The Red Mansions

Chapter 480 Mrs. Wang: He can't still stop him, can he?

Chapter 480 Mrs. Wang: He can't still stop him, can he?

Ningguo Mansion

In the flower hall in the backyard, there are people's shadows, and the bright candlelight shines on Yingying Yanyan, who is dressed in bright clothes and swaying with golden hairpins, dazzling her eyes with colorful lights.

After eating, everyone gathered together to talk.

Qin Keqing took a stack of account books from Bao Zhu and Rui Zhu, and said softly, "Husband, recently some craftsmen have prepared expenses. I, Heping'er, and Sister-in-law Feng have compiled the account books together. Take a look."

Although Jia Amnesty was exiled to Guizhou, the garden project in the mansion will not be stagnant because of this incident. In the past two days, stone, tile, wood, flowers... and other craftsmen have already prepared materials and settled in one after another.

Jia Heng put down the teacup, looked at his bright and charming wife with gentle eyes, and said softly: "You can take care of the affairs of the house."

Qin Keqing chuckled lightly and said, "But your husband is the head of the family, so you have to take a look."

Jia Heng said: "I can't finish reading the official documents sent by the Sanya recently, and I don't have time to look at the account books. You let Baozhu take it to the room first, and we will talk about it later in the evening."

Third Sister You couldn't help but joked: "It's too distasteful to talk about these account books at night."

Everyone in the house, hearing the words, looked strange, and felt somewhat ashamed.

Qin Keqing blushed with embarrassment, turned her eyes and cast a white look at Third Sister You, but pretended she didn't hear.

It's not every day that she and her husband...

Sister Feng looked at this scene, or at that charming young girl, Danfeng's eyes flickered, she pursed her cherry lips, and said with a smile: "The three of you can discuss things together at night."

Ping'er couldn't help tugging at Sister Feng's cuff, and said, "Grandma."

Third Sister You's cheeks were bright red, and she glared at Sister Feng.

Secretly, if we discuss, we can't miss you.

It's just that Jia Lian has just been exiled, so it's hard to say this in front of everyone.

While a few people were talking, they gathered at a table and started playing mahjong.

Seeing the mahjong blocks piled up by several people, Yuan Chunyu looked curious and asked, "What is this?"

Third Sister You said: "Mahjong, like dominoes, is a game game idea that the uncle came up with to entertain us."

Yuan Chun's beautiful eyes looked at Jia Heng who was drinking tea, and said in surprise, "Brother Heng, you figured this out?"

In her past impressions, Brother Heng never liked these things, and she didn't want to know these gambling techniques, presumably because of her dexterous mind, she knows one trick and ten thousand tricks.

Jia Heng nodded, and said: "Big sister, if you are interested, you can play with them, and it is impossible to fall asleep when you go back at this time."

Yuan Chunfeng smiled sweetly on his face, and said, "I don't want to play this, I'll just take a look."

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Then you guys are playing, I'm going to the study."

Everyone nodded and watched Jia Heng leave.

Don't mention the East Mansion, but talk about the West Mansion, the courtyard where Baoyu is located.

Baoyu was wearing a gown with red arrow sleeves, her hair was braided, and her forehead was tied with a red mop. At this moment, she was lying on the bed, flipping through a book in her hand.

The good fight on the twelfth day of the first lunar month has healed a lot, and I can walk on the ground at the beginning, but there is still a dull pain in the buttocks.

"I heard from Mingyan today that Lian's second brother was exiled?" Baoyu turned the book in his hand and asked Xiangyun, who was sitting not far away, kowtowing melon seeds and looking at the picture book.

In this era, there are not only story books, but also some picture books of folk stories. Although the vertical painting skills are not as detailed and vivid as those of the erotic palace, they also show the exquisite painting skills of this era.

Looking through the lights, the girl's round apple face is full of sweetness and delicacy.

Xiangyun held a melon seed in his hand, and put it in his plump and moist mouth, with two small canine teeth looming between his lips, he explained: "I heard that they were exiled to Guizhou, and I sent them all this morning. Ask Third Sister, she knows a lot about this matter."

Baoyu murmured, "Why is it so good? The second elder brother Lian has come to this point."

During this period of time, Baoyu was recuperating in the room, looking for some miscellaneous books to read when he had nothing to do, but turning a deaf ear to the outside world. Fortunately, Xiangyun often came to help relieve boredom, and Tanchun and Daiyu sometimes came to talk together talk.

As for Baochai, she occasionally came to visit with Daliuer, since they were relatives after all.

Xiang Yun also sighed: "Looking at Brother Heng's opinion, saving one's life is already a blessing in misfortune."

Baoyu sighed again.

While talking, Qianxue's voice came from outside, calling: "Second Master Bao, the wife is here."

At this time, Mrs. Wang, surrounded by a group of mothers and maids carrying lanterns, came in from the outside, walked around the screen, and entered the inner room through the curtain. Xiang Yun smiled and said, "Young girl Yun is also here."

After Jin Chuan threw himself into the well, Mrs. Wang suddenly and keenly discovered a problem. The Baoyu house in her house has become empty from the original crowded place?

Even Daiyu, who used to come to Baoyu's house often, has not been here these few months.

Of course, what Daiyu said was... don't disturb Second Brother Bao's recovery.

Sometimes, people are like this. In the past, Mrs. Wang may have been a bit tired of her sister-in-law's daughter, who always "wraps" her son sickly, fights and cries at every turn, but she really doesn't "wrap" her anymore, and is with her family. The son was alienated, and I felt a little uncomfortable again.

Only Xiangyun, although he was "choked" by Baoyu because of Baoyu's "persuading to learn" at the beginning, Xiangyun is careless and does not hold grudges. Seeing Baoyu being beaten and bored in the house, he often comes to accompany him Talk to relieve boredom.

These bits and pieces, falling in the eyes of Mrs. Wang, have the precious meaning of sending charcoal in the snow.

Xiangyun hurriedly approached and saluted with a smile, and called, "Auntie."

Mrs. Wang nodded with a smile, and asked, "Yun girl, have you eaten yet?"

At this moment, I looked Xiangyun up and down, but I saw that although the girl was not very old, she already had a plump figure, especially Apple's face, which was pink and plump, red as rosy, innocent and pleasing to the eye.

Suddenly I thought, maybe it would be nice to let Yun girl and Baoyu be together in the future?

The historian Yun Yatou belongs to is a double prince, and she is the granddaughter of the old lady, but...

Originally, she thought that Girl Yun's parents would leave early and be alone, but now it seems that it is actually quite appropriate.

As for Girl Bao, her younger sister has obviously hesitated recently, and she is vague when it comes to the marriage of love and happiness. She also has some vague guesses about what she thinks.

nothing more than...

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang felt a little panicked.

Xiangyun smiled sweetly and said, "Auntie, I just ate with Brother Ai."

"Good boy, it's hard for you to come here and laugh with your second brother every day to relieve boredom." Mrs. Wang smiled and listened to the words "love brother", but felt more and more that the girl was innocent and innocent, so she reached out and touched Xiangyun's head.

Although Xiangyun didn't know why Mrs. Wang was so close all of a sudden, but seeing the elder's amiable attitude, he was also a little happy, but he was a little uncomfortable with his head being stroked.

Fortunately, Mrs. Wang turned to look at Baoyu again, and sat down on an embroidered pier, took Baoyu's hand, and called, "My son, are you better now?"

Baoyu nodded, and said: "Mother, the imperial doctor came to see the last one, and said that the sore has healed, and it will be healed in half a month."

"Madam, second master, drink tea." At this moment, Sheyue held a teacup and set it on the bedside coffee table.

Mrs. Wang looked at the bending over to serve, and saw the charming Sheyue with her eyebrows, and felt a little unhappy in her heart.

The little girl said that she had no choice but to spoil her Baoyu.

But because of the turmoil caused by Jin Chuan, it is not good to rush people away. He turned his eyes to Baoyu and said, "The attacker will be sent to your sister's side. After two days, let her come over to serve you. Sheyue tomorrow." Come and serve me."

"Attacking people is a good thing, mother let her come back." Baoyu nodded, just looked at Sheyue, remembering the taste, these few days, in the dead of night, he was supported by such a little fun, and he couldn't help saying : "The last one, Brother Heng also said that he wants me to protect the people in the house."

Mrs. Wang was breathless, and she didn't expect her son to use such rhetoric, but after thinking about it, she found it reasonable, and then urged: "You should rest well these few days, take care of your body early, and study hard. , strive to enter school next year."

Hearing this, Baoyu felt pain in his heart, and the expression on his face showed a little bit.

Based on Baoyu's criminal record, Mrs. Wang always noticed Baoyu's expression, caught a glimpse of this embarrassment, and sighed: "My son, what will you do if you don't study? I can't be with you forever, I have to study." As an official, in the future, you will also try to win over your mother, and now he is reprimanding our mother, you are a rice bug, and you are a climber, you really don’t keep a bit of decency."

As he spoke, he took Baoyu's arm, with sorrow on his face.

In Rongqingtang, when she was reprimanded by that person in front of all the juniors, she felt humiliated.

Baoyu buried her head on the pillow, and couldn't help thinking of what Xiren had said to him. No matter what, even if it was pretending to be a kitchen lover, she quickly raised a face with a full moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and said, "Mother, This time when I come to school, I want to study hard."

Mrs. Wang was very relieved when she heard this, but she thought that what she said just now had an effect, and then said: "Don't worry, he said in front of the old lady that he is the patriarch, and he doesn't care about it." I will ignore you and your uncle, and there will be a time when you will recover in the future."

Now her eldest daughter and younger daughter are being used by that Uncle Heng, there is absolutely no reason why her two daughters should be used by him for nothing, and Baoyu's future must be controlled by him no matter what.

Baoyu had no choice but to say yes.

Mrs. Wang nodded and said nothing else. Then, she left Baoyu's wing and went to Yuanchun Courtyard.

This afternoon, Brother Yi's daughter-in-law came and said that they had found another good marriage, and they happened to talk to the eldest girl.

Anyway, she figured it out, and she couldn't just rely on that Uncle Heng, he didn't care at all.

Let's talk about Yuan Chun's courtyard again. In the wing room, candles are brightly lit, and two maids are doing needlework across a small table.

Jin Chuan, who was dressed in a pink jacket and a white plain skirt, looked up at Xiren, and said in a low voice: "Sister Xiren, I heard from Baoqin that the garden in the eldest princess's mansion is so big and magnificent. When will we be lucky enough to follow the eldest girl to see it?"

The turmoil on the twelfth day of the first lunar month has passed for a long time, and Jin Chuan's mood has calmed down a lot, and he is gradually getting used to this leisurely life now.

Compared with Mrs. Wang's courtyard, at this moment, Jin Chuan and Yue Li Yinzi are still holding the first-class maid's Yue Li, but because Yuan Chun is not at home, they don't have much work.

Xiren shook his head lightly, embroidering something with an embroidery needle, and said, "I don't know, the Princess Mansion has strict rules, maybe I offended some noble person in the past."

In fact, she knows what's going on, she can't compare to Baoqin, Baoqin and the eldest girl have entered the palace together since they were young, and they have been dependent on each other for many years, and she was still serving in the room of the second master Bao before. It is also necessary to take her there.

Jin Chuan rolled his eyes left and right, lowered his voice, and said, "Sister Xiren, can I ask you something?"

"What are you asking?" Xiren frowned, looking at Jin Chuan with a mysterious face, feeling puzzled.

Jin Chuan'er whispered: "Sister Yuanyang and... Master Dongfu Heng?"

Xiren's heart skipped a beat, his brows were condensed, his rosy face instantly turned cold, and he said, "Who did you listen to?"

"The amber in the old lady's room said that she saw Sister Yuanyang embroidering a scarf, which seemed to be embroidered for Uncle Heng." Jin Chuan whispered.

Xiren said coldly: "Don't tell me what I know or not, this random rumor about the master's private affairs, carefully fell into the ears of Lian's second grandmother, she is worried that no one will make a raft."

This young girl has always been very strict in her words, or rather, she dared not reveal it at all.

Jin Chuan also changed his expression when he heard the words, and hurriedly said, "It's just Hu Po and I chatting in private, others don't know about it, Master Heng is very kind to me, and I still tell about him."

Xi Ren said: "That's good. The man from the East Mansion saved you back then. I'm afraid that if you want to go to the second master's room in the future, you will have to fall on him. Don't be ignorant."

Jin Chuan murmured, "I'll just ask..."

When she went out like that before, she offended his wife, so it was impossible for her to go back, and besides, Second Master's temper, no one could protect her.

"I don't know about this, but I just want to have it, it's not surprising, Master Heng is so good." Xiren said in a low voice.

Young, yet so high and powerful, and so good-natured.

Just when the two servant girls had different thoughts, a mother's voice suddenly came from outside, saying, "Second wife is here."

Since Mrs. Wang came to find Yuanchun to say a few words, she saw that the lights in the courtyard were still on, so she went into the hall.

Jin Chuan and Xi Ren looked at each other, looking at each other, they could see a trace of fear in each other's eyes.

It can be said that the two servant girls who were both kicked out by Mrs. Wang because of Baoyu, if they went to see Mrs. Wang at this time, they might be punished, and they were inevitably uneasy.

While speaking, Mrs. Wang had already entered the wing room surrounded by mothers and maidservants.

"I've seen my wife." Jin Chuan and Xi Ren didn't dare to neglect, put down their needles and threads, and bowed to Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang looked at the second maidservant, and was silent for a while, her thoughts somewhat complicated.

One is Jin Chuan, who has served her for many years and has always been honest and well-behaved. Later, because of the incident in the first month, he ended up like this now.

The other one used to serve Baoyu in the old lady's house, because she let go of Mr. Heng's matter at the beginning, from now on, it is also a good one, but it is that Musk Moon, who seems to be honest and honest, who knows that he is actually a vicious nightmare Daoer's.

"Well, where's the big girl?"

Mrs. Wang asked in a low voice, her tone and demeanor were somewhat softer.

Xiren lowered his eyebrows and said in a low voice: "Go back to Madam, the girl has gone to the East Mansion, and she hasn't come back yet."

When Madam Wang heard this, she couldn't help but frowned, feeling subconsciously displeased.

But after a while, he adjusted his mentality.

At this time, the eldest girl has a better relationship with that Uncle Heng, which will only benefit her and not harm her.

Mrs. Wang thought about it, and asked, "When did you go? I guess I left a meal, so I should be back by now."

As he said that, he just sat down and planned to wait a while.

Xi Ren said: "I went there in the evening, and now I see the weather, I should be back."

Mrs. Wang nodded, then looked at Xi Ren, smiled and said: "Xi Ren, are you okay here? Baoyu is recuperating, and there is no one to take care of her over there. You go back tomorrow."

When Xiren heard this, he paused for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Ma'am, I'm clumsy, I'm afraid it will be bad if I go to serve the second master and offend the second master."

The smile on Mrs. Wang's face froze immediately, and the hand holding the teacup trembled slightly.

She originally thought that she would give this girl a chance to go back to Baoyu's room to serve her, but she didn't expect that this girl would become big and hold grudges against her?

Looking at Jin Chuan again, he saw that the eyes looking at him were a little bit dodged, and his heart became even more restless.

Since when did she become so afraid in the eyes of these servant girls?

As for whether to let Jin Chuan go back to her room?

Mrs. Wang gave up this idea in a flash of thought. Firstly, Jin Chuaner's behavior was indeed frivolous. At the beginning, Baoyu made fun of her, and secondly, the previous incident was so big that it is not easy to let her go back. Don't tell jokes, but also add to yourself.

Sensing Mrs. Wang's gloomy face, Wu Xing's family answered, "Xi Ren, Madam asked you to go back for your own sake. You are not too young, how many years can you stay with the eldest girl? The last one, Lian The daughter-in-law of Wang'er next to the second grandma also said that the boy in his family is not younger, and is going to beg the second grandma Lian to find a daughter-in-law. The daughter-in-law of Wang'er is also sharp-eyed, and she fell in love with you at a glance. Because you are the maidservant of the elder girl, I asked my wife here."

This is actually a warning to Xiren, if he is obedient, maybe he can be the concubine in Baoyu's room, if he is not obedient, he will just match up with a boy indiscriminately in the future.

And these words are only able to be said by Wu Xing's family, Mrs. Wang can't say these things, it seems too unkind.

Mrs. Wang frowned and scolded, "What are you talking about?"

Wu Xing's family's complexion changed, and he quickly retreated with his hands down, and said angrily: "Yes, ma'am."

Xiren's face was slightly pale, his white teeth were biting his cherry lips tightly, and a thick layer of haze could not help covering his heart.

With this young girl's strong temperament, it is obviously hard to calm down if she is matched with a servant.

Mrs. Wang looked at the girl's changing face, and said comforting words: "Xiren, don't listen to her nonsense, you take good care of the big girl, and you will have good results in the future."

The attacker hurriedly said, "Thank you madam."

At this moment, Mammy said: "Ma'am, the eldest girl is back."

Yuan Chun accompanied them to watch a few people playing mahjong for a while. The girl was not interested in these things, and a certain person was not there, so he felt that it was not interesting, so he returned to the mansion.

"Mom?" Yuan Chun stepped into the wing room, and when he saw his mother, he was taken aback and asked, "Why are you here?"

"You came back after a long time, so I came to see you. Did you just come from Brother Heng?" Mrs. Wang asked with a smile.

Yuan Chun smiled lightly and said, "I've been sitting with brother Heng for a while, and I have to go back to the eldest princess's mansion tomorrow. Is mom looking for something for me?"

Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "Let's talk about our own things."

Yuan Chun sat down and said softly, "Mom, what's the matter?"

Mrs. Wang took Yuan Chun's hand and said with a smile: "Today your cousin came to visit and said that she found another good marriage for you. She is a military officer under your uncle and a general. I heard that she Life is not bad, several generations of generals, can be regarded as young heroes."

Wang Ziteng has already submitted the memorial to Beiping Mansion, and has obtained the permission of Emperor Chongping, and he will go north without bringing his generals with him. He has served as a general in the army for more than [-] years, and some of these years have caught people's attention. Marrying Yuan Chun over is a kind of win-win in itself.

Yuan Chun's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, his expression changed slightly, and he asked, "Mom, why did you suddenly think of carrying this?"

"Girl, you are not young anymore. As a mother, I worry about this matter every day. How can I say that it is unexpected?" Mrs. Wang said.

Yuanchun is already twenty-one, at this age, it can be said that she is an older woman. Madam Wang saw someone talking about her eldest sister's marriage with him, but there was no movement, and she would not wait forever.

Yuan Chun frowned, with a look of worry floating in her beautiful eyes, she hurriedly said: "I have only been out of the palace for a long time, and I haven't taken good care of Mom, should I wait another year or two?"

"Wait another year or two? Which princely daughter do you see, who hasn't left the cabinet after twenty years?" Mrs. Wang was annoyed.

Yuan Chun frowned, and said hesitantly: "Mom, brother Heng didn't say that he was here to worry about it earlier, he has a wider audience."

"He is so busy with official duties, how can he take care of it? Besides our own affairs, we have to take care of ourselves. We can't always bother others. As for the wide range of people, your uncle is not bad." Madam Wang whispered Then, he laughed at himself and said: "Didn't he say that I just want to climb high branches? In our duke's family, marrying a general's son is not considered climbing high branches, right? Moreover, this time he is not a feudal prince, so he can't stop it." Bar?"

(End of this chapter)