Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 258 Yuanchun's Concealment

"Xi'er, turn up the fire, set up the grill, and pick out some charcoal."

"Baoyu, is the wooden stick ready?"

"Hurry up, Lan'er, bring the finished ones to Uncle Ying first."

"Baochun, has the meat been washed?"

In the camp, against the background of the bonfire, it was very lively.

Jia Ying directed the crowd while stringing the meat skewers, while Daiyu Baochai and Sanchun girls helped brush the sauce while the maids cleaned the divided meat pieces and cut the deer meat into small pieces .

Even Sister Feng and You Shi, who were used to enjoying grandma's pies, joined in, picking the newly cultivated lettuce brought from the mansion.

In Jia Ying's words, only by doing it yourself can you enjoy the real fun of camping.

The people who came to the mansion this time were all juniors. Mother Jia was old and the weather was cold, so it was impossible to come along with her. The two wives of Xing Wang stayed in the mansion to accompany them, and Youshi became the team of Jia's female family members. The only commandment in the world.

The sky had already darkened, and the temperature at night dropped drastically. Fortunately, before Jia Ying came, he had someone pull two carts of honeycomb briquettes, and built a pile of community fires on each side of the camp, which were more durable than firewood, and no one needed to guard them. It is very convenient to keep adding fire.

Everyone sat around the fire talking and laughing. There was a big pot of hot pot in the middle. The girls still enjoyed this kind of camping fun. Jia Ying went off in person and became today's cooking master.

"Come on, try them all, how does it taste?" Jia Ying wore a white apron around her waist, and held a tray in her hand, on which was freshly baked, steaming hot, golden in color, and the sauce was creamy and tender.

Impatiently, Xiangyun snatched a bunch first, and brought it to his mouth regardless of burning his mouth. The next second, he was blowing cold air and sticking out his tongue.

He said indistinctly: "Oh, it's hot, it's spicy."

"Young girl Yun is getting worse and worse, no one will grab you, eat slowly." Baochai hurriedly handed her a cup of warm tea.

"Sister Bao doesn't know the fun of this, but it tastes good when it's hot. If you don't believe me, try it." Xiangyun replied.

Jia Ying sat down next to Daiyu, and on the other side were Qi Sixian and Xu Wenyu, looked at Daiyu and asked, "Is it cold? You can still bear it, if not, go back to eat in the tent."

"Oh, Sister Bao, we should build another place and leave it to Brother Ying and Sister Lin, so that we don't feel redundant." Xiangyun joked to Baochai in a weird way.

"Bah, even eating meat can't stop your mouth." Daiyu immediately countered.

While talking, Jia Ying was busy dividing the roasted golden rabbit meat with a short knife, each added a piece to Daiyu Qi Sixian's and Xu Wenyu's bowls, and then distributed among everyone's plates one by one.

When everyone saw it, they just laughed and didn't speak. Daiyu already knew about the three of them. Miss Qi knew Jia Ying earlier than her, but she didn't expect that besides this, there would be another one.

But after thinking about the life experience of the two of them, this jealousy, she really didn't like it, she seemed a bit small-minded, but she just looked at Jia Ying frequently, which made the boss feel uncomfortable, and finally she could only turn into an awkward smile meaning.

Sister Feng didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, so she stood up with the wine pot, poured a cup of hot wine for the two of them and said, "You two girls, don't want to see outside, I don't see you often going to the house on weekdays." Come on, if you don’t know, you may think you are unfamiliar, but then again, there are no outsiders here.”

"What's the matter with my sister, although I don't go there often, but I still think about it in my heart, and I never said anything about it. From now on, I will inevitably disturb the house, and my sister will take care of it." Qi Sixian replied with a smile.

Having said that, both Qi Sixian and Xu Wenyu knew in their hearts that compared to Daiyu, they were outsiders to the Jia family. , who has no name and no distinction, it is too late to avoid it.

Originally, they didn't plan to come for this hunt, Xu Wenyu was fine, Qi Sixian didn't want to have too much contact with the emperor, but Jia Ying couldn't resist Jia Ying's insistence.

Compared with Sister Feng Li Wan, she is more familiar with Sanchun Daiyu, and Jia Ying often takes them to Yunji on weekdays.

"Feng girl, be careful that we have eaten all the meat, there is no share for you." Daiyu said, looking at Sister Feng while holding Qi Sixian's arm.

Sister Feng smiled, knowing that Daiyu thought she was provoking trouble.

Speaking of which, she really wanted to watch the excitement, but Daiyu didn't accept the move, and the small calculation in her heart could only come to nothing.

Naturally, Jia Ying brought the two girls for a purpose, but it was inconvenient to tell others about it.

Fortunately, Daiyu has the demeanor of a big mother, and didn't want to let this topic continue. Jia Ying looked at Sister Feng and asked, "I heard from Lian's second brother that he met an old friend at the camp today, but he didn't go into details. The second sister-in-law knows who he is. have to?"

While talking, Jia Ying looked at Yingchun out of the corner of her eye, to check the second girl's reaction.

The wedding of Yingchun came so suddenly, he didn't know if the second girl had heard of this person, even if Jia She had mentioned it, she probably wouldn't bring it up with her dumb temper.

Jia Ying is not worried that Jia She will promise Yingchun to go out now, but it probably won't wait two years, Yingchun is the oldest among the crowd, Baochai's birthday is a few months older than Baoyu's, and Yingchun is older than Baoyu's. Chai was a few months older, but a year passed in between, and the two were one year apart.

Daiyu will soon be fourteen, and Yingchun is twenty-eight years old. According to custom, it should be the age to talk about marriage.

However, he couldn't ask Yingchun directly, so he could only borrow her words.

"Old acquaintance?"

It was a busy day today, and it was noisy again. Sister Feng had left the previous things behind her, but now she heard Jia Ying mention it, and she remembered it.

"But the general you met at noon?" Youshi asked from the side.

"Oh, it's him. I remembered it. It's Sun Shaozu. He's now serving as a commander in the Beijing camp. He has some contacts with the master. I haven't seen him before. He seems to have come here on a special trip today."

"Why did you mention him?" Sister Feng asked.

Baoyu also looked over. If I remember correctly, Second Brother Caiying had already asked Brother Zhen and Second Brother Lian before, why did he mention this person again at this time?But although he thought it was strange, he didn't say anything. The whole family chatted together, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Jia Ying pointed to the big goose on the table, and replied casually: "Just now, it was said that Commander Sun sent someone to deliver some wild game. Then, it was thanks to him."

"Hmph, I think it's the weasel who gave the chicken New Year's greetings, and it's not a good idea." Sister Feng said with cold eyes.

"How do you say that?"

Does Sister Feng know anything?Maybe she is the most well-informed of all the people in the house.

"I haven't seen him walking around for seven or eight years. Usually, his father just talks to the master outside. Every time he sees him, he always asks for something. When did he come to pay his respects to the mansion? Why did he suddenly catch up with him today? He must have asked for something." .Besides, I don’t think he looks like anything good. He has a pair of eyeballs, looking all over us girls, it’s really low.”

It turned out to be like this.

Jia Ying looked at Yingchun again, but she didn't see anything unusual about her, so she felt at ease.

Now that things haven't been settled, it's much easier to handle.

When he turned around, he found someone to clean him up.

Think about who is the leader of the Fenwu Camp?

"Second Master, there are palace people coming." Xi'er said from a long distance away.

"Please come."

Everyone wondered what was going on, only to see a nanny walk in and say:

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask the Lord of Yiyang County to tell you something."

Jia Ying glanced at Qi Sixian, and then asked Mammy: "Mammy, please take a walk, who is this noble person?"

"Empress Yifei." Nanny replied.

Concubine Yi, the old man from when the emperor retired to the residence, is the mother of the King of Xiao County.

Jia Ying couldn't allow Jia Ying to think too much, and said to the people: "In the wilderness, the night is dark, I will see the county master and the mother for a ride."

Mammy didn't object, Qi Sixian also walked over from the fire, Xu Wenyu, as praise, naturally had to accompany her at such a time.

While everyone was walking, Jia Ying seemed to think of something again, turned her head and said to Baoyu, "Baoyu will come with me."

Baoyu couldn't refuse, so he had to follow.

When they were walking in the camp, Jia Ying and Baoyu were stopped, and the nun led the two daughters in.

"Please tell me, please tell me that the younger brother of the Concubine Xian is asking to see you." Jia Ying handed the guard a silver coin and said with fists folded.

Baoyu on the side wondered when he was going to see Concubine Yuan.

"Master Jia, please wait a moment." The guard obviously knew Jia Ying, glanced at Baoyu, but did not make any inquiries.

Not long after, a court lady beside Yuan Chun appeared and brought the two of them in.

"sister"

"Minister, I pay my respects to your majesty." Baoyu was about to call "Sister", when Jia Ying who was at the side had already bowed down.

"There are no outsiders here, avoid the theory of monarchs and ministers, get up quickly."

Concubine Yuan stayed in a large tent, but the shape and specification were much larger, and there was a distinction between inside and outside. Right now, everyone was inside the tent, and Yuan Chun asked all the maids to leave, leaving only one in the tent.

"Why are you here? I was thinking that I would have time to see you tomorrow. Baoyu came and sat next to me."

While talking to Jia Ying, Yuan Chun waved to Baoyu.

"Is sister okay in the palace?" Baoyu was delighted to see her sister, and no longer wondered why Jia Ying brought him here suddenly.

After Jia Ying replied, she stopped talking and sat quietly at the side, leaving time for the siblings to talk.

After the two talked about their family relationship, Jia Ying finally brought up the matter.

"Big Sister, it's inconvenient for Baoyu and I to stay longer, er." Jia Ying was halfway through speaking, looking at the palace maid guarding the door from the corner of her eye.

Yuan Chun probably guessed something, and said to Baoyu beside him: "Baoyu, I have prepared some gifts for my sisters, and put them outside, let Qin'er take you there to have a look."

Hearing this, the palace lady took Baoyu to the outer tent.

"Brother Ying, just ask if you have anything."

"Big sister should know what I want to ask, Shangyuan Day, what happened in the palace?"

Others may think that this matter is over, but Jia Ying dare not take it lightly, who knows if there will be any secrets in each middle school, whether it will be involved in the future.

Yuan Chun smiled gently and said: "I know you are worried, and it's not a big deal. The concubine believes in Buddhism. On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, she will hold a Buddhist meeting in Baoling Palace, and she needs to copy a hundred copies of the scriptures. All the palaces have received errands. On that day, I The copy of the "Diamond Sutra" was missing, and I couldn't find it, so the Buddhist meeting could not be completed, and the concubine was not happy. The empress asked for an order to punish the concubine to meditate in the palace. Three days."

"Did the scripture not be found in the end? But something went wrong in Fengzao Palace?" Jia Ying asked.

Yuan Chun shook his head and said:
"Buddhist scriptures were collected by the Shang Palace Bureau before the Yuan Dynasty, and they were handed in in full on that day. Otherwise, the Shang Palace Bureau would not fail to check, but in the end there was still one missing, and I held it again. Sun Shanggong and I have always been on good terms with Shanggong Bureau's errand, if I don't take up this matter, I will ask her for the crime."

"Didn't Big Sister investigate it when she was young? The concubine's Buddhist meeting is also a major event in the palace. It shouldn't be so careless."

Jia Ying always felt that there was something wrong here, the palace was the darkest place in the world, who knew it wasn't someone else's stumbling block.

Yuan Chun shook his head and said: "The matter is over, so there is no need to embarrass the people below. This time, let them pay attention next time, and no one dares not listen, so don't worry about it."

"How are the sisters?"

Jia Ying stared into Yuan Chun's eyes and told him in his heart that Yuan Chun didn't tell the truth, it should be said to be half-truth and half-false, and it was true that the scriptures were lost, but he didn't believe that with Yuan Chun's intelligence, he would not investigate this matter secretly.

If there is no result, she will not change the subject in a hurry, she is afraid that she has some clues, and there is something else involved.

But Yuan Chun didn't want to say it, and Jia Ying couldn't force it either, so he said in a bleak way, "Everything is fine, I'll bring them to visit when I have time."

Seeing that they couldn't find any useful information, Jia Ying didn't stay any longer. It was getting late and there was a difference between inside and outside.

"Big sister must remember that no matter when, there is a family behind you, and they will be your strong backing."

Before leaving, Jia Ying said to Yuan Chun.

Yuan Chun was slightly taken aback when she heard the words, she knew what happened to her relatives from her mother's clan. Before Jia Ying, none of the two big mansions held important positions, let alone provided her with any support.

It is true that Wang Ziteng is his uncle, but he is just an uncle.

Over the years, the Wang family has sent their daughters to the palace quite often. Anyone who understands what they are thinking knows.

Jia Ying's words are not so much about Jia's family, but about himself.

Yuan Chun felt warm in her heart. If a woman wants to stand firm in her husband's family, she should rely half on herself and half on her mother's family. Second.

"I've made a note of it, so you can rest assured."

After returning to the camp, Jia Ying was still thinking about who would trip Yuan Chun up. The queen might be possible, but the probability was not high. Although Yuan Chun was favored, she had no heirs after all. She and Jia De were married , No matter how you can't threaten the back position.

Who would that be?
What is Yuanchun hiding?

If he can't figure it out, he simply doesn't think about it, as long as his waist is strong enough and his thighs are thick enough, he won't be afraid of other people's evil spirits.

On the second day, Jiade summoned all the ministers and envoys from various vassal states to prepare for the hunting competition, and announced in public that the top ten would be rewarded with a BMW, a high-quality bow, and some gold and silver. .Those shortlisted for the top three will be rewarded with a piece of flying fish clothing, the second and third best will be awarded the title of one hundred households, and those who win the top will be rewarded with the title of one thousand households, and they will be awarded the title of "Longjin School Captain".

(End of this chapter)