The Red Mansions

Chapter 587 Xichun: It seems that even if you become a monk

Chapter 587 Xichun: It seems that even if you become a monk...

Ningguo Mansion

In the inner hall of the back house, Qin Keqing accompanied Jia's mother, Aunt Xue, Mrs. Wang, Feng Wan, Sanchun, Chai Dai, and Xiangyun to talk in the hall. The atmosphere was lively and lively, but the courtyard where Xichun was located was approaching noon in the spring day. It was so quiet.

Under the west window wing, Miaoyu and Xing Xiuyan sat opposite each other across a lacquered wooden chessboard, while Xichun sat on the grand teacher's chair behind the desk in the southwest corner of the study, rolled up his sleeves, picked up a paintbrush with his slender white arms, Ink painting.

Under the Xuan window, Miaoyu is wearing a moon-white (light blue) taoist robe, with a simple and elegant temperament. Three thousand blue silks are tied behind her shoulders with a blue cloth strip. Lightly placed on the black and white criss-cross chessboard, there was an imperceptible crisp collision sound.

Miaoyu's fingers are slender, white as jade, slightly pale.

Xing Xiuyan, who was sitting across from her, also held a white piece in her hand and placed it in a corner of the chessboard. The girl who was nearly twenty-eight years old wore a pale red beige, a blue skirt, her hair tied up in a slanted bun, and her bright forehead covered her face. Wearing air bangs.

One of the two was cold and quiet, and the other was calm and leisurely.

The spirit and rhyme are similar, like a crystal clear cold jade, suspended in the misty clouds and mist, only when the breeze comes and blows the clouds and mist, can you see the graceful and graceful appearance of the cold jade.

At this moment, the mother's voice came from outside the house: "Miss Si, Grandma called you and Miss Xiuyan to have lunch."

Seeing earnestness and concentration on Xichun Qingshuang's small face, she picked up the paintbrush in her hand and sketched smudges on the paper, only to see the lush and verdant mountains and rivers, pavilions, towers and pavilions vividly painted, and heard the call from outside, softly Said: "Entering the painting, go and tell the nanny, I will go over to have dinner later, so that the sister-in-law doesn't have to wait for me, they will eat first."

Enter the painting to answer, and then go.

Thinking about it, the nanny's voice came from outside again, saying: "Miss Si, the old lady of the West Mansion, the madam and a few other girls have all come here, saying that there is news about the uncle."

Because Xichun always likes to be quiet, and Miaoyu often comes over to talk, these nuns have Qin Keqing's orders, and they are not easy to rush in to disturb.

Hearing the word "Master", Xichun said "ah", the paintbrush in her hand suddenly dropped, and landed on the high-quality drawing paper produced in Huizhou. His face was full of surprises.

News from Brother Heng?

At the same time, there was a sound of "click" from under the Xuan window. Miaoyu's bare hands holding the chess pieces stayed in midair. Surprised and dazed.

Entering the painting, he quickly invited the nanny into the inner room, and the nanny narrated the story with a smile on her face: "Just now the old lady of the West Mansion said that Uncle Heng regained Kaifeng Mansion and Runing Mansion in Henan, and won a big victory."

As soon as these words came out, it was like the warm breeze in the late spring of March, blowing the curtains with the fragrance of flowers and plants, blowing into the room, and also into the small lonely city, making the two people who were playing chess very happy. Startled.

Surprised, happy.

Hearing this, Xichun's pretty face overflowed with joy, and asked, "When did this happen?"

The creases on the mother's face were all smiles, and said: "The old lady said, it was the second master who said it when he came back from the afternoon."

Xichun nodded abruptly, turned to look at Xing Xiuyan and Miaoyu, and said softly: "Sister Miaoyu, sister Xiuyan, since sister-in-law is here to call, why don't you come with me to have a look?"

Miao Yufang was overjoyed, when she heard Xichun's words, Qiu Shui's bright eyes froze, and she hesitated for a while.

Xing Xiuyan looked at Miaoyu, pinched the handkerchief on her chest, slightly parted her unpainted red lips, cherry blossoms bloomed, and said seriously: "The old lady and the second wife are here, it's nothing if you go, the battle will be decided , I don’t know how many Li people have been robbed and killed by soldiers, it would be good for you to recite the mantra of passing away a few times in the past.”

Both she and Sister Xichun could see Miaoyu's thoughts. For some reason, they were attached to the old man Heng who already had a family.

Thinking of that Uncle Heng...

But the girl couldn't help but think of the first meeting in the Rongguo Mansion, not the later watching in the Rongqing Hall. The eyes that were obviously slightly drunk, but as cold as a secluded stone and cold pool, made people unforgettable.

Miaoyu didn't refuse any more.

At this time, it's good to hear the news of that person.

The day before yesterday, the swan geese came to the east, and there were instructions to Xichun between the lines, but they didn't see a single word to her, maybe... they were fighting outside, so forget it.

Xichun looked at Miaoyu quietly, feeling a little amused.

Can't help but think of the meeting with Miaoyu in the past. She also likes her brother, and she can call the Buddha's name, and talk about the Buddha's Dharma, the six senses are not clean.

It seems that even if you become a monk, it is difficult to find relief.

But if she doesn't go home... what will happen to her in the future?

These secret thoughts flashed away in the girl's heart, and then the nanny urged Xichun and Miaoxiu to go to Qin Keqing's side.

Well, it seems like a trickle flowing into a river. Today's Ningguo Mansion is doomed to be disturbed by the sound of victory from the Central Plains.

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Beijing Palace

It was afternoon, and the flower hall in the backyard was separated by eight glazed frames, screens carved with patterns of hibiscus, ladies, and pine cranes. Curly, soothing and reassuring, warm and pleasant.

On the grand teacher's chair under the painting in the middle hall, it is not Zhenxue, the princess of Beijing, but a woman in silk dress, about 50 years old. The nasolabial folds on the nose are more severe.

And on the pear flower wood chair at the bottom, sat a beautiful woman with a water-green plum and white double-breasted skirt, a plain horse-face skirt, a pile of clouds and a green bun, and a beautiful woman with floating emerald greens. head.

Concubine Bei Jing stared at Zhen Xue, her face pale and without a trace of a smile, she said: "There is a Guanyin Temple in the east of the city, where the Guanyin of sending children is very effective, the weather is warmer, you don't want to stay at home all the time, Go to the temple to offer incense, don't stay at home and never go out."

Zhen Xue has stayed in the mansion since King Bei Jing went to Bian Town to check Bian'er.

In other words, Zhen Xue is not like her sister, Princess Chu, Zhen Qing. This young woman was originally a "house girl". There is not much communication between the other Mrs. Gao Ming.

Well, in the words of later generations, I have lived a retirement life in advance, and I have avoided detours for decades.

In the nunnery in the backyard, Princess Beijing, who was eating fast and chanting Buddha, called Zhen Xue in the back garden after lunch today.

Zhen Xueyu's face was pale, she pressed her cherry lips tightly, and said in a soft voice: "Mother-in-law, daughter-in-law knows."

"You and Rong'er have never had a boy like this. Our old Shui family has a single lineage. If you go on like this... Hey, if you really can't give birth, I won't make it difficult for you. You can't give birth by yourself, hindering other people's lives. What will it look like?" Concubine Beijing also moved a little emotionally when she said this, "The ancestor of our Shui family was the hereditary king of the Han Dynasty. Next, you can also invite Mrs. Feng, the intention is to extend the descendants, the vast clan, how is it now, such a big palace is only you in the backyard, it is not good to say it."

As Concubine Bei Jing spoke, she felt a wave of irritability in her heart, which was hard to restrain.

For such an unworthy daughter-in-law, what crime did her Shui family do? After several years of marriage, she couldn't even give birth to a boy, and Rong'er also doted on her alone, and she was not close to other women.

Hearing Concubine Bei Jing's words in front of the nuns in the hall, Zhen Xue felt a sense of humiliation in her heart, her bright and beautiful face became pale as paper, her white teeth bit her lower lip, which had no trace of blood, and she felt Every word of the old concubine's words was like a knife, piercing her heart. At some point, her nose turned sore, her eye circles were reddish, and she choked up and said, "Mother-in-law, daughter-in-law knows."

Speaking of which, Concubine Bei Jing mentioned Zhen Xue more than once.

Concubine Bei Jing frowned, her face was expressionless, and she said: "Look at you, the old man just said a few words to make you think more about the Shui family, you just wiped your tears like this, Rong'er went to the north to check the side , you are crying and crying, who are you showing it to?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhen Xue was like being killed by lightning, her delicate body trembled slightly, she felt her heart pricked, and tremblingly said: "Mother-in-law, I didn't... I also persuaded the prince several times, and the prince promised to be good every time. , but it didn’t take long to forget all about it.”

What can she do?

Since she came here, except for the newlyweds, the prince has not touched her once in the past few years. She has a daughter under her knees. God has seen her so pitiful.

"Are you persuading him? I see that he is fascinated by you right now." When Dowager Bei Jing heard this, she felt angry and put the teacup in her hand heavily, her eyes were sharp.

Shui Xin was hugged by the foster mother, holding a bamboo dragonfly in her hand, looking at her grandmother and mother, her pink face was full of grievances.

With the sound of "click" from the tea cup, the little Lolita immediately cried "Wow" in fright.

Concubine Bei Jing snorted softly, and gave Shui Xin a cold look, her face was expressionless, but her eyes were extremely sharp. (played by Pan Hong)

Shui Xin cried suddenly, and immediately suppressed the crying, but tears flowed silently, and her pink face turned red.

Seeing this, Zhen Xue was heartbroken, her lips pursed, and tears streamed down her face.

Why is her life so hard...

Concubine Bei Jing withdrew her gaze, and said lightly: "You two are wronged, but the old man is not wronged? I fast in the nunnery every day, eat fast and chant Buddha. It has been two years, and the wooden fish has been knocked to pieces. There is not even a movement on your side. Why? How many imperial physicians have you hired, how many medicines have you taken, and how much have you taken? You insist on making our Shui family have no successors?"

When Zhen Xue heard the words, she closed her bright eyes slightly, the pear blossoms were raining, and she tightly clutched her handkerchief, listening to the words and swords of Concubine Bei Jing, she felt her heart was twisted like a knife, and her heart ached.

While mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were fighting, a nun cautiously entered the room from outside the hall and whispered, "Wangfei, Taifei, Princess Chu is here."

Concubine Bei Jing's face faded slightly, and she said in a low voice: "Your sister is here, you go and treat her well, and ask her for advice, how to give birth to a boy, all come from the same family, and I haven't seen Chu There is not a single boy in the palace."

There is also a male under King Chu's knee, and this is also Zhen Qing's reliance.

With that said, Concubine Bei Jing took the crutches beside her and, accompanied by several nuns, left the inner hall of the back house.

With the departure, the stagnant atmosphere suddenly dissipated.

Only a pair of children, mother and daughter, a female officer and a nun were left with unbearable faces.

"Mom." Little Lolita Shui Xin, with teary eyes, trotted all the way to Zhen Xue, and threw herself into her arms. Little Lolita began to cry aggrievedly.

"Xin Xin." Zhen Xue hugged Shui Xin, the tears could no longer be stopped, and she sobbed softly.

"Princess, where is Princess Chu..."

Seeing Princess Beijing weeping sadly, Lianxiang, the close female officer, said in a low voice.

"Let someone lead you to the hall." Zhen Xue pressed her heart, sniffled her nose, wiped her tears, and said, "I'll be there in a while."

However, not long after, a familiar clear voice was heard from outside the hall.

"Is my sister in the room?" Zhen Qing called out softly, surrounded by a group of nuns and maidservants, she entered the flower hall.

It was also because the two sisters visited frequently these past few days. As the sister-in-law, Zhen Qing didn't pay too much attention to their contacts.

Zhen Xue quickly picked up the handkerchief and wiped away her tears, then whispered to the nanny, "Bring Xin'er to the inner room."

After a while, Zhen Qing entered the hall, Zhen Xue greeted Zhen Qing, forced a smile and said, "Sister, why are you here?"

Zhen Qing was stunned, and said softly: "Isn't this here to see you, what's the matter?"

But seeing the tear stains on Zhen Xue's face and the red and swollen eye circles, he knew something different.

"Auntie." At this moment, Shui Xin ran over from the side, and little Lolita had tears in her eyes, which had already explained everything.

Zhen Qing frowned, her face was as clear as frost, and said coldly: "How can this be?"

She still knew about her younger sister's situation in the Prince's Palace of Beijing, but because she couldn't give birth to a boy, she was scolded by Concubine Beijing every ten days and a half months.

"Sister, I'm fine." Zhen Xue said quickly and softly.

Zhen Qing frowned, and said: "Can I blame you for this?"

"Sister, let's not talk about this, why are you free?" Zhen Xue quickly changed the topic, took Zhen Qing's hand, and said softly.

Zhen Qing sighed, and said: "Then let's not talk about these annoying things, let's go to your room and talk about it."

If she didn't want to win over the Beijing Palace for the prince, she would have to find the theory of the old concubine for her sister.

As Zhen Qing said, she took Shui Xin's little hand and followed Zhen Xue to the house where she lived. The two sisters entered the wing room and sat down on the kang near the window.

Zhen Qing said softly: "It's not that I heard that after the court meeting, Jia Ziyu led the troops to calm down the situation in Henan, so he wanted to come and talk to you. This is also the latest news in Beijing, and the discussions outside are in full swing."

When Zhen Xue heard the words, the pear-blossoming Yurong was slightly surprised, and there was a bit of curiosity in her soft voice, she asked, "Sister, what do you say?"

In the past few days, Zhen Xue was at home, even though she didn't want to admit it, but in fact, the news about the court situation outside that Zhen Qing brought had become a little adjustment in the boring life of this young woman.

"The Kaifeng Mansion and the Runing Mansion have been recovered. How long has it been? This Jia Ziyu is really amazing." Zhen Qing said, there was something inexplicable on her beautiful face.

Zhen Xueming's eyes were shining brightly, and she said softly: "The chaos in Henan is settled, that's a great event for the court. That day, the king of Wei held a grand ceremony, and the palace seemed to be in a hurry to give something."

Thinking of that day, Zhen Xuexin Lake couldn't help reappearing that scene again, the young man strode out from the hall along the red carpet surrounded by Jin Yiwei, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knelt on both sides of the Hanyuan Hall, really...

Zhen Xue quickly suppressed the chaotic thoughts in her heart and collected herself.

Zhen Qing chuckled and said, "Wait a minute, let's go to the Ningguo Mansion to have a look and talk to the Qin family for a while."

"At this time? Is it appropriate for us to go?" Zhen Xue hesitated for a while and said softly.

In fact, some people go out to relax, and feel depressed at home and can't breathe.

"Why is it inappropriate? The Zhenjia family are old relatives. Yuanchun has been at home these two days, and we also went to find her to catch up on the old days. Besides, we went there a few days ago." Zhen Qing said softly: "It happened to be going out too. Relax."

Little Luoli Shui Xin also said in a waxy voice: "Mom, let's go to Jia's house and play with Aunt Yun."

"Look, Xin'er said to go around and relax, and she scared the child, so she cried anyway." Zhen Qing took little Lolita's arm and pinched her pink face.

She liked to read medical books since she was a child, and knew very well that the inability to give birth to a child could not be entirely blamed on women, and what kind of temperament was Shui Rong, and she also heard some rumors from the prince that she was raising children outside.

And that old concubine of Beijing Jing insisted on putting the shit bowl on her younger sister's head, it was really unreasonable.

However, she was hesitant at first, but now she has made up her mind.

It would be even better if the younger sister is pregnant with Jia Ziyu's child, so that she can control him more.

Zhen Xue thought for a while, then said softly: "Then sister, I'll clean up my face again."

The makeup on his face is all crying now.

Zhen Qing laughed and said: "My younger sister is naturally beautiful, so she doesn't need to clean up. Besides, she just went to see Mrs. Qin, not to see Mr. Heng. If she wants to clean up, she can just do it casually."

Zhen Xue: "..."

Fang's heart skipped a beat, and she said angrily, "Sister, you...what are you talking about?"

The young woman was in a hurry, her voice was melodious and melodious, with a hint of girlish charm, and of course she was only in front of her own sister.

Zhen Xue said softly, turned around and came to the dressing table, picked up the rouge compact, faced the bronze mirror, and touched up makeup on her cheeks. After a while, a gentle, quiet and charming face was reflected in the mirror.

"The two of us sisters are just talking and joking. I think you'll be ashamed." Zhen Qing said with a light smile, moving the crispy ball that was as round as a millstone, she came behind Zhen Xue, and said softly: "Speak, Zhen It is not uncommon for the Jia family to marry in the past, but now that Lan'er has settled down with her, and she will marry in two years, the fourth younger sister is a suitable age, but unfortunately, she already has a regular wife."

Zhen's family is beautiful, Qingxue is Lanxi, Qingxue is the daughter of Zhen Yingjia, and Lanxi is the son of brother Zhen Yingjia.

While splashing gouache on her face, Zhen Xue frowned and said: "Our family is a famous family, so we can't tell him that I will be a concubine for the Jia family. I heard from the prince that there is not a man who was born in the Rong Mansion." Yu’s, quite miraculous, has the same name as our little brother Bao, maybe the fourth sister will allow him.”

"I've inquired that the Second Master Bao in the Rongguo Mansion is just an embroidered pillow, mixed in the pile of makeup all day long, but he is similar to our third younger brother in temperament, and even his appearance is six or seven points similar to me. Speaking of which, we Baoyu of the family, now he will not be able to achieve military success, and his father is also worried, but why does the old lady still spoil him." Zhen Qing said softly.

Speaking of her third younger brother, Zhen Qing hated that iron could not be made into steel. If she could be like Jia Ziyu, well, this is incomparable. Jia Ziyu is a talent in Zhuguo, but even if he knows how to study and make progress.

Zhen Xue sighed: "Who made father only have such a son, to pass on the incense, the ancestors of the family doted on themselves a little bit."

Mentioning the word incense, Zhen Xue sighed again from the bottom of her heart.

She gave birth to a daughter and didn't even have a son. What about the incense of the Shui family?

Zhen Qing sighed: "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, the few cousins ​​they took care of are really outstanding."

The head of the Zhen family is Zhen Yingjia, but there are four brothers, some are in business, and some are mid-level generals in Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps. This is also the main support for the Zhen family to support the King of Chu.

Zhen Xue didn't answer, she put on her makeup again, and said softly, "Sister, let's go."

Zhen Qing looked at her younger sister who was better than Huajiao, and said with a smile: "My younger sister's color is getting better and better, I think it's not much worse than that of the Qin family."

Zhen Xue's cheeks were stained crimson, she blushed slightly, and said angrily: "My sister is talking nonsense again."

If she is good looking, she is good looking. Why do you have to compare with the Qin family?

However, that Qin family is indeed a rare beauty.

Then, the two sisters took Shui Xin with them in a carriage and headed for Ningguo Mansion.

At this moment, in Ningguo Mansion, Qin Keqing had already had lunch with Mother Jia, Mrs. Wang and others. At the suggestion of Sister Feng, everyone went to Tianxiang Building to enjoy the spring scenery and sat down on the second floor to talk.

Jia Mu smiled and said, "King, I think Brother Heng will send you a letter from home in two days."

Qin Keqing said softly: "Listen to what the old lady said just now, my husband will stay in Henan for a while, it's still important for business, and the family letters can't be sent too often, I'm afraid people will gossip."

"What gossip can you say?" Mother Jia said with a smile on her face, "He is being used heavily in the palace now, and he has been given the official title of civil servant."

Qin Keqing nodded.

At this moment, a nanny came up from the Tianxiang Tower and said, "Old lady, Grandma Heng, Princess Chu and Princess Beijing have come to visit Grandma."

Everyone was stunned when they heard the words.

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Old lady, didn't the two concubines come here just once?"

Sister Feng smiled and said, "Auntie, the first one was Brother Heng who wiped out three thousand enemies at Sishui Pass. The palace rewarded them with jewelry. The two concubines came to congratulate them."

Well, the jewelry that was rewarded that day, she also got a crested hairpin, which is exquisitely crafted and rare, especially the gold wings overflowing, it is worthy of being a thing in the tribute palace.

It's a pity that it might look better if it is paired with the clothes of Mrs. Gaoming.

The day before yesterday, she saw Keqing's imperial clothes hanging in the closet. They were really first-class imperial clothes, with gold and silver threads, hibiscus patterns, and emerald jade crowns. She was really envious of others.

I don't know how decent and honor it is to wear it.

Mother Jia smiled unabated, and said softly: "It turned out to be an old relative. I think this is because I heard a letter from outside. Come here to congratulate and relatives, so you can't push them away."

Yuan Chun got up and said softly, "Madam, I'll go to meet you."

Jia Mu nodded and said with a smile, "Go, girl."

Accompanied by Baoqin, Yuanchun headed towards the front hall, and after a short while, two sisters, Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue, came from the outside.

"How is the old lady, how is sister Qin?" As soon as Zhen Qing entered the Tianxiang Tower, she smiled and looked at Jia's mother, who was surrounded by a crowd of golden hairpins, and stepped forward to bless her.

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Okay, okay."

Zhen Xue also came to see the ceremony, and all the golden hairpins also stood up to greet her.

At this time, Shui Xin looked at Xiangyun and Daiyu who were in pink jackets, and said in a waxy voice, "Aunt Yun, Aunt Lin, Third Aunt..."

Teach and guide the mother to bring Shui Xin over.

Seeing Shui Xin, Xiang Yun saw a smile on Pingguo Yuan's face, pulled Xiao Luoli's arm, and said softly, "Xin'er is here."

Daiyu also took Shui Xin's other arm, her starry eyes were bright, she smiled lightly, "Xin'er hasn't come for a few days."

Tanchun also approached, pinched the little Lolita's pink cheeks, surprised, but looked at the red eye circles of the little Lolita, but it was not easy to ask.

Everyone also likes this little girl who is carved with jade and looks like a porcelain doll.

(End of this chapter)