Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 141 Prelude

The next day!

At dawn, Sister Feng and Heping'er stepped onto the bed and could no longer lie down.

Sister Feng is the chief housekeeper of Rong Mansion. Mrs. Wang entertained Lai Shangrong for a banquet, and she was needed to organize the affairs, so naturally she got the order immediately.

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed, and the days have become as difficult as a year, especially this snowy day. I don’t know how long it will last. Thinking of this, I can’t help but feel discouraged.

I got up to finish washing up, and sat down in front of the dressing table impatiently. I picked up the red paper on the dressing table and was about to put it to my mouth.

Suddenly he took it away from his lips and said angrily: "Who wants to dress up for him? You are such a heartless thief, you don't even know how to come over and take a look at us these days!"

Ping'er knew that she didn't mean what she said, so he combed her hair and said with a smile: "There's nothing I can do. If traces are exposed in this snowy day, it's not a joke! If grandma is angry with me, she will obviously When the weather gets warmer, I'll ask you to reward grandma with some magical elixirs to calm the fire!"

Sister Feng's cheeks suddenly flushed with blush. She recalled the time when Lai Shangrong tied her up in the small courtyard in the northeast corner to water the elixir. At that time, she was ashamed and angry, and she wished she could settle the dispute.

Thinking about it now, luckily Lai Shangrong thought carefully and clenched his teeth to prevent himself from closing his mouth.

"Bah!" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but spit: "What a heartless and narrow-minded person. If you hadn't colluded with that thief, how could I have been dragged into the water by you..."

As he spoke, he pressed the red paper to his lips angrily.

"Why did I drag grandma into the water instead?"

Then he added: "Even if I dragged grandma into the water, grandma should be thanking me. Why did she cross the river and burn the bridge instead to blame me?"

Sister Feng pursed her lips and muttered: "It's so easy to burn bridges, but you admit it this time!"

Ping'er knew that she deliberately wronged him, Sister Feng used to be strong, and now the two are in an awkward position, although they are both at odds with Lai Shangrong, but as the master, Sister Feng is one step behind her.

Starting from Lai Shangrong's side, Ping'er has become her sister, so she should stick to Ping'er first.

But Sister Feng has always been strong in pinching the sharp point, she has to take the lead in everything, and she can't lose face to discuss with Ping'er, so she can only find some reasons to arrange her.

With the identity of the sufferer, there is no need to talk about the priority, anyway, I am justified when I suffer.

"Admit it, admit it! Now that grandma has won the living treasure of the uncle, how can I thank me?"

"Bah! Stop making me use those dirty words!"

"Pfft!" Ping'er covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Grandma said it herself, this precious thing. Why did she say that the slave arranged for you?"

Rao, Sister Feng has always been aggressive, but in the end she was defeated. The joke between the beds was caught by Ping'er, and she turned red.

He turned around and scolded: "You're just a little prodigal who talks a lot, why don't you hurry up!"

After this series of gags, when I looked back at myself in the mirror, I was actually much more rosy and juicy than before.

I secretly thought, it really is a living treasure, just thinking about it will be effective...

At this thought, her face felt even more delicate.

Ping'er also noticed the difference. He took his usual hairpin and drew a stroke on her head.

She sighed: "Grandma is really in high spirits during happy events. The things she used to wear in the past can no longer suppress Grandma's expression!"

Sister Feng ignored the ridicule in her words and asked, "How about you take out my Chaoyang Five Phoenixes Hanging Pearl Hairpin and put it on?"

"Would it be too conspicuous?"

Hearing what Ping'er said, Sister Feng was also discouraged.

"That's all! Let's change to this one!"

She pressed her bright red lips towards a restrained hairpin on the table.He said angrily: "That thief man has been messing around with my aunt for so many days, and he hasn't even given me a decent thing. I have to ask him to give me some blood today!"

"Grandma! The rubber business that uncle gave you is enough to buy ten or eight hairpins a year. Why bother..."

"Bah! How can that be the same? Don't help him later. Mine can defeat yours!"

After combing her hair into a bun, Sister Feng stood up, put on her fur coat, and headed out.

Ping'er hurriedly stopped and said: "Grandma! You are so careful about the wind, you may catch the wind and cold!"

It was finally caught once. I don’t know when the damn heavy snow will melt. The next time is far away. Sister Feng, who has always been thoughtful, naturally has to be prepared.

In order to avoid trouble, I only wore a thin spring shirt inside and two layers of large woolen clothes on the outside. However, the woolen clothes were not close-fitting enough after all, so Ping'er asked this question.

"Get ready first! There is a floor cage in the house anyway, so it won't freeze!"

Then he looked at Ping'er and said softly: "If you have a chance this time, don't eat or take advantage of me. I'll let you go to Lai's house later!"

Of course, Ping'er had no chance to refute, so he unbuttoned the clothes angrily. He originally planned to take off one piece, but now he added one.

…………

In the small courtyard in the northeast corner.

When Baochai came to Aunt Xue's house, she felt a wave of heat coming towards her face and hurriedly took off her cloak.

She has the same blood as Aunt Xue, and has a plump and timid physique. The Rong Mansion is not comparable to ordinary people, and there are floor cages in the house.

He looked at his mother, who was only wearing a wide-sleeved fringed skirt and her face was still flushed from the heat.

Baochai came behind her, put her hands on her soft shoulders, and asked, "Mom! Why haven't you packed up yet?"

Aunt Xue turned around and stretched out a pair of gifts in front of her, ready to come out.

He took a long breath and said, "You said it's okay for your aunt to invite him, why do you have to invite us?"

"Did Mom forget it? My aunt said last time that Brother Lai went to the house and asked my daughter to meet him more often so that she could take the opportunity to ask for advice!"

Aunt Xue sighed: "That's the case! But after all, he is a foreigner, so there is no reason to ask us to accompany him to the banquet!"

Baochai shook his head and said confidently: "Auntie made it clear that she apologized to Brother Bao last time. Could it be that he, the rightful owner, could not be present?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and stroked the golden lock in his arms, and murmured: "It's unknown whether my aunt did this intentionally!"

"Yes, yes!" Aunt Xue patted her chest, making waves, and praised: "You are still thinking carefully, I actually thought wrong!"

Baochai asked doubtfully: "What are you thinking about? Mom, why are you thinking wrong?"

Aunt Xue had nothing to hide from Baochai except for those things that were hard to say.

"Hi! I thought your aunt was regretful and wanted to bring you and Lai Shangrong together!"

"How is that possible!" Baochai exclaimed, and then complained: "Thankfully, my mother remembered that we are aunt's relatives after all. Although Brother Lai is somewhat capable, he was once a servant of the house after all. Could it be said that my aunt has such a bad look on her face?" Is there any light?"

After a pause, he asked again: "Mom has this doubt. Could it be that my aunt has revealed something to you?"

Aunt Xue's expression froze, and she thought for a moment and said: "That's not true, it's just that the marriage was finalized at that time. The empress has not yet been named a concubine. I was flustered by what you said last time. Isn't this because I am worried that the situation has changed!"

Not afraid of ghosts, but afraid of people. Even if Baochai didn't believe that Mrs. Wang would do this, Aunt Xue's words made her heart beat.

"Then let's not rush to ask for advice. Let's take a look first and then talk. If aunt really wants to go back on her word, we'd better find a way as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)