serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 412 The old tree blossoms

"I know, I know."

There was a burst of cicada chirping outside the door. The louder chirping made Qingwen feel even more irritated. She frowned and complained in her heart: It's so annoying, can't this cicada sing somewhere else?
Finally, Qingwen couldn't help but opened her eyes, turned over and sat up from the bed, grabbed the cattail leaf fan on the corner of the bed and fanned it a few times, then put it down again, sitting there with her mouth puffed out and sulking.

Amber, who was sitting by the door of the Bisha cupboard doing needlework, saw it and smiled. The person who hated cicadas the most in this room was Qingwen, followed by Jia Hu.Worried that it would affect Lin Daiyu's rest, Jia Hu asked her mother-in-law to stay in the yard to drive away the cicadas on the trees. He even planned to cut down all the branches, but was stopped by Lin Daiyu.

In Lin Daiyu's view, the chirping of cicadas is not an annoying messy noise, but a light, melodious, melodious, natural sound with a musical rhythm.

Therefore, no one was allowed to drive it away, and Jia Hu was not allowed to prune the branches.

At this time, slight footsteps came from the bedroom opposite. Amber quickly put down her needle and thread and walked over quickly and silently.

In the bedroom, Jia Hu, who was wearing a sleeveless short coat, picked up a bowl of herbal tea and drank it.

Suddenly, he felt someone behind him and turned back quickly.

At some point, Amber was standing behind him, looking at him and smiling.

Jia Hu pinched her face angrily.

Amber glanced at Jia Hu slightly angrily, then turned her face to the bed behind the gauze curtain.

I saw Lin Daiyu sleeping on the bed wearing a bright red gauze shirt, and Zijuan was sitting next to her, gently fanning her.

At this time, Jia Hu walked to the bamboo couch in front of the bed and sat down, picked up a book and read it.

Amber picked up the fan on the Kang table and walked over, sat down on the low stool next to him, and fanned him gently.

Jia Hu smiled, put the book in his hand on the coffee table, lay down on his side, and slowly closed his eyes.

Amber and Zicuckoo smiled at each other.

Jia Hu is suffering the most these days.The war in Jiangxi reached a critical moment. He left early and returned late for several days in a row, and he had to find a way to mobilize military supplies for Lin Ruhai.It finally calmed down, but something happened again on Lin Daiyu's side.As her pregnancy progressed, Lin Daiyu's belly became bigger and bigger, and her body became heavier. Some problems gradually appeared, such as backache, leg cramps, etc., and she sometimes couldn't sleep at night.

Although Jia Mu, Imperial Physician Wang and Grandma all said it was fine, Jia Hu was still worried. He basically didn't go out during the day and stayed by the bed at night, waiting for Lin Daiyu to fall asleep before going to sleep on the kang under the window. It was too late for the commotion, so I lay down on the bamboo deck chair until dawn.

The two of them made a bed in front of the bed and took turns waiting on her.

When the uncle and nephew of the former doctor Wang took Lin Daiyu's pulse, they confirmed one thing. Lin Daiyu was pregnant with twins, which was not a good thing.

Delivering a child these days is a very dangerous thing, let alone twins. The chances of both adults and children surviving are even smaller.

In addition, it also involves the issue of the eldest son. If both are male babies, it will be difficult to identify the eldest son. Then the power struggle between the two children when they grow up will definitely cause a bloody storm.There would also be problems if both of them were girls. Jia Hu's legitimate daughter would be the head of the county when she was born. Her future marriage partner would definitely be a wealthy and powerful person. Sisters who looked the same should not be considered carefully.

Nowadays, everyone is praying that Lin Daiyu is pregnant with twins, and even Youshi and others wonder if the uncle and nephew of Wang Taiyi are not good at medical skills and have diagnosed the wrong pulse.

Mother Jia enshrined the sea lanterns in various temples such as the Muni Courtyard outside Ximen. She made many promises and made great wishes, 48 ​​pounds of lamp oil and one pound of lamp grass a day. I heard that the sea lanterns were only slightly smaller than the jars; Mrs. Xing, Mrs. You and the reluctant Mrs. Wang also worshiped the sea lantern, weighing 24 kilograms of lamp oil a day. Even Aunt Xue went to worship the sea lantern, seven kilograms a day.

This incident caused a sensation in the whole city, and some people joked that the Jia family supported the temples in the entire capital.

The funniest thing is that Miaoyu, a fake nun, became a guest of the entire Jia family, and even Jia Hu was much more polite to her.

In addition, during these days, Jia Hu also collected a large number of prescriptions from the Imperial Hospital and the private sector. He also stocked up a large number of birth-promoting and life-saving pills and other pills. He also invited several experienced midwives from other places to prepare them early.

After working hard for half a night yesterday, a wave of fatigue hit her. Jia Hu fell asleep and slowly began to snore.

Lin Daiyu, who was lying on the bed, slowly opened her eyes. She held Zicuckoo's hand and walked out of the bed, walked to the bamboo couch, looked at Jia Hu quietly, her eyes were shining, and then she laughed, laughing so hard It's so happy, so sweet.

Amber and Zicuckoo also laughed
In the hot summer, it is "cool both physically and mentally" in the mountains.

Xuanzhen Temple, Jia Jing’s courtyard.

The windows were wide open, the door was also wide open, and the chirping of birds and cicadas in the yard outside the house were particularly loud.A gust of wind blew up, and the sound of cicadas in the backyard outside the window became louder. The wind passed through the open window on the opposite side, blowing the gauze curtains beside the window.

There is a Sanqing tablet on the altar on the main wall of Jia Jing's house. There is a futon under the Sanqing tablet. There is no one on the futon at this time.

There is a wooden table in front of the window, and Jia Jing is sitting there writing something.

Behind him, a tall and thin middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing a Taoist robe and a bun, stood with his hands lowered.

After Jia Jing finished writing, he stood up and said to the middle-aged man: "Are you sure that the person who ambushed the Supervisor of Ceremonies was someone from the Prince's Palace of Beining County?"

The middle-aged man: "Yes. In Gyeonggi, there are many people with this strength, but only Jiao Da and the others have this courage. This matter should be the tacit approval of the second master."

Jia Jing sealed the letter and thought about it for a moment, "After all, the Director of Ceremonies is no longer able to investigate and control places outside the capital."

The middle-aged man: "Yes."

Jia Jing nodded with satisfaction.

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and said softly: "Maybe we have been here too often in the past few months, and the second master's people have already targeted us."

Jia Jing was a little surprised: "What? Can't you get rid of me?"

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly: "There is no way to get rid of them. These people all have official status. They followed them to the house openly and sat down to drink a cup of tea."

Jia Jing understood somewhat and said, "Next time you come here openly and don't be evasive."

The middle-aged man: "Yes."

Jia Jing suddenly remembered: "How is the investigation of the matter that the elder said?"

The middle-aged man replied: "The Zhen family does have an edict, and it is kept in Zhen Yingjia's bedroom."

"Oh? Do you know what's inside?" Jia Jing looked at him.

"The box containing the imperial edict is sealed and cannot be moved."

At this point, the middle-aged man took a step forward and whispered: "Zhen Yingjia and his son mentioned Jiangxi during the meal, saying that the old concubine was suspicious of Jiangxi."

Jia Jing's eyes flashed. Based on his understanding of the old concubine, if she became suspicious, she would take action. It is estimated that in the next few days, she would instigate the imperial minister to impeach Lin Ruhai, who is the governor of Liangjiang, and transfer Lin Ruhai to Beijing. Then he took the opportunity to replace himself with someone from the royal family.

This is not possible. In his strategy, Jiangxi will be in chaos for at least another year, using Jiangxi's rebellion to bleed the imperial court and completely empty the treasury.

Thinking of this, Jia Jing walked to the desk, picked up the pen and started writing.

After finishing writing, Jia Jing handed the two letters to the middle-aged man: "This letter is for the eldest father. This one is sent south immediately to the in-laws!"

The middle-aged man took the two letters and said, "Yes." He turned around and strode out.

A gust of breeze blew in, causing Jia Jing's hair, which had turned from black to white, to flutter messily.

Jia Jing was in a good mood and walked outside the door. At this time, Wang Shanbao came in through the moon gate of the yard.

"I'd like to say hello to you, my dear!"

As Wang Shanbao spoke, he knelt down at the steps in front of Jia Jing, "Our master has a letter for the great master." After kowtowing, he stood up, took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands.

Jia Jing took the letter, tore it open and read it. He was startled at first, and then smiled.

There is a maid in Longshou Palace who is pregnant, not just one. This old thing is really capable of doing anything. Even at this age, she can still blossom everywhere.

(End of this chapter)