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

It was the first time that Gu Xingchi saw Sister Feng so angry, he was surprised but also a little happy, he couldn't help but smiled, "Okay, how do you want to get revenge, I will help you."

Sister Feng frowned, "Can you still laugh?"

"I laughed because you were willing to show anger in front of me. I've known you for so long, and it's the first time you lost your temper at me. I'm very happy."

Sister Feng looked at him like a monster.Could it be that whenever she felt unsatisfactory, she would vent her anger on him so that he would be satisfied?

Gu Xingchi saw her thoughts, and his voice became more gentle, "This shows that you trust me, are willing to rely on me, and show me your truest side."

Sister Feng couldn't understand what he was thinking, so she didn't think too much about it, got up and walked around him, and ordered the servant girl to prepare lunch.

Biqiu Courtyard.

While fanning Mrs. Feng, Mother Feng said, "Madam, it's hot, don't get angry."

Feng walked all the way over, sweating profusely and panting.The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she slammed the table, "It's a failure, it's a failure! I was tricked by her once when I was watching the emptiness, and I lost to her again this time! Do you think that little goblin was born to overcome it?" mine?"

Feng quickly said good things, "Madam calm down, she was just lucky. This time it won't work, and next time, she can't win again and again."

Feng sneered and said, "Once was a fluke, but twice is still a fluke? She is a cunning woman! When I decided to implement this plan, didn't I send someone to check Xiangling's details? That's how they did it." ?”

Nanny Feng poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Feng and told her to go off the fire, "Ma'am, you can't blame them, who knows that Xiangling still has this status, even the old lady treats her differently. Come on, she is no longer a maid, so I can't touch her."

Feng drank a cup of tea, his eyes were full of hostility, "But I really can't swallow this breath. When I think of today's humiliation, I hate it."

"It's just a little girl. When her mother comes to Beijing to pick her up, Madam is out of sight and out of mind. What else does she care about?"

After a while, Mrs. Feng managed to calm down her anger, "Forget it, a girl from a down-and-out family is not worthy of my annoyance. It's best to leave quickly, and don't stain my eyes."

After saying that, he put down his teacup and prepared to go to see Gu Zhaoyu.

As soon as he reached the door, a figure rushed up.She is dressed in bamboo blue, with a jade belt around her waist and emerald green bamboo embroidered with silk thread on the cuffs and waist, making her look even more graceful.

"Why did Brother Wen come here?" Feng smiled and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.

Gu Yanwen rolled his eyes and took Feng Shi's hand, "Mother, my son has something to ask mother to do."

Feng Shi was supported by Gu Yanwen to sit down, Gu Yanwen looked at her very earnestly, and held her arm for her.

Mrs. Feng enjoyed the feeling of her son serving at her knees very much, but pretended to be displeased and said, "I knew that you would only be so attentive when something required me."

Gu Yanwen laughed and said: "Mother really wronged my son by saying that. My son is always diligent in studying, so he has no time to serve his mother."

Feng looked at him with a smile, and asked, "Why do you have time to come to me now?"

Gu Yanwen said with a smile: "Isn't this asking for something?"

Feng Shi looked helpless, "Speak, what's the matter?"

After hesitating for a while, Gu Yanwen said: "Mother, my son wants to ask you for a maid."

Feng's fanning hand paused, and stared at him suspiciously, "Why do you think you want a maid with me, aren't Chunzi and Chunliu good servants?"

The son of a rich family already had a servant girl, so naturally Feng would not wrong her son, so she arranged for Gu Yanwen to be Chun Zi and Chun Liu.Of course, this is only on the surface, whether Gu Yanwen has met other maids in private, Feng Shi also turned a blind eye to it.

Although Mrs. Feng would not wrong Gu Yanwen, she would not allow any maid to confuse Gu Yanwen.Therefore, when she heard that Gu Yanwen offered to beg for a maid, Feng's gaze was already full of inquiry.

"Who sent you here?"

Gu Yanwen hurriedly said: "I want to come by myself."

Feng's eyes jumped.Gu Yanwen actually wanted to come here on his own initiative, it seems that Xiang Ling's dead girl is quite powerful.

Feng said with a half-smile: "Finally, who is that maid who can charm you into such a state and make you take the initiative to please me."

Gu Yanwen smiled apologetically: "Mother misunderstood, I only met her once in a while, she never met me at all."

Feng glanced at him, seeing his smirk, she felt more and more dissatisfied, "Brother Wen thinks the two girls I chose for you are not good?"

Gu Yanwen didn't dare to say no, he hurriedly said: "The person my mother chose for me is naturally good, but..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that it's okay for the two of them to add fragrance to their red sleeves, but it's not enough if they talk about heart-to-heart and poems. It's okay to ask them to grind on the sidelines, but it's difficult to find them to talk about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."

The corners of Feng's mouth twitched, it was just a roommate, and the requirements were so high?

No, what she should care about is that her son is actually fascinated by another woman.In her opinion, a son can have a concubine or a wife, but he must never really like it.

Feng pretended not to know, "Tell me, which maid in my room do you like?"

Gu Yanwen was overjoyed, and quickly put away his smile, and said: "It's not from the mother's room. It's... It's the maid brought by the third sister-in-law from the Wang family, the one named Xiangling."

Although Feng knew it a long time ago, she still felt annoyed when Gu Yanwen said it in person.

"Who is not good for you, why do you like the maid of the big room?"

At this point, Gu Yanwen didn't want to give up, "My son has already asked people to inquire about her. Not only is she outstanding in appearance, she is also good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she has a gentle temperament. She is by no means the kind of person who loves to cause trouble. However, she is the wife of the third sister-in-law. Man, I can't open my mouth to ask for someone from my third sister-in-law, so I can only ask my mother."

What happened today is related to the face of the Gu family, so not many people know about it.Gu Yanwen always thought that Xiangling was doing a good job as the maid of Yushengju.

Feng Shi said coldly: "Even if I am willing to put down my face and beg Wang Shi, Xiang Ling must be willing. Not to mention Xiang Ling, even the old lady would not agree."

Gu Yanwen was startled, "What does this have to do with grandma?"

"Do you want to let the guests of the Gu family be housekeepers and concubines, and spread the face of the Gu family?"

Gu Yanwen was even more puzzled, "Guest?"

Feng sneered and said: "You don't know yet, Xiangling is not a maid, but a girl from a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River. If there is no accident in the family, it is okay to be a regular wife. So, you should give up this heart, don't It happened again for no reason.”

Gu Yanwen was struck by lightning, and he didn't react for a long time.

"I do not know how?"

Feng brushed his hand away, stood up and said: "Your third sister-in-law kept the secret tightly enough, I just found out about it. Presumably this matter will soon spread, you should let go of that little thought, don't rush customers."

Back in Xiuzhu Courtyard, Gu Yanwen was pacing restlessly in the study, while the waiters beside him looked terrified.

After a long time, Gu Yanwen finally stopped and told Ade: "Go and check, Jiangnan Zhen's family."

Ade was taken aback, "Is it Concubine Zhen's natal family?"

Gu Yanwen frowned, "It's the Zhen family whose head is Zhen Shiyin."

Soon, Ade found out about the Zhen family and informed Gu Yanwen.

After thinking for a while, Gu Yanwen clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "According to what you said, Xiangling has only one mother who is still alive, and there is no one else in the family. Now she is just a girl from a poor family, with no possessions and nowhere to rely on. You can only marry a man from an ordinary family as your wife, why not be a good concubine for me. However, I am not married yet, so I cannot take a concubine, so I can only wrong her to follow me first."

Ade felt that Gu Yanwen was thinking too far, almost no one in the entire Gu family would agree with him to do so.Xiangling is also free now, and it's not something that Gu Yanwen can accept as he says.

He whispered: "My lord, this is inappropriate..."

Gu Yanwen was very confident, "So what, as long as Xiangling becomes my man, they can only agree if they don't agree."

He had never seen such a stunning woman, it would be a pity for him to give up.

Ade said: "Sir, you must not be impulsive, if Madam finds out..."

Gu Yanwen smiled, "At that time, everything was a foregone conclusion, it was too late to say anything, and for the sake of the Gu family's face, he would also decide to help me accept Xiangling."

Seeing that his master was in high spirits, Ade didn't dare to persuade him any more, so he had to do as Yanwen told him.

In less than two days, rumors about Xiangling's identity spread in the Gu family, and at the same time, Sister Feng also got the news that the Feng family had found it.

"Your mother is being escorted to the capital, and your mother and daughter will be reunited soon," Sister Feng said.

Although Xiangling has forgotten what happened when she was a child, she is also filled with sorrow and joy when she learns that she has a biological mother, and she only hopes that the Feng family will enter Beijing as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, I became more grateful to Sister Feng, couldn't help crying, and knelt down to thank Sister Feng for her great kindness.

Sister Feng stopped her in time, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "Good girl, this is a happy event, what are you crying about? After leaving the mansion, you can settle down in the capital with your mother, or go back to your hometown in Suzhou. I will arrange everything for you, so you can live a good life in the future."

Xiangling was abducted since she was a child, was bought and sold, and was displaced, and then lived with Sister Feng in the capital for more than two years. Thinking of leaving in the future, she really does not want to part with it.

However, Sister Feng guessed that the Feng family probably wanted to take Xiangling back to her hometown.

Xiangling still chooses to live in Yusheng Residence with Sister Feng, but she no longer hides and hides. She often goes with Sister Feng to pay her respects to Mrs. Gu.

At first Mrs. Gu only sympathized with Xiangling, but later she gradually fell in love with this gentle and well-behaved girl, and often invited Xiangling to talk to her.There are also some people, watching Xiangling transform from a maid to a serious girl and being so liked by the old lady, they can't help but get jealous.

The old lady thought that Xiangling was framed and wronged by someone before, and she wanted to make up for it, and discussed with Sister Feng to arrange a few maids to serve Xiangling.Xiangling was not used to it at first, and had to refuse, but later saw that she couldn't refuse, so she accepted it.

It's almost autumn, and the weather is still very hot.Just after a heavy rain in the afternoon, the sun reappeared, the blue tiles washed by the rain were floating with fine sunlight, and the flower branches that had been blown by the wind and rain were lying on the ground, charming and graceful.

The window was opened, and seeing raindrops falling from the eaves, Xiang Ling was so excited that she wanted to reach out to catch it.

At this time, hearing the sound of the door opening, Xiangling turned her head and saw Qing'er walking in, closing the window all at once.

Xiangling suddenly withdrew her hand and looked at Qing'er in surprise.

Qing'er said: "Just after it rained, Miss Zhen opened the window. If the wind blows you into a cold, Madam must blame me."

Xiang Ling said softly: "How can my body be so delicate?"

Qing'er curled her lips, "You are not a servant girl after all. Madam protects you. Madam likes you. You are treated like a master and miss. Naturally, you are proud and expensive. Don't talk about blowing the wind, just walk a few more steps, ma'am Knowing that is not allowed, even I, a first-class maid, was sent by Madam to serve you."

Qing'er has always felt aggrieved, ever since Mrs. Hou refused to arrange a room with Lord Hou.But after more than a year, no one was able to climb into Lord Hou's bed, so she gradually stopped thinking about it and took care of Sister Feng with peace of mind for the time being.Just waiting for the opportunity to fly to the branches.

Therefore, when Feng Shi found her, the unwillingness she had suppressed with great difficulty emerged again, so she thought about it for a day, and then agreed.Just waiting for things to happen, Feng fulfilled his promise.

Unexpectedly, Feng Shi failed, and Xiangling changed from a timid little maid to a girl's guest, but she got nothing.

She didn't dare to be jealous of Sister Feng and others, but she was jealous that people who were the same as her suddenly became different from her. This kind of gap is more obvious, and it is easier to make people angry.

While talking, while placing tea bowls, cups and saucers, they deliberately made a crisp collision sound.

Xiangling's heart also jumped up, a little at a loss.

"We're all sisters, I'll do it myself, don't bother you." Xiangling said quickly.

Qing'er opened her hand, and said in a strange way: "What is my identity, what is the identity of the girl, how can I be your sister, what the girl said really upset me."

Xiangling was flustered, she had long forgotten the days before she was abducted, she never dared to regard herself as the master and girl, so how could she look down on Qing'er.But Qing'er said this to her, and she didn't know how to explain it, so she could only work with Qing'er silently.

Qing'er angrily pushed Xiangling away, "Don't dare to bother the girl, just come by yourself."

Qing'er's attack didn't matter how serious it was, Xiang Ling might as well just fall to the ground.Only a few crisp bangs were heard, and the two Yingqing teacups shattered instantly.

Qing'er was also shocked, flustered and even more annoyed at the same time, looking at the broken porcelain on the ground, she exclaimed angrily, "You clumsy man, are you okay now? When Yingzhu asked later, you can't be blamed."

Yingzhu is the second-class maid beside Mrs. Gu, specially allocated to serve Xiangling, and when she gets here, naturally all the maids will listen to her.

Xiangling was also taken aback and blamed herself.

In fact, Qing'er also knew that most of the broken teacup was her fault, but she wanted to preemptively let Xiangling take the blame, so she scolded Xiangling for something in her words.

Shaoqing, Yingzhu came in with the clothes for Xiangling, and couldn't help being startled seeing this scene.Immediately put the clothes aside to check whether Xiang Ling had any wounds on his hands.

Seeing that Xiangling's hands were clean, she felt relieved, and then dealt with the teacup.

"Qing'er, what's going on?" Yingzhu blamed.

Qing'er immediately explained: "Sister Yingzhu blamed me without even asking, it was clearly Xiangling who broke it."

Yingzhu smiled and said: "If you weren't lazy, working girl, could this teacup be broken? Now you dare to blame the girl, do you know how many years the two teacups will deduct your monthly money? I read You are brought here by Madam, so you cannot be punished at will, you should go to Madam and admit your mistakes."

Qing'er felt anxious, not only didn't think there was anything wrong, but also felt that Yingzhu deliberately made things difficult for her in order to please Xiangling.I don't know how many times this kind of thing was broken by people in the past, and I didn't see the master blame it. Why can't it happen today?

Xiangling wanted to plead for Qing'er, but felt that she had no reason to excuse Qing'er, so she could only keep silent.

Yingzhu wiped the dust off Xiangling's clothes, raised her eyes and said to Qing'er, "Hurry up and go? After admitting your mistake, come and serve the girl."

It's too much, she is also a maid, but Yingzhu treats her like this!Qing'er felt more and more wronged, stomped her feet, and ran out crying.

"Hey..." Xiangling subconsciously stood up.

"Miss, don't worry about her." Yingzhu said.

"But......"

Yingzhu stroked Xiangling's messy hair, and said with a smile: "Girls are also very good-tempered, so it's easy to manipulate them like this."

Xiangling had mixed feelings, and couldn't help but look at Yingzhu.

When the news of Xiangling's life experience spread, many people were unbelievable and made various guesses.Some are envious, some are jealous, some are contemptuous, and they don't regard Xiangling as "Miss Zhen" from the bottom of their hearts.But Yingzhu is different, she wholeheartedly serves Xiangling as her master, her eyes are sincere, and she is not dissatisfied.

As expected of being someone close to the old lady, she can't help but feel this kind of self-cultivation.

Qing'er ran out of Yusheng Residence all the way, walking aimlessly in the garden.

She was still crying at first, but she wiped away her tears after a while, and sat in the pavilion, looking at a small flower dock surrounded by flowers and trees.

She understands that Xiangling doesn't like to bother others and has a cowardly character. Even though she is not a maid now, she is still careful not to treat herself as a master.As long as she doesn't go back at night, Xiangling is afraid that Yingzhu will find out and scold Qing'er.He would come out quietly to find her alone, apologize to her, and coax her to go back.

As long as Xiangling is willing to leave the door of Yushengju at night, her goal will be achieved and she will also benefit.

When she reached a lotus pond, she bent down and leaned on the white marble railing to look at the reflection in the water, which was her own face.

She looks good and is at the right age. After two years, my wife will give her grace, and she will be able to go out and get married. This is something that many people can't ask for, but she is not willing.She would rather be a concubine of a high family than a wife of a poor family, she would not leave the mansion.Aunt Xue was also bought by the second wife, but now she is full of pearls and emeralds, she is full of silk, and now she is pregnant again, she is more decent than the regular wives of many families outside.Aunt Xue can do it, why can't she?

Why did Xiangling fall in love with her instead of her?

Gu Yanwen bought her and asked her to lure Xiangling here at night, just to cook rice for raw rice, so that everyone could see it, so he had to agree with him to accept Xiangling.In order to get Xiangling, Gu Yanwen really put in a lot of thought.

Just as he was thinking wildly, a few little maids came along, chattering.She wanted to leave at first, but when she heard Xiangling's name, she couldn't help listening.

"The Beginning of Autumn will soon be here, and the houses will have to make new clothes again. The Embroidered Clothes Pavilion in the capital will be busy again. I heard that every year people are rejected."

"I don't know about other houses, but Mrs. Xiu always comes to our house to tailor clothes for several wives and girls, but this time there is an extra Miss Zhen."

"Didn't I hear that she will be leaving soon? What's the use of asking for these? Besides, the old lady treats her so well, giving her maids, clothes and jewelry, and she really thinks she's a young lady? I But I heard that the Zhen family is gone, so is it possible that the old lady wants to keep her in the house for the rest of her life?"

"Even if the Zhen family is gone, the origin is still there, much better than ours. What's more, the birth is from heaven and earth, who can play piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, female red needlework, although his temper is a little weaker. , but the victory is gentle, no worse than the three girls in the house. I heard that the old lady likes girls with good colors. Just look at Madam Hou. I heard that she can't even use needlework. Isn't the old lady Still like her?"

"You mean that the old lady intends to let her be her granddaughter-in-law?"

"I didn't say this, you must not tell others..."

Qing'er didn't get up until several people were gone.The words of several people echoed in his mind, and he couldn't help clenching his fists.

She stayed in the garden for a long time, watching the sky sink.If she went back later, as expected, Xiangling felt uneasy and would come out to look for her quietly. By then, Gu Yanwen had achieved his goal, and Xiangling would be the master at that time.

Why is Xiangling so lucky?

She raised her head, watching the sky getting dark little by little, a crescent moon climbed up the treetops, and countless stars scattered around.

Gritting her teeth, she still ran back to Yushengju.

All the rooms were lit, casting halos and shadows.

When Xiangling saw Qing'er, she was really relieved, asked her where she had been, and asked her to go to eat quickly.

"Girl, I don't feel well, can I go back and rest first?" Qing'er rarely showed weakness.

Originally, Qing'er was on duty today, and Xiangling was not used to bothering others at night.Furthermore, she also knew that Qing'er was in a bad mood today, so she immediately said after hearing the words: "Well, go and rest, if you still feel unwell, I'll ask someone to bring you a doctor."

Qing'er thanked her and went back to her room.

The yard was extremely quiet, only the rustling of leaves and the chirping of insects in the grass could be heard clearly.

In the darkness, she opened her eyes, saw the small room, and made a decision.

Holding a lamp, Ade walked around the empty garden and asked, "Is that Qing'er really reliable?"

Gu Yanwen smiled triumphantly, "The first time I saw her, I knew she was a greedy and selfish person, willing to do anything for her own benefit. What time is this, wait a minute."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a slender figure among the flowers in front of him.