The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

what happened?

Xue Yan already knew about their troublesome nature, so she was not surprised.Speaking of the maids of Jia's family, I don't know if it's because of the family's childbirth. All of them just muddle along, feeling like they're just messing around, and they don't think about what's going to happen in the future.

These big maids, besides serving tea and water, don't know anything else. They can't lift their shoulders or hands, and some of them can't even do needlework.It's really like the vice lady!Xueyan is very suspicious that if the Jia family collapses in the future, these people will not even be able to take care of themselves.

However, she can only chew some words in her heart and cannot tell anyone.Alas, anyway, she will try her best to mention what should be mentioned, and there is nothing she can do about the rest.

One day, someone at the second gate suddenly sent a message to Xueyan, saying that someone claimed to be a servant of a relative of the Lin family, and came to give Miss Lin some gifts.The door looked at the eyes, and asked Miss Lin's people to go and have a look.

Seeing that mid-autumn was approaching, Lin Ming's mother, An Shi, also brought some gifts to Daiyu, nothing particularly precious, just two new books, two pieces of elegant satin, and a few exquisite playthings.However, the things were not delivered directly to the Jia family, but to the Lin family's mansion, and later brought by Jin Luo together with some fresh melons and fruits.

Daiyu was a little disappointed when she saw something: "Last time, my aunt said she would come to see me when she was free. I have been here for so long, why haven't I seen her old man come? I don't know that she and her cousin lived here. OK?"

Jin Luo smiled awkwardly, and then replied: "Perhaps the third wife and Master Ming just came to the capital and were busy with chores. I heard from her mother Wang that Master Ming just went to the Imperial College to enroll, and the third wife wanted to buy a small house. Master Ming is not at home, so it is really not easy for her to arrange these things by herself."

Daiyu then asked, "Has the third aunt's house been bought yet?"

Jin Luo replied: "I have bought it. It is two streets away from our house. It is a small courtyard with two entrances. Although it is not big, the advantage is that the house has not been repaired much. I heard that I just moved in two days ago. Aunt Ji made the decision and sent a housewarming gift to her." Even when buying the house, Manager Ji did not hesitate to help, there are some things where it is easier for a man to come forward.An's seemed unwilling to involve her natal family in these matters, so she asked Guanshi Ji for help.

Seeing Daiyu smiling and praising Jinluo and the others for their thoughtfulness, Xueyan was thinking that since Anshi had sent all her things to Jinluo, she would not deliberately not come to see Daiyu. gone back.Thinking of the servants of the Jia family with eyes on top of their heads, it is not impossible to do such a thing.

Jin Luo and the others probably understood it in their hearts, but it was not easy to tell Daiyu directly.

When Jin Luo was leaving, he suddenly took Xue Yan's arm and said, "You little girl, you've grown a lot taller after not seeing you for a few months, and I haven't noticed how much you miss me after not seeing you for so long. I hurt you."

Xueyan hurriedly smiled and said: "What did my sister say? How could I not miss you, knowing that you came, I just went to the big kitchen and asked for the excellent fruit snacks in this mansion to treat you. If you say that, you are wronging me .”

Jin Luo nodded her head: "Is it possible that I still need those two fruits?" He blinked as he spoke.

Seeing that she seemed to have something to say, Xueyan replied: "I know that my sister is talking to me for fun, you have been here for a long time, I will go out to see you off."

After going out of the corner gate, Xueyan asked: "Is there any trouble for sister?"

Jin Luo sighed: "It's a good thing to say, but I don't know how to talk to the girl." Then, he moved closer to Xue Yan's ear and said a few words.

Although she had already guessed, Xue Yan still opened her eyes wide after hearing Jin Luo say this: "Is this true?"

Jin Luo nodded: "That's right, my father personally came here for the ceremony, in order to tell the girl about it. It's just that he is a foreigner after all, so he can't meet the girl directly, so he asked me to tell the girl. My father said that the baby is nearly seven months old, and the master asked the girl to tell her so that she would be prepared, so that she would not be upset when she suddenly found out that there was an extra sibling in the family."

Then he instructed: "However, you have to tell the girl about this quietly, and don't let outsiders know about it. Nowadays, few people in Yangzhou's family know about this. Everything will be discussed after the child is born."

Could it be that there is something shady here?Although Xueyan was a little puzzled, she still nodded in response: "Sister, don't worry, I must have a suitable opportunity to talk to the girl properly."

Seeing that Jin Luo was about to leave, Xueyan took her arm again: "Sister, don't leave in a hurry, I still have something to ask you."

Jin Luo asked suspiciously, "What's the matter?"

Xueyan smiled softly and said: "I made a few pieces of needlework when I was free, and wanted to find a shop with a good reputation to sell, but I didn't want to inquire about people from the Jia family, and let them talk about it, I don't know my sister Do you know a shop that sells needlework?"

Jin Luo frowned: "If you want to buy silk thread, I know two shops. But they are all very small shops, just for needlework, that is, some vulgar nets and handkerchiefs. They will definitely do your embroidery work." I can't give you a high price. Oh, by the way, Mrs. Feng San is also very good at embroidery. She sold a few old embroidery pieces to buy a house a few days ago. I heard that the price is very good. I'll ask her next time I see her ask."

The corner of Xueyan's mouth curled up: "Then I will trouble my sister."

After Xueyan went back, she saw the servant girls laughing and laughing around Daiyu.Seeing her coming, Daiyu smiled and said, "You came just in time, this is yours." After speaking, she gave her all the pieces of materials piled up beside her.

Xueyan looked at it and clicked her tongue: "This material is divided among the servants, the girl doesn't make clothes for herself?"

Daiyu smiled indifferently: "It's all left over from my clothes. It's just the top materials. If they are left there for nothing, they will get moldy. Why don't they make a vest or a clothes lining for you?"

As he spoke, he rubbed his chin: "Third Aunt Feng gave me a gift, and I have no choice but to return the gift. Besides, they just moved, so this gift can't be taken lightly. I heard that winter comes early in the capital, so I took the gift from the day before yesterday. Find two good pieces from the few pieces of leather distributed by the mansion, and find some thicker satin and two snacks to send to the clan aunt."

Xueyan thought for a while, then said with a smile: "Young lady, if you don't tell me sooner, let sister Jinluo take it home."

Daiyu pouted: "If I used her words, I would have said it long ago. This time I let you go."

let me go?Xueyan was a little puzzled.

She was about to ask, when Daiyu sighed: "Although Sister Jinluo didn't say anything, I can also guess that the third aunt may have been here before, and she was insulted by the slaves. You go and pay for me." No, just say that when I have a chance in the future, I will personally apologize to her."

Xueyan was startled, she really deserved to be the "heart more open than dry" Fairy Crimson Pearl, so she had thought of it a long time ago.

She gathered herself together, and saw that the maids beside her were measuring the materials on their bodies, so she suggested to Daiyu with a smile: "The servant girl passed by the front garden just now, and saw a zinnia blooming well inside, why don't you go there?" Let's see?"

Daiyu seemed to have noticed something, so she got up with a smile and replied, "It's okay, I just feel like I'm getting stiff after sitting for a long time."

So, Xueyan took Daiyu to the garden, and found a high-lying gazebo, which is not so hidden, but has a wide view, and people can see it immediately when they approach.

Daiyu sat down on her own, frowned and asked, "Tell me, what happened?"

Xueyan smiled and said: "My servant wants to congratulate the girl, Qiuyue has been pregnant for more than six months, and the girl will have a younger brother and sister soon.

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Upon hearing this, Daiyu stood up excitedly: "Is this true?" Then she made a gesture of prayer with both hands: "Bless this child is a boy, so that our Lin family will have successors."

Seeing that her face was full of sincere blessings, Xueyan couldn't help asking: "Young lady, you are not afraid..."

Daiyu sighed softly: "I know what you want to ask, but since my younger brother left, my mother fell ill all of a sudden. Although my father never showed any signs of sadness, his hair also turned gray a lot overnight. Our Lin family has never had many heirs. If God favors me and I have a younger brother, then my father will cheer up a lot. Maybe his body will heal after such a happy event. As long as my father is good and the Lin family is good, I will return What's there to be afraid of?"

She didn't hypocritically say that her concubine is also a younger brother, she only talked about Lin Ruhai, but Xueyan also had to admit that some people are just talented.It's really amazing that a little girl who is only six years old can see things so deeply.

Xueyan smiled and said: "The girl finished talking by herself, leaving the servants with nothing to say. However, sister Jin Luo ordered, it's better not to say anything about this, so as not to ruin the child's luck."

Daiyu nodded: "I know the seriousness." She was born precocious, and her mother's illness had already improved a lot, and the doctor said that she would be cured soon, but who knew that her condition suddenly worsened and she left just like that.After her mother left, her father, who had never been very close to her family, suddenly wanted to travel all the way to the capital, and gave her so much property and manpower, sometimes Daiyu had to think about it.Now even the concubine's pregnancy is not daring to say anything, what kind of dangerous situation is the father in?

Daiyu really wanted to go back to see her father, but she couldn't bear to break her father's plan. Since her old man asked her to stay at Jia's house, she should be obedient, even if she couldn't help, at least she wouldn't cause trouble for her father.

If she knew what Daiyu was thinking, Xueyan would probably worship her.

After the two of them finished talking about the most important thing, they really went to see the piece of zinnias, and even picked a bunch of them back to put them on the screen.

Seeing that Daiyu was in a good mood after returning, Zijuan joked: "Sure enough, the girl should go out for a walk more. Look, after going out for a while, she will be more refreshed when she comes back."

On the second day, Daiyu asked Mother Li to arrange a carriage, and asked her and Ji Liang to accompany Xueyan to Lin Ming's house.

The carriage was moving forward steadily, but it stopped suddenly when it turned a corner and passed an intersection. Fortunately, the coachman pulled the reins and nothing happened.

Mother Li frowned and asked, "What's going on outside?"