Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 248 Garden
"Move back?" When Jia Baoyu heard Mrs. Wang's words about moving out of the Grand View Garden, he looked at Jia Mu in disbelief. He said to Jia Mu, "Ancestor, are you kidding me?"

"It's the palace's wish. From today on, the Grand View Garden no longer belongs to our family!" Jia Mu replied helplessly.

Jia Baoyu's stupidity became clear when Mrs. Wang told him to move out of Grand View Garden. Only he knows whether he is really stupid.

"Didn't the eldest sister agree to let me live here?" Jia Baoyu asked unwillingly, unwilling to give up the life in Grand View Garden.

"Be obedient, there is nothing your eldest sister can do!" Mrs. Wang persuaded from the side.

At this moment, a grandma came into Yihongyuan and packed up the clothes.

"I won't leave, this is my yard!" Jia Baoyu has always been pampered by Jia Mu, how can he accept this kind of thing? He made a fuss and shouted.

He ran over and pushed away his grandma who was about to take the things out. She was afraid of hurting him, so she could only step aside.

"Baoyu, we will build a big garden in the future, even bigger than this garden. This garden is wanted by the palace and we can't live in it anymore!" Jia Mu pulled Jia Baoyu over and coaxed softly.

She winked at Nanny again, and Nanny then moved the things.

Although there are some secrets in it, people in the world will only believe what they think about such rumors, and they will not change because of Rongguo Mansion's refutation of the rumors.

That night, the Camp and Repair Department sent people over to seal the courtyard leading from the Grand View Garden to the Rongguo Mansion, and opened a door leading to the Jiahou Mansion.

"Daiyu, Jia Qiang didn't even invite me, an old woman, to your wedding, so I can only come over to see you!" Jia's mother felt slightly annoyed when she saw that only Lin Daiyu was there, and there was also a hint of complaint in her words. mean.

Originally there was a private alley between Rongguo Mansion and Jiahou Mansion, but when Rongguo Mansion built the Grand View Garden, in order to allow the Grand View Garden to occupy as much land as possible, half of this private lane was included, and the other half was included. It was given to the Jiahou Mansion, and half of it was given to the family in the private lane.

But it was impossible for her to scold Jia Mu for this matter. She was her grandmother after all.

The Rongguo Mansion did not dare to move any hands or feet, and all the decorations and furniture were left intact, leaving behind the servants who originally belonged to the Grand View Garden.

"Ancestor, I want to receive Eunuch Zhang, do you think?" Lin Daiyu said helplessly to Jia Mu.

Therefore, although Jade handed over the power of the housekeeper, there was no change in status.

But Jia Mu still did not care about Lin Daiyu's reputation for Jia Baoyu.

"Have you notified the master?" Lin Daiyu asked again when she heard about this matter. She didn't know much about the affairs in the palace.

"The master is in the study, guarded by guards. At this time, unless the master leaves the study by himself, no one else can disturb him!" Jade explained Jia Qiang's living habits.

I lost track of time while having fun at Shuiyue An twice in a row, leaving Rong Guofu looking around.

Jia Mu came to visit Jiahou Mansion this time because she wanted to use her relationship with Lin Daiyu to re-establish relations with Jiahou Mansion.

"Girl Jade, please invite Eunuch Zhang!" She nodded to Jade and ordered.

"You have grown up and have your own ideas!" Jia Mu shook her head and said in disappointment.

Lin Daiyu was unhappy. Her meaning was very obvious, but Jia Mu was using her status to force her.

"Old Ancestor, if you want to come over, I welcome you. As for the exchanges between the two houses, this is a foreign matter, and you need to follow your husband's will!" Lin Daiyu couldn't agree with everything, she replied.

By saying this, she actually rejected Jia Mu's proposal.

Jia Baoyu is not a person who strives for success. He is not good at literature and martial arts. He is born with a passionate seed, which aggravates this rumor.

Jia Mu frowned slightly after eating a soft nail.

"I also know Eunuch Zhang Yi, and I won't disturb your meeting. I'll just wait there for a while!" Mother Jia didn't want to leave just like that, she waved her hand and said.

"I've met my ancestors, how can I help you to come to the house in person!" Lin Daiyu saw Jia's mother, stepped forward and saluted.

The deeds of these servants were also handed over to the eunuchs in the palace who came to hand them over.

"Rongguo Mansion and Jiahou Mansion are neighbors and relatives, but the two families have never moved together, which made outsiders see Tu Zeng's joke. You have now become the head mistress of Jiahou Mansion, and Rongguo Mansion and Jiahou Mansion are even more so. If we get closer, the two families will have more contact in the future!" Jia Mu suggested.

Jia Baoyu was also a sensible person. After making a fuss, he found that it was useless and gave up.

Lin Daiyu's affection and affection for her maternal grandmother Jia Mu from the beginning were constantly being consumed when Jia Mu tried to match her up with Jia Baoyu again and again.

"Eunuch Zhang, the royal horse supervisor in the palace, is here!" Jade replied.

They say that Jia Mu can come over at any time. How could Jia Mu go out often at her age? If it wasn't for important events this time, she wouldn't be able to work for her.

She attaches great importance to Jade, and adding "girl" to her title is a sign of respect for Jade.

"Girl Jade, what's the matter?" Lin Daiyu didn't want to talk any more and asked when Jade came in.

That night, the Grand View Garden was vacated.

Lin Daiyu had heard of Jia Qiang's habit before. When she was in the Lin Mansion, Lin Ruhai explained to her that this was Jia Qiang's time to practice.

She is the mistress of the house, and her respect also represents the attitude of Jiahou Mansion.

Now the gate from Grand View Garden to Jiahou Mansion leads directly to Huifang Garden.

"Old Ancestor, your husband has his own reasons for doing things. I wonder if there is something wrong with your visit this time?" Lin Daiyu asked with a smile.

Eunuch Zhang Yi entered the main hall and saw Jia Mu at a glance, which made him slightly startled.

You must know that Lin Daiyu has been engaged to Jia Qiang since she was a child. In this era, being engaged is almost equivalent to getting married.

In addition, and most importantly, Jia Baoyu's reputation can be said to be notorious in the capital.

No one else in Rongguo Mansion had enough weight. Jia Mu believed that she was Lin Daiyu's grandmother and believed that this meeting would be fruitful.

At this moment, Jade walked in.

This is Jiahou Mansion, not Rongguo Mansion.

"I've met Mrs. Jia, I've met Mrs. Jia!" He first saluted Lin Daiyu, the master, and then saluted Mother Jia and greeted them respectively.

Jia Mu smiled and nodded, but did not speak.

"Eunuch Zhang, please take a seat!" Lin Daiyu asked with a smile. She then ordered Jade beside her: "Serve Eunuch Zhang tea."

"Thank you. This time I came here to hand over the Provincial Courtyard to Jiahou's Mansion, and also asked Mrs. Jia to take a look at it!" Eunuch Zhang Yi presented a box.

Jade took the box and sent it to Lin Daiyu. Lin Daiyu opened the box. At the top of the box was a land deed for the Provincial Family House, and below were the deeds of all the servants.

At this time, Jia Mu regretted staying. If she had known that Eunuch Zhang Yi was here for this matter, she would have hid far away.

"Thank you so much, Eunuch Zhang. My husband has something to do and I can't receive you, so I'd like to invite Haihan!" Lin Daiyu said with a smile.

"Jia Hou and I are familiar with each other. Mrs. Jia doesn't need to be so polite to me. There are still things in the palace, so I won't stay any longer!" Eunuch Zhang Yi stood up and said goodbye with a smile.

"Girl Jade, send Eunuch Zhang off for me!" Lin Daiyu ordered to Jade. Seeing that Lin Daiyu acted in a measured manner and had the demeanor of a housekeeper, Mother Jia couldn't help but feel helpless, as her own Baoyu did not have this blessing.

She thought about Xue Baochai. Although Xue Baochai was also good, Xue Baochai came from a merchant's family and could not be compared with Lin Daiyu, a young lady who came from a family of a third-rank official.

"Ancestor, can you come with me to see the garden?" Lin Daiyu turned to Jia Mu and asked.

"No, I'm tired too. Go back and rest!" Jia Mu shook her head and replied.

Lin Daiyu escorted Jia Mu out of the house. She and Jia Mu were accompanied by a group of maids and nuns, who were equally impressive.

Jia Qiang is indeed practicing in the study. Now that he is married, he chooses to practice when he has free time. He should accompany Lin Daiyu at night. Especially when practicing 'Maitreya Zen', he cannot be disturbed by others.

Today, Lin Daiyu is the housekeeper and mistress for the first time and will be very busy all morning. He also uses this time to practice the 'Taixu Sutra' and 'Maitreya Zen Relief'.

After seeing off Jia Mu, Lin Daiyu went on to receive the servants.

However, this time the number of servants who needed to be approached increased a lot, and servants from the Grand View Garden were also arranged to come.

Lin Daiyu is still very curious about the Grand View Garden. She has long heard that Rongguo Mansion built this garden for Yuanchun Province.

But she didn't go there immediately, but planned to wait for Jia Qiang to travel with her.

"Girl Jade, tell me, sister Miaoyu, sister Yun, sister Zhu, as well as Yingchun, Xichun, Yinglian, Xing Xiuyan, let's go to the garden together after dinner today!" She thought for a while and then told Jade.

We have such a big garden, so we can’t let it go to waste.

All the sisters in the family can live in the garden. Of course, Jia Qiang must agree to this.

Based on her understanding of Jia Qiang, Jia Qiang would listen to her arrangements for such trivial matters.

In fact, Grand View Garden cannot be compared with Zhuangzi in Xiaotangshan. Even in Lin Daiyu's opinion, the houses in Jinyu Hutong are better than Grand View Garden.

Needless to say, the Zhuangzi in Xiaotangshan can only be enjoyed by the royal family.

Although Goldfish Alley is a bit small, it has a private hot spring in the center of the city. This alone makes any garden eclipse.

For Jiahou Mansion, the biggest advantage of Grand View Garden is that it is close at hand.

This is equivalent to increasing the scope of activities of Lin Daiyu and the other girls. These girls cannot go out casually. With the Grand View Garden, they will have a larger space to play.

Today's lunch, since there were no elders in Jiahou's mansion, at Lin Daiyu's request, Jia Qiang had lunch with the girls.

This can be regarded as a private wedding banquet held by Lin Daiyu for her sisters. The girls were very happy together.

After lunch, a group of people marched toward the Grand View Garden.

Needless to say, Lin Daiyu was served by more than ten maids and nannies, and the other girls each brought at least two maids, even if they had fewer maids.

Only Jia Qiang did not bring anyone with him, but the entire Jiahou Mansion belonged to him.

The newly opened gate of Grand View Garden is on the east side. Since it was opened temporarily, this gate is not large.

If Jia Qiang needs to make changes in the future, she will have to put some thought into it, because the main entrance of the Grand View Garden faces Rongguo Mansion.

If you want to rebuild a main entrance without destroying the scenery, you need to invite the designer Shan Ziye, who will formulate a new design plan.

Of course, Jia Qiang can also leave the Grand View Garden alone, because this garden will no longer be a provincial residence in the future, but just a private garden of Jiahou Mansion. If there is no need to receive the imperial concubine, there is no need to build a main entrance.

Entering from the small door, the first thing you see is the Qingtang thatched cottage and the pile of rocks.

The girls were chattering, and the scenery of the Grand View Garden was just their first sight, and they were already pleasantly surprised.

"Watch carefully. After the tour, you can each choose a place and you can check in!" Jia Qiang knew the reason why Lin Daiyu took the sisters to visit together, he said with a smile.

"Really?" Miaoyu confirmed with a smile.

"The garden is built just for people to live in!" Jia Qiang replied with a smile.

"Great, I want to choose carefully!" Miaoyu said with eyes shining.

Following Jia Qiang, she has seen the prosperity of the world, but this is a big garden to live in. She can imagine how enjoyable it is to live here.

Yun Fei and Zhu Jun looked at each other, with expectations and worries in their eyes.

I hope I want to live here, but I am worried about their status and whether they are qualified to live in such a nice garden.

This is a garden built for virtuous concubines, who think they are not high enough to enjoy such treatment.

"Yunfei, Zhujun, you guys also have to choose a place, and you guys, whoever is here, can choose a place to live where they like!" Jia Qiang saw the concerns of the two women and said with a smile.

"I still want my wife to choose first, and we will choose later!" Yun Fei said with a smile.

Her words also reminded the other women not to forget their sense of propriety.

"That's natural. Sister Lin has to choose first!" Miaoyu echoed.

She didn't think too much, she just thought it was right to let Lin Daiyu choose first.

There is currently no steward in the Grand View Garden. The original steward was from the Rongguo Mansion, so there was no way he could stay.

The management of the Grand View Garden will be done by Lin Daiyu. As for who to choose as the steward of the Grand View Garden, Lin Daiyu will have to observe for a while.

Without anyone to guide her, Jia Qiang took the girls to play along the path, and they all headed south.

On the hill next to it is the Jade Emperor Temple. Everyone went up the mountain to visit the Jade Emperor Temple, and followed the path on the mountain to Huocui Temple.

Miaoyu looked at the Cuicui Temple and felt that this place had an inexplicable attraction for her.

"Miaoyu, although you have a Dharma name, you are not a monk and still live in a normal courtyard. This is not suitable for you!" Jia Qiang said at the right time.

He sensed Miaoyu's emotions and knew that in the original work, Miaoyu lived in Guancui'an, so he reminded her.

He has changed Miaoyu's fate and does not want Miaoyu to go back to the original path.

"Listen to the master!" Miaoyu didn't know what she thought of, and replied with a blushing face and a voice like a mosquito.

"Anyway, this place is in the garden. You can come and take a look anytime you want!" Jia Qiang continued.

Go out from the mountain gate and go down the mountain, follow the path and pass the Yuedong Gate and Baishi Bridge. After walking for a while, you will see the first formal courtyard. The plaque on the door of the courtyard reads "Yihong Courtyard".

Jia Qiang shook his head. He didn't like this name. It sounded like a romantic place in later generations.

(End of this chapter)