Rebirth of the concubine's scheming

Chapter 5

It's still very hot in the days of the dog days, and it's not yet noon, when the window is opened, a burst of heat hits your face, Yin Huan ordered An Xia to bring some herbal tea over, Gu Yinfang sized An Xia up, turned her head to say goodbye She said, "What about Juxiang, why is she such an unfamiliar maid."

"Ju Xiang was taken to Yingchunyuan to be with Guan's mother. These are the two maids I bought just now, and my sister will naturally not recognize them." Yin Huan said lightly, seeing what the maid behind her was holding in her hand, The poured tea was pushed in front of her, "My sister is here, there is something important."

"It's not good to buy two maids and come back to do things. You can get used to it. It's better to get one from us." Gu Yinfang's complexion changed slightly, she took a sip from the cup with a smile, Yin Huan shook her head and said, "hands Those who are born will always be familiar, and the newly bought ones are the people in my house, and the exchanged ones may not be for the new master, Sixth Sister, do you think so?"

Gu Yinfang smiled sheepishly, didn't mention anything about Juxiang, and asked the maid behind her to put a few brochures in front of her. Yin Huan saw that they were the brochures of the well-known jade workshop in Lin'an City.

"Did Sixth Sister take a fancy to this item, let me help you choose it." Yin Huan flipped through the three volumes, all of which were for birthday celebrations and presents, and some small odds and ends.

"Look at your memory, you forgot, next month is the old lady's birthday, last year our new entry into this Zhuqing courtyard was prepared by my aunt, this year I have to think about it myself." Gu Yinfang said in a charming tone, eyes However, she always reveals an aura that is superior to her.

"Sixth sister wants to give these?" Yin Huan showed a daze, pointing to the things in the booklet with some surprise, "The prices of the things here are not cheap."

"Of course I know that this thing is expensive. Do you know what the second sister has prepared? A Jade Guanyin, she won't let me touch it." Gu Yinfang's tone revealed a trace of jealousy. Between sisters, Aunt Qian It's better to treat Gu Yinshuang better, not to mention that she is still the eldest lady of the third room, so she naturally saves up a little face, but it's just that she is giving such an expensive gift, and Aunt Qian is not afraid of being overwhelmed by the limelight and attracting criticism.

"We are still young, as long as we are interested, the old lady won't say anything." Yin Huan closed the booklet. There is no upper limit for the expensive things here, and the cheapest ones cost tens of taels of silver. What would she buy? purchase.

"This time the old lady's fiftieth birthday, the old lady of Peng Guogong's mansion is also coming, and I heard that she will bring his grandchildren." Gu Yinfang suddenly lowered her voice, boosed to Yin Huan, Yin Huan still showed With a dazed look, pretending not to understand what she meant, Gu Yinfang showed a look of resentment, and glared at her, "You don't want to marry a good man in the future?"

Yin Huan blushed at what she said, "Sixth sister, how old are we, and besides, parents decide on marriage matters."

"There must be a lot of people coming to celebrate your birthday, so you don't want them to pay more attention to you, so that in the future, when we talk about kissing, my mother will think more about it. We have so many sisters, and the good ones will be chosen away. Could it be that you still want to rely on your aunt?" Yin Huan blushed and lowered her head, her eyes flashed with understanding, her sixth sister must have memorized these words for a long time, Aunt Qian was really troublesome, so dear On the way, they must be eliminated from the very source, so as not to affect the marriage of her two precious daughters.

"Then, what does Sixth Sister think is a good gift?" When Yin Huan raised his head, his face was full of shyness, and he asked timidly, his eyes flickering.

Gu Yinfang saw that she was savvy, and said proudly, "Give me something as good as the second sister. The things from these stores are all good, and the old lady will definitely like it." Gu Yinfang opened the booklet, "I have already chosen , a string of hand beads, made of high-quality agarwood."

"This...sixth sister, it's so expensive, I can't afford it." Shy with money, Yin Huan looked at her shyly, waiting for her to continue talking.

"What's the matter? I didn't spend a lot of money on this. My aunt's uncle knows someone outside. It's very cheap. Guess how much money I have?" Gu Yinfang said pretending to be mysterious, Yin Huan shook Shaking her head, she continued with satisfaction, "Ten taels of silver!"

Yin Huan stretched out his hand to cover his mouth, showing a hint of surprise, and then his expression collapsed again, "But, I can't even take five taels of silver."

When Gu Yinfang heard this, she became a little anxious, and blurted out, "It's okay, it will be fine when you get the money and pay it back slowly!"

"Then, how can it be, this jade bead is so expensive, I'd better send it off, the old lady will definitely not mind." Yin Huan shook her head, and retracted her hand timidly, Gu Yinfang cursed secretly in her heart, He smiled and said, "How can it be expensive? Yours is cheaper than mine. It only costs eight taels of silver. Anyway, I live in the same yard. I'm afraid you won't be able to run away. I will pay for you first, and you can pay it back slowly." Give me."

After a while, Yin Huan nodded in agreement, Gu Yinfang's eyes flashed with impatience, and she asked the maid to put away the booklet, "Then I'll bring it to you when it's delivered."

Watching her leave the house, Yin Huan put away his timidity, and the corners of his mouth gradually raised a hint of sarcasm, eight taels of high-quality jadeite jade beads, Aunt Qian's natal family mined jade veins by themselves at that time.

Yin Huan squinted her eyes and leaned on the soft couch for a while, seeing this, An Xia gently closed the door behind her, and stood guard outside the house.

When she woke up again, Er Dong had already brought her lunch. Now that there are two more maidservants, she has relaxed a lot. In the past, she couldn't move at all when ordering Ju Xiang, but now Mama Wang can relax a bit, Yin Huan drinks With the bone soup, Er Dong showed Yin Huan the things he brought from Aunt Zhou's yard.

"Why did Auntie waste so much money?" Yin Huan sighed as she looked at the bless beads she begged for in the brocade bag. In her last life, she really did this a lot. There are things in temples in Lin'an City, and said It is enshrined next to the Buddha day and night, received thousands of incense, and can bless those who carry it, but the price is so expensive that ordinary people can't afford it.

It's not that she doesn't believe it, it's just that the Buddha has so many people to take care of, and so many people are praying, how can he cover everything, it's better to believe in herself.

"My aunt begged for Miss, so you can wear it." Er Dong hung the brocade bag around her waist, "My aunt also said that she will take care of your things as soon as possible."

Yin Huan nodded. After lunch, Qing Ya came over and brought the embroidered cloth that Yin Huan had asked for earlier in the morning. Looking at Qing Ya, with a look of joy, "Thank you sister Qing Ya, how much money do you need for the four feet?"

"Miss Seven will just give me two taels of silver."

"This is for elder sister, elder sister Qing Ya, don't try to shirk, you have helped Yin Huan so much, Yin Huan doesn't even know how to thank you." Yin Huan gave Qing Ya two taels of silver, and then gave her another The two silver coins, the little hand pressed there persistently, not to let Qing Ya return it.

Qing Ya was startled, and took all the money, Yin Huan smiled sweetly, and happily drank the medicine Er Dong brought up in one gulp.

During the siesta, in Yingchun courtyard, a graceful woman was leaning on a couch, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old maid fan was fanning on one side, and a woman and a little girl were standing there on the other side.

"Mother Guan, you said you wanted to keep your niece in the Spring Festival Courtyard?" Aunt Qian opened her eyes, and the charming look in the corners of her eyes disappeared.

"Yes... I hope Auntie will give you grace. Qing Ya in Madam's house sent someone to bring Ju Xiang back a few days ago, saying that she didn't take good care of Miss Seven." Guan's mother pulled Ju Xiang over, "This child beats you!" Little has no parents, she has always been placed by my side, at her age, she is going to wash clothes and be a low-level maid, and I am not willing to be an aunt."

"Then you can take Mama Guan by your side and educate her for another two years. The little girl has delicate skin and tender flesh. It is really hard to be a low-class maid. If she is well educated, when Yinshuang is engaged, let her follow her to serve her." Let's go." Aunt Qian looked at Ju Xiang who was standing next to Mama Guan, this girl really became rounder every year, if this continues, how will she look at her when she grows up.

"Quickly kneel down and thank you." Mother Guan pushed Ju Xiang, and Ju Xiang quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, Second Madam, thank you... no, thank you, aunt, thank you, aunt."

Guan's mother screamed in shock because of her wrong shout, the title of the second lady is a taboo in the third room, this girl really eats too much on weekdays, and her mind is confused!

Aunt Qian covered her mouth and smiled, her eyes were looking at Juxiang who kowtowed her head. The second lady really made her feel at ease...

Yin Huan raised her head and lowered her head to embroider again. The two strelitzia chinensis had begun to take shape. This was the third piece of silk she embroidered. She picked it up and held it up to the light before putting it down with satisfaction. , Looking at the darkened sky outside the window, lanterns were already lit in the corridor.

After half a month's rest, Yin Huan was thankful that she didn't have to face the Gu mansion suddenly without being prepared. Rao, it took time for Yin Huan to adapt to the place where she lived in the past. She told herself that the past has passed, and the future is something she can change, so she doesn't have to repeat the same mistakes.

"Miss, I'm going to pay my respects tomorrow. You should rest." After Dr. Chen came to see her two days ago, her injuries were all healed. Go to bed and rest.

Early in the morning in Lanxin Courtyard, Yin Huan came not too early or too late. After greeting Fang, she sat on a chair beside her. After a while, Gu Yinhua and Gu Yinfang came together, and Gu Yizhe was the last one. It seemed that he slept late last night, Gu Yizhe was still yawning when he walked in, knelt down obediently to pay his respects, walked straight to Fang's side, and called out to his mother.

Yin Huan watched Gu Yizhe crawl to the side where Fang was sitting, and yawned after sitting down. Compared with them, she looked more unruly. Then she looked at Gu Yinshuang opposite, and saw a slight smile on the corner of her mouth, just Watching quietly.

"Yin Huan's injury is healed, and I can go to the girl's hall today, Yin Shuang, as a sister, take care of her more." Fang looked at the seven daughters with a calm expression, "Your father will be back in three days, You will be tested at that time, so you have to listen carefully to the class."

When they heard that Gu Yucheng was coming back, they had different reactions. A gleam of joy flashed across Gu Yinshuang's face, she quickly suppressed it, and nodded obediently, "Don't worry, mother, I will take good care of Yinhuan."

Fang Shi nodded, "Okay, let's all go back." His eyes fell on Yin Huan, and he was indeed a little calmer when he knocked on it, but he had to take another look at what was going on, and took Gu Yizhe into his arms. Only then did he show a comfortable smile, "I have heard my mother say, what did you do to sleep so late last night?"

Gu Yizhe pouted his mouth and hadn't fully woken up yet. He just wanted to talk to Seventh Sister in a daze, but in a blink of an eye, they had already left. He looked at Fang with aggrieved eyes and said, "Didn't Mother also say that Father is coming back?" Yes, I am preparing for my father to check."

"Fortunately, you still remember what your father said, don't play with your fifth brother next time, do you hear me?" Fang was a little satisfied with what he said, Gu Yizhe nodded, and asked again, "Then why don't I go to find Seventh Sister?" Can?"

Fang looked at the innocence on her son's face and sighed. The most unfavorable thing in her life was probably marrying into the Gu family, and finally gave birth to a child. Five years have passed, and her stomach still hasn't moved. If it wasn't for the Fang family Holding on, I might not know how many aunts my mother-in-law will put in the husband's backyard. It is a pity that after giving birth to so many daughters, she failed to give birth to a son as she wished.

"I'll go later, when you grow up." Gu Yizhe was puzzled by Fang's ambiguous answer, Fang patted him on the head, "Hurry up and come here after class, mother I'll tell you again."...

(End of this chapter)