The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 186 A woman's ambition is hard to underestimate
Xiuyan looked at Fang Guan with a half-smile, "It's beyond my expectation that King Beijing opened his mouth to please you, but this young county king is romantic by nature, and it is said that there are many beautiful concubines in the mansion." Counting, there are countless outstanding and famous actresses presented by the localities every year. Judging by your appearance, at best, it is only a side dish of porridge, and it is difficult to have a chance to stand out among these women."

Fang Guan thought that Xiuyan deliberately said such unfavorable words to hurt his self-confidence, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "Miss, don't worry, this servant thinks, since the prince himself called me by name, I must have my own merits, as long as the girl agrees to help , the servant is willing to do anything for the girl from now on."

"Okay! It's a deal!" Xiuyan said with a smile: "What I want you to do is simple, as long as you keep an eye on King Beijing's every move and what he is planning, I want to know clearly .”

Fang Guan was shocked: "Girl, this..." Her eyes rolled around, and she hurriedly found an excuse to evade.

Before she could open her mouth, Xiuyan said indifferently: "Of course, I will also try my best to make you the most favored woman by King Jingjing's side. This deal is really a bargain for you. You don't have to risk yourself , as long as you move your eyes and mouth, you can enjoy the glory and wealth that lotus officials can't enjoy. Just like Lingguan, when she was in Lixiangyuan, she climbed to the big tree Jia Qiang, didn't you Ever been jealous? What kind of thing is Jia Qiang? He is just a down-and-out kid in the Ningguo Mansion. How can his status be compared with the King of Beijing? But think about it, how is Lingguan now? I’m afraid he has become a young mistress and enjoys the blessings How about it!"

Fangguan clenched his fist with his right hand, tightly clutching the corner of the skirt, almost rubbing it torn.

The girl was just talking about her sore spot. Back then, when Second Master Qiang was ordered to go to the south of the Yangtze River to buy these twelve little opera singers, it was the second master Qiang who Fang Guan first fell in love with, and then secretly agreed with him. first.When Rongguo Mansion dispersed these maidservants, Fangguan watched Lingguan bring a thick package and follow the old lady in Qian Erye's room out of Jia's house.The lotus officials, civil officials, etc. all secretly envied Lingguan's good luck, and every time Fangguan heard it, his heart would explode with anger.

Now think about it, what's so good about Er Ye Qiang?If he really became the favorite concubine of the King of Beijing, even Baoyu would bow to him in the future.

The more I thought about it, the more excited I became, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt that this deal was a good deal.

I don't know if it's the backlight or what, but I saw Fang Guan's cheeks flushed red: "Young lady keeps her word?"

Xiuyan bent down and raised her hand to help Fangguan who fell on the ground: "I have been with me for a while, you should know my temper best. Since it is my promise, there is absolutely no reason to go back on it. And... ...You want to survive in the Beijing Palace, and you have nothing to rely on except me."

Xiuyan intentionally or unintentionally hit Fang Guan's self-confidence, and found a small Western mirror from somewhere. On the cloisonné enamel mirror case, a naked woman with Western wings was outlined, exuding a faint fragrance.Xiuyan pressed it lightly, and the box rose up, and the smooth mirror surface contained Fangguan's appearance in it.

The lights in the room were a bit dim, but it didn't prevent Fang Guan from seeing her appearance clearly.She let out a strange cry, and squeezed back into the corner of the wall tremblingly, covering her face with her hands, shaking her head like a rattle, as if she didn't want to admit at all that the ghostly woman with disheveled hair in the mirror was herself.

Xiuyan chuckled lightly: "Understood? With your current ability, don't talk about making Prince Jing obsessed, that amorous prince will have nightmares after seeing him once."

Fangguan burst into tears with a "wow", and grabbed Xiuyan with both hands: "I will never dare to disobey the girl's words in the future, and I will do whatever the girl asks me to do."

Xiuyan suddenly lost all smiles, felt chills all over her body, and coldly withdrew her skirt from Fangguan's hand: "I can also tell you without hesitation, Fangguan, today I can enjoy the glory and wealth, step up to the Going up to the clouds can also cause you to fall heavily, and you will never be able to turn over again, and you will not be able to survive or die for the rest of your life."

Fangguan looked at Xiuyan in a daze: "Gu, girl..."

"I will let the people in the palace watch your every move, once they find out..."

Fang Guan hurriedly kowtowed and swore: "If the servant is not devoted to the girl, I will make the servant's intestines rotten, and I will be a slave for ten lives."

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Fangguan was quietly carried out of the back garden and placed in a side room in Zhengde's original courtyard.Perhaps Fangguan's condition has improved, and Xiuyan even gave up money to cook bird's nest, codonopsis, donkey-hide gelatin, etc. in the small kitchen. Meilian gave Aunt Guo some rewards.

Aunt Guo was still skeptical at the beginning. It can be seen that Meilian and Mio, the most popular celebrities in front of the two girls, are so warm to her. The mind was spent on cooking the soup, and the other half was still thinking about how to find out more inside information.Her distant "relative" Fenniang was promoted to a higher level because she made a dish of braised hoof pork, which was very popular with Xiuyan.

Regardless of this, let’s just say that on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the Rongguo Mansion hosted a banquet, Mrs. Lu hugged Fu Geer, Xiuyan led Meilian and Miying in a carriage, escorted by Xing Zhong himself, Jia Lian and Sister Feng and her son walked into Ningrong Street in a mighty manner.

The door saw Jia Lian's big green horse from a long distance away, and he rushed up to greet him. Several servants from the outer courtyard hugged the horse's head and said, "Second Master, you are back, the old lady and the elder are talking about you, Dongfu Uncle Zhen is here too, if you know that Second Master is coming back today, you will be so happy from ear to ear."

Jia Lian smiled and got off the horse, "Boys with no eyesight, why don't you welcome my uncle, wife and cousin girl in!"

Only then did the servants know that the sedan chair of the Xing family was following them, who would dare to delay?Early and attentively opened the way to greet each other.

Mother Jia knew that Sister Feng had entered the gate, and she was very happy. She hurriedly said to Mrs. Xing and Wang: "It is said that Feng girl knows the importance. Look, isn't she coming back? Although we have divided the stove into two Eat, but you can't write two Jia characters in one stroke, after all, it is the flesh and blood of a family."

Mrs. Wang is acceptable, but Mrs. Xing's complexion is much uglier.

Knowing the careful thinking of these two daughters-in-law, Jia's mother warned, "If it's a big festival, don't make it uncomfortable for anyone. Let's have a good time and have a good time. This is your filial piety to me."

What else can the eldest wife and second wife say?What else would they dare to do?Quit the flags and drums early, just wait for Lu Shi and Wang Xifeng to come in from the outer courtyard!

For a while, several girls from Jia's family surrounded Lu Shi and Sister Feng and entered Jia Mu's upper courtyard. Jia Mu saw the baby in Lu Shi's arms at a glance, and said with a smile: "Is this our young cousin? Hurry up and hug him." Come and see."

Foge is the most impatient of being wrapped up. When he was at home in the past, he would either sleep in Lu’s room or play in Xiuyan’s room. His arms and legs were very loose. I have been restrained for a long time since I came out, and I am already a little impatient. Now that I see a strange old lady hugging me, Fu Geer can't bear it anymore. As if about to cry.

Xiuyan hurried up to pat her, and looked at Mother Jia embarrassedly: "I'm afraid this brat is going to pee."

Mother Jia reluctantly gave the child to the nanny: "Look at the small arms and legs, they are really strong. I remember that when Baoyu was born, he was only as big as a palm, and his body was not good. My daughter-in-law here eats fast and recites Buddha, so she got the Buddha." His blessing. It doesn't look like Fu Geer, but it looks tough, and it will be the same in the future."

The nanny unwrapped Fu Geer's small package, and it turned out that he was still wearing a small padded jacket made of layers of brocade and red silk cotton padded pants. Fu Geer looked like a big baby.

Tanchun and Xichun chattered excitedly, pointing at Foge and whispering.Fu Ge'er was held in Xiuyan's arms, and his big black agate-like eyes sized up the little girls, his face was very serious.The more he was like this, the more interesting it was for the little girls, Xichun boldly came over to touch Brother Fu's little hand.

The baby's hands are like soft dough. It seems that there is no bone to be found, and the softness is all meat.Xichun said to Jia Mu in surprise, "It's like the crystal cake that the old lady gave us."

Mother Jia scolded with a smile: "Little hooves, that's your cousin, how can it be compared with food? I'm not afraid that my aunt will hear a joke."

Lu Shi also laughed: "This is why girls like Fu Geer!"

Brother Fu is really cute. After a while, he became the focus of all the ladies and grandmas, and even Wang Xifeng had to stay behind.Mrs. Wang, who has always been critical of the Xing family, had to admit in her heart: this milk doll of the Xing family is indeed smart and cute, and she will not worry about it in the future.

In front of the banquet, Mother Jia took Lu's arm and sat in the upper seat, Wang and Mrs. Xing accompanied Aunt Li, and Li Wan sat opposite with his sisters-in-law, but Wang Xifeng and Xiuyan were in the second place.

Although it is the new year, Xiaozong said that the family of officials can only ban banquet music for a year. Jia Mu is the most timid and never dares to disobey the royal order, so this year only a few storytellers are called. Mrs.I talked about a few old books from the period of the Tang Dynasty, and two new jokes circulated in the market. One of the ladies, seeing that the wives were not very friendly, was anxious, and suddenly had an idea, and the stick in her hand Hit hard on the drum.

"Boom" sound.

Jia's mother and Lu's family were talking when they were startled by the voice, so they looked at their husband-in-law.

The husband-in-law hurriedly smiled and said: "Old lady, lady, girls, there is a new story in our capital recently, do you know of it?"

Although Jia Mu was timid, she was always very curious and asked what was going on.

The lady-in-law cleared her throat and said: "Not long ago, the admiral of the southeast navy disobeyed and treasoned the country, but it turned out that the villain deliberately framed it. The admiral of the navy is not only innocent, but also a great contribution!"

(End of this chapter)