Painting Tang Jiao

Chapter 138 Disposal
(two chapters and one chapter)

Aunt Liu was taken aback by Qing Huan's words, and suddenly felt dry mouthed and at a loss.

"It's about Mr. Wu..."

Qing Huan hadn't finished speaking yet.

Aunt Liu fell to her knees with a plop, "It's none of Mr. Wu's business, no... it's nothing between me and Mr. Wu. I'm... Auntie, this identity... no... I mean... ..."

"Auntie." Qing Huan called out loudly.

Aunt Liu's eyes cleared up, and she sat down on the ground in a dejected manner.

Qing Huan sighed, looking at the situation, she could tell that Aunt Liu was thinking wildly, but... it seems that there is really something to do with it, at least she has a feeling.

Qing Huan got up and helped Aunt Liu up.

Aunt Liu was so weak that she almost leaned on Qing Huan.

Mancao was about to come in after seeing off someone, when Qing Huan shouted loudly: "Go out and close the door."

Mancao was startled, seeing that Aunt Liu didn't respond, she hurriedly retreated out and closed the door.

After hearing the movement, Linglu and Xiangnong were all blocked from the door.

"What's going on?" Ling Lu asked in a low voice.

Mancao thought about it for a few days when Qing Huan occasionally asked about Aunt Liu and Mr. Wu, and suddenly understood a little bit, her heart was very complicated, and she didn't know what to say.

"Youyuan, go to the outer courtyard and quietly invite Mr. Wu over." Mancao said to Youyuan.

"Let me go." Xiang Nong said, "It's not convenient for Mr. Wu to come in, so the young master should know about this matter."

Man Cao thought for a while and then nodded, she has a good relationship with Xia Cao, she is also aware of some changes in Yan Jun, but since the young master wants to act like a child in front of the girl, she will naturally not talk too much.

After all, Mr. Wu is a foreigner, it is really inconvenient to go in and out of the inner courtyard, and maybe he will alarm the people in the Cheng family.

If the young master came with him, it would be much more convenient if he had an excuse.

Mancao whispered: "Let's just say that the girl wants to check on the progress of the young master's studies."

If you want to see the progress, you have to ask Mr. Wu who is Mr. Yan Jun.

Xiang Nong left quietly, and Mancao and the others waited anxiously outside, not daring to be careless at all, fearing that Qing Huan would annoy Aunt Liu, and also afraid that what happened to Aunt Liu would make Qing Huan sad.

Aunt Liu can be said to be the pillar of life for Qing Huan, Yan Jun and Mancao Linglu, who were still young at the time, in the Yan Mansion. It was because of such an adult that the children would not be too panicked.

Now... such a thing happened, I don't know what the girl thinks?

Even the vines themselves don't know what to do.

Inside the room, Qing Huan helped Aunt Liu to sit on the slum, brought tea and passed it over.At first she wanted to feed it herself, but Aunt Liu refused in fear, saying she dared not.

Qing Huan's face darkened, and he didn't speak.

"Auntie, I remember you are still a girl?" Qing Huan was a little embarrassed, this kind of topic is really not for her to talk about, but the biggest master of Sanfang is herself, Yan Jun is definitely not suitable and can't go Just ignore that.

Aunt Liu turned pale and nodded.

Aunt Liu combed her hair and became an aunt when the third wife was dying. Her original identity was just the third wife's dowry maid. If not, there would be no one around Qing Huan.

What the third wife did at the time was really to guard against the people in Yan's Mansion in the middle of the capital. Otherwise, not long after, the people who stayed were sent away with excuses by the people who were sent to help take care of them.And Aunt Liu is the wife of the third master, and with her status as an aunt and the last words of the third wife on her deathbed, the Yan family can only let her stay.

but……

Until now, Aunt Liu is actually still a girl.

"I... I didn't do anything against women's morals, that's not allowed." Aunt Liu thought that Qing Huan really doubted herself, so she hurriedly explained.

"I have nothing to do with Mr. Wu."

Even if there is something, it can't happen.

Aunt Liu knew it well and was willing to stay with Qing Huan and her brother, that's why she never said anything in front of Mr. Wu.The two have a good impression of each other, but naturally dare not get close to each other due to secular constraints.

If you say... it's not suitable.

That is to say, Aunt Liu would put some clothes on for Mr. Wu every now and then, and occasionally went to the outer courtyard to help with the laundry.And Mr. Wu is a decent person, every time Aunt Liu sent clothes over, she paid for them.

As for the amount of money, neither of them took it to heart.

Aunt Liu always thought that it would just pass like this, and after Mr. Wu left, it would be like this for the rest of her life.

But I didn't expect... to be known by Qing Huan.

Qing Huan was a little helpless, in fact, she never thought that Aunt Liu's reaction would be so big with just one sentence.Speaking of which, Qing Huan herself was not well prepared, and really didn't know what to do.

For Aunt Liu, Qing Huan was grateful from the bottom of her heart and hoped that she would be well.

But this kind of thing involves her parents, what Aunt Liu is saying is still her father's person...

"Mr. Wu is fine?" Qing Huan was a little confused.

When she first came to Yan's Mansion, in order to get Aunt Liu away from Qing Huan's side, those people did a lot of tricks. Aunt Liu refused to stay by their side without hesitation, and only stayed in the courtyard every day to avoid suspicion. , basically do not step out of the yard.

It's just Mr. Wu...

Qing Huan couldn't figure it out.

If Mr. Wu is not good, Qing Huan will send him away directly, and he will feel comfortable, at least the excuse is for the good of Aunt Liu.

But according to Qing Huan, Mr. Wu has a good character, and he spared no effort in teaching Yan Jun. If it is not necessary, Qing Huan does not want Yan Jun to lose this gentleman.

Aunt Liu opened her mouth for a while before saying, "I don't know."

Aunt Liu really didn't know, she didn't have much contact with Mr. Wu, even if she went to the outer courtyard occasionally, it was usually just a face-to-face meeting, and then she went about her own business.

Besides, there are more people in the outer courtyard, and Aunt Liu is absolutely unwilling to let others find out and implicate Qing Huan and her brother.

only……

I don't know when it started, and my heart fluctuated a little.

Aunt Liu smiled wryly, holding tea in her hand, and sat there in a daze, as if waiting for Qing Huan to make a decision, to give her a punishment and an ending.

Qing Huan took a deep breath and was about to speak when there was a knock on the door.

Qing Huan frowned: "Who?"

Mancao whispered: "Girl, the young master has come to see you."

"Sister, it's me." Yan Jun's voice followed.

This time Qing Huan could not understand that it must be a good thing done by her maids, but at the same time, she also admitted that Yan Jun's appearance made her feel relieved.

"come in."

As soon as the words finished, Yan Jun pushed the door open and came in, followed by Mr. Wu.

Mancao and the others didn't follow in, but quickly closed the door after the two of them entered, and Xiangnong and Youyuan went to the yard to watch, in case anyone came and got ready.

"Sister." Yan Jun walked to Qing Huan's side.

Qing Huan nodded, and asked with a smile: "How are you doing these days, my sister hasn't visited you much."

Yan Jun smiled and said, "Grandfather tells me stories every day, and uncle is also good. Although he is busy, he often brings me gadgets when he goes out."

When Yan Jun said Cheng Tian, ​​her eyebrows were raised.

Qing Huan thought about it, knowing that Yan Jun had no father since he was a child, and he was really happy that his uncle treated him well. As he said, if his uncle is not busy when he goes out, he often buys some gadgets for Qing Huan and his siblings when he comes back.Aunt Xu sometimes talked about it in front of a joke.

"Sit down and have a rest." Qing Huan noticed that Yan Jun and Mr. Wu had thin sweat on their faces, and thought about the distance between the inner and outer courtyards, and probably ran all the way here.

Yan Jun glanced at Mr. Wu before sitting down.

"Mr. Wu, my aunt said..."

Mr. Wu lifted his robe and knelt down.

Yan Jun hurriedly stepped forward to help Mr. Wu up.

Mr. Wu refused to get up.

Master of Heaven and Earth.

Yan Jun had no choice but to kneel down with her, and Aunt Liu hurriedly got off the steps and knelt on the ground.

Qing Huan stood there quite awkwardly, so she was the only one standing there.

What the hell is this going to do?
Qing Huan didn't have time to get entangled, and said helplessly: "Mr. Wu, you are Jun'er's husband, this kneeling can be big or small. If you don't get up, Jun'er can only kneel down with you, and Aunt Liu is the same. .”

Mr. Wu hesitated when he heard it, but he didn't know what he was thinking, his face changed several times, but he still didn't get up.

Yan Jun couldn't help looking at Qing Huan.

Qing Huan even had a headache, so she had no choice but to look at Aunt Liu, but it was better if she didn't look at it, Qing Huan's heart suddenly twitched.

"Auntie, get up." Qing Huan was so frightened that she hurriedly helped Aunt Liu up, but seeing that she was unwilling, she had no choice but to give her medicine: "Auntie, if you don't get up, I will kneel with you. I don't know when it will be ready."

As expected, Aunt Liu helped Qing Huan to get up immediately.

Qing Huan breathed a sigh of relief, Aunt Liu's problem was solved, but what about Mr. Wu.

"Jun'er, Mr. Wu is your husband, what do you think?"

Yan Jun lowered her head. Mr. Wu was really kind to him. When he first went to the outer court, Yan Jun couldn't sleep for a long time and cried secretly thinking about her sister, elder sister, father and mother, but she just endured it because she didn't want her sister to be in trouble.But every day when I woke up, my eyes were red. Xia Cao and the others were asked by Yan Jun not to tell Qing Huan about this, so Qing Huan didn't know.

Mr. Wu saw the clues, and sometimes he would lie down on the couch and sleep with Yan Jun after talking to Yan Jun under excuses.

With someone to accompany her, Yan Jun's mood gradually improved.

But Yan Jun also knew that Aunt Liu was her elder, her father's wife and concubine.If other people have an affair with his aunt, it's not only his reputation that gets spread, but also Qing Huan's sister.

It doesn't matter that he is a man after all, although Mr. Wu is his husband, it will affect his career in the future.But after all, this kind of thing will have a deeper impact on the elder sister who lives in the same yard with Aunt Liu every day, and it will directly affect the future marriage.

The four froze there for a moment.

"Auntie, did my mother leave me a locked mahogany box?" Qing Huan suddenly said something else.

Aunt Liu was taken aback, thinking that Qing Huan had something to do, she quickly nodded and got up and said, "Yes, I will bring it out this time as well. Miss, do you want to see it? I'll go and get it out."

Qing Huan did not object.

After Aunt Liu entered the inner room, Qing Huan looked at Yan Jun: "Bring the key here."

Mr. Wu looked puzzled, but Yan Jun nodded, and took out a purse from her body, which was made by Qing Huan herself.

Qing Huan took it and took it out of the inner pocket, and took out a very small copper lock.

At this time, Aunt Liu also came out holding the box.

Qing Huan also took the box, and then looked at Mr. Wu: "Sir, you go back first. It's useless for you to kneel, why don't you think about what to do in the future."

When Aunt Liu heard this, she just turned her face away.

Mr. Wu was taken aback for a moment, his face was full of pain, but he still walked out of the room in silence.

Qing Huan also didn't see Aunt Liu leaving the house with Yan Jun.

"Girl..." When Mancao and the others saw Qing Huan coming out, they greeted her anxiously.When Mr. Wu came out by himself just now, they all saw it clearly, and worried that Qing Huan was also angry with them.

Qing Huan didn't say much: "Jun'er and I will go to my aunt's place, you stay in the yard, watch Aunt Liu carefully, don't let her do anything stupid."

Qing Huan looked at Mancao pointedly.

Mancao's eyes widened in fright, and she nodded immediately: "Don't worry, girl."

……

Qiao's mother heard that the servants said that Qing Huan's sister and brother were coming, so she rushed out to greet her. As soon as she arrived at the yard, she saw Qing Huan walking towards her with a mahogany box in her hand, frowning.

"Cousin girl, cousin young master."

"Mother Joe."

Mother Qiao said with a smile: "My wife and grandma are talking in the room, this is my cousin..." Her eyes stopped on the mahogany box without leaving a trace.

Qing Huan handed the box to Yan Jun, and then said with a smile to Qiao's mother: "I can't make up my mind about something, so I just want to come to my aunt for advice."

Qiao's mother changed her mind, and immediately understood what Qing Huan meant, and said with a smile: "It happens that there are some things in the warehouse, and I want to ask my grandma to look at them, so I will go in with my cousin."

Qing smiled happily.

Xu Shi and Li Wanyin waited for Qing Huan to come in.

As soon as Qiao's mother came in, she smiled and talked to Li Wanyin about the warehouse.

Li Wanyin turned her beautiful eyes, looked at Qing Huan with a smile, and left with Qiao's mother.

Mrs. Xu asked Qing Huan and her brother to sit down.

Qing Huan thought about it and figured it out. Xu talked about Aunt Liu and Mr. Wu.

As expected, Mrs. Xu was furious: "This Aunt Liu is really..."

"Aunt." Qing Huan hurriedly interrupted before Xu's next words came out: "Aunt, please take a look at this first."

After speaking, she turned and looked at Yan Jun: "Jun'er."

Yan Jun nodded, and handed over the mahogany box in her hand. Qing Huan took out a key from her body and opened the lock, and then took out a flat wooden box that was also locked.

Qing Huan handed the wooden box to Yan Jun.

Yan Jun also opened the lock with the key, and there were several pieces of paper in the box.

Qing Huan didn't look at it either, and handed it to Xu Shi directly.

Mrs. Xu was amazed by this scene, and when she saw Qing Huan handing over something and paper, she took it.

Qing Huan and Yan Jun were waiting there.

Xu's face changed again and again, after a while he closed the letter and said seriously: "Have you seen the things inside?"

Yan Jun shook her head, Qing Huan nodded.

Qing Huan said with a smile: "Eldest sister and I each had this key, but later... mine was given to Jun'er." Ya Huan took one and gave it to Yan Jun.

But before giving it, Qing Huan still looked at the contents.

"Since it's your mother's intention, I understand." Xu Shi sighed, feeling a little grateful to Cai Qinghuan for stopping what she was going to say.

Although Aunt Liu's identity is there, the Xu family also has her own pride.

"Do you two mean the same?" Xu asked again.

Yan Jun didn't understand. Seeing Qing Huan nodded, she followed suit.

Qing Huan was happy to see it, and smiled at Yan Jun.

Xu took a deep breath, and said after a while: "I know about this, you guys go back first."

Qing Huan nodded.

Neither she nor Yan Jun can handle the matter of Aunt Liu and Mr. Wu, but how can Qing Huan feel relieved when it is handed over to those in Yan's mansion, but if it is Cheng's mansion.

After all, Aunt Liu is her mother's dowry maid, and she also bears the label of the Cheng family.

After Qing Huan and Yan Jun left the main courtyard, they asked Yan Jun to go back, while they returned to the courtyard.

Man Cao and the others looked at Qing Huan.

Qing Huan said: "I have no money to pay the monthly silver for these two months."

Mancao and Linglu were overjoyed, knowing that Qinghuan didn't blame them for what happened just now, but what about Aunt Liu...

Qing Huan didn't say anything, went into the house alone and locked herself in the house.

When Aunt Liu saw it, her face turned pale again and again, she didn't say anything, instead she went to pick up the unfinished dress she made for Qing Huan and embroidered without saying a word.

When it was time for dinner, Mother Qiao came over and asked Aunt Liu to go to the main courtyard.

Aunt Liu looked at the dress in her hand, she was done, she let go of her worries, straightened her clothes and left with Mother Qiao.

Linglu tugged on the sleeves of Vinegrass uneasily.

With red eyes, Youyuan watched Aunt Liu leave.

Xiang Nong pursed her lips and turned her head to look at the still closed door, wondering what she was thinking.

In the main room, Mrs. Xu was not the only one, Mr. Cheng, Cheng Tian and Cheng Jingxin were all there, whether Li Wanyin was suitable or not stayed.

"Father, this matter..." Although Mrs. Xu had made up her mind, she still wanted to ask Mr. Cheng.

Mr. Cheng thought for a while, and said, "After all, our family is sorry for Mrs. Liu."

Cheng Tian also nodded.

Cheng Jingxin said: "Mother, if you feel guilty, just give some compensation. After all, if it wasn't for Aunt Liu's protection these years, how could my cousin and cousin have been safe until now?"

"As for Mr. Wu..." Cheng Jingxin said, "I'll talk to Brother Rong about this later. Since he introduced it, I'll send Mr. Wu back."

Mr. Cheng nodded in agreement: "Jun'er's homework is almost the same now, and it's just a few days to write an article and read it carefully. There are no other problems."

The implication is that it doesn't matter if Mr. Wu left.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Mrs. Xu didn't say any more.

　A joint article in two chapters. .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)