Dream of the Red Mansion

It is said that Jia Zheng was hosting a banquet there, and suddenly he saw Lai Da hurriedly walked up to the Rongxi Hall to go back and forth. :. We are very good, no need. I got out of the car and walked in. Please pick up the master and the men quickly." After hearing this, Jia Zheng thought to himself: "Master Zhao has no relationship, so why come? Now there are guests. It's inconvenient to keep him, and it's not good if you don't." Just thinking about it, Jia Lian said, "Go, uncle, think about it again, everyone has come in." Just as he was talking, the family members from the second gate reported in again and said: "Master Zhao has already entered the second gate." Jia Zheng and others rushed to pick him up, only to see Tang Guan Zhao smiling all the way up the hall without saying anything.Followed by five or six officers, some of them recognized and some did not, but they never answered.Jia Zheng and others couldn't make up their minds, so they had to follow up and give up their seats.Some of the relatives and friends also recognized Tangguan Zhao, seeing that he was looking up and ignoring others, he just held Jia Zheng's hand and said a few warm words with a smile.Seeing that the background was not good, some people hid in the inner room, and some stood there with their hands down.

Just as Jia Zheng was about to talk with a smile, his family hurriedly reported: "The prince of Xiping has arrived." Jia Zheng hurried to pick him up, and the prince had already come in.Zhao Tangguan went up to greet Ann, and said, "The prince has arrived, and you should lead the servants to guard the front and back doors." The officials responded and went out.Jia Zheng and other governors were not good, so they knelt down to pick them up.The king of Xiping County lifted him up with both hands, and said with a smile: "Don't dare to do anything lightly. If there is an order to handle the matter, you must pardon the old man to accept the order. Now the banquet is still full in the hall, and it is inconvenient to have relatives and friends here. The relatives and friends in the house are separated, and the people in the house are left alone to wait." Zhao Tangguan replied: "Although the prince is gracious, but the matter in the east, this prince is serious, and it seems that the door has been closed." Everyone knows that the relationship between the two houses is related. Can't wait to get away.I saw the prince smiled and said: "Everyone, just please, ask someone to send it out for me, and tell the officials of Jinyi Mansion that these are relatives and friends, there is no need to interrogate them, and let them out quickly." out.Only Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were so frightened that their faces turned ashen and trembled.Not once more, I saw countless soldiers coming in, guarded by each gate.The people in the house are waiting, so you can't walk around in one step.Zhao Tangguan turned his face and said back to the prince: "Please declare the will, so you can do it." These servants stretched their clothes and arms, waiting for the will.King Xiping said slowly: "Xiao Wang ordered Zhao Quan from Jinyi Mansion to inspect Jia She's family property." Jia She and others fell down on the ground when they heard this.The prince stood on the top and said: "There is a decree: Jia pardons the foreign officials, bullies the weak according to the situation, fails my kindness, has the virtue of the ancestors, and resigns from his post. This is it." Zhao Tangguan said in a repeated voice: " Take Jia Amnesty, and take care of the rest." At the time of Wei, Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Jia Lian, Jia Zhen, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, Jia Zhi, and Jia Lan were all there, but Baoyu pretended to be sick and played around with Jia Mu. Well, Jia Huan didn't see many people in the first place, so he took care of the few people now.Zhao Tangguan immediately called his family: "Let's pass on the staff of Qi, and take the same servants to search and register the accounts separately." The family is gearing up, and they are going to go everywhere.King Xiping said: "I heard that Mr. She and Mr. Zheng lived in the same room, they should follow the order to check Jia She's family assets, and the rest will be sealed off according to the house. We will return the order and wait for a decision."

Zhao Tangguan stood up and said, "Return to the lord: Jia pardoned Jia Zheng and did not separate the family. I heard that his nephew Jia Lian is now the housekeeper, so he has to search it all." King Xiping said nothing after hearing this.Zhao Tangguan then said: "Jia Lian and Jia Amnesty must be led by slaves to search." King Xiping said: "Don't be busy, first send a letter and then go home, and ask your family members to avoid it, and then check it before it's too late." In the end, the slaves of the old Zhao family had already led the family members of the house to lead the way, and went to search separately.The lord ordered: "Don't let Luo Hao! Wait for me to check it myself." Then he slowly stood up to leave, and then ordered: "No one with me is allowed to move, stand here and wait for me. Come back and watch the count together." As they were talking, the officer in brocade clothes knelt down and said, "I found the imperial dress and many prohibited items inside, and I dare not move it without authorization. Come back and ask the prince for instructions." Once again A group of people came to stop the prince, and they said: "Dongkua copied two boxes of land deeds and one box of borrowing notes, but they were all for illegal interest." Lao Zhao then said: "What a usurper! You should copy them all! Please sit down here, my lord, and ask the servants to copy all of them and wait for a decision." Then, Shi Lai, the chief of the palace, reported, "The gatekeepers came in and said that the lord specially ordered the king of Beijing to come here to announce the decree. Please accept it." Go." Hearing this, Zhao Tangguan liked to say in his heart: "I'm so unlucky to meet this sour king. Now that he's here, I'll show my power." While thinking, he also greeted him.

Seeing that King Beijing had arrived in the hall, he stood outside and said, "There is a decree, and Zhao Quan of Jinyi Mansion will listen to the announcement." Follow the decree to investigate and deal with it. This is it." King Xiping took it, and he didn't like it so much, so he sat down with King Beijing, and ordered Zhao Tangguan to extract Jia Amnesty and return to the Yamen.Those who searched inside heard that the king of Beijing had arrived, and they all came out together. When they heard that the official Zhao Tang had left, everyone was bored, so they had to stand and wait.The king of Beijing Jing selected two honest officials and a dozen old guards, and all the rest were expelled.King Xiping said: "I am angry with Lao Zhao. Fortunately, the prince came to issue an order, otherwise this place will suffer a lot." King Beijing said: "I heard that the prince ordered the inspection of Jia's house in the court. I am very relieved. Forgive me for not being violent here. Unexpectedly, Lao Zhao is such a bastard. But I don’t know where Zheng Lao and Baoyu are now, and I don’t know what’s going on inside.” Everyone replied: “Jia Zheng is waiting in the servant’s room to guard, and the inside has been copied chaotically. I'm here." King Xiping then ordered the officers: "Bring Jia Zheng here for questioning." They all ordered to bring him up.Jia Zheng knelt down to pay his respects, begging for mercy with tears in his eyes.King Beijing got up and pulled, saying: "Don't worry, Mr. Zheng." Then he said his will.Jia Zheng was grateful, Wang Bei thanked him again, and still came up to wait.The prince said: "Old Zheng, just now when Lao Zhao was here, the fan servants reported that there were forbidden things and owed a lot of money, and we couldn't hide it. The forbidden things were originally used by noble concubines. We declare that there is no Obstacle. The only thing is to think of a way to borrow coupons. Now that the elders of the government and the ministers are really going to present the property of the pardoned old man, that's all. Don't hide any more and do your own crimes." Jia Zheng promised: "Officers don't dare anymore. But the inheritance of the grandfather of the offenders has not been divided, but what is in the house where each person lives is his own." The two kings said: "It doesn't matter, but the old man will be pardoned. Just hand it over." He also ordered the officers to follow orders and not to make random moves.The officer took the order and went.

Besides, the female relatives of Jia Mu's side also had a family banquet, and Mrs. Wang was there saying, "Baoyu doesn't go outside, for fear that his father will be angry." Sister Feng said sickly, "I don't think Baoyu is afraid of people. He saw the front There are quite a few people accompanying the guests, so there are some people here to take care of them. If the master thinks that there are few people there to take care of him, the wife will give Brother Bao out, wouldn't it be good?" Mother Jia laughed and said, "Madam Feng is so ill. Status, this mouth is still so sharp." Just as I was talking about being happy, I heard people from Mrs. Xing's side keep yelling in and said: "Old lady, lady, no...it's not good! More or less put on bootlaces The strong...the robbers are here, they rummaged through boxes and baskets to get things." Mother Jia was in a daze as she waited.I also saw Ping'er with disheveled hair and Qiao Jie crying, saying: "No, I was eating with my sister, and I saw Lai Wang being tied in and saying: "Girl, please pass it in quickly, ladies, please stay away." , outside the prince came in to check the property. I was busy listening, and was about to go into the room to get some important things, but was pushed out by a group of people. We should pack up what we should wear and wear here." Mrs. Wang Xing and others Listen, all souls fly to the sky, I don't know what to do.I saw that Sister Feng opened her eyes and listened, but then she fell to the ground and died.Before Jiamu finished listening, she was so frightened that she burst into tears and couldn't even speak.At that time, people in the room were pulling that one, pulling that one, and there was an uproarious commotion, when they heard a group of voices shouting: "Tell the women inside to stay away, the prince has come in!"

Poor Baochai Baoyu and others were helpless, when they saw the maids and women on the ground lifting and rambling, Jia Lian ran in panting and said: "Okay, okay, fortunately the prince saved us!" Everyone was about to ask him Jia Lian cried and screamed when she saw Sister Feng died on the ground, and was afraid that the old lady would be frightened, so she was so anxious that she died.Fortunately, Ping'er woke up Sister Feng and asked people to help her. The old lady also came back to her breath, and lay down on the kang so short of breath and fainted from crying.Li Wan comforted him again and again.Then Jia Lian made up his mind to explain the grace of the two kings, lest Mrs. Jia's mother, Mrs. Xing, would frighten her to death if she knew that Jia Amnesty was taken, so she didn't dare to say it clearly for the time being, so she had to come out to take care of her house.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw that the box was opened and the cabinet was broken, and the items were snatched half empty.At this time, he was so anxious that his eyes stood upright, and he was in a daze with tears.Hearing calls from outside, he had to come out.Seeing the objects registered by Jia Zhengtong, one person reported: "There are 120 three pieces of red gold jewelry, all of which are complete. Thirteen hanging pearls, two light gold plates, two pairs of gold bowls, two gold grabbing bowls, and forty gold spoons. There are eighty large silver bowls, twenty silver plates, two three-inlaid gold ivory ribs, four gold-plated holding pots, three pairs of gold-plated folding bowls, two saucers, 76 silver saucers, and 36 silver wine glasses. Black Eighteen pieces of fox skins, six pieces of blue fox skins, thirty-six pieces of mink skins, thirty pieces of yellow fox skins, twelve pieces of lynx catkin skins, three pieces of hemp leaf skins, sixty pieces of cement gray skins, forty pieces of gray fox leg skins, Twenty pieces of sauce-colored sheepskin, two pieces of raccoon skin, two pieces of yellow fox legs, 36 yuan for small white fox skin, thirty degrees of foreign wool, 20 degrees of biji, twelve degrees of velvet, ten pieces of sweet mouse bobbins, and bean mouse skin Four squares, one roll of velvet, one side of mer deer skin, two pieces of cloud fox, one roll of raccoon cub skin, seven pieces of duck skin, 23 pieces of squirrel, eight pieces of badger skin, six pieces of tiger skin, three pieces of seal, ten pieces of sea dragon Six pieces, 160 pieces of gray sheep, 63 pieces of black sheepskin, 35 sets of Yuanhu hat brims, 130 sets of Japanese knife hat brims, 32 sets of mink hat brims, 130 pieces of small fox skins, 340 pieces of river raccoon skins, rex son Two pieces of leather, 32 pieces of cat skin, 34 degrees of Japanese stock, 200 rolls of silk and satin, 50 rolls of gauze, [-] rolls of feathered crepe, [-] rolls of pulu, eight rolls of makeup python satin, three bundles of Gebu, each in various colors Three bundles of cloth, [-] and two leather garments of various colors, [-] single-gauze silk garments with cotton clips, [-] jade toys, nine sets of heads, more than [-] pieces of copper and tin, eighteen clocks and watches, nine hanging beads, and [-] pythons of various colors The upper part is made of python satin to meet the hands and the back, eight sets of palace makeup dresses, one fat jade ring belt, and twelve rolls of yellow satin. Five thousand and two hundred taels of tidal silver, fifty taels of red gold, and seven thousand hanging coins."

All the registrations with nails, and the grants from Rongguo are listed one by one, and the real estate deeds and family documents are also sealed.Jia Lian eavesdropped beside him, but he didn't hear what was reported to him, and he was wondering.I only heard that the princes of the two families asked Jia Zheng: "There are coupons in the stolen property, which is really exploitative. Who did it? The political elders should be truthful." Officials don't care about housework, so they don't know about these things. Just ask Jia Lian, the criminal's nephew." Jia Lian hurried up and knelt down, and said, "Since this box of documents was copied out of the servant's house, how dare you say you don't know about it. I just ask the prince to be merciful, but the slave uncle doesn't know." The two kings said: "Your father has been convicted, so you can only handle the case together. It is right for you to admit it now. It is justified to ask Jia Lian to be guarded in this way, and the rest are scattered in the house. Old man, you have to wait carefully for the order. We went inside to resume the order, and there are guards here." Then he got into the sedan chair and went out.Jia Zheng waited on his knees at the second gate to see him off.

King Bei Jing stretched out his hand and said, "Please don't worry." He felt a look of unbearable expression on his face.At this time, Jia Zheng's soul was fixed, and he was still in a daze.Jia Lan then said, "Grandpa, please come in to see the old lady, and then try to find out what's going on in the East Mansion." Jia Zheng hurriedly got up and went in.I saw women in a mess at every door, and I didn't know what to do.Jia Zheng didn't care to inquire, until he went to Jia Mu's room, he saw everyone's face was full of tears, Mrs. Wang Baoyu and others surrounded Jia Mu, silent and weeping.Only Mrs. Xing was crying.Seeing Jia Zheng coming in, they all said, "Okay, okay!" Then they told the old lady, "Master still come in well, please rest assured." Mother Jia was dying, opened her eyes slightly and said, "I My son, I don't want to see you again!" Before saying a word, he began to cry.So everyone in the room couldn't stop crying.Jia Zheng was afraid of crying to ruin his mother, so he put away his tears and said, "don't worry, old lady. The matter is not small at first. I am blessed by the grace of the Lord and the grace of the two princes. I am very sympathetic. It's just that the elder is temporarily detained. I will ask you to understand. , The Lord still has grace. Now some of the family is not moving." Seeing that Jia Amnesty was not there, Jia's mother became sad again, and Jia Zheng comforted Fang Zhi repeatedly.

No one dared to disperse, Mrs. Du Xing went back to her side, and saw that the door was always sealed off, and the maids and women were also locked in several rooms.Mrs. Xing had nowhere to go, so she burst into tears and had to go to Sister Feng.Seeing that the house next to the second door is also sealed, only the door of the house is open, and there is no end to whimpering inside.Mrs. Xing went in and saw Sister Feng lying with her eyes closed, her face ashen as paper, and Ping'er crying secretly beside her.Mrs. Xing forgave Sister Feng for her death, and cried again.Ping'er came up to him and said, "Madam, don't cry. Grandma felt as if she was dead when she was carried back. Fortunately, she took a rest and came over and cried a few times. Now the phlegm and breath have calmed down. Please calm down a bit. Madam, please also." Calm down. But I don't know what happened to the old lady?" Madam Xing didn't answer, but went to Jia Mu's side.Seeing all Jia Zheng's people in front of him, his wife is detained, his daughter-in-law is critically ill, and his daughter is suffering. Now he has nothing to return to, so he can live there.Everyone comforted, Li Wan and others asked Mrs. Xing to stay in the house temporarily, and Mrs. Wang sent someone to take care of her.

Jia Zheng was outside, terrified, rubbing his beard and hands, waiting for the order.He heard the soldiers guarding outside shouting: "Which side are you from? Since you bumped into us, record it here. Tether him and hand him over to the men in Jinyi Mansion inside!" When Jia Zheng went out to see, he saw that it was Jiao Da said, "Why did you come here?" When Jiao Da saw the question, he cried like hell: "I persuade every day, these men who don't make progress, take me as an enemy! Even the Lord is not willing I know Jiao Da's sufferings with the grandfather! Now I got this field! Uncle Zhen, Brother Rong, called him some prince, and took it away. Dogs and men who are useless as materials are blocked like pigs and dogs. All are copied out and put on hold. The master tied people up, but they were tied up there! I said I was from the Xifu, and ran out. Those people refused to obey, and they were detained here. I don’t want to do the same here. I don’t want my life now. Come on!" He said banging his head.Seeing that he was old, and it was the two kings' orders, the servants did not dare to be harsh, so they said, "You old man, be quiet, this is an order. Just rest here and listen to the letter."

Jia Zheng heard that, although he ignored him, but his heart was twisted, he said: "It's over, it's over! Unexpectedly, we have failed like this!" He was anxiously waiting for the internal letter, only to see Xue Biao ran in angrily and said, "Okay It's easy to come in! Uncle is there." Jia Zheng said: "Good to come, but how did you let it in from outside?" Xue Biao said: "I told you again and again, and I promised them money, so I can come in and out." Jia Zheng then copied I told him about my going, so I bothered to inquire about it, "There is a good relative, and it is inconvenient to send letters on the fire. It is easy for you to communicate." Xue Biao said: "I can't think of things here. I don't know about Dongfu over there." I've heard it said, it's over." Jia Zheng said, "What did you do?" Xue Biao said, "I've heard about my elder brother's execution in the yamen, and there are two censors who have heard that Master Zhen lured the children of the family to gamble. The money is still light, and there is a big money that is forcibly taking the wives and daughters of good people as concubines. Because the daughters refused to obey, they were tortured to death. I am afraid that the censor will not allow it. He also took our family's Bao Er and pulled out another man named Zhang I’m afraid even the Metropolitan Procuratorate is wrong, because the surname Zhang sued.” Before Jia Zheng had finished listening, he stomped his feet and said, “That’s great! That’s it, that’s it!” Sighed, flustered Tears fell down.

Xue Biao said a few words of relief, even if he came out to inquire again.After half a day, he still came in and said: "Things are not good. I inquired in the criminal department, but I didn't hear the letter from the two kings, but I heard that Li Yushi played in Ping'an Prefecture this morning to flatter the officials in Beijing, cater to his superiors, and abuse him." Harm the common people, a lot of money." Jia Zheng said in a panic, "how about meddling in other people's affairs, how about asking about us?" Xue Biao said, "it is said that we are in Ping'an Prefecture, and the Beijing official who participated is Master She. It's taking a lawsuit, so it adds fuel to the fire. It's the officials of the same dynasty who can't hide, and no one is willing to send letters. Just like these relatives and friends who have just left, some went home, and some stopped to inquire from afar. I hate those noble families who said on the road, the achievements made by the ancestors caused troubles, and I don’t know where they flew, so everyone can show their power." Jia Zheng didn't finish listening, and then he paused and said: "Everyone It's our uncle who is too confused, and the Dongfu is too incomprehensible. Now the old lady and Lian's daughter-in-law are dead or alive. You can inquire again, and I will go to the old lady's side to see. Just one step." As he was speaking, he heard shouts from inside saying: "The old lady is not good!" Jia Zheng was so anxious that he hurried in.I don't know how to live or die, and I will break it down next time.