Chapter 546: Are you afraid of having your house raided?
Jia Mu hurriedly called Yuanyang in and asked what was going on.
Yuanyang saw that Jia Mu's eyes were still red, and guessed that she had just been sad again, so she pretended to be relaxed and said:
"Don't worry, old lady, the excitement outside is not a big deal.
It's just that Uncle Zhen over there asked the Yiyang opera troupe from outside to sing in Dongfu.
What we are singing today is "Ding Lang Recognizes His Father", "Huang Boyang Arranges the Ghost Array", "Sun Xingzhe Makes a Trouble in the Heavenly Palace", and "Jiang Ziya Beheads a General and Becomes a God", all of which are very lively dramas.
You can hear it clearly even here, but I'm afraid it can be heard all over the street.
When Jia Mu heard this, she stroked Baoyu's head and neck and said:
"I think you are tired of talking so much.
Yesterday, Dongfu invited people to come over to watch a play and put on lanterns. I was too lazy to go. Why don't you have dinner and play there for a while to relax.
It saves you from being bored in the house, just playing dice and playing Go with the girls, nothing new."
Mother Jia remembered that since Baoyu entered Heshan Academy, except for one day off on New Year's Eve, the academy had granted an extra day off on the day of the Empress's wedding ceremony. The rest of the time, Baoyu had to go to class every day, rain or shine, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for Baoyu's hard work in studying.
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Moreover, although Baoyu was "favoured" and did not have to live in school, he still had to go to the academy half an hour early every day to clean the school, which made Jia's mother even more fond of him.
Such a precious grandson is not born to endure hardship.
Alas - after all, he went to study for a few years, and when he came back, he could just be a wealthy and idle man. Who would be willing to let him carry the heavy burden of the Jia family?
Thinking of this, Jia Mu felt even more love for Baoyu:
"This Chinese New Year, even if the gentlemen in your academy are not exhausted, they won't let you rest?
Yu’er, please don’t show off, it’s terrible if you are tired and sick.”
Baoyu put her head in Jia Mu's arms and said coquettishly:
"The old lady still loves me.
However, this school is different from the previous school. The teacher does not just force me to endorse, and the classmates are also different from before.
Yesterday I read "You Feng Lai Yi", "Heng Zhi Qing Fen" and "Yi Hong Kuai Lu" that I made for my eldest sister at school. My teacher praised me for doing well, and my classmates also praised it. p>
In particular, there are two sentences in it, "Leaning on the railing and hanging my sleeves, leaning on the stone to protect the green smoke" and "Soft lining with three spring grasses, trailing a wisp of fragrance", which are all very romantic as a poet."
When Baoyu talks about poetry, he can't help but feel a little proud:
"Actually, there is also the phrase 'green wax is still rolling in spring, and red makeup is awake at night', but some classmates say that 'green wax' is not as smart as 'green jade'."
When Baoyu got up, he told Jia's mother everything about Baochai's persuasion to change his poems.
Finally, he said:
"Sister Bao is Sister Bao. Among all the sisters, no one is more careful than her.
But if Sister Bao hadn’t reminded me at that time, I might have offended my eldest sister.”
"Offended? How do you say this?"
Jia Mu couldn't help frowning after hearing this.
Baoyu hurriedly said:
"I didn't realize it at the time, but after Sister Bao talked to me in detail, I understood.
Old lady, please think about it, the plaques in the yard are not all the plaques and couplets drawn up by the grandson, but the empress did not pick a word from the sisters, and changed them to "Polygonium Ting Huaxin" and "Red Fragrant Green Jade"
But the questions were all written by me, are you not dissatisfied with the words and phrases I used?
In particular, changing the word "红香青玉" to "爱红快青" clearly shows that I don't like the words "fragrance" and "jade". If I write "green jade" again, wouldn't I be violating a taboo?
When the eldest sister sees her, she will definitely think that I am deliberately going against her. Doesn’t this mean that I have offended the eldest sister?"
When Jia Mu heard this, she was silent for a long time, and finally said:
"Well, since you like to compose poems in school, you should do it well. If you are willing to study and make progress, I will be happy to see you.
If you want to go and have fun, go, just don't play too late."
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After Baoyu went out, Jia Mu was silent for a long time.
Yuanyang rubbed Jia Mu's shoulders and beat her legs. Finally, she heard Jia Mu sigh:
"This girl is always trying to please and cater to everything, and her calculations are a bit too much."
Yuanyang didn't dare to pick up the fight, and just continued to gently beat Jia Mu's legs with the "Beauty Fist".
Jia Mu waved her hand to stop Yuanyang:
"I can only tell you these words behind your back.
Bao Yatou thought she was helping Baoyu, but in fact, she had committed a 'big taboo'."
Yuanyang has been serving Jia Mu for many years and knows the importance very well. He especially knows that Jia Mu likes people with true temperament best. In front of Jia Mu, anyone who blindly hides or pleases Jia Mu will not like it.
Yuanyang smiled and said:
"I don't understand. I only know that the empress loves Baoyu the most. Baoyu's name contains the word 'yu', so the empress must not be someone who doesn't like the word jade."
Jia Mu nodded and said:
"As the saying goes, 'You can't be close if you're not close', otherwise, it will inevitably be suspected of provoking.
What's more, Bao Yatou is just speculating.
She thought she was all-rounded, but she didn't understand that the empress treated Baoyu like a eldest sister and a mother. In front of the empress, Baoyu did not have to flatter her or deliberately please her. If she was too careful, she would appear to be indifferent.
The empress has been lonely in the palace for many years. She comes home to visit her relatives. What she wants is family affection.
When she changed the plaque inscribed on Baoyu, she was revisiting the meaning of teaching her younger brother to read through "hand-guided oral tradition". She did not want a fearful and speculative "younger brother".
If Baoyu really just wanted to do what he wanted, he would not only be disobedient, but also let down the deep love between the empress and his brother and sister."
When Yuanyang heard this, she couldn't help but feel shocked:
The old lady's eyes are really vicious to the extreme.
He quickly apologized and said with a smile:
"Our queen is also very tired. We usually have to spend so much time guessing others. But this time we finally went home and had people guessing her again. We didn't even have the joy of a family relationship."
Jia Mu sighed:
"That precious girl is so smart.
She kept guessing, but she didn't understand why the master wanted all the pavilions and pavilions in the garden to be inscribed with gems. Could it be that our family couldn't invite famous people?
This is just to let the empress know that Baoyu has made great progress in his studies and will inscribe the plaque correctly. Wouldn’t the empress be happy when she sees it?
Even if there is something wrong, it is still a good thing. The empress gave Baoyu a personal correction, and it can be regarded as a brother and sister with the same problem. There is nothing better than this.
The best thing among them is not which word the empress likes or dislikes, but the bond between father and daughter, father and son behind it."
Yuanyang was completely enlightened and couldn't help but sigh:
"It turned out to be such a deep meaning, how could it be an outsider's turn to sow discord?"
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Yuanyang felt that the word "stoking dissension" was too strong, so he hurriedly said:
"Oh! Not only should I not be 'estranged', but I should also be 'offended'."
Jia Mu smiled and said:
"She is the master, and you did the following.
But when it comes to closeness, in my eyes, you can’t be considered as ‘close enough to be close’.”
One sentence made Yuanyang burst into tears, choked up and said "old lady", not knowing what to say.
Jia Mu pulled Yuanyang over and said:
"You have served me for ten years, and I cannot leave you without a solution.
Earlier, I thought that the family property would belong to Baoyu in the future, and I wanted to leave you in Baoyu’s house before I left.
Although you are seven years older than him, with my words here, he will definitely not treat you badly.
Later, things changed. From now on, I’d better give you to Lian Er.
Although Feng Yatou is jealous, you and Ping'er have been friends since childhood and are still easy to get along with."
Yuanyang blushed early, lowered his head and said:
"On the day of the bride's wedding ceremony, Ping'er did a big job for Mr. Lian."