Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 409 Daiyu enters Rongguo Mansion
at this time,

Zhang Jinyu had just walked into the east room when she heard what Lin Daiyu said. She opened the curtain and looked at Lin Daiyu, whose eyes were red from crying, and asked with some distress,

"What's going on? Why did you suddenly think of going to Rongguo Mansion? What's the hurry?"

The people in the house saw the Marquis Zhang Jinyu coming back. Wang Xifeng and Aunt Xue hurriedly wanted to bow and salute, but Mrs. Wang pulled Aunt Xue to prevent her from getting up. Aunt Xue just sat still. Wang Xifeng said a long blessing.
"A commoner's wife has met Mr. Hou."

When Zhang Jinyu saw Wang Xifeng here, she suddenly felt strange. Today, Jia Lian and his wife were in tandem, but they were staying in the Hou Mansion.

"Second sister-in-law, you're welcome. Sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Lord."

Wang Xifeng had no choice but to sit back. Seeing her reluctance, Zhang Jinyu was a little confused as to what she was doing here.
"Second sister-in-law, don't worry. It won't be too late to find out what happened to Yu'er. Second brother Lian is waiting outside the house."

When Wang Xifeng heard that Jia Lian was back, she waited outside the Hou Mansion. Her expression changed again and again, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Zhang Jinyu looked at Lin Daiyu's sad look and asked;
"Have you really decided to go now?"

Although Lin Daiyu hesitated in her heart, she could not hold back her longing for her mother. She nodded stubbornly,
"Well, Yu'er wants to go over and see her mother's yard, and she wants to set up another memorial tablet for her mother there."

After saying this, Zhang Jinyu looked over with some pleading, and her heart softened. Looking at Yu'er's pitiful look, she agreed,
"Sure, don't worry, sit down for a while and let the servants clean it up. Mother, what do you think?"

Mrs. Wang also didn’t expect that this girl Lin Daiyu was actually filial and didn’t delay, and said;
"Look, Lin girl is still filial. Jin Yu prepared the frame of the bicycle and provided some maids and servants. Yu'er's expenses were all counted at the Hou Mansion. I accompanied Yu'er to the Rongguo Mansion. It's been a while. I went, I really miss the old lady, girl Feng, don’t you think so?”

Wang Xifeng smiled, clapped her hands, and said happily,

"My aunt is right. The old lady always talks about her. When Yu'er comes to the house, she will be loved by the old lady. How can she get the money from the Hou Mansion? The Rongguo Mansion can't survive without Sister Lin's expenses."

Mrs. Wang smiled and then said;
"Girl Feng is indeed very thoughtful. When Yu'er enters the door of the Hou's Mansion, she is a member of the Hou's Mansion. The food and drink expenses are naturally paid for by the Hou's Mansion. How can the Rongguo Mansion pay for it? They are just staying there. There should be Of course, there must be rules, otherwise there will be no proper manners."

Wang Xifeng looked at her aunt's smile and understood in her heart that she was afraid that she would not let go of Lin Daiyu. It would be difficult for the old lady and the second wife to have Lin Daiyu's idea again. Although the second wife's affair with Jia Lian was hidden, the family members Every move and move could not be hidden from Wang Xifeng's eyes. The movements of that day naturally fell into the eyes of interested people. The second wife was still thinking about the Lin family's wealth, but now it seems that she has entered the Hou Mansion. She lost her wife and lost her troops. Ah, I couldn't help but feel happy.

"What my aunt said is true, just follow what my aunt said."

Seeing that the discussion was complete, Zhang Jinyu got up and went out to prepare the frame of the carriage. He also asked the steward of the Hou Mansion to prepare 5 taels of cash and load it on the carriage. The rest of the maids and servants were also waiting outside the mansion, and asked a team of relatives around him to prepare the carriage. The soldiers prepared their clothes and took them with them.

inside the house,

Mrs. Wang asked Qin Keqing, Aunt Xue and others to stay and continue eating, and she took Lin Daiyu and Wang Xifeng out of Dongyun Tower.

After seeing that the courtyard was tidied up, they pulled Lin Daiyu and Wang Xifeng onto the carriage. Zhang Jinyu rode in front of the carriage to protect them, asked the steward to open the front door, and left the Hou Mansion directly.

Jia Lian was waiting anxiously outside the door. Watching the motorcade leave the Hou Mansion, his face lit up and he got on his horse and followed the motorcade.

Lin Daiyu was grateful for what Mrs. Wang said. She knew that the Duke of Hou Men's Mansion was full of people, complex and complicated, and there were many wealthy and wealthy people. If she entered the Duke's Mansion, even though she knew that her grandmother missed her and took her to stay temporarily, For those who didn't know, they thought it was Miss Lin's family who came to Jia's family alone. Fortunately, "mother" said those words to "support her."

Looking at the man riding a horse outside the window, his face turned red with embarrassment, and he secretly decided that he would not be underestimated when he went to Jia's house, so he should pay more attention to everything.

Wang Xifeng was hesitant to speak several times in the car. After thinking about it, she didn't know what to say. Is it inappropriate to go to Rongguo Mansion like this? So she had to lift a little of the car curtain and look outside.

Lin Daiyu also took a curious look at the street. It was indeed a prosperous neighborhood in the capital, bustling with people and more lively than Jiangnan.

walked for a while,
Suddenly, it was quiet outside the car. When I looked up, I saw that the whole street was clean and there were not many people. In the middle of the street, outside the palace on the north side, there were two large stone lions squatting. There were also three animal-headed gates inside. There were still servants standing in two rows outside the door. The main door was not open, only the side doors on both sides of the main door were open, and people were coming in and out. On the plaque at the main door, there were five characters "Edict to build Rongguo Mansion".

Zhang Jinyu rode a horse at the front, looking at Ningrong Street, she had to admit that the Jia family still had some background. If nothing else, most of the residents in the south were descendants of the Jia family, and they were just direct descendants. The family is useless, it cannot use this advantage, but it has become a burden.

"stop."

As Zhang Jinyu shouted, the motorcade stopped. Wang Xifeng glanced outside and knew that they were there. Just when he was about to speak, he saw that Mrs. Wang had no intention of getting out of the car, so she didn't get up either.

Jia Lian, who was at the end of the motorcade, raced to the front and said to Zhang Jinyu;
"Master Hou, wait a moment,"

"Well, second brother, please do."

Zhang Jinyu was not in a hurry, and sat calmly on the horse, looking at Rongguo Mansion from time to time. At that time, he came and went in a hurry, and did not take a closer look. Just one word, "hao". No matter what the Jia family did, this facade was full of momentum. It is also a knowledge. Those who don't know it will definitely be overwhelmed by the aura of Rongguo Mansion for the first time.

After Jia Lian finished speaking, he got off his horse, ran to the gatehouse, and shouted;

"Quick, quick, open the middle door, hurry up." "Second Master Lian, if you have anything to do with opening the middle door, do you need to tell me?"

The porter asked hesitantly, but Jia Lian kicked him away and cursed;
"What time is it? The second master doesn't listen anymore. Please open the door quickly."

"Yes, Second Master."

The concierge boys around had never seen Jia Lian angry. Now they were so frightened that they hurried over to get the door bolt and opened the middle door.

Zhang Jinyu saw this, got off the horse, walked to the carriage, and said;
"Mom, Yu'er, we're here, you can get off the car,"

Mrs. Wang nodded, took Lin Daiyu's hand and said;

"Girl Feng, get off first and lead the way. Yu'er just follow me."

"Yes, aunt, please slow down."

Wang Xifeng got off the carriage first, then helped Mrs. Wang and Lin Daiyu to get off one after another.

At this time, the sky outside was getting late and the sun was getting late. In the Rongguo Mansion, lanterns and candles started to be lit at this time. Many servants set up ladders and began to hold lanterns hanging at the end of the corridor and under the eaves. The candles were lit one by one, which made Lin Daiyu secretly shocked. It turned out to be a noble house, extravagant and extravagant.

Wang Xifeng stayed with Mrs. Wang, always paying attention to their reactions. When she saw Lin Daiyu's eyes and brows, she frowned slightly. Looking along her line of sight, she saw the servant in the house holding a ladder and holding a candle. Light the lantern,

In her heart, Wang Xifeng pursed her lips and said with a smile;

"Sister Yu'er is here for the first time. Although it's not dark yet, these candles must be dangerous. If it's too dark, it's not easy to light the lanterns, so they are lit in advance so that the candles can burn all night. It was burned and extinguished the next day.”

After hearing Sister Feng's introduction, Lin Daiyu realized that what she said was reasonable, but it was too wasteful.
In Yangzhou,
It turns out that in my family's house, only the main house and the corridor lit some lanterns, and there were no other requirements. My mother always understood the servants and was not harsh with them.

"Okay, let's leave quickly. The old lady and the others are anxious after getting the letter. It's time to blame me again."

"Um,"

Wang Xifeng urged, and Lin Daiyu nodded obediently, but her hand still held Mrs. Wang's hand and did not let go.

Zhang Jinyu walked at the end and ordered the soldiers to start lifting boxes one by one from the carriage. Then more than a dozen large boxes were carried into Jia's house. People in the courtyard didn't know what was going on and stretched their heads to look outside.

When Jia Lian saw the Marquis finishing his work, he followed him and led the way towards Rongqing Hall.

The things he took were Jiangnan specialties that Zhang Jinyu had prepared long ago, dozens of jars of sake, a box of cloth, fine silk and satin, and 5 taels of cash. The rest were scattered items that had been divided up long ago. Except for the Jia family, the rest should be put in Lin Daiyu's yard for daily expenses. After all, it is inconvenient for a woman who has not left the palace to leave the house. She has things on hand and cannot be stingy when getting along with the sisters in the house.

This group of people made a lot of noise. A young boy had already walked into the corridor and ran to Rongqing Hall to report.
When Jia's mother heard that her granddaughter was coming, she looked excited. She had already sent Yuanyang and others, called the second wife, Mrs.

Jia Mu was a little anxious and asked,

"Yuanyang, why haven't you seen Feng girl today? I don't know what I've been busy with all day."

Yuanyang was also instructing her mother-in-law and maids to clean up the house. When she heard Jia Mu's question, she smiled and replied;

"Going back to the old lady, I heard that the second grandmother went to the Hou Mansion in person and brought Miss Lin back with Jia Lian. At noon, the servant had already informed her, so she didn't disturb the old lady because she was resting."

Because she fell into a trance after taking a break at noon, Jia Mu seemed to remember this incident. She couldn't remember it clearly, but why did she go to the Marquis Mansion to invite people?

"Since it was Jia Lian who brought the person back, why should he go to the Marquis Mansion to invite the person? What's going on?"

Yuanyang was stunned for a moment and replied;

"Back to the old lady, the second grandma and the second master didn't say anything, but the person sent by the second master mentioned it. They said that when they came back, they came back on the Marquis's ship. The specific slaves are not clear."

"Oh, that's it. Hurry up and clean up your things."

"Yes,"

While they were talking, three young ladies from Sanchun walked in from the door, followed immediately by Li Wan and Jia Lan. Mrs. In the hall, while Mrs. Wang and her group were walking around, Wang Xifeng even took them around a small circle of the yard.

At this moment, in the Rongqing Hall, the female relatives of the Jia family arrived early and were all waiting in the hall.

(End of this chapter)