[Red Mansion] Third Sister You's New Life in the Red Mansion

When they came to Ningguo Mansion, they saw that the porch was all white and the grass and trees were plain. Along Ningrong Street for several miles, sacrificial sheds were set up, firecrackers were blaring, gongs and drums were beeping, and servants and servants from each house were in constant stream, moving heavy household items. Those who carried sacrifices and paper horses, those who hung paper banners and white cloth, those who burned incense and gray papyrus, and those who guided the ceremony were very lively.It seems that Jia Zhen mustered all her energy to organize the funeral this time. As the owner of Ningguo Mansion, he probably sold Ningguo Mansion to attend Qin Keqing's funeral. So he is really stupid.

Xiuying was dressed in plain white clothes, wearing Mingli on her head, and followed Feng Ziying into the Ningguo Mansion.

Qin Keqing's funeral was held in a very grand manner. There were 99 Taoist priests of Quanzhen Sect on Tianxiang Tower alone as the dojo. Yellow paper talismans were pasted inside and outside, and mahogany swords and gossip mirrors were hung. They also stopped in Huifang Garden. In the garden, there are [-] eminent monks performing deeds, with gongs and chime ringing, the sound of wooden fish, reciting lyrics, and cigarette smoke, so solemn and solemn.

Feng Ziying took her to Huifang Garden to watch the sacrifice first, and then delivered the sacrifice ceremony. Immediately, women came over and invited Chu Ying to the place where the female relatives stayed.Because Wang Xifeng was in charge of the funeral, this was the first time she was in charge of a major life and death event in the mansion, Madam Wang was not at ease, so she followed to take care of it.Many people from the rest of the Rong family also came; because Qin Keqing is a junior, there are not many people who need to perform the ceremony, only Baozhu, who has recognized her adopted daughter, embraces her soul and cries in front of her soul.

Previously, Feng Ziying had to go to say hello to his family because their family also set up a sacrificial shed on the road; the family felt strange when they saw a woman behind him, because it was obvious that Feng Ziying's wife was pregnant. It is not suitable to come to this kind of occasion; as for concubines and the like, they are not qualified to follow, and for maids, there is no need to wear a veil.When Feng Ziying was talking to her family, in order to avoid suspicion, Xuanying just stood aside. Feng Ziying didn't want to explain much, so she stayed for a while and then left.When we arrived at Ningguo Mansion, it was the turn of people from Jia's Mansion to be suspicious. After all, quite a few people in the two mansions recognized Feng Ziying, but no one recognized Xuanying.

This time, Mrs. You claimed that she had a stomach problem and was sick, so Mrs. Zheng and her second sister stayed in the inner room to take care of Mrs. You, and did not appear outside. Only Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. Ningguo were entertaining the female relatives outside. Aunts from a few distant houses in the house.

Xiuying took off her veil and hat, and was brought into the inner room by the mothers-in-law. No one else noticed her, but Baoyu, according to Jiamu's order, said that Qin Keqing did not die normally, and was afraid of danger, so he was not allowed to go to the garden. Therefore, he was restrained by Mrs. Wang, feeling uncomfortable. When he saw Xuan Ying coming in, he could tell at a glance, "Hey, isn't this the third sister? How early did you arrive?"

"I just arrived last night. I heard that Grandma Rong was gone, so I hurried over here. I wanted to see her off. I saw her once when I came here last year. She is beautiful and kind. Who would have thought that she would be gone like this?" What? I heard that the elder sister is also ill, and I think I feel sorry for her; it is a pity that she is so young, so please let me express my condolences." Xiu Ying greeted everyone in the room, and then said softly.

"Hey, I'm sorry for you," Mrs. Wang wiped away the non-existing tears at the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, "Then go see your eldest sister first, she has been ill for about ten days, and she is also very emaciated. It’s great, but I have to force myself to take care of some things; it’s good, but I can’t exhaust her too.”

"What madam said is true." Xiu Ying bowed to Madam Wang again, and then walked to the back room accompanied by Yin Bao and Mama He.

You Shi's illness is of course a heart disease.One is embarrassment, the other is fear; the sudden suicide of her daughter-in-law has terrified her. She did not expect that her daughter-in-law is actually a person with a strong personality and shame. After the rumors spread, she was still determined to seek death, retreated, and left this filthy place.

And what about herself?

All along, she has been seeking perfection and humiliating, covering up in every possible way.Zhenrong and his son, not to mention the two prefectures, even in the middle of Beijing, these two are famously absurd and promiscuous people. Others look at her like those bastards wearing cuckolds, but she is a woman. Many virtuous names are used to cover up the ugliness.

Since she married into the Ningguo Mansion, she never dared to be more polite and presumptuous, let alone act rashly; only she knew how sad her life was.What's more, now that her father has passed away, and Mrs. You and her second sister often have to donate money to support her, she has to look at Jia Zhen's face even more.

Even if he did such a licentious thing of forcing his daughter-in-law to death, she could only smash her teeth and swallow her blood.She was obviously so angry that she cried bitterly, but she only dared to make excuses and pretend to be sick, instead of yelling and cursing like Sister Feng, and indulged herself.Sometimes, she even felt that even her third younger sister lived a more carefree life than her!

And Ruizhu's death by touching the pillar, and the blood splashing on Tianxianglou shocked and frightened her even more.

In just one day, two young and fresh lives disappeared before her eyes, and she felt that she couldn't hold on anymore.But she still didn't have the courage to accuse the man in the family of not being able to speak a word.She knew the cause of Ruizhu's death. If the big girl next to her daughter-in-law hadn't seen something terrible, she wouldn't have died so badly; Not long to live.

Slightly closing her eyes to fall asleep, Youshi felt a warm facecloth on her forehead. She opened her eyes and saw that the second sister smiled at her, "I know my sister is not asleep, so I will wipe your face first. , people can be more sober. Lunch was delivered in the small kitchen, my sister can eat a little bit, it’s still more than a month, my sister has to cheer up!" Youshi sighed, forced himself to get up, and Holding the second sister's hand and drinking a few mouthfuls of soup, I felt more and more guilty.

The old lady took the second sister to the house every day, and Zhenrong and his son were naturally very happy. Although You Shi felt that it was wrong, it was not easy to drive them out.After Qin Keqing's illness, Mrs. You ran more often, which made You very puzzled. What was this old lady thinking?Could it be that she thought that the second sister could fill in the house for Jia Rong?Although Rong'er teased his second aunt every day and was slick on the lips, but the old lady didn't think about it.How can there be such a reason in the world?Besides, she doesn't know what Rong'er is?As long as there is a well-rounded boy in his house, he will benefit him, and he will never let go of the handsome boys in the school. Confused?

With the third younger sister's repeated exhortations and pleas, she tried her best to deal with it, preventing the father and son from getting close to the second sister; The elder sister always waited and took care of her in front of her, lying and rising with her, not letting Jia Rong take advantage of the opportunity, but leaving her mother aside. The relationship between the two sisters is not bad; Jia Zhen was involved in the disease, so she didn't have much thought for her second sister, which was a blessing among misfortunes.

But now, the daughter-in-law died suddenly, Rong'er naturally wanted to continue, but what about her own man?The daughter-in-law is gone, facing this charming little sister-in-law, I'm afraid he will never let go, what can she do then?Can't I just close my eyes, don't listen, don't ask, don't care?

Thinking of this, Youshi sighed again, and asked the second sister worriedly, "The third sister brought you a letter a few years ago, saying that she will come to Kyoto again in the next year. Counting the days, it should be here, right?"

Hearing the words, the second sister supported Youshi, and said softly, "It should be only a few days. There is something going on in the mansion these few days, and my younger sister doesn't have to hold on and refuse to come like before." She couldn't help but smile again Said: "I don't know why, when I heard that my sister is coming, I feel more relieved, as if I have something to rely on; it's a pity that she's just a girl, if she were a man, I wouldn't worry even more."

As she said that, she glanced at Youshi, covered her mouth lightly, and said a little embarrassedly: "Sister, don't you understand? I don't know what I'm talking about, but I believe that my sister will not leave me alone. Mother It’s really inconvenient to take me to live with my sister’s house. I’ve persuaded my mother many times, but she just pretends to be deaf and dumb. I don’t dare to fight with her like my sister. If my sister doesn’t come again, I don’t know. What should I do!" As she spoke, tears gradually appeared in her eyes, which made me feel more pitiful.

Youshi sighed uncontrollably, and held her in his arms again, and was about to comfort her when she heard a report from Yindie outside the door: "Grandma, the third aunt has just arrived, and she has already come over here!"

"really?"

You Shi and Second Sister asked almost in unison, they glanced at each other, couldn't help being overjoyed for a moment, You Shi immediately wanted to get off the bed, "Quick, please come in Third Aunt, Second Sister and I are about to grab her What!" While she was going to pick off the shoes, Chaodouer beside her knelt on the ground and put the shoes on her, looking very respectful.

"Eldest Sister, Second Sister!" Chu Ying came in from the door curtain with her head down, took off her cloak and gave it to Yinbao to hold, then flew over, hugged Youshi and Second Sister together, and approached them affectionately Ceng, "I miss you so much!" The three sisters hugged each other and laughed together.

"Oh, you're still rubbing, your hairpin hurts my face!" The second sister pushed Chu Ying away, complaining authentically, and held her sister's face again in a blink of an eye, overjoyed, "Look, our third sister is beautiful again, She's a pretty little beauty now!" She asked her softly in her ear, "How are Liu Xianglian and you doing now? Did he send you here this time? You have to keep a close eye on such a handsome little man." Hold on, don't let go!"

"What are you talking about!" Chu Ying broke away her hand embarrassedly, "I haven't even written my horoscope yet! Besides, I'm still young, so I didn't think so much!" She turned to the girls standing below Said: "You go down first, my two elder sisters and I have some private things to say, Yindie stood on the porch outside the door, and when he saw someone coming, he gave his support."

Youshi nodded slightly, and the girls went down immediately, and then Xiuying started talking to Second Miss again in a low voice.Seeing Xuanying and the second sister whispering all the time, You Shi said angrily: "I have been whispering for so long, what is there that I can't hear? It's weird, you two are sisters of direct relatives, I'm just an outsider!"

"Eldest sister!" Chu Ying turned around again, hugged her affectionately, and leaned her head on her shoulder, "Second sister is so shameless, she always asks me strange things! If you don't believe me, ask her, look how dare she speak in front of you." What do you mean? Now you two are real sisters, she is bullying me!"

The second sister yelled at her when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "Little heartless, do you just say that I care about you? It's useless for my eldest sister and I to talk about it all day long! I dare not say anything, as long as you are not ashamed!"

Hearing this, Xuan Ying began to rub her face with her hands, "Say it if you have the courage! If you dare to speak of me, I will dare to speak of you!"

The second sister was a little surprised, "Why does this involve me again? What can you say about me?"

Xuanying smiled mysteriously, touched the heads of the two sisters, and said in a low voice: "To be honest, I came to Beijing this time to marry off my second sister and find a good husband's family for my second sister; With a good candidate, his family background, character and appearance are enough to match the second sister, I believe, he will take good care of the second sister."

"Bah!" The second sister hadn't finished listening, her face had turned into a big red cloth with embarrassment, "Damn girl, you don't have to be ashamed, we can say this by ourselves? If mother hears, she will dig a hole in the ground! Besides, where did you meet someone who is just a match for me? If you talk nonsense like this again, see if I don't tear your mouth off!"

Xiuying smiled and grabbed the second sister's catkin, and said softly: "Sister, since I was a child, how often have I lied to you? If I didn't really plan for you, why should I rush to Beijing in such a cold weather? Isn't it because you are afraid that things will change too fast and it will be too late?" After taking a look at Youshi, he said again: "Eldest sister, I also know that it is not an option for mother to bring the second sister to live with you, so I thought about it as soon as possible. Take the second sister away. You will definitely help us, right?"

"You want to take me away?"

"You want to take the second sister away?"

You Shi and Second Sister Qiqi asked, both of them were very surprised.

"Yes, Eldest Sister, Second Sister," Su Ying held hands of both of them respectively, and said solemnly, "This is what I planned to do when I came to Kyoto; what I said before is also true. Of course Now, the top priority now is to take the second sister out of here. The second sister and I go back to Jinling. We still have a home there, with grandmothers, younger brothers and sisters; Isn't it much better to see people's faces when they live under the fence?"

He hurriedly looked at Youshi again, "Of course, elder sister, I'm not talking about you; it's just that I know your situation here, and there's really no need for your mother and second sister to trouble you here; You can rely on being able to marry a good man; as for your mother, if she is willing to follow our sisters, that's the best; It won't matter, after all we are her own; it's just that she is vain, and she will ask the eldest sister to take care of her; maybe when the two of us leave, she will feel bored and will be willing to go with us?"

Youshi was surprised, "So, you are not joking? But didn't mother send people to Jinling to sell land and sell shops? How will you live when you pick up your second younger sister?"

Xiuying roughly explained her current situation, "The business of my medicine shop and spice shop is good now. Although I don't say that I am making a lot of money every day, it is enough to support the whole family. After the spring, Yuan Xu will participate in the The county test, many people have read his articles, said that he is smart and has a high level of comprehension. This county test must be passed. I will buy some land next year and don’t have to pay land tax. Then I don’t have to worry about it. My sister really doesn’t need it. Worry."

"But, mother won't agree to me leaving with you." The second sister said timidly.