in spring

Chapter 266

Fan Xiru?What is she here for?
Chunying has been away from the Hou's Mansion for a long time, although she occasionally goes back to do business, after all, she doesn't know as much as when she lived in the Hou's Mansion. Thinking that this Miss Fan has been in Beijing for a year after participating in the draft, isn't it that she is talking to a few people? The county prince's mansion is very hot, do you want to marry one of them to be the crown prince or prince concubine?Why are you still living in the Hou Mansion?Even if it is a relative who borrows the room, it is too impolite.Her father is a local official in office, and her family is a distinguished family, which is very different from the sister Bao in "Dream of Red Mansions". Why didn't she buy a house outside?Although the Hou Mansion valued the Fan family's in-laws very much, and the family had enough room to entertain them, wouldn't she find it too inconvenient?

Chunying asked Qingluan in a low voice: "Do you know what she is here for?"

Qingluan shook her head: "She talked good things in the room for a long time, all of which were praises to Mrs. Her girl also sang along, but she didn't say what she was doing. Who knows what she's going to do?" After a pause, she pursed her lips and smiled He said to Chunying: "I heard that you have done a big thing recently!"

Chunying blinked: "A big deal?"

"Isn't it?" Qingluan said jokingly, "Silently, I calmed down a turmoil, and even saved someone back. Maybe my wife will reward you!"

Chunying then guessed that it was Qiuyan's matter. These big bosses really knew about it, probably because it involved the family of the family and had a relatively large influence, so she was satisfied with her low-key handling, right?She rolled her eyes, and said with a smile: "What's the big deal? It must be someone spreading rumors, you ignore them! By the way, I came here to report something to my wife. Hua Narcissus started arguing, the old lady got angry when she heard that, she told me to tell my wife, I have to say a few words to Feng Ming, and later Aunt Xu will tie up Hua Narcissus's master and servants, and let the wife offend."

Qingluan was taken aback: "That girl Fengming, why are you always angry with that woman? I'm going to report it to my wife!" After taking two steps, she stopped suddenly, turned her head and whispered to Chunying, "Just now I said What you said is true, Madam really intends to reward you, but now you are working beside the old madam, and any kindness you receive is the first one, and if you reward any more, it will cause people to gossip, so it is better to reward your family members. You think of a way to send a letter to your family, what grace do you want, discuss it quickly, come and tell me, I will mention it to my wife."

Chunying was surprised: "Qingluan, you are..."

Qingluan smiled slightly: "I bought Qiuyan and I in the south. We have no father or mother. We are alone here. She needs your help. I can see..." He didn't say anything more, just turned around and walked in. Room.

Chunying secretly sighed on the spot.There are several maids in Dongfu who were bought when they were in the south. Everyone has different circumstances, but they are all helpless in the capital. She helped Qiuyan to keep a colleague who is easy to get along with, so as not to let her mind go wrong. The idea of ​​a superior person, but unexpectedly won Qingluan's approval.Qingluan is not as favored as Feng Ming by the second wife's side, but she is also one of the second wife's most trusted confidantes.It was a surprise to her to get help from the other party this time.

It’s just this grace, how should I choose?She wanted to directly ask to leave the mansion, but the wife clearly stated that it was a favor for her family, should she let her parents return to Beijing, or beg them to leave the mansion?Or let the little brother go...

Chunying was confused, she had thought about it countless times, as long as she found the right time, regardless of whether Hu Fei came back, she could use an excuse to go home and prepare for marriage, and begged the second old lady to let her out of the house.Ever since she arrived at Songyiyuan, she has been preparing for that day.As for the parents, it is best to take a rest, and then the sister and brother-in-law will pick them up in the name of serving the elderly. If the sister is pregnant again, it can also be used as an excuse.The most troublesome thing is Xiaohu. He is almost seven years old, and he will soon be able to serve in the mansion. If his name is on the housekeeper's roster, he will stay even if she and her parents go out.

Since the second wife wants to reward her with grace... why don't you discuss it with your parents and get Xiaohu out first?
Chunying was still thinking about it, when she heard footsteps coming out of the house, she looked up, and it turned out that Fan Xiru came out with the railings, with a sweet smile on her face, she turned around and asked the second wife Zhuo to stop: "Second wife You don’t need to give it away to your wife, Xiru dare not be, I have to entertain you today, and Xiru will be a host someday, please ask the second wife to taste the dim sum from our hometown, and ask the second wife to show her face."

Zhuo stopped at the threshold, with a friendly smile on his face: "I heard that the cook's snacks brought by my niece from home, I think they must be extremely delicious." But he didn't promise anything, and he didn't refuse.

Aunt Xu came in with a few wives and tied up three women, the one in front seemed to be Narcissus, Feng Ming followed behind with an angry face.It's just that when Aunt Xu saw a foreign visitor, she hurriedly motioned to the women to take them aside, then pulled Feng Ming's hand and stood still.

Seeing this, Zhuo hurriedly dismissed Fan Xiru with a few words, and ordered two daughter-in-laws to see the guests off, so Aunt Xu brought someone into the house, glanced at Chunying, paused, and said with a smile: "It's hard work, you run away!" This time, you go back and tell the old lady that I will teach them a lesson, please rest assured."

The eldest wife is going to deal with the younger wife, and the confidant girl is also involved, so I don't want too many people to watch, right?Especially not the people under him.Chunying was also not interested in watching, so she responded with a winky smile, and retreated respectfully.

Chunying didn't go far when she saw Fan Xiru and Diaolan waiting on the side of the road, as if admiring the beauty of a nearby bush of flowers and trees, the two daughters-in-law who were seeing off the guests secretly glanced at each other, and one of them looked a little suspiciously. Very impatient.Chunying hesitated a little, wondering if they were waiting for her?

Sure enough, as soon as he saw her coming out, Dialan came up to her with a smile and said, "Sister Chunying, long time no see! I've heard that you're working here, but I don't have time to see you." Then she turned around complaining Glancing at Fan Xiru: "They're all young ladies! It's too abrupt to say anything, sister Chunying is very busy, don't allow me to come and see you, actually I think you're thinking too hard."

Fan Xiru glared at her: "Do you think everyone is as leisurely as you? Sister Chunying has a lot to do!" Then she smiled sweetly and said to Chunying: "Sister is working in the second old lady's house? I was thinking I went to pay my respects to the second old lady. A few days ago, I had something to do at home, so I couldn’t be free. She went to the Hou Mansion a few times, but I didn’t have a good time to accompany her. I was really uneasy. I don’t know how the second old lady is in spirit today? Are you free? I want to visit her old man's house, can my sister show me the way?"

Aren't they going to leave?Chunying didn't know why they suddenly became so courteous to the Dong Mansion, they were always courteous before, but they maintained the courtesy of their relatives, it's a bit strange today.It's just that Fan Xiru's tone is so humble, it's hard to refuse, Chunying could only say: "Miss Fan, please don't be offended, I don't know if the old lady is tired because I'm out on an errand, I have to go back and have a look." Know."

A woman's scream came from the main courtyard, which startled everyone.Fan Xiru immediately laughed and said: "I seem to be too abrupt. It's one thing to follow the second wife from the Hou's mansion, but if you want to pay your respects to the second old lady, you should say hello in advance. It's almost dinner time, please invite sister Chunying Go back and tell me, and I'll come back to bother you after the second old lady takes a nap. I don't know how Shen Zheng (at three o'clock in the afternoon) is?"

Chunying secretly sighed that she had a wink, and naturally responded with a smile on her face, and accompanied them respectfully for a while, then told the two daughter-in-laws to put the guests in the carriage safely, and then turned back to Songyiyuan.

When there were twenty or thirty steps away from the courtyard gate, Chunying suddenly heard someone talking, and one of them seemed to be Bai Ling.She murmured in her heart, isn't Bai Ling serving in front of the second old lady?How did you escape?

This is the corner in front of the gate of Songyi Courtyard. There are a few dense trees on the left side of the road, forming a small blind spot with two rockeries about four feet high. If you want to say something private, you will always come here, so Chunying didn't think much, just walked forward.

However, a gust of wind blew by and brought a few words. Chunying heard words such as "money" and "benefits" in it, frowned, and quickly avoided behind a thick tree trunk.

Although she hasn't done this kind of thing for a long time, she is still quite skilled in her movements...

Bai Ling was talking to a daughter-in-law in her 40s and [-]s. The other party seemed to be her aunt, who was trying to persuade her: "...Since you are in charge, you used some secretly, and no one else knows. The old lady eats ginseng every day. How many ginseng whiskers are missing, how can I count them?!"

Bai Ling said embarrassingly: "No, if it was in the past, it would be fine. Now the wife's order has changed the new rules. Each of us manages the small warehouse. We have to record in detail what we take out and use every day, and how much we use. Every ten days Check, check every month, if someone finds that there are few things, I will not even think about gaining a foothold in this courtyard! Auntie, don’t force me, if there is really a shortage of money, I still have a few pieces of jewelry from the old lady here. Just go pawn it, exchange it for silver and go buy it outside.”

Her aunt said: "What's the use of a few taels of silver?! The old lady uses good ginseng. For people like us, no matter how much silver we have, there is nowhere to buy it! I didn't force you, it's all It's because of your father's illness, and it's because he's unlucky. It's obviously a slave's life, but he has such a rich disease. The ginseng in each dose of medicine alone can eat up a whole family! If it weren't for the fact that they were all brothers and sisters For the sake of this, why should I bother?! Didn't I say, you girl is guarding a treasure house, and you know your father is suffering, but you don't want to save him?!"

Bai Ling lowered her head and didn't speak. Her aunt got angry and stomped her feet: "I know you're in trouble. It's all because of that girl named Chun Ying! She's from the West Mansion, but she came to our East Mansion to take advantage of the job! Now It also cut off all our sources of income! You guys are not dead, why are you under her control?! Quickly think of a way to get her away, lest she miss our business!"

Chunying's face darkened, she stared at Bailing, waiting to hear what she had to say.

Bai Ling sneered and said, "My aunt must have listened to Bi Juan's instigation. I advised my aunt not to communicate with her family too often. She said it was her in-laws, but in fact it was her brother who married the third aunt's nephew. Relatives who can’t be hit by poles! If you talk about others, they may not take you seriously! Why didn’t my aunt ask, what bad things did she say about me?! If Chunying wasn’t on my side, maybe your niece would Her reputation was ruined and she was kicked out! Her family was originally a buyer, and she didn't know how much oil and water they had mixed in for a year. If it wasn't for the lack of people, she wouldn't have ended up in this situation. Now she is still working in the mansion, and her aunt's house is not It's because they lost the shopping errand in Songyiyuan, but they still have a share in the shopping outside, Chun Ying and Qiu Yan are showing mercy, she has the nerve to speak ill of him!"

Her aunt curled her lips: "If it weren't for the difficult livelihood now, I wouldn't bother to care about her! It's just that now my wife is going to take care of the housework in the West Mansion, and the fourth lady in the mansion can take care of it more loosely. It's a good way to earn some hard money. Originally, you said you would find a good job for your sister. When the time comes, you'll pay for a few months, and your father will have money after taking the medicine. Now that the job is in vain, you've offended Bi Juan. Isn't it embarrassing us?!"

Bai Ling bit her lip, lowered her head and said, "I will think of a way, come back tomorrow."

Her aunt looked at her helplessly: "A little bit of ginseng is nothing! Why don't we spend money to buy some second-class ones instead? My wife can't find it if she wants to check!"

Bai Ling didn't speak, so she had to give some more instructions, then turned and left.Bai Ling stood behind the rockery, and after a while, he woke up with a start, sighed and went to the courtyard.

Chunying walked out from behind the tree trunk, feeling a little depressed.She didn't know that Bailing's father was seriously ill, and had originally had a disagreement because of the other party's plan for Qiuyan's position. It seems that every family has a hard-to-read scripture.

But if Bai Ling is really forced to do something stupid, she will also be considered ineffective in discipline, right?It seems that we still have to find a way to help Bai Ling.

But before helping others, Chunying has to solve her own major problems.After successfully wooing the mother-in-law who guards the second gate and the outer court, Chunying quickly contacted the second uncle and sent an urgent letter to Daxing.

(I wrote a typo in the title of the chapter yesterday... since I can't correct it, please ignore it...)
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