Red Mansion Beijingwang

Chapter 339: Water-soluble: Could it be Xing Zhong and his wife?

The ancestral home of the Lin family.

In the backyard room, Daiyu walked in slowly and saw Shuirong sitting in Jindun, with two shallow pear dimples on his face as beautiful as jade, and said softly: "Please greet me, brother."

Shui Rong stared at the girl in front of him and said with a smile: "Zhen'er is here, let's serve breakfast."

Let Daiyu come over, naturally not to sit around and have nothing to do, but to let her come and have breakfast together.

After saying that, Shui Rong realized that Daiyu was different. Although the girl's face was fair and white today, it was not as haggard as yesterday. She looked as beautiful as jade. Her eyebrows were skillfully painted, and she had a different kind of charm. Attitude.

Seeing this, Shui Rong was a little surprised and said: "Zhen'er is applying makeup, which is really strange."

Daiyu herself has a delicate appearance, and rarely wears makeup. Even if she puts on some rouge and gouache, it is only a thin application of light Dai, but there is very little makeup like this person.

When Daiyu heard this, her jade cheeks were slightly evenly red, and she pursed her lips and said: "Brother, what are you talking about? Sisters always have to add some makeup to make their brother's face shine. Who would have thought that my brother would not appreciate it? Really?" I killed my sister."

When Shui Rong heard this, he looked at Daiyu suspiciously. What does it mean to add luster to the face of his elder brother? Just because his cheeks are naturally beautiful and natural, there is no need to apply makeup.

Of course, it is not bad to be water-soluble. After all, people rely on clothes, and the Daiyu with makeup is more delicate. It is no worse than the previous disease, a little less immature, and a little more pretty.

It's just Daiyu's abnormality that makes Shui Rong a little surprised.

Staring at Zicuckoo following behind, Shui Ruo's meaning is self-evident, it's your turn to perform.

Seeing this, Zicuckoo understood. After hesitating for a while, she said: "Your Majesty, the girl couldn't sleep for half the night yesterday. She looked haggard early in the morning. She was afraid that the prince would be worried, so she put on makeup to cover it up."

Shui Rong understood clearly when he heard the words. She was hiding her haggardness because she was afraid that his brother would be worried. This sister was really considerate, and she didn't recognize her in vain. She felt a little distressed in her heart.

This sister Lin is always so sentimental.

Daiyu glared at Zicuckoo with her willow eyes, then sat down in front of a few cases, humming softly: "Zicuckoo, this girl is getting more and more unruly, and she doesn't know who her master is."

When Zijuan heard this, she didn't say anything for a while. She just saw the girl depressed and felt uncomfortable in her heart. She thought that only the prince really treated the girl well, so she told her honestly, hoping that the prince could help Duoduo to solve the problem for the girl. .

Shui Rong chuckled lightly, glanced at Zicuckoo with lowered eyes, and said with a smile: "I think Zicuckoo is a good girl. She is a good girl who really cares about her sister."

To be honest, Zijuan is one of the few people who truly cares about Daiyu. You may think that she and Shui Rong are flirting with each other, but in fact they are all thinking about Daiyu.

Daiyu couldn't comment after hearing this. She knew in her heart that Zijuan was doing it for her own good, otherwise Daiyu would have been annoyed by this "seller" behavior.

Listening to Shui Rong's teasing words, Daiyu curled her lips and said: "If brother thinks Zijuan is good, forget it if you don't let her follow brother. I see her heart is also towards brother. Thinking about it, I am very willing. It's all a matter of course." It’s the younger sister who “honors” her older brother.”

Shui Rong stared at the girl with slightly raised eyebrows, feeling funny in his heart, and joked: "Since it's Mei'er's heart, it's hard for me as a brother to refuse, so I will let Zijuan come to me today, Mei'er Do you think it’s good?”

Yes, it’s not that I like to push people, but now I see how reluctant I am to let him go.

When Daiyu heard this, she was almost stunned. She just said casually, her brother actually went down the slope. Does he know the value of a personal maid? If he really planned to take it away, where would he put her sister?

At this time, Zicuckoo, who was blushing prettyly, muttered: "You are the master, you are joking, what are you kidding me as a slave? It's so unreasonable."

Saying that, Zicuckoo raised her eyes and glanced at Shui Rong, and secretly spat in her heart, why do you mean to go to the prince alone today? Does the prince really have such thoughts?
He listened to the prince's words and even teased her when he arrived.

Daiyu knew it in her heart. She understood that Shui Rong was just a joke, but she was annoyed in her heart. If she didn't accept it, it would seem that she was inferior.

Thinking of this, Daiyu raised her Qiu Shui's bright eyes to look at the drooping Zicuckoo, and snorted: "Come on, you little hooves keep saying good things about your brother, I'm afraid you have already been thinking about it in your heart. , I am not that Mrs. Cui.”

Rhododendron's jade cheeks were as red as blood, and she was so embarrassed that she couldn't see anyone. She said angrily: "What the girl said is that the prince is not the girl's brother. If the slave doesn't say nice things, how can he still arrange the prince?"

It's so pitiful that she said good things about the prince in front of Daiyu. It's not because the prince is the girl's brother. What should she care about? What can a maid like her care about?
Shui Rong didn't care about Zicuckoo and smiled. Seeing the girl's angry look, he felt funny in his heart. Daiyu's temperament was not stable. She kept reading "forbidden books" like "The West Chamber". What is Mrs. Cui? Where are the mandarin ducks to be beaten?

Staring at the shy girl, Shui Rong said, "Zi'er, I'm joking with you, but you should take it seriously."

It is true that Zijuan is indeed a top-notch person in the maid world, but Shui Rong really doesn't have any ideas at the moment. He is just joking along with Daiyu's words.

Daiyu was slightly happy when she heard this, but her jade face was still as beautiful as ever. She looked at Shuirong with her bright eyes, slightly pouting her pink lips and saying, "You are showing off my faults, but don't put a mark on my heart." Pen, otherwise my heart will feel uncomfortable."

As she spoke, Daiyu couldn't help but cover her mouth and laughed, bright and flamboyant, dispelling the depression in her heart.

Water soluble: "."

Look, if you say a word here, Daiyu will run against you again and again. It's so weird that it makes people speechless.

Tan Chun, who was watching, saw Dai Yu in a happy mood, with the corners of her lips raised slightly. Her brother-in-law was still very skillful, and he helped Sister Lin clear her heart with just a few words.

Tanchun understands this very well.

Pursing her pink lips, Tan Chun said loudly: "Brother-in-law, Sister Lin, don't choke. Breakfast is ready. Let's eat first."

Shui Rong and Dai Yu nodded lightly and ate together. After breakfast, they gathered together to drink tea and talk.

The bright autumn eyes under Daiyu Chunshan's eyebrows were full of moisture, and she said softly: "This Feng family is really an admirable mother."

After chatting casually, Shui Rong told Daiyu and her group about Zhen Feng's story, especially the fact that Zhen Feng had a smooth life in the first half of his life, but was lonely in the second half of his life. He clung to the idea of ​​​​looking for a girl to survive, which really made Dai Yu happy. Jade's heart is filled with sadness.

She also has a mother who loves her wholeheartedly, but...
Not only Daiyu, but also Tanchun felt that in terms of empathy, the daughter's family was much more delicate than the man's.

Shui Rong looked at Daiyu who was wiping away her tears, knowing that she was touched by the scene, and said with a smile: "Feng has found her daughter now. She will stay in the palace to be an embroiderer, and reunite with Xiangling's mother and daughter. This can be regarded as a blessing." After all the hardships, I should be happy for them."

Hearing this, Daiyu wiped the corners of her eyes with an embroidered handkerchief in her hand, and said "hmm" heavily, her expression of sadness remained unchanged.

She went from being a young mistress of a lady to an embroiderer in a blink of an eye. You can imagine the gap, but also what is the situation like for her as an independent orphan.

But she has a brother who loves her, so she won't be alone.

Shui Rong didn't say anything when he saw this, and continued chatting, which also included the affairs between the Zhen family and the Jia family, which made Tanchun, a member of the Jia family, resentful and helpless.

Daiyu was silent, looking at Shui Rong who was talking with bright eyes, feeling a sense of satisfaction in her empty heart.

Compared with the lonely life in the past, when my brother is by my side, it becomes brighter and brighter. It seems that I am becoming more and more obsessed with my brother and can't bear to say goodbye.

After some eloquent talk, Shui Rong took the tea from Dai Yu and moistened his throat. Tan Chunlang on the side said loudly: "I feel a little tired after sitting for a long time. Why don't you go for a walk in the yard?"

Shui Rong was slightly startled when he heard this. In the middle of winter, he still liked to stay in a warm house, but he thought that Daiyu shouldn't shrink in the house, and felt that Tan Chun's words made sense.

With a deep groan, Shui Rong stared at Daiyu's fair face and said, "You might as well go for a walk in the yard, Zhu'er, let's go together."

When Daiyu heard this, there was a trace of hesitation on her delicate jade face. She liked to listen to her brother talking, but she didn't want to go to the yard.

It's just that she didn't want to disturb her brother's mood, so Daiyu nodded lightly and said: "You all listen to brother." Hearing this, Shui Rong naturally had nothing to say and said softly: "Then let's go for a walk in the yard, by the way. , call Sister Qin up."

She was so happy chatting with Tanchun and Daiyu that she forgot about the lively and active Baoqin.

Most likely, after having these two younger sisters, I forgot about that younger sister.

The two of them naturally liked Baoqin's lively temperament, but Daiyu felt inexplicably sad. It seemed that her brother no longer loved her after she had more sisters.
After a while, Shui Rong, Tanchun, and Daiyu, all four of them, dressed in bright red skirts and coats and wrapped with a treasure qin that looked like rice dumplings, were strolling in the yard, admiring the elegance of Jiangnan gardens.

Of course, the daughter's family still needs to keep warm, and all the cloaks and warmers are provided for them.

When I was leisurely and relaxed, suddenly the maid came to report: "Your Majesty, someone came here to tell me that a family came outside the door. They said they were the uncles of Second Master Lian and wanted to see Second Master Lian. However, Second Master Lian is not in the house at the moment. My servant is here." Please give me your instructions."

Shui Rong understood what was said, and Jia Lian asked him to arrange for guards to move the Lin family's property sealed in the warehouse to the big ship. He was not in the mansion at the moment, and the only people in the mansion who could take charge were these few people, so he naturally came to ask for instructions.

Is it just that Jia Lian has an uncle in Suzhou?
If we really want to talk about it, there really is one, could it be Xing Zhong and his wife?

Although Mrs. Xing is the second wife, she is the biological mother of Jia Lian Zheng'er Bajing, and the only one in Gusu who can be called Jia Lian's uncle is Xing Zhong.

After groaning, Shui Rong said, "I understand, please invite them in and have someone take them to the side hall to wait."

Shui Rong was not worried that the other party was a liar, because no one had dared to pretend to be the uncle of the legitimate son of the Duke of Guo.

The maid retreated after hearing the words, and the shrewd Tanchun also vaguely guessed it. She raised her head, looked at Shui Rong with her bright eyes, and said, "Brother-in-law, why don't you send someone to ask Brother Lian to come back."

As the saying goes, "My uncle is as big as the sky, and my nephew sits on top of him." How could he not treat him politely when he came to visit him in person? If word spread, Jia Lian's reputation must not be damaged.

Shui Rong naturally understood. He remained silent for a while and said, "Well, that's fine. I'll send someone to bring Brother Lian back. I'll go over and take a look first, and you three will be stubborn for now."

When a "distinguished guest" comes, naturally he cannot be ignored, let alone Jia Lian's uncle. He goes as a dignified prince and gives Jia Lian enough dignity. I guess Jia Lian knows what to expect when he comes.

Of course, Shui Rong was still a little curious about Jin Chai deep down in his heart.

Seeing that they were on business, the three of them naturally did not hesitate. Even the youngest, extremely lively and active Baoqin was speechless.

After saying hello, Shui Rong walked towards the side hall. When he entered the side hall, he looked at the middle-aged couple who were wearing half-worn chinchilla furs and said politely: "This must be Brother Lian's uncle. "

The middle-aged couple saw that the visitor was an extraordinary person, and they thought it was their cheap nephew, but the young man's words showed that he was not a cheap nephew. Although they didn't know who the visitor was, they knew that he was definitely expensive. The villain is usually very discerning. He bowed in a flattering manner and said, "The villain is Brother Lian's uncle Xing Zhong. I wonder who this noble man is?"

When Shui Rong heard this, he was heartbroken. As he thought, this family was none other than Mrs. Xing's younger brother, Xing Zhong's family.

He stared at the girl standing silently behind her with her head half-draped. She was wearing an indigo blue cotton skirt and a crescent-cut cotton quilt with piping that had washed a little white. She looked out of place. .

I think this daughter is Xing Xiuyan.

Her appearance and the like were hard to see clearly because she kept her head hanging down, but how could a daughter who is on the Golden Hairpin List be just an ordinary person?
Facing Xing Zhong's inquiry, Shui Rong did not hide his identity and revealed his identity. This shocked Xing Zhong and his wife, and they knelt down to say goodbye.

Shui Rong didn't care about this at all. He asked them to get up, and after sitting at the head of the table, he said, "Second brother Lian is not in the mansion right now. I have sent people to invite him. I think he will be back soon."

Hearing this, Xing Zhong hurriedly smiled and said, "It's okay, we'll just wait."

Shui Rong couldn't deny it, and asked curiously: "I wonder if any of the Xunlian brothers have something to do?"

Xing Zhong looked startled when he heard this. Just when he was about to say something, he suddenly remembered that the son-in-law in front of him was the second eldest son of Duke Rongguo, so he was related to her.
Thinking of this, the smile on Xing Zhong's face turned to melancholy, and he said: "Speaking of it, even a villain is not afraid of jokes. In recent years, my family has been having a hard time and I don't have a fixed place to live, so I rented a room in Panxiang Temple in Suzhou. In the face of such a catastrophic disaster, the rations suddenly increased. Now the family not only has no money to set up a house, but also is too poor to take the blame, so I thought of going to Beijing with my nephew to join my sister. "

Shui Rong was not surprised when he heard this. In the original work, the Xing Zhong couple appeared to defect to Mrs. Xing. He had already guessed it since he heard the Xing Zhong couple came to visit.

It's just that during this time period, it doesn't seem to be big, right?
However, Shui Rong didn't pay much attention to it. Since his butterfly fluttered its wings, many things have deviated from the established track. Nodding lightly, Shui Rong said in a warm voice: "In that case, we still have to wait for Brother Lian to come back. How about that?" Let’s take a sip of tea first.”

When Xing Zhong heard this, he felt a little disappointed. This scene was different from what he thought, but the prince had already spoken, so what else could he do.

He anxiously took the tea from the maid, and when he saw that the maid was all dressed in gorgeous clothes, he couldn't help but have a flash of envy in his eyes.

Shuirong took a sip of tea, stared at Xing Zhong, and asked, "Are you guys living in Panxiang Temple? Have you ever heard of Master Miaoyu?"

Xing Xiyan, who was hanging his head, heard the name of Master Miaoyu, and couldn't help but raise his eyes to glance at the young man in the hall. He was a little shocked, but he didn't expect that the young man in front of him actually knew Miaoyu.

But it was just out of curiosity, and she lowered her head again, as if all foreign affairs had nothing to do with her.

At this time, Shui Rong saw Xing Xiyan's appearance clearly. Her hair was combed into a bun like that of an ordinary daughter, but there was no pearl hairpin. Her jade face was plain and her eyes were elegant, showing a bit of tranquility and elegance. people.

She is indeed a dignified and elegant girl, worthy of being a famous golden hairpin on the list.

Xing Zhong was equally astonished and said with an apologetic smile: "Returning to the prince, Master Miaoyu practiced in Panxiang Temple in her early years. She lived next door to my servant's family and was close friends with my little girl Xi Yan."

"Oh"

Shui Rong was surprised, then stared at Xing Xiyan, who had his head hanging down, and said, "Master Miaoyu has a very high vision. It seems extraordinary to be a good friend of Master Miaoyu."

This is true, Miaoyu is aloof and aloof, and those who can catch her eye are those who are different from the common people. The reason why Shui Rong caught her eye in the first place is because of her appearance that looks like an immortal, and secondly because she knows his character. , some prescribing the right medicine, and finally adding some special means to get into the depths of the master's heart, and then Miaoyu was a little more docile.

Thinking about it carefully, Miaoyu was the first person who attracted his attention.

But it's not surprising, because Miaoyu is not only exquisite in appearance, but also has a special identity and a habit of dressing up, which always surprises people.

Hearing Shui Rong's compliment, both Xing Zhong and his wife's eyes lit up. Could this be a blessing coming from heaven?

When Xing Xiuyan saw the young man mentioning her name, she couldn't turn a blind eye. She stood up and bowed Yingying and said: "Your Majesty is so complimentary. I just don't know how Your Majesty knows Master Miaoyu."

Shui Rong heard this and said, "Master Miaoyu is practicing in my palace. In my free time, I also go back to Master Miaoyu's place to drink tea and discuss Taoism."

Xing Xiyan was shocked when she heard this. She had known Miaoyu for a long time and knew that he was aloof and aloof. How could he drink tea and talk about Taoism if he couldn't get her eyes on him.

At this moment, Jia Lian hurriedly walked in, greeted him first and said, "I have met the prince."

Shui Rong nodded lightly, stood up and said, "Brother Lian, please entertain the guests. I will leave first."

Jia Lian looked at Shui Rong's leaving figure and was deeply moved. The prince condescended to entertain his uncle and gave him dignity, which was really admirable.

After Shuirong left, Jia Lian looked at Xing Zhong and his wife, bowed and said: "I think this is my uncle and aunt in person. My nephew should be respectful, but my nephew has something to deal with and I didn't take care of him well at the moment. I hope my uncle and aunt will forgive me." "

Facing his uncle, Jia Lian also had to show the demeanor of a young master.

After Shui Rong left, Xing Zhong felt that the oppressive atmosphere had dissipated. Seeing his nephew being so polite, his hunched back straightened up and he said with a smile, "Why do we, our own family, need to be outsiders?"

Seeing that the other party was vaguely interested in taking advantage of the bridge, Jia Lian was slightly unhappy. However, due to his elder status, Jia Lian had to restrain himself, so he nodded with a smile and said, "What my uncle said is absolutely true. I don't know how my uncle could be here." ?”

(End of this chapter)