common color

Chapter 23
When the old lady saw Lin Yihao sitting there in a dignified and polite manner, advancing and retreating properly when speaking, and then looked at her three useless grandsons, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"It's rare for brother Yu to be able to associate with you, so please give me more advice from the third young master." The second wife smiled flatteringly, and the old lady felt displeased when she saw it.Even if the family of the Lin family is higher than them, they still have to take care of their own face. People like them are officials and eunuchs after all, so if they flatter them too much, it is obvious that they are slapping themselves in the face!
Just as the old lady was about to speak, there was a sound behind the screen, and her face suddenly became ugly.Lin Yihao looked over, and clearly saw that smear of pink hidden behind the screen, and there seemed to be a white and delicate hand grabbing the edge of the screen, and it also shrank back in an instant.

The room immediately fell silent, Lin Yihao took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "This monk in Puji Temple has the virtue of living well, and he is even reluctant to beat a mouse."

"My Buddha is merciful!" The second wife echoed with a smile.

Lin Yihao got up to leave, and the old lady didn't stay any longer, and ordered the three elder brothers to send them out.She sent out all the slaves and maidservants, leaving only their wives in the house.

"Come out and kneel down for me!" The old lady's face sank.

Ruoxi and the others came out with their heads down and knelt in a row, not daring to speak.

"Why would you ladies do such an act of disrespect? If it spreads outside, will you all have a reputation?" The old lady was really angry. If the reputation of this frivolous behavior of spying on men spreads, the Han family will Don't even think about finding a good husband's family.

The second wife thought that her son had made friends with the third young master of the Lin family, and she gained some face in front of the old lady, and said with a smile: "Don't be angry, old lady, didn't young master Lin think it was a mouse in the temple that caused trouble?"

The old lady glanced at her, wanting to scold her for being extremely stupid, but then remembered that Brother Yu had flattered Lin Yihao and swallowed the words that came to her lips.

Seeing this, the grandma said: "Second Aunt really thinks that the third young master of the Lin family is a fool? But he doesn't want us to embarrass us, this is how the young masters behave! But seeing how the third young master Lin behaves, he probably won't gossip around. But speaking of it, it was not a big deal, he came over suddenly to ask the girls to avoid the unavoidable to get behind the screen. Although the screen was big, it couldn't cover the six sisters tightly, and it was normal for them to squeeze and make a little noise. "

The old lady's expression eased a little after hearing this, and she looked around at her granddaughter. The third girl Ruoyan looked calm, and the seventh girl Ruoting looked at a loss. Just now she stood in the innermost place and didn't even know who made any movement.

Sixth girl Ruoling was naturally timid, seeing this posture, she lowered her head in fright, while tenth girl's eyes were aimed at eighth girl Ruoying.As for Ruoxi, she knelt beside her with slightly lowered eyes, not showing any emotion.

"What happened just now?" The old lady stared at Ruoxi and asked, although she was old but not blind, she could see the pink and jade hands clearly.

Ruoxi felt two sharp gazes, and she couldn't get away with pretending to be stupid, so she had no choice but to raise her head and reply: "Back to grandma, I was standing on the very edge of the screen just now. I don't know who squeezed me from behind Suddenly, I quickly reached out and grabbed the sixth sister next to me. She was caught off guard and staggered before she could stand still. The sisters were already next to each other, so there was a big commotion."

"You are grabbing Liu girl. Whose hand is that just exposed?" The old lady did not doubt what she said, because that hand was clearly fair and tender, but her complexion was a bit of a wheaten complexion.

"If you go back to grandma, it's me!" Ruoying replied in panic, with tears in her eyes, "I was squeezed by them and I couldn't stand still, so I grabbed the screen in a hurry. If it wasn't for the ninth younger sister to hold me quickly, I'm afraid I'm going to die today." Disgraceful adults! It’s all granddaughter’s loss of manners, please ask grandma to punish her!”

The old lady looked at the girls sharply and asked, "Then who is the first person to be crowded?"

No one spoke for a long time, and the eldest wife hurriedly smoothed things over and said: "At that time, all the girls were crowded together, and anyone who moved a little could have an oolong. Who can remember who was the first and the second? We are the guards of the Han family." The children and grandchildren are famous for their strictness, and the girls are among the best in the capital in terms of talent and beauty. What happened today was just an unexpected situation, and it was not done by human beings. Even the third young master of the Lin family can understand it. If the old lady is so angry, she might be taken advantage of by someone with a heart. They don’t say that our family has strict rules, but they only think that the girls have made some big mistakes, which will actually affect the girls’ reputation.”

"Sister-in-law is right. The member of the etiquette department, Mr. Wailang He, is from the fifth grade. Before the uncle became an official, he sent a matchmaker to come to ask for a marriage. He is the tutor of our family!" The second wife hurriedly agreed. go along.

Ruoyan, the third girl who was kneeling on the ground, blushed suddenly, and now the old lady was angry and couldn't hide, so she had to listen.It turned out that she and Mr. He's son had long been engaged.Mr. He's father passed away the year before last, so the marriage was delayed, and they should get married next year.

The old lady glanced at her second daughter-in-law, as if she was blaming her for saying this in front of the girls.

"You all get up and go back to the meditation room, don't come out without my order, so as not to be seen by the outsiders in the temple as indecent. After returning to the mansion, each of you copied "The Precepts for Women" ten times and sent them to me, Ruoxi and Ruoxi I will add another ten times of "Internal Training"."

"Yes, grandma!" Ruoxi and Ruoying had no objection, and agreed with a low eyebrow.

Back in the room, Lu E lowered her voice and said, "Girl, the maidservant looks really bright from behind. The eighth girl peeked at Mr. Lin with her feet up, and accidentally squeezed the girl so that she got an oolong today."

"Hmph, you're not the only one with sharp eyes behind the screen! The old lady will know the truth before tomorrow, so you should sharpen the ink for me. Twenty times can't be written in a day or two." Ruoxi said lightly. talking.

The third young master of the Lin family wants to have a family background, and his appearance and talent are top-notch, so it's no wonder that Ruoying is moved.But Ruoxi thinks that she still can't recognize the facts clearly, not to mention that she is just a dispensable concubine, how can a dignified concubine of the Han family control her marriage?Her actions can only reduce her points in the heart of the old lady, and it will be even more difficult to find a good husband's family in the future.

Thinking of these, Ruoxi's heart suddenly felt sad.She and Ruoying were just the same kind of people, but she didn't dare to fight like her, and she took every step carefully.Thinking about it this way, Ruoxi felt that she was even more miserable than her, and she didn't even dare to have the feeling of a girl's innocence, romance and ignorance.She is being assimilated by the feudal ethics here, gradually becoming someone she doesn't even know herself!
Several girls were restrained by the old lady in disguise, and they returned to the Han Mansion to copy "The Ring for Women" without leaving home.Ruoxi's handwriting is not good, and right now she just took the opportunity to practice well, so Guiyuan offered to help, but she refused.

(End of this chapter)