The Marginal People of Jia's Family in the Red Chamber

Li Wan was confinement, and his body was getting better and better. The body is the capital of the revolution. Li Wan has never been so grateful for his golden finger of space.

Hearing Suyun's question, Li Wan silently put down his teacup.She offended Mrs. Wang severely. Based on what she has done since she was pregnant, Mrs. Wang will definitely torture her even more after she gives birth, and Mother Jia will also acquiesce, and even be happy to see it succeed.

"Don't worry, life is always made by people." Li Wan comforted Suyun.

At this time, Bi Yue lifted the curtain and came in, "Miss, the young master just fell asleep again, and he looks so cute."

"Well, since you're asleep, don't hug me here, so you don't have to worry about waking up." Li Wan smiled, thinking about his smiling face, his heart softened just thinking about the piece of flesh that fell from his body.

"By the way, how are you doing with what I ordered you?" Li Wan asked Bi Yue.

"Miss, Ma Daopo has already paid her off, and the servant listened to you and gave her a full 100 taels." Bi Yue whispered.

"It's okay, Ma Daopo is greedy for money, 100 taels is just for her to say a few words, and she earned it."

"But...in case she betrays..." Bi Yue hesitated.

"Betrayal, what is there for her to be rebellious, is it possible that she can still tell my wife that I paid her to speak ill of me in front of my wife? My wife will believe me if I have a horoscope or something." Li Wan said with a smile, Ma Daopo could harm the phoenix egg of Rongguo Mansion for Aunt Zhao's money, so she was so open to money, what else would she not dare to do.

"Miss, are we really going to leave Rongguo Mansion?" Hearing what Li Wan and Suyun said, Suyun also knew Li Wan's plan, but they were orphans and widows, and they left Rongguo Mansion. Those who abide by the etiquette rules, how to live when they go out?

"Good Suyun, you have to trust your lady." Li Wan didn't explain much, and directly ordered Suyun: "Go and invite Jin Chuan who is in front of the wife, remember, keep it secret, don't let the wife find out, or Don't let the maids chew their tongues."

"Miss, this house is full of Madam's eyeliner, I'm afraid it won't be easy." Su Yun wondered, she and Li Wan were both honored and harmed, of course they were loyal, but this matter was too difficult.

"It's enough to pretend to be a secret, but the actor has to be in the play." Li Wan added with a smile.

"Yes." Su Yunfu saluted, and retreated briskly.

"Miss, what are you trying to do?" Bi Yue asked curiously.

"Shh...you just look at it, and you'll gradually understand." Li Wan smiled without saying a word.

That night, Jin Chuan came secretly. Li Wan asked Biyue to go out to guard the gate, and Suyun was waiting inside. It was Suyun who brought Jin Chuan here. There is a familiar person, which always makes people relax subconsciously.

"Miss Jin Chuan is here."

"Greetings to Grandma, and best wishes to Grandma." Jin Chuan bowed politely, calmly, as if he was not at all curious about what Li Wan asked her to do at such a late hour.

"Since you are here, my wife must have known the news and is waiting for you to report back."

Li Wan's words directly stunned Jin Chuan, but after all, it was the maidservant next to the mistress, who quickly calmed down and avoided answering, asking, "Why did the grandma send the slaves here late at night?" Jin Chuan emphasized the word late at night.

"I invited you here because of your status with my wife, and I want you to speak well of me in front of my wife. It's just that there is something special about saying good things. I know that I greatly offended my wife during pregnancy, so I directly said Good words will definitely not lead to good results. Therefore, I want to ask you to say good things about Master Zhu, and it can be considered as a solution to my wife’s worries about thinking about children. What do you think?"

"The servants speak lightly, I'm afraid they won't be able to help grandma..."

"What a silly girl. Since I invited you here, I knew you would help me. Suyun, you go down first." Li Wan sent Suyun away directly. , It is best to enter your ears.

When there were only the two of them left in the room, Li Wan smiled and said: "Well, you can report to your wife exactly what you said just now. As for why I think I can impress you, I will give you 50 taels Silver ticket, please show this to your wife, she will definitely believe it when the time comes, maybe the 50 taels will be rewarded to you directly!"

"Grandma..." Jin Chuan was also stunned by Li Wan.

"I'm a straightforward person, but the people in the house don't understand, so I'll tell you straight. Jin Chuan, I heard that you have a brother and a sister in your family. Your little sister Yu Chuan is a good one, but your brother... "

"My brother!" Jin Chuan exclaimed.

"Don't you know your brother's temper, he is bullying the weak and afraid of the tough. But a servant dares to use the power of the Rongguo Mansion to bully the Juren who came to Beijing for the exam! I don't care about my own weight, now it's all right, Rongguo Mansion I can't keep him anymore." Li Wan said with a smile, this was what she asked Biyun to find out from the servants, and it was spread among the servants, so Jin Chuan naturally knew about it.

"Please help, grandma, please help, grandma!" Jin Chuan has been worrying about this for the past few days. She also went to ask Mrs. Wang, but Mrs. Wang was very angry. Jin Chuan is good, how can he stand up for her.Jin Chuan often cried secretly. Her brother was the only male in their Bai family. Even if he was a slave, he also attached great importance to the inheritance of incense.

"That Juren is from the Xu family in Shandong, and he is not an anonymous person. The uncle of my family is serving as the right servant of the Ministry of Rites. No wonder the wife refuses to stand out." Li Wan straightened his clothes and said, "Is it hard to say this?" Difficult, easier said than done, as long as there is a suitable intermediary to take the lead, and there is a suitable gift to send an apology, the major issue will be reduced to a small one. Your brother and Xu Juzi are just two words of quarrel, as long as Xu Juzi let go, other scholars will not sacrifice It’s a big banner to insult scholars by being a slave and a lowly class.”

"I beg Grandma to guide you!" Jin Chuan kowtowed without hesitation.

"My natal brother and Xu Juzi are classmates of the Imperial College. Take a look at this painting again, "Autumn Mountain Dwelling", which was painted by the ancestor of Xu Juzi of the Zheng family. It is of great significance to him. Are you safe?"

Jin Chuan stared eagerly at the scroll on the table, Li Wan didn't whet her appetite, unfolded it for Jin Chuan to see, and said with a smile: "I forgot, you are a celebrity in front of your wife, so you are also literate. I'm afraid it's even more valuable than a young lady from a small family!"

Hearing such words that seemed to be admiration but were actually ironic, Jin Chuan just glanced at the painting and lowered his head, feeling aggrieved in his heart, all because of his status as a servant.

"Okay, I've thought of a way for you, and I've got things, now it's up to you." Li Wan said calmly.

"Grandma please tell me." Jin Chuan thought for a while, then kowtowed heavily.

"Think of a way to put Uncle Zhu's personal accessories by my wife's pillow, make sure she sees them when she is half asleep and half awake, but can't find them when she wakes up, and let the wife know that Uncle Zhu can't let go of his wife and children, you know? "

"That's it..." Jin Chuan couldn't believe that the task was that simple.

"That's it, do you think I will let you kill and set fire, or betray your wife?" Li Wan sneered, "But don't take it lightly, what I want is to convince my wife that this is Master Zhu's last wish, if you Accidental... Hehe, your Bai family will never be seen again."

"Yes, I would like to follow Grandma Zhu's orders." Jin Chuan's tense heart eased a little, he didn't need to betray the master, it was just another way to say good things about Grandma Zhu, this task is not difficult.

"You are a smart person, how should you report to your wife when you go back, do you understand?"

"Understood." Jin Chuan replied with a low eyebrow.

Li Wan explained clearly to Jin Chuan in the room, and Jin Chuan took advantage of the night to go back quietly. Just after returning to the cross courtyard of Rongxi Hall, he saw that the lights in the room were still on, and Jin Chuan also went in knowingly to greet Mrs. Wang .

Mrs. Wang was sitting on the armchair counting the beads, and let Jin Chuan kneel on the ground, counting silently several times before she said in a cold voice, "Jin Chuan, it's so late, where have you been?"

"If you go back to your wife, the eldest grandma is called a slave."

"Oh, what did she call you?" Mrs. Wang's voice warmed up. When she heard the girl report that Jin Chuan was following Suyun sneakily, she thought she was going to do some tricks. Now, after listening to her report truthfully, she thought, Not a bad one.

"Back to the wife, grandma called the servant to go, and told the servant to speak well of her in front of the wife, saying that she offended the wife earlier and wanted to make up for it. She also said that it is useless to speak well of her directly, and let the servant speak more about Master Zhu Good!"

"Hmph! Misfortune, bitch, now I know I'm afraid! How dare you use my Pearl as a shield, you black-hearted thing!" Mrs. Wang really got angry when she heard that.

"This is the 50 taels of silver bill that the grandma gave to the slave, and she told the slave that if she doesn't obey her orders, she will expose the matter of the elder brother of the slave, make the wife angry at the slave, and drive the whole family of the slave out of the main courtyard. .” Jin Chuan took out a banknote from his arms, and matched the wound on his forehead, as if it was the truth.

Mrs. Wang glanced at the banknote, and said with a charitable smile: "My good boy, I knew you were loyal. Just take this silver, and I will reward you. Your brother's truth is too great, and I also No, good move, I'll give you another 20 taels, and you let your brother go to other provinces to avoid the limelight."

"Thank you, madam!" Jin Chuan knelt down and kowtowed.

"Good boy, get up, get up, your head will be broken, that vicious bitch, it's hard for you, go down and rest first." Mrs. Wang smiled and let Jin Chuan back down.

Zhou Rui's family served tea to Mrs. Wang: "Grandma is smart."

"Hmph! Coming from a poor family, even a combination of kindness and power is not enough. Look at Jin Chuan's forehead. It's good if you don't hate her. Everyone in the yard knows about the Bai family boy. I, the head of the house, Don’t you know? Don’t look at it. Jin Chuan was trained by me alone. After several years with me, how could she win me over with 50 taels of silver?” flattery.

"Okay, it's late at night, let's not talk about those spoilers. Let Jin Chuan go and report to her, saying that he has been doing what she ordered, and put in more money. Anyway, there is no money in the hands of the catastrophe." Use it, if I don't enshrine it in front of the Buddha, it will also eliminate her sins." Mrs. Wang said proudly.

"Yes!" Zhou Rui's family also had the same idea, so she could "discuss" with Jin Chuan and get a kickback from it?

……

In the next month, Mrs. Wang's attitude towards Li Wan seemed to change, and Li Wan also contributed about 500 taels of silver, but Mrs. Wang became more and more uneasy.

Every day she could always see Pearl's personal accessories in her dreams, but they were gone when she woke up.At first she thought it was Zhu'er who was filial, so she couldn't worry about her.But slowly, Mrs. Wang seemed to be able to hear Jia Zhu crying and saying, "Mother, take care of my wife and children, take care of my wife and children."

Mrs. Wang worships the Buddha, but she doesn't believe in gods and Buddhas the most. Although she often has such nightmares, she doesn't believe it in her heart, especially when she wakes up at night, she really holds Pearl's personal jade pendant in her hand, but she wakes up. Came but disappeared!There must be a ghost, Mrs. Wang does not believe that it is really Jia Zhutuo's dream.

That night, Mrs. Wang heard Jia Zhu's request in her dream. She opened her eyes and saw that Jia Zhu's short hairpin was on her bed.Mrs. Wang reached out her hand decisively to hold the hairpin in her hand, it was cold, not like in a dream.Then I listened quietly, but I could only hear the sound of the maid turning over from the night watch outside.

The room was pitch black, Mrs. Wang was sure she was not dreaming, she tightened the hairpin in her hand, and said suddenly, "Come on, come on, come on!"

"Bang!" There was a loud sound, like the sound of a girl falling off the couch, and Jin Chuan's suspicious voice came from outside: "Madam, it's a nightmare, can the servant come in?"

"Come in, wake up everyone in my yard, I'll see who is playing tricks today!" Mrs. Wang ordered loudly.

Jin Chuan didn't dare to be careless, put on his clothes directly, lit the oil lamp and came in, lit up all the lights in the bedroom, and then asked with concern: "Ma'am, what's the matter, my servant will go to the small kitchen to serve you a bowl of pearls. It’s good to be surprised.”

"No need, let me ask you, has anyone entered my house at night?" Mrs. Wang asked sternly.

Jin Chuan was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Returning to the wife, the master came in the evening; only the slaves, colorful clouds, and colorful clouds came in at night; when the wife rested, no one came in. The slaves have been outside all the time." , never walked away, never slept to death, Madam Mingjian, servants never slack off."

"Okay, let's take a look, what is this?" Mrs. Wang stretched out her hand and spread the man's short hairpin on her hand.

"This is... is this Master Zhu's hairpin?" Jin Chuan dared not answer.

"Hmph, you know it too. Those who serve me don't know Zhuer's personal things. I think someone is playing tricks! You just call someone, and then let Zhou Rui's family send someone to search the house. I don't believe that person." This is the only thing in my house, and I have dreamed of jade pendants and pendants!" Mrs. Wang angrily slapped the jade hairpin on the table.

"Madam calm down, drink a cup of tea to calm yourself down, and the maidservant will go and order."

Jin Chuan served tea to Mrs. Wang before going out to call for someone.In fact, at night, Mrs. Wang yelled so loudly that everyone in the yard heard it.Jin Chuan went to call, and soon everyone came.

Although they are all female relatives, Mrs. Wang's image still needs to be taken into account. A few big maids combed Mrs. Wang's hair, and the younger maids held water for Mrs. Wang to wash.

After all the people in the room were tossing about, when Mrs. Wang packed it up and went to get the hairpin, she found that the hairpin was gone!

Mrs. Wang snorted coldly, she also wanted to hide such a cover-up method!

Mrs. Wang didn't say anything, and ordered, "Everyone who has just entered the back room should stand up."

A few big maids, including Jin Chuan, and two little girls carrying water and basins stood up.

"Zhou Rui's family, go search and see who has hairpins on them." Mrs. Wang ordered, it happened that Zhou Rui's family was also on duty that day, and they came very quickly when they called.

Mrs. Wang ordered another confidant who had never been in the back room to look at the crowd in the hall, and followed Zhou Rui's family to the screen, and saw that these maids were stripped naked for inspection. After careful inspection, there was indeed nothing hidden.

Mrs. Wang ordered her confidants to check in her room, but they couldn't find it. Mrs. Wang was puzzled, could it really be Jia Zhu's dream!

Jin Chuan, who was undressed and inspected, served a cup of tea to Mrs. Wang with red eyes, and suggested in a low voice: "Madam, the hairpin will never fall off, and the servant has seen it with her own eyes. Didn't you tell me, there are other things. Now the hairpin can't be found. When we arrive, we will always find jade pendants and pendants."

"Well, it's true." Mrs. Wang glanced at Jin Chuan appreciatively, and ordered her confidantes to search the house of the person who entered her yard tonight next to her.

"I also ask my wife to start checking from the slaves." Jin Chuan said, "The slaves are greatly favored by the wife, and they are willing to set an example and let the outsiders see. Even the slaves who are most trusted by the wife have been checked. There is no one who does not check them. It also prevents them from making a fuss and quarreling with the wife."

"Good boy, I know you're only thinking of the Master." Mrs. Wang patted Jin Chuan's hand and signaled Zhou Rui's family to search from Jin Chuan's house.

Of course, Jin Chuan didn't have it there. In fact, I searched all over the yard, but there was no hairpin or jade pendant. There was nothing related to Mr. Zhu, except for a few letters that Mrs. Wang locked in a drawer.

Mrs. Wang looked for it twice in disbelief, but still couldn't find it, so she had to let the servants go back.

Jin Chuan, who had seen the hairpin with his own eyes, was trembling with fright, and said in a tearful voice: "Madam, could it be... Could it be that the uncle is dreaming!"

"Nonsense!" Mrs. Wang shouted, but her voice was not so firm, and she was not sure if she really saw it in a dream, or why it disappeared. "You can see clearly, is it really Zhu'er's hairpin?"

"Servant... slave..." Jin Chuan faltered.

"Speak!" Madam Wang slapped the table.

"I'm not too sure, I seem to have seen the hairpin. You said it belonged to Mr. Zhu, so my servant followed suit. In fact, the fire was flickering, and my servant was not very sure..." Jin Chuan knelt down and said: " The servant did not deliberately deceive the wife, the wife forgives the sin, the wife forgives the sin!"

After tossing and tossing all night, nothing was found, and Mrs. Wang also believed in her heart that it was really Jia Zhutuo's dream.After a while, he said to the kneeling Jin Chuan: "Forget it, get up. Don't be careless in the future!"

"Mrs. Xie, Mrs. Xie!" Jin Chuan stood up gratefully and persuaded: "Madam, it's almost dawn, you should rest first."

Mrs. Wang nodded, and Jin Chuan helped Mrs. Wang remove the headdress, and pulled out the short hairpin hidden in her hair, and hid it in her sleeve.After putting Mrs. Wang to sleep, Jin Chuan heaved a sigh of relief, and silently returned to his small couch for the night.

"Amitabha, fortunately there is no danger, thanks to listening to Grandma." Jin Chuan rejoiced in his heart.

Mrs. Wang tossed and tossed all night, and the next day her spirits were naturally bad. The next night, she dreamed of Jia Zhu again, and heard Jia Zhu's will in a trance, and her spirits were listless during the day.This cycle went on and on, and Li Wan put down all the thought of torturing Li Wan.

Zhou Rui's family was really uncomfortable seeing Mrs. Wang, so he came up with an idea: "Madam is like this, even the imperial physicians have come to see, and they can't say one, two, three. Look, could it be that he offended the Buddha, or let some dirty things be given to her?" Collided?"

Mrs. Wang thought for a while, and indeed, the imperial physician couldn't figure out the cause of the disease, so she still asked the gods and Buddhas for help, and said: "Go and invite Baoyu's godmother, and show me."

"Yes, Baoyu's godmother is the most virtuous, so it's no problem to invite her." Zhou Rui's family went to invite Ma Daopo on the same day.

I don't know what Ma Daopo said to Mrs. Wang, but it was soon spread in the Rongguo Mansion that the rumors of Li Wan and Jia Lan collided with Mrs. Wang's rumors.

The rumors intensified, and Li Wan and Jia Lan were almost verbally criticized.After persisting for another month, Mrs. Wang asked Li Wan to come over.

"The horoscope of your birthday is determined by God. If your horoscope is not prosperous, you can't fake it. If there is such a daughter-in-law in other people's family, they must have just divorced, but our house is not such a cruel person. You She gave birth to Zhu'er's heir, and she is considered a person who has made great contributions and is a chaste woman. Everyone in the house treats you kindly. But you have also seen that because of your horoscope, Ke's body is getting weaker and weaker. There is no other way."

"My daughter-in-law is not filial, please give orders from my wife." Li Wan had expected it a long time ago, but he asked Mrs. Wang for orders weakly and fearfully.

"Well, it's not a big deal. As long as we separate, we'll be fine. I'll wrong you to live in Zhuangzi temporarily. Let you go, and the moon and silver festival gifts in the mansion will definitely not shorten you. You are like the moon Yin is the same as the old lady, now I decide to give you an extra tael from my share of the money. Lan'er's monthly schedule will not be less." Mrs. Wang said.

"My wife is merciful. It was my daughter-in-law who offended my wife. How dare I accept her kindness. My daughter-in-law just moved out. There is only one thing, and I have to discuss it with my wife."

"You said."

"My daughter-in-law married a small Zhuangzi, and it will be enough. It happens to be next to the Huguo Temple, and He Hao was influenced by the Buddha. Why don't my daughter-in-law and Lan'er live there."

"No, where is there a married daughter-in-law who lives in her own dowry house, no!" Mrs. Wang objected weakly. She was mainly afraid that outsiders would say that she was unkind as a mother-in-law. The daughter-in-law who just gave birth moved out, but it was too much to live in her own village.

"Mrs. Rong, it's all voluntary by the daughter-in-law. How can others care about it." Li Wan said a few more words in a roundabout way, and Mrs. Wang followed suit and let her live in her own villa.Mrs. Wang also knew that what Li Wan was looking for was peace of mind, thinking that her own Zhuangzi could be the master.

Mrs. Wang considers herself charitable, and is not a person who kills everything. As long as she doesn't get in the way of her eyes, let her go.