Red Chamber misrepresentation

The autumn wind is blowing and the weather is slightly cool. The main room of Qingcangzhai is located in an excellent location. Although it can't be called warm in winter and cool in summer, it's not bad.

Shi Shi was sitting in the first seat, drinking tea and chatting with Li's mother indiscriminately.Although it was just rough rambling, it turned out that this mother Li was really a character.This man is extremely talkative.That flat-out flattery speaks right to people's hearts, one more is flattering, one less is indifferent, and talking about the scenery of southern Fujian makes people wish they could be there for themselves.

In this way, Shi's heart was full of turmoil, and he regretted coming recklessly today.Looking at the people around Zixin, one can feel that the superiors are taking good care of her.

Thinking about it, Shi picked up the teacup and glanced at Wang calmly from the corner of his eye, only to see that she was sitting upright with a respectful look on her face.Sure enough, it was the "honest and honest" appearance praised by the servants of this mansion, and he decided not to speak in person for a while.

Supported by Xia Zhi and Dong Xue, Zi Xin walked into the main room and saw such a happy appearance.Seeing Zi Xin coming in, Mother Li immediately smiled and said goodbye to Shi Shi, stood up and walked towards Zi Xin with a smile, and said with a smile,

"Grandma is here to deliver it, but Madam can wait."

With Shi Shi and Wang Shi behind her back, Mama Li smiled and looked into Zi Xin's eyes. When her eyes met, they understood each other's meaning.Zi Xin walked up to Shi Shi and blessed him, and said softly,

"I also ask mother to forgive me. Because I didn't know that mother was coming, my daughter-in-law just got up from lunch break, so it's not easy to come to see her disheveled, and it took a while to wash up. Mother, don't blame me."

Shi Shi was slightly startled, staring at Zi Xin's face, seeing that her outfit today is the same as before, but there is a more charming look in her eyes, and her shallow smile has a charming attitude.Thinking of her coquettish tone just now, her face was slightly dark and she was just about to explode, but saw a figure flashing past the door, who seemed to be Jia She's long-term follower.He held back his breath, then nodded rather stiffly, and said,

"Boss, I know you are a good person. It didn't take too long with Mama Li to accompany me to talk. Well...but the boss is back?"

When Zixin heard the word "boss", her cheeks turned red just right, she half-cast her eyes, nodded, and said softly, "Report to mother, my husband just came back."

Shi Shi has never seen the appearance of Zixin's youngest daughter.But she is someone who has experienced it, and seeing Zi Xin so naturally thinks about the husband and wife.Looking at Zixin standing there lightly and gracefully, except for a little more coquettish look on her face, she can't see anything wrong.Because there is no substantive evidence, it is difficult to utter the words "declaring prostitution in the daytime".

Seeing that Mrs. Shi didn't intend to ask more questions, Zi Xin turned around and nodded to Mrs. Wang.Wang had no choice but to stand up and greet Zi Xin with a slight blessing, "Sister-in-law is well."

The smile on Zi Xin's face was even wider, and she raised her hand slightly, "Why do you need to be polite, please sit down quickly."

As he spoke, he stood sideways in front of Mrs. Shi, looked at her with a smile, and ignored Mrs. Wang.

Seeing Zixin's behavior, Shi Shi couldn't find any rules or faults, so he also waved her to sit down.Zi Xin just sat down, but she heard Wang slowly say, "Sister-in-law seems to be in good spirits today."

"Thank you, brother and sister, for your concern. Maybe I just had a good lunch break." Zi Xin turned to face Wang. When she raised her eyes, there was a bit of strangeness on her face, and she immediately pulled out her veil and lowered her head to cover her mouth, as if she wanted to say something. But he seemed to be holding back.

Seeing that Zi Xin is so unhappy, Wang Shi is not Shi Shi.So she opened her mouth without any scruples and said, "Hehe, I think sister-in-law is not just because of her lunch break."

"Huh?" Zi Xin raised her eyes and looked at Wang Shi in confusion, as if waiting for her to continue.

Wang was quite stunned, she meant to tease.But this Zixin was neither shy nor angry, she really seemed to be completely ignorant of what she meant, which made her difficult to answer.She has already seen Zi Xin's difference today, and as another person who has been there, she guesses that it is no different from Shi Shi.But what should she say about those words?

Seeing the two of them like this, Shi felt helpless.Although Mrs. Wang is troublesome, she is better than this one who can't handle it at all.So she coughed lightly after all, distracting Wang's embarrassment.Besides, they still have business to mention.

Thinking about it, Shi Shi has already raised his eyes to look at Wang Shi.Seeing Shi Shi's gaze, Wang secretly gritted his teeth, thinking a little bit in his heart, with a bit of embarrassment on his face, but he still said,

"If you don't have anything to go to the Three Treasures Hall, sister-in-law, I begged my mother to bring me here today. I really have something important to ask for."

Seeing how the expression on Wang's face changed so quickly, Zi Xin was secretly stunned, but with a bit of admiration.Isn't the fight in this world about who is more tolerant than others, who is more shameless than others?Now that Wang's topic has changed directly, she can't ask Wang's meaning that seems to mean something.

Hearing this, Zi Xin turned to look at Shi Shi, and said with a smile,

"Mother, if you need something to send someone over to pick up your daughter-in-law, why do you have to come here in person?"

Seeing Huatou, Shi Shi immediately seized the opportunity, shook his head and sighed, but hesitated to speak: "Oh, it's really..."

Zi Xin didn't say anything, but turned around and looked at Wang Shi again.

Wang secretly hated Shi, but it was difficult to show it.Now it's hard to get off the tiger, Wang made up her mind, stood up suddenly, and was about to kneel down in front of Zixin, shouting,

"Sister-in-law, please help!"

Zixin has sharp eyes and hands, and immediately supports Wang.Naturally, she would not let Mrs. Wang kneel down to her.Shi Shi was in front, if Wang Shi really knelt down to him, no matter how reasonable he was, he would become unreasonable.

Wang's moves were extremely quick, and she thought that although she would be disadvantaged by kneeling, it would also make Zi Xin submit, but she didn't want to end up with the card master halfway.She was surprised, but before she could think about it, Xia Zhi and Dong Xue had already stepped forward to help Mrs. Wang sit down again.

Zi Xin frowned slightly, and there was a bit of a lesson in her voice, "Siblings and sisters, why are you doing this? Mother is right here!"

Wang's bite was even tighter, and the next moment she took out her handkerchief and burst into tears, "Sister-in-law, I'm also desperate." As she spoke, she broke down in tears, as if she couldn't speak the whole sentence anymore.

Zi Xin also ignored Wang Shi, but continued to look at Shi Shi, with grievance on her face, as if begging Shi Shi to decide in her eyes.Although there was no complaint, it was all written on his face.Mama Li had already ordered someone to fetch water, and handed the handkerchief to Mrs. Wang herself.

"Second Grandma, it's not good for these parents to lose their composure in front of them. Please wipe it off!"

Wang still wanted to cry, but Shi's cold voice sounded in his ear, "Second daughter-in-law, what are you doing! Your father and I are still here!"

Reluctantly, she had no choice but to take the veil handed over by Mama Li and wipe it. She restrained her voice slightly, but still sobbed softly.

"Second Grandma, if you have something to say, why don't you just say it, why bother to act like this, it's obvious that our grandma is not." Another old woman's voice sounded coldly, and Mother Qian walked in slowly from outside the house, ignoring everyone's eyes. Come to Shi Shi to salute and say hello.

Shi Shi looked at Mama Qian but didn't make any accusations.She is clear about this, and she already cares about it that day.Mama Qian was sent by her superiors to assist Zi Xin in managing the money affairs, and whenever Zi Xin came to the palace to see this person, she would definitely follow her, so she couldn't easily offend her.

Wang looked at Qian's mother but didn't dare to say more.She had heard from Zhou Rui's family that when this mother Qian was in the palace, she was in charge of money matters for the noble master.Now she is quite dignified in front of the master in the palace.

Wang's many grievances were swallowed alive, and after looking at Shi again, his heart broke, and he spoke directly,

"Sister-in-law, I shouldn't have spoken to my sister-in-law at this time, but now..." Wang lowered her head in embarrassment, but seemed to have made up her mind for a moment. She raised her head and closed her eyes, and only listened to her, "Today I want to ask my sister-in-law for a loan. .”

Zi Xin widened her eyes, gasped, and looked at Shi in astonishment, "Mother, this... this..."

Seeing that Wang has spoken, Shi Shi no longer stands idly by, and shakes his head.

"Well, at the beginning of the year, your siblings heard that there was a business with a stable profit and an excellent prospect. So they invested some of the money that the mansion could mobilize. It was originally agreed that the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, would be able to share the interest, and at the end of the year, they could share the principal Redemption. I never thought that... that deal would go wrong."

Shi groaned, looked at Wang sympathetically, shook his head and said:

"Let's not talk about the future, even the principal has lost seven or eight. The things I got during the Mid-Autumn Festival are enough for this year's government expenses. But now that your sister is about to leave the cabinet, there are really many places to spend. Although there are Ku Yin in the government After all, it is not easy to shake. So I thought if you can use one or two if it is convenient for you. I will return it to you when the new year is over."

Zi Xin lowered her head and listened silently. After Shi Shi stopped talking, she raised her head and asked with a frown,

"Mother, what does the younger brother and sister say about business? Although the daughter-in-law doesn't understand the business, she also knows that there is no such thing as a huge profit in this world. Could it be that the younger siblings have been cheated? Why don't you take out the paper and show it to Mother Qian? If you are a liar, you can report it to the government and recover one or two."

Shi Shi was stunned. Although she had learned the lesson before, now it happened again, which made her want to yell.Every time I talk to Zi Xin, I will always be stunned by her.It's only up to now, but I have to continue,

"Well, even if you really meet a liar and report it to the government, you can't recover it in a day or two. But things can't wait any longer. Why don't you get some and ask your younger siblings to write you an IOU, okay?"

Wang Shi forgot to continue crying after hearing the words, and looked straight at Shi Shi, who didn't expect her to have such a hand.

Zi Xin didn't answer, she blinked her eyes at Shi Shi for a moment, then lowered her head to say something to Qian's mother.Mama Qian turned around and left, Shi and Wang looked at each other, both were happy.

"Boss, I'm getting old, and your siblings are careless. When your sister leaves the cabinet, after the New Year's Eve, the family will be handed over to..."

He didn't say the last word, but saw that Mama Qian had returned, holding a tray in her hand, on which was placed a set of red gold face masks.

Seeing Mama Qian, Zi Xin waved to her happily, and smiled at Shi Shi with a proud face,

"Mother, this was given to me by the empress when I came out of the cabinet. I usually don't think it's too heavy, so I don't take it much. I heard from Mama Qian that if people outside are short of money, they can pawn some things in exchange for money." Now that I don’t have any money, why don’t the three of us pawn some unused jewelry and wait until the end of the year to redeem it?”

Shi Shi and Wang Shi looked at each other, and they both had a thought in their hearts that they wanted to tear off the innocent smiling face in front of them.