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

Baiju is too late, and it is the Shangyuan Festival in a blink of an eye.

During this period of time, Wang Xihe has been quietly at home, but it is safe and sound.But just in case, Mrs. Jiang changed all the maids in Wang Xi and the yard, and beat them hard, lest there be some more betrayers.

The Jia family’s yard to welcome Yuanchun’s relatives has also been built, and they are only waiting for the arrival of Yuanchun on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

For this, the Jia family was excited and proud, and prepared to welcome Yuanchun early in the morning. Sister Feng is not the daughter-in-law of the Jia family, so naturally there is no chance to see it.Of course, she had already seen the luxurious family homes and the grand ostentation in her previous life, and now she has no interest in watching them.

She just 'distressed' the money for the Xue family, and she didn't know how much money the Xue family would have left after the family visit was over.

There is a banquet in the palace today, and Sister Feng, as Madam Jing'an, will naturally attend.Mrs. Gu is getting older, and she doesn't like to enter the palace even more, because she can't go because she is unwell, and the royal family naturally doesn't care about such a trivial matter.

Feng Shi and Liu Shi sat opposite each other, and they could see each other at a glance.Seeing Liu Shiyan laughing at Yanyan, Feng grasped the handkerchief jealously.

Both have been married for many years, but Liu Shi still looks so young and beautiful, loved and loved, she smiles like a child, and her temperament is as elegant as an orchid.But she seemed to be getting older, no matter how much makeup powder was applied, it could not cover up her gradually aging complexion.When she looked in the mirror, she would find that her brows and eyes were full of resentment, like a resentful woman.

Several times she was so angry that she wanted to smash the mirror, but she didn't want to believe that the person in the mirror was her.Why after so many years, the Liu family can still be held in the palm of his hand and loved, but she should be despised by her husband?She doesn't have any hatred with Liu Shi, it's just that she is jealous that he is happier than her.What she is most proud of is that she gave birth to a son, but Liu did not.Unexpectedly, Liu Shi got another brother at a young age, and now she is the only one who can compare with Liu Shi.

After so many years, the third master didn't have a housemate by his side, let alone a concubine's room.But her husband didn't enter her room for ten and a half months, and whenever he had time, he went to find the little elf.

Now she can only count on her son, and she only hopes that no one can compare to his son.

It's a pity that there are few males in the Gu family, so why did they give birth to Liu's son? Isn't this trying to steal his son's limelight?

Thinking of this, her eyes fell on Liu Shi.

"Why does the second sister-in-law look at me like this?" Liu said with a smile.

Feng immediately came to his senses, "Siblings are going to the palace today, how can you be willing to part with Brother Ming?"

Thinking of her son, Liu's heart softened, "Of course I don't want to part with it, but with so many women and maids taking care of me, I can barely rest assured. Now that Qionghua and Qiongju are grown up, I should take them out to see the world , doesn't the second sister-in-law also think so?"

Thinking of her daughter, Feng smiled awkwardly.

Liu slandered inwardly, when someone can't see her thoughts clearly, is it necessary to cover up?Today's palace banquet, not only can meet the girls and sons of various aristocratic families, but also the princes. Many wives went there with the idea of ​​blind dates for their children.The Liu family does not expect her daughter to marry a certain prince, but she also wants to choose a good family.

Thinking about Feng Shi and Gu Zhaoyu, they are unwilling to be mediocre.

Feng said with a smile: "Children are loved by others. No wonder the old lady has to hug her every day. If it was me, I would not be willing to let go."

When mentioning her little grandson, Mrs. Gu smiled more kindly, "When I get older, I like children, unlike those two older ones who always annoy me."

Feng Shi also joked: "If I knew that the old lady disliked Brother Wen so much, I should have stopped him from going to some poetry meeting with friends, and stayed at home to apologize to the old lady."

Liu said with a smile: "Is the second sister-in-law really willing?"

"It's his blessing to be able to show his face in front of the old lady, but it's a pity that he is studying in the academy on weekdays, so he can't be filial to the old lady."

Mrs. Liu seemed to be smiling, "As long as Brother Wen studies hard, gets a good name in the exam, and honors the Gu family's ancestors, that is the greatest filial piety. Old lady, don't you think so?"

Mrs. Gu took a sip of her tea and nodded, "You're right."

Mrs. Liu glanced at Mrs. Feng, and said again: "With Brother Wen's aptitude, if he ends up this year, he will definitely be able to enter high school. Fortunately, he is still young. If he wants to be safe, it doesn't matter if he waits for three years. Thinking about it, no matter what, Brother Wen Definitely going to high school."

Feng Shi wanted to slap Liu Shi a few times, Liu Shi was clearly digging a hole for her.If Brother Wen doesn't win after three years, don't you want others to laugh at him?

Outsiders don't know how much Gu Yanwen weighs, but she doesn't know?It's just a nice word to say, but it will be revealed in the examination room.Fortunately, there are still three years, when Gu Yanwen comes back, she must urge him to study hard!It is too embarrassing to fail to win the title and fail the imperial examination.

She didn't want everyone's attention to focus on her son, so Zhuang Ruowu said: "The old lady likes children so much, and she doesn't know when she will be able to embrace her great-grandson."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes naturally fell on Sister Feng.

Feng's gaze swept over Sister Feng, and said: "Speaking of which, Sister Feng has been married into the Gu family for more than half a year, why is it that she is not pregnant for so long?"

Sister Feng put down the teacup and was speechless for a moment.

But she knew that although Mrs. Gu had never mentioned it, she was still looking forward to it.

But hearing Feng's malicious concern, she was still a little angry.He said lightly: "Please trouble Second Aunt to worry about me, but I'm still young, so I'm not in a hurry."

Feng shook her head and chuckled, like an elder looking at an ignorant child, "Stupid boy, what nonsense are you talking about. I already had a brother at your age, but I was so lucky that my brother died young." , fortunately I had brother Wen again later. When I gave birth to brother Wen, the second master was younger than Zhaohua now. The big family has few children, so you have to hurry up." She patted Sister Feng's face Hand, comforted, "But don't worry too much, I know a doctor who is best at women's affairs, I can recommend it for you, and ask her to take care of your body."

Sister Feng felt that her words were too irritating, so she gently pulled her hand out of hers, "Don't bother Second Aunt, I am in good health."

Successfully adding trouble to Sister Feng, Feng's heart was very happy, and he said hypocritically: "Forget it, if you need it in the future, just go to me."

after?Feng Shi wished that she would not be able to conceive.Sister Feng smiled and said, "From what Second Aunt said, it means that she is very familiar with that doctor. I think Second Aunt often asks her to see you, so why do you trust her so much?"

As soon as Feng shi punched, he was beaten back, feeling very depressed.She secretly cursed that Dafang would have no heirs, so that the title of Marquis Mansion would belong to her son.

No matter what Feng Shi thought, Sister Feng continued to chat and laugh with Mrs. Gu, and not long after, a servant girl came back to report that the carriage was ready.They bid farewell to Mrs. Gu and went into the palace together.

When we arrived at the gate of the palace, it was already dusk, and many people entered the palace at this time.

After entering the palace, Gu Xingchi separated from Sister Feng, and before leaving, he whispered to her: "Just stay with Third Aunt, don't walk around. It's cold outside, don't stand in the wind. If someone provokes you, don't Swallow your breath. Also, be careful with the drinks you're given."

"Okay, I get it, you've said it several times, I'm not a kid."

"It's good to know." Gu Xingchi looked around, took advantage of her unpreparedness, and squeezed her hand, "Okay, I'm leaving now."

Mrs. Liu joked: "It's nice to be young. Seeing how good the relationship between the two of you is, I don't know how many people envy you."

Sister Feng blushed, "Third Uncle is also very kind to Third Aunt."

Liu raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "That's right."

Feng gritted his teeth: "..."

shameless!

Along the way, I met a lot of ladies and ladies I knew, but after a few words of pleasantries, they each left.

After a while, I heard a familiar voice, "So it's the three wives of the Gu family."

When they turned around, they found that it was Mrs. Lu.There are two girls beside her, one of them is Lu Sirou.

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Lu are somewhat related, so the Lu family and the Gu family are also very close friends. After greeting each other, they left together.

Today's palace banquet, many wives and girls are present, Sister Feng doesn't want to show off, so she dresses very low-key.But she has a good appearance, even if she deliberately keeps a low profile, she still gets noticed.Furthermore, she snatched the position of Mrs. Jing'an Hou that many people wanted. I heard that Gu Xingchi doted on her very much, and she was the only one by her side for such a long time.Out of curiosity and reluctance, those people looked over frequently.

"How come every time I see you, it seems that your appearance is better than before." Mrs. Lu talked to her with a smile.

Sister Feng laughed and said, "Madam is used to making fun of others."

Mrs. Lu blocked some people's sight without any trace, "I'm telling the truth."

Sister Feng understood her kindness and smiled and said, "Why is there only one madam?"

Mrs. Lu said calmly: "Something happened at home, and the two brothers and sisters couldn't get away."

Sister Feng has already heard about what happened in the Lu family. Not long ago, the Lu family was very lively.Mrs. Lu was able to enter the palace to attend the banquet with several pairs of resentful eyes, and she was in a good mood.

Mrs. Liu asked: "Cousin is going to visit Concubine Xian soon? It's just a matter of time for us to go together."

Mrs. Lu said, "I think so too."

Taking advantage of this time, Sister Feng and Lu Sirou got together, Sister Feng whispered: "It seems that the problem has been solved."

Lu Sirou looked behind her and found that her younger sister had gone to Mrs. Lu's side, and said: "When I mentioned this, I was still afraid. When it first happened, I had nightmares every night. Although I usually speak my mind a little faster, but It’s just a matter of talking about it. It’s the first time I’ve actually done this kind of thing. When I made that decision, I struggled for half a month before I went to discuss it with my mother. I thought my mother would scold me. Unexpectedly, my mother was extremely calm, and called me to go after a few days."

Sister Feng smiled and said, "If you want me to say, you are still too kind. You are just fighting back, so what's wrong? If you don't act, will Dafang still have a place for you and Mrs. Lu? Now that things have passed If you do it, there is no room for regret. Just act like Mrs. Lu as if nothing happened, otherwise people will think you are guilty and cause trouble."

Lu Sirou lowered her head and sighed, "I don't regret it, it's just that I was a little flustered when I did these things for the first time. You don't know, after the incident, the family members, including my father, wished they could eat us, as if the second brother was bigger than him. It's my second brother's fault that my precious son is living well. Obviously the second brother is the legitimate son and has outstanding talents, why is my father so partial?"

"They didn't suspect you and Mrs. Lu?"

Lu Sirou hesitated, "No. Firstly, they are jealous of my second brother's good knowledge, so they have to understand Yuan. Second, they are just unwilling to see my second brother alive and healthy."

"Since you don't suspect you, why are you worried? If you have time to worry, why not think about what to do next."

Lu Sirou said: "Mother seems to have made a decision. Speaking of which, I would also like to thank you and Qionghua. If it wasn't for your reminder, I wouldn't have made up my mind."

Ever since the Xu family banquet, after Lu Sirou heard what Sister Feng and Gu Qionghua had said, she began to think about it.After thinking about it for a few days, I decided to ask someone to find out about Moniang's details.

In fact, the meaning of what Sister Feng and Gu Qionghua said was not to make Lu Sirou decide to attack Mo Niang, but to remind her that some things cannot be defeated head-on, and she needs to be slanted.

However, Lu Sirou sent people to investigate and decided to use Mo Niang.

It turns out that Mo Niang used to be the daughter of a good family, but her family fell into poverty. Her father took away the only money left in the family and ran away, leaving only the sick mother and young brother.Later, the head of the troupe thought she had a nice voice, and she was born with a beauty embryo at a young age, so he wanted to buy her.Forced by the situation, she agreed.She went to many places with the troupe, and later moved to the capital.

"I learned what happened to her, and I wanted to make a deal with her out of sympathy. So I went to see her in person, and I promised her that as long as she did what I said, I would not only redeem her, but also He will hire a famous doctor for her to treat her mother, and in the end he will give her a large sum of money to take her relatives away.”

"If you can regain your freedom and have the money to settle down, no one will refuse it easily?" Sister Feng said.

Lu Sirou nodded, "It took her two days to give me the answer. When my mother heard about it, she planned it with me. My elder brother who was born in a concubine likes seeing beauties the most and raises opera singers. I heard that there is Mo Niang in the capital. Can Ren An sit still? But he went to the troupe several times, but failed to see Mo Niang. As for the cousins ​​of the second and third rooms, one of them was at odds with the eldest room, always looking for trouble with the eldest room, even Seizing the title. The other is the same as him, and has the same smell. His mother quietly revealed his whereabouts, and the two of them followed him.

The one from the third room wants to take advantage of Mo Niang's beauty, while the one from the second room follows behind to seize the opportunity.So, on the day when my elder brother finally met Mo Niang, those two broke in after a short while, and the scene was pretty good.The second room was there to arrest people, deliberately to embarrass the eldest room and make outsiders laugh at the first room, so the second room naturally wanted to make things worse, so they brought many people there. "

Sister Feng understood, "No wonder everyone in the capital knows that the three brothers of the Lu family fought over an actor. One of them was killed on the spot, one had a broken leg and was disfigured, and the other couldn't move. The Lu family is really lively."

It didn't take much thinking to know that among the people brought by the second cousin, there were people arranged by Mrs. Lu, who were just waiting for the three of them to have an accident in the chaos.

"Where is Mo Niang?"

Lu Sirou smiled deeply, "Frightened, I fell into the river, and the body has not been found yet."

Sister Feng smiled slightly, that is, she was feigning death and escaping.

"I don't know what role she played in it?"

"When the three of them were arguing, she accidentally took out a dagger..." Lu Sirou looked complicated, "Although my father is biased, it is so sad to see him send a white-haired man to a black-haired man." , I still feel a little guilty."

Sister Feng patted her on the shoulder, "But if he is alive, the Second Young Master's status will be in jeopardy, not to mention there is a Second Household who is eyeing him. This time, I have done it all together, so as to save trouble in the future. Now that the trouble is over, the eldest house Life will be easier. The second son is a young talent, and he will have a bright future in the future."

Shaoqing, Mrs. Lu and the others stopped, and the two stopped talking.

Gu Qionghua smiled and said: "I see that you two seem to have endless things to say, and you don't dare to come forward to interrupt. I'm really curious what new things you have learned, and you are so engrossed in chatting."

Sister Feng smiled, "It's just talking about some gossip in the market, I think Second Sister also knows about it."

Gu Qionghua was quick-witted and understood instantly, so she stopped asking.

The queen said that there is no need to bother the ladies, so she didn't let anyone enter the palace to pay her respects.After seeing the concubines in the harem, they walked around casually and went to the banquet.

At the banquet, the female relatives of various families sat together, and some were arranged according to rank.

Although Sister Feng is young, she is in the front position, which is close to Mrs. Jiang's position.Thinking of not seeing Mrs. Jiang for many days, she gave up the idea of ​​sitting with Feng and the others, and went to the front instead.

Madam Jiang saw Sister Feng, smiled and said, "You are here."

"I haven't seen Auntie for a long time, I really miss you." Sister Feng said, "How is Xihe?"

"It's much quieter." Mrs. Jiang said, "The big wedding will be a few days after the festival, and I can finally get married safely. I also have a worry."

"I'm afraid my aunt will be reluctant at that time."

After laughing for a while, Mrs. Jiang said: "Thinking that you are all married and I am the only one left in the family, I feel empty in my heart."

After a pause, she glanced at Sister Feng's belly, and asked in a low voice: "You have been married for a long time, any good news?"

Sister Feng felt a headache.

If someone asked, she could still be perfunctory, but Mrs. Jiang also asked this question, but she didn't know how to answer it.

She shook her head, "It's only been more than half a year, don't worry, even the old lady didn't say anything."

Mrs. Jiang looked at her for a while, and found that her indifferent attitude really came from the heart, and she couldn't help feeling that her heart was too big.

Sister Feng stroked the rim of the cup, leaned over and smelled it, and felt that the aroma became more and more mellow and sweet, so she wanted to drink a cup.

However, just as the wine glass was raised, it was taken away by a hand that appeared out of thin air.

She was anxious, "This is..."

Seeing the person in front of her, she stopped, waiting for his explanation.

Gu Xingchi raised his eyebrows, "This glass of wine has been sitting in front of you for a long time, it must have been cold, it's not good to drink cold wine in severe cold weather."

"......how do you know?"

He didn't answer, "Don't drink too much, let alone cold wine. Don't wander around, wait for me here after the banquet."

It seemed that he appeared at the ladies' table just to say these two sentences.After speaking, he saluted Mrs. Jiang and went back to his seat.