The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 158
That night, after the mahogany pendant was hung on the beam of the house, Lu Shi gradually became aware. Xiuyan and Xing Zhong's father and daughter were ecstatic, one took Lu's hand and whispered, and the other hugged Brother Fu. pressed tightly against his chest.Daiyu was accompanied by Zijuan, a young lady who had never been in the kitchen. It was the first time she made glutinous rice porridge by herself. .

Zijuan watched Daiyu's movements, and said hesitantly: "Girl, how do you think the eldest girl will deal with the Ouyang family? Could it be that she really disregarded His Royal Highness the fifth prince's affection and became a deadly enemy with the Ouyang family?"

Lin Daiyu put the spoon in her hand on the silver tray by the stove, and took the handkerchief from Zijuan: "You are confused, it's not that we want to make enemies with the Ouyang family, it's that they are vicious everywhere, big sister, why don't you If you fight back, the Ouyang family will only gain an inch, and I don't know what method to use in the future!"

"But the Xing family has only one big girl after all! Let's not talk about whether this girl is smart enough to catch up with the young man. I just want to say that the big girl really stands up to take charge of the family and spread the word in the future. How can she find her husband's family! Girl, you are still young, I don't know the twists and turns, but many snobbish families in the capital feel that those capable girls have weak family backgrounds, and that's why men without heirs are like this. Even if they marry into the family in the future, they may not be able to guarantee rich heirs. I Just say something pertinent in front of the girl. The eldest girl has reached the age of marriage, but the wife has not moved for a long time. What kind of opera is sung in it, girl, you have to know." Zijuan chased after Lin Daiyu He kept repeating in a low voice.

Zijuan knew that her daughter was smart, so she didn't dare to say more.

Now the girl's whole heart is in the Xing's house, but it's much less in the Rong's house over there. Zijuan is someone who knows the inside story. When Mrs. Lin is gone, she can leave the girl's marriage to Mrs. Xing superior.To put it bluntly, in case Mrs. Xing can't hold on, will my daughter be filial or not?

If you keep it, you will become an old lady after three years, and the old lady will not obey.If you don't keep it, it will be spread by someone with a heart in the future, and the girl will become an ungrateful person. Even if she enters her husband's house, she will be despised by her sister-in-law and sister-in-law.

The girl's heart is as delicate as mutton fat jade. Don't look at her pretending to be strong on weekdays, but if others treat her a little better, she will return it back thousands of times.At this moment, Zijuan is afraid that the girl's momentary confusion will ruin her life's happiness for the Xing family.

She was worried here, but Daiyu laughed instead: "You have been thinking for a long time, what is there to think about? We have lived in Fengwei Hutong for a while, don't you see that the eldest sister will be married in the future Who? Even me, a clumsy and clumsy person, can notice a little bit, I don't believe that a shrewd girl like you can't see it?"

Zijuan looked at a loss: "Which one does the girl say?"

Daiyu thought that Zijuan asked the question knowingly, so she smiled and spat: "You just want to know who brought the eldest sister back yesterday?"

Zijuan bowed her head in meditation, and then suddenly raised her head after a long while, surprised and delighted: "You mean, the young lady is the son of the Shangshu family? No, that's impossible, that's the Shangshufu! This door is not the right one, so you can Seeing how much Mr. Xing and his wife love the eldest girl, they are also reluctant to marry, right?"

Daiyu sneered: "What's wrong with Shangshu's Mansion? I think they're over the top! My elder sister, to put it bluntly, is rare in ancient and modern times, but she is one of the few in the big capital city. She has a good temper, strong ability, and good looks." No choice, if it's really just looking for a lowly family, I feel that I have humiliated my sister. I have seen that Mr. Song from afar, and I don't say that he is a good-looking person. The important thing is that he loves big sister."

Hearing what Daiyu said, Zijuan teased on purpose: "There are many people in this world who would love girls! Let's not talk about it, just talk about Baoyu. That is also an infatuated kind! How has he treated girls all these years? The girl can see it all, but why didn't I hear the girl give Baoyu such a judgment?"

Daiyu laughed angrily: "You just said you are smart, and you are confused. Baoyu can be a rich and idle man, but it is absolutely impossible to ask him to achieve great things like Mr. Song. The elder sister, the elder sister Bao, and I both No, that's a female hero, and among these sisters, only the third girl is somewhat similar to her. Just think about it carefully, how did the third girl behave in the past?"

Zijuan couldn't help but fell silent, as she was thinking quietly, and said after a while: "Although the third girl loves to joke, but when she gets angry, no one dares to provoke her. She is decent and generous, and ordinary people see her Who would have imagined that the third girl was raised by her aunt! This little aunt used to say that if she was a man, she would have gone out to make a living."

Daiyu clapped her hands: "Let me just say a word in front of you. The third girl is not one-tenth as good as the elder sister. The former all have such ambitions, let alone the elder sister?" Yin, 'Just wait, after Mom wakes up, the eldest sister's marriage will definitely be settled."

Zijuan was overjoyed: "Then it's the girl's turn next?"

Daiyu was ashamed and annoyed when she heard this, she stomped her feet, and chased after Zijuan to beat her. up.

In the early hours of the second day in the middle of the night, Mrs. Lu really woke up. Her body was as weak as a puddle of soft mud. Xiuyan didn't dare to call Imperial Physician Mi to come in for treatment, so she could only tell Imperial Physician Mi about her mother's physical condition. Fortunately, Xiuyan Yan is quite familiar with medical theory, and Mi Tai is a seasoned and refined doctor, and the two cooperated tacitly. Mi Tai knew that the Xing family had found the right method and really saved the person, so he prescribed a warming and tonic decoction.

"Girl, the foreign object in the young master's mouth has been spit out, look at it." Seeing that there was no one around, Doctor Mi spread out his tightly clenched palms, and half a peanut lay inside.

Xiu Yan's heart was cold when she saw it, Fu Ge'er was only full moon, and her throat was not much bigger than the eye of a needle. If it was true as Doctor Mi said, the peanut was picked out of his throat, how much Fu Geer would suffer torture?

Xiuyan suppressed the soreness in her eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "Aside from these peanuts, what else did Doctor Mi discover?"

Physician Mi put peanuts in front of his nose and sniffed them: "Although the smell is much lighter, there is still a faint smell of cream. This cream is something purified from sheep's milk. It tastes smooth and not greasy. Babies who don’t understand anything like it the most. The peanuts are polished, so it’s not surprising that the young master slipped into the esophagus without paying attention. But the method of refining cream is difficult, and only the inner servant in the entire capital is in charge of these methods. The cream produced is not enough for the royal family, so how could it be spread outside the palace?"

Xiuyan sneered inwardly: "What's so strange about this? If it's true what Daiyu said, Ouyang's family is the little guy in the front, and the real culprit behind it must be hidden in the court."

The real culprit is not against the mother, but against Zhengde.

After realizing this, Xiuyan sent the housekeeper to block Zhengde at the entrance of the palace. He hurried back to Fengwei Hutong, only to make Ouyang's dog jump over the wall in a hurry, and let the real murderer know where Zhengde's weakness is.

Xiuyan took the peanuts from Imperial Physician Mi's hand, and Mio handed over the prepared tray, Xiuyan stretched out her hand and uncovered the red silk covering it: "Doctor Mi has helped our family a lot, this kindness is beyond respect , Physician Mi, don't dislike it, just accept it for the sake of our sincerity."

Doctor Mi is an expert in the imperial hospital. In addition to treating the emperor and queen, he also spends a lot of time going to the homes of noble people this year. Even the palace and the like, it only costs three to five hundred silver a year.It stands to reason that since he has climbed to this position in the Imperial Hospital, he should never have lowered his status to come to the Xing family for a consultation, and he stayed at the Xing family overnight to help take care of the young master, just for Song Qianhu's sake.But when he met the Xing family, he found out that the Xing family was indeed a family rich inside and simple outside, as he had heard.

"Since it's Miss's wish, I can't refuse it." Doctor Mi received the money, and prescribed another soup for Fu Ge'er to soothe the stomach, and then got up to leave.

Mi Ying stood behind Xiuyan, looking at the things in the girl's hands: "Yesterday, according to the girl's order, I checked all the people around Fu Geer thoroughly. When the incident happened, except for the nanny and the two children Girl, there are no extra people. There are three cleaning women in the yard. They are not the ones we brought from Suzhou. The leading one is a servant left by the original owner of this house, the Fei family, and the other two are Lian Er. Grandpa bought it."

Brother Fu is a newborn child, and he has chosen the best servants from nurse to maid, how could he only keep a little girl by his side?
Mio hurriedly said: "The two big girls insisted on saying what the mother-in-law in the front yard told their wives, let them go and get Fu Geer's new clothes, and the nanny was taking a nap with Fu Geer again, the two girls saw that there was nothing to do, and left Nothing for a moment, then."

Xiuyan snorted heavily: "It's a lame excuse, Brother Fu is only so old, even if he makes clothes, he doesn't need two people to get them. It's clear that they are seeing his wife in a good mood recently, and often give them money. Those two girls are jealous. Courtyard, rush to receive the reward!"

Mio swallowed, knowing that what the girl said was not wrong at all.

"The corners and the tops of the walls have also been checked carefully, and there is no trace of trampling on them." Mio suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "But at that time, the corner door in the backyard was open, and the woman watching the door said that there was a puddle of water on the ground. Fearing that it would be cold and icy, she would slip and fall, so she rushed to find the broom, which took about half a cup of tea."

Xiuyan was startled: "When did you know?"

Seeing that the girl's expression was not right, Meilian also guessed that these few words were of great importance, so she stammered a little in desperation: "When I was going to invite Miss Lin just now, I happened to pass by the back corner door, and the woman was chatting with someone. I heard a few words by chance, so I asked more. But I thought, how long can half a cup of tea last, so I didn't pay attention, did the girl notice something?"

Xiuyan didn't speak, her thoughts turned quickly.The corner door in the backyard is still some distance away from the small lake in the garden, and there is usually a strong woman who rushes the water, so she will never recklessly sprinkle water on the door and ignore it.That's what you do with your heart.

Xiuyan hurriedly asked: "How is that woman who guards the door usually like?"

"Back to the girl, the gatekeeper is Mother Xu. When we were in Wu County, she was in charge of the firewood on the stove. Because of her strict work, there was never any big trouble in the stove. The girl said that there must be someone who is responsible for her. Fu Geer's side, so the butler ordered her, and I even wrote a list for the girl to see!"

Xiuyan nodded, she remembered this incident, Mother Xu was famous for being rigid when she was in the old house in Suzhou, but the more rigid, the more rigorous, the more rigorous the easier it is for people to find the rules .

Mother Xu was cautious, so naturally she would not let the masters of the mansion bump into each other. When she turned around, it was the time for the thief to take advantage of the loophole.

As if Xiuyan remembered something, she turned around to look at Fu Geer.Brother Fu next door had been crying for half the night, and fell asleep early. Daiyu was holding the little meatball that had lost a lot of weight, and was patting it lightly.

"Big sister!" Daiyu called Xiuyan in a low voice, "I just had a baby and went to sleep."

There was a faint white mark around the corner of the little meatball's mouth, and it was full of milky fragrance.Xiuyan held that little hand, and Daiyu hurriedly asked, "How is Mom?"

"Dad is taking care of it, the two are talking!"

A big stone fell to the ground in Daiyu's heart, and she chanted a Buddha: "Is the locked Qiuyue recruited?"

Xiuyan patted the little meatball, and sneered at the corner of her mouth: "How could you say that, and it's still unknown if it's Qiuyue, so lock them up first, and I won't be too late to interrogate them when they can't bear it."

Daiyu didn't make a fuss. She always admired this elder sister very much.Although the crisis has gradually improved with the awakening of her mother, Daiyu knows in her heart that Ouyang's family has run out of tricks, and it is the eldest sister's turn to attack.

Miss Xing's family is not the kind of person who gets bored at the door.

Daiyu laughed and said, "It seems that sister has already made up her mind?"

"After thinking about it all night, I have some clues, but since I am determined to clean up Ouyang's family, I have to find a solution once and for all." Xiuyan has been waiting for the next two days, ready to follow the next move of Ouyang's family, but it is very difficult. It's a pity that the Ouyang family cowardly curled up in the turtle shell, but they no longer dare to come out to do anything.

Since they dare not, don't blame yourself for being cruel.

Didn't the emperor take a fancy to Ouyang's family?Then get rid of this sense of superiority first, as long as Xiaozong expresses his disgust towards the Ouyang family, the other party's position will be in chaos, there will be mistakes in the chaos, and there will be disorder in the chaos, and hers will give the Ouyang family a completely irreversible blow .

Even a one-month-old baby is ruthless enough to murder her, so why should she show mercy?

It is said that after more than 30 days of raising Lu, not only his body is strong, but also the old problem of vertigo has been weakened a lot. On the day when the scarlet monk said, Lu personally took off the peach wood pendant on the beam and used red sandalwood to clean it. The box was sealed and carefully locked in the cabinet, only waiting for monks and priests to pick it up.

Xiuyan asked the housekeeper to light a firecracker with a thousand rings at the door, and the earth-shattering sound sounded like thunder in the ears of the old lady of Ouyang's family.

The old lady Ouyang hurriedly sent someone to call her second son: "How did you do it? You didn't kill someone, but you lost a few useful people in our family. I knew it. To reuse an aunt's brother, what's the result?"

The second master was both ashamed and hated, and forced himself to say: "Mother, please forgive my son. I know my fault. If you continue, my son will have to die to apologize."

The old lady Ouyang spat on her son's face: "Useless things, if something goes wrong, they will seek death and live. If you have that mentality, it is better to find a way to make it up. Now the palace has not yet approved it, but let me tell you , Your Majesty is furious, and it will be a matter of time before our family is questioned."

The second master shuddered, and said timidly: "Your Majesty is merciful, she may not make things difficult for us, right? Besides, we didn't do it on purpose."

The old lady sneered: "Merciful? If she is merciful, why is she so focused on killing the fifth prince? If it wasn't for His Highness, how could I cooperate with such a femme fatale behind your father's back?"

The second master hurriedly said: "Mother! Our family has damaged these people and offended the Xing family, so we should write a letter to father."

"No, I know what's in my mind. You just have to find a way to contact the fifth prince. You must call the fifth prince's house. Let's open the window and explain the matter. It's all for him. Will the Xing family still hate us after they know about it? It's just a matter of time."

The second master felt that the old lady's thinking was too simple.I went to the palace a few times to pass the sign, but the fifth prince ignored me at all. The second master is also a person who wants to save face. After going too many times, I always feel that the guards at the gate of the palace are secretly laughing at me.

Seeing her son's indifferent appearance, the old lady Ouyang snorted and said, "Why, you don't want to?"

What else can the second master say?What dare to say?I had no choice but to go on obediently.The old lady Ouyang looked at this unfulfilling son, and said to her confidant angrily: "If the third child is here, why would I bother with these troubles, he has already taken care of everything for me."

The confidant woman gently pinched the old lady Ouyang's shoulders, and said with a light smile: "The third master is the most like you. He is smart when he is a child, otherwise he will not be able to win a job, and he will not be a big official in the frontier. The old lady will work hard for her children and grandchildren." In [-], when the third master becomes an official and enters the capital, your days of happiness will come later!"

The old lady Ouyang closed her eyelids tightly, and couldn't help laughing when she heard what her confidant said: "His two older brothers are not as strong as the third brother. By the way, is there something wrong with the Xing family?"

The confidant woman's face turned serious: "If you say that the dead girl of the Xing family is really tricky, the girl we bribed was pulled out that day, and it is said that she was locked up."

The old lady Ouyang frowned: "So fast?"

"Who says it's not!" The confidant woman said angrily, "It's a good thing the other nail hasn't been pulled up, otherwise all our previous efforts would have been in vain. It's just..."

The old lady Ouyang was displeased when she saw her confidant hesitating: "Say what you want?"

The confidant woman smiled embarrassingly: "The old lady's lesson is that I heard that the dead girl of the Xing family is looking for a murderer like crazy. I am afraid that our nails will mess up, so let the Xing family find out first." Loopholes. Why not." The confidant woman wiped her neck with one hand, and the old lady Ouyang refused without thinking: "No, I worked hard to find this person, you can't do anything you want!"

That nail was chosen by Mrs. Ouyang out of thousands of people, and she knew that the Xing family would never think of it!

(End of this chapter)