Painting Tang Jiao

Chapter 9 Mind

Qing Huan was slightly taken aback.

I didn't expect the old lady and the others to be so anxious and want to promote the marriage between the two governments.

It will be less than three months until the beginning of next year, although the girls in the big family will start to prepare a little bit of dowry after they are born.Just in a hurry.

Seeing the tiredness that could not be concealed on Qing Huan's face, Xue Zhu put down the porcelain bowl, took a handkerchief to help wipe the corners of her mouth, and said, "I have asked, the fourth girl will be with the second wife in the morning, and today is some time outside the house. The day when the housekeeper's wife comes back to report. The girl can take a rest."

As expected of the old lady who came out of the house, she revealed many things in the mansion in two or three sentences.

Today is the day when the daughter-in-law in charge of the mansion reports back, but it is the second wife who came to look for it, which shows the status of the second wife's family in Yan's mansion.

The fourth girl was brought with her, and thinking about her age, the second wife probably wanted her to learn how to be a housekeeper, but she couldn't tell it clearly.In a big family, at least superficially, the same girl or young master must be treated the same way.Not to mention those in the next room like Qing Huan, the fifth girl who is also the second room was not brought with her, and one can see some thoughts of the second wife.

Of course, even if Xue Zhu's words were spread, it could be said that Qing Huan was just resting for half a day. After all, the fourth girl was busy in the morning, so she only had time to visit in the afternoon.

Qing Huan nodded, guessing Miss Si's temper, she would not be the only one coming this afternoon.

Xuezhu slowed down and walked out gently.

The vines and zero dew outside the flower cover are cleaning the house.

"Girl is resting, please move slowly." Xuezhu said softly.

Mancao snatched up before Linglu and whispered, "It's almost time to clean the floor, so I won't disturb the girl."

Xuezhu looked at the room, felt that it was about the same, nodded and went out again.

"Mancao, look at her, as soon as she comes..." Ling Lu couldn't understand Xuezhu's way of gesticulating when she first came. In the past, except for Aunt Liu, the two of them were serving the girl, and she was never seen. What's wrong with that.

Sticking her index finger to her lips, she shook her head at Ling Lu.

"After all, we are not from this mansion. Xuezhu is a person close to the old lady and a child of the family. It is more convenient for the girl to have her in the mansion. Besides, the people around the old lady should be valued by the girl. Even if it is for the girl, we must take her as the leader."

Linglu listened carefully, she is not stupid, she just has a straight temper, but she is not inflexible either.

Seeing Linglu's appearance, Mancao smiled and said, "We are the only ones around Miss, and Sister Xuezhu will follow her in the future. We must always get along well."

Ling Lu nodded and said, "I also like Sister Xuezhu, but it's just that she came here suddenly, and I'm not used to it." Ling Lu's voice was a little shy, which made Mancao laugh dumbly.

The people in the room were not talking.

Xuezhu listened for a while, and then walked away.

Inside the house, Ling Lu tiptoed to the door to have a look, then ran back to Mancao with a smile.

Mancao smiled: "Going away?"

Ling Lu nodded, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

The words just now were meant for Xue Zhu to hear, and Xue Zhu hid behind the door when she left the house.With sharp eyes, Ling Lu happened to see a shadow on the ground.

Thanks to the sun coming out in the morning, it didn't continue to rain.

This led to the conversation between the two just now.

. . . . . .

The fourth girl specially picked a time after the meal, and invited the third girl to go to Qinghuan's yard together.

"Why do you think she fell ill all of a sudden?" The third girl said to the fourth girl as if there was something hidden inside.

The fourth girl smiled: "What are you thinking about? Seventh sister just fell ill. I guess she was shocked by the fifth sister's incident last night, so she fell ill again."

Fourth Miss had been to Fifth Miss's yard before she came, and asked about yesterday's situation, knowing that Fifth Younger Sister drove there by herself, and Seventh Younger Sister walked more slowly.

The third girl pursed her lips: "She is also quite delicate, and she gets sick from time to time."

The fourth girl listened, her eyes flashed, and she smiled.

Hearing the servant girl's report, Qing Huan glanced at Xue Zhu before smiling and inviting people in.

When Qing Huan changed her clothes and went outside the flower cover, Man Cao and Ling Lu were serving tea and fruit cakes to the third and fourth girls.

"It's better. When I heard that you were sick, I was so anxious." The fourth girl stepped forward and held hands when she saw Qing Huan.

Qing Huan said with a slightly embarrassed smile: "It rained heavily last night, so it's too cold."

"Trouble third sister, fourth sister has come to see me." Qing Huan said that she was blessed.

"Anyway, I don't have anything to do, so I came to see you. I haven't been to your yard yet, so let's treat it as a garden." The third girl curled her lips and said.

Qing Huan invited the two older sisters to sit down, and then asked with concern: "After I came back last night, I didn't know what happened to Fifth Sister. What did the doctor say? They sent Xuezhu to stay there last night, and only said After taking the medicine, she didn’t tell me carefully.” Qing Huan glanced at Xuezhu complainingly, and couldn’t help laughing: “It’s also my fault, Xuezhu came back in the morning, so I just took it. Yao fell asleep again, and didn't have time to ask carefully."

"When we came here, my third sister and I passed by Fifth Sister's yard and went to have a look. The medicine was newly changed. The injury is not serious and the swelling has subsided. Fifth Sister originally wanted to come with us. I was thinking of everyone. She lives in the same mansion, and there is no difference between two or three days, so I and my third sister stopped her."

"It should be like this, the wound on this leg should be well maintained." Qing Huan said.

The third girl pinched a grape, raised her eyebrows and said, "How come you still have this fruit in this season."

The fourth girl hadn't paid attention to see what kind of fruit the Mancao and the others put on. Hearing this, she looked at the fruit plate, which contained two bunches of purple and blackened grapes.

This is not in season.

The fourth girl herself only occasionally went to the second wife's room to eat some.

"It was sent by the second girl, saying that it was for the girl to try something new." Xuezhu said on the side.

Only Seventh Sister was sent alone.

The fourth girl moved her mind, and reached out to pinch a grape, which tasted sweet and refreshing.

"Second sister is good enough for seventh sister." The third girl said with sourness.

It's just sad that she is also the daughter of the great master, but all the good things belong to her second daughter. Even if the mother is favored, there are some things that the third daughter doesn't have, no matter how much money she has, it is useless.

And these things, Mr. Yan, a gentleman, naturally couldn't think of it.

"Grapes are my favorite, but I should eat more." Fourth Miss said with a smile.

Qing Huan refused: "Fourth sister is a bully and makes fun of me."

The fourth girl smiled, and glanced at Xuezhu and the others casually.

Qing Huan thought for a while, and ordered: "By the way, Xuezhu, you take the maids of the two sisters to the next room to sit and chat for a while. Mancao and Linglu follow to learn, Xuezhu is the old lady Those who have been trained, you should learn more carefully."

The maids brought by the third and fourth girls also came out of the old lady's room, so naturally they knew Xuezhu.Hearing that the three of them went to another room together, Mancao and Linglu followed behind.

When there are only three people left in the house.

The fourth girl took a sip of tea, pressed the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and before the third girl got impatient, she said: "Go to greet the old lady in the morning, and when I passed the yard, I heard the servant talking about how many days Ruyang Bo's mansion is. Madame is coming to the mansion as a guest."

"Really?" The third girl showed joy in her eyes.

Qing Huan opened her eyes slightly, as if she was also shocked by the news of the fourth girl.

The fourth girl looked at it and said with a smile, "It should be about these few days."

"No wonder, when I went to greet the old lady in the morning, my second sister was not in the house." The third girl remembered that when she greeted the old lady today, only she and her fourth sister went.The fifth sister and the seventh sister were spared by the old lady for one injury and one illness, but what the second sister said.

Probably it was preparing a gift for Mrs. Ru Yang, Qing Huan remembered that at noon, the people in the sewing room said that the master's embroidery work in the mansion had to stop for a while, presumably this was the matter.

What Qing Huan thought of, the third and fourth girls naturally thought of it.

"It turned out that the second sister was shy, so she only sent grapes over." Qing Huan covered her mouth and smiled as if she knew the secret.

The third girl thought to herself, her girl is not shy and has the habit of walking in other people's yards.

"Isn't that the truth." The fourth girl nodded and smiled.

"You're just talking nonsense, don't think I don't know that she asked you and the fifth younger sister to make her a purse. I didn't know the reason at first, but it seems that it is for reward." The third girl said disdainfully.

The fourth girl's complexion is slightly bad.

The third sister said it too bluntly, the purse made by the master of the Yan family was taken by another sister as a reward to the servants, and it didn't sound good to pass it on.Qing Huan talked about other things in distress, and changed the topic.

"If the second sister gets married, I don't know how to add makeup. The two sisters should tell me, otherwise I will make a fool of myself."

Qing Huan is not like the third girl who has a biological mother, Aunt Qing, nor is it like the fourth girl who has a second wife.The third girl's biological mother was favored and got a lot of good things from the elder.There is no shortage of the second wife.

"That's it." The third girl glanced at Qing Huan and said hesitantly, "Then I'll send someone to notify you when I've made the selection. Don't worry, I won't pick expensive ones."

Qing Huan smiled gratefully, and didn't care about her words, she was a little poorer, everyone in the house could see this.

"Seventh sister, if you have any difficulties, you can come to me." Fourth girl said.

"Thank you two sisters." Qing Huan got up and thanked.

. . . . . .

Qing Huan closed her eyes and sat on Aunt Liu's body for an entire afternoon, her shoulders were stiff.

Aunt Liu kneaded her cervical spine distressedly.

Zero dew and creeper came in from outside.

Qing Huan opened her eyes and asked, "Have you sent them all?"

Mancao said to Linglu: "It has already been delivered, and the remaining four skewers are given to the third girl and the fifth girl respectively. The fourth girl likes to eat, so I gave an extra skewer."

It turned out that after the fourth and fifth girls left, Qing Huan had someone send the leftover grapes to the second sister.But Mancao and Linglu talked back and forth after sending them off.

Ruyangbo Mansion
He Jitong strode into the room.

The maid next to her reached out to take the cloak: "My lord, just now the elder sister in the wife's room sent a message, saying that when the lord comes back, he should go to his wife's place."

He Jitong was taken aback for a moment, put on his half-removed robe again, and walked towards the main courtyard.

(End of this chapter)