Detective in the Red Chamber

After an unknown amount of time, the candles on the lamp stand flickered for a while, and the whole meditation room suddenly dimmed.

Xing Xiuyan was thinking that the meeting would end without a problem, but Miaoyu's sigh came from the darkness: "Thinking about it carefully, it has been two and a half years since she was born."

"Speaking of which, the baby name 'Guo'er' was given by Master Sun himself."

Hearing the word 'Master Sun', Xing Xiuyan's already calm mood suddenly turned into a mess.

So he just listened silently and didn't make any response.

Miaoyu didn't seem to have expected her response, and continued to talk to herself: "It is said that if you don't raise a child, you don't know your parents' kindness, but when I think of all kinds of things when I was a child, there always seems to be a layer of magic behind me. "

"It's like... It's like my parents are actually not my parents, but someone else..."

Hearing this, Xing Xiuyan felt Miaoyu's body tremble slightly, sighed inwardly, stretched out his arms to wrap her shoulders, and said softly: "Sister, don't think too much, you were born with the roots of wisdom and devoted all your heart to Buddha, uncle Aunt Yue is also afraid of delaying your practice, so she seems a little distant."

"Natural Wisdom?"

Miaoyu repeated these four words, not knowing whether it was self-deprecation or accusation, she sneered: "How can there be any natural wisdom roots? I was not sensible when I was young, and I thought it was true. Later, I realized it when I was raised as a 'Guoer'. It’s just children imitating the adults around them.”

Speaking of this, she wrapped her arms around Xing Xiuyan's waist, and said quietly: "Actually, sometimes, I quite envy you, at least someone thinks about you all day long, unlike me who wasted four or five years in this capital, But I haven’t even received a letter from home.”

Xing Xiuyan heard her bleakness, hugged her tightly, and whispered in her ear: "If my sister really doesn't like the days of the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha, she might as well share her thoughts with the second brother of the Sun family..."

"Ah~"

Before Xing Xiuyan finished speaking, Miaoyu sighed again: "If I could do it, why would I wait until today? In fact, Mr. Sun is not only unintentional to me, but he is on guard."

"how so?!"

Xing Xiuyan was a little unbelievable, although Sun Shaozong had all kinds of benefits, he was also famous for being ill, so how could he be indifferent to Miaoyu's beauty?

Before asking again, Miaoyu has already changed the subject: "Okay, let's not talk about me, let's talk about you, what do you think? Are you determined to continue this stalemate?"

Xing Xiuyan was full of pity, and immediately turned into distress, buried her face in Miaoyu's black hair, and said in a muffled voice: "I am also born with flesh, so how can there be a heart of stone? Now it's just a day-to-day counting, Sending it to Daddy can change your mind."

After a pause, she suddenly added: "If one day I really can't hold on anymore, I might just drag my sister and jump into this pit together!"

Miaoyu was silent for a long while, Fang Youyou said: "You say that, I don't know whether I should expect you to make it through, or if I can't."

"Then let it be."

"Well, whatever it is."

…………

the next day.

"The girl is indeed here!"

Jia Xichun's eldest maid entered the painting and found Changcui Temple early in the morning. Originally, Xing Xiuyan and Miaoyu thought that Jia Xichun had regretted it, so they ordered her to come and find Xing Xiuyan to go back.

Unexpectedly, what Ruhua said in his mouth was: "The uncle is here again, and the eldest lady invites you to come over and talk!"

This fate...

It seems to come too soon.

Chapter 855

[Around one o'clock, there is another update. 】

Xing Xiuyan felt uncomfortable every time he entered and exited Jia Amnesty's Dongkua courtyard.

This is partly because of Mrs. Xing's acrimonious face, and the other part is because the main body of Dongkuayuan and Rongguo Mansion are not connected together.

So every time you go to Dongkuayuan, you have to pass the street in front of Rongguo Mansion.

In the Rongguo Mansion, any female relatives of some status must take a car for these few steps in order to avoid losing their dignity in public.

But Mrs. Xing obviously didn't have the idea of ​​helping her niece get this kind of treatment.

So at this time, there will often be some curious eyes following Xing Xiuyan.

Although there were no other rude actions, just this maggot-like snooping made people feel uncomfortable.

This time is no exception.

Xing Xiuyan led Zhuan'er, the little maid presented by Baoyu, and just after leaving the corner gate of Rongguo Mansion, she felt someone's gaze brushing her from head to toe.

Facing this unscrupulous prying, Xing Xiuyan could only pretend not to know, and secretly quickened his pace.

Fortunately, it was not very far away, and in just a cup of tea, Xing Xiuyan came to the dark gate of the East Mansion.

In name, the Dongkua Courtyard and the Rongguo Mansion are still integrated, so there is no other corner gate, just enter and exit through the black lacquered gate.

Xing Xiuyan lifted the corner of her skirt with one hand, and was about to step up the steps, completely getting rid of the idle man's salivating gaze, when she suddenly called out softly: "Is Miss Xing in front?"

Xing Xiuyan looked back, and saw three carriages approaching slowly, in the middle of the carriage, a pretty maid was squatting on the shaft, looking up her neck to this side.

As soon as the two of them looked at each other, Xing Xiuyan recognized that this maid was Caixia who was beside Second Sister You, and she felt a sudden surprise in her heart.

Last night, Sun Shaozong and Second Sister You lived in the Ningguo Mansion next door, look at this posture...

Could it be that father also invited the second elder brother of the Sun family?

Just as he was feeling anxious, the three carriages stopped one after another. The driver in the middle set up a wooden platform for the female relatives to get off the carriage, and the two maids who got on and off the carriage, under Caixia's command, helped Second Sister You to step down. carriage.

At the same time, the idle man who had been following Xing Xiuyan had disappeared long ago—the whips in the hands of the coachmen were not just for driving.

But Xing Xiuyan secretly heaved a sigh of relief seeing Second Sister You's huddling behavior, because if Sun Shaozong was also in the car, it would definitely not be Sister You's turn to show off.

Since Sun Shaozong was not there, she lost her taboos and apprehensions, took the initiative to greet her a few steps, and exchanged courtesy with Second Sister You with a smile.

Second Sister You glanced at the Dongkua courtyard, and said with a smile: "Miss Xing, is she going to visit the elder? I happen to have something to report to our elder wife, how about we be companions?"

She even took the initiative to invite her, so how could Xing Xiuyan refuse?

They entered the dark gate side by side, and went straight to the flower hall in the backyard under the guidance of the gate.

All the way is just gossip.

After seeing the second door, the door bowed and retreated to the side, and the second sister You suddenly changed the subject and whispered: "Miss, you must be more careful today, someone steals chickens and loses a lot of rice, and they are thinking about going from here Find it elsewhere."

Xing Xiuyan knew that this "stealing a chicken without losing a lot of rice" refers to Jia Amnesty's scandal of losing an ear instead of picking up ashes.

What does it mean to seek compensation from elsewhere?

Second Sister You seemed to see her doubts, covered her nose and mouth with a handkerchief, curled her lips in disdain and said, "My lord is still thinking about other things, but your aunt has fallen into Qian's eyes, this time she didn't follow Second Mistress Wherever you get the benefits, it's like a piece of heart and soul has been gouged out, how can you live in peace if you don't make up for the shortfall?"

"The second grandma made it clear again that the business is a partnership with our family, so your aunt naturally put her idea on my second master."

Hearing this, how can Xing Xiuyan not understand?

When the Rongguo Mansion checked the accounts, the elder Jia She had sold his daughter once, but this time it was Madam Xing's turn to sell her niece!

but……

Xing Xiuyan glanced at Second Sister You silently, thinking, this Aunt You has never been too shrewd, could it be that the second brother of the Sun family asked her to relay these words?

But why did the second elder brother of the Sun family ask her to tell him these words?

Is it intentional or unintentional?

She had mixed feelings in her mind for a moment, and couldn't help but blurt out, "Where is the second brother of the Sun family?"

"Before dawn, I was invited to the yamen to discuss matters." Second Sister You answered casually, and then she was surprised: "Miss Xing has something to do with my second master?"

"No... nothing."

Xing Xiuyan hurriedly shook her head in denial, but there was a sense of warmth in her heart for no reason—Sun Shaozong left before dawn. Naturally, these words were explained long ago, which shows that he still has something special in his heart.

That's all~

If you really can't resist the orders of your parents, it's better to be the concubine of the second elder brother of the Sun family than to marry someone else blindly.

Thinking of this, her heart loosened a lot, and her face blushed unconsciously.

On the other hand, Second Sister You saw that she was silent and didn't seem to respond to her reminder, but she couldn't help muttering in her heart: Sister's method of showing good intentions in advance, it must not be ineffective, right?

But it turned out that the words just now did not come from Sun Shaozong's mouth, but were randomly deduced by Youshi when the two sisters were free.

…………

But after this blunder, the two of them had no further communication.

When they arrived in the backyard, Second Sister You went to look for Jia Yingchun without mentioning it, while Xing Xiuyan was led by the maid to a warm pavilion.

I don't know how the Nuan Pavilion was designed, and the brazier was not lit, but it dispelled all the chill of Xing Xiuyan at the moment of entering the door.

Mrs. Xing and Xing Zhong's siblings were sitting on the grand teacher's chair facing the door, their postures and appearances were somewhat similar.

The difference is that Xing Zhong's face is full of joy, but Mrs. Xing's face is full of gloom.

"What's the matter with you girl?"

It seems that she has been holding back for a long time, and before Xing Xiuyan stepped forward to salute, Mrs. Xing preemptively said: "I gave you two high-quality woolen clothes before, but you still want to dress so shabby, could it be that Do you want people to think that I, an aunt, abused you?!"

The two fox furs were obviously a gift from Sun Shaozong, and they also used Jia Yingchun's name.

Recently, Xing Xiuyan deliberately didn't wear it just to avoid suspicion.

But she never thought Mrs. Xing was so brazen, not only took this matter on her own head, but also used it to attack Xing Xiuyan.

But the most embarrassing person at this time was Xing Zhong who was next to him.

His old face turned into a pig liver color, and there was no smile on his face. He puffed up his cheeks a few times and hesitated to speak, but in the end he didn't dare to offend Gao Zhi'er's sister.

So he could only swallow his embarrassment and forced a smile: "Sister, don't blame her, she is also..."

However, Xing Xiuyan suddenly cut off her father's flattering words, and said all blessings neither humble nor overbearing: "Auntie, don't be angry, because the funeral is going on in the Ningguo Mansion next door, and now my uncle is ill again, so I changed into some plain clothes—— Now it seems that my niece is not thoughtful enough."

With that said, he blessed Mrs. Xing again.

This time it was Mrs. Xing's turn to be embarrassed.

She just wanted to find an excuse, and give Xing Xiuyan a head start first, so that this yellow-haired girl would not know what to do and reject her kindness.

But who would have thought that Xing Xiuyan would find out his flaws and lead his own army instead.

What made Mrs. Xing even more angry was that Xing Xiuyan also used Jia Amnesty as an excuse, which made it impossible for her to refute.

In fact, it was a coincidence for her.

If he had said this yesterday, Xing Xiuyan's heart would not have loosened. Apart from this Rongguo Mansion, there would be no place for him to stay. Naturally, he would not offend Mrs. Xing.

However, by accident just now, Xing Xiuyan's resistance to this marriage is far less intense than before.

Now that she has a way out, she naturally doesn't have any good feelings for this aunt who is so mean and tries to use her life's event as a bargaining chip.

For a moment, Mrs. Xing gritted her teeth, stared, and was angry, but she couldn't find a way to vent her life.

Fortunately, there is Xing Zhong beside him.

Although he watched his younger sister being speechless by his daughter, he felt secretly relieved, but he knew that if he wanted to plan a successful marriage, Mrs. Xing's help was also indispensable.

So after watching the excitement for a while, he hurriedly passed the steps to Mrs. Xing: "Why are you arguing with her? Let's talk about business first!"

Mrs. Xing thought so too, no matter how angry she was, she couldn't push away the white money.

So he suppressed that annoyance, and said with a sullen face: "It's nothing to keep you in this house—but you absolutely shouldn't, you shouldn't take advantage of my mercy to disobey your parents Kindness!"

"Then what kind of person is Erlang Sun? He took you as a concubine, and he didn't feel wronged by you—but you hid here with your parents behind your back, as if the elders wanted to kill you!"

"Such willful behavior is tolerated by your parents, and I absolutely cannot tolerate it here!"

"I have discussed with your father just now, choose a good day and let your second sister decide, and settle this matter first."

"As for when to get married and how to deal with it, your second sister will also take care of it. There is absolutely no reason to wrong you!"

Although Xing Zhong had persecuted her in every possible way before, he still gave his daughter some face, but Mrs. Xing's words were so violent that there was no room for negotiation, and it was full of ultimatum.

Although Xing Xiuyan had expected it long ago, he still couldn't help feeling a little sad at this moment.

Sighing secretly in her heart, she respectfully said: "Since my aunt talked about this, my niece naturally dare not have any opinions..."

"You...you agreed? You really agreed?!" Xing Zhong jumped up from his chair, so happy that he didn't know what to do.

In fact, he has been tense just now, because he is afraid that his daughter, who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, will make some vigorous moves.

I never thought that my daughter would agree to be so relaxed!

Mrs. Xing's face softened a little after hearing her answer.

Unexpectedly, Xing Xiuyan went on to say: "Just one thing, after all, my niece is the daughter of a good family, not the one who advocates excellence in Fengyuechang. What I want is the respect of my husband's family, not some yellow and white things!"

After a pause, she said resolutely: "If he wants to buy me with money, I would rather die than suffer such humiliation!"