Yucuo of the Red Chamber

Chapter 116

"Who said, how did this matter get involved with the whole house again?" Daiyu asked, after washing her face, she took the towel from Eunuch Chen's hand and wiped her face, and sat in front of the dressing table to prepare her makeup. .

"Everyone in the house knows that anyone who is in the year of the tiger is panicking, as if a catastrophe is imminent. I heard that the second wife's house is about to quarrel, because she is also in the year of the tiger." The woman outside Replied.

"Understood, no matter whether it is true or not, people in our courtyard should not talk nonsense outside. It is not clear whether this matter is right or wrong." Eunuch Chen instructed Daiyu while combing Daiyu's hair carefully.He is a very dexterous hand, he worked hard in twos and threes, a slanted bun with a bead flower on it, and a swing on the opposite side, simple and pretty; at the back, loosely pull a swallowtail and insert a For the Fushou hosta; put some rouge on your face, and you'll be done.

Daiyu looked at the mirror for a while, then smiled and said, "Thank you, father-in-law. But is what the mother said is true?"

Eunuch Chen helped her out and sat down. While sending everyone out, he ordered Xueyan to prepare a bowl of thin bird's nest porridge, and replied with a small smile: "It's not true. She is a good plan. Kill three birds with one stone.”

Daiyu was taken aback, looked at Eunuch Chen suspiciously, thought for a while and asked, "Who is 'she'? Why do you want to use such a vicious scheme to harm Huan'er? Huan'er has never been liked by anyone, and neither has anyone else." If you care about him so much, what is there to be calculated by others?"

"What if it's the other way around?" Eunuch Chen asked while taking the porridge and blowing it carefully for Daiyu.

"The other way around? He's the third child. Brother Zhu has Brother Lan, and Brother Bao is still alive. I don't know...could it be..." Daiyu suddenly remembered something, but she wasn't sure after thinking about it.

"Brother Lang is still young and has no father. No one can speak for him. If he has any personal belongings in the future, he will naturally be the last one to give it to him. Baoyu is sick now, almost like a disabled person. Only Jia Huan, the former son I also want to study in the study. It can be seen that among the second master's sons, only Jia Huan is the most hopeful, if someone has some ideas, it is not surprising." Chen Gonggong taught Daiyu.Things in the world are not that simple. If someone wants to have grievances with you, it can be done by turning seventeen or eighteen corners.

"Isn't this nonsense, Lang Ge'er's eldest grandson, that's obvious. Baoyu is the heart of my grandmother and second aunt. Who doesn't know, where is Shanghuan'er? Unless someone really insists on being so far-fetched Framed." Daiyu said to herself.

Eunuch Chen fed her a mouthful of porridge and tasted it. It felt pretty good, and then he stirred it lightly until it cooled down, and put it in Daiyu's hands; while shaking his head and laughing, he said, "What a trick! Jump out now It will not only let everyone see that there is a third master Huan in the mansion, and they should think about everything for him in the future, and also give him some face; it can also win everyone's sympathy. Even if no one asks, even an imperial doctor is unwilling to ask for it; you can still accept the heart of the third girl; and you can take the opportunity to frame others."

"A bitter trick?!" Daiyu said in surprise, "Your father-in-law said that Huan'er, mother and son performed this performance for others to see?"

Eunuch Chen urged her to eat porridge quickly, and said with a smile: "The house is in such a mess right now, who would think of them? People say that the tiger father has no dogs, and if there is such a powerful third girl, her biological mother must also He is not a simple person, otherwise he would not be able to have a son and a daughter safely under the second wife, and grow up to such a size safely. It is a wonderful idea, but it is a pity that if people don't know, unless they do nothing The girl knows that I like to meddle in other people's business, otherwise I wouldn't be meddling here. It was a coincidence that day, I went to get the girl's medicine, I walked around the corridor, and I happened to hear a few words. "

Daiyu stood there in a daze, and it took a long time to finish the porridge, put the bowl on the table, and asked after washing: "If you want to say that, there must be someone who doesn't like people in the year of the tiger. Don't It's better to bring the innocent..." Daiyu sighed deeply.

"It's probably inevitable. The girl's birthday has nothing to do with that, so there's no need to worry about them. The family is unlucky, and everything will happen." Chen Gonggong said.

Daiyu nodded and said to herself: "There are many auspicious times in prosperous times, and there are many evildoers in troubled times. It is said: "If you are not wise in thinking, you are not holy. There is the monster of Fat Night, sometimes there is evil of flowers, sometimes there is calamity of cattle, sometimes there is sickness of confidantes, sometimes there is yellow and yellow auspiciousness, sometimes there is gold, wood, water, fire and earth. Unidentified flames, then grandma was hit by Laisheng, then Baoyu lost her nature and lost her jade, the previous son Laisheng fled, yesterday Erhuan brothers mother and son did these things again... What a sign of death! "

Just as she was talking, there was another commotion outside, and Daiyu hurriedly asked why, but Mrs. Wang was born in the year of the tiger, and Li Wan was born in the year of the tiger, and she was the only one who was born in the year of the tiger. Good fit.At this moment, Jia Huan is not awake, and Aunt Zhao has already made trouble with Jia's mother, and she wants to fight Li Wan desperately.After a while, a few paper figurines, incense candles and other things were found from Baochai's house. Aunt Zhao seemed to be helped by a god, and now she just sat there and kept crying; In addition, I stayed up all night last night, and I couldn't hold it anymore; Jia Zheng didn't come back from the morning court again, and the front was almost a mess.

As for the chaos in the front, it’s all right. Only about Li Wan, Daiyu thought about it, and hurriedly pulled Chen Gonggong to say: "Her move is so powerful that she can knock down a boat of people with just one blow. Everyone still They are all a little suspicious. Please hurry up and save my sister-in-law, she will definitely not do such a thing, and she is honest, and she can’t argue with this kind of thing, how can she resist it. Don’t say that my sister-in-law has always treated everyone well , has taken good care of me recently."

Eunuch Chen didn't care about it, but he really knew the truth, so he just paid it off to others. He was too lazy to take care of the dog-eat-dog thing. Only Li Wan, he couldn't bear it, so he nodded and said: "Let's go, Let's go ahead and see the old lady. It's time for you to save the old lady's morning, and then we'll play by ear, how about it?"

Daiyu heard that he could really help Li Wan, so she hurriedly dragged Eunuch Chen away.When I came to Jiamu's yard, I could only hear that it was almost like a funeral, crying, making noise and screaming.Daiyu frowned and came to Jiamu's room.I saw Li Wan kneeling in front of Jia Mu's bed, wiping away tears.Mrs. Wang pointed at her and kept scolding her as a "broom star" and "kefu's life". She had already killed one of her sons, and now even her brother-in-law is not spared; In fact, it must be that she "wanted to curse Baoyu to death so that she could monopolize the family property"; even the death of the empress was blamed on her. eat it.

Mrs. Xing, You Shi and the others tried to persuade a few words casually, but they dare not say that there is no such thing as ghosts and ghosts. Now that there is no evidence, it is not easy to force them.Sister Feng stood aside, neither persuading her nor persuading her, she was probably a little puzzled, but Li Wan might not be the only one to blame.Seeing the masters and sons like this, Jia Huan hadn't woken up yet, and Aunt Zhao was crying outside the door again, and no one dared to persuade her.

Eunuch Chen saw and heard all these clearly, and then helped Daiyu to Jiamu's bed.Seeing the faint light of Buddha, Jia Mu finally opened her eyes, pulled Daiyu to sit in front of the bed, choked with sobs.

After Daiyu paid her respects, Eunuch Chen persuaded, "Madam, relax. According to my knowledge, things may not necessarily be like this. Please ask grandma to get up first."

Jiamu reluctantly asked: "If you want to say it, what should it be like?"

Eunuch Chen replied: "When I was serving the Supreme Emperor, I heard the master once say that gods and ghosts can deceive people, and some are afraid of people. Although I heard that Ma Daopo said that, she may not be sure, that's why. Grandma Zhu has a peaceful personality, and Brother Lang is the eldest grandson, so there is no reason for him to rob other people only if others rob him of his share?"

Everyone was a little bit interested, especially Mrs. Wang was controlling her everywhere, and everyone knew it well, so they all secretly nodded in agreement.I also thought about what Eunuch Chen meant when he said, "Some gods and ghosts deceive people, and some are afraid of people."

It made sense for Jia's mother to think about it, so she asked, "What you said is not bad, can you explain it to us?" While looking at Li Wan, let someone help her up first, and listen to what Chen Gonggong said before doing it. decide.

Readers may ask, why can Eunuch Chen calm down a little and listen attentively to Jia Mu and Shang Shang?

There is a reason for this, which is not surprising.In a prosperous age, people in the world love to seek hatred and believe in Buddhism and Taoism when they are full of food and clothing. This is not only to pass the time, but also to make plans for the rest of their lives, future generations, and even their own afterlife.At this time, things are also abundant, so more monks and priests can be supported, so the number of temples increases, the number of monks soars, cigarettes are lingering, and the sound of bells and drums is endless.

The second is the rule of the sage: to empty one's mind, to strengthen one's abdomen, to weaken one's will, and to strengthen one's bones.It often makes the people ignorant and desireless, and makes the wise dare not do it.Buddhism and Taoism are one of the ways, take it naturally; or let it go; maybe the emperor also believes in this way, so it will be effective from top to bottom, and if you encourage it, there will be more in the world.In the Han Dynasty, Taoism was the state religion, and sorcerers were granted titles; in the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism was the state religion, and the Buddha was the state teacher.In this situation, it is not known whether the emperor believes in his morality or his ability to humiliate the people, and it may be a combination of both.In short, it is an indisputable fact that the emperors of all dynasties mostly used it as a supplement.

This dynasty is no exception. Since the founding of the country, not only the number of temples has doubled, monks and Taoists have spread everywhere, but also the emperors and empresses of all dynasties have especially believed in it; the establishment of Baoling Palace is a testimony.And when it came to the Supreme Emperor, he was even more fascinated by it, and only waited for the Great Emperor to lose his crown, so he hurriedly passed the throne to him and devoted himself to practicing.Ordinarily, eminent monks who have attained the Tao are often invited to the palace to preach scriptures and recite the Buddha, and to practice Zen and discuss the Tao, which is well known in the world.