The Red Mansions

Chapter 1011 Yingchun: Will she still marry in this life?

Chapter 1011 Yingchun: Will she still marry in this life?

Zilingzhou, Zhuijin Building

Yingchun's cheeks were pink, and she stood up on her arms. Under the light white coat embroidered with winter jasmine flowers, a small lotus appeared in a flash.

"Girl, are you awake?" the little maid, Xiuju, noticed the movement on the embroidered couch, approached, and asked Yingchun softly.

Yingchun took a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead, took herbal tea, "gudong", "gudong" drank a few sips, her peach-cheeked cheeks were flushed, and she took a handful of Xiangfei Fanning the wind, he said softly: "It's quite hot today, how about playing chess?"

Xiuju chuckled and said: "Girl, Sister Siqi went to entertain Uncle Heng."

Yingchun suddenly heard Jia Heng's name, because she had dreamed about it in a dream just now, her heart couldn't help jumping wildly, her delicate body trembled slightly, her pink cheeks were as red as blood, she quickly dispelled some embarrassing scenes in the dream, and asked : "Brother Heng, why is he here?"

"Brother Heng said he came to talk to the girl, and he came with Miss Biao." Xiuju said softly, her eyes rolled, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"Looking for me?" Yingchun thought for a while, put a pair of white feet into embroidered shoes, and whispered to herself: "It's a rare visitor."

Brother Heng has always been the busiest, she only sees her a few times a year, and usually rarely sees each other in the mansion, so why do you come here and find her?

At this time, a nanny smiled and said: "Second girl, the eldest grandma is in the cousin's room. If the girl wakes up, you might as well go and see her."

Yingchun was stunned for a moment, not daring to be negligent, and quickly responded: "Wait a while, I'll go over."

In the hall of Zhuijin Building, Jia Heng took a hairpin from Xing Xiuyan, found a handkerchief to wrap it in, and put it in his bosom as a treasure.

And Xing Xiuyan also held the jade pendant presented by Jia Heng. When holding it in her small hands, her hands were warm and moist, and she also took a handkerchief, hiding it on her heart.

After doing this, Xiafei's cheeks are already drooping.

Mrs. Xing looked at the two people exchanging tokens, her heart became more and more settled, she was overjoyed, she smiled and said: "Brother Heng, let's talk like this first."

Then he looked at Xing Xiuyan, who was extremely shy, and said with a smile: "Xiuyan, I'm going over here, so I won't delay your conversation."

Xing Xiuyan listened to Mrs. Xing, who obviously intended to match, her cheeks were as pink as snow and red as rouge, she sat down shyly and timidly, holding a veil in her hand, and didn't say much.

Aunt, what's your name?She is engaged to brother Heng, what else can she say?

Jia Heng raised his eyes and looked at the girl whose eyebrows and eyes were like clouds, his eyes moved slightly, and there was inevitably a little love in his heart.

Although Xing Xiuyan's character is not well described in the original novel of the Red Chamber, few people can match the elegance of the Wei and Jin Dynasties in her body.

But at this moment, a nun outside said with a light smile, "Eldest Madam, Second Miss is here."

Mrs. Xing smiled profusely on her fair face, and said, "Second girl is here."

While talking, I saw a girl with a good fit, slightly plump skin, and wearing a red dress, coming from the outside, approached in small steps, saluted Mrs. Xing politely, and said, "I have seen the eldest lady."

"Yingchun girl, my son, come here and let my mother take a look." Mrs. Xing said with a smile.

Over the past six months, Mrs. Xing also knew that Mr. Heng cared about the girls in the garden, and was a little more eager than before, so she pulled Yingchun's plain hand, and exclaimed: "It looks like I have grown taller than at the beginning of the year. Some, and a lot more.”

Madam Xing's warmly holding Yingchun's hand no doubt made Yingchun quite uncomfortable. On a dull face, the brows and eyes were full of embarrassment.

Jia Heng also got up, raised her warm eyes to look at Yingchun, and said in a gentle voice: "Second sister, just get up, here's a sliced ​​watermelon, come over and have a bite."

Yingchun took a peek at the boy, and said timidly, "Thank you Brother Heng."

Then, she sat down on the embroidered pier at the side, but did not hold the watermelon, with a gentle and silent attitude.

Mrs. Xing smiled lightly and said: "You two have a good talk, second girl, your cousin is now engaged to your elder brother Heng, and they will be a family in the future, so there is no need to talk outside."

As soon as this remark came out, Yingchun was slightly startled, raised her delicate and soft face, cast her surprised eyes on Xing Xiuyan who was at the side, glanced at Jia Heng's face again, and asked, "When did it happen?"

For some reason, the girl suddenly felt a sense of melancholy, and her heart was filled with sourness.

When Jia Heng heard that Yingchun took the initiative to ask, she was surprised, and then said: "I just made an appointment, Second Sister."

When Yingchun heard the words, she said "um", and stopped talking.

At this time, Mrs. Xing smiled and said: "Brother Heng, I will make preparations when I go back. After three or two months, I will pick a good and auspicious day, and then we will arrange the marriage."

A young prince like Jia Heng, who promises so much money, obviously will not go back on his word, but Mrs. Xing is still worried that the night will be long and dreamy, and it is better to get married as soon as possible.

Jia Heng nodded, and said, "I'll take care of it, Grandma Lao."

Madam Xing's complexion changed when she heard this, and she felt a sense of relief in her heart.

He couldn't help but think of the quarrel between the Elder Master and the young man back then, but now he was treated so courteously by the young man, and there was a feeling of tears welling up in his eyes.

I'm afraid that after a while, he will still call himself aunt.

Mrs. Xing was thinking complacently.

After the contented Mrs. Xing led the nanny and maid out of the room, Jia Heng, Xing Xiuyan and Yingchun were left in the room.

This place is shaded by the brocade building and surrounded by lake water. After a long time in the afternoon, the heat gradually subsided, and a cool air came from the forest and filled the room.

Yingchun's temperament is dull, Xiuyan is clearly shy, she lowers her bright eyes slightly, Jia Heng picks up the teacup, and takes a sip lightly.

Siqi said: "Girl, why don't you eat watermelon first."

Yingchun thanked her, picked up the watermelon and started to eat it.

Jia Heng turned his eyes to look at Xing Xiuyan, the girl's face was rosy and white for no reason, facing that gaze, she couldn't help but move her head aside.

Jia Heng broke the silence and said, "Xiuyan, let's play a game of chess."

When it comes to the site of Yingchun, playing chess is the most suitable thing to do, knocking chess pieces and falling lights.

In fact, developing a relationship with Xing Xiuyan didn't happen overnight, and he didn't feel that getting married meant accepting Xing Xiuyan.

Whoever betroths this young girl with the charm of the woods, I'm afraid it's inevitable that she will be shy and shy just now.

What sense of accomplishment does this have for him?

Winning a woman's heart is even the first step, let alone getting married in name?

Xing Xiuyan also calmed down a little at this moment, and responded with an "en", at this moment Siqi hurriedly smiled at a chess field, and said with a light smile: "When there is nothing to do, our girl and Miss Biao also play chess to relieve boredom. .”

"Go time is too long, let's play backgammon first." Jia Heng smiled and said.

Xing Xiuyan also knows the backgammon played at home on weekdays, so Jia Heng doesn't need to talk about the rules, and said softly: "Our sisters also play this often, so don't worry too much."

Jia Heng picked up a black chess piece and placed it on the chessboard with a "click".

Xing Xiuyan also picked up the white chess pieces and placed them on top, and after a while, the two of them were back and forth.

Yingchun ate two pieces of melon, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, quietly approached, sat on the embroidered pier, and watched the two play chess.

Jia Heng said: "What has Xiuyan been doing with her second sister at home during this time?"

Xing Xiu's smoky face blushed, she pursed her pink lips, and said in a soft and shy voice, "playing chess, reading books, and nothing else."

Jia Heng said: "That's a lot of fun."

As he spoke, he said softly: "I lost this round, the second younger sister will come over and continue the round."

Well, this is a bit weird.

Yingchun was watching the game between the two, and when she heard this, she felt ashamed and happy, and said softly, "Okay."

As he spoke, he came to the soft couch to sit down, looked at the young man, and suddenly remembered the scene of being hugged and playing chess in his dream, as if Xin Li's face was slightly flushed, and he sat in Jia Heng's position just now.

But Jia Heng got up now and sat down on the embroidered pier, Siqi smiled and took a teacup and said: "Master Heng, drink tea."

In fact, it is said that the girl should make an excuse to let Miss Biao and Uncle Heng talk alone, but now she can't care about these things.

Jia Heng picked up the teacup, took a sip, and looked at the two girls playing chess leisurely. The bamboo leaves projected from the window in the lazy afternoon swayed on the orange chess surface, and fell on the two girls as white as jade. on the little hands.

Two poems could not help but sound from the bottom of my heart.

Baoding tea is still green when the smoke is idle, and the chess in the quiet window is still cold.

It has to be said that the poem Cao Gong recited through Baoyu's mouth is of a high artistic level, which suits the situation.

After drinking two sips of tea, he suddenly thought of Yuanyang, who had promised Yuanyang to visit her earlier, so he had to wait a little later.

Yingchun and Xing Xiuyan played backgammon, lost, turned to look at the young man, and said: "Brother Heng, come on."

Jia Heng smiled lightly, and said, "Sister Yingchun, let's play three rounds alone, so we don't have to keep rotating."

Yingchun heard the words, lowered her eyebrows, gave a soft "um", gathered the chess pieces together, and started to put them again.

Jia Heng looked at the young girl with a calm charm, and praised: "Xiuyan's chess strength is even better than that of the second sister."

Xing Xiuyan said softly: "Second sister is absent-minded today, I usually can't beat her."

Yingchun's jade cheeks were as red as clouds, and she said softly: "I was not my cousin's opponent in playing backgammon."

The two of them were talking, and another round was played. I don't know because of Jia Heng's words just now, but at this moment Yingchun felt a little bit of a desire to win.

Jia Heng turned to look at Siqi who was serving tea, and said, "Is your girl okay here?"

Siqi smiled and said, "Okay."

The embroidered orange pupils on the side flickered, and said: "Master, everything is going well with the girl, there is only one thing that is not good."

Jia Heng put down the teacup and said, "Oh?"

The little girl glanced at the door, didn't know who she was looking at, and said in a low voice: "I usually have some fresh snacks and food. The nanny will taste it first, and usually she just gambles and eats wine, stealing the girl's food." Clothes and jewelry were pawned for silver, and the pearls and golden phoenixes have disappeared for the past two days, and I also said that the second girl will wear them when the mansion is lively on the day of the uncle's wedding."

Jia Heng's face was slightly condensed, and he said: "The golden phoenix is ​​tired of collecting pearls?"

This matter is also mentioned in the original book, Yingchun belongs to the kind of character who doesn't know how painful it is when a needle is pricked, and the nanny steals the Leisi Jinfeng.

Xiuju said: "That's right, it was originally worn by the uncle on his festive day. The girls in every room have it, only the girl can't wear it that day."

Jia Heng looked at Yingchun, who was also holding a chess piece, and said, "Second sister, is there such a thing?"

Yingchun quickly shook her head, and said softly: "I never had it."

Xing Xiuyan was holding a chess piece in her hand, her eyebrows were slightly frowned, she raised her beautiful jade face, her eyes were misty, and she was thinking.

Jia Heng looked at the girl calmly, and asked, "Second sister, are you still lying in front of me?"

Yingchun's tender body trembled violently, her eyes were dazed, she pursed her pink lips, and said in a weak voice: "Brother Heng, perhaps I asked Siqi to put it away."

Xiuju said: "Girl, don't talk nonsense. When did Sister Siqi put it away? She let the nanny pick it up and pawn it. The girl should ask the old grandma, but her face is soft and afraid of being annoyed, but now she is afraid of nothing." What do you mean we don't wear them when everyone wears them on the fifteenth day of the month?"

Yingchun sighed, and said: "She may not have pawned it, maybe she took it for fun, and it will be delivered after a while."

Xing Xiuyan stared at the two talking, and turned her gaze to the frowning and silent Jia Heng.

In fact, Yingchun was bullied by her wet nurse, and Xing Xiuyan knew something about it, but since Xing Xiuyan was a guest, she couldn't say much.

Especially Yingchun is too resigned.

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Second sister doesn't need to make up for that nanny, what Xiuju said must be true, Siqi, go and call that nanny over."

When Yingchun heard the words, her delicate body trembled, and she lowered her head.

Under Xing Xiuyan's willow-leaf eyebrows, she stared at the young man with a thoughtful expression on her face.

Is he going to help the second sister with this matter?

Jia Heng picked up the teacup, took a sip, and calmed down.

It's time for Yingchun's personality to change a bit.

Not long after, Siqi had already called an old nanny, who was actually only 50 to [-] years old, with many wrinkles on her face, but she saw a shrewd look in her eyes, and she was already too afraid to be called over at this moment , come close, hands down.

"Master." Nurse Xu cast a glance at the young man, her voice was trembling, and said in a low voice.

Jia Heng looked at the nanny coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Let me ask you, did you secretly take the second sister's pearls and golden phoenix?"

The nanny faltered and denied, "Master Hui, this is not a girl, how do I know?"

Jia Heng frowned, and said in a cold voice: "In front of me, how dare you not tell the truth?"

After all, Jia Heng's awe-inspiring demeanor was cultivated by mountains of corpses and seas of blood. At this moment, the aura spread out invisible, which immediately made the mother's complexion turn pale, and she knelt down with a "plop".

Jia Heng said: "Where did the golden phoenix with pearls and silk go? If you don't tell the truth, you will be charged with stealing the owner's property as a slave and sent to Jingzhao Mansion for questioning!"

When the nanny heard the words, she was terrified for a moment, and her body trembled non-stop, but she still excused herself when the words came to her mouth, and said, "Master, I was confused for a while, because the grandson at home was sick and had no money to treat the disease, so I didn't know what to do. I pawned the golden phoenix with pearls and silk, exchanged it for silver, and hired a doctor."

Xiuju said angrily: "Nonsense! Obviously you pawned money and went to drink and play money. Where did you ask the doctor to get medicine?"

Xu wept and said: "It's also a moment of embarrassment at home. I was just about to talk about redeeming the general. I hope the uncle will forgive me."

Jia Heng looked at Mrs. Xu, and said in a deep voice: "Usually pawning the clothes of the second sister, your grandson is also sick? Did you go to hire a doctor?"

The nanny was at a loss for words for a while, and then called Qu Qu and said, "Wrong, where did I pawn what clothes?"

Xiuju Liu raised her eyebrows and scolded: "Are you still quibbling? Which one didn't you secretly pawn, and now you haven't redeemed the clothes, one by one, one by one, I can remember it clearly for you .”

Jia Heng said coldly: "It seems that he has been a habitual offender for many years. Now that his deeds have been exposed, he is still full of lies. It is really hateful!"

At this moment, the grandma Xu's heart trembled when she heard Jia Heng's bad tone, she looked at Yingchun and said, "Girl, tell me something, you grew up with my milk, can you bear to watch?" ?”

Yingchun pursed her pink lips, seeing embarrassment on her jade face, and said softly: "Brother Heng, she thought it was an unintentional mistake."

Just as he was about to speak, suddenly Siqi at the side took the girl's hand and gestured with his eyes.

At this time, the old man is dealing with the old woman, how can the girl help to speak, isn't this a blow to the old man's face?

But Jia Heng didn't pay attention, but said in a deep voice: "I really don't cry when I see the coffin! Siqi, go and call a few nuns from the courtyard to tie her up and send her to Jingzhao Mansion!"

When Siqi heard the words, he responded and turned around to leave.

Hearing the words, the nanny's face paled, she immediately kowtowed and said anxiously: "Master, I was wrong, please forgive me this time, I won't dare to do it again next time."

Send it to Jingzhao Mansion, where is her life still alive?

Jia Heng turned to look at Yingchun, and said: "Second sister, these evil slaves are used to bullying the master. If they are not punished in time, they will definitely push their noses in the face and bully the master even more. Second sister, don't be too lenient."

Yingchun's jade face was slightly pale, seeing that nurse Xu was entrusted away, she couldn't bear it, she bit her cherry lips with her white teeth, and said: "Brother Heng can just deal with it."

Jia Heng pondered and said: "How will the second sister deal with this matter next time?"

In fact, at this time, women's reputation is more important. If the nurse is sent to the official, it will also affect Yingchun. Such things are usually kicked out, and then the master's family will get the name of benevolence.

In the original book, Jia's mother also dealt with it in this way, but this method also has disadvantages, and it is easy to condone servants.

Of course, he still took this opportunity to practice Yingchun.

Yingchun didn't understand what it meant for a moment, thought for a while, and said: "It's better to drive the general out."

Jia Heng said: "If there is another time, tell your sister-in-law Feng to beat him up first, and then kick him out, do you understand?"

Yingchun met that burning gaze, her heart trembled slightly, she nodded and said: "Understood."

At this time, several nuns had already entered the house under the guidance of Siqi.

Jia Heng looked at Xu Shi and said, "This time, I'll just listen to my second sister, and I won't send you to see an official."

Yingchun's heart was shocked, she turned her eyes to look at the young man, but met a pair of encouraging eyes, and said: "Next time when this kind of thing happens again, the second sister will handle it by herself."

Meeting those warm eyes, Yingchun nodded.

Xiuju said: "Master Heng, this grandma has a son named Wang Zhu, and Wang Zhu's wife is also serving in the Zhuijin Building, and she is also used to bullying our girls, if you want to kick them out, let's kick them out together."

Hearing this, Jia Heng looked at Siqi and asked, "Siqi, is there such a thing?"

Siqi listened to the question and was silent for a while, but finally couldn't bear the pressure of that gaze, and said: "Master Heng has this incident."

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, looked at Siqi, and said: "Everyone is tied up, and this Xu family will be given [-] boards. Wang Zhuer and his wife will be given [-] boards, and they will be driven out together. They will not be allowed to enter Jia's house again." .”

When Siqi heard this, his heart was shocked, and he quickly replied: "Yes, sir."

Waiting for Siqi to lead a group of nuns to escort the ashen-faced Xu family out.

Xing Xiuyan took the teacup and said softly, "Brother Heng, take a sip of tea to calm down."

Jia Heng took the teacup, looked at the girl with misty eyebrows, and sighed: "Second sister has a submissive personality, if she gets married and has a husband's family, I'm afraid she will suffer a lot."

When Yingchun heard the words, her heart was pounding, and her plump cheeks were already blushing.

Will she still marry in this life?She originally wanted to live in this garden for the rest of her life.

(End of this chapter)