The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

My brother is so unreasonable. He only took me to the house that His Majesty just rewarded, and after he knew the way, he really acted as the shopkeeper.

Lin Daiyu was leaning on the soft couch in the room, half of her body covered with a blanket, and she could not even look at the book in her hand. Beside her sat Zijuan and Snow Geese. Among them, Zijuan is mainly responsible for serving as the military adviser to the young lady, while Xueyan is the most interesting and focuses on being a compliment.

Miss, if you ask me, the things at home can be done a little slower. The Chen family masters know some craftsmanship themselves. As juniors, if we mess with them at will, it may not be to their liking. Zicuckoo has always had a good mind. His heart is extremely accurate when it comes to human relations and sophistication.

Otherwise, we should first prepare a few concierges, maids, etc. at home. Then add some more important things. Zicuckoo thought for a moment before continuing, In this way, we will not only provide Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen with Leave room for things to be done, so if they go to Beijing, they won’t have anyone available, and they’ll have to do all the work themselves.”

After thinking about it like this, what I said couldn't be more appropriate. Before Daiyu had time to say anything, Xueyan was already clapping her hands and praising her: Sister Zijuan is so amazing.

Daiyu held her forehead as she felt a headache, and said helplessly with a bit of amusement: Xueyan, how many times have you said this sentence today? She and Xueyan were childhood playmates, and emotionally they were more similar. Some sisters. Hearing the lady's teasing voice, Xue Yan really picked up his fingers and started counting.

Seeing this, Daiyu hurriedly put down the book, smiled and stretched out her hand to hold it, I'm joking with you, why do you take it seriously?

Xue Yan will listen to whatever the lady says. Xue Yan's face was innocent and frank. Even Zicuckoo shook her head and laughed when she saw it. She couldn't help but raise her hand and point it on the other person's head. , said: 伱ah you.

Daiyu stood up slightly on the soft couch. After thinking about it, she said, Then we need to find some suitable and stable servants. Sister Zijuan, do you know where to look?

This is a good question, Zijuan herself doesn’t know. Haha, this is no joke. Nowadays, people buy maids and servants from childhood and keep them at home to train them.

But the Chen family has a problem. Their family has been honest farmers for several generations. Not to mention servants and maids, the family is in short supply of a nanny and steward who can take charge.

For such a big house, the daily expenses and the layout plan of each household cannot be used by just buying one or two people from outside.

This is also the reason why ordinary people love those old people who have left their homes and left their homes. Without him, having such a good housekeeper in the family would make things very easy for both the master and the servants.

There is no shortage of such people in the Lin family, but if the servants of the Lin family are to be arranged directly, what will the master and lady of the Chen family think? The young lady hasn't even married yet, so the Chen family's house is already filled with Lin family members?

Zijuan talked about her worries and broadened Daiyu's thinking. She immediately stood up, asked Xue Yan to take her cloak, and went directly to Jia Min's house to find it.

Jia Min is also busy recently. After the Chinese New Year, it will be her daughter’s birthday, which is the most important birthday in her family’s life. After this day, it basically indicates that the child has entered the age to be married, and no one can help but ignore it.

Seeing Daiyu coming to the door in a hurry, he thought she was here to ask about his hairpin ceremony. Jia Min sat on the kang, listened for a long time, and said speechlessly: In total, you come and go, where are you just thinking about?

Jia Min was a little unhappy and said: Okay, let me, an old woman, be busy with you all day long. It's better for you, because you don't have any use for it.

Oh, mother. Sensing Jia Min's gloomy mood, Daiyu quickly held Jia Min's hand and began to act like a baby, My daughter has just received the favor from her brother, so naturally she has to be more considerate. After all, mother is her daughter's own family. My daughter feels very relieved about her mother.

Just go ahead and fool your father. Jia Min looked at her beloved daughter with a half-smile. Daiyu was really embarrassed to be looked at, so she just smiled softly and looked like a good girl.

This matter to you is indeed troublesome. After all, it was her own daughter. Jia Min took the initiative to figure it out for Daiyu, It's a pity that your grandmother can't come forward.

There's nothing to say about your grandmother's teachings. Not only your Zijuan, but also Xiren, Qingwen and others she has passed by are all excellent. Jia Min's vision is still much broader, but it's a pity that He said, But if I really want to say it, Yuanyang is the best. If she can be coaxed to come here, generations of the Chen family will benefit.

Daiyu was also amused when she heard this. She hurriedly stayed close to Jia Min and said with a smile: Mom, how could I not know how good Sister Yuanyang is. Everyone in the house over there doesn't say good things about her. But my grandmother can't live without Sister Yuanyang for a moment. How can a daughter steal love with a sword?

That's not necessarily the case. Jia Min sneered, Just wait and see, your second aunt will definitely not be able to accommodate the mandarin ducks in the house to take care of themselves in the future.

Seeing his precious daughter rolling her eyes next to her, Jia Min suddenly reached out and patted her beloved daughter, which shocked Daiyu. I just said it, and you have already changed your mind. Your thoughts are really wrong.

Daiyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Mom, you didn't come up with these words yourself.

After the New Year, your grandmother is going to take the female family members to the palace to pay her respects and congratulate the empress. Do you want to go?

You definitely can't go here. Daiyu blinked and already understood what Jia Min meant. He deliberately coughed a few times and said, My daughter will pretend to be sick when the time comes.

As expected of my child, he is smart. Jia Min raised her head proudly, Since you want to claim your illness, make it look more like it. Don't wander around the Chen family's house for the next few days. You won't be able to delay your future housekeeping.

Being teased like this by her own mother, even Daiyu, who spent time with Chen Heng day and night, was blushing.

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Affected by the events of Chen Heng and Xue Pan, on New Year's Eve, the entire Lin family hid in the house and did not go out. The family declined a lot of invitations from outside, and just closed the door and had a happy reunion dinner. After observing the New Year's Eve, it was considered that they had finished welcoming the New Year.

On the first day of the first lunar month of the third year of Jianping, Jia's mother brought the female relatives of the two palaces to the palace to congratulate her and wish her a prosperous future. When the group of them returned to the house, the news that Concubine Xian De was pregnant also spread during the new year.

When everyone heard that Yuanchun was three months pregnant, they all guessed that the baby would be safe. Nowadays, many more people come to Jia Mansion to pay New Year greetings than in previous years. Yuanchun is a noble concubine. Once she gives birth to a dragon son, it will be completely different.

As long as this child grows up smoothly, he must at least be a prince. Thinking of two royal palaces and a prince, how could an ordinary person restrain himself from heating up the stove?

What? What if a princess is born? If you are celebrating the New Year, don’t say such unlucky words, the host won’t like to hear it.

Some people flock to it, while others naturally avoid it. The Lin family only visited the house with their children on the third day of the Lunar New Year to pay New Year greetings. They didn't sit for a long time. Although Jia Mu wanted to entertain guests, she couldn't stand Mrs. Wang and others' direct expressions. How could Jia Min get used to their temper? She didn't even bother to eat, she just put down the gift for Jia's mother and left.

When the women in the back house fight, they are really no worse than the men outside.

Aunt Xue waited for Jia Min to leave before she emerged in Jia's house. The only son in her heart was Xue Pan. Thinking that Xue Pan was still in prison, she inevitably came to sit in her sister's room and inquire about news.

Sister, brother, hasn't there been any explanation yet?

Seeing that Aunt Xue came again for this matter, Mrs. Wang was proud of her thoughts for a while, but immediately suppressed her displeasure and said: Didn't my second brother say that this matter cannot be rushed? Xue Pan is inside, and someone has already taken care of him. Except that he can't Moving around is no worse than us outside.

When Aunt Xue heard this, she almost fainted from anger. What do you mean it's no worse than outside? If it's really so good, why don't you ask Baoyu to come in and live here?

It is said that the son is the mother's pet peeve. Mrs. Wang also knew that what she said was a bit inappropriate, so she said in annoyance: I have been bothered by this matter recently. I just said the wrong thing, sister, don't take it to heart.

She was not holding anything back, it was simply because she was so happy about the scene she had just had with Jia Min that Mrs. Wang got a little carried away.

Aunt Xue smiled coquettishly. Although they were biological sisters, their current situations were really very different. Mother is more valuable than son, and Yuanchun is now pregnant with the dragon seed. Mrs. Wang finally takes charge of the Jia family. Now, even if Jia Zheng suddenly loses his mind and wants to divorce his wife, Jia Mu has to stop him.

Because of this matter, Aunt Xue herself had to be careful what she said, What is sister bothering about? Is it the palace affairs?

That's not true. Mrs. Wang secretly laughed at Aunt Xue's lack of knowledge. Even though their family was rich and powerful, it was not easy to send a mother-in-law to help the queen in the palace. That was called overstepping the rules. She continued, It's the second brother.

Mrs. Wang called Wang Ziteng's name and said proudly: He told me to take good care of Baoyu before my husband comes back. Don't go out to cause trouble again. Clean up his house so that Baoyu can study in peace.

Aunt Xue was very happy when she heard this. Although she didn't know why her second brother had such intention, she thought that Baochai would marry Baoyu in the future. It is a good thing for Baochai that there are fewer seductresses in Baoyu's house.

The two sisters chatted for a while, and Aunt Xue, who was very happy with the news, got up and went to find Baochai. The latter didn't see Daiyu today either, and her brother fell into the hands of the other's brother. I don’t know if this sisterly love can still be preserved.

There is a match, but there is no match. I listened to my mother's words. Baochai showed a surprised expression and said in disbelief: So, something is going to happen in Brother Bao's house?

You kid, how can this be called trouble? This is called a clean family tradition... Aunt Xue said proudly with joy, A decent man, whoever has seven or eight maids in his house all day long should kick them all out. A few, so as not to delay Baoyu’s study time.”

Seeing Aunt Xue's happy expression, Baochai thought about it. Her temperament is more complicated than ordinary people. People who have ordinary friendships, unless it touches her bottom line. Most of the time, Baochai is a person who must repay kindness. In just this aspect, I don't know how much better than the average person is.

Because of Daiyu's incident, Baochai and Xiren had many private contacts and often relied on each other's tips. Thinking that the other party was no more than a side aunt, Baochai sent Ying'er to secretly report the news to the attacker.

Baochai had good intentions and asked the other party to prepare for this matter. Whoever imagined it would cause a disaster for no reason.

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It's only the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, and not even the Lantern Festival has arrived. Baoyu was still wearing a peacock fur and playing with Jia Mu, when he suddenly heard that Mrs. Wang was leading her nanny to kill her in his courtyard.

Baoyu was caught off guard and didn't know why this happened. In desperation, he ran back to the house in a hurry. He saw several maids from Yihongyuan, except Xiren, kneeling in the house.

We just celebrated the festival, what happened to my wife? Baoyu said with a smile on his face. This situation reminded him of the golden girl who died in vain.

My son, please sit down first. Mrs. Wang didn't need to say much to her son, she almost regarded him as her lifeblood. But look at the maids around Minggenzi, they are all trained by the old lady.

There is no need to say more about Xiren and Qingwen. Sheyue and others were taught by Xiren, and they were all related to Mrs. Jia in every way. In the past, when Mrs. Wang failed to achieve her goals, Mrs. Jia had to control everyone in the family.

Now that Xifeng is pregnant and has no time to take care of her family, and Yuanchun has given birth to a dragon child, she is about to become richer and richer. Mrs. Wang can't bear it for a moment. She wanted to let the outside world take a closer look. It had nothing to do with her son's failure to teach him well before. It was all because of the over-pampering of the old lady in the house.

Frankly speaking, Mrs. Wang's statement is correct. Ever since Jia Baoyu was born, Mrs. Jia had the final say in terms of food and clothing, and Jia Zheng had the final say in matters of education. As a mother-in-law, she only cares a few words about other things. What a good son, he is closer to his grandmother than his own mother. It's hard to bear this.

The conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been forged since Baoyu was born. This time she found a suitable reason inside and outside, and with Xi Ren as an internal agent, Mrs. Wang had no choice but to deal with the vixen in her son's house.

Baoyu panicked for a moment and turned to look at the restless maids. Among them, Qingwen still had a sick look on her face. Young Master Bao felt a lot of unbearable in his heart and hurriedly said: What did Madam hear outside? If you get any strange news, tell the child first that it's not the case.

Mrs. Wang didn't bother to pay attention to him, and just looked at the maid in front of her coldly. In the cold winter months, everyone is dressed in colorful clothes. There is even one who even imitates the posture of Xi Tzu when she is sick. Then I thought about how I had endured the humiliation and anger in the house for so many years. Immediately he slapped the table in a fierce voice and said, If I don't punish a few of you today, I'm such a good man and I'll take them all to the ditch for you.

Xiren stood behind Mrs. Wang, his face turned pale after hearing this. If Baochai hadn't reported the news secretly, she might not even have had a chance to surrender.

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Mrs. Jia from Rongqing Hall, when she heard the news in Yihong Courtyard, she didn't know that her daughter-in-law was doing it for herself. The old lady had never suffered such grievances in her life, but she only came back from the palace when she thought about her family. If he had made the decision for his grandson in the past, there would have been inevitable quarrels with his daughter-in-law.

Now that my son is not at home, if something like this happens, who will be slapped in the face? It's Yuanchun's face, it's the Jia family's face. The old and frail Mother Jia had no choice but to cry secretly. Yuanyang watched anxiously, and hurriedly took out his handkerchief, wiped the old lady's tears, and comforted her: Old lady, be careful, don't hurt your eyes from crying.

What a mandarin duck. Mother Jia held the maid's hand and cried so hard that she burst into tears. If he was still here, how could I endure this...

As soon as Yuanyang heard this, he knew that the old lady was thinking of the old Duke who passed away, and said hurriedly: The old lady can't do it, I really can't do it. I only sacrificed to my ancestors on the 30th of the year. The old Duke knows what you said. How sad and sad.”

Seeing that Jia Mu's temper could not be calmed down for a long time, Yuanyang got up in a hurry and asked the maid in the house to guard the door so that no one could break into the house easily.

After hiding the matter of Jia Mu in this way, the next day, she heard that several maids had been driven away from Yihong Courtyard. When Yuanyang heard the names and saw that they were all trained by the old lady, he was filled with emotion, feeling sad that the rabbit was dead and the fox was dead.

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The Lin family received this news because it was tipped off by Zijuan, and Daiyu was the first to learn about it. It is now the middle of the first lunar month, and the flavor of the new year has faded away.

When Zijuan explained the matter clearly, Daiyu couldn't help but blink and said curiously: This thing is too coincidental. Who are the people who were kicked out?

Daiyu listened to the name for a while and exclaimed: How come even Qingwen was kicked out?!

Zicuckoo knelt on the ground with a 'pop'. He kowtowed to his young lady and said, Miss, I was entrusted by someone to ask you for this matter...

Seeing Zijuan hesitate to speak, Daiyu hurriedly pulled her up from the ground and said comfortingly: Sister Zijuan, I have to rely on your careful care. Whenever you have any difficulties, just tell me.

My slave deserves to die. I know that the young lady is kind-hearted. As long as I say it, the young lady will not ignore it. I am afraid that it will be difficult for the young lady... Zicuckoo was also in a dilemma, so she could only say sincerely, It was Sister Yuanyang who begged me for this. Everyone. If she beats the little sisters, she is afraid that these people will freeze to death in the dead of winter.

When she heard that it was the maid next to her grandmother, Daiyu couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and said doubtfully: Sister Zijuan, please tell me the truth again.

Zijuan wiped her tears, and then hurriedly told Jia Mu's experience and Yuanyang's tip. Daiyu was really sad to hear this. She is no longer a little girl, and she knows that this matter has gone round and round, and in the final analysis it still falls on her cousin.

Daiyu hurriedly got up and rushed to Jia Min's room to tell her about the matter. The latter's eyebrows never relaxed after hearing this.

Jia Min hugged the stove and sneered, explaining to her daughter: Your cousin has never been raised by your aunt since he was born. I had predicted that this would happen, and I also advised your grandmother that day. Mother and son are connected. , your grandmother kept Baoyu by her side, and no matter whether she raised it well or badly, she could not get your aunt's gratitude. Your grandmother refused to listen, and now she has resentment, eh...

Seeing that her mother actually spoke for her aunt for the first time, Daiyu secretly expressed surprise. Unexpectedly, Jia Min immediately changed the subject, However, she dared to bully your grandmother like this, just because she gained power by relying on her daughter. Although she is reasonable in this matter, your mother and I are a helper. !”

Yu'er, go and call those homeless maids. I want to see what kind of foxy girl can hinder my good nephew from studying for the top prize.

How could Jia Daishan's daughter, who was pampered and pampered, sit back and watch her mother be wronged. Daiyu got the order and immediately got up and left the house. Halfway through, she held Zijuan and talked for a while, and suddenly realized that this was her mother's opportunity to give her some advice on how to get along with her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the future.

Thinking of her brother's status in the Chen family, Daiyu couldn't decide whether one day she would encounter difficulties like Mrs. Wang.

If one day, the child he just gave birth to was taken away by his mother-in-law. This girl, who was about to get her haircut in a month, started to worry about her marriage.

Hahaha, this guy, is it a good thing or a bad thing to be too smart?

It’s really hard to say, hard to say.

It’s not that I updated late, it’s that I wrote two versions and finally posted this. It feels more interesting, and the other version just shot him. Bah bah bah.

PS: The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is really a difficult problem. Fortunately I'm not married, hahahahahaha. hapiness.