42 042 First meeting
◎ Crack! A broken stone fell from the sky.◎
Before Jia's mother finished speaking, Mo Yu couldn't help but complain in his heart again.
[No, I'm talking to you, old lady, we shouldn't do this, right? This is your own daughter, what kind of mother would say this about her own daughter? What do you mean by being married for so many years, at least she has fulfilled her wish? It means that all those years she spent in charge of the family affairs and the harmonious relationship, but because she didn't give birth to a son, it was all in vain, right? ]
[So you also think that it's the woman's fault that it's difficult to have children? Even if the woman is your own daughter, you still want to rub salt into her wounds? Just because you can give birth, you can bear two sons and four daughters? You can look down on others? Isn't it said that you are the most eloquent and the best talker in the world of Red Mansions? That's it? That's it?】
When Mo Yu said this, Jia Mu's expression froze on her face, and Jia Min's face also changed slightly. Seeing Jia Mu's complicated expression, even Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Jia Mu. As for Feng Jie'er and Li Wan, they didn't even dare to say anything. They lowered their heads and didn't know what they were thinking...
After all, what the young master of the Lin family said was right. None of the people present were as fertile as Jia Mu.
Let's not talk about Jia Min. She was famous for having difficulty in having children. She had been married to Lin Ruhai for so many years, and she only had two children, Daiyu and Mo Yu.
Let alone Madam Xing, who was the second wife. She hadn't given birth to a child in all these years, let alone a son or a daughter. In the heart of Jia's mother, she must have looked down on her - she must have been called a hen that couldn't lay eggs.
Feng Jie'er had been married for two years, and she was still pregnant. Li Wan did give birth to Jia Lan, but her husband Jia Zhu was gone, so this child was her only hope in this life.
Even Madam Wang, the most powerful among all the women present, couldn't do it. She gave birth to two sons and a daughter, but she couldn't compare to Jia's mother.
Moreover, she also let Jia Zheng's concubine, Aunt Zhao, give birth to a son and a daughter, which made Jia's mother even more disgusted - she could actually let a concubine give birth to offspring, which was really useless for her as the main wife.
All the children under the old lady Jia's knees were her own. What's the use of being a Duke of Rong and being handsome and charming, and being loved by thousands of people, when there is not a single concubine in the courtyard who can give birth to offspring.
Only legitimate children, and in large quantities and of high quality, are the ability and skills of being a noblewoman of a noble family.
Excuse me for being blunt, everyone here is trash.
This is the true inner thoughts of Jia's mother.
Originally, Jia's mother would definitely not put these details of disgust on the table, but since they are all the true thoughts in Jia's mother's heart, they will always be revealed more or less inadvertently.
After all, in this Rongguo Mansion, even including the Ningguo Mansion next door, no one can compare to Jia's mother's status and position. As an old lady, she completely occupies the moral high ground, so she naturally has no scruples and can do whatever she wants.
If she really looks down on you, then she will look down on you. Do you still have to bother to maintain your fragile face? What a big face!
Perhaps it is because she has finally gone from being a great-grandson's wife to having a great-grandson's wife herself. Jia's mother, who has always been cautious and tactful, has become a little arrogant. She is too lazy to pay attention to her usual words and deeds. It has long been a basic practice for her to make the younger generations feel uncomfortable from time to time.
However, they are all adults, and they are all noble ladies who have worked in wealthy families and deep mansions for many years. Isn't it normal to suffer a little grievance?
She is an old lady who is high above and respected. No matter what she says or does, she has to endure it. This superficial work can be done well no matter what - there are huge rules, and you have to fool yourself to make life go on.
Until today, all this was exposed by Mo Yu's inner voice, and they suddenly realized that there is no such thing as a peaceful time, and it is purely self-deception.
The old lady just looked down on them. In her eyes, everyone was a loser...
No matter if they couldn't have children, or had few children, or had illegitimate sons or daughters, they were all useless...
Only she, who had a deep relationship with Duke Xianrong and gave birth to several legitimate sons and daughters in one go, and no illegitimate sons or daughters, was the real winner.
That's why she said that - that is to say, what she said just now always felt a little weird... Although it was a good thing, why was it so awkward? It turned out that she looked down on her own daughter from the bottom of her heart...
This is...
The women looked at each other with complicated feelings, and Jia's mother was even more breathless. She looked at Mo Yu with hatred, and felt a little angry and embarrassed that her thoughts were seen through.
But she was so embarrassed that her face turned red, and she couldn't express any opinions on this matter - asking is the side effect caused by the system bug...
System 006 said that Tongzi knew nothing and it was none of Tongzi's business...
Just when everyone was in this inexplicably embarrassing situation and didn't know what to do, fortunately, there was a sudden noise outside the door. A little girl in her teens ran over to answer the call. Although she was a little rash, she helped Jia's mother out of trouble. It turned
out that this little girl was Yanyan.
She came to ask about lunch.
At this time, Yanyan, the famous maid in the Dream of the Red Chamber who would play a lot of roles in the future, was only about ten years old and a second-class maid. She was not allowed to enter the house to serve.
But today, there was no one outside, and there happened to be guests. She called a few times outside quietly but no one answered. Fearing that something might go wrong, she could only "take emergency measures" and go into the house first.
If we talk about this matter, it is still Mo Yu's fault - it is because they heard that the young man of the Lin family has the magical power of "speaking his mind outwardly", so the maids and servants in the yard gathered in the house to see it. In this way, there will be no one to serve outside.
Eating melons is human nature, and so is curiosity.
It is rare for these two things to be combined into one, so everyone must be crazy.
However, this time, all they heard was the complaints of the young master of the Lin family against their old lady. Just listening to it made them feel awkward. It was indeed novel to see the frustrated looks of the masters who usually acted high and mighty, but it was still not satisfying enough.
Although it was not satisfying, it satisfied their curiosity a little. They didn’t know what else they could hear, so they just stayed in the house and served “personally”.
When the nightingale came, everyone came back to their senses. It was a pity that they were so busy eating melons that they almost forgot about the business.
Fortunately, the old lady didn’t blame them. She was busy trying to save her face...
Because of the "accidental success" of Yanyan, Jia's mother absolved her of the crime of "breaking the rules" on the spot, and even praised her happily, saying that she was smart and sensible, and it was obvious that she wanted to promote her.
However, no one present cared much about this. Since Jia's mother's thoughts were exposed, everyone always felt that she was pretending... It was the kind of feeling that nothing was wrong until it was exposed, but once it was exposed, everything felt awkward.
This was not something that could be solved by one or two interruptions. It was estimated that I had to go back and do some psychological preparation before I could barely cope with it.
Fortunately, we still had to eat, especially now. Even if the embarrassment could not be resolved, it would be good to temporarily ease it for a while, which would be good for everyone.
Because Jia Min and her friends arrived in the capital relatively early today, even though they had been traveling for such a long time, it was not too late and they were able to have lunch just in time.
Apart from other things, the Jia family was very particular about the pomp and circumstance when entertaining guests.
No wonder the usually stable Yanyan couldn't help but break into the house to ask for instructions. It was indeed a big deal to miss the dinner for the guests.
Seeing that Jia's mother obviously wanted to cover up the matter, Jia Min and her friends followed her and went to the flower hall with her.
Although it was already the end of March, the weather was not too hot. It was cool in the morning and evening, and it was still okay at noon.
Jia's mother is usually particular about things, so she held the welcoming banquet for Jia Min in the flower hall - this flower hall is not an ordinary flower hall, but a "greenhouse" with glass.
Sunny days like this are the most pleasant. Everyone sits in the flower hall, bathing in the warm spring sun, looking at a table full of rich dishes, which is really a pleasant thing.
Seeing that everyone's expressions have eased, Jia's mother smiled and began to use her usual deception skills to try to cover up the little episode just now.
Jia Min and others also took out professional social etiquette and cooperated with her to continue the show.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little lively, but everyone was a little absent-minded, and they were all paying attention to whether Mo Yu had any new gossip to reveal.
Unfortunately, the effect of this greenhouse flower hall is too good, and it is very easy to make people sleepy. Anyway,
Mo Yu soon began to feel drowsy and was too lazy to care about the complicated lawsuit between Jia's mother and Zhen's mother. The old lady was not a good person, but the people in the Lin family would probably not die out as she hoped. In the future, she would just avoid them and that would be it. Why listen to her nonsense here?
Unexpectedly, at this time, someone suddenly came in and said, "Second Master is back."
Jia's mother was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Baoyu is here, let him in quickly."
Huh?
Broken Stone is here?
When Mo Yu heard this, she was no longer sleepy. When she opened her eyes and stared at the door, she saw a red shadow appear. It turned out
that this was the legendary Jia Baoyu.
But he is indeed fair and clean, with a face like a full moon, like a doll in a New Year picture... It's just that he looks awkward no matter how you look at him. It can't be said that he is not good-looking, but he doesn't look like a real person.
[Emma, is that it? It doesn't seem so special. Why is he dressed like a big red envelope?]
Jia Baoyu originally went to the temple to fulfill his vows today. Halfway through, he heard that his aunt's family from Suzhou came, and brought his cousins with him. He immediately hurried home and arrived before dinner.
He had come back happily to meet his cousin Daiyu, who was said to be as beautiful as a fairy. He never expected that as soon as he entered the door, before he saw where his cousin was sitting, he heard a lot of complaints.
What?
You said I was dressed like a red envelope?
Who! Who is talking such nonsense?
What kind of look is that? Young Master, I am obviously the proud son of Yushu Linfeng. I look best in red, right?
Jia Baoyu, who had been pampered and self-centered since childhood, was very unhappy and felt that he had lost face in front of his beautiful little cousin Daiyu. He was just thinking about finding the person who spoke to him to tell them apart, but unexpectedly the other person complained again in the next paragraph.
[But your story about "being born with a jade in one's arms" was publicized in such a harsh way? Which rape flower genius came up with it? 】
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, especially Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, because it was their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who jointly did this.
The legitimate son of the Rong family is a "born with jade in the womb". What a good thing. But according to what Lin Jiamo said, it's not a good thing?
How is it possible?
This child must be jealous of our Baoyu!
Because she likes Jia Baoyu so much, Jia's mother is the first one who doesn't like what Mo Yu said. Just when she was thinking about what to say back, Mo Yu's next complaint began again.
[Please, can you use your brain a little bit to think about it. Who is born with jade in the womb? Is he a saint sent from heaven? Jade is a treasure that can communicate with gods. How can ordinary people have such a great blessing? Is he going to rebel and become emperor? Do you really think that Master Kang is dead? If you think your life is too long and don't want it, you can give it to me, or give it to your eldest brother Jia Zhu. 】
【Author's words】
Happy belated winter solstice, hahaha, but Christmas Eve is coming soon, double happiness!
I slept all day, so I updated late today. I will try to update earlier tomorrow.
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