The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 90
Xiuyan did not stay with Lu Shi, but went into the Grand View Garden to look for Lin Daiyu. This time, she intends to take Daiyu to live in Fengwei Hutong for a period of time. If the day is long and the night is short, it is time to start tidying up the back garden.Daiyu is very talented, and you can get a glimpse of her just by looking at the scenery in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

In the spring season, Xiuyan has already mustered up all her energy to make the back garden more charming than the Grand View Garden.Mrs. Lu also jokingly said that her daughter has three major hobbies, one is to dress up, the other is to serve flowers and plants, and the third is to teach meat buns Zhengde.

A joke is a joke, and Mrs. Lu was not stingy with her daughter at all. First, she asked the accountant to pay 2000 taels of silver for the girl to buy flowers and fruit trees at any time.Then they asked Yaxing to send over a dozen young girls who hadn't left their heads to choose from. The buyer made it clear before that they only asked these girls to do the work of tending flowers and plants.

Most of those who sell children and sell daughters can't live on, and those who want to find a way to survive for their children, hear the explanation of the toothmaids in the dental practice, and are willing to send their daughters to the Xing family to work as errands.

Mrs. Lu only picked out those who looked dexterous, honest and prudent, and not very outstanding in appearance. He chose eight girls and re-named them after the words plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, and piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

The girls got new names, wore new clothes, and had meat in their meals, and only treated Lu Shi and Xiuyan as living Bodhisattvas.It's still cold now, and the yard can't be started, so the eight girls learn how to grow flowers with the girl sent by Qi's family.

The population in Fengwei Hutong became more and more prosperous, and Xiuyan wanted Daiyu to live comfortably for a few days, so as soon as she entered Jia's mansion, she went to Xiaoxiang Hall.

"Hey, could it be that my sister already knew that I was coming and was going to pack up the cage and go to my house?"

Xiuyan smiled, carefully avoiding the scattered things on the ground.Although she doesn't have a photographic memory, she still clearly remembers that the small mother-of-pearl jacket with plain mother-of-pearl flowers in mother-of-pearl was made for Daiyu next year.Xiuyan lived in Rongguo Mansion for a few days after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and even wore it while studying at night.

Zijuan is arguing with Daiyu about something, why don't Miss Xing come in and come over to pick up things in a hurry: "Miss Xing, sit in the room quickly, it's my fault, I didn't pay attention to picking up the clothes, and I left one here."

Xiuyan pursed her lips and smiled, not intending to expose Zijuan's lies.

Daiyu's eye circles were reddish, and tears trickled down her cheeks, looking like a pretty Xi Shi.When she saw Xiuyan enter the house, she quickly put away her sorrow and sadness, and stepped forward with a forced smile: "Who did my sister come with? Why didn't you send someone to ask me to go to the front to meet you!"

Xiuyan casually took off the snow jacket on her body, and took the hand-warming stove from Daiyu: "Hey, are you still so particular about me? Our mother is talking to the old lady in front, this time besides accompanying Sister Feng is here and wants to take you back to live for a while."

Daiyu was both surprised and delighted, holding Xiuyan eagerly and asked: "Is what sister said true?"

Xiuyan laughed: "What's there to fool you! Zhengde kept calling Sister Lin at home why didn't she go to see him! I knew you would go, so I saved the tea he saved for you!"

Daiyu heard the irony in her heart, she couldn't help laughing and said: "I'm so shameless, but I just joked with that kid, why did I miss his good tea?"

Even though she said so, Daiyu still raised her hand and told Zijuan: "Pick up the two Duan inkstones I got earlier, and take them with you later." She whispered in Xiuyan's ear again: "It's the empress in the palace on the fifteenth day. Rewarded. I don’t know if it’s because the empress really got the favor, this time the reward is obviously several times better than before, even I got a Duan inkstone!”

Xiuyan smiled and gently pinched the back of Daiyu's hand.

This girl, after all, is still dissatisfied with the same ceremony that Concubine Yuan gave to Xue Baochai and Jia Baoyu during the Dragon Boat Festival. She is similar to Sanchun.

"You narrow-minded girl, you complained to me later, didn't I give you a string of tourmaline bracelets? What's so good about those musk beads? You don't even wear sister Bao, you deserve to be angry about it!"

Zijuan hurriedly echoed: "Miss Bao gave Xiren that string a long time ago!"

It was fine if Zijuan didn't speak, but when she spoke, Daiyu's face immediately darkened.

Xiuyan looked at Zijuan puzzled, and Zijuan and Xing's family also said, "Yesterday, the second wife sent people into the yard to spread the word, saying that it was the beginning of spring, so she promoted Xiren to be her concubine, and asked the people in Yihong courtyard to clean up. Ready to move out."

It should be said that when Jia Huan slipped his tongue, Mrs. Wang was so angry that she wished to tear Xiren to relieve her anger.But after thinking about it, if Xiren was killed, there would naturally be a second vixen hooking her Baoyu.

Xiren knows everything, apart from this matter, he is also loyal to himself.

Mrs. Wang showed the majesty of the second wife of the Rongguo Mansion, and first asked someone to secretly capture the attacker, and didn't talk to her about any nonsense, and asked Zhou Rui's family to find a toothmaid, and wanted to sell the attacker far away. Go to Liaodong!

Only then did Xiren panic, and when he saw Baoyu's bellyband on the second wife's table, he understood better where his mistake was.

Baoyu's bellyband is embroidered with a pattern of mandarin ducks playing with lotuses, red lotus and green leaves, and mandarin ducks of five colors.After Xiren finished making it for Jia Baoyu, she secretly embroidered one herself. The only difference was that Baoyu's piece was made of white silk and red lining, while Xiren's was made of red silk and white lining.

Xiren knelt on the ground with blood pouring from his forehead, he just begged his wife not to sell her out, she would rather be a little girl pouring chamber pots, she just wanted to work beside Baoyu, and just look at the second master from a distance on weekdays.

Mrs. Wang saw that she was doing the same thing, so she hugged Xiren in her arms and carefully wiped away the blood on his forehead.The two mothers hugged each other and cried.

That night, Mrs. Wang talked to Jia Zheng about this matter, thinking that her husband would refute her request, but Jia Zheng not only agreed, but also wanted to personally choose another good concubine for Jia Baoyu.

After hearing what Zijuan had said, Xiuyan said in surprise: "So Xiren will not only be a decent aunt, but also add a newcomer?"

Zijuan glanced at Daiyu's face, and said with a dry smile, "Who says it's not! The girls from all the courtyards are discussing what to give to Congratulations, and the girl and I are thinking about what to give!"

As soon as Xiuyan thought about it, she understood why an old dress was thrown on the ground when she entered the door.She couldn't help but chuckled: "My dear sister, you have no reason to be angry with this kind of person!"

Daiyu blushed: "Sister, why are you laughing! Who am I angry with?"

"Come on, let's go, I've worked hard to give you an idea!" Xiuyan smiled and said, "Zijuan, go and get two of the gold and silver collars that your girls usually get."

Daiyu raised her eyebrows, she seemed very dissatisfied with this statement.

Zijuan looked at Daiyu hesitantly, and Xiuyan deliberately reprimanded: "Look at her, go!"

Zijuan had no choice but to take out a cloth bag from the cage, which contained a silver collar given by Grandpa Zhen and Grandma Zhen of Dongfu during the Chinese New Year.Although it is only two or three, but the girl dislikes that thing that falls to her neck and never wears it.

"I get it every year, but they are all silver. There is only a slightly smaller gold one, which was given by Mrs. Xue two years ago. If Miss Xing wants it, let me look for it carefully."

Xiuyan played with the thing in her hand, she smiled at Zijuan, "Don't look for it, I have a big one over there, I'll bring it back when you go over."

Daiyu pressed Xiuyan's wrist, and said dissatisfiedly: "My sister has no friendship with Xiren, so I shouldn't spend money on you! If you want me to say, what about gold and silver, just pack a few clothes that I don't often wear and give her. It's not like she hasn't picked up my things!"

A few years ago, Daiyu didn't know what a relationship between a man and a woman was, and when word spread that Xiren wanted to be an aunt, she felt uncomfortable all over.It wasn't disappointment with Jia Baoyu, but an inexplicable disgust.

Xiuyan knew that Daiyu had misunderstood, so she laughed and said, "The silver one is given to the attacker, and the gold one is given to the good concubine who hasn't passed the marriage yet."

Everyone was at a loss at first, and when they realized who the good concubine Miss Xing was talking about, they all laughed excitedly.They thought it was funny when they thought of Xiren's deflated appearance.

Daiyu couldn't wait for a moment, so she took Xiuyan to go to Yihong Courtyard to "give gifts"!
At this time, the Yihong Courtyard did not have the happy atmosphere that anyone imagined.Leaving aside the fact that Qingwen and others were jealous and lifted up Auntie, let's just say that everyone is going to leave Yihong Courtyard to live outside, and most of them feel uncomfortable.

Jia Baoyu lay lazily in the inner room, despite the three sisters' persuasion, but no one paid any attention.

Xiren could be regarded as the culprit, it wasn't that the scandal between her and Jia Baoyu was exposed, Mrs. Wang couldn't afford to get Baoyu out of the yard so early.Qingwen and Qiuwen are the ones who are most greedy for the comfortable life in the garden. They have a lot of resentment towards Xiren. Even Sheyue, who has always been with Xiren, quietly sided with Qingwen this time.

The Sanchun sisters don't want Baoyu to go out even more. Without this second master Bao in the Grand View Garden, what fun is there!
Shi Xiangyun looked at Xue Baochai who was eating tea with a weeping face: "Sister Bao, Brother Ai is going out to live, why do you want to go home? You leave, the Hengwu Garden is cold, how boring is it for me to live alone?"

Xue Baochai hurriedly laughed and said, "Where are we leaving? It's just that our wife wants to entertain guests, and my family will help out for a few days! I was thinking of inviting a group of poems to invite you back in Hengwu Garden!"

Shi Xiangyun was innocent and simple, and he believed Xue Baochai's words completely.Xiangyun looked at Tanchun with the corner of his mouth curled up: "I just said, Sister Bao will not be ruthless, and leave us and move back home!"

Tanchun's heart was full of disdain, but he said in a perfunctory manner: "It's fine if you don't go back, hey, when I think about losing my second brother, I feel uncomfortable."

"Who is leaving?"

Everyone hurriedly turned their heads to look at the door, only to see Xing Xiuyan entering the room with a smile on his arm and Daiyu on his arm.

Baochai got up first to greet her, with annoyed words: "I just discussed with my mother to invite you and my aunt! Just in time, my sister is here!"

After all the sisters said hello, Xiuyan sat between Daiyu and Baochai, "The third younger sister just said who is leaving?"

Just as Xiren came in with tea, Xiuyan hurriedly got up: "How dare you bother your siblings to do it, just send a little girl!"

"Why is the girl making fun of me!" Xi Ren stomped her feet shyly, put the tea cup on the flower table and was about to leave, but Xing Xiuyan grabbed her.

"Siblings, don't leave. Ms. Lin and I have brought gifts to congratulate you. If you are gone, who shall we congratulate?"

For the first time, Shi Xiangyun helped Xing Xiuyan to hold Xiren in his position, and kept muttering: "What are you giving? Let us open our eyes!"

(End of this chapter)