Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

When Mrs. Wang from the Jia Mansion received the news from the palace, she was so angry that she crumpled her handkerchief into pieces.

hateful,

She thought of the eunuchs' yin and yang voices in the palace.

"Madam, there is no other way. Concubine Jia's birthday is close to that of the Empress Dowager, and both are on the first day of the lunar year."

"Your Majesty and the masters in the palace are afraid that there will be some accidents in the palace this year."

"No one outside the palace is allowed to visit the palace casually."

"Forget about the birthday!"

The eunuch seemed to be gloating in other people's misfortune.

How could Mrs. Wang not know that eunuchs were spineless and opportunistic people who changed their attitude according to the wind.

The reason why he spoke like this must be that his daughter was not living a happy life in the palace.

"Although the birthday party has been cancelled, my grandmother and mother have prepared some gifts for Concubine Jia. Could you please send them to the Empress in the palace?"

Mrs. Wang felt that her words were humbly spoken, and she also took out some gifts of thanks, hoping to impress the eunuch.

But the eunuch lowered his head to look at the thank-you gift, took it, put it in his arms, and still said in a tone that was unmoved.

"Madam, it's not that I don't want to help. It's just that the incident last time Princess Chaoyang intercepted the carriage of Prince Nan'an's Palace had a great impact."

"He was impeached by several important officials."

"The emperor and the queen are afraid that the princess will cause trouble again, so they have confined her to the palace."

"And it seems that Princess Chaoyang and Concubine Jia are not getting along well!"

At this point, the eunuch seemed to be in a dilemma and continued,

"I can bring the words in, but I can't bring the things in. The main thing is that I can't afford the rift!"

The eunuch sighed, and as if he was doing Madam Wang a great favor, he offered some advice.

"Is it still necessary for your family to pass a message to Princess Chaoyang to see if the situation can be eased?"

"Princess, please show mercy."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang was struck by lightning.

How could this be?

How could I have offended Princess Chaoyang? I can't even get close to her.

So, Mrs. Wang sent someone out to inquire about the matter.

It turned out that the injustice suffered by his daughter was actually caused by Jia Min's daughter.

If one wants to ease the relationship with Princess Chaoyang at this time, it must fall on Jia Min.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang went all the way to Lady Jia's place.

I can't go to find Jia Min myself, the only way is through my mother-in-law.

Grandmother Jia was also in the room chatting and laughing with her grandsons and granddaughters.

It was winter outside, but it was warm inside.

The Spring Festival is approaching, and the mansion is gradually becoming filled with a festive atmosphere.

Red lanterns and curtains were also hung up.

Grandmother Jia said cheerfully, "The Spring Festival is coming, how are the gifts you prepared for the Queen's birthday?"

"We old guys don't care, but you sisters, the queen is always thinking about you."

"Old lady, we don't need to give you any other gifts. Just giving Baoyu's poem to you will surely make you happy."

"Since our Xiaoxiang Society was founded, it has held several sessions, and everyone's poetry has improved a lot." Jia Tanchun said excitedly.

"If the weather wasn't so cold, everyone would have come a few more times."

Jia Baoyu also happily echoed, "Grandma, when you have time, let's go and make an appointment with my aunt."

"Let her bring her cousins ​​over. It's good for us to enjoy the snow and plum blossoms."

"The Lin family doesn't have such a beautiful view as ours."

At this time, Xue Baochai also interrupted, "Speaking of appreciating the snow and plum blossoms, I saw that the plum blossoms in Miaoyu's Rongcui Temple were blooming very vigorously."

"Why don't you come and put it in the vase here, so that we can also enjoy your glory and appreciate it."

Baoyu became even more excited when he heard this.

"Well said, I'll go right away."

"I wonder what the old lady is lacking. Isn't it a few flowers that are full of energy?"

"Red lanterns outside and red plum blossoms inside are really a good omen."

Having said this, Jia Baoyu raised his foot to walk out and bumped into Mrs. Wang who was walking in.

When Mrs. Wang saw that it was Jia Baoyu who was so careless, she felt annoyed for some reason because of all the things that had happened today.

"Where does this scorpion usually go after it stings?"

Jia Baoyu said excitedly, "I'm going to the Longcui Temple to ask for a few plum blossoms to put in the decoration. Mother, is she coming here this morning and this evening also for my elder sister's birthday?"

"What plum? Do you still need to ask for it?"

"You think you are a rich lady. Now that you have become a monk, you should act like a monk."

"How can you be so unrefined every day?" Mrs. Wang was in a bad mood, so her words became a little harsh unconsciously.

Jia Baoyu was indeed stunned for a moment, "Mother, wasn't it you who invited Miaoyu through the invitation?"

"I invited you here because my elder sister came to visit me, why are you saying this today?"

Mrs. Wang felt that everything was not going as she wished, so she told Zhou Ruijia, who was beside her, "Send a message to Miaoyu, asking her to send a few plum blossoms over."

"For a few plum blossoms, the young master of the mansion has to go and get them himself. Has he learned to take advantage of others?"

"The palace doesn't want her offerings, so she has to know her own business."

Jia Baoyu was speechless after seeing Mrs. Wang's inexplicable outburst.

Mrs. Wang walked into Grandmother Jia's room. She saw Grandmother Jia looking at her with a sly look on her face.

It's easy to imagine that it was my tone just now that made them unhappy.

Grandmother Jia asked angrily, "Why are you having such a tantrum in front of the children? What's the matter?"

"Have you heard of anyone who wants offerings for the family temple?"

"I think you are a little confused?"

“They are all dedicated to the family temple.”

Mrs. Wang also felt that she was a little anxious and spoke without thinking. She took a deep breath and said to Xue Baochai and the others,

"You all go down!"

Xue Baochai and the three sisters saw that something was not right and hurriedly bowed and took their leave.

After they left, Mrs. Wang told Grandmother Jia what the eunuch had said, "Mother, what do you think we should do?"

"How can we show our friendship to Princess Chaoyang?"

When Grandmother Jia heard this, she was silent and said, "Have you found out the truth about this matter? We can't just listen to one side of the story."

Mrs. Wang was resentful. When it came to Jia Min, her mother-in-law was always very cautious.

The old lady didn't know that she would eat with her daughter-in-law in the future.

Jia Min had no idea how many troubles she had caused in the Jia family. What kind of magic potion was she trying to feed the old lady?

Tolerate again and again.

But since the old lady asked, I still had to answer.

"Mother, I have asked someone."

"It seems that their princess club has been cancelled."

"Why cancel it? Is it related to this matter?" asked Grandmother Jia in confusion.

Mrs. Wang nodded vigorously and described the situation she had sent people to find out.

"If it is true as you said, the crux of the matter lies with Concubine Nan'an, not Daiyu."

"Do you mean to let Daiyu go and apologize to Princess Chaoyang, and then really go and smuggle the Nan'an Palace?"

"Second brother's wife, if we can't get close to Princess Chaoyang, can we offend Concubine Nan'an?"

"When gods fight, the little devils suffer. Don't you even understand this principle?"

Thinking of this, Grandmother Jia couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"We used to have a good relationship with the Nan'an Palace, and we were both among the founding fathers."

"But the Nan'an Palace took a different path."

"When the King of Nan'an conferred the title, we did not show up, but now it is not convenient for us to help either side."

When Mrs. Wang heard what Grandmother Jia said, she was shocked.

"Mother, you can't say that. We will always stand on His Majesty's side."

"If the Nan'an Palace really parted ways with His Majesty, it would be a recipe for death."

"We just need to watch them die coldly."

Grandmother Jia looked up at the sky and said, "According to what you said, I really can't go to see Concubine Nan'an anymore."

"I originally wanted to try to make friends with her."

"Now we can only give the eunuch more money and ask him to help the queen more in the palace."

"It's hard to say. On the Queen Mother's birthday, I have to sacrifice my reputation and go ask for help."