in spring

Chapter 265
Chunying looked at Bailing in surprise, and after thinking about it, she felt that it made sense, but Qiuyan and she were quite compatible, and she was bought from outside, so even if she had a godmother, she couldn't compare to having a child at home. Isn't it pitiful to have an errand?Besides, she just had a stomachache, how big of a problem could it be?It will be fine in a few days.

Thinking of this, Chunying said: "What's the matter with Qiuyan's illness? Have you really seen a doctor and taken medicine? Why is there no improvement?" Every time someone is sent here to ask, Qiuyan's godmother always Said she was not well, but did not say the specific situation.

Bai Ling hesitated: "I don't know about this. Bi Juan once visited her and came back and said that she was seriously ill. She was lying on the bed and couldn't get up. She was so weak that she couldn't even eat. She invited the doctor to come. Look, I can't see what's wrong."

Chunying asked again: "Bijuan? I remember that she was dedicated to serving tea, and she took a half-day vacation ten days ago. Was that when she went? She is close to Qiuyan? Why don't she mention it? She How many times have you visited Qiuyan? If you went ten days ago, maybe you are already well now, so I don’t know.”

Bailing lowered his head, unable to see his expression clearly: "Bijuan's aunt is Qiuyan's godmother. Although she only visited once, but my mother and brother and sister-in-law are all working in the mansion, so we need to know Qiuyan's status on weekdays." The situation is also extremely easy..."

Chunying squinted her eyes, feeling something was wrong.

The East and West mansions are also big mansions where the servants are mainly families with children.Bi Juan is a second-class maid who has just been promoted from a young girl. She is not very eye-catching among the maids in Songyiyuan. In good seasons, go to the grandparents, mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law to pour tea and water with the front end, and put in a few pleasant words, and you can also get some rewards.But the second old lady has always been strict with the girls under her hand, such times are rare, at most once or twice in ten days.Bijuan's friendship with the other girls in the courtyard is mediocre, except for the master, she is not very attentive to the big girls. When Qiuyan was around, she was not particularly close to them.Ruo Qiuyan's godmother is her aunt, which is a bit strange.

Chunying called Lier, the little girl who helped her: "Go and ask, is there anyone in the courtyard who has visited Qiuyan recently? Do you know the severity of her condition?"

Li'er responded, and Bai Ling suddenly felt uneasy: "Sister Chunying...you are..."

Chunying just smiled: "It's nothing, I'm just asking for nothing. I think Qiuyan has served the old lady for several years, she has a good temper, and she always takes care of the little girls. Is there no one to visit except Bijuan?" She? I just came here not long ago, so why don't you care about the people you used to work with?" I added a sentence in my heart: And seeing that someone has been ill for a long time, I think about her position .

Bai Ling blushed, and didn't know what to say. After a long while, he managed to say, "I'm also afraid...she's thinking about the old lady's job...and can't rest in peace..."

Chunying nodded with a smile and didn't say anything else. When the two of them were silent, someone suddenly ran in, panted and gave Bailing a sideways look, and smiled at Chunying: "I just heard that my sister asked about Qiuyan. Son, sister wants to send someone to visit her? My family lives near her, please give me a half-day vacation, let me go home and visit my parents!" But it was Bijuan.

Chunying said calmly, "You only came back ten days ago, let's talk about it in a few days." After finishing speaking, she said that she wanted to change clothes and asked the two of them to go out.

Bi Juan had no choice but to do so, and came out, bit her lip, and glanced at Bai Ling with resentment in her eyes. Bai Ling had a stern face, and was a little annoyed when he saw this: "What do you think I am doing?! It's just It’s a trivial matter, you just heard a noise and ran to stop it?!”

Bi Juan's face turned pale, but slowly turned red again: "What did I stop? I don't understand what you said! I just heard that you want to transfer your sister in to take care of Qiu Yan's needs, why?! Your elder sister is just a needleworker in the Third Young Lady's Academy in the West Mansion, she can't even serve tea and water, and the waiter is such a master who can't stand on the table, she can be transferred to our mansion as an errand, because she burned high in her previous life It smells so good! Do you still miss Xiao Xiang’s job with the old lady?! Stop dreaming!”

Bai Ling sneered: "I don't know who is dreaming! You pretend to be honest on weekdays, but you are full of bad water! You should really ask Sister Chunying to see what you look like now! It stands to reason that our courtyard should also be rectified. , I just returned to Beijing, anyone can come in to serve me, the old lady, wife and fourth lady are all merciful and compassionate, but they are so used to the people below that they don't know how to be polite! There is no dignity in words or deeds!"

Bi Juan was furious, she and Bai Ling were brought up together, Bai Ling was only one year older than her, he was more diligent in doing things on weekdays, and he was careful in serving the old lady, so when the big girls got married, the old lady and the wife actually put Bai Ling was promoted to a first class, but she could only be an ordinary girl.This time she saw the opportunity, waiting to please the old lady and take Qiu Yan's place, but she didn't expect that Bai Ling would actually make a move!She couldn't help feeling resentful: "You know the dignity, so you always show courteousness in front of the Fourth Young Master. I'm not as good as you!"

Bai Ling's face turned pale, and he began to cry: "What bastard are you talking about?! I just listened to the old lady's order to deliver snacks to the fourth young master a few times, and I didn't dare to say a word. How could I be courteous?! The sky is bright, liars, let her mouth be covered with sores!"

Bijuan became anxious: "Why are you so vicious?! Curse people for no reason?!"

Bai Ling cursed while sobbing: "I'm cursing a liar, why are you guilty? It can be seen that you have lied!"

Bijuan raised her chin: "You are not guilty, what are you cursing me for?! I know, you think that sister Chunying has taken your good seat when she is new, so you are not happy about it. You just said that anyone can come in and serve you. Are you just mocking her?"

"Shut up, all of you!" Chunying changed her clothes, walked out the door, and gave them a hard look, "You are all the people who are serving in front of the old lady, making noise in the courtyard in broad daylight, and saying no Don’t be afraid of being overheard if you say nonsense! You don’t feel ashamed, and I’m ashamed for you!” Do these two think she is deaf?Yelling in front of her room door!

Lark and Bijuan lowered their heads and remained silent angrily.Bai Ling sobbed from time to time, his eyes were red.

Seeing this, Chunying stepped forward and persuaded softly: "You have been in front of the old lady for a while, and the old lady naturally knows what kind of person you are, and besides, the place where the fourth young master copied the books is so close, the old lady can see it. Don't get angry just because of other people's stupid words."

Bijuan's face changed, and he lowered his head secretly and gritted his teeth.Bai Ling's expression relaxed a little, and he choked up and said, "Thank you for your words, I really didn't mean to mock my sister just now."

Chunying smiled: "I know, you are not such a person." After a pause, she persuaded her again: "You want your sister to take Qiuyan's seat, although it is selfish, but it is human nature to think of your loved ones It's just that you're thinking too easily. If Qiu Yan really can't get better, her seat will naturally be chosen from the second-class people in this courtyard. It’s not up to us to decide if one comes over. Only your sister entered the sewing room, and there is no shortage of sewing workers in this courtyard, so why let her come? Even if you force yourself to come, your sister may not be able to stand firm Heel, if something goes wrong, wouldn't it hurt her?"

Bai Ling bowed his head and obeyed: "It turned out that I didn't think carefully...but I was a little unwilling. If Bi Juan got that deficiency, it would be better to make my sister cheaper." But he felt a little regretful in his heart, if his sister really came over, That Bijuan is behind the scenes, not only can't keep the job, but also may suffer a big loss at any time!She raised her eyes to look at Chunying, with a hint of gratitude in her eyes: "Thank you for reminding me, sister."

Chunying smiled, and said: "Go back to your room and wash your face, and you have to serve the old lady later, don't let others see the joke." Bai Ling glanced at Bi Juan, hummed lightly, and was obedient to go.Chunying then turned to look at Bijuan.

Bi Juan was covered in cold sweat, her eyes flickered, and said, "If my sister has nothing to say... I... I will go too..."

Chunying said indifferently: "Don't leave in a hurry, I have something to tell you."

Bi Juan had to stop when she was moving outside, but she couldn't help but glance towards the main room: "Sister, please tell me."

Chunying didn't care too much: "Some things are not what you should say. No matter which lady in the West Mansion is a relative of the master's family, there is no such thing as whether they can be on the stage."

Bi Juan retracted her gaze and shrank her neck: "Yes, yes, yes... I was wrong..."

"The reputation of your daughter's family is the most important thing. If you don't talk about things that have no shadow, if it reaches the ears of old ladies and wives, you will ask someone to ask, and you will know that Bailing is innocent. You are talking nonsense. You are the one who is unlucky!" Chunying stretched out her hand, and trimmed her temple hair with a smile, "As long as it is a well-behaved family, which master would like to leave behind a maid who loves to gossip? It is a good thing that you are smart. , but if you are too clever, you will be annoying."

Bi Juan was made nervous by her, so she had to obediently agree.

At this time, Li'er ran over, looked at Bijuan curiously, and then reported to Chunying: "Aunt Su Wu, who was washing the laundry, just went to see Sister Qiuyan, and said that she is only pale and has no strength." , everything else is fine, and she speaks clearly, but her godmother doesn't allow people to come into the house to see her, Aunt Su saw people at the small window at the bottom of the wall in the backyard of her house." Then he hesitated, and said, " Sister Qiuyan said... her godmother won't allow her to eat enough..."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Bijuan hurriedly interrupted Li'er, "What do you know?! This is what the doctor told me. Sister Qiuyan has a bad stomach and wants to lose her temper. Besides, it's not that she is not allowed to eat, but she eats less Some, so as not to overwhelm the medicine!"

Chunying cleared her throat, and said with a fake smile: "You really know it well!"

Bijuan said shyly, "I... I also heard from my aunt..."

Chunying grabbed a handful of pine nuts and gave them to Li'er, and gave her another [-] yuan. After sending her away, she said to Bijuan, "Qiuyan has been raised for too long. The old lady is talking about it. Since she Nothing serious, you can come back in two days, right?"

Bijuan was about to say something when she suddenly saw Chunying's eyes, she hurriedly stopped her mouth, struggled unwillingly for a long time, and finally uttered a sentence: "My sister is right..."

In the evening of the next day, Qiuyan really came back, with a pale face, but in good spirits.The old lady was very happy to see her, and said, "If your body is still not healed, don't be tired, and take another two days of rest?" Qiuyan really needed to rest for two days, so she kowtowed her head to thank her.

In the evening, Qiuyan came to Chunying specially, and solemnly saluted her. Chunying quickly helped her up: "What are you doing? Your body is not fully recovered yet, be careful of dizziness!"

Qiuyan's eyes were red, and she said with tears: "If my sister hadn't saved me, I'm afraid no one would know if I died wrongly! I respect others with all my heart, but I don't know that others will harm me..."

Chun Ying guessed a little bit, didn't say anything, just said: "I know you are wronged, but you should bear it, don't fall out with them, just be more vigilant in your heart. You have nothing to do here, even if Even if one or two people are sued, there is no way to eradicate it, so it is better to leave this handle and see how they deal with it, and then think about the future."

Qiuyan nodded, and her eyes were red again: "I never thought about it... I can really do something to them... But no matter what, I have to find a way to change their errands. This time, the godmother is planning on me. It was because I refused to help them cheat on the purchase account. Seeing that she is my godmother, I didn't report to my wife. I just saw that they were too greedy, so I told them not to do it again. , I didn't expect them to hold a grudge, and they agreed on the surface, but they hurt me behind the scenes..."

Chunying secretly sighed in her heart, knowing that these are the malpractices of the mansion gate, and they will never stop, so she had to persuade: "This is also a common thing, if you don't like it, just pretend you didn't see it, if it's too much, just give me a few words of persuasion, But if you stop them clearly, how can they not annoy you? You are lucky if you didn’t take your life cruelly. The water for this big family is deep, just watch and learn. How have I never suffered a disadvantage before?”

Qiu Yan nodded: "I don't want to stand in the way of people's money. The only thing they are hating on is my name. If something happens in the future, they have families and relatives to help intercede, so they can escape. Well, I'm here alone, wouldn't I just die? As long as they can't use my name, I don't bother to care about them!"

Nothing happened at the moment, but within a few days, Chunying made a mistake, transferred Bijuan to another place, and brought Qiuyan and Bailing to speak in front of the fourth lady, and merged the special purchase of Songyiyuan into the public house. In the middle, an honest woman was selected from the people in charge of purchasing in the public office, and the money was paid from the Songyiyuan account instead of from the public office. In fact, it is equivalent to waiving Qiuyan's godmother's errand in a disguised form.

These two matters were done by the fourth lady's words, and there were fair and just reasons, so no one dared to say anything. When the second wife checked again, she only asked a few words, and then she acquiesced.The second old lady has no objection at all, and is even very happy for the filial piety of the fourth lady.Even if someone suggested in front of her that Chunying was too domineering and dealt with people beyond her master, she would not be moved. Instead, she said: "That girl is a sensible person. When did you do something unruly? According to you , Am I not a fool?" The man immediately dared not say anything.

Chunying often suspects that, in fact, the second old lady knows all these things, but she just stares at them silently.She secretly rejoiced that she did all these things from the standpoint of protecting the interests of the second old lady, so the other party did not stop her, but she had to be careful when encountering such things in the future.

It was really just a turmoil that failed to make an impact. Many people didn't even realize that it happened, and only a few people remembered it.Chunying is still doing things as before, but she can feel that the other three big girls faintly regard herself as a leader, and even Cui Ling, who was originally alone, treats her a lot more affectionately.Sometimes she wants to ask for leave to visit her second uncle and his wife, or occasionally wants to be lazy, and they will automatically help with work or cover up, which makes her feel funny, but she is closer to them in her heart, and often cares about whether they have Difficulties, the second old lady or the second wife rewarded good dishes or clothes, and shared them with them.

Spring has passed by in a hurry, and it is late spring again in a blink of an eye.Chunying and Qiuyan accompanied the second old lady, showing her a series of flimsy summer dress materials, and occasionally giving some suggestions to prepare for new summer dresses.The second old lady even plans to make a few for her grandchildren.

Suddenly there was a burst of noise outside, and a few women's voices were vaguely heard making noise.Seeing the second old lady frowning, Chunying got up and went out to ask the little girl to inquire.After a while, the little girl turned around and reported: "It's Miss Narcissus who quarreled with Feng Ming, her girl stopped people from leaving, and a woman pulled Feng Ming by force, and the two wives Feng Ming brought along Argue with them."

Chunying almost forgot about this woman, unexpectedly she would jump out to remind people of her existence.The second old lady had a straight face and called Chunying: "Go to the main courtyard and have a look, is your wife back? Ask her to take care of it! Fengming girl should also say something to her, why are you arguing with this kind of person! Go out and see Those who came to Xu’s house, let her tie up that Narcissus, including master and servant, and send it to the main courtyard for punishment!”

Chunying agreed, put down the materials and went out, first notified Aunt Xu, and turned into the main courtyard, but saw someone talking in the room, and there were a few girls standing outside the door, Qingluan was not in the room to wait.She walked over quietly and tugged at Qingluan's sleeves. The latter hurriedly turned around and hissed, then tiptoely pulled her towards the corner of the corridor.

Chunying hurriedly asked: "Is there a guest in the room? Why aren't you waiting inside?"

Qingluan whispered: "Madam is not very happy, the guests here are a bit strange, who do you think? It is the Miss Fan who lives in the West Mansion."

(End of this chapter)