134 Cruel wife and mother
Jia's mother still has illusions about Jia Zheng, but Mrs. Wang has no good impression of Jia Zheng at all. Why is Jia Baoyu still young, and he still needs his mother to plan for him, and Mrs. Wang has to run around for Jia Zheng.
Mrs. Wang can see that Jia Baoyu, like Jia Zheng, is spoiled by Jia's mother. The difference is that Jia Baoyu is still young, if he is detained by his side and educated well, there is still a chance to correct him, but Jia Zheng is already an old man who has half entered the loess, even if Mrs. Wang has the heart and the strength. Not to mention, the last bit of conjugal love between Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang was also worn out as early as the moment Mrs. Wang entered the Buddhist hall.
Today's Mrs. Wang, even if he is planning for Jia Zheng, his ultimate goal is still for his son Jia Baoyu.
Mrs. Wang knew that Jia Zheng was useless. Even, this time Jia Zhenghui will be bad again, which is also expected by Mrs. Wang. How could Jia Baoyu be Jia Zheng's son, and it was recorded above, for Jia Baoyu, Mrs. Wang had to come to Jia Jiu's courtyard again.
After bathing, Jia Jiu, who was sitting in front of the bookcase and copying books, heard that Mrs. Wang was coming, and hurriedly asked the girls to invite Mrs. Wang to sit in the study in front of her, and she changed her clothes before coming out.
As soon as Mrs. Wang saw Jia Jiu, she said as if she was emotional: "Second girl, every time I see your house, I think that it would be good if Baoyu also had such a study." ”
Jia Jiu smiled: "What's so difficult about this? With the old lady's love for Baoyu, don't say that there is one, that is, two or three, and there are also some. ”
Mrs. Wang said: "But it's all like goods." Alas. It's not that I'm worried about being a mother, it's really that Baoyu's child is not angry. Even if I put the book in front of him, he didn't bother to read it. This. Baoyu can't compare to you. Many of your books here are copied by yourself, right? Some even copied more than one. ”
Jia Jiu smiled: "Yes." ”
Mrs. Wang said: "You are in the palace most of the days, even at home, and you have to take care of the sacrifice first. Even the only little time I have is tight, and I can squeeze out time to copy books. Baoyu plays every day, and he doesn't see him touching books. Two girls. How did you manage to squeeze out so much time and copy so many books? ”
Jia Jiu smiled: "There is nothing else, but more than three more." ”
Mrs. Wang listened inexplicably: "What three more?" ”
Jia Jiu said: "This is an allusion. In ancient times, there was a man named Dong Yu who was very knowledgeable. Someone asked him for advice, and Dong Yu said: 'Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will be revealed. The person who asked for advice was distressed and said he didn't have time. Dong Yu sued him. It's good to make good use of the three surpluses. The other party asked what was going on. Dong Yu replied: 'Winter is the spare time of the year (you can study), the night is the extra time of the day (you can read), and the rainy days are more than all year round. ’”
Mrs. Wang smiled: "After all, I have read a book, and I am very literate." I don't understand it. ”
Jia Jiu said with a smile: "Look at what my aunt said, how old am I, and how many books have I read?" It's just to emulate the sages. The aunt didn't see it, the children of the people outside. It's too late to enlighten at the age of five or six, and it's a little more powerful. Even a girl, at the age of six, finished the four books. ”
Mrs. Wang was taken aback: "How is it possible?!" ”
Jia Jiu said: "How is it impossible? Sister Lin is like this. I heard that when he was five years old, his aunt hired a serious jinshi to be his husband and specially teach him these subsets of scriptures and histories. It was later that the new lady entered the door, and Sister Lin's homework was not left behind. If it weren't for the fact that Sister Lin was a girl, I was afraid that the Lin family would have one more Xiaoxiu talent now. ”
Mrs. Wang said: "Is this true? ”
Jia Jiu replied: "Is this still fake? I heard that those Qingliu people are like this. If it weren't for the name of the head of the case, if it weren't for the fear that the child's undecided heart would be pursued by others and hurt Zhongyong, I was afraid that these people would let the children in the family enter the examination room early. Where will drag on those years. This is also the reason why the time gap between the children of these families is very short. As he spoke, he sighed again and said, "It's a pity." My father sighed several times in front of me and my brother, saying that Sister Lin and my brother are not the same age, and they are much older than Cong'er, and there is a rule that blood and bones do not flow back, otherwise, my father would have set Sister Lin in front of my aunt's sickbed. ”
When Mrs. Wang heard this, her heart was also moved, and she asked, "The brother of the Lin family is also ten years old this year, how is his homework?" ”
Jia Jiu replied: "I heard my father say that my aunt once personally commented on Brother Lin's homework, saying that Brother Lin's heat is there, but he is still young. If you go to the scientific examination at that time, I am afraid that this ranking will be pushed down. Therefore, Brother Lin wants to participate in the imperial examination, and he can only wait for filial piety. The eldest uncle of Dongfu said before going to Xuanqingguan that there is no problem with the knowledge of the eldest brother of Lin. But if you want to rank well, I'm afraid you need a little patience and a little luck. As for the Jinshi, if you don't have twenty, you will go to the Jinshi examination, which is really not good for the officer. ”
Mrs. Wang had heard these words a few times before. It's just that at that time, he felt irrelevant to himself and didn't take it to heart. But now that I heard it from Jia Jiu's mouth, Mrs. Wang's heart was also moved.
Jia Zheng can't count on it, Jia Baoyu can't be motivated by himself, Jia Yuanchun's status is precarious, Jia Baoyu's future can only rely on marrying a good daughter-in-law, giving birth to a good son, and then letting his wife and son support him.
Even if she said that Jia Baoyu was a great cultivator, Mrs. Wang knew this very well in her heart. It's a pity that whether it was in the past or now, there are very few ladies he can see.
People who are really confident don't look down on their Jia family, let alone Jia Baoyu.
Even if it is said that Jia Baoyu has a background, Mrs. Wang knows this very well in her heart. He knew that because of Jia Baoyu's stone, the idlers would never marry their daughters.
In the past, Mrs. Wang would still be proud of Jia Baoyu's stone, but now Mrs. Wang can only worry about this stone.
Mrs. Wang can only come into contact with people she can reach. Choose a wife for Jia Baoyu.
Shi Xiangyun, Xue Baochai, and Lin Daiyu, Xing Xiuyan, Xue Baoqin, Li Wen and Li Qi, who had not been seen by Mrs. Wang for a long time after coming to the Jia family, were all within the scope of Mrs. Wang's investigation.
Shi Xiangyun doesn't need to say more. Although both parents died, there are two uncles who are marquises, and they are the eldest daughters of the Shi family, and their status is the highest. In the past, Mrs. Wang always thought that Jia's mother intended to let Jia Baoyu marry Shi Xiangyun, so that Jia Baoyu could be taken care of by the Shi family.
For Shi Xiangyun's identity. Madame Wang was satisfied, but he was still very worried. Because he knows very well that Shi Xiangyun's relationship with his uncle and aunt is not very good. even vaguely complained many times that his uncle and aunt treated him poorly. Mrs. Wang felt that if she was Shi Xiangyun's aunt, she wouldn't be able to bear it for long when she saw this niece so ignorant. So. Madame Wang was worried. The current Mrs. Baolinghou and Mrs. Zhongjinghou are polite to Shi Xiangyun out of the consideration of obligation and responsibility, and when Shi Xiangyun gets married and becomes a member of someone else's family, I am afraid that these two ladies will think that their responsibilities have been over, and they are tired of Shi Xiangyun, so they will no longer pay attention to Shi Xiangyun. In that case, Jia Baoyu will be able to get very limited care.
Shi Xiangyun's arrogant and honest behavior, interjecting people's hearts from time to time, makes people unable to be optimistic about his future.
Needless to say, Xue Baochai said. Madame Wang is more familiar than anyone else. In Mrs. Wang's opinion, the Xue family now only has money left except money. was originally attached to their Jia family, but he was so stupid that he offended Jia Jiu. It can be said that the Xue family is equivalent to fish on the chopping board, waiting to be eaten and wiped clean.
Xue Baoqin has already decided on a family affair, and although he is excellent, he also has a capable brother. But how much can a businessman do? At least Mrs. Wang can't see what the future of Xue Zhen will be. In Mrs. Wang's opinion, if Xue Baoqin was really powerful, she would not have brought Xue Baoqin to Beijing so early, and the people of the Mei family would not treat Xue Baoqin as if Xue Baoqin did not exist, and they had never given Xue Baoqin a post so far.
As for the Li family, the Li family has fallen out, and Mrs. Wang also has a daughter-in-law named Li Kun, so she doesn't want to marry another daughter-in-law of the Li family. In that case, he will be set aside by his two daughters-in-law.
The rest, Mrs. Wang can only come into contact with Lin Daiyu and Xing Xiuyan.
If Lin Daiyu didn't have a brother, Mrs. Wang would definitely not choose him. But since Lin Daiyu has a brother, even if this brother is still young, in Mrs. Wang's opinion, as long as this brother has Lin Daiyu's demeanor or two, he Mrs. Wang will ask for Lin Daiyu for Jia Baoyu.
Except for the fact that Lin Daiyu is Jia Min's daughter and Jia Min had some problems with Mrs. Wang before she got married, Mrs. Wang is still quite satisfied with Lin Daiyu. The Lin family is rich, Lin Daiyu's dowry will not be less, and he can take care of his brother, Lin Daiyu's brother is not like Xue Pan, he is a bad thing. Lin Daiyu herself looks good, can retain Jia Baoyu's vision, and has a good demeanor, if her future grandchildren have half of the Lin family's demeanor, Jia Baoyu's future will not be worried.
What's more, for some reason, Jia Jiu values this cousin very much, and everything is arranged properly. Mrs. Wang couldn't guess the reason why Jia Jiu cared so much about Lin Daiyu, but it did not prevent him from optimistically estimating that after Jia Baoyu married Lin Daiyu in the future, Lin Daiyu would be taken care of by Jia Jiu in the future.
Compared with Xing Xiuyan, who is almost impossible to become Jia Baoyu's wife, Mrs. Wang certainly likes Lin Daiyu a little more.
Now, after hearing Jia Jiu's evaluation of Lin Yu, Mrs. Wang's heart is much more relaxed.
In his opinion, since Lin Daiyu came to Jia's house, his marriage was naturally decided by Jia's mother. As long as you show your meaning in front of your mother-in-law, this family business will naturally be caught. Lin Yu is excellent, which makes this family affair the icing on the cake.
Mrs. Wang still remembered that Lin Daiyu's sisters and brothers were still in filial piety, and it was inconvenient to talk about marriage now, and she was afraid that her proposal now would attract Jia Jiu's disgust, so he just smiled and changed the topic.
"Second girl, do you know what the old lady's attitude is towards you not going to the front today?"
Jia Jiu raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Auntie might as well tell her niece what the old lady's attitude is." Luckily? ”
Mrs. Wang has always spoken straightforwardly, and Jia Jiu doesn't need to worry too much about him.
This is the benefit of being born in the Jia family.
If you are born in someone else's family, you will be tired and half dead when talking to others on weekdays, let alone guessing the meaning behind other people's words.
Mrs. Wang said: "At the beginning, the old lady still said. I hope you can go to the front later, but then I heard that you didn't go, but the old lady changed her look. ”
"What does the aunt think?"
Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Jiu. replied: "If you want me to say, you are a girl and a show girl to be selected, so it is naturally not good to meet outsiders casually." It's just that that's not what the old lady thinks. ”
Jia Jiu raised his eyebrows, looked at Mrs. Wang, and said, "It seems that I made my aunt bother." ”
Jia Zheng is the husband of Mrs. Wang. is also Mrs. Wang's reliance, it stands to reason that Mrs. Wang should be more anxious than Jia's mother. But the meaning revealed in Mrs. Wang's words. But Jia Jiu was a little unsure of Mrs. Wang's intentions.
Mrs. Wang was silent for a while, sat up straight, and said, "Second girl, since that's the case." I'll get straight to the point. Your second uncle is limited. Otherwise, with our family's family background, your second uncle would not have been a member of the Ministry of Labor for more than ten years. It stands to reason that your eldest sister has become a mother, so she should have a grace at all. But now there is no movement. Second girl, I don't know the bottom of my heart. ”
Mrs. Wang is better than Wang Xifeng in that Mrs. Wang can pretend. Like Wang Xifeng, Mrs. Wang also knows how to talk to people and talk nonsense. The difference is that Wang Xifeng is a runaway sports car. Racing all the way, Mrs. Wang was much more cautious, driving steadily all the way, and still had time to stop and think about the route and enjoy the scenery.
If it was Mrs. Wang, who was high in the past, Mrs. Wang would naturally not show weakness like this, but sat in the Rongxi Hall with great ambition, admiring her power and majesty. The current Mrs. Wang knows very well that she does not have the capital to argue with Jia Jiu, and even if Jia Jiu obviously threatens the status of his daughter Jia Yuanchun, he Mrs. Wang still can't do anything.
Thinking of Jia Jiu's threat to Jia Yuanchun, Mrs. Wang's heart became angry, and she couldn't wait to split the stinky girl in front of her. But he also knew that his daughter's ability in the palace was very limited, and before his daughter gave birth to the prince, his daughter's throne as the princess was the moon in the mirror, which was not worth mentioning at all.
Of course, Mrs. Wang knows how unstable her daughter's position is, as long as the stone is there, her son is Wang Mang, and it is unlikely that her daughter Jia Yuanchun will give birth to a prince. The daughter who is in an unstable position and may fall at any time will certainly not be able to take care of her son for a long time. On the contrary, Jia Junjun, who has always been very favored, will be able to take care of his son more in the future.
Mrs. Wang's heart has always wavered. Dealing with Jia Jiu, he may not be able to protect his daughter, and his son is even less secure; Attached to Jia Jiu, her daughter will definitely not be able to keep it, but her son has a glimmer of hope.
Neither of the sons and daughters could see any real hope, which made Mrs. Wang have no choice.
And Mrs. Wang also knew very well that even if he chose to be hostile to the niece in front of him, he couldn't find a way for his niece to pull off the horse.
He is no longer the second wife who called for wind and rain in this mansion. And this niece is no longer the powerless little girl she was at the beginning, but the high-ranking county lady.
Mrs. Wang decided that before things changed, he should take a good look and look for opportunities to make a move.
Mrs. Wang is indeed a money python, with enough patience and enough appetite. If it weren't for the strength behind Jia Jiu that he couldn't swallow in one bite, and his ability was strong, he would have done it a long time ago.
Seeing that Jia Jiu was silent, Mrs. Wang could only say, "Second girl, what do you think of your eldest sister's affairs?" ”
Jia Jiu smiled and said, "Auntie, you can embarrass me." The eldest sister is the imperial concubine, how can she talk about it without permission? ”
Mrs. Wang shook her head and said, "I always feel that there is something wrong with your eldest sister's canonization, so I want to come and ask you for an idea." If only I could enter the palace. It's a pity that I'm a white person, and I can't go to see your big sister or talk to your big sister. Second girl, you often go in and out of the court, have you seen your big sister? ”
Jia Jiu shook his head and said, "Auntie, I entered the palace to be the companion of Princess Changle, even if I lived, I also lived in the North Palace. The eldest sister is in the inner court, across the palace wall, where is it so easy to see? There is nothing to do, and I am inconvenient to disturb the big sister. ”
Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "The rules in the palace are big. I thought you would know a little bit of news, but now I know that it's just my delusion. ”
Jia Jiu didn't say anything, but poured a bowl of tea for Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang was silent for a moment, and then said, "Second girl, you said that your second uncle can enter the eyes of Honglu Temple this time?" ”
Jia Jiu raised his eyebrows and said, "This, I haven't gone comprehensively, and I haven't had time to ask, so I don't know much about the things ahead." I only know that this broken island is powerful, and the Di people have been committing crimes in the south before, just because they can't afford to provoke them, they can only pick up soft persimmons and pinch them, and bully us Daqi is kind and talkative. Not to mention the imperial court, even the Daomen don't dare to provoke them. As for the second uncle, I only hope that when the second uncle faces them, he will be more careful, don't drop his book bag, and don't put any shelves in the sky. In this world, after all, strength speaks. If you don't have enough strength and put on a show, you can only offend people. ”
Mrs. Wang's heart jumped.
He heard that Jia Zheng was very angry with the deputy envoy of the broken island.
Mrs. Wang smiled dryly and said, "Second girl, where is this broken island so powerful?" I heard that this envoy of the broken island is a former prince? He's been exiled, isn't he? Where can there be a prince who stays in another country for a few years? ”
Jia Jiu replied: "That can also show that this former king of the broken island is not trivial, and the friendship with the king of the broken island is also extraordinary. Therefore, knowing that this prince threatened the royal power, the king of the broken island still tried his best to save his teacher's life and let him come to our Daqi for vacation. Throughout the history books, which powerful minister got a good death? ”
The rule of the Wang family is that a woman is virtuous if she is not talented. Mrs. Wang has never read any books, but she has heard a lot of books. The emperors in those stories have indeed become dry bones under the throne.
Hearing Jia Jiu say this, Mrs. Wang also became nervous.
"Second girl, I heard that this broken island is very powerful and can threaten our Great Qi?"
"Yes. Even with only these envoys, it would be enough to turn the capital into a sea of fire. ”
"How is that possible?"
"Otherwise, why are the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple so cautious?"
"Then you still don't give face to Broken Island? Say no, don't see? ”
"I'm a girl." (To be continued......)