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

The meticulous care of the granddaughter, the crying of the wife, and the call of the grandson who inherited the incense, did not keep this grandpa who had made great military exploits.

It was only after her husband left that Jiaxie realized that she had no direct support and was already a widow.Perhaps because of such guilt, Jiaxie cried very sincerely and devotedly at the funeral, and fell ill.

Jia Daishan, who rushed back from the battlefield to keep his filial piety, also felt very sorry for his mother, and directly put Jia Xie on bed rest. How could Jia Xie lie down?

So, the body is capital.As soon as Jia Xieshi fell ill, the housekeeper right returned to Jia Shishi's hands smoothly.At the beginning, Mrs. Jia Xie still held it tight, and asked Mrs. Jia to ask for instructions early and report later, but gradually Mrs. Jia Xie couldn't support herself and didn't have so much energy.

Jia Shishi wanted to take the opportunity to win an all-round victory, and brought Jia She back to his side to raise him. Currently, he is the only male in the third generation of Rongguo Mansion.

Early in the morning, the whole family was having dinner in the living room. The old lady Xie sat at the head seat, next to Jia Daishan and Jia She, Jia Shi also had a seat, next to Jia She, and the eldest grandson sat next to Jia Shi.

Jia Shishi arranged a meal with two chopsticks, meaning to sit down.As soon as he walked to the side, Jia Amnesty pouted and said, "Sister, sit here."

"My brother is good, my sister has already sat down, and I will be tired again when I get up again, my brother will be considerate of my sister, okay. Later, my sister will draw you a tiger." The eldest grandson explained with a smile, trying to pretend that he did not see Jia Shi Shi's face stiffened instantly.

"Oh, okay." Jia She thought he looked at Jia Shishi secretly, and his disgust was beyond words.

Behind Jia Daishan, there was the most favored concubine Ji serving the meal, and he began to eat quietly, not caring about his mother's wife and children's eyebrows and lawsuits.

After eating, Jia Daishan went to the study outside.

Just as Jia Shishi wanted to hold Jia She's hand, Jia She ran up to Jia Xie's side, took Jia Xie's hand and said, "Grandma, I'll help you."

"Oh, my little grandson, how filial." Jia Xie exclaimed exaggeratedly, and then secretly gave Jia Shishi a provocative look.

This kind of little trick is purely disgusting. Jia Shishi can bear it once or twice, but he can't stand it for a month or two.

Reluctantly enduring it, when he returned to the yard, Jia Shishi directly smashed the tea set.

"hateful!"

"Miss, calm down, calm down." Lai's family offered tea and gently stroked Jia Shishi's back.

Breathing—breathing——Jia Shi took a few breaths, and then suppressed the resentment towards Jia Xie, and the indisputable anger towards Jia Amnesty, I am your mother! !Jia Shishi roared in his heart.

"Lai's family, I can't delay any longer. I have to get pregnant as soon as possible. In the past few years, not even a kitten or puppy has been pregnant. After a long time, the master will be suspicious." Jia Shishi urged.

"Miss, the second master is already collecting it secretly. Don't worry, after the filial piety period, you will definitely be able to conceive in one fell swoop."

"Wait, wait, wait, I can't wait any longer, tell me, haven't found a useful secret recipe for conceiving a child!" Jia Shishi asked sharply.

"Miss, my servant's loyalty to you can be learned from heaven and earth, but the secret recipe for childbirth is not something you can eat casually. Every time you get a prescription, you must first see a trusted doctor. It is harmless to your body, and then find someone else to try it. Only when it is really effective can I dare to present it to you. If it is a trick of a foolish woman in the country, those sorceresses can deceive women who are eager to beg for a child with a handful of burnt plant ash. Miss, there are no pharmacies that can be presented to you. Carefully selected." The Lai family knelt down to express their merits.

"Okay, okay, you get up and talk first." Jia Shishi waved his hand to make Lai's family get up first, and said: "These years, no matter good or bad, only you have been by my side, how can I not believe you. It's just that If the prescriptions you said were effective, if they are really effective, why haven’t I been pregnant in the past few years? Wait, wait until I can’t conceive, wouldn’t it be cheaper for that woman to raise me? Sigh, don’t persuade me I'm sorry, now I see it clearly, Jia Amnesty has long ago let that woman raise her so that she can't kiss me, in the future, there's no way I can count on it."

"Miss……"

"I still have three years left. Once the three years of filial piety are over, I must conceive a child immediately!" Jia Shishi's eyes were firm and his face was cold.

The Lai family stood behind silently, and there was no other way.

The eldest grandson who was hidden in the shadow of flowers and trees outside the door slowly retreated back with the girl.He told the girls who followed him to keep their mouths tight, and those who served by his side, these people have been obeyed by the grandson Enwei, and the grandson is not worried about them leaking such things.

The eldest grandson was thinking in the room, this year she is already twelve, and after three years of filial piety, she will be fifteen, and she must choose a son-in-law at that time, how can she choose the second son of Marquis Wenjin?

Although the eldest grandson has been living in peace all these years, learning his own skills and living his own life like an ordinary lady, he still hasn't forgotten that he is not a heroine, but just a matter of trust and loyalty .The Hou's mansion is a little lower than the Duke's mansion in terms of title, but she is a concubine, and Yuan Sanlang is a son-in-law, so it is barely compatible.It's just that Yuan Sanlang is notoriously weak and sick. In the past few years, his eldest grandson and Jia Shishi have gotten along fairly well, and they have a certain degree of affection. Even for his own reputation, Jia Shishi would not assign himself to Yuan Sanlang. How to do it?

The eldest grandson was thinking hard in the room, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration. He remembered, didn't Yuan Sanlang's uncle give him a piece of Polygonum multiflorum in human shape to save his life?

Soon, the Lai family heard the news that the human-shaped Polygonum multiflorum can quickly make women pregnant.

"He Shou Wu in human form? But it's true?" Jia Shishi asked uncertainly.

"Miss, this is what this servant thinks. Polygonum multiflorum, no matter what shape it is, must be a precious medicinal material. We usually only hear that Polygonum multiflorum is good for the skin and nourishes the hair. We can be sure that it is not harmful to the body. Besides, this human shape is not a thousand years old. If it doesn’t grow into that shape, how can it grow into that shape if it doesn’t gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Maybe it’s God’s intention to put the child into the woman’s belly through the mold of Polygonum multiflorum. See if it makes sense.”

"Human form? Human form, it makes some sense when you think about it, let the doctor take a look first." Jia Shishi ordered.

"Miss, this servant has already asked the men of the family to run through all the medicine shops on the street. They all say that the human-shaped Polygonum multiflorum is a rare treasure, which is the same as the thousand-year-old ginseng. Where can I find this kind of good stuff in the shops on the street? , Even Tai Hospital doesn’t have it. The only place in the world that can have such treasures is the Imperial Palace and the Prince’s Mansion.”

"Then second brother can do something?" Jia Shishi asked, she had been friends with her second brother since she was still in her boudoir.

"Second Master has been looking for it in secret. We have nothing to do in the palace, but there are so many nobles in Beijing, and there will be one if you don't keep them together. And..." The Lai family lowered their voice: "The world has just come to peace. Those families who brought troops to Beijing with the emperor in the past few years often took things from the private treasury of the former emperor."

The former emperor was known to be greedy and lustful, and he loved to move things from the state treasury to his private treasury to provide for his extravagant life.After listening to these few words, Jia Shishi also felt that it was quite reasonable, and he had high hopes for the human form of Polygonum multiflorum, so he ordered the Lai family to inquire.On weekdays, he still drank the daily conditioning soup. Anyway, during the filial piety period, it was impossible for Jia Daishan to come to rest, which saved him trouble.

This kind of news is both private and trivial. Whoever would hold a treasure appraising meeting carelessly and let you visit your own treasure must be hiding it.Jia Shishi didn't want people to know that she had a physical problem and couldn't conceive for a long time, so the news came very slowly.

After two years, I found out that the second son of Marquis Wenjin had a plant, but the crux of the problem was how to get him to take it out.

"Is there no way?" Jia Shishi asked unwillingly, hope was right in front of her eyes, how could she give up, she was about to give up her filial piety.

"Oh, my dear lady, Wen Jinhou is also a well-known general, and his family has no shortage of money. What's more, it is said that this human-shaped Polygonum multiflorum was used by Mrs. How can you give up the genius of the human-shaped Polygonum multiflorum to continue its life?" Lai's family explained carefully.

"Since there is the first plant, Baobuqi has the second plant, have you found out clearly?" Jia Shishi said anxiously.

"Miss, I found out clearly that this is the only one that was collected from the former emperor's private treasury." The Lai family replied in a low voice: "The servant also thought of many ways to test it out, and only bought it with money. Pretending to be a merchant of medicinal materials, falsely claiming that he has a thousand-year-old ginseng in his hand, and even tried to exchange it with his family, but it was useless, and the servants really have no choice."

"What should we do?" Jia Shishi pondered, "Then what weakness does the Yuan family have?"

"This is all about the affairs of the court. How did the slaves know, and they didn't ask in this direction."

"Then hurry up and find out." Jia Shishi urged.

The Lai family has been busy, but there is nothing to gain. Whose family's political opponents would be so naive, showing that they can't deal with chariots and horses.Now that the country has just been founded, the whole country is in a rising period, the situation is basically stable, and everyone is high-spirited. It is impossible to inquire about such things.

Marquis Wenjin couldn't get the share from Yuan's family. While Jia Shishi was concerned, she asked her second elder brother to inquire about other things. It's good to have a direction. Look for it in other people's families and their relatives.

After all the filial piety was done in the Rongguo Mansion, there was still no human-shaped Polygonum multiflorum plant, so Jia Shishi was in a hurry.

On this day, the Lai family came to the Rongxi Hall with a happy smile and took a post to congratulate Jia Shishi.

"Congratulations, Mrs. Congratulations." The Lai family said.

"Where does the joy come from?" Jia Shishi was in the hall, surrounded by many maids and women.

"As soon as our family was filial piety, someone sent a post to invite the wife to enjoy the flowers. The maid thought that the wife had worked so hard for so long, and it would be a happy event to have a chance to relax?" The Lai family said insincerely.

Jia Shishi waved the maidservant away, and asked, "What's the matter?"

The Lai family didn't say a word, and handed over the post in his hand.Jia Shi took a look at it, and said pleasantly, "Wenjinhou's Mansion?"

"Exactly, miss, isn't this our chance to celebrate the flower feast in Marquis Wenjin's mansion?" the Lai family said happily.

"Flower feast?"

"Yes, I also specifically noted that the young ladies of each family are invited to go out for fun together." Lai's family pointed.

"what do you mean?"

"Look at him!" Lai's family resolutely said: "Now the Yuan family has only three sons of the right age, don't you think this is God's will?"

Jia Shishi pondered for a while, the desire to have a son gained the upper hand, and ordered loudly: "Go and invite the young miss."

"Mother is calling me." As soon as Jia Shishi finished speaking, the eldest grandson answered from the yard.

The eldest grandson walked into the room gracefully, and said gracefully, "I know mother misses me. I heard mother calling someone to find me in the yard, but what good things do you want to give me?" the eldest grandson said jokingly.

"It's just a good thing." Jia Shishi smiled lovingly, and pushed his eldest grandson on the chair next to him, and the Lai family personally served her tea and water.

"This can't be done." The eldest grandson took the teacup with both hands flattered.

"Miss is the treasure in the palm of the wife. It is not my luck that the servant has the opportunity to serve you."

"You can't say that. Mother Lai is the mother's arm, and every word and deed is the face of the mother. People who are in front of the elders, and I, a junior, should also respect them." The thought that cats and puppies are all honorable" was used.

"Good boy, you still understand mother's heart. In this world, there is no girl with all four corners like you." Jia Shishi touched the eldest grandson's delicate and tender hand, and said, "You are young, and our family is born again. It's time to dress up. Lai's family, you go and find the water and sky red pattern brocade, cloud satin, and smoke cage gauze that I have kept, and give them to the eldest lady."

"Mother, you just keep such a good thing." The eldest grandson resigned, this is a real good thing, and the silver that buys a foot of cloth is enough for an ordinary family to live for a year.

"Don't delay, it's for you. Don't allow me to dress up my daughter like I did back then." Jia Shishi feigned anger.

"Then I'll miss the good stuff from mother." The eldest grandson responded with a smile.

"That's right." Jia Shishi said with a smile: "You have always been the most skillful, and the girl in the room is also capable, so I won't arrange a needleworker to do it for you, and I will give you the material directly. What do you want to cut into?" You can cut it into whatever shape you want. If you don’t have enough manpower, I will also give you the pine nuts in my house.”

"Mother, my son is not waiting to get dressed, just take your time."

"You can't say it like this. You finished the clothes quickly, and mother wants you to go out to socialize, enjoy flowers, make friends, where can there be no new clothes."

The eldest grandson's face flushed with embarrassment, and she also thought that she was the age when she should be engaged, so she said: "There are still several sets of clothes made for the New Year that are not upper body."

"Hahaha, silly girl. From the Lai family, tell the needleworker that the eldest lady's clothes are now changed to eight sets per month, and let them make them carefully. The excess quota will be taken from my account."

"How does this make it possible, mother, four sets of clothes are enough for my son in January, and one set of clothes is divided into dozens of pieces of large and small, plus accessories, etc. Many clothes have passed the season before the daughter is on her body. Enough to wear." The eldest grandson delayed eagerly.

"You don't care, this matter is up to me, so it's settled. You do what you are doing first, and what the needleworker makes for you doesn't count." Jia Shishi made a firm decision, and the eldest grandson couldn't help it, so he had to do it on weekdays. Paying more attention when I greet you, it can be regarded as repaying Jia Shishi's love.

One month after the flower viewing banquet in Marquis Wenjin's mansion, Jia Shishi first took his eldest grandson to the spring banquet organized by his natal home's Bowling Marquis Mansion, and agreed to several gatherings in noble circles, with well-dressed The glorious eldest grandson went.

In recent years, the eldest grandson, although no one has made her a housekeeper and treated others on the surface, but the poems, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting taught by the female teacher are not fake, and the eldest grandson is not an annoying character. In the gathering circle of boudoir children, talent is still naively judged. The "talented" eldest grandson can be regarded as a successful debut in the circle of noble women.

These years, the Rongguo Mansion didn't know what was going on. When they seldom went out to socialize, it was the business of adults to communicate with four princes and eight princes on weekdays. The eldest grandson went out with him only a few times, and there was no so-called handkerchief and boudoir at all. Chinese close friends.If a normal girl is like this, she will be lonely and crazy before long.

When it was time for the flower viewing banquet in Marquis Wenjin's mansion, Jia Shi asked her eldest grandson to change into the clothes she made, and also rewarded her with three sets of newly made jewelry. She dressed gracefully and luxuriously before going out to the banquet.Jia Shishi looked at his eldest grandson who was surprised, but still ignorantly smiling, and nodded inwardly.

Jia Shishi carried the imperial order of the Duke's wife, and went directly into the Hou's mansion in a carriage, and then changed into a green snail sedan chair to the inner courtyard. As soon as he got off the sedan chair, Mrs. Wenjinhou was already waiting at the door.

Jia Shishi greeted her with a smile all over her face, and said, "Sister Lao has been waiting for a long time, and she blames me for being late."

"Not too late, not too late, just right." Mrs. Wen Jinhou and Jia Shishi were mostly people in the same circle. Although they were not familiar with each other, they could still exchange a few words when they met. "Hey, this is your daughter, she looks really good, look at this whole body, it's exactly the same as when you were young."

The eldest grandson greeted Mrs. Wen Jinhou shyly with a smile, and Jia Shishi said from the side: "I, this girl is the most caring girl. In my heart, she is the place where Xi'er will take a shot."

"It can be seen that it is a good one." Mrs. Wen Jinhou understood in her heart, and enthusiastically led Jia Shishi and the eldest grandson in.

After a meeting ceremony in the hall, Mrs. Wen Jinhou gave the meeting ceremony, plus the things given by the wife in the hall, the eldest grandson also gained a lot.

Several noble ladies were chatting together, and after a while, another servant came to report that there was a distinguished guest. Mrs. Wen Jinhou apologized and said: "I'm sorry everyone, please do a little bit, my wife here greets everyone." The eldest granddaughter said: "Girl, take this sister to play with the sisters."

A noble lady next to her made fun of Mrs. Wen Jinhou and said, "Miss Jia is Duke Rong's beloved daughter. She is of the same generation as your daughter-in-law, so she should be called aunt."

"Yes, yes, look at my knotted brain, I should be called aunt." Mrs. Wen Jinhou neatly called her eldest granddaughter, and asked her to treat her well.

When the guests are all here, we divide them into two groups, the unmarried little girl and the married lady, and play separately.Mrs. Wen Jinhou and the eldest daughter-in-law greeted and laughed back and forth, trying not to neglect every guest.

When chatting and laughing with Jia Shishi, Mrs. Wen Jinhou praised: "Your daughter, you can compare others. I am usually very proud of my granddaughter. When I met her, I realized that there is someone beyond me. Appearance, manners, bearing, all of them are superior." Using my grandson as a raft, others will only think of Mrs. Wen Jinhou as self-effacing. If Mrs. Wen Jinhou is like this, it is probably the same as today's, all with their daughters His wife, grandson, and niece have all said it.

"That's right, since you're boasting so much, I'm going to take it easy." Jia Shishi laughed.

"It should have been done, but it's hard to be polite like those people, it's good!"

"Oh, you don't know. Although this daughter of mine is not my own, she is no different from my own. I raised her with my own hands. I taught the rules, words and deeds with my own hands. My own pain is nothing. Our family The master and the old lady regard her as the apple of their eye. Do you know what my daughter's name is?" Jia Shishi sighed.

"what?"

"Eldest grandson." Jia Shishi said in a soft voice, the volume was only within the hearing range of the two of them, thanks to the fact that they were sitting on the pavilion in the west corner, people all around flocked to the northeast corner to see the koi. "As soon as this child was born, even if it was a daughter, the old lady named her eldest grandson, implying that this is the eldest son and grandson of our mansion, who will be treated the same as the eldest grandson of other families. It’s because of love, I finally came back, and the things I brought, besides honoring the old lady, are for his precious daughter, good things from the master, and piled up a whole room.”

"There is only such a girl in the house, so gold should be more expensive."

"Isn't it? My daughter was raised by me since she was a child. In my heart, she is perfect. However, some people always stare at the concubines when they say they are relatives. I can't help it. I want to record my daughter under my name, but The one who cares still cares. Thinking about my daughter will soon be the age of kissing, I feel reluctant to part with it, sore and sore. "

"Oh, poor parents in the world." Mrs. Wen Jinhou sighed.

The two wives chatted for a while, and the noble ladies around saw the strangely colored koi, and went to enjoy the spring flowers in the yard together, and Jia Shishi also played with them.

After a busy day, she sent people away. Mrs. Wen Jinhou called her eldest granddaughter to ask her carefully: "I had a good time today, is there any girl I like in particular? Just hand over the handkerchief."

"Grandmother, there are quite a few handkerchiefs for my granddaughter. Among the older sisters and sisters who came today, apart from those who come and go on a daily basis, there are only a few girls from the Duke's Mansion and the County Prince's Mansion. They are really dignified."

"Oh, tell me."

"The young lady of the Wang family in Dong'an County is heroic and graceful, and the most open and comfortable, but she has the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The lady of the Duke of Xiu's mansion is very talented, and she can be called a talent for singing Xu. There are also people from the Duke of Li and the Duke of Qi. , Rongguo Duke's Mansion, all of them are amazing."

"Aren't all the noble ladies all first-class romantic figures. Then, how about the young lady of Rongguo Duke's Mansion?" Mrs. Wen Jinhou asked with concern.

"Grandmother, I was just about to tell you. This young lady from Rongguo Duke's Mansion has a beautiful face, not to mention her high temperament. What is rare is that she is talented and not ostentatious. She is good at writing, and she treats people even more generously." , Princess Rong An can stand shoulder to shoulder with him."

"Oh, so good?" Mrs. Wen Jinhou asked in surprise.

"I'm not exaggerating, grandma." Ms. Wen Jinhou Sun whispered: "If you hadn't told me that she was a concubine, my grandson would never have imagined that her voice was as elegant as the princess's. Come on."

Mrs. Wen Jinhou listened to her granddaughter's remarks, and nodded in her heart when she thought of what Mrs. Rong Guo said today, how much this girl was valued in the Duke's mansion.

In the evening, when I was discussing with my master, I brought it out and said: "Recently, I have been looking at the daughter-in-law of San Lang, and I have chosen three families. Miss, the third is the youngest daughter of the governor of Zhili, the master sees which one is better."

"Forget it with the governor of Zhili, Jane is in the emperor's heart, and he will enter the cabinet in three or two years. Sanlang is naturally very good to you and me, but he may not be willing." Wen Jinhou stroked his beard road. "Tell me about the other two in detail."

What Wen Jinhou meant was that the other two families were not involved in politics anymore, and the general situation would be fine, it all depended on the girl herself.

"Miss from the Ministry of Rites, Shang Shujia, has strict rules and regulations. What's rare is that she has a belly full of poems and books. People say that her stomach is full of poems and books, and it's true. The girl from Rongguo Mansion is graceful, good-looking, and good-natured." , you know everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and you treat people in an orderly manner. The girls from the two prefectures are all good."

"Hehe, look at you, it's all good, you obviously have a crush on the girl from Rongguo Mansion." Wen Jinhou laughed.

"To tell you the truth, this girl is good at everything, just a little bit, a concubine."

"A concubine? That's not good enough for our Saburo. What is her biological mother?" Wen Jinhou frowned.

"The child's biological mother died young, and she was raised by the old lady when she was born. She was named the eldest grandson, and she was treated like the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion. Mrs. Tai is now raising the nobleman of the Rongguo Mansion, and this girl follows the current Rongguo Mansion. Madam Rong grew up, and her whole body was trained by Madam Rong Guo herself. There are only two children in the current generation of Rong Guo Mansion, and they are said to be born of concubine, which is better than any number of descendants." Madam Wen Jinhou explained.

"That's about the same. Speaking of that girl, I also have the impression that old Mr. Rong has been seriously ill for a while? When I went to see him that day, there were still unfinished needles and threads scattered beside the sick bed. According to the old servant, Old Mr. Rong was ill, and she had always been a filial piety in front of the bed. Most of the clothes on Mr. Rong’s body were written by her. When I went to visit the sick, she decocted medicine in the back room, so I saw the falling needles and threads. A filial child." Wen Jinhou had some friendship with the old Rong Guogong, and when he said it, he felt a little emotional.

"Since the master has said so, then it's true. Today, I can't be more satisfied with our Saburo after listening to Mrs. Rong Guo's accent. How about I inquire about the official media and choose a good day to propose marriage?"

"What's the rush? Let me find out more carefully. Sanlang's body is a bit weak. As a father, I should not worry about him. It would be better if he really has all four corners." Wen Jinhou had his own plans.

"Listen to the master." Mrs. Wen Jinhou said.