The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 283
This day is the [-]th birthday of the old concubine of Beijing Palace. The Song family accepted the invitation early. Who would have thought Mrs. Song thought the kang was too hot for the past two days. They went in and out out of the wind, and they were actually freezing.

The mother-in-law is not feeling well, so the young mistresses are naturally embarrassed to visit the house.

Mrs. Song called the three of them to her front: "The third daughter-in-law has just married in, and I should lead her out for a walk, but she is weak, so no one can go out to make people laugh. Besides, you are usually locked up at home. Now, it's rare to have a chance to go out and walk around. This time, ask the eldest daughter-in-law to lead your two younger siblings to celebrate birthdays, so don't insult our Song family's style."

The eldest young mistress was overjoyed, but she repeatedly declined: "How can this be, I am the eldest daughter-in-law, and I should serve my mother-in-law at home."

Mrs. Song waved her hand: "There is no need to be so particular. When outsiders ask, you just say that I am a little uncomfortable. I will explain it to the old concubine in private, so that she will not think that our family is deliberately taking Joe." Mrs. Song looked at Xing Xiuyan: "I have to say a few more words, now that you are the daughter-in-law of the Song family, you should act more according to your sister-in-law's wishes. Outsiders will see the harmony between your three sisters-in-law, and they will know that the third wife of the Song family is the same. "

Xiuyan hurriedly nodded in response.

Not long after returning to her own yard, the second youngest wife, Xiao Gao, came to visit the door, and as soon as she came in, she asked, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean by what mother-in-law said today? It's clear to give my sister-in-law a prestige, why should we both look at her everywhere?" act?"

Xiuyan was telling the maid to pack up the clothes she would wear for the banquet later, when she heard Xiao Gao complaining, she said with a faint smile: "The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, there is nothing wrong with what my mother-in-law said."

Xiao Gao smiled: "You want to see her face, but I can't. It's settled, if she embarrasses us in the county palace later, you can't just bear it." Without thinking about the consequences.If it wasn't for Mrs. Song or her direct aunt, she might not have endured such a daughter-in-law all these years.

The three of them were well-dressed and led by the head of the Song family. They carried a large sedan chair three times, surrounded by countless maids and women, and came to the Beijing Palace in a mighty way.

At this time, the Beijing Prince's Mansion was very lively, and there was an endless stream of gift givers. When the Song family's three sisters-in-law arrived, it happened that the Ministry of Rites was ordering to congratulate them.He gave a gold and jade Ruyi handle, four colored satin ends, four gold and jade cups each, and 500 taels of silver.The rest are from the prince's son-in-law and the families of hundreds of civil and military officials.

In the main room where the old concubine lived, a large table was set up, covered with red carpet, and all the fine things were placed on it, and the old concubine was invited to have a look.

The old concubine just randomly picked up a few samples and asked who sent them, and when she got the answer, she didn't say any more. She only led Nan'an County Prince's Mansion, Yongchang Consort's Mansion, Leshan County King, Rongguo Mansion and other acquaintances. The female relatives of the shadow attacking family spoke.Princess Beijing took the young ladies of the younger generation to eat, drink and watch a play in Huayintang. Hearing that the three young ladies of the Song family came to congratulate her, Princess Beijing went to the door to greet her in person.

"It's the first time I've seen the third young mistress since I got married!" Princess Beijing held Xiuyan's hand warmly and refused to let go: "I've posted with you a few times, but you also refused to come to visit. It's not through the light of our old concubine, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you yet!"

Jiang Shi and Xiao Gao Shi were extremely surprised, they did not expect Princess Bei Jing and Xing Xiuyan to be so friendly.

Princess Beijing arranged the seats herself, and arranged the three sisters-in-law of the Song family in the closest place to her.Most of these families have attended the weddings of Song and Xing, and are quite familiar with Xing Xiuyan.During the dinner, someone asked about Princess Beijing's favorite treasure, the youngest son of the county prince's mansion.

Princess Beijing smiled and said: "The children are very noisy. I'm afraid I'll disturb the wives and young ladies watching the show." Whispered a few words in Princess Beijing's ear.

I saw Princess Beijing's face was very embarrassing.

Everyone looked at each other, Princess Zhongshun and Princess Beijing had the best relationship, so they hurriedly asked in a low voice what happened.Princess Bei Jing forced a smile and said, "Prince Fu came to celebrate our concubine's birthday, and the little prince is playing with Prince Fu's son right now! Everyone, sit down first, I will come back after a short visit."

Of course, everyone dared not force them to stay, but as soon as Princess Bei Jing went out, everyone gathered in twos and threes to discuss.

Xiao Gao pulled Xiuyan, full of puzzlement: "Why do I see something wrong! Princess Fu came to congratulate her in person, and this Princess Beijing's complexion doesn't look very good."

Xiuyan laughed softly: "Concubine Fu has a younger sister from her natal family, and these days they are discussing marriage with the county prince's mansion!"

Jiang Shi covered half of her face with a handkerchief and snickered: "Why didn't the second sibling even hear about such a big event?"

Xiao Gao knew that Jiang Shi was making fun of her lack of information, so she snorted coldly: "My sister-in-law is well-informed and can take care of everything. Otherwise, my mother would have told me to hold the housekeeper's key, so I don't have to work so hard, sister-in-law."

Jiang smiled and said: "It's okay for me to work harder. Who calls me the eldest daughter-in-law in the family? The two younger siblings just want to please their mother-in-law. I will do all the hard work."

Xiuyan got away from Mrs. Song's face, and got impatiently caught between them.So he found an excuse to look for his mother Lu Shi in the concubine's yard.

Passing by the garden, many young ladies were playing here. Xiuyan took a closer look, and there were Shi Xiangyun, Xichun, etc., and Mrs. Cheng's sister Xiaodie was also there. Seven or eight little girls were sitting in the lotus pavilion playing drums and passing flowers. Livelier than the lobby.

Xiuyan didn't intend to stay longer, but she didn't want to be seen by Shi Xiangyun when she left.

"Big Sister Xing!" Shi Xiangyun threw down the red flower and ran over here, "We just said we didn't see you! It just happened to happen!"

Xiuyan withdrew her wrist from Shi Xiangyun's hand calmly, said with a light smile, "It's so cold, you guys don't want to stay indoors, it's a big deal to come here to enjoy the wind."

Shi Xiangyun smiled and said: "There is a lot of noise in the room, and we don't like to watch plays, so we're more comfortable here. Sister Xing comes with me, and Sister Xiaodie got a good thing, but she doesn't know anyone. Help me check it out."

Shi Xiangyun couldn't help but say, he pulled Xing Xiuyan and went to the Lotus Pavilion.The lotus pavilion was built next to the water. It was nearly December, and the surface of the water was slightly covered with ice, but I dared not step on it, because it was too thin, and it would almost shatter when touched.

Xiuyan tightened the cloak on her body: "You guys don't follow me into the house to keep warm, it's important to be careful not to freeze your body."

Ever since Xiaodie found out that Cheng Zixuan had moved on, she was dissatisfied with Xing Xiuyan. No one could fathom the girl's jealousy.She only heard a few words from Xing Xiuyan, and decided that she had no good intentions, and she refused to leave the Lotus Pavilion even more: "What the third young lady said is too exaggerated, we are all wearing brocade clothes and cloaks, and we don't see where it is cold, besides Everyone is having a good time, so the third young lady should not spoil the fun."

The girls around Xiaodie touched her awkwardly, signaling her not to offend anyone.

Everyone knows that Xing Xiuyan is not only the eldest lady of the Xing family, but also the third young lady of Shangshufu.Just seeing how the third young master of the Song family led a group of people from the Zhen Fusi to ransack the Yongjun Palace, everyone felt frightened and a little bit timid at first.

Xiao Die's status is said to be noble, but it may not be true, but she just took advantage of her eldest sister, Mrs. Cheng Zimo.

Xiuyan smiled coldly, and instead sat down next to Xichun, "Since it's drumming to pass flowers, there must be a lottery, right?"

Shi Xiangyun smiled: "Whoever gets the drum in his hand, he will write a poem for everyone to comment on."

Xiuyan shook her head: "Although this is elegant, it's a pity that it's boring everywhere. It's better to punish that person for telling a harmless little secret. We can have fun after listening to it. Isn't it better than writing poetry?"

Everyone's hearts brightened, and they all said it was fun.

Xiaodie gritted her teeth and looked at the smiling Xing Xiuyan, and secretly winked at the drumming female minister.These female elders often walk around in the inner courtyard, with very good eyesight, and they listen to the secrets of the inner house.Seeing that Mrs. Cheng's younger sister was at odds with the Song family's young mistress, how dare she help?
So this lady dawdled on purpose and mastered the drums very well. Every time she came to Xing Xiuyan, she was about to stop, but the red flowers had already spread to Xia Jia Xichun.

Xichun is a thin-skinned little girl, at first she hesitates and haws nothing to say, but after Xiuyan's "kindness" reminds her, Xichun tells an interesting story about Baoyu's childhood.Because it was harmless, all the little girls blushed and their hearts beat when they heard it, but none of them was unwilling to listen.

The safflower was circulated several times, but each time it fell either at Xing Xiuyan's upper family, Shi Xiangyun, or at the next family, Jia Xichun. The two sisters almost told Jia Baoyu's embarrassing things, and everyone gradually realized After a few smells, I couldn't help but look back and forth between Xing Xiuyan and Xiaodie.

Xiaodie looked embarrassed, and couldn't sit on the stool: "It's cold, I'm afraid my sister is in a hurry to find me, let's go back."

The crowd stood up in dismay, several ladies who were very interested in Jia Baoyu invited Xichun to go with them.As soon as I got off the Lotus Pavilion, I saw a group of people coming from a distance.The leader was a seven or eight-year-old boy, surrounded by people, with a baby in his arms.

The baby was obviously under one year old, his little face was flushed from the cold, his eyelids were closed tightly, and he didn't cry or shout.

The boy was dressed in a fur coat and was tightly wrapped, but the baby was only covered with a thin quilt. It was shocking to see.

Xiuyan's face darkened, and she immediately recognized the person who came.

Prince Fu, the young man who beat himself to death in the Cheng family.

Among the little girls who were traveling with her was the natal cousin of Prince Consort Beijing, she suddenly exclaimed: "That's the little prince!"

Shi Xiangyun and the others couldn't believe it: "Don't misunderstand, how could this little boy be taken out?"

The little girl ignored Shi Xiangyun's words at all, and rushed up with her maid.

Everyone saw people from both parties quarreling, the little girl grabbed the baby in the quilt, but the prince Fu was surrounded by adult eunuchs and maids, the little girl was no match at all.

Xiuyan also felt strange, so she quickly looked around, and saw that the servants were all maids brought by the girls, and there were no people from the Beijing Palace.She hurriedly stopped, and grabbed everyone who was still about to move forward: "Meilian, hurry up and find the princess, if you don't see the princess, just find the steward of the county palace."

Just as Xiuyan finished speaking, there was a burst of screaming in front of her.

(End of this chapter)