Chapter 18 Xiuzhutang is different
Mrs. Mu's birthday is at the beginning of July, and every year Mrs. Mu's birthday is far away in Beijing, and the eldest uncle and sixth uncle may not come back, but this year Mrs. Mu is fifty years old, maybe the two rooms will come back. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Mu Zhiyan, who was lying under the window and pretending to sleep, may have been really bored, tidied up his clothes and stood up and walked to his sisters who were chatting happily. Without seeing it, he instructed Ling Yan behind Mu Zhiyue to pour her tea, and nodded appreciatively and said, "Your girl's craftsmanship is really good, better than Tinglan's."
Tinglan is Mu Zhiyan's personal maid, and she has followed Mu Zhiyan to Xiuzhutang every day, and she is already familiar with Lingyan and Xu'er. There was no resentment when he heard this, but Ling Yan lowered his head embarrassedly when he heard the praise.
Mu Qinglin admired and envied this second cousin, originally her mother Chen was in charge of the inner courtyard of the Mu Mansion, and she was the top among the sisters, but since Mu Zhiyan came back, her temperament and occasional talent were beyond her reach. In addition, the eldest uncle is in a high position, so he always has more advantages than himself.
Mu Zhiyan is not a person who likes to contact people, so the two do not have much contact, but this does not prevent her from her own exquisite temperament, so she took the initiative to talk: "I heard my mother say that my grandmother has shown the second sister several people the day before yesterday, and it seems that I have made an appointment to go to Longxing Temple to listen to Master Puzhi's lecture in a few days, and I wish the second sister a good home."
Mu Zhiyan put down the blue and white porcelain teacup in his hand, the tea was a good tea, but the atmosphere was not to his liking, and he said lightly: "The fourth sister has a heart, I don't even know this, thank you for the blessing of the fourth sister."
Mu Zhiyan is already twelve years old, and girls who have not yet decided to marry at this age will always be said to have something unknown to everyone, so Mrs. Mu is really anxious, and she gives Mu Zhiyan a family affair with great fanfare. But it is also limited to Fengyang, if it weren't for the Xia family's affairs, relying on the momentum of the Mu family and the status of Master Mu, he would be able to find a good family in the capital. Mrs. Mu really can't understand her granddaughter's temperament, she is really a weird person when she says she is steady but can break up her family affairs, and she is reckless and cautious in her words and deeds.
Several girls played in the bamboo forest for a while before they dispersed today's tea party, because in addition to Mu Zhiyue and Mu Jingyun who lived in Fangxie Courtyard, and Mu Zhiyan who lived in the main courtyard, the other girls lived in the East Garden, so only the three of them said goodbye and left.
Out of the East Garden, the maid beside Aunt Yan walked over, Mu Zhiyue's eyebrows were almost undetectably wrinkled, she was now very sensitive to the contact between Aunt Yan and Mu Jingyun, as long as the two of them came into contact with her, she had a feeling of a cool breeze behind her.
Mu Jingyun and the maid whispered a few words next to them and then came over to say goodbye, "Second sister, sixth sister, my aunt seems to have eaten something bad, I'll take a step ahead to take a look, I'm sorry." Then Fu Yili took his maid and left.
Mu Zhiyue quietly gave Su'er a color, Su'er was lively, and immediately understood what the girl meant, but it was the first time that the girl had the mood of spying on Aunt Yan's mother and daughter, Su'er couldn't help but be a little excited, quietly half a step behind everyone, and turned around and walked under the corridor on the other side.
None of this escaped Mu Zhiyan's eyes, and Mu Zhiyue didn't want to hide it from her, if there was no means in this inner house, how could she go further, she believed that Mu Zhiyan also understood this truth, otherwise she wouldn't have reminded herself of Aunt Yan last time.
Mu Zhiyue didn't go back to Fangxiyuan immediately, but went to Xiuzhutang, as if only there could she really calm down and think about the problem.
Today, I feel a little chaotic inexplicably, I have been back home for several days, but I can't do it, I can't do what I want to do, and I think everything is too simple.
After the rain, Xiuzhutang has a unique flavor, the air is full of the fragrance of magnolia flowers, and occasionally there are residual raindrops dripping from the wide leaves, and the mind seems to be rendered by this unbridled refreshment.
Mu Zhiyue exhaled a long breath, sucked it back hard, and looked at the Xiuzhutang after the rain. These magnolia trees face the corridor on the east side of the main entrance, the corridor extends to the north, and then there is a row of inverted seats and a hanging flower door, and I have come to Xiuzhutang so many times that it seems that I have never been to the courtyard inside.
My brother should be studying with Master You at this time, and there is nothing to do when he goes back to Fangxi Courtyard, so it is better to visit this Xiuzhu Hall.
Mu Zhiyue, who had made up her mind, asked a little maid who followed her to see if the hanging flower door was locked, Ling Yan looked at the closed courtyard door and asked, "Does the girl want to go in and take a look?" This Xiuzhutang has been abandoned for a long time, and someone can only clean it once a month, I'm afraid it will dirty the girl's clothes."
Mu Zhiyue, who was full of curiosity, said happily, "It's okay", and saw the little maid who checked the door lock waved her hand and gently pushed the door open, indicating that the door was not locked.
Mu Zhiyue lifted the hem of her skirt and walked forward, and said, "I'll go and see, let's go." Lingyan, who followed behind, and another little maid walked together with her to the courtyard she entered.
Walking in, you will see two old ginkgo trees, tall and dense branches, which can grow so strong without special care, and you can see the tenacity of vitality.
Looking further inward, it is not unsurprising that the three main rooms and the wings on both sides are connected by two hand-copying verandahs, which are standard interior house layout. Because it is uninhabited, there is no greenery in the courtyard except for the two trees at the entrance.
The first interest was gone, Mu Zhiyue stood under a tree at the door and pulled the branches boredly, did not go in again, and there was no need to go in at a glance.
Ling Yan sighed on the side: "This is too deserted, fortunately, there are no weeds in the yard, and it is not deserted."
Mu Zhiyue lost interest and said listlessly: "Go back."
But at the moment of turning around, her footsteps suddenly stopped, and she turned her head sharply in the direction where the verandah and the main room met on one side, and shouted softly: "Who is it?"
The maids who followed beside him were all startled, and looked in the direction that Mu Zhiyue was looking at, the green bricks and tiles, the pillars were straight, and they didn't see any difference.
Ling Yan stepped in front of Mu Zhiyue and asked in a low voice, "What did the girl see?"
Mu Zhiyue frowned suspiciously, the moment she just turned around, she clearly saw a soap-colored figure flashing from the depths of the verandah, looking at the few little girls following behind her, she decided not to risk probing.
Then he shook his head and said, "It's me who is dazzled, let's go", and took the lead out of the hospital.
Ling Yan cautiously glanced back again, cautiously chased Mu Zhiyue away, and did not forget to tell the little maid to close the door after going out.
Mu Zhiyue returned to Fangxi Courtyard full of concern, she was sure that she was not dazzled, but she was a little girl who did not dare to delve into the reason.
I'm not afraid of 10,000, just in case, since I can appear in that idle yard and still hide in the dark, there must be something that can't be known, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, although she is not a gentleman, but she really dare not and cannot take risks when she is not sure.