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

The woman's well-dressed face was cracked for a moment, and then she smiled coquettishly, "I'm Xi'er, why can't my cousin recognize me, maybe it's because he's been away for many years."

Gu Xingchi mocked with a smile, "Sorry, I really can't remember."

As he spoke, he stopped looking at her and walked forward.

"Hey, cousin." Xu Xi trotted two steps to keep up, "I am..."

Seeing Sister Feng walking away, Gu Xingchi became a little impatient, "Please let me go."

Xu Xi was humiliated one after another. Embarrassed and anxious, he stomped his feet, "I'm Xu Xi, how could you not recognize me?"

Hearing this, Gu Xingchi looked back at her, his peach blossom eyes lowered and raised again, as if he was looking at her.

Xu Xi was overjoyed, thinking that Gu Xingchi was about to recognize her.

But Gu Xingchi's next words were like a basin of cold water poured down in the cold winter, making her smile freeze on her face.

I just heard him say, "Oh, maybe I can recognize it after you wash your face."

After saying that, he walked forward quickly, leaving Xu Xi standing stiff in the cold wind.

When she realized what Gu Xingchi said, she was ashamed and angry, and she still raised her hand to touch her face.When she realized what she was doing, Gu Xingchi had gone far away, and it seemed that he could still hear his gentle laughter.

The servant girl carefully persuaded: "Girl, since Master Hou is not willing to go, let's go back to the old lady. After a while, Master Hou will visit the old lady."

Xu Xi stared at the graceful figure in front of him, and asked, "Is that the big girl from the Wang family?"

The servant girl secretly observed her expression, "Yes, she is the new Mrs. Jinganhou."

Xu Xi didn't realize that the maid was deliberately reminding him that Gu Xingchi was married, but she still had an angry face.She knew that Gu Xingchi had been arrogant since he was a child, disobedient to discipline, and favored by His Majesty, so no one dared to show him shame.As long as it is someone he doesn't like, no matter who the other party is, he won't give him face.And his mouth is also poisonous, and he has no heart to pity the woman who admires him.

But even so, there are still many women who like him, and Xu Xi is one of them.They thought they were cousins, and she could win the moon first, but Gu Xingchi had always treated her honestly, and later on he didn't associate with the Xu family, so she naturally had no chance to marry into the Gu family.

She thought that a person like him would not fall in love with any woman, but she didn't expect that he would personally ask His Majesty to marry him.Now seeing the harmonious figures of the two with her own eyes, how could she not feel jealous?

"In my opinion, she must have used some kind of seductive means to seduce Biao to her side. Otherwise, there are so many noble girls in the capital, how could my cousin fall in love with her?"

The maid did not dare to answer, she just hoped that Xu Xi would not do anything outrageous in front of the guests.

Even though Gu Xingchi was worried about Sister Feng, he couldn't stay with the female relatives, so he told Ping'er to take good care of Sister Feng, and then went elsewhere.

Sister Feng found a quiet place to sit down with Daiyu. Sister Feng touched her hand and asked, "It's rare for my sister to come in such a cold day."

Daiyu smiled softly, "Since someone posted the post, it is natural for a master to come. Father is busy with official duties, so I can do it for him. However, I can't stay longer, and I will leave after delivering the congratulatory gifts."

Although Daiyu is dressed in simple and elegant clothes, she has a certain flair and flair. She stands out in the crowd, and someone has already secretly looked over her.

"Is my sister feeling better?"

"Thanks to the miraculous doctor that Sister Feng invited me, I think I'm already well."

"That's good. Younger sister should take good care of her body in the future." Sister Feng naturally knew that Daiyu wanted to improve her health. Although Daiyu's body was almost in good condition, it was still not as healthy as other people's health. This is already the best result.

Daiyu brought Nanny Lin and Zijuan here today. Sister Feng looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "Why did my sister come here alone today?"

Everyone knew that Sister Feng didn't ignore Nanny Lin and Zijuan on purpose, but asked someone else.Daiyu was slightly startled, "I haven't been to Rongguo Mansion recently."

This explains why he didn't come with the Jia family.

Sister Feng asked with her eyes.

Daiyu is not the kind of person who does not express her grievances, her tone is a little cold, "I am in the Lin Mansion well, but I was splashed with dirty water for no reason. More right and wrong?"

Seeing that Sister Feng was puzzled, Zijuan recounted what happened in Rongguo Mansion not long ago.

Too many things happened in the Jia family, and Daiyu worried that Jia's mother would fall ill after being too tired, so she often went to Rongguo Mansion to visit Jia's mother.One day, I happened to meet Fu Qiufang interrogating a case, and even made a fuss with Jia's mother.Daiyu didn't want to hear other people's family affairs, but she was involved unexpectedly.

"It turned out that someone reported that there was a girl and a boy who gave and received in private, and even took out the sachet of love, but the two said that it was picked up by someone, and it was not found in their room, so they can't be sure. Theirs. The girl who reported the matter said that she still has a witness, and that person is our girl."

"Why is that?" Sister Feng was also surprised.

"It's funny to say this. She didn't see our girl at that time. She just heard Miss Bao calling our girl's name from a distance, as if she was looking for our girl, and said that she finally found Miss Lin, and then raised her foot Went to another place, and then saw a man and a woman quietly coming out of the pavilion. After a while, the informant girl entered the pavilion, and found no trace. This continued for several days, and on the fifth day, she picked up Here comes the sachet."

Sister Feng understood, "So she felt that the two were discovered by Sister Lin and left the sachet in a hurry, so she naturally thought that Sister Lin was the witness."

Zijuan said: "But in fact, our girl did go to Rongguo Mansion that day, but she went back at that time. The informer heard that the private meeting between the two was in the afternoon. How could it have anything to do with my girl?" She chuckled, "When I was talking with the old lady that day, the three girls in the house and Miss Bao Yun were all there, and they all knew when my girl went back. Misunderstood."

Sister Feng smiled slowly, "Perhaps Miss Bao sometimes forgets for a while."

Zicuckoo stopped talking.None of them are fools, but they have figured out the inside story.

"It's also thanks to the coincidence that my sister went to explain everything, otherwise I would really be misunderstood."

Daiyu's expression was flat, "What my sister said is true. After what happened to them, they should think carefully when they speak again, and don't say something wrong in a hurry."

Sister Feng felt that the more flustered and urgent the words, the more authentic the response. Xue Baochai blurted out Daiyu's name, and the fabricated words were so smooth, which shows how "important" Daiyu is in her heart.

However, Daiyu didn't pursue the matter if things got serious, and if it was revealed, it would be difficult for the sisters to do so.

Sister Feng comforted her and said, "Since the truth is out, my sister doesn't have to be overly concerned about this matter, but it's okay to be an ordinary friend and get along with face."

"I think so too." If it wasn't for the fact that the Xue family wanted to marry the Jia family, the Lin family and the Xue family really wouldn't be considered relatives.She and Xue Baochai were not close, and if she hadn't gone to Rongguo Mansion to visit Jia's mother, there was no need to move around often.

After chatting for a while, Daiyu got up and said, "I should go back too, I will visit the Hou Mansion again some other day."

Sister Feng put the hand stove in her hand and said to Zijuan, "Be careful on the road, so you can take care of the girl."

Said, also got up to send Daiyu out.

After walking a few steps, I saw two wives approaching, but they were Princess Beijing and Princess Nan'an, followed by a few maids.

In this way, Sister Feng and Daiyu had no choice but to come forward to salute.

Princess Beijing looked at Concubine Nan'an, and said with a smile: "I just thought that Madam Jing'an Hou was already very beautiful, but I never expected to meet another girl who is more iconic, now I can compare Madam Jing'an Hou gone."

Concubine Nan'an looked at Daiyu, and she was also amazed, "It is indeed a sign of birth. If you don't know, you may think it is a fairy descending from a certain family, but I don't know which family's girl it is?"

Daiyu looked respectful and said: "My father is the Minister of the Household Department."

"It turned out to be a girl from the Lin family." Concubine Nan'an praised, "Master Lin is very lucky."

"The concubine is too famous."

Concubine Nan'an asked her how old she was this year, what her name was, and what books she had read... Daiyu answered them one by one.

Sister Feng didn't have much contact with Concubine Nan'an, and the fact that she used someone else's daughter instead of her own daughter to marry was enough to make Sister Feng disgusted.Now the more enthusiastic she is towards Daiyu, the more Sister Feng feels hypocrisy.What's more, in her previous life, she may not have thought about accepting Daiyu as a righteous daughter to marry her, but somehow she finally decided on Tanchun.

Maybe they heard that Daiyu was in poor health, or that the Jia family wanted to use Tanchun to curry favor with Nan'an King and the royal family?

Sure enough, Grand Concubine Nan'an said: "I have a daughter who is about the same age as you, but she is wayward. She is not as talented as you in learning, nor is she as sensible and stable as you."

Daiyu knew that Concubine Nan'an treated her warmly because of Lin Ruhai's face, and she would not really think that Concubine Nan'an liked her, so she said softly: "Daughter of Daiyu district, how dare you compare yourself with the princess of Yi'an County? The concubine praised it."

Concubine Nan'an didn't care about her modesty, and asked again: "I remember you will be a filial piety in one year?"

Knowing that he hasn't given his filial piety yet and won't let him leave?Pulling people to ask questions, thinking that others can't see that she has other purposes?

Daiyu replied: "Yes, the minister's daughter has not yet been filial."

Concubine Nan'an nodded, "There is no mistress in the family, so it's hard for a little girl like you to manage the entire Lin family."

Daiyu lowered her eyes, it seemed to outsiders that she remembered the loss of her mother.

Concubine Nan'an sighed, "Since that's the case, I won't delay you any longer, go back quickly."

Daiyu bows and leaves.After walking a long way, Zijuan said excitedly: "It seems that Concubine Nan'an appreciates our girl very much."

Nanny Lin glanced at Daiyu, shook her head and smiled, "The royal family and nobles all have their own calculations in their hearts, so naturally they will not do useless things, nor will they associate with useless people. It is the first time that they are so enthusiastic about the girl. , is not necessarily a good thing."

Originally, Sister Feng thought that she could see Jia's family today, but just after exchanging pleasantries with the two concubines, Gu Xingchi came to find them in person, saying that Mrs. Xu had invited them over.

Xu was afraid that Gu Xingchi would prevent them from coming to the stage in public. Only the Xu family was in this flower hall.Gu Xingchi, Sister Feng and the Xu family sat on two sides, with a clear distinction.

The room was very silent, and the Xu family looked at each other, as if they wanted to speak but wanted others to speak first.Gu Xingchi was not affected by the weird atmosphere, he blew on the boiling hot tea, handed it to Sister Feng, and even winked at her.

Sister Feng: "..."

Since she couldn't live up to Gu Xingchi's kindness, she took a sip of tea and put it down.

Gu Xingchi frowned, "Why don't you use it, is it because the smell of tea leaves is wrong?"

This is deliberately saying that the Xu family did not treat guests well and entertained guests with bad tea.Sister Feng glared at him taking advantage of his surprise.

It seems that the Xu family was right to choose to isolate Gu Xingchi from outsiders.

After being silent for a long time, Gu Xingchi smiled silently, and said, "You invited me and my wife over to just sit and drink tea? If that's the case, it's the same when you go home, so I'll take my leave first."

After saying that, he wanted to get up and take Sister Feng away.

"Wait!" Xu Guogong suddenly stood up and said, "Is this how you treat your elders? Your grandmother dragged her sick body to see you, but you didn't even look at it. It's really outrageous!"

Mrs. Xu has silver hair all over her head, her face is old and pale, and her brows and eyes are full of exhaustion. It doesn't look like she is pretending to be sick, but she is really sick.

Gu Xingchi sneered with a smile, "For so many years, I have been turning a blind eye to you. Aren't you living a good life? What's the point of saying these words now? It will only make people feel hypocritical."

Xu Guogong pointed at him, trying to suppress his anger, "Is there anyone who talks like that? No matter how much you hate the Xu family, your mother is also your grandmother, and I am also your uncle!"

Gu Xingchi sneered, "If I had a choice, I'd rather not have an uncle like you."

"You—" You obviously planned to have a good talk with Gu Xingchi, but when you saw Gu Xingchi's indifferent appearance and heard his mocking tone, you couldn't get angry.

"Okay!" Mrs. Xu coughed, "Zhaohua, no matter what, your mother is my biological daughter, and we are all your relatives. Even though we did wrong before, after so many years, you Still can't let go?"

"Dear, daughter?" Gu Xingchi seemed to have heard some joke, "You don't care about my mother's life or death for the sake of profit, and you are ashamed to say that she is her relative? I am afraid that in your eyes, your daughter is only Empress Xu?"

Mrs. Xu lowered her head dejectedly, and sighed, "She was born in my October pregnancy, how could I not love her? But for the sake of the family, there is always someone who must be sacrificed."

Gu Xingchi sneered, "Then why was my mother sacrificed instead of your eldest daughter?"

Xu Guogong's voice was cold, "She did it voluntarily, and no one can stop her. If she insists on marrying into the Gu family, what can we do?"

"Whether it is voluntary or deceived by you, you know exactly."

"Second sister has always been considerate of parents' difficulties, and she is very filial to her mother. If she were here, she would definitely forgive what happened back then, and would not contradict the elders like you."

Although Gu Xingchi was smiling, his eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of ice, "She is her, and I am me. She will hold back this tone because of her filial piety, but I won't."

When Xu Guogong saw that he didn't get in, he said again: "The Gu family and the Xu family are in conflict and everyone knows that they are relatives but they have to fight so stiffly. For so many years, everyone has been watching the jokes of the two families. What a shame! Not only the face of the Xu family, but also the face of the Gu family. It's been a long time, why bother?"

Gu Xingchi stroked his sleeves, and poured tea for himself, "Only those who do bad things are afraid of being commented on, losing face, or becoming a joke in others' mouths. The Gu family has never been afraid of these things. You can forget some things, but I No. You think the past is passing by with the wind and there is no need to pursue it, but I will never forget what my mother sacrificed to keep the Gu family, and what you did. "

"So stubborn! No matter how stubborn you are, the Gu family may not be able to survive in the future!"

Gu Xingchi raised his eyes to look at him, lowered his head and drank the tea, "Is this what you really want to say? Tsk tsk, you obviously want to negotiate with me, but now that things can't be done, you want to threaten me. Out of standard."

Xu Guogong choked, "It's good that you know."

Gu Xingchi snorted disdainfully, "Do you really think I'll be fooled? If you were so sure, you wouldn't talk so much nonsense with me."

Mrs. Xu is different from the rest of the Xu family. She really wants to see the child born to her daughter who owed her debts for many years. She is already old and has experienced all kinds of storms, prosperity, and wealth. She doesn't want to think about anything else. Gu Xingchi shook hands with them and made peace.But seeing the situation where the swords were on the verge of breaking out, she felt anxious and coughed violently again.

Chen Shi and others immediately went up to appease her.

Seeing that Sister Feng was sitting quietly beside Gu Xingchi, Mrs. Chen couldn't help saying: "Cousin, grandma is so angry, you should try to persuade my cousin to speak softly to grandma."

Sister Feng was surprised that she was called by name, stood up slowly, and tugged on Gu Xingchi's sleeve.

"I'll let you know on the way." Gu Xingchi softened his voice.

He took her hand, got up and said, "It seems that you want to see the wife I just married is just a cover, so let's go back." When he reached the door, he turned around and said, "I'm here today mainly to tell You guys, it is impossible for me to abandon my past grievances and secretly support the prince, you should give up on that."

Xu Guogong wanted to stop Gu Xingchi, but Mrs. Xu raised her hand to stop him.Her eyes looked at the door, and a look of sadness slowly filled her eyes, maybe she still regretted it.

I remember that when Gu Xingchi was young, he was very close to the Xu family and liked her as a grandmother very much.But I don't know when, he became indifferent to the Xu family, and gradually turned into hatred, and later he didn't want to look at the Xu family at all.From then on, she guessed that he knew everything.

Gu Xingchi dragged Sister Feng away for a long time, pursed his lips tightly, and didn't say a word.Sister Feng didn't ask any more questions, and tried her best to keep up with him.

Just passing the corner of a pond and walking to a narrow road, he saw a petite woman standing in front of her, looking at the two of them with watery eyes.No, to be precise, he was looking at Gu Xingchi.

"Cousin, you left so soon, what did grandma and her old man tell you?"

Hearing this, Gu Xingchi stopped, frowned and glanced at her.

Xu Xi automatically ignored Sister Feng, touched her face, "Cousin, don't say you haven't recognized me yet." She felt that Gu Xingchi was just pretending not to recognize her.

"Oh, did you wash your face?"