The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 115
Jia Cong knew that life in Xifu would be difficult.

From the East Mansion, he took out more than 13 taels of silver. If the West Mansion could not get several times as much money as the East Mansion, it would be difficult for him to do so.

If he comes out with several times the amount of money from Dongfu, the emperor will definitely be concerned about him, and he will not have an easy time in the future.

For Xifu, in the days to come, he can only live a tight life and gradually fade away from the four princes and eight princes. He will also be unqualified to be won over by the Prince of Beijing.

"It can be seen that such a rich family cannot be killed for a while if they are killed from outside. This is what the ancients once said, 'a centipede insect, dead but not stiff'. You must first commit suicide at home before you can be completely defeated!"

In the book "A Dream of Red Mansions", Tan Chun's words are very reasonable.

In the original book, the Xifu began to collapse after the Yuanchun Provincial Provincial Government. At that time, the Jia family experienced a period of intense fire cooking and flowers blooming with brocades. After a moment of prosperity and momentary joy, the feast must be dispersed. The struggle for power between the giants, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang began.

The Grand View Garden was inspected, Qingwen died, and Xiren was promoted to aunt. Baodai's ending was naturally determined, but the Jia family would never be like what Gao E said in his sequel. Baoyu and Lan'er passed the exam, and the Jia family revival.

It will only be "the vast white land is really clean."

Jia Cong did not expect that before anything happened, there would be a commotion inside, and Mrs. Wang had taken advantage of this opportunity to seize the real power of the Jia family.

Just like, among the four major families, the Wang family is now the most powerful. After Jia Dai disappeared, the position of the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp was given to Wang Ziteng.

The price paid by the Wang family was that the aunt and nephew married into the Jia family. Although the two families were tightly bound together, they were already divided.

"Mommy, get up quickly!"

Jia Congxu gave him a hand and offered his seat. Grandma Wang was unwilling to sit down. She just stood on the ground and wiped her tears. "I shouldn't have come to beg the third master. I only heard that the third master was going back to the south. So are we." There is no other way, let’s see if the third master can take our girl back to the south together?”

Jia Cong was deeply surprised. In the book, Jia's mother was very kind to Daiyu, her granddaughter, and couldn't help but wonder, "What happened?"

Grandma Wang said, "The girl came here originally. The old lady can say that she feels very sorry for her for her mother's sake. The second wife just... plus the second master Bao keeps making trouble every day, slave and maid I tried to persuade the girl a few times, but at first she was willing to give in, but later on more times, she gradually refused to give in."

Jia Cong thought that Daiyu was also a very charming person. Since she was a child, Lin Ruhai and his wife had loved her like a treasure at home. She was smart, comely, and had raised her as a son who could read and write.

When she was four or five years old, Lin Ruhai invited a second-ranked Jinshi like Jia Yucun to be her husband, which shows how much she cherished him. When she arrived at the Jia family, she had to compromise and eventually ended up being despised and expelled.

Of course, Daiyu shouldn't have mentioned going back to the south in front of Baoyu, but the reason why she said this was because she was sensitive and didn't want others to take the initiative to say this, which would cause her too much loss of face.

Unexpectedly, Baoyu not only did not stay, but actually caused the matter to happen, which made Mrs. Wang have something to say.

"Since Sister Lin is going back to the south, I have already hired a ready-made boat here. We are still young, so there is no need to avoid suspicion. If Sister Lin doesn't dislike it and rides on the same boat with me, we can still take care of each other. "

Grandma Wang was overjoyed and thanked her again and again.

Jia Cong reminded, "The old lady has to agree."

Grandma Wang lamented, "Now that the old lady is not in good health and is getting older, I'm afraid that she can't take care of herself, so she won't have time to take care of our girl. I want to say something, and I will rely on the three of them in the future." It’s my father.”

When Grandma Wang came back, Daiyu felt much more relaxed when she heard that she was going south, and she even became excited.

When Zijuan came back, Daiyu heard that Baoyu was much better, so she still sent Zijuan to serve so that she wouldn't have to worry about this place.

Zijuan came back after listening to Mrs. Wang's words and feeling worried about the girl.

She didn't know that Daiyu had listened to what Mrs. Wang said in Baoyu's room before and advised her, "Logically speaking, I shouldn't persuade the girl to go back to the south, but these days when the girl comes, I just watch with cold eyes." , The girl has never been happy for a day, how can her body and bones bear it if this continues?"

What she didn't say was that Second Master Bao was causing trouble for the girl every day. That is, Second Master Bao was willing to be responsible for the girl in the future. In this family, the old lady alone had the final say on Second Master Bao's marriage?

For a girl like Kuang who grew up in her maternal grandfather's house, with so many cousins ​​living in the same house, who would be willing to hire a girl in the future?

It would be great if we could have a long-term relationship with Mr. Bao. But now that the second wife has said such things, she clearly doesn't want to see the girl. So what's the good thing if the girl stays?
"If the girl goes back to the south, I will have to go with her. If I don't go, I won't be able to let her go. But I still want to persuade the girl, why not go and beg the third master to take the girl back. Wait for the third master to take the girl back. When the period of filial piety is over, if the girl wants to come back, it’s not too late to come back.”

There is fate between people.

Xueyan was brought by Daiyu from the south, and her relationship with her was longer, but not as good as her relationship with Zijuan.

"Your whole family is here. If you followed me to the south, wouldn't it separate your whole family?" Daiyu was also very reluctant to leave this sister, but she really couldn't stay in the Jia family anymore.

"Girl, please don't say such things. You have to build a tent thousands of miles away, and there is no banquet that lasts. I am a girl's family, and I will be separated from my mother sooner or later. Besides, back then, my family was so poor that they couldn't take the blame, so they sold me in." . If in the past, the old lady didn’t even want the money for selling her body, she would have released me, but now...it’s hard to say.”

"If I go with them, they won't have to sell me again in the future. How can I always have such good luck and always find a good master?"

Daiyu felt sad when she heard these sad words, "If you follow me, I can't guarantee that everything will be fine all the time. In short, in the future, as long as you have me, you will have only one day!"

"Girl, what else can I ask for?"

The old lady finally struggled over. Her face was already very gray and her white hair was messy. "Your father is still alive. I have nothing to worry about if you go back to the south."

Daiyu burst into tears, her throat felt very itchy, but she endured it.

"The house is in a mess now, and I don't know what it will be like tomorrow. You sisters have played this game together, and you want to leave. You should have asked them to see you off, but Baoyu's stupidity has not healed yet, so you don't have to Go mess with him.”

Daiyu stood up and kowtowed to the old lady. The old lady couldn't bear it anymore and hugged her in her arms. "My children, the only one who loves me is your mother. She left me first and left without even seeing her." We can't see each other. Today you are leaving me again, and my heart feels like a knife!"

Daiyu couldn't help but cry.

The second wife and Xifeng heard the commotion and hurriedly came over to persuade them.

The second wife said, "It's a good thing that the girl is going back to the south. There is no reason why Mr. Lin should not think about the girl as a single person. In the past, for the sake of filial piety, the girl came to the old lady to fulfill her filial piety on behalf of my aunt. Is there any reason to stay with the old lady?"

Xifeng smiled and said, "Are the boxes and cages being packed away? Do you want to add more people? Can you tell us when we will set off?"

"We set off one day after the funeral. Grandma Wang is already packing the boxes and cages." Daiyu pursed her lips and said, "Old lady, can you let Zicuckoo go with me?"

Mrs. Wang said hurriedly, "Zicjuan has been serving your second brother these days, and he is getting better. If we divorce, who knows he will go crazy again? Good girl, if not, I will give you the jade bracelet, Let her follow you?"

Yuchuan'er is different from Zijuan. She is a son of a family in Rongguo Mansion. Where can I get Daiyu?

Daiyu shook her head, "I should have accepted my aunt's kindness. It's just that sister Yuchuan'er serves my aunt well, so how can I win her love?" She wanted Zijuan because she and Zijuan have a deep friendship. Even the serving girls must be from the Jia family.

Shame made her face look like it was stained with clouds. She felt anxious and started coughing again.

Mrs. Wang also knew clearly that Daiyu didn't dare to ask for it, so she smiled and said, "The girl is really polite!"

The old lady said, "Zicuckoo was bought from outside. I will tell Baoyu later that Zicuckoo is going to be released. Just let her go with you. She is just a girl bought for 20 taels of silver. What is she worth?"

This was meant for Mrs. Wang.

Zijuan's contract of sale is with the old lady.

Yuan said that he would wait until the funeral day was over before he got up.

Zijuan came over with her deed of prostitution. Daiyu felt that she couldn't stay here for a day. She sat on the bed in a daze. Fortunately, someone came from Jia Cong's side and asked her to pack her things and move the boxes and cages over. , he has settled down there, and it is cheaper to set off.

Heavy snow was falling on the ground, and the sky and the earth were covered in silver.

Compared with what is said in the book, Qin Keqing's funeral was much uglier.

The coffin Qin Keqing used was a wooden coffin from Huanghai Tiewan Mountain. It was originally prepared for the old Prince Yi Zhong. It will last forever. There were a huge crowd of people delivering the sacrifices. Four kings and six princes came, and the deacon was very impressive.

One night, the lights were brightly lit, guests were greeted by officials, and everything was lively.When the auspicious day comes, the officials and guests will attend the funeral, the guests will sit in sedan chairs, and all kinds of deacons, furnishings, and entertainment will be displayed for three or four miles.

But in this funeral, a total of three people were sent away. Except for the deacon in front of Zhong who was more senior, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong only had a fir coffin.

Although there were many people attending the roadside sacrifice, they all came for the Zhong family and were all close friends with Jia Cong.

His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince also sent eunuchs to do the work on his behalf. Dong'an County Prince's Palace, Huai'enhou Palace, and Xining County Prince's Palace also held roadside sacrifices. Mu Yongzheng and others came in person to say goodbye to Jia Cong face to face.

Jia Cong sent Fuling south. This matter has been reported to the palace through Xiong Bichen. All his former classmates know about it. Thinking of not being able to see each other for two or three years, it is difficult to relieve the sadness of separation.

"Jia Cong, when you come back, we will go to Shen Yuan. Then don't run away again!" Mu Yongzheng was still thinking about this incident. When he said the words, he felt that he was saying this at this time. It's inappropriate to say, "Just drink, I'll catch the wind for you!"

"If you go to the south, remember to see me!"

After Jia Cong finished speaking, he walked back to the front of the funeral, holding Mrs. Zhong's spiritual tablet, wearing linen and wearing mourning, looking miserable.

It's almost New Year's Eve, and every household is busy celebrating the New Year. Although there are many things on hand, it's not an urgent time to leave. If there's something fun to see, everyone will definitely come to see it.

The affairs of Ning Rong's Second Mansion have undoubtedly made the two Duke's Mansion a hot topic of discussion for everyone. When talking about Jia Cong, it is natural that he went to the door of the Duke's Mansion during the first heavy snowfall this winter. kneel.

"I heard that my grandfather is Jieyuan of Jiangning Mansion. He is a good scholar!"

"Oh, my grandfather's family died so tragically. His mother was a fierce woman and she wanted to avenge her parents no matter what!"

"What a pity this kid is, he is talented."

"If he hadn't been a top scholar at such a young age, could the emperor have granted him the title of Eighth Grade Imperial Scholar?"

"I heard that Mr. Xiong, a great scholar from the south of the Yangtze River, was a good calligrapher and good poet, so he came to Beijing and wanted to accept him as his disciple!"

……

Daiyu sat on the sedan. The atmosphere of the funeral the first day had gradually dissipated. There were not many pedestrians on the street. The sedan came out from Ningrong Street, followed by vehicles pulling luggage. When it arrived at the ferry, there were three people in total. The boat was already waiting on the shore.

Jia Cong was saying goodbye to his master, senior sister and several friends who came to see him off. Xiong Bichen sent someone to deliver letters and post talismans to be used along the way.

Jia Cong helped Ling return to his hometown and was not qualified to stay at the inn. But since he had donated more than 13 taels of silver to the court, how could the emperor be so stingy as to let him stay in an inn along the way?

Daiyu sat on the couch in the cabin, leaning against the window, watching the people coming and going on the pier and the ships going back and forth.

The water flow is fast. Although it has snowed a few times this year, although the snow is heavier than in previous years, it is not the coldest period yet, and there is no ice on the river.

A gust of wind blew in. Daiyu sat up and saw Jia Cong coming in.

"Sister Lin!" Jia Cong caught a glimpse of the sadness on Dai Yu's eyebrows and couldn't help but smile, "I thought Sister Lin would be happier if she could go back to the south!"

Zijuan laughed at the side and said, "We girls are happy. When we are happy, we also have to be a little worried."

Daiyu couldn't help but laugh, "I've spoiled you more and more until you lose your dignity. In front of Third Brother, you haven't grown up or grown up."

Zijuan hurriedly made tea for Jia Cong and reached out to untie Jia Cong's cloak. Jia Cong was unwilling to trouble her and didn't dare to make any mistakes. He hurriedly took it himself and then handed it to her, "Where are Sister Huaping and the others?"

"The third master's suitcases have just been brought in, and they have packed them up. Our girl is worried. We didn't write to the master here. We don't know how to tell him when we go back."

Jia Cong said, "It doesn't matter. When we get to Jiangning, it's still too early to report to my uncle. Since I took Sister Lin to the south, I will hand over Sister Lin to my uncle's hands no matter what. This time On the way, Sister Lin relaxed her mind, ate well, drank well, had fun, and didn’t have to worry about anything else. "

Lin Daiyu's nose felt a little sore. Since she had no mother, her heart was extremely sad.

Although she had been in Jia's house for a long time, she was living under someone else's roof, so she had to pay attention every step of the way. She was not willing to say another word or walk an extra step for fear of being laughed at.

After all, she was only six or seven years old, and her thoughts were heavy. She only kept her sorrow in her heart. How could she get better physically?

At this time, after listening to Jia Cong's words, I just felt that a big stone had been removed from my heart, and I was so relaxed that I smiled and said, "Brother Cong, how can this boat be so fun?"

"I can't play, is it possible that you can't play either? It's okay to ask someone to prepare a fishing rod and you just stay here to fish, or I ask someone to set up a target and you shoot an arrow from the bow. If you hit, I have a reward, can it be done?”

Jia Cong actually didn't think about what he wanted to play, and what fun could ladies in this world have?
"How can I shoot an arrow?" Daiyu opened her eyes with clear black and white. Her skin was as smooth as grease and as smooth as jade. Her delicate eyebrows were slightly raised, and there was a rare mischief between her eyebrows.

"Why not? In ancient times, Hua Mulan went into the army on behalf of her father, and now Lin Daiyu goes boating and shoots arrows. When I write two more good poems, Sister Lin's name will be resounding throughout the north and south."

"Okay! It turns out that Third Brother is setting me up. I'm going to make you..." Daiyu bit her lip, raised a pair of fragrant fists, and greeted Jia Cong.

Her cheeks were flushed and her eyes were full of smiles. Where could she find the slightest trace of sadness just now?
(End of this chapter)