[Red Mansions] The big maid struggles daily

Mother Jia was dizzy, and everyone in the house was worried. No matter what, the Rongguo Mansion is really the mansion of the Duke, relying on the signboard of Mother Jia, the old lady of the Duke.

Jia Amnesty stopped hanging out with his little wives and maids, and Jia Zheng stopped being arty with Qing Ke's gentlemen. The two brothers invited the imperial physician, and they were in a hurry all night. On the fourth watch, things got better.

As soon as Jia's mother opened her eyes, she saw two bearded elder sons serving in front of the bed, and the grandchildren and daughters kneeled on the ground underneath. She couldn't help feeling sad from this elderly person, and she held Jia Zheng's hand and cried. Said: "Your sister actually went before me, this is to pick my heart and liver."

Jia Zheng hurriedly persuaded Baoyu slowly, thinking that the old lady had always loved Baoyu the most, so he called Baoyu to persuade him.Jia Amnesty was left aside.Jia's mother stopped slightly, and when she saw Baoyu walking up on her knees, she couldn't help but feel distressed, and said hurriedly, "My good boy, I know your filial piety, get up quickly." She also ordered Li Wan to take Jia Lan down as well. At these times, Li Wan, who had been in pain for a long time, was burned internally. Hearing this, he hurriedly withdrew.

Wang Xifeng was also very busy. This was the first wedding and funeral event among relatives she met when she married into Jia's family. Although she was only an aunt who married out, the funeral process and the mourning of the younger members of the family were also very trivial and complicated. , she took over the family affairs after the birth of the moon, and she was eager to encounter some things where she could show off her talents and convince everyone.

Unexpectedly, two days later, the house was quiet, and Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang didn't say a word.Xifeng was puzzled, but the Lin family couldn't wait for the funeral ceremony, so she had to ask Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang was also feeling a little uncomfortable, and she said, "The old lady has grown old, it's not good to make her old man sad, you just deal with it as usual."

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng had no choice but to comply. She didn't see any other words from Mrs. Wang for a while, so she came out to do so.

Unable to show off her talents, Sister Feng felt a little depressed. She confessed that her own servants had prepared everything and sent it to Yangzhou.As soon as he returned to his room, he saw Jia Lian and complained: "I used to hear how that aunt was favored by the old lady when she was at home, but now it's nothing more than that. It's said that serving death is like a servant, she is still a descendant. As for the youngest daughter, the funeral ceremony has been reduced to the same level as the first two aunts who were concubine!"

Jia Lian didn't sit or not, leaned on the couch, snorted, and said angrily, "Is this not good? Think about it, if our family mourned with great fanfare, we would go all the way to Yangzhou Who is going to the funeral? It's not me!"

Sister Feng just laughed: "Second Master always blames me for being tight-knit. I don't believe that Master is not tempted by the bustling Yangzhou."

Jia Lian closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, but the woman couldn't explain it.If it's something else, he is naturally willing to visit there. If nothing else, the lean horses that are abundant in Yangzhou are enough to covet; Just look at it, if his nephew makes a slight mistake in his errands, he will die.

When Jia Min passed away, Jia's mother cried bitterly, and the whole house was silent for two days, and then passed away.Not to mention that the nephews of Jia Lian's generation should serve the "Great Merit" for nine months, even the Ningguo Mansion, which is one floor away, should also serve the "Great Hemp" for three months. From the master to the slaves, everyone is still dressed in bright red and green, resplendent and resplendent.

Zhu Xiu secretly cried for a while, not daring to be too out of line, but usually only picks up some plain clothes of moon white and blue to wear, and also specially chooses blue lotus root gray and light yellow clothes on her hair and temples, according to the The etiquette and customs in the south of the Yangtze River do not even wear earrings, and a tea stalk is inserted in the ear, and it is only said that the ear and eye are a little itchy.

These days, she often stays in the teahouse, going back to her own room when she is not on errands, lest she will be noticed by others. Fortunately, there are many girls with self-motivation, she is silent for a while, and many people rush to show her off, but they hide her up.

It's not that she is in front of Jiamu to serve the daily life. Jiamu can't remember it in a hurry. Even if she does, it doesn't matter that there are two people, Yuanyang and Amber, who are in front of her to make up for Zhuxiu.

Hu Po complained to Zhu Xiu in private: "We belong to the old lady! My aunt has gone, and the old lady is the elder, so there is no reason to mourn for the younger generation. Get it well? Besides, there are men and girls, it seems that they don’t mourn for their aunt, how many people have they offended!” Besides, if you don’t stay in front of the old lady, how many people secretly want to climb on your head.

Zhu Xiu said: "Of course I know, and I pay attention to it. Although they are plain and clean, I don't dare to wear those white and black ones. There are also sisters in the house who like to dress plainly. I am not afraid of being sued for this. Girls and young masters naturally have no reason. I did this only for my own conscience. You also know how much Aunt Lin and Miss Lin treated me well because my mother was a teacher for Miss Biao. Don't you give me a gift of two birthdays? Even though I haven't met my aunt, I have to remember this kindness in my heart, otherwise I'd be nothing!"

Zhu Xiu thought of the letter from her mother that she received at the end of last month. The letter was vague, only saying that Mrs. Lin had died of a sudden illness, and that she and the girl from the Lin family would soon go to Beijing if they could not keep together.But Jia Min's illness was not mentioned in the mid-autumn letter. Just like Mrs. Xing said, her body has been weak for a long time, and besides, she has been recuperated by Zhu Xiu in the past two years, so why did she suddenly go downhill? , In less than two months, the person died of a disease?

These days, she has been pondering that there are at least two messages in the mother's letter: one is that Jia Min's death is not simple, and it must not be just a sudden illness; the other is that the situation in Jiangnan is imminent. She didn't know how to teach Lin Daiyu to be filial, so she came to Beijing. Originally, the widow and eldest daughter were among the five not married.Unless it is a critical moment of life and death, Lin Ruhai would rather give up her reputation for the safety of her daughter.

In this way, it makes sense. From two to one, Jia Min's death may have something to do with the current situation in the south of the Yangtze River.Jiangnan is Daqing's money bag, rich salt merchants are rampant, and their forces are intricate. Now that Jia Min is dead, Lin Ruhai is also in danger.

But Lin Ruhai can't die, as long as he is alive, Lin Daiyu can rely on her mother to teach her to stand up straight, otherwise the Jia family's eyes are higher than the top, and they will fall into a dead end again .Even though I can rely on my mother and uncle to fight for a way out, but the Qingjin, Yuanyang... and Amber in front of me who have treated me with affection and righteousness all these years, are they going to die?

Seeing that Zhu Xiu was in a daze all the way, Hu Po thought she was still sad because of her words, so she couldn't help softening her heart, and instead persuaded: "I won't say those words anymore, you don't worry, we will explain it to you, the old lady will definitely have something to say. It's all right... If someone stabs you with this, just slap her! I still don't believe it. Although the old lady didn't say much, her spirit has become shorter and shorter this month. Isn't it because the aunt went to The old lady is sad? Who dares to talk about the aunt at this time, I am afraid that the old lady will not spare him..."

After hesitating for a while, he leaned into Zhu Xiu's ear and said: "I heard my wife persuade the old lady in private, saying that there is no rush to pick up Miss Lin's family to come to the mansion, and it will not be too late after Miss Biao has served her filial piety. Although the old lady didn't What to say, but when I looked at it, she didn't agree..."

Zhu Xiu raised her face: "The old lady is going to take Miss Lin to Beijing? When did it happen, why didn't there be any sound?"

Hu Po said: "Just two days ago, I don't know who sent a woman to see and say hello, and I don't know what she said. When she left, the old lady became sad again. She wanted someone to pick up Miss Lin from Yangzhou to take care of her. When my wife came to discuss, I heard two ears."

"If Miss Lin's Biao comes, I'm afraid that Nanny Zhu will also come, so you can reunite your mother and daughter, and you will have someone to rely on... You don't know, I came here just looking at Baoyu's impressive appearance. Qi, you are not better than her, but you see, there are her everywhere, and no one is as virtuous as her! The day before yesterday I heard her say something about you not being able to touch the needle or the thread, and it was not because Baoyu asked you, she It's worth getting involved in this, but is it possible that the needlework I do for the master has to be shown in front of her? Besides, we are not needlework girls!" For some reason, Hu Po suddenly thought of Hua Xiren.

Zhu Xiu knows best, this Xiren looks virtuous and generous, but in fact he likes to eat a little bit of jealousy in secret, he is not big-hearted, he will redeem Jia Baoyu at every turn, go home, these words govern Jia Baoyu, and the sourness of not doing needlework I don't know how many people have said it.

"What do you care about her, we do it anyway, as long as the old lady can use it."

Amber sneered, "Who wants to talk to me, but you don't know it these days, and the words that come out are disgusting. How many people praise her for her pure heart, what do you say 'she is an idiot, whoever she serves, she only has her in her heart '...Huh! If you manage leniently, you are pure and good. Then the second grandma is no match for her in the family. She is in charge of Baoyu from head to toe. She knows what she is saying to Baoyu... Instead of asking straightforwardly, he beat around the bush instead."

"What you said... I remember that you don't usually joke with Second Master Bao?"

Amber has a heart to fight against injustice, because she said: "It's Zixiao. They are all the maids of the old lady. We grew up together as children. Although we don't get along with us very much, we always have a sweet love. After the old lady put Qingwen, Sheyue and Zixiao together at the mercy of Second Lord Bao, that virtuous man happened to pick on Zixiao. Qingwen has a bad temper, and she dare not provoke her yet, and Sheyue followed Behind her, what she said is whatever, but don't just use an honest person as a raft. You know, Qingwen is good at needlework, and Zixiao's work is only better than hers, but she can't speak, so she doesn't If she doesn't have this strength, why would the old lady give it to Master Bao."

Amber got angry when she mentioned this, "The wife is in the living room, she is talking to Zixiao in the back seat, no matter how nice the words are, it is not a good thing, what is it, 'You are in front of the second master, please persuade the second master more'" What kind of work did the second master ask you to do?" What kind of embroidery is good, and the second master loves it badly, if you see the sky, the wife is not happy for some reason, saying that Zixiao is stubborn and tells her to leave Bao The second master is far away, if he didn't still take care of the old lady's face, I'm afraid he would have been kicked out at that time."

Hu Po muttered to herself, but Zhu Xiu understood that Xi Ren had planted the purse of the "Magpie Bridge Fairy Association" on Zi Xiao.This little trick, other people don't know the lawsuit inside, so they can't guess it. I'm afraid even Zixiao herself is in the fog. After all, what Hua Xiren said are ordinary words. As Jia Baoyu, she The deacon's big girl, it makes sense to say these things.

Although Zhu embroidery is not very familiar with this Zixiu embroidery, she also knows that she is proficient in Shu embroidery, just like Madam Zhu, she is also a family handed down handicraft. I heard that her grandma was the embroiderer of the Rongguo Mansion since her grandma's life. Embroidery was also presented to the Queen Mother by the wife of the Duke at that time - such a talent can be thrown out as soon as it is said, and put in other people's homes. This is a cornucopia for making money.

It’s good that Rongguo Mansion’s eyes are higher than the top, and everything can’t be looked down upon, Zhu Xiu thought, no wonder he didn’t find himself asking for a prescription for medicated food, face fat or something, so he didn’t look down on these three melons and two dates ah.

But the servants below are not so easy to fool. For example, Zhou Rui's family had to cross the sea with Xue Baochai, so they obviously knew the value of the prescription.

After talking about midnight, Hu Po didn't go back to her room anymore, she washed up at Zhu Xiu's place, and fell asleep indiscriminately.

The next morning, Zhu Xiu also asked Amber, "If there is something to say about Miss Lin, please come and tell me."

Hu Po hurriedly agreed, and bumped into Qing Jin head-on as soon as she stepped out of the door.

Zhu Xiu had heard her footsteps a long time ago, pulled her in and asked, "What are you doing here so early in the morning?"

Qing Jin pouted unhappy, but instead said: "Xiuer, you are getting better with someone else, I usually sleep with you, and you still hate me!"

Conscience of heaven and earth, you girl sleeps like a fight, I don't know, she throws her arms and legs on someone's body, she is so strong, she wakes her up at once, so, who wants to sleep with you in the same bed.

In private, Zhu Xiu was also worried about what would happen if the girl married in the future. If she married a frail scholar, she would be the one to judge her by smashing her.

I'm not used to this problem, Zhu Xiusheng is afraid that this girl will hit a snake with a stick if she is loose, and if she stays tonight, she will bluff her: "Say it quickly! If it wasn't for Brother Parrot's success, I should have gone to the old lady Serving tea! If you delay, I will leave."

Qing Jin was sour, "I still don't admit it, teach this to make cakes and that to make tea, so I don't want me."

"Bah! Who said that those who sit there and taste tea are too busy, and who dislikes those cakes and look like they are so hungry!" Zhu Xiu was really angry. This person can eat and drink, but he still hates it after eating and drinking The teacup holds little water, and the snacks are small, so I don’t listen to it no matter how many times I say it, and I teach it, so I’m really not from here.

Zhu Xiu also gave up the idea of ​​finding a young scholar for her in the future. Those individuals, no matter how much they have read, have the feelings of a literati. If you go to Qingjin, you will not be able to suffocate them. It is better not to do this evil .Find someone who is resistant, Qingjin can still speak with his fists, so he doesn't have to worry about beating people to death.

Qing Jin is so clever, seeing that Zhu Xiu is about to turn over the old score, she softened immediately, and said sweetly: "Good Xiu, I have something to tell you."

"Yesterday it was dark, my wife asked Second Mistress to come over, and no one was left in the room. I saw Aunt Zhao eavesdropping under the window, but I didn't care. But after dinner, I heard her mumbling something, "Sister Xue, Sister Lin, I only care about the children of other people's families who can't see me, Huaner' and said something about Aunt Xue and Auntie, so I paid attention to it. After I got off my errands, I took some facial cream and snack box you gave me, and talked to her... ..."

Rao Zhuxiu didn't think that Qian Dingwan Wan asked this girl to be so bold. Why did Caiyun Caixia in the original book die and the other married the son of Wang'er who was good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling? As they got closer, they all fell in love with Jia Huan again!Otherwise, it would be a pity for Mrs. Wang when Jin Chuaner died, but these two did not mention a word.

In the middle of the night, you gossiping in Aunt Zhao's room, if Mrs. Wang finds out, don't write it down!

Zhu Xiu knew it was for herself, her heart was sour, she was moved and angry, and she was about to speak when Qing Jin rushed to say: "Just this time, besides, my wife is jealous of Aunt Liu now, and she treats Aunt Zhao in the face. It’s okay to go.”

That's not what he said, just because Aunt Zhao has a son and a daughter, even if she is not favored, she is still a thorn in the side of the head wife.

"Aunt Zhao's mouth is so anxious that she can say anything in a hurry, and she won't let go when she sees the benefits! I'm sure I will pester you in the future!"

Qingjin smiled, and Xiu'er was worried about her again, "Don't be afraid, I told sister Jin Chuan'er before I went, that Aunt Zhao's eyes are greedy for face cream for a day or two, and she told her in front of her wife. I'll just say Huan San Grandpa’s face is chapped. I’m afraid I’ll lose my wife’s face when I go out. Why don’t I give her a box of face cream, so I won’t have to talk about it. This is not a lie. The master asked me when he saw it, Jin Chuan’er and the others I heard you all. When I said this, Jin Chuan and Jade Chuan urged me to go, and gave me half a pack of jasmine powder, saying that I just asked Aunt Zhao to stop making noise, and show me my merits in front of my wife when I was done. I just went what?"

It was only then that Zhu Xiu realized that the girl had said something serious just now, to scare her.

While perfunctory: "Yes, yes, you have grown!" Rolling his eyes in front of her, he urged: "What's the matter with Aunt Lin and Miss Lin?"

"Aunt Zhao said that the old lady was going to send someone to pick up Miss Lin. The wife didn't want to, but the old lady was going to send people and boats to Yangzhou in the next two days. The second grandma was there to order." Aunt Zhao said Opening her mouth, she couldn't hold back her words, she complained about everything, she went over, and when she mentioned Miss Xue, Aunt Zhao started talking, complaining.

"Aunt Zhao also complained about her wife's partiality, so she had to say it out loud. It turned out that she was afraid that the girl from the Lin family would hurt her reputation by going out. Listening to her annoyance, it's unlikely that in a few days everyone will know that the old lady wants the cousin girl. Come home."

Zhu Xiu sent Qing Jin away, still thinking, it's definitely not Mrs. Wang thinking about Daiyu, it's because the old lady is afraid that she won't be able to pick up people, her face will not look good, so she doesn't make any noise.But this time, there's really no need to worry, the Lin family is thinking about it, it's just that they fell asleep and came to the pillow.

It's just whose family the old lady met that day, which made her immediately want to take her granddaughter over?Zhu Xiu speculated that it might be the Zhen family. After all, the old relatives in the south of the Rongguo Mansion belonged to his family, but there was so little information that they couldn't figure out the reason.

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The Rongguo Mansion was like a leaker, within a few days, everyone knew that the old lady felt sorry for her granddaughter and had no one to rely on to teach her, so she wanted to take over the matter of raising her in the mansion.

Jia's mother also had a fit, and Wang Xifeng punished some bad-mouthed wives very much.On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the person Lai Da sent back to report his greetings arrived, saying that Mrs. Lin was relieved. When the message arrived, Miss Lin should have been picked up on the boat. Please don't worry about it, the old lady.It is also said that there is another Qing guest of Master Zhen Yingjia named Jia Yucun, who will go on the same road to meet the second master.Only then did Jia's mother become happy, and she had to talk about her granddaughter once in two days.

When the person came, Zhu Xiu was in the small tea room, and he really heard these words.Then Jia Yucun is the most heartless and bottomless person, why did he stick to it again?This time, because of himself and his mother staying in Lin's house to educate Lin Daiyu, Lin Ruhai didn't make a move to hire a teacher for his daughter, and he didn't provoke Jia Yucun.I don't know how he got into the business, but he actually relied on the Zhen family.Thinking about visiting Jia Zheng this time, he also came to seek an official position.

Zhu Xiu didn't care about the outside world, but just felt a little headache, obviously changed so much, but some things still happened inexplicably.Is this the power of 'drama', or is it related to 'too illusory'?

But no matter what it is, he is already in the game, so naturally he can only fight hard!Zhu Xiu touched the emerald pouch on her chest, and she was certain that she herself was the biggest variable in this Nie Haiqingtian. If the Jinghuan Fairy and the monk and Dao were so powerful, she should have been discovered and killed a long time ago. cleared.

It can be seen that those fairies are even powerless to interfere with the affairs of this world.Looking at the original book, the two monks and Taoists are like modern MLM dealers, they only use their tongues to tease, and the only "spiritual thing" Fengyue Baojian they have produced is afraid of being burned—if it weren't for the fact that many people believed in Buddhism and Taoism at that time, The identities of these two people put a layer of paint on them. People subconsciously believe in the words of monks and Taoists with the idea of ​​"preferring to believe it." I am afraid that these two people will not be able to make so many splashes.

Thinking about this, Zhu Xiu only felt light on her body, as if the shackles she was carrying were loosened by two points.

Several days later, the Lin family's boat had to go half way, but there was not a single master in the whole mansion who cared about the question of where the cousin girl lived when she picked her up.

Zhu Xiu didn't believe that with Mama by her side, Lin Daiyu would enter the Rongguo Mansion with only a nanny and a maid. It would be a slap in the face if you lived in the bisha cabinet.

What's more, Mother Jia lives with Jia Baoyu in this Bisha cabinet, and Shi Xiangyun lives in the Nuan Pavilion.When Xue's family went to Beijing, Shi Xiangyun was only sent back to Shi's house for a while when the wife of Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding died, and then was taken back by Jia Mu, and he was still placed in the warm pavilion in the west.Now that Shi Ding is married again, his stepwife treats Shi Xiangyun even more respectfully, and she has lived in Rongguo Mansion for a long time.

"Sister, at least help me find out what Second Grandma is saying. When Miss Lin enters Shenjing, won't it be too late to clean up?" Zhu Xiu met Ping'er one day and hurriedly said to her.

Ping'er laughed: "You are so worried, what do you want me to say? If you can think of it, our grandma can't think of it? It's just that the old lady and the wife didn't say anything, how can grandma make up her own mind. "

If you want to get it, why is there no movement at all.In fact, according to Wang Xifeng's temperament, knowing that the girl from the Lin family was the heart of Jia's mother at the moment, she quietly ordered someone to clean up the house and make two preparations, which is understandable.But there's really no sign of it.

Zhu Xiu also smiled: "It's not that the second grandma will be busy with her affairs. It's not good to forget about it for a while. The old lady sends people to the pier every day, so it can be seen that she cares about this cousin girl. Besides, you know that my mother also If you want to come, isn’t it just counting on your fingers every day.” The Jiaoyin nun who came out of the palace followed, and it’s time to think carefully about the situation.

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Ping'er went back, thought about it, and when everyone was gone in the evening, he asked Sister Feng, "What does grandma think of Miss Lin's regulations?"

Sister Feng is also worried, she wants to please the old lady, she can't just work, she has to know the pulse!The old lady would talk about her granddaughter every day, so it was obvious that it was in pain, but the old lady didn't say anything, maybe she wanted to arrange for her granddaughter to live in the upper courtyard, but I don't know.If this is the case, she will clean it up here. If one arrangement is not good, the effort will be thankless.

"According to me, grandma tidied it up quietly. When Miss Lin came, the old lady's intentions would be over. If the old lady wanted to bow in person, grandma would just say nothing. If the old lady said that she would make other arrangements, grandma wanted to be the first , can also do business. What's so difficult about it?"

After talking, Sister Feng laughed, "Little hooves, you're so cute. How can I not know what you said? That's the reason, but there are some things in it that you don't know."

Ping'er said: "Why bother to come? Grandma puts all her heart into it, who will understand your hard work. I only see you are tired and flustered."

Sister Feng said: "It makes me feel uncomfortable to say this well." Then she lowered her voice and said quietly, "I just found out that Aunt Lin who has gone here had some quarrels with her wife when she was at her natal home. The aunt is a little sister-in-law, and the wife has to be patient no matter what. You haven't seen that when the wife mentions this aunt and cousin Lin, she can fade away. The old lady doesn't know why I am doing this, ma'am It's uncomfortable here."

When Ping'er heard about it, he snorted and said quietly, "I said, it turned out to be a circle, and I wanted to play tricks on both sides."

When Sister Feng heard her making naughty jokes, she patted her with hatred, "Speaking seriously, you little hoof, you still come to tease me." The words were intimate, and she didn't take Ping'er's words and ridicules to heart.

Ping'er's eyes suddenly turned red, and she gave Sister Feng a fright: "Is it hurting to pat? I didn't even use my strength. Are you a monkey playing tricks on me again?"

Ping'er didn't answer, got up and fumbled out a paper bag from under the outside cupboard. The paper bag was tightly stuffed and it took a long time to get it out.

Sister Feng's husband and the second monk were puzzled, and said with a smile: "What kind of golden treasure is so well hidden, are you afraid that I will steal it from you?"

Ping'er opened the oil-paper package, which contained a prescription and a medicine package, and handed the prescription to Sister Feng.

Sister Feng Nahan, since she couldn't read, said, "Is it crazy? What kind of thing is this? Don't follow those people's mosquito-snorting. If you have something to say, you still play tricks on me?"

Ping'er then told her the reason, "...After I drank the medicine, I felt cold air oozing out from the cracks in my bones. It was very uncomfortable. I found a package of medicine in the cabinet, but I didn’t dare to say anything, when I delivered something to your uncle and wife last time, I found a raw medicine shop and asked someone to look at it...it was said to be Juezi Decoction."

Sister Feng just remembered that the last time Ping'er was asked to go back to her mother's house to give gifts, she took a long time to come back, and fell ill before she could blame herself.

Sister Feng's hand holding the prescription trembled a little.

Ping'er only stood next to the edge of the Kang, and said: "This is my fate, and I don't blame anyone. But grandma is considerate of me, how many times I have said bad things in the past few months, grandma never takes me seriously... I have some words stuck in my heart, if I don’t say I can’t repay grandma’s love.”

"How grandma treats me, I know in my heart. If you say something disrespectful, he is the second master of Lian. We spend more time talking! From the beginning, I never suspected that grandma was in this medicine. , I am your dowry, my life is in the hands of the master, grandma can't do it!"

Sister Feng was also moved by what she said, she naturally knew that Ping'er was forced, and Ping'er was angry, and she didn't bother to say that she made a mistake by chance. up.I don't know if Ping'er didn't like him or if the bastard wife outside hooked his soul again.Wang Xifeng was also very contradictory, Lian Er cared about Ping Er, she hated something in her heart, it was like this that night, when Lian Er rested in Ping Er's room, she even wanted to betray Ping Er; Once Lian Er was ungrateful and unintentional, and she hadn't looked for Ping'er since that time, she felt guilty again in her heart, because she had cheated Ping'er all her life.

"...I drank this medicine as soon as I drank it, and the doctor also said that if it is well taken care of, maybe there will be fate in the future. But this medicine was put in the hands of a steward, whether she knew it or not, she was serving it Whose life is it for me to boil this for me? I went to see it quietly later, the girl in the old man's room went to get the medicine, and that person boiled it with the medicine bag in a box on the top of the cabinet..."

Wang Xifeng was lying on the bed, still thinking about Ping'er's two sentences, "Is it not for me to give birth, or is it not for our long-term wife to give birth?" Seeing Hong, why did I invite the imperial physician, and it was diagnosed as a female fetus, but it became stable, although it was still weak, I was able to get out of bed to serve the old lady, and I didn't take any decoction?"...

She didn't sleep well all night, Wang Xifeng felt a little dizzy the next day, but the first thing she did when she woke up was to call Ping'er to her, and whispered: "The words last night are only rotten in my heart, no one can say anything." , your second master's place too!"

As he said that, his eyebrows stood up, with a look of evil spirit: "The ghost here will show up sooner or later!"

The two masters and servants avoided talking, and Ping'er came to serve Sister Feng to wash and wash herself.

When Sister Feng went to the upper courtyard to serve Jiamu's breakfast and came back to her room to eat by herself, Ping'er seemed to remember something and said with a smile, "I forgot one thing. You should be beaten."

Sister Feng asked what was the matter.

Ping'er said: "I just went with grandma just now, and I remembered it when I saw sister Zhuxiu."

Sister Feng said with a smile, "what sister Zhuxiu, since she has been promoted to the first class, I have to call her sister Zhuxiu when I see her outside. This is the reason for everyone. Who cares about her age, follow the old Madam, it is natural to have such dignity."

Ping'er smiled and said: "I only thought of her godmother when I saw sister Zhuxiu. The mother Zhu who came out of the palace will also follow Miss Lin to our place. Think about it, grandma, there is a mother from such a background. What is the appearance of this girl?"

Sister Feng clapped her palms together, "I said I forgot something, but I forgot her!" After pondering for a moment, she suddenly remembered the situation when the Lin family gave the gift in the Mid-Autumn Festival this year. Everyone came to the glamorous lineup, and even the population went out two or three times more.Aunt Lin used to be afraid of causing trouble to the mansion, and she thought it would be simple and affordable, so she originally wondered if Cousin Lin would come here with just a few people.

Looking at it now, maybe she was wrong in her original thinking, and the Lin family might have a big scene this time.Sure enough, people in the palace love to pay attention to appearance.

"Then there is no suitable place in the upper courtyard. We have to prepare the next courtyard. If we maintain the previous posture and bring four or five people, the wing rooms on both sides of the upper courtyard will fit. This time, I am afraid that I have missed it. I'm afraid the old lady hasn't expected this yet." Sister Feng's eyes lit up, she had to prepare first, but she saved the old lady from embarrassment!

If not, Baba picked up the family, only to find out that there is no place to live in and no house is prepared when they arrive at the house. Could it be that the girl is asked to fool around in the old lady's house for a night, and wait until the next day to tidy up the courtyard and let people move out.This is not the posture of the Duke's Mansion.

Sister Feng suddenly got excited and praised Ping'er again: "Good girl, thanks for reminding me."

Ping'er pursed her lips and smiled: "Just to put it bluntly, grandma is very busy, so she didn't think about it for a while."

If Zhu Xiu was here, Ping'er would be praised for his intelligence, which can be said to be rare in his life, and very incomparable.From those words last night to now, both things have been done properly, and the relationship between Wang Xifeng and her has been brought closer. I am afraid that Wang Xifeng believes in her now, even more than before the house was confiscated. Even better.

Wang Xifeng frowned and thought about it for a while, and thought about it, there are many empty yards, but it is not easy to satisfy the old lady.The old lady is afraid that she wants to flatter her granddaughter, so the yard can't be dilapidated, it can't be small, and it can't be far away from the old lady.

Moreover, the old lady is satisfied... Sister Feng's eyes flashed, and she had to nod from the wife's side.Thinking about it this way, Sister Feng suddenly felt that in front of her aunt, just like Ping'er in front of herself, she was just a big girl with a key hanging on her waist.

Ping'er personally offered her a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "I thought about it just now, but I couldn't find a suitable one. Could it be that our family brought a cousin girl in and built another courtyard? It turns out that when the eldest girl was here, the eldest granddaughter of the direct relatives did not receive this kind of treatment."

Ping'er's three "di" came out, which made Sister Feng laugh. She lowered her head and took a sip of tea, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, which really reminded her of a place.

"Meishouyuan...what do you think?"

Ping'er took a deep breath and said, "Grandma is talking nonsense too. Anyone can live in Meishou Court?"

But it turns out that Meishouyuan is a very special courtyard in Rongguo Mansion, its spaciousness and beauty are incomparable to other places.It has a lotus pond on its side and a bamboo forest on its back. The bamboo in this bamboo forest was transplanted from Cangwu Mountain in Jiuyi by the first Duke of the Kingdom. Even the soil in the bamboo forest was transported from the local area. Yes, how much effort it took to grow that piece alive.The bamboo is called Meilu bamboo, also known as "Meilu", and the folks call it "Meilu", which means "Meilu longevity".Therefore, this courtyard is called Meishouyuan.

Meishouyuan is the boudoir of Jia Min's direct aunt and Lin Daiyu's grandmother.Before Jia Min left the pavilion, he also lived here for a while.

Such a courtyard was only suitable for the legitimate daughters to live in, and the first two generations were indeed the residences of the legitimate daughters, but this generation Yuanchun was only the second-born daughter, and because she was going to be sent to the palace, it was Mama Jia who raised her herself. Appropriate, later Yingchun and Tanchun were not qualified enough, and Xichun belonged to the West Mansion, so the Meishouyuan was vacant for many years.

"Even the eldest girl can't live there, how can my wife agree?"

Xifeng smiled, and she was confident: "A yard, it's just a false name, how can it compare to the glory and brilliance brought up by the old lady?" What's more, you girl only knows one thing and doesn't know the other. I would like to ask outsiders to live there, but I can't stand the location of this courtyard. The courtyard originally built for the daughter-in-law of the family naturally falls on the central axis of the mansion, just behind Rongxi Hall.No matter which door you enter or leave Meishou Court, you can't go around the main courtyard.

Xifeng also sighed, thinking that Grandpa built this courtyard at the beginning to raise the status of the girl in the family, and in order to ensure the safety of his daughter, he called this courtyard behind the main courtyard.Who would have thought that the descendants would leave this beautiful courtyard abandoned for a long time due to these accidents, and now it is only used because the courtyard is under the nose of the main courtyard...

Although she can't convince Mrs. Wang of those words now, but Wang Xifeng wants to clean and arrange the place again, which also reminded her of a ready-made reason.

When returning to Mrs. Wang, Sister Feng said: "The Xue family spent the New Year at our house in the first year, and brother Xue was so polite. He told Lian Er that he took care of all the repairs, cleaning and arrangement of the mansion. We have to pay more attention to it. I thought, a lot of places in the house are dilapidated, why not take advantage of this time to repair it, so that it will look good during the Chinese New Year?"

Mrs. Wang thought about it, then nodded in agreement, "That's very true."

Wang Xifeng began to make a fuss, except for Ping'er, no one knew what was going on, and only thought it was a preparation for the Chinese New Year.

By the end of the year, the entire Rongguo Mansion has taken on a new look, compared to other