Jia Mansion.
The door gods, couplets, and signs in both houses of Rongning and Ning were replaced, and peach charms were added, giving them a completely new look.
From the main gate, the ceremonial gate, the hall, the warm pavilion, the inner hall, the inner three gates, the inner ceremonial gate and the inner gate to the main hall, the main entrance is wide open, and the steps on both sides are brightly lit with vermilion, like two golden dragons.
Backyard, upper room.
The floor is covered with red felt, and there is a large gilt-enameled fire pot with a three-legged loach with a nose. The front kang is covered with new scarlet felt, and there are backrest pillows with red embroidered clouds and dragons holding longevity, and there are also black fox fur ones outside. The baggage is placed on it, and the big white fox fur is used as a mattress.
Please take a seat, Mother Jia.
Leather mattresses were spread on both sides for two or three of Jia Mu's sisters-in-law to sit on.
There are twelve lacquered chairs facing each other on two sides of the ground. They are all squirrel chairs with small mattresses. Under each chair is a large copper foot stove for Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and other sisters to sit.
After having tea, Jia Jing led his disciples in.
Jia Mu smiled and said, "This year has been difficult for you, so why don't you be polite?"
While talking, the men and women bowed together. Chairs were set up on the left and right sides, and then they sat down in order of seniority and youngness to receive the ceremony.
The men, women, servants, and maids of the two houses also bowed as servants, scattered New Year's money, purses, gold and silver coins, and served a festive banquet.
The men sat down in the east and the women sat down in the west, offering Tusu wine, albizia soup, auspicious fruits, and wishful cakes. After everything was completed, Jia Mu got up and went into the inner room to change clothes, and everyone dispersed.
Incense is burned in front of the kitchen king in various Buddhist halls. In the courtyard of Mrs. Wang's main room, there is a heaven and earth paper horse incense offering. There are also large bright-corner lanterns on the main entrance of the Grand View Garden, with two beams shining high, and there are street lights everywhere.
The people above and below were all dressed up in colorful clothes. There was an endless stream of people, chatter and laughter, and firecrackers setting off all night long.
Outside the house, Sun Shaozu and his people were running around, busy, and from time to time he showed concern and greetings to Yingchun outside the door, which made him envious of other girls.
Even Xue Baochai was a little bit dissatisfied.
The King of Beijing was a scholar, and the couple usually treated each other with respect and raised their eyebrows to each other. How could Sun Shaozu be so polite and inquiring about his welfare?
Even he was a dignified commander of the imperial army, running like a butler, busy with Jia's house.
Wang Xifeng walked over and pinched Yingchun's pretty face: "Look, everyone, this Yingchun has one word now: Run.
Our sister is really married to a good man, and even while working, she doesn't forget to come over and say hello. I'm afraid you take good care of our little sister and younger sister in the room, right? "
As she said this, Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows. It was obvious that this sister meant something profound. Several women immediately spoke out shyly, and Jia Mu kept scolding Feng Lazi, not ashamed.
Wang Xifeng didn't think it was strange, but felt proud.
His second uncle is now the prime minister. Not to mention making some erotic jokes today, even if he asked sister Yingchun to sleep with her, Sun Shaozu would probably have to agree with a smile.
Today, she is already the niece of the prime minister, which is different from the past!
Yingchun's face was slightly red, and Nuonuo didn't know what to say. It was too embarrassing for so many people to talk about this topic.
Jia Baoyu sat aside with a dark look on his face.
This was originally his innocent and good sister, but now she not only married Sun Shaozu, a rough and strong man, but the two of them ended up loving each other in front of him.
It’s so uncomfortable!
Seeing the expression on her precious grandson's face, Jia Mu knew that young Muai should be able to find him a real wife at his age.
Scanning around the room, there are the Shi family, Wang family, Xue family, Jia family, and some side branches. There are indeed many girls about Baoyu's age.
But looking left and right, Jia Mu felt that there were not many of them worthy of her Qilin'er, and the one that satisfied her the most was Lin Daiyu.
Now that the four major families have a prime minister named Wang Ziteng in the inner dynasty, they are as stable as Mount Tai.
If you maintain internal peace, you will struggle externally.
If there are more officials like the son-in-law Lin Ruhai to help, then not only the Jia family, but also the four major families will be afraid that they will have no official jobs and no money to spend?
She had thought about this idea many times since Xue Baochai abandoned Baoyu and became the princess. She wanted Xue Baochai to understand that not marrying Baoyu was her biggest loss!
In the future, Baoyu will have Wang Ziteng as his uncle and Lin Ruhai as his father-in-law, two powerful first-rank officials to help him. Not to mention being promoted to a higher rank, or even becoming a marquis or prime minister.
Then the Jia family will be glorious again!
He was born with a jade in his mouth, and looks like a dragon or a phoenix. His ancestors did not lie to him.
After thinking about it, Mother Jia called her granddaughter, whose eyes were full of cats, to her, held her hand, and asked quietly:
"Daiyu, you are not young at your age, but do you have someone you like? If so, I will ask Uncle Baoyu to grant you a marriage when he goes to court!"
Lin Daiyu was confused and shook her head honestly: "No."
Jia Mu was overjoyed: "What do you think of Baoyu? Although he has no fame and a rough personality, he is talented and knowledgeable.
Once she gets settled after marriage, she can pass the imperial examination with any effort. With her uncle and Ruhai around, her future is bright.
And in this way, our two families will become closer, which couldn't be better. "
Lin Daiyu:......
Jia Baoyu, who was sitting at the end, looked here expectantly. The laughter and voices in the room also fell silent. Mrs. Wang was even more hopeful.
Obviously, Wang Ziteng's promotion to prime minister gave them greater confidence. The daughter of a feudal official and the nephew of a prime minister were a match made in heaven.
After waiting for a long time, Lin Daiyu said calmly: "It's average."
Jia Mu was stunned: "General? What is ordinary?"
"I said, cousin Baoyu is very ordinary." Lin Daiyu didn't give any face.
Some things must be refused clearly, otherwise according to the old lady's temperament, Huli Hutu might bring the matter to an irreversible point.
As soon as the words fell, the faces of everyone present instantly turned ugly.
Don’t know how to praise!
Sooner or later, my daughter's family will marry, not even the prime minister's nephew. Do you, Lin Daiyu, still want to marry a prince, or do you want to be a queen?
Jia Baoyu was dumbfounded.
"Average, average~" These two words were like someone shouting loudly in his ear, repeating them.
He, Jia Baoyu, is average!
"Hoo, hoo~" Xue Pan suddenly rushed into the room and shouted loudly: "The Holy One has an order. When the Supreme Emperor dies, he will be treated as a national funeral. Every household is prohibited from greasy food, fireworks, fancy clothes, and fasting for three days. day!"
Hearing this, the inner room became lively again. Mother Jia quickly raised her hands and stood up: "Quick, quick, put all those things away and put on white cloths. We women, all go to the Buddhist hall to pray for the Supreme Emperor."
Immediately, everyone quickly stood up to help.
The four major families can have such momentum, which is completely inseparable from the support of the Supreme Emperor.
During the Emperor's "southern tour", the Jia family and the Xue family received them several times. From then on, all officials in the south treated the four major families with great courtesy.
Moreover, Jia's mother can speak the truth in the Jia family, and her relationship with the concubine is irreversible, and she can enter the palace to speak. Now that the Emperor is about to die, although Jia Mu is a little disappointed, she is not actually too sad.
The Supreme Emperor is no longer here, but Wang Ziteng is already a dignified cabinet scholar. As prime minister, he can protect the four major families for several more decades.
Not a big problem.
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Inside and outside Jia's house, the servants and maids were dumbfounded when they received the news that all the decorations had been removed and replaced with white cloth and white lanterns.
In the past few days, I worked hard from morning to night and late into the night to get it done, and now I suddenly have to replace it.
Is this owner sick?
After secretly complaining a few words, everyone was still busy. Even Xue Pan went around tearing red cloth and lighting lanterns with his servants for the first time.
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I have to say, demolishing a house is really fun.
Xue Pan, who was originally lifeless, finally showed a smile on his face.
Since the last time he was beaten in the Lin Mansion, he has gradually discovered that he has gradually lost the joy of being a man, that is, he is impotent.
Once this man withers, he no longer has to please any girls, he no longer has high consumption, and his body gains real freedom.
If you have more time in your life, you can try some interesting things: fishing, playing chess, cockfighting or even studying.
In these days, he actually memorized an entire Analects of Confucius. Learning is really an interesting thing.
Moreover, he now sees everything openly and no longer blames his brother-in-law for treating him badly. Mentally, he was also completely separated, and had no nostalgia for the women with whom he had in-depth exchanges and verbal acquaintances.
In daily life, I have no desires, no thoughts, no thoughts, and feel that everything does not matter. My health is getting better and better, and I can jump out of bed directly in the morning.
The only problem may be that I don’t want to live anymore.
Jia Baoyu walked on the corridor in the courtyard with a confused face, and some pleasant conversations could be heard around him from time to time.
"Hey, Li Gui, what do you think of my display?"
"Generally, look at this."
"Jia Huan, look, the old lady gave me five taels of silver!"
"Haha, just average, look at me, twelve!"
…
After walking for a while, Jia Baoyu saw Xue Pan kicking the lantern down with his flying kick. This was his cousin who had played the best with him, and they had a deep brotherly love.
Walking up to Xue Pan, Jia Baoyu took a deep breath: "Xue Pan, what do you think of me?"
Xue Pan was stunned and looked this guy up and down.
I once took him to eat at the best restaurants in the capital, play with the most expensive singers, and listen to the most expensive pianists.
As a result, he was beaten in front of this good brother. He didn't say a word of kindness, nor did he make any move to stop him. He even seemed to laugh twice.
What do you think of such a piece of shit?
"General!" Xue Pan smiled and said politely.
Jia Baoyu:......
The young man stood there blankly for a while, feeling choked and speechless.
After a while, Jia Baoyu grabbed the psychic jade from his neck out of anger, gritted his teeth and threw it to the ground, saying: "Why are you trying to get your bones? I'll smash you and you're done!"
Unexpectedly, the jade was extremely hard, and even after being dropped, Wen Feng did not move.
When Baoyu saw that it was not broken, he turned around to find something to smash.
Xue Pan was startled, and then became confused. What's so great about a piece of broken jade, smashing it in front of his face? Then he also took out a piece of jade from his waist.
"Pa~"
It was smashed directly into pieces. Then, he looked at the cousin teasingly.
More generous? He, Xue Pan, has never been afraid since he was a child.
Jia Baoyu:? ? ?
In the past, every time he threw jade, didn't everyone around him come to stop him? Why are there still people competing with him to see who is better?
Don’t talk about martial ethics!
After a while, Mrs. Wang, probably informed by a servant, hurried over, started crying, and said, "Why bother? You smashed that mute object. If you smashed him, you might as well smash me."
The two were making a fuss, and the maids such as Zijuan Xueyan came to try to persuade them.
Later, when I saw Baoyu smashing the jade with all his strength, I rushed up to grab it, but couldn't get it back. Seeing that the noise was bigger than before, I had to call the old lady. The old lady hurried over and snatched it away.
Baoyu sneered and said, "What does it have to do with you if I smash my things!"
Wang Xifeng saw that his face turned yellow with anger and his eyebrows changed. He had never been so angry before, so she took his hand and said with a smile: "If you quarrel with your cousin, you don't have to hit him. If you do, it will make him feel bad." How can I get by?"
Xue Pan:......
Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang then asked him what was going on, so they scolded and lectured them both.
Both of them had nothing to say and could only listen.
Then the old lady seemed to remember something and advised again: "My child is still sad about Daiyu's words.
She is a girl, and her parents are not around, so of course she is not very good at talking. Besides, how can any girl say good things about her man in public?
In this way, when your uncle comes back, I will personally come to your door and ask him to go to the present place to ask for a marriage for you. Not to mention a princess, at least I will find you a relative of the emperor. "
Hearing this, Jia Baoyu blushed and became angry: "I don't want any marriage. What I hate most is girls."
"Haha~" Mrs. Wang and others suddenly laughed.
It turned out to be a false alarm, Gua Wazi wanted a wife.
Oh, if this Jia family's Baoyu marries a wealthy family again, starts a family, and settles down to work well, then everything in the Jia family will be better.
This year is really a lucky year for the Jia family to turn bad luck into good luck! All the women sighed secretly.
Previously, three big mountains in the Jia family fell down one after another. They were in panic all day long, and even Jia's mother considered blaming her ignorant granddaughter.
Now I'm finally fine, every misfortune has turned into good fortune, and every misfortune has turned into auspiciousness.
God bless the Jia family!
"Old lady!" Jia Lian suddenly rushed in from outside the door, took a few breaths, and said loudly: "Old lady, the eldest son of the Wang family was rushing to Beijing. He was only more than two hundred miles away from the city and disappeared on the way."
"No more?" Mrs. Wang was stunned: "What do you mean no more?"
Jia Lian had a bitter look on his face, even more depressed than his own father's death: "No more, just dead!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang felt sad for a while, and her heart ached so much that she couldn't sit still, and she sat down on the ground in a daze.
Jia Mu directly threw Baoyu's hand away and stepped forward angrily: "You bastard, what are you talking about? The eldest son of the Wang family is in good health and is a bachelor of the cabinet. How can he not be so good!"
Jia Lian was helpless.
Only then did Jia Mu believe it, and asked tremblingly: "Really...really gone?"
When she saw Jia Lian nodding, the old lady suddenly felt dizzy. Then she thought of the sudden death of the Supreme Emperor, and finally realized something.
The Jia family is also doomed!
"Old lady, old lady!" Wang Xifeng quickly supported Jia Mu who had fainted.
Jia Baoyu quickly stepped forward to help and brought his mother and grandmother back to the house. He still had filial piety.
In the end, Xue Pan shook his head and prepared to go back to play.
His uncle is gone, but he still has a brother-in-law who is a prince.
I can still play it, no big problem.
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