Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 495 Why is she listening?
Rongguo Mansion,
On the alley in the west courtyard of Jia’s house,
Zhang Jinyu walked quickly on the road and walked straight to Lin Daiyu's small courtyard. Not far behind, Wang Xifeng led Ping'er and chased after her. In the distance, Zhao'er and someone carrying a food box were also heading towards Came here.

Along the way, three waves of people went to the west courtyard in front.

Arriving at the small courtyard,

Zhang Jinyu looked at the soldiers standing at the door, nodded, raised his legs and led the people in.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw many servants cleaning up the yard. In the attic, I could also see Xueyan, with his hands on his hips, commanding the servants to move something in a decent manner. He seemed very confident. Zhang Jinyu shouted casually. called the little girl.

Xue Yan raised her head and looked at who had called her just now. Who knew that when she looked up, she saw Mr. Hou walking over and shouted in surprise,
"Uncle, you are here, miss, miss, uncle is here."

Just after saying a greeting, before Zhang Jinyu could say anything, he ran into the attic of the main room with his legs up, calling her "Miss", which made Zhang Jinyu shake his head.

"Ningbian, you take the brothers to the West Room to rest for a while and have dinner. I'll be in the yard over there in the evening,"

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Ningbian responded with a wink, and then led the people to the west room, which was the residence of the soldiers left behind, and it was now packed up.

After Zhang Jinyu saw that things were arranged, she took the food box and bumped it in her hand, then stepped into the attic hall.

Just got to the door,
Not to mention anything else, the surrounding doors, windows and partition curtains have been replaced with new ones a long time ago. They are made of fine Jiangnan brocade cloth. The doors and windows inside and outside have also been cleaned. It can be seen that a lot of effort has been put into it. Not to mention how bright and clean the windows are. The dust and cobwebs from when we first arrived were gone from the ground.

into the house,
The house is surrounded by aromatherapy, and the furniture hangings have been completely renewed. In the main hall, the antique tables and chairs are even more unique. They are all made of the best furniture wood from the chamber of commerce, and there are also warm porcelain furnishings.

But Zhang Jinyu looked around and saw that there were more rooms, but he didn't know where Lin Daiyu lived, and there was no movement in the east room.

was thinking,

In the west room, a beautiful figure appeared. Lin Daiyu was still in spotless plain clothes. Then she walked out of the room with a smile. When she saw Lang Jun, Daiyu looked happy and murmured,
"Master Hou is willing to come here. It's been three days. What you said is true."

Zhang Jinyu smiled awkwardly, raised her hands with a firm look on her face,

"It's not that I'm busy with business and can't spare any time. Isn't it that I came here whenever I had time? Everything I said is true and absolutely not false."

Looking at the food box in Lang Jun's hand, Lin Daiyu was still a little worried because she hadn't eaten yet.
"Master Marquis, you haven't eaten yet. It's so late and you haven't eaten yet, but it's not good for your health. Xueyan, please make a pot of hot tea and bring it over."

"Got it, miss."

The little maid Xue Yan behind her jumped and ran out. Then Lin Daiyu stretched out her hand and pointed to the back of the main room. Zhang Jinyu understood, took the food box, walked over the wall, and entered the back.

It turned out to be a large space,

What comes into view is a landscape screen, bypassing the screen, and behind it is a round table covered with a thick blanket. On the east side is a high bed without a bed. Zhang Jinyu walked over and put the food box on the table. , asked,
"Why don't you build a fire pit in the house? The winter in the capital is not as cold as in the south of the Yangtze River."

"Yu'er knows that the fire kang has been repaired. I didn't touch the fire kang in the east room. I thought that I couldn't get used to living in that fire kang. Now that it's almost summer and the weather isn't that cold anymore, I'm thinking about living here. If you wait until winter and move there, it will be the same then.”

Lin Daiyu came to the table, opened the food box, and then took out plates of steaming dishes. She was talking while cooking, and she actually felt like a good wife and mother, unlike those in Jiangnan who kept strangers away. The appearance is actually a good thing. If you relax your mind, you will feel much better. After a few years, your health will be better.

"That's alright, come on, sit down and have some food together. These are the dishes from Zuixian Restaurant. After coming to the capital, only these two restaurants and their chefs' dishes have caught my eye."

After Zhang Jinyu sat down, he took out two pairs of chopsticks and handed one pair to Lin Daiyu. Daiyu took the chopsticks, sat down opposite, looked at the dishes on the table, and said with a smile,

"Then I will try it. It must be not easy to catch the attention of the Marquis."

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of green vegetables with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, and then said softly,
"It's really delicious."

"Hey, if it tastes good, eat more. Don't just eat the green vegetables. Come on, eat this."

Zhang Jinyu stretched out her hand, opened the lotus leaf wrapped in the beggar's chicken, then tore off a chicken leg and placed it in front of Daiyu. Lin Daiyu curled her lips, but without saying anything, she reached out to pick it up and took a bite.

"Hey, that's right. Outside the customs, regardless of men and women, they all eat meat and drink wine in order to be at ease. When people are at ease, their hearts are heroic. If they eat well and sleep well, their bodies will naturally be in good health. How can it be like that? Those literati in the south have eight hundred thoughts, and I think they are destined to die early."

"How can it be like what the husband said? There is no need for men to say more. If women are like this, what will they become? Don't you know that the male is the master of the outside and the female is the master of the house? Everything has its own destiny. It makes sense. If it is like this, wouldn't it be a reversal of yin and yang? , it will bring disaster to the house, dad always said, I..."

Zhang Jinyu's eyes turned red as she looked at Lin Daiyu. She must have thought of her father-in-law. You said you were the same, talking so much while eating.

"What Madam said is that I will pay attention to it in the future. Come on, have a taste of this."

"Who is your wife?"

Daiyu blushed, but after being beaten by the Marquis, she regained her composure. Her face turned red, she lowered her head and started to eat.

At this time, Xue Yan also walked in with a tea bowl, and his voice sounded happy,
"Miss, uncle, the tea is here,"

He hurriedly set up the tea bowl and poured water. Whether he was excited or overly happy, the tea was poured quite full and it overflowed. Zhang Jinyu didn't know what to say, and Lin Daiyu looked at her complainingly. glanced at Xue Yan,
"Slow down, look at how rough you are these days."

He glanced at Mr. Hou's face again and explained,

"Don't talk about her, Mr. Lang. When we got here, Xue Yan was happy and returned to her true nature. It was hard on her in Jiangnan. If she hadn't been with her, I don't know how I would have survived."

As he spoke, his expression darkened, and it seemed that Zhang Jinyu was either eating or not eating. As expected, Sister Lin was sentimental. I hadn't spoken yet, but I had thought so much. Are you tired? "Yu'er thinks too much. This is what I like. The two people around me are also like this. I like this."

Unexpectedly, Lin Daiyu didn't say a word after hearing this, and started eating with her head down. So what happened?
Who said the wrong thing!
Outside the west courtyard,
Wang Xifeng led Ping'er and hurried slowly, but did not see the figure of the Marquis. After chasing for a while, they stopped at the corner, then held on to the wall, stood there to take a breath, and complained,

"Ping'er, take a rest for a while. The Marquis left too fast. Look at him in a hurry, as if he hasn't seen the woman for a few days. She disappears without a glance. You don't know who he is thinking of. Woolen cloth,"

"Grandma, please keep your voice down so that no one can hear you. Besides, there is no shortage of women in the Marquis's house."

Ping'er quickly spoke up to stop the second mistress from complaining there, and also asked her to keep her voice down. Wouldn't it be bad to say this? The wives and concubines in the Hou Mansion all looked better than the others, and they were all the Marquis' favorites. If he was listened to, there would be no way to explain.

Especially today, it looked like she hadn't eaten yet and was hungry. If she got angry, wouldn't it embarrass grandma?

Also, although it is the courtyard to the west of the Duke's Mansion, almost no one comes here, but Miss Lin now lives in, and Grandma also lives here, so there are more servants coming and going, and there are also paths and surroundings. The yard needs people to take care of it, so if what I just said was heard by those slaves and spread out casually, it would be bad, especially Mr. Lian, and grandma have been sulky these days, if gossip gets in In the ears of Second Master Lian, if he overthinks something, the Duke's mansion will be turned upside down, and he will be embarrassed if he makes a fuss.

But Wang Xifeng was so angry that she couldn't understand anything she asked, and she even kept her face down. In the palace, Wang Xifeng had never been wronged like this. In the Duke's palace, she was also a good housekeeper, and she didn't even give him a face. She felt depressed. I definitely want to say something sarcastic, but I can't say it directly in person, so I don't see anyone behind my back, so I can't say a few words to vent my anger.

Then he thought that what he said was right. There were women in the Marquis Luo Yun's house, not just some, but quite a few. They were also the Marquis' favorite. But as the saying goes, no matter how beautiful the wife or concubine is, it is better to steal it tastefully. I can't say tonight He stayed again and entered the house of his elder sister-in-law Li Wan. How could Ping'er, a little boy like him, talk to his aunt? He snorted and cursed angrily,

"Hmph, I didn't expect that you were protecting him. Why! You wanted to feed him too, but you were still feeling springy, so you leaned over instead. You just really wanted to sleep with him. There was someone waiting in front of you. How could it be your turn? .”

"Grandma, why are you talking!"

Ping'er's face turned red, her eyes filled with tears, and she looked over with some frustration, always talking about herself in words. Although there was no one around, she was a girl after all. If someone heard her, she would have no shame.

Wang Xifeng straightened up, looked at Ping'er's blushing face, and mocked her again. In her heart, she was also angry at Ping'er, and said somewhat harshly,

"Why, I can't talk to you anymore, I think you've been wronged."

Just when I was about to curse a few more words to vent my anger, I didn't know that a familiar voice came from the corner ahead,

"Hey, who is Feng girl talking about? Who is waiting in front, and who has been wronged. It makes you angry. I'm afraid it's not you who has been wronged, and you are taking it out on Ping'er!"

The person who spoke came out following the voice. It wasn't Li Wan but someone else. He was in front just now. He wanted to take Suyun to sit in Lin Yatou's room, talk to her some thoughtful words, and take a look at the arrival of Mr. Hou. No.

Unexpectedly, before reaching the entrance of the courtyard, Li Wan heard Wang Xifeng's voice at the corner of the wall. He stopped and waited there for a while to listen to what Feng Yatou said. So did Su Yun beside him. Understanding what the eldest grandma meant, she followed behind and listened carefully, not daring to make a sound.

You don’t know if you don’t listen. I didn’t expect that Feng Yatou has so many thoughts. I’m afraid she also knows a little about her own affairs. It’s just the same if you don’t agree with me. After accompanying others,

and!

The voice seemed to say that Marquis Luo Yun was here, and Li Wan felt happy. He happened to be asking Lan'er about the imperial examination. But as he listened, Li Wan felt that Feng Yatou's words were becoming more and more explicit, especially... Isn't it him who was talking about the last thing? Suyun was also a little surprised and scared, looking at the grandma worriedly,
"Grandma, what should I do? Second grandma seems to know something. What she said obviously meant something."

"Why are you panicking? If you know it, you will know it. Don't I know about her too? We all know what's going on."

"Yes, grandma."

Suyun immediately silenced her voice, fearing that others would hear her.

Li Wan was no longer afraid. Before he lost his virginity, the door of the small woodshed on the road had not been closed tightly. He could smell the fragrance of Feng Yatou from a distance. Besides, he was still a widow no matter how much he said it. Jia Lian was still there, just fooling around like this, and he was more courageous. Finally, when he heard what Wang Xifeng said, he became even more arrogant, and then he walked out and interrupted the conversation.

Unexpectedly, Wang Xifeng and Ping'er were both startled at this moment. They looked at Grandma Li Wan walking out of the corner and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Wang Xifeng's eyes smiled. It was a coincidence. I don't know how much my sister-in-law heard and made nonsense.
"Oh, isn't this sister-in-law? It's so late. What are you doing here? What you just said was just a joke. Who knows who the Marquis is thinking about? As for Ping'er, how can she feel any grievance? In the house, she can handle it."

It seemed that she was trying to avoid the important things in her reply, but maybe Wang Xifeng was still a little angry in her heart, so what she said was out of proportion. Although she didn't say it explicitly, it sounded a bit unpleasant to Li Wan's ears. Come on, Feng Yatou is so angry. Could it be that she was insulted by the Marquis and did not get any benefits? This thought is also in line with her temperament.

Li Wan took a few steps forward, stretched out his head and smelled it, and saw that Feng Yatou's body had a pleasant fragrance, just like the smell in the woodshed, so he didn't run away.

"Oh, it's still the same smell. Feng Yatou's osmanthus fragrance is still so good. It's not attractive. It's just that the fragrance is too strong and sticky. It lasts for a long time. You can tell it just by smelling it. As for the Marquis, I want to He knows who he is following and smelling, and so are others, so just listen and don’t think too much.”

Looking at Li Wan's expression and his meaningful words, Wang Xifeng was also confused for a moment. Ping'er behind him was even more suspicious. The sister-in-law's action just now was so obvious. Could it be that the second grandma also, but when did it happen, why didn't she I know, looking back on the past few days, the Marquis has not entered the house, and I have not been there before, or I have left grandma a few times. Could it be that there was a connection when I went out to do things, and I looked over with some suspicion. .

It only took a moment for Wang Xifeng to come back to her senses. Did she say that she had also stolen something? What about the smell and the place? She suddenly thought of what happened in the woodshed that day. Could it be that her sister-in-law saw her and didn't do anything about it? Well, there were quite a few touches, and I blushed for a moment, but how could I explain this kind of thing clearly?

But this blushing look seemed to be acquiescence in the eyes of everyone present, especially Li Wan. His eyes looked wrong when he looked at Feng Yatou. He didn't know if Feng Yatou could bear it. He always did it. The tired body seemed to be falling apart. Although this girl looked young, her body was not strong. She said to comfort her,
"Okay, let's just talk about this in private. But we can't talk openly and talk casually everywhere, even if no one is there. Be careful that walls have ears. I just think about it later. You should be more careful when you act. After all, Your family is still here, if you find out anything, things will go wrong!"

What Li Wan said is right. Everything in Rongguo Mansion is good, but those servants have no dignity. Whenever something happens, the servants, especially the maids and women serving in the house, are all talkative women. When we are together, talking about the master, if he has some bad intentions, he can tell one, two, three about everything. If he really has some clues, he doesn’t know what he can say, let alone wait for him. Woman, the woman who married in took the title of housekeeper, but after all, the surname of Rongguo Mansion was Jia. No matter how prestigious she was, it would be ruined by the men of the Jia family.

Wang Xifeng's face changed again and again, and she understood what her sister-in-law meant. As the saying goes, you are not afraid of thieves, but they are worried about them. Some things are full of loopholes when they fall into the eyes of interested people. If one day they are watching you, they will add fuel to the fire. It was reported to Jia Lian's ears, which was amazing. I don't know how to make a fuss. Even at the eldest master's place, Jia Lian was so careless about it, not just looking at it with greed, especially that Qiu Tong, a coquettish fox, today is The mute couldn't tell the pain after eating Coptis chinensis. This kind of thing was a trivial matter. There was no way he could argue with his sister-in-law, so he had to reply sullenly,

"My sister-in-law has suffered so much, but you can't think of others as well. Who thinks about it and who knows it in her heart, and whether she knows it in her heart or not. It's not easy to argue about this matter. You may not believe it if you say it. The one who knows the truth will be responsible for it."

"Okay, girl Feng is still very articulate. Can't you clear it up? Do you want to enter Daiyu's yard or not?"

Li Wan thought that Feng girl was angry there, so he stopped talking about it and asked, Wang Xifeng wanted to leave, but Jia Lian's matter hadn't been clarified yet, so where could he leave? Looking at his sister-in-law's charming face, he gritted his teeth and replied. ,
"Enter!"

(End of this chapter)