The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 203
The second master Ouyang is not an ignorant person after all, after hearing Ma Tingyuan's words clearly, he also recovered a little bit of sanity.The second master Ouyang immediately looked at Ma Tingyuan with wary eyes: "Brother Ma, what else can I use as a mortgage?"

Ma Tingyuan laughed loudly: "Brother, it's not urgent. I'm going to tell you an important happy event. Kaiping Uncle Wang's brother-in-law, Ming'er, held a night game in Jizi Hutong, starting with 3000 taels The bets are different for each stack. As soon as I got the news, I immediately thought of my brother, this is a good time for you to make money."

Master Ouyang's eyes were full of greed: "Is the game reliable?"

"Hey, you still don't believe my news? It is said that Uncle Wang's brother-in-law is the farmer, but who doesn't know, it's not the old prince who controls the overall situation behind the scenes? This old prince is famous for his love of playing. Family feasts, but Uncle Kaiping doesn’t like this. What the old man wants to play, even the Supreme Emperor will be lenient. As far as I know, the people who went to the game that day were either the Nan’an County Palace or the Beijing Palace. This time is also Jia Zhen, the patriarch of the Ningguo Mansion, and the like. The old brother is a person on the scene, if he is not present at this time, wouldn't it be a joke?"

The second master Ouyang immediately put on a serious face: "Your words are very true. Our Ouyang family should have a place to show their talents in the capital. I only hate that our old lady is too partial. She only thinks about my third brother. The boss and I are not her own."

Ma Tingyuan patted Master Ouyang on the shoulder and sighed: "So, the old brother should also plan for himself, and he will not be under others for the rest of his life. Even if he loses two games at the poker table, as long as he falls into the eyes of some nobleman , won their favor, is it that the old brother is afraid that he will not have a bright future in the future?"

The more Master Ouyang heard, the more he felt that Ma Tingyuan was only thinking of himself, and the more he heard, the more he felt that he should have this trip.But when he wanted to say yes, he hesitated again.

Ma Tingyuan glanced at the embarrassment of the second master Ouyang, and said with a faint smile: "Brother, you don't have to worry about the money, as I said just now, as long as the old brother can take out something as collateral, Tong Cai Guang will be willing to enter the casino." Take out 5 taels for gambling for my brother."

The second master Ouyang stared round his eyes, and looked at Ma Tingyuan in disbelief: "How much did you say?"

Ma Ting pointed his fingers far away: "With me as the guarantor, they dare not say anything."

The second master Ouyang came to La Ma Tingyuan dancing, his joy was self-evident: "Your brother, just say, as long as my brother can get something, I will keep it, and I will not make it difficult for my brother."

Ma Tingyuan laughed loudly: "Old brother is bold." He paused, pretending to be casual and said: "As far as I know, the old lady in the family spent a lot of silver taels when she bought the Qi's house in Fengwei Hutong. Although it is not enough for the 11 taels owed by my elder brother, it is always more than enough to mortgage 5 taels."

The second master Ouyang immediately put on a twitching old face, and stepped forward with a smile: "My dear brother, how about a change? You also know that although I am the head of the capital, the house deed is in the hands of our old lady. I can't get it!"

Ma Tingyuan gradually put away his smile: "This is going to be difficult. But anyway, this gamble may not be as good as it is, and it's okay for my brother not to go. I will tell my brother about it when he finds a good way to get rich someday. .”

Ma Tingyuan turned around and wanted to leave, but the second master Ouyang hurriedly grabbed him: "Don't, don't, don't, this kind of opportunity comes once in a thousand years. Brother, for the future of our Ouyang family, you should do a favor."

Ma Tingyuan sighed: "Up to now, I have nothing to hide from my elder brother, so let's tell the truth. When my elder brother borrowed money from the gambling house, I was also my guarantor. Now my elder brother has a lot of debts and has no repayments." As for the money, the gambling house went to the princess mansion several times, and my mother almost found out."

The second master Ouyang was ashamed and ashamed, he waved his hands again and again: "Brother almost hurt my virtuous brother, well, I'll go home to get the deed, my virtuous brother wait for my good news."

Ma Tingyuan kept sending the Second Master Ouyang out of the gate, and a green-glazed conical shed car slowly pulled the Second Master Ouyang out of the gambling house, and ran directly to Fengwei Hutong.

As soon as the second master Ouyang entered the house, Huiping and Huiling fell down crying in front of him.The second master Ouyang reluctantly stepped forward to comfort him, and sent the two girls away on the pretext of seeing the old lady alone.Huiping walked halfway back, but felt that the second uncle was a little weird today.

Knowing that the old lady was critically ill, she never showed up, which shows that the family relationship is weak, but now she hurried back and kicked the sisters out as soon as she entered the door. Is there something weird about it?
The more Huiping thought about it, the more something was wrong, so she smiled and said to Huiling who was walking in a hurry: "My handkerchief must have been left in the upper courtyard. My sister will go back first, and I will go find the handkerchief first."

Ouyang Huiling didn't doubt that it was there, so she turned around and went back to her small courtyard.Huiping only brought a personal maid, and tiptoed to the base of the window, and gently poked the gauze paper with her fingers.

With just one glance, Huiping was shocked and took a deep breath.The old lady was in a coma, lying stiffly on the bed, and the second uncle ransacked the boxes and boxes, looking for something.

When Huiping was wondering, she suddenly saw her second uncle find a thin piece of paper from a yellow silk Buddhist scripture in Duobao Pavilion.She desperately wanted to see clearly, but unfortunately the distance was too far, and she didn't have that chance at all.

Huiping saw the ecstasy on the second uncle's face, as if he had suddenly made a fortune, and she couldn't help but feel worried.

The second master Ouyang was extremely fast, and before Huiping could react what happened, he had already rushed out of the inner room and rushed outside.Huiping had nowhere to hide, and didn't know where to hide, so she ran into the second master Ouyang.

"Second Uncle." Huiping timidly called Ouyang Second Master.

Unnatural embarrassment flashed across Ouyang's second master's face, and he coughed heavily: "Well, take good care of grandma, and when I find your father back, we can discuss future plans."

Huiping didn't dare to look directly at the second uncle, and when she heard the footsteps fading away, she turned and entered the inner room.The old lady Ouyang just woke up leisurely and was calling for someone to drink in a low voice.Huiping wanted to open her mouth several times to tell her grandmother what she had just seen, but seeing the dark eyes in her second uncle's eyes before leaving, Huiping tightly shut her mouth again.

In this room, Xiuyan couldn't help laughing while holding the deed of the opposite door. Fu Geer, who was wearing small cotton trousers, sat on the bed with his short legs inserted. Dudu's little chin slid down.

Mio stepped forward to wipe Fu Geer, and looked at Xiuyan with a smile: "Miss, this move is really clever."

"It's not so good. It will be wonderful when Ma Tingyuan takes this deed to the opposite door and forces Ouyang's family to move out." Xiuyan sneered: "I can't wait to see if Ouyang's family is ready." Accepted!"

Meilian and the others remembered that the day when Ouyang's family had just moved in, the box cage occupied half of the alley, and they specially made things difficult for their own family, so they couldn't help but get angry.

"Miss is right, villains like Ouyang's family should be dealt with in a special way." Meilian said bitterly.

Mio was calmer than her, and couldn't help asking her own questions: "Although the girl's method is good, it can be seen and relieved, but what if the emperor intervenes?"

Xiuyan said indifferently: "Zhengde said that Lord Long Live has been arguing with several Shangshuge elders recently about the selection of talents for Chunwei. He is in a bad mood. Zhengde advises His Majesty to go to Tangshan to soak in the hot springs."

When the emperor is in a good mood, he may still have the spare time to make decisions and support the Ouyang family, but when Xiaozong also has a lawsuit on his head, will he still be willing to "fight against injustice" for the Ouyang family?

Xing Xiuyan didn't think so.

Sure enough, not long after, the emperor suddenly proposed to go to Tangshan when the big exam was coming.There was an uproar in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. You must know that the so-called disciples of the Son of Heaven must be selected by Wansui himself in the last general examination. This is also an important way for every emperor to win the hearts of scholars.Now that Xiaozong suddenly sang such a big play, who can not be suspicious?

The scholars were in panic, lest Xiaozong would be unhappy and mess up this year's imperial examination.In the court, there is no shortage of villains who look forward to Shu and follow the wind, waiting for the Supreme Emperor and Xiaozong to have a showdown, and then decide who to take refuge in.

However, these seem to have nothing to do with the Xing family. March 28 coincides with Lu's birthday.The Xing family didn't dare to make any arrangements due to the emperor's will, they just planned to have a family reunion and have a meal.It was rare for Zhengde to rush back from Tangshan early in the morning. The happy Lu family smiled, hugged Fugeer with one hand, and Zhengde with the other.

Xiuyan brought a few young maids to take care of the women in charge of the various families who came to bring birthday gifts, while Wang Xifeng and Ping'er were dragged by Lu Shi to speak in the main room.

Jia's mother also heard the news that it was not easy for her to come to He Lu's, so she sent Li Wan to come with Sanchun, Li Coco and Li Qi.Jia Mu had no choice but to ask Youshi to follow along, and repeatedly told them to take care of Baoyu.

A group of people from Rongguo Mansion marched into Fengwei Hutong, Xiuyan arranged a table to entertain them, Wang Xifeng, Youshi, Li Wan and others hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they were very affectionate for a while.

"Girl, Aunt Fang from the Prince Jing's Mansion is asking to see her outside. She said that she is here to give our wife a birthday gift as ordered by the King of Beijing." On Xing Xiuyan.

Baoyu hurriedly said, "Good sister, which Aunt Fang is she talking about?" Although Jia Baoyu had a suspicion with King Beijing, recently the prince often sent his servants to Rongguo Mansion to call him to taste poems in the palace.Jia Baoyu thought he had saved face, so he let go of his previous dissatisfaction.He spent quite a long time in the Beijing Palace, and he knew the concubines favored by King Beijing very well. Hearing what the little maid said, he thought of Fang Guan who had just been favored. Could it be that Aunt Fang is her?

The little servant girl looked at her own girl, and seeing Xing Xiuyan nod her head slightly, the little servant girl smiled and said, "It's Fang Guan who went out from our family."

Sanchun, Li Wan and others were taken aback, apparently they did not expect such an encounter with Fangguan.

Xichun asked Xiuyan in a daze: "Sister Xing, could it be that this Fangguan is one of the dozen girls that the old lady rewarded us?"

(End of this chapter)