The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 60

Fusong Hall is the main courtyard of the Qi family, where the mistresses of past dynasties lived, but in fact it is just a two-entry cross courtyard with five main rooms. There are more than a dozen vigorous and tall pine trees planted in the courtyard, which is more and more concealed. The Fusong Hall in Fusong Hall was dark and dark, and the snow covered the twigs.

Xiuyan supported Lu Shi, and walked cautiously. Second Grandma Qi turned her head from time to time, and smiled apologetically, "This is an old house. The Feng Shui master did calculations back then, saying that planting a few hundred-year-old trees can protect children and grandchildren. According to the rules passed down, do not cut down without authorization, and the tree will grow taller and taller after several generations. However, it is extremely cool in summer, and our wife likes to enjoy the shade here in the afternoon.”

A thin layer of floating snow had accumulated on the bluestone path, and there were a few pots of blooming wintersweet in the corner of the wall, but they were kicked to the ground at this moment, and the remaining petals were scattered all over the ground.When the women who were sweeping the dust saw Second Grandma Qi coming in, they hurriedly stood aside to avoid her, their attitude could be called respectful.

"Mrs. Lu, please come inside." The second grandma Qi let people into the main room, and the room that had been talking was suddenly quiet. All the wives looked at the door and saw a pair of strange mother and daughter. Grandma Qi.

"It's Sister Lu! Come and sit down!"

A lady in her 30s came out quickly from the crowd, wearing a crimson kudzu-colored kudzu-colored round-neck jacket, with white jade and the Chinese character for longevity inserted into her black bun, and her apricot-like eyes filled with warmth, inviting people to see her. Once you see it, you will feel close.

Lu breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly took her daughter to meet him: "Sister Gong is here. Xiuyan, this is the wife of Mr. Zuo, a member of the criminal department in our alley. Mr. Zuo has helped your father a lot!"

Xiuyan heard the words and hurriedly bowed to worship, Mrs. Gong hurriedly helped him up, looked at Xiuyan carefully, thinking that she was a peerless beauty.Although she had heard that there was a young lady in the Xing family, she was so beautiful, especially her white and tender skin, which seemed to be able to pinch water. , a whole black briquette.

Mrs. Gong said in a tone of envy and jealousy: "Look at you, you are talking nonsense again. Since you are both neighbors, and the masters of the two families are both working in the yamen, how can there be any reason not to help each other?"

Xing Zhong went to the yamen to report two days ago, and his upper peak is this Mr. Zuo.When the old Shangshu was still there, Master Zuo was very popular. After Cheng Zimo became the new Shangshu, he planned to promote him, but Master Zuo had a very stubborn temper. He recognized that it was the old Shangshu that Cheng Zimo forced to leave. Refuse to surrender.

Who is Cheng Zimo!He was the favorite of the new emperor. It was too late for others to curry favor with him. How could he put down his body to subdue a defeated pawn.Mr. Zuo was left idle because of this, Cheng Zimo didn't make it difficult for him, but he just didn't have a chance to make his mark.

Xing Zhong had no acquaintances to help him, so he was a little hectic on the first day he entered the Ministry of Criminal Justice. As the saying goes, the world is as black as crows, there are always some people in the yamen who want to rely on their elders to sell their elders, Master Zuo helped Xing Zhong a lot.

Now Mrs. Lu heard Mrs. Gong talk like this again, and insisted on asking Xiuyan to greet Mrs. Gong.

Unexpectedly, a lady in the crowd suddenly sneered: "Hey, this is here to mourn for the Qi family. You should recognize your relatives! What about sisters and sisters, the people who call you are so nasty, Second Mistress Qi, quickly ask the girl to bring some A brazier, tell us to warm up!"

Sullen laughter gradually spread from the crowd, Xiuyan looked at it coldly, the speaker was a young daughter-in-law in her early twenties, but she had a mean face, thin and hanging eyes, and a blood-red mole at the corner of her mouth.Xiuyan had read books on physiognomy in her previous life, and she seemed to call this kind of eyes "lower three white eyes", and she didn't know the name just by hearing the name.

Most of these women are arrogant and arrogant. Although they are selfish, they are often accompanied by extremely powerful abilities.

Who is she?
Xiuyan looked at Mrs. Gong in confusion, and Mrs. Gong snorted disdainfully, pulled Shi Lu's hand and walked towards her side.

"Sister, don't pay attention to her. She is the eldest daughter-in-law of Yushi Yuan Keli in the capital city. Just because she came from the son-in-law's mansion, she is insane. Humph, in fact, everyone here knows that her mother is just the son-in-law's girl. Because I flattered Princess Yunhua, I was able to marry into the Yuan family."

Someone beside Mrs. Gong had already given up the seat to invite Lu Shi to sit down. Mingyue, the eldest daughter of the Zuo family, gently tugged at the corner of Xiuyan's clothes: "My sister comes with me."

Seeing Lu Shi nodding her head, Xiuyan felt relieved and followed her out.It turned out that the main room was connected to a small hut, and Ming Fang, the youngest daughter of the Zuo family, was chatting with a group of young girls of similar age.Zuo Mingyue pushed Xiuyan forward, and laughed with everyone: "Sisters, come to get acquainted, this is the lady from Mr. Xing's family in the alley."

Everyone knew that the old house of Mr. Fei, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, had been sold, but the new owner's family lived in seclusion, and the servants' mouths were like clam shells.

Zuo Mingfang jumped in front of Xiuyan, "Sister Xing, your wife came to our house to play, why didn't you follow?"

Zuo Mingfang was born a little dark, but in fact she was just wheat-colored, but sitting among a group of Shui Lingling ladies, it really seemed that she was a little pale.But Zuo Mingfang is lively and cute, and seems to have a good relationship with others.

Xiuyan took her hand and said with a smile: "I went to a relative's house as a guest, and I just returned home last night."

Waiting for Zuo Mingfang to ask questions curiously, Zuo Mingyue had already held her sister down, and said with a dry smile: "Aren't you going to talk to Sister Su about going to the temple fair on the [-]th? Hurry up and discuss it, I will have a few words with Sister Xing talk."

Zuo Mingfang let out an exclamation, and then remembered the serious matter, left Xiuyan behind, turned around and squeezed into the crowd.

Zuo Mingyue heaved a sigh of relief, and said embarrassingly: "My sister. I was raised by my grandmother when I was a child. I just came to live in the capital a few years ago, and I haven't learned many rules. If there is any impoliteness, sister Xing will take care of it. some."

Zuo Mingyue looked like she was having a headache, but Xiuyan saw it with a little more scrutiny.Zuo Mingyue didn't see that Miss Xing's family spoke up, so she hurried to look, Xiuyan lowered her eyelids and smiled lightly. "Looking at what Elder Sister Zuo said, it seems that we are born differently. I don't have a real sister myself. Sister Mingfang is the same as my own sister!"

Zuo Mingyue saw that the girl from the Xing family is not the kind of person who hides needles in the cotton, and before going out, his wife told him that if there is a lady from the Xing family, they must get along well, so Zuo Mingyue treats Xing Xiuyan more warmly than others.As the two talked, the topic inevitably turned to the dead young master of the Qi family.

Zuo Mingyue sighed: "Brother Qi is really a good person. When I was a child, I followed my brother to Qi's house. Brother Qi would tease me with tangerines. Who would have thought that Mrs. Qi was a white-haired man giving a black-haired man, and he fought all his life. After all, I lost to an aunt."

Xiuyan looked like a curious baby: "I heard Mrs. Qi only has this one son?"

"That's not true! No one in the Qi family holds important positions in the court, but they rely on the merits of their ancestors. Who does Sister Xing think these wives are after? It's not Mrs. Qi's natal family! I heard from my mother that Mrs. Qi came in three or four times. I have no heirs in the year, so I can only take a concubine for Mr. Qi, and this aunt is also up to the mark, and she gave birth to a son in the second year, which is a pity."

Zuo Mingyue looked around carefully, and said in a low voice: "It's a pity that the young master of the Qi family was born prematurely, and even the imperial doctor said that he would not live to be ten years old. Mrs. Qi hugged her to support her. She provided precious medicinal materials every day, 360 days a year. , He persisted until now. Master Qi didn't like this son, saying that he couldn't support him, so he kept an outside room without telling Mrs. Qi, who was the second master Qi's mother. Mrs. Qi and Master Qi almost made up with each other. But my sister knows that most of these things are women's disadvantages. Mrs. Qi is old and has no sons. How will she live after reconciliation? I can only ask for compensation and bring in the outer room and the second master Qi. "

When Zuo Mingyue talked about this, she couldn't help but sigh, and she seemed to sympathize with Mrs. Qi's experience.

"Afterwards, Mrs. Qi ate fast and recited Buddha's name. Perhaps she was touched by the heavens. After a few years, Mrs. Qi became pregnant and got a boy in one fell swoop. That's Third Brother Qi."

Xiuyan listened and thought secretly in her heart.From this point of view, the second wife of the Qi family should be the most suspicious person. The eldest young master dragged his body and didn't know his future life and death. The third young master Qi is gone, so the second wife is not the one who benefits?

Zuo Mingyue whispered in Xiuyan's ear, "I heard that Mrs. Qi is going to invite her natal nephew to help her go to Dali Temple to seek justice!"

"Mrs. Qi's natal family is"

A shyness of a young girl flashed in Zuo Mingyue's eyes, she pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Mrs. Qi is the cousin of Lord Song Lian, Secretary of the Ministry of Officials."

Xiuyan doesn't think that the shyness in Zuo Mingyue's eyes is aimed at Mrs. Song Lian, since she is Mrs. Qi's cousin, Mrs. Song is more than 40 at least.Xiuyan smiled, it seemed that Mrs. Gong was going to be busy with her daughters' marriage.

While the two were talking, there were bursts of crying outside, and the little girls in the Baosha got up and looked outside.Zuo Mingfang was the most courageous, and had already opened the window slats, and no one thought the wind was strong at the moment, so they all crowded around.Zuo Mingyue stomped her feet, and also grabbed Xiuyan's hand to squeeze forward.

In the yard sat a beautiful woman in her early thirties, all in white, choked with sobs.Second Mistress Qi tugged at the other party with a red face, and said in a nasty voice, "Auntie, what are you doing! There are so many wives and wives watching, if you want to make a fuss, you should give it time."

Xiuyan was standing at the farthest distance, but she could still hear clearly. It could be seen that Second Grandma Qi didn't intend to cover up at all, but seemed to be singing a double reed opera.

Xiuyan secretly observed the surroundings, seven or eight little girls were all watching the scene with great interest, and no one thought anything was wrong.So Xiuyan also stood on her tiptoes and looked out in a fair manner.

The concubine cried even more sadly when she heard what the second grandma Qi said about her: "I know that the third young master has gone, and the family feels uncomfortable, but the wife can't blame the second young master! He is so young, and the concubine can't do it." I just watched the second young master's innocence being ruined. Rumors can be said that the third young master has left, so madame has the heart to let the second young master go with him!"

As soon as the words fell, a young woman in white silk and linen came out quickly from the main room. Without saying a word, she slapped Second Grandma Qi three times. !
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