Chapter 63 The Red Chamber (63)
Red Building 63
No one could have imagined that the concubine of the Zhen family would die. Before she even passed the filial piety period, the emperor beat someone to investigate the Zhen family. What kind of family the Zhen family was and what power it had in Jiangnan was far beyond the Jia family.
Jia Mu sat on the couch again, but her hands and feet were numb. Looking at Mrs. Wang who looked like a Bodhisattva, she asked, "Empress is doing well recently."
"Everything is good." Mrs. Wang smiled a little. Even though she disappeared immediately, Jia Mu still saw the clues.
"What's going on?" Jia Mu snorted and asked coldly, "Tell me, what's going on with the Empress."
Mrs. Wang was stunned. Seeing that Jia Mu's eyes were really sharp, she nodded and whispered: "The Empress's body seems to be inconsistent, as if she is happy. But the time is still shallow and she cannot do it accurately."
However, Jia Mu's face did not relax and said, "You are confused. This is still during the filial piety of the country. It is hard to say whether this child is pregnant well or not."
Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "The old lady is worried too much. That is the concubine and not the queen mother. The emperor attaches great importance to the concubine's affairs so much that it is not a waste of the Zhen family, so it is better to take the opportunity to take action."
But Jia Mu's heart sank and said, "Has the Empress used the means?"
Mrs. Wang's face was a little unnatural, she avoided Jia Mu's gaze, and after a long time, she said: "This is also a solution."
Jia Mu closed her eyes and felt weak.
Lin Yutong was facing the shopkeeper at this time and heard him say, "I am afraid that the Jia family can't hold on anymore. Just this year, the pawnshop and our things have piled up a warehouse." He sighed and said, "These things probably have almost moved the Jia family."
"Yes, I can't hold on anymore." Lin Yutong asked in a low voice: "Are there any other appearances?"
"The second wife of the Jia family beat someone and wanted to sell the Jia family's farmland in Jinling, as if she was in a hurry to raise money." The shopkeeper said: "You know. For the sake of the master, we always know a few points faster than others. If we even eat this, wouldn't it be too slap?"
"Then let me tell Jing Haibo. Many of his soldiers may not have much industry. I want to buy good land in the capital or Jiangnan, with the ability of each person, that is, dozens of acres or hundreds of acres, and you can meet Kexin anywhere. This is an opportunity. It is always possible to let dozens of them share a farm. The Jia family was also prominent back then, and the fields were naturally more than those of other people."
The shopkeeper responded, nodded and stepped back.
Lin Yutong didn't know that after an unintentional act, the people of Jinghai's mansion had instantly burst into favor with her. Wen Tianfang was the leader of the army, and most of the mansions were not slaves, but generals.
Wen Tianfang was stunned when he got the words from the shopkeeper. He had never thought about finding a way to buy industries for his subordinates. On weekdays, he only rewarded silver. In his opinion, it was difficult to buy industries with money. But now he thought about it, and he was a little negligent. After asking again, he realized that these people's farms were either in the north or in small towns. The little money they had in their hands was not enough to do anything. Moreover, good places were scarce resources, so they could get them.
Wen Tianfang pondered for a moment and asked the housekeeper to pass on the news. If he had any questions, he would say it quickly, so he could beat someone to do it. Don’t underestimate these dozens of acres of land, which is often the foundation of the family’s life.
As a result, the news came out, even the group of soldiers on the lowest level were alarmed. Three mu and five mu were gathered together.
The housekeeper reported helplessly: "A moment of such a point, the little things from the Jia family are really not enough."
Wen Tianfang frowned and said, "How can they care about these three or five acres? Jiangnan is not close to the capital."
"It's all my brothers, dozens of people are in a team, and the fields are managed together. Send one person to go there twice a year, and it's all done." The housekeeper smiled and said, "It's a good thing that Miss Lin is thinking about us. Everyone below is grateful."
Wen Tianfang also laughed: "Miss is careful at home and can think of these things. Solving some practical difficulties for the people below is better than anything else. You can also have snacks in the future. Another thing, if you pass on the message, this is a good thing, and it will be a good thing to make up for the part, but don't have a dispute over this in the end."
"Yes." The butler responded and then retreated with a smile.
Wen Tianfang took out a small box from the drawer and put it in his arms before getting up, planning to go to the Lin family.
Lin Yutong was stunned when she heard that Wen Tianfang was coming. Lin Ruhai was still in the palace and might not be able to come back tonight. She probably would have to sleep in the class room. Lin Yuyang and Mr. Zhang went outside the city to visit some great scholars. The return date is uncertain. Wen Tianfang knows all these things, why did he come to the door in person?
Is there something big happening?
Lin Yutong hurriedly stood up and took the girl's flower hall to the room.
"Brother." Lin Yutong owed slightly and said, "But what's the important thing."
Wen Tianfang was stunned. There was nothing important about it. He just wanted to see her. When he asked this, he told me that he didn't know what to say.
He smiled and said, "You beat someone and told the Jia family today, and I remembered that there was something I might want to tell you. It's not easy to ask others to pass on messages, so I came here in person."
Lin Yutong nodded and smiled, "Then sit down and talk."
Wen Tianfang whispered: "The concubine of the Jia family in the palace is pregnant. Do you know this?"
Lin Yutong's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but think of the 'domes blooming in the palace'. Pomegranates symbolize many children. The pomegranate means that the pomegranate blooms, but only blooms but does not bear fruit, which proves that the child cannot be born. Yuanchun's death is probably not far away.
Wen Tianfang saw Lin Yutong's face change, and knew that she could see the danger inside. He whispered: "Jia Yuanchun was also confused and his methods were not very bright. In addition, things in the harem were not as simple as they seemed. So..."
"It must have been used by someone, right?" Lin Yutong answered.
Wen Tianfang was surprised for a moment. He had never revealed the meaning of this aspect. He just didn't know where the girl could see it. He nodded and said, "My father-in-law and I dare not participate. She is brave. There are many things involved in this, including several princes and the emperor's prince. I don't know whose instigation she listened to, and she dared to use medicine. She just wanted to favor and give birth to a child, but because of this, the emperor stayed in her bedroom and almost got assassinated. You know why the old concubine of the Zhen family went? There is a shadow of the Zhen family. Perhaps the emperor wanted to touch the Zhen family's mind and let them know, so we should take action first."
"So that's it." Lin Yutong asked, "Since that's the case, isn't Jia Yuanchun's pregnancy also hidden? The emperor doesn't want to ask these things to be associated with the death of the old concubine. But it's not right. Isn't the old concubine's son Prince Yizhong already in the Emperor's circle?"
"Prince Yizhong has a son. And this son is very popular with the Emperor. Otherwise, why could the Zhen family stay around for so many years?" Wen Tianfang smiled. I think this girl rarely asks about Lin Ruhai's court.
Lin Yutong suddenly realized.
She remembered the next sentence of "The porch flowers bloomed and looked at the palace", "Three springs competed and early spring scenery, and the tigers met and returned to their dreams."
A tiger is a kind of beast, and a wick is also a kind of beast. Isn’t it a fight for a tiger to meet?
"I understand." Lin Yutong nodded, "As long as you and your father are not involved, there is no big relationship. None of the others matters."
Wen Tianfang coughed and said, "We have a sense of responsibility and can't make a mistake. Just don't worry." As he said that, he took out a box from his arms and placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Lin Yutong, "I asked someone to buy it back. If you like it, just keep it yourself."
Lin Yutong realized afterwards that Wen Tianfang was not talking about Jia Yuanchun's affairs at all. Jia Yuanchun's affairs had nothing to do with the Lin family. He must have known the Lin family's attitude towards the Jia family. Then, he just came to see him and gave him something to him. Thinking of this, she showed a little embarrassment on her face. She looked at Wen Tianfang in surprise.
Jianwen Tianfang coughed awkwardly, and couldn't help but chuckle. She reached out to take the box, stretched out her hand to open it, and then couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning, "This is a diamond."
It’s really hard for him to collect so many of them. Although the polishing is not good with the current craftsmanship, it does not hinder its brilliance.
"I saw that you don't like gold and silver jewelry, so I found this one. If you like it, ask someone to inlaid it on the jewelry and bring it to play with it. It's not worth much money. It was brought back by the maritime merchants from overseas. We can get a lot of it with our porcelain and silk." Wen Tianfang explained when Lin Yutong knew this thing. As for how Lin Yutong knew about this thing, he didn't ask anything.
"I like it, why don't I like it?" Lin Yutong gently closed the box and said, "I'm working hard."
Wen Tianfang saw that she really liked her, and seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief. He said something in one place for so long today, but he couldn't delay any longer. He got up and said goodbye.
Lin Yutong sent him to the second door before beating the Lin family manager and sent him out.
Wen Tianfang left the Lin family and just left the alley, he saw someone hiding away from the alley next to him. Without Wen Tianfang's instructions, a follower went to check it out. He came back in a short while and whispered to report: "It's Jia Baoyu, the Jia family, I don't know what to do around the Lin family. I come here every now and then. Because I didn't do anything out of the ordinary, the people we inspected didn't care. Don't worry, he couldn't get close to the Lin family."
Jia Baoyu watched Wen Tianfang and his group walk away, then frowned and asked Mingyan: "You said that before getting married, you can't meet even if you have a marriage? Why can't Jing Hai Bo go in?"
"If you want to see Mr. Lin and Mr. Lin's cousin, you can also go in." Mingyan quickly smiled and said, "Brother Jinghai has seen us just now, so it will be bad if he stays there. Let's go back first." Don't yell at the place where you get engaged, and let the Lin family know that they must come to the door.
"I don't know if Lin Meimei's rouge has been used up. I can't deliver the new ones I want to. Do you know where Zijuan is now? Can't you hand it in if you find her?" Jia Bao asked suddenly.
Mingyan felt so worried that she could cry, and said, "I don't know where Zijuan was sent to by Mr. Lin. Don't look for the second master. I asked the Lin family to know, but I'm afraid that they will regret it again."
"I'm foolish, my parents' orders and matchmakers' words, this is a foregone conclusion. If I'm told me to hear you say these bastards, I'm not polite." Jia Baoyu stomped his feet.
After all, he returned home unwillingly. Although the plants and trees in the Jia family were prosperous, they were no longer as prosperous as they were at the beginning. The little girls in the garden ran back and forth and did not know the troubles outside at all. Baoyu sighed and saw Xue Baochai coming towards him. He quickly stopped and said, "Sister Bao, where are you going? Why are you outside alone?"
"It was just a third sister who invited her to come over and talked for a while." Xue Baochai saw Jia Baoyu's clothes and said, "But I'm going out." Otherwise, she would not be able to wear such neat clothes anymore.
"Yes! It's just that I'm idle and go out for a walk." After Jia Baoyu said that, he saw Xiren picking him up again. He was in this house as if he was being led by someone, and he was not free at all.
Xue Baochai also turned her head and smiled, saying, "I have never seen anyone who is more attentive than Xiren."
This sentence makes people unable to hear praise or criticism. Jia Baoyu snorted coldly, "She is not careful, I can still be more comfortable."
Xue Baochai smiled, said nothing, turned around and left.
Xiren walked over with a smile and said, "Who was that just now? Why did you see me coming? Instead, you left."
"Why do you have to ask me knowingly?" Jia Baoyu sneered: "Now, the only relatives who live in the family dare not avoid me. What else do you want to say?"
Xiren felt his face flushed, and he grabbed Jia Baoyu's sleeve and said, "The second master Hengshu only holds a grudge against Miss Yun on my head."
"Don't mention Sister Yun." Jia Baoyu threw away Xiren's hand and said, "Only you know how those words in the boudoir are spreading."
Xiren choked and said, "Where did the Second Master come back? Who is he offended by me? I just vented my anger. Now I misunderstood me like this and told me what to do. I have to hit me and die. Can the Second Master believe me?"
"I'm really dead, it's cleaner than the living." After saying that, he just ignored Xiren, turned around and headed into the yard.
Xiren watched Baoyu walk away and stopped chasing him. He turned around and left the garden and went to Rongxi Hall. When Mrs. Wang heard that Xiren was coming, she frowned and asked her to come in.
"But what's wrong with Baoyu?" asked Mrs. Wang.
"The second master has been out recently. I heard that he often goes around the Lin family. But this is not a long-term solution." Xiren looked at Mrs. Wang's expression and whispered: "We can't bear to live in the garden. Why don't we ask the second master to move out of the garden? First, the girls in the garden are all older. Second, after all, there are girls from relatives."
"Who is your relative's girl talking about?" Mrs. Wang snorted coldly and said, "Please keep your own chores, don't worry about the people around you." Xing Fengyan lived in Yingchun, and she didn't even leave the house. She could only say this. This made her a little displeased. Besides, the Lin family's affairs were not what these talkative girls said. Now that the troubles are like this, who can you blame?
Xiren was stunned and dared not refute, so he quickly retreated.
"This girl is so hearty." Mrs. Wang said to Zhou Rui's family.
"Yes." Zhou Rui's family responded and said, "However, it's time for the girls in this garden to rectify them."
"Let's go to the garden to have a look." Mrs. Wang was worried about Jia Baoyu, and she didn't see with her own eyes where she could feel at ease.
I didn't want to just enter the garden, but I met Mrs. Xing opposite Mrs. Xing.
"Where is the eldest lady going?" asked Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Xing was in a good mood and continued, "The concubine of the Xue family came to the door today and said she was interested in my niece and wanted to tell her nephew. Could it be that the wife didn't know?"
Mrs. Wang really didn't know, so she smiled and said, "I don't want such a happy event." The affairs of Xing Fengyan and Xue Ke did not hinder her, and there was nothing unhappy about it.
As they were talking, the sisters-in-law and the sisters-in-law went into the garden. As they were walking, a flash of someone suddenly appeared in front of them. When they saw that they were not the silly sister who was doing rough work in the old lady's yard.
"This girl is so anxious that she is just walking, she is scared." Mrs. Xing said angrily.
Mrs. Wang still covered her chest, and when she saw the silly sister giggling, she said, "This girl is a fool."
The silly sister knelt down and asked An. Seeing that she was holding something in her hand, the baby didn't dare to scream and said, "You have picked up the baby. Be so careful."
The silly sister stood up and nodded, "Isn't it a baby? The fairy is fighting." As she said that, she handed it to the Zhou Rui family.
Chapter completed!