in spring

Chapter 154: Early Summer Season
After the incident, Chunying was a little worried that Anshi would call her over for questioning again, so she was worried for a few days.Seeing that Mrs. An didn't mention it again, when she came to visit her sister-in-law Li every day, she just glanced at her indifferently, focusing on Mrs. Li and Miss Huo, and didn't stay on her head for a second. Suspicion arose, and then he was relieved.

The aunt's condition was always repeated. When it was good, she could get up and go to the old lady's yard to talk with her mother for a quarter of an hour. When it was not, she could only lie on the bed and rest.Miss Huo was so worried that she could only persuade her mother to take medicine and porridge while trying to make her happy.

When Mrs. An came to test the Huo family's property again, she only said that most of them had been converted into bank notes and put them away, so she asked Aunt Qing to sort out the information and account books of the remaining two shops and a large farm, and put them in front of them. The old lady and Lord Hou greeted An's face respectfully, bowed his head and said, "Yi'er is young and has to take care of her mother, so she really can't be distracted, so I ask my aunt to take care of her."

An's expression was very complicated. First, she was delighted by Huo Yi's unexpected cooperation; The face of the husband and mother-in-law was handed over to the public. I was afraid that I would not be able to handle it, so I didn't pick it up for a long time.Sure enough, she heard the old lady say in the next second: "Poor thing, this child has no uncle or elder brother to rely on, and Mr. Huo is a stupid scholar. Brother Rong is too young, so my wife will help take care of it. Later Wait a few years for their siblings to grow up before handing them back."

An shi forced out a kind smile, took the account book, held it tightly in her hand, and then took Huo Yi's hand and said to the old lady: "If the old lady speaks, the daughter-in-law should obey. It's just that these properties are surnamed Huo Yi. Yes, and the Huo family's stewards are taking care of it, and the daughter-in-law is an outsider, so it's not easy to intervene, for fear that the stewards below will not accept it."

Huo Yi's eyelashes trembled, and she said softly: "No, Yi'er has already asked the housekeeper to pass the message to the people below. The Hou Mansion is a close relative of the Huo family, so it is naturally different from other families. Auntie don't have to worry. If anyone dares to violate the order, Auntie Just come and look for Yi'er, Yi'er will not spare him!"

But it was as if he didn't say anything, An's face was still perplexed, and he said earnestly: "Yi'er, you are still young, how can you know the hearts of the people in this world! Now there is a kind of person out there who takes care of the family business for others. Seeing that the boss is weak Those who are weak, or young and inexperienced, secretly fill their pockets, and even collude with outsiders to defraud the owner of the money. After all the money has been coaxed, they find an excuse to leave, and the owner will know! This kind of person If you know that the owner's family has reliable relatives to help, they will probably use means to make trouble in secret. People like us are not afraid, but it's just too troublesome. I heard that most of the properties under your Huo family's name are managed by outsiders, and no matter how responsible you are, It's hard to guarantee that there is no selfishness, how can it be as reliable as our own family?"

Huo Yi held back her breath and said in a soft voice: "Auntie is worrying too much. Those stewards are ordinary people on the surface, but in fact they were all released by their families. They have been doing errands for a lifetime, and they are the most reliable. Parents and relatives are waiting in the mansion, and the daughters of some of them are still Yi'er's maids. They will definitely not do such a thing as a slave to bully the master."

An Shi still refused to give up: "According to Yi'er, Auntie is even more worried..."

"Okay, daughter-in-law!" The old lady spoke, interrupting An's persuasion, "Our family has sent someone to keep an eye on it all the time, forgive those managers who don't care about their mess! You just said that everyone who is deceived It's a weak family, with King Jing's Mansion and our Marquis Mansion here, who dares to mess around?!" After a pause, his tone slowed down, "Since they are the people the Huo family is used to, they suddenly changed, I'm afraid it's just a matter of time. If it’s a mess, it’s better to continue to use it. Otherwise, where can we find someone to replace it? Even if we pick a few capable people from our family to replace it, it’s not troublesome to replace it after a few years?! It's the medicine that Yi'er's mother took, you have to be more careful. The two bottles of rose scented water sent by Prince Jing's mansion yesterday were said to be given by the palace, and they can calm the liver with blood. Let's go to the Wanxiang Pavilion."

An's helplessly saluted and said: "Yes, my daughter-in-law is going to get the dew right now." But she was a little displeased in her heart, she felt a little chest tight these days, she was afraid she had suffered from heatstroke, and she wanted to eat rose dew.

Huo Yi breathed a sigh of relief in a place she couldn't see, and looked at the grandmother sitting up, feeling a faint sense of gratitude in her heart.

The people in the Wanxiang Pavilion continued to live a peaceful life. Although Chunying was a little dissatisfied with the Huo family, she thought that she was just a little girl, and there was no need to make the master depressed, so she put on a mask of being honest and dull every day, and still treated Aunt Qing She is courteous and close, and her attitude towards Huo Yi and Ju'er has not changed at all, but in her spare time, she only jokes with other little girls and never enters the main house without being summoned.

Only Aunt Qing and Shi'er seemed to be vaguely aware of this small change, but the former took it as a little girl getting into trouble after being wronged, while the latter pretended not to know as always. She felt a little guilty, but her mother's illness occupied most of her attention, and she had to keep an eye on An's actions, so she didn't have the energy to think about it.

But out of trust in Chunying, she changed Chunying's errand.Because of Yulan's leaving the house and Linglong's fall, although there are more Ju'er, there are still not enough people in the room.So Huo Yi ordered Ju'er and Tan Xiang to help Aunt Qing accompany her to take care of her mother, Linglong was in charge of the courtyard's finances, cooking medicine, cooking porridge, making tea and other smoky tasks were taken care of by Chunying, as for the housework Nan Qi, who returned to the Wanxiang Pavilion after "illness", was in charge of the cleaning.

Compared with her predecessor Chunying, Nanqi's cleaning work is not very good, and her footsteps are a bit heavy, but she has one advantage, that is, she comes from a rich family with a son in the Hou family, and her grandfather is still the manager.If Huo Yi wants to buy something, if she sends a message, she can notify the servants of the Huo family outside the second door without going through An's, and buy it directly, which greatly saves time and increases safety.Both Huo Yi and Aunt Qing were very satisfied and acquiesced to Nanqi's status in Wanxiang Pavilion.

Nan Qi took this lightly, and seemed to have no emotional ups and downs, but Chunying got along with her a lot, but she faintly felt that she was much more active than before. He talked to Linglong, Ju'er, and even Sandalwood, and found an extremely effective ointment for Linglong, which greatly relieved the latter's injuries, and successfully won several friends.

Chunying watched with cold eyes, feeling something in her heart.This is because Nanqi has suffered a few times in front of Anshi, and he is a little disheartened, right?Thinking about it, the Wang family was on the wrong team from the very beginning, maybe that wasn't their own will, but An's attitude obviously didn't give them any other choice.Instead of continuing to be thankless and sandwiched between Lord Hou, An's and the second young master to make sandwich biscuits, it would be better to climb up to Huo's house.Even if they lose the protection of their master in the future and fall into ruin overnight like the Lu family, at least there is still a way out.

Soon the Hou's mansion changed to an imperial physician, and Li's illness gradually improved with his help.It was almost June at this time, and it was the midsummer season, and everyone changed into refreshing unlined clothes.The roses in the courtyard are in full bloom, and the fragrance is bursting. The maids in the Wanxiang Pavilion like to sit on the porch and do needlework in their free time. Many of them are tainted with the fragrance of flowers, but because the owner of the pavilion is keeping his filial piety, he dare not break a single branch. Bright flowers are inserted on the head.

Huo Yi saw it, and one afternoon, seeing that nothing was going on in the courtyard, he graciously allowed the girls and women to go out to relax, as long as they came back before You Shi (17:19 to [-]:[-] in the evening).Everyone happily thanked each other and parted ways.Chunying was guarding a jar of medicine, unable to escape, so she had to sit in the pantry staring at the fire in a daze.

Shi'er ran in with a small straw basket and said, "Aren't you going out? Sonny and I were talking about going to the garden to play! Do you see this little basket? It was given to me by my second sister yesterday. Yes, it just happens to match with flowers!"

Chunying laughed and praised a few words, then pointed to the medicine jar helplessly: "There is no way, this medicine has to be boiled for at least another half an hour, and when this is finished, I have to cook the porridge that my aunt eats at night. Go ahead and bring me two flowers with lighter colors, jasmine is the best, I will put it in my purse, my aunt is not so fond of this smell recently."

Shi'er curled her lips: "You look more and more like a big girl now, those in the house are not willing to go out, even the second sister doesn't play with us, it's so boring!"

Chunying smiled and glanced at the new simple stove next to her: "How dare you arrange for me? Could it be that you don't want to eat my new cake?"

Ten'er immediately jumped up: "Where is it? Chun'er is the best!" He ran to the stove and lifted the lid of the pot: "Ah! It's water chestnut cake, I just want to eat this!" Looking at no one outside, He quickly took four yuan, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and put it in his sleeve: "I'll go find Xia He, she also likes to eat." He went out happily.

Chunying was snickering, but Shi'er came in again without knowing the effort of a stick of incense, with a sullen expression on his face: "Second Miss and Aunt Hua came to see Mrs. Biao and Miss Biao, and Miss Biao called for tea... ..." and looked at the sleeves angrily: "I bumped into them as soon as I went out. The cake also made the silver plate and the emerald jade touch the ground. I couldn't eat it. I had to tell them it's okay with a smiley face. How could I be so unlucky? !"

"Who are you talking about?" Chunying asked while holding the kettle to make tea.

"Yinpan is Aunt Hua's maid, and Cuiyu is Second Miss's maid. You may have seen Yinpan. Wisteria said before that she came into the mansion with you."

In this way, Chunying vaguely remembered who it was.It's just that since then, I haven't seen that Yin'er again, so I forgot, and I don't know that she changed her name.

Chunying comforted Shi'er with a smile: "Don't be depressed, there are still cakes. Everyone in the courtyard is almost gone, Miss Biao and Aunt Qing don't want to eat, Nanqi and Tanxiang don't like snacks, only Linglong and Ju I’ll eat it later. There’s a full drawer here, enough for you to eat!”

When Shi'er heard this, he turned anger into a smile: "Chun'er, how kind you are to me! I can't get in the house, so I'll do you a favor by delivering the tea. I'll go and sweep up the pieces of Lingfen Cake, so that Linglong won't turn around and scold you when she sees you." .” After saying that, he flew away like a butterfly.

Chunying took the tea tray and came to the main room, when she heard the second young lady Yijun say to Huo Yi: "...Auntie's complexion is much better, what is there to worry about? Cousin is only by Auntie's side on weekdays and doesn't follow us. Let’s talk, sisters, the weather is just right now, so my cousin will give me a face, come and sit with me?”

Huo Yi was a little embarrassed: "This... Mother still needs someone to take care of her here, besides, I just asked the girls to play on their own..."

"My aunt is accompanied by my aunt!" Yijun smiled and dragged her up, "My yard is not far from here, it's just behind the old lady's yard, but it's only a few steps away, and the third sister is waiting there. Recently I got an excellent white orchid, which will bloom in the next two days, so I just asked my cousin to give it a reward."

Hospitality is hard to come by, and Yijun is always polite, Huo Yi is not easy to evade, but he doesn't want to go, saw Chunying enter the door, he changed the topic, and lightly reprimanded: "Why are you so slow? Let people know, I thought I don't know how to entertain guests!"

Chunying hurriedly saluted and made amends: "It's the servant girl who is dull, don't be angry, Miss Biao." Then she apologized to the second lady.The second young lady was a little bored, so she just shook the fan, and was about to persuade Huo Yi again, when she heard a scream from inside: "Ma'am!" It was Aunt Qing's voice.

Huo Yi's complexion changed, and he rushed in to have a look, Chunying followed behind, seeing the aunt leaning against Aunt Qing with a pale face, her hands trembling slightly, Aunt Qing was so anxious that she was about to cry, but standing beside her was the same expression. Pale Aunt Hua.

"What's wrong?!" Huo Yi couldn't help asking angrily, and at the same time hurriedly supported her mother, and moved her to the bed with Aunt Qing, Chunying hurriedly stepped forward to help lift her foot.After the aunt settled down on the bed, she accidentally touched the aunt's hand, and found that the hand was as cold as ice and was still trembling.

Huo Yi cried out, "Mother! Mother! Can you hear me?! Can you hear me?!" Then she turned and asked Aunt Hua angrily, "What did you say to my mother?!"

Aunt Hua replied timidly: "I...I didn't say anything...just gossip...she suddenly..."

Huo Yi wanted to ask again, but found that Aunt Qing secretly gave him a hand, and said: "Doctor, it's important, Chun'er, go to the second door and call for someone, and then call for someone to report to the old lady and uncle!"

Chun Ying hurriedly ran out, but a thought flashed in her mind: If the aunt fell down here, what would happen to Huo Yi's fate?And what will happen to the future of these girls?
(End of this chapter)