The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 169 The fire caused by the Luohan bed
This seems to be quite reasonable when speaking from the relatives' side, but it sounds a bit inconsistent.

Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment. Was this saying that her Baoyu had always been messing around in the boudoir? If there was a conflict between the sisters, was it Baoyu's fault?

How could Jia Cong ruin her Baoyu's reputation in front of her relatives?

After hearing this, Daiyu felt a rush of ironing in her heart. She gazed deeply at him with her full eyes, knowing that Brother Cong was avenging her grievances.

Although she had only lived in Rongguo Mansion for two months at the beginning, she was unwilling to be wronged or give in. Second Master Bao was also very awkward in temperament. They were both young and always had a lot of troubles. .

Just now, when her aunt said this, she felt a little resentful, but it was because she couldn't distinguish such insinuations in front of her elders, and was afraid of being known as a fussy person, but Brother Cong avenged her with just one sentence. Take revenge.

Although it didn't sound like a good thing, Aunt Xue didn't know Baoyu's temperament and didn't know what was wrong with her words. Seeing the awkward atmosphere, she hurriedly said, "It's a good thing that Baoyu will feel sorry for his sister. Sisters just want you to give in." I, I let you get close to me."

Baoyu hurriedly said, "Brother Cong's words make sense. Sisters and sisters can't be wrong. Even if they are wrong, even if I make some concessions, it is still the right thing to do."

Jia Cong was noncommittal and just laughed softly, not taking Baoyu's brotherly attitude into consideration. He was so mocking that even a deaf person could hear it.

Mrs. Wang was so angry that she fell back. Her Baoyu was still young, so it was understandable that she couldn't hear good things to say. Jia Cong actually laughed at her so relentlessly, which showed no brotherhood.

Her face turned green and white, and she felt regretful for coming to this East Mansion. The only thing to blame was the old lady for having too many things, so she was brought to her door for humiliation.

She was about to speak when Jia Cong came back. She hadn't bowed to the old lady yet. She wanted to use this to disgust Jia Cong. When she was about to open her mouth, Jia Cong saw her and said hurriedly, "Okay, that's fine. , I think the sisters in my concubine’s family are very good, and they are even better than mine. Since my concubine came, she stayed for a longer time. The relatives lived together and often moved around, and they were good to each other. There is someone taking care of you.”

Mrs. Wang naturally wanted to keep her sister and her family, but it was not a good idea for her to say this. She had to ask the old lady and Jia Zheng to stay in order to show respect. After hearing this, her resentment subsided a little, and she accepted He led his sister and Baochai forward to salute.

Baochai and Jia Mu were kowtowing too much, and Jia Mu said to Mrs. Wang, "We have a dozen or so rooms in the Lixiang Courtyard in the northeast corner. They have been vacant for a long time. They have been cleaned. It would be great for my concubine, my sister, and my brother to live there." "

Aunt Xue's face, as white as putty, showed a smile. Her original intention was to join her sister and live together, but she had to keep a tight rein on her son. If she lived elsewhere, she was afraid that Xue Pan would indulge in sex and cause trouble. She hurriedly thanked her for her permission. Come down.

Jia Mu smiled and said, "You two sisters have not seen each other for how many years. Living together will make it easier for them to communicate with each other in the future."

Mrs. Wang hurriedly asked Xifeng to arrange for someone to clean the yard. Here, Daiyu saw that it was getting late and said, "Old lady, aunt and others have come all the way. They are tired of traveling and traveling. I am afraid they are all hungry, so why not have a dinner party!" "

"It's getting late, don't leave your relatives hungry, let's have the table set!"

Only then did Jia Mu take a deep look at Jia Cong, and said to Aunt Xue with some pride, "Today, one is to welcome my concubine and Bao Yatou, and the other is that my grandson returns victoriously. Two happy events come together." go."

Aunt Xue naturally joked, "The old lady is lucky to have such a promising grandson. We saw it when we were on the road. The prince led all the civil and military officials from the court to welcome him. It was such a big scene!"

Whether Jia Cong cooperates or not, in the eyes of outsiders, Jia's mother and Yourong have an unbreakable relationship.

The banquet was held in the West Flower Hall. We sat down to eat and had nothing to say.

After the banquet, Jia Cong sat quietly and drank tea. After Daiyu and Youshi sent Mrs. Wang and others away, Xifeng went to Youshi's yard to talk. Only Jia Mu and Jia Cong were left in the West Flower Hall. Only then did Jia Mu begin to cry.

Jia Cong glanced at her indifferently and turned the teacup in his hand boredly, "Old lady, I have two things to say. First, four years ago, the second brother Lian broke into the backyard and I killed the second brother. One of my servants, Baoyu is here again today. I don’t want Yu’er’s face to look bad, and I don’t want to cause trouble for you, the old lady, to look bad either, so I’ll spare the second wife’s life for the time being;

Second, when you return to Xifu, will you take the Arhat bed from Ningxi Hall with you?You are an elder, so I have no objection to it, but Baoyu has sat on this Arhat bed, and it is a bit inappropriate for Yuer to sit on it again. "

You can't be allowed to take someone with you, after all, Yu'er has been sitting on it, but you have to speak clearly.

Mother Jia couldn't care less about her own thoughts, stopped crying, raised her old face with furrows, and said puzzledly, "Why is this necessary? Baoyu is still young, just a child, and the relationship between their sisters... is... Why bother with this?"

Daiyu happened to come in, heard all these words, felt a little uneasy, and sat down on the chair next to Jia Cong.

Jia Cong's tea bowl was placed on the table. Daiyu poured a bowl of tea for him herself. Jia Cong took it and gently patted the back of her hand to express comfort.

"The old lady and the wife are together for the same day, and in the eyes of you guys, Baoyu is just a child for the same day. That's okay! It doesn't interfere with my business.

But it doesn't mean that in everyone's eyes, he is still a child.Whether he grows up or not has nothing to do with me, but the fact is that he has passed the age where men and women cannot sit together.

If the old lady comes next time, I will not turn her away, but Baoyu is not allowed to run to the backyard of Ningguo Mansion again, otherwise, I will not be polite. "

After saying that, Jia Cong called the maid, and Qingwen came over. She didn't dare to look at Jia Cong's stern eyebrows, and just listened to his instructions, "Pass my message to Jia Ping and ask him to move the Arhat bed in Ningxi Hall." There was a fire in the back. Also, whose class is in the second door today? For the sake of the old lady, I will spare my life and only get twenty boards and a three-month monthly fine."

Qingwen was so frightened that her legs were trembling. She said yes, then turned around and ran out as if a ghost had arrived.

Mother Jia was so angry that she fell back. She raised her finger and pointed at Jia Cong, "You... you are an unfilial thing! I heard that you were coming back, so I rushed to pick you up. Baoyu, what did he dissatisfied you about? You This is how he looked on his face..."

"Old lady!" Jia Cong raised his eyelids and looked directly at Jia Mu with ruthless eyes, "You come to take care of me. As a grandson, I am really flattered. How can I be a grandson? I am not a direct grandson. , not to mention he was not born with a jade in his mouth. To be so favored by the old lady is really unsettling for his grandson.

As for Baoyu, no matter who he goes to, he marches straight into their backyard without paying any attention to the defense of men and women. Is this the etiquette that a young man from aristocratic families should have?If it weren't for the old lady today, no matter who it was, I would have taken action long ago, and I still have to wait until now!
I am already protecting his face. Why, does the old lady think that I should ignore the reputation of my legitimate wife, widower, sister-in-law, and young sister to fulfill his big face? "

Seeing that Jia's mother was very angry, Jia Cong calmed down some of his momentum and softened his voice, "Old lady, Baoyu is my grandson's cousin. There is absolutely no reason for my grandson to harm him. When I was observing filial piety in Jiangning in the past, An elder told me that one day the world will teach you the principles that your parents and teachers have never taught you. At that time, the price you have to pay will be high.

Regardless of the reputation of their daughter's family, the old lady and her wife kept Baoyu in the back house with her sisters. This is a matter of the West Mansion, and I have no right to comment on my grandson.

But it's different here in the East Mansion. I don't want to be scolded one day in the future, saying that only the stone lions in front of the East and West Mansion are clean, not even the cats and dogs. This will ruin my reputation as a female family member of the East Mansion! "

Is it that serious?

Jia Mu was shocked three times in a row. She couldn't even care about her anger at this time. She felt a chill in her heart and asked, "Who is chewing such tongue?"

"Since ancient times, the children of seven-year-olds have not been seated together. How can a son of a wealthy family in Beijing be raised in the backyard with his sisters at the age of thirteen or fourteen? How can the old lady care about what others say?
Naturally, the old lady, the master and the wife make the decisions in Xifu. If there are too many, it is not convenient for me to talk about the grandchildren.Previously, Yu'er was not mentioned at the old lady's side because she was young, but from now on, she can no longer be so casual.Baoyu is your cherished treasure, so you can't ignore the lives of your other grandchildren, right? "

Jia's mother looked at Jia Cong in shock. She had lived a long life. From the time she entered this family to be her great-grandson's daughter-in-law, she now has a grandson's daughter-in-law of her own. It has been 50 years since her death and she has never had a grandson's daughter-in-law. The junior had never spoken to her so rudely.

However, this competitive tone made her angry!

Jia Mu took this as Jia Cong's dissatisfaction with Baoyu, and the reason for her dissatisfaction was naturally that she doted on Baoyu too much and ignored the feelings of other grandchildren, including Jia Cong.

In fact, there is a faint answer in my heart, and my reason tells me that it is not that simple, but people tend to deceive themselves, and Jia Mu is no exception.

"I love Baoyu, why didn't I care about your life and death? Didn't I care about the quarrel between you and your eldest father and your wife? I couldn't care less about everyone in this big family. Come on. You have your own parents. Some things have gone too far. When it comes to me, how can I not care about it? "

As Jia Mu spoke, she burst into tears again, with runny nose and tears. Yuanyang and Daiyu felt very pitiful at such an old age, and Daiyu couldn't help but look at Jia Cong.

Jia Cong held the tea cup and stared at the tea soup inside. His long eyelashes cast two shadows on his eye sockets, making it difficult for people to see his expression. He was not like other descendants who would go up to the tea soup once they made their elders angry. He kowtows to apologize, but sits quietly.

A look of indifference.

For a long time, Jia Mu herself cried a little bit regretfully, and she had no way to go down. She felt a little resentful towards Jia Cong, but she also thought that this child had never been close to her, so she probably didn't know how to show filial piety. He found a reason to excuse Jia Cong.

Yuanyang hurriedly wiped away her tears and advised, "Old lady, it would be nice if you could love Mr. Cong more in the future. How can there be an overnight feud between grandparents and grandchildren?"

Jia Cong raised his eyes and looked at Yuanyang. He had a bee-waisted shoulder, a duck-oval face, black hair, a high nose, and a few freckles on both sides of his cheeks. His voice was as clear and sweet as an oriole's. The golden mandarin duck in "A Dream of Red Mansions" is Jia Mu's right and left hand. When Jia Mu plays cards, she sits next to her and makes suggestions; when Jia Mu holds a banquet, she sits down and acts as the commander.

There is no profound meaning in what he said.

What the old lady wanted to say but couldn't say, she helped her say it. She was really a considerate little cotton-padded jacket to the old lady.

Seeing Jia Cong looking over, Yuanyang's eyes were lowered. On his plain-skinned cheeks, his beautiful nose and rhombus-shaped lips were slightly raised, showing a bit of coquettishness.

"There is no overnight feud!"

It's a blood feud!
How could he not know what Jia Mu wanted to say to him when he stayed here? There was no need to explain what happened in the past. The most useless thing in the world was explanation. If you take a person's feelings into consideration, you will not let him down from the beginning. Since you have been ruthless If the ground is hurt, there is no need to explain anymore.

Perhaps, to a certain extent, he and Daiyu belong to the same type of people, and they care about each other's heart.

The Jia family had never treated him as a son, so he would not lick his face and beg to be treated as a grandson. His mother used scissors to cut off the blood ties. How could he live up to his mother's life and protect her?
"Old lady, it's getting late. I'll ask Sister-in-law Feng to come over and serve the old lady!" Jia Cong couldn't help but tell the maid to call Xifeng.

Jia's mother also gave up when she saw good things. As long as Jia Cong could say "there is no overnight feud", the rest would be easy to deal with. Over time, she was not afraid that Jia Cong's heart would not be warmed.

Besides, she didn't expect Jia Cong to be as filial to her as Baoyu. As long as he listened to her, took the overall situation into consideration, and maintained the superficial harmony and intimacy, it was enough.

If there is more, we will talk about it later.

Without saying anything about sending the old lady there in person, Jia Cong and Dai Yu watched the old lady's car drive away. The couple looked at each other, seeing smiles in each other's eyes, and walked back to the house together.

In Ningxi Hall, the Arhat bed had been carried out and seemed empty. After Daiyu saw it, she was inevitably a little worried, "Throw away the mattress and put the bed away in the warehouse and don't use it anymore. Why make a fuss and look back?" There’s something to say over there.”

"How can we be sneaky? If we look back, people will think that we are going for the old lady. Today I made it clear. Even if I want to say something over there, it will be limited, so that no one will do the work on the word filial piety."

It's best to work on Baoyu's head. It's logical that it's Baoyu's fault.

"Are you also afraid?" Daiyu's fingers gently poked Jia Cong's chest. Jia Cong smiled softly, caught her snow-white catkin, and cleared his throat, "It's getting late, I have to get up early tomorrow. It’s time to go to court, take a rest early!”

Daiyu's heart trembled. On their wedding day, they were in Yangzhou. After the wedding ceremony, brother Cong rested in the study. Today...she was so nervous that she couldn't even move.

Seeing this, Jia Cong picked her up and walked towards the suite.

Although nothing can be done for the time being, it should be a normal thing for couples to sleep in the same bed and be intimate.

A fire broke out in the backyard of the East Mansion. The mahogany Kirin Arhat bed filled the yard with fragrant incense. The fire was rising and the smoke was billowing. Even the West Mansion could see it. The large fire light alarmed both houses, and they thought they were gone. water.

Mrs. Wang would recite Buddhist scriptures several times before going to bed every day. Ever since Baoyu was born, the master rarely came to rest in her yard. On the other hand, Aunt Zhao always asked for water at night, and she knew how many times a night she wanted.

Although she is in her late fifties, she is still a few years away from turning 50. With such a long time in the open and daily moisturizing, even if she is a wooden person, she will sometimes get a little angry.

Hearing another voice chirping under the window sill, Mrs. Wang felt annoyed. She shouted with a straight face, "Caixia, go and see, what happened again?"

Before she could finish her words, a firelight shone on the window. Mrs. Wang stood up in shock and hurriedly ran outside, asking nervously, "What's going on?"

"Madam, I heard that there was a flood in Dongfu!"

At this time, Jia Mu's carriage arrived at the entrance of Chuihua Gate. She heard people shouting "Dongfu is in trouble" everywhere in the house. When the old lady got out of the car, she glanced eastward and saw that in the dark night, the original Tianxiang Tower That piece of fire covered the sky, reflecting a red light above. Real smoke filled the air, and there was a burst of mahogany fragrance.

"Old lady, what's going on? Is there water in Dongfu?" Xifeng didn't know why. She looked at it for a while. Now is the season when the east wind blows. Don't get burned.

Jia Mu held Yuanyang's hand out of the car and walked in slowly, her heart was heavy. Just now, the bastard said that he would bring her the Arhat bed where Baoyu had been sitting, and then gave orders to others. He took it to burn it, and he actually burned it.

If word of this spreads out, how will her treasure be honored?

It's just that that bastard has a very high official power now. Maybe he remembers his bitch mother's things and doesn't take her seriously, so she can only endure it for now.

Xifeng helped Jia Mu go in and saw her sullen face. She didn't know what made Jia Cong so angry with the old lady just now. She didn't even care about the leakage of water in the house, so she couldn't help but worry.

It can't be burned down, right?

Just as he was about to ask, Yuanyang pulled Xifeng aside and told her not to ask. Governor Xifeng had a reason, so he swallowed his words.

Just after entering Rongqing Hall, Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang, and even Jia Lian came together. Li Wan, Baoyu, Yingchun and Tanchun were also standing under the eaves of the corridor, looking in the direction of the East Mansion, extremely anxious. .

A group of people saw Jia Mu and rushed to greet her, "Old lady, it seems that the water in Dongfu has gone out. My son has sent someone to ask."

Jia Mu said "hmm" and looked unconcerned. This made Mrs. Wang very happy. She was also worried that Jia Cong would take away the old lady's love for Baoyu. At the moment, it seemed that the old lady clearly cared about Dongfu. A look of deep disgust.

It's best to just burn it all down.

A group of people served Jia Mu into the Rongqing Hall. When Jia Mu sat down on the Arhat bed, she was dazed for a while and sat down with deep thoughts.

Mrs. Wang stepped forward holding the handkerchief and asked with a smile, "Old lady, what's going on? If Brother Cong said something unpleasant, for the sake of his young age, the old lady should be lenient and don't be angry. Get rid of your body!"

The old lady raised her eyes and looked at Mrs. Wang, seeing wrinkles in her eyes from laughter on her fair face. She took a deep breath and swallowed what she wanted to say.

Brother Cong said unpleasant words, but these words were all about Baoyu.

At this time, people from Lin Zhixiao's family came in and reported, "Old lady, master, madam, there is no water leaking from Dongfu, there is something burning!"

Jia Zheng was stunned for a moment, what to burn?It’s not a new year or a holiday!
Mrs. Wang asked angrily, "What could be burning so thickly and smokey in the middle of the night? It made the whole family uneasy and even shocked the old lady!"

"They said they burned the Arhat bed in Ningxi Hall. They said over there..." Lin Zhixiao's family glanced at Mrs. Wang and pursed her lips. She really didn't dare to say the next words.

Jia Mu waved her hands and said, "If you want to burn it, let them burn it!"

Mrs. Wang couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Jia Cong's side had gone so far that the Arhat bed where the old lady had sat couldn't accommodate it and had to be burned?
If this is the case, Jia Cong's reputation as unfilial will be confirmed.

Don't say that he left because of his bad luck. Even if he sat on the dragon throne, he had to get off obediently.

"It's a good Arhat bed. Why burn it?"

Mrs. Wang asked in a gentle voice, with a cold and stern light shining from her triangular eyes, pressing towards Lin Zhixiao's family.

Lin Zhixiao's family was forced to say, "I heard that it was the Arhat bed that Second Master Bao sat on, and the female family members of the Dongfu could no longer sit on it. Third Master Cong ordered it to be burned down!"

In fact, the original words from the Dongfu were that Third Master Cong was dissatisfied with Second Master Bao for soiling Third Grandma's Arhat bed, but the Lin Zhixiao family did not dare to say this so bluntly.

(End of this chapter)