[Red Mansion] Marrying a wife like jade

"Because it's better to strike first!" Shen Yue patted the table lightly: "The second master of your mansion has already put the favor first, and has already won people's trust. If you show up again, people will think that you are acting for the second master of your mansion." Who would have thought that your second master Lian could get things done by himself?"

Jia Lian thought about it for a while and thought it made sense, but he didn't realize how it was connected with the fact that he could be an official if he wanted Jia Zheng to be an official, so he looked at Shen Yue for help.Then Shen Yue realized that he seemed to be digging a little bit, so he had to pull back the topic and repeat: "What I want to say is not to let the second master Lian go to compete with the second master of your mansion for business."

At this point, I realized that my words were a bit rough, so I stopped and said again: "I mean, no matter whether you are a noble or a civil servant, the inside is actually the same, and you have to talk about personal relationships. For example, I had a good life in the Imperial College, because the sacrificial wine is A student of my great-grandfather's student. Second Master Lian, although your uncle is in the Taipu Temple, but he has a good friend who received the order with my husband two days ago and became Minister of the Ministry of Industry!"

Jia Lian was enlightened after hearing Ziruru, stood up and sang to Shen Yue: "Thank you brother for reminding me."

Shen Yue said with a smile: "Don't forget those girls."

Jia Lian hurriedly said, "Don't worry, ten can't be found, but eight can always be found for brothers."

Shen Yue didn't say that he wouldn't need that many, he just asked Jia Lian to find them and send them to him, and he would choose by himself.After a few days like this, when Shen Yue left school, Mrs. Shen sent someone to call him to the main room.

As soon as Shen Yue entered the room, he saw Mrs. Shen's face was watery, and she didn't know who or what made her unhappy. After Shen Yue went up to say hello, she didn't see Mrs. Shen's complexion improved, so he asked, "Madam is not feeling well, or is she being tortured?" Who offended? Say it, and the grandson vents his anger for his wife."

After hearing this, Mrs. Shen patted the Kang table: "I was about to ask the person who bumped me."

That's me.Shen Yue thought about himself these past few days, except that he was a little more excited when he knew that Daiyu was going to Beijing, and there was nothing out of the ordinary in his actions. His face was ignorant, and he asked inexplicably: "Madam, please tell me clearly, grandson?" If something goes wrong, just change it.”

"You want me to make it clear that I still have something I don't understand and I want to ask you, the court priest." Mrs. Shen said angrily without saying a word: "But after you returned to Beijing, there were no people who served you at home. , or did your aunt and I treat you with dissatisfaction, making you feel uncomfortable?"

Shen Yue couldn't stand upright, and he knelt down honestly: "Since the grandson returned to Beijing, the wife and aunt have been considerate in every way, and they are only taller than brother Chao. Where is there any lack of dedication? The wife said such a thing, which made the grandson feel ashamed .”

"Are you ashamed? It's clear that you made me and your aunt feel ashamed." Mrs. Shen thought that after her grandson returned to Beijing, as he said, she was afraid that his aunt would be neglected if his parents were not around, so she paid attention to everything. If the housekeeper speaks badly to him, he will be fined for half a year, who knows, who knows... thinking of this, he even shed tears.

Shen Yue still couldn't figure it out, and touched his head to the ground: "What's wrong with the grandson, madam just teach me a lesson, don't be sad and angry."

The eldest girl, Qingmei, knew where Mrs. Shen's fire came from, and said to Shen Yue: "At noon, the second master Lian from General Jia's mansion sent someone to send eight girls, saying that the young master asked him to find them."

Shen Yue wanted this girl at the time, but later he was afraid that Lin Ruhai would scold him if he found out, so he sent Jia Lian to Shen's residence.But I forgot that the aristocratic family is just picking girls, and they use more children born at home and less those bought from outside, for the sake of loyalty.On the same day when Shen Yue returned to Beijing, the Liu family immediately assigned two second-class maids, Hongliu and Luliu, and several young maids and mother-in-law worked as sweepers in his yard.

Now let's say that Shen Yue asked Jia Lian to find a girl and even sent it to her door. If people see it, it means that Shen Yue is dissatisfied with the girl arranged by Liu Shi, so he went out to look for it?

This made Mrs. Liu, who picked the girl for him that day, think about it. Not to mention, even Mrs. Shen, the wife in charge of the family, has no brilliance-the son is in a foreign job, and the eldest son is sent to Beijing to be filial to the old lady. If you are willing to give it, let him buy it outside? !

Realizing his mistakes, Shen Yue kowtowed hard: "Is it the grandson's fault? Thinking about Jia Lian's unhappiness, it will take a few days to find him, so I didn't have time to tell my wife about it." .”

Mrs. Shen still had a sullen face: "Say it." She thought in her heart that she would see what he could come up with, if it was unreasonable, no matter how distressed she was, let the master teach her a lesson.

Shen Yue heard that Mrs. Shen's voice was still not good, so he explained his reasons: "My wife knows that my teacher's mother and junior sister are going to Beijing soon. Even if they bring attendants, the rules of foreign officials are no better than those in Beijing. Add more talent to make it."

After hearing this, Mrs. Shen knew what he was going to say next, and her face became calmer: "Your husband has to worry about this matter, why should you care?"

Shen Yuexiang smiled wryly: "Madam knows just by looking at the master and uncle. They never cared about such a thing. They always feel that it is up to the wife and aunt to do the work. So the grandson thought that instead of buying someone temporarily, it is better for the grandson to buy someone first." See what these girls can do."

This is too concerned about the inner house.Mrs. Shen just sighed in her heart. If she knew that Shen Yue had deliberately asked Jia Lian to find a girl with a good needle and thread, she didn't know how many times she would sigh.So it is not unreasonable to say that ignorance is bliss.

After sighing, I have to ask Shen Yue to get up: "That's all for me here, you have to go to your aunt's place to make up for not explaining."

Shen Yue smiled again: "It's natural. If these girls are not good, they will be sent to the husband's house, and Aunt Lao will check for me."

Mrs. Shen made him annoyed: "If you are so angry with me, I have to do my best for you. There is no such reason in the world."

"If these girls come back, if they are useful, the teacher will prepare generous gifts to thank his wife and aunt." Shen Yue said to Mrs. Shen: "At that time, the grandson would not divide the gifts from his wife, and he would have other good things to honor his wife."

Mrs. Shen didn't believe his words: "What rare things do you have, it's worth my forgetting your mistakes. Next time you're so careless, I'll let the master, no, let your uncle beat you." Sun is not afraid of the master, but he is more afraid of his uncle than respectful.

"A good lady asks uncle what to do. The master is very accommodating, and uncle has no room for accommodating." Shen Yue's face became bitter again.

"You act carelessly, and you still expect me to accommodate you, first give you a good beating and then accommodate." Shen Xin's voice had already come in.The girl drew up the curtain outside: "Master, come to greet Madam."

Shen Yue was already standing at the door to greet each other, and he beat Qian down first towards Shen Xin: "I don't know if Auntie is still angry with me, Uncle didn't cover up for nephew?"

Shen Xin himself saluted Mrs. Shen before saying to Shen Yue who had a doggy smile on his face, "Thinking that you are prudent, and you have an official position to save you face, who knows that you are not as prudent as you were a few days ago." Thinking of just now Listening to Shen Yue's words, he knew that he was so worried about the Lin family, and felt that if his son treated the Yue family in the same way, it would be a lie for him to say that he didn't like it.

Shen Yue said with a smile: "I got a copy of Mi Fu's calligraphy before, and I was going to send it to my uncle, but my memory is not as busy as usual and I forgot it. I will send it to my aunt in a while."

Shen Xin also couldn't keep a straight face to his nephew who was smiling: "That's the way you should fight. People say that I am an uncle who misses your things."

Mrs. Liu also came over and wanted to serve the old lady with Mrs. Shen's meals. He listened to Shen Xin's words seriously, and smiled at Shen Xin: "I don't know who is holding on to Xiao Su these days."

After Shen Yue waited for Mrs. Shen to let Mrs. Liu sit down, he went up to her and knelt down to apologize to her, admitting that he had acted carelessly, and he should have reported it to Mrs. Liu, the housekeeper, to know: "Since I came back to Jingchao, Big Brother said he was compared to him. I went down, but this time I let my aunt worry about it, it's my nephew's fault."

Mrs. Liu hurriedly pulled him up: "It's a big deal, and it's worth your kneeling and apologizing. I know you've always been prudent, and it will be useful to find girls. I've already asked people to put those girls in my yard first. Counselor, see if it will be available in a few days before sending it to your yard."

After hearing this, Shen Yue thanked Liu Shi again, and then everyone went to Wanhui Hospital together.Old Mrs. Shen already knew about this case, and when she saw several people coming together, she knew that the misunderstanding had been resolved.So I insisted on the idea of ​​not being deaf, not dumb, and not being a family member, and I didn't ask any more questions, but said that I was thinking about how crowded people were, and I wanted everyone to eat together.

Naturally, a male table and a female table were set up, with only a screen in between. The old lady saw that there were only three generations of her own mother-in-law and daughter-in-law on the female family table, and said to Mrs. Shen: "How is it for Chao'er?"

Mrs. Shen looked at Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu wanted to stand up and answer, but the old lady stopped her and said with a smile in her seat: "Now it's a first-time decision, and my grandson and daughter-in-law have also visited a few houses. There will be more flower parties in a few days." , looks better."

The old lady knew that she didn't like the look, so she nodded to Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Liu and said, "We don't have to choose the younger siblings for marriage, as long as the children are good people, it's fine not to pick the younger ones."

Shen Yue listened to it from the other side of the screen, smiled and said to the screen: "Brother Chao likes handsome people, so Auntie will choose a beautiful one who can read for him."

Shen Xin glared at him: "It's enough to only study wisely, be virtuous and convenient. Beautiful people often think highly of themselves. If they are not quiet, their homes will be in trouble."

Don't worry, Shen Yue pointedly glanced at the other side of the screen, but didn't reply to Shen Xin's words.Shen Xueshi and Shen Shangshu looked funny, and Shen Shangshu toasted his father: "It is true that the family should be harmonious, even eating together feels more delicious."

Inside, Mrs. Liu also agreed with Shen Yue's words, and she couldn't refute her husband's words, so she just said to Mrs. Shen: "Yu'er looks like a beautiful woman now, and Chao'er's can't be too bad. Otherwise, she will grow old in the future." The wife only loves Yu'er, the great-granddaughter-in-law is fine, Chao'er wants to eat herself."

The old lady laughed out loud after hearing this: "He even eats the taste of Yue'er. If he eats the taste of brothers and daughters-in-law, he will be good." Then he asked Mrs. Shen: "Yu'er is coming to Beijing soon, our family is not So much attention, then pick her up and play."

Mrs. Shen also wanted to see if the little grandson's daughter-in-law was really as beautiful as Shen Yue described, and nodded to the old lady: "Although they are engaged, not many people in Beijing know about it. Besides, they are only young, and there are elders around. No problem."

Shen Yue heard outside that she was so beautiful, and when he saw Shen Shangshu respecting Bachelor Shen, he also toasted to Shen Xin: "Please, uncle. Our family does not allow concubines, brother Chao wants to live with his sister-in-law for the rest of his life, so it's okay." He has good intentions." Shen Xin shook the wine glass he had already picked up, not knowing whether he should drink it or put it down.

Shen Xueshi was like an ordinary loving elder, looking at Shen Yue and said: "I heard that your husband gave you homework again? And brought that Jia Lian to Zhang Shaoqing's residence?" Don't say it has nothing to do with you.

Shen Yue smiled wryly at Bachelor Shen: "Mr. and Grandpa mean the same thing. They want me to prepare for the imperial examination. If I don't get the first grade, my legs will be discounted. Think about it, Grandpa. How many candidates in the world are they who have studied for more years than me?" More, return first-class, second-class..."

"Shen Yue!" Shen Xin had reason to put down his cup, "Where's your ambition?"

My ambition is to travel all over the country!Shen Yue did not dare to mention this, stepped forward to hold the cup for Shen Xin, and returned to his seat after Shen Xin took it.Shen Shangshu said to his son: "Back then, your brothers were only second-class, so why make things difficult for him."

Shen Yue bowed his head to serve Shen Shangshu, Shen Xin had no choice but to drink his own wine.Xueshi Shen tapped the sweet white saucer in front of him with his chopsticks, and Shen Yue hurriedly spread the chopsticks to dry it.Shen Xueshi said slowly after eating, "Strict teachers produce high-level apprentices, we are still too loose with their brothers."

What can Shen Shangshu say?Even Shen Xin himself was a little embarrassing - since Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing, although Shen Yue hadn't been to the Lin residence every day, he didn't go there for two days, but he went early on the third day.The doctors of the Imperial College all said that Shen Yue's articles have greatly improved, and his writing skills have become more sophisticated.

If it wasn't for the fact that Lin Ruhai was a good disciple, Shen Xin would not be able to open his mouth.What's more, Fang's decree to confer the title of Cong Sanpin Shuren has also come down, which makes Liu's envy very much, and he has read it in Shen Xin and Shen Chao's ears several times.This nephew cannot be taught by himself, Shen Xin already had such an idea in his heart.

Fortunately, the nephew didn't drink too much, and he was even more in awe of himself as an uncle. Shen Xin poured himself another cup, and the nephew was more in awe of him than respectful, and he knew why, since there must always be a bad guy in the family Yes, then let him continue singing.

Within two days, Lin Ruhai also knew about Jia Lian sending a girl to Shen Yue, so he wanted to ask.Only then did Shen Yue tell the truth: "I have been away from Yangzhou for such a long time, and my teacher's wife must let Yu'er learn needlework. This time, I specially asked Lian Erye to find a girl who is good at sewing, and then send it directly to my teacher's body." Even if you give two or three to Yuer, you don’t need Yuer to do it yourself in the future. When the elders in my family recognize it, they think it’s Yuer’s needlework, and the teacher’s wife is too embarrassed to replace Yuer.”

"Only focus on these things. Can you do the problem that I asked you to solve last time?" Lin Ruhai couldn't help scolding him, so he had to use his homework to squeeze him.

"It's done, it's just that when Mister is resting, shouldn't he take me to Zhuangzi too?" Shen Yue still had something to say.

Lin Ruhai had no choice but to ask him what he was going to do in Zhuangzi, and Shen Yue said truthfully: "A year ago, I asked Lin Butler to build a flower house in Zhuangzi - it can be built in the mansion, I always feel a bit ostentatious, why not build it in On Zhuangzi, Yu'er can accompany her teacher to relax when she is bored living in the mansion. The plum blossom I saw last time in Jinzhixuan seems to have come from Zhuangzi, so I would like to ask sir to evacuate first."

At this point, Lin Ruhai was unable to ask him about his homework anymore, and waved him away from his eyes.Shen Yue refused to leave, and asked: "Second Master Lian sent the girl to my house, I think the Jia family's affairs have been settled, so no one would dare to underestimate when the teacher's mother and Yu'er go to the house, right? "

"Your teacher's wife is the old lady's old daughter, and she has always loved her very much. With an old lady around, who would dare to underestimate their mother and daughter? What's more, I work in Beijing, and it's better than Yuanwailang, who was invited home by the boss to be an official. Higher, the people in the mansion have a bit of brains, and they dare not neglect Yu'er." Lin Ruhai felt that he should not let this kid in today.

Shen Yue knew that Lin Ruhai was too optimistic, and he would not know until he saw how Jia's mother behaved.Seeing Lin Ruhai's face full of disgust, he smiled closer and said, "Speaking of which, my wife will definitely bring the housekeeper Lin from Yangzhou, how can you arrange the two housekeepers Lin?"

This is still a serious matter, Lin Ruhai had made up his mind a long time ago, but he wanted to see what kind of monster Shen Yue would do: "It's a difficult matter, do you have an idea to tell me?"

Shen Yue thought about it and said to Lin Ruhai: "If you don't believe in the housekeeper Lin here, you won't let him stay in Beijing to guard the old house. The housekeeper Lin in Yangzhou has worked with Mr. and his wife for many years, and he is familiar with the preferences of both husband and wife So if Master and Yu'er go to Beijing, it will be easier for Housekeeper Lin from Yangzhou to take care of it."

"Then how will Lin Li arrange it?" The two housekeepers made Lin Ruhai a headache, so they simply asked for the name.

"Give him to me." Shen Yue said confidently: "I still want to run the greenhouse like in Yangzhou, but I just need a good person to take care of it."

Lin Ruhai was a little puzzled: "But the monthly money given by the mansion is not enough? If it's not enough, just tell me, I'll just give you some more."

Shen Yue waved his hands again and again: "No, no. Mister knows me. I don't have much money to spend on weekdays. I just feel uneasy because I don't have any money in my hand." Just finished Jia Lian's sending the girl, if the scholar's house Knowing that Lin Ruhai gave him the moon silver, it was not a matter of Mrs. Shen being angry, but a matter of Shen Shangshu or Shen Xin asking for family law.

Lin Ruhai knew about his stink, so he raised his hand and gave him a nod: "Your father and I don't like yellow and white things, who did you learn to love money so much?"

That's you, Shen Yue complained secretly in his heart, his cheap father, he just didn't say it, but in his heart he always had more money than Fang's.

Tucao is back to Tucao, people still have to be wanted, just a little bit of grinding, Lin Ruhai finally gave Shen Yue together with several people who sent letters to Yangzhou, and there was only one request for him, to write an article on the topic every three days, Not perfunctory.

This was nothing to Shen Yue, since the business was over, he began to care about the general's mansion again.Lin Ruhai had no choice but to give him homework, so he could only tell him what happened in the General's Mansion these days.

Jia Lian got Shen Yue's idea, so he brazenly asked Zhang Shaoqing's door again.Zhang Shaoqing had nothing to do with this thick-skinned nephew, let alone his sister's dowry, which couldn't fall into Jiamu's hands.

So Zhang Shaoqing went to Rongqing Hall for the second time, and asked Jia Lian to invite Jia Amnesty over.When Jia Amnesty met his ex-brother, he was like a mouse meeting a cat. He could only pretend to be a quail and not speak. No matter what Zhang Shaoqing said, it was right, what he said was good, and what he said was right.

Jia's mother was wronged at first, and now she is short of breath when she comes to the door again.I wanted to cry and pretend to be pitiful, but Zhang Shaoqing, who had met him long ago, only said that Jia Lian had already taken over the title, and the next head of the family had already been decided. reason.

Jia's mother also used Jia She's refusal to move out of the East Courtyard as an excuse. Zhang Shaoqing asked directly if there were only Rongxi Hall and East Courtyard left in General Jia She's mansion?Of course Jia Amnesty answered no, so Jia Zheng Yifang's last residence became Lixiangyuan.

"Three days, Mrs. Jia, if your family Jia Zheng still doesn't move out of Rongxi Hall to make room for my nephew after three days, then I will go to Shuntian Mansion to sue the old lady for taking away the dowry of the deceased daughter-in-law." Zhang Shaoqing left Before that, he spoke harshly to Jia's mother.

How else can we say that literati don't use knives to kill people?Not only did Zhang Shaoqing see Jia's mother's seven inches, he didn't need Jia Lian to mention Shen Yue's idea. As soon as Jia Zheng went to the government office the next day, he asked the newly appointed Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry to invite him.

It is said that the censor has already asked Lord Shangshu that Jia Zheng is not a righteous person. Although the saint has no clear order to deal with it, how can such a person be allowed to stay in the Ministry of Industry?So Sun Shangshu asked Jia Zheng to go back to the government to think about his mistakes, and it would not be too late to go to the Yamen after he understood the family affairs. "Always give the censor an explanation." Sun Shangshu said to Jia Zheng.

This time, instead of Jia Mu discussing with Jia Zheng, Jia Zheng went to Jia Mu to find a solution.Jia's mother had no choice but to invite Jia Lian to come over and hand over his mother's private house to Jia Lian.Jia's mother didn't mention it, and Jia Lian didn't ask about the future of those Zhuangzi's shops in recent years.

Jia Amnesty looked at Jia Lian and Jia's mother in the same way without saying a word. Previously, Jia's mother suggested that Jia Lian move the things directly to Rongxi Hall to order by herself, but Jia Amnesty stopped him.In his words, it's too old. If the calligraphy and painting are damaged, you can make it clear in person, so as not to make it difficult for Jia Lian to explain to Zhang Shaoqing.

Naturally, Mother Jia also took out the dowry money, but there was a problem with the calligraphy and painting decorations: it is said that the three heads were sealed across from each other, so this thing should not be moved again.Unexpectedly, some decorations appeared in Rongqing Hall and Rongxi Hall, which makes people have to think about it.

Jia Zheng, who has always had a good face, did not expect that several of his beloved ornaments turned out to be the dowry of his elder sister-in-law. His face was discolored and he asked Mrs. Wang to quickly bring the things to Jia Lian. Mrs. Wang just said that it was a reward from the old lady. Yes, Jia Zheng scolded him and sent the things over in a desperate manner.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang's nightmare has just begun. Jia Lian not only took over his mother's private house, but also reconciled the accounts!Reconciliation, the accounts of the Rongguo Mansion can stand up these years, right?Mrs. Wang expressed her firm disapproval of the account reconciliation.