Wang Xifeng's Rebirth [Red Mansion]
Chapter 116
It's a great thing to be a concubine in Yuanchun, but at this moment, except for Wang Xifeng, there will never be another person who would have guessed such a great event.It's not that the people in Rongguo Mansion are not smart enough, but that no one would think about it at all.
Jia Yuanchun was born of Mrs. Jia Zhengtong Wang. He had an older brother Jia Zhu at the top and a younger brother Jia Baoyu at the bottom. According to the situation, Jia Yuanchun, who was a daughter and ranked in the middle, was probably the kind of girl who didn't love her mother. Dear child, but in fact, Jia Yuanchun is extremely favored.Part of the reason for this is that Jia Zhu is not a person who will compete with his brothers and sisters for favor. On the contrary, because of the early death of Jia Hu, the elder brother, Jia Zhu can be regarded as the eldest brother in his generation, and he himself The behavior and demeanor of playing a child can also fully bear the term "eldest brother".Jia Zhu not only loves his younger sister Jia Yuanchun, but also his cousin Jia Lian, and cousin Wang Xifeng.In addition, at that time, several children of the younger generation were raised under Jia's mother's knees, so Jia Yuanchun not only received love from his parents, grandmother, and two older brothers.As for Baoyu, when Yuanchun entered the palace at the age of 15, Baoyu was only two years old. Although she was deeply loved by her parents and elders, Yuanchun was not jealous at all.
It's a pity that Yuan Chun has been in the palace for nearly ten years, and there are rules in the palace, the palace people can leave the palace and return home when they are over 25 years old.Of course, this 25-year-old is a general reference. After all, the palace does not release people out every year, and if the masters use them well, it is very possible to stay for a few more years or even a lifetime.
Under such circumstances, who would have thought that Jia Yuanchun, who had reached the age of leaving the palace, would be favored all of a sudden?If it's just being favored, or even directly promoted to the concubine position, it is indeed an extremely incredible thing.
"What does the big happy event in the palace have to do with our house?"
Sure enough, after listening to Wang Xifeng's trick-or-treating words, Jia's mother didn't show any joy on her face.However, Mother Jia understood that Wang Xifeng was trying to comfort her, so she just reached out and patted the back of Wang Xifeng's hand to express her awareness of her kindness, and then fell into silence again.
Seeing this, Wang Xifeng couldn't persuade her anymore, mainly because she also figured it out. At this time, even if she talked about the sky, it would be useless.At that moment, Wang Xifeng silently took a step back, then turned her eyes around to look at the others, seeing that other people also had expressions similar to those of Jia's mother, she gave a wry smile, and then bowed her head in silence.
This is no wonder, even though the Ningrong Second Mansion seems to be extremely wealthy now, but in fact, they have long since lost their sacred hearts.
Let’s talk about the Ningguo Mansion first. After the death of Ning Guo Gong Jia Yan, his son Jia Daihua inherited the first-class supernatural general, his eldest grandson Jia Fu died early, and his second grandson Jia Jingyi was born as a Jinshi. But after Jia Daihua passed away, he left everything behind to enter Taoism, and never cared about worldly affairs.Afterwards, Jia Jing's son, Jia Zhen, became the hereditary third-rank General Wei Lie, and Jia Zhen's son, Jia Rong, donated an official of the imperial bodyguard Long Jinwei, but they were all in name only.In fact, ever since Jia Daihua passed away, the Ningguo Mansion was in dire straits, not to mention the Sacred Heart, the mansion had lost even a good reputation, and it was nothing but an empty shell.
Compared to Ningguo Mansion, Rongguo Mansion is better.After Jia Yuan, the first Duke of Rong, passed away, Jia Daishan still attacked Duke Rong because of his outstanding military exploits.By the time of Jia Amnesty, he was descended to the hereditary position of first-class general.Besides Jia Amnesty's vain position in Rongguo Mansion, there is also Jia Zheng, a member of the fifth-rank Ministry of Industry, who is a member of Wailang. Although Jia Zheng is only a fifth-rank official position, he is actually lacking in dispatches. The two are completely incomparable. of.
After comparing Ningrong and Rongfu, we can clearly see what kind of hero Jia Daishan is.
Relying on the ancestral shade of his father Jia Yuan, but relying on his own ability, Jia Daishan was able to inherit the Duke of Rong without demotion.Not only that, he also planned a bright future for future generations.The eldest son, Jia She, inherited the title of first-class general and inherited the Rongguo Mansion. He married the daughter of the Zhang family, a poet and book heir, and his father and brother were the mainstays of the court.The second son, Jia Zheng, took the position of Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Fifth Grade Industry, and married the eldest daughter of the Wang family, one of the four major families. Even if the family is separated in the future, one of the two brothers has a title and the other has real power, so why not live a bad life? ?Even if something goes wrong in the future, Jia Daishan still has a backup, and there is Lin Ruhai, the son-in-law he carefully selected for his daughter Jia Min.The Lin family is a well-known scholarly family in Suzhou, and Lin Ruhai himself is talented and has a bright future. Everyone says that his son-in-law is like a son-in-law, and Lin Ruhai's father died young. With the power of the government, when Lin Ruhai stands in the court, he will repay the favor to Jia's family.
In this way, backed by the century-old tree of Rongguo Mansion, Jia She has the title, Jia Zheng has the real power, Lin Ruhai is grateful to the Jia family, Jia She's wife's family, the Zhang family, and the four big families who watch over and help each other...
When Jia Daishan passed away, shouldn't he have any regrets?
It's a pity, it's a pity, no matter how thoughtful the calculations are, the Rongguo Mansion has long lost its former prosperity.Although Wang Xifeng lowered her head, she still looked at the expressions on other people's faces without leaving any trace.Some are anxious, some are trembling, some are desperate and sad, some are at a loss, and some people even find it incredible.That's right, no matter how long Jia Daishan passed away, the Rongguo Mansion was forgotten by the sage.Under this premise, no one will realize that there are still good things waiting for them.
Time passed bit by bit, and the back yard was different from the front yard. In order to receive the order, the front yard ordered people to remove the seats.But the table noodles in the backyard have always been there, but now that it is almost late autumn, the weather is getting colder, and those delicate dishes have cooled down in just a moment.The maids didn't dare to say a word, and the masters turned a blind eye.At this time, no matter what you say or do, it doesn't make any sense.
In the blink of an eye, an hour passed.During this period, the Rongguo Mansion kept summoning people to report the news, and even the gate control was temporarily withdrawn, and Lai Da and other respectable butlers were allowed to come in and out freely, so as not to delay the time when they actually received the news.
It's a pity that people came here one after another, but there was no real and practical news.
Finally, after about two hours, Lai Da waited for three or four housekeepers, panting and ran into the door of the ceremony, and said loudly outside: "By the order of the master, I will quickly ask the old lady to lead the ladies to come in to thank you."
Jia's mother was surprised and happy for a while, but she couldn't recover for a long time.Wang Xifeng, who was still waiting behind her all the time, smiled and said, "Why didn't the old ancestor call someone in for a detailed questioning? There are screens on the left and right, so it's okay."
After receiving Wang Xifeng's reminder, Mother Jia ordered Lai Da to be called in to inquire carefully.Because there was a screen blocking it, none of the female relatives deliberately avoided it, and as soon as Lai Dayi was brought in, he immediately knelt down behind the screen, only resting his forehead on the ground, and said: "Return to the old lady, little ones!" She only waited outside the Linjing gate, and never got any information inside. Later, eunuch Xia came out to congratulate her, saying that our eldest lady was promoted to be the Shangshu of Fengzao Palace, and a virtuous concubine. Later, the master also ordered the younger one when he came out. Now The master has gone to the East Palace again, so please quickly ask the old lady to lead the ladies to thank you."
miss...
Fengzao Palace Shangshu...
Concubine Xiande...
Although Lai Da's voice was not very loud, when he spoke, all the female relatives were silent, so all his words reached the ears of everyone present.But sometimes, just hearing it doesn't mean you understand it, or you can understand every word of Lai Da's words when you take them apart, but when they are put together, they seem so strange and obscure, which makes you People can't come back to their senses for a while.
"Old Ancestor, Eldest Sister has been conferred the title of Virtuous Concubine. My Master told you to bring your wives into the palace to thank you. Old Ancestor!" Wang Xifeng called several times in a row, and simply ordered Yuanyang, who was waiting on the side, " Yuanyang, you go and take out the clothes of your ancestors first, as well as the eldest wife, the second wife, and the sister-in-law of the East Mansion, so hurry up and order them all, leaving aside the others, but hurry up and enter the palace to thank you!"
Wang Xifeng's speech has always been cadenced, even if it is a very plain sentence, it seems that she can sing it after passing a sentence from her mouth.If this is normal, maybe I don't feel it clearly, but today I have really encountered a big event. After Wang Xifeng kept talking about it, even if I am as dull as Mrs. Xing, I have come back to my senses now. He hurriedly called the close maid to go to the east courtyard to get clothes and jewelry.The rest of the people naturally also put on their makeup according to their products.
Because only those who have a royal order can enter the palace to express their gratitude, only Jia Mu, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, and Jia Zhen's wife Youshi from the Ningguo Mansion were awarded this honor in the Ningrong Second Mansion.The four of them rode four big sedan chairs together. At the second gate, they met Jia She who had come back to change the court clothes, and Jia Zhen from the Ningguo Mansion led Jia Rong and Jia Qiang to serve Jia Mu's big sedan chair.
It was not until they were all sent away that the rest of the Rongguo Mansion let out a long sigh of relief, and finally came to their senses, and the discussion started.
Those who are destined to live are all the older generation, that is to say, those who are left behind are all the younger generation.Regardless of men and women, the elders have left, and the rest of the younger generation will turn upside down?Baoyu and Jia Lan were originally waiting in the front yard, but Lai Da went directly to the second gate to pass the news to Jia Mu first, so the two of them found out about it a little later.After the elders left, the two came back in a hurry, and heard that the other masters were still staying in Rongqing Hall, so they also came here.
"Sister Feng!" Baoyu entered the Rongqing hall, and immediately saw Wang Xifeng who was ordering the servant girl to do things, and immediately moved to her, "My dear sister, tell me what is going on The same thing? I heard earlier that the old lady and the wife have all gone to the palace to thank you, what are you talking about Xiande Concubine. "
Wang Xifeng glanced at Baoyu amusedly, and speaking of it, Li Wan who was standing next to Wang Xifeng was Baoyu's sister-in-law. Unfortunately, because Jia Zhu and Baoyu were quite different in age, the two of them had nothing to do with each other, and when Jia Zhu went, Baoyu is also young, and now he has little impression.Wang Xifeng, on the other hand, is Baoyu's cousin. Whenever Baoyu has something to do, Wang Xifeng must be the first one to look for.
"Didn't Brother Bao already know about it? The eldest sister who entered the palace first is really lucky. After suffering for so many years, she can be regarded as having survived. Now Jin can be granted the title of Minister of Fengzao Palace and concubine Xiande. The good days are yet to come! No, the old ladies, wives and gentlemen all went to the palace to thank you."
"Really! Really?" Baoyu's eyes widened, no matter how much he looked down on official career and economy in the past, but being an official and the royal family are two different things.Therefore, when he heard about the affairs in the palace, and this matter was closely related to his own family, he was unavoidably surprised, but he had a childish air.
"I coaxed you to be naughty when I was full and had nothing to do!" Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows, and she had a fierce aura, but she suddenly scared Baoyu, "Come on, let's go play." .Since the elder sister has been made a concubine, our family will definitely have guests visiting in the future, and I am busy here!"
Baoyu was choked to death by Wang Xifeng's words, and finally found something to refute, but saw that Wang Xifeng had already gone far away, and was giving orders to everyone, Zhou Rui's family, and Lin Zhixiao's family. But he hesitated.
"Baoyu, your elder sister Feng really has something to do. Why don't you go and play with Xiangyun, the second girl, and the fourth girl." Li Wan was standing beside Wang Xifeng. He looked at Jia Lan carefully, helped Jia Lan tidy up his clothes, and asked for words.Seeing that Wang Xifeng had simply left Baoyu behind, but she didn't have Wang Xifeng's confidence, so after thinking about it, she persuaded her softly.
"Well, I'm going to find Sister Yun." Although Baoyu was favored, he didn't know what was good or bad, but he was not very familiar with Li Wan, so he only nodded to Li Wan. After asking, he learned about the girls Now they are all staying in the west ear room, and they have followed suit.
In the west side room, the atmosphere was slightly abnormal.
Yingchun and Xichun have always been ignorant of everything, so the two sisters were sitting on the end of the kang, each holding a hand warmer, and whispering next to each other.Because the Xue family came to have a feast before, Aunt Xue went back to Lixiangyuan to contemplate the congratulatory gifts, but Xue Baochai has not yet returned, and now she is sitting on the kang head, talking with Shi Xiangyun.This is nothing at all, if you ignore Shi Xiangyun's ashen face.
"Sister Yun!" As soon as Baoyu came, he went directly to Shi Xiangyun, and when he got closer, he realized that Xue Baochai was there, and hurriedly bowed to him, "Sister Bao is here, but have you heard about the big sister's happy event?"
Xue Baochai smiled softly. Hearing Baoyu's words, her vermilion lips parted slightly and said, "I heard, I'm going to have a good time to congratulate you, Baoyu."
"Congratulate me for what? If you want me to say, it's best to be able to enter the palace to thank you like the old ladies and wives. I don't care about the palace, but I look forward to seeing my eldest sister again in this life." Once. Speaking of which, I don’t remember much about my eldest sister now, but she only vaguely seems to be a very good girl.”
Baoyu's words made all the other girls laugh except Shi Xiangyun.Xue Baochai was fine, caring for Baoyu's face, and just covered her mouth with the back of her hand and smiled lightly, but Yingchun and Xichun stopped whispering when Baoyu came in, and after looking at each other now, they laughed together .
"Second sister and fourth sister, what are you laughing at?" Compared with Yingchun and Xichun, Baoyu really didn't notice that Xue Baochai was also laughing at him, so he only said to Yingchun and Xichun, "Tell me quickly, what are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing at you as an adult. What a wonderful girl..." Yingchun laughed again as she spoke.If Wang Xifeng were here, he would definitely be amazed by the changes in Yingchun's past and present lives.Although Yingchun in the two lives was not that eloquent, but now Yingchun looks much more cheerful than in the previous life, even though she can't speak very much, her smile has never stopped.
Only Yingchun's words made Baoyu more and more puzzled by Zhanger Monk. He had always been good-natured when facing his sisters, so no matter how Yingchun and Xichun laughed at him, he was just hehe Smiling, not annoyed at all.
As a result, Yingchun felt a little embarrassed, first she poked Xichun with her hand and laughed at Xichun who fell on her body, and then got up to apologize to Baoyu: "Baoyu, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have laughed at you."
Seeing this, Baoyu quickly waved his hands: "It's nothing, nothing, the whole family, sisters and sisters, it's okay."
"Pfft." Xichun is young, and she has been with Mrs. Xing for the past two years. Although Mrs. Xing can't teach her much, her life is more comfortable than the previous years, so Xichun The age is getting older, but the temper is becoming more and more innocent, "What the second brother said, we are all sisters and sisters, why did the second brother include himself?"
Yingchun made a gesture to reach out to hit her, but was stopped by Baoyu: "It's okay, it's okay, I wish I could be an innocent daughter's family, and it's not my fault that I only devote myself to being a man."
"Baoyu, don't spoil her." Yingchun wanted to laugh, but at the same time she wanted to behave like Xichun, but she couldn't hold back, she laughed anyway, and felt embarrassed, so she hurriedly changed the topic back to the matter just now. Son.He just said, "Baoyu, we used to laugh at you as an adult. When the eldest sister entered the palace, I was only five or six years old. How old are you? Two years old, or three years old? It's not a coincidence that you are like a small bean. Sister can remember things, but I know that Eldest Sister is an excellent... girl! Hehe."
Seeing Yingchun and Xichun laughing again, Baoyu didn't feel angry at all and didn't say anything. Instead, he felt that the sisters were close to him, so he just approached him with a smile and said, "What the second sister said is true, and the fourth sister is right, it's all me. I said the wrong thing. But I remembered that the eldest sister is a very good person."
Can it be bad?Although there are brothers and sisters who compete with each other for the favor of their parents and elders, but the age difference between Yuanchun and Baoyu is too large, and one more thing, Yuanchun was deliberately raised since he was a child, and he has the dignified appearance of a lady Even when I was a child with Wang Xifeng, who wanted to be strong, I never got annoyed, so how could I not be nice to my own brother who is ten years younger than me?Yingchun was young at that time, but she was very envious of Baoyu.The same person has an older brother, but her older brother has never seen her in his eyes, but Jia Zhu is extremely kind to Baoyu, and hardly regards Baoyu as his son.As for the elder sister, Yuan Chun is not bad for Yingchun, but it is just not bad, but Baoyu is all cared for and loved.
"Is big sister good-looking?" Seeing her brother and sister just smiling and not talking, Xichun endured and endured, and finally couldn't help asking the question that had been buried in her heart for a long time.
Yingchun glanced at her younger sister, and smiled crookedly: "It's pretty, big sister looks really good-looking, and she's the prettiest person I've ever met."
"Really?" Xichun's eyes widened in surprise, as if she didn't believe it.After thinking about it, Xichun asked again, "Better than Sister Bao? Prettier than Sister Lin? Prettier than Sister Feng?"
To be honest, Xichun's question is quite offending.It's not that Xichun himself offended people, but that Yingchun, who was forced to answer questions, was about to offend people.If it wasn't Yingchun who was forced to ask, but Xue Baochai, maybe a few sentences would have diverted the question, but Yingchun didn't have the ability, and after being stunned for a while by his sister, he said: "I think big sister is the best. look."
The sisters Yingchun and Xichun didn't think so much, but Baoyu was not stupid.Lin Daiyu and Wang Xifeng are not here, so it doesn't matter if I say it, as long as it doesn't spread to their ears.But Xue Baochai was sitting in the side room, one at the head of the kang and one at the end of the kang. If you can't hear it, it's called hitting a ghost.
For a while, Baoyu hurriedly left Yingchun and Xichun behind, bowed to Xue Baochai again, and said, "Sister Bao, don't be angry. My second and fourth sisters have always been honest people. They didn't mean to say Sister Bao."
It was Baoyu's words that brought Yingchun and Xichun back to their senses. Knowing that they had made a slip of the tongue, embarrassment inevitably appeared on their faces, but neither of them is good at words, so they just stood up and tied their hands, a little uneasy Looking at the side of the Kang head.
Xue Baochai has always been a well-rounded person, let alone such unintentional remarks, even if someone points at her nose and scolds, she can still resolve conflicts between talking and laughing, which not only shows her tolerance and generosity, but also complements it. Isn't the ignorance of others wonderful?However, now that the Rongguo Mansion is overjoyed, and Yingchun and Xichun are so temperamental, Xue Baochai doesn't care about emotion or reason, so he just smiled at everyone: "It's so good, why does Baoyu say things like this? Is it possible that he only agrees?" You joked with my sisters and sisters, but you didn't let me play with them? You are wrong. On weekdays, I joke with my sisters and sisters much more than you. "
Seeing that Xue Baochai was not angry, Baoyu saw that Yingchun and Xichun seemed to be relieved to hear this, so he smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Yes, sister Bao is right, isn't that the case?"
For a moment, there was a lot of laughter in the ear room, but Shi Xiangyun was left aside.In addition, just now, in Xichun's unintentional words, Daiyu, Baochai, and Wang Xifeng were mentioned, but she was left alone.Although Shi Xiangyun has a cheerful temperament, but his heart is not big, he was annoyed for a while, and wanted to get off the hook, so he simply got up and left with his sleeves, saying: "Sisters and sisters like you, just go to my house and look for my younger brothers and sisters." Let's go."
Although Shi Xiangyun is the only daughter left by her parents, she has two uncles who are direct relatives, and naturally there are many cousins.It's just because there is a layer of separation and the age is not the same, so the relationship is not harmonious on weekdays.
Not to mention everyone in the Rongguo Mansion knew this point, but because Shi Xiangyun didn't hide it on a daily basis, not a few people knew about it.Apart from other things, among the people present, everyone has heard of it.
That's all for Xue Baochai, she didn't intend to quarrel with Shi Xiangyun, and everyone ran away in anger, so she simply acted magnanimously.Baoyu didn't understand it for a while, but just stood there stupidly, hesitating whether to catch up quickly.On the contrary, Yingchun and Xichun couldn't help but speak after being dazed for the first time.
First of all, Xichun was young, so she only blurted out to Yingchun: "Second sister, sister Yun doesn't often say that she has quarrels with her cousins in her uncle's house? It's nothing more than tossing about cousins. I don't get along much with each other, but I remember, Sister Yun once said that the cousins are the most delicate and annoying, why..." Yingchun was still a little puzzled, but she was much older than Xichun, so she just shook her head at her and said seriously "Where is there any overnight feud in the family? You often quarrel with your third sister on weekdays, but now that they are far away and you see them less often, don't you also worry about panic?" Xichun thought about it for a while, and felt that this was the truth , thus nodding in agreement.
What the two sisters said made Xue Baochai very happy.
When I returned to the Lixiangyuan in the evening, Xue Baochai told Aunt Xue as a joke, and said with a smile: "...Mother, tell me, where is there such a happy girl? The four girls of the Jia family Not to mention, the left and right are still young, so it's okay to teach slowly. But the second girl, who is about the same age as me, I remember as if they were two months older than me, but they are solid-minded. Let's look at the two sisters With that appearance, it's really a rare thing for a sister to raise a younger sister."
It took Aunt Xue half a day to find the right gift. Seeing Xue Baochai's return and hearing what she said, she couldn't help laughing.She only laughed for a while, but Aunt Xue suddenly sighed. Seeing Xue Baochai looking over in confusion, she sighed a little: "This concubine is just a concubine, even if it is changed to a concubine, so what? A girl from Jia's generation At home, the eldest girl who entered the palace before was raised by the old lady herself. Although I have never seen it before, I know that she is comparable to sister Min back then. Going forward, I am afraid that the three girls will not be as good as the eldest girl if they are pinched together. .”
"Min...is sister Lin's mother?"
"Exactly. Speaking of which, Sister Min is the youngest but most outstanding girl in our generation. If it wasn't for the old lady in the Rongguo Mansion not being willing, she would be fine even if she was sent to the palace. However, that old lady He can be regarded as a person with good eyesight, and carefully selected a good husband for sister Min. Not to mention the great future, the old man disappeared shortly before sister Min got engaged and before she got married. In [-], her husband also waited for three years. Three years later, Tan Hua Lang has already been an official and has been favored, but he is waiting for Sister Min wholeheartedly, and there is no one in the room."
Speaking of this, Aunt Xue was quite emotional.In fact, she and Jia Min are both blessed people. They grew up pampered and pampered at home. They have never experienced any hardships since they were young. After they got married, their husband treated her very well, and they all passed away once they got married. Just be in charge of the house.The old lady of the Lin family was also from a scholarly family, she was kind and generous, and treated Jia Min like her own daughter.The old lady of Xue's family, although she was a bit of a philistine, she treated Aunt Xue as if she was her own.
Unfortunately, she and Jia Min have similar happiness, but also have different sorrows.
Aunt Xue's husband died young, and she raised her children to grow up alone, and barely supported the whole family.Jia Min endured the pain of bereavement, and then died prematurely, leaving only one daughter to suffer in this world, and she doesn't know when she will grow up.
"So what if you are lucky? Sister Min passed away a few years ago, and now her husband is gone too. No matter how envied the couple of gods and immortals were at the beginning, if they are gone, there will be nothing left." Aunt Xue sighed and said so.
"Mother, don't be sad, you... and my brother and I." Of course Xue Baochai knew that Aunt Xue would not be sad for Jia Min and Lin Ruhai, the only possibility was that she remembered her father Xue who passed away.
"That's what I said, it's okay." Aunt Xue took Xue Baochai's hand, but her eyes fell on her daughter's delicate face, she was relieved and sighed at the same time, "Baochai, there is something I wanted to say something just now, but I just don’t know how to talk to you.”
"Mother, what's wrong with us mothers and daughters? If I do something wrong, you can just teach me a lesson, it's fine." Xue Baochai laughed.
Seeing her daughter so sensible and well-behaved, Aunt Xue let out another long sigh, and the letter she heard in Rongqingtang during the day could not help appearing in her mind.
At first, when people from the palace announced Jia Zheng into the palace, Aunt Xue really never thought that there would be happy events here.It's not that she's ignorant, but that over the years, the four major families have become more and more weak, and only her natal brother Wang Ziteng has the opportunity to face the saint. This is the case today, and the grand duke was specially sent here to pass an edict to see him, but it has never happened before.Therefore, Aunt Xue was really scared at the time. While thinking about how to get out at that time, she regretted why she didn't move out of Rongguo Mansion earlier. After all, Xue's family originally had a house in Beijing. Even if it was a little old, it would be easy to repair it. .Taking a step back, the Xue family has a lot of money on hand, so it is not difficult to buy one now.
Who would have thought that after all kinds of calculations, Aunt Xue just felt lucky to hear such news at first, and she was also happy for Baochai.After all, after Yuanchun became a concubine, Mrs. Wang was the mother of the concubine Xiande. Not to mention that her status in Rongguo Mansion had increased a lot, the weight of talking about Baoyu's marriage was also much higher.But when she went back to Lixiangyuan and thought about it carefully, it became more and more wrong.
"Baochai, my good girl, I want to tell you that everyone has their own destiny, and we don't envy others. In the end, no matter how many others there are, they belong to others. We have our own destiny." His luck is no worse than others."
Xue Baochai looked at Aunt Xue suspiciously. She, who had always been extremely intelligent, couldn't recall it immediately, and said: "It's so good, why did mother say that?"
"This, this..." Aunt Xue's face was full of embarrassment. Seeing Xue Baochai looking straight at her, she simply gritted her teeth and said, "Isn't my mother afraid that you will get into a corner and still think about the matter of entering the palace?" ?”
The age of entering the palace is usually between 13 and 17 years old. If the family background is extremely outstanding and there is no suitable person for a while, you can also stay for a few years.Xue Baochai's family background is of course nothing, but her age has not yet passed, so if she thinks about it again, it is not completely impossible, but it is not as easy as the previous two years.After all, before entering the palace for a small election, it is definitely necessary to invite a few nuns to educate her well, and this education will take a year or two at least.
In good conscience, Aunt Xue did not want Xue Baochai to go into the backyard of the deep palace to pursue the almost illusory future.You know, although Aunt Xue's life is not as comfortable as it was when she was young, she did have a good marriage after all.The early death of Xue's father was not expected by ordinary people, but at least before Xue's father was alive, the two were also a pair of immortal couples that everyone admired and admired.She hoped that her daughter could also find a suitable husband, instead of losing her lifelong happiness for the so-called future.
However, after today, Aunt Xue was also afraid that Xue Baochai would be on the edge of her own horn when she saw Yuan Chun's future, but that would not be beautiful.After all, Aunt Xue knows her good sister, Mrs. Wang very well.If it is said that Yuan Chun was not favored in the past, Mrs. Wang, including the Rongguo Mansion behind her, may still support Xue Baochai.But now, if Xue Baochai wants to enter the palace, even the virtuous concubine in the palace will not be able to tolerate her.
"Baochai……"
"Mother, please relax. Since I have given up long ago, I will never think about it again. There may be a future in the palace, but it is too bitter, tiring and lonely. I usually hear people say how good my eldest sister is, But it took her ten years of youth to be worthy of the favor. Now she looks beautiful, but has anyone asked her how she lived in the previous ten years?" Xue Baochai wrapped her hands in turn. Aunt Xue's hands, but her hands are so delicate and smooth, but Aunt Xue has aged unconsciously, "Mother, I will be fine, don't worry."
"Okay, I know my Baochai is smart, it's the best if you think so. I'm just afraid..."
I'm afraid that she won't be able to figure it out, that she is wholeheartedly looking forward to entering the palace again, and even afraid that she will bear a grudge against herself, Mrs. Wang, and even Wang Xifeng who persuaded her to give up.If this is the case, Aunt Xue might really have to move out of Rongguo Mansion immediately.After all, not to mention the current Xue family, even when Xue's father was still alive in previous years, they couldn't beat the Rongguo Mansion.
"Mother, you really don't need to worry about your daughter doing stupid things, I have a measure." Xue Baochai smiled and straightened Aunt Xue's messy hair, and said with a smile, "There is one more thing, I would like to invite mother Give me a hand."
"What's the matter?"
"Although Miss Shi is not as good as me, she has an excellent background. The Shi family has two lords, and she is the eldest daughter of the head of the Hou family. In front of Madam, the old lady in Jia's mansion is very fond of me, I'm still worried..."
Aunt Xue suddenly smiled, this is her good girl.In fact, she also knows that Xue Baochai may not be really worried that she will not be able to defeat Shi Xiangyun. go.
"Tomorrow, I'll go to Rongxi Hall. I'm going to give the congratulatory gift, and I have to say something. Not only me, but you also have something to do tomorrow. I'm going to visit the old ladies and wives of Jia's mansion, so you can go and see them." Look at Feng girl. She has always liked those yellow and white things, and I specially prepared a gift for her according to her preferences. You take the gift and go, don't hide your nice words, just say it. After all, Feng girl is my natal family, she will definitely help you."
"I'm afraid she likes sister Lin more." Xue Baochai lowered his head and hesitated for a moment, thinking about Wang Xifeng's care for Daiyu in the past two years.Although she didn't know the specific reason, she could sense that Wang Xifeng had a good impression of Daiyu.
"Don't be afraid, maybe Feng girl really likes that Lin girl, but what does that have to do with you? The one who is looking at Baoyu now is the girl from the Shi family, not Lin girl. Besides, I'm afraid you don't know? I'm also cold-eyed After watching it for two years, I realized that Feng girl doesn't like Miss Shijia very much."
More than dislike, it is clearly disgust.
Aunt Xue recalled the past two or three years, even though Wang Xifeng often proposed to bring Shi Xiangyun to Rongguo Mansion for a short stay, when she saw Shi Xiangyun, she always smiled.But as the daughter of the Wang family, Aunt Xue knew too well what a smirk was. Wang Xifeng was smiling on the face, but she was probably already impatient inside.And even if Shi Xiangyun intended to curry favor with her and even gave gifts to the maid beside her, Wang Xifeng still looked indifferent and alienated, and hadn't warmed up for a few years.
"Mother, are you sure?"
"If you want to go to Feng girl tomorrow, you don't have to be sloppy with her. They are all the same person, and there is no need to play with those fake things. You just tell her directly. If she can make a clear statement, I will turn around. Take the prosperous shop in the downtown area of Liangjing and give it to her!"
After hearing Aunt Xue's words, Xue Baochai was finally determined.To put it bluntly, in fact, she never thought Shi Xiangyun was her opponent, but Jia Mu standing behind Shi Xiangyun was a great trouble.However, if Shi Xiangyun is Jia Mu's new favorite in recent years, then Wang Xifeng has been Jia Mu's favorite for more than ten years.Let Wang Xifeng and Shi Xiangyun face off, that would be a good show.
Early the next morning, Xue Baochai took gifts and went to Wang Xifeng's place.
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Dear ones, the stupid author who broke out yesterday really withered today, today is only [-] words, tomorrow
Jia Yuanchun was born of Mrs. Jia Zhengtong Wang. He had an older brother Jia Zhu at the top and a younger brother Jia Baoyu at the bottom. According to the situation, Jia Yuanchun, who was a daughter and ranked in the middle, was probably the kind of girl who didn't love her mother. Dear child, but in fact, Jia Yuanchun is extremely favored.Part of the reason for this is that Jia Zhu is not a person who will compete with his brothers and sisters for favor. On the contrary, because of the early death of Jia Hu, the elder brother, Jia Zhu can be regarded as the eldest brother in his generation, and he himself The behavior and demeanor of playing a child can also fully bear the term "eldest brother".Jia Zhu not only loves his younger sister Jia Yuanchun, but also his cousin Jia Lian, and cousin Wang Xifeng.In addition, at that time, several children of the younger generation were raised under Jia's mother's knees, so Jia Yuanchun not only received love from his parents, grandmother, and two older brothers.As for Baoyu, when Yuanchun entered the palace at the age of 15, Baoyu was only two years old. Although she was deeply loved by her parents and elders, Yuanchun was not jealous at all.
It's a pity that Yuan Chun has been in the palace for nearly ten years, and there are rules in the palace, the palace people can leave the palace and return home when they are over 25 years old.Of course, this 25-year-old is a general reference. After all, the palace does not release people out every year, and if the masters use them well, it is very possible to stay for a few more years or even a lifetime.
Under such circumstances, who would have thought that Jia Yuanchun, who had reached the age of leaving the palace, would be favored all of a sudden?If it's just being favored, or even directly promoted to the concubine position, it is indeed an extremely incredible thing.
"What does the big happy event in the palace have to do with our house?"
Sure enough, after listening to Wang Xifeng's trick-or-treating words, Jia's mother didn't show any joy on her face.However, Mother Jia understood that Wang Xifeng was trying to comfort her, so she just reached out and patted the back of Wang Xifeng's hand to express her awareness of her kindness, and then fell into silence again.
Seeing this, Wang Xifeng couldn't persuade her anymore, mainly because she also figured it out. At this time, even if she talked about the sky, it would be useless.At that moment, Wang Xifeng silently took a step back, then turned her eyes around to look at the others, seeing that other people also had expressions similar to those of Jia's mother, she gave a wry smile, and then bowed her head in silence.
This is no wonder, even though the Ningrong Second Mansion seems to be extremely wealthy now, but in fact, they have long since lost their sacred hearts.
Let’s talk about the Ningguo Mansion first. After the death of Ning Guo Gong Jia Yan, his son Jia Daihua inherited the first-class supernatural general, his eldest grandson Jia Fu died early, and his second grandson Jia Jingyi was born as a Jinshi. But after Jia Daihua passed away, he left everything behind to enter Taoism, and never cared about worldly affairs.Afterwards, Jia Jing's son, Jia Zhen, became the hereditary third-rank General Wei Lie, and Jia Zhen's son, Jia Rong, donated an official of the imperial bodyguard Long Jinwei, but they were all in name only.In fact, ever since Jia Daihua passed away, the Ningguo Mansion was in dire straits, not to mention the Sacred Heart, the mansion had lost even a good reputation, and it was nothing but an empty shell.
Compared to Ningguo Mansion, Rongguo Mansion is better.After Jia Yuan, the first Duke of Rong, passed away, Jia Daishan still attacked Duke Rong because of his outstanding military exploits.By the time of Jia Amnesty, he was descended to the hereditary position of first-class general.Besides Jia Amnesty's vain position in Rongguo Mansion, there is also Jia Zheng, a member of the fifth-rank Ministry of Industry, who is a member of Wailang. Although Jia Zheng is only a fifth-rank official position, he is actually lacking in dispatches. The two are completely incomparable. of.
After comparing Ningrong and Rongfu, we can clearly see what kind of hero Jia Daishan is.
Relying on the ancestral shade of his father Jia Yuan, but relying on his own ability, Jia Daishan was able to inherit the Duke of Rong without demotion.Not only that, he also planned a bright future for future generations.The eldest son, Jia She, inherited the title of first-class general and inherited the Rongguo Mansion. He married the daughter of the Zhang family, a poet and book heir, and his father and brother were the mainstays of the court.The second son, Jia Zheng, took the position of Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Fifth Grade Industry, and married the eldest daughter of the Wang family, one of the four major families. Even if the family is separated in the future, one of the two brothers has a title and the other has real power, so why not live a bad life? ?Even if something goes wrong in the future, Jia Daishan still has a backup, and there is Lin Ruhai, the son-in-law he carefully selected for his daughter Jia Min.The Lin family is a well-known scholarly family in Suzhou, and Lin Ruhai himself is talented and has a bright future. Everyone says that his son-in-law is like a son-in-law, and Lin Ruhai's father died young. With the power of the government, when Lin Ruhai stands in the court, he will repay the favor to Jia's family.
In this way, backed by the century-old tree of Rongguo Mansion, Jia She has the title, Jia Zheng has the real power, Lin Ruhai is grateful to the Jia family, Jia She's wife's family, the Zhang family, and the four big families who watch over and help each other...
When Jia Daishan passed away, shouldn't he have any regrets?
It's a pity, it's a pity, no matter how thoughtful the calculations are, the Rongguo Mansion has long lost its former prosperity.Although Wang Xifeng lowered her head, she still looked at the expressions on other people's faces without leaving any trace.Some are anxious, some are trembling, some are desperate and sad, some are at a loss, and some people even find it incredible.That's right, no matter how long Jia Daishan passed away, the Rongguo Mansion was forgotten by the sage.Under this premise, no one will realize that there are still good things waiting for them.
Time passed bit by bit, and the back yard was different from the front yard. In order to receive the order, the front yard ordered people to remove the seats.But the table noodles in the backyard have always been there, but now that it is almost late autumn, the weather is getting colder, and those delicate dishes have cooled down in just a moment.The maids didn't dare to say a word, and the masters turned a blind eye.At this time, no matter what you say or do, it doesn't make any sense.
In the blink of an eye, an hour passed.During this period, the Rongguo Mansion kept summoning people to report the news, and even the gate control was temporarily withdrawn, and Lai Da and other respectable butlers were allowed to come in and out freely, so as not to delay the time when they actually received the news.
It's a pity that people came here one after another, but there was no real and practical news.
Finally, after about two hours, Lai Da waited for three or four housekeepers, panting and ran into the door of the ceremony, and said loudly outside: "By the order of the master, I will quickly ask the old lady to lead the ladies to come in to thank you."
Jia's mother was surprised and happy for a while, but she couldn't recover for a long time.Wang Xifeng, who was still waiting behind her all the time, smiled and said, "Why didn't the old ancestor call someone in for a detailed questioning? There are screens on the left and right, so it's okay."
After receiving Wang Xifeng's reminder, Mother Jia ordered Lai Da to be called in to inquire carefully.Because there was a screen blocking it, none of the female relatives deliberately avoided it, and as soon as Lai Dayi was brought in, he immediately knelt down behind the screen, only resting his forehead on the ground, and said: "Return to the old lady, little ones!" She only waited outside the Linjing gate, and never got any information inside. Later, eunuch Xia came out to congratulate her, saying that our eldest lady was promoted to be the Shangshu of Fengzao Palace, and a virtuous concubine. Later, the master also ordered the younger one when he came out. Now The master has gone to the East Palace again, so please quickly ask the old lady to lead the ladies to thank you."
miss...
Fengzao Palace Shangshu...
Concubine Xiande...
Although Lai Da's voice was not very loud, when he spoke, all the female relatives were silent, so all his words reached the ears of everyone present.But sometimes, just hearing it doesn't mean you understand it, or you can understand every word of Lai Da's words when you take them apart, but when they are put together, they seem so strange and obscure, which makes you People can't come back to their senses for a while.
"Old Ancestor, Eldest Sister has been conferred the title of Virtuous Concubine. My Master told you to bring your wives into the palace to thank you. Old Ancestor!" Wang Xifeng called several times in a row, and simply ordered Yuanyang, who was waiting on the side, " Yuanyang, you go and take out the clothes of your ancestors first, as well as the eldest wife, the second wife, and the sister-in-law of the East Mansion, so hurry up and order them all, leaving aside the others, but hurry up and enter the palace to thank you!"
Wang Xifeng's speech has always been cadenced, even if it is a very plain sentence, it seems that she can sing it after passing a sentence from her mouth.If this is normal, maybe I don't feel it clearly, but today I have really encountered a big event. After Wang Xifeng kept talking about it, even if I am as dull as Mrs. Xing, I have come back to my senses now. He hurriedly called the close maid to go to the east courtyard to get clothes and jewelry.The rest of the people naturally also put on their makeup according to their products.
Because only those who have a royal order can enter the palace to express their gratitude, only Jia Mu, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, and Jia Zhen's wife Youshi from the Ningguo Mansion were awarded this honor in the Ningrong Second Mansion.The four of them rode four big sedan chairs together. At the second gate, they met Jia She who had come back to change the court clothes, and Jia Zhen from the Ningguo Mansion led Jia Rong and Jia Qiang to serve Jia Mu's big sedan chair.
It was not until they were all sent away that the rest of the Rongguo Mansion let out a long sigh of relief, and finally came to their senses, and the discussion started.
Those who are destined to live are all the older generation, that is to say, those who are left behind are all the younger generation.Regardless of men and women, the elders have left, and the rest of the younger generation will turn upside down?Baoyu and Jia Lan were originally waiting in the front yard, but Lai Da went directly to the second gate to pass the news to Jia Mu first, so the two of them found out about it a little later.After the elders left, the two came back in a hurry, and heard that the other masters were still staying in Rongqing Hall, so they also came here.
"Sister Feng!" Baoyu entered the Rongqing hall, and immediately saw Wang Xifeng who was ordering the servant girl to do things, and immediately moved to her, "My dear sister, tell me what is going on The same thing? I heard earlier that the old lady and the wife have all gone to the palace to thank you, what are you talking about Xiande Concubine. "
Wang Xifeng glanced at Baoyu amusedly, and speaking of it, Li Wan who was standing next to Wang Xifeng was Baoyu's sister-in-law. Unfortunately, because Jia Zhu and Baoyu were quite different in age, the two of them had nothing to do with each other, and when Jia Zhu went, Baoyu is also young, and now he has little impression.Wang Xifeng, on the other hand, is Baoyu's cousin. Whenever Baoyu has something to do, Wang Xifeng must be the first one to look for.
"Didn't Brother Bao already know about it? The eldest sister who entered the palace first is really lucky. After suffering for so many years, she can be regarded as having survived. Now Jin can be granted the title of Minister of Fengzao Palace and concubine Xiande. The good days are yet to come! No, the old ladies, wives and gentlemen all went to the palace to thank you."
"Really! Really?" Baoyu's eyes widened, no matter how much he looked down on official career and economy in the past, but being an official and the royal family are two different things.Therefore, when he heard about the affairs in the palace, and this matter was closely related to his own family, he was unavoidably surprised, but he had a childish air.
"I coaxed you to be naughty when I was full and had nothing to do!" Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows, and she had a fierce aura, but she suddenly scared Baoyu, "Come on, let's go play." .Since the elder sister has been made a concubine, our family will definitely have guests visiting in the future, and I am busy here!"
Baoyu was choked to death by Wang Xifeng's words, and finally found something to refute, but saw that Wang Xifeng had already gone far away, and was giving orders to everyone, Zhou Rui's family, and Lin Zhixiao's family. But he hesitated.
"Baoyu, your elder sister Feng really has something to do. Why don't you go and play with Xiangyun, the second girl, and the fourth girl." Li Wan was standing beside Wang Xifeng. He looked at Jia Lan carefully, helped Jia Lan tidy up his clothes, and asked for words.Seeing that Wang Xifeng had simply left Baoyu behind, but she didn't have Wang Xifeng's confidence, so after thinking about it, she persuaded her softly.
"Well, I'm going to find Sister Yun." Although Baoyu was favored, he didn't know what was good or bad, but he was not very familiar with Li Wan, so he only nodded to Li Wan. After asking, he learned about the girls Now they are all staying in the west ear room, and they have followed suit.
In the west side room, the atmosphere was slightly abnormal.
Yingchun and Xichun have always been ignorant of everything, so the two sisters were sitting on the end of the kang, each holding a hand warmer, and whispering next to each other.Because the Xue family came to have a feast before, Aunt Xue went back to Lixiangyuan to contemplate the congratulatory gifts, but Xue Baochai has not yet returned, and now she is sitting on the kang head, talking with Shi Xiangyun.This is nothing at all, if you ignore Shi Xiangyun's ashen face.
"Sister Yun!" As soon as Baoyu came, he went directly to Shi Xiangyun, and when he got closer, he realized that Xue Baochai was there, and hurriedly bowed to him, "Sister Bao is here, but have you heard about the big sister's happy event?"
Xue Baochai smiled softly. Hearing Baoyu's words, her vermilion lips parted slightly and said, "I heard, I'm going to have a good time to congratulate you, Baoyu."
"Congratulate me for what? If you want me to say, it's best to be able to enter the palace to thank you like the old ladies and wives. I don't care about the palace, but I look forward to seeing my eldest sister again in this life." Once. Speaking of which, I don’t remember much about my eldest sister now, but she only vaguely seems to be a very good girl.”
Baoyu's words made all the other girls laugh except Shi Xiangyun.Xue Baochai was fine, caring for Baoyu's face, and just covered her mouth with the back of her hand and smiled lightly, but Yingchun and Xichun stopped whispering when Baoyu came in, and after looking at each other now, they laughed together .
"Second sister and fourth sister, what are you laughing at?" Compared with Yingchun and Xichun, Baoyu really didn't notice that Xue Baochai was also laughing at him, so he only said to Yingchun and Xichun, "Tell me quickly, what are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing at you as an adult. What a wonderful girl..." Yingchun laughed again as she spoke.If Wang Xifeng were here, he would definitely be amazed by the changes in Yingchun's past and present lives.Although Yingchun in the two lives was not that eloquent, but now Yingchun looks much more cheerful than in the previous life, even though she can't speak very much, her smile has never stopped.
Only Yingchun's words made Baoyu more and more puzzled by Zhanger Monk. He had always been good-natured when facing his sisters, so no matter how Yingchun and Xichun laughed at him, he was just hehe Smiling, not annoyed at all.
As a result, Yingchun felt a little embarrassed, first she poked Xichun with her hand and laughed at Xichun who fell on her body, and then got up to apologize to Baoyu: "Baoyu, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have laughed at you."
Seeing this, Baoyu quickly waved his hands: "It's nothing, nothing, the whole family, sisters and sisters, it's okay."
"Pfft." Xichun is young, and she has been with Mrs. Xing for the past two years. Although Mrs. Xing can't teach her much, her life is more comfortable than the previous years, so Xichun The age is getting older, but the temper is becoming more and more innocent, "What the second brother said, we are all sisters and sisters, why did the second brother include himself?"
Yingchun made a gesture to reach out to hit her, but was stopped by Baoyu: "It's okay, it's okay, I wish I could be an innocent daughter's family, and it's not my fault that I only devote myself to being a man."
"Baoyu, don't spoil her." Yingchun wanted to laugh, but at the same time she wanted to behave like Xichun, but she couldn't hold back, she laughed anyway, and felt embarrassed, so she hurriedly changed the topic back to the matter just now. Son.He just said, "Baoyu, we used to laugh at you as an adult. When the eldest sister entered the palace, I was only five or six years old. How old are you? Two years old, or three years old? It's not a coincidence that you are like a small bean. Sister can remember things, but I know that Eldest Sister is an excellent... girl! Hehe."
Seeing Yingchun and Xichun laughing again, Baoyu didn't feel angry at all and didn't say anything. Instead, he felt that the sisters were close to him, so he just approached him with a smile and said, "What the second sister said is true, and the fourth sister is right, it's all me. I said the wrong thing. But I remembered that the eldest sister is a very good person."
Can it be bad?Although there are brothers and sisters who compete with each other for the favor of their parents and elders, but the age difference between Yuanchun and Baoyu is too large, and one more thing, Yuanchun was deliberately raised since he was a child, and he has the dignified appearance of a lady Even when I was a child with Wang Xifeng, who wanted to be strong, I never got annoyed, so how could I not be nice to my own brother who is ten years younger than me?Yingchun was young at that time, but she was very envious of Baoyu.The same person has an older brother, but her older brother has never seen her in his eyes, but Jia Zhu is extremely kind to Baoyu, and hardly regards Baoyu as his son.As for the elder sister, Yuan Chun is not bad for Yingchun, but it is just not bad, but Baoyu is all cared for and loved.
"Is big sister good-looking?" Seeing her brother and sister just smiling and not talking, Xichun endured and endured, and finally couldn't help asking the question that had been buried in her heart for a long time.
Yingchun glanced at her younger sister, and smiled crookedly: "It's pretty, big sister looks really good-looking, and she's the prettiest person I've ever met."
"Really?" Xichun's eyes widened in surprise, as if she didn't believe it.After thinking about it, Xichun asked again, "Better than Sister Bao? Prettier than Sister Lin? Prettier than Sister Feng?"
To be honest, Xichun's question is quite offending.It's not that Xichun himself offended people, but that Yingchun, who was forced to answer questions, was about to offend people.If it wasn't Yingchun who was forced to ask, but Xue Baochai, maybe a few sentences would have diverted the question, but Yingchun didn't have the ability, and after being stunned for a while by his sister, he said: "I think big sister is the best. look."
The sisters Yingchun and Xichun didn't think so much, but Baoyu was not stupid.Lin Daiyu and Wang Xifeng are not here, so it doesn't matter if I say it, as long as it doesn't spread to their ears.But Xue Baochai was sitting in the side room, one at the head of the kang and one at the end of the kang. If you can't hear it, it's called hitting a ghost.
For a while, Baoyu hurriedly left Yingchun and Xichun behind, bowed to Xue Baochai again, and said, "Sister Bao, don't be angry. My second and fourth sisters have always been honest people. They didn't mean to say Sister Bao."
It was Baoyu's words that brought Yingchun and Xichun back to their senses. Knowing that they had made a slip of the tongue, embarrassment inevitably appeared on their faces, but neither of them is good at words, so they just stood up and tied their hands, a little uneasy Looking at the side of the Kang head.
Xue Baochai has always been a well-rounded person, let alone such unintentional remarks, even if someone points at her nose and scolds, she can still resolve conflicts between talking and laughing, which not only shows her tolerance and generosity, but also complements it. Isn't the ignorance of others wonderful?However, now that the Rongguo Mansion is overjoyed, and Yingchun and Xichun are so temperamental, Xue Baochai doesn't care about emotion or reason, so he just smiled at everyone: "It's so good, why does Baoyu say things like this? Is it possible that he only agrees?" You joked with my sisters and sisters, but you didn't let me play with them? You are wrong. On weekdays, I joke with my sisters and sisters much more than you. "
Seeing that Xue Baochai was not angry, Baoyu saw that Yingchun and Xichun seemed to be relieved to hear this, so he smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Yes, sister Bao is right, isn't that the case?"
For a moment, there was a lot of laughter in the ear room, but Shi Xiangyun was left aside.In addition, just now, in Xichun's unintentional words, Daiyu, Baochai, and Wang Xifeng were mentioned, but she was left alone.Although Shi Xiangyun has a cheerful temperament, but his heart is not big, he was annoyed for a while, and wanted to get off the hook, so he simply got up and left with his sleeves, saying: "Sisters and sisters like you, just go to my house and look for my younger brothers and sisters." Let's go."
Although Shi Xiangyun is the only daughter left by her parents, she has two uncles who are direct relatives, and naturally there are many cousins.It's just because there is a layer of separation and the age is not the same, so the relationship is not harmonious on weekdays.
Not to mention everyone in the Rongguo Mansion knew this point, but because Shi Xiangyun didn't hide it on a daily basis, not a few people knew about it.Apart from other things, among the people present, everyone has heard of it.
That's all for Xue Baochai, she didn't intend to quarrel with Shi Xiangyun, and everyone ran away in anger, so she simply acted magnanimously.Baoyu didn't understand it for a while, but just stood there stupidly, hesitating whether to catch up quickly.On the contrary, Yingchun and Xichun couldn't help but speak after being dazed for the first time.
First of all, Xichun was young, so she only blurted out to Yingchun: "Second sister, sister Yun doesn't often say that she has quarrels with her cousins in her uncle's house? It's nothing more than tossing about cousins. I don't get along much with each other, but I remember, Sister Yun once said that the cousins are the most delicate and annoying, why..." Yingchun was still a little puzzled, but she was much older than Xichun, so she just shook her head at her and said seriously "Where is there any overnight feud in the family? You often quarrel with your third sister on weekdays, but now that they are far away and you see them less often, don't you also worry about panic?" Xichun thought about it for a while, and felt that this was the truth , thus nodding in agreement.
What the two sisters said made Xue Baochai very happy.
When I returned to the Lixiangyuan in the evening, Xue Baochai told Aunt Xue as a joke, and said with a smile: "...Mother, tell me, where is there such a happy girl? The four girls of the Jia family Not to mention, the left and right are still young, so it's okay to teach slowly. But the second girl, who is about the same age as me, I remember as if they were two months older than me, but they are solid-minded. Let's look at the two sisters With that appearance, it's really a rare thing for a sister to raise a younger sister."
It took Aunt Xue half a day to find the right gift. Seeing Xue Baochai's return and hearing what she said, she couldn't help laughing.She only laughed for a while, but Aunt Xue suddenly sighed. Seeing Xue Baochai looking over in confusion, she sighed a little: "This concubine is just a concubine, even if it is changed to a concubine, so what? A girl from Jia's generation At home, the eldest girl who entered the palace before was raised by the old lady herself. Although I have never seen it before, I know that she is comparable to sister Min back then. Going forward, I am afraid that the three girls will not be as good as the eldest girl if they are pinched together. .”
"Min...is sister Lin's mother?"
"Exactly. Speaking of which, Sister Min is the youngest but most outstanding girl in our generation. If it wasn't for the old lady in the Rongguo Mansion not being willing, she would be fine even if she was sent to the palace. However, that old lady He can be regarded as a person with good eyesight, and carefully selected a good husband for sister Min. Not to mention the great future, the old man disappeared shortly before sister Min got engaged and before she got married. In [-], her husband also waited for three years. Three years later, Tan Hua Lang has already been an official and has been favored, but he is waiting for Sister Min wholeheartedly, and there is no one in the room."
Speaking of this, Aunt Xue was quite emotional.In fact, she and Jia Min are both blessed people. They grew up pampered and pampered at home. They have never experienced any hardships since they were young. After they got married, their husband treated her very well, and they all passed away once they got married. Just be in charge of the house.The old lady of the Lin family was also from a scholarly family, she was kind and generous, and treated Jia Min like her own daughter.The old lady of Xue's family, although she was a bit of a philistine, she treated Aunt Xue as if she was her own.
Unfortunately, she and Jia Min have similar happiness, but also have different sorrows.
Aunt Xue's husband died young, and she raised her children to grow up alone, and barely supported the whole family.Jia Min endured the pain of bereavement, and then died prematurely, leaving only one daughter to suffer in this world, and she doesn't know when she will grow up.
"So what if you are lucky? Sister Min passed away a few years ago, and now her husband is gone too. No matter how envied the couple of gods and immortals were at the beginning, if they are gone, there will be nothing left." Aunt Xue sighed and said so.
"Mother, don't be sad, you... and my brother and I." Of course Xue Baochai knew that Aunt Xue would not be sad for Jia Min and Lin Ruhai, the only possibility was that she remembered her father Xue who passed away.
"That's what I said, it's okay." Aunt Xue took Xue Baochai's hand, but her eyes fell on her daughter's delicate face, she was relieved and sighed at the same time, "Baochai, there is something I wanted to say something just now, but I just don’t know how to talk to you.”
"Mother, what's wrong with us mothers and daughters? If I do something wrong, you can just teach me a lesson, it's fine." Xue Baochai laughed.
Seeing her daughter so sensible and well-behaved, Aunt Xue let out another long sigh, and the letter she heard in Rongqingtang during the day could not help appearing in her mind.
At first, when people from the palace announced Jia Zheng into the palace, Aunt Xue really never thought that there would be happy events here.It's not that she's ignorant, but that over the years, the four major families have become more and more weak, and only her natal brother Wang Ziteng has the opportunity to face the saint. This is the case today, and the grand duke was specially sent here to pass an edict to see him, but it has never happened before.Therefore, Aunt Xue was really scared at the time. While thinking about how to get out at that time, she regretted why she didn't move out of Rongguo Mansion earlier. After all, Xue's family originally had a house in Beijing. Even if it was a little old, it would be easy to repair it. .Taking a step back, the Xue family has a lot of money on hand, so it is not difficult to buy one now.
Who would have thought that after all kinds of calculations, Aunt Xue just felt lucky to hear such news at first, and she was also happy for Baochai.After all, after Yuanchun became a concubine, Mrs. Wang was the mother of the concubine Xiande. Not to mention that her status in Rongguo Mansion had increased a lot, the weight of talking about Baoyu's marriage was also much higher.But when she went back to Lixiangyuan and thought about it carefully, it became more and more wrong.
"Baochai, my good girl, I want to tell you that everyone has their own destiny, and we don't envy others. In the end, no matter how many others there are, they belong to others. We have our own destiny." His luck is no worse than others."
Xue Baochai looked at Aunt Xue suspiciously. She, who had always been extremely intelligent, couldn't recall it immediately, and said: "It's so good, why did mother say that?"
"This, this..." Aunt Xue's face was full of embarrassment. Seeing Xue Baochai looking straight at her, she simply gritted her teeth and said, "Isn't my mother afraid that you will get into a corner and still think about the matter of entering the palace?" ?”
The age of entering the palace is usually between 13 and 17 years old. If the family background is extremely outstanding and there is no suitable person for a while, you can also stay for a few years.Xue Baochai's family background is of course nothing, but her age has not yet passed, so if she thinks about it again, it is not completely impossible, but it is not as easy as the previous two years.After all, before entering the palace for a small election, it is definitely necessary to invite a few nuns to educate her well, and this education will take a year or two at least.
In good conscience, Aunt Xue did not want Xue Baochai to go into the backyard of the deep palace to pursue the almost illusory future.You know, although Aunt Xue's life is not as comfortable as it was when she was young, she did have a good marriage after all.The early death of Xue's father was not expected by ordinary people, but at least before Xue's father was alive, the two were also a pair of immortal couples that everyone admired and admired.She hoped that her daughter could also find a suitable husband, instead of losing her lifelong happiness for the so-called future.
However, after today, Aunt Xue was also afraid that Xue Baochai would be on the edge of her own horn when she saw Yuan Chun's future, but that would not be beautiful.After all, Aunt Xue knows her good sister, Mrs. Wang very well.If it is said that Yuan Chun was not favored in the past, Mrs. Wang, including the Rongguo Mansion behind her, may still support Xue Baochai.But now, if Xue Baochai wants to enter the palace, even the virtuous concubine in the palace will not be able to tolerate her.
"Baochai……"
"Mother, please relax. Since I have given up long ago, I will never think about it again. There may be a future in the palace, but it is too bitter, tiring and lonely. I usually hear people say how good my eldest sister is, But it took her ten years of youth to be worthy of the favor. Now she looks beautiful, but has anyone asked her how she lived in the previous ten years?" Xue Baochai wrapped her hands in turn. Aunt Xue's hands, but her hands are so delicate and smooth, but Aunt Xue has aged unconsciously, "Mother, I will be fine, don't worry."
"Okay, I know my Baochai is smart, it's the best if you think so. I'm just afraid..."
I'm afraid that she won't be able to figure it out, that she is wholeheartedly looking forward to entering the palace again, and even afraid that she will bear a grudge against herself, Mrs. Wang, and even Wang Xifeng who persuaded her to give up.If this is the case, Aunt Xue might really have to move out of Rongguo Mansion immediately.After all, not to mention the current Xue family, even when Xue's father was still alive in previous years, they couldn't beat the Rongguo Mansion.
"Mother, you really don't need to worry about your daughter doing stupid things, I have a measure." Xue Baochai smiled and straightened Aunt Xue's messy hair, and said with a smile, "There is one more thing, I would like to invite mother Give me a hand."
"What's the matter?"
"Although Miss Shi is not as good as me, she has an excellent background. The Shi family has two lords, and she is the eldest daughter of the head of the Hou family. In front of Madam, the old lady in Jia's mansion is very fond of me, I'm still worried..."
Aunt Xue suddenly smiled, this is her good girl.In fact, she also knows that Xue Baochai may not be really worried that she will not be able to defeat Shi Xiangyun. go.
"Tomorrow, I'll go to Rongxi Hall. I'm going to give the congratulatory gift, and I have to say something. Not only me, but you also have something to do tomorrow. I'm going to visit the old ladies and wives of Jia's mansion, so you can go and see them." Look at Feng girl. She has always liked those yellow and white things, and I specially prepared a gift for her according to her preferences. You take the gift and go, don't hide your nice words, just say it. After all, Feng girl is my natal family, she will definitely help you."
"I'm afraid she likes sister Lin more." Xue Baochai lowered his head and hesitated for a moment, thinking about Wang Xifeng's care for Daiyu in the past two years.Although she didn't know the specific reason, she could sense that Wang Xifeng had a good impression of Daiyu.
"Don't be afraid, maybe Feng girl really likes that Lin girl, but what does that have to do with you? The one who is looking at Baoyu now is the girl from the Shi family, not Lin girl. Besides, I'm afraid you don't know? I'm also cold-eyed After watching it for two years, I realized that Feng girl doesn't like Miss Shijia very much."
More than dislike, it is clearly disgust.
Aunt Xue recalled the past two or three years, even though Wang Xifeng often proposed to bring Shi Xiangyun to Rongguo Mansion for a short stay, when she saw Shi Xiangyun, she always smiled.But as the daughter of the Wang family, Aunt Xue knew too well what a smirk was. Wang Xifeng was smiling on the face, but she was probably already impatient inside.And even if Shi Xiangyun intended to curry favor with her and even gave gifts to the maid beside her, Wang Xifeng still looked indifferent and alienated, and hadn't warmed up for a few years.
"Mother, are you sure?"
"If you want to go to Feng girl tomorrow, you don't have to be sloppy with her. They are all the same person, and there is no need to play with those fake things. You just tell her directly. If she can make a clear statement, I will turn around. Take the prosperous shop in the downtown area of Liangjing and give it to her!"
After hearing Aunt Xue's words, Xue Baochai was finally determined.To put it bluntly, in fact, she never thought Shi Xiangyun was her opponent, but Jia Mu standing behind Shi Xiangyun was a great trouble.However, if Shi Xiangyun is Jia Mu's new favorite in recent years, then Wang Xifeng has been Jia Mu's favorite for more than ten years.Let Wang Xifeng and Shi Xiangyun face off, that would be a good show.
Early the next morning, Xue Baochai took gifts and went to Wang Xifeng's place.
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