The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 212

Ouyang Huiping looked at the furnishings in the house calmly. She followed her father in office since she was a child, and she thought she had seen a lot of things in the market. Among the many sisters, the wife also liked to take her out to socialize the most.Every time she saw the female relatives of her father's chief official's family, although Ouyang Huiping praised her constantly and politely, she was not necessarily convinced in her heart.

In the countryside, even the magistrate's wife is full of vulgarity.

Ouyang Huiping took a seat at the edge of the kang. The kang table is not big, but the dishes can be called dazzling.In contrast, the girls in Ouyang's family were obviously aggrieved. Breakfast was nothing more than a bowl of japonica rice porridge and three or four side dishes.If the maids have a headache and want to eat some of the master's leftovers, they must discuss it with the people in the big kitchen in advance, otherwise if the housekeepers know it, they will probably be ridiculed.

Hui Ping didn't care at all, if Ouyang's family was short of anything, they wouldn't be short of their own food and drink.But now, looking at the room full of luxurious furnishings, there are a variety of side dishes on the kang table.For some reason, Ouyang Huiping felt a little stuck in her heart.

Xiuyan sat on the left side of the kang table, and placed a small plate of sweet white porcelain in front of Huiping with her own hands: "I didn't know my sister was coming, so the preparation was simpler, so my sister will give it a try."

Bai Fu lightly moved forward with lotus steps, and took the two eared white porcelain cups on the tray of the little maid. Xiuyan glanced at them and said with a smile: "Last night, I asked someone to stew the bird's nest, red dates and pigeon cups. It's warm in nature. Keeping the spleen and stomach warm is secondary, but the most important thing is that it is also an excellent tonic for us girls."

As Xiuyan raised his hand and lifted the lid of the soup pot, the rich jujube fragrance came to his face, and the golden blood swallow was smooth but not greasy. The bamboo filaments are tied together, so the squab meat is crispy but not falling apart. There is a light layer of clear oil floating on it, and the red dates are dotted in it. If it is pleasing to the eye, it is an appropriate description.

Xiuyan twisted a green jade spoon, and the clear green water almost reflected the entire soup pot. She touched it with her slender fingers, but she didn't know whether she was looking at a person or a hand.

For some reason, Huiping remembered the allusion that Prince Yan gave Jing Ke a beauty palm. With such jade hands, women feel ashamed when they see them, so why should men be greedy for them?

Huiping lowered her eyelids, and her mind wandered for a while.

Xiuyan smiled and said: "Ever since I saw it at the empress's place in the palace, my sister has never waited for our door. I always talk about my sister with the maids, but unfortunately the two families have been separated because of some small misunderstandings. Otherwise, I must It's impossible to invite sister Ouyang to a banquet."

Mei Lian hurriedly took over the conversation: "It's rare for us girls to praise a lady like this, and Miss Ouyang is the first one!"

Ouyang Huiping blushed, and said with a light smile: "Who dares to be praised by sister Xing? I have heard that there is a younger sister named Lin in my sister's family. The beauty is second to none. The most important thing is that she is good at playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Besides The Rongguo Mansion, which is closely related to your mansion, also has several extraordinary sisters. I was born in the countryside and grew up in a remote place, so I can't bear the praise of my sister."

Xiuyan's eyes were full of teasing: "We sisters are very polite here, this is no other place, quickly put away your clichés, my sister and I hit it off right away, from now on we just treat each other with sincerity, and don't talk about those vain courtesy. "

Huiping was overjoyed, and hurriedly stood up and gave a deep gift to Xing Xiuyan, "Sister Xing is kind-hearted and kind, since I'm talking about this, I will be petty if I cover it up. Sister Xing also said just now, It is true that our two families had some minor misunderstandings, but because of His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, our old lady has been thinking of turning hostility into friendship, major issues into minor matters, and trivial matters into minor matters."

As soon as she finished speaking, the soup cup in Xiuyan's hand fell to the ground with a "slap", and a piece of exquisite kiln was shattered into seventeen or eight petals.

Ouyang Huiping's delicate body trembled, and she shrank back in fear.

Xiuyan's eyes turned cold, and there was a smile on the corner of her mouth, but the absurdity didn't reach her eyes at all: "I don't know how the old lady plans to turn hostility into friendship?"

"Sister Xing, Ming people don't do dark things. Our family is forced to have nowhere to go. My grandmother sent me here because she sincerely wanted to make amends to Sister Xing. Sister Xing is not for others, but for our fifth prince." In the future, if you don’t get stabbed in the back, you should also calm down your anger.”

Xiuyan waved her hand impatiently: "Sister Huiping, I'm afraid no one knows better than you who was the one who refused to let you go. Our wife and Brother Fu are fate, otherwise, hmph, I'm afraid we will suffer a lot sooner." The murderous hand of the old lady of the house!"

Ouyang Huiping was so ashamed that she couldn't bear it: "Why is Sister Xing willing to forgive me!"

Xiuyan suddenly put on a smiling face, her amiable look was more intense than before, she took Ouyang Huiping's hand and said patiently: "Didn't my sister hear about it? Even the royal law of the court requires a murder to pay for life, right?" !"

Huiping had already heard the sound of crying: "But Mrs. Xing and the young master are clearly safe."

Xiuyan sneered in her heart: I don't know if this girl is naive or stupid to say such words.

Seeing Xing Xiuyan's silence, Ouyang Huiping thought that her words had worked, so she laughed and said, "It's convenient for others, it's convenient for yourself. Grandma knew that Mrs. Xing and her sister had been wronged, so she arrested the chief steward who did evil at the beginning. Get up, I can send it to my sister for punishment at any time."

Xiuyan laughed loudly: "What do I want his life for!" She suddenly leaned over to Ouyang Huiping's ear: "I only want the old lady's life!"

Ouyang Huiping's eyes are as big as a pair of luminous pearls: "Sister Xing, don't push yourself too hard!"

"Sister Ouyang, don't you want to ask the third master to come back safe and sound?" Xiuyan smiled: "I heard that sister Ouyang's father suffered a lot, and now he is very emaciated. Too late to regret it!"

Huiping suddenly grabbed Xing Xiuyan's sleeve and refused to let go: "I knew it was you! What did you do to my father?"

Meilian smiled and stepped forward to pull away the excited Ouyang Huiping: "As long as Miss Ouyang is willing to obediently listen to our girl, the third master of your mansion will be safe!" The anger can be easily seen in Ouyang Huiping's eyes, The girl Meilian was afraid that the fire would not be strong enough, and she insisted on pouring oil on it, so she said loudly: "Oh, I heard that the skin of the third master was beaten to pieces, almost to the bone. The gang of executioners are all old fried dough sticks. It’s the pain that only seeks out people, it won’t kill you, but it makes life worse than death for the other party.”

Huiping began to tremble uncontrollably, and her tone was full of pleading: "Sister Xing!"

As soon as her knee gave way, she fell to Xing Xiuyan's feet. Ouyang Huiping hugged Xiuyan's thigh with both hands and sobbed softly.Xiuyan sighed and helped her up: "We are all children, how can we not worry about our parents? Sister Ouyang doesn't need to be sad, so I'll ask someone to make peace, after all, it will save the third master from suffering. that is."

Ouyang Huiping hurriedly wiped away her tears: "Except for our old lady, I will do my best to do what sister Xing asks me to do."

She understood that her reliance was never on the old lady, but on her father.Ouyang's family is a big family, and there has never been a lack of orphans and widows for a hundred years. Whether it is a direct branch or a side branch, once there is no headed family to support the family, the wives, children and children will face the fate of wanton slaughter by the clan.

The imperial doctor also said that the old lady doesn't have much time, so it's better to save her father than to waste it like this.

Xiuyan smiled and nodded: "I knew Sister Ouyang is a smart person." She whispered in Huiping's ear quietly, and the color on Ouyang Huiping's face changed several times.

"Second uncle is easy to deceive, but uncle has never walked around with us in this room, and uncle has followed the temperament of the old man, so he can't be fooled easily." Ouyang Huiping wanted to evade again, trying to make a fool of himself.

Xiuyan didn't follow that at all, picked up the teacup and issued the order to evict the guest: "Sister Ouyang go back and think about it, we are not in a hurry about this matter, and your father may not be in a hurry either." Ouyang Huiping knew that her repeated prevarications were probably offending After seeing him, she hastened to explain, but Meilian had already sent him out unceremoniously.

When the girl came back, her tone was full of resentment: "Girl, why bother to be polite to such a good-looking person who got cheap? If you ask me, she is the one who does not shed tears when she sees the coffin. Let's turn the Ouyang family upside down. Let's see what she does Crying and begging for a girl!"

Xiuyan was amused: "Hurry up and accept you as a bandit and bully, be careful to scare others, and no one will dare to want you in the future!"

Bai Fu, Cui Mei and the others held back their laughter, Mei Lian stomped her feet, and said angrily, "I made an idea for the girl, but the girl laughed at me instead." My joke, see if I don't tear your mouths apart!"

After finishing speaking, several girls laughed together, but Xiuyan took advantage of their jokes and went into the study alone.Everyone gathers around Meilian to make fun of her, but Meiying disappears in a blink of an eye, and quietly withdraws from the crowd to look for Xing Xiuyan.

"Girl, why don't you tell me to invite Mrs. Song to give you advice?" Seeing that her girl's brows were frowning, Mi Ying bluntly offered her advice: "Your servant is not afraid of the girl's annoyance. With a hundred sincerity, he also cares about the little things about the girl!"

Xiuyan scolded with a smile: "You have also imitated Meilian's slick tongue!"

Mio screamed aggrieved: "Girls often say that I'm stupid, but look, even I can see Mrs. Song's thoughts. Our master and wife are so smart, how could they not notice it at all! In fact, my wife asked me not long ago. Master Song's matter."

Xiuyan stiffened her body, "What did Madam ask?"

Instead, Mio's eyes flickered and she stuttered: "Yeah, it's nothing. My wife asked the girl how she met Mr. Song, and asked if Mr. Song had contacted the girl alone. But don't worry, girl, I'm not the kind of fool. I only returned three points, and I have seven points left to hide!"

Xiuyan wailed in her heart, and it really hit her. Recently, when she had nothing to do, her mother mentioned Song Chen in front of her. Although the words were clever, the delicate Xiuyan understood the meaning of it.Marrying and having children in this era, my past self hardly expected to find a marriage like that of my parents.In an era where men are superior to women, women will always be oppressed.

It's just that when Song Chen appeared, she gradually became suspicious of her past obsessions.

Perhaps, being the daughter-in-law of the Song family is not so difficult.

(End of this chapter)