[Red House] The First Imperial Merchant

Chapter 3 Stay in Rikain

Xue Pan's eyes became colder, his face didn't show, and he didn't look at Lai Er who was kneeling on the ground, but he said kindly to Xue Zhong: "Bring the boxes that Xue Qing picked up on the boat back to the house. Other clothes and items----" Looking at the ground, Lai Erbai didn't see the expression on his head, but the little servant woman behind him showed it without a doubt, everyone has a big temper!Seeing this, Xue Pan was overjoyed. As an outsider, he doesn't have to set rules for the servants in the house. It's best to get used to bullying others in the future.

Mrs. Xue Wang on the boat saw no movement outside, and heard that the Jia Mansion sent someone to pick her up, so she waited to see her sister with peace of mind. On the boat, she told her son that she would go to the Jia Mansion first when she came to Beijing. When she was young, she was at home. So I had a good time with my sister, this time Yuanchun won the imperial concubine, and now living in Jia's mansion is also helpful for his son's future.

Xue Pan promised Xue Wangshi to go to Jia's house first, but Xue Wangshi couldn't hold back.The second is that the Xue Mansion has not yet been repaired, and it is Xue Baochai and Xue Wang who live in the cold spring and cannot bear it.After a simple arrangement, Xue Pan asked Lai Er to get up. The noise of people coming and going at the pier was not the time to show their power, just beating them, and letting the servants of Jia's mansion see their Xue family is not easy to bully.

Lai Er got up and put away his contempt, and said cautiously: "Uncle Xue, did you let the sedan chair pass?"

Xue Pan nodded, but said nothing.Lai Er got the letter, and with a wave of his hand, the thick woman behind her carried two soft sedan chairs to the side of the boat, and the boy followed in a hurry. Xue Qing showed his style and instructed the boy to carry the boxes. As for the expensive ornaments, his father sent someone to put them on the car.After taking care of them one by one, Lai Er personally led a tall horse to Xue Pan, flatteringly said: "Please get on the horse, Mr. Xue."

The road was mighty and mighty, there were many people on the street, Xue Pan got up slowly, and even then the two soft sedan chairs behind him were shaking, so that no matter how strong the woman was, she was not as strong as the young man, and it took a long time to carry the sedan chair The dizzy Xue Baochai who was sitting in the sedan chair was full of anger, envious of his brother who could ride a horse without suffering, the sedan chair suddenly stopped thinking east and west, this is the arrival?

When the Rongguo Mansion was built, Xue Pan stopped his horse and looked at the five large characters on the pear tree at the high gate. The vermilion gate under the plaque was tightly closed. Lai Er who was next to him saw him and said cheerfully: "Uncle Xue doesn't often go to the main gate mansion." Walking, usually through the side door..." After saying that, he led the horse and walked to the west side.

The horse's hooves ticked and walked for a hundred or ten meters, and there was a small door on the west side. The door was open, and two middle-aged servants were guarding it. When they saw Xue Pan, they first saluted Xue Pan, and Lai Er instructed to carry the box with a rough voice. Said: "This box should be handled lightly, touch and scratch your skin carefully!" After speaking, he smiled at Xue Pan who was on the horse.

It really is a big style!Xue Pan sat on the horse and was a little lazy at the moment. He didn't even bother to show Lai Er an expression. Lai Er couldn't see through Xue Pan, so he was even more courageous. The bare houses were also short, old and inconspicuous. When they circled around to the arched door, Lai Er cautiously begged Xue Pan for forgiveness, "Uncle Xue passed through the arched door and went to the backyard. There are many female relatives in the yard. This horse, The horse crashed..."

It meant letting him get off the horse. Xue Pan didn't care about that. He is a modern person who doesn't pay attention to these rules, but not following the rules is a thing, but it doesn't mean that he can let his servants bully them and go to Xue's family! "If you want me to get off the horse, where is the sedan chair behind?"

Xue Pan himself didn't know how intimidating he was with his impatience, cold eyes, and a blunt smile. Anyway, Lai Er's legs were almost weak. He heard that he was a dumb king, so he stuttered and stumbled. Said: "Madam and girl just sit down!"

When the old lady heard it, the bean-sized beads of sweat on her forehead rolled even more happily.Lai Erdang didn't see it, and started to help Xue Pan get off the horse, Xue Pan didn't respond, turned over, got off the horse in a very beautiful and majestic manner, smoothed his robes, raised his eyebrows slightly, and stabbed: "Lead the way!"

Entering the arched door, after less than ten steps, I saw a brightly dressed maid, Lai Er also laughed when he saw it, I am afraid that this maid is not low-status, seeing the leader Xue Pan looking at the two soft sedan chairs behind Knowing what was going on, he sent two little maids behind him, "Go and arrange the luggage and the people brought by Mrs. Xue, don't neglect." The voice of the last sentence was slightly louder.Then he walked in front of Xue Pan and blessed him, "Jin Chuan asked Mr. Xue to be blessed. My wife has been waiting for a long time. I was still thinking about Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Xue, so let me pick you up." In front of the sedan chair, An was invited to salute again.

When Lai Er heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded towards Jin Chuan, "I'll come to pay my respects to my wife when my wife is free." Shi Shiran left.

Jin Chuan shook his head and led the way, Xue Pan walked in the center with a relaxed expression, walked around the promenade and rockery, and arrived at a winding water pavilion. The place is narrow, Mrs. Xue and the eldest girl sat in the sedan chair upside down and their bodies were tied up, and they were terribly suffocated in the sedan chair along the way, why don't we come down and have a look at the scenery for a breather?"

Xue Pan looked at the towering tall buildings in the distance, vermilion lacquer and green tiles, and was afraid that they were indeed coming soon. Thinking about his sister's temperament, he couldn't tell how much anger he would hold up in his stomach, so he nodded and went to the sedan chair in person, "Mom The air here is good, my son will accompany you for a walk?" He opened the curtain with his own hands, and when he saw it, Xue Wang's face turned slightly pale, but fortunately the weather was cold, otherwise he would have fainted.

"My son is here?" She was about to fall asleep as she swayed all the way, Xue Wangshi saw the bare scene outside, and knew that she hadn't arrived yet, "Let's go." Zichuan Zilan stepped forward to support Xue Wangshi, Xue Pan walked back to Xue Baochai's sedan chair, opened the curtain, and saw that the veil on Xue Baochai's face had been removed long ago, and he was asleep all over. Seeing this scene, Xue Pan swept away the previous scene The unpleasantness of the long journey.She squeezed her sister's nose and said in a low voice, "The scenery is not bad, come down and walk around!" Chunhan Ying'er in front of the sedan chair supported Xue Baochai who had just woken up from left to right.

Jin Chuan secretly looked at Xue Wangshi and Xue Baochai, and saw that Xue Wangshi was wearing a red fur cloak with glossy water, shiny fur, and a belt around his neck. The pattern on the cuffs is similar to that on the chest, very delicate.Look at Miss Xue again, she is not wearing a fur cloak, but she is wearing a crescent-white brocade cloak with dim and light yellow flowers. Around the collar of the cloak is a circle of white, fine, short hairs, not a single stray hair, and the front of the neck is half loose. Open, she was wearing a light yellow dress of the same color. I don’t know what material it was made of. Anyway, she hadn’t seen it on a few girls in the mansion. She was afraid it was a fashionable material. It was very beautiful, and she looked like Miss Xue. The appearance is very beautiful and delicate.

Before Xue Baochai arrived at Jia's mansion, she heard that Jia's mansion was very well-regulated. Before she entered Mrs. Wang's courtyard today, she realized that this big mansion was not a rule. I have said that some people look down on others with dog eyes. If you are free and easy, others will despise you. If you put on a high shelf, those who watch people order food are timid and dare not come up. Xue Baochai has seen it and agrees. According to her brother.

Thus, along the way, Jin Chuan saw what it means to be cold and aggressive!

It's not yet the beginning of spring, and Jingcheng is still cold, and the waterside pavilion is bare and bleak, but the three of Xue's family are in good spirits, no matter whether they are taking a boat or a soft sedan, the road is boring, and now the cold air outside makes people feel refreshed , Mrs. Xue Wang's face, which was still pale just now, turned rosy after walking for a while, and the three of them chatted in low voices, very comfortable and not restrained at all.

When Jin Chuan saw this scene, he remembered Miss Lin's time when she entered the mansion, and couldn't tell how Xue and Lin's family was brought up. It's not that the girl lost her sense of propriety in such a leisurely chat. I don't understand, I just think that the two girls have their own advantages.

The waterside pavilion is not long, and after walking through the half-moon arch, walking inside, I saw more bright colors in the cold wind.

"The flowers are blooming brightly!" Seeing the bright red flowers, Xue Wang's mood improved a lot, thinking that her son's future is not as bright as flowers and brocades? !

Jin Chuan smiled and said: "A few days ago, the lady in the palace gave it to me. The old lady likes it very much. There are girls and grandmas in the mansion. It's a good mood to see some eroticism in this bleak scene. Mrs. Xue, Mr. Xue Miss Xue's side---" Through a corridor, I came to a vermilion lacquered door. The door was high and wide, and the paint seemed to be freshly painted, which was very elegant.

There were two girls in lavender skirts standing guard in front of the door. When they saw Jin Chuan, they smiled and called out "Sister Jin Chuan", then turned their eyes to Xue Wang's family, Xue Baochai and Xue Pan, and greeted them neatly. The one with dimples even smiled and said: "My wife asked me several times, and I finally got it. Mrs. Xue had a hard time on the road? My wife is in the flower hall, go in first to keep warm."

Xue Wangshi heard her sister was waiting early in the flower hall, she hadn't seen her for many years since the two sisters left the pavilion one after another, now when she heard the heat wave in her heart, she liked her so much, with a smile on her face, she kept saying: "Okay, okay!"

Seeing Xue Wang's appearance like this, Xue Pan's head suddenly grew bigger. He had completely forgotten how he was in Xue's mansion and Jia's mansion, so he gave Xue Baochai a look.The dimpled girl is called Caixia, and she is the first-class girl in front of Mrs. Wang, and Jin Chuan is also first-class, but it seems that Jin Chuan is more favored by Mrs. Wang.The two led the way, and after a few steps, they saw a main hall. There was a thick purple curtain hanging at the entrance of the main hall. Two little girls opened the curtain and a heat wave ushered in. Jin Chuan and Caixia led Xue Pan The three of them walked through the main hall to a small flower hall on the left. There was a gauze curtain hanging on the door of the flower hall. Before they could see the scene inside, they heard chatter and laughter. Uncle Xue and Miss Xue have arrived."

The talking and laughing in the flower hall stopped suddenly, only Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "I've waited for a few days, but it's here, sister---"

Xue Wangshi's eyes softened when he heard this voice, and after walking a few steps, he saw a lady with kind eyebrows and kind eyebrows, wasn't the sister in the boudoir back then?Immediately her eyes turned red, Mrs. Wang stepped forward and took Xue Wang's hand, talking about the past with mixed feelings of sorrow and joy.After the two sisters sat down on the soft couch, Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "Where is my Mr. Xie Yuan Pan'er? Come and let me have a look!"

"My son, come here and show your aunt." Xue Wang waved.

With a smile on the corner of Xue Pan's mouth, he pulled Baochai beside him and said with a smile: "We two brothers and sisters have congratulated Auntie. The eldest sister is now a noble concubine. I want to take good care of Auntie's happiness."

Xue Baochai held back her laughter, brother is really bad!With a coquettish smile on her face, she echoed: "My aunt's kind face must be blessed by the Bodhisattva, and such a big sister will surely be happy with the dragon's son in the coming year!"

The two brothers and sisters talked and sang to coax Mrs. Wang to smile, and then moved her eyes to Xue Baochai, caressing Xue Baochai's arm, with a light in her eyes, and said happily: "How old is it?" "As soon as I saw you, I fell in love with you. You are also beautiful. Your brother, the devil king of the world, will not be able to take his eyes off this sister. You are truly a wonderful person!"

When Xue Baochai heard that his mouth seemed to have been sawed from a gourd, he just smiled sweetly and said nothing.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang glanced at the seated person, and said with a smile: "That's your sister-in-law Zhu. Sitting next to her is your sister Tanchun. There are three sisters in the yard. You must like it when you see her. Pan'er is not an outsider. Don't be restrained, Baoyu went to school today and hasn't finished school yet, you two brothers can talk about it after you leave school." The meaning of the words was to keep Xue Wang's family to live in Jia's mansion.

Xue Wang originally nodded in agreement, but thinking that his son didn't like Jia's house very much, he looked at his son.

When Xue Pan saw it, he shook his head in his heart and laughed. He saluted Mrs. Wang first, and said: "My nephew is about to take the imperial examination and is a foreigner. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to live in the mansion——"

"I made an agreement with the old lady early on. There is a small courtyard in the mansion. The courtyard is quiet and few people pass by on weekdays. There is a small corner door leading directly to the outside. It is convenient for you to enter and exit without delaying your study." Turning his head, he asked Xue Wangshi with a smile Said: "Sister, do you like it?"

"Lao's sister and the old lady are bothering you." Seeing that the son was silent, they nodded in agreement, "I have come from a long way and have not yet greeted the old lady----"

"The old lady went to the Hou's mansion today, and it's not too late for my younger sister to settle down and say hello tomorrow morning when she comes from a long way," Mrs. Wang said.

Seeing this, Xue Pan smiled and said, "Then we will bother you, but the expenses in the mansion must not be less." He took five thousand silver notes, "here five thousand is the right to spend on one of our yards, as for the servants we If you have enough, you won’t leave the mansion if you spend a month’s money.”

Mrs. Wang is naturally a refusal, Mrs. Xue Wang is not a young girl who has not left the cabinet, if she lives with a sojourner for a long time, if she eats, drinks and uses all go to Jia's mansion, it will inevitably attract people's suspicion, it is better to spread the money and be polite Yes, Pan'er and Baochai don't need to be looked down upon by others, and immediately tried their best to persuade Mrs. Wang to accept the bank note.

After chatting for a while, Caixia took the three of Xue's family to the small courtyard in Mrs. Wang's mouth - Lixiangyuan.

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