Dream of the Red Mansion

But it was said that Daiyu and her sisters went to Mrs. Wang's place, and saw Mrs. Wang and her brothers and sisters-in-law's envoys discussing housework, and said that her aunt's family had been killed in a lawsuit.Seeing Mrs. Wang's complicated affairs, the sisters came out and came to the widow's sister-in-law Li's room.

It turns out that this Li family is Jia Zhu's wife.Although Zhu died young, a son survived, named Jia Lan, who is five years old now and has already entered school to study.This Li family is also the daughter of a famous eunuch in Jinling. Her father's name is Li Shouzhong.Since Li Shouzhong inherited it, he said that "women have virtue without talent", so when Li Shi was born, he was not asked to study very much, but just listed some lt;lt;Nvsishugt;gt;, lt;lt; Three or four kinds of books, such as Biography of Women>, lt; Collection of Xianyuan> and so on, have enabled him to recognize a few characters and remember these virtuous women from the previous dynasty, that's all, but he only uses spinning and well mortar as an example. Yao, because it was named Li Wan, with the word Gongcai.Therefore, although Li Wan was young and widowed, and his home was surrounded by the splendor, he was like a dead wood and dead ashes.Although Daiyu is here as a guest today, with such sisters accompanying her every day, she has nothing to worry about except her father.

Now let's talk about Yu Village, because of the supplementary award of Yingtian Mansion, a life lawsuit came to the case as soon as he got off the horse.At that time, Yucun sent the plaintiff to come for trial.The plaintiff said: "The person who was beaten to death was the owner of the villain. Because I bought a girl that day, I didn't want to be sold by a kidnapper. The kidnapper had already obtained my family's silver, and my young master originally said that it would be good on the third day." Days later, he entered the door again. The kidnapper was quietly sold to the Xue family again. We found out, went to find the seller, and snatched the girl. However, the Xue family was originally a tyrant in Jinling, relying on wealth and power, and all the slaves beat my little master. Dead. The murderous master and servant have all fled without a trace, leaving only a few outsiders. The villain has sued for a year, but no one is the master. I hope the master will arrest the murderer and cut the evil Eliminate the evil to save the orphans and widows, the deceased will be grateful to God!"

After hearing this, Yucun said angrily: "How can there be such a fart! If you kill someone, you will go away for nothing, and you can't get it again!" Where to hide it, and then move the sea to catch the documents.When he was about to issue a signature, he saw a door standing next to the case winking, implying that he would not be allowed to issue a signature.Yucun was very suspicious, so he had to stop, and immediately retreated to the secret room. All the attendants retreated, leaving only the door to serve.The door hurriedly came up to say hello, and asked with a smile: "The master has been increasing his official position and salary, but he has forgotten me in the past eight or nine years?" The master really forgets things so much, he forgot the place of his birth, and doesn't remember what happened in the gourd temple?" Yucun was shocked when he heard this, and then he remembered the past.It turned out that this door was originally a young novice monk in the Calabash Temple. Because he had nowhere to live after being burned, he wanted to go to another temple to practice, but he couldn't bear the cold and cold environment. He thought that this business would be easy and lively, so he saved money in his old age. Fat, filled the door.Yucun expected it to be him, so they hurriedly joined hands and said with a smile, "So it's an old friend." Let's sit down again for a good talk.This door dare not sit.Yu Cun said with a smile, "Don't forget the poor and humble friends. You and I are also old friends. The second is that this is a private room. If you want to have a long talk, why not sit?" up.

Yucun asked why he didn't want to issue a visa.The door said: "Since the master has been honored to be appointed to this province, didn't he copy a copy of the province. Can the official protection talisman come?" Yucun hurriedly asked, "What is the official protection talisman? I don't know." The door said: "It's not bad! Even if you don't know this, how can you do it for a long time! Nowadays, everyone who is a magistrate has a private list, on which is written the names and surnames of the most powerful, rich and noble gentry in the province. All the same, if you don't know, if you offend such a family for a while, not only the official title, but also your life may not be saved! So the nickname is "Official Protection Talisman". The Xue family mentioned just now, how did the master provoke him! He There is nothing difficult about this lawsuit, it is because it is all about love and respect, so it is so." While speaking, he took out a copy from his pocket.The official protection talisman came and handed it to Yucun. When I looked at it, it was all the proverbs and customs of the famous families of the local rich and famous eunuchs.Its word-of-mouth ranking is clearly written, and all the notes below are from the ancestors, officials and ranks.Shi Shi also copied a piece of paper, according to what Shi Shang wrote:

Jia is not fake, white jade is the horse of Tang Jin. (After Ningguo Rongguo Ergong, there are a total of [-] houses. Ning Rong personally sent eight houses outside the capital, and now the original residents have twelve houses.)

Efang Palace, three hundred miles away, cannot accommodate a history of Jinling. (After Baoling Hou Shangshuling Shigong, there are eighteen houses in total, ten houses are currently inhabited in the capital, and eight houses are currently living in the original place.)

There is a shortage of white jade beds in the East China Sea, so the Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling. (After Du Taiwei ruled the county uncle and prince, there were twelve houses in total, the second house in the capital, and the rest were registered.)

In a good year, there is heavy snow, and pearls are like earth and gold is like iron. (After Xue Gong, Ziwei's family, she is now in charge of the financial banker of the inner government, with a total of eight housing units.)

Yucun hadn't finished watching it yet, and suddenly heard a rumor that someone reported: "Master Wang is here to worship." Hearing that, Yucun hurriedly put on clothes and went out to greet him.When I had time to eat, Fang came back and asked carefully.The disciple said: "These four families are all connected and related. If one is damaged, all are damaged, and if one is prospered, all are prospered. They support and cover up, and they all take care of them."Today's accusation of beating someone to death is due to the heavy snow in a good year.snow too.Not only relying on these three families, but also many of his family friends and relatives who are all outside.

Who will the master take now?When Yucun heard this, he smiled and asked the door.If you say so, how did you end the case?You probably also know the direction where the murderer is hiding?

Menzi laughed and said, "To tell you the truth, not only do I know the direction of the murderer, I also know the kidnapper, and the buyer of the dead ghost knows it well. Let me explain to the master in detail: this dead ghost who was beaten is The son of a small local gentry named Feng Yuan, his parents died early and he had no brothers, and he was the only one living with a small estate. When he was eighteen or nineteen years old, he loved masculinity and hated women the most. In his previous life, he happened to meet this kidnapper selling a girl, so he immediately fell in love with this girl and decided to buy her as a concubine. He swore that he would never marry a man again, and would never marry a second one, so he passed the door after three days. Who knew this kidnapper He also secretly sold it to Xue's family, intending to steal the money from the two families, and then fled to other provinces. Who knows, he never escaped, and the two families caught him and beat him to death. Did Mr. Xue belong to someone, so he ordered his subordinates to beat Mr. Feng to pieces, carried him home and died in three days. This Mr. Xue had already chosen a date to go to Beijing. A few days ago, I met this girl by chance, intending to buy it and go to Beijing, who knows what happened. After beating Mr. Feng and taking the girl away, he was fine and just took his family and walked his way. Here I have brothers and servants here to take care of it, and it is not worth running away for such trivial matters. Not to mention, who is the girl you are going to sell, sir?" Yucun laughed and said, "How do I know." Menzi sneered Said: "This man is considered to be the master's great benefactor! He is the lady of Master Zhen who lives next to the calabash temple, and her name is Yinglian." Yucun said indifferently: "So it is him! I heard that he was raised until the age of five. People kidnapped it, but now they come to sell it?"

Menzi said: "This kind of kidnapper only steals five or six-year-old children and raises them in a secluded place. When they are eleven or twelve years old, they will save their appearance and take them to other places for resale. Back then, we coaxed Yinglian to be stubborn every day. Even though seven or eight years have passed, now that he is twelve or thirteen years old, although his appearance is better, his general appearance has not changed, and he is easy to recognize by acquaintances. Besides, there is a little rouge between his eyebrows the size of a grain of rice. , brought from the womb, so I recognize it. The kidnapper rented my house to live in. That day the kidnapper was not at home, and I asked him. He was scared by the kidnapper, so I dare not tell. He only said that the kidnapper was his own father, and he sold him because he had no money to repay the debt. I coaxed him again and again, and he cried again, just saying, "I don't remember when I was a child!" He looked at each other, exchanged the silver, and the kidnapper was drunk. He sighed to himself, "I'm full of sins today!" Then I heard Mr. Feng's order to pass the door three days later, and he turned sad again. I couldn't bear the scene. , Waiting for the kidnapper to go out, he ordered his wife to explain him: Mr. Feng will come to pick him up at a certain date, so we know that he will not treat him like a maid.

What's more, he is a man of unremarkable character, his family is quite well-off, and he is accustomed to loathing the guests the most. Now he bought you at a high price, and the future is self-evident.It only lasts for three or two days, so why worry!After hearing this, he just relieved his worries a little bit, and he got what he got from it.Unexpectedly, there will be such unsatisfactory things in the world. On the second day, he sold it to the Xue family again.It's okay if you sell it to the second person, this is Mr. Xue's mixed name.Dumb King is the first person in the world to play with sex, and he made money like dirt, so he beat him up, dragged him to death, dragged Yinglian away, and now he doesn't know whether he will live or die.This Mr. Feng was so happy that he tried to think about it for nothing, but spent money and died, how can you not sigh!

Yucun heard this, and sighed: "This is also their evil encounter, and it's not accidental. Otherwise, why did Feng Yuan only focus on this Yinglian? This Yinglian has been tortured by the kidnapper for several years, and she got her way. And he is a sentimental one. It would be a beautiful thing if they could get together, but this happened again. This Xue family is richer than Feng's family. Thinking about his personality, naturally there are many concubines and concubines, and there is no limit to Feng Yuan's love for one person This is just a dreamy love, just meeting a pair of poor-fated children. Don’t talk about him, just look at this lawsuit, how can we judge it?” Menzi laughed and said: “The master was so clear back then, why has he become a man today? People who have no idea! The young man heard that the master's promotion to this position is also due to the power of the Jia family's palace. This Xue Pan is a relative of the Jia family. Why don't the master go along with the current and make a wholehearted favor, and settle the case in the future? I might as well go to see Jia's palace." Yucun said: "You are right. But it's a matter of human life. Thanks to the emperor's grace, he was reinstated. It's really a rebirth. When I'm trying my best to repay him, how can I do it for personal gain? And abolishing the law? I really can't bear to do it." Menzi listened and sneered: "What the master said is not a big truth, but it's just that it can't be done in the world today."Don't you hear that the ancients said: a man moves with the times, and he said.

Those who seek good luck and avoid evil are gentlemen. According to the master, not only can't serve the court, but also can't protect themselves, so you have to think twice.

Yucun lowered his head for a long time, and Fang said, "How about you?" The door said: "The villain has already thought of a very good idea here: the master will sit in the hall tomorrow, just bluff, and use documents to sign and get people. The original culprit is natural." It is impossible to get it, the plaintiff must definitely take a few members of the Xue family and servants to torture. The younger one secretly mediated, so that they reported a sudden illness and died, and ordered the family and the local government to hand over a bond The master only said that he was kind enough to help Luan to invite the immortals, and set up a shaman altar in the hall, so that the soldiers and civilians could just look at it. The master said: The shamans approved it. Encounter, should be over. Xue Pan has already suffered from an unknown disease, and died after being pursued by Feng Hun.

All the disasters were caused by a certain person who kidnapped the child. The person who was kidnapped was originally from a certain surname in a certain township, and he was dealt with according to the law.The villain secretly entrusts the kidnapper to trick him.Everyone saw that the shaman's comments were consistent with the kidnapper's, and the rest were naturally true.The Xue family has plenty of money, so the master can cut off one thousand or five hundred, and pay for the burning and burial with the Feng family.There are no important people in the Feng family, but it's just for money. Seeing that they have this money, they have nothing to say.Master, how do you think about this plan? "Yucun smiled." Not right, not right.Wait for me to think it over again, or I can convince my mouth. "The two discussed it, it was getting late, there was nothing else to say.

On the next day, I sat in the hall and hooked up a famous criminal. Yucun interrogated him in detail. It turned out that the Feng family was sparsely populated, but they wanted to get more money for burning and burial. decision.Yucun bent the law for his own sake and judged the case indiscriminately.The Feng family got a lot of money for burning and burying, so they had nothing to say.After Yucun settled the case, he wrote two letters in a hurry, and joined Jia Zheng with Wang Ziteng, the governor of the capital, but said, "The matter of your nephew is over, so don't worry about it."This matter was all reported by the novice monk in the Gourd Temple, and Yucun was afraid that he would tell others about his poor and humble days, so he felt very unhappy, and later he found something wrong and sent him away from afar. Just stop.

There is no mention of Yucun at the moment.In addition, Mr. Xue, who bought Yinglian and killed Feng Yuan, was also from Jinling, and he was originally a family of scholars.

It's just that Mr. Xue lost his father when he was young, and his widowed mother pitied him that he was an orphan, so he spoiled and indulged him, so he became a boss and became a millionaire.This Mr. Xue's scientific name is Xue Pan, and he has a luxurious temperament and arrogant speech since he was five years old.Although he also went to school, he only knows a few words, and he just fights cocks and horses all day long, and travels around mountains and rivers.Although he is an imperial businessman, he doesn't know anything about the economic affairs of the world, but he relies on his grandfather's old love, the household department puts up a false name, and receives money and grain.

The widowed mother, Wang Shi, is the younger sister of Wang Ziteng, the current military governor of the capital, and the wife of Jia Zheng of the Rongguo Mansion, Wang Shi.There is also a daughter, two years younger than Xue Pan, whose baby name is Baochai, who is born with beautiful muscles and bones and elegant manners.

At that time, his father was in Japan, and he loved this girl so much that he made her read and write, which was ten times better than her brother's.After his father's death, seeing that his elder brother couldn't cling to his mother's bosom, he stopped taking calligraphy as his business, and only paid attention to needlework and family planning, so as to relieve his mother's worries and labors.Recently, because of the advocacy of poetry and etiquette, the search for talents, and the long grace of the world, in addition to the selection of concubines, all the daughters of official officials and famous families are all named Dabu, so that they can be selected as princesses and princesses to attend school and serve as talents A job of praise.Second, since the death of Xue Pan's father, all the business bureaus, general managers, and associates in the provinces, seeing that Xue Pan was young and ignorant of the world, took advantage of the opportunity to abduct Xue Pan, and several businesses in the capital were gradually consumed.Xue Pansu heard that Duzhong is the most prosperous place, and was thinking about a visit, so he took this opportunity, one to see off his sister to be selected, two to visit relatives, and three to settle the old accounts by himself, and then calculate new ones, -In fact, it means to visit the scenery of Shangguo.Therefore, I have already packed my down clothes, and presented all kinds of native goods and favors to relatives and friends, and I will definitely get up some day, I don't want to meet a kidnapper and resell Yinglian.Seeing that Yinglian was born well, Xue Pan decided to buy him, but when the Feng family came to snatch him, he ordered his slaves to beat Feng Yuan to death because of his force.He entrusted the family affairs one by one to the family members and several old family members, and then he took his mother and sister and went on a long journey.He actually regarded the lawsuit of human life as a trifling matter, and spent a lot of bad money on it, and it would never end.

I don't remember the day on the road.When he was about to enter the capital that day, he heard that his uncle Wang Ziteng had been promoted to the control of the nine provinces, and he was ordered to leave the capital to check the border.Xue Pan rejoiced in his heart and said: "I was worried about going to Beijing to be under the jurisdiction of my uncle who is a direct relative. I can't spend it freely, but now I have been promoted again. I know that God obeys people's wishes." Yin discussed with his mother: "We in Beijing Although there are a few houses in the house, it's just that no one has lived in Beijing for the past ten years, so the guards have secretly rented them out to others, so we have to ask a few people to clean them first." His mother said: "Why do you have to be so ostentatious! When we came to Beijing, we were supposed to visit relatives and friends first, or stay at your uncle's house, or your uncle's house. The houses of his two families are very cheap. We can live there first, and then we can slowly move in. Go clean it up, why don't you stop." Xue Pan said: "Now that my uncle is promoted to other provinces, the family will naturally get up in a hurry, and we are rushing around in this time, don't we have no eyes." His mother said: " Although your uncle's house has been promoted, there is still your uncle's house. Besides, in the past few years, your uncle and aunt have always brought letters and books to pick us up. Now that we are here, although your uncle is busy getting up, you Jia My aunt may not stay with us. We are busy tidying up the house, isn't it strange? But I know what you mean. Living with your uncle and aunt will keep you tight. Why don't you live separately, so arbitrary Shi Wei. Since you are like this, you can choose a house to live in. I have been away from your aunt and sisters for a few years, but we have to stay together for a few days. I will take your sister to your aunt's house. How about you Okay?" Seeing what his mother said, Xue Pan couldn't help but order his husband to come all the way to Rongguo Mansion.

At that time, Mrs. Wang knew about Xue Pan's lawsuit, and thanks to Jia Yucun's settlement, she was relieved.I also saw that my elder brother was in short supply after being promoted, and I was worried that I had lost the relatives of my natal family, which made me feel a little lonely.After a few days, the family suddenly reported: "The aunt brought her brothers and sisters to Beijing with her family, and they are getting off the car outside the door." The delighted Mrs. Wang hurriedly brought her daughter-in-law and others, took them out of the hall, and took Aunt Xue and others to the house. I took it in.When the sisters met in their twilight years, needless to say, they were full of sorrows and joys, weeping and laughing.Busy, he invited Jiamu to meet again, and offered all kinds of human favors and land objects.I met the furniture guy, and I was busy and took care of the table to meet the wind.

Xue Pan has already met Jia Zheng, and Jia Lian led him to meet Jia Amnesty, Jia Zhen and so on.Jia Zheng sent someone to come up and say to Mrs. Wang, "my aunt is old enough, and my nephew is young and doesn't know the way of the world. I'm afraid there will be trouble if I live outside. There are a dozen or so rooms in Lixiangyuan in the northeast corner of our house. I'm free for cleaning. Well, it would be great to invite my aunt and sisters to stay here." Before Mrs. Wang could stay, Mother Jia also sent someone to say, "Please stay here with my aunt, so that we can be more intimate" and so on.Aunt Xue was about to live together, so she could hold her son tighter. If she lived elsewhere, she was afraid that he would indulge in sex and cause trouble, so she hurriedly thanked her for agreeing.He also explained to Mrs. Wang privately: "It is a common law to exempt all the daily expenses and provide them." Mrs. Wang knew that his family was not difficult, so she followed her wish.From then on, Xue's mother and son lived in Lixiangyuan.

It turned out that this Lixiangyuan was the resting place of Duke Rong in his later years. It was small and exquisite, with about ten houses, complete with front hall and back room.Another gate leads to the street, and Xue Pan's family uses this gate to enter and exit.There is a corner door in the southwest, leading to a narrow passage, and the east side of Mrs. Wang's main house is on the way out.

Every day, after dinner, or at night, Aunt Xue would come to chat with Mrs. Jia or talk to Mrs. Wang.Baochai and Daiyu Yingchun waited together, reading books, playing chess, or doing needlework, but they were also very happy.It's just Xue Pan's original intention, he didn't want to live in Jia's house, but he was afraid that his uncle would make an appointment to detain him, and he would be uncomfortable. But his mother insisted on staying here, and he was very diligent in staying in the house, so he had to stay temporarily. Make people clean out of their houses, and then move there.Unexpectedly, since I lived here for less than a month, all the nephews and nephews in the Jiazhai clan have already known half of them. , and even gathered to gamble and go whoring, gradually becoming omnipotent, and the seduced Xue Pan was ten times worse than before.Although Jia Zheng is good at training his sons and governing his family well, one is that there are too many elders in the clan to take care of them, and the other is that the current patriarch is Jia Zhen, who is the eldest grandson of the Ning Mansion and is now taking over his post. In charge, the three public and private affairs are complicated, and the nature is unrestrained and unrestrained. He does not take mundane affairs as his priority. In his spare time, he just reads books and plays chess. He doesn't mind other things.

What's more, the Pear Fragrance Courtyard is separated by two buildings, and the street gate is opened separately, so you can come and go as you please, so these children can feel at ease, so the idea of ​​moving away is gradually eliminated.