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

During these days when Second Sister You came to Gu's house, she also came to Yusheng Residence to see Sister Feng, but she was declined every time by Sister Feng, never thought that she would come again today.

Ping'er laughed and said, "Madam isn't sleeping anymore?"

Sister Feng got up and said: "Now I can't go out of the house. I can only stay in the room to rest. In fact, I can't sleep. Besides, it's cold outside. Since he's here, I can't see guests."

After a while, Second Sister You came in with a chill all over her body.Yingzhu said: "It's getting colder and colder, it's rare for Auntie to make a trip, let's warm up by the fire first."

Even though it was not the first time for Second Sister You to be in Sister Feng's room, she still couldn't help but take a few extra glances, with a look of envy flashing in her eyes.Now that Sister Feng is pregnant, if it were another man, she would have already taken several concubines or concubines. Even if the husband didn't take the initiative, the elders in the family would be the masters.

But the big house was always clean, and Gu Xingchi only guarded Sister Feng.The old lady is also reasonable, regardless of the matter of the grandson's backyard, this is something no number of women can ask for.In such a comparison, Sister Feng is really lucky.

Now Second Sister You's body has recovered, and with careful dressing, her appearance is still as beautiful and charming as usual.Coupled with the fact that she is gentle and considerate and can coax others, she is so delicate and lovable, it is hard for Gu Hong not to be moved by her, but he often goes to her room.

As for Aunt Xue, she always used her child as an excuse to ask Gu Hong to come over. Once or twice was okay, but if the number of times increased, Gu Hong got bored.Coupled with Second Sister You's invisible eye drops, Gu Hong became even more displeased with going to Aunt Xue's room.

It's no wonder that Second Sister You is so proud of herself recently, she seems to have forgotten the pain of losing her child.

Sister Feng invited Second Sister You to sit down, and let Xiang'er serve tea. She said with a gentle smile, "It was unfortunate that my aunt came a few times ago, and I was resting. They were ordered by the Marquis, and they dared not wake me up. So I didn't get to see my aunt, so don't be surprised by my aunt."

Second Sister You held the hot teacup in her hand, and said with a smile: "The pregnancy is hard for a woman, it would be my fault if I disturbed your rest. Fortunately, today, by chance, I was able to meet Madam."

Second Sister You didn't dare to call Sister Feng as 'sister' anymore. It seems that she has been able to recognize the reality and adapt to her identity.

Sister Feng's lips curved slightly, "I don't know why Auntie came here this time?"

Second Sister You naturally had nothing important to do, she was just showing it to Aunt Xue and Feng Shi.Let Aunt Xue mistakenly think that she has a good relationship with Sister Feng, so she dare not trip her up.

She took a food box from Liuying, opened it herself, and the aroma instantly wafted into her nostrils.

Sister Feng leaned over and looked slightly surprised, "What is this?"

A gleam of cloud appeared on Second Sister You's face, and she said shyly, "I'm learning to make cakes for the second master these few days, so I made a few more and sent them to the wives and girls in the house, this one belongs to Madam. If Madam doesn't dislike it, then stay and have a taste."

Sister Feng looked down and saw that there were several kinds of pastries in the food box, which were exquisite in appearance and sweet in taste, which could arouse people's appetite.The bottom layer is a bowl of lily porridge, which can be described as extremely considerate.

"If you have the heart, I will naturally accept it. It just so happens that I also want to change to other flavors. It's just that I just ate it, so I can only eat it later."

Just accept it.Second Sister You's expression relaxed a lot, "If Madam likes it, I'll make something else and bring it to you someday."

Sister Feng smiled and said, "Won't Auntie be tired like this?"

"It's just a trivial matter. There's nothing to be tired of. Anyway, if you do one portion, you're doing it. It's better to do a few more at a time."

"So, then I won't refuse."

Second Sister You didn't know that Sister Feng already knew about her and Jia Zhen's father and son, so she said, "Brother Rong's wedding will be soon, I wonder if Madam will go to Ningguo Mansion for the wedding banquet?"

Sister Feng said: "I won't go, I will send someone to send a congratulatory gift then."

Second Sister You was a little disappointed, but she still smiled and said, "It's true that you are not suitable to go out of the house now, I think Eldest Sister can understand it."

In this way, she will not be able to go to Ningguo Mansion with Sister Feng, and she will have to ask Mrs. Feng to leave the mansion. I don't know if Mrs. Feng will make things difficult for her.

Second Sister You sat here for a while, and felt that Sister Feng was a little tired, so she said goodbye and left.

Xiang'er sent Second Sister You back, and saw Sister Feng staring at a plate of plum cakes, she couldn't help but also approached and said, "Aunt You is really skillful, such unique cakes are presumably carefully prepared, madam, would you like to have a taste?" ?”

Sister Feng pushed the cakes over, "No, just throw them away."

"Throw it away?" Xiang'er was surprised, she smelled the sweet smell, "Isn't it a pity?"

Sister Feng smiled, "Don't you have enough of the cakes made in Yushengju's small kitchen? Throw them away."

In the end, Xiang'er didn't dare to disobey Sister Feng's order, so she could only reluctantly throw it away.

The charcoal fire was burning vigorously, and there were many candles burning in the house, making the whole house very bright.An incense burner was burning on the incense table, and curls of cigarette smoke hovered in the air.Feng Shi was wearing snow-white pajamas, sitting in front of the bronze mirror, letting the little maid comb her hair.

She looked at the figure beside the screen from the mirror, touched her no longer young face, "Did she go to the big room again today?"

Liuyun finally waited for Second Sister You to blow out the lights in her room, and came over quietly.She smiled flatteringly and said: "Yes, Mrs. Hou saw her this time, and even accepted her cakes and lily porridge."

Feng threw an earring on the bronze mirror, "Hmph, she is good at flattering, but she needs to be willing to let her flatter her. I have been there several times before I was able to meet her. She is really persistent. Doing It’s not in vain to spend so many days on pastries.”

"My servant heard that there will be a wedding in the Ningguo Mansion in a few days, maybe Aunt You wants to go with Mrs. Hou to make some face for herself. However, Mrs. Hou seems to have refused to attend the wedding banquet." Liu Yun said.

Qing Zhu said with a smile: "In this way, Aunt You will come to beg Madam again in a few days. So what if she is favored again, doesn't it depend on Madam's face?"

Feng Shi sneered twice, then asked Liu Yun, "Did you send it to Aunt Xue?"

Liu Yun hurriedly said: "Except for the old lady who refused, everyone in the house gave away, naturally including Aunt Xue. I heard that the master praised her for her virtuousness."

"It's really comprehensive, and no one will fall." A concubine who used dirty tricks to get into the Gu family, and now wants to gain a virtuous reputation, don't you think it's absurd?A concubine's room can be called virtuous, so what is the main room?

"Since she wants to be a virtuous person, let's do it." Feng said to Qingzhu, "She wants to use cakes to buy people's hearts, then I will give her that. If Aunt You wants to go to the small kitchen to ask for something, don't be embarrassed, just give it to me." she."

Qingzhu said: "The servant understands."

After a while, Feng Shi stood up and walked to Liu Yun step by step.He took off another jade bracelet from his wrist and put it in Liuyun's hand.

She touched Liu Yun's face and said with a smile: "You are a clever girl, I like people who know the times like you. In the future, do things for me well and keep an eye on every move of Xikuayuan. Naturally, your benefits will be indispensable."

Liu Yun burst into tears of gratitude, knelt down and kowtowed to Feng Shi, "Madam, don't worry, Madam is so kind to the servant, and the servant will definitely do things for Madam well."

Feng waved his hand, "Okay, you can go back."

Qingzhu helped Feng Shi to lie down on the bed, and then blew out the candles, leaving only two candles in front of the bed.

"Madam, it's getting late, go to bed." Qingzhu covered Feng's quilt.

Feng Shi was not sleepy, staring at the tassels on the bed curtain, and sighed.

Qing Zhu flicked the charcoal fire and said: "Madam is still worried about the matter of the young lady and the fourth young master?"

Feng turned over, "Zhaoyu is my heart, so I naturally hope that she will marry a good man, but it's easy to say, but hard to find."

In fact, according to Bao Zhaoyu's background, it is easy to marry a son of an aristocratic family or an official family.However, the mother and daughter are not satisfied no matter how they look at it, so they insist on picking again and again.

Qingzhu said: "Isn't Mrs. Zhongyi intending to marry the eldest girl for the second son of her family? The second son is the eldest girl's cousin, and he will not be bullied if he marries him."

Mrs. Feng chuckled, "What do you know? My sister-in-law is the most narrow-minded, mean-spirited, and smiling. People outside praise her, but I don't know her true face? If she replaces her eldest son Asking to marry Zhao Yu, I can still think about it, but if it is the second son, then forget it. My daughter, it is also possible to marry the second son of the Marquis Mansion or the Duke Mansion, so why marry them?

Although the Feng family is my natal family, I also know that the momentum of the Feng family is not as good as before.It is absolutely impossible for Zhao Yu to be the daughter-in-law of the second son.Before the eldest son got married, she stuffed her into four common rooms. My daughter was bullied to death after marrying?Brother Wen is a man, so he is not in a hurry to marry a wife, he must choose a helpful Yue family. "

More importantly, she hasn't given up on winning the title yet.If Gu Yanwen were to marry a wife now, he would definitely not be able to marry the first daughter of a powerful family, but it would be different if the second wife took over the title, wouldn't it be a matter of random selection of the noble daughters of the capital?It's a pity that Zhao Yu's age can't wait.

What's even more exasperating is that Mrs. Lu brought Lu Sirou to Jing'an Hou's Mansion a few days ago. After meeting the old lady, she went directly to the third bedroom.

Qingzhu hesitated and said: "But this slave feels that the second son Feng is very kind to the eldest girl. A few days ago, he asked the fourth son to give the eldest girl a box of jewelry."

Feng said sarcastically: "Anyone with a brain knows how to trick a woman. Even if he puts his heart into it, so what, if he has the ability, he can get a job like Lu Li? Lu Li is going to be a prince in the future, but he still works so hard. Feng Hexuan is just a white body, how can he be worthy of my daughter?"

Although the Feng family and the Liu family were at odds, she really felt that Lu Li was a very good candidate. Whether it was family background, talent, learning, or character, she couldn't fault him at all.Such a nice person, why did he fall in love with Sanfang?

Qingzhu thought about Feng's thoughts, and said comfortingly: "Madam, don't think too much, isn't it still decided? Since the Lu family chooses the future daughter-in-law for the son, they must go into details, and it won't be decided so quickly."

Feng's heart was very upset, and she said again: "Since Zhao Yu and Brother Wen came back from Feng's house a few days ago, I have seen her complexion is not good, maybe she is sick?" She thought for a while, sat up again and said, "Anyway. I can't sleep, I'll go see her."

Second Sister You became more attentive, and greeted everyone with a smile. Even if Liu Shi and others didn't give her a good face, it was hard to refuse her kindness. Later, she had to admit that she was ingenious.

Every few days, Second Sister You would personally make cakes for Sister Feng, and occasionally Sister Feng would meet her.

But it's the same every time, Sister Feng won't touch a single cent of what she brings.

"It's hard for her sincerity." Sister Feng laughed.

Gu Xingchi said: "If you don't like her, just reject her next time."

"No, I just want to see what she is going to do and how long she can last."

"Forget it, whatever you want, as long as it doesn't hurt you." Gu Xingchi brought porridge for her himself.

Sister Feng shook her head, "I'm not hungry."

Gu Xingchi frowned, "Why are you not hungry, don't be self-willed, eat quickly."

Sister Feng pushed him away, "What are you talking about, it's not all your fault. Let me stay in Yushengju every day, and I'm not allowed to go out. I have nothing to do except sleep, so naturally I'm bored. Once bored, eat If you eat more, you won't be hungry." She touched her face, "Look, what I look like now..."

Seeing her troubled appearance, Gu Xingchi laughed softly.

"It's my fault, I should have stayed with you more." Seeing her serious expression, Gu Xingchi hurriedly said, "In a few days, I will tell His Majesty that I am not busy anymore, so naturally I can accompany you every day .”

Sister Feng immediately said: "That's not necessary, your business is more important. I just said it casually, don't take it seriously."

Gu Xingchi's lips touched her forehead, his peach blossom eyes curled up, "Silly lady, you are the most important thing."

After the two finished their meal, it was already dark, and the yard was full of lights, illuminating the dark night sky.

Sister Feng held the hand stove and leaned on the beauty's couch, waiting for Gu Xingchi to come back from the bath.

Suddenly, I heard a burst of laughter from outside, as if some happy event had happened.Then, Xiang'er came in rubbing her frozen red hands, her brows and eyes were full of joy, "Ma'am, it's snowing outside."

Sister Feng was also surprised and happy, and hurried to the door.Sure enough, I saw large flakes of snow falling down one after another, filling the entire yard, and under the reflection of the candlelight, it became more and more crystal clear.The red plum blossoms that are full of branches are also stained with a little bit of white snow, and the plum blossoms lining them are also extraordinarily gorgeous.

"What are you doing?" A voice came from behind.

Everyone quickly quieted down, "Master Hou."

Then, quickly spread out.

Gu Xingchi embraced her and went into the room, "It's cold at night, see you tomorrow."

Looking at the red plums and white snow outside, he said again: "Otherwise, I'll go and talk to my third aunt about holding a banquet in two days and inviting some guests to the house. You've been staying at the house these days, you must be bored." It's broken, I just took this opportunity to relieve my boredom. For the sake of the second sister and the third sister, the third aunt will definitely be happy to see it happen."

Sister Feng's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea."

The next day, as soon as I opened the door, I saw the white snow outside. Looking up, it was all white, and there were eucalyptus and Qiongzhi everywhere.

When Gu Xingchi talked about the banquet, Liu Shi and Feng Shi naturally agreed.Mrs. Liu wanted to take this opportunity to let Mrs. Lu bring Lu Li over the house, while Mrs. Feng wanted to see which noble family she could marry.

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As soon as Gu Qionghua put away a painting, Mrs. Liu came in.

She got up to greet her, "Mother."

Mrs. Liu took Gu Qionghua's hand, and said mysteriously: "Qionghua, mother has something to tell you."

"Mother wants to talk about my marriage?"

Liu Shi was surprised, "How do you know?"

Gu Qionghua smiled gently, "Mother, I'm not the third sister."

"Good boy." Liu said with a smile, "Everyone says that the eldest girl of the Gu family is dignified and majestic, but I know she is just pretending. In my opinion, my Qionghua has a clear mind, which is the most rare thing."

Gu Qionghua said: "Mother wants to marry the Lu family?"

Mrs. Liu nodded, and said seriously: "To tell you the truth, I like that kid Lu Li very much. Other things are not important, and there is nothing to say about his character. It's just that he is so good that he can be chosen. There is also a lot of room. Mrs. Lu is okay to say, but I am afraid that Nanning Marquis and Mrs. Lu... If you like it, mother can also fight for it."

Gu Qionghua stared at the plum blossoms on the desk, and smiled slightly, "So what?"

"What does that mean?"

Gu Qionghua was still calm and gentle: "It's nothing interesting, it's just going with the flow."

Liu Shi suddenly felt that she was somewhat unable to figure out what this daughter was thinking.