The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 279 If I had known this, why bother?

It was midsummer in June, the sun was shining brightly, and even the relatively northern capital was unbearably hot. In the afternoon, Jia's mother took a nap for most of an hour as usual. After waking up, she drank a few spoonfuls of lotus seed and snow fungus soup, and felt more energetic. She said, "Yuanyang, I seemed to hear Baoyu say yesterday that the lotus flowers in the garden have bloomed. Anyway, we have nothing to do, so let's go to the garden for a walk and see what the girls are doing."

Yuanyang smiled and said: "Ancestor, please calm down. Lao Yang'er is poisoned outside. The rockery is so hot that you can fry a chicken. If you, the old man, get heatstroke, won't it be your servant's fault? You have to watch it. Let’s look again in the evening or early tomorrow morning. Anyway, the flower won’t be defeated for a while.”

Jia's mother always obeyed Yuanyang's advice, and nodded when she heard this: "You have thought carefully, so let's go see it tomorrow morning. But the summer is long, Baoyu has gone to school, and the girls also live in the garden, so my place is getting more and more beautiful." It’s deserted and boring.”

Amber walked in with a smile and said, "It's not easy for ancestors to kill time. I'll go and call my wife, eldest wife, and grandma Zhen to accompany you to wipe the dominoes."

Yuanyang smiled and said: "How can the dominoes be played without Mistress Lian? Calling her here can not only make people laugh, but also kill time. It kills two birds with one stone."

Jia Mu laughed and said: "Yes, why did you miss that monkey? Go quickly, go quickly."

Soon, Wang Xifeng, who was dressed brilliantly in colorful embroidery, rushed over, yawning and said: "Old ancestor, please forgive me. You come to entertain us after you have slept and drank enough. Take pity on my hard-earned money." This is a small amount of money, and I have to pay homage to my ancestors before I even cover the heat."

All the maids laughed, and Jia Mu also laughed and said: "You don't need to be filial. If you have the ability, you can win all my old lady's ladder and money."

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "This is what you said yourself, ancestor. If you lose later, don't blame your granddaughter-in-law for bullying you."

While Wang Xifeng was making jokes, his eldest wife, Mrs. Xing, his wife, Mrs. Wang, and Jia Zhen's daughter-in-law, Youshi, all arrived one after another. Wang Xifeng wanted to give up her position to Mrs. Wang, but the latter pushed her back and said, "Girl Feng, you better do it. I don't like playing dominoes in the first place. If I lose, it's mine."

After Mrs. Wang finished speaking, she asked Jin Chuan'er to put down a handful of money. Wang Xifeng quickly stuffed it back into Jin Chuan'er's hand and said, "I have money myself, so how can I spend it on my wife? Quickly put it away."

"Second Mistress doesn't want this herself, nor does she want the money that was sent to her door. Don't blame me if you lose later." Jin Chuan'er said with a smile as she collected the money.

Wang Xifeng spat and said, "It's really unlucky that little hooves can't spit out ivory from its mouth. It should be sewn up and stay away from me."

Youshi pulled Jin Chuan'er to her side and said with a smile: "Come here, she thinks you are unlucky, but I don't think so. I will give you half of the money I win, and I will make this rogue settle down."

Everyone laughed again. In fact, both Wang Xifeng and Youshi understood that this card game was just to pass the time with Jia Mu and make her old man happy, so they used Jin Chuan'er and Yuanyang to spread the news and collude with the whole family. What did Jia Mu need? The cards were all played, so after several rounds, Jia Mu became the biggest winner, smiling from ear to ear, while the eldest wife, Mrs. Xing, was unhappy.

As we all know, Mrs. No more for her.

At this time, a little maid came in with a handful of money and handed it to Wang Xifeng and said: "Sister Feng'er was worried that grandma didn't have enough money, so she asked the maid to give grandma a handful of money."

Wang Xifeng said with a bitter face: "It doesn't matter if Feng'er can pinch with her hooves. I almost lost all my money here, so she asked you to send money. That's all. Don't give it to me. Just put it all in the old lady's drawer. She That drawer is a cornucopia, and it will be hooked sooner or later, so it would be better to just give it up to save trouble. "

Mother Jia was immediately amused again. She laughed so hard that she couldn't see her teeth. Suddenly she saw someone poking his head outside the door. She stopped her smile and asked, "Who is outside the door?"

Jia Lian was standing outside the door. Hearing this, he walked in, knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Lian'er, pay your respects to our ancestors."

When Wang Xifeng saw Jia Lian, she couldn't help but be startled and looked at the latter inquiringly, and the latter's expression was obviously complicated.

Jia Mu asked curiously: "Lian'er, now is not the time to watch the morning and dusk. What are you doing here? And you are here as soon as you come. Why are you so sneaky?"

Jia Lian smiled and said: "There is an urgent matter... Actually, it is not an urgent matter. The eldest master asked the child to report to the old lady. I just saw the old lady playing cards outside and was very happy, but I didn't dare to come in and disturb her."

Mother Jia frowned and said: "What do you mean by whether it is important or not? I have lived for decades and still don't understand. I don't do a good job as an official. I don't take good care of my body. What's the point of it?"

Jia She was the eldest son of Jia Mu. He was still lustful at the age of fifty or sixty. He took concubines one after another. Not long ago, he also took a fancy to Yuanyang, the maid who served Jia Mu, and wanted to take her as a concubine. Jia Mu was very angry. She backed down after getting very angry. Therefore, when Jia's mother heard that Jia Lian was here on Jia She's orders, she immediately became unhappy and refused to give up because of her shameless son.

Jia She's request for Yuanyang was quite a big deal, and everyone in the Jia family knew about it, so everyone present had subtle expressions. The most embarrassed ones were naturally Mrs. Xing and Wang Xifeng, while Yuanyang remained silent with a cold face. Voice.

Jia Lian knew that Jia Mu had misunderstood, and quickly explained: "Old lady, calm down, this is a good thing."

Jia Mu snorted coldly and said: "A good thing? It would be a great good thing if your father can live a peaceful life one day without being angry with my old lady."

Jia Lian said politely: "It's about Huan'er."

Jia Mu was stunned and asked, "Brother Huan? What happened to Brother Huan?"

When Wang Xifeng heard that it was about Jia Huan, Wang Xifeng's ears suddenly perked up, and the careless Mrs. Wang also subconsciously sat up a little straighter.

Jia Lian looked a little weird and said: "Huan'er has been building a house for Aunt Zhao in Jinling for the past few years. Somehow this matter reached the emperor, and the emperor issued an order to commend Huan'er, praising him as a model of the son of man and a model of filial piety. He was a model and rewarded him with three hundred taels of silver."

As soon as these words came out, the whole room fell silent, Wang Xifeng looked in disbelief, and Mrs. Wang's chest rose and fell, as if there was a lump in her throat, as if she had eaten a fly.

Can you not feel uncomfortable? She tried every means to suppress Jia Huan, and finally drove this "god of plague" thousands of miles away to Jinling to fend for himself. But in the end, the emperor actually issued a decree to praise his filial piety? Still calling him a model of the Son of Man and a paragon of filial piety? Then what has happened to her as a legitimate mother, so that she can still control him in the future?
Mother Jia was obviously shocked, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses. She glanced at Mrs. Wang and murmured: "Okay, Brother Huan is getting more and more active. This is a good thing. The emperor has issued a decree to praise us. Glory, yes, I understand, let Uncle Zhen go to the ancestral hall to offer incense to express condolences to our ancestors."

Jia Lian hurriedly said yes, turned around and was about to leave. Jia Mu hurriedly stopped her and said, "When the master lets me go back to the house, please ask him to come."

Jia Lian was busy and agreed again.

After Jia Lian left, the room was still quiet. Even Wang Xifeng, who was the best at stirring up trouble, was silent. He felt very uncomfortable. This little bastard Huan Laosan really didn't know what kind of shitty luck he had. His fate was so good. He was praised by the emperor for staying in mourning for three years with the dead ghost Aunt Zhao. In this way, not only did this little bastard become famous all over the world, but his wife could no longer touch him in the name of his legitimate mother.

Jia Mu looked around at everyone and said, "From now on, no one in the whole family is allowed to mention Aunt Zhao. Do you understand?"

"I know!" All the maidservants said in unison.

Mrs. Wang lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, silently counting the rosary beads in her hand. Jia Mu sighed secretly when she saw this. Although she was old, she was not old and confused. On the contrary, she had a clear mind, so she knew that Jia Huan was because of Mrs. Wang was the most aggrieved by the fact that she was praised by the emperor for her filial piety, so she waved her hand and said: "We are tired today, so let's all leave. The daughter-in-law of the government will stay." Wang Xifeng and others dispersed one after another, Yuanyang The maids who were waiting for Jia Mu, including Hu Hue, also quietly left the house.

Jia Mu grabbed Mrs. Wang's hand and comforted her: "Zheng's daughter-in-law, I have wronged you."

Mrs. Wang forced a smile and said: "Why did the old lady say this? Brother Huan is also my son. He has been praised by the emperor, and I have also benefited from it. It is too late to be happy. Where is the grievance?"

Jia Mu nodded and said with a smile, "That's good. Zheng's daughter-in-law knows the basics. Don't worry, if Brother Huan doesn't respect you in the future, I won't be able to spare him."

Jia Mu paused and then said: "As the saying goes, family scandals should not be made public. It has been a few years. Don't worry about Aunt Zhao's affairs. Everything is going well for the family and the Jia family. The overall situation of my family is the most important thing. ”

Mrs. Wang said calmly: "I have forgotten about that matter a long time ago, just because I'm afraid Huan'er still has a grudge in her heart."

Jia's mother said disapprovingly: "Children are forgetful and will forget this matter sooner or later. What's more, you are Huan'er's aunt, and with that status, he can still deny you. If he has any future prospects, Even if you earn your life, it’s still yours, so take a long-term view.”

Mrs. Wang lowered her head and said nothing. Mother Jia patted her hand and said, "Go ahead. There's no need to come over to say hello tonight."

Mrs. Wang stood up, bowed and left, silently left Jia Mu's house, and walked to a remote and uninhabited place. Finally, she couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

Jin Chuan'er couldn't help being startled, and said in a voiceless voice: "Madam!"

"Shut up, don't say anything!" Mrs. Wang shouted sternly.

Jin Chuan'er's face turned pale. Mrs. Wang usually had a kind-hearted look, but it was the first time she had seen such a ferocious expression, so she was so frightened that her heart was beating wildly, and she stood there at a loss.

Mrs. Wang took out her handkerchief and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and ordered coldly: "Clean up the blood stains. If word gets out that I vomited blood, watch your skin carefully."

Jin Chuan'er nodded in horror and ignored the blood stains.

Mrs. Wang returned to her usual appearance and returned to her residence as if nothing had happened.

In the evening, Jia Zheng sent his yamen back to his residence. He immediately went to Jia's mother's house to say hello, and then returned to the main room with a heavy heart.

Jia Zheng was recently troubled by Lin Ruhai's refusal to marry Prince Yi Zhong. Unexpectedly, another worry was added to his worries. His concubine actually received a commendation from the emperor himself, and the commendation was because of his marriage to Aunt Zhao. He stayed in the house for three years, but his father left his underage son in Jinling and ignored him for three years.

So Jia Zheng is now sitting on the throne. When the whole world's eyes are focused on Jia Huan's "filial piety", Jia Zheng's "unkindness" as a father is also invisible.

Of course, the one who felt even more uncomfortable was Mrs. Wang, but she disguised herself very well and welcomed Jia Zheng's return as usual, served tea, and chatted about everyday things.

Jia Zheng listened absently. After dinner, he finally couldn't help but ask: "Have you heard about Huan'er being praised by the emperor?"

Mrs. Wang nodded. Jia Zheng was hesitant to speak and pondered for a moment before saying, "What the old lady means is to move Aunt Zhao's coffin to the Jia family's ancestral grave. What do you think?"

Mrs. Wang's breathing tightened slightly, and she lowered her eyes and said, "I am a woman and people don't understand. I can make up my own mind."

Jia Zheng frowned and said, "You are the principal wife, and this matter must be agreed by you after all."

Mrs. Wang was silent for a moment and said calmly: "I have no objection. Brother Huan has made a difference. It is a good thing to shine in the family. There is no reason for me to hold back."

Jia Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. Brother, please explain."

Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "I don't have to worry about you."

The next day, Mrs. Wang really went to the Wang family and found her second brother Wang Ziteng. However, instead of explaining, she cried.

Wang Zisheng was also present. After hearing Mrs. Wang's cry, he couldn't help but became furious. He slammed his palm on the table and cursed: "This is unreasonable. The Jia family has gone too far. They really think that our Wang family is made of clay. I Let’s go to Jia Zheng to settle the score. If he dares to move the coffin of Aunt Zhao’s wretched servant into the Jia family’s ancestral grave, his teeth will be knocked out.”

Wang Ziteng's face darkened and he shouted: "Stop, where are you going?"

Wang Zisheng paused and said, "Go and settle the score with Jia Zheng!"

"sit down!"

"Second brother, everyone has bullied me..."

"Sit down!" Wang Ziteng shouted in an accentuated tone.

Only then did Wang Zisheng sit down angrily. Wang Ziteng's face was gloomy and uncertain, and the hanging needle pattern between his eyebrows was twitching, which made people shudder. Seeing this, Wang Zisheng didn't dare to make any mistakes, and he didn't even fart anymore. one.

Mrs. Wang secretly glanced at Wang Ziteng, wiped her tears and said: "Not long ago, Li Shier came back from Yangzhou and brought the exact words of Huan Laosan, saying that he would definitely live up to my expectations, and he would shine with Chinese style in one fell swoop. , repay my kindness of raising you.

Look, he's threatening me before he's even developed. If he really becomes a Jinshi and rises to great heights in the future, how can Baoyu and I still have a way to survive? "

Wang Zisheng immediately said angrily: "Jia Huan, this kid is too arrogant, we can't keep him."

Wang Ziteng snorted coldly and scolded: "You have long hair but short knowledge. If you had known this, why did you do it in the first place?"

(End of this chapter)