Enemies in the Red Chamber

Chapter 30

The next day, when Jia Min was preparing things, Lin Hai came in with a smile on his face, "Brother Chen and Nuannuan, still sleeping? Why do these two sleep so much more than his brother and sister?"

Chen Ge'er and Nuan Nuan are a pair of dragon and phoenix twins born to Jia Min after Lin Daiyu and Liu Ge'er entered Beijing.Before the two children were born, Lin Hai nervously sealed off the Lin Mansion, fearing that there would be another natural vision. If the four children in a family were not ordinary, the truth would spread and ransack the family and exterminate the family.What Lin Hai was worried about didn't come true. Jia Min gave birth to the child very quickly.She was born like an ordinary child, able to eat, sleep and wet the bed.

Brother Chen's name is Lin Kuan, which is the elder brother, and Nuan Nuan is the baby name of the little girl.Both names were approved by the great monk in the temple, "Boys are generous and have a smooth life, and girls are as warm as the sun, happy and healthy."When Jia Min first heard this, he recited "Amitabha" many times, even Lin Hai was very happy.

"This is a child. Liu Ge'er and Daiyu can't be compared with ordinary children." Jia Min waited on Lin Hai to take off his clothes, clean his face and wipe his hands, and laughed thinking of Daiyu and Liu Ge'er's cleverness when they were young.

"That's right." Lin Hai was also happy when he thought of his eldest son and daughter.He took out another letter and raised it, "It was said the day before that there was no sensible person in the Yue family's mansion, but today the sensible person came out. Guess who wrote it?"

Jia Min hurriedly snatched it off and took it to see.After watching it, I was happy, "Thank God, there is another one who has not been blinded by the bustling. Lian'er is promising, and she is not the brat who played with cats, dogs, flowers, and grass as her mother said in the past. It can be seen that she followed my hard-fated elder brother. Sister-in-law, it would be great if I could really come here, and it would not be in vain for me to get close to my sister-in-law that day."

Lin Haidao: "It can be cultivated. Although the vision is a bit narrow and the situation is not comprehensive, it is just the result of being too young and inexperienced. If you cultivate well, you can't say how promising it is, but it will not be unpromising."

As an in-law of the Rongguo Mansion, Lin Hai would be more than willing to take the lead if someone came up to him by himself.Now Jia Lian sincerely wrote a letter to cry about how neglected he was in the mansion, how out of tune everyone in the mansion was, and also mentioned the past relationship between Jia Min and his mother, and how much he was. He admired his uncle, and finally said that if he could gain some knowledge with him, he would be willing to pay for it, and he would never cause trouble for his uncle.Lin Hai was naturally happy compared to his uncles who did not repent but still considered themselves gentlemen.Immediately, he wrote a reply letter, asking him to find a chance to escape on his own. When he gets here, he will be supported by his uncle, and if he needs any help, feel free to say so.

Wang Xifeng was also obedient, and after receiving Lin Hai's reply, she went to get close to Daiyu's sister and brother in a timely manner, and didn't care about managing the chaotic Rongguo Mansion at all.

On this day, there was another strong wind in the early morning, and the weather became even cooler.In the work hall, the girl Xiaosuo chattered some words that Aunt Ping was valued by the second wife, Wang Xifeng listened impatiently to this, threw away a lot of things at hand, and left a sentence, "I am tired, who cares about myself, scolding I got it, but it shows their kindness. Now anyway, everyone knows that I am lazy, and I am impatient to take care of it. Whoever likes this bad guy should be whoever he likes. "Let's go.Packed up a few good leather bags, took a small lock and drove to Lin's house.Before leaving, he dropped a sentence, "If someone is looking for me, just say that I went to Miss Lin's place.".

After hearing this, Ping'er was stunned for a long time, but at the end he could only smile wryly and continue to assign errands.Up to now, although she has a decent status, she is no longer the embarrassing status of master or servant, nor is she like Aunt Zhao and the others who have no right to be despised by others.But the second mistress no longer regarded her as a caring person, and the second master Lian didn't like to talk to her, so she didn't know whether it was good or bad to come to this point.

When Wang Xifeng arrived at Lin's house, Daiyu was preparing clothes for the banquet hosted by Zhao Shangshu's daughter.At this time, the popular clothes style in Beijing may also have been influenced by the concubine's relatives, which is a little less elegant than before, but a lot more dignified and luxurious.Although she is beautiful, she really does not match Daiyu's figure and temperament, so she has to work hard on details such as the neckline, cuffs, waist, and pendant angles.

Just as he was talking about the need for less inlays, less flowers and more grass patterns, Wang Xifeng's laughter came in. "I'm not an outsider. I can come eight times in three days. Who wants them to announce and greet me? There's no trouble. Sister Lin and Brother Lin are both here?"

Then Jinglian replied helplessly: "Even though Second Grandma Lian is not an outsider, she is the sister-in-law of the girl's uncle and sister-in-law. It is right for the girl to come out to welcome her. This is really rude."

"Hey, I don't pay attention to those things, that's what I said, don't let the young ladies and wives report. What's the fun in being greeted, it's better to really play for a while. Besides, I miss you guys If I let Sister Lin know that I am coming, I am afraid that she will hide it."

Daiyu also smiled when she heard this, and went out and said, "Hey, you really deserve to be the poor and shabby family that your ancestors said, and you really want a few dim sums. Zijuan, hurry up and bring some to your Second Mistress Lian." More than a dozen plates of snacks came up, so she couldn't eat and carried them away."

Wang Xifeng smiled even more cheerfully, "Yes, it doesn't matter whether it's sweet or salty, quickly serve dozens of plates of it, and I'll take it before I leave."

They took Daiyu's hand into the room, and Wang Xifeng asked, "Why isn't Brother Liu here?"

"It's at Mr.'s place. The second aunt came the day before yesterday, and sister-in-law Zhu also brought Lan'er along with her. I thought about things in the house and brother Liu didn't have any companions, so I left Lan'er behind. It's okay to study with Mr. Don't delay."

Wang Xifeng sneered, "It's not just about not delaying, I don't know how much better being here with you is than being in the mansion. I used to be strong, and never cared much about others, thinking that living a life depends on my own ability, and if I have ability, I will live a good life. It's all right, I thought that my sister-in-law and Lan'er were living like shadows because of my sister-in-law's incompetence. Now I understand, what's so incompetent, it's just a bad life and such a wolf-hearted mother-in-law And the father-in-law who wears human skin and doesn't do human affairs. So what can he do if he is capable, and he can't be much better than his sister-in-law. Now that Lan'er is good at studying and has good reputation, this is all Sister-in-law's ability. She also tried every means to get close to my sister and brother Liu. It's all her mother's heart, who cares?"

Daiyu sighed helplessly, this Sister Feng really did not hold back anyone who was close to her wholeheartedly.Are these things you can say to yourself?Daiyu didn't answer what she said before, but said: "Sister-in-law Zhu's heart for Lan'er is really touching. Brother Liu and I have a set of clothes, shoes and socks all year round, and handkerchiefs are also in boxes. As a gift, there are also fan pendants and purse fan covers, and the workmanship is extremely exquisite. In fact, why bother, they are all relatives, but it is just a matter of convenience. I don’t want to say it, I’m afraid that sister-in-law Zhu I thought I was born. I wrote a letter back to Yangzhou, and my mother said that the sister-in-law is a good child, but her life is a little bit hard, so she will continue with me, just wait for Lan'er to be more dedicated."

Wang Xifeng nodded again and again, "That should be the case. To my sister, this is a small matter, but to my sister-in-law and Lan'er, it is a life-saving matter. I don't know what the grandfather taught in the family school, but look at Baoyu and other roommates. The boys here also know that they will definitely not learn anything. It is a good time for Lan'er to go to school, and delaying it is a terrible thing."

As if thinking of something, he asked: "You said the second wife came the day before yesterday? Is there anything wrong?"

Daiyu knew that there was something wrong between Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang, so it was not surprising that she would ask.Thinking of the purpose of Mrs. Tianwang's visit, Daiyu was also angry, and said with a sneer, "I'm just wondering, even if Lian's second sister-in-law didn't come, I would like to ask her second sister-in-law in a few days. In a luxurious courtyard, why did the second aunt come to me to borrow some decorations? She said that she had seen a few ancient paintings and antiques in my room, which just matched the taste of several rooms, and wanted to borrow them for display. There are also the mutton fat jade cabbage on the ancient shelf, the jade bat with auspicious clouds and wings, and the jade gourd inlaid with jewels and engraved with diamond sutras. They are all said to be the craftsmanship of the jade carving masters of the previous dynasty. Put it right, even the frozen tripod jade incense burner has become a good thing."

Wang Xifeng gasped in anger, "My good aunt is really shameless. She even went to the old man's place early in the morning, but what kind of person is the old man? If you can't let her succeed, she scolded her After a pause, the old lady was almost alarmed. Later, she came to me again and said that she knew that there were a few rare things in my dowry. They were all used when the Wang family picked up the driver earlier. They were very rich and wanted to be displayed. Naturally, I was not happy, so I made a few words of sarcasm, and put away a few errands before it was over. Now it’s a good thing, and I even want to come to get something from my relative’s house!”

Daiyu said: "I will give it to her if she wants it! These things are my grandmother's great-grandmother's dowry, and even my mother's dowry. No matter how unfilial I am, I will not lend it to others for publicity." No, whoever my family says can argue.

"Naturally, our family will not fail to express the happy event of the empress. Those who have their own arrangements are arranged by their parents, and the mother also wrote to say that there are three big ships ready for money and things, and they will be able to arrive in Beijing immediately. There is really no need to take out the things in my room. .”

Wang Xifeng nodded in agreement: "Well done!"

Daiyu couldn't help but laughed again, "Good sister-in-law, those who don't know think you belong to our family."

"Don't keep talking about those bad things. Sister-in-law look at my clothes, don't wear them like a rich man, and make people laugh."

Several girls hurriedly spread it out and held it up for them to see.

Wang Xifeng joked: "It can be seen that I am a vulgar person. When my younger sister plays with the second younger sister and the third younger sister, she either reads books, composes poems, draws pictures and plays chess. When she is interested, she can even play a piece of piano. But I am here either because my parents are short-sighted or Profit and loss in business, or sewing and sewing, are so vulgar. When my aunt sees her, she will make me a little housekeeper from a good official lady. Oh, you have to take my skin off."

Everyone in the room couldn't help laughing.While rubbing her belly, Daiyu pointed at her and said, "If I really have your skills, Mom will have to thank you very much."

Yue Zhao couldn't help laughing, "That's right! Those who sing the wind and play the moon are elegant, but they can only sing the wind and play the moon. How will they live in the future? Can they live by eating books or drinking paintings?"

The little lock next to Wang Xifeng said: "That's not the case. Miss Lin talks elegantly with the second and third girls, and talks about common things with grandma, so both sides are taken care of."

Wang Xifeng twisted Xiaosuo's face, "You little girl can talk at a young age!" Then he took off a bracelet and threw it to her, "Your reward."

Xiaosuo accepted it cheerfully, and didn't take it seriously.Now Wang Xifeng has completely changed the way she used to be. In the past, she would grab everything in her hands and fill the holes in the mansion. Now her hands are loose, and she gave Pinger what was originally rewarded to other people around her. He is more popular than before, and his reputation is getting better.