The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 259 Baoyu is dying, Jia Huan makes up for it
At night, Baoyu fell asleep in a daze, as if Qin was in front of him, waving to him, so he wandered leisurely and followed Qin to a place.

Seeing Zhulan, white rocks, green trees and clear streams, it is really a rare place to meet people, and the flying dust can't be found.

Baoyu was happy in her dream and thought: "It's interesting here. I am here to stay with her for the rest of my life. Even if I lose my home, I am willing to do it. It is better than being beaten and scolded by my parents and master every day."

In the midst of his thoughts, he saw another person walking out of nowhere. She was as beautiful as the Qin family and had a unique aloof temperament. When Baoyu saw this fairy girl, she was so happy that she stepped forward to bow and asked, "Sister Fairy, I don't know where I came from. Where are you going now? I don't know where this is. I hope you can carry it with me."

The fairy girl smiled and said, "Since you came here with my sister Keqing, how could you not know that this place is above the Lihen Heaven, in the sea of ​​sorrow, in the illusory realm of Fangchun Mountain's Qianxiang Cave? I am the fairy girl of Jinghuan. . Now that you two are destined to be together, I will betroth my sister to you, and we can take advantage of this good time to get married."

With that said, he pushed Baoyu into the room, closed the door and went away.

Baoyu was in a trance, turned around and saw Keqing, dressed in splendid clothes, sitting on the bed, looking at him shyly. Baoyu was so happy that he rushed towards Keqing, pulled down his pants and kissed him. He was about to enter the port when he saw himself at first glance He actually hugged a white skeleton, screamed in fright, and rolled off the bed.

Xiren was so frightened that he hurriedly called someone and carried Baoyu to the bed. When he touched it, the bottom of his hand was cold and wet, but it was different from the past. There was a large pool of it, several times as much as before. Xiren already knew that As a person in charge of human affairs, this bluff is no small matter, so I sent someone to report it to Mrs. Wang.

After Baoyu woke up, he became more and more dazed. As soon as he closed his eyes, Qin was waving to him from the front, and he followed. The scene in the dream came over and over again, and every time a big puddle came out. This happened several times. Baoyu himself was like the skeleton in the dream. He had a fever at night, was drenched with semen, coughed up phlegm with blood, and became very sick.

Rongguo Mansion asked for doctors everywhere, and even Jia Zheng couldn't sit still. Mrs. Wang was helpless and begged Jia Zheng to hire the Qin family to be Baoyu's wife. Jia Zheng had no choice but to agree. It was urgent to save his life now. I have to put my face aside.

Qin Ye never dreamed that things would be like this. He approached Jia Zheng with the purpose of trying to break off the engagement so that his daughter could marry a good family and have someone to rely on.

After all, the Jia family is also a wealthy and distinguished family, so how can they do things so shamelessly? His daughter is Jia Rong's daughter, and now she wants to marry her uncle. What's the reason?
Qin Ye refused without saying a word. When he saw Jia Zheng again in the Yamen, he did not give Jia Zheng a good look and pretended that he had not seen that the colleague who had once had a good time over wine had changed his attitude. Jia Zheng was so ashamed that he was ashamed.

He wanted to explain a few words, but Jia Zheng was a Taoist scholar, so he couldn't explain anything out loud. He couldn't help but regret it. After the incident with Xiao Junzi, he should have beaten Baoyu to death.

When he returned to Jia's house, he did not go to Mrs. Wang's room, but went straight to Aunt Zhao's room. He happened to see Jia Huan come back and talk to Aunt Zhao in a formal and polite manner. In the past, Aunt Zhao would often scold her. Now, being treated like this by Jia Huan, he felt restrained.

When Jia Huan saw Jia Zheng coming in, he stood up to greet him and saluted, "I've met my father!"

His actions were generous and dignified. Jia Zheng saw this and his heart felt anxious. He twirled his beard under his chin and asked, "I had a holiday in the first ten days. Why didn't I see you back?"

"Replying to my father, my son's homework is not as good as his classmates. He has no face to come back to see his parents. He originally didn't plan to come back this ten days. He came back after hearing that brother Baoyu was seriously ill. Just now, my son went to see brother Baoyu. He was really worried!"

When Jia Zheng heard the mention of Baoyu, he looked unhappy and said unhappily, "Why mention him?"

Jia Huan just heard what his mother said about Baoyu. The old lady and his wife actually wanted to marry another girl for Baoyu. This made Jia Huan find it incredible. If this matter happened, it would be extremely embarrassing and he would be embarrassed in the future. The face is dull.

Jia Huan said, "Father, there is one more thing my son has come back this time. There are many clubs formed in the school, some specializing in the Four Books, and some focusing on the Five Classics. My son has already started to read the Four Books. Mr. Qian'er asked us to think about it. The Five Classics Which subject should I choose? My son didn’t know how to choose, so he asked his father to help him make up his mind.”

Jia Zheng said subconsciously, "It would be great if Brother Cong was here. He could help you make an idea."

Jia Huan is now studying outside, receiving education from famous teachers, and there are many outstanding talents among his classmates. He has been deeply influenced by it, and his vision is incomparable with before. His understanding of Jia Zheng has deepened.

"My son plans to choose "Etiquette"."

Jia Zheng asked Jia Huan with his eyes, seemingly surprised, why did he choose "Li"?
"A family like ours has been illustrious and prosperous for hundreds of years. My son is always worried about the joy and sorrow of his life. Something like that happened to the eldest master before. My son thought about it for a long time. Our family has been favored by the emperor, even if he does not think of loyalty to the emperor. To serve the country, you must at least observe etiquette so that you can live up to the emperor's kindness.

This is what my son was thinking about, so he decided to choose "Rites", and he hoped that his father would give him advice! "

Jia Zheng was very pleased, nodded slightly, and said, "Then choose "Rites"!"

Suddenly thinking of the elder and Baoyu, just as Jia Huan said, if these two people could observe etiquette, how could such an unnecessary disaster happen?
Just when he thought about it, he heard Jia Huan ask, "Father, my son has an idea. I don't know whether he should say it or not."

Jia Zheng was now very satisfied with this concubine. He was much kinder and no longer stern. He said, "Tell me, what should and should not be said between father and son?"

"My son thinks that Brother Baoyu is like this because he doesn't go to school. If he were in the academy and dealing with his husband and classmates all day long, there would be no such thing. I heard that it was the old man's birthday, and Brother Lian even went ahead to help arrange the guests. Why did Brother Baoyu go to the backyard and meet the female family members?
This is also the reason for not observing etiquette! "

Aunt Zhao listened on the sidelines and was very happy. She thought it would be best for the master to beat Baoyu again and simply beat him to death.

She had never been dissatisfied with the family for treating Baoyu like a living dragon, and had been thinking about how to deal with Xifeng and Baoyu, but she didn't get the chance. Now she heard what Jia Huan said, and said quickly to the side, "I was thinking about it earlier." I heard my wife tell Grandma Zhou from Brother Qin's family that this girl from the Qin family wanted to be the daughter-in-law of Brother Qin. She forced Grandma Cong San to do this in front of the old lady. Grandma Cong San Being forced to do nothing, I asked Miss Qin to take a look and see what he meant.

Who would have expected that Baoyu would also go and even go to the backyard.

Third Master Cong was still not at home. In the first few years, when Uncle Zhen had just left, Second Master Lian ran to the backyard as usual, and Third Master Cong killed the woman who was guarding the door with a cane.I don’t know who will suffer like this again in the future.Is this a matter of ignorance of etiquette? "

As Aunt Zhao spoke, she glanced at Jia Zheng's face. Seeing Jia Zheng's sullen face, she must have hated his wife and added to her jealousy, "My wife has always had strict rules. Logically speaking, she should know better than us." There are so many etiquettes that I can’t help but restrain Master Bao on weekdays. How can I follow Master Bao’s temperament on such a day?”

Jia Zheng slapped the Kang table hard, making Aunt Zhao and her son jump. Jia Huan quickly stood up and lowered his head, as if admitting his mistake.

Without saying a word, Jia Zheng stood up and went out. When he left the courtyard, Aunt Zhao just patted her panicked chest and let out a heavy breath, "You really scared me to death!"

Jia Huan was very calm. The more he studied outside, the more he understood that if the Jia family fell into Baoyu's hands, they would definitely be in ruins in the future.

Instead of that, why didn't he fight?
Maybe he can even get support from Jia Cong!

When they heard that the Qin family rejected the proposal of marriage, and the words were extremely unpleasant, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were furious. Mrs. Wang had to wait for Jia Zheng to come back to discuss what to do. Unexpectedly, when Jia Zheng came back, he was confused. After entering Aunt Zhao's room, Mrs. Wang felt depressed again and sat alone in the room crying.

Until she heard that Jia Zheng was coming out, Mrs. Wang hurriedly sent someone to invite him.

Jia Zheng happened to want to hear what Mrs. Wang had to say, so he came over with his hands behind his back, seemingly slowly, but anyone who knew him well knew that at this time, Jia Zheng was probably on the verge of rage.

Mrs. Wang also saw it, but her son's life was very important. She endured the grievance and stood up to greet him, "Master, the Qin family does not agree to this marriage. My Baoyu is willing to marry a girl from the Qin family. Qin But the family still refused to agree.”

Jia Zheng sat down on the Kang and said, "The girl of the Qin family is now a widower. How can you get the Qin family to agree? Besides, even if my Jia family gives her a letter of dissolution of the engagement, how can she come back to me?" A member of the Jia family, marrying Baoyu? If word spreads... what kind of behavior will it be like?"

Jia Zheng's tone fell heavily on the last four words, which made Mrs. Wang shrink back in fright. She didn't understand why she had changed her mind about what she had promised well before.
"Sir?" Mrs. Wang was so angry that she burst into tears, "I only have Baoyu. If he has his shortcomings, how can I live?"

It was this sentence again. Jia Zheng felt that his ears had become calluses after hearing this sentence recently, and said, "Huan'er is not your child? Lan'er is not your grandson? Do you only raise Baoyu?"

Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Zheng in disbelief. Although Jia Huan was indeed her son in terms of etiquette, could it be the same if he was separated from his belly?But how can we explain this truth clearly?
After Jia Zheng said this, looking at Mrs. Wang's paper-white face, he felt a little unbearable in his heart and said, "Let's let the Qin family's affairs go!"

Mrs. Wang refused to agree and struggled to say, "How can this be done? Let alone Baoyu, how can the old lady explain it? The old lady is already such an old person, even if the master does not think about Baoyu, he should also think about the old lady. Think about it."

These days, Mother Jia never leaves Baoyu's bedside. She has moved Baoyu to the old lady's room. Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue and Xifeng also stay close by, just crying around her.

Jia Zheng was also afraid that he would cry to his mother Jia, burn fuel day and night, and make people restless. He had no idea, so he agreed to go to the Qin family to propose marriage.Since the Qin family refused, there was no reason for the cow to be forced to have its head pressed without drinking water.

Because he said, "The number of children is determined by destiny and cannot be strengthened by human power. Since his disease has failed to be cured by all kinds of treatments, I think it is God's will, so I have to let him go."

When Mrs. Wang heard these words, she was like thunder.

Daiyu didn't expect that Baoyu would reach this point. She came over to see it once or twice and felt that Baoyu was no longer useful. When she and Jia Cong were writing letters home, she wrote about this and told Jia Cong.

After a few months, Fushun City has changed its appearance again. The city walls have been repaired, and high forts have been erected on the city towers. The black muzzles only face the north and east and west directions, leading to the south. The city gates were wide open, and there was an endless stream of merchants and hawkers coming and going. The whole city showed a prosperous scene.

In a restaurant on the west side of the main road in the south of the city, Liu Xianglian was drinking with a few friends who had come from afar. Speaking of Liu Xianglian’s previous move to earn Xue Pan into the villa, Wang Guozhong laughed loudly and said, “If my dear brother hadn’t said something about staying here, He only has one life, how can he get out?"

Liu Xianglian smiled and picked up the wine glass, clinking it with Wang Guozhong, "Thank you for your help!"

"I can't take it for granted!" Wang Guozhong smiled and drank the wine in one gulp. He raised his eyes and looked out, and couldn't help but sigh, "I really didn't expect that there is such a prosperous scene in a place like this. Now the whole Dashun In the dynasty, except for the prosperous land in the south of the Yangtze River, everywhere was in depression. Many places were empty, and many ravines were filled with old and young people. I heard that Yi Zi was eaten in the past. When I came, I passed by Qingzhou and could not get out of the city. Twenty miles away, I saw someone scraping human flesh on the side of the road without avoiding passers-by."

Liu Xianglian was picking up vegetables with chopsticks. When she heard this, she put down her chopsticks, feeling as if a stone was weighing on her heart.

Wang Kegui, who was at the same table, said, "What is this? I saw an old woman holding a dead child and crying while roasting it. I asked her why she was crying if she planned to eat it. She told her that it was her My son, rather than letting others eat it, it is better to eat it yourself to satisfy your hunger."

Liu Xianglian closed her eyes, sighed heavily, this topic was too heavy, and asked, "Since the two brothers have come to Liaodong, they probably don't plan to leave. Why don't I introduce them to you? If you can stay, Wouldn't it be nice to come down and get together as brothers, stay with each other day and night, fight the enemy side by side, and have a wife as your shadow in the future?"

Wang Kegui and Wang Guozhong looked at each other. Both of them were a little moved, but after thinking about it, they both shook their heads and said, Wang Kegui said, "To be honest, brother, we do have the intention of defecting, but what exactly, do we still want to go with him?" Let’s talk to Marquis Ning Guo in person.”

Liu Xianglian agreed immediately.

In Fushun City, a mansion was turned into Jia Cong's residence. After some renovations, the double courtyard in the front was used as the Yamen, and the triple courtyard in the back was Jia Cong's living quarters. Although Xianning and Tanchun arrived two days earlier, Fushun, but lived in a house next door, and came from there every day to go to the Yamen.

At this time, it was noon, Jia Cong's cook cooked some dishes, and the three of them were eating around the table.

Kong An walked quickly and handed Jia Cong a letter that had been rushed from Shenjing City. Jia Cong stopped his chopsticks and opened the letter. Dai Yujuan's beautiful handwriting came into view, and he read it particularly carefully. .

Because it was a family letter, Xianning couldn't ask questions, but Tanchun had no such burden. She was also very worried about family matters, and said, "Second brother, is there anything going on at home?"

Jia Cong finished reading the letter, put it in an envelope and put it away. He handed it to Kong An and asked him to put it in the study. Then he said to Tanchun, "There is something bad going on at home!"

Xian Ning became concerned and asked, "What happened?"

Although Xianning was not familiar with Daiyu, she also knew the importance of Daiyu to Jia Cong. She was worried that something was wrong with Daiyu, but she couldn't ask.

"How is the second sister-in-law?" Tanchun asked.

"It's not your second sister-in-law, it's Baoyu!"

"Ah?" Tan Chun was surprised. If there was anything wrong with Baoyu, it would be a disaster for the Rongguo Mansion. He hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Brother Baoyu?"

Jia Cong told the whole story, and Tanchun listened. Although he didn't say it, he felt in his heart that maybe Baoyu would be better off dead.

After she came to Liaodong, what she saw was a completely different world than what she saw in Shenjing City.

She saw how many ordinary people were struggling on the line of life and death, how many soldiers and generals fought hard to resist the invasion, how hardworking and brave they were, how they sacrificed their lives for righteousness, how they fought against fate, how many soldiers and generals were rebuilding their homes with their own hands, and how many of them they saw. Jia Cong worked day and night, devoting herself to the affairs of Liaodong. How could she ever relax for a day?
Only I have never seen Baoyu so drunk and dreamy!

Today's Tanchun's vision is completely different from before.

After hearing this, she remained silent for a long time. Finally, she asked perfunctorily, "So what?"

Jia Cong smiled and put a piece of fungus into her bowl. "What are you afraid of? He was born with a jade in his mouth. He has the protection of heaven. We are thousands of miles apart. Your second sister-in-law is writing this letter." When he comes, maybe someone will have already rescued and cured him."

Aren't there two patron saints, one a monk and the other?It’s been fourteen years since I left Qinggeng Peak, right?
Xian Ning was also eye-opened and said with a smile, "I have never heard of such a person. If I grow up in the future, I don't know what kind of lewd person he will be. Why don't he study at such an age? Hanging out in the back house every day?"

In the letter, Daiyu told Jia Cong that because her wife was plotting against her, she used Qin Keqing's affairs to embarrass her. She was also familiar with Baoyu's problem. When Baoyu followed the old lady to the backyard, she didn't let anyone stop her. Baoyu deliberately let Baoyu meet Keqing.

She originally calculated that Baoyu would be infatuated with Keqing, just like Mr. Xiao in the past, and could not ruin the good deeds of the Zhou family and Mrs. Wang. She did not expect that Baoyu's life would be involved.

Later, Daiyu also regretted, "As a result, Miss Qin's reputation will not be guaranteed. I always said that Sister-in-law Zhou has a bad reputation for other girls. I also did such a thing. I think I have a relationship with Sister-in-law Zhou again." What's the difference?"

There was no need for Jia Cong to talk to Tanchun and Xianning about this, but Daiyu still needed some enlightenment from him.

As for Qin Keqing, he had to find a way to be kind. Since she was his wife and she killed someone, he should collect his body without hesitation.

No one knew about Baoyu's dream. Daiyu didn't know about it, and she wouldn't tell Jia Cong. However, Jia Cong knew that in the original work, Baoyu had an affair with Qin Keqing in his dream. Some origins.

Tanchun's face turned red with embarrassment when Xianning said this. Baoyu really embarrassed her, so she didn't bother to ask, so she changed the subject and talked about something else.

Seeing that Jia Cong had almost eaten, Kong An came in and said, "Master Hou, Uncle Liu brought a few people here. They said they met in Shenjing and wanted to see Master Hou."

Liu Xianglian still had to give her face. Jia Cong nodded, took the handkerchief handed over by the maid, wiped his hands, and stood up.

(End of this chapter)