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Chapter 101 News from the Marquis Mansion

Chunying suddenly felt her nose sour and her vision gradually blurred: "Second Uncle..."

Second Uncle Lu rushed up in three steps at a time, pulled Chunying's arm, and asked with concern: "Is it hurt? Does it hurt? These people often beat you?!" He stared fiercely at shopkeeper Shi and Mrs. Cheng and said, "You guys are so courageous! We Chun'er never touched a finger when we were at home. Even if we did something wrong, there would be serious masters to beat and scold you. What are you guys?" ?! Dare to hit her?!"

Aunt Cheng shouted unconvinced: "You're just a little girl, why can't I beat you? I beat me as I like, and I scold as I like!" Shopkeeper Shi stopped her with a headache: "Sister, don't say a few words. This old man , we don’t treat Xiaochun badly on weekdays.”

"I saw this vile woman beat her with my own eyes. Does this mean that I didn't treat her badly?!" Second Uncle Lu became even more angry. He knew that this store was owned by his wife An's natal family, but Master An's family was just a small Guanglu temple. Cheng, to him who has served in the Hou Mansion for generations, is really not a very powerful role.The so-called seventh-rank official in the prime minister's concierge, when he was prosperous in the past, many small officials and wealthy businessmen rushed to curry favor with him, even if he was temporarily down, with the signboard of the Marquis Mansion on his head, he did not dare to be rude to him.Chunying is his niece, she was of the same identity, but she was beaten and scolded by the shrew in the street, how could he not be annoyed?
Seeing that the conflict was about to escalate, Chunying came to her senses. She didn't have a good impression of the aunt, but after getting along for a few months, shopkeeper Shi always treated her very well, so she hurriedly said to Uncle Lu: "Uncle , Forget it, I don’t feel any pain at all, shopkeeper Shi has treated me very well, don’t scold him.”

Second Uncle Lu was dubious, and at this time another person came in from the door: "Uncle Jun, Lao Shi is a good man, and he will never treat your niece and daughter badly. For my sake, please forgive them."

This person looked only eighteen or nineteen years old, fair-skinned, and rather handsome, but when he smiled, his brows were thin, and he looked a bit like Xiao Chen's steward.Chunying had a shadow in her heart, she took two steps back cautiously, and lowered her head.

Shopkeeper Shi hurriedly bowed to the man: "Brother Changsheng, why are you here? But the boss has something to say?"

The Changsheng brother smiled and said: "No, this uncle Jun is my friend, I will bring him to visit my niece and daughter."

Second Uncle Lu said with a straight face: "Not only do I want to see, but I also want to take him away!" Chunying was overjoyed, "Second Uncle? Are you here to take me home?" Second Uncle Lu's eyes softened: "Of course I want to take you away, you are not a girl here."

Changsheng smiled wryly and said to him, "Uncle Jun, it's hard for me to explain to my brother." "What's the trouble? He told him when he went out that he would come to pick him up in a few days. Didn't your father ask you to help take care of some of them?" Shop? Master, you can still do this, right?" Uncle Lu didn't want to talk to him at all, so he pulled Chunying up and turned around to leave, "That's all for now, I'll talk to my niece first, think about it carefully !"

Chunying walked out of the shop with him, and heard Mrs. Cheng shouting angrily and shopkeeper Shi's voice comforting her from behind.She felt the warmth of Second Uncle's palms and the peace of mind, and suddenly felt like crying: "Second Uncle, I miss you so much..."

Second Uncle Lu turned his head and sighed: "You girl is really... disturbing!" He looked around: "Is there a quiet teahouse nearby? Second Uncle wants to talk to you quietly. Although I I want to take you back right away, but Changsheng has to let go. Let me tell you how you have lived these past few months. They really didn’t treat you badly? But did they often beat and scold you and make you hungry?”

"Only Mrs. Cheng scolded me a lot, and occasionally beat me, but she didn't hit hard, and she didn't lack in food and clothing, but it wasn't as good as at home." Chunying took his hand and pointed to an intersection not far ahead. "It's a dead end there, and there are no people living in the houses on three sides, so you won't be afraid of being heard if you talk there." She has become frugal in the past few months, and she doesn't need to go to the teahouse to say a few words Go, then pointed to a place.

The uncle and nephew walked into the dead-end alley, the ground was fairly clean, and there were no lights or people around, so Chunying immediately asked, "Who is that Changsheng? He won't let me go home? Manager Xiao Chen went out? "

Uncle Lu said: "Steward Chen went to Jiangnan in early May, and I don't know when he will be back. I heard that he may not be able to finish his work before the end of the year. The Changsheng just now was his cousin. Changsheng's father, Chen Rui, is Xiao Chen Guanshi's uncle, but he never came to our house as a dowry with his elder brother's family. This silk shop is the property of his wife's natal family. The second uncle had heard the news a long time ago and knew you were there, but he was worried that he would alarm the people of An's family. They didn't know Will I send you away? After all the rumors in the mansion have passed, I asked Changsheng to bring me here. Don't worry, he said no, but he may not think so in his heart. Anyway, Xiao Chen is not in the capital, so I will bring you He's gone, and he doesn't know."

Chunying breathed a sigh of relief, to be able to get rid of this kind of non-stop work every day is her biggest wish in the past few months, and her tone immediately added a little cheerfulness: "Then when can we leave? Yes Are you going back to your new home? Has the family moved into a new house?"

"I moved there, but you can't go back for the time being."

"Huh?!" Chunying was taken aback and stuttered, "No, didn't I say..."

Second Uncle Lu sighed again, frowned and said to Chunying: "I've also asked about what trouble you caused in the mansion. You girl, you are so stupid! The young masters above love to fight, What does it have to do with you? Why do you need to step in? If you see something you shouldn't see, just treat yourself as blind!"

Chunying blinked, a little frustrated: "I...I'm just a little angry...at least it's human life..."

"You girl..." Second Uncle Lu slapped her hard on the forehead, "There are too many people who know about that kind of thing, and you are still missing? If you want to report it, you have to go to a big girl with a reputation, or you can just say it A few words, who will believe it? This time it is good luck, the second young master did not keep secrets, and let others see it, so that the news spread. He was unlucky, and your parents and I dared to come looking for him you."

Chunying lowered her head nah, Uncle Lu ignored her and turned her head to stare at a pile of gravel in the corner, as if to see flowers from above.After a while, Chunying asked in a low voice: "What's going on in the mansion? Since the news about the second young master has spread...why can't I go home?"

Second Uncle Lu glared at her, and then explained the reason: "You have only been out of the mansion for two days, and the second young master has made an appointment. Soon there are rumors in the mansion that he is a south wind, and he is usually locked in the study, but he is not studying. Instead, he tossed a few servants in different ways. People around him persuaded him, but he also suffered. Some people saw him go into the garden with a girl, but came out alone, and the girl died in the garden. The girl usually couldn't understand him fooling around with the boy, and everyone said that she must have offended him, which caused her murder. These rumors were only circulated among the servants, but for some reason, she was called Hou When the master and wife heard this, Master Hou lost his temper, and the wife put on the full costume of a married woman again, and knelt down in front of the old lady and Master Hou, saying that pampering the second young master like this would only ruin his future. The old lady So angry that he refused to listen to Aunt Hua's begging, Master Hou sent someone to send the second young master to Xishan Villa, and ordered him to study in peace in the villa, and was not allowed to return to Beijing without a summons, and ordered people to watch him closely every day. Although this matter has been suppressed, there are always rumors, and many people are discussing in private. You happened to be out of the mansion at that time, and some people suspected that you saw something in the garden, and asked the second young master to teach you a lesson. The wife does not want to To let outsiders know about these scandals, the mansion is currently under heavy pressure, if you go back, won’t you cause trouble for yourself? It’s better to stay outside for a while longer.”

Chunying kicked the corner of the wall in disappointment, and muttered in a low voice: "How long will I stay..." She hasn't seen her family for several months. He raised his head and asked Second Uncle Lu: "Why is Second Uncle coming here today? Where are my father and mother?!"

"It's not convenient for them to come to see you for the time being." Second Uncle Lu said, "Your father took an errand and went south with Manager Chen, and your mother didn't know the way, so naturally she had to let me come. When Changsheng let go, you Just follow me to my place, and go home when the second young master's rumor subsides. Anyway, someone has filled your vacancy at the third young master's place. Even if you go back, you can't continue to work with him. Wait for him Let’s talk about the people in the yard when there are vacancies.”

Chunying was stunned, although she had expected that someone would take her place, she never expected that she would not be able to go back to the mansion, thinking of her missing belongings and clothes, she felt a little annoyed.Who sent her out of the mansion in the first place?From what the second uncle said, it doesn't seem to be Lord Hou, but maybe his wife, and Yunxiang Pavilion happens to be the property of An's family.

Second Uncle Lu saw that she was thinking about something with her head down, and her eyes were rolling around, so he thought she was about to show some demon moth: "You stay at home and don't go out. My small courtyard is close to the Hou's mansion. You may run into people in the house at any time, and if you accidentally leak your word, you will be in trouble. You must not be so reckless in the future. This time, the third young master wants to protect you, otherwise you will be really stupid Stand out stupidly, who knows if the second young master will 'miss' and kill you again?!"

Chunying shrank her head, but a little doubt arose in her heart: Could it be the third young master who sent her out?But didn't you say it well that day?Why did he suddenly hit himself with a sap?Is Zhou Nian also involved?She was a little displeased. If they don't want to spread the matter by themselves, they can just say it directly. If they want to leave the house by themselves, they can also confess it. She can rely on them. Even if they are reluctant, they will not disobey their wishes. Why did they knock her out? !

Thinking that after returning home with her second uncle, even going out would be restricted, and the degree of freedom was far less than it is now, she was a little hesitant, should she stay in Funing Street for a while longer?At least here no one knows who she is.

However, she has no tendency to be masochistic. When she thinks that staying on Funing Street means doing a lot of work every day, and being scolded by Mrs. Cheng, and possibly beaten, she is not too happy.According to Mrs. Cheng's current state of mind, she has no intention of teaching her at all, and she will only suffer in vain if she stays, but shopkeeper Shi is such a good person, she is a little bit reluctant.

After much consideration, she finally made up her mind: "Second Uncle, I know I was wrong, and I will do as you said in the future, let's go back!" Anyway, following Second Uncle is better than being enslaved.

Second Uncle Lu nodded in satisfaction, and took Chunying back to Yunxiang Pavilion. Aunt Cheng was no longer in the store, so she must have returned to the room upstairs. Shopkeeper Shi was talking to Changsheng with an account book. They came in and hurriedly stood up: "Brother Lu, I'm so rude today...Have you eaten? Xiaochun cooked the food... Just heat it up, let's have a drink, I'm paying you for it... ..."

Second Uncle Lu waved his hand: "There's no need to be polite. I was the one who got angry just now and misunderstood my brother. I've heard what Chun'er said. Thank you for taking good care of her."

Shopkeeper Shi rubbed his hands, with an embarrassed smile on his fat face: "Where is it? I will take my niece and daughter away. Anyway, your brother is not in the capital, and there is nothing serious about it, so you should go ahead, and I will treat you to a drink tomorrow."

Changsheng said helplessly: "You've already talked about this, what else can I do? Go ahead, go ahead, if Brother Ping'an gets angry, I'm sure you forced me to agree."

Second Uncle Lu smiled nonchalantly, and asked Chunying to pack her luggage without even eating.Chunying looked at shopkeeper Shi hesitantly, and bowed to him: "Shopkeeper, I'm sorry..."

"What are you talking about?" Shopkeeper Shi smiled, but his eyes were a little sad, "You know the way, right? Remember to come back often, after all, we have lived in the same house for so long..."

"Hey." Chunying's voice was choked with sobs, she lowered her head and went back to the room to wrap up the few pieces of clothing, took the broken silver and the finished embroidery work, went downstairs, and heard Aunt Cheng in the room from a distance Cursed vixen.With a secret sigh, she returned to the store and said goodbye to Shopkeeper Shi again.

When I left, I was really reluctant.Chunying turned her head to look at Yunxiang Pavilion, under the moonlight, it looked so quiet.The months of living here have been exhausting but fulfilling.If there is a chance, she will come back to visit shopkeeper Shi's family. I hope Mrs. Cheng will be smart and not be knocked down by my concubine.

Stepping back and forth, she approached the carriage prepared by Second Uncle Lu. Chunying wanted to climb up, but suddenly remembered someone: "Second Uncle, can you go around to the end of the street? I have a friend who lives there. Say goodbye to him."

(It's the end of the month again. Although the plot of this month is quite awkward, I still have to be cheeky and ask for another pink ticket...)
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