After two days of renovation, the Rongqing Hall of Rongguo Mansion had basically dissipated from the fatigue caused by the Lunar New Year visit, and Jia Mu's place became lively again.

Sisters Sanchun, Aunt Xue, Baochai, and Youshi also gathered in the hall to talk to Jia Mu.

Because they talked about letting Sanchun and others move into the garden, Jia Mu and others asked Baochai to choose a place of his choice, and then they would live there together and keep Sanchun and others company.

Aunt Xue said it was too troublesome, and just as she was declining, Xia Shouzhong, following the emperor's will, came to the Jia Mansion to reward him.

It turns out that after returning to the palace in Yuanchun the previous year, Emperor Ningkang learned about the return of the Jia family to the province, and felt that it was in line with the state of Tianxin. Therefore, Long Yan was very happy and sent an extra reward.

After Xia Shouzhong conveyed the emperor's will, he smiled at Jia Mu and others: "Before leaving, the imperial concubine specially gave instructions to the slaves, saying that she told the old lady and others not to forget her before leaving. According to the previous instructions, all the ladies should move into the garden to study and play as soon as possible.

He also specifically explained that among the sisters in the family, the two cousins ​​are the most talented and should settle in the "Grand View Garden". He also said that the second master Bao Although he is not as good as Mr. Lin Xiang and Miss Xue, judging from his works, he still has some talent, so it is appropriate for Mr. Bao, Mr. Lin Xiang and the eldest daughter of the Xue family to all move into the Grand View Garden together."

Xia Shouzhong bowed and said with a smile.

They, the old people who have been in the palace for decades, know best the regulations for going out of the palace to do things, what kind of people they face, and what attitude they should adopt.

Nowadays, the Jia family is full of holy love, and it belongs to the kind of family that cannot be offended even if it does not need to be flattered.

The Jia family was naturally very polite to such eunuchs who could speak well in front of the emperor and empress. The tea money was sealed and sent away by Jia Zheng himself.

"My aunt, you can hear me. This is your Majesty's will. I have nothing to say now."

As soon as Xia Shouzhong left, Jia Mu smiled at Aunt Xue. .

Aunt Xue nodded and smiled. What else could she say? She could only smile and reply: "It is Bao Ya's honor to be remembered by the empress. We dare not disobey the empress. It's just Bao Ya's character. Weird, if I cause you any trouble in the future, I will apologize here first."

"Hahaha, my concubine is too worried. If Bao girl still has a weird personality, these few in our family, It's time to pull it down and hit the board."

Baochai stood up and bowed to Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing respectively as a thank you for the kindness.

Sister Sanchun, who was very happy to be able to move into the garden, immediately gathered around Baochai and asked her where she would like to live and how they would like to live together after entering the garden in the future. So much.

Seeing her sisters and others having fun, Jia Mu also had a smile on her face, but she turned her eyes and looked at the good grandson Baoyu, who was alone in the corner, and her precious granddaughter Daiyu, who had scanned around and found no trace, and sighed inexplicably in her heart.

Because of a series of events, it is known to everyone that Daiyu is already a member of Jia Lian Court. In this way, Daiyu has a special status and lives in seclusion. Even if she does not attend such an occasion today, she will Within reason. Although Jia Mu can understand, she doesn't want to see this happen.

She likes everyone to be lively together.

But there was nothing she could do. Jia Lian had taken care of everything internally and externally, and she couldn't stop him. Now she could only think of a more comprehensive plan.

Otherwise, we should arrange a marriage for Baoyu first...

The change in Jia Mu’s face made Mrs. Wang think that Jia Mu was in trouble because of Yuanchun’s order, so she considered After a while, he said to Jia Mu: "Old lady, otherwise Baoyu wouldn't have to move into the garden."

Baoyu has also reached the age of studying, and his master is planning to hire a famous teacher to teach him how to start a career. , it is inconvenient to move into the garden, so it is better to stay outside. Your Majesty does not know this situation, and only makes this decision out of love. When I come to the palace next time, I will explain it to you, and I will not blame you."

Mrs. Wang did not want Jia Baoyu to move into the garden, but what she said was just an excuse.

The real reason is that Jia Lian almost fell out in public because of Daiyu's incident last time. In the end, it was Jia's mother who issued a ban on Jia Baoyu to calm Jia Lian's anger.

Now if they move Jia Baoyu and Daiyu into the garden together, I'm afraid Jia Lian will not agree if they find out.

Therefore, only one of Daiyu and Jia Baoyu can move into the garden.

It just so happened that she also wanted her baby son to stay away from Daiyu, so she made up her mind early in the morning not to let Jia Baoyu enter the kindergarten.

Although her reasons seem reasonable, most of the discerning people here only need to think a little to know what Mrs. Wang really thinks about.

Even Jia Baoyu thought about it, and was hit hard again, thinking, from now on, they will never let me see Sister Lin again?

When Jia Baoyu thought of this possibility, his excitement waned and he turned his head away. He didn't care at all whether he could live in the garden or not.

Fortunately, Mother Jia never saw Jia Baoyu being wronged. When she saw this, she glanced at Mrs. Wang and said, "What's the conflict between asking Mr. Wang to teach him and letting him move into the garden?

Could it be that the empress asked them to move into the garden just for them to play in? Don’t you think the environment in the garden is good, quiet, and cheap to study?.

Besides, if you, the master, invite him alone, he will not be able to walk more than a few steps when he comes out of the garden every day, and it will not waste much time. "

Mrs. Wang was not aware of Jia Mu's attitude and subconsciously asked: "What do you mean by the old lady? "

"According to the empress's will, let Bao Yatou, Lin Yatou and Baoyu each choose a place they like and move into the garden. ”

Jia Mu insisted on this, and Mrs. Wang was not willing to disobey, so she could only nod in agreement, thinking that anyway, she showed her attitude, so even if Jia Lian was unhappy, she could still push Jia Mu to do it. Jia Lian should not be in trouble with his biological grandmother over such a trivial matter.

When Tanchun saw Jia Baoyu in a bad mood, he decided that he would also join them in the kindergarten to "study" " So he came over and asked Jia Baoyu with a smile: "Second brother, which place in the garden is your favorite? Tell us and we won't compete with you. "

Jia Baoyu knew that Tanchun had good intentions, so he forced a smile and said, "It doesn't matter to me. You just have to choose. Leave the rest to me no matter what. He is also a superfluous person, the same everywhere..."

Tan Chun could not bear to hear the decadence in Jia Baoyu's words.

Gently He pulled Jia Baoyu aside and said with a smile: "Second brother, what's wrong? Why do you say such depressing words? You have never been such a person. Didn't you say that you don't want fame or wealth, as long as you, sisters and brothers, can be together and have fun together, then that will be enough?

Now, although Sister Lin has made a big decision in her life, she still lives in our house and can stay with us all every day. Even if he marries second brother Lian in the future, she will not leave our home and can still be with all of us. So, what's the difference?

The second brother used to use words to coax us, saying that all sisters are the same, but in fact, he only sees Sister Lin as different in his heart, so he does this deliberately now, with the purpose of alienating us... "

Tanchun is two years younger than Jia Baoyu, so she is naturally ignorant in terms of age. But she is smart by nature and understands some of Jia Baoyu's disappointments. She is determined to make Jia Baoyu more open-minded, so she uses Jia Baoyu's former words Words to inspire him.

When Jia Baoyu heard this, he was stunned.

Yes, he said that as long as he could be with his sisters forever, he would He was content, even if he died on the spot one day, as long as he died before his sisters and did not see them shed a drop of tears for him, then it would be considered a worthy death.

How could he not know that he would spend his whole life with his sisters? It is impossible for them not to separate. Doesn’t he understand that when the sisters grow up, they will eventually get married?

　He knows, but he just doesn’t want to think about it deeply. At least he is happy now, right?

So, why is Sister Lin so heartbroken when she is engaged?

Could it be that I have also fallen into the vulgar trend, weak in water, and want to choose a scoop to drink and stay with it forever? Looking at each other, the daughter made of water turned into a woman with lifeless eyes, and finally turned into dead fish eyes?

No, this is definitely not me, he is not that worldly!

But, if the other party is Sister Lin, then...

So what, Sister Lin doesn’t like him at all, she is so indifferent to him, and his heart is broken. So hurt!

Jia Baoyu, who was thirteen or fourteen years old and had his first love affair, could not understand the relationship clearly. He covered his head, feeling confused and exhausted.

　"Second brother..."

Tanchun was a little worried. She knew that Jia Baoyu had some hysteria. Don't let her get it out. Then do bad things with good intentions. When the time comes, I will also be scolded.

Fortunately, Jia Baoyu didn't. He let go of his hand and looked at Tanchun, who had bright eyes and white teeth, and then looked at the side talking to Yingchun and others, but he glanced over from time to time, obviously caring. His Baochai suddenly became clear in his heart.

He is right, wrong, and secular. The world is so dirty that even the clean Sister Lin is tainted with a hint of philistine!

But he was not born for Sister Lin alone. There are so many beautiful things and beautiful daughters waiting for him to discover and appreciate...

Thinking of this, a sudden A feeling of enlightenment appeared in Jia Baoyu's heart. He even felt that since Daiyu didn't like him, marrying Jia Lian might be the best choice. It would be better than marrying someone else in the future and flying away, where he would never see him again. Good.

In this way, it is at least certain that Sister Lin will stay in their home for the rest of her life.

So he smiled happily at Tan Chun and said, "My favorite places are Xiaoxiang and Yihong. What about you, which one are you going to choose?"

Tanchun was also happy when he saw this, and took Jia Baoyu to Yingchun and others, and everyone discussed the total together.

Under Tanchun’s guidance, Jia Baoyu’s mentality changed somewhat, but in the eyes of Jia Mu and others, Tanchun pulled him and whispered a few words, which made Jia Baoyu feel depressed. Become happy.

Jia Mu couldn't help but smile. She even took a look at Tanchun and felt that among the granddaughters, Tanchun was indeed the most sensible. When my brother is in a bad mood, he knows how to comfort him, unlike other girls who just want to play around and take care of themselves.

So she specifically said to Tanchun: "Third girl, you firstGo to your sister Lin's house and ask her where she wants to live, and then you can discuss it together. ”

Although Jia Mu’s intention was clear, that is, to let Daiyu choose first, which was very biased, but Jia Mu has always been like this, and everyone did not take it seriously.

Anyway Daiyu's current status is no better than theirs. Excluding the relationship between Jia Mu, Jia Lian and others, she is also the "village prince" granted by the saint, so it is appropriate for them to let Daiyu choose first. Therefore, Tanchun accepted the order and went there happily. Daiyu went to her house.

Here, Jia Mu began to arrange for the maids and servants to enter the garden to serve Yingchun and others.

The garden was large and empty. After all, if you want to live in people, you need to arrange for manpower to take care of you everywhere. Especially when Yingchun and others are all mistresses, it is even more careless.

"The manpower they originally served remains unchanged. What does the old lady think about adding an old nanny, two maids, and two people responsible for cleaning the courtyard to each place? "Mrs. Wang suggested.

"This is not enough. Although they are not rich ladies, since they were born in our family, we cannot wrong them too much. Let's do this. Two old ladies and four maids will be added to each place first, and we can add or subtract later depending on the situation. "

"In this case, I'm afraid we don't have enough manpower. It has been several years since our family made a special trip to buy slaves from outside..."

This is why Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang have different ideas about running a family. Mrs. Wang wants to reduce expenses and scale according to the family situation. .

But the last thing Jia’s mother is used to being rich and powerful is to lose the limelight that the Duke’s Palace should have in the ostentation and make other people laugh.

“If Auntie’s side doesn’t have enough manpower, why not pick a few that we can use. "Youshi sat there for a long time and finally found a chance to speak.

Mrs. Wang felt very good after hearing this. Anyway, there are not many people in Ningguo Mansion, so raising so many slaves is in vain.

/> Unexpectedly, Jia Mu glanced at Youshi, frowned and said: "You are the eldest brother, and you can't be left alone in charge of the affairs of the whole clan. "

After speaking, he said directly to Mrs. Wang: "If there are not enough manpower in the mansion, just transfer them from me. There are not many others in my courtyard, but there are quite a lot of people. ”

With Jia Mu’s behavior, Mrs. Wang could only accept the order.

You stepped back with a stern expression, knowing that Jia Mu disliked their “family tradition” "It's not good, so even the slaves don't want to use theirs.

After sitting with the elders for a while, Jia Mu thought that Youshi had to take care of a pair of children, so she asked her to go back first.

Mrs. You took a car and came out of the East Crossing Courtyard and went home from the main entrance of Ningguo Mansion. She happened to see Sister You going to the West Courtyard.Go, she walked forward quickly.

"I heard from your second sister that the Marquis took you out of the city to play, why did you come back on your own?"

Third sister You was in a state of excitement all the way, but she just entered After entering the city, I felt a little guilty again.

After all, she was the one who tried her best to bring her sister together. Yesterday she told her sister that she had someone she liked. If she found out that she got in first, I don’t know what she would think of herself.

So after entering the house, she was also lingering, and suddenly she heard Youshi's voice behind her, which frightened her, who was guilty of being a thief, and her body staggered.

You hurriedly stepped forward to support her and looked at her doubtfully.

“I was originally going to their school grounds to play, but suddenly someone from the imperial court came to see him. He thought I was in the way, so he sent me back first.”

You San Sister took off Youshi's support and said calmly.

Youshi looked at her, "It was time for me to come back just now, and I saw people from Xifu leaving in a carriage. Is it to take you back?"

"Well, probably..."

Sanjie You felt that she couldn't talk to You anymore, so she hurriedly said: "Sister, you just came back from their Xifu. You are tired after thinking about it, so go back early. Rest, I'm leaving first."

After saying that, Third Sister You gave a casual salute and ran away early.

Although her physical fitness has always been very good, after all, the new melon has just broken out, and the slightly unnatural posture when walking is very eye-catching in the eyes of people like You Shi.

"Grandma, you said Third Aunt Grandma..."

Yindie next to her saw Youshi looking thoughtfully at Third Sister You's back, and immediately stepped forward to speak. .

Youshi shook her head to interrupt her and led her back to the main hall.

But not long after, she was summoned by Youshi again, "Go to the kitchen and ask someone to stew some chicken soup to deliver to the old lady. Remember to stew more."

Yin Die is also a smart person. As soon as he heard this order, he immediately knew that it was incidental for Mr. You to be filial to Mrs. You, and that it was true to help third sister You.

This third aunt is really capable.