Uncle Hong Lou Rong

Chapter 259 Don't Play Tricks

The next day, early in the morning.

Brother Rong calculated that he would not have to get up early if he had a free day, but he could have a good night's sleep.No matter how Keqing and Xiangling pushed and shoved, Uncle Rong refused to get up.

Dally for half a day.

The mother of brothers Shi En and Shi De, the daughter-in-law of Steward Shi's family in Ningguo Mansion, was admitted to the hospital.

"It's not about the garden at the back." Qin Keqing said to Uncle Rong, "It turns out that Uncle Chen from the fourth room in Ningrong Back Street has taken over the job of planting trees in the garden. Seeing that the work is about to be completed, the person in charge will watch it." .”

"Isn't the matter in the garden always under the care of the Second Grand Master of the West Mansion?"

Brother Rong asked in surprise.

After Jia Zheng, a leisurely official, went to the Ministry of Industry to check in every day, he just stayed in the study to enjoy the elegance with the gentlemen of the Qing Dynasty. Visiting the Grand View Garden to see the scenery is also an elegant thing, so they should go and see it.

Qin Keqing said with a smile: "Since my mother returned to the province, the grandpa has become more diligent and cautious in the officials, hoping to pay tribute to the emperor. In the past few days, listening to the movement of the West Mansion, I heard that many Confucian scholars and gentlemen have dispersed. In addition, Jia Yucun When I took office as the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture, some of them went to the magistrate’s yamen. Now even the old lady of the West Mansion says that the second grandpa only has an official appearance at this moment, and he is not just loitering in the yamen.”

"It's really a strange thing." Brother Rong said with a smile, "but it's also a good thing. Since Mr. Zheng is diligent and careful in his official duties, it is really inappropriate for him to be disturbed by family affairs. But the garden belongs to the West Mansion after all. Director, there is Grandpa She and the young Uncle Cong in the West Mansion. It is just to count the trees, let the steward and the housekeeper lead them to check, if there is nothing tricky, write a note and put the card."

"Master really doesn't know about the affairs of the mansion." Qin Keqing laughed angrily, "Although everyone calls it the West Mansion, the garden is privately owned by the empress in the palace. It's just that the empress can't bear to leave the garden idle so she let the West Mansion handle it. Then There are two more houses in the West Mansion, which are supposed to be under the management of the Grand Master. It would have been better if the Second Uncle Lian stayed in Beijing in the past, and let the Second Uncle Lian do all the work. The Second Uncle Lian went to Ping'an Prefecture for Grandpa She, and the Grand Master returned the favor. Is it possible to order Mrs. Xi, who is the master of the house at home?"

"How can there be so many calculations." Brother Rong said with a wry smile, "It's all a matter of little effort."

Qin Keqing didn't think so, and calculated rigorously: "If there is something wrong in Mrs. Pardon's room, it is easy for Mrs. Zheng to help. On the contrary, the rules have been broken. Second Uncle Lian is Mr. Zheng's junior, so he can order it over there, and so is Mrs. Zheng." The juniors of the Xifu can also call. However, Mr. Xi can't take care of this matter, and even Uncle Cong, who has not yet married, can't help to make up his mind."

"There are so many different ways." Uncle Rong said with emotion.

"There are too many people in a mansion, there is always an order of seniority, and the rules can't be messed up." Ke Qing laughed, with a gleam in his eyes, and said with a smile: "In a few more years, I will wait for the elder brother in the courtyard." The governor is now, and the brother raised in the West Mansion is also sensible. In the future, the seniority will have to be carefully calculated, whether it is the eldest brother or the eldest nephew, and the first son in the first room cannot be dominated by the brother in the second room."

Good guy, it turns out that with such a large circle of things, our grandma Rong calculated the seniority and order of the two elder brothers.

Brother Rong laughed dryly and said, "What does my daughter-in-law think?"

Qin Keqing said: "After a few years, I have to pick up the brother over there and raise him with the eldest brother in the house. He should lose his seniority and get along with brothers in private. No matter how old you are, how old is the eldest brother?" For a few months, you should also take care of and teach your brothers."

This fucking is the problem that tends to arise when there are too many women in the backyard.There is nothing perfect in this world, but Qing's thoughts have never dissipated.

Jia Rong can understand that Keqing is thinking about her child, but she just wants to let Sister Feng know that Keqing is counting, so she can't come and tear her mouth?
His grandma, if things go on like this, sooner or later the back house will catch fire.

Uncle Rong took Ke Qing's little hand, rubbed it lightly for a while, and said, "Ke'er thinks far-reaching about things. Although it is a rainy day, it is a bit unfounded to worry about. What happened after several years can be counted now. The eldest brother is Ning Guo The eldest son of the dignified family should belong to him, and no one else can take it away."

Qin Keqing hummed, feeling a little embarrassed to be held by the uncle with both hands, the words just now were too transparent.

Brother Rong said again: "Our family has a great career, we are all descendants of the family, and we can't favor a certain one. In my heart, it is best to treat everyone equally. Ke'er is the grandma of the house, not to mention the future Sister Feng My son's children, even if they have Ruizhuzhuzhu, they must be impartial."

Embarrassed, Grandma Rong murmured for a while, and said softly: "Ke'er is wrong, please punish me."

Brother Rong scraped her tight Qiong nose, and said dotingly: "Didn't you always learn the tricks of being loyal to Princess Zhong in the past? Why did you just want to go astray. I see that you haven't been to Zhongshun Prince's Mansion for a long time. Greetings from the Empress Wangfei, and it is time for the Empress Wangfei to teach you in person."

"Master knows how to make fun of others." Qin Keqing said shyly, and sighed inwardly.He said again: "Master, let's go to the back garden first, don't let Uncle Chen and the others wait too long. The people living in the garden are all girls, and even relatives can't let them stay in the garden for a long time. Waiting."

Uncle Rong also knows the rules in the house.Relatives like Jia Chen are not allowed to enter the Grand View Garden without orders.Even if you go into the garden to do business, you still need the mother-in-law Laman to block the way and circle the place where you do business.Not only that, but there must be a maid and mother-in-law watching, so as not to disturb the girls and grandmas without rules.

He kissed Qin Keqing on the forehead, changed his clothes under the service of Xiang Ling and Xiao Que'er, and left the yard alone.

Seeing Uncle Rong leave his back, Qin Keqing forced a smile on her face.As the grandma of Dongfu, how could she not care about the future generations.There is a living example in the West Mansion, the eldest house is not favored, and the second house is the most powerful.She also knew that she was not that kind of extremely powerful person, and she couldn't guarantee what the child would be like when the day came of age.

So, Ke Qing called the maid beside her to take a pen and paper to write a note, and ordered someone to go to Zhongshun Palace.He said to himself: "It's time to go and say hello to the godmother."

Jia Rong didn't know much about planting trees in the Grand View Garden, so she went into the garden, but reported it after listening to the steward's explanation.A woman in the Grand View Garden received the news long ago, cleared up the women's relatives and retreated to each courtyard, leaving a few main roads for Jia Rong, Jia Chen and several stewards of the West Mansion to count the trees.

The so-called inventory is nothing more than asking how many kinds of trees there are, how many kinds of flowers are there, and how many of each.

He followed them around halfway around the garden, asked about the inventory and about the planting situation, and when they answered correctly, he nodded and asked the steward to call Jia Zheng back.After Jia Chen and the stewards left, the women in the garden removed the long curtains blocking the way.

Jia Rong walked a few steps and came to the side of a mountain.

Looking at the foot of the mountain, a low wall built with yellow mud is faintly exposed, and the top of the wall is covered with rice stalks.There are hundreds of apricot blossoms, like fire and steaming clouds.There are several huts inside.Outside, there are mulberry, elm, hibiscus, zhe, and other young trees of various colors, which follow the twists and turns to weave two green fences.Under the hillside outside the fence, there is an earthen well, beside which there is a genus of orange potter's wheel.The following plots are divided into acres, and the best vegetable flowers are endless.

He asked the maidservant in the Grand View Garden next to him, "Where is that? The entire garden should be finished. How could it look like a farmhouse?"

The servant girl replied with a smile: "That is the place where the empress named Daoxiang Village, and now Grandma Zhu lives there. Just now, the things in charge are stopped here, because I am afraid of disturbing Grandma Zhu's leisure."

Brother Rong said oh, it is indeed a quiet place.Surrounded by mountains and rivers, there is also a vegetable garden, which really looks like a country.However, Brother Rong also felt that it is not suitable to stay here, so he hurriedly called the servant girl to lead the way around Daoxiang Village to Huifang Garden.

The maid said: "Crossing the bridge to the south is the Xiaoxiang Pavilion where Miss Lin lives, and to the north is Huaxuan, and beyond is the Hengwu Garden where Miss Bao lives."

Brother Rong recalled that he had seen the layout of the Grand View Garden drawn by Shan Ziye, and knew that Hengwu Garden was next to the main hall of the Grand View Garden.That side is the most deserted, with no neighbors around.

Asked: "Is Aunt Bao in the garden today?"

The servant girl replied: "Earlier in the morning, Lian's second grandmother came to the garden. Miss Bao and the second grandmother are now having a lot of fun in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. This meeting should not be in the garden."

Wang Xifeng and Xue Baochai are both in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, so forget it.The Xiaoxiang Pavilion is Lin Daiyu's territory, so she doesn't want to bother her at this moment.

Brother Rong asked again, "Where does Second Uncle Bao live?"

"Second Master Bao lives in Yihong Courtyard on the east side, and Second Master Bao is still studying at the free school."

"He actually went to the charity school." Brother Rong said in surprise.

The maid did not dare to return, they are all the lowest little maids, how dare they arrange the affairs of the master.

Brother Rong lost his interest at the moment, so he headed back home in a precocious manner.From the vicinity of Shanhuai in Daoxiang Village, turn eastward, pass through the Xiaoxiang Pavilion outside, and pass several scenes.Walking to the outside of Yihong Courtyard, I saw two little maids rushing out of the courtyard, and ran away after seeing Uncle Rong.

"What's the commotion again?" Uncle Rong frowned and said to himself.

The little maid beside her was also alert, so she hurriedly asked Uncle Xiaorong to wait a moment, and she went into Yihong Courtyard to inquire.

"It turned out that Sister Hua, the eldest maid in Bao Erye's room, contracted a disease. The people in the courtyard reported to Er Ye and invited the imperial physician to go."

Miss Hua?Blooming?It's her.

After hearing the situation, Brother Rong thought it was good that nothing happened in the garden, and he didn't care about the affairs of Yihong Courtyard.After all, he is the master of Ningguo Mansion, and the maids in Yihong Courtyard all belong to Baoyu in terms of status, so they can't meddle in trivial matters.He wasn't in the mood to care too much.

It's just that at night, Ping'er didn't know why he brought up this matter again.

"It's not easy for us maids to follow a good master. Xiren is favored in the second master's room, and even his wife acquiesces in her status as aunt. However, the situation has changed, and now it has become a difficult situation."

Brother Rong saw her sighing, grabbed Ping'er's toes, and said with a smile: "What is it that made Ping'er feel so emotional, it looks like the uncle has betrayed my Ping'er."

Shy, Ping'er let out an itch repeatedly, pulled out his feet, turned his head and crawled into Uncle Rong's arms.Begging for mercy: "Master, don't play tricks on Ping'er."

"Tell me what made you sing sad for that maid."

"Where is the singing of sorrow?" Ping'er said angrily, "We only found out today that Xiren was kicked by Baoyu a few months ago and caused the root cause of the disease. Now she is full of worries and worries, and let the disease It's getting heavier."

Brother Rong stretched out his hands and asked with a smile: "What worries and worries does Ping'er have? Tomorrow, Ke'er asked Ke'er to invite girls and grandmas from the two prefectures, so that Ping'er will officially become our aunt in Ningguo Mansion with a straight face?"

Ping'er was overjoyed, but thought that the matter between Sister Feng and Master Lian hadn't been revealed yet.She hesitated for a moment, and refused: "Second Master Lian hasn't taken a concubine yet. He doesn't even have a concubine room around him now, but I openly entered the Ningguo Mansion. The wives should look for grandma again, just wait." .”

What is Guan Jialian's concubine?Could it be that if Jia Lian didn't take concubines, Ping'er couldn't enter Ningguo Mansion?Uncle Rong raised the bar in his heart, but didn't say it out.Because he also knows that everything needs to be compared, because Wang Xifeng is unwilling to move back to Rongguo Mansion after giving birth, and now not only Mrs. Wang guesses his relationship with Sister Feng.

Sister Feng can't take everything, that would make Jia Lian so pitiful.Brother Rong thought, why don't you let Jia Lian take a concubine first after Jia Lian comes back and hint to Jia She about the matter between Jia Lian and Qiu Tong?
Uncle Rong shook his head, and immediately dismissed the idea, it was too rude to do so.Even going outside to buy Jia Lian a poor man with a clean background is better than playing this trick.Or ask Sister Feng to arrange a few more good-looking maids in Jia Lian's courtyard?

Although those girls can't be the main wife's grandmother, but if they are Jia Lian's second wife or aunt, at least they don't have to worry about it for the rest of their lives.There should be many young maids who are willing.

Uncle Rong laughed and said, "That's nothing. When Second Uncle Lian comes back, I'll persuade him to take concubines. One is not enough, we need two to start."

Ping'er poohed, and snorted, "I just talked about the matter of Yihong Courtyard, and then transferred it to Second Master Lian."

"It's so flat to say." Brother Rong twisted his index finger and thumb together, and rubbed it carefully.

Ping'er turned around and glanced at Uncle Rong, but he said angrily, "The attacker was bought for a few taels of silver. He followed the old lady since he was a child, and served Miss Shi for a few years. Later, he was arranged to enter Bao Er In the master's room. The old lady and the wife all saw her happy, even Baoyu treated her differently, and acquiesced that Xiren would be Baoyu's aunt in the future."

"Isn't it a good thing for the family to rejoice?" Brother Rong rubbed his fingertips.

Ping'er sighed: "You should be happy. The Hua family sold Xiren as a death contract, but the magistrate is charitable and generous. After begging for a while, the Hua family is willing to redeem Xiren's body, and even halve the money even the mansion will reward you." It can also be brought out with her."

Brother Rong was surprised: "So the dream of Xiren's aunt has been shattered?"

"It's so ugly to say." Ping'er gave the uncle a long look, and continued: "The Hua family asked the attacker to talk about ransom, but she refused to die after a while, so the Hua family gave up the idea. Where did Baoyu think more and more?" She is ruthless, not like the old days when she was pampered by her. Being kicked again made her illness worse, and her sorrow continued. Now Baoyu is like that, and her heart is even more bitter. The maids in Lian Yihong's courtyard looked at her example Afterwards, everyone has their own thoughts.”

Brother Rong said: "Maybe Baoyu will change naturally in a few years."

"Ah."

"Ah?"

"Even if it's changed, so what, those of us who are maids don't live by watching the face of the master." Ping'er sighed indifferently. "If you spoil her for a while, can you spoil her forever?"

"You girl, it turns out that you are using the matter of attacking people to tease your uncle." Uncle Rong gritted his teeth, turned Ping'er over with his hands, and hummed: "Today I want you to taste what is called Rong." Grandpa's rules."

"What rules?" Ping'er turned around and smiled.

"You'll find out later."

"..."

A few days later.

It's the Dragon Boat Festival, Puai's hairpin door, and the tiger charm is tied to the arm.

At noon, because Mrs. Wang held a banquet, the mother and daughter of Xue's family were invited to wait for the festival.You Shi of the East Mansion was surprised. He called Keqing, Ruizhu, Baozhu and Xiangling and other wives and concubines in Uncle Rong's room, and invited Wang Xifeng and Li Wan to have wine.

　Alas, this chapter has been rewritten and deleted for a long time, and I have grabbed a handful of hair...

　　
　
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