serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 409
The sun in the yard is very good, and it shines on the leaves of the big tree in the yard that have just finished sprouting, and the green color is eye-catching.

Yingchun walked in from the courtyard gate, and her other maid, Xiuju, followed behind her holding a food box.

The courtyard was quiet. Yingchun opened the door curtain and entered the main room. There were only Lin Daiyu and Zicuckoo in the big living room. Lin Daiyu was sitting at the small wooden table talking with her hands.

"Second sister-in-law."

"It's rare for Fusheng to have a moment of leisure, but you disturbed me again."

"Fourth sister has come?"

"Girl Yun came with her. They were laughing and talking for a while. They made me have a headache."

Yingchun smiled: "They are also kind-hearted. They are afraid that you will be bored, sister-in-law." After saying that, she sat down opposite Lin Daiyu, took the food box from Xiuju and placed it on the small wooden table. She opened the lid of the box and took out a plate of red bean cake. He picked up a piece and handed it to Lin Daiyu, "Second sister-in-law Lian is greedy. She just had someone make it. I tasted it okay."

"Well, it's really good."

Lin Daiyu took a small sip and asked, "I haven't seen her for a long time. How is she doing?"

Zijuan came over with a bowl of tea.

Yingchun took the tea, took a sip, and replied: "Except for the severe swelling of my feet, everything is fine."

Lin Daiyu smiled: "That's good."

Yingchun looked around and asked, "Second brother is not at home?"

Lin Daiyu pointed at the chessboard and signaled Xiuju to put the chessboard away before speaking: "The newspaper office was burned down yesterday. He went to the West Market to select a location for the new newspaper office."

Yingchun nodded: "Second Brother Lian asked me to send a message to Second Brother, saying that when Second Brother is fine, please go there."

Lin Daiyu: "I will tell him. Hey, don't move." She stopped Xiuju from moving the chessboard and said to Yingchun, "Let's play a game."

Yingchun smiled: "Okay. But my sister-in-law wants me to leave first."

Lin Daiyu looked at her with a smile. This girl's personality has changed a lot. The biggest change is that she loves to talk.

Yingchun reached out and took out a chess piece from the chess bowl, placed it on the chessboard with a "pop" sound, and said: "I saw Baoyu in the old lady's house yesterday. I haven't seen him for more than a month. He has changed a lot. He knows how to study. .”

Lin Daiyu calmly made a move and said with a smile: "After his birthday, he is already eighteen years old and should study hard. It's not a big deal to follow a group of maids all day long."

After a pause, "Second uncle has already said harsh words. If he can't memorize the Four Books by heart before summer comes, he will be exposed."

Everyone who said it laughed.

Yingchun took out another chess piece and was about to place it when he suddenly remembered: "Hey, sister-in-law. I just met Grandma Wang in the Grand View Garden and said she was going to my concubine's house. Did something happen there again?"

Lin Daiyu: "No. Grandma Wang will go to Xue's house for me to deliver something to Bao Yatou."

Yingchun put the chess pieces in her hand on the chessboard: "No, shouldn't we go to Hengwuyuan to deliver things to Sister Bao?"

Lin Daiyu: "That's right! I just want to give the things to Bao Yatou in front of Aunt Xue and Mrs. Xue. The one who made such a fuss about the Xue family will lose our family's face if it spreads outside. Yesterday I thought After thinking about it, Bao Yatou is also pitiful, so it won't be difficult for her." After saying that, he gently put down the cloth.

Yingchun was stunned for a moment, then asked hurriedly: "Is this what second brother means?"

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu sneered and said, "He? In his own words, he is a scumbag." Then she told Yingchun what Jia Hu said about Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu, Xue Pan and others.

Yingchun looked at Lin Daiyu: "Sister-in-law, do you really not care at all?"

Lin Daiyu smiled slightly: "I'm not the kind of person who is jealous and can't tolerate others. Besides, I am the mistress of this palace. As long as I appear in the same place with her, she will always stand behind me and serve. .Isn’t this bad?”

After a pause, "The princess' concubine is also a concubine. Her children can only call me mother and kneel down to me."

Yingchun couldn't help but nod after hearing this.

At this time, Lin Zhixiao's voice came from outside the door: "Princess." Lin Daiyu: "Come in."

Lin Zhixiao's family walked in.

Lin Daiyu: "What's the matter? Tell me."

Lin Zhixiao's family smiled and replied: "Grandma Liu asked people from the Chamber of Commerce to send some vegetables over, including the dried gray cabbage and lentils that the princess likes to eat, as well as various dried vegetables such as cowpeas, eggplants, and gourd strips. I brought some here, and they were all dried by herself years ago. Grandma Liu also said that she has not been feeling well these days and will come to pay her respects to the princess in a few days."

Lin Daiyu smiled: "I know. Send a boy to deliver two boxes of the newly made pastries in the morning."

Lin Zhixiao's family: "Yes." He replied and withdrew.

Yingchun: "Grandma Liu is quite interesting. Hey, the second wife and the second sister-in-law Lian are the real relatives of Grandma Liu. It's better to be close to Dongfu!"

Lin Daiyu smiled, it must be Grandma Liu's son-in-law who has a secret message to send to Jia Hu
On the other side of the Xue family courtyard, after seeing off Nanny Wang, Aunt Xue returned to the inner room. Seeing Xue Baochai still sitting there in trance, she personally brought her a bowl of hot tea and said softly: "Drink some hot tea." As she looked, she subconsciously glanced at the white jade dragon-shaped jade pendant tied with a golden silk sheath in her hand.

Xue Baochai didn't answer and sat there in a daze.

Aunt Xue sighed: "The news hasn't spread yet. If you don't want to, it's still too late."

Xue Baochai still stared ahead, but said: "Isn't this what mom and brother have been looking forward to!"

Aunt Xue: "Baochai."

Only then did Xue Baochai wake up, with a smile on his face: "Yes, why don't I want to. Although my sister-in-law is confused, what she said is right. How many princesses and noble concubines can there be in the world! Concubines are also concubines, The status should also be higher than that of the Duke's wife.

Speaking of which, I would also like to thank her. If she hadn't been so insistent, my second sister-in-law wouldn't have let go so easily. "

Aunt Xue was stunned: "You said this jade pendant was not meant by the prince?"

"Mom should remember the jade pendant on the third girl's waist. The prince usually wears that style of jade pendant on his waist."

Xue Baochai gently touched the dragon-shaped jade pendant in his hand: "She is also reminding me."

Aunt Xue trembled: "This"

Xue Baochai smiled and said: "We usually talk about how powerful the old lady is. I would say that our princess is really powerful. Does Mom know why Xiang Ling never talks to us in private?"

Before Aunt Xue could speak, Xue Baochai continued: "Xiang Ling's mother came to Beijing and lives in the back street of Jia's house."

Aunt Xue was shocked.

Xue Baochai: "When the old lady was in charge of the house, she mostly punished the people in the back house, but she also punished people outside. She was so ruthless. Otherwise, why would she have the Jia Family Chamber of Commerce in her hands?"

Aunt Xue's voice became hoarse in a moment: "Aren't you in danger?"

Xue Baochai smiled: "Where did Mom think she was?"

After hearing this, Aunt Xue realized that even if Baochai did not abide by the rules set by Lin Daiyu, for the sake of Jia Hu's face, she could not use the same tactics to deal with outsiders to regulate the back house.

Aunt Xue suddenly remembered: "A moment ago, Grandma Wang said that the palace will maintain the nobility system for one year, so..."

Xue Baochai nodded.

Aunt Xue thought of it again and quickly said to Baochai: "Take off your collar."

Xue Baochai understood, unbuttoned her clothes, took out the collar from the red cotton gauze jacket, and took off the longevity lock on the collar.

Aunt Xue's eyes flashed, and she placed the longevity golden lock and the dragon-shaped jade pendant together, looked at them, and then said: "You still need jade to match your golden lock."

(End of this chapter)