Jinyi Music

Fifth Aunt fanned the fan and said worriedly,

"This kid... whatever you say is good outside. It's good to be at home for a thousand days, but it's difficult to go out. The old saying goes like this. He said these things to make me feel at ease..."

As she spoke, the circles of her eyes turned red, Si Lian hurriedly persuaded,

"Auntie, Ba Ye is out on business with the prince, and his status as the prince is there. When he arrives at the place, the officials will greet him with big gifts. I think Ba Ye is telling the truth!"

After hearing this, Fifth Aunt felt relieved, nodded and said,
"It's true..."

The two of them were reading the letter here, when Cuiqiao came to report it outside,
"Young Madam, Madam sent someone to summon you..."

Silian asked,

"What's the matter?"

Cuiqiao shook her head,

"I didn't say anything..."

Silian nodded,

"Go back to Ma'am, I'll be there in a while..."

This room finished reading Wu Yiniang's letter first, then went to change clothes, and then went to see Mrs. Liu. Seeing her, Mrs. Liu smiled a little more sincerely. The more she looks at Silian, the more she likes her. This is from a humble background. The concubine's daughter-in-law has a clever mind and some skills, but she is low-key and doesn't push herself out, and she doesn't care about other things. She helped her investigate the case of Xiangling. Talking too much is just saying what I want!
"Grandmother!"

Si Lian stepped forward to salute, and Mrs. Liu nodded for her to sit down.
"I called you here today because there is something I want you to do..."

Silian hurriedly said,

"Mother-in-law has something to do, please tell me..."

Liu Dao,
"Tomorrow I'm going to check the accounts at the mansion. Those in charge are old men who have been in charge for many years. Your second sister-in-law can't persuade them, so I need to do it myself, but tomorrow I have already made an appointment to see your third sister. , I plan to let you and your second sister-in-law accompany her to take a look..."

The third miss of the Mou family is Mou Xiuli, the third daughter of a concubine. This third miss is straightforward and generous, and her appearance is considered average. Now she has reached the age of marriage. Recently, Mrs. Liu has stopped talking about her sons, but her daughters. It is to be managed.

Liu said with a smile,

"The family you met with your third sister is a family friend of your father's family..."

As soon as she talked about family friends, Si Lian understood in her heart that Mou Bin was from a military family, and those who can make family friends with the Mou family are naturally not of high school, so she listened to Liu's words again,
"The family's surname is Gou, and now the son has entrusted your father to work in the Jingwei camp. His age matches your third sister, but he has never seen him. You will accompany the third sister to have a look tomorrow. You are careful and have good eyesight." , help your third sister hold the palm of your hand, if it looks good, then this marriage will be settled!"

Silian nodded in response,

"Daughter-in-law obeys mother-in-law's orders!"

Si Lian went back to her own yard, and Wu Yiniang was still waiting there, seeing her come back, she asked,

"What did she ask you for?"

Si Lian then talked about helping the third lady to see each other, Wu Yiniang frowned, and told her,

"Don't stand out about this matter, Guan Shi is here, you're just going to accompany the guests, and it's not up to you to talk about whether the good Mr. Gou's family is good or not..."

Si Lian nodded, she knew that Wu Yiniang was reminding her, so she replied,

"Daughter-in-law knows!"...

The next morning, Silian got up early and asked the two girls to dress herself up. Because it was midsummer, she chose pink tulle for her dress. She had been raised in Mou's house for a few months, and her skin was much fairer. Now wearing pink will not look black anymore.

Si Lian was young, and she didn't want to overwhelm the third lady's limelight, so she just asked the girls to put a light bun on her hair, put a small silver hairpin in it, and went out. The carriage hadn't seen Guan Shi and Miss San yet, and it took a while to see Guan Shi and Mou Xiuli holding hands.

"Second sister-in-law, third sister!"

Silian went up to salute, the two returned the salute with a smile, Guan looked her up and down and said with a smile,

"How can Lao Ba's daughter-in-law dress so plainly today? Why don't you wear those good things that Lao Ba gave you? It's a pity to leave them alone!"

Silian laughed,

"The weather is too hot, I'm really impatient to wear too many..."

While speaking, the three of them went outside the gate, boarded the car each, and headed upstream to the small river not far from Zhuangzi.

The upstream of the small river is the unnamed lake where the second young master of the Mou family "fished". Because the Mou family went out of the city to escape the summer heat, and the weather was hot, the Gou family took care of the third miss of the Mou family, so they came out of the city specially and made an appointment to meet at the lake. .

It is said that the Zhuangzi of the Mou family was very well chosen. With his back against the mountains and forests and his face facing the river, the carriage drove along the river slowly on the avenue, going up a little bit all the way. An hour later, the carriage stopped,
"Young lady, the place is here..."

Si Lian helped Wang Mama's hand to get out of the car, looked around here, and saw that the carriage was parked by a small lake surrounded by bamboo forests, a road paved with gravel, winding forward until it reached the lake, at the end of the road There is a hut built of bamboo, and there are many people inside, it is obvious that the Sun family has arrived!
Guan Shi and Mou Xiuli also got out of the car, and also saw the figure in the hut, Guan Shi smiled slightly, Mou Xiuli was usually generous, but at this moment she was a little shy and did not dare to move forward, Guan Shi came over and pulled her away hand smiled,

"Third Sister, don't be nervous, just treat it as if you are here to visit the mountains and rivers. If the person is good, just take a look, and if the person is not good, just don't look at it!"

Mou Xiuli nodded, and looked back at Silian, who smiled at her,
"I've lived in Zhuangzi for a long time, but I didn't expect there to be such a small lake not far from Zhuangzi. If I knew about it, I would have come here to have a look!"

She stayed in Mou Biao's village last year. Although she walked around with him, Mou Biao's village was in the lower reaches of the river, and they mostly went downstream to play, but they never went upstream.

Mou Xiuli smiled and said,
"We come here to play every year. There was no road before. Later, several families in the vicinity paid money together to build a road, and built thatched pavilions, bamboo houses and the like on it, and sent People come here to clean it, just to have a place to escape the heat and enjoy the scenery in summer..."

Shuntian Mansion is located in the north, and it is a city lacking ground water. There are not many water systems above the ground, and most of the places that can be connected to form lakes have been designated for royal use, not to mention ordinary people, even ordinary court officials. , There is also Zhuangzi who can rarely see the lake.

Therefore, most wealthy families in the capital built ponds to divert water at home. It is very rare for the Mou family to share such a small lake with several nearby families! …

Si Lian laughed when she heard the words,
"Then let's take a closer look today..."

The three of them were talking, and walked slowly all the way, when the people in the bamboo house saw it, someone came out to greet her first, but it was a woman who was about the same age as Guan Shi, and she laughed when she saw Guan Shi from a distance ,
"Yesterday I heard from my aunt that you were coming, so I volunteered to come over to have a look. Ever since you got married, we haven't had time to meet each other!"

Hearing what she said, the two clearly knew each other, Guan said with a smile,

"As soon as I heard that it was the Gou family, I wondered if you would come, but I didn't expect...you really came!"

The two approached each other and smiled, they looked very familiar, turned around and introduced each other, Guan smiled and said to the two,

"This is the elder sister of the Qi family, her boudoir name is Wanying, she has been a close friend of mine for many years, her mother and Aunt Gou's family are sisters of the same mother... She is now married to the third son of the official servant's family , you call her sister!"

Silian and Mou Xiuli stepped forward to salute and greet sister Qi, Qi Wanying smiled and said,
"That's Zihan's sister, that's my sister, let's call her sister Wanying!"

The two hurriedly changed their words, Qi Wanying looked at the third lady emphatically, her smile became more amiable, she turned her head and introduced to the three of them a man who was following behind her, this man followed her when she stepped out of the bamboo house, almost When people exchange greetings, they always stand behind with a smile and say nothing, and only come out to salute when they are introduced.

"This is my cousin Gou Yun!"

"Second young lady, third young lady, eighth young lady, hello!"

Si Lian looked at this man up and down, he was born with a slender body and handsome features, he didn't seem to be from a military family at all, but he seemed like a gentle scholar, nowadays women love handsome gentle men, Mou Xiuli should like it, right?

Thinking of Si Lian peeking at this place, seeing that Mou Xiuli really looked at Gou Yun with bright eyes, and Gou Yun also looked back with a smile. Among the five people present, three were from the past. Seeing this scene, Then I don't know if there is a door to this matter, and they all covered their mouths and smiled, Guan said with a smile,

"Standing here with sore feet, how about going to sit in the bamboo room in front?"

Qi Wanying looked at the two people who were only looking at each other, she smiled and pushed her cousin,
"Lao Liu, this lake forest is the boundary of the Mou Mansion. You are new to this place and you are not familiar with it. Why don't you ask Miss San to show you around?"

Gou Yun came back to her senses, her face flushed, and she hurriedly saluted Mou Xiuli,
"Miss, please lead the way..."

Mou Xiuli nodded, her voice was as thin as a mosquito,
"Let's go!"

She went first, Gou Yun was a little dazed looking at the slender figure, Qi Wanying at the side smiled and pushed him again, he recovered his senses and chased after him, watching the two leave one after the other, Qi Wanying smiled and said to Guan Shi and Si Lian,
"Our cousin is dumb, a little puzzled, and looking at your third lady, he doesn't dislike him!"

Guan Shi laughed when he heard this,

"Don't worry, I look at our third lady, but I'm very satisfied!"

The two laughed, arm in arm, and greeted Si Lian,
"Let's go sit inside!"

The three of them went to the bamboo house, and saw bamboo tables and chairs, bamboo cups and bamboo plates inside, with tea, water, fruit and cakes, Qi Wanying asked the two to sit down, the three sat down in priority, and when they looked up, they could see the bamboo house was open The window of the window was facing a lake with clear water. At this time, the sun was rising, shining the lake's light, but there was a breeze blowing through the forest. It didn't look hot, but it was slightly cool.

Qi Wanying smiled and said,
"I brought these teas from home, and the pastries are made by my mother, you guys have a try!"

Kwan laughed,

"Auntie's craftsmanship is famous even in the capital, this time we are lucky!"