The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

When Baochai looked at Yingchun's expression, she knew that she was afraid that she was planning something. She saw that it was nothing, but she was afraid that she would not give her a chance to cooperate.Therefore, he asked for credit in a low voice: "I know what the old lady is going to do today? She wants to keep Sister Lin in the garden for Baoyu's sake. What's more, she wants to keep you and the fourth girl to play with Baoyu. Well, maybe I still want to take this opportunity to control you so that I can rule over Mr. She and Mr. Ning. You just listen to me today. My mother and I prepared a banquet just to divert the old lady's mind. Can you take my love?"

Of course Yingchun knew that the old lady's purpose was to keep Daiyu, but she didn't expect that she and Xi'er were also targeted. Now that Baochai said it, she immediately believed it. After all, Baochai never targets without purpose.Yin thanked with a smile: "If this is the case, I would like to thank Sister Bao very much. I just ask you to dismiss the old lady's idea, and don't let her scheme against us."

Baochai laughed and said: "The old lady's idea is nothing more than 'relying on the old and selling the old'. With my mother in front, we will just eat crabs and drink, go to the garden and compose poems. After that, we will go back to our houses and let Baoyu play alone. let's go."

Yingchun laughed when she heard it, because Baochai didn't like Baoyu anymore.She originally hated Baoyu for spreading the poems of the boudoir, ruining the names of all the girls in the Grand View Garden, but because of the sisterhood, she couldn't say it directly.Seeing that everyone started to stay away from him now, I was very happy in my heart, and now I was kind to Baochai who clearly wanted to use her.

"Although I don't have time to go to you, but you can come to me if you have time. Let me tell you, we sisters are currently drawing the original scenery of Ningfu, and when we are finished, we will copy it on the silk manuscript , Embroidered it out, ready to send it to the palace to be entertained by the princess. Sister Bao, you are good at needlework, and you can also draw, so you can help."

Baochai hastily recommended herself: "I dare not say anything else. I think I can beat anyone as a female celebrity. My maid, Ying'er, is especially good at tying nets. After you have finished embroidering silk paintings, ask her to go and color them." Wouldn’t it be more unique to tie up the thread with some novel patterns?”

Xichun listened to it, and clapped her hands in praise: "Brother Ning said before that this princess's concubine's name is Yingluo, and her title is Yinghua. Now let's embroider on the side of the silk painting: Dedicated to Her Royal Highness Princess Yinghua." , and then decorate the bottom with a beautiful Luoyu wrapped in a beautiful net, this is really the best idea. Let’s do it like this.” Then, he clapped his little hands, showing the posture of a little adult who said “I’m in charge” , very funny.

While talking, everyone strolled in the garden casually. According to Shi Taijun's intention, they took the boat one after another, and then took everyone to visit his house, showing off their faces, and then prepared to have a banquet.Because there was a small opera performer at home for the family, and even less time to invite the troupe outside, he ordered Li Wan to bring people to the Pavilion of Zhuijin to hold a banquet.This is considered to be Baochai's site, so Baochai also came forward to help arrange it with Yinger Wenxing.

Li Wan always does things with a strict eye and nothing new. Seeing this, Baochai said, "Why don't you just put it under the Ouxiangxie, the two sweet-scented osmanthus trees on the hillside are blooming well, and the water in the river is clear. Isn't the pavilion in the middle open and bright, and the eyes are clear when looking at the water."

He said again: "The old lady still wants to listen to the opera, so she arranged it on the water pavilion of the Ou Xiangxie. The sound of the water is better to listen to. When we come back, we will have a drink under the Jin Pavilion. It is spacious and close to the ear." Li Wan Seeing that the color arranged by Baochai is appropriate, he just nodded and agreed, but he didn't say a word, just like a wooden man.

Seeing her like this, Baochai sighed in his heart, and became more and more determined that he would never be Mrs. Wang's daughter-in-law.Not to mention whether Baoyu will die young like his elder brother Jia Zhu, just because of his tired and lazy temper that refuses to make progress, if there is no luck in the future, Mrs. Wang will blame her daughter-in-law for not being able to prosper .Anyway, the son she gave birth to is very good, if there is anything wrong, it is all brought up by others.

Arrangements are being made in full swing here, when suddenly two young maidservants who haven't left their heads come running in, panting and saying: "Our master, uncle, and second master have gone home from Yamen, and we are waiting to see you immediately." Miss."

Li Wan was startled, but Baochai reacted quickly, and hurriedly told Ying'er, "Go and meet the girl quickly." Ying'er agreed and ran away.After a while, I found Yingchun who was accompanying Shi Taijun in the garden, hurried up to meet him, and said: "Go back to the old lady and all the girls, Second Lord Bao, next door to the Ronghou Mansion, Ronghou Lord, Hu Guogong, Bing Lian's second master has gone home, saying that he has something to do, and he wants to find the girl to go back."

When Yingchun heard this, she said goodbye immediately and left regardless of Shi Taijun's displeasure.Daiyu and Xichun wanted to leave too, but Shi Taijun sent a servant girl to hold her back and said, "I said I was looking for a girl, what are you going to do?" Daiyu couldn't tell the difference, so she could only continue to endure Baoyu's harassment.

Baochai was quite vigilant, and when she saw Ning Shan coming home, she looked for Yingchun, guessing that it was either a good thing or a big one, no matter what, Yingchun probably wouldn't come to the Grand View Garden again today.She asked her mother to prepare a crab feast. It was originally to please Yingchun. The master is not here, so what else is she tossing about?It's better to wait and see what happened, so he stopped the arrangement in his hand, and took Li Wan to sit down and drink tea in Zilingzhou, Zhuijinlou.Because Baochai stood in front of everything today, Li Wan was not so afraid of things going wrong, so she would do what Baochai said, and she just had to come up with no idea.

Shi Taijun was angry and complained non-stop: "It's such a big deal, they call people away in front of me, they still have me as an old ancestor in their eyes. I'm afraid they don't think I'm an old man I'm bored." I was complaining, but suddenly I heard the servants say back and forth: "Grandma Dongfuzhen is here, and she said she is going to pick up Miss Si."

Shi Taijun paused on his crutches, and said, "Let Zhen'er's family come in and answer." Not long after, Youshi came in, greeted Shi Taijun first, then greeted Aunt Xue, then pulled Xichun back, and said with a smile: "You Eldest brother wants to take you home and have a feast in Ronghou's mansion. Speaking of it, it is also the good fortune of Duke Hu. Many crabs from the south of the Yangtze River were brought into Qian'er's palace, and the emperor specially rewarded a dozen baskets. Just give it to Uncle Ning. No, it was delivered today, and Uncle Ning went back to Mr. Xie, and wanted to set up a table at home. It is also Uncle Ning who thinks highly of your brother, and actually called him, Rong'er, and Qiang'er together No. No, the men were eating wine outside, and the eldest lady heard that she was also greedy, so she called me, and your brother asked me to pick you up again, let's go to the fun together, and taste the taste of this progressive crab Son."

Shi Taijun's old face turned blue when he heard it, and even Aunt Xue's face turned red. Her idea of ​​crab feast unexpectedly collided with Uncle Ning's.It's fine if you bump into it, the crabs in her family are just raised by the servants, and Uncle Ning, the dignified protector of the country, eats crabs that are rewarded by the old sage. The gap here is like cloud mud difference.

After hearing this, Xichun was happy to follow, and said: "I have long wanted to eat crabs, but Qiaoer was busy drawing manuscripts a few days ago, so I didn't even have time to eat. Today I want to have a good time. None of you can stop me."

Youshi is also trying to curry favor with this little girl now, so what he said is particularly pleasant: "Maybe it's that Uncle Ning thanked you for drawing those scenery sketches for the princess, this time I specially invited our family, you and I Brother, they are all in your favor."

Xichun really smiled and said: "Really? Brother Ning likes my paintings? No, it's the princess who likes my paintings? Eh, that's not right either. Hasn't the second sister-in-law of Lian entered the palace yet? The princess probably hasn't." Seeing it, it means that brother Ning likes my paintings. That's great, I can help."

Shi Taijun listened to Xichun talking about "Brother Ning", as if he was another little traitor who betrayed their second wife and took refuge in Ning Shan.When the ground was sinking like water, he stopped Youshi and said, "It's a coincidence. I happen to have a banquet to eat crabs today. We live in neighbors. Why don't we have a sweet kiss? You stay here Fourth girl, go and call your uncle, Rong'er, and Qiang'er over, and I'll send someone to call Xi'er, Lian'er, and Feng girl, and let's have fun together."

Aunt Xue said again and again: "The crabs of the Duke of the State are gifted by the emperor, and mine are just raised by the servants of the family. How can they be compared. Don't lose talent."

You Shi stood there with a troubled face, Jia Zhen's master is something she can do?What's more, if the guardian of the country openly invites you, who would shamelessly refuse?Just listening to Shi Taijun, she is going to use filial piety to suppress Jia Amnesty again. It is not certain that Jia Amnesty will really follow her wishes. Thinking about it, it is really sad.

Jia Shen's thoughts were exactly the same as Youshi's: "This disgusting old lady is trying to get along with me anyway. Look, look, look, just as Shan'er said she was going to have a banquet to eat crabs, someone from the next door came looking for her." , I also eat crabs, what’s the matter? There are a lot of crabs this year! Even if there are too many, I have the crabs from the emperor to eat, the master, who wants to eat the rotten ones that are free-range in the servant’s house?"

Jia Lian looked at Ning Shan with a look of embarrassment: "Brother, you persuade our father, there are some things that he can't say well!"

Ning Shan propped her chin, and said lazily: "The old lady's ability is nothing more than filial piety to suppress people, let her suppress. Go, you all go eat her crabs, save mine, and do it clean." Keep it clean for two days, when the food in the stomach is empty, but the meat is still fat and tender, then it will be the best." Eating crabs is called Fengya, but in fact it is extremely troublesome. Ning Shan naturally knows better than them what kind of crabs are delicious.

Jia She said reluctantly, "If Shan'er doesn't go, I won't go."

Ning Shan laughed and said, "The old lady didn't invite Shan'er, so Shan'er won't go, Lian'er will go."

Jia Lian's handsome face was so painful that he was about to bleed out bile: "Good brother, please forgive me. I'm afraid of that old lady, and our father will have nothing to do with her. If you don't show up, our father and I will It’s just to deliver food to people.” And now that Zheng’s second child is not at home, my father has no one to piss off.Mrs. Xing can't do one against two, carrying Shi Taijun and Mrs. Wang at the same time, not to mention his mother-in-law, who is so young and unhappy, she doesn't even have a chance to speak.

Ning Shan couldn't help laughing: "It's just an old lady on the left, why are you all scared like this? You can let me go if you want, you go and tell her, let her speak in person, ask me to go, and I will go . Otherwise, you can fight on your own.”

Jia She clapped his hands, ordered the boy outside and said, "Didn't you hear what the old man said? Why don't you spread the word quickly?"

There was a loud response from outside, and it was passed on really fast, the two legs were pounding as fast as the wind, and there was a cloud of smoke and dust falling in the distance, it looked like it was rolling past.

Jia She slapped his forehead suddenly, recalled another sentence, raised his voice and shouted: "Get back first." The young man quickly rolled back, and asked without a breath, "What else does the master want?"

Jia She twirled his beard and said decisively: "When you answer, you must emphasize to the old lady. If she doesn't invite my Shan'er, then I won't go either."