in spring

Chapter 40 Winter is Coming
Chunying returned to Huanhuaxuan lightly, feeling that the yard in the setting sun was extraordinarily beautiful, and even the scent of the sweet-scented osmanthus in front of the window was more fragrant and pleasant than usual.She first ran to look for Chen'er, but she couldn't find it, and then she told Mei Xiang about the meal reminder, after thinking about it, she also told about all the evil deeds of the woman in charge.

Mei Xiang frowned, and said: "I know, don't tell others about this, go ahead." She also took two pieces of snacks and stuffed them for Chun Ying.Of course Chunying was not interested in gossiping, and happily went back to her room with snacks, but she saw Chen'er sitting under the steps with a stern face, as if she was sullen.

She ran over and gave it a nudge: "Chen'er, where did you go? I waited for you for a long time, but I had no choice but to go to the kitchen by myself."

Chen'er just woke up from the daze, glanced at her impatiently, and didn't speak.

Chunying was bored, curled her lips, turned around and left, but was quietly pulled aside by Shi'er, and whispered: "She is angry, don't mess with her. Sister Qing'er gave her a head start just now, and everyone in the hospital Everyone saw it."

Chunying blinked: "Why?"

"Chen'er was confused. I didn't know where to pick up the third young master's jade pendant, so I wanted to rush into the backyard and hand it over to the third young master in person. Think about it, we are little girls, without summons, Can I just go in casually? Of course Sister Qing'er will scold me, but it's just too bad."

Chunying understood in her heart, it turned out that Chen'er was so excited when she picked up the jade pendant, was this the reason?Anyway, if a dog eats a dog, she won't get involved.

Although she didn't intend to get involved in the dispute between the maids, she still tried to find out where the young master's yard was.It just so happened that the little girl Xiang'er and the young master's maid were sisters, and they met every now and then, so Chunying took a chance and followed her. Although she didn't enter the young master's yard, she followed her outside. Xiangyu, who happened to be here, met again.

As for the kitchen, Xiangyu didn't mention it again, but happily said that the young master has done a good job in the errands recently, and the Hou master praised him greatly, and because the young lady was not feeling well, he even rewarded him with some valuables The medicinal materials are really rare and decent. The girls in the yard boiled the medicinal food for the young mistress a few times on the stove. Now the young mistress' complexion became rosy and she slept soundly at night.Xiangyu also took Chunying's hand kindly, and said: "I don't know much about the errand this time, I only heard that Uncle Lu helped a lot. Good girl, we are on our own, and we are going to have more in the future. close."

Chunying responded with a smile, a little hesitant in her heart.She really wanted to know how the young master would arrange for her father, and what kind of job would it be like?It would be too hard for him to go out all the time like the second uncle, but if he said that, would it cause dissatisfaction with the young master?But she couldn't feel at ease if she didn't make things clear.Looking up at Xiangyu, she was extremely hesitant, and dared not ask him directly, after all, it was only the second time they met, and it seemed that she still couldn't fully trust her.

Xiangyu didn't know what was going on in her mind at all, but just snickered to herself and said, "This time we won the lottery, I don't know why that person is angry! I heard that someone dropped a few vases last night, it's really a waste Something!" After a pause, she had some concerns: "But I'm afraid I should be more careful recently, that person can't do anything to our young master, and he might take out his anger on girls like us. Sister Chun'er, although you are from the third young master's courtyard , and may not be able to keep peace—that one is extremely favored in front of the old lady and Lord Hou, and no one will take it seriously if you beat and scold the little girl, so you must be vigilant."

Chunying's heart trembled, and she hurriedly said that she knew it. When she returned to the hospital, she paid extra attention to the surrounding situation, and prayed that she would not encounter any pervert.Fortunately, she returned to Huanhuaxuan safely.

The weather is getting colder, and it is the end of September in a blink of an eye. The sewing room in the mansion begins to make new winter clothes for everyone.According to the usual practice, the master's family only made padded jackets and fleece robes, but this year, because Erfang came back from the north and brought a lot of furs, the Hou Mansion made one or two sets of large woolen clothes for each of the family for the first time.The old lady was happy for a while, and she also rewarded her with grace, and ordered the sewing room to make fur coats for the stewards and first-class girls. Of course, not everyone can use those precious furs.

In Huanhuaxuan, except for the main master and the third young master, only Mei Xianglanxiang got a mouseskin jacket, but she was already envious of all the maids, big and small. Whether it was showing jealousy or pretending to be calm, everyone's eyes were tight He stared at the two exquisite green satin leather jackets sent by the sewing room, each with his own thoughts.

Chunying was also somewhat envious.It was the first lunar month when she wore it, and the padded jackets at home were all old. At that time, she stayed in the house all day. Apart from ignoring the situation and not daring to go out, and Mother Lu's love for her daughter, there was another important reason. The clothes on his body were not warm enough, so he could only rely on the hot kang to keep out the cold.

Although the material treatment of this maid of the Hou's Mansion is good, the level is also very clear.Not to mention that the first-class girl has a leather jacket, but the second-class maid also has a warm new cotton-padded jacket and a thick skirt, but a little girl like Chunying can only get a cotton waistcoat and a new, thicker jacket Only those who are lucky can get the old padded jackets that the "sisters" don't want.

Chunying looked at the new clothes that were allotted to her. They were the same blue silk cotton waistcoats as the other little girls. It didn't matter in autumn, but when it snowed, there was no kang in the room, but it would be freezing to death.She was hesitating, should she send a letter home and ask the old lady to bring over the old coat at home?
Before she could find the messenger, Qiuyu had asked someone to deliver her old coat.Chunying felt warm in her heart as she touched the padded jackets that Qiuyu had made herself smaller.

Shi'er poked his head over: "That's great... I heard that the elder sister in the old lady's courtyard has the best food and food in the whole house. Look at the materials and workmanship..." Xia He also stretched her arms far away. She turned her neck and looked this way, seeing Chunying looking up, she immediately turned her head to look at the sky.

Chunying snickered, and said to Shi'er: "There are several here, if you want to wear them, just tell me, don't get cold."

Shi'er smiled and replied, "Then I'll thank you first, but sister Mei Xiang has already given me one, and I have two from home. As long as you don't go out, this is enough."

The two separately inspected their winter clothes, planning to put them out in case the weather suddenly turned cold, but when they heard a commotion in the yard outside, Xia He jumped out of bed and ran out, and came back after a while and said, "It's the old lady."

The old lady came to visit Jingui's grandson.The third young master is not feeling well recently, he hasn't eaten properly for two days in a row, Mei Xiang is so anxious that he has to order the kitchen to bring some bird's nest porridge, he only drank half a bowl and then threw it away, not even touching his favorite Danqing .The situation was serious, Mei Xiang didn't dare to hide it, and immediately reported it to his wife. It happened that the old lady's maid was in the room, and the news reached the old man's ears.

The old lady brought a large group of people over, some with snack baskets, some with Zhuang Shangxin’s live rabbit cages, some with thrushes that could sing beautiful songs, or new works by contemporary calligraphers and painters... There are all kinds of things. , are the third young master's favorite pastime.When he saw him, he just smiled shyly, and whispered to the old lady: "Grandmother...you don't have to do this...it's all grandson's fault, because of a little ailment, grandma is so tired and worried..."

"You silly child!" The old lady said with a loving face, "You are the heart of grandma! How can grandma not worry about you being sick?! What's wrong with you? Why don't you eat well? But the servants don't take good care of you? !” As he spoke, he shot sharp gazes at Mei Xiang and Lan Xiang who stood respectfully aside.The second daughter hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to argue.

Li You hurriedly said: "It's none of their business, it's just that I'm bored and have no appetite. It's all my fault."

"If they serve you well, why would you be bored? They must be careless!" The old lady decided it was the girl's fault, and the anger in her eyes grew stronger, "I heard that you value the girl given by the princess very much? What about her? Could it be that she doesn’t care about your illness?!” She glanced into the room, and besides Mei Lan Erxiang, there were only two she had seen, Man Ru and Qing Er, and looking outside, Rong Er, Lu Erxiang She was familiar with several of them, and there were two of the little girls who looked familiar, but there was no such beautiful girl.Before she came, she had suspected in private whether it was the girl who seduced her grandson to do something wrong and broke her grandson's body. Kind of angry.

Li You's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Rouge is sick...it's her grandson who made her sad, but the brotherhood is stronger...grandmother..." He hesitated to speak, and looked around worriedly. He put his eyes on the old lady's ear and said, "Grandmother, my grandson has a few words I want to say to you..."

The old lady was puzzled, hurriedly dismissed everyone, and then lowered her voice and asked, "What do you want to say to me? But... that big brother of yours made you feel wronged?!"

"No, it has nothing to do with the elder brother!" Li You took a deep breath and cried, "I broke the heart of the second brother...Grandma, if the second brother likes someone else, I am the younger brother. Naturally, I sent her away, but the rouge was given by my eldest sister, and my status is like that. I have to respect her on weekdays and dare not use her too much. If I send her over, it will not be harmful if the palace investigates her in the future. Second brother? It's not that I don't care about brotherhood...Grandmother, grandson feels bad..." After saying that, he fell down in the old lady's office with a loud cry.

An unknown light flashed in the old lady's eyes, and her expression immediately became serious.

She patted her grandson on the back lightly, without saying a word.After a while, Li You stopped crying, raised his head while sobbing, and said with a flushed face, "Grandson is being rude..."

"Silly boy, why are you being polite to grandma?" The old lady hugged him lovingly, and said softly, "Your second brother, although he is not a womanizer, is a polite child. Didn't you say something like that to him?" Make it clear? Or, he doesn't know the background of that girl? He just spoke rashly because he saw that she looks good? "

A puzzled expression appeared on Li You's face: "Is that so? I thought the second brother knew... So, I misunderstood?" Is he just angry? He doesn't know what's on my mind?" The boy's face gradually returned to joy: "That's great...as long as you speak clearly, Second Brother won't annoy me!"

"Of course not!" The old lady laughed, "You child, you are so worried about these trivial things that you don't want to eat? If you are starving to death, let your second brother know, won't it make him uncomfortable? Chun Wei is working hard, and he still finds time to find all kinds of things to make you happy, which shows how much he loves you! Don't allow it next time!"

"Hmm!" Li You gave a big smile.When the old lady turned around to call for someone and ordered the maids to prepare a meal, he lowered his eyes, and a coldness gradually appeared in his eyes.

(Cough...have the audacity to ask for a pink ticket~~~~ MS ​​always forgets about this recently...)
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