Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

He's a handsome guy. A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy next to Wang Ziteng is quietly looking at Ziqian. Compared with Wang Ziteng, this handsome guy is gorgeous, but he looks very upright. He has a round face, as if he just came out of the pot. white fat buns.Ziqian couldn't help laughing secretly in his heart, the boys in the Jia family turned out to be not only Jia Baoyu but also the god of roses in the greenhouse, it was their tradition to raise boys as girls.

Ziqian lowered her head and was talking to the old lady of Jia's family. Of course, she sensed that someone was looking at her. The eldest lady of Wang's family has always been dignified and virtuous, and she would not casually look at strange men.The old lady of the Jia family smiled and waved to her grandson and granddaughter: "Come and meet the girls of the Wang family." The two maids surrounded the little girl, and the boy also stood up and came to the old lady.

Jiamu pulled Zili over: "This is my second son and daughter. Brother Zheng is slightly older than you. This is Miner. This is the second sister of your royal family." Jiamu supported Zili's shoulders. Pointing to her son and daughter and introducing them, these are Jia Baoyu's father and Lin Daiyu's mother, she couldn't help but look at Jia Zheng in front of her, and Zili was surprised that Jia Zheng in front of her was a beautiful young lady , with a small round face and sparkling eyes, he has the potential to become a handsome guy.Where is the old-fashioned, incompetent and pedantic second master in Zili's impression?

Zili thought with a self-conscious smile, after all, Jia Zheng is Jia Baoyu's biological father, if he was so insignificant, how could he give birth to a beautiful waiter of Shenying.With countless thoughts in Zili's mind, she lowered her eyes and gave Jia Zheng a little blessing. Looking at the young girl in front of her, Jia Zheng was busy returning the salute with the appearance of a young adult.

Zili could look at Sister Lin's mother openly.It is really the power of genes, looking at the little beauty in front of him, Zili seems to have seen the appearance of a fairyland outside the world.Jia Min looks outstanding at such a young age. She has inherited all of Jia's mother's excellent strengths. Although she is only eleven or twelve years old, she is already beautiful and charming.However, compared to sister Lin who is always sad and melancholy, Jia Min has both parents and is the most beloved youngest daughter in the whole family.Looking at Jia Min, Zili suddenly remembered the famous saying that I am not a big star, but a little princess.This sentence is also very suitable for Jia Min.

She also looked at the three girls of the Wang family curiously. The little girls are always easy to get together. The four greet each other. Zili pulled Jia Min enthusiastically and said, "The old lady has been talking about it, and my sister can be regarded as Here we go. How are you on the way?"

Jia Min said with a smile: "Everything is going well on the road, the second sister is really straightforward." Mrs. Tang said with a smile: "You little girls, go sit and talk inside, you don't like to listen to the short parents we are talking about, Ziteng you Take Brother Zheng out for a sit-down, is the master free?" Wang Ziteng agreed: "Grandfather and father have gone out, this meeting has already been invited." Then Wang Ziteng said to Jia Zheng: "Here is the same as home. If you want anything, just say it. I'll take you around Hangzhou City when I'm free."

Here, the old ladies of the Wang family and the Jia family talked about some common things. The old lady of the Wang family said: "I have asked my daughter-in-law to clean up the yard for you. You will live with me in Hangzhou. Although my family is not as good as your house It’s spacious, but the yard is still tidy, so please let the old lady feel sorry for it, Sheng Jia is coming to Hangzhou, and the place to live is very tight.”

Jia Mu first smiled and said: "Thank you, old lady, we are worried about where we will settle in Hangzhou. Thank you, old lady, for staying a guest. How dare we dislike it. Our old lady is getting nostalgic more and more as we get older. I was still talking about meeting my old friends. Now that the Holy Majesty is on his tour to the south, our old lady came to Hangzhou to meet the emperor and the queen mother, and to talk to the old lady. Our two families have always been close , should move around more. It’s just that we will disturb the cleanliness of the mansion once again.”

Mrs. Tang said with a smile: "Where is it here? I wish the house could be more lively. Now that Zi Teng has married a wife, my affairs have been relieved a lot, and I just have time to talk with my wife. Those stupid children in my family are called Zi Teng. Qian and the others are studying with the girls in your house."

"Madam praises them too much. Of my two grandsons, Zheng'er is better. The remaining three girls are sick and weak. It's a joke for Madam." The old lady of the Jia family obviously favored her grandson, Disapproving of the granddaughters.Listening to her mother-in-law's words, Jia's mother had a strange look in her eyes, and she answered her mother-in-law's words: "Exactly, none of my three daughters can compare to the girls in your family. I like Zili the most, that one Children look at it and make people like it from the bottom of their hearts.”

Mrs. Tang seemed to be aware of the turbulent undercurrent between the Jia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, so she hurriedly changed the subject: "The old lady and the madam are also tired from the journey, so I'll accompany the old lady to see if there is anything inappropriate. "The old lady of the Jia family also left.

Seeing off the Jia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, the old lady of the Wang family stopped Mrs. Tang: "What do you think of their children?" Mrs. Tang knew what her mother-in-law meant, and she was quite satisfied with Jia Zheng: "I see their children The second master is not bad, he looks very clean, he behaves well and speaks well, I heard that he also likes to study, and he doesn't have the habit of ordinary dudes."

The old lady waved her hand, and all the girls in the room withdrew, waiting for the last girl to go out, the old lady said slowly: "Dinggan's father told me that he wanted to marry them. How about being your son-in-law? Although he is the second son, he is destined to be unable to become a prince, but the old man said that as long as the child is willing to make progress, he will not worry about not having a good future. Our family can also help him exercise, anyway, we can’t I have wronged Ziqian."

It turned out to be Ziqian!Mrs. Tang was a little surprised and said: "I heard what our master said, and I thought it was Zili. I didn't expect it to be Ziqian. Although she is the eldest daughter, it is only the sister's turn to decide the dormitory, but—" Tang The wife thought that the family wanted to send Ziqian to the palace.

"At the beginning, I thought the same as you when I heard what the old man said. Who knew that the old man insisted on making such an arrangement. The old man said that Zili looked naive, but in fact, that child knew very well in his heart. Ziqian is a person who accepts death and is an elder. Everything is arranged for the sake of the younger generation. She is a temper who can only get angry in a muffled voice and can't explain it by herself, it is better to find a safe family for her to live better." The old lady conveyed the meaning of the old man Wang Changchun to her daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Tang was taken aback, she didn't expect that the old man's idea was to ask the second girl to enter the palace!That girl in Zili was either messing around with the old man all day, or tossing unimportant things in her own yard in a muffled voice. If she entered the palace, wouldn't she be eaten as a snack?

"That girl in Zili is still young. Besides, she looks like that, eating and drinking all day long. I really don't feel at ease. I thought that girl should find a stable family. I think the old lady and the wife of the Jia family are all She is a generous person, so you can rest assured if you marry her there." Mrs. Tang thinks that Mother Jia and the old lady of the Jia family are elders who are easy to get along with.

Unexpectedly, the old lady sneered disapprovingly: "You are also a fool, looking at them just like our family! You didn't see our children come out just now, their old lady only said that the big girl is good, and their wife wants to be with her." The mother-in-law said that the second girl is good. How do you know about their family? The political brother was raised by the old lady since he was a child. She loves her little grandson very much, and when she heard about the will left to His Majesty before she died, she said that she was worried about her second grandson, and His Majesty will definitely treat their second elder brother differently in the future."

"This is very good. The eldest son will inherit the title, and the younger son will have a future." Mrs. Tang thinks this arrangement is fair. The eldest son will inherit the title, and the younger son will also have a future.The Wang family and the Jia family are getting married. No matter which daughter is married, she hopes that the future son-in-law will have a good future.

"You think it's good, but a thousand people are a thousand thoughts. Their old lady doesn't like girls very much. The first two of the three girls in their family are concubines, and only the third girl is raised by their wives. You also I see, their three girls are very precious. Compared with our three girls, our girls are all pitiful. This settlement has been settled. But it doesn’t matter, girls will always get married, and they are still married. I can stay at home for the rest of my life.” The old lady thought for a long time that her husband’s idea was correct, Ziqian’s temperament was dull, and even if she had something with her sister-in-law Jia Min in the past, it would not take a few years, and the Wang family would think of a way after Jia Min got married. Give Jia Zheng an errand abroad, and the young couple can live in peace.

Mrs. Tang heard the conflict between Jia's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law from her mother-in-law's unclear words. Their wife was angry that the old lady took her son away. His heart was transferred to the younger daughter, and the mother-in-law was eccentric, and her indifference to her granddaughter aroused the dissatisfaction of Mrs. Jia's family.She doted on her daughter more and more, which was a demonstration with her mother-in-law. The little girl was spoiled and spoiled, so she was naturally more proud.Thinking that the old lady of the Jia family only praised her grandson in front of others, Mrs. Tang noticed something strange between the Jia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"There was such a thing in their family. I didn't know it! In fact, both Ziqian and Zili were born to me. If the child is not doing well, I have to worry about it as a mother. The plan of the old man and the old lady is good, but —— Zili's temperament is really worrying. The old lady knows that if Zili can really enter the palace, there will be hidden dragons and crouching tigers there, her temperament will be written on her face, and it is not enough for others to point her fingers I think our family is actually pretty good, so why trade the child for the fuss.” Mrs. Tang listened to the old lady’s analysis. Of course, her daughter cannot fall into a happy nest all at once when she marries into the Jia family. , everything went well immediately, but there is still hope.Being a daughter-in-law is not the same as being a daughter at home. If everything goes well, it will be fine after a few years.But sending Zili to the palace, that is the real triple in-laws at the top, and countless troubles at the bottom.It is well known that the Holy Majesty does not like to see the crown prince very much, the crown prince and the crown prince are both damaged, even if Zili becomes the grandson Liangdi, it is hard to say what will happen in the future.If Zili hadn't become Liangdi, he would have gotten ahead somehow.Mrs. Tang certainly didn't want her daughter to do something for Liangdi who couldn't see the future.

The old lady didn't speak, she just sighed faintly: "Don't worry too much, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, who can say for sure what will happen in the future."

In the courtyard where the Jia family lived, the old lady of the Jia family stopped her daughter-in-law: "What do you think of their Wang family's children?" Jia's mother said with a smile: "I look very good, I think the second girl of their family is The best, what does the old lady think?"

"Although the second girl in their family is good, don't you think about it. If her elder sister doesn't talk about others, why is it her younger sister's turn? At the beginning, she was talking about the eldest girl of their family. She has already wronged their children, and she can tolerate it." You can't pick and choose? I see that the eldest girl in their family is very nice, with a gentle temper, knowledgeable about books and etiquette. You know Brother Zheng's temper, the most stubborn temper, if you get angry, you will be ashamed of ten cows If you don’t come back, you should find a prudent daughter-in-law to persuade you. The second girl in their family is too young, she looks childish. Don’t the two children quarrel every day when they are together?" The old lady With a sigh, he said with some regret: "At the beginning, your father and the old man of their family agreed to have a relationship. The girl from their family will be our daughter-in-law, and the girl from our family will also be his daughter-in-law. The result! It’s nothing to be ashamed of. Speaking of it, we took advantage of it." The old lady looked at Jiamu with some meaning.

Jia's mother was still a daughter-in-law at this time, and she could hear her mother-in-law's tone of voice and hurriedly said: "The eldest brother of their family is already married, and the original agreement is naturally good, but who can predict the future situation, their eldest brother My son and my second elder brother are good, but it’s not that they don’t match up with the girls in our family, but they don’t match up in age. The old lady loves her grandchildren the most, and there are many good families. Our girls don’t have to worry about not getting married.” Jia’s family Although there are also three girls, but the ones who match Wang Ziteng and Wang Ziji are all concubines. How could Wang Ziteng and Wang Ziji marry a concubine woman as their regular wives?

"I said this at the beginning, but it was actually the Wang family who suffered a loss. The eldest girl in their family married the youngest son who could not be a prince. Although the eldest girl and the second girl are not your own, but seeing that they are getting old, you They should also think about their lifelong affairs." The old lady always felt that her daughter-in-law was wearing a mask, although she was always pleasant in front of her, without any disrespect or impatience, but behind that smiling face There is always an uncomfortable feeling, but that feeling can only be felt but not expressed in words.

"Don't worry, this mother. Although they are not my own, they were raised in front of my eyes. I have the same heart for them as I do for Min'er. I know that my mother thinks that I am partial to her own girl. It's just that Min'er My son was born with a weak body, not as strong as other children, and although the two of them are good, after all, this time they came out to welcome the holy driver, and it is already disturbing us to live in other people's homes, and bring those people with us, noisy all day long Noisy. The Wang family is also going to pick us up. Please let us stay here because they value our friendship. If a group of wives and girls are making noise, don’t we know nothing? I have discussed it with the master, and I have already started giving the eldest girl and the second The girl is looking for a husband's family. Of course, the family must be rich, but it is even more important to test the temperament of the son-in-law. I already have a clue, and I am quietly inquiring about it. Waiting for the result, I will first ask the old lady to help me look at it. Don't be in a hurry, Zheng'er is the elder brother, it's not too late to settle the elder brother's marriage first, and then talk about the younger sister's. We come to Hangzhou this time, and we have to meet a lot of relatives and friends, and we can ask relatives and friends to help find them." Mother Jia said in a speech. Slowly, without delay, she successfully portrayed herself as an aunt who cared about her concubine daughter.

The old lady was silent for a while before she sighed: "You have to worry about it too, don't be busy at the moment. Let's wait until Zheng'er's marriage is settled."

Just as he was talking about the announcement from the girl outside: "The second master is here." Jia Zheng came in with a smile, holding a fine cage in his hand and said with a smile: "The old lady said she couldn't sleep at night, so I found a good thing to honor the old man." Mrs."