The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

The servants who went to the Ning Mansion came back after a while, the old woman had a pale face, she didn't know whether it was cold or angry, she stood in front of Madam Wang and slandered: "So that Madam can know, the second girl is not at all I didn't take you seriously, I yelled at the door for half an hour, but no one in the mansion came out to take a look, which meant that I didn't answer."

Mrs. Wang put on a face, and ordered people to go again, saying: "Just say that the empress summoned, how dare she not come?"

Sitting in the distance, Xichun let out a chuckle, and said disdainfully, "What else can she do besides bullying others?" Her voice was so soft that only the close servant girl, Ruhua, could hear it.Ru Hua was so frightened that he was half dead, and hurriedly persuaded: "My good girl, you must never say such a thing. Now even our eldest grandma and Lian's second grandma don't dare to disobey."

Xichun said in a low voice: "Ever since the second sister ordered the closure of the mansion, even the emperor has allowed the pardon of uncle not to go to court, that is a tacit consent to the meaning of closing the doors of the Ning mansion and not accepting anyone. Jia concubine is just a harem woman, Do you have the guts to blatantly overthrow the emperor? I'm afraid this second wife is making her own decision again, I really wish I could go to the battlefield for Big Brother Ning, replace him, and clean up the mess in this mansion." Xi Chun Originally still young, with an undecided personality, but in the past half a year, the whole family has been calculating each other, criticizing each other, ruthless, mercenary, and tempered into a cold-hearted and cold-tempered.Now she is pressed in this Grand View Garden by her brother and sister-in-law like a little hostage, so that she no longer has any illusions about the so-called relatives in her heart.

Lin Daiyu is the only one who can talk to Xichun now, and she doesn't want to pay attention to the others.Tanchun and Xue Baochai were angered because of Mrs. Wang, while Shi Xiangyun didn't know what to say. Once when Mrs. Wang said that Ningshan was not good at sea battles and was afraid that the army would be defeated like a mountain, Shi Xiangyun not only did not refute, but also said: He responded to the story of Bai Qi talking about soldiers on paper from the history books, so he annoyed Xichun, was ridiculed by her, and finally went back to Baolinghou's mansion with red eyes.Now because of the Lantern Festival, she was brought back by Shi Taijun again, but she and Xichun had a problem. Although they were sisters, they didn't even smile when they met, and turned a blind eye to each other.

Lin Daiyu at the side guessed Yuanchun's lantern riddle, wrote a sealed one and sent it up, then left to look for Xichun.Walking up to her in a hurry, he said in a low voice, "Write down that lantern riddle quickly. If you're not interested, I'll make one for you. You just copy it." As he spoke, he went to ask for a pen and paper.

Xichun said: "Thank you, sister Lin, but I'm not busy here. If the second sister doesn't come, you can write a letter for her and send it up, and save a lot of talking." This is mocking Mrs. Wang who can only move Literal, in fact, can't do anything else.Jia Yuanchun in the palace was not stupid yet, he let Ning Shan fight outside, and asked her mother to take revenge immediately.To do this, we had to wait until Ning Shan was defeated, or simply died in battle.Right now, the emperor was only hoping that Ning Shan would win and return, so many officials in the court who took the opportunity to join him were scolded bloody.Even in the harem, those empresses with daughters, and those princesses, also prayed day and night, hoping that General Ning would win the battle, so as to avoid their worries about reconciliation.

Lin Daiyu heard this, touched Xichun's head, sighed, and said, "I'm afraid the second elder sister will definitely come today." Just because of Mrs. Wang's aggressiveness, and her behavior of using the empress's name to overwhelm others Well, if Yingchun doesn't come, Mrs. Wang will definitely call the door.Now that they are in decline, the emperor can't really control the actions of a woman in the back house. I'm afraid that if Yingchun doesn't give Madam Wang face, she will suffer a loss.They are just daughters' families, how can they really match up with the headed wives who have relatives, if Mrs. Wang is allowed to go out and talk nonsense, ruining Yingchun's boudoir name, then even if Ning Shan comes back, it will be irreversible.

In this world, those who treat their daughters so harshly, if they are killed, they will be honored as princesses, and it will be difficult to live a good life.If you don't have a good husband's family in the future, you will be shunned by your natal sisters, aunts and nephews if you stay at home. How can you live a good life?

The mother-in-law at home is also persuading Yingchun: "My good girl, I know what you are thinking, but now they are blatantly using the harem to suppress you. If you continue to resist, what good will you get? In the future, when Lord Hou comes back, Even if I got it back for you, it would be nothing to talk about, so why bother?" When the mansion was closed that day, she had persuaded Yingchun that this order should be given by Jia She, but at that time Jia She had both eyes. Wushen, with green face and white lips, already half dead, how can he give orders?Now Mrs. Xing and Cong Xiaoye took turns taking care of him day and night, so as to ensure that he would not torture himself to death.

Yingchun shed tears silently, and Mother Yue hugged her distressedly, and said: "Girl, if you want to cry, you can cry out loud, there are no outsiders here."

After hearing this, Yingchun got up from the mother's arms, wiped away the tears by herself, and asked the maid to bring water, washed her face carefully, and put on makeup to wipe away the tears on her face and the redness and swelling at the corners of her eyes Cover up completely.Then he got up, changed into a red silk skirt, and walked to Madam Xing's room.

Ever since Ningshan sent troops, Yingchun only wore red silk skirts at home, in order to please her.Even the servants in the family, all those who serve close to them also wear auspicious color patterns on their bodies. If anyone wears plain clothes, the eldest lady will be angry.Yingchun used to be good-natured, but she was well-bred and loved for a long time, and she is not without temper. Now Jia She can't manage the affairs of the family, Mrs. Xing only takes care of Jia She, and Jia Cong is young. Illness, busy body can't get away, everything in the family is more decided by Yingchun than in the past.She asked everyone in the family not to show any sad faces, not to speak sadly, and to dress in any auspicious way, who would dare to disobey?

The woman sent by Mrs. Wang said that it was true that the Ning family did not even come out, but they could hear clearly that the family was inside the door. At this moment, Mrs. Xing also knew that the mother's phoenix was passed on in the Grand View Garden. I want to ask Yingchun to go, and now I am making troubles in the room.

It would be a lie to say how much Madam Xing has a mother-daughter affection for Yingchun, but since Jia She has been staring at her every day, Madam Xing has really realized the benefits of this daughter.Nowadays, Yingchun is responsible for all the big and small affairs of the outside world. Mrs. Xing is very grateful. Her nature is not much stronger than Yingchun. She was at home that day because she lost her father, so she had to use her elder sister's prestige to provoke the leader to kill and make a decision. of.If she had a strong character, she wouldn't have become a person who would say behind her back that she was stubborn, greedy for money, and only knew how to flatter Jia Amnesty after she got married. A person with real ability can show it wherever she is.Mrs. Xing's nature is actually very similar to Yingchun's, she can see everything clearly, but she has no status, so she restrains her personality and just promises and promises.

It's just that Yingchun is young after all, and she can be corrected after some discipline, but Mrs. Xing's character has been around for a long time. She is now middle-aged and has no children under her knees. , Therefore, when I first came here, I still wanted to show off my tricks, and I dispelled it by myself.Today's Mrs. Xing wished that nothing required her to step forward.

But today, the plague-stricken Jia Wang family created a big trouble for her, regardless of whether she is a sham or a bully, but since the mother's word of mouth has been passed on, she has to go and show her face no matter what.Yingchun is a little girl, so naturally she can't go out alone in the first month of the lunar year, Madam Xing must accompany her.But now that Ning Shan is caught in the sea, victory or defeat is uncertain, how can she have the confidence to fight with Mrs. Wang who gave birth to a concubine, all she wants is to escape.

As soon as Yingchun arrived in Mrs. Xing's room, she grabbed hold of her: "My dear girl, what do you think should we do with this matter today? After all, it's the empress and the king, we can't disobey it!"

Ying Chunhui held Mrs. Xing's hand, helped her to sit down, and comforted her: "Mother and the second wife of the house have been sisters-in-law for many years, don't you understand her temperament? From my daughter's point of view, most of them are pretending to be your mother-in-law. It’s just a name. Or it’s also possible that the empress really passed on her daughter, but she definitely wouldn’t make things difficult in public. After all, the elder brother is still leading the army, and even the emperor has high hopes, so they don’t dare to do it yet.”

Mrs. Xing finally felt a little relieved after hearing this, but she was still worried: "Our door is closed now, we don't communicate with anyone, and we have no contact with outsiders. Could it be that there has been a battle report, but we don't know?"

"Impossible!" Yingchun suddenly raised her voice, not to mention Madam Xing was startled, she was frightened by herself, she hastily lowered her voice, and explained: "Second Brother Lian is in court, If there is any news, he will definitely send someone to tell us." Although Jia Lian came to invite Jia She to go home for the New Year and was turned away, Yingchun did not let his second brother stand outside as a punishment, but asked the door to give him a gift. A thick bearskin mattress and hot tea and snacks, let him sit in the carriage and wait.

Jia Lian is also a person who knows good and bad, and Ning Shan is the pillar of their family, so he will definitely spend all his time trying to find out all the news.If it's good news, he will definitely come to ask Jia She for a reward; if it's not so good news, Yingchun insists on not using any unlucky words, Lian's second brother will also come to them to discuss countermeasures, so, although Close the door and seal the house, but it is by no means completely passive and ignorant.

Mrs. Xing was comforted again, and finally she was in the mood to pay attention to Mrs. Wang's unreasonable request: "My good girl, I will listen to you about this matter today. If you want to go, I will accompany you." The girl must not be let go Madam Xing strictly abides by this point when she goes out alone, depending on how much Ning Shan values ​​her younger sister, Madam Xing dare not turn a blind eye to her like before.Moreover, this girl is kind in nature, if she treats her a little better, she can reciprocate the sweetness. Now the mother and daughter get along quite harmoniously. They welcome her every day, morning and evening, and respect her very much. There is also a sense of intimacy in her words. The wife has no children, and now the two men in the family don't care about the world, only their mother and daughter are considerate, and they get along with Yingchun much more.And because of Jia Cong's sickness, we can see each other every day, so there is someone to talk to and comfort.

Yingchun smiled softly, brushed the slightly raised fur on her cuffs, and said softly: "It's not impossible to go, but it depends on whether the empress and the second wife have the sincerity to visit the thatched cottage?"