Chapter 3
"My poor son, blessed by the Buddha, you have come back safe and sound!" Mama Ai just entered the room with Jinxi in her arms, and dozens of pairs of eyes in the room immediately gathered in Mama Ai's arms, staring at her as if watching a monster. Looking at Jinxi's small body.A woman wearing a scarlet scarf covered with golden water grass patterns stood up from the black lacquered official hat chair on the right side of the hall, walked a few steps to Mama Ai, screamed miserably, wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and stretched out her hand Take Jinxi away from Mama Ai's arms.

She hugged Jinxi and sat back, gently wiped her dirty face with a snow-white handkerchief, and said with distressed eyes: "Why are you running around like this? Your father didn't know how worried he was, so he took someone to go there in person. I've been looking for you outside for half a night. Bless the Buddha, you've come back safe and sound!" After saying that, he folded his hands together, closed his eyes and bowed devoutly to the sky for a few times.

She has a long egg-round face, slightly long willow eyebrows, a straight nose and a straight mouth, and a black mole the size of a rice grain on the corner of her lips. She is not ugly but does not have any outstanding temperament. Forgot about that kind of thing, it was Zhou Bohai's second wife, Mrs. Xie Shi. The age of 30 years old is in the prime of life in the later generations, but at this time it is an embarrassing situation for people who are old and pearly. Compared with the soft and spring-like Jiu Yiniang, they can only be dignified.

Smelling the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus that was familiar to the bones of the second lady, and looking at the simple but extremely precious emerald-patterned gold silk head on her fairy-welcoming bun, Jin Xi lowered her eyes slightly, called "Mother Die" softly, and turned her body Shrinking again, tight and not daring to get close to the second lady's embrace, but the thick and slender eyelashes concealed a hint of sarcasm.

The second lady had just caught a glimpse of her covered in black mud spots, the outstretched hand paused, but only after a pause, she still hugged her into her arms.This tiny detail was not seen by others, but Jin Xi could see it clearly.If you really love the child, don't say that the child is only covered with mud, even if it is stained with Yonedako, the elders will not dislike it.When Ai's mother found her, she was even dirtier than now, but Ai's mother did not hesitate to open her skirt to warm her.Which is true and which is false, it is now clear!

The phrase 'running around' turned her from a startled horse victim into an unruly wild girl!
How stupid was she in her previous life, she didn't see such an obvious thing?

Jinxi was immersed in her own thoughts, but the second lady's eyes widened in surprise, she looked at Jinxi who was curled up in her arms, and then turned her face to look at the people in the room, "Six...six girls...recognize someone ?” He stammered a few words, not the crisp speech that Jinxi remembered.Rather than announcing the news, she wanted to prove to everyone present that Jin Xi's "aunt" just now was not her hallucination.

"My daughter's unfilial piety has caused my mother to worry!" Jin Xi raised her face timidly, and raised her bangs to reveal the big bruise on her forehead, "I fell off the carriage and hit my head, and I missed everything before. Get up." After being stupid for half a year, I just took this opportunity to wake up!
"Ouch! Thanks to the blessings of the Buddha, I didn't break my face when I fell off the carriage, but I remembered the past. Miss Liu is so lucky, tsk tsk!"

With a strange tone of yin and yang, Jin Xi remembered Zhou Bohai's second aunt, Qiuyue.The second aunt was originally Zhou Bohai's big maid, she climbed the bed and became a aunt.She relied on herself to serve Zhou Bohai for the longest time, and she gave birth to the eighth girl Jinrong and the fifth young master Xiyan, and she didn't pay attention to the second wife who had no son at all.

Jin Xi looked back at the short and fat woman who was standing a few steps away from the second lady, her appearance was exactly as she remembered.The coat with long sleeves embroidered with colorful hibiscus flowers in bright blue style made her look black and fat, with a sour face with thin lips hanging from the corners of her eyes.A big gold bracelet with the thickness of a finger was put on her wrist, and she swung her arm intentionally or unintentionally, flashing golden lights in front of everyone... I really don't know what her cheap father likes about this woman.Could it be... Live well?
The second aunt was so disrespectful, but the second lady acted as if she didn't hear it, and still looked softly at Jin Xi, who was full of distracting thoughts, "In two days, mother will take you to Longfu Temple to burn incense. Thank you Bodhisattva for saving you." Jin Xi Xi Nuonuo nodded, but when the second lady changed the subject, she asked Mama Ai, "The second master asked for help everywhere, hundreds of people searched everywhere but couldn't find Miss Liu, where did you find Miss Six?"

Mama Ai's lips turned white in an instant, she hesitated and said: "Go back to Second Madam, this old slave found Miss Six on... Ping'an Street."

"Are you confused? Ping'an Street is seven or eight miles long, please be more specific!" The second aunt made another attack, and Jin Xi's heart skipped a beat. She stayed half the night in Ping'an Street, the most bustling and bustling street in the city. The Ninetowns Bingma Division, who specialize in looking for people, can't find her?

Besides, since the person is back, shouldn't he wash up and sleep in the middle of the night, and talk about it tomorrow if there is something to do?Is it necessary to get together and struggle with these details?Thinking about where Mama Ai found her, and thinking about the behavior of the woman in charge who was traveling with her, Jinxi shivered.Looking around at the people in the room waiting quietly for Ai's mother to reply, I feel chills in my heart, are these the so-called relatives?Come up with such a way to ruin her innocence in a non-obtrusive manner, without implicating the other girls in the Zhou Mansion, what a shame for them!
Ai's mother was speechless for a long time, Jin Xi turned her face and replied for her: "I fell off the carriage and followed the crowd without knowing where to go. Later, I couldn't walk anymore. A grandpa who sold wontons kindly gave me A bowl of wontons to eat, and let me sit around the stove to warm up, Mama Ai found me at the wonton stand, if you don’t believe me, you can ask Mama Ai." After quick calculation, Jin Xi put the masked man and almost trampled her to death. The teenagers are ignored.The situation is unknown now, and the matter is even more complicated if you know that she stayed with a young man for half the night!

Ai's mother came back to her senses, nodded and echoed immediately: "The old slave found Miss Liu at the wonton stand!"

There are too many wonton stalls, the key point is where the wonton stalls are!Second Aunt gritted her teeth angrily at Jin Xi's avoidance of the seriousness of the matter, and it was difficult to ask further, it would be too deliberate to ask again!

"Xie Mama, tell me, where did you find Miss Liu? We are not people who don't reciprocate their kindness. If we find that vendor later, Madam will be rewarded a lot!" The companion was standing by the door, Second Aunt's eyes rolled and she regained her spirits.

"The old slave was not with Mama Ai at the time, Zhou Xiang's family knew!" Nanny Xie bowed back, her face full of humility.A short, fat woman with freckles next to her immediately smiled and said: "Exactly, the old slave pulled out with Mama Ai, and found Miss Six in Qinhuai Lane. At that time, there was a young master With Miss Six!" The creases on her face were deep, her voice was high-pitched, with indescribable meanness.

"Qinhuai Lane?"

A word from Zhou Xiang's family was like cold water splashing into a hot oil pan, causing everyone in the house to have different expressions.I don't know who took the lead to call out, and the buzz suddenly started.The second lady stared at Jin Xi in her arms in shock, "What did you go to Qinhuai Lane for? Who did you meet, and what happened?"

"What is Qinhuai Lane?" Jin Xi looked at the second lady innocently, ignoring the trick hidden in her words.

"That's right..." The second lady was at a loss for words, she turned to look at Zhou Xiang's family, and said sternly: "Shut your mouth tightly, don't talk nonsense outside and ruin Miss Six's reputation."

Your sister, you don't have to be so obvious if you want to hide it!Jin Xi wished she could slap Second Madam on the face, and in a blink of an eye, she looked at Zhou Xiang's family who was secretly flirting with Second Aunt Niang, frowned and said in doubt: "Mother Ai has to take a detour when she finds me, but this mother insists on hugging me Pass through a street with many beautiful sisters. Our carriage is parked on the other side, does she not know the way like me? The wonton seller is an old man, no brother?" She said He didn't say it to anyone in particular, it seemed to be talking to himself.It has no deep meaning if it falls into the ears of everyone.

The second aunt heard something was wrong, and said angrily: "Miss Six is ​​so strange, it seems that Zhou Xiang's family deliberately took you away from Qinhuai Lane!"

Jin Xi secretly praised Second Aunt for being good, and immediately tilted her head and asked, "Why did she take me to Qinhuai Lane? Is it very lively there and wants to take me to play?"

"You..." Second Aunt's complexion changed drastically, the servants of Zhou's mansion took the girls in the mansion to go shopping in the flower street in the middle of the night, these words were heartbreaking!
Only now did Zhou Xiang's family understand why Madam Xie pushed away the opportunity to receive the reward. The silver frost charcoal in the four copper stoves in the house was crackling, but her cold teeth chattered.Being looked at by everyone was heartbroken, he knelt on the ground with a thud, and argued: "Miss misunderstood, slave girl didn't mean that..."

Jin Xi grabbed the second lady's sleeve with excitement, and wiped the plaster on the delicate winter jasmine flowers on her sleeve with all her strength, "There are many beautiful gatehouses, and there are many beautiful sisters inside. Mother Zhou asked me which one It's the most beautiful, and she said that she will dress me up so beautifully in the future! Mother, will I be as beautiful as those older sisters in the future?"

The sound of Nuo Nuo's steamed stuffed bun was crisp and lovely, but the second lady's expression froze when she heard it. She couldn't care less about the clothes she just got on her body, and almost dropped Jin Xi in her arms to the ground with a trembling of her hand.

Zhou Xiang's family yelled like they saw a ghost, "Sixth Miss, you can't talk nonsense!" Turning around and kowtowing to the second lady, "Ma'am, check it out, I swear to God, I never said such a thing."

"Hey! I forgot what my mother said so quickly? You don't want to help me dress up?" Jinxi shrank into the second lady's arms with a face full of disappointment, and looked at the second lady with big eyes blinking, "Mother, you Let's reward Zhou's mother. She is very kind to me. She asked me if I was thirsty, and even went to the gatehouse to ask for a bowl of tea for me. I was so thirsty, and Ai's mother ignored me, and ran back holding me , desperately stopped Mother Zhou from begging for tea. Don't reward her!" After speaking, he smiled at Zhou Xiang's family as if to please, with a look of "Mother Zhou, I will beg for you for you, don't count your words" Small appearance.

"The servant of the second room is really interested in the master! It seems that the younger siblings taught it well!" The tall, thin woman who sat on the head of the second wife who had been silent all this time suddenly sighed softly.The turquoise cloud-and-geese pattern pinned satin double-breasted long jacket reflected her dark face, which was full of fine lines, and the corners of her lips curled into a smile that seemed to be not a smile. Seeing what the second lady said, she was the head of the Zhou family. Mrs. Zhu.

The second lady's face turned blue, "Sister-in-law's absurd praise, my yard is full of chickens and dogs, it's not as good as my sister-in-law's housekeeping!" After finishing speaking, she gritted her teeth and looked at Zhou Xiang's family's sneer, and told Xie Mama, "It's so heartbreaking. It will be a disaster if your slaves stay in the mansion, so send them away!"

Sending it away means selling it, Zhou Xiang's family turned pale and let out an 'ow', and the ground limp like a puddle of mud.

Jin Xi shivered and shrank back into the arms of the second lady, closed her eyes as if she was afraid to look, but secretly cursed that she deserved it!She is a fool, but Zhou Xiang's family is not.If she really succeeded, her innocence would be ruined, and her life would be worse than death!

It's a pity that I can only get rid of this minion right now, but I can't bring down the black hand behind the scenes...

Unexpectedly, the second lady hadn't finished speaking, but the eldest lady laughed with a 'puchi', "Siblings are young after all, and they are impatient with things!"

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