The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 201 Gossip pervasive
On that day, Song Chen happened to be eating wine with the prince of Nan'an County at Mr. Qiao's house, Minister of Rites. Mr. Qiao's youngest son was very close to the prince of Nan'an County. king.

"Did you hear that? That Lord Xing sent a little maid to King Beijing. It seems that the Xing family is gathering strength for the Fifth Prince!" Mr. Qiao smiled and raised his glass to pay respects.The crown prince of Nan'an County asked suspiciously: "No way? Sir Xing Zhong and Xing seldom interact with nobles, just to avoid suspicion. Besides, King Beijing is not a powerful figure, and my father is still the favorite of Long Live. Why don't you see the Xing family come to us to flatter you? You probably heard about it."

Mr. Qiao was in a hurry: "Why did I hear it? The staff of the King of Beijing personally said it, and the princess was pregnant. This little girl was favored as soon as she entered the mansion. Even her parentage was inquired clearly. It is said that she was still in the Rongguo mansion." What about the little actor I bought for the Concubine Yuan's concubine back then!"

The prince of Nan'an County laughed when he heard it: "If you say that, I'm a little convinced. Others don't know, don't you and my brother still understand? The boy of Prince Jing of Beijing loves to listen to operas and songs. It's a pity Lord Long Live banned the Lord’s family’s banquets for a year. It’s okay for us to make small troubles. As long as we don’t invite theatrical troupe, Lord Long Live will turn a blind eye. But it’s rare for the King of Beijing to be lonely ? This maid is most likely chosen by King Bei Jing when he went to the Xing Mansion."

Mr. Qiao clapped his hands: "I know, do you remember? The King of Beijing and Jia Baoyu of Rongguo Mansion are very close, and Jia Baoyu is a well-known celebrity hero, and he gets along very well with the King of Beijing. It is likely that Jia Baoyu will send that The girl's beauty was told to the King of Beijing, and the Xing family had no choice but to send her away."

Song Chen remained calm, holding the empty wine glass in his hand, quietly listening to the smooth talk of the two brothers next to him.

The eldest girl of the Shangshu Mansion blushed and was about to pour wine, but Song Chen waved her hand indifferently. The girl was annoyed that the other party didn't know how to be interested, but she also retreated helplessly.Ma Tingyuan looked at Song Chen with a smile, and looked at the Prince of Nan'an County and others with great interest. He drank the Huiquan in the cup, grabbed the jug, and walked towards Mr. Qiao and the two.

Ma Tingyuan smiled and said: "Rongguo Mansion has always been full of handsome men and women, otherwise Jia Baoyu would not be able to get into the eyes of the King of Beijing."

The crown prince of Nan'an County and Mr. Qiao laughed unconsciously, and understood the deep meaning in Ma Tingyuan's words.The crown prince of Nan'an County suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "Speaking of it, there is another strange thing. Do you remember Jia Rong, the ignorant son of Ningguo Mansion? When our old lady went to Rongguo Mansion as a guest, I heard that Jia Rong Rong also did a good deed of being a hero to save the beauty."

The prince of Nan'an County told the two of them in detail what happened in Qiushuangzhai that day.Ma Tingyuan looked back at Song Chen worriedly, and found that Song Chen had left his seat early and went somewhere.

Mr. Qiao didn't pay attention, but sighed regretfully: "It's so dangerous, it is said that Miss Xing is very good-looking, if she is looked down upon by wicked people, wouldn't she ruin her reputation for a lifetime?"

Ma Tingyuan hurriedly laughed: "How else can we say that Jia Rong is a hero to save the beauty!"

The crown prince of Nan'an County heaved a sigh of relief: "Our old lady praised that girl Xing for a while after going back, but" Ma Tingyuan and Mr. Qiao said at the same time: "Just what?"

"Hi, I just heard that Miss Xing has a very difficult marriage."

Ma Tingyuan looked serious: "How do you say that?"

Prince Nan'an County said: "I vaguely heard someone say that it was a good thing that the Xing family saved the son of the governor of Liangjiang when they were still in Suzhou. The girl married into the governor's mansion, but instead of getting married, she went away from home and came to the capital."

Ma Tingyuan burst into a sneer: "You two still think you are smart people, can you believe such stupid words?" The two sons are really embarrassed.The crown prince of Nan'an County said awkwardly: "I just heard the news!"

Mr. Qiao seemed to understand something, he turned his head to look at Song Chen's seat, and it was really empty, Mr. Qiao couldn't help smiling.The crown prince of Nan'an County pushed him: "Did you notice something? Tell me!"

Mr. Qiao was just about to speak, but when he thought about Song Chen's methods, his words became more emphatic, and he said with a wicked smile: "Buddha said, don't say it. But for the sake of my good brother, I Let me teach you a good thing, from now on don't say this in front of Song Chen, be careful of that kid showing you behind his back!"

When Ma Tingyuan chased him out of the gate of the Shangshu Mansion, Song Chen only left him a speeding back. Ma Tingyuan smiled and spat: "This boy, as long as he has a little relationship with the Xing family girl, he can't sit still. Really One thing falls one thing, the old man's words are not wrong again!"

Let's talk about Song Chen galloping all the way, and entered Fengwei Alley in less than a quarter of an hour. Seeing the gate of the Xing family in front of him, Song Chen was startled by his abruptness. Near a powder wall.

Song Chen's entourage and generals fully landed on the young master's body, and when they arrived, they couldn't help panting: "My lord!"

Song Chen raised his horsewhip: "Are there still people in the mansion?"

"Reporting to my lord, when you left Beijing, you sent a dozen skilled practitioners here to help take care of the home. The Xing family treated people kindly, with clear rewards and punishments. Without your recall, these dozen brothers would hide their names. Here is a nursing home." The general carefully looked at Song Chen's face: "Your Excellency, do you want to see him?"

Song Chen smiled lightly: "No, you find an opportunity to tell them that An An will work for the Xing family in a down-to-earth manner from now on. The Xing family's monthly payment does not count, and I will add another cent of the monthly silver." Song Chen paused. : "Looking for two girls who can kung fu, they must be reliable, and find a chance to send them in for Miss Xing to order."

The general participated in a wry smile to himself: Have you ever seen an adult care so much about someone?It seems that this girl from the Xing family is bound to be the third young lady of the Song family.

Song Chen raised his whip and arrived in front of the gate of the Xing Mansion. The guard at the gate had recognized Song Chen and rushed over to lead his horse to open the door.It just so happened that today Xing Zhong was resting and invited Jia Lian and his wife to come to the mansion to discuss matters. He heard that Master Xiao Song from the Zhenfu Division was visiting, so Xing Zhong smiled at Jia Lian: "It's a coincidence that he came."

Song Chen cupped his hands and saluted as soon as he entered the door: "Congratulations to Uncle Xing for his promotion!"

Xing Zhong laughed: "Your ears are clever. It's no wonder that your master is in charge of the official department. Any official in the court who is transferred can escape his eyes!"

Song Chen hurriedly showed an innocent expression: "This time it has nothing to do with our old man. It was mentioned by the Lord Long Live inadvertently when the younger generation entered the palace to meet the saint. Uncle Xing is also a reward for his hard work. After all, the Ordnance Station is not as good as the Ministry of Criminal Justice Easy to move up."

Xing Zhong's errand has not been formalized yet, but that's just the situation in the past few days.When he was transferred to the ordnance department, the small officials in the Ministry of Punishment all regarded him as a demoted official in disguise. No one expected that Xing Zhong would be like a fish in water when he entered the ordnance department.Not only improved a variety of old-fashioned weapons, but also personally supervised the design of a triangular army thorn and a siege crossbow with a range of one thousand meters for the court.

Xiaozong was overjoyed and rewarded the staff of the Ordnance Institute, but he has not given orders to Xing Zhong, a great hero.

It wasn't until the Ouyang family lost their sacred heart repeatedly that Xiaozong decided to promote the Xing family and demote the Ouyang family.

Xing Zhong was interested in the Ministry of Punishment. After all, this is what he did in Suzhou. It took a lot of trouble to return to the Ministry of Punishment, and he even owed Cheng Zimo a huge favor.

Xing Zhong and Song Chen said with a smile: "You came just in time, just because we have something to ask for your help."

"Uncle, you are being polite. If there is anything the junior can help with, I will do my best."

"Our Lin girl has already decided to get married on the eighth day of April. The Gan family went to Rongguo Mansion to propose marriage in these two days, but Mrs. Quanfu only found three people, and Rongguo Mansion was short of one."

Hearing the sound, Song Chen quickly laughed and said, "My sister-in-law is the eldest granddaughter of Mr. Jiang Ge. When the horoscope of the two was tested, the host of Dayuan Temple said that my sister-in-law is a rare good fortune, Prince Wangfu. Sure enough, after entering the door, three She had two sons in [-], and her parents are still alive, so she is really a rare candidate."

Xing Zhong was very satisfied: "In this way, nephew Lao Xian will help you a lot."

After completing the task assigned by Lu Shi, Xing Zhong couldn't help being in a good mood. He hurriedly asked someone to prepare the table, and brought Song Chen and Jia Lian to the table.

Xiuyan in the backyard heard that Song Chen was there, so she understood why he was here.Meilian saw the girl dozing off through the curtain, so she pulled Mio and whispered in annoyance: "Why do you look like a faer, it would be better to ask the girl to go out and meet Mrs. Song!"

Mio was sitting there wearing embroidered beads, ready to sew the girl's purse for decoration, when she heard Meilian's words, she just smiled without raising her head: "Don't worry about it, the girl knows it well!"

Meilian snatched Mio's things angrily: "You still have the mood to do this, if it were me, you would be in a hurry."

Xiuyan came out from the inner room at some point, holding a ginger purse in her hand.Mio recognized the style as soon as she saw it, it was made by the girl just two days ago, and the word "protection" was embroidered on it, and she put it next to the pillow every night.

Xiuyan handed the purse to Mi Ying: "You go to the outer courtyard yourself and hand this over to Master Xiao Song, don't let the old lady see."

Mio pinched it lightly, and knew that the purse was stuffed with paper.She and Meilian have also learned a lot of characters with the girl over the years, and it is by no means a problem to read a letter.But Mio was determined not to peek at the things the girl specially sealed in her purse.

She bowed slightly, turned and went to the front yard.

Xiuyan was not dressed thickly, she was about to go out with only a big fur cloak on.Meilian was in a hurry to chase after her, but Xiuyan smiled slightly: "Let Bai Fu and Cuimei follow, take good care of the house, if my wife asks where I have been, just say that I am wandering in the garden."

Looking at the unclear weather outside, Meilian murmured in her heart: The wind blows people's foreheads hurt, it's strange for a girl to just go for a stroll!
(End of this chapter)