in spring

Chapter 87 Face-to-Face Interrogation
Chunying returned to the room with the material, found the sewing basket, stretched the joints of her hands, intending to show her skills, picked out a pair of sharp scissors and painting powder, opened the roll of plain satin, and planned to cut it with the scissors.

While she was busy, she felt someone entered the room, and when she looked up, it turned out to be Manru again!
Chunying frowned, lowered her head and continued to work, "What's the matter, sister?"

Manru sat down beside Shi'er's bed awkwardly, rubbing her skirt, but didn't speak.Chunying ignored her, cut out the fabric, and sewed it up with a needle and thread.

She had made clothes for her father before, and she wasn't worried that she wouldn't be able to do it, but when she thought that it was made for Zhou Nian, who was such a gentle and elegant scholar, she didn't dare to take a careless attitude and determined to Do it well and earnestly.Thinking of Zhou Nian living in that kind of place, it is not convenient to have contact with the outside world, if the clothes are torn, it will be very troublesome to mend, and when she is not around, cleaning clothes will inevitably be rough, so she decided to sew Make it stronger, and sew two seams tightly back and forth, but after sewing, I feel that wearing the upper body may make people feel prickly, so I hesitated for a while before making up my mind to use this first one as a practice hand. If you are familiar with it, make another good one for Zhou Nian. As for this one, if there is no problem after it is finished, I will wear it for Sanqing!
Manru looked at her flying needles, and recognized that it was a jacket, and it was men's. Feeling a little uncomfortable, she forced a smile and asked, "Who...was this made for? If it was for Uncle Lu , this material is too good, could it be that the third young master rewarded you again?"

Chunying glanced at her, slandered her why she still didn't leave, and replied with a half smile: "This is the third young master's. Sister Mei Xiang said she is not free, and asked me to help make one or two."

The expression on Manru's face changed, and she forced out a dry smile: "Is...really? Sister Meixiang really, since she doesn't have time, why doesn't she let us help? Shall I help?" Reach for the roll of plain satin.

"Don't!" Chunying grabbed the material, "Sister Mei Xiang gave it to me, I don't know if it's enough, if you want to do it, ask her to get it." She pulled back the plain satin and found a thick piece of fabric. The cotton cloth was wrapped indiscriminately and stuffed into his own cabinet.

Manru bit her lip, got up silently and walked out the door, her eyes were a little red.

Although there are no express regulations, she can almost be regarded as the No. 1 needlework in Huanhuaxuan.At least five of the ten clothes worn by the third young master were made by her, and the remaining five were handcrafted by the sewing room or other big girls.It's just that Mei Xianglanxiang has always been in charge of the close-fitting clothes, if they are not free, it should be left to her.Why did Mei Xiang find Shang Chun'er?Chun'er used to be very good at sewing, but since she fell ill, she is far inferior to her.Isn't she more suitable than Chun'er?

Manru recalled the conversation between the third young master and Mei Xiang that he had overheard earlier. The third young master intended to promote Chun'er to the second class, and it has only been half a year since Chun'er entered the mansion!Although she was promoted to the second class within half a year after entering the mansion, how much thought did she put into it?What did Chun'er do again?Could it be that the errand that the third young master asked Chun'er to run... is really that important?
The third young master also said at the time... Chun'er was promoted to the second class, and he won't last long, but this position will look more decent, what does this mean? !Could it be that besides Rouge, even Chun'er's future is decided?
Manru was frightened by this conjecture. At the age of the third young master, even if there were to be more people in the room, the number of people would not be too many, two would be enough. Rouge's status seemed very secure. I can compete with other girls, but if I lose even the chance to compete...

The mottled walls of her house, the musty-smelling thin quilts, the look of disdain she saw on other people’s faces since she was a child flashed through Manru’s mind, and her mother was forced to hold her hand by a stinky man, but she didn’t dare to resist I can only hide the situation where people cry secretly.She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly.

Chunying doesn't know anything about this, but is just happy that Manru has finally left her room.She carefully cut the plain satin, sewed the thread thinly, measured the size of the clothes again and again, and compared the data of Zhou Nian's old clothes, for fear that something might not fit.It was the first time for her to make clothes with such care, and even the corners were made as soft and comfortable as possible.It took a full three days to make two pieces. They were washed, ironed, and checked carefully. After confirming that there was no problem, she folded the clothes and put them aside with satisfaction. She planned to send them to Zhou Nian when she was free. go there.

When she looked up accidentally, she realized that the sky outside had already turned dark, and she was actually late for her meal!Thinking of this, her stomach immediately growled. She quickly packed up her things and ran to the small kitchen to see if there was anything to eat.

Mung Dou smiled and gave her a bowl of steamed eggs: "I heard that this is your specialty, how about trying my cooking today? Xia He said that you have been making clothes for the past two days like a crazy monster, and you can't come out from the house." , She and Shi'er don't care about you, and went to watch the fun by themselves."

Chunying said thank you and took it, found a spoon and ate it in big mouthfuls: "Delicious! You really are a master! What are they watching?"

"You don't know?" Mung Dou said with a smile, "The Chen family begged their wife to nod, and today they are going to send a betrothal gift to Sister Meixiang's house. Sister Meixiang went home without having lunch. Many people have taken leave to watch the excitement."

Chunying was very interested, hurriedly finished the steamed eggs in two or three bites, said hello to Mung Dou, then ran out of the kitchen, went to the backyard to find someone to ask for leave, and planned to join in the fun.

In the main room, Lan Xiang was sitting on the threshold, bowing her head, doing needlework, and another girl was sitting beside her, whom Chunying recognized as Yulan from the wife's room.They gossiped without a word, Chunying walked over lightly, and heard Yulan say there: "...I don't have any money, Meixiang is married, I plan to give a suit of clothes, do you think it is better to embroider peony flowers or plum blossoms?" ? But has that girl Mei Xiang put on weight recently? I think her waist is two inches longer than before!"

Lan Xiang was a little absent-minded: "Really? I didn't pay much attention, it seems to be the same as usual."

"I think she is getting fat." Yulan played with the handkerchief in her hand, and then looked at the needle and thread in Lanxiang's hand, "Two more stitches here will look better. I don't know if I can get the clothes out in time, you say they Why is your marriage in such a hurry? I never heard that Ping An was going to marry Mei Xiang, but I suddenly said that we are married, and we will be married next month. Whose wedding has not been prepared for a year or so? Mei Xiang’s dowry can Are you ready?"

"She's not in a hurry, what kind of mind are you talking about?" Lan Xiang didn't want to listen to this topic anymore, she raised her head and shook her hands, just in time to see Chunying walking over, "What's the matter?"

Chunying had no choice but to say honestly: "I... I just heard about sister Mei Xiang, and I want to congratulate her..."

"I can't do it today, the courtyard is almost empty, when she comes back, how unhappy are you?" Lan Xiang didn't seem to be in the mood, she didn't yell at her, she just pushed her away lightly.Chunying lowered her head in disappointment, saluted, smiled at Yulan, then turned and left disconsolately.Yulan watched her go away with a smile, turned her head to glance at Lanxiang who was working with her head down, and curled her lips.

Chunying failed to ask for leave and didn't want to do other work, so she hesitated for a moment, then decided to give the clothes to Zhou Nian first.She hasn't passed for three days, and she doesn't know what happened to him.So she found a piece of furring cloth, wrapped her middle clothes, arranged her clothes, went out and looked around, avoiding Lan Xiang's sight, and quietly left the courtyard gate.

I don't know if it's because Chen Guanshi's family has a happy event, but Chunying didn't meet anyone along the way, and even the few women who guarded the garden gate were two less than usual, and the remaining two were still there Whispering, there is no one in the garden anyway, they might as well go to Chen's house to ask for a glass of water and wine.Chunying carefully carried them into the garden, then turned to the direction of the small lake familiarly.

Today she was not in a hurry and didn't have to avoid people, so she walked slowly. On the way, she saw that the peach trees nearby were blooming well, so she ran over and picked a branch, intending to give it to Zhou Nian.Just as he was about to walk back to the original path, he caught a glimpse of a suspicious figure flashing in the bushes.She had the experience of being followed once, and she immediately became suspicious, and she didn't speak. She just walked back to the path leading to the lake silently, stepped lightly, held her breath, and listened quietly. Sure enough, she heard someone behind her. Very light footsteps.

Could it be Manru again?Chunying turned around, turned to another path, and walked along the lake to the rockery ahead.Different from the hills in the bamboo forest, it is a rockery group composed of four or five huge Taihu stones. A small path is opened in the center, and there is a stone tablet at the entrance, with the words "Jiu Ru Tong You" written on it.She used to come to play with Shi'er and the others, and she had seen them play hide-and-seek here, and knew that these Taihu Lake stones were very strange, hiding in the crevices, people outside would never see them.

Chunying got into the rockery group, hid in a small cave, and listened carefully to the movement outside.After a while, the sound of footsteps hurriedly came to her side, walked straight past, and stopped again.Chunying clearly saw that Manru was looking around anxiously, as if she was looking for something.

She came out and asked calmly, "Who is Sister Cui looking for?"

Manru was startled, turned her head and blinked, forced a smile and said, "I...I was just looking for you. I saw you in the garden just now, and I wanted to come over to say hello. gone."

Chunying remembered that the woman guarding the gate had said that there was no one in the garden, so she sneered: "Really? I thought my sister followed me all the way in."

"I don't understand this." Manru licked her hair unnaturally, "I saw that you were walking in a hurry and seemed to have something to do, so I decided to ask if I could help. Anyway, we are also neighbors who grew up together, and we have been close since we were young, although you don't remember..."

"Sister Cui." Chunying interrupted her, "You want to know where I'm going?" She stared at Manru a few times, feeling a little funny: "I advise you not to be too curious, the third young master doesn't want to let People know things, if you go so hard to inquire, aren’t you afraid that he will be angry with you?” Maybe she will become suspicious, she remembers that the traitor who reported Zhou Nian’s hiding place to Grand Master Liang has not yet been found, Man Ru is so nonsense , Aren't you asking for trouble?

Manru's face was a bit ugly: "Your words... I don't understand, does the third young master have some shady secrets? What's more, I'm his trusted girl, what can't I know? I won’t tell others.” Then he changed into a friendly smile: “Good Chun’er, what secret do you guys have, tell me? I will never tell anyone. Sister Mei Xiang was helping you, right? ? Now she is about to get married, isn't it convenient for you to be alone? Tell me, maybe I can help too?"

Chunying frowned, just staring at her.If she can't get rid of it, she'd better not go to Zhou Nian's place today, safety comes first and confidentiality is important.Wait until she goes back to say hello to the third young master and ask him to restrain Manru's movements before thinking about anything else.

She was about to speak, but she heard a human voice coming from the entrance of the path. She didn't react yet. Manru was taller and had already caught a glimpse of who was coming. Her expression changed, and she hurriedly pushed Chunying into the cave, whispering. Said: "Shut up! Don't let them see!"

Chunying was wondering, when she heard the second young master's voice getting closer and closer: "Speak up if you have something to say, are sneaking annoying?!"

She was taken aback, through the cracks in the rockery, she caught a glimpse of the second young master walking towards this side, followed by a girl.The latter turned a corner, revealing a familiar face, it was Sister Feng Lian.

Chunying was puzzled: Second Young Master and Sister Lian...why did they come to this kind of place to talk?

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