Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 67 Jia Lian's Godwife (1)

Returning from Mrs. Xing's room to the small courtyard named "Wutong Residence" by Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng was still in a daze. Seeing this, Jia Lian told Wang Xifeng what she had just learned about Mrs. Xing's past in detail. Wang Xifeng also stared with phoenix eyes round and brows upside down.The aunt who hated her secretly did not remind herself.

Thinking about it now, what Jia Lian said yesterday was not without reason.Although the Xing family came from a poor family background, in the end, they will rely on the two of them in the future.As long as she is a little more respectful, she will take care of the two of them wholeheartedly, so Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Xing get along very happily in the days to come.

After Wang Xifeng cleaned up and rested on the imperial concubine's couch, Jia Lian called someone to come in. There were not many people, Hongxiu was the only maid, and the wife only had milk The nanny is Zhao nanny, the elder brother is Zhao Tiandong and Zhao Tianliang, and the four servants: Qing'er, Zhao'er, Xing'er, and Long'er are also lined up.

When Jia Lian accompanied Wang Xifeng to the front hall, these people all bowed to salute.Jia Lian looked at Wang Xifeng, pointed at Zhao Nanny and Hongxiu who were at the front, and said, "This is my nanny. Zhao Nanny was chosen for me by my birth mother when she was alive, and she has taken care of me for so many years. This is Ben Hongxiu was also selected from my biological mother's accompanying room, you have seen it."

After Jia Lian finished speaking, the two of them stepped forward and saluted Wang Xifeng again, and said respectfully, "I have seen the eldest grandma." Well, there is still a difference between the eldest grandma and the second grandma. That 'Second Grandma Lian' was much more pleasing to the ear, and she couldn't help but put on a smile, nodded and said: "Be good on the job, my master and I will not treat you badly." After speaking, he followed Jia Lian's strength and sat beside Jia Lian .

Jia Lian looked at Hongxiu and then at Wang Xifeng and said, "Hongxiu can also write and count. If there is no suitable candidate, she can help you for a while." Wang Xifeng was surprised when he heard this, and asked, "Why?" How many days?" Jia Lian said with a smile: "She is about the same age, so is it possible to delay others?"

Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows and smiled and said, "My lord, someone has chosen?" Jia Lian didn't detour with her and said, "Not yet, my grandma has already married wives, and the four boys are still a little younger. If there is a shortage of people, I will let her register and let her mother find a good one. If grandma has a good candidate, that's fine."

So Wang Xifeng laughed sincerely, and said softly: "Since the master is planning to show grace and release the citizenship, am I pointing out someone to offend someone?" Jia Lian also laughed and said: "The people in our courtyard , Anyone who is willing to go out can be released, the man will be given a share of the family property, and the woman will be given a share of the dowry, no one will be treated badly."

Jia Lian had a sip of tea before talking and added: "Just one thing, if anyone is black-hearted and black-hearted, don't blame him for being cruel." He cares about it, knowing that Jia Lian won't just keep people in the house.There was also a burst of joy in my heart.

Before getting married, I heard that Jia She was greedy for flowers and lustful, and I was worried, even if Jia Lian was in the same mold.But today in Jia She's house, there were no beautiful concubines serving, or there were, and there was no breaking the rules.It can be seen that the rumors are not credible.Now Jia Lian is keeping herself clean, and thinking about Qi Luo's words at the beginning, Wang Xifeng's smile becomes sweeter and sweeter.

After finishing speaking, Jia Lian pointed to the two nurse brothers and said, "That is the long-term follower of my son, and also the son of Zhao Mama, my nurse brother. They are married, one of the family is hired outside, and the other is arranged by my younger sister. I'm on duty over there, and I'll call you back later. If you have anything to do, you can tell them to do it."

The two also went forward to salute, and Wang Xifeng nodded to them as a return.At this time, Jia Lian pointed to the four boys again and said: "These four have been with me since childhood. What are they called from left to right? I will give my grandma their names. Don't you need me to introduce them?"

The four of them stepped forward and knelt down to Wang Xifeng, and the one on the left began to reply: "Little Qing'er, I have been with my master for seven years. I will obey my grandma." After finishing speaking, he bowed his head and remained silent.Then they kowtowed to Wang Xifeng one by one.Jia Lian then pointed to the second and third ones and said, "Zhao'er and Xing'er were the ones who followed me to my uncle's house."

After finishing speaking, Jia Lian turned to look at Wang Xifeng and continued: "After years of experience, I have developed some skills. I don't say that I can write and count, but I only say that riding and shooting are good. When I go back to my ancestral home to participate in Qiu Wei, I'm afraid They still have to follow." Then he pointed to Qing'er and Long'er and said: "These two guys, Qing'er has a lot of clever ideas, and Long'er is honest and down-to-earth, you can use it."

After introducing Jia Lian here, everyone retreated.Wang Xifeng thought for a while and asked Xi'er to call her companion over. There were not many people, except those who were in the village, those in the shop, and those who were working in the mansion, only Laiwang and his wife and four servant girls. , Grandma did not come with her when she was too old.Jia Lian looked at the people in front of him and nodded with a smile.

After seeing the people around the two of them, Wang Xifeng began to think about the courtyard where he would live for many years in the future.Wang Xifeng was very happy when she learned that Jia Lian had named the new courtyard "Indus House", but now she saw that it was not just a name. year.

There are three main rooms coming in from the courtyard gate, which are decent, and there are two side rooms on the left and right, one is bright and the other is dark.In the middle of the main room is the main room, behind the brocade curtain on the left is Jia Lian's study room, except for the books, there is only a sandalwood table and chair placed under the window.On the right is an empty flower hall, separated by a screen.Only a round table is placed in the center.

The small gate at the back of the flower hall connects to the backyard.There are three main rooms on the front. Jia Lian inscribed "Fengqi Pavilion", which is naturally the living bedroom of Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng.There is a small lotus pond dug in the middle courtyard. At this time, the lotus has not bloomed and the lotus leaves have not yet grown.On the contrary, a few koi in the pond are free and happy.There are three ear rooms on the left and right, connected by a corridor, and there are two thrushes hanging under the corridor.

The whole small courtyard is exquisite and small, although there are not many houses, they are very suitable for Wang Xifeng's heart.Thinking of my own aunt's plan to let me live behind the tunnel, I hated it so much.Seeing this, Jia Lian said with a smile: "If she doesn't arrange the back of the corridor, how can I have an excuse to build this Wutong residence? Without this Wutong residence, where would you live as a phoenix?"

After chatting and laughing for a while, the two went to Mrs. Xing's room to have dinner together.Since then, the two have lived a quiet life for a few days.Jia Lian read and practiced calligraphy every day, and when he had nothing to do, he went to the mansion newspaper to read and listen to Wang Xifeng, or discussed the pros and cons of current affairs with her, or explained his interests with her.Wang Xifeng gradually became interested in Dibao.

If Jia Lian was not in the mansion, Wang Xifeng would have found Hongxiu to read and listen to her.After a few days, I learned a lot of words.No wonder everyone said she was smart. Although she might not be able to write, not many people could learn to read in a few days.This day Wang Xifeng was the same as usual, reading the mansion newspaper while listening to Hongxiu's reading.

Xi'er came in quietly, glanced at Hongxiu who was reading the mansion newspaper, feeling very dissatisfied in her heart, thinking bitterly, wouldn't she be able to recognize a few words?Sent out sooner or later!Then she turned her head and stopped looking at Hongxiu, walked behind Wang Xifeng with a smile on her face, and whispered in her ear, "Auntie sent Sister Zhou here."

Wang Xifeng was concentrating on following Hongxiu's reading and then reading the mansion newspaper, so she didn't notice Xi'er coming in. Xi'er's words, especially close to her ear, made her jump.In a fit of rage, she didn't hear what Xi'er said, she got up with brows bristling, and slapped her across the ear, scolding: "You little bastard! Do you want to scare grandma to death so you can take over?"

Not to mention that Xi'er was so frightened that she immediately knelt down, even Hongxiu was so frightened, where have you seen this in the past two years by Jia Lian's side?So he also stood aside, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, bowing his head in silence.Seeing that Hongxiu was standing aside, Xi'er didn't help herself to explain the two sentences, and she hated Hongxiu even more in her heart.

Zhou Rui's family would not have heard anything if they were in the flower hall in front, but she kept her identity and walked into the backyard. It was a coincidence that she just heard Wang Xifeng's words, and hurriedly lifted the curtain and walked in.Coincidentally, Le'er was guarding the door of the house and walked in when she heard the movement, but now no one stopped her.

Now Wang Xifeng was even angrier, especially when she saw from the mansion newspaper yesterday that a family member was convicted of being a slave.But Zhou Rui's family is the people around Mrs. Wang, so it's not easy to get angry, so he looked at Xi'er bitterly, and then at Le'er who 'leaved without authorization', and said coldly: "Go and get the punishment, Twenty boards per person!"

After speaking, he waved his hand to let the two of them go down. Although they were dissatisfied, they didn't dare to argue when Wang Xifeng was furious, so they had to bow their heads and weep.Seeing this, Hongxiu gasped and wanted to back down, but Wang Xifeng took a breath and said, "Hongxiu, go and get your sister Zhou a cup of tea."

Zhou Rui's family didn't know why it was caused by her, but they also saw Wang Xifeng's majesty, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Second Mistress, calm down, don't ruin your body because of those little bastards. Madame asks Second Mistress to go over and talk." Wang Xifeng didn't realize who this 'second grandma' was for a long time, but when she realized it, she sneered in her heart!What a second grandma!

On the face, Wang Xifeng didn't show it, she smiled and said to Zhou Rui's family: "It's a joke for you, the servant doesn't understand the rules, so there's nothing to be ashamed of. Since Second Aunt called me, then let's go." Then he turned around and entered behind the screen, Hongxiu also followed.

Wang Xifeng was not ambiguous, she changed into a brand-new narrow-sleeved jacket with golden silk tapestry with bright red tufted flowers, and an orange-red embroidered peony wide-sleeved snow fox jacket, with a colorful palace sash around her waist, a green jacquard skirt, and a sapphire dragon and phoenix skirt. Pressed onto the skirt.

After a while, he turned around and asked Ping'er to come in and comb a flying fairy bun. He picked out a Chaoyang Wufeng hairpin containing beads, and the left and right temples were fixed with the peony Ruyi hairpin that Daiyu had given her back then.A sycamore leaf at the back is shaped like Cuihuasheng.It is too beautiful to look at in the mirror.After putting on lip balm, she stood up while supporting Ping'er's hand.

Zhou Rui's family has long been obsessed with it, Wang Xifeng couldn't help but frowned, but Ping'er laughed lightly when she saw it: "Where did sister Zhou lose her soul?" Zhou Rui's family recovered when they heard the sound, and smiled. Said: "Isn't it just a loss of soul? Second Mistress, even I have lost my mind. No wonder I am so fascinated by Second Master."

Zhou Rui's family thought their words were very decent, but they didn't want Wang Xifeng and Hongxiu to lose face, even Ping'er couldn't laugh.Although Wang Xifeng was very annoyed, she didn't want to tear herself apart with her, so she said coldly: "Since the second aunt is looking for me, let's go." After saying that, she stepped out of the door.Zhou Rui's family had no choice but to follow suit.

(End of this chapter)