in spring

Chapter 297 The Opportunity Comes
Once this thought came up, Chunying couldn't hold back her own thoughts, bid farewell to Qingluan, walked out of the room, and took another look in the direction of the main room.

Recently, due to the renovation of the front yard, the second wife, Mrs. Zhuo, was changed to be the director of the main yard.Chunying watched from a distance under the corridor for a while, and felt that it was not convenient to speak now, so she had to leave first resentfully.

When she returned to Songyiyuan, while she was doing the work of taking care of the second old lady, she was thinking about when she should go there and ask for divorce, but when she looked back and saw the second old lady leaning on the couch in a state of mental distress, she couldn't make up her mind. Ready.Dong Mansion is currently short of manpower. Although it has already purchased a batch of maidservants, it is really not a good time to propose to leave at this time.After struggling for a long time, she gritted her teeth and decided to go all out.The second old lady's condition has been cured, but her spirit is weak, and there is no shortage of people around her, so it doesn't matter if she is missing.In any case, she didn't want to delay for too long.Her parents have already left, and as soon as she has the paperwork, she will apply to the second wife!

Thinking of this, her mind settled down, and her work regained its order and meticulousness.In the eyes of the second old lady, the second wife and the fourth lady, they naturally feel that she has a thousand benefits, and her attitude between words and deeds has also changed somewhat, especially the two juniors, the fourth young master and the fourth lady, who are more respectful than before. Even the second wife Zhuo Shi treated her more politely.The second old lady saw it, and thought that what they valued was the big girl in front of her, and she was the one who saved her, and she was very satisfied.

At night, the second old lady specially called Chunying, and the two went to the small warehouse alone, locked the door, and she ordered Chunying to unlock a large paulownia cabinet, took out a wooden box, and opened the lid to have a look. He took out a small box, stuffed it into Chunying's hand, and signaled him to open it.

Chunying still opened it to look, and found that inside was a whole set of head and face jewelry inlaid with red gold and rubies, including a pair of hairpins, earrings, a bracelet, and a top hairpin. The color of the stones was too bright for old women to wear.Chunying was stunned, and looked at the second old lady: "What is the old lady doing with this? Do you want to use it tomorrow?"

The second old lady smiled and said: "This is for your make-up. You put it away carefully. When you get married in the future, it will be used as a face. I don’t like the ruby ​​inlaid on it. Except when I was young, I wore it a few times when I went to other people’s houses for banquets, and it has been locked in the box. I think you will get married in the future, and you are also a commoner. It doesn't matter at the wedding. You have the right to keep this as a private house, and it can be regarded as a memory. When you get married, I can't go to the wedding wine, I can only give the gift first. "

Chunying wasn't sure if she had noticed something, so she could only smile and said, "I am grateful to the old lady for the reward, but...it's really too precious."

The second old lady waved her hand: "What is this? I have a lot of things. If it weren't for you girl, I'm afraid I'd be gone long ago, and these things would be useless. What's the point of rewarding you? You just keep it." Go!"

Of course Chunying would not be so stupid as to push the good things out, so she thanked the reward with a smile, then re-locked the cabinet door, held the box under her arm, and helped the second old lady back to the room to rest.When she went back to her room to put away the jewelry, she saw Sister Liang poking her head around the corner of the corridor from a distance, as if she was looking at herself, and was about to ask what's the matter, but Sister Liang suddenly turned around and ran away, which made her baffled.

The second master, Li Yan, served the king during the turmoil of the past few days, and the emperor's previous suspicion of him seemed to have completely disappeared. Within a few days, he was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War and ordered him to reorganize the defense of the capital, especially the defense of the capital. Eliminate all the restless elements in the army.Now both King Ke and Grand Master Liang are being imprisoned in the sky prison, waiting to be dealt with, and their family members are under control. The flesh and blood in prison pleaded with their in-laws, and worried that it would be their own family's turn to be unlucky, so they were desperately looking for a way out.The court was full of chaos, and the officials and dignitaries in Beijing were all in danger.

In this chaos, the second master Li Yan became calm. Before the first lunar month, he was already busy with his business, and the burden of the family fell on the second wife Zhuo Shi, but she accepted it happily and did not complain at all. She was still in a very good mood, and even when the magpie came to pay her respects, she gave her a sincere smile.

The second old lady is also in a very good mood. Her son has been promoted to an official position, and her family is safe. Her grandson has been praised by his teacher. Recently, his knowledge has improved. She also proposed to worship a famous teacher in martial arts. She took good care of the house, and she didn't have to worry about it at all. She also sent a list of people who directly or indirectly expressed their willingness to marry, and many of them were optimistic about her. Hopeful.When she was in a good mood, she acted generously, and the magpie came to pay her respects. She remembered the other party's usual care and attention, and she also rewarded a set of jewelry, but it was not as good as Chun Ying's set, which was made of silver and gold.

Seeing this situation in the eyes of the girls and women in the courtyard, they had their own ideas.

After entering February, just after February [-], the dragon raised his head, and the documents of the Lu family and his wife came down.The yamen saw that it was the work of the new secretary of the Ministry of War, and the efficiency was very high. The steward of the East Mansion came to the door, and the documents were delivered to the mansion early the next morning.The couple of the Lu family got the news in the afternoon and rushed over to pick it up immediately. Needless to say, those who kowtowed to thank each other went around socializing. Mother Lu specially paid five qian silver to each of the two families, and wanted to see her daughter.The people at the second door heard that it was Chunying's, so they reported it immediately.

Chunying handed over the work to Qiuyan, ran to the second gate, hugged her mother, her nose sore, and asked with red eyes: "But it's done?" Mother Lu didn't care to answer, just up and down, She looked at her from left to right, and then said to Buddha: "Fortunately, nothing happened, Amitabha. When we heard the news in the outer city, we were frightened to death. I'm afraid that something will happen to you!"

It was still Lu Yougui who knew that her daughter was impatient, and said with a smile: "It's already done, I just went to kowtow. We will go home after we finish talking with you." Chunying sniffed and smiled: "That's good, In the future, I won't be afraid of implicating you... That night was very dangerous, but I survived safely. Father and mother don't have to worry anymore. Think about it later, think about our new home, good days are still ahead!"

Mother Lu flattened her mouth: "That requires people to be around! I was really scared. I just went to see the old neighbors, and I was terrified. I heard that there were knives, guns, and even set fires. Who are they?" ? Why did you come to this mansion while leaving the city full of dignitaries and dignitaries alone?!"

How can this kind of thing be clear for a while?Chunying was in a dilemma, but it was Lu Yougui who helped her out: "Okay, my daughter still has some work to do, let me explain it clearly so that she can go back to work." Then she asked her daughter to go to the corner and look Looking around, he lowered his voice and said: "I bought six houses back and forth, and now I have taken back one of the two-entry mansions, repainted and refurbished it, and am building furniture. It will be our home in the future. The other five houses, I I plan to take back three places, and the rest will be given to your sister and one place to Brother Kang, thanks to your brother-in-law for his hard work over the past few years."

Chunying nodded and said, "That's what it should be. Daddy can do what he wants."

"After going to two properties, our family's income will be reduced. I think it is better to buy some fields. It's just a while. I don't know where there are good properties, so I can only look slowly."

Chun Ying hurriedly said: "A few days ago there was a turmoil in Tianjin, and many big families in the city suffered disasters. There should be many people who will sell their land property, and some government officials will sell their properties. Dad can go to inquire and see if ordinary people Can I buy it? There may be a lot of good land in it, if the price is not expensive, I can buy it."

Lu Yougui frowned: "That's all right, it's just that someone has already taken a fancy to that good land, how can it be our turn?" He said again: "We don't have much money on hand, I think, in the future we can't just rely on renting Do you want to start a business? I am most familiar with fabrics. If you open a small fabric shop, you will not have to worry about the supply of goods, but the storefront is hard to find."

Chunying thought for a while: "Father, there is no need to rush these things, so I can only pay attention to them carefully. Opening a store and doing business is no more than serving as an intermediary for others in the past. Use more snacks. It's not convenient to talk here, and I should be able to go home soon, so let's discuss it carefully then?"

Lu Yougui bowed his head and thought, "Alright."

Bianlu's mother became impatient: "What are you talking about?! How to clean up my daughter's house, I haven't asked yet!"

Chunying smiled and said: "Mother, you can clean up the house as long as it is clean and generous, and don't mess with too many fancy things."

Mother Lu rolled her eyes and smiled: "Well, have you never eaten pork, haven't you seen pigs running? We have served Miss for so many years, and a decent boudoir will still be cleaned up!"

Chunying was stunned for a moment, then smiled, the family said a few more words, and the Lu family couple was about to leave.Chun Ying sees off her parents and walks all the way back to Song Yi Yuan, feeling very lighthearted.

Near the courtyard gate, at that corner again, several maids gathered there to talk, and the leader among them was Sister Liang.Chunying didn't take it to heart, and was about to walk over, when one of the little girls screamed: "No way?! How can sister Chunying be an aunt?!" She froze immediately.

Sister Liang said slowly: "Why not? This is what Sister Jinyu said. That day the old lady gave Chunying a box of jewelry, and yesterday she also gave Aunt Xi a box. The two got things in the same box. Yes. I have seen Aunt Xi’s stuff with my own eyes. It is silver-plated and gold-plated with pink rubies on her head. According to her, it was made by the old lady when she was young. It was originally intended to be rewarded to the old lady’s aunt, but the aunt is gone. , the things are kept, but they are exquisite. You said, the old lady rewarded Chunying with the same thing, doesn’t that mean it?!”

Another little girl was thoughtful: "Speaking of which, when Sister Qingluan came that day, she also made fun of Sister Chunying, saying that she was able to marry a rich family, and she was better than the few sisters who married before. Some of those sisters also married People outside are stronger than them, and they are big families, who else? At that time, Sister Qingluan mentioned the master, I must have heard it wrong!"

Sister Liang curled her lips: "Although Chunying and I entered the mansion together, she is very popular with the old lady and has a sweet mouth. Now that she has made great contributions, everyone in the mansion says that the master will definitely praise her. It's not surprising that the master really took over the house. It's just that from now on, she has become more and more superior, and we can't compare to flattering horses!"

The little girl earlier disapproved: "What's better than this? I don't think Sister Chunying is that kind of person. What's so good about being a concubine? It's better to marry someone and be a good husband and wife!"

Chunying nodded secretly. It seemed that her education was quite successful. That good sister, because she was about the same age as her, couldn't teach her anything. She didn't expect her to think so, so she stood where she was and coughed heavily. , The group of girls hurriedly turned around in fright.Sister Liang stood there with a pale face and at a loss. After the others panicked, they all saluted and shouted "I met Sister Chunying".Chunying nodded lightly, and said: "Practice needlework when you're free, don't chew your tongue here." Everyone dispersed with a whoosh, and even Sister Liang ran away with a guilty conscience.

Chunying sneered, walked two steps, then stopped suddenly, with an idea in her mind.

She quickly ran back to the courtyard, grabbed Qiu Yan and Bai Ling, and when she reached a secluded place, she asked, "Is there any rumor about me recently? What kind of aunt am I going to do?!"

Qiuyan was taken aback: "What?!" Bai Ling was a little embarrassed: "Yes, yes, it's all rumored by others, don't take it to heart."

Chunying said: "Of course it's a rumor, but how did it spread? Are there many people saying that?!"

"Not many people say that, but it's just a few maids who are jealous when they see you have the favor of old ladies and wives." Bai Ling said, "I heard Jin Yu say that to Sister Liang that day, In fact, it's not a day or two since she said sour things about you. You can tell it's false as soon as you hear this weird talk about being an aunt, so you don't have to bother with her. "

Chun Ying smiled, changed the subject, and quietly went to inquire, and found that there were indeed such rumors in Songyi Courtyard, and people in the house who had a lot of contacts with the girls and women in the house had heard of it, but not many people believed it.She smiled slightly, knowing that the opportunity had come.

She found a chance, prepared a handkerchief with ginger water, and ran to see the second wife, Zhuo Shi, her eyes were red and weeping, she exaggerated the content of the rumor, and then cried: "I don't have such delusions. Please be careful, my wife!"

Zhuo Shi was stunned when he heard this, and then he became angry: "Who is talking nonsense?! I am busy with this pile of things every day, it's enough to be chaotic, and I don't stop!" Then he asked Feng Ming: "What has the magpie been doing recently? Or run to the old lady's yard every day?!"

Before Feng Ming could answer, Chunying choked up and said: "Madam, this servant must know that there must be something wrong with her, which has attracted such rumors. Madam also knows that this servant is engaged, even though her fiancé is not married now. In the middle of the capital, it takes a lot of time to prepare the dowry, please be kind to my wife, let the servants go out of the house as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)