The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 185
The Xing family has always been tolerant of servants, every year from the evening of the [-]th to the [-]th day of the first lunar month, those who are on errands will be rewarded generously, and those who are not on errands can also live a prosperous year in peace.Although there were night watchmen in the garden, they were divided into four shifts from the first half of the night and the second half of the night. Although it looked trivial, everyone got a rest, and the girls' red envelopes were [-]% thicker than their own monthly silver. .Everyone is scrambling to do it later!
There is a single hut in the corner of the back garden, which was originally the residence of the mother-in-law who served the flowers and plants in the garden. Xiuyan pays attention to health care and beauty, and asks the daughters-in-law to pick the cleanest and clearest dewdrops every morning. Did not come out, this small house is for them to live in.The room is not big, just a hut, because only in midsummer will the dew be harvested, so the house is not very densely built, only a thin layer of earthen walls, no one comes here in winter, just put some tidy Farm tools for the garden.It is easier for servants not to go in this direction, so hiding here will not be easily discovered by others.

Fangguan was nestled on a straw mat in the south corner with disheveled hair. Not far from her was a charcoal brazier, in which red coke was burning, emitting a burning and pungent smell from time to time.

The woman standing at the door was Huanniang who was guarding her. The biological father of Huanniang was the head of a bodyguard agency in Suzhou.Because of learning kung fu since she was a child, Huanniang looks like a middle-aged man at first glance, and her strength is not small. Three or four young men are no match for her, so Xiuyan is relieved to hand Fangguan into her hands. look after.

After seeing the illness, Nanny Ping gave Huanniang the small bottle of qi-invigorating pills she carried with her, "Tell her to take this, and the fever won't subside in the morning. Tell someone to move her out." Mammy felt very unlucky, stretched out her hand to slap the musty smell in front of her nose, and didn't look back.

Although Huanniang is clumsy, she has a good heart. After watching Fangguan for a few days, seeing the little girl thinking of killing herself, Huanniang couldn't help but soften her heart.

"I've heard about this Nanny Ping. She's a celebrity in front of the girl. She's very good at seeing doctors. If you eat this, you might be fine tomorrow."

Fang Guan turned his head coldly, refusing to look at the pill stretched out in front of him.

Huanniang sighed: "Stupid girl, what are you doing? It's a big difficulty, just grit your teeth and get over it. Besides, our girl is not that kind of mean person."

Hearing this, Fangguan tilted his head and sneered: "Huanniang, do you know what mistake I made? In the eyes of the girl, even if I die ten times, she will not be able to get rid of her hatred. It's nothing. Do it, God is watching, this is a cycle of fortune, I do it on my own, and I don’t blame anyone. But I can’t just watch the person who caused me get away with it, and the girl will not pursue the main culprit.”

Huanniang wondered: "Could it be that this is why you asked to see the girl tonight?"

Fangguan didn't say a word, and he acquiesced to Huanniang's words in disguise.Although Huanniang feels sorry for Fangguan's fate, compared with the safety of her own girls, Huanniang certainly values ​​the latter more.

For most of the servants who work in the Xing family, it is not as beneficial for a wife to be in charge of the house than for a girl to be in charge of the house. If something happens to the girl, the good life of these current people can be regarded as coming to an end.

Huanniang pushed Fangguan: "You pass the message to me, and I will talk to the girl."

Fangguan knew that everything was in vain since someone came to tell her that the girl didn't want to see her.She also felt the hotness and weakness all over her body. When she was studying opera in Lixiangyuan, her master once said that she knew best about this woman's body. That is, in those four or five years, no one needs to be old, and after only twenty, few men are willing to watch them sing.

Fangguan didn't understand before, but at this moment, lying on the cold straw mat, Fangguan suddenly understood what her master had said, and she understood that her time was approaching.

It is often said in operas: When a bird is about to die, its song is also sad; when a person is about to die, its words are also kind.At this moment, Fangguan didn't dare to think about the competition for favor and profit at all. He only thought about where the girl would throw his skin in the morning.She thought of her hometown, her parents who cruelly bought her, and her younger brother learning to walk just before leaving home.
Parents have sold themselves, so they must be living a good life now, when they had a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve, did you remember that there was such a girl?
The more Fangguan thought about it, the more sad he became, the tears couldn't stop streaming down, and soon wet the front of his clothes.

Just as Huanniang was about to persuade her, there was a slight sound of stinging outside the door, so she had no choice but to leave Fang Guan behind and turned to open the door.

"Girl!" Huanniang looked at the several people standing outside the door, the first one was the eldest girl whom she and Fangguan had talked about just now, and hurriedly welcomed the person in: "It's cold outside, girl, come in and get warm!" After finishing speaking, she ran back to the house and handed over her own stove respectfully.Meilian took the things with a smile, only holding them herself, and didn't hand them to Xiuyan.

"There's hot liquor outside, Huanniang, go out and rest for a while, I have something to talk to Fangguan."

Of course Huanniang didn't dare to refute, for a while, only two big girls, Meilian and Miying, were left in the room to serve Xiuyan.Mio took out a few small fruit plates from the basket slung on her arm, which were leftovers from the New Year's Eve dinner just now. Although it was cold early, the taste was very delicious.

Meiying looked at Xiuyan and saw that the other party nodded slightly, and then Miying put the small dishes in front of Fangguan one by one, and then looked at Fangguan with disheveled hair, she couldn't help but said in a good mood: "It means that the girl still misses you. My master, if you do such a careless thing, you will be killed immediately, how can you ask Nanny Ping to feel your pulse!"

Fangguan was already crying bitterly, and the black watermarks on her dirty little face made her look more and more embarrassed.

Xiuyan looked coldly at Fangguan who was curled up on the ground, and moved her hands back, "You two go out and wait first, I will talk to Fangguan alone."

"How did this happen!" The eyes of the two maids fell on Fangguan. If this dying man resorted to some dirty tricks to hurt the girl, she and Meilian would not be able to apologise even if they died.

Xiuyan waved her hand and insisted on sending them out, Meilian and her two had no choice but to wait outside the gate, their ears pricked up like rabbits, lest they might not hear what was going on inside.

Xiuyan knelt down slowly and poured a cup of the half jug of cold wine in the food box. Fang Guan looked at the small wine cup and said with a wry smile: "Could it be that the girl gave me the farewell wine?"

Fangguan didn't eat it, Xiuyan could still see a trace of luck and expectation in the girl's eyes, she couldn't help sneering and threw the wine cup in her hand on the ground, it shattered into thousands of pieces, Fangguan raised her head and went Look up.

Xiuyan stood up, looked down, and said lightly: "You must feel very wronged at this moment, it was obviously Aunt Guo who harmed you, and you became a prisoner in the end, and you are the only one who may die!"

The words hit Fang Guan's mind, she had a pale and complicated complexion.

Xiuyan said again: "The reason you want to see me is to shake Aunt Guo out. In your opinion, Aunt Guo is the real executioner, isn't she?"

Fang Guan was ashamed and annoyed, and there was no rebuttal to what Xiuyan said.

Xiuyan glanced down blankly: "Don't worry, Aunt Guo's wanton behavior in the Xing family will make her suffer sooner or later."

Only then did Fangguan become aware of the girl's murderous intent, and a chill came to her heart, she quickly summoned up the last bit of strength and knelt down in front of Xiuyan: "It's the servant girl who is obsessed with ghosts, but the girl sees that I have served you for a while, please Girl, spare my life!"

"Forgive you?" Xiuyan repeated it twice playfully, and said slowly: "What good do I have?"

"Miss, spare my life. From now on, I am willing to do my best for her. If you don't believe me, I will swear a poisonous oath."

A smile appeared on Xiuyan's face, and she raised her hand to gently support Fangguan: "It's not difficult for you to live, as long as you are willing to cooperate with me for me."

Fangguan looked at her in confusion, Xiuyan smiled again and said, "Which song are you best at?"

Although Fangguan was puzzled, he still answered honestly: "The master taught the song "When Appreciating Flowers" the first time. I sang it the longest and the most proficient. But that's all."

Xiuyan nodded: "That day in Deyue Tower, is this what you sang?"

Fang Guan was startled, and suddenly recalled the young prince he met at that time, and couldn't help his face becoming hot: "Young lady remembers clearly."

Xiuyan picked up one of Huanniang's chairs and sat down, and the distance between the two of them was seven or eight steps: "The king of Beijing that I saw on the Deyue Tower that day sent someone over, saying that he was interested in that day. With that voice of yours, I want you to go to Beijing Palace to sing an opera. Ask me if I will let you go!"

Fangguan was ecstatic in his heart, staring at Xing Xiuyan eagerly.

"It's just that you and I are not of the same mind, how dare I hand you over to the Beijing Palace?"

Fang Guan's face immediately showed a look of pleading: "Girl, everything is my fault, please ask me to make amends this time, I went to the Beijing Palace, and I will definitely not cause trouble to the girl."

Xiuyan laughed loudly: "If this is the answer you gave me, then give up as soon as possible, and I will ask someone to send you out of Fengwei Hutong tomorrow. The nunnery in the suburbs of Beijing is short of a little nun who can add incense and lamp oil .”

Following Xiuyan's words, Fangguan thought wildly, as if seeing a bald nun in monk's attire, kneeling down in front of the ever-burning lamp and suffering.Fang Guan couldn't help shivering: she was only fifteen, she couldn't just die in such a vague way, let alone be locked up in that cage-like nunnery.

Fang Guan knelt and crawled two steps forward: "This servant made a clumsy speech and said something wrong, and I begged the girl to show me the way."

Xiuyan was silent for a while before chuckling lightly: "There may not be no way out, it's just that you don't agree with me, and you made a big mistake, so I dare not use you. In fact, as long as I go to ask for the lotus root next to Miss Lin Official, it is the same reason to send it to the Beijing Prince's Mansion."

Fang Guan said eagerly: "The lotus officer is clumsy, how can it compare to the cleverness of the servant girl, even if the girl entrusts her with the errand, the lotus officer will also mess with the girl, after all, he is not as clever as the servant girl."

For this opportunity, Fangguan even tried to frame her former good sisters!
(End of this chapter)