Chapter 21

After passing through a garden full of flowers blooming like brocades, you will see a large area of ​​lakes and mountains. The lake is the lake in the garden, with a pavilion on it and a stone boat beside it, but the mountains are far outside the garden, like a lake. A pair of splash-ink paintings constitute a landscape by the lake.

The location of this garden is really good, and the mountains outside the garden are also included, which adds a bit of interest.Rong Lanxue admired silently.It seems that his father, who has not met, besides being irresponsible, has an extremely high earning ability and appreciation level.

Mrs. Ye didn't recognize Shifang, so she pointed to Jin'er.Jin'er said: "It's just a boat made of stone. I heard that it is decorated like an ordinary painting boat, but it's all made of stone." She was only a third-class maid, and had never been inside a stone boat. So it's just "heard".Just because she had never been there, she yearned for it very much, so she encouraged Mrs. Ye: "Sister-in-law Ye, let me take you for a stroll."

Mrs. Ye was very pleasantly surprised: "Can I go?"

Jin'er replied: "You are a guest, so you can go naturally."

Ye Shiben still hesitated, but the word "guest" hurt her deeply, so she couldn't think about anything else, so she pulled Rong Lanxue and walked towards the painting boat.

Jin'er quickly walked a few steps to follow, smiling like a flower.

Since the stone boat was made of stone, there was no lock, so Ye Shi and Rong Lanxue boarded it without a hitch.I saw that the inside was exactly as Jiner described, there were tables, stools, chandeliers, and decorative patterns, all of which were carved out of stone.

Ye was amazed and puzzled: "Boats are for paddling. What's the use of carving such a big guy out of stone and not being able to move?"

Jin'er covered her mouth and smiled, and was about to say that this is the hobby of wealthy people, when she heard a shout from the shore: "Who are you? Why are you on the stone boat?"

When Jin'er heard this voice, she trembled with fright, she didn't dare to look up.

Rong Lanxue heard that voice, she was very immature, and she seemed to be a girl, but it could scare Jin'er like this, so it must be a young lady from Rong's residence.Because she couldn't see the outside from where she was standing, she walked a few steps to the window, opened the embroidered curtain, and looked towards the shore.However, before she could see anything, a gray object flew straight towards her. Rong Lanxue was startled, and was about to dodge, but saw that the speed of the object was not enough. It fell halfway, and fell into the water with a splash.

Because the lake on the shore was not deep, Rong Lanxue could clearly see that it was a lake rock.Fortunately, it didn't hit her, otherwise her forehead would surely bloom.Who is this? He threw stones at people before he knew who was on the boat?Is it too domineering?Rong Lanxue held back her anger, walked to the window again, and opened the curtain to look.

I saw a little girl covered in silk and carved in pink and jade standing on the bank. Judging from her age, she was no more than ten years old.However, because Rong Tiancheng's children were arranged next to each other in age, Rong Lanxue couldn't tell where she was.She just sighed, how could such a neat little girl have such a violent temper?
Mrs. Ye also glanced out from another window, and asked, "Which one is this?"

Jin'er hid in the shadow between the two windows, tremblingly said: "Yes, it's Miss Eighth, the masters call her Miss Zhu."

Eighth Miss Zhu?Both Rong Lanxue and Ye Shi remembered that she was Rong Tiancheng's youngest daughter, she was six years old this year.However, although Sister Zhu is the master, she is only a little bit older, so why is Jin'er afraid of her being like this?Seeing her pitiful, Mrs. Ye beckoned her to come closer, but she didn't dare to move.Rong Lanxue felt strange and asked Jin'er, "Why are you afraid of her?"

Jin'er twitched the corners of her mouth, showing a very bitter smile, and said: "Miss Ba is young, the master and wife have both said to let her go, so letting her beat her is nothing. Let alone me, a little slave, Even the older ladies and young masters will take a detour when they see her."

Rong Tiancheng and the Jiang family dote on her like this, isn't she just the youngest, what's the big deal... Rong Lanxue didn't think so.But Jin'er's saying is right, she is young, even if she really provokes you, you are too embarrassed to know her as well, otherwise people will probably say that you don't know how to be humble and have no manners.

Alas, speaking of it this way, it is really not easy to get off the stone boat safely.Rong Lanxue looked at Sister Zhu, who was still staring at them, clutching a stone ready to throw it at any time, and felt a headache.

At this time, Mrs. Ye suddenly asked: "Where is her mother?"

These words reminded Rong Lanxue that Sister Zhu was only six years old, she was still a little girl, she couldn't have come to the garden alone, even if she didn't have her own mother to accompany her, there would be many servants to serve her.However, where is the servant in front of her at this moment?Rong Lanxue looked ashore for a while, but she didn't see anyone other than Sister Zhu, so she turned her questioning gaze to Jin'er.

Jin'er guessed: "Miss Ba must have sneaked out of the school. Her accompanying maid, I don't know how to find her."

This little girl, if she doesn't study hard, why would she run out and hang out!Rong Lanxue muttered a few words, and suggested to Jin'er: "Why don't you let go of your voice and tell them Miss Eight is here?"

"Hey!" Jin'er responded bluntly, put his hands together around his mouth like a trumpet, and opened his mouth to shout: "Come on, Miss Eight is by the stone boat! Come on—"

Before he finished shouting, he saw Sister Zhu running towards Shi Fang in a hurry, while running, she stretched out her hand in Jin'er's direction, as if she wanted to cover her mouth, and at the same time, screamed loudly. : "Shut up, you bitch! If you keep yelling, I'll take your skin off!"

Although Sister Zhu is young, she is still the master. Jin'er was afraid that she would really be skinned by her, so she quickly stopped talking and shrank into a corner.

Seeing that Jin'er didn't make any more noise, Sister Zhu stopped, turned around and looked towards the shore, and found that no one was attracted, so she breathed a sigh of relief, walked into the stone boat with unhurried steps, and shouted: "You guys are so brave, you dare to set foot on the stone boat privately, I'm going to report to my wife and punish you!"

Mrs. Ye bent down, faced Sister Zhu with a smile and said, "I am your father's first wife, and this is your elder sister. We saw the beautiful painting boat, so we came up to take a stroll."

Sister Zhu vaguely remembered that the master in the school seemed to have talked about the meaning of marrying a wife, so she asked in a puzzled tone: "You were divorced by my father?" The reason why she thought Mrs. Ye was divorced It's not a lie, it's all because there are so many women under Rong Tiancheng's name, even though she is young, she still thinks it is not surprising that a woman who claims to be his first wife suddenly appears in the family.

Since Mrs. Ye had no son, she worried about being divorced day and night, so she refrained from hearing these two words the most.But these two words came from the mouth of a girl who was only six years old, which made her very angry.So I had no choice but to speak shyly: "I have not been divorced, but have been living in the country."

Sister Zhu was even more puzzled: "Sir, the so-called being divorced means that a woman no longer lives with her husband. You have always lived in the country and never came to live with us in the city. Isn't that just being divorced?" gone?"

Ye Shi was speechless, unable to answer.

And Sister Zhu seemed to think of something suddenly, and she suddenly realized: "Could it be that you are my father's outlaw, so you didn't come to live in our house?" As soon as she finished speaking, she denied herself again: "Impossible, You were born old and ugly, how could my father choose you as his concubine."

Ye Shi was very embarrassed, it turned out that she didn't even have the capital to be a concubine.

But Rong Lanxue snorted, and said: "What do you know, my mother was as beautiful as a flower back then, it was all because your father had no conscience and abandoned his wife and daughter, my mother had no choice but to support herself and her I can only work day and night, which is why I have wrinkles in advance."

She fully thought that sister Zhu would reprimand her nonsense and slander Rong Tiancheng's reputation when she heard this, but she didn't expect that this little girl changed her previous hostility and looked at her with bright eyes, her face full of sympathy .

After all, he is young, and his nature is not bad.Rong Lanxue's impression of Sister Zhu changed a lot.

"You...are poor people too?" Sister Zhu asked cautiously.

Rong Lanxue noticed that she used the word "also" in her words, so she immediately asked, "Who else is poor?"

"Also..." Sister Zhu's face suddenly changed as soon as she raised her head, she looked at her vigilantly, and said viciously: "I knew that you are not good people, you want to coax me to talk, there is no way!" After finishing speaking, He scolded Jin'er: "Hurry up and take them away, aren't you afraid that I'll tell my wife?"

This little girl, why do you keep trying to drive them off the boat?Could it be that there is some secret about her hidden on this boat?Rong Lanxue looked around the boat, intending to find some clues, but when Sister Zhu saw her looking around, she did not show a nervous expression, but when she inadvertently cast her eyes on the dense bushes on the shore, Sister Zhu's eyes would He opened his eyes a little wider.

What's in that bush?Rong Lanxue was somewhat curious.However, she didn't have the idea of ​​going to find out, after all, this is not her home yet, so she doesn't need to meddle in her own business.Besides, Sister Zhu is just a child, even if there is a secret, how interesting is it, it doesn't matter if you don't read it.

Jin'er seemed very afraid that Sister Zhu would sue, so she plucked up the courage to argue: "Miss Eight, Aunt Ye and Miss Rong are guests! And they came to visit the garden, and it was my wife's permission!"

Seeing that she dared to argue, sister Zhu stretched out her hand to hit her. Jin'er was so frightened that she jumped behind Ye Shi, not even daring to stick her head out.Rong Lanxue reached out her hand to stop Sister Zhu, and said, "You're still a young lady, you want to reach out every now and then, aren't you afraid of being laughed at by others?"

"I want you to take care of it!" Sister Zhu glared at her angrily, but her expression was a little nervous, probably because she wanted to drive them away too much, but she was too small and weak to take them.

Rong Lanxue thought for a while, picked up Mrs. Ye, and made a gesture to get off the boat, and said, "Mother, you see that the shrubs over there are so neatly grown. Could it be that someone trims them from time to time? Why don't we go and have a look?"

Mrs. Ye didn't know why, so she was going to follow.Sister Zhu yelled and jumped on it: "It's just a bush, what's there to see, you are really bumpkins."

Rong Lanxue was not angry at all, and said with a smile: "We came from the countryside, so we are bumpkins."

Rong Lanxue showed weakness so nonchalantly, but Sister Zhu lost her mind and was so anxious that she could only cry.Seeing something tricky, Mrs. Ye hurriedly pulled Rong Lanxue, and said in a low voice: "Xue'er, what are you doing with the child, since she let us go, then let's go, anyway, there is no such thing as Shifang. What a stubborn one."

Rong Lanxue laughed softly: "Mom, I'm just teasing her, I'll never get along with her."

Mrs. Ye smiled: "Come on, come on, that's your sister too, you can make fun of it as you want."

The two were chatting and joking here, and Sister Zhu became anxious again, and said: "My father came back, and I don't know if I recognize you. If you are sensible, leave quickly, and I may say something nice for you at that time, if you don't leave, Don't blame me for reporting!"

(End of this chapter)

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