Seeing Aunt Xue, Youshi, and Sister Feng all looking at each other, Brother Rong felt tremendous pressure.
I had planned a lot of things to say but I couldn't say them out, so I could only make up my words secretly while carefully observing the expressions of the three of them.
At this moment, Wang Xifeng, who was still active just now, stopped talking. She was sitting quietly in a colorful embroidery, with a shrewd smile on her pretty face. Those beautiful and charming red phoenix eyes were shining brightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
On the other side, Youshi is also extremely beautiful tonight. Although her dress is not as rich and splendid as Sister Feng's, she is still dressed in gold and silver, which shows her magnanimity as the wife of Dongfu. And because she drank a lot of wine at the banquet, Youshi's lightly painted face was covered with two iridescent flowers.
The look she looked at Brother Rong was strange, like unspeakable sadness, as if she was thinking about how to comfort Aunt Xue.
Jia Rong glanced at the two people, and finally fixed his eyes on Aunt Xue. Aunt Xue is gorgeous today. Even if she has a cold face at the moment, she can't resist her innate amiable temperament.
In her thirties, time has begun to leave traces on her face. They were shallow marks, but in Brother Rong's eyes, these marks did not make Aunt Xue look like an annoying dead fish.
On the contrary, it adds a lot of charm and mature charm.
The person who drank the most tonight was Aunt Xue. She was not as big as Wang Xifeng, but her sullen and slightly drunk look gave people a contrasting cuteness.
Charming, plump and cute.
She was the kind of person who couldn't help but soften her voice and change her tone of voice whenever she saw her.
She has a voluptuous figure, a bit of richness, and is a lady who makes people feel approachable and lovely.
Brother Rong whispered back to the lady. "We had a private agreement with Baochai earlier that when she enters the Dongfu, she will be the same as the Qin family."
"How can they be unique? There is only one grandma in Dongfu, how can there be two grandmas?"
"Although there is only one grandma, there is no difference except for the name." Brother Rong whispered back, secretly looking at Sister Feng's face with his peripheral vision, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that her face looked the same.
Wang Xifeng's expression was normal, but she had an idea in her heart. A pair of bright eyes rolled slightly, already planning how to punish Brother Rong at night.
Aunt Xue listened. "There are many things involved in the name, including everything inside and outside your family, how to record the Jia family tree, etc. And the reputation of our Xue family, which one is not related to the name?"
Youshi quickly answered.
"In a family like ours, people outside are very gossipy. Not to mention that when I married, it was Rong's daughter-in-law who got married. There was a long discussion outside. What did you say about the black chicken and the phoenix, and the two ancestors were also involved? They scolded each other for a while. If outsiders wanted to talk about it, they could find a place to talk about it. Not to mention a few of our relatives, and no one in the large or small official mansions in Shenjing had anything to talk about.
Rong'er is a fair person, and Rong's wife is easy to get along with. There have been a lot of things going on in the east these past two years, and Rong's daughter-in-law is unable to take care of them all by herself, so when Youbao comes, they can work together to take care of them. The wife on the west side doesn't care about anything now. Grandma Zhu has taken care of everything, but she also thinks there are too many things going on in the garden and on the west side. He called Feng Lazi back to the west to take care of it.
Now the men in the mansion are getting promoted and their thresholds are being crossed every day. The two mansions have many things to worry about. The girls are still young and do not take care of many things thoroughly. When Bao Yatou entered the East Mansion, it was inevitable that both houses would have to take care of her. She was a little tired, but even if she didn't have the title of grandma, who would dare to underestimate her?
Not to mention the servants in the two mansions, the old lady and the second lady can't get around anyone who is a bit more arrogant. "
After hearing these words, Aunt Xue felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell.
Wang Xifeng looked at Youshi in surprise, how could this gourd with its beak cut off suddenly become enlightened? It's really abnormal. She took Youshi's words and continued: "It's natural for my aunt to worry about the girl in the family suffering a loss. If my eldest sister is abducted by some bastard in the future, she will definitely have someone break her legs."
Uncle Rong listens.
Why does this girl Wang Xifeng seem to be criticizing Sang and Huai?
He then heard Wang Xifeng continue to say: "My wife told me a few days ago that she wanted me to ask Bao Yatou to help take care of things in the house on the west side, and also help a bunch of Grandma Zhu in the garden. Baochai entered the East Mansion, That’s how we truly feel like we’re part of the same family, and it’s legitimate for us to take care of things.”
What Aunt Xue hopes is nothing more than to see whether the Jia family attaches great importance to Baochai.
It happened that Bao Yatou had an affair with Brother Rong for a long time. After hearing the statements of Brother Feng and Youshi, she couldn't say anything else. With a drunken sigh, he looked sideways at Brother Feng. How could they sisters follow Brother Rong's advice and now they are helping Brother Rong to persuade me to come?
"What did Brother Rong say?"
"Um?"
Jia Rong is still digesting the matter about the housekeeper’s grandmother. Then he watched Aunt Xue gently raise her jade hand, covering her pink lips with white silk and yawning. The white silk made her cheeks blush even more.
Just watch her move her head, as if she wanted to free herself from the drunken confusion and sleepiness. He said, "You guys should go out first. I want to ask Brother Rong something privately."
You and Wang didn't say anything. They looked at each other and then left the room hand in hand with Brother Rong.
Except for Jia Rong and Aunt Xue, there was no one else in the room, and not even the maid next to Aunt Xue followed. Brother Rong smiled coquettishly and asked in a flattering manner: "What does the concubine want to ask Rong'er?"
Aunt Xue might have been a little sleepy, so she blinked her eyes hard and wiped them gently with her handkerchief. "Go and close the door."
this……
Not so good.
Auntie, did you drink yourself into the lake?
Brother Rong didn't move either. It would be easy to cause misunderstanding if he went over and closed the door rashly. Although they are separated by a generation, they are still two adult men and women. The most important thing is that although they are relatives, they are not close; Brother Rong also knows that his reputation in some aspects of the family is not very good, and Aunt Xue is a young and charming widow.
"Whatever my aunt has to say, just say it. Ronger is here to listen."
Aunt Xue braced herself up. In the evening, Wang Xifeng and others persuaded her to drink too much, and she spent some time chatting a lot earlier. At this time, I really feel a little sleepy, rushing to the top of my head, and a heavy weight is dropped on my eyelids.
"If you ask Bao Yatou some personal matters, please close the door. Your wife and Brother Feng must be listening outside. It would not be good for them to hear Bao Yatou's private matters."
At this point, Brother Rong couldn't say anything. I was also curious in my heart about what Aunt Xue was going to say about Baochai, or was she going to tell me about other benefits of Ningguo Mansion as an excuse to pay off Mrs. Youshi and Sister Feng.
Confused, he approached the door and poked his head out. Sure enough, Sister Feng's son Xiao Nizi was guarding the door. It seemed that if Aunt Xue dared to make any excessive demands, this hottie would rush in on the spot.
But Youshi had already gone to the other side of the room to talk to Keqing, Daiyu and Baochai.
Xiangling, Ping'er and others also disappeared, so Uncle Rong asked curiously.
Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes and said: "I asked Xiang Ling to send Ping'er back first. She is pregnant for the first time, so we can't be careless about anything. As a master, you are the only one who doesn't care. Go over and tell your aunt clearly. Let's go together. It's over. Daiyu is also sleepy, so let her go back to Xiaoxiang Pavilion earlier."
Uncle Rong muttered: "It's not like Zijuan and the others are not here, just ask a lady to escort them back."
"Daiyu also wanted to hear on the spot how the matter between you and Bao Yatou turned out." Wang Xifeng's bright and lively red phoenix eyes slashed him hard, stretched out her slender hand to push Uncle Rong into the inner room, and closed the door with her hand. On.
Uncle Rong, who was left behind the door, was dumbfounded. Only when he saw the dark shadow under the crack of the door did he sigh helplessly.
This girl was still hiding behind the door and eavesdropping.
He slowly turned around, put away his messy thoughts, and prepared to face Aunt Xue's inquiry.
When the door was closed, the light in the inner room dimmed a degree. In an era without electric lights, the night was always hazy. Even the most expensive candle lamps are not as good as the cheaper fluorescent lamps of later generations.
In the dark and quiet small room, Brother Rong slowly looked at Aunt Xue who was sitting on the warm couch, leaning sideways and supporting her tilted head with one hand, completely not treating Jia Rong as an outsider.
He also breathed a sigh of relief.
If the person is sitting upright when being questioned, you can expect that the conversation to come will not be easy. If you are as relaxed as you are now, then the subsequent topics will basically not be too serious.
Smile gently.
"Mrs……"
"Sit closer and lower your voice. Don't think I don't know Brother Feng is eavesdropping outside." Aunt Xue responded calmly.
All right.
Uncle Rong moved embarrassedly and waited to sit closer. Suddenly, the nostrils opened wide, and a strange scent of incense penetrated into the nose. It's not just the aroma of incense, but also a bit of sweet wine. The incense mixed with the wine smell is like Aunt Xue's body sprayed with citrus and fruity perfume.
It's not overpowering, but the flavor is endless.
Perfume existed in this era, and Jia Rong once sent Cologne water to Princess Zhongshun. In addition to the Western Cologne water, Dayan also has various self-produced dews. It's just that floral dews are mostly medicinal, with more medicinal properties and less fragrance.
However, what cologne water and dew have in common is that it is fragrant enough, stronger than the perfume Rong Geer was exposed to in his previous life. The artistic conception is far less lasting than the lasting flavor of incense, and the smell is not as comfortable and elegant as incense.
However, the fragrance coming from Aunt Xue's body was just right at this moment.
Jia Rong raised her nose and took a deep breath. When she saw Aunt Xue's slightly narrowed eyes, she realized that she was being rude. She quickly calmed down and asked awkwardly, "Aunt Xue, you can say it now."
Aunt Xue was just thinking and didn't notice Brother Rong taking a deep breath. Without knowing anything, he said politely: "Brother Rong has a lot of wives and concubines in his room."
This is a difficult topic to talk about. Uncle Rong silently counted them in his heart, and there seemed to be only a few.
Seeing that he didn't come back, Aunt Xue thought to herself: "You know the heat poison in Bao Ya's body. Although the cold scent pill can suppress it for a while, it is not a long-term solution. After getting married, it will get better, but... "
"Just what?"
"Brother Rong, can he really cope with his children, wives and concubines?"
Ahem...
How can we deal with serious matters?
Which one of them doesn't give a thumbs up?
Aunt Xue slowly sat upright. Although she could sit upright, she couldn't straighten herself up.
"This shouldn't be said, and it's not polite to leave you talking about it. But I am a mother, and I have to consider the rest of my girl's life no matter what. The gold and silver property is one thing, and I cannot see her suffer in daily life. .”
"Rong'er, don't worry." Jia Rong replied awkwardly. What Aunt Xue said was too private. Even though Brother Rong was so shameless, he couldn't help but feel shy.
No wonder she wanted to send Mrs. Youshi and Sister Feng out and close the door.
It's not a topic that can be brought to the table.
Aunt Xue continued: "No one knows Bao Ya's temper better than me, a mother-in-law. She is different from Brother Feng and Daiyu. I have also heard about the past events between Brother Feng and you. Although Daiyu has a stubborn temper, , but not a half-hearted person.”
What's the meaning? What is Aunt Xue worried about?
Brother Rong listened quietly. He had made up his mind to accept whatever Aunt Xue said. After all, Aunt Xue can be regarded as the future mother-in-law. Aunt Xue is not a pushover, so it is appropriate for her to lower her profile to please such a mother-in-law.
Aunt Xue sighed quietly, "I've seen a lot of things in the inner house of big families. Someone's grandmother, which aunt, is doing unethical things secretly. These...bao girl are not extremely peaceful people, It would be a waste if she could be the grandma of the family. But you don’t have a normal status. If something happens to her in the future, her life will be ruined forever."
Brother Rong couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. After all, Aunt Xue was worried about her ability, and she was also afraid that Xue Baochai would cause a fight due to half-heartedness in the future.
Although Baochai is indeed a bit snobbish, he is also more obsessed with certain private matters than Sister Feng and others. But precisely because of Baochai's power, and precisely because of Baochai's wisdom in assessing the situation, Brother Rong has nothing to worry about.
Smart people will always choose the direction that is best for themselves.
Baochai is smarter than Sister Feng, smarter than Daiyu, and even smarter than Qin Keqing and Brother Rong in this aspect.
"Madam, don't worry, now that Baochai has entered the house, life will be harmonious."
Aunt Xue didn't believe it.
After all, it is a sensitive topic. I just explained what needs to be paid attention to. Other aspects of etiquette were not decided by Aunt Xue and Brother Rong, so we did not discuss it in depth here.
Aunt Xue sighed faintly: "There are only two children in the family. Pan'er is old but ignorant, and Bao Yatou is smart but a girl. Why does she want... a grandma with no status? Alas..."
Jia Rong knew what his concubine was sighing about. Any parent would not be worried about such a pair of children. He hurriedly came over to please and said: "Madam, don't worry, Ronger will take good care of Baochai, Uncle Pan... Big brother... Ningguo Mansion will also help. Madam will be like the wife in Ronger's family from now on, and I and Baochai, let’s honor Mrs. Clothing together.”
"Stop saying such nice things." Aunt Xue yawned and rolled her eyes at him.
This made Uncle Rong's heart skip a beat.
It's rude to get too close. It's rude.
Aunt Xue said to herself: "You have too many grandmas in the inner house of Dongfu, so you have to worry about one thing and not the other. It turns out that Bao girl is old and doesn't need to be taken care of, but she still causes these worrying things. She didn't think about Daiyu. She is also obsessed with the devil. She lost her biological mother when she was young. I treat her as my own daughter. I will tell you other things as well. Just remember, her poor health does not make Daiyu sick with worry. "
"Aunt Lin and I have nothing to do." Brother Rong defended in a low voice.
"Nothing?" Aunt Xue looked sideways and sneered, "How can I be wrong after seeing it with my own eyes? I can't see Bao Yatou being wronged, and I can't see Daiyu being wronged. If you are so ruthless, I won't dare to do anything about Bao Yatou. accepted."
"Madam..." Aunt Xue finally let go. How could Jia Rong let this opportunity escape? He hurriedly leaned over, held Aunt Xue's hand and flattered her. "Whatever the madam says is whatever she says. Ronger is completely at the mercy of the madam's arrangements."
Aunt Xue was stunned for a moment, and her sleepiness seemed to dissipate a lot at this moment. Seeing Brother Rong's sincere eyes, he slowly stood up and gently patted the back of Brother Rong's hand with his other hand.
"How can I be the vicious mother who tries to destroy the couple in the play?"
Aunt Xue's hands are soft and hot.
As the saying goes, men have strong yang energy and women have strong yin energy.
Brother Rong has never seen such a warm woman's hands. This kind of warmth is as if it has been heated by a fire for a long time, and it is also like the boiling heat when Baochai is suffering from heat poisoning.
Not only is it warm and piping hot, it's also soft. They were obviously long, white, tender and shapely fingers, but they felt as soft as if they had no bones.
This touch made Brother Rong feel that he was a little rash.
"Who in the house doesn't say that my wife has the heart of a Bodhisattva? I'm afraid that the Bodhisattvas in heaven may not really be able to compare with my wife's kindness."
"You're a kid who knows how to please people. No wonder Brother Feng, Bao Yatou and Daiyu all fell in love with you."
It was obvious that I was playing their tricks every time, but I still fell deeper and deeper every time. It's as if they all have some other kind of magic power, repeatedly attracting them to fall deeper and deeper.
Can't help myself.
Brother Rong smiled obediently, like a junior listening to his elders.
"You go out, I'll rest here for a while." Aunt Xue's lazy voice reached Brother Rong's ears, and her hot and soft hands relaxed.
Brother Rong whispered: "Aunt Lin is still waiting outside for Madam to return to Xiaoxiang Pavilion."
"You go out for now and call the precious girl to come in."
Brother Rong accepted the offer and went out.
Aunt Xue took a long breath, twisted her waist slightly, rubbed her knees tightly together, and changed to a more comfortable position to sit. He murmured to himself: "It's a bit dry in this cold spring night."
Jia Rong outside faced Wang Xifeng's inquiry, but he was speechless.
What's the matter? Could it be that Aunt Xue was worried that she would lose her health early and that she couldn't cope with the grandmothers?
He casually made a mistake and used Xue Pan's matter to get Wang Xifenghu over.
Wang Xifeng believed it to be true and glared at him with a sullen face: "Those who should be supported naturally cannot be supported. Not only do the Xue family have brothers, but our Wang family has no brothers? Not only do the Wang family have brothers, but the Qin family also has them. Not to mention these brothers from the maternal family, The Jia family has more uncles, nephews and brothers. Brother Lan, Brother Huan, Brother Qiang, and Brother Bao, are they strangers than the brothers from the maternal family? How long can each of them support each other?"
"Help those who need help."
Wang Xifeng hummed: "It's necessary to help, and you have to exercise discretion. According to this calculation, you are not only Lan Geer's eldest brother, but also Lan Geer's cheap master. How can this be said?"
Ahem...
Brother Rong was talking to Wang Xifeng, and soon he saw Baochai and Aunt Xue coming out holding hands. Aunt Xue's face was as usual, but Baochai blushed and couldn't help secretly looking at Brother Rong.
At this point, it's time to break up tonight.
Pian Baochai wanted to ask Brother Rong if she had anything to say, so she could only leave Hengwuyuan with everyone in the name of seeing her mother off.
"Ouch, it seems that I, Heping'er, have to move out of Yixia Pavilion tonight, otherwise the noise will be unbearable all night."
Wang Xifeng is really outspoken. No one can understand the meaning of her words in this line of work at night.
Even the young and ignorant Daiyu blushed and lowered her head.
Not to mention Aunt Xue and Youshi.
Uncle Rong was helpless and could only watch Baochai, who was walking in front, turning his head secretly. Baochai's little face looked even more beautiful under the light of the lanterns.
A group of maids holding lanterns next to them even pretended that they had no ears.
Qin Keqing gently held Wang Xifeng and said, "I should have told you a long time ago. There are several courtyards to the east, and the one you lived in is still there. Now that Ping'er is here, you should live in the front. Yixia Pavilion After all, it's not as convenient as the big courtyard. If you ask a few women and maids to wait on you, a big courtyard can handle everything."
Youshi looked at Qinshi in surprise, and noticed that the people in front of her had slowed down.
He also said: "It's my fault that I forgot about this. Those yards were cleaned up a few years ago. Now they are clean and have all kinds of furniture and furnishings. Just go and live there. Although Yixia Pavilion is a good place, it is In the garden, anything is troublesome. You have to worry about the other sisters, and there happen to be two larger yards next to your yard. No matter whether Bao Ya or Miss Lin comes, they can stay there. "
What You said was true. In the past, after the second Duke Ningrong, there were eight rooms in total, and the east and west mansions each occupied four rooms. Each of these eight houses has a courtyard in the second mansion. Although the courtyards vary in size, as the courtyard for the wives and concubines of the founding father, it cannot be shabby.
Therefore, both mansions have several larger courtyards. Later, the eighth house was divided into two houses, and the direct elders of the two houses took over the title. Several courtyards also changed their owners. It is a pity that the Ningguo Mansion has not been prosperous since then. During the Jia Zhen period, many of the wives and concubines of Uncle Zhen occupied the various courtyards in the manor.
Uncle Pianzhen has not had a son for more than ten years. After his death, all his concubines were sent away and dispersed. The rest were also arranged to stay in Youshi Courtyard.
Those yards were empty again.
Daiyu's face turned red after hearing this.
Baochai's eyes lit up after hearing this. What You said couldn't be more obvious. How could someone as smart as Baochai fail to understand the meaning? He just wanted to go and have a look tonight. It was my birthday, so I took advantage of the darkness to ask Brother Rong for a birthday gift.
When the next group of people arrived at Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Aunt Xue took Daiyu and looked back at Bao Yatou, but hesitated to speak.
He had no choice but to lead Zijuan, Xueyan and other maids into the main entrance of Xiaoxiang Hall.
Youshi opened his mouth to persuade at the right time: "It's not too late, the courtyard is fully equipped. Ping'er is probably resting at Xiangling's place tonight, not far away. Let's all go there together. If you can see it, Let’s sleep in the courtyard for a night first and see if anything needs to be added or subtracted.”
"Okay." Wang Xifeng said casually, but looked at Baochai.
Qin Keqing secretly looked at Uncle Rong's expression, took Baochai in his hand and said: "Although there are many things that are not polite, I will go and have a look today. Even if I buy something, I have to check whether it is genuine or not. When it comes to serious time later, any etiquette will be ignored. There will be no shortage.”
But Qing's wife is indeed the best and the one who understands my uncle's heart best.
Tsk tsk...
Uncle Rong couldn't help but chuckle secretly when he saw Baochai looking like a girl who wanted to go but was worried. Then he stepped forward and said: "I happen to have a lot of things to tell you. I won't be busy in the next few days, so I would like to explain it to you today. I can feel at ease while doing official business."
Xue Baochai changed her usual demeanor and hummed back like a little daughter-in-law. "Then go and have a look."
Brother Rong could see that the girl's eyes were shining with hope.
Hehe laughed out loud, then immediately shut his mouth and looked innocently at Wang Xifeng, who was staring closely at him.
People can't be too proud.
One thing brings down another thing. The right way is to defeat the slow and the fast, and use softness to defeat hardness.
Uncle Rong will not cause trouble at this juncture. If he wants to compete with Sister Feng, he should change the night anyway.
The night is quieter and deeper, facing the bright moon, which is clear and bright. A line of lights passes through the garden, making the garden quiet and quiet.
There were many figures in the rows, and Uncle Rong sighed quietly as he watched Keqing and Baochai walking in front hand in hand. I didn't do anything, I just wanted to hold Baochai's soft and fleshy little hand. No, I just wanted to test the temperature of Baochai's palm.
In the cold weather, freezing is not good.
"I'm not honest outside. I'm not afraid of being bumped into by the guarding women and maids on the way." Wang Xifeng grabbed the tender skin of Brother Rong's waist, while Lin Hongyu held a lantern next to her and snickered.
Laugh, why should you laugh? If you laugh again, one day you will get a big belly.
Uncle Rong did not dare to say this in front of Wang Xifeng, so he could only complain in his heart.
He didn't do anything, right, he just didn't do anything.
"What I miss is the silent touching, what I miss is the absolute passion."
Uncle Rong sang strangely, and everyone who listened blushed.
Wang Xifeng also couldn't surrender and ignored him helplessly.
"What I miss is the urge to love you after the quarrel."
The gentle sound only poured into Sister Feng's ears. The strange sound and strange tune could also make people feel turbulent.
"Don't be ashamed, your wife is still in front." Wang Xifeng coyly stroked the place where she had just been pinched.
Uncle Pianrong sang in a low voice: "I remember that I was behind you, I remember..."
Sister Feng's tenderness suddenly turned into teeth-itching anger.
Brother Rong is no longer afraid of her. Because this bastard saw him singing this song, Youshi, Keqing, and Baochai in front all walked away quickly. At this time, we left the Grand View Garden and passed near Ningxixuan.
What a nice, remote and quiet place.
I just felt sorry for Lin Hongyu. This untouched teenage maid could only hold a lantern and secretly look at the grandma and uncle who were having fun.
"Put...put...put..."
Too rigid and easy to break.
Uncle Rong found that he still couldn't subdue this girl easily.
"You also let go." Wang Xifeng gritted his teeth.
I miss you all the time and rarely see you again.
Uncle Rong said with some reluctance: "I forgot to bring the stove. It's too cold today."
