The maid of the red house

Although they only got along for a few days, Xue Yan was both admired and moved by Nan Hua's cleverness and scheming. Although Nan Hua never revealed anything, how could Xue Yan not guess what kind of person he was.When Nanhua died, Xueyan thought she would not be too sad, but in the end she still felt sad and cried bitterly. Yu Liansheng and others managed to persuade Fang to stop.

Emperor Changqian immediately gave 500 taels of silver, and ordered Dai Quan to take care of the funeral. The empress dowager, empress and concubines were all rewarded, and the confidant eunuchs came. Another person was sent to express condolences, and the funeral was buried seven days later.

In the end, Nanhua was just a girl, and it was very respectable for the housekeepers to come over.

After the funeral, Dai Quan put the house under Xue Yan's name, handed over the house deed to her, and said: "If you are in trouble, just ask your brother to come to me. Although I am incompetent, I can take care of it for a while. There is still one troublesome thing.”

Xueyan listened and thanked him very much.

She didn't think about relying on Nanhua to get any great dignity. Instead of relying on them, she might as well rely on herself.

When Dai Quan left with Yu Liansheng and others, the whole house suddenly fell into emptiness.

When Xueyan came to live, she brought with her two young girls, Xiao He and Xiao Jiu'er, and two women, as well as an old woman who followed the car. lonely.

After staying for a few more days, the things in the house were gradually tidied up. The things Nanhua left were mainly jewelry and cloth clothes. She was paralyzed for seven or eight years, and she got some every year. When it comes down to the concubines, not to mention the Empress Dowager and Empress are sincerely grateful to Nanhua, and they are generous, even if others want to please Emperor Changqian, they also reward her with a lot of things. The number is quite a lot, they are neatly packed in boxes, four dressing boxes for various jewelry, three large boxes for various clothes, two cabinets for four seasons clothes, and two boxes of gold and silver.

In addition, there are a lot of supplements and medicinal materials left, as well as two authentic calligraphy and paintings by famous artists and a few gold and jade antique ornaments, all of which Xueyan has seen in Nanhua's room before, and are good things from the palace.

Bringing these things back is really eye-catching, Xueyan paused for a while, and without hesitation put the three dressing boxes into the mustard seeds, and put the last dressing box, gold and silver boxes, calligraphy and paintings, and small antiques into the clothing material Put the rest of the antique ornaments in the same box, so that you only need to bring back four boxes, and the clothes are not ostentatious.

The clothes that Nanhua left behind were worn or not. They were all made of high-end materials. There were no old clothes. I only got it two years ago, so the old ones are gone.Because these were all rewards from the palace, Xueyan didn't dare to damage them. After thinking twice, she only threw Nanhua's underwear and the clothes she wore when she died in the brazier and burned them. Put the boxes in one place so that they can be transported together.

The rest is the money after the funeral, which was sent by each family. The funeral only cost 500 taels rewarded by Emperor Changgan, and the rest remained unchanged. Dai Quan watched, but others did not dare Greedy ink, all left to Xue Yan, the bits and pieces piled up in one place, a total of two or three thousand taels of silver, Jia Mu and Sang Mu alone sent 3000 taels of silver, let alone other people waiting, Daiyu, as her master, also sent someone to send 100 taels of silver, not daring to compare with Jiamu and Sangmu.

Xueyan let out a long sigh. Although she likes gold, silver, jewelry, and belongings, it is only for future plans, and these belongings were obtained by Nan Hua who has been unable to move for many years. She feels very sad. A box full of gold and silver is not as important as Ping An Kangtai .

It's useless to think too much, Xueyan restrained her thoughts and continued to pack up.

These are all her own belongings. She has always been careful in her actions, and she did everything by herself. Looking at a box of silver, which weighed one or two hundred catties, she frowned and thought about it. When the silver is converted into gold, does it go to the bank or somewhere else?" She grew up in the Duke's mansion, so she doesn't know about these things, so she has to ask someone who knows.

Mrs. Jin thought for a while, and said: "It is very appropriate to go to the bank to exchange. The exchange in the bank is based on the regulations of the court. If it is an ordinary small place, although sometimes it is higher than the bank, but there are also lower, and the quality is not as good as the big bank. "

Xueyan said: "Clean up, and accompany me to the bank later."

Mrs. Jin agreed and went out to ask someone to drive.

Xueyan took out the gold and silver boxes that had been put into the clothes box again, took out all the silver, and kept the gold, and the box was more than half empty immediately, and put them all into the funeral ceremony. After thinking about it, she hid herself The unused silver in the mustard seed was also taken out and put in it, and then he locked the box and asked someone to carry it out, and went with her to the bank.

There are high-ranking officials and dignitaries nearby, and there are no banks or shops. Two streets away, there is a bank. Xue Yan has a taste in her heart. The bank here must have some backstage, and it is surrounded by officials' homes, so she must not dare to bully customers. , then got out of the car and took people in, the treasurer of the bank saw that although Xueyan was dressed in plain clothes, she had a high-spirited manner, and came up in a hurry, smelling that she wanted to exchange silver for gold, so she invited her into the private room.

Xueyan asked: "I don't know how to exchange silver for gold?"

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Right now, it's one tael of gold and ten taels of silver. There's nothing wrong with a child."

It was no different from the price of gold that Xue Yan knew in his heart. Hearing what the shopkeeper said, he smiled and said, "Could it be changed in the future?"

Seeing her smile, the shopkeeper suddenly felt his eyes brighten, and hurriedly said: "This is something that is uncertain. If there is a war, the price of gold will increase, and twelve or thirty taels of silver can be exchanged for one tael of gold. In a peaceful and prosperous age, it will be slightly lower." One or two taels of silver is also unknown. Right now, it is quite peaceful, in the past few years or two, gold was only eight taels of silver and one tael of silver!"

Xueyan understood something after hearing this. It turned out that the price of gold and silver fluctuated up and down, so she couldn't help asking: "Is it the same for copper coins to be exchanged for silver?"

The shopkeeper nodded and said: "Exactly, one tael of silver can be exchanged for 780 renminbi at the moment. During a war, one tael of silver can be exchanged for [-] renminbi at most. In the year when the price of gold is reduced, it can only be exchanged for [-] renminbi." Three hundred dollars."

Xueyan heard this, that is to say, although it is not a year of war, but it is not a peaceful and prosperous age, she nodded and sighed, pointing to the silver box on the ground and said: "Since this is the case, first exchange the silver for gold for me stop."

The shopkeeper's busy man came up to weigh the silver with a dice. Since it was all of good quality and fine silver, it was not as troublesome as before. After working for half a day, the total was 670 taels, and the change was erased, and it was exchanged for 360 seven taels of gold. When Xueyan entered the bank, she had to be carried by her mother-in-law to carry the silver box, but when she left, she only personally carried a box weighing about twenty catties.

The gold is small and heavy, without a silver box, the weight is reduced, and the suitcase is not very eye-catching.

It was so easy to clean things up, and heard that Daiyu had left Sang's house, and Jia Jing's funeral was over, so Xueyan went back to Rongguo Mansion by herself, first went to see Jia Mu, thanked her for her kindness, and returned her words before returning to her room to see Daiyu. And put things in your own room.

Over the years, she has accumulated a lot of things, and Nanhua's relics have added a lot.

Daiyu walked in, didn't notice the things Xueyan brought back, and only comforted softly: "This is the end of the matter, your condolences will change." When Nanhua passed away, the weather was hot, Xueyan couldn't eat and sleep well, and she was a little thinner. Wearing simple and elegant clothes, Daiyu felt more and more pitiful. Her sister, who had just met for a few days, just went away. The dead were relieved, but the people left behind were sad.

Xueyan nodded and said: "Miss, don't worry, I'm fine."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and took out the two calligraphy and paintings from the box, and brought them to Daiyu, saying: "My sister left me two calligraphy and paintings, both of which are authentic works by famous masters. It has been said several times that it seems to be stored in the palace, but there is no chance to see it. Who would want it to be with my sister. I will bring it to the girl."

After hearing this, Daiyu hurriedly took it with her own hands and unfolded it. She said happily, "It really is a good painting. You can lend it to me for two days and return it to you tomorrow."

Xueyan smiled and said: "Young lady likes it, so I will give it to her. If you say this, what do you think I am?" Although the authentic paintings and calligraphy of famous masters are extremely precious, they are still far from the deep bond between Daiyu and her in her heart.

Daiyu tilted her head and thought about it, and said: "I'm vulgar, but this is left to you by your sister, you should keep it for your thoughts. You rest first, don't rush to serve me, I will find my sisters Let’s enjoy new paintings together.”

Xueyan nodded. She just came back, and she didn't have the energy to work.

Daiyu took the calligraphy and drew her room, ordered Zijuan to prepare some exquisite refreshments, and said: "Go and tell the sisters, just say that I have got good calligraphy and painting. I will be the host today, and invite them to come and enjoy it. , but I can’t see it anymore.”

Zijuan agreed, then smiled and said: "Let's prepare these two kinds of fruits for dinner? It's not a joke! If the girls want to play hostess, just ask me to take a few taels of silver to the kitchen, and tell them to make a few exquisite tables. Wouldn't it be better to come to dinner and treat guests in the garden, to enjoy the flowers while having wine?"

Daiyu laughed and said, "I'm just kidding you! I invited them here not to enjoy wine and flowers, but to enjoy paintings. We must not put the cart before the horse. Besides, who cares about a banquet? Do the same with a few fruits. Dong. Hurry up."

Xueyan heard it in the room and couldn't help smiling.

All of a sudden, the sisters came together and said, "Where is the painting you mentioned? Take it out and let's have a look."

Daiyu had already ordered someone to clear the big case under the window, and spread two calligraphy and paintings on it. When everyone saw it, they gathered around and praised it, because they heard Tanchun ask: "I heard that the snow geese are back today." , why are people missing?"

Daiyu said: "She has been tired for so many days, I told her to rest in the room."

When everyone thought of Xue Yan's life experience, they couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. They all said that good fortune tricks people, and then they put aside to look at the paintings.

They all understand that Xueyan has lost her sister, so they don't want to disturb her, but Xueyan feels clean. After a day's rest, the things in the room are properly put away. All I have left is these four bottles, it’s hot, I’ll leave two bottles for the girl, and the remaining two bottles will be mixed with water for everyone to taste.”

Zijuan took it in his hand and looked at it. The three-inch high glass bottle was pasted with light yellow paper. At a glance, he knew that it was a reward from Nanhua in the palace. That’s right, why take it out?”

Xueyan said nonchalantly: "It's better to have fun alone than to have fun together. Besides, although the old lady gave the girl two bottles last time, it was only a few of our close-knit maids and mothers who tasted it. How do the little girls know the taste?" Son? I have been envious of the girls in Yihong Courtyard several times, now that we have it, let them taste it, it’s just a taste, there is nothing to be envious of.”

Zijuan said: "What are you talking about rose dew? When the old lady was away, there was a lawsuit in the garden for this, and what Poria cream was involved. If Baoyu hadn't borne it all, Ping'er would have calmed down. See How to clean up!"

Xueyan laughed and said, "Ping'er is fine. Fortunately, it's her. If it's Lian's second grandma, I'll give you a beating indiscriminately."

Zijuan sighed, and said, "What's so good? Now the second grandma sees her as a thief."

Xueyan was startled when she heard this, and then remembered that Sister Feng has been popular since the first month of the year, and she has not recovered yet. She herself can't have sex with Jia Lian, and she has a really strong temper. Isn't she staring at Ping'er like a thief?Jia Lian couldn't hold back, so he had to vent his anger outside. Calculating the time, Jia Jing had finished the funeral, and he probably married Second Sister You secretly.

After hearing this, Daiyu thought she understood, and she couldn't help feeling pity for Ping'er, so she said to Zijuan, "Snow Goose just sent two bottles of fragrant dew, what are you talking about? Take the fragrant dew quickly, what is it worth?" What is precious is the heart of snow geese."

Zijuan just took it away, and Xueyan distributed some clothes and cloth that had already been packed to everyone in the room.

Early the next morning, Daiyu went to look for Miaoyu with calligraphy and paintings, and brought two bottles of fragrant dew with her. Xueyan went to Lai's house by car. She wanted to ask Lai's family to rent out the house that Nanhua had left for her. The house has a total of three entrances, the layout of the front, back and back is particularly elegant, the furniture is all new and complete, and the most rare thing is the location, so I hope it can be rented at a good price.

Thinking of Nanhua's thoughts, Xueyan couldn't help sighing softly.

Nan Hua has all kinds of looks, scheming and means, if she is not paralyzed, maybe she really has a place in the harem.

Lai's daughter-in-law was about to go out to enter the mansion, and when she saw her coming, she hurriedly said: "You came by coincidence, I said I will send you the rent from your Xiaohuazhi alley!" Then she ordered the little girl to take a bag of silver and come out. Handed it to her, it was exactly 60 taels.A few days ago Xueyan was not in the mansion, and she saw her outside and didn't bring any money, so Lai's daughter-in-law was able to give it to her after taking the rent.

Xueyan knew the weight when she started it, thanked Lai's daughter-in-law, and said: "Come today, I have one more thing to ask my mother."

Lai's daughter-in-law asked what was the matter, Xueyan smiled and said, "It's the mansion left to me by my sister. It's next door to Zuodu Yushi's mansion. It's fully furnished. It's vacant now. I want to rent it out for a while. A few taels of silver per year. The godmother knows that it is difficult for me to show up as a girl, so I ask the godmother to play around."

At the time of Nanhua's funeral, Lai's daughter-in-law was ordered by Jia's mother to deliver the funeral in person, and she helped Xueyan with chores afterwards, so she knew the situation of the house. After hearing Xueyan's words, she couldn't help clapping her hands and said: "That's a beautiful house. Have a good time at home."

Lai's daughter-in-law has inquired that the house was originally owned by Dai Quan, and it has only been two months since she bought it. Many people want to rent it out. Dai Quan is in the palace, and his wife and stepson live in a big house, so naturally he doesn't care. This small house has always been rented out, but later the empress dowager ordered him to buy a house for Nan Hua, so he packed up this house and gave it to the Nan Hua sisters.

Nanny Lai looked at Xueyan, nodded and praised: "It's good to rent out, anyway, you don't live outside now, and if you don't talk about dust, you will be defeated if you are not popular. Your house is really good, left The neighbors are all dignitaries, ten times more expensive than your house in Xiaohuazhi Alley, and the rent for a year, let alone this amount.” He pointed three fingers at Xueyan.

Xueyan was taken aback, and said: "300 taels a year? It's too expensive." She thought that 200 taels of silver would be very expensive, but she didn't expect that Nanny Lai said 100 taels more.

Nanny Lai smiled and said, "Stupid child, what do you know? People who want to rent this house come to the nearby dignitaries' homes. If they can climb up to one of the houses, even if they are holding the stirrups, their success is just around the corner. .”

Xueyan smiled and said, "I know the reason, but I didn't expect to be able to rent so much money."

After a little calculation in my mind, Xiaohuazhi Alley rented 60 taels, plus the 300 taels of this house, that's 360 taels. I don't have to worry about such a high income in a year. I'm afraid the girls in the mansion will be envious when they know it. Except for the regular monthly money for clothes and jewelry, they have nothing to earn, unless they are favored by the mistress or elders and have extra clothes and jewelry.

Mother Lai heard the words and said, "Are you still short of money?"

Xueyan smiled and said, "I'm not short of money. I've saved all I got over the years, but who thinks money stinks?"

Nanny Lai couldn't help laughing, and said, "That's true."

Lai's daughter-in-law listened, and when Nanny Lai finished speaking, Fang asked: "Xueyan, you really want to rent out? If you want to rent out, give me the key earlier, and I will send the housekeeper to take care of it for you. The house is good." , there will be news in a few days."

Xueyan hurriedly picked a bunch of keys and handed them to her, explaining that this one is for the gate, that one is for the main hall, and so on.

Lai's daughter-in-law took it and sent the housekeeper to take care of it for her.

After Lai's daughter-in-law left, Nanny Lai looked at Xueyan with concern, and said, "Don't think too much about your sister's affairs, and follow Miss Lin steadfastly, you will be indispensable to your future."

Speaking of this, Mammy Lai felt a little pity in her heart. Seeing that Xueyan was relying on her again, who would have thought that it would be gone so soon. As the saying goes, even if Xueyan is famous in front of the saint, she is not as good as her My sister was good when she was alive.But Xueyan is not without benefits, not to mention the house and many things that Nanhua left behind, even though Nanhua is gone, Xueyan will not get any glory and wealth, but people with a little knowledge will not bully her.

Xueyan's eyes turned red, and she said softly: "I didn't think about relying on my sister for glory and wealth. It's just that when I first recognized her, I was separated from yin and yang. Looking at what she left me, I couldn't help but feel a little sad."

Nanny Lai nodded when she heard her words, and she admired her character of not being too ambitious, she had nothing to comfort her for a while, and said: "I don't know what's wrong with you two, Miss Lin and father-in-law. It’s so easy for you to recognize a sister, but she’s gone again. After some days, go to the temple and offer some incense sticks to worship.”

When mentioning the Zhou family, Xueyan hurriedly asked: "I'm busy with my sister's affairs, so I don't know what's going on with Mr. Zhou's case?"

Nanny Lai said: "But it's still like that. I'm detained in the big prison. I heard that the person sent to investigate the case has not come back. You don't have to worry about it. Now there is Mrs. Zhou outside, who is better than your boudoir girls. "

Xueyan sighed and remained silent.

Don't pass by Lai's house, when she walked into the back door, she happened to meet Wang Zhong waving to her, so she walked over and asked, "What's the matter, Uncle Wang?"

Wang Zhong stood in a corner of the door, asking people to avoid watching from a distance, but he couldn't hear their words, Fang said, "I have got a lot of news recently, which one do you want to know first?"

Xueyan smiled and said: "Uncle Wang is confused, there is nothing important except my uncle's family."

Wang Zhong smiled slightly after hearing this, and told her all the news about the recent investigation.He used to be Lin Ruhai's personal long-term follower, and he has experienced so many things that he is very comparable to others. It was Lin Ruhai who was worried about his beloved daughter. He couldn't bear to leave the old master, and his wife was still working by Daiyu's side, so he went to the Rongguo Mansion as a servant. A small gatekeeper, but he knows what to look for.

Since Zhou Yuan was imprisoned, several families were implicated and detained pending trial. It was said that they were implicated by Zhou Yuan, but in fact they were all very important officials in the imperial court. Some of them had no relationship with Zhou Yuan, but they were all Today's confidantes, vacancies are extremely important, and there are even Ministers of the Ministry of Households and Ministers of the Ministry of War. Once they are imprisoned, the vacancies will be vacated. The emperor has ordered his confidantes to temporarily take over their vacancies because they have not yet been convicted. , has not cut off his position, and the emperor's confidants cannot officially take over.

But Emperor Changqian ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, no matter what the emperor said, he followed them one by one, and seemed to have no objection at all.

Xueyan heard this, frowned and said: "The Ministry of Households is in charge of land, taxes, household registration and military supplies, salaries, food and other imperial revenues and expenditures. Holding the military power, and the Shangshu is the chief officer of one department, good guy, he has mastered such important two departments at once."

As soon as the emperor made a move, he could see his shrewd and powerful means. Maybe those officials did not commit any major crimes, but after so many years of being an official, it is impossible to be perfect in life. There are always some flaws that make the emperor so troublesome. After these things, the position will also have to be changed. At that time, the emperor will first control these two departments.

Wang Zhong sighed, and said quietly: "When the emperor was on the throne, you never heard of how vigorous and resolute he was. I followed the master and I heard it a lot. If it wasn't for the bad holy body, I would definitely not abdicate."

The people are not allowed to discuss government affairs in private, they say that these news can only be cautious.

Xue Yan understood, nodded and said: "So now that the holy body is healed, I don't want to enjoy the blessings in leisure."

Wang Zhongdao: "These matters involve too much. I'm afraid Mr. Zhou will not have any accidents for a while. Even if the person who went to investigate the case comes back, he may not be able to convict Mr. Zhou. When the girl got married, I quietly inquired about it. He is upright, and when the master was alive, he also praised Mr. Zhou, so he will definitely not do anything stupid that will ruin his future."

Xueyan nodded, a truly smart person would not do things that are too small to lose the big, just like Lin Ruhai, who was born in a family since childhood, and respectfully accepts him for three festivals and two lives and all kinds of ice and charcoal, but he refuses to get involved in official affairs. , and would not sell officials and nobles for money, let alone fish and meat the common people. Those corrupt officials, in the final analysis, are just unstable and greedy.

After talking about this matter, Wang Zhong said again: "I heard that you have a house in Xiaohuazhi Alley, but did you hear one thing?"

Xueyan was stunned, and said: "What is Uncle Wang talking about? Uncle Wang knows that I only visited the house in Xiaohuazhi Alley once last year, and entrusted it to my godmother to take care of it, and never went there again. , so I don’t know.” But she understood that what Wang Zhong was talking about was Jia Lian’s secret marriage, which could be hidden from the master inside, but not from the servants.

Wang Zhong stretched out two fingers and said, "This master married a second wife there."

Xueyan frowned and said, "It's really daring."

Wang Zhong sighed: "It's not just audacity. It's not just me talking, even our servant Yangzi was born without a character like Lian's second master. He has a national filial piety and a family filial piety, for a dirty second sister You , I didn’t care about it, and worshiped the world, burned the paper horse, and ordered the servant to be called only grandma, and knocked down Lian’s second grandma. It’s better to keep Lian’s second grandma away. Tomorrow, I will know, I don’t know What kind of trouble has to be caused. Especially this matter was brought together by Master Zhen and his son in Dongfu, and I heard that Yuan is also somewhat unclean with this Second Mistress You and sister, even if it was given to Second Master Lian, he would often fool around."

Xueyan heard this, and said disgustedly: "What are you doing with what Uncle Wang is saying, it's not degrading your ears."

Wang Zhongdao: "This mansion is becoming more and more difficult to live in. Let you know, but I have a plan in mind. When the girl is as young as possible, she will get married earlier and be decent. If she stays here, maybe our girl's reputation will not be good. It is said outside that, apart from the two stone lions at the gate of Ningguo Mansion, even the cats and dogs inside are not clean, listen, what does this look like? It is also known to everyone.”

Xueyan smiled wryly and said: "Why don't I know? It's just that the girl is only 13 years old this year, and she is still more than a year and a half away from getting married!" She knew the final outcome of the Jia family better than others, and of course hoped that Daiyu would marry sooner, but Daiyu is too young.

When mentioning Daiyu's age, Wang Zhong said dejectedly: "What you said is true! I see that this mansion will fail sooner or later. Let's hear what they are doing. The second master Lian and the second grandma Lian are two husbands and wives. What a match made in heaven, one is greedy for beauty and commits several crimes, but luckily the crime does not warrant death, and the other exploits profiteering and arranges lawsuits, causing countless families to be ruined."

Since Wang Zhong wanted to inquire about the news, he would not let go of things about the Rongguo Mansion, so he knew many things, not to mention that his son was still working with Jia Lian, how could he hide those things from him, Xueyan was a little ignorant, listening to him like this As soon as he said it, Xueyan sighed, "It's all about Lian's second master. One is greedy for beauty, and the other is that he is about [-] years old and has no children. Why are you not in a hurry? The girl knew about Lian's second grandma and persuaded her. If you don't listen, you still insist on going your own way. After all, the girl is an outsider, so she can only persuade you twice. If you talk too much, it will be disgusting. Pian Lian's second grandmother treats her very well, and the girl can't bear it."

Wang Zhong shook his head and said, "Second Mistress Lian is a shrewd housekeeper in small things, but very confused in major matters. You have to persuade the girl to learn from it. Even if you are out of the door tomorrow, you can't learn from Mistress Lian to behave like this."

Xueyan said with a smile: "What kind of person is the girl, why do you learn these things? Are you reading the girl's book for nothing?"

Wang Zhong clapped his hands and said, "I was confused."

Xueyan came back and told Daiyu the news. After Daiyu heard it, she said half a day: "I expected that Lian's second elder brother and Lian's second sister-in-law would turn against each other sooner or later. I also saw the sister Youshi you mentioned when I was in Ningguo Mansion for the funeral. No one else is willing to talk to them, I didn't expect to be so self-deprecating."

Xueyan said: "It's not just self-deprecating? Anyway, I don't look down on such people. Flies don't bite seamless eggs. Over there, Mr. Zhen and his son are absurd and hateful, but if she respects herself, how can she be so? It's just Dislike the poor and love the rich, thinking about fine clothes and good food, it seems that their mothers are so innocent. Even if they secretly married the Second Master Lian, they also heard Uncle Xiaorong say the sweet words of the Second Master Lian and the Second Grandma Lian. The illness can no longer be cured, so I hoped that Lian's second grandmother would come in and be the main wife after she died, so I agreed."

Daiyu couldn't believe it, and said: "No matter how bad Lian's second sister-in-law is, she is so devoted to Lian's second elder brother, how can she go so far as to expect her to die early? This person's heart is too cruel."

Xueyan remained silent.

In this matter, she has never felt that anyone is innocent, but each of them has innocence. Second Sister You hopes that Sister Feng will die early and she will be the first wife and agree to get married, but she is too much played by the rich and powerful and unable to fight back. Sister Feng refused to let go of her power and caused a miscarriage. Jia Lian stopped his wife and remarried and cursed her to death. At the same time, there will be no children at the age of [-], and Sister Feng is still popular.

After hearing this, Daiyu sighed quietly, and said: "To get to the bottom of it, it's not only caused by nature, but also controlled by the world." After she got engaged, she learned what a housewife should learn, not to mention Sister Feng's deeds. In this matter, she was partial to Sister Feng, believing that no woman would want her husband to stop marrying outside and curse herself.

Xueyan nodded and said: "So the girl has to take good care of her body, and she can't follow in the footsteps of Lian's second grandma!"

Although it is too pedantic to talk about children, it seems to look down on women, but from ancient times to the present, even after thousands of years, no one would say that they don't want children.

Daiyu couldn't help blushing, and spat in a low voice: "You girl, you're talking nonsense again. I saw Miaoyu today, and her words came true when she said you were in the palace. The old man is not Yu Liansheng, but your sister."

Hearing this, Xueyan couldn't help admiring, and quickly asked: "How is Master Miaoyu? I haven't visited her in Changcui Temple recently."

Daiyu said: "But it's still the same. No one can compare to her cleanliness and ease. She even sent a special post to Baoyu's birthday before, which shows that she is very caring. Miss Xing also often goes to see her." , I met them, and it turned out that they have been neighbors for ten years! I put the calligraphy and painting you gave me in Miaoyu's place, and said that I would like to enjoy them for a few days, and she is also a lover of calligraphy and painting."

Xueyan smiled and said: "I gave it to the girl, and the girl decides for herself."

Knowing her heart, Daiyu stood up and said, "Since that's the case, I'll go out for a walk."

Xueyan said: "Where is the girl going? I will change a little clothes and go with the girl."

Daiyu sighed, "I'll take a look at Lian's second sister-in-law."

Xueyan was slightly surprised, and said, "Miss, you want to tell Second Mistress Lian?"

Daiyu said softly: "As a daughter, I want to tell her that I can't bear to see her meet such a fate, but I am not only an outsider, but also a girl's family. How can I tell her this? Say, what am I?" Someone? Just saw that she didn't know anything, and thought that Lian's second brother was going to the East Mansion to do some serious business, and felt very desolate."

Xueyan changed her clothes, took some medicinal materials left by Nanhua, and went with her to Sister Feng, but saw Sister Feng lying on the couch, talking to Ping'er who was sitting on the bed below, and when she saw Daiyu coming, she hurriedly said with a smile. : "Come here and sit down, what are you holding?"

Xueyan smiled and said: "My sister left some good ginseng. I heard that grandma made medicine to use. Bring some here, it's better than buying."

Sister Feng hurriedly ordered Ping'er to pick it up, gave up her seat and poured tea, and said, "I was just saying that the mansion is very difficult, and there is no good ginseng. After taking medicine for several months, it hasn't improved. I was about to send someone to buy it. I didn't expect You brought it."

Daiyu sat down on the chair and asked, "Is Lian's second sister-in-law feeling better? It's been half a year, and she should be improving."

Ping'er said: "Miss, hurry up and persuade our grandma. I don't know how many times I have told her to take good care of her body. What can't be done? You can't let go of those things when you are sick, and your body is lingering. Even the doctor can't do it." I worked hard, but grandma just didn't listen."

Sister Feng hurriedly said: "Listen to her nonsense, I'm already better, but the house is in a hurry, I can't see it, I'm struggling to raise money."

Looking at Sister Feng's yellow face, obviously out of care, Daiyu thought of Jia Lian's suspension of his wife and remarriage outside, feeling annoyed, and said: "If you want me to say, you are just too strong. The so-called rigidity is easy to break. Combining rigidity and softness is the best policy. Why do you disregard yourself and want to be strong? You just control it, how much can you control? It's just trivial things, and the elder sister-in-law and the third girl can control it. It's easy to raise a The formed brother just disappeared, you don’t want to think about what you are trying to do? If you have a strong temper, you don’t care, does it mean that Lian’s second brother is almost 30 years old and has no children at the moment, so he really doesn’t care?”

Before Sister Feng could finish listening, the color on her face changed instantly.

Ping'er burst into tears and said: "Miss Lin is talking about good words. Grandma should listen to it anyway. Grandma is not ignorant of Erye's temperament. She often doesn't come back these days. She only talks about discussing matters in the East Mansion, and we are all in there." , who knows the truth?"

Thinking of Jia Lian's temper, Sister Feng raised her eyebrows and said angrily, "Did he do something wrong?"

Ping'er hurriedly said: "I haven't heard of it. Grandma has been ill for the past few months, and I don't go out much. How can I know. I just think that our second master will not do anything to offend grandma. .”

Seeing Sister Feng thoughtful, Daiyu said: "We've had a good time, so I'm here to persuade you. If it's someone else, I'm not a big deal. If you think I'm wrong, don't blame me."

Sister Feng hurriedly laughed and said, "My sister really cares for me. If I blame my sister, who am I? It's just that no one has ever told me this. I can't react at the moment, but I am really grateful to my sister." She was originally a shrewd woman. , although she is still determined to go her own way, she will not reject Daiyu's benefits to her.

Daiyu couldn't help but said: "If you can listen to me, you might as well listen to me to say a few more words."

Sister Feng laughed and said, "Sister, just talk."

Daiyu said: "One is that you put down what you are doing and don't care about everything, so that you can recuperate your body. Although you have suffered some losses, you should take advantage of this opportunity to recuperate. After a year or two, you may recover. When the time comes, you will give birth to a brother. Everything is strong, so don't put the cart before the horse, you just want to collect money from the housekeeper, and you can only make a dowry for Qiaojie tomorrow?"

Sister Feng's complexion changed slightly, childlessness is really a pain in her heart, how can she bear Daiyu's consequences before her eyes?

However, when Daiyu and Sister Feng get along, they have always been unscrupulous in their words and deeds. They are no more hesitant than others to say a few words, so she sighed and said: "The second thing, I have already said it last time, you are good or bad. Stop, even if you can't atone for the previous injustice, sooner or later it will be regarded as accumulating virtue."

Sister Feng's complexion suddenly changed, and she lost her voice: "What does my sister know?"

Daiyu looked up at her and said, "Who can you hide? There are smart people inside, but they all know it and don't tell it, but they can't hide it from the outside. Sooner or later, everyone will know it. , it’s too late for you to regret it.”

Sister Feng was so flustered that even Ping'er was at a loss what to do. Only Xiaohong was able to hold on, and hurried forward to support Sister Feng.

After half a day, Sister Feng came back to her senses and said in a low voice, "Who else knows?"

Daiyu didn't mention that Xueyan told her all this, she just said lightly: "Others know and don't open their mouths, how do I know if they know? I know it all, and I can't hide it from others. If I just stand on the sidelines, I will I don’t want to persuade you anymore, I let you do whatever you want, but I don’t want you to get stuck in the mud, come here and say a few words, whether you listen to it or not, anyway, I have done my best, and I am worthy of my own heart!”

Xueyan sighed secretly at the side, this is Daiyu, she wouldn't think that she was meddling in her own business so she didn't mention Sister Feng, thought about it, and deliberately interjected: "Young lady is talking about the second grandma's business? I've heard that, The money was late a few days ago, but someone went to ask the account