Madam Hou

Chapter 37

The weather in Beijing this year is cooler than in previous years. It has just entered October, and the wind blows in the morning and evening, and it will be chilly.Whether it is the master or the servants of the Yongning Hou Mansion, they all have newly cut clothes for autumn and winter to keep out the cold.As the half master of Yongninghou Mansion, Yinniang naturally has new clothes to wear.

It was cold in the morning and evening, and in the evening of this day, Yin Niang let Qingteng help her put on a newly made peach red gauze cloak embroidered with flowers and grass patterns, then took the Qingteng and blue flowers and went out to Tangrong Courtyard to pay her respects to Mrs. Lin Hou.

Walking all the way to the plum blossom forest path where Jingxiangyuan and Mudetang meet, I happened to see Lin Fengqi also leading Shishi out of Mudetang.When Lin Fengqi saw Yinniang, he was about to say hello with a smile, but Yinniang didn't seem to see him, she turned her head and ignored him, then quickened her pace.

"Hey, Yiniang." Lin Fengqi quickened his pace, caught up with her a few steps, took Yiniang's hand and asked, "Why are you walking so fast, are you angry with me again?"

When the two masters spoke, Qinghua, Qingteng and Quartz were a few steps behind knowingly.

Yin Niang withdrew her hand and said as she walked, "No, it's just that it's getting late, I'm going to pay my respects to Madam, it's not easy for Madam and Sister Xuan to wait for me."

Lin Fengqi cooperated with Yinniang's footsteps, and said: "Come on, don't be stubborn. I know why you are angry, be careful, I will not let Qingwu serve you in the future."

After he took Yinniang back to Yangjiaoer Hutong that day, Yinniang's cold relationship with him finally eased.But every time he let the servant girl spend the night in his room, Yinniang would treat him coldly.It's not surprising that he couldn't figure out why she was angry once or twice, but if he couldn't figure it out after three times, he would be an idiot.He thinks his IQ is still above the level.

Yin Niang said: "It's none of my business whether you let them serve me or not, I can't control it." Although she said this, her voice and expression were much softer than before.

"Got it, I got it. From now on, I'm going to find Tong Fang to serve me, so I must get your consent first, so it's okay for the head office."

Yinniang's finally relaxed and happy mood disappeared without a trace. She stopped and turned her head to stare at the people beside her for a while, then said angrily: "Lin Fengqi, you are a big villain." After speaking, she covered her face Turned around and ran away.Seeing Qinghua and Qingteng, they couldn't help being puzzled, they didn't have a good conversation just now, why did it change again.But doubts are doubts, and the two girls also hurriedly ran to follow.

Lin Fengqi shouted from behind: "Hey, I'm joking with you." After speaking, he lowered his head, as if talking to himself: "Like a vinegar vat, I'm not afraid to make myself sour." I imagined again Looking at my life after marriage, I feel that there is such a vat of jealousy in my family, such good things as hugging left and right, blessing everyone, and adding fragrance to red sleeves may not be his fault. I am worried about my future for a while get sad.

I also thought of Yinniang's face, eyes as clear as spring water, eyebrows curved, and two charming dimples when she smiled, as delicate as daffodils in bud, obviously she has a temperament like a cat, but she likes to be around Pretend to be a well-behaved person in front of people, and sometimes a little teasing can make people happy for several days.Lin Fengqi couldn't help laughing as he thought about it, and thought to forget it, there would be no happiness if there is no happiness for others, I also have a beautiful and interesting wife, the only one in the world, there is no other.

Shi Shi looked at her master from behind, sad for a while and happy for a while, like a ghost.I couldn't help sighing in my heart: I'm afraid the young master is bewildered by love. The brother who had an affair with the maid in the inner courtyard and was beaten to death last year was right, the power of this love is infinite.

When they arrived at the entrance of Tangrong Courtyard, Yinniang tidied up her face and clothes, and then entered the door with blue flowers and green vines.In the main courtyard, Mrs. Lin Hou was sitting on the couch at the top, and the ladies of the Hou Mansion were sitting on the square chairs below. Except for Feng Ying, who had been detained in her own yard since the Mid-Autumn Festival to learn the rules, Feng Xuan and Feng Zhi were both has arrived.Several aunts in the mansion waited on both sides of Mrs. Lin Hou, including Aunt Li who had always been favored.But Aunt Li, who has been favored for more than ten years, seems to have begun to fall out of favor recently, and now Lord Lin Hou is mixing oil with the new concubine Mrs. Lin Hou gave him.

In the past, when Aunt Li was favored, as long as she didn't get in the way of the main room, Mrs. Lin Hou didn't bother to let her and Feng Zhi mother and daughter jump up and down and fight with other aunts. As long as it wasn't too much, she was even happy to watch the show She was in the mood for entertainment, but during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Feng Zhi really annoyed her. When she got annoyed, she locked Feng Zhi in the yard to learn the rules until she got married.At the back, Aunt Li knelt at the gate of Tangrong Courtyard, begging for mercy, acting like a mistress bullying her aunt and concubine, and ran to Lin Houye to blow the pillow wind. The concubine came in, and Aunt Li became a little quieter afterward.

Yin Niang went up to greet Mrs. Linhou, and Mrs. Lin nodded faintly.

After returning from Yangjiaoer Hutong that day, Yin Niang found that Mrs. Lin Hou was much colder to her. One of the specific manifestations was that she was asked to re-learn "Four Books for Women" and "Book of Filial Piety", and did she follow the lady in the mansion? Instead, she taught her a class alone, recited it three times a day in the morning, at noon and in the evening, and listened to her explaining the three obediences and four virtues from different angles at night, which tortured her so much that she felt like vomiting when she read these books now.

The content of the daily greetings is basically the same, that is, a group of concubines and aunts flatter the mistress of the family, and even tell a joke, they will imply praise Mrs. Linhou, and Mrs. Linhou will also praise Mrs. Lin when she is in a good mood. To say a few words, when you are in a bad mood, let everyone go back after saluting.Mrs. Lin Hou was obviously in a bad mood today, so she asked people to come out early.

After coming out, Fengxuan took Yinniang's hand and said to her: "Yinniang, come and sit in my yard, I have something for you."

Five days later will be Fengxuan's wedding. The Hou Mansion has started to decorate the house in the past few days. Yinniang and Fengxuan are on good terms. Thinking that Fengxuan will get married soon, the opportunity to get together like this may be rare in the future. I also wanted to talk to her, so I agreed.

After the two walked away holding hands, Feng Zhi behind her looked at the backs of the two, showing a slight envious expression on her face, Qiuyu, the personal servant girl behind her saw her, and couldn't help persuading: "Second miss, if you want to go with me Second Miss Chen is close, why not learn from Eldest Miss, Second Miss Chen will be the wife of the prince in the future, getting close to her will also be beneficial for the young lady to find her husband's family in the future."

Feng Zhi withdrew her gaze, her usual cowardly expression had long since disappeared, she sighed in her heart, and then said to Qiu Yu, "Forget it, we are different from big sister, when my mother first married, my aunt It's offended my mother, we'd better keep a low profile."

Qiuyu said unwillingly: "What's the difference? You are different from the eldest lady. You were born by your aunt. Why should the eldest lady be a bit more noble than the second lady?"

What's the difference? Fengxuan's aunt fought for the favor of Mrs. Lin Hou and died in childbirth. She and Mrs. Lin Hou had no conflict of interest. Mrs. Lin Hou felt somewhat guilty towards her, so Mrs. Lin Hou raised Feng Xuan. Being by her side, giving her the treatment of a legitimate daughter, Feng Xuan and Miss Chen are on good terms, Mrs. Lin Hou will not feel anything.But she is different. Her aunt, Aunt Qing, served Lin Hou Ye since she was a child. She felt sorry for Mrs. Lin Hou when she was used by others. After so many years, suddenly raising a high profile may easily surprise Mrs. Lin Hou.Mrs. Lin Hou has always been conceited and doesn't like things that are beyond her control to happen.

In Fengyaxuan where Fengxuan lived, Fengxuan handed a purse in her hand to Yinniang: "This is a purse I embroidered myself, and I put a personal jade pendant in it, which can keep me safe. If you want to leave the cabinet, you take this as a souvenir."

Yin Niang jokingly said: "Sister Xuan, isn't this kind of purse meant to be given to my future brother-in-law? Why is it given to me? I can't have it."

Fengxuan blushed, put the purse into Yinniang's hand, and said angrily: "Take it if you tell me, it's so much nonsense." After speaking, she paused for a while, then continued: "Also, I Last winter, I collected several altars of snow water from the plum blossoms and buried them under the biggest plum tree in front of the Xuemei courtyard. It is best to use this snow water to make tea, and I can’t bring this stuff to my husband. I’ll give it to you when I go home. Besides,” she pointed to a white porcelain vase held by Hongyu next to her: “This is the chrysanthemum I picked during the Mid-Autumn Festival. I dried it and put it in it. Here you are. When you are with Big Brother, you can make chrysanthemum tea with snow water for him to drink."

Yinniang has never had this kind of elegant taste, but thinking that it was Fengxuan's wish, she accepted it.

The two chatted in the room for a while, and Yin Niang took a jar of dried chrysanthemums back to Jingxiangyuan.

Fengxuan sent Yinniang all the way to the intersection, and when she came back, she passed by Fengying's yard, just in time to hear Momo's scolding and Fengying's angry roar.Hongyu beside him couldn't help but said: "The third lady is really real, she still doesn't know how to restrain herself after being like this, and now she has offended Madam, so she doesn't know what will happen in the future. But fortunately, miss, you are different from them."

Feng Xuan glanced at the lights in the yard, and sighed in her heart, yes, she is different from them, but how did this difference come about?It was in exchange for her aunt's life.Although Mrs. Lin Hou treated her a little better than Feng Zhi and Feng Ying, she would not really regard her as her own daughter. Although Lin Hou Ye was her biological father, he never cared much for her daughters. Fengying who dotes a little more is just a little more doting, not a little more love.She has never enjoyed the love of her father and mother since she was a child, which cannot be said to be her regret.

Although Fengzhi and Fengying are not as different as her, their biological aunts really love them. Even Aunt Li, in order to let her daughter come out, dare to face Lin Hou, whom she has never dared to offend. Madam, after she failed, she put down her figure to serve Madam Lin Hou carefully, serving tea and water, bending over and beating her legs, doing everything by herself, and no one has done this for her.At the price of losing her mother's love, she got some sympathy from Mrs. Lin Hou and a slightly better marriage in the future. Although Fengzhi and Fengying are not as decent as she is beside Mrs. Lin Hou, they have everything for them. Auntie who planned, whether this is good or bad is a matter of opinion.

(End of this chapter)