Enemies in the Red Chamber

At dinner, Jia Min naturally still ate with the old lady, and Mrs. Xing showed her best kindness, even a little humble.It was probably because of what Jia Amnesty said to her after returning home, Jia Min felt a little sad looking at it.Even though Mrs. Xing is filling in the house and has no heirs, she is not as honorable as the original wife, she is also a decent big house wife who is married by a medium with eight sedan chairs, and the legitimate mistress of the Rongguo Mansion, wearing the government's order. How could such an idler end up in such an embarrassing situation.From this point of view alone, it is really impossible to have deep friendship in this mansion.

Jia Min reciprocated, and sat down with the old lady to talk to Mrs. Xing. She talked happily about Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng's affairs in Yangzhou, and said that Mrs. Xing reckoned that she would have a grandson now.Mrs. Xing was not ignored when she sat with Mrs. Wang for the first time, and she no longer felt uncomfortable being low-key to Jia Min, so she laughed flatteringly.Mrs. Wang sat aside quietly, thinking about Jia Min's meeting with Aunt Zhou and the others in the report.

When it was time to light the lamps, Mrs. Xing and others went back to her home.Jia Min and the old lady were sleeping on the same big bed. Both of them had a lot of things in their hearts, but they couldn't speak them out when they came to them.In the end, it was the old lady who spoke first, "Have you gone to see the girl who came out of your room? Being a little wife should be wronged, but it's not really wronged. Don’t worry about eating and drinking.” This is Aunt Zhou.

Zhou Xing'er was serving Jia Min at the beginning, but when she got old, she was unwilling to go out to match the boy and hooked up with Jia Zheng.The people in the younger sister's room became the elder brother's roommate. It's hard to say, the old lady took over and said that Zhou Xing'er was hers, but she was sent to serve the girl for a few years, and it took three months after being transferred to the old lady's room. It was given to Jia Zheng, and he barely rounded his face.

"I know, I figured it out when that girl almost ruined my reputation, but mother, do you know what Xing'er begged for me? She didn't ask me to pass the word in front of the second elder brother, and she didn't ask me to help her get a foothold. Hug I bought a big bag of the child's clothes and begged me, saying that the child she lost at the beginning had cried twice after being born, so I could help the child burn it so that it wouldn't freeze. Of course I couldn't agree in front of outsiders, so I could only reprimand her In front of my mother, let me tell the truth, the second sister-in-law is too much, the left and right children are gone, so what's the point of burning two clothes in a small coffin. Letting a child who has never seen the world have a wandering soul is not a loss What is Yinde?!"

"Shut up!" The old lady interrupted Jia Min sharply, "That's your second sister-in-law, your second brother's wife Baoyu and your mother's mother, what can you say?"

The old lady has always regarded Jia Min as a treasure in her hands. Where did Jia Min receive such scolding, her eye circles were a little red in an instant.

The old lady lowered her voice and said again: "I know you blame me, and your elder brother also blames me. But why don't you think about it, they are all my children, and I can watch one of them starve to death? I want to ask Daiyu to ration Baoyu , You blame me, I know, but Baoyu is a good boy, smart, good-looking, and considerate, or go back to his grandparents' house, Daiyu is delicate, isn't it better to be a great-granddaughter-in-law and a granddaughter-in-law in someone else's home? It's a bit of a disadvantage, but with the son-in-law and the imperial concubine, the future is not bad. Your big brother is so unscrupulous, he sees everything that is a slave, and he doesn't have the face to grab it. A bunch of concubines, spending money like running water, having fun I have no contacts in the business, how can I rest assured that I will hand over this mansion to him. Although your second brother is not very capable, at least he can read and keep the house. When Lian Erniang was here, even if I didn’t like it She, but she is not in charge of the affairs of the mansion. After your current sister-in-law came in, I saw that she was really out of shape, so I handed over the matter to your second sister-in-law. The old man won the title, the second room is in charge of the mansion, and the two sons Everyone has a share, no one can starve to death, I am content as a mother."

Jia Min retorted secretly in her heart, first sister-in-law wouldn't be so easy to disappear if she didn't have your overt and covert run on her.There is also Hu'er's death, a good child died because of a cold, everyone knows that there is something strange about it, you just suppressed the big things and turned the small things into small things, no one knows why.Mother, mother, your heart is biased!

"Family and country etiquette is the top priority, mother, you only want to give fairness to the second brother, why don't you think about whether the elder brother thinks it is fair, whether the world thinks it is fair! Mother thinks Baoyu is good, so why can't you just look straight at him, and don't talk about it when you study , fishing for three days and posting on the net for two days, how old is he who has not finished reading the four books, so far he has no heart to get fame. It is true that he is gentle and considerate, but if he is gentle and considerate to all the girls, then he is greedy and lustful with his elder brother. What's the difference? My mother saw how the two elder sisters-in-law lived one after another. Do you want my Daiyu to do the same? The old nanny beside me was given to me by my mother, saying that she came from the palace so that I could Beware of those shameless little hooves who know how to look at a girl's figure best. Do you know what she told me today? Baoyu is young, and there are already two or three broken bodies serving her. How dare such a person Entrust her daughter? Mother said she was not partial, but she was biased when she looked at people and things. Some people can only see their goodness even if they are bad, while some people are full of shortcomings."

"The eldest brother has a title, and the second brother's housekeeper sounds the same, but what does Lian'er say? How can the serious grandson of the eldest son really be in charge? He just followed the second brother for these years. The manager is generally the same, and what he said is not as useful as Lai Da at the beginning. Mother, don't say that I listened to and believed what Brother Lian and his son said. I have a grudge against my second brother. To be honest, my two children are in Beijing. I can’t really become deaf, I know some things by myself. When the affairs of this family don’t need me, they say that I am the water thrown by the married daughter. I'm all damaged, don't you think I'm not chilling? My mother knows what kind of person I am. When Yuanchun was appointed as a concubine to build a garden, my second sister-in-law and mother both forced me. Fortunately, the master was sympathetic to the heart-pounding words in the letter. I don't care about it, if I want to rest in another house, I can do it."

"Speaking of Jianyuanzi's mother, second brother and second sister-in-law, they only saw the splendor outside. I don't believe that mother doesn't remember that our family still owes money to the treasury. When Xue's family is in trouble, he can remember that the emperor is short of money. Sending money can be accommodating. , Why didn’t I think about it at that time. Didn’t everyone acquiesce? Anyway, the title belongs to the eldest brother, and it’s the eldest brother’s fault if something happens, so he is so unscrupulous. I think it’s great to have Yuanchun, and even a slave can be outside It's majestic."

"My mother has worked hard all her life, and I understand that she wants to be the son and grandson of the old Fengjun, but look at these girls, is mother really teaching her granddaughter? I still remember how my mother taught me back then, and now I think I want to be grateful to my mother for the rest of my life. These girls have good aptitudes and dispositions, but look at what they can do. They don’t know how to be housekeepers, and they don’t have socializing skills. How old is this girl, and she still keeps going up and down like this. .”

The old lady listened to Jia Min's endless scolding, she closed her eyes and tears streamed from the corners of her eyes. After a while, she lamented: "You really hate me and this family! I understand now. You don't think this is your home anymore. You don't like me as a mother, I really grew up and saw the world." The old lady cried so hard that she hated her Straight beat the bed.

Jia Min said in a low voice: "It's okay for my daughter to say such a thing, even if my mother doesn't recognize me. But I have to say that even if I am really kicked out of this house, I won't regret it. It is the home that gave birth to me and raised me, and the deepest love is the only responsibility!"

After a while of silence, she continued: "It's just mother. Now that I have sons and daughters, I value family as much as I do, but my children are a thousand times more important than myself in my heart! If there is a day when I am forced to It's time to choose between the two, I hope my mother won't blame me..."

Up to this point, both mother and daughter know that even if they are biological mothers and daughters, each has their own cherished and protected things, they will not be able to reach an agreement after all.

The old lady changed the subject and asked: "Then tell the truth, did you come to the capital after hearing some news? What made you leave your son-in-law alone in that tiger and wolf den in Yangzhou?"

Jia Min sighed: "It's nothing serious. The Zhen family is going to be in trouble. I heard that some affairs related to the salt administration are involved. I have to stay in Beijing so that no one will take advantage of it." After all, nothing about the Jia family was mentioned.

The matter of Mrs. Wang accepting the property of Zhen's family is like a bright mirror in her heart, but until now, the old lady still thinks it's nothing special.On the top there is the Supreme Emperor sitting in the town, on the middle there is a virtuous concubine to escort, and on the bottom there is a scapegoat who is pushed out, but a few boxes of things are taken away, and it will be more eye-catching if they are returned.

After a while, when Jia Min thought the old lady had fallen asleep, she suddenly heard the old lady ask: "What do you think of that child from the Xue family?"

Jia Min thought he was asking about Baochai, and said, "He is a good boy. If he hadn't been dragged down by his status, he might have a great future. He is just right with Baoyu."

The old lady disdainfully said: "It's just some tricks. After all, the family education is limited. Even if you pretend to be generous, you can't get rid of your petty air. I'm talking about that boy. Although his behavior is a bit of a jerk, Yingchun is a concubine , it’s not considered humiliating her, why don’t you keep the matchmaker, I think the boss can still listen to your words.”

It was only then that Jia Min was really sure that the old lady was really confused. "Why did my mother come up with this idea? I heard that even outsiders know that Baoyu has settled for Miss Xue. If the girl is married to the Xue family boy, wouldn't it be a marriage exchange? It's not a poor family in the countryside who can't get a wife. , Isn’t it a joke! Besides, I heard that there are quite a few people in the house of the Xue family, and some of them are even pregnant. It's a big scandal, why let Ying girl suffer that crime, I can't afford this matchmaker."

The old lady also knew that her idea was unreliable, and said: "That's all, I just said that, I was confused." She was confused, but she still looked down on Baochai, thinking that Baoyu deserved better That's all.

Both mother and daughter didn't sleep well that night, and those who waited outside could only hear the low voices in the inner room until the middle of the night.When they woke up the next day, the circles of their eyes were dark, and the waiter hurriedly asked someone to boil a hard-boiled egg to peel off the shell and roll it around the eye circles.Jia Min visited Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng again, and returned home with her four children and Miaoyu after lunch.