The oil bottle of the Red Chamber

Looking ahead, it's the second day of February, which is the day when the third sister You and Liu Xianglian got married.Although the reputation of the You family is not obvious, Liu Xianglian is a meritorious upstart, and the Chen family is Jane in the heart of the emperor. What's more, the third sister You has always had the best social relations in Beijing since she organized Chen Yuan. The Liu family was small, and all the distinguished families in Chang'an City came to the door to congratulate.Even the queen empress sent her little eunuch to watch the ceremony.

On this day, the You family screened Luanfeng, set up hibiscus mattresses, decorated with lanterns and colorful lights, and the sound of shengxiao, drums and music filled the streets and alleys.There is really no need to say more about the excitement and noise.

Since Liu Xianglian was still on the coast of the West Sea and could not return, this time it was Liu Xianglian's aunt who came to the door with a wedding gift.The aunt of the Liu family lived outside Chang'an City and dealt with the nobles in Shaotong City, so naturally she had never seen the third sister face to face.

Now, taking advantage of Xiaoding's day, I secretly looked at my nephew and daughter-in-law, but I saw that the third sister You was wearing a double-breasted red jacket, a silk silk skirt under the hood, a graceful figure, a cloud temple and a phoenix hairpin. It's so wide that it makes people feel heartbroken.

Aunt Liu's family inevitably became a little cautious, praised a few words in her mouth, and hurriedly presented the engagement gift, which was nothing more than gold rings, gold bracelets, gold collars, clothes materials, and a letter of engagement. Needlework that took more than a month to complete.

The third sister You's needlework female red is not very good, but she likes to dress up and is good at drawing design, so the tailoring of this dress is not bad.Everyone held it in their hands, and they couldn't help but praise their ingenuity, and they had a drink at the opera, and they didn't leave until late at night.

After the wedding, the next appointment period will come, because the third sister has not reached the age yet, and Liu Xianglian is not allowed to return from the West Sea. Besides, there is a folk saying that the next appointment period is only a month before the big wedding, so there is no rush.

However, the You and Chen families started to make arrangements for the third sister's dowry.

The third sister You started to take care of her mother’s dowry and make a living by her own business since she was a child, and she has long been used to doing everything by herself.Seeing that the two families bought a dowry for her, it felt strange, and from time to time they joined in to mix in one or two.The anxious Mrs. Chen jumped up and scolded: "My little ancestor, you are not ashamed to ask some girl to make a dowry for yourself. You should hide quickly. Don't let outsiders see the joke. "

Seeing this, the third sister You had to go giggling.

Because Third Sister You stays at home all day long with nothing to do, and instead causes trouble for the Chen family, the Chen family has no choice but to drive her out, or ask her to watch in Chen Yuan, or ask her to visit the second sister at the Liang's house, or visit the elder sister in Ningguo Mansion. girl.After all, don't tell her to be idle.

The third sister You also has a lively temperament. Seeing that Mrs. Chen pushed her out, she was happy to hang out with the host and the west.Sentinel Sentinel scouts the gossip and anecdotes of each family.

On the other side, Liu Xianglian often sent letters and various things to make the third sister happy along the West Sea.Now that the two of them have passed their engagement, even if they communicate with each other, they cannot be regarded as giving or receiving privately.What's more, Third Sister You has never been bound by etiquette, seeing Liu Xianglian's letters, she also writes from time to time.As time passed, although the two had never met, they became more and more familiar with each other.

Suddenly it was July.Since the third sister You's birthday is the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, and this year is the year of Jiji, the You and Chen families pay more attention to it.As early as May, the preparations for the gift of the third sister's marriage began.Because the main house of You's family was too small and there were many guests, after discussing with the family members, Mrs. Chen decided not to host a banquet at her own house, but to prepare a feast for Jiji in Chen's garden.Everyone in the world knows that Chen Yuan was founded by Third Sister You, and now it is famous in the capital, and it has extraordinary significance, so they understand it very well.

Because of the great power of the Chen family, Jane was in the emperor's heart, and the third sister You was betrothed to the most outstanding General Liu in Beijing. Everyone showed their kindness, and since late June, there has been an endless stream of gift-givers from noble officials in Chang'an.

Until the day of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, there are even more flowers and brocades, and the crowds are bustling.The sage and the empress were very quiet, and they went out of the palace in regular clothes, and they also came to Chen Garden to join in the fun.The queen empress even personally hairpinned the third sister You's hair, and she was so favored that it made people jealous.

Not only that, but His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, as well as all the princes and relatives in the palace came to watch the ceremony.All the guests and guests met, and they praised the third sister for her good fortune, saying that she had never seen such kindness in her life.

Because of their high status, the emperor and empress couple were afraid that everyone would not let them go when they were there, so they only waited for Third Sister You to bring the hairpin, and drank a glass of thin wine before driving back to the palace.Many princes and dignitaries did not sit in the important seats.Even so, there is nothing to be envied about.The most obvious change is that only after Sanjieer and Jili passed, Chen Yuan's business more than doubled.

This made the third sister You, who had always been obsessed with money, happy for a long time.Seeing this, Mrs. Chen shook her head and sighed secretly, not knowing who this girl followed.

Leisure days are short.In the blink of an eye, it is Xia Jinqiu.Let's say that the third sister You suddenly received a post from Mrs. You asking her to come to the mansion this day. After the third sister You reported to Mrs. Chen, she changed her clothes and took a car to go there.

I didn't know until I arrived at Ningguo Mansion, but it was the third girl from Rongguo Mansion who was very quiet and wanted to form a poetry club on a whim, so I invited all the girls in the family to join in the fun——

"Her sister is shy and knows that you are always the best at these things, so she wanted to ask you for advice. But she was too embarrassed to bother you face to face, so she entrusted her to me. I thought that you would be bored at home these days, Mo It's better to spend free time with the sisters." While talking, You Shi handed the Bingba fruit to Third Sister You.

After hearing this, the third sister You could only smile at Youshi: "It's not that my sister doesn't know that my ability in these poems is limited. If you ask me to write poems with their girls, it would be better to ask my family to settle accounts." "Youshi laughed when he heard that, and Qin Keqing, who was accompanying him, also laughed.You Shi laughed and said: "You just pretended to be sisters sitting down and having fun together. Why bother to be so serious. Besides, it was the third girl who begged me to invite you in every possible way, but you didn't look at your sister, just Seeing that the two of you are in love with the third girl, you should come here, right?"

After all, I will take Third Sister You to Rong Mansion to pay respects to the old ladies.

Seeing this, the third sister You had no choice but to do so.Still followed You's mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and the four girls to Rongfu. At that time, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Aunt Xue, Li Wan, Sister Feng, Miss Lin, Miss Bao, Shi Xiangyun, Yuanchun, Yingchun, and Tanchun were all accompanying Jiamu in the upper room. The old lady is talking.

Seeing Youshi's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came in with their sisters, they got up and met each other for a while, and took their seats.Jia Mu then smiled at Third Sister You and said, "I haven't seen you coming sooner or later, but I think our hospitality here is not good enough, and the maids and women are neglecting?"

Third Sister You shook her head quickly, and smiled again: "I really want to come, but I'm busy at home recently, so I don't have time."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Yes. You have a family now. Although the Liu family has not yet issued an employment period, it is only a matter of the year. The dowry is ready."

After finishing speaking, he smiled at Third Sister You: "I remember that when you visited your sister last month, you said that General Liu would be able to return to Beijing in the next year, right?"

Third Sister You smiled and said, "The old lady really has a good memory."

Jia Mu waved her hand and said, "I'm old and useless. I don't have a good memory, but I can chew and eat, sleep, talk to you when I'm bored, and be an eye-opener." Just blind."

Third sister You just smiled and said nothing.I don't know why Jia's mother said this.I had to pay attention to everyone, but after seeing Mother Jia finished speaking, a sneer flashed across Shi Xiangyun's face, Yuan Chun and Tan Chun showed understanding, Ying Chun was indifferent, Baochai and Li Wan remained calm, and Sister Feng sneered. Feelings, can not help but care about.

However, there were too many people talking, so she was not allowed to talk too much, so she had to hold back for the time being.

For a while, Jia Mu looked tired, and when everyone saw this, they immediately got up and said goodbye.Go back to your room.

You Shi took Qin Keqing, Xichun and You Sanjie to find Sister Feng.When Sister Feng came to the room and ordered Ping'er to pour tea, Youshi asked, "What's the matter today? Well done, how did the old lady say that?"

Sister Feng laughed and said, "If you talk about this matter, it would be a good show. Guess what it is..."

Sister Feng was eloquent, and she began to talk right away.

But it turned out that ever since Lin Ruhai went to Beijing to bring Daiyu back, and Yuanchun was released from the palace, there was no more visiting relatives.But by the way, I learned many trivial things in the Grand View Garden.

Although things have changed, people's hearts have not changed.Ever since the marriage between wood and stone disappeared, and the theory of cloud and jade became more and more popular, although Xue Baochai no longer had any hostility towards Lin Daiyu, she became embarrassed towards Shi Xiangyun.

The two were best sisters in the past, but now they are separated because of a precious jade.Not only that, two days ago, Miss Bao overheard a story of a young girl in Baoyu's room who was deeply in love with her. It was nothing at all, but she didn't expect Miss Bao to push the matter to Shi Xiangyun in a panic, saying that it was in the garden. Tong Shi Xiangyun hides and seeks and so on.

It's a pity that Shi Xiangyun is not the Daiyu in the book, because Jiamu likes her, and she has always known how to win people's hearts, so she is quite loyal to all servants.As soon as the incident of Xue Baochai's impostor came out, someone immediately reported to Shi Xiangyun.Shi Xiangyun was straightforward by nature, and he didn't rub the sand in his eyes. When eating at night, in front of Jia's mother, he seemed to be joking, but in fact he kept asking Baochai's face.

Rao Baochai had never kept his expression on his face, and at that moment she couldn't help blushing with embarrassment, so she had to hide it with a joke.

Sister Feng said that her mouth was dry, she drank the second half of the warm tea offered by Ping'er, wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and then said with a smile: "Oh, you didn't see the scene that day. Rido is steady and generous, his face was red that day—”

Before she could finish her sentence, she heard a rumor from a little girl outside the door that "the girls are coming". Sister Feng quickly stopped talking, got up and greeted her.He only smiled at the crowd and said, "Hey, it's so complete, why does it look like you were invited by a post?"

Tanchun laughed when he heard the words: "Of course I have something to bother Lian's second sister-in-law. I'm afraid my sister-in-law will not show face, so I invited these people to embolden me."

Tanchun said so in his mouth, but his eyes were on Third Sister You.Everyone knew it well and smiled unconsciously.

I only heard Sister Feng laughing and saying, "Oh, I don't know what the third sister wants from me?"