Battle of the Red Mansions

The mood made by the women's words was not very good, but it is not appropriate to be angry in the morning, Jia Min took a deep breath, and it took a while to suppress the anger in his heart.

Carefully looking at the mistress who had stopped, the mother-in-law who spoke just now looked more respectful, she took two steps back, lowered her head and stood up with the others without saying anything.

They shouldn't have intervened in the master's affairs, but now the news in the mansion is in a mess, if the madam doesn't take care of it, it will be even more difficult to say what will happen next.

Although they were married out by the Rongguo Mansion, but after hearing the bad things about the current Lord's family, it is impossible for them not to feel a little bit uncomfortable. I don't know who can't see their wife's kindness, and spread such news in the mansion.

After a while, Jia Min rubbed his eyebrows and stood up again, "Let's go, go to the main hall to see mother."

The cold and indifferent voice showed the master's mood, Jia Min snorted coldly, and then led the people to the main hall unhurriedly.

? Xu knew that Jia Min would go there early in the morning. Mother Jia didn't let the person who greeted An leave, but let everyone stay there. She hadn't seen her daughter for a long time, so naturally she wanted to keep everyone together.

Rongguo Mansion has not been happy for a long time since the death of the Duke of the Kingdom. Now that Min'er is back, she can be happy too. It would be even better if she could keep Min'er at home for a few more days.

Still feeling that the south of the Yangtze River is no match for the capital, Mother Jia felt distressed again when she saw her daughter's pale face yesterday.

Min'er had such a good child when she got married, why did she become so thin when she came back? How did Lin Ruhai treat their family Min'er?

She has given birth to three children in her life, and she loves this little daughter the most. Since she was pampered by her and the Duke, Miner has not suffered much. Now she has been in Jiangnan for so many years. God knows what she has spent there. what day.

Forgot that the reason why Jia Min was sad was the death of the Duke. Jia's mother thought about her thin daughter and pushed all the faults on the son-in-law who had never shown up.

A few children were sitting obediently next to her. Mother Jia was holding an exquisite doll in her arms. Although she was dressed plainly, she couldn't hide her dignity. It was the second son of Rongfu, Second Master Bao.

When Jia Min came in, the maids were making Jia's mother laugh heartily, and the children who didn't understand the matter looked at the laughter around them in a daze, and then grinned.

Listening to the laughter around her, Jia Min lowered her eyebrows and bowed, and then sat beside her mother following her mother's wishes.

She got the news relatively late, and now that her father's funeral has passed, it is reasonable for the family to gradually return to normal. It is impossible to stop others from laughing just because of her father's departure.

She hasn't been back to the capital for so many years, even if she knows that there are a lot of people in the mansion, she can't tell who is who when she sees it now, only Jia Mu has a fat baby in her arms, and she can guess from her age that it might be Baoyu from her second brother's family .

The girls at the bottom were all dressed similarly, and she couldn't tell who was who for a while, and now she didn't have much thought about talking to these dolls here, so she didn't pay attention there.

Mother Jia was very happy, and after letting Baoyu go down, she took Jia Min's hand and told the names of the girls below one by one, and there were several new daughter-in-laws. So let it go.

Smiling and introducing everyone, Mother Jia looked at her daughter who seemed much calmer than a few years ago, feeling distressed, "Min'er, since I'm back, I'll stay at home for a few more days, since my mother is here, there is no one at home. People will make things difficult for you."

At the next place, when the old lady said this, the Buddhist beads that Mrs. Wang was turning in her hand paused for a moment, and then she bowed her head and recited the Buddhist scriptures silently as if she hadn't heard anything.

She finally married off her sister-in-law Pan, if she lived here for a year or so, would she still have to take care of her family?

Having been used by the old lady for so many years, my sister-in-law always said the same thing in the Rongguo Mansion, but now that she came back from suffering in the south of the Yangtze River, who knows if she will have the idea of ​​taking the housekeeper's power over?

Feeling uncomfortable, but unable to speak directly, Mrs. Wang pinched the Buddhist beads hard. If it wasn't because she was just a delicate woman, the Buddhist beads would have been crushed by now.

She is a daughter-in-law. Compared with her own daughter, it is obvious who the old lady will favor.

Mrs. Xing next to her didn't react much when she heard this. Anyway, she didn't care about the house, and the presence or absence of sister-in-law had little to do with her.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the blue veins on the second sister-in-law's hand. Jia Min curled his lips and looked at Jia's mother and said softly, "Mother's heart is appreciated by my daughter, but there are two children at home, so I'm afraid they won't be able to stay outside for a long time." .”?

"Take it as something, it's okay, just write a letter and go back." She patted Jia Min's hand indifferently, and Jia's mother said with a smile, "Brother Yu is growing up, and sister Dai can do it too." I can leave people, and there is a son-in-law, so Min'er doesn't have to worry."

Hearing what her mother said, Jia Min was silent for a long time before continuing, "My husband is busy with business, and he has no time to take care of the two children on weekdays. Girls and women are not as at ease as my daughter watching in person. Sister Dai is clingy. If I don’t see my daughter for a long time, I’m afraid I’m going to be sad again.”

Their husband is an official appointed by the imperial court, and the governor of Jiangsu handpicked by the emperor, in the eyes of his mother, he actually wants to put all his energy on the youngest son in the family.

If you can't share your husband's worries, what else do you want her to do?

Jia Min felt a little unhappy. Even if she knew that her husband would take good care of Brother Yu and Sister Dai when she wrote the letter, she didn't have the slightest intention of staying. This Rongguo Mansion is no longer the Rongguo Mansion it used to be.

"If mother misses her daughter, she will often write letters and come back from now on." Looking at their mother with a forced smile, Jia Min withdrew her hand and bowed, then tried to change the topic to other places.

"Old lady, our uncle is a high-ranking official. If he has the time to spend too much time at home, it's better to write more letters."

After Jia Min finished speaking, Mrs. Wang, who felt that this opinion was very good, also raised her head with a smile and said something, her tone was completely for the sake of their mother and daughter.

Mother Jia frowned, and then said indifferently, "What kind of official, no matter how old my uncle is, he can be as big as our Duke's mansion. After I gave birth to Min'er, the Duke often personally Playing with Min'er?"

What kind of high officials can come out of such a small place in the south of the Yangtze River? Those who are truly talented and virtuous have all been recruited by the sage to the capital to be appointed officials and nobles. After all these years, I have not seen any great achievements from Lin Ruhai. It can be seen that Min'er The words are all false.

A look of astonishment flashed in her eyes, Jia Min bowed her head without saying a word, she could see that although her mother loved her, she didn't know anything about their family's situation in the south of the Yangtze River? Their husband is the governor of a province, The second-rank senior member of Erbajing is not much worse than the Duke of the state, not to mention that now that his father is gone, the entire Rongguo Mansion will only be left with an empty shelf. Waiting for the vacant position of the general, the second brother is a fifth-rank member Wailang, and the Rongguo Mansion is no longer the Duke's Mansion!

The official's rank mother may not understand, but if she belittles their husband in front of her, what will be her attitude when she is not around?

Guessing vaguely in her heart, Jia Min closed her eyes and calmed down. She always thought that the gossip at home was just the nonsense of the women and girls themselves, and the worst thing was that the second sister-in-law just looked at her and said a few words.

Unexpectedly, the culprit was not the second sister-in-law who often disliked her, but the mother she had always respected.

This marriage was arranged by her father alone, and it was not that she and Lin Ruhai had met each other before the agreement was made, her father didn't care much about those formalities, all he wanted was for her to find a husband and son-in-law who pleased her.

?At first, I thought that my mother just didn't like my father's decision to get married without discussing with her before telling her, but I didn't expect that he was always dissatisfied with their husband.

As for the second sister-in-law, it probably just played the role of pushing the boat along with the flow.

Just listening to what she said just now, she also knew that the second sister-in-law still had the same attitude towards him as before. If she could stay in the mansion for a few months, the second sister-in-law would worry that she would take away the housekeeper's rights.

After being a housewife for so many years, why are you still so stupid?

Sighing, Jia Min didn't know what to say, she knew that the eldest sister-in-law was not good as a housekeeper, but no matter how bad things were, it would be her turn to intervene in this family, this is a simple truth, the second sister-in-law thought Do not understand??

Rubbing her face with her hands, Jia Min also knew that Jia Mu's views over the years could not be changed by just a few words, so she could only say softly, "What mother said is that your husband is nothing compared to the Duke's mansion." , when the father was alive, he treated his daughter very well, and the daughter kept it in his heart, and never dared to forget it.

"It's a pity that your father left early, but fortunately your second brother is capable now.

Speaking of this, Mother Jia couldn't help sighing, and then began to talk about what Jia Zheng had done to make her happy.

Mrs. Xing's expression finally changed a little. She knew that their master was not liked by the old lady, but she didn't expect that it had reached the point where she didn't even bother to cover it up.

It's also the fault of their family's master for not living up to himself and indulging in sensuality all day long. She is just a housewife, so what can she do? ?

After hearing what Jia Mu said, Jia Min frowned, then raised her eyes and asked softly, "Mother, the person who lives in Rongxi Hall now...is the second brother?"

Rongxi Hall is the residence of the princes of the past dynasties. Even if it is passed down according to the rules, the eldest brother should live there. How can the second brother break the rules and live in the main courtyard?

As soon as she finished speaking, Jia Min realized that this matter was not her responsibility. If she really wanted to follow the rules, she would not wait until now to say this from her mouth.

With downcast eyes pinching the veil, Jia Min looked at Mrs. Wang whose face was already a little stiff, "Since the second sister-in-law is in charge of the family, you can't be so relaxed with the servants. Min'er knows that the second sister-in-law is kind, but she doesn't care about those who talk badly." The subordinates, the disposal still needs to be dealt with."

Listening to Jia Min's words, Mrs. Wang got up and nodded, saying that what my sister-in-law said was right, she eats vegetarian food and prays to Buddha on weekdays, and she is not as strict with her servants as she was when she was there.

Frowning involuntarily, looking at Mrs. Wang who meant something, Mother Jia interrupted them directly, "Okay, if I hear any servants with bad words, I will sell them directly. Min'er will come back for a while." It’s not easy, if things don’t go well, the old lady, although I don’t care about the house anymore, a few servants can still deal with it.”

?When the old lady got angry, the others hurriedly confessed, fearing that it would be good or bad to make her angry. Fortunately, Jia Mu was not really angry, and was coaxed back after a few words.

Jia Min no longer took the initiative to speak, but said that she had been listening to the people next to her after she left in two days, but no matter how much she tried to persuade her to stay, she couldn't feel any warmth in her heart.

Pulling the corners of her mouth with difficulty, looking at the mother who didn't care and the second sister-in-law who lowered her eyebrows and said nothing, a sense of absurdity suddenly rose in her heart.

It's no wonder that before his father left, he deliberately asked someone to send a letter to her in Yangzhou without telling her family, asking her not to get involved with the Lin Mansion. How can Rongguo Mansion look like it did when my father was alive?

There is no respect, regardless of age, and the mother's partiality is not even concealed. If the children can't grow up quickly, can this family still have a peaceful life?

Feeling cold for a while, after coming out of Rongqing Hall, Jia Min looked back at the bustling Rongguo Mansion, then sighed in a low voice and turned back to the courtyard where she was temporarily living.

?What will happen in the future...Let's talk about it...