Enemies in the Red Chamber

Two years passed in a flash. During these two years, Yingchun got married, Tanchun got married, Xue Pan married Xia Jingui, Baochai finally became the second grandmother of Baochai, and the old girl Zhen is now Aunt Zhen. Baoyu gave birth to a daughter.

Speaking of it, the fact that Aunt Zhen gave birth to a daughter is simply miraculous.After Baochai married Baoyu, Miss Ru'er put on wine and sang operas, became famous and became Aunt Zhen. Although she was favored, she still kept herself.She is a shrewd person, knowing that the concubine's concubine would be pregnant before the eldest son was born, and the rumor would be bad for Baoyu and Rongguo Mansion, and it would be even more difficult to inherit the title in the future.Ever since Baoyu got close, he had been drinking Bizi soup, not only for himself but also for the attackers.

Taking this opportunity, Xiren's gentle and harmless mask was finally torn off, and even Mrs. Wang knew that she had already climbed into Baoyu's bed.As a result, Mrs. Wang naturally no longer thinks that she is good, and she gave her a monthly payment of two taels of silver, just to show her attitude to win her over, not to ask her to seduce the men and not learn to be good.Children don't know the seriousness, the governor's body was ruined too early, and then it's too late to regret it. Jia Zhu's early death may not be due to this reason.It's not that Xiren didn't know that she was cheated by Aunt Zhen, but as a bought girl, she really didn't dare to do anything to Aunt Zhen, so she had to endure it.

The topic came back to Aunt Zhen. Although she was cautious enough, her foundation was shallow. Accidentally, Aunt Zhao took the opportunity to replace the "Zizitang" she often drank with a "good medicine" for easy conception.Aunt Zhao is a god-man who can harm Baoyu under the joint suppression of the old lady and Mrs. Wang, so Aunt Zhen will naturally not be taken seriously by her.

At that time, Tanchun was sent to be married, and Aunt Zhao hated Madam Wang to the core. Later, she heard that the Xue family had also got involved in it. It was Madam Wang who got the news that Nan'an Princess wanted to adopt a foster daughter from Xue Pan. Aunt Xue's instigation was indispensable, and even the Xue family hated it.Hitting a snake for seven inches, Baoyu and Baochai are the seven inches of these enemies.I don't dare to bribe Dao Po again, so I just attack from the side.Don't you all look down on Huan'er as a bastard? Well, why don't you give your eldest son a taste of it first?She also presciently blew a lot of pillow talk in Jia Zheng's ear, making sure that if she really had children, Jia Zheng would let them keep them.

After realizing that she was pregnant, before Jia Zheng knew it, Mrs. Wang wanted to call the shots and abort the child. Although Aunt Zhen was reluctant, she agreed because of the benefits.Who knows, Baoyu, who has always been cowardly, has a sense of responsibility this time, insisting on stopping him, and even ran to Jia Zheng to plead guilty, and said something like "hurt heaven and" "retribution".Jia Zheng thought that Yuan Chun in the palace had been ill since the beginning of spring, and he was suspicious, so he agreed to give birth.But I explained in advance that if it is a boy, another identity must be arranged for him.

She was born seven or eight months later. Fortunately, she was a daughter, and she didn't have to leave her parents.Even so, Aunt Zhen still begged Baochai to record the child in Baochai's name on the third day after the child was born, and Baochai could only grit her teeth and agree.

Jia Min was the only one who went to the Lin family when the child was in the third year. Since then, Daiyu and others have refused to enter the Rongguo Mansion easily.The child is almost one year old now, and Daiyu has never seen her.

These are trivial matters for the Lin family. The most important thing now is that Daiyu will be 15 years old this year during the Huachao Festival, and Jiji will then arrange her marriage.Yang Shili was older than Daiyu, after waiting for Daiyu for more than two years, it was time to get married.

The first six ceremonies have passed the four rites, and there are only two items left: the invitation period and the personal welcome.Mrs. Yang personally went to Beijing to congratulate Daiyu and Ji, but did not return to Shandong after that, but stayed in the capital to prepare for Yang Shili's marriage.Daiyu was going to marry from the capital to Shandong, so naturally she made more preparations than ordinary families.The first thing to prepare is the manpower for the wedding. Who should be brought to the wedding must be arranged in advance.Then there are the carriages, horses and ships used from the capital to Shandong, and then there is board and lodging for a group of people along the way. On the return journey, there are not only people who pick up the relatives but also those who are sent by the Lin family. These people must not be neglected.Moreover, there is a bride who is bound by etiquette on the way, and Daiyu's basic necessities of life must also be properly arranged.In addition, there are various trivial matters such as receiving gifts and thanking you.After the two families set a specific wedding date, Yang Shili was left in Beijing to meet the relatives at the Lin Mansion, and Mrs. Yang hurried back to Shandong to arrange the home.

The two agreed to go out from Lin's residence on the eighth day of June and enter Yang's house on June 28th, which is a rare auspicious day for both of them.

At this time, there were still two months before the eighth day of June. Seeing Jia Min checking the dowry list over and over again, Daiyu finally felt the urgency to get married, and immediately felt a lot of reluctance.She didn't know how to express her feelings for Jia Min and Lin Ruhai, so she could only choose the most stupid way, making clothes, hats, shoes and socks one by one, the more she felt that she had never done anything for her parents before, so she became more and more unfilial. want to do.Seeing that her eye circles were dark, Jia Min thought it was because she was too nervous about getting married, and thought hard about how to comfort her. It wasn't until Zen Xin gave Jia Min a small report that she realized that it was because of the tiredness of sewing for her parents. Yes, directly took away her sewing basket and assigned her an errand for her to do.

Chan Xinyue Zhao was sent by Jia Min from her side to serve Daiyu. The two were ten years older than Daiyu, and they wanted to let them go out earlier, but neither of them would have to wait for Daiyu to marry.Now that she is 25, Daiyu is finally going to marry. Jia Min has already taken care of them. The little girl under their hands has also been trained to be serious and useful. She is about to marry and the whole family will follow Dai as a companion. Yu went to her husband's house.The girls in Wuran and Jinglian's batch are already in their twenties, and they should figure out how to arrange it, whether to be companions or stay at home.

Now, Jia Min gave Daiyu this errand, and asked her to take care of the people around her, so as to save her from doing needlework all day long, her eyes were so tired that her eyes were blackened, and her face turned pale.

As the days drew closer, Brother Liu became more and more silent.He thought that Daiyu was going to get married, and finally he didn't have to be involved with her anymore, so he should be happy from the bottom of his heart.Unexpectedly, he didn't realize until the matter came up that he didn't feel any joy at all, and felt very heavy and uncomfortable.He asked himself why this happened more than once, but he didn't figure it out until the end.

The seventh day of June is the day to display the dowry. Because the Yang family is far away in Shandong, the dowry can only be shipped to the wharf in the suburbs of Beijing.This road first takes the canal waterway and then changes to a carriage, and then enters the door after finishing repairs in Jinan Mansion.

Brother Liu went to arrange the dowry in person. Twenty boats were assembled in a row. There was a burst of applause.Seeing the red silk fluttering on the boat, Brother Liu burst into tears unconsciously. Later, he felt hypocritical, so he whipped the horse's buttocks, and the horse ran away from the pier with a hiss.

Back home, Brother Liu couldn't help but look at Daiyu, only to find that he had nothing to say when he met him, stared at Daiyu for a while, looked at Daiyu with horror, couldn't help asking him "what's the matter? ", and finally took another deep look at her, before leaving a sentence of "You have to be good" and left.

It was customary for the mother to teach her daughter about the boudoir, and Jia Min slept directly in Daiyu's room.First, she explained to Daiyu the erotic pictures of the little porcelain figures, and then the mother and daughter lay side by side on the bed and talked.Jia Min said: "If you get married, you will be a family member. You should think more about things and don't be willful." Daiyu said: "Mother and father should pay attention to their health and don't work too hard." Jia Min said: "A son-in-law is a good man. My child, don’t keep things in your heart, you must speak up.” Daiyu replied, “I’m leaving, and Brother Liu is the biggest one left. Let him take care of the brothers and sisters if they don’t listen to you.” The two followed each other. Talking about his own thoughts, he didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night.

The second day was a positive day, and the Lin family started to get busy when the cock crowed.Since Daiyu woke up, she ate some light snacks and didn't dare to take a sip of water. She just sat there without moving. She had her nails done, her wedding dress put on, her hair fixed, and her face painted. Everything was ready. After that, I lowered my eyebrows and waited for others to add makeup and look at the bride.Even if you don't have to speak, just smile, your face will be sour for a long time.Jia Min came to the house to see her for a while, and went out to meet the guests again, busy like a spinning top.

After noon, the sound of cannons finally sounded outside, and Yang Shili came to pick up the kiss.

Jia Min personally picked up the flower crown for her to wear on her head, and then sat on a chair with Lin Ruhai and waited for Daiyu to kowtow.

Wearing a heavy wedding dress, Daiyu turned around, knelt on the mat and kowtowed three times to her parents.Lin Ruhai choked up and said some virtuous and virtuous words, but couldn't continue after a few words, and finally nodded and said three good words.The circles of Jia Min's eyes were already red, and he couldn't continue after saying "you'll be fine", and took the hijab that Xi Niang handed over, opened it to cover her head, and tears finally couldn't stop streaming down.Daiyu was already sobbing, and when Yang Shili entered the door, Xi Niang whispered "Cry", and then turned into crying.

Jia Min couldn't help crying, and even Lin Ruhai turned his head and wiped his tears secretly with the corner of his clothes. Brother Chen and Nuan Nuan were also crying and calling for sister when they were dragged by the nanny. rising trend.

Seeing this situation, Yang Shili's beaming face almost turned into a bitter face. He looked around, hey, there was no one urging him. This daughter-in-law who is about to marry, don't just refuse to marry because her mother's family is reluctant.He quietly moved his body, stomped on the foot of his cousin who came to greet the relatives, and winked at the blower outside.It was also this cousin who was clever and understood his meaning in an instant. After a while, the lively suona sounded outside and overwhelmed the crying in the room.

Jia Min wiped away her tears and said "Let's go", Brother Liu glared at Yang Shili with fire in his eyes, bent down again, picked up Daiyu on his back, and went out the door.

Yang Shili chuckled and hurriedly followed.The rest of the Yang family almost covered their faces and pretended not to know him, it was so embarrassing.

The sedan chair walked all the way to the pier in the suburbs of Beijing, the red carpet stretched from the boat to the land, and people and sedan chairs boarded the boat together, and Brother Liu, who was sent off by her natal family, also boarded the boat of the Lin family.After the sound of three cannons, nine firecrackers were fired in unison, and 28 mighty boats set off from the dock one after another.

Goal, Shandong!

The author has something to say: Just marry Daiyu out like this, with a sad face...