The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 113

Although Xiuyan's injury looked severe, it was actually not a hindrance.What's more, Doctor Mi's wound medicine is a rare and sacred product. After using it for a few days, the wound has gradually stopped bleeding. With the anti-itch pills brought by the Song family, he began to endure the long summer.

As soon as Zhengde heard that his sister was injured, he rushed back from Bishan Academy. When he saw the eldest sister with layers of white cotton cloth tied on her head, the little man suddenly burst into tears.Holding Xiuyan and refusing to let go, if Lu Shi and Daiyu hadn't comforted him, Zhengde, the little bun, would have fought to the death with Meng Jiangnu.

Xiuyan touched her younger brother's thin face distressedly: "You went down the mountain, did you know you met Mr. Bai?"

Zhengde rolled his big eyes, and said lightly: "I told the third senior brother." Although Zhengde only said to the outside world that he had worshiped under the disciple of Mr. Di Shibai and became his closed disciple.But Mr. Bai is old, and he has devoted himself to studying gold and stone carvings, so most of Zhengde's studies are taught by his disciples, that is, Zhengde's third senior brother.

From the beginning of entering school after Zhengde to the summer solstice in June, Xiao Baozi has only gone home three times, and each time he only stayed at home for one night, and someone from the academy rushed to pick him up early the next morning.It seemed that he was afraid that Zhengde would stay at home for a while longer.

Xiuyan once asked Zhengde in private how Mr. Bai treated him.Unexpectedly, Zhengde said, sir, he only takes the homework test every three days, and if he doesn't do well, he will be punished. The third senior brother is more easy-going.

Xiuyan and Lu couldn't help being puzzled by Mr. Bai's actions, and Xing Zhong even went to the mountain to reward him several times, but he was pushed back.

Zhengde carefully looked at the elder sister's face, and tentatively asked: "Sister, can I stay at home until your birthday?" The little bun was afraid of being rejected, and hurriedly patted his chest: "I have already met those taught by the third senior brother, but they are not in the academy. Studying, sister Lin can also help me with my homework!"

Dai Yu smiled happily and turned her affectionate eyes: "You use me as a cover again, be careful not to let your senior brother hear me, I will be accused of kidnapping."

Zhengde smiled and said: "In terms of scriptures and biographies, sister Lin is naturally not as good as my senior brother, but when it comes to diction, songs and prose, even my senior brothers may not be as good as sister Lin alone."

"Good sister, take a quick look, this kid has learned the ability to speak glibly!" Daiyu said with a smile: "But according to me, Zhengde should be asked to rest at home for two days, how old is he?" At such a young age, I don’t have to go home for half a year, and I feel distressed when I look at it. This little face is so thin, could it be possible that the mountain still doesn’t care about filling its stomach?”

As soon as Zhengde said this, Zhengde was very wronged, and hurriedly ran to Lu Shi's side pitifully, and carefully snuggled up to Lu Shi's side: "Master is a vegetarian, and several senior brothers and students in the academy also follow the cabbage tofu, radish and green vegetables, and also eat vegetables." It’s just that the third senior brother took pity on me and brought me some eggs from time to time for tooth sacrifice, I haven’t seen meat for a long time!”

Feeling sorry for her son, Lu also looked at her daughter.

Seeing the two women's cheeks close to each other, with big watery eyes, Xiuyan burst into a smile: "Come on, you're not afraid that Mr. Bai will beat your flesh, so I'll have the guts to intercede for you." Xiuyan After all, he felt sorry for his younger brother and got up to go to the stove to cook for him himself.

Zhengde cheered happily, followed behind like a little mouse, and insisted on following in, not dissatisfied with the filth of the kitchen.

Daiyu was talking with Lu Shi in the upper room, when someone came back suddenly, and Second Mistress Lian came with Sister Qiao in her arms.Lu Shi also thought that Wang Xifeng was free and only came to chat, so she asked Lin Daiyu to go out to meet her.Unexpectedly, Sister Feng got the big news and came here specially to ask for help.

An important concubine in the palace passed away, and Wang Xifeng had just received the news that all imperial edicts, etc., were to be followed by the court, and the world was pardoned according to the system of nobles. All households with nobles were not allowed to have banquets and music for a year, and the common people were all in March. Not allowed to marry.

Wang Xifeng sighed: "Our second master just sent Xin'er back to the mansion, and told me to prepare quickly. The emperor's grace, for the sake of the ancestors of the Rongguo mansion, returned my imperial status, and now I just follow the second Grandpa's original official title is Liupinan. My uncle and wife know our family's situation, how dare I leave sister Qiao behind, and Ping'er will follow me to Xiaoci. Miss Qiao took it back."

Sister Feng hugged her daughter, "Although our sister Qiao is not her direct granddaughter, she is still a member of the Jia family, so I call her grandma. But think about it, uncle and wife, if sister Xiuyan had some insights, Sister Qiao would not know What will it look like to be beaten up by the eldest wife!"

Mrs. Lu hasn't heard the news yet, and when she heard that she was going to sacrifice to the concubine, she couldn't help but also encountered difficulties: "My body is getting heavier and heavier, Xiaoci County is at least ten days away from the capital, and it takes a month to go back and forth. It may not be able to stop."

Counting the time of the previous life together, it was more than 30 years ago that Lu Shi gave birth to a child last time. She felt that she was already an advanced mother, and coupled with the low medical technology in this era, Lu Shi inevitably felt anxious.

Ping'er hurriedly said: "The emperor is sympathetic to the ministers. If there are any childbirth or serious illnesses in the family members, they can be reported to the court. My uncle has not sent a letter to my home at this moment. I am afraid that he has gone to the Ministry of Rites first."

Xing Zhong only entered the mansion when it was close to lighting the lanterns, his face was full of travel and dust, which shocked Xiuyan, Daiyu and others.Xing Zhong was afraid that Mrs. Lu would be worried if he saw her, so he called his two daughters to the study after washing up: "The concubine who went there is Mrs. Xu's aunt. Since our family came to Beijing, Mrs. Xu has been helping me a lot. You two Tomorrow, I will send 2 taels of silver to Xu’s house for my wife.”

Xing Xiuyan and Daiyu were stunned at the same time, Xing Zhong sighed: "The imperial court only said that Concubine Xu died of a serious illness, but Master Xu suspected that it was the Empress Dowager who ordered the palace people to poison the Concubine. The biggest help of the Xu family is this holy favor." My aunt, Mrs. Xu is worried now that the queen mother will have another move. The Xu family borrowed 32 taels of silver from the internal treasury for the expenses of visiting relatives. It is almost 30 years ago. Besides, Mrs. Xu also I can't think of any shortcoming that people can catch."

Xiuyan said in a deep voice: "The Xu family is a family of hairpin tassels, and the background is profound. If Mr. Xu is worried about this, it can be seen that the Queen Mother has a lot of thoughts."

Although Xing Zhong has a small official position, he always pays attention to the court's movements.The battle between the empress dowager and the emperor is inevitable. Seeing that the empress dowager is pressing every step of the way, Xiaozong is still reluctant to make a move. First of all, Xiaozong still hopes to leave a good reputation as an emperor through the ages. He is worried that he will be an enemy of his aunt and will be cursed by the historians in the future .Second, the Supreme Emperor did not express his attitude, Xiaozong was afraid that he would act rashly, and the power hidden by the Supreme Emperor would immediately be merged into the Queen Mother's hands, and the gains would outweigh the losses.Come three.
Xing Zhong said in a deep voice: "Back then, the palace could be regarded as the Three Kingdoms. The Queen Mother formed her own line, and His Majesty's biological mother, Concubine Xian, formed her own line. In addition, there was the most favored Concubine Xu. The Xu family is short of money now, and they only have Only by showing weakness can we win the sympathy of the Supreme Emperor."

Xing Xiuyan and Daiyu understood, got up early the next day and rushed to Xu's mansion with 1 taels of bank notes.The mansion was completely white, although it was the aunt who had already married and died, but this aunt's background was really big, and half of the Xu family depended on her for a living.

As soon as the concubine died, the children of the Xu family who were scattered all over the country rushed back to the capital to express their condolences.

Xiuyan and Daiyu's chariots and horses were sandwiched among the crowd, so it didn't look awkward. Mrs. Xu's eldest daughter-in-law received the two sisters in person.

"Our wife entered the palace yesterday, and she won't be able to come back until evening. The two younger sisters came to see us. I would like to thank my wife." Grandma Xu took the thin envelope, as if the outer courtyard had already received the Xing family's letter. Things, this is just a gift list, but I didn't care about it, and stuffed it into the cuff casually.

When she went back to her room to change clothes at night, she opened the envelope and was shocked. There were two Huitong bank notes of 1 taels each, no wonder they looked like a thin sheet of paper.Grandma Xu quickly called her husband, and the two went to the father-in-law's study.

Mr. Xu was asking his staff to calculate the money that could be embezzled, and when they saw the bank note sent by his son and daughter-in-law, they stopped hiding it. Those two people knew that the Xu family was in dire straits, and Grandma Xu was even more grateful to the two young ladies of the Xing family for their timely help.

There were a few days of sacrifices in the palace, and it was the end of the month, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter. Although the Supreme Emperor was mourning, he knew that the imperial concubine needed to be buried as soon as possible, so he chose to move to the underground palace in Xiaoci County three days later.

Wang Xifeng didn't worry about putting Qiaojie in the Xing family, but she brought Ping'er herself, and invited the wives of Jia Lian's colleagues, and the family partnered to rent a small yard along the way.Of course, the level of grandeur is not as good as when she was in Rongguo Mansion, but she let her decide everything by herself. The cost is not big, and the benefits are real.

On the other hand, in the Rongguo mansion, Mrs. Xing and Wang wanted to go out with Jia Mu, and there was no one to look after them in the inner house, so they asked Youshi to report for maternity leave, and asked her to travel between the two mansions to take care of Baoyu and the sisters in the garden.

You Shi himself was too preoccupied, so he could only muddle through the tasks with Jia Mu.Jia's mother also knew this reason, but there are not many housekeepers at the moment. Recently, Tanchun has done a few important things that she thinks are great, but in fact they are not in Jia's eyes. name.

Xue Baochai is a relative, and besides, since she failed to enter the palace, Bao girl has been ill. Jia Mu knows the reason well, so she can't force others to make things difficult for her.

After pondering over and over again, Jia's mother turned her idea to the Xing family.

It just so happens that there are orders in the palace, and all officials and eunuchs who support actors and actresses will be sent away.When the concubine Yuan was visiting her relatives, there were still twelve little opera singers in the Lixiangyuan.Mrs. Wang showed kindness for a while, so she planned to let them go out. Some were willing to go, and some stayed away. Mrs. Wang took the name card and showed it to Jia Mu.

Jia Mu didn't look at the brochure, but asked: "Is the senior official whom the empress always likes staying?"

"Ling Guan's brother came to pick her up, saying that after hearing the happy news, her grandmother has arranged a wonderful marriage for her."

Mother Jia felt a little regretful, and said, "I remember that there was a young opera named Fang Guan, whose face and demeanor were not inferior to this senior official. You pick out the girl from the Xing family, and then choose a first-class one to send to her." Miss Lin."

Mrs. Wang was slightly displeased, but since it was her mother-in-law who spoke, Mrs. Wang couldn't make trouble for such a trivial matter.

"In addition, I have something to discuss with you," Jia Mu said with a smile: "I think there are many big and small things in the East Mansion, and Mrs. You may not be dedicated to our family, so why not marry Miss Xing's family and Miss Lin?" Pick it up and help take care of one or two. Would you like to?"

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PS: Going to work today, Xiaohe feels exhausted~~
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