clothing incense

Chapter 89
After Dong Yuan and Sheng Xiuyi had dinner with Xue Ziming and Yang Shi in Jinlu Pavilion, Xue Ziming stayed with Sheng Xiuyi to talk.

Xue Ziming is currently editing and writing at the Imperial Academy. He intends to show off his extensive knowledge. The topics he talks about are not only the subset of classics and history of the imperial examination, but also poetry, operas, official and unofficial histories.

Sheng Xiuyi does not take fame as his own responsibility in reading, it is numerous and miscellaneous, and his knowledge is not inferior to that of Xue Ziming. The art of numbers.

Sheng Xiuyi didn't pay much attention to school, and was very fond of Xue Ziming's temper. The two of them chattered endlessly, until Xuzheng's young man came to ask where Ninth Auntie was resting tonight, and Dong Yuan and Sheng Xiuyi got up to say goodbye. .

Sheng Xiuyi went to the guest room in the Xue family's outer courtyard, and Dong Yuan took Qiangwei to the Taolang Pavilion.

The Sixth Young Master Xue Huayi and the Twelfth Miss Xue Donglin also resigned from the Fifth Master and Fifth Madam and went back to their rooms.

The Fifth Madam wanted to let Xue Donglin speak, but the Fifth Master rested here tonight, and the Fifth Madam had no choice but to suppress her anger.

Xue Donglin, the twelfth lady who was accompanied back to the Xiangru House by her maid, couldn't help but said to herself, "He's really knowledgeable." She looked very proud.

The eldest maid, Jin Qiu, guessed that he meant the ninth uncle, so she smiled and said, "Miss Twelfth, do you mean the ninth uncle?"

Xue Donglin stopped in her tracks, looked at Jin Qiu with gloomy eyes, and said in a deep voice, "I'm talking about the son of the Shengchang Marquis Mansion!"

Jin Qiu was slightly stunned, then shocked.She is old and has some knowledge.Knowing today that Ninth Young Master is going to eat at Jinlu Pavilion, Miss Twelfth is full of weirdness everywhere, she has been paying attention secretly, but she dare not make a conclusion.Hearing Xue Donglin's cruel words now, Jinqiu understands eight or nine points.

She said yes, but she was anxious in her heart.The Fifth Madam should have been told earlier.

If the twelfth miss did something against the norms, the fifth lady would definitely be the first to kill Jinqiu.

"In the future, if you say anything about Ninth Young Master in front of me, you will reward yourself with twenty mouths, understand? I only recognize him as the son of the Marquis of Shengchang!" Xue Donglin said viciously.

Jin Qiu hurriedly said yes.

The master and servant were only talking, but there was a figure hiding in the shadows.

She is the green lady in the old lady's house. The old lady rewarded Miss Eleven with a small purple gold box containing jewelry, and asked her to send it to Miss Eleven.He saw someone coming from a distance, ready to go up to pay his respects, but when he walked to the shadow of the tree, he heard the voice of Miss Twelve, scolding her eldest maid, Jin Qiu.

If Lufu goes out again at this time, Jinqiu's face will not be able to change, she thought that Miss Twelve hadn't seen her, so she simply stood still holding her breath.

Then I heard Xue Donglin's last sentence.

Lu Fu also vaguely understood something.

She silently remembered it, and turned back to the old lady's Rongde Pavilion.

The old lady hadn't rested yet, so she waited for Lufu to reply.

Lu Fu went into Dongci Room, and reported the matter of the Taoju Pavilion to the old lady: "...Miss Eleven saw the box, and asked me to thank the old lady for the reward. When the servant girl came out, she happened to meet Grandma Jiugu who went in. ..."

The old lady was also a little surprised: "He came from Jinlu Pavilion, Fifth Lady's?"

"The servant also asked the same question. Grandma Jiugu said yes, saying that Fifth Master and Fifth Madam kept her to talk to Jiuguye, and the inner courtyard will leave soon after the key is released." Lu Fu replied respectfully.

The old lady smiled slightly.She knew that Xue Ziming liked Sheng Xiuyi very much, so she finally opened a hole for the indifference between Dong Yuan and Xue Ziming's father and daughter.

"Old lady..." Seeing that the old lady was in a good mood, Lufu looked at Mother Zhan and Baojin who were serving in the room, and lowered her voice.

The old lady saw it, and said to Mother Zhan and Baojin: "You guys go to rest, and send a little maid and Lufu to be on duty tonight."

Mother Zhan and Baojin said yes.

There was no one in the room, the old lady asked her what happened, Lufu thought about it, and told the old lady the conversation between Xue Donglin and Jinqiu.

The old lady's expression was slightly down, she thought for a moment before she said: "You go to the Xiangru Hall and have a look. If Miss Twelve is resting, call me the maid who is not on duty or her nurse."

Floating Greenway is.

After half a stick of incense, Lufu brought Xue Donglin's wet nurse, Mama Qi.

Qi's mother has a gentle personality, and she doesn't dare to control Xue Donglin on weekdays.Compared with the young lady next to her, Xue Donglin has no restraint at all. All mothers and maids in a yard are afraid of her.

Mother Qi, who is a wet nurse, is also afraid.

Seeing that the old lady was looking for someone to question, she came in a hurry.

"Tell me what Miss Twelve did this afternoon. After you think it through, you can't miss a single word." The old lady's face was stern, and her voice was not angry but mighty.

Qi's mother's knees softened, and she kowtowed to the old lady with a plop in fright.

"...greetings to Fifth Lord and Fifth Lady. After returning, Mother Yang from the Fifth Lady's courtyard also came. Miss Twelfth asked the servant to open the money box, and weighed 30 taels of silver to Mother Yang. What else did you say? The food should be exquisite. The servant sent Mama Yang out and asked her what was the matter. She said that the ninth uncle stayed in Jinlu Pavilion for dinner, and the fifth lady didn't want to add more food. Mama Yang was in trouble with the maidservants. Miss Twelfth saw it and said I am willing to add 30 taels, and I personally prepared a few dishes for Mama Yang. Mama Yang praised that Miss Twelve is sensible and knows how to make a face for Wufang." Mama Qi did not dare to hide anything, and told the old lady carefully in a trembling voice, "The servant girl When we got back to the house, Miss Twelfth and the maids went through the cabinets to match clothes and jewelry, busy all afternoon, nothing else happened."

Mrs. Xue's face was a little colder than before.

Mother Qi knelt anxiously, and it took a long while to hear the old lady's voice: "Get up. From now on, I will serve Miss Twelve wholeheartedly."

Qi's mother kowtowed to the old lady, and Fu Lu helped her up.

Fu Lu sent Qi's mother out of Rongde Pavilion, Qi's mother pulled her sleeve, stuffed a purse for her, and asked in a low voice: "Good girl, tell me, what happened to Miss Twelve?"

With a smile on Fu Lu's face, she handed the purse back without a trace, and said with a smile: "Mom thought too much, the old lady cared about Miss Twelve, so she asked her to ask. The night is getting dark, you should go back quickly."

Seeing that Fu Lu's mouth was tight, Qi's mother felt more and more uneasy.It must be a bad thing, otherwise the old lady wouldn't have called her over for questioning at such a late hour and the keys were everywhere in the inner courtyard.

The old lady has never liked the fifth lady very much, and the young lady who is the fifth lady's direct relative, the old lady is not very affectionate.It was the first time I called Qi's mother over to ask Miss Twelfth what she did in the afternoon.

Mother Qi wanted to go to Jinlu Pavilion to talk to the fifth lady, but it was late at night, and the corner door leading to the fifth lady was closed.

She just went back to the Xiangru Pavilion nervously.

Jin Qiu helped Xue Donglin to sleep, and when she came out, she happened to see Qi's mother coming in from outside, so she asked her with a smile: "What did Mom do?"

Mother Qi's complexion was not good, she hurriedly dragged Jinqiu to her room, and asked her in a low voice: "You accompanied Miss Twelve to Jinlu Pavilion for dinner, did anything happen?"

Jin Qiu shook his head in confusion and said: "Nothing happened, why are you always so surprised? During the meal, it was the fifth master who liked the ninth uncle..."

When mentioning the ninth uncle, she paused slightly, remembering that Xue Donglin had warned her not to mention the ninth uncle, but to say the eldest son of the Sheng family.But in front of Qi's mother, if Jinqiu said that he was the eldest son of the Sheng family, it would be a lot of trouble to explain.

Seeing her pause, Qi's mother asked anxiously: "What happened next? The Fifth Master likes the Ninth Young Master very much. Is Miss Twelfth upset? What did she do again?"

As Miss Twelve's nurse, Qi's mother is very aware of Xue Donglin's temper.Only in front of the old lady, Miss Twelfth would restrain herself.In the fifth master's and fifth madam's room, if she had any unhappiness, she would not hide it.

Offended Ninth Young Master?So the old lady asked the teacher late at night?
There was fine sweat on Mama Qi's forehead.

"No, no!" Jin Qiu regained consciousness, smiled and comforted Qi's mother, and then lowered her voice, "Miss did not embarrass Mr. Jiu. She also said that Mr. Jiu is a good student...Mom, where did you go just now? What's the matter?" Come back and ask Miss Twelve directly?"

Qi's mother had no choice but to tell Jin Qiu what the old lady asked her, and said: "...I have been in the mansion for almost 20 years, but I have never seen the old lady speak so coldly in front of the servants, my heart is almost broken It's gone." Then he asked in confusion, "Miss Twelfth didn't cause trouble, why did the old lady ask me for those words... Hey, Jinqiu, what's wrong with you?"

Qi's mother looked back, but saw that Jin Qiu's expression was uglier than hers.

"Mom, mother!" Jin Qiu held Qi's mother's hand tightly, and said in a trembling voice, "Does the old lady know?"

Qi's mother was taken aback by Jin Qiu again, and asked in a trembling voice: "Know...know what? Jinqiu, what else are you hiding from mom?"

"Ninth Young Master's matter." Jin Qiu was so anxious that she was about to cry.

The old lady has asked Qi's mother for questioning, so she must know about it.When I am done with Miss Eleven's entry into the palace tomorrow, I will definitely talk to Mrs. Fifth.

Jinqiu might find it difficult to gain a foothold in the mansion.If there is something disgraceful about the young lady, the first one to be unlucky is the big maid who serves beside her.

It was with great difficulty that she became a second-class maid who served her personally.

"What's the matter with Ninth Young Master?" Jinqiu was so anxious that Qi's mother's heart that had just stabilized became chaotic, "Don't cry, tell mom, let's think about it. If something happens, you can't run away , Mom can’t run away either.”

Jin Qiu had no choice but to cry and tell Qi's mother what Miss Twelve was thinking.

After hearing this, Qi's mother finally understood why the old lady was so angry.She couldn't help but fell down on the kang, and murmured: "We can't escape...

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Friendship recommends a good friend's book: "Jin Doctor Night Journey", the author Weimian Jun, he just wanted to steal the light, but was said to be seeing the spring.In desperation, he married a little girl with a snotty nose, left her at home, and left home alone.Ten years later, he had achieved some success, but when he returned home, he found that she had changed her appearance. She had...become a miracle doctor? ! "My lady, I haven't returned home for ten years. Whose is this five-year-old child?"

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