The Rose of the Red Chamber

As soon as Aunt Xue's regretful voice fell, both Baochai and Xue Pan fell silent.

Xue Pan is really sorry, but Baochai is lucky.

What Aunt Xue is still looking for is the sweet-scented osmanthus Xia family, the family with an old woman and a daughter.

There is no man in the family to support the family, and a woman can still support the business. Her personality, scheming, and means are probably lacking in everything.

Because of her cowardly mother and elder brother's lack of anger, Baochai started to take care of the house early.The daily expenses of the family and the business of the shop are all handled by Baochai.

Xue Pan used to be able to go to the shop from time to time, but after living in Prince Yizhong's mansion for two years, such times are rare.It is even more difficult for Baochai to manage these things.

Those old stewards and shopkeepers in the shop were either bullying her as a girl, or bullying her when she was young, doing what she ordered, filling her pockets, colluding with outsiders, making false accounts, shoddy goods, and everything was not enough. Take it with the Tao.

She has a mother, an elder brother, and the Chief Historian of Prince Yizhong's Mansion who often come to the mansion to help. It's so difficult.So how did the couple from the Xia family get here?

Baochai felt that the girl from the Xia family must not be a good stubble.If she becomes her sister-in-law, the family will probably be turned around.Everything she worked so hard to manage was going to another woman.

It's a good thing if this marriage fails.

Thinking of this, Baochai said to Aunt Xue comfortingly, "Mom, maybe it's God's will. At the beginning we begged Auntie to help solve my brother's case, and we almost made him a dead man. Now God let the emperor go down again." With such an imperial decree for bestowing marriage, it is probably a matter of fate."

When Aunt Xue heard Baochai's words, she disapproved, "Didn't your aunt say that the subordinates were incapable of doing things, and that's why it almost happened like that? Your aunt didn't mean it either, why do you still remember this?" .Your aunt usually loves you so much. Wouldn't she be so sad to hear this?"

Baochai sighed when she heard Aunt Xue's words.Her good aunt is three points better than the most talkative guy in her shop. When she told her mother about it, her mother was quite angry.When she told her mother that Zhou Rui's son-in-law knew what to do when he committed a crime, her aunt must have done so on purpose.Her mother was still sad for a while.But the good times didn't last long, but my aunt shed a few tears and explained it, and her mother believed it again.

Alas, now it seems that it is a good thing for my brother to get married.At least the aunt's plan to let her marry into the Rongguo Mansion was eliminated.Otherwise, she always felt that her aunt would plot against her brother's life.

"Mom said yes, I wrote it down." Thinking of this, Baochai's eyes flickered, and then she smiled and suggested to Aunt Xue, "Mom, our family is like this, and this marriage with the Xia family is impossible." If you feel good about the girl from the Xia family, why don’t you tell your aunt about it. Baoyu is not young anymore. The old lady just wanted to give Baoyu a girl from the Shi family. A daughter-in-law you like, isn't she?"

Aunt Xue is a person with a soft ear and a soft heart. When Baochai said this, she looked at her son's face full of regret, and sighed, "Oh, such a good girl is also unlucky for our Xue family. Hurry up." Let’s talk to your aunt. Whether it’s going to work or not, I’ve done my best.”

"Don't worry, Mom, it will definitely work." Baochai thought to himself, at least the Xia family didn't have any grown-up sons to plot against.Her aunt can save trouble.

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Chang'an County, which is only a hundred miles away from the capital city, is more peaceful than the hustle and bustle of today's capital city.

Chang'an Jiedushi's Mansion has the same layout as many yamen in this era.The front office works, and the back lives at home.The place behind is not big, but it is relatively speaking.

The back is also divided into the front and back yards. The front yards are some of Jiang Xingyuan's followers and staff brought back from the frontier.There is also a yard specially opened for the young men in the family.

There are more than a dozen houses, and there are no maids in them, but some daughters-in-law, mothers-in-law and servants are waiting in them.

But now it is empty.The three eldest in the family all went to the academy to study, and they couldn't go back for more than a month.The two younger ones still live in the main courtyard, and they will move out when they are six or seven years old.

The main courtyard in the backyard was Zhao Xiuning's residence, and Tanchun was arranged in a small courtyard closest to the main courtyard in the west.To the east is a garden, and across the small garden is a side yard, which is the large courtyard arranged by Zhao Xiuning for Zhao Guoji and his wife.

This yard has its own corner door leading to the front yard and the outside, which is convenient for Zhao Guoji to enter and exit.

There is also a kitchen in the courtyard, or in all courtyards at home.Even if Liu Liu is too lazy to come over one day, it's the same to start a business at home.

However, Zhao Guoji was not at home during the day, and his son went to the academy again, so Liu Liu usually spends time at Zhao Xiuning's place all day, even after lunch and wanting to take a short rest, it is also in the wing room that belongs to her in the main courtyard .

There is nothing wrong, the Jiang family's rules are different from others.

The younger sister-in-law can still have a fixed wing room in the main courtyard.

Knowing this, Tanchun twitched the corners of his mouth, but didn't say anything.It is also good to be close to the family.After all, the four of them grew up together since childhood.

When Jiang Xingyuan and Zhao Guoji went out to fight together when they were young, when they returned home with injuries all over their bodies, they would quietly go to Liu Liu's room to hide.The adults in the family punished the meal, and Liu Liu and Zhao Xiuning delivered the meal in the middle of the night.

The reincarnation of life is always a wonderful thing, watching them grow up, and then become their juniors...

Fortunately, it was them.

Sometimes Tanchun is very fortunate. If she becomes Jia Mu or Mrs. Wang's biological daughter, will she die of depression.After all, she also watched the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law marry into the Rongguo Mansion one after another, and gradually became the Holy Buddha of Dou Zhan.

Along the way, Tanchun listened to Sixi's introduction, and knew that there were several small courtyards in the backyard that were empty. After thinking about it, he realized that these were the courtyards for some aunts and concubines.

However, Tanchun felt that if Jiang Xingyuan had been serving as the Chang'an Jiedushi here, those small courtyards would probably be used for the brothers to get married.

After entering the main courtyard, all the girls and women in the courtyard greeted Tanchun one by one. With a smile on his lips, Tanchun walked over unhurriedly.

There is a pair of red cotton curtains embroidered with magpies climbing plums on the door of the main room, which looks so festive from a distance.The little girl opened the curtain, and Tanchun walked in with his head down.

Bai Zhi and Sixi, who were carrying trays behind them, also followed in.

Zhao Xiuning and Liu Liu were sitting on a kang in the house, talking to a group of girls holding cloth.Seeing you, Tanchun saluted with a smile, "Mom, aunt."

The two were sitting in the room talking, and Tan Chun heard it as soon as he entered the yard. Seeing Tan Chun coming in, he hurriedly asked her to sit on the kang.Although the capital city is much warmer than the frontier, it is also much cooler in the morning and evening at this time.

Both of them are used to living on the kang in the frontier, so they also like to spend time on the kang every day.In particular, the kang has a large space, which is more spacious and comfortable than that long couch.

On the kang is a kang table, which is good for talking and drinking tea.

Tanchun was not unfamiliar, let alone polite, and sat directly next to Zhao Xiuning, "Mom, are you going to make clothes for me?" With bright colors, it is clear what the two of them are doing.

Liu Liu didn't wait for Zhao Xiuning to speak, and said with a smile, "That's right, your mother just asked people to rummage through boxes and cabinets to find materials. Just now, you were telling me that you also like the way roses are embroidered."

"I have enough clothes to wear. Qingwen in my room is always busy. She makes clothes all day, and there are still a lot of clothes that are not upper body. I am still growing, and it will be wasted in the new year. This material It looks good, let's put it away for now."

But Zhao Xiuning disagreed, "How can it be, what you own is yours. What Mom made for you is what Mom wanted. But that girl's hands are really clever." Zhao Xiuning looked at the clothes on Tanchun, not to mention the embroidery work. How exquisite.

Liu Liu listened to Zhao Xiuning's words, and leaned over to take a closer look, "Not to mention, she is really a skillful girl. I can't do it any better."

Liu Liu is average in needlework, Zhao Xiuning is better than her, but she has done less in recent years.

"That's all she needs to eat. Auntie still wants to steal her job?"

"I remember that Qingwen came back with you today, but what about the one who looks particularly outstanding?"

Tanchun replied, "That's her. She looks flamboyant and dexterous, but it's rare that she doesn't hide evil in her heart. Although she looks better than others, she is the most stable. Although she is eloquent, she has no bad intentions. Often she just Working hard and guarding the house. I also use her all the time because of her honesty. The most rare thing is her loyalty and perseverance. Someday I will let her make clothes for my aunt and mother when I have free time. "

Qingwen's eyebrows and eyes are a bit like Daiyu's, and her looks are difficult for ordinary people. Tanchun knows that her looks are generally not favored by the same sex, so she always keeps her in the yard, and also wants to reduce some disputes.

Liu Liu nodded after hearing this, and when she looked at her today, she felt that the girl looked too good.But with this proviso, Liu Liu didn't think much about it, but he returned to the matter of clothes. "Farewell, just let her do it for you."

"I know that my aunt and mother are not short of clothes to wear, but at least it's my intention. I still remember the needlework that my aunt gave me when I was a child. If my aunt doesn't like her craftsmanship, I will make a suit for my aunt myself later, and you will be satisfied. Mom said yes?"

"You girl, hurry up. I'm far away from you, so I can't say you well. You should do less sewing, and be careful of hurting your eyes." Zhao Xiuning pointed with a smile, then turned and told the big girl next to her, "Third , Why hasn't the fourth child come here, let someone remind you."

"Your father hired a teacher for your two younger brothers to study in front of them. get out of class is over early today, and it's the same to study again tomorrow. Your father and your uncle went out today and will be back in a while."

Speaking of this, Zhao Xiuning was a little angry, she was always in front every day, but today when Ling'er came back, a group of people went out.What does this make her daughter think?

Hearing what Zhao Xiuning said, Tanchun also knew that her old mother was afraid of her being suspicious, so he smiled and said, "Mom, I'm not an outsider. Father and uncle have business to do, otherwise they would have come back long ago. It's just that father just took office, and the yamen Is things going well?"

Zhao Xiuning glared at Tanchun angrily, it was not her fault that she was so busy now.

Liu Liu also smiled when he heard it, "The imperial court is going to send troops to the West Coast, and our Chang'an County has also received orders from above. Your father and your uncle are busy with this. Let me tell you, the princess is also a narrow-minded person. of."

Both Zhao Xiuning and Liu Liu knew that Tanchun was the cause of this incident, seeing her still pretending to be serious, they really couldn't laugh or cry.

What a thick-skinned Tanchun, what are these two words, he said with a smile, "Who says it's not? I heard that the princess is going to have a funeral. It's a big scene. It's a pity that I don't go out, otherwise I won't go out." I have to go and have a look. If I have a chance, I still want to go to the temple to offer incense. That is a role model for our daughter's family. Now in the capital, it is said that the daughter of the boudoir should follow the example of the loyal princess of the Jia family, and vow not to get married. Lah." With this out, let's see if any court ministers are willing to bring up the matter of marriage in the future.

As soon as Tanchun finished speaking, the two of them pointed at her and laughed.

See what she can do.