Dowry maid's daily life [Red Mansion]

Jia Lian smiled and stretched out her hand: "This way, everyone."

Xue Pan looked back at the figures in the distance, felt that the wind blowing from there was fragrant, and thought, I don't know which one is Cousin Feng from my uncle's family, and I heard that she is a very beautiful and pungent person.

Among these outsiders, the highest status is Xue Pan, but what Jia Lian sees the most is the two young masters who escorted Lin's cousin. The butler was very respectful to the two of them again, and Jia Lian thought to himself: Could it be that he is the nephew of Uncle Lin's family, why hasn't he heard of it before?

Du Zhong and Song Chen were half a step behind Xue Pan, so Jia Lian stamped his feet intentionally and asked with a smile, "I don't know what to call you two?"

After handing over her name and surname, Jia Lian was even more puzzled. Lin He, the head of the Lin family, came up and smiled and said, "The two young masters are Mr. Chen's students, and my master loves his nephew. This time when the eldest girl comes to the capital, the master specially ordered my brothers to preside over it." escort……"

Jia Lian suddenly realized that he had also heard of Chen Ziwei's name, and knew that the second master Jia Zheng especially admired him, praising him as a talented man with a wealth of knowledge and knowledge, and he lamented that he was not blessed to meet this man. .This Chen Ziwei was also a scholar from the top two rankings, but because Ding You missed his appointment, he later joined Uncle Lin's sect because of some connections, and he assisted him for many years, with great achievements and hard work. It's not surprising that his proud disciple was treated like a nephew by Uncle Lin .

Du Zhong and Song Chen both thought of Jiangnan's laughing, cursing, unrestrained "mentor" at the same time, and couldn't help the corners of their mouths twitching slightly—anyone who is forced to be a teacher by a famous person will have mixed feelings and be speechless.At the moment, he couldn't tell whether it was better to avoid fear, or to be flattered, but Chen Ziwei plausibly said that Zhang Laobao was their martial arts master, and he himself was Wen's master.Chen Ziwei also said that Master Zhang has many disciples, as well as his own relatives and nephews, but he is alone and helpless. In the future, he will ask two apprentices to help him with his funeral... The implication is that he needs to be closer and more filial to him. master.

Du Zhong and Du Zhong were tortured by him for more than a month in the south of the Yangtze River, and they lost their temper. From unwillingness to respect and respect, it only took Chen Ziwei to count [-]% of his intelligence, [-]% of his intelligence, [-]% of his saliva, [-]% of his face, and [-]% of his effort. Two petals of sincerity.This Chen Ziwei is the most aggressive. At one time, he was the old father with far-reaching plans for his son, and at the other, he became a bad friend with a vicious tongue and a cheap tongue... Finally, he had to hide the stone hearts of the two young people who lacked the love of their father since childhood. in his arms.

When bidding farewell to Lin Daiyu and his party, Lin Ruhai burst into tears, and Chen Ziwei also shed tears against the wind. The disgusting Lin Ruhai lost most of his sorrow, but Daiyu was forced to leave her father. Mr. love.Chen Ziwei and her are as close as uncle and nephew, so Xiao Daiyu can't help but trust and rely on Du Zhong.Along the way, Daiyu was overwhelmed with grief and worry, and fell ill several times. Thanks to Du and Song's carefulness and ability, the frail little girl was sent to the capital safely.

Eucommia had nothing to do with Jia's family at all, and he had heard all the strange things about his family, so he didn't want to make friends. He wanted to send a letter to Lin Ruhai and Chen Ziwei to inform Lin Ruhai and Chen Ziwei of his trip after this farewell, but he would only interact with the Lin family in the future.Unexpectedly, Du Zhong saw Du Yun'an, he was flustered and had all kinds of doubts, but he had no choice but to make excuses to attend the banquet set up by Jia's family in order to leave a clue for the future.

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Let's talk about the women's relatives, because Sister Feng led the ladies out of the hanging flower gate, so the young men were not allowed to come near. After the outside men withdrew, they replaced the powerful women to carry the sedan chair until Erzhang opened the sedan chair and closed the sedan chair curtain. Sister Feng hurriedly led all the sisters to welcome them.

Sister Feng personally supported Mrs. Xue, Yingchun took Daiyu's hand, and her two leaders took care of the whole family. At this time, Tanchun and Xichun came forward to hold Baochai's hand.

Girls, daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law cheered and walked into the Chuhuamen, all the way to Jiamu's Rongqing Hall.

No one expected such a coincidence that Miss Lin and Xue's family rushed together and came in at the same time.

So when Mother Jia saw Daiyu, she hugged Daiyu heartily and burst into tears and cried out for Jia Min, and when she didn't care about Aunt Xue, Aunt Xue was really embarrassed.

Mrs. Wang wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and patted her sister's hand, sadly said: "It's a pity that my aunt is gone. I think you didn't hear about it on the way."

Aunt Xue was embarrassed: "I really don't know, you have to know..." She would not come to the door at this time.

Mrs. Wang shook her head. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Xue Baochai standing behind her. She lowered her head slightly, her face accompanied by everyone with a slightly mournful look, and she did not show any embarrassment of being neglected. She was more graceful and polite than her mother. I couldn't help but be a little surprised by the demeanor of the festival, and I took a high look at it.

Mother Jia held Daiyu tightly in her arms, and kept crying. The crowd managed to persuade Mother Jia and Lin Daiyu with great difficulty. They saw that both the old and the young were pale, and they were breathless and weak when they stopped crying. state.Sister Feng thought to herself, sure enough, the previous idea was a good idea, and the most harmful to the body is the excess of emotions. If this continues, you will get sick every now and then.

After Mrs. Wang introduced Aunt Xue and Baochai to visit Jia Mu, after a few pleasantries, Jia Mu was exhausted and had no interest in talking about the common things in winter and summer.Because they were ordered not to live outside, they broke up.

After a while, Jia Zheng also sent word in, saying that his concubine and his brothers and sisters should live at home.Because Xue Pan was already a young man who was about to grow up, it was inconvenient for the Xue family to live in the courtyard that had been arranged before but was not picked by the ladies, so they had to choose a courtyard for them in the northeast corner of Rongfu facing the street. Pear Fragrance Court".Mrs. Wang is quite pleased, because the courtyard was originally the old man's resting place in his old age, the layout is very good, and although the sparrow is small, it has all internal organs.

It's only been half a day, and Jia's mother has cried several times while holding Daiyu in her arms. Mrs. Wang and others don't look like it, and she is afraid that they will really suffer from grief. Take my younger sister back and take good care of her with her nanny and girl, don't let this child get sick on the first day.

Lin Daiyu's eyes were swollen like walnuts, slender and weak, Yingchun was very worried, because she asked: "Sister Yun'an, I think my cousin is very tired, why don't you tell her to lie down and rest for a while?"

Since Du Yunan came to the Yingchun House, she likes her gentleness and kindness, and Yingchun also loves her for being bold and courageous, both of them have the heart to get along with each other, and they will be called Xiuju and Siqi if they are not in their twenties. .It's just that because of Du Yun'an's special status, she is a bit thin-natured in front of the old lady, and she is used to being fair and not afraid of getting into trouble. .It's much better for Yingge to be squeezed out by Xichun's nurse than for Jin Chuan to get big in Tanchun House.

Since Du Yun'an is sincerely fond of Yingchun, and has deep sympathy for the ending of this girl's book in his heart, he naturally wants to find a way to get her temper.Yun An believed in the words "Character determines destiny", so she tried to guide her in the direction of softness and toughness. The first thing is to make Yingchun have the understanding that she is the master of the house in Pingming Building, and lead her to take the initiative. idea.

Fortunately, Jia Yingchun is still young, and recently built a yard by herself, which has increased her confidence, and she is gradually willing to make decisions, but she is still not very firm, and always asks for other people's opinions.

"Miss is thinking very much, it's still early for dinner, just ask Miss Lin to rest for a while to refresh her spirits, and the old lady will pass the meal together to go up in the evening."

After hearing this, Yingchun smiled and said, "Let's go together."

Her nanny Huo Momo turned her mouth shut when she saw this, but she was afraid that Du Yun'an would be respectable in front of the old lady and Lian's second grandmother, and that both Yuanyang and Hubo were very close to her, so she had to hold back and hated her so much in her heart. thing.

Yingchun and Yun'an just went to visit Daiyu next door, and Nanny Huo threw down her handkerchief and said, "I'm going out for a while."

"It must be that the family went to drink and gamble! The older Huo Momo is, the more confused she becomes, I'm afraid that one day a scene will make the girl look bad..." Xiuju watched her swing out with her fat hips, and cursed in a low voice.

"Whatever she does, she doesn't have to do what she wants, but let the girl endure it! I didn't like Yun'an before, but now I admit that Yun'an is very good, and I don't see her quarreling with Nanny Huo. She just did it somehow. This old godmother is quite honest, according to me, please Buddha bless Yun'an to be more powerful, when this old bastard is moved away, we will live in peace here!" Siqi said angrily.

In Daiyu's room, her maids arranged some household things she was used to, and the two older ones persuaded the girl: "There are all kinds of colors here, which shows that you treat the girl with care. Since the girl has come, don't you do it for yourself?" Take care of your health, but just thinking that you still bear the face of the master and wife, and the dignity of the Lin family, you can no longer be depressed—those ceremonial gifts need to be distributed by the girl..."

Just as he was talking, Xue Yan said at the door: "The second girl is here."

Xuelu Xuehe hurriedly helped Lin Daiyu up, Xueyan and Xueying opened the curtain to invite Yingchun to come in.

Yingchun and Du Yun'an looked closely at Daiyu, and saw that there were tears on her face, her frailty made people feel distressed.

For a moment the girl was busy serving tea again, Yingchun hurriedly stopped her and said, "Don't bother, I'll go after seeing my sister."

Yun An pulled Xue Lu aside and asked if there was any omission or inconvenience: "Just say what you need."

Xuelu asked about the master and other things in the mansion, and said: "Our girl came here on the first day, and logically should visit her uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, but in today's situation, what should I do?"

Yunan had just quietly asked Sister Feng about this, and Sister Feng only said that she should settle down first, and that the relatives of the whole family don't have to be too rigid and enforce the rules. people.

Xuelu breathed a sigh of relief, there were so many people just now, they tried their best to listen and remember, but they could only recognize Sister Feng, Sanchun and the old lady who was crying with her arms around the girl, and the big girl in charge only recognized the girl Yun'an in front of her.Mrs. Piansheng's accompanying room, Nanny Wang, who also went out of this mansion, fell ill on the boat again, so there was no hope. If the Second Miss and Miss Yun'an here hadn't done everything well, I'm afraid they would be ashamed.

"All the suitcases and cages have been carried to the cover room in the backyard. Those rooms are exclusively for you... The second floor of Pingming Building is the girls' residence, and the maids who serve you are also on this floor... the front seats are upside down Seven or eight rooms are still vacant..." Du Yun'an told Xue Lu about the situation in this yard in a simple and clear manner. The room is used as a small hall for the girls, and the Baosha on the first floor is a place for serious hospitality.

After a while, Sister Feng, who was serving Jia's mother, took a break and did not dare to leave, so she also sent Ping'er to support her.

A few people can do it, and it didn't take long to sort out the ups and downs, the inside and the outside.

Yingchun also watched Daiyu drink a bowl of Wufu Anshen Soup, and forced her to sleep before coming out of the inner room.

"You come to our place to have a cup of tea, and it's not too late to go back after you have a rest." Du Yun'an pulled Ping'er back.

After returning to the outer room of Yingchun's living room, Yingchun Fang said: "Cousin Lin is very thin. I just made up the quilt for her and saw her sink into the mattress. She is a small one, pitifully tight." As she spoke, she shed tears. Come.

Yun'an recalled that Xiuju had mentioned in private that Yingchun's aunt was the eldest lord's sweetheart back then, and even Aunt Zhao in the second lord's house was not as good as her, but this aunt had a hard life, and she died in a dystocia. The next second girl lived under the hands of the ungrateful old man and the mean and greedy old lady.After suffering a lot at that time, it was only when she came to Erfang that she lived a clean life again. It is no wonder that she developed a temperament of calming things down and whitewashing peace.

That aunt was lost when Aunt Zhao gave birth to Jia Huan. At that time, the first aunt’s aunt died twice, but the second room got another son. Compared with the two, Jia She turned his face and was very ruthless. Yingchun was born and died. No one is allowed to mention the little sister with breath.It was this time that she copied the scriptures for Jia Min, and Yingchun copied two extra copies and quietly offered them up. Only then did Du Yun'an realize that she not only still remembered her own aunt, but also remembered her unfavorable little sister.

Maybe it's because of empathy, Yingchun is extremely happy to make up her mind at this moment, she ordered Xiuju to wait: "The Lin family will send Tuyi to other places in a while, they don't know each other well, follow them, if you meet Bring things up a bit more."

He also asked Siqi to go to the main courtyard to find Caixia, to see what the wife's regulations were...

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Lin Daiyu went to Beijing directly from there after returning to Gusu with the coffin, while the Lin family set off from Yangzhou with a salute boat, and the two sides did not join until Jinhai.Thanks to Lin Ruhai's careful preparations, the large ship used as cover suffered a lot along the way. You must know that Lin Daiyu fell ill several times along the way, and her boat stopped and stopped all the way. The salute boat in Yangzhou is a little faster.

In fact, Lin Ruhai would like to thank the Xue family this time.Although the two sides seem to be irreconcilable, because the third wife of the Zhen family fell in love with Xue Baochai, she also obtained Miss Xue's horoscope from the temple where the Xue family asked for name amulets for their children, and pressed it under Zhen Zhen's spiritual seat. Seeing that it was not far away from the seven-seven-forty-nine days mentioned by Yaman Zhenren, the Zhen family discovered that the mother and son of the Xue family had quietly left Jinling. Come.Zhen's family divided the boats and manpower to block the way of Xue's family, so that the Lin family's large ship carrying a large amount of property had to arrive in the middle of the capital.

Lin Ruhai kept all the things in the boat that Lin Ruhai planned to give up his wealth to destroy the disaster, so Lin Daiyu's salute and gifts to everyone were no worse than that of Xue's family, which is known for its wealth.

What's more, when Lin Ruhai made a move, it should be elegant and extremely elegant, and if it should be luxurious, it should be really luxurious. Those antiques handed down by the Lin family ancestors are not something that can be bought from outside.So even though Daiyu hasn't visited anywhere yet, the masters in the Rong Mansion have already been coaxed to get close to her by the favorite earthen ritual objects, which is a pleasant surprise.

This day, both Jiamu and Daiyu felt a little hot, so Jiamu let Daiyu live with Yingchun, and ordered her to rest in Pingminglou for the next few days, so as not to go anywhere, lest they feel sad for each other. .

It wasn't until the third day, when Daiyu recovered from her illness, that Du Yun'an found a chance to ask her quietly on the third floor, looking into the distance, "Miss Lin, there was a tall man in black among the people who brought Miss Lin in that day. Miss, can someone ask the housekeeper of your house for that person's name?"

Daiyu was surprised, she didn't speak directly, but asked instead: "Is it someone my sister knows?"

Yun An thought about it, and seeing no one else, he admitted: "It's my brother."

Daiyu was taken aback when she heard this: "Are you the younger sister of the eldest brother of the Du family?"

Du Yunan calmed down for a while, and said with a smile: "My name is Du Yunan, and Du Zhong is my brother."

"Brother Du's family is a disciple accepted by Mr. Chen, how about his younger sister..." Will she be a slave here?

Lin Daiyu didn't mean to look down on Du Yun'an, although it's not surprising that a commoner family would buy their daughter to a rich family as a slave, but Mr. Chen would never see his disciple lacking money so far, and even Mr. Chen would not accept such a character Let the flawed children enter the house?

That's right, in this girl's heart, selling siblings for money is an act of lack of character.

Du Yun'an smiled and said: "It's really a long story, and there are all kinds of things in it. It's good fortune. If the girl is willing to listen to my long talk in the future, I will tell you again." .

Yun An then asked curiously, "Who is Mr. Chen?"

"It is the most important gentleman who assists my father. I heard that Mr. Chen saved your brother twice. It is very destined. Later, some things happened, so I accepted him as a disciple." Daiyu told what she knew. At that time Jia Min was seriously ill, and she devoted herself to serving the bedside, so she didn't know much.In fact, until now, Daiyu didn't know the real cause of Jia Min's death. Lin Ruhai kept it a secret. There were many famous doctors who treated Jia Min that day, but there was no rumor from outside the house.

'twice? ' Du Yun'an pressed this sentence to the bottom of his tongue, thinking over and over in his heart, feeling terrified after a while.

With this relationship between Lin Daiyu and Du Yun'an, they feel very close for a while.

The two of them tacitly stopped talking about him after Eucommia led the conversation. Gradually, Daiyu talked about the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River and the old scene of his home, and Yun'an talked about the interesting things in the countryside and the layout of the capital. As they talked, Daiyu shed tears. While crying, she sometimes talked about the scenes of the family visiting ancient times, Yun An let her express her thoughts and memories, and only listened carefully... After a while, Yingchun also quietly came up and sat down, while the rest of the girls hid outside, sighing and pity, and accompanied her Weeping silently.

I don't know when, the three girls sat around the round table and looked at the distant sky, they didn't speak, only heard one or two slight sobbing sounds, the sunset outside the window filled the sky, and the wet tears on the faces of the three of them were almost picturesque .

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At dusk at this time, in the city of Gusu thousands of miles away, there were also two people who were relatively silent.

After a long while, the night came up and covered half of Mrs. Li's face into the shadows, and the stake-shaped wife finally said, "What did you say?"

"You told me not to recognize my niece in a hurry, and let her be a slave and a handmaid, and suffer the same pain as her mother?"

When Wang Ziteng thought of Yun's, his heart was also complicated, but he still said bluntly: "I already know about your family. But I advise you, if it is for your niece's benefit, it is better to put her in Jia's house first."

Mrs. Li shook her head, and a big tear fell from her eyes: "Brother Shou is dead! That child in Yun'an is the only one in my family. In front of my eyes!"

Wang Ziteng held her shoulders and said in a deep voice, "Your nephew is not dead, maybe he has returned to the capital now."

"What! Brother Zhong is still alive!" Mrs. Li stood up and stared at Wang Ziteng, "I sent people to search the waters where he disappeared, but there was no news at all! How did the master know?"

Prince Teng snorted and smiled: "Of course you can't find it. The situation in the south of the Yangtze River is complicated. Some waterway checkpoints are named Zhen and the surname is six, some are surnamed three... and the most important part still belongs to the imperial court... that old fox Lin Ruhai saved him He hid his tracks."

"If it wasn't for me, Cha Ren'er, who was involved in a lot, I'm afraid I might not know about it."

When Wang Ziteng mentioned Wang Renlai, his tone was as if he was an irrelevant person, and Mrs. Li was even more disgusted: "Why, he still has the strength to make trouble? If such a shameful scandal occurs, the clan still has to cover him!"

Wang Ziteng sneered: "Madam is still too soft-hearted, he has already made up your mind, so what else do you want to do?"

When Mrs. Li heard that Du Zhong was alive, she was still thinking about Yun An while she was overjoyed. In her heart, although Du Zhong was also a nephew, it was better for Yun An to fill the gap in her heart first, and it was better for Yun An to accompany her for a long time. The son won her heart even more.So I asked Wang Ziteng again.

Wang Ziteng was also helpless, so he had no choice but to take off his upper body robe and jacket, and told her to look at the horrible and hideous scars on his body that had not yet faded away—"This is the work of the Zhen family, Madam, do you know what it means?"

Mrs. Li was stunned, she dared not touch it with shaking hands, she raised her voice and ordered someone to light a lamp and wait outside the door.

Wang Ziteng held her hand and asked again: "Does Madam understand?"

Mrs. Li and his husband and wife have been together for many years. Although they are not in love with each other, they have a deep affection and they are people who can entrust their confidantes. Therefore, Mrs. Li knows that Wang Ziteng has already chosen a side, and she secretly guesses that person is the fourth prince.

Since Wang Ziteng has secretly taken refuge with the fourth prince, the Zhen family in Jiangnan is on a different team than him. This year, the emperor's old illness has relapsed, and the situation is even more tense. The various factions are already fighting fiercely.And when Wang Ziteng was assassinated, it was the Zhen family's handwriting. Mrs. Li trembled her lips, and finally knew what Wang Ziteng's unfinished words were - because she returned to Gusu to take over the Li family's affairs, and the Li family was tied up with Wang Ziteng because she and Wang Ziteng were tied together. Now the next head of the family, Li Shou, also died of illness. In the eyes of the world, the Li family is "Wang Ziteng's Li family".Wang Ziteng himself was seriously injured because of this, so is it possible for the Li family who stood against the sixth prince's party and the third prince's party to survive?

Seeing that Mrs. Li was thinking too seriously, Wang Ziteng said, "Madam, don't panic. The Zhen family's assassination was not based on determination, but on temptation. Now I am still neutral and unreliable." On the surface, he is a pure minister loyal to the Holy One.

"Now you only have this pair of bloodlines left in your family. Not to mention the relationship between our family, but the property of the Li family. Who would let this piece of fat go? Eating this piece of fat is equivalent to dropping millions out of thin air. Family wealth." Wang Ziteng asked indifferently: "If you admit it, how many people will kill the big and keep the young like Wang Ren?" It's easy to get rich if you want to get rich, you have to get rid of Eucommia first?

"The group of mediocre idiots in the Rong Mansion don't get involved in major events, and they are connected to various factions, and they still have some old connections in the army. Instead, they are the safest place right now." Wang Ziteng said, "The later you recognize She, the safer she is. Naturally, if you don't recognize her, you don't have to make her a slave."

Mrs. Li turned cold, and confirmed: "Brother Zhong's matter was really done by Wang Ren!"

"This nephew of mine is stupid and vicious, but there are some weird things, such as things you don't even know, but he knows that the two children of the Du family are your nieces and nieces, so he dares to be the first to kill you. Yes, and take the younger one as a concubine..." Wang Ziteng sneered.

"For another example, he didn't even know that I secretly voted for the Fourth Highness, but he whispered in my ear a few times, implying that the Fourth Highness has the appearance of an emperor."

"Even my assassination this time was caused by this stupid nephew. He asked Zhen's family to harm your nephew, but he just ate a few mouthfuls of yellow soup and made random remarks about major events in the world. He praised the Fourth Highness as being okay, but he almost broke it." My important matter... The Zhen family tried to test me by stabbing me, and I tried my best not to make them suspicious."

"Your nephew had an accident in the Lianghuai waterway, and the place where the accident happened is the Zhen family's territory."

"The Zhen family did a good job, but the culprit is Ren'er."

Wang Ziteng's voice was flat, but there was killing intent in his eyes.