Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

After Wei Ruolan left the city, she turned around on the way back to the temple, and first went to look for the old general who lived outside the city.

He wanted to ask clearly, he wanted to know why his father treated him so indifferently and loved Wei Yuan so much, it was just that he couldn't think of this before, but now he became suspicious, he always felt that he should find out sooner.

Wei Ruolan originally wanted to ask her mother's companions and maids, maybe they knew something, but my uncle was suspicious and never found out, thinking they didn't know why, otherwise they would definitely tell uncle, and the parents in the house Make the decision, the old man in the mansion and the old man in front of the grandmother will definitely not tell themselves, so as not to hurt the relationship between father and son.

Therefore, he thought of these generals and slaves in his hometown.

Half of the manpower left by his grandfather lived in the city to work for him, and the other half lived outside the city. Those who lived outside the city were all very old people. After they got old, their legs and feet had some problems. Wei Ruolan Just pay them monthly money, don't let them do any work, and arrange for them to live in their mother's dowry village outside the city, trying to be clean and comfortable.

Wei Ruolan didn't complain about her father's unkindness to her, but said with tears: "Master Wang, I have finally practiced martial arts, and I want to go to the paddock to be famous, but I can't participate, but I am young, even if I spend money There is no way to donate an official."

This master Wang is the oldest general in the old family, and he taught Wei Ruolan the kung fu when he was young.

The reason why Wei Ruolan only looked for Master Wang was because he and his grandfather grew up together. He was the son of the Wei family. Fighting together on the battlefield and becoming a general, he is the most trusted confidant of his grandfather. He should know all the big and small things about the Wei family in the past. Wei Ruolan also respects him very much.

Master Wang originally had a son who died young, and the grandson he left behind also died young. His wife and daughter-in-law are gone now, so under Wei Ruolan's arrangement, they moved to the Zhuangzi, and their own mother-in-law and servants wash and cook. , life is very comfortable.He has always loved Wei Ruolan, and he often felt aggrieved by Wei Ruolan's fate, but he was just an old slave, so he didn't have much room to talk. When Wei Ruolan found him, he cried and asked hurriedly: "My brother Son, what's the matter? What's the matter?"

Wei Ruolan whispered about her kneeling in the temple, and Wei Yuan followed her father to participate in the Royal Autumn Festival.At the end, he said: "Iron Net Mountain is now under martial law, I ran out secretly, but I don't know anyone."

Master Wang was very angry, "I'm not boasting, how can the second young master compare with my elder brother in both civil and martial arts? If you want to honor the lintel in the future, you have to rely on elder brother. These are the old master's original words, not my nonsense! Why did the master say so?" So eccentric? I won’t talk about not asking my brother to teach me homework in the past few years. Anyway, my brother often studies and practice martial arts by himself when he lives outside. Stop it, what can we do in the future?"

Wei Ruolan lowered her head and wept, she looked pitiful.

Half a day later, he raised his head and said, "Master Wang, tell me, why does my father hate me so much? If I do something wrong, can I change it in the future? I am 14 years old, and I still want to study hard and practice martial arts. To have a bright future, so as not to let the world joke that there are more dudes in the Xungui family."

"It's not my brother's fault!" Master Wang blurted out, and soon regretted it, and quickly kept his mouth shut.

Wei Ruolan's heart moved, and regardless of the remorse on Master Wang's face, she asked: "It's not my fault, so whose fault is it? Good master, just explain it to me, so that I don't get confused and don't know what to do. correct."

Master Wang kept silent, waved his hands and said, "It's not anyone's fault, I mean, in short, it's not brother's fault."

"Master, don't you want to tell me? Don't you want to solve my confusion?" Wei Ruolan choked with sadness and said, "Since I was born, I have grown up in front of my grandfather and grandmother. I was ten years old when my grandfather passed away. Don’t let my own embarrassing situation come out? After leaving the filial piety, my father was busy recovering. In the spring, he sent me to Jinling to worship my grandfather. Even if my father didn’t mention it, I should kowtow to my grandfather. At that time, I was seriously ill in the old house in Jinling In one scene, I was in a coma for more than a month, and the servant reported back to Beijing. Except for my grandmother’s concern, why did someone send three or five people to see if I was okay? My uncle saw that I was good at kung fu and wanted me to be a first-class dragon. Forbidden Captain, the paddock is a good place to show off your skills, and it’s also a good time. I have everything ready, and I’m only waiting for September. I never expected that the Buddha entrusted my father with a dream, asking me to kneel in the temple and pray for blessings, so as to keep the whole family safe. Mountain Residence In the temple, every time I think of my father spending more than 1 taels of silver to buy a sweat-blooded BMW and a precious bow for my second brother, and personally take him to Qiuwei, does the master know my heartache?"

The more Master Wang listened, the more sympathetic he became. Facing Wei Ruolan's earnestness, he gritted his teeth, but still shook his head and refused to speak, and said: "The old master has ordered you to never bring up this matter again, so as not to hurt my brother. I have a father-son relationship with the master. Let me spare the old slave, no matter what, the master and my brother are always the father and son of the true relatives, so what's the use of bringing up the past."

Grandpa told me not to mention it?What kind of past is worthy of the grandfather's order before he dies?

Wei Ruolan concealed the turmoil in her heart, walked out, and said: "Since the master refuses to tell, I will go to the city and ask someone else! Or ask my uncle to inquire about my colleagues. It seems that this happened before I was born. , the city is full of dignitaries, each family has its own way to inquire about the news, as long as something happens, someone will always inquire about some inside information!"

Master Wang's face changed color, he stood up abruptly, and said sharply, "Brother, don't do it!"

Wei Ruolan stood still, turned around and said, "Master, don't blame me for pursuing the bottom line. I am getting older and I am no longer an ignorant child. I just don't want to be disgusted by my father for no reason. I just want to find out the truth. Master If you don’t want to talk, there are always people who are willing to talk, with so many old people in the mansion and so many well-informed people outside the mansion, I will always know what I want to know.”

Master Wang stared at him for a long time, seeing his resolute face with no room for maneuver, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, sat down slowly, and said dejectedly: "Brother, don't go, lest you make the city full of wind and rain, and hurt the relationship between father and son, I say .”

Wei Ruolan immediately sat back where she was, leaned forward and listened.

"This matter must have started more than ten years ago, or 20 years ago." Master Wang smiled wryly and said eloquently.

Wei Ruolan couldn't believe her ears, the truth he heard was completely different from what she occasionally guessed, the reason why her father resented her was the death of a girl 20 years ago.

When Wei's father was young, there was a maid who was bought from outside, named Hong Ling, who was two years older than Wei's father. She began to serve Wei's father when she was eight years old. As she got older, she became more and more outstanding, and she was promoted to the second class. Maid, but she is the first class in Father Wei's room, in charge of the big and small things in Father Wei's room, and her responsibilities are probably the same as that of Xiren in Baoyu's room.

This Hongling is a scheming person. She had a relationship with Wei's father when she was 13 years old. The master and servant are gentle and tender, and they are inseparable all day long. Wei's father treats her especially well, no one can compare .This kind of thing is common in rich families, and at the same time, it is also hidden from the truth. Most of the servants and maids in the Wei family know about it, but because of Wei's father's temperament, he has no words to say that the old lady at that time is the deceased old lady and the current old lady. The wife came forward and revealed the news.

In Wei Ruolan's view, this Hongling is just like Hua Xiren, but she is not as lucky as Hua Xiren. After all, Hua Xiren stopped being intimate with Baoyu after gaining Mrs. Wang's trust, which reduced the risk of being the head of the family. opportunity for mother to discover.And Hongling still hangs out with Wei's father, and finds out she is pregnant on the eve of Wei's 15-year-old marriage proposal.

Hong Ling was pregnant, and landed in Wei's house like a bolt from the blue.

Although the children of the Xungui family always have two people serving in the room before they get married, it is common to conceive before marriage, some of them are knocked out after being poured with a bowl of medicine, and some are left behind.However, people like Hongling are rare. A 13-year-old maid and an 11-year-old young master achieve good things, but it is a scandal anyway. Ling was born and pregnant again at the time of discussing marriage.

Wei's mother was ashamed and angry, she hated her eldest son's unstable temperament, and hated Hongling's shamelessness, so she ordered someone to beat Wei's father severely, and then ordered someone to boil a bowl of medicine, pour it down for Hongling, and sell it Go, maybe the medicine is a bit stronger, and the red water chestnut will be gone before it is sold.

Marrying a daughter from a high family, marrying a woman from a low family, the Chen family was not as wealthy as the Wei family at that time, its foundation was not as good as the Wei family's, and its wealth was not as good as the Wei family's. The Wei family can be regarded as a well-matched family, and the Chen family is also a well-known lady in the capital. The Wei family naturally does not want to let the matter of Hongling affect the marriage of the two families, so the disposal of Hongling is the old lady Wei and his wife. decisions made together.

Wei's father is young, and he has been with Hong Ling since he was a child, so he naturally has a love affair. He dare not refute his parents' orders, so naturally he can't save Hong Ling.Of course, even if he refuted it, he still couldn't save Hongling, the old man was already dead.This kind of thing is very common in rich families, both the rich family is ruthless, and the maids are frivolous and do not know their self-respect.

It was said earlier that Hongling was very scheming, she knew she would die, and before she died, she only cried to Father Wei about her love for him, and said that it would continue in the next life.Father Wei originally had high expectations for his first child, so he naturally remembered Hongling and Wuyuan's flesh and blood.He didn't dare to resent his parents, so he transferred his hatred to Chen Shi, thinking that if she hadn't wanted to marry him, Hongling would not have died and the child would not have been aborted.Therefore, after the Chen family entered the family, he accepted many concubines, and less than a year after his death, he continued to marry the Zhao family, and treated the eldest son coldly.

Afterwards, Master Wang stopped talking, and sighed: "Master's temperament has become established. The old man beat up and scolded, and the whole house was turned upside down. He still couldn't change his temper, so he had to take my brother to the hospital." I raised him by my side, and before I died, I divided Tiji, and left the old slaves with my brother, because I was afraid that I would be gone, and the master would neglect my brother. The old slave shouldn't have brought up these past events, but the old man didn't let us mention them because he was afraid It hurt the father-son relationship between my brother and the master. Who knows that when my brother encountered all kinds of injustice, he insisted on breaking the casserole and asking the bottom line. If I don’t tell you, I will go to investigate and ask others. Isn’t that a family scandal?"

Wei Ruolan pretended to be hit, and left Zhuangzi in a daze, but returned to the temple with a calm face and clear eyes.

Master Wang didn't continue talking, and his mother's death was also mentioned in one stroke. Such an understatement doesn't mean that Wei Ruolan won't think too much about it. Mother's death may not be that simple.

It is true that the mother died due to dystocia. I don’t know how many women in the world are like this. From my memory, I know that the medical skills of my dynasty were very backward. However, there are many women who never died due to dystocia. Not everyone has dystocia. will die.Combined with the truth that she heard from Master Wang, Wei Ruolan became suspicious. If her mother had dystocia at that time, she would have died without a doubt if she had tampered with it.

Although she didn't want to think her father was so ruthless, and knew that her mother might have died of dystocia, Wei Ruolan still couldn't help thinking about her father's actions.

Forget it, he is the father and he is the son, the son does not kill the father, nor can he pursue the mother's death, so let's find a way to succeed.

Wei Ruolan was only motivated before, but now she has made a decision.