Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 24 First Class General's Mansion ([-])

It was the summer of the second year after he left that Jia Lian received the eligibility for child birth. The news was sent by his sister-in-law Lin Ruhai. Along with it was Jia Lian’s second letter from home after leaving home. In the letter, Jia Lian He described in detail all the things in Gusu, especially how kind Jia Min was, how amiable Daiyu was, how strict Lin Ruhai was, and how fortunate he was to be guided by Huang Jiyun.

This news shocked Jia Amnesty at the time.Then Jia Amnesty naturally wanted to publicize it. After all, there are too many people in the capital who want to be mentored by Huang Jiyun, but they don't even have the chance to meet him in person. However, his son can be personally mentored for more than two months. .Even Jia's mother was overjoyed when she heard the news, and she kept saying, "Lian'er is a blessed one. He won the favor of his uncle and met the boy of the Huang family. In the future, I will definitely be better than you. promising." Even Jia Zheng was full of envy, and expressed his wish several times in a subtle way, hoping that Jia Zhu could also learn from Huang Jiyun.

Only the second wife, Mrs. Wang, was full of disdain.His eldest son obtained the qualification of a child without anyone's advice, which shows that his talent is better than that of the elder Jia Lian.

When he saw Jia Zhu coming out of the examination room, Jia Amnesty was full of scrutiny, especially when he saw Jia Zhu fell ill, he was even more gloating. No one cared about it, after all, Jia Zhu is the eldest grandson of this generation , is still very much concerned by Jia Mu, and Jia Zheng loves him.But Mrs. Wang saw all this in her eyes, not because she was unhappy, but because Jia Zhu's condition was getting worse, and she had no intention of caring about him at this time.

At this time, news came from Gusu that Jia Lian had failed the ranking, and even Jia's mother never mentioned Jia Lian, the son of the eldest son and grandson of the Rongguo Mansion.Jia Amnesty was even more angry and his teeth were itching, and Wang's temper was a little bit better. She never thought that Jia Zhu would go away suddenly two days later.Mrs. Wang cried so hard that even Jia's mother fell ill.

Jia She originally wanted to call Jia Lian back before the New Year's Eve, but he received the news that the Holy Master had ordered Lin Ruhai to serve as the censor, which made Jia She hesitate again. He will go to Yangzhou with Lin Ruhai to take up the post and gain some experience.Jia Amnesty responded without any objection, and sent him the first huge sum of money: ten bank notes of one hundred taels.

Originally, Jia Amnesty wanted to go to the public school or ask Jia Mu to pay some. Who would have thought that Jia Mu would just say: "What does his family want to do with some money? There is no need to learn badly. Where is his aunt?" Will he be short of his clothes and his food?" In the end, not to mention letting Jia's mother out of the private house, even if she went to work, Jia Amnesty gritted his teeth and took his private house to Jia Lian, and Jia Lian was born. Buy silver for lacquerware for Daiyu and others.

Unexpectedly, just after the first month of the lunar year, Jia Amnesty received Jia Lian's family letter again. He originally thought that Jia Lian would be grateful for the money he sent to him in his heart, but when he opened the letter, it was not only Jia Lian's, but also this letter. It was signed, but from the handwriting, Jia She still could tell at a glance that this was a letter written by Lin Ruhai to himself.

Jia She didn't have time to read Jia Lian's letter. Lin Ruhai's letter was weird, and Jia She couldn't help but read it first. After reading Lin Ruhai's letter, Jia She's face was a little ugly, because he knew that the old army was himself, and it was Rong Ning There is no room for any discrepancies in the foundations of the two prefectures and even the entire Jia clan.Although he is a dude, he will not ignore the entire Jia family.

Lin Ruhai knew about this either because he heard some rumors, or Jia Min told him.Since the death of grandfather Jia Yuan, even his father Jia Daishan and uncle Jia Daihua had never had any apparent contact with these people, so it is more likely that Lin Ruhai knew that it was Jia Min who told him.Thinking about it, even Jia Lian's letter fell into deep thought before Jia Amnesty read it.

And Mrs. Xing had never seen such a serious expression on Jia She's face, she couldn't help being a little curious, so she leaned over quietly, but Jia She was awakened before she could read the contents of the letter clearly.Jia She became angry all of a sudden, staring at her swollen eyes and yelling: "What are you still sticking around for? Get out of here!" Madam Xing had always been afraid of Jia She, seeing him getting angry, she didn't care As curious as before?Without daring to say much, he withdrew.

Mrs. Xing's actions brought Jia She back to his mind, and Jia She hurriedly opened Jia Lian's letter again. It was fine if he didn't read it, but when he saw Jia She's face turned pale, the more he looked down, the paler his face became. I was sweating.If Mrs. Xing was here, she would definitely be curious, because such an expression had never existed on Jia Amnesty's face.But Jia Amnesty suddenly laughed when he saw the end, and the more he laughed, the happier he became.After reading it, Jia Amnesty squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then burned the two letters together on the candlestick.

For several days, Jia She did not go out. Of course, Jia She did not like to go out.But Jia She even ignored the maids and aunts in the yard, and stopped drinking and having fun.Mrs. Xing knew that something might have happened, but she didn't dare to say anything, so she had to ask Wang Baoshan's family to talk about it.Wang Baoshan's family quickly guessed: "Could it be that something happened to Lian's second master?" After all, Jia Amnesty was normal before receiving Jia Lian's letter.The two murmured and discussed for a long time but couldn't come to a reason, so they had to put it down temporarily and decided to observe and observe. After a few days passed, everything in the Rongguo Mansion was still the same, and Jia She still shut himself in the study. inside.

When Mrs. Xing was considering whether to report this to Mother Jia, Jia Amnesty came out with sunken eyes, which made the eyes look less swollen, but the redness of the eyes was scary, and even the cheeks were sunken down.After not washing for seven or eight days, my mouth still smells bad, but Jia Amnesty didn't care about it, and shouted at Mrs. Xing with red eyes: "Where is the stake? It's here! Hurry up and boil water for my master to wash!" Mrs. Xing looked and looked and really couldn't see any changes between Jia She and the past, so she just thought she was suspicious and couldn't help laughing at herself.But the action is not slow and hastily withdraws, and someone boils water for Jia She to wash.

After Jia Amnesty had a good wash, he ate two and a half bowls of bird's nest porridge, and fell asleep. Mrs. Xing was startled by this sleep, and hurriedly called Wang Baoshan's family to discuss: "Master, I slept for a day and a night. It’s okay, but what’s the matter? I’ve slept so hard that I don’t have a clue.” Before, I thought that Jia She hadn’t changed, but now I thought that something big happened to Jia She, something I didn’t know about.Wang Baoshan's family thought about it for a while and asked tentatively: "Madam, do you want to invite a doctor to take a look?" Mrs. Xing thought about it and just nodded, then quickly shook her head and said: "In case there is nothing wrong, there is a quarrel It's hard for the master to sleep!" Wang Baoshan's family felt that Mrs. Xing had no idea after hearing this, and she couldn't help but grinned in her heart, but she didn't show it on the face, and complimented non-stop: "It's the wife who thinks so." Thoughtful, maybe the master is just sleepy and sleeps for a while, and he will wake up naturally when he is full." She really said it, but at this time she herself did not believe it.

Jia She finally woke up after sleeping for two days, but he didn't explain anything to Mrs. Xing. Of course, Jia She had never explained anything to Mrs. Xing before. Mrs. Xing thought that Jia She would be locked up for another few days. After the first incident, Mrs. Xing is very calm now. Anyway, Jia She is fine, so just don't come looking for her own business.

Unexpectedly, Jia She came out of the study in the afternoon, did not go to the garden, did not call the maid and auntie, but called Mrs. Xing into the room, and kicked everyone out to close the door, causing Mrs. Xing to blush , Said straight: "Master, there are people coming and going in broad daylight... Wait until night... Otherwise, I will call you a fresh girl." After finishing speaking, he lowered his head, even his neck was red, Xing After all, the madam is also from a decent official family, even if she is only a seventh-rank official, she still needs face after all.

Jia She didn't react for a while.Mrs. Xing was surprised when she saw that Jia She did not speak or move. She slightly raised her head and glanced at Jia She. She was so frightened that Jia She shuddered and realized what Mrs. Xing was saying. She became angry and shouted: " What are you thinking?! Master, am I that kind of person?" Madam Xing shrank her neck when she saw Jia She was angry, but she was thinking in her heart, 'Master, aren't you just like that?If you are not that kind of person am I?There is also anger in my heart, but I dare not vent it.

Fortunately, Jia She had something to explain to Mrs. Xing today, so he didn't bother with her. He found a seat and sat down. Seeing that Mrs. Xing was still sitting so far away without moving, he gave her a look and said: " You don’t know how to make tea for the master?” Mrs. Xing hurriedly stood up and ran out to ask someone to make tea.Not long after, Chunmei came in with tea for Jia She. Seeing that Jia She didn't speak, she cast a winking eye and leaned into Jia She's arms automatically. Who knows that Jia She has something on her mind today. I don't care.

Kicked Chunmei away, squinted at Mrs. Xing and said, "Have you kicked her out yet?" How could Mrs. Xing be unwilling?These maids and aunts have never looked at her seriously, since Jia She is willing to make a face for her today, why refuse?So he quickly picked up the music score of the wife of the main house and said: "What are you still doing here? Do you want me to invite you out?" Look, this is the black man who is close to ink. He has learned Jia She's words intact and has no chance to express himself normally. , this will be all used up.

When Chunmei went out, Mrs. Xing closed the door very consciously, which made Jia She very satisfied.Just as Jia Amnesty was about to nod, he looked up and saw that Mrs. Xing was sitting far away.As if he was a scourge, he felt displeased again, but he didn't yell at her because he thought about what he wanted to say to Mrs. Xing.He said very peacefully: "Come here, I have something to tell you." It was rare for Madam Xing to be treated so peacefully by Jia She, and she was a little surprised, but she was afraid that Jia She would get angry all of a sudden, so she didn't dare to think too much and sat down quickly The closest location to Jia Amnesty.

Jia She took a sip of tea, thought about what he was going to do in two days, and said to Mrs. Xing, "You have to remember, you are the master and my wife." Mrs. Xing was stunned by just this one sentence. Understanding what Jia Amnesty was going to say, he opened his mouth.But Jia She didn't intend to let her speak and continued: "My lord, everything I do is for the good of our long-term wife." After finishing speaking, Jia She closed his eyes, as if he was thinking or brewing, more like in hesitation.

Seeing that Jia She stopped talking, Mrs. Xing hurriedly asked cautiously: "Master, but what happened?" Just after Mrs. Xing finished speaking, Jia She suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Mrs. Xing and said, "No matter what happens. You have to understand, you are the master and my wife! You are the main wife of our eldest family!" Jia She saw that Mrs. Xing was looking at him carefully, her eyes were full of bewilderment, and she was angry in her heart.

But now he must unify his own backyard first, so he continued: "Some things will happen in the mansion in a few days, you have to be steady. The old lady may call you over, and you just say that you don't know everything. It's okay if you can say you don't know." I don’t know, if you can’t say anything, just keep your mouth shut and don’t say anything! In the past two days, you should also tidy up the yard, get rid of what should be sold, and sell what should be sold. The upper and lower parts of the yard must be clean some."

Mrs. Xing was still thinking about Jia She's words at first: I didn't know at first, how would I know if you didn't say anything?What is the wife of the main house!How long have you been in the main room?But when she heard that she was asked to clean up the yard later, she was really shocked!I can't stop muttering in my heart, what do you mean?Seeing that Jia Amnesty had finished speaking, Mrs. Xing said tentatively: "Then who has been sent to serve the master?"

Jia She glanced at her and said with a sneer, "Master paid the money back to buy a new one." This was the truth, Jia She thought that he had given Jia Lian 1000 taels before, and he had to make up for it. Spend five hundred pieces of silver and one thousand, three or two times, and the silver will come back.Mrs. Xing felt at ease after hearing this. It seems that this master is still the original master, and she thought hard in her heart that no matter what, get rid of the current one first, and then think about it later!
How can Jia Amnesty's courtyard be hidden from Jia's mother and the head wife, Mrs. Wang?Mrs. Wang didn't take it seriously, after all, she couldn't be in the uncle's house even if she was in charge.The old lady was different. When she first heard that Jia She locked herself in the study, she really didn't pay attention. She guessed that he just hid a new one in the study.After being in a coma for two days, the old lady didn't really care, but she had to express it, so she thought about sending Yuanyang to call Mrs. Xing over.Unexpectedly, Jia Amnesty was extra cautious this time because he had to deal with important matters. After talking to Mrs. Xing, he brought Mrs. Xing directly to Jia Mu's place - euphemistically called: Please be safe.

Seeing that Mrs. Xing was still shrinking behind Jia She with her head bowed like that, Jia Mu asked a few words when she saw that Jia She was still respectful, and then reprimanded Mrs. Xing for letting Jia She's temper and so on and let them leave. Go, although Mrs. Xing felt resentful, but thinking about sending out those vixen soon, she felt relieved. At this moment, Jia She quietly said next to Mrs. Xing: "Just take what the old lady gave just now. The reason is to send everyone out, send them away, and someone else will take advantage of it." Mrs. Xing immediately understood, annoyed that she hadn't thought of it before, but she said: "Master, don't worry, I just thought about it." After speaking, he pursed his lips and smiled.Seeing her being so upbeat, Jia Amnesty nodded in satisfaction.

The east courtyard of Rongguo Mansion was merciless because of Mrs. Xing's rectification authorized by Jia She, except that his accompanying room almost sold out all the people in the east courtyard, and how far he was sent according to Jia She's request. No matter how far away, and nothing but close-fitting clothes are allowed to be taken out of the house, not to mention those pearls, rings and hairpins, even the clothes must be kept and rewarded to good servant girls.It can be said to be "cleanse and leave the house"!It can be seen how much Mrs. Xing hates these people!
Mother Jia soon found out about this, she immediately pulled her old face down, and let Yuanyang go again. Mrs. Xing called over and scolded: "How much money are some clothes and jewelry worth? That's how you do it." Your eyelids are shallow?! You want our Rongguo Mansion to lose face?!" The old lady became more and more angry, and Mrs. Xing got a lot of benefits from sending people these two days, so she didn't care about it with the old lady. She likes smart people, and if she doesn't speak like this, it will make Jia's mother even more angry, but Mrs. Xing suddenly thought of Jia She's confession and said: "It wasn't my idea, it was the master's account." Well, Jia She said: "You Don't take anything on yourself! No matter who asks anything, just say that you don't know, or just say that the master told me what to do." Mrs. Xing used it now.When Mother Jia heard that her son had confessed, and she knew that his son was a bastard, she didn't say anything, she just shook her head and waved her hands to let Madam Xing back down.

(End of this chapter)