The Five Girls of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

She herself came from this step, how can she not be clear?Yurun must have a relationship with the second master, otherwise how would he dare to be so arrogant, but Yurun is smart and doesn't let the second master eat it, and put it in the backyard as a decoration like herself.

Que'er frowned, a little reconciled, she looked out through the window, Aunt Ruan was taking the girl to admire the flowers in the yard, clusters of roses were blooming in the corner of the wall, competing for beauty, it was like The women in this backyard are average, and I am just a concubine after all. If I stay in the east courtyard, with Aunt Ruan and Aunt Hong in front, how can I be next to me? Even Zhu Qing can't compete for the two of them. After a long time, the second master may not remember which one he is.

Que'er sat in front of the mirror, looked at the beautiful woman in the mirror, and sighed softly. Compared with the women in the backyard, her appearance was just a bit more delicate. The only advantage she had before was probably in front of the old lady. She has some face, and the second master is a lecherous and generous, so she has a chance.

She pondered for a moment, then took off the gold hairpin jewelry on her head, and simply put on the velvet flower. The simple appearance made her look extraordinarily pure. Que'er pursed her lips and looked at the woman in the mirror again. Only then did he seem to have made up his mind, went out from the door, and walked straight to the west courtyard.

Zhu Qing looked at her brothers and sisters playing in the living room, the smile in her eyes seemed to be able to drown people, she looked at it for a moment, suddenly a little dazed, her eyes were also stained with melancholy, she clenched her lower lip, fingers He was holding the embroidery frame tightly, looking like he was struggling.

"Concubine, I just saw that sparrow go towards the west courtyard." Nanzhu hurried in and gasped, "She still has something in her hand, I think it should be soup."

Zhu Qing was taken aback, the needle stuck into her finger, she took the embroidery frame and threw it towards Nanzhu, "You little bastard, you look like you are in a hurry, I don't know how to imitate Nanzhu!" Sister Zhen, look at how she works, she is looking at you!" She let out a sigh of relief, then calmed down, and said, "You said Que'er went to the west courtyard to deliver soup to the master?"

"Yes." Nanzhu said grumblingly, her face was still a little pale, and said: "Your maidservant looks at her and she is not a peaceful person."

Zhu Qing sneered, "If you are a safe person, can you climb into the bed?" Zhu Qing sarcastically hooked her mouth, waved her hand and said, "Don't worry about her, she thought it was in Furongyuan , the old lady is a first-class big girl in front of her, and all the little girls in the yard have to listen to her, but now she comes to the Rose Court, among the big girls in the west courtyard, which one is easy to get along with?"

Hearing what she said, Nan Zhen asked suspiciously: "Auntie, what does the aunt want to ask Yurun to deal with Que'er?"

"It's just these lowly bastards, how can it be my turn to do it?" Zhu Qing didn't pay attention to these people at all, she sneered, and said: "Que'er has always been smart, and she was in front of the old lady before. She helped me say good things a lot, but whoever is farther or closer between me and her in front of the old lady, that girl is like a mirror in her heart, and she relies on the old lady, so naturally she won't dare to offend me."

Nan Zhu apologized and said with a smile: "My aunt is thoughtful." She has been with Zhu Qing since she was a child, and she didn't feel ashamed when she was scolded, so she quickly picked up the embroidery frame, patted it, and handed it to Zhu Qing.

Zhu Qing snorted, took the embroidered cloth from Nan Zhu, and then said slowly: "I think it's a big deal, it's worth your surprise, when will you change your frizzy behavior?" temper."

"My wife taught me the lesson." Nan Zhu quickly apologized.

This lady's voice really tickled Zhu Qing's itching flesh, and the branches of laughter trembled wildly, but she blamed: "What are you talking about? If someone heard it, they would think I had thought about it."

What you said was so insincere, Nanzhu curled her lips secretly, who in this courtyard can't understand your thoughts.

Zhu Qing smiled to herself for a while, and her face was once again stained with sadness. She had never thought about his wife and son, but Ruan Xin's laughing words were still echoing in her ears. She had already figured it out in the past few days. I'm afraid she can't tolerate Zhao Shi anymore, she gave Lin Jiaping and the old lady such a big shame back then, it's not surprising that these two want to get rid of Zhao Shi.

It's just... Zhu Qing shuddered, once again realizing Lin Jiaping's cruelty, if she really poisoned the Zhao family, would it really be like what the old lady said after it happened?

Zhu Qing subconsciously suspected that at that time, she would become a stain, and would uncle erase this stain for the sake of his official career?

For a moment, Zhu Qing's face turned pale.

But at this moment, she seems to be on the verge of riding a tiger. The old lady said it to her personally. Could it be possible to allow her to go back on her word?If he annoyed the old lady because of this matter, he might not be able to afford it in the future.

Zhu Qing's eyelids twitched violently. She knew that her guess was very likely. She had always trusted her intuition. This intuition had saved her life several times, and she had no doubts about it.

Nanzhu was originally called Qingbi, a dowry girl she brought from Zhu's family, but Nanzhen was given to her by the old lady. When she came to kowtow to the old lady, Zhu Qing took Qingbi's girl to win over Nanzhen. The name was changed to Nanzhu, following Nanzhen's name, and because of this little incident, the old lady was very happy.

Zhu Qing doesn't believe that Nan Zhen doesn't know about this matter, but in this house, she relies on the old lady to live, and Nan Zhen will tell the old lady about her here, Zhu Qing has always been clear about it, and she also acquiesced, For so many years, Zhu Qing and Nan Zhen have already established a tacit understanding. Nan Zhen is very clear about what to say and what not to say.

Zhu Qing didn't close her eyes all night, tossed and turned, couldn't fall asleep until dawn. When she was woken up by Nan Zhen and went to Fu Rong Yuan to pay her respects, Zhu Qing only felt a splitting headache. Status, Zhu Qing would go to Furongyuan every day before dawn to wait for her aunt to get up. Over the years, she has never had a single day free.

After cleansing her face with a veil, Zhu Qing's spirit became better, her eyes brightened, and she asked everyone to go out, only Nan Zhen was by her side, and said softly: "The girl next to Xiao Taohong is called Dongmei, right?" ?”

While combing her hair, Nan Zhen said, "It's this one. This girl is not a girl from our house, but Aunt Hong brought her into the house." Nan Zhen's hands are very skillful, with a pair of dimples at the corners of her mouth, she said with a smile: "I'll listen to you People said that although this girl was a farmer before, her family was well-off, her father and elder brother loved her very much, but for some reason, she offended someone and was arrested by the government. Her father couldn't bear it anymore, Her elder brother's legs were also disabled." Pinning the golden hairpin on Zhu Qing, he said: "Their family's fields were also confiscated, and the house was smashed to pieces. There are four nephews, the oldest one is still She was under five years old, and her sister-in-law didn't want to see her very much after that, and his brother couldn't protect her after he became lame, after all, the burden of the whole family fell on her sister-in-law."

"After the old man was buried, because of his brother's medical treatment, the family really couldn't get rid of it, so Dongmei sold herself with a piece of grass on her head, and all the money was given to her brother and sister-in-law." Nan Zhen seemed to be Saying that other people's affairs are normal, he sneered, and said: "If I say it, then Dongmei is also a fool. She has been in the mansion for more than a year, and the monthly profits she gets, the rewards from the masters, the clothes she cut, and the distribution I took all the jewelry back to my brother for treatment, and I didn’t know that I had saved some, she was not too young, her brother’s situation, her sister-in-law hated her, how could she try to redeem her What about getting married? You have to think about your own life, if you don't worry about it, will you really be like that lotus stamen? Is it worth delaying the flowering period?"

Zhu Qing's heart moved, and she asked Nan Zhen to come over, muttering something like this, only to see Nan Zhen's eyes widen in surprise, but she nodded after a long while.