Dream of the Red Mansion

It is said that Ping'er was amused when he heard what Yingchun said, and suddenly he saw Baoyu coming.It turned out that the sister-in-law of Liu's family, who was in charge of the kitchen, also got away with gambling because of her head.There was someone in the garden who was at odds with the Liu family, so he sued the Liu family again, saying that he and his sister were buddies, and that although his sister was famous, they actually shared the money between them.Therefore, Sister Feng wants to punish Liu's family for their crimes.Because of this letter, the members of the Liu family panicked. Since Sisu and Yihong Academy members are the most deeply connected, they came and begged Qingwen Jinxing Glass and others quietly.Venus Glass told Baoyu.Because Baoyu thinks that Yingchun's nursing mother also has this crime, it is more appropriate to come to make an appointment with Yingchun to intercede with Yingchun than to go alone to intercede for Liu's family, so she came here.Suddenly I saw many people here, and when they saw him coming, they all asked, "Are you recovering from your illness? What are you doing here?" Baoyu was inconvenient to say anything about begging for mercy, so he just said, "Come and see my second sister." Don't care, let's gossip.Ping'er then went out to deal with Leisi Jinfeng.The daughter-in-law of Wang Zhu followed closely behind, begging in every possible way, and only said: "The girl was born in her mouth anyway, so I went to redeem it anyway." Ping'er laughed and said: "You redeem it later, and you redeem it sooner. Since today, Why bother in the first place. Let it go as long as you mean it. If that’s the case, I’m too embarrassed to tell others, so I’ll redeem it as soon as possible and hand it over to me. I won’t say a word.” Wang Zhu’s daughter-in-law was relieved when she heard about it. Come, thank you, and say, "Young lady, I'm going to Guigan. I brought it late. I'll go back to the girl first, and then send it away. How about it?" Ping'er said, "If you don't come late, don't blame me." , the two parted ways and separated.When Ping'er came to the room, Sister Feng asked him, "What did the third girl tell you to do?" Ping'er laughed and said, "The third girl is afraid that grandma will be angry, so she asked me to persuade grandma and ask her what she can eat these two days." Sister Feng smiled. Said: "But he still misses me. Another thing came out just now: Someone came to tell Liu Er's wife and his sister that they had a common start, and he was the one who decided what the sister did. I think you are willing to persuade me every day. Me. It’s better to save one thing than to worry about it. I can relax for a while, and it’s good to take care of myself. Because I didn’t listen to it, I really agreed to it. I offended my wife first, and I got sick. Now I also I see it through, let them make trouble, anyway, there are still many people. I worry about it for a while, and I get cursed by thousands of people. It is important for me to recover from my illness. Even if I get better, I will also be a good gentleman, and I will be happy Have fun, laugh and laugh, all right and wrong are up to them. So I just promise to know, white is not in my heart." Ping'er laughed and said: "Grandma is really like this, it is our good fortune." At the end, I saw Jia Lian coming in, clapping her hands and sighing: "Well, before the incident happened, I borrowed money from Yuanyang. How did the wife over there know? Just now, the wife asked me to go, and told me to move two hundred silver no matter where it was. It will be used during the festival on August [-]th. I have no place to move. My wife said: You have no money and you have a place to move. Where is the one thousand silver? Even the old lady’s things are magically made out of you, and now you have two hundred silver, so you are like this. Fortunately, I didn’t tell anyone. I think the wife is clearly not short, so why bother to ask for it? No one is looking for trouble." Sister Feng said: "There was no outsider that day, and the news of who left." After hearing this, Ping'er also thought about who was here that day. After thinking about it for a long time, he said with a smile: "Yes. There was no outsider when I was talking that day, but at night when things were being delivered, the old lady’s stupid lady’s mother also happened to come to deliver starch and wash clothes. He sat in the servant’s room for a while, and when he saw a large box of things, he naturally wanted to If you ask, it must be that the little girls don't know, and if you tell them, you won't know." So they called a few little girls to ask, who would tell Dajie's mother that day.All the little girls panicked and knelt down to swear and swear, saying: "I never dared to say a word. Anyone who asks anything, promises not to know. How dare you say more about this matter." Sister Feng said in detail: "They must Don't dare, don't wrong them. Now let's put this matter on the back burner and send the wife away. It's better for us to be shorter, and don't be boring." Yin called Ping'er: "Bring my gold collar, Let's temporarily deposit two hundred silver and send it to finish." Jia Lian said: "If you are more sexual, deposit two hundred more, and we will use it." Sister Feng said: "It's very unnecessary, I have no place to send money. I don't know how to go this time. What about the redemption?" Ping'er took it, and ordered someone to call Wang's daughter-in-law to get it, and soon brought the silver.It's easy for Jia Lian to send it in person.

Here, Sister Feng and Ping'er are suspicious, but they can't imagine who is going to leave.Sister Feng said again: "I know it's a trivial matter, but I'm afraid that the villain will make a bad statement and something else will happen. It's time to make an enmity with Yuanyang over there, and now I hear that he lent it to the second master Lian privately." Things, the villain was so full of eyes and stomach that he even laid maggots on unsealed eggs. Now that he has this reason, I'm afraid he will come up with some unreasonable words. It's okay for your second master Lian, but The mandarin duck is a serious daughter, and it’s not our fault to make him suffer.” Ping’er laughed and said, “It’s okay. The mandarin duck borrowed things to look at grandma, not the second master. Although a mandarin duck should be named for him Personal affair, in fact, he went back to the old lady. The old lady was afraid that there would be too many grandchildren, and she would borrow this one and ask for that one, and she would come to act like a spoiled child and who she was going with, so she just pretended not to know. Come out, it doesn't matter after all." Sister Feng said: "That's the reason. It's just that you and I know it. If you don't know, how can you not be suspicious." Before he finished speaking, someone reported: "Mrs. It's gone." Sister Feng was surprised when she heard this, and she came here in person for some reason, and hurriedly greeted her with Ping'er.I saw Mrs. Wang's complexion changed, and she only brought a little girl who was close to her, and without saying a word, she went to the inner room and sat down.Sister Feng was busy serving tea, and asked with a smile: "Madam is happy today, let's go here for a stroll." Mrs. Wang ordered: "Ping'er go out!" , took all the little girls out together, stopped outside the door, and closed the door with more sex, sat on the platform by himself, and none of the people were allowed to enter.Sister Feng was also in a panic, not knowing what was going on.With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Wang threw a sachet from her sleeve and said, "Look." Sister Feng quickly picked it up and saw that it was a brocade spring sachet. She was also shocked and asked, "" Where did Madam get it from?" Mrs. Wang asked, she burst into tears, and said in a trembling voice: "Where did I get it! I sit in the well every day and treat you as a careful person, so I just took a break Who knows that you are the same as me. Such things are placed on the rocks in the garden day and night, and are picked up by the old lady's girl. Thanks to your mother-in-law, they have already been sent to the old lady. Let me ask you, How did this thing get left there?"

When Sister Feng heard it, her color changed, and she hurriedly asked, "How does Madam know it's mine?" Mrs. Wang cried and sighed and said, "You ask me instead! You think, apart from your little husband and wife, the rest of the family are old women." What's the use of this? And where did the girls get it? Naturally, they got it from the place where Lian'er didn't grow into the dirty seeds. You are kind. As a stubborn thing, young people have selfish intentions in their boudoirs. , You still rely on me! Fortunately, the people in the garden don't understand the matter and haven't picked it yet. If the girls picked it up and your sister saw it, it's okay. Otherwise, the little girls picked it up and went out and said it was from the garden. I picked it, outsiders know, do you want this life and face?" When Sister Feng heard that, she was anxious and ashamed, and her face swelled immediately, so she knelt down on the edge of the kang and said with tears: "Of course what my wife said is true. Reasonable, I dare not argue that I do not have such a thing. But I also asked my wife to explain in detail: the sachet was embroidered by outside workers imitating inside workers, and the belt and tassels were all market products. I am young and do not respect it. I don’t want these things, they are both good, one or the other. I don’t always carry the two things. Even if I have them, I have no choice but to stay at home. How can I carry them around? Let’s go, all the sisters are willing to talk about it, if it’s exposed, not only in front of the sisters, but also the slaves see it, what do I mean? Although I am young and disrespectful, I can’t be confused. Three things about the master I am young Daughter-in-law, counting slaves, there is more than one person who is younger than me. Besides, they often go to the garden and go to each other's houses at night. How do you know that it is not from them? Four things besides me often in the garden, there are other Mrs. Bian often brought a few concubines, such as Yanhong Cuiyun and others, who were all young concubines, and they should have this. There is also Sister-in-law Zhen over there, who is not a foreigner, and he often brought her Peifeng and the others came, how could they know it wasn't theirs? There are too many maids in Wuze Garden, and it's impossible to keep all of them decent? There are also older ones who know the personnel affairs, or they can't be found out for a while. It's unknown if I got out by going out, or by beating my teeth with the younger boys in the second door. Not only do I have nothing to do now, but even Ping'er I can put in insurance. Ma'am, please be careful. Think about it." Mrs. Wang heard this very reasonable words, because she sighed: "Get up. I also know that you are from the family of a young lady, so how can you be so frivolous, but I was in a hurry and used words to provoke you. But now what? Where? Your mother-in-law just sent someone to seal this for me to see, saying that she got it from the silly elder sister the day before yesterday, which made me so angry."

Sister Feng said: "Madam, don't be angry. If everyone notices, maybe the old lady won't know about it. Just calmly and secretly investigate to be sure. Even if you can't interview, outsiders can't know. This is called. Arms folded in the sleeves. Now I can only take advantage of the reason of gambling to get rid of many people, and put Zhou Rui's wife, Wang's daughter-in-law, and other four or five people who are close and can't walk away, and put them in the garden on the grounds of gambling. And now their girls are also There are too many people, and people can't keep their big hearts, causing troubles, and when troubles happen, it's too late to repent. Now, if there is no reason to cut the hair, not only the girls will be wronged and troubled, but even my wife and I will have trouble. Why don't you take this opportunity to make things easier for everyone in the future? Those who are older, or those who are gnashing their teeth and are difficult to deal with, take a mistake and throw them out to match someone. One can keep nothing else, and the other can save some money. What do you think my wife thinks?" Wang Wang Madam sighed: "What you said is not wrong, but from the public, you sisters are very pitiful. There is no need to compare, just say how spoiled and spoiled your sister Lin's mother was when she was not out of the cabinet. What kind of gold and jade are they, that's how they look like a rich lady. Now these few sisters are only slightly stronger than other girls. There are only two or three girls who look like human beings, and the rest are four or five. This little girl is actually a little ghost in the temple. Now I have to be dismissed, not only I can't bear it, I'm afraid the old lady may not agree. Although it is difficult, it is not so difficult. Although I have never experienced great glory and wealth, I am more than You are strong. Now I would rather save some money than to offend them. In the future, it will be my responsibility to be frugal. Now let someone tell Zhou Rui’s family to wait for others to come in, and tell them to visit quickly and secretly It's important." After hearing this, Sister Feng called Ping'er in and ordered her to go out.

For a while, Zhou Rui's family, Wu Xing's family, Zheng Hua's family, Lai Wang's family, and Laixi's family came in as companions, and the rest all had deacons in the south.Mrs. Wang was thinking that there were too few people to investigate, when she suddenly saw Mrs. Xing's companion, Wang Shanbao's family, who was the one who brought the sachet.Mrs. Wang has always come to see Mrs. Xing's capable and confidant, and she has no second intentions. Now that he came to inquire about this matter, she was very concerned, so she said to him: "You go back to your wife, and you will also go into the garden to take care of it. It's no different than others. Be stronger." Wang Shanbao's family was going to the garden because the maids didn't like him very much, and he felt very uncomfortable. He tried to find their stories but couldn't find them.Hearing Mrs. Wang's entrustment again, she hit her heart and said, "This is easy. It's not that slaves talk too much. The matter of reasoning should have been strict long ago. The wife doesn't go to the garden very much. These girls seem to be affected by it." It's like a letter. They will become Miss Qianjin. Who dares to snort when they make a fuss. Otherwise, they will incite the girl's maids, saying that they have bullied the girls, and who can afford it." Mrs. Wang Said: "It's also normal. Girls with girls are more delicate than others. You should persuade them. Even the girls of the masters are unbearable if they don't teach them, let alone them."

Wang Shanbao's family said: "Everything else is fine. My wife doesn't know that Qingwen, a girl in Baoyu's house, is more beautiful than others because of her appearance. She has another clever mouth and dresses up every day. He looks like a Shih Tzu, he is used to speaking in front of people, and he has to be strong in pinching the sharp point. If a word is not speculative, he will set up two coquettish eyes and swear at people, you are a monster, it is very unreasonable." Mrs. Wang heard this, suddenly Touched by the past, he asked Sister Feng: "Last time we walked into the garden with the old lady, and there was a water snake waist, shoulders cut, eyebrows and eyes a little like your sister Lin, who was scolding the little girl there. I didn't like it very much. That crazy look, because I went with the old lady, I never said it. Later, I asked who it was, but I forgot. Today is Kaner, this girl must be him." Sister Feng said: "If you talk about these girls, In comparison, Qingwen is not as good as Qingwen. In terms of behavior and speech, he is a bit frivolous. What Mrs. Cai just said is very similar to him, and I have forgotten what happened that day, so I dare not talk nonsense." Wang Shanbao's family said: "No need, it's not difficult to ask him to come to see my wife now." Mrs. Wang said: "The only one who sees me in Baoyu's room is Xiren Muskyue. These two stupid ones are good. If there is this, he will not dare to come." See me. I hate this kind of person the most in my life, and besides, this thing came out again. If this hoof seduces the good Baoyu, it will be fine." Because he called his girl to come and told him to go to the garden, " I just said that I had something to ask them, leaving Xiren Sheyue to serve Baoyu without coming, but Qingwen is the smartest, so tell him to come here immediately. You are not allowed to say anything to him."

The little girl agreed, and walked into Yihong Courtyard, just when Qingwen was feeling uncomfortable, and she just woke up in the middle of her sleep, feeling bored, so she had to follow him.These maidservants all know that Mrs. Wang dislikes people with bright makeup and thin words, so Qingwen dare not stand out.Today, because I feel uncomfortable for several days, I don't make up very much, so I don't hinder myself.When she arrived in Sister Feng's room, when Mrs. Wang saw that his hairpins were loose, his shirt was hanging down and his belt was faded, he had the remnant of spring sleep and holding his heart, and he described his face as that of the man last month, and she couldn't help but arouse her anger just now.Mrs. Wang was originally an innocent person, her joy and anger came out of her heart, not like those people who cover up their meaning with pretentious words, now she is really angry and reminded of the past, so she sneered: "What a beauty! She really looks like a sick Xi Shi." Who do you show yourself to be so frivolous every day? I don’t know what you are doing. I will let you go, and I will expose your skin tomorrow! How is Baoyu feeling better today?” Qingwen said, With a big change in his heart, he knew that someone had plotted against him.Although I was annoyed, I didn't dare to make a sound.He was a very intelligent person, and when he asked Baoyu if it would be better, he refused to tell the truth, but said: "I don't go to Baoyu's room very often, and I don't often stay with Baoyu. Anyway, I don't know. Just ask Xiren Sheyue and two." Mrs. Wang said: "That's the time to slap your mouth! Are you dead? What do you want!"

Qingwen said: "I used to be with the old lady. Because the old lady said that there were few adults and people in the garden, Baoyu was afraid, so she sent me to go to the outer room to spend the night, but to watch the room. I told myself that I was stupid and couldn't." Waiter. The old lady scolded me and said, "I don't want you to meddle in his affairs. Why do you want to be smart? I only went after hearing this. But within ten days and a half months, Baoyu bored everyone for a while." As for Baoyu's eating and drinking, there are old grandmothers and mothers on the upper floor, and a few people with Xiren Muskyue Qiuwen on the lower floor. I also do needlework in the old lady's house in my spare time, so Baoyu's I didn't pay attention to it. My wife is strange, so I will pay attention to it from now on." Mrs. Wang believed it was true, and hurriedly said: "Amitabha! It's my good fortune that you don't get close to Baoyu, so I don't bother you. Since the old lady gave Baoyu Yes, I will go back to the old lady tomorrow, and I will drive you out." Because he said to Wang Shanbao's house, "Go in and prevent him from sleeping in Baoyu's room for a few days. I will deal with him after I go back to the old lady." "He shouted, "Go! Standing here, I don't like this rascal look! Who would allow you to dress up in red and green flowers like this!" Qingwen had to come out, and she was so angry that she held her face with a handkerchief as soon as she went out. Go, cry all the way to the gate of the garden.

Here Mrs. Wang complained to Sister Feng and the others: "I have become more and more short-spirited in recent years, and I can't take care of them. I haven't seen such goblin-like things. I'm afraid there are more of them. I'll have to investigate tomorrow." When Sister Feng saw Wang When Madam was furious, and because Wang Shanbao's family was Madam Xing's eyes and ears, she often instigated Madam Xing's affairs, even though she had thousands of words, she dared not say them at this moment, she just bowed her head and agreed.Wang Shanbao's family said: "Madam, please take care of your health. These trivial matters are only left to the slaves. It is very easy to find out the master now. When the gate of the garden is closed at night, there is no ventilation inside and outside, and we give them a hard time." Take people to search in the girls' rooms everywhere. If anyone has this, it is definitely not only this, but there are other things. When they find out other things, naturally this is his too." Mrs. Wang said: "That's true. If it weren't for that, I couldn't be clear about it." Yin asked Sister Feng how she was.