83 083 Mother-in-law and
daughter-in-law◎Fate. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have become mother and daughter.◎
It doesn't matter if Qin Keqing doesn't say hello, but this greeting made Mo Yu almost fall down, and he was really sweating.
No, I said sister... No, it's nephew's wife.
Baby, I'm only three and a half years old this year, you look at you, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl... Oh, sorry, it's the little wife, you actually call me uncle in public, a little kid of three or four years old, and you call me so naturally, it's really admirable, admirable.
But a beauty is a beauty. Even though this title made Mo Yu, who was only three and a half years old, feel very complicated, he had to admit that she was indeed courteous and considerate, from speaking to actions, from dressing to smile, every part was perfect.
So, when Mo Yu finally came back to his senses from the embarrassment of tapping his toes on the ground, he found that he had been forced to face Qin Keqing who was leaning over to talk to him.
From this angle, this Xiao Rong grandmother was more beautiful than he had imagined.
Basically, she was the kind of extreme beauty that could not be described in words.
In fact, in the original book, the description of this Xiao Rong grandmother was already very top-notch - she was known as "the beauty of both hairpins and eyebrows", and the author Cao Gong even directly named her "Jianmei".
The attempt to elevate her character is so obvious.
At least, it can be said that Qin Keqing has basically reached the top in terms of beauty.
As for her personality, this girl has the advantages of both Baochai and Daiyu, without any shortcomings. She
is gentle and kind, smart and clever, and can be both romantic and capable of managing finances. She is simply perfect.
The only bad thing is that she has too many scandals.
Because of this, her reputation has always been not very good, and therefore she has the most mysterious and controversial status in various research documents on the Dream of the Red Chamber. The
most typical question is how did she die.
Although this Xiaorong grandmother Qin Keqing ranks last among the Twelve Hairpins of Jinling, she is the first to die.
She only appeared for a short time in the original novel.
However, as the saying goes, the brilliance of life lies not in its length but in its precision. The story of Qin Keqing is basically something that everyone who has some knowledge of the original novel or film and television works of Dream of the Red Chamber cannot ignore.
Qin Keqing, the first extraordinary woman in Dream of the Red Chamber, is a very explosive existence both in the original novel and in the research of various Redologists.
After all, she is the only character in the Twelve Hairpins of Jinling who is closely related to the word "lust".
Of course, there are not only women in the original novel who are related to this word, but the others are basically women of low status.
Not to mention Duo Girl, Duo Hun Chong'er, and Bao's family, those who belong to the category of slaves, servants and family members are the lowest class of women.
To be honest, according to the selection criteria of the Twelve Princesses of Jinling, this type of female character can't even make it to the second volume.
After all, to be a concubine, one must be a maid or a servant girl. There is no chance for a woman who married a servant.
There are also the characters You Erjie and You Sanjie, who can only be in the second volume at most. They all have some stories in this word, but they are not the type of pure enjoyment. Even the fierce and fierce You Sanjie has some sense of being forced.
Only Qin Keqing is voluntary in many stories of "explanation" and "exploration".
There is even the saying of "breaking through the secular world" and "pursuing true love".
They can even find clues from the original novel - if it wasn't for her nature, how could she decorate her bedroom so voluptuous, and let her cousin Jia Baoyu from the Rongguo Mansion next door take a nap in her bedroom without any scruples?
She must have liked that kind of thing...
There are actually quite a lot of people who support this view, so it's hard to judge.
Of course, Qin Keqing may not have enjoyed it either. It can only be said that in this situation, what she thinks is actually not important.
People's words are terrible. This incident finally forced her to death. With her status and position, she couldn't avoid such a thing. It can be seen how miserable the fate of women was in this era. Let's not
talk about the affair between her and Jia Zhen. It was probably forced by Jia Zhen. Even if there was a hint of mutual consent, in the end, Qin Keqing was the only one who paid for it.
It's so sad.
But there's nothing we can do.
In fact, if Jia Zhen really liked her, there could have been other ways, but he didn't do anything. He just wanted to have sex with her. He was really despicable.
Mo Yu felt a little bad when he thought that such a beautiful woman was going to be ruined by this dirty Ningguo Mansion.
But he couldn't do anything. He could only sigh quietly in his heart.
He was so focused on sighing that he didn't notice that the expressions of everyone present were a little stiff.
Jia Zhen, in particular, felt like he had a thorn in his back and a thorn in his throat. If there weren't so many guests around, he would have wanted to walk away right away.
The key point was that although the people around him were calm, it was obvious that everyone was listening attentively. He dared not move even more.
After all, in front of the public, even if he wanted to take action, he didn't dare to be too blatant. If he did that, wouldn't it just prove that he was a beast who coveted the beauty of his son and daughter-in-law and wanted to use coercion, bribery, and all kinds of other means to coerce and seduce them?
Therefore, even if he felt very uncomfortable, he didn't dare to do anything.
If he defends himself, it would be like "there is no silver here", and if he does not defend himself, it would be like "a thief with a guilty conscience is a beast in human clothing"... Anyway, the result will be the same whether he defends himself or not, so it is better to keep silent.
At least he can try to "the innocent are innocent", and he can save his dignity.
Anyway, it doesn't matter if he can't save his dignity.
After all, no one in Ningguo Mansion can control Jia Zhen.
Thinking of this, Jia Zhen suddenly became righteous - as the saying goes, "everyone has a love of beauty", what's wrong with him liking his daughter-in-law as a father-in-law, he hasn't done anything yet, and this matter is nothing in a wealthy family.
Let's not talk about the Duke's Mansion, which can only be considered a middle-class family. Even the royal family, where face is more important, often does such things, right?
Take Emperor Minghuang of Tang and Concubine Yang, for example. Didn't they do the same thing?
If you have to talk about this thing, it will be a scandal, and it will never end, right?
It's just that vulgar people can't understand their great love.
For example, Emperor Minghuang of Tang and Concubine Yang, they are also father-in-law and daughter-in-law. No matter who wants to ridicule or insult them, they are together, openly going out together, and it has become a good story for all ages.
There are so many literary works and operas that praise their beautiful love, such as the Palace of Eternal Life and the Song of Everlasting Sorrow. Even he, who has not read many books, knows this famous line from ancient times: "On the seventh day of the seventh month, in the Palace of Eternal Life, no one whispers in the middle of the night."
Of course, he heard it when he was listening to opera. But listening to opera is also a kind of learning. As the saying goes, heroes do not ask where they come from. As long as you can learn and use it, it is good. It makes
sense!
Based on the principle that the world is big and lust is the biggest, Jia Zhen quickly completed his self-conquest and felt that his love for his new daughter-in-law Qin Keqing was not only not a scandal, but also a beautiful love.
Although it might not be tolerated by the secular world, he was confident that their love would be like the love between Emperor Minghuang of Tang and Concubine Yang, breaking through the shackles of secular ethics and becoming a masterpiece of all ages...
So, after a moment of panic, embarrassment and helplessness at the beginning, Jia Zhen quickly returned to normal.
Not only did he do what he had to do calmly, he even openly praised Qin Keqing a few times:
"Daughter-in-law Rong'er did a good job today. You said earlier that you had never hosted such a big banquet and were afraid of making mistakes. I think you did a good job, better than your wife." After
saying this, Qin Keqing and Youshi's faces changed.
Mo Yu watched from the side and couldn't help but sigh silently in his heart.
To be honest, today's banquet was indeed well organized. Even if we follow the most stringent standards of the aristocratic families, we can't find any faults. If it was really organized by Qin Keqing, then her ability is really amazing. That's right
, Jia Zhen, you openly praise this daughter-in-law, but why do you praise one and criticize the other, and you have to criticize your wife Youshi?
Although she is a stepmother, Youshi has been married for more than ten years. She has no merits but hard work. And although her performance is not very impressive on weekdays, her ability as a housekeeper is not to be underestimated.
The main reason why I don't feel it deeply now is that I haven't encountered any major events. You will know when your father Jia Jing dies later.
The episode in the original novel is called "The Unique and Beautiful Handle the Funeral", which is about how Yu Shi handled Jia Jing's funeral so well by herself.
Please, that was the funeral of the real owner of the Ningguo Mansion. If Jia Jing hadn't had a brain and stayed in the Ningguo Mansion, he would have been the patriarch of the Jia family - more honorable than his cousin Jia Mu in the neighboring Rongguo Mansion.
This level of funeral can be said to be very grand, and the requirements for the organizer are also very high. It is estimated that only the funeral ceremony held by Jia Mu for her father-in-law, Rongguo Duke, when she was young can be compared with it. The other scenes are not good enough.
Without mentioning anything else, let's just talk about the situation when Wang Xifeng helped Ningguo Mansion to arrange Qin Keqing's funeral.
Qin Keqing died suddenly at that time. Although she was the legitimate grandson's wife of Ningguo Mansion and was considered a tomb wife, she was just a female relative.
Even if Jia Zhen wanted to make her funeral look good, and with some dirty thoughts in his heart, he made the funeral of this daughter-in-law as grand as that of a prince's wife, in fact, it was just like that in the end. Even with
such a specification, Wang Xifeng still worked hard and was exhausted, and got the support of many people to barely manage it.
Compared with Youshi's time, both the environment and conditions were much better. It can be said that Youshi handled the funeral of the eunuch alone when Ningguo Mansion had already gone downhill.
Not only did she handle it, but she also handled it very properly. There were no mistakes from beginning to end. She did it all by herself. It was much more low-key and calm than Wang Xifeng's ostentatious posture at that time.
It can be said that Youshi, who came from a small family, was even more capable of managing affairs and controlling the overall situation than Wang Xifeng, who came from the Wang family, one of the four major families.
This is also a very remarkable thing.
In short, although Youshi has always been low-key in her words and deeds, it does not mean that she is not capable. On the contrary, the more so, the more it shows that she is a real master, and the kind that is hidden.
I don't know how Jia Zhen has the face to show off in front of so many relatives and friends. If Youshi is a woman of blood, she might think of a way to "get rid of the father and keep the son". It
doesn't matter whether she has children or not. Since she is the wife of the main house, she can raise a few illegitimate sons.
If the legitimate son Jia Rong is useless, she can replace him with a few concubines. Anyway, they are not her biological children. Raising a new one will at least be closer to her.
Apart from other things, with Youshi's ability, it is not a problem to train a second Jia Lan. It does
n't matter whether he studies or does business. As long as he can become an independent talent, it's good. He can't be inferior to Jia Baoyu, that dandy.
Speaking of this, in fact, even the illegitimate son or not is not a necessary condition.
In a noble family like the Jia family, if there is really no son, we can adopt a son. Your family has reached such a point that the mansion is about to collapse, can you not restrict the conditions so strictly?
If he remembered correctly, there were several good children in the Jia family in the original book.
There was a child who had a good relationship with Jia Lan, I think his name was Jia Jun?
I heard that he was very good at studying.
So you see, if it really doesn't work, we can adopt a son. Cast
a wide net and cultivate well. As long as there is one who can become a talent, then the Jia family will be saved.
Such a simple truth, how come these people don't understand it.
Mo Yu was lost in thought and didn't realize that just now, almost everyone present looked at him in shock, and then fell silent.
Yes, why didn't they think of it? It
's actually possible to play like this?
Oh my god, this kid is really a little prodigy. This idea is really unexpected, but it makes people feel that... it may be very useful.
Otherwise, think about it carefully?
Jia Jing twisted his beard and thought deeply. Although he was silent, he had obviously listened to what Mo Yu said.
Indeed, whether it is their Ningguo Mansion or the Rongguo Mansion next door, the problem of the heir is too prominent.
Although he was a hands-off shopkeeper, he didn't really care about his family's life and death. He was just heartbroken and too disappointed that he didn't want to care about it.
Even if he really didn't want to care at first, this time he came home on a whim and was persuaded by this young master of the Lin family.
As the saying goes, "being born out of the world" must first be "entered into the world". To escape from the world of mortals, you must first sacrifice yourself and plunge into the world of mortals.
Even the master of Xuanzhen Temple had not explained it to him so thoroughly, but today he was enlightened by such a young boy like the young master of the Lin family.
Jia Jing said, thank you, young master of the Lin family, I have understood...
Seeing Jia Jing changed his previous attitude of not caring about worldly things and treated the little kid of the Lin family with great respect, as if he was a disciple. Everyone looked at each other in amazement, but at the same time, they became more cautious.
Everyone was afraid that they would become the next The target of "public execution" now has the Ningguo government as a live target. Not only is he safe, but he can also eat the big melon of their family. Isn't it too happy?
The little brother of the Lin family is awesome, please Keep complaining, come on, don’t stop! We still want to continue listening...
Of course, Mo Yu knew nothing about the thoughts of the adults present, but he didn't care much. Anyway, since he recovered from his "serious illness", everyone has been watching He would show all kinds of strange expressions almost every time.
He had long been accustomed to it, and could say that he was not surprised by it.
This world was originally a world with a mysterious color, what gods, monsters, fairyland, hell, etc. , magic tools, treasures, etc. are endless. Even if he behaves strangely, there will always be people who can help him with these things . If he
is a little "special", there will be no problem.
It doesn't matter.
Anyway, I don't know when he will Game over, let's just play around for a few more years.
After all, if you can't even control life and death, everything else is just a pipe dream.
Whatever you want, I don't care.
Mo Yu's mentality can be said to be quite natural. It is no longer simple and relaxed, and can even be regarded as reckless.
But the amazing thing is that this is him. This strange sense of relaxation made his "little god" character more stable.
Only gods can be so carefree and carefree. In the eyes of the little gods, ordinary people like them are nothing. It's an ant.
I'm grateful that the little god can take the trouble to give them a few words. This is so touching.
The little master of the Lin family is really a soft-hearted little god. Such compassion is better than building a seven-story pagoda.
So, originally only Jia Jing was there to perform the disciple ceremony, but for some reason, the situation became "transmissible from person to person", and before long, the situation finally evolved into everyone considering Mo Yu as their "master".
Yes, that kind of master in the temple.
But his status may be higher than those masters. After all, he is at the level of a god, so he should be given some respect.
In this atmosphere, Mo Yu His presence was so strong that he could basically walk around if he wanted to. So
, if he didn't want to sit with these stinky men, could he sit at the table with the kids and have a good meal?
As soon as the thought comes to mind, your wish will come true.
After Qin Keqing and Youshi exchanged glances, they seemed to have reached some kind of consensus, so Mo Yu was warmly invited by the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to sit at the most honorable table - that is, Jia Mu's table
. The idea came to them when they saw Jia Jing clinging to Mo Yu.
They didn't have to separate Mo Yu and Jia Jing, but the look in their family's Master Jing's eyes was really scary.
They were worried . The
little fairy was frightened. Although she might be protected by the immortal fate and not be so timid, as the older women, they couldn't help but want to protect the little fairy. This means that we must do our best to help him fulfill his wish.
Arrange!
Besides, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law actually have some selfish motives. The little fairy just casually gave them a few unintentional pointers, but after listening to them, they felt like they were struck by lightning and enlightened. If they had the opportunity to ask a few more questions about their most important If I could get detailed instructions from a little fairy about something I care about, wouldn't that make me invincible?
Even if I don't have this opportunity, it would be good to just be able to see him up close.
It was quite pleasing to the eyes.
Neither Youshi nor Qin Keqing had their own children yet, so they had a natural enthusiasm for a child of Mo Yu's age. The call from motherhood plus the worship of unknown supernatural powers was really powerful. It's a terrible mess.
Anyway, let's help get the little fairy to the table with the women first, so that the child can have a peaceful meal. It's all because their eldest master was so scary when he came back, and scared the little fairy. It's really pitiful. So
, Mo Yu, who didn't know the truth, was inexplicably taken to another table. Seeing the smiling Youshi and Qin Keqing, he sat down politely. It does
n't matter where you sit .
Honestly , He said that the enthusiasm and admiration from Jia Jing and others just now was also quite overwhelming for him - although he didn't know why these people suddenly acted like this, but he said to Alexander, he was really just here to try something new, please don't bother me, thank you
. After so much trouble, the time was almost up. After all the guests were seated one by one, the meal could finally begin.
Jia's mother and others finally arrived.
Although the male and female guests sat separately, they were in a large garden after all, and could see each other across the flower wall, so they could hear each other's movements
. Jia's mother sat at the table opposite her. According to the rules of the aristocratic families, this was the second guest of honor, second only to Jia's mother, who was the first guest of honor.
This was of course in consideration of the relationship between the seniority.
Otherwise, Youshi and Qin Keqing just positioned Mo Yu. They would definitely rank Mo Yu in the most honorable position.
Just kidding, this is a living god.
Even if she is just a little fairy, she is only young in age, but her ability is not small at all.
Just ask, who can shut up those arrogant old men, big masters, and brothers by telepathy?
The expressions of those masters in their house just now were really funny, especially the eldest master in their family, who looked like he was beaten up. That stupid expression was really refreshing. Just
like what Mo Yu learned from System 006 before, whether it was Youshi or Qin Keqing, they were all female heroes.
This mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, whether in IQ or EQ, whether in ability or skills, are far better than the men in their Ningguo Mansion.
It's a pity that there is no precedent for women to be in charge in this world.
Of course, when you talk about things in the backyard, it is of course the women who make the decisions, but these trivial matters do not bring out their full abilities.
Youshi really had some feelings for her daughter-in-law Qin Keqing.
This feeling is not just the love of a mother-in-law for her daughter-in-law, but also a bit of mutual appreciation of chess and wine.
They are both such excellent women, but they did not expect that their fate was bad. They actually married such useless drunkards - whether it was Jia Zhen or Jia Rong, they were all useless. No one knew this better than the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Therefore, when Youshi saw Qin Keqing, her first impression was that this girl was really good, with a good appearance, good manners, and good words and deeds, but her fate was really bad.
How did she end up in the Ningguo Mansion, a hellhole like her?
It was really pitiful.
Because of this, Youshi regarded Qin Keqing as a poor person who had fallen into the pit of fire like herself. As a poor person's predecessor, she wanted to pass on her experience and lessons of suffering to Qin Keqing. Qin Keqing was also a smart person, and of course she quickly felt Youshi's kindness.
Qin Keqing respected and loved this stepmother-in-law who was not much older than herself. As
the saying goes, "return a favor", she felt that this mother-in-law treated her well, so she gave her all to repay her mother-in-law.
In this way, she and Jia Rong had been married for less than half a year, and she and Youshi were as close as real sisters. They
were no longer mother and daughter, because their ages were similar.
Youshi is not yet thirty years old, and is only a dozen years older than Qin Keqing, but she doesn't act like her elder sister.
The two of them are very good friends, and the topic of their conversation is getting deeper and deeper. Youshi wanted to remind Qin Keqing to be careful of her husband, her father-in-law Jia Zhen, but she couldn't speak because of Mo Yu's strange restriction that came with the voice of her heart.
But even if she could speak out to warn, it wouldn't be of much help. After all, if Jia Zhen really had this idea, they would have no way to get rid of his clutches, right?
As for Jia Rong, she is even more unreliable.
This kid was beaten and scolded by Jia Zhen when he was a child, and he has become a rotten person.
Don't look at the appearance of a decent person, in fact, the heart is already hopeless.
I don't know what dark things he is thinking about while smiling every day.
I dare not think about it too much, for fear of being disgusted...
Jia Zhen and Jia Rong are such a wonderful pair, but the sad thing is that as their wives, Youshi and Qin Keqing can't do anything.
They actually have more in common than you think.
For example, they are both girls of humble origins.
Needless to say, what is the situation of Youshi's family. Her father should be a low-level official, who is not at all in the mainstream in the rich and gentle capital, where there are powerful people everywhere.
Otherwise, he would not have married an old lady named You with two children after his wife's death.
What's worse is that within two years of his remarriage, he himself passed away, leaving only Old Lady You and his three daughters, Youshi, You's Second Sister, and You's Third Sister.
A family of four women still has no head of the household. You can imagine how difficult life would be.
Presumably because of this, Youshi, who was still an innocent girl in her teens, married Jia Zhen, who was in his thirties, had lost his legitimate wife, but was known for being a playboy.
She had no choice at all.
At least Jia Zhen was rich enough to allow her to support her stepmother and two young stepsisters, and the stepmother was also the legitimate wife, which was better than being the original wife of another man who was equally destitute.
This was the best destination she could choose.
Youshi had no choice, and the same was true for Qin Keqing.
Her origin is even more miserable than Youshi's.
Not to mention that her father Qin Ye was just a fifth-rank Yingmulang, she was not even Qin Ye's biological daughter. She was
an abandoned baby brought back from the Yuying Hall when the old man was nearly fifty years old...
It was really
a very shocking origin. With such an identity, it was quite surprising that she could become the original wife of Jia Rong, the legitimate grandson of Ningguo Mansion.
No wonder, just for this reason, many people made all kinds of associations and made a fuss.
What, Qin Keqing is not an ordinary abandoned baby at all, but the daughter of the deposed prince... Oh, now the prince has not been deposed, so she is his illegitimate daughter. Anyway, she must have some relationship with the royal family, so that she can become rich and powerful in the future.
Think about it, there were so many children in the Orphanage, why did Qin Ye choose to adopt a daughter like Qin Keqing?
Yes, he also adopted a son, although he died later, but obviously, it was more reasonable to adopt a son.
But since he was going to adopt a son, why did he also adopt a daughter?
Their Qin family was not a wealthy family. Adopting children, and adopting two at once, was really a big deal. This was really a bit unreasonable.
Unless someone gave him some benefits so that the girl could be adopted smoothly...
So the story became that Qin Ye was almost fifty years old and had no children, so he decided to adopt an abandoned baby in the Orphanage.
Since there were no children, the first choice was of course to adopt a son.
Qin Ye quickly selected a suitable child, but when he went to handle the adoption procedures, a mysterious person suddenly handed him a baby girl.
At the same time, he was also given the girl's life story and a considerable sum of money.
Moreover, the power behind this mysterious man should be quite powerful, and he arranged the girl's future life directly - to become a top-class lady, marry the grandson of the Ning family as the main wife, and wait for great wealth and honor in the future.
Why are you so sure that this will be the ending?
Of course, it's because of her high status.
Not just ordinary high.
Basically, it can be said that she is second to none and above ten thousand people.
There is only one person with such status.
But now he has not been deposed, why would it be?
Could it be that...
there is only one truth, and it must be that person?
When Mo Yu came back to his senses from this gossip, he felt terrible.
In fact, this was not the first time he knew about Qin Keqing's life experience, but those were just minor incidents and he did not take it seriously.
After all, Qin Keqing had not married yet at that time, and he was just a bystander, which was no different from listening to someone telling a story.
Now Qin Keqing was standing in front of him - according to the rules of the aristocratic family, as the daughter-in-law of her grandson, she had to stand and serve the noble women like Jia Mu.
Even though Jia Mu had always been an amiable old lady to the younger generations, rules were rules and they could not be abolished.
Without rules, such a large family would surely fall apart at any moment.
Although it has almost fallen apart now, it can still maintain a facade. If even this kind of rules are abandoned, then it is estimated that even the facade will not be able to hold up.
That would be terrible. It
must not be enough.
Therefore, it is a good thing to have rules. The rules that should be established should be abolished, and it is also good to maintain a superficial prosperity.
Therefore, Qin Keqing, who has been married for half a year, has become a perfect dish-serving machine. Specifically, at this banquet today, she happened to stand opposite Mo Yu.
Therefore, her every move, even every subtle expression, will inevitably be clearly reflected in Mo Yu's eyes.
Almost at the same time when Mo Yu thought of Qin Keqing's life experience, Qin Keqing's face suddenly changed, and the pair of silver shoes in her hand could hardly hold, and fell on the spot.
There was a "clang" sound, and the pair of silver shoes fell directly to the ground, making a loud noise. Everyone was confused, but Youshi immediately stood up and said with a smile: "What's wrong with Rong'er, are you tired? You go down and rest first, I'm here."