in spring

Chapter 292

When Zhuo heard her husband calling, she didn't bother to talk to Chunying, so she casually said, "Wait a minute." Then she went inside.

Chunying looked helplessly at her disappearing behind the green gauze closet, a little discouraged, and worried that if the second master asked the second wife to go in, it would hinder her plan, and wanted to know what they were talking about, but she remembered the second wife I heard that the master's actions are very shrewd, and the second old lady and the second wife don't like servants to spy on the master's family affairs privately. If they see him poking around and get angry with him, wouldn't it be bad?So she had no choice but to suppress the impatience in her heart, bow her head in a submissive gesture, and wait for the second wife to come out to continue.

When Zhuo came to the inner room, she saluted her husband with a smile, and asked with a smile, "What do you want me to do?"

The second master looked outside and saw that Chunying was standing there peacefully, not looking around indiscriminately, he calmed down, motioned his wife to come closer, and asked, "That girl outside, I remember, was served by my mother. I heard what she said about taking her parents out to take care of her, what happened?"

Mrs. Zhuo hurriedly recounted what Lu Renyi had said to Mr. Xu, and said, "Brother-in-law Chunying lives in a well-to-do family in the outer city. The family has some property and lives well. I just sold it a few days ago, and I have to find a way to accommodate them, but her old man has bad legs and feet, and it is inconvenient to do anything. Since his son-in-law came to beg, I thought, a gentleman has the beauty of an adult, and he is also a Filial piety, there are too many people in the house, the old man just told me to cut more, don't make too much publicity, he is going to pick up people, but he has helped me, even if it is because Chunying is waiting for my mother For the sake of hard work, it's okay to reward her parents for their kindness. Does the master think it's not good?"

The second master frowned: "You are in charge of these matters, and I don't think there is anything wrong with it, but although this girl said that her parents can still do errands, it is not good to leave the house without the master, but listen to what she said." The meaning behind the words is that her parents are useless, so you should let her go as soon as possible. It's nothing to be a girl. Such a self-motivated girl is better than those girls who spend all their time trying to cling to their masters. , it’s just that it’s inappropriate for her to serve her mother by her side, if she has selfish intentions.”

Zhuo was taken aback. After thinking about it carefully, she felt that her husband was thinking too much, so she hurriedly smiled and said, "That's not the case. The master has only been home for a few days, and there are some things I haven't had time to say. This Chunying In fact, he has made several contributions." Then he told Chunying's several speeches and the two receiving imperial edicts in the past few months.

It doesn't matter what she said, two quarters of an hour passed quickly, and Chun Ying was almost going crazy waiting outside.She didn't come here to play because she had nothing to do, but because she had just had dinner and it was not time to go to bed. It was cold and she didn't dare to take a bath. There are two big maids and a few young maids waiting in the room, she will not be needed for a while, and she can only come if the second wife summons her.But who knows when the second old lady will look for her?Besides, according to the usual habits, the second old lady will go to bed in half an hour.If she hadn't gone back then, even if the second old lady didn't say anything, the nuns in Songyiyuan would come to her to talk about the rules.

Chunying couldn't help taking a sneak peek inside, through the green gauze cupboard, she could only vaguely see the second master and the second wife standing by the side of the shelf, they were approaching and didn't know what they were talking about, when suddenly the former raised his head and wanted to look over , she quickly lowered her head, keeping her eyes on her nose and her nose on her heart, she was in a state of agitation, and secretly said: Second wife, if you and your wife want to whisper, why don't you talk slowly after the lights are turned off?Do you want to finish my business first? !

In the green gauze cupboard, after hearing his wife's words, the second master felt a little complicated: "Madam...you..." Zhuo hurriedly said with shame on his face, "I know the master never likes to deal with those servants, but...at that time the emperor suddenly The decree to suspend the master was issued, and my mother and I didn't hear any news beforehand, so it was inevitable that we were a little confused... It just so happened that the supervisor Qiu said something to Brother Dun, and I took it as a life-saving talisman... Afterwards Come to think of it, I also know something is wrong."

The second master shook his head and sighed: "I didn't care about this matter. According to what you said, that Qiu Neijian accidentally recognized the bracelet on Chunying's hand, so he wanted to mention our family. Accepting the thank you gift from you, I didn't come to ask for money, which shows that there is some sense of propriety. You deliberately made friends with the servants because you were worried about my future. Since they are polite, I will naturally not blame you. It's just... If it's just to avoid disaster , it doesn't matter, you must not ask them to do something for the sake of my power and official career."

Zhuo hurriedly said: "Master, I have been worrying too much. How can I not understand this truth? Master was born in the orthodox imperial examination, has always been dedicated to his duties, and is loyal to his duties. Who doesn't admire him? Wouldn't it ruin the master's reputation?! Even if I die, I dare not do such a thing!"

The second master hurriedly took her hand: "I just said it casually, not to blame you, why do you say such harsh words? Do I still not believe you?"

Only then did Zhuo's expression slow down: "I know that the master believes in me, so I have to express my heart again and again." Then he stood up straight, wiped his tears and said, "The master has been outside for a whole year, and the frontier has used weapons. Well, my mother and I were also worried when we were in Beijing. I was afraid that something might happen to the master. After finally looking forward to the news of your safety, this false accusation happened again. At that time, Qiu Neijian didn’t want any benefits. He took the initiative to disclose the news to our family, and he took a risk. He originally had good intentions, but my mother and I were very anxious, so how could he refuse to come in? Besides, he has never done anything bad, even the inner prisoner Hu, Now that I am in charge of the Western Affairs Department, there is no bad reputation, so I dare to send them a thank-you gift. Besides, the total is that Director Xu has gone to other people's houses two or three times. If I want to borrow them It is absolutely impossible to say good things to the master in front of the Holy One!" Although she said so, she somewhat expected in her heart that when her husband was not trusted by the emperor, the emperor's valet would be able to speak up. Mention the benefits of your husband.

How could the second master not understand his wife's intentions?I feel a little ashamed: "I'm not one of those pedantic people who cling to lofty ideas, madam really don't need to worry. If our family has one or two helpers from the inner palace, we can naturally avoid some disasters, as long as we don't rely on this It’s all about asking the officials for power. I’m just asking for nothing, and it’s making Madam sad.” After a few words of comfort, he said slowly, “Actually, the servants are first-class, and they are not people who cannot deal with people. When we were in the north, why didn’t we He used to supervise the army? However, that person treats people fairly well. He doesn’t interfere with serious military affairs except for food and military resources. Therefore, we live in peace with him. Although the current emperor loves to use internal servants, he still controls them. It's important, if someone commits a crime, no matter how deep the relationship is, they will never use it again, so those servants dare not do anything wrong, and we will not blame the Holy One for this, or regard those servants as the root of disaster. "

Zhuo wiped away her tears, then smiled and said: "That's right, I looked at Chunying and didn't recognize that Qiu Neijian, nor did he know about Hu Neijian, but Hu Neijian was grateful for the life-saving grace of the Hu family's descendants. , Qiu Neijian thought of Hu Neijian's status as a teacher, so he took the risk to mention our family to reassure my mother, I am actually very grateful to them."

"Does that Chunying really not know about Qiu Neijian and Hu Neijian? Since her fiancé-in-law is familiar with the servants, she has never heard of it?"

"I really don't know." Zhuo said with a smile, "I have tried her before, and I know she really doesn't know. Besides, Qiu Neijian recognized her from the bracelet on her hand, and the two of them had never met before. Furthermore, although the bracelet is made of silver, it is also an internal product, and it was given by the empress. She is a girl, but she dares to wear it on her hand every day like this, and never takes it off when she goes out to work. Just imagine, master, if it is an ordinary girl , even the daughter of a respectable family outside knows the origin of that thing, so she dare not spoil it like this? If she doesn't want to make a fuss, she doesn't have to wear it every day. If she wants to wear it to show off, people around her will always listen to her talking about it. But none of the people in the Songyi Courtyard knew the origin of the bracelet, not even the mother paid attention to it, it can be seen that Chunying didn't know about it."

The second master nodded: "That's all right. Since you said that she has made so many contributions and kept silent, it can be seen that her temperament is quite calm. Although she wants to ask the whole family to leave the house, it is a bit chilling, but look In terms of the credit she has made, it doesn't matter."

Zhuo said with a smile: "Actually, even if she is really careful, I can understand it. The Hu family's descendant is from a wealthy family, and he is familiar with the servants in the palace. He also went overseas with King Wen. He will return to Beijing in the future. It's a bright future. If he is old-fashioned and trustworthy, and he still comes to marry Chunying as agreed, and let people know that the Lu family is only the head of our house, it will have a bad reputation. Since her brother-in-law has a good family background, her parents must I also hope to give my daughter a face and let her remarry without being a servant, so that she won’t be able to straighten up in her husband’s house in the future.”

The second master laughed when he heard the words: "Since this is the case, then you have rewarded them with this grace. But there is one thing, since this girl's mind is a little impure, she will easily cause trouble if she stays for a long time. Just look at the two For the sake of the inner eunuch, you should arrange for her to leave the mansion as soon as possible. It is better to release her early than to release her later. At most, she will be given a dowry, and she will not need to come and go frequently in the future. The powerful, after all, is not the right way, we don't need to get involved."

Although Zhuo didn't quite agree with his opinion, she never refuted it in front of her husband, so she answered yes meekly and said some other gossip before returning to the outside room.

Chunying has been waiting for a long time.Just now, Qingluan has quietly come to urge her twice, saying that Songyiyuan is looking for her, she is afraid of missing this opportunity, and the second wife is busy with things in the end of the year, and the second wife can no longer spare time to talk to her about this matter, if it takes longer It was a long night and dreamy, so he gritted his teeth and insisted on waiting.At the old lady's place, she only said that there was something delaying here, and that she would just apologize after returning home.With her status in Songyiyuan today, it is impossible for her to be severely punished for such a trivial matter. Anyway, she is not here, and there are three big maids waiting on her, so nothing can be missed.

Just as she was thinking wildly, she suddenly saw Zhuo Shi turn around, Chun Ying almost didn't come up, she suppressed the excitement in her heart, bowed her head and listened to the other party's order, planning to remind him immediately if the other party forgot the topic just now.

But what Zhuo said after she opened her mouth made her ecstatic: "Since your sister and brother-in-law are filial, there is no reason to stop others from being filial. If so, I will agree. Now that the New Year is approaching, the yamen is closed. After a few years, ask Mr. Xu to file paperwork for your parents."

Chunying hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you Madam for your kindness, I will send a letter to my parents, asking them to thank Madam."

Zhuo waved his hand: "I have a lot of things to do here, where is the free time? Then tell your sister and brother-in-law to take the old man home. When the weather is warmer in spring, come back and talk to the old lady when you are free. By the way Look at you too. It’s just that you need to pay more attention when you’re in front of the old lady——have you taught the newly-selected girl well?”

She suddenly changed the subject, and Chunying was stunned before she realized: "Yes, the rules have been taught, and other skills have to be learned slowly, but they will not be rude when they hold a banquet in the New Year."

Zhuo smiled and said: "Well done, then you can teach them more things. When you go out in the future, the old lady's yard won't be in a hurry."

Chunying's heart moved, and she looked at her expression carefully. Seeing if she was joking, she answered yes carefully, and then said a few words with her, and finally decided not to disturb the old lady's bed late at night. By, back out.

On the way back to Songyi Courtyard, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips.I finally got my parents out, and thinking back to what the second wife said, I can see that it will not be difficult for me to leave my citizenship in the future, and the heavy weight on my heart has finally been half removed.She is already thinking about what she should do to make a living after her parents go out so that she can accumulate property.Now that we have already bought a lot of houses for rent, it is enough to take back a house for self-occupation. Maybe we should buy dozens of acres of land?It is also good to have the name of a landlord...

She went back to Songyi Courtyard in a brisk mood. Li'er had been waiting at the gate, and as soon as she saw her, she pulled her in, and then apologized to the gatekeeper.Chunying also knew that she came back late, and she might have delayed the women's sleep, so she hurriedly apologized, and stuffed them with some money to drink and warm up, only to get back the smiles on their faces.

Back in the room, she asked the old lady Lier if she had ever fallen asleep. Lier said, "Sister Qiuyan and Sister Bailing fell asleep while waiting. Sister, that's all."

Chunying hurriedly asked: "But there is something urgent? Why do you always come to me?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I want my sister to prepare clothes and jewelry for going out tomorrow. There is news from the Hou's mansion that the ancestor worship will be more grand this year, and the old lady is invited to come to the mansion tomorrow to discuss."

Chunying frowned, seeing that New Year's Eve was just around the corner, did the Hou Mansion just say that the ancestor worship ceremony should be held more grandly?

But this year, the second bedroom and the whole family have arrived, and the third young master has married a wife again. Maybe the Hou Mansion also wants the wife of the future heir to meet the family members?

Thinking of this, Chunying couldn't help recalling the situation when Miss Fan married in, and she felt a little curious: this girl who married into the Hou's mansion with resentment, did not know if this girl had caused any disturbance in the Hou's mansion in the past month or so. ?
(End of this chapter)