swear not to be concubine

Chapter 7

Jian Yan was sitting on the big kang by the window, leaning on the autumn-colored money python big pillow, listening to Bai Wei's words.A window on the side was opened, and looking from her, the scene in the yard outside could just be seen at a glance.

"...According to Xing'er, the wife has the idea of ​​going to the capital," Bai Wei said in a soft voice, "That day she waited on the porch outside, and although she didn't hear everything that the wife and Mother Shen said, she also I heard that eight or nine are inseparable. It is said that the wife wants to donate a supervisor to the young master, and that the second master of the same generation in Tongzhou's aunt's family is the secretary of the Imperial College, and the eldest son of the younger generation is the left servant of the Ministry of Rites With such a relationship, my wife actually meant to temporarily live with my aunt and grandma, and then slowly find a suitable house in the capital before moving there."

Jian Yan nodded, although her eyes were still looking at the yard, she asked softly: "Can you believe Xing'er's words?"

"Xing'er is the second-class maidservant next to the wife. She always waits by the wife's side, so she can hear some things. And when did this girl come to tell us about the wife, and we didn't give money? Even for the money, she might not deceive us."

Having said that, Bai Wei also turned her head and glanced outside the window.

The sky finally cleared up two days ago, but before the snow on the eaves melted away, another heavy snow fell yesterday, and the outside was once again covered in silver, with no one around.

Bai Wei withdrew her gaze, and then said softly: "In the past two days, I specially found a gap to find Brother Zhou. According to Brother Zhou, the wife did indeed say that she wanted to detain the Jian family in the city. All of my properties have been sold. In addition, several shops have been set up and sold out in the past few days, and a lot of the fields outside have also been sold, so it seems that what Xing'er said is indeed true."

Jian Yan pondered for a while, and was about to speak, when she saw Zhao's mother's figure appearing at the gate of the courtyard.

Normally, at this time, Mother Zhao should have come to her courtyard to report. It is estimated that it is cold today, so she came a little late.

Jian Yan raised the index finger of her right hand and gently placed it on her lips. Bai Wei understood and stopped talking immediately.

A moment later, the quilted curtain at the door was lifted, and Mother Zhao walked in.

At this time, Jian Yan was wearing a large fur cloak with indigo orchid butterfly pattern under the service of Bai Wei.

"Miss, are you going out?" Mother Zhao asked while patting the snowflakes on her body.

Jian Yan motioned Bai Wei to put on the Avalokitesvara bag for her, and then smiled and said: "Yes. It's been cold these past two days, and all the masters have given me a holiday. I thought that there is nothing to do if I stay indoors Yes, why not pick some winter plums in the yard and send them to vase for my mother and elder brother. This is also my heart as a daughter and a younger sister. Would you like to come with Mother Zhao?"

Zhao's mother used to be cold, but since she entered the house, she just stood beside the brazier, and never moved a step. How could she want to go out?After hearing this, she said: "There is a bright charcoal fire burning in the house, how can we be away from people? Forget it, Bai Wei and Si Yue will accompany the girl to pick winter plums in the yard, and I will guard the house here .”

Jian Yan smiled and said to trouble Mother Zhao, and then helped Bai Wei's hand to go out.

It was still snowing lightly outside the house, so Bai Wei asked Si Yue to come out with an oil-paper umbrella.

After getting out of the courtyard gate, seeing no one around, Jian Yan beckoned to signal Si Yue to come over, and asked her in a low voice: "What's the matter?"

"My maidservant has already inquired about it. Mother Shen really likes the golden bell plums in Rong Garden. The golden bell plums in the garden are in bloom these days. She will always go and have a look when she is free."

There are many wintersweets planted everywhere in Jian's house, and the varieties are also different.At that moment, Jian Yan nodded after listening to Si Yue's words, and said, "Very good. Then let's go to Rongyuan."

The three masters and servants meandered all the way to Rongyuan.

The holly trees on both sides of the road are full of bright red fruits, like red coral, very cute.Not far away are the few Jinzhong plums, looking from a distance, they are golden, blooming just right, and have a strong aroma.

Si Yue is only 11 years old, no matter how clever she is on weekdays, she still has the playful nature of a child.When she was on the side of the road earlier, she had already brushed off the thick snow on the holly tree, picked a bunch of dark red fruits and played with them in her hands. When she saw wintersweet, she volunteered to pick them.

Jian Yan couldn't resist her, so she stood aside and watched her pick winter plums and play.

The dark brown branches were originally covered with a layer of white snow, and when April reached out to climb the branches, the snow on them fell straight down.She still thought it was fun, seeing Jian Yan and Bai Wei standing under the wintersweet tree, so she walked over secretly, tiptoed to the branches above their heads and pulled hard, immediately it was like a scene like snow.

Jian Yan was wearing a Guanyin pocket, which was fine, but Bai Wei was not so lucky, the cold snow fell on her neck.

Seeing this, April clapped her hands and laughed.

Bai Wei turned her hands away to sweep the snow on her neck, and scolded with a smile: "Damn it, I got snow all over my neck. Be careful, I'll get annoyed later, and make a few snowballs. Tuck it in according to your collar, and see how happy you are then."

"I'm young, sister Bai Wei must be reluctant to treat me like this."

Si Yue opened a pair of round eyes, fluttering, the smile on the face has not faded, there is a deep dimple on the right cheek, she looks really cute and naive.

Seeing her like this, Bai Wei smiled uncontrollably, pointed at her and said to Jian Yan, "Girl, look at this little hoof, he is used to acting like this when he does something wrong every day. It’s just that I know the girl is soft-hearted and I don’t want to punish her.”

Turning to Siyue again, she said, "Girl is soft-hearted, but I am hard-hearted. Come here, let me grab a handful of snow and wipe it on your face, that's all, or you'll just wait and see later." .”

After that, he bent down and grabbed a handful of snow, and made a gesture to catch April.

Si Yue hurriedly hid behind Jian Yan, reached out and grabbed her cloak, and shouted: "Girl help, sister Bai Wei is bullying me."

Jian Yan suppressed a smile, opened her arms to stop Bai Wei, and said: "Forget it, Si Yue is young, so you just let her go this time."

Bai Wei was about to say sorry, but she caught a glimpse of someone coming towards her in the distance, and it seemed to be Mother Shen.

So she immediately suppressed the joke on her face, threw the snow in her hand to the ground, and said to Jian Yan in a low voice: "Mother Shen is here."

Jian Yan's back was facing Shen's mother, so she couldn't see where Shen's mother was now.But she still nodded, indicating that she knew, and then told April: "Go ahead and pick winter plums."

Si Yue agreed, and suppressed the playfulness on her face, and went to pick winter plums honestly. For a while, the three masters and servants just pretended that they didn't see Shen's mother coming.

After a while, Bai Wei looked up, with a look of surprise on her face, and shouted loudly: "Isn't this Mother Shen? Mother Shen, where are you going?"

Originally, Shen's mother didn't want to come forward when she saw Jian Yan's master and servant picking winter plums here.She was about to turn around and go back along the original road, but Bai Wei called her, so she had to turn around and come back.

Jian Yan also turned around at this moment, facing Shen's mother.

Shen's mother wore a two-breasted long jacket with a lacquered gold round collar and a dark green horse-face skirt. There was only a silver hairpin on her hair, and no other accessories.

"Hello, girl." Seeing Jian Yan standing under the wintersweet tree, she stepped forward to salute, and greeted with a decent smile, "It's such a cold day, it's hard for the girl to come out. Let's go."

This is what Jian Yan admires Shen's mother the most.

Speaking of which, Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Shen were the dowry maids that Mrs. Jane brought over from the capital, and they were the only ones in this house other than Mrs. Jane who knew that she was not Mrs. Jane's own.But over the years, Mama Shen has become the first powerful person next to Mrs. Jane, and Madam Jane is willing to talk to her about anything, but Mama Zhao was sent by Mrs. Jane to Jianyan Academy. It is clear at a glance who is close.Looking at her attitude towards herself, Zhao's mother was very disrespectful to her in her words, and put her contempt on her face, wishing that everyone who shouted that she was not Mrs. Jane's own knew that .But every time Shen's mother saw her, she would respectfully greet her, without seeing anything at all.

With Mother Shen's temperament, it's no wonder that Mrs. Jane trusts her more and more.

Thinking of this, the smile on Jian Yan's face deepened by two points.

"Hello, Mama Shen," she nodded to Mama Shen, and asked with a smile, "It's such a cold day, the snow on the road is thick and slippery, why doesn't Mama Shen bring a little maid with her when she comes out?"

He never asked her what she was going to do, just took it as a coincidence.

It was Shen's mother who said afterwards: "I just thought that the few Admirallum plums in Rongyuan were blooming well, and I wanted to pick two branches and put them in bottles for my wife-but after a few steps, I will go back immediately. What kind of maid do I need to bring?"

"That's really a coincidence." Jian Yan called Si Yue and told her to come over, and then smiled at Shen's mother, "It just so happens that my maid has just picked a lot of wintersweet, and Shen's mother is looking at which two are the best. , just pick it at will.”

Shen's mother naturally wanted to decline: "How could I have the nerve to ask for the winter plums picked by the girl."

But Jian Yan insisted: "Mother Shen said that, doesn't she look down on me?"

Seeing that she had said this, Shen's mother could only reach out and take two wintersweets in Siyue's hand, said thank you girl, then said goodbye, turned around and wanted to leave.

But Jian Yan suddenly called out to her: "Mother Shen, wait a minute."

(End of this chapter)