[Red Mansion] The Wife of Powerful Officials

Another letter came.

Daiyu was raising her hand to pour the tea, Xueyan couldn't help asking: "Why isn't the girl in a hurry?"

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, but didn't tell Xueyan why.

Of course she is not in a hurry.

He Shen wanted to investigate the Sun's family, so naturally he was not so quick.I'm afraid there are only two or three sentences in the letter.

Daiyu lowered her head and took a sip of the hot tea, then stretched out her hand: "Bring it here."

Xueyan handed over the letter, extremely curious.

This Daiyu opened the letter and unfolded it to have a look.

Well, it's better this time.

Four words.

Daiyu laughed out loud, folded the letter paper two or three times, and hurriedly turned around and put it in the dressing box.

But if it's funny, it's funny, Daiyu is still moved.

Nanny Li was right. Not only would he not find it troublesome at all, but on the contrary... he was very happy.

Daiyu felt relieved a lot, and even suddenly felt that it should not be difficult to solve the Yingchun matter.

Blink of an eye to the second day.

Daiyu then received the letter again, this time the letter was the same as last time, there was not even a single word of intimacy, only the information about the Sun family, which made it easier for Daiyu to pass it on to others.

Daiyu glanced roughly, and her expression changed immediately.

The Sun family turned out to be such a fellow!

The only son of the Sun family is named Sun Shaozu, relying on the shadow of his ancestor, he can be regarded as quite a fortune.This person is idle, ignorant, unmarried, but already has several concubines in his family.

Even so, they still hang around often, playing with one thing today and another tomorrow.

Sun Shaozu's parents never cared about their son's behavior, as long as they didn't break the sky, they would deal with the aftermath later.

So Sun Shaozu was born into a vicious man.

What made Daiyu's expression change even more was that the eldest uncle actually agreed to this marriage!

The eldest uncle used to like to be naughty outside, eating wine and gambling, squandering all his belongings, so he took the gift from Lian's family, took the gold and silver, and sold some of it for money, scraping together more than five thousand taels.

But turned around and spent less than a month, and squandered it again.

Sun Shaozu used to deal with the eldest uncle often. After Sun Shaozu knew that he had a daughter, he wanted to marry a Houmen girl, stubborn, so he gave the uncle 6000 taels and asked him to pay back the money from the Lian family.

After the uncle got the money, he pretended to ask for marriage, otherwise he would ask the uncle to spit out the money.

According to Daiyu's thinking, if Sun Shaozu dared to set his mind on the Rongguo Mansion, he should deal with him ruthlessly, so that he would know that no one was provoked by him.

But the eldest uncle not only did not tell the old lady about this time, but also accepted Sun Shaozu, and really planned to tell him about Yingchun.

Then Sun Shaozu reciprocated and promised his uncle a lot of money.

The eldest uncle has never been loved by the old lady in the Rongguo Mansion, and the money he can use is limited.The money from Lian's family made him red-eyed, and for a moment he forgot his identity and Yingchun...

Daiyu closed the letter.

Heart pounding.

Since it was sent by He Shen, it should be credible.

But she never thought before that the grand lord of the Rongguo Mansion, who had attacked the nobles, would lose face and care about nothing for such a sum of money.

Zijuan saw her complexion was not good, she thought she was ill, and hurriedly brought a bowl of simmering soup from the small kitchen.

"Girl, drink some soup and watch." Zijuan persuaded.

Daiyu shook her head, got up and wanted to go out: "I have to talk to Second Sister."

Zicuckoo stopped persuading her and asked Xueyan to follow her.

When she arrived at Baoxia hall, Daiyu saw Xiuju, the maidservant of Yingchun.

Xiuju's complexion was gloomy, she looked as if she had just cried once, when she saw Daiyu, she came up to her and called out, "Miss Lin." Her eye circles turned red again.

"Is the second sister here?"

"It's resting on the bed."

"Why are you still resting at this hour?"

Xiuju raised her handkerchief to cover her lips, as if she could hold back her crying, said: "I don't know what kind of cold wind I got, but I fell ill last night, and I can't get up today."

"Do you want a doctor?"

"The girl said that there is no need to bother others, and it will be fine after a night of sleep."

"How can it be done? Go and tell Second Aunt. Go!"

Xiuju was stunned for a moment, but she could see some power from Daiyu.After all, Daiyu is the master, so Xiuju listened to the order and hurried out to tell Mrs. Wang about it.

Xueyan stretched out her hand and tugged Daiyu, saying: "Young lady, she is not very well herself, so if she goes in like this, she might get sick."

"How can you get over your illness so easily?"

Xueyan knew Daiyu's temperament, when she was going to do something, others would never be able to persuade her, so she had no choice but to follow her.

As Xiuju said, Yingchun was indeed lying in bed and couldn't get up. When Daiyu entered the door, she could catch a glimpse of Yingchun's pale face.

She leaned against the head of the bed, her lips were so dry that they were peeling.Her hair was even more disheveled, and she only wore her underwear, making her look much thinner.

It's strange.

When Daiyu got closer, seeing Yingchun's appearance, an image flashed in her mind for some reason, as if she was leaning there with a pale face.

"Why is sister Lin here?" Yingchun showed shame, "Don't let my sister get sick."

It's always been like this in spring.

When something happened, her first thought was not to cause any more trouble.

"Come and see you." Daiyu hesitated, she didn't know whether to show Yingchun the letter.Especially when Yingchun was ill.

But Daiyu didn't want Heshen's hard work to be wasted, since the investigation came, she should let Yingchun take a look and come up with an idea.

"Sister Lin, do you want to tell me something?" Yingchun looked at Daiyu's face, she was very bright for a rare time.

"Yes." Daiyu nodded.

Yingchun asked all the maids and women in the house to retreat, and Daiyu drove the snow geese out, and then she gave the letter to Yingchun.

Yingchun took it and unfolded it carefully.

She knew that it must be Daiyu who begged the minister for her again, and she was immediately moved.

Just after seeing what was written in the letter, Yingchun's complexion became even paler.

After a while, Daiyu heard her trembling voice: "After I came back yesterday, my mother called me to go, so I went. My father told me that the marriage will be done at the end of this year..."

Saying that, Yingchun took a heavy breath.

No matter how submissive she is, like a log, she will still feel wronged in such a matter.It's just that she still didn't dare to resist, and she was powerless to resist.

So I couldn't let go of the gloom, and I fell ill when I came back.

"So fast?" Daiyu asked in surprise.

But then she realized that she was in a hurry to settle the matter so that Yingchun would not resist.

Daiyu thought for a while, if this happened to her, she would probably go mad and fight to the death before giving up.

"Don't worry, there should always be room for this matter."

"There's no room left." Yingchun shook his head, tears streaming down his face: "My parents' order. Since my father has accepted it, there is no reason to change it. If there is a day to change it, it will be my end."

Daiyu pursed her lips and remained silent.

Nanny Li had said many things to her, and happened to mention such a situation.If the daughter of a certain family had originally agreed to someone, something happened to the marriage.Those other people will not blame the man, but it will hinder the woman's reputation, and it will hinder her in the future.

The more Daiyu thought about it, the more she couldn't help frowning.

The girl from the Rongguo Mansion, the daughter of the Hou family, wants to live like this?

Yingchun took Daiyu's hand, and said in a low voice: "Please trouble me, sister, don't worry about this matter anymore. My sister is lucky, and she can be taken care of by the servant. But she is a good person. Limited, I shouldn't tell my sister to spend time because of my affairs, and the servant treats my sister well."

Daiyu was slightly taken aback.

Yes, she thought so before.

But He Shen wrote back specifically, telling her that she would be happy.

Daiyu once again clearly realized that compared to other sisters, she is really much better now.

If He Shen hadn't reached out her hand when she first arrived at Rongguo Mansion, she still doesn't know what she looks like now.

Daiyu quickly suppressed her thoughts, and said to Yingchun in a low voice, "You have a good rest."

After finishing speaking, Daiyu didn't stay any longer, first she went to her courtyard, and then hurriedly wrote a letter, which was sent to Heshen.

Perhaps it was the four words that couldn't be more concise - "to the utmost pleasure", which reassured Daiyu a lot.So when Daiyu wrote the letter again, she didn't feel worried at all.

Daiyu sat in the courtyard for a while, and then talked to Nanny Li again.

Not long after, she heard from the woman in the courtyard that the girl from the Lin'an Bo Mansion will be welcomed into the door next month.

"If you greet her in such a hurry, I'm afraid that the girl from Lin'anbo Mansion will not be valued or liked by our mansion."

"Looking at the way she came to our courtyard that day, you should know that she is not a pleasant person..."

"I don't know how to be angry in the future."

Several women talked bitterly.

Nanny Li coughed lightly, and they immediately stopped talking, and quickly stood up and bowed to Daiyu.

Daiyu turned around and entered the room.

It's really fast.

I don't know if she is overthinking, but she always feels that this Rongguo Mansion looks glamorous, but the more things go wrong, the more things will happen...

Daiyu went to bed early that day.

And the letter she wrote had already been delivered to He Shen.

A lamp was lit in He Shen's study.

A bunch of official documents almost filled the desktop.

He Shen raised his hand and pushed the official document aside, he returned the letter first, and then handed it to Liu Quan: "It's getting late at this time, it's not suitable to send it again, let's send it tomorrow morning."

Liu Quan responded in a low voice.

"How about the craftsman I asked you to find?"

"Those who are skilled have already been hired by those shops with a lot of money. I went to meet a few craftsmen yesterday, and I just bumped into the owner of a lewd man." Liu Quan smiled embarrassingly.

"Which craftsman?"

"Lian's family."

"It's a coincidence." He Shen raised his hand and rubbed the ink slowly, "Then I'll go to Lian's shop tomorrow to have a look."

Liu Quan agreed.

"Go down." He Shen waved his hand.

After Liu Quan left, He Shen just looked through the official documents by himself.

In the future, he will only get busier and busier, and most of the entire capital will be in his hands.

He Shen rubbed his eyebrows.

Actually, some want to put Daiyu in front of her.

But the thought was only for a moment.

For the people of this dynasty, twelve or thirteen years old was enough to get married.But for him, he was still too young.

What's more, if you are in a hurry to marry a wife and enter the house, it will not appear to be pampering the woman, but it will appear to be disrespectful and hasty.

morning.

Served by Xueyan, Daiyu stood up and asked, "Do you have a letter?"

Xueyan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Miss is amazing, how did you know that there is another letter?"

Where is she a god.

It's just because she has figured out He Shen's habits.

He Shen would never make her wait for a long time. He Shen didn't want to disturb her rest yesterday when the letter was delivered late, but he wanted to reassure her earlier, so it should have been delivered early in the morning.

But after thinking about it, when she checked and found that it was exactly as she had guessed, Daiyu felt a warm feeling in her heart.

Maybe it's because her mood has changed again, Daiyu opened the letter a little slower today.

Xueyan was anxious at the side, wishing she could also go up to see it.

What catches my eyes are still familiar words.

Every stroke is full of patience.

"Don't worry about this matter, you have your own solution."

Still only two short sentences.

But Daiyu's heart suddenly settled down as if she had taken a reassurance pill.He Shen would never lie to her, since he said so, there must be a solution.

Holding the letter in her hands, Daiyu felt a strange feeling in her heart.

It turns out that there is really a person in this world who takes everything she says seriously and doesn't fool her at all.

The corners of Daiyu's mouth could not help but twitch.

The second elder sister was afraid that she would ruin the friendship with Heshen, but how could she feel that it was these letters that seemed to bring her closer to Heshen...

"Breakfast is set, and I'll go and see Second Sister after eating." Daiyu put away the letter and hurriedly told Xueyan.

Xueyan agreed, turned around and went out to order the small kitchen.

After breakfast, Daiyu left the courtyard.

Sister Li saw her figure from behind, and smiled with the two little maids beside her, "I didn't think wrong, and the assistant minister really helped each other, and it enhanced the relationship between the two of them."

The two little palace maids hurriedly said: "Nurse is really amazing."

Daiyu went to Baoxia hall again.

Tanchun had gone out early, and Xichun would have gone to look for Zhizhier at this time on weekdays, but Daiyu saw her sitting outside motionless, she looked similar to Yingchun, and she also had a small face with white hair , as if sick.

Daiyu then stepped forward and invited her to visit Yingchun together.

Xichun nodded and said, "Second Sister hasn't seen anyone for the past two days."

But Xichun can only talk like this, she can't do anything to help.I am too busy to take care of myself.

"Aren't you sick too?" Daiyu asked her.

Xichun shook her head, probably couldn't bear it anymore, so she whispered to Daiyu, "I'm afraid I won't be stubborn with Zhizhier in the future."

"Why?"

As Xichun said, a trace of resentment could not help showing on her face: "She has an affair with Grandma Rong's younger brother, Qin Zhong, and now she meets Qin Zhong privately all day long, and she doesn't read scriptures and eat vegetarian food seriously, let alone be stubborn with me. gone."

Xichun originally thought that she would shave her head and become a sister-in-law in the future, so that she could sever ties with the Ningguo Mansion and live a clean life.

Now I see Zhizhi'er, who is obviously in a nunnery, but still has to be contaminated with love affairs and has selfishness with others.

That's all, Xichun also heard vaguely mentioned that Baoyu loves to hang out with Qin Zhong.After going back and forth, Xichun felt that her chest was really tight with nausea.

The world is so big that it is impossible to find a clean place.

When I think about it this way, I feel sad, as if I have to be stuck in the mud for the rest of my life.

Where does she want to see Yingchun again?If you look at Yingchun, I'm afraid your heart will be even more sad.

Turning around, I'm afraid I just want to hit my head to death as an end to the pain and troubles of this life.

If Daiyu hadn't called her to stop, Xichun would have plunged headfirst into that dead-end alley.

"Indeed...it makes people speechless." Daiyu was stunned, "If she really loves Qin Zhong, it should be a good thing. But..."

But meeting Qin Zhong privately all day long is a bit embarrassing.

Xichun was worried that she would be very sad.

Before Daiyu could say anything more, they had already entered Yingchun's room.

The doctor has already been here, but the room still smells of medicine.

But it also worked, Yingchun sat up today and didn't need anyone to support her.

Yingchun put on her clothes, got up and sat down with Daiyu and the two of them, and said with a smile, "Why are you here so early?"

"I'm here to see you, and I'll talk to you later."

Yingchun was silent for a moment, and said: "Don't worry about me anymore, think about it better, in the future, you will marry someone, and whoever you marry is not married."

"But what if there is something better?"

"But where else..."

"Today, the minister and I wrote a letter."

Yingchun showed shame: "There is no need to bother you with this matter, let alone talk to He Shilang."

"The words have already been spoken, how can I take them back? He also gave me a letter today, saying that it is a matter of peace of mind, and he has a solution."

Yingchun didn't feel relaxed, but became more nervous. She shook her head and said, "No need..."

"What is Second Sister afraid of?"

Yingchun was stunned, and said: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid I'll hurt you."

"How could it hurt me?" Daiyu chuckled, and said, "I asked He Shilang earlier, if such things always bother him, he will find it annoying. He replied me four words. "

Yingchun asked in a daze, "Which four words?"

"my pleasure."

Yingchun was speechless: "...it's really nice to treat my sister with the servant."

"Nurse Li also told me that if I have something to do, I should always go to the assistant minister. He only had the reason to want me to go, and he didn't have the reason to push me out. Let me act recklessly. I gave it a try. Indeed."

Yingchun was stunned.

It seems to be the first time I know that women still have such ways of living, so they don't have to be cautious and always worry about making some moral mistakes.

It seemed like it was the first time I realized that not all men in this world would despise women for troublesome things.

"Second sister, don't worry about recuperating."

Yingchun agreed.

In order to please Sister Lin, Na Heshilang would not use words to bluff people even if he thought about it.

Maybe, maybe there is a turning point in this matter.

Can……

"But if this matter hinders your reputation..." Yingchun blushed, and murmured again.

She is afraid.

She was afraid that her reputation would be ruined, and she would really not be able to marry in the future. To be a lonely old girl, she didn't know how much ridicule she would suffer.

"Although he never mentioned to me that there is any way, but I think it will not damage the reputation of the second sister, so don't worry, the second sister."

Yingchun thought about it again, how careful the waiter was for Daiyu, so he would take many things into consideration.

If she continues to worry, she will lose her sense of humor.

Yingchun hurriedly smiled: "I caused you to worry about me. It just so happens that I feel much better today, so why don't I change my clothes and go for a walk."

"That's fine."

After Yingchun had packed up, they went for a walk in the garden, and called Baochai together.

the other compartment.

He Shen came to the famous gouache shop in the capital.

There are many shops in this capital, but the family has small branches in various places, so it seems that the family's business is much bigger.

The shopkeeper in this shop today smiled helplessly when he saw Liu Quan: "My lord, all the craftsmen in our shop have signed death contracts, so you should give up..."

Liu Quan took his time, stepped out of the way, and said to the man, "This is our master."

Only then did He Shen step forward, looked at the shop, and said, "Please ask your boss to come over."

The shopkeeper's heart tightened: "Do, what to do?"

"Ask him to have a talk."

"Dare to ask who you are?"

"He Shen."

Where is there anyone in Beijing who has never heard of He Shen's name?

The shopkeeper took a deep breath and hurriedly said: "Just wait for a while, I will send someone to inform the owner. Please, please..."

After all, He Shen was invited to sit down again, and tea was made again.

The clerk in the shop ran out quickly and invited Nalian's family to go.

He Shen waited in the shop for less than half a stick of incense.During the waiting period, he was not idle, but got up and walked around the shop, his eyes kept scanning those rouge and gouache.

The shopkeeper is also a talent, at this time he is not afraid of Heshen at all, on the contrary, he even recommends the makeup powder in the shop to Heshen.

"This item is the best seller in our shop..."

"This lip-smacking girl likes the most..."

Now who doesn't know that the emperor bestowed marriages on He Shen and his servant?

Sell ​​him some rouge, just right!

For the sake of his fiancée, how can he be stingy with money with his servant?

The shopkeeper was working very hard, but now the footsteps outside the door approached.

"And the servant!" The man outside the door shouted loudly, bowing his hands in salute.

He Shen turned his head to look, and an old man and a young man came in.

The one who walked in front was an old man with white hair, his body was still tough, and he spoke with a lot of air.That sound came from his mouth just now.

And the one behind is a young man with well-rounded facial features, wearing a bluish-white robe, with a jade sachet around his waist, a bit rich and noble, but it doesn't smell like copper.

Seeing He Shen looking him up, the young man also bowed and said, "Lian Zhengxing has met He Shilang."

This man is the only son of the Lian family.

Master Lian stepped forward a few steps, and said with a smile, "Why did you come here today?"

He Shen closed his eyes and said lightly: "Learn how to make rouge from the craftsmen in your shop."

Master Lian was taken aback: "You, what did you say?"

"It's not in vain for me to learn from you. How about I exchange it with an ancient recipe?"

On the contrary, Lian Zhengxing reacted faster, he said with a smile: "I heard that He Shilang is a person who values ​​friendship, but He Shilang wants to learn the craft and make rouge for that Miss Lin by himself?"