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

In Ning Xin Hall, Mrs. Gu was sitting upright in the upper seat. She lost her usual amiability and calm expression. No matter how the lady at the bottom tried to talk to her, she didn't give any response.

It wasn't until she saw Sister Feng coming that Mrs. Gu showed a smile.

"I know you are afraid of the cold. It's rare for you to take a trip in such a cold day."

Sister Feng bowed to the old lady and said with a smile: "Look at what grandma said, you have entertained the guests yourself, how can we be lazy as juniors?"

As he spoke, he glanced left and right, and then at Mrs. Gu.

Mrs. Gu took a sip of her tea and explained, "This is Mrs. Xu's son."

The tone is very flat, like introducing a stranger.

Sister Feng quickly looked at her for a moment, and saw that this person looked about twenty years old, with an oval face, almond eyes, and willow-leaf eyebrows. Although he was not born with natural beauty, he was also considered delicate and gentle.Sister Feng smiled slightly and nodded, as a greeting.

"Is this the cousin?" Mrs. Shizi stood up and said with a smile, "No wonder Hou Ye asked His Majesty to marry him after seeing her once. Such a beautiful woman's outstanding appearance, even I like it when I see it."

Sister Feng was thinking a lot, and probably figured out why she came, and said politely: "Ma'am, Xifeng is ashamed."

"Cousin and sister are so humble. Speaking of which, our two families are still relatives. It's too unfamiliar for you to call me that. It stands to reason that you should call me cousin."

Sister Feng smiled and said nothing, and Mrs. Gu didn't speak.

Mrs. Chen felt a little embarrassed, but still maintained a dignified and easy-going demeanor.

"Speaking of which, our old lady hasn't seen Lord Hou for a long time, and her health has become worse and worse in the past two years. Recently, she has been talking about Lord Hou all day long, hoping to see her grandson and daughter-in-law, but she has been unable to wait for you .”

Sister Feng said in a loud voice: "Thank you, Mrs. Xu, for remembering. When I ask Lord Hou, I will visit your residence with him."

Chen thought, if it would be useful to ask Gu Xingchi, would she still come here in person?

"I mean, my cousins ​​can persuade Lord Hou. After all, my mother is his grandmother. It's not good for outsiders to hear him because she has been seeing him for a long time. Or... Lord Hou is busy with work, and my cousins You can go first."

Sure enough, they had nothing to do with Gu Xingchi, so they turned their attention to her.As the new wife of the Gu family, Mrs. Xu's eldest son has invited her personally. If she doesn't agree to go with her, I don't know how many bad words will come out.

It is obvious that there is something to ask for, but this method is still used.Sister Feng was disdainful in her heart, and said with a smile: "As a junior, I should naturally visit. It's just that these days when I married into the Gu family, Lord Hou never mentioned it to me. I dare not ask more about marrying a husband. Besides, , the first time a bride visits her elders, naturally she should go with her husband. I'm afraid it's inappropriate and even more impolite to visit alone. But since Madam came in person, I will tell you what you said when Lord Hou returns to the mansion Give it to him, then I will naturally visit your mansion with Lord Hou."

Mrs. Chen knew that Sister Feng's words were perfunctory for her. If Gu Xingchi could be moved, would she need to start with Sister Feng?Sister Feng insisted not to follow, it must be Gu Xingchi who said something to her.Originally, she was not sure that she could really bring Sister Feng to Xu's house today, and she wanted to test it out.

"Old lady, what do you think? Mother, she..."

Mrs. Gu raised her eyelids, "Sister Feng is right, it won't be too late to take Zhaohua with her when she has time." She said with a smile, "Besides, Mrs. Xu has been waiting for you for so many years. It's still half a hour away? She is a blessed person, she will live a long life, and she will always see Zhaohua in her lifetime."

Chen: "..."

This old lady is too disrespectful, if it gets to Mrs. Xu's ears, she will be even angrier.

Mrs. Gu put down the teacup, "You have met my granddaughter-in-law, I am tired after sitting for so long." She waved to Sister Feng, "Come, help me in to rest."

Sister Feng smiled and walked over, "Yes."

Chen's face was lost, and he didn't want to stay any longer, so he left immediately.

Entering the inner room, Sister Feng helped Old Madam Gu to sit on the couch, she didn't speak, and looked at her without blinking, but she looked more and more eccentric.

Mrs. Gu smiled and said: "Don't be too surprised. Don't be polite when you meet the Xu family in the future. Everyone knows that the relationship between the Gu family and the Xu family is not good. Even if you lose face to them, it's okay. Don't worry about it. Just show off the aura of Mrs. Hou, don't let them think you are weak and deceitful because you are a newcomer. In the case of the Xu family, the Gu family has never been afraid of others' comments. The Chen family was bluffing you just now. She is I felt that you didn't know the doorway inside when you just entered, and thought you were easy to deceive."

Sister Feng was surprised, "Grandmother means that when I meet the Xu family in the future, I don't have to avoid them. I just talk to them if I want to, and ignore them if I don't. Is it all about your own mood?"

"Of course." His expression was somewhat smug.

Sister Feng was silent.This is not just a bad relationship, it is simply incompatible.Like some people, even though they are fighting to the death behind their backs, they still have a friendly face on their faces.The Gu family and the Xu family are still relatives, so they don't even bother to save face.

Gu Xingchi was also fully aware of Chen's arrival, when he heard Sister Feng talking about Chen's words, Gu Xingchi scoffed.

Sister Feng tentatively said: "Actually, the Gu family and the Xu family are so tense, it's not just because of your mother, right?"

Gu Xingchi did not deny it, "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you."

Sister Feng propped her chin and tilted her head to look at him, "Let me guess, it's because of Your Majesty?"

Emperor Tianshun was already jealous of the Xu family, and the Gu family and the Xu family were relatives, so what if the two families got too close?The deeper the enmity between the two families, the more he can rest assured.

Gu Xingchi said: "Since you have guessed everything, why don't you go to Xu's house with me later?"

"What are you going to do?" She thought that the two families would never communicate with each other.

Gu Xingchi smiled slightly, "Tiandu."

In the blink of an eye, Mrs. Xu's birthday party arrived. Although it was not her full birthday, it was still held every year.Even though he knew that the Gu family didn't want to see the Xu family, he still posted a message to the Gu family. He had no hope at first, but he didn't expect that Gu Xingchi would be willing to come to celebrate Mrs. Xu's birthday.

The people in the second room are quite happy, the third master is obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and often associates with literati, he doesn't like to deal with the Xu family.Not long after giving birth to her elder brother, Mrs. Liu was worried about the child, so naturally she didn't want to go, so she handed over the two sisters Gu Qionghua to Sister Feng.

Along the way, Sister Feng listened to Gu Qiongju's rambling, the curve of her lips never fell.

"Our family hasn't been in contact with the Xu family for a long time, and I don't know what the third brother thinks, but he just wants to come."

Sister Feng smiled and said, "Doesn't Qiongju like the Xu family?"

"Their family is bragging about being the empress's natal family all day long. It's annoying." Gu Qiongju's delicate brows were twisted into a knot, "Especially Xu Xi, because the empress is her aunt, he bosses others around, just Even the princess is ignored, sister-in-law just ignores her when she sees her, so as not to get into trouble."

Gu Zhaoyu sneered, "Do you think everyone is going around to offend people like you? Now that you know her identity, not to mention hiding away, you should deal with it carefully, so as not to cause trouble for the Gu family."

As soon as these words came out, Sister Feng couldn't help turning her head to look at her.

Gu Qiongju sneered, "Even if the queen dotes on her, she is not a real princess, so what is there to be proud of? To put it bluntly, she is an ordinary lady, no different from us, why should she let her go?"

Gu Zhaoyu glanced at her, "I'm doing this for your own good, I don't know how to flatter you."

"Oh, is it because I don't know how to praise or someone wants to climb a high branch? Everyone knows it well, so why bother to blame me?"

Gu Zhaoyu's face turned cold, "Gu Qiongju, what do you mean?"

Gu Qiongju smiled and said: "What do I mean, don't you know, and you want me to explain clearly in front of everyone?"

"You're talking nonsense!" Gu Zhaoyu panicked, she thought she was doing it in a very secretive way, and no one knew about it, so could it be that Gu Qiongju discovered it?Or... is she testing herself?

Gu Qiongju sighed, "If you want others to be wrong, unless you don't do it yourself, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, so don't look at who is a fool."

Gu Zhaoyu thought that Gu Qiongju really knew, and panicked even more, "You said..."

At this time, Gu Qionghua quickly interrupted: "Here we are."

Gu Zhaoyu's words choked in his throat.

Gu Qiongju jumped out of the carriage first, the maid Hanyu's eyelids twitched, and said in a low voice: "Girl, there are so many people watching, please pay attention."

Shaoqing, everyone got out of the carriage, Gu Chaoyu was still angry, only felt that Sister Feng and the others were isolated from her, and entered Xu's house first.

Gu Qionghua said helplessly: "Sister, why are you arguing with her again? It seems that she is angry, and she will go to the second aunt to complain again later."

"Just go, I'm not afraid of her."

"You." Gu Qionghua took her hand and decided to keep a close eye on her, "Speaking of which, what did you find out about her?"

Gu Qiongju covered her lips and smiled, "Where did I find out that there was something important about her, but it was just a scam. Now it seems that she really has something to hide from us."

"Okay, no matter what it is, we must stop here. Everyone, don't offend her, don't provoke her anymore." Gu Qionghua warned, "There are more and more people, let's go in quickly. Third sister-in-law... "

Turning around, she saw Sister Feng staring in one direction.

"What are you looking at?" Gu Xingchi followed her gaze.

I saw a gorgeous carriage in front, and a few maidservants got off the carriage, and were reaching out to help the people in the carriage.

"I've seen this carriage before." Sister Feng said.

Just as he was talking, two girls got out of the carriage, and everyone gave way one after another. One of the girls raised her chin, with a haughty expression on her face, and walked into Xu's house surrounded by everyone.

"She is the sixth princess."

Sister Feng was thoughtful, "I remember that the companion of the Sixth Princess is the third girl in Chen Guogong's mansion, and Chen Yu is her concubine sister."

After the sixth princess entered, some people in the crowd began to discuss, the most talked about was how the sixth princess was favored by Empress Xu, and she had a deep friendship with the third girl of the Chen family, so she was willing to let Chen Mei take a carriage with her.

No matter how low-key the Gu family was, everyone was still excited when they saw them, especially when they saw Gu Xingchi, they were even more astonished.The Gu family and the Xu family have been at odds for many years, and Gu Xingchi has never set foot in the gate of the Xu family. Is the sun coming out from the west today?

However, it's better to come, isn't it exciting to watch again?

At this banquet, Sister Feng met a lady whom she knew, but they were just acquaintances. Daiyu was the one who made her most happy, followed by Lu Sirou.

Mrs. Lu did not feel dissatisfied with the Wang family because of the gift of marriage, she just felt a little regretful, so when she saw Sister Feng again, Lu Sirou never had any estrangement with Sister Feng.

"I haven't congratulated brother Qiu Wei for getting to know Yuan."

Lu Sirou smiled and said: "I was just about to tell you about this matter, you don't know how ugly those two people's faces were when they learned that my second brother had to understand Yuan. A person who is worthless, I don't know why he is so good at my mother and my mother. Show off your strength in front of the second brother."

Naturally, it was her concubine elder brother Lu Wen and his aunt.

Lu Li's family background is not bad, and now he has passed the examination to get Jieyuan. I don't know how many people want to marry the Lu family, but because the Marquis of Nanning, who has a doting concubine, dare not make up his mind to marry him. It would be great if Lu Li could change his temper. .

"It's just that it's an eyesore after all, and I can't breathe, it's extremely uncomfortable." Lu Sirou said again.

Sister Feng didn't like people scrambling for her things the most, so she couldn't help asking: "Could it be that Mrs. Lu intends to keep doing this?"

Lu Sirou frowned, "What else can I do, he is father's son after all, it's hard to drive him out."

Sister Feng shook her head and smiled lightly.

"why are you laughing?"

"I think Mrs. Lu's temper is too good."

Lu Sirou lowered her head, "Actually, I also thought about using some means to drive those two out, but I'm afraid...I've never done it before."

Gu Qionghua, who had been listening silently, said: "I heard that the Xu family invited a new opera troupe to sing. Mother likes to listen to opera the most. It's a pity that she didn't come today."

Sister Feng laughed and said: "Although I haven't heard of it, I also know that there is a girl named Mo Niang in this troupe. If you fight hard, you can only see her side."

"It's a pity that I'm a girl, so I can't meet this girl in person." Gu Qionghua joked, "Although I live in a filthy place, it's rare to develop such a noble temperament."

Gu Qiongju didn't know why he suddenly turned the topic to an actor, and couldn't help asking: "If you are so noble, why do you want to be reduced to that kind of place?"

Sister Feng smiled and said: "Of course there are unavoidable difficulties. But whoever can be a good girl, who is willing to sing an opera, the more invincible on the surface, the weaker is obvious."

"Ah, if someone discovers her weakness, wouldn't she be in bad luck?"

The three aunts and sisters-in-law were chatting in low voices, but Lu Sirou didn't know what to think of, and froze in place.

Sister Feng looked back, but didn't ask her to follow. She just smiled and went straight away.

It was Gu Qionghua's performance that really surprised her...

Gu Xingchi curled his lips and raised his heels.

Along the way, many people wanted to greet him, but they didn't dare to go forward, so they wanted to make their wives and daughters befriend Sister Feng.

"Cousin, you are finally here, and grandma let you go." The voice was sweet and greasy, which made people unhappy.Gu Xingchi frowned and turned his head to look.

The woman has a delicate appearance, with powder on her face, and the strong smell of powder can be smelled just by getting close.His eyes were shining brightly, and he maintained a reserved smile, but his eyes were full of eagerness and anticipation, and he was fixedly looking at him.

After waiting for a long time, Gu Xingchi said calmly, "Who are you?"