[Red Mansion] Hairpins fly when they are

Xiangling served tea, then took Ying'er to sit and talk in her own room next door, leaving space for the Xue mother and daughter to whisper.

"Mother, have a sip of tea and take a rest." Baochai held the tea for Mrs. Xue, and when Mrs. Xue took it, she picked up the unfinished dress and sewed it slowly.

Baochai's needlework is very good, so Xue naturally feels relieved that she is not afraid of her sewing.Xue sipped her tea and asked casually, "Why do you have time to come to my place at this time?"

Mrs. Xue lives in the side room next to the main courtyard. After all, she is a guest, so it is impossible to instruct the little girl to keep an eye on the movement in front of her all the time, so she doesn't know that Jia Yucun is resting in the East Wing tonight.

"Master is not here, I can go wherever I want."

"Isn't my uncle back? Resting in the study tonight?"

Even if Mrs. Xue didn't deliberately inquire, none of the girls in the yard were paying close attention to the movements of the masters, especially the little girls, who couldn't control their mouths and would talk about it in their free time during the day. Xue Only then did Shi know that my uncle had been sleeping in the study for several nights.

Baochai sewed the clothes slowly, and replied indifferently, "It's in the east chamber."

Mrs. Xue was dumb, afraid that her daughter would feel sad, and dared not mention a word about the matter of giving birth, so she taught her earnestly: "She is an older sister at Mrs. Fan's place. You should treat each other with courtesy. It's time to go to the East Chamber to say hello."

"..." Baochai stopped what she was doing, her eyes widened.There is such a rule?No one ever told her about it.

Seeing that she was ignorant, Mrs. Xue couldn't help laughing: "I blame me for not telling you. At the beginning... who would have thought that this would happen? If you marry someone else as your regular wife, it is naturally not your turn to please other people. The situation is different now Now, even though you two have the same status, she is still the elder sister, and she lives in the same courtyard, so she can't get along better than strangers, right? Have you ever been to the East Wing? "

Baochai shook her head, not to mention that she had never been to the East Wing, even Fan Jiaoxing had never been to the West Wing.

"You two have become sisters, walk around more in your free time, my uncle will only praise you for your virtuousness and sense of generality when you see the harmony in the back house. Let alone what you think in private, at least you must be kind on the surface."

As soon as Mrs. Xue was old, she naturally knew what men liked, so she quickly told her all about it.

"For example, in the past, Aunt Zhao of Rongguo Mansion, your aunt didn't like her very much in her heart. But no matter how much she didn't like her, she couldn't stop her from coming to pay her respects. She was polite when they met, even if Aunt Zhao did something rude Don't blame her for things. Look, what happened to Aunt Zhao after she gave birth to a son? She personally taught Jia Huan what he looks like. Even I don't want to take a second look at him. How could your uncle like it? !"

Baochai nodded, this is more cruel than flattery.

I don't scold you, and I don't care about you. Let you let yourself go and see what you can do in the future.Aunt Zhao was originally a girl, so she didn't have any insight, she raised Jia Huan timidly, and she was full of pettiness, even the son of a servant could not compare.

Mrs. Wang's move is very clever.Not only has he gained his good reputation as a virtuous man, but he won't hinder Baoyu, and he doesn't have to worry about making plans himself.

Baochai skipped these private fights in the backyard, and only learned that she and Fan Jiaoxing should be treated as ordinary colleagues, and get along politely and friendly. .”

Mrs. Xue knew her daughter was not stupid, so she understood as soon as she said it, and immediately showed a gratified smile on her face.

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The next day, after having breakfast in the east chamber, Jia Yucun hurried into the main courtyard to greet the old lady, and then went out to do some errands.

After Baochai washed and dressed herself, she also went to greet Mrs. Song, but she didn't see Fan Jiaoxing when she got there.

Fan Jiaoxing was usually the most enthusiastic in serving the old lady, she was the first to go and the last to leave, and she hadn't appeared in the main room in the early morning, which was really a miracle.

Seeing the doubts in her eyes, the old lady Song explained with a smile: "Jiao Xing sent the girl over just now, saying that she got up late today and was in some inconvenience. Please come back later to say hello to me. People like us are not princes and grandchildren." Nobles, why do you need to come to pay your respects every day? I don’t pay attention to these ostentations, as long as you have me as an old woman in your heart. Besides, it’s cold in winter, and you can come here and sit here when the sun rises high outside. It also makes it possible."

"Old lady, you are so kind." Baochai said sincerely.Shangci was naturally filial, and Baochai felt lucky to meet such a mother-in-law, "I'll go see my sister later."

"Well, you can go and see her, and talk to her. You are both young, so I think you can chat."

Baochai went out of the main house, went to pay her respects to Mrs. Xue, and then went to the East Chamber to visit Fan Jiaoxing.

Ying'er silently followed Baochai all the way, and she had already muttered in her heart.

Mrs. Fan just spent the night with the master last night, but she deliberately put on a show this morning, saying that she got up late and was inconvenient, so that no one would know about it?

Baochai didn't know what Ying'er was thinking, so she went straight to the east chamber, and there was a newly bought girl named Chun'er standing outside the door.

Chun'er rushed up to salute Baochai. Baochai smiled at her and asked softly, "Is sister awake? I'll come and see her."

Chun'er said respectfully: "Second Madam, please wait a moment, I'll go in and ask."

Chun'er opened the door curtain and went in to report that Fan Jiaoxing was about to drink the medicine. Hearing this, she immediately handed the medicine bowl to Qiuyue: "Hide it quickly." Seeing Qiuyue enter the inner room with the medicine bowl, Fan Jiaoxing let Chun Go and invite Baochai in.

"Sister." Baochai bowed to Fan Jiaoxing as soon as she entered, and Fan Jiaoxing quickly returned the salute with a smile on her face, asking Baochai to sit on the chair outside.

Baochai sat down, raised her eyes and took a quick look inside the room. The pattern and layout of the East Wing was almost exactly the same as that of the West Wing. She turned her gaze back and looked at Fan Jiaoxing.

Fan Jiaoxing raised her head and chest, sat on another chair, and let her watch calmly.

Because Jia Yucun is resting here, Fan Jiaoxing also knows that her appearance is not as good as Baochai's. Youth and beauty are two things that cannot be met, so she can only try her best to tidy herself up.

Therefore, before dawn, before Jia Yucun woke up, Fan Jiaoxing quietly got up to wash her face and make up.Her complexion is not good, and her complexion is yellowish. Even in autumn and winter, she has to apply a lot of powder to cover it.

There was no moisture in the skin, and the powder she applied was like a thick mask, floating on her face. She still didn't realize it, and she was only happy that she had turned white.

Facing her powdery face, Baochai sincerely suggested: "Sister, drink more water every day, it's good for your body."

Facial fat these days is not like later generations. It has all kinds of functions. If you want to replenish water, you can only drink more water.

Fan Jiaoxing didn't like to hear this, thinking that Baochai was making fun of her for drinking medicine.After all, Baochai came back to East Chamber for the first time, Fan Jiaoxing didn't show her anger in her heart, she responded with a false smile: "Yes, the sky is getting drier, you should drink more water."

Baochai thought for a while, and then said several scented teas: "If you feel hot, add two chrysanthemums to the water; otherwise, soak a few roses, it will nourish and beautify your face..."

Fan Jiaoxing had a smile on her face, but she curled her lips in her heart.She is still taking the medicine, what if she collides with the nature of the medicine?

Seeing her reaction, Baochai knew that the other party might not be interested in this topic, so she hurriedly asked her softly: "Just now I went to pay my respects to the old lady, but I didn't see my sister. The old lady said that my sister is in some inconvenience. Is it okay? Do you want to invite me?" Do you want to come in and take a look?"

"Hehe." Fan Jiaoxing's smile changed from fake to sincere in an instant, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and giggled several times, "Is there anything uncomfortable, it's just that I'm lazy and don't want to get up, my sister can Don't go to the old lady and tell the truth. Master, he..."

Having said this, Fan Jiaoxing became ashamed, hesitant to speak.

Baochai was not in the mood to pry into the private affairs of her bedroom, so she laughed dryly, nodded and said, "Sister, don't worry, the old lady also said that it's cold in winter, so there's no need to go so early to say hello."

At this time, Qiuyue came in to serve tea and snacks, and Fan Jiaoxing hurriedly invited Baochai to drink tea.

As soon as Baochai picked up the teacup, Fan Jiaoxing repeated the old saying like showing off: "My younger sister also knows that the master is so strong, sometimes it is really hard to bear! I didn't sleep well last night, now Too sleepy."

"..." Baochai almost spit out tea.

What does she know?She didn't want to hear Fan Jiaoxing talk about such a topic at all, she blushed when she heard it, she quickly stood up and asked to resign: "Sis I'm tired, I just need to rest, I'll go back first. If my sister has nothing to do, she will come here often I'll sit there."

"Okay." Fan Jiaoxing stood up, as if she didn't want to give up, she held Baochai's hand, and said reluctantly, "My sister finally came here, but I didn't rest enough last night, and I didn't have enough energy. It's my fault to treat my sister well, so don't argue with me."

"It's nothing, my sister is too polite. You have a good rest, I'll go first." Baochai ran away.

Fan Jiaoxing smiled all over her face, stood on the threshold and watched Baochai go out, and she turned back after people entered the west chamber.

"Oh, it's really refreshing!" Fan Jiaoxing sat cross-legged on the couch outside, drinking the hot tea that Qiuyue just brought up, and said with emotion.

Qiuyue stood aside, not saying a word.

Fan Jiaoxing also understands Qiuyue's temperament, after getting angry a few times, she doesn't care about her anymore, she just talks to herself.

"Qiuyue, did you see? The master just rested here for one night, she couldn't sit still, and rushed over to say hello to me. The result? She blushed with anger." Fan Jiaoxing's voice revealed a Share a thick cheerful.

Qiuyue pursed her lips, wanting to roll her eyes to the sky.

Who, like her wife, can bring out the affairs of her own room, and everyone will blush when she hears it, right?

Last night, Qiuyue was on duty outside, and she didn't hear any big movement in the room at all, but the lady spoke so clearly that Qiuyue almost thought she fell asleep last night.

After thinking about it for a while, I knew why my wife said that on purpose.

Alas, Qiuyue sighed deeply from the bottom of her heart, Madam always doesn't know how to take good care of herself, her heart is not calm, her temper is not harmonious, and she has to worry about every little thing for a long time. With such a suspicious and thoughtful temperament, how can she be in good health?

The old man often said that one can get fat with a broad mind. My wife eats a lot, and the medicine she drank could fill a whole pond, but her body is still so thin, probably because of her lack of tolerance.

Fan Jiaoxing rejoiced for a while, then she looked back at the bowl of medicine she hadn't drunk yet, and hurriedly urged Qiuyue: "Where's the medicine just now? Put it on the stove and heat it up, bring it to me quickly."

"Yes." Qiuyue hurried to go.