The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 116

Xiuyan politely declined the Jia family's request for help, but Jia's mother didn't care. She started calling Xing Xiuyan, but she didn't necessarily want to ask an outsider to help the housekeeper.Of course, it would be better for Xing Xiuyan to agree. Firstly, Mother Jia attaches great importance to the uncertain future of the Xing family brother, and secondly, Baoyu has really reached the age to discuss marriage.

Mother Jia didn't force her to stay, but asked You Shi and Li Wan to send Xing Xiuyan brother and sister out of the gate in person, and ordered a small car for Zhengde's new maid Fangguan and Daiyu's maid Ouguan to sit in.Although the two girls did not give up the life in the garden, Jia's mother was very generous. She not only rewarded eight pieces of clothes for the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, but also rewarded 20 taels of silver per person.

Even Aunt Hua Xiren could only get so much money after a year of hard work. Thinking of the envious eyes of Douguan, Kuiguan, Qieguan and others, Fangguan and Fangguan couldn't help being proud again.

Fangguan was sitting on the left with a big bundle in his arms, flipping it over and looking out of the light gauze curtain from time to time.There are many pedestrians on the street, there are also hawkers who sell goods, there are also young masters riding trusting horses, and there are also married young daughter-in-laws who go shopping in twos and threes.

Fang Guan was full of envy: "The last time I went shopping was three or four years ago! Ever since my parents sold me to work in Jia's mansion, I have never seen what it looks like outside!"

The lotus official ate the cake with his head sullen: "It's lucky that you still have such a good mood. I'm so worried. We are in Jia's house. Although people always say that we are small actors behind our backs, the people in the garden don't make things difficult for us. Now when we go to the Xing family, our eyes are darkened and we don't know anything. Besides, the Xing family is no match for the Rongguo Mansion!"

Ouguan threw the hardened cake to Fangguan casually: "I didn't blame you! Baoyu clearly intended to keep you in Yihong Courtyard, and quietly asked Si'er to tell you. Tell me, if Kuiguan is changed, A few of them, they got together without hesitation!"

Fangguan laughed and scolded: "Baoyu is not a blind man! Don't be afraid of me telling lies. Among the sisters who come out of Lixiangyuan, except for Lingguan and me, Baoyu doesn't like any of them!"

Ouguan curled his lips, "Your old problem has happened again, you are angry with Senior Official, why take this opportunity to belittle us all over again? I am no match for Senior Official, and with Second Lord Qiang holding her, even the empress praised her for her appearance and temperament They are all rare first-class ones, but compared with you, I am not convinced!"

Fang Guan smiled and leaned against Ou Guan, and the two were talking, when suddenly the old woman accompanying the carriage outside the carriage preached loudly: "You two girls, our young lady and young master have gone to West Street, you two will follow the steward first. Go back to the mansion, and Miss Lin will arrange for you."

Fang Guan hurriedly opened the curtain and looked into the distance, she saw Xing Xiuyan's sedan chair turned into the West Street, Fang Guan hurriedly threw the burden to the lotus officer in the car, and was about to jump down.The bluffing woman held down Fang Guan.

"You old mother, you really don't know the rules. I am a girl now, and there is no reason why slaves should not chase after me to serve."

Although this car belonged to Jia's family, the woman who was following her was one of Xing Xiuyan's confidantes.The mother-in-law was smiling, but her tone was not polite: "The girl is still young, she doesn't understand the rules in our mansion! Entering the Xing family is no different than being in the Rongguo mansion. We pay attention to rules everywhere in our house. The girl is a newcomer. See, Meilian and Miying have the final say on what work to assign you. No matter how bad it is, there is also Miss Zhuan'er. Miss Fangguan, don't forget, you were assigned by the old lady of Jia's mansion to our young master Girl, you shouldn't just focus on getting closer to Miss."

Fang Guan was completely choked, and Ou Guan saw that the woman was not a good friend, so he hurriedly pulled her back into the carriage: "What are you arguing with that old bastard?"

"What do you know! We were given by the old lady, and I am the young master Zhengde who will go there in person. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to kill their prestige, how will you gain a foothold in the Xing family in the future?"

Among these small actors, Ou Guan and Fang Guan are doing well, although they often quarrel, Ou Guan has always believed in Fang Guan's judgment.

Seeing that the people outside refused to go out to them, Ouguan said helplessly: "Follow the car and enter the mansion first, you didn't listen to that woman! Someone must wait to give us a meal!"

Fangguan pulled the green gauze curtain again without giving up, Xing Xiuyan's sedan chair had completely disappeared in West Street, she could only withdraw her hands in embarrassment, and went to Fengwei Hutong reluctantly with Ouguan.

Let's talk about Xiuyan and Zhengde sharing a small sedan chair for two people. When they arrived at the Sitong carriage shop on West Street, Xiuyan asked the two servants to secretly hire an unattractive four-wheeled black carriage with an ebony roof.The Xing family's own sedan was placed in the backyard of the car shop, and only a young man who followed Zhengde was called to watch here.Xiuyan led four or five servants, and drove to the Zhenfusi in a chariot.

The officers outside the Zhenfu Division heard that the person sitting in the carriage wanted to find Song Qianhu, and that the other party claimed to be Song Qianhu's relatives, and this time he was here to join him.

Song Chen was discussing with a few hundred families, and when he heard that it was a distant relative from his own family who had come to join him, Song Chen was startled for no reason: "Are you sure that it is my relative?"

The officer hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "I have asked several times, and I really said so. His servant also said that as long as the master goes out to meet him, he will know who it is."

Song Chen smiled: "Our Zhenfu Division has always been a place to find trouble, and its reputation is not very good. Even the court elders in the court often ask the sedan chair bearers to detour when they pass by this street. Now I don't want to There are also people who come to look for me on their own initiative! Forget it, wait for me to go out and have a look!"

Song Chen carefully placed the object that had just arrived in his arms, and strode out of the meeting hall without pretending to be in the hands of others.

The soldiers guarding the gate outside the Zhenfu Division all stared at the ebony-topped carriage curiously. When they heard the slight sound of footsteps behind them, they quickly stood upright and put back their random guessing thoughts, but their eyes were sneaking at the front. every move.

Song Chen stood on the steps and looked down, and immediately recognized the servant of the Xing family in front of the carriage.His heart tightened, and he quickly walked over: "It's your girl."

The servant had also sent Song Chen a private letter from the girl before without telling Xing Zhong and Lu Shi, he hurriedly leaned over and said in a low voice: "Young lady and Master Zhengde are in the car, and they said they have something good to ask Lord Qianhu."

Song Chen let out a short sigh, and asked the coachman to bring the ebony-topped carriage in through the corner gate of Zhenfusi.

The coachman was a clerk of Sitong Motors. When the Xing family used to hire a car, they only said that it was near Jingkou Street, and the driver didn't care too much.

Hearing the address, the coachman backed away in fear as if his whole body was being sieved. If the Xing family hadn't promised him another ten taels of silver alone, how could the coachman dare to come to the Zhenfusi?Unexpectedly, once he arrived here, the coachman knew that the young lady and the young master in the carriage had great backgrounds, and even the people in the Zhenfu Department were polite and courteous.

The carriage enters through the corner gate, and after entering the west alley in the yamen, it is impossible to go forward half a step.The coachman and the servants stayed here, Xiuyan put on a veiled hat, and dragged Zhengde to follow Song Chen into a secluded courtyard.

Zhengde looked at the two silent people full of doubts. The child was extremely sensitive and sensed the strangeness of the atmosphere, so he shook Xiuyan's hand pitifully: "Sister, why did we come to see Brother Song?"

Xiuyan took off the veil and cap, and straightened Li Zhengde's lapel with one hand: "Sister has something to ask Brother Song, just stand on the porch for a while!"

Song Chen waved his hand: "The matter has come to this point, and you may not be able to hide it if you want to." He waved at Zhengde and called him to his side: "Brother Song asks you how your parents and eldest sister treat you. ?”

Zhengde pouted in displeasure: "Brother Song, you are so strange. You should know what our family is like! My parents are kind and loving, and my two older sisters are gentle and virtuous. There is no one in the whole family who does not love me!"

Song Chen glanced at Xiuyan inadvertently, and seeing the other party's dejected look, he couldn't help worrying for her, and said, "Then, if someone tells you that you are not the real flesh and blood of the Xing family, do you still have complaints in your heart?"

Xiuyan stood up in a panic, she only thought that Song Chen would be careful, and told Zhengde about it like a cocoon, but Song Chen, how could he be so straightforward!

Both of them had their hearts hanging in their throats, lest Zhengde would not be able to accept this statement.

Who would have thought that Zhengde just raised his head to look at the elder sister first, then looked at Song Chen sullenly, and then lowered his head, like a listless little rooster.

Xiuyan stepped forward and hugged Zhengde's small body in her arms, soothing softly: "Brother Song was joking with you, it's nothing!"

There were crystal tears in Zhengde's eyes, "I know Brother Song is not lying. When I was in my hometown, the cook named Gu sold by my sister was because she was gossiping about me. You and Dad Mom thought I didn't know, but actually I knew. It turned out that there was a brother Chen in the school who was beaten by me, and you and Mom went to their house to pay for it."

Xiuyan remembered that incident, after that, she didn't dare to send her younger brother to that kind of unscrupulous school, and invited her husband to teach in the mansion.Brother Chen looked naughty at first glance, but my younger brother refused to say why he beat someone.

Zhengde said aggrievedly: "He said that I am a wild child picked up by my sister, not worthy of studying, but only worthy of being a boy who grinds and leads horses for him."

Xiuyan's face turned pale with anger!At that time, Zhengde was barely in his early five years old, the oldest who studied in the school was no more than seven or eight years old, and the youngest was four or five years old.Brother Chen is about the same age as his younger brother, so he must have listened to the gossip of the elders, so he took it as a joke to show off in the school, without knowing that it would hurt others.

Especially the Xing family developed rapidly in those two or three years, and there were not many people who were jealous.

It is said that jealousy can change a person's belief, but Xiuyan thinks that jealousy can also change another person's fate!
Song Chen was heartbroken to see the two siblings hugging each other and crying, so he hurriedly took out the things he had just obtained and showed them to Xiu Yan: "You should carefully identify and identify this jade pendant, do you remember this jade pendant?"

The jade pendant that Song Chen handed over was the size of a baby's fist, and it was engraved with the appearance of a crane and a deer in the same spring.Xiuyan hurriedly took it, and said in shock, "Where did you get this thing?"

No matter how bad Xiuyan's memory is, she will never forget this jade pendant. Isn't it the one that was pawned to Yutong when the family was desperate?
(End of this chapter)