Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 38 Funeral in Yangzhou City (2)

But when Jia Lian heard that Yangzhou had reported the funeral, he was already very upset. In his grief, he couldn't care less about the appearance that Lin Ruhai had taught him in the past, so he lifted up his clothes and rushed out the door.When Zhao'er saw Jia Lian, Jia Lian's hair was in a disheveled bun and her steps were flustered.Zhao'er knew that Jia Lian was sad, but she was also in a bad mood.At the beginning, Zhao'er often followed Jia Lian to learn things by Lin Ruhai's side.

Seeing this, Zhao'er couldn't think too much, so Zhao'er hurried up to meet Jia Lian who was shaking and trembling with one hand, and rolled up his sleeve to wipe tears for Jia Lian, and continued to comfort him, "It's over, no matter how sad I am It doesn't help the matter, now it's better to think about how to report to the old lady and let the old lady Yun go to Yangzhou, that's serious." When Jia Lian heard this, he knew it was right, so he nodded his head, although his tears were suppressed When he got down, his eye circles were still red, and his body trembled even though he tried his best to control it.

The crown prince received the news in the East Palace earlier than Jia's mansion, but he just frowned slightly, and immediately let go of his smile and said: "Let the crown princess back up the generous gifts, and go sit in the imperial concubine's palace." The servant immediately smiled knowingly Said: "The prince is wise." Then he bowed and retreated.The prince stood alone in the garden for a while, Fang laughed out loud.

Back in the study, the prince sat quietly for a long time before calling the hidden guards.This person is dressed in the clothes of a young eunuch, there is nothing outstanding, and he is very inconspicuous in this palace.At this time, he was able to enter and exit the important area of ​​the prince's study, which shows that he is not a simple person.

This person did not speak when he entered the study, but knelt down on the ground in a muffled voice.He didn't have the cold and stern look that everyone imagined. If it wasn't for this secret place, no one would have noticed his existence.

The crown prince didn't look at him, he just thought for a moment and said: "Go to Jinling quickly, that man will take it at any cost! As for the method...you can figure it out, only the result."

After speaking, he waved his hand and the man retreated silently.After the man retreated for a long time, the prince murmured to himself, not to mention that there was no one around at the moment, even if someone was afraid, he would not be able to hear what he said, but the prince's face was full of cruelty.

It turns out that the year before last the crown prince had signaled Zhen Yingjia to take Lin Ruhai in and put him in charge of the Salt Administration.But for some reason, Concubine Zhen suppressed her by means.Although the prince was extremely dissatisfied, he was afraid that Concubine Zhen would be favored, so he had to endure it.After all, it would be of great harm to the prince to tear up his face with Concubine Zhen.Although Concubine Zhen has been favored for many years, she has no children and no daughters. The crown prince is orthodox, and the Empress Yuan died, so she has no interest in Concubine Zhen, so Concubine Zhen voted for the crown prince in her early years. Apart from this, Concubine Zhen has always supported him.

The year before last, although Concubine Zhen refuted the prince's intention, she took action to prevent Zhen Yingjia from doing things.But it still caused Lin Ruhai to be ordered to the Salt Administration years ago.This matter is quite strange, and the prince does not know the details, but his intention to accept Lin Ruhai has not diminished slightly.It's just that Lin Ruhai didn't know good and bad, and rejected the prince's "good intentions" over and over again.Earlier, he even sent Jia Lian to the fourth prince.

Although the fourth prince had never peeped at the emperor's throne in public, but he was also a prince, and the prince did not believe that he had no idea.And now checking the accounts makes the prince's hands a lot more nervous.In this way, the prince was already anxious and angry, and the eldest prince was watching to buy off the courtiers, the prince was even more furious, and to win over Lin Ruhai would break his relationship with the fourth prince, and moreover, he would have a lot more money in his hands.The matter is urgent and cannot be missed.

When the prince wanted to break off the relationship between Lin Ruhai and the fourth prince, he first wanted to break off the relationship with Jia Lian.It's so simple, just Jia Min can't stay.Unexpectedly, the action over there is also very fast. How long has it been?There is already news, and it is great news!

Mother Jia fainted, and the room was in chaos, so no one cared about Zhang Xin, who was kneeling on the ground and dripping with cold sweat.When Jia Lian returned to the mansion, he rushed to Jia's mother's room without washing up.As soon as I entered the yard, I heard the noise inside, and I suddenly felt bad.When I entered the room, Zhang Xin was kneeling in the room, his face was yellow, his lips were white, and his face was covered in cold sweat. No one paid any attention to him!A group of people surrounded Jia Mu, busy and flustered.

Seeing this, Jia Lian was angry, but he couldn't get angry immediately, so he had to wake up Zhang Xin first, then grabbed the mandarin duck and asked, "What's the matter? Is there no one to take care of this mess?" Seeing that it was Jia Lian, the mandarin duck turned He whispered: "Mr. Lin's house in Yangzhou came to report the funeral. She said that the aunt had gone. The old lady fainted due to the blow, and she still hasn't woken up yet. I have already sent someone to invite Wang Tai doctor with a post, but I don't know why Wang Tai doctor did not That time has not yet come.”

It's no wonder that Yuanyang has become the maidservant of Mrs. Jia's reliance at such a young age. Look at these words, although they are complicated, they are well organized. Even Jia Lian felt sad at this moment, so she couldn't help but nodded secretly.I am more and more satisfied with accepting the kindness offered by Yuanyang at the beginning.

Jia Lian stepped forward and waved away the crowd.At this time, Jia Lian didn't care that the second wife was an elder and Mrs. Wang was a guest.Just asked someone to take a silver needle and stab him, which made the second wife and others change their faces.But he didn't know that when he was in Gusu, Daiyu asked Huang Jiyun for this method, and Jia Lian was there at that time.After that, Jia Lian took Zhao'er to experiment a few times, and he knew it was effective.So I didn't panic in my heart, I just stabbed steadily with a needle.

After only a moment, without waiting for Doctor Wang, Mrs. Jia woke up leisurely.Jia Lian took a cold handkerchief and rubbed the old lady's hands and face, which seemed to be done by herself.Seeing Jia Lian like this, not to mention Jia's mother was moved, there was a moment of softness.Even Zhang Xin, who was standing aside, was moved.

Mother Jia woke up in a trance for a moment, then shed tears, took Jia Lian's hand and cried tremblingly, "Your poor aunt has gone!"Fortunately, Jia Lian hurriedly asked Yuanyang to come over to please Mrs. Jia, and after a good meal, she woke up again.

After the old lady Jia woke up, she couldn't speak for a while.Jia Lian was also feeling sad, and couldn't help but burst into tears, but comforted her in his mouth: "Old lady, please be at ease, don't get hurt. If my aunt knows, she doesn't know how sad she is when she sees the old lady like this." Sad. Even for my aunt, the old lady has to take care of herself." When Jia Lian said this, everyone around him agreed.

Jia Mu cried for a while, and stopped crying under the persuasion of everyone.Only then did he think of Zhang Xin, and asked softly: "What about the person who delivered the letter?" Zhang Xin was originally standing aside, and stood up after hearing Jia's mother's question.Seeing his haggard, dusty face, and knowing that he came from Yangzhou City in less than ten days, Jiamu was very dedicated.Then she nodded and said tremblingly: "You are a good person, let me ask you, how did your wife get there?" After speaking, he fixed his eyes on Zhang Xin tightly, and he couldn't miss even a trace of his expression.

Zhang Xin was also open-minded and didn't think about it.Only half a step forward, with a hoarse voice, bowed and replied: "Report to the old lady of my relatives. My wife felt a little unwell at noon that day. It was the younger one who went to the yamen to inform the master. The master hurried back, but the doctor said nothing happened. The master is busy with work. After seeing his wife, he returned to the yamen. At night, when he was waiting to leave the yamen, news came from the mansion that the wife had an early seizure. The youngest and the master rushed back, and the youngest could not enter the second door. I don’t know. I only know that the doctor arrived when the younger one and the master returned home. Later, Mr. Huang was invited to give the wife an injection, and the next day I heard that the wife gave birth to a brother.”

Hearing this, Mrs. Jia's eyes lit up instantly, and then quickly extinguished, and then Zhang Xin said: "Who would have thought that my brother was seriously damaged in the wife's belly, and he collapsed in less than two hours." Hearing this Here, let alone Jia's mother, even Jia Lian shed tears again.For a moment, Jia's mother felt her heart was blocked, but she couldn't speak.Even Mrs. Xing lowered her head and her eyes were red, only the second wife lowered her head and tugged at the corners of her mouth, wondering what she was thinking.

Zhang Xin didn't care about these things, and continued on his own: "Even my wife herself was seriously injured during childbirth, and my brother passed out just after giving birth. I heard that he was bleeding, and Mr. Huang's treatment for a long time did not seem to be effective. In the evening, the news came from the inner courtyard that the wife was gone. Later, the girl fainted again, and the house was in a hurry. It was not until the end of Haimo that the master sent the young people to Beijing to spread the news. Those who change horses but don’t change will come first at this time.”

After such a long conversation, Zhang Xin's voice became even hoarse. Seeing this, Jia Lian said to Yuanyang, "Sister Yuanyang, please bring him a bowl of warm water first." Although Jia Mu didn't say anything, she also ordered it. nod.After a while, Yuanyang took a Ru kiln white porcelain bowl and filled it with half a bowl of water.

Zhang Xin didn't care about other things at this time, he just felt that his throat was burning and his head was groggy.After taking the water bowl and nodding his thanks, he raised his head and drank it in one gulp. When he handed the water bowl to Yuanyang, he asked again, "Can I trouble the girl to give me another bowl of water?" Come in.Zhang Xinfu drank again before returning the bowl to thank him.

After drinking the water, Zhang Xin felt much better, and then continued: "The master said that the wife will never see her again, and ordered the villain to ask the old lady in-law if she wants to send someone to see her. At least wait until the time comes. Wait, you can get there if you hurry. It’s just a few more days.”

When Jia Lian heard this, she immediately stood up and said to the old lady: "The grandson has to be taken care of by his aunt, and he should go see him off. Why don't we let the grandson go with Zhang Xin. He rode fast all the way, ten or so It will arrive in the next day." After finishing speaking, she looked at Jia Mu with hopeful eyes.But Jia's mother didn't answer right away, she just gave Jia Lian a complicated look, and said to Zhang Xin, "You are very tired after traveling so fast. Go to wash up and refresh yourself today. The rest will be done tomorrow. Let's talk." After finishing speaking, he waved his hand weakly.Although the old lady Jia was in unbearable pain, she knew she couldn't fall down. There were too many things going on in the mansion, and Baoyu needed her protection.

Zhang Xin took a look at Jia Lian, and left without saying anything.After Zhang Xin retreated, the old lady Jia closed her eyes and said softly to Jia Lian: "You do your errands well, where do you need to go around? In our house, it's not like this idea is gone. " Seeing Jia Lian, Jia's mother wanted to say more, but she was so tired that she didn't want to say anything else.Then he said weakly to everyone: "You all go down, I want to be quiet too."

After speaking, he turned his head to look at Mrs. Wang, then at Jia Lian, and said to Mrs. Wang: "This incident happened in the mansion today, and the hospitality is very poor. For the sake of the second wife, take it easy. When Mrs. Wang heard this, she hurriedly said: "Where is the old lady talking? We are not relatives? How can there be any worries? Before I left the cabinet, my aunt and I also had contacts, but these years I followed Mrs. Lin to the east. Those who ran around were not allowed to return to Beijing. I thought we would get together after she came back, who would have thought..." At this point, he lowered his head and wiped the corners of his eyes again.

Mrs. Jia's eyes were also red and she couldn't stop nodding. Mrs. Wang thought about it and said: "Old lady, please relax and take care of yourself. I don't want to stay longer today. Although they haven't come to inform me, it's only two days if I think about it." It's getting late, anyway, now that I know it, I'll go back and pack up a memorial service, or entrust the family to take it or send someone there." Jia Mu hurriedly said weakly: "It's too far away. They are all relatives, and there are people who don't notify Is it? It's just an inconvenience." After speaking, tears began to flow.

Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "Then I'll go first. Don't worry about your health. My aunt will feel bad when she finds out." Mother Jia nodded and didn't want to keep her. She only said to the second wife: "To see off your sister-in-law, but today is also a helpless thing." After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes and leaned against the pillow.The corner of the pillow got wet after a while.

Seeing this, the second wife responded quickly, without saying anything more, and led Mrs. Wang out of Jiamu's room.Seeing that everyone had left, Jia Lian was about to speak again, but Jia's mother closed her eyes and said dryly, "Go too, I'll take a break."

(End of this chapter)