The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 265
When Meilian saw Xing Xiuyan when she came back from the upper courtyard, she was inevitably relieved: "I just said that the girl is asleep, and the wife didn't say much, but she looked a little tired looking at the master and wife. I quietly asked the wife Sister, they didn't see that Yinmao was ugly, so I didn't want to stay longer, so I came back first."

Xiuyan glanced at the western clock standing on the ground, the hand would point to ten at that time: "It's too late today, if I have anything to say, I'll get up early tomorrow and ask my mother, you guys are tired all night, go back early Rest."

Meilian, Mio and the others bowed to leave one after another, and only Cuimei was left in the outer room to watch the night and serve tea and water.

Sleeping soundly all night, the next morning, Xiuyan dressed neatly, first went to see Fu Geer, and asked the nanny to bring the energetic little meatball to the upper courtyard.

Since there was no morning court, Xing Zhong stayed at home for breakfast.The table is full of his and Xiuyan's favorite food, fried buns, osmanthus sugar steamed chestnut flour cake, assorted fire, emerald jade bean cake porridge is more abundant, such as lotus seed porridge, barley porridge, millet porridge, eight-treasure porridge, etc. It is not an expensive variety, but it is rich in materials, and it looks full of color and fragrance.

Xiuyan took Brother Fu from the nurse's arms, and entered the door with a smile: "Morning, parents."

Xing Zhong was drinking porridge at the table, when he heard the voice, he quickly winked at his daughter, and the corner of his mouth turned towards Lu Shi.

Xiuyan understood, and hurriedly said: "When did Mom come back yesterday? I don't know!"

Lu put down the bowls and chopsticks and was about to speak, but seeing a few maidservants standing there, she waved her hand to push everyone away.Seeing that there was no outsider in the house, he said angrily: "Did you see King Jing of Beijing yesterday?"

Xiuyan paused, then smiled slowly: "We touched each other and chatted a few gossips."

She didn't deny that she went out, and it's definitely not because of her mother's anger.

As expected, Mrs. Lu sighed: "We were just watching the fireworks on Tongqu Avenue, and we were about to walk back when we heard someone say that Song Chen and King Beijing Jing almost fought because of a girl on the west building. The girls around Chen, there will be no one else but you. The little thought of the King of Beijing. Hmph."

Lu Shi sneered, and Xing Zhong hurriedly said: "From now on, our family will seldom communicate with the Beijing Prince's Mansion. If they post posts again, we will just give gifts and not visit people."

Lu Shi said: "We want to avoid it, but he may not be what we want. This King of Beijing Jing is not a thing. He has tried to fight Xiuyan several times. Now I am not afraid of anything else, only my son-in-law."

Xiuyan smiled and said, "Song Chen is not a fool, if you doubt me because of this, it would be a waste of all my efforts."

Xing Zhong did not agree with his daughter's words: "There are many narrow-minded men, let alone this kind of thing. People's words are scary, and Song Chen's child doesn't say anything, so maybe the Song family has no idea. I will discuss it with your mother. Today we are going to visit Song Shangshu, firstly, we will be relatives from now on, it is always right to walk around, secondly, we also want to see how the Song family reacts."

Lu nodded in agreement: "What your father and I mean is that if the Song family shows any displeasure, we would rather offend the Song family than make you feel wronged."

The couple made up their minds that the lifelong happiness of their daughter was the most important thing, even if they broke up with Song Lian, it didn't matter.

Just as he was talking, a servant outside came in to report: "Master, madam, Song Qianhu is here to welcome you."

Xing Zhong and his wife were startled for a moment, and then happily ordered people to invite them inside.

Song Chenzao changed into his official uniform, and wore a python robe with shoulder sleeves, which showed his unremarkable handsomeness, and the jade badge of walking in the palace hung on his waist, which showed his unusual status.

Song Chen cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Greetings, Master and Madam."

Mrs. Lu hurriedly greeted her, "After breakfast, I'll use some nearby." Song Chen wished Mrs. Lu could say this, so he agreed with a smile, and automatically picked an empty seat next to Xiuyan and sat down.

Xiuyan filled an empty bowl with millet porridge in front of him: "I haven't eaten this coarse grain before. It's really a good thing. It tastes better than any green rice." Where is the push.

Seeing this, Lu Shi and Xing Zhong's couple smiled at the same time, not saying anything more.

After a harmonious meal, Song Chen didn't say anything about his visit from the beginning to the end.When Xing Zhong was about to get up and go to the yamen, Song Chen was eager to see his future father-in-law off.

Sending these two people away, Lu Shi was so happy that he could not close his mouth from ear to ear, and then he went to the boy who came in to answer: "Who came with Song Qianhu? Can the people below greet you and have breakfast?"

The servant hurriedly said: "Don't worry, ma'am, the housekeeper personally entertained Song Qianhu's subordinates. But." The servant peeked at Xing Xiuyan's face, and Lu said in a deep voice: "You don't have to look at her, just talk about it. "

The boy hurriedly put away his hesitation, "I heard from the person in Jiaomen that Song Qianhu stood at the door yesterday until the third watch before leaving."

Lu Shi waved off the boy, and looked at Xiuyan with deep meaning: "This Song Chen really treats you well, you can't let him down." After the two of them had tea, Lu Shi said to Xiuyan Talking about the affairs of the Gan family: "Didn't the aunt of the Gan family say that when Gan Mi's marriage is completed, they will still go back to Jining. Now these days have passed, why is there still no movement?"

Xiuyan smiled and said, "Why don't I send my aunt, who is a favored family, to come and sit?"

Lu Shi nodded: "That's fine, lest the Gan family think that there is no one in Miss Lin's family, and no one is responsible for this matter. However, after all, I don't want to go too far and make Gan Mi feel uncomfortable."

Xiuyan stood behind Lu's back, pressed the acupuncture points on her mother's shoulders one after another, and said: "I saw the couple at the flower market yesterday, they are very harmonious and beautiful, mom can rest assured, Miss Lin is not a disadvantaged person , I'm afraid it's too late for Gan Mi to coax her."

Lu smiled and patted his daughter: "I knew you two would not stop, from Tongqu Avenue to the flower market, it's a shame that you can go shopping so well, and let people stand at the door until midnight, in case the neighbors see it , I don’t know how to arrange Song Chen!”

Xiuyan felt aggrieved: "Why did I tell him to wait? It turned out that I saw him on the horse and turned back to the mansion. It was because he was worried that you would scold me."

Lu looked at her: "Okay, it's my fault!"

Xiuyan laughed and said: "Mom, calm down, I'll hurry up and tell someone to invite the eldest aunt!" She rubbed the soles of her feet with oil and was about to run away, making Lu dumbfounded.

Here, the mother-in-law of the Xing's family met the aunt of the Gan family and came back to clarify her intentions. The other party was not wordy, but said that everything had been arranged long ago, which made Lu Shi feel at ease.

Sure enough, three days later, when Lin Daiyu and Gan Mi returned home, the eldest aunt of the Gan family talked about it in front of the old man and his stepwife.

"Father has lived in the capital for some time. Seeing this young couple are harmonious and beautiful, he is also happy. But to be fair to my daughter, I can tell at a glance that my brother and daughter-in-law are smart and capable. This family is separated They are also in order." Grandma Qian said with a smile: "Daughter thought, father rarely comes to the capital, why not stay with me for two days, firstly your son-in-law wants to talk about filial piety, and secondly, he is also called Mi Brother and son learn how to be independent housekeepers."

As soon as the eldest aunt said this, she immediately aroused the displeasure of her stepwife: "What does aunt mean by this? Brother Mi hasn't sent us away yet, how can you say such things as a married daughter?"

Aunt Gan was not afraid of her step-wife, so she immediately darkened her face: "What can I mean? It's just that I don't feel comfortable seeing someone occupying the magpie's nest, and I'm just speaking out."

"You!" The step-wife slapped the table, stood up and pointed at the aunt.

The eldest young mistress made up her mind to sit on the sidelines, eating the cold tea without making a sound.

Grandma Seven, the step-wife's direct daughter-in-law, hurriedly laughed and said, "Mother, please calm down, and so is my aunt. You don't know mother's temper, but she is the most warm-hearted. She has already thought about staying and helping her brother and daughter-in-law. What do you say?" , isn’t mother sad?”

Gan Mi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Seventh Aunt, the old lady is always generous, how could she be sad because of a few words from Auntie?"

Seventh Grandma looked at Gan Mi: "Brother Mi, you grew up under the eyes of your wife when you were young, and anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly how your wife treats you. Before you got married, your wife worried about your affairs day and night. , after you got married, my wife didn't feel at ease."

Grandma Seven was only a few years older than Gan Mi, but she talked about her brothers one by one, and even the old man frowned.

Seeing that the momentum was not good, Mrs. Seven coughed lightly, and Grandma Seven realized that she had made a slip of the tongue, so she hurriedly changed her words: "Fourth Brother, ask yourself, think carefully."

Seeing that her father still kept silent, Aunt Gan was anxious, she got up and said, "I have a few words to explain to my father alone."

The stepwife sneered: "Why, what is there to cover up for the aunt to prevent us from hearing?"

Aunt Gan didn't look at her at all, she just said: "It's about the century-old foundation of our Gan family, father think carefully."

Hearing this, the old man finally looked at his daughter for a long time before waving: "You all go down."

"Master!" The step-wife coquettishly refused to let go, and the old man glared sharply. The step-wife had no choice but to lead Seventh Grandma out of the room in an embarrassing manner.

Gan Mi cupped her hands at her aunt and grandma, and took Daiyu out as well.

"Just say what you have to say," said the old man, who was sitting on the grand master's chair in an even and steady manner, fanning the fan in his hand smoothly and quickly.

Aunt Gan leaned closer to sit next to the old man, first poured a cup of tea for her father, and then slowly said: "Before Brother Mi got married, my daughter told my father that this house was bought by the Xing family as a gift to the Lin family. Dowry. For fear of embarrassing my brother, in the future, I will talk to my colleagues in the officialdom, so I will only claim to the outside world that the house was built by our family."

The old man took a sip of the tea: "That's what I said."

"Since father remembers, why does he still let his stepwife mess around? She wants to call Grandma Qi the housekeeper, so where is Lin's position? Could it be that this house will become Xiao Qi's mansion in the future?"

Aunt Gan sneered: "Father, don't forget that the Xing family didn't want to buy this house at the beginning. It was Xiao Qi who forcibly took our old house in the capital. There was no place for him to get married. That's why he made such a bad plan. Father Don't think about others, you should also think about me. The marriage was negotiated with the help of my daughter. I have not done a good job now, and my aunt at home often looks at me when she comes back. Who is that aunt in our family? That is the mother of the concubine Daughter-in-law, the master who can talk in front of the empress. Now that the whole family and concubines are watching my jokes, can father just watch it coldly?"

(End of this chapter)