Yucuo of the Red Chamber

Mrs. Zhao shook her head and said, "I'm afraid not necessarily. The current situation is not good according to the master, and..." Mrs. Zhao looked around again, and went to the window to have a look before she came back and said, " Now that the general trend is over, I'm afraid it won't be long. My wife probably knows about it, so I have been walking frequently to the friends of various generations recently. I heard in a daze that she wants someone to help..."

Now Sister Feng should be very surprised, and asked: "What did Auntie hear?"

Mrs. Zhao said: "I heard that Prince Zhongshun is favored today, and there are a few other princes who don't have our family friends. Madam Xiang is cheeky and asks them for help, but he has conditions, so Madam wants to..."

Just as she was about to speak, she heard footsteps outside the door. Mrs. Zhao stopped her mouth in a hurry and looked outside the door nervously, but it was Ping'er who came. Seeing everyone, she laughed and said, "Grandma is hiding here again, let me easy to find."

Sister Feng laughed and said, "You know I'm here, so you need to look for it? It's nonsense."

Li Wan said: "She worked hard to block you, and you didn't say you were considerate of her. What's the matter with coming here in such a hurry?"

Ping'er smiled and said: "It's still Grandma who loves me, so I don't dare to ask for credit. I went to Miss Lin to find it once, and then went to Grandma's again. Isn't it easy to find it? But right now... It’s not a big deal, but I just want to come out for a walk.”

Sister Feng pulled her to sit down in front of her, and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law loves you, how about you serve sister-in-law in the future?"

Li Wan said: "I can't afford you, and I don't have so many things for you to do. But where Feng girl is going in the future, I should send a girl to tell Ping'er, lest she come out and look around..."

Everyone laughed when they heard the words, Ping'er blushed and was about to hit Li Wan, Li Wan circled around the crowd a few times, but Ping'er couldn't catch up, so he gritted his teeth and said, "I just said that grandma loves me, but it's just normal." make fun of me."

Everyone laughed for a while, and then Sister Feng smiled and said: "Okay, you are in a hurry, there must be something important, and it's okay for my aunt to listen, but my aunt also said that there is something wrong, you talk together, we will all listen listen."

Ping'er went to the side and poured a cup of tea to eat, then came over to add water to everyone, looked at Mrs. Zhao, and said: "Just a girl, Madam came back from Prince Zhongshun's mansion and went to the old lady's place, saying that Prince Zhongshun is willing Help us. I also heard that there are some good ladies in our family who intend to marry our family. The old lady didn't reject the girl's intentions, and it probably meant the same thing. I probably asked about it when the second master came back just now. Prince Zhongshun, father and son, have wives and concubines in groups, and they don't know who they want to marry for, and they don't know if they will help us when the time comes. According to the meaning of the second master, I'm afraid it's for weasel New Year's greetings and meat buns. Dog. Because there are only two girls in our family now, and the third girl wants to enter the palace wholeheartedly, leaving only the fourth girl, so I came here to say, no matter what, we should think of a way earlier."

Everyone was startled when they heard this, Xichun sneered and said: "I heard that their father and son rely on some power, as long as they are well-groomed, it doesn't matter if they are male or female, they are married openly in the house, raised secretly outside, and others I don’t know how many temporary prostitutes there are, but they are comparable to our family. At this moment, I still want to covet our innocent girl, but An is kind enough to take advantage of others. Even if our family falls, we are still the Duke of the country descendants of me. You don’t have to worry about me, at worst, I’ll die anyway.”

Daiyu suddenly understood, stopped her and said, "Why are you so careless and anxious, the eldest girl is not ashamed. Look at what Auntie means, has she already agreed with the third sister? The third sister is famous now, probably that Bian has already inquired about it, and is just waiting for the opportunity to make a move. Is Auntie worried about this?"

Mrs. Zhao nodded, and sighed: "There are three or four girls in our family. The original meaning seemed to be Miss Lin, but then I changed it for some reason, saying it was the third girl. I didn't believe it at first, thinking that the audition had already begun. I think all of you girls are going to enter the palace, and I found out after asking, if Prince Zhongshun is interested, there are some ways to get it. Think about it, don't say that girls like us are disadvantaged by being concubines. It's just like his father and son. If an innocent girl is sent in, isn't that like a sheep going into a tiger's mouth? No matter what, I will go and tell her..." Mrs. Zhao couldn't help crying when she said this, as if I have seen Tanchun killed or bitten by a tiger.

Li Wan asked puzzledly, "How can you say there are four girls? Even if Miss Lin is added, there are only three."

Zhao said: "Sister Qiao is not counted?"

"..." Everyone was dumbfounded, speechless, completely shocked.

"My eldest sister is not yet ten years old." Sister Feng jumped up angrily and shouted.

"There are child brides who have been married for a few months, and there are also those who were married and not born. Didn't the second grandma hear about it?" Zhao Shi was also fainted when he thought about it, and said sarcastically, regardless of his dignity.

"..." Everyone was speechless, completely speechless.Can the things about the poor people in the countryside be talked about here?Could it be that the mansion has been reduced to such an unbearable situation?Sister Feng's face turned pale with anger, and she seemed to be fighting Zhao Shi desperately.

Ping'er thought for a while, and it turned out that Mrs. Zhao already knew about this matter, and she said it in public, so she didn't need to hide it anymore, and said: "Grandma, don't be angry, this is just talking. I heard that it was Lin who said it first. Girl, the old lady disagreed. After my wife persuaded me for a long time, the old lady just refused, saying that she is only a granddaughter and cannot be wronged like this, and she is afraid that the empress dowager will offend the empress dowager if she asks about it. Faster. It makes sense to say so, and the wife stopped arguing.

Later, the third girl said that the eldest sister was just right, she was also the eldest grandson, and she was born on Qixi Festival, so she thought there would be some coincidences.There are many loyal and obedient princes and grandchildren, and if they pick a suitable marriage, they can be regarded as a good relative.And this time, she is the only one who doesn't have to apply for the election, she is young, wouldn't it be just right if she decides this one?But the wife didn't want to, she said that King Zhongshun wanted someone for herself, the elder sister was too young, don't understand anything at that time, and the children don't know how to accommodate, if they offended King Zhongshun, it would be difficult.

In the end, the old lady was afraid to let the fourth girl go out, and the third girl was in front of her, so she would definitely not let herself go out, so she just talked and discussed again, and after the third girl left, the wife proposed to let the third girl go.She is at the right age, and she is a generous governor, and she is... from a concubine, so there is nothing wrong with her being a concubine.Moreover, the girl who went out of the Duke's Mansion married into the Prince's Mansion, even if she becomes a concubine, she must be more noble and decent than others, and secondly, she is more dignified than here..."

When it comes to this, there is nothing to say, everyone understands.

Mrs. Zhao sat there weakly, her face was very ugly, her heart was full of sadness, she didn't know how to describe it, she just felt heartbroken and heartbroken, her heartbroken heart was not enough to describe, her heartbroken was not enough to compare, when she thought about it, tears fell down , with a look of sorrow, everyone was moved by it.It's just that there is no way to persuade her, because she is right in front of her, and Ping'er may not tell the whole truth in order to save her face.Then you can imagine what is left unsaid, how heart-wrenching it is.

It was Li Wan who came over first and asked Ping'er: "Where is the third girl? My aunt wants to talk to her. Since you have said what you said, if you tell her, she will probably be able to listen to it. And... if the matter is settled Come down, I'm afraid it will be difficult..."

Ping'er said: "There is a white wedding in the son-in-law's mansion. I think the wife took her to worship, and she will probably come back later. Where did Auntie hear about these things? If I try to persuade her, I'm afraid right now. It may not work, and she may not listen to you."

Mrs. Zhao thought about it too, and suddenly knelt down on the ground with a plop, kowtowed to everyone and said, "I used to be familiar with the housekeeper's sisters-in-law. Naturally, no matter where I heard about such an important matter, I was in a hurry to tell me. Please help me and talk to the third girl together. If there is no Cai Gangping girl, I will only think that she has been wronged... Now... Even so, I beg everyone to see it for the sake of the sister's flesh and blood Come on, at least try to persuade her, if I can escape this time, I will be a cow and a horse for everyone in the next life, and repay everyone's kindness."

Zhao kowtowed and cried over and over again, describing it as very sad, and the hearts of those who listened were sour.Everyone hurriedly helped her up, and asked the little girl to fetch water, and at the same time brought her a vanity mirror, etc., helped her tidy up, and then sat aside, speechless for a while.

After a long time, Daiyu sighed: "Where do we start to persuade? The third younger sister wants to get ahead, and also wants to enter the palace, and her aunt probably agreed with her like this. Maybe she is still willing to go to Zhongshun Palace, and then we will be the king of the palace." The villain has no merit. If you don’t persuade her, and just watch her jump into the fire pit, you won’t be able to justify it..."

Xichun sneered and said, "Sister Lin said it was a fire pit. Maybe Third Sister thinks it is an alchemy furnace. She can make immortality, glory and wealth when she enters it, which is exactly what she wants. Now my wife doesn't even bring my second sister-in-law with her when she goes out, but only her second sister-in-law. Looking at her, it can be seen that the mother and daughter are intimate, and the dignity of the princes is probably better than ours. How can she stop her? Besides, she must be credited for letting sister Lin go out. She talks, I'm not that good."

Li Wan stopped him and said, "Forget it, when Baoyu is covered with dust, why bother talking too much. Besides, after all, it's a sisterhood. If you have been persuaded and don't listen, it's a different matter; if you know that you have done something." And never persuading her is our fault. If she finds out in the future, she will inevitably complain. And we are already like this now, even if we persuade her to let go, it won't be too bad, or the house... "There may not be a fourth spring...

Everyone couldn't help sighing, thinking of the Buddha's situation, Daiyu pulled Xichun to persuade: "Since you want to read the scriptures, don't you know that one of the merits of practicing Buddhism is to spread the Buddha's teachings and make good friends? If you do it calmly No, and I can’t allow others to make mistakes, how can I enter the Buddhist gate? Don’t be the same as the one in the temple over there in the end? The third younger sister may not be like this before, but it’s a pity that now that she’s older, she can’t see through the life and death of wealth and honor. So confused, if you realize it in the future, it is not impossible to do great good and great evil, and great evil and great good. Let's not talk about persuasion, at least we should do our best. I think we should think of a proper way, whether it is persuasion , or persuasion, it is important not only to talk about the roots of wisdom, but also to use opportunities and methods. If one of these things is missing, it will be much more difficult to rely on others."