The Double Soul of Red Mansions

As soon as Mrs. Wang finished speaking, Lin Daiyu saw Jiamu's happy face, and there was some surprise in that expression.Lin Daiyu was really helpless towards Mrs. Wang, and it seemed that this news was revealed by Mrs. Wang because of herself.Mrs. Wang actually hid such a big news from Mother Jia.

"That's not true. The palace sent someone to spread the word. The daughter-in-law has not had time to tell the ancestors yet." The pride on Mrs. Wang's face could not be concealed.Once her own daughter gave birth to a prince, her status will be further improved, which is the best happy event for Mrs. Wang.

Most importantly, with the support of her daughter, her position will be more stable.Now in the eyes of Mrs. Wang, Jia's mansion is definitely in her pocket.

"From the second family, I still have a 300-year-old ginseng in my treasury. You can send it to the palace when you find time." Jia's mother is obviously like Mrs. Wang, as if she has seen the brilliant future of Jia's mansion, which makes the maids around her feel anxious. I went to open a private warehouse to find some supplements and items for pregnant women, and even took 3000 taels of silver notes from my private warehouse to Mrs. Wang.

"Your Majesty will be very happy if she knows that the old ancestor is like this." Mrs. Wang smiled and told the dowry mother around her to put away the things Jia Mu gave her, and said with a smile, "Old Ancestor, this empress is pregnant with Liujia now. Your next prince, you are about to be promoted to another generation."

Mother Jia is getting older now, and she doesn't want much. Now, one is the future of the Jia family, and the other is to see a full house of children and grandchildren.Now Jia Yuanchun is pregnant with the fourth generation, let alone the future royal family.This news made Jia's mother very happy.Even more joyful than before meeting Daiyu.

"Yun'er, congratulations to the old lady and wife." Shi Xiangyun smiled and stood up from his chair to salute the two.

"Okay, okay, okay." Mother Jia waved her hands again and again and said yes, showing that she was in a good mood, she beckoned Xiangyun to her side and said, "I play with my sisters a lot these days, and I will send someone to tell me about it Yes. Your sister Lin is also here, so you and your sister Lin will be your company and live together in your former sister Lin's house, okay?"

Shi Xiangyun hurriedly nodded and said: "It's good, I also want to hang out with my sisters more. But I'm making such a fuss, sister Lin, please don't dislike me."

"What are you talking about?" Mother Jia smiled and patted Shi Xiangyun's hand in disapproval, "Your temperament is just right, and the younger daughter's family should be more lively. Besides, your sister Lin has a good temper, and I will be with you It's too late to be a companion."

After Jia's mother finished speaking, she smiled and said to Daiyu: "Yu'er, is what grandma said right?"

"Grandmother is right." Lin Daiyu stood up with a smile and said, "Yu'er is very happy to be with Sister Yun."

She said so, but in fact Daiyu didn't care.She is only staying temporarily, and it is right to listen to the master.After all, it is just a place for recreation and fun, no matter how you live, you will live.Besides, Daiyu had a good impression of Shi Xiangyun, and she didn't have the deep prejudice she had for Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng.

During the days in Jia's mansion, Daiyu and her sisters talked with Jia's mother every day, and Mrs. Wang seemed to be too happy because Jia Yuanchun was pregnant. Daiyu's life in Jia's mansion was actually quite comfortable. A moth thing.

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One day, when Jia Baoyu came back from the school, he happened to come to greet Jiamu on a routine basis, and met Jiamu and Mrs. Wang talking together.When Jia Baoyu came in, both of them had serious faces, without any smiles.Jia Baoyu knew very well that the only reason for the two people to disagree was their own marriage.

Sometimes Jia Baoyu didn't know what his flesh and blood relatives were thinking.In their eyes, they seem to be good enough to rival anyone, and no matter who is worthy of them, their mother will find many reasons.

But what about reality?Only Jia Baoyu understood that if he walked out of this Jia's mansion, he would be nothing.Compared with those peers, I am far behind.

Mrs. Wang and Jia's mother didn't understand what Jia Baoyu was thinking. When they saw Jia Baoyu coming in, they immediately put on smiles.

"Baoyu, come and let me have a look. You haven't come for a few days? But let the ancestors think about it." Jia's mother saw Baoyu excitedly wanting to hold Jia Baoyu's hand. Seeing this, Jia Baoyu stepped quickly He took two steps forward and grabbed Mother Jia's outstretched hand and said, "It's all grandson's fault."

"How can it be your fault? Now that you are getting more and more motivated, it is too late for the ancestors to be happy. From now on, we will rely on you to support our house." Mrs. Wang on the side was very satisfied with Jiamu's words. Listen, in the eyes of the old lady, the only one who can inherit the Jia family in the future is her precious jade.

"What are the old ancestors and mother talking about?" Baoyu avoided talking about Jia's mother's words. It is to live upright and build a bright future by yourself.

"Isn't it about your sister?" Jia Mu smiled and pulled Baoyu and said, "You are also true. Your sister Lin has been here for a long time, and you have not seen you back home. Is the school really so busy?"

"Now that my grandson has entered school, I realize how absurd I was before." Jia Baoyu's words were not exaggerated at all, that Lao Shizi before was really too absurd.

"It's a good thing to be motivated, but you should also pay attention to your body." Mrs. Wang said, for her, her previous son died young due to exhaustion, so compared with her son's life, she has to take a step back in terms of future and studies.

"Mother, don't worry, the son knows." Jia Baoyu smiled and looked at Mrs. Wang and replied.Although Jia Baoyu doesn't like this mother a lot, he can't deny that this mother is better for his son.

Mrs. Wang nodded with a smile and said: "Now your eldest sister is pregnant, and now you can go further by waiting for the birth of the prince. Now you just need to concentrate on your studies, and put other children's love aside. With your elder sister making decisions for you, your future daughter-in-law will only be better."

Mrs. Wang's words sounded much harsher to Jia Mu's ears. What is better?Can the Daiyu I like be worse?There is nothing to say about the appearance and knowledge of my granddaughter. Besides, how many people in the court can compare with Lin Hai's official position?Mother Jia secretly scolded Mrs. Wang for her short-sightedness, but her face did not show her steadfastness at all.Now just because of Jia Yuanchun's face, Mother Jia will not be too shameful to Mrs. Wang, especially now in front of Baoyu, Mother Jia will not deny face to his mother in front of the most beloved junior.

"Your mother is right. It's good to concentrate on your studies, but Baoyu is not too young now, and you have to take care of some things yourself." Jia Mu smiled and took Baoyu's hand and said, "Your uncle is in charge of this exam. , although you don't participate, you still have to visit on weekdays, your uncle was a Tanhualang back then, if you can get his advice, you will definitely be able to improve your studies to a higher level."

Jia Baoyu didn't need to look to know that his mother must have a bad face.It seems that she has hated the Lin family to the core for no reason.In this regard, Jia Baoyu can only say that the thinking structure of women is really difficult to understand.But fortunately, he didn't care about these women's affairs, and coaxed Jiamu and Mrs. Wang to say a few words, and then he resigned and left.

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"Baoyu, where are you going?" Baoyu came out of Jia's mansion alone, and just as she turned away from Sister Ning Rong, someone patted her right shoulder.

"Qin Jin, why are you here?" Baoyu turned around and found that he was a classmate from his school, so he asked with a smile.

"Come here to do some errands. When I saw it was you, I came over." Qin Jin said, "Where are you going?"

"I have nothing to do, I don't intend to go out for a walk." Jia Baoyu smiled, "I don't know where you are going?"

"I'm fine, how about going for a couple of drinks together?" Qin Jin suggested.

"Alright." Baoyu doesn't like staying in Jia's mansion the most now, and the maidservants around him are like scourges in Baoyu's eyes, especially the attacker, and Jia Baoyu doesn't know how to deal with her.Now Baoyu really doesn't like this kind of "meticulous" care.

Jia Baoyu and Qin Jin crossed Ningfu Street together and walked towards the alley to the east. This is a restaurant where the classmates often come to. Jia Baoyu came here not once or twice. The two of them discussed their studies along the way. The above question will come soon.The two of them had a good relationship on weekdays, so they sat down and quickly discussed the issue of this year's imperial examination.Jia Baoyu felt relaxed only when he was outside. In Jia's mansion, Jia Baoyu always felt that the mansion was full of yin and yang, and it was really uncomfortable to live in.

With a bang, Jia Baoyu was caught off guard, and the table where he and Qin Jin were sitting was suddenly hit by a middle-aged man who fell down, and all the vegetables and dishes on the table were scattered on the ground in a mess.The two of them were disturbed by this sudden "natural disaster" for no reason, and before they could get angry, they saw the person who bumped into their table was surrounded by three or four big men outside and kicked and punched.

"Stop." Scholars hated this the most, Qin Jin and Jia Baoyu frowned and stopped.

"Where do you meddle in other people's business?" The beating man looked at the two with disdain and said, "I'm in a good mood today, so I advise you, don't meddle with what you shouldn't."

This was the first time Jia Baoyu had met such a person. Being teased like this, he was a little annoyed, but he couldn't say what was going too far, so he could only stand aside and get angry.But Qin Jin is different. Although he is a scholar, he is not a powerless scholar. At this age, he has the spirit of a man of iron and blood, and he doesn't care whether he can compete with these big men, so he He said angrily: "At the foot of the imperial city, if you dare to commit murder, are you not afraid of the king's law?"

The big man smiled, looked at Qin Jin and Jia Baoyu and said, "Even Wang Fa can take care of the matter of not paying back the money owed. He owes us money, and it's only natural to pay the debt. Can Wang Fa control it? "

The besieged people on the ground saw that someone stood up for them, and they cried loudly: "I borrowed you ten taels of silver, but I have already paid it back, and now you ask me for 50 taels, where did I get the money? For a dutiful peddler, ten taels of silver is already a huge amount."

"You actually gave out profiteering money." Qin Jin looked at the big man in disbelief and said, "You don't know that my pilgrimage prohibits making profiteering money? You are breaking the law."

"Where did the scholar come from? Do you know who we are?" The big man slapped Qin Jin's hand away and said, "Our mansion is backed by nobles from the palace."