[Qing Chuan + Red Mansion] Midas touch

"Instead of hiding and asking them to try everything, why don't we take the initiative to attack and hold the initiative in our own hands." After deciding to go to Rongguo Mansion, Zuo Xi asked Yuanyang to go out and wait for her.Glancing at the direction of the inner room, Zuo Xi said to Daiyu seriously: "I understand Uncle Lin's thoughts somewhat, and I also know what he is worried about. It's just that it's no use procrastinating, and maybe it will be self-defeating. I don’t dare to say it, but I still have some advantages against Shangrongguo Mansion. It’s just that I have something to ask you first.”

Lin Ruhai was worried that after he left, the Rongguo Mansion would take the Lin family into their pocket by relying on their natal status, arrange Daiyu's marriage indiscriminately, and murder Lin Xiaodi.He was also worried that Daiyu's filial piety would miss the wedding date, so he kept it a secret from the Rongguo Mansion first, or waited for Daiyu's marriage to become clear, or waited until Xiaodi Lin was older before revealing it.No matter how Lin Ruhai arranges it, Zuo Xi will never watch Daiyu being bullied.At this time, she wanted to know what Daiyu thought about her own marriage.

If Daiyu doesn't object to getting married, Zuo Xi will follow Daiyu's request to help meet her family and son-in-law candidates.If Daiyu doesn't want to get married, Zuo Xi also wants to know Daiyu's plans and arrangements for her future life.She couldn't protect Daiyu before, but now she can protect the person she wants to protect, so Zuo Xi won't let Daiyu wrong herself.

As long as she doesn't hurt others and doesn't violate her virtues, Daiyu can live her life however she wants.

In fact, when it comes to marriage, Zuo Xi never thinks that marriage is something that must be done. It should be a matter dominated by self-consciousness, so the key to it is whether you want to or not.

Just like how Miaoyu has been unable to make up her mind about her marriage, Zuo Xi will talk about these topics when she deliberately teases her except for joking. At other times, she never persuades Miaoyu to stop being picky like others and get married quickly. .

Daiyu didn't know that Zuo Xi loved her, she lowered her eyes to look at him, and nodded slightly to Zuo Xi, "I know what my sister will ask me, but I don't want to live my life like that."

A husband and a child, a virtuous and magnanimous man, respectful and obedient to Weng Gu...all were not what she wanted.

"Then I understand." Zuo Xi listened, as if he didn't hear the deviant in Daiyu's words, nodded indifferently, and at the same time got up, pouted his lips in the back room, "Then you have a companion."

Daiyu pursed her lips, showing a slight arc, tilting her head and smiling slightly.

"I'll go to the mansion first, let's chat." Seeing that Miaoyu finally lifted the curtain and came out from the back room, Zuo Xi didn't say anything else, and went out after explaining to the two of them.

Yuanyang waited in the courtyard, seeing Zuo Xi coming out, she knew that Zuo Xi was determined to go back to Rongguo Mansion with her.Resigned to his fate, he followed Zuo Xi, turning his head quickly as he walked out.

I don't want to think that Miss Bao, who didn't laugh or talk when she met anyone, is so fierce when she gets married. I don't know if the old lady and grandma will be frightened when they see the famous eleven Fujin.

"Is life in the mansion difficult?" Zuo Xi didn't let Yuanyang sit in the carriage of Rongguo Mansion, but called her into her carriage. She gossips.

Yuanyang subconsciously touched the red string on her wrist and looked down at her own dress when she heard the words, her eyes moved slightly in the direction of Zuo Xi and then retracted.

Zuo Xi is dressed very simply and elegantly today, and only has a few jewelry on her body.But both the material of the clothes and the materials and workmanship of the jewelry are extremely precious and exquisite.

Thinking of the gold mountains and boxes of gold, silver and jewelry when Zuo Xi got married, Yuanyang couldn't help but think of the scene when they lived in Rongguo Mansion with their family in the early years.What kind of family was the Rongguo Mansion at that time, and how rich and noble it was. Now, Yuanyang looked down at herself again, her eyes were full of memories and uneasiness about where to go in the future.

Yuanyang is the eldest girl in charge of the old lady, not only highly regarded by the old lady, but also very respectable in the mansion.In those years, she got a lot of good clothes, good materials, even a complete set of hair, all kinds of exquisite jewelry, and toys.But she is just an involuntary servant, so she can't keep those things.

Sister Feng turned the Rongguo Mansion into a mess, and the Rongguo Mansion returned the money owed to the treasury and then repaid the debt from the Grand View Garden. Since then, life has never improved.

Many servants were abolished in the mansion, some of those servants were redeemed by the whole family, and some were resold by the second wife.Originally seeing the situation in the mansion, Yuanyang also wanted to take advantage of the situation and leave.

Unexpectedly, on the second day after she moved to leave, her room was stolen, and all valuables were gone.Yuanyang still remembered how desperate she was when she saw the scene in the room after serving the old lady for breakfast that day.

Without those private houses, how could Yuanyang dare to leave Rongguo Mansion.She knew that only by guarding the old lady could she avoid being betrayed by the second wife again, so she became more loyal to the old lady.It's just the old lady. Oh, I don't want to, I don't want to, I feel so cold after thinking too much.

Thoughts flashed by, but after a while, Yuanyang collected her mood, and answered Zuo Xi's question respectfully and obediently.

"It's a few years earlier. Fortunately, the population of the mansion is not as large as it was in the early years, and the expenses are much less." After a pause, Yuanyang said again: "The empress in the palace will send some money back every month. .”

Zuo Xi nodded, took half a cup of hot tea from Yun Jin, took a sip, recalled what she had seen and heard in Rongguo Mansion, and said to Yuanyang: "Your mansion is indeed a bit ugly. In the early years, five chickens were needed for one eggplant. Even if the family had a gold mine, it couldn’t afford such extravagance. At that time, I had nothing to do and I did a calculation for your family. Guess what? ?” Extravagant, extravagant, and self-important, lawless, to have today’s stable life is all luck.

Seeing what Zuo Xi said, Yuanyang cooperated and asked proactively. "What's the matter?"

"Wives get 20 taels of silver a month, and girls get [-] taels of silver a month. The monthly money has only increased in the past two years. Among the servants, the first-class girls are paid one tael, and the second-class girls are paid one tael. The little girls under the name of the person are all five hundred dollars. There are only eight first-class girls around the old lady. The rough envoys, nanny, nanny and daughter-in-law, these people's monthly money, three meals a day and maid jewelry for the four seasons, add up all kinds of things, the expenses of the servants in the mansion are seven or eight times that of the master of the family. More than enough."

After drinking up the tea, Zuo Xi played with the teacup and talked with Yuanyang about expenditure and then income, "There are four sources of income in the mansion apart from the dowry income of the female relatives. , and the other is the little bonuses that are distributed to each family in the clan every year and some rewards from the court, such as the spring festival rewards, birthday silver and burial silver, etc." As for those gray incomes, they usually go to individuals. Zuo Xi thought about it, but didn't mention it. "In the early years, the second wife borrowed money from our wife, and said that it was sent to the palace for the empress. If the money was really sent to the palace, then the money that your empress is sending out now is no more than It’s just a fraction of what it was back then. The concubine’s annual salary is only 300 taels, and your empress has no extra rewards. If my guess is right, your empress should often send things in her allowance out of the house as rewards. Bar."

In addition to the annual salary, the concubines will also distribute various silks and satins and jewelry heads according to their grades every year. These things will be rewarded back to their natal families in the name of rewards, and the natal families will wear off the bundles of materials and gold and silver heads. Then sell it, this kind of thing is very common in the palace.Some low-ranking concubines and maids would do some needlework in private, and then asked the eunuchs they knew well to exchange for money.

Yuanyang didn't expect Zuo Xi to say these things, she looked a little unnatural, but she had to admit that what Zuo Xi said was the truth. "After the second wife became housekeeper again, the monthly money and expenses in the house have changed a lot." Now there are only six girls, big and small, around the old lady.There are more jobs, but less monthly money.Jewelry is no longer distributed, and clothes are worn twice a year.

After hearing this, Zuo Xi didn't comment on this reform measure, but changed the subject and asked about something else. "How old are you this year?"

".22."

"Is there no arrangement for the old lady at this age?"

Yuanyang pursed her lower lip and shook her head slightly at Zuo Xi.

"A girl like you is better than ordinary ladies. It would be too wronged for you to be a servant. You should be a little girl for the men in the house. You are a high-spirited man, so you may not think highly of the Jia family. Because of Baoyu, The men and women of Jia’s family will not improve in two or three generations. The old lady is now over 80 years old, what will you do when the old lady is gone.” Zuo Xi sighed softly, and said to Yuanyang with earnestness , "It is said that good birds break trees to live. Yuanyang, you are a smart person."

Yuanyang's heart trembled, and she suddenly raised her head to look at Zuo Xi.Seeing that Zuo Xi was also looking at her, he quickly withdrew his gaze and lowered his head.

My heart was pounding, flustered and flustered.

Thinking of the current life in the mansion, and thinking of her own age, her unreliable brother and sister-in-law, Yuanyang opened and closed her eyes, gritted her teeth for the last time, slid down from the seat, and knelt down in front of Zuo Xi with a plop, "I don't know if Fujin wants Yuanyang do what."

"I can promise a good future and a decent dowry, so that you can get married in style. And you just need to help me keep an eye on the old lady and the second wife. Don't tell them to worry about the Lin family and Miss Lin when they have nothing to do." If it wasn't for Zuo Xi He and Eleven lived in Xiaotangshan all year round, and he was afraid that the capital would be beyond his reach, so he would not change his mind. "With a period of three years, three years later, whether the old lady is still alive or not, I will send someone to pick you up from the house."

"That's it?" Yuanyang was a little taken aback, suspecting that she had heard it wrong.

"For me, this is an equivalent transaction." Xue Pan has many bachelors under her command, and she is not short of money, so she chooses a good matchmaker for Yuanyang. For Zuo Xi, she didn't pay much. .If Yuanyang can keep an eye on Jiamu and the second wife, and help persuade Jiamu to stop messing around, then for Zuo Xi, it will be worth the money.

Yuanyang also came to his senses at this moment, kowtowed to Zuo Xi, and did it again.

It's not that mandarin ducks hate to marry, and it's not that she deliberately wants to sell her master for glory. It's just living a life like this, so there must be something to look forward to, right?

The carriage arrived at the gate of Rongguo Mansion all the way, and entered Rongguo Mansion unimpeded.Upon receiving the news of Zuo Xi's visit, Second Sister You, Li Wan, Tan Chun and Xi Ren all brought the girl and woman to the second gate to welcome Zuo Xi.

Zuo Xi is Belle Fujin, and his identity is there. These people all stepped forward to salute when they saw Zuo Xi.Zuo Xi personally helped Tanchun up, took Tanchun's hand and yelled at the three daughters-in-law of Jia's generation.

Grandma Zhu Li Wan, Bao Er, grandma Xiren, Lian Er, grandma You Erjie, a lady from an official, a maidservant, and someone who has been in the flesh and blood business. People can't help but think of the history of the rise and fall of the Jia family.

Pulling Tanchun to the Rongqing Hall, Zuo Xi asked Li Wan about Jia Mu's illness: "I heard that the old lady is ill, so I couldn't let it go, so I came here to take a look. What the imperial doctor said, the medicine is ready." ?”

Li Wan glanced at the mandarin duck, his eyes flickered, and he replied with an excellent attitude: "Lao Fujin remembers that the old lady has taken the medicine and she is fine."

He was so daring that he invited this ancestor here.

Li Wan didn't know that Yuanyang was going to the Lin family, but seeing Yuanyang here and hearing Zuo Xi's question, he thought that the old lady asked Yuanyang to find Zuo Xi.While complaining in her heart, she was also guessing what the old lady's intention was.

"Then I'm relieved." Zuo Xi raised his eyebrows, then smiled and chatted with Li Wan, "I lived in the mansion when I was young, and I was loved by the old lady. Even now I think about it, I am very grateful."

Li Wan: Didn't you notice it?

"This is also our fate with Fujin."

Li Wan was cautious and only responded with safe words.Second Sister You saw her, but she wanted to interrupt, but she didn't dare to open her mouth, for fear of breaking Zuo Xi's taboo.It was Xiren who greeted Zuo Xi once, relying on the acquaintance he had in the early years.

Zuo Xiyuan was just average to Xiren, but when he thought of Xiren's mother-in-law, he talked about the old days in a pleasant manner to Xiren.

Anyway, Zuo Xi had a very happy time when he lived in Rongguo Mansion.Especially the nonsense days when she lived in the Grand View Garden that year, when she took people to Changcui Nunnery and organized a group to make trouble for Miaoyu, it is not interesting to think about it now.

"When you and Baoyu got married, I didn't have time to come here. I'll give you a replacement gift and ask someone to bring it to you later."

"Thank you, Fujin, for thinking of me." Xiren smiled all over his face when he heard the words, and said flatteringly, "I remember that Fujin used to like to eat Yuewang head chicken, but now he still likes it? Fujin is so rare, why don't you stay for dinner?"

"I still have something to do. I have to go back after seeing the old lady." Zuo Xi looked at Rongqingtang who was already close in front of him and stood still, let go of Tanchun's hand, and said to Li Wan Xiren and the others: "Zhu The elder sister-in-law will accompany me to see the old lady, and the third younger sister, you all should leave."

Hearing the words, Tanchun went to look at Zuo Xi, and immediately retreated to the side with lowered eyes.Xi Ren and Second Sister You didn't dare to say anything, they stood aside and watched Zuo Xi and Li Wan enter the yard.

At this time, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing were both in the upper room of Jiamu. They each had their own ghosts, and they glanced at Jiamu sitting above them from time to time, and glanced at the direction of the door from time to time.

Rongguo Mansion has lost the social circle in the capital due to the background of Baoyu and the women in the mansion, but they have heard of some news in the capital, especially relatives and news about Zuo Xi.

When everyone in the Jia family heard that Zuo Xi almost strangled Princess Duanmin to death in front of the Queen Mother, and that Princess Duanmin, who survived the catastrophe, was seriously injured and aphasia, others couldn't believe it, only Mrs. Wang believed her expression Li Buyi's niece can do this kind of thing.

Originally, Mrs. Wang didn't dare to provoke Xue's family and Zuo Xi. After this incident, Mrs. Wang was a little bit fortunate in addition to being afraid.At this moment, she and the eldest wife were called to Rongqing hall by the old lady, and they thought it was the girl from the Lin family who was waiting, but instead of waiting for this evil star, for a moment, they felt uneasy and terrified.

It's okay to almost strangle the eldest princess, but wouldn't it be fine to strangle them?

Mother Jia didn't give in too much, and raised her heart in her throat.She knew that her granddaughter and Xue's girl were as close as sisters since she came, and now she sent Yuanyang to the Lin's house to invite Daiyu.

Although her son-in-law passed away, Miss Lin was also protected.The girl from the Xue family must come here without a warning.

I just don't know if Xue's girl's warning was verbal or something that would hurt muscles and kill people.

Zuo Xi came in at this time. As soon as she came in, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing stood up from their seats. Although Jia's mother didn't stand up, she also sat up straight.

"They are all relatives of my own family. The eldest wife and auntie sit down quickly." Zuo Xi raised a smiling face as if there was no grievance, and walked in while smiling: "Greetings to the old lady, how are you always? I haven't seen you for a while, look It's getting tougher."

Gently and perfunctorily bent her knees, Zuo Xi naturally sat in the first seat on Jia Mu's left.

When Jia's mother heard the words, she also responded to Zuo Xi in a very friendly and enthusiastic tone: "Tofu, everything is fine. Where is Fujin from? Is everything fine at home?"

"I just went to see Sister Lin, and happened to meet the mandarin duck next to the old lady. Sister Lin heard that the old lady was ill, so she wanted to visit you in a hurry. It's just a coincidence that our master fell in love with Brother Xuan and said This child is smart, and he is a good material for studying, and he wants to be a disciple by his side. Sister Lin is packing things for Brother Xuan, so I volunteered to go for her." After taking the tea served by the girl, left Xi didn't look at the faces of Jiamu and the others, and continued: "Oh, look at my memory, the things that Sister Feng left with me in the early years, I always said that I would send them back to the old lady and aunt when I was free. .Today is unlucky again."

What Sister Feng left with her?

Hearing this, everyone's first thought was the wealth of the Rongguo Mansion that was taken away by Sister Feng, but after thinking about it, they felt that it was impossible for Sister Feng to put the family wealth to Zuo Xi.And it is impossible for Zuo Xi to give Sister Feng's things to them.

After turning this thought, everyone finally thought of what Zuo Xi said.

It was Sister Feng's life-saving talisman - evidence that Mrs. Wang murdered the eldest son's grandson.

After everyone thought of what it was, they looked at the smiling Zuo Xi, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Could this be a threat?

Of course not, Zuo Xi brought her Versailles here today.

I saw her sitting there, drinking tea, talking about her dissatisfaction after getting married, "Since I got married, I didn't dare to take an extra step, and I didn't dare to say a word. I went out before, but I just said more Saying I like it, the people below cheered me up. It’s not good to work hard. Fortunately, I said I like it. If I’m tired of something, then it’s fine. But our master is the most favored by the ladies in the palace. The elder brother above loves him again, and even treats me very well. Our master is honest and gentle, everyone is afraid of wronging him, and he always thinks that I am too gentle, afraid that I will not be able to stand up outside..."

Speaking of this, the fool can understand Zuo Xixiu's intentions in this wave.

She was clearly telling Mother Jia and the others that with her current status, she didn't have to do it herself if she wanted to clean up everyone, and someone else would do it for her.Even if something happened, someone would support her.

"Look at me, what are you talking about. I came to the house today to visit the old lady, and to tell the old lady about Sister Lin."

".I don't know what Fujin wants to say to the old man?"

"By identity, sister Lin is a bannerman, and Jia's family is the coater under the banner. According to blood relationship, Miss Lin is the granddaughter of the old lady, and the niece of the two masters in the house. It's just that favors are more important than legal principles. And the old lady is old. High, with limited energy. The two masters in the house. Hehe, my sister Lin and I have been in love since we were young, and now our master has accepted Brother Xuan as his disciple. We are also duty-bound to take care of their siblings. I am here I just want to tell the old lady, so that the old lady will not have to worry about their siblings at this age, and miss her own body. The wind and waves are rough outside, and you must cherish it when you are old and smart. After all, your mother Brother Hebao is pointing at you."

Jia Mu: "..." Back then she knew that this girl was not a good person, and now it really came true.

Zuo Xi knew that she had to be strong with the Jia family, but she also remembered the principle that the poor should not pursue and lure them for profit that Shi Shi told her, so she glanced at Li Wan standing there and the second wife who was pretending to be honest and continued. : "We are old relatives for several lifetimes. Brother Bao and I have also been in love since we were young. Brother Lang is the child I watched grow up. I love him more than anyone else. Don't worry about the old lady, I will never give up. They will ask others to bully their uncles and nephews. If there is a chance, those who can help will definitely help."

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