The oil bottle of the Red Chamber

After Chen finished speaking, she winked at Chunlan.Chunlan understood, and left her whole body, and when she came back, she was dragging a small tea tray filled with red lacquer and gold. Heart, Tiaoxin, temple hairpin, flower head hairpin, sweeping son, ear digging son, covering the temples, bun, tin son... everything is available.There are also a pair of gold rings, two gold bracelets and a gold collar.Under the illumination of the lamps and candles, it becomes more and more brilliant and full of brilliance.

When the relatives and friends of You's family saw this, they were surprised for a while, and then they were envious.

To make such a pair of gold inlaid rubies, as well as gold necklaces and gold bracelets, even if the craftsmanship is not very exquisite, just counting the materials and so on, at least one or two hundred taels of silver.It's even more rare that a stepmother of the Chen family can think so thoughtfully and behave so generously.For a while, there were many discussions at the banquet, and no one said that Chen's actions were stingy.

Even the eldest girl of the You family was stunned.I didn't expect Mrs. Chen to be so enthusiastic.For a while, I felt flattered.

Seeing the expressions of envy and admiration of his relatives, Mr. You Lao'an and Mr. You immediately felt radiant.You Lao'an looked at Mrs. Chen with a smile and said, "You really bothered. She has a family of children, so there is no need for such a precious thing. You should keep it for yourself."

Before she could finish her sentence, the eldest girl of the You family was stunned, and immediately lowered her head sadly.

Mrs. Chen acted as if she hadn't seen it, and said with a smile on her face, "what did the old lady say, we are all one family, why bother to say that gold is precious or not, it's obviously a heretic. Besides, I see our eldest girl, This year I'm also sixteen or seventeen years old. It's time for me to dress up. This is just my wish as a mother."

After all, there is no room for You Lao'an to refute.He directly waved to the eldest girl of the You family and said, "Elder sister, come quickly. Don't listen to your grandmother."

Hearing this, the eldest girl of the You family looked at Mr. You Lao'an and Mr. You with some anxiety, not knowing whether to answer or not.

Seeing this, You Ziyu said with a smile: "Since it's your mother's wish, you just accept it."

Only then did the eldest girl of the You family walk forward, first bowed to Mrs. Chen, thanked her, and then signaled the eldest maid, Yin Die'er, to accept the gold-encrusted red treasure head.

You Ziyu said again: "Give your mother a cup of tea too."

This was supposed to be the procedure after the opening of the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors tomorrow morning, but since the eldest girl of the You family has accepted the things from the Chen family, it is also appropriate to toast a cup of tea early.

As soon as You Ziyu finished speaking, a little girl came forward with a tea tray and cup, and another little girl came up with a futon.The eldest girl of the You family knelt down first, offered tea to Mrs. Chen, and said, "Miss, have tea."

There are first-class rich and noble families in Beijing with good manners.The children in the family only called "Master" and "Madam" when they met their parents. The eldest girl of the You family called Chen Shi this way, one is to show respect, and the other is probably because she doesn't want to change her name to call Chen Shi mother.

Chen probably understood it in her heart, but she didn't mind, she still took the eldest daughter's tea with a smile on her face, and took a sip.Said "It smells good".I don't know whether it is to praise the fragrance of tea or have other meanings.

But everyone is happy to see such a happy scene - at least on the surface.

On the other side, You Ziyu had already taken advantage of the time when the eldest girl of the You family was serving tea, and ordered the close maid to fetch two sets of white jade noodles that had been prepared.The workmanship is exquisite and the appearance is small. It looks like it is specially prepared for children.He presented these two heads to the eldest and second sisters in front of everyone. The two sisters first saw Chen's face before accepting them with a smile.Then he served tea and kowtowed according to the behavior of the eldest girl of the You family, and called him "Master".

Then a little girl came up to collect the futons.The second sister said before anyone else could speak, "I haven't kowtowed to my ancestors yet!"

When everyone heard this, they were surprised at first, and then smiled and praised You Lao'an: "What a clever girl, she must be a filial one in the future. Blessed are you, old man."

You Lao'an didn't care what he was thinking, and his face was still smiling from ear to ear. After the two sisters kowtowed and offered tea, he asked the eldest maid Jixiang to present the gift she had prepared.The eldest sister and the second sister accepted the gifts and thanked them. The second sister pretended to be innocent and said with an open smile: "Mom also prepared clothes for the ancestors. It's Shu brocade. It's very beautiful."

You Lao'an might as well have the second sister say so, and immediately turned to look at Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Chen secretly praised her, but said on the face with embarrassment: "This child really can't keep his mouth shut... I still think about it when I greet you tomorrow morning."

When You Lao'an saw what Chen said, he smiled even more.She first saw that Mrs. Chen had prepared something for her granddaughter, and she knew it was because Mrs. Chen cared about her son and wanted to please the eldest girl to please her son.You Lao'an saw Chen's behavior in this way, and naturally felt ironic in his heart.

It's just that I can't help but whisper in my heart, for fear that the daughter-in-law will look down on me as a mother-in-law because of the support of her natal family, and the son treats her very enthusiastically.He was going to fool his son first, and then control her.Just now I saw that Chen's plotting against the relatives of You's family was so thorough, it can be seen that he knows it well.What's more, he treated his granddaughter so considerately, but didn't mention himself at all, and his heart was already half cold.When she was thinking about how to deal with it, she suddenly heard the words of the second sister again, and Mrs. Chen responded like that again, she unconsciously put aside the worries in her heart, and said with a smile: "Oh, I heard that Shu brocade is very expensive, I am so old, how can I wear such a precious material. You should keep it for yourself."

When Mrs. Chen heard the words, she secretly laughed at You Lao'an, who had poor words and few words, and could only repeat a few sentences over and over, which showed that he was extremely perfunctory.On the face, he flattered a load of good words without showing any emotion, which made You Lao'an smile, and looked at Chen Shi more and more pleasing to his eyes.Even just now, Mrs. Chen couldn't see the things of the relatives and friends of Mrs. Chen's two daughters, Rao You's family. Now it has become a good thing for Ms. Chen to plan carefully and live well.

Seeing You Lao'an being attracted by her sweet words, Chen's heart was also happy.I just feel that this mother-in-law is much easier to fool than the old lady Zhao back then.Of course, this is also the reason why the Chen family is better than the You family.

But no matter how you say it, the most urgent thing is to cage You Ziyu, the righteous master.

It was night when the family banquet ended happily, not to mention how coquettish the bridal chamber candles were.

It only said that the second sister was led back to the bedroom by the maids of You's family. After washing and washing, she didn't feel sleepy.When asked about age and name, the answer was that one was named Douer and the other was named Shaoyao, they were both twelve or thirteen years old; the second question was whether they were born at home or bought from outside, they all said they were born at home; I have been working as an errand for several years, which line of work my parents are in, how many people are there in the You family, how many aunts does the master have, what kind of character are the aunts, which aunts gave birth to concubines, and which aunts Based on what the old master and the old lady said before, who is the housekeeper of the You family now...

While asking questions, while winking with Zhen'er, Zhen'er understood, immediately opened the cage, took out the sweets and snacks that had been wrapped at home, put a few small plates on the table, and shared them with them.

The two little girls saw that there was candy and snacks to eat, and they were overjoyed.Zhen'er moved two more little sticks to the second sister, and the two little girls sat on the little sticks and ate candy while they understood everything.He also said: "The old lady is getting old now, and her energy is low. Except for socializing and giving gifts, Aunt Lan is the head of the house. Aunt Lan was brought back by the master when he was away. I heard that she was a lady from the official family. , Later, the family suffered a lawsuit and was defeated, so they became aunts for the master for some reason. The two concubines in our house, one was born to Aunt Fang, and the other was born to Aunt Lan. The second girl born to Aunt Fang is a year old. I had a cold last winter, so I ate a lot of soup and medicine, but it's a pity..."

The little girl Dou'er didn't dare to say the following, because today is a good day for the master's family to rejoice, and they dare not say something disappointing, and let the master know, for fear of hitting the board.

Then Shaoyao followed Dou'er's words and said: "Now there are only the eldest girl and the third girl in the house. The third girl is not yet five years old this year. She was born by Aunt Lan. She can also read and write. She looks good, just like a girl." , and she speaks smartly, very much liked by the old lady and the master..."

While talking, the eldest sister pushed the door in with a pillow in her hands, and said that she might not be able to sleep because she changed places for a while, so she came to talk to the second sister.The second sister saw that everyone was almost ready, so she reasoned that she was tired and had to get up early tomorrow, so she sent the two little girls out.

Here the eldest sister waited for everyone to leave, Fang sighed worriedly, took the hand of the second sister and said that she was homesick.

The second sister knows that the eldest sister has always been delicate, gentle and shy, and safe at any time.Having said that, I'm afraid it's because I'm worried that my name is not right, and living in You's house is uncomfortable, which is better than living in my uncle's house.Then he took the elder sister's hand and said with a smile: "From now on, this will be our home. With mom here, are you still afraid of what other people will think?"

When the eldest sister saw the second sister explaining her thoughts to the truth, she blushed.After being silent for a long time, he lowered his head and said: "We are not the master's biological daughters after all, and now we live like this, I'm afraid they will gossip."

The second sister's heart was moved when she heard the words, she hurriedly asked: "Who are they? Could someone be so bold as to make irresponsible remarks in front of you?"

After hearing this, the eldest sister didn't answer, but just lowered her head and twisted the handkerchief with her fingers.

The second sister was impatient to play this riddle with the eldest sister, so she said to the eldest sister's girl, An Zhitinglan, "My sister was in that room just now, but who was there and what did she say?"

When the two girls saw the question, they hurriedly replied: "I didn't say anything else, I just asked about my sister's past in the Zhao family. What aunts and wives did not live well in the Zhao family. There are several aunts in the Zhao family. The aunt is good to the aunts and grandmothers of the Zhao family, and the old lady of the Zhao family is good to the girls. She said that even her own grandmother is not easy to treat, let alone recognized by another family... My sister doesn't want to listen to their nonsense, So I brought my servants to look for the girl."

Although the second sister is small, her mind is not small.Immediately, he realized that these two girls must have been sent by You Ziyu's aunt to make a joke, and they probably had other meanings.Otherwise, it will be like the second sister, just exerting strength on the little girl, and there is no need to ask the girl, let alone ask about the old millet and rotten sesame seeds of the Zhao family.Then he insinuated, pointed at Sang Huai and said such a thing.It is obvious that bullying them is young, and it is the oil bottle brought by the stepmother, I am afraid it means to show off!

The second sister didn't care whether she was suspicious or not, she immediately sneered and said to the eldest sister: "Be good, listen to the sound, these words don't seem to be for us."

After a pause, he said to Ting Lan, the eldest sister's little girl: "Who are those two girls who were talking to my sister just now, call them over and let me have a look."

Ting Lan also knew that although the second sister was younger than the eldest sister, she was sophisticated in her actions and words. When she was at home, she would even look up to the eldest master, and would often explain to the second sister the imperial palace newspaper and the affairs of the yamen.Now he is seriously angry, and he can't play with the two girls.Immediately responded crisply.He ran briskly to go out and then turned back, but his face was blue and white, and he said indignantly: "Return to the girl, when the servant went to find them, the two girls had already laid down. The servant passed the girl If not, they only said that it was getting late, so why bother if it’s good or not, they couldn’t come here!”

When everyone heard the words, they were furious.Anzhi Tinglan and Zhener Weier are the sons of the Chen family. They have always been loyal and loyal, and they have been ordered by the old lady and the old lady. How can they allow the little girls of the You family to bully their own girls.Without waiting for the second sister's order, she quickly rolled up her arms and sleeves and said, "It's okay, there is no law of the king. Let's go there in person, drag them over, slap them first, and then talk about it."

Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by the second sister.Seeing that the second sister was not angry but smiled, she straightened her sleeves in a leisurely manner, got up and said, "Why do you have to get so angry. Since I think it's late today, it's hard to talk. Let's save it for tomorrow morning."