The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 311

Xiuyan's childhood was very pleasant, her mother-in-law, Mrs. Song, greeted her every day, and Song Chen didn't pay attention to any entertainment when she left the yamen, and just ran home.Colleagues and subordinates knew more about the inside story of the Song family, and expressed their congratulations one after another, not to mention that no one dared to force Song Chen to stay ignorantly.

Mrs. Lu comes here every two or three days, and every time there is a big bag or a small bag, which is Xiuyan's favorite food.Xiuyan has been free from illness and calamity since she was a child, her body is strong and her bosom is more than ten times better than Daiyu's.The little face is chubby, and the back of the chubby hand is weak and boneless, and there is a small dent when pressing.I like Mrs. Song so much that whenever I have free time, I go to sit in the Xiuyan House.Mrs. Xiao Gao also came to fight the autumn wind, and every time she salivated, she ate and drank in the east alley.

The Shangshu Mansion put Jiang Shi on the list, and Jiang Shi couldn't hold back her face, so she came two or three times to persuade Mrs. Song to go home.Mrs. Song complained a few words angrily, and Mrs. Jiang was ashamed and annoyed, and she refused to come to the door even more after that.

This day, Xiuyan ate the meat cakes and fire-roasted cakes that her mother-in-law asked someone to buy, and drank a large glass of honey water. She was about to take a nap, but there were servants outside reporting that someone from Ouyang's family had come to see her.

Xiuyan was startled: "Ouyang's family?"

Bai Fu nodded, feeling a little worried in her heart: "Could it be that their Ouyang family has a grudge, and they have some evil intentions? Grandma is heavy now, so she can't confront those people head-on. If you want me to say, it's better to ask Madam to come forward. Do you still dare to challenge Madam Yipin Shangshu?"

Xiuyan smiled: "How can I use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken? Besides, since they know my current identity, they are determined not to mess around. Not to mention Shangshufu, even Song Chen's Zhenfusi is enough for Ouyang's family to drink a cup of wine." Pot. If you want to see me, I will meet you. You can invite me in person, just wait in the big flower hall in front."

Bai Fu nodded in agreement, and invited everyone from Ouyang's family in outside the gate.It only said that the old lady of the Ouyang family followed behind her husband with a dejected face, and this time she did not come here to fight fiercely, but she took the initiative to ask for peace.The old lady Ouyang was proud all her life, even when the old lady took a concubine to embarrass herself, the old lady never thought of submitting to her husband.But today, seeing that Ouyang's family is getting worse and worse, the old lady has no choice but to bow to reality.

The big flower hall of this new house is specially designed to receive foreign guests. It is very luxuriously built, and the decoration is nothing more than decoration. The [-] carved mahogany gates are very grand, with paintings of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, Wealth and Auspiciousness, Purple Qi coming from the East, etc. The patterns are all lifelike.

Hanging on the wall are Gu Hongzhong's "Han Xizai Night Banquet Picture" and Tang Yun's "Fishing Picture", and there is a lacquered wooden screen in the partition, on which are pictures of eighteen ladies.All the fragrant mahogany furniture, and even the tea utensils used by the maids are all high-quality official kilns.

The old man Ouyang was secretly surprised by the extravagance of the Song family, and took advantage of the time when the little maid came down with an empty tea tray and gave the old lady a hard look: "Why are you so stupid, you dare to talk to someone without even knowing about the Song family's background?" Playing in the ring, I think our family is so poor, you can hardly escape the blame."

The old lady immediately argued: "Why did she become my fault? Who knows what kind of tricks the Xing family girl used to catch the young master of the Shangshufu. If I had known this, I would have offended the official Shangshu family!"

The old man Ouyang took a sip of hot tea in displeasure, and then said: "Don't say anything later, just follow my wink and act. Nothing is as important as our Highness ascending to the position of crown prince. As long as the Ouyang family has a Prince, you and I are the real relatives of the emperor, what Xing family...will you let me punish you at that time?"

The old lady Ouyang knew that this was to coax her. Even if the fifth prince came to the throne, the first favor would belong to the Xing family, so where would it be their turn?However, the old lady's heart is how to strengthen the Ouyang family, she can't violate it, and she doesn't dare to violate it.

After waiting for a long time, even the old man Ouyang gradually lost his patience, and the rustling of footsteps came from outside the Dahua Hall.

The old man Ouyang and the old lady exchanged glances, and they got up at the same time.

A string of maidservants came in from outside the door, all of them were beautiful, two of them were the most beautiful, and they guarded a young woman with a slightly protruding belly when she entered the door.

The old man Ouyang's eyes were slightly startled, but he quickly recovered. He had already guessed that this woman was Xing Xiuyan.The old man smiled wryly in his heart. He was talented and handsome, but he was vicious in his attacks. It would be strange if his wife didn't collapse like a mountain.

Xiuyan walked slowly, approached the two of them unhurriedly, and said with a smile, "I don't know when the old man came to Beijing, but I, a junior, should be the one to visit."

"Where is there, the third young lady has a high status, we old couple have nothing to do, thinking that there was a gap between the two families in the past, now that I am in Beijing, I have to come and explain one or two."

"Looking at what the old lady said, I feel more and more ashamed. At that time, I was young, ignorant, and did not look forward and backward, which caused the old lady to suffer a lot. Our wife asked me to come to the door to apologize several times, but unfortunately I was rejected. Things are delayed."

Xiuyan invited the two of them to sit down, and a servant girl came back to serve hot tea earlier.Xiuyan pointed to the famille rose bowl and said with a smile: "This is the new tea that the emperor gave to my father-in-law. I heard that the old man is a good tea taster. Ouyang's family also has a large tea garden in Hangzhou. Today, I will help me to taste it. Where is the good thing?"

The words are humble words, but the tea is the best tea.

The old man Ouyang didn't need anything, he just smelled the scent and knew it was Wuyi tea, and it was a rare rare water beetle in the world.This kind of thing will be picked every year under the supervision of the local defenders, and a piece of tribute will be paid to the court.

"The courteous treatment of the third young lady makes us know what to say in our hearts." The old man Ouyang said bluntly: "I was in Hangzhou in the past, and the news in the capital was also blocked. I didn't know the two families until everyone was unhappy. There is a contradiction. Speaking of it, it's because the second child in our family is incompetent, and he didn't have to do anything wrong. Fortunately, I have already taught him a lesson, and I ask the third young lady to look at His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, and don't be as knowledgeable as him. "

"The old man's words can kill me. We want to get close to you but we can't do it. How can we be awkward?"

The old man Ouyang breathed a sigh of relief: "The third young lady can be so sensible, we can rest assured. To put it bluntly, for the present plan, our two families should join hands to push the fifth prince to sit on the throne of the East Palace. The old man also understands, The Ouyang family lost to the third young lady's in-law's family, but they are not completely helpless, as long as it is useful, the third young lady will say it's okay, our Ouyang family will go through fire and water, and will not hesitate."

Xiaozong didn't want Zhengde to get too close to his adoptive father and mother, and he didn't want Miss Ouyang to bear the stigma of having children out of wedlock. As early as when Zhengde's name was recorded on Yudie, he quietly pursued Miss Ouyang.

Therefore, Ouyang's family and Xing's family share the same fate, no matter whether they succeed or fail in righteousness, their two families are tightly bound together with the fifth prince, sharing weal and woe, honor and disgrace.

(End of this chapter)