[Red Mansion] Ronghua Road of Mrs. Hou's Mansion

Sister Feng dodged Xue Baochai's hand and snuggled up to Aunt Xue, "Auntie, look at her."

Aunt Xue laughed heartily, and said angrily, "You monkey, Baochai is right, you haven't changed a bit in all these years."

Sister Feng was disdainful in her heart, and said softly, "My aunt also said the same thing about me, so it can be seen that she is partial."

Several people talked about it, and then a girl came and said that Wang Ren and his wife invited Aunt Xue, mother and daughter, to have dinner, and Sister Feng cleaned up and went with them.

From then on, although Xue Baochai did not come to Wang's house every now and then, there were always two or three times a month, and Sister Feng also went to Xue's house to visit Aunt Xue out of politeness.Later, they also learned about Sister Feng's remarriage with Jia Lian, and comforted her well.

Three months later, Sister Feng went to Beijing with Aunt Xue, mother and daughter, and Xue Pan.Different from the previous life, Xiangling was met and bought by Sister Feng, and did not fall into the hands of Xue Pan, so naturally there was one less life lawsuit.

However, according to Xue Pan's sex-loving and bullying temperament, there are many opportunities to catch him, and Sister Feng is not in a hurry.

When passing through Yangzhou, the group first went to Lin Mansion.Aside from Aunt Xue's visit to Lin Ruhai, Gu Xingchi also took Xia Yanqi away as promised. Lin Ruhai looked for an opportunity to hand over the family letter to Sister Feng and asked her to bring it to Daiyu.

Everything was arranged, and the next day, the group set off on the road.Because Aunt Xue and the others had important business to go to Beijing, Sister Feng didn't waste time to play along the way, and the speed of the boat was much faster than when going to Jiangnan.

On this day, the sky was bright and clear, and Sister Feng went out of the cabin to bask in the sun on the deck, and saw that Gu Xingchi was also there.Now he is no longer the down-and-out young man three months ago, he still can't hide his arrogance when he moves and does not move, but he is still lazy on the surface.But Sister Feng has already seen through the essence of this person, and it stands to reason that she should avoid him as far as possible, but the relationship between the two seems to be more and more casual.

How can I say that the two have been together for nearly eight months, so they should be regarded as...friends?

Yes, since we are friends, it doesn't matter if you are casual.Sister Feng said this to herself.

At this time, Gu Xingchi just turned around and smiled at her.I don't know if it's because of the sunshine, but Sister Feng thinks this smile is very dazzling.She was taken aback for a moment, then smiled back, and walked over calmly.

Ying'er and Xue Baochai were sewing in the room, and through the window they saw a pair of figures on the deck. They didn't know what to say, and smiled at each other, like old friends who were very familiar.

Xue Baochai said: "What are you looking at, so engrossed?"

Ying'er pouted over there, and said with a smile, "I don't know which nobleman it is, he looks so good-looking, and seems to be very familiar with Miss Feng."

Xue Baochai also took a look, pretending to be serious and said: "Don't talk nonsense."

Xue Baochai had always been kind to Ying'er. Ying'er knew that she was not angry, so she still smiled and said, "Your servant is telling the truth. I have been in Jinling for so many years, and I have never seen such a handsome man. I don't know that Miss Feng Which family's son is he talking about, I think he matches the girl very well."

Xue Baochai tapped her forehead, "The more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes."

Ying'er had been with Xue Baochai for a long time, and her eyes became higher. She curled her lips and said, "Miss, this servant is telling the truth. The girl's appearance is extremely outstanding, and there is no other in Jinling, even in the capital." You can also compare with other women. Not to mention that the girl is knowledgeable and talented. She has learned all kinds of poems, songs, four books and five classics. How can an ordinary girl be like you. I often think that there are so many men in the world who are not good enough for you , that person just happened to show up."

Xue Baochai lowered her head to embroider, and looked indifferent, "We are not familiar with him, so if you say such things again, be careful with your mouth."

Ying'er held her chin, her gaze remained on Gu Xingchi, and she muttered, "No matter who she is, she can't compare to a girl. Miss Feng is also very beautiful, but she is not as good as a girl, and she plays the piano. I don't know anything about chess, calligraphy and painting, and I haven't even learned needlework on weekdays, let alone her marriage was divorced. I think that young master won't fall in love with her..."

"How dare you say it!" Xue Baochai raised her head and scolded in a low voice.

Ying'er was taken aback, "Girl, this slave is wrong."

Xue Baochai was trying to scare her, so she calmed down when she heard the words, "As a woman, how can you say such nonsense, if it spreads out, wouldn't it make people laugh? Soon we will go to the capital, the capital is no better than Jinling, you should restrain yourself Come on, don't be so outspoken."

"Yes." Even so, Ying'er didn't think she was wrong, she was always thinking of the girl, why did she make the girl angry?

Seeing that Yinger had calmed down, Xue Baochai sighed secretly.Although she reprimanded Yinger, she also knew that what Yinger said had some truth.She claims to have both talent and appearance, and she is praised by many people on a daily basis. It is impossible to say that she has no pride in her heart. If she only relies on talent and appearance, she is naturally far superior to other women.But Da Jingchao valued her family background the most. No matter how outstanding she was, she was the daughter of a merchant.

She is going to marry after all, but she doesn't like the low ones, and the tall ones don't like her, so she can only go to Beijing to participate in the draft.It would be good if she was chosen by the emperor, no matter how bad it is, she would be accompanied by a princess. When she leaves the palace in the future, her body will be covered with a layer of gold. Do you still worry about not being able to marry into a good family?This is not only for myself, but also for the family.

But in the end I was unwilling.Although the imperial concubine is good, the emperor is old after all, it is a pity to waste a good time.Even if she becomes the companion of the princess as she wished, and she goes out of the palace to marry in the future, she can only marry an ordinary official family, and being the daughter-in-law of an aristocratic family is absolutely impossible.

Although Sister Feng is inferior to her in everything, and has superficial taste and temperament, she doesn't have to have her troubles, and she can make friends with other young talents.Xue Baochai had only met Gu Xingchi a few times, hadn't even said a few words, and had no admiration for Gu Xingchi, but she also knew that she would not be able to climb up to such a family.

Dajing has very strict divisions between scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce. There are great differences from the color and material of clothes to the carriages used for travel.With just one glance, she could tell that Gu Xingchi had an extraordinary background.Such a noble person, but Sister Feng can get close to her at will.

Just because of one origin, it is a world of difference.

So, now she is full of disdain for Sister Feng, and at the same time has to envy Sister Feng.On the surface, she is a lady who is generous and decent, reserved and calm, and treats others kindly.

Just as he was thinking, he heard footsteps. It turned out that Ping'er brought Xiangling.

Xue Baochai joked: "Your girl values ​​you the most, why are you willing to let you come to my side today?"

Ping'er laughed and said: "Yesterday I saw the purse embroidery on Miss Bao's body is exquisite and unique. I thought it was embroidered by Yinger, so I asked Yinger for advice. I didn't expect it to be from Miss Bao's hand, and there was a commotion. It's a joke. So today I have the cheek to ask Miss Bao for advice."

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "What's the matter? If you want to learn, just come to me. It's just to pass the time." Seeing that Ping'er was still staring at her purse, she took it off, "If you like it, you can give it to me." with you."

Ping'er was overwhelmed by the flattery, and hurriedly took it, thanking and praising it at the same time.

Ying'er was very happy with Ping'er's performance, and she also said: "Sister Ping, don't thank me, or my girl will be embarrassed. It's just a trivial matter, and it's really not worth anything."

Ping'er caressed the silk thread with his fingers, and sighed with a smile: "Miss Bao is really good at needlework. I have never seen any girl who can compare with Miss Bao."

Ping'er now feels that Miss Bao is not only good at embroidery, but also approachable, so her favor towards Xue Baochai has increased a lot.

"It's really good." Ping'er carefully put away the purse.

Xue Baochai couldn't help laughing: "Don't say this in front of Feng girl, be careful that she is not happy. Don't let her think that someone poured you the ecstasy soup, just come to me and forget about her."

Having said that, Yinger and Xiangling also laughed.

Ping'er didn't hear any other meaning, she pursed her lips and said with a smile: "What's wrong with her, I learned it for her. Miss Bao doesn't know, my daughter never likes to do these things, and my wife urged her to learn it before. But every time she embroidered with less than a few stitches, she threw it aside, pestering the madam that she didn't have the talent to learn it. The madam had no choice but to give up after going back and forth, so until now, she has never touched a needle or thread in her life. Others I don’t feel at ease when I do it, and if I’m not afraid of Miss Bao’s jokes, most of the clothes and purses on my girl’s body are made by me. Anyway, she is not proficient in these things, so she can’t pick anything good or bad.”

Hearing this, one knows that the relationship between Ping'er and Sister Feng is very good.

Yinger blurted out from her complacency at the beginning to her astonishment now: "How can I do that? How can a married man know how to sew?"

Ping'er said helplessly: "What can I do, the worst is to choose two embroiderers as dowry. Besides, female red needlework is not the most important thing."

Ying'er was stunned to hear that the Wang family despised so many things that ladies valued, which made her unable to be proud.

But Xue Baochai figured it out in an instant.If Sister Feng wants to marry, she must marry the son of a big family. In the future, she will mostly help her mother-in-law and husband to house the house. Why would she waste time on such trivial matters?Assisting the husband and giving birth to a son, the position of the wife will be secure, and everything else is secondary.Even if she doesn't know poetry and books, and her taste is vulgar, as long as the Wang family is around, no one can shake her status as the first wife.

In vain she looked down on Sister Feng, but her fate was not as good as Sister Feng.

Sister Feng didn't know Xue Baochai's complicated mood, but just waited for when she would arrive in the capital.

Ten days later, they arrived in the capital. Sister Feng said goodbye to Gu Xingchi and returned to the Wang family.And Aunt Xue wrote a letter to Rongguo Mansion in advance and went to live in Rongguo Mansion.

Mrs. Jiang was very happy when Sister Feng was taken back to Wang's house. She took her hand and asked her many questions, most of which were about her disappearance.

When asked about Wang Ziteng, Sister Feng knew that Wang Ziteng had been promoted to a foreign post, and had left the capital to check the border as the governor of the nine provinces.

"Is your illness cured now?" Madam Jiang asked.

Sister Feng laughed very brightly: "Don't worry, Auntie, I have opened up a lot these days when I went out to play, and there is nothing wrong with it."

"That's good, that's good." Mrs. Jiang said, "It's not allowed to do this in the future. You don't have to make yourself sad because of others. Can you see your Aunt Xue?"

Sister Feng said: "I went back to Beijing with Aunt Xue, but she went to Rongguo Mansion to visit the old lady, and she will stay in Rongguo Mansion."

Madam Jiang sneered.Obviously Xue's family has a house in the capital, but they always go to Rongguo Mansion to live.The married daughter of the Wang family did not return to visit the Wang family when she arrived in the capital, but went to Jia's first.She couldn't be more clear about what Aunt Xue's plan was.