The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 206
I heard the sound of Fangguan's knees hitting the ground heavily, Xiuyan hurried up to help, and said angrily: "Get up, everything can be discussed slowly, you are kneeling and crying, and I am gone." Meaning. Besides, how can outsiders be able to make decisions about the birth of a son? It is only because of the great blessings of the princess that this opportunity is given to me. Others can't envy her."

Xiuyan paused for a moment, then said with a smile: "However, our family does have a few tonics, which are designed to treat women's uterine cold. Take them on time, and they will be very good for your body."

Fang Guan was very happy when he heard this.She thought that Xing Xiuyan had no intention of helping her at all, and she didn't know what to do!Fang Guan bowed his head and thought for a while, then slowly said: "Good girl, I don't know whether I should tell you something. I originally wanted to hide it from you, but I thought about it for a long time before I came here yesterday. Thank you for rebuilding, if I prevaricate you like those heartless guys, I will have a restless conscience for the rest of my life. It’s okay to say."

Fang Guan looked at Xiuyan's expression, "I said it, and this servant is worried that the girl may misunderstand that I am sowing discord."

Xiuyan smiled lightly: "I said earlier that when I sent you to the Beijing Palace, we were on the same boat. I will help you gain a firm foothold in the Palace, and you will help me find out the news. We are mutually beneficial, and no one else will." Who is taking advantage of it? In fact, since you went to the Beijing Palace, you have been on the rise. Not only have you been favored by the King of Beijing, but you have also been favored by the old concubine. You know, such a vivid Avalokitesvara is not It can be found everywhere.”

Fang Guan hurriedly laughed and said: "Why do you dare to forget the slave? If it weren't for the heavy gift that the girl gave me, how could the slave be respectable in front of the old concubine? Not to mention that the prince will not remember it." The old concubine of the King of Beijing Believers in Buddhism, at the family banquet in the royal palace, I was surprised and delighted to receive the gift of Fang Guan, and praised Fang Guan in front of the King of Beijing for four or five days in a row.It is precisely because of this that Fang Guan has become the most favored newcomer in the palace.

"Miss, please be careful of our prince!" Her expression was complicated, her eyes were sometimes angry and sometimes timid, and there was an indistinguishable emotion in it. "That time I broke into the prince's small study by accident, and found a picture of a beauty hanging on the inner wall of his study. It was none other than you, the girl!"

Fang Guan looked deeply at Xing Xiuyan: "The girl is dressed in men's clothes, but the servant girl has been serving the girl for a long time, so she can recognize it at a glance. Not only that, after the servant girl entered the palace, she found that the prince had taken in a few girls not long ago. , I don’t think it’s a big deal if you don’t look carefully, but if you look closely, they all look like they were carved on the girl’s mold. Those girls wandered around the palace in men’s clothes all day long, either playing or causing trouble. The princess I said it a few times, but I didn't think about it, but it made the prince very unhappy, and now I only let those girls live in Qingquan Xiaoyuan."

Qingquan Xiaoyuan is the residence prepared by Princess Beijing for the eldest son, and the scenery is naturally beautiful.

Xiuyan had heard about it, and when she heard this, she smiled instead of anger: "No wonder you look eager, it seems that the girls in Qingquan Xiaoyuan have made you suffer a lot, I'm afraid you are already at odds with each other. Bar!"

Fangguan's hypocritical mask was pierced by someone, and he smiled awkwardly: "A girl is a girl, and things in the world don't seem to bother you. I have suffered a few big losses, but fortunately, the princess has always stood by me. Here, help the servants back up, otherwise, the servants will also ask those little hooves to be stripped of their bones and flesh to eat!"

Xiuyan gradually restrained her laughter, and said in a deep voice: "The princess will never stand next to any concubine, she will only sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. If I am not mistaken, it must be after you both are exhausted." , and capture it in one fell swoop.”

Fang Guan obviously didn't think of this. At first, she only thought about how to please the princess. In the future, with the support of the princess, she will be able to overwhelm the crowd and occupy a place in the palace.But now after hearing what Xing Xiuyan said, Fangguan realized how stupid she was, so she quickly asked: "What clever plan does the girl have to help me save myself from danger?"

"If I were you, I wouldn't blindly stare at the vested interests in front of me. Don't forget, the princess just doesn't have time to deal with you. As long as the eldest son is born, let alone give you a chance to give birth to a son, it's just whether you can give birth to a son." Life is a big question."

Fang Guan nodded frequently: "I probably understand what the girl means. Instead of thinking about how to please the concubine and make enemies with those girls, it is better to grab some power in your hands. Even if the concubine wants to punish me in the future, there is a way to save my life." Fang Guan Seeing Xing Xiuyan nod her head slightly, she knew that she had guessed half right, she hurriedly apologized to Xiuyan, "Miss, you have to give me a hand."

Xiuyan smiled: "You are a smart girl. I don't teach you how to do it. But you must not forget that one day I will use you, even if it is a matter of losing your head. You have to do it for me too!"

Xiuyan whispered in Fangguan's ear: "Don't forget Qiuping's end, you know my tricks."

Fang Guan's body was slightly stiff, and he nodded dully, she naturally would not forget, and understood Xing Xiuyan's threatening words.

The person who sent away the Beijing Palace, Xiuyan saw the sullen Jia Baoyu on the corridor back to the backyard, and she waved at Baoyu from a distance: "Idiot, what are you doing here? I don't know how many people my sister-in-law sent out to look for him." You, so you are here!"

Baoyu stayed there pitifully and did not move. When Xiuyan asked anxiously, he said wearily: "I heard what Fangguan and Big Sister Xing said."

Xiuyan pretended to be puzzled: "What did you hear?"

Jia Baoyu's face turned red, and he stomped his feet vigorously: "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have believed the nonsense of King Beijing so easily, and brought Sister Xing to see him. I didn't expect him to be a disciple! To Xing Eldest sister has such a hateful idea, it’s a shame that I have always regarded him as a good one! No, there are countless concubines in the Beijing Palace, and there is a powerful concubine, sister must not be fooled by him."

Xiuyan sighed softly resentfully: "How come I don't know that the King of Beijing is hard to mess with? It's just that he is a prince, and I'm just the daughter of a petty official, and my status is very different. Besides, the morals of this world are very harsh on women. Gossip has always been a disadvantage for girls. What can I do? Instead of making our master and wife worry about it, it is better to keep quiet, maybe after a long time, this matter will fade away."

Jia Baoyu said anxiously: "Oh! Sister Xing is so confused, you don't know King Beijing, so you have such delusions. I have been by his side for a while, and I know that once this man takes a fancy to something, he will not easily Let go. The first thing to do, sister only"

Having said this, Jia Baoyu stopped, as if there was something hard to say.

Xiuyan sneered in her heart, but she was very eager on the surface: "Only what?"

"I told you, sister, don't be upset!" Jia Baoyu Qiqi Ai said: "Sister, it's better to make an appointment as soon as possible. It's easy to follow my sister's character and family affairs. Maybe in this way, King Beijing will give up. Not necessarily!"

Xiuyan lowered her head shyly: "How can this be my decision. Brother Bao, don't mention it again, lest outsiders think I am that kind of unruly girl."

When Jia Baoyu saw Elder Sister Xing's shy appearance like a little girl's, her heart softened for the most part.Thinking about the possibility of Elder Sister Xing falling into the hands of King Bei Jing, he couldn't help being anxious: "If Elder Sister Xing can trust me, Baoyu is willing to run around for her." He immediately listed a few acquainted wealthy sons of the Hou Mansion, including Xing Xiuyan. Those who have heard it, and those who have not.

Jia Baoyu was nagging, tired of being around Xiuyan, spitting all over the place, just like a matchmaker.

It wasn't until meeting everyone that Jia Baoyu put away the topic just now, but later in the seat, Jia Baoyu's eyes never left Xing Xiuyan.That straightforward look puzzled everyone, and made Xiuyan annoyed and depressed from the bottom of her heart.

That night, after returning home with Sanchun, Li Wan came to see Jia Mu immediately.The old lady was uncharacteristically, she didn't touch the dominoes with Yuanyang and others, but kept talking and laughing with Aunt Lai who came to see her.

Aunt Lai has now become a half master. Although the deed of selling her body is still in Jia's mansion, she also has a small garden in her own house, served by twenty or thirty servant girls, comparable to the second old lady Jia.

When Li Wan saw it, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.How dare Aunt Lai accept it?She hurriedly avoided, with a smile in her mouth: "The old lady is busy with things, the old servant is going, and I will talk to the old lady tomorrow to relieve boredom."

Jia's mother asked Baoyu and Sanchun to see Aunt Lai off in person, but Li Wan and others had no objection.This has always been the case in the East and West Mansions, older slaves are more respectable than ordinary masters, just like Aunt Lai on the side of Rongguo Mansion, everyone in Ningguo Mansion thinks she is too big.So I asked a few young masters to give a slave away, not only did everyone not think it was inappropriate, but they thought it was a courtesy that should be in the family.

When a few people turned back, Jia Mu sent Li Wan back early, and asked Yuanyang to distribute the boxes of good osmanthus cakes that she had just got today to Sanchun and others, so that they could go back to the garden earlier.

"Baoyu, wait, I have something to ask you!"

When all the people came to the door, Mother Jia suddenly stopped Baoyu, and everyone took it for granted, thinking that Mother Jia was just caring about Baoyu as a routine, so they went back to the Grand View Garden together without hesitation.Baoyu clung to Jiamu and sat on the edge of the kang. The old lady smiled and asked what she had seen and heard in Xingfu today. Baoyu only picked out a few interesting things and said a few interesting things.

Seeing this, Jia Baoyu's heart was moved, and he quickly took advantage of this opportunity to tell the old lady what he had overheard from Fang Guan today: "I heard from Mrs. Lai that when I was young, my ancestor loved fighting against injustice. This matter It is unreasonable to make it clear that it is the king of Beijing Jing. He already has a princess, so why bother to provoke the big sister of the Xing family? Let me tell you, the ancestors might as well make the decision for sister Xing, choose a husband who is satisfactory, and completely put an end to the idea of ​​the king of Beijing Jing .”

Seeing the indignation of her precious grandson, Jia's mother asked tentatively, "What do you think of this sister Xing?"

Jia Baoyu didn't doubt that he was there, and said without thinking, "Naturally it's great. No one in the Grand View Garden has ever said that Big Sister Xing is a person with the word 'no'. I watched coldly, even Sister Bao might not be able to catch up with her." Big sister of the Xing family."

Mother Jia rubbed Baoyu's shoulder: "If the old ancestor came forward and proposed to marry Miss Xing for you, would you be willing?"

The mandarin ducks who were waiting on the side were stunned, and the jadeite who was bringing in the tea almost accidentally knocked over the cup.

Only Jia Baoyu's face showed ecstasy, and he stared at Jia's mother without blinking: "Is the old ancestor telling the truth?"

Jia's mother smiled slightly: "The old ancestor never lied to you! I have always looked at the girl of the Xing family very well. If she becomes our family's granddaughter-in-law, the old ancestor assures you that I love her just like I love Feng girl."

"But, where is our wife?" Jia Baoyu was a little idiot, but he was not stupid. He had already seen that his mother didn't like sister Lin, let alone big sister Xing.

Jia's mother comforted: "As long as my Baoyu likes it in my heart, I will go to your wife and tell her to keep her happy to tidy up the yard for you to get married. Besides, your wife loves you the most. There are only advantages and no disadvantages in marrying Xing. Waiting for you My wife has figured it out, she must be more enthusiastic about promoting this marriage than I am."

Jia Baoyu almost drifted back to Yihong Courtyard, entered the room and didn't even greet Xiren and Qingwen, and fell headlong on the bed.The attacker thought that Baoyu had been wronged again outside, so he hurried up to ask for his health.But when he saw Jia Baoyu showing a smirk face from time to time, Xi Ren was puzzled.

"However, I stayed in Xing's house for a long time, and I got you confused. I don't know what's so good about the Xing's house, so I must tell you to run there with all your heart." Xiren sat beside Jia Baoyu and cleaned up his little one. Clothes and other things, complaining and scolding: "My wife caught a cold yesterday and kept complaining about having a headache. The second master should not go out. He should serve the second wife well."

Xiren got up and went to ask the little maid to bring water, Qingwen appeared out of nowhere, lay next to Jia Baoyu, stretched out her hand to push him, and said with a smile, "Quickly, did you have another happy event?" Son?"

Jia Baoyu thought of teaching the old lady to give him thousands of instructions, so he prevaricated: "It can be a big deal, I'm sleepy, just tell me to take a nap."

The more Qingwen saw him say this, the more she refused to let go, so she pointed at the jade pendant on Jia Baoyu's lapel and said, "You can hide it from others, but others can't hide it from me. Hmph, tell the truth as soon as possible!"

Jia Baoyu got up from the bed with a writhe, smiling all over his face: "It's really a happy event, but you have to keep it a secret for me." Qingwen rolled her eyes and answered with a proud snort.

Baoyu then stuck to Qingwen's ear and whispered: "The old lady wants to go to Xing's house to ask for a marriage for me, and she just asked me if I would like to."

Qingwen was shocked, and shouted loudly: "This kind of joke is not allowed!"

"Why am I coaxing you! The old lady did it herself," Baoyu spat, "If you don't believe me, if you ask Yuanyang, she is also in the room, and the old lady didn't hide it from her."

The attacker outside the curtain stopped in her tracks. After hearing Jia Baoyu's words, she saw the two people on the bed sticking together and whispering to each other through the gap in the bead curtain. She felt as unhappy as if she had eaten an iron mound. Aggrieved.After she entered the room with a smile on her face, the two of them also kept silent.

That night, Xiren made several attempts to get information from Jia Baoyu, but he would not let go no matter what he said.The more Xiren thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he didn't sleep well that night. When it was dawn the next day, before the gate of the Grand View Garden was opened, Xiren put on a thick coat and went to Jiamu's upper courtyard to look for mandarin ducks, wanting to find out.

Mother Jia is an elderly person with a light sleep, and often falls asleep in the middle of the night, so when the attacker arrives, most of the maids in the upper courtyard have not yet woken up.Yuanyang entered the small flower hall with sleepy eyes, "Come at this time, has something serious happened?"

Xiren pulled Yuanyang and sat beside him, "What did the old lady say to Baoyu yesterday? She made our young master so confused that he couldn't even sleep well, talking nonsense for half the night." .”

Yuanyang's eyes were erratic, looking left and right: "It's just the usual instructions, and I haven't seen anything special."

Xiren bitterly poked Yuanyang's forehead: "You come to lie to me too! Could it be that Qingwen has seen enough of my jokes before you are willing to help me?" Xiren sat there and began to cry: "Didn't you see Last night, Baoyu kept Qingwen's complacency to me, but Baoyu refused to tell me about it, but she told Qingwen all about it, and now that little hoof is very unhappy in front of me. You grew up with me, and we You know her temper best, you can't let me suffer from her idleness!"

Yuanyang looked at Xiren for a long time, and then sighed quietly: "You are obviously embarrassing me, let me tell you, you will never keep a secret, and you will go to the second wife to report the news, and then the old lady will know that I have leaked the news , How can I have good fruit to eat? It’s just that you don’t talk to you, and you complain that our sisterhood is weak.”

Xiren didn't say a word, and Yuanyang knew that she was determined to get to the bottom of it, so she had to tell the truth: "The old lady intends to propose marriage to Baoyu to the Xing's family. Who can turn her back on what she has made up her mind?"

Xiren repeated obsessively: "This is impossible!"

Yuanyang sneered: "What's impossible? The old lady ordered last night to call Mrs. Lin this morning, saying that the next message is for Mrs. Xu's house, and she is going to invite Mrs. Xu to come to discuss this matter!"

Xiren got up and walked out, Yuanyang hurriedly grabbed her wrist, and stared hard: "I knew you were going to inform the second wife! Thanks to the fact that I have treated you like my own sister all these years, you only think about your own well-being." , didn’t you consider my situation?”

Xiren shook off the shackles of the mandarin duck, and looked at him as a matter of course: "I'll go back to the second wife is the best way to save you." Xiren went out the door without looking back. Ignore it, just go to Wang's upper room.

Yuanyang lay on the table, feeling sad for the sisterhood that had been broken for so many years, crying so hard that the little girls outside the curtain did not dare to come in when they heard the movement.It was Jia Mu who got up and didn't see the mandarin ducks serving her, so she asked Fei Cui to come out to find her.

Fei Cui raised the curtain and came in, and what she saw was the haggard face of the mandarin duck with pear blossoms and rain. Ken Xin, how are you doing now, you have finally tasted the pain! Now go to the old lady to accompany her, and stay away from the attackers in the future, don't always talk about everything stupidly."

Jade didn't allow mandarin ducks to talk about it, so she pulled her back to the upper room to ask Jia Mu for advice!

(End of this chapter)