The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

Shi Xiangyun

Mrs. Xing didn't seem to understand the irony in Jia Mu's words, and she replied with the same complexion: "So it's about this, it's not that I'm stingy, it's just that the second girl has always been shy, and her former nanny is not a thing, it's about the same." All the jewelry was taken out by her and sold as a pawn. Even if I find some later, they are all handed over, so it is not easy for her to continue to use them. Therefore, the master often asks me to subsidize her more. No matter what After all, she called me mother, how can I not take care of her? As for things, no matter what happens to the second child, the three of them get the same things. As for my private room, of course I should keep it tight first. If the third girl feels wronged, just go to your mother, she has a rich dowry and has more good things than me!"

If she tried to find excuses for herself, Mother Jia would find gaps in her words to refute, but Mrs. Xing's words were so straightforward that Mother Jia had nothing to say.What's more, the behavior of these two couples has become more and more unscrupulous recently. Mother Jia is also afraid that she will pursue too much and make the other party refuse to give in.After all, after the family separation, it was right for the uncle to refuse to take care of his nephew and niece who had both parents. Even if there was trouble in the Golden Luan Hall, the Xing family had a reason for this matter.

For a while, the atmosphere in the room was a bit awkward, Madam Xing didn't care, and others didn't have such good concentration.Especially Tanchun, although Mrs. Xing didn't blame her at all, but the meaning revealed in her words made her even more embarrassed: she is a second-bedroom girl, and she is just fed and drank by the big house, and she is greedy for other girls. What is something that isn't overreaching?

It's not that Mrs. Xing didn't see Tanchun's embarrassment. If a little girl is interested, it doesn't matter if she spends some money herself, but she is full of resentment at the end of eating her flowers, but she is a bit too pushy.You can't be unreasonable just because you are young!

When the atmosphere was a little stagnant, a soft laugh broke the deadlock: "Today, the old lady's place is so rare that it's complete. I really came here."

skillful. "

It was Sister Feng who came. As soon as she came, the atmosphere in the room changed quickly, and the topic gradually changed to the Double Ninth Festival.

Mrs. Xing heard Wang Xifeng say several ideas for the festival, and seeing that Jia Mu also showed her approval, she smiled and said: "You have always handled these things very well, and you will take care of them. The old lady and the girls and I will just take care of them. Just wait for the blessing."

Jia Mu said inexplicably: "You are used to being lazy, but you are making Feng girl tired."

Wang Xifeng didn't think it was easy to answer these words, so Madam Xing said with a smile: "Sooner or later, this family will be handed over to the couple, while the old lady is still here, just let them toss, if there is something wrong or something, you If you keep watching, you can also mention them a little bit. It will save you a lot of trouble in the future."

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while Jiamu felt like she had punched the cotton.She was thinking in her heart that when the family was not separated before, the elders always wanted to seize power from the Wang family. Even when the family was just separated, they even copied many servants' homes for money. Logically speaking, it should be an extreme case. You greedy for money, why don't you seem to care about the housekeeper's affairs now, and you don't know what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd!

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left Jiamu's yard at the same time. Wang Xifeng still had some matters to discuss with Mrs. Xing, so they went back to her yard together.In fact, she still has some disdain for this mother-in-law in her heart, but ever since her father-in-law resolutely presided over the separation of the family, Wang Xifeng has a little awe of this mother-in-law in her heart.After all, the housekeeper was her own aunt before, so there was always some kinship, but now this mother-in-law has to overwhelm her in terms of seniority and real power.

Yes, it sounds like they are still the housekeepers of the couple.But the final financial power is still in the hands of Jia She, but I don't know how the Xing family persuaded Jia She, I heard that now Jia She's private house has moved to the Xing family's yard.This represented the importance that Jia She attached to Mrs. Xing. No matter what was wrong with it, Wang Xifeng treated Mrs. Xing with a little more caution.

What's more, since the separation of the family, the Xing family is much more generous than before, and is no longer a brave character who can only get in and out...

After discussing the matter, Wang Xifeng offered to leave, and Mrs. Xing stopped her and said: "Don't be in a hurry, the sky is getting cold, I found two very brightly colored makeup satin here, you take it back and make it for the elder sister Wear two clothes."

After speaking, a maid took out the material.

Seeing that the material was smooth and bright, Wang Xifeng knew it was a good thing at first glance, and hurriedly said: "Such a good material, wouldn't it be a waste for her to use it as a child? It's better for the wife to save the clothes she made herself."

Mrs. Xing waved her hand: "This color is not suitable for me. Besides, the eldest sister is the eldest daughter of our family. According to her status, she should use the best things. The second girls are just concubines. You Don't take their role as an example to be rude to the eldest sister. The eldest sister is almost two years old. Why don't you say it before, and it's time to issue a monthly order in a serious manner. Even the maidservants around her should be selected first. Teach me. You yourself grew up with gold and jade, why are you so indifferent to your own daughters now? How many maids and maids do you see around Sister Yu? I heard that this is because you only brought Half of it. If you let me know that you neglect her again in the future, I will take her in and raise her."

What Wang Xifeng said was heartbroken. Although she felt a little disgusted that the eldest sister was a girl, but in the end it was the flesh that fell from her body. If the flesh and blood were really separated, how could she be willing to part with it?

Seeing that she didn't speak, Mrs. Xing said angrily: "You, you look very shrewd on weekdays, but in fact you spend all your time on those trivial things, and your eyelids are shallow enough. Let me ask you, do you know what the second girl and the others are doing?" Why do you often go to Zhuquanyuan and stay for half a day?"

Wang Xifeng is not stupid either: "Is it for Mammy Liu?"

Mrs. Xing snorted coldly: "Even if you are not stupid enough, I know you think I'm low-born and low-sighted, and you're afraid that I will mislead your elder sister. But there are ready-made experts over there, why don't you use them?" Zhu Zhechi, you let the elder sister spend more time with Yu'er, so as to impress others, if you can get a few words of advice from Mammy Liu by the way, what will this child have to worry about in the future?"

Now Wang Xifeng's eyes lit up: "Thank you, Madam, for your reminder."

On Jiamu's side, after the big house mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had left, they sent Yingchun and the others away, and turned around and asked, "Why didn't you see Baoyu?"

A woman immediately replied: "It seems that I went to Lixiangyuan to find Miss Xue."

Hearing this, Jia's mother was angry: the Xue family's mother and daughter are getting thicker and thicker, but it's a pity that Daiyu has never been close to Baoyu.

She thought about it for a while, and finally ordered: "I haven't seen Sister Yun for a long time, and I will send a woman to the Shijia to take Xiangyun over for two days."

Daiyu was painting chrysanthemums in the room on a whim, Xueyan helped her grind the ink while watching, and suddenly saw Jia Mu sending a little maid to say: "Miss Shijia is here, the old lady invites Miss Lin to talk."

It turned out that it was Shi Xiangyun who came. Although it was not the first time for her to come to Jia's mansion, because Xueyan didn't like to go to Jia's mother's yard, she had never seen this Miss Shi before!