Lin Xuan of the Red Chamber

In the early morning of May, there are still bursts of coolness, and the early birds are chirping on the trees, which is crisp and melodious.A slight breeze blows in through the window lattice, blowing layers of veils.

Hong Ying woke up from the dream, opened her eyes and looked at the bed curtain above her head, suddenly she was still in the dream.

Recalling everything that happened yesterday, Hong Ying felt bitter and unspeakable. On her wedding night, there was no eight-carried sedan chair, no ten-mile red makeup, no phoenix crown and Xiapei, no all-night red candles, and no all the steps of the marriage ceremony at the daughter's home. She doesn't have what she can have, she can't wear red, she can't enter through the main entrance, she can only enter through the side door with a small sedan chair, silently, but who can she blame when she falls to this point...

She was born well since she was a child, and her parents love her so much that they don't want her to marry too early. Although she has been seeing people since she was 14 years old, she is always unhappy when she chooses left and right. Don't worry, you can choose slowly, but who knows that her father died suddenly when she was 17 years old. After three years of her father's funeral, she became an old girl.Since then, it has become difficult to find, not to mention that most of the families with her family have married wives, and most of them who are not as good as her have married wives. If there is no one, it is not a good family. Go in and suffer.

Being a concubine is not what she wants, but she has to say that this is the best choice in front of her. The Lin family is considered the top family in Gusu City, and the Lin family has no children. If she can give birth to a son and a half daughter, then The status is very different.Furthermore, Hongying turned her head to look at Lin Ruhai who was sleeping next to her, with a smile on her lips.

Hong Ying was watching carefully, tracing his outline bit by bit in her heart, suddenly felt the person next to her move slightly, Hong Ying quickly closed her eyes, pretending to be in a deep sleep.

It wasn't until Lin Ruhai got up that the movement became louder, Hong Ying opened her eyes and watched him unhurriedly get dressed.

"But I woke you up." Lin Ruhai looked at the sky and said softly, "It's still early, you should sleep a little longer!"

Hong Ying shook her head, and was about to get up and get dressed, but just as she raised her body with her arms, she felt a burning pain in her lower body, her whole body seemed to be falling apart, and she felt weak.

"You're tired too, why don't you rest for a while?" Seeing Hongying's powerless look, Lin Ruhai understood what was going on, and said with a smile.

Until Lin Ruhai left, Hong Ying still couldn't get up, rested on the bed for a while, and then heard the voice of her personal servant girl outside the door, "Auntie, are you awake? I have to serve tea to my wife later!"

"come in."

Hearing Hongying's voice, Shuxiang hurriedly opened the door and brought all the maids in to serve her.After changing her clothes, Hongying sat beside the dressing table, and Shuxiang took care of her dressing, and when she was finished, she was supported by Shuxiang to greet her wife.This is the helplessness of being a concubine. No matter what, I have to go to the mistress every morning to make rules.

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When we arrived at the main room, Jia Min was already up. There were still a few women in the room, who seemed to be Lin Ruhai's concubines.

When Hong Ying came in, she didn't bother to look at her, she first saluted: "Greetings to Madam, Madam is well."

Looking at Hongying's young and beautiful face, Jia Min felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, so she didn't let Hongying get up right away, and let her squat for a while, and saw that Hongying's forehead was sweating, and her body was a little weak. After shaking, he opened his mouth and said: "Well, get up." Hong Ying stabilized her body, and respectfully blessed Fu before she got up.

This is not over yet, Hong Ying walked forward and went forward, kneeling in front of Jia Min, and a girl brought tea over, Hong Ying first kowtowed respectfully, then knelt on the ground, raised her head and turned around from the plate held by the girl beside her After fetching the tea, she lifted it up, lowered her head slightly, and raised her hands above her head: "Madam, please drink tea."

Jia Min let her hang out for a while, until Hongying's arms trembled a little, then smiled and took the teacup and took a symbolic sip, and gave her a string of tourmaline beads as a greeting gift.

Then he pointed to the women in the room and said with a smile: "This is Aunt Zhou, this is Aunt Li, and those are Aunt Tang and Aunt Mei. They entered the mansion earlier than you, so you can call them sisters. Let's take good care of the master together."

Hong Ying felt cold, she was a good concubine, and her status was much higher than these lowly concubines. Jia Min did not need to think about it, but she knew that she was giving herself a blow. However, people had to bow their heads under the eaves. I can only bow to these people separately and call them sisters.

After everyone finished seeing the ceremony, it was getting late, so Jia Min took a few women to the backyard to greet the old lady.

At this moment, Mrs. Lin had finished washing and washing, and was sitting on the beauty couch, talking with Nanny Wang beside her.

At this moment, when he saw the people coming, he said kindly, "Oh, you are here, come here, sit here."

The servant girl moved the stool, and several people asked to be seated. Mrs. Lin said again: "Aunt Shen, come and sit closer."

Hongying took a peek at Jia Min's expression, and found that her face was a little stiff, so she knew that she must be uncomfortable. Hongying thought about it, although she didn't want to offend Jia Min, but she also knew that the mistress and the concubine's room It is impossible to get along with each other harmoniously. It is the limit to maintain the relationship on the surface and not to plot against each other. I am not the same as her. After all, the old lady is my backer.

Thinking about it, Hong Ying walked over with a smile on her face.

Mrs. Lin took Hongying's hand and asked carefully: "How is it? Is the yard still in your mind? Are the maids obedient? If there is any discomfort, just say, I will make the decisions for you. What?" As he spoke, he glanced at Jia Min intentionally or unintentionally.

Hong Ying understood the meaning of old lady Lin's words, and felt warm in her heart. However, noticing that Jia Min's expression became more and more wrong, Hong Ying still shook her head, expressing that everything was fine.

Mrs. Lin also knew that everyone was here, and Hong Ying was inevitably a little cautious, so she said: "You all go to work, I just leave Aunt Shen to serve here alone."

Jia Min understood that the old lady didn't want to see her. Although she was not very happy, she didn't want to stay in front of the old lady Lin, so she didn't say much at the moment, so she took a few aunts and left.

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After Jia Min and those aunts had left, Mrs. Lin asked Hong Ying to have breakfast with her. Of course, Hong Ying would not refuse, and waited for the maids and women to set up the table, and served various side dishes on small tea trays. , pastries, meals, etc. were brought up and placed on a mahogany Eight Immortals table in the middle of the room. After a while, some maidservants brought rinsing bowls. They rinsed their mouths, washed their hands, and dried them with towels. Then began to eat.

Hong Ying originally wanted to serve the old lady for dinner according to the rules, but she didn't expect that the old lady Lin refused, saying that she must have been tired yesterday, so let her rest today.

After eating, Hongying went back to her yard after having a conversation with the old lady.