The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

hostility

Xueyan really didn't expect Mrs. Wang to suddenly make trouble in public. In the original book, even if she didn't like Daiyu, she kept it in the dark. Why did she suddenly make things difficult this time?

Seeing that Daiyu was a little overwhelmed by this turn of events, Xueyan couldn't help but feel a little distressed, as an adult, you have the nerve to know as much as a six or seven-year-old child?

But Xueyan couldn't bear to see Daiyu being blamed, not to mention all this was caused by herself.

Thinking of this, she took a few steps forward and knelt down on the ground: "Returning to the second wife, this matter is all the fault of the servant girl. The servant girl should not have bought these chrysanthemums on her own, even if she bought them back, they will not be able to buy these chrysanthemums. When the gate was robbed by Mr. Qian Hua, he should have offered it with both hands, and should not have refuted the family's face. It's just that the slaves don't regret arguing with Qian Hua when he insulted my girl, and even threw a flowerpot at him. The so-called 'The master humiliated the subject to death', if the servant allows outsiders to humiliate my girl for the sake of safety for a while, what face will she have to see my master in the future? How can she be right for the wife's spirit in heaven! In short, all mistakes are the fault of the slave, The girl doesn't know about these things, and it has nothing to do with the girl. If the second wife wants to punish her, she can just target the servant girl, and the servant girl is willing to accept the punishment."

After hearing this, Jia's mother secretly promised, not to mention other things, this girl is quite courageous!

She spoke extremely quickly and clearly, and Mrs. Wang tried to interrupt several times, but she didn't.Wang Xifeng, who was next to her, was secretly amazed when she heard this, this girl can really talk, she is advancing with retreat, every sentence seems to admit her mistakes, but in fact every sentence is a pit!

Seeing that she had finished speaking, Mrs. Wang still sneered to herself: "You are such an eloquent little girl, she will quite excuse herself. I see that it is a maid like you who has led your girl into ruin..."

"Okay, does this sound like what an elder should say? If there is something inconsiderate about the child, you, an aunt, should persuade you slowly with kind words. What's more, Yu'er has always been filial and respectful. Who is it that the stern voice is for?" Jia Mu interrupted Mrs. Wang's words in a deep voice.

Mrs. Xing also walked up to Daiyu, hugged her and said, "Isn't it? My niece has always followed the rules and never neglected her elders. She is only a few years old, and it is very good to be so considerate. The servants disputed Is it worth such a fuss? What's more, why am I still listening to this girl saying that someone is disrespectful to Daiyu? Let me tell you, when we aunts hear people gossip, we should scold the screwer. Why? Can you still listen to a few words from a servant, and when you come up, you will scold your niece?"

Mother Jia glanced at her approvingly: "I see that you look more and more like an elder now, and you really have benefited a lot."

After speaking, he looked at Mrs. Wang and sighed: "I have already come to report this matter, and Feng girl also said it. According to me, if a bastard like Qian Hua dares to insult the master, he should hit twenty boards." No matter how far away it is, it will be fine to send it to Zhuangzi. It's just that Feng girl begged for mercy, saying that under this big festival, there are guests at home again, and everything should be made small. So I thought about letting this matter go lightly and let it go , I didn’t expect you to bring this matter up again. If that’s the case, then let’s talk about it. Xue Yan, please tell the whole story for everyone to listen to.”

Li Wan, who was about to take the girls out after seeing Jia's mother angry, had no choice but to stay after hearing this.

So, Xueyan told the story exactly, without any bias or embellishment, as if what she was telling had nothing to do with her.

close.He didn't cover up his behavior of smashing people, so that people couldn't be picky.

In the end, he concluded: "The slave was angry at Qian Hua for being disrespectful to the girl, so he smashed him. Originally, he wanted to tell the girl about this, and let the girl ask the old ladies and wives to make decisions. But later, the slave calmed down and thought, Those stupid things that Qian Hua said are just the words of his family, and they don't represent the meaning of the masters in this mansion. The girl always talks about the benefits of the old lady, wife, grandma, and girls. If the slaves tell the girl, it is inevitable The girl is in trouble. What's more, the Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, just as the second grandma said, it's better to turn all big things into small ones. The servant girl didn't tell the girl about it, thinking that it wouldn't be too late to talk about it after the festival."

Jia Mu nodded in praise and said: "You are very considerate. A slave should be like you. He should be desperate to maintain the face of his master, but also consider everything carefully. You girls should have your kindness by your side." People. Get up!" These words directly overturned Mrs. Wang's evaluation of her just now.

Then, Mother Jia looked at Mrs. Wang with a fierce face: "They are all grandmothers, and they are not as thorough as a maid. Is it possible that I don't know about such a big thing, or is Feng girl ignorant? Xueyan is doing it for us if she doesn't say anything." The meaning of the family's cover-up is that you are so anxious to have a blushing outburst, which made the concubine see a joke." Mrs. Wang's face turned red and she was speechless.

Xueyan looked at her awkwardly and wanted to find a crack in the ground to sneak in, but she didn't have any sympathy in her heart. When you were in trouble like Daiyu just now, did you think how embarrassing she would be?Everything is just self-inflicted.

Jia's mother said to Aunt Xue again: "If you want me to say that this daughter-in-law is not a treacherous person, she just has soft ears and is often bluffed by a servant with a few words. This time I didn't give her sincerely Shameless, it's just that you see what she did, the girl's family respects it, even her own flesh and blood, and there is no reason to shame in public. Let alone my niece! If my son-in-law knows, people can't think that we are a family Adults sincerely bully children?"

Aunt Xue said with a sneer: "Sister must not be sincere, there is no misunderstanding in it."

Mother Jia sighed, "You have to give my aunt this face. Since the distinguished guest has spoken, it should be regarded as a misunderstanding."

Then he said sternly: "Originally, I wanted to wait until after the festival to talk about this matter. Now that your wife is tearing it apart, I will take the opportunity to say a few words. Don't say that Yu'er is my granddaughter, just say this." Three festivals and two birthdays are sent by boats from the Lin family. Yu'er also pays money for this temporary stay. How much money can a six or seven-year-old girl spend throughout the year? Besides, it was my idea to bring Yu'er here. Up and down the house, if anyone talks about Yu'er's "beating the autumn wind and settling down", you don't have to come back to me, just send the whole family out. Although our family has always been lenient to the servants, we can't indulge the servants There is no master in my eyes."

Even Mrs. Xing, Wang Xifeng, the housekeeper's daughter-in-law and maidservants who were serving in the room all listened intently, and finally they all replied in unison: "Slaves and maidservants must not dare to make mistakes."

Mother Jia nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Daiyu, "My dear boy, your aunt did this inappropriately, so don't take it to heart."

Daiyu replied: "Grandmother is overwhelmed, it's just a trivial matter, and aunt is also full of love and care. How can Daiyu be angry with aunt?"

Jia Mu boasted: "Well, you have a broad mind, you are really a good boy."

Looking around, seeing that the atmosphere in the room was a little stagnant, he smiled and said: "Okay, it's good to talk about this matter, so that we can keep each other in our hearts and affect each other's feelings."

Ring girls feelings. "

He said again: "Today we agreed to take care of my aunt, but I didn't expect a little disturbance. Now that the matter has been resolved, it's time for us to set the table for dinner."

Wang Xifeng said: "That's right, at noon I heard that the old lady was going to hold a banquet tonight, so I kept my stomach waiting for the old lady's banquet tonight. I almost thought I couldn't eat it just now, but the old lady was considerate of me."

Jia Mu spat: "You have a good idea. I am entertaining your aunt and not you. At most, you were picked up by piggyback. I hope I can make you happy."

Wang Xifeng grinned: "It doesn't matter whether it's a piggyback or not, as long as you can eat it."

Xueyan watched coldly, this Wang Xifeng is indeed a good at invigorating the atmosphere, and he adjusted the atmosphere by singing with Jiamu.

Although the rest of the people had their own thoughts, none of them dared to spoil the fun at this time, and they all joined in and laughed.

Even Mrs. Wang, who was extremely depressed, had to force a smile.

It stands to reason that today is the first arrival of Mrs. Wang's sisters, and Mother Jia should have avoided the rules of the two of Xing and Wang for the sake of the guests.It's just that the old man didn't open her mouth all the time, and Mrs. Xing was dragged to sit down by Jia Mu after she put the chopsticks on. Only Mrs. Wang, Li Wan and Feng girl were left standing there to serve vegetables and soup.Mrs. Wang deeply felt that she had lost face in front of her natal sisters, so Baoyu, who had always made Jia's mother look different, went to the outer courtyard to entertain Xue Pan, which made Mrs. Wang feel helpless.

After all the dishes were served, Mother Jia seemed to remember this daughter-in-law: "Look at my memory, my aunt is here today, I shouldn't let you serve us, and I don't want my aunt to think that I, a mother-in-law, scolded you." .” Then he complained to everyone: “You don’t remind me a little.”

Mrs. Wang squeezed out an ugly smile: "The old lady is serious."

After all, Wang Xifeng didn't want to see her aunt in trouble, and said with a smile: "It is precisely because of my aunt's arrival that my wife has to be more strict, otherwise it will not be able to show her filial piety to you."

Jia Mu smiled and said: "It's not about being filial or not. Just be sincere. Let your wives sit down quickly, and your sisters-in-law don't work too hard. Come and sit down quickly. Let the maids do the work."

After working for a long time, I finally let these masters eat.

Xueyan breathed a sigh of relief when she went to a corner outside, turned her head and saw Yuanyang standing beside her, she hurriedly laughed softly: "Thank you sister Yuanyang for helping me choose the two pieces of jewelry, I like them very much."

Since it was sent from outside, the craftsmanship is not sure, but Xueyan saw that the two items given to her were of relatively exquisite craftsmanship, so it must have been specially selected by the person who took the things.

Yuanyang smiled: "It's all rewarded by the old lady, and I just followed the trend." But she was very satisfied with Xueyan's knowledge and interest.

Xueyan knew that Yuanyang was the No. 1 around Jia Mu, so she couldn't help becoming friends. Yuanyang also felt that Xueyan was brave in doing things, and she admired her very much.

, the two hit it off and chatted very speculatively there.

When chatting happily, Xue Yan always felt a hostile gaze cast on her. At first she didn't take it seriously, but later the gaze became more and more hot, and she couldn't help but look around.