In the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, all the girls were chatting and laughing around Aunt Xue and Daiyu.
Baochai saw a person quietly guarding the incense burner and refused to join in the fun with them. Bao Yatou was afraid that she would be ignored here, so she went over to sit in front of her with a smile, and said with a smile: "It's still very cold today, why did you change all the clothes?"
When Xiuyan was asked, he lowered his head and did not answer.
Baochai then knew that there was another reason, so he smiled and said: "It must be that the elder sister-in-law and the third girl took over because they didn't have enough money this month. There must be some incomplete calculation."
Xiuyan shook her head. Isn't this the problem between the third girl and Sister-in-law Zhu?
"The monthly money was given on the day. Because my aunt sent me a message saying: I can't use two taels of silver a month, so I asked me to save one tael and give it to my parents. What should I use? Anyway, there are some things belonging to my second sister, which can be used. Just use it."
Baochai had a clear mind and asked, "How many supplies are there around?"
Xing Xiuyan explained: "Sister thought: Second sister is an honest person and doesn't pay much attention. Although she doesn't say anything when I use her things, but among the girls and mothers of Second sister, which one is easy? Which one is not talking about it? Pointed ones? Although I am in that room, I don’t dare to do anything to them. In three to five days, I have to take some money out to buy them drinks and snacks. Therefore, January 20 taels of silver is not enough Yes. Now I have been there for another one or two. The day before yesterday, I secretly pawned my cotton clothes for a few ounces of money."
Baochai looked at Yingchun who was watching the excitement in the corner. This sister had a soft temper, but she was manipulated by the maid in the room.
She smiled and said: "The one in the west who pecks the master's things with a sharp beak needs to be treated. Now Feng Yatou is worshiping the Acne Queen, so it's not good to ask her to come up with ideas. You can't support me like this, and sooner or later you will get sick from the cold. Wait for it. I'll wait until Ying'er comes back and ask her to go to Hengwuyuan to get some coats."
Seeing that Xiuyan was about to refuse, Baochai quickly took her cold hand and said, "Can I give the girl some old clothes? Those clothes were all sent by Jinling, but they forgot about my figure. I can’t even wear one of them. I think my sister’s figure fits well in the clothes, so don’t be dissatisfied.”
Come on. Aunt Xue once mentioned to Baochai that Xue Pan is not young now, and she doesn't know whether she is famous or not. Seeing that Xiuyan was born elegant and steady, and her family was poor, she was the daughter of Chaijingqubu, so she wanted to marry Xue Pan.
Baochai also saw that Xiuyan had a simple nature and could not find any faults.
However, Xue Pansu used to live a life of extravagance, but he was afraid of losing his daughter.
Therefore, at this moment, I think of Brother Xue Biao who is in the hospital again, and I want to find a good matchmaker for Brother Xue Biao.
Xiuyan thought about Baochai's words in her mind, and after careful consideration, she happily accepted Baochai's kindness. He thanked her softly and called out intimately: "Good sister."
Then he secretly looked at Baochai's figure. He was really rich.
Xue Baochai didn't see anyone else. He took Xiuyan and went into the bustling crowd, just keeping in touch with his sister.
Daiyu, who had just recovered from a serious illness, couldn't help but look at Xiuyan a few more times, thinking that Sister Bao was helping the Jia family to set up Miss Xing's idea.
Xiuyan was originally a dignified person, but came from a poor family, and her parents were drunkards. On such occasions, it is inevitable that they are more reserved than before. Although they call each other sister and sister, they can't say a few words.
Baochai found out and helped Xue Biao to make plans for her, leading everyone to joke and make fun with Xiuyan.
This kind of behavior moved Xing Xiuyan very much. I couldn't help but look at De Baochai a few more times, and I felt that she was intimate, cute, and different from others.
No wonder Xiuyan thinks this way.
Here, Bao Qin and Daiyu are the natural protagonists, but someone as elder as Aunt Xue also prefers Qin and Dai. Xiangyun has a lively nature, but after all, he is still young. The third girl is enthusiastic about exploring the spring, but she only cares about her own affairs.
The second sister Yingchun, on the other hand, was quiet. She was obviously the legitimate daughter of the family, but she was huddled in the corner like a poor relative like her.
The fourth girl, Xichun, liked to be quiet and didn't come to Xiaoxiang Pavilion at all in the evening.
The sisters Li Qi and Li Wen of the Li family were also guests, but they were taken care of by Grandma Zhu, Mrs. Li, so they lived comfortably in this house. Even their mother is also favored by the old lady.
Let's just say that a few people were shouting and making noise for a while, and everyone's faces turned red.
At that time, the maid opened the curtain outside.
"Uncle Xiao Rong is here."
Aunt Xue glanced at Daiyu and said happily: "Please invite him in quickly."
The girls in the room looked at each other, but they didn't know whether they should avoid it or not.
Xiangyun took Baochai and joked: "We don't have to avoid anything. We have met a few times in the past. But it's time for us, Sister Bao, to avoid suspicion. We can't get angry now."
Baochai blushed and hummed: "Sooner or later I will have you."
Xiangyun always spoke frankly and said with a smile: "When I wait for that day, I will be different from my sister. I can't even calculate the seniority among us sisters."
All the girls laughed.
Du Daiyu watched with cold eyes, only to wake everyone up to the fact that there was a grudge sitting here.
For a moment, everyone stopped laughing.
Aunt Xue smoothed things over and said, "Everyone has his own business. Brother Rong calls you aunt, and you call each other sisters."
"..."
Brother Rong entered the room and saw that the girls were all different and beautiful, so he couldn't help but feel a little restrained.
Fortunately, the bustle in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion has ended. Tanchun, Yingchun, Xiuyan and others returned to their residences in the garden, and Baochai and Xiangyun also went with them. Baoqin alone led the girl to the old lady's yard to the west.
Baochai did not forget to bring Xiuyan a coat. When he returned to Hengwu Garden, he sent Ying'er to carry it to Zilingzhou.
However, after Uncle Rong talked to Aunt Xue, he saw that everyone outside was gone. Seeing Zijuan wink again, remembering what Aunt Xue said, she had no choice but to go to Daiyu's room.
"After all, I'm more handsome than the girl Bu Bao, but I'm not as smart as the girl Feng. How can I be remembered by others?"
"Ahem..."
"You also have a cough? I have some leftover medicine, so you can take it yourself."
"Aunt Lin." Brother Rong called softly.
Daiyu, who was leaning against the bed, suddenly felt happy on her crimson face, thinking about his actions again, she couldn't help but hum. He turned his back and said to himself, "What are you doing here? I know in my heart that no other sisters are interesting. After all, Brother Rong doesn't have me in his heart."
This girl...
Brother Rong was so speechless that he didn't know how to respond. Rao is a good player in martial arts, but when facing Daiyu, he felt like he had nowhere to use his strength.
After all, it’s because he doesn’t have enough skills.
Daiyu didn't hear his voice, so she turned around and continued: "Look, you just complained a few times and you didn't even want to talk to me. In the past, you said you took people into your heart, but it was just a casual interest. Just be perfunctory."
Xiao Nizi’s memory is really good.
I still remember what I said a few years ago.
Brother Rong walked over and knelt down beside the bed. Sansan asked: "Auntie, is your cough better?"
I was completely out of words, I really didn’t know what to say.
The only person who can push a veteran like Uncle Rong to this point is Daiyu.
"I wish it wasn't all right." Daiyu snorted.
Brother Rong squatted quietly for a while, thinking about what happened between himself and Daiyu. Seeing her acting petty, I couldn't help but laugh. In fact, it would be nice to have such a person around you.
At least life will be more colorful.
Now he has also seen it, with the promotion of official position, and because of the matter of going to Mobei to get married. The behavior of Sister Feng, Keqing, Baochai and others seemed to have changed a lot, and they all seemed to be following him deliberately.
Du Daiyu remains as usual.
As always, there will never be less time to be yin and yang.
Brother Rong said softly: "The yard on the east side has been cleaned long ago, and the other furnishings are complete. Auntie occasionally goes there to have fun, but it saves me having to run back and forth every day. With Sister Baochai, Feng and the others here, it won't be boring for auntie to go there." .”
After saying this, Daiyu's eyes really couldn't help but blink and shine with a special light.
But I heard Daiyu say: "If you have something good to go to the east, why don't you squeeze in there."
A duplicitous woman.
No, girl.
Brother Rong smiled softly and said, "Auntie, do you have any special instructions to buy it so that the government can buy it in advance? This will also save my aunty any trouble when she moves in."
Daiyu thought for a moment and forgot all about what she had just said. He frowned and said, "It's nothing more than poetry and dictionary books, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and a room for painting."
Brother Rong asked: "What else?"
"And..." Daiyu was stunned for a moment, but couldn't think of anything else. She stared straight at Brother Rong.
Brother Rong touched his nose, the atmosphere was a bit awkward. Sansan replied: "Everything will be arranged. If my aunt thinks of anything else, I can ask Miss Zijuan to talk to Ruizhu and Baozhu in the next few days."
Daiyu was happy inside, but also a little unhappy. She felt as if she was rushing to go.
There is no place to express his thoughts.
But the more she looked at Brother Rong's face, the redder her own face became.
…
On this day, Dongfu was very happy and it was very lively.
The wives of the two houses also had different expressions, and their thoughts were extremely complicated.
Those things were not something that Uncle Rong should take care of. It was just that Baochai and Ying'er were exhausted that night. Daiyu in the courtyard next door also tossed and turned and had trouble sleeping all night.
The next day, Daiyu came looking for her early in the morning, but she only knew that Brother Rong and Baochai had gotten up early, but Miss Ying'er had not left the room.
The east side was bustling for several days, during which time Uncle Rong also got news from Lai Sheng.
"Did the Zhang family return the marriage certificate?"
"The old man of the Zhang family is extremely open-minded. He doesn't ask for anything from him. He says that his brother is completely inhuman. If he really lets the second sister of the You family come in, it will harm the girl. So he directly took the marriage certificate. , He even refused to ask for any more money."
Uncle Rong looked sideways at the old guy Lai Sheng and said suspiciously: "You didn't scare others, did you? We can't do anything to bully others."
"The uncle has wronged this old servant. How dare the old servant harm the reputation of our house and the uncle's reputation? Naturally, I have said all the good things and left twenty taels of silver for the Zhang family."
After hearing this, Uncle Rong took the marriage certificate and looked at it. After sending Lai Sheng away, he himself fell into deep thought.
I hope this time of helping me won't cause any trouble for me.
I took the marriage certificate back to Keqing's courtyard and explained the matter.
It happened that Baochai was also there. After hearing this, she volunteered, "Let me take the marriage certificate and talk to the You family."
Ke Qing hesitated and said, "It would be better if my wife sends you the marriage certificate."
After all, the You family belongs to the You family. Although they are not related by blood, they share the same surname. This kind of thing is easy to say.
Baochai said: "It's okay for my wife to go there, but if the You family mentions asking my wife to be a matchmaker between the sisters, she will be in trouble again."
But Qing is unsure.
After Baochai persuaded him a few times, Keqing had no choice but to let Baochai deliver it to the You family. When I came back, I heard Baochai talk about it, and the You family naturally brought up the marriage of the second sister and the third sister. But she also sent him away indiscriminately.
Baochai smiled and said: "My mother in their family is very powerful, but she wants to marry one into the Xue family. How can I be willing to do so? If I really want to enter, there will be trouble in the family. There are a few unmarried people in the branches of the two houses. Yes, although I am a little poorer now, I still want to get some support from you in the future. After hearing this, I didn’t want to."
Baozhu said with a smile: "Their family all wants to climb high branches, but they don't know that high branches are difficult to climb. The uncles and gentlemen from the sidelines and the two sisters who accompany their family are enough, but she feels disgusted."
After hearing this, Grandma Rong couldn't help but glare at Baozhu. "Don't talk nonsense. After all, he is a relative of the wife. It is natural that he should be matched with a collateral line, and it is enough to be matched with other princes and relatives."
Several people said a few more words before they remembered Daiyu.
Baochai and Daiyu stayed in the east for three days, and then returned to live in the Grand View Garden.
Just because something happened in the garden. It turns out that Xiangyun picked up a pawn ticket from time to time and brought out the story of the maids and women in Zilingzhou who stole the master's things and pawned them out.
Xiangyun was loyal and wanted to seek justice for his second sister Yingchun, so he scolded his mother-in-law and maid.
But Baochai hesitated and asked a few people before making calculations.
Unexpectedly, before the incident in Zilingzhou came to an end, something big happened in the palace.
The old concubine of the Zhen family who was in the palace has passed away, and Yuanchun's backer in the palace is gone.
All the imperial edicts and others were ordered to attend the imperial court and follow the nobility system. The imperial edict was issued to the world that in any house with a nobility, banquets and music banquets were not allowed for three months, and common people were not allowed to get married for one month. Jia's mother-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, and grandchildren all went to the court every day to offer sacrifices and did not return until after the ceremony.
Jiarong and his wife from Dongfu also had to go.
Since then, Mrs. Jia Mu, Mrs. Jia Shexing, Mrs. Wang and Jia Lian from the west can all enter the court; Mrs. You, Uncle Rong and Grandma Rong from the east cannot stay in the mansion.
After going back and forth, there was no one in charge of the affairs in the mansion. He had no choice but to ask Wang Xifeng, who worshiped the Acne Queen, for leave, and summoned Baochai, Li Wan, and Aunt Xue to take care of both houses.
Jia's mother then sent Baoqin to Li Wan to take care of it; there was Xiuyan in the place to welcome the spring; it was very inconvenient to visit the spring because of the complicated housework and the noise from Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan from time to time.
Aunt Xue only takes care of the sisters in the house and keeps appointments with the maids. She doesn't have much to say when it comes to family affairs.
It only caused trouble for Baochai, Li Wan and Sister Feng.
At present, the two masters of Rongning are so busy, and the deacons of the two places, some of whom have followed into the court, some who have taken care of their affairs outside the court, and some who have stepped on them first, are all busy in their own way.
In the Rong Mansion, only Wu Xindeng and a few housekeepers were left to take care of external affairs, while in the Ning Mansion, only one big housekeeper was promoted. The other close relatives among them were all summoned by the masters of the two houses to follow them.
So much so that Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, and Xue Baochai didn't even have a convenient steward around them.
