The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 124 Re-entering the Rong Mansion
In the Rongqing Hall, the old lady was sitting on the Arhat bed, with Mrs. Wang sitting on one side and Yingchun and Tanchun on the other side. Xifeng, Li Wan and a group of wives stood on the ground, looking at Daiyu coldly. Come in.

Three and a half years ago, Daiyu came here to stay under someone else's roof. At that time, although the old lady hugged her son, screamed loudly, had snot and tears, and her mother cried for her, she still felt in her heart at that time. perturbed.

For more than two months, she was indeed abandoned. At that moment, she felt that the sky was about to fall.

Today, although these people did not have a good look on their faces, Daiyu did not panic in her heart. Instead, she stepped forward and saluted, "Grandma, aunt, sister-in-law Zhen, second sister-in-law Lian, second sister, and third sister."

"Hey, isn't this Cong's daughter-in-law?"

Xifeng stepped forward and took Daiyu's hand, looked up and down, and said with a smile, "The old lady is thinking about it all day long. I said the old lady doesn't need to worry about it. Who is brother Cong? What a capable person. Sister Lin will follow him." How can you still be at a disadvantage? Look, you even got married secretly, and you didn’t even ask us to have a wedding banquet. Is this because you’re afraid that we won’t be able to afford extra makeup?”

Daiyu gently pulled out her hand and glanced at Jia Mu. Seeing her stern face, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Sister Feng is still a quick talker. My father and Mr. Xiong made the decision about my third brother's marriage. Three matchmakers and six betrothals passed the ceremony.

Sister Feng should also know that my mother died young and my father was busy with official duties. When I returned from Shenjing and arrived in Yangzhou, no one came to pick me up. If it hadn't been for my third brother, I would have been living on the streets! "

Mrs. Wang sighed, "Oh, there's nothing we can do about it, Cong's daughter-in-law, don't blame us. At that time, the sky was about to fall in our house, and we were afraid of injuring our niece."

Daiyu was busy with herself and said, "Auntie, I didn't mean that. Sister Feng said that my wedding was done in a hurry. I was afraid that the world would misunderstand, so I said a few more words."

Xifeng smiled and said, "I was afraid that my uncle would hate us in his heart, so he didn't say anything in advance. At least the old lady is still here.

When our aunt went away, we were the ones who said we would pick up my sister. At that time, we felt pity for her. Who would have thought that our family would also be in such a difficult time? Later, the old lady also wrote several letters to her asking for help. After I picked my sister up, she kept ignoring me. Is she blaming us? "

As Xifeng spoke, she stared at Daiyu's face. Daiyu kept smiling faintly, without any embarrassment in her expression.

After she finished speaking, Daiyu smiled and said, "Sister Feng has always been a smart person. How could she be so confused today? She even asked me about it. What happened in this house at that time?" , the old lady is anxious, am I not anxious?"

Daiyu has never been a person who is willing to suffer losses. Seeing Xifeng's unwillingness to forgive, she has a sharp mouth and is not going to forgive others.

"Or are you, Sister Feng, the only one who is anxious, while everyone else is standing on the bank, pushing down the oil bottles without helping them? You just said that the old lady wrote a letter to pick me up. It's not that I don't want to come, I also miss my grandma. I When I went to the south, I followed my father's arrangements for everything. Even though I couldn't read a few words, I could still understand this principle. "

The sentence "can't read a few words" made Xifeng's face look very ugly.

Seeing that he was about to fall out, Tanchun hurriedly came forward, took Daiyu's hand and said with a smile, "Third sister-in-law, please don't take it to heart. You don't know that after you went to the south, we all missed you so much, and Sister Feng also missed you." She keeps talking about you all the time, so she talks more humorously."

Daiyu spat: "What kind of humor is that? It's just a bitch and a bit tongue-in-cheek that makes people disgusted."

Xifeng said everything that should be said, and sent Daiyu to the old lady, "Old ancestor, look, the person you miss day and night is back. Isn't he better than before? I see, this My body and bones have become stronger, but I don’t know whether it’s the water in the south that’s better, or the people who follow me.”

"I can't say it's better to be away from our home!"

Knowing that Jia's mother wanted to drink Jia Cong's blood and eat his meat, Xifeng deliberately said this in front of the old lady.

Daiyu listened to her heart and smiled, "Original people say that Sister Feng has 1 thoughts, and even ten men who can speak can't speak.

Today I have learned a lesson. I am here to apologize to Sister Feng. When Sister Feng said it, I should listen. Even if I was wronged, I should also suffer. This is my fault! "

Daiyu pretended to apologize to Xifeng Fushen.

Xifeng pointed at Daiyu and said to Jia's mother, "Although I have never met my aunt, I know that she does not have such a smart mouth. I don't know who sister Lin got this mouth from?"

Mrs. Wang added a joke on the side, "I just followed Sanfen Cong'er's whim!"

Daiyu smiled and said, "Second aunt loves me and praises me so much! However, I can't compare to third brother. He is the head of the Jiangning Mansion this time. I only know a few words!"

"Ah, has the third brother already enrolled in school?" Tan Chun asked in surprise.

Mother Jia's face became more and more ugly, and she waved her hand and said, "Go ahead and let Yu'er talk to me."

Mrs. Wang stood up and went out first, followed by Xifeng and others.

Jia Mu patted the Arhat's bed and said, "Sit over here too!"

After Daiyu sat down, Jia Mu said, "Just now, your sister Feng was just joking with you. Don't take it seriously. If I had known earlier that your father was sending you away like this, I wouldn't have asked you to go back to the south." went."

"Grandma, I'm fine now!"

Jia Mu clapped her hand and said, "What's good? Your mother is gone, and you become a pitiful son. Look at someone as old as you, who is not loved by father and mother? It's you who welcomes the Spring Festival. My sister and Tanchun, I feel sorry for them too, and want to keep them for a few more years. Now, you are running such a big house in Dongbian Mansion, how can you manage it by yourself? "

"There are still a few old servants at home who can be used..."

Mother Jia interrupted her and said, "You are young and don't know how difficult it is to give birth to a child. I started as a great-grandson's daughter-in-law, and now I also have a great-grandson's daughter-in-law. This family is in When I had it, it was about 30 to [-] years ago, and I still don’t know what it’s like here?”

"Your eldest brother Zhen is a widower who is unemployed. She can't help you. Your sister Feng is a capable person. When such a big thing happened, I was sick again and lay in bed for more than half a year. Your second aunt was sick and weak. The weak one can’t exert any strength, she is the one inside and out. If something happens to you, I’ll tell her and I can help you out!”

Daiyu lowered her head and said nothing. It was unknown what she was thinking.

Jia Mu hugged her into her arms and said with a smile, "My son, your mother is gone and your father is such a careless person. If I don't love you more, who will love you?"

"Sister, sister, where is sister Lin?"

Hearing the sound of hurried footsteps, Daiyu hurriedly got up from Jia Mu's arms and saw Baoyu running in holding the hem of her robe.

After not seeing each other for three years, he has grown much taller and is now a handsome young man. He is wearing a brand new lotus root gauze shirt. He must have come in from outside. His head was covered with sweat. He rushed up and stood in front of Daiyu, his face beaming with joy. Looking at her, "My sister is finally here!"

Jia Mu laughed loudly, "You are always thinking about your sister. Now that she is here, you don't have to look forward to it anymore, right?"

Daiyu turned away and covered half of her face with a handkerchief. The bun on the back of her head fell into Baoyu's eyes. Baoyu suddenly felt as if he was struck by lightning and murmured, "Sister Lin, are you really married? "Daiyu stood up, took two steps back, and said blessing ceremony, "My brother-in-law has met my second uncle!"

The sound of "brother-in-law" was like a sap, hitting Baoyu hard on the forehead. Tears came out of his eyes and he looked straight at Daiyu as if he were mourning for his heir.

Daiyu did not dare to stay longer, for fear that he would cause another incident of throwing jade. After hurriedly saluting Jia Mu, she left Rongqing Hall.

Jia Mu sighed, took Baoyu's hand, and wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief, "It's hot, why are you running so fast? Now that she's back, she won't leave again. Let's meet soon." , What does it matter if we meet late?"

Baoyu burst into tears, "Ancestor, sister Lin can no longer live in our home? Why does my uncle want to marry her off? Will the sisters at home have to leave one day? Who will I follow in the future? Where's the naughty boy?"

Jia's mother was so distressed that she held Baoyu in her arms and said, "If you don't get married, all the sisters at home won't get married and will stay at home. Don't cry either. My heart aches when you cry. You Sister Lin, your uncle is not a thing. All his family members are dead and there is no one to take care of you, Sister Lin. Entrust her to Jia Cong. Otherwise, she will have nowhere to go."

"She can come to our house!"

"Well, it's your uncle who won't let her come. From now on, we can just ask her to come here to be naughty."

"Ancestor, sister Xichun will invite the second and third sisters to Dongfu on the first day of June. I will go too."

"Okay, okay, okay, go, go, go, let's all go!" Mother Jia stopped crying when she saw Baoyu twisting her buttocks like candy. She was so happy, "I'll let you, Sister Lin, do something for us." Come and have some fun!"

In the Linjing Hall, a [-]-mile urgent report was sent from Ningbo to the capital. After passing through the hands of the cabinet, it was delivered to Emperor Taiqi.

After reading the report, Emperor Taiqi's face turned pale, and he immediately announced his loyalty to the king and entered the palace.

King Zhongshun was worried about his daughter. Since Xianning left the capital, he had agreed to send a letter in three days. Several letters were sent back at the beginning, reporting where he went, what he ate, and what he saw. Later, gradually, the letters He didn't come back much. More than 20 days had passed and he had no information about his daughter at all.

"Look, this Zhen family is really bullying people. Does he think I am a dead person? He actually dares to raise dead soldiers and attack imperial officials!"

Emperor Taiqi thought that the purpose of the Zhen family was just to vent their anger on the Jia family. He also thought that the nearly 50 taels of silver from the Jia family had been used to honor the Supreme Emperor. He wished he could kill the entire Jia family.

After reading the report from the prefect of Ningbo, King Zhongshun thought for a while and said, "Brother, if Jia Cong hadn't recognized the bad intentions of the Japanese pirates and took preventive measures in this battle of surrender in Ningbo, my brother, I see Xia Jin." They must suffer a big loss.

Furthermore, Zhen Yingjia sent dead soldiers to track and attack Jia Cong along the way. Jia Cong was able to defeat the majority with a small number, but instead captured his men and sent them to Ningbo Mansion. It was also seen that the child was both wise and brave. The younger brother thought that Jia Cong could be of great use. ! "

Emperor Taiqi hesitated, looked at King Zhongshun and said, "Aren't Xianning and Jia Cong brother and sister? They are both Xia Jin's disciples. When Jia Cong left Beijing before, he entrusted the Ningguo Mansion to Xian Ning. Why did Xianning go south this time?"

King Zhongshun's heart skipped a beat. He felt a little hasty in asking for credit for Jia Cong.

"Jia Cong married Lin Ruhai's daughter. When Xian Ning heard about it, she said that since they were senior siblings, there was no reason not to attend Jia Cong's wedding. However, she was a step late, and Jia Cong's wedding was held in a hurry. Since she was going Then she said that her master and junior brother were fighting against the Japanese, and she wanted to stay there to help. "

"Nonsense!" Emperor Tai Qi cursed, and the doubts in his heart were lessened. He said, "Xianning is a person who values ​​friendship. She helped Jia Cong so much before. I thought these two children were It’s fate.”

"Xian Ning is just kind-hearted. At first, Jia Cong was indeed too pitiful. She felt compassion and pulled her away. Jia Cong is also a person who values ​​friendship. He married Lin Ruhai His daughter, I heard that the girl from the Lin family stayed with him for three years, and when the period of mourning was over, it was up to Xiong Bichen to make the decision to marry this girl."

"Lin Ruhai's daughter? How old is she?"

"She is one year younger than Jia Cong, only 11 years old. She also grew up as a childhood sweetheart. At that time, the Lin family girl was also in the period of mourning. It had only been a year since Lin Ruhai's wife passed away. The two of them observed mourning together and shared weal and woe."

Emperor Taiqi felt relieved and said, "You just said that Jia Cong can be of great use. Since he has made great contributions, how can I be reluctant to give up the fame? He is now a fourth-rank Mingwei general, why not promote him As a third-grade general Zhaoyong, take charge of the position of commander-in-chief!"

Jian Zong has a real job, is in the seventh rank, and can command more than 400 people under his command.

If in the past, Jia Cong was just a handyman in Xia Jin's army, relying on the personal soldiers provided by Xia Jin to kill the enemy, then with this general position, he can lead the army seriously.

In Ningbo, on the Zhoushan Islands, after a great battle, the Dashun Army won again.

Jia Cong was leading the men to clean up the battlefield. When he saw Princess Xianning not far away, who was aimlessly chopping wood with a knife, Jia Cong sighed and walked over.

"What are you doing?" When Xian Ning saw Jia Cong, his temper got louder and he yelled at him angrily.

"Senior sister, leave this to me. You go over there to have a rest, drink some water, and eat something!"

Jia Cong thought, it was a good day, she finally took care of him. Although her nose was still not a nose, and her face was not a face, at any rate, she didn't see him walking away like before.

Xian Ning glared at him fiercely and sneered, "I'm starving myself, what does that have to do with you?"

When Jia Cong saw her finish speaking, his eye circles were red, and he felt very uncomfortable. He looked into her eyes and said, "Senior Sister, I have always taken your kindness to me seriously. It can be said that without Senior Sister's rescue that day, , the support along the way, and I, Jia Cong, are not where I am today."

"In the eyes of senior sister, is Jia Cong the kind of person who doesn't know what's good and what's wrong, and who doesn't repay kindness?"

Xian Ning's tears rolled down. She bit her lip tightly and said after a long time, "Do you know what's good? When did you know what's good? If you knew what was good, would you do this, do you... hurt my heart like this?" "

Jia Cong lowered his head. He had done something. Whatever he said, no matter how he explained it, would be blasphemy and humiliation to the girl in front of him.

Seeing Jia Cong's appearance, Xianning couldn't bear it anymore, "I know you must have your difficulties. But you never said it, you never told me anything. You clearly never took me to your heart. "

"No, no!" Jia Cong shook his head, "You know, Ningguo Mansion is my foundation. When I left Shenjing, I was not worried at all because I knew that with you here, no one would dare to damage my foundation. "

"Then you, why are you still..." Xianning couldn't finish the rest of his words. Feeling aggrieved, he turned around and ran away.

Jia Cong saw her running and wiping tears. The wind brought her whimpering, and her heart felt like being cut by a knife, with bursts of dull pain.

　I'm about to lose my job.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)