The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 69

Mother Jia folded the pleading paper twice, and slowly stuffed it into her own cuff: "When I am old, I like to look forward and backward when doing things, and I am not as decisive as I used to be. Your uncle is also for the sake of the family, as long as Feng girl is willing to accept I promise her that the Jia family will still give her 1000 taels of silver every year, and her life will never be worse than that in Rongguo Mansion."

Jia's mother thought that this kind of condition was the most benevolent and righteous for Wang Xifeng.

Xiuyan smiled and said: "The old lady should find someone to tell the second elder brother Lian. Even I, an outsider, would be inexplicably moved, let alone your own grandson, old lady."

It was fine if Xiuyan didn't say anything, but as soon as she finished speaking, Jia's mother said angrily, "He! He just followed his mother's temper, and he is stubborn!"

Mother Jia really shouldn't say such things in front of a junior. Jia Lian's biological mother, after all, was once a serious wife of the Rongguo Mansion, and her status is by no means comparable to Mrs. Xing's. It's not fast.

After the old lady finished speaking, her anger did not dissipate much. Instead, she felt that she was inferior in front of Xing Xiuyan, so she looked at the latter coldly: "I heard that Lian'er often stayed at your house when he was in Suzhou? What about uncle and wife?" Don't try to persuade him, I watched with cold eyes in the past two or three years, Lian'er has lost the city more and more, and now he dares to speak out about the separation of the family. I like Sister Feng's cleverness, but I will never abandon my grandson for her The future of life!"

what!
This mother Jia, is unreasonable and has to argue three points.Dare to blame Jia Lian's mistakes on his own family.Xiuyan sneered in her heart, but said resolutely in her mouth: "Xiuyan dared to ask the old lady, even if Lian's second brother divorced his wife, what future would there be in the future? The mansion will pay more than a dozen or two 10,000+ taels of silver. Donate the title of magistrate, so what can you do in the end? Don't forget, old lady, there is always a brother under Lian's second brother! The old lady should also plan for him."

"How can Lian'er compare with Baoyu? Baoyu will definitely take the imperial examination in the future. That child is smart. As long as he is willing to work hard, it is not difficult to get an imperial examination."

The palace examination is held every three years, and only the top three in the first class can have the opportunity to work in the Imperial Academy. If the rest of them want to be officials, they have to choose a hall and take the exam again.What Jia's mother said was swearing, and Jia Baoyu was ready to win the championship in one fell swoop.

Just relying on Jia Baoyu's indecisive temperament?

Xiuyan almost didn't laugh when she heard Jia Mu's words, she held back for a while, and then she smiled and said: "The old lady said very well, brother Bao is a good character, once he is received by the king, he must have a bright future and great plans Great exhibition."

Old people, how many people don't like to listen to flattery?Kuang Baoyu was still her favorite, so Jia's mother was full of enthusiasm, took Xiuyan's hand and laughed again and again: "You must tell Baoyu this when you see Baoyu. That child, with a solid eye, always regards official career and economics as hard work, because I don’t know how many times he has suffered from his father. If he puts his heart into it, he is a hundred times more serious than those teenagers studying hard in the Imperial College.”

Xiuyan repeatedly nodded in agreement with Jia Mu's words: "If there is a lady in the palace who will come forward to plan and choose a very prestigious job for Brother Bao, maybe the emperor will ask the mansion to inherit the title of several generations when the emperor is happy. This is also unknown. .only."

When Jia's mother heard that there was something in Xiuyan's words, she suppressed her smile a bit, and said kindly, "My good boy, just tell me what you want."

Xiuyan was very troubled, hesitated for a while, and then said: "The matter of Lian's second sister-in-law can't be hidden from others, how could the emperor violate the rules set by his ancestors and call Lian's second elder brother to become a nobleman? Wouldn't that be an announcement to the world that anyone who gave away money Don’t pursue it! Old Ancestor, our Majesty is determined to be a wise king and an emperor through the ages, and I’m only worried that the concubine Yuan will be implicated for no reason.”

Mother Jia also understood the entanglement here.

Unfortunately, even a [-]-year-old girl in the Xing family can see clearly, but her two sons are confused and don't know how to save the situation.

Both of them are grandsons of Jia's mother. Baoyu grew up beside her. It is not surprising that she is partial, but the old lady never thought of taking the heir qualification from Jia Lian to Baoyu.However, what happened to Wang Xifeng, it was like a piece of silk that had been drawn, ruining a piece of brocade.

Mother Jia can ignore others, but she cannot ignore her mother.If the empress loses power, whether it is Rongguo Mansion or Ningguo Mansion, it is difficult to have a chance to stand up again.

"Let me think about it!" Mother Jia leaned on the pillow with her forehead slumped, her eyes closed tightly.

The mandarin ducks stepped over to lure Xiuyan out, but Xiuyan stopped her pace and said slowly: "My ancestor Mingjian, Lian's second brother is not expected to be an official. He went out to start a career, and there are only benefits and no disadvantages for the family. Say something more If it's disrespectful, even if someone framed the family in the future and made a fuss about Lian's second sister-in-law, that would be their business. Brother Bao is a simple person, even if he becomes an official in the future, he will be a worthy person. Others don't know that the officialdom is dark, Doesn’t the old lady know? If someone uses this as a sharp weapon to attack Brother Bao, what do you think Brother Bao should do?”

Jiamu opened her eyes suddenly, looking directly at Xiuyan aggressively.

Xiuyan was not timid either, she still said: "Or the concubine of Yuan Dynasty, has the old lady ever heard of any concubine's natal family in the past dynasties who relied on usury for profit?"

"Stop talking!" Mother Jia blushed!Every time Xing Xiuyan said a sentence, she felt that Wang Xifeng's crime was unforgivable!
"Yuanyang, go and call the two lords and that pair of bastards!"

Seeing that the goal of this matter was half achieved, Xiuyan bowed and asked to resign.

Mother Jia hurriedly stopped her: "Good boy, don't rush away, go into the garden to see your brother Bao and sister Lin, they are not in a good mood because of the matter of Feng girl, please enlighten them more!"

After hearing this, Xiuyan could only respond.

In the past two days, because of Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng's quarrel, Jia She continued to force his son to divorce his wife. The old lady was worried that there would be gossip in the garden, which would disturb the girls. Walking around is not a last resort and the girls are not allowed to leave the Grand View Garden.

Wang Xifeng is pungent and true, and she is sincerely kind to her younger sisters and Baoyu.So Tanchun and others gathered in Jia Baoyu's Yihong Courtyard to discuss ways to help Sister Feng.

On the table was a watermelon that was clearly not available at this time of year. The flesh of the fruit was full of powder, and each piece was covered with sand. The black seeds were full, but everyone had no appetite at all.

"Everyone has been sitting for the past two days, can't you think of a way?" Tanchun was the first to break the silence in the room.

Still no one could answer, Tanchun couldn't help looking at Jia Baoyu: "Second brother!"

Baoyu was only wearing a big red cotton gauze jacket, sitting cross-legged on a low couch, scratching her head distressedly: "I, I have tried everything, but the old lady won't let us go out of the garden, even if I want to, I can't."

Tanchun sees that Baoyu's entrusted excuse is really unbearable, so he can only turn his attention to Xue Baochai. "Sister Bao, the second sister-in-law is also your cousin, maybe Auntie can save her!"

Xue Baochai smiled wryly: "The third younger sister may not know that my mother and wife are in front of the relatives of the Wang family, and they are also full of grievances. Wang Jiafei said that the wife did not teach her strictly, so that the niece made a big mistake, and even brought mother They also ate a lot of heads. The ones who came here are all old Wang family members who speak with credibility. My wife and my mother can't argue, how dare they contradict and plead for Sister Feng?"

Tanchun still wanted to talk, but Shi Xiangyun was the best with Baochai, and hurriedly said: "Third sister, don't make things difficult for Sister Bao, she is not from your family after all. Now it is serious to ask the elder sister to change his mind, why not call second sister Tantan The tone of the old man. How should I put it, the second sister and the second brother Lian are also brothers and sisters!"

Everyone unanimously set their eyes on Yingchun, Yingchun's face was flushed, but he didn't dare to refuse, and he didn't dare to take it.Just when he was at a loss, Musk Moon's laughter came from outside the door.

"Oh, it's strange that the lanterns exploded and exploded last night, and knotted and knotted again. It turns out that there are distinguished guests coming to the door!" She Yue replied through the curtain: "Second Master, Miss Lin, Miss Xing is here!"

Daiyu and Baochai were overjoyed, and they went hand in hand to welcome Xiuyan.Only Jia Baoyu and Shi Xiangyun sat in their original positions, Xiangyun giggled and said, "Don't you often talk about your sister Xing! Why are you so eager to meet her when she comes today!"

Jia Baoyu's face flashed with anger: "I don't want to deal with those who are full of fame and fame! She is an innocent girl, and she has not been contaminated by these traitors and ghosts. She really has the virtues of the world!"

Shi Xiangyun put away his smile, and turned around Jia Baoyu curiously.

Brother love has changed too much, right?A few days ago, sister Xing was long and sister Xing was short. How long has it been?Shi Xiangyun's eyes fell on the warm tent behind the cubicle.

"Sister Yun, what are you looking at?" Baoyu waved his hands in front of Shi Xiangyun.

Shi Xiangyun hurriedly laughed and said, "No, no."

After a while, everyone embraced Xiuyan and entered the house. Xiuyan greeted Baoyu with a smile, and Baoyu responded with a "sister Xing" with a smile on his face, and he had no intention of opening his mouth again.

Baochai and the others were very surprised, but Duxiuyan didn't care. She smiled and said, "The Chinese New Year is coming up in a few days. I discussed with my mother and wanted to invite Bao brothers and sisters to come and play for a day. Our family is no better than yours. , raised my own little opera singer, but it’s boring not to invite this during the Chinese New Year. Just ask me to ask everyone, which opera troupe in Beijing do you like to listen to, we’d better go get some early, otherwise in a few days, there will be some Silver can't do it either."

Everyone knows that the Xing family is rich, but it is not clear how rich they are.

It's not easy for Tanchun to make decisions, and Daiyu doesn't like listening to music, but Baoyu can barely be regarded as well-informed, so they all ask him to make up his mind.

Jia Baoyu said with a half-smile: "If you invite an opera troupe, you must definitely miss the four major clubs in the capital. Jiqing troupe's "Xi Qian Jin" is a masterpiece, and Sanxi troupe's "Lan Caihe" is even praised by the emperor. "Huan Sha Ji" held 38 games in a row in Beijing, and the seats were packed."

Daiyu's face was getting colder, it was clearly embarrassing Sister Xing!
Baochai hurriedly stood up to smooth things over: "Brother Huibao knows a lot, but whoever listens to that during the holidays! Why don't you invite an unknown troupe to sing lively."

Yingchun and Tanchun are busy chiming in!
But Xiuyan smiled and said, "Sister Bao, don't interrupt, I've learned a lot today, and Brother Bao even briefly talked about the fourth theater troupe! Aren't you curious?"

Jia Baoyu tilted his head proudly: "Although this fourth family came to the capital the latest, it has gained fame the fastest. It is also an opera troupe in Gusu. The head of the family is called Jinguan, and he is a frequent visitor to the Beijing Palace."

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PS: There should be a second update today, there is plenty of time, thank you Xiaoben 0169 and Xiaoguang for their scallion pancakes, thank you for the pink tickets you have prepared, keep asking for tickets haha, thank you for your support!

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