The colorful butterfly returned to the upper room and changed the name of the Liu family to welcome the summer.

When this matter spread later, Sister Lu Hong heard about it, so someone persuaded her to change Changchun's name. Sister Lu Hong said: "She has been calling this name for many years, and she is afraid that she will not be used to it at first glance, so she will not change it." Instead, Changchun said, "This name was originally called in the wife's house, and since the girl came here, it was better to call it according to the name in the girl's room." Sister Lu Hong listened to her words, so she changed her name to Chun Tao.

From then on, the two girls went to their own masters, each to his own thing.

Besides, Li Fu left the Lu family and rushed back to the Hou Mansion non-stop.

When I returned to the mansion, I heard the second door talk about the Hou Ye chatting with the Qing guests in the small study. When Li Fu heard this, he hurriedly hurried over.

Walking to the door of the study, the doorkeeper informed him, so Li Fu straightened his clothes, lifted the bead curtain with his own hands, and walked in with his head down.

When I entered, I saw the head of the house, Situ Zhong, sitting on a Taishi chair, accompanied by a person wearing a royal blue shirt with a clear face. Li Fu knew that this person was the guest of Marquis Situ, and he did not avoid him, so he bowed his head and stepped forward, bowed his knees and said hello, and bowed to the side.

This Situ Zhong is over forty years old this year, just because he has proper daily maintenance, and he is also a martial arts practitioner, and his spirit is vigorous, and he does not look old. At this moment, he was wearing a homely brocade robe, and was sitting on a chair talking to the Qing guests in the house, and when he saw Li Fu coming back, he stopped talking and asked, "The gift was sent?" And they took it? Li Fu replied respectfully: "Yes, this Lu family is a young grandmother, who came out to see the little one, said a few polite words, but did not shirk very much, and accepted it." ”

When Situ Zhong heard this, he muttered for a moment or two, and then said to the man: "This is a little interesting. The man didn't answer, and Situ Zhong asked again: "Except for this young grandmother in the Lu family, no one else has come out to speak?" Li Fuwei hesitated, then replied: "The little one sat in the Lu Mansion for a while, and was about to leave, but this old lady came out and said a lot of words. The little one was worried about the words of the Hou Ye back and forth, so he found an excuse to come out. Situ Zhong asked, "How does this old lady of the Lu family treat you?" Li Fu replied: "This old lady is ten points more humble than that young grandmother." And he put our Hou Mansion in his eyes, and said that the master took care of her young master, and they couldn't wear enough family feelings. It's not a small arrangement, such a decent old lady, and the small one has never been seen before. ”

When Situ Zhong heard this, he was relieved, and said, "Since this is the case, I know. My wife has something to tell you, so go ahead. Li Fu obeyed the order and went down.

waved Li Fu away, but Situ Zhong seemed to be interested, straightened his waist and said to the man underground: "This Lu family has been in decline for a long time, and now there is a talent." I remember that his ancestors were also officials and were in and out of the cabinet with my great-grandfather. Who knows that time has passed, and the vicissitudes of life have changed, and this family has entered the flow of broken settlements, which is really embarrassing. The man in blue smiled faintly and said: "Heroes don't ask about their origins, this Lu Chengyong was just a miscellaneous general last year, and he only came back from the border this year, so he was named a third-grade lieutenant general, and he was given a knighthood." Although he has outstanding military achievements, he is inevitably too young, almost like a rising tide. Hou Ye, think about it, is there one person like this in this Manchu Dynasty? ”

Situ Zhong groaned: "Mr. is saying that the emperor intends to promote this son?" The man smiled faintly and said: "A few years ago, since the Zhou Mansion case occurred in Beijing, the court and the central government are quite a bit unpopular, and the army is especially strict. This person has talents, and his future should not be limited to this. When Situ Zhong heard this, he said: "Mr. is in the situation of the imperial court, but he is like watching the fire. It's a pity that I have no intention of being a leader. The man smiled but didn't answer, and Situ Zhong didn't say much.

It turned out that this person's surname was Ding Mingyuan, the word Lingjun, originally a person from Suzhou, with a meager property at home, no parents and no wife, and he was alone. The year before last, he went to Beijing alone, set up a grass house on the outskirts of Beijing, taught some village children as a business on weekdays, and also made a few friends with poor children. Because of the name of the grass house, he called himself the master of Songyue. This person is very highly educated, and he has a bit of the ability to judge the situation. After a long relationship with that student, he gradually became famous in Beijing, and from time to time there were invitations from the official eunuch's house. This person has a high temperament, saying that he will never enter the office, and he refused to be invited.

There is a problem in this world, and the more you can't start, the more you rush to it. When the scholars and scholars in Beijing talked about this person, they all praised him.

Situ Zhong was not very happy because of a story in his early years, and in recent years, he handed over the post of commander of the infantry in the capital and was at home. Outsiders look at it, although it is still the home of Zhong Mingding's food, the inside is already a scene of the waning mountains. As the head of the family, Situ Zhong was bent on revitalizing the family business, recruiting talented people everywhere, and he heard of this person's reputation. Because he heard that he had a temperament, Situ Zhong did not hesitate to deign to invite him in the grass house with the respect of a marquis.

It was also a chance for these two people to have some chance, this Ding Yuan talked with Situ Zhong for two hours, then took his bags and followed Situ Zhong into the city, and lived in the Hou Mansion for a long time. Since this person entered the mansion, he has also given Situ Zhong some ideas on large and small matters, but they have all been solved. Therefore, this person's words have a lot of weight in front of Situ Zhong.

At that moment, I only heard Situ Zhong sigh and say: "It's really a tiger falling in Pingyang, and a family like ours has to deal with such people." Thinking that the regent was still there...... "At this point, he suddenly lost his words, and he stopped. Ding Yuan smiled faintly and answered: "At this time and that time, Hou Ye should also want to open some." This son has a bright future, and the Hou Ye should be wooed. The gift sent by Hou Ye, the grandmother has already accepted it, and this friendship is concluded. ”

When Situ Zhong heard this, his mind changed for a moment, and he said, "This woman is quite bold, and she dares to accept such a heavy gift." If you don't really have the courage to be extraordinary, you are reckless and ignorant. Ding Yuan groaned: "I heard in the past that the Lu family can have today, all thanks to this grandmother." The family's food, clothing, and money are all earned by this grandmother. It was Lu Chengyong who went to the army to fill the vacancy, and it was also the favor she gave money to help find. Therefore, she is very capable of calling the shots in the Lu family. At this point, he suddenly smiled and said: "It's a pity that this Lu Chengyong already has a family, otherwise there is still a young lady in the Marquis's Mansion who has not left the cabinet, which is excellent." ”

Situ Zhong was slightly stunned, and suddenly became angry, and only said on Ding Yuan's face: "Yan'er is the pearl in my palm, how can I give it to such a person!" When Ding Yuan heard this, he only smiled and didn't say much.

The two talked back in the house, and the girl who served in the house saw that there was no water in the pot, so she went out to ask for water. When I went down the steps, I saw a cat under the window of the west wall, wearing a water-red button-down shirt and two buns on his head. She recognized it as the girl in the young lady's room, and immediately reprimanded: "Lianpeng, what are you doing here?!" ”

Lotus Peng was startled when someone came out, and he didn't wait to speak, he hurriedly got up and ran away. The man did not inquire any further, but went to ask for water.

The lotus pod trotted all the way back to the girl's room.

At that time, Situ Yanran was taking the decoction, and when she saw her coming back, she put the bowl away, and asked sickly, "How is it?" Lotus Peng gestured and poured out all the 1510 overheard in the study. Situ Yanran was upset when she heard this, frowning and silent. The water chestnut who went out with her that day had no eyes, and came up and smiled: "Miss, what am I talking about?" That woman is really the head of the family, not a concubine. ”

Situ Yanran was full of irritability, and when she heard this, she added fuel to the fire. She is a pampered temperament since she was a child, and she was annoyed for a while, and she didn't care about any personal maids, she had no face, and only said weakly to the door: "Who listens at the door?" As soon as the words fell, the two mothers-in-law walked out and asked in unison, "What does Miss command?" ”

Situ Yanran said: "Drag this maid to the second door, put twenty boards on it, and lead it out." If the person in charge asked, he said that she spoke very badly, and I didn't dare to use her. She was used to being arrogant at home, and the two mothers-in-law didn't care about right and wrong, they came up and dragged the water chestnut and left. I don't know why, the water chestnut has already been paralyzed with fright, and has been dragged out, and it has not struggled for a moment.

The room was full of people who didn't know where the young lady's anger came from, and they didn't dare to speak, and there was no sound in the huge room.

Situ Yanran sat on the throne, thought about it for a while, and said secretly: Listening to his father's tone, it is nothing more than looking down on his family. However, he is now also regarded as a senior official, and listening to Mr. Ding's tone, he will definitely be able to go further in the future. It doesn't matter, I begged my father, who has always loved me and will not disobey me. It's just that he still has a wife, but I don't know what the origin is, but it's a bit tricky.

She sat down in her seat, thought for a moment, made up her mind, commanded that she should be dressed, and got up and went to her mother's room.

Press here, and say that Xia Chunchao has finished taking care of the housework at home, so he and a few housekeepers plan to treat guests on the tenth day of the first month. The kitchen opened the menu according to the list of guests, and after reading and settling the accounts, she sent her subordinates to buy food and drink.

It's easy to get busy, and it's easy to finish these things, and it's already the time when the red sun is setting in the west.

Xia Chunchao saw that it was about to be dinner, so he instructed the two girls to put the table and take dinner. Bao'er said: "The young master hasn't come back yet, and I'm afraid that the food will be cold at the moment, do you want to wait any longer?" Xia Chunchao saw that he hadn't seen him for a day, and he was also angry, so he simply said: "Who knows when he will come back, just wait for him, and when it will be more time." Leave him alone, bring the food, let's eat and sleep! ”

The two girls knew that the two masters were bickering, and they didn't dare to say much, so they immediately went to the kitchen to get food and waited for Xia Chunchao to eat.

After the meal, because there was nothing to do at night, Xia Chunchao embroidered a shirt with a candle in front of the kang. Zhu'er stood beside her, looking at it and smiling: "Grandma is a hard worker, she is so busy with housework during the day, and she doesn't know how to rest at night, so she has to do these needlework." The previous time was to embroider a handkerchief for the girl, and it was easy to complete the errand, and when the young master came back, he had to make a shirt for him. We all felt very distressed when we saw it. Xia Chun didn't raise his head, so he reprimanded: "Bao'er still knows that she buys shoes to wear, you lazy hooves, you know how to be lazy and slippery." I won't make you, you're just playing tricks here. Zhu'er was not afraid of her, and still smiled: "Grandma is very powerful, but she still thinks about the young master in her heart." In this moment, someone has been sent to the door a few times. Seeing that the young master came back, the clothes were not in shape, and he called the tailor to finish it, and he still started to do it. Since this is the case, grandma said to the young master that it was convenient, so why bother. ”

While the two were talking, the iron horse under the eaves outside the house was suddenly blown by the wind. Xia Chunchao only thought it was the sound of the door knocker, and hurriedly said, "Go and see if someone is back." Zhu'er went out to take a look, and came back and said, "Grandma admitted that she was wrong, it was the sound of the iron horse beating by the wind." ”

When Xia Chunchao heard this, he felt bored, and looked at the red candles on the kang table beeping and bursting with lights, and felt more and more dry eyebrows. He yawned, threw the work in his hand into the sewing basket, and said, "That's it, scoop up the water and I'll wash it, and then I'll sleep." ”

Zhu'er listened, and hurriedly went out to fetch water and came in. Xia Chunchao finished freshening up, so he went to bed. A person who has been tired after a long day's work is tired and tired, and his head is on a pillow, and he has fallen into a dream.

Just when she was in the middle of her sweet dream, she suddenly felt that her body sank, and her limbs were firmly pressed by something, and she couldn't stop kissing her cheek, and she felt the smell of wine.

Under such a wanton disturbance, Xia Chunchao woke up, endured sleep, and opened his eyes, but saw a shadow pressed by the black mass on his body, and he was suddenly frightened and screamed.