The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 143

It has been a long time since Mrs. You finished the previous affairs, Aunt Xue, Xing Xiuyan, Aunt Li and other outsiders just sat for a long time symbolically, and they all left together after the time passed.Not only their families, but also various royal residences, county prince residences and several state government residences that have good relations with the court, are also like this.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, when Mrs. You came back to the meditation room for dinner, she heard Mrs. You telling her what happened during the day.Only then did Mrs. You want to speak out against the absurdity of this step-sister, but after thinking about it, she felt that Third Sister You was not that kind of reckless person.

Mrs. You saw it clearly, the stepmother and the two oil bottles she brought, among the three, Mrs. You is an old fool, and the second sister You is not worth it. If a man deceives her, she can get started. Only this third You Elder sister is also a little interesting, there is no lack of shrewdness in her pungentness.

Youshi summoned the third sister into his meditation room where he rested alone: ​​"There are no outsiders here, as you know, I have always only treated you and the second sister as my own sisters. If they humiliate you, don't they humiliate me?" What do you look like? Good sister, what are you thinking in your heart? Do you really want to make friends with the Xing family? It’s not that elder sister looks down on your status, we really can’t afford it!”

What You said was sincere, and he took Third Sister You's hand and told her the reason for being a human being, and he looked more "sincere" than Mrs. You.

Third Sister You pursed her lips and gave a coquettish smile: "Others can't see through my younger sister, so why did my eldest sister misunderstand me?" He prefers to dress up well and in various styles, and his behavior and behavior reveal many styles and postures unconsciously.

There is a lot of gossip in front of the widow, and Mrs. You's own morals are not good. How can I expect her to teach her two daughters well?

After a long time, Third Sister You and Second Sister You naturally became more romantic, and they often spoke without restraint, doing whatever they wanted.

Third Sister You told Youshi about meeting Song Chen outside the capital.

You's heart moved: "My dear sister, do you know the origin of Song Chen? If I remember correctly, he is the son of Mr. Song Lian Song, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and also works as an errand for thousands of households in the Zhenfu Department. This kind of person is more powerful than the Xing family, how can we offend him?"

Third Sister You chuckled: "Big Sister is too much to destroy her prestige! Besides, I'm not looking for trouble with others, so why offend me? I like such a big man, if he doesn't have fame, I still have to think about it! Besides, if I entered his house, it would be good for my elder sister, right? The Song family is in charge of the bureaucracy, isn't my brother-in-law always looking for a fat job with a lot of money? How can I forget the benefits? big sister?"

Youshi couldn't help persuading her, when the third sister said this, she was immediately moved.But there is still some hesitation: "Then you say you are with the Xing family."

"Oh, my good sister, as long as my brother-in-law is willing to come forward and talk about it, why do we need to have this relationship with the Xing family? Besides," Third Sister You sneered, "When I was talking to Xing Xiuyan, the other party was secretive. Conceal, how can you hide it from me with such a small mind? It is clear that you have also taken a fancy to Mr. Song!"

The corner of Youshi's mouth twitched: This girl is still thinking naively.It is reasonable for the Xing family and the Song family to have a serious marriage. Who would say that the Xing family deserves credit for raising the fifth prince!The Song family married low, and the Xing family married high. In the future, there will be a thread of five princes, and no one will tell a mistake.Even though Third Sister You is pretty, it's a pity that if she wants to get close to Song Qianhu, she must be a concubine besides being a concubine.

In the evening, Jia Zhen went back to her meditation room. Youshi was there earlier, and hurriedly told Jia Zhen all the plans of the third sister.

Jia Zhen turned her head and lay down with her back facing Youshi: "Tell you that my sister is dead!"

Seeing that her husband didn't explain the reason, Youshi just slammed a sentence to herself, and she was dissatisfied immediately: "I think everything my sister said makes sense. Besides, we are not those who don't know what to do, and we can't be the housekeeper's grandmother." , it’s okay to be a house aunt!”

You Shi pushed Jia Zhen and said angrily, "I still want to make more plans for Brother Rong! He was not born by me, didn't he be raised by me? In the future, kid Rong will have a future, just read a good word from me, and I will do it too." I am not ashamed of the ancestors of the Jia family, nor have I failed the roots left by my sister."

Jia Zhen was still unmoved, and Youshi said angrily: "I understand what the master is thinking, but I just like the third sister who is more beautiful, so I am destined to be on her. Since you like it, I dare to let go of this face Go and tell the old lady, but the big red sedan chair brought the third sister in and gave you a clear way, it's better than being so sneaky and secretive."

Jia Zhen's face was flushed with anger, she turned over and looked at Youshi: "Now it's a national mourning and family filial piety meeting, what are you so worried about? You must force me to death!"

After finishing speaking, he wanted to drive Youshi out.

During the family filial piety period, the husband and wife must sleep in separate rooms. You Shi was pushed out of the door by Jia Zhen, watching the night guards in the Buddhist monastery staring at him, You Shi was ashamed and angry, but he did not dare to stop, hurriedly caught Fled back to his house with his tail.

The month suddenly became cold, Xiuyan personally went to Rongguo Mansion to pick up Daiyu and stay in the mansion for a few days, Jia's mother surprisingly did not stop her, but instead warned Daiyu to take good care of her adoptive mother.

The fifth prince got the news somehow, so he gave a piece of calligraphy he wrote to Mother Jia to make up for the old lady's birthday gift in August.

Mother Jia's birthday was on the third day of August. Unfortunately, when Concubine Xu left, the whole country was sad, and officials and officials were not allowed to have fun. Jiamu's birthday was very deserted. It was just that the first wife and second wife got together to eat some wine. Jia Zhen kept her filial piety and didn't invite them over.

The Xing family only asked someone to send a special cake, and Aunt Xue only gave a few pieces of clothing this year, and the rest of the family didn't need to mention it.

Because of the desolation of the past, when Jia Mu saw the word "fifth prince", she was overjoyed. She quickly asked someone to frame it, hung it in her main hall, and said it to everyone she met.

Everyone knows that this is the good son of the fifth prince who sold the Jia family, but after thinking about it, he is a little more respectful and careful to the Xing family.

Ouyang's family still lives across from Xing's family, and they are much more honest.When the fifth prince came to Fengwei Hutong on vacation for ten days and half a month, the old lady of Ouyang's family had the cheek to visit.For the Ouyang family, it doesn't matter if they don't see Mrs. Lu, it doesn't matter if they don't see Miss Xing's family, and it doesn't matter if they don't see the fifth prince.
The old lady Ouyang could not eat for three or four days.

Xiuyan doesn't care about these things. Recently, more than half of her thoughts are on her mother, and the other half are on starting a business.Lu's provided the funds, Xing Zhong gave the manpower, and with Daiyu in charge, without the big and small matters in the inner house, Xiuyan's entrepreneurial road was so fast that it only took half a month to become a reality.

The most indispensable thing in this capital city is news, the Xing family only opened such a business, and in less than three or four days, many dignitaries heard about it.

After all, everything above this heir is considered a major event, and no one dares to underestimate it.

In the past, when conceiving and giving birth, great people would have a few elderly and experienced old mothers by their side, while those of ordinary background would only prepare wet nurses.The Xing family is different. In other people's words, it is a one-stop service.

Diet adjustments at the beginning of pregnancy, various fitness and natural childbirth exercises in the later stages, and how to prepare three meals a day for wet nurses, and common consultation methods for children, there are hundreds of them.

Everyone who came to inquire, no one was impatient, and they all nodded in agreement.

The Xing family is also thinking about it, but they will consider all the symptoms that appear, even what is taboo for pregnant women, and how to prevent the pickling methods of wealthy and powerful families, they are also clearly listed one by one.

For a while, there were countless people who came to inquire, and the first ones who couldn't sit still were Old Princess Beijing and her daughter-in-law.The two of them didn't know what to think, they always felt that the Xing family had this ability, maybe they could also cure Princess Beijing's infertility.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took a small green screen car, brought only four extraordinary generals, dressed up as ordinary old ladies and young daughter-in-laws, and boarded the gate of Xing's house.

Xiuyan is sold on Orange Moon Street, and she was calculating the expenses for the past half month with the shopkeeper, when suddenly someone came to report that there was an old lady who wanted to see a doctor.

"Why don't you come to the store?" Xiuyan didn't look up, and circled one of the accounts with a cinnabar pen again, pointing to the shopkeeper: "This place can't be frugal, the old nuns in the palace will be ours in the future. Darling, since we have promised to take care of them until they are old, we can't think about deducting them. From now on, these people will add one or two more to their monthly bills, and let's see if we can recalculate and take them back."

The shopkeeper hurriedly nodded and took it.

When Xiuyan turned her head, seeing that the little girl was still there, she said with a smile, "What's the matter?"

The little maid looked at the shopkeeper hesitantly, and the shopkeeper hurriedly got up and said goodbye, making an appointment to come back tomorrow.The little maid waited for the others to walk away before handing over the jade order she was holding in her hand to Xiuyan: "Look, girl, this is given by the old lady outside, who said that girl can tell who they are at a glance."

Xiuyan took it curiously, and lowered her head to carefully identify it.

The quality of the jade is excellent, it is a rare Qingshui jade, it is a waste to use it as a small order, and it cannot be owned by a wealthy family.A big character carved into the jade bone on it is exactly the word "water" in Zhenshui Wuxiang.

Xiuyan's heart moved, she immediately guessed where the other party came from, she hurriedly got up and asked someone to call Daiyu, the two went to the door to meet her.

While exchanging warm greetings with the Xiuyan sisters, the old concubine quietly looked at the inner house of the Xing family.Even the well-informed old Princess Beijing couldn't help nodding her head in praise after seeing such a magnificent repair.What is rare is that the mansion is full of greenery and flowers and fruits can be seen everywhere.There is a three-meter-high pomegranate tree at the entrance, and there is a small fountain in the middle of the courtyard, with water gurgling out, seemingly endless day and night.The Yong Road is full of palm-sized cobblestones, smooth but not slippery, and there are all kinds of parrots and robin birds in the corridor.

"What a clean and elegant garden!" The old princess of Beijing admired sincerely: "Which famous artist is this?"

Xiuyan smiled: "The old house left by the original owner, our family has refurbished it indiscriminately, and I don't know which famous master wrote it." She took the teacup from Meilian and presented it to Daiyu respectively. The old princess, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Hey, this is the pre-rain gift given by the emperor this year, right?" The old princess is a good tea taster. The Longjing tea is fragrant and fragrant, and the taste is mellow and refreshing. It has always been the old princess' favorite.

"This year is a bad year, and there are not many tribute teas, and the rewards from the palace to our palace are only four taels. Half a year has passed, and we have already seen the end. It turns out that Miss Xing still has some leftovers here." The old princess smiled. Looking at Xing Xiuyan, he looked kindly like a kind-hearted old woman.

Xiuyan smiled and said, "So it's tribute tea? My little girl didn't know it! Someone gave it to me because they said it didn't taste strong. If the old concubine likes it, I'll ask someone to wrap it before leaving."

"Is it from the Fifth Prince?" The old concubine said sideways, "Your Highness is a nostalgic person."

Xiuyan smiled: "It's not His Highness, he only got some Yu Mao Feng this year, and I don't think it's as good as this."

The old concubine was even more curious. Before she came, she also asked someone to inquire about the Xing family in detail. Apart from relying on the fifth prince to reach the sky in one step, she didn't have any distinguished relatives.This year's old princess of tribute tea knows that she has done all she can, and there are only a dozen or so families who have obtained things, and they are all famous people who are ranked in front of Xiaozong.

Xiuyan deliberately ignored the old concubine's curious look, and only asked about their backgrounds.Princess Beijing is young, and still a little embarrassed, the old princess hastily pulled her daughter-in-law and Xiuyan and said: "The gods who should be worshiped have never neglected, the medicines that should be taken, and the folk prescriptions that should be used are countless, but there is no news. I heard people say that the pharmacy of the girl's family has a way to ask for a child? If the girl can help us with this, our family will be grateful to the girl."

Xiuyan and Daiyu hurriedly pulled up the old princess of Beijing who was going to salute: "The old princess is really breaking us! If you can believe it, I will invite an old mother to stay with the princess to live in the mansion for a while, and do my best for us. Let the princess take care of her heart. In front of the old princess, the little girl said something to the point, what is the result?"

The old concubine hurriedly said: "My good girl, we all understand in our hearts that even if we just have a happy time, it is our fate, we don't force it."

These days, I have gone to the shop to inquire quite a lot, but this is the first one that really invites people back to Beijing Palace.Xiuyan suffocated her energy and wanted to make a blockbuster, so she sent two old nuns who came out of the nursery in the palace to the Beijing Palace, and asked two confinement wives to follow her as trainees.

The Beijing Palace was also unambiguous, and sent 1000 taels of silver to the shop the next day.

As soon as Qiu Wei fell, Xue Baochai wrote, saying that the Mei family had formally proposed marriage, and Aunt Xue had already agreed.The marriage is scheduled for next August, please invite Ms. Xing to get together at the house before the year.

Many people heard that Mr. Mei was going to marry a merchant woman, but they couldn't understand it.Mr. Mei is the most popular candidate for Chunwei this time, along with Yang Youzhi from Suzhou, Gu Erlang, the son of the governor of Liangjiang, and Cheng Zixuan, the younger brother of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, are the four most likely to win the championship.

As long as Mr. Mei's title is on the gold list, it's not difficult to be a county lord or something, so why are you in a hurry to get engaged at this moment?

Everyone was puzzled, and some big families who had young ladies to marry hurriedly turned their eyes elsewhere.

Yang Youzhi's hometown has a poor wife, Cheng Zixuan talked about his sister-in-law's younger sister, and there was a lot of trouble, Gu Erlang became the best candidate for the son-in-law sought after by everyone.
(End of this chapter)