[Red Mansion] Marrying a wife like jade

"Ma'am." Jia Lian tilted her body on the pillow, still thinking about what Jia Amnesty had just said to him, and feebly replied to Wang Xifeng and said nothing.Wang Xifeng just wanted to ask his wife why she has so much dowry, and if she had it, she wouldn't be so stingy that she would spend nothing on weekdays.Without asking, I already understood that it must be Jia Lian's biological mother.

"The master gave you the list, and he will give you the things. Why are you so depressed when you get the things? If you are grateful for your mother, we will go to the temple to kneel down for a few days before doing rituals. You want to be a son." Wang Xifeng knew that Jia Lian's birth mother had a lot of dowry just by looking at the thickness of the list, and she was somewhat delighted at getting so much money, and the words she said were beautiful.

Jia Lian glanced at her: "There's only a bill. Whether the items on it are there or not, we don't know how much will be in our hands."

Wang Xifeng always felt that Jia Lian's things belonged to her, how could it be possible to see such a large amount of things not in his hands, and slapped the table: "Nonsense, this list is proof, no matter who keeps it, it can't be surpassed." You, mother’s bloodline, go. You tell me who has the things, and I’ll go to him. If it’s not good enough, I’ll ask my uncle and aunt to make the decision for me.”

"Are you really going to ask someone to ask for it?" Jia Lian looked at Wang Xifeng with a smile, "If you really want to come back, I will give you all the antique calligraphy and painting inside, and the money in the box besides the field shop outside, how about it?"

Wang Xifeng said: "Originally it was mine too." Jia Lian looked a little embarrassed and pushed him again: "Who is it? Tell me."

Jia Lian still looked at Wang Xifeng with such a smile, as if he wasn't the one who had no idea whether he was going to die or not, and said to Wang Xifeng word by word: "Yes, old, madam, madam, go and ask for it."

The always daring Wang Xifeng was too shocked to take back her words: "It's in the hands of the old lady? Then why the second master has been married to me for so many years, but the old lady didn't say a word?" In order to prevent the head of the family from continuing to neglect the original children, the elders in the family will take care of the distribution of the wife's dowry, which will be returned by the elders after the original children grow up or get married.

Jia Lian looked at Wang Xifeng like a fool: "Everyone says you have at least 1 minds, can't you figure this out?"

I think I can think clearly, but I dare not, and I don’t want to think about it.How could Wang Xifeng not have thought that if something went into Jiamu's hands, it would be no different from putting half of it in Mrs. Wang's private treasury?No wonder the old lady has rewarded so generously over the years, she dares not spend her own money and doesn't feel distressed!

"Then what should I do?" It's fine if you don't know, even if you already know that there is such a big bet, how can Wang Xifeng be willing not to get it in his hands?

Jia Lian saw that she had lost her former arrogance and was at a loss what to do, so she told her about Jia Amnesty's idea: "Master, let me invite my uncles to come forward. Let me see my uncles and say that no one in my family has mentioned my uncle all these years." family, so I don’t know anything about my uncle’s family.”

Wang Xifeng spat: "Even if it's the truth, I can't say it out loud. If no one else mentions it, if the second master is willing and can walk outside now, he should inquire about his biological mother and uncle's family. Dear, even if it’s just donating an official position, it’s a person with official status. My uncle’s family is in Beijing and he didn’t take a foreign post, so why can’t we find out? It’s just walking around in secret, and the master doesn’t say who in the house dares to stop him.”

Speaking of this, Wang Xifeng thought of something else, and said to Jia Lian: "Second Master has always been very cunning, and there are many things that are hidden from the family. You don't want others to know, who in the house can know what you do every day. .”

Jia Lian, who had watched Wang Xifeng's jokes just now, came up short of breath: "It's still grandma who has knowledge. But if the uncle's family doesn't show up, we are juniors, so how can we ask the old lady for things?"

"Where is the master?" Wang Xifeng asked without hope, but was directly rejected by Jia Lian: "The master said that even if I knew it, then I should do it myself. My own creation."

Knowing that Jia Amnesty had been depressed in the East Courtyard for so many years, Wang Xifeng was still a little disappointed: "Master, you don't have any desire to win?"

Jia Lian herself also felt strange: "Uncle Lin told me that my father had his last resort, and he also shared some things, but I always feel like I haven't finished talking."

"By the way," Wang Xifeng slapped her hands, "Even if Uncle Lin mentioned this to you, then don't bother the two masters, and ask Uncle Lin to give you some advice."

Although Jia Lian felt that this was a little suspicious, but in order to know the truth of the year, the most important thing was the property he deserved, so he didn't care about it.Asking Wang Xifeng to change her clothes, without reporting to anyone, she galloped to Lin's mansion.

Lin Ruhai is a man of official status, and he met him yesterday, so why is he still sitting at home waiting for Jia Lian to ask advice?Since I came to the official department early to wait for the news.As soon as the morning was over, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials invited Lin Ruhai to his room: "Congratulations to Ruhai, you and I will be officials in the same ministry in the future, and we need to support each other a lot."

Lin Ruhai was self-aware after hearing this, and without asking about his position, he bowed his hands to Wang Shangshu first: "Ruhai has little talent and little learning, and most of the time he works outside, if there is anything unclear, he still needs to be pointed out by Lord Shangshu."

"It's easy to talk about it," Wang Shang said kindly in his writing, "In the early court today, the sage has clearly stated that you, as the inspector of salt and censor, will be dedicated to your duties and be as clean as water. Although Jiangnan is more urgent now, all ministries are short of manpower, so you are appointed as the right servant of the official department. If you think about it for a while, you can get the decree, so it should be clear."

Lin Ruhai had to be humble for a while, and then made a decree, Wang Shangshu asked someone to invite Mu Shilang over, and the three of them politely said that they would work together to serve the king's affairs in the future.

Mu Shilang smiled at Lin Ruhai: "I heard from my dog ​​that Lin Shilang is a good teacher. Whenever I have time, I would like to draw a picture of my real face. I have seen the portrait he painted for the dog. , just like imprinting people on it.”

It turned out that this Mu Shilang was Mu Jingzhai who helped Shen Yue and Yang Jia during the conflict. Speaking of Lin Ruhai, there was no gap between them when they worked together.However, Lin Ruhai heard that Shen Yue's letter had given portraits to the Superintendent of the State, that day he only remembered the brothers from the Fang family helping, how could he remember those people who went with the brothers from the Fang family?But if he could get Shen Yue's portrait, Lin Ruhai knew that he was also a person close to the Fang family brothers.

Yin also cupped his hands to Mu Shilang and said: "That child looks peaceful outside, and he doesn't care about anything. But he is also a bit arrogant, and he has a deep affection for his family. It's fine if people scold him a few words. If it hurts his family, he It is intolerable."

Even though the matter was over, Lin Ruhai still refused to give Shen Yue a reputation for being impulsive, and only pointed out his filial piety.This dynasty ruled the country with filial piety, and believed that filial sons produced loyal ministers, so Shen Yue's reputation for filial piety would never be wrong.

Wang Shangshu laughed and said: "Who in Beijing doesn't know about this matter, it was the child of the Yang family who first insulted the elders of the Shen family? It's no wonder that if such a child is taught, there will be a disaster of ransacking the family." It is not appropriate to say this. , covered his mouth, and talked about the matter of meeting Lin Ruhai at night, and asked him to bring Shen Yue with him: "Even if you have already gone to the Imperial College to study, you should go out for a walk."

It's not easy for Lin Ruhai to agree, who knows whether Shen Yue can enter the palace today to paint the portrait of the former empress?

Shen Yue naturally wanted to draw.It took him only three days to finish the portrait of the Supreme Emperor, but seven or eight drafts of the portrait of the former empress had already been drawn, and Empress Lan was still not very satisfied.The superior said he was dissatisfied, and Shen Yue didn't dare to stop drawing, so he could only re-draw and think about his ideas.

It's also fortunate that since he entered the world of Red Mansions, he loves to think about the plot of the original work in everything. Today, he is so lucky to think of Jia Yuanchun's concubine in the original work, and mentioned that there is a queen mother in the palace.But these days the emperor conferred the title of this one and that one, but he has not mentioned the matter of conferring the empress dowager for a long time.

Where did the Queen Mother go?Shen Yue had an idea in his mind.These days he was painting in Concubine Lan's palace, and he did not meet Concubine Lan once or twice, so he sketched it out according to his own thoughts: the painter's palace dress is dignified, and the clothes look like the last time he went to the Queen's Palace As you can see, the crescent eyebrows on the face are light, the eyes are calm and solemn, the nose is straight and the cheeks are plump, and the lips are like talking.

The entire portrait looks similar to those people Lan Fei pointed out, and it also has a little resemblance to Lan Fei herself.As soon as she got it in front of Concubine Lan this time, Concubine Lan stood up in shock and was about to bow to the portrait.

How can Jia Yuanchun and others make Concubine Lan bow down to a painting, so they have to step forward to dissuade them.Concubine Lan was already in tears: "Go and invite the emperor, and then go to see how the Supreme Emperor is in good spirits. I will go with the emperor to greet him."

This is a big deal.Fortunately, after ascending the throne today, although Concubine Lan has no status, she has directly moved into the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and the number of people serving her has more than doubled that of ordinary concubines. Who can't see what this means?The servants immediately cheered up, and the soldiers were divided into two groups, those who went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and those who went to Daming Palace went to Daming Palace.

Today came very quickly, and when he entered the palace gate, he hurriedly asked: "What's the matter with the concubine mother? Is it uncomfortable or the palace servants are not attentive, or the queen is not dedicated?" Shen Yue didn't know whether to say that the sage was really filial or that he was making a show.

Lan Fei pointed at Shen Yue: "It's a blessing to reward this child, today is my long-cherished wish."

Today, I also know that Shen Yue has been painting the portrait of the former empress, who is also my own mother, in the Palace of Compassion and Ning. Hearing what Lan Fei said, he knows that the draft this time must have satisfied Lan Fei, so he waved to Shen Yue: "Get up!" , show me the painting."

Concubine Lan said: "Don't desecrate." She took the present to the painting table.This painting is just an outline sketched by Shen Yue, it has not been colored, but it can be seen that the characters are coming.Looking at it today, he said to Concubine Lan: "I don't know why I feel a little cordial."

Concubine Lan burst into tears again: "This is what the blood is about! Even if the saint and the empress have never met, but seeing the empress's true face, they will feel kind." I was in a daze fixedly with the drawing.

Concubine Lan patted Jinjin's arm: "I just sent people to Daming Palace to see the Supreme Emperor. If the Supreme Emperor also thinks that this manuscript is not bad for the empress, then let the child color it quickly, so that I can offer incense to the empress as soon as possible." Pray."

Now he only nodded his head after hearing this, and beckoned Shen Yue to go to Daming Palace with him and Concubine Lan.Shen Yue had no excuse to refuse, and silently followed Long Nian to the front of Daming Palace, where Dai Quan was waiting, and after saluting Concubine Lan today, he smiled and said: "The Supreme Emperor heard that Your Majesty would like to see you, and said that Your Majesty is too careful .”

The corner of Concubine Lan's mouth curled up slightly and said: "Courtesy cannot be broken, if I'm not too impatient, I don't want to disturb the peace of the Supreme Emperor." Just as he was speaking, a few beautiful women came out from the palace, and Concubine Lan walked towards others A gift: "Great Concubine Ann."

The one known as the noble concubine also bowed down early, as a salute to Concubine Lan.Today, she frowned and followed Dai Quan to the palace without heeding it. Concubine Lan also pulled away, leaving a charming noble concubine at the same place, and was supported by the maids. go.

The Supreme Emperor nodded to Concubine Lan who greeted her and asked, "What's wrong with coming here in such a hurry?"

Concubine Lan wiped the handkerchief from the corner of her eyes, and Shen Yue showed the manuscript of the portrait to the Supreme Emperor: "Just now the emperor said that he felt kind to him after seeing it, and the concubine felt that it was the emperor who was connected by blood with the empress, so we all Seeing the empress's true face makes me feel kind."

The Supreme Emperor first glanced at Concubine Lan, saw that she was not hiding, then went to look at the painting, and sighed a long time: "I heard that this child has changed his draft several times, but it's hard for him to be spiritual."

Concubine Lan kept nodding when she heard this, so Shen Yue had no choice but to go forward and kneel down and kowtow again, saying that she was blessed with the soul to finish the manuscript, etc., presumably it was because the empress first protected her, and secretly mentioned something.The Supreme Emperor pondered for a while, and said to the Emperor: "Concubine Lan is right. The empress has been away for 30 years. If I hadn't seen her true face today, she would have been a little blurred. You have been on the throne for such a long time. When the painting is completed It's time to seal the imperial edict for your mother."

Today, he has already knelt down: "When the minister ascended the throne, he should have granted the Empress Dowager, but he had a little selfishness, so he has not been granted the title. Now that he has the true face of the Empress Dowager, when the painting is completed, it will be enshrined in the ancestral temple."

The Supreme Emperor nodded silently when he heard this, and now, when he saw him, he went further: "It is said that the kindness of life is not as great as the kindness of nurturing. The mother and concubine have taken care of the children for more than [-] years. They have never said that they have worked hard, but the children can't be taken for granted. If it were not for today With the insistence of the mother and concubine, the son-in-law will not be able to see the true face of the mother. So the son-in-law will entrust the mother and concubine together when he thinks about it."

Concubine Lan had already knelt down on the ground: "It must not be done. The concubine knows that her morality is not as good as that of the empress, even if it was her duty to take care of the emperor back then, I am grateful that the empress has always been kind to everyone in the harem. Treat one more than another. A concubine would never dare to be conferred on the same day as the empress."

The Supreme Emperor looked at this, then at that, and sighed: "Concubine Lan, get up. If you are not enough to be named, who else should be named? You have not only contributed to the emperor these years, but even I have seen it. It's not that you have mastered the law, it is not certain whether the emperor can grow up, so how can he have the ability to ask for the seal today."

Shen Yue only felt that there was no confidence in the words of the Supreme Emperor, even he wanted to ask in his heart, even if you knew that this son-in-law had a hard life, why didn't you come forward to defend him?But this is a matter of the royal family. He is a man who makes wedding dresses for others, so it should be considered complete. Not to mention that he has never seen the first empress, it is the Supreme Emperor. The first empress is someone who did not exist 30 years ago. Shen Ye's face is blurry as he himself said, but doesn't it mean that Lan Fei looks like it and doesn't look like it?

Where in this deep palace is there anything that doesn't ask for anything in return?Shen Yue felt that it was a joke for him to think that Concubine Lan was the one who the empress had won before she was alive - no matter how much kindness, no matter how deep the intimidation, it would not be able to withstand the passage of time.Who can guarantee that people don't have a unique vision and a long-term investment vision?Now, with a concubine who has nothing to do, she will be promoted to be the most honorable woman in the world!

Concubine Lan wanted to resign again, but the Supreme Emperor had already waved her hand to signal her not to say any more, and turned to the present to ask the next question: "Shen Yue has made a contribution, and when this painting is completed, it will be hung in the ancestral temple. In the future, not only can you Paying homage to your mother, there are one or two things that you miss when I can't breathe, and you want to see my true face, it is also the credit of this child, isn't it?"

These words are really heartbreaking, as if Shen Yue was allowed to enter the palace to paint the portrait of the Supreme Emperor, just to leave a portrait of the Supreme Emperor.Even if Shen Yue had such a guess at first, now he has to kneel and kowtow:

"Caomin dare not bear the honor of the Supreme Emperor. The last time the Supreme Emperor was still ill, the Caomin painted sloppily, and did not have the majesty of the Supreme Emperor. Today, seeing the spirit of the Supreme Emperor Longma, I was thinking that I should ask the Supreme Emperor to give me grace to repaint .”

The Supreme Emperor smiled and nodded slightly: "When your great-grandfather comes into the palace again to talk with me, you can just give us two pictures of the chess game between the emperor and his subjects." After speaking, he asked Shen Yue what reward he would give today.

Nowadays, I always feel that this child named Shen Yue is a bit strange. When I first saw him, he seemed to have an inexplicable closeness to him. Later, for some reason, he became inexplicably defensive. Even if Lin Ruhai entered Beijing, he did not see him this way The defense is slightly reduced.But watching him play against himself, there is a feeling of "you should know", and there is no fear when facing the Supreme Emperor.

Is it because I have been emperor for too short a time, and I don't have the majesty of the emperor, or because I have always been indifferent to this child, so that he doesn't know how to please himself?Today, after thinking about it, he said to the Supreme Emperor: "The empress also mentioned to the minister that she wanted the child to draw a picture for her after the queen's real face was finished. Even the minister himself wants one."

"In this way, it will take some time to kill. I heard that Lin Ruhai is very strict with this apprentice. Even if this son enters the Imperial College, he still sends homework from time to time. Now that he has entered Beijing, the homework is indispensable. Think about it, my son. I'm all tired and flustered for this child."

After hearing this, Concubine Lan said to the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor: "The Supreme Emperor and the Emperor don't care how much they reward his concubines, but these days because of the concubine's pickiness, the portrait has been changed several times and the draft has not been seen. The child is discouraged or impatient. It is hard for him at such a young age. With such a disposition, it can be seen that he is a loyal one. Speaking of children, most of them grow up beside their mother when they are young, it can be seen that his mother, Shen Jiayi, is well-educated. The concubine wants to promote his mother's order."

Shen Yue hurriedly knelt down to thank Mrs. Fang, this time he did not refuse - no matter what the Supreme Emperor and the emperor rewarded him, it would be dead, and it would be better to give Mrs. Fang an imperial order. Zigui!It just so happened that I couldn't be filial by my side, which relieved Fang's pain of missing him a little bit.

It's funny to see it today: "Why don't I see you this time and refuse?"

Shen Yue kowtowed upward: "Cao Min had to go to Beijing to perform filial piety for his parents because of his great-grandfather's illness. Fortunately, his great-grandfather recovered from his illness. It's just that Cao Min entered the Imperial College, so there is no reason to give up halfway. At the knees of the parents. Cao Min is the eldest son of the family, so he feels guilty all the time. The Empress Dowager gave her mother Grace the imperial order because Cao Min honored the Emperor and the Empress Dowager on behalf of her parents.

Although this statement is a bit far-fetched, what Concubine Lan likes today is the title of Empress Dowager, and what the Supreme Emperor loves is the words of filial piety.The Supreme Emperor smiled and said to Concubine Lan: "This kind of favor is not easy to do. Shen Ren is the current magistrate, and his wife can get the order. I am afraid that Shen Ren's own paper has already been handed over."

Lan Fei looked at the present.Thinking about it now, I said to the Supreme Emperor and Concubine Lan: "This son is also considered to be serving the country, why not reward him with a rank, so that the promotion of his mother's imperial order is justified."

Shen Yue thought that he hadn't got up yet, and hurriedly said: "Return to the saint, Caomin, Mr. Caomin will definitely not allow Caomin to enter."

The Supreme Emperor and the present both smiled: "The emperor will tell your husband that in the future you will have to be born in the imperial examination. Now I will give you a grade, but it will make it easier for you to enter and leave the palace." The two discussed again what grade to give Shen Yue , do not listen to his excuses.

Shen Yue's heart was pierced by the villains of the two emperors: I am a person who does not learn how to be an official, how good are you to reward others?

By the time he left the palace with another wave of rewards, he already had the position of a seventh-rank enshrinement, and his name was hung in the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Office of Construction.After returning home without taking a shower, Shen Yue went to the Wanhui Courtyard first, and reported the "good news" to Bachelor Shen with a bitter face.

Xueshi Shen really smiled when he heard this, and told Mrs. Shen that the whole family should have dinner together tonight.Mrs. Shen said to him: "Even if the two saints know that it is his husband's work, it would be better to invite him too." Because the family banquet is scheduled for tomorrow, I can leave time to post a message to Lin Ruhai .

It's also lucky that I didn't post a post to Lin Ruhai today, otherwise he wouldn't be able to come.It's not for anything else, but Jia Lian hasn't left Lin's mansion since he came in the morning, so he has to wait for Lin Ruhai to come down to the yamen.What can Butler Lin do?At noon, he decided to have dinner for the nephew and his people, and then sent someone to the official department to wait for Lin Ruhai to report to the office, lest Lin Ruhai was unprepared.

"But what happened in the mansion, why don't you go to the yamen to find me?" Lin Ruhai asked Jia Lian the first thing.

Jia Lian smiled and helped Lin Ruhai change clothes together with the servant: "It's not about the house, but my nephew had to ask uncle for help. That's why I didn't let Butler Lin go to the yamen to disturb uncle."

Where did Lin Ruhai ever see such a direct dependence on someone, Shen Yue didn't dare to act like this that day.Yin said to Jia Lian in a deep voice, "I have something to say."