The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 209
Although Cheng Zimo and his brothers came here uninvited, they, especially Cheng Zimo, were very respectful to the old Shangshu and spoke softly and politely.After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Lao Shangshu is about to get up and say goodbye, the guest of honor is leaving, so everyone can stay longer, so they will say goodbye according to Lao Shangshu's words.

Although it was curfew time, these guests were not ordinary people. The Wucheng soldiers and horses who watched the night not only did not dare to stop these three groups of people, but politely sent them to the nearby streets and alleys, so as to avoid them in the middle of the night. If something goes wrong, Siming'er, the soldier of the Five Cities, will still have a non-judicial case.

The two brothers of the Cheng family rode fast with each other. Cheng Zimo's horse was a good horse donated by Dashijin years ago.It's a pity that Cheng Zimo is not a top-notch general, and he was reining in the reins, and the crisp sound of horse's hoofs resounding "da da, da da" resounded on the empty street.The BMW horse looked slumped because he couldn't gallop recklessly, puffing boredly.

Cheng Zimo glanced sideways at Cheng Zixuan, who had been silent since he left the gate of the Xing Mansion, and snorted coldly, "What? Do you regret it now? I hardly praised the girl from the Xing family, but you didn't say a word." I can't listen to it. No matter how nice Xiaodie is, but their family is like yesterday, and it will not benefit you at all in your official career. Your sister-in-law and I are a couple in need, and we have children, so let's just forget about it for the rest of our lives, but how old are you? At your young age, without the support of a capable Yue family, how can you compare with those formidable rivals in your official career!"

"Brother, I don't need to say any more. I just think that the girl from the Xing family is educated and reasonable, so I pay more attention, but I never intend to change Xiaodie."

Cheng Zimo snorted: "What my mother said is indeed true. You are a monkey that jumped out of the cracks in the rocks. You are born with a Ning temper. Could it be that if you say something soft now, I will not help you as an older brother?"

Two of Cheng Zimo's attendants also rode over on horseback, and they drummed beside Cheng Zixuan, saying, "Second Master, just follow the master's wishes. The master has been an official for many years, don't you see it clearly?" ? The Xing family does have great potential, and with their cooperation, our Cheng family will have the possibility to go further."

Cheng Zixuan sneered: "What's going further? I just want to imitate that old man Song Lian, thinking that if he single-handedly supports the emperor, his family will be able to rest easy? Brother, why don't you look at Song Lian now, the Lord Long Live is targeting him everywhere in the court , the Song family can be squeezed out enough!"

The more Cheng Zimo heard it, the more shameful he became, he simply flicked his horsewhip and galloped on the night road.Cheng Zimo's two confidantes sighed softly, glanced at Cheng Zixuan quietly, but said nothing, and followed them in a blink of an eye, leaving Cheng Zixuan annoyed on the spot.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of spring, and Lu Shi had already asked the housekeeper to send the book and ink box bought from Hanmoxuan to the Qianfu.Although I don't expect Gan Mi to use it, it is the Xing family's wish anyway.The eldest young mistress of the Gan family immediately sent someone to return the gift.

Mrs. Lu picked up one of the emerald brocade satins and showed it to Xiuyan: "I seem to have seen a child wearing such a dress?"

Xiuyan took it over, thought for a while and smiled: "When the old lady of the Rongguo Mansion hosted a banquet, Shi Xiangyun once had such a beanie. At that time, she burned a hole because she played with fireworks on her own. The wife was afraid that she would be wronged, so she brought a brand new light yellow jacket for her to wear."

Mrs. Lu was immediately displeased: "I just said it looks so familiar. The little jacket that the old lady gave you was made by yourself for Miss Lin. I don't know who is quick, so I have to take out this one as a favor!"

Meilian hurriedly followed Lu Shi's words: "The material is precious and needless to say, it took less than half a month to embroider the 36 stone Buddha lotuses on it alone. The girl said that Miss Lin is weak, so she tried her best to catch up with the meaning of the stone Buddha lotus." Those illnesses and disasters are gone. Who would have thought that Miss Lin is still in her body, but Miss Shi will have to go."

Xiuyan smiled and spat: "Why do you still miss it? Miss Shi later found out that I did it, so she didn't thank you immediately? She also gave us many small gifts. I remember you got two of them!"

Mei Lian was still muttering dissatisfied: "It's nothing to give away to others, but Miss Shi is targeting you everywhere, and we all feel annoyed when we see it, but the girl has no temper with her at all. What did she give away, a few crimson dogs?" Rings of patterned stones! Years ago she excitedly wrapped four of them for Xiren, luckily the girl knew the inside story and didn’t wear them, if she used the same thing as Xiren, she would definitely make that girl laugh at her!"

Mio gave her a pinch, signaling her not to always speak rashly.

Lu said in a deep voice: "Daiyu has lived in Jia's house for some time. I heard the old lady's plan and never thought about letting Miss Lin go back to our house. Fortunately, the old lady was not too confused and left Miss Lin in the Grand View Garden. Otherwise, Gan Jiafei thinks that we don’t know how to teach our daughters. Miss Shi also said she was relatives. Her two uncles and aunts are not here. The old lady is her only relative in the capital. Logically speaking, the old lady should also be like Daiyu. Yes, let Miss Shi live in the back room of the main courtyard!"

Mrs. Lu invited a training nun from the palace to Rongguo Mansion to teach Lin Daiyu how to behave.This nanny is very kind, and the Xing family has paid a lot of money, so the life in Jia's family is also kind.Daiyu often wrote letters, and also praised this nun for her kindness and gentleness.

Jia's mother was very happy to see her, and after thinking about it, one apprentice is also teaching, and two apprentices are also leading, so she wants to ask the Xing family to be more flexible, so why not ask the nurturing nun to take Shi Xiangyun as an apprentice.Nanny Discipline is easy to talk to, and she agrees without saying a word, but Shi Xiangyun, the little aunt, only had a half-day class with Lin Daiyu, and she yelled that she couldn't bear it and refused to learn any more.

Lu Shi became dissatisfied with Shi Xiangyun because of this incident, and seeing her sharp words against her daughter several times, Lu Shi felt that this little girl was full of thorns, and she was not a good friend.

"No, I always feel that the old lady's approach is inappropriate. If it doesn't work, I'll go to Jia's house with the cheek to ask Miss Lin to marry in Fengwei Hutong, so as not to get bored with Mrs. Xing."

Xiuyan smiled: "If Mrs. Wang listens to Mom's words, she must be in a hurry. According to my opinion, Mrs. Wang will be happy to marry Sister Lin early! I went back to Jia's mansion to hear Tanchun's intentions. Mrs. Wang took the initiative to talk to Mrs. Lin." The wife said that she set aside a farm under her name as a dowry for Daiyu. The old lady couldn't tell how happy she was. Although it was later learned that the Zhuangzi was hit by disasters every year, not only was he useless, but he wanted Wang's as a subsidy , but he is still a Zhuangzi after all!"

Mrs. Lu sneered and said, "Mrs. Wang is so shrewd. Such a Zhuangzi has never been easy to get rid of. In three or four years, he may not meet such a culprit who is willing to buy. Mrs. Wang is able to send Zhuangzi up, not only getting rid of the burden , and let those uninformed outsiders praise Wang's sympathy for his niece. Just wait, the old lady will not be fooled by this!"

Xiuyan blinked her eyes: "Not necessarily, maybe the old lady is happy!"

Mrs. Lu wanted to make a bet with her daughter, and the two were talking vigorously, Rongguo Mansion sent Lin Zhixiao's family to deliver the re-drafted dowry list to the Xing family.

Lu Shi saw a little girl in a red dress and a red dress standing beside Lin Zhixiao's family.

Lu asked who she was with a smile, and Lin Zhixiao's family quickly pushed the little girl forward, while he laughed and said, "Return to my uncle and wife, this is my worthless daughter, whose original name is Hongyu. It is the name of Master and Miss Lin, so now it is called Xiaohong. The old lady accepted her to do work in the mansion with grace. No, I heard that I was coming to deliver things to my uncle and wife, so I insisted on following me to have a look. I also want to see the big world of my uncle and wife's family."

Xiaohong got down on her knees and yelled loud and clear one by one. The happy Lu quickly asked the maids to help her up, and rewarded her with a small purse, which contained four plum-blossom-shaped silver prunes, which were of the best quality. Full weight.

Xiaohong knew in her heart that the silver key was not for herself, but her uncle and wife rewarded her mother for her hard work, so she hurriedly took it politely, telling interesting stories about Lin Daiyu's daily life in Jia's house.This girl was born with a good eloquence, and what was originally a trivial matter became a wonderful anecdote when it came to her mouth.Lin Zhixiao's family was complacent, feeling that their daughter had greatly improved her face.

"Before the old lady sent me to see my uncle and wife, she asked me to send some cold food to Gan's house. The young mistress of Gan's house thanked me very much and sent back many small things." Lin Zhixiao's companion laughed and said, "I heard that Gan's The family has already prepared firecrackers, and we just wait for the meritorious son to come back with his title on the gold list."

Lu said with a smile: "Amitabha, if this is the case, we Daiyu will be rewarded for all the hardships. By the way, when is Miss Shi's marriage scheduled? You must tell the old lady when you go back, and you must have told us to join in the fun."

The faces of Lin Zhixiao's family were full of smiles: "The wife of the Shi family came to the news, saying that she will come back in the next year to discuss the marriage of Miss Shi. It is not an outsider, but the eldest son of the Wei family in the capital. My ancestors also fought with the great grandfather. After the battle, we have been friends with our family for many years, and according to Second Master Bao, that Mr. Wei is a good-looking talent, and he is very suitable for Miss Shi."

Xiuyan took the opportunity to ask: "Sister Shi is still living in Hengwu Garden?"

"How can it be? As soon as Mrs. Shi Jia's letter arrived, our old lady sent someone to tidy up the side room in the main courtyard. Now Miss Shi and Miss Lin are neighbors. The two wives even said with a smile that good things have happened in our family recently. Maybe there will be a happy event!"

Lin Zhixiao's family's smile was very cryptic, Lu's light smile changed the topic.When Lin Zhixiao returned to Rongguo Mansion, he asked someone to pack back some of the melons and fruits that Jia Mu loved to eat very much.

These two or three days have been very difficult. Anyone in the capital who has anything to do with this imperial examination carefully waited for the end of the examination.As soon as the gate of the Gongyuan was opened, the disciples came out unsteadily, and each family hurried up to greet them, or carried or helped them, put these frail scholars on the carriage, and ran all the way home.

Lu waited restlessly for the Gan family to deliver the news. It was not until the evening of the same day that the shadows of the Gan family came to Fengwei Hutong.

(End of this chapter)