Indulgence in the Red Chamber

The two family members of Rongguo Mansion dare not be negligent. Seeing that the two princes went to the courtyard in front, they hurried in to spread the word. Jia Mu was also free, so she brought the three Yingchun sisters and Baochai who had just arrived in the capital. Come out and play together.This is because Lai Da was willing to spend all his money in order to make a future for his son. He spent money to please Jia Zheng and others, and invited Jia's mother to come out.

It was Baochai who came to listen to the song just now for Jiamu and others.Before the guqin was removed, Baochai was still sitting in front of the qin, listening to Jia Mufeng's praises, and suddenly heard a servant outside replying at the door: "The slaves have something important to say back."

Sister Feng hurriedly got up and walked to the door, and asked in a low voice, "Why are you in such a hurry? Have you forgotten the rules?"

"Second Grandma." The servant hurried forward two steps, and whispered back. After hearing this, Sister Feng was taken aback, then clapped her hands, and said with a smile: "You two monkeys are clever, and I will reward you later. Go on, old lady." It makes sense."

Sister Feng turned around, went to Mother Jia, and whispered about the two princes walking to the gate of the courtyard looking for the sound of the piano.Mother Jia pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "This is also Miss Bao's good luck. She came to the capital to be selected. Now I met my brothers, this is indeed an excellent opportunity. I don't know what my aunt thinks? "

Aunt Xue was secretly happy when she heard this.I thought that even if Baochai entered the palace to be elected according to the rules, there might not be any results.Even if they are selected in the future, they don't know where they will be assigned.If it is pointed out to those powerless offshoots of the royal family, all hope will be over.So he smiled and said: "We have no foundation in the capital, we have to rely on the old lady and our concubine to take care of everything. The concubine is not out today, so I naturally listen to the old lady's opinion on this matter."

Jia Mu knew that Mrs. Wang was not very enthusiastic about Baochai's entry into the palace for election. They all felt that Baochai was an eyesore, but it was hard to understand how it would hinder the face of the Wang family and the affection of relatives.Today is just an excellent opportunity to support Baochai.So he said with a smile: "In this case, you listen to me, Feng girl, you go and call the boss of this village, and first settle the accounts in the front yard for a few elder brothers. It's just a matter of a few hundred taels of silver." Son, in normal times, we have no reason to be filial."

"Old lady, of course we paid for the money. There is no reason for the old lady to advise you and ask you to pay for the money." Aunt Xue said, looking at Xiangling beside her, "Xiangling, give the money to Er grandmother."

Xiangling is now Xue Pan's roommate, so she is more reliable than the maids when she goes out with her.When she went out recently, she was also ordered by Aunt Xue to carry hundreds of taels of silver notes on her body, so she hurriedly took 500 taels of silver notes from her purse and gave them to Sister Feng.

Sister Feng took it over with a smile, and before she could speak, she heard Mother Jia say again: "Bao girl's song "Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms" just now is very good, but it's a bit too high-pitched. When you enter the royal family, you have to sing this piece of music. The heart of "struggling" should be restrained a little bit, and it would be better to be more dignified and steady. It's better to change another song, but you don't have to play it here. You have to work hard, Feng girl, and take your sister to the front yard. Presumably there are plum blossoms in that yard, and it would be interesting to just place a qin under the plum blossoms and play a piece of music in a clear and lively manner."

"Old lady, although this method is good, it's just too straightforward." Aunt Xue was a little worried. Wouldn't it make people look down upon her by sending her home to play the piano for others like this?

"The two elder brothers have found our door. If they are still playing in this yard, wouldn't the two elder brothers lose face?" Jia Mu looked at Aunt Xue and asked in a low voice, "Don't worry, auntie, I will Just to be honest, the eldest girl of our family is just a concubine in the prince's mansion now. If Bao girl enters the palace to be elected, she is just a palace maid. It is good to be accused of being a side branch of the royal family. Shouling, what can I do? Although Bao girl is naturally beautiful, I know that it is just a vain worry, but who can guarantee that she will be rich and prosperous? Which person's glory and wealth did not put down their figure and work hard to cultivate it? ?”

"The old lady is right. In this case, I will leave everything to Sister Feng." Aunt Xue nodded in agreement and looked at Baochai.

When Baochai heard that he was going to play the piano for his elder brothers, he was surprised and happy, and also a little bit shy.And because it was discussed by the mother and the old lady, even if she was shy and unwilling, she still had to go and give it a try.So he nodded slightly and didn't speak.

Sister Feng asked someone to bring a big woolen dress, Baochai also put on a white fox cloak with eggplant purple dark embroidered satin, put on a Zhaojun hat, and followed Sister Feng with Yaoqin in her arms. The taste of Zhaojun going out of the fortress is nothing more than replacing the pipa with the Yaoqin.

The plum blossoms are bright and moving, walking on the snow, the beauty is more moving than the plum blossoms.

Daiyu and the others were eating wine in the house, and a whole Mongolian lamb was roasted on the fiery red charcoal fire. The red meat was shiny with oil, and the fragrant smell permeated the room.Brother Jiu took a knife and gently cut off the mutton piece by piece, and placed them on the plate held by the little girl Indigo behind him, one by one, neatly arranged.Xueyan brought the seasoning, sprinkled it on a thin layer, and then brought the plate to the table, and the eight elder brothers asked everyone to eat it while it was hot.

"Master Jiu, we have to eat first." Xuanning took a small silver fork and inserted a piece of meat to Daiyu.

Daiyu smiled and shook her head: "I never dared to eat this since I was a child."

"The root cause of your childhood illness has been removed, so it's okay to eat this. It's delicious, try it quickly."

"Let's use it after Master Jiu is seated." Daiyu looked at it, Yinzhen was still standing in front of the charcoal fire, peeling the meat piece by piece, it would be a bit embarrassing if the people present would just eat it.

"Don't wait for me, I'll eat while chopping here, very comfortable." Yinzhen said, raised the sharp knife in his hand, and smiled happily: "The most important thing about eating barbecue is to have fun. You people only know how to be lazy, and you will never taste the beauty of it."

Yinhu smiled and signaled Bihan to eat too. He chewed the barbecue with gusto, then picked up the wine glass, drank a glass of wine, and sighed: "There is wine and meat, there are plum blossoms and beauties, this is also life. What a joy."

Elder Brother Shi smiled and said: "Mynah is right. But it's easy to have wine and meat, and now there are plum blossoms. It's just this beauty, but she is not our buddy, but Mr. Ning is the most comfortable. Such a beautiful woman, she clearly made our brothers envious."

As soon as these words came out, Daiyu's face immediately turned pale.But Bihan lowered her head shyly, without saying a word.

"Old ten!" Yinhu turned around and drank in a low voice: "What nonsense are you talking about? Miss Lin and Miss Nalan are still young. You can't stand the face of a little girl if you talk nonsense like that."

"Yes, brother is being reckless." Seeing Daiyu's pale face, Brother Ten made Xuanning unhappy.He hurriedly raised his wine glass and smiled at Daiyu: "Miss Lin, don't be angry, I'll punish myself, how about it?"

Yinhu was stunned for a moment, looked at the old ten strangely, thinking that this younger brother was never afraid of anything, and Huang Ama dared to talk back to the previous night.Today he is surprisingly obedient.

"The tenth elder brother is serious. Daiyu is not angry." Daiyu smiled faintly. She had heard of the tenth elder brother's reputation a long time ago, and he was the most reckless of the emperor's sons.Originally Daiyu was a little upset, but she immediately changed her mouth and apologized, and she couldn't hold on to it.

"Miss Lin is not angry anymore, and Miss Bihan must be fine." Elder Brother Shi smiled and turned to look at Bihan.

"In front of my brothers, Bihan is just a slave. How dare you be angry?" Bihan kept her head down and whispered.

Yinhu shook his head secretly, thinking that the old Nalan Mingzhu taught his granddaughter to be so tactful.

"Master! Outside there is a woman who claims to be the second grandma of the Rongguo Mansion and brings a girl with her. She said she wants to play the piano for the masters. She has already sat down under the plum blossoms. The servant dare not make decisions without authorization, so I came here to ask the master for instructions. "

Daiyu thought about it, thinking why would Sister Feng bring the girl over to play the piano?Who is this girl?The Yingchun sisters are not good at the piano, so which song do they sing?

"Okay, the song just now was good, but it wasn't enough. Although the Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms was suitable for the occasion, the Guqin song "Luoyan on Pingsha" is the best. Let her play "Luoyan on Pingsha" to give Let's listen." Yinzhen put the small sharp knife in his hand on the plate supported by Indigo, turned around and sat back at the table.

Seeing that the servants promised to go out, Yinhu asked Yinhu, "How can they come to us to perform here?"

"The person who played the piano just now is this girl. When my tenth brother and I searched for it, she was playing the piano in the backyard. It must be the old lady of Jia's mansion who ordered her to come here. We brothers are here to drink, and she can come and play a song." It's because we think highly of her." Yinzhen said it as a matter of course, with a nonchalant look.

Daiyu sighed secretly in her heart, these princes and elder brothers are indeed very arrogant.Normally I don't think much of it, but today I heard this Ninth Elder Brother speak so arrogantly.But he also has capital, but he can't blame others.

"Old Nine, the Rongguo Mansion is Miss Lin's uncle's house. Whatever you say, you have to be careful about Miss Lin's feelings."

"Ah, yes." Yinhu obviously didn't care, but he still wanted to listen to what Yinhu had to say.So she nodded to Daiyu, who smiled slightly, expressing that she didn't mind.

The sound of the piano is deep and gentle, conveying the desolation of the lonely smoke in the desert.

Everyone didn't speak, and listened carefully to the piano.

Xuan Ning didn't care, just ate meat and drank wine, as if the sound of the piano didn't exist.Daiyu pushed him quietly, and he looked sideways at Daiyu.Daiyu made a gesture to indicate that Xuanning did not want to sit here for a long time.Xuan Ning quietly held her hand and squeezed it lightly.express understanding.

At the end of the song, Yinhu and others nodded in praise, and Yinhu also raised his thumb and smiled: "This song is really good. Come here, I invited this girl and Lian's second grandma to come in and have a cup of hot wine to warm up."

There were no extra slaves in the room, so Indigo agreed to go out and spread the word.After a while, he brought Sister Feng and Baochai in.Sister Feng walked in front and was taken aback for a moment when she saw Daiyu sitting at the banquet.Then salute carefully with Baochai:

"Slave Wang Shi (Slave Baochai) greets the three elder brothers."