Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 68: Many insects enter the house to ask for the fragrant jade.

On the way back, Li Weijian asked carefully and felt relieved when he saw that Li Wan didn't hide anything.I just couldn't help but wonder in my heart. I knew at a quick glance that day that the princess was naughty. How come the cat seems to be so well-behaved now?

He promised well, and then went to see Li Wan off again early in the morning. This continued for two more days, and did not stop until the third day.

Later, Li Weijian went to the firearms test range of the Ministry of Industry outside the city and took a look. The clerk said that it was because the senior officials in the imperial prison were busy measuring the weather recently, so the range calculation was temporarily suspended. Come down.If there is no further delay, the range chart will not be released until May.

Li Weijian was secretly stunned. No wonder the great Sikong Gu Weiyue didn't want to see Qin Tianjian. If it were him, he would be so angry that he would smoke.

However, he was not in a hurry to submit the range chart he had calculated to Da Sikong. He rested for ten days in a row and only made two trips to Yan's Mansion.

Although there was no apprenticeship banquet, the etiquette should be thorough.As expected, his mentor Yan Xiyao reminded Li Weijian of the matters handled by the Ministry of Punishments and asked Li Weijian what his intention was.

Li Weijian felt at peace now, and Yan Xiyao was so devoted to cultivating him that he even talked about some private business matters, which showed that he would never treat him as an outsider again.

As for his home, he hid for several days, but finally couldn't escape.So he made the decision, and all four maids were promoted to first-class maids, and they were given one tael of silver per month, the same clothes for the four seasons, and the same rewards for new years.

Hongyu was overjoyed, Qingwen frowned secretly, Li Weijian just looked away, then thought about it, and made a rule that the four maids would take one day off every ten days.

Naturally, at most two people can take a break at a time, but they can't all leave and leave Li Weijian alone.

This day it was Qingwen and Xiangling's turn to take a rest. They had served Li Weijian early in the morning, and when he and Wu Haiping rode to the inner palace, the two maids became confused.

Xiangling was abducted when she was young, and Qingwen was sold into the Lai family when she was young. The two little girls didn't know where to go even if they had no time to sleep.Fortunately, they didn't have to do any work today, so they moved a bench and sat in the courtyard.

When the hour passed, Hongyu took the food box to get the meal. Qingwen and Xiangling were playing with the red rope when they heard someone outside say: "Qingwen."

She turned around and saw Mr. Lai standing in front of the door, smiling and waving to her.

"Aunt Lai!" She shouted, Qingwen handed the red rope to Xiangling, stood up and went out to greet her.Arriving in front of the door, Qingwen said happily: "Why are Aunt Lai here? But are you looking for Fourth Master?"

"I'm just here to find you." Aunt Lai looked inside and whispered, "Just follow me."

Qingwen hesitated for a moment, but she nodded and agreed. She turned around and spoke to Xiangling, then followed Aunt Lai out of the small courtyard.The two did not go far, but found a quiet place to stop near the road.

Everyone laughed and said, "I see how you are doing these days...?"

"It's all good," Qingwen said, "Fourth Master is considerate and considerate of his servants and never criticizes harshly. Qian'er even promoted me to a first-class maid."

Aunt Lai laughed twice in amusement, feeling uncomfortable in her heart.The color of Qingwen was carefully selected and bought by Grandma Lai.She was originally intended to be sent to Master Bao's room to be his aunt, but unexpectedly the old lady gave her to Li Weijian.

Previously, the Lai family had been planning to transfer Qingwen to Master Bao's room again, but unexpectedly, with this moonlight scene, Li Weijian became rich!
Not to mention earning gold and silver, the people who interacted with him were either Shao Sikou or Da Sikong, or his brothers!How could the Lai family dare to provoke such extravagance?
So he quietly calmed down his thoughts and felt lucky that although Mr. Bao had gone to Li Weijian's place, he didn't ask for Qingwen.If trouble breaks out, I don't know if others will be able to tell, but they can't hide it from the old lady.

The two houses of the Lai family all depend on the wealth of the Jia family. If the master has a mouthful of meat, the Lai family must have a mouthful of soup.Because the Lai family naturally did not dare to offend the old lady.

When Li Weijian became successful, the Lai family had other thoughts.The Lai family has two sons. Except for Lai Shangrong who donated his future, there is no hope for the other one. The two sons of the Lai Sheng family are now working as servants in front of the young master.

Aunt Lai then calculated that Li Weijian had already made a fortune. Will he become a master after autumn?When the time comes, he will build a large house, and he is related to the Jia family. It is impossible for the Lai family to use this to let his children work in the Li family as stewards.

It would be inappropriate to just rely on the Jia family. Fortunately, there is Qingwen here, too?
Because this is what happened.

Aunt Lai smiled and said: "To tell you a good thing, the thing you asked me to do earlier can be done now. Either tomorrow or later, your cousin Duoguan will be able to join the house as a cook."

"Really?" Qingwen suddenly became happy and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Thank you, Aunt Lai."

Everyone smiled and said: "I see that your cousin is not young anymore. It is not good to be single all the time. He has to start a family and start a career. Come on, I will find a girl for him."

Qingwen thanked her profusely.

After a few official gossips, Lai changed the topic and looked at Qingwen's eyebrows carefully, making Qingwen feel uncomfortable.

"Aunt Lai?"

Everyone, Lai asked, "Why do you still have a girl's body? Fourth Master Jian didn't let you warm the bed at night?"

Qingwen's face suddenly turned red, she lowered her head and muttered: "Aunt Lai...that's what you said."

It is late March and the weather is getting warmer, but it is still chilly in the morning and evening.Qingwen has been on duty all night, so she naturally needs to warm the bed.It's just that he just warmed the bed, and Fourth Master Jian didn't do anything else.

Late at night, Qingwen would occasionally be woken up by being rubbed by a strange hand in front of her. When she woke up early in the morning, she would be hugged tightly into her arms... Although it was a bit embarrassing, she never took the next step.

Lai everyone tilted his head and said: "Are you still shy? Girls' families have to go through this kind of experience. You can't be a maid all your life. I think Fourth Master Jian is a promising person, and I won't wrong you if you become an aunt."

Qingwen was very shy and said, "If Aunt Lai keeps telling you, I will leave."

Everyone said, "Let's go, let's go. I just want to talk to you for a few words. There are a lot of things going on over there. If I didn't miss you, I wouldn't come to see you."

Qingwen was sold into the Lai family at an early age. Her parents and brothers were both present, and her mother was a well-known embroiderer.Just for the sake of her brother's marriage, she sold it to the Lai family for 30 taels, which made Qingwen very unhappy.To this day, she remembers the kindness of the Lai family, but she never wants to mention her parents and brothers again.

Only her cousin still wanted to take care of her.

After listening to everyone's words, Qingwen couldn't handle it, so she just blushed and lowered her head without saying a word.

"Okay, I'm leaving, you can go back too."

"Ah."

After everyone passed through the hall and left, Qingwen turned around and walked slowly towards the small courtyard.Her heart was in confusion, thinking about Li Weijian's appearance, thinking about how he taught her how to read, and how concerned she was when she was sick... The little girl was thinking about being the fourth master's aunt... she didn't seem to hate it.

Suddenly he thought that Hongyu's little hooves was now a first-class maid like him. Although he had not been assigned a night duty yet, he expected that little hooves would find an opportunity in the future.Qingwen frowned, she didn't care whether her aunt or uncle was not her aunt, she was always guarding the fourth master, but she couldn't let Hongyu crawl over her head.

Coincidentally, Qingwen had just met Lai's family, and Hongyu, who was returning from the kitchen with a food box, met her mother-in-law Lin Zhixiao's family.

"Mom!" The kitchen is in the east courtyard behind Sister Feng's children's courtyard. When Hongyu saw Lin Zhixiao's family, she immediately greeted her and hurried forward to greet them.

People are in high spirits during happy events, and she came to her mother with a smile on her face.Lin Zhixiao's family hadn't seen their daughter for a few days. When she saw her smiling face, she couldn't help but wonder: "You are smiling so happily. Did you meet something good?"

Hong Yu then said: "Second Grandma gave her body deed to Fourth Master a long time ago. My predecessor, Fourth Master, promoted me to be a first-class maid. From now on, I will be paid one tael of silver per month."

I said that my mother would be happy when she comes out. Unexpectedly, Lin Zhixiao's family just looked calm and said, "It's a pity. Now that I have given my body contract, I'm afraid it won't be easy to move to another place."

Hongyu said curiously: "Mom, Fourth Master Jian's house is very nice, but I don't want to wait on the master next door."

"Nonsense," Lin Zhixiao's family member said sternly: "No matter how prosperous Mr. Jian is, what does it have to do with us? I looked in that courtyard. First there was Qingwen, and now there is Xiangling. They are all of good color, and even the maids who live in the same house will not have your turn. Hey, let’s leave it like this for now. In two years’ time, mother will find a good boy for you.”

"Mother~" Hongyu pursed her lips in displeasure.

Lin Zhixiao's family member said: "Then Fourth Master Jian is just a scholar now, so what if he gets rich again? Can he be as rich and noble as Rongguo Mansion? My mother is walking around with the Second Mistress now. If we get married in the future, what will happen to this Mansion?" Everything can be easily discussed inside."

Hongyu blinked and said in surprise: "Recognize your marriage? Doesn't my mother want to be the nanny for the second mistress?"

"Nonsense!" Lin Zhixiao's family scolded, and then said: "I'm thinking about asking the second grandma to be my godmother."

"Ah?" Hongyu said angrily: "Mom, you - aren't you making people laugh?"

Lin Zhixiao's family is in their thirties, and the second grandmother is only in her twenties now. Where can the older one pay homage to the younger one and be the godmother?
Lin Zhixiao's family didn't take it seriously and said, "What do you know? How does face matter?"

"That can't—"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense. You can go back, my mother is still rushing to run errands for the second mistress."

After saying the next word, Lin Zhixiao's family hurried away.Hongyu was stunned for a long time, grabbing her hair and saying frantically: "What the hell is this!"

She returned to the small courtyard with the food box. When she entered the door, she saw Qingwen sitting alone in the courtyard, while Xiuying squatted in the corner, picking up grass roots and teasing ants.

"Dinner is ready, where is Xiangling?" she asked casually.

Xiu Ying then said: "Sister Ying'er from Lixiangyuan just came to see her, and Xiangling went over to help with the knotting. Oh, I said she went to Lixiangyuan to eat, so don't worry about it."

Hongyu frowned and lifted the food box into the west compartment, spread it out and took out everything. The silly girl Xiuying immediately threw away the straw stalks and happily came over to cook. Hongyu was a little absent-minded, thinking about her mother getting closer and getting more and more outrageous.After thinking for a long time, he looked up and saw Qingwen sitting opposite him at some point, glaring at him angrily.

"Look what I do?"

"What's wrong with you?"

Hongyu was already annoyed, so she suddenly exploded: "You want to quarrel, right?"

Qingwen sneered and slapped her chopsticks on the table: "If you make a noise, just make a noise! ​​A third-class maid has no shame to beg her master in front of Tian'er. This is good. It's your wish and she has been promoted to a first-class maid. You Everyone knows what they are thinking, and I will tell you today, don’t even think about it!”

"What am I thinking?"

"You know what you want. I'm afraid it will stain my mouth if I tell you!"

Hongyu was furious and simply said: "You still have the nerve to accuse me? When did you stay on night duty and didn't go to Fourth Master's bed? I'm not blind. I didn't tell you to save face for you. Don't give up!"

"I...I tore your mouth off!"

The two maids immediately hugged each other, Xiu Ying blinked, dropped the rice bowl in each hand, pushed Hong Yu to the door with one slap, and pushed Qingwen to the edge of the kang with another slap.After doing this, Xiu Ying swallowed the food in her mouth and said: "Young master, I have told you that no matter how noisy you are, you can't do anything. Um... and don't scold me."

The silly girl had just shown her feminine power, but when she saw the unkind eyes of Qingwen and Hongyu, she suddenly shrank again.

Separated from Xiuying, Qingwen and Hongyu only snorted coldly, but they were so angry that they didn't even eat, so they went to work separately.

Only Xiu Ying was left in the room, looking at the dishes in a dilemma, and after a long while she said: "I won't eat any of them... I can't seem to finish them."

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But it was said that Xiangling came to Delixiangyuan and followed Ying'er for half a day to have a massage.That day, Aunt Xue went to talk to Mrs. Wang, while Baochai just sat in the room and started working as a female celebrity.

During this period, Baochai asked a few questions, but Xiangling only said what he could and remained silent.At the end of the day, Luozi was beaten, and Xiangling returned from Lixiangyuan.

As soon as they reached the street, they bumped into Baoyu and Qin Zhong who came in from the back door.

However, Baoyu and Qin Zhong thought that private study was boring, so they ran out to play mischief at noon, and did not return to Rongguo Mansion until this time.

After seeing Xiangling that day, Baoyu remembered it in his heart. However, there were so many warblers and swallows around him that he forgot about Xiangling for a while.

Now that they bumped into each other head-on, Baoyu suddenly remembered.He said excitedly: "You are... Xiangling!"

Xiangling hurriedly bowed down and said, "I have met Mr. Bao."

Baoyu came closer with his hands behind his hands and glanced up and down. He realized more and more that such a beautiful girl was really lovely and it was a pity to stay in Li Weijian's room.

He smiled and asked, "Did you just come out of Lixiangyuan?"

"Yes."

"How are Auntie and Sister Bao?"

"The concubine went to talk to the madam, but Miss Bao is here."

"Oh," Baoyu glanced at Lixiangyuan, intending to take a look at Baochai, but he was afraid that he would forget Xiangling again, so he didn't move.So he blurted out: "How about you stay in Fourth Brother Jian's room? How about I bring you here and bring you to my room?"

Xiangling has a strong heart, but she is resigned to it because of her childhood experiences.I wanted to refuse, but when I spoke, I said, "It's not easy for a maid like me to talk about this kind of thing. Second Master Bao should ask our Fourth Master before talking."

Baoyu misunderstood, thinking that Xiangling was reluctant to agree because of Li Weijian, so he said: "I think Fourth Brother Jian is very easy to talk to. I will go and beg the old lady soon, and I will definitely get you back." "

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