Enemies in the Red Chamber

Daiyu meets Jia Min on the way.

But Zen Xin saw that there was something wrong with the two of them, and heard a bang from the room, so he sent the little girl to invite Jia Min over.Although I didn't know why Daiyu and Brother Liu had frequent accidents when I was young, but they never happened again after arriving in the capital, and I don't know what happened today.

When Jia Min heard this, she rushed over and ran into Daiyu on the way. Seeing Daiyu's gloomy face and ink dots all over her skirt, she pulled her up and down, "We fought again with Brother Liu, or what?" I'm still making trouble like this here, so it can be seen that they were coaxing me in the past."

Daiyu forced a slight smile, pushed Jia Min's hand away, and said, "It's nothing, my daughter's clothes are dirty, go and change them first, and then I'll talk to my mother." Turning her head, she went straight to her own courtyard in the inner house, Leave Jia Min where he is.

Jia Min stood there until Daiyu passed through the moon gate and couldn't see her figure. Then she realized that the little girl who brought her was still there, and asked her sharply, "What did Zen Xin say? What's wrong with the girl?"

She was just a little girl running errands, so if she knew anything, she naturally asked all kinds of questions and said: "I heard that the girl went out as a guest, and she came to the study outside before returning to the yard. My sister asked me to invite my wife."

Jia Min frowned and went to the study outside.I saw two rows of servant girls standing outside the outer study room headed by birch and green poplar, Ankang Anhe and Xiaobai with green pines also poked their heads and hid aside.Seeing Jia Min bringing people over, they hurriedly saluted and greeted him.

Jia Min asked them in a low voice, "Where's Brother Liu?"

Resident Chief Bai Hua wiped his tears and came back and said: "After the girl left, the uncle lost his temper in the study. The pens, ink, paper and inkstone tables, chairs and stools were scattered all over the floor. The uncle's body and face were also dirty. We wanted to go in and clean it up. Those who persuaded the uncle, who knew that the uncle scolded us all and punished us to stand."

When Jia Min heard this, she became anxious and went to open the door in person.As soon as he opened the door, he heard an angry shout, "Get out of here! Get out!!!" Because of his young age, his voice was still shrill and piercing, making people's ears hurt.Then there was another blunt sound, followed by the crisp sound of porcelain falling to the ground.

Jia Min was hugged by Lu Yang, and turned around suddenly, still panicking, and the people around shouted, "Master, this is my wife!".On the ground was a broken brush washer, and pieces of porcelain were scattered at the feet.

It turned out that brother Liu was so angry when he saw people coming in that he lost his mind, grabbed something and threw it at it. Thanks to Lv Yang's wit, he reached out and grabbed Jia Min to protect him in front of him. It hit Lu Yang's back.

Jia Min was startled and angry. Brother Liu had just turned three years old when he came to Beijing, and he has been communicating with him through letters for many years. Apart from not being able to meet each other, he feels that he knows him well. Who would have thought that this child would grow into what he is now.It was okay when we first met, but within a few days the prototype appeared, even if Daiyu really said something that offended him, he shouldn't be so cruel.

Yes, tyranny!When Jia Min saw his flushed face, fierce eyes, and red eyeballs, the only word Jia Min could think of to describe him was tyranny.

Jia Min's teardrops fell unconsciously, leaning on Bai Hua and the others to support him, pointing at Brother Liu, he said harshly, "Kneel down!"

Brother Liu stared at Jia Min with blood-red eyes, pursed his lips tightly, his hands were bulging with veins, and he remained motionless, as if if the person standing in front of him was not his own mother, he would tear her apart.

Jia Min took a step back unconsciously, and then took two steps forward after realizing it, and said in a hoarse voice: "Call someone to come over, tie him up for me, and throw him in the Buddhist hall to calm down."

After dawdling for a while, Ankang'an and the two brothers came over with a thin rope as thick as an index finger, trying to tie him up tentatively.Brother Liu struggled twice, and the two brothers hurriedly lowered their hands. Seeing that Brother Liu didn't move anymore, they tied them loosely a few times.On the other side, they drove Brother Liu to the Buddhist hall.

This Buddhist hall is actually a temporary ancestral hall set up by the Lin family when they lived in Beijing, which is convenient for New Year's sacrifices.When Lin Ruhai left the capital, the ancestral tablets and inscriptions for offering sacrifices inside would naturally be moved out, and after Daiyu and her siblings moved in, it was converted into a Buddhist hall.And Brother Liu's so-called sacrificial offerings were nothing more than setting up wine and food sacrifices, burning some paper money and incense, and then kowtow to worship, and did not re-arrange them into a serious ancestral hall.

An Kang'an and He set up a thick cushion for Liu Ge'er to sit on, and then loosened the rope so that it rested gently on his body before going out. The two brothers looked at each other, smiled wryly, and returned to Jia Min.

Jia Minshun waited for a long time before looking for Daiyu.Although she was angry with Brother Liu for being innocent, she would not think that Daiyu was innocent.Before Daiyu went out as a guest, Brother Liu had been peaceful and content, and he must have done something after he came back to make Brother Liu furious.

Daiyu had already guessed that Jia Min would come to ask questions, so she changed her clothes and waited in the flower hall.When Jia Min came up, he waved back a group of people, and opened his mouth to ask: "What's the matter with you and Brother Liu? These years, you two have lived together in Beijing, and you have suffered a lot. The letter you received was also from your sister. My younger brother respects and loves each other, I never expected to get along like this. If I had known earlier, I would never have just let you two stay in Beijing like this."

Daiyu sneered again and again, "It's about mutual respect and love, isn't it necessary to be consistent with the outside world. Now that something is going on, and I see an opportunity to earn a future, this is the time to show my skills!"

Jia Min was so angry that her palms were itchy, and she really wanted to slap her, but it's a pity that her daughter couldn't slap her because she was pampered, and she felt a little guilty, after all, she didn't have the confidence to grow up in front of her.Suppressing the anger in my heart, I said earnestly: "Yu'er, you have grown up to six years old in front of me, and you have always been a sensible and precocious child. Even when your brother was a child, he often provoked you. Now I also Believe you, I didn't ask anything, Brother Liu, I'll have someone tie me up and send me to the Buddhist hall to meditate, and then I'll ask you to see what happened, one or two are so angry. What you said I just believe it, and I don’t believe anything other people say. When I saw you like this, I hated myself so much. If I hadn’t been so selfish and let you two children go to Beijing, but had come with you, wouldn’t it be It won't be like today. I didn't expect that you would also say something incomprehensible in a weird way, which is clearly trying to gouge my heart!"

Daiyu's eyes were red, and she said, "I don't know what to say."

Jia Min saw that she had softened, pulled her into his arms, and hugged her like a child, "I am your own mother, tell mother if you have anything to say, I will always make decisions for you. You are still children, Don't think too much, or you won't grow taller."

Listening to her soft words, the grievance in Daiyu's heart magnified hundreds of times in an instant, and she couldn't help crying, saying intermittently: "He...he wants... woo...he wants to sell me, he has been bullying me , It was the same in the past, and it is still the same now. I knew it was him a long time ago, and I didn't care about it. He still wants to harm me..."

Jia Min half understood and half didn't understand, why brother Liu is going to sell his sister?The family is not short of money, and it is not the kind of poor family that has a daughter and cannot afford it. How could it be possible to sell her.But I understand the word bullying, it must be something Liu brother did wrong that made Daiyu sad again.As for the past, Jia Min thought it was before she came.I don't understand what is his and not his.

"Yu'er said slowly, why did brother Liu bully you? Tell mother, mother will scold him, or tell your father, let your father beat him."

Daiyu thought a lot, wiped away her tears and said, "I heard Sister Song said that someone reported my name to the candidate for the crown prince's choice of concubine, and said that our family asked for it. Mother will definitely not do such a thing, father No, brother Liu must have done it."

Daiyu thought clearly, if she wanted to solve this matter, she alone would not be able to do it.Moreover, if you don't explain it clearly, there will inevitably be a estrangement between mother and daughter. If you can't even trust your blood relatives, then life is really meaningless.

Jia Min gasped, "What a bold boy!"

Hearing this, Jia Min didn't delay anymore, and went to the Buddhist hall when he went out.

Pushing open the door, I saw that the rope on Liu Ge'er's body had already fallen off to the side. Liu Ge'er was sitting on a thick cotton cushion, with his back leaning against the wall, facing the gate, with his head down, wondering what he was thinking.

Jia Min closed the door with his backhand, went in alone, stood in front of Brother Liu, and said, "If I hadn't watched you crawl out of my stomach with my own eyes, raised you until you were three years old, and had monthly portraits that never stopped, I would have really wanted to see you." I wonder if you are my son. My son respects his parents and protects his younger siblings. He has to send back a letter and a cart of things in half a month. Because his younger siblings cannot see the four seasons in Beijing, he has to paint them for them every year. I My son, my sister’s meal didn’t suit my appetite and I still didn’t forget to ask the girl to cook bird’s nest porridge. Someone in other people’s family gossips about my sister and doesn’t care about my little hands and feet to vent my anger for my sister. Even if a stone is rare, I have to take it back to my eldest sister. Even if I’m not here I am also proud of you. How did you become a person who will do anything for fame and fortune?!" At the end, Jia Min's voice trembled.

Brother Liu stared into Jia Min's eyes, and said word by word seriously: "I, no, yes!"

Jia Min also didn't care about his manners, so he squatted down and looked at him at the same level, and asked him: "You said that you didn't ask someone to help you report your sister's name? You tell mother honestly. As long as you tell me, mother will believe it!" With a little luck, maybe someone was still framed.Report Daiyu's name to let the emperor know that the Lin family is restless, and that there will be some accidents to make the Lin family overwhelmed.

But, she was going to be disappointed after all.Brother Liu said: "I reported it. But it's really for the good of the Lin family. As the grandson of the Lin family, our family is still single, so we have to think about the long-term."

"What do you need to think about as a ten-year-old child?! And what do you need to think about?! Your father and I are not dead yet!" Jia Min shouted in despair, the lady's demeanor was nowhere to be seen.Jia Min never thought that she would have such a time in her life.

Brother Liu was very calm, "A daughter of an aristocratic family has to bear these things. A daughter's family can be pampered or pampered. If she is raised by a daughter, it should be worth a thousand dollars. When it is time to use it, you have to think about the family. Marriage is the only reward." The opportunity of family favor, as for after marriage, if you still have the family in your heart, then you can get closer. If you don’t have it, you can live your own life with the water poured out by the real married daughter. I don’t think I did anything wrong. It’s just that I didn't expect my elder sister to be her, so I just missed this point."

Jia Min wanted to refute, but didn't know where to start.Do you want to speak some honest words?I'm afraid he will still be disdainful.Do you want to persuade some kinship?It is useless to think and know.As for the words of the saints?You can't even convince yourself, let alone convince others.In addition to hating myself even more, because of my own negligence that caused the eldest son to grow up, there is only a deep sense of frustration left.

"I can't convince you now. You tell mother first, who you have found to write the letter, leave this matter to mother, and you don't care about it." It is said that boys must be raised by their fathers, so Liu Geer will leave it to the master to teach. , the most urgent task now is to see if there is a way to remove Daiyu's name.

Liu Ge'er said: "Mum doesn't care about this matter. Now that my father is away, I have my own opinion."

Jia Min was furious.