A visit to Fangchun

On the day of Jia Zheng's birthday, Jia Yuanchun was granted the honorary title of Xiande Concubine by Jin Dynasty as Minister of Fengzao Palace.

Jia Mansion boiled.

Jia Zhen looked up to the sky and laughed loudly in Ningguo Mansion.

It's just God helping me!The four surnames can thrive for at least another 20 years.In the past 20 years, even those of the jade-character generation have been abolished, and the grass-character generation can teach a few!A while ago, I heard that Jia Lan was very diligent and smart, and the Jia family was considered to have successors.It's just on my own side, I'm afraid I have to push Jia Rong again.

Jia Zhen felt happy when she thought about it, and immediately ordered someone to ask, "Where did your second master Lian go? I'm here just waiting for him to come back and have fun together."

Unexpectedly, Sister Feng was in a trance at home when she heard the news.

Ping'er knew about Beifu's birthday ceremony and Baoyu's visit to thank you two days ago, so she thought too much, so she advised: "If my wife is sure, I will tell grandma at that time. The matter is very important, so I didn't understand to tell grandma."

Sister Feng shook her head, thought for a while, pulled Ping'er, and whispered the dream she had on the night of Qin's death: "...I only dreamed that she told me that there was a big happy event in front of my family. .Didn’t it just come true? But she also told me that in the future, I’m afraid there will be days when extreme joy will give rise to sorrow, and the trees will fall and the monkeys will scatter!”

Ping'er was so frightened that Huarong turned pale: "Grandma has a bad memory? Now that the eldest lady has just become a concubine, how can she lose her family so quickly? Don't scare yourself."

Sister Feng hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "That's true. Although the family is big now, the income is really not much. The place that should be saved can't be saved; other miscellaneous items are all petty profits, and the province can't save a few. .This matter is still far away, and I will slowly plan it." He actually concealed all the things entrusted by the Qin family.

Everyone was elated, talking and laughing a lot.From the master to the servants, when walking outside, they felt that their backs were stiff again.

Only Jia Baoyu seemed to be unknown and unhappy every day.When people asked, Xiren quietly told them: "Xiao Qin is seriously ill." Jia's mother was very disapproving, but she knew that her baby Jinsun had such a temperament, so she had to let him.Others laughed at him more and more for being an idiot.

For such a big happy event in Jia’s house, Aunt Xue accompanied Mrs. Wang to receive congratulations every day, and Xue Pan foolishly followed Jia Zhenjia Rong and others to eat wine and watch flowers every day; Needlework has not been out of the house for more than ten days.

When Jia's mother heard about it, she sneered, but ordered Yuanyang: "Take some time, go and have a look, and come back and tell me carefully."

Sure enough, Yuanyang went to Lixiangyuan at noon and gave a basket of apricots. Because Aunt Xue was not at home, she went directly into the inner room to see Xue Baochai.

Seeing Xue Baochai wearing old homely clothes, cross-legged and drawing flowers on the kang, with no decorations on his body and neck, Yuanyang couldn't help laughing: "It is said that Miss Xue loves simplicity. I saw her today, and her reputation is well-deserved."

Seeing that it was her who came, Xue Baochai got off the kang and greeted Jia Mu first.

Yuanyang turned sideways and said with a smile: "Don't disturb me. The old lady hasn't seen the girl for several days, and she was worried and panicked, so she asked me to visit. How is the disease? Although there is a symptomatic medicine, after taking so much It may not be suitable for many years, it is better to invite a familiar imperial physician and let us have a look."

Xue Baochai stood and listened to them one by one, then smiled and replied: "Madam Lao is thinking about it. It's nothing to do with my illness, I just have a cough and wheezing. It's good to rest. Now that there is such an important event in the house, I am most afraid of crowds." , simply avoided it. Sister Yuanyang, please sit down."

Yuanyang sat on the edge of the Kang.Xue Baochai had no choice but to retract her hand pointing at the table, turned around and sat back, and went on the kang with a calm expression, continuing to draw flowers, only chatting with Yuanyang.It's nothing more than what guests have come to the house recently, how the old lady is, what the sisters are doing recently, etc.

Ying'er poured the tea, then stood beside her with blinking eyes and listened.

Yuanyang glanced at her and said with a smile, "I remember seeing Ying'er. The third girl asked about Miss Xue, saying that it's a good time to eat all kinds of flowers in spring, and said that Miss Xue's Besides, Ying'er also likes it. Your girl is sick and can't leave the house. When you are free, you often go to our side. It would be good to give your girl some delicious food."

Ying'er laughed, pulled the sachet around her waist and lifted it up: "Sister Yuanyang is too late. You see, this is the scented flower bag that the third girl gave our girl. The girl is sick now, so she can't smell the fragrance. , and rewarded me. I wear it every day, and my body is fragrant!"

Yuanyang turned back to look at Baochai, and said with a smile, "Ah! I don't know about that. I have to tell the old lady when I go back, why is there no old lady like her?"

Baochai twitched her brows slightly, and finally smiled: "Third sister is careful. She knew that I was sick and afraid that I would not eat carelessly, so she brought a bag of petals. Now it is about to fail. I said in the morning, let Yinger will pick some more by herself."

Yuanyang took the sachet from Yinger's hand and looked at the needlework carefully, and praised: "If you talk about needlework, our family has a large group of needleworkers. I make things for the old lady all day long. It’s still passable. But it’s just that it can’t catch up with the third girl’s thoughts. Look, who has seen embroidered vases, who has even embroidered the vase frame together?”

Hearing what she said, Xue Baochai suddenly lost interest when he looked at the passion flower he was drawing in his hand.Then he put down his pen, turned around and squeezed his neck: "Today, I've done a good job of bowing my head, it's so sour."

Yuanyang returned the sachet to Ying'er, and stood up with a smile: "Even if Miss Xue is sick, she often stands up and walks. She always sits like this, and her waist is tired." Help our second wife with work, if you have anything to eat or play here, girl, if you don't have enough, go directly to the old lady." Then he said goodbye with a smile.

Baochai agreed with a smile, and ordered Yinger to see the guests off.

Yuanyang took Yinger's hand and went out, smiled quietly and stuffed a handful of toffee for her, and said in a low voice, "Cuimo's hoof forced me to bring it for you." She winked and left .

Yinger was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly hid the candy before turning back to the room with a smile.

Back in the main room, Yuanyang whispered back to Jia Mu and sighed: "Miss Xue is not at ease, and she doesn't smile like she used to when she saw me."

Jia Mu understood that Baochai was enshrined in Jin Dynasty in Yuanchun, so she had no reason to be displeased when she entered the palace. Young and his eldest sister are good friends. A few years ago, when it was said that the eldest girl would be released from the palace at the age of 25, he would jump up and down with joy. Now, he might not be able to come out for the rest of his life, and he was not happy in his heart. "

Yuanyang smiled, squeezed Jia Mu's shoulders, and said with a smile: "Second Master is still like a child. It's a great thing that the young lady finally has a good result after living in the palace for so many years. Even if the years in the palace are long, in the final analysis, it is for the glory of this family. It is not easy for the eldest lady, so the second master should work hard for this, and he should work hard for the sake of the elder sister--I heard from Xiren, the former son The third girl persuaded this in front of her. Who knew that the second master stood up and left."

Jia's mother laughed haha: "Is the third girl not annoyed?"

Yuanyang shook her head and chuckled: "It's interesting to talk about the third girl. Seeing him leave, she stood up and sat in the seat of the second master, and said the word "Shi Chen" under the window. Before leaving, she told the attacker, Put away all the words she wrote, and she will go to another day, and then continue to write. Xiren said that she was dumbfounded at the time."

Jiamu laughed, and when she finished, she sighed again: "If Baoyu has half the thoughts of Sanya, I can close my eyes."

Jia Tanchun didn't care about Baoyu's weird behavior. The next day, he found a chance when Xiren and others were not around, dragged him to his room, closed the door, and asked him by himself: "Second brother, you are not doing well these days. You have something big on your mind. Tell me quickly, what is it for? Once the news of Big Sister Feng Concubine comes, you will be unhappy? What's going on?"

Jia Baoyu wandered here and there these days, but he always refused to stay in the house.Because as long as he doesn't go out, his ears are full of flattery and flattery, and he almost calls out "Uncle Guo", that is, Baochai and others are trying to persuade him to make progress, not to embarrass Yuanchun and so on.Now that Jia Tanchun was finally willing to ask why he was unhappy, he was relieved.

After a little hesitation, Jia Baoyu stood up and looked out the window. Seeing the silence in the courtyard, Fang turned to Tanchun and said, "Third sister still remembers sending back the spirit of Xian Rong's daughter-in-law, do you ask me?"

Jia Tanchun's heart skipped a beat, he quickly stopped him, walked quickly to the door, and raised his voice to ask: "Where is he? Why is the second brother here, and he doesn't even have a cup of tea?"

Cui Mo hurriedly came out from the ear room next door, brought some tea with a smile, and said, "Young lady is so impatient, you have to boil water to make tea, and you have to put desserts on the plate, so this is it?"

When Jia Tanchun saw that it was her, he asked, "Where is your elder sister waiting for the book?"

Cuimo understood, walked in, poured tea for Baoyu with a smile, and said: "Zhao mama's house will take a look, and she will come back in the afternoon. So taking advantage of this time when no one is nagging her, wait for sister to go to get the moon." It’s money. Xiaochan is playing outside the yard with a few little girls, and I’m alone on the porch, so you don’t have to call anyone else if you have something to do, just call me.”

Tanchun nodded, and ordered her: "Don't run around, and listen carefully."

Seeing Cui Mo go out and close the door, Jia Tanchun went back to sit down at the table, suppressed his smile, and asked, "Second brother, what happened? What did you see when you went to Beifu?"

Jia Baoyu was stunned for a long time, before he came back to his senses: "I went to the Beifu to thank you, and the Prince of Beijing invited me to have tea. He said that for the eldest sister, he broke seven or eight eyeliners in the palace. He asked me to come back and ask the master , Jia family, how do you plan to thank him."