A Dream of Red Mansions Unexpected Visitors

Liu Xianglian didn't know that many things happened after he left, but she wanted to thank Qingxuan for giving herself a chance after Qingxuan left the house.If Jia Zhen's matter can be hidden from outsiders, how can it be hidden from people in the East and West Second Houses.What's more, Qingxuan and Sister Feng get along well. When You Shi went to the house and chatted with Sister Feng, she revealed a lot of news. He and Jia Lian went to work abroad.The shop in Beijing can't be without a caretaker, so he quietly found Qingxuan, hoping to let You Shi help take care of him after he left Beijing, and then give You Shi one-third of his members.

Naturally, Qingxuan and Daiyu didn't care. They both agreed with Sister Feng and Jia Lian leaving this right and wrong place, but after they left, there would be no one who could take care of the business in Beijing. Now Sister Feng stayed so A proper person doesn't need to be divided, what is spent is Sister Feng's share.Besides, Daiyu could tell from Youshi's management of the mansion a few days ago that Youshi's talent is no less than that of Sister Feng. Now Youshi and Jia Zhen must be at odds with each other, and she is not afraid of telling her about the shop. Jia Zhen and others.The three parties have a common secret, but get along even closer.They also secretly admired Third Sister You's steadfastness together, although on the surface they felt sorry for Jia Zhen's injury, but in secret they cried out many times.

For the business handover, Qingxuan came out of the mansion again this day to be a director. Liu Xianglian came to thank him when he heard about it. Qingxuan remembered Liu Xianglian's marriage proposal, so he asked him.Unexpectedly, Liu Xianglian would say that his aunt did not find him a good marriage. Her aunt is also a widow. Seeing that he is not motivated, she attaches great importance to money and doesn't care about Liu Xianglian's whereabouts. Take good care of the family property and don't let him spend it indiscriminately.Because Liu Xianglian felt sorry for her aunt, because she let her take her family property and hang out casually on weekdays.Qingxuan said: "You are a big man with a strong body, don't you have any plans?"

Liu Xianglian smiled wryly: "Although I claim to be a child of an aristocratic family, it's just that my parents are dead now, and my family has no permanent property. I have always had a problem with singing operas, and I don't have much fame. How can any girl from a good family fall in love with me?" But I also look down on those ordinary women, so I have to be high or low." Xue Pan, who has been pestering Liu Xianglian since he saved his life, yelled next to him: "Brother Liu, what are you talking about? , what is mine is yours, if something is missing, as long as it is what I have, I will definitely send it to you.

"It made Liu Xianglian dumbfounded. Seeing the expressions of the two, Xue Pan knew that he had said something wrong, so he hurriedly pretended to be drinking tea.

Qingxuan suddenly thought of a girl who had a good relationship with Daiyu in the garden. Speaking of which, she had the same temper as this Liu Xianglian, and she was very beautiful.It's just that with Liu Xianglian's current appearance, she really can't marry such a good girl.So he asked Liu Xianglian: "I heard that you are determined to marry a stunning woman?"

Liu Xianglian nodded and said: "I was so determined, but what I want is also a girl from a good family, I don't want to be a fool."

Qingxuan laughed and said: "You were bitten by a snake once, and you have been afraid of well ropes for ten years. Who said that you will introduce such a woman to you, and besides, you don't know the funeral of the woman you rejected." So I told the story of Third Sister You, and Liu Xianglian was really amazed.Qingxuan asked: "If you knew that she was such a strong woman, would you still reject her?"

Liu Xianglian thought for a while, but still shook her head and said: "Even though I admire her, I myself would never want such a woman to be my wife."

Qingxuan said: "Forget it, let's not talk about her. I just want you not to underestimate women in the world. I have a good candidate, and her appearance is no worse than that of a fairy. If you want to talk about her character, I'm afraid that Linshuang Aoxue's Hanmei can only be compared. It's just that you don't deserve it?"

Liu Xianglian was overjoyed when she heard Qingxuan's words, and said: "If Miss can help me this time, Liu will be very grateful."

Qingxuan said: "When a man is born in this world, he can't eat nine dishes in life, but he can cook in nine dishes when he dies. You have no achievements at all, how can a good girl like you. I heard from the shopkeepers this time, thanks to your care on the way, You actually beat back a lot of robbers. If that's the case, why don't you join the army."

Liu Xianglian said: "Nowadays the world is at peace, where is the use of our generals?"

Qingxuan said: "You should also take a good look at the residence newspaper. It must have been out for a long time, and you didn't even know that we were fighting with the Qianxiang country in the south. Our soldiers were not satisfied with the climate. We fought a miserable victory last time. Nan'an The king of the county volunteered to go, I think this matter is hanging in the balance. People like General Chen have won miserably. The king of Nan'an is just a rich and idle man. How could he win the battle? There is no room for you. Even the barbarians in the north are ready to move."

Liu Xianglian said: "Since that's the case, I'm going to join the army, but my aunt is my relative after all. I'm only worried that no one will take care of her."

Before Qingxuan could speak, Xue Pan interrupted again, and he shouted: "Brother, your aunt is my aunt, and I will take good care of her." Although his words were vulgar, they were sincere, so Liu Xianglian didn't dislike it either, and said, "Brother, I'll leave it to you."

Qingxuan said: "When you come back, the stunning lady I told you must still be waiting for you, how about it?"

Hearing this, Liu Xianglian meant that she would be able to come back safely. She clasped her hands and said, "Excuse me." Qingxuan ordered someone to bring him 200 taels of silver, and Liu Xianglian went home and put down 100 taels, and took another He took the family-handed mandarin duck sword, left the female sword in it to Qingxuan, and said that if he came back, Qingxuan said that he would wait for his girl to get married, and he would not complain. Just send the sword back to my aunt's house. If I really want to wait for myself, I can keep the Xiongjian.

Qingxuan's words provoked Liu Xianglian to join the army, leaving only Xue Pan to shed a few tears.Qingxuan didn't argue, he went to sort out the accounts, and brought some account books to show You Shi, before returning to the garden.When Daiyu heard about this, she smiled and said to Qingxuan: "If he really becomes famous and comes back, where can you find a peerless beauty with both talent and appearance?"

Seeing that there was only Daiyu in the room, Qingxuan was not afraid of being heard by others, so he said, "I really have a good candidate, Miss Qin."

Daiyu hurriedly looked out of the window, remembering that Baoqin had gone to play with Tanchun, she said at ease: "What are you talking about, everyone knows that girl Qin has a marriage contract with the Mei family, and now she is only going to Beijing to marry her." That's all. If she heard what you said, she would think you were laughing at her."

Qingxuan pouted and said: "If the girl didn't value Miss Qin, would I worry about it for her? Now she has been living in the garden for half a year, why did she not mention the dowry for her daughter's family? No one from the Mei family came to see me. I think even if the Rongguo Mansion is there to support them, they are not serious relatives. Besides the pretense that I encountered today, I don’t think this marriage will work out. Miss Liu Xianglian, are you okay? I've seen him, he is talented in literature and good in martial arts, but his family is down and out, and he likes to play tricks. As far as character is concerned, I think a girl with a piano is enough. Another thing, a girl with a piano is just a businessman in terms of status. Daughter, the position of Imperial Merchant also belongs to Miss Chai's family, so she is worth nothing. If the Mei family really withdraws from this marriage, Miss Qin will have a hard time in the future."

Only then did Daiyu suddenly realize that the sisters get along with each other on weekdays, and they never care about their status. She always thought that Bao Qin's character could find a better family even if the Mei family retired, but she forgot about her status. most important.From Qingxuan's words, it can be seen that Liu Xianglian does not care about his wife's status, but about her appearance, but this is not afraid that he will have a rift in the future.And Baoqin's family heard Baoqin whisper that Xue Biao has made a lot of money through Xue's connections these days, and he will definitely give her a generous dowry for her, and this money can also be used to help her in due time Let's go to Liu's house.

But she still frowned and said to Qingxuan: "Then you can't make such an agreement for Miss Qin so rashly."

Qingxuan thought for a while, and said: "I also forgot to tell the girl one thing. I saw that Mei Hanlin's family bought a lot of clothing materials in our shop today. I heard from their servants that they were preparing for the bride price. However, we haven't heard any rumors here. I can't see it in two or three days. Either the Mei family will come to withdraw the marriage, or they will come to hire. I have made an agreement with Liu Xianglian at this moment. When the time comes back, it will not be cancelled, in case of making meritorious service and being promoted to an official position. Second, if Miss Qin is married, just return the sword as agreed, and it will not be spread outside, not afraid of affecting Miss Qin's reputation. I didn't mention the girl's name, girl, you have so many sisters, which one is not worthy of him."

Daiyu smiled bitterly: "I'm not their elder, can I be the master? Forget it, the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge, let's talk about it later." Quickly asked her to put it in the innermost part of the box.

It was only two or three days before they heard that Princess Hui'an, the daughter of the king of Nan'an, was engaged to Mei Hanlin's son. That night, someone from the Mei family came to withdraw the engagement.Mrs. Mei came to visit in person, and was entertained by Mrs. Jia, only to hear Mrs. Mei say with pride in her words: "Miss Xue, we are naturally close, but the princess is the king, and we are the ministers. How can a minister disobey the order of the king. The princess has taken a fancy to my son, and we are in love with each other, so we can't stop it."

Jia's mother ignored her and said, "It's just that girl Qin has a serious marriage contract with you, and any reason can't be more than etiquette. Even if you ask the emperor, the princess can't force her to marry a married man." of."

Mrs. Mei frowned, and knew that this was not easy to answer. Fortunately, she had already discussed it when she was at home, so she said: "We are not unreasonable. Naturally, the princess is going to be a regular wife, and we don't want to treat Miss Xue badly." , if you like, you can treat her as the second wife. I just don't know what you mean?"

Mother Jia knew that her family would be able to win this, so she couldn't help frowning and hesitated.Baoqin heard it from behind the screen, gritted her silver teeth, wrote a note and handed it to Yuanyang, asking her to give it to Jia Mu. Jia Mu pretended to tidy up her clothes, read the note, and said to Mei Hanlin with a sneer: "We The girl here has no reason to be a concubine. This is the first time I have heard that Qingliu's family has a second wife at such an old age. You are willing to marry, but we are not willing to marry. You leave the token of the year, and Go, don’t give it away.” But it turned out that the note said, “I’d rather be a poor man’s wife than a rich man’s concubine.”

Mrs. Mei left resentfully.

All the sisters in the room rushed out, including Jia Mu, who comforted Bao Qin who was crying bitterly. Unexpectedly, Bao Qin stopped crying soon, and instead said apologetically to Jia Mu: "Old lady, quit the marriage." Hello, let me just say it, why are you so unceremonious to avenge the Jia family?"

Mother Jia said even more distressed: "Good boy, don't be afraid of the friendship of our [-] people for several lifetimes. The old concubine and I have been together for decades, so why should I get angry because of this matter. Really, Hui'an is nothing but She's a concubine from the county prince's mansion, how can she be a serious princess?" Holding Baoqin in her arms, she comforted her for a long time.