These Daiyu waited in the study for Lu Jing to return home on time, and now they waited left and right to wait for their husband to come back, and they felt a little uneasy, so they came to Lu Zhiyu's place, and while talking casually with their sister-in-law, they waited for their husband to return.

About an hour later, when I heard that Zijuan had come to report that the uncle had arrived home, I remembered to leave.

Seeing this, Lu Zhiyu smiled and said: "Why is my sister-in-law absent-minded, I thought there was a needle hidden on this cushion, but I was thinking about my brother!" ”

Zijuan, Luo Mei, and An Lan all hid their faces and snickered when they heard Lu Zhiyu teasing Daiyu.

Daiyu's face turned slightly red when she heard this, and she scolded: "You girl, I know that you don't have anything good to say, and you don't have anything to hide." ”

Then he pointed to Zijuan and said, "Don't laugh at it, beware of me deducting your monthly money." ”

Lu Zhiyu said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is really becoming more and more like a wife, don't laugh, be careful that you put shoes on you." ”

Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "Even if you wear shoes, you will wear them first." ”

Lu Zhiyu suddenly showed a pitiful look: "Then I have to please my sister-in-law!" ”

Daiyu smiled at the corner of her mouth, and was about to listen to what Zhiyu had to say to please herself, but when she saw Lu Zhiyu's expression, she smiled and said, "My sister knows that my sister-in-law wants to see my brother, so my sister won't leave my sister-in-law, sister-in-law let's go!" ”

Daiyu's smile stiffened when she heard this, and she was about to return a few words, but she was pushed out by Lu Zhiyu with a smile, and she looked helplessly at her sister-in-law, and went to the study to find Lu Jing.

"Husband returns tonight, but what happened?"

Lu Jing thought about it, and then told Daiyu about meeting King Zhongshun, and finally said: "As we guessed, the emperor has suspicion of the Jia family and wants to test the Jia family." ”

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief in her heart: "It's good that it didn't affect the husband, does the husband know how the emperor will test the Jia family?" ”

"It's nothing more than a test of Jia Baoyu, it is estimated that it won't be long before Baoyu has an accident."

Lu Jing did not hide it, presumably King Zhongshun had already inquired about Jia Baoyu clearly, and it was estimated that he would use Qi Guan to test Jia Baoyu, so it seems that Qi Guan's escape from Zhongshun Wangfu was just a play.

Lin Daiyu sighed lightly when she heard this: "The second brother was originally good, but he was spoiled too much by his grandmother, and he still doesn't know the world, but he is bitter to welcome and visit a few sisters." ”

"Since this incident, I don't know what Madame thinks of Baoyu's marriage, now the old lady wants to marry Miss Shi to Baoyu, and Mrs. Wang wants to marry Miss Xue, which of the two of them do you think is more suitable?" Lu Jing asked with interest.

Lin Daiyu thought for a moment and said: "Miss Xue is more suitable, the second brother can't start a business, if there is the assistance of the sophisticated Miss Xue, I think I can also support the façade of the Guogong Mansion." ”

Lu Jing nodded and said: "I think so, Mrs. Wang is Baoyu's biological mother, presumably the concubine will also be on Mrs. Wang's side, and it is also a good thing for Baoyu to marry Miss Xue." ”

Lin Daiyu agreed: "Now the Jia family is left with an empty shelf, if Baoyu marries Miss Xue, the situation of the Jia family can also improve!" ”

"If you don't help, it's just from the two personalities, and Miss Xue is more suitable." Lu Jing continued.

"What do you think?" Daiyu wondered.

"I don't have a high opinion, I only have a shallow view in front of my wife." Lu Jing said with a smile.

Dai Yumei glanced at Lu Jing and said angrily: "You know that you are playing tricks to tease me, then you have a shallow opinion!" ”

Lu Jing smiled and asked, "Madame, do you know the situation of the Shi family now?" ”

Lin Daiyu shook her head and said: "I guess it's not very good, I heard a few gossips from the maids before, Mrs. Shi thinks that needlework costs too much, and she sews clothes by her own family, and Sister Xiangyun often stays up late to be a female celebrity." ”

"Madame, but do you think the Shi family abuses Shi Xiangyun?"

Lin Daiyu thought for a moment and said: "I don't think about it, if the Shi family was harsh on Xiangyun, she wouldn't be where she is now." ”

Lu Jing nodded and said: "Yes, although the Shi family will not spoil her more, they will not criticize her harshly, but she complained to outsiders about this matter, giving Rao the impression as if the Shi family was abusing her." ”

"Husband, it makes sense, Daiyu does feel this way after listening to those gossip."

"In fact, the Shi family's money has long bottomed out, and they can't support such a big façade, and now the Shi family has not maintained any face, not only Shi Xiangyun wants to be a female celebrity, but even their wife has to stay up late to do needlework." Lu Jing said.

He investigated the situation of the Shi family, and the development center of the Shi family was originally in the capital, but now Shi Ding, Marquis of Zhongjing, and Shi Nai, Marquis of Baoling, were transferred out of the capital by Emperor Yuan Yong, Shi Ding was in Chang'an, and Shi Nai was in Ping'an Prefecture.

The head of the two houses of the Shi family is not in Beijing, which makes it difficult for the Shi family to continue financially and basically it is difficult to maintain the dignity of the Hou Mansion.

However, the Shi family still has some political vision, except for Shi Xiangyun and the Jia family, the Shi family has deliberately kept a distance from the Jia family.

And the historian took the initiative to open up sources and reduce expenditure, so that the family in Beijing could live this kind of hardship, which was quite a bit of a hard plan.

"Although Shi Xiangyun is a little really brilliant and a little shrewd, but the pattern of dealing with people is not high, with the old lady's eyesight, it is estimated that he has already seen it, and now he is just fighting her with Xue Baochai, and he doesn't necessarily want to give her to Baoyu."

In the original book, Shi Taijun completely gave up Shi Xiangyun because Shi Xiangyun used the Xue family's silver when he was a guest, and did not ask her for help, which made her lose face in front of the Xue family.

Lin Daiyu sighed when she heard this: "Sister Xiangyun is also a poor person. ”

Lu Jing persuaded: "Poor people must have something to hate, and hateful people must have pathetic suffering, Mrs. doesn't have to sigh." ”

Lin Daiyu heard this sentence, and felt something, if it weren't for her husband, I am afraid that her situation would not be much better, and after sighing, she cherished the life in front of her even more.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "What does Husband think of Miss Xue?" ”

"She has some scheming and some means, if she is a man, she will definitely be able to support the Xue family, but unfortunately she is only a woman, she can only be limited to the inner house, not only can she not display her talents, but she will also be burdened by her brother." Lu Jing has some similarities with Xue Baochai's situation.

"It seems that the husband admires Miss Xue?" Daiyu looked at Lu Jing and said with a smile.

Lu Jing saw that Daiyu was jealous, and hurriedly flattered: "Madame misunderstood, she didn't appreciate it, she just evaluated, and she is far worse than Madame, Madame is not only gentle and kind, but also smart and intelligent." ”

"Hmph, I'm just a stupid girl, and I don't have any means, so I can only be played around." Lin Daiyu is still not happy.

"That's what Madame disdains, if she really fights, she is not a husband and a husband."

"Okay, I'm just joking, and my husband doesn't need to deliberately belittle Miss Xue, there are some places where I'm really inferior to Miss Xue." When Daiyu heard the praise, she was extremely happy in her heart, and then took out a piece of paper from the table and said with a smile: "This is a half-rhyme poem written by the concubine when her husband returns, just wait for her husband to complete it." ”

When Lu Jing heard this, he smiled and scratched Dai Yuqiao's nose, and stared:

Shu paper newly cut mandarin duck stickers, concentric heavy iris leaves.

The silk wisps are thin and fragrant, and the illusion is a double butterfly in the wardrobe.

These husband and wife often use poetry as a harmony, and one writes a part of the poem and completes a poem together.

Daiyu often bets with Lu Jing about this matter, Lu Jing's poetry is not as good as Daiyu, these have been losing more and winning less, and signed many alliances under the city.

After Lu Jing saw it, he spread his hands helplessly and said: "Madame, if you have any conditions, I will admit defeat in this game!" ”

"No, you have to write before you count, and the concubine has to win the fairboard!" Dai Yu said righteously, and she couldn't help laughing at first, urging her husband to hurry up and make up the second half of the rhyme.

Lu Jing pondered for a moment and wrote:

One step across Yuliu Street, Haiyan Binhong returned to his heart

Nong's mind is like a twilight heart, and the stars and moon are bright.

After Daiyu saw it, she smiled and said: "Although the sentence is not good, but the heart is satisfied, I will let you go this time!" ”

"Thank you, ma'am!" Lu Jing said with a smile.

Then the two of them smiled and included this poem in the "Fengxiao Lin Collection" Zheng of the two singing and harmonizing

In May, Jia Yuan asked Xia Shouzhong to send 120 taels of silver to Jia's house, and asked Jia Mu and others to play three safe Jiao in the first to third days of the Qingxuguan Lunar New Year, sing operas and make offerings, and let Jia Zhen lead the men of the He clan to kneel and worship the Buddha.

Although Jia Yuan is in the harem, from the emperor's attitude towards him, he has already sensed the crisis of the Jia family, and wants to remind the Jia family that he is powerless to protect the safety of the Jia family, so he can only pray for the safety of the Jia family through peace and security.

But the Jia family not only did not realize Jia Yuan's deep meaning, but even made a large-scale posing event and house fight scene.

After Jia Yuan's will was issued, the Jia family, in order to use the imperial power to enhance their prestige, vigorously publicized the matter.

Of course, the Jia family took advantage of the situation to act, but also gained a lot, on the first day of the fifth month, the first peace of Jiao, all the dignitaries and nobles from all walks of life were very supportive, and they came to visit, give gifts to show goodwill, and the Jia family really received a lot of good gifts.

The first Ping'an Jiao, Mrs. Wang did not participate, mainly because she wanted to use Yuan's power to improve her prestige in the mansion. Yuan gave an order for the sake of the concubine, and even Shi Taijun had to take the lead in fighting Ping'an Jiao, but she could not go, undoubtedly to show everyone that the concubine was her daughter, and only she could not obey the concubine's order.

Shi Taijun naturally saw that Wang Fu was thinking, so he only went to the neighbor for a while, and handed over the matter to Wang Xifeng for the second and third.

Only Wang Xifeng, You Shi and others were left to participate in the last two Ping'an Jiao, Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. Xing did not go, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were fighting each other, and Mrs. Xing was resentful, Jia Yuan rewarded the Dragon Boat Festival ceremony, even Aunt Xue had it, but she didn't have her own share, and Aunt Xue's share was the same as Wang Fu's, and her dissatisfaction with the second room was even worse.

Shi Taijun and Shi Xiangyun are also dissatisfied with the reward of Jia Yuan's Dragon Boat Festival, Aunt Xue and Wang Furao are equal, and Xue Baochai and Jia Baoyu are equal, which is undoubtedly raising the Xue family's share, and it means that Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai are married.

Shi Taijun was secretly sad, Yuan Zi was raised under her knees, and now he is partial to Mrs. Wang.

At the same time, he was quite dissatisfied with Wang Furao's methods, and even borrowed the mouth of Daoist Zhang to kiss Baoyu and Baochai.

Shi Xiangyun wept alone, feeling that his marriage with Baoyu was hopeless, so he went to Baoyu to say goodbye in frustration and wanted to go back to Shi's house.

Jia Baoyu was reluctant to let Xiangyun leave, so he took out the unicorn he got from Daoist Zhang, and the two unicorns could be matched into a pair, which coaxed Xiangyun to turn his worries into joy and dispelled the idea of going home.