The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 165 She is a confidant and you are a house thief
Meilian and Mio stood in front of the window, watching the girl in front of the flower table reading the letter without saying a word, not daring to speak out.Song Qianhu was in a hurry when he left, but he did not forget to leave a few able-bodied people behind for the girl. These people have now turned into ordinary servants, who work at the gate of the back garden and never come to the front yard on weekdays. Not only did the servants who were on duty not know, even the master and wife hadn't heard of it at all.

Those people came and went without a shadow, and according to what the girl said, each of them had a lot of history.Compared with the other master, Master Wang who taught Master Zhengde, he is only slightly inferior.

This letter was given to Meilian by one of them. It was Song Qianhu's first letter to the girl more than two months after she left.Meilian vaguely sensed something, but she couldn't be sure.

Xiuyan silently folded the letterhead, and asked Mio for a firefold, and the sparks ignited, burning from the bottom of the cowhide envelope to Xiuyan's fingertips.That graceful posture was like a flamingo, and a burning atmosphere gradually arose in the room.

Fu Ge'er was lying on the bed, and the little Rouyuan'er in his sleep couldn't help humming, but his nose was very sensitive.

Mio hurriedly walked over and gently closed the veil in the inner room.

Xiuyan threw all the ashes that had been burnt to the end into a pastel hollowed-out birthday box, Meilian wrapped up the ashes with a handkerchief, and stuffed them carefully into her cuffs without ordering.

"How is the errand that has been handed down?"

Mei Lian hurriedly said: "People from Qianhu have already inquired about the origin of the woman. There is no child in the family. It was the old lady Ouyang's dowry back then, but was later pointed out by the master to the servant in the outer court. Unfortunately, she is a Short-lived ghost, within two years of getting married, the young servant disappeared. The old lady Ouyang saw her pitifully, so she still took her back to the mansion and became a nanny in charge. People from the south reported that this lady was very fond of old Ouyang. The wife trusts her, and she can only make decisions after discussing major and minor matters with her. For this matter, the old man of the Ouyang family has some criticisms. More than ten years ago, because the old woman had a vicious idea, she killed the concubine whom the old man Ouyang loved, Ouyang The old man wanted to kill the old woman to pay for her life, but in the end it was the old lady Ouyang who saved her."

Xiuyan smiled slightly: "You are a confidant, and you are a thigh. Since you are the most proud person, there must be an unspeakable friendship in it. The old lady Ouyang offended her husband because of this woman. I don't know. That woman is willing Don't want to offend Mrs. Ouyang for us?"

Meilian and Mio looked at each other: "What good idea did the girl find?"

"Some people love talents, some are lustful, some have the same name, everyone has weaknesses, but we can't find them for a while. The old lady Ouyang seems to have no weaknesses, she has no children, and is loyal to her master, but Don't forget, this woman offended the old man, so she must be living day and night. If the old lady Ouyang kicked her legs, then the woman could only be a fish on the chopping board, and let the old man of the Ouyang family slaughter him. If I promise her a life right now, she may not be tempted."

The two of Meilian suddenly realized: "Whatever method the girl said, we will do it right away."

Xiuyan waved her hand: "There's no rush for this matter, we must settle down first, and the family thieves have not been eliminated, so I can't let it go."

"Miss, do you mean to get rid of Qiuping and Qiuyue?" Meilian thought for a while, then said: "These two girls have a hard mouth, they have been locked up for so long, not only didn't they ask any important questions, they even bit the dog's hair. The two of them quarreled all day long, causing the guard woman to complain. Girl, I think it’s better to call the dentists and frighten them, and see if the two of them dare to fight.”

Xiuyan asked for a cloak of red feather gauze, a Guanyin pocket to protect her from the snow, and put her arms in a protective hand made of snow fox fur.Meilian and Miying were dressed in the same dress, both in blue snow-shielding clothes, clogs on their feet, each holding a paper umbrella that was full of the moon in the west building, followed Xing Xiuyan's pace and left the main room.

The two nannies came in early to take care of Brother Fu, and Xiuyan gave some special instructions in front of the door before heading to the garden where the servants lived.

The servants of the Xing family were divided into two categories. One category lived with their families in the alley outside the back garden. Two or three households lived in a small courtyard. Although it was crowded, they made their own decisions.One type lives in the mansion, like Meilian, Miying, etc., their mothers are all in the south, or they have lost their relatives long ago, have no worries, and only serve the master at the mansion.The place where Qiuyue and Qiuping were imprisoned was just behind, and no one passed by in the past. It used to be used to pile up large boxes and screens, but now it is right to serve as a prison for these two girls.

Xiuyan, Meilian, Miying, etc. stood at the door, looking in through the gap. The two girls occupied a large wooden box by themselves. They were wrapped in quilts, their hair was disheveled, their eyes were darkened, and their complexions were long gone. With the strength of the spirit, only sallow yellow and maroon are left.

Meilian nodded to the woman guarding the door, and the woman hurriedly took the brazier and opened the door to enter.As soon as there was a sound at the door, Qiuping and Qiuyue hurriedly looked up.

"You two little hoofs, look at how compassionate our girl is. In such a cold day, I am afraid that you will freeze to death, so I ask someone to bring a basin of charcoal fire over!" The woman put the copper basin in the middle of the room, still cursing Constantly: "If I were the two of you, I would have bumped my head against this corner and died. How can I have the face to see the girl?"

Qiuyue knelt on the wooden box and began to cry, Qiuping rolled her eyes impatiently: "What do you mean? Are you still wronged? The witch doll was obviously found in your cage, It hurt me to be unlucky now!"

When Qiuyue heard this, she was not in a hurry to drop the golden beans, she just looked at Qiuping with a sneer: "You know who put things in my bag, you know Du Ming, the girl is the smartest, wait for her to find out when she is free The truth depends on how long you are arrogant!"

The three people outside the door could hear clearly, Meilian said in a low voice: "Girl, these two girls are so stubborn, I'm afraid they won't reveal it easily! Otherwise." Meilian became cruel, "Just follow what Second Grandma Lian said, let The two of them knelt on the broken porcelain pieces, and on such a day, if they kept them for two hours, they would recruit everything!"

Xiuyan smiled and spat: "Second Mistress Lian's words are from Heping'er's anger. You are honest. After hearing a few words, you will take it seriously. But," Xiuyan looked at the two girls who were still arguing inside, if there is any Su Si said: "It's beyond my expectation that Qiuyue can persist until now."

"Didn't the girl say that she was wronged?" Meilian looked at Xiuyan puzzled, "Since Qiuyue was wronged, she must hope that the girl will return her innocence!"

Xiuyan shook her head resolutely: "No, think about it carefully. Mother said that Qiuyue is an honest girl, but if you look at it now, she has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, and she is not at all inferior to Qiuping."

Mio is more calm than Meilian, and her thoughts are more delicate. After hearing what the girl said, she hurriedly looked through the crack of the door, and she really saw something strange: "The girl often said that the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change. It won't be a few days of hard work to develop a good mouth."

Xiuyan no longer peeped in, and she didn't expect to find any breakthrough from the two when she arrested them.One of these two girls must have attacked the mother, and even if the other was not an accomplice, she must have known something inside.The reason why Xiuyan locks people here is to confuse the Ouyang family, making them think that they are helpless and can't ask any questions.In fact, she had already taken action for revenge.

"Fang Guan still walks around the kitchen from time to time?" Xiuyan asked without end, but Mio understood what the girl meant, and hurriedly said: "A few days ago, I went there twice a day without talking. In the name of our courtyard girl, if you want hot cakes or scented tea, the big girls who got it are also full of complaints."

"Don't worry about it, let her go to the big kitchen. Only when the two of them take over can this matter continue."

When Xiuyan knew that it was Fang Guan who smuggled news for Ouyang's family behind the scenes, she wasn't too surprised.Fangguan was restless in his bones, she was the kind of frivolous girl with a little humbleness.These little actors learn and practice opera every day, and many of them lost their moral bottom line, but when Xiuyan found out that Ouyang's family had bought another person, she was really surprised and speechless.

Mi Ying stepped forward, tightened the feather cloak on Xiuyan's shoulders, and persuaded softly: "Girl, there is no need to worry about that kind of person. Since we already knew who was doing the trick, we took this opportunity to deal with her." that is."

Xiuyan looked into the distance and lamented helplessly: "It turned out that I was expecting too much. That's all. Everyone has their own ambitions. Since she gave up her master-servant relationship for the sake of prosperity, don't blame me when she accepts recruits in the future." Don't show affection!"

Meilian and Miying knew that this time they really hurt the girl's heart, so they didn't dare to persuade them too much. They just walked on the path back to the yard, one left and one right, with Xiuyan on their arms, with one foot deep and the other shallow.

Let's say that Fangguan was pushed out of the house by Mio, he was very unhappy in his heart and face, those little maids were not as sharp as her, and they didn't dare to provoke Fangguan easily, and they all avoided it far away.

Fangguan sat on his bed, feeling bored for a while, and then went to the big kitchen against the snow.

It was not long after noon, and the women on the stove had nothing to do, they were all sitting by the hearth and chatting.Seeing that it was Fang Guan, one of them hurriedly got up and greeted her with a smile: "Miss Fang Guan has not come for a while, but what important errand did the girl send to trip Miss Fang Guan's feet?"

Fang Guan couldn't look up to her smile: "I can have something important, but the girl asked me to take care of Brother Fu, so I don't have time to relax."

A woman on the stove took the hot cake hidden in the drawer: "I just bought this for Miss Zijuan, and put it there cleanly, no one touched it, Miss Fangguan, try it?"

Fang Guan took a look, the small cakes were really different from the cheap ones outside, each one was the size of a quail egg, fried golden and crispy, I don't know if they are hot cakes or cold ones.

Fang Guan was not polite, twisted one and put it in his mouth. It turned out that there was jam in it, sweet and smooth. Fang Guan immediately smiled and said, "Which cake is this? Mom is free, so bring me a box too." ?”

"Girls love to eat, what is this worth? It's something from the Fuyuan Pavilion. I'll call a boy to bring it back later."

Fang Guan nodded and kept his eyes on the person on the stove, but he couldn't see the one he was looking for.

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PS: It's too cold in the room, Xiaohe coded in a quilt~~
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