in spring

Chapter 193

Chunying hesitated, wondering if she should say that her cousin Huo Yi was not happy to marry the third young master, but this was in ancient times, if a lady of great family was talked about falling in love with a certain man, it didn't seem decent , almost a scandal.Now she tells the third young master that maybe it can prevent him from being sad, but in the eyes of others, it is already a betrayal of the master, right?

But she is actually the son of the Hou Mansion's family. If she doesn't say anything and people find out in the future, she is also betraying the master?Anyway, Miss Biao wants to marry out, so she won't take her with her. In the future, she will have to stay in the mansion as an errand, why don't you tell me? !

However, if she leaked the news and caused Miss Biao's plan to fail, would Miss Biao still marry into the Hou Mansion?In fact, the Huo and Li families are close relatives, and the old lady may insist that her granddaughter marry in. By then, Miss Biao will become the third mistress. Once she knows that she is the one who leaked the secret, will she still have a good life?
Chunying fell silent for a while, and a thought came to her heart: Miss Biao would not be so stupid as to elope with someone, she would always tell the truth to the old lady, she is not too young, 16 years old is the time to say kiss, Maybe within a few months, she will take the initiative to speak out.After a few months, the third young master was busy with other things, and he was not the kind of infatuated person by nature, so it shouldn't have too much bad influence, right?
Just when Chunying was hesitating, Li You took advantage of the situation and slipped out, and raised his book and said to Zhou Nian: "Brother Nian, when father comes back, you should tell me immediately, I have something urgent to discuss with him!" After all, I will run away.Chunying was in a hurry, she chased after her and whispered: "Third young master, you want to send something there, but don't yell so that everyone knows!"

Li You raised an eyebrow: "Why?"

Chunying was at a loss for words, she couldn't say it, it was for the sake of not embarrassing him too much in the future, she squeaked twice, and could only say: "You know Miss's temperament, she always hates others to talk about her. If you quietly send someone The book is over, and only a few words are sent, the young lady is naturally grateful, but if you go out and make others gossip about her, she will definitely annoy you!"

Li You frowned: "Who would gossip? The old lady still hopes that we can get along more."

Chunying forced a smile: "Even if it's a man and a woman who are engaged, it's not convenient to see each other often. Everyone in the house is rumoring that Miss is the future Third Young Mistress. How can her girl family not be shy?"

Li You thought so, then smiled: "Okay, I'll keep it quiet, just let cousin Huo know my benefits." Then he walked away.

Chunying secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, but saw Zhou Nian standing by the door, smiling at her.Her face became hot, and she lowered her head and tied her hands a little embarrassedly: "Why... what's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Zhou Nian smiled faintly, returned to the table, saw Chun Ying followed into the door, and then asked in a low voice, "Just now... are you reminding him?"

Chunying was startled, she stopped, gritted her teeth, and quietly looked at Zhou Nian. Seeing that there was no displeasure on his face, she shrank her head in embarrassment: "I'm a little scared... the second young master and I There is also a public case, if he knows that I saw him murder and told you, who knows how he will deal with me? Besides... you don't want to see some people in this mansion. Bar?"

Zhou Nian smiled: "I understand. Don't worry, Brother You and I won't make you suffer."

Chunying also smiled: "Don't worry, the most important thing now is to rehabilitate your family. It doesn't matter what the second young master's wife is."

The two looked at each other, feeling a little strange in their hearts.Zhou Nian hurriedly walked back to the room and picked up a thin book: "This is the one that Brother You missed, you should take it back first and report it to your errands."

Chunying answered "Hey" in a low voice, bowed her head and took it, hesitated for a moment, then took her leave and left.

Along the way, there was only one thought in her mind: hold on, don't forget her most important thing at the moment, and also her greatest wish, is to be free.

Zhou Nian will be rehabilitated in a short time, and she will ask him to help her get out of the legal system. If she develops feelings for him that she shouldn't have, then she will be the one who suffers!They are people of different classes and want to be together, unless she is willing to give up her self-esteem and freedom and succumb to the status of a concubine.But how is that possible? !Don't be a concubine even if you kill her!
Maybe she was just confused for a while, and she had an illusion, and she didn't love someone to death, maybe it was a momentary impulse, and it would disappear soon.

Having made up her mind, Chunying repeatedly warned herself that she must recognize her identity and the era she lives in, and don't be too hotheaded to do whatever she wants!Although her biological age is less than 16 years old, her soul has lived for 27 or [-] years after all, she is no longer an impulsive little girl, so slowly, her mood calmed down, and she still did things and lived step by step as usual, only occasionally When I think of that gentle and elegant man, my heart will feel a little sour.

Day by day, as the weather got hotter and hotter, the old lady's spirit became worse and worse. Huo Yi and Fan Xiru went to accompany her every day, and Mrs. Jing took care of her food. Her health finally gradually improved, but she lost a lot of weight. .Seeing the eldest grandson's daughter-in-law standing by respectfully, trembling all the time for half a month, without a single complaint, the old lady didn't say anything, but the expression on her face was kinder, seeing Mrs. Jing brought Li Kun to pay her respects, Occasionally there will be a smile on the face.

One day, when Aunt Qing came to visit the old lady with Huo Yi, Mrs. An happened to be there too, so she mentioned Nan Qi's marriage in front of everyone: "Guan Zhou has already obtained an official position, although it is only a deputy promotion, it is also a He is on the royal salary, and he will go to Fuzhou soon, so he is in a hurry to have a happy event. Besides, Nan Qi's grandfather has been ill for a long time, and his family is worried that he is getting old, so they want to take advantage of this happy event. A rush. But this matter still needs to ask uncle and wife to nod, what do you think?"

In front of the old lady, no matter how reluctant An Shi was, she could only nod her head.After all, no matter how upbeat the son of my housemate is, he can't compare to someone else who is an official.The old lady was also very happy when she heard that Grandma Wang's granddaughter was getting married, and she specially rewarded her with a pair of gems and ten bolts of fine red silk.Nan Qi came over blushing and kowtowed, glanced quietly at An Shi, and kowtowed three times to the latter.Anshi reluctantly accepted with a smile, and generously rewarded a pair of bracelets.

Chunying followed Huo Yi, and she knew what was going on.That Manager Wang has been "ill" for so long, and by the way, he used it as a cover for his granddaughter's marriage. When Nan Qi gets married, maybe he will "recover"?I don't know if he has arranged a retreat for himself?The second young master is about to go to the exam, and he is very busy, so he probably won't be able to take care of them for a while, but with his personality, would he be willing to give up the Wang family?When he is free, I don't know how lively it will be!

Chunying looked down again at Huo Yi who was in front of her.She didn't go back to Huo's house recently, and only took the young master Huo Rong over for two days, and stayed with the old lady most of the time.Did she realize the importance of the old lady?
The third young master would send Lixia to send some small things over from time to time, sometimes a few words of greeting written on flower paper, not ostentatious at all, but faintly intimate.Many of the things that were sent were what Huo Yi liked or needed, even the font on the flower paper and the scent of the ink used were in line with her preference.Chunying couldn't help wondering whether there would be his spies among the maids in the courtyard?The third young master is so considerate and attentive, will Miss Biao be moved and change her mind?Chunying secretly rejoiced that she didn't tell the truth to the third young master that day, otherwise how embarrassing would it be?
Huo Yi was very calm on the surface. When he received Li You's gift and greeting letter, he silently put it in the box and packed it.Then rewarded Nanqi with a bunch of things, and let her go home to get married.

Nan Qi has been in the mansion for many years, and is the granddaughter of Director Wang, so she has dignity.All the young ladies and grandmas, as well as the big and respectable girls or the housekeepers, all have their own gifts. Even the little girls who do odd jobs, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, also see that it is "Mr. .Because of the old lady talking to Huo Yi, nine out of ten people in the whole house expressed that they were going to have a wedding wine on the wedding day.

The Zhou family specially sent a message over, Huo Yi just asked Aunt Qing to order presents and attend on behalf of the main family, but she asked the old lady for permission to go back to Huo's mansion to prepare for the ceremony on the day of her mother's funeral, Chunying and a few others All the maids from Hou's mansion were left by her to look after the house, and she specially granted half a day's leave for them to go to He Nanqi.

Chunying and Shi'er looked at each other, suppressing their worries to the bottom of their hearts.Ten'er said in a low voice: "I want to go home...my parents will definitely go to help..." Chunying nodded: "You go, I... I will go home too." But she didn't want to Go to a wedding.

The gift has already been delivered, the congratulations have been said, and when I heard that Guanshi Cai is coming, Chunying becomes impatient and decides to stay at home and be lazy.Lu Yougui listened to his daughter's explanation of the reasons and agreed with her actions. After explaining a few words, he hurriedly took the congratulatory gifts, took his wife and youngest son with him, and went to the house that the Wang family bought nearby.

Chunying stayed at home, sitting alone in the small courtyard to enjoy the shade, feeling that she hadn't been so relaxed for a long time.Turning around to look at the empty main house and the other side rooms, remembering what my mother said, maybe another family will move in soon, and secretly sighing, such a leisurely and comfortable life will not last long.

After an unknown amount of time, someone knocked on the door, and Chunying asked suspiciously, "Who is it?"

The man outside responded, "I'm passing by, and I want to ask you for help."

Chunying frowned, there was no one at home, she would not open the door to meet strangers casually: "I'm sorry, it's inconvenient right now, you should find another home."

There was a silence outside the door, and he said again: "Is this the residence of the Marquis? I am Li Xu from the fourth bedroom. I just returned to Beijing from the south, and I brought my wife and children to greet my mother, but there is no one at home. We're all out now, so please ask the girl for help. My child is not feeling well, so I want to ask for some tea."

Chunying heard that he was the young master of the fourth room, so she couldn't close the door anymore, so she took a pot of warm tea and two cups from the room, walked to the door and opened it, and saw a tall and thin man standing outside the door. A young man, about 23 or [-] years old, wearing a royal blue silk straight gown and a black silk hat, although it looks a bit simple at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it has a bit of aura of wealth.

Then Li Xu said with a smile: "I don't know which girl from the brothers' courtyard? I am Li Xu from the fourth room."

A strange feeling flashed in Chunying's heart, and she said with a smile: "Don't dare to be, Master Xu, I am the girl who serves Miss Huo's Biao. Do you think the tea is suitable here? Do you need to invite a doctor to take a look? "

A trace of doubt quickly flashed across Li Xu's face, and then he pointed to the two carriages not far away under the shade of a tree: "Can I ask the girl to take you there? It's not far from there."

Chunying hesitated for a moment, closed the door behind her back, walked to the carriage in front, saw a maid in the carriage had lifted the curtain to let in air, and could see a dignified and delicate young woman sitting in the carriage, hugging a Baby, coaxing with worry.Most of Chunying's suspicions were gone, she graciously served tea, fanned them gently, and suggested that they go to a nearby medical center.

Li Xu walked up and said with a smile: "Thank you, miss, there is still tea left, can you please send it to the back? The people in the car will drink too."

Chunying did not doubt that he was there, so she did as she came to the back of the car, and said: "The servant has brought tea." Seeing the curtain lifted, a familiar face was revealed, and she was stunned .

Hei was much thinner than he remembered, but he was very energetic. He had a rough beard around his chin, but it was different from the two ridiculous beards in the past, and he didn't look like a criminal. He just gave people a very masculine feeling. .He raised his index finger and gave a "hush", but immediately smiled, showing two rows of white teeth: "Sister Xiaochun, I'm back."

Chunying covered her mouth, feeling a little dizzy: "Brother Xiaofei..." He actually came back!
(End of Volume Four)
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