Chapter VIII Yangzhou in progress
But in two days, Shen Xiaoxiao felt that he was able to jump again. It's a pity that in this deep boudoir compound, every move must be behaved, otherwise it will violate Jia Yuanchun's personality. After all, there must be too many people here who are familiar with her. Shen Xiaoxiao didn't dare to make a big move, it seemed that it was time to take action to leave this place where he was oppressed and unfree.
The next morning, the bird was already jumping happily on the branches and making a chirping sound, Shen Xiaoxiao opened his eyes in a daze, slowly sat up and stretched, and then turned his head to look around, remembered where he was, so he called the pomegranate, and with the help of the pomegranate, he dressed neatly and washed clean.
"Pomegranate, you can let them bring breakfast!" Shen Xiaoxiao was hungry.
"Girl, I usually go to greet my wife and eat with my wife. Recently, there was an accident in the house, and the wife and Mrs. were exempted from the girl's invitation, so the girl ate by herself. Now the girl wants to say hello to Madame, Madame will definitely leave you to eat!"
"Silly pomegranate, do you know what your girl is going to do today? It's to block the lady, do you think the lady can still keep food for you?" Shen Xiaoxiao shook her head and said.
"Oh, the slave and maid will let the little peach and them take the food at once. Pomegranate replied quickly, and then prepared to go out to fetch the little peaches and oranges to get breakfast.
"You tell them to move faster. Shen Xiaoxiao confessed that she was indeed a little hungry.
After taking breakfast, after eating breakfast, it was not early.
In fact, Jia Yuanchun's place of residence is not very far from Mrs. Wang's residence, Mrs. Wang lives in a small courtyard in the east of Rongxi Hall, and Jia Yuanchun lives in three hugging houses a little north behind Mrs. Wang's courtyard.
Shen Xiaoxiao led the pomegranate to Mrs. Wang's residence, and because of the funeral, white cloths and white lanterns were hung in the corridors and under the eaves. On the road, I occasionally met little girls who came up to say goodbye, and they were all dressed in plain clothes. For a moment, Shen Xiaoxiao actually had a faint feeling of sadness.
Shen Xiao thought carefully: Is this Mrs. Wang really sad about her son's death, or sad that she will have one less to rely on in the future. Although Mrs. Wang has a bodhisattva face with kind eyebrows and good intentions in the dream of Red Mansions, she is even more ruthless. Well~!I still can't look at people with old eyes, and I can't take it for granted.
Passing through the circular stone gate of the small garden, you will see a courtyard surrounded by greenery and whitewashed walls. At this time, the courtyard door was wide open, and the maid inside was cleaning. Seeing that Shen Xiaoxiao stepped forward to salute one after another, one of the little girls hurriedly went back to say goodbye after saluting.
Shen Xiaoxiao kept all the way, passed through the main entrance and went straight to Mrs. Wang's room along the corridors on both sides. As soon as I walked a few steps, I saw the big girl Vanilla next to Mrs. Wang walking quickly and said, "The girl is here, Mrs. just mentioned the girl and said that she misses the girl, and she wants to hold her body to watch the girl! Otherwise, the daughters are all mothers' intimate little padded jackets. ”
While talking about vanilla, he turned around and led Shen Xiaoxiao inside.
"Why bother Sister Vanilla to pick us up, I know the road here! Pomegranate hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile.
"You don't know, we have been looking forward to the girl coming for a long time, and we have been worried about Madame's bad mood lately! Vanilla said as she walked.
Not necessarily, if you knew what I'm here for, you wouldn't say that. Shen Xiaoxiao muttered in her heart.
After a short time along the corridor, you will arrive under the eaves of the porch in front of Mrs. Wang's room. The courtyard is full of flowers, and under the eaves are carved beams and paintings, which are even more exquisite and luxurious. At this time, there were two little girls standing at the door, and after saluting Shen Xiaoxiao, they lifted the bead curtain for Shen Xiaoxiao.
Leaving the pomegranate, Shen Xiaoxiao followed the herbs into the house slowly, and a faint fragrance came to her face. It turned out that there was a rosewood shelf in the corner of the wall on the right, on which was placed a gilded copper inlaid Baibaorui beast aromatherapy burner, and spices were burning inside. There was a screen standing directly opposite the door, and Shen Xiaoxiao knew from Jia Yuanchun's memory that behind the screen was a large bed carved from rosewood, which was the bed where Mrs. Wang usually slept.
"Vanilla, invite the girl to the hut, Madame is eating in the hut!" a girl beckoned at the door of the hut.
It turned out that there was a small door on the right side of Mrs. Wang's bedroom connected to a room, and she usually dined and rested in this room.
Shen Xiaoxiao walked to the hut, only to see a soft couch placed horizontally by the window opposite, a low table on the couch with a few bowls and a few dishes on it, and Mrs. Wang was sitting on the couch eating breakfast at this time. Wang Rui's family was sitting on the other side of the couch and was talking with Mrs. Wang, and the eldest maid Jasmine was serving beside Mrs. Wang.
"Madame, the girl has come to greet Madame. Vanilla saluted, got up, and stood aside.
Shen Xiaoxiao stepped forward and saluted slowly: "Mother is fine, my daughter has said goodbye to her mother." ”
"You're finally willing to come to see me, I can't even remember a daughter like you. Mrs. Wang ate by herself, and did not raise her head.
This Mrs. Wang seems to be angry with Jia Yuanchun, is it to blame Jia Yuanchun for not coming to ask for peace earlier? Shen Xiaoxiao quickly judged in her heart, but she didn't stop: "Yuanchun has been unwell for the past few days, but he has really recuperated for a few days. That's why I delayed saying goodbye to my mother, and I hurried to say hello to you when I didn't feel better. ”
"Oh, didn't I overhear something I shouldn't have heard, and went back on a hunger strike!" said Madame Wang scoffed.
It seems that someone betrayed Jia Yuanchun, otherwise Mrs. Wang would not have known so clearly, and she couldn't wait for Mrs. Wang to make a move. Otherwise, you will miss the opportunity. Shen Xiaoxiao walked to the couch where Mrs. Wang was sitting while thinking, knelt down on her knees and said, "Mother, I have a few words I want to tell you in private. Ask the mother to put her hands down. ”
"Oh~!" Mrs. Wang looked at Shen Xiaoxiao with straight eyes for more than ten seconds, and then Mrs. Wang slowly raised her right hand and gently swung it back. Zhou Rui's family led the maids to slowly retreat.
"What do you have to say, you can say now. Mrs. Wang picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and then said unhurriedly.
"To tell my mother the truth, I heard that day that my mother was going to send me to that unpleasant place. I couldn't think about it for a while, but I thought it would be good to go with my brother. Saying that, Shen Xiaoxiao looked at Mrs. Wang, and saw that Mrs. Wang's face was getting worse and worse, and hurriedly continued: "But just when I was so hungry that I was about to lose consciousness, I suddenly remembered that my mother was good to me on weekdays, usually as long as I asked my mother for something, my mother didn't give it, I remembered that I hadn't gone out a few times since I was so young, and I was too unwilling to die like this, and I remembered that Baoyu had lost my brother at such a young age, and I didn't know how to be sad and sad when I lost my sister earlier." So I suddenly figured it out, the bird's nest, shark fin, and silk at home raised me so big, and now the family needs me, I can't just care about myself. ”
Shen Xiaoxin couldn't help but glance at Mrs. Wang again, Mrs. Wang's face looked much better at this time, only to see her look at Shen Xiaoxiao and nodded: "You can think like this, I finally didn't hurt you in vain." ”
Shen Xiaoxiao smiled and nodded and replied: "Mother is right, although the daughter wants to live up to her mother, but the daughter does have a condition here, as long as the mother agrees, I will enter the palace obediently." ”
"Oh! Yuanchun, my son has really grown up, and he has begun to talk to his mother about the conditions. You get up first, and then kneel down, I'm afraid you'll have to carry it back later. Mrs. Wang said disapprerovingly. After seeing Shen Xiaoxiao stand up, Mrs. Wang asked, "Then tell me now, what kind of conditions are there." ”
"I just said that, I haven't been far away since I'm so old, so I want to go to my aunt's house for a few days. Mother should let me go out for a walk, mother~ please! I will enter the palace but I will not be able to leave the palace until ten years later. Shen Xiaoxiao walked a few steps to Mrs. Wang, pulled Mrs. Wang's sleeve and said.
"Go to your aunt's house, Jia Min in Yangzhou. Mrs. Wang said thoughtfully.
"Yes, Yangzhou. Fireworks in March down in Yangzhou, what a prosperous place! And I haven't seen my aunt for many years, I heard that my aunt originally gave birth to two children, the first one was a son, but unfortunately he didn't live there, and now this one is a girl named Daiyu. Shen Xiaoxiao deliberately talked more about Jia Min, remembering that Jia Yuanchun had an accident in his memory and heard the conversation between Mrs. Wang and Zhou Rui's family, and knew that Mrs. Wang actually liked the versatile and handsome Tanhua Lang Lin Ruhai before she got married, but unfortunately Lin Ruhai finally got married to Jia Min, so angry that Mrs. Wang didn't eat for two days, and later agreed to marry Jia Fu at home, and quickly married Jia Zheng, and Jia Min hadn't married out when she married in. And Jia Yuanchun also knew that there was Mrs. Wang among Jia Min's marrying maids. I don't know if the death of Jia Min's first child has anything to do with the dowry maid, I always feel that Mrs. Wang will not let Jia Min have a good time. Alas, jealous women are really terrible.
"It's not impossible for you to really go, but you have to follow my arrangements and can't act on your own. If you say yes, let you go. Mrs. Wang looked at Shen Xiaoxiao and said seriously.
"Promise yes, mother, I will be obedient. Mother, you have been in poor health recently and need to recuperate more, you definitely don't have much energy to take care of Baoyu, why don't you let Baoyu go to Yangzhou with me? I will definitely take him well, and I will teach him to read and write. Shen Xiaoxiao said flatteringly, by the way, let's see if I can take Baoyu with me.
"Take Baoyu with you?" Mrs. Wang thought for a while: Seeing that Yuan Chun was about to enter the palace in a short time, she still had to find an opportunity for their sister and brother to cultivate their feelings, so that Yuan Chun could remember her brother more.
"It's okay, you can take your brother with you, but the old lady has to talk about it well, she is so precious Baoyu, it is not easy to convince her. Even if both of you go, the next person who has gone with you will be indispensable. You go back and pack your luggage first, and I'll let you know when it's arranged. ”
"Okay, then mother, I'll go back first!" Shen Xiaoxiao bowed and retreated, his steps much lighter than when he came.
In the end, I don't know how Mrs. Wang persuaded the old lady at home to agree to the two of them to go to Yangzhou, maybe they haven't seen their daughter for many years, so it's good to let their granddaughter and grandson go and see!