Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 508 A lot of troubles

Beijing,

Luoyunhou Mansion,

In the main house of Dongyuan, on a large bed, Zhang Jinyu had a good night's rest. She got up early, opened her eyes and touched her head. Sure enough, she was still treated as a noble in feudal society. This thing is extremely luxurious. Then look at the beauties around her. Qin Keqing, it’s like a dream.

I glanced out the window and saw that the sky was getting brighter, so I had better get up earlier. I have some free time today, so I went to Rongguo Mansion to see what delicious food there was. Don’t look at the servants and masters in the house who are not good at eating. It was really enjoyable. Let’s look at what Daiyu was busy with in the house. It really didn’t work. We went out to play with the beauty, and we couldn’t support each other. Thinking of this, she got up and lifted the quilt, and then covered it with Qin Keqing, the person next to her. After putting on the quilt, I left the inner room, changed my clothes and walked out.

The person waiting outside the door was none other than Qingwen. She was standing there holding a washbasin with a smile on her face. She looked slim and graceful, looking very spiritual. Zhang Jinyu was in a good mood. She took the brocade cloth and wiped her face and cleaned her hands. Although Qingwen was a little straightforward and stubborn, she remembered that she was also an outstanding person in Rongguo Mansion. Now that she came to Hou Mansion, she couldn't be cold to her and asked,

"Qingwen, why don't you sleep a little longer? There are Baozhu and Ruizhu waiting in the inner room. You can just do some work outside. Don't get up so early in the morning. Sleep a little longer and rest your body."

Qingwen's originally smiling face suddenly felt a little sad. Could it be that Master Hou disliked her and said stubbornly,

"This servant just wants to serve the Marquis. Besides, she doesn't get up too early. In the past, in Rongguo Mansion, she would be called before dawn, then she would get dressed and wash up, and then wait for the master to get up and serve her. Every day I am very tired, but since I came to the Hou Mansion, except for the female celebrities, I have done the rest, and the rest have their own little masters to take care of them. There are so many maids outside, so I have nothing to do every day, and now it is after dawn. I just got up, so I’m a lot too lazy.”

Looking at Qingwen who was retorting, Zhang Jinyu smiled. This girl reached out and touched Qingwen's hair. Not to mention, it was quite soft. She was indeed the most beautiful girl next to Jia Baoyu.

"Okay, you can get up whenever you want. As I said, no one cares. There are not so many rules in the house. All you need is loyalty. When you go back, you won't eat the food in the house in the morning. I want to Let’s go to Rongguo Mansion, see how Yu’er is doing, and have a meal there by the way.”

Qingwen's face turned red, and she felt a little happy in her heart. But when she heard that the Marquis was going to Rongguo Mansion for dinner, she felt uncomfortable. Could it be that the food in the Hou Mansion was not as good as that in Rongguo Mansion, but when she thought of the food in the Duke's Mansion, Sister-in-law Liu’s craftsmanship seemed to be indeed inferior, and she didn’t know where she got the courage to say,

"Master Marquis, can my servant come with Master Hou? I also want to see Miss Lin, and by the way I'll go see the second girl, Miss Yingchun."

heard,

Zhang Jinyu was stunned and looked at Qingwen in confusion. What is this little girl doing? You miss Yu'er too. It's really strange. If you want to go see the second girl to welcome the spring, it's okay. She seems to be the angry second girl. In the end, he was sold by Jia She, who was also a abuser. He didn't want to agree, but looking at Xiao Qingwen's pitiful look, his heart softened, and he also secretly blamed himself for being compassionate towards women.

"Well, Cheng, you will go there with me today. It can be regarded as a return visit. Go out and inform General Ning to prepare the frame. You and I will ride over."

"Thank you Lord Hou."

Qingwen's face lit up, and she ran out with the washbasin in her hands. The water spilled out, and she looked so panicked that she didn't know why.

Can not help but shook his head.

And in the backyard, inside the Dongyun Building.

Mrs. Wang had just woken up, and Lan Yue'er and Lan Shu'er were waiting by the bed. They lit incense in the side room, and as usual, they also personally helped Mrs. Wang get up, change clothes and wash up.

Mrs. Wang saw them and talked to the two of them,

"You two, there are servants to do these things. They are all concubines of the house. It doesn't have to be like this."

But Lan Yue'er looked reluctant and said coyly,

"The old lady is annoying us. I just don't want others to serve you. Shu'er and I are used to it. We have been like this for more than ten years. If we don't come here anymore, we will feel sad."

"Yes, old lady, wouldn't it be annoying if someone else comes and it doesn't work well?"

The playful words between the two remained the same, and Mrs. Wang felt warm in her heart. She really did not hurt them in vain. She had already been used to them. If they really changed people, she would not be used to it. Some things should not be allowed to be seen by outsiders.

"That's right. Then you can continue to serve me. By the way, what has Jin Yu been busy with these days? I haven't seen him come back home."

"Back to Madam, I heard that the Marquis has been busy investigating cases these days. He said that there was a fire in the capital warehouse, and that a fire dragon burned the warehouse and burned a lot of food. People all over the capital have been busy buying food these days. There are a lot of rumors, and those rice shops are also priced at one price a day, so they are not afraid of choking them. But don't worry, the Marquis of the house bought Zhuangzi from Rongguo Mansion. Yue'er sent someone to see it, and the storehouse is full of grain. Yes, let the steward take people to transport a lot of it back to the house, and the more will be distributed to the servants."

Lan Yue'er and Lan Shu'er changed Wang Shihan's clothes together and told them about the capital. Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Mrs. Wang felt that something was wrong. When did the capital become a sieve and the granaries were burned when they were told to? What a joke.

Did something go wrong? As for distributing food to the servants, it was such a trivial matter that it didn't matter.

"The burning is really strange. The guards are so tight that anyone can burn it. The fire dragon burns the warehouse. It's a joke. What did the Marquis find out?"

After getting dressed, Mrs. Wang led the two of them into the east wing to eat. After sitting down, Lan Shuer served Mrs. Wang a bowl of porridge, while Lan Yuer handed her chopsticks.

"The old lady is really powerful. I heard what the Marquis said when he came back. The fire was caused by a fire dragon burning the warehouse, but it was actually set off by humans. Cui Dehai, the household doctor in charge of the supervision of the Jingcang, Tian Fangzheng, the grain commander of the Jingcang, and others have already The house was ransacked by Lang Jun and his troops, which is pitiful to say the whole family is finished. I heard that a silver-haired old mother was also arrested."

"How come they ransacked homes in the capital? Jin Yu went too far. Those officials and civil servants were too troublesome."

"Don't worry, madam. After the husband ransacked his house, he didn't do anything else. The capital was calm and there were no disturbances."

Lan Yue'er saw Mrs. Wang's worry and hurriedly explained.

Mrs. Wang raised her eyebrows. This matter was done recklessly. The officials in the capital were different from the local officials in the south of the Yangtze River. There were many involved, and the civil servants would definitely not ignore it unless there was a bigger matter. But Yue'er also said , there is no trouble in the capital, so what would it be if it were not in the capital?

Or maybe other things were involved. I picked up the bowl and took a sip of the porridge. It was just right.

"Then you have heard other news. Since there is nothing going on in the capital, is there something going on somewhere else?"

"Here, let Sister Shu'er think about it. Yue'er doesn't know."

Generally, the information sent by the people below is handed over to Shu'er. When Shu'er is away, Lan Yue'er is in charge. The capital is so big, and there is a lot of information received every day, but not much of it is useful.

When Lan Shuer heard this, she seemed to have forgotten about it, got up quickly, went to the secret room in the inner hall, took out a stack of letters, then came back, put the letters on the table, and said with a blushing face,

"Old Madam, Shu'er forgot to read it. This is a letter from my hall master these days,"

Mrs. Wang glanced at the letter on the table, and then at Lan Shuer, who was blushing. She didn't know it was the girl Sichun. Her mind was not here. She didn't scold her. She took the latest letter and read it. She saw a lot. It is a letter from the land of Jingnan. It states that the leader of the White Lotus Sect has returned to the world. The elite members of the sect have arrived in Jingnan to gather. They have now occupied the land of Linzhou without raising a banner. Currently, there are about [-] people from the White Lotus Sect gathered there. At this time, a steady stream of believers continued to come, and many bandits joined the gang.

Seeing that it was a letter written by Qin Linsheng, the left protector of the White Lotus Sect, Mrs. Wang was shocked. Why was the senior sister who had been hiding for so many years so impulsive? Although the land south of Jing was an old place, it was the place where the master had lost his life. It was very strange. Tragic, this means one thing, Jingnan is in chaos again.

But is it too hasty to act like this? As for the bandits joining the gang, the senior sister still hasn’t learned the lesson. They are a bunch of useless people. They have no good things but only bad things. What do you want them to do? Linzhou, but in the easternmost part of Linyue Mansion, why? Where to choose, why not go to Dingzhou and Zhaozhou.

She hurriedly put away the letter and looked at the two daughters who were still eating. Mrs. Wang remained calm and picked up her chopsticks to eat. She asked inadvertently,

"Are there any rumors here in the capital, such as what's going on in the south? Or is there any news from the court?"

The two girls thought for a while, and Shu'er replied,

"Old madam, there are no rumors. All the people in the capital are rushing to take exams. The discussion is Enke's business. The rest is nothing but romance."

Mrs. Wang took a sip of the soup and put down the bowl, and then she realized what the senior sister was up to. She had hidden it so well. She must have had a perfect plan or someone else was covering her, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to get out so easily.

"You two tell me, any disturbances in the capital will be reported immediately to me, and to Shu'er. Letters from the south must not be missed." "Yes, old lady, but something happened in the south, or"

Mrs. Wang nodded and no longer concealed it.

"The White Lotus Sect is back in the old land of Jingnan!"

"Ah, how could this happen?"

The two girls were shocked. If they had not been hiding very well, why would they still do these things? Besides, they couldn't beat them.

At this time, Mrs. Wang thought of her mentor. At that time, she led the people to rebel without hesitation. However, she could not shake the imperial court with her passion, let alone change the dynasty. Even if the imperial court suffered heavy losses, those who benefited would be the ones who benefited. For the vassal kings in the world, the White Lotus Sect is just a pioneer for the king, wasting their strength in vain, and in the end they will either be wiped out, or they will still be rogues, which will be of no use to the world.

"The red sun is over, the white sun is about to rise, the white lotus descends to earth, all the people turn over, the mud comes from the beginning of chaos, the white lotus appears and the world is prosperous."

Hey.

In front of the gate of Luoyunhou Mansion,

The carriage was ready. Zhang Jinyu led Qingwen directly into the carriage. After sitting firmly, he said,

"Ningbian, go to Rongguo Mansion."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Immediately afterwards, the convoy drove slowly towards Ningrong Street. The convoy of the Hou Mansion, with personal guards on both sides, and many people behind it, swaggered through the city. Zhang Jinyu was used to this. Looking at the little girl in front of him, asked,

"Qingwen, you are in the Duke's Mansion. Why were you still with the second lady when I saw you?"

"Going back to the Marquis, I was temporarily sent by Butler Lai to be a prostitute for the second young lady. Unexpectedly, the wet nurse in the second young lady's room dared to steal the young lady's belongings. I became angry and quarreled with her. But the second young lady was able to swallow her anger. If it hadn't been for Mr. Hou's help, I think the second young lady would have had an even worse life."

Listening to Xiao Qingwen's words, Zhang Jinyu knew why Qingwen appeared there that day. He remembered that it was Butler Lai who gave Qingwen to the old lady, and then gave it to Baoyu. Now she has been cut off by herself, and she still There is that mandarin duck, but I have no impression of the others. After all, these are the ones who stand out. As for those in Baoyu's courtyard, they are panicking and talking about Xiren. I don't know if they are getting better with Jia Baoyu. Speaking of Jia Baoyu, Zhang Jinyu is not so targeted at him. After all, he is a harmless person who eats, drinks and enjoys himself. I am afraid he is also a playboy. The only ones who care about him are Jia She and Jia Zheng.

Although Jia Zheng is pedantic and decent, Jia She is afraid that he can do anything. In Ping'an Prefecture, the territory of King Beijing, no one knows how deep Jia She's trap is, and King Shuirong of Beijing does not know how deep he is. What are your plans, and Beimang Mountain?

And inside the hall,

Qin Keqing also just woke up and saw that the person next to her pillow was no longer there. She thought of last night and was so busy that she stayed awake for half the night. Her face turned red with embarrassment. Then the orb from outside the screen came in. Seeing that the lady was awake, she took the Once you have your clothes, come over and put them on Madam,

"Ma'am, you're awake,"

"Well, come here to change. By the way, where is the Marquis?"

Qin Keqing's sparse eyes just opened, and she stretched. The alluring curves made Baozhu blush. The young lady's body became plumper.

"Madam, the Marquis went out in the morning, and there was no need for breakfast. However, Qingwen got into the carriage with the Marquis today for some unknown reason, and left the Marquis' Mansion. It seemed that she was going in the direction of Rongguo Mansion. Don’t know what to do again?”

Bao Zhu complained a little aggrievedly. Qin Keqing opened her charming eyes, glared at her and said,

"You little girl, you are still complaining. Why are you going? There is someone who cares about her there. Besides, there is another one who is also worried about me. It is impossible not to go. It's just Qingwen, why did she follow? .”

Speaking of this, Qin Keqing squinted his eyes slightly as he looked at the orb beside him, which was also an undetectable expression of thought. He thought he had something to explain.

"Come here, bring the clothes. Don't mention this matter again. The Marquis has his own thoughts with Qingwen. Don't make random guesses."

"Yes, ma'am,"

Baozhu took the clothes to dress Qin Keqing and agreed, but his curious eyes were full of inquiry.

After changing clothes, they went to the dressing table. Ruizhu came in with a washbasin and said,

"Miss, you're awake. This servant told you that this morning, the kitchen made Miss's favorite seabass. I heard that Fatty Su from Jinling at the dock made a special trip to have it brought by a merchant ship and delivered it to you. The Hou Mansion is still alive, so I asked the cook to make it for the young lady in the morning."

Seeing Ruizhu's greedy look, Baozhu said angrily,

"Huh, I'm afraid it's not the lady who wants to eat, but you."

"you,"

Ruizhu Buyi stretched out her hand to tickle Baozhu, and the two started to fight. Qin Keqing took the jade comb and shook her head helplessly. The two girls' minds flashed with the appearance of Lin Daiyu, the eldest lady from a scholarly family, and the future mansion. Apart from herself, it was her, and that Yang Hanyu

Rongguo Mansion,

Not that far away,

Zhang Jinyu was sitting in the carriage, and it seemed that just when she got on the carriage, she was talking to Qingwen, and she heard Ning Bian shouting outside,

"Master Marquis, the Rongguo Mansion has arrived. Please tell me when to go in."

"Well, we'll be there soon. Get off the car and go in now."

Zhang Jinyu glanced at Qingwen sitting inside, said something to the public, then opened the car curtain and walked out, and Qingwen also got out of the car with him.

After getting off the car, Qingwen carefully raised her eyes to look at the main entrance of Rongguo Mansion. Although it was still so majestic, there was no sense of oppression coming over her face, and she didn't know why she had this idea.

Zhang Jinyu in front walked a few steps, but when he didn't see Qingwen coming behind him, he turned around and shouted,

"Qingwen, let's go, what are you looking at?"

This little girl is really interesting, and it’s not like she’s never been here before. Only then did Qingwen come back to her senses and quickly follow her.

He walked into the side door of Rongguo Mansion as a familiar person. The concierge seemed to know the Marquis's temper. He immediately bowed down to greet him respectfully with his servants, and did not dare to speak loudly. He didn't extend his hand until the Marquis was far away. Wiping sweat on his sleeves, he stood up and whispered softly,

"Master Hou seems to be coming more frequently."

Although it was a whisper, it was still heard by the boy beside him, so he spoke more and said in a flattering way,

"Isn't it? Manager Wang, the Marquis has been here almost every day these two days, just like at his own house,"

Unexpectedly, Manager Wang, who had been smiling just now, his face darkened and he cursed,

"You are so brave, you dare to talk about noble people. Let me see if you are free. If your uncle hadn't been here, believe it or not, I would have kicked you out right now. Go and sweep the area outside the door. If I find you again in the future, Talk too much, I can’t keep you here anymore.”

The boy turned pale with fright and begged for mercy. Then he took a broom and went outside the door to sweep the floor. The others lowered their heads and said nothing, each busy with what they were doing.

Entered the mansion,

Zhang Jinyu arrived at the front yard in a few steps. It was strange today. At this time every day, he could see Wang Xifeng and Ping'er scolding the servants of the Rongguo Mansion. Why didn't he see him today? He just wanted to go to the small courtyard on the west side. Suddenly, he stopped and asked the old servant who was still cleaning the yard,

"Why aren't your second grandma here today? But there is something wrong."

The old servant, who was sweeping the floor in the corner, heard someone shouting and hurriedly looked for the sound. When he saw that it was the Marquis who was asking, he hurriedly came over and bowed respectfully.

"It turns out it's Mr. Marquis, you're here. The second mistress is supposed to come here every day, but she sent someone to tell her that she had something to do today, so she went to Ningguo Mansion. I heard that Mrs. You invited her, including breakfast. It’s not used either!”

"Oh, Ningguo Mansion."

Zhang Jinyu became interested. It had been a long time since he received a letter from Ningguo Mansion, and he didn’t know what Jia Zhen was doing. He heard that Jia Rong went to Longjing Guard and was much more normal. On the contrary, Jia Zhen was a little more serious in the house. Could it be that It was because of this matter that Mrs. You invited Wang Xifeng to discuss it. Mrs. You, it was strange, why she had no impression.

(End of this chapter)