The widowed mother of the red mansion

45. Chapter [-]

Mrs. Wang harbored doubts in her heart. She saw that Daiyu and others were not pleasing to her eyes. Qingwen also hated her very much. It was just that Jia Mu and Li Wan did not dare to face the embarrassment, and secretly urged Baochai to get closer to Baoyu in every possible way. That's all.

That Baochai is a person who understands the current situation. Seeing that Baoyu's heart is only on Daiyu, and he doesn't like economic and official career by nature, he is mostly discouraged.As time goes by, she can see Jia Mu's attitude clearly, and she is more and more unwilling to find nothing for nothing.Mrs. Wang's words imply that she has to pretend to be confused every time, and her heart is miserable.

Coincidentally, Sister Feng's act of proposing marriage that day seemed to open another window for her. After Aunt Xue inquired about the situation of Li Hao's family and heard about Li Hao's talent, she already meant that she was very willing.Sister Feng asked about the gift, and Li Wan was in the middle of it. Mu's family sent people to see Baochai. They were very satisfied with both visits. They just waited for Li Hao to pass the palace examination before making a decision.

From then on, Baochai only regarded Baoyu as a brother, and became closer to Daiyu day by day.Daiyu was dubious at first, but as time went by, she saw that Baochai really treated her sincerely, and Aunt Xue was also very kind, taking care of her daily necessities in every possible way, so she could not help letting go of her past suspicions, and she was very friendly and friendly with them, and she and Baochai were only as close as ever. Called sisters.Not to mention that after the change of vision, both Daiyu and Baochai discovered all kinds of rare benefits in each other. The two respected and loved each other more than their sisters, which made Shi Xiangyun deliberately complain, saying that they did not want her anymore.

Seeing that the two of them are so close, Baoyu feels relieved after wondering for a few days, and treats Baochai as her own kind sister, as an example with Yingtan.Since then, the gathering atmosphere in the Grand View Garden has been extremely harmonious. Everyone played chess, wrote poems, and played for fun. They really looked like family members.Mrs. Wang didn't know what to do, and she saw that before the relationship between Baochai and Baoyu was greatly improved, she thought it was Baoyu's change of heart, and she couldn't help being very proud.

One day, Li Wan reported to Mrs. Wang about Lan'er's wet nurse. Mrs. Wang suddenly said: "There is something I wanted to say a long time ago, but I always forgot. It just so happened that you came today, so let's deal with it together. You Regardless of the matter, I probably don't know how difficult it is in the mansion. Yesterday I heard that Yassie Shi served wine at your sister Lin's place and invited the sisters to eat, drink and write poems. She is not from our family, so I can't say anything about her. If the other sisters follow suit, what would a few taels of silver be enough for a month? I didn’t think about it before, but I said to be frugal earlier, so I must change from above. The eldest lady down to Feng girl has reduced all according to her discretion, and sent many people out. Many scenes in the garden are empty, there is no master, but there are some servants who are free there, eating for free, and the wages are another sum, so I also ordered many of them to be sent out, and only a few more experienced ones were left to patrol, and other places with masters were fine. Although the girls were wronged, they generally made do with us when they saw us, and they probably calmed down in their hearts. "

Li Wan didn't know what it meant, and said with a smile: "My wife is very right. There is no need for our family to hold such a big ostentation. When there are too many people, it is easy to cause trouble. It is better to get rid of it. Although we can't be too frugal, our mother At any rate, she was called a virtuous one by the Holy Majesty, so the mansion saves trouble, and the empress's face will be brighter."

Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "Your words are quite right. When there are too many people, there will be all kinds of moths. Baoyu was too young at first. If there are few people, he is afraid that he will be wronged and the old lady will feel bad. Now he is working hard. What do you want so many people to do in the house during the reading season? I don’t have to be led away by some vixen. While this is clearing up people, I should take care of his house. I’m one of those goblins No mercy! It happens that Baoyu is in school now, so you can go with me to save him from making a fuss when he comes back."

Li Wan was taken aback, vaguely felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly said with a smile: "It's still early, Madam just came back from the old lady's place, take a rest and have a cup of tea before going, I guess the people in the house won't be able to escape. I wanted to tell my wife just now that my wife wrote a letter from Yangzhou, in which she specifically asked me to say hello to my wife and brought a lot of things to my wife, don’t you want to take a look?”

That Li Yi is outstanding in talent and won the favor of the current sage. He has been promoted to several levels within a year or two.Mrs. Wang had heard her sister-in-law talk a lot about the Li family. Seeing that the Mu family valued her so much, she couldn't help but feel good-looking, and said with a smile: "Just ask how you are. What should I bring?"

Li Wan said with a smile: "My wife has always been famous, but my wife said she would come to visit the mansion when she has time."

Mrs. Wang said again and again: "Well, if she's okay, why didn't she come and have a sit down? We are relatives, and if we don't move around, it doesn't look like anyone else. They think we don't see anyone."

After Li Wan agreed for a while, he said to Biyue: "Go and get the two boxes of things that Mrs. Mu sent in the corner room on the east side." Before Biyue left, Li Wan said to Suyun as if suddenly enlightened: "Hurry up." Hurry up and catch up, and tell those who move things to be careful, there are several valuable things inside, don't let me break them. My things are nothing, I will not spare the wife's broken corner Go and tell those mischievous people, no matter how arrogant they are on weekdays, they don’t argue, but if you want to pass my wife’s eyes today, can you still embarrass me?”

What a smart person Suyun is, and he and Li Wan are in the same heart, how can they not hear the truth in those words?He chased him out like he was burning his butt.

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "It is said that you feel pity for your servants, and it is true when I met you today. But the maid in your room looks nice to me, lively and not frivolous, why would she be willing to follow you in that yard for a long time? You There is no need for them to act obedient in front of me, it’s nothing for little children to be naughty.”

Li Wan smiled and said yes.Naturally, Mrs. Mu didn't send anything to Mrs. Wang. Biyue thought about Mrs. Wang's wishes, picked some rich and festive rulers and utensils, filled two boxes, and asked some old women to carry them over.

Li Wan opened the box and showed Mrs. Wang everything inside with her own hands.Inside, there are four bolts of rich and noble stretching brocade, four bolts of python satin with Ruyi group pattern, four bolts of silver-red moon shadow gauze and four bolts of new rain swallow silk, all of which are in fashionable colors and styles; There are two bottles of each condiment; two silver vases with beads and eight immortals, dozens of boxes of precious medicinal materials such as ginseng and deer antler, all of which are extremely neat and high-quality.

Although Mrs. Wang liked it very much, she was a little worried: "Your wife is too polite, what are you doing with so many gifts? I don't know what to find to return the gift."

Li Wan hurriedly said: "Why does my wife need to return the gift? According to the seniority, these are her filial piety to you. It is common for the younger generation to show filial piety. The old lady also has a share. Is it possible that the old lady should return her? What a family girl It's not as fragrant as the flowers outside, and Feng girl and I have never been less filial to my wife, but I don't see my wife asking me a question and giving me some courtesy."

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "Nonsense, how could it be like this. I'm afraid you were spoiled by girl Feng, and you will become slippery."

Li Wan also laughed and said: "Slippery mouth hurts people, don't blame the wife and the old lady for loving her, who doesn't love a lively and happy person."

Mrs. Wang was very amused by Li Wan. Seeing those things, she thought that there would be no need to bother with the things that were sent to Yuanchun in the next year, so she couldn't help but look more pleasing to Li Wan.The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law said something affectionately, and it was not until Baoyu was about to leave school that she suddenly remembered what had happened before, and said, "I just talked with you and forgot, it's time to go to the garden."

Su Yun had come back with a brisk expression on her face, and Li Wan felt confident, and said, "What Madam said is true, I will help you go."

A group of people arrived at Yihong Courtyard in a mighty way, and a little girl came to open the door. Seeing that Mrs. Wang was so frightened that she wanted to report, Mrs. Wang stopped her and said, "What's your name? I'm coming to have a look. Baoyu is not here, so don't worry about it." Yell." The little girl Weiwei agreed, and stepped back to the side.

Mrs. Wang glanced sharply at the courtyard, and saw a few caretakers, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law performing their duties, diligently cleaning and cleaning, she nodded slightly, and led Li Wan and others into the house.Along the way, the little maids all had something to do, although some teeth-beaters were laughing and joking, but they were not lazy. When they saw Mrs. Wang, they all trembled and knelt down in fright, secretly glad that someone had ordered them to do things just now, so that they would not It is too idle and ugly in front of the wife.Mrs. Wang snorted a few times and left without doing anything to them.

After entering the room, Mrs. Wang frowned, because Baoyu's nurse, Nanny Li, and several maidservants were cracking a field of melon seeds in the main room, and there were actually some attackers among them.Xiren's eyes were sharp, and when he saw Mrs. Wang, his face paled with fright, and he quickly knelt down.Nanny Li and those little maids didn't notice Mrs. Wang's arrival for a moment, and they laughed and said: "It's alright, why did you kneel down for your mother?"

"Presumptuous! Whose mother are you?" Mrs. Wang couldn't help but yelled loudly.

Li Momo's legs were already weak when she heard the voice, she kept kowtowing after turning her head around.Mrs. Wang ignored her, and said with a sneer, "Where are the maids who usually follow Baoyu?"

Xiren was secretly proud, because usually Qingwen and others didn't do much, and liked to play in the house, so he hurriedly said: "In the inner room, I will take my wife to have a look."

Mrs. Wang nodded and followed into the back room.As soon as he entered the room, he saw Sheyue pointing beside Tiao'er and Qiuwen mopping the floor. The room was so quiet that a needle could be heard, his expression softened a little, and he asked, "Where are the others?"

Sheyue and the others kowtowed and answered one by one. They were either returning something to Baochai or doing something. Mrs. Wang felt that there was nothing wrong, so she asked, "Where is that Qingwen in your room? Why isn't it in this room?"

Musk moon said: "Mrs. Hui, she is not in this room. The old lady sent her here to do some rough work. Baoyu didn't see her once in ten and a half months. Maybe she didn't even know her name."

Xi Ren's face was very ugly, and he wanted to say a few words, but was forced by everyone's eyes to dare not speak.Mrs. Wang believed it, and said: "It's good not to know, knowing is killing me! Where is she now, take me to see."

Musk Moon had no choice but to take Mrs. Wang to the back yard.Just turned into the courtyard door, and saw Qingwen in dark old clothes, bending over to trim the flower soil, sweating all over.Mrs. Wang was a little surprised, so she ordered her to come over. Seeing that it was Mrs. Wang who came to kowtow in a hurry, Mrs. Wang saw that she had never done makeup, and she lost four points of her beauty, and her hands were covered with dirt, which was a bit glaring, so she said: "Okay, what are you doing with this kind of work? Don't tell me there is no rough-and-tumble woman in this room, insisting on you being so delicate and weak?"

"Back to the wife, the second master has always loved these flowers as much as the lifeblood, and he didn't trust them to do it. He said that it was broken by rough hands, so he asked me to do this job. It has been almost half a year. Don't look at me, madam. In this way, it’s cheaper to do hard work, and those delicate things can be done by others, and I can’t compare with my sisters.”

Mrs. Wang had nothing to say, and said for a long time: "Then why did someone say that you blindly bullied others because of your good looks? And you slept in the same bed with Baoyu?"

Qingwen repeatedly called Qu and said, "Mrs. Mingjian, who can bully someone like me who scrapes mud every day? Although I was praised for being good-looking, the second master didn't want to see you. No matter how good you are, you can't be better than treasure." Sister Lin, what is there to be proud of, she refused to let me serve tea and water, saying that she wanted to grind my heart, and I couldn't even enter the inner room easily. But I don’t know who was ruined by some tongue-twisting person who made up words everywhere and praised me to the sky. If my wife doesn’t believe me, just ask someone. If there is something wrong with what I said, let my wife punish you.”

Xiren understood most of it in his heart, most of the time someone went away today.No matter how stupid she was, she didn't dare to blatantly expose Qingwen's lies at this moment, and her hands trembled slightly with anger.

Mrs. Wang frowned, and said after a long time: "Get up! That's what Baoyu said, you should work harder, otherwise you will think highly of yourself. Since you haven't done anything contemptuous, you will Don't go overboard! I will let you out when the days are over, honestly, I will still love you, and it will not be difficult to reward you with a few more taels of silver."

Qingwen felt bitter in her heart, but she expressed gratitude on her face: "Thank you, madam, thank you madam! I will definitely do my best to live up to my wife's kindness."

Mrs. Wang took a look at Xi Ren's ashen face, and went back with Li Wan in doubt.Before leaving, Li Wan looked at Xiren and Qingwen who was about to shed tears, and couldn't help clenching his fists——

The author has something to say: The heroine has decided to get rid of that annoying person...