[Red House + Space] Falling Spring

There is nothing for an unmarried girl to participate in such a wedding, and it is impossible to go to the front yard to serve the groom's wine, so a small show was passed on in the flower hall in the backyard, and Yingchun and other girls who had not left the court were arranged to watch the show and have a banquet there .Because it was a wedding banquet, the theater troupe performed lively and festive plays, with the sound of gongs and drums, the noise made Luochun feel a little headache, and even though the theater troupe hired by the mansion said they were all famous actors and sang very well, but she couldn't help but appreciate it, And because there were no subtitles, she couldn't understand what the actors were babbling on stage, so Luochun ran out with the excuse of changing clothes.

Because many guests came to the mansion today, Luo Chun didn't dare to wander around, sitting on the porch behind the flower hall, playing with a nine-link ring in boredom.When she was bored, Pinxiu who was standing by the side reminded softly: "Girl, look, it's the third girl and the fourth girl." Luochun heard the prestige and looked over, only to see Tanchun and Xichun also came down from the table, hand in hand She seemed to be going somewhere. Seeing this, she got up and followed, and asked, "Third sister, fourth sister, why aren't you listening to an opera in the flower hall? What are you going to do?"

Xichun looked back, saw that it was Luochun, and said with a smile: "Whenever there is something to do at home, the troupe we invite come and go to sing so many times, no matter how good the singing is, it's annoying. My third sister and I stayed at the banquet. It's boring, and it's not easy to wander around, so I want to see the bride's dowry, do you want to come?"

On the day of the wedding, the dowry carried into the mansion with the bride will be placed in the yard for people to watch except for the furniture, which is called "sun makeup".Hearing that Xichun said that he was going to see Wang Xifeng's dowry, Luochun's eyes flickered, and he nodded and said, "Okay." He smiled and led others to follow.

A group of people came to Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng's new house, and saw boxes, large and small, covering most of the yard.There are [-] sets of clothes made of flat gold, tapestry, brocade, fur, and foreign wool in various colors; there are about forty boxes of jewelry of various colors, and the boxes are so full that you can’t even insert a finger. The feeling seems to be overflowing.Various bead strings, accessories, necklaces, phoenix hairpins, hairpins, bracelets, earrings, rings and bits and pieces of jewelry are colorful and dazzling in the dazzling sunlight.Ruyi inlaid with treasures, a gold-painted grand grandfather clock as tall as a person, bonsai made of precious stones... dizzy to see; bedding clothes, chair covers, bed curtains, door curtains, needlework rulers, shoes and socks purses, etc., gold Silky silver threads, radiant and colorful; all kinds of porcelain, toilets, rouge and water rice...they are not ordinary objects; there is a sense of wealth and nobility everywhere.

Tanchun and Xichun were stunned. Although Luochun was caught by Wang Xifeng's generous dowry, but because she had already prepared her heart, she soon woke up.After reacting, Luochun noticed that although Wang Xifeng's dowry was very rich, the land, shops and houses in the dowry that represented the "dowry book" were only ten pieces of adobe wrapped in colored paper that symbolized the ten lands. And the house was nowhere to be seen.

"Come on, let's take a look inside the new house." After seeing the dowry outside the courtyard, Tanchun enthusiastically dragged Xichun Luochun into the new house.The furniture made according to the size of the new house has been arranged, such as cabinets, bookshelves, Duobaoge, museum racks, Babu beds, Arhat beds, beauty couch, tables and chairs, hangers, screens... one-water rosewood wood, inlaid Inlaid with gold and jade, carved and engraved, painted with gold and colored, the craftsmanship is exquisite.The most eye-catching thing is that there is a Western glass dressing mirror that is as tall as a person in the bedroom, which is really indescribably rich and noble.

After Tanchun saw it, he couldn't stop praising her, and his eyes were filled with envy, "The dowry of Lian's second sister-in-law is so rich, it can be said to be all-encompassing, I have really learned a lot, what the ancients said is 'ten miles of red makeup' As it should be."

The dowry guardian who followed Wang Xifeng's dowry family said with a smile: "This dowry is to prepare all the money and clothes that the girl will use for the rest of her life. There are even buckets and washbasins and shrouds and shrouds. Just don’t let the in-law’s family bully the newlywed at will, tell the in-law’s family that our girls are very confident, we use our own family for eating, drinking and chewing, and don’t need to spend a penny of the in-law’s family.”

Luochun didn't know how Tanchun and Xichun felt when they heard this, but she thought of what Wang Xifeng said to Jia Lian, "Just sweeping the cracks in our Wang's house will be enough for your Jia's family for a year." This confidence is indeed very strong, it's just that a daughter-in-law looks down on her husband's family and belittles her husband, okay?

Coming out of Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng's new house, Tanchun, who always held the dominant position when all the sisters were together, fell silent.Because of her status, apart from Luochun, who is an outlier, Tanchun is more precocious than other sisters.Luochun noticed Tanchun's strangeness, and she could guess what Tanchun was thinking with a little thought, and she couldn't figure out what was going on in her mind, so she naturally wouldn't go forward to make trouble for herself, so she laughed and quarreled with Xichun who was still ignorant .

The three of them turned back to the flower hall to watch the play. When they reached the intersection, Shuangxi walked towards her at a fast pace. When she saw Luochun, her eyes lit up immediately, and she rushed to meet her, and said, "Miss Six, I have found you. Hurry up." Go and have a look, Madam..." Halfway through the conversation, Tanchun and Xichun beside him stopped talking again.Tanchun's eyes were bright, and he reacted quickly, and said, "Sixth sister, if you have something to do, go and do it. Fourth sister and I will go back first." After speaking, he took Xichun to leave.

After Tanchun and Xichun walked away, Luochun asked: "Tell me, what's the matter, did something happen to the third aunt? But did you lose face at the wedding banquet?" Since the Xing family settled down in the capital, Luochun Fearing that Aunt Xing would come to make trouble, she sent the eldest son of Wang Shanbao's family and his daughter-in-law there, but the monthly money of the two of them was still received here, which was regarded as "being in Cao Ying and heart in Han", and in order to let them work faithfully , and the monthly fee was raised, just to keep an eye on Aunt Xing.

Wang Dalang and his wife have done relatively well in this task. Ever since the Xing family entered the mansion unexpectedly the day they first came to Beijing, Aunt Xing never came to the house again.But when Jia Lian's wedding day came, the two couldn't hold back anymore, because the mansion sent invitations to the Xing family.It's not good to stop Luochun in this matter, because if the Xing family is not in the capital, it's fine. Since it is, if Mrs. Xing's natal family is not invited for a wedding in the mansion, then Xing will be beaten severely. Madam's face, this is almost tantamount to denying the in-law relationship between the Xing family and the mansion.If this relationship is denied, where is Mrs. Xing, the eldest wife of the mansion?The ridicule received at that time is definitely not less than the ridicule caused by the Xing family's embarrassing visit, so even if Mrs. Xing and Luochun don't want the Xing family to attend, they are worried about accidents, but they have no choice but to choose the lesser evil. The nose recognized it.

What's more, Luochun felt that the Xing family would not be so stupid that they would make trouble in Jia Lian's marriage. After all, all the famous families in Beijing would come here. If they make trouble, it will not only lose Madam Xing's face, but also them Also lose face together.For Aunt Xing who wanted to marry high, if she did that, it would be tantamount to blocking her way of marrying high. .So Luochun thought, if Aunt Xing still had some brains, she would not make trouble at the wedding banquet, but she was not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, she was worried that Aunt Xing would be confused for a while, and she would really do something unwise, so that After sweeping Mrs. Xing's face, I sent someone to tell Jinping who was next to Mrs. Xing early. If something happened to Aunt Xing, I would send someone to notify her. So after seeing Double Happiness, Luochun couldn't help it. Sighing helplessly, she really came here for whatever she was afraid of. Aunt Xing's brain is not brains, it's filled with tofu, right?

Facing Luochun's question, Shuangxi hurriedly replied: "Girl, Sangu's grandma was very quiet at the wedding banquet, and nothing happened, but she was a little drunk at the banquet. Wife saw that Sangu's grandma was too drunk Worried that she would make a fool of herself when she was drunk, she ordered someone to help the third aunt to her room to sober up. Who knew that the third aunt had become drunk and started crying in the wife's room, but the wife couldn't stop her. After all, today is the second master Lian's. Happy event, as the mother of the second master Lian, my wife must show up. Even if she comes out for a while, she still has to go back to the banquet. Now she is entangled by the third aunt's grandmother, and she can't get away at all, so sister Jinping asked me to find the girl .”

Luo Chun let out a long breath after hearing the reason. Fortunately, things were not as bad as she imagined.She led people and followed Shuangxi to Mrs. Xing's side quickly, and when she entered the house, she saw Aunt Xing holding Mrs. Xing's thigh, crying on the ground, and said in her mouth: "...My good sister, I know I'm not good, but even if you don't recognize me as a younger sister, you can't deny Brother Quan as a brother. Brother Quan is not only the sibling of your mother, but also the root of our Xing family. You are in this house Eating delicacies from mountains and seas, wearing silks and satins, being served by maids and maids, and enjoying the riches and honor on high beds and soft pillows, how could they be so cruel that they let Brother Quan suffer. Before her mother passed away, it was Brother Quan who was most worried about her. Holding your hand and telling you earnestly, could it be that you have thrown everything away? Poorly, when we received a letter from my sister, saying that she would pick us up to Beijing, we were so happy at the time, thinking that the hard work had finally come to an end, but we didn’t expect... ..."

"Good sister, let go first. I still have something to do at the banquet. Let's talk about it later." While Aunt Xing was crying, Mrs. Xing bent down and stretched out her hand to wrap Aunt Xing around her legs. finger, coaxing her in a low voice.Aunt Xing didn't pay any attention to Madam Xing's words at all, she was still crying, but her hands hugged Madam Xing even tighter.Mrs. Xing couldn't get rid of Aunt Xing no matter what, she was anxious and angry, her forehead was covered with sweat.

Seeing this, Luochun yelled at the women with big arms and round waists who followed her and had the foresight to call: "What are you still doing here, don't you see how busy your wife is, why don't you go over and help!" The son obeyed, and immediately stepped forward, pulling San Aunt Xing, who was clinging to Mrs. Xing like an octopus, from Mrs. Xing, and Mrs. Xing was finally able to escape.Luo Chun didn't wait for Mrs. Xing to open her mouth, and said first: "Mother, you are indispensable at the banquet. You have been here for too long, so hurry up and leave this side to me."

Mrs. Xing also knew that she had been delayed for too long, so she should hurry over, but... She glanced at Aunt Xing and Luochun worriedly, opened her mouth to say something, but finally said "Okay" without saying anything. He took people away.After Mrs. Xing left, Luochun ignored Third Aunt Xing who was slumped on the ground, sat down on the high-waisted chair above her, and then said, "Okay, now that mother is gone, you don't have to pretend Now, get up, it’s cold on the ground.” Seeing that Aunt Xing was still sitting there, she sneered, “Aunt Xing, don’t try to pretend to be crazy in front of me. I know that you may have drunk too much, but you haven't reached the point where you are insane and talking nonsense, you are not using alcohol to make trouble, but your mother is gone, the audience is gone, who else are you going to act for?"

After hearing Luochun's words, Sanyi Xing, who had been sitting still on the ground, finally stood up. She patted the dust off her skirt, and looked at the villain in front of her with a complicated expression.A person sitting on a high-back chair with short legs that cannot touch the ground is just a child, but a small person cannot be underestimated.Third Aunt Xing hated in her heart, snorted coldly, and said mockingly: "Why, you just talk to the elders like this, do you see me as your third aunt? I'm still the eldest lady of the Duke's Mansion, a famous family Does the lady don't even understand what is ethics?"

Luochun smiled slightly, but did not answer her question, and said to Pinxiu next to her, "Bring the ointment for bruises and bruises. When the women broke away from the third aunt's hand just now, they used a little more force. As for the third aunt who was injured." Pinxiu went out for a while, and came back with a box of ointment in her hand, and walked up to Sanyi Xing, and was about to apply the medicine to her.Luo Chun said sarcastic words on the side: "Third aunt, is it true that the mother cannot break free from your hand? The mother just thinks that she is with your mother and sister, and she can't bear to be cruel, but those women But I won’t be polite to you, if you let go early, you won’t be hurt.”

Aunt Xing San was already full of stomach. Hearing what Luochun said, she slapped Pinxiu's hand away, glared at her, and said bitterly: "You don't need to pretend to be a good person here. To borrow what you said just now, your mother You’re not here, who are you pretending to show! Now that you know your kindness, why did you go there just now?” Aunt Xing just sat on the ground and couldn’t get up. Of course, there was a reason for pretending to be drunk, and there was another reason It was because those wives pulled so hard just now that they hurt her hands and back, so that she couldn't get up for a while.

Seeing that Aunt Xing refused to take the medicine, Luochun didn't force her, so she signaled Pinxiu to take the medicine and go away.Facing Aunt Xing's anger, she looked calm and said slowly, "I don't want to talk nonsense, so I'll get straight to the point. I was the one who took you to Beijing. Originally, my mother didn't want it, and it was me." I persuaded my mother so that my mother would not have a place to confide in when she was depressed in the mansion, but I found that I seemed to have done something wrong. But now it is too late to say anything. Now that the person has come, I can’t I can send you back. Actually, I don’t understand. Is An Sheng’s life so difficult? Why must there be such a fuss?”

After a pause, Luochun said slowly: "Whether I admit it or not, you are my third aunt. As a niece, I am not qualified to say anything about you. Besides, I think that even if I don't care about my dignity, say What did you say, even if you think about it, the third aunt would not be able to hear it, so I won’t waste my time, so I won’t waste my energy..." Seeing a wild smile of "what can you do with me", she smiled a little "It's just that although you have settled down in the capital, third aunt, you have no land and no job, and now you still rely on your mother's support. I'm here to tell third aunt, if third aunt continues to make trouble like this, again and again, again and again And San’s embarrassing mother, then San Yi should make a living by herself in the future, mother can’t afford this ‘big Buddha’ of you.”

As soon as Luochun's threat was uttered, Aunt Xing immediately blew up the cat like a cat whose tail was burned, and said angrily: "How dare you?" The expression on his face was half a smile but not a smile, and it was clearly an attitude of "do you dare to see me".Aunt Xing, who was caught with a sore foot, refused to bow her head, and said with a sneer, "Don't tell me this here, do you really think I'm scared? I don't believe it, even if your mother loves you, it will make you act like this , your mother will let you decide on such matters. Besides, I don’t use your Jia family’s money, but our Xing family’s own money!” After talking about the Xing family’s money, Aunt Xing seemed to have the courage, her voice Involuntarily grew up.

Seeing Aunt Xing's upright look, Luochun smiled noncommittally, and said: "No matter whose family's money it is, it is an undeniable fact that you have to take money from my mother to live on. Don't listen to me," said Aunt Xing with a weird smile, "Aunt San might as well try it and you'll know?"

Aunt Xing really didn't have the guts to try it, but although she was timid, she still felt unwilling, sneered, and struggled to say: "Okay, I don't care. I won't be the only one who will be ashamed at that time. If there is nothing to do, when the day comes when there is no food, I will stand at the gate of Rongguo Mansion and yell, let the world know the good deeds my good sister and good niece have done, and help to distinguish right from wrong. "

Seeing that Aunt Xing was in a hurry, and even thought of such a rogue trick, Luochun laughed angrily, and asked: "Aunt San is looking at me and my mother, will she be concerned about reputation and compromise?" Without waiting for Aunt Xing Talking, asking and answering: "Third Aunt should give up her mind, that's impossible." Taking tea from Pinxiu, drank a few sips, moistened her throat, and then said methodically: " Even if Third Aunt wants to fight to the detriment of both sides, in reality, it is you, Third Aunt, who will suffer the most after tearing your face apart."

Seeing that Aunt Xing didn't believe her, Luo Chun slowly explained: "Even if my mother's reputation is ruined, so what? She is still the eldest wife of the mansion, and she gave birth to me, but she just caused some ridicule. Will the Lord just divorce her? Third Aunt has been in Beijing for a while, and the people who serve you have left the mansion, and Wang Shanbao’s family also goes to take care of one or two from time to time. I don’t believe Third Aunt I don't know anything about my mother's situation in the mansion. If it really gets to that point, no matter how bad it is, how bad can it be? I don't have the right to be a housekeeper. If you are laughed at, let them laugh. Anyway, my mother is not without it. It's better to be laughed at once, and laugh enough once, than to be laughed at all the time for the accidents caused by you, Aunt San! As for me, after all, I am young, and it is really difficult for you to pour a pot of 'sewage' over me. Believe it. Not to mention whether people will believe what you say, even if people believe it, but it will be a few years before I grow up, and people are forgetful. After a few years, who will remember these old things? So what if I remember? Anyway, I am the eldest lady of the family. Even if I can’t marry high, can’t I marry low? With Rongguo Mansion backing me up, after I marry low, my in-law’s family will curry favor with me, who is of noble birth. It's too late for my daughter-in-law, who dares to say anything in front of me? As for what is said behind my back, I can't hear it, so I can say whatever I want, I don't care at all."

"Third Aunt, I have already analyzed the impact of your desperate blow on me and my mother." Luochun handed the teacup with half of the remaining tea to Pinxiu, and said meaningfully: "It's San Aunt you , It's already the year of the plum blossom, and it's about to discuss marriage. I heard that the third aunt is arrogant and wants to find a good man with both talent and appearance, and a wealthy family. But if the third aunt acts like this, do you think it's okay Given the current situation of the Xing family, can you get what you want when you have a quarrel with the only wife and sister of Yipin Guogong who can get it? What's more, even if you meet someone you like behind the third aunt, but In this world, it is "difficult to make things happen, easy to do bad things". Matching a happy relationship, because I am not old enough to have that ability, but it is still easy to mess up one or two marriages. Unless you, the third aunt, cut your hair and become a sister-in-law, otherwise, Third Aunt, you should think carefully about how to act."

Aunt Xing was taken aback by Luochun's words, and was speechless for a while.She pointed at Luochun, and Gu Zuo said to him: "You, you keep saying that you are young and still a child, but look at you, what you say, what you do, and that sentence, which one is like what a child did? What's more, you, a lady from a famous family who has not been out of the court, are so careless talking about marriage, you don't know how to be ashamed!"

Luochun smiled and said: "Third Aunt, just treat me as a monster, I don't care. But please don't try to change the subject, and think about what I just said, what should I do in the future? Bian keeps his word, so I ask Third Aunt to think twice about what to do in the future, and think a little more about it."

"Okay, you're ruthless, I understand, I'll go back now, there's no need in the future, I won't bother you in the house." The situation was stronger than others, her throat was stuck, and Aunt Xing had no choice but to give in. Stomp, admit defeat.Seeing that Aunt Xing turned to leave, Luochun called her to stop her, asked Pinxiu to bring him the medicine, and said: "Aunt Xing is injured, it's better to take some medicine." The bloodstain on his face raised his chin, "This wound medicine is a secret prescription made by the mansion, and it won't leave scars after use."

Aunt Xing hesitated for a moment, looked at the scars on her hand, after all, Aimei's thoughts prevailed, and took the ointment from Pinxiu.Sending away Aunt Xing, Luo Chun, who was sitting upright, suddenly slumped on a chair, really tired!Sazhi walked up behind her and helped her hold her shoulders, Luochun turned her neck and sighed: "It's finally resolved." Pinxiu put a plate of snacks in her hand and said with a smile: "After all, it's the girl who has a better skill. , grasping the weakness of the third aunt, thinking about it, this time the third aunt should be honest."

Without saying a word, Mrs. Xing came in from the outside.It turned out that Mrs. Xing was worried at the banquet, so she rushed over to take a look under the pretext of changing clothes.She entered the room, looked left and right, saw no sign of Sanyi Xing, and asked: "Why, your third aunt is gone?" Luochun nodded, and said: "Mother, don't worry, Sanyi will not be there again in the future." I'm causing you trouble."

Mrs. Xing didn't ask how Luochun solved Aunt Xing, but clasped her hands together and said: "If this is the case, then I will recite the Buddha's name." Putting aside the matter about Aunt Xing, she remembered something again and said worriedly "However, your third aunt said just now that Brother Quan was suffering in the academy. I don't know if it's true? "

Luo Chun knew that Mrs. Xing still had feelings for the Xing family, so she hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother, don't worry, it's fine. Uncle goes to the academy, and the academy is a place to teach and educate people, so how much can you bear?" Bitter? It’s just that my uncle is lazy, so he didn’t get used to it for a while, and the third aunt’s words were exaggerated. If mother doesn’t believe it, just send someone to the academy to visit uncle later.”

"Well, it makes sense." Mrs. Xing was persuaded by Luochun.Because Mrs. Xing sneaked out from the wedding banquet, now that Luochun has settled the matter, she also went back.Luochun sent off Mrs. Xing, and went back to the flower hall to join Yingchun and the others.