第六十一章辱亲女愚妾争闲气．护三妹公子再(1/9)

探春同李纨相住间隔，二人近日同事，不比往年，来往回话人等亦不便，故二人议定每日早晨皆到园门口南边的三间小花厅上去会齐办事，吃过早饭于午错方回房。这三间厅原系预备省亲之时众执事太监起坐之处，故省亲之后也用不着了，每日只有婆子们上夜。
                                                                                                                                                                如今不用十分修饰，只不过略略的铺陈了，便可他二人起坐。这厅上也有一匾，题着《辅仁谕德》四字，家下俗呼皆只叫“议事厅”。
                                                                                                                                                                如今他二人每日卯正至此，午正方散。凡一应执事媳妇等来往回话者，络绎不绝。
                                                                                                                                                                众人先听见李纨独办，各各心中暗喜，以为李纨素日原是个厚道多恩无罚的，自然比凤姐儿好搪塞。便添了一个探春，也都想着不过是个未出闺阁的青年小姐，且素日也最平和恬淡，因此都不在意，比凤姐儿前更懈怠了许多。
                                                                                                                                                                只三四日后，几件事过手，渐觉探春精细处不让凤姐，只不过是言语安静，性情和顺而已。可巧连日有王公侯伯世袭官员十几处，皆系荣宁非亲即友或世交之家，或有升迁，或有黜降，或有婚丧红白等事，王夫人贺吊迎送，应酬不暇，前边更无人。
                                                                                                                                                                他二人便一日皆在厅上起坐。宝钗便一日在上房监察，至王夫人回方散，每于夜间针线暇时，临寝之先，坐了小轿带领园中上夜人等各处巡察一次。
                                                                                                                                                                他三人如此一理，更觉比凤姐儿当差时倒更谨慎了些。因而里外下人都暗中抱怨说：“刚刚的倒了一个“巡海夜叉”，又添了三个“镇山太岁”，越性连夜里偷着吃酒顽的工夫都没了。”这日王夫人正是往锦乡侯府去赴席，李纨与探春早已梳洗，伺候出门去后，回至厅上坐了，宝钗还未过来。
                                                                                                                                                                刚吃茶时，只见吴新登的媳妇进来回说：“赵姨娘的兄弟赵国基昨日死了。昨日回过太太，太太说知道了，叫回姑娘奶奶来。”说毕，便垂手旁侍，再不言语。
                                                                                                                                                              

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