Chapter 15.7 Comparison
Just when the elders were surrounding Shi Xiangyun, Tanchun quietly pulled Raja Jiu's sleeve. Jia Jiu understood and followed him outside.
Tanchun said: "Second sister, do you have any news about the palace?" β
"What does the third sister mean?"
Tanchun hesitated for a while and said, "Second sister, if my sister is rude, please also invite my sister Haihan." It's really my sister's heart, so I want to bother my sister. After a pause, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "It's about Niangniang." I heard that the canonization ceremony has not been held in the palace for a long time, is this true? β
No one cares more about this than Tanchun.
There is no canonization ceremony, even if there is a holy decree, Jia Yuanchun's imperial concubine is not rightly named. For Jia Yuanchun himself, nothing could be worse than this. changed to someone else, even if there was no Jin Feng this time, they were still concubines, or concubines, but he Jia Yuanchun was a girl who was imprisoned in the cold palace before. There is a canonization ceremony, he Jia Yuanchun is a serious imperial concubine, and without a canonization ceremony, he Jia Yuanchun is a palace person who made a mistake.
Affected by this, the identities of Jia Zhengwang's wife Jia Baoyu and Jia Tanchun will also be very different.
How could a shrewd girl like Tanchun not care about her status? Even if Mrs. Wang never told him, he also tried to find a way to inquire.
Jia Jiu looked at Tanchun for a while, and then said, "This is indeed the case." β
Tanchun said eagerly: "But why? β
Jia Jiu looked deeply into Tanchun's eyes and said, "Third sister, this is not what you should ask. β
This kind of question is not just something that Tanchun can't ask. It's also something that no one else can inquire about.
The matter of the palace must not be spread outside, this is an iron rule.
Tanchun pounced and took Jia Jiu's hand. said: "So, what does the second sister know?" β
Jia Jiu broke away from Tanchun's hand and said, "Third sister, instead of asking me about this here, it's better to find a way to take care of yourself." β
Tanchun smiled bitterly: "Second sister, I am a concubine, and it is impossible for my wife to remember me in his name." β
See the scenery of my cousin. How is Tanchun not envious? In the dead of night, he secretly thought more than once about what it would be like if he was also recorded in his mother-in-law's name. More clothes? More jewelry? My mother-in-law took her out to socialize? Dignitaries and nobles?
It's a pity. Sweet dreams are just sweet dreams, and every time I wake up from my fantasies, that kind of loss, that kind of sadness. gnawed at the heart of Tanchun. Let Tanchun cry silently until dawn alone. Then, get up as if nothing had happened and start the day, without letting anyone else find out what is on your mind.
Jia Jiu said to take care of himself or something, in Tanchun's opinion, if he can only be a maid and a daughter in his life, then there is no need to talk about taking care of himself.
If Jia Jiu is still Jia Yingchun in the original book. If Jia Yu's family was still the big house in the original book, Tanchun would never say this to this cousin. But. The only thing he can count on now is this cousin. In Tanchun's opinion, even Xue Baochai has to rely on this cousin, and this cousin is kind-hearted, and it is nothing to show weakness to the other party.
Jia Jiu sighed and said, "What if you know?" I won't talk too much about things in the palace. I can only sue you that there are people in the court who oppose it. β
Tanchun was stunned for a moment, and his eyes widened unconsciously: "Someone is against it? β
Jia Jiu nodded and said, "Yes." Third sister, I still say the same thing, no matter how you live, taking care of yourself is the most important thing. As he spoke, he paused again and said, "If you can, or if you have the spare energy, take care of your brother by the way." β
Tanchun was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, Jia Jiu turned around and went to the house.
In the house, Mother Jia was hugging Shi Xiangyun, and when she saw Jia Jiu coming in, she couldn't help complaining: "Second girl, Baoyu's house is close to the left, why did you think of coming here?" β
Jia Jiu hurriedly saluted and said, "Old lady, it was because the Xiaoxiang Pavilion was relatively close to Yihong Courtyard at that time that the granddaughter chose the Xiaoxiang Pavilion." After all, my granddaughter is no longer a child. β
When Jia Mu heard this, she was stunned, but she still laughed.
Jia Mu is not really angry with Shi Xiangyun, he is just squeezed by Mrs. Wang and has no choice, so there is such a sentence. And Jia Jiu's answer also made Jia's mother very satisfied.
As I said before, because there is no one living in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, except for a few necessary furniture, there are no antique toys and other things to be placed, which makes the already exquisite Xiaoxiang Pavilion more and more empty. However, there was no one living here in the first place, but Jia Jiu proposed to come and sit, which was not a big deal.
Jia Baoyu Yihongyuan is a big deal.
As I have said before, the construction of the Grand View Garden in the original book has the wealth of several generations of the Lin family, including not only silver coins, but also a variety of antique toys, famous calligraphy and paintings, of course, including this kind of jade, stone ornaments, and of course, the porcelain vases and flower pots of the previous generation are indispensable. But what is there in the Grand View Garden now? It's either a high imitation or a fake, and it can't stand scrutiny at all.
Even if there are no famous calligraphy and paintings, there are no fakes, but almost all of Jia Baoyu's Yihong Courtyard are fakes.
After the move, Mrs. Wang came to care for her son, and when she saw the room full of fakes, she almost fainted.
But what could he do? Just like Xue Baochai said, their Xue family is a businessman, and they have a few antiques in their hands, either commodities or gifts to be given to others, where can they conjure up a batch to decorate the house for Jia Baoyu?
That time, Mrs. Wang and Xue Baochai had a very unpleasant quarrel. It's not loud and angry, but it's about the same. Even the people around Mrs. Wang were very surprised that this treasure girl had such confidence and dared to disobey the wife who was the same.
What's even more coincidental is that Jia Baoyu didn't know what to do that day, but actually appeared in Mrs. Wang's courtyard, and knew the whole story-some people privately speculated that Jia Baoyu would go to Mrs. Wang's courtyard at that time, which was actually arranged by Xue Baochai-because of Jia Baoyu's appearance, Mrs. Wang had to stop fighting. Just from that day. Mrs. Wang was a little indifferent to Xue Baochai.
Just like today, the girl twisted her feet when she mentioned Shi Xiangyun, but in fact, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang didn't have to appear. But Mrs. Wang appeared and brought Mother Jia, the meaning of which is very clear, that is, to give Xue Baochai a warning.
Xue Baochai is also very aware of this.
In this regard, Xue Baochai could only sneer.
Aunt Xue also persuaded her daughter more than once, but Xue Baochai didn't take it to heart.
Xue Baochai saw it very clearly, his aunt. If he has money, he will put himself in the palm of his hand, if he has no money. In the blink of an eye, he turned his face and didn't recognize people, and he changed his face faster than anyone else. Instead of hoping that the other party will remember you well, it is better to find a way to keep a little more money in your hands.
As long as you have money, the other party will not do anything to you.
Xue Baochai from the upper edge of the fan. looked at Mrs. Wang coldly. Seeing that Mrs. Wang seemed to notice her gaze, she lowered her gaze again and hid her thoughts.
Xue Baochai resented his stupidity more than once. If he could have understood what this aunt was earlier, then he would not have made such a decision in the first place, let alone offended Jia Jiu, a person who could really help him, for someone like Mrs. Wang.
It's not too late, though.
At least, he still has the opportunity to leave a sum of money for himself and the Xue family. Waiting for the future.
The current Xue Baochai is not hopeful that he can get Jia Jiu's forgiveness, but this is not the same as saying. He can't continue to curry favor with Jia Jiu. On the contrary, he would rather please Jia Jiu, who had already offended him, than Mrs. Wang.
Regarding Mrs. Wang's plan to use Jia's mother's power to put pressure on herself, Xue Baochai also saw it very clearly. However, he did not have the same confidence in this matter as Mrs. Wang, because he knew that as long as he revealed a few words in a timely manner, he could ignite the anger of Jia Mu and Jia Jiu, so that Mrs. Wang could not get any benefits.
And, without having to say it yourself, there are two ready-made candidates here. One is naΓ―ve enough to not calculate, and the other is stupid enough to calculate, even if he can calculate, they both picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelons.
With a plan in his heart, Xue Baochai naturally knew what to do. He glanced at Xue Baoqin, and it happened that this cousin also turned his face, and saw that his cousin's eyes were different, first his eyes widened slightly in surprise, and when he saw that his cousin gave him a look, he immediately nodded and said that he understood.
Xue Baoqin's naivety does not mean that he is ignorant of certain things. Moreover, he, like Xue Baochai, is the daughter of the Xue family, and when he encounters something, he naturally has to be consistent with the outside world.
When Xue Baoqin heard Jia Jiu say this, she immediately said, "It turns out that the second sister chose this Xiaoxiang Pavilion because of the short distance. β
"It's not just because it's close."
"Oh? What is the reason for that? Jia Mu was also interested, and hurriedly asked.
Jia Jiu smiled and said, "No matter what, most of the flowers and trees in this garden are newly planted, so it is inevitable that they will be finer." It's fine if you look at it from a distance, but if you get closer, it's a little less flavorful after all. I chose this Xiaoxiang Pavilion, of course, because of the proximity, but more importantly, the bamboo is easy to feed. Once the bamboo whip grows, the bamboo forest will naturally become. It rained for most of the month last month, but at the end of the month it was sunny for two days, and at the beginning of the middle of the month, it started to rain again. With such abundant rainwater, it is more than enough for these bamboos. Now these bamboos do look a little thin, but the weather is a little different from other places. I don't expect to finish the whole garden today, but I just play slowly here, which is also a meaning. β
When Jia Mu heard this, she also laughed: "You are a shrewd person. Turning his head, he said to Aunt Xue and Mrs. Li on the side: "What the second girl said does make some sense. The flowers and trees in this garden are newly planted, and they are not as rich as those at home. β
When Mrs. Wang heard the two words of home, her brows jumped, and a sense of dissatisfaction rose in her heart, but she was still suppressed by him.
I only heard Mrs. Wang say: "Old lady, the second girl was taught by you, and there are aunts from the palace around you to teach, so it is naturally not bad in this." β
Mrs. Wang's words were insincere, but Mother Jia heard it clearly. However, at this moment, Mother Jia didn't have so much heart to worry about this daughter-in-law.
I only heard him say: "It's old, it's useless." When Min'er was at home, I was just the right age and could keep up with my spirit, so I brought up their sisters little by little. But when it comes to their sisters' generation, I am also older, and my spirit is not as good as before, and the following four granddaughters, raised by hand, are just a big girl, and then there is a second girl who follows the side to watch half of the school. Even if the big girl is now a mother, I still have to say that there are many things, the big girl has just learned a skin, and it is not as good as the second girl, everything is appropriate. β
The palace has not held a canonization ceremony for a long time, and Jia Mu also heard about it.
He is already an old man, how will he know how this thing has changed?
If there is a problem with the low-ranking concubines below, the above can also reduce the number of people who participated in the canonization ceremony at the end. But the fact is that all the concubines' canonization ceremonies have been delayed. Then there is only one possibility, that is, there is a problem among the upper concubines.
In Jia's mother's view, the most likely problem here is her eldest granddaughter Jia Yuanchun.
Mother Jia didn't know what this granddaughter had done in the palace. But that doesn't stop him from making his own judgment that it's time to make a choice between his two granddaughters.
Jia's mother has no confidence in Jia Yuanchun at all.
Jia Mu knows very well that the more she is in that position, the more she hates to be calculated by the person next to her. Originally, the men calculated and calculated in the court, it was enough to toss, and when they returned to the harem, they had to be calculated by these concubines, just ask, which emperor can bear it? If it is a high-ranking concubine, it can bring them benefits, so you can bear it if you can't say it. But what about Jia Yuanchun? And what can it bring to the emperor?
Jia Yuanchun entered the palace, but he entered with full calculation and ambition. Jia Mu didn't think that such Jia Yuanchun could be favored by the emperor.
Instead of believing in Jia Yuanchun, Jia Mu would rather believe in Jia Jiu. At least Jia Jiu still has a Dao Gate behind him, which can bring the world peace he wants for the emperor.
With the repeated delay of the canonization ceremony, Jia's mother finally chose to let go of Jia Yuanchun, today in this Grand View Garden, in Jia Yuanchun's provincial villa, Jia's mother said such things in public, how could Mrs. Wang accept it?
In the eyes of Mrs. Wang, Jia Jiu has always been that lowly concubine, where is the capital to be equal to his daughter? Especially after Jia Yuanchun became the imperial concubine, Mrs. Wang depicted Jia Yuanchun's glorious future over and over again. If it weren't for his upbringing, he would have learned from others a long time ago, and he would have called that splendid future earth-shattering.
Now, Jia's mother actually publicly stated that Jia Yuanchun is not as good as Jia Jiu, and Mrs. Wang can't accept it at all. (To be continued......)