"If you don't take the right path, do you want to take another path?"
"It's not impossible." Brother Rong chuckled. He took out his hand to hold Qin Keqing's delicate face that he never tire of, and kissed her on the mouth. Then he said: "Our Grandma Rong is in charge of such a big family, so I naturally sympathize with your hard work and want to make up for it."
Qin Keqing said angrily: "If you touch my face even though it's dirty, I'm not afraid that I'll eat it from my face again later. If you want to be really considerate, you might as well cherish those seeds and grow a brother for your wife."
"You like children so much?"
"More children, more blessings." Qin Keqing shrank into the uncle's arms and whispered: "Including Sister Feng, we only have two brothers in our family, and one of them can't come back to Dongfu. We should have more children!" A few days ago, my godmother still used this to lecture me. We have been married for a few years, and we have just added a child to the family. There are so many maids in the house, but none of them have any stomachaches. My godmother is still afraid that I will be jealous. It’s the maids in the side rooms of the mansion.”
"The princess treats you sincerely." Brother Rong said with a smile.
"The godmother treats me for the sake of the uncle. The godmother thinks that adding more children and grandchildren to the house will not benefit the uncle." Qin Keqing said quietly, "The uncle and wife of the Wang family also said similar things to Ke'er. She I also guessed the relationship between Sister Feng and the uncle. The last time I came here, I gave eldest brother a generous gift, and also made some insinuation that Sister Feng’s past two years would be good for having children. The meaning behind her words was that I should not hinder the exchanges between the uncle and the sisters of the Wang family. "
Brother Rong frowned. I really don’t know that these women and ladies would still talk about these things when they meet.
She chuckled and said: "Mrs. Wang's wife treats Sister Feng as her own daughter, so she naturally sides with Sister Feng. But she overthinks it. Our Ke'er has the best heart and the most generous heart. How can there be any jealousy? thing."
"The uncle looked at Ke'er wrongly, and Ke'er was also jealous in his heart. The uncle is Ke'er's husband, and he is Ke'er's uncle. Ke'er is the Grandma Rong of the East Mansion. Why do those people come to snatch Ke'er? Uncle? How can Ke'er not be a little bit jealous in her heart? It's just that the uncle is happy, but Ke'er doesn't want to say anything."
Qin Keqing said a few words of grievance and felt like tears were about to fall.
Uncle Rong hugged her tighter and comforted: "Uncle Rong will make it up to Ke'er well today."
Qin Keqing snorted sweetly, "I don't want to. It is said that nourishing the essence can store up the strength. The uncle must be considerate of Ke'er, and he must be considerate of himself. If the uncle hurts his body because of this, Ke'er will be even more aggrieved and uncomfortable."
Brother Rong was dumbfounded. The girl in front of her didn't mean that.
Qin Keqing added: "For the sake of my health, Ke'er has endured no matter how many grievances I have. Today, I should take a rest early. I am really doing Ke'er good, so I will rest for a few days before thinking about it."
"You goblin, you said something about the right way to mend your body before, but now you don't want to." Uncle Rong gritted his teeth and reached out to scratch Keqing's body.
"I just want to hold it back, uncle." Qin Keqing raised her face and said proudly.
Uncle Rong said angrily: "Look at me, old grandson, beating you with a stick like a female demon."
"Ah... uncle, don't make trouble."
"Take a stick from my old grandson!"
Qin Keqing stood up and hid with a smile, saying, "Humph, I won't eat."
Uncle Rong didn't really want anything. A person's energy is indeed limited, and some things are actually quite tiring. If all the women in the room are dull and dull, blindly flattering and pandering, it will be meaningless. Just having fun with Keqing for a while would be wonderful and interesting.
After watching the whole scene, the little Que'er's heart slowly cracked like a crystal ball. After hearing the uncle and grandma having fun, he ordered the maids to get ready for bed.
Que'er was heartbroken.
The things that have been on my mind have disappeared again tonight.
Still have to wait! Wait until when to go.
Late at night, Que'er could only hear the voices of the uncle and grandma talking in the inner room, but there was no other sound.
It was only when grandma mentioned that the Princess of Beijing County was coming to stay in the house for two days in a few days, the little bird listened attentively.
The uncle said: "I'm a visitor, so come as soon as you come. Let Ruizhu go to Cong Lutang's study tomorrow to clean up. It doesn't hurt to leave her in the whole courtyard. It's still far away from the mid-autumn season, and Cong Lutang is not busy during this period. No other use."
Conglvtang was originally a place to worship the moon and entertain relatives and friends in leisure time. It doesn't matter who lives in the house or not, Brother Rong. In the future, I will discuss with the palace magistrate the compilation of the "Nongshu", but there is no way to go to Daoxiang Village in Daguanyuan. It was more secluded and peaceful than Conglutang, and no one really bothered me.
Grandma said: "There's nothing else, except that the princess has finally joined the royal family. The queen always goes to her mother's relatives' house. When word spread, it ruins the reputation of the princess and the king. Outsiders think that the king and the queen are at odds. "
The uncle said: "We should not worry about the affairs of the county prince's palace. She just comes, and we just leave room."
Grandma said resentfully, "I'm just worried that this lady will come and stay for two days on the first day of the new year, and two days on the fifteenth day of the lunar month. She will come here several times in January and cause some inappropriate rumors."
"..."
"Yeah, don't make trouble."
While laughing, the sound of rain sounded outside.
The rainy season in Shenjing has finally arrived.
When I woke up the next day, it was already gray and wet outside. Hanging from the eaves is a neatly arranged curtain that looks like a string of pearls.
The floor of the verandah was quite wet, and the flowers, plants and green leaves on the steps were dripping with water.
The little bird looked at the rainy scene, and when she saw the uncle coming out, she just pouted to greet him.
Uncle Rong pretended not to notice and secretly pinched the girl's tender buttocks. After leaving Keqing to eat in the courtyard for a long time, he led Xiangling and four maids holding umbrellas to Hengwu Garden in the Grand View Garden.
It turns out that since Uncle Shi Xiangyun rushed to other provinces to take up his post, Mrs. Jia Mu had left Xiangyun at home. And because Xiangyun and Baochai had gotten along well recently, they stayed with Yingchun in Zhujin Building for a few nights and then moved to Hengwuyuan to live with Baochai.
Therefore, Baochai could not often retreat to Yixia Pavilion, and Daiyu rarely came to Yixia Pavilion in Huifang Garden.
Uncle Rong asked: "Do you often go to your sister's place?"
Xiangling replied in a naive voice: "Jinling often sends clothes, and the girl calls me over. Those clothes are all rare, and the girl wants me to wear them for the uncle to see. The uncle has not gone to Ling'er courtyard these days, but he has No chance to wear it in person.”
clothes?
Brother Rong knew in his heart that it must be those cheongsams, triangles, and bras. He laughed and said, "Find some free time and let's study it carefully."
"That's it as agreed, Ling'er is waiting for you."
"Promise." Uncle Rong smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to it."
While the two were chatting, they passed the foot of the mountain outside the Cuicui Temple, crossed the covered bridge outside the Yihong Courtyard, and headed west. After passing Qinfang Pavilion and walking to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Brother Rong suddenly stopped and stood.
I saw a pink and white wall in front of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, with several couplets inside and a drizzle falling on the top of the sill wall. Next to it, there are thousands of green bamboos standing in the rain. The wind and rain hit each other, and the green bamboo forest made a pattering sound.
Brother Rong looked through the door and saw a woman holding an umbrella and wandering among the winding corridors.
The woman's waist is as tall as a willow, and she is pacing with her head lowered. A slender hand poked out from the umbrella, letting the rain and wind blow.
Brother Rong looked curiously for a while, and then he realized that there was not only this strange woman in the front yard of Xiaoxiang Pavilion, but another woman holding an umbrella appeared in his sight. Although he couldn't see their faces, Brother Rong knew that these two people must be Daiyu and Zijuan.
Xiang Ling also asked curiously: "What is Miss Lin looking for?"
Brother Rong sighed quietly, guessing that Daiyu, this girl, was feeling sad again, and was suffering from a problem similar to that of later generations of female literary youths. He motioned to one of the maids holding an umbrella next to him and said, "Come in and let us know. Let's go to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion and sit down first."
This girl is really good. She knows that she is weak, but she still has the leisure to take care of flowers in the rain. Although Jia Rong complained so much in her heart, she couldn't feel angry, but she felt more pity.
I saw the maid passing by, and the two Daiyu and Zijuan people in the winding path of flowers behind the door looked out the door and met Brother Rong from a distance. Daiyu looked calm and resentful, raised her chin and said something to the maid with squinting eyes, and the maid hurriedly ran back and forth to report.
"Miss Lin, please come in."
Everyone walked through the front door together and entered the winding verandah. The stones under the steps formed a corridor. There are two or three small houses above, one light and two dark. Both sides of the Yong Road are full of flowers and green bushes. Among them, there were several long spike-shaped purple flowers planted on both sides of the street where Daiyu was standing. Brother Rong couldn't even name them.
All you can see is that the stems of this flower are upright, the flowers are beautiful in color, and the flowers bloom from top to bottom, like the rattling tail of a rattlesnake.
Some flowers have flower heads that have been adjusted, but the flowers below are blooming; some flowers are blooming with bright purple flowers on the top, but there are still densely packed rows of small buds below.
Brother Rong saw Daiyu still had a cold face and asked with a smile: "What kind of flower is this?"
Daiyu said coldly: "Qilin Tail."
"What an auspicious name. I have never heard of it, nor have I seen it. Only Aunt Lin can see it!" Brother Rong laughed and saw Daiyu tilting her umbrella to look at this strange unicorn tail. He held an umbrella and said, "Auntie, are you afraid it will get wet? Why don't you ask two women to set up a shed here, cover it when it rains, and open it when it's sunny?"
Daiyu did not reply to him. She looked down at one of the long flower spikes that was desolate in the wind and rain. All the purple spikes were close together and lost any vitality and beauty.
She felt distressed.
Seeing this, Zicuckoo hurriedly replied: "Uncle Xiao Rong is absolutely right. I'll ask my mother-in-law to come and set up the shed tomorrow. Girl, please go back to your room first. It's cold and damp, so don't let evil spirits infect your body."
Lin Daiyu said leisurely: "I, like this flower, are not pitied by anyone. In the eyes of others, I have become a delicate person who cannot get wet or accumulate water. Anyway, no one will feel sorry for me if I die, so why not let me accompany you here?" The flowers went away early while taking advantage of the rain.”
Brother Rong saw her reaching out into the rain, feeling like he was caressing the flowers and sighing in pity. He also knew that Daiyu's words were meant for him to hear, but they also contained the resentment that Daiyu had been carrying in her heart recently.
He curled his lips, female literary youths were the most annoying.
Jia Rong walked out from under the umbrella, snatched the small umbrella from Daiyu, and held her hand. He said angrily: "No one has pity on you. You have to pity yourself first, then more people will pity you."
Daiyu maintained her cold face and replied: "I don't care, so what's the point if they pity me more. I care, but he doesn't pity me."
Jia Rong felt a big headache after listening to him for a while. No matter what Daiyu said, she tilted the small umbrella in her hand towards her, took her hand and started to walk inside.
But Daiyu still misses the flowers in the rain.
Brother Rong said angrily: "It's just a piece of grass, what's there to care about?"
Daiyu said: "This is a unicorn tail. There is not even a single one in the entire Great Swallow. These seeds were given to my mother by my father from foreigners."
"If this flower disappears, I will find seeds to give to you."
When brother Rong saw that Daiyu refused to leave, he snorted angrily. He held Daiyu, who was as light as a flying swallow, in front of him, held up an umbrella to protect her from the rain, and carried her inwardly.
Seeing this, Zicuckoo from behind secretly raised the corners of her mouth into a happy smile. He was also busy holding an umbrella and ran to the front to lead the way for Uncle Xiao Rong.
Daiyu was hugged and couldn't move. He held Brother Rong's waist with both hands, and when he couldn't hold him fully, he grabbed his clothes. She tilted her head and placed her ears at Brother Rong's heart, with a faint smile on her lips, listening carefully to the strong heartbeat.
At this moment, in the Yihong Courtyard to the east of the Grand View Garden, Bao Yuzhen was staring at Chao Yu in a daze.
Xi Ren followed behind and said melancholy: "Second Master is really in trouble. Even if he asks She Yue and Qiu Wen to try, I won't care."
