A Dream of Red Mansions Unexpected Visitors

That morning, Sister Feng called Jia Lian to stop and said, "I have something to discuss with you." So Jia Lian stopped and asked, "What else can you do now? You are in charge of such important matters as mother-in-law's visit." There was quite a lot of resentment among them. It turned out that after the concubine Yuan visited her relatives, Sister Feng in the mansion became more and more prestigious. Everyone felt that Jia Lian's status had plummeted, and she was known as a strict wife.

Sister Feng ignored her and said, "You don't know how difficult it is for me. 21 is sister Xue's birthday, how are you doing?"

Jia Lian said: "I don't know what to do. You have already prepared all kinds of birthdays on weekdays, so why are you hesitating now?"

Sister Feng said: "I have never been in charge of this mansion. It's just an expedient measure. I don't know whether it should be big or small just because it's my birthday now. There are only rules in the past. Logically, sister Xue is in time now." In the Year of Yi, this was just yesterday when an old lady admitted that she would celebrate her birthday. If my sister Yilin did it in previous years, my good aunt would naturally be unhappy."

Jia Lian became impatient, raised his eyebrows, and said, "What's the problem? You can add two points to it, and that's all."

Sister Feng sneered: "If it was so simple, it would be fine. The old lady wanted a banquet and an opera, but she only took out 20 taels of silver. This is enough for wine and enough for the show. I saw that sister Xue's face changed on the spot. I think the old lady doesn't want to celebrate sister Xue's birthday at all."

Jia Lian said: "You are such a smart person, why are you confused now? Just ask Sister Lin if she doesn't understand. Now there is Lin Qingxuan and Mother Chen by my side, which one is not better than you." After finishing speaking, he left.

Suddenly, Sister Feng hurried to find Daiyu.

On the other side, Daiyu was depressed, but Qingxuan was smiling and didn't stop Daiyu, as if laughing at her childishness.After a while, Sister Feng came. When Daiyu saw her, she said, "My second sister-in-law, what are you doing here if you don't prepare for Sister Bao's birthday now? Nowadays, even Baoyu says that she wants to watch a play." I still have to take advantage of Sister Bao's birthday! Even Sister Yun, the old lady won't let her go, let her stay and celebrate Sister Bao's birthday."

Sister Feng said: "My dear sister Lin, who doesn't know that you are the most important person in the old lady's heart. The emperor is still thinking about Uncle Lin's achievements. Is there any girl in this mansion who can compare with you? You have to see A play is just a matter of one sentence, do you still use the old lady to say it?" After a pause, he drank a cup of tea in one breath.He said again: "Sister, you also know the relationship between us on weekdays. I have never been with you. At this moment, I am here to ask my sister. What should I do with this birthday party? My sister pity me and call me Find a way!"

Lin Daiyu smiled but said, "I don't think you are here to ask me, but sister Qingxuan. Forget it, I will go to see sister Yingchun, and I won't listen to you." After finishing speaking, she went straight to Yingchun with Zijuan .

Then Sister Feng asked about Qingxuan.Qingxuan said: "Second Grandma, you treat our girls well on weekdays, and I appreciate your kindness. I just want to ask you, are you the daughter of the Wang family or the daughter-in-law of the Jia family?"

Sister Feng was taken aback, and said, "Is there any difference? Really, I am the daughter-in-law of the Jia family."

Qingxuan said: "You are confused! Since you are the daughter-in-law of the Jia family, you are from the other side of the big house. Now you are holding your aunt. I think no matter how miserable the big wife is, she is still your decent mother-in-law. Even if you look down on her Her stinginess, at least there should be no mistakes in etiquette. In the final analysis, you still have to go back there in the future. "

Sister Feng said: "What can I do? The old lady doesn't like her father-in-law. She is a decent family member. She is about to live in a stable. I don't flatter the second wife. When Lianer becomes a prince in the future, we will fall into the mud. I can't help it either. What I want to know most now is how to spend this birthday?"

Qingxuan said: "You just want to say, if the second wife's own daughter-in-law comes in, do you want you to be the housekeeper, or her own daughter-in-law's housekeeper, I still have something to do, Second Mistress, go back and think about it yourself."

After going back, Sister Feng thought for a while before she understood, and she said to Ping'er, "I think I have figured it out. This big girl has become a concubine. It turns out that the second wife has gained power. It is uncertain who will inherit the title in the future. If Baochai enters After leaving the house, my family is not in vain. If we have any shortfalls in the future, don’t use my dowry to make up for it. They are all making clothes for others. I still listen to the old lady. This birthday, we have a lot of fun Yes, but it's up to me to figure out how to get excited." After speaking, Sister Feng whispered to Ping'er for a while.

On the second day, after Daiyu and other sisters gave birthday gifts, the maid who came back said that the birthday was very grand, so she was unwilling to go, and said to Qingxuan: "Sister, look at it. , even Lian's second sister-in-law is fawning on her, so I won't go!"

Qingxuan smiled mysteriously: "Girl, just wait, there will be a good show then. When we come back, I will analyze it for you, and let me see how much progress you have made, girl. "

At the end of the speech, Baoyu came. He was a lively person, so he took Daiyu and went.This birthday is said to be lively, but it is just the family members of the mansion. Except for Shi Xiangyun, Aunt Xue, and Baochai, there are no outside guests.

When the opera was over and the evening was over, Mother Jia loved Xiaosheng and Xiaodan deeply, and she ordered someone to bring them in. When she looked closely, she became more and more pitiful. One of the two was slightly plump and the other was thin and slender, but they were both good-looking. .At this time Mrs. Wang winked at Wang Xifeng, but Sister Feng just ignored her.No way, finally Aunt Xue pointed to the skinny one and said: "This kid looks like a person, you can't tell anymore."

Everyone guessed it, but they just refused to say it.Shi Xiangyun was originally angry that Baochai asked him to stay with a merchant girl for her birthday, so he continued: "Most of the performers are thin and small. If we say they look alike, only Sister Lin is a little thinner among us, but how can they have Lin?" She looks like a noble girl like my younger sister. But I think that plump little student looks a bit like Sister Bao." After hearing this, everyone paid attention to it, knowing that Baochai was generous, they all laughed and said that it was really good. .Baochai was still smiling and dignified, but the hands in his sleeves were bleeding from pinching.

When Daiyu returned to her room at night, she was thoughtful, but she didn't fully understand.Qingxuan explained: "Girl, the second wife doesn't like you on weekdays. This birthday, the old lady said it was for Miss Bao's birthday, but she actually said that Miss Bao is getting old and it's time to get married, so don't rely on it." Baoyu is gone. The second wife is just playing tricks, and finds someone who looks like the girl among the actors to laugh at the girl. At that time, for the sake of the family's face, no matter how much the old lady loves the girl, she will not refute everyone. She can only let the girl be in vain. Wronged. Lian's second grandma came with a praying mantis, catching cicadas and orioles behind her, obediently obeying the second wife's words. Although she found a girl who looked like a girl, she also found a girl who looked like Bao. Miss Yun was always right. The empress's gift to Miss Bao surpassed her dissatisfaction, and she felt aggrieved by being left behind by the old lady. Now that she has such an opportunity, how could she not catch a good laugh. This time, the second wife is stealing chickens and making money instead. "

After saying these words, Daiyu nodded and said: "I really didn't expect that there are so many twists and turns." Chunyu Xiahe Zijuan and others who were listening beside him also nodded repeatedly.Xia He said: "I understand, Miss Yun, we usually say that she is magnificent and outspoken, but now that she has said this, everyone can't blame her for speaking presumptuously. People from the wife’s natal family, everyone has to give the old lady a face. And Miss Bao always puts on that knowledgeable air, so naturally she doesn’t want to get angry with us. I don’t think Miss Yun is actually a scheming person.”

Qingxuan said: "For such an older girl, what kind of scheming is nothing, it's just a shame. If she was in the palace, she would die. Didn't the empress say that it was a shameful place when she came back from visiting her relatives?" But you can't blame Sister Feng, the second wife is not much better for this niece. I think Sister Feng is exhausted after being a housekeeper, and her body is in a state of loss. Is there a new daughter-in-law who just came in and there is a mother-in-law As for the housekeeper, don’t you have to give birth to an eldest son first. Besides, we all know that the house can’t make ends meet, and the housekeeper is just a dowry. This family of the Hou family, how could it be like this? Miss, your mother can have ten miles of red makeup in that dowry Well, I think that the second wife has often sold some of the ancestral property through the work of the housekeeper for more than ten years. Anyway, the ancestral property will not be owned by their second room in the future. I thought that the second wife Lian was pitiful, and gave her a few words of advice. I didn't expect her to be so smart. I know it all. Second Grandma Lian believed in this good aunt too much before, so she never suspected her. There is no impenetrable wall in this kind of thing, and there will always be clues if you check it."

Daiyu said strangely: "I think Sister Feng is a shrewd person. She is a big family member. Why don't you doubt it?"

Zijuan said: "I know, when I heard that the second wife suggested it when the second grandmother came in, the second grandmother naturally thought that her aunt was with her, so of course she wouldn't doubt it."

Daiyu glanced at Qingxuan and said: "I don't think Sister Feng can remember to check on weekdays. You, Qingxuan, must have contributed to the flames. Who didn't know when you whispered that day when you looked at it!"

Qingxuan said: "It's not that I'm cruel. If I don't arrange it, I'm afraid it will be the girl who will be ridiculed."

Daiyu was stunned when she heard this, and said: "I know that your kindness to me is due to my father's painstaking arrangements, so that I can be the one who laughs at others instead of being laughed at by others. Thank you, sister."

Seeing that Daiyu's sadness had been aroused again, everyone left silently, without mentioning it.On the other side, Xiangyun and Sister Feng seemed to have endless energy and were very happy.Jia's mother was also very satisfied with Xiangyun's behavior this time, so she let her stay again.Since then, Xiangyun has indeed become closer to Daiyu, and has indeed become farther and farther away from Baochai.Both of her parents died, and her main backer was the old lady. Now that she knew what the old lady wanted, and knew that she would definitely not be the second grandma of Bao, she naturally kissed Daiyu, and she was indeed a child who could look at others.The rest, except that Sister Feng is more gentle to Jia Lian, and the husband and wife are more affectionate, needless to remember.