Brother Rong smiled bitterly secretly, but replied: "You can cause any trouble, even if a disaster does happen, with the Thirteenth Master and the Empress here, the big trouble will be reduced to nothing."
"The palace can't stand your slander. How can the prince and I be the ones holding power? If it really causes a big disaster, even if you let Ke'er come to me, I will definitely kill the family out of righteousness."
The princess spoke in a very soft voice, making it difficult to distinguish the truth from the lies.
Before Brother Rong could reply, the empress began to chase people away.
"Go back early. Don't frequent the palace recently. There are still two months until the wedding. Take advantage of these days to take care of your official duties. Once everything is arranged, you won't have to worry about where to go to Mobei. Something's wrong."
"In a few days, when the busy work in the palace is over, I will ask my wife to come to the palace to accompany my mother-in-law."
"..."
Uncle Rong had just returned to Ningguo Mansion and he hurriedly found Butler Lai and Manager Shi. He told them about the cowpox and asked them to organize people to go to the farm to look for cows infected with pox. I will report on everything that follows.
After Butler Lai and Manager Shi left, Uncle Rong went into the study again and wrote letters, asking people to send them to Jinling and Heishan Village respectively.
It happened to be the twenty-first day of the first lunar month, and it was already late afternoon when Uncle Rong came out of the study. Grandma Rong also came back from a banquet in Wu Xindeng, Xifu, and they didn't meet her until now.
The eldest grandma said: "Ping'er is pregnant with the child. Although it is still early, it is not suitable to live in Yixia Pavilion anymore. Although the fire wall in Yixia Pavilion can warm the second floor, it is not as comfortable as the warm pavilion in the courtyard. Those smokers, It's better to hold the stove than Ping'er Shaohuo. It's her first time, and there's no experienced woman around to take care of her. It will be troublesome if she gets frightened someday."
"After all, my daughter-in-law has thought carefully, and she should find a few mothers-in-law to take care of her. You don't need to talk to me about these things. Grandma is the person in charge of the inner house, shouldn't it be up to you to make the decision?"
Ke Qing said: "I was thinking about it during the Chinese New Year, and I was worried that Brother Feng was in charge of Yixia Pavilion. I sent a few women over from here for fear of making Brother Feng angry. Besides, Yixia Pavilion Although there are many rooms, there is no place for the mother-in-law and maidservants to live nearby. Every room in there is owned by an owner, and it doesn’t matter who owns the room."
"Aren't you and Sister Feng deeply in love? The courtyard where Sister Feng once lived is still there. Just invite them to live in the front."
Qin's Keqing replied quietly: "I am a grandma, and she is also a grandma. But the relationship is very messy. From the outside, we are still a generation behind each other, so it is difficult to say it directly."
What a little resentful woman.
Why did Uncle Rong look at this resentful woman and she was a little cute? He couldn't help but put his hand up and pinched her softly. "You are the master of the east, how can you lose your confidence when you meet her?"
But Qing came over with a white eye, filled with resentment and charming.
"After what the uncle has done, what confidence can my wife have?"
"Ouch, look at our little vinegar jar. Could it be that when Ping'er was there, the sour smell in the jar came out from the pit?"
"certainly not."
Uncle Rong laughed softly and said, "I'm sorry, I will plant another one for Ke'er tonight."
"Uncle, have you forgotten what day it is today? Even though the Xue family invited us for a drink two days ago, we can't skip the small banquet at Hengwuyuan later."
"Today..." Uncle Rong slapped his head. He was so busy thinking about acne today that he forgot that today was baby Baochai's birthday. What I still remember in the morning is that the letter sent by Jia Yun disrupted the schedule.
Qin Keqing gave him a light glance, slapped away the mischievous big hand on his body, and said with a suppressed smile: "Fortunately, there is no one else here. If Miss Bao finds out that you even forgot her birthday, I will wait for revenge."
"Baochai is not Aunt Lin, so she is not so petty. She won't worry about these little things."
"Aunt Lin is assigned again."
"Going? Not going." Uncle Rong said this casually without really hearing it. After reacting, he hurriedly interrupted the conversation and quickly added: "Aunt Lin is not petty, she is just extremely sensitive to some details. , I fell into trouble when I ran out of ideas."
"That's not the case." Qin Keqing said quietly: "Doesn't the uncle still have a few things in her hands? When has Aunt Lin ever blamed me?"
"Why are you still speaking for her?"
"Aunt Lin is in poor health and has no biological brothers in the family. She looks pitiful and feels distressed."
There are many people in the world who are more pitiable than Lin Daiyu. Uncle Rong grumbled in his heart, but he didn't say anything else on this topic.
Continuing to talk about the previous topic, he said: "My daughter-in-law has just come back from the West Mansion. Is it obvious that my wife has come back too? If so, I will go to my wife and talk to her, and she will come forward to invite Sister Feng and Ping'er to live here." If she comes forward, it’s hard for Sister Feng to refuse.”
"My wife came out of the West Mansion and went directly to Hengwu Garden with the Xue family's concubine. We will talk to my wife tomorrow. My concubine said that Hengwu Garden is rarely busy today, so she asked me to invite the uncle there."
Seeing Keqing staring at him closely, Uncle Rong touched his face unnaturally, but there was nothing on it.
Just a thick skin.
He said: "It just so happens that my concubine asked Xue Biao to come over. I also have something to talk to Xue Biao."
When a woman celebrates her birthday, she must give gifts.
Especially for the birthday of a woman with whom you have a special relationship, gifts are indispensable.
This girl, Pian Baochai, is different from others. If it were Daiyu, Sister Feng and the others, they would only need a simple gadget to make them happy. In particular, even if Sister Feng doesn't like that thing in her heart, she will never lose face. At most, she can compensate tens of thousands of taels of gold in the night.
Baochai is different. She can't look down on the common etiquette, and can't be moved by the gadgets made by her own hands.
Even if she is compensated with tens of thousands of gold and silver treasures, this girl will be excited in the process.
Such women are the most difficult to deal with.
Uncle Rong raised his eyebrows, thinking of a special birthday gift.
At that moment, I went back to my room, changed my clothes, and then led the maids with Keqing to the Grand View Garden.
The Hengwu Garden was indeed lively at this time. Uncle Rong and Grandma Rong had just entered when they heard laughter coming from the next room. Each and every one of them was like a lark, so melodious that they didn't feel noisy at all.
The only thing that stood out was Wang Xifeng's voice. This Feng brother was indeed different. While everyone else was joking in a reserved way, she laughed out loud.
It was like a howling wolf mixed in with a herd of softly bleating sheep.
Brother Rong smiled helplessly and let Ke Qing and the maid go into the room over there first. Then he asked someone, "Is Uncle Tao here?"
"The second master heard that all the girls in the garden were coming, so he felt uncomfortable coming over. He only asked the second girl to help bring gifts. However, the second master Bao arrived early, and he was still asking when uncle Xiaorong would come."
Xue Biao asked the second girl to bring a gift?
How could there be communication between Xue Biao and Yingchun? Brother Rong was stunned for a while, and then he remembered that the maid in front of him was from the Xue family, and the second girl in people's mouth should be Xue Baoqin.
Several families were mixed together, and there were second masters and second girls everywhere.
There are two second masters in the West Mansion, there is also a second master in the East Mansion, and there is another second master in the Xue family. There is a second girl in the Xifu family, a second girl in the Xue family, and a second girl in the Li family and the You family.
If you don't pay attention, you might hear something wrong.
Brother Rong asked: "Where is Uncle Bao now?"
The maid smiled and said: "Second Master Bao is also in the room, and he and the girls are composing poems together. He said that he was overcome by chanting plum blossoms and praising snow together a few days ago, and now he is singing Spring Rain."
It is really a hobby of elegant people.
He couldn't write Chunyu's poems. Even if I can't copy everything, I can only remember two sentences at the moment.
"Good rain knows the season, when spring is here."
"Spring rain is as precious as oil, and it flows all over the streets."
If the people in the room over there were allowed to participate in a poetry contest in future generations, they would probably all be seeded contestants, while Jia Rong was the kind who couldn't even pass the audition.
People all have their own strengths and weaknesses.
Uncle Rong glanced down and decided not to join in the fun for the time being.
Just walking around Hengwu Garden, I saw two women playing chess freely in one room. One of them is the young Xichun, and the other is dressed like a monk in a cloak.
These two people are quite interesting. Although Brother Rong didn't know how to play chess, and he didn't take a closer look, he felt that Xichun had a similar temperament to the nun with the hair.
"They're not afraid of the cold either."
Brother Rong passed by quietly without disturbing him. After walking for a while, I remembered the identity of the nun. Without thinking, he walked around outside and found it boring, so he went into the room.
Coincidentally, the "Poetry Contest" in the room was also over at this time, and the aroma of wine filled the room.
Looking closely, I saw that the people in the room were Aunt Xue, Xue Baochai, Lin Daiyu, Youshi, Li Wan, Li Qi, Li Wen, Xue Baoqin, Yingchun, Tanchun, Yuanyang, Ping'er, Wang Xifeng, Qin Keqing, and others hanging around. of jade.
It was really like a daughter's kingdom. Jia Rong only saw Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai looking at him, feeling like a white-faced monk named Elder Tang who accidentally entered the daughter's kingdom.
Apart from them sitting there, let alone Xiangling, Ying'er, Suyun, Zijuan, Xiren, etc. who were following them.
These girls are all outstanding in appearance. When they get together, it's really face-blind, and you can't tell who is pretty or not.
Lao Wang, I understand you.
Uncle Rong thought silently.
Narrator Baoyu scurried like a monkey, brimming with laughter. "But even though I'm here, I haven't even seen the most exciting things in the room."
Isn't it just writing poetry? No matter how wonderful it is, Brother Rong can't tell the difference between good and bad.
Brother Rong greeted the 'elders' in the room one by one. Although he was very thick-skinned, he was still a little uncomfortable. Today is different from the Lantern Festival. At any rate, Jia's mother and two ladies are present during the Lantern Festival, as well as Jia Lan, Jia Jun and others.
Nowadays, there are mostly young and beautiful girls in the room. Even the older Aunt Xue still has her charm, especially now that she exudes a mature charm after drinking wine.
Sure enough, Xue Biao was right not to come.
After greeting each other, two more people came outside.
It was Xichun and Miaoyu who were playing chess in front of them.
Obviously, Miaoyu was also surprised that there was an adult man in the room. She slightly restrained her smile and gave a 'nod' to Uncle Rong.
When Baoyu saw him, he took Brother Rong over to introduce him no matter who was trying to avoid suspicion.
However, Jia Rong noticed that this nun with refined temperament looked at Baoyu in a particularly different way.
