The Regent's Sweetheart

Chapter 34 Aunt Wu

Xuemei led Third Miss and Fifth Miss to the kitchen to get charcoal fire, while she continued to go to Aunt Wu's Orchid Pavilion.

Originally, Aunt Wu lived in Linyu Pavilion, which was also a yard close to the Lord's Courtyard. Later, there was a fire, and it was said that it was going to be repaired.

Aunt Wu was temporarily placed in the remote Lanting Courtyard.

This temporary arrangement finally became a certainty.

Even Lin Zhengyang didn't feel dissatisfied, and he focused all his attention on those beauties sent by Mrs. Shen.

Obviously it is a Qingliu scholar's family, but there are quite a few concubines in the family, counting those concubines, there are more than twenty people.

Walking to the Lanting Courtyard, this yard is really not good, even the wood at the corner of the door has a tendency to rot.

The courtyard door was closed tightly, so it was quiet.

Boom, boom, boom!

Qingtao knocked on the door three times, and then heard a female voice from inside: "Come on~!"

This warm and bright voice...is Aunt Wu's mother-in-law, Mother Jin, who makes good pastries. She ate a lot here when she was young.

Squeak~ The thumping sound of opening the door seemed noisy.

Mother Jin was still respectful to Xiao Shenwei, but when she saw her, she was stunned for a moment, and she immediately smiled and patted her clothes excitedly: "Oh! The second girl is back!"

Looking at the slightly burly woman in front of her, she was wearing the most common gray linen clothes, plus the washed skirt, it was enough to see how bleak Aunt Wu's life is now.

"Mother Jin." She nodded with a gentle smile. She grew up eating pastries made by Mother Jin, so she naturally respected her a little more.

"Second girl, please come inside." Mother Jin said and stepped aside.

Stepping into the courtyard, there are some dead trees on both sides. It is not easy to recognize when the leaves have fallen. The stone brick floor is clean, presumably because of the hard work of Mrs. Jin.

The courtyard is neither big nor small. There are houses lined up against the courtyard wall. In addition to the main hall, there are side rooms on both sides.

She remembered that the room on the right was where the second brother lived.

Presumably in two days, the second brother will have to come back from Lushan Academy.

Before she reached the hall, Aunt Wu had already opened the curtain and leaned out half of her body.

She has a clean face, and she is wearing a pea-green cross-collar gown that is sober and elegant. The padded moon-white bijia doesn't seem to keep warm either, and she looks a lot thinner.

"Second girl!" Aunt Wu was startled, and she sized her up with disbelieving eyes, obviously she didn't expect her to come here.

Lin Jiaojiao subdued herself slightly: "How is Auntie recently?"

Aunt Wu stared blankly at her for a long time before remembering that the Princess Regent came home today, and quickly knelt down: "The concubine pays her respects to the concubine."

"Auntie, this is..."

……

—— Lin's kitchen.

As soon as Lin Qingxue stepped into the kitchen compound, she was spotted by Mama Cui, who was yelling about something. Her round, basin-like face sank, and her chin was raised to the sky.

"Hey! Fifth Miss and Third Miss are here. There is no charcoal fire today, so hurry up tomorrow." Mama Cui patted the smock on her body, grinned and turned to leave.

"Mother Cui." Xuemei, who was behind her, immediately stepped forward and called to stop Mother Cui who was about to leave.

Cui's mother turned around impatiently, her clothes lost all wrinkles and became extremely smooth.

It seemed to stretch the seams of the arms of the clothes.

I wanted to open my mouth to scold, but when I saw that it was Xuemei, I frowned, and then said in a mocking tone: "Hey! Who am I? It turns out to be Miss Xuemei, why? Don't both girls marry?" Someone? Why did Miss Xuemei come to my kitchen?"

(End of this chapter)