Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 399 Who can save?
The quarrel between Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng spread to the ears of Mrs. Jia one after another. Mrs. Jia closed her eyes and leaned on the honey-colored flower pillow, muttering with her mouth shrugged: "It's also an ignorant thing!" He stepped on his feet and beat Old Madam Jia's legs with a beauty hammer. Hearing this sentence suddenly, the movements of his hands couldn't help but pause.

Mrs. Jia too many smart people?Immediately opened his eyes and stared at Yuanyang.Fortunately, Yuanyang is also clever, and hastily laughed softly: "I'm afraid the old lady doesn't know, and grandma wasn't angry about those things at first." Speaking of this, Yuanyang couldn't help but sigh again.

Seeing this, Mrs. Jia sat up and asked, "You know, don't hide it from me!" Yuanyang pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I belong to the old lady, so I can't hide it from anyone, right?" He frowned, and pursed his lips as if it was difficult to speak.

Seeing this, Mrs. Jia even asked with a stern face: "What's the matter? Now that the whole house knows about it, is it possible that I still can't find out?"

Yuanyang sighed and said: "It was because she was afraid that the old lady would be sad, so she hid it from the old lady. I don't want Grandpa and Grandma to be annoyed by it." After speaking, Yuanyang raised her head and looked at old lady Jia very cautiously: "Your maidservant and old lady Having said that, the old lady is not allowed to be annoyed, for no other reason than to protect her servants, okay?"

Seeing Yuanyang like this, old lady Jia stretched out her hand and patted Yuanyang's hand, and said with a smile: "Okay, I know you are a good person, just talk about it, I don't want to be annoyed."

Seeing this, Yuanyang lowered his voice and said: "Grandma was annoyed by the second wife. She said that the old man returned to Beijing. If the second wife didn't talk about coming to see, even the second master would not come. It is said that the second wife is talking about it, or her natal aunt." , This is to embarrass her."

Mrs. Jia didn't take it seriously when she heard this, and she heard Yuanyang continue: "Later, the second master came, and grandma didn't say anything on the day of the division of labor, but since she moved out, except for the day of division of labor, the second wife But I didn’t come here for a day, making it seem like life and death have nothing to do with each other, and grandma got annoyed.”

Speaking of this, Yuanyang looked back and looked outside, then lowered her voice and said: "It is said that the second wife sold all the things in the house during the years when she was in charge of the house, and now she has emptied the last property in the house. You look down on your poor relatives." At this point, Yuanyang smiled and said, "It's because of the elder sister's clamor for new clothes."

When Mrs. Jia heard this, she frowned deeply. As for how much money Mrs. Wang took from her father's house, Mrs. Jia knew how much money she had taken away from her father. There was such a fuss, I couldn't help but frowned.It took a long time to lean back on the guiding pillow again, and never mentioned this matter again.

Seeing that Mrs. Jia stopped talking, Yuanyang secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and at the same time did not say any more, just quietly beat Mrs. Jia's legs.

However, Sister Qiao and Qianqian were sent by Jia Lian to Daiyu Zhuangzi, and the Zhuangzi suddenly became much more lively, and two cheerful laughter could be heard from time to time, even the shy and reserved Qianqian, When I arrived at Zhuangzi, I also followed Sister Qiao to run in and out all day, and I was much more cheerful.

In order to ensure that the birds Mo Xuan "fostered" with Daiyu would not be harmed, Daiyu generously gave a pair of rabbits to sister Qiao to play with.

But in the first half of the Winter Festival, Mo Xuan sent someone a pair of snow-white mastiffs, which immediately won the favor of Qiao Jieer. Daiyu was terrified to see it. The clothes attracted Qiaojieer's attention, and people quietly kept the pair of little mastiffs in the outer yard, only then did Qiaojieer's thoughts go away.

However, Sister Qiao's beautiful new clothes couldn't be worn out during the winter festival.Even Jia Lian and his wife did not come to pick her up.

On the second, third, and fourth days after receiving the pair of mastiffs, the three mansions of Duke Qi, Duke Zhi, and Duke Xiu were confiscated one after another. Jia's second wife, who had no official rank, was also ransacked and imprisoned.

The old lady Jia panicked immediately, and hastily sent someone to summon Jia She, and ordered without paying attention, "Although we are separated now, the bones are broken, and the tendons are broken. You are brothers! Hurry up and think of a way." Take care of the matter and save your brother and family."

After finishing speaking, old lady Jia saw that Jia She was about to speak, she waved her hand and said, "For a family like us, there is no guarantee that someone will try to harm you. Your brother is an unofficial man, and he is the most honest person, so naturally He won't do anything outrageous. Some people must see that he has left the government and think he is easy to bully. You go and bring his family back."

After the old lady Jia gave her orders, she closed her eyes without even looking at Jia Amnesty.Not to mention Jia Amnesty, even Mrs. Xing, who was waiting on the side, couldn't help frowning, and couldn't help but argue: "The master just came back from Dengzhou, and the capital is not very familiar..."

Before Mrs. Xing finished speaking, Old Mrs. Jia slammed her in the face, looked at Mrs. Xing with a sneer and said, "I'm a woman who is dying, I don't understand those big truths, and I don't want to listen to them. But now I haven't Die! Why is it your turn to speak?" Old Madam Jia lay down with her eyes closed after she finished speaking.

Madam Xing choked, her face turned red, but she lowered her head and stopped talking.Jia Zheng frowned and said, "Usually, in this mansion, the second master and the second wife have the final say. I don't know what they have done?"

Jia She paused for a while, seeing the old lady Jia got up and sat up, Jia She didn't give the old lady Jia a chance to speak, and continued: "Now the second master and the grandson of the Duke of Qi, Sanpinwei Town General Chen Ruiwen, and the grandson of the Duke of Zhi, Sanpinwei General Ma Shang of the Yuan Dynasty, and Hou Xiaokang, the first-class hereditary son of Duke Xiu, are locked up together."

After finishing speaking, Jia She stared at the old lady Jia and said: "In addition to King Zhongshun and King Beijing, the case is handled by Prince Yi, the Seventh Prince whom the Holy Majesty relies on the most." After Jia She finished speaking, he took a deep breath and said, "Just now It is also a clear decree that I will go to the palace to defend myself tomorrow, and my son doesn't know how to defend himself, so it's better for the old lady to feel sorry for her son and teach me."

After Jia Amnesty finished speaking, he knelt down to Mrs. Jia.Mrs. Xing's expression changed drastically in fright, and she hurriedly asked, regardless of Mrs. Jia's presence, "When did this happen? I heard that General Weiyuan Ma Shang had already been sentenced to ransack the house, and Qiu Hou asked him to kill him." !"

When Mrs. Jia heard this, her heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly asked, "What did you say? Who gave the message?"

Jia Amnesty looked up at the old lady Jia, and replied: "Eunuch Li came to deliver the edict in person, and he has just left not long ago."

The old lady Jia took a deep breath, calmed down and asked again: "Then what did Ma Shang commit?" Jia Amnesty smiled and said, "My son has just returned to the capital for less than two months. How do you know that they committed a crime?" What's the matter? Besides, don't the old lady know about Prince Yi's methods? If you allow me to inquire, I'm afraid His Majesty will not let Prince Yi come to sit in charge."

When Mrs. Jia heard this, she was silent for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "Isn't there the King of Beijing who is coordinating this case? You go to the Palace of the King of Beijing to find out. Wangfu, there will be some news."

Jia She sighed and said, "Lian'er has gone, but she hasn't returned yet. I don't know how."

As soon as Jia Amnesty finished speaking, he heard Amber's voice from a distance outside the door: "Master is back!" Old Madam Jia breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time raised her voice: "Don't come in and answer!"

At this time, let alone Mrs. Jia, even Mrs. Xing and Jia She looked at Jia Lian expectantly. After Jia Lian came in, he saluted Mrs. Jia, shook his head, and stood aside without saying a word.

Jia Amnesty's complexion also became very ugly, Jia Lian thought for a while and glanced at the old lady Jia, and said in a low voice: "This morning, the Duke's Mansion of the State of Qi was also confiscated." Khan continued, "All the male members of the whole family were ordered to go to prison. Because the cells were full, the female relatives were imprisoned in the Prison Temple, and they were all guarded by the imperial guards."

At this time, not to mention Jia Amnesty, even the old lady Jia became blind, and passed out without taking a breath.

After a long time, when Mrs. Jia woke up, it was already midnight.Rongqing Hall was brightly illuminated inside and outside.Not only Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing were waiting on the sidelines, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng were also inseparable, and even the two elder women of the clan were also waiting on the sidelines.

After all, the old lady Jia had experienced a lot of things. She woke up at this moment and had already stabilized her mind. She squinted her eyes halfway and told Jia Lian, "Go outside the city to pick up your sister Lin, and just say that I am sick and miss her." gone."

Jia Lian's face changed when he heard that, Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Xing looked at each other and hurriedly replied before Jia Lian could speak: "At this moment, the gate of the city has already been closed, and if I want to bring my sister back, I'm afraid it will take until dawn."

As soon as Wang Xifeng finished speaking, the old lady Jia looked over coldly, fixed her eyes on Wang Xifeng like a knife, and said, "I don't care about any conflicts between you and your aunt, just remember, a family of flesh and blood, the more When it is difficult, the more you can't make trouble!"

Wang Xifeng thought about it, and saw the mandarin duck waving gently behind the old lady Jia. Jia Lian pondered for a moment and said: "Grandson, go to the gate and wait at the gate. As soon as the gate opens, I will pick up my sister and come back to serve the old lady." .”

As soon as Jia Lian finished speaking, the old lady Jia spat on Jia Lian's face and said angrily, "Don't say she is a county lord, she is a princess! I am also her grandmother!" After speaking, the old lady Jia took a deep breath and continued: "Now I'm sick, what's wrong with letting her come back to see me?"

Wang Xifeng pursed her mouth, and said in her heart: With your angry appearance, I really can't see what's wrong with you!But Wang Xifeng only dared to think about these words, she couldn't bear the name of being unfilial.

Hearing what old lady Jia said, Jia She frowned and said, "Lian'er, go to the city gate and wait. I'll talk about it later when I come back from the court to defend myself. I don't know what your second uncle's family did to raid the house. What a good thing to exterminate!"

After Jia She finished speaking, he waved his hands and walked out. The old lady Jia was so angry that she pointed at Jia She's back and scolded the beast!evil creature!It's a pity that Jia Amnesty has already walked away without hearing anything.

The two clan wives who were sent by the clan to visit Mrs. Jia pouted when they saw this, and finally couldn't help asking: "I don't know how Duke Qi governs the country, Duke Xiu, and how the clan handles it?"

Jia Lian looked up at Mrs. Jia, but without answering, she just bowed to Mrs. Jia and said, "Grandson, go to the gate of the city and wait." Then he left.Seeing this, Mrs. Jia was so angry that her hands pointing at Jia Lian's back trembled, but she couldn't speak for a while.Seeing this, Wang Xifeng sneered in her heart and signaled Mrs. Xing not to speak.

At this moment, Mrs. Xing was already flustered, so how could she care about Mrs. Jia?Her complexion was also livid, and she said in a moderate voice: "This is to favor the younger son, and the lives of the whole family will be lost!" Madam Xing's eyes were red when she said that.

When the two women sent by the clan heard this, they also looked at the old lady Jia coldly and said, "It's not the old lady who decides whether to be filial or not?" Sneeringly said: "That filial piety! So filial piety caused the disaster of extermination!" The voice was very sharp, and it was obviously a little flustered.

Seeing this, Old Madam Jia had a gloomy face, her eyes swept over everyone in the room like a knife, and said with a sneer, "If people like us really did something wrong, His Majesty would just scold them. After finishing speaking, he raised his chin, and continued: "At any rate, there was a queen in our family, and there was also a county head!"

Who would have thought that without waiting for Jia Lian to bring Daiyu over, the news that Jia She was reprimanded by the Holy Majesty in court and ordered him to close the door and wait for punishment for his lack of strict family management was transmitted back to Jia's mansion first.

This is the result of Jia Amnesty cleaning up the Grand View Garden after the division of the Jia Mansion, sealing off the gates connected to the General's Mansion, and going today with the booklet and the land deed, if not...

It was only at this moment that Old Madam Jia really panicked, grabbed Wang Xifeng's hand, and said in a trembling voice: "Hurry up and pick up your sister Lin! Now, she is the only one who can save our house!" It has already dripped down.

(End of this chapter)