The Lady of the Big House in the Red House

Er asked, "Do you know who sent it?"

"I heard that it was bought by Xue's elder brother, but I don't know where it came from." Cui'er replied, "Master Zhen invited the master of Qingxu Temple to the mansion to recite for Grandma Rong. After seven to seven 49 days, I personally put on sackcloth and filial piety to guard the spirit of Grandma Rong. If Brother Rong hadn’t persuaded her to go back, others would have seen Uncle Zhen crying bitterly. Uncle Zhen was sad, Brother Rong I don’t have any expression on my face, there will be a lot of discussion outside.”

"Don't talk nonsense about this to people outside, the Ningguo Mansion is a mess." Xu Hui frowned, Jia Zhen couldn't really fall in love with Qin Keqing, could she?I don't know how to handle such a morally degraded thing.

"I heard that the second master Bao also went, and he cried sadly. Later, it was Grandma Rong's younger brother who went out to persuade him to stop crying. Originally, the second master Bao wanted to send the coffin out of the city with him, but in the end the second master The master took him back and told him not to cause trouble." Tweety said again, "I heard that the king of Beijing County is also here."

King of Beijing County?In Xu Hui's mind, the virtuous appearances of Concubine Beijing and Princess Beijing appeared, and she asked, "Why is the Prince of Beijing here?"

"I just came here to express condolences as usual, and left soon." Cui'er said, "Brother Rong has friendship with the son of General Shenwu, probably because he met the King of Beijing in this way."

The four princes and eight princes have always had close friendships, and it is possible that the king of Beijing County will come to express his condolences.Xu Hui didn't take this matter to heart, and just said: "Now that the coffin of Rong's daughter-in-law has been transported outside the city for burial, don't mention it again. Because of this, I didn't go to congratulate Zhao'er on her marriage .”

"Didn't Madam ask someone to give you a lot of makeup? Sister Zhao will understand." Cui'er said, "Master and Lian Erye will be back later, Madam, why don't you ask the kitchen staff to do it for you?" Let’s prepare the meals. The old lady just sent word that there is no need to go to her place for dinner.”

"You can figure it out." Xu Hui said, "When you see Jin Mian, tell her and tell her to call the best girl from before to me to have a look. The girls around Wan'er are not young anymore. , it's time to assign people."

"Yes."

For a long time after Qin Keqing's funeral, the house was peaceful.Jia Lian and Shen's youngest son also turned one year old, and Jia Lian named him Jia Rui.With two sons and one daughter, the Shen family is more comfortable in the mansion, and Xu Hui is also relieved to hand over the affairs of the mansion to her daughter-in-law, while she brings her three grandchildren to play and teaches Jia Wan the skills of housekeeping.

Mother Jia now lives more and more reclusively. Except for the time of greeting in the morning, she doesn't need Xu Hui and others to serve her at all, and she no longer mentions that she will take Jia Baoyu or Shi Xiangyun into the mansion for a short stay.Xu Hui knew that it was because when Jia's mother sent someone to pick up Jia Baoyu later, Jia Zheng refused, saying that Jia Baoyu should study hard when he was old, and he could no longer have fun like before.

In mid-July, Concubine Li gave birth prematurely, giving birth to a princess for the emperor.As soon as the princess was born, she was adopted into the Luanning Palace of Concubine Wu, and there was no news from the palace that Concubine Li was going to be conferred Jin.Until Concubine Li wanted to see her child after she was confinement, but Concubine Wu refused, so she started arguing with Concubine Wu. contradictions between.

No.70 Four Contradictions He Fuxing

"Ma'am, this is a post from Mrs. He's family, saying that she wants to invite her to listen to an opera in He's house the day after tomorrow." Calamus put the post in front of Xu Hui, and said crisply and authentically.Jinmian is already married, and Changpu and Qianzhu are newly recruited girls. Changpu is in charge of serving her personally, and Qianzhu is responsible for taking care of Xu Hui's trivial daily life details.

"The He family?" Xu Hui handed the celadon bowl in her hand to the nurse standing beside her, asking her to feed Jia Rui instead, while she glanced at the post, "What did the person who sent the message say?"

"It is said that Madam He's birthday is approaching, so I would like to invite the ladies from various houses to have a glass of water and wine." Chang Pu said, "It is also a pity that the He family has not been in contact with our house for a long time, so this time I also want to borrow This is an opportunity to walk around with our mansion, and he even said that he would invite Lian's second grandma to come over with Sister Wan."

The He family is a rising star, relying on their military exploits, they have always felt that the old aristocratic families in Beijing are only able to survive by relying on the glory of their ancestors, so they seldom interact with them.This time it's strange, last year Mrs. He's birthday didn't see the He family posting a post, this time seeing the Wu family and the He family's conflicts, and eagerly coming over to win power, she really thinks she is a housewife who doesn't care about world affairs person?Xu Hui casually put the post aside, and said: "Ask Pianran to take Qianzhu to pack up a birthday gift for Mrs. He, and I will take my sister there the day after tomorrow. Go and pass a message to Lian's daughter-in-law. Tell her to come with me too."

"Yes." Calamus said, turned around and went to Jia Lian's room to deliver a message.

"This He family is really strange. They never had any contact with our mansion before, but today they suddenly posted a post." Cui'er poured a cup of tea for Xu Hui, "I heard that the concubine Li and Concubine Wu in the palace have a deep grudge. The Wu family's relationship is getting worse day by day, and I don't know what the treat is for this time."

"Whatever their family is for," Xu Hui took a sip of tea, "If he wants to let him go, I will follow suit. But if he wants to win over our family to do something, then I don't agree. This time the He family did the same, and they didn't Please ask the old lady to come to the house, and the old lady will definitely feel uncomfortable if she finds out."

"Isn't it?" Cui'er smiled lightly, "A while ago, I heard the mandarin duck next to the old lady say that the old lady felt that the house was too boring, so she wanted to go to Qingxu temple for a few days, eat fast and chant the Buddha to ease her mood, I don't know Is it true or false?"

"The old lady hasn't told me yet, just pretend she doesn't know." Xu Hui said softly, reaching out to take Jia Rui who had finished eating the custard, and hugging her in her arms, "My little brother is heavy again, really good."

Jia Rui was babbling, kicking vigorously with her chubby little hands and feet, and kissed Xu Hui's face with a smile, leaving a big puddle of saliva.Xu Hui was not annoyed either, she hugged him cheerfully and taught him how to speak.

"The He family invited you to the mansion to listen to the opera?" Although Jia's mother didn't ask about the affairs of the mansion during this period, she still had the ears and eyesight that she should have.At dinner, Xu Hui served her a plate of vegetables, and just as she was about to serve her soup, she heard Jia's mother ask this out of the blue.

"Yes, it's Mrs. He's birthday. But our family has never had any contact with the He family, so I don't know what the post is for this time." Xu Hui didn't change her face, and said after spooning a bowl of soup for Mother Jia "It's not good for the daughter-in-law to refute the He family's face. After all, they are now the emperor's courtiers' family, so they want to come to the door for a while, and then find an excuse to return home earlier."

"That's fine, Yuan Chun is still living under Li Concubine, and our house shouldn't be too quarrelsome with the He family." Jia Mu said, "Are the presents ready for the birthday celebration?"

"It's ready." Xu Hui was surprised that Mother Jia didn't express her anger at the fact that the He family didn't invite her. Then she glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw the way Mother Jia clenched her left hand under the table. It's just suppressing the dissatisfaction in my heart. "Speaking of which, Concubine Li and Concubine Wu seem to have many conflicts recently. I heard from the master that the He family and the Wu family are not getting along. My daughter-in-law is thinking about the affairs of the two families. It is better for us to join in less. Unfamiliar."

"You're right." Mother Jia took a sip of the soup, "Just find an excuse to come back earlier. Also, in a few days, I want to go to Qingxu Temple for a few days. You can ask someone to go and take care of it first." .”

"My daughter-in-law knows." Xu Hui said.

The He family's current home in Beijing was bestowed by the emperor, in order to praise He Cheng for his heroic efforts in fighting the enemy on the front line.Li Pin is He Cheng's youngest daughter, and there are two elder brothers on top, because she was spoiled and raised since she was a child, she was quite favored after entering the palace.This time after the princess was born, she was taken away by Concubine Wu, and she couldn't even see her own daughter. Naturally, Concubine Li would cry to her mother, He Weishi.He Weishi told He Chengyi after returning home, which directly ignited He Cheng's anger.The glory of their He family was fought back with a knife and a gun, but after entering Beijing, they were rejected everywhere by the veterans headed by Prime Minister Wu. Their desire to make a big difference was blocked, and the future of their two sons was also blocked. Instead of being angry, he thought about contacting the various families in Beijing and uniting to teach the Wu family a lesson.

After separating from Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian, a girl led Xu Hui to take Shen Shi and Jia Wan to the flower hall. Just as she stepped into the flower hall, Xu Hui happened to see Jia Min and Lin Daiyu.It seems that in addition to Hachiko, many emerging families have also been invited.Xu Hui nodded and greeted several acquainted wives before she walked to Jia Min and sat down.

"Sister-in-law is here too." Jia Min put down the teacup in his hand and said with a smile.

"There's nothing to do at home, just go out for a walk." Xu Hui whispered, "Why is my sister here?"

"The head of the He family and our master are old acquaintances, so come and have a sit." Jia Min said, "Sister-in-law has seen it too. The people I invited this time can be regarded as respectable people in Beijing. I don't know about this." What is it for?" To say that it is really Mrs. He's birthday would be too much of an exaggeration, after all, the Mansion of the Duke of Shanguo, the Mansion of Zhiguo and the Mansion of Xiuguo had no contact with the He family at all before.

"Let's just listen carefully and observe carefully." Xu Hui said, "The Wu family and the He family did not deal with each other in the court. I heard that Mr. He invited many officials this time.