Chapter 2409: Under the overwhelming number of Gui scrolls, cut to the top
After a moment of hesitation, Zhen Baoyu signaled her cousin not to go over and to go out with her eyes.
Zhen Baoyu didn't have much fondness for her cousin, but he was the only legitimate son of the eldest son and the pillar of the Zhen family in the future, so he could maintain the relationship. However, she was a little surprised to see him being so mysterious.
Zhen Baoyu walked to the side and whispered: "Baoyu, are you looking for your uncle? It's best not to go there."
Seeing the unlucky look on his cousin's face, Zhen Baoyu shook his head, "What's wrong? I heard from my aunt that there was a letter from my sister, and later she said that you had sent the letter to my uncle, so I wanted to ask my uncle how my sister was doing. Brother, have you read that letter?"
"I gave that letter to my father. How dare I read my sister's letter to my parents?" Zhen Baoyu shook her head, "But I'm afraid my sister's situation is not very good, but I heard that there are noble people who can help me, and my sister may want to return." It’s the capital city.”
“Sister is going back to the capital?” Zhen Baoyu was overjoyed: “Who is this noble person?”
The three Zhen sisters, Baochen, Baoqi, and Baoyu, have been very close to each other since childhood. Although Zhen Baochen lost her mother when she was young, and Zhen Baoqi's biological mother was not close to Zhen Baochen, it did not affect the relationship between the sisters. Relationship.
Later, eight years ago Zhen Baochen married the legitimate son of the Ding family in Huizhou, and six years ago Zhen Baoqi married Shuirong, the king of Beijing County. However, Zhen Baoyu's marriage was undecided, and her sister-in-law was alone at home.
The three sisters had always exchanged letters. It was not until the War between the North and the South that Zhen Baoqi was imprisoned in Beijing, and later was exiled to Xi'an. The contact was finally severed, but Zhen Baochen and Zhen Baoyu still maintained close contact.
Every time Zhen Baochen came back to her natal family in Jinling in the past two years, the two sisters would sigh endlessly when talking about the fate of their second sister, and they would also worry about the future of each family.
The Zhen family, the Shui family, and the Ding family are all like grasshoppers on a rope, one is prosperous and the other is destitute.
As the imperial court gained greater and greater advantage over Nanjing, Prince Yi Zhong and civil servants such as Nanjing were seeking compromise with the imperial court. However, wealthy families such as the Zhen family, the Shui family, and the Ding family seemed to be gradually showing signs of being abandoned. , even the female relatives at home also feel it.
"My sister mentioned in her letter that she might be returning to the capital, but she didn't say exactly how." Zhen Baoyu shook her head, "As for the help of a noble person, maybe it's Feng Keng who is showing off his power in Jinling City now. "
“Ah?” Zhen Baoyu was startled, “Who is my sister’s noble person? How could my sister be related to him?”
Feng Ziying's reputation in Jinling City is indeed very good now, and her father often mentions this person when he comes home.
Zhen Baoyu knew that there was talk in her family that she wanted to marry this man, but it was just a mention. Later, news soon came that this man had three wives, and the eldest brother went to the Shen family in Suzhou. , the second wife married the Xue family of Jinling, which had declined, and the third wife married the Lin family of Suzhou.
Zhen Baoyu thinks that she may not be as good as the Suzhou Shen family, but she is not inferior to the Jinling Xue family and the Suzhou Lin family.
What is the Xue family of Jinling? He has long since declined, becoming an imperial merchant, and there is no male backbone in the family.
The Lin family in Suzhou was also thin. Although Lin Ruhai was born as a Jinshi, she was not allowed to belong to the scholar community and could only serve as a personal minister to the emperor. Moreover, Lin Daiyu lost her mother when she was young and was in frail health. How could she be a big wife?
However, these thoughts were just mentioned when he was chatting with his two sisters. Zhen Baoyu didn't pay much attention to them. On the contrary, the two sisters were very regretful and felt that if they joined the Feng family, the Zhen family's foundation would be much stronger.
Now, Zhen Baoyu suddenly heard that her cousin mentioned that her cousin's nobleman was actually Feng Keng, which naturally made Zhen Baoyu a little unbelievable. She had never heard her sister mention her relationship with the Feng family before.
"My sister didn't say anything in the letter, but my uncle said that he has something to do with a woman from the Jia family in Ningguo Mansion. I don't know the specific situation." Zhen Baoyu didn't know the details. "Right now, my father and uncle are still talking, and they are very emotional. No, it’s better for my sister not to get into trouble, otherwise it would be bad if her father and uncle bring evil anger to her."
Zhen Baoyu did not mention that her father was once inspired by the fact that the Li sisters took the initiative to be Feng Ziying's concubine, and intentionally wanted to let his cousin become Feng Ziying's concubine. It seemed that his father had some dirty thoughts. Presumably, this was his father. Temporary connotation, if you really think about it, you will know that it is definitely not feasible.
While the two were talking, they saw one of Zhen Yingjia's elders walking in quickly. He saw Zhen Baoyu and Zhen Baoyu, brother and sister. He said hello and was about to walk in. Seeing the other party in a hurry, Zhen Baoyu asked casually: "Father and Zhen Baoyu." My uncle is talking, so if there is nothing else, don’t bother him."
“Uncle, Mr. Ding from Huizhou is here, and the eldest lady is also back.” Chang Sui replied.
“The eldest sister is back too?” Both brothers and sisters said in unison: “Really?”
The eldest sister Zhen Baochen doesn't come back very often. After all, she got married a long time ago and is still in Huizhou, which is six to seven hundred miles away. She may not be able to come back once a year. Zhen Baoyu and Zhen Baochen usually communicate mostly through letters.
"Yes, the eldest lady also came back with her uncle. When she arrived at the door of the house, Master Ding probably had something urgent, so he asked the younger one to come and report." Chang Sui responded.
After the two brothers and sisters heard about it, they didn't dare to stop their elder sister from following her, but they probably thought it was a bit strange for the Dings and his son to bring their eldest sister back with them.
Zhen Yingjia and Zhen Yingyu inside heard that Ding Deyi and Ding Zhongzhen, father and son, came to their home with their daughter. They felt nervous and looked at each other. At this time, the Ding family and his son suddenly came to Jinling, which was not a good sign.
Could it be that he also learned that the current situation of the Zhen family was not good and wanted to discuss how to deal with it?
But no matter what, you should say hello in advance.
But since his in-laws and son-in-law had already arrived, Zhen Yingjia couldn't miss them, so he invited Zhen Yingyu to meet the guests together, but he already had some ominous premonitions in his heart.
Zhen Baoyu and Zhen Baoyu didn't think too much. When they heard that their sister was back, they happily went to the gate to greet her.
Seeing his younger brother and cousin coming to pick him up, Zhen Baochen, who was a little tired, had a happy smile on his face and waved to greet his younger brother and sister.
"Eldest sister, why did you suddenly think of coming back at this time without saying hello in advance?" Zhen Baoyu had a good relationship with this cousin. She ran forward quickly and hugged each other's arm affectionately. "Master Ding and brother-in-law also Come on, why are you so serious?"
Zhen Baoyu's unintentional words made Zhen Baochen's heart skip a beat.
In fact, Zhen Baochen was a little confused on the way.
Speaking of Nanjing, I am in a hurry. My father-in-law has not been in a good mood since he came back from a trip to Nanchang. During this period, he and his husband were secretly discussing something.
She also asked her husband, but he impatiently said it was an external matter and told her not to ask any more questions, so she did not dare to ask any more questions.
But she felt that it must be related to the "change of circumstances" in the imperial court.
It was originally a good thing that the new emperor ascended the throne. After all, the imperial court and Nanjing had reached an agreement.
She is the daughter of the Zhen family, so naturally she is no stranger to such court affairs.
The Zhen family has always been a loyal supporter of Prince Yi Zhong. It stands to reason that since the negotiation has been concluded, the Zhen family should also benefit from it, but this does not seem to be the case.
Prince Yi Zhong left north, Tang Mu and others joined the cabinet, and even later Zhu Gu and others also went north to Beijing. It is said that there will be better arrangements.
Then the sudden imperial army marched south, and the three towns in Jiangnan were relieved. Niu Jizong, Wang Ziteng, Chen Jixian, Sun Shaozu and others who were originally regarded as the Optimus Primes of Jiangnan either went into seclusion or disappeared.
The situation in Nanjing suddenly changed drastically. It seemed that the imperial court's attitude towards these people in Nanjing also began to change, and they began to find faults with both noses and ears.
From this time on, Zhen Baochen felt that the Ding family was becoming restless. Her father-in-law and her husband went out frequently, and messengers from the capital, Nanjing, and Nanchang kept running back and forth.
That's fine, but what worries Zhen Baochen is that they seem to be avoiding him when they do these things. This is what scares Zhen Baochen the most.
This time when they came to Nanjing, my father-in-law and her husband took me with them, saying that they wanted me to go back to my parents’ house to have a look.
In the past, Zhen Baochen would have been overjoyed, but this time it always made her feel unspeakably worried.
"Perhaps the master, husband, father and uncle have business matters?" Zhen Baochen said calmly: "I didn't ask either."
Zhen Baoyu, who had a rough temper, didn't pay much attention to it, but Zhen Baoyu seemed to feel a bit of loneliness and some unspeakable worries in her elder sister's words.
“Sister, what’s wrong with you? Is something wrong?” Zhen Baoyuhui, who was a wise man but smart on the outside, took Zhen Baochen’s arm and asked cautiously: “But is it related to the current situation in Jinling City?”
Zhen Baochen glanced at his cousin. Compared to his ignorant brother, this cousin was much smarter and had a much deeper understanding of the current situation.
"Perhaps, no family can avoid being involved in the turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River. This is the case for the Zhen family and the same for the Ding family. I just don't know what kind of ending this storm will bring for us people. …”
Zhen Baochen's somewhat sad and ominous tone shocked Zhen Baoyu. Even Zhen Baoyu, who was so slow, could tell that something was wrong, "Sister, what happened? Did you and your brother-in-law have a quarrel?"
"No, it's just that I seem a little tired during this period. I don't know what's going on. I always feel like something is going to happen." Zhen Baochen glanced at his father-in-law and husband who were already hurriedly thinking about the middle courtyard. He doesn't seem to care about his own existence at all.
(End of this chapter)