[Qing Chuan + Red Mansion] Midas touch

Xue Pan's birthday is the third day of May, and the Dragon Boat Festival is immediately following.Eleven has lived outside the palace for several months, and it would be unreasonable not to return to the palace for the Dragon Boat Festival.

Concubine Yi and Guo Guiren both sent people to ask him when he will return to the palace.Master Wu and Master Jiu also took time to visit Xiaotangshan a few times, and besides their daily concerns, they also asked him this question.

"The gift for Xue's family is ready, do you want to take a look?" Tian Guo saw that Eleven was smashing against the apricot branch outside the window again, and muttered a little speechlessly, "If you don't like it, I will wait a while." Just ask someone to shovel it, why bother to move the scissors. If you hurt yourself again, our heads will not be enough to pay for it."

"Who said you don't like it?" Eleven turned around and put the scissors on the small table by the window, and even he didn't believe what he said, "I just fell in love with it because I saw it was cute." Just have some heart."

Tian Guo: Hehe~

"Go and find out when the Xue family will come here." Eleven did not go to see the ceremony prepared by Tian Guo, but got up and walked to the multi-treasure shelf in the room, and put a top-carved one with excellent appearance. Take out the bloodstone seal of Peony Flower to play with, "Ask someone to find out the crocodile silk tent that Er Niang sent, and send it over together."

The crocodile silk is light and transparent, and it is made into a bed net. When sleeping in the bed in hot weather, no flies and mosquitoes can enter it. It is the best thing to cool off the heat.This item is hardly visible in the market, and it is extremely valuable.Hearing the words, Tian Guo felt a little distressed about the priceless shark silk tents, and took the order to go out.

After Tian Guo went out, Eleven pressed the bloodstone seal in his hand on the ink pad, and then printed it on the paper. The two slightly larger characters of "Zuo Xi" and the four characters of "Sui Sui Ping An" on one side were clearly visible. small print.

The seal was not engraved by Eleven himself, but he had spent a lot of time to hire the best craftsman, and he had a noble status, a loving father, a filial son, and a prosperous family to engrave it himself.

Just asking for a good sign.

Put the small seal in the brush wash to wash off the imprint, and then take the handkerchief to remove the water stains. Eleven found a purse with exquisite embroidery and put it in.

This small seal is going to be handed over to Zuo Xi personally on the [-]th.So it was kept alone, and Tian Guo was not asked to send it to Xue's house as a gift.

On the last day of April, Zuo Xi sent someone to Rongguo Mansion to deliver a basket of homemade rice dumplings and several kinds of melons and fruits.He also asked someone to tell Mrs. Jia Muwang when she and Aunt Xue will meet at the gate of the city tomorrow morning, but here they come.

However, early the next morning, Zuo Xi and Aunt Xue finished their breakfast, watched Aunt Xue leave in the carriage, and then turned directly to the handicraft class.

Aunt Xue was sitting in the carriage, still thinking about why she gave birth to such a girl who said one thing and did another.

This girl has a ghostly appearance. Did she really follow her master's traitorous nature?

But with the girl's temperament, she is not afraid that she will be wronged in the future.It's just that Aunt Xue is in a bad mood when she thinks that she is a solid-eyed son like her.

Aunt Xue and her party first arrived at the gate of the city. Afraid of blocking the gate and delaying the entry and exit of others, they first asked the groom to drive the carriage out of the gate of the city first, and left a guard here to wait for the carriages and horses of Rongguo Mansion.

The female family members of the Rongguo Mansion are not as quick and trouble-free as Aunt Xue when they go out. There are sedan chairs, horse-drawn carriages, and mule carts for packing and transporting things in this family.Coupled with the accompanying male guards and the servants in charge, the entire street was crowded with mighty force.

When he arrived at the gate of the city, he knew that Aunt Xue was already waiting there, so he asked Aunt Xue's carriage to follow Mrs. Wang's sedan chair and headed towards Qingxu Guanxing together.

It wasn't until everyone got out of their cars that Zuo Xi was not there.Aunt Xue apologized to Mother Jia with a smile, "I heard that it's coming, and I've been looking forward to it since the morning. Who would have thought that I'm not feeling well anymore, and I'm having a temper tantrum at home right now."

Sometimes speaking in this era is bold and unrestrained, and sometimes it is conservative and reserved.Aunt Xue's 'feeling bad again' does not mean that Zuo Xi is sick, but uses the way of speaking of this era to ask Zuo Xi for an 'aunt's leave'.

In ancient times, there were no various kinds of aunt's towels like modern ones. They were just cloth belts sewn into moon cloth, and inside were filled with some cotton, or some window paper that was rubbed extremely soft, or some plant ash.It is easy to dirty clothes and skirts at home, and it is even more inconvenient when you go out as a guest.Therefore, most women do not go out during this period.

Using this reason to avoid going out is the same as modern people use hemorrhoid surgery to ask for sick leave. It is not afraid of going out and can be used repeatedly.

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In fact, Mother Jia doesn't like Zuo Xi.

It's not that Jia's mother sees Zuo Xi's essence through the phenomenon, but simply doesn't like Zuo Xi.

A girl who is too assertive is not easy to play with.

But Mother Jia also had to admit that Zuo Xi was indeed a good candidate for a daughter-in-law.

So Mother Jia just turned a blind eye to Mrs. Wang and Yuan Chun's thoughts and actions, and let their mothers do what they wanted.

Originally, Mother Jia wanted to get married to the Lin family, but unfortunately, the Lin family was no longer the Lin family she wanted.

However, her precious jade has great fortune, and she is still young now, so she might as well wait.

Looking lovingly at Baoyu who was chatting and laughing with the sisters, Jia's mother couldn't help seeing Tanchun who was sitting silently beside her.

As soon as Ma Daopo's incident happened, the Rongguo Mansion reacted.

This is a trick played by Ma Daopo.

It's just that with the development of the situation, everyone shifted away from Ma Daopo's motive for committing the crime, and began to investigate from the whole house.This investigation revealed that Ma Daopo had contacts with Aunt Zhao many times before and after the incident...

Aunt Zhao refused to admit it to death, and Jia Zheng stood on Aunt Zhao's side to defend her, thinking about Tanchun and Jia Huan, and not wanting to spread any more unbearable rumors about Jia's family, which would affect Yuanchun and his family in the palace. With a small reputation, Mother Jia and others failed to do anything to Aunt Zhao, but banned Aunt Zhao's feet and forbade her to leave their yard for life.At the same time, they asked someone to move Jia Huan out of her courtyard and hand her over to Aunt Zhou who looked like a transparent person to be raised.

As soon as Aunt Zhao's incident came out, especially when Aunt Zhao was grounded, no one messed around as usual, Tanchun knew that this matter must have something to do with Aunt Zhao.

Tanchun was originally very sensitive to her status as a concubine, and she often felt embarrassed and ashamed because Aunt Zhao could act and make trouble. Now that Aunt Zhao committed a crime, Tanchun was so shocked that she was angry, hated, shocked and afraid.

She was worried about Aunt Zhao, Jia Huan, and herself at the same time.Ever since Aunt Zhao's accident happened, Tanchun felt that everyone in the mansion looked at her with contempt and disgust from the old lady to the wench.

In particular, the servants of Rongguo Mansion watch others order dishes. Qiqi, who knows no teacher and agrees with each other, when Tanchun and Tanchun's Qiushuangzhai performances, Tanchun, who was originally refreshing, proud and confident, inevitably changed his temperament drastically.

Not cynical, but self-defeating.There is no sharp thorn, only silence.

Except for the lifeless negativity in her body, Tanchun now is almost the same as her second sister's log.

As for Yingchun, her second elder sister's eldest room, there has been a little change in this incident.

Her personality is still gentle and reticent, but she doesn't always isolate herself from others like before, accepting both good and bad passively.Every day, she would go to the East Courtyard to pay respects to Jia She, and pay her respects to Jia She's body once.When I come back, I will stop by Sister Feng and Jia Lian's yard to see how her brother is recovering.

Sometimes when her sister-in-law is too busy, she will help take care of sister Qiao.Just like today, sister Qiao came out, and now she is sitting in front of Yingchun, holding a big peach in both hands, and her face is covered with juice.

From time to time, she raised her face and asked her aunt to wipe her, and then continued to fight with Da Taozi, so cute.

Although it is a dirty batch, in the heart of a mother like Sister Feng, the girl likes it so much.Looking at his sister-in-law who suddenly opened his eyes, he felt a little more sincere.

These days, Yingchun has been taken care of by Sister Feng, and the eldest sister is often taken by Yingchun. Yingchun's nanny and other girls in the family no longer dare to blatantly neglect Yingchun.

Yingchun got the benefits, and her mind became clearer, and she changed her previous attitude.

Mother Jia believed in her heart that this disaster was caused by Aunt Zhao, a troublemaker, and she felt a little uncomfortable with Tanchun.But seeing Tanchun, who used to be full of glory in the past, become what he is now, Jia's mother is a little bit unbearable.

Forget it, forget it, after all, it is the girl who has been raised by her for more than ten years, and in the future, she will point to her to make a good marriage.But it can't make people useless now.

After thinking about it, Jia Mu, who couldn't let the initial investment go in vain, called Tanchun to her and asked Tanchun to read her the opera script that had just been delivered.When Tanchun finished reading the opera excerpts, Jia's mother left Tanchun beside her to sit and listen to the opera.

Usually, this is the treatment that Baoyu, or Daiyu and Xiangyun only have. Thinking of the details of these days, Tanchun is a little flattered. When others see Jiamu's actions, although they can't know what Jiamu is thinking, But she also knew that the third girl who had been neglected and suppressed for several days turned over again today.

Mrs. Wang didn't show her face, she sat and listened to the play with Aunt Xue, but her mind turned around more than three or five times.

She hated Aunt Zhao poisonously, and she even felt disgusted with Tanchun who didn't have much affection.But at this time, seeing Mother Jia's behavior of flattering Tanchun, Mrs. Wang had to think deeply.

That old man is not merciful, the master and Baoyu almost got involved, if she said that she didn't hate Aunt Zhao and turned her anger on Tanchun, she wouldn't believe it.But what is the reason for this old immortal being like this.

Mrs. Wang can't understand what Jia Mu's intention is, but she knows Jia Mu's partiality for Jia Zheng and Baoyu. At the same time, she also understands that even if Yuan Chun gains a firm foothold in the palace, it will only be good for their second wife to support Jia Mu.

So Mrs. Wang glanced at Sister Feng calmly, and Sister Feng rolled her eyes, and opened her mouth to say a humorous word, pretending to be jealous of Jia's mother's preference for her granddaughter and not loving her as a granddaughter-in-law. He sang the play that he performed in the audience to a complete success.

And all of this. Aunt Xue, who was in the midst of it, didn't notice it at all.

Seeing Mother Jia surrounded by this circle of grandchildren and daughters, she felt envious in her heart.

Zuo Xi told Aunt Xue that if she married her daughter-in-law in the future, don't go out of her way to take concubines for her son.Having many children and grandchildren is a blessing, but you and Xue Pan may not be able to bear this blessing.

"... If my grandmother took a concubine for my father, she would make the children from the concubine's room wear gold and silver like my brother and me. Do you hate my grandmother? Would you curse her to die early every day? If my father Do you worry that my brother will be affected if you favor the concubine's concubine? Anyway, I don't know if you will, but I definitely will. Not only do I hope that such a mother-in-law who takes the initiative to trouble her daughter-in-law will die soon, I may still try my best to facilitate this matter. At the same time, in order not to let my child be suppressed by the concubine, and to prevent the concubine from taking advantage of the concubine, I may kill that man once and for all. Just call me The child of the family becomes the head of the family, and the old lady herself."

Aunt Xue: "..." You girl, don't you care about women's morals?

"I'm going to enter the palace museum. Isn't it just to fight to the death and seek benefits in the smog? What are you talking about about women's ethics? If I really talk about women's ethics, you can wait to collect my body."

When he had nothing to do, Zuo Xi used different ways to scare Aunt Xue and Xue Pan, and if something happened to someone's family, Zuo Xi would even talk about it, and then bring it up to his own family.In short, after the past few years, especially after Aunt Zhao and Aunt Xue were not kept a secret about Aunt Zhao, Aunt Xue really gave up the idea of ​​asking her son to take a concubine.

The end of almost annihilating the whole army is insane.

Although she would still be envious of the flourishing descendants of other families.

As for Xue Pan, Zuo Xi didn't know what he was busy with these past few months.Asked him, he didn't say anything, with a mysterious look.

But Zuo Xi has eyeliner, she can't ask anything from Xue Pan, so she can ask Zhou Yun.

It's a pity that Zhou Yun got Xue Pan's order, and felt that it was a good thing. Since Xue Pan wanted to surprise his mother and sister, he couldn't say it before it happened.And he also thought that if Xue Pan failed to get the ranking in this martial arts test, he would not have to make Aunt Xue and Zuo Xikong happy.

Knowing that it was not a bad thing, Zuo Xi ignored it.The days of being a daughter are numbered, and while she enjoys herself to the fullest, she must also be prepared to enter the palace.

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Qingxuguan is outside the city, although it is cooler than in the city, but it is noisy and stuffy when there are too many people.When Aunt Xue, who followed Jia's family for a whole day, came back at night, she saw Zuo Xi digging watermelon with a spoon and eating it, and she became jealous for a moment.

This dead girl must have known that going out today is no different from suffering, so she stayed at home and did not go out.

In modern times, Zuo Xi liked to cut a watermelon into several large pieces, put one piece on a plate, and eat it with a spoon.

Eat this way, the watermelon juice and watermelon seeds are caught by the plate below, and it is also convenient to carry around without dirtying the house.

But this kind of heroic way of eating was a bit out of order in ancient times, especially in a family like the Xue family who was as good as one.

But Zuo Xi did too many unruly things, and Aunt Xue was soft-tempered and used to children, so she just let it go after a long time.

Otherwise, why would he beat her up?

"I knew for a long time that you would have to take a bath when you come back often. I asked someone to boil the water early in the morning. Now, as soon as I heard that you are back, all the water was sent in." Zuo Xi finished talking to Aunt Xue with a smile, and she was in a special mood Okay, tell Aunt Xue to eat noodles with fried sauce tonight. "I asked someone to make several kinds of brine, and I promise you will be satisfied."

Aunt Xue smiled neither angrily nor cast a glance at Zuo Xi, and went into the inner room to take a bath.

After washing up for a while and changing into homely clothes, Zuo Xi asked the kitchen to bring dinner over.

"Your aunt told you to go again tomorrow." Aunt Xue and Zuo Xi talked about Mrs. Wang and the daytime, and she couldn't help shaking her head: "I think Sanya is also a poor person. She used to be so energetic, but now she is with a It looks like a kitten, and it makes people look at it, and it feels strange."

Zuo Xi couldn't help sighing when he heard the words, but Zuo Xi paused just after half of the sigh, so when he took back the half of the sigh that he didn't sigh, he took an extra half breath to cover up.

Without him, I heard people gossip a while ago, saying that if you sigh often, you will lose your blessings.After hearing this, Zuo Xi felt a little confused, but he was ready to 'do as the Romans do'.

"Mom is not here today, and twelve pots of flowers were sent from the shop. I sent two pots to the Lin family, and another two pots to the cousin of the Wang family. Mom kept two more pots, and I asked someone to deliver the rest tomorrow." Go to Rongguo Mansion." With the remaining six pots, plus the two pots that were kept in her room, Sanchun and Da Jieer happened to have two pots each.

"I won't stay either, you can all move away." Aunt Xue, like Zuo Xi, was very ordinary towards flowers and plants, and after listening to Zuo Xi's distribution, she directly handed over the two pots she had allocated to herself.

Zuo Xi didn't say anything after hearing this, and after returning to her room, she asked Ying'er to send Aunt Xue's two pots to Changcui Temple for Miaoyu.

Ying'er: "Young lady, why bother to provoke that weird man, Miaoyu? She can exchange these two potted flowers for others, so she won't accept the young lady's favor."

Hearing this, Zuo Xi revealed a gentle smile that caused Yinger's toothache, "I'm afraid that after a long time, she will forget me again."

Anyway, she is also our eldest niece, what is unfeeling, as an elder, you can still have the same knowledge as the younger generation~

After a night of no dreams, the next morning, Zuo Xi and Aunt Xue took the carriage to Zhuangzi before the temperature warmed up after breakfast.

The two women took a carriage, only Ying'er was left in the carriage, and the other big girls they brought went to other carriages.

There was an ice basin in the carriage, and some fruit was frozen. This journey was much more comfortable than yesterday.

The carriage arrived at Zhuangzi non-stop, the driver saw a sedan chair parked in front of Zhuangzi from a distance, before the carriage arrived at the door, before asking questions, he saw a person in guard uniform walking towards the carriage to inquire.

Hearing that it was the carriage of the female family members of the Xue family, the guard stepped aside and let the carriage pass by.Zuo Xi, who was sitting in the carriage, glanced at Ying'er.

I don't know how Ying'er saw Zuo Xi's intentions, so she leaned out and asked the guard why she was here.

The guard knew that it was the female relatives in the car who were asking questions, so he thought for a while and said, "We are the guards of Lord Eleven."

Oh, I see.

At that moment, Zuo Xi and others got off the car in front of Zhuangzi's gate, and the steward who got the news ran over and said, "Brother Eleven is spending time with Xue's Dai Bawang in Zhuangzi."

"Brother, are they in the front yard?" Zuo Xi followed Aunt Xue, walking in with a round fan, and asked the steward.

"It's in the grain drying field."

Xue Pan practiced archery, boxing and kicking. On November [-], he sat in the newly built gazebo and drank tea while watching Xue Pan tossing himself.

Hearing this, Zuo Xi nodded his head clearly, and went back to his own room with Aunt Xue. After washing and changing clothes, they got together to discuss whether to go to greet Shi Shi or not. go.

There was no need for them to discuss, Xue Pan brought Shi Yi over.

Aunt Xue and Zuo Xi paid respects to Eleven according to their identities, and Eleven greeted Aunt Xue and Zuo Xi according to his heart.

For a while, the four of them sat down to have tea and talk, Zuo Xi couldn't help but wander off again, and lost his mind in front of the three of them.

Eleven sometimes really can't figure out what's going on in Zuo Xi's little head.At this moment, he deliberately brought the topic to Zuo Xi, seeing Zuo Xi's reaction, he widened his eyes and looked at the people in the room.

What did you just say?

Seeing Zuo Xi like this on Eleventh, he talked about his past, and then naturally asked Zuo Xi: "What was my sister thinking just now?"

"It's nothing." Zuo Xi glanced at Ying'er standing outside the bamboo curtain, and learned what happened at the door just now, "I just suddenly felt stupid. If Ying'er and I were in a different place, Even if Yinger's eyes are limping, I don't think I can figure out what Yinger wants me to do."

Especially every time she looked at Yinger, Yinger could respond accurately, which really made Zuo Xi amazed.

She is about to enter the palace as a servant, does she have to master this technique first and use it proficiently?

No one expected Zuo Xi to say such a thing, he was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but laugh.

Xue Pan seemed to have thought of something, and turned to look at Eleven.Eleven nodded to Xue Pan, then smiled and said to Zuo Xi, "Sister is born a blessed person, so don't take this kind of thing to heart."

How can you be willing to let you learn this kind of thing, and you can't use it.

"What Eleven said is that my sister can just enjoy her life in peace, and you don't need to worry about the rest." Xue Pan saw that Eleven didn't talk about the draft, and he didn't mention the discussion between him and Eleven before, but only smiled and persuaded Zuo Xi.

Zuo Xi nodded, "Okay, I'm obedient." He responded, but he still didn't let go of the thought.

Xue Pan: My sister is so cute~

Eleven: Perfunctory~

Aunt Xue: Perfunctory +1

After chatting for a while, the four of them got up to eat some food. When they left the boxing ceremony for Xue's family on the eleventh day, they touched the purse hanging around their waists.

On Xue Pan's birthday the next day, Eleven came back and stayed for half a day before leaving.

However, on the fourth day of the lunar new year, Eleven was escorted back to the palace by guards, until Zuo Xi left Zhuangzi, Eleven also failed to come out of the palace.

Hearing that Xue Pan came back and said that Guo Guiren in the palace got some heat during the Dragon Boat Festival and stayed in the palace on the eleventh day, Zuo Xi let it go after hearing it.

Zilingzhou is surrounded by water, and the Zhuijin Tower built on it is very cool, so after the Dragon Boat Festival, Zuo Xi is going back to the Grand View Garden to escape the summer heat.Because the weather is getting hotter and hotter, Xue Pan has been living in Zhuangzi recently, Zuo Xi didn't want Aunt Xue to stay at home alone in the capital, so she persuaded Aunt Xue to stay in Zhuangzi for a while, first to relieve boredom, and second I can also accompany Xue Pan when I come.After Zuo Xi persuaded Aunt Xue to come down, she took people back to the city by herself.

It was more than half a year before entering the palace, and Zuo Xi also felt a sense of urgency.Because Zuo Xi loves to eat Jinhua ham, and thinking that he may not be able to eat it after entering the palace, in the past two years, he asked someone to get several big hams and store them in the small apartment, so he can eat them slowly.

At this moment, I have prepared a lot of food and medicine pills and put them in the small apartment, for fear of harming my mouth and body.So busy, like a little squirrel over winter.

In June, Yujia set off for a tour outside the Great Wall, Yuanchun was not able to accompany the driver as before, but Yifei still went on a public tour with her.

Both Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang were a little disappointed because Yuan Chun hadn't been able to snag the accompanying driver's seat this time. After all, she hadn't seen anyone for several months, and she couldn't get pregnant without him.

From time to time, Zuo Xi recalled the mental activities of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and then teased Miaoyu once a day to soothe the liver and activate the blood.

Just when Zuo Xi was a little bored in the garden, hesitating whether to leave Zhuijinlou, a summer resort, Baoyu was beaten again.

This time, Jia Zheng didn't take Baoyu outside to beat him, but directly pressed Baoyu on the stool and beat him with a board in the main room beside the Rongxi Hall.

When Zuo Xi got the news, it took him a while to ask why this time.

Ying'er had already inquired clearly, and when she saw Zuo Xi asked, she quickly replied: "It is said that an opera singer named Qiguan is hiding in the Palace of Zhongshun. Bao Yuyuan didn't say anything, but was questioned in the end to find out the whereabouts of that person." Come out. As soon as the people from the palace leave, the second master will order someone to seize Baoyu..."

Jin Chuan was released, and no girl in the family threw herself into a well because of Baoyu.Aunt Zhao was locked in her small courtyard, except for Jia Zheng who would come by from time to time, Mother Jia didn't allow Aunt Zhao to see Jia Huan.

After Jia Huan was taken away by Aunt Zhou, I don't know what method Aunt Zhou used. Anyway, Jia Huan is not good now, and now he is studying with a clean guest of Jia Zheng. Although there is not much benefit, he is completely different from before. .

In this way, the only reason why Jia Zheng beat Baoyu is Jiang Yuhan.

It seems a little thin.

Although the reason for beating Baoyu may be that he dislikes Baoyu, does not learn well, and fools around with actors.But for Zuo Xi, Baoyu really deserves this beating.

In ancient times, actors were lowly and could be played with by others.That Jiang Yuhan wanted to escape from Shengtian, and only told you where he was hiding because he regarded you as a close friend. He didn't want you to sell Jiang Yuhan in a few words.Then Jiang Yuhan was taken back by the people of the Zhongshun Palace, so maybe how she will be tortured.

Although Jiang Yuhan's ignorance of people is also to blame for this matter, but it is also true that you, Jia Baoyu, don't talk about Jianghu morality.

"Bring five of the alcohol balls I got earlier, and let's go and see Baoyu."

When Zuo Xi collected them into pills, he got something that looked like solid alcohol blocks of later generations, but the alcohol pills were melted with water.

The main function of this thing is to disinfect and sterilize trauma.When it was applied on the wound, the sour feeling made Zuo Xi immediately think of the word 'sprinkle salt on the wound'.So Zuo Xi collected some in the small apartment and put some outside.Hearing that Baoyu's butt was being beaten, he naturally thought of this little thing.

Hmph, it hurts you to death, you unscrupulous bastard.

It was a coincidence that when Zuo Xi was defending Jiang Yuhan, Liu Xianglian actually sent Jiang Yuhan to Xue's Zhuangzi for refuge.

In order to repay Liu Xianglian for saving his life and Xue Pan for taking him in, Jiang Yuhan even told Pan the real reason for his escape.

Zhou Yun, who reacted the fastest, turned his handsome face pale with fright after hearing Jiang Yuhan's words.