Chapter Forty-Seven: The Picture Scroll of Jiafu (I)

The pattern of Jiafu is divided into three roads: east, middle and west. Jia Amnesty Courtyard is on East Road, and the layout of its courtyard is small and elegant.

After Jia Huan got out of school at noon, he said goodbye to Jia Lan at the door of the study, and sent the chief to follow Zhao Guoji to the second gate and spread the word inside: Don't go back to eat at noon. Then, he took Qian Huai and Jia Cong to the east.

Jia Lan sullenly took Guishu and the two scholars to the second gate. After he obeyed his mother's orders and became estranged from his third uncle, he now has more and more no friends. He actually really wanted to play with the third uncle.

Jia Huan and Jia Cong went all the way east from the small courtyard of the study, went out of the corner gate, and then took a few steps around to enter the Jia Yu courtyard from a ritual gate. At the end of summer, the ancient trees in the courtyard are towering, and the rockery and strange stones can be seen everywhere, and the scenery is beautiful.

In the third chapter of the Red Mansion book, there is a passage that uses Lin Daiyu's perspective to describe Jia Yuyuan's most direct description: Mrs. Xing took Daiyu's hand and entered the courtyard. The courtyard of Daiyu's house must be cut off from the garden in the Rong Mansion.

Entering the three-story instrument door, you can see that the verandah of the main room is small and chic, not as magnificent as the square side, and the trees and mountains and stones everywhere in the courtyard are there. When I entered the main room at one time, there were already many concubines and maids in beautiful makeup and beautiful clothes to greet me...

The scenery is one thing, and the key point is: the Jia Yu Yuan is separated from the Rongfuzhong Garden. Lin Daiyu went from Jia's mother to Jia's amnesty courtyard to first go out of the weeping flower gate to detour, go east through the main gate of Rongfu, and then enter the Yimen.

In fact, this also implicitly points out the discordant relationship between Jia Yu and Jia Mu.

When Jia Huan and Jia Cong arrived at the main room of Mrs. Xing's banquet, a decent maid who was waiting on the eaves steps led the two of them in with a smile.

The main house of Jia Yuyuan is magnificent, transparent and spacious, and exquisitely furnished. Three or five maids and mothers-in-law surrounded Mrs. Xing, who was sitting on a chair on the right side of the room.

Mrs. Xing was about forty years old, dressed in gold and silver, dark red satin clothes, dressed as a noble lady, and drank tea with a Ruyao teacup in her hand. When she saw Jia Huan and Jia Cong coming in, she said with a smile: "Yo, Brother Huan'er is here, sit down, sit down." Look at the heat of the day! Sweating. ”

When the maids and mothers-in-law in the room heard this, they immediately moved: serving tea, pouring water, handing towels, and playing fans.

Feeling the breeze around him, Jia Huan secretly sighed in his heart for Mrs. Xing's "majesty" and enjoyment, and bowed and saluted: "I've seen the eldest lady." After a few words of greeting, I washed my hands and face, cleaned up, and sat down beside Mrs. Xing.

Jia Cong looked at Jia Huan's treatment enviously. He had never enjoyed such treatment as a third brother in his wife's place.

Mrs. Xing took Jia Huan's hand, looked at him once, and said to the maids and mothers-in-law around her with a smile: "This appearance is worse than Baoyu, but it is not too much." In the end, he and the three girls are sisters and brothers. Looking at this steady appearance, where can Baoyu compare? ”

The maids and mothers-in-law all laughed in agreement.

Mrs. Xing's companion Wang Shanbao's family laughed loudly: "What Mrs. said is extremely true. "The sound is loud and eye-catching.

In the Book of Red Mansions, the one who copied the Grand View Garden was the leader of Mrs. Xing's companion Wang Shanbao's family. Tanchun also slapped her hard.

Listening to Mrs. Xing's overtures, Jia Huan somewhat understood the meaning of today's meal: Mrs. Xing might be trying to win him over. What do you do with wooing him? Naturally, he worked against Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng.

In Jiafu, it is not calm. In the words of literature and art: where there are people, there are rivers and lakes!

To put it bluntly: Don't fight and tear up a big family, do you believe it?

Jia Huan is also clear: Why did you choose this time? Because, he is still alive and kicking under Wang Xifeng's blows and retaliation. It is not difficult to "brush prestige" on Wang Xifeng, but it is rare that he is still "alive" after brushing. He fits just that.

Jia Huan was not a young man who had just come out, and chatted with Mrs. Xing without moving. After a while, Mrs. Xing sent Jia Cong away, and then ordered the meal to be set, and sent the maid and mother-in-law who were waiting to watch from a distance, and talked (secret talk) with Jia Huan while eating.

Jia Huan's speech was calm, which was not good news for Mrs. Xing, and she smiled and said, "Brother Huan'er, I heard that your mother detained you in the mansion to study. How does this work? Children are not playful. If you want to get out of the house, you can go to the corner gate here in the east. ”

Jia Huan's heart flashed: Shall I go out of the house at the corner gate on the east side and send you a big handle?

But Jia Huan didn't want to refuse Jia Yu's "kindness". After all, he was still in a bit of a dangerous situation in Jiafu now, so he said, "Mrs. Xie is kind. I will, if needed. ”

Mrs. Xing met him today, and there was only a ghost without Jia Yu's instructions.

What is the image of Mrs. Xing in the Book of Red Mansions?

She is stupid by nature, she only knows how to flatter Jia Yu, and all the big and small affairs in the family are at the mercy of Jia Yu. In and out of the money, once in her hands, she will deduct abnormal deductions and greedily take goods. Children and slaves, no one is relied on, not a word is heard, so they are very unpopular.

Such a greedy, selfish, unprincipled, and IQ person who needs to be recharged cannot be a "confidant aunt" who specially came to invite him to talk and eat.

It must be Jia Yu behind her who instructed her.

Mrs. Xing was not satisfied with Jia Huan's answer, but he was relieved, thought about it, and said a little angrily: "Brother Huan, Sister Feng will provide you with rancid meals in the kitchen, and I have also heard about it."

If you want me to say she's just messing around. Don't treat you as a little master. With such a temper and personality, how can she convince the public, how can she be a housekeeper. Alas..., I am also a soft-spoken person, and no one listens to what I say. But if it's of any use, I'll be sure to do justice to you. ”

Jia Huan just wanted to say two words at this time: hehe.

Does he look like a stupid person? Mrs. Xing actually used this kind of nonsense to fool him. Is he really an 8-year-old kid?

In Jia's mansion, Jia's mother did not wait to see her eldest son Jia Yu, and favored Jia Zheng. This is a well-known thing. Anyone who has seen Dream of Red Mansions knows it. Jia pardoned the Mid-Autumn Festival and deliberately told a joke about her mother's partiality, and Jia's mother also admitted that she was partial.

Mrs. Xing has no children or daughters, and although Wang Xifeng, the housekeeper's daughter-in-law, is her daughter-in-law, Wang Xifeng only listens to Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang's words, and ignores her. She doesn't have much weight to speak in Jiafu, so she can only be a person with her tail between her legs.

And, of course, waiting for an opportunity to fight back. Who doesn't love power? Copying the Grand View Garden is her proud work.

So even if Mrs. Xing helped Jia Huan speak, it had absolutely nothing to do with justice, but she used him as a tool of struggle.

Jia Huan smiled and drank the delicacies from the big kitchen of Jiafu: lotus leaf soup.

Seeing that Jia Huan was unmoved, Mrs. Xing said more explicitly, "Don't look at people like us enjoying glory and wealth, but they also have to deal with all kinds of troubles. If it weren't for the eldest lord standing in the way outside, he would have worked hard to find the current situation in the house?

I'm not a person who covets anything, but there should be a place for big houses to talk in this house, right? Brother Huan, you are a capable person, and the eldest man takes a fancy to you. People like us, where do you use early study to seek fame. Wait a while, your second brother Lian will come back and ask him to take you out of the house to play. ”

Jia Huan was a little toothy. Mrs. Xing never understood a question, did he leave the house just to play?

Well, an eight-year-old child, as it should be in the eyes of outsiders. But the conditions he had to exchange weren't just to go out and play! He wants freedom.

Mrs. Wang didn't let him out of the house, which doesn't mean that he really couldn't get out of the house. Can Mrs. Wang still arrange people to guard the corner gates one by one? At least she can't control Jia Yu's side.

Instead, he said that he went out of the house without permission, and let Mrs. Wang know that the consequences were serious. With the truth, see how Mrs. Wang will "concoct" him? The dynasty rules the world with filial piety.

But Mrs. Xing is just Jia Yu's agent, and she can't give him such conditions.

Jia Huan looked at Mrs. Xing and said seriously: "Big lady, I heard that my uncle is very powerful in the court, and Jane is in the emperor's heart. A few years ago, Miss Lin's tutor Jia Yucun easily made it easy for my father to get a beautiful job in the prefect of Jinling. I don't know what the relationship between the eldest lord and my uncle is? ”

Jia Huan said "my uncle" one by one, talking about Wang Ziteng. Wang Ziteng is his uncle in legal terms. But Wang Ziteng obviously only recognizes Jia Baoyu as his nephew, and will not recognize Jia Huan.

Regarding Wang Ziteng's matter, Jia Huan didn't say nonsense. Wang Ziteng never appeared positively in the Red Chamber Book, but every time he appeared, he would inevitably be promoted. He has successively served as the envoy of the Beijing Camp Festival, the control of the nine provinces, and the inspection point of the nine provinces. Climb up the ladder. It is not an exaggeration to say that Jane is in the heart of the emperor.

Wang Ziteng is now a flag resistant figure in the political arena of the four major families.

Jia Huan's words seem to be asking about relationships, but they are actually talking about conditions: I have a good uncle, what is the benefit of me taking refuge in you Jia Yu? Just being able to hang out?

But anyone who knew that Jia Huan was going to leave Jiafu knew that he was talking "nonsense". It was obvious that Mrs. Xing's words were being set. He wanted to know what price Jia Yu was willing to pay if he wanted to fight with Jia Zhengyi in the inner house.

The price often means determination.

Knowing Jia Yu's determination, Jia Huan will have more confidence in the "struggle" in Jia's mansion in the future. He didn't have the "consciousness" to be Jia Yu and Mrs. Xing's "tools of struggle".

Mrs. Xing had such an expression and laughed.

Wang Ziteng is Jia Huan's uncle. It's a joke to say. Of course, she understood that Jia Huan was talking about conditions.

Mrs. Xing moved a little closer to Jia Huan, a little closer, lowered her voice, and said with a smile: "You two should be missing." ”

What Aunt Zhao thinks, no one in Jiafu doesn't know.

The title of Rongguo Mansion is attacked by Jia Yu and Jia Lian, which is a sure thing. Aunt Zhao takes a fancy to Jia Zheng's family assets.

The Rongguo Mansion has a big business, in addition to personal private property, if you want to divide the family, only two people are qualified, that is, Jia Yu and Jia Zheng. Judging from the current situation, after Jia's mother died, it is eight to nine times out of ten that the two will separate.

And Jia Zheng only has two sons, Jia Baoyu and Jia Huan. The widowed Li Kun and Jia Lan are clearly at a disadvantage. If the family property is divided in the future..., Aunt Zhao's thoughts will be revealed. In the book of Red Mansions, there is a matter of her asking Ma Daopo to do something to kill Jia Baoyu.

Jia Huan himself heard Aunt Zhao say it herself: It's better to be profitable than Baoyu to die.

Mrs. Xing can see this matter clearly. She thought Jia Huan thought the same way. Isn't it rumored in Jia's Mansion that Jia's mother doesn't like Jia Huan: is that he has an idea about Jia Baoyu's status? So, throw the topic out.

But playing intellectual games, Mrs. Xing and Jia Huan obviously don't play the same game.

Jia Huan smiled and nodded. He knew Jia Yu's bottom line.