The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

Ning Shan was picking up the chess pieces to figure out where to put them, and at the same time, she praised: "Chengri's family has heard outside that your Second Mistress Lian is a hero in the makeup pile, what's the matter, is the hero so fond of money?" You guys are smart enough to send me away like this without getting a letter." After finishing speaking, he settled the chess pieces and surrounded Yingchun with a small group of sunspots.

Yingchun said with a "hey" and said with a smile: "Big brother is so cunning, talking to me has distracted me. I can't win this game, so I won't play anymore."

Ning Shan smiled and nodded her forehead: "Is it my fault? It's because you can't do two things at once. If that's the case, why don't you break the situation first, and then it's not too late to report."

Yingchun stuck out her tongue and said with a coquettish smile: "I know that big brother is anxious to marry the princess's sister-in-law, how dare I delay?"

Ning Shan smiled: "I called my sister-in-law before we got through the door. It looks like I don't have to worry about the two of you not being able to get along."

Yingchun was taken aback, and said sadly: "I don't dare to quarrel with the princess, naturally I am respectful and respectful."

Ning Shan glanced at Yingchun, and suddenly said with a smile: "Are you worried that the princess will be arrogant and difficult?"

Yingchun's pretty face flushed, and she was speechless.Ning Shan patted her head and said in relief: "Don't worry, this princess's situation is a bit special. She doesn't understand people's ways of the world, but she can't do the same with housekeepers and directors. She is straightforward and simple, and her personality is very direct. I will not have any intentional disputes with you. You just do things as before, and my family needs to be supported by you."

Yingchun tilted her head in confusion and asked, "What do you mean by big brother? The princess's sister-in-law has passed the door, and everything in the house is naturally taken care of by the princess's sister-in-law. Even if the princess is honored, she doesn't have to do everything personally. As long as she speaks, there must be some mothers." Nunnies, female officials, and court ladies are competing to take care of it, so why do you need me?"

Ning Shan didn't answer directly, but slowly cleaned up the chessboard, while continuing to look at the fragmented scroll, she casually said thoughtfully: "In the future, when the princess enters the door, you will naturally know, now let's rest assured, good life Live your life. I won't make things difficult for you, neither will I, nor will the princess."

Although she didn't understand what she meant, Ning Shan's assurance undoubtedly reassured Yingchun: "With big brother's words, I won't be afraid of anything."

Ning Shan smiled and said: "You are also the younger sister of my great general. Our father was also a first-class soldier in the past. You are always timid about what you do? You should show some aura of a general and a tiger girl."

Yingchun pursed her lips and said with a smile: "A general's tiger daughter, I'm afraid it won't happen. I hope that the eldest brother will marry the princess's wife and come back, and give birth to a group of generals and tigers. In the future, father and son will go to battle. It will be a good story, too."

Ning Shan flicked Yingchun's head, and said angrily: "I'm getting more and more courageous, and dare to make fun of me. You have to ask the nanny to strengthen your rules."

Yingchun turned her head to dodge, and said with a smile: "There are even more daring ones. Since the eldest brother said the princess is so good and kind, I might as well be so cheeky as to beg for a favor and leave Sister Lin and Sister Xi behind too. Right. They won’t have a good life when they go back to the Grand View Garden.”

Ning Shan stood up and said seriously: "In the Ronghou Mansion, everything is up to you, but if my Ning Mansion is repaired, I can't do whatever I want. After all, that Miss Lin and the little girl from the Dong Mansion and I But it doesn't matter. Go ask your father to see if he can keep them in Ronghou's mansion. Or maybe my father is thinking about his niece and cousin, and he wants to take them to support him, but I don't have any objections."

Yingchun nodded: "I also know that I won't embarrass my brother, but as long as I get my brother's words, I will be more confident in persuading my father."

Ning Shan laughed angrily: "Emotions used me as a shield, you little soldier, you are so brave, dare to use the general as a human shield."

Yingchun laughed and ran away.

Running all the way back to Qixia Garden, he crashed headlong into Daiyu's room, so frightened that Daiyu, who was preparing the copybook by the window, made a wrong stroke and ruined a good handwriting. "It's a hot day, where did you go crazy? Are you still running in such a hurry? Don't be afraid of the hot sun that's just set. You'll know what's going on when you get sunburnt." Daiyu told Zijuan to pour herbal tea quickly, and then Asking Xueyan to fan her tightly, she personally stepped forward to help Yingchun wipe off the few beads of sweat on her forehead.

Yingchun pulled Daiyu's hand, and said repeatedly with joy on her face: "Good sister, good news, great news. Maybe you will be able to live in my house."

Daiyu was overjoyed when she heard this, and hastily asked: "But is it true? Who will be sure?"

Yingchun took the tea, took a sip, breathed a little, and said: "Just now I was playing chess with my eldest brother and chatting, and I mentioned the Princess Empress during the conversation. The eldest brother said that the princess's situation is a bit special, she is a very good person, straightforward and innocent. , it’s not that tricky and weird that can’t tolerate people. The elder brother also said that in the future, the princess will pass through the door, and I will take care of the housework. Think about it, if I can continue to be the director of the family, I will leave you and Xi’er Wouldn't it be easier."

Daiyu clasped her hands together, couldn't help but chanted "Amitabha", and made a wish in a low voice: "I hope the princess and empress can get along well. Even if I hold her and respect her every day, I will be willing."

As he said that, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "You can be sure, when will you be hired? When will you welcome the relatives? What can I do to help?"

Yingchun said: "Now Lian's second sister-in-law is preparing for the betrothal gift, and the three letters and six ceremonies have not yet been completed. Why are you in a hurry to welcome her? As for what to help, you will take care of yourself now, and don't be sick every day or two. , It was a great help. I have such a big mess here, and you don't say you are helping, just avoid it."

Daiyu blushed and pinched Yingchun's cheeks: "This is what a sister should say? Why did I make trouble? Your eldest lady is majestic and majestic as the director of the family, so I don't need me in the first place. I am a person on the card, and I don't care. Is it good to meddle in the affairs of your Marquis Mansion?"

Yingchun smiled and said: "You are a fake cousin? If you think you are not from our family, where should you go? Okay?"

Daiyu smiled and said, "No, I'll just rely on you. From now on, you will be my own sister, and I will follow you wherever you go."

The two of them were arguing, when they suddenly heard the servant girl come to report: "Miss Xi is here." Before she finished speaking, Xi Chun came in with a painting scroll and staggered in her arms.

"Sisters, come and have a look. This is the scene of Biluo Lake in Ningfu that I painted. There is also a pavilion surrounded by lotus wind, and several kinds of lotus flowers from north to south are in full bloom. Is it still eye-catching?" Xichun asked for credit.

Yingchun and Daiyu went up to watch carefully, and they were all full of praise. "It's really a good painting. It's hard for you to draw it so vividly. But, where do you want to hang it?"

Daiyu was especially careful, and found that not only the paper used for painting by Xichun was extremely expensive, but also the scrolls used for mounting paintings were also progressive, very expensive and rare, and she couldn't help but have a guess in her heart: "Could it be that you want to send it to the palace?"

Xichun clapped her hands and laughed: "As expected of a young lady, she is smart. Isn't she just going to give it to the princess's sister-in-law in the palace to see? She stays in the palace all year round, and even the best scenery will be tired of looking at it. Originally, if she married In the Ning Mansion, these scenery can be seen every day. But now that the Ning Mansion is going to be expanded into the Huguogong Mansion, it is unknown how many of those scenery will remain. It's my kindness for the princess's sister-in-law to enjoy it."

Yingchun and Daiyu looked at each other with a smile, and said: "The two of us are not as sensible and generous as Xiao Xi'er. We only think about those who have and don't, and scare ourselves, but it is not as good as Xiao Xi'er's action."

Xichun tilted her head and pulled her pigtails, not quite understanding what the two sisters were talking about.In her heart, although Yingchun and Daiyu are not siblings of the same mother, they are also her biological sisters.Big brother Ning was something she didn't dare to get high on, but with the help of second brother Lian and sister Ying, she dared to call big brother, so Her Royal Highness Princess Yinghua was naturally a big sister-in-law.What's wrong with her trying to please her sister-in-law?Mother Yue taught her to get along well with her sister-in-law.It's just that she doesn't get along with sister-in-law Zhen, so she might as well go past her and deal with sister-in-law Ning directly.

Xichun's thinking is so simple and direct, but also the purest.Both Yingchun and Daiyu couldn't help shaking their heads and smiling wryly. They thought they were smart, but they didn't expect to think too much, which disturbed their minds.It's not as simple and pure as Xiao Xi'er.Come to think of it, Her Royal Highness the princess also has this temper, so she was praised by the big brother as simple and straightforward.Maybe among the three sisters, Xiao Xi'er is the one that the princess likes the most.

Yingchun patted Xichun's head, and said: "You did a good job, and you can also prepare other scrolls. When Lian's second sister-in-law enters the palace, I will give it to the princess to enjoy. It must be very good."

Daiyu also said: "If there are too many and you can't draw, I can help you."

Xueyan on the side heard this, and couldn't help interjecting: "Since that's the case, why don't the girls copy it onto the silk manuscript and embroider it? It's also better to preserve, and we can work together, which also makes the sisters more friendly and sincere." Isn't it?"

Si Qi clapped her hands and shouted: "Good girl, thank you for coming up with such a good idea. Girl, why don't you just do what Xueyan said and embroider a scene and send it to the princess."

Xiu Ju narrowly said: "In this way, I can have a good excuse to refuse the summons from the garden over there. Embroidering things for the princess, naturally I won't have time to chat and laugh with Master Bao."

Yingchun clapped her hands and applauded: "Very, very, let's do it like this. Si Qi, take someone to open the warehouse and find a big and ink-filled snow wave paper to copy the manuscript. I will go to my elder brother and bring it back to me from Haijiang. I remember there was a piece of moon-white silk with no patterns and patterns, and the color was elegant and generous. Yu'er, you can do the wiring. Let's do it together and finish it before Lian's second sister-in-law handed the sign into the palace. "

Xichun and Daiyu agreed together, and took the maids to do their own work.Not long after, the three of them each picked out their things and gathered in the main hall of Qixia Garden. Xichun began to draw the draft. This time she was going to draw the main hall of Ning Mansion, which was also where Ning Shan lived in the past. There was also a training ground behind her. Thinking that the princess has lived in the deep palace for a long time, she has probably never seen the garden of a family of military generals, so I just drew it to open my eyes.

Daiyu, according to Xichun's request, picked up the silk threads to compare with the paints, and selected the ones with the closest color, arranged them one by one, and put them on the tray.

Yingchun bent over and stood on the local big case, cutting the silk manuscript for embroidery, and the maids helped to wrap the red-hot soldering iron in thick cotton cloth, and ironed it evenly and properly.The three of them worked hard for most of the day, so excited that they didn't even bother to eat lunch.It wasn't until the evening that I figured it out, and when Yingchun straightened up, she couldn't help letting out an "Aiyo" and was so sore that she almost fell down.Daiyu's eyes were also dazzled by the comparison with the silk thread, and now she was covering her eyes with ice veils, and she was too tired.

At this moment, Sister Feng, who finished the betrothal gift list, also came over, wanting to join in the fun, and asked the girls if they had prepared some filial piety for the princess. She will enter the palace to have an audience in a few days, so she can take it with her.As a result, as soon as I entered the door, I found that the people in the place were stumbling around, and everyone was tired and weak. I couldn't help laughing: "How can I say this, the princess has not yet entered the door, and all of you are so attentive. If you really pass the door, Shouldn't you offer it as a bodhisattva?"

Yingchun explained their plans, and said: "Brother likes it, even if he really becomes a Bodhisattva, it won't be a loss. Second sister-in-law Lian, please say something nice for us when you enter the palace, we thank you very much .”

Sister Feng loves to be flattered, so she immediately said: "Don't worry, when the time comes, I will tell you how sincere and sincere what you say, and the guardian princess will be very happy, and I will treat you as my own sisters after passing the door." .”

Daiyu thought to herself: "This princess lost her mother not long after she was born, and was angered by her father and brother because of this, not to mention that she is the youngest of the Supreme Emperor's children, how can she have a sister? The second sister-in-law Lian's mouth is too I really don't have anyone to guard the door, I just hope that nothing will happen to her when the time comes." However, it's useless to worry, the palace is not a place they can go to, and they can only rely on Lian's second sister-in-law to pass on news, and they can only wait.If the princess does not enter the door for a day, this heart will hang for a day.

Probably only Yingchun, who was comforted by Ning Shan, could feel completely at ease.Daiyu, who has always been delicate and caring, always thinks three points more than others, can't feel at ease no matter what.As for Xichun, she is young and can't think so far, but she is the most relaxed. She only thinks about how to finish her own painting and then finishes, and doesn't think about anything else.