The Rich and the Idlers of the Red Chamber

When he found out that Yuan Chun was sent to the palace to be a palace maid, Jia She almost got angry.

Anyway, in the original book, Yuan Chun entered the palace as a female official. At that time, Jia Zheng was not even a person who attacked the noble, and he could bring a maid who had followed him since childhood to serve, and the female official sounded nicer. After all, female officials have grades, 25 She would be released from the palace around the age of [-], but Yuan Chun didn't come out at that time, but it was because she was ambitious and wanted to continue to climb up.Even if the female official is out of the palace, her rank will not be deprived. This is also a kind of grace from the imperial court to the female official. Otherwise, a good official daughter, why can't she think about it so much and go to the palace to become a female official!

As a female official, even though she is a little older after leaving the palace, she will either marry lowly, or be a ready-made mother for someone else. As far as salary, even if it is not much, it is still decent, and life will never be too sad.

As a result, she is now directly rushing to become a court lady. The difference between them is huge, one can barely be regarded as half a master in the palace, and the other is a slave!The granddaughter of Duke Rong, the eldest daughter of a third-class general, went to the palace to be a servant. He was so angry that he cheated.

It is really hard for Jia Amnesty to understand the brain circuit of the Shi family and Jia Zheng. It is not easy to be a court lady. If there is such a layer of protection for a female official, the status of an ordinary court lady is slightly higher than those low-level eunuchs. He still has to be played by those big eunuchs, and for the masters in the palace, the life of a palace lady is worthless at all. Every year, many palace ladies and eunuchs die in the palace, and some of them can't even see their bones.

And unless there is any grace from above, ordinary court ladies may have to spend their entire lives in the palace. Even if there is any grace, the age limit for ordinary court ladies to leave the palace is 30 years old. In this era, 30 years old is almost the age to be a grandmother , Su Dongpo was only in his 30s when he wrote "Old Man Talking About Teenage Crazy".At this age, if you still want to marry someone, you have to honestly comb yourself, and there is no way out.

Of course, Jia She knew that Shi Shi sent Yuan Chun to the palace to climb high branches, but it was not that Jia She looked down on Yuan Chun. To be precise, Jia She looked down on Shi Shi and Jia Zheng, the princes in the palace, the princes and sons of the clan, which one was not After reading the roles of Qunfang, if Yuanchun is like Xishi Diaochan, it can make the monarch lose the country's national beauty, at least he can serve people with color at the beginning, no matter whether he is favored by a saint, It is still a way out if some prince takes a fancy to it.

The problem is that Yuan Chun's appearance is really above average, and it is of the dignified type. These days, most of the mistresses of the big families have such looks, looking dignified and blessed, but the problem is, for men , Such an appearance lacks real appeal, aesthetic fatigue!Yuan Chun used to be a concubine, and a concubine was playing with dignity, so what's the matter?

Besides, no matter how poor the Rongguo Mansion was, since the birth of Yuanchun, even if the treatment was not as good as that of Jia Min back then, he was still doing well. From childhood to adulthood, I am afraid that apart from occasionally holding a cup of tea or serving a bowl for Shi Shi, where would he be? I have done other things to serve others, and I am afraid that I will suffer some hardships when I arrive in the palace!As soon as you enter the palace, it's as deep as the sea, and it's the same for concubines, let alone palace maids, the family don't expect to get any news about what Yuan Chun suffered in it.

Mrs. Zhang also has a daughter now. When she heard the news, she couldn't help but sigh. They are all parents. Even if they are small families, when they heard that the palace was going to select maids, they couldn't wait to book their daughters. She got married, but it turned out that it was Yuan Chun's turn, but the family would rather let her serve others than find a way to climb high, which shows the indifference.

Mrs. Zhang is very fortunate now, thanks to the fact that her family has been separated long ago, otherwise, someone would have broken her spine. This is something ordinary people can do!Mrs. Zhang didn't have any anger towards Yuan Chun, so she couldn't help but sigh at this moment: "Good girl, she is ruined now, and I don't know whose palace she is assigned to, I hope I can meet her well." Little master!"

Yuan Chun's luck is obviously not very good. Originally, according to Shi's calculations, after Yuan Chun was selected, he should have been selected by Concubine Zhen, and then given to his son as a concubine, but in the end, he was cut off halfway. Hu.

Those princes and concubines in the royal family can really take a fancy to Jia Zheng, that is none of them, but the problem is, after all, the Rongguo Mansion is a skinny camel that is bigger than a horse. Even now, the saint still feels grateful for Jia Daishan, and feels that Jia Daishan will live his whole life. Wise, in the end, he made a fuss about his wife and children, and many people in the palace knew about it.As long as the sage has this heart, it is impossible to say who this grace will be added to.

What's more, Jia Daishan led the army all his life. Even after he died for many years, there are still many of his trusted disciples in the army. These people are a lot of power. Obviously, this power has not been passed on to Jia She. On the one hand, Jia Amnesty was originally disliked by Jia Daishan, and only after the separation of the family did he show his abilities. In addition, Jia Amnesty had no connection with the army at all. Therefore, everyone guessed that if Jia Daishan's connections in the army had not fallen to Jia In the hands of politics, it is more likely that it will fall into Shi's hands. Therefore, after taking over Yuanchun, it is impossible to say that this power has fallen into his own hands.

If it wasn't for this, no matter what kind of old relatives the Jia family and the Zhen family are, in the face of interests, everything has to give way, how could Concubine Zhen be willing to let her son have a cheap father-in-law like Jia Zheng.

The Zhen family has been very powerful in recent years. Not long after Tu Minghao entered the court, he received the support of a series of officials in the south of the Yangtze River. It seemed that he suppressed several elder brothers who entered the court earlier than him. Who would want to call Tu Minghao more What's more, it's just that if you get Yuan Chun back by yourself, you will inevitably be retaliated by the Zhen family and Tu Minghao, so no one should want it at all.

After several struggles, Yuan Chun was unlucky, and was directly sent to the Shangyi Bureau to become an embroiderer.Yuan Chun naturally learned needlework, the problem is, my lady, who uses needlework as a means of eating, but just embroidering a few stitches when I have nothing to do, making some small things like purses, fans, foreheads, etc., usually for elder brothers It's just a little bit of effort, this kind of craftsmanship is obviously not enough in the Shangyi Bureau, I can only start from the bottom, helping with cutting, color comparison, and thread splitting every day, if there is a slight mistake, the aunt above will be punished. lesson.

Some people make trouble in the dark, Yuanchun has almost no rest from morning to night, even at night, he has to burn oil to pick out the silk thread that needs to be used the next day. up.Days like this are almost endless, and Yuan Chun, who originally had some girlish dreams, has slowly withered, and has become one of the gradually numb palace people in the palace.

After Shi knew that his plan had failed, he couldn't go to the palace to confront Concubine Zhen. You sent your granddaughter to the palace to be a maid, and the one who waits on the master is also the maid, and the one who works below is still the maid. Well, Concubine Zhen Gui didn't make a promise in front of Shi's face at first, but now that something went wrong, she naturally had to admit that it was bad luck.

Shi's side just sighed that Yuan Chun's move was useless. After all, she didn't have much affection for Jia Zheng, let alone a granddaughter, the granddaughter of Xiao Wang's who she didn't like, even though she had been raised by her side for several years. However, anyway, she has servants to serve her, and she just treats these grandchildren as kittens and puppies, just for fun, so she didn't react much, instead, she started to raise a few concubine granddaughters around her.

Over there, Mrs. Wang was heartbroken. She cried all night in her room. Her poor daughter was reduced to the point where she went to the palace to do needlework for others. Mrs. Wang hated it so much. When it came to Shi Shi and Jia Zheng, I really wanted to fight with them, but thinking that I still had Jia Zhu and Jia Pu, I could only cry behind my back.But Jia Zhu became even more silent, reading almost until the third watch every day, and the whole person quickly lost weight.

On the other hand, in Ningguo Mansion, Jia Jing, because Shi Shi did not ask his opinion at all, made arbitrarily arbitrarily asserted decisions and sent his granddaughter to the palace to be a palace maid. Is it worthless and only worthy of serving people?

It is true that Jia Jing has no daughter now. The problem is that his daughter-in-law Sun is pregnant again after giving birth to a son Jia Rong. Who knows if there will be a granddaughter in the future? , if there are any twists and turns in the marriage, Jia Jing is ready to kill. After all, in the eyes of others, Ningfu Rongfu is actually similar to a family, and the two families live together!

Jia Jing really wanted to split the clan directly with the Rong Mansion, but the problem was that he couldn't get over his face by using this kind of thing as an excuse. Therefore, even though he was disgusted, he had to admit it through gritted teeth.

After Jia Jing became a filial piety, he couldn't go to Tianjin Weaving Mansion, but the Holy Majesty didn't forget about him, and directly assigned him to the household department as the right servant of the household department.Originally weaving was an official of the third grade, Jia Jing's appointment as the right servant of the household department was naturally not a leapfrog promotion, and it was considered average, so no one felt dissatisfied.At his age, he has reached the position he is now, and he is considered young and promising. Those who were in the same subject as him seemed to be smoother than him at the beginning, but now, they are the top three in the same subject. The one with the highest position is only a fourth rank, but Jia Jing is the best in that subject.Thinking about the exclusion he suffered in the Imperial Academy, and the shrinking heart that he had back then, Jia Jing is now quite proud of himself.

However, ever since Yuanchun entered the palace and became a palace maid, Jia Jing felt a little uncomfortable. It seemed that the eyes of his colleagues in the court looked at him a little wrongly, some seemed to be mocking, and some seemed to sympathize. But no one said anything in front of Jia Jing, so Jia Jing could only feel aggrieved.

It's hard to tell his wife and children when he's so aggrieved, so Jia Jing directly approached Jia She, and treated this person who could share his hatred with him as a spiritual trash can, especially since Jia She also has a pink and tender little girl. !

It's a pity that nowadays, almost no one will connect Jia She with the family of Rongfu. Some foreigners who don't know about these things don't even know that Jia She was originally separated from Rongguo Mansion. Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion are in the On one street, the gates of the two families are close together, and there are corner gates connecting each other. However, Anlehou Mansion is several streets away from that side!

Therefore, in the face of Jia Jing's complaints, Jia Amnesty gloated a little.There are good and bad clan systems these days. The good thing is that members of a clan advance and retreat together, and help each other. If a clan member goes up, he can support the whole clan.The bad thing is that if something goes wrong with one family, everyone will think of it as the whole family.

Jia Jing drank there and sighed: "Enhou, ever since I became the patriarch, I haven't had many happy days, and the West Mansion just won't let it go! That bastard Jia Cunzhou has simply put me in a rut. It's been miserable!"

Jia Amnesty was drinking with Jia Jing on the side, and said in his mouth: "He committed a crime himself, and he will return it sooner or later. If you feel that you can't stand it anymore, just divide their family out! , you just need to bear with it for a while. The Rongguo Mansion was originally the official residence given by the old saint. it's your turn!"

Jia Jing shook his head and said: "If only it were so easy. They want to send their daughter into the palace. They have discussed it with the Wang family and the Shi family. They chose to give birth to me as the head of the clan. The list of minor elections has been reported. I just heard the wind! I came to the door to ask, and guess what, they said that this is a family matter of their Rongguo Mansion, and sending their daughter into the palace is also for the sake of loyalty to the saint! When it comes to this, what else can I say! If you want me to take care of their family's affairs in the future, tell me to be struck by lightning!" Jia Jing gritted his teeth when he said this.

Jia Amnesty poured another glass of wine for Jia Jing, and then said: "Okay, people don't treat you as their own family, what do you do if you have nothing to do, they are looking for death, just let them torment themselves, look at me, When did you take care of things over there!"

Jia Jing didn't answer the question, could he be the same as Jia She, finally he could only sigh and said: "Poor parents in the world, I used to think that it was too cheap to marry another Wang family daughter to that bastard Jia Cunzhou. , Now that I think about it, what kind of woman matches Jia Cunzhou, it is a waste of others! If he wants to revitalize his family business, he can do it by himself, even if he goes directly to the army as a soldier, my cousin admires him, Even if it is to pave the way for him, I will admit it! In the end, look at what he has done these years, obsessed with women, spending money like water, self-cultivation and family, he has not done any of them, but he is embarrassing child!"

Jia Jing just sighed when he thought of the children in Rongguo Mansion. There are six children in Rongguo Mansion, not to mention the three born out of concubines. The Jia family never paid much attention to the children born out of concubines. Mixed inside, qualifications are mediocre, and grades are neither high nor low. According to Mr. Jiaxue, if you are lucky, you can pass the exam as a child student, but it is impossible to improve.

The two concubines were ranked according to Yuanchun, but replaced the names of Yingchun and Tanchun in the original book. They were not much different in age from Yuanchun, but their treatment was much worse than Yuanchun's.Originally, I followed Yuan Chun and learned some poems and books with a few female gentlemen. Later, Yuan Chun found the foster mother and came back in order to participate in the general election, and resigned the female gentlemen. Needlework or something.

Jia Jing didn't have much impression of the three children at first, but he was deeply impressed by Jia Zhu. When Jia Zhu was in Jiangnan, he hired a teacher to teach him. Later, after Jia Zheng's reputation was ruined, the real good Naturally, the husband also refused to do it at Jia's house, so after Jia Zhu returned to Beijing, he also entered the family school.

Jia Zhuruo is not top-notch in terms of talent, but he is an extremely hard-working child. Others study for four hours a day, but he has to study at least six. He spends all day reading, and he can think hard and ask questions, and his knowledge is relatively solid. , Jia Jing is actually more optimistic about Jia Zhu.

The problem is, Jia Zhu has a father named Jia Zheng. He has nothing to say about himself, he is eager for success, and he often vents his anger on Jia Zhu. If a good boy teaches like this, he will be forced to ruin it.

Jia Jing had met Jia Zhu before, and Jia Zhu was very thoughtful, at this age, he actually seemed to be depressed, this is naturally not a good thing, it would damage his lifespan.Jia Jing once persuaded him, but Jia Zhu had his own ideas, and Jia Jing didn't want to see Jia Zheng's ugly face, so he could only watch Jia Zhu get depressed day by day.

As for Yuan Chun, his life was ruined by his grandmother and father. Jia Amnesty didn't know that Jia Jing lived next to the Rong Mansion, and the servants of the two families were already related by marriage. Therefore, Rong If Jia Jing wanted to inquire about the affairs in the mansion, he would naturally not be ignorant of them. Therefore, he knew that Xiao Wang had been ill in bed these days, but was stimulated by Yuanchun's affairs.

You know, before the small election, Mrs. Wang was still trying to tailor Yuan Chun's clothes. She even found Mrs. Gu, thinking of using Gu's social circle to take Yuan Chun out to socialize. In the end, the girl not only failed to get married in a grand manner, but was reduced to a servant girl, how could Xiao Wang accept it.

Mrs. Gu went to Rong Mansion for a visit, and when she came back, she told Jia Jing that Mrs. Wang might be a little bit stunned, and that's right, whoever's family has no shortage of food and clothing, it's good to be raised by gold and jade. Girl, the house was pushed into the fire pit by the family, and every mother would go crazy.

To be honest, Mrs. Gu didn't have a good impression of Mrs. Wang, mainly because of the stupid things that Mrs. Wang did before, and Mrs. Wang herself was not a very clear person.

The Wang family has always paid attention to the upbringing of their daughters. Therefore, almost all the daughters in the family do not know a single word, especially the young Wang. Moreover, her dowry is thin, and she made a mistake for herself. The cousin is doing the sequel, so she has always lacked confidence, and of course, the means are not enough.

The Wang family only regarded the Xiao Wang family as a symbol of the marriage between the Wang family and the Jia family, and did not take care of the Xiao Wang family. Xiao Wang's father and brother were working as petty officials in other places, so they did not help the Xiao Wang family's situation at all.Shi Shi is a person who only cares about his own pleasure, and Jia Zheng is not a good man to rely on. Therefore, Xiao Wang values ​​money very much, and often appears short-sighted. The housekeeper is not clear, and is often deceived by his servants.

Mrs. Gu came from a scholarly family. What she pays attention to is that after a woman gets married, she must follow the three rules and four virtues. It's fine to get by, no matter how filial you are, it's useless!But you should do your best to your husband. As a result, Xiao Wang couldn't win Jia Zheng's heart, and Jia Zheng became a well-known absurd person. Naturally, Gu's looked down on Xiao Wang.

However, seeing Xiao Wang like this now, Gu also feels pity in his heart. If he really wants to change anyone and marry a hypocrite like Jia Zheng, he can't do better. Jia Zhu regarded Jia Zhu as her own, and the elders of the Jia family almost forgot that Jia Zhu was actually born to the first wife, who gave birth to a son and a daughter to Jia Zheng, but ended up in such a field. He couldn't even take control of his own daughter's marriage, and watched helplessly that her daughter was cheated by her family.

People always sympathize with the weak. Now that Mrs. Wang has become like this because of her daughter, Mrs. Gu will inevitably have to say a few words to Jia Jing after she goes back. After Jia Jing heard about it, she could only sigh and asked Mrs. Gu to comfort her Mrs. Wang, the matter of Yuan Chun is irreversible. There are rules in the palace. Now Yuan Chun can only wait for the opportunity. A similar family got married, Xiao Wang, Jia Zhu and Jia Pu, Jia Zhu has also reached the age of marriage, if Xiao Wang has been ill, then Jia Zhu's marriage will also fall into the hands of Shi and Jia Zheng inside.

When Xiao Wang heard what Gu said, she suddenly became sober. If her mother-in-law and husband ruined Yuanchun for the sake of their future, they could destroy Jia Zhu again. How could Xiao Wang feel relieved? She struggled to climb up the next day. up.

Xiao Wang's illness did not affect Shi and Jia Zheng at all. Shi was still thinking about how to sell the other two granddaughters for a good price. As for Jia Zheng, there was no Xiao Wang in charge. In time, tens of thousands of taels of silver were withdrawn from the account, and it was all spent as soon as it changed hands.In addition, Jia Zheng also took a fancy to a maid in the family, and directly hired her, without telling Xiao Wang that Xiao Wang was sad about Yuanchun at that time, and the servants did not dare to take it things to disturb her, but when she found out, the servant girl's stomach was bulging.

Xiao Wang had just met the servant girl and was thinking about what to do when Jia Zheng ran over and sternly spoke to Xiao Wang, as if he would not allow Xiao Wang to harm the Jia family's blood. Looking at Jia Zheng's old face, Wang took a deep breath for a long time before barely restraining her urge to grab it.