Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

Girl Bao is a smart person. When I was here before, I saw that she was more sensible than other girls, but she became confused when she came to the palace.As a concubine, the most important thing is virtue, and women are not involved in government affairs. In fact, according to me, no matter where they are, the most important thing for women is their children.I know Bao girl worked hard in that place, but she should know why the hard work is for.Zili gave Aunt Xue a nail without being soft or hard, and Aunt Xue had no choice but to keep her mouth shut.

When Jia Zheng came back in the evening, when Zili talked about Baochai's change, Jia Zheng couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity, I used to see her as a flatterer, but I didn't learn anything else when I came to the palace." Those intrigues, what people are most afraid of is a change of heart. If they change their minds, it is most dangerous to change their temperament. But the marriage that Uncle Lin found for the fourth girl is very good. I met him today, and he is a scholar with good conduct. .Although I am not very proud at the moment, but I will definitely develop in the future. I have been in the officialdom for so many years, and I still have this vision." Jia Zheng liked Zheng Zhongxiao's calm character very much, and told Zili about his seeing Zheng Zhongxiao. coming.

"This person was also born at the wrong time. His family was in decline when he was still young. In a blink of an eye, he fell from a well-to-do family to a poor situation. I thought I could change my family’s situation, but when I started an official career, my parents were gone, and I still needed Ding You! If I put it on someone else, it would be a waste of six years! Complaining. I asked him what he was doing at home, and he said he was still studying and plowing the fields. People who are so indifferent to fame and fame are the most precious. I want to settle the marriage of the fourth girl, and I will go talk to the old lady tomorrow. Respect big brother I always have to let you know!" Jia Zheng thought that Xichun was Jia Jing's daughter after all, and that Xichun should tell her father when she got married.

Zili said to Jia Zheng with a twitch in his heart: "So I also want to see Brother Jing, why don't I choose a day to take my four girls to Biyun Temple outside the city to burn incense, and go to see her father along the way, since Xichun was born I haven't seen my father a few times, this child was really hard and rough in the past, I hope it will be smooth in the future."

Jia Zheng also sighed, put his arms around Zili's shoulders, and pulled her into his arms: "I think there is karma, as the saying goes, "God has eyes, who can escape Huihui's net?" Okay." As he spoke, Jia Zheng rubbed his cheek against Zili's.

"Go away, you're still making trouble with a beard!" Zili felt itchy from the beard on Jia Zheng's face, and couldn't help but give him a coquettish look, and stretched out his hand to push Jia Zheng away.

Jia Zheng salivated solemnly and said, "You used to like me like this..." He moved closer to Zili and kissed her neck.

The next morning, Jia Zheng and Zili greeted Jia's mother together. When Jia's mother saw their husband and wife coming, she knew that Xichun's marriage had taken shape.She smiled and said, "You guys came together, probably the fourth girl's marriage has been settled." Yuanyang winked at Zili from the side, expressing that Jia Mu was in a good mood this morning: "No, no wonder last night The lights exploded and exploded. So it should be on this."

Zili and Jia Zheng first congratulated Jia's mother, and then Jia Zheng told in detail how he met Zheng Zhongxiao at the Lin family, what his character and appearance were, and he also said a lot of compliments.Jia's mother listened carefully, and waited for Jia Zheng to finish speaking. Zili looked at Jia's mother and said nothing, then said: "Old lady, the master came back yesterday and really praised Zheng Zhongxiao. I think Mrs. Lin is very appropriate The person he chooses must be credible. And it is also my selfishness, the identity of the fourth girl and the affairs of the East Mansion. If I choose a child from an aristocratic family, I am worried that my husband's family will be picky, and it will be difficult for me to gain a foothold among my sister-in-law in the future. Mr. Zheng, there is no one else in the family. Although there are not many relatives who can help, but the small number of people in the family also has the advantage of having a small number of people. The fourth girl is eccentric, but it is better. After all, she was raised by the old lady, the old lady How can there be someone who doesn't love her and doesn't think about her future?"

"You're right, am I worried about my child being wronged? She has never been wronged at all in our family, but Zheng Zhongxiao has to farm to support himself, and the fourth girl will suffer. That's all, it's her fate too That’s all.” Jia’s mother attached great importance to family status, and in her opinion, no matter how good Zheng Zhongxiao was at school, he was talented, and his family’s poverty and lack of background would be fatal.But the current situation compelled him, so he could only make do with it.

Zili knew Jia Mu's heart knot, and said with a smile: "The county magistrate has been released, and she will be able to come out in the future. Besides, we will help. I will prepare more dowry for the fourth girl. No matter what, she will be able to live without food and clothing." Worry." Mother Jia nodded after hearing this, "It's just a little money that you have worked so hard for, and I, as a grandmother, should show some respect for myself. Let's settle the marriage of the fourth girl. There is one more thing I want to remind You guys, Siyatou is the youngest. If it is normal, the elder sisters will definitely not marry the younger sister before they get married. Seeing that Siyatou's marriage is settled, the second and third girls in our family should also talk about others."

"I've been thinking about it for a long time. I've settled down with the fourth girl first and started their marriage. It's just that the second girl is from the old man's side, and it's not easy for us as uncles and aunts to intervene. The third girl is a good child, I thought In the past few days, I will study with the group by my side, and I usually take her out for any entertainment." Zili can't say he likes Tanchun, but he can't say he hates her either.After all, she was Jia Zheng's daughter, and she had always been filial to her, so Zili naturally wouldn't watch Tanchun fail.

Mother Jia smiled when she heard what Zili said, and she couldn't help admiring: "I read you right, there are many things about the daughter of a concubine in the big shelf being tricked by Mrs. Zhengfang, even if it's not counting, it's not cold Put the ones that are not hot, and don’t care when you are waiting for a kiss, just find someone to marry. Who cares about that girl’s life and death in the future. Sanya’s biological mother is such a jerk, but you can still treat Sanya like this, It can be seen that he is a virtuous man! But Baoyu's father has always been careless, and he is better now that he is old." Jia Mu pretended to stare at Jia Zheng, and Zili knew that Jia Mu was worried that she would remember the past. I don't care about Tanchun's marriage.Now that Jia's mother is old and can't stretch her arms any longer, if Zili really refuses to pay attention to Tanchun's life, Jia's mother can't afford it.

Since Zili stated that she would not ignore Tanchun, Jiamu felt relieved. No matter how good Xichun's marriage was, it had little to do with Rongfu, but Yingchun was different from Tanchun. They were Jiamu's own granddaughters. Be more concerned about marriage.

Zili came back from Jiamu's side, and before he had finished his tea, he watched Tanchun come to pay his respects.Zili looked at Tanchun, who was wearing a new pink dress, with handsome eyes and brows, Zili smiled and said, "Three girls are getting better and better, and the old lady said hello today. You have been busy recently. doing what?"

Tanchun hurriedly stood up to answer, Zili stretched out his hand to tell her to sit down and talk: "You don't need to be polite in front of me. I think you sisters have grown up, and seeing that your younger sister Lin and fourth younger sister have families, If you don’t want to stay in the female university, it’s time to make plans for your marriage. From tomorrow onwards, you will stay by my side, and I will guide you about the housekeeping.” Hearing Zili’s words, Tanchun blushed slightly, and she immediately became shy She lowered her head, but was waiting to hear that Zili was going to take her to guide the housekeeper and other skills, Tanchun didn't care about being shy, she raised her head in surprise, and couldn't believe her ears.The wife actually wants to teach her personally, Tanchun's background is embarrassing, she is the daughter of a concubine, but compared with Yingchun, she is not half as good as Yingchun.Although Yingchun's biological mother had passed away a few years ago, she was Jia Amnesty's upright aunt after all, because she could be buried in the ancestral grave after giving birth to a daughter.But what about Tanchun's mother?She knew that Aunt Wang was not her biological mother, and her biological mother didn't know whether she was dead or alive, or where she was.Her biological mother made a mistake and was kicked out. This is simply a stain on Tanchun that cannot be washed away.

She was okay when she was a child, maybe the wife and the old lady talked, and no one dared to mention anything about her biological mother in front of her.But there are no eternal secrets in the world, and in Jia's place, there are no secrets.Waiting for Tanchun to grow up a little bit, she met her own grandmother and aunt by chance, watching them talking about Fang'er back then with snot and tears, Tanchun almost died.She locked herself in the room and cried bitterly all night, and woke up the next morning to surprise the nanny and Aunt Wang. Her eyes and face were swollen, and her voice was hoarse and scary.Her mother was so unbearable, only then did Tanchun understand why his wife and master were so alienated and indifferent to her.

From that day on, Tanchun told herself in her heart that she must be better and better than the other sisters, and she must thoroughly wash away the traits that Fanger inherited from her, so that she can really have a foothold in the Jia family.As a result, Tanchun gradually changed. She learned to read words and expressions, what the wife was thinking, what the master was thinking, who the old lady liked, and why she was angry.She sees it in her eyes and keeps it in her heart.Every word spoken in front of people is carefully weighed.Tanchun didn't dare to get as close to Aunt Wang as before.Because the wife actually didn't like the aunts around her father deep down in her heart, and their existence was just an expedient measure for the wife back then.Tanchun grew up day by day, and she became the third girl praised by everyone in Rongfu. Others said that she was capable, knowledgeable, filial, and the old lady got along well with the sisters.But who knows how much she paid behind it.

Hearing Zili's words today, Tanchun suddenly felt that all his previous hard work was worth it.Her tears almost came down, Tanchun hurriedly lowered her head and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief: "Thank you Madam for your cultivation, I will definitely study hard."

Zili saw all the changes in Tanchun's expression.She was busy waving her hand, patted Tanchun's hand, and comforted her: "Why are you crying, child? I used to neglect many things for you, but you have always been a sensible child, caring, careful and measured. As long as you If you can always maintain your own character, the future will not be bad. I want to ask you, what kind of son-in-law do you want." Of course Zili can feel Tanchun's thoughts for her on weekdays, regardless of her filial piety. Looking at other things, Tanchun's nature is not bad after all, and Zili will not treat her badly.

Tanchun blushed even more when she heard Zili's words, but it was Tanchun, although she was shy but she was very assertive in her heart, she stammered and said: "Our girl's family never asks this, everything depends on The master and the wife are the masters. I can’t repay my wife’s kindness in nurturing me. I’m going to get married in case I’m not filial. I’m a person who doesn’t care about things outside of me, as long as I can make progress and be willing to be filial to my wife and master with me.”

What a clever child, Zili couldn't help admiring, Tanchun knew that based on her background, the wealthy clan in the capital would not look down on her at all, even if she managed to get married, she would be a son of a concubine with no future, maybe It's Wan Hakama Gaoliang.If that's the case, Tanchun will never be able to get ahead for the rest of his life.Rather than intrigue in the deep house compound, it is better to find a husband with a lower family background but a promising husband like the fourth sister.Maybe she can make a breakthrough.

"That's what I mean too. There are quite a few young masters in the capital, but not many of them are attractive. Although your father looks cool, he still loves you in his heart. By the way, I'll send your younger sister Lin home tomorrow, and you will come with me." In the past." Daiyu's wedding is coming, and she has to go home to be married.Tomorrow is the day for the Lin family to thank their relatives and friends, so Zili brought Tanchun over there to show off their daughter in front of everyone, to show that there is a girl in my family who wants to ask for marriage.