Chapter 22: Eavesdropping
Cui Siniang, Zheng Sui's mother's concubine, gave birth to the fourth sister Zheng Fan.
After the correction of that year, he did not move into the Shoujing Garden, and still lived in the back of the Shoujing Garden, the brocade building in the southwest corner, and the distant opposite, was the Diancui Pavilion in the southeast corner, where lived the biological mother of the big Cui family, the fourth brother Zheng Jun and the ninth sister Zheng Qian.
Zheng Sui was led by her sister-in-law into the Jinlou to meet Cui Siniang, whether it was her or her sister-in-law, when she stepped forward to salute, Cui Siniang did not accept the full salute, turned slightly sideways, and only accepted half of the salute.
Hearing a please, Zheng Sui looked at the gentle voice, and saw a plump woman kneeling on the couch not far ahead, who was about to be in her early thirties, with black hair and cloud sideburns, obliquely inserted into the jade Huasheng, with a soft expression, which was amiable and approachable, however, at the moment when Zheng Sui raised his head, Zheng Sui still noticed that Cui Siniang looked at her gaze, and there was a moment of surprise flashing.
Although it was extremely fast, Zheng Sui caught it.
Probably after coming back this time, the Zheng family, no matter who sees her, will show such a look, so she is extremely keen in this regard, if no one shows such a look, then she should be surprised.
The girl standing next to Cui Siniang is the fourth sister Zheng Fan, who I saw in my aunt's house last night.
Zheng Fan's eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Cui Siniang's, with a round face, and there are two deep little wines when she laughs, at this moment, looking at her and sister-in-law, she called her sister-in-law and ten sisters with a smile, took two steps forward to hold Zheng Sui's chubby little hand, and looked at Zheng Sui.
Although Zheng Sui was uncomfortable, he still hurriedly called the fourth sister, and asked, "Doesn't my sister have to go to school today?"
In addition to the clan studies, the family also invited Mr. to set up a school to teach the children to read, regardless of men and women, they all want to go to school. When they were in Pingcheng, Cui's Mansion had a school to teach their cousins and sisters to read, and their uncles often gave them lectures, and there were other families who came to study, such as Buliu's lonely family and Helai's family.
I only heard Zheng Fan say: "Yesterday, Mr. said that the ancestral hall will be opened today, and the school will stop classes for a day, give us a day off, and let us rest for a day." ”
Li Shi on the side listened to it and couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect our Xixi to be a studious, I just came back, and I was thinking about going to school, and when Ming'er arrived, I would definitely personally lead Xixi to the school." ”
Zheng Sui heard the joke in his sister-in-law's words, so he couldn't help but turn around and shouted, "Sister-in-law." ”
Li Shi saw that Zheng Sui was about to withdraw his hand, and hurriedly reached out and pushed her, pushing her next to Zheng Fan, "Ah He, the sun is just right outside, the flowers in Yun Garden are blooming, Xixi just came back, you take Xixi to go there for a walk." As he spoke, he glanced at Cui Siniang, who was kneeling on the couch.
Cui Siniang understood and nodded slightly.
Zheng hurriedly agreed, holding Zheng Sui's hand, but seeing that Zheng Sui was a little unhappy, the Li family on the side reached out and stroked Zheng Sui's shoulder, "Go, sister-in-law will look for you later, and then take you to see Anuke, okay?"
Hearing this, Zheng Sui couldn't help but think, thinking that when he went to see his father just now, the fifth brother was not there, and when he inquired, he learned that the fifth brother had gone out with the eldest brother.
When she was about to go out, Cui Siniang instructed Zheng Fan again, "Ah He, you are a sister, remember to take care of Xixi." ”
After Zheng Fan took Zheng Sui's hand out of the house, he didn't let the servant woman and maid follow, first, the servant woman and maid who served Zheng Fan had no objection, as if they were used to it, but the servant woman and maid who followed Zheng Sui didn't seem to hear it, and still followed closely, especially Cai Fu and Hua Yu.
After following for a distance, Zheng Sui saw Zheng Fan glancing at her, hesitated for a moment, glanced at Cai Fu and Hua Fei behind, and saw that none of Zheng Fan's servants and maids really didn't follow, so he stopped and looked at Cai Fu and Hua Fei, "Okay, don't follow, you and the servants around my sister, just wait over there, I will go to the garden with my sister and I'll be back soon." ”
"Little Lady ......"
"Sister Caifu, this is in the Zheng family, you don't have to worry. Zheng Sui hurriedly interrupted Cai Fu's words.
"No, the thirteen ladies let us follow the two little ladies, the maids can't leave the two little ladies for half a step, it seems that the servant women around the fourth lady should be disciplined......"
"Grandma," Zheng Sui's face changed, and he hurriedly scolded, and said: "You are the person sent to me by my sister-in-law, I respect you, so I call you Grandma, but since it was sent to me, Grandma can take care of the affairs of Wangzhengyuan, and it is not Grandma's turn to interfere in Grandma's affairs." ”
When Hua Yu heard this, she was shocked, and looked up at Du Zheng Sui with a face, which is still the little lady who leaned on the arms of Li Shisanniang, not to mention the little lady who snuggled in Cai Fu's arms last night, and hurriedly argued: "The old maid is also to take good care of the little lady," said, her eyes rolled, and she pulled Cai Fu on the side, "Girl, you also say something, since we are serving the little lady, we can leave the little lady's side." ”
Cai Fu looked at the corners of Zheng Sui's mouth slightly pursed, and couldn't help shaking her head in her heart, remembering Zheng Sui's past temperament, in Cui's mansion, he has always wanted the wind to be windy, and to be rainy, so he said helplessly: "Since the little lady is unwilling to follow the maids, the maids don't follow." ”
Zheng Sui glanced at Cai Fu and was satisfied, before he looked at Zheng Fan on the side and said, "Sister, let's go." ”
Hua Fei's lips moved slightly, but looking at Cai Fu's attitude, she didn't speak again.
got rid of the maid and servant woman who followed, along the way, Zheng Sui followed Zheng Fan, although it was the first time to go to these places, but looking at the surrounding woods and remote roads, as if going around the Jinlou, Zheng Sui also realized that Zheng Fan did not take her to Yun Garden.
Stepping over a small low wall, following Zheng Fan's footsteps, stepping on many flowers and plants, passing through a lush grass and trees, and seeing the four closed windows, Zheng Sui was about to ask where this was.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Fan was busy reaching out to cover Zheng Sui's mouth, not letting her speak, his ears were close to the window, as if he was listening to something.
Although Zheng Sui was short, he was standing by the window and still heard the sound from inside.
Listening carefully, I couldn't help but be surprised, this was clearly the voice of my sister-in-law Li Shisan, "...... The Nanyang clan is also considered to be the last party to be strong, the eldest man of the clan is Jun Zongkan, the talent is extraordinary, and he is the eldest son of the family, and he is barely worthy of our family Ah He, you are Ah He's mother, therefore, Ah Da asked me to come and say ...... to you in person."