Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

Zili's eyebrows twitched a few times, she turned to stare at Mingqian and asked word by word: "Is it Hu Qizhong's family?" Today, he just left the house and met an old acquaintance, Liu Kai, who used to be a servant of the Wang family.When Ziqian's incident broke out, the Wang family naturally couldn't allow Liu Kai and Mrs. Zhou's family to be spoiled. They were kicked out, and now they are under the Hu family's sect and have become their slaves.

Zhou Rui didn't want to see Liu Kai saw him, his nose was not his nose, his eyes were not his eyes, he mocked: "Oh, who is this? Such a loyal master, even a dog knows that he can't eat two meals, and some people can't keep up with the street. Where are the wild dogs on the road?" Zhou Rui turned around and left after speaking.Liu Kai hurriedly stopped Zhou Rui, and begged in a low voice: "My good brother, don't leave, I have my own difficulties, you didn't know what happened back then, so don't follow others. I am now considered developed, we can It is also fate to meet you in Jinling. I have something important to tell you, the wine in the restaurant over there is good, I will treat you to a drink." Zhou Rui saw that Liu Kai no longer looked like an old slave at the door, but was wearing extremely well-dressed clothes Decent, with a servant behind him, driving a very good carriage.If you don't know his identity, you will really think that he is a rich man.

Zhou Rui looked up and down, and said with a sneer: "Don't sell your money to the master again, I won't drink your wine, it will dirty me." As he said he wanted to leave, Liu Kai hurriedly stopped him: "I know that you came to Jia's house with the second girl. I came to Jinling to see the second girl at the order of the eldest girl. They are all married aunts and grandmothers, and their contacts are normal. Now our master is Hangzhou Weaving, and the eldest girl is from the Hu family. Your eldest young mistress." Liu Kai triumphantly displayed Ziqian's current identity.

Zhou Rui was a little hesitant. When he came to Jinling, he was warned not to have anything to do with the Hu family, but he was still moved when he heard that the eldest girl had become the eldest mistress of the Hu family.This Hu family is still benevolent and did not underestimate the eldest girl. The second girl left the capital and came to Jinling, and there were no relatives who deliberately moved around. The Hu family is now in full swing. If they move around, the second girl will be more talkative Let's talk.It's just that Wang Dingqian's instructions were still in his ears, and he didn't dare to make a decision without authorization, he hesitated for a while.Seeing the hesitation of Zhou Rui's family, Liu Kai hurriedly incited: "At the beginning, it was the master and wife who were angry, but now the eldest girl is living a decent life, but she has become a housekeeper and a young mistress. The uncle wants to use her as a fairy in the sky, so he can't wait to confess. Daddy The girl is now in the same position as the second girl, so there is nothing she can't meet. They are both weaving for the emperor, and our two families should get closer. Now that I am in charge, I can speak well in front of Master Hu. Originally, the master They asked me to visit Duke Rong, so I thought it would be better to ask the second girl to introduce him."

"Well, I'm a slave, so I have to ask Second Mistress to decide for herself." Zhou Rui thought about it, but he still didn't dare to agree, so he came out with Zili to prevaricate.

"What else did Zhou Rui say? That Liu Kai—" Mrs. Tang and the Wang family, who was tossed about by Zili thinking about Ziqian, almost wiped out the entire army, all because of Liu Kai and his wife!Zili's teeth itch when he heard Liu Kai's name. "Whether Grandma sees you or not, Zhou Rui is still waiting outside to answer." Seeing that Zili was angry, Ming Qian hurriedly changed the subject.Zili leaned back on the back of the chair, and said to Mingqian: "Listening to that, it means that Liu Kai is now the housekeeper of the Hu family, and he was ordered to visit the master. Since he is the master of their Let him follow the rules. Although my housekeeper is also a family matter, there are naturally masters and second masters who make decisions outside. You go call Liu Kai or go to see the master." Zili waved his hand faintly and called Tomorrow, I will send a message.

Seeing Zili's resolute attitude before tomorrow, he went out without saying anything. "Wait, go and tell Zhou Rui to keep his mouth shut and stop talking nonsense after drinking two ounces of cat urine. I didn't know the grandma of the Hu family before, but I heard about it." Mingqian understood. Li nodded hurriedly: "Yes, this servant has remembered."

Sending away the girl, Zili didn't care about the wives who were going on, but she was clever after the rain. Seeing that Zili looked tired, she went out and said to the old woman who was waiting outside, "Second Mistress is tired, who are you?" If there is something important to do, I will go in and answer. If you are not busy, please ask the grandmas to go back and come back tomorrow." The women also dispersed after listening to the rain.

After the rain watched the women go out before entering the house, Mint winked at the queen of the rain, and immediately after the rain stepped lightly and went in quietly.Zili was looking outside alone in a daze. "Second Mistress has been sitting all morning, so let's get up and evacuate. Since the eldest girl is doing well, everyone can feel at ease." After talking about the rain, he came to Zili's side and gently rubbed her shoulders. "I'm not tired. I'm just thinking about the past. Grandpa's birthday must be very lively. She heard the rumors in Hangzhou. Liu Kai came to find Zhou Rui today. The Hu family must have heard the news and wanted to curry favor."

"This is Hu Qizhong's plan. I think I must have received instructions from my good sister before I opened it. She wanted to dig a hole for me. Everyone knows that the eldest daughter of the Wang family is no longer here. I have never been with the grandma of the Hu family. Friendship, why did the housekeeper of the Hu family come to me first, and I have to rush to the master to introduce to the Hu family? She clearly doesn't want me to live a peaceful life, and insists on making a fuss with her own shit. Make everyone in the Jia family know that the family style of the Wang family is not good, and I just fill in the house!" Ziqian refused to let go of any opportunity to embarrass Zili and the Wang family.Zili is very chilled by Ziqian's change.If she really thinks about her sisterhood, she can ask someone to come and see her quietly, instead of calling the housekeeper of the Hu family, her nanny's in-laws come to ask Zili to introduce him to Jia Daishan.Hu Qizhong and Jia Daishan were ministers in the same palace, so why not ask the Jia family's daughter-in-law to introduce Hu Qizhong to Jia Daishan? She clearly wanted to see Zili live a quiet life and reminded the Jia family that they were almost cheated by the Wang family.Zili secretly hated Ziqian for not thinking about her natal family at all. How did the whole family offend her.

I didn't expect the eldest girl to have such a plan. Since this is the case, grandma might as well write to the master of the capital and ask the master to come forward to solve it.She and grandma are of the same mother, but they plan on grandma like this.The big girl was not like that before!Angry after the rain, Zili should write a letter to Wang Dingqian to complain.

"Forget it, if she is really comfortable, she won't make such a fuss. Just ignore her." Zili could only sigh at her sister.Over there, Zhou Rui and Liu Kai told Zili what he meant, and asked him to post a post on the gate of Rongguo Mansion. Jia Daishan heard that the steward of Hu Qizhong's family had come, and thought to himself that he had no friendship with Hu Qizhong, why did Hu Qizhong call his family members? coming.He thought for a while and said to his family: "Call him in."

When Jia Daishan saw Liu Kai, he casually took Hu Qizhong's handwritten letter and glanced at it casually.It turned out that the Hu family was planning this, so that he wouldn't be as shallow-sighted as Hu Qizhong. His hand was too long, and something would happen sooner or later.Making up his mind, Jia Daishan said to Liu Kai nonchalantly: "It's hard work for you to run, I read your master's letter. Go down and rest first." Liu Kai didn't expect Jia Daishan's attitude, and secretly Thinking that Jia's family is really rich, even if a good business is in front of them, they are unwilling to intervene to make a fortune.It's strange that people say that Rongguo Mansion is made of white jade and gold.Although Liu Kai was a little disappointed, he was still thinking about what Ziqian had told him, and he cupped his hands to Jia Daishan and said, "My youngest mistress has something for the second grandma in the family. Grandma told me to give it to the second grandma in your house in person. And please tell the little man’s daughter to go in and greet the second grandma.” Jia Daishan didn’t realize for a while, the Hu family has nothing to do with the Jia family and the Wang family, why does their young mistress want to see my daughter-in-law?He was stunned before he remembered that the eldest grandma of the Hu family was the eldest girl of the Wang family.It's just that now she can only bear the identity of someone else, and be that not-so-righteous grandma of the Hu family.

Anyway, it's the Wang family's own business, and he also wanted to see how Zili would respond, so he said to Liu Kai, "Alright, ask someone to take the Hu family's mother-in-law to see your second grandma." Liu Kai thanked her Jia Daishan followed the housekeeper.

Zili was having dinner with Jia Zheng. The two of them were sitting on the kang with the warmth underneath them. Although it was raining outside, the inside of the room was still warm and dry.Soon the two of them finished their meal, and Zili was rinsing his mouth with a cup, when he suddenly saw Jia Daishan's wife coming over: "Second Grandma's grandma from Hangzhou Manufacturing House sent someone to give grandma a present. The master told me to take the gift." Watching her come over." Still here, Zili stopped holding the cup, Jia Zheng immediately put down his chopsticks, and stared at his mother-in-law vigilantly: "Who wants to see Second Mistress?"

"It's Hu's weaving in Hangzhou. Their grandma sent someone to deliver something to grandma. Today, someone from their house came to see the master. It must be that the two families are weaving officials and want to walk around each other. Their grandma gave gifts. It also means frequent visits in the future. Did grandma ask them to come in immediately?" The mother-in-law told the news of the Hu family.

Zili gave Jia Zheng a reassuring look, almost being labeled green by Ziqian, and Jia Zheng was extremely wary of any news about Ziqian.Jia Zheng realized that he was too nervous, so he smiled at random and said, "Oh, so that's the case. Let them come in. This is also human nature, since it's their kindness, you just accept it." Chopsticks indicate that you are full.Seeing Jia Zheng's self-possession, Zili couldn't help laughing, saying that I seem to know more about relationships than you.The Hu family's excuse is really not very good. Hu Qizhong and Jia Daishan don't have much friendship in the officialdom, so they are so intimate that the whole family knows each other well?Jia Daishan also wanted to investigate Zili's response, so he asked people from the Hu family to come to see Zili.

Liu Kai's daughter, who is the daughter-in-law of Ziqian's nanny Zhou Gang's family, dressed in extraordinary clothes and brought a few little maids into Zili's yard behind the mother-in-law who led the way.Jia Zheng lived in a small courtyard close to the east of Jiamu's courtyard. This place was originally prepared for the old Rong Guogong to study and hide quietly. , the flower garden is well-equipped with all internal organs, and an exquisite Qushui Liushang Pavilion was specially built in the yard.Zhou Gang's family looked at the various songbirds hanging under the porch, and the girls standing with their hands down. Jia's family had more ostentation than Wang's family.

The woman who brought her here signaled her to stand in the yard and wait for a while, then went in to report.Zhou Gang's family heard some slight noises coming from inside, and saw two girls coming out carrying the table, and several girls standing on the porch immediately went in to serve.After a while, the woman came out smiling and beckoned her over: "Second Mistress is here."

When Zhou Gang's family entered the room, they immediately felt warm and fragrant. The furnishings inside the room were exquisite and elegant. A girl looked like a girl. When she opened the bead curtain of the east room, she heard a slightly angry voice inside. The voice of Zhou Gang's family sounded like a man. Suddenly startled.She bit the bullet and went in to find that Zili and Jia Zheng were sitting opposite each other on the kang under the window. Seeing Zhou Gang's family come in, Jia Zheng looked her up and down and didn't speak.

Zhou Gang's family hurriedly kowtowed to Zili, she knelt on the ground and listened to Zili's lazy voice above: "Get up, I'm young and I don't know anyone, so I don't know what to call you. Sister sit down." Put a cushion on the footrest and ask Zhou Gang's family to sit down.The arrogance of Zhou Gang's family disappeared immediately. When she was a girl at home, she had met the second girl of the Wang family, and she felt that this girl was easy-going and easier to serve than her own girl.She didn't expect that the second girl seemed to be a different person in just one year. Her body was full of majesty, and her aura was overwhelming. She no longer dared to underestimate Zili. Zhou Gang's daughter-in-law asked politely Zili is good, smiling at Yuhou who was holding the mat for her: "Miss labor, how can I sit in front of grandma? It's more comfortable to answer standing up."

Zili didn't go around in circles with Zhou Gang's wife, and said directly, "It sounds like your grandma asked you to come in to see me. I didn't see you at first. First, although our two families are ministers in the same palace, one is in Hangzhou and the other is in Hangzhou." Jinling, we have never been together before. If your master has something to do, you can just tell my master. I am a woman and don’t care about those things. Besides, I haven’t met your grandma by chance. I don’t know why she called you here .”

Hearing Zili put the relationship aside, Zhou Gang's family couldn't reply for a while, she was stunned for a while, and then smiled and said: "Our mother has no other intentions, she has heard about Second Grandma's name for a long time and wants to make friends. This time While the master sent someone to Jinling, he specially asked me to pay my respects to Second Mistress, and our grandma said that if Second Mistress doesn't dislike it, we can move around more frequently."

Hearing Zhou Gang's wife's words, Jia Zheng immediately frowned. He didn't want his wife to have any contact with Wang Ziqian anymore.Jia Zheng couldn't help but interjected, "Your grandma is also very clueless."

Zili glared at Jia Zheng, and urged him to go out: "What are you doing here, didn't the master tell you to talk?" After Jia Zheng got married, Jia Daishan would never let Jia Zheng stay at home as an otaku again. Usually, when he sees a guest or something, he will be asked to sit by the side, and he will also learn how to socialize.Jia Zheng begged Zili unwillingly, "Master, I'm going to take a nap now, I'd better stay home and take a rest." He wanted to see what kind of tricks this aunt had.Zili must not have been deceived by others' few words.

There are also guests, they are all women's gossip, the second master should go out.I asked someone to serve you and rest.Zili said to the maids, "Help Second Master to rest." Lang Huan stepped forward to help Jia Zheng up.Jia Zheng shook off Lang Huan's hand depressedly, and complained to Zili, "I'm too old to walk, forget it, you despise me." He mumbled and went back to rest.Zhou Gang's daughter-in-law was dumbfounded. She didn't expect the second girl to get along well with the second master of Jia's family. In comparison, Ziqian seemed not so relaxed.

Waiting for the girls from the Jia family to go out, leaving only the girls who came over as a dowry, Zili said to Zhou Gang's daughter-in-law with a sullen face, "What did your grandma tell you to say?"

Zhou Gang's daughter-in-law hurriedly withdrew her mind and smiled: "Our grandma is living a very good life now, and the whole family treats her well. Not only our uncle, but also the master and wife like grandma very much. She is worried about grandma. , I took this opportunity to ask my servant to come over to see grandma. These things were brought to grandma by my grandma. They are all local products in Hangzhou, and they are not worth much. After all, I have been in Hangzhou for many years. It’s the same as returning to Hangzhou. In the future, the Jia family and the Hu family must be close, and we will meet again in the future. I heard that the house here is now headed by grandma. Our grandma said, if grandma has any grievances Just say it. After all, it’s a sister, a brother of Dahu, what can’t be resolved?”

Zili looked at the things that the little girl brought up, they were all small gadgets from Hangzhou, like the makeup they used before, small snacks, exquisite combs and silk flowers and so on.It's what Zili often used when he was in Hangzhou.She stared at Zhou Gang's wife without saying a word, but just stared at her.Zhou Gang's daughter-in-law felt uncomfortable being watched by Zili, and her complexion began to change: "Second, why is Second Grandma looking at me like this. Eldest Grandma really misses Second Miss."

"I'm not your second girl. You, a slave who was kicked out, are worthy of talking to me here! It's just because you once served my sister to give you face. What are you and your family? It’s all for bluffing others outside, but you dare to pretend to be a loyal slave in front of me! You dare to show the momentum of the housekeeper’s grandmother in front of me after sizing up the high branches, you are really blind! I don’t know what kind of shit luck the Hu family has. , I actually met you loyal servants. You cheated your real benefactor! You know better than me how your grandma is in the Hu family. If you still dare to have any thoughts of deceiving the master, I will watch you here !" Zili's words made Zhou Gang's daughter-in-law turn pale, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Second Miss, please be kind, I will serve you wholeheartedly when I go back."