Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 283 Preparations ([-])

The midday sun was dazzling, but the pavilion was cool with the wind blowing from the lake. The lotus leaves spread out on the shoal near the shore, facing the wind, and the magnolia, rhododendron, and roses on the shore were in full bloom.The two people in the booth were silent for a while.

"I didn't expect that Quan'er married you." After a while, Madam Xiao said softly, her voice sounded like a sigh or a melancholy.

Yao Cunhui raised his head slightly, and saw Mrs. Xiao staring at the lake with a dazed expression, so she lowered her eyes again and did not speak.

"I don't know whether his insistence is right or wrong, but the matter has come to this point, and it is useless for me to say more. He... I hope you can live in harmony and grow old together! Kaner is stubborn, and he has identified you. It's you, I hope you can treat him well, don't make him sad and disappointed!"

"Madam, don't worry, I will definitely not let him down." Yao Cunhui said softly.

"Well," Mrs. Xiao turned her head, her slightly frowned brows relaxed slightly, her gaze was fixed on Yao Cunhui, and she said calmly, "It was my own intention that I went to look for you earlier, with Quan'er and Shen Fu. It doesn't matter. No matter what I said to you before, it was a careless word of a mother who was in a state of anxiety. I hope you don't take it to heart. If you mind, I can say sorry to you, but I hope Don't tell anyone about this..."

"Ma'am, you are serious!" Yao Cunhui felt relieved when she heard her take the initiative to bring up the matter, and met her eyes and said softly: "I can understand your mood at that time, I cared about him as much as you did, and heard He is as anxious as he is in danger. Now that the matter is over, let’s just pretend that what happened that day never happened! I never blamed Madam, and I hope Madam, you don’t take it to heart!"

Mrs. Xiao's eyes lit up, with joy shining in her pupils, she nodded at Yao Cunhui and said with a smile, "Then I can rest assured! Huier, have I ever said that you are a good girl?"

Yao Cunhui smiled slightly, with a hint of cunning in his eyes, "You said it now, ma'am!"

Mrs. Xiao was startled, and the two looked at each other and laughed.

"Walk around with me, the garden of your house is beautiful." Mrs. Xiao smiled and raised her arm, motioning for Yao Cunhui to come forward to help her.

Yao Cunhui hurriedly agreed, stepped forward wisely, and led her to stroll slowly in the garden.

Mama Li and the others followed behind without making a sound.Madam Li was secretly happy, the relationship between the princess and his wife is the best, and I hope that after the princess gets married, the relationship between the prince and his wife can be eased...

The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. This is the most important festival of the year. Every household has to make zongzi, drink realgar wine, eat red eggs, clean up the inside and outside of the house, and hang wormwood on the door. , calamus and other things that exorcise evil spirits.In addition, there are official or private dragon boat races for one-day entertainment.

Three days before the festival, the Yun family sent someone to pick up Yao Cunhui, Hong Liao, Hong Ling and other masters and servants, and learned how to manage it with Mrs. Yun and the Min family.

Relatives and friends give gifts to each other, clean and arrange various places in the mansion, give rewards, hold banquets, etc. From time to time, housekeepers and daughter-in-laws come to deal with affairs, withdrawing money, receiving table utensils or other things, and begging for money. List of rituals, presenting the banquet list to ask whether it is appropriate, asking how to deal with the gifts sent by each family, and asking a certain yard or pavilion in the garden if something is broken and should be reported to the steward of the outer court for repairs, etc. , Sometimes close relatives and friends who have made good friends come to the house to give boxing gifts, and I have to meet them in person and drink a cup of tea with them...

Mrs. Yun and Mrs. Min were so busy that they didn't even have time to sit down and rest quietly!
In previous years, the Yao Mansion also celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival, but it had little to do with Yao Cunhui. It was all Ma's busy work, and the Yao Mansion did not have as much attention and so many intricate relationships as the Yun Mansion.It was the first time for Yao Cunhui to see this, and she couldn't help feeling dumbfounded.

Mrs. Yun smiled when she saw it, and kindly pointed out: "Our family is fairly simple. The Zhenxi Palace has been honored for generations, but it is more sophisticated than ours, and the various human relationships are more complicated. When the time comes, you have to be more careful and cautious." , and should not be taken lightly."

Yao Cunhui stuck out her tongue secretly, and quickly agreed with a smile.

The Min family told her quietly again: "Under the big festival, it is not only the human relations between the various houses, but also the various relationships between the people in the houses, floors, and inner and outer courtyards of the house. The most troublesome thing is when assigning work. I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at each other. Who is taking advantage, who is assigned heavy work, who is doing hard work, and who is rich in money. They will compare each other. The most tricky and difficult to deal with, one is dissatisfied, passive and negligent, not to mention the grinder, and some even deliberately play tricks, and make up a lot of bad words behind their backs! For these people, you have to pay attention to methods and methods, and pay attention to different people. Different methods! It’s like giving boxing gifts to relatives and friends. Whoever has a better carriage and whose carriage is older, who goes farther and who goes closer, who goes to more homes and who owns fewer, all must be carefully considered. Arrangements are made properly! Otherwise, there will be accidents in the future!"

Yao Cunhui's face turned pale after hearing this, and he was speechless for a while.

Seeing her like that, Mrs. Min couldn't help "puchi" and covered her mouth with a smile. She held her hand and patted it comfortingly. Yes, there is another layer of managers who are watching specifically. I just remind you a few words, you, don’t be afraid! In short, everything must be done according to the rules, and human relations must be respected. Some things must be turned a blind eye. One eye is fine, but some are not vague at all, after a long time, you will have experience!"

Only then did Yao Cunhui heave a sigh of relief, and smiled after Min's: "I understand, it is to be kind and powerful, and on the premise of not violating the general principle, specific things should be treated on a case-by-case basis, and special situations should be dealt with specially!"

"That's right! That's it!" Mrs. Min nodded happily, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Yao Cunhui left after breakfast in Yunfu in the morning and returned home.She had to go back to her own house for the holidays.

The street market is very lively, and the bustling crowd is noisy, creating a strong festive atmosphere.Today there is an official dragon boat race on the Grand Canal outside the city, and it will start later, and many people are rushing out of the city.

When approaching Yao's mansion, Yao Cunhui suddenly heard shouts of "Sister Xiaohui! Sister Xiaohui!", she quickly ordered Lao He to stop, and lifted the curtain to look out.Unexpectedly, I saw Qianqian, the little princess of Prince Li's mansion, ran out from some corner and was standing in front of the carriage wiping tears.Qianqian's eyes were red, as if she had just cried.

"Qianqian! What's wrong with you!" Yao Cunhui was taken aback, and quickly got out of the car and bent down to support Qianqian's shoulder.

Qianqian pulled her to the side, and whispered in a crying voice, "Sister Xiaohui, hurry up and save Shizan, he was taken away!"

"What?" Yao Cunhui felt dizzy, her heart missed two beats and almost fell down!
Shi Zan was taken away?
"Is it true? How did you know?" Yao Cunhui bit her lip, and was the first to think of Lu Ying.However, how could it be that Qianqian came to report the letter.

Qianqian seemed a little guilty like a child who was caught by an adult for stealing candy, lowered his head and whispered: "Brother Shizan and I agreed to watch the dragon boat race together secretly, but we were arrested not long after we left the city." People are watching, woohoo, that person captured brother Shizan and asked me to find my sister, and forbid me to tell others! He said that if I told others, I would kill brother Shizan! Woohoo, sister Xiaohui, we what to do!"

Yao Cunhui was so upset, she softly comforted Qianqian to stop her tears, and then asked, "Did that person tell you where he took Shizan brother? Where did he ask sister to find them?"

Qianqian tilted his head and thought for a while and said: "Luoyan Mountain on the outskirts of Beicheng. That person said that only my sister is allowed to go alone, and no one else is allowed to go!"

Luoyan Mountain?Yao Cunhui smiled wryly. She and Shen Quan had agreed to meet each other at the beginning, but she didn't expect that she would go there again in the blink of an eye!

"Qianqian, don't cry, my sister will go to save brother Shizan, my sister will ask someone to take you home, okay? You have to be good, don't cry! Also, don't tell others about this, okay? ?”

"I won't tell, I won't tell anyone!" Qianqian shook his head quickly, "Sister Xiaohui, that person is so fierce, will he really let brother Shizan go when you go?"

"Yes, my sister will definitely save Brother Shizan!" Yao Cunhui was in such a state of confusion that he didn't have time to reason about how Yao Shizan and Qianqian knew each other. After coaxing Qianqian to send her home, she went Hurry back to the mansion to live in secluded places.

Sure enough, both brothers Wu Jin and Wu Guang were there. Yao Cunhui asked about Yao Shizan, and Wu Jin said that the young master left a book early in the morning and went out, saying that he had made an appointment with a friend to watch the dragon boat race.

Be bold!Yao Cunhui gritted her teeth in annoyance.But Wu Jin and Wu Guang couldn't be blamed for this incident. At the beginning, Yao Cunhui ordered Wu Jin to protect Yao Shizan, mainly aimed at Mrs. Ma. Now Mrs. Ma has nothing to do, and Yao Shizan has grown up day by day, and occasionally going out to do things is not allowed. Wu Jin followed, and even Yao Cunhui gradually relaxed his vigilance, unexpectedly, this negligence would lead to trouble again.

Yao Cunhui called Wu Jin aside, and said what Qianqian said, Wu Jin's expression changed immediately, and his first reaction was, could this be a prank?Yao Cunhui didn't mention Qianqian's name when he said it, but shook his head resolutely and said it was impossible, besides, this kind of thing would rather be believed or not.

Seeing Yao Cunhui's serious expression, Wu Jin knew that the source of the news must be reliable, and couldn't help turning pale, asking Yao Cunhui what to do?
"Since calling to see me by name, it may not be useful if you go, I have to go there in person. Don't tell my father beforehand. I will go alone, and you will follow behind quietly. If the situation is not right, you will come back and report! , I’ll write a note for Wuguang to deliver to a man named Qianshan at No. 231 Yangshu Hutong!” Yao Cunhui wrote a few words with the pen and ink on Yao Shizan’s desk, blowing the ink, folding Unseal it and hand it over to Wu Jin.

Wu Jin hesitated to speak, hesitantly took the letter.

(End of this chapter)