The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

On the second day, Si Qi got up early in the morning and told the kitchen to make some exquisite snacks, so that another decent maid beside Yingchun, Xiuju, picked them up, and personally went to Rongguo Mansion to deliver postcards to all the girls.I waited for Yingchun to get up and wash up, and rushed to go to the court before Ning Shan to say hello. Today, Jia Amnesty got up early and had to go to the court, so Yingchun made one less trip, sent the two away, and then went to Mrs. Xing to salute Later, Mrs. Xing asked her to have breakfast with her. During this period, Yingchun told Mrs. Xing that she had Ning Shan's permission and was going to invite the sisters from Rongguo Mansion to play.Mrs. Xing nodded to show that she understood, and had no other orders.

After dinner, Yingchun chatted and laughed with Mrs. Xing for a while, when Mrs. Xing was a little sleepy and went back to rest, Yingchun left on her own and went to the inner hall to deal with internal affairs.The Ning family has a simple population, and there are not many servants, and there are rules for many things, as long as it is done, there is no other reason, Yingchun's daily head of the family is over in just an hour, and the rest of the time is allocated by her.Usually, I just go back to learn the rules and etiquette with the nunnery, and after lunch, the lady teacher will teach me some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Although the days are dull, it is not as if there were many sisters joking and joking in Rongguo Mansion that day, but they are also free and comfortable.

On this day, because she wanted to invite the sisters to get together, Yingchun gave special instructions to the stewards of the small garden and the kitchen, and arranged for the guest room to be cleaned and cleaned for the sisters to change their clothes and take a rest.The internal steward was formerly the companion of Mrs. Ning, who married Song Ping, the chief steward of the mansion. Now she is called Granny Ping. She got orders from Ning Shan early in the morning, and knew that the young lady was always respectable, so her orders were of course nothing. Not from.In the afternoon, the Water Fun Garden and Lingsha Courtyard were all tidied up. Yingchun went to check it out in person, and when she saw that it was in order, she went back to her room with peace of mind and waited for the sisters' reunion tomorrow.

At one end, Xiuju went back to Rongguo Mansion to send a post, and distributed the snacks from Ning Mansion to all the girls, and was passed by Mrs. Wang for questioning.Knowing that Yingchun planned to invite all the little girls over tomorrow, she wished in her heart, wishing that Lin Daiyu would leave sooner rather than come back, and personally said to Shi Taijun to punish her.

Shi Taijun only thought that she had figured out some way to get the Ning family's money, so he readily agreed.It's just that she doesn't want Lin Daiyu to go to that family, and wants to keep her.What Mrs. Wang wanted was to get Lin Daiyu away, how could she not go, so she tried her best to persuade Jiamu, only saying that Lin Daiyu was also invited in the post of welcoming the girl, and it would be bad for her not to go.Jia Shishi heard that Yingchun's posts were written one by one with their names, so he asked: "Post one by one? Is it for girl Yun?"

Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "Of course you belong to girl Yun." Shi Xiangyun is the former Baolinghou who has gone, the posthumous son of Shi Taijun's nephew, and her father listened to Shi Taijun's words the most during his lifetime, so he had a bad relationship with Jia She. Jia Zheng is very good.Because he has no son, the title is cheap. His second younger brother Shi Nai is now the Marquis of Baoling, and he is quite obedient to Shi Taijun. Therefore, when Shi Xiangyun was raised by his family, he was often taken over by Jia's family.Shi Taijun thought that Shi Xiangyun would not be invited in Yingchun's post, but he unexpectedly invited him too. Thinking about the need for many people to cover up the Ning family's money, he agreed.Suddenly recalling the incident again, he asked, "Then the treasure girl from Lixiangyuan will also go with her?"

When Yingchun wrote the post, she didn't forget Xue Baochai, but Mrs. Wang wanted to leave her alone with Jia Baoyu, so naturally she didn't post the post.He just said: "Mrs. Xue is my own younger sister, how could the maid of the first room invite her?" This reason is also reasonable, Xue's family is relatives of the second room, so it is not surprising that the first room did not invite her.I just thought that Lin Daiyu was gone, but I left Xue Baochai at home, fearing that Jia Baoyu would play with her, so I thought about coaxing Jia Baoyu to go to school at home for a day, and it would be fine when Lin Daiyu came back at night, so I didn't Order other things, just let Mrs. Wang take care of it, and send the girls there tomorrow morning.Mrs. Wang naturally agreed, and went back to order not to mention it.

It's just that Yingchun only intends to invite all the sisters to play for a day, but Mrs. Wang tells the girls to pack up their packages and stay for a few days.The reason she used is also very appropriate: "Nowadays, the family is building a relatives garden, and there are people coming and going inside and out. I am afraid that some reckless people will run into you. You might as well stay with the second girl for a few days, and wait for the family to calm down before going to bed." return."

The girls heard that this was indeed the case, and there was no date written on the Spring Festival post, so they thought it was an agreement between the two parties, so naturally they agreed to order the maids to organize their clothes and jewelry and pack them into packages.Lin Daiyu also received instructions from Mrs. Wang, and Zijuan, a close maid, packed her clothes, but Lin Daiyu sat at the table and carefully read the Spring Festival post, but she didn't see any invitation to them to stay for a while.The Ning family and the others have also been there several times, and each time they return within a day, and they don't even leave dinner.The head of the family, Ning Shan, has always avoided seeing them, so why did they ask them to pack up and stay here this time?Lin Daiyu couldn't figure it out, so she had to hide her doubts and went to have dinner with Shi Taijun.

After dinner, Lin Daiyu gave Shi Taijun a cup of tea and said: "Tomorrow I will go to the second sister's place, and I will not see my grandmother for a few days, so I will serve her personally today." Then, she waved away Shi Taijun's confidant who was about to come forward to serve her. The servant girl, named Yuanyang, approached with a tea tray in her hand.

Shi Taijun was taken aback: "What's the matter? Girl Ying wants to invite you to stay here?" Shi Taijun immediately raised his vigilance, only knowing that Ning Shan had taken a fancy to Lin Daiyu, he asked Yingchun to post a post to invite you.In her eyes, this granddaughter is naturally very good, otherwise she would not think about leaving it for her precious grandson. Thinking about Ning Shan and her are also first cousins, I am afraid that Ning Shan is going to step in to rob Baoyu, even if she regrets it , to keep Lin Daiyu and not go to Ning's house.

Lin Daiyu couldn't figure out Shi Taijun's thoughts for a while, and suddenly she heard her stop her from going to Ning's house, she couldn't help but wondered: "Second sister also picked us up to play in the past, but she never stayed overnight, and she always returned on the same day. This time it was abnormal, maybe the second sister was too lonely alone, so she arranged it like this. I know my grandmother loves me, but all the sisters have gone, and I don’t go alone, it seems that it’s not very good, so the second sister went underground Post please. At most, I won’t stay overnight, and I’ll just come back to accompany my grandma at night.”

Naturally, Shi Taijun couldn't tell her his suspicions, but just advised her not to go.Although Lin Daiyu doesn't like to go out, she has been bored in Jia's mansion for a long time, and listened to Mrs. Wang's servants gossip all day long, and she also looks forward to going out for a relaxing day.Because she knows that she still has a family property, and now it is in the Ning Mansion under the care of Yingchun, she doesn't take seriously those who say that she consumes the Jia family's food and lodging, but she is not happy about it, and has never worried about it. She has low self-esteem, and everyone in front of Shi Taijun supported her, so she never hurt herself because of it. Although she still feels unwell every time the season changes, most of them are old symptoms, and no new symptoms have been added.

Seeing Lin Daiyu's longing for going to the Ning's house, Shi Taijun became more vigilant. She usually let Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu get along with each other, and was very happy to see the pair of children agree with each other, but she didn't want her to have a good impression of others.Now that she suspects that she has fallen in love with Ning Shan, she is very strict about the rules and etiquette.Lin Daiyu was originally a smart person, after hearing Shi Taijun's hint, she only thought that she was dissatisfied with her own rules and education, and she was shy and timid at the moment, and her eyes were red.

Seeing that Lin Daiyu was crying, Shi Taijun regretted that he said too much, instead he tried to comfort her, but seeing that it still didn't get better, he had no choice but to say that he didn't blame her, and let her just go and play tomorrow.On the contrary, Lin Daiyu refused to go, and only said that she would stay at home with her grandmother, and asked her to send someone to tell Yingchun.

Shi Taijun sent someone to do things, but of course he couldn't hide it from Mrs. Wang. When he heard that Lin Daiyu would not go, he only breathed a sigh of relief, and felt more and more that this girl was born to be against her, and she must not be hired by Baoyu.While calling for Tanchun, forcing her to find a way, she must let Lin Daiyu go out with them tomorrow, and she must stay at Ning's house for a few more days.On the one hand, Tanchun is willing to make friends with the Ning family, but on the other hand, he knows about the dispute between his aunt and grandmother, making it difficult for both parties. At the same time, he secretly envies Lin Daiyu for getting the attention of both parties.Originally, she was the most outstanding girl in the family, but later came Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai, and she also fell to the point where Yingchun and Xichun used to be, and no one would think of her easily. Unavoidable self-abased and self-suffering, but also cheer up to listen to Mrs. Wang's orders, I feel infinitely sad, I only feel that I have all kinds of ambitions, but I have given birth to a daughter who has no ambitions.

During this day, apart from Yingchun Xingxing who was preparing to entertain the sisters, Xichun was only thinking about finding the second sister to play with, and the other girls had their own worries and were listless, but forced to smile, so it was boring.

Xue Baochai in Lixiangyuan also got the news, but she didn't know that Mrs. Wang withheld her post and refused to give it back, so she was also worried.She was born in an imperial and merchant family, and her family was extremely wealthy. Since she was a child, she hired a good husband to teach her. In the past in Jinling, all the girls in the family were not as good as her, so she never felt inferior to her background, and she had a big ambition in her heart.But as soon as he entered Beijing, he first saw that the girls of the Jia family were all extraordinary, and then he met Lin Daiyu who was no worse than her in talent and appearance. Without support, it was a tie.Unexpectedly, Er Yatou, who had always been inconspicuous, suddenly flew to the branch one day, and got a big brother Hou Ye, and later a father Hou Ye, and suddenly became a real daughter of the Hou family, a first-class family in Beijing. lady.Originally Xue Baochai was older than everyone else, and Mrs. Wang personally ordered her to teach the sisters the rules of needlework and female red. She has always regarded herself as an easy-going big sister, but now she suddenly doesn't know how to get along with the second girl.In the end, she found that she was troubled here, but they didn't invite her at all. Obviously, she was no longer in their eyes. Naturally, she was annoyed and sad. After all, she secretly shed tears behind her back, but turned her head and wiped her away. After doing it, I thought that Zensheng would go with him and make friends with the Ning family.Now she also knows the ranks of the nobles in the capital, and the signboard of the imperial merchants is really inconspicuous. Later, she heard the imperial decree of the draft, and knew that the two girls of the Jia family, Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun, would have their own fortunes in the future. He wanted to go to the palace for a while, but he was not even allowed to register his name, so he had to follow the wishes of his mother and aunt, and in the future he would be assigned to Jia Baoyu, and spend his life in a mediocre life. He was extremely unwilling and hoped for a turnaround every day , Help her go straight to Qingyun.Now that there is a ready-made step like Marquis of Zhenbei, it is necessary to climb up the relationship no matter what.For this reason, even if you have a thick skin, you have to get together.