The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 275
Why doesn't Wang feel regretful?At the beginning, I asked the empress to tell the third prince that the third prince would not ignore Baoyu because of face.It is not easy to curry favor with him now.

Thinking of her eldest son who left earlier, Mrs. Wang felt very sad.With Jia Zhu's diligence and studious, if he is valued by the third prince, he will definitely become a great weapon.Thinking of the early death of the eldest son, Wang's heart became more determined, so she persuaded: "Old lady, don't blame the daughter-in-law for being cautious. It is true that Baoyu is getting older, but she has not yet achieved fame. Last year, she walked away with King Beijing. It's not too far away, and the king of the county also promised Baoyu a future. Who knows, in the past six months, Baoyu has not been called to visit the house even once. I was secretly anxious, but Baoyu was ignorant, as if he didn't know anything."

Jia Mu took a different look at Wang and said with a smile, "for Baoyu, I will do as you say. Although our family is not as good as before, we should have the same dignity. When my mother came back to visit her relatives a few years ago, It was also a big fanfare, and all the old house slaves were called in to serve as errands, and there were about five No. 60 people in the garden."

Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "It's not enough. There are about twenty maids who have been re-purchased around no girl. And the small kitchen that was opened separately in the back that year is also about ten."

Jia Mu sighed: "They are all hard-working people. They can't find work outside, so they pitifully begged us to work in the mansion. Now most of them are gone. How can I ask them to go home for a while? According to my idea First, each of them will be given four months’ worth of monthly silver, and they will be asked to bring them back as servants when the garden opens.”

Wang made the calculations silently in her heart, and she gritted her teeth and agreed to the four-month moon silver.

Jia's mother never forgot to discuss with Wang about welcoming the spring: "The eldest daughter-in-law is not careful, and the second girl's marriage should be left to you to take care of it. It's a pity that Feng girl is about to give birth, otherwise you will get twice the result with half the effort if you ask her to help." .”

Mrs. Wang also wanted to tell her difficulties earlier, so that the old lady would not worry about it all the time. She smiled wryly and said, "My daughter-in-law will definitely do her best, but there is still some time before the end of the year, and the public's money is really not plentiful."

Mother Jia made an exception this time and did not embarrass Mrs. Wang. Even if the old lady didn't ask about the family's situation, she could tell a little from everyone's diet.The best green japonica rice is made according to the human head. When a relative comes by chance, Jia's mother is too embarrassed to keep rice, lest she serve two kinds of rice and make people laugh.

"I thought about it a long time ago. There are a lot of old household items accumulated in the warehouse over the years. You take people to dig them out one by one, pick up the new ones and make them out of good materials, and make them together. Zhang Jiayuan is just a countryman, so he may not understand it. . Vases and antiques are also different. As for clothes and jewelry."

Jia's mother was a little embarrassed, and after thinking for a long time, she said, "The boss will offer one, I will take one myself, and the public will add another one, so we can make a total of 1000 taels, and we can make two or three sets."

Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Our second room will also do our part."

Mother Jia nodded slightly: "That's very good. Although the second girl was not born to you, her biological mother passed away early, and you have spent a lot of time on her these years. But don't worry, the second girl is not ruthless. She There will be good days in the future, how can I forget you as an aunt?"

For the first time, the old lady took a plum from the case table to Mrs. Wang: "The second girl is getting married, so forget about my concern. I will call Brother Zhen in after a while and ask him how he plans to take care of it." It's about the fourth girl. Either you ask me to come forward, or the husband and wife find their own way. It doesn't matter. The little property I have left here will belong to Baoyu in the future."

Mrs. Wang was very happy to hear Jia Mu's explanation.When I went back that night, I even told Jia Zheng to listen, and like a child, I showed my husband the plums I had grabbed all the way, and insisted that Jia Zheng eat them.

Jia Zheng couldn't help but think of Mrs. Wang when she first married decades ago. Although her behavior was a bit dull, she was still youthful and beautiful.Jia Zheng also wanted to spend a lifetime with Wang and He Meimei, but after spending half a year together, Jia Zheng felt that Wang was narrow-minded, and Wang always targeted his sister Jia Min, which made Jia Zheng disliked.

Seeing Wang's coquettish behavior as a little girl now, Jia Zheng didn't feel disgusted, on the contrary, he was very moved.

That night, the second master stayed in Mrs. Wang's room, and Aunt Zhao couldn't bear it after waiting for half the night, so she fell asleep indiscriminately.

From time to time, good news came from the palace that Liu Caizhen gave birth to Xiaozong's eighth son on the 27th.Because she was not favored, the emperor even sent someone to take a look, and told the queen to take care of Liu Caizhen.The snobs in the palace saw that the emperor didn't want to see the empress in Qingqiu Pavilion, who would want to go?The things from the inner palace were not delivered in time, Liu Caiyan asked the maid to go to the inner servant to ask when the nurse who took care of the little prince would come, but the inner servants and eunuchs all pushed back and forth, but refused to give a happy word.

Liu Caishen had no milk, and the hungry little prince burst into tears.It was the big palace maid beside Liu Caishen who couldn't stand it anymore, and secretly went to beg Zhengde, and Zhengde walked away from the internal servants himself, so that he could be regarded as getting him to Qingqiu Pavilion.

During Xiaozong's one-month period, one-third stayed at Jia Chongyuan's house, and the chances of the rest of the concubines were greatly reduced.Under the influence of jealousy, Jia Tanchun became a thorn in the eyes of many people.Even when the queen summoned her, she was sour.

Tanchun smiled wryly in his heart, but he knew that Big Sister Xing was right, and he really became the target of other people's arrows.He wanted to go to Xue Baochai's place, but Xue Baochai's Planting Flower Palace often closed the palace door tightly, and the young eunuch always said that Xue Chongyi was not in good health and would not see him until another day.

And Yuan Chun, the elder sister, was dissatisfied with Tanchun's exclusive pet, Xue Baoqin was afraid of getting into trouble, so she avoided Jia Tanchun.This caused Tanchun to seem to be favored, but in fact he was excluded by everyone.

On the fifteenth day of every month, foreign wives can invite orders to visit the ladies in the palace. Tanchun knows that Aunt Zhao is not qualified, and the old lady is too tired. Most of the time, the second wife takes the job.After waiting for a whole month for Tanchun, Mrs. Wang came to Tanchun's Baoyue Palace after visiting Concubine Yuan.

"Miss Chongyuan, don't worry, everything is fine at home. The old lady asked about the empress yesterday, thinking that the empress should take good care of her body these days when she enters the palace, and spread the branches and leaves for the royal family. The two masters dare not Sloppy, doing his best for the imperial court. It is Baoyu who has been very competitive recently, and is planning to get a good name in the next year and make the two empresses look good."

Tanchun patiently listened to Wang's ramblings, at least when Wang was thirsty and had tea, Tanchun hurriedly laughed and said, "When Ben Gong went out, Brother Huan, like Baoyu, only read "The Analects of Confucius", I don't know if I plan to refer to it together next year?"

An unhappy look flashed across Wang's face, and his tone was cold: "Brother Huan is still young, so it won't be too late to wait a few more years. What the master means is to study hard for a few years before you can make progress. The scene, so as not to provoke a laughingstock is small, I am afraid that I am afraid that I will humiliate my ancestors."

Tanchun was not at all polite when he heard Madam Wang's words, and wanted to sarcastically, but thought that the future of Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan was still in Wang's hands, so she knew to laugh and said: "Is it because I am impatient, or is what my wife said is reasonable?" You can't eat hot tofu in such a hurry, Baoyu is also a late bloomer, Brother Huan is his younger brother, so it's not surprising that he followed Baoyu."

Tanchun was originally the neatest person, and even the old lady praised her for being somewhat similar to Wang Xifeng.But in the short time since entering the palace, what Tanchun has learned the most is to use soft knives.

Mingming said to your kind and pleasant sisters and sisters, if you say you frame them, you will frame them, and if you say you will turn your back on them, you will turn your backs.Tanchun was influenced by his ears and eyes, and subconsciously carried a bit of similar sarcasm.

Mrs. Wang was very annoyed, but she didn't dare to fight Tan Chunming, said a few words and hurried away.Tanchun's face was gloomy, and Mrs. Wang didn't mention money from the beginning to the end.

The servant rushed back from outside to inquire about the news: "Madam, the second wife is indeed here to give money to Fengzao Palace again this time. And I heard that there are a total of 500 taels. Madam, it doesn't make sense that she is a girl from the Jia family. Is the wife so eccentric? Could it be that the old lady gave it to us, but the second wife gave it to Fengzao Palace."

Tan Chunfei rolled his eyes: "If there is no evidence, don't talk nonsense. If you let outsiders hear it, you will be punished for the crime of passing it on privately."

The servant book flattened his mouth: "But ma'am, our cash is almost used up, and now the eunuchs in the respect room are here to pass on the order of the servants, and the little things that the slaves give as rewards have already made them look down on them. If I can't get any more money, I'm afraid that rumors will spread, which will be harmful to the empress."

How could Tanchun not understand the pros and cons here.

But with no money in hand, Tanchun couldn't sell the gold and silver jewelry that the emperor awarded him, right?

The secretary quietly looked at Tanchun, and asked in a low voice: "Madam, why don't we go to His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. No one knows, the Xing family is behind the Fifth Prince, and the Xing family is not worried about money. Madam asked them to borrow some money." , when the left and right empresses entered the palace, Miss Xing also said that she would go to His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince if she encountered any difficulties."

Tan Chun rebuffed without thinking, "What do you know, you take such polite words seriously? Besides, even if you want to ask, it's when I'm desperate."

Jia Tanchun knew that Xing Xiuyan had good intentions, but he could tell that the Xing family was relying on the fifth prince, and he would not pay much attention to her, a little concubine who was favored today and might fall out of favor tomorrow.If I was really as dumb as Shi Shu said, I would ask the fifth prince for help in everything big and small, I believe that within two or three times, the fifth prince would shut the door to me.When the day comes when he is in trouble and unable to recover, the Xing family will just stand by and watch.

Tanchun said cruelly: "You said last time that the little eunuch colluded with the guards and secretly transported things outside the palace, is it true?"

The servant was shocked and shook his head again and again: "Madam, I just said it as a joke, you must not be known by the queen, this, this will lose your head."

Shi Shu is not idle, and Tanchun is favored again. People outside don't know why, so they come to curry favor with Shi Shu.Once, the servant secretary went to the imperial dining room to fetch supper for Tanchun, and was dragged by several old aunts to talk, and they mentioned this palace secret while chatting.It turns out that there are often maids in the palace who save up the jewelry bestowed by their masters and send them to their homes outside the palace secretly.There are even those who directly steal, just to get back the silver and make their time in the palace easier.

When Shi Shu heard Tanchun ask this, he felt uneasy.

(End of this chapter)