The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 104
"Aunt Zhao is obsessed with ghosts, and somehow she really believed this, so she took money from her private house to bribe Jiachang and Jia Ling, who used to help the mansion to dispense medicines for old ladies and wives, and took the ginseng nourishing pills that Miss Lin used to eat. It was mixed with inferior fake ginseng. Later, seeing that the potency of the medicine was not strong, he simply became ruthless, begged Jia Chang and Jia Ling, and deliberately found old red ginseng that was full of medicinal properties and stimulating people's blood. Inside the pill, Miss Lin's body is weak, once she touches this strong medicine, she will get sick every year!"

Xiren felt the pain became more and more unbearable, so he begged: "Miss Xing, I didn't hide a word I should say, please show mercy, at least call someone to send me out of the forest first."

Xiuyan was silent for a long time, but the attacking words woke her up. It was not only the Wang family who could not accommodate Daiyu in the Rongguo Mansion, but also Aunt Zhao who had ulterior motives.Even though Daiyu can't interfere with Jia Huan's affairs, Jia Baoyu always stands in front of Jia Huan.Xiuyan thought that she was confused. In the past, she saw Aunt Zhao pretending to be crazy and foolish, so she really regarded her as a fool. But when she thought about it, Aunt Zhao was not average in terms of beauty, but she kept Jia Zheng in her arms for more than ten years. In the palm of her hand, Jia Zheng and Wang are separated from each other. Can such a woman be described as "stupid"?

Xiuyan then asked Xiren with a cold face: "I see you don't cry when you see the coffin. How do you know Aunt Zhao's behavior? Could it be that she ran to the Yihong Courtyard with great fanfare to have a secret meeting with you? Or is it... In fact, you have participated in it for a long time! You Hua Xiren thought that if Miss Lin died of a serious illness one day, you would be able to dominate Brother Bao?"

Xiren was both anxious and wronged: "Miss Xing shouldn't frame me with white eyebrows and red eyes. My wife should have allowed me to serve Baoyu for the rest of my life. Why should I do such a wicked thing! It's all, it's all"

Xiren's eyeballs rolled around, as if thinking of an excuse.

Xiuyan had already sneered: "I'm also annoyed that I'm too kind-hearted." She raised the peach hairpin and was about to scratch it on the face of the attacker: "Everyone knows Brother Bao's temperament. He likes to eat the rouge on the lips of beauties. Auntie's beautiful little face is ruined, tell me, will Brother Bao want you again!"

This is exactly what Xiren is most afraid of: "Gu, girl, spare your life, girl, spare your life."

"You tell the truth, I will naturally treat my aunt well." Xiuyan chuckled: "What a smart girl, I won't drag you to confront the mastermind, are you still afraid that I will betray you? Even if I am cruel, you That brother and sister-in-law's family."

Xiren's calf was cramping, and he hurriedly said: "I said, it's the second wife. I overheard it when the second wife was talking to Zhou Rui's family."

Swallowing his saliva, Xiren choked up and said, "Jia Ling and Jia Chang are members of the Jia family after all. According to their seniority, Miss Lin is still their aunt. Although Ling and Chang are greedy for money, they were afraid after all, so they went to sue. The second wife. I don't know. I don't know that the second wife wants Miss Lin's life, so she only taught them a lesson, and said that Ling and Chang were trying to frame Aunt Zhao. Jia Ling Jiachang couldn't understand the second wife's mind. On the second day, the prepared ginseng Yangrong pills were delivered, but the second wife still scolded them. Jia Chang still got the old medicine with strong medicinal properties, and the second wife sniffed it, and said yes. Since then, I have the courage to accept bribes from Aunt Zhao."

In the final analysis, it is still inseparable from the Wang family.

Amid Xiren's apprehension, Xing Xiuyan finally called two maids who were hiding deep in the woods to carry her out of the Taolin.

The banquet lasted until noon, even so, Jiamu and many wives and wives were still not happy.After leaving the house, some people came to Fangfei Court quietly to inquire about it, only to find out that the Xing family spent more than 1000 taels on the banquet for more than half a day. .

Xiren twisted his ankle on Peach Blossom Island, coupled with his guilty conscience, he dared not show his face in front of Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang regarded it as an accident, but laughed with Aunt Xue and praised Xiren for being well-behaved and courteous, and asked the outer court to be filial Healing plaster, sent Yu Chuan'er to apply it with her personally.

The attacker was worried, and within two or three days, he suddenly heard Baoyu come back and said that Aunt Zhao's nephew, Qian Huai, owed 300 taels of usury because of losing a bet with others.The Qian family refused to accept the debt, and went to sue the officials instead. The loan lender broke Qian Huai's leg.

The attacker was shocked, and hurriedly called the woman at the door to send a message to her home, telling her sister-in-law to come in no matter what.Unexpectedly, the mother-in-law at the door came back and said that after the death of Mrs. Hua, Uncle Hua went to the south to sell goods, and Xiren's sister-in-law did not dare to stay at home alone, so she packed her bags and returned to her mother's house.

Xiren couldn't help thinking wildly, and quietly told Chunyan to pay attention to Aunt Zhao's movements every day.

Chunyan's family are all born in the family, her mother works in Yihong Courtyard, and Chunyan's aunt's cousin does sweeping in Aunt Zhao's yard.

Xirentou sent Chunyan to check on the news in the afternoon, and he replied when the garden was locked at night.

"My cousin said that Aunt Zhao has not been peaceful recently, and things are always missing in the house, and she didn't find it at first. It was the second master who stayed in Aunt Zhao's room that night, and asked why she didn't take the amber and lapis lazuli bracelet that rewarded her that year. Come out and wear it. And say."

Chunyan is a young girl who has not been out of the court, so she was inevitably shy when she said this: "The second master also said that Aunt Zhao's wrists are fair, which is the most suitable for that bracelet. Aunt Zhao was on a whim, and the next day she searched through boxes and cabinets. Pressing the box at the bottom of the box, I was shocked to see that most of the jewelry that I usually treasured had gone.”

Xiren asked: "Why didn't I hear that Aunt Zhao was making a fuss about such a big event?"

Chunyan pursed her lips and snorted coldly: "If someone else stole it, wouldn't Aunt Zhao be scolded in the court? There is no one else who is a thief, so it's Mr. Huan! Mr. Huan didn't admit it at first, but later he saw Aunt Zhao wanted to go find him." The second master, he couldn't bear it. He said that he didn't want to see Qian Huai suffer, so he helped Aunt Zhao's nephew. But my cousin said that it was Qian Huai who persuaded the third master to go out to gamble and eat wine, and he was still outside."

Chunyan pressed close to Xiren's ear, and secretly said: "I also raised a sister in the small restaurant outside."

Xiren blushed, and immediately spat: "You're talking nonsense like that."

Chunyan looked at Xi Ren aggrievedly: "My sister asked me to inquire, but now she complains about me, that's all, I don't say anything, if my sister regrets it in the future, don't blame me!"

Xiren felt that Chunyan had something to say, so he quickly stopped her: "My good sister, if you tell the truth, I will naturally not blame you."

Chunyan just pursed her lips and smiled, Xiren hurriedly got up, and took out a piece of broken silver that weighed a tael from Jia Baoyu's cabinet.Chunyan accepted it with a smile: "I don't keep this money for myself, I just give it to my cousin. I will inquire about my sister's business in the future."

Xiren sneered in his heart, took out another larger silver ingot from the cabinet, and stuffed them all into Chunyan.

Chunyan hurriedly thanked: "I heard from my cousin that Aunt Zhao is really angry, and she wants to beat Third Master Huan. When Third Master Huan ran around the house, he kept yelling, saying that Baoyu and Jinxiangyuan have a good friend named Yun'er." Come on, the third master Huan just listened to a few small tunes, it is not worth being angry with Aunt Zhao. Aunt Zhao cried and scolded, and the third master Huan blamed Aunt Zhao for not being a serious wife, which made him suffer from childhood. If Baoyu , not to mention stealing jewellery, even going directly to the account to pay the money, unlike him, Aunt Zhao still deducted all the monthly money. Aunt Zhao didn't slow down, and died immediately Go there. My cousin didn't dare to eavesdrop any more, so she hurriedly slipped back to the wing room."

Xiren listened straight to his eyes, and asked in disbelief: "No matter how bad Aunt Zhao is, she is also the biological mother of Third Master Huan!"

Chunyan played with the broken silver in her hand, and didn't see Xiren's increasingly embarrassing expression: "There's nothing you can't see through. Elder sister only looks at the way the third girl treated Aunt Zhao in the past. The third girl is a sensible person. She wants to please Aunt Zhao." Madame, I can only fight against Aunt Zhao."

In the yard, Qingwen summoned her to drink water through the window, Chunyan hurriedly stuffed the money into her arms, "Sister, you are busy, call me if you have anything to do!"

Xiren sat on the edge of the Kang in a daze, not even noticing when Jia Baoyu came back.

Unexpectedly, the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching, and the Xing family tactfully refuted Jia Mu's intention to take Daiyu's home several times. Xing Zhong's work in the yamen was very successful, and for some reason, Shangfeng seemed to pay special attention to it. Xing Zhong, unexpectedly leaked the news that after the Dragon Boat Festival, he was promoted to be a doctor of the Ministry of punishment, in charge of the Fujian Qingli Department.

This made Xing Zhong flattered. The case of the Qi family has not been settled yet. The second young master of the Qi family is not as miserable as everyone imagined. People's unexpected.

On this day, Mrs. Lu, Xiuyan, and Daiyu were counting the presents for the families, but Steward Xing ran in, his face full of uncontrollable joy: "Madam, Mr. Cheng has sent a message, please Madam and the two girls , Master Zhengde is going to the banquet."

Mrs. Lu pushed the box forward and said curiously, "Master Cheng? Which Master Cheng?"

"Ma'am, it's Cheng Zi Mo Cheng, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment!" Steward Xing's hands trembled a little with excitement.

I can't blame him for losing his composure, the master is the main thing today, if he is really favored by Lord Shang Shu, let alone being promoted to a doctor, even a servant is no problem.

Mrs. Lu looked at her daughter, and told the housekeeper, "Go and find out who the Cheng family has invited to the banquet. If you find out clearly, come back and report to us."

As soon as the butler left, Mrs. Lu hurriedly asked people to remove all the presents, leaving Xiuyan and Daiyu alone: ​​"Could it be that Cheng Zimo still hates the old Shangshu and knows the relationship between our two families, so he has some plans? "

Xiuyan shook her head resolutely: "No, the old Shangshu was the loser in the battle for the official position. If Cheng Zimo should be entangled in this, he can only show his narrow-mindedness to the emperor. Not only is it not beneficial, but it will make people hold their mouths. Besides, the Cheng family has posted a formal post to invite you, if you want to embarrass us, you can just fabricate your mistakes and make Dad unable to come down."

After noon, the housekeeper brought back the news that Mrs. Cheng invited not only the Xing family, but also Mrs. Song from the official secretary's family, Mrs. Xu from the Qing family of Dali Temple, Princess Beijing, Princess Zhongshun and Princess Fu.

(End of this chapter)