Chapter 506: Welcoming Spring in the Red Mansion (8)
Chapter 506: Welcoming Spring in the Red Mansion (8)
As soon as she heard that she was the second wife, Xing lost interest.
She knew her own affairs and had never taken advantage of her second brother's wife before.
Thinking that she had called me over, it probably wasn't good news.
His expression immediately paled. "Oh? What could have happened to her?"
"Replying to the First Madam, our Second Madam said so.
Our concubine came to the capital from Nanjing, saying that she wanted to stay in Rongguo Mansion for a while.
The person should be arriving tomorrow, please ask the first wife to go with you to meet him."
Xing was about to agree, but Shuangshuang, who had been sitting obediently next to her, coughed and immediately stopped talking.
He glanced at Shuangshuang and saw her reaching for the teacup. He immediately said, "This is your second house's business. We, the first house, will not get involved."
Wang Fugui's smile froze for a moment, and it took a while for him to recover.
"This... Madam, we are all family after all. It's okay for our concubine to come over and greet her. What do you think?"
Although it is said that one should not hit a smiling person, but when thinking of this family, Xing immediately came to his senses.
He shook his hands quickly, "No, no! We've already separated, so we can't be called a family anymore.
As a relative of the first wife, there is no need for me to greet your second wife's relatives."
He paused, perhaps feeling that what he said was not significant enough, and continued.
"Besides, they are just a merchant family. What qualifications do they have for me, the wife of a great general, to greet them?"
These words really humiliated Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang.
Of course, Mrs. Xing didn't know this. She looked at Wang Fugui's family with a serious expression.
They both held up their teacups and covered their slightly raised lips.
Wang Fugui's family could no longer maintain that smiling face.
He glanced at Shuangshuang, who seemed to be saying nothing, smiled awkwardly and stood up to say goodbye.
Mrs. Xing held her chin high, and she finally managed to suppress the second wife for once.
The next day, hearing that Rongguo Mansion was very lively, Mrs. Wang went to the second gate in person to greet Aunt Xue.
Even Jia Zheng took time out to entertain Xue Pan at his home.
Aunt Xue brought her two children to pay their respects to the old lady, who greeted them with a smile on her face.
When Mrs. Wang said that Aunt Xue had nowhere to go and wanted to stay at the Rongguo Mansion, the old lady's face froze.
Although it was only for a moment, it was noticed by the mandarin duck.
In the end, they had no choice but to follow Mrs. Wang's wishes and let the Xue family live in Lixiangyuan.
After settling down, Xue Baochai came to the main house to meet her cousin Wang Xifeng.
The first thing to do is naturally to go to the upper room and pay respects to Mrs. Xing.
She has a face as white as a silver plate, dignified and elegant, and smiles before speaking, which really makes her very popular.
Even Mrs. Xing, who was wearing picky glasses, couldn't help but show a look of satisfaction.
Shuangshuang didn't comment and greeted her with a smiling face.
When she went to Wang Xifeng's place, Mrs. Xing was still sighing, "She really has it all figured out."
On this day, the plum blossoms in the Ningguo Mansion in the east were in full bloom. Jia Zhen's wife, Youshi, came to the mansion in person and invited Jia Mu and several ladies to come and enjoy the flowers and drink.
To show his sincerity, he also came to the main house and invited Mrs. Xing and Wang Xifeng to come.
Wang Xifeng was determined not to travel far because she was focused on keeping her pregnancy safe, so she politely declined the game's good intentions.
This was the first time Mrs. Xing had received an invitation since she became the head of the household, so she was eager to try.
Shuangshuang didn't want to go at first, but then she remembered the story in the book about Baoyu's journey to the illusory world of Taixu.
She was very curious about the illusory world of Taixu. What kind of fairyland was it that attracted so many infatuated men and women to come down to earth to experience trials and tribulations?
So he readily agreed and went with Mrs. Xing.
The Zhongguo Mansion is even more luxurious than the Rongguo Mansion, with the same extravagance and the same rockery and flowing water.
The only difference is that there is a plum blossom forest compared to the Rongguo Mansion.
At this time, several square tables were placed under the plum trees, and various snacks and teas were placed on the tables.
There was a bright red stove under the table, so even the old lady didn't feel cold sitting here.
Plum blossoms fall from time to time, which creates a unique artistic conception.
Qin Keqing came over with a pot of hot wine and filled each person's cup, starting with Jia Mu. She smiled and said to Jia Mu.
"Grandfather, this is the wine we all made last year by picking plum blossoms and using the first snow.
It had been buried under this plum tree and was only dug out this morning.
Try it, does it really have the fragrance of plum blossoms?"
Everyone naturally cheered and raised their glasses.
After tasting it, everyone said it had the fresh fragrance of plum blossoms and the coolness of snow water.
Baoyu, Tanchun, Xichun, Baochai, and Shi Xiangyun, who was taken in by Lady Jia to stay for a while, put down their wine glasses after tasting the food and all clamored to pick flowers and make wine.
Grandmother Jia stopped them with a smile, "What a bunch of monkeys! The flowers are growing well on the trees, but you insisted on picking them early."
Qin Keqing was also very sensible and spoke up in time, "Uncle Bao and the aunts, don't worry. After our ancestor has enjoyed the flowers to his heart's content today, your niece-in-law will personally find someone to pick them and send them to the aunts tomorrow.
I will definitely let you experience the joy of brewing your own wine.”
Everyone laughed and joked for a while. Baoyu got up too early and felt a little sleepy. Qin Keqing spoke again with a smile.
"Grandfather, we have a specially cleaned house in our plum garden. Let Uncle Bao go there and rest for a while."
Baoyu came to the upper room and saw a painting of burning quinoa with a couplet next to it, which read: "To understand the affairs of the world is learning, to understand human nature is writing."
Baoyu was not a studious person, so he was unwilling to go in. Qin Keqing had no choice but to take him into her room.
Baoyu had just fallen asleep when he felt in a trance that Qin Keqing had not left, but was leading the way in front.
One after the other, they came to a paradise with carved jade railings, red railings and white stones, clusters of flowers, green trees and clear streams.
When Baoyu was clamoring to rest, Shuangshuang sat at the table and dozed off as if she was drunk.
Just when Baoyu was being led into the so-called illusory world of Taixu, he took advantage of the fact that the door to the illusory world was still open and slipped in.
Shuangshuang is different from Baoyu, who only sees the surface and thinks it is beautiful.
What she saw were the thousand-year-old spiritual fruits weighing down the branches, and the ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plants scattered everywhere on the ground.
I couldn't help but wonder in my heart, could this be a secret place in some cultivation world?
No matter what, since we have entered this treasure mountain, there is no reason to return empty-handed.
She followed Baoyu all the way to the place where Fairy Jinghuan was.
They both used the Eye of Heaven and Earth in the world of cultivation, but they couldn't figure out who this Fairy Jinghuan was.
I couldn't help but wonder, no matter whether they are human cultivators, demon cultivators, or devil cultivators, they should all have a past, but why does this Fairy Jinghuan have no origin?
If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. Anyway, you don't have the intention of competing with her.
Until the moment Baoyu was sent out of the illusion by Fairy Jinghuan.
met free