The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 139
When Jia Jing died, the Ningguo Mansion was in chaos. Jia Zhen and his son drove back in the starry night. On the way, they met Jia Fan and others who were ordered by You Shi to meet them.Seeing the momentum, Jia Zhen was taken aback. She thought that something serious happened at home, so she hurriedly asked why.

"My sister-in-law sent me to send a message to my brother and nephew, saying that the second master of the Rong Mansion has sent someone to the Ministry of Rites to give the booklet when the elder master is gone. I will allow the descendants of our family to carry the coffin into the capital from the north gate, and give them a private funeral. Moreover, the Guanglu Temple has distributed the rewards according to the same rules. Now the ministers of the court and the central government can understand the emperor's intentions for our family. One after another, people were sent to offer sacrifices."

Sitting on the horseback, Jia Zhen kept cupping her hands and said with a smile, "Long live God's kindness!" Then he asked who was in the family who was helping to take care of the affairs.

Jia Huan hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law is afraid that we are young and unstable, so she has already begged the old lady and called Lian's second brother back. Now Lian's second brother is taking Jia Qiang, Jia Chen, and Jia Qiong to take care of the house. Sister-in-law Fearing that there would be no one to take care of me at home, I brought my mother-in-law and two aunts from the countryside to live in the upper room.”

When Jia Rong, who was hanging behind Jia Zhen, heard this, she smiled happily. How could she remember that it was his own grandfather who died just now?Even Jia Zhen couldn't hold back her smile: "It's very appropriate! It's very appropriate!" After finishing speaking, she whipped and left.A group of them didn't invest in the store, they just changed horses and galloped overnight, and arrived in the capital in one day.Then Jia Zhen led Jia Rong, Jia Fan and others to Tiechan Temple first. It was already the fourth watch, and the watchman heard that the master of Dongfu had returned, so he hurriedly shouted at everyone to get up.

Jia Zhen and Jia Rong straightened their clothes at the gate outside the temple, and wept loudly, knelt and crawled in from outside the gate, crying until dawn, coughing up blood and hoarse throat.

At dawn the next day, Youshi brought Brother Rong's daughter-in-law and a group of women to see Jia Zhen.

Jia Rong finally got the chance to come out from the temple and rush home. She didn't even have time to change one more dirty clothes, so she rushed into the upper room to meet his two aunts.

"Second aunt and third aunt are good, my nephew is here to see you!" Jia Rong's eyes were aimed at Second Sister You. He had seen Second Sister once years ago when he was ordered to give New Year's gifts to Mrs. You in Guo County. , In the past half a year, Second Sister You has become more and more enchanting and charming. Jia Rong looked at the other's towering chest, and couldn't help swallowing secretly.With a salivating smile on his face, he moved closer to the two sisters: "My father and I are missing the second aunt! The sweat towel that the second aunt promised to embroider for my nephew years ago, why didn't I take it out?"

When Second Sister You heard this, she blushed with embarrassment, cursed a few words, and left the room with her hand.

Jia Rong was startled, and looked at Third Sister You suspiciously.

His second aunt has always been a passionate seed, not a woman who can endure loneliness. If in the past, Mrs. You was not by her side, she would joke with herself even if she was angry, and she would not be so light-hearted Take it easy and let yourself go.What is going on?Second aunt changed her temper?

Seeing Jia Rong suspiciously looking at her, Third Sister You sneered angrily, "Don't ask me, I don't care about the nasty things between you. Don't treat me as a bully like your second aunt, you From now on, kid Rong, please don't fall into my hands."

Jia Rong quickly apologized with a smile: "See what Aunt San said, am I that kind of person?"

"You call me third aunt, and I'll give you a safe word. The second sister has taken a fancy to someone else. An insignificant guy like you should stay away from your second aunt from now on."

Jia Rong was taken aback, but the shock really showed on her face: "Who is Second Aunt looking for? Why is there no news? Third Aunt can't talk nonsense like this!"

Third Sister You got off the big clinical kang, wearing only a small gauze gown, a lotus-colored floral skirt underneath, and a huge golden peony stuck in a chic bun.Third Sister You looked at Jia Rong coldly: "Our two sisters have not been sold to your house. Who is the second sister who has fallen in love with? Do you still need your permission? Go back and tell your daddy to stop pestering my second sister from now on. My sister doesn't know people well, so it's fine to marry into your family, don't even think about messing with our sisters again!"

Third Sister You raised her fist and clenched her teeth, as if she was going to beat Jia Rong.

Jia Rong walked out of the upper room where Mrs. You lived, and when she returned to her garden, she called her confidant to her side.When the kid entered the house early, he inquired about all the big and small things in the mansion, because Jia Rong couldn't remember it for a while, he helped me remember first.

"Aunt Lai said that my second aunt often asks people to deliver tea and water to the outer courtyard recently, and even makes some hot cakes by herself, and asks people to take them to the second master Lian to eat." The servant looked carefully at Jia Rong's expression. , and when he saw the other person's face turned black, he didn't dare to say anything anymore.

Jia Rong suppressed her anger: "You don't have to be afraid, just keep talking."

The young man smiled mischievously: "Aunt Lai also said that a girl saw Second Aunt sneaking into the small garden at night, but I'm not sure who she was going to see."

Jia Rong was furious, and cursed inwardly: what a Second Sister You, flirting with his father, asking people to take advantage of her without shouting, and putting on the appearance of a chaste and strong woman by herself.Now that Jia Lian is doing well, Xiao wants to be Lian's second grandmother again?

Pooh!She thinks beautifully!

Jia Rong said in a deep voice: "My wife invited Lian's second uncle, but Lian's second sister-in-law didn't come?"

"It's said that Lian's second sister-in-law goes to Xing's house to help every day, so she doesn't care about coming here."

Jia Rong listened to the little servant and said a few more words, then waved the man out casually, and he sat on the chair of the master without a word.

Second Sister You and Third Sister You are two fresh and juicy flowers, Second Sister You is the best in terms of appearance alone, and she is the true biography of Mrs. You, but Third Sister You is younger.Jia Rong knew that his father had been holding back his energy to get Third Sister You, and this time the two of them lived in the mansion, wouldn't father have a lot of opportunities to fulfill his wish?

Jia Rong didn't expect to taste the delicacy of the third aunt, but she just hoped to get some benefits from the second aunt.

But now that Second Sister You is going to join Uncle Lian, how can Jia Rong be reconciled?
"I have to think of a way to make Second Sister You die!" Jia Rong murmured to herself, "It's really impossible, I have to go to Second Aunt's place myself. Defeated?"

Jia Rong was thinking about it here, but people came to the meeting room in the front yard, saying that the eunuch Xia Shouzhong Xia in the palace came to pay homage and asked how much money he needed to pay back.

Jia Rong had no choice but to put away these messy thoughts first, and told Lai Sheng to go out.

The front hall of Ningguo Mansion has been tidied up, not to mention the tables and chairs, the partitions have been lowered, filial curtains have been hung up, drum sheds, archways and so on have been erected in front of the door.When Jia Rong saw that Jia Lian had prepared all the colors, she thanked her again and again, and then rushed back to the temple to Ming Jiazhen.

In a blink of an eye, on the fourth day of the lunar new year, Jia Zhen led a group of people to help the coffin into the city.It was the day when the funeral ceremony was celebrated and there were many guests. From Tiekan Temple to Ningfu, there were more than tens of thousands of people on the road.

Seeing the extravagant style of the Jia family, some people couldn't help sighing, some people were envious, and there were even some scholars who were half bottled of jealousy, criticizing those who had extravagant funeral ceremonies.
Sitting on the horseback, Jia Zhen looked at the crowd on the way, although she was secretly happy in her heart, but there was only sadness on her face.

All relatives and friends came to offer sacrifices, but Jia Zhen was overwhelmed, so she only claimed that she was overly sad, and only asked Jia Rong to help with housework.You Shi probably guessed her husband's intentions, so she only told him about her own and the eldest wife's plans.

Jia Zhen thought about it for a while, then went outside with a sullen face, and spoke to You Shi in a lukewarm manner.

Although it was September, the capital was only cool in the morning and evening, so Jia Zhen hurriedly fixed the date for the coffin, went to Rongguo Mansion on crutches, and showed it to the old lady Jia Mu.

Jia's mother also agreed that it should be sooner rather than later. After discussing all this, Jia Zhen sent the servants to invite some important relatives of the family to watch the ceremony.The Xing family is being invited.

Jia Rong came to invite Xing Zhong in person, and asked his uncle to give him a face no matter what.Xing Zhong didn't have the time, Lu's mother was an elderly woman, and the whole family couldn't bear her to move, for fear that her fetus would become gassy, ​​and it was difficult to refuse directly, so they could only ask Xiuyan to do it for her.

A few days later, it was time for Jia Jing's funeral. Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang, etc., led their family servants and women, and sent everyone to Tiekan Temple.Mrs. You took her two precious daughters in a plain car, and followed the bumpy ride to the outside of the city.

The second sister You was silent from the beginning to the end, and the old lady You was snoring everywhere, but the third sister looked around without stopping for a moment.

"Whose son is that?"

Third Sister You suddenly pointed her hand, stared at a certain direction outside the curtain and stopped moving.The aunts and aunts who were in charge outside hurried back to Jia Rong.Jia Rong came over on a tall horse with a smile on her face: "What's the matter with Third Aunt?"

Third Sister You angrily asked Jia Rong to stick her head elsewhere, and asked in a low voice, "Is that also a relative of the Jia family? Why haven't you seen him before?"

Jia Rong looked in the direction Sanjie You was pointing at, and when she squinted her eyes to see the person clearly, she couldn't possibly answer Sanjie You's words, her complexion changed suddenly, and she hurriedly greeted her.

Third Sister You was slapped on the nose, and she kept cursing bitterly at Jia Rong's back, but her eyes were reluctant to move back from that direction.

She just looked at Jia Rong holding the man's horse's head, raised her face and didn't know what to say to flatter her.The man didn't pay much attention to Jia Rong, he just lowered his head and said something to the people inside the car curtain.

Third Sister You lightly opened the car curtain, and then asked the driver who drove out: "Whose car is the second one in front of us?"

The person driving the car hurriedly said: "It is said that the car is driven by Miss Xing's family."

"Which Xing family?"

The driver smiled: "Third aunt, how confused is this? How many Xing families do we know? Isn't it my uncle's family? That's my uncle's daughter!"

Third Sister You also wanted to ask if he knew who the handsome young man on the horse was. The person in front had already left, and Jia Rong came back leisurely to report to Third Sister You.

"Third aunt, who do I see? It's so rare!" Jia Rong laughed and said, "It's Mr. Xiao Song from the Zhenfu Department. This is really... It's the first time that my nephew has dealt with people from the Zhenfu Department. In vain, I still call myself a well-connected person!"

Third Sister You calmly said through the curtain: "Zhen Fusi? What's the origin? The people sitting in the carriage in front are the family members of Mr. Xiao Song?"

"The Song family has nothing to do with us. It's just Mr. Song passing by on business. He knows that Aunt Xing's carriage is here, so come to say hello!"

Jia Rong's face was filled with joy: "It turns out that Master Xiao Song has fallen in love with Aunt Xing, so I'll just say it."

Third Sister You's face darkened, and before Jia Rong could finish speaking, she threw down the curtain and hid in the carriage.

Jia Rong rubbed her nose, then looked at Xing Xiuyan's chariot and horses, then looked at Second Sister You and Third Sister You, suddenly understood a little, and couldn't help smiling coldly.

There was another person who wanted to eat swan meat, but Third Sister You didn't think about it, what kind of temper was the person from the Zhenfusi?
What people fancy is the well-educated, well-mannered, and cute lady of the Xing family!
The team of chariots and horses entered the Tieshan Temple. The abbot of the temple had prepared a clean meditation room early, and invited Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang to rest.Jia Baoyu couldn't sit still for a moment, and invited Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baochai to go to the temple.

"I heard that this Tiekan Temple existed in the previous dynasty, and one of the living springs is the most eye-catching. Why don't we go and watch it?" Jia Baoyu's excitement was unstoppable.

Baochai took Baoyu back with her hand, and said with a chuckle, "I won't go. Sister Xing came here after all. I want to talk to her for a while."

"I'm going to invite Sister Xing right now!" Jia Baoyu still didn't give up, Shi Xiangyun seemed to understand something, quietly tugged on Jia Baoyu's sleeve, and pulled him out of the meditation room.

At this moment, Xiuyan was talking with Daiyu, and Baochai joined in from time to time.

"So, it was the concubine Yuan who recommended the third younger sister in front of the queen?"

Xiuyan nodded helplessly: "I said it in front of my mother, but it's strange to say that the concubine Yuan's body is very poor, and she seems very anxious."

Xue Baochai thought about it carefully: "Sister Xing said this, but I also noticed that the second wife is a bit strange these days, often distracted while talking, and also has a lot of sternness towards Brother Bao. This is something I didn't have before. "

Daiyu whispered: "You mean that the concubine Yuan may be."

Xiuyan sneered: "There is another thing I just heard! It turns out that the third princess's body has always been weak, and she has been suffering from serious and minor illnesses. Several imperial physicians consulted and said that the third princess is not suitable for marriage, let alone having children. .”

Xue Baochai and Daiyu immediately understood Yuan Chun's intentions, and they couldn't help looking at each other.

"If the third sister knows, maybe it will be better."

"What's the use of this? The third princess married only the youngest son of General Ning Yuan. There is no status at all in the marriage of Tan Yatou. Even if she is loved by her husband, what about the general's mansion? Some people are special snobs. She is Teng's concubine, so she doesn't give any favors at all!"

After Daiyu finished speaking, she thought of an important matter, and said to Xiuyan: "I heard from Baoyu that the King of Beijing didn't know where he got the news that the queen's first preference was for her sister. The third girl inevitably thinks it's the most important thing." You have suffered so much, so even if you give my sister a bad face in the future, my sister should not be as knowledgeable as her."

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PS: Watch it tomorrow morning for the second watch!sleepy
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