The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 150 Baochai asks Lu to have a child
Jia Baoyu has been restless ever since he knew from his nanny Li Gui that the King of Beijing wanted to seek him out for questioning.Jia Baoyu believed that the county king was suffocating when he saw that he had lost his name to Sun Shan, and wanted to find his own bad luck.He didn't want to go now, let alone if he didn't go, he was sweating profusely, but he didn't dare to discuss countermeasures with Mrs. Wang.

Seeing that he was flustered, Xiren asked him why, and he also knew whether it was a big or small time, so he didn't dare to make up his mind easily.The two of them stayed in the Yihong Courtyard for only a short while, and Li Gui in the front yard couldn't resist the urging of the county prince's mansion, and asked Mingyan to report to the mother-in-law at the door again and again, be sure to ask the second master to come out and say something to him. A quasi-letter from the county palace.

Jia Baoyu's heart hit a deer, he jumped up and down, his chest seemed to be buried with a big rock, and he couldn't breathe for a moment.

"I have an idea!" Xiren clapped his palms and laughed, "Why did we forget Miss Bao? Didn't you just tell us that the one who won the first name Jieyuan is the young master of the Mei family. Baoyu, since you are afraid that the prince will get angry with you, why don't you May Mr. Mei follow you to the Beijing Palace? For Mr. Mei’s sake, could it be that the prince still eats you?”

When Jia Baoyu heard Xiren came up with such a bad idea, his face was already red with embarrassment, and he said viciously: "You are making me poor again. Now that I have failed the ranking, I am already damned, how can I be ashamed in front of Jie Yuan!"

Although Jia Baoyu is not good at studying, he is not willing to neglect important matters of face.

When he entered the Tribute Academy that day, Jia Baoyu was also full of confidence. He always felt that he would not be able to win the first place, but at least he could easily win the title of Juren.The few essays he wrote, from breaking the topic to supporting the topic, and from the beginning to the beginning, are all good.Even the few old gentlemen around King Beijing who specialize in this way boasted that they are already mature, and they are short of appreciating their own Mingjun.

Jia Baoyu read all the famous chapters in "The Analects of Confucius" again, but who knows that there is only one article from "Laozi": the way of nature is inaction, if you insist on inaction, you can do something.

Baoyu was so angry that he almost slammed the door when he left the tribute courtyard.

The prince clearly said that today's emperor is not used to the "Tao Te Ching", why did he choose it from it?Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for everyone!It's no wonder that Mei Yusen won the first place. I heard that there was a Taoist priest who escaped into Buddhism in the ancestors of the Mei family.

This is clearly unfair.

Jia Baoyu slandered bitterly, but Xiren didn't know it. He only thought that Jia Baoyu still couldn't let go of his face, so he persuaded him: "You can't get rid of this face, so I will tell you for you. It just so happens that I didn't go to Hengwuyuan for a while. I'm going, I think Miss Laibao will also read me very closely."

Before the attackers could go out, Lin Zhixiao's family came to look for Jia Baoyu in person: "My second master, why are you still sitting here? The people in the Beijing Palace are in a hurry. Seeing that you haven't left the house, they are in a daze. Go to the old lady's garden to look for you. I saw that something was wrong, so I comforted them with good tea and fruit. Second master, please follow me. If people from the palace make trouble with the old lady, second master It's harder to explain."

Lin Zhixiao's family led the reluctant Jia Baoyu out of Yihong Courtyard.Xiren chased him to the gate, and saw Baoyu boarded a small sedan chair for two people, and two women who walked swiftly carried him away long ago, Xiren then lazily turned back to go back to the house.

The corridor on the left is connected to a high platform. Standing in the corridor and looking down, Xiren saw that the Nuertang plant in the middle of the yard was about to wither. Qi.

The little girl Chunyan was sweeping the fallen leaves below, and Xiren looked down from the height: "Then who is taking care of the begonias now? How did they wither and decay like this? You don't take good care of them!"

Chunyan hurriedly put down the broom, and said with an apologetic smile: "Sister, don't be upset, this tree was originally served by Kong Mama, the third-class sweeper in our Yihong Courtyard. It's been a few days of neglect."

Xiren frowned and was about to speak, but Qingwen came out of the room.

Qingwen probably heard the commotion outside, so when she saw Xiren, she just sneered: "Grandma Hua, what is your order? The crabapple died a few months ago, and Baoyu hasn't grown any leaves since her birthday. It has nothing to do with me, no one knows better than Grandma Hua why I kicked Mrs. Confucius out!"

Xiren choked up and was so blocked that he couldn't speak. After a long time, he said: "After all, it's too heartless. Mother Kong served Baoyu in front of her."

Qingwen snorted coldly, dropped the curtain and entered the room.

Seeing the two fighting, Chunyan was so frightened that she quickly took the broom and put her head down to pretend to be cleaning.Xiren's face was blushing, and after waiting for a while, he didn't go back to the house, but turned around and went to Hengwuyuan to look for Xue Baochai.

However, there is only a small Danrui official looking after the house in Hengwuyuan.It turned out that Xue Baochai had just gone to Fengwei Hutong in a hurry to find Xiuyan's advice, but Xiren was in vain, and when she heard that Miss Bao had mixed up with Xing Xiuyan, whom she disliked the most, she felt even more uncomfortable.Ruiguan is not allowed to stay, Xiren has gone to Mrs. Wang to ask for advice.

This time Mei Yusen won the first prize, which was beyond Mei Hanlin's expectation. When his son was brought back that day, he only thought that the Mei family was hopeless this year. Even if he waited, it would be three years later. Not as decent as a teenager.

No one expected that Cheng Shangshu's younger brother and the son of Governor Liangjiang, who were buzzing around in the capital, would become Yusen's subordinates.

Mei Hanlin regretted it faintly in his heart, and felt that he should not have moved ahead with the Xue family too early.When Mei Hanlin was in a dilemma, Princess Chaohua suddenly came to his house and beat Mei Hanlin black-eyed. Mei Hanlin's black gauze hat was also thrown aside, and the official robe on his body was almost torn into cloth strips.

Princess Zhaohua's killing was the return of the Mei family's remarriage, and she asked the Mei family to hand over the princess's mansion, otherwise the lawsuit will be brought to the Jinluan Palace, among the clouds, please ask the Lord Long Live or the Supreme Emperor or the Empress Dowager to come forward and make a decision. judge.

Lin Daiyu was sitting next to Xue Baochai, and when Baochai said this, she clapped her fists in anger: "That Princess Chaohua is too abominable, obviously it was their family who first forced the Mei family to break the marriage, and now seeing Mr. Mei know Yuan, Are all the good things left to their family?"

Xue Baochai smiled wryly: "It's useless to say this now, I thought about it seriously, Princess Chaohua probably wanted to smash the can, completely ruin Mr. Mei's reputation, and call him a bad name for being ungrateful."

Xiuyan picked up an imperial concubine chair opposite Xue Lin and the two of them and sat down. Hearing Xue Baochai's words, she couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "At the beginning, Xue Baoqin was appointed by the Mei family, and now the precious person, Princess Chaohua will definitely catch her. Don’t let go of this point. If Princess Zhaohua really succeeds, Mr. Mei will become the second Chen Shimei, and without Mr. Bao to punish him, the spittle stars who are all over the capital can drown him.”

Xue Baochai understood Xiuyan's words, and her face turned pale immediately: "Does it have to be that the Mei family and I must regret our marriage?"

"The marriage was requested by the Mei family. At the beginning, your Xue family was unwilling, your younger brother Xue Biao avoided showing up, and your aunt was panicked and scared. It was so easy to get through those days. Why are they fighting now, but Sister Bao has become a woman?" Victim. Don't worry about this, I'll give you some thought."

Lin Daiyu clung to Xue Baochai's ear, and said softly, "Elder Sister has the most ideas. Since she is willing to help, there is nothing impossible."

Xue Baochai was already at a loss at this moment, when Aunt Xue heard the news sent by the Mei family, she collapsed in the Rongguo Mansion at that time, it was Xue Baochai who was quick-witted and remembered that the Xing family came to ask about Xiuyan.

Xiuyan smiled and said: "I think Mei Hanlin is regretting provoking Princess Chaohua at this moment, so let's do this." Xiuyan whispered a few words, and Xue Baochai's expression became worse the more she heard it, and hurriedly said: "This will work. ?"

"Don't worry, Princess Chaohua will definitely suffer from this dumbness. At the beginning, she relied on being the queen mother's niece, and the marriage she got was also very strong. It is said that Princess Chaohua's several concubine sons are all her and her husband The result of disharmony. Over the years, Princess Zhaohua has also learned to be obedient. She doesn't use harsh and indiscriminate methods, but only holds up those concubines' sons. It’s very unpleasant. You don’t have to try the method I told my sister, it’s only called Mr. Mei’s cooking.”

Xue Baochai looked embarrassed: "How can I say this! At this moment, Mr. Mei is probably in a state of desperation, and there is nothing he can do!"

Xiuyan scolded coquettishly: "Sister Bao is confused again, he wants to marry you, he has to show some sincerity, we have already figured out a way to calm the disaster, the rest is up to him to come forward."

Lin Daiyu also persuaded Xue Baochai that although Xue Baochai knew that both Xing and Lin had good intentions, he still couldn't make up his mind.

After seven or eight days it will be Lu's delivery date, Xiuyan and Daiyu dare not take it lightly, they have already mobilized all the staff in the confinement sister-in-law's business, those confinement sister-in-laws know that it is the owner's birth, and they are more careful.

21 On the afternoon of this day, Shi Lu was talking to her daughters when suddenly she felt cramps in her stomach, and Shi Lu knew she was about to give birth.The courtyard was full of dispatches, those who served hot water, those who made ginseng tea, and those who cooked porridge. The maids, women, and confinement women who came in and out, none of them panicked, so they were in order.

If outsiders came in and saw it, they wouldn't think there was a pregnant woman inside.

Xing Zhong sat on a small bed under the window and listened to what was going on inside, while Lin Daiyu stood in the middle of the courtyard, looking like a housekeeper and grandma, directing the servants.Zijuan and Meilian stood aside to help.

Only Xiuyan ignored the mother-in-law's embarrassment and insisted on wearing cotton clothes and entering the delivery room.

That steady woman is no stranger to Xing Xiuyan, they are different from the midwives outside, since they signed a contract with the Xing family, they are members of the Xing family, and Miss Xing is their boss, and now the boss is a girl who has not left the court When they entered the delivery room, they wanted to talk about it, but they felt unreasonable if they didn't.

Xiuyan smiled and said to the crowd: "You don't have to make things difficult, just act as if you don't have me, as long as the wife gives birth to the young master safely, I will reward each of you with a silver ingot."

Everyone was overjoyed.

According to the rules of the Xing family, a silver ingot is at least twelve taels.This is only for those who help in the delivery room, and it does not count as the other tip from the midwife.

The midwives shut their mouths, cheered up, and kept teaching Lu how to exhale, how to exert force, and how to preserve his strength.

In the evening, when the sky was full of red clouds, Zhengde ran in from the outside, and the young eunuchs who followed him had a bitter face and kept calling "Fifth Prince, slow down," but Zhengde made it clear that he didn't listen, and his calves twitched It was also fast, rushing into the inner courtyard like a meteor arrow.

"Dad, my mother"

Xing Zhong quickly winked at him, and Zhengde held back the following words, but the panic on his face was self-evident.

Lin Daiyu came over and grabbed Zhengde, and asked in a low voice: "Why are you here? Does the palace know? At this time, I'm afraid the palace gate will be locked soon!"

Zhengde wiped the sweat from his brow, "Brother Song sent me a message at noon, I was in a hurry, but the emperor wouldn't let him go, so I kept silent for half of the "Tao Te Ching" before I was released. Sister Lin Don't worry, my father allowed me to stay at home overnight, and I'll just go back to the palace tomorrow."

When Lin Daiyu heard what Zhengde said, instead of letting out a sigh of relief, she tensed her heartstrings.Daiyu had heard from Sister Xing that Zhengde didn't dare to show off when he was in the palace, and always followed the princes silently.Now, in order to see his mother, Zhengde silently silenced half of the book in one afternoon. Isn't this very different from his previous style?It's no wonder the emperor can't see it!
Daiyu wanted to say something, but when she lowered her head, she saw Zhengde eagerly looking at the delivery room, unable to utter the words when she reached her lips.

Zhengde broke away from Daiyu, ran to the window "dengdengdeng", and shouted to the inside: "Mom, I am outside with Dad and Sister Lin! Eat a few more poached eggs so that you can grow your strength." So give me a little brother."

Lu Shi was lucky to be inside. Hearing this, he almost burst out laughing: "When did he come here! Don't tell him to stand outside, what's wrong with being known!"

The midwives didn't know Zhengde's identity, so they thought it was Lu's son from what he said.One of the oldest grades smiled and said: "Listen, Ma'am, our young master is also encouraging Madam! This baby must be a son too!"

Qiuping, Lu's big girl, hurriedly scolded in a low voice: "What nonsense, that's His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince outside, don't make a mistake calling someone to arrest you, it's not here!"

The midwife trembled her hands, and was too frightened to speak.

Not long after, another wave of labor pains came from Lu's family. Xiuyan glanced at Qiuping indifferently, but said nothing, but held her mother tightly with both hands.

The beads of sweat on Lu's forehead grew bigger and bigger, and she could feel that this time she might really give birth.Being a human being for two lives and having two children, she doesn't have to suffer much for a woman. Although the one in her stomach is a bit of a toss, it is not difficult.

"Ma'am, work hard, work hard!"

I don't know how long it took, Lu Shi only felt that his mind went blank, and the severe pain in his lower body stopped abruptly, as if something had slipped out of his body, leaving behind infinite relaxation.

Granny Wen picked up the baby and was overjoyed: "Congratulations, madam, congratulations girl, you are a big fat boy!" Granny Wen carefully cut the umbilical cord, picked up the pair of little feet that were not much bigger than peanuts, and "papapapa" illuminated the blue-purple He slapped his little butt twice, and then he heard a loud cry resounding through the room.

Father and son Xing Zhong and Zhengde leaned on the window and looked in. They knew they couldn't see, but they felt very itchy.Zhengde rushed inside and shouted: "Mom! Mom! What happened to you?"

Lu Shi was exhausted and had no strength at all, but Xiuyan took the package energetically, hugged the newly acquired younger brother in her arms, heard Zhengde's howling, and said coquettishly: "Just like you, he is a naughty fellow."

Zhengde was overjoyed, and immediately turned around and ran to his personal eunuch, flipping his hands up: "Quick! Take out the things quickly."

The four little eunuchs could only pull out from their bosoms, reluctantly.

Lin Daiyu was curious. Seeing that the four of them took out two purses, each of which was heavy, Daiyu hurriedly asked what it was.

Zhengde opened one of them and showed it to Lin Daiyu: "This is the monthly money I saved. I asked them to find the Ministry of Rites to exchange for this year's new copper coins. Today, the yard attendants are paid [-] yuan each."

With a wave of his little hand, the four little eunuchs reluctantly distributed the money to everyone.

These four little eunuchs were also rewarded by the queen, some were given by the emperor, and some were from Xiaozong. In short, no matter which master they followed before, they only listen to the fifth prince now.

The door of the delivery room was pushed open, and a maid hurriedly came out with a water basin. The mother could not see the wind. Although the air in the room was really bad, Lu Shi was also tightly covered, and no one was allowed to bring in the evil wind. Bump her.At a loss, Xing Zhong accepted the small bundle from his daughter, but seeing a small meatball sleeping soundly in the snow-white satin, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say.

This child is like himself, his eyes follow him and his daughter.But the nose looks like it was carved out of the same mold as Lu's.

Xing Zhong is not an old feudalist, not a son, but at this moment, seeing a lively little life in front of his eyes, Xing Zhong still couldn't help crying secretly.

Seeing her, Xiuyan stepped forward and took her father's arm: "Dad, what's the matter, this is a day that should be happy. I'll go to the door and hang a small bow and arrow, so that the neighbors far and near will know about our family's happy event!"

Zhengde jumped up all of a sudden: "Sister, I'll come!"

When a newborn baby is born, there are bows and arrows hanging on the door, which means telling the neighbors that there is a man in the family. If there is a handkerchief, it means that there is an extra daughter.It is best for the man in the family to do the hanging. Now that Xing Zhong is holding his youngest son, he seems to have a thousand words to say to Lu Shi, how could Xiu Yan have the nerve to bother him?

She hurriedly dragged Zhengde and Daiyu to the gate.

The gate of the street is far away from the inner house. Xiuyan and Daiyu stood inside the gate and asked the butler to light the firecrackers. The jingle rang loudly. The neighbors opened their doors and looked towards the Xing family. They saw the Fifth Prince bouncing on the steps. They all come out to greet each other.

Zhengde Zhengchou how to hang up the small bow and arrow!Song Chen suddenly appeared from the entrance of the alley, and he hurriedly shouted, "Brother Song, send me up quickly!"

Song Chen smiled, turned over and dismounted, and lifted Zhengde under the door plaque with a slight lift of his empty hand, as simple and easy as holding an egg.Zhengde stretched his little arm, and after a long time, he hung up the little bow.

The big red lanterns are hung on both sides, seeing the shining light of the little bow and arrow, it is difficult for others to see it.

The neighbors now know that Mrs. Lu of the Xing family has given birth to a son again, and it is His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince who congratulates him, and Mr. Song Qianhu, the Governor of Zhenfu, came to congratulate him.

For a while, it was difficult for the Xing family to keep a low profile.

(End of this chapter)