Chapter 289: pick up girls
Sima Xuan replaced Jia Lian with 20,000 taels of silver, went to various places to make amends, rescued the victims, and then let the local officials try the case again. After this, Jia Lian will also be outside for the Chinese New Year.
Yingchun left Wang Xifeng to live in the palace, and the Rong palace sent people several times, but she was not received.
On this day, while Fengjie was raising the baby, she talked to Yingchun about the mansion, saying that Xue Baoqin, Li Qi, Li Wen, and Xing Xiuyan came to the Rong mansion last month, and the old lady kept them in the garden, so the cost was huge. .
Sister Feng said that it was Xing Xiuyan's sexual behavior, saying that she was not like Mrs. Xing and his parents, but she was a very kind and caring person. In recent months, Yingchun has either helped Sima Xuan with the Household Affairs Office's accounts, or has been lovingly lingering with his teenage husband and wife, or has helped Daiyu's marriage, but he has forgotten all of these things.
Ling Fei herself admires Xing Xiuyan very much, and feels that she is "in the ice and snow", and her character and way of life are extremely high.
At that time, four girls, Xue Baoqin, Li Wen, Li Qi, and Xing Xiuyan entered the Rong Mansion together. Xing Xiuyan's family was the poorest and seemed the most ordinary. Even when Baoyu excitedly talked about the girl Zhong Lingyuxiu, she ignored her.
Because Mrs. Xing was shameless in the Rong Mansion, and her family was too poor to survive before going to Beijing, so she was looked down upon from the beginning, and it was Mother Jia who took the lead.
Mother Jia loved other girls very much, and gave them enthusiasm and honor, but when she mentioned her, she only said to Mrs. Xing: "Your niece doesn't have to go home, stay in the garden for a few days, and then go for a walk. go."
This is based on retreat, and it makes clear that she doesn't want to stay with her for a long time, which is to drive away guests: on the one hand, her parents don't want to stay in the Rong Mansion, so they say "your niece doesn't have to go home", which means that you Brother and sister-in-law hurry home; on the other hand, even Xing Xiuyan only "stays for a few days, and then goes for a walk", unlike Xue Baochai, who lives all the time.
This character sticks to her heart when facing the wealth of others, never greedy for demands, and never opens her mouth to others; she can endure a somewhat hypocritical person like Miaoyu, ignoring her shortcomings, and only learns from Miaoyu Poetry's virtues.
In the Grand View Garden, she saw the normal life of wealthy girls from time to time. Her soul was strong—not to be psychologically unbalanced, only to learn from their strengths, and never to feel sorry for herself and hate the world. She does not become mean and sharp because of poverty, and gets along well with Daiyu, Baochai, Sanchun, and Xiangyun, and even Baoyu, who originally disliked her, has changed her mind.
The pain of the original family that many women in modern times complained about, it seems that as long as all their incompetence and regret are detained by the original family, the bad self is innocent, but Xing Xiuyan did not do that either.
There are so many girls in Grand View Garden, Xing Xiuyan's family situation is the worst. She is poor and has a bad reputation from her parents. woman. She has never complained about the family, she will not find someone to cry, and seeks to solve the problem by herself within the ability of the daughter of the boudoir.
Anyway, in Ling Fei's eyes, besides Daiyu, Xing Xiuyan was her favorite among the daughters of Honglou, followed by Tanchun and Xichun.
Yingchun looked at Sister Feng and said with a smile, "I wonder what kind of girl she is. Since you say she is very good, and living in that mansion is still disgusting, why don't I take her to live with you, there are many Take care. I know that the old lady and the wife are tired of her, and the eldest lady's niece is also my cousin. Although the eldest lady is not very good to me, it is not necessarily bad. She was also a lover of cute children. Man, you don't want her to go in your eyes and your heart, and you go to please your aunt. When your aunt has a mother, I won't be seen by the Rongfu, and I won't support her when I become a princess. Even worse, how can her niece have a better life?"
Sister Feng was angry, and she knew that her life or death was entirely up to Yingchun, so she did not refute this.
Yingchun thought for a while, and said, "Bring Xichun over as well. Tanchun has your aunt's ethics under pressure, and she manages the house, so I'm afraid she won't be able to come."
Yingchun sent a carriage from the palace to pick up Xing Xiuyan and Xichun, and the daughters in the Grand View Garden exploded. Mrs. Xing didn't treat Xing Xiuyan very well, but she was her own niece after all. She was still happy that the niece was treated by the princess, and she tried her best to facilitate this.
Xichun was a girl from the Ning Mansion. Although she was cold, she wanted to welcome the spring, so she also wanted to go. Jia Mu was worried about whether the palace would be any good, so she didn't stop her.
Their carriage arrived outside the palace and entered through the door of ceremonies. Si Qi took the maid and the old lady to meet them at the second door, and led them and her personal maid to Yuhua Hall to meet Yingchun.
Yingchun had just taken a lunch break, got up and dressed up, wearing a brocade robe, jeweled treasures, only a pair of gold and jade bracelets, beads on the neck, gold phoenix hairpins and pearl flowers on the head, leaning on the kang Wait.
When he saw the two girls entering the room, he smiled and said, "Finally here!"
Xing Xiuyan and Xichun met at the court in accordance with the state ceremony, Yingchun asked Xiuju to help him sit down, and asked the maid to move the stove closer to them.
Yingchun said: "I was busy earlier, and I haven't seen my fourth sister for a long time. I picked you up this time, and I want you to live in the palace for a long time. I don't know how my sister came up with ideas?"
Xichun said, "I'm just afraid of disturbing the princess."
Yingchun leaned on the kang and said, "My little sister, what bothers you? Sister-in-law Feng has a baby in her belly. Brother Lian entrusted her to me when she left the capital. If she doesn't give birth to a baby, I don't think I will come back. The Rong Mansion is so busy. You can stay with Sister-in-Law Feng in the palace. If the old lady wants to ask, I can also pick up the old lady, unless she goes to the imperial court to sue me. I'm afraid. Anyway, I'm not very disciplined, and it's not that the emperor doesn't know my temperament, and he won't care if no one complains to the emperor."
Xichun smiled and said, "Since the princess said so, what else can I say, I can only disturb the palace."
What Xichun was most afraid of was going back to Ning Mansion, and would rather die than go to that filthy place. Outsiders say that there are no rules in Prince Yu's mansion, but everything in this mansion is orderly, and there are no messy people who come in from the second gate. Everyone has their own work to do.
Yingchun looked at Xing Xiuyan again and said with a smile, "I heard from Sister-in-law Feng that Biaomei Xing is very talented, so she hastily picked you up to live in the mansion. You can live in peace, at this age, it should take a year or two to pass. Speaking of marriage. Let me see if there is a suitable family. I dare not say that it is better to marry into a wealthy family than a eldest wife. "
Xing Xiuyan also blushed, not knowing how to answer this. Yingchun added: "Sister Xichun too, Brother Zhen and the others can't control you, the eldest wife has no way, the wife does not have the heart, the old lady just wants you to be by your side as a kitten and a puppy, and doesn't care about your future. If you don't want to get married, you can become a female Taoist priest in the palace."
Hearing this, Xichun couldn't help but her eyes were wet. She stayed in the Grand View Garden. Although the scenery was beautiful, she also felt pessimistic and pessimistic about the future. Only then did she have a reliable backer.
Sister Feng was sitting on the side. At this time, she was holding the handle in Yingchun's hands. Her temper was not so lively, and she always felt guilty. At this time, she never mentioned her things, and she felt a little grateful.
Yingchun asked the little maids to bring things in. They gave Xing Xiuyan and Xichun two inner and outer winter coats, as well as a fur coat and cape each.
Yingchun said, "These winter clothes were given to me in the palace last year or the year before, and I can't wear them by myself. I haven't worn them yet. My sister should wear them."
Xing Xiuyan and Xichun had already moved in. At this time, Yingchun was being treated so well that they pushed the leave, and if they didn't push it, it wouldn't be. It was Sister Feng who rounded things up and said, "The concubine's concubine's good intentions, the sisters will keep it. The left and right have already moved in, and the days of getting along are still long. In short, it is difficult to repay the kindness of the concubine in this life."
The two of them thanked their collars, and Xiuju gave them a bag of silver taels each, saying, "The rules of our palace are different from those of the Rong Palace. There is a small kitchen in the palace of the princess, but not elsewhere. You go to the kitchen to eat. , you still have to pay."
Xichun said: "This is no different. In the Grand View Garden, if you want to arrange some personal banquets, why don't you need to pay the kitchen staff?"
This is true. Living in the Rong Mansion is not something you can ask for in the kitchen. Children's banquets always cost money. Yingchun couldn't get used to those minions. It was obviously some materials purchased by the mansion, so why did they need money.
Xiuju smiled and said, "It's not the same. The servants of the palace are paid more monthly, and the meals are also paid monthly. If the people in the kitchen can't do this business well, the palace will withdraw them. This year, the kitchen will be withdrawn. The contractor is different from last year. This is the outside cook and the cook, as long as he can make money, he is better than the servants in the house. If the shop is bullying the master, the palace will never tolerate it."
The two girls and the maids next to them lived with Sister Feng in the west courtyard of the palace. One west courtyard was big enough, and there were more than a dozen rooms, enough for the master and the servants.
In the evening, when Sima Xuan came back to the palace, his daughter-in-law accompanies him to dinner. He heard that Yingchun had picked up two more girls to live in the palace, and he couldn't help but stunned.
Sima Xuan said, "My good lady, what are you doing? This is a pregnant woman living here. Others thought that the concubine in the house was pregnant. Two big girls came in and lived there. Everyone didn't want me to have a concubine. ?"
Yingchun said: "It's not a big deal! I know you're good, it doesn't matter how others see you! The two sisters are also good, so I'm afraid I'll make a mistake in the Rong Mansion. I don't think you recognize it. Get to know some promising bachelors, let me meet and marry my sisters, unless she doesn't want to marry, it's okay to keep them, I always teach them to learn a skill."
Yingchun wanted to come, Xichun said that she didn't want to get married and would eventually compromise. If she doesn't want to get married, Yingchun will tell her that the premise is that she can support herself.
In fact, in this era, the "wife" is also a job. The noble lady goes to different homes (units) to obtain the occupation of the mistress, and has a place in the second half of her life. No one is obliged to support others for a lifetime. If you don't want to be a "wife", then do something else, and she won't stop it. She never forced no CP, nor did she force others to marry, it was all voluntary.
Sima Xuan sighed and said, "You have to take care of them, our time will be taken up again."
"What time?"
"What do you say?"
Yingchun let out a laugh and said, "You should be more restrained."
"I've been restrained at the most vigorous age, and still won't compensate me?"
The two talked some dirty words, and after eating and washing, they went to the room to love each other.