Whose Evil in the Red Chamber

"Old lady, what, what should I do?" After leaving the Queen Mother's side, Mrs. Zhen looked at Mrs. Zhen in a daze, her forehead was covered with sweat, and her face was very pale.

The old lady looked at Mrs. Zhen in confusion: "What's going on? You almost lost your bearing in front of the Queen Mother just now."

"The shadow cucumber vase that the queen mother mentioned, it, it is no longer in our house, where can I find one and give it to the queen mother, if I can't hand it over, this..." Mrs. Zhen said to the old lady After telling the truth, the old lady's face turned livid in an instant.

"What? Why aren't you here? You are the wife of the house, and all the imperial gift will disappear. Tell me, what's going on!" The old lady's tone suddenly became severe.

At this point, Mrs. Zhen can't hide it, so she has to tell the truth. If you are not in charge of the family, you don't know how expensive it is. When the old lady was in charge, the Zhen family was at its heyday. Turning the tide, Mrs. Zhen is really worried about her family's seemingly prominent status.

Because the Zhen family had renovated and expanded their house many times in order to pick him up, and all the specifications were built according to the specifications of the palace, but this kind of palace can only be used when the holy car arrives, and when the holy car leaves, these The extra-standard palaces, rooms and all the decorations need to be sealed up. The members of the Zhen family are not qualified to use them. Once they are found to use these palaces and decorations privately, it will be a serious crime of treason, which will harm the whole family.

These palaces are useless, and the maintenance of these palaces is a big expense every year. Although the Zhen family often received royal rewards before, those imperial gifts can only be offered. Although they are very expensive, they are It is not worth money.

Mrs. Zhen thought about putting her mind on these imperial gifts, but she couldn't do it, and her companion wife gave her an idea.This daughter-in-law's name is Xu Ren, and he is the shopkeeper of the Zhen family's western shop. Because of this business, he knows many businessmen from Western and Japanese countries.

This Xu Ren not only sells these Western things, but also resells the porcelain, tea, etc. from the Central Plains to these foreigners. Compared with the Westerners, the Japanese people have a bigger appetite. Ordinary gadgets are not very eye-catching, but good things are rare. They are mostly in these wealthy families. How can it be so easy to find deals?

This daughter-in-law gave Mrs. Zhen an idea, if she sells the good things in the warehouse of the Zhen family that will not be used once in a long time, sell them to these businessmen from the Japanese country, and the things will go far away from the Japanese country. It is known, as long as it is better not to be known, how can the royal family take the initiative to investigate these things.

Mrs. Zhen was naturally moved when she heard this, but it happened that the Zhen family was short of money at this time. Mrs. Zhen didn't want to use her dowry, so she secretly took out the ornaments that were not commonly used in the warehouse. Well, Mrs. Zhen made a lot of money for this, not only filling the vacancy in the public account, but also making a small fortune from her private house.

Since then, Mrs. Zhen, who had tasted the sweetness, was out of control. Although she didn't dare to sell too many things, she sold a lot of them one after another over the years, until Young Mistress Zhen gradually took over the management of the housekeeper. As soon as she did something, Mrs. Zhen started to stop.

Who would have thought that this time the Empress Dowager would actually ask for the shadow cucumber vase, and it was a coincidence that this vase was one of the batch of tributes that was stolen and sold by Mrs. Zhen. This makes Mrs. Zhen how can she not lose her three souls and seven souls, and she is so frightened that she has no master.

After hearing Mrs. Zhen's words, Mrs. Zhen also trembled with anger, and hurriedly sent someone to find the men back. This matter was beyond the scope of the inner house, and Mrs. Zhen was helpless.

When Mr. Zhen and the others had a bad nose outside, and heard the bad news from the old lady and wife when they arrived in the inner house, Mr. Zhen hummed his head and almost passed out on the spot. He pointed at Mrs. Zhen nose, he was about to write a letter of divorce on the spot to divorce his wife.

Mrs. Zhen was also crying all the time, sobbing and talking about the difficulty of the housekeeper. Although Mrs. Zhen knew that her mother was really foolish, it was her own mother who had to kneel down to intercede for her. The room was in chaos for a while. It became a pot of porridge, and the old lady had a headache. She tapped the ground with her cane to attract everyone's attention.

"Divorce your wife? Don't you think it's messy enough? Can divorce solve this matter? Instead of crying here, why not think about how to solve this matter, the emperor..."

Now the only thing that can be counted on is the Emperor who takes good care of the Zhen family. As soon as Mrs. Zhen said this, Mrs. Zhen stopped crying and looked at the elder with choked sobs.

The faces of several men, including Young Master Zhen, changed. Master Zhen sighed and had to tell what happened before. After saying this, the women also fell silent.

Originally, the Zhen family was panicked and at a loss because of the attitude of the emperor and the emperor. All relatives, friends and old friends expressed that they were helpless. Master Zhen was so stubborn that he wanted to seek a chance and refused to bow to Jingxuan. This happened again, the Queen Mother's order was like adding a sharp sword to the Zhen family's head, and the entire Zhen family was now on the verge of collapse.

"At worst, let's say that the bottle was broken, it's better than selling it." Master Zhen Er said hesitantly.

"No matter what, it's disrespectful, and it's a capital crime of beheading." Master Zhen said hoarsely.

"I do know a master who makes imitations, how about..." Master Zhen San said tentatively.

Mr. Zhen thought for a while, then became cruel: "Bring him tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, he glared at Mrs. Zhen again: "In addition, we have to prepare a copy of the things that have flowed out of our place over the years."

At this point, there is finally a solution to the matter. Although the Zhen family is still in a state of confusion, it is much better than being completely at a loss just now.

They kept these things in their hearts, and when they moved in the next day, they had to pretend to be nothing and apologize to the royal family. The emperor and the queen mother wanted to watch the play with great interest, and Jingxuan's Lichun troupe had already been prepared. Summoned, the Zhen family set up two stages, the civil and military ministers in front accompanied the emperor and the emperor to watch the new play "Dark Willows and Bright Flowers" by the Lichun Troupe, and all the high-ranking female relatives and well-stated girls in the inner house accompanied the Queen Mother , Concubines and concubines watched the play of the female troupe.

The palms of the hands and the backs of the hands are full of flesh. Jing Xuan's favorite work is the drama of the Lichun troupe in the front, and the female troupe in the back is also under the name of Jing Xuan, and she can even slap the Zhen family in the face. I'm exhausted.But before Jing Xuan could make his own decision, the queen mother had already pulled Jing Xuan away, and the left and right Jing Xuan was still young, so she didn't need to shy away from the female relatives too much, so she was pulled by the queen mother to sit by her side and watch these female classes play.

The female relatives present all turned their eyes on Jing Xuan more or less a few times. Jing Xuan didn't care about being watched by everyone, but facing the silent scrutiny of so many wives, Jing Xuan really couldn't bear it.

These wives are thinking about whether they have a girl of the right age. Although Lin Jingxuan is a concubine, no matter how important a concubine is, it is not as important as being favored by the queen mother and the emperor. After a long time, who knows what will change?

These ladies were planning very loudly in their hearts, and the eyes they looked at Jing Xuan brought up the feeling of looking at their son-in-law, which made Jing Xuan's scalp tingle, and he focused all his attention on the stage, since he accepted this For a group of girls, he hadn't had time to watch a play they rehearsed, so he happened to take this opportunity to take a good look at them. If there were really good seedlings, he would be willing to cultivate one or two.

After looking at it, Jing Xuan nodded frequently. It's no wonder that Brother Lian has a bad temper. She really has a bit of arrogance. Although she is an actress, this girl's talent is comparable to that of Lingguan of.She brightened her voice and sang a paragraph of lyrics, which made everyone else compare to her.

The Empress Dowager is obviously also an expert in it. As soon as Lian Geer opened her mouth, the Empress Dowager's eyes lit up. When the play was over, the Empress Dowager named Lian Geer's name and called her in front of her, taking a good look at her. Fan.

Although Brother Lian is a bit arrogant, she is not ignorant of the seriousness. She naturally did not dare to be presumptuous when facing the Queen Mother. She kowtowed to the Queen Mother and received the reward, and then stood aside obediently. When the Queen Mother asked, she would answer What, the Queen Mother was satisfied after hearing this, she turned her head and asked Jing Xuan: "Is it because of her that you made a fuss in Zhen's house?"

Jing Xuan nodded: "Exactly."

The queen mother said "Yes", and looked at Brother Lian with a pleasant face, "Good boy, you are much better than those ignorant things."

The Empress Dowager also knew about Brother Lian's remark about not being a concubine back then, so it doesn't need to be too detailed at this time. After a few words, she retreated.

Old Mrs. Zhen, Mrs. Zhen and others listened sincerely. At this time, many mocking or gloating eyes fell on them. .

At this time, Jingxuan is the best candidate to be the culprit in the hearts of the old lady and the eldest lady, especially after listening to the words of the old men yesterday, they are also like the men, and they have confirmed that all the unlucky things in their family are now It was caused by Lin Jingxuan.

After Brother Lian came out, Jing Xuan hated him so much that his teeth itch.

Jing Xuan didn't care about Mrs. Zhen's resentful eyes. The eldest lady could hardly hold back her presence in front of the Queen Mother. It can be seen that the Zhen family is really going to the end of the road.

The play in the inner house is about the joys and sorrows of several families, and the big play outside is also in progress. Jing Xuan wrote this play, which was completely born out of Xu Wenying's personal experience. Because there were no members of the Sun family present, everyone I don't know the reason behind this, I just feel that the rehearsal of this play is good, and everyone watched it with gusto.

As soon as the fourth discount came out, Mr. Zhen and the others all changed their faces in an instant.