[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

A group of people went to the garden again in a mighty way. The tables and tables have been set up in the garden, and the weather is pleasant in spring.

In the third month of the lunar calendar, the peach blossoms in the north are in full bloom. How can there be no peach blossoms in the garden of Jia's mansion? The garden is full of brilliant rosy clouds.

When they arrived in the garden, they greeted each other and took their seats. Mother Jia said, "It's been a long time since we have moved among our relatives. If you can come, I should see you no matter how old I am."

Mrs. Shi Zhang said: "Our master has been a foreigner for more than ten years, but he dare not forget this relative in the house. This was ten years ago. After we settled down, we also sent gifts to the house every year. Yes. Lian'er is the legitimate eldest son of the Rong Mansion, and the only blood of the younger sister. Although the younger sister was a first-rank Taifu daughter with ten miles of red makeup, and the house is also a house of hairpin tassels, we are just a small official. It shouldn't be seen much, but it can be regarded as a little bit of our heart as uncles and aunts."

Shi Zhang is from a famous family, but he has been holding back his bad breath for a long time. Shi Bai got very angry when he mentioned that Jia Lian was raised as a lustful woman and did not study. It's rare to be raised like this, but she still has a bit of conscience, and she's a bit crooked in general affairs and interpersonal relationships.

Both Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang looked a little ugly. At this time, Wang Xifeng also had a complicated look in her eyes. She knew Jia Lian's "poor" better than anyone else. Long things.The mother's dowry is not even a penny.And it turned out that the Shi family had sent a festival gift a few years ago, and she hadn't married in at that time, so she didn't know about it.They were afraid that when she married in, they would be cold-hearted.Think about these things and know where they fell.

Jia's mother still calmed down, and said with a faint smile: "They are all in-laws, why are you so far away? Lian'er will keep your thoughts in mind."

Mrs. Wang burst into anger in secret, and said with a forced smile: "It is also his blessing that Lian'er has you loving him."

Mrs. Shi Zhang said: "We haven't contacted each other for more than ten years. Originally, our poor relatives would have no face to come to the door again. However, Mrs. Xing's family just happened to be on good terms with me. She wanted to come to see the eldest wife, and I licked my face and followed her." Here she comes."

This slap in the face one after another, this is wrong with the Rong family, Jia Mu just gouged out Mrs. Wang's eyes, and said with a smile: "What? You are a distinguished guest who can't even ask for it!"

Mrs. Wang also quickly changed the subject, looked at Mrs. Xing Li and Xing Xiuyan, and said, "This is the eldest girl of the Xing family. Not too bad."

Shi Hui said: "Cousin Yingchun is naturally a noble lady of the Duke's Mansion, but of course my elder sister is not bad! Cousin Yingchun is honest and kind, and she won't look down on us sisters because they are only daughters of fifth- and sixth-rank officials' families." us."

Mrs. Wang couldn't help her mouth twitching, she quickly covered her hand with the handkerchief, and said with a forced smile: "Isn't it? It's rare that the Shi family's niece is so intelligent and transparent."

What do you mean by "our sisters are just the daughters of fifth- and sixth-rank official families?" This is not to remind Mrs. Wang that "your daughter is only the daughter of fifth- and sixth-rank officials". ".Jia Zheng is not the Duke of the state, if one wants to count from one's ancestors, then Shi Hui is still the granddaughter of the current Tai Tuo!

Both Xing Xiuyan and Lin Daiyu couldn't help but pretended to wipe their mouths with handkerchiefs. Shi Hui was talented, but her temper was not small.

Xing Xiuyan saw that Yingchun beside her was a little uncomfortable, took her hand and said: "Cousin, don't look down on me, come to my home to play when you have time, the left and right are in the inner city, the distance is not far."

Yingchun said: "I see my wife."

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "We are going to Beijing today, aunt is going to visit my house, it's good that you come with aunt."

Shi Hui said, "I'm going to play in the garden of the eldest sister's house, and I'm also going to the garden of the second sister's house."

Just as he was talking, he suddenly heard someone shout: "Second Master Bao is here!"

Jia Baoyu came here heavily, bringing with him a rosy glow and golden light. His clothes and accessories looked very rich and noble. He looked like a grandson of a prince, how could he look like the son of a fifth-rank official?

Xing Xiuyan peeked curiously, and felt that the "face like the moon of Mid-Autumn Festival" was really too appropriate, and the face was round. Although the facial features were rare and delicate, this face shape was really not her style.When she writes Danmeigong, she always writes about shaved faces with sharp edges and corners, even if Shou looks better than women, that's also melon-seeded face, of course snake face is not required.

Jia Baoyu met Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, and his eyes were involuntarily attracted to Xing Xiuyan and Shi Hui.

Xing Xiuyan remembers Xue Baoqin, the sisters of the Li family, and the four daughters of Xing Xiuyan who came to Jia's mansion together in the original book. I'm afraid I didn't have time to take a closer look at her hairpin and thorn cloth skirt.Xing Xiuyan was poor because of his simplicity, compared to his neglected daughter, so that later in the Grand View Garden, he felt very strange when he heard that Miaoyu and Xing Xiuyan had a good relationship. I misunderstood and neglected Xing Xiuyan.

Xing Xiuyan doesn't know how shabby Xing Xiuyan is in the original book so that Jia Baoyu, who has always loved her daughter, can't pay attention to it, but she is not shabby at all now, and what she eats is good things sent by the uncle. Dress elegantly.

In fact, the material of the clothes alone is ten times more expensive than the three girls of the Jia family, but she is not familiar with the material that the uncle sent is not produced in the south of the Yangtze River.Even Lin Daiyu, who was brought up by Lin Ruhai as a local tyrant, and Shi Hui, the pet of everyone in the Shi family, often fell behind.

Jia Baoyu praised Xing Xiuyan and Shi Hui again and again, and Miss Lin, who was thinking about it, came back, more beautiful than before.For a man who is a governor, he can still tell the difference between a girl and a girl.

A few girls went to play in the Yingchun House together, but Sanchun lived in Mrs. Wang's Baoxia. Shi Hui was influenced by her parents and didn't like the second room, but she was kind to the girls.Seeing Xichun, Shi Hui also took her hand and said: "Finally, I met my younger sister. I heard the second sister mentioned you, but I didn't expect to be such an outstanding younger sister."

Xichun is cold in nature, but only a little sun like Shi Hui gets close, and Daiyu also feels sorry for Chun, who is clearly the eldest daughter of the Ning Mansion, but was raised in the Rong Mansion. Become the fourth girl, and become a dependent.So Lin Daiyu understands Xichun very well, so she should take care of her.

Shi Hui played chess with Yingchun again and again, Xiuyan and Daiyu accompanied Xichun, Tanchun, and Xue Baochai talked.Although Daiyu's family has prepared gifts for all the sisters, at this time the nuns still bring out some small things.

Xing Xiuyan and her opened a tailor-made clothing store, and in the embroidery workshop, they produced many head flowers and headbands designed by Xing Xiuyan, which are very different from the current styles.Xing Xiuyan lives in modern times, where games and film and television dramas are prevalent. Nowadays, the hair accessories are exquisite, and the wealth is also extremely rich. Although the culture is profound, it is more rigid.And Xing Xiuyan used to be a master of embroidery, so the colors and materials used are naturally bold, and there are many fairy-like elegance, which is very different from what girls often see.

Tanchun and Xichun also liked it very much, but Xue Baochai said: "I have never loved this flower chai. The most important thing is a woman's morality."

Shi Hui didn't agree after hearing this, and while she was holding on to a sunspot, she said: "My second sister is a wish, but it's just a fun when a girl is at home. But sister Xue also has her own reasons, sister Xue doesn't like hairpins. Er Hua'er and good clothes are good things, and Sister Xue's morals and rules are naturally excellent, ha ha."

Daiyu knew that Shi Hui was helping her of course, so she still rolled her eyes and said, "Third sister, you don't pay attention when playing chess, so don't beg for mercy later."

Such a clever person as Xue Baochai, of course he understood what she meant, the blood on his face faded, and he quickly calmed down.

She is a merchant woman, and the imperial court regulations have regulations on the clothing and clothing of people of what origin. Merchants are not allowed to wear high-end silk and satin, and the colors they can wear are also limited.Although it is a bit difficult to implement, the Xue family certainly did not abide by the law, but if someone reports on them, there are laws to follow.

Shi Hui doesn't take a person's background as an absolute standard. Xing Xiuyan's background wasn't high back then, but she also had a sincere friendship.Xing Xiuyan is a commoner, even if she knows how to embroider, she is also a simple cotton dress, Shi Hui will not underestimate her.But Xing Xiuyan has the spirit of seeking truth from facts and is not hypocritical.

For example, Xue Baochai is obviously limited by her status. When she said that she doesn't love Huaerchai, she understands it. What does it mean to show virtue and conduct?Ironically, Daiyu, who kindly and painstakingly prepared gifts for her sisters, is obsessed with these foreign objects and has no rules of conduct?

Baochai lives in Rongfu, and always wants to be the first class of Gao Sanchun, but when she meets the three Taoyuan sisters, she can't hold back immediately.

Baoyu broke into the house suddenly and wanted to join Lin Daiyu, but several nuns blocked her and said, "Young master, this is the girl's house, please go out."

Baoyu has a perverted temperament, Wang Momo is old, while Xu, Li, and Qian comb themselves out despite their extraordinary bearing, and they are just married fish-eyed pearls.

Jia Baoyu couldn't help saying: "You want to take care of me? This is my house, I just want to talk to Sister Lin, how dare you stop me?"

To be honest, Xing Xiuyan wrote about Danmei fans, but she has also read the romance, and she doesn't like fan heroines who always use rules to suppress Baoyu.Baoyu, as Cao Da said, is a man of good and evil, with evils that ordinary people can't think of, and rare pure goodness.

But he looks down on married women and Xing Xiuyan looks down on them. Without those married women to protect and bear the wind and rain, would there be a peaceful life for juniors like them?They can't feel the wind and rain because someone blocks the wind and rain, and the people who block the wind and rain are these older seniors.

Xing Xiuyan's slaves, as long as she is not guilty of greed and sleight-of-hand, she is very polite to the elderly, and even more courteous to the mothers around her. For her, these people are the "back house company" Executive managers, which company wants to develop impolite talents for a long time?

Xing Xiuyan said: "Young Master Jia, the job of my second sister's nanny is to protect the second sister, and that's where her duty lies. It's your fault for you to speak such bad words."

Although Jia Tanchun treats Jia Huan better because she can read, her most important brother is Baoyu.Although she supported Jia Huan with five taels of silver, Jia Huan is now going south to study and take a scientific examination. She still has to rely on Jia Baoyu, and her future depends on Mrs. Wang.How can she not care at this time?

Jia Tanchun said: "Sister Xing, I don't agree with what Sister Xing said. Second Brother Bao grew up with Sister Lin, but he just wanted to talk to her to get close without hurting her. Why does he need protection? Besides, this is In Rongguo Mansion, Second Brother Bao is the young master from the Rong Mansion, so he has to be pissed off by two slaves in his own mansion?"