in spring

Chapter 59 The Young Master's Unexpected Development

Qing'er seemed to be hesitant, took the cloth bag, grabbed the girl again and said a few words in a low voice.She spoke in a hurry, and she spoke louder for a while. Chunying was in the downwind, and vaguely heard a few words: "...wouldn't be harmful, right? If... I'm not sure..."

What is harmful?Is that the silk bag?

Chunying woke up immediately, quietly closed the umbrella, hid her body more concealed, and moved forward quietly along the roots of the bushes, trying to get closer and hear clearly.

But the girl seemed quite cautious, she just spoke in a low voice and covered her mouth with a veil.She comforted Qing'er for a while, keeping her eyes on the aisles in front and back so that no one would pass by and see her.Because Qing'er has been hesitating, she became a little impatient, and raised her voice a little: "You...a mother-in-law, it's hard to be...your greatest thought...don't forget those little girls...in a few days Year... don't regret it!"

Chunying tried her best to move forward, trying to hear clearly, but accidentally stepped on a dead branch and made a "click" sound, both Qing'er and Duo girl were startled, and hurriedly looked around.Chunying hastily hid behind the tree, using the tree and the thick snow on it to hide her figure.

Qing'er and Duo girl didn't see anyone, and they happened to encounter a strong wind, and the dead branches on the nearby trees kept falling. In the aisle, someone would pass by at any time, so they said a few more words and broke up in a hurry.

Chunying watched Qing'er go in the direction of Huanhuaxuan, and then she breathed a sigh of relief. She walked lightly to the door of the Moon Cave, and looked over the door. There is a lotus pond in the small garden of half an acre, and beside the pond is the Yingyue Hall where the second young master lives.Many girls must have come from Yingyue Hall.

But Yingyue Hall obviously has a direct way to Huanhuaxuan?Many girls want to find Qing'er, why don't they go over there, but make a detour here to make an appointment?
Although this is an aisle, because of the direction of the walk, the wind is very strong, and it was very cold even in the hut last night. It has only snowed heavily now, and the woman who was on duty in the hut has gone somewhere to be lazy, and the surroundings are quiet. , except for the three of them, there is no one else.It can be said to be quite a secret place.It seems that many girls and Qing'er have made an appointment here, and they seem to avoid people on purpose. What's the reason?
What exactly is the silk that Duo girl gave Qing'er?Why did Qing'er ask if there was any harm?What was the meaning of Duo girl's persuasion later?Could it be that the girl wants Qing'er to do something shameful?Is the second young master secretly planning behind this?
Chunying was suspicious, and wanted to go back to the hospital to tell the third young master, but when she thought of Qing'er, she hesitated again.Qing'er is the maid who served the third young master since she was a child, and she has always been loyal. Although she has the idea of ​​becoming an aunt in her heart, among the maids in Huanhuaxuan, there are not a few who have the same idea.Is it possible for such a young man to be bought by the second young master and hurt the third young master?
However, after thinking about it, she remembered that in the recent period, because of Lan Xiang's ostracism and the third young master's indifference, Qing'er was bullied by girls big and small in the yard. Lian Chunying had eaten her by herself. Those who suffer feel sorry for her.Under such circumstances, it seems that it is not impossible for Qing'er to feel resentful.

Chunying's head hurts from thinking about it, what should she do?If you expose Qing'er, Qing'er will be severely punished, or at least be driven away; but if you don't expose Qing'er, if something happens to the third young master, you will lose a generous rich man, and you may be implicated even more. What's more, a good gentleman, although he has some duplicity, is still a child after all, how can he watch him being killed by his perverted brother?
However, all of this was her speculation, she didn't even know what was in the silk bag!Even if you want to sue, what can you sue?
Chunying walked around in place for a long time, until the snow under her feet had melted, and then she stamped her feet: Never mind!She couldn't make up her mind about these twists and turns, so she simply went to ask Qiuyu what she meant.

Thinking of this, she walked through the passage, turned into a corner door, and walked straight to the old lady's yard.

The old lady's yard is located in the west of the Hou's Mansion. It is a set of courtyards with three entrances, front and back. It covers an area more than twice the size of Huanhuaxuan, and there is also a small garden with precious and rare flowers and trees planted in it.After entering the door, there are verandahs on both sides. There used to be a dozen or so bird cages hanging under the veranda, but now in winter, they are all put away, reed curtains are hung to isolate the wind and snow, and a brazier is placed in the veranda. Feel warm like spring.

There are two maids in the corridor who are working under the snow light. Chunying recognizes that the older one is Wenyu who is the same level as Qiuyu, and the other is the little girl Bihuan who was entrusted by Qiuyu to Huanhuaxuan to give her a gift. After two visits, he smiled and went forward to say hello: "I haven't seen you for a long time, how are the two sisters?"

"Okay, why did you come here in the cold weather? Did you come to find Qiuyu?" Wenyu responded gently, calling Bihuan again, "Send a letter to your sister Qiuyu, saying that her sister is here."

Bihuan responded and went, Chunying hurriedly thanked Wenyu, and looked at the work she was doing.It was a wiping forehead, thin in the middle, but more than two inches wide on both sides, decorated with elegant cloud pattern embroidery, and Wenyu was sewing a small piece of fur (of an unknown animal) onto it.Seeing Chunying staring at Mo's forehead, she raised her head and smiled: "This is a warm forehead made for the old lady. It is used when she enters the palace to pay her respects in the twelfth lunar month. Do you think this style is good?"

How did Chunying know if it was okay?I just thought it looked very dignified and extravagant, so I nodded repeatedly.Wenyu smiled slightly, continued to work with her head down, chatting with Chunying casually.As Chunying chatted, she felt that her body was getting warmer gradually, but her feet were very cold and her hair was still wet and uncomfortable.

As soon as Qiuyu heard the news, she hurried over, and when she saw her younger sister, she was startled, forced a smile to thank Wenyu, and hurriedly dragged Chunying back to her room.

Qiuyu’s house used a kang, and it was burning warmly. As soon as she came in, she closed the doors and windows, turned around and pulled her younger sister to ask her to take off her coat, shoes and socks, and then rushed to the kang: “Hurry up and put the quilt on tightly. Cover it tightly, and don’t move until you get back warm! If you get sick, it’s not for fun!”

Chunying obeyed obediently with a smile on her face, and gradually felt the warmth spread from her body to all parts of her body, her hands and feet were no longer stiff, and she became interested in chatting.She looked around the room and asked, "Sister, do you live in this room alone? Didn't you say that someone else lives with you?"

"Originally there was. My ex was sick and went home to recuperate." Qiuyu poured a bowl of steaming ginger tea and forced Chunying to drink it, only to breathe a sigh of relief.

Chunying took out a small bag from her arms: "Sister, this is a reward I got these days. Since you live alone, please keep it for me."

Qiuyu took the small bag, opened it, and frowned: "It's a lot, why don't you take it home? My younger brother caught a cold a few days ago and spent a lot of money seeing the doctor to take medicine. I just need this." .”

Chunying hurriedly asked: "Xiaohu is sick? Is it okay?!"

"It's ready, but it's time to get some delicious food for him to make up for. Besides, it's almost the end of the new year, so we should make some materials for parents to make new clothes for the new year."

"I have the ingredients, but I didn't bring them here because I was afraid that people would see them." Chunying was a little worried, "I wanted to find a chance to go home a long time ago, but people in our courtyard kept asking for leave before me, so sister Mei Xiang had to I want to wait first. In fact, everyone is huddling in the house and not going out. It is a time of leisure. Unfortunately, so many people have fallen ill, and even Mei Xiang has been tricked, otherwise I would have gone back."

After that, she approached Qiuyu and whispered, "Sister, I have a lot of good things there! It is estimated to be worth a lot of money, and I will send it over quietly later. Your place looks safer than mine. Our courtyard and rooms are all The door is wide open, anyone who wants to enter can enter, there is no privacy at all!" Her private rooms are locked in a box and pushed under the bed, and the silver and a few more expensive jewelry are placed by the bedside pillow. It was well hidden.But just like this, she also saw a little girl enter the room to search for Xia He's quilt and pillow, and looked at the bottom of her bed, which made her break out in a cold sweat.

Qiuyu has been in the mansion for many years, so there is no one who doesn't understand, and immediately said: "Even if you send it over, you will still have to take it home. I guess I will be busy in the twelfth lunar month. When I am free, I will go home." , send everything back, if you have anything you want me to bring, just bring it. Your yard... probably won't be able to ask for leave for a while."

Chunying agreed, and the two sisters chatted for a while, remembering the purpose of today's visit, she pretended to be gossiping, and lowered her voice, "Sister, there is something I want to tell you, don't tell me. people go."

Qiuyu raised her eyebrows: "Hey, you can say this too? What's the matter?"

Chunying got closer: "Two days ago, I saw the second young master and the third young master quarrel, and the second young master even slapped the third young master."

Qiuyu was taken aback: "Impossible? Don't talk nonsense!" Although the second young master is notoriously mean, he would not do such a thing that he clearly fell out with his younger brother.

Chunying suppressed the guilt in her heart, and continued to talk about the adapted "truth": "It's true! It only snowed that night, and the third young master got up early to greet the old lady and wife, and said he would go back to the hospital to study, but After reading two pages, he said he was going to enjoy the snow in the garden, and ordered me to get something. When he arrived in the garden, he drove me away. Later, I heard the sound of arguing, and I came closer to see it. I found that the second young master came at some time, stretched out his palm, and the third young master covered his face, isn't this being beaten?"

Qiuyu became serious: "You followed me that day? Do you know why they fought?"

Chunying was about to say that she didn't know, but when she rolled her eyes, she changed her mind temporarily: "I don't know too well, I only heard that the second young master said that the third young master approached the bamboo forest, which was against the father's order. The third young master said that the second young master You should go back to your room and study, and put your mind on the imperial examination."

"Bamboo forest?" Qiuyu noticed the word, "You mean... the bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain?!"

"That's the one." Chunying was a little nervous, but she still had a smile on her face, "Why did the second young master say that he violated the order of the Hou Ye when the third young master approached there? , isn’t it? We often go to the other side of the bamboo forest too?”

Qiuyu didn't answer, she just frowned and thought about it, and after a while she said: "It's a coincidence, we heard some gossip here, saying that a woman guarding the garden was drunk the day before yesterday, and she was drunk in front of everyone. Talking nonsense in front of her, saying that the third young master brought a girl into the garden quietly, and she didn't know what she was doing behind the scenes. She told the second young master, and the second young master rushed to arrest her, but when he came back, he kicked her hard several times, even asking for a reward It was taken back. For this matter, the wife secretly sent someone to inquire, and also thought about whether it is necessary to beat the girl in Huanhuaxuan, so as not to spoil the young master." She smiled at Chunying: "I didn't expect that It's you."

Chunying opened her mouth wide, and hurriedly pulled her sleeves: "Sister! That's all nonsense! I'm not that kind of person! The third young master just wanted to be lazy and just ordered me to do coolies, not me It could be someone else, so you can't tell the third young master to take so many things by himself? Besides, how old is he? How old am I? They are still children, so what can they do? Don't be ridiculous!" She thought it was ridiculous, this Some people believe this rumor?

Qiuyu smiled and said: "Now that I know, it's easy to handle. I'll talk to Shaoyao later and it's over. Madam is just afraid that the third young master will break down, but she has no time to let him order her girl to do things."

Only then did Chunying heave a sigh of relief, feeling angry and funny: "When you said it just now, I remembered that when I left the garden that day, the woman guarding the gate yelled, she must have been kicked by the second young master. She seems to be related to the second young master's girl. I saw her on duty that day, there were many girls and Qing'er..." Suddenly remembering what he saw, he grabbed Qiuyu and said, "Sister, there is I want to ask your opinion on something. On the way here, I saw..."

The door knocked at this moment, Qiuyu got up to open the door, but saw Liuli standing outside, followed by the little girl Bihuan.Seeing Liuli's serious expression, she was a little strange, so she asked, "What's wrong?"

"Your sister is here? I heard a few words just now, and I want to ask her." Liuli walked in with a smile, and ordered Bihuan to close the door.

She is a dignified girl, seventeen or eighteen years old, with fair skin. Although she is not beautiful, she is delicate and delicate, which makes people feel good about her.

Chunying noticed a trace of solemnity, she hurriedly got up, put on her coat and got off the kang, and saluted her solemnly.

Liuli smiled and pulled her back to sit on the kang, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, your sister and I have been working together since childhood, and the sisters know each other very well, so you just treat me as your sister and don't need to see outsiders. After a pause, he asked: "Just now, you said that the second young master slapped the third young master, but you saw it with your own eyes?"

Chunying was a little panicked. When she came, the third young master didn't say that she would encounter such a situation.She had no choice but to reply: "I didn't see it with my own eyes. I just heard them quarreling, followed by a slap in the face, and then saw the second young master stretching out his hand, and the third young master covering his face. When they talked later, they also mentioned that the second young master was indeed Hit the third young master, but the second young master argued that he did it accidentally, not on purpose."

Liuli lowered her head and thought for a while, then said with a smile, "It's the same. Get dressed and come with me, the old lady wants to see you."

What, what, what... what? !

(Finally back to 4K one day...begging for a pink ticket... >_< )

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