In the afternoon, the golden sunset of early winter fell in the hall, soft and quiet, reflecting the colorful and embroidered green buns all over the hall.
Sister Feng came to see Qin Keqing with a group of Yingying Yanyan, but it was Jia Mu who told Sister Feng that according to Jia Mu's idea, she could not wait until someone came back from victory before going over to celebrate, as that would also lose the sincerity of family members.
"Sister-in-law Feng, sister-in-law Zhu, and the other sisters, please sit down quickly."
Qin Keqing had a beautiful face, a beautiful smile, and asked a few people to sit down.
Qin Keqing and Sister Feng were chatting on the chairs nearby. Li Wan, Tanchun, Daiyu and Xiangyun were sitting at the bottom, chatting and laughing with them.
Baozhu, Ruizhu, Ping'er, from Zhou Rui's family, as well as the maids Suyun, Shishu, Cuimo and Zicuckoo stood aside with their hands down, serving their masters behind their backs.
Bi'er and Yan'er were also standing behind Baozhu and Ruizhu.
Sister Feng smiled and said softly: "Brother Heng is going on an expedition today. Why didn't my younger siblings go to see him off?"
Qin Keqing said softly: "Female family members are not allowed in the camp. Besides...even if you go, it will have no other use than causing trouble for your husband."
Besides, last night she was tortured until she was soft and turned into a ball of mud. She didn't get up until half noon. After taking a bath, she rested for a while, and the feeling of being completely soft and weak disappeared.
Sister Feng blinked her red phoenix eyes under her willow-shaped eyebrows and looked at the beauty's delicate and gorgeous face. She felt that her face was radiant, bright and moving, and even she was a little moved.
I thought to myself, Brother Heng and Ke Qing, these young couple are so inseparable that they are really enviable to others.
Then he thought of his second master, and couldn't help feeling depressed in his heart.
She has been alone in her empty room for several months. If the days continue like this... her fingers will be calloused.
As for Qin Keqing, who has a face that looks nourished at first glance, with a bunch of untouched girls behind him, there is nothing special about him.
Therefore, when Daiyu, Tanchun and others saw Qin Keqing's bright and beautiful appearance and frowned her smoky eyebrows or her elegant eyebrows, they all thought that only such a woman could be worthy of Brother Heng.
And Li Wan's elegant and jade-like face without makeup also showed a strange color, and he felt envious, but also a little irritable and prickly.
A few people were chatting and cracking melon seeds. Sister Feng smiled and said, "Why don't you see sister-in-law You and the two younger sisters?"
Qin Keqing said: "Maybe he is taking a nap at the moment. I will be called by someone later."
With that said, he was about to send Baozhu and Ruizhu away towards the small courtyard of Tianxiang Tower.
At this moment, a woman from outside ran into the inner hall and said, "Second Grandma, the Second Mistress wants you to go back."
"I've just been sitting for a while, did you say anything?" Sister Feng put down the melon seeds that were brought to her lips. Liu Yemei raised her eyebrows and asked, "Did you say something?"
The mother-in-law said: "I heard that Xue Pan was my wife's nephew. He was fighting with someone to buy a little girl in Jinling, and he was beaten to death by his slaves. The case is under trial in Jinling Mansion. My wife is worried about this matter now."
When Sister Feng heard this, her face changed slightly and she said, "Where is the person who sent the letter? Did you tell me how the Jinling Mansion conducted the trial?"
The woman shook her head and said with a wry smile: "Second Grandma Lian, I don't know this yet."
Sister Feng frowned and cursed, "useless old thing."
He turned to look at Qin Keqing on the side and said, "Brother and sister, I'll go back first to see what's going on, and I'll come back later."
Qin Keqing said: "Litigation involving human lives is no small matter. Let's go ahead, sister-in-law."
Sister Feng complained: "Not long ago, Aunt Xue from Jinling sent a letter saying that she wanted to go to Beijing. I had thought that going to Beijing would cause such trouble again."
Then, he greeted Zhou Rui's family and said to a group of Yingying Yanyan who also got up: "You are stubborn here, I will go ask about the situation over there."
Then he twisted his exquisite and graceful body and headed towards the West Mansion.
Although Sister Feng left, the atmosphere did not cool down. Qin Keqing also came with the air of the hostess, chatting with Daiyu, Tanchun and others.
Qin Keqing originally described her as graceful and delicate, with a gentle and peaceful temperament, and a way of dealing with others, so even though Sister Feng left, she was not left alone.
Several people were talking, and not long after, accompanied by the sound of jingling rings, Mrs. You, Second Sister You and Third Sister You also entered the inner hall.
Suddenly, three more trees were added to the inner hall. They were naturally bright and bright, as if a hundred flowers were blooming and the hall was filled with spring scenery.
"Sister-in-law You, sit down quickly." Qin Keqing greeted with a smile, explained to Mrs. You, and said, "Sister-in-law Feng just went to the West Mansion to do some business."
Youshi smiled and the three sisters sat down together.
Qin Keqing smiled sweetly and said: "Ruizhu, prepare the dominoes and some fruits and refreshments. By the way, there are also chess and Go for you. Let's see if any of the girls are willing to play Go."
Although I came here to chat and laugh with her to relieve her boredom, she couldn't be lazy.
A bunch of women are playing together, except for activities that everyone can participate in, such as sleeping together, so they can only prepare a few more activities.
Li Wan said: "Brothers and sisters, there is no need to be too busy."
Qin Keqing smiled sweetly and said: "The sisters are more lively, and I am happy to see them. My husband knows what he is doing, and I have nothing to worry about. I just hope that he can come back one day early, so as not to delay the New Year."
that is."
Hearing this, several people had different thoughts.
But he remembered again how calm and composed this beauty was in Huifang Garden more than a month ago.
Third Sister You's beautiful eyes were flowing as she looked at Qin Keqing, and she couldn't help but sigh again in her heart. This Grandma Heng has a cheerful and generous temperament. She can really go out of the hall and return to the side room.
Qin Keqing then looked at Mrs. You, Second Sister You and Third Sister You, and said with a chuckle: "Three sisters, I lost money before, now I want to win it back."
A few people usually play dominoes together, and they still have to make some bets, which are only one or two cents. The main thing is to win the lottery, and they can't lose a hundred cents in one night.
Youshi smiled and said: "The money is all ready. Whether you can win or not depends on your ability."
Several people laughed when they heard this.
Qin Keqing looked at the three beautiful and charming You sisters and said with a smile: "As long as Sister You and the two younger sisters don't get together to play wink cards, I won't be afraid."
After hearing this, several people laughed again.
Over there, Tan Chun said softly: "Sister Lin, let's play chess."
In fact, there is still some concern in my heart that lingers.
Daiyu glanced at Tanchun with her starry eyes, covered her mouth with a sweet smile, and said: "You have only been with Brother Heng for one day, and you already want to be a strategizing female general."
Tan Chun's cheeks turned slightly red because of Dai Yu's words, and the bright eyes under his handsome eyebrows just glared at Dai Yu.
Xiangyun pouted, chuckled and said, "Sister Lin is always good at making fun of people. I will ask Sister Lin to go to Brother Heng's study tomorrow."
A hint of sadness flashed through Daiyu's starry eyes under her smoky eyebrows, and she said softly: "I don't have a third sister who can write or read documents. If I go to be a talkative one, it's just annoying."
Xiangyun, Tanchun: "..."
Fortunately, at this time, the maid brought the chess. Zicuckoo took the chess, looked at the gloomy Daiyu under her eyebrows, and suddenly smiled softly: "Girl, the chessboard pieces are here, you can play chess."
She had guessed some of the girl's thoughts, just like a child longing for more attention from his parents. Recently, she thought she felt neglected by Uncle Heng, and she had some emotions hidden in her heart.
Tanchun smiled, looked at Xiangyun, and said, "Sister Yun, let's play chess."
Xiangyun took the chess pieces, with a sweet smile on her red face, and said: "Okay, Third Sister, my chess skills are not as good as Third Sister's. I hold the red piece, so I'll go first."
At this moment, Daiyu suppressed her feeling of sadness, her eyes were lowered, her eyebrows were rippled with water, she covered her mouth and said with a sweet smile: "The three of us will take turns, if anyone loses,
Find someone else."
Not to mention "come together" and "come in three turns", how can it have the "terrifying beauty" of the prophecy.
But over here, the maid was preparing the card table. Qin Keqing looked at Li Wan, a pair of soft and unwavering eyes fell on Li Wan's face, her lips pursed, and she stopped talking.
This charming look made Li Wan feel a little uncomfortable. He chuckled and asked, "Why are my brothers and sisters staring at me?"
It's hard for Qin Keqing to say, sister-in-law, I want to ask you, how many months ago did you get married, did you feel any movement in your stomach?
"Just seeing how friendly my sister-in-law is." Qin Keqing said softly with a smile on her pretty face.
Li Wan only meant the words to be polite, with a hint of smile on his elegant face, he smiled and said: "I am also friendly when I see my younger siblings."
Qin Keqing said softly: "I heard from my husband that Brother Lang works very hard in the school. Several lecturers in the school have praised him several times, saying that he is the seed of my Jia family's reading."
When the child was mentioned, Li Wan's face showed a bit of joy, but he said modestly: "Brother Lang, he just became enlightened earlier."
Qin Keqing nodded and said with a smile: "As for my younger brother, my husband said that he still plans to let him study, and he can also be Lan Geer's companion in the future."
Li Wan smiled and pretended not to care and asked: "Isn't he in the martial arts hall now? Is he going to join the army?"
She was a little curious about the future arrangements that Uncle Heng had for her brother-in-law. She wanted to know... was he treated slightly more favorably than the children of the Jia clan?
Qin Keqing said softly: "My husband said that one does not have to be a soldier to practice martial arts. Practicing martial arts can strengthen the body and exercise the mind. In the future, Jingqing will still have to study for the imperial examination, otherwise he will look weak. If he continues to study, his body and bones will be damaged."
, but it’s not good anymore.”
These words were Jia Heng's original words. Qin Keqing thought it was reasonable and said it right now. For a while, he didn't think much about it.
When Li Wan heard this, his smile gradually disappeared, his bright eyes dimmed slightly, and he remained silent for a while.
But she was thinking of her deceased husband, why not?
If that's the case, why don't you send Langeer to the martial arts hall as well?
Or maybe she was looking for her Uncle Heng to teach him, but she couldn't open her mouth because he was not related to her.
She actually had another worry on her mind. When Brother Lang was borrowed two books by Uncle Heng, she "stingly" came to ask for them. She was not sure what others would think of her.
Seeing that Li Wan's expression was gloomy and his eyes were twinkling, as if he was thinking, Youshi smiled and smoothed things over and said, "When Brother Lan is a little older, he can enter the martial arts hall to practice martial arts."
At this time, Qin Keqing also realized what she had just forgotten. The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional.
Just as he was about to change the subject, he suddenly saw Sister Feng coming into the hall with Zhou Rui's family in the distance, holding a handkerchief in her hand. Her lips were not opened yet, and she heard laughter first.
Everyone cast their eyes on Sister Feng's smiling face.
"I was in a hurry, but who knew it was a false alarm." Sister Feng smiled and sat down on the chair next to the card table, taking a cup of fragrant tea from Ping'er beside her.
"Sister-in-law, what did they say over there?" Qin Keqing asked.
Sister Feng said with a smile: "Guess what? Isn't my cousin under trial in Jinling Prefecture? It turns out that the prefect of Jinling Prefecture is a disciple of our Jia family. They talked with each other, compensated the victim some money, and sent his cousin to
The case of death due to severe illness has been reported, so this case is settled, and my aunt, cousin, and younger cousins are all in Beijing now, rushing to the capital."
At this moment, Sister Feng was undoubtedly immersed in the power of the Jia clan, her cheeks were flushed, her red eyes were shining, and she was drinking tea.
When everyone heard this, their faces changed slightly and their expressions varied.
It sounds ridiculous. It is said that it is too late to hide such illegal things, but in fact, in the original work, even the Zhou Rui family, when they saw Xiang Ling, said that this was the little girl that Uncle Xue beat to death in order to win over her before he went to Beijing?
Qin Keqing frowned, a look of worry appeared in her beautiful eyes, and said softly: "Sister-in-law, you killed someone, how could the Jinling government office close the case in such a stupid way?"
Li Wan and You also looked slightly stunned when they heard the words. Although they didn't say the words, they could still tell that something was wrong.
Second Sister You and Third Sister You looked at each other and saw a dark look in each other's eyes. However, since they were outsiders, they couldn't say much, but they agreed with Qin Keqing's words.
Third Sister You glanced at Qin Keqing, her beautiful eyes flowing unwaveringly.
She has always been curious about why Uncle Heng got married to Grandma Heng. As for the beautiful color, although she... was slightly inferior, she was not as beautiful as a willow. She didn't see what happened to Uncle Heng.
When Sister Feng heard this, the smile on her face froze and she said: "Brothers and sisters, it's not us who entrusted this case to others. It was the prefect of Jinling who solved the case for us. Those official figures want to know the secrets."
In fact, this reflects the difference between Qin Keqing and Sister Feng. Although they both have cheerful temperaments, and even in the original Dream of Red Mansions, their personalities are compatible, Qin Keqing's temperament is peaceful, while Sister Feng's temperament is ruthless.
Qin Keqing pursed her lips. Although she felt something was wrong, it was hard to say anything.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Sister Feng also knew that it was difficult for her to show off her power and arouse resonance, so she smiled and said, "I heard that Aunt Xue and my cousin are also of first-class character."
Good girl, I’ll see you then.”
Ping'er's bright eyes under her curved slender eyebrows were as gentle as water. She chuckled and said, "What Second Grandma said sounded a bit like Second Master Bao."
These words naturally helped Sister Feng liven up the atmosphere and dilute the slightly awkward atmosphere just now.
As for Ping'er's teasing of Baoyu, everyone in the Jia family knew that Baoyu "cherished his daughter". Even if such jokes were passed on, Baoyu and Jia's mother would not be annoyed.
Secondly, Ping'er is originally a doughy person, and the Bodhisattva's temperament doesn't have much malice.
Of course, the above will not work when facing Mrs. Wang.
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Obviously, because of someone, Baoyu gradually showed signs of becoming a source of happiness.