Red Mansion Beijingwang

Time flies and flies by in the blink of an eye. On the huge dock in the capital, the coolies unloading goods roll up their trousers and wear straw sandals, carrying goods in full swing. There are crowds of people, and the scene is bustling and lively.

Not long after, a tall ship sailed slowly from the east. On the mast of the ship, a huge royal flag fluttered in the wind.

At this time, Shui Rong stood by the window of the building, staring at the elegant and graceful Daiyu beside him, and said warmly: "Zi'er, we have arrived in the capital. Are you going back to the palace or the Duke's palace?"

Hearing the words, Daiyu thought for a while, raised her head and looked at the young man, blinked her bright autumn eyes, and said with a slight smile: "I'd better go back to the Duke's Mansion to pay my respects to my grandmother. Brother, don't worry about me."

The girl's heart was filled with joy at the young man's words of concern. Although she was looking forward to going to the palace in her heart, it was just as she said, it was only right to go back and see Jia Mu first.

Shui Rong was not surprised by Daiyu's choice. He nodded slightly, turned to look at Tanchun, and said softly: "Third girl, I want to go to the palace to meet the saint. You should be more responsible for the things here."

He is on an errand. When he returns to the capital, the first thing he needs to do is to enter the palace to meet the saint. This is the rule. Even as a prince, this is inevitable. If not, the next day the Yongkang Emperor's court case will be filled with impeachment water. memorial.

When Tanchun heard this, his handsome eyes shone brightly and he said loudly, "Don't worry, brother-in-law, I will make arrangements to come."

Looking at Tanchun's bright and flamboyant jade face, her handsome eyebrows and her confident expression, Shui Rong couldn't help but feel funny. With Tanchun's smart and capable temperament, she was very willing to accept her.

Nodding lightly, Shui Rong's eyes were warm and he said, "I can rest assured that the third girl is doing the work."

When Tanchun heard this, she felt ashamed and happy at the same time. The boy's trust made her heart warm.

On the other hand, Daiyu on one side raised her eyes and glanced at Shuirong, her eyebrows slightly raised, and her heart felt a little sour, but it was inappropriate at the moment, so she didn't choke.

If the situation had been changed, there would most likely have been another sentence.

Shui Rong groaned, his eyes fell on the Zhen family's wife, and Zhan Ran said: "If my cousin wants to see the old concubine, she might as well enter the palace with me."

The wife of the Zhen family heard this and responded with a smile: "That's fine, I'll bother you, Your Majesty."

Shui Rong didn't take it seriously when he heard this. The purpose of the Zhen family's visit to Beijing was not just to meet the old concubine. They thought they would also take the initiative to mention the matter of entering the palace together, so he simply took the initiative to mention it.

Even if the Zhen family broke the law, they are still related to each other and cannot refuse.

Zhen Xin felt a touch of sourness in her heart when she saw that the young man didn't care about her. Ever since she asked her cousin for help in the cabin, although her cousin treated her as kindly as ever, she could feel his alienation.

People are close, but their hearts are far away.

After the ship docked, Shui Rong led the Zhen family's wife and Zhen Xin towards the palace city. Jia Lian led Daiyu and Xing Xiuyan's family to the Duke's Mansion. As for Tanchun, he took the Zhen Feng family and the piled-up Lin family property with him. Return to Beijing Palace.

Rongguo Gongfu, Baoyu Courtyard.

At this time, Baoyu was standing in front of a silver glass mirror that was as tall as a person. His whole body was bright red with golden yellow. The cuffs were tightened with blue and silver silk stripes, which was neat and tidy. The belt was embellished with jade-colored textures. His hair style was cute and innocent. The golden crown is upright and shining, no one can disapprove of it.

What a spirited guy.

After looking at herself in the silver glass mirror for a moment, Baoyu frowned and said quietly: "Sister Xiren, do you think there is something missing?"

I don't know why, but I'm always dissatisfied, as if it lacks that iconic thing and isn't outstanding enough.

Xiren stroked the folds of his robe, looked at Baoyu with crooked eyebrows, and said teasingly: "Second Master is already glamorous enough. Miss Lin will definitely be happy to see you when he comes back."

Someone had already come to report in advance, saying that Mr. Lian had brought Daiyu back to Beijing. Baoyu stayed close to Daiyu the most, and immediately asked Xiren and the others to help him dress up, preparing to be in the best condition to welcome her whom he hadn't seen for a long time. Daiyu's eyes lit up.

When Baoyu heard Xiren's joke, he was not annoyed at all. Instead, he looked a little shy. There was an unconcealable smile between his brows and eyes. He thought about Sister Lin's brilliance when he saw his eyes light up, and he became a little crazy.

Sister Lin, who is so natural and charming, is really annoying to watch.

Xiren saw Daiyu's silly smile, thought for a while, and whispered softly: "Second Master, now that Miss Lin is back, Second Master, please don't make as much noise as before. You are really getting annoyed. Miss Lin has gone to the palace." , Second Master is thinking too hard, and he can’t even eat well, so why bother coming?”

In the past, when there was a quarrel, Miss Lin had no place to go, and she would be fine after a while, but it was different now. The prince recognized Miss Lin as his sister, which was equivalent to having a place to go. It was really noisy, and Miss Lin went to the palace. Who can say anything.

She could see clearly that the prince treated Miss Lin very well, how could he let Miss Lin suffer injustice?

When Baoyu heard this, his face was slightly startled, and he felt a little uncomfortable. Since his brother-in-law recognized Sister Lin, he would take him to the palace to have fun from time to time. However, his father was very strict and did not allow him to go to the palace. If his sister really went, There was nothing he could do about the palace, even his grandmother ignored him.

This period of separation made Baoyu understand his feelings for Sister Lin, and he did not want to be separated from her again.

Thinking of this, Baoyu nodded and said: "I was ignorant in the past, but I won't be able to do it anymore."

He didn't want to be separated from Sister Lin. It would be a difficult life.

Xiren raised his eyes and looked at Baoyu, with a bit of suspicion in his eyebrows. His master could not be clear about it, but he was already promising. If he really wanted to choke, how could he care about it.

Although Xiren was thinking about Baoyu when she said this, she also had her own selfish motives. As Baoyu's personal maid, she served Baoyu diligently. In the eyes of everyone, she was almost the default aunt, including herself. I think so too.

However, the most important thing that an aunt has to face is the mistress of the house. It turned out that there was a "golden and jade" girl named Bao. Her manners were elegant and she was highly praised by everyone in the house. She was the first choice to be the grandma.

It's just a pity that Miss Bao was favored by the prince and went to the prince's palace to be the master.

Regarding Daiyu, although her words are a bit harsh, her temperament is also a first-class person. She is also very happy to be Xiren's grandmother. She will not be treated harshly if she follows Baoyu in the future.

At present, Daiyu is the most suitable candidate for grandma, so Xiren hopes that Baoyu and Daiyu can achieve good things and make less mistakes.

Hey, I have listened to the advice, what else can I do, just take it one step at a time.

Pursing her pink lips, Xiren said softly: "Second Master, okay, let's go and say hello to the old lady first."

Baoyu nodded lightly when he heard the words. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and said with a look of enlightenment: "Xiren, go get that green forehead wiping stick."

Qidao felt that something was wrong, how could he forget the finishing touch of wiping his forehead.

Xiren thought it would be better if he didn't need to wipe his forehead, but since it was the second master's request, what could a maid say, so he took the green forehead wiping and the precious jade custom.

Seeing the wiping forehead in the silver mirror, Baoyu felt satisfied and walked happily along the corridor with cheerful steps. After a while, he came to the outside of Rongqing Hall, lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Ouch, where did this groom come from? Maybe he went astray."

As soon as they entered the hall, a loud and charming voice came over, it was none other than the brash and rude Sister Feng.

Seeing the joy on Baoyu's body, everyone felt that it was quite reasonable and couldn't help laughing.

Of course, Mrs. Wang was a little unhappy and glanced at Sister Feng dissatisfiedly. In her opinion, Daiyu was weak and liked to make Baoyu angry with her petty temper. She did not look like a matron.

Sister Feng, who was looking in all directions, noticed something strange about Mrs. Wang, but she didn't pay much attention to it. It was just a naughty joke. Could it be that she could be blamed.

For Sister Feng, it was only right to please Jia Mu, but she didn't see Jia Mu smiling cheerfully.

Baoyu felt embarrassed when she saw everyone making fun of her. She stared at Sister Feng with her big watery eyes and stamped her feet in embarrassment: "Second sister-in-law will make fun of me!"

Baoyu spat, but he was not really annoyed. He innocently and lovingly greeted Jia Mu in the hall and said, "My grandson wishes my grandma well."

When Jia Mu saw her sweetheart, she smiled happily. She pulled him close to her arms and pampered him. She looked at Baoyu lovingly and said, "This time when Yu'er comes back, please stay away from you two little enemies." I'm getting angry. "Hey, now that my good uncle is gone, my Yu'er is all alone, and she can't suffer any more injustice.

Baoyu nodded solemnly and replied: "Grandma, don't worry. I was just ignorant and playful when I was young. I won't have trouble with Sister Lin in the future."

Mother Jia looked at Baoyu's solemn look, thinking that they used to be noisy with each other all day long, but now they are apart, her temper has become calmer, and she can't help but feel happy that her grandson has finally grown up.

At this moment, I heard a report from outside: "Old lady, Second Master Lian and Miss Lin are back!"

"Oh, I'm back."

Baoyu was so excited when he heard this that he jumped up from Jia Mu's arms without caring about etiquette, rushed down the hall and ran towards the door.

Seeing this, Jia Mu smiled and said nothing, as if she was happy to see this.

On the other hand, Mrs. Wang's face looked a little unnatural, and a sharp look flashed in her eyes, and she said secretly: "That sick man didn't know what means he used to make his own Qilin'er care about one thing and miss another. If it doesn't work, she can't let Baoyu be killed." Lost."

Sister Feng on one side heard Jia Lian's name, her phoenix eyes flashed slightly, she thought about it, walked down from the stage, and followed Baoyu to pick up someone.

Baoyu lifted the door curtain and looked out. When he saw Jia Lian, he didn't care. He looked back and saw the delicate and beautiful Daiyu. He suddenly became excited and said with a tender face: "Sister Lin, you are back. ”

Daiyu stared at Baoyu, smiled slightly, and greeted: "Brother Bao."

When Baoyu heard the words, a daze flashed in his eyes, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart: "Hey, shouldn't he just sneer and spit out "idiot", how can he still be normal? Yes, he is a relative. normal reaction.”

Jia Lian saw that Baoyu was ignoring him, but he didn't care. Baoyu was Jia Mu's favorite and could not be offended.

Just as he was about to walk into the hall, he saw Sister Feng head-on. She looked at Jia Lian with a bright face, and said with a touch of gentleness in her voice: "Second Master is back."

Jia Lian frowned slightly and nodded lightly, but didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Sister Feng raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Jia Lian with an increasingly evil look.

Damn it, she has already humbled herself, and he actually slapped her in the face. If it wasn't inappropriate at the moment, I would have spit on this bastard.

Jia Lian didn't care about this. Now he just wanted to finish the matter as soon as possible so that he could leave the house and settle down with Sisi. How could she not be worried when she was all alone in a strange capital.

Quickly walking into the hall, Jia Lian saluted Mrs. Jia in the hall and said, "My grandson, please pay your respects to the old lady."

Jia Mu nodded lightly, her eyes fell on the sick Daiyu, and shouted: "Oh, my poor Yu'er is back, come on, come on, let me have a good look."

Mother Jia really loved Daiyu, her granddaughter.

Dai Yulian walked up to Jia Mu and called out, "Yu'er, please say hello to grandma."

Jia Mu held Daiyu's hand and looked at the girl's frail body. Seeing that her face was becoming more and more haggard, her cloudy eyes couldn't help but mist. She said with pity: "Why have you lost so much weight? Your body is so healthy." I'm so weak, how can I do this? Now that I'm back home, I won't be allowed to mess with myself like this in the future."

Seeing Jia Mu's true feelings revealed, Daiyu couldn't help but be affected. Qiu Shui's bright eyes became misty and she responded, "Listen to grandma."

Mother Jia knew that Daiyu had lost her father, so she didn't say anything to avoid making Daiyu sad. She lovingly stretched out her hand to caress Lin Daiyu's head.

Jia Lian in the hall did not want to delay, so he hesitated and said respectfully: "Old lady, this time my grandson happened to meet the prince when he was in the south of the Yangtze River. After the uncle's funeral affairs were settled, he returned to Beijing with the prince. He belongs to Lin. My sister’s family property will be taken back to the palace for safekeeping by the prince for the time being.”

Hearing this, Mother Jia, Mrs. Wang, and Sister Feng all looked a little unnatural on their faces.

Among the Lin family's property, it's not just the Lin family's, but also the massive dowry that Jia Min took away from the Duke's Mansion when she got married. That's not a small amount.

Especially Sister Feng, whose twinkling phoenix eyes were dim and unclear. Sister Feng had reminded Jia Lian of this fortune early on, and it was really annoying for the prince to cut off his beard for such a good person.

Seeing this, Daiyu wiped the corners of her eyes with her handkerchief and explained: "Brother said that I will keep those belongings for now and will return them in the future."

Daiyu couldn't say anything about getting married, and besides, she didn't want to get married yet.

Mrs. Wang turned her eyes slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty is Yu'er's brother, so it is only reasonable for him to help keep it."

The eldest brother is like the father. It is not a normal thing to take care of the property. Even if it is just "done", who would think of going to the palace to argue.

Besides, with his good son-in-law’s character, is it possible that he would covet this wealth?
When Jia Mu heard this, her turbid eyes flashed slightly, she nodded lightly, but she wanted to ignore these things. She stared at Jia Lian with a complex expression and asked, "What is the prince's attitude towards Brother Zhen's matter?"

Jia Zhen's matter was originally exposed by Prince Beijing, and I don't know what his attitude was.

Jia Lian had heard about Jia Zhen. Although the two houses were relatives living next to each other, in his heart he was partial to Shui Rong, who was very kind to him. After thinking about it, he whispered: "What is the attitude of the prince?" , My grandson doesn’t know, it’s just that Brother Zhen didn’t do it right.”

The prince is an imperial envoy for disaster relief, but Jia Zhen has engaged in greedy ink and food relief. It is clear at a glance which one is right and which one is wrong.

Jia's mother was silent when she heard this, and she didn't know the reason for it. Now that Jia Zhen was in prison, there was no conclusion, so they didn't know what to do.

Now that Shui Rong has returned to Beijing, he can only ask him to come forward. How about Jia Zhen? Jia Mu has no hope. The key is that the title of Duke Ningguo cannot be lost.

Thinking about this, Jia Mu made up her mind and said with some guidance: "Since the prince is back in Beijing, he must pay a visit. Brother Lian, I'll take the trouble for you to go there."

When Jia Lian heard this, he felt a little unhappy. This matter was obviously a troublesome matter, and he didn't want to wade into troubled waters. Besides, he had "business to do".

However, Jia Lian also understood that it was not up to him to make the decision. Just when he was about to agree, he saw Mrs. Wang's eyes flashing on the golden pier, and she took the initiative to say: "Old lady, my daughter-in-law, please go away for a while."

Everyone knew the purpose of this visit. As the mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang thought that a good son-in-law would at least give her some dignity, so it was most appropriate for her to go.

Showing her face is a waste of time, so that the old lady can see how important she is as a mother-in-law.

After hearing this, Jia Mu thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's fine, let's have a trip with the daughter-in-law of the government."

In the Imperial City, Qianqing Palace, Nuan Pavilion.

Emperor Yongkang was sitting on the Arhat bed, looking at the gentle young man in front of him with sharp eyes. A rare hint of joy appeared on his stern face, and Zhanran said: "No need to be polite, Xiao Liu, just sit down."

Not to mention that they were brothers, just the fact that Shui Rong did a good job of raising money for disaster relief also made Emperor Yongkang in a good mood, and he naturally became friendly with each other.

Shui Rong was not polite and sat on the other side of the Luohan bed, opposite Emperor Yongkang. He picked up a piece of dessert on the table and tasted it. He complained in his words: "Hey, the ones who are busy working outside are still in the capital. Comfortable inside.”

When Emperor Yongkang heard this, he couldn't help but chuckle. He stared at Shui Rong with a bit of amusement in his eyes and said, "It's not that you want to lead troops to suppress bandits. Now you are complaining."

Shui Rong curled his lips and couldn't help but curse in his heart. He asked to lead troops to suppress the bandits on his own, but he didn't think about handling Lao Shizi's fund-raising matters.

Who would have thought that while suppressing bandits in Henan, we would encounter a huge flood. Suddenly, the emperor's mission fell on him again. It was really a leak in the house and it rained all night.

But this was just something I said in my heart. Complaining in front of Emperor Yongkang was really a bit ungrateful.

Emperor Yongkang probably guessed the young man's complaint, so he didn't take it seriously. He glanced at Shui Rong and pointed out: "Xiao Liu, what do you think about the Ningguo Duke's government and the Zhen family's greed for money and food relief. "(End of chapter)