The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 230 The Battle of the Ladies
Everyone knew that Mrs. Lu and Jia's family were related by marriage, so they hurriedly asked Qiao Fu who the cousin was.Lu Shi laughed and said, "It's the eldest lady of the Xue family of the imperial merchant."

Mrs. Cheng let out a "huh" and looked at Lu Shi uncertainly: "Isn't the girl from the Xue family the one who is betrothed to Mr. Mei Hanlin?"

After getting an affirmative answer, everyone was unexpectedly silent for a while. After a long time, Mrs. Qiao sighed: "This mother is so cruel that she sent her daughter to the palace! If it were us, if there is another good way , and it’s not like sending people to a cold place there. At that time, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites had a niece, who was said to be a charming master with both sex and art. Whoever had the nerve to refuse, helped their family to send her into the palace. Their family excitedly thought that the girl would be favored if she entered the palace, but whoever wanted to be beaten just because she surprised the empress within three days after entering the palace Entering the cold palace, I didn't even see the emperor's face once, and just died like that."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help feeling sorry for the girl.But after thinking about it, is there still such a dirty thing in the palace?Three thousand beauties, although it is only an imaginary number, the number of people in Xiaozong's harem is not small, there are at least seven or eight who have been favored for many years, not to mention those low-level talents who have only served a few times.

Mrs. Cheng said: "I heard that within two days after the seventeenth princess entered the house, Mrs. Mei Hanlin fainted from anger. She also forced the son-in-law to move out. Now the trouble is very unsightly! Mei Hanlin has not been there for two days. It's time to go early!"

Everyone thinks it is the Mei family's fault that the Xue family retired. The seventeenth princess bullied the weak and used her status as a princess to force her to withdraw the engagement. The world was turned upside down by her, and she made up her mind not to stand up.

The seventeenth princess is short-sighted and has no guidance from her biological mother. The life in Mei's house is not satisfactory, which is completely different from the expected life outside the palace.

She felt remorse at this moment, but it was too late.

Everyone also said that the seventeenth princess was confused, and some said that the Mei family did not keep their promises, but no one dared to criticize the empress.Mrs. Song asked Lu Shi with a smile: "When is Miss Lin's date? Speaking of which, we are old friends with the Gan family. My grandfather used to be a classmate with the old man of the Gan family."

Mrs. Lu hurriedly said: "At the beginning of the counting of September, the house has been repaired, and people from Jining's hometown can come to help. The days are considered abundant. As for how to hire and welcome relatives, we don't want to ask too much. , it’s all the Jia family’s work there.”

Mrs. Qiao said with a smile to everyone: "The old lady of Rongguo Mansion is a person who knows the world. Back then when their family married their daughter, ouch, what a pomp it was, I still remember it! The old lady of Rongguo Mansion came out. It's done with great fanfare. That's right."

As soon as she turned her eyes, her eyes fell on Xing Xiuyan: "I have wanted to ask for a long time, but I have never had the nerve to ask. Is Miss Xing engaged? If not, I will help to be a big matchmaker!"

Xiuyan blushed, Lu looked at her daughter with a smile, and then replied to Mrs. Qiao's words: "It's a good relationship, our master and I are worried about this child's marriage. The conditions are too good, we can't afford it, but the ordinary door The worst thing is that I am afraid of wronging my daughter."

Mrs. Qiao disagreed with Mrs. Lu's words: "What's so bad about the family status? As long as the child makes progress, are you afraid that the child will not have the opportunity to enjoy happiness in the future? My natal family has a nephew, who is 15 years old this year. Although he is not very old, he is well educated. He is considered a child prodigy in the village. His family is discussing that he will be asked to take the big exam next year. My cousin has a gentle temper, and every time she sees me, she insists that I find a good marriage for their brother."

Madam Cheng rolled her eyes behind everyone's back, thinking that Madam Qiao's "good intentions" would definitely come to nothing.Even she knew that the Xing family had a high vision, otherwise Xing Xiuyan would not have delayed her engagement until today.Mrs. Cheng smiled and said, "That's just a child, why should Mrs. Qiao be anxious. It's our second master, who is about the same age as Miss Xing, and won the top two this year, so I slowly savored it in my heart. The two children are a good match."

Sitting in front of the second table, Xiaodie's face was pale, and she looked at her sister in disbelief.

Mrs. Cheng turned a deaf ear to it, and only laughed with Lu Shi: "I'm not joking!"

Everyone started joking around, but Mrs. Song didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

After drinking for three rounds, everyone was a little tipsy. When Mrs. Cheng looked back to see her sister, she found that Xiaodie's face was flushed, and there were three or four small jugs on the table, and she didn't know how many glasses she had eaten.Mrs. Cheng looked embarrassed, and hurriedly gave her first maid a wink, telling her to take Xiaodie's wine cup quickly.

"Ma'am, the third master knew that all the ladies were having a banquet here, so he sent someone to bring fresh lotus seed soup to relieve the alcohol and fatigue of the ladies, young mistresses, and girls."

Everyone looked at the center of the lake with the hands of the sleeping maids. Sure enough, there was a small boat with no cover slowly approaching the boat, and two women carrying food boxes came up.

Mrs. Song smiled a little: "Since the third master is back, why don't you come to meet with the elders?" The mother-in-law hurriedly bowed and said, "The third master dare not disturb the ladies and ladies rashly, so we are on the shore of the lake. Waiting in the gazebo next to it, and sent us to say hello to the ladies, and said, what the ladies and girls want, just tell us, and it will be ready on the shore.”

Mrs. Qiao laughed and said: "Mrs. Song is so lucky. Look, the eldest grandma and the second grandma are filial and honest, and the third young master loves you so much. Respect you, we envy you, but we can't envy you! In the past, we only listened to our master's praise." How about the third son of the mansion, but he has never met before, how about calling the third master, and we can also witness the demeanor of Qianhu, the governor of the town?"

Grandma Song immediately asked someone to set up four screens on the boat.Although the painting boat is spacious, but separated by four screens, it naturally seems that the two rooms are crowded together.Xiuyan, Gao Suyu and Xiaodie hide behind.Not long after, a figure standing upright on the boat came towards the wind.

Xiaodie gently tugged on Gao Suyu's cuff and asked in a low voice: "Is that the third son of the family?"

Gao Suyu nodded proudly: "He is my third cousin, Lord Qianhu from the Zhenfu Division."

When the boat approached, Xiaodie had already seen the person very clearly and carefully.She carefully compared Song Chen and Cheng Zixuan in her heart, and found that the former seemed to be more masculine, while the latter was more bookish.

Xiaodie glanced teasingly at Xing Xiuyan, and pouted her mouth at her direction: "You have to keep an eye on Song Qianhu, didn't you see the way she looked at Song Qianhu? It was weird!"

Gao Suyu sneered, and gave Xing Xiuyan a disdainful look: How could she not have noticed!Song Chen's eyes hadn't moved away from Xing Xing Xiuyan's body since he entered the boat, and the peripheral vision from the corner of his eyes was always sticking to the screen.

Gao Suyu's heart turned cold, and anger swept her whole body.When she didn't pay attention, she was eager to look out, and when she pressed the screen with both hands, she heard a bang, and the expensive emerald glass screen shattered.

Everyone looked at the three people behind the screen in surprise, and they were all embarrassed.

Second Grandma Song was sitting in front of the screen. After being hit so hard, her back immediately became red and swollen.Grandma Song yelled strangely: "How did this happen! When did Sister Suyu become so edgy?"

Gao Suyu blushed: "Eldest sister-in-law, please don't wrong me, this screen is not strong, if it hits second sister-in-law, I feel very uncomfortable. I don't believe the two sister-in-laws asked sister Xiaodie, did I do it unintentionally or on purpose?"

How could Xiaodie meddle in the Song family's housework, and Mrs. Cheng was still staring at her like a warning, she hurriedly smiled and said: "The boat shakes a lot, and the screen may not stand still for a while. But I just Pulled sister Xiuyan to talk, but didn't pay attention. Maybe it's what sister Suyu said?"

It's good that she didn't say the latter, but if she said it like this, everyone would look down on her, thinking that Xiaodie was irresponsible and just kept avoiding.

Xiuyan and Grandma Qiao supported Second Grandma Song to sit on the seat. She lightly touched Second Grandma Song's back with her fingertips, and Second Grandma Song bared her teeth and cried out in pain.Xiuyan murmured: "I'm afraid it was smashed hard, maybe it will hurt the bones, why don't you go ashore and find a doctor, and take a good look at it for Second Mistress."

How could Second Grandma Song think it was so serious, so she looked at her mother-in-law, Mrs. Song, at a loss.

Song Chen hurriedly said: "Second brother is working in the yamen, I'm afraid he won't be back for a while, and my sister-in-law's condition won't be delayed, so I'll go and invite Dr. Sha personally." That year, the Supreme Emperor Qiu Lie fell from his horse, and it was the Sha Taiyi who used the exclusive ointment to prevent the Supreme Emperor from becoming a lame man.

Everyone said hello, and Mrs. Song asked the women to put Second Grandma Song alone in a small boat to the shore.Standing outside the crowd, Lu said to Xiuyan in a low voice: "Is their second grandma really injured? Why do I look a little different?"

Xiuyan sneered: "At most, it's just a little bit red, it's not a serious problem. This kind of trick, no wonder Second Grandma Song and her sister-in-law have repeatedly failed in duels. The method is naive and simple!"

Lu laughed and scolded in a low voice: "Don't get cheap and be good-looking, as if you know a lot. Don't think that you and Song Chen are okay, I'm afraid Mrs. Song will discuss your affairs with Song Shangshu tonight. Son. Song Shangshu's vision is not so high, you, don't be too arrogant!"

Xiuyan was about to refute her mother's pessimistic thoughts, when she suddenly looked at Gao Suyu with jealous eyes.Gao Suyu's dissatisfaction and annoyance towards her was purely undisguised. Thinking that the other party could hurt Second Grandma Song on impulse, how could it be possible for Gao Suyu not to use such low-handed tricks as a stranger who was just a rival in love and had no sympathy for her? ?

(End of this chapter)