in spring

Chapter 60
Chunying turned her head stiffly to look at Qiuyu, Qiuyu frowned slightly, and asked Liuli: "Why does the old lady want to see my sister? Is it because of the thing I just mentioned?"

Liu Li smiled: "Bi Huan originally thought that your sister was coming, maybe she wanted to have some hot tea and snacks, so she came here to deliver something, and she overheard a few words, just happened to be passing by, so she grabbed me and came over. I thought the matter was of great importance, so I mentioned it to the old lady, it's all right, I just asked a few words, I won't do anything to your sister."

Having said that, Qiuyu still couldn't let go, hurriedly found a dry old clothes for Chunying to change into, and combed her hair again before taking her to the main hall.

It was the first time for Chunying to come back to the old lady's house, and she felt that the house was very tall and big, even the door was wider than other houses, and the threshold was also higher, only the middle was sawn short to facilitate people's entry and exit.Entering the door is a large screen with four rosewood flower and bird reliefs. When the screen is turned, the floor is covered with thick carpets, and a large bronze incense burner is placed in the middle, exuding hot air with the fragrance of lilies.There were voices of women talking and laughing in the room, but when someone entered the room, it became quiet.

Chunying raised her eyes and quickly scanned the room, only to see that there were about twenty women sitting or standing in the room, among them was an old woman with white hair combed into a neat bun. There are two hairpins inserted on the floor, and the forehead is tied. She is wearing a brown trousers and a black horse-face skirt. She doesn't look very luxurious, but she has a faintly superior demeanor.She knew that this must be the old lady of the Hou Mansion.

On the right side of the old lady was a woman in her thirties, who was Mrs. An Shi. She was joking with the old lady when she turned her head and glanced at Chunying and the others.Chunying thought of the "misunderstanding" that Qiuyu said just now, and suddenly she prayed to this lady not to really misunderstand.

At the bottom of An's seat was a young woman wearing an autumn-colored dress. She was still thin, but her waist seemed a little bloated. She quietly waved to the two little girls on the opposite side, and walked with them. They bowed to the old lady and wife together, and retreated quietly.As soon as they left, seven or eight girls followed, and the number of people in the room decreased by half.

Chunying was wondering if the two little girls were the second and third misses who hadn't met before, when she suddenly felt Qiuyu poke her back, she came to her senses and immediately knelt down, saying: " Greetings to the old lady and madam."

The old lady sized Chunying up kindly, and said with a smile, "You are Qiuyu's sister? What's your name? How old are you?"

Before Chunying could answer, Qiuyu said first, "My name is Chunying, and she will be twelve in April next year."

"Oh, I'm still a child." The old lady smiled, "You're still pretty smart at such a young age." An Shi smiled apologetically from the side: "The old lady is right."

Chunying wondered how could she see that she was clever?But he still said according to what Qiu Yu taught: "Thank you, old lady, for your compliment, I dare not be a small one."

The old lady asked again: "Are you working in Youge Children's Hospital? What kind of work do you do?"

"Responding to the old lady, Chun'er used to be a little girl in the kitchen, but now she is helping in the small kitchen." This time it was Qiuyu who answered.

Seeing this, the old lady laughed and scolded: "I know your baby is my own sister, am I a tiger? Can I eat her? Let her speak for herself!"

Qiuyu didn't dare to talk anymore, so she could only warn her sister with her eyes to be more careful when speaking.

Chunying didn't even dare to take a deep breath, and waited cautiously for the old lady's question.

Unexpectedly, the old lady couldn't understand the impatience in her heart at all, so she just asked about the food and daily life of the third young master in a leisurely manner. Because Chunying cooked it in the small kitchen, she asked her what the third young master had eaten recently and what he liked to eat , what do you not like to eat, do you stay up late at night, get up early in the morning, how are the girls in the courtyard serving you...

Chunying didn't dare to be careless, and she was afraid of offending people by telling the truth, so she could only prevaricate with good words. It was not easy for her to wait until the old lady finally stopped to drink tea, and then asked a girl named Fei Cui to get her clothes. relieved.

The old lady suddenly changed her tone: "I heard you said Brother Chang beat Brother You, what's going on?"

Chunying almost choked on the saliva, and secretly called it unlucky, so she could only bite the bullet and say: "The third young master wanted to go to the garden to enjoy the snow that day, and asked the little one to pack some tea and snacks in a food box, but when he got there, he drove the little one away. Gone. The little one later heard someone arguing and applauding, and hurried over to take a look, only to see the second young master and the third young master staring at each other, but actually didn't see...the fight..."

Anshi said indifferently: "Since I didn't see it, how can you talk nonsense? Master, you are so brave?!" Although the words were fierce, the tone was soft, and there was no hint of questioning.

Chun Ying remembered that she was the third young master's biological mother, and she felt a little more at ease, and hurriedly said: "Although I didn't see it, but when the third young master talked to the second young master, he accused him of hitting her. The third young master still has marks on his face." Woolen cloth."

An's was startled, she turned around, and was about to speak, but the old lady stopped her, and then asked Chunying: "Is there really? But that day when Princess Jing came back from giving gifts, I called Brother You to accompany her, but Not a single trace can be seen."

Chunying rolled her eyes, and said: "There was indeed a mark at that time. After the second young master left, the third young master went to the bamboo forest for a while, and the mark disappeared after he came out. It is said that the medicine has been applied. The third young master is not allowed to be small. Asked more, so the little one didn’t know the details. Later he told the little one to keep quiet, but the little one didn’t dare to tell anyone... until today I quietly told my sister about it..."

The old lady had put away the kind smile on her face, squinting her eyes and wondering what she was thinking.Seeing this, An asked Chun Ying: "This is your fault. Although Brother You forbids you to tell others, but the master was beaten, how can you help him hide it from the elders? Anyway, you have to tell the big girl so that people can tell the truth." Take care of his wounds!"

"The third young master said that if others know about it, rumors may spread. The second young master is working hard for the imperial examination. If it affects his homework, it will be bad. Besides, the old lady, Lord Hou, and wife I look forward to the harmony between their brothers. Wouldn’t it be sad to know that the second young master beat him for no reason? I’m young and ignorant, and I only know how to follow the third young master’s orders.” After Chunying finished speaking, she put on her face He lowered his head with a remorseful expression.

The old lady and An Shi didn't speak, Qiuyu was anxious behind, and gave Liuli a wink, Liuli pondered for a while, then smiled and approached the old lady, and said: "That's it, Brother You is filial to the old lady in my heart." Well, no wonder that day he asked his wife's girls for medicine in private, but told them not to tell anyone, because he was worried that the old lady would be upset."

An Shi wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief: "This silly boy, I am his own mother, he can just tell me if he has something to do, will I go against his will?" Then he said to the old lady: "That day he Here, when I saw Brother Chang, my expression was a little weird. When I asked him what was the matter, he said nothing happened, but Brother Chang always stared at him. Now it seems that it is the right time. Brother Chang still talked to him yesterday The subordinates complained that Brother You always went to the bamboo forest, sneaking around, and he must have done nothing good. What he said was really chilling. Brother You's face was injured and marks were left, so it's hard to pay back You are not allowed to find a place to ask for medicine? He originally concealed it for his elder brother, but the elder brother slandered his younger brother like this. It is really... I have always treated their mother and son generously. This approach is too much..." She lowered her head, covered her mouth and sobbed twice, and said in a low voice: "It's not that I can't tolerate the concubine, the rumors in the mansion these days are so ugly, the old lady has also seen it , this girl is so young, but she is just picking up something for Brother You, that's how the villain arranged it. Brother You is a serious descendant of our Hou's mansion, but even sending a little girl to do things is arousing criticism. As a mother, how can I not feel uncomfortable?"

"Okay, okay, I understand in my heart." The old lady sighed, pointed to Chunying, and said to Liuli, "Poor girl, you have suffered such grievances at such a young age, you give her the big reward letter, Didn’t you just find a few old clothes that you haven’t worn before? Give her one, and it’s hard for her to come here in the cold.” Then she smiled at Qiuyu: “Your girl is still smart, how much are you Teach her, let her serve the third young master well."

Qiuyu hurriedly responded, then asked Chunying to kowtow in a low voice, and then pulled her out.

Chunying was a little confused: "Is this the end?" Qiuyu glared at her and gave a "shh", and after she went out and turned into the corridor on the right, she gave her a heavy brow: "Of course it's over, otherwise you still can't do it." What are you thinking?"

But what was the result?Will the second young master be unlucky?Is she off the hook?She changed her mind and thought again, if these words just reached the ears of the second young master, she would have offended him severely.

As soon as Chunying uttered these worries, Qiuyu poked her hard on the forehead several times: "You just figured it out now? It's too late!" She sighed: "I wanted you to be safe and honest, and be honest. You can always enjoy a few years of happiness, but now you get involved by yourself, and it will be difficult to get out in the future." She couldn't help but pick her sister's ear: "You pretend that I don't know what you mean by telling me that. ?!"

"I'm just telling you gossip, what's the idea?! I don't know if anyone will hear it?" Chunying was in pain and avoided her hand.Although the third young master asked her to do this, in fact she also meant to gossip with her sister. If she hadn't been busy all the time, she would have wanted to have a secret talk with Qiuyu a long time ago. I would like to ask the third young master and the girls what they are thinking. What, how should she survive in the mansion.

Qiuyu also knew that this matter would change because Bihuan overheard the conversation between the two sisters, but she still couldn't feel relieved, so she could only tell her sister what to do, and then she stopped talking when she saw someone approaching.

Liuli came up with a smile, and handed over a bundle: "Sisters, what are you whispering about? Chun'er, this is a reward from the old lady. I specially picked out a dress with brighter colors for you. Do you like it?"

Chunying glanced at the brown-green material exposed in the burden, smiled at Liuli, and said nothing.

Qiuyu grabbed Liuli and asked, "My good sister, tell me the truth, how could it be such a coincidence that you overheard our sisters chatting privately? You even reported to the old lady!"

Liuli hurriedly said: "Don't worry too much, it was Ding Xiang in the wife's room who was gossiping with Pearl and the others that day, about the third young master secretly begging her for medicine for wounds, but she didn't let her speak up. She thought it was the third young master who beat her up. I bought some girl, and felt distressed and reluctant, so I went to ask for medicine, but Lan Xiang said that no one has been punished recently, so it became an unsolved case. In addition, there was another rumor later..." She glanced at Chunying, hiding He said with a smile: "The old lady and the wife just want to understand and feel at ease."

Chunying was very upset.

Liu Li finally reminded: "The old lady doesn't want to say anything about this matter today, she has already issued a password ban. It just so happens that Aunt Hua is sick and did not come today, so don't shout about it everywhere. You got a reward, just say that the old lady met Chun My son came to see you, and I'm in a good mood for a while. Otherwise, if the second young master finds out, it's time to find out about you."

So much the better!Chunying nodded immediately, she wished that others would not know.But she really didn't expect that the old lady would be so partial to the second young master.

Qiuyu sent her younger sister out of the courtyard, wanted to say something, hesitated to speak, and finally sighed: "Forget it, you should be more careful yourself, I still say the same thing, don't meddle in your own business, work honestly, and leave three Stay away, young master. Look at the girls in your yard, all of them have black eyes, are you afraid that they will eat you?"

Speaking of this, Chunying remembered: "By the way, sister, I almost forgot to say one thing. On the way here just now, I met sister Qing'er and many girls in the second young master's house. They avoided The people discussed something in low voices, and Miss Duo gave Qing'er a silk bag, I heard Qing'er ask Miss Duo if that thing would be harmful, what do you think they are going to do?"

Qiuyu's expression changed: "Silk bag? What does it look like?"

After Chunying described it, Qiuyu's face turned blue and white, she hurriedly pulled her sister to a corner, and asked for details.In the end, she looked back at the main hall, her expression changed, she finally gritted her teeth, and took Chunying's hand: "Let's go! Let's go to Huanhuaxuan!"

(The storm is gradually rising~~~)
(End of this chapter)