He Jiaxian said again what Hongmei said before, "can't be connived at", and Fang Qirui groaned for a while: "As far as things are concerned, what she said is not unreasonable, some things cannot be connived at. www.biquge.info It's just that I thought you didn't see it before, and you were pregnant, so as not to know that you were sad and angry, so I didn't make it clear, after all, it's not a big deal, as long as I don't let her succeed. It's just that there are pros and cons to everything. What you want, just watch it. ”

He Jiaxian took a reassuring pill. Early the next morning, as soon as Fang Qirui went out, he called Meng Li in and said with a smile: "How old are you now?"

"XVI. "Ai Ai in the dream pear period, with a touch of expectation on his face.

"Yes. Yesterday, the second master mentioned it to me, saying that he was a little emotional. At the beginning, Tattoo Peach, Sydney and you, served by his side, and now only you are left. The second master said, no matter what, I want to find a good place for you. He Jiaxian smiled and said: "I don't know if you have a favorite, if not, I will pay attention to pick a good one for you." ”

Meng Li was dumbfounded all of a sudden, and only hesitated after a moment: "This is really ...... What did the second master say?"

He Jiaxian smiled: "You also know what kind of character I am, so I won't lie to you." There is one to say one, and there is two to say two. I have seen your performance these days, and I thought that if the second master was intentional, it would be fine. The second master mentioned it yesterday, I can't pretend to be deaf and dumb...... You also know the temperament of the second master, and now let's talk about it. ”

"Second grandmother...... The slave and maid don't want to get married, and the slave and maid don't like it, so the slave and maid want to stay in the yard to serve you and the second master. No matter how dull Mengli was, she also understood He Jiaxian's tolerance of her this day, and even understood that Fang Qirui didn't mean anything to her at all.

"In that case, let's be on an errand. He Jiaxian still smiled faintly: "Now that I am pregnant, there are many things in the yard that have to bother you." At the beginning, the three of you, but now you are alone, and it is not very embarrassing to think about it. ”

Mengli was almost provoked to cry by this sentence: "The second grandmother is so loving, it is the slave maid who has a mind that should not be raised, please punish the second grandmother." The slave didn't mean this when she looked at her auspicious sister...... Just...... I'm afraid that the second master will have no one to serve ......"

"It's okay, I didn't make it clear. The second master is different from other men in this regard. He Jiaxian smiled: "Go on an errand." ”

Mengli resigned herself to her loyalty. When he came out to do things after a while, the clothes on his body were changed to those worn by ordinary maids, and He Jiaxian was also relieved, so he peeled off the pine nuts and ate them again.

She remembered that nuts were very nutritious, what they could provide, and it was said that children were born very smart. In addition, the pine nuts themselves are crispy and fragrant after being fried, and they have recently become her new favorite snacks.

It would be nice if things could be resolved in this way. After thinking about it, he called Hongmei over again: "You help me sort out the needlework basket, and I will make a belly pocket for the child with those silk threads." ”

Hongmei didn't blink her eyes, and she sat on the small stool on the edge of the low couch from morning to night. He Jiaxian went out for a walk and came back, looked at Hongguo and asked Hongguo, Hongguo shook his head: "Except for eating and drinking, I basically haven't moved." ”

He Jiaxian entered the house, and Hongmei hurriedly came over: "The silk threads have been arranged, and the slave maid saw that the second grandmother had a few stitches and sewed them, so she picked them with a needle and corrected them." ”

He Jiaxian looked at the red cloth she was holding in her hand, with the fine stitches on it, it turned out to be a very ordinary apple, and she could almost smell the fragrance when she embroidered it, and said with a smile: "It's hard for you to have a heart, go down and rest." ”

After testing it for a while, she gradually handed over some things in the yard to her, but there was never a mistake, and even Jixiang said that Hongmei was in charge of the yard, and she was much more relaxed.

It's just that the people sent by the Chen family don't need to have a non-use statement, and they also need to be useful. When He Jiaxian sent people back to return to the court, he only said that Hongmei was "very capable, and she had already been asked to assist Mengli in managing the affairs of the yard", and Chen was relieved to hear it: "I said to send peony over, you want to send such a girl." ”

Jin Niangzi accompanied her smiling face: "Aunt Shen must have been moved, and the slave maid looked at her and stared at the second grandmother several times." Just let her do it, let's just look at the result. ”

"Then you still want to send someone over and make her suspicious?" Chen has been doing much more things about the other party's business lately, and he is not willing to spend his mind on other things.

"Raising soldiers for a thousand days, using soldiers for a while, being prepared, she happens to be promoted at this time, and she doesn't send it for nothing. The golden lady smiled: "I didn't say anything else about Hongmei's girl, I just told her to be a good errand, and she couldn't fall into any tricks." Aunt Mei is smart, she must have mentioned it a long time ago. You didn't see the second grandmother, and all the food and drink were not done by outsiders. If she sends the peony over, then she won't be dead?"

Chen smiled: "It's good that you have to worry about these things for me." My hair has turned gray for the past few days, where do I still have the heart to care about others, hey, what should I do? ”

"The third young master has been hit, after all, he is young, and it is inevitable that he will collapse, if he wants to regain his strength, he must first make some achievements to show the master, and get the master's affirmation. The golden lady thought for a while: "It's a pity that we don't have any silver in our hands, otherwise we can help the young master do another business." ”

Chen sighed: "Hey, over the years, the silver in my hand has been taken out by a few of them, and the jade lotus is not angry, and now I am still being pressed by Yuting to the point that I can't turn over, and the silver has been lost." ”

The two of them sighed, and a maid from outside came to report, saying that Fang Yuting was back.

Chen and Jin Niangzi glanced at each other: "Say Cao Cao Cao Cao is here, this girl really has clairvoyance." ”

Fang Yuting was still full of pearls, rich and luxurious, and walked in holding the maid's hand, and said with a smile: "Mother is fine." ”

Chen subconsciously knew that there would be no good thing for her to come, so he didn't accompany the smiling face: "There is something to say." ”

"I heard that the third brother has recently made my father angry, and he is not very serious. Fang Yuting covered her mouth and smiled: "I'm so anxious to see it." ”

"What are you anxious about?" Chen snorted coldly: "I see that you are not at ease." ”

"Mother, if you say this, you will wrongfully kill me. Fang Yuting hurriedly defended: "I was in a hurry, so I begged my husband to come back, and I have a good business to give to my third brother." ”

"Hou Ye has a good relationship in the palace, saying that there is a father-in-law in the palace, who wants to sell a large number of famous calligraphy and paintings, naturally can not be sold in the capital, that is the emperor's reward, if you find that it is a great crime of disrespect to the Son of Heaven! Originally, the Hou Ye contacted Han Moxiang of the Fang family, but it is a pity that it is said that because his father has no turnover of silver in his hand, the family's shops are only unable to enter and exit, and he cannot do this business. That batch of calligraphy and paintings can be sold for 50,000 taels of silver, but now the purchase price is only 30,000, which is cheap. This one in and one out, but it is a profit of 20,000 taels of silver. Fang Yuting said eloquently, her face was calm: "Xianggong heard this, and wanted to eat this batch of calligraphy and paintings, but unfortunately, Master Hou didn't allow us to do this kind of lowly business, and there was not so much silver at home, so I sent this favor to my mother." ”

"Don't you have a dowry?" Chen didn't say anything, and didn't believe her.

"My dowry, didn't the eldest sister tell you?" Fang Yuting pretended to be surprised: "I can't hide it, our dowry was looted clean when we entered the Hou Mansion, where can we save half a cent?" If it weren't for the lack of silver, how could Xiang Gong think of doing calligraphy and painting business, and lose his identity in vain?" Fang Yuting beat her chest: "I want to come now, if it weren't for my dowry, I'm afraid that the Hou Mansion wouldn't look down on me, a merchant girl." ”

Chen was silent and didn't speak, only looked at Fang Yuting's eyes, seven points of suspicion.

"If Mother doesn't believe it, forget it. Fang Yuting clapped her hands: "Actually, my mother can send someone to inquire, if it's fake, you can find out as soon as you ask." ”

Chen sneered and said, "That's a good idea. So he called the wind chimes and told her to go to the shop and ask.

Her mother and daughter sat together and didn't seem to have anything to say, so Fang Yuting smiled and said, "I'll go back first, if my mother wants to do it, I'll tell you the address and contact person of the bookstore." However, I also have conditions. ”

Chen knew that she would not do such a cheap thing, and looked like he knew it in his chest: "Say it." ”

"The fifth sister heard that the daily green light ancient Buddha is living comfortably. Fang Yuting gritted her teeth: "My life is not good, and she should not think about it." I was so cruel to me at the beginning, if I didn't torture her, she wouldn't be able to survive, she couldn't die, and she would never give up!"

Chen's fingers stuck to the satin tablecloth on the table, and said with a smile: "Now that she has shaved her head, she is reciting scriptures to your grandmother." ”

"Recite the scriptures, then recite them well, recite them to your grandmother, recite them to your grandfather, and recite them to your great-grandmother, and if you don't recite them for a day, it's not pious!" Fang Yuting sneered and said, "I don't know what my mother thinks, is it appropriate?"

"When the girl from the wind chime comes back from the news, she naturally knows whether it is suitable or not. Chen smiled and said, "I'll send a girl to tell you tomorrow." ”

A strange smile rose at the corner of Fang Yuting's mouth, and she walked away triumphantly.

Arriving at the gate of Fang's mansion, Fang Yuting went straight to the carriage, and the carriage turned to the road with a bang. Ying'er, the personal maid who followed, hesitated and asked, "This is not the way back home......

Fang Yuting's red lips were tightly pursed, and she said half-loudly: "Go to Changping Hutong." She glanced at Ying'er viciously, and her resentful gaze was like a cold snake: "Go back and shut your mouth, don't forget, how did the maid who followed me before be beaten to death by the second master!"

Ying'er was full of excitement, trembling and eager to lower her head to the ground: "Slave and maid can save it." She had only been with Fang Yuting for five days, and she heard that the maid she was serving before had died of a sudden illness, and the people were already talking about it. But when the second lady said it today, she was beaten to death, and she was suddenly so frightened that she didn't dare to raise her head.

Just thinking of the second lady's performance in the Fang family, Ying'er had a little bit of a plan in her heart, forced herself to raise her head, stabilized her voice and said: "Then it must be that she doesn't know what to do, and she hasn't done her duty as a slave!"

Fang Yuting glanced at her a little unexpectedly, but admired her courage. Since she married into the Hou Mansion, the maids around her have changed three or four, each of whom is a coward who is cautious, does not dare to get close to her, and hates to run away all the time. Only this girl, the first one who heard the words and dared to raise her head to answer, smiled and said, "If you do your duty, I will not treat you badly." ”

Ying'er nodded hurriedly: "Yes." The second lady has always been more generous than the eldest lady, and her face is pleasant. ”

Fang Yuting was even happier when she heard this, and said with a laugh: "She is sick, and she loses her appetite when she looks at it." ”

"It's not just the second lady, Mrs. Hou is also unappetizing when she looks at it. Ying'er saw that the sycophants worked, and greeted again and again: "The people in the house say that they are all girls from the Fang family, and the eldest lady is not as beautiful as the second lady." ”

Fang Yuting laughed more and more: "Finally someone told the truth, over the years, she relied on the aura of her daughter-in-law, and she didn't know how much to look down on me." Now, I want her, and them, all back. ”

Ying'er carefully accompanied her smiling face to beat her back: "I don't know who the second lady will see in Changping Hutong?" she picked up the curtain and glanced outside, and walked a little longer and turned a corner.

"That's not what you're supposed to ask. Fang Yuting stopped smiling and said in a deep voice: "If you go there, you are blind, deaf, and dumb!"

"......" Ying'er didn't speak.

"Did you hear that!" Fang Yuting scolded impatiently.

"The slave is already mute. Ying'er replied, her fingers making a "seal" gesture on her mouth.

"Good!" Fang Yuting was amused by her and giggled, in a good mood.

After getting out of the carriage, a little maid waiting at the door came over with a smile: "The second lady is invited." ”

Fang Yuting ordered everyone to wait outside, but she took Ying'er in, and the door in the small courtyard squeaked shut.

Feng Chime, who was sent by the Chen family to inquire about the news, soon came back and reported to the Chen family: "I asked the person who followed the master, but he refused to say it at first, and the slave and maid only said it after the silver." It is said that this is true, the famine in the capital is much more serious than ours here, the price of rice and grain has been rising, and the usual rich people are now buying rice and grain with silver, and no one is buying calligraphy and painting. Hou Ye visited the master in the store yesterday, and he was talking about this transaction, but the master did not agree. ”

"Is the news accurate?" Chen's eyes lit up.

Therefore, the slave maid went to ask Fang Fu again, only to ask for verification, and he confirmed that Hou Ye had indeed been there. Wind Chimes nodded.

Chen hurriedly asked Jin Niangzi to call Fang Qiye, and Fang Qiye came over nonchalantly: "What do you want me to do, I'll play cards with a few of them." ”

"What cards to play. Mother, there are good things here. Chen was overjoyed, hurriedly told the matter again, and said: "If that batch of calligraphy and paintings is true, then we have to take the lead." ”

"How to rob it?" Fang Qiye's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he threw the one that he didn't take off to the table: "Don't be afraid of truth or falsehood, I studied calligraphy and painting appraisal in the capital before, isn't my teacher also in the capital? I'll ask him to take a look at it when the time comes, it's not wrong! Let's buy it and hang it in a small shop to sell, and no one knows quietly." The money sold was used to expand the shop, and my father knew that he was impressed with me. ”