in spring

Chapter 36
Qiuyu frowned: "Man? In the garden?"

"Yes, I lit a lantern for Mei Xiang and sent her to the gate of the garden. When I walked to the corner outside the garden, the wind blew out the lights, and I was shocked when I heard a man's sigh coming from the other side of the wall. Asked who was there, the person left without answering, and the branches and leaves crackled, he must not be some ghost." Chunying replied, "Mei Xiang said, Lord Hou and young masters are all in front, there can be no ghosts in the inner courtyard." Man, I suspected it was a boy who sneaked in. But I thought, if it was a boy, why did you sigh under the wall? I peeked at it when I came back, and there was a bamboo forest on the other side of the wall. Who would run over there without incident? Go?" She blinked, leaned closer to Qiuyu and asked in a low voice, "Sister, you are familiar with the affairs of the mansion, do you know who that is? I heard people say that no one is allowed to approach the houses on the mountain and below. Isn't there some secret?"

While listening, Qiuyu's expression changed, and at the last sentence, she had calmed down and glared at her sister angrily: "You just need to do what the masters ordered, why bother him so much?!" Paused After a pause, he also lowered his voice: "Those rooms... are indeed occupied by people, but Lord Hou has personally issued a strict order not to make any noise, so there are not many people in the house who know about it. I also accidentally heard the old lady and Liuli When I was talking, I mentioned that I don't understand what's going on. You just need to remember that besides the old lady, Lord Marquis, madam and three young masters, there are only two big housekeepers. I know, even the master of the second room may not know. Everyone thinks that those rooms are haunted, and no one is allowed to approach them even during the day, and the people inside will not come out. You must not mention this to anyone, Mei Xiang, Someone will tell her to shut up soon, be smart!"

Chunying opened her mouth wide in surprise, feeling a little excited.Is this the secret behind the gate of the mansion?Who could it be?Usually this kind of person who avoids people to live alone is either a crazy aunt or an ominous person in the family. However, since it is a male voice, it must not be a woman. She remembered that the voice sounded quite young. Could it be the illegitimate son of Lord Hou? !
Seeing her expression, Qiuyu patted her on the head resentfully: "I told you to leave it alone, what are you thinking now?! You are not allowed to mention it to anyone, and you are not allowed to inquire about it! You are not allowed to come close! If I want to be punished, I am afraid that my master will scold me for not being able to discipline my sister!"

Chunying's forehead hurt, and she shrank her neck: "Got it..." Qiuyu glared at her a few times before walking towards the garden with the lantern in her hand. past.

Chunying watched her sister leave, feeling a little cold on her body, and hurriedly walked back, suddenly heard the sound of fireworks from the sky in the direction of the front yard, and then calmed down, she guessed that the fireworks were over, and hurried back to the tea room Stokes.

After a while, Mei Xiang also came back, with suspicion still on his face, when he came to the tea room to pick up the teapot, he hesitated for a moment, and then said to Chun Ying: "Just forget about what happened just now, don't mention it to anyone."

Chunying naturally understood what was going on, she nodded in agreement, and helped her carry the teapot.As soon as Mei Xiang took over, she felt that the portion was not right, and then saw two empty cups on the counter beside her: "Who ate the tea?"

Chunying hurriedly said: "My sister Qiuyu went to inspect everywhere, and when she passed the gate of our courtyard, she saw that it was empty inside, so she thought there was no one, so she came in and walked around, and when she saw me here, she took a rest by the way, and said a few words."

Mei Xiang smiled and said, "So Qiuyu is your sister. It's strange that I always think you look familiar, but I don't know who you look like. I only heard that you have a sister who works for the old lady, but I don't know It's her, and you and we will get closer in the future. She grew up with us when she was a child. During the years when the third young master was raised by the old lady, we and her were like sisters. In the future If you have any difficulties, just come to me."

Chunying answered with a smile, but she was muttering in her heart.Although Qiuyu also mentioned that Mei Xianglanxiang has a good relationship with her people, but she didn't mention that they are like sisters?She really wanted to get close to Mei Xiang, but she didn't seem to like the other people very much, and she specifically told herself not to get too close to them.what the hell is it?Even Mei Xiang, if she is really close to Qiuyu, how could she not know that she is Qiuyu's younger sister?I planned to come in at the beginning of the year.

After a few thoughts in Chunying's mind, she decided to follow Qiuyu's advice, so she changed the subject with a smile: "This pot is quite heavy, sister, do you want me to help?"

"That's not necessary, you worked hard tonight, the whole courtyard went up and down, only you stayed honestly as an errand, and didn't sneak out to play, you put out the charcoal fire, go back to the house first, rest early, and put on your hair tomorrow As a reward, I will save a portion for you." Mei Xiang smiled kindly at Chunying, then picked up the teapot and went to the backyard.

As soon as Chunying rolled her eyes, she happily turned off the charcoal fire, picked up the snack box and went back to her room.The little girl's daily hot water supply was fixed, so she couldn't take a bath, so she fetched half a basin of water to wash her face and body, then took off her coat, loosened her hair, and fell asleep comfortably.

In a daze, someone yanked her quilt away and pushed her hard a few times: "Get up! Get up for me!" Chunying was suffering from pain and turned over. Seeing that it was Qing'er, her face darkened. Came down: "What's the matter?! Are you finished?!"

"We sisters are still busy, and you, a little girl, dare to go to bed first?" Qing'er rolled up her sleeves high, her face twisted, "The tea is cold, and the stove hasn't been turned on, you treat us Are you a dead person?! Why don’t you get out of here?! Didn’t you come here to eat and drink for free? How dare you steal so brightly when you’re lazy?!”

As soon as Chunying got angry in bed, she simply stood on the bed, with her hips on her hips condescending: "You figure it out! Who is lazy?! Everyone in Huanhuaxuan has run away tonight. Except for sister Meixiang, I am the only one left watching the stove I’m looking at the tea stove in the upper room. I don’t care about the tea you drink and the stove you burn! Find someone in charge to spray it! Sister Mei Xiang said, I can turn off the stove and go back to sleep. If you don’t believe me, just ask her!"

Qing'er stared wide-eyed: "You, you..." When had she ever seen a little girl talk back like this?The whole person was stunned.

"What me?! I am not lazy, and I am not causing trouble. I only come back to sleep after listening to my sisters' orders. Are you dissatisfied with me, or do you have a problem with sister Meixiang's words?!" Chun Ying immediately found Huoshuidong way to move.Regardless of whether Mei Xiang is really close to Qiu Yu or not, it would be a pity not to use her as a shield right now.

Qing'er's face flushed red: "Stop talking nonsense! Since when did I have a problem with Mei Xiang? I'm scolding those of you who don't work hard and try your best to please your master and climb up. Don't stir up discord here!"

Chunying looked down at her with a sneer: "When did you see that I didn't work hard and tried my best to please my master and climbed up?! I don't know who is the one who worked hard!" After saying that, she glanced up and down at Qing'er, "Okay Sister Qing'er who is working, where are you tonight? Why can't you be seen?!"

Qing'er was speechless, trembling with anger, her face turning blue and white.Xia Heyuan, Chunying's roommate, was also there, she was so frightened that she hid in the corner of the room and dared not make a sound, but she had already reported the clever little girl to the backyard, Mei Xiang rushed over, seeing this situation, she cursed: " What's the matter? I'm still busy in the future, I really can't stop for a moment!" She asked the little girl who was watching the fun outside the house, and when she knew the reason, she stretched her face and said to Qing'er: "It turned out that I saw her on duty at night. It was hard work, so I asked her to rest earlier. She is so young, it is rare that she is not playful, and she is willing to work honestly. Our sister should be more considerate. If you don't know, why don't you ask me first, just Come here to scold people?!"

Qing'er was originally exposed by Chun Ying, and already became angry from embarrassment. Now that she was reprimanded by Mei Xiang, she suddenly couldn't hold back her face: "How did I know that I should ask you first for such a trivial matter? Everyone knows that you are the most respectable in front of the master. I can't compare with you." No matter what, she is better than her! We are so busy that we are so busy that she fell asleep first?! I scolded her, but she still talked back to me! Could it be that she is justified? Why should she go to sleep first? The third young master is not asleep yet!"

"He has already fallen asleep, please speak softly and don't disturb him." Mei Xiang glanced at Qing'er lightly, "It's her fault for talking back, but there is something wrong with your indiscriminate scolding. First of all, if you don’t want to do something, you can call someone to help, who will stop you? It’s someone else’s good fortune to have time, and if you make a scene like this, the third young master can hear you, don’t tell me you have face?” After saying that, Chaochun Ying nodded: "Come down soon?! Look at what you look like! Let your sister Qing'er accompany you."

Chunying had already come to her senses, although she was angry, she went down the donkey and landed on the ground, and said a happy blessing: "I'm sorry, sister Qing'er."

Qing'er's face was still tense, and after hearing her apology, she didn't even move her eyelids, nor did she respond.Mei Xiang's face sank: "What else are you going to do? I don't care. When her sister Qiuyu finds out tomorrow, she will come and settle accounts with you for that jade hairpin. Don't ask me to help you!"

"Qiuyu?" Qing'er was a little surprised, "She's Qiuyu's sister?!" She glanced at Chunying quickly, and Chunying raised her eyebrows: "I am, how?" Qing'er held back, stamped her feet and said: "Even if it's Qiuyu's sister, I can't swallow this breath!"

"Where did you get so angry?" Mei Xiang embraced her, then dragged her out, "That piece of hibiscus makeup flower, my wife gave me a piece in the old year, I haven't used it yet, you can take it if you want The lanterns are not as good as those made in our own mansion. There are hundreds of them in the garden. Tomorrow, I will accompany you to find Lao Litou, and Guan Bao will bring a cart back! You are an old man in this courtyard, and the new Why are you so angry?"

Qing'er's face softened a bit, but she was still not reconciled: "I'm just depressed! The third young master is too biased! Even if I'm nothing, there are you and Lan Xiang! He has good things, why give them first? Those two?! Didn’t do any work, and put on airs of Miss Qianjin all day long. We were in a hurry, and she went back to the house without saying a word and fell asleep with her head covered. Could she be blind?! Except for a face, what else is she doing? A little better than me?!"

Chunying saw them going out and thought it was all right, but she didn't expect to hear such words. Could it be that she was unlucky enough to be a punching bag again?

What is this called?

(End of this chapter)