Whose Evil in the Red Chamber

The eldest wife of the Zhen family gave birth to another son last year. Most mothers prefer the youngest son, and this eldest wife is no exception. She regards the youngest son as precious as a treasure. She has not yet given a scientific name, but is only called Baoyu by nickname. .But Mrs. Zhen is old after all, since she gave birth to this son, Mrs. Zhen's body and bones are not as good as before, so she put all the housework in the hands of the eldest daughter-in-law Liu, and she devoted herself to taking care of her younger son and raising her body.This kind of thing happened in the inner house today, even the old lady was alarmed, and even took her to eat, she was naturally the only one who asked Liu.

Mrs. Liu was reprimanded by her mother-in-law, and she was full of grievances. It turned out that Zhen Shijie, the eldest son of Zhen, had complied with Zhen Shiming's request and told his wife Liu about the matter. The eldest son devoted himself to reading, he was a bit dull, he knew more about these things in the family than Liu, who was in charge of the internal affairs, Liu didn't know what kind of temperament his second uncle and uncle had, and he was very worried. It's disgust, but the other party is the second wife. Although she is the clan's wife, she can't control other people's wives and concubines.

She has ordered people to keep a close eye on Hongshengyuan, and report back immediately if they find any clues of something wrong, so Liu Shi has already got the news when there is a trouble over there. Unexpectedly, she has not had time to deal with it. The fierceness even alarmed the old lady, and it got out of hand.

"It's all the daughter-in-law's fault, that's why this scandal happened. The daughter-in-law is stupid, and she really doesn't know what to do right now. That Mrs. Wang is the companion of the second wife, and that little actor belongs to the young master of the Lin family. Mrs. Wang is still It's easy to say, after all, he is a servant of our family, but that little actor, how can the daughter-in-law do it for me." After finishing speaking, Mrs. Liu looked at the eldest wife in embarrassment.

After the eldest wife heard this, all the anger in her heart turned to the second room. After thinking about everything that happened today, she couldn't help being dissatisfied with the second room. They made people feel ashamed for them, and the eldest wife complained that the old lady was very biased. It was clearly the second wife who caused the trouble, but it was their eldest wife who caused the trouble.

The eldest wife felt uncomfortable, so she naturally shared with her husband at night, and said straightly: "It's not that I'm talking about the elder's right and wrong, it's really because of the grievance of the master. If it wasn't for our direct mother, where would the mansion be?" The glory of the mother, the mother has the best heart, helped her out, and now is the old Fengjun who is in the body, and he can't see anything on weekdays. Today, this matter is catching up with the top, only to realize that what hurts her the most is coming out of her stomach. of."

How these words planted a thorn in the heart of the elder of the Zhen family, that's for later, let's not talk about it for now, but because the eldest wife dissipated all the anger, she eased her face towards her daughter-in-law, and thought about it for a while Thinking, then said: "You are the wife of our Zhen family, and the grandma in charge of the house. If Mrs. Wang made a mistake, how can I punish you? Just do it, and don't worry about the second wife's dissatisfaction.

As for that little opera singer, he can't be slapped with a single slap, and these opera singers are not easy to pester. Mrs. Wang is at fault, and this little hoof is also hateful. The young master of the Lin family is still young, so I'm afraid he doesn't understand the way of it. Since our family If you are old with the Lin family, you can't let a good boy be called a lowly little opera singer, and I think this little opera singer is also a curse, so you can't keep it.You don't have to worry about Yue Zu taking the place, I'll send someone to send a message to Mrs. Lin in the capital later, and I'll just make amends in person. "

When Liu Shi heard that something was wrong, she thought about what her younger brother had said to her. She didn't dare to underestimate the young Lin Jingxuan at all. Back in his yard, he immediately asked his confidants to call his younger brother Liu Boxhao in.

After Mrs. Liu shared with Liu Boshao what happened inside, Liu Boshao knew that it must not be done as Mrs. Zhen ordered.The custom of playing obscene actors has a long history in Gusu City, and the Lichun class in the past was not exempt from the custom.But since Jingxuan took over the Lichun troupe, the situation is quite different. Depending on your status, if the people in the Lichun troupe are unwilling to do extra things besides singing, no one else can force them at all.

Quite a number of respectable sons and daughters have been swept away. These people are not easy to get along with, and they often trip up Li Chunban overtly and secretly, but Li Chunban is going its own way, no matter how rich and powerful you are However, if the rules of the Lichun Ban were violated, the Lichun Ban would no longer come to that mansion to set up a stage to perform, and all the properties under the name of the Xing'an Hou Mansion would also close their doors to thank those people, and the Yiran Building was no exception.

Just the refusal of the Lichun troupe to go on stage is unbearable to many people. Now the Lichun troupe not only has top-notch singing skills, but those scripts are also unique. Once the Lichun troupe releases a new play, all the aristocratic families in Gusu will If anyone's family has never heard of Li Chunban's new play, they will lose face when they go out to socialize.

In addition, Yiranlou also had a clear attitude, the Marquis of Xing'an gave full support, and the experience of the prince of Nan'an County was vividly remembered. Therefore, Lin Jingxuan's reputation in Gusu City is now somewhat louder than his old son Lin Ruhai.Guan Zhongjian knew Jingxuan's attitude towards this kind of thing. Liu Boxhao and Lin Jingxuan had a good friendship, so as soon as he heard what his sister said, he knew that if he really acted according to Mrs. Zhen's way, something bad would happen.

"Sister, don't deal with that little actor for the time being. I'll go out and talk to Jing Xuan first, and ask him to come forward. At that time, my sister will only say that I haven't come to deal with that little actor urgently. There will be rumors outside. Presumably others will also I can't blame my sister's head." After Liu Boxhao finished speaking, he immediately went to look for Jingxuan.

Therefore, when Jing Xuan was chatting and joking with Wang Qi, he saw Liu Boshao coming to the door. Although they were both in the Zhen family, the children of these noble families in Gusu were busy reminiscing about the past with many noble families in Jinling, but Jing Xuan hadn't seen him for several days. Liu Boxhao, seeing him coming at this time, was somewhat unexpected.

"Which gust of wind brought Brother Liu here, a rare guest, a rare guest." Wang Qi smiled and ordered people to serve tea.

Liu Boxhao smiled wryly, looked at Jing Xuan, and said: "I came here this time to make amends for Jing Xuan. I'm ashamed to say that I didn't expect that the Zhen family is not as good as it used to be. At such a critical moment, you can still do such a thing!"

Liu Boshao then told how the second master of the Zhen family fell in love with Brother Lian, and sent his wife to seduce her to become a concubine, but instead made a fuss, how the eldest wife of the Zhen family wanted to deal with it, how his sister made things difficult, etc. They all talked to Jing Xuan.Liu Boxhao had quite a friendship with Jing Xuan, and he never dared to underestimate Jing Xuan. Although it was embarrassing to say these words, Liu Boxhao did not hide them.

Jing Xuan listened, and a sneer sneered at the corner of his mouth: "I knew that Master Zhen Er was going to make a fool of himself. When the Xue family sent these girls to me the other day, he used the pretense of being filial to the old lady." He came to me to beg people, but unfortunately his face, I am much more in the Lichun class, plus his reputation, after a little inquiring, everyone knows it, and they all think I am a fool? Refuse After getting into trouble with him, he still didn't give up, and used the name of rehearsing plays for the queen mother and concubine to please others, that's why this trouble happened."

Liu Boxhao didn't know about these antecedents, but when he heard Jing Xuan's words, Liu Boxhao understood now, and the shy expression on his face deepened, and he shook his head again and again, but Jing Xuan smiled: "Brother Liu came to tell me this, I remember it in my heart." Considering Brother Liu's love, Brother Liu, please relax. Although I have a bad temper, I will not be ignorant at this critical moment to welcome you. Just because of Brother Liu and Sister Liu's face, I should That's it. However, if Master Zhen Er is shameless and still wants to make trouble, don't blame me for not being sympathetic."

In the end, Jing Xuan's words clearly contained threats. Liu Boxhao knew his temperament, and deeply hated the second wife of Zhen's family for doing such a thing. don't care.

Jing Xuan sent Liu Boshao away, thought for a while, talked to Wang Qi, and then went to look for the elder of the Zhen family, who was talking with his staff in the study, and when he heard that Jing Xuan was coming, he asked the staff to leave first. Letting Jing Xuan into the study, he still doesn't know what happened in the inner courtyard, so he doesn't know the reason for Jing Xuan's visit.

Jing Xuan didn't go around in circles, and said straight to the point: "Today, my nephew came to make an apology to my uncle. Those little actors of mine didn't know what happened, and this kind of thing happened. Even the old lady and the wife were alarmed. What a shame!" Call me shameless."

After hearing this, Elder Master Zhen was completely puzzled by Monk Zhang Er, and felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly asked: "My nephew, what do you mean by this, I don't understand."

"Looks like Uncle doesn't know that one of my little opera singers named Brother Lian fell into the eyes of the second master of your mansion and wanted to ask her to be his aunt. , and even beat the matchmaker in the middle, causing a commotion in the inner house, and now they are waiting for the family to deal with it."

After briefly explaining the matter, Jing Xuan didn't wait for Mr. Zhen to speak, so he changed the subject and continued: "This young one is too ignorant, but this old one is too shameless, these little actors still want to Performing arts for the queen mother and concubine, I have only heard of this actor showing up on the stage to perform. I have never heard of any master's aunt running to perform on the stage. No matter how anxious the second master is, he will wait until the royal family leaves Jinling, there is no need for him to get Wang Po and Li Po to come out to tie the knot, then Brother Lian's deed of sale is still in my hands, if she is willing, I will naturally give it up, if she is not willing, the second master will You won't be ashamed in public like today, will you?"

The elder of the Zhen family was ashamed and annoyed when he heard Jing Xuan's words, his face flushed red, his beard almost turned up, he was angry at his brother for making such a scandal, and hated Jing Xuan's words Being mean is completely merciless, but at this moment, no matter how dissatisfied the master of the Zhen family is with Jing Xuan, he can only swallow his breath for the time being, and said to Jing Xuan with restraint: "There is still such a However, I don’t know about it yet, my nephew, don’t be impatient, when I find out about this matter, I will always give my nephew an explanation.”

Mr. Zhen entered the inner house, rushed into his wife's yard angrily, and shouted angrily: "Such a shameful incident happened at home today, and I didn't even know it. I was squeezed out by an outsider. You all Have they all become gourds with sawn mouths?"

The eldest lady knew what it was for as soon as she heard it, and hurriedly appeased the furious master, first complained about the old lady's partiality, and finally talked about the disposition she had arranged, and then said aggrievedly: "I really hope Seeing that this matter has become a major event and a trivial matter has become a minor matter, how could I have thought that the news would be leaked."

Mr. Zhen saw that his wife was acting in a well-organized manner, and his anger subsided a bit. Seeing that his wife's eye circles were also red, and they were an old couple, he sighed: "It's not surprising, it's such a big fight, maidservant. Many people bumped into my mother-in-law, and it's not your fault that there are too many people."

Seeing that the master calmed down, the wife breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "From what the master said, this boy from the Lin family is too ignorant. He is just an actor, but he deserves it! I think he is not very old, but he opens his mouth. Shut up, my aunt is long, and my aunt is short, so it can be seen that he is a black-hearted and dirty seed raised by his aunt, the Lin family is a scholarly family, but it is really insulting to have such a child."