The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 222

The next day, when the relatives of Xue's and Mei's came to visit, they found out that the bride had suddenly become seriously ill and couldn't get out of bed.Let alone whether they can get married or not, whether they can survive or not is another matter.It was such a happy event, and everyone's hearts were filled with gloom.Mei Yusen, as the champion of the new department, everyone in the capital with some status came to congratulate him, even if he didn't come in person, he would send his wife or housekeeper away, just like the minister of the Ministry of punishment and the minister of rites.

The guests from the Xue family are mainly the female family members of the Jia family's Ningrong Second Mansion. Aunt Xue fell ill in a daze, and Mrs. Wang had no choice but to help out, sending letters to each family, and comforting relatives who came to visit. .Lu Shi and Xiuyan followed behind Jia Mu, and the group entered Aunt Xue's upper room with gloomy expressions.

I saw that Aunt Xue was still wearing festive auspicious clothes, but there were no hairpins, rings or hairpins. A plain white unicorn was tied on her forehead to wipe her forehead, and black plasters the size of fingernails were pasted on her left and right temples. Her complexion was pale, and her eyes were hollow.

When Aunt Xue saw Jia Mu coming in, she got up and saluted. The old lady stepped forward and held Aunt Xue down: "At this moment, what will you do with those things? Now the most important thing is to take care of yourself. Bao girl It's still waiting for you to take care of it, and my aunt has to get through it no matter what."

It was fine if Mother Jia didn't say this, but Aunt Xue burst into tears when she said this: "I can't wait to suffer for Bao girl. I'm an old bone, and I'm living hard, but Bao girl is the same age as Hua'er. How could God not open his eyes at all, and let her suffer from such a nasty disease, and it happened at this critical time!"

Everyone had no choice but to persuade, and Mother Jia sighed: "Poor parents in the world, Bao girl knows that my aunt cares about her so much, and she is reluctant to leave you. Our family has nothing to say. If the aunt has something embarrassing, just tell us. Don’t be too embarrassed to speak up. I’ve already sent Brother Zhen to the Imperial Physician to give a great gift, so don’t worry about the concubine, there’s nothing wrong with Bao girl, just send the boys to the Imperial Physician’s residence to invite him.”

Aunt Xue was overjoyed and thanked, and at the end, she hesitated and begged: "It's not easy for me to ask the old lady, but the old ancestor is kind-hearted and close to us, so I have to beg the old lady for Bao girl." I don’t know how long the marriage of Bao girl will be delayed. A monk with a scarlet head came to our house for alms in the early morning, saying that it can cure girl Bao’s illness. The girl has a golden lock."

Jia's mother hurriedly recited Amitabha: "Auntie, don't you feel relieved? I told several wives in the past that Bao girl is a blessing at first glance. I don't know how many ways to get rich in the future!"

"Hey, I don't want to be rich or not. It's the scarlet monk who said that this yard is in conflict with Bao girl's birthday. It's okay for us to live, but Bao girl can't."

Mrs. Wang hurriedly agreed: "The aunt wants to ask Bao girl to move into the garden. As the weather gets warmer and the flowers and plants in Hengwu courtyard are flourishing, people will inevitably feel better after seeing it. Secondly, their sisters often go for a walk. , Bao girl has been relieved, and even her heart disease has gone."

Jia's mother was startled, why did she listen to Wang's meaning, the disease should be cured slowly?What about the marriage with the Mei family?
Aunt Xue said awkwardly: "We discussed with the Mei family, maybe the two children are not destined to be married, and they shouldn't be married. Mr. Mei's status is different now, and we don't want to drag him down, so we will return our respective marriage certificates yesterday. .”

Lu Shi couldn't help talking to the side: "Why don't my aunt stop thinking about Bao girl's illness and delaying the marriage? There is nothing wrong with that. People outside will only say that your Xue family is upright and will not use low-level tricks. But once you want to return the marriage certificate, Bao girl But it was deemed to be a remorse! It is not good for the Xue family's reputation, and it is not even a little bit cheaper for Bao girl."

Aunt Xue's eyes were dim with tears, and she kept choking with the handkerchief: "This, this is nothing I can do, I can't send a white-haired person to the end of a black-haired person!"

Everyone was horrified, knowing that Aunt Xue had something to say.

Jia's mother immediately thought of the incident in the womb where the concubines and the empress announced their entry into the palace a while ago, so she asked tentatively, "But the empress's side."

Aunt Xue trembled, Madam Wang hurriedly laughed and said: "Tell the girls to go and see Bao girl, that child is the most thoughtful, don't worry about it, the girls go to persuade and persuade, maybe everything will be fine."

Mother Jia knew that Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue had something to say, so she sent the girls away.

As soon as she stepped out of the gate, Shi Xiangyun immediately ran to the front, and Li Wan hurriedly pulled her behind: "Quickly put away these tears, don't make Bao girl supercilious." Xiuyan handed over a handkerchief from behind, Shi Xiangyun hesitated for a moment before After receiving it, he said in a low voice, "Thank you, sister Xing."

Xiuyan smiled faintly: "Don't say such unreasonable things, we heard what the second wife said just now at the concubine's place, we must ask Sister Bao to recuperate in the garden. We sisters also go around more often to comfort Sister Bao. Heart, lest she think wildly."

Shi Xiangyun's expression suddenly became sad, and he cried a little: "No one can bear this matter. The second wife clearly means that there is a change in this marriage. I am not afraid of anything else, but I am afraid that Sister Bao will not be able to turn this corner. torture yourself."

The more Shi Xiangyun talked, the more he couldn't stop his tears, and everyone couldn't help but give him some good words of comfort.

Immediately, she entered Xue Baochai's boudoir, filled with the pungent smell of traditional Chinese medicine, and Ying'er was pouring dark brown soup out of a casserole.Li Wan quickly took the porcelain white bowl, and said to Ying'er in a low voice, "Go and do your work, we'll do it."

Ying'er nodded almost dumbly, still standing on the spot with the small casserole in her hand.

Xiuyan sighed softly in her heart, and was the first to lift the curtain and enter the house.With just one glance, Xiuyan was taken aback. Not long ago, her face was like a silver basin, her eyes were like water apricots, her eyebrows were green, her lips were red, and her pretty face suddenly shriveled like an old man in her seventies.

Xue Baochai was originally a plump person, but now...
Shi Xiangyun couldn't bear it any longer, and rushed to Xue Baochai's bed, calling Xue Baochai's name sobbing.It took Baochai a while to transform slowly, her bloodless lips rose slightly, and she said with an air of gossamer, "You guys are here."

Li Wan suppressed his sorrow and said, "Don't talk, just lie down, and we will sit with you." At this point, Li Wan couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly turned his head to wipe away his tears, not daring to let Xue Baochai see him.

Baochai panted heavily, and paused after saying a few words: "Sister-in-law, don't feel sorry for me. The monk said, this is a hurdle for my younger sister. Getting through the inconvenience is a long way, and if you can't get through it." Li Wan gently covered Xue Baochai's chest. Mouth, "My good sister, don't say such nonsense anymore. The old lady just agreed to ask you to move into the garden. When the time comes, we sisters and sisters-in-law will still be together as companions and play around every day."

Shi Xiangyun nodded again and again: "Sister Bao just gave me a beauty kite. We agreed to fly it together this year to get rid of the root cause of the disease!"

Xue Baochai's blurred eyes fell on Xing Xiuyan with difficulty, and he reached out his hand in her direction.Shi Xiangyun hurriedly gave up his seat, and sat on the small bamboo chair with Xiuyan.

"I have a few words to say to sister Xing."

Li Wan and others understood, and led everyone to the Waihua Hall.Xue Baochai pulled out a palm-sized sunflower-shaped black lacquered box inlaid with mother-of-pearl from under the pillow. The box had a pair of golden lotus leaf locks.Xiuyan didn't even think about it, she opened the box with her hands, and saw three small paper bags inside, they didn't know what they were, but they smelled very fragrant.

"Sister poured my saliva for me, poured this into a bag and I ate it."

Xing Xiuyan looked at her intently, Baochai smiled wryly: "I will definitely tell my sister the truth."

The celadon teapot with engraved flowers, birds and animals on the table had already become cold, but fortunately it was still warm, so she found a small porcelain bowl and poured a cup full, then opened one of the paper packets.The unknown powder melted as soon as it was put into the teacup, which was amazingly fast.When Xiuyan was holding the teacup, she pinched the paper bag into a ball, and with a flick of her hand, the paper ball disappeared into the cuff.

Xue Baochai didn't pay attention at all, she stared at the teacup without blinking, and before Xiuyan was handed to her, she almost snatched it from her hand, raised her head and drank it down in one gulp.

"Sister Bao, what charade are you playing?"

Xue Baochai went down with a bowl of water, waited for a while before telling Xiuyan what happened in the palace with a wry smile.Xiuyan was stunned for a long while before she said, "Why did Mei Yusen provoke such a foolish thing?"

"Don't blame him," Baochai sneered: "The champion of the new division, he just didn't save Her Royal Highness, and I was afraid that the princess would bump into him too. I almost died because of this last night. He vowed that I would not marry, but I It's like a mirror in his heart. Even if he wants to be a love interest, what about Mei Hanlin?"

Xiuyan said in a deep voice: "Don't care about the Mei family's snobbery or not, Sister Bao, think about it, Mr. Mei really treats you well, if you push away the Mei family, what will you do in the future?"

Xue Baochai lowered her eyelids, Xiuyan smiled: "Sister still wants to enter the palace!"

Baochai took Xiuyan's hand, "Among the sisters, after all, it's Sister Xing who understands me best."

"My sister is beautiful, it's not difficult to get ahead in the palace. But don't forget the example in front of you, the concubine gave birth to a little prince, and now she is just a concubine!"

Xue Baochai sneered, "If it wasn't for her, why would I go this way today!"

Xiuyan saw that she had made up her mind, so she couldn't persuade her anymore, she could only pick up auspicious words, but she made up her mind not to get involved in this troubled water.

Who would have thought that there would be no need for the Xing family or the fifth prince to act.The Mei family's marriage just fell through, and the queen asked Mrs. Guo'an Gong to go to the Mei family to propose marriage in person, and it was the Seventeenth Princess, the youngest daughter of the Supreme Emperor.Although this Highness is not favored, she is the last married sister of Emperor Xiaozong after all, so she is very concerned.

As soon as the Mei family agreed to get married, some people said that Mei Yusen was ungrateful and clinging to the powerful.Everyone connected the sudden illness of Miss Xue's family with this, and they all sympathized with the latter, believing that this was a trick of the Mei family envoy.Some even said that they saw Mei Yusen and the Seventeenth Princess hugging each other on the day of the Qionglin Banquet, and they were so affectionate!

Mei Hanlin was so angry when he heard the rumors, he must refute it and let the world know the truth, but Mei Yusen insisted on pulling his father to beg him to let Xue Baochai live.

(End of this chapter)