Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

When Wei's mother spoke, she sighed for a long time, feeling pity and love at the same time.

Wei Ruolan listened quietly, and said expressionlessly: "What does this matter have to do with my grandson?" At this moment, she couldn't stand the troubles of gossip, so why did she let her parents release the gossip to force her to commit the crime?

Since he made this move, he should bear the consequences.

Wei's mother was stunned, and immediately said: "Brother Lan, why are you becoming more and more cold-hearted? Even an outsider will shed a few tears when he hears about your sister's fate. Your life! If you speak coldly here and tell your sister to know, wouldn’t it make you even more sad?”

Her fears finally came true.

In the past two years, Wei Ruolan has become more and more favored. Although he has not been promoted due to his young age, the generous rewards he receives in the annual rituals show that Emperor Changtai relies heavily on him.

As Wei Ruolan gained power, Wei Bo became less and less important, and he only had a noble title, so no one would look down upon him.

Therefore, Mother Wei said that Wei Ruolan was ruthless towards Cheng Wanzhi, but in her heart she was complaining about Wei Ruolan's ruthlessness towards Wei Bo. He held such a heavy weight in front of Emperor Changtai that he didn't know how to talk about his biological father. Good words, recommend your biological father to get a decent job, and revive the prestige of Weibo Mansion.

Wei Ruolan smiled lightly, and said: "It's the end of the four-character line. The rumors and rumors were released by the Cheng family. They came to blame the grandson for being cold-hearted and heartless if they failed to achieve their goals? Why is the grandson innocent? It's just because the grandson refused to follow their wishes , so it is heartless? The Cheng family does not cherish the reputation and life of their young lady, and expects their grandson to repay their grievances with kindness. The only way to repay grievances with kindness is to do what they want, to give birth to their grandsons and swear that marriage is a matter of life, and they would rather be short than excessive."

Mother Wei became more worried when she heard this, and she whispered helplessly: "For the sake of being stubborn as a child, you should save your sister. I know you are innocent, but your sister is also an innocent child, do you have to stand by and watch?" Watching her die?" Knowing that Wei Ruolan has the golden words of Emperor Tai, Wei's mother did not dare to force him to marry Cheng Wanzhi, she could only move her with affection.

The faint smile on Wei Ruolan's lips turned into a sneer, her face was covered with frost, she said firmly: "Grandson didn't fall into trouble, it is the most compassionate. Even if someone dies, it is not the fault of grandson, grandson Not apologetic at all."

Faced with such a threat from the Cheng family, he just couldn't be soft-hearted.

The fate of a soft heart is to marry Cheng Wanzhi as his wife, not to mention that he already has someone in mind and is planning how to propose marriage, even if he doesn't, he will not use his life's event to fulfill others.

Wei's mother was stunned for a long time, sighed a long time, and said with tears: "I'm sorry for your sister, who is like a flower. She is only 15 years old this year. She has such a decent appearance. She cried out to her death once." The servant rescued him only when he saw it, what if he didn’t see it next time? I only thought that you would help me out of brotherhood, but I was wrong.”

Wei Ruolan kept silent, didn't react at all, he just took Wei's mother's words as a breeze.

Wei's mother glanced at him quietly, seeing that he remained indifferent, she knew that her nephew, niece and daughter-in-law had lost their minds, and she didn't want to offend Emperor Chang Tai because of Wei Ruolan, so she just let it go.

Mother Wei has lived such an old age, and has experienced countless ups and downs. She knows in her heart that the royal family is the place that pays the most attention to etiquette and at the same time has the least rules and etiquette. Seeing who has a bright future, he hates that many people scramble to find someone's crime without saying anything, so that he has no chance to stand up.

"I don't have to worry about your affairs. It's up to you whether it's good or bad." Mother Wei quickly changed the subject, feeling lonely, "It's just a pity for your uncle. , the power that the military has managed to hold has fallen into the hands of others. He only cares about trivial matters, and he can't get to the edge of serious matters. The Holy Majesty has forgotten him. I remember that some of your grandfather's old departments are also there In the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, do you have any contact with them?"

Wei Ruolan suddenly understood Mother Wei's intention for calling her here. She probably wanted her to ask those old ministries to treat the current leader of the suburban camp in Beijing, and then recommend Wei Bo to the position.

Thinking for a while, Wei Ruolan said calmly: "Although they are grandfather's old subordinates, they are all high-ranking military generals now, and I don't know how many are higher-ranking than grandsons. Besides, grandsons have never joined the army. Dissatisfied with grandson, just some ordinary contacts, and can't influence major affairs in the army, and help uncle fight for power."

Mother Wei hurriedly said: "It's just that you can't control, at least tell them to take care of your father. Or if you have the ability, recommend your father to any battalion general in front of the saint to command thousands of troops."

Wei Ruolan smiled, and said: "If my grandson can do this, why did he come from a bodyguard? Grandma probably doesn't know, but before his death, his grandfather told his grandson not to fight with his old subordinates no matter whether he joins the army or not." When talking about important matters in the army, you must not rely on your ancestors, and instruct them to follow their own will. Therefore, these years, my grandson has only talked about personal affairs with them, not about official affairs, because I am afraid that others will know that my grandson is ambitious and wants to control In the army."

All military generals who have been born in the army and are so powerful that they occupy a pivotal position in the court are afraid that the sage will do the same things as the rabbits and dogs, and those who are a little smarter will retreat when there is no war in the country, let go of the power and enjoy the blessings, so as not to be afraid of the above .

The old master Wei probably had some clues, and he didn't want Wei Ruolan to join the army to do something that everyone responded to.

In the past, Wei Ruolan was young and didn't understand why she had contacts in the army but refused to plan her future. Now that she has watched the Dream of Red Mansions and knows the mind and methods of Emperor Changtai, Wei Ruolan will naturally not seek her own death.He knows that once the Supreme Emperor dies, there will be a silent bloodbath from inside to outside. The reason for saying this is that he knows that Emperor Changtai is not cruel enough to kill people who are not his own, and will only choose people who deserve what they deserve. , As for those who have not done evil, they may just be transferred from important positions.

The reason why the old master Wei still let Wei Ruolan and the old department keep in touch with each other is that if Wei Ruolan joins the army one day, he can get some help so that no one in the army will become a pawn to die.

Seeing her grandma's frosty hair and pale face, at such an advanced age and still wholeheartedly planning for Wei Bo, Wei Ruolan said in a low voice: "As far as my uncle's title is concerned, it is already very good, and there is no need to compete with others for power in the army. What you need to know , a century-old family like ours is gradually showing its decline, but it is unable to make further progress, so it should take a step back and turn into a conservative trend."

Not only the four families of King Xue of Jiashi, but also the other families of princes and dukes have such problems, but they are more or less severe.If you have the ability, it's fine, but if you don't have the ability, you still occupy a high position. His family members rely on power and do everything.

Mother Wei remained silent.

Probably this is a common problem of many elderly people, who are aware of the problem but refuse to treat it, preferring to turn a blind eye to it.

Wei Ruolan has no respect for Uncle Wei in her heart, but the Wei family is the Wei family left behind by her grandfather after all, the glory of the family lies in every descendant, it is difficult to stand on the sidelines.

Aunt Wei San suddenly walked in from the outside, before anyone entered the house, the voice came first, Naiyun: "Old lady, the eldest lady of the Cheng family rushed over with a group of angry people. I will come here to talk to the old lady first, anyway Tell Lang Geer to avoid her, I saw her appearance to seek Lang Geer's bad luck, so I chose to come here on Lang Geer's rest day."

Third Aunt Wei was not in charge of the family and did not take care of the affairs, she only cared about their three-bedroom and one-off business, and Wei Ruolan had a peaceful mind, treating their third-bedroom as the eldest, so she developed a disposition to join in the fun.

Wei Ruolan stood up and bowed to her, saying: "Thank you for the notice, third aunt, but my nephew is not afraid of them."

Aunt Wei stood still, thought for a while, clapped her hands and smiled, "Isn't that the truth? Their daughter is looking for a life and death. That's their business. They should have thought that if they failed to achieve their goals, they would be like this." What does the result have to do with you, Brother Lang? You never forced Miss Cheng to die!"

Before he could say a word, Mrs. Cheng had already entered. After hearing what she said, she said angrily, "What are you talking about? Could it be that our Wan'er deserves to die?"

In Wei Bo Mansion, Third Aunt Wei thought that the most worthy of her curry favor was Wei Ruolan. Her own son had no ambitions. With self-knowledge, she would not go to bully men and women and do illegal things, so she protected Wei Ruolan everywhere, and said loudly: "I didn't say that Miss Cheng deserves to die, I said that Miss Cheng's death and life belong to your family. The matter, is it wrong? Lang Geer didn’t let go of the rumors, and Lang Geer didn’t intend to marry your family at first, in order to force him to agree, you did such a foolish trick, who is to blame? "

Aunt Wei San rolled up her sleeves and said with a sneer, "I usually look down on your calculations the most. It's someone else's fault if your calculations don't work out. Why don't you think about what you're up to? What's even more ridiculous is that there are people in the world who know they've been cheated by you." It was calculated, but because the word of innocence was bound by the secular world, I had to swallow my breath and accept the marriage, but I didn't know that it further fueled your calculations. I agree with Lan Geer's meaning. Death and immortality are all made by your own family. It is different from him. coherent!"

Mrs. Cheng couldn't say no to her, turned her head to look at Wei Ruolan, and said angrily, "Brother Lan, is this what you mean? Are you really so heartless and ungrateful, watching Wan'er die?"

Wei Ruolan said indifferently: "When the family spread rumors to persecute me, why didn't they think about the word love?"

Cheng Wanzhi also came with her mother, her thin body was wrapped in a thin cotton cloak, and her plump cheeks were like petals that had lost water, dull and dull. After hearing Wei Ruolan's words, her figure trembled, her face was full of despair, and she opened her mouth. But no words came out, because she hurt her throat when she hanged herself, and it took a few days to recover.

Wei Ruolan didn't even look at her, and said to Mother Wei: "Grandmother, grandson has made up his mind, the teacher who teaches grandson to read, and the apprentices that grandson accepts are waiting for grandson in another courtyard. Grandson will leave first."

Mother Wei waved her hand and agreed.

Mrs. Cheng screamed, "Don't leave, Wei Ruolan, you must give us justice today!"

Wei Ruolan suddenly raised her head, her gaze was like lightning, and her whole body was full of momentum, forcing Mrs. Cheng to take two steps back before she stood still. Her face turned pale immediately, and she watched Wei Ruolan walk away without saying a word.

Only Aunt Wei San understood that Wei Ruolan was too lazy to talk to these fools.

Caring about Wei's mother, Third Aunt Wei couldn't show a smile, but she didn't want to spare the Cheng family, so she rolled her eyes, reached out to hold Cheng Wanzhi's hand, and said with emotion: "Poor people must have something to hate, You girl is both pitiful and hateful. You know that the rumors are inappropriate but you still act obediently. I’m afraid you will think that Brother Lang is the one who has to swallow your anger? It’s a pity that Brother Lang is not. Are you dead or alive? , Even if I go to the Yamen to file a lawsuit, and the trouble is up to the sky, no one will say Brother Lan's fault! If I were your parents, and stay away from the capital as soon as possible, you will not only have a way to survive, but you will still be able to marry and have children. It's just that he lost his reputation in the capital, his characters are not damaged at all, and the distance is far away, communication is inconvenient, and no one knows about these rumors."

Mother Wei said to her niece and daughter-in-law: "That's the reason. Brother Lang has made up his mind and refuses to marry Wan'er. For Wan'er's sake, you shouldn't make trouble, but send her away from the capital. Someone heard a few gossips, and you just said that the marriage of the two families failed, and someone framed Wan'er, so it's over? Anyway, no one else knows that it's you who spread the rumors."

After hearing this, Mrs. Cheng and Cheng Wanzhi's mother and daughter knew that the marriage between the two families was impossible, so they lowered their heads and pondered.

Aunt Wei San said: "As far as I'm concerned, it's not too early to rush this matter. The more you make trouble, the more you make others laugh at Wan'er. It's better to stop calmly and keep the same. The gossip will gradually die down." gone."

Although Third Aunt Wei doesn't care whether Cheng Wanzhi is alive or dead, the world doesn't think so. If Cheng Wanzhi is really dead, there will inevitably be some people who jump out to uphold justice, turn right from wrong, or sympathize with Cheng Wanzhi, or blame Wei Ruolan, Or he was ruthless and betrayed the deep affection of a boudoir daughter, or he forced Cheng Wanzhi to death.

False rumors are harmful to reputation.

Third Aunt Wei understands what the world thinks best, regardless of good or evil, they will always sympathize with the weakest party, just like before Wei Bo succeeded Wei Ruolan, the world sympathized with Wei Ruolan who was not qualified to inherit the title, and blamed Wei Bo There is no father's kindness, and he prefers the second son of his stepmother; but now Wei Bo is not happy in the officialdom, and Wei Ruolan is a popular person in front of Emperor Changtai, and he is very favored. Many people immediately sympathized with Wei Bo and denounced Wei Bo. Ruolan is heartless and ungrateful, and refuses to help her biological father.

Cheng Yu, the eldest of the Cheng family, was reluctant to part with his foundation in the capital, how could he be willing to stay away?Mrs. Ducheng felt sorry for her daughter, and hurriedly packed her luggage and arranged for her confidants to send her to her hometown in Hangzhou to avoid rumors and gossips.

This is the end of the Cheng family matter.

Wei Ruolan didn't take it to heart at first, and didn't ask about Cheng Wanzhi's fate, so she took advantage of the opportunity of taking a break to study and teach martial arts to her disciples at the same time, living a very fulfilling life.

Jiang Hua took a few days off for her grandmother's birthday, and Wei Ruolan felt more at ease.

No, on the morning of the seventh day of Xiumu, Jiang Hua appeared at the door of his house with a sad face. It was not yet dawn and the door was not opened, so he squatted at the door and scratched at the door, neither knocking nor making a sound.

Wei Ruolan got up early to practice boxing, and was hovering over the roof while practicing light kung fu. She might as well have seen this scene, and felt amused. He wanted to see what Jiang Hua was going to do, so he deliberately kept silent, and even ordered the porter to open the door later, until Jiang Hua squatted His legs and feet were numb and he bumped his head against the door, and then signaled the porter who had been waiting by the door for a long time to open the door.

Jiang Hua didn't expect the door to open like this, he staggered and almost fell, but luckily he was stopped by the porter.

Seeing Wei Ruolan standing in the front yard, Jiang Hua shouted: "Master, master, save this disciple!"

Wei Ruolan asked: "What's the matter? Who bullied you?" Compared with the previous twelve young and mature apprentices, Jiang Hua soon showed his true nature after practicing martial arts. He was very mischievous and often teased his brothers. After several times of fines, Jiang Hua hurried over, scratching the door and squatting, completely without the dignity of a child of an aristocratic family.

Jiang Hua scratched his head and said: "Yesterday was my grandmother's birthday. Many relatives came from afar and stayed in our house for a while before going back. Unexpectedly, my aunt's house and my aunt's house were dilapidated ten years ago. Usually, I don’t even want face, and I live by flattering my grandmother. This time I came back to celebrate my birthday, and I saw me. The cousins ​​of their families have different tricks, but it’s hard for me. Fortunately, my seniors and I heard that Master was being plotted against. Things, so when I faced them, they either fell down in front of me, or pretended to be sprained in front of me and waited for me to rescue them, and I didn't reason."

Especially his aunt's cousin found out that he often went to the garden to practice martial arts when he got up early, so today he deliberately drove the servant girl away from her side, pretending to pass by, then slipped and fell into the water, sinking and yelling softly, waiting for him to rescue her.He grew up in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is indeed proficient in water skills, but men and women can't get close, and he doesn't want to see his cousin wrapped in wet clothes, so as not to be raped, so he walked away.

Of course, he, Jiang Hua, had a pure heart and was not such a ruthless person, so when he went to the room to pay his respects, he told the aunt who was talking with his grandmother, and told her to send his mother-in-law to the water to find people.

Jiang Hua snorted and said, "Unexpectedly, my aunt said I was impersonal."

Wei Ruolan laughed loudly, and the other twelve disciples couldn't help showing a smile, and asked: "Junior brother, the water is very cold in such a cold day, you didn't go to save it, and it took so long. Did you drown?"

Jiang Hua said angrily: "The pool is only about two feet deep, and the girls in their teens got stuck in the mud and the water didn't reach their necks." The girls from those families are not fools. If I really jumped into the deep pool and waited for help, I am afraid that I would really die before the rescuer came over.

Wei Ruolan smiled and said, "Then what do you want me to save you for?"

Jiang Hua thought for a while, and said: "Take the apprentice here for a few days, and the apprentice will not go home. Grandma also means the same, lest they all look like wolves with green eyes when they see meat. I am the one." The top-quality meat that they covet and compete with each other!"

Wei Ruolan nodded in agreement, and then asked: "If you have to meet those cousins ​​of yours, what should you do?"

Jiang Hua giggled, and said: "Disciples will follow the example of Master. They will suffer on their own. Whether they live or die has nothing to do with me. Besides, my grandmother and mother know very well that those sisters are not worthy of me, and they are not worthy of me. I didn’t think about choosing from relatives. My grandmother always loved my mother, but she didn’t pretend to talk to my second aunt, because the second aunt was dependent on the second uncle, and the second uncle had to marry, so he died young.”

Wei Ruolan remembered this long-ago story, which was also told by others.

Jiang Hua's second uncle, Jiang Hu, a young Yingcai, is also the queen's second brother. He already had a family who was talking about marriage, but his grandmother died just after he mentioned his daughter-in-law. Filial piety again.I don't want a young lady from the Bai family of the imperial mother's family to fall in love with Jiang Hu's romantic and elegant conversation. During the Shangyuan Festival, taking advantage of the large number of lantern appreciators, she deliberately threw herself into Jiang Hu's arms, and then pretended to hurt her ankle and pulled her tightly. Jiang Hu didn't let him go, and later he looked for death and life, causing the empress dowager to come forward.

At that time the queen had not yet married into the royal family, and Mrs. Jiang was not in the capital. Although Mrs. Jiang, Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang disagreed, the Supreme Emperor personally ordered the marriage, and the Jiang family had to obey.

The girl who was originally talking about marriage with Jiang Hu was forced to hang herself by the Bai family. The next son and half daughter.What's ridiculous is that Jiang Hu didn't have intercourse with his wife after he got married, and the world accused him of not treating his first wife well, saying that since he married Miss Bai's family as his wife, he should treat her kindly.

The Jiang family lost a pair of beautiful children and a beautiful wife, and hated Miss Bai family very much. They had nothing to do with the Supreme Emperor, but they brought out many secular rules that forced Jiang Hu to commit at that time, and they refused to let Miss Bai remarry. Now Miss Bai is still alive. Becoming a widow in the Jiang family.

Therefore, Wei Ruolan became more determined and would never be threatened by such actions.

Jiang Hua stayed temporarily in the other courtyard of Wei's family, studying and practicing martial arts with twelve senior brothers, Wei Ruolan went to the palace alone to work as an errand, and in the blink of an eye, it was October, and the date of Daiyu's filial piety was getting closer, and the Rongguo Mansion suddenly came Several guests came from afar.