The Lady of the Farm in the Red Mansion

28 concubine 2

It is said that after Yinger left, Qingwen was still sleeping on the bamboo bed under the tree, the sun had already set to the west, and the cold air gradually dropped.

"I've been looking for you all afternoon, so you're hiding here to be lazy! Let me ask you if you've watered the flowers, but the parrots in the corridor have been fed! Can you wash your clothes?"

Qingwen fell asleep with her head tilted inside, without getting up, she just replied indifferently: "The flowers were watered early in the morning, and the parrot has been fed for the third time just now!"

"Just now? I was in the room just now, why didn't I see you!"

"Second Master is ashamed to say, your thoughts are all on Big Sister Hua, you can't see us in your eyes, I really saw you when I was feeding the birds, you are grating Big Sister Hua! At that time, I coughed twice, but the two of you seemed to be in a daze, just looking at the mirror and smiling blankly!"

"What? I'm jealous!" Baoyu sat down on the edge of the bamboo bed.

Qingwen immediately moved in to make room, but still didn't look back: "What kind of jealousy do I have, I'm just a girl who is only good for feeding birds and watering flowers!"

Baoyu knew that Qingwen took what he just said to heart, so he stroked her shoulder and said softly, "I told you to water the flowers and feed the birds because I was worried that you would catch cold if you slept on this cold thing for a long time!"

"What about the laundry?"

"The clothes are washed by the little maids, which round will get you!"

After hearing this, Qingwen felt better. She turned her face, sat up straight and said, "It's not that I haven't washed my clothes before. How can I give Erye's underwear to those sleazy little girls! It's just that I’m not convinced when people tell me to go!”

"You mean attacking people?"

"Second Master asked knowingly!"

"I don't understand this. Aren't you and Xiren good sisters? Why are you angry with her?"

"Don't think I don't know about the good things you guys did at noon!" Jingwen turned her face away.

"You said take a bath!" Baoyu said proudly.

Qingwen didn't answer.

Baoyu went to push her: "Hey! Have you washed it, or let's wash it too!"

"Second Master is so serious, I don't want to wash it!" Qingwen twisted her waist and ran away, leaving Baoyu sitting there alone with a blank smile!

He Xiang returned to the house excitedly after washing her clothes, Xiuyan was still crooked on the couch doing needlework, although Baochai told her not to do it, but it is not an option to ask for help for a long time, and Sister Bao is generous, even if she knows She probably wouldn't have said it, so Xiuyan still did it quietly.

Seeing that He Xiang entered the door, Xiu Yan was filled with joy, Xiu Yan teased: "Did you get the imperial order or the concubine, so happy!"

"It's not me, it's the girl, you got the order!"

"You little thing, you have something in your mouth, you're crazy, it's not proper!" Xiuyan rubbed the needle on her hair, without raising her head, she just joked blindly.

He Xiang stepped forward and took Xiu Yan's arm and said: "Girl, you are joking when you look at me!"

"It's not a joke, who else in this room dares to claim to be the emperor except the old lady and the two ladies!" Xiuyan just pretended to be bored, and chatted with the little girl to relieve the boredom.

"Although it's not an imperial order, it's not far off. I heard from Caiming in Aunt Zhao's room that what the old matriarch means is to make Miss Lin bigger and younger!"

Hearing this, Xiuyan's work fell to the ground together with the sewing basket, no wonder these people are acting abnormal recently, it turned out to be the reason.

He Xiang bent down to pick up the basket, and seeing the girl's eyes straightened, she stretched out her five fingers and waved in front of her eyes: "Girl, what's wrong with you? Are you being silly?"

Xiuyan didn't speak, but forced out an ugly smile, looked at the magnolia plant, and thought to herself, it turns out that Second Master Bao knew about this a long time ago, otherwise he wouldn't just send Miss Lin and himself flowers, And that meeting, Xiuyan only regarded him as pure in heart, so she didn't refuse to eat at the same table with him. At that moment, he must have treated herself as his concubine. Thinking of this, Xiuyan was shocked, His hairs stood on end, thanks to the fact that he thought he was smart, but he didn't expect to be so slow-witted.

And Nanny Zhou, knowing what the old matriarch meant and what Second Master Bao was thinking, said those words to coax her, making her lose guard against Second Master Bao, and urged herself to be nice to Miss Lin, so it turned out that Everything is under their control, and they are just pawns they play with at will.

It was not time for lunch yet, only to hear Nanny Zhou shouting loudly in the yard: "Sister-in-law Liu is here!"

Xiuyan hurriedly stuffed her work behind her back, covered it with a big welcome pillow, slipped down on the bed, straightened her clothes and hair, went up to her and said, "Why did sister-in-law come in person?"

Sister-in-law Liu personally brought over a double-layered assortment box, opened the first layer of the box, and brought out a bowl of white rice and two meat dishes, and opened the second layer, and brought out two vegetarian dishes one after another. soup, and took out another jug ​​of wine, and said while putting vegetables on the table: "Didn't I think that I haven't fulfilled my filial piety in front of the girl after all these days? No, today is just right." So empty, I immediately thought of the girl, these dishes are my filial piety to the girl, let the girl see if it suits your taste!"

"Very good, my sister-in-law took the trouble, but I don't like drinking very much, sister-in-law, please take this wine back!"

"I brought it, there is no reason to take it back, the girl just put it away, and give it to anyone to drink as she likes! I am still busy in the kitchen, so I won't disturb the girl. I will put this box first, and the girl has finished eating. Just send someone to deliver it to me!" She said and left.

Xiuyan thought, this sister-in-law Liu could talk for a while, and then said that the kitchen is busy.

When Nanny Zhou came in, she happened to rub shoulders with Sister-in-law Liu, and Sister-in-law Liu smiled in awe, not daring to stay for long, and left quickly.

Nanny Zhou knew what was going on when she saw the table full of food and wine, and said with a contemptuous smile: "That old man is so cute!"

Seeing Nanny Zhou coming in, Xiuyan said angrily, "Mommy, you came just in time, I was just looking for you!"

Nanny Zhou smiled awkwardly: "Girl, you already know!"

"Nurse, you have deceived me so badly. Fortunately, I have always regarded you as a good person and obeyed your words. I didn't expect you to quietly lead me into the circle. I feel like an idiot!"

"If you don't tell the girl, you are afraid that she will be young and have a thin skin!"

"Could it be that I'm thick-skinned at this moment, and it's fine for you to sneak around in secret, I just pretend I don't know anything, but now everyone knows about the quarrel, what face do I have to mess around in this garden in the future? !"

"The old lady and Feng Nainai didn't say what they meant, it was Aunt Zhao's fault! If you want to blame, you can blame Aunt Zhao!"

"I don't blame anyone, I just blame my bad background! I don't have powerful uncles and brothers to rely on!"

"Young lady's life is good. With those people, the old matriarch is not at ease, so the young lady is a blessing in disguise!"

"The old lady chose me because I was poor and my foundation was weak. She did this for Miss Lin!"

Although the reality is cruel, it is true, Zhou Nanny nodded.

"Do my parents know?"

"It's over, the girl's parents are happy!"

"Then there is no room for me to refute!" Xiuyan felt desolate in her heart.

"Girl, what is there to refute, how many people are waiting in line for such a good thing, let's take Xiren and Qingwen who are next to the second master as an example, this Qingwen is the first one,"

Before she finished speaking, Xiuyan caressed her forehead and said calmly: "Nurse, you go out first, I want to be alone for a while!"

Nanny Zhou didn't know what Xiuyan was thinking, she just thought she was angry because they kept it from her, so Nanny Zhou retreated knowingly: "Miss, calm down!" and closed the door for her by the way.

After Zhou Nanny left, Xiuyan fell headlong on the bed, hugged the quilt and wept uncontrollably: "Brother Mu, what should I do?"