The return of Fengxi of the Red Chamber

Time flies, and when the first snowflakes fell at the end of October, Xue's family in Jinling entered Beijing.

The time of entering Beijing this time is half a year later than the previous life, which is not surprising. The time of the general election and the minor election in this life is also half a year later than the previous life.It is normal for Xue's family to come to Beijing now, after all, they came to Beijing because of Xue Baochai's waiting for election.

But in this life, the Xue family did not live in the Jia family, because the Wang family has been away for several years because of the bond between the Gein family.Now that the head of the Rong Mansion is the big house, how can we let a sister-in-law, who is out of reach, and her family live in the Rong Enhou Mansion.

Wang Ziteng didn't go out for inspection at this time, he was in Beijing, so Xue's family went into the Wang's compound and settled down.

Xue Wang's is also Wang Xifeng's serious aunt. Although she doesn't have much contact with each other and hasn't seen each other for a long time, she still gives gifts to each other during the three festivals every year.Therefore, when Xue's family came, Wang Xifeng had to go over to have a look. Not only that, she also brought Jia Baoyu, Tanchun, Jia Huan and Brother Mao with her.

As for Sister Qiao, she was only a few months old, and now it's winter again, so of course she wouldn't take her out with her.There is also Yingchun who is determined to be a candidate, but Jia Shishi also keeps her, and she is not allowed to go out again.

Wang Ziteng's mansion is not too far from Zhaoming Hou's mansion, and the carriage takes a quarter of an hour to arrive.

Wang Xifeng is a married aunt, so she didn't stop at the door, and walked all the way to the inner courtyard after the door was lifted.Wang Ziteng's wife, Mrs. Niu, was already waiting at the second gate, and Xue Wang's and Xue Baochai were also there, giving Wang Xifeng, an aunt, enough face.

As soon as the carriage came to a complete stop, Chunliu lifted the curtain, and Wang Xifeng poked her head out, revealing a lotus face.

Before she could say a word, Jia Mao bent down and slipped out from her, jumped down with a plop, put his arms around Niu's waist and began to act like a baby: "Why haven't uncle and grandma come to see brother Mao for so long, Mao I miss you so much at home, I can’t even eat tea and rice every day, can you see if I’ve lost weight?”

Niu had no children, and his only daughter was married, so his surroundings were inevitably cold, so he was very kind to Jia Mao, his grandson.Seeing him getting close to her now, she hurriedly squatted down, hugged his son, rubbed his flesh, and his mouth turned dark for a while, and became thinner for a while, like grandparents and grandchildren.

Wang Xifeng glanced at her son's chubby hands, and was amazed at Niu's ability to tell lies with his eyes open.But she still remembered the lesson from the last time, it seemed that they had a deep love for grandparents, and she was like a stepmother, so she only watched the two of them coming and going, without interjecting a word.

After the two of them had kissed each other, Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "This is my aunt and younger sister of the Xue family. I have never met them before, but I saw them today. They are really rare and wonderful people."

After finishing speaking, Wang Xifeng took a bracelet from her wrist and put it on Xue Baochai's hand: "The empress empress gave it to you just a few days ago. I wear it rather vulgarly. It's only suitable for a young girl like my sister."

This statement is not false, the bracelet was originally a rare light pink color, the empress gave it to Yingchun as a gift.It's just that Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian didn't intend to take part in the seizure of the heir, so they naturally pretended not to know it. Now it's good to give it to Xue Baochai, which just fits her lofty ambition.

Xue Baochai was stunned for a moment, then saluted and said, "Thank you cousin for your kindness, but it's too expensive, I can't accept it."

"What is expensive or not? It's just a bracelet. This good thing has to be worn by others to show its brilliance. In my opinion, it's very suitable for my cousin. We sisters don't have to be so polite when we meet for the first time."

Niu Shi who was beside him also chimed in: "Put it away, Bao girl, your sister Feng really doesn't lack for this, and you sisters just need to get closer in the future."

Seeing this, Xue Baochai bowed again to thank her, and put the bracelet on her wrist.

It was only at this time that Mrs. Xue found the opportunity to speak. She first praised Wang Xifeng, and then looked at the four children who followed: "This is Baoyu, Sanniang, Brother Huan and Brother Mao. It’s just so pleasing. Baoyu looks like my sister, Mao Geer and Feng girl have somewhat similar faces, and Third Miss and Huan Geer look good too.”

After finishing speaking, he motioned to Tong Xi and Tong Gui beside him to hold out the box, which was just a gift for the four juniors.

The four of them all smiled and saluted and accepted it. Then Niu led them into the main courtyard and sat down without talking.

But after drinking half a cup of tea, Mao Geer couldn't sit still, and rubbed on the chair like a twisted candy.

Seeing him like this, Niu didn't want to restrain his temper, so he hurriedly laughed and said: "Ask the servant girl to take Mao to the flower room to play for a while. My brother can run well."

After hearing this, Tanchun stood up first: "Auntie, let me take Brother Mao."

Hearing that Tanchun was going, Jia Huan looked over eagerly.

In this life, because Aunt Zhao was imprisoned in Lixiangyuan to serve Jia Zheng, and the Wang family left early, Jia Huan was also raised in Rongqingtang.He and Tanchun met each other day and night, and they were originally siblings of the same mother. Naturally, they were not as indifferent as they were in the previous life. On the contrary, they were a little more like siblings, and they liked to cling to Tanchun very much.

Seeing this, Mrs. Niu let them all go out: "Peiyu took the girl and the buddies to the greenhouse together, but they were not allowed to play in the water or snow. It's getting cold today. Bao girl is the biggest, so she can take care of your brother." Sister, and nephews, if there is anything to do, send the servant girl to call us."

Wang Xifeng heard the words and said to Jia Mao: "Follow your aunts to play, don't be naughty and run around, I won't look for you if you get lost."

After finishing speaking, he said to Xue Baochai and Tanchun: "Brother Mao has always been naughty, the two younger sisters are more troublesome, if he is not obedient, just clean it up, or ask the servant girl to come to me, it's all because of it."

Xue Baochai and Tanchun hurriedly said that they don't know, then they got up, took a few children, and a group of maids and women, and went to the greenhouse to play.

Only Niu Shi, Xue Wang Shi and Wang Xifeng were sitting and drinking tea in the room, chatting a few gossips from time to time, mostly Niu Shi and Xue Wang Shi talking about ancient times, and Wang Xifeng just responded briefly as a foil.

When the atmosphere gradually became harmonious, Mrs. Xue looked at Wang Xifeng's face, and said a little embarrassedly: "Feng girl, you also know that our family came to Beijing this time for the purpose of Bao girl's election. I heard that you In the mansion, there are a few nuns who came out of the Empress Dowager’s Palace, I wonder if we can let Bao Yatou go and learn from them? I don’t want any great luck, just don’t lose face after entering.”

"You also know that our family has just come from Jinling, and the talent show happened suddenly. Some well-educated nuns have been hired by other families. Even if they spent a lot of money to ask for it, they can't find it now. I It’s really helpless, so I have to be cheeky to ask you for help.”

Wang Xifeng hurriedly replied with a smile when he heard the words: "What is my aunt talking about? They are all members of the family, so there is no way I can help. As for the mothers, there are indeed a few in our house. If it is at other times, I will It's because I invited the nanny to come to the aunt's house. But you also know that the second girl in our family is also old, and she has to go for a visit next year. The old lady in the house seems to be in a hurry, so she can keep an eye on her every day. Now, Mammy really doesn't have time."

"Aunt, if you don't worry about me, when I go back later, I will take sister Xue home with me. I just say that the sisters hit it off and live together for a few days. I don't want outsiders to talk about it. I think sister Xue is a smart person. , you can learn it in a few days, don't worry about it, aunt."

Seeing Wang Xifeng's immediate response, Xue Wang breathed a sigh of relief, but Niu was happy to hear about it.

Because Xue Wang's surname is Wang, the Xue family can only rely on the Wang family to survive now, if Xue Baochai is really elected, the Wang family will benefit the most!

Wang Xifeng didn't comment on this, she didn't like or dislike Xue Baochai, it was just mediocre.

The entanglement between Xue Baochai, Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu in the previous life did not have much to do with the three parties involved. It was clearly a game between Mrs. Wang and Jia Shishi, and the three of them were just pawns.In the end, because Jia Shishi was getting old day by day, Wang's back had a noble concubine's daughter as a backer. In the end, Xue Baochai succeeded in taking the position and became Bao's second grandmother, but Lin Daiyu's soul was broken in Xiaoxiangguan.

But in this life, Lin Daiyu has both parents, so she probably won't live in Jia's house again, and Jia Baoyu is only white, and even Jia Zheng has lost his official position. The Xue family must look down on Jia Baoyu.

The triangle play lost two heroines, and only Jia Baoyu was left as the male lead. The play couldn't be sung, and it lost a lot of fun.

After having lunch at Wang's house, and sitting idle talking for a while, Wang Xifeng got up to say goodbye, taking Xue Baochai with her.

Jia's family had already received the letter, and Jia Shishi was a little unhappy at first, but after thinking about it, the status of Jia's family and Xue's family are very different now, even if Xue Baochai can be elected, she cannot be compared with Yingchun.Another one, Jia Shishi also understands the truth that it's hard to do it alone. The second girl has always been soft-tempered. Although she has gotten better over the years, it's still good to have a helper.

Thinking of this, Jia Shishi happily agreed, and even tidied up a separate yard for Xue Baochai, which is next to Rongqing Hall and not far from Yingchun's house.

For Xue Baochai's arrival, Jia Baoyu was actually the happiest.

Ever since Jia Baoyu turned seven years old, he was kicked up by Jia She to live in an outer courtyard, and the maids and servants who served beside him were also handpicked by Wang Xifeng.As far as how ugly there is, Jia's family doesn't have ugly maids, but there are no maids who are too good-looking, they can only be regarded as upper-middle-class, even Xiren's maid can be regarded as the top-notch maid in Jia Baoyu's house.

As for Qingwen, who was the most outstanding in her previous life, she also entered Jia's house by coincidence in this life.

She is really good at embroidery, and she is also sharp and quick. Wang Xifeng pointed her to Yingchun to help make clothes and handkerchiefs, which is really useful.In the previous life, Siqi was the granddaughter of Wang Shanbao's family. In this life, she was serving Mrs. Xing. After all, Siqi was not honest. Wang Xifeng was very worried that she would ruin Yingchun's reputation.

Because of Mrs. Wang's death and Jia Zheng's loss of office, etc., the number of maids around Jia Baoyu in this life is far less than that in the previous life, and they are not as good.Except for one Xiren, Qingwen, Sheyue, Qiuwen, Bihen, Chunyan, Qianxue, Jiahui, Chuier, Tanyun, Qilu, Lianger, Meiren, etc. were all given by Jia's pardon. Negative.

A nephew who lives in Rong Enhou's mansion is even more ostentatious than this old man, it seems like something.

Therefore, Jia Baoyu has the same status as Sanchun and Jia Huan at the moment, with four big maids, four young maids, and two nurses serving her.Because he was a man, four more servants were added to walk outside the house.

Just like in the previous life, the scene where a large group of sisters and sisters circled around him was completely out of the question.And in order to prevent Jia Baoyu from "changing his mind", after discussing with Jia Shishi, Wang Xifeng and Jia Shishi specially selected honest and honest maids, who were not so beautiful in comparison.

Therefore, Jia Baoyu was overjoyed to see a fairy-like elder sister Bao.

It's a pity that he only enjoyed a meal, Xue Baochai started the devil's training, and never appeared in front of him again.

Unlike Sanchun who was taught by Nanny Xie and others since she was a child, although Xue Baochai was accompanied by a nanny in the past, she really didn't dabble in court etiquette.

From Wang Xifeng's point of view, not to mention court etiquette, all Xue Baochai's rules are very worrying.

When I was in the Grand View Garden in my previous life, no matter whether I gave advice and lectures to Daiyu and Sanchun on weekdays, or embroidered Jia Baoyu’s bellyband when he was asleep, or started to manage the house before marrying into Jia’s family, it was all the same. Behavior without rules.

It is said that Miss Bao of the Xue family knows the rules and etiquette the most, but in Wang Xifeng's eyes, she is too daring, and she dares to think and act, which is three points more extraordinary than her own grandma.Even Jia Baoyu, the "phoenix egg" that everyone calls, is nothing more than her second best.

It's ridiculous that Mrs. Wang still thinks she can handle this niece, but she doesn't know that she is just used as a springboard.In the previous life, if Wang Ziteng hadn't died suddenly, and the Jia family and the Xue family had been liquidated, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would not know who would win.

But in this life, Xue Baochai should be able to enter the palace smoothly with the help of the Wang family.If Wang Ziteng and Niu Shi enjoy planning for her, maybe she can still participate in the general election. With her appearance and talent, it is really hard to say what will happen in the future.

Wang Xifeng doesn't need to make things difficult to offend her, it's just a matter of convenience, many friends have many ways.

In this way, time passed like water, and Xue Baochai stayed in Jia's house for more than a month in a blink of an eye. Seeing that it was approaching the twelfth lunar month, she couldn't stay alone in Jia's house for the New Year, so she wanted to go home.

Woke up early that day, Xue Baochai took Yinger to Rongqing Hall, she was the first one to come, and after a while Mrs. Xing, Wang Xifeng, Sanchun and others all arrived.

After a quiet breakfast, Xue Baochai pondered and said: "In the past month, thanks to the care of the old lady, wife and cousin, even my younger brothers and sisters have treated me very well, no worse than my own sisters. I I am really grateful in my heart, and I want to be with my sisters for a long time."

"But it's almost the twelfth lunar month, and my mother and brother are outside the house, and I can't let it go. My mother is getting old, and my brother likes to go out to play. I don't know what the rules are now. I want to go home and have a look.”

After all, Xue Baochai asked Ying'er to bring out some forehead wipes, sachets and handkerchiefs, and gave them to everyone in the house one by one.These are all embroidered by her own hands, it is not precious, but she has enough intentions, after all, it is a girl's family who has not left the cabinet, if it is really valuable, people like the Jia family will not accept it.

"I do this all by myself on weekdays. Don't dislike old ladies and wives."

Jia Shishi ordered the mandarin ducks to take the forehead and held it in his hand to look closely. It was embroidered with the pattern of Songhe Yannian, and the material he chose was silk and satin carved with stone and blue silk, which was worthy of her status and her past. Dressing up, it is obvious that you have put your heart into it.

"Good boy, isn't that good? Usually, I only heard from the nuns that your craftsmanship is top-notch, but unfortunately I have never seen it. Now that I have seen it, I am reluctant to wear it. Such exquisite needlework is more beautiful than You sisters are much stronger."

Jia Shishi praised it once, and then ordered the mandarin ducks to be put away, and they will be worn again when they come to visit next year.

When Wang Xifeng and the others heard this, they knew that this was to make a face for Xue Baochai. Xue Baochai could also hear it, and he was even more grateful to the Jia family in his heart.

After sending Xue Baochai away, Jia Shi sent Tanchun and Xichun away, leaving only Mrs. Xing, Wang Xifeng and Yingchun to talk: "This girl from Xue's family is definitely not someone in the pool. It’s easy to find the wrong place.”

"But I looked at this with a cold eye for more than a month, and felt that she was really courageous. Maybe it was because she grew up in Xue's family, her widowed mother was weak, and her elder brother couldn't rely on her, so she had to deal with things by herself, not like an ordinary girl in a boudoir. Follow the rules like that."

"Second girl, when you deal with her in the future, remember to keep three points, and don't be too heart-to-heart. Besides, your relatives are separated by several floors. Although our family is not afraid of them, don't provoke them for nothing. something happened."

When Yingchun heard the words, she hurriedly stood up and responded: "Old Ancestor, I know that Sister Bao is a Zhuge-like figure among girls, and I don't dare to provoke her."

Jia Shishi was not happy when he heard this, and said with a straight face: "You are the granddaughter of Duke Rong, the daughter of Marquis Rong En, and the younger sister of Marquis Zhaoming. How precious is your status? The Xue family is just a family of merchants, and Why don't you dare to say, we don't bully others, but we can't be self-deprecating, otherwise we will lose face of our Jia family."

"Second girl, remember, when you go outside, you are the face of our girls from the Jia family, so you have to stand up. The entire Jia family is your backing, don't mention me, your parents, brothers and sisters-in-law alone I will never watch you being bullied."

Yingchun came to her senses, and said with some shame: "The granddaughter will remember the teachings of her ancestors, and she will definitely set a good example for her younger sisters, so that no one will look down on the girl from the Jia family."

"That's right, we don't cause trouble, but we are not afraid of trouble."

Jia Shishi nodded in satisfaction. Although the second granddaughter was soft-tempered, at least she could listen to her persuasion, and that was enough.The rest of the courage and means will be slowly practiced in the future, and with myself and Wang Xifeng helping and teaching, life will not be bad.

Leaving aside the matter of Jia's family, let's say that Xue Baochai's family of three met again after more than a month.

Xue Wang didn't know why, but did not choose to celebrate the new year at Wang's house, but took Xue Pan back to Xue's house.Therefore, after Xue Baochai came out of Jia's house, she went directly to her own home. Although it was not as prosperous as Jia Wang's family, it did not have a rich and noble scene.

Xue Wang and Xue Pan had already received the news from Xue Baochai, and they were waiting at the door of their house.It was snowing early in the morning, and the two of them stood at the gate with the maid, their shoulders were piled up in white.

As soon as the carriage arrived at the door of Xue's house, Xue Baochai opened the curtain and saw him. He jumped out of the carriage and helped Xue Wang's snow with a handkerchief: "Mom, what are you doing? Why are you not in the house in such a cold day?" Keep it warm. And my brother, why don’t you persuade mom, if it freezes for a while, wouldn’t it make me sad.”

Xue Wang shook her hand and said with a smile: "I'm wearing thick clothes, and I'm still holding a hand stove, it's fine."

Xue Pan felt aggrieved, and muttered in a low voice: "I persuaded you, but Mom won't listen, little sister, let's go in quickly, the wind blows really cold."

Seeing his son's behavior, Xue Wang was so angry that he hammered him: "You talk a lot, your sister has been away for so many days, and I miss her as a mother, so what if I climb up at the door for a while? Usually, you are still an older brother." Yes, I didn't think too much about your sister, nor did I think about going to Jia's house to see your sister."

Seeing that Xue Pan was being scolded, Xue Baochai hurriedly said: "Brother, why don't you think about me? When I was in Jia's house, I often received things from my mother and brother. Every piece of it was useful. It can be seen that Mom and brother always miss me."

Seeing her daughter speak, Xue Wang just let it go, took Xue Baochai's hand, turned and entered the mansion.

When they entered the room, Tong Xi and Tong Gui hurriedly served hot tea for the three of them. Xue Baochai warmed a cup in his hand and listened to Mrs. Xue talking.

"Where you are in the mansion, is anyone bullying you? I wanted to go to Jia's house to see you, but I was afraid that it would delay your studies, so I endured every time." Xue Wang looked at her daughter Su Bai worriedly. With a small face, he asked, "Our family used to be old relatives with his family, but since the master left, it is not as good as his family. You were raised by me and your father, and I am afraid that you will be in that house." Wronged."

Xue Baochai put down the cup, smiled and shook her head: "Mom, don't worry, everyone in the mansion is good. Second Mistress Lian has very strict rules, and the servants are absolutely not allowed to discuss the merits of the master. In addition, the mansion The three girls here, all of them are Zhongling Yuxiu, they are very kind and kind, we get along like sisters, and there is no grievance."

"It's also good for the nuns in the mansion. Although my rules are a little looser, I haven't beaten or scolded them. It's just an extra hour of class every day. I used to only live in Jinling, but I don't know the depth of the outside world. In the Marquis' Mansion, Fang knew that the world was vast and boundless, and it was very eye-opening."

Hearing Xue Baochai's words, Xue Wang's heart was relieved, and he felt a little sentimental for a while: In the past, the four major families were in the same spirit, and his own family was not inferior to other families, but now the gap is getting wider and wider.

Not only did she think so, even Xue Baochai felt the same way, and she only hoped that this time she could ride the wind and bring the Xue family back to glory.