in spring

Chapter 30 Huanhuaxuan

Princess Jing?Chunying remembered that it was the young lady who was married in the Hou's mansion, but her daughter returned to her mother's house, why did this daughter-in-law seem so excited?But yes, it is probably not convenient for a woman who is married to the prince to go home to see her parents?

A low voice came from the upper room, Chunying couldn't hear clearly, but saw the curtain was raised again, the girl who had glanced at her just now came out, and said to the daughter-in-law: "It's a happy event for the princess to come back. Sister-in-law just keep going back and forth, what does it look like to be yelling here? If you startle your wife, can you afford it?!"

The daughter-in-law was stunned, her face blushed, and she said in a jiffy, "This...isn't the old lady in a hurry..."

"If the old lady is really anxious, Liuli and the others will be sent at this moment. Sister-in-law, do you think I don't know anything?" The girl glanced at her, turned around and stood upright, "Ma'am." As soon as she finished speaking, there was another The maid drew up the curtain, and An Shi came out with a few more jewelry on her head, making her look much more gorgeous.She nodded lightly, then supported the girl's hand and walked slowly towards the outside of the courtyard, immediately followed by seven or eight maids and servants.

The daughter-in-law who reported the letter was left on the spot, her face turned red and white, and when she saw that everyone around her was laughing at her, she muttered embarrassingly: "This little girl is really spoiled by my wife. The old lady sent a message, and she dared to show me face."

The girl next to Chunying heard this, and asked her with a smile: "This is our little girl's errand, my sister-in-law worked on her legs specially, and walked such a long distance in the hot weather, didn't she want to ask for my wife's reward? Like those who reported the letter last time?"

Everyone around laughed, the daughter-in-law spat on the girl, turned around and left.The girl sneered, and when she turned around, she put on a friendly smile: "Let's go, your name is Chun'er, isn't it?"

Chunying was watching it interestingly, and quickly replied: "Yes, my name is Lu Chunying, but everyone in my family calls me Chun'er."

"That's it." The girl smiled and beckoned Chunying to go with her, "My name is Wisteria, you don't know me, but my aunt knows you, and she specifically asked me to take care of you. She married Steward Lu, Have you seen it?"

It turned out to be Aunt Lu's nephew.Chunying hurriedly said: "I recognize it, Aunt Lu came to our house a few days ago, so you are her niece."

"My aunt's family has already left her family, but she is still in charge of the affairs of Xishanzhuang." Wisteria led Chunying out of the main courtyard through the side door, and walked into a narrow passage, "But our family is still in the mansion. I am in the wife's office. The servants in the house, although they are only third-class girls, are better than those in other yards. If you are free, just come and talk to me. In the place you are going, everyone has eyes on the top of their heads. hang out with them."

Wisteria has a special accent when speaking, waxy and sweet, and always has a smile on her face, which makes people feel good at first glance.But I don't know why, Chunying always feels that there is no smile in her eyes, but her attitude is still very kind. In an unfamiliar environment, having someone you know will always make people feel more at ease. He agreed with a smile, and whispered to her again.

Chunying learned from Wisteria that the daughter-in-law's girl who just scolded her was named Shaoyao, and she was one of his wife's big girls. The other three were pomegranate, lilac and crabapple.They are extremely favored by his wife, An Shi, who are in charge of everything in the upper house, and can even intervene in the affairs of the house.Among them, although Shaoyao is sharper, he is very shrewd. Ding Xiang is the most difficult to get along with, and Hai Tang is the most talkative. If he makes any mistakes, Ding Xiang will definitely punish him severely. , Most of the big things can be turned into small ones.

As for Huanhuaxuan where the third young master lives, there are only two big girls, Meixiang and Lanxiang, and Meixiang is the head.She is the oldest, generous and fair, and has great prestige among the maids. The old lady, Lord Hou and his wife also trust her.

Originally there were two second-class Juxiang and Zhuxiang who spoke and acted rather arrogantly, but a few months ago, something went wrong, and they were scolded by their wife and kicked out. I heard that they were planning to get married at home. .

The second-class girl and four other people are very high-spirited. Although Man Ru, whom the wife mentioned just now, is gentle and diligent in doing things, she is very popular with her superiors, but there are also many people who don't like her and gossip about her behind her back. .

There are the most third-class little girls in Huanhuaxuan, and Lian Chunying has twelve in her inner foot, and there are also a few women who do rough work all night, so the work there is not heavy...

Chunying listened to Wisteria's introduction all the way, and kept her words in her heart all the way.Although there are so many names that her mind is a little confused, intelligence gathering is absolutely necessary. She doesn't know how many years she will stay in this Hou's mansion. It's one thing not to want to come in, but being caught with black eyes Tossing in the wrong place is another matter.

As for the Cui Manru who brought her in, she was in a complicated enough situation, and she wasn't interested in getting involved.

While talking, I came to an open space, dense with flowers and trees, which has a special scenery.Chunying guessed that this was probably a garden.Sure enough, Wisteria introduced: "In the gate of the moon cave ahead is a garden. We can go there to play after we finish our work on weekdays. It is very big inside, and there is a small lake. In summer, young masters and ladies row boats on the lake." , Look at the fish raised in the water. But you can’t let people in casually in the houses up and down the mountain, and you can’t speak loudly around there, you have to remember it.”

"I see." Chunying replied, "How long will it take to arrive? Does the third young master live so far away?" They left the main courtyard and had walked for nearly 10 minutes. They remembered that the third young master was the wife's only son. How could she be willing to let him live so far away from her?
Wisteria laughed and said, "A few years ago, the third young master was still living in the main courtyard. It was last summer when the third young master was planning to move out, he said he wanted to find a quiet place with a good view, where he could study and study painting without being disturbed." , so I chose this small courtyard on the south side of the garden." At this time they had already reached the gate of a courtyard, and Chunying looked up, and sure enough, she saw the word "Huanhua" written on the plaque above the gate.

It is said to be a small courtyard, but the place is not small at all.This is a courtyard with two entrances, the front one is the study room and the reception room, the courtyard is square and very spacious, and a row of sweet-scented osmanthus flowers are planted on the side, and now they are blooming just right, with a faint fragrance.There are two Xifu Begonias in the corner of the courtyard, which have passed the flowering period, and small fruits are hanging on the branches.The courtyard at the back is smaller, where the bedroom and studio are located, and the wing rooms on both sides are where the maids live.The houses are all whitewashed walls, dark brown porch columns, black tiles, the doors and windows are the same color as the columns, and the veranda window edges are decorated with ice-fried patterns.It is a bit different from the solemn and rich style of the main courtyard, and it gives people a clear and clear feeling.

The owner here, the third young master, seems to be somewhat different from the character she imagined as the second master Bao.

Chunying followed Wisteria all the way to the backyard. The latter introduced the situation in the Xuanzhong in a low voice, but when the two girls standing at the door of the main room looked over, she stopped talking.

When one of the girls saw the wisteria, she raised her small nose: "It's you again? What are you doing here? I haven't given you the money you lost last time." The voice was not loud.

Wisteria made a face at her, but smiled first: "Sister Shaoyao asked me to bring the new little girl over. I'm on a serious business. Are you in there?"

This question was a bit thoughtless, but the girl understood: "Here, I am painting, you wait in the corridor for a while, don't disturb him." After speaking, she looked at Chunying curiously With a glance: "Didn't you say there are two? What about the other one? What's your name?" The latter sentence is for Chunying.

Before Chunying could open her mouth, Ziteng had already answered for her: "This one is called Chun'er, and the other is called Yin'er, they were sent to Aunt Hua's place by my wife." She winked, and the girl sneered clearly: "This one is called Yin'er." There are so many flies in the world, and I don’t even know if I’m worthy or not!”

Chunying glanced at the meticulous makeup on her immature face, lowered her eyes, and sneered in her heart: They are all the same flies, so who is more noble than the other?

The other girl stared at Chunying for a few moments, and suddenly asked: "Are you the girl recommended by Manru? Who are you? Sister or cousin?"

As soon as she said this, the girl just now looked over with disgust. Even the girls sitting at the other end of the corridor doing needlework all stopped their work and paid attention to the movement in front of the main room.

Chunying secretly complained, scolded Miss Cui a few times in her heart, and said, "How could she be my sister? It has nothing to do with her at all! It's just that she lives in a big courtyard."

The two girls showed strange expressions, and Zi Teng smiled and said: "Sisters, don't you know? She was going to come in at the beginning of the year, but for some reason, Man Ru was on an errand, so it was delayed until today. She is an honest person. My aunt and her mother are acquaintances, the sisters should take care of me more for my sake."

One of the girls showed a smile on her face: "So that's the case. I also heard that the person Man Ru replaced was sick. Is it better now?"

Chunying replied: "I've been fine for a long time, but it's just a cold."

Another asked, "Which family are you a daughter of? Where do your parents work?"

Chunying raised her head and glanced at her: "My father is at the concierge, and my sister is in the old lady's room."

Hearing what she said, the attitude of the two girls became more cordial, and they held her hand to ask questions, Chunying felt that the goose bumps on her body were about to drop all over the floor.

Wisteria watched from the side with a smile, and occasionally reminded them to speak softly, but someone still lifted the curtain from the room and reprimanded them for being too noisy.The girls hurriedly stood back to their original places respectfully.

Chunying carefully and secretly looked at the maid who came out, seeing that she was already seventeen or eighteen years old, and guessed that she was probably a first-class girl, but she didn't know if it was Mei Xiang or Lan Xiang.

The eldest maid heard Wisteria introduce Chunying, stared at her for a few times, until she felt a little hairy in her heart, and said indifferently: "I will come back when the third young master is free. You just wait in the corridor." He also called Wisteria: "You go back first, lest the wife has something to order." Wisteria hurriedly said: "My wife is at the old lady's place. I heard that the princess is back, so I can stay here."

"Big sister is back?" A clear and clear boy's voice came from inside the room, "Who is outside?"

Wisteria hurriedly said: "Third Young Master, I'm Wisteria. Just now, the people in the old lady's house reported to the yard that the Princess Wangfei has returned, please come over. Don't you know the Third Young Master?"

There was a commotion in the room, and Chunying faintly heard the boy ordering the maids to pack up the painting tools, and seemed to be planning to rush to see her sister.At this time, there was a commotion in the front yard, and a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl walked over quickly and said, "Third young master, don't worry about it, the princess has already gone back, and she said that there is something urgent in the palace, so leave Yunzhu behind." The girl came to see you and brought you two people."

The curtain was lifted, and a handsome boy came out. Before Chunying had time to see his face clearly, he was pushed aside by a group of girls who appeared out of nowhere, and another group of girls flooded into the front yard, which was originally empty. The yard suddenly became crowded.

Huanhuaxuan's calm was immediately broken.

(I hope everyone will not feel that there are too many names...)
(End of this chapter)