The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 249 One Red Face and One White Face

Seeing that Chun Xian was sent instead of an ordinary girl, Mrs. Lu felt uneasy and asked why.

Pian Chunxian is not as flexible as Zijuan, she is actually an idiotic girl who only knows how to pass on messages but does not know how to hide her secrets: "I only serve outside the main hall, and I don't know anything about it inside. Sister Zijuan came out in person and told me to go to the wife's house." This way please. Oh, by the way, there is also a maid from the old man's side who came out with Sister Zijuan, because I came out in a hurry, I didn't ask Sister Zijuan carefully who it was."

Lu Shi looked at her daughter: "Do you think we should go or not?"

Xiuyan smiled and said: "The Gan family's invitation to invite mother is nothing more than two extremes, either they are sincerely thanking us, or they have a crooked idea to make a dowry."

Hearing what Xiuyan said, Chunxian hurriedly said: "Miss Xing, don't worry, Sister Zijuan's instructions are tight. We didn't dare to close our eyes. We checked the dowry overnight, and there was not even an earring missing. Now it's Xueyan's belt. The lotus root officials are watching."

Seeing her loyally protecting the lord, Mrs. Lu liked her more, and stretched out her hand to ask the big maid and Chunxian to move to a small seat.Chunxian didn't dare: "I'm afraid our girl will be waiting there anxiously. If my wife is not free, I will report back."

Mrs. Lu thought for a while, and then said to Xiuyan: "Girl Lin is thin-skinned, she has some things to say, so she can only ask us for help. I am about the same age as the step-wife of the Gan family, but her seniority is a bit higher than mine. Wait, it's not good for me to refute a lot of things, and it's even worse not to refute, so I simply don't go. You go for me and see if their family has good intentions or malicious intentions. If there is something wrong, your father will come back and we will discuss it in detail Say more."

Xiuyan nodded in agreement, and went back to the house and changed into a rose-purple palace attire, which added a lot of dignity.Meilian found a Jingfu long cotton hairpin from the jewelry box: "Girl, how about putting this in? There are two strings of tassels along the side, which is more dignified. I remember that there are several styles of tassels in the box, and some have a crested head on the top." There are those with bird heads, mandarin ducks, and bats. There are many other styles, such as dragon and phoenix presenting auspiciousness, colorful phoenix flying together, and red phoenix facing the sun.”

But Xiuyan shook her head: "The Gan family is from a scholarly family. I heard that the old man is a little more rigid. If I dress luxuriously, I will be too much of a guest. Even if the Gan family doesn't say it, I may not be happy in my heart. You go to the Qianer Palace. Take out the velvet flowers that were rewarded in the palace and wear them."

Meilian had a bitter face: "Velvet flower? That's too shabby, right? That's what you plan to reward, girl."

Xiuyan smiled and spat: "How can the velvet flowers rewarded by the palace be the same as those bought in ordinary markets? The royal family does not just use gold and jade blindly, such as velvet, silk, damask, silk and other textures. They also often wear them. In order to win the favor of the empress in the palace, those imperial merchants changed the patterns to get them, just like the velvet flowers, there are white, pink and peach red peony flowers, light yellow, medium yellow, deep Yellow chrysanthemums, white, lotus root, and snow-green roses and pink, white and white plum blossoms, etc., are said to last a hundred years and still be fresh and pleasant."

The maids listened with gusto, Mio had already brought the box of velvet flowers over, and when she heard the girl say this, she smiled and said: "No wonder the Fifth Prince sent it here so fast, so there are so many things to pay attention to."

As soon as the box was opened, it was really different from those rough velvet flowers.

It is said to be velvet flowers, but they are more real than real flowers, and the box is infused with the fragrance of jasmine flowers, which is even more fragrant.

Xiuyan picked up a magnolia, and the rest are still in the box: "Call Chunxian to hold it, and I will meet the female relatives of the Gan family later, so I can have a meeting gift."

Meilian said wearily: "Girl, don't say I'm stingy, I don't even want a few flowers, but you are not an elder, even if there is a meeting gift, it will be given to you by someone from the family, how can I ask you to spend it?"

Xiuyan looked in the mirror and saw that there was nothing that should be changed, so she got up and went out, and said to her all the way: "It's all right to complain at home, but you are not allowed to show it in front of Miss Lin and the Gan family. A bit of reluctance. Chunxian also remembers it in her heart, don't pass on what I heard today to your girl, she is a warm hearted person, I don't want to make her feel bad for such a trivial matter. "

Chunxian glanced at Meilian, and replied timidly: "Miss Xing, don't worry, I will keep silent."

A soft oak and cool wood sedan chair was prepared at the second gate, and a dozen people surrounded Xiuyan and went out of the gate to the diagonally opposite door.In Lin Daiyu's new house, more than half of the servants were bought by Lu when they bought it, even the servants who guarded the gate were no exception.Those little servants and women don't know the bride Lin Daiyu, but none of them don't know the Xing family's sedan chair.

Knowing that it was the eldest daughter of the Xing family who came to the house, the few people who rushed over to greet her were even more careful.

The name of the main hall of the new house is Mingcheng Hall, which is a place for entertaining guests and friends. It was not changed much when it was repaired at the beginning, and the plaque was also old by Qi's family, so it has not been removed.On the contrary, hundreds of pruning bamboos have been newly planted in the garden outside Mingcheng Hall, and it is becoming more and more verdant now.

"Reporting to the old man, the wife of the Xing family is unwell and has no time to come. It is their eldest lady who came. Now she has arrived at the gate." The little maid hurried in to report.

The old man of the Gan family wrinkled slightly, his stepwife hurriedly smiled and said: "A little girl, it doesn't matter if the old man is gone, my seniority is much higher, so it's fine if I go to see it for you."

Gan Mi and Lin Daiyu were sitting on the lower seats. Hearing this, Gan Mi said immediately: "Grandfather, although Miss Xing is a junior, she is kind to our husband and wife. Grandfather also understands the stakes. So you can't see her." Miss Xing."

The old man twitched his short beard and nodded: "Brother Mi is right, how many days can we live in the capital? But we will return to Jining in a month or so, and we can't help you if there is any important matter here. I hope that the Xing family will consider their granddaughter-in-law's love, so they can give brother Mi some help."

The old man of the Gan family pointed at his daughter, who was the aunt who arranged the marriage: "You are the closest to the Xing family, so go and meet this girl yourself, lest people say we are rude and tarnish our reputation for hundreds of years. "Aunt Gan wished her father would say that, then looked at her stepmother proudly, and then left.

Gan Mi and Lin Daiyu exchanged a peaceful look, but Daiyu still looked at the gate eagerly.

Not long after, a rose-purple shadow came shoulder to shoulder with the aunt.Everyone's eyes were like Lin Daiyu's, they all fell on the comer and couldn't move away for a long time.

The dry old man's eyes have become increasingly dizzy in the past two years, but he can still vaguely see the handsome appearance and attire of the visitor.

Aunt Gan held Xiuyan's hand and said with a smile to the old man, "Father, this is Mrs. Xing's eldest daughter. She has a very good relationship with our brother-in-law and daughter-in-law."

"Xiuyan has met the dry old lady." Xiuyan slightly bent her knees, and there was nothing wrong with her etiquette.

The old lady Gan said with a smile: "Get up, get up, we are all one family, don't be so polite from now on." Hold Xing Xiuyan on the right, and sit down in the hall together.

The granddaughters of the Gan family who came with the old man all looked at Xing Xiuyan secretly. When they first saw Lin Daiyu, they were already surprised. Unexpectedly, the sister-in-law's sister is even more stunning.

The sisters-in-law who came to the capital with the old man of the Gan family were all well-educated and reasonable, and none of them were jealous, but they felt friendly towards Xing Xiuyan.

The step-wife of the Gan family coughed lightly in displeasure, and all the female relatives immediately withdrew their eyes, not daring to look any further.

Seeing this, Xiuyan's heart sank slightly.Just seeing how easily these girls from the Gan family suppressed her, one can tell that this step-wife must have some tricks.She smiled and said: "Yesterday our wife had a drink in Rongguo Mansion, and she felt a little uncomfortable after returning home. She couldn't come to pay her respects to the old lady in person. Mother felt very sorry. She had to send me to apologize to you."

The old lady Gan hurriedly said: "It's important to take good care of your health, and we don't have much to worry about. I just want to express my gratitude for inviting Mrs. Xing to visit the house. Mrs. Xing watched over my brother and daughter-in-law. After we leave, find My brother has to bother Mrs. Xing, and as a grandfather, I naturally have to thank him."

Xiuyan looked at Ganmi and Lin Daiyu with a smile: "Our wife said earlier that from now on, I will only treat my uncle as a son. Please rest assured, old lady, with our Xing family here, naturally my uncle will not suffer in the officialdom. "

Huo Di sneered and said, "Hey, don't exaggerate. As far as I know, the master of the Xing family is only a fourth-rank official. Could it be that he is really capable of mastering the sky? Don't just talk about it. In the future, we will really seek Mrs. Xing to find my brother, but we will not count them all, right?"

The old man scolded his wife in a low voice: "Why are you so stupid, how can you say such chilling words in front of the juniors? Besides, you don't know the kindness Mrs. Xing has shown us to find my brother."

A smile quickly appeared on the face of the step-wife: "Don't be angry, old man, I am also worried about my brother. He is still a child and doesn't understand anything, and now he is married to someone younger. I'm afraid Ah, there is no one around the couple to guide them, how can they manage such a big mansion? It can't be easy for Mrs. Xing to take care of it all the time, right?"

Seeing that the old man was silent, Gan Mi secretly gritted his teeth, wishing to cramp and peel off his stepwife, who always liked to sow discord.Gan Mi said: "Don't worry, old lady, Mrs. Lin has learned the skills of housekeeping from Mrs. Xing when she was in the Xing Mansion. Don't say that there are only twenty or thirty people now, even if there are several times more, it will not be difficult."

The verbal battle between Gan Mi and his stepwife showed its clues from the very beginning, Xiuyan noticed that all the female relatives did not look sideways, and no one was surprised.

Obviously, in Ganjia, this level is only superficial.

Xiuyan cast a glance at Lin Daiyu, Daiyu understood and nodded slightly, indicating that she was fine.

The old lady Gan sighed softly, and said with a smile to Xing Xiuyan: "Miss Xing is making fun of her, but what my wife said is somewhat reasonable. After all, Mrs. Lin is too young, and Brother Mi is just entering the officialdom. From now on, I will take care of my colleagues. , the female relatives are moving around, and I have to take care of these two children."

Xiuyan smiled, and her tone was very kind: "Then how can I reassure you according to the meaning of being an old man?"

(End of this chapter)