Walking into the Red Mansion starts from the maid

Chapter 42

Going back to Jiangyunxuan from the warehouse, it is the closest way to visit Fangyuan.

And right now is March in Yangchun, when the grass grows and the warbler flies.The layout of Jia's mansion is also very particular. The green willows and yellow warblers on the banks of the mountains, stones and ponds between the pavilions and pavilions are full of colorful and rich atmosphere, which is very eye-catching.

However, since Sister Feng became the housekeeper, the rules in the house have become stricter, and Xiren, the ear god, has been watching over her every day.The maids in the inner courtyard were not allowed to walk around at will, so since they entered Jiamu's courtyard, even though they didn't have much business, they never came out to wander around a few times.

Now that he had the opportunity, it would not take a few more steps to go back from Huifangyuan, thinking this way in his heart, he did so with his feet.He just walked through the corner door, and when he saw a lot of stones piled up beside the wall, which looked like a big construction project was about to start, he was unconsciously stunned.

The formerly lush Huifang Courtyard is now two feet shorter than the walls. Standing on a high place and looking out, you can see clearly the white lanterns next door!
Fortunately, the sky is bright and bright now, otherwise this scene would be quite creepy.

She looked left and right, and seeing no one around, she walked out of the corner gate of Huifang Courtyard with a white linen cloth in her arms.While walking, I thought, this is probably the predecessor of the Grand View Garden, otherwise, why bother to spend a lot of trouble?
"Why are you in such a hurry? But you came at the right time, I have a message for you!" He walked quickly to the main entrance of Jiang Yunxuan, just in time to meet Qingwen who came back in high spirits.

The two of them were tearing the cloth and biting their ears, Yunzhu was amazed to hear it, it was a coincidence that the gossip brought back by Qingwen happened to pick up the words of the little maids in the warehouse.

But today, when Lai Madam Lai's house was full of guests, Jiao Da and his son jumped and scolded in front of Lai's mansion for a long time, and then Aunt Lai threatened to let the dogs go, which ended the farce.

Yun Zhu concluded the statement: "It's all old things, and this Jiao Da is an old servant of the Ning Mansion. Although he has an old relationship with Nanny Lai, it's not like this...so embarrassing..."

Now that Grandma Rong is gone, the East Mansion is in full swing, and the control over the servants is getting looser.I heard that these old servants even raised their fists in public because of the reward. If Wang Xifeng hadn't taken over the power and went up to cut the mess quickly, and the new official took office, everyone in Dongfu would be in danger. I don't know what bigger jokes would be made.

When Qi Xun came over to help with a dustpan, she saw Qingwen twisting her needle and thread, and said in a low voice with beaming eyebrows:

"It's because I want to earn a future for the family's descendants that I'm so crazy when I'm old. It's his youngest son who accompanied Jiao Da to Nanny Lai's house today. I heard that the mother of the youngest son couldn't stand Jiao Da's fist a few years ago, and ran away as soon as she got out of slavery. The good benefactor of the Duke's mansion, his wife and children have only been on the bed for a few days, and he became a lonely family again. She must be very jealous of Lai Nanny these years."

Brave but not resourceful, Jiao Da has a temperament that can't be supported by mud, and he likes to publicize that he is quite loved by the government.He even got excited when drinking occasionally, and his colleagues described vividly how he broke away from the mountain of corpses and blood with the old man behind his back, and he almost portrayed himself as a savior.

Mrs. Ning Guogong listened to many reports, thinking in her heart that she was paid and thanked, and she kept talking nonsense like a cart wheel. People who listened to it too much might think that Ningguo Mansion is some kind of softie.

So he sent Jiao Dazhao into the mansion to inquire, but in the end, he didn't know what tricks he used, this Jiao Da actually welcomed a little maid who was six or seven years younger than himself to be a concubine, and he sold himself into the Ningguo Mansion to be a steward.

It's a pity that the good times don't last long, when Ning Guogong and his wife were alive, Jiao Da's treatment in the mansion naturally has nothing to say.

But when Ning Guogong fell ill later on, the title of the Ningguo Mansion changed four times in 30. Jia Zhen, who is now in charge of the family, is the great-grandson of Ning Guogong back then.

The master doesn't want to see him anymore, and the servants follow suit, even if they don't get good jobs, they come and go, the family can only go in and out, and it's not much worse now that it's not an empty shell.

Adding oil and vinegar, Qingwen made up a lot of narration, and when Yunzhu was listening with gusto, she heard Qilu say straightly: "You should be more careless, and Madam Lai won't settle accounts with you later!"

Qingwen smiled and said: "Good sister, I haven't got to the point yet, so don't scare me."

After finishing speaking, he obediently started a new topic, chatting about interesting things about going out today.

From Lai's addition of a beautiful girl Deng, to how Wang Xifeng established himself in the East Mansion, who were the guests who went to the East Mansion to mourn, and to the fact that Daiyu's carriage, horses and luggage were all ready and she was going to Yangzhou in a few days.

It's a person who stays at home but knows all about the world's major events, and she doesn't know how her ears and eyes were born, so she never misses a bustling scene.

At the end, she was very embarrassed and said: "Yunzhu knows, I went to see my cousin today, hey, now that my sister-in-law is pregnant, it's time to make a fuss, today I want to eat sour apricots, and tomorrow I want to eat candy. No, I heard that there is a beast-like sugar man coming out of our mansion, and they are clamoring to see it."

Speaking of this, Qingwen took a sip of tea as if covering up with a cup, and looked straight at Yunzhu.

These two years of tempering are not in vain, the adult soul has gone through so many things, how transparent and sophisticated?Just looking at Qingwen's preparation for so long, one can guess the truth.

The maids in this courtyard hugged each other, and many of them already vaguely wanted to follow others' lead.But Qingwen, who is also a big maid, is heartless every day, and she speaks her heart out everywhere. Although she offends others, she is easy to get along with, so she slapped her chest and said, "I will take over this job."

After a pause, he continued: "I originally wanted to make a congratulatory gift for my little nephew. Now that you've said that, I've got an idea."

Qingwen understood, and hurriedly said: "Since that's the case, you don't have to work hard for me. I have time to embroider you a butterfly playing peony fan tomorrow!"

Qilu sighed: "Your mouth."

Seeing that Qingwen didn't seem to wake up, she couldn't help mentioning: "Yesterday, when you went to Lai's mansion, the old lady brought up an attacker and went to reply. Although she didn't listen carefully, many people now know that she takes power arbitrarily, and even the second master Bao has to listen to her arrangements. You can't be afraid of people's words. She was beaten just for doing something that wasn't too outrageous. Don't you just rush to give someone a reason for your nonsensical remarks?"

"Beat Xiren?" Yunzhu doubted, "Sister Xiren is the girl trained by the old lady. She heard that the old lady was very satisfied, so she assigned it to Master Bao. Why..."

He said so on the lips, but he thought in his heart that it was obviously a girl who was sent to the house, and it was normal to do something different from the girl next to her. How could it be enough for the old lady to beat her up?

Could it be that she did something that no one knew about?

(End of this chapter)