Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 173 Xing Xiuyan comes to Beijing
Two carriages, one large and one small, drove into the east corner gate of Rong Mansion.

After getting out of the car, Xing Zhong and Xing's wife were mesmerized by the magnificence in front of them. Then they noticed the change in Xing Xiuyan's clothes. Xing's wife stared at the changed daughter, touching and admiring her.

Secretly thought, could it be that my sister-in-law really changed her temper?

Thinking of my sister-in-law, I couldn't help but look around, but found no trace of Mrs. Xing.

I couldn't help but pull Xing Zhong and murmured in a low voice: "Master, you, my brother, are here. How come my aunt and my aunt are not here to greet you?"

Wang Shanbao's family did not give them a chance to whisper, and urged: "Hurry up! The old lady, the lady is waiting!"

While talking, the three of them were driven towards the second door.

With pavilions, corridors and doors, Xing Zhong and his wife seemed to have entered a fairy palace. The three of them came to Rongqing Hall together.

"You guys wait here, I'll go in and pass the message!"

Wang Shanbao's family member gave instructions, left the three of them at the door, and went in to report.

After a while, he came out and led the three of them into Rongqing Hall.

Xing Zhong and his wife walked around the screen and saw that the room was full of people wearing gold, silver, silk and satin. They were immediately dazzled. The daughter's blinding attire just now felt less fragrant.

He saw the jeweled sister walking straight towards his family, but his eyes were fixed on his daughter. After looking at his daughter for a long time, he grabbed Xing Xiuyan and walked back without looking at the couple the whole time. At one glance, I suddenly felt dissatisfied and a little uneasy.

I saw Mrs. Xing walking away, smiling and saying: "Old lady, look at it! This is my niece. Xiuyan! I haven't seen the old lady yet!"

As he spoke, he looked at Mrs. Wang aside as if to demonstrate.

Xing Zhong followed Mrs. Xing's gaze and looked up, only to see an elegant old lady sitting in the middle of the hall.

Knowing that it must be Jia Mu, the ancestor of Rongguo Mansion, he hurriedly brought his wife forward to salute.

wrong!

I caught a glimpse of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old noble son who looked like a porcelain doll sitting beside Jiamu.

I secretly wondered, could it be that this is the young master who was born with a jade in his mouth?Is it also a great thing that my sister said?
Suddenly, the dissatisfaction of being ignored by Mrs. Xing disappeared in an instant.

Jia Mu took Xing Xiuyan's hand and said with a smile: "Not bad! Not bad! As expected, she is extremely beautiful. It's even rarer to have such tranquility and calmness. She's no worse than their sisters!"

Then he introduced the sisters to Xing Xiuyan.

Xing Zhong had some suspicions, so he carefully observed the noble young master. He saw him licking his face and staring at his daughter with a silly smile, which made him more sure of his previous suspicions.

I saw him shaking Jia Mu's arm, and while burrowing his head into the old lady's arms, he said coquettishly and cutely: "Old ancestor! Why don't we keep this sister and live in the garden!"

Jia Mu had her heart in mind, and Baoyu begged softly, so of course she would not refuse, so she went along with the flow and said to Wang Xifeng with a smile: "Girl Feng, arrange it for the eldest wife's niece in the garden, and provide all the supplies with her." Just like sisters, you must not treat me badly!"

"Old lady, look at what you said. My sister is the niece of the eldest lady and my cousin. How can I still treat her harshly? It's just that everywhere in the garden now, people are checking in and useful. There is no idle yard for a while. I said it would be better to let her live with the second sister."

Wang Xifeng promised pretty, but she had other plans in her heart. Originally, for her own convenience, she had persuaded Lai Shangrong to marry Yingchun, but now she wanted to use his hand to ruin the marriage, so she also hoped to replace Baochai and marry into the Lai family. Xing Xiuyan's Xing Xiuyan is naturally repulsive.

Although they promised to provide all supplies according to the sisters, they did not increase Zilingzhou's supply.

When Baoyu heard that Xing Xiuyan could live in the garden, she immediately clapped her hands and said with a smile: "This is great! We have another sister in the garden!"

Then he asked Xing Xiuyan, "Can my younger sister know how to compose poetry?" Xing Xiuyan hurriedly said modestly, "My family originally rented a house in Panxiang Temple, and my daughter, who is practicing with the landlord's family in the temple, studied with half a teacher and half a friend for several years!"

In the original work, because Xing Xiuyan was shabbily dressed and entered the mansion together with Bao Qin, Li Qi and Li Wen, and was dwarfed by everyone, Bao Yu automatically ignored her unattractive appearance.

Mrs. , a man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle. For him, whose appearance is justice, it is naturally a different situation.

That day, he went to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion with the sisters. Although Lin Daiyu was a little cold, she was not noisy. He just thought that Sister Lin had calmed down, and as long as she spent some hard work as usual, she would naturally be able to reconcile as before.

It's just that these days, Sister Lin has never smiled in front of him. Although she is neither noisy nor fussy, she is always cold and indifferent, only saying some things to deal with the situation.

He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

Seeing that a beautiful new sister has come to the family, the disappointment caused by Lin Daiyu has been diluted a lot.

However, extreme joy gave rise to sadness, and all his head-scratching joy fell in Lin Daiyu's eyes. He remembered that everyone had relatives, but he was alone, without any relatives, and his mood waned.

No matter how hard Baoyu tried in the future, Daiyu would just ignore him and regard all his pretentiousness as monkey tricks.

The sisters in Rongqing Hall were chatting and laughing, but let’s not show off for the time being.

However, Siqi got the order and followed his grandmother Wang Shanbao's family to the front yard with Xiuju and Xiaolianhua to pack Xing Xiuyan's luggage.

But when I arrived in the front yard, I was dumbfounded when I saw a few simple bundles.

I thought that since it was the lady's luggage, it must have been sorted and sorted, but looking at the several baggage in the carriage, even if they all belonged to Xing Xiuyan, they looked shabby.

It was not easy to just take it apart and rummage through it, so I had to complain to my grandmother: "Didn't you accompany me to pick up people? Even if you didn't put them away in advance, you should have reminded us that we have to make another trip now!"

He said that he was about to go back and ask.

But he was grabbed by Wang Shanbao's family, and at the same time ordered Xiuju and Xiaolianhua to run errands.

There were many talkative people in front of her, so she couldn't tell Si Qi separately, so she deliberately took this opportunity to distract the others so that she could explain Mrs. Xing's plan to Si Qi.

Si Qi was stunned by a whisper from Wang Shanbao's family. He thought that the eldest master and eldest wife marrying their daughters would be enough to respect Lai Shangrong.

Why does it sound like she wants to marry one and get one free? The key point is that Mrs. Xing also wants her niece to be her concubine.

But looking at the few lonely bundles on the carriage, I felt relieved.

It is said that before Uncle Lai became an official, he took in the sister of Aunt Zhen next door. Now, what does the niece of the eldest wife who came to seek refuge mean?
Just when I was thinking about whether there was something or not, I saw Xiuju and Xiaolianhua leading Xing Zhong and his wife over.

"The eldest madam asked you to take my uncle and the others back to Dongkuayuan first!"

Immediately, I saw Xing's wife picking out three bundles from a pile of baggage. Just as she was about to hand them to Xiu Ju, Xing Zhong grabbed two of them back.

And whispered in a low voice: "My sister has already spoken, how can I save the girl's money? Why do I still carry these things?"

Siqi heard everything, and he even looked down on this family.

Without saying anything, he winked at Xiuju and Xiaolianhua, turned around and left.

(End of this chapter)