Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 413: Leading the jade in the Baoyu Hall
Seeing this scene,
Everyone in the hall had different expressions.

Mrs.

Only then did Zhang Jinyu understand that the old man's family and the second child's family were really at odds. The last time I visited the house, the conflict between the two brothers was not staged. If Jia Mu hadn't stopped them, they might have separated that day. .

If the Jia family were divided, the Rongguo Mansion would really fall apart and the hozenes would scatter. Looking at Lin Daiyu, she was muttering to her mother in a low voice, her expressions were constantly changing, and she didn't know what to say.

After watching a play in the house, Zhang Jinyu didn't know if they were tired from fighting each other every day. Anyway, the theatergoers were tired.

When the hall was a little dull,

There was a noise outside the door,
Everyone's eyes unconsciously looked towards the screen at the entrance of the hall, and they saw that surrounded by a group of maids, they were wearing a two-color gold dress with red arrow sleeves pierced with hundreds of butterflies and flowers, and tied with colorful silk, tied with flowers and long tassels. , also wears a purple gold crown, an eight-piece Japanese satin tasseled coat with azure flowers, and green satin powder-soled Xiaochao boots.

Her brows were tied together and she was wiping her forehead with gold from two dragons. Her round and festive face was full of curiosity. With the golden jade necklace on her neck and a piece of beautiful jade tied with a five-color silk ribbon, she looked quite eye-catching.

As soon as they entered the door, the mother-in-law, grandma, and maid behind them stopped and stayed there. Jia Baoyu walked in curiously,

After looking around at the crowd,
When he saw the guests coming to the house, he bowed to the old lady, Mrs. Wang and others, bowed and said,
"My grandson paid homage to his ancestors and his mother. Baoyu met Mrs. Wang and Mr. Marquis."

He also bowed decently, and if nothing else, Jia Baoyu had done enough etiquette.

Looking at the respectful look of the person in front of him, Zhang Jinyu was a little surprised. This big-faced Jia Baoyu was really different when he appeared. Now he seems to be a different person. He can't even recognize him. Could it be that he took the wrong medicine? .

Before everyone could react, Jia Baoyu glanced around and saw a beautiful sister sitting next to his ancestor. She was quite aura. Taking a closer look, Lin Daiyu was wearing plain clothes. She had no hairpins and a jade face. Her skin was ice-cold and jade-white, so attractive that it caught my eye. For a moment, I stared blankly at it, as if I had seen it somewhere before.

Suddenly Jia Baoyu took a step forward as if he was hysterical and asked;

"Ancestor, is this?"

Seeing Baoyu's great change, Jia Mu couldn't help but feel happy that reading really makes people wise. Jia Mu said,

"Come and meet your sister."

Jia Baoyu actually took a few steps forward, took a blank look, and said,

"I have seen this sister before."

When Jia's mother saw Baoyu, she was her heart and soul, and she couldn't bear the pain. She wanted to pull him into her arms to comfort her.

But the foreigners are here, and they are all watching, so they don’t want Baoyu to talk nonsense.

Jia Mu smiled and interrupted:
"But it's nonsense again! Have you ever seen her before? Your sister has been living in Jiangnan and has never been to Beijing. Today is the first time she comes to our house."

Lin Daiyu, who was sitting on the kang, was obviously unhappy when she saw Jia Baoyu in front of her being so rude and telling lies. Who had ever seen you.

Zhang Jinyu looked over with sharp eyes, quite a warning, but Baoyu seemed to be possessed and continued to reply.

Baoyu smiled and said:
"Although I have never met her, I look at her so kindly that she is an old acquaintance in my heart. Today I just want to see her again after a long distance. It is not necessary. My sister is a guest from afar. Can she go to school?"

Lin Daiyu didn't give a good look. She didn't want to speak and shook her head deliberately.

When Baoyu saw it, he didn't even go to school. He sighed a little.

"That's a bit bad. That sister has a cousin."

Lin Daiyu was a little dissatisfied, but her relatives were all there, so she didn't want to answer any more. When it came to her cousin's name, her parents were gone and no one would give her a name. Where would she find her cousin's name? But she thought that her parents and her husband had always called her Yu'er, which sounded nice.

He nodded and responded,

"Naturally there is."

Jia Baoyu was stunned when he heard this. He actually had a cousin, and he was still thinking about getting one. He had already thought about what cousin to choose. Now that he said it, he couldn't mention it again even if he opened his mouth.

Then I thought that Lin Daiyu also had the word "jade", and suddenly asked;

"Does my sister also have jade?"

Everyone was puzzled by his words. Jia Baoyu was afraid that Lin Daiyu didn't know what jade he was talking about, so he pointed at the jade hanging on his chest.

Daiyu then thought about what the words meant, what kind of jade is not jade, and replied angrily;
"Of course I don't have that. I think that jade is also a rare thing, how can everyone have it!"

After hearing this, Baoyu's blood surged, and he suddenly became insane, as if he was hysterical. He stretched out his hand and pulled off the jade with great force, and threw it against the blanket on the ground.
He also scolded:
"What a rare thing. It can't even distinguish between high and low people, but it still says 'psychic' or not 'psychic'! I don't want this useless jade anymore! I just threw it away."

There was a muffled groan, and it really fell. Everyone in the room was frightened and rushed to pick up the jade.

But they were all in a hurry, crowded together in a mess, and couldn't get through in a hurry.

When the second wife saw this,
I was so anxious that I couldn't get up for a moment. I suddenly felt weak in my arms and legs, and yelled and cursed:

"Evil! You are angry because you are angry. If you want to beat and curse people, you can let them go. Why bother throwing that life away!"

Baoyu's face was covered with tears, and he cried bitterly. He didn't know whether it was true or not, so he cried:

"My sisters at home don't have any jade, but I only have it. It's really boring. Now that there is such a fairy-like sister here, I don't have it either. You know this is not a good thing!"

Jia Mu was also anxious and hurriedly coaxed him:
"My precious jade, why did you come here? This is your sister. When your aunt passed away, you couldn't bear to leave your sister and couldn't do anything with her, so you took her jade with her and buried them all with her. Your sister's filial piety, and your aunt's spirit, can also mean that she has met her daughter. Therefore, she only said that she didn't have this, and she never lied to you. Now that you compare her with her, how can she say that she has it? It's hard to be cautious. Bring it with you!" This scene only lasted for a moment, and then it became such a mess, with a crowd of women crowded together, and some maids even tripped over each other and fell to the ground, rolling into a ball.

Zhang Jinyu was stunned for a moment, and he didn't have time to interrupt. He seemed to have seen what happened in the room before, and he didn't think about it in detail. He looked at Yu'er, who was a little scared, with a stern face, a little warm and angry.

Then he got up,
Take the first step,
When he came to the carpet in the hall, he stepped on the jade that Jia Baoyu had dropped and crushed it hard. If it were an ordinary fake jade, it would not be protected even if it was protected by the blanket.

The chaos in the hall prevented anyone from seeing it except Wang Xifeng who came over anxiously to pick up the jade.

Before Wang Xifeng could react, someone suddenly pulled her behind her. She couldn't help but take a few steps back and left the place where the jade fell.

Wang Xifeng looked behind her with some annoyance, and saw Jia Lian, who had been silent all this time, reaching out from behind to tug at the hem of her own skirt. The look on her face showed a hint of ridicule when she saw Baoyu. Wang Xifeng was puzzled. , but never went there again, knowing what Jia Lian must have seen.

The rest of the people were also shocked, why did the Marquis come forward?

Zhang Jinyu secretly used her foot again and stepped hard, which stung her feet a bit. She was sure that the jade was not broken at all, and felt a little surprised in her heart.

He leaned down and picked up the jade, put it in his hand and looked at it. He saw that the jade was as big as a sparrow egg, as bright as bright clouds, as smooth as crisp, with five-color patterns intertwined, and as soft as snow, just like natural ice and snow jade. , crystal clear.

When you take it closer, it still has a warm color.

Zhang Jinyu felt that this jade was comparable to the treasures he had obtained. Looking carefully, he could vaguely see a gentle light shining on the jade surface, and he didn't know whether it was illuminated by the lights or brought with it.

Seeing that there were words on it, I picked it up and took a look. It was engraved with compilation.

Zhang Jinyu felt that it was carved by humans. If it was really some kind of immortal, there would be people who would believe it even if it was written in compilation. I am afraid that at that time, the nobles and nobles might have known about it and didn't know why it was like this.

The writing on the jade is also interesting.
The seal text on the front reads: Psychic precious jade, never lose it, never forget it, may your immortality and longevity be prosperous.

The seal text on the back reads: The first is to remove evil spirits, the second is to cure unjust diseases, and the third is to know misfortunes and blessings.

The words on the front are also easy to understand. A precious jade is full of good things, but I don't understand it very well. The words behind it are one, two and three, which means that the effect of this jade, if Jia Baoyu's so-called "born with jade in his mouth" is removed, alone It's a valuable treasure when you take it out.

Zhang Jinyu only understood this. Since it is a heavy treasure, ordinary smashing is useless. No wonder Jia Baoyu recorded in the book that no matter how much it was beaten, it was not broken. It was good fortune for the Jia family to get it, but I am afraid that this jade has already been My Lord, I seem to remember what the Jia family said about a crazy monk and a fake Taoist priest. Although I have never seen him, I am afraid he is a capable person. If I meet him, I might catch him and ask him where he got the treasure.

I shook the psychic jade in my hand with my hand. It was also strange. It felt heavy in my hand just now, but now it feels lighter, as if it has no weight. If it weren't for the fact that this thing is indispensable to the Jia family, I would definitely get it for study and appreciation. Ichiban.

Zhang Jinyu held the jade in her hand and looked at it, a little fascinated, but everyone in the hall did not dare to say anything for a long time, for fear of making some noise, and the Marquis would lose his hand and break the jade.

Especially the second wife's face was livid, her lips were white, her hands were trembling and she didn't know where to place them, and Mother Jia couldn't control her legs and feet, and she couldn't speak.

When Mrs. Wang saw this, she had to speak out and scolded softly,
"Jinyu, what are you doing with it? Return that jade to Baoyu quickly."

Zhang Jinyu wanted to study it some more, and touched it again and again, feeling quite reluctant. Only when she heard her mother's words did she realize that this was in Jia's house, and she helplessly replied,
"I know, mother. My son was a little curious just now. He took it over to have a look. It is indeed a good treasure, no worse than the fire jade at home."

When Mrs. Wang heard what Jin Yu said, she was quite surprised. There was such a valuable treasure in the Jia Mansion. Could it be that it was also lost by the previous dynasty.

Zhang Jinyu looked at Jia Baoyu who was still a little dumbfounded and stood in the hall without any clue. He walked over, patted Baoyu on the shoulder and said,
"Brother Bao, if you really don't want this thing, it's better to sell it and get more money to support your family. It's a rare treasure. Furthermore, you should think carefully about what you say in the future. If it weren't for your young age, you just didn't understand me. Madam Hou's words can cure you of your sins. I am happy to give you a warning now. Keep this jade in hand. If you lose it next time, I'm afraid you won't be able to find it."

These words were both a warning and a threat. Jia Baoyu came to his senses after taking the jade, saying nothing.

When Baoyu heard what he said, he didn't know if it was because he was afraid or because he had just become a little alarmed, but he actually changed a lot, so he didn't say anything else.

When Jia Baoyu got the jade, the second wife hurried to her side, took it off and looked at it repeatedly. When she saw that there was no damage at all, she put it on Baoyu again.

"You are a bastard, you are so crazy, how can you, my mother, live?"

When Jia Mu saw Baoyu put on the jade belt again, she returned to normal. She touched her heart and said breathlessly,

"Master Marquis, you must never treat Baoyu like this again in the future. This is the treasure that Baoyu is born with. If it is lost, I am afraid it will take Baoyu's life. I can no longer withstand the fright."

After saying that, he gasped a few times.

When Zhang Jinyu saw the old lady acting like this, it didn't look like she was just pretending. She didn't expect Jia Mu to lose her previous shrewdness and stupidity in dealing with this matter. But then she thought about it, she was right, it wasn't sustenance.

I answered,
"I understand, old lady, I didn't mean any harm just now. I have also heard of the reputation of this jade, but I was just curious to see it. It will definitely not be damaged. Besides, how can a jade be compared to life."

After all the fuss over this matter, everyone in the hall was unmotivated. Jia Mu asked the second wife,

"But let Daiyu go meet Jia Zheng's second uncle."

The second wife was concerned about Baoyu and was thinking about this matter, so she replied,
"Mother, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you. Mr. Zheng is fasting now, so I'm afraid he won't be able to see you."

Although Jia Mu was unhappy, she couldn't ask any more questions. She turned to look at Mrs. Xing at the boss's house and asked,

"Uncle Jia She can see you, and everything is fine."

Who knew that Mrs. Xing was sitting there peacefully, but suddenly her eyes turned red, she shed tears, and cried,
"Mom, I can't see you anymore. During this time, the eldest master and Brother Zhen of Ningguo Mansion were obsessed with refining elixirs and keeping in good health. They were together every day. They invited some old god to practice and prepare elixirs every day. Even the daughter-in-law It’s good that I haven’t seen them for a long time.”

"What? How could this be!"

(End of this chapter)