The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 103
Daiyu nodded at Zicuckoo, and Zicuckoo in a new royal blue dress brought a tray with a smile on it. It was full of small wooden boxes like squares, with black glazed surfaces, or engraved gem pomegranates, or four seas. Chinese roses, or phoenix-tailed lotuses are not the same, but they are equally delicate and small.

Daiyu uncovered one of them, and there was a pair of ruby ​​earrings on the black velvet-like satin surface. The gemstones were only the size of a grain of rice, but they were shaped like roses. on the ring.Open another one, it looks like a lily carved out of crystal, which is many times brighter than crystal, so that people can't put it down after seeing it.

These little girls liked it so much that they were not busy composing poems anymore, they all crowded up and asked Daiyu to open them one by one to have a look with them.

Xiuyan saw that the Bishui Pavilion was bustling, so she quietly retreated and walked along a stone step on the hillside to the lake.The Xing family had already opened four other seats, specially to entertain the first-class girls around the wives of each family.Yuanyang and Miying are friends, she leads all the maids of the Jia family to sit at the head, and Meilian sits next to Mrs. Yuan's maid, Chunxi, at a table not far away.The seats were all first class, and the sound of the opera could be heard even through the sound of the water, and Mei Lian was the most lively, and within a short time, she was clamoring for everyone to play a game of beating drums and passing flowers.

Yuanyang smiled and said, "There are flowers, but where do we get the drums?"

"What's this worth? My wife is listening to a play, and there's a lady waiting beside me. Let's invite her here and ask her to play the drums. It's really boring. It's good to tell us a joke." Meilian After finishing speaking, the little girl has been sent to invite someone.

Chunxi has been with Mrs. Yuan for a long time, and she has always been cautious, so she hurriedly tugged on Meilian's sleeve: "The ladies don't want to listen, but you called someone to come, isn't that bad?"

Meilian smiled lightly: "Miss Lin has already told you that she needs to treat you well. She is only happy to hear the truth, how could she blame me!" , but in fact there are no rules.

For a while, the female gentleman held the black lacquered copper nailed coloratura drum, and Mio picked a delicate peach blossom herself, "According to me, this 'spring happiness on the tip of the eyebrows' order is good, whoever holds the drum, first A fine drink, another joke, or a song will do."

Everyone clapped their hands, before the lady could beat the drums, laughter could be heard in the distance, everyone turned their heads and saw that it was the young lady of the Xing family, they hurriedly got up to greet her.

Xiuyan hurriedly said: "You sit down, Miss Lin is afraid that you will be wronged, so she asked me to come and take care of you." Mi Ying had already handed over the bouquet, Xiuyan kept nodding: "The flowers are well chosen, and the order is suitable for the occasion. But...we have to punish Miss Chunxi first."

Everyone was puzzled at first, but then they suddenly remembered that the name of this order was "Chun Xi Shang Mei Shao", so she was naturally asked to be the order officer.Chunxi blushed and shy, and had to drink a glass, and couldn't bear the booing from the crowd, so she sang a little tune "Qingjiang Water".

Xiuyan rolled her eyes and landed on Hua Xiren at the side seat.That girl Meilian was thinking fast, and when Chunxi finished singing, she hurriedly brought another glass of wine to Xiren: "We all know that February [-]th is the Flower Festival, but my sister's surname is Hua. Today is your good day again, isn't this a coincidence?"

The members of the Xing family didn't introduce who Xi Ren was at the beginning. These big maids have seen and learned a lot, and they can tell from a look at Xi Ren's clothes that she can't be just a dignified girl, and she is still a young daughter-in-law.Now that she heard Meilian calling her sister, she guessed that it might be an aunt.

On such occasions, good-born concubines and noble concubines have to accompany wives and wives to serve them, but aunts who are promoted by maids are not qualified.

Xiren forced a smile on his face, took the wine glass from Mei Lian, and was about to drink it up, but with a shake of his hand, the whole glass was closed on Ling Yun's skirt, and Yin Hong's wine stains instantly stained half of the skirt red.

Meilian covered her mouth pretending to be surprised: "Sister Hua, why are you so careless." Xiren almost twisted his mouth in anger, he was really shouting "stop thief", if she hadn't bumped herself on purpose just now, how could the wine be spilled?Xiren didn't know where to vent his anger, but Xing Xiuyan was about to leave as soon as he glanced at him.

As soon as she thought about it, she smiled and said: "It's a bit windy here, and my hands are a little stiff. I'll go to the tea stove to warm up. You are free to enjoy yourself. Don't make me lose my spirit."

Xiren managed to get rid of Meilian's obsession, and followed Xing Xiuyan's back closely.Seeing that the girl from the Xing family did not take the main road, but went into the peach blossom forest to a sparsely populated place, Xiren was excited as if she had really caught some secret.

What is Xing Xiuyan going to do?

A lady from a great family, without a girl by her side, walking into the woods alone, it's no wonder she's a thief!

Seeing the people in front of him walking faster and faster, Xiren didn't care to hide, and held up the hem of his skirt in pursuit.The island does not know how big it is, and Xiren felt a burning pain in his heart, but the people in front seemed to have no intention of stopping at all.

"Ouch!"

With a scream, Xiren stumbled, and was tripped by a rope between two trees.Because of the urgency and speed of walking, Xiren almost flew three feet away.There was a bloodstain on the ground on her fair face, the gold hairpin on her head flew out, the concentric bun also fell apart, and her hands were covered with dust and grass clippings.

Where did the rope come from on the island?
Xi Xin was in a bad mood, and standing in front of her was Xing Xiuyan, who was full of lust.

"Xing, Miss Xing." Xiren hurriedly showed weakness, and lay on the ground pitifully for help: "My foot seems to be twisted, please trouble Miss Xing to call my two maids."

Xiuyan smiled and walked around Xiren, "This is strange, Aunt Hua is not sitting at the banquet, what is she doing in the depths of the peach forest?"

"My concubine, my concubine just got drunk and wanted to calm down, but seeing the charming scenery, I came here without knowing it. Miss Xing, let's not talk about this, my feet are hurting more and more." Attacking people this time was not a faux pas, her left ankle was swollen like a steamed bun, but did she even have the strength to stand up by herself?

Xiuyan smiled and squatted down, picked up a peach branch from the grass, and tapped it on Xiren's shoulder unceremoniously: "Brother Bao, I should tell you, I just prepared a big gift for you. Aren't you curious?"

Xiren's face changed drastically, and he knew that he had fallen into a trap.

This Xing Xiuyan who suffered a thousand knives, she must have found out that she was following her, and maybe this rope was prepared in advance by her.

It's not hard to guess Xiren's thoughts, but Xiuyan laughed instead: "I knew that my aunt would be thinking wildly. Who can talk about this kind of natural and man-made disasters? It was you who accidentally fell and swollen your feet." Xiuyan said He was about to take something out of his pocket.

Xiren was so frightened that he used his arms to move his body back frequently, Xiuyan smiled "puchi" and said, "I'm not a tiger, so I can still eat Aunt Hua? Well, this is my kindness."

What was pulled out was not a murder weapon, but an emerald green gilt peach hairpin.

Xiren didn't even dare to look at it, the end of the peach hairpin was polished finer than a needle thread.

"Miss Xing, please do me a favor and call someone to save me!" Xi Ren pleaded, if it was Jia Baoyu who was standing in front of him at this moment, his heart would have softened, but unfortunately it was Xing Xiuyan.

Xiuyan played with the peach hairpin in her hand, and said with a light smile, "Of course I want to help Aunt Hua, but Auntie can't favor one person over another, but also tell me the truth." She shook the peach hairpin in front of Xiren's eyes: "Miss Lin It happens every year at this time, who is behind the scenes?"

Xiren was stunned, "What did Miss Xing say? Miss Lin is weak and sick, and she hasn't had her decoction for a day since she entered the mansion. Everyone knows about it. Why is it someone who is doing something wrong?"

"Hey, I thought you were smart, but you are a fool. Anyway, since Aunt Hua doesn't intend to help, and she tells you to 'sip your alcohol' here, when will you figure it out? It's not too late for me to ask you " Xiuyan stood up slowly, threw the branch in her hand far away, walked around Xiren who was lying on the ground, and was about to leave.

"Girl, good girl, you." Xi Ren cried out like a frightened rabbit.

The corner of Xiuyan's mouth smiled slightly: "Aunt Hua doesn't need to work hard, I'm afraid you don't know, the peach blossom forest is densely layered, didn't you notice that the voice of the opera singing in front of you can't be heard? No matter how loud you shout, I'm afraid you won't know it." It's hard for anyone to come here."

She deliberately walked two steps forward, then stopped suddenly, and seemed to remember: "I almost forgot, I heard from the people in Fangfeiyuan that there are often green snakes on the island. If Auntie thinks about it, just call me, But don't wait for me to go far, then you won't be able to hear Auntie's 'true words'!"

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away, Xiren struggled to reach out to grab the branch, but he could only support half of his body, his feet slipped, and Xiren fell back heavily.

"Girl, Miss Xing, let me tell you everything!" Xiren understood that if she didn't speak again, she was afraid that Xing Xiuyan would really throw herself here. It was already dark by the time I found out she wasn't there.

Xiren raised his head and looked at the peach blossom trees around him, feeling his hair stand on end, "Miss Xing, it's the one who harmed Miss Lin."

"Who is it?" Xing Xiuyan didn't go far at all, fearing that she would repent, Xiren hurriedly said, "It was Aunt Zhao's murderous hand."

"Nonsense!" Xiuyan said sternly, "You're not being honest, be careful I'm really ruthless."

Xiren cried: "Miss Xing, I really didn't lie to you. It was Aunt Zhao who murdered Miss Lin secretly all these years. If I tell a lie, God will just pluck out my eyes."

Xiuyan asked with a sullen face: "Aunt Zhao and Miss Lin have no grievances or enmities, why do you do such a thankless job? It's clear that you are making excuses for the real culprit."

Xiren became cruel, and simply told her: "Baoyu is a big stone in Aunt Zhao's heart. She wished to kill our Baoyu as soon as possible, but she couldn't get close to Baoyu, so she had to think of other bad ideas. I don't know that. The wicked guy told her, saying that if Miss Lin is dead, Baoyu's heart will also die. Naturally, I can no longer compete with Jia Huan for the family property, Miss Xing. Everything I said is the truth, but I didn't lie to you at all."

(End of this chapter)