The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

Returning home with a happy mood, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Jia She jumped up and asked eagerly: "Shan'er, what is the emperor asking you to do?"

Ning Shan happily pushed away Jia Amnesty's wrinkled face, and said lightly, "Just to ask about the battle in Haijiang." He concealed the fact that the Supreme Emperor ordered him to meet Princess Yinghua, because this The morals of the world have a lot of demands on women, even a princess can't make mistakes.Since Ning Shan has a crush on Princess Yinghua, she doesn't want Jia Amnesty to have any grudges before she gets through the door.Just looking at the appearance of that princess, I probably haven't learned anything about housekeepers, directors, and women's faces. I was specially called to meet him today, and I didn't apply makeup. I guess it really doesn't matter. Understand.It seems that this family will have to rely on younger sister Yingchun to support it in a short time.I only hope that the loyal nanny that Princess Yinghua talked about will be a knowledgeable one, just follow her and don't cause trouble.

Seeing that Ning Shan was in a surprisingly good mood, Jia She was completely different from the unhappy face she always had when she was called away by the emperor in the past, and when she came back, Jia She was so curious that she pestered Ning Shan endlessly.Ning Shan ignored him, and just asked someone to send the booty he brought back from Haijiang to the backyard for the eldest lady to choose and keep. Since she still needs to use her sister a lot, Ning Shan became more and more generous to Yingchun.The Qianxiang country is near the sea, with the most pearls, high corals, mines, and many types of emeralds.As a great general, Ning Shan took the lead in rushing into the palace, and what she searched for was naturally the best.And because he has no respect for the two emperors, he distributed all the top-notch good things to the soldiers according to their military achievements.The last batch of things escorted back was the level of tribute paid by Qianxiang Kingdom in previous years. There was nothing interesting, but there were especially many sweat towels.

Yingchun, Xichun, and Daiyu are working as female celebrities in the house together. Because it is Aunt Xue's birthday recently, Yingchun thinks that Aunt Xue treats them like her own daughters, and is grateful, so she wants to do a few jobs with her own hands to prepare for her birthday. He Yi.Daiyu and Xichun followed her, and the three of them were doing work when they suddenly heard a commotion outside, followed by a little servant girl rushing in, excitedly saying: "The old man brought a lot of good things to the girl, They were all brought back from the sea, such tall coral trees, boxes of precious stones and pearls piled up in boxes, are really good things that I have never heard of before, and the girl should go and have a look."

Although Ning Shan said before that she brought something from Haijiang and wanted to give it to her, Yingchun didn't care too much, as long as her eldest brother returned safely, it would be the best, and she didn't think too much about those spoils.At this time, seeing the little maid in my room talking incoherently, I just felt amused in my heart: "How old are you, and how many good things have you seen? There is no need to make a fuss, and let me go out and have a look." Saying this, she put down her needle and thread , left and right took Xichun and Daiyu and walked towards the outer room together.

When I went out to take a look, I realized that the little maid’s excitement was not unreasonable. The three main rooms outside were full of boxes, boxes, red coral bonsai, chains made of South Sea pearls, and red and sapphires piled up in the boxes. Chunks of emeralds, topaz, and even half-opened rough stones, which reflect the clear lavender emeralds... the whole room is stacked with no place to stay.

Yingchun was also taken aback: "Oh, why did you send all of this here? Did you send it to Rongxi Hall first for the master and wife to choose?"

The big maid, Mu Xiang, who was counting the boxes and cages, squeezed over and said, "The master and wife have something else to send, these are sent by the master for the girl to pick."

Yingchun hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Where can I use such a good thing? Just reward me with some gadgets, and send them back to big brother."

Another big maid, Osmanthus osmanthus, also tiptoed to find a gap among the boxes all over the floor, and said with a smile, "I told you, the girl would not dare to accept it, so I told me that if the girl If you don’t choose, just stay.”

Yingchun hurriedly said: "Then I'd better pick a few, and send back the bonsai and the rough stone, and take away the big piece of jadeite, I don't need it here. Si Qi, go and pick up some pearl chains from that box." Give it to me, embroidered tangerines, go and see if there are any small pieces of jewelry, pick some up, pack the rest as they are, and send them back to big brother.” Before he could say anything, another report came from outside, and many more were delivered. The foreign satin is mixed with gauze silk and colored silk. Let the girls have a look, and if you like it, you can keep it as clothes.

Yingchun hurriedly went outside again to look at the silks and satins and other things, and there were fur materials that had been sold, followed by a large piece of good wood that had not been unknotted. She only said that she was preparing for dowry and furniture in the future, and Yingchun flushed with embarrassment.Biansheng Daiyu was still chasing her and laughing, making Yingchun more and more shy, and hurriedly pointed to a few pieces of satin, leaving behind a small box of red and sapphire for Osmanthus osmanthus and Muxiang, and hurried back to the house.

Daiyu and Xichun leaned against the door and watched the maids and women busy moving in and out, and they felt infinitely envious of Yingchun, not because they coveted those hard-to-buy good things, but because they envied that she was loved, pampered, and cared about. , but I am alone, and I am a little bit self-inflicted.But at this time, it was a good day for Ning Shan to return from meritorious service, and Dai Yu didn't dare to cry in someone else's house, so she hurriedly covered her face with a handkerchief, holding back the tears that were about to come out, and then took Xi Chun back to the house to find Ying Chun up.

Xichun is not as melancholy as Daiyu, at the moment she is busy looking at the embroidered patterns on those foreign satins, the patterns are quite different from those in the Central Plains, she is very curious, she is playing with them in her hands, trying to figure out what is going on .The blush on Yingchun's face did not fade away, seeing that Xichun liked the silk so much, she said, "If you like it, just take it away."

Xichun traced the pattern with her fingers in vain, and replied without raising her head: "This is the dowry that Brother Ning gave to my sister, how can I get it?" In a word, Yingchun's face turned red again, and she dropped the handkerchief The son ran into the house.

Xichun sticks out her little tongue and smiles sweetly at Daiyu: "Sister is shy."

Daiyu nodded her forehead: "I know you still say it." At the same time, she also went into the room to tease Yingchun.Xichun dropped the satin, and ran in after her. A moment later, there was a burst of laughter in the room, and the maids who were busy tidying things outside also burst into smiles.The lord honors servant Yao, his daughters are so valued, as maids, their lives are also comfortable.

The big maid beside Daiyu, named Zijuan, was originally sent by Shi Taijun, but she was so loyal, she lived with Daiyu in Ronghou's mansion for many days, but never reported any news, her tone was so strict very.Xichun's maid came from the East Mansion. Although she has the usual bad mouth of the Jia family's servants, she knows that the East and the West are not in harmony, so even if she gossips, she will only talk about it in the East Mansion. Listen to the people in the Grand View Garden.

Therefore, although Shi Taijun guessed that Ning Shan would return to the capital with a big victory, the rewards he received would not count, and the loot from Haijiang alone would not be less, but he didn't know exactly what it was, and it was because Yuan Chun in the palace instructed them to try to win over Ning Shan. Shan, but dare not talk about property.I'm afraid that Ning Shan will give up money to send them away, so she won't be able to seek other interests.

It's just that the number of times Yingchun and others came to the Grand View Garden to have banquets and tours in the garden is increasing. Even with Jia She in front of them, it takes one or two out of four or five times to see it.Yingchun sincerely didn't want to meet those people in the Grand View Garden, especially Jia Baoyu, so she shied away from time to time, complaining that she was sick or didn't sleep well, or she hurt her hand while doing needlework, and walked up the steps and turned her foot And so on, I often rack my brains to find reasons not to go there.

Baoyu had been beaten before, and the beating was severe, so although Shi Taijun was thinking about plotting against Ning Shan, he couldn't tell much about it.But as Baoyu gradually got better, she also had a lot of free time, and Jia Baoyu was still restless lying on the hospital bed, yelling that the sisters were so cruel that none of them would come to see him.Shi Taijun sent someone to pick up Shi Xiangyun, and asked Tanchun and Li Wan who lived in the garden to visit Baoyu every day.Using this as an excuse, he frequently sent people to invite Daiyu back to the garden.

Because Daiyu deeply hated Baoyu's casual insult to the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty that day, and her words involved her late father, she was unhappy and refused to see Baoyu again.But Baoyu is the one who cares most about her. Every time he sees someone, he asks how sister Lin is doing, but she is still angry with him, etc., so that Shi Taijun sends people over two or three times a day, saying good things, and talking about Baoyu. Being young and ignorant, Daiyu was forced to forgive him.

Shi Taijun's aggressive behavior made Daiyu feel angry, especially after realizing Baoyu's unshakable lofty status in Shi Taijun's heart, Daiyu couldn't help thinking to herself, how sincere is this kind grandmother for her?The more she thought about it, the more she couldn't accept the care that meant to be exploited. Daiyu simply hid in Ronghou's mansion and refused to see anyone under the pretext of recovering from her illness.

Previously Jia She was celebrating his birthday, because Ning Shan hadn't come back, he was not in the mood to make things happen, and Shi Taijun and others didn't even think of celebrating his birthday, so they fooled around casually.But this time, in order to let Yingchun and others come to the Grand View Garden, Shi Taijun offered to celebrate Aunt Xue's birthday.She is the old matriarch of the Duke's Mansion, and she is already a generation older than Aunt Xue. When she opened her mouth, Aunt Xue couldn't refuse, so she could only agree.Shi Taijun sent someone to Ronghou's mansion to deliver a message, saying that he would celebrate Aunt Xue's birthday and asked the girls to be there.He also asked Jia Lian to go to have a drink after getting off the yamen. Although Ning Shan's name was not directly mentioned, the words also brought out the meaning of hoping that Ning Shan would go there together.

Before the others did anything, Jia Amnesty got angry first: "For my birthday, not a single kid from the second family came to kowtow, but the younger sister of the second daughter-in-law celebrated her birthday so solemnly. What's the matter, what is going on in this family?" Is it Jia or Xue?"

If Aunt Xue knew that she would offend Jia She, she would not agree to offend Shi Taijun.It's a pity that she didn't know, so she unknowingly let Shi Taijun misfortune Shuidong once, and was hated by Jia She.

Once Patriarch Jia She got angry, everyone had a logical reason not to go.Therefore, early in the morning on Aunt Xue's birthday, wave after wave of maidservants came to Lixiangyuan.Then Sister Feng sent people to send congratulatory gifts and birthday noodles, and by the way, she also sent a copy for Mrs. Xing, which she paid for herself.In the afternoon, Mrs. Xing also sent someone to give Jia Amnesty and her share for Shi Taijun's sake. Of course, Sister Feng paid for it.

Ever since Ning Shan came back and temporarily lived in Ronghou's mansion, Sister Feng has behaved very generously and decently. Not to mention that Jia Lian felt that her daughter-in-law had changed her temperament, even if she was picky like Jia Amnesty and stingy like Mrs. Xing, she couldn't find any fault. Come.

Ning Shan naturally wouldn't care about how Sister Feng was going to behave, what business Jia Lian's wife had to do with him.But because he misses Princess Yinghua in the palace, and he can't always go into the palace, only Mrs. Xing and Sister Feng are eligible to pass the sign into the harem.Ning Shan felt sorry for Princess Yinghua's embarrassing status in the palace, so she thought about going to Jia Lian and asking his wife to pass a sign to the palace from time to time to see Princess Yinghua.

Therefore, when sending Yingchun the booty from Haijiang, Ning Shan also asked someone to sort out a copy and send it to Jia Lian. She thought that it would be in the hands of Sister Feng, so she sent the things first so that she could ask someone to do something, but unexpectedly, Jia Lian was arrested. Sister Feng was too ruthless, she couldn't save any private house, and when she got Ning Shan's things, she quietly put them in her pocket, without letting the daughter-in-law know.

Therefore, when Ning Shan approached Jia Lian and said after a few days that she wanted to ask his wife to go to the palace to see Princess Yinghua, Jia Lian's first reaction was: Oops, the matter of hiding the private house will be known by both the elder brother and the daughter-in-law !