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

It was freezing outside, a middle-aged woman and a few servants walked in, the curtain fell, and after a long time, the coolness was slowly melted by the charcoal fire in the smoker cage.

Seeing the woman salute to Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang tightly held her hands, with a smile on her lips, but her lips trembled almost imperceptibly.

In the past, Mrs. Wang was the housekeeper, and the Lin family often sent gifts and letters to the Rongguo Mansion, but who is Mrs. Wang, and why did she meet the servant of the Lin Mansion?After collecting the things, treat it as if it never happened, let alone let the servant see the honorable Mother Jia.But this time, the people sent by the Lin family not only entered the Rongguo Mansion, but they also had to meet Jia Mu, which is intriguing.

As for who let it in, who else could it be besides Fu Qiufang?This woman thought that becoming Lian's second mistress would get rid of her humble background and fly up to the branches to become a phoenix. She also wanted to fight against her and successfully seized her housekeeping power, making her lose face in front of Jiamu.How could she not hate such humiliation, if she didn't fight back and could only watch Fu Qiufang riding on her neck domineeringly, she would not be reconciled.Therefore, she looked for opportunities to fight back, so Fu Qiufang successfully miscarried.

She was not afraid that Fu Qiufang would find out, because Fu Qiufang had no evidence, so he had to knock out his teeth and swallow the blood.

However, I didn't expect Fu Qiufang's revenge to come so soon.Well, she wants to see what other great things that woman can do!

Thinking of this, she involuntarily sat up straight and looked at the woman.

The woman is wearing pine and green clothes, the material is gorgeous, not like ordinary servants.Tall and tall, neither fat nor thin, with a ruddy face and smiling eyebrows.She was standing with her eyebrows down, but her demeanor was neither humble nor overbearing, and everyone showed a curious look.

After a while, Mother Jia asked first, "I wonder who this is?"

The woman lowered her head and laughed, "The servant girl was sent by Master Lin. Her husband's family name is Lin, and she is also in charge of the Lin family."

Mother Jia looked at Daiyu subconsciously, and Daiyu looked at the woman for a while, and was also very pleasantly surprised, "Nurse Lin, you are here, I didn't expect father to send you here?"

Sister Lin's smile immediately became more amicable and real. She suppressed the excitement in her heart, still looked at Jia Mu and said, "Now that it's the end of the new year, our master sent me here. Stay and take care of the girl."

As he said that, a few servants behind him moved Jie Li in, and then went down.

Everyone exchanged a look, and saw surprise in each other's eyes. This ceremony is really rich and precious.

Mrs. Wang had a calm face and contemptuous eyes.She has seen the Lin family spend a lot of money, but she has kept them all. Naturally, she wants to get all the property of the Lin family, but she doesn't like Lin Daiyu. This is indeed a difficult thing.

Jia Mu laughed and said, "My uncle is too polite, this is too precious."

Mother Lin smiled and said: "Our master said it, but it was just a small thought. We are all a family, so how can you be rude? Thanks to the care you have taken for our girl over the past year, now that our girl is grown up, Some things are not good and always bother you, so I was sent to take care of the girl. This is really annoying, please don't take offense."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone's expressions became subtle. They didn't know what Lin Nanny meant by saying this.

Mother Jia nodded, "Yes, yes. Now that you're here, you can stay here with peace of mind. I'm also relieved to have one more person to take care of Yu'er."

But what he was thinking in his heart was that Lin Ruhai had sent Nanny Lin here, and he thought he had his own plans.But Lin Ruhai didn't say anything beforehand, she felt a little uncomfortable, feeling that things were out of her control.

Could it be that Lin Ruhai changed his mind and didn't want Daiyu to marry Jia Baoyu?

Regardless of Jiamu's entangled mood, Daiyu asked softly, "Long time no see, how is father?"

Nanny Lin said: "Master knows that the girl misses him, so he specially asked me to bring you a letter before leaving, and the girl will go and see after a while."

Daiyu snorted softly, showing her daughter's tenderness, "It's been a long time since I received a letter from my father. I thought my father had forgotten me and didn't intend to recognize me as a daughter."

Nanny Lin smiled and said, "Look at what the girl said, the master only has you as a daughter, how could he forget you?" At this point, she paused, and her smile fell silent, "No, since the girl came to Beijing , the master will send home letters every month, and he will never forget the girl when he sees rare treasures or ancient books, how come you haven't received them?"

Mrs. Wang's heart tightened, she wished she could shut Nanny Lin's mouth.A bad premonition arose in her heart, and as soon as she turned around, she saw Jia Mu's searching gaze.Her hand holding the teacup trembled, and her whole heart was raised, for fear that Mother Jia would question her in front of everyone.

Judging by Mrs. Wang's performance, there is still something that Jia's mother doesn't understand.Fortunately, she is a person who values ​​the face of the family. She glanced at Mrs. Wang and said to Nanny Lin: "The journey has been exhausting, so let someone take Mammy down to rest first. It’s convenient and easy to live here.”

This is what I hope the Lin family will not pursue too much.Sister Lin sneered to herself, agreed, and was led down by the maid.

Sister Feng knew that Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang had no intention of joking, so she left after sitting for a while.

Daiyu and Xiangling had a good talk just now, and thought she was a very spiritual girl.She said to Zijuan: "You go and send Sister Feng off, and find out my poetry collection and give it to Xiangling by the way."

Xiangling quickly thanked her, and promised to take good care of it, and return it to Daiyu intact next time.

Xue Baochai was even more strange. In her opinion, Lin Daiyu was a lofty and aloof person. She never expected to put down her figure to befriend a girl, and patiently taught her about poetry and prose.For a while, she didn't know what to think of Daiyu.

After a while, Mother Jia let the crowd disperse, but Daiyu was left alone.

Back at Wang's house, I just saw Mrs. Jiang seeing off the guests outside the door.Seeing Sister Feng coming, the leading lady's eyes lit up, "Is this the eldest girl?"

She looked at Sister Feng with surprise in her eyes.It is said that Mrs. Wang's niece is one of the most beauties in the capital. This is indeed true. Coupled with such a background, she is really the perfect candidate to be hired as a daughter-in-law.It's no wonder that even after hearing that Sister Feng's engagement was terminated, there are still many people who want to come to the Wang family to talk about marriage.She came to Wang's house today, ostensibly to visit Mrs. Jiang, but in fact she wanted to try her luck to see Sister Feng. She thought she returned disappointed, but she did not expect to meet her at the door.

If Mrs. Jiang felt something, she pulled Sister Feng to her side, "Exactly. Sister Feng, come and meet Mrs. Nanning Hou."

It had just snowed heavily overnight, and the sky and the earth were vast and white, with the eucalyptus and Qiongzhi on top of her head, making her red lips and white teeth even more beautiful.Sister Feng saluted Yingying, "I have seen Madam."

Madam Hou of Nanning quickly helped her up, "You don't need to be too polite." Then she turned to Madam Jiang and said, "Madam Jiang is very lucky to have such a niece."

Mrs. Jiang smiled modestly.She understands what Madam Nanning Hou means, and she also has the heart to choose a suitable family for Sister Feng. Although it may not be possible to get things done with the Nanning Hou Mansion, it is always right to have a good relationship.

Seeing that Sister Feng was mature and steady, Madam Hou of Nanning liked it more and more, so she took Sister Feng's hand and took off a jasper bracelet from her wrist to her hand.

Just as Sister Feng was about to refuse, she heard her say: "We didn't prepare a small gift when we met for the first time. This bracelet should be regarded as a meeting gift. You must not refuse."

Sister Feng glanced at Mrs. Jiang, and Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "Since Madam gave it to you, you can accept it."

Madam Hou of Nanning let go of her hand, her eyes were full of kindness, "I also have a few girls in my family who are about the same age as you, but they are very naughty. If you are free, it is better to visit often, and let them follow you. Learn from your stability."

"Madam is ridiculous." Sister Feng said with a faint smile.

Watching the carriage of the Nanning Marquis leave, Mrs. Jiang sighed, "Let's go in."

Back in the room, Mrs. Jiang waved her maid back, and said: "You must have seen the intention of Mrs. Nanning Hou's visit. The two families in the family are compatible, but Nanning Hou's mansion is the mother clan of Prince Qing... ..”

Speaking of this, Sister Feng understands.Although King Qing seems to be indifferent to fame and wealth, and does not fight or grab, but once he gets involved with the royal family, there will be many more variables, and who knows when he will be affected.

"However, I think Madam Hou of Nanning has a very good impression of you. I also heard that Madam Nanning Hou is a kind-hearted person, and the eldest son of the Hou Mansion is knowledgeable, gentle and refined. Thinking about it carefully, it can be regarded as a good marriage... ..." Mrs. Jiang said, "Of course, whether you want it or not depends on your own will."

In terms of marriage, Sister Feng did not have great expectations, she just hoped that her future husband would not be as greedy and lustful as Jia Lian.Don't ask for mutual gratification, just ask for mutual respect as guests.Don't ask him to have no second wife, just ask him not to spoil his concubine and destroy his wife.For women, this is already commendable.

Seeing that Sister Feng didn't speak, Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "You don't need to rush to make a decision, anyway, we still have a choice, and I'll go over it for you."

Naturally, Sister Feng would not disappoint Mrs. Jiang's kindness, nor did she reject marriage, so she readily agreed.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the time when the grass grows and the warblers fly in March, and the weather is gradually getting warmer.

At this time, the most talked about thing is the draft.Sister Feng was not interested in this, she only knew that Xue Baochai was no surprise, just like her previous life.

The room was quiet, and Xiangling was carefully tucking Yingluo.Ping'er held her chin and muttered to herself, "Miss Bao is both talented and beautiful, few people can match her, how could she lose the election?"

Sister Feng was bored, leaning on the couch and eating snacks, the sun shone in through the carved window, making her skin as white as jade, and her delicate fingers lightly touched the table, casting a slender shadow.

"Do you think the draft is only based on talent and appearance?"

"Then what?"

Sister Feng blinked her eyes, "I heard that in this draft, the companion of the fourth princess is Wu Dinghou's youngest daughter, the companion of the sixth princess is the third girl from Chen Guogong's mansion, and the companion of the seventh princess is the granddaughter of Prime Minister An."

Ping'er nodded, "Everyone knows this."

"Have you heard of the names of these girls?"

Ping'er thought for a moment, "Yes, there are, but it's nothing special. If you compare them together, all the ladies in the capital are pretty much the same."

Sister Feng picked up a plum cake, "So, do you understand?"

Ping'er was at a loss, "Understand what?"

Sister Feng shook her head and smiled lightly. Before the plum blossom cake could be eaten, Qing'er opened the curtain and came in. "Girl, something serious happened."

Ping'er stood up, "What's the big deal?"

"Uncle Xue's family beat someone to death, and he has been taken to the yamen by the officials."