You're Crossing the Red Mansions

Zhou Rui's family came back from Xue's mansion in a desperate manner, took 120 taels of silver to go back to Mrs. Wang's words, and said that Miss Bao was so-and-so. No more.Mrs. Wang sat upright on the chair, counting the beads and listening quietly.She knew very well that it was Jin Chuan'er who caused the trouble again, but when she saw Xue's mansion picking up Joe like this, she couldn't help sneering in her heart: Don't be shy, that Baochai's age is getting longer every day, We've been hanging out in Rongguo Mansion for so long, and we've seen relatives and friends several times, so if this spreads, can we be close friends?The matter of attacking people last time was nothing at all, the matter of the eldest son of the concubine was too much to tolerate, so I also came to the door in person to save face.And this time it was clearly Jin Chuan'er who disrespected and seduced the men, and finally jumped into the well in fear of crime. Could Baoyu also be blamed?Besides, she will become the head of the house in the future, if she is not tolerant, she should be pissed off if she can't tolerate such trivial matters.Could it be that this time I still have to wait for myself to come to the door and beg her to come back?This really regarded herself as a daughter of a thousand gold.

Mrs. Wang gently put the teacup down, thinking that seeing Baoyu going to study in the academy soon, and Yuanchun helping out in the palace, is she afraid that she will not be able to marry a good wife if she becomes famous in the future?It's all right to come and beg our family at that time.Thinking about this and looking at the money on the table, Mrs. Wang's face became even more impatient, since she refused to hand out even the money, what's the use of them.The members of Zhou Rui's family kept staring at Mrs. Wang, saw her complexion, and hurriedly said courteously: "The old slave also persuaded Miss Bao to come..." Mrs. Wang smiled coldly: "What are you persuading? You have to come back by yourself in a few days Yes." Zhou Rui's family didn't dare to say more, and Mrs. Wang said again: "Forget it, since the concubine's money is tight, you can go to your second grandma and tell her to transfer 1000 taels of silver first, and the empress in the palace will wait for it."

After Zhou Rui's family listened, they didn't bother to drink a sip of water. After receiving the errand, they had to go to Sister Feng's yard again.As soon as he entered the door, he saw Siqi and Feng'er sitting in the yard chatting, he couldn't help being very surprised, and wondered when Sister Feng would get better with Er Mutou.Seeing Zhou Rui's family come in, Feng'er stood up first and said: "Sister-in-law Zhou is here." Zhou Rui's family also smiled and said: "Madam has orders, let me come and give Second Mistress a message." After hearing this, Feng'er hurried in When I came to the room, I saw Sister Feng Ping'er and Yingchun sitting on the edge of the kang, teasing and joking with the eldest sister, so I quickly reported it.Sister Feng knew that Zhou Rui's family always went to the Three Treasure Hall for nothing. Yingchun looked at her face, went up to pick up the eldest sister, and said with a smile: "Come on, aunt takes Niuniu to play in the house, let your mother talk about business." Sister Feng watched them go away with a smile, and then exchanged winks with Ping'er before she said to Feng'er, "Call her in." Zhou Rui's family was a little uneasy because they had never waited outside for so long.

When I saw Sister Feng, she also described her as lazy, so Zhou Rui's family had to say hello first.Sister Feng said: "I don't know what's going on these days. It must be that my eldest sister was sick a while ago and I was also tortured. I always feel uncomfortable." Ping'er brought a bowl of bird's nest porridge at the right time and said: "Grandma eat before talking." Sister Feng made a weary expression: "Let's put it aside." Ping'er was about to persuade, but Zhou Rui's family hurriedly said: "Grandma is a daughter of gold, so please take care." Ping'er He also said: "Grandma should take good care of herself..." Sister Feng just sighed and didn't speak.Zhou Rui's family saw their master and servant singing together, fearing that there would be no room for him to intervene, so he hurriedly told Mrs. Wang about asking for money.

After hearing this, Sister Feng didn't complain or agree. She just ate the bird's nest porridge slowly with the silver chopsticks.Zhou Rui's family waited patiently for half a day before Sister Feng touched her lips with a handkerchief, and Ping'er waited for her to rinse her mouth before Sister Feng said: "Of course I understand Madam's thoughts. There is no need to delay your mother's affairs. Sister-in-law Zhou, you all know that our life is tight these years, and it is the Dragon Boat Festival again, and the old lady asked Feng Fufu to do it, and there is really no spare money at home." Then he said: "Pinger, you Go and get my two gold collars, one with gold and silk and beads, and the other with emerald and gemstones, temporarily deposit some silver and give it to my wife." Ping'er knew it, and replied: "That day summer The eunuch came and said that he found a house that lacked some silver, and grandma had already sent it to the shop, and exchanged 400 taels of silver before sending it away." Zhou Rui's family couldn't help but blush when they heard this.Sister Feng frowned and said, "Why did I forget? Sister Zhou, you've seen it too. That picker is a frequent visitor. It's always my mother's errand. I never dare to neglect it. Money is really tight now. Go and see." Go back to my wife, and say I'll send it over when I'm here." Zhou Rui's family heard this, and knew that Sister Feng was worthless, so they had to go back to work with a gray face.

Yingchun could hear it clearly in the inner room. Seeing that Zhou Rui's family had left, she couldn't just rush out with her eldest sister in her arms, or Sister Feng brought Ping'er over in person to welcome her out.Sister Feng looked at the elder sister and smiled at her, "my sister is not an outsider, there is nothing to hide. You know the temper of the second wife." Yingchun thought that they were aunts and nephews in the house Li has been close all these years, so it's hard for him to say anything at this time.Sister Feng knew that she had a lot of worries, so she refused to say any more, and only discussed with Yingchun about celebrating her eldest sister's birthday.The old customs in the two houses are afraid of ruining the children's luck, so they refuse to give birthdays before the age of five.Sister Feng doesn't want to wrong her daughter, and Yingchun is careful, she said earlier that she would make a new dress for her eldest sister, and several of them decided to congratulate her on the seventh day of July.Ping'er laughed first and said, "I'll take them and collect five taels of silver first." Sister Feng laughed and said, "It's very unnecessary. I'm a mother who can afford the money. Follow Feng'er a few times." Just eat it with your mouth." Everyone laughed.

Since the eldest sister came out of flowers, Sister Feng has gradually become intimate with Yingchun and respects Mrs. Xing.Seeing that their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are calm, Yingchun often comes here. Since she will have to deal with various general affairs when she goes to Wang's house in the future, she learns a lot from Sister Feng's side, and the relationship between the two is much deeper than before.Yingchun had already advised Sister Feng to take care of her body, and let other things go.Although Sister Feng said she was being brave, she understood in her heart, but she was also greedy for the housekeeper's power and refused to let go.This time, if it wasn't for seeing that the eldest sister was ill and Mrs. Wang was so indifferent, she would not have turned against the benefactor's eldest aunt.Besides, with Mrs. Wang being so insatiable, the benefits left by her housekeeper will be paid for sooner or later. With her reputation of being criticized by thousands of people, she made wedding dresses for others for nothing, and Sister Feng naturally refused to eat this. Clear loss.After talking and laughing for a while, Sister Feng stayed in Yingchun for dinner as usual before going back.

On the second day, Sister Feng got up early and went to flatter Jia Mu. Before she got to the main courtyard, she saw Yuanyang hurried out and waved to her.Sister Feng also laughed and said: "What's wrong with your hoof today? It's a big fuss." Seeing that there was no one around, Yuanyang quickly lowered her voice and said, "Keep your voice down! The second wife is telling the old lady that you secretly let go What's the matter." After hearing this, Sister Feng felt her head buzzing, anxious and angry, she was about to force her way in, Yuanyang hurriedly grabbed her: "What are you doing? The old lady is angry, you It's not good to go in at this time." Sister Feng bit her lip, knowing that Mrs. Wang plotted against her, and the matter of letting go of the account was originally the idea of ​​the aunt, but now she went to the old lady to beat her up.Originally, Sister Feng planned to rush in and explain clearly to Jia Mu, but after thinking about it carefully, since Mrs. Wang dared to tell the matter of letting go of the account, she had already figured out a way to escape, and she was reckless. trouble.Fortunately, Yuanyang came out to report the letter in advance, so he could have a plan, thinking about it and slowly calming down.

It is indeed Mrs. Wang's idea to Sister Feng to release the account.Mrs. Wang asked Sister Feng to take care of the house, but because there were not many capable people out there, Jia Zheng was a hard-educated person, and those servants who had accumulated over the years became more and more courageous.The income of the farm shop was cheated and stolen by the underlings, and it was getting worse every year, but there were more and more young masters and girls in the mansion, and then they couldn't make ends meet.It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and it's hard for Sister Feng, so Mrs. Wang gave her an idea, saying that it was for the sake of increasing the income of the house, and on the other hand, it was convenient for herself to profit from it.At the beginning, Sister Feng also knew that this matter was no small matter, but she thought that her aunt was in charge, so she agreed to it without any major issues.It was Mrs. Wang's false support that made Sister Feng look so bold.It was okay at first, but seeing that Sister Feng became more and more disobedient and getting closer to the big house, Mrs. Wang wanted to find a way to win her housekeeping power, and the 1000 taels she asked for yesterday was just an introduction.

When Zhou Rui's family replied, Mrs. Wang seemed to be expecting it. She just took out a bank note from her private room and asked Zhou Rui's family to quietly find an appropriate person to hand it to the palace, and then figured out how to speak in front of Jia Mu.After all, it was Sister Feng who I recommended in front of Jia Mu at that time, and Jia Mu later liked Sister Feng Shuangli and loved her very much. Simply tell the story of the loan, since Sister Feng refuses to hand over the profits, she can no longer be so comfortable in the future, and can take the opportunity to deprive her of the right to run the house, so that she can never turn over in Jia's house for the rest of her life. Moreover, Jia's mother weighed the pros and cons, so she will definitely not speak for her again.After all, Jiang is old and hot, Mrs. Wang was on guard at the beginning, and she kept hidden behind the scenes everywhere, without leaving any clues, so she was not afraid that Sister Feng would involve her in it.

Sister Feng was quick-witted, so she went back to the house and asked Ping'er to find Laiwang and his wife quickly. Don't worry about anything else, just hide her box of IOUs in a place where no one sees them, and then make up her mind to wait for Mother Jia. When asked, just say that you don't know.Just after giving instructions here, Hu Po came, with a slightly flustered face, she said: "Second Mistress, the old lady is calling you over." Sister Feng and Ping'er winked, and then said with a smile: "It's just to call a little girl." I'll let you run for a while." Hu Po didn't dare to say much, so she just brought Sister Feng to Jia Mu's room.

As soon as Mrs. Wang saw her coming in, she couldn't help crying: "Why are you so unbelievable, child!" Sister Feng pretended to be surprised, and Mother Jia also turned gloomy, and asked, "Girl Feng, is it true that you are secretly paying money outside?" After hearing this, Sister Feng immediately knelt down and shouted: "Old ancestor! This is to kill me!" Seeing her like this, Jiamu's face softened a little, and Mrs. Wang frowned beside her, wiping her tears away. say.Sister Feng cried: "I don't know who spread rumors to my ancestors. How dare I do such a thing of killing thousands of swords? I beg my ancestors to investigate clearly!" Kowtowed.After hearing this, Jia's mother looked at Mrs. Wang, meaning where did you get the news.Mrs. Wang didn't expect Sister Feng to deny it outright, and was waiting for her to accuse her when she teased her, but when she asked, she shook her head and didn't know.I saw Sister Feng crying again: "Since the housekeeper, the granddaughter-in-law has always followed the ancestor's rules everywhere, and dare not overstep in everything. I don't know that this will offend people. I think there must be those who are uneasy and kind. They must go to the ancestors and say What happened to me, I beg my ancestors to return my granddaughter-in-law's innocence." He kowtowed more and more.When Mrs. Wang saw that Sister Feng clearly wanted to beat her up, she was so angry that she wanted to say something, but she couldn't open her mouth.When Jia Mu saw her like this, she hurriedly said: "My good boy, I came from you and my family, I have not wronged you. Get up quickly!" After hearing this, Yuanyang and Hupo hurried to help Sister Feng.Jiamu took her hand and looked at her forehead carefully. When she saw bruises, she hurriedly said, "But I'm impatient today. You usually take care of the house very well. Go to the doctor and have a look first. If you have any grievances, I will make the decision for you." Yes." Then she was told to go back to rest, and Yuanyang personally sent Sister Feng out.

After Sister Feng went out, Mrs. Wang flushed with embarrassment: "Daughter-in-law..." Jia Mu glanced at her and said, "I know you are also kind, and I am afraid that our family will be in trouble. Don't worry, I will naturally take care of this matter." Check it out, as for whether girl Feng wants to be a housekeeper or not, we can wait until this matter is clarified." Mrs. Wang kept her words in her heart, and only hated Sister Feng secretly. Mother is tired, Mrs. Wang is too busy to mention it.

When Yuanyang came in to serve, Mother Jia asked, "Do you know about the rumors about your second grandma's repayment?" , sighed and said: "If there is such a thing, the second wife must have mixed in. I am not afraid of the others, but the empress is still in the palace, and she must not be implicated." Believe it.When the trouble broke out, she would turn a blind eye, and she must have picked Mrs. Wang out.So this matter is very related. If Sister Feng can deal with it well, the major issue will be reduced to a small one.