Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 346 5.28 The Zhen family and the Jia family have been close relatives for decades
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5.28 The Zhen family and the Jia family have been close relatives for decades.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, July [-]th, in the Zhen family compound.

"Brother Zhou, shall we go see the old lady now?" Zhou Yang was driving with the carriage, the curtains of the carriage were quietly opened, and Xue Baoqin said nervously, "Little sister heard that this lady was the nurse of the Supreme Emperor at the beginning. In the royal family, they are considered elders, so we just go there now."

"Okay, this old lady is a very kind old lady and won't do anything to you." Zhou Yang interrupted her with a smile. He had already entered the Zhen's house and must not say bad things about her anymore. "Originally, I still I have always had a headache as to when is the right time to pass. Unexpectedly, someone thought ahead of us and made a special post. This saves us from having to think twice.

Don't be nervous after meeting later. You are here to visit on behalf of the second brother of the Xue family. You are not going to say anything embarrassing or humiliating. Just say that your second uncle should have mentioned this matter when he left you in Jinling. ?Don't worry about the rest, I will make arrangements for you. Just follow along and take a look. That's okay, right? "

Because it was confirmed that he was leaving Jinling, Zhou Yang had been packing these days - well, directing the packing, or in other words, stopping the women's families, asking them to bring less things, but prepare more specialties and the like so that they could give gifts after entering Beijing. ; During this period, there are naturally some fun activities to enjoy. After all, we are going to be separated, so we have to be fed, right?

"Thanks" to the poor infrastructure of this era, all the things Wang Shuying and Lin Zongzong prepared were just packed in boxes at home and then moved to the dock for shipment. It was such a huge project that Zhou Yang even forgot about it. Fortunately, they were more active in this matter and printed the invitation with the rare title of "Tirenyuan", which shows how seriously they take it.

"General Zhou, please go this way." Just as they were thinking about something, the group had already arrived at the entrance of the inner courtyard. They saw several strong women carrying a small sedan over. The servant who had just led the way began to introduce, "Inside It is not for slaves to enter, so please forgive me; if it is inconvenient for the carriage to continue forward, these few will do it for Miss Xue."

Zhou Yang frowned, but still had no choice but to agree. He had never been to the inner courtyard of the Zhen family, but he knew that the highest status person there was Mrs. Fengsheng. The official "status" of the Zhen family was actually not high, and Zhen Yingjia's "physical benevolence" In fact, the "President of the Academy" does not hold a formal official position, but is only a fifth-rank casual official. The fundamental support of "the first family in Jiangnan" is this old lady in the inner courtyard.

When he came last time, even Zhen Yingjia just greeted him in the inner study, and left with Zhen Jue when he couldn't drink tea; The old lady spoke, but don't go too far, as few people in the entire Zhou Dynasty were qualified to refuse.

"Junior Zhou Yang, I have met Madam Fengsheng!" No matter what he was thinking, now that he was here, he could only take one step at a time.

"Xue Baoqin, my little girl, has met Mrs. Fengsheng."

"Okay, it's all from my own family, why are you so polite." The old lady smiled kindly, and stretched out her hand to the nurse next to her, "Bring two stools, the family sits and talks; go outside and have a look, if the master is free, Ask him to come here right away. Since he is a member of his family, it’s time to meet him together and save the trouble of heretics.”

"Madam, you're welcome. President Zhen is busy with official duties. If you don't have time," not only Zhou Yang, but also Xue Baoqin also reacted and looked nervously at the person beside him; he could only return a "be patient" look. , and turned to look at the Holy Lady with a smile.

"You are just too outspoken." Mrs. Feng Sheng interrupted him with a smile, "When you were in the capital, you went to Rongguo Mansion a lot, right? My old sister also met you many times. A few days ago I also mentioned it in the letter; I have watched Brother She and Brother Zheng grow up in the mansion. Is it possible that you are still so different when you meet them? "

"." Zhou Yang was almost choked, but he couldn't refute it. The "Rongguo Mansion Disciple" hat on his head was too strong to throw away; the Zhen family and the Jia family had been together for decades. He is an old relative, and the friendship has not broken even after thousands of miles apart. If you really want to say that, he really can be regarded as "one of our own".

"Okay, just sit down and don't look like anything." Mrs. Feng Sheng said a few words with a smile, forcing someone to the corner, turned to look at Xue Baoqin and said with a smile, "This is the second room of the Xue family The young lady? What a pitiful thing to see. I haven’t seen her come to my door for so many years. It seems that the family doesn’t value our old friendship.”

"Ma'am, really." Zhou Yang smiled wryly. At such a time, he hadn't realized that this old lady did it on purpose. She didn't see the maidservant who was originally serving, and now only the kitten was left. Two or three, one girl stood behind Mrs. Fengsheng, she should be the mandarin duck of Jia's mansion; two old nuns separated on both sides, and the others disappeared.

"Okay, if you have anything to do, you guys can talk about it yourself later; you don't have to worry about our inner courtyard's affairs." Mrs. Feng Sheng interrupted Zhou Yang with a "willful old man" attitude, Turning to Xue Baoqin, he smiled and said, "Baoqin, right? Come here and talk to the old lady. Yao'er is the only one with you on weekdays, so you are a little tired of it." "Oh, ancestor, that's not what you said at the beginning. "But the girl behind Mrs. Feng Sheng had a dissatisfied look on her face, hugging the old lady's neck and acting coquettishly, "Now that I have a younger sister, I'll forget about the old one when I have a new love. My granddaughter won't follow her!"

Zhou Yang's expression completely changed, and Xue Baoqin even turned pale. They both thought that the girl standing was the maid of the Holy Lady. No one expected that she turned out to be Zhen Yingjia's little daughter!
"Madam, please forgive me, this junior didn't know that it was the young lady who was in front of me!" He quickly stood up, bowed respectfully and saluted, "What's the offense?"

"Brother Zhou is so polite. The younger sister originally wanted to meet secretly. The ancestors said that there is no need to avoid taboos in the family." The little girl didn't look too old. She walked over with a smile and hugged Xue Baoqin, "I heard that the elder brother is determined to The elder sister of the Xue family? I’ve met my younger sister Zhen Yao twice before, and we’ve always treated each other like sisters, but I don’t know if now, I want to call you brother-in-law, geez!”

"Ancestor, the master is here!" Just when Zhou Yang was confused, luckily the woman outside the door came to his rescue.

"Okay, Yao'er, don't make trouble anymore. If they have something to do outside, let them talk about it. Our inner courtyard only cares about Gao Le, don't ask so many questions." Madam Feng Sheng still had a smile on her face, raised her head and said to the outside, "Let's He didn't want to come, so he said that Mr. Zhou would be there in a moment, while Girl Qin stayed behind to talk to the old lady!

You should go there too. Judging from your appearance now, you may be wondering where you are going. If there is anything else, you men can talk to yourselves. Remember to stay for lunch. I asked the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes. A few days ago, the young man at home When I went to Beijing, I also met that girl from Yongchang. She also disliked the old woman for not taking care of her family. Let’s see what she says this time! "

"Junior understands!" Zhou Ang smiled bitterly and bowed, understanding that the old lady was using her identity as Princess Yongchang to pressure others, but he still had to admit it. Finally, he turned to look at Xue Baoqin, thought for a while and said, "Forgive me, madam. , Girl Qin has never seen the world, please be more patient, this junior will go now."

"Hehe, brother-in-law -" Zhen Yao was obviously being funny, "Don't worry, I will take care of Sister Qin. Also, this is the first time we meet, so you must be unprepared. When we meet again next time, remember to Make up for the gift; you don’t have to worry about my dad, if he really bullies you, see if I don’t pluck out his beard!”

Zhou Yang could only say goodbye with a wry smile. Everyone had made it so clear that if he continued to be pretentious, he would be in trouble; besides, they took the Zhen family's post to visit publicly, so no matter what happened, theoretically, Xue Baoqin would not be implicated. ; What's more, Zhen Yao has already hugged Xue Baoqin's arm and dragged the somewhat overwhelmed girl Qin to sit down on Madam Feng Sheng's couch.

This can also be seen who has the highest status in the Zhen family. Zhen Yingjia met with a high-ranking official like the Governor, who could sit on equal terms and drink tea and chat. The old lady called him over with one sentence, and told him to wait outside with another sentence. Although the feudal era generally emphasized "ruling the world with filial piety", there were few old ladies who could be so domineering.

"Okay, girl Qin, don't worry. Didn't the old lady just say that we let the men talk about external matters? We in the inner courtyard only care about Gao Le." Not to mention Zhou Yang who was "driven away", the main hall of the inner courtyard In the middle, Mrs. Feng Sheng touched Xue Baoqin’s little head with a smile, “Whatever they say, could it be that our inner courtyard won’t eat or drink?
Speaking of which, the old lady was wrong. If she had known that this boy was so capable, what would it be to point Yao'er to him?That girl from Yongchang might have already made up her mind, so she raised her hand and gave him a fourth-grade Shi Que'er. The old woman remembers that this boy was just over twenty, right?If such grace were bestowed on outsiders, it would be hard to say that they would be praised and killed! "

"Madam." Xue Baoqin was very nervous.

"Sister Qin, you're already here, why are you so polite?" Zhen Yao smiled and hugged Xue Baoqin and said, "Why don't you join me and call me 'ancestor'? Also, I just saw you calling him ' Brother Zhou, why didn't you call me 'brother-in-law'?"

"You girl, don't bully others." Mrs. Feng Sheng patted Zhen Yao gently, "Also, I heard that a few days ago, the girl from the Xue family's eldest room followed the Queen's decree and came to the capital to be with Yong Jing. The girl has become a chamberlain? If so, the title may have to be changed. Does Qin girl know what the old lady means?

From the way you looked just now, you should be very close to Mr. Zhou. I think you have seen him a lot. Your father has never been to the house, but your uncle has met him several times when he was a child. At that time, the four Jinling families were comparable to this one. The mansion is much more beautiful, how long has it been, and the quarrel is so serious; Also, did you get too close to that kid just now, girl? "

Seeing Xue Baoqin's cheeks turn red instantly, Mrs. Feng Sheng slowly leaned on the backrest with an aunty smile on her face.

(End of this chapter)