[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Shi Hui and Daiyu had the same expression, that kind of determination, which stimulated Xing Xiuyan, she said: "What are you thinking? He is my uncle, and I regard him as an elder in my heart."

Daiyu was sweating profusely, she wasn't stupid, it was just that she was influenced by Xing Xiuyan's thinking before, and Lin Ruhai pointed her out.

"If he is not, why is he so kind to eldest sister if he wants to accept eldest sister?"

Xing Xiuyan thought about the revolutionary friendship with Ah Piao before, but she couldn't say it, so she said: "It was fate in the past, let's chat with him better. He treats me well, and I will take the trouble to repay him. But being his aunt is not good. Very good."

Daiyu: ...

Shi Hui: ...

Shi Hui also knew about this, and asked: "If...he really wants to accept you, it's impossible for you to refuse."

Xing Xiuyan said: "Hey, do you want to see me become an aunt so much? He has no shortage of women, so he won't joke with me, a junior, right?"

When Daiyu heard the word "junior", she couldn't help saying: "Elder sister, the sage...he is not old. My father said that the sage is a great man, young and promising, both civil and military. He is a wise king."

Xing Xiuyan was stunned, and then hehe said twice: "That's still very handsome, but it doesn't mean that there are these advantages, so I have to happily plan to become a housemaid, right?"

Both Daiyu and Shi Hui couldn't help being dumbfounded. Firstly, they were unmarried girls and couldn't answer this question. Secondly, it involved saints. Their ancient women's concept made them dare not talk about this matter.

Shi Hui asked, "Why doesn't Eldest Sister want to marry? Is it the same as me?"

"I'd better not say it."

The two girls were very curious, seeing no one, Shi Hui said: "My dear sister, we won't say anything about it."

Xing Xiuyan said: "Then who will I marry? Let's not talk about my backer, just talk about my own family situation, and you are a century-old family. The chances of marrying a man like your father is much higher. .If the result of marrying is to lower living conditions, make you more uncomfortable, and have no love, then why should I marry?"

Shi Hui took a deep breath and said, "I always thought I was rebellious enough. It turns out that my sister is the most rebellious. No wonder you understand me."

Daiyu said: "Eldest sister may not be able to fulfill her wish. I heard from my mother that this year... there will be a draft. My father asked me to be exempted from the election. The 13-17-year-old from the family of officials above the sixth rank in Beijing Unmarried women must participate in the election except for those who are engaged and exempted from the election. The father of the eldest sister happens to be from the fifth rank."

Xing Xiuyan exclaimed: "What did you say?"

Shi Hui nodded, and said: "It's true, I also got the decree to be exempted from election. It seems that eldest sister didn't."

Xing Xiuyan said: "My father just took office..."

Daiyu's loving eyes were full of wisdom, and she sighed: "You just got the fifth-rank official position just before the draft. The saint has plans to let you enter the palace."

Xing Xiuyan didn't believe it, and said, "Impossible, I have to ask him."

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Xing Xiuyan said that she wanted to ask him, but she couldn't ask him when she picked up the pen. She was extremely unwilling to believe that it would be the answer.Could it be that he wants her to draft and marry him to his son?But thinking of the 120 years between them, it's too ambiguous for her to be a daughter-in-law. Only being a daughter is the best way, and his eldest son is four years younger than her.

Two days later, Mrs. Xing and Li finally got the news from the harem that the age-appropriate daughters of Beijing officials above the sixth rank this year had to be drafted without decree.

Mrs. Xing and Li prepared the Jiji ceremony for her, and several nuns worked together to cooperate with her.On the twelfth day of the fourth month, Tu Yuanyi ordered people to give him a palace-made Jiji gown.

A day later, Mrs. Xing sent a message inviting her to stay at Rongfu for two days, but it was Mother Jia who invited Daiyu to stay for a short stay. Mrs. Xing didn't want Daiyu and Baoyu's marriage to be completed. The second room has another backer, and Mrs. Wang is even more proud.Although Lin Ruhai refused, but now even Mrs. Wang has the idea of ​​E Huang Nv Ying.

While Xing Xiuyan was worried about Daiyu, she was worrying about the fact that she had not yet obtained the grace of exemption from election.

When she encountered such a complicated and embarrassing matter related to Tu Yuanyi, she avoided it in her heart, what if she really wanted to be drafted to become a concubine?Because of her relationship, if there is no grace to be exempted, he will definitely want her to enter the palace.The chance of being a daughter-in-law is very low, and it is impossible to be a concubine to his son who is four years younger.

She thought to herself to go to Narong Mansion to avoid the limelight and find a quiet place.

She suddenly thought of a person she neglected, Xiren, who should be Hua Zhenzhu who traveled through time. Her feelings for Hua Zhenzhu were complicated.On the one hand, she and she can no longer be friends, on the other hand, if Hua Zhenzhu is in this world, it is a proof of her previous existence, and she has mixed feelings.Xing Xiuyan suddenly felt that she was at least happier than Xiren. If she was Xiren, she would really want to die.

So the next day, he took Ziyue, Xuejue, Qingxuan, and Jin Yao out of the mansion, took two carriages, and brought enough things, but did not bring the four major nuns.

Recently, she didn't allow the nuns to serve close to her, because she knew that they were actually Tu Yuanyi's subordinates, and she didn't want to see his subordinates now, and if the nuns opened their mouths, it would be a certainty.

The four major maids were bought and taught by Yangzhou. Xing Xiuyan's selection criteria were one, being able to work. She spent money to hire maids, not vice-misses.Therefore, the names of the four maids are quite like the protagonists, and they look good, but their work is not bad.

Going all the way to the east courtyard of Jia She's room, Mrs. Xing and Yingchun greeted her at the door of the hanging flowers. Xing Xiuyan smiled and said, "I can't afford my aunt to welcome me like this."

Mrs. Xing said: "I'm also looking forward to your coming. Our aunt and nephew are good at talking. Yingchun is a stupid person, and it's hard to say a word in three days on weekdays."

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "Auntie, this is a blessing. It is said that gentlemen are slow to talk, and those who talk less are cautious."

Xing Xiuyan sent some more pieces of fabric, saying: "Now that my father is a weaver, we always know which shop has good and cheap fabrics. The family picked a lot for opening a clothes shop. These are used to make clothes for my aunt and cousin. It's worth some money, don't hold it against you."

Mrs. Xing smiled and said: "You always send something when you come back, but it's too strange. Your father just became an official, and the etiquette is expensive."

Xing Xiuyan sighed: "When you are a big official, you still have to wear clothes. It's just a few bolts of cloth. Auntie just said that."

Mrs. Xing arranged for her to live with Yingchun again, and had already tidied up a room in Baoxia. The conditions were not comparable to the comfort of Xing's residence.But Mrs. Xing can't let Sister Feng tidy up the yard when she picks her up, and it's only a few days.It was only after living in the small living room here that Xing Xiuyan realized her identity.

She felt that she had nowhere to go. If she lost the backing of Tu Yuanyi, she would really have nothing.Even going to Rongfu to face poverty calmly, she still has to worry about what will happen if Rongfu collapses. Her reputation at the beginning will really become someone else's embroidery tool until she dies, or she looks good and is just another Xiangling.In ancient times, brothers, fathers and husbands had no ability and status, and it was difficult for a woman to survive if she was more beautiful, or she would spend her whole life in the fields.

In the evening, Rong Qingtang said that the old lady had prepared a meal and asked Mrs. Xing to take the girls there.

Exit the Yimen Gate of the East Courtyard and go west, pass the Ermen Gate and the Chuihua Gate and get off the soft sedan chair, walk through the veranda to Rongqing Hall, and outside the curtain, you can hear the laughter in the house, and the female relatives are all together.

The maid opened the curtain, Mrs. Xing brought Xing Xiuyan and Yingchun in, and said, "I'm late, don't blame the old lady."

Xing Xiuyan and Yingchun bowed to Jia's mother, but Jia's mother looked at Xing Xiuyan but couldn't like it from the bottom of her heart. She still remembered the shame she came to the house last time.Moreover, Daiyu's heart was completely won by her, and she was not very close to her, it seemed that apart from Lin Ruhai, she, the righteous sister, was the closest person.

However, the one who won over his granddaughter and son-in-law got an official job. What made Jia's mother even more angry was that the Xing family suddenly became rich. I asked Daiyu about it, but she just said she didn't know.Mother Jia had to seriously suspect that the Lin family had taken advantage of outsiders.

But Jia Mu said with a smile on her face: "It's rare that the girl from the Xing family is here. This time, Yu'er may stay for a few more days."

Daiyu just moved Xing Xiuyan to "accompany her", but at this time she overestimated Xing Xiuyan, she was trying to avoid it.She didn't want to face everything about Jiji, and she was afraid that those nuns would tell her explicitly that she was going to enter the palace.

Xing Xiuyan blessed the body and said, "I'm bothering you."

I also saw Mrs. Wang, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng, Tanchun, Xichun, Aunt Xue, Xue Baochai and a group of servant girls sitting there.

Wang Xifeng is now looking for space between the two rooms. She made sure that neither side would offend her. At this moment, she said with a smile, "They are all relatives of my own family. Why bother?"

Turning to the back hall to set the meal, Jiamu took Daiyu to sit beside her, and the others sat in turn.But Xue Baochai sat on top of Xing Xiuyan instead, which made Ziyue who came with Xing Xiuyan very dissatisfied.

The Xue family is no more than a merchant, and the Xing family is now a fifth-rank official. Besides, Zi Yue knows that the young lady is related to the saint.She is strictly selected and taught strictly, and she is not rumored.In her eyes, when it comes to identity, even Daiyu present is inferior to Xing Xiuyan.