The Prince of the Historian of the Red Chamber

"Good boy, don't cry. It's your wife who went crazy and killed your mother. Alas, my aunt kindly went to see her..." Jia's mother comforted the bedridden Baochai with red eyes.

Xue Baochai covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and her tears fell silently, making people especially sad to watch.

Jia Baoyu looked downcast, evasive and didn't know what to say, so he sighed for a long time and had to go out quietly to feel uncomfortable.

When Jia Mu saw him go out, she didn't say a word, and her waist, which had been bent over to comfort Xue Baochai, straightened a little.

"Go and rest, old lady, we will take care of you here." Led by Li Wan, Ying'er led a group of girls and women to persuade Jia Mu to go back.

When Jia's mother went back, she ordered someone to see the mandarin duck again. The mandarin duck was frightened and wet her clothes. After all, she was still sick, but she was not close. Her brother and sister-in-law were by her side, and my mother was looking at the house in Jinling, so I specially asked for it. The old lady didn't move out to recuperate, but went to the inverted room in the courtyard next to her to raise her.

Everyone looked at her more and more, only the mandarin duck had something in his heart, and he was haggard in two days, so the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law who went to the house were so frightened that they invited the doctor twice to show her.

Hu Po was sent to see her today, she grew up with Yuanyang and served in front of the old lady together, the relationship is very different, so she doesn't care about Yuanyang's detailed questions, she just thinks that Yuanyang has been on duty for a long time, At this moment, he suddenly fell ill and felt uneasy, and Tete spoke in great detail.

"Is Second Grandma Bao feeling better? Are you following the old lady today?" Yuanyang looked at Hu Po and asked.

Amber put a pillow behind her, and said with a smile: "You can't change your worrying temper, I knew you had to ask, Turtle and Glass have changed their duties, and today I will serve with the old lady Let's go." He sighed how the old lady cherished Second Mistress Bao, and went to visit Yunyun in person.

With the hand hidden under the sleeve tightly clutching the quilt, Yuanyang murmured and repeated: "Go to visit Grandma Bao in person?"

Hu Po nodded hurriedly: "No, hey, if you want me to say that there is no elder who is more loving than the old lady - the second lady did what happened, but the old lady bears the karma... I feel uncomfortable looking at Baoyu in private, The corners of her eyes are red, she really cried, but poor second grandma Bao, her mother-in-law went mad and poisoned her mother-in-law, and the husband couldn’t deal with the troubles on both sides—I heard that he was resting in the study for several days.”

Yuanyang's eyes widened suddenly: "Poison?!"

Amber was taken aback, and quickly slapped herself: "Oh, you're still sick, so I shouldn't have mentioned the second wife to you..."

Yuanyang grabbed her and interrupted: "I'm sick, you just said that the second wife went crazy and killed Aunt Xue, why... the second wife used poison?"

Hu Po pressed her down, tugged at the clothes on her shoulders, and said in a low voice: "No, I heard that Zhou Rui's housekeeper who served the second wife and the girls in the yard were all sold. The poison in the hands of the second wife was bought outside through their hands. The family ugliness should not be publicized, and the old lady was furious, so she sold them out that day to vent her anger on the second grandmother of Bao, and personally led people to restrain Mrs. Xue. Because of the ominous death, Aunt Xue’s coffin is placed in our family temple. The uncle of the Xue family is far away in Shaoxing Mansion, and he won’t be able to come back for a while. Seeing that the sky is getting hotter, the old lady and the second master discussed how to let Bao Erye and Bao Er Grandma is helping Ling back to the south."

Yuanyang's hidden hands trembled uncontrollably, with a sallow oval face, she still asked tremblingly: "Why, you just said that Second Master Bao dared not see Second Grandma Bao?"

Hu Po took a deep look at Yuanyang, lowered her eyes and persuaded: "We have been together since we were young, and we are no worse than sisters. Let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart... You should stop thinking about it with Second Master Bao! You Think about Baoyu's demeanor, think about Xiren Muskyue, who is sizing up our second grandma Bao, are you confused? Ah? You haven't seen Qingwen, what kind of life is Qingwen living now? What about Xiren? Xiren tried every means to instigate Qingwen, who was most favored by Baoyu, to be kicked out of the garden, and in the end, she became an aunt, so what's the point?"

With these words, Hu Po is sincerely planning for Yuanyang.Growing up in the backyard of the Duke's mansion with flowers and brocades, these big girls who follow the old lady have more food and clothing than the ladies of ordinary squires. They are used to wealth and wealth. The most outstanding and the most favored, which girl has never had a dream of "second master"?It's just that they are grown up now, and after seeing all these things, it's time to let go of that thought and live a down-to-earth life—the second master is not a dream, but a pit of fire!

Yuanyang knew that Hu Po was thinking about it, but seeing her plan for herself like this, her heart was sore and warm. These days, she was worried and worried, holding down the secret that pierced the sky, and now she seemed to see that her relatives had support It seems that, hugging Amber, he burst into tears.

Yuanyang has always had the air of a big girl, never had she wailed like this before, she was so panicked that Amber didn't know what to do, so she had to hug her and pat her back, Yuanyang was crying sadly, and when she heard it, Hupo also felt sad—a girl , even if they look glamorous, but in private, they have to swallow all their sufferings and losses alone—the two sisters hugged each other and cried solidly.

After a while, the water brought by the little girl cleaned her face, and Hu Po looked at the two pairs of swollen peach-like eyes in the bronze mirror, and laughed: "Look at us, I was in a hurry to cry for a funeral."

Yuanyang let out a sigh of relief, and felt a little lighter in her heart.She had already made up her mind in her heart, knowing all the secrets, and looking at the state of the country's mansion, Yuanyang felt more and more that this Rongguo mansion was a scene of fading away—the attitude of the third master Huan added to her. Confidence, if the Duke's Mansion can prosper, would Third Master Huan be able to do this like a broken relationship?Who doesn't want to have a stable family behind them, even if there is no real support, it is still a deterrent to outsiders!But Mr. Huan, he didn't come here so easily, and he never stepped over the threshold after taking the third girl out once. The coral he sent was just asking her to look after Aunt Zhao...

The old lady's demeanor made her feel more and more chilling, there was no one in the whole family who was not plotted by her, even her daughter-in-law and grandson were like this, let alone a girl like her?

If the Duke's Mansion is to be defeated, the families in the mansion will definitely not have a good life. Yuanyang thinks clearly, her decision can always save her own life, regardless of her brother and sister-in-law who are not profitable. What Yuanyang is most grateful for now is that her mother and mother are looking at old houses in the south... It's a pity that Hu Po is also a family child, unlike her, her parents are not here. The sons are all on errands in the mansion.Yuanyang dared not and could not tell Hu Po about those things. Hu Po knew those things would harm her and Yuan Yang.

"Good sister, listen to me, my heart is definitely not about the affairs of Master Bao's house, let alone Baoyu, even "Baojin", "Baotianwang" and "Baodihuang" don't do anything about me I'm suffering because of our future!" Seeing Hu Po listening intently, Yuanyang felt a little relieved.

"Not to mention anything else, you also heard a few words when the second grandma of Ribao came to look for the old lady. You don't know what's going on in this mansion? I often hear the second grandma Lian and Ping'er complaining about "eating more food for free." "Compensate for the dowry and go in." We still thought it was Lian's second grandma asking for credit and complaining, but in those days I heard the old lady talking to people, and this was a real thing! There are more flatterers in the mansion and less work, masters and young masters I am used to squandering, but the income is getting less and less every year! In the past few years, things have come out one after another, things about the Lin family, things in the palace, the second wife, Mrs. Xue... This is the sign of a prodigal family. !"

Hu Po's eyes widened, she hurriedly covered Yuanyang's mouth, and said urgently: "How dare you say that! If people listen to it..."

Yuanyang reached out to take away Hu Po's hand, with black eyes on her yellow and thin face, she pointed her chin at the open window and door: "I'm not very loud, I just want to tell you, what are you afraid of!"

Amber covered her heart, and nodded after a long pause: "I've noticed it even if you don't say it, we can't go out of the house, but if I think about how these things will be spread in other people's houses, I know it well." Yes, that time when I went home and heard my brother and parents crying, saying that someone pointed at the mansion and spit, 'the only pair of stone lions in front of the mansion in this mansion are clean', in my heart...Again, you are in charge of the old lady's private house, I Putting your hands on the side, you can see clearly that the number of respectable people coming to see them has become less and less in recent years. On the contrary, the old lady often sends out such gifts, like water drops falling into the sea, and you can't hear the slightest sound! Hey, if How about a house with a bell and a feast of food? It can’t be said that the threshold has been broken! There is still a queen in our palace... I just don’t want to think about it. I live a good day every day, and I won’t be able to steal my home. After selling it, we are all family members for several lifetimes, so we can always have something to eat in peace and security?"

Yuanyang clenched Hu Po's hand, stared at her and said, "I know you are a sensible person, and your heart is a little more at ease. Don't ask anything else at this moment, you just listen to me!"

Amber hurt her so much that she was holding it, and suddenly her heart jumped up. She thought it was a coincidence that the mandarin duck was sick, but now she was a little suspicious.She nodded solemnly and said, "Say it! I must be able to hear it!"

Yuanyang let out a long sigh: "You have always loved fans and hairpins, and you don't hesitate to spend your monthly money on them. From now on, let's change it! Leave the eye-catching and limelight to others, and you are quiet." Just stay there, the left and right glass, and the parrots are willing to climb up. They used to make us a lot of stumbling blocks in order to be the first. I only care about you. Now let them go as they wish! Take your box of pearls and jade. The jewellery, they were all quietly sold or exchanged for pure gold! The gold ones were cut off and exchanged for silver coins, and they were saved up and quietly asked Li Gui to exchange them for silver notes for you to keep close to your body!" After thinking for a while, he then Added: "Make an extra layer of lining for the small clothes and hide them in the interlayer!"

Hearing Yuanyang mention Li Gui, Hu Po blushed and panicked.

Yuanyang said: "How can I not know what's on your mind? It's just because I'm always afraid of your embarrassment, and I just pretend not to know except to cover up for you occasionally. Nanny Li is the nanny of the second master Bao. It was a pity that people were kicked out for "glory support" before, but now it's a good thing! His family is simple in population, only Li Nai and Li Gui. But you are not a urchin like Mingyan hoeing medicine, you are quite sensible, your vision is right! Coincidentally, since Second Grandma Bao came in, the Cheng'er and Sheng'er who brought her have been in front of Second Master Bao. Face, the original Li Gui took a step back, you persuaded, no matter what, don't stand in front of Second Master Bao, it's best... It's best to ask for grace to let him go..."

Amber held her hand and turned pale: "Is it really that serious?"

Yuanyang neither nodded nor shook his head, but said: "Li Gui is a prudent man with some knowledge. If he is doing small business or buying some fields outside, he will not starve. Since Mr. Huan was awarded a Jinshi in his studies, let's follow him." I have also gained some knowledge. They all say that the house is good, and they are afraid of being kicked out, but no matter how good the generation is, they are still slaves. If they have the ability to gain a foothold outside, why rush to serve others and let them out. Those who have been selected as a scholar, be an upright person! Now the court has relaxed, and those who have lost their membership can study in the imperial examination, and they don’t have to go through three generations of imperial examinations to become an official like the previous dynasty—don’t look at Lai everyone’s That Young Master Lai didn't even get a scholar, so the mansion donated an official to sit in him. Just wait and see, he can get a good job? When the mansion becomes more and more cramped in the future, the first one will attack their family! Live in a big house, and there is an exquisite garden. When the mansion is good, the servants are rich and rich. This is to give the master face. It's not easy to go!"

Amber was sweating all over when she heard it, and nodded viciously towards Yuanyang after thinking carefully: "I can save it!"

Yuanyang's complexion improved, and she told Amber: "Remember, just save up your belongings! I don't worry about Li Gui, but your parents and brothers... your brother and brother-in-law are fine, your sister-in-law has a wider mouth Mynah is still barking loudly, whether you want to tell them or not, you have to think carefully about how to say it! But today this word came out of my mouth and entered your ear, I will never recognize it again."

Amber knew the seriousness, and immediately made a promise, and then packed up her clothes and went.

Hu Po left, Yuan Duck was stunned for a while, and then called the little girl weakly: "Go and confess to the old lady for me, my cough is always bad, and now the house is busy, so I can't keep calling the doctor Look at me, simply move out to raise for three or five days, and then come in to serve the old lady when I'm done. Cough cough..."

The little girl didn't come back until nightfall, saying that the old lady agreed, and she had already asked her elder brother and sister-in-law to pick her up, and rewarded her with five taels of silver for medical treatment.

Yuanyang's sister-in-law used to want to make this little sister-in-law an aunt to the men in the house, so that she could take advantage of her prestige and bring some benefits back.It's just that Yuanyang has been by Jiamu's side for a long time, and she has a sense of dignity on her body. Her sister-in-law's words are twisted in her mouth a few times, but she dare not say them out.

Seeing her eyeballs rolling around, Yuanyang touches the material of Yuanyang's clothes enviously for a while, and peeks at Yuanyang's jewelry box for a while, and praises her for being more and more beautiful with a flattering smile. I don't want to talk to her.Lukewarmly took out a coin from the purse, the boss said bluntly: "You don't need to worry about the medicine I drink, it's just supplementing the food, I know how much those items are worth, and my sister-in-law don't stare at me." According to my purse, after three or five days, I will go back to the old lady to serve. If my brother and sister-in-law are short of money, just go to the letter and ask your parents to go. Son!"

Her sister-in-law spit on the ground as soon as she got out of the carriage, thinking that she and her elder brother had to rely on the help of this sister-in-law to work in the upper courtyard, so she suppressed her anger and left.

When I arrived at the place where my elder brother and sister-in-law lived, Yuanyang was lying in the empty room, thinking about how well the old lady had treated her all these years, and thinking about the old lady's cruel methods, which pulled her heart like tearing cloth. It hurts, but in the end it was decided before the old lady wanted to give her to the second master Bao. After all, she had served the old lady wholeheartedly for so many years, and it was worthy of the old lady's kindness. She will always be unrighteous in her own life! ——If she hadn't heard about those secrets, she would still have thought about slowly planning to get the old lady to let her go, but knowing those secrets, she didn't dare to wait any longer, because if she showed something wrong, there would be no way out up!

Mother Jia's thoughts were indeed deep and ruthless. She intentionally fueled the flames and stimulated Mrs. Wang, and praised Aunt Xue to the sky in front of Mrs. Wang. I asked Aunt Xue to visit Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang had been imprisoned for so long and had already been irritable and irritable. !

——Mother Jia calmed down the tone in her heart, and Aunt Xue's beaming, arrogance on the face of the spring equinox had already pierced her eyes. Her scandal has been covered up. After all, is she insane? After a while, she can be sent on the road. This time, no matter whether it is the empress or her precious jade, I will never treat her in my heart. This old ancestor has a lump - when Wang was awake, he knew that he had killed his own sister, and died of guilt, how appropriate and appropriate!

On a deeper level, Mother Jia thought she was perfect, but was seen through by Yuanyang, the closest girl:

Firstly, Mrs. Wang cut Aunt Xue to death with a porcelain piece, in order to minimize the responsibility of the Duke's government, so as not to make people wonder, "Use a porcelain piece?Why didn't the woman and girl go up and stop her?What did the people in the Duke's Mansion do? ’, Mother Jia asked her confidants to restrain Aunt Xue’s body, and said that Mrs. Wang had poisoned her. After tidying up Mrs. Wang's staff, and then putting all the responsibility on Mrs. Wang's head, she took away all of herself and the Duke's mansion, which became a matter between the Wang sisters.

Secondly, Jia's mother got all the good things, but how could the daughter Xue Baochai not know the cause of her mother's death, but she is the daughter-in-law of Jia's family, so she can't say anything at all, but if she doesn't say anything, it doesn't mean that she has no resentment in her heart. The matter is also uncomfortable on both sides, and I can't say anything at all-this time, Second Grandma Bao felt so resentful that she couldn't talk to Second Master Bao first. There is a big knot in the heart of a compatible couple, how can they not drift away?You can tell if Second Master Bao stays in the study for several days in a row!Then came the period of filial piety, Second Grandma Bao kept filial piety for her mother and the two could not share the same room, but what kind of girls are in Second Master Bao's room, can they make Second Master Bao feel cold in bed?It can't be said that after the filial piety period, there will be a new favorite, and the situation of husband and wife walking around a while ago will be gone!The most important thing in Master Bao's heart is naturally Jia Mu again!

Yuanyang felt chills all over her body, guessing that the old lady would not kill the second wife soon, she wanted to use the second wife to arouse the gratitude of the second master Bao to her, and after divorced the second grandmother Bao and the second master Bao, she reunited. The second wife’s death will come after Second Master Bao’s most respected and closest person... Sure enough, Yuanyang’s guess has come true, ten days have passed, the second wife is alive and well, and it is said that her madness has been controlled , Moved to a secluded courtyard to raise up.

... The day before Yuanyang returned home, she smiled at her sister-in-law: "Thanks to my sister-in-law for taking care of me these few days, I will pick a hairpin for my sister-in-law when the weather is fine. old."

Her sister-in-law had a happy face, and whispered that the things on Baima Temple Street in the west of the city were good.

Yuanyang thought to himself, sure enough.But he frowned and said: "I also heard that the objects over there are exquisite and outstanding, so I want to go there. It's just that the old lady doesn't like the people in front of us running outside in front of us, walking away. The shop nearer is okay, but it's far away... I'm afraid..." As she spoke, she glanced at the little girl who was sent to wait on her.

Her sister-in-law thought to herself what good things were in the nearby shops, and the jewelry shop on Baima Temple Street actually had some good things. This girl ate so many good things from her, she deserved to bleed!

She rolled her eyes and smiled, "What's the matter? I dismissed her and said that you took medicine and slept in the house! Ask your brother to rent a carriage and ask him to drive you there himself. I'm sure no one will notice. "

The mandarin ducks responded.Her sister-in-law twisted her waist and went to Zhang Luo.

The carriage stopped, and Yuanyang came down to take a look. It was indeed the most famous Jinxiufang. Her brother and sister-in-law were really open-eyed.

Yuanyang's brother grinned with yellow teeth, "It's good and cheap here! How about I go in with my sister to have a look?"

Yuanyang pointed at the door and smiled: "All the female relatives go in, why don't you join in the fun, just wait for me, I will choose one for my sister-in-law!"

Yuanyang's hands were covered with sweat, and she forced herself to go in and said to the waiter, "I'll take a look on my wife's behalf, I don't know if the shopkeeper is here?"

The workers are all children or maids, and there are no grown-up men, so the female relatives are quite comfortable here. When the maid who came up to welcome them heard this, she welcomed the mandarin ducks into a small room with a smile, and said, the shopkeeper Coming soon.

The shopkeeper of Jinxiufang is a luxuriously dressed lady, about thirty years old, with a three-pointed smile and a very neat demeanor.

"Which house does the girl belong to?" The woman asked with a smile, and put down a thick booklet, "We have all the patterns depicted in this booklet, if Madam and Miss are willing to draw it by themselves, we can also do it here." Custom-made ones are just more expensive.”

Yuanyang was fidgeting, looked at her a few times, and said, "My little girl wants to ask if the owner of this shop is named Shi?"

The woman looked at her deeply, frowned and asked: "I don't know if you are...?"

Yuanyang looked at the time, but didn't care about it, and said: "I heard Sister Huanhao mentioned that I have something to ask your employer urgently, if it doesn't work... Sister Shanhu will do it too!" But he dare not say that he is Rong. The girl of the Guofu, I am afraid that I will find the wrong person in the wrong place.

"Shu Shan?" The woman raised her eyebrows, nodded and said, "Shu Shan is the housekeeper of our boss. It turns out that my sister knows Shi Yan's family. Okay, do you have any message for my sister? I'll send someone to answer it." Go to Coral."

Yuanyang hesitated for a while and said: "Please trouble sister, just say, 'Yuanyang has something to ask the master, the concubine's sister poisoned the concubine'!" Be cautious.

Yuanyang grabbed the woman's hand and begged, "Please hurry up, sister, there are people waiting for me outside."

The woman looked up, smiled deeply, and patted her hand: "Don't worry, I'll ask little boy to go to the back of the carriage outside, no carriages are allowed in front of the main entrance of Jinxiufang."

The hearts of Yuanyang and others were in their throats, and they were invited by the woman to go to the elegant room upstairs. When they opened the door, they were overjoyed.

It was getting late, Yuanyang made up her mind, and told all that she heard from Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue that day.

Jia Huan and Shi Mo's faces were so dark that they were about to drip, and finally they said to Yuanyang, "Thank you!"

Yuanyang put her heart back into her stomach, knowing that she finally had a way out in the future, Fang wanted to retreat, but Jia Huan called out.

The woman opened the door and came in, holding a box in her hand, and said: "This is the jewelry that the girl picked, don't forget it."

Yuanyang thanked her quickly, picked up the box and went out to find her brother.

Seeing that the mandarin duck jewelry was holding a finely crafted box, her brother was overjoyed, and hurriedly lifted the curtain to let her in.

On the way, the mandarin duck opened the box, it was not a very precious hairpin, but it was made of red gold, the design was very delicate and beautiful, and the weight was not too heavy, which was exactly what she could afford.

Sure enough, Yuanyang's sister-in-law was very happy to see her. Apart from a ring, she had nothing of red gold on her body, and she immediately put it on her head to show off—it became more and more silent about Yuanyang's going to Baima Temple Street. She said her man bought it...

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In the Yuan Mansion, Prince Su's face was livid: "Concubine Song? Poison? Didn't my concubine mother worry too much and die of weakness?"

Yuan Che, Shi Mo, and Jia Huan were also sullen. With so many abuse debts, can she pay them off with her own life? How could she be willing to let her die so easily? !