Dream of the Red Mansion

It is said that Sister Feng ordered all the women to be tied up at night and sent to the camp for interrogation. The women knelt down and begged.Lin Zhixiao said to Jia Yun: "It's useless for you to ask. The master sent us to look after the house. It's good fortune to have nothing to do. Now that something has happened, it's up to everyone to take care of it. Who can save you? If it's Zhou Rui's godson, even his wife can't help it." It's not clean inside and out." Sister Feng said pantingly: "It's all fate, tell them what to do, just take them there. You tell the camp about the lost things, it's really a shame. For the old lady’s things, you can only find out by asking the gentlemen. When we report it, and invite the gentlemen back, they will naturally send a missing order. In the civil office, we also report in the same way.” Jia Yunlin Zhixiao agreed to go out.

Xichun didn't say a word, just cried: "I've never heard of these things, why did it happen to the two of us! Ming'er and his wife came back and told me how to meet people! They said they would leave the house to us, and now the trouble has come to this Fen'er, do you still want to live?" Sister Feng said: "Do we want to! Now there are people who went to the night there." Xichun said: "You can still say, besides, you are sick. I didn't say anything. It's all It was my sister-in-law who harmed me, and he urged his wife to send me to look after the house. Now my face is there!" As he spoke, he burst into tears again.Sister Feng said: "Girl, don't think so. If you say you have no face, everyone is the same. If you think so foolishly, I can't hold back."

The two of them were talking when they heard someone yelling in the yard outside: "I said that the three aunts and six wives are nothing to be desired. In our Zhen's house, no one is allowed to come to the door. I don't think this mansion doesn't pay much attention to this. Yesterday The old lady's funeral just went out, and the nuns in the nunnery were about to come to us. I yelled not to allow them to come in, but the old woman on the waist door scolded me, and finally asked to let the aunt in. The waist door will not let them in. It was open, and it was closed for a while. I didn't know what to do. I was worried and didn't dare to sleep. When I heard the fourth watch, I shouted here. I came to ask that the door couldn't be opened. I heard the sound tightened. Someone was standing there, so I chased them away and beat them to death. I just found out today that this is the fourth aunt's house. The aunt was in there, and she slipped out at noon today. Isn't that the thief who was brought in by the aunt? "Ping'er and others listened, and said: "Who is so unruly? Girls and grandmothers are here, dare to mess around outside." Sister Feng said: "You heard that. He is in the Zhen's house, don't be the Zhen's family." The one you recommended is disgusting." Xichun understood what she heard, and felt even more upset.Sister Feng then asked Xichun, "What kind of aunt is that man talking about? You got an aunt to live there?" Xichun then said that Miaoyu came to see him and kept the chess watch at night.Sister Feng said: "Is it him? How could he be willing to do this? There's no other words. But it's not good for the master to know about this disgusting thing." The more Xichun thought about it, the more afraid she stood up and wanted to leave.Although Sister Feng said she couldn't sit still, she was afraid that something would happen to Xichun, so she had to tell him not to leave. "Let's watch people put away the leftovers from the theft, and then send someone to look after them before we can leave." Ping'er said, "We dare not accept them. We can only collect them when the yamen comes to have a look. Let's I had to watch. But I wonder if anyone has gone to the master's place?" Sister Feng said, "You ask the old lady to ask."

Once he came in and said, "Lin Zhixiao can't go away. The servants of the family have to wait for the inspection, and there are some who can't explain clearly. Second Master Yun has already gone." Sister Feng nodded, and sat with Xichun worrying.Let's say that the gang of thieves was originally invited by He Sanwai. They stole a lot of gold and silver treasures and took them out. When they saw people chasing them, they knew that they were all useless people. They wanted to steal into the west house. Two beauties: a girl and an aunt.Those thieves, who cared about their lives, were about to kick in when they felt bad. They got the stolen goods and fled because they saw Bao Yong coming to chase them away.Only He San was gone.Let's hide in the nest.On the next day, after inquiring about the movement, they found out that He San was beaten to death by them, and they had already reported it to the civil and military yamen.There is no way to hide here, so they decided to join the ocean bandits as soon as possible, if they go late, they will be unable to pass through Guanjin and the wanted documents.One of them was very courageous, so he said: "Let's go or go, I just don't want to part with that aunt, she looks really good-looking. I don't know if it is the young girl in the nunnery?" One person said: "Ah, I remembered. , it must be the aunt in the Jia Cui nunnery in the garden of Jia's mansion. It wasn't that the year before last it was said that he had a relationship with the second master of their family, but later fell into lovesickness again for some reason, and he was the one who asked the doctor to take medicine. "The man heard this and said: "Let's hide for a day today and ask our elder brother to borrow money to buy some business gear, and we will leave the customs one after another at dawn. You wait for me at the twenty miles outside the customs." The thieves agreed and divided the spoils scattered.No problem.

Let's say that Jia Zheng and others sent the funeral, and when they arrived at Ancuo Bi in the temple, their relatives and friends dispersed.Jia Zheng accompanied the spirit in the outer room, and the second wife of King Xing waited inside, crying all night.On the second day, sacrifice again.While setting the meal, Jia Yun came in, kowtowed in front of the old lady's coffin, hurriedly ran to Jia Zheng and knelt down to greet her, panting, stole everything stolen from the old lady's room last night Bao Yong chased the thieves and killed one, and he had already reported it to the civil and military Yamen.Jia Zheng was startled when he heard this.The second wife of Xing Wang waited inside and heard it, and she was so frightened that she didn't say a word, only crying.After a while, Jia Zheng asked how the lost bill was issued, and Jia Yun replied, "No one in the family knows, and the bill has not been issued yet." Call Lian'er quickly." Jia Lian took Baoyu and went to other places to offer sacrifices but did not come back. Jia Zheng sent someone to rush back.When Jia Lian heard this, she jumped up in anxiety. When she saw Yun'er, she didn't care about Jia Zheng's presence, so she scolded Jia Yun severely and said, "I will entrust you with such a heavy responsibility for something that is not worthy of promotion. Watching at night, are you a dead man! Thank you for having the courage to tell me!" As he spoke, he spat on Jia Yun's face a few times.Jia Yun stood with her hands down, not daring to reply.

Jia Zheng said, "It's useless for you to scold him." Then Jia Lian knelt down and said, "What's the matter?" We didn't move anything, you said you want money, I think the old lady died for a few days, who can bear to touch his money. I thought that after the business was over, I would settle the debt and return it to others, and some of them would put graves here and in the south No matter how many things there are, there is no count. Now it is said that the civil and military yamen will lose their orders. If you sell a few good things, you may be hindered. If you say how much gold and silver, how much clothing, and there is no real amount, you will lie. No way. It's ridiculous that you have changed now, why can't you handle things like this! How are you kneeling here!" Jia Lian didn't dare to answer, so she stood up and left.Jia Zheng shouted again, "Where are you going?" Jia Lian knelt down again and said, "Go back and take care of it before going back and forth." Jia Zheng snorted, and Jia Lian lowered his head.Jia Zheng said: "You go in and go back to your mother, and call one or two of the old lady's maids, and ask them to think carefully about the bill." Jia Lian knew in his heart that the old lady's things were managed by mandarin ducks, so who would he ask when he died? ?Just ask Pearl, where they remember clearly.He didn't dare to refute it, so he agreed again and again, got up and walked inside.Mrs. Xing Wang complained again, told Jia Lian to go back quickly, and asked them the housekeepers, "Why will you see us tomorrow!" The mule, followed by a few servants, flew back like flying.Jia Yun didn't dare to go back to Jia Zheng, she slanted her body and slowly slipped out, and got on her horse to drive Jia Lian away.All the way without words.

When he got home, Lin Zhixiao invited Ann and followed him in.Jia Lian went to the old lady's room and saw Xichun, sister Feng, there. He hated but couldn't tell, so he asked Lin Zhixiao, "Have you seen it in the Yamen?" The yamen has been seen, the whereabouts have been seen, and the corpse has been examined." Jia Lian was surprised and said, "What corpse is being examined?" Lin Zhixiao replied that the bandit that Bao Yong had killed looked like Zhou Rui's godson. Jia Lian.Jia Lian said, "It's called Yun'er." Jia Yun also knelt and obeyed when she came in.Jia Lian said, "Why didn't you reply when you saw the master that Zhou Rui's godson became a thief and was beaten to death by Bao Yong?"

Jia Lian said: "What a fool! If you tell me, you will bring Zhou Ruilai and you will know if you admit it or not." Lin Zhixiao replied, "Now the yamen put the corpse at the entrance of the city to confess." Jia Lian said: "This is another stupid thing. Whose family member became a thief and was beaten to death, and he has to pay for his life!" Lin Zhixiao replied, "It doesn't need to be recognized by others, but the servant will recognize him." Jia Lian thought after hearing this: " Yes, I remember that Zhou Rui's family was not the one that Uncle Zhen wanted to fight that year." Lin Zhixiao replied, "He was fighting with Bao Er, and I've seen him before." night people.Lin Zhixiao pleaded: "Second Lord, please calm down. Those people who went to the night, sent them, dare to be lazy? It's just the rules of the Lord's house. If a man in the three gates dare not go in, they are slaves. They don't call out inside. He didn't dare to go in either. The servant checked with Brother Yun all the time outside, and saw that the three doors were closed tightly, and the outside door was not opened. The thief came from behind." Jia Lian said: "Go to the night inside. Where's the woman?" Lin Zhixiao replied that he was tied up at night by his grandmother and waited for his interrogation.Jia Lian asked again, "Where is Bao Yong?" Lin Zhixiao said, "Going to the garden again." Jia Lian said, "Go and call." The boys brought Bao Yong.Said: "It's a good thing you are here, without you, I'm afraid all the things in the house would have been robbed." Bao Yong didn't say a word.Xichun was afraid that he would say that, and was anxious.Sister Feng didn't dare to speak.I saw someone outside saying: "Sister Amber is back." Everyone couldn't help but cried again when they saw each other.

Jia Lian asked someone to check what was left after the theft. Only some clothes, feet and money boxes had not been moved, and the rest were gone.Jia Lian was even more anxious, thinking, "I haven't paid the money for the shed bar and the kitchen outside, so what will I have to pay back tomorrow!" Then he thought for a while.I saw Hu Po waiting to go in, crying for a while, seeing that the box was open, how could I remember all the things, so I made a random guess, made up a lost order, and ordered someone to send it to the civil and military yamen.Jia Lianfu sent people to the night again.Sister Feng Xichun went back to her room.Jia Lian didn't dare to rest at home, and she didn't have time to blame Sister Feng, so she drove out of the city on horseback.Here, Sister Feng was afraid that Xichun would die, so she sent Feng'er to comfort her.

It's the second watch.Not to mention that the thieves here go to close the door, everyone is more careful, who dares to sleep.Let's say that the bandits are all thinking about Miaoyu, knowing that they are all the women in the lonely nunnery, it is not difficult to bully them.In the middle of the night, he took a short weapon, brought some incense, and jumped onto the high wall.Seeing that the lights in Changcui Nunnery were still bright from a distance, he sneaked down and hid in a secluded place at the head of the house.When it was four o'clock, there was only one sea lantern inside, and Miaoyu was meditating on the futon alone.After resting for a while, he sighed and said: "I came to Beijing from the tomb of the Yuan Dynasty. I wanted to pass on a name. I invited here for this place. I can't live in another place. I went to see the fourth girl yesterday with good intentions, but I suffered from this. The fool was angry, and was shocked again at night. When I came back today, the futon couldn’t sit still, and I felt my flesh jumping and my heart shaking.” Element often meditates alone, but today he refused to ask someone to accompany him.Unexpectedly, at the fifth watch, I shivered.Just about to call someone, I only heard a sound outside the window, thinking of what happened last night, I was even more frightened, so I couldn't help calling someone.Unexpectedly, those women did not agree.Sitting by myself, I felt a scent penetrated into the Lumen, my hands and feet became numb, I couldn't move, I couldn't speak, and I felt even more anxious.I saw a person come in with a shining knife.At this time, Miaoyu understood in her heart that she could only move, thinking that she was going to kill herself, so she simply forced her heart, but she was not afraid.Unexpectedly, the man stuck the knife behind his back, freed his hand to gently pick up Miaoyu, and after a while, he dragged Miaoyu on his back.At this time, Miaoyu was just intoxicated.Poor a very clean daughter, who was suffocated by the robber's suffocating fragrance, and let him play with her.

But he said that the thief carried Miaoyu on his back to the back wall of the garden, built a soft ladder, climbed up the wall and jumped out.There was a guy outside who got a car and waited outside the garden. The man put Miaoyu on the car, raised the official lantern instead, called to open the fence, and hurried to the city gate, which was just the time to open the gate.The door officials only knew that they were out of the city on business, so they didn't have time to investigate.After driving out of the city, the gang of thieves rushed to Ershilipo to face-to-face with all the strong men, and then went to the South China Sea separately.I don't know whether Miaoyu was robbed or humiliated willingly, or died unyielding.

It is only said that there is a nun with Miaoyu in changcui'an. He originally lived in the back of the quiet room and slept until five o'clock. When he heard someone's voice in front, he said that Miaoyu was restless in meditation.Later, I heard a man's footsteps, doors and windows rattling, and wanted to get up to have a look, but my body became weak and lazy to speak, and I didn't hear Miaoyu's words, I just opened my eyes and listened.At dawn, he finally felt clear in his heart, put on his clothes, got up, and asked Taoist mother-in-law to prepare Miaoyu tea, and he went forward to see Miaoyu.Unexpectedly, there is no trace of Miaoyu, and the doors and windows are wide open.Surprised in my heart, I was very suspicious of the sound last night, and said, "Where has he been so early?" When he walked out of the courtyard gate, he saw a soft ladder standing against the wall, and there was a scabbard on the ground, with one arm on the ground, and said: "It's not good, the thief burned the incense last night!" Urgently called people up to check, but the door of the nunnery was still closed.The maids and servants all said: "The gas was smoky last night, and I couldn't get up this morning. What did you ask us to do so early?" The nun said, "I don't know where Master is." Meditating." The nun said: "You are still dreaming, come and see." Everyone didn't know, but they were all busy, opened the door of the nunnery, and found them all over the garden, "I want to come or go to the fourth girl's place. .” Everyone came to knock on the waist door, but Bao Yong scolded them again.The crowd said: "Our master Miao didn't know where he was last night, so we came to look for it. Please open the waist door, old man, and just ask if you have come." Bao Yong said: "Your master has attracted thieves to steal us. He stole it, and he went to use it with the thief." The crowd said: "Amitabha, those who say these words, beware of tongue-cutting hell!" Bao Yong said angrily: "Nonsense, if you make trouble again, I will beat you." Everyone With a smile, Yang said: "please tell me to open the door and let's have a look. If there is no one, I dare not disturb your grandfather." Bao Yong said: "If you don't believe me, you can go find it. If you don't, come back and ask you." Bao Yong said and called out At the waist gate, everyone found Xichun.

Xichun was depressed, thinking, "After Miaoyu left early in the morning, I don't know if I heard our surname Bao's words. I'm afraid I'll offend him again, and I won't come here again. My confidant is gone. Besides, I really can't see anyone now. My parents died early, my sister-in-law disliked me, there was an old lady in my head, after all, she still loved me, and now she is dead, leaving me alone, what will happen!" I thought: "Sister Yingchun was tortured to death, and Sister Shi guarded the patient. My sister is far away, this is all due to fate, and I can't be free. Only Miaoyu is like a wild crane in the clouds, unrestrained. If I can learn from him, I will be lucky. But I am the daughter of an aristocratic family, how can I do what I want. This time I am housekeeper I'm already worried, why is He Yan here? I'm afraid that the wives don't know what's on my mind, what will happen to me in the future?" Thinking of this, he wanted to wring his black hair and want to become a monk.When Caiping heard this, he hurried to persuade him, but he had already twisted half of his hair.

Caiping became more and more busy, and said, "What's so good about not having one thing happen again!" While making a noise, I saw Miaoyu's Taoist woman come to Miaoyu.Asked by the color screen, Yu was taken aback, saying that he had gone early yesterday morning but did not come.When Xichun heard it inside, she hurriedly asked, "Where did it go?" The Taoists told the noise they heard last night, they were smoked by the gas, and there was no Miaoyu this morning, and the soft ladder scabbard in the nunnery said again.Xichun was terrified, thinking of Bao Yong's words yesterday, those robbers must have seen him, and it's unknown if they snatched him last night.But he has always been very lonely, how can he spare his life? "Why didn't you hear it?" The crowd said: "Why didn't you hear! It's just that all of us can't even say a word with our eyes open. It must be the thief who burned the incense. Miao Gu was also stunned by the thief. Stop, can't speak, and there will be many thieves, threatening with knives and sticks, does he dare to shout?" Just as he was talking, Bao Yong yelled at the waist door again, saying: "Hurry up and get these bastard women inside. Get out, close the waist door quickly!" Caiping heard that she was worried, so she had to ask her mother-in-law to go out, and asked someone to close the waist door.Xichun felt even more distressed, but Caiping and others tried to persuade her with courtesy, but still wrapped up half of the silk.Everyone discusses without saying anything, even if Miaoyu was robbed, they don't know about it, and we will wait for the master and wife to come back.The death in Xichun's heart determined the idea of ​​becoming a monk, so let's not mention it for now.

Let's say that when Jia Lian returned to Tiekan Temple, he went to his home to check and count the people who went to the house last night, and if he reported the loss, he returned it.Jia Zheng said, "How did you open it?" Jia Lian presented the list of numbers that Amber remembered, and said, "The things given by the imperial concubine Yuan have been marked. There are also things that others don't have much. It is inconvenient to open them. The nephew took off his filial piety and went out to ask someone to investigate him carefully, so he must find out." Jia Zheng nodded and said nothing after hearing his agreement.Jia Lian went in to see the second Mrs. Xing Wang and discussed, "It's better to persuade the master to go home earlier, otherwise it will be a mess." Mrs. Xing said: "No, we are also in fear here." Jia Lian Said: "We dare not say this, it is my wife's idea and the second master is in agreement." Mrs. Xing discussed with Mrs. Wang.

After a night, Jia Zheng was not at ease, so he sent Baoyu in and said, "Ladies, please go home today and come back in two or three days. The family has already made an appointment, please send someone inside." Mrs. Xing sent a parrot Brother waited for a group of people to accompany the spirit, and sent Zhou Rui's family and others to be the manager, and the rest of the people went back.For a while, I was in a hurry to set up my car and prepare my horse.Jia Zheng waited to say goodbye in front of Jiamu's spirit, and everyone cried again.

When they all got up and were about to leave, they saw Aunt Zhao still crawling on the ground.Aunt Zhou excused him for still crying, so she went to pull him.Unexpectedly, Aunt Zhao's mouth was full of foam, her eyes were erect, and she stuck out her tongue, which frightened her family.Jia Huan came over and yelled.Aunt Zhao woke up and said, "I'm not going back. I'll go south with the old lady." Everyone said: "The old lady is up to you!" The tricksters came to plot against me. ——I thought Ma Daopo wanted to vent my anger, the money was wasted a lot, and no one was killed. Now that I’m back, I don’t know who is plotting against me.”

When everyone heard it, they knew that the mandarin duck was attached to him.The second wife of King Xing watched without saying a word.Only Caiyun and others begged on his behalf: "Sister Yuanyang, you died on your own will, and it has nothing to do with Aunt Zhao, just let him go." Seeing Mrs. Xing here, she dared not say anything else.Aunt Zhao said: "I'm not a mandarin duck, he went to the fairyland long ago. I was sent by the King of Hades to ask me why I used nightmare magic with Mrs. Ma." She said, "Second Grandma Haolian, you Let me say a few words in front of the master here, I have a thousand days of badness and one day is good. Good second mistress, kiss second mistress, it's not that I want to harm you, I was confused for a while, and listened to that old whore's words. " Just as they were making a fuss, Jia Zheng sent someone in to call Huan'er.The women went back and said, "Aunt Zhao is bewitched. The third master is watching." Jia Zheng said, "It's nothing. Let's go first." So the men waited and went back first.Aunt Zhao is still talking nonsense here, and she can't save it for a while.Mrs. Xing was afraid that he would say something again, so she said, "send a few more people here to watch him. Let's go first. When we get to the city, send the doctor out to have a look."Baochai was a kind person, and even though he thought about what he had done to Baoyu, he couldn't bear it, so he secretly entrusted Aunt Zhou to take care of her here.Aunt Zhou is also a good person, so she agreed.Li Wan said, "I'm here too." Mrs. Wang said, "You don't have to." So everyone got up.Jia Huan hurriedly said, "Am I here too?" Mrs. Wang spat, "You fool! You don't know whether your aunt is dead or alive. Do you want to go!" Jia Huan didn't dare to speak.Baoyu said: "My good brother, you can't leave. I went into the city and sent someone to see you." After speaking, they all got into the car and went home.There are only Aunt Zhao, Jia Huan, Parrot and others in the temple.

Mrs. Jia Zhengxing and others arrived home one after another, and cried in the upper room.Lin Zhixiao took everyone from his family to greet Ann, and knelt down.Jia Zheng shouted, "Go! I'll ask you tomorrow!" Sister Feng fainted several times that day, but she couldn't come out to meet her. Only Xichun saw her and felt ashamed.Mrs. Xing ignored him, Mrs. Wang continued as usual, and Li Wan and Baochai held hands and said a few words.Only Youshi said: "Girl, you are worried, but you have taken care of me for several days!" Xichun didn't answer, but her face turned purple.Baochai pulls Youshi and winks, and Youshi and others go back to their houses.Jia Zheng looked at it briefly, sighed, and sat down on the floor in the study without saying a word. He called Jia Lian, Jia Rong, and Jia Yun to give some instructions.Baoyu wanted to accompany Jia Zheng in the study, and Jia Zheng said, "No need." Lan'er still followed his mother, speechless all night.

The next day, Lin Zhixiao went into the study and knelt down early in the morning. Jia Zheng asked about the theft and confessed Zhou Rui, and said: "The yamen caught Bao Er, and the missing list was found around him." Now I am interrogating him, and I want to get this group of thieves on him." Jia Zheng heard this, and said angrily: "The slaves are ungrateful, and they lead the thieves to steal from the master. It's the opposite!" Immediately, he sent people outside the city Zhou Rui was tied up and sent to the Yamen for interrogation.Lin Zhixiao just knelt, not daring to get up.Jia Zheng said, "what are you still kneeling for?" Lin Zhixiao said, "slave should die, please forgive me."Jia Zheng said, "Leave it to the second master Lian to figure it out." Calling Lin Zhixiao, he got up and went out.

Jia Lian knelt down and said a word beside Jia Zheng.Jia Zheng glared and said, "Nonsense! As for the old lady's matter, the silver taels were stolen by thieves. Should the slaves be punished for taking them out?"Jia Zheng said, "How is your daughter-in-law?" Jia Lian knelt down again and said, "It seems that she is useless." Jia Lian sighed and said, "I didn't expect the family fortune to decline. It's like this! Besides, brother Huan is still alive." The temple is sick, and I don't know what the symptoms are. Do you know?" Jia Lian didn't dare to speak.Jia Zheng said: "Send the word, let someone take the doctor to see." Jia Lian hurriedly agreed to come out, and asked someone to take the doctor to Tieshan Temple to see Aunt Zhao.It is unknown whether it is dead or alive, and it will be broken down next time.