The Jade of the Red Chamber

Chapter 31 Let's Go Home

Ever since the three brothers and sisters of the Lin family complained of illness behind closed doors, the old lady sent Yuanyang to visit many times. They were greeted by Chuxue and others with good words and tea, and sent out in a good voice, but they didn't see the master.

Lin Zhenyu was thinking in the room, this old lady is a scheming person, he has been cold all these days just to ask Jia's mother to say a word, to confirm the fact that the three of them were wronged, and take advantage of this matter to bid farewell to Jia's family It's so sad to go back to her home, but every time Jia Mu sent Jin Yuanyang, she only said to take good care of her illness, and didn't mention anything else.

Zhenyu sneered, this old lady called the three brothers and sisters heartily, while turning a blind eye to their calculations and grievances, she really loved them!

Recalling what Shui Yang said, next year is the emperor’s birthday, and today he intends to add 38 subjects of grace. He just caught up with the filial piety, and went back to his own home to study hard. It is serious to get his mother out of Jia’s house after taking the honor. , staying in this smoky Rongguo Mansion, it is still uncertain what will happen.

Yes!Next year will be the emperor's Qianqiu, and this year's New Year's Eve will definitely be a big event in the palace. The position of concubine is one of them. Jia Yuanchun has been in the palace for many years, and has already established a firm foothold beside the queen. Presumably there must be something to do.When the eunuch Xia came a few days ago, Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang talked with him for a long time. Mother Jia even handed over a sign to enter the palace to visit the concubine. This was supposed to be for Jia Yuanchun's favor.Ha, now that Wang Ziteng is leaving Beijing, the Jia family is a bit stuck. It just so happens that at the end of this year or the beginning of next year, his father will go to Beijing to report on his duties, so he wants to pull the Lin family into the car, but it's a good idea!

Zhenyu squinted her eyes, wanting Jia Yuanchun to report Qin Keqing's identity and surrender in order to gain favor. This is really daring!No matter how the deposed prince ended up, Qin Keqing was of royal blood, and a small Rongguo Mansion wanted to step up the ranks of the royal family's noble daughter, but when the emperor remembered everything after all, how could he not respond?Don't forget that the emperor is still here!Besides, Qin Keqing has been married to Jia's family for so many years. Normally, Jia's mother loves her the most and loves her three points more than Wang Xifeng, but now...it's really chilling!

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip of herbal tea, Zhenyu narrowed her narrow eyes with a cold light, and wanted to keep their siblings in Jia's house so that her father would have to help Jia's house?Hmph, I have to get out of this muddy nest as soon as possible.

The next day, Lin Zhenyu went to see her younger sister with a pale and weak look. Just as she stepped into the courtyard gate, she bumped into someone who was still saying her younger sister's name. Brother, why are you in such a panic?"

When Jia Baoyu saw him, it was as if he had seen a savior. He grabbed Zhenyu's sleeve and said anxiously: "Brother Lin is here! Hurry up, get those two old ladies out of the way! Let me go in and see Sister Lin." !"

The corners of Zhenyu's eyes trembled again, and she gently pulled the sleeves away from his hand, looking at the distraught expressions of Nanny Fang, Nanny Shi and Jia Baoyu who looked like door gods in front of the court, she slowly said: "Sister She is ill. It’s inconvenient to meet outside!” Didn’t you see that day, how your good mother persecuted and bullied our brothers and sisters, why are you pretending to be so anxious now!

No matter what she said, she raised her feet and entered the main hall, she caught a glimpse of a shadow standing in the shadow of the flower wall from the corner of her eye, and as soon as Baoyu came out of the courtyard, she chased after Baoyu, Qingxi paused behind her, and quietly turned out.

Now let's talk about Zhenyu returning to Dexuehan Courtyard, and seeing Qingxi waiting in the room, and seeing Zhenyu coming, she replied: "It's Zijuan. She talked to Jia Erye for a while, and I'm far away." I only heard Master Jia begging her to give one or two old things used by the girl, such as handkerchiefs and purses, but I couldn't understand what Zijuan said."

Zhenyu's face turned black, this Jia Baoyu is really clean-hearted, he forgot his mother's schemes against their brothers and sisters in a matter of minutes, how can you ignore him as a good brother and sister who are so affectionate Why do I treat me like this, as if I have been wronged by the sky, but I don't care about the girl's reputation in my actions, and I ask for Dai'er's old things privately!Doesn't he think that if he is provoked by someone with a heart, he can ruin his sister's life!

Zhenyu raised her eyebrows in disgust, this kind of "white lotus" of truth, kindness and beauty is really used to scare people!Then don't blame him for making a fuss about this phoenix egg, and that azalea, it's better to get rid of it together.

Lin Zhenyu ordered Qingxi to tell several nuns about the incident, and after she said so and so, she was asked to guard at Luomei Hall. Qingxi is He Si's younger sister, and she is very skilled.

Zijuan wrapped Miss Lin's two old handkerchiefs and a purse in cloth and hid them in the bed. Fortunately, she was in charge of Miss Lin's needlework, otherwise it would be difficult to steal these things from the strict rules of the nuns.

After noon, when it was the hottest time, everyone in Luomei Pavilion hid in their houses. Zijuan took a chance and slipped out, waiting behind the rockery not far from Luomei Pavilion.

Jia Baoyu came hurriedly all the way, with beads of sweat all over his forehead. When Zijuan saw him, he hurriedly wiped his sweat with his own handkerchief, and shared a few things.Jia Baoyu put the things into his arms happily, and looked up to see Zijuan wearing a light red thin shirt, a blue silk pleated skirt, and a white crepe sweater. Beaded string.

Baoyu then put his face on her neck, smelled the scent of oil, and kept rubbing it with his hands. It was white and greasy, so he salivated on his upper body and said with a smile, "good sister, put the rouge on your mouth. Let me eat it." While talking, one side stuck to her body like a twisted candy.

Zijuan blushed and said softly, "Stop making trouble, Baoyu, the attackers are afraid they are looking for you. Go home and sit down."

Suddenly I heard voices coming from outside the rockery. It was Lin Zhenyu and Jia Baoyu who were about to speak, but Zijuan hurriedly pulled him back, his face turned pale.Zicuckoo took Baoyu to hide in the grove behind the rockery. Baoyu just thought it was interesting, so she squatted there with her.

Knowing that Jia Baoyu and Zijuan were behind the rockery, Lin Zhenyu stood under the shade of a tree beside the road and chatted with Chuxue and Bishui, who were compatible or not. It's cool in the corner, sir, let's rest here, so we won't disturb the girl's nap now."

It was stuffy and hot in the bushes, and there were insects biting people. Jia Baoyu could not hold on after squatting for half a moment. Zijuan had no choice but to signal him to go out by himself.

Before Jia Baoyu got up, Nuan Shu, Zhenyu's third-class maid, drank a lot of water because of the hot weather, and she couldn't hold back anymore. She wanted to go to the low slope of the earth slope far away from the rockery. It is difficult to get in because no one is there. Suddenly, I saw a shadow of someone behind the rockery, and I was so scared that I screamed out.

A group of maidservants in front of her hurriedly shouted: "What's the matter?" The voice was so loud that the women and girls who were in charge of Huayuanzi and Daiyu's courtyard were startled, and a group of people rushed over, fearing that something might happen.

Zhenyu saw Jia Baoyu come out in a bit of a panic, with two big stings on her fair face, she almost laughed out loud, straightened her throat, and said worriedly: "Brother Bao, what are you doing here in such a hot day? ? Be careful about heat stroke."

Jia Baoyu smiled sheepishly, and before he could speak, a Zijuan with blush came out from behind him. The maids didn't understand, but the women widened their eyes in shock, full of surprise.

Zhenyu also seemed to be stunned, and the scene was silent for a while, only the cry could be heard.

After a while, Zhenyu came back to her senses. Everyone saw that Uncle Lin's face was darkened, and they gave Zijuan a cold look. They only said that they wanted to send Baoyu back to his room, and asked Zijuan to follow, and everyone else dispersed. No more nonsense.Everyone was clear in their hearts, this was obviously covering up for Second Master Bao, and this was clearly going to report to the old lady for her ideas instead of sending him off.That's right, when something like this happened, I don't know how the old lady and wife were furious.

Zijuan almost couldn't stand up, but couldn't argue. Uncle Lin didn't say anything, and Jia Baoyu was still confused, smiling, not knowing that he had killed another innocent girl.

When she arrived at Jia Mu's yard, Jia Mu had heard the idea a long time ago, thinking that Baoyu had suffered from heat stroke, and was busy asking people to fetch ice, pills, and a doctor.

Zhenyu didn't say anything else, but just described what he saw in detail in front of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang.

Mother Jia didn't say anything, but Madam Wang scolded: "You little hoof! How dare you do such a thing? Pull him out and beat him to death!"

Not caring about anything else, Zijuan hurriedly knelt down and cried, "It's just that I met the second master by chance and said a few words."

Jia Mu's face was not good-looking, and she said coldly, "Speak? Why did you get into the bushes when you were so good?" Jia Mu's eyes were sharp, and she saw that although Zijuan's lip balm was stained, her clothes were intact and her eyebrows were still in good condition, so she obviously didn't do anything. What happened, after all, Zijuan gave it from her, and she has always been loyal. This time, Baoyu begged her to see Daiyu, so she didn't want to give up this girl.

Seeing that Jiamu's tone was cold, but there was no anger in her eyes, Zijuan cried, "It's just that the maidservant's handkerchief was lost, and Master Bao kindly helped to find it." But he dared not say that Baoyu asked for Dai in private. The matter of jade and old things.

Zhenyu raised the corners of her mouth slightly, as expected her sister was not involved, that's good, so let's satisfy this girl's thoughts, he could see that Jia's mother obviously wanted to make this matter trivial, but she didn't want to let her wish.

Jia Mu's face turned pale, and she was about to put the matter to rest when Zhenyu laughed and said, "It's such a trivial matter, I thought it was Zicuckoo who offended Brother Bao. Hey, what's wrong with Brother Bao's face?" Pale as hell? Don't you have heat stroke?" He supported him with his hand.

But Jia Baoyu was startled by Mrs. Wang's anger, and he didn't dare to say anything, and because he stayed in the sweltering bushes for a while, his face was not good-looking.

Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang only thought that Jia Baoyu was hot, and they kept calling for porridge and water to cool off the summer heat. Everyone rushed to help Baoyu, and a cloth bag fell from his arms.

Mrs. Wang looked strange, and asked someone to pick it up for her. When she opened it, she found two old handkerchiefs and a fragrant old pouch, which were still very bright, and looked like girls' things. They are all embroidered with fluffy azaleas.Mrs. Wang glanced at Zijuan with fierce eyes like iron hooks, isn't it similar to the one on Zijuan's body?

Mrs. Wang threw a handful of things in front of Zijuan, and the anger she suppressed because she didn't want to lose face in front of the Lin family boy burned even higher: "What is this?!"

Zijuan knew something bad was going to happen when the cloth bag fell down, but she was not afraid, the bag contained Miss Lin's old things, but it had nothing to do with her, so she reasoned that she didn't know, thinking that Miss Lin was so favored by the old lady, Nothing to her.

Unexpectedly, the cloth bag was her own stuff, so she cried and didn't know what to say, but Baoyu begged her to steal Miss Lin's old things, but she absolutely must not say anything, because if she said it, it would be another crime.

The upright Mrs. Wang trembled and cried, "I only have this one precious jade, and you still want to hook him!"

When Zhenyu saw it, she sneered secretly, and said with a smile on her face: "It's just some old things. I think Brother Bao saw that Zijuan's sewing is good, so he wanted to go there and let the maids in his room quietly." Everyone can hear the loopholes.

But Jia Mu looked at Mrs. Wang coldly, and rode down the donkey: "Very well, they are kidding." I couldn't shirk it and couldn't take it out, so I used my own prevarication.Did she know that the nuns in Daiyu's yard were very strict with Daiyu's affairs.

Speaking of which, Mother Jia is still very satisfied with Zijuan, this girl is loyal, but she will say anything about any troubles in Yu girl, so that she can know something about the movements of the Lin brothers.Compared with Baoyu's Xiren, it is more than ten times better. The Xiren, to put it mildly, served Baoyu, and only had Baoyu in his heart. I also saw that she was smart and kind, thinking that she could take care of Baoyu and talk about Mrs. Wang's affairs from time to time, but she didn't want to hug the second wife's thick legs now, causing the second wife to praise her for her virtuousness all day long, and she didn't want to think about it. Her monthly period is still in her upper room!If not, why would she bother to send another Qingwen, but that girl has a good mouth but a straightforward personality, so she can't beat that Xiren.

After hearing this, Zijuan felt relieved, fell to the ground and cried, "That's right! Please forgive me this time, old lady, madam. Don't dare to do it again."

Jia Baoyu sat on the chair, ignorant, wondering: Isn't it sister Lin's thing? How could it be Zijuan's?

Zhenyu looked at it coldly, and said with a smile when she saw this, "Daier also often praised Zijuan's skillfulness. I think it's true. Brother Bao has always liked bright and colorful things. I heard that Zijuan is best at these bright and colorful embroidery work." Dun Dun He said again: "It's just that we are still in Xiaoli. Dai'er never uses these bright things. It's a pity for Zijuan's good embroidery work."

Before Jia Mu could speak, she laughed again: "Why don't you give this girl to Brother Bao? She is the old lady's girl, and she was wronged by Dai'er. Besides, there is no shortage of maids in Dai'er's place." Good second wife , you just keep watching.

Looking at those eyes, Jia's mother knew that he had made up his mind that he would not want Zijuan to follow Daiyu any more. She knew right away that Zhenyu might be the one who knew what was going on.

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she immediately wanted to dismiss it, and even wanted to spit on the Lin family boy, giving Baoyu everything that was dirty and smelly.

Mother Jia hurried ahead of Mrs. Wang and agreed: "This is to say that Zicuckoo is usually the most intelligent person. This time, I just shouldn't bother you to pass things on to your maids. It doesn't matter if she goes to Baoyu's house."

Mrs. Wang's eyes burst into flames, she stuck her neck like swallowing a dead fly, she stared at the old lady and Zhenyu, but could not refute.

He only turned his anger on Zicuckoo: "Go! Stand here, I don't like this frivolous look! Who would allow you to dress up like this!" Zicuckoo had no choice but to come out and stand outside the door aggrieved.

Zhenyu smiled again, and said loudly: "Speaking of which, there is something I want to tell the old lady and the second wife. We bothered for a long time at my grandmother's house, and it happened that the old house was being renovated, and my father wrote to let us move back in a few days, so as to save money." Let the grandmothers and aunts bother."

Mother Jia's heart skipped a beat, and she said kindly on her face, "This child is still lying to your grandmother, just live in peace, and I'll see who dares to say anything!" Lin Ruhai will come to the capital at the end of the year, leaving the three children behind. That's why I asked him to help Jia's family and find an arm for Yuanchun Baoyu.

Zhenyu smiled and refused: "Don't dare to bother the old lady anymore. Brother Bao is weak now, and the old lady has to worry about it. It's hot, the old lady and brother Bao must have 'ice' and 'maid', It would be nice to be more careful."

"..." Mother Jia couldn't hear the words "bing" and "girl", and was about to use the hot weather as an excuse to delay.

Zhenyu got up and smiled and said, "I heard that there are not many ice cellars in the mansion, so we can save this case when we go home. The old house is near the suburbs of Beijing, and it is cooler than here. Isn't it true that we can spend the summer on both sides? It has been cleaned up there. Sure, it's easy for grandma to salute here, and we'll move in the day after tomorrow." Then he said to Qingkong: "Your sister is also in good health, you go and tell the nuns to take care of it, and we will move in the day after tomorrow." Don't bother grandma's house anymore." Qing Kong agreed and left quickly.

Mother Jia was slightly stunned, a little displeased, the child had settled down, but just after the Zicuckoo incident happened, she couldn't force her to stay.

When Daiyu and Fuyu heard about it, they were all elated. The Xuehan Courtyard and Luomei Pavilion, which had been quiet and gloomy a few days ago, suddenly became bustling. What, otherwise I'm afraid I'll never find it again...

Jia Baoyu was still in a daze, not understanding why sister Lin had suddenly gone home.

Zijuan was happy and a little disappointed in her heart. She was happy and then went to Baoyu's house to be a big maid. What was disappointing was that Miss Ruruolin lived here. I can't help but hold her in my arms...

Mrs. Wang was both happy and regretful, the three obtrusives finally left, but it was a pity that they didn't get enough benefits from the Lin family.What is only 1 taels enough?Then Jia Min brought so much dowry from Jia's family, so he should pay back half of the family wealth!