The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 358 Daily life in the Grand View Garden

It was still the fifth day of June.

Just after Weishi [after three o'clock in the afternoon], when the summer heat was in full swing, a group of people suddenly rushed to the Qingtang hut.

This Qingtang hut is located in the northeast corner of the Xingqin Bieyuan. It is separated from the main hall of the Grand View Garden and the stream pond from the girls’ residences to the west, and separated from several family temples from Yihong Yard in Baoyu to the south. It was originally the cleanest in the Xingqin Bieyuan. where.

But recently, Mrs. Wang brought a large group of people to stay here, and even Aunt Xue moved here yesterday, and the place became very lively.

However, as soon as the group of people arrived at the long steps outside the gate, a sharp-eyed maid saw her in front of the gate, and she ran in and shouted, "Second Mistress is here, Second Mistress is here!"

Seeing this, Wang Xifeng, who was in the lead, couldn't help laughing and cursing: "What an unruly little hoof, if you just come to meet me, why are you running away?"

The servant woman holding an umbrella next to her apologized and said, "This must be someone close to my aunt. She is kind and kind, and she doesn't like to restrict the little girls. As a result, all of them are used to this."

Wang Xifeng sneered when she heard the words: "It means that Bao girl is not at home, otherwise let's see if they dare to make mistakes!"

While speaking, she led people into the courtyard gate.

When I got to the corridor, I ordered the maidservants to wait outside. I planned to go in directly through the curtain, but I was stopped by Caixia.

Wang Xifeng looked Caixia up and down in surprise, and said in amazement: "You can stop others, why do you also stop me?"

"Second Grandma, don't blame me."

Caixia quickly explained: "It's really hot and stuffy these days, my aunt can't bear it, and her clothes are a little bit...so my wife specially ordered that anyone who comes here should not take it inside, lest my aunt will lose face."

Wang Xifeng thought of her aunt's demeanor, and finally shed her grievances, covered her mouth and smiled and said, "Baoyu always said that women are made of water, and I think this is true when applied to my aunt."

"It can be said that it is!"

Caixia couldn't help feeling emotional: "My aunt has to take a bath in the morning and evening, and sometimes at noon, the petal essence used every day can be counted on the catty, thanks to the luxury of Xue's family, and other people can't afford it. "

In fact, Wang Xifeng herself is similarly extravagant, she used her handkerchief as a fan, and said with a smile: "Baby girl doesn't follow her, she never likes to use flower petals, I look at the plain ones in Hengwu courtyard." I can't go on, how can this look like a daughter of a wealthy family? In my opinion, it's better to be like my aunt."

Just as I was talking, I heard someone in the room say: "Young girl Feng, what are you talking about me again?"

Before the words fell, the curtain was rolled up from the inside, revealing Aunt Xue's warm and friendly smiling face.

"Auntie likes to be clean."

Wang Xifeng replied with a smile, then stepped forward to hold Aunt Xue by the arm and walked inside.

When I arrived in the inner bedroom, I saw Mrs. Wang was straightening the folds of her skirt and cuffs in front of the mirror. For some unknown reason, her face was red like two clouds of fire.

Although Wang Xifeng was curious about what the two of them were doing in the house just now, it was not good to blatantly explore the secrets of the elders, not to mention that they had serious things to say this time.

So Aunt Xue stepped forward to pay respects, and said solemnly, "Ma'am, Jiangnan Zhen's family just sent someone to say that his family is going to repair the ancestral grave after autumn, and asked if they want to help our family to repair and rest together."

"I thought that even though the two families are old relatives, and the ancestral graves are in the same place, it's not worth asking his family to contribute, either by sending someone there, or by giving him a sum of money—but to repair this Yuanzi’s family didn’t get over it at all, and now the old master is clamoring to repair the big flower hall, it’s really..."

"I didn't know what to do at the moment, so I had to ask my wife first to see if I should report it to the old lady, or ask the master to decide."

After finishing these words, before Mrs. Wang could open her mouth, Aunt Xue said: "Repairing the ancestral grave is a big deal, if it is really inconvenient, I will help first..."

"Let's not rush!"

Mrs. Wang stopped her in a hurry, Wang Xifeng deliberately mentioned this in front of Aunt Xue, because she meant to borrow from Xue's family.

But now that she and Jia Zheng had fallen out, she didn't want the Xue family to fill in the hole anymore - even if she wanted to fill it, she would have to wait until Jia Zheng subdued it.

Therefore, after she stopped Aunt Xue, she said to Wang Xifeng: "A few days earlier, the family can make some money, but Baoyu has promised to do some kind of car business with the emperor - for the present plan, I'm afraid I can only ask the old lady to show some body."

"It's hard for us to open our mouths. You go back and ask brother Lian to report to the master, and we'll see what the master says."

Saying that, she winked at Wang Xifeng, then looked at Aunt Xue who was beside her.

How transparent is Wang Xifeng in house fighting?
Immediately, she understood what Mrs. Wang meant, and glanced at Aunt Xue who was confused, and immediately responded respectfully, and then accompanied the two of them to chat a few gossips before leaving the Qingtang hut.

When they got outside the door, they saw Ping'er talking to Caixia in the main corridor, Wang Xifeng couldn't help wondering, "Why are you here?"

"Second grandma."

Ping'er hurriedly said: "Grandma Dongfu Zhen just sent someone to ask, did Master Miaoyu agree to take her brother in? If they really can't force it, they should go out and find a good one as soon as possible."

"What's the use of asking me this?"

Wang Xifeng pouted slightly, and wanted to send someone to find out where Jia Baoyu was now.

Ping'er hurriedly stopped her and said: "Grandma, don't need to inquire. When I came, I saw the maids delivering watermelons to the lotus root champagne. They must be staying there to escape the heat."

"They'll enjoy it."

Wang Xifeng slapped the handkerchief twice more, and said decisively: "Now that we've caught up, let's go over there to relieve boredom and eat a few slices of watermelon before leaving."

With that said, he headed out and walked out.

"Grandma, be careful not to expose yourself to the sun!"

Ping'er was in a hurry to pass the parasol, and chased after him in three steps at a time.

Speechless all the way.

After passing through the long plank road and connecting bridges, and entering the Ouxiangxi Pavilion surrounded by water on all sides, you can see that there are a lot of people inside.

I don't know who told the joke just now, a dozen people surrounded seven or eight cut watermelons, staggered in a bad way, and a lot of watermelon seeds were sprayed on the table on the ground, Xiren led a few little maids Cleaning up.

"Okay~"

Seeing this, Wang Xifeng smiled like Yinling: "No wonder I can't find anyone everywhere, so they are all hiding here!"

This was a very common joke, but Lin Daiyu said more seriously: "It's everywhere, but the second sister is not."

Wang Xifeng had no choice but to ask: "Why isn't the second sister here?"

"I heard he was sick."

Shi Xiangyun wiped the watermelon juice on his mouth with a handkerchief, and hurriedly replied: "It seems that the illness is still not serious. The eldest lady came here yesterday, and she came again this afternoon. I heard that she will stay in the yard." Well - Sister Bao and I wanted to visit her earlier, but we were stopped by the eldest lady."

"And other things?"

Originally, Wang Xifeng had to ask a question because she was run over by Lin Daiyu, but when she heard that the eldest wife was also in Zhuijinlou, she couldn't help but became serious, and said with a frown: "Since the eldest wife was alarmed, no one went there Let me know?"

As he spoke, he looked dissatisfied at Li Wan who was at the side.

Li Wan saw that she was picking her own reasons, so she smiled a little weirdly, and then said in a secretive way: "Second sister is fine, if you really don't worry, go and see for yourself and you'll know what's going on."

Seeing what she said, Wang Xifeng knew there must be something hidden in it.

She deliberately didn't want to get involved in these troubles, but Yingchun was Jia Lian's concubine after all, so as a sister-in-law, she didn't know it, so she didn't know it. Since she knew that she had alarmed the eldest wife, why didn't she go to the Zhuijin Tower for a formality?
So he said: "Then I'll go over and have a look in a while—by the way, Baoyu, sister-in-law Zhen in Dongfu sent someone to ask, what's going on with Miaoyu, should she not? If not, then don't." It delayed finding another one in the East Mansion."

Hearing Wang Xifeng ask about this matter, Jia Baoyu's face suddenly showed embarrassment, and he said in a jiffy: "She, she is not very happy, say yes, say yes..."

Miaoyu really disliked the bad reputation of Ningguo Mansion, so she firmly refused, but Jia Baoyu naturally couldn't say it clearly, but she wanted to find a reason to prevaricate, but at the moment she didn't know what reason to use, so she hesitated froze.

"It doesn't matter why."

Seeing that he couldn't give a reason, Wang Xifeng didn't bother to get to the bottom of it. She waved her hands indifferently and said, "In the future, if something like this happens, don't push forward. Just let Brother Zhen figure it out by himself, so we don't get caught up in the matter. .”

Baoyu replied resentfully, and drank the mulled wine dejectedly.

Wang Xifeng laughed and quarreled with the girls, then led Ping'er away from Ou Xiangxie, and went round and round to Zhuijin Tower.

This brocade building is in the northwest corner. Counting from the green hall hut, it is almost a big circle around the Grand View Garden under the sun. Wang Xifeng was pampered and pampered. She usually takes a sedan chair or a car for a little distance, but now she relies on two people. Walking on one leg, I was tired and sweaty for a while.

After entering the Zhuijin Building, without waiting for the maids to greet her, she sat down at the stone table with a chessboard carved in front of the gate, panting and mocking herself: "It's really useless, just now I laughed that my aunt is made of water." , I don’t want to sweat like this.”

"Yo~"

Before he finished speaking, a strange voice came from above his head: "I don't know who is so motivating the crowd, so it's you."

Wang Xifeng looked up, but saw the well-dressed Mrs. Xing looking down from the railing on the second floor. Because of the angle, her originally mean expression became more aggressive.

Wang Xifeng got up quickly supporting the table, and said with a smile: "Madam is indeed here. Just now I heard that sister Yingchun was ill, and she was in a hurry on the road, so...how is sister Yingchun? Have you ever asked the doctor to see her? "

"She's fine!"

Xing groaned for a while at this point, and then continued: "This matter must require you and your wife to come forward, so you should come up and talk first."

When Wang Xifeng went up to the second floor, he saw Jia Yingchun sitting in the corner with his head drooping. Although his complexion was a little pale, he didn't look sick.

As for the Xing family on the side, they were three points more colorful than usual, as if they had just sucked away the spirit of Yingchun.

The Xing family didn't let Wang Xifeng sit down, and went straight to the point and said that Jia She fell in love with Sun Shaozu, and planned to talk about Yingchun's marriage to the Sun's family for a sequel.

Rao Wang Xifeng had already guessed that she was probably going to be a demon, but she never expected such absurd thing, she was dumbfounded for a moment, and then hesitated for a long time: "Is this not inappropriate?"

"What's wrong? The master has already recognized the matter, and you have to pick it up?"

Hearing that she seemed to object, Xing's face immediately turned down. Although her main purpose of entering the yard today was to have an affair with her adulterer, this did not prevent her from carrying out Jia Amnesty's instructions seriously - after all, if this marriage is true If it's done, she can't help but get some benefits from it.

Although Wang Xifeng is not afraid of this mother-in-law in his bones, but after all, "filial piety is the first of all virtues", he can only put on a submissive look on the surface, and bowed his head: "It's not that the daughter-in-law wants to pick things up, it's really that Sun Shaozu who blocked the door and scolded the street last year. The matter has already been spread all over the capital, but now it's going to be... how will the outside world say about our family?"

"How do you say it? Say our master is generous!"

Xing waved his hand indifferently: "You just know about this matter. If it is useful to you and Jia Lian, the master will naturally let you know, and you don't need to meddle in others!"

Seeing her being so arrogant and rude, Wang Xifeng gritted his teeth angrily, but there was nothing he could do.

After all, what is important these days is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. How can she, as a sister-in-law, violate these rules?
What's more, she has no reason to fight to the death with the old man and his wife for the sake of welcoming the spring.

So he gritted his teeth and went down the slope to leave directly.

After leaving Zhuijin Building, she felt so suffocated that she would not continue to stay in the garden any longer, and led Ping'er out of the provincial hospital in a hurry.

"Second grandma."

"Second grandma."

The woman guarding the door respectfully saluted, and waited until Wang Xifeng led the people away, then began to whisper among themselves:

"What day is it today, why are they all running into the garden?"

"Whatever it is, we just need to be more vigilant - there are still two inside who don't know when they will come out, let's not forget about the muzzle collision!"

…………

Let's go back and talk about the brocade building.

After Wang Xifeng left, the Xing family began to boast about Sun Shaozu again. In fact, she didn't know Sun Shaozu's family background and character, so she just blindly talked about the future and Qian Cheng.

But after nightfall, her words gradually became less and less.

Taciturn, vaguely restless, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that something is wrong.

Fortunately, there is Ermu Tou Yingchun on the opposite side, not to mention not seeing anything unusual, even if something unusual is seen, he will never take the initiative to explore it.

clang clang ~
At Haishi [nine o'clock in the evening], just as the clock on the first floor started to strike the time, Xing's buttocks seemed to be loaded with springs, and he jumped up suddenly and said in a panic: "This damn hot weather makes people flustered, I'll go outside Take a stroll around—you can go to sleep, and I will rest in the downstairs guest room when I come back."

Yingchun hurriedly got up as well, and said softly, "Then I'll ask someone to light the lamp for the wife."

"No need, I'm just walking around, what do you want the lights for!"

Xing refused very bluntly, and then went downstairs with the hem of her skirt without any explanation.

In the night, she walked around the layers of flowerbeds one step at a time, and seeing a black rockery in front of her, she knew that she had arrived at Liao Ting Flower Garden, so she hurriedly looked left and right, and meowed like a cat.

As soon as the third call was made, a burly figure greeted him from the dark rockery.

Xing breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but wonder how Jiao Shun came in, and was about to ask, but was pulled and dragged into the rockery by Jiao Shun.

Grabbed by the big hands like iron tongs, Xing immediately remembered the happy days in the past, and now he lost all thoughts, and let his legs be dragged like they were stepping on cotton.

Seeing a place where someone is carrying someone back, Jiao Shun slowed down in front of him, Xing knew that he had arrived at the right place, so he quickly opened his eyes and looked in, but suddenly he heard a seductive and dissolute voice laughing: " Hee hee, I said it was a cat called Chun, but you insist on going out to see it, are you really afraid that that damn girl will come and catch... eh?! Who is it?!"

Halfway through the speech, the man realized something was wrong, and screamed out of fright.

Mrs. Xing was very familiar with this voice, but she was taken aback by the scream, how could she dare to distinguish it carefully?

She subconsciously turned her head and ran away, but Jiao Shun hugged her when she didn't want to, strode forward and threw her to the woman's side, and said with a smile: "What are you asking so much for? The one who came at this time is to accompany you." Wonderful man!"

[The last chapter is called Intermission, so it is undoubtedly a foreshadowing of the details, why do you still find it inexplicable? 】

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