in spring

Chapter 275
Li Dun was planning to turn around and invite his elder brother to go with him, when he suddenly noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the room, and seeing Li You staring at Chunying with a look of displeasure, he couldn't help feeling worried and angry: "What are you looking at, brother?! "Are you going to be rude to his grandmother's maid again?"
Li You was woken up by his words. Seeing that he was annoyed, she quickly restrained her expression and said to Chunying like a cover-up: "You ran in suddenly and didn't make a sound. You almost startled me. It's really disappointing!"

Chunying apologized with a smirk: "It's the servant girl, because the old lady urged me, the servant girl became impatient, and she didn't mean to spoil the third young master on purpose." Who are you talking about spoiling the fun? !She came here on order, is this implying that the second old lady has spoiled his interest? !

Li You secretly regretted that he had said the wrong thing, and was afraid that his younger brother might have misunderstood, so he cleared his throat quickly, and said to Li Dun with a smile, "I don't know what refreshments my uncle and grandma have prepared? I happen to be a little hungry."

Li Dun looked hesitant, and after a while he said: "If you have any refreshments, you will find out when you go." After a pause, "Sister Chunying, I think the third brother also recognizes you. Last time, you made my sister angry. I Afraid that grandma would blame me, I didn't dare to tell her, but the third brother will definitely not do that again, right?"

Chunying raised her eyebrows, turned to look at Li You, Li You forced a smile and said: "That's natural." Then she made a bow to Chunying: "It was mine last time, girl who is abrupt, please don't take offense " Chun Ying smiled and took a step aside, and returned the gift: "I don't dare to be a servant, the third young master's words have ruined my life."

Li Dun saw that his elder brother had really lost his money, so he put on a smile on his face: "Don't be here to salute, if you don't leave, the refreshment will be cold when you turn around!" Stepping back to the side, Li You gritted his teeth, walked forward unhurriedly, and spoke casually: "Today...why is your momentum so weak? Last time But haven't you seen you are so cute?"

Chunying sneered in her heart, but her face was still respectful: "Third young master's words made this servant blush even more, but this servant has never been presumptuous in front of you. The last time we met, this servant was also respectful, but after meeting the third young master Regardless of wanting to be a matchmaker for the servant, it was only impulsive, and it was just a few words. Since the third young master is still angry, the servant will apologize to you." While talking, he glanced at the four people not far in front of him from the corner of his eyes. Young master, Xindao, if you really want me to apologize, I will say it out loud, and let the fourth young master know what it means to go back on what you say.

As soon as Li You heard this, he remembered his own regrets, pulled his face down and said: "I meant it out of good intentions, but you are ignorant, but you blame me instead?!"

Chunying raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and her raised eyebrows looked like she was mocking: "Of course the third young master has good intentions, but I was going to marry someone as a wife, and I made you a concubine, if you don't agree, you will hurt your parents and relatives, If the third young master still thinks that I am ignorant, then take it as my ignorance!"

Li You stared: "Your words are weird, so you really blame me?! It's clear that you are out of your mind! You had never been married at that time, and you hadn't even made an appointment. That person will become an official soon. Why? Maybe I will marry you again?! I originally proposed to promise you to him in order to fulfill you. How could it be a derogation?! Even if I said something bad in my impatience at that time, you are a girl , do you still want to be angry with me?!"

Chunying curled her lips: "How does the third young master know that he can't marry me? He hasn't said anything yet! If he really despises me, I don't care for him! There are so many people in the world, why should I?" Do you want to wrong yourself to be a concubine?!"

Li You was in a hurry: "Isn't this obvious?! How can an official marry a girl to be his wife? Do you think that Nanqi girl married an official, so you can marry?! Who did she marry? But she was born in a family, and she is an idle official, no one thinks highly of it! Besides, she is filling in the house. If so, whenever her male colleagues have any entertainment, and the female relatives gather together, no one is willing to talk to her Is it possible that you are willing to be wronged like that?!"

Chunying sneered: "Being a concubine, I'm afraid I will be even more wronged!"

Li You stopped and stared at her with a frown. She quickly glanced in the direction of the main room, lowering her head to pretend to be docile.Li You didn't know that she was digging a hole, but he said displeasedly: "You insist on contradicting me today?! Brother Nian also said that you are a nostalgic, but I can't see it at all!"

Hearing Zhou Nian's name, Chunying's face softened a little, thinking that children are difficult to deal with, she said kindly: "It's not that I deliberately contradicted you, it's really that your words made people feel uncomfortable. Officer, but in the final analysis, he was an acquaintance with our family for many years, and he always treated us as benefactors. My parents treated him like his nephew. If I became his concubine, wouldn't I be inferior for no reason? Your proposal is really difficult for others."

Li You kept a straight face and did not speak, but the roots of his ears gradually turned red.The fourth young master came out of the main room, with a hint of displeasure between his brows, he shouted loudly: "Third brother, why don't you come?! If you don't come, I will finish eating!"

Hearing the sound, Li You raised her foot and stepped forward, Chunying intentionally lagged a few steps before following, and entered the main room, the former went to greet the second old lady, she turned to the inner room, intending to avoid it, but heard the second old lady call her: "Chunying Ying, bring some more pastries." She had no choice but to do so.

Sending the cakes to the second old lady, she saw her face with a loving smile, watching her grandson and grandnephew having tea, while talking about what they had just chatted, occasionally interjecting a few words to make a point, Chunying looked out , noticed that from this angle, she couldn't see the corridor where she stopped just now, but the fourth young master opposite could see it, so she quietly picked up the teapot and refilled him with some tea.

On the other side, Li You was introducing Zhou Nian's talents and patience to the students to the second old lady. Taking advantage of their unpreparedness, Li Dun quietly asked Chunying: "Is the third brother embarrassing you?" Chunying shook her head: "It's nothing, four You don't need to worry, young master, but please don't be angry with your brother." Li Dun nodded hesitantly, then turned to look at Li You, only to think that the cousin who was so kind and generous just now is actually a small-hearted person. It's not a gentleman's action to make trouble with a girl because of a trivial matter. I don't need to respect him and obey him, so I gave up the idea of ​​introducing my cousin to the teacher.

After having tea with the second old lady, the old lady showed signs of fatigue: "I'm getting old, and my energy is not good. It's rare that Brother You came to visit me today, but I had to rest. Brother You, don't laugh at me." Lazy, the old man is like this. You think this snack is good, I still have it here, Chunying will pack some for him and take it home, eat slowly, and come to my place for a while. Tomorrow is tired of reading, just come and play with Your younger brother talks about some academic matters, and they also benefit from each other."

Li You couldn't react. He hadn't gotten to the point with his cousin yet, but Chunying quickly turned around and went away. Holding back a smile, she packed a box of pastries and brought them to the second old lady for her to examine.The second old lady nodded in satisfaction, and still patted Li You's hand lovingly: "Go, just don't be greedy, and be careful not to eat too much! I still have something to ask your brother to do, let Chunying see you, Remember to come and play often."

Li You forced a smile: "My uncle likes it, I will come to accompany you every day!"

"That can't be done." The second old lady patted him on the back of the hand with five points of strength, "You still have to study and learn! Brother Dun reads until the third shift every day (23:1 to 5:7 in the evening), and arrives in the morning Maoshi ([-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] am) wakes up again. I’m afraid you are the same as him. How can you come to accompany me every day when you are free? I am very happy to come here once in a while. If you are free, spend more time with your grandmother! She is recuperating now, she can't go out, she's afraid she'll be bored, she must be happy to see you!"

Chunying wrapped the snack box in a nice cloth, held it respectfully in her hands, and stood behind Li You, making it clear that she was going to see the guests out.Li You had no choice but to comfort himself that "the future will be long", and said goodbye to the second old lady and Li Dun with a smile, and walked out sullenly.

Stopping and walking on the road, Li You seemed to be thinking about something, didn't look at the road, and almost ran into a pillar, Chunying hurriedly reminded him, and then woke him up, stared back at her, and said in a bad tone : "Aren't you angry with me? What are you doing here?!"

Chunying smiled and said: "The servant is here to see off the third young master at the order of the old lady." She sent the box forward, "Don't say that I don't want to put on airs, I'm really wronged to hear that! Please take a closer look What's in this box!" He stretched out his hand and lifted the furcloth, and opened the lid of the box.

Li You looked inside suspiciously, and found that the boxes contained all the pastries he ate a lot just now, and there were a few other ones that he hadn't seen at the time, all of which were his favorite flavors, and his expression softened: "It's hard to do." You still remember, that’s all.”

Chunying put away the box, thinking to herself that the child is so cute, she still smiled and said: "It's not that I don't miss the old master, it's really... I have changed two masters, and I still miss you, the second old lady and Miss Huo's cousin What is it? I can’t be reprimanded for being disloyal to the Lord, can I? I’m just doing my duty.”

Li You sighed, lowered his head to think, and sighed again.In the final analysis, Zhou Nian's words are justified, Chun Ying is no longer his girl, it's only because Man Ru, that lowly maidservant, sent her to the Wan Xiang House, otherwise how could he be so angry today?

Thinking of this, his attitude towards Chunying became much more relaxed, and he became joking: "Since you are doing your duty, don't forget the rules. Why are you a slave and 'me'? You are not as good as before. Be careful to make people laugh at your elder sister who doesn't understand the rules!" After a pause, he changed to a solemn expression, and said: "You...do you know that Brother Nian is in this mansion...how does the Second Uncle's family treat him?"

Chunying didn't quite understand: "I... the servant is in the mansion, so I don't know about Master Zhou's situation outside, but I heard from the people below that he teaches the students very well, and the old lady and the wife never give a lot of rewards. , what does the third young master want to know?"

Li You hesitated for a moment: "I think you are quite respectable in this mansion, and you can talk to your uncle, aunt, and Brother Dun, so you can help Brother Nian to intercede and ask your uncle to treat him It’s better, and let the people below know the benefits of him, it’s better to let the people outside also know. If you want to come to your house in Dongfu to have children, many boys have become his students, you must be grateful to the teacher, right? Publicize the deeds of the teacher more, and let outsiders know that there is such a school under the gate of Dongfu, and there is such a good gentleman in the school, and you will be honored when you talk about it."

Chunying's heart was full of alarm bells. She followed the second old lady and listened to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the East Mansion. Naturally, she knew that this kind of thing would be impossible to succeed, so she lowered her eyes, rolled them twice, and said slowly: "The servant can guess the intention of the third young master, but... are you too impatient? Master Zhou's school has only started for a month, and there is no obvious effect. If you want to be convincing, you have to pass it. It will take some time, otherwise when people hear about it, they will think it is a lie. And as the saying goes, Lu Yao knows the horsepower and sees people's hearts after a long time. Even if you say good things about Master Zhou's car, you will It's better than letting people see it for themselves. Master Zhou is a man, as long as you get along with him for a long time, everyone will know how good he is, why are you so anxious? Wouldn't it be bad if people bored Master Zhou because of a moment of impatience? "

Li You sighed and said, "Do you think I don't know? But what he looks like now, if he doesn't succeed, I'm afraid he will be ruined! I said I would help him at the beginning, but now I can't do anything, and I feel very uncomfortable!"

Chunying shook her head: "I think Young Master Zhou has already seen a lot, and he won't think about it anymore. After so many years of waiting, why worry about these few months? Besides, it's not that Lord Ke rehabilitated his family. Is the road blocked? It's only been less than a year, what can you do?"

Li You opened his mouth, looked around vigilantly, and then looked at Chunying, thinking that this girl has actually participated in many things, she was still quite tight-lipped, not afraid that she would leak it, so she lowered her voice and said: "This matter It's not difficult, as long as a few more people in the court are willing to speak for him, and our family puts forward the statement that the late emperor was deceived by treacherous ministers to make such a judgment, the holy master is famous, and things will naturally happen!"

Chunying thought for a while, smiled, shook her head and said, "Third young master is so confused, how can the Hou family come forward with such a thing? If Prince Ke's house or Grand Master Liang find out about it, and say that Lord Hou has ulterior motives and spread rumors to confuse the public, what will happen?" What to do? Instead of racking your brains to publicize Young Master Zhou’s good reputation, it’s better to let people quietly spread the words that the late emperor was deceived by treacherous ministers before disposing of the Zhou family. Just don’t let people find out that you did it! Want to come to Yu Historians are all based on rumors, and there will always be people who will write to the emperor without fear of the power of the palace in order to fight for a clear name. This way, things can be done, and the Houfu will be taken out again, and it will save people from beating them up."

A gleam flashed in Li You's eyes, he stared at Chunying for a few times, and smiled: "You girl..." Then he quickly grabbed the snack box, and walked away excitedly.

Chunying sighed secretly, took out her handkerchief and fanned the wind.Finally, I managed to stabilize this little brat. Last time I got angry and offended him. Although I don’t think about it, there will always be future troubles. I shouldn’t worry about it now, right?
The footsteps of many people came from the second door in front, Chunying caught sight of the figure of the second wife Zhuo Shi, and hurried to catch up.

(End of this chapter)