Qin Su didn't care what Old Madam Gao said, he just stared at the Zhong family closely. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhong's brows were furrowed, and his expression was a little unnatural.

Something must have happened.

Qin Su's heartbeat was a little faster.

It would be great if there was a change in Huangbaipi. She couldn't stop having such thoughts.

However, although he was full of worries, Zhong never spoke, only quietly sipping tea, but Lin, as distressed as in his previous life, said back and forth, which was really annoying.

At this moment, I heard the sound of footsteps suddenly coming from the gate of the front courtyard, and then the voice of Xiao Dong rang out: "Steward Xiao Dong is here." ”

"Come on in. Lin Shi said first, and his voice was quite eager.

At this time, everyone didn't care if she was rude, and everyone, including Mrs. Tai, looked at the curtain.

After a while, I saw the door curtain lifted, and Dong An's figure appeared outside the screen.

Before he could salute his masters, the Lin clan preemptively asked, "What is the situation in Guangling, is the news of the loss of Jiangdu true?

Dong An bowed outside the screen and saluted, and said in a deep voice: "If Mrs. Hui and the ladies are concerned, the city administration only got the news, and the news of the loss of Jiangdu is true, it is said that ...... Tangyi County was also lost. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of inhalation in the hall.

There was no trace of emotion on Mrs. Tai's old face, and after a moment of silence, Fang asked, "When is this?"

Her voice was a little cool, and as she spoke, she subconsciously leaned forward and pressed one hand on the arm of the sandalwood chair.

"February 15. Dong An said calmly, there was no panic in his tone, which was quite similar to his clan uncle Dong Liang.

Mrs. Tai's eyebrows pressed downward, and after a moment, she leaned back and stared at her brows.

Dong An bowed down and waited for a while, and when he saw that Mrs. Tai was speechless for a while, he asked, "Now I have to ask Mrs. Tai to show me, how to arrange those few stewards." ”

The stewards he was talking about meant the stewards who had come back from the tea fields, and their errands were gone, but how to arrange them was a problem.

Originally, this matter should have been handled by the Lin family, but after she heard the news of the war, she was a little distracted, and she forgot about it at all, so Dong An asked Mrs. Tai here.

Mrs. Tai thought about it for a while, and then ordered lightly: "I remember that the tea shop seems to be short of people, you can look at it and choose an honest and stable place to settle in the past." As for the rest, if they need to be used, they will stay in the house on errands, and if they cannot be used, they will be sent to those farms. After a pause, he continued: "You can discuss this matter with Steward Dong more, so you don't need to go back to me." ”

Dong An replied yes, and said respectfully: "Mrs. Tai, please rest assured, I have arranged proper manpower for the city department, and I will report back as soon as there is news." ”

Mrs. Tai let out an "um" and said in a slow tone: "You have worked hard." He also called people: "Come on, reward Xiao Dong's steward with a dime of silver." ”

Zhou Yu had already prepared the reward money, and at this time she personally went to the outside of the screen to reward Dong An, Dong An thanked him and retreated.

When the sound of his footsteps disappeared from the curtain, there was only silence in the room.

The two counties were lost in succession, and Guangling County was not very far from Jiangyang, this news was shocking, and everyone didn't have the heart to speak at this time.

Qin Yanzhao frowned and sat for a while, in the end, he couldn't suppress the emotions in his heart, and said angrily: "I lost two counties in a row, but I didn't know that my Chen Guojun was so incompetent!"

His voice was not small, and it was also imposing for a while.

The children of the scholar clan have always boasted of their high spirits, and when they talk about court affairs, they often use ridicule as a wonderful theory, and Qin Yanzhao's words are not presumptuous.

However, Mrs. Tai apparently does not think so.

I saw that she suddenly solemnized, and reprimanded in a deep voice: "Erlang is cautious, don't talk about court affairs with frivolous words. How old are you, and how do you know the dangers of war and the suffering of the people being displaced? ”

This was said very seriously to her, and Qin Yanzhao's face turned red all of a sudden.

Seeing this, Zhong's hand holding the teacup stopped in mid-air, and his face was a little embarrassed.

Old Madam Gao coughed suddenly, and said coldly: "Erlang is also young, and he is only brave, and Aunt Jun is old, so why bother with him as a child." ”

As soon as these words came out, the room became quieter, and the pins could almost be heard.

Qin Su was extremely surprised.

Old Madam Gao was so unkind to Mrs. Tai, what's wrong with her? What happened to the West Courtyard that made her so unbreathable?

Mrs. Tai didn't answer her words, her indifferent gaze only swept towards her, then turned to Zhong, and said unhurriedly: "Huang Baipi's matter, when do you plan to tell me?"

Qin Su straightened his waist suddenly.

Huang Baipi really had an accident?!

This couldn't be better news!

She couldn't help but look at Zhong, waiting for her answer.

Zhong's complexion changed slightly, the hand holding the teacup shook, and a drop of tea juice splashed out, staining a faint yellow spot on the side of her snow-white sleeve, and the trace of panic that flew between her eyebrows did not escape Qin Su's eyes.

Old Madam Gao's face turned blue in an instant, and she snorted heavily, but she was silent.

"What? Isn't it hard to say?" Mrs. Tai was still unhurried, and her slightly cold voice seemed to carry a bit of rain, cool and rustling, and fell straight to the bottom of her heart.

Zhong didn't dare to pretend to be stupid anymore at this time, she put down the teacup, wiped the corners of her lips with a handkerchief in disguise, and said with a forced smile: "Aunt Taijun asked, I should have replied." It's just that it's not that it's hard to say, but the news hasn't been confirmed, and I want to wait. After a pause, he said softly: "The eldest brother only sent a letter the day before yesterday, and there was no news after that. I thought, maybe things have taken a turn for the better at this point, and I don't know. After all, we still have helpers, Aunt Taijun said, isn't that reasonable?"

When she said this, she turned her back to the people, so that the obvious pleading in her eyes was seen only by a few ladies.

"This matter is my name to wait a little longer, and if there is any fault, it is all mine. Old Madam Gao said coldly, and her expression finally eased.

Mrs. Tai's expression did not move, she just glanced at her lukewarmly, and said lightly: "Well, since this is the case, then let the children go back first, only a few of us, and listen to one truth." ”

Qin Su really wanted to pound the couch.

If there is anything bad to say now, I want to send them away, Mrs. Tai is really uninteresting sometimes.

It's just that although she was extremely sad in her heart, she had to follow the juniors to get up and retire under the heavy and cold eyes of several ladies, and returned to the east fence very reluctantly. (To be continued.) )