into different classes in her heart.

"I saw that brother Zhen and sister-in-law meant that they were very satisfied with the girl from the Qin family. Brother Zhen said that girls from other families can't catch up with her. She said that she is good-looking, gentle in action and has a very good personality. Anyway, In his mouth, it is the same as the fairy in the sky, there is nothing wrong with it. Although the old lady is worried, it is justified, but it is the matter over there, let's wait for the newcomer to enter the door." Wang Xifeng said to Youshi Jiazhen Qin Keqing was full of curiosity. There are so many good-looking girls in the world. Just because of their good looks, they can sit on the seat of Ning Fu's grandson's wife. There must be other advantages.

Zili was very confused, so he just kept silent.Mother Jia sighed and stopped talking. Sister Feng saw that the sky was cloudy again on Mother Jia's face, and hurriedly changed the topic to make Mother Jia happy.

In the evening when Jia Zheng came over for dinner, he looked at Zili absent-mindedly and hurriedly asked: "Is it because the old lady still refuses to give in? I wrote a few letters to my brother-in-law earnestly, breaking things down clearly. I think He should also think about his daughter." Jia Zheng thought that Jia's mother still insisted on binding Daiyu and Baoyu together, and Zili was worried about this.

"It turns out that you are behind the operation. Even if the old lady is stubborn, Uncle Lin is also a sensible person. The old lady said that I should take Lin girl to teach me, and I have given up those small calculations. Sister Lin followed The old lady lives. I thought about going to the palace that day and asking the princess to ask Baoyu to go to school, just move Baoyu out. Baoyu is a boy and it’s not good to hang out in the inner curtains. I want to kiss him for a few days. It's probably because he was greedy to play with the girls." Zili said that he would sometimes need to move out to Yuanchun to do things.As for Baoyu, now Zili lives in the new house, although he still knows Baoyu's actions like the palm of his hand, but he feels beyond his reach. Baoyu has grown up slowly, and Zili is worried that Baoyu will be completely stereotyped, and some problems will be hard to correct.So she saw the opportunity to move Baoyu out to live.

"That's right, I'll bring Baoyu myself! Let's see what he can do. By the way, when will your sister come to the capital? The Ministry of Rites has already started to check the list of candidates for girls. There will be an audition in the spring of next year. Your sister When will you bring your daughter to the capital?" Jia Zheng asked about Xue's daughter's election.Jia Zheng has his own plans, Jia Zhu and Yuan Chun are settled, and the remaining child is Baoyu.Embarrassment, Jia Zheng simply forgot about Tanchun.In fact, in Jia Zheng's heart, Tanchun is a dispensable daughter, as long as she chooses a suitable family to marry, she will be worthy of her conscience.Baoyu is smart, but Baoyu's actions are becoming more and more worrying. Thinking that Jia Zhu and Yuan Chun were brought up by themselves, Jia Zheng is determined to follow the method of raising Jia Zhu and raise Baoyu himself.You can't be a playboy if you don't ask for children.

"Don't talk about waiting for election, I have something to tell you." Zili beat Xue Pan to death, and the governor of Jinling Prefecture was Jia Yucun's words: "Feng girl told me to rest assured that Jia Yucun would definitely look after him. We settled the lawsuit for the sake of face. But human life is at stake, and he dares to disregard human life as a parent? What kind of officials are you recommending! Such a bold person will have trouble sooner or later. When the time comes, the emperor will pursue it and you will Follow those who are implicated."

"This incompetent child, really—" Jia Zheng's face changed when he heard what happened to Xue Pan, but he was his child and Zili's nephew, so Jia Zheng could only complain in his stomach. As for whether Jia Yucun would implicate him, Jia Zheng hadn't thought about it before, but after hearing Zili mention it, he was also a little uncertain. "It's his own fault, just don't worry that we won't be involved." Zili knew that Jia Zheng's words were meant to comfort her and had no practical meaning, so she sighed and said in a low voice, "It's better to plan ahead. This Jia Yucun—" Zili always felt a little uneasy.But those uneasiness can not be said.You can only wait to see the opportunity in the future.

Zili took advantage of the opportunity of visiting his daughter in the palace to tell about Baoyu. Yuanchun had long thought that his mother had given birth to their three children.As soon as she heard Zili's words, she immediately agreed.A few days later, Yuanchun asked someone to come out and tell Baoyu to go to school to study hard and not waste time, and also ordered Jia Zheng to teach him well.Jia Zheng and Zili stood respectfully listening to the eunuch's message.Before Daiyu came to the capital, Zili moved Baoyu out and put it next to Jia Zhu's courtyard, and asked Li Jin to help take care of it.

But the ideal is plump, but the reality is skinny. Although Jia's mother is reluctant to bear Baoyu, Yuanchun has spoken, so she can only ask Baoyu to move out.But Jia's mother would not ask Baoyu to live in the small courtyard next to the main house like Jia Zhu and Jia Lian.Jia's mother made it clear to Jia Zheng and Zili: "I know that you think that I have hurt Baoyu for a few days, and that I have delayed his progress in his studies. I will not stop you from educating your son. There is only one thing you need to rely on me. .If you still don’t agree, I’m going to make a fuss in front of the emperor.”

Speaking of this, what else can Zili and Jia Zheng say, Jia Zheng smiled awkwardly: "The old lady just said, Baoyu is my own son, and I can still harm him."

Baoyu has been with me since I was a child. Although he looks good, his foundation is very weak. Just a group of girls and women hold him in all kinds of disasters. We can't treat him like other boys.Baoyu lives in your garden. I think the yard with swollen plantains and crabapples is not bad, so I cleaned it up and let Baoyu live in it.In addition, girls and women cannot be cut!If you agree, ask Baoyu to move there.If you don't agree, no one can take Baoyu away from me!Mother Jia fought for the interests of her beloved grandson.Zili and Jia Zheng looked at each other, and could only smile wryly and agreed to Jia Mu's terms.

Unexpectedly, news came the next day that Daiyu's boat had arrived not far from the capital, and would enter Beijing in two days.When Mother Jia heard her precious granddaughter coming, her heart was all on Daiyu all day long, saying, "The child is poor. When I was here, I saw that she was weak. She was also sick. I don't know what happened to her." Poor." As she chattered, Sister Feng was the most sensitive person, and hurriedly asked someone to prepare a lot of supplements and waited for Daiyu to come.

Daiyu finally came after everyone was looking forward to it. Seeing the haggard look on her granddaughter's face, Mother Jia hugged Daiyu in her arms distressedly, and burst into tears.After persuading everyone, we greeted each other again, and sat down after exchanging pleasantries to talk about the situation after the farewell.Daiyu said: "When I returned to Suzhou, I was fine. I was just weak and often fell ill for no reason. I had consulted countless doctors but couldn't find out what was wrong. I could go for a few days if I took the medicine, but I would go for a few days if I didn't take the medicine." , can never be eradicated. Later, I went to the temple to offer incense and make a wish. Two monks came and said that if I don’t become a monk here, I have to leave the humid climate in the south of the Yangtze River and go to the capital to recuperate. I can only go back to the south of the Yangtze River after I am of age." Daiyu blushed slightly when she said that, and Zili heard it clearly, Daiyu was talking about adulthood, maybe the monk was talking about getting married.It doesn't seem to be the same as the original.So Daiyu will not die early, who will she marry.

Jia Mu said: "You just need to live at ease by my side, as if you were at home." Mrs. Xing and Zili both said that Daiyu should not be restrained, just like at home.Sister Feng smiled and said: "I understand why the old lady misses her sister all the time, she looks like the old lady's granddaughter, no wonder even Brother Bao stayed behind when she heard that her sister was coming. Just tell me what my sister wants, and tell me if the girl is not good."

Daiyu has lived in Jia's house ever since, and Mother Jia really loves her granddaughter from the bottom of her heart. Baoyu moved to Zili, and Mother Jia refurbished the rainstorm's house to make it more suitable for girls, so she called Daiyu to live there. go in.Baoyu saw that sister Lin came again with great difficulty, and thought that she could stay together day and night, but she wanted to move out.He had a good chance of acting like a baby in front of Jiamu, but Jiamu refused to let him go, so Baoyu could only move away displeased.

Seeing that Baoyu was bored all day, Jia's mother still felt sorry for her grandson and sent Sanchun to Zili's new house under the pretext that she didn't have the energy to take care of the girls.Zili could only put Sanchun together in the garden. Mother Jia called over a lot of waiters, and suddenly the garden was full of flowers, and the singing of Yingying and swallows became lively.Although Sister Lin couldn't live in front of him, all the sisters were in front of him, and some people played with him, although he felt regretful, that's all.

Seeing that the quiet home suddenly became lively, Zili could only silently admit it.In fact, Sanchun was well-behaved and obedient, Jia Zheng's money was in Zili's hands.In the past few years, Zili's business has been quite rich, and it is not difficult to raise a few girls.

As soon as Daiyu settled down, Aunt Xue's family was going to Beijing.Originally, Aunt Xue was planning to go to her natal family, but it is a pity that Wang Ziteng was promoted to a foreign post, and he still returned to Hangzhou to do weaving, and also controlled the military and political affairs in the south of the Yangtze River.Wang Dingqian had already retired and returned to his hometown, and this time he was going back to Jiangnan with his son. Naturally, Aunt Xue couldn't go back to her mother's house when she came back at this time.The Xue family had a house in the capital, but they hadn't lived in it for a long time, and some places were decayed and uninhabitable.Now it was too late to tidy up the house, but Jia Zheng was very considerate and said to Zili: "Just ask your aunt to stay with us. Although you were not born to the same mother, you have been intimate all these years. Back then you When you are sick, the Xue family took the trouble to find some precious medicinal materials for you. I also got help from their family when I first came to Shanyin County as an official. My concubine is a little old, and the children are still young, so it is natural to help if you can help." Zi Li looked at Jia Zheng in surprise, feeling a little unreal.When did this prudish person become so considerate?

"Let me thank you for her first. I had this plan at first, but I thought I should tell you first. Where would you like to settle my aunt's family?" Zili asked Jia Zheng's intention.

"When we were building this house, the Pear Fragrance Garden was moved to our side, and it has not been moved. It is still a tidy yard, directly leading to the outside. Why don't you ask your aunt to stay there. It is convenient for you sisters to meet and you will not disturb each other. .By the way, my nephew should also teach him well.” Jia Zheng paid more and more attention to teaching his children, and proposed to ask Xue Pan to go to school well and not stay outside all day without being restrained.A life lawsuit can be brought up at a young age and wait until Zhang is a few years old to pay it off.

Aunt Xue brought a pair of daughters to the capital, and quilt Zili took them directly to Jia's house.The Jia family has never seen the wife of the Xue family and her pair of children, so when the Xue family came, it attracted the attention of the whole family.When everyone saw Baochai and Xue Pan, they were all surprised.A pair of brothers and sisters born to one mother are too different!

As soon as Tian Zili saw off Aunt Xue who had come to talk, Jia Zheng came with a dark face. "What's the matter, who are you angry with?" Zili was a little surprised, he didn't hear what troubles Jia Zheng had recently, it was either an official matter or a family matter.

"I have nothing to say to Baoyu. Tell me, how many sins did we do to give birth to him!" Jia Zheng blushed angrily and patted the table: "It's not as good as Xue Pan from your sister's family!"