Xichun, the first daughter of the Red Chamber

Xichun was picked up, and only then did she see Youshi's appearance clearly. She was about 30 or [-] years old, with a handsome appearance, but she was dressed in purple clothes, with a head full of emerald jewels, and thick makeup. age.

Looking at Youshi, Xichun thought of Xingshi.

She is also a second wife, she is also not favored by her husband, and she also dresses herself in an old-fashioned way, but Youshi still has some housekeeping power in her hands, which is better than Xingshi's.

Youshi sat down with Xichun in his arms, "Let the kitchen deliver the food! Hurry up!"

A servant girl responded outside the room, and two more servant girls came in, one holding a box and the other holding a tray.

On the velvet cloth in the tray was a piece of sapphire carved into the shape of a peanut, a piece of white jade carved into the shape of a rabbit, and a silver-gilt safety lock.

"All these for you to play with?" Youshi coaxed Xichun and said, put the safety lock on Xichun again, and asked Xichun if she liked it.

Xichun nodded and said she liked it, then smiled sweetly: "Thank you sister-in-law."

Yushi laughed instantly.

Another maid opened the box and handed it in front of Youshi. Xichun looked at it, and found that it was a bunch of toys inside, such as rattle drums with nine chains, some old and some new.

Youshi took out the rattle and shook it at Xichun, "Shall we come and play?"

Xichun: ...

After playing with Youshi for a while, the food was delivered from the kitchen.

Milk porridge, meat floss, crystal shrimp dumplings, siu mai, a few refreshing side dishes, and several plates of pastries that Xichun couldn't name.

After reading it, Xichun understood that Mama Yuan's words were true, she only informed Youshi that she was coming in the morning, and she prepared these things in just a few hours, obviously she put her mind to it.

Since You Shi cared about him, why did he ignore him before?

In the blink of an eye, Xichun suddenly thought of a possibility, could it be that the Rongguo Mansion hid her news?

The more Xichun thought about it, the more she felt it was possible that the Rongguo Mansion kept the news about her and told Youshi that she was doing well, don't worry, if a few more people talk about her situation, will Youshi still doubt it?What's more, You Shi didn't care about her so much that she wished she could grow up in front of her.

Xichun was absent-minded and was fed by You Shi, and the food was removed when a maid came to report, "Young Mistress said that everything is ready, please move Eldest Mistress."

Young mistress?After thinking about it, Xichun understood that this was referring to Qin Keqing.

You Shi said lightly, "Understood."

Xichun immediately sensed Youshi's dislike.

Thinking about the original book, Qin Keqing's death was not very honorable, and it's normal for Youshi to hate her, but now that Qin Keqing has only started for a long time, that thing shouldn't have happened yet, right?

Then why didn't You Shi like it?The natural mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are not right?

Xichun suddenly thought of another possibility, it couldn't be because of the butler right?

I heard the maid said that the young mistress has already prepared everything. Is it possible that Qin Keqing already has a certain amount of housekeeping power?

Although in the current environment, a new daughter-in-law does not want to be contaminated with the housekeeper's power within three to five years after she enters her husband's house, but Qin Keqing is different. She is supported by Jia's mother behind her, and Jia Zhen may be added, so what is the housekeeper now? Yes, it's still very possible.

Xichun soon found out that her guess was right.

Youshi took Xichun to the front hall, where a sixteen or seventeen-year-old woman in concubine-colored attire was sitting there talking to relatives around her.

Willow-leaf brows, peach-blossom eyes and hibiscus face, a little vermilion makes the mouth more delicate, the figure is graceful and slender, and the whole person is bright and bright, making people unforgettable.

There were a few poorly dressed women around who were complimenting Qin Keqing, and one of them had a loud voice, so Xichun heard her words clearly.

"If you want me to say, the young mistress is really amazing. This birthday banquet is full of guests and a banquet. I feel a headache just looking at it, but the young mistress managed it with ease, and everything is in order. , really..."

Qin Keqing smiled lightly, "It's not as good as what Sister-in-law Jiu said. I'm just helping my mother."

That demeanor, that tone, did not have the shyness and anxiety of the new daughter-in-law at all.

The Ninth Sister-in-Law wanted to say something more, but was pulled away by others.

Seeing Youshi coming, Qin Keqing immediately stepped forward to salute, "Mother's greetings." The people around also rushed forward to say hello to Youshi.

Youshi also smiled and returned one by one, and pushed Xichun forward again, "This is our family's Fourth Miss."

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then they realized who the fourth lady was referring to.

Qin Keqing reacted the fastest, and immediately saluted Xichun, "Hi, little aunt, this is the first time I see my little aunt, and I didn't prepare anything good, so don't be disgusted, little aunt." Then, she took a piece of fish-shaped jade pendant from the night and handed it to Xichun. Xichun.

Xichun couldn't recognize the jade, but she could tell that the jade was of good quality, and even Jiang's mother was full of surprise.

Xichun turned to look at Youshi. Youshi obviously didn't expect Xichun to look at her at this time, but he still nodded to her.

Only then did Xichun take the piece of jade.

When everyone saw this scene, their eyes flicked back and forth between Youshi and Xichun.

After Qin Keqing, other people gathered around and greeted Xichun one after another. You Shi said to Xichun, "This is your third sister-in-law." "This is your eldest cousin." "This is..."

As soon as the call was made, Xichun didn't remember anyone, and received a lot of gifts.

Logically speaking, Xichun is senior, so juniors don't need to give gifts, but it's a pity that Chun is young, not to mention that Qin Keqing took the lead before, so those women gave Xichun gifts one after another, such as bracelets, jade pendants, purses, and even money. Xichun turned around and gave it to Mama Jiang one after another. In the end, Mama Jiang simply took a tray and packed it.

Looking at the tray full of harvest, Xichun was in a good mood, as long as she took these back, her life would be better for a long time to come.

When people were almost seen, Youshi and Qin Keqing took everyone to the front hall. The front hall was very large, and the lower part was divided into two by a screen. There was a male voice coming from the screen. The front of the hall, A high stool was placed there, and there was a cushion on the stool, which was embroidered with patterns.

Xichun was brought to the stool by Youshi, only to find that it was embroidered with cranes and pine trees.

Afterwards, everyone arranged their seats again, and an old man with a silver beard walked slowly to the stool and said loudly, "Kneel—"

Xichun was led to kneel down by Jiang's mother.

"bye--"

Xichun was led to kowtow again by Jiang's mother. Seeing that Xichun's kowtow was a bit sincere, Jiang's mother even put her hand on Xichun's forehead, fearing that she would hurt her forehead.

After kneeling down three times in a row, everyone got up.

Afterwards, all the people sat separately, those who were close to each other sat in the hall, and those who were further away were led out by the servant girl, presumably they would be seated elsewhere.

The people who stay in the hall are also divided into men and women, and the screen is used as the boundary.

Xichun sat on the seat, refused to eat after a few mouthfuls, looked left and right.

Youshi laughed when he saw it, "Does Xichun want to go out and play?"

Xichun pretended to think about it and then nodded.

You Shi laughed and said: "Then you go to play in the garden, a lot of flowers are blooming well recently, just be careful not to get tired." Then she called a few maidservants to follow Xichun, "Don't go to the grassy lake , Bring an umbrella and a fan too, don’t get caught in the heat, and bring water too, not cold water, warm.”

The maids and women agreed one by one, and Xichun left.

Xichun was brought into the garden, and the little maids picked flowers to coax Xichun to play.

After playing for a while, Xichun began to sweat a little. Jiang's mother found out, and immediately picked up Xichun and carried her to the nearest pavilion.

Xichun let Mother Jiang rub her back and drank some water.

Xichun yawned, and Jiang's mother asked her if she wanted to sleep. Xichun shook her head and said softly, "I want to eat."

Mother Jiang asked a woman to fetch some pastries.

Xichun lay in Jiang's mother's arms and whispered, "Mom, I want to go to the ancestral hall."

Jiang's mother froze slightly, and immediately made a decision.

Mother Jiang poured a glass of water, took a sip, and frowned, "Why is the water a little cold?" Then she handed the teapot to a little maid, "Go and boil some water, remember, don't get too hot."

The little maid immediately responded.

Xichun also reacted, twisting in Jiang's mother's arms, "I'm hungry."

"Okay, snacks will be here soon."

Xichun pouted again, "Egg custard."

A bit of embarrassment appeared on Jiang's mother's face in an instant, she coaxed Xichun and said, "Miss Si is good, let's go back and eat egg custard, shall we?"

But Xichun lost her temper, "Cuckles!"

Jiang's mother coaxed her for a while, but she didn't get better, then she looked at the other woman in embarrassment, "Sister, look at this..."

The woman smiled heartily: "What's the matter, I'll go to the kitchen and tell you."

Mother Jiang thanked her repeatedly, the woman waved her hand, got up and left.

When the mother-in-law was gone, Jiang's mother said to the remaining maids: "Go and pick some flowers for Miss Fourth to play with."

The maidservants looked at each other and agreed, and went out of the pavilion to pick flowers.

Taking advantage of people not paying attention, Mother Jiang quickly left with Xichun in her arms, and walked all the way to the ancestral hall.

Walking to the courtyard outside the ancestral hall, Mother Jiang yelled into the painting twice, and someone opened the door.

Ruhua poked his head out and saw Jiang's mother and Xichun were taken aback, but he quickly stepped aside to let them in.

Mother Jiang walked quickly inside holding Xichun in her arms, and asked Ruhua, "Are your parents there?"

Seeing Jiang's mother's appearance in the painting, she quickly closed the door and walked inside, "Everything is here, everything is here."

Ruhua's parents inside also heard the voice, and they were shocked when they saw Jiang's mother, "Why did you come here?" Seeing Xichun, they were even speechless.

Jiang's mother didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "Brother Yan, sister-in-law Yan, please help open the ancestral hall. Fourth Miss wants to pay homage to her mother."

The Yan family couple looked at each other, hesitated, and Jiang's mother said: "We came here secretly, and I hope you two can help."

Ruhua also reacted, and persuaded his parents, "Father and mother, please help."

Father Yan gritted his teeth, "Okay, but you have to come out quickly."

Jiang's mother was overjoyed, and Xichun also said thank you.