Chapter 9: Every Man's Thoughts (I)

The Su Mansion in Deep Water Lane seemed to outsiders to be as calm as ever, but the people in the mansion could feel the turbulent undercurrents of the past few days. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info And all this originated from Wu Ansheng's family from the third lady of Qingzhou, a word in the Xingchun Hall that day. The so-called one word stirs up a thousand waves, and that's it.

Her words were so clear that almost no one could guess what they meant. The fourth room of the Su family is going back to Beijing, and the fourth room of the Su family, who has been away from Beijing for many years, may return to Beijing this time. As the news spread, Su Fu, which had been quiet for many years, suddenly set off an uproar.

The people in the house are floating up and down, and because of their different thoughts, the people in the house are faintly divided into the "Beijing faction" and the "left-behind faction".

"Cuimei girl is here!" The embroidery lady in the Sufu embroidery courtyard saw Cuimei, and hurriedly smiled and stepped forward to say hello, "Why is the girl free to come here today?"

"Madame is taking a nap. I didn't have anything to do, thinking that I hadn't seen my godmother for a long time, so I came to see her old man. Cui Mei smiled, "How is her old man doing?"

"Mother Chang is in good spirits. The embroidery lady replied, "So I won't delay Miss Cuimei's time, girl, go in, Mother Chang is in the back room." ”

Cui Mei was not polite to her, nodded to her with a smile, raised her feet and went to the house.

In the room, a middle-aged woman of thirty-seven or eighteen sat at the table embroidering flowers, although she was dressed like other housekeepers, but her body exuded a different temperament, which made her words and deeds become friendly and elegant, standing tall among many housekeepers.

And her appearance, after the baptism of the world, can still be seen beautiful, it is not difficult to see that she must have been a beauty when she was young.

"Godmother. Cui Mei called.

When Chang's mother saw that she was coming, she put down the embroidery needle in her hand and smiled at her: "Why are you here? Then she asked the little girl who was waiting in the house to pour her tea.

Cui Mei walked to her side and sat down, and said with a smile: "Naturally, I came to show my filial piety." ”

"I see that you obviously have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, what kind of filial piety is that. Cuimei was raised by her, she had something in her heart, how could Chang's mother not see it, so she said to the little girl, "You go outside and guard, I have something to say to your sister Cuimei." ”

The little girl didn't dare to disobey, so she obediently went down and closed the door.

"This girl is obedient, where did the godmother find it, why does it look a little familiar?" Cui Mei took a sip of tea and asked.

"Her name is Xiaoyan, and she is the daughter of the fourth girl's nurse, you can mention her more in the future. Chang's mother explained, "I have some friendship with her mother. ”

"No wonder it looks familiar. Cui Mei said, "I wrote it down, but I didn't expect Mother Li to look at people accurately and know that Godmother has the ability." ”

"I don't have any skills, but I've experienced more things than others. Chang's mother said, "Don't talk about it, let's talk about it, you came to me for something about returning to Beijing." ”

Cui Mei praised: "Godmother is really powerful, and she can guess accurately." She has been worried about this matter a lot these days, and after thinking about it, she decided to come to the godmother to discuss, "Madame has been very worried about this matter recently, so I want to ask my godmother's opinion." ”

Mother Chang smiled and said, "What's important about my opinion, the main thing is Madame's opinion." ”

Cui Mei frowned and said: "But Mrs. seems to be hovering between returning and not returning, and it is difficult to make a conclusion. But Mrs. Pan's mother next to her changed her way to encourage Mrs. to return to Beijing, godmother, what does it have to do with her not returning to Beijing this time. ”

"Naturally coherent. Chang's mother said, "That Pan's mother is Mrs.'s companion, and I have dealt with her for more than ten years. ”

"Oh, what's on her mind?" asked Cui Meixiu, raising an eyebrow.

"Her granddaughter is a second-class maid next to the fourth girl. With the relationship between their family, as long as she has nothing wrong, it will not be difficult to become a first-class person in the future. In a few years, when the four girls get married, she will definitely follow. Speaking of this, Chang's mother stopped, saw that Cuimei was still puzzled, and said with a smile, "You still don't understand?

"Isn't there a godmother here, how can I still think about it. Cui Mei replied with a smile, while thinking carefully in her heart, and suddenly a flash of inspiration, "Could it be that she wants to ...... her granddaughter"

"That's right, that's the idea she did. The better the family the fourth girl marries, the better the family her granddaughter marries. Mother Chang nodded, stared at Cui Mei again, and said meaningfully, "Godmother can't always be by your side, and you have to think about some problems yourself." ”

But at this time, Cuimei's mind was in other places, and she didn't notice the strangeness of Chang's mother: "This old man has a big heart, and he dares to fight such an idea." I wonder what Madame will decide?"

"You have been following Madame all day long, and you still can't see Madame's plans?" Chang's mother said, "Napan's mother is now only in charge of Madame's small kitchen, and she doesn't often meet Madame, so you can see it." ”

But ...... "Isn't Madame now in a state of uncertainty?"

"Hey, you're still too young. More than clever, but not experienced. Mother Chang sighed, and then explained: "Madame doesn't ask for much in this life, only three things are what Madame dreams of. The same is that the two girls can marry a good family in the future, and the same is that the old man can embark on a career in office, and the third is that he wants to have a son by himself. And these three things, if you can go to the capital, it will be much easier to achieve than staying in Shanzhou. ”

"Didn't you say that the old lady in Kyori didn't like Madame?"

"It's not that the old lady doesn't like the lady, it's that she doesn't like the old man, and she hates the house and the black. Chang's mother picked up the tea on the table and tasted it, leaving time for Cuimei to think for herself.

Even if it is for the sake of those three wishes, the old lady does not like the four rooms of the Su family, and it is difficult for the lady to fulfill her wishes, unless there is other help from Beijing. Wait, help? That sentence of Wu Ansheng's family that day represents the third lady?

"Third lady?" said Cui raised her eyebrows and exclaimed.

"Figured it out?" Chang's mother put down the tea and smiled, and continued, "This time the fourth room returned to Beijing, if you can get the help of the third room, it will be different." The lady is afraid of the old lady, but the third lady is not afraid. ”

"Does the third lady have a good relationship with the lady?" asked Cui Mei.

"I just thought you were smart, why did you become stupid again. Mother Chang shook her head and said, "If the relationship is really good, how could the third lady let the lady's family stay here for so many years." ”

"Is that because of the Seventh Girl?"

"That's right, the key to the problem lies in the seven girls, and the attitude of the seven girls determines whether the lady wants to return to Beijing or not. Mother Chang said, "Even why the third lady suddenly cooperated with the lady this time, it is very likely that it is for the seventh girl." You are good friends with Pingxiang next to the seventh girl, and you didn't ask her why the seventh girl came to Shanzhou. ”

Cuimei nodded, and told Chang's mother everything she knew: "I have inquired a long time ago, she first said that she came to recuperate, and then I had a good relationship with her, and she told me in a vague way that the seventh girl came to Lanzhou to meditate because she made a little mistake." ”

"If you can't meditate on it, why bother to come to Shanzhou? Obviously, someone did it on purpose. ”

"Is it the old lady?" Although Cuimei has never been to the Marquis Wenchang Mansion in the capital, she has heard of some things. The third lady's family is powerful, and almost no one in the Hou Mansion dares to mess with her, and the only eldest lady who can be comparable to her in family background is also friendly with her, and there will be no conflict easily. In the entire Wenchang Marquis Mansion, the only one who can overpower the third lady is the old lady who occupies the identity of the mother-in-law.

"Well, the old lady didn't like the third lady, but she couldn't do anything about her, so she had to take the seventh girl out of anger. Chang's mother analyzed, "The third lady is a powerful person, and I don't have much contact with her, but I can still guess a few points in this matter." The main reason why the third lady helped the lady return to the capital was the seventh girl, but she didn't have the disgusting and disgusting old lady's heart. ”

Cui Mei smiled when she heard this: "This is a report for a report." He asked again, "What does the godmother mean when she says that whether the lady returns to Beijing or not depends on the seventh girl, according to what she said just now, isn't it a sure thing to return to Beijing?"

"Madame also has concerns, the relationship between the fourth room and the third room is really average, if you return to Beijing, what if the third room leaves it aside. Madame doesn't have the ability to resist the old lady. Chang's mother said slowly, "If you want not to be left behind, you can only grasp the weakness of the third room, so that the survival of the fourth room in the capital can be guaranteed." And the weakness of the third room is naturally the seventh girl who is spoiled by them on the tip of their hearts. ”

"So the attitude of the seventh girl is the key. Cui Mei continued.

Chang's mother nodded: "That's right." If you want to say that Wu Ansheng's family came at the right time, if it was a few days in advance, Mrs. might really plan to live in Lanzhou for the rest of her life. But recently, the frequent overtures of the seventh girl made Mrs. change her original mind. ”

"I see. Cuimei, who understood what was going on, smiled at Chang's mother and said, "Thanks to my godmother, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of so much." Thank you godmother this time!"

Chang's mother looked at Cuimei, sighed lightly, and said, "You, don't always think about relying on your godmother, you will have to rely on yourself in the future." In the future, when you encounter these things, you should think more about yourself and think carefully. ”

"Got it, got it. Cui Mei hurriedly replied.

Chang's mother knew at a glance that she didn't take her words to heart: "Don't take it seriously, it's just that you're still in Lanzhou now, with your cleverness, you are enough to deal with everything that happened in the house." But in the future, you will definitely follow your wife to the capital, where the water is a hundred times deeper than here, and what can you do if you don't grow any more? ”

"Aren't you good friends with Pingxiang next to the seventh girl? Learn more from her, that girl is a capable ......."

Seeing that Chang's mother was as turbulent as the water of the Yellow River, Cui Mei hurriedly found an excuse to interrupt it: "Oh, godmother, it's not early, I have to go back to the Spring Hall, Madam should almost wake up." ”

Mother Chang sneered when she heard this: "This annoys me, why didn't I see you annoying when I came to beg me just now." There are so many maids around Madame, what can you do without you?"

Cui Mei laughed dryly: "What's the matter, how could I dislike you." ”

"That's a good thing!" Chang's mother glanced at her, and she didn't continue to entangle, "Okay, okay, you can go." You don't like me, I still think it's an eyesore when I look at you. ”

"Then I'll go first, and I'll come back to see you when I'm free. ”

Chang's mother looked at her departing back, sighed, and then picked up the embroidery needle and continued to embroider the unfinished work in her hand.

Cui Mei went out and stretched out her hand to summon Xiaoyan who was guarding the courtyard.

"Sister Cuimei, what's the matter?" Xiaoyan asked.

Cui Mei looked at her carefully, smiled and withdrew the plain silver bracelet in her hand, took her hand and put it in her palm.

Xiaoyan exclaimed, "Sister Cuimei, what are you doing here?"

"Take it," Cui Mei smiled, "Haosheng takes care of my godmother, and your benefits will be indispensable in the future." ”