Aristocratic family's career in the Red Chamber

Most of the time, people’s pain comes from not getting what they want. Compared with others, they suddenly find that there is a big gap, and they want to but are unable to change.

Ever since Yinhong discovered Linglong's little secret, Linglong seemed to think that she could be trusted, and that she was an outlet she could confide in with confidence. She would tell Yinhong everything, what did Jiashe give her every day, and what did she say to her? , every detail, Linglong had to talk about it in front of Yinhong, and then played with the valuable jewelry Jia She gave her, and finally concluded: If it wasn't for the master's close attention during this period of time, and it was not easy to act, the master would have I will be an aunt now.

Yinhong's family is similar to Linglong's. Although they are all born in Jia's family, their parents and relatives are not of high status in the mansion. In order to get her a place as a girl next to Jia's mother, her old lady entrusted the favors of many people. The one who sent her up, so Yinhong is extremely cautious in doing things on weekdays, not daring to make mistakes in the slightest, for fear that if she is accidentally caught on an errand, all the family's thoughts will be wasted, and even more trouble will be caused for the family. , Yinhong herself is also a filial person, knowing that her family's conditions are not good, the two elder brothers above marry, and the younger brother below has to spend money to grow up. On weekdays, she never dares to spend the monthly money and rewards lightly. Most of them save and take go home.

That's why she complied with Linglong's threats. After all, if Jia Amnesty was really angered, her whole family would be in trouble. As for Jia's mother?Even if she loses face in front of her, can Mother Jia still protect her?Jia She is the master, so it's not easy to punish her?Yinhong thought of herself and her family, so naturally she wouldn't tell Mother Jia again.And Linglong also stared closely, for several days, she almost went in and out with her, even if she was away a few times, Yinhong also heard her back and followed the little girl to inquire about her whereabouts.Yinhong wondered if Linglong went back and complained to Jia Amnesty as soon as she sensed something was wrong.After a few times down, Yinhong simply gave up her intention to inform.

But which woman really doesn't like those jeweled gold and silver jewelry?As a slave, who would dare to say that he never wished that he could live the kind of luxurious life of being a slave to his servants, seeing his master wearing gold and silver every day?Getting up early and going to bed late every day, doing a lot of hard work, who dares to say that he does not dream that one day he can live a carefree and carefree life?Yinhong is just a mortal, how could it be an exception?Countless times, Yinhong also imagined that one day she would be able to live the life of her master, no longer need to worry about money, and could enjoy all the wealth...

But now, she is still groveling and dare not spend freely to save money to subsidize the family. Linglong, who used to be almost the same as her, has a box full of jewels that are about to fly on the branches. She is of the same background, but everyone will be like her in the future. Yunni, maybe she still has to say hello to Linglong, Yinhong felt annoyed when she thought of this, several times, she almost impulsively wanted to report this to Mother Jia, so that she could punish Linglong properly.At last she still had some reason, thinking of Linglong's threat and Jia Mu's letting go of Jia Amnesty in the past, she was afraid that Linglong would not be punished in the end, and she would offend Jia Amnesty, so she finally took a breath and suppressed her jealousy.

Pian Linglong is rampant as soon as she succeeds, so Minglu dare not tell others when the matter is over. Thinking that Yinhong knows the truth, she pretends to mention it casually every day to show off her good life in front of Yinhong. He also said that it will be better in the future, and he will never forget Yinhong, so he suppressed Yinhong's anger and wished him so much.

This day when Yinhong came back from the kitchen at noon, she was exhausted, and she just wanted to wash up and have a good rest for a while, when Linglong heard her coming back, she came up again, seeing her tired appearance, she exclaimed He asked, "Why are you so tired?" He looked up and down, shook his head, and pretended to sigh, "Didn't you spend another whole day in the kitchen? Looking at the smell of oily smoke all over your body, your skin is tingling. Rough."

Yinhong touched her face subconsciously, her fingertips were greasy, she looked at Linglong again, she said it was a pity, but her eyes were full of pride, and she looked at the complexion of her face, it was fair and rosy, and she didn't know what kind of powder she had applied , the faint spots in the past were also covered, such a white jade flawless, she couldn't help but put down her hands, and said: "I'm just a kitchen girl, the master thinks highly of my cooking skills, let me be a big girl, then I will naturally It is to do your best to cook meals for the master. There is no way to get oily smoke on it."

Linglong said that her mind was not clear: "I have to do my job, but we women, this face is the most important thing in our life. You have been smothered by the oil smoke early, and you look like a yellow-faced woman. What will you do in the future? You are also a big deal Girl, there are so many second-class and third-class people below, who do you use? You have to do it yourself."

Yinhong was heartbroken by hearing this, so she didn't say a word, she thought to herself, who is like you, since she has an affair with the uncle, she never touches the spring water with her ten fingers, and even serving a cup of tea is too heavy?The people sent by her mother Jia were supposed to keep an eye on Jia Hu and the Zhang family, but they were tabooed by Chen's mother, Jia Hu, and others. They couldn't find out anything. If you don't act quickly and win Jia Hu's trust as soon as possible, is it really necessary to boss around in the yard and offend everyone?

Seeing that she didn't speak, Linglong turned her smile again: "Don't blame me for speaking too bluntly, I'm not kind." She grabbed her hand and smiled triumphantly, "Master rewarded me with a box of good intentions." The rouge and gouache powder, the delicate fragrance, look on my face, does it look better? Come on, wash it off too, I will put the powder on you, and I will protect you for a while, and you will be a beauty again .” Excitedly pulled her straight to her room.

Yinhong was impatient with Linglong's so-called good-hearted behavior that was really showing off, but she looked at Linglong's face, which was much prettier after putting on makeup, and also heard that it was a good gift from Jia She, so she was moved by it. Suppressing the unhappiness, he followed Linglong into the house with half a push.

Linglong first asked her to calm down, and then she went to get a flat box of sandalwood carved lilies and crickets. When the lid was opened, there were two rows of rouge boxes printed with colorful pictures of the four seasons flowers, and then one by one. Open it, rouge face powder, the elegant fragrance immediately hits the nostrils.

Yinhong couldn't help praising: "Such a good thing, I'm afraid it's almost as good as grandma's."

Linglong straightened her waist: "Isn't it just for grandma! Uncle said, this powder was specially brought into the palace by the imperial merchants in the south. We have connections in our house, and grandma likes it, so they all use it. Listen. It is said that even the noble concubines and ladies in the palace praise this powder."

Yinhong couldn't help but sighed too: "It's such a good thing~" Looking at the box again, the porcelain vases containing the makeup and powder are indeed extremely exquisite, compared to the cheap ones she usually uses, I don't know how much better times.Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Linglong's triumphant face, the joy faded a little bit, and he couldn't tell what it was like for a while.Linglong, the current cost is getting more and more expensive...

Linglong didn't care much about the change in her silver-red complexion, she lowered her head and told her to take off the bun and comb it again: "Isn't it necessary to make up for such a good makeup? Although no outsiders will see it, it's the same when I'm around." , take a closer look, what is the difference between this aggressive rouge and the one we used in the past!"

Which woman does not love beauty?Yinhong hesitated for a while, she really couldn't resist the temptation of the aggressive rouge, she nodded, and sure enough, she took off the bun and combed it again.Linglong carefully blended the powder and put it on her silver-red face little by little. When it was over, she couldn't help but marvel: "If you say it's a good thing for self-improvement, I don't think so much when I use it, but it's really different for you. Farewell!" I found a mirror from a drawer and handed it to Yinhong, "Look, this is the first time I know that you are still a beauty, Yinhong."

Yinhong only thought that Linglong was entertaining her, she was a little irritable, she smirked and said, "Don't tease me, why don't you know what I look like?" She took a look in the mirror, but her gaze froze.

In the figure in the mirror, the hair is clearly visible: there is no blemish on her fair face, the slightly rough pores of her past have all disappeared, and the few sores on her forehead are only faint traces, and her bangs are slightly covered , You can't see it unless you look carefully.The eyebrows are drawn into a delicate line, the lips are rosy and shiny, and the bridge of the nose is also straightened out - isn't that what Linglong said, she is a little beauty? !

Is this really her?Yinhong joyfully held the mirror and looked left and right, almost surprised: "Oh my god, is this really me?" Turning around, she was about to talk to Linglong, but she was suddenly startled, Linglong was standing by the dressing table with Instead of the relaxed and self-satisfied self-satisfaction of the past, she seemed to be holding back her stomach, and looked at her with unkind eyes.Yin Hong was not surprised, but she suddenly thought of the reason, Linglong was jealous of her.Yinhong laughed secretly, but raised her head unconsciously, looked at herself in the mirror again, and raised the corners of her mouth happily.

It is said that Linglong is delicate and beautiful. In the past, she only thought that she was not as good as her, but she didn't want to. Now that she is dressed up carefully, she is much prettier than Linglong.No wonder Linglong is unhappy now!

After being aggrieved for a long time, there was finally something that could suppress Linglong, Yin Hong pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Sister, this is really a good thing, I almost didn't recognize myself after doing this."

After hearing this, Linglong's expression improved, but she was still a little sullen: "It's just some makeup, what's it worth?" She probably still can't get used to the good color of silver and red, so she suddenly said, "If you want to say it's precious, it's in your hand. The real mirrors are the real good things, the mercury mirrors from Bo, and the mirrors made by high-class craftsmen, are all worth a hundred or ten taels, and there is nowhere to find them.”

Yinhong had noticed the difference in this mirror before, but she cared more about her own appearance and didn't take a closer look at it. Now that she heard Linglong say this, she turned the mirror in her hand back and forth and looked at it. The full-length mirror is generally clearly visible, not to mention, the silver-covered back is carved with rose bushes, and there is a blue bird singing happily in the middle-she hasn't seen it before, isn't this a good thing from Bo?

A hundred or twelve?Yinhong smiled wryly, the price of the girl bought from inside and outside the house was only a few taels of silver.But the mirror in Linglong's hand is worth more than a dozen girls...

Seeing that she stopped smiling, Linglong became happy herself, took the mirror back, put away the makeup box carefully, turned her head to look at Yinhong carefully, but frowned: "It's fine with a bun, Now the flowers are blooming well, and the hairpins are also good. It's just that this outfit is really..."

How bad could the silver-red clothes be?She is a big girl, and all the food and clothing are shared by the girls in the house. The clothes on her body are also made of the cloth given by Jiamu back then, and the material is excellent.It's just old clothes, after all, it's not as bright as new clothes, and Yinhong just came back from the kitchen, so it's inevitable that there are some stains on her body, so it doesn't look good.

Yinhong also needs face, when Linglong said this, her face was panicked with embarrassment, and she said: "My sister has grandpa's care, so I can't look down on these things on me."

Linglong ignored her harsh words, and just smiled and said, "I remember that you still have the smoky green white chrysanthemum skirt that grandma gave you a few days ago? I didn't say that you look good with your outfit, but If you are ruined by this dress, why don't you change into that one, it's really no different from those girls in the mansion."

Yinhong felt itchy when she heard that, Linglong also urged her to change quickly, but she pretended to shirk a few times, but she decided to change, after getting dressed, she thought about it, and took another one from her vanity box The hairpin wrapped in gold thread was inserted obliquely into the bun, looked in the mirror again, and then went to meet Linglong in the next room.

Linglong naturally boasted again: "When this stranger sees it, he might think it is a young lady from which family." She sighed again, "It's a pity that my sister is so good-looking. Looking back, I don't know how cheap we are. which one……"

Yinhong was startled for a while, yes, no matter how good her appearance is, in the end, isn't she still worthy of the servant's life of suffering and poverty?No matter how good he looks, it is nothing but a waste.

Linglong seemed to be not interested in the silver-red dress, so she said a few words, then suddenly brought up Jia She, and complained half-truthfully: "My son and I met again before, and I asked him when he was going with grandma. Tell me about me, do you know what the uncle said? The old man is not in a good mood recently, and he is very strict with the old man, so he is not good at acting! Tell me, how long has the old man been saying this? Are you still perfunctory me like this? The uncle has been coming with things all the time, and he is sincere to me. I want to turn around and follow the second master. You say how good the second master is, and you can only praise him for anything. If it is the second master now, Didn't you let me pass the Ming Road early, and made me an aunt? Uncle..."

There was a bit of contempt for Jia She in the words, but she just raised her hand deliberately to show the happy appearance of the moist jade bracelet on her wrist, but it didn't look like it, Yin Hong smiled and said: "It is also true that the uncle can give you so many things." Sincerely love you."

Linglong smiled: "That's true." She just couldn't help sighing, "It's just that I don't like the second master better than the second master, and no second master can read. Isn't the second master going to take part in this year's imperial examination? I envy the second master." Grandma, when the second master won the promotion, grandma will be the imperial wife, and there is a master and wife on the top, and there is a young master in the belly, what a great blessing!"

Jia Zheng's handsome and gentle face appeared before Yinhong's eyes, and suddenly his face burned, and he spat at her: "What are you talking about, Huqin?"

Linglong smiled and said: "I can't say it. When I was serving Brother Hu, I also heard Mama Chen telling Mama Jin and Mama Su that the second grandma is inconvenient now, and the wife intends to give the girl to the second master." Joking He said, "It's just that other people don't know Yinhong's good looks, otherwise, according to your appearance, it's okay to serve the second master~"

Yinhong's heart skipped a beat, she stood up abruptly, and said in surprise: "You are getting more and more crazy, can you say this casually?"

Linglong was taken aback, and her face was a little unhappy, she said angrily: "I was just joking, why are you reacting so badly? I just said that casually because I thought you were worthy of the second master, don't you I'm happy, I won't talk about it later. I just wait for the day when you make an appointment with which boy, and then I will congratulate you." After speaking, he didn't give any face, and said that he was tired and needed a lunch break, and took a few silver-red Pushed out the door.

Yinhong was so angry that she fell on her back, and she wanted to go back to her room, but she still felt stuffy, so she went out of the yard and found a secluded place, grabbed the handkerchief and tore it fiercely a few times: "Isn't it Auntie, just so proud Now, with this kind of virtue, grandma will not tolerate her in the future!" Just thinking of that high-quality makeup, that gorgeous mercury mirror, I was extremely jealous and envious.

Why did it fall into the eyes of the uncle, but it wasn't her...

There was something in her heart. This day, Yinhong was in a trance when she did everything. The little girl Rui'er was worried and panicked, so she persuaded her to go back to rest, or go out to relax: "Sister, this is so annoying. You look worried."

Yinhong was really not in the mood to work, so she agreed, wandering the garden all by herself, not even paying attention to the people coming across, but when she recovered, she bumped into it, and Yinhong came back to her senses , looked up and saw the second master Jia Zheng standing there, Lin Zhixiao who was bumped by her frowned and scolded displeasedly: "You girl, how do you walk? You bumped into me, if you bumped into the second master , but how good?"

Yinhong's thoughts were tossing in her heart. For a while, she didn't know what she was thinking, but before she could act, she lowered her body and lowered her eyes halfway, revealing her beautiful neck, and said softly: "I'm reckless, why not?" Please Second Lord, Steward Lin please punish me." She trembled slightly, blinking her long and slender eyelashes curled up like a fan, raised her eyes and quickly glanced around Jia Zheng's face, then lowered her head like a frightened bird, Quietly waiting for Jia Zheng's announcement.

Such a cowardly and delicate beauty, Jia Zheng turned his gaze around her a few times, but smiled: "It's just a small matter, what is it worth, you just need to be more careful in the future~"

Yinhong was overjoyed, she glanced at Jia Zheng gratefully, and thanked happily: "Thank you, Second Lord, I will definitely remember to be careful in the future."

Jia Zheng's delicate appearance, sweet voice, and heart-warming eyes made Jia Zheng feel a little interested...