The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 234 My little boy grows up

When Zhengde mentioned his cheap elder brother, he didn't like to see him.The empress intentionally asked the emperor to move the eldest prince out of the palace several times, but the eldest prince was so shameless, he probably stayed in the prince's east house and refused to move out.Relying on being the eldest son, he was also violent by nature, and the few younger ones in the East Institute all suffered from him.Even Masanori is no exception!

"Both of us are not pleasing to the eye. The little eunuchs at the elder brother's place often monitor my whereabouts, as do the second and third brothers. There are never any secrets in the East Institute. Which prince ate what in the morning, and which book was read last night?" Books, those brothers are very clear. If I were the eldest brother, I would like to move out and live in a separate office, and then I will take my parents, sister, and brother Fu to live there."

Xiuyan felt warm in her heart, but she didn't dare to accept this kindness: "It's fine to talk about it, this matter can't be taken seriously, the emperor can tolerate you coming to live in Xing's house, but he won't allow us to occupy the mansion he rewarded." Go. I always think that in a few years, you will also start a family and start a business. My brothers and sisters and I will walk around as sisters, and you will have less scruples and distractions in the back house, so that you can handle the overall situation in a safe and stable manner. Furthermore, Bei You still need to let the eldest prince know about King Jing's matter, so as not to make our dad feel bad for both sides."

The king of Beijing Jing could only use a borrowed knife to kill the Xing family, and the eldest prince was precisely that sharp weapon.

Hitting a rock with a pebble is never a good idea.

Zhengde nodded solemnly: "My sister, don't worry, although the eldest prince is quite annoying, but I am thick-skinned, and he can do nothing to me. Besides. The eldest prince still has something to ask me for help!"

It turned out that the Third Prince had been quite liked by the Taishang Emperor recently, and he was announced several times to go to Yuntai to talk.Among the princes who walked freely in the cloud platform, Zhengde was the first one. Now that the third prince has been added, the eldest prince is naturally anxious.

People in the harem said that after Concubine Xu left, the Taishanghuang's fighting spirit plummeted, and sometimes even Xiaozong refused to see him, and his life was very depressed.Of course, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and being able to please the Supreme Emperor will only benefit and not harm the princes.

Zhengde chuckled and said: "I will help him speak well in front of Grandpa Huang, and he will help us deal with the King of Beijing. Both are very happy, and no one will take advantage of the other."

Seeing his fighting spirit redoubled, Xiuyan couldn't help pouring cold water on him: "Don't forget, the eldest prince is rude and dull, if he messes up, he will confess you as soon as he opens his mouth, and everyone will have no clean life from now on. King Beijing Jing is also a scheming villain, whether he can be subdued by the eldest prince is still a matter!"

Zhengde suddenly made a small face, and Xiuyan couldn't help laughing when she saw his appearance like a treasure.

"Girl, the aunt next to Second Master Bao of Rongguo Mansion is here to greet you." Cuimei entered the room and greeted the two of them with considerable courtesy.

Xiuyan wondered: "Isn't that an attacker? It's really strange that she would come to the door on her own initiative."

Zhengde didn't like Hua Xiren early in the morning, so he looked at Cuimei with slanted eyebrows: "You tell her to come in, and I'll see what the hell this girl is up to. Jia Baoyu is really unreliable, but fortunately Uncle Lin didn't Betroth Sister Lin to this kind of person."

Seeing his grown-up tone, Xiuyan couldn't help laughing and cursing: "What kind of person is he? You're talking about it!"

Zhengde twitched his lips in disdain: "You have soft ears! You don't have any masculinity at all, and you like to hang out with those clean-looking boys. No wonder people say that Jia's academy is full of thieves. People who really want to study will be led astray, fortunately, when our family first came to the capital, the old lady over there wanted to get me into their family school!"

Zhengde thought of his delicate skin, tender flesh, and Bai Shengsheng's cuteness. If he fell into the clutches of those people, he would definitely. He couldn't help shivering.

Xiuyan couldn't bear it any longer, she leaned on the flower table and laughed.Zhengde's face was flushed, and he hummed and said, "My sister doesn't care about my comfort at all, she can still laugh!"

The little boy let out an annoyed tone.Xiuyan couldn't hurt her younger brother's confidence anymore, so she could only hold back her smile, and spat: "You think everyone in Zongxue is an idiot! Don't they know how to wink? You are the only son of the Xing family, If they dare to touch a hair of your hair, how can my parents and I forgive you lightly?"

Zhengde didn't think so, and muttered in his mouth: "Jia Baoyu is still the grandson that the old lady loves the most. Didn't he also call those shameless people to humiliate him? I heard that a few years ago, Jia Baoyu met a man named Qin Zhong is the best, the two had an affair, so they made a big fuss in the school."

The school is like a small world, gang formation can be seen everywhere here, and false affection is also common.Since Zhengde entered the upper study room, what he has seen and heard is even more so, only worse than the Zongxue in Rongguo Mansion.

The eldest prince often replaces his personal eunuchs, all of whom are handsome and charming, with a voluptuous aura and a smell of makeup all over his body.The second prince has always followed the doctrine of the mean, and the princes in the study room tend to be friends with him.Besides, the third prince, because of his identity, always pretended to be noble, and for the sake of a compliment from the master of the study, he did not hesitate to use insidious tricks behind his back.The fourth prince can't come a few times a year, but because of the empress, everyone's topic is always inseparable from the frail fourth prince.

Zhengde was the last to enter the study, but he was the one who saw it most clearly.

That's why he was so dissatisfied with Jia Baoyu.

Xiuyan couldn't understand her younger brother's careful thinking, so she explained her doubts: "You only saw Jia Baoyu protecting Qin Zhong and making trouble in the school, but you didn't see the exquisiteness in it. Brother Bao's servants regarded this as a hero to save the beauty. We have also heard about the plot, but if you think about it, it is not him who suffers in this matter, but the man named Jin Rong. Jin Rong may not deliberately shame Baoyu at the beginning. I think it is probably because of Xue Pan. Accustomed to the life of wealth and wealth, without being a master of spending money and squandering money for a while, he wanted to cling to Jia Baoyu, a high-ranking branch. Making trouble is just a way to win favor and flattery. If Xue Pan had been replaced at the beginning, maybe Jin Rong would not only be fine, but come back again. It's a pity that Jia Baoyu always likes fair and thin men, Jin Rong doesn't have that 'blessing'."

After hearing this explanation, Zhengde remained silent and said after a long time: "Then, sister, tell me, why did the princes and the sons of the county princes in the study room come to curry favor with me?"

Xiuyan patted his small strong shoulder and said with a smile: "Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and he can see people's hearts after a long time. I think we Zhengde are so smart, we will definitely be able to see clearly in the future."

The siblings were talking, when the bead curtain was lifted, Cuimei walked in leading a brightly dressed attacker.Seeing a gorgeously dressed young man sitting beside Miss Xing, Xiren was taken aback for a moment, and after he recognized it clearly, he immediately knelt down in a panic: "Xiren pays respects to the Fifth Prince." As he spoke, he wanted to kowtow.

Xiuyan smiled and asked Cuimei to help him up: "Why such a big gift, Zhengde used to eat your peeled chestnuts when he was a child!"

Xiren hurriedly said: "This is my duty. Besides, Your Highness's status is not what it used to be. We should respect him more. I dare not be as big or small as before and make His Highness a joke."

Xiren looked at Xiuyan with his eyes, saw that the other party was sitting upright all the time, and said: "Second Master Bao posted a post to invite the girl, I thought someone else would invite her, but Miss Xing might not be willing to go, so I had to come, the girl is good or bad Go and have a look, and have fun with everyone."

She handed the pale pink post written by Jia Baoyu to Xiuyan. There were two koi painted on the invitation post, which were so vivid and cute that she looked at the post with great care.Xiuyan looked inside again, and it was indeed Jia Baoyu's handwriting, which said:
On the eve of the new day, the moon was shining like a wash, just in time for Zhenxia's old friend Fangchen, and my younger brother Baoyu came to pay homage to my sister and gathered in the garden.My younger brother would like to open a poetry club to congratulate me on a whim, and hope that it will be a good talk through the ages.The wind pavilion and the moon pavilion, hope to gather all the poets for a banquet; Xinglianxi Tao, or can you drink and sing?If you are lucky enough to come, my brother should be Esau flowers.

Xiuyan looked at it, and smiled unconsciously: "Brother Bao is so elegant, so you're not only going to open a poetry club, but also want to celebrate Sister Shi's birthday?"

"That's what it means. And the old lady wanted to make a big deal of it, because Miss Shi will go back to the mansion there in a few days, and she will be married in order to live in safety. It's probably not good to come to Rongguo mansion again. Mrs. My wife felt sorry for Miss Shi, so she wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to be lively, and left the matter to Grandma to take care of it. Master Bao also helped, and now all the staff in Yihong Courtyard have been transferred, ouch, just like us Wouldn't it be a pity if Miss Xing didn't go to a grand event in the garden?"

Xi Renyan smiled and spoke enthusiastically, as if he was sincerely inviting.But Xing Xiuyan knew in her heart that attackers don't want to see her, and she can avoid her and never come to her.

Xiuyan slightly lowered her head, and said with a soft smile, "Second Wife knows you're here?"

"Naturally, I went to greet my wife before I came. My wife resented that I shouldn't have come to invite the girl so late. I should have come early in the morning. That's how respectful I am!"

Zhengde winks at Xiuyan several times, indicating that there is a problem, but who would have thought that Xiuyan doesn't look at him at all, and only responds to Xiren's "good intentions".

"My sister, why did you agree so easily? I think there are a lot of articles in it, especially the second wife, she is not an easy character to deal with!"

As soon as Xiren walked away, Zhengde advised Xiuyan anxiously on his back: "My sister shouldn't go, the second wife of the Jia family, that temptress, has never been good at banquets. She has a deep prejudice against you, besides, Shi Xiangyun I don't have much contact with you, my sister wants to congratulate, just send me some presents. Why don't I go all the way."

Xiuyan smiled and said, "I don't care about Fangchen, and I'm not interested in joining the poetry club. I accepted Xiren because I wanted to see your sister Lin nearby. I asked someone to buy a lot of purses, and I will wait for your sister Lin When you get married, it's decent and cheap to use that as a reward."

As soon as he heard that the matter was related to Lin Daiyu, Zhengde couldn't say anything more.After he went back, he didn't know what to think, and asked the little eunuchs to find two big round wine glasses with Jin Suri and moon ears and sent them to Fengwei Hutong.

As soon as Xiuyan saw it, she laughed and scolded that kid for being a cunning, he didn't give away those good things in the palace, he insisted on getting this wine glass.It was clearly a joke. That year Shi Xiangyun was lying drunk among the peonies, and lost his composure after getting drunk.

Xiuyan asked Baifu and Cuimei to put the two large round wine glasses in a good silk box. On the day when Shi Xiangyun was fragrant, Mio was holding her firmly in the pony carriage, and a group of people came Rongguo Mansion.

Mother Jia was naturally happy when she saw Xiuyan, "Why don't your wives come? I thought the poker table would be much less interesting without her." The old lady pointed to Aunt Li, Li Wan, You Shi, etc.: "These are all If you can’t let go, it’s no fun for me to win.”

Xiuyan smiled and said, "Brother Fu has a low-grade fever, and my mother dared not go away, so I asked Xiuyan to match it." She took the snack box from Meilian: "This is what my mother asked me to bring to the old lady. Yes, it was said that when you were a guest at our house, you liked to eat a fresh lamb stew on the banquet, so you specially asked the kitchen to cook it alone, and brought it for the old lady to taste."

Jia's mother laughed from ear to ear: "It's still my uncle and wife who know how to love others."

Xing's fresh mutton stew is a craft handed down from the palace. The mutton is stewed so crispy that it almost becomes a meat paste. The taste is soaked in it, and the fish soup is sweet and delicious.

Jia's mother admired it very much.

Xiuyan met with all the sisters. Although everyone lost a lot of energy, they were obviously in good spirits.

"Is Coco Lee's eldest sister here?"

Xiuyan looked around, but there was no sign of Coco Li.Tanchun laughed softly and said, "Big Sister Li Wei is learning the rules from the nanny sent by Princess Fu. She got up early and sent someone to deliver a few fresh fruits, which is considered her best effort."

Xiuyan's gaze fell on Li Qi, the little girl was obviously absent-minded, she had secretly taken out her pocket watch to look at it several times in such a short time.When she raised her head and suddenly saw Xiuyan staring at herself with curious eyes, Coco Li frantically stuffed her pocket watch into her cuff, not even daring to look at Xiuyan again.

At that moment, everyone entered the Grand View Garden. Mother Jia liked the place near the water. Li Wan had asked someone to clean up the waterside pavilion. Three large tables were placed in the waterside pavilion. There were also several low tables on the curved bridge in the distance. Delicious delicacies.

Jia Mu laughed and said, "I know you guys want to play, so go. I'm talking and laughing with my aunt and Aunt Li. It's interesting."

The old lady couldn't bear to see her beloved grandson Baoyu scratching his head, so she asked everyone to find their own fun.

The garden is emerald and golden, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant, and all kinds of flowers planted in Yihong Courtyard are in full bloom, making the garden beautiful.

Xiuyan was in a good mood, and seeing this, she said: "Why don't we set up a high-level case here, take a stick of incense as the time, pick a flower, plant or bird or animal that can be seen in Brother Bao's Yihong Courtyard, and ask my sister-in-law to judge , to see which one is more innovative."

Everyone applauded.

Shi Xiangyun first pointed to the two leisurely white cranes not far away and said: "I'll write that one, you don't want to compete with me!"

Jia Baoyu's servants often honor the living animals here, and there were three fawns that year, but it was a pity that Jia's mother didn't allow them to raise them, so they had to be sent to the village in the countryside.

There are mandarin ducks and brocade ducks swimming in the water, cranes looking for food on the ground, and bunnies with different patterns. On Shi Xiangyun's birthday, she naturally wants to take advantage of it!

(End of this chapter)