Red Mansion: No Empty House Fight

As early as when Lin Hai passed away, the Lin family's capital mansion was returned to the imperial court by Lin Qi.Lin Qi took Daiyu away from Lixiangyuan, and went directly to live in a house in the outer city.

Daiyu looked at the residence that suits her wishes everywhere, and couldn't help but pouted and said to Lin Qi: "It can be regarded as returning to my own home, but I don't know how long I can stay here."

"It's fine if you like this yard. Even if you go out in the future, you will still be the daughter of the Lin family. If you come back anytime, this yard will be reserved for you." Lin Qi smiled indifferently.In the future, everything in the Lin family will belong to Daiyu's children, so naturally he won't care about a yard.Nowadays, Lin Qi's paintings are also hard to find, and a painting can sell for several thousand taels.However, because Lin Qi had enough food and clothing, he never sold them in a big way. On the contrary, he invisibly increased the value of his paintings.

Judging from Daiyu's current physical condition, there will be no such thing as "cold moon burying the flower soul".But just in case, Lin Qi asked Daiyu to make a lot of nourishing food every day.

After setting up everything in the house, Lin Qi started her regular life again.I write and draw pictures every day, and take a walk in the street when I am upset.Because Lin Qi moved out of Rongguo Mansion, Baoyu ran to Lin's house more diligently, sticking to Lin Qi whenever he had time.

Another year passed, and this time Baoyu was forced by Jia Zheng to re-enter Qiuqiu again, but he passed the exam.At this time, Lin Qi was busy celebrating Daiyu's sixth gift, when she saw the post was full of flamboyant words, she frowned—too flamboyant!

It's just that this is Baoyu's happy event after all, so Lin Qi still takes Daiyu to congratulate her.At the banquet, Wang said leisurely that Baoyu was sixteen and it was time to get married.

Lin Qi and Baoyu's faces changed when they said a word.But Lin Qi stabilized her mood after all, and said in the same light: "Second aunt, there is no need to act too hastily, my cousin is still young. I heard that there are three daughters who are about to grow up under her knees, and there will be Chun Wei in the coming year. I can't..." The incomplete meaning in the words successfully dispelled Wang and Jia Shi's thoughts of making a marriage proposal for Baoyu.

Because of Lin Qi's words, the two women picked out 180 faults in the family of the girl they were optimistic about, and since then they have put down their hands and stopped talking about Baoyu's marriage.But plans never keep up with changes!

Before the next spring, there will be chaos in Ping'an Prefecture.After the rebellion was put down today, the houses of those who colluded with the rebellion were ransacked one by one, and the Ningguo Mansion was impressively listed.Because of this level, even the Rongguo Mansion was sealed off and no one was allowed to go in or out, and all the male members of the family were imprisoned pending trial.The Wang family was also imprisoned because of the Zhen family.

Lin Qi got the news, but she didn't let Daiyu know, but she found a friend in Qingliu to meet Jia Baoyu.Baoyu calmly analyzed the current situation: "Although it is said that treason is a serious crime for punishing the nine clans. But one is that we and the Ning Mansion have already made five suits, two is that our ancestors have made great achievements in founding a country, and three is that although we want to stand up today, we are not able to do so. We must also take care of the hearts and minds of the court, so although we will suffer some flesh and blood, we will not be in danger of our lives. It's just that the family no longer has any titles."

Lin Qi nodded, and added: "It's just that your mother... She took the Zhen family's finances, and I'm afraid she was at least exiled."

When Baoyu heard this, he was also sad and said nothing.Lin Qi knew that he was suffering and could not comfort him, so she left the clothes and quilts and left the prison.

Lin Qi thought about it again and again, but still did something cruel to Baoyu.He asked the mother-in-law of the female jailer to say something to Mrs. Wang, such as "death to death" and "care for children". Sure enough, after about three or four days, Mrs. Wang took off her belt and hanged herself in the prison.Lin Qi asked someone to collect Wang's body, but her heart felt like a stone stuck in her throat, unable to move up or down.

After a while, Jia Shishi also passed away in shock and fright, and Jia's family of women and children had no master to preside over the funeral ceremony.Lin Qi also worked hard to prepare a coffin for Jia Shishi that matched her rank, and presided over a deserted funeral.Due to physical and mental exhaustion, Lin Qi quickly lost weight.Daiyu couldn't bear to see it, and didn't know how to persuade him. She was sad and anxious, but she knew her brother's temperament, and it was not enough to persuade him with a few words.

In addition to helping Jia Shishi to manage the funeral, Lin Qi also had to appease the family members of the Jia family, and arranged for the servants of the Jia family not to talk too much, so she was exhausted every day.There is also the matter of his words bewitching Wang to hang himself, and it is even more difficult to sleep and eat.

Fortunately, the Jia family's verdict came down not long after, they only seized the title, they didn't even confiscate the house, they only ordered to move out of Rongguo Mansion as soon as possible.Jia She's family moved into a house in the outer city, which was one of Jia She's private properties.Jia Zheng wanted to follow along with his family, but was scolded by Jia She, so he tidied up his private house and divided the property, and the family lived in a dowry yard of the Wang family.

Lin Qi is unwilling to see Baoyu because of her psychological barrier, and Baoyu is the head of the family, and she is busy arranging for her family and has no time to see Lin Qi.

Since Jia Zheng arrived at his new residence, he has not kept his filial piety for the Jia Shi family, let alone the gentlemanly manners of the past. He hides in the yard every day just drinking.Sometimes when he drank too much, he would vent his anger on Aunt Zhao and even abuse Jia Huan.

Today's Jia Baoyu has never run against Jia Huan, and Jia Huan has never done anything to scald Baoyu, so Baoyu still has a bit of brotherly affection for Jia Huan.When he found out that Jia Zheng was killing Jia Huan, he knew he had to send Jia Huan away.The same is true of Li Wan and Jia Lan, the other thrifty women.Now Jia Zheng didn't think of Jia Lan, otherwise Jia Lan would not have escaped the beating.

Jia Baoyu didn't cover up for Jia Zheng either, but Jia Zheng was forced to divide the family with the reputation of not being filial to his mother and being unkind for beating his son, and distributed most of the family's property to Li Wan and Jia Huan. It is safe to find a separate residence for them.

Now Jia Zheng doesn't care about fame or not.He drank alcohol every day, cursed when he was drunk, and dropped a lot of things at home. There was never a day of peace.Later, because Jia Huan and Jia Lan separated, Jia Zheng felt that he was short of things, so he even went to the rouge shop that Lin Qi and Baoyu started together to withdraw money.

Lin Qi immediately gave Baoyu's share to Jia Zheng, saying that the shop will have nothing to do with Jia's family in the future, and Jia Zheng's mind was broken.Jia Zheng pretended to be a gentleman all his life, but he didn't expect his true face to be so shameless.

Baoyu was also made dizzy by Jia Zheng, and in the end he could only give Jia Zheng enough alcohol to make Jia Zheng spend his days in his own small courtyard instead of going out to cause trouble.After Lin Linzong's affairs were all over, Baoyu went to Lin's house again, and got the news that Lin Qi didn't want to see her.

Although it is strange, Baoyu has recognized Lin Qi's affection for her, so she doesn't care about Lin Qi's avoidance.But then Lin Qi took Daiyu back to Yangzhou to guard her filial piety and prepare for her marriage. She didn't return to Beijing until Baoyu won the Jinshi two years later.In the past two years, Lin Qi asked Baoyu to send money to Baoyu every month and wrote the letters after thinking for a long time. The letters always meant that Baoyu should not give up on herself.

A few days after Baoyu went to high school, he received a letter from Lin Qi.In the letter, the ins and outs of what happened to the Wang family back then were mentioned, which aroused Baoyu's mind for a while.At this time, Jia Zheng was hit on the head and drowned in the moat because he was drunk and provoked the ranger in the city.

Baoyu also lost the festive mood of high school, so she took Jia Zheng's coffin back to Jinling.After Jia Zheng was buried, the contents of Lin Qi's last letter to him filled his mind every day, with mixed feelings in his heart, and he even had the idea of ​​ending the mundane world.

"Baoyu! Jia Baoyu!" Just as Baoyu was wandering the streets of Jinling, he heard someone calling him behind him.Turning around, it turned out to be Zhen Baoyu, just like looking in a mirror.The sons of two declining families met again on the streets of Jinling.

"I thought I was dazzled, but it was really you!" Zhen Baoyu was very happy to see Jia Baoyu, so he took Baoyu into the teahouse by the roadside, "Why are you alone? What happened to you and Lin Qi?" ?”

Baoyu suddenly heard someone mention Lin Qi, and felt even more frustrated: "I don't know either."

Zhen Baoyu added a cup of tea to Jia Baoyu, and sipped it himself: "I met Lin Qi once last year, and he was crazy. He wrote poems about Lao Zhuang every day, or he was world-weary. Self-destructive poems. The paintings that flow out are also gloomy and compelling, which makes people feel distressed."

Jia Baoyu was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and then drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, without saying much, just bowed his hands to Zhen Baoyu as a farewell, and asked people to set up a car and go to Gusu.

Zhen Baoyu sat at the table and thought for a long time, then slapped his head: "I told you to talk too much! What a great opportunity! Why did you return that beautiful jade to him?" Then he smiled in relief, and concluded After paying the tea money, I went home with a smile on my face.

Lin Qi was sitting bored in the yard in a daze, when suddenly she heard the door come in and spread the word that it was Baoyu from Zhen's family who came to visit.Although Lin Qi was surprised, she also asked the butler to invite the person to the front hall, and changed her clothes before coming out.Who would have thought that when Lin Qi entered the hall and saw the people waiting for her, she wished she had never been in before—Zhen Baoyu would not stare at her with such good eyeballs.

"My cousin has grown up and knows how to use Zhen Baoyu's identity to fool me."

"...you called me Baoyu before..." The same words came out of Jia Baoyu's mouth, but this time Lin Qi's eyes were sore.

"What are you here for?" Lin Qi tried her best to sit on the main seat with a straight face, and asked in a vicious voice.

Baoyu still looked at Lin Qi with a good eye, and after a long time, seeing that Lin Qi was about to explode, he opened his mouth: "I read the letter you gave me. The mother's business has nothing to do with you, it is the mother herself. s Choice."

Just such a sentence made Lin Qi clenched her fists, her knuckles turned white, she lowered her head and asked in a hoarse voice, "So?"

"So, let me ask you, are you willing to take in me, a poor man who has no father, no mother, and no possessions?" Baoyu walked to Lin Qi's side, knelt down and raised Lin Qi's face, looking at each other, "I am now I'm just a person with a declining family background and helpless relatives, are you willing to take me in? If you don't keep me, I don't want to be so troublesome!" Then he took off the jade around his neck and put it in Lin Qi's hands.

This is what happened when the two met for the first time.Lin Qi looked at the jade in her hand, and finally neither nodded nor shook her head, but put the jade on Baoyu again.But Baoyu knew that it was Lin Qi who had agreed, so he happily kissed Lin Qi on the cheek, and then laughed himself silly.

Jia Baoyu and Lin Qi, as well-known poets and painters in later generations, are known by many people.But the most famous is the cosmetics brand founded by the two and Lin Qi's sister.All kinds of cosmetics of this brand are of excellent quality, and the raw materials used have always adhered to the use of pure natural herbs and woody plants. It has become an internationally renowned brand in later generations.

Some people speculate that two of the three founders have never married and "cohabited" together must be "Qi brothers", but until now there is no definite evidence to prove this assertion, so this guess is also considered by historians is not credible.But whether it is true or not, no one can answer.