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

Thinking of what the Sixth Princess said just now, Sister Feng became more suspicious, and the more she looked at Gu Xingchi, the more strange she became, and she suddenly felt that she couldn't see through him all at once.

Gu Xingchi touched his nose, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Sister Feng turned her gaze, "It's nothing."

"What did Princess Six tell you?"

Thinking of the face of the sixth princess, Sister Feng felt a little disgusted, "It's just some foul language, so don't mention it. However, I find it very strange."

Gu Xingchi looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

"Everyone knows how much His Majesty loves you. In order to win over you, those princes even want to give you three points. She is just a princess. Why do you keep fighting against us? The queen loves her so much, hasn't she ever reminded her? If today's When the news got to His Majesty's ears, the queen was just accused of lax discipline, but the sixth princess may not be sure."

Gu Xingchi said with a smile: "The empress pampers her lawlessly. She always acts according to her own wishes and doesn't weigh these things."

The two looked at each other, and Sister Feng walked slowly to the window, fiddled with the chess pieces in the chess basket, smiled, "I see."

"If I remember correctly, it was winter when Zhang Meiren died. She was not in the palace, what was she doing by the river?"

Gu Xingchi said: "She is just an unfavored beauty, His Majesty doesn't care about her life or death, who is willing to investigate, it's just that she fell into the water and died unfortunately, if the investigation is really carried out, many court ladies and eunuchs will be implicated So even if everyone knows that Zhang Meiren's death is something else, they will keep silent."

Sister Feng sighed, "People in the palace are really cold."

Gu Xingchi smiled, "Father, son and brother can kill each other, let alone people who have nothing to do with me."

Sister Feng stared at him, "Could it be that there are no exceptions?"

Gu Xingchi felt that Sister Feng was really strange today, and asked, "You...why do you ask that?"

Mrs. Lu sent Lin Suxian to Mrs. Lu, talked about what happened at today's banquet, and then returned to her yard.

Mrs. Lu only cared about talking to King Qing, not caring about Mrs. Lu's mother and daughter, so she waved her hand casually and let them go back.

After returning to the room, Mrs. Lu let out a sigh of relief, "The post from the Gu family is for the wife and daughter of the Lu family. The old lady asked me to take Lin Suxian there. Where is she from the Lu family? To put it more bluntly, she is the cousin of the Lu family. To be honest, he is just an outsider. The ladies of the various mansions brought their sons and daughters there, and everyone knew exactly what it was for. Could it be that the old lady hoped that some lady would like her and be willing to marry her as a daughter-in-law? Going to change clothes, why did I get lost, and why did I sprain my ankle? Could it be that she thought I was a fool and couldn't see what she was thinking? Originally, I wanted to let your second brother and Qionghua meet at a banquet, but I was ruined by that girl Yes! I will go to Gu's house again in a few days and have a good talk with the third lady."

Madam Lu vomited out all the depression in her chest, and when she turned her head, she found that Lu Sirou was depressed.

"What's wrong with you today, something is wrong when you come back from Gu's house, you seem to be preoccupied?"

Lu Sirou came back to his senses, remained silent for a while and said: "Mother, I think the marriage between Second Brother and Qionghua should be forgotten."

Mrs. Lu was puzzled, "What nonsense are you talking about, Qionghua, what a wonderful child..."

"Mother, Qionghua is good, our Lu family doesn't deserve such a good daughter-in-law."

Under Madam Lu's shocked eyes, Lu Sirou told Madam Lu what Sister Feng said.

"Mother, maybe what she said was a bit serious, but what she said was the truth. She was also thinking about the reputation of the Gu family and Qionghua's lifelong happiness. With grandma around, this marriage would not be possible, and it would damage Qionghua if it was delayed for a long time." Hua's reputation."

Mrs. Lu looked at her daughter, unable to say a word for a long time.After a long time, she sneered and said: "Your grandmother is used to relying on the old to sell the old, and also used to oppressing others with filial piety. This has been known since the first day I married. Look at Mrs. Gu, she has long supported her for the rest of her life. Ye has gone to tease Sun, but she is the only one who still clings to the power. I am the daughter-in-law of Lu's eldest son, can I harm the Lu family?"

When Gu's eldest son married a bride, Madam Gu directly handed over the power to the first house. Later, when the first house was gone, she handed over the power to the second house, and asked Feng to act as the housekeeper.As soon as Sister Feng passed through the door, she immediately handed over the power to Da Fang.Mrs. Gu will not do things that violate the ancestral etiquette, nor will she cling to power, it is very reasonable.

"I, Mrs. Nanninghou, sound nice. Don't you have to listen to the old lady in everything? In other houses, who doesn't put the eldest house first? Only she is partial to the younger son and acts like the old lady of the Jia family. What else can I say?" "Sooner or later, you will belong to the eldest son of the Marquis of Nanning, and the third house will be separated in the future, so it is right to favor the third house now." This partiality has been partial for so many years. Fortunately, I have your second brother as a son, otherwise Even the title will be given to Sanfang."

As soon as this was mentioned, Mrs. Lu was full of resentment.Lu Sirou hurriedly stopped, "Mother, don't mention this beforehand, what we want to talk about is the marriage of the second brother."

Mrs. Lu sat down and drank a cup of tea, "It seems that the marriage between your second brother and Qionghua will not be completed. It's ridiculous to say that, as a mother, I can't even take control of my son's marriage."

Lu Sirou said: "Second brother is also the grandson of grandmother, she will never harm second brother."

Mrs. Lu calmed down, "I know what your grandmother thinks. It's just that the background is important, and the girl's character is even more important. The key is to agree with Lu Li. Now it's all up to your grandmother to decide. What does she think of Lu Li? "

"Which girl does grandma have her eyes on?"

"Your grandmother kept it a secret, I have no way of knowing. But in any case, it will not be Lin Suxian." Mrs. Lu said, "Forget it, tomorrow I will go to Gu's house in person to apologize to the third lady. We missed Qionghua Not so lucky."

The mother and daughter were talking privately, when a servant girl came to report that His Royal Highness Prince Qing had brought gifts to the girls and sons in the house, and the old lady asked the second girl to go over and thank His Royal Highness Qing.

Lu Sirou frowned, "Mother, what do you mean by grandma?"

Mrs. Lu had a thought in her mind, "The Lu family is the mother clan of His Royal Highness King Qing, and you are her cousin. Is there any other reason why your grandmother specially asked you to come over? I only care about your second brother's marriage, and I haven't forgotten You've grown up too."

Lu Sirou suddenly got up, "Mother, I don't want to."

"Rou'er?" Mrs. Lu was astonished.

"I know that His Royal Highness Prince Qing is gentle, courteous, and noble. Although he is too low-key among the princes, if he can be his concubine, it will be a good thing to fly on a branch and become a phoenix. But as long as you marry After entering the royal family, how can there be a peaceful life? Intrigue and open and secret fighting are indispensable. I don’t want to. I just want to live a peaceful and peaceful life, and I never dare to expect to marry the prince. If the fat and water don’t flow into the fields of outsiders, my grandmother thinks well , It's a pity that King Qing is not the second elder brother, so she won't allow her to manipulate him at will."

After saying that, he went out the door.

"What are you going to do?" Mrs. Lu called to stop her.

Lu Sirou paused, "I want to find a chance to tell Prince Qing about grandma's plan and my thoughts."

The next day, Mrs. Lu went to Gu's house.Because Gu Qionghua had already told Liu Shi her thoughts.Therefore, Mrs. Liu was not surprised or angry when she heard Mrs. Lu's intention, she just lamented that the two families have no fate.

Mrs. Liu felt that Mrs. Gu should still be asked to help Gu Qionghua's marriage, so as soon as Mrs. Lu left, she went to Ning Xintang.

"Now Third Aunt is worrying about your marriage, don't you have any ideas?" Sister Feng asked casually.

Gu Qionghua said: "The orders of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, they will never harm me."

"You can think about it."

Gu Qionghua smiled faintly, "A woman's marriage is involuntary, so she can only think about it. If you just blame others, how will you live this day?"

Sister Feng admired her mentality, "If I were in your position, I might not be as good as you."

Gu Qionghua laughed softly, "Not everyone can be as lucky as you, after all, there are only a few people like Third Brother."

"Madam, something is wrong." Ping'er saluted Gu Qionghua first, and then said to Sister Feng, "Madam, something happened."

"Why did something happen again?" Sister Feng could only sit still, her expression a little lazy.

Ping'er said: "This time it's not a trivial matter, Aunt Xue gave birth prematurely."

Gu Qionghua was surprised and said: "Premature? I remember that Aunt Xue's child is only seven months old?"

"The slaves didn't see it with their own eyes. They just heard that Aunt Xue went to Aunt You's yard. For some reason, the two had an argument. Aunt You pushed her and fell down. The maids hurriedly helped her up and found the amniotic fluid. It’s broken, and now I’m going to call the doctor.”

The Gu family has always been raising a doctor, and on weekdays he will treat servants or concubines.Therefore, Aunt Xue gave birth prematurely, and the maid went to ask the doctor immediately.

Gu Qionghua said to Sister Feng: "Aunt Xue gave birth prematurely, there is no need for the third sister-in-law to go, let alone you are still pregnant, I can just go."

Sister Feng nodded, "Alright. Ping'er, you and the second girl should go and have a look together."

Biqiu Courtyard, as soon as he entered the Xikua Courtyard, he heard heart-piercing shouts.Feng Shi stood at the door, smiling very proudly.

"Has master come back?" Liu Ying asked Liu Yun.

Liu Yun said: "I heard that the master has something important to do today. He went out to drink and socialize with others. He won't be back until very late."

Aunt Xue's voice came from the room, calling for 'Second Master', Liuying listened anxiously, but Feng Shi was indifferent.

She said coldly: "Master doesn't know how to give birth, what can I tell you to do? Why don't you go and see if the midwife is here?" Then, she glanced at Second Sister You again, "It's useless if you continue to panic, even if you Finding Master back will not change the fact that you pushed Aunt Xue down."

Second Sister You turned pale with fright, "Ma'am, I didn't do it on purpose, she came to my room first to provoke me, and I pushed her by accident, who would have given birth prematurely..."

"Could it be possible to change the facts just by being careless? Maybe it was because you were jealous of Aunt Xue's pregnancy that you deliberately murdered her."

Second Sister You cried out in shock, "I didn't!"

Feng Shi glanced at her, chuckled lightly, and left the Xikuan courtyard.

At this time, the government doctor came out of the room, and Second Sister You hurriedly stepped forward to inquire.

The doctor's hands trembled, "I...I think Aunt Xue's pulse is not right."

Feng Shi, who had just walked out not far away, heard this and asked, "What's wrong?"

The government doctor faltered and said: "I am not skilled in medicine, so I dare not speak nonsense, I'd better invite Dr. Xia to come over."

Feng sneered with a cold face, "Joke, a concubine who was bought is also equipped with a labor summer doctor?"

Second Sister You was afraid that Aunt Xue would hurt herself if something happened, so she immediately knelt down and begged Feng Shi.

The cries in the room became more and more painful, and the maids outside felt their hearts aching.They also don't want Aunt Xue's children to have trouble, otherwise Gu Hong will definitely punish them for not serving them well.

Second Sister You said: "Ma'am, as the mistress, if Aunt Xue made a mistake, the Second Master would also blame you."

There was a cold light in Feng's eyes, "Oh, are you threatening me?"

"I don't dare, I just tell the truth." Second Sister You said bravely.

Feng glanced at the closed door, and said casually: "Forget it, then I can only work on Dr. Xia."

Because the person in the second room didn't have a deep friendship with Xia Yanqi, Ping'er made a trip.

As a doctor, Xia Yanqi naturally treats patients equally, so he rushed here with a medicine box without saying a word.

Smelling the bloody smell, he went to Aunt Xue's bed and checked Aunt Xue's pulse.

Shaoqing seemed to sense something was wrong, and he frowned.After another careful examination, he stood up, shaking his head and sighing.

Second Sister You hurried up the steps, "Master Xia, Aunt Xue..."

Xia Yanqi sighed again, full of regret, "The child is dead."

Second Sister You seemed not to hear, and asked again: "What?"

"I said, the baby is stillborn." Xia Yanqi walked past her.

Second Sister You still couldn't believe it, "Dead, how could she die? I just pushed her."

Xia Yanqi disagreed and said: "How can you do anything with a pregnant person at will? There are many people who have died because of an accidental fall."

After saying that, he gave Second Sister You a look of "seeking blessings", and went back.

Aunt Xue in the room seemed to hear this sentence, and her cry became more mournful, and it seemed that there was also hatred mixed in.For this kind of thing, the midwife is no stranger to it, but she still has to help Aunt Xue give birth to the stillborn baby.

In the evening, the child was born, a boy.

Aunt Xue glanced at the child with tears in her eyes, and let the midwife take her away.

Feng's heart suddenly felt a lot better, "Yo, I'm still with my brother. It's a pity that I died before I came to this world. It's a pity that the master also lost a son because of this."

Second Sister You collapsed to the ground, her face ashen and sweat pouring down like rain.

It's over, it's over, is she going to fall out of favor soon after entering the Gu family?How will she live in the future?

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"It should be said that Aunt Xue is also unlucky. As a concubine, she finally had a child by her side. She didn't know how to raise her baby with peace of mind, but she went to provoke Aunt You every day. Now that the child is gone, I don't know what to blame She herself should blame Aunt You." Qing Zhu helped Feng Shi sit down to eat.

Feng said with a smile: "According to her virtue, she would naturally not admit that she was wrong, and would only blame Aunt You for all her mistakes. That's fine, when Master comes back, I'll be happy to watch them dog-eat-dog."

"The master will still be partial to Aunt Xue, after all Aunt Xue lost a child."

Mrs. Feng supported the hairpin on her head, "God helped me this time, and made these two bitches unlucky together. If that's the case, tell Liuyun that there is no need to tamper with the pastry. If anyone finds out, I will Oh no."

Green Bamboo is served by Feng's family, "Even if we find out, it's Aunt You's hands, it has nothing to do with Madam."

Mrs. Feng paused her hands, "It's been a long time, and Aunt You has delivered cakes to Yushengju a lot. Why hasn't Mrs. Wang's stomach moved?"

Qingzhu guessed, "Could it be that Liuyun didn't do what Madam said?"

Feng slapped his chopsticks on the table, "Call Liu Yun over!"

Liu Yun hurriedly looked for an opportunity to sneak over, and under Feng Shi's questioning, she swore again and again that she would do what Feng Shi ordered.

Mrs. Feng waved her back, and she was not allowed to add medicine to Sister Feng's cakes in the future.

Qingzhu said in a low voice: "Ma'am, it doesn't look like this girl is lying."

Feng Shi gritted her teeth and said, "I underestimated her, that vixen Wang Shi never believed in Aunt You."

"Ma'am, what do you mean Madam Hou has never eaten Aunt You's pastries?"

"Hmph, in my opinion, she is not only guarding against Aunt You, but also guarding against someone who kills with a knife."

Qingzhu tentatively asked: "Then what will Madam do next?"

Mrs. Feng only felt that she had been tricked by Sister Feng again, and her chest was extremely tight, "Let's wait and see what happens. Mrs. Wang has always been cunning, who knows if she will hold back? If she is pushed into a hurry and stabbed the old lady There, the old lady will definitely not let it go. If this matter is really investigated, there is no guarantee that we will not be implicated."

Sister Feng learned the ins and outs of this matter from Ping'er, but felt a little sympathy for Second Sister You.Being provoked and accused of intentionally murdering Aunt Xue's child, she couldn't tell even if she was all over her mouth.

"This is also an innocent disaster." Sister Feng sighed.

Ping'er said: "Aunt You is still kneeling outside, Madam, do you want to help her?"

Sister Feng laughed, it's none of her business, she wouldn't be so kind.Furthermore, she has not forgotten that Second Sister You once wanted to be Gu Xingchi's concubine.

"Let her go back and say it's about the second bedroom. If she has any grievances, she can just ask the second wife and the second master to decide. I have no right to intervene."

Second Sister You, who was crying bitterly, still left and returned to Biqiu Courtyard. What was waiting for her was Gu Hong's gloomy face.

In fact, Gu Hong didn't particularly like Aunt Xue's child, but it was his child after all, so the first one to question was Second Sister You.

Second Sister You naturally wouldn't sit still and defend herself crying.Gu Hong inquired about Second Sister You and Aunt Xue's maids, and found out that Aunt Xue was the one who troubled Second Sister You first, and Second Sister You also accidentally pushed her down.

But Aunt Xue lost a child. Gu Hong couldn't forgive Second Sister You immediately, so he punished Second Sister You to ground her feet and copied the Buddhist scriptures for the child a hundred times.It seemed that he didn't want to stay for a moment, so he left quickly.

For several days in a row, Gu Hong never took a step into the Xikuan courtyard.In the beginning, Aunt Xue pretended to be pitiful on the grounds of losing her child, and coaxed Gu Hong to spend a few nights with her, but later Gu Hong didn't bother to go.

In a blink of an eye, the new year passed, spring came quietly, and Daiyu's filial piety period also passed.A few years passed, and Daiyu also became more and more graceful, with picturesque eyebrows, fairy appearance and jade color, as if she had stepped down from the sky, and became more and more eye-catching.

In addition, she was born in a noble family with outstanding temperament and self-cultivation. Lin Ruhai is also high in power, and the Lin family has a lot of money.All of a sudden, there was an endless stream of people going to the Lin family to propose marriage.

But in the end, Lin Ruhai rejected them on the grounds that Daiyu was still young.

Of course, there are also those who are unwilling to give up, and Lin Ruhai is so annoyed that he sees off the guests directly.

There are still some people who cannot be driven away, and that is the people from Rongguo Mansion.

Sister Feng's belly is a little bigger now, Ping'er and others are more careful in serving her, paying more attention to her diet, for fear of being tampered with.

Gu Xingchi carefully helped her lie on the bed, and then rubbed her back, his movements were slow and gentle.Gradually she seemed sleepy and closed her eyes.

Gu Xingchi felt that her originally bright and charming eyebrows seemed much gentler now.There seemed to be a clear spring in his eyes, reflecting her shadow, and he didn't want to move away for a moment.

Half asleep and half awake, she opened her eyelashes and said: "I heard that there are still many people who are ready to move and go to the Lin family to propose marriage. Marrying Daiyu can not only increase the help, but also get a lot of property from the Lin family. Heart-warming."

Gu Xingchi looked at her dotingly, "Not only? I heard that even the Lu family was tempted, but they were also rejected by Mr. Lin."

Sister Feng said contemptuously: "I think the Lu family has had this idea for a long time, but it's a pity that this wishful thinking is wrong. Lu Li is indeed an excellent scholar, but Mr. Lin will not be blinded by a single leaf. The complex family of the Lu family is not suitable for Daiyu, it's not a good thing for a family of women to seek from hundreds of families."

Hearing what Sister Feng said, Gu Xingchi laughed out loud.

Sister Feng opened her eyes and looked at him, "What's so ridiculous, am I right?"

She was pregnant, Gu Xingchi didn't dare to make her angry, and hurriedly said: "My lady is right."

"Then what are you laughing at?"

Gu Xingchi continued to rub her legs, the corners of his lips curled up, "I'm laughing, those people are not only interested in Miss Lin, but some people are also thinking about Master Lin."

Sister Feng has not fully woken up yet, so her reaction is a bit slow.After a while, he suddenly realized: "Master Lin, at this age, can indeed marry another stepmother." Besides, Lin Ruhai is elegant, if he has the heart, many people will be willing to match him.