Love in the Red Chamber

Chapter 104 Qin Keqing, Flowers Bloom Overnight③

Yu Chuan'er's hands were not very delicate, although she didn't do any rough work in the Rongguo Mansion, after all, she did it all year round.Compared with those pampered sisters, the fingers are slightly fleshier and have more strength.

The feeling of rubbing in the hands is completely different.

Qin Zhong didn't have any other thoughts.It's just that I didn't even touch the girl's hand a few times in the previous life, but now I can hold the girl's little hand and play with it.

I can't help but recall the scene when I first arrived here last year. At that time, I was still a dull fool who was not good at dealing with people.If it wasn't for the appearance of Jia Rong, with the first courageous attempt, coupled with a little bit of superiority and a little bit of self-confidence that comes with the two lives, now I am not afraid to communicate with anyone.

It is said that the environment makes people, and Qin Zhong thinks that he is the best example.

Someone takes an opportunity and it changes.The surrounding environment has changed, and the mentality has also changed; one's own experience has changed, and the way of thinking has also changed.

The most important thing is to have the courage to take that first step.Although Qin Zhong felt that the first step was passive, it was still a real change.

Once upon a time, if there was a maid like Yu Chuan'er, he would probably have committed evil intentions by now, and he would have to coax her to take advantage of it.Or even earlier, he would not be able to do what he did now, he would just let others do what he did, and he would stay in his own world.

This time, he has no evil intentions, even if there are not many.Perhaps it was because Yu Chuan'er was just an ordinary maid, and her appearance and figure were not absolutely outstanding, so now she had no urgent desire to take Yu Chuan'er into the house.

It was still early, and Qin Zhong thought about many things.

Thinking about it secretly, before, I wished that Ruizhu, Baozhu, etc. could be next to each other every day.It turns out that the inner impulse is only on the characters who appear more in the original works of the Red Chamber, such as Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, and Ping'er.

At the same time, there is still a little strangeness in my heart.Daiyu, Baochai, Yingchun, Tanchun and other girls, although they also want to get close, but they don't have the sudden violent feeling in their hearts.

If they are said to be young, they are not.

Baochai is considered older among girls, but only when she sees Baochai and Aunt Xue appearing together, will she suddenly feel strange in her heart, with an itch scratching deep in her heart.However, if Baochai doesn't show up and only sees Aunt Xue, there will be a little itch in my heart, but it's not as strong as when the mother and daughter appear at the same time.

The human heart is really a complicated thing, very strange.

Qin Zhong sighed again, seeing Yu Chuan'er's little face was completely red, Fang let go of his hand hey.Comforting: "Don't do this in the future, I'm exhausted, and I feel distressed. Rest when it's time to rest. If you do everything by yourself, the other girls will be idle."

[Yu Chuan'er favorability +13, Yangshou increased by 13 days (current favorability: 39)]

Qin Zhong just let Yu Chuan'er rest, and then listened to the voice in his head, feeling dull.

What's the use of increasing the favorability of these maids so quickly?It would be better to make Wang Xifeng and the others' favorability score quickly pass 85, and it would be even better if it could reach 90.

Qin Zhong left the room and went to the west wing.Instead, I heard Qin Keqing and the housekeeper's daughter-in-law talking about the rent of the land.After a few glances outside, Qin Keqing really looks like a grandma at home.

He also turned around and didn't bother.

I was bored and carefully observed the information in my mind.

【Name: Qin Zhong】

[Characteristic Charm·Love (obtained from Qin Keqing): both beauty and love, and the same heart; affection is more touching, and when you meet people, you will be more intimate by three points, and you will increase your affection by three points]

[Remaining Yangshou: 1107 days (three years)]

[Yangshou Acquisition: Every time you increase the favorability of others, you can increase your lifespan by one day; if a person's favorability reaches 100, you can add an additional three years to your lifespan]

[Qin Keqing's favorability: 91 (partner)]

【Qin Ye Favorability: 82】

[Li Wan's Favorability: 81]

[Wang Xifeng Favorability: 72]

【Madam Wang Favorability: 67】

【Jia Rong Favorability: 65】

[Chen Wuye favorability degree: 63]

……

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang was taller than Baoyu, Jia Rong and others.

Sure enough, the more you get along with each other, the faster your favorability will rise.In the past few months, I really haven't seen Baoyu, Jia Rong and others a few times.If it weren't for the two trips to the east yesterday, Jia Rong's favorability would be far worse than that of Chen Wuye.

Among them, Qin Keqing's role is not small.

He now also understands that the special charm provided by Qin Keqing is used to increase favorability.Originally, it could be up to ten points at a time, but with Qin Keqing's trait, it can be up to thirteen points at a time.

Keqing, what a baby.

Tonight, this delicate baby must be rewarded heavily.

Qin Zhong touched his chin meanly, and seeing Li Wan's 81 points of favorability, he became more and more curious about what kind of charm Li Wan would have if he reached 90.

Thinking of this, his heart became more and more restless.

Such a graceful, dignified, and elegant person, I don't know what he will look like at night.

He really thought about this and wondered about that.In the end, Qin Keqing was all his thoughts, and he was most curious about the one who was close at hand.

At the end of the afternoon, Qin Keqing finally had time to eat in the room.I heard the servant girl say that Qin Zhong came here once, but he didn't come in and only took a few peeks outside.

But the grandma's spirit on Qing's face suddenly disappeared, and she instantly remembered what she said last night.

"After a day, I'm still thinking about it." Ke Qing snorted softly.Then he asked the maid what Jing Qing was doing now.

"I just met Sister Rui Zhu in the back, and she was telling me to boil more water. I think the uncle planned to take a bath today." The little maid didn't know the inside story, so she just answered the truth.

A cloud of embarrassment finally floated on Qin Keqing's cheeks.

She wasn't too shy at first, but as night approached, she suddenly became nervous.There is also a little bit of regret, that I shouldn't have said that to Jingqing at that time, so that there is no excuse for this meeting.

But Qing asked Master Qin Ye again if he came back?
Qin Ye is also busy recently.Although there are not many official duties, there are many banquets and banquets.The most notable feature is that the Qin family spent a lot more money in the past two months than before.

Although Qin Keqing also knew that it was impossible for an official to break up the banquet with his colleagues, but it would not work if this continued.

I'm afraid that when the time comes, the family will be empty before it becomes rich.

Ke Qing suddenly remembered what the housekeeper's daughter-in-law had said before. It seemed that there were two or two merchants' families in the town, and they wanted to rely on hundreds of acres of land to come to the Qin family.

It is a very common practice in this era that people's fields are attached to officials' homes.Because each official has a certain number of acres of tax-free quota, now that Qin Zhong has been granted official status at a young age, the Qin family is no longer the same as before.

I used to think that Qin Ye was old and his official position was low, so not many people thought about it.After all, in the outskirts of Shenjing, it is really easy to find a more secure anchor than Qin Ye.

There is also a saying about this affiliation. After the landlord is affiliated, he does not need to pay the court a land tax, but only needs to pay a loan that is lower than the land tax to the officials who are affiliated every year.In this way, both landlords and officials benefited.At the same time, because of this relationship, the landlord can even obtain other cheap benefits from the officials.

Qin Keqing found the housekeeper's daughter-in-law, and after questioning her carefully, she also became pensive.After all, she was not Wang Xifeng, and she couldn't decide on such a big matter alone, so she thought about asking Qin Zhong and Qin Ye first.

Mainly to ask Qin Zhong's opinion.

After thinking about it, the sky darkened.In fact, it’s not really gray. If you look at the sky outside the house, you can see the sky has a gradient of blue, blue, purple, and black, but you can only feel it getting darker and darker inside the house.

Seeing this, Baozhu ordered the maids to hold the lamps.

But Qin Keqing's heart gradually began to retreat. "Why don't you find an excuse?"

A thought popped up, but thinking about Jing Qing's appearance last night, and remembering the peaceful night, I couldn't bear it anymore.

She is not an extremely dull person, and she doesn't have to wait until the wedding night, otherwise she would not have tacitly allowed Qin Zhong to take advantage of it a long time ago.What she valued was friendship, so far, she didn't care so much about other things.

Furthermore, because I calculated in my mind that there may not be a wedding gift in the future, I don't care about it.It's just that I feel sorry for the bright red wedding dress embroidered by myself.

Now it's past her seventeenth birthday, Lian's second grandmother has been married for two years at this age.

Thinking faintly, there are all kinds of tastes.

Qin Keqing sighed softly, and called the maid to set up in the backyard.She also quietly opened a box in the backyard room, stroking the golden silk embroidery on the red dress with her slender hands.These things were prepared back then when the Qin family was still in decline, just for the sake of getting married in the future.

I think she started embroidery at the age of 13, and it took two and a half years to complete it.

It's a pity~
Qin Keqing looked again at the phoenix crown and xia cloak inside the box, although it was considered extremely golden and gorgeous, it was also very bright with golden emerald jade strands.The Fengguanxiapei was originally the gown of the wives, but I don’t know which dynasty or generation of emperors had the grace to allow common people’s daughters to wear Fengguanxiapei when they got married.

She thought, if there is no gift.In the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to wear Xiapi and Phoenix Crown once.No matter how Jing Qing gets promoted in the future, he can't be the one who wears the clothes of a married woman.

For a moment, I still feel wronged in my heart.

He comforted himself: "As long as Jingqing can have a good future, without this wife, I can't wear a dress. What's the point?"

Saying so, a tear fell down his cheek.

"Sister, the maid outside asked whether the hot water should be sent to the west wing or the backyard." Baozhu asked and walked over.

Qin Keqing heard the voice, and secretly erased the crystal traces.Biting her lower lip, she thought about it and said, "Didn't Jingqing ask someone to make a big bathtub and put it in the backyard a few days ago? Let them bring the water here."

Baozhu was stunned for a while, and looked around the small main room in the backyard, only to see that this room is actually brighter than before.

Looking at the box next to Qin Keqing again, Baozhu couldn't help joking at this moment, and said with a smile: "Why did my sister move this thing out? Could it be that I want to perform a big gift today."

Qin Keqing really had such an idea.

only……

Not acting, but stealing.

Ke Qing shook her head faintly, then went back to the inner bedroom to finish reading.The tidying here is very tidy, and all the quilts and mattresses have been replaced with new ones.However, she was thinking about whether to take out the dowry quilt and put it directly in the bedroom?
After a moment of hesitation, he dismissed the idea.

"Is it really true that stealing a big gift is not enough?"

Unexpectedly, she was laughing at herself.But a servant girl hurried in from outside and whispered a few words in Baozhu's ear.

Baozhu's complexion suddenly changed, and she entered the inner bedroom of the small main room in surprise and joy.

"Sister, you have some clues about your origin."

Qin Keqing's heart tightened, the news came at an inopportune time.But she was equally curious, so she just walked out of the backyard quickly and walked outside the main room.Just listen to the voices of a few people talking inside.

But Qing could naturally hear the voices of Master Qin Ye, Jing Qing, and Steward Liao.

She wanted to get closer, but she saw the housekeeper's daughter-in-law leading two older girls to guard outside.The housekeeper's daughter-in-law winked secretly, and said flatteringly in a low voice: "I know that the girl has been caring, but there is no master's order, so let's listen here."

The housekeeper's daughter-in-law didn't listen to her, and told no one else to come near her. Even Baozhu was chased away, and Qin Keqing was only allowed to listen secretly.

In the room, Qin Zhong asked curiously.

"How did you find out about it?"

The housekeeper shook his head, and said in a low voice: "I only told the public that a relative lost a daughter, so I checked the records of the Yangshengtang. I went to the Ministry of Household Affairs and the county government offices a few times to check, and finally found some clues."

Qin Zhong became interested when he heard this.

In the previous life, many people had guessed about Qin Keqing's life experience.Of course, the most famous one is naturally the shocking remarks of a certain red scholar surnamed Liu, who actually said that Qin Keqing was the daughter of the deposed prince.

Regardless of whether or not the Red Chamber is talking about the Qing Dynasty, and whether or not Dachu really has a deposed prince.

He also checked the information in his previous life, and found that the daughters of the deposed prince in the Qing Dynasty were all raised in the palace.And it has to be treated kindly, where is the need for hiding and raising in secret?

Not to mention that the six daughters of the abolished prince were adopted by his successor brother as adopted daughters and made princesses.Most of the other daughters were princesses, and only one of the abolished princes and nine daughters were county princesses, and the last ones married were all Mongolian princes.

Even the sons of the abolished prince, there are also successor princes, and many assistant princes.

Even the prince's treason case committed by the son of the abolished prince happened later, and none of these sisters and brothers were implicated.Not to mention that the abolished prince was still working hard to become the crown prince before his father passed away, and his children also received the titles they deserved.Later, after his father died, the deposed prince also ascended to heaven.

May I ask, how did the daughter of the deposed prince, the princess who was raised in the palace well, become an abandoned baby in the Yangsheng Hall?

The household department, the clan mansion, and the guard's office are all non-personnel?When everyone in the palace and palace is blind and deaf?

Qin Zhong just asked Butler Liao to tell him what it was about.

Butler Liao brought a piece of paper, and saw that it recorded the origins of the babies who were harvested in the autumn night in the Yangsheng Hall, and none of them had anything to do with the royal family.

But Qin Zhong frowned, there was really no need to investigate this matter any further.

Find the root of a fart.Either the daughter of a criminal minister, or a rogue orphan.What is there to look for?

The only one was in Shenjing City, and the outside room was still persecuted and was picked up by people from the Yangshengtang, and a baby boy was born in the Yangshengtang.

The poor boy was later adopted by the Qin family together with Qin Keqing, but it was a pity that he couldn't support him.

(End of this chapter)