The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 153

The newborn son of the Xing family gave him a nickname, Fugeer, and hoped that he would be blessed and happy, that his life would be safe and smooth, free from disasters and difficulties.Although the old concubine's funeral was less than a year old, according to Xiaozong's decree, all families with noble titles are not allowed to have music at banquets for a year.Xing Zhong's official position is small, and he doesn't have any titles, but in order to avoid suspicion, he just prepares the family to sit together and have a meal together, which is considered a full moon wine.Who would have thought that in Fengwei Hutong, as long as anyone who was close to the Xing family would have their female relatives, even Mrs. Gong, who had been ill for a long time, brought her daughter Zuo Mingfang to congratulate her.

The door of Xing's house was opened, and boxes of full moon gifts poured in like flowing water.The wives of the family saw that Lu Shi was almost forty, but after giving birth, their faces were still rosy, and they were full of energy, almost more beautiful than before giving birth.

The wives were secretly surprised. From their point of view, this woman did not hesitate to walk through the gate of hell when she gave birth to a child, and the Lu family gave birth at an advanced age. Master can't.There are a few too "enthusiastic" wives who plan to introduce the down-and-out nieces and nieces of their natal or husband's families to Mrs. Lu as concubines!
Who would have thought that Lu's body and bones were better than those of the young daughters-in-law, who gave birth to a fat boy weighing seven catties, not only did not hurt the root, but also looked more energetic.

Fu Ge'er is even cuter, small, fat and round, but after a month's work, the fleshy skin has grown, the eyebrows have become thicker, and Yin Hong's small mouth is spitting out milk bubbles.Seeing so many wives and wives surrounding him, he didn't panic, but looked at everyone with his big black eyes.

Everyone rushed to say auspicious words, most of them were sincere, and a few were just to curry favor with Mr. Lu.

Where can a woman keep words in her heart?What's more, everyone's curiosity is heavy, a few wives who have few children or expect their daughters-in-law to add children to the family, secretly ask Lu Shi if there is any exclusive secret recipe for maintenance?

Mrs. Lu handed Brother Fu to the nanny, and the nanny hugged the young master and left the inner room without saying a word, leaving everyone here to chat and laugh.Lu's nurse nuzzled and said, "Don't you know? My family has established a new business to teach these nurses. Not only that, during pregnancy, when pregnant women eat soup, when they exercise, when they take a walk, and when they ask the doctor's pulse, those people will take care of them. You remember clearly. It’s inconvenient for us women to ask a doctor to check up on gynecology, but there are very few female doctors in the capital. Pregnant women are the most precious. If you feel uncomfortable, you should ask immediately, otherwise, minor illnesses will become serious. Serious illness, even the originally strong body bones, can't stand the toss!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Mrs. Yuan, the wife of Qiandu Yushi, said: "Isn't that the reason? We are sick for a while, and we have to put a screen to cover it when we invite a doctor. They say that when you see a doctor, you have to watch your complexion. Look at the tongue coating, it’s a lot of attention, but when did we do it? It’s just asking about the condition, taking two doses of medicine, and it will be fine. My son, we don't have time to hide, how dare we call them to the door."

Seeing that it was almost time for fire, Mrs. Lu hurriedly took over the conversation: "The shop in my house is full of old mothers who came out of the palace. They have seen internal medicine for the concubines, and other idle doctors are not as good as them. I invite you to sit in the shop now. This one looks at me three times a day in the morning, noon and night, and he has a housekeeping skill of massage in his hand, which can relieve a lot of pain when he is edema."

Everyone was in an uproar, which woman hadn't suffered such a crime when she gave birth. When she was swollen, it was difficult to put on the ground, not to mention wearing shoes.

Mrs. Yuan hurriedly asked: "Is this old nanny still in your house?"

"I was invited by the Beijing Palace a long time ago. Their princess found out that she was pregnant. She knew that this nanny was very capable. Before I gave birth, she came here to give a big gift. As soon as Brother Fu landed safely, I immediately called The officials escorted the old mother to the county palace."

Everyone was talking again and again, who didn't know that the old concubine of the Beijing Palace was so eager to beg her grandson that she almost didn't enshrine all the Buddhist temples where she begged for a child from all over the country.

Mrs. Yuan looked at Mrs. Lu suspiciously: "Sister of the Xing family, the way that Princess Beijing can ask for a future child is not due to the credit of your shop!"

Lu Shi pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Then I don't know, I have never been in charge of the business in the shop, it's our girl who makes the decisions."

When Mrs. Lu said this, everyone firmly believed that the Xing family had a recipe for having a son, and it must be because of this recipe that the Xing family dared to open such a shop.

Good guy!The Xing family no longer needs to sell cakes, just relying on a piece of paper, who in the whole capital will not come to ask for a son if they want a son?
Everyone chatted in a hurry, talking about the Xing family's shop inside and outside.Not long after, there were hurried footsteps in the yard, and Mrs. Yuan's family couldn't help laughing when she looked at the door: "Well, you girl of the Xing family, you know we are here, so why don't you come here earlier!"

Xing Xiuyan tried to hide his panic, but who is Mrs. Yuan?Her husband is the censor of the capital, a person who pays special attention to small details in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.Mrs. Yuan quickly restrained her smile, and asked in a deep voice in front of the room full of people: "Son, what happened?"

As soon as the words came out, the room was silent, and Lu couldn't help looking anxiously at her daughter.

Xiuyan nodded with difficulty: "I just got the news. The southeast navy was defeated. Fusang and Qianxiang landed together, and all the land in South Vietnam was lost. They went ashore to frighten the local people. It is said that 120 eminent monks from the Xiaosi Temple All were slaughtered, and the blood flowed into Xiaoshan."

The land of Nanyue is very close to Suzhou and Hangzhou, if you work fast, you can arrive there in five days.How could a small country like Fusang have the strength to do such a thing?Moreover, Qianxiang has always been a vassal to the Celestial Dynasty. A while ago, Long Live God also accepted a princess from the Qianxiang Kingdom as his concubine. It is reasonable to say that such a thing should not happen!
Everyone was in a state of confusion, many wives and wives in the capital, their natal families were either Jinling or Suzhou and Hangzhou.There are also some people who also have Zhuangzi and fields in the land of South Vietnam. If there is a war, the family property will definitely be damaged.

Mrs. Yuan belonged to the latter, she quickly asked Xiuyan: "Girl of the Xing family, is your news accurate? Why didn't we hear the slightest rumor?"

Xiuyan smiled wryly: "Mrs. Yuan is going home now, I'm afraid Mr. Yuan is rushing home! Just now the housekeeper said that the horses who came from the southeast to deliver the report to the residence were tired and paralyzed on the street. The emperor called the Imperial Forest Army to come out to meet him in person."

As soon as these words came out, no one was able to sit firmly on the stool, they got up to leave one after another, Mrs. Lu was considerate and did not force her to stay, she just asked Xiuyan to send the wives and wives of the Zhu family out in person.

Mrs. Yuan hurriedly pressed Xiuyan who was about to get up, "You stay with your mother, we are not outsiders, and it is not the time to be poor, we know that most of your family's property is still in the south, your mother and daughter Hurry up and plan, don't wait until there is a big mess and then worry."

Mrs. Yuan led a group of people in a hurry, Xiuyan waved her hand to push everyone away, and asked Meilian to pass the stew to Mrs. Lu.

Lu Shi sighed: "I can't eat any more. Tell me what's going on?"

Xiuyan remained silent for a while, stirring the stew with the spoon in her hand.Lu Shi was even more anxious: "You child, I must be very bad." Lu grabbed the soup bowl, and Xiuyan looked at her mother: "Mom, the southeast navy is reversed."

Lu Shi was startled, but didn't understand her daughter's words, "It's wrong? What's wrong?"

"The admiral of the southeast navy took refuge in the Fusang people. Half of the nine generals sent by the imperial court were killed. The emperor was furious and ordered to investigate to the end."

Lu's face changed greatly: "Then your cousin."

Zhang Yi had done an errand in the Ministry of War not long ago, and he had already set off for the south, and according to his footsteps, he should have arrived by now.

Xiuyan nodded: "Zhang Yi saved the life of the admiral of the navy, and the other party has long regarded Zhang Yi as a confidant. I think he should have turned against the admiral of the navy at the moment. Difficulty."

Lu and her two sisters-in-law got along well, especially the third aunt with Xiuyan. Now that she heard what her daughter said, Lu knew that the emperor would not let those who defected to the enemy and treason go. With military status, the Zhang family cannot escape.

No, maybe there is no need for military registration at all!

Zhang Yi has established a hundred households at a young age, and he came to the capital to do business with the favor of the Admiral of the Navy. Any fool can see that Zhang Yi is the Admiral of the Navy's confidant.Once the mutiny of the southeast water army is confirmed, the Zhang family will not escape the danger of extermination.

Lu's head was dizzy, and the hypoglycemia that he hadn't had for a long time suddenly came, and he was busy holding the soft couch with one hand, and lay back in a daze.

Xiuyan knew that this would make her mother anxious, but she didn't say it, and if she didn't say it, she couldn't really let her make the decision by herself.

"No!" Lu suddenly opened his eyes, "Even your father won't easily know this kind of military secret. Where did you get the news? Did Zhengde get involved? Quick, tell him to go back."

Xiuyan fell silent, Lu Shi struggled to get up, Xiuyan hurriedly held her mother down: "Don't worry, Zhengde didn't come, this is not news from the palace. It was Song Chen who told me."

Lu looked at her daughter firmly: "You and Song Qianhu"

"He just asked his confidant to tell me these things. He only talked about the rebellion of the southeast navy, and the rest are all my guesses."

"Don't talk about that, don't you?" Lu asked cautiously, "Do you like Song Chen?"

Xiuyan knew that she shouldn't talk about this at this time, but looking at her mother's earnest eyes, she still told the truth: "There are many things that my father and I didn't dare to tell you. Zhengde encountered several murders in the palace. Who committed murder? I can't be sure, but Song Chen has helped in this. Otherwise, Zhengde would not have survived to this day in safety."

Lu Shi was silent for a while, then said with difficulty: "I don't want you to do it out of kindness."

"Mom, don't you know my temper? I don't use my feelings as a bargaining chip. I just think that Song Chen really cares about me. No matter what the outside world thinks of him, I believe in my own feelings." Eye."

Lu Shi sighed softly: "Speaking of vision, your father and I are indeed inferior to you. Back then, we looked at Gu Erlang well, but we didn't know that the one we saved was just a wolf cub. If we knew he would harm you, we might as well."

Xiuyan stopped Lu's words with a smile: "There's no need to worry about this kind of villain. I thought about it, and I will go to Dayuan Temple to offer incense tomorrow morning, firstly to pray for Fu Ge'er, and secondly to hope that the Buddha will protect my aunt's family. "

After thinking about it for a while, Lu still nodded at her daughter.

Before dawn the next day, Xiuyan resigned from Xing Zhong and Lu Shi, took a tasseled quadruple canopy car, brought the big housekeeper and a dozen family guards, and hurried out against the dense fog that had not subsided in the early morning. Fengwei Hutong.

She didn't pay attention, and the Xing family didn't even pay attention. As soon as the carriage turned out of the alley, the corner door of Ouyang's house was gently pushed open, and four or five figures flashed inside. He got into Xing Xiuyan's carriage.

As soon as the gate of the city was opened, the Xing family's carriage got out among the farmers and women who squeezed in from the outside to buy vegetables. Road, I couldn't help muttering in my heart.

As soon as the carriage got out of the capital, it immediately slowed down. There were quite a few peddlers coming to the capital from various villages and towns to do business. Most of the carriages and horses that met the Xing family would come around and hawk a few times.Xiuyan was restless, and Mio hurriedly pulled out the pocket watch chain from her skirt: "Girl, don't worry, Mr. Song made an appointment at Maoshi, and it's only two o'clock, and it's still early! Besides, the days are short and the nights are long, and the wind is so hot , there won’t be anyone on the mountain who will take the lead with girls.”

Xiuyan closed her eyes and meditated: "I hope so."

Seeing that the girl obviously didn't want to talk much, Mio and Meilian didn't dare to ask any more questions.

It took more than half an hour to arrive at the foot of Daiganji Mountain. In fact, there were more pilgrims going up the mountain than Mio and Meiren imagined. Looking from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, there were densely packed devout pilgrims climbing the mountain, and they were all nearby. farmers.

The Xing family's chariots and horses were caught in it, which looked particularly abrupt.

The butler got off his horse and went straight to the front of the car: "Girl, let the carriage go up the driveway, there are too many pilgrims on this mountain road."

Xiuyan had already put on her veil and hat, and went out while supporting the woman outside: "No need, you ask the coachman to take care of the horses, and the rest of the guards will follow me up the mountain. Since it's a pious request, it's better to go up on foot."

In fact, Xiuyan expects Song Chen to take the driveway and go straight up the mountain, so it's better not to be seen by interested people before they meet.

The butler followed orders, and the powerful guards of the Xing family surrounded the girl and climbed up the mountain step by step.

The little novice monk in the monastery saw a group of people from the Xing family and hurriedly came up to greet them with a smile.The butler sideways stopped the monk from looking at his girl.

The so-called novice tail actually means that the family has received full precepts. There is a novice head and a novice tail in the entire precept field, representing all novice monks to invite monks to pass on precepts or organize all precepts to study, etc. The novice head needs to have a strong understanding of Buddhism. The best candidate for a session of host.On the other hand, novice monks need young monks with the best looks, red lips and white teeth, and incense is also offered in large temples, and female pilgrims are the biggest help in donating incense and silver.

Sha Mio specially entertains such bold female guests.

The novice monk in Dayuan Temple saw that Xing Xiuyan and the others were well-dressed, so he came forward to greet him, and saw that the servants of the other party were acting alienated, so he took two steps back with a smile: "I don't know if the female Bodhisattva is going to the Daxiong Palace, or"

"I heard that the lotus hall in your temple is full of incense. I want to pay homage to Guanyin first. I think the Buddha won't mind?"

The novice smirked hurriedly: "What the almsgiver said is true, as long as the Buddha's heart is there, the Buddha will go to Purdue, there is no difference in worshiping first and then worshiping."

(End of this chapter)