Evening Shaohua in the Red House

On that day, Mrs. Wang ordered someone to pass on the message, saying that the third girl needs to rest due to illness. From now on, Miss Bao, the eldest grandmother and the second grandmother will assist in the housekeeping.

After hearing this, everyone thought to themselves, Baochai is a visitor here, not a decent girl from Jia's house, it would be inappropriate to intervene in the housekeeper's affairs. But the order is ahead of the two, which is really intriguing.

Everyone in the mansion is not a good person. The good fortune has been handed down for so many years, and the Xue family has been living here and refuses to leave. Everyone naturally understands the meaning. Now that Mrs. Wang has asked Baochai to be the housekeeper, everyone understands the intention Unannounced.

At that time Li Wan was talking at Sister Feng's place. Hearing the news, the two couldn't help but look at each other, both of them understood.

Sister Feng twitched the corners of her mouth, and said with a half-smile, "Now Big Sister Xue has become the master, and the two of us have become foils."

Li Wan naturally understood what Mrs. Wang meant, and couldn't help sighing: "It seems that the matter of Baoyu is probably going to be settled."

Over the years, there has been a lot of rumors about the good fortune, and Mrs. Wang has never responded. She just used it to fight against Jia Mu. Now that Baochai has been publicly appointed as the housekeeper, it seems that she has made up her mind.

Sister Feng sneered when she heard the words, and said, "That's not necessarily the case. The old lady has to let go of Baoyu's marriage. Just wait and see, there will be famine in the future!"

Regarding Baochai, Sister Feng has mixed feelings. In terms of blood relationship, the two are the closest, but the relationship between the two is no better than others. Compared with other sisters who are close, Sister Feng has always been a little jealous of Baochai. , the threat of this Second Grandma Bao is too great.

Although Jia Lian was the eldest son of Xijue, Baoyu was the lifeblood of Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang, and there was a Yuan concubine in the palace. Once the two got married, it is not yet known who will be the housekeeper after Baochai enters the house.

Baochai was open-minded when she was assigned, and had an excellent reputation among servants. She was not only literate, but also had a delicate mind, which was far beyond her own comparison.

Li Wan shook his head after hearing this and said: "The old lady is also getting old. Besides, there is a layer of separation between the parents' order and the matchmaker's words. In the end, it is the master and wife who decide. Besides, you forgot that there are empresses in the palace. If the empress sends It’s not easy for the old lady to reject it.”

If it was fine before, now that Daiyu has left the cabinet, Jiamu's mind has been lost, and she has no energy to fight with Mrs. Wang.

After all, Mrs. Wang is the one who decides. Now that she has chosen Baochai, there is nothing Jiamu can do.

Sister Feng was startled when she heard the words, and she understood after a while that Concubine Yuan is the daughter of Mrs. Wang, so she naturally prefers her mother, and the current glory of Rongguo Mansion is all due to Concubine Yuan. I'm afraid it's still the second room. Thinking of this, Sister Feng couldn't help but smiled wryly and said: "Sister-in-law still understands, but I'm confused. I've been worrying for nothing all these years, but in the end it's just making wedding dresses for others."

Li Wan sighed when he heard the words. In a few years, the Rongguo Mansion will no longer exist, and it doesn't make any sense to accept the title or not. Orderly, the titles in this mansion belong to your first wife after all. Even though the empress is from the second wife, she will not mess with the rules. Anyway, the housekeeping will be handed over to you sooner or later. You have worked so hard for so many years. It’s so easy to be free, so why not take the opportunity to take good care of yourself, taking good care of sister Qiao, brother Zhi, and brother is the most important thing.”

Zhi Ge'er has been sick since he was born, and everyone in the whole family was worried that he would not be able to support him. Li Wan knew Sister Feng's temper well, so he had to persuade her a little more.

Sister Feng pondered for a long time when she heard the words, she nodded and said, "Sister-in-law is right, but I'm confused."

Sister Feng has always been in love with power, but because she has no son, she has no confidence in her heart. Now that she finally got a baby, she naturally puts her son first. Anyway, she has made enough money these years, and now the house is a mess. In the past two years I paid a lot of money in vain to go in, and now I am happy to let go.

After Li Wan left, Ping'erfang came out from the room and asked, "Look at what my wife means now, isn't it true that she has decided to hire Miss Bao to Baoyu?"

Sister Feng sneered, and said lazily: "Whatever he is, anyway, I see through it, let my wife make the decision, I only care about sister Qiao, Zhige, brother, and sister. This housekeeper is also a hot potato now. How much money has been paid to go in, and the inside and outside are not human, whoever cares about it at this time."

During the Qiushuangzhai, Xichun was watching Tanchun taking medicine. After hearing the news, she couldn't help but sneered and said, "Look, what my son said before, it's exactly as I expected. My sister has worked hard and is sick all over the body." , and now it is thrown away in the blink of an eye.”

Tanchun was silent when he heard the words, and said after a long while: "I am still ill, and my elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law are also unable to separate themselves. My wife asked sister Bao to help take care of one or two, but it is understandable."

Xichun sneered when she heard the words, knowing that she still favored Mrs. Wang in her heart, so she stopped talking

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But they said that when they first heard that Baochai was the assistant housekeeper, they were all secretly happy, because Baochai was a kind and generous person, and a young lady who had never left the boudoir. Chun is good at prevaricating, so he doesn't care, and is much more slack than before.

After only three or four days, after a few incidents, I gradually realized that although Baochai had a gentle and quiet temperament, she would not let Sister Feng explore the spring in the finer points, and was very considerate and appropriate in handling things.

But compared to Sister Tanchunfeng, Baochai acted very cautiously, following the old rules of the Rong Mansion in everything, or asking Mrs. Wang for instructions, and refused to take an extra step or say a word.

Seeing this, Li Wan secretly sighed in admiration. Baochai is indeed a rare talent. With her broad-mindedness and talent, it is a pity to ration her to Baoyu.

Unexpectedly, within two days, the concubine Yuan in the palace suddenly gave something, but it was not surprising that it was silk, satin, purse, incense beads and other things for the festival. What surprised everyone was that Baoyu and Baochai had the same things, and They are all in pairs.

Although it was not stated clearly, the meaning of this was clearly revealed, and everyone felt that it was expected after being surprised.

Although Jia Mu had expected it in her heart, she didn't expect it to come so soon. She was silent for a long time, and shook her head with a wry smile: "It seems that in the heart of the empress, I, as a grandmother, cannot compare to my own mother after all."

At this time, there were only mandarin ducks waiting on the side in the room, and he hurriedly comforted him: "It's just a reward, and the empress didn't make an explicit decree, there is still room for negotiation."

Mother Jia sighed, and said: "Your Majesty has made it clear that she is following the Second Wife's wishes, and it doesn't matter whether she or she gives an order. It seems that I'm old, and I can no longer be the master of this house."

Yuanyang didn't sound like this, and couldn't persuade her, so she just lowered her head and remained silent.

When Baoyu in this room heard about this, he couldn't help being stunned on the spot. Xiren and the others were careful to guard against him for fear that he would suffer from dementia again.

Unexpectedly, after staying for half a day, Baoyu returned to normal, said nothing, and went to the study to read.

Xiren Sheyue and the others looked at each other, confused for a moment.

The next few days were also calm, Baoyu was not sick except for being absent-minded from time to time, and it was the same with Baochai as usual, and everyone gradually felt relieved.

Zhanyan came to the Laba Festival again, which was also Li Wan's birthday. All the sisters had their own congratulatory gifts. Li Wen, Li Qi and Xiangyun all came. Yingchun was too sick to come here, so they also sent people to send congratulatory gifts.

Early this morning, Baoqin and others all came to Daoxiang Village to celebrate her birthday. Xiangyun looked around and did not see Daiyu.

Sister-in-law is better, today is a good day for sister-in-law, why don't you see her? "

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the message from the girl outside: "Grandma Lin is here."

Everyone laughed immediately when they heard the words: "It's true that Cao Cao and Cao Cao will be here. Sister Yun only said that, and it will be here soon."

Daiyu led Zijuan Xueyan in, and smiled at Xiangyun: "I heard you muttering just after entering the door, what are you arranging for me?"

Xiangyun laughed angrily, and said, "You have good ears, but you have good ears."

Daiyu said with a smile: "If I have a good ear, you will be that Sun Xingzhe."

Everyone who said it laughed.

After seeing each other for a while, Daiyu walked up to Li Wan, bowed with blessings, and said, "Congratulations to my sister-in-law."

Li Wan hurriedly helped him up, and said with a smile, "Little sister, get up quickly, there is no need to be so polite."

Zijuan Xueyan also went forward to pay respects to her birthday: "Congratulations to grandma for a thousand years, good fortune is like the East China Sea, and her life is longer than Nanshan."

Li Wan also hurriedly ordered Suyun to come forward to help him up, and ordered someone to serve the birthday noodles.

Daiyu also presented a birthday gift, which is a Gu embroidered album of flowers, birds, grass and insects. Spring butterfly, peach oriole, plum kingfisher.

In addition to embroidering flowers and plants with common stitches such as troweling stitches and oblique stitches, this album also uses some special stitches to embroider details, such as embroidering dragonfly wings with ice pattern stitches, which are as vivid as yarn and mist. The whiskers of grasshoppers and butterflies are embroidered with thin and dynamic lines. The threads are too thin, and the needles are as small as a hair.

Bird feathers are embroidered with hair needles, and the strands are lifelike and exquisite, as if flying birds into a painting, and the embroidered butterfly wings are still as if the wing powder is still there.

The left side of the picture imitates Dong Qichang's postscript and is embroidered with ink silk. It is combined with embroidery and painting, elegant and unique, and complements each other. ①

Everyone was amazed when they saw it: "It's exquisite embroidery, the stitches are smart, the charm is vivid, there is no trace of craftsmanship, it is really a masterpiece."

Daiyu said with a smile, "I got this by chance a while ago. Today I borrow flowers to offer Buddha. My sister-in-law should not dislike it."

Li Wan couldn't put it down, and said with a smile: "I can't find such a good thing anywhere, so I don't think I would dislike it, so please trouble my sister." After playing with everyone for a long time, Fang ordered Suyun to put it away carefully.

After talking and joking for a while, the kitchen delivered birthday noodles, and everyone came here after eating, but they ate a few bites to suit the occasion.

After eating Bishou noodles for a while, the girls brought tea and fruit. Daiyu took a sip with the tea cup and watched Xiangyun and Baoqin joke with a smile.

Li Qi looked at her carefully, and saw that she was wearing a peach red satin fox fur pair.

The jacket is lined with a small padded jacket with goose-yellow silk and a long skirt with pine flower silk. Her complexion is rosy, rosy, and her complexion is very good. She is even more beautiful than when she was a girl. You can tell that she is living a comfortable life. I couldn't help being a little envious, and said, "My sister looks better now."

Daiyu's face turned red when she heard the words, she touched her face unconsciously, and said with a smile: "I have nothing to do at home all day long, except to eat and sleep, so I am fatter than before."

Baoqin asked curiously after hearing this: "Is my sister so comfortable at home? You don't need to be a housekeeper to socialize?"

Daiyu said with a smile: "Our family is small, and there are not many things in the house. There are housekeepers and ladies to take care of, and there are Zijuan and Bailu to help. I just take care of it. Only major matters need to be handled personally. Go out to the banquet. It's just admiring flowers, drinking wine, reciting poems and painting, and going to the old house to greet the old lady when she is free on weekdays."

Zijuan pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Our old lady also loves our girl. She only asks to go to say hello the next day, and also specifically asks to go there after dinner, so she sleeps until the sun is high every day. Isn't her complexion better?"

Everyone was envious when they heard this, and said: "This is really a day like a fairy, even in the boudoir, I don't feel so comfortable."

Daiyu blushed, cast a glance at Zijuan, and said, "You're the only one who can gossip and say what you're doing!"

Li Wan said with a smile: "It's a good thing for my sister to live comfortably. There's nothing to be ashamed of. We're happy to hear that."

Now that Daiyu has completely escaped from her original tragic fate, Li Wan is really happy from the bottom of her heart.

Looking at Daiyu's rosy face, Baochai was also happy for her, but when she thought of Baoyu's indifferent appearance these days, she couldn't help feeling sour.

Daiyu noticed Baochai's expression, and sighed slightly in her heart. She also heard about Baochai's housekeeper and Yuanchun's reward. For Baochai, I don't know whether it is luck or misfortune.

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After talking and laughing for a while, Daiyu and others went to Qiushuangzhai to visit Tanchun again, and went to Jiamu's room to accompany and chat and laugh for a while. After lunch, they just left.

Unexpectedly, it was cold in winter, because Daiyu drank two cups of wine and blew the wind again, she had a fever that night, which scared Gu Zhan enough. Fortunately, her physical condition is not as good as before. After so many years of recuperation, she is as healthy as ordinary people. After taking the medicine, I sweated, and my spirit returned to normal.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Daiyu packed up and took the car to the Gu residence to pay her respects.

Mrs. Gu was very happy to see Daiyu coming,

He beckoned Daiyu to sit down beside him, and said with concern: "I heard the girl said that I was sick yesterday, why can't I take a rest?"

Daiyu smiled and said, "Grandmother don't need to worry, but she's caught a little cold, it's not a serious illness, she ate ginger soup yesterday, covered herself with sweat, and she's already recovered."

Only then did Mrs. Gu feel relieved, and said: "It's freezing cold today, remember to wear more clothes when you go out, otherwise you will catch cold easily."

Daiyu agreed, and said with a smile: "It's almost the end of the year, and I have nothing to be filial to. It just so happened that I got two bolts of satin a while ago, so I made a dress for my grandmother. See if you like it."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Bailu, and Bailu understood, and presented the tray up.

The nurse next to Mrs. Gu took it, opened it to look at her, and saw that it was a turquoise dark floral satin mink coat with two breasts, a round collar, a right lapel lapel, flat sleeves, and a three-part skirt.The neckline is decorated with one gold-plated copper chiseled buckle, five gold-plated copper moiré buckles, the snow blue pigmented lining, and the back is inlaid with sheepskin.

The fabric is green peony-pattern dark damask, the collar and sleeves are inlaid from the outside to the inside with blue-and-white mink fur borders inlaid with the word Fushou, yuan-blue plum blossom longevity woven gold satin borders, twisted gold threads and satin patterns side.

It is matched with a pair of satin shoes with inlaid stone Wanshou character: it is made of snow-colored satin and black plain satin, and the pattern of five bats holding longevity is embroidered with colorful silk thread on the upper.

A pair of cotton socks with embroidered crested head in light green silk. The sides of the socks are made of white silk with dark flowers. The tube of the socks is made of light green silk.The stockings are embroidered with the pattern of cranes flying between the sea of ​​clouds with multicolored silk thread and gold thread, which is very delicate and unique. ②

In addition, there are matching forehead wipes, handkerchiefs, purses, etc., all of which are very exquisite.

Mrs. Gu liked Daiyu very much when she saw it, and she was even more satisfied with Daiyu's thoughtfulness in her heart. She patted Daiyu's hand and said, "Good boy, it's hard for you to do this in this cold day."

Everyone was also full of praise: "It's so exquisite embroidery work, you can tell that a lot of thought has been spent on it."

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, "The needle and thread are rough, as long as grandma doesn't dislike it."

Mrs. Gu smiled and said: "Where do you dislike it, I can't love it, so I am a little reluctant to wear it."

Nanny Liu on the side has been with Mrs. Gu for the longest time, and she is quite respectable. At this time, she also jokingly said: "Second Mistress is filial and devout, look at the shoes and socks are made of high-quality snow satin, and the workmanship is so exquisite. It really took a lot of thought.”

Mrs. Gu became more joyful when she heard the words, and said with a smile to Daiyu: "Speaking of satin, I remembered, I found a few things when I was looking for something.

Something, I was about to give it to you. "After that, he ordered the big girl tortoise shell: "Bring those things that my son packed up to the second grandma. "

Tortoise shell agreed, turned around and went to the inner room, after a while, a box was brought up, and when she opened it, there were more than ten bolts of silk and satin inside, as well as several pieces of fox fur and mink fur, all of which were rare top grade.

Mrs. Gu took a palm-sized red sandalwood box from it and handed it to Daiyu, she said with a smile: "I got this when I was young, I kept it at the bottom of the box and forgot about it, I just remembered it a while ago."

Daiyu opened it and saw that there was a box full of oriental pearls, all about the size of a little finger, round and exquisite, very rare, she hurriedly said: "This is too precious, grandma can keep it for herself."

Mrs. Gu smiled and said: "It is said that people are old and their pearls are yellow, and they are worthless if they are kept. Besides, I am old and I don't need these beads. They look good only if you young people wear them. I will go buy two sets of jewelry tomorrow. Wear it during the New Year's holidays."

Daiyu insisted on refusing, and said, "Give it to Sister Ling."

Mrs. Gu said: "I already gave her a box of cat's eyes for your sister. I thought you loved these pearls and jades, so I kept them for you. Take them quickly, or I will get angry."

Daiyu had no choice but to accept it.

While talking, a woman suddenly came in to spread the message: "The family members of the king of Dongping County have returned to Beijing, so the princess sent someone to post a post, planning to hold a banquet in the mansion on the [-]th day, and invite all the wives to enjoy the flowers. Madam Ask the servant to come and ask the old lady to show me, will you go or not?"

Mrs. Gu waved her hands when she heard the words: "I'm an old boner, so I won't join in the fun, and just ask your wife to take Ling girl."

The woman agreed, and said to Daiyu: "There is another post for the second grandma, and the servant brought it along with it."

After all, submit the post.

Daiyu glanced at it briefly, ordered someone to accept it, and asked suspiciously: "Isn't the king of Dongping County in the northern border? Why is he returning to Beijing at this time?"

Mrs. Gu pondered for a moment when she heard the words, and said: "I think there are some arrangements from the Holy Spirit. We don't need to worry about these things. Since she came to invite her, we can't be rude. Anyway, your aunt and your sister will go when the time comes. It's just to enjoy the flowers." If you don't like eating wine, find a reason to come back earlier."

Daiyu agreed, she just thought it was an ordinary social interaction, so she didn't take it seriously, but she never expected that something unexpected happened.

The author has something to say: Cough, I’m a bit late, but there are [-] words, rounding up is a double change~

Note ① Note ②: Collection of the Palace Museum.

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