179. Rumors and voyeurism
The fourth grandmother glanced at her before she smiled and said, "Oh, I see." "Tell the maid to go and tell Miss Cong Seven.
After a while, the maid came back and said, "Miss Seven is painting in the garden with a few cousins, and cousins." said that when they were gone, they would invite Miss Fang Si over, and the fourth grandmother would greet her first. ”
From the fourth grandmother, she had something to say to He Jiaxian, but at this moment, her face showed embarrassment.
Fang Yulu took the initiative to say, "Then I'll go find Miss Seven myself." ”
The fourth grandmother's face changed, and she saw that Fang Yulu no longer had the enthusiasm she had at the beginning.
He Jiaxian knew that the rules at home were strict, so he hurriedly pulled Fang Yulu's clothes: "Miss Seventh has a guest, you can sit here." ”
Since there is a foreign man, Fang Yulu should take the initiative to avoid it, not to mention that Miss Cong Seventh was not invited, even if she was invited, she should shirk it.
It's not that He Jiaxian doesn't understand the hope of Chen and Fang Yulu to choose a good son-in-law, but no matter what, they should be reserved.
Fang Yulu has always been smart, and as soon as she mentioned it, she knew that her eagerness was too much, and she hurriedly smiled and said: "I haven't seen Miss Seven for a long time, I thought about it very much, and I forgot the rules for a while." ”
After saying that, he sat aside and waited.
After a while, Miss Seven's maid came over to invite, and He Jiaxian breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as Fang Yulu walked away from the fourth grandmother, she immediately approached and said, "What do you think I have to invite you to come?"
He Jiaxian naturally shook his head, unable to guess.
"I'm pregnant!" Cong Fourth Grandma was triumphant, her smile couldn't be waved on her lips, and she stretched out two fingers with jade rings and shook them mischievously.
"It's been two months?" He Jiaxian was also really happy for her.
"No, it's two. Twins!" Since the fourth grandmother has been holding back for so long, the person she wants to share the most is her, at the moment it is like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, meeting her beloved, or a child, getting a beloved toy, her heart is inexplicably excited, and her face is like a flower: "It's been three months." I wanted to tell you a long time ago, but unfortunately you just gave birth to confinement, I don't want to send someone to pass the word, just wait for you to tell you in person after confinement......"
He Jiaxian looked at his body, and he didn't bring any congratulatory gifts, thought about it, and took a pair of bracelets on his hand: "It's not a valuable thing, but fortunately, it's a pair." ”
"Just a good sign. The fourth grandmother took it without disgust, and ordered Juxiang to put it away: "If it's a girl, wear it for them, and if it's a boy, wear it for their daughter-in-law." ”
He Jiaxian couldn't help but smile: "The fourth grandmother really thinks far, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to get on the stage." ”
"Why can't you be on the stage? I still want to ask you to be their godmother. The steamed buns are also better than the meat buns, right. Her last words were to her stomach.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became joyful.
Although He Jiaxian repeatedly refused, he couldn't push the fourth grandmother and promised to be the godmother of the children.
After chatting and sharing, He Jiaxian remembered the matter: "I heard that there is a private school from home?"
"Oh, you said ethnography. The fourth grandmother smiled: "Sure enough, she is a talented girl who reads, pay attention to this." She happily instructed Ju Xiang: "Call a girl to take Second Grandma Fang to take a look." ”
"I can't take you with me because I have inconvenient legs. She pointed to her legs: "Xiao Ranran will leave me to play for a while." ”
He Jiaxian saw her childish temperament, and was happy to be taken care of, so he nodded busily.
A little maid took He Jiaxian around and around, passed the Moon Gate, passed the Second Gate, only walked into the deep alley, and then passed the alley, He Jiaxian immediately heard the sound of Lang Lang reading, which was an independent small house.
He Jiaxian raised his feet and wanted to go in, but the maid was in trouble for a while, she thought He Jiaxian just wanted to listen.
"If the second grandmother wants to go in to see, the slave maid has to talk to the third lady who is in charge of the clan, and the second grandmother will later. The maid advised: "The slave and maid go and find someone to tell you, and you will return in a moment." ”
He Jiaxian saw that it was a rule, and it was not easy to say anything, so he stood up and waited at the door.
It's just that I didn't see the maid come back for a while, and I didn't want to go in rashly, so I went in the direction where the maid left, thinking that it was a place where people gathered, and I could ask someone to urge me.
She was afraid that it would take too long, and the nurse would not be able to take it.
When I walked to the mouth of the alley, I heard the maid who led the way chewing on the root of her tongue with someone: "Which second grandmother, isn't it the Fang family, the second miss of the He family who was rumored to have an affair with someone last time? ”
"The third lady won't allow it. The other maid asked.
"Naturally, yes, it depends on the face of the fourth grandmother. The maid said bitterly: "Speaking of which, she really thought that we hadn't heard of it, but she still had the face to go out." ”
"Yes, she doesn't know, it's from our house. I was still in a hurry to fight the autumn wind. The maid who listened to it "spitted": "It's even more stupid than us." ”
"How come I don't know?" asked the maid who led the way.
"It's nothing, I said it's wrong. The maid who listened noticed that she had slipped her mouth, and hurriedly changed her words, but was patted on the shoulder by the maid who led the way: "You have to hide this from me? Or is it not a good sister? ”
"It's really fine. "The maid is determined.
"Don't say it. The maid who led the way said: "Oh, I have to go back, otherwise it won't be good for her to wait a long time to sue the fourth grandmother against me......"
Just turned around and met He Jiaxian, who had a frosty face, and was immediately frightened: "Second Grandma Fang......" is like seeing a ghost.
The maid who listened immediately wanted to slip away, but was stopped by He Jiaxian: "If you don't want me to tell the fourth grandmother, just stand honestly." ”
She took out ten taels of silver: "Tell me the truth, what do you mean by being passed down from home?"
The maid's eyes lit up when she saw the silver, but she didn't dare to say it after all, He Jiaxian smiled and said: "After taking the silver, let's talk, if you don't borrow it, you will go to talk from the fourth grandmother." ”
It is not once or twice that the fourth grandmother invited He Jiaxian to be a guest, they also heard about it, and naturally understood that no matter how humble their status is, as long as they recognize it from the fourth grandmother, they are Jingui's guests.
Then he trembled and said: "Slave Xiaojuan, when the rumors first rose, I once saw the two sisters Jinhuan and Yinhuan sneakily talking to others on the street, and they said these things, what kind of second grandmother of the Fang family is flirting with people, that person still has a husband with a wife...... I secretly paid attention, and found that the two of them were going out for several days in a row to talk to the neighbors they knew...... After a few days, rumors flew all over the sky. ”
The girl who led the way hurriedly interjected: "That's the girl who is waiting next to the eldest grandmother." ”
"All said?" He Jiaxian asked.
"En, the slave will never dare to hide it. ”
He Jiaxian stuffed the silver into the hand of the man named Xiaojuan, and said to the maid who led the way: "Let's go to the clan school." ”
Ethnology is a courtyard house, with classrooms in the north, rooms in the west, and resting places in the east.
"At present, there are sons and young masters from families and relatives and friends, a total of 24 people are studying here, and Mr. is invited alone. The steward of the clan learned that the third lady was speaking, so he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly waited for the explanation.
He Jiaxian learned about the situation, including the operation model, monthly expenses, teaching level, and the ratio of outstanding, etc., and then returned to the courtyard of the fourth grandmother.
The fourth grandmother frowned: "It's just to take a look, why did you go for so long?"
He Jiaxian didn't want to hide it, so he said what the maid from home said.
The fourth grandmother groaned half-loudly: "No, my sister-in-law is the most amiable, and no one can offend." She thought for a moment: "Go and call me the gold and silver rings for questioning." ”
He Jiaxian hurriedly persuaded: "No." This hand is stretched out too long, and it is difficult to be a person from the fourth grandmother: "I know who it is, I will go back and spend some money to inquire slowly." ”
Since the fourth grandmother saw that she was considerate, she liked it more and more.
He Jiaxian didn't have the heart to be a guest anymore, he just wanted to go back and order someone to investigate.
This feeling of being the enemy and the enemy is really uncomfortable.
He ordered the maid to call Fang Yulu.
The maid who sent it said: "Miss Seven's side is sending someone to look for it, saying that Miss Fang Si doesn't know where to go, probably because she is lost, and she won't come back after half a ring." ”
He Jiaxian was startled when he heard this, and there were many men from the house, but he was afraid that it would be inappropriate, so he hurriedly took Hongmei to find it himself, and entrusted Ran Ran to Jixiang and the fourth grandmother.
She was afraid that if Fang Yulu had an accident, the Chen family would blame her.
Miss Fang Si lost it, and Miss Cong Qi didn't dare to make a big fuss, for fear that the elders above would know that she couldn't take good care of the guests and blame her. He Jiaxian could only understand her mood, and took his own people and a few maids and daughters-in-law from Miss Congqi to search in the backyard of Congfu.
Just listening to the wall is a lively laughter.
Hongmei reminded: "Will the fourth lady go to join in the fun?"
"Probably not...... bar. "The laughter was mostly man's.
Having said that, but thinking about the purpose of Chen and Fang Yulu's intention to come to Congjia, He Jiaxian didn't dare to be sure, and tiptoed along with the laughter.
It was the corner gate of the house, and the door was hidden, leaving a gap for people to pass through, and the woman who watched the door did not know where to run.
He Jiaxian asked Hongmei to stare at the back, lest she "peep" into the front yard and be seen.
Sticking his head in first, he saw Fang Yulu sticking to the root of the wall, with his back to her, looking at the young men sitting in a bunch in the pavilion in the front yard.
It's just that the trees around the pavilion are lush and green, and if you don't have a heart, it is difficult to see the corner gate that is far away.
Fang Yulu didn't know how long she had been standing here, He Jiaxian walked over against the root of the wall and patted her on the shoulder.
Fang Yulu was startled, hurriedly turned her head, and when she saw that it was He Jiaxian, her face was as red as a big apple, and she lowered her head: "Second sister-in-law." ”
"Come back, this is from home, and the etiquette is not in line, and your reputation will be ruined when the time comes. He Jiaxian reminded.
Fang Yulu was reluctant to leave: "I waited for a long time, and they didn't even glance at this side, they won't be discovered." ”
This small corner gate is the place connecting the inner and outer courtyards, and the rules of the family are strict, and the men abide by the etiquette, and their eyes will naturally not glance in the direction of the inner courtyard.
Family style is really impressive.
He Jiaxian thought of this, he was a little embarrassed, and went to pull Fang Yulu again, but Fang Yulu threw his hand away: "Don't be nosy." At the same time, he looked in the direction of the gazebo.
He Jiaxian followed her eyes and looked over, and saw four or five handsome young masters chanting poems against each other, and he didn't know which one she was looking at.
Hongmei's voice came from the corner gate: "Second grandmother, I have found it from the maids of the family." ”
He Jiaxian was taken aback, and hurriedly rushed to Fang Yulu: "Hurry up, if someone finds out, don't you want your name?"
"If you don't want it, you don't, maybe he'll be able to look back at me. Fang Yulu seemed to have fallen into an evil spirit, and resolutely refused to leave.
He Jiaxian was so anxious that he went to pull her arm, Fang Yulu used his other hand to pull it open, He Jiaxian was in a hurry, and tore the wide edge of her cuffs hard, only to hear a "hiss", the wide edge was split in half and hung on the sleeve.
Fang Yulu was furious, and was about to get angry at He Jiaxian, when there was already a man's servant over there and asked loudly, "Who is here?"
If Fang Yulu wanted someone to see her just now, her clothes were torn at the moment, so she naturally changed her mind and didn't want to, so she covered her cuffs and drilled out of the corner door, He Jiaxian followed closely behind, drilled out, and closed the corner door.
Fang Yulu naturally hated He Jiaxian for ruining her good deeds, and was reluctant to talk to her, so she pinched the cuffs with one hand.
When he met the maids sent out from Miss Seven, He Jiaxian said with a smile: "Let everyone be anxious, our fourth miss was hung with a branch and broke her sleeves, and I wanted to find someone who knew how to sew and thread, but who knew that after going around for a long time, the needle and thread were not found, but I got lost." ”
The maid returned to Miss Congqi as usual, and went to the Fang family's carriage to change the substitute clothes she brought, and then said goodbye and returned to Fang's house.
In the middle of this episode, Fang Yulu didn't dare to mention it, but she just looked at He Jiaxian more and more unpleasantly.
When it comes to women's festivals, He Jiaxian naturally doesn't mention anyone, she is more worried about the people who spread rumors.
After returning to Tinglan Temple and telling Hongmei and Jixiang about it, he realized that people's hearts were vicious.
The rumors are terrible.
If it weren't for Master Fang's trust in her, if it weren't for her pregnancy, if it weren't for Fang Qirui's past in Chamei's family...... If she hadn't found a way to save herself in time, the rumors would not have intensified......
Now that she is still able to give birth to her daughter safely, can she keep the name of the second grandmother of the Fang family?
Those who spread rumors can be punished!
From the door of the hood house where the people lived in the alley behind the mansion, an unfamiliar guest came, looking for a golden ring.
She took out a gold bracelet: "This time, I want to thank my sister." ”
Jin Huan was stunned: "I don't know you, you thank me?"
"I know that the misdeeds of the second grandmother of the Fang family came from your mouth, not to mention anything else, our family's evil spirit over the years can come out. The woman smiled and looked grateful: "It's a pity that those rumors are just rumors after all, and there is no real evidence, otherwise if you take it out, where can she still be a young grandmother? It's almost the same as being a flower child." ”
"You...... Have a grudge against her?" Jin Huan was surprised.
"It's not a big deal. The woman recounted a made-up story: "If it weren't for her, how could our family have fallen to such a point." It's a pity, it's a pity, no one has said it now, if I have evidence at this moment, I will never be able to turn over. ”