In the next few days, Lu Jing paid attention to the affairs of the DPRK and China on the one hand, and the affairs of the Jia family on the other.

Due to the hot weather, Jia Jing's body could not be stored, so You began to take care of Jia Jing's funeral alone, and ordered the astronomical students to choose a date for the funeral, and three days later they started the funeral and broke their filial piety, while doing the dojo rituals, while waiting for Jia Zhen, Jia Rong and others to return.

Wang Xifeng in the Rong Mansion is still sick, Li Kun has to take care of Yingchun, Tanchun and other sisters, Jia Baoyu has nothing to rely on, You has to entrust all the outside affairs to the second-class steward of the family, Jia ??、 Jia Heng, Jia Heng, Jia Ying, Jia Yi, Jia Ling, etc. have their own deacons.

You couldn't go home, so she took her stepmother You Lao Niang to Ning Mansion, You Lao Niang was not worried about the two unmarried little girls, so she took You Second Sister and You Third Sister to Ning Mansion to watch the family.

Lu Jing looked at the You family's handling methods in the past few days, and couldn't help but sigh that You family's talent was not inferior to Wang Xifeng, from blocking the scene, finding out the cause of death, to dealing with the funeral according to the actual situation, informing Jia Zhen, and sending people to respond halfway, everything was handled very properly.

A few days later, the matter spread to Xiaoci County, Emperor Yuan Yong specially issued a decree, allowing Jia Zhen and Jia Rong to enter the city from the north gate and enter the Ning Mansion for funeral, and the princes of the court allowed them to be sacrificed.

After the people of the Jia family received the order, they all rushed back to the capital, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong turned around first, and Jia Yu and Jia Lian took care of Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and others and slowly rushed to the city.

On the fourth day of the first month of May, Jia Zhen informed all relatives and friends to invite the coffin into the city, and neither Lu nor Lin received the obituary, so they just found an excuse to excuse themselves, but Lu Jing and Lin Ruhai sat on a restaurant on the way from the north gate to Ningfu early in the morning to watch.

Lin Ruhai saw the funeral Kunyao, the guests were like clouds, and it was more luxurious and grand than Qin Keqing's funeral that day, and secretly shook his head and sighed: "Sure enough, as the old man expected, this funeral is even more arrogant than the Qin family's that day, I don't want to this day, Ning Mansion still doesn't know how to converge!" ”

After Lu Jing added a cup of tea to Lin Ruhai, he shook his head and smiled: "My father-in-law's words are different, the funeral of Master Jing of Ningfu has not been transgressed, after all, the emperor has issued a decree to posthumously grant Jia Jing the official position of five grades, and allowed his descendants to enter the city and go home for funerals. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Jing paused and continued: "The most important thing is that the emperor allows the nobles who have dealings with the Jia family in the court to go to the Ning Mansion to pay respects in an open and honest manner, and there is no need to violate the private sacrifice like the original sacrifice of the Qin family. ”

Lin Ruhai said thoughtfully: "You mean that the emperor used Jia Jing's funeral to point out the encroachment of the previous Qin family's funeral?" ”

Lu Jing shook his head and said: "The son-in-law guesses that it should be to stabilize the situation in front of him, and now that the undercurrent is surging in Beijing, the emperor's memorial for Concubine Zhen's national filial piety is beyond the regulations, and now he is giving extra grace to Jia Jing, which should be to appease the heart of the noble." ”

Lin Ruhai suddenly said: "Huai Jin is reasonable, I don't want the old man to leave the court for a long time, and even his mind has become dull, and such a simple truth has not been understood." ”

Lu Jing comforted: "My father-in-law is a poet and drunk, and after leaving the officialdom, his mind is even more detached, so he naturally has no heart to be dusty. ”

Lin Ruhai smiled when he heard this, knowing that his son-in-law would save face for himself, so he laughed at himself a few words, and continued to talk about Ningfu, and the team in Ningfu completely disappeared, and the two of them returned home.

Jia Zhen, Jia Rong and others supported Jia Jing's coffin, from Tieji Temple to Ningfu, and tens of thousands of people watched along the way, among which there were sighs, some envious, and there were many discussions.

At the end of the Shen period, Jia Zhen and others parked the coffin in the main hall, and the mourning was completed, and the relatives and friends gradually dispersed, leaving only the people of the clan to take care of things such as welcoming and sending off guests.

Jia Baoyu was also wearing filial piety in Ningfu, and when she saw Second Sister You and Third Sister You mixed in the crowd, she was immediately shocked, and she was amazed in her heart, there were also two stunning girls in Ningfu, and when she saw a monk come in and go around the coffin, she hurriedly squeezed in front of the two of them to block those monks.

Second Sister You and Third Sister You were watching the monk do something, and they were suddenly blocked, and they were a little unhappy in their hearts, but they didn't say much when they saw that it was Jia Baoyu, but they just moved their positions slightly and continued to watch.

Seeing this, Jia Baoyu blocked in front of the two of them again, and after a few times, Third Sister You pulled Second Sister You's sleeve, pointed at Jia Baoyu and said, "This person is so blind, let's see, but he has been blocking us." ”

Seeing this situation, some people present said that Jia Baoyu was not polite, and some said that he was blind.

After Jia Baoyu and the others dispersed, they hurriedly turned around and smiled at the two, and whispered: "Sister doesn't know, I'm not blind, I just want the monks to be dirty, I'm afraid their smell will spoil the sisters." ”

When the You sisters heard him say such stupid words, they couldn't help laughing out loud, and thinking that the occasion was wrong, they hurriedly pursed their lips and covered their mouths and snickered.

Jia Baoyu saw that the two of them laughed even more amazingly, and couldn't help but smile, and felt a little dry mouth, so he hurriedly asked for a cup of tea.

When Second Sister You saw him drinking tea, she wanted to tease him, so she wanted to drink tea with the cup he used.

Seeing this, the mother-in-law who poured the tea took the tea bowl used by Jia Baoyu and poured another cup.

Jia Baoyu hurriedly spilled the tea, and instructed the mother-in-law: "I eat dirty, wash it and bring it again." ”

When the You sisters heard this, they laughed again, and the second sister You looked at Jia Baoyu with a smile in her eyes, and felt that there was such a funny person in the world.

Third Sister You had beautiful eyes flickering, and she couldn't stop looking at Jia Baoyu, not wanting the Jia family to be as good as Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, as well as people like Jia Baoyu who were gentle and considerate, respectful and caring for girls, so she instantly had a good impression of him, and asked, "What do you do on weekdays besides going to school?" ”

When Jia Baoyu heard this, he told the things in the garden to Third Sister You like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, which made Third Sister You smile.

After hearing this, Third Sister You asked, "In addition to your sisters, what other girls are there in your garden?" ”

Jia Baoyu said with a smile: "Originally, there was a Sister Bao, but Sister Bao moved out last year, and now there are only Sister Xiangyun and Sister Xing." ”

After hearing this, Third Sister You's heart moved, and asked, "These two sisters are the sisters of your uncle's family?" ”

Jia Baoyu sighed, shook his head and said: "No, my aunt's sister has one, but she is already married, Sister Xiangyun is the sister of the ancestor nephew, and Sister Xing is the sister of the eldest lady's brother." ”

After hearing this, Third Sister You continued to talk and asked if there was any sweetheart of Jia Baoyu among the two.

Although Jia Baoyu didn't understand what she meant, when she saw her asking, she told Third Sister You all the details of Shi Xiangyun and Xing Xiuyan.

Second Sister You saw that the two were chatting well, and she also interjected a few words from time to time, and the three of them separated when it was time for dinner.

On the way back to the room, Second Sister You smiled at Third Sister You and said, "I see that the two of you are already in love, wouldn't it be good if I promised you to him?" ”

Third Sister You was a little moved when she heard this, but she was still not sure if Jia Baoyu had a sweetheart, so she hesitated a little and did not let go.

During the wake period, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong were detained by the ritual law, and they couldn't help but borrow a straw pillow next to the spirit, hating the bitter mourning.

Second Sister You still messed around with them as usual, but Third Sister You refused to mess with them anymore, and often talked to Jia Baoyu.

Jia Baoyu was naturally willing to accompany him, and met with Third Sister You in Ning Mansion every day, and returned to the garden in the evening.

A few days later, Jia Lian returned home, and the next day Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and others returned.

After everyone had finished receiving them, they sat down for a while, ate a cup of tea, and then led Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and others to Ningguo Mansion.

Jia's mother entered inside, Jia Yu and Jia Lian led the people of the clan to cry and greet her, his father and son grabbed Jia's mother one by one, walked to the spirit, and Jia Zhen and Jia Rong knelt and threw themselves into Jia's mother's arms and cried bitterly.

Although she and Jia Jing are not very close, she once had high hopes for Jia Jing, and now Concubine Zhen and then Jia Jing have passed away one after another, which makes her heart full of panic, and she is even more worried about the future fate of Jia Fu, so she cries very sadly.

Jia Yu and Jia Lian persuaded bitterly beside them, but Jia's mother stopped slightly.

Then Jia's mother turned to Lingyou again, and when she saw You's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, she couldn't help but feel a lot of pain again, and after crying, everyone stepped forward to say hello one by one.

Jia Zhen came home because of Jia's mother, and has not yet rested, and now sitting here, looking at this situation, it is inevitable to be sad, so she repeatedly begged Jia's mother to go home, and Mrs. Wang and others also persuaded each other again and again.

Jia's mother had no choice but to return to Rongfu, to the night felt that the head was stuffy and sore, the nasal congestion was heavy, and she hurriedly invited a doctor to diagnose the pulse and take medicine, and was busy for half the night and a day.

A few days later, it was the period of Jia Jing's funeral, Jia's mother was still not healed, and secondly, she was both worried and helpless in her heart, although she knew that the Jia family could not escape the luck of defeat, but she was powerless to change, and she didn't want the white-haired person to send the black-haired person, so she stayed at home and did not go to the funeral.

After the Jia family sent Jia Jing's coffin back to Tiejian Temple, Jia Zhen, You Shi and Jia Rong were still guarding the spirit in the temple.

Jia Lian has long heard the name of the You sisters, and has always hated not having the opportunity to see them, a few days ago, because Jia Jing was at home, and the second and third sisters recognized each other every day, they couldn't help but covet it, and they knew that their sisters and Jia Zhen, Jia Rong, etc.

Within a few days, he was picked up by Jia Rong, accepted Second Sister You as the second room, and raised her outside, and put aside all kinds of inappropriateness such as having filial piety clothes on her body now, stopping his wife and remarrying, and his strict father's jealousy of his wife.

And with the experience of the flower girl, Jia Lian was more vigilant this time, but Wang Xifeng was also more wary of Jia Lian because of the flower girl's matter, and he noticed the matter within a few days.

Wang Xifeng was angry in his heart, he was just pretending to be sick, but after this incident, he was really angry, and after thinking about it, he still wanted to repeat his old tricks, and put Second Sister You in the garden to be manipulated and kneaded, not wanting to be categorically rejected by Third Sister You, and losing face in vain had not yet been done, and Sister Feng was even more angry in her heart.

Second Sister You had already had the desire to go in and live with Fang Hao in her heart, but now seeing Wang Xifeng leaving with an unhappy face, she was worried for a while, complaining that her sister should not refuse Wang Xifeng.

Third Sister You was both helpless and annoyed: "Sister, you have been infatuated and soft all your life, and sooner or later you will suffer a big loss, that jealous woman is clearly a rhetorical man, virtuous on the outside, and treacherous on the inside, if you go in, she will torture you to death in every way, I just heard Xing'er talk about the flower girl yesterday, she was tricked into the garden by the jealous woman, and she was ravaged in every way. ”

When Third Sister You said this, she rushed out and shouted: "Xing'er, Xing'er, come here!" ”

Xing'er answered, hurriedly ran into the house, called a thousand, and asked, "What is the matter with my aunt and grandmother?" ”

Third Sister You said: "You will tell your grandmother about the flower girl carefully." ”

When Xing'er heard this, she told her how Sister Feng brought the flower girl into the garden, how she spread rumors, and how she framed her and Baoyu, and finally said: "It's not a small empty mouth and white tooth presumptuous nonsense, many people in the house know about this matter, even if grandma is polite to her, she sees that grandma is more standard than her, and more popular than her, how can she be willing to give up?" ”

"People are vinegar jars, she is a vinegar urn, but whenever the second master looks at the girls more, she has the ability to beat the girls in front of the second master, although Miss Ping is in the house, about a year or two, two people once go to one place, she has to make ten mouths!"

Second Sister You was so frightened after hearing this, fortunately her sister stopped her, otherwise she would have to follow in the footsteps of the flower girl, and after asking a few more words, she asked Xing'er to retreat.

Seeing that she was worried, Third Sister You hurriedly persuaded: "Sister don't worry, it's good that my sister doesn't enter the mansion, even if she goes in, she must always be on guard against that jealous woman." ”

Second Sister You shook her head with a miserable face and said: "I'm not worried about this matter, but I just listened to the matter of the flower girl, thinking of the previous things, I am now a loss of character, and I will be criticized whether I enter the mansion or not." When he said this, he hid his face sadly and began to weep.

When Third Sister You heard this, her face was also sad, and she persuaded: "Sister doesn't have to be like this, in the final analysis, our lives are thin, and we can only survive by relying on the help of Ningfu, which is also forced by the world." ”

Second Sister You nodded, still crying: "Now that I have repented and reformed, if God sees mercy, I and the second master can have both, I should do good deeds and accumulate virtue in the future, worship God and worship God; If you can't live in peace, it's a matter of course, and I have no complaints. ”

When Third Sister You heard this, she pondered for a long time, and then made up her mind: "Since my sister said so, my sister should also stop thinking about that person, if I can meet a good person, I will marry him, if I can't accompany my sister for life, I will eat fasting and chant Buddha from now on, and practice alone." ”

Second Sister You was shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly persuaded: "I think that Baoyu is fine, why should my sister delay her life because of a momentary mistake?" ”

Third Sister You sneered: "Sister doesn't know, I asked Xing'er a few days ago, although Baoyu has not yet decided, but there are already many concubines in the house, and there is a pregnant attacker, although he has the heart to cherish flowers, but he is too affectionate, and his temperament is too soft, and some girls are angry. ”

Second Sister You thought about it for a while, and sighed with a lamented expression: "It's all because we are acting wrong, so there is this report!" Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something, and asked, "I remember that my sister talked about a person a few years ago, why didn't my sister ask about that person?" ”

Third Sister You heard her mention Liu Xianglian, her expression darkened, and she shook her head and said, "I heard that person took a fancy to a woman last year, so he went to the south with the family, and I'm afraid he would have married a long time ago." ”

Second Sister You still wanted to persuade herself, but Third Sister You restrained her grief and said categorically: "Sister doesn't need to say any more, in the future, our sisters should guard the door, only serve our mother, and never allow them to tarnish our sisters' reputation again." ”

As he spoke, he took off a hosta on his head, struck it into two sections, and swore an oath: "If there is a sentence that is not true, it will be like this hairpin!" With that, he went back to his room.

Seeing this, Second Sister You sighed helplessly, knowing that her sister had a strong temperament, and I was afraid that what she decided would be difficult to change, so she had to slowly find a way to persuade her to change her mind.

After Wang Xifeng returned home, he was still angry, and after carefully inquiring about the details of Second Sister You, he called Wang'er and asked him to find Zhang Hua, who had made a marriage contract with Second Sister You since he was a child, and asked Zhang Hua to go to the Inspectorate to sue Jia Lianguo for his filial piety and filial piety.

After the Inspectorate accepted it, it sent someone to Jiafu to spread the words of Jia Lian and Wang'er.

Jia Lian had been ordered by Jia Yu two days ago to go to Ping'an Prefecture, and was not at home, so Wang'er went to the Inspectorate alone, and according to Wang Xifeng's previous instructions, Zhang Hua confessed to Jia Rong, and the Inspectorate sent someone to Ningfu to spread Jia Rong's words.

Seeing this, Wang Xifeng went to Ningfu to find You and Jia Rong to make a big fuss, rubbed the two of them fiercely, blackmailed Ningfu for five hundred taels of silver, and asked Jia Rong to promise that Zhang Hua insist that people not compensate him, and remarry Second Sister You to him, so that he would give up.

Jia Rong was rubbed by Sister Feng in public, with hatred in her heart, although she agreed on the surface, but afterwards she found Zhang Hua and gave him some silver, and sent his father and son back to their hometown.

This matter made a lot of noise, Second Sister You was worried for a while, but fortunately, Third Sister You was there, she comforted Second Sister You on the one hand, and asked Jia Zhen and Jia Rong to take care of the matter on the other hand.

Wang Xifeng saw that Zhang Hua disappeared before the goal was achieved, and he was secretly hated in his heart, and was worried that if Zhang Hua told others about this matter again, or found out the reason for overturning the case in the future, she would be the mastermind behind the scenes, so he ordered Wang'er to cut the grass and eradicate Zhang Hua's father and son to protect his reputation.

Wang'er came out with the order, thinking that human life was at stake, and it was not a child's play, so she only hid outside for a few days, and then came back to deceive Sister Feng, saying that she had beaten Zhang Hua's father and son to death and buried them in the wilderness.

Wang Xifeng was relieved when he heard this, and since then he has left the matter behind him, and continued to think of a plan to deal with Second Sister You.