Late at night, Wei Wan was still sitting on a bamboo chair covered with brocade cushions, reading a book with a bamboo bronze lamp. After turning a few pages, I listened intently to the movement outside, but there was only the slight sound of the wind blowing the flowers, where was there a voice?

Pan Zi persuaded: "Lady, it's past the time of childhood, if you don't sleep again, how can Ming'er have the spirit to see your aunt?" ”

Wei Wan thought that too, Dongfang Yi came back, and he would discuss with her, so he didn't wait any longer, and went to bed and lay down.

But it's tossing and turning and it's hard to sleep. At one time, I guessed that Dongfang Yi saw my aunt, and at another time, I guessed that he didn't see him, but was taken by a thief......

was thinking wildly, when he suddenly heard the sound of chaotic footsteps coming from the yard, and the voice of Mr. Jie greeting: "Steward Lin has returned from afar, and he has worked hard all the way!" ”

Someone said aloud: "It's very ashamed to disturb Mr. Jie late at night." ”

The sound of talking, the sound of footsteps, all went to the house where Dongfang Yi lived.

Wei Wan couldn't help but sit up from the bed.

Pan Zi also woke up and said in a daze: "The second son is back?" And brought so many people here? ”

But she heard clearly. knew that it wasn't Dongfang Yi who brought someone back. But Dongfang Yi lived in this courtyard, but Wan and a maidservant, Mr. Jie arranged for someone to live in, and he still lived in Dongfang Yi's house, could it be ...... Dongfang Yi has already quit the house?

Someone in the courtyard asked, "Where can the lady be arranged?" ”

I heard Mr. Jie say, "Is it good to live next door to the housekeeper?" ”

Steward Lin said loudly: "Okay, it's elegant there." Please get out of the car. ”

When Wei Wan heard it, why did she live in her house? Is it trying to kick her out?

Pan Zi also thought so, she looked around, took the bronze candlestick in her hand, and said: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, whoever dares to touch a cold hair of the lady, the maid will fight with him." Since she cared about it and passed through Taohong's guidance, Pan Zi would call herself a servant when she talked to Weihuan.

As soon as Pan Zi's words fell, there was a light knock on the door.

Pan Zi clenched the candlestick and asked sharply, "Who?" ”

Outside the door, Taohong's low voice sounded: "Sister Pan, I'm Taohong." Someone wants to see the lady. ”

Pan Zi held the candlestick in one hand and opened the door with the other, and saw Tao Hong standing at the door with a panicked face, and a woman with a high bun and a beautiful blue armor and a pink and purple skirt stood beside her.

Before Pan Zi could ask, the woman smiled and saluted, and said in a low voice, "I have something important to ask to see the lady." Please give the eldest sister a voice. ”

Pan Zi glanced at this woman up and down, and saw that she was about forty years old, with sharp eyebrows, although she was wearing the clothes of a subordinate, she had a jade hairpin on her head, and a green jade bracelet on her wrist, her expression was calm, her eyes were calm, and she was more magnificent than the head of the house, so she was suspicious in her heart. Said vigilantly: "The lady is resting, and it is the same if you have anything to tell me." ”

The woman glanced at Pan Zi, and her gaze paused on the candlestick she held aloft.

Pan Zi felt it, and hurriedly put down his hand, but he also held the candlestick.

The woman smiled and reached out to take out the object wrapped in the handkerchief from her arms, and handed it to Pan Zidao with both hands: "Then please ask the eldest sister to transfer this to the lady." ”

Pan Zihu took it suspiciously, and swiped it with her hand, feeling that the things inside were slender and hard, not like they were dangerous, she thought that this person was going to drive Weiwan out of the room, so her tone was not polite, and she said to the woman coldly: "Wait outside." He closed the door in the presence of the woman.

Wei Wan was in the inner room, and she had already put on her dress, but before she had time to comb her hair, any long hair that was over the waist was scattered behind her back.

She also heard the conversation between Pan Zi and others outside, and saw Pan Zi coming in with something in her hand, and without waiting for Pan Zi to tell her, she took it and opened it, but it was a magnolia hairpin, exactly the same as her own branch, but it was older than her own, thinking that it was the reason why she often wore it.

When she saw the hairpin, Wei Wan mourned in her heart, and hurriedly called Pan Zi: "Hurry up and ask the person who sent the hairpin to come in." ”

Pan Zi agreed, and when she was about to leave, she suddenly saw that Weiwan's hair had not been combed, and she hurriedly whispered: "But the person sent by Mrs. Auntie?" There was irrepressible excitement and tremors in his voice.

Wei Wan secretly suppressed the excitement in her heart and nodded, but tears had already turned away from her eyes.

Pan Zi said: "Does the lady want to comb her hair before meeting guests?" ”

Thanks to Pan Zi's reminder, if you see your aunt's house for the first time, if you lose your dignity first, you are afraid that it will be difficult to gain a foothold in your aunt's house......

Wei Wan first looked at her clothes, and then asked Pan Zi: "Do you think I'm okay wearing this?" ”

Pan Zi saw that Weiwan was wearing a concubine-colored bandeau skirt, a pink shirt that was close to white, and a pale gold shawl. Although this dress is not very luxurious, the general scene can hold up, so he said: "It's beautiful." Now let the maid comb the lady's hair. ”

Wei Wan hurriedly sat down in front of the bronze mirror. Pan Zi clicked three times, five times, neatly pulled the tuxedo that an unmarried girl often combs, and picked up the silver lotus hairpin that Weiwan usually wears to insert it into her hair.

Weiwan's heart moved, thinking that Dongfang Yi let her live in Baiyujing, just to save face for her when the waiting house came to pick her up, so as not to let people look down on her. If she dresses too plainly now, she may make some shallow people laugh at her, and she will also slap her aunt in the face when she spreads, so she will call Pan Zi: "Go and get the jewelry from Princess Heliang that my eldest brother bought today." ”

"Ugh." Pan Zi replied in a low voice, walked into the inner room quickly, and after a while, another wind came back, holding a green lacquer and enamel jewelry box in his hand.

Since Princess Liang got the things back, Wei Wan didn't have time to look at it, and when she saw the green paint box at this time, she praised it in her heart.

The green lacquer box is carved into the shape of a lotus leaf, and when Pan Zi carefully opens the box, the faint pearl light flashes in the candlelight, as if a large lotus leaf is wrapped in various colors of shimmer.

Pan Zi exclaimed immediately: "Ouch, this is really beautiful, it must be very valuable, right?" ”

Weiwan was also taken aback. Although Weiwan has been separated from her father for many years, her father lives by selling jewelry. Before those jewels were sold, Weiwan also played with them as toys since she was a child. Royal jewelry, how can it not be of the highest quality? In between playing, she recognized the color of the jewelry. When I saw the things that Princess Liang appreciated, I naturally recognized the color of the head of the gem and the texture of the gold and silver, all of which were of the highest quality, and I couldn't help but be surprised by Princess Liang's generosity.

After thinking about it carefully, I immediately understood Princess Liang's thoughts.

In this way, the noble lady only showed her that the palace had repaid her life-saving grace, and that there was nothing between her and the good king's mansion.

Of course, Princess Wei Liang thought so.

With a knowing smile, she asked Pan Zi, "The eldest brother bought it is also here?" ”

Pan Zi let this jewel flash his eyes just now, and forgot to take out the things Dongfang Yi bought for a while. Seeing Wei Wan asking, he hurriedly took out a small box with a black lacquer pattern from his arms and opened it.

Wei Wan saw that the white velvet cloth in the box was lying on the four butterflies wrapped in silk agate wearing flower hairpins, and a pair of round bracelets with pink agate with big red stone patterns, which were not as expensive and gorgeous as the things given by Princess Liang, and the wonderful thing was that they were pretty and lively, which was suitable for young girls to wear, and said happily: "This is good, just wear this." ”

Pan Zi took the hairpin and carefully inserted it into Wei Wan's black hair.

Weiwan put the bracelet on her wrist herself. The pink color immediately made Wei Huan's little hands appear soft and smooth, like an orchid jade carving.

The two of them checked it and saw that there were no mistakes, so Wei Wan helped Pan Zi's hand, suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, and slowly walked to the outer hall and sat down.

Pan Zi hurriedly opened the door and invited someone in. This time, Pan Zike was much more polite: "...... Mom, please come in. I just didn't know my mother's identity, and I thought that there was a wicked person who wanted to bully my mother, so I was disrespectful to my mother and asked my mother to punish her. ”

The woman smiled and said, "Look at what the eldest sister said! Eldest sister, this is a loyal protector of the Lord, which should be praised, where is the word of punishment? ”

When Pan Zi heard this, she had a good impression of this woman in her heart.

As soon as the woman entered the parlor, she saw a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old sitting upright at the table, looking at her with beautiful phoenix eyes as clear as water, red lips with a smile, and a delicate face like a flower.

The woman couldn't help but be stunned, fortunately, she was also knowledgeable, and after being stunned, she reacted, hurriedly stepped forward, bowed deeply to Wei Huanfu, smiled before speaking, and said respectfully: "Good lady." The slave is the old slave next to Mrs. Jinghou Fuzhuang. The name is Lizhi, the husband's surname is Zhang, and the people under him are called the slave maid Zhang, or the Zhang family. ”

Wei Wan hurriedly got up and said with a smile: "It's really hard to work for Zhang's mother to come in the middle of the night." ”

Zhang said: "The maid has something to return to the lady." As he spoke, he glanced at Pan Zi.

Pan Zi understood and said, "Look at me, why did I forget to pour tea for my mother." As he spoke, he got out of the way.

Wei Wan stopped her: "Go and ask Peach to prepare tea." Close the door. ”

Pan Zi still laid it out.

Wei Wan said: "Mom has something to do, but please say it directly, everything about me, this maid knows." We came through this together, and she knew something and could help me plan something. ”

Zhang's mother glanced at Pan Zi critically, and saw Pan Zi's thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a face that looked a little hard and honest and honest, but the occasional flash of wisdom in her eyes did not escape Zhang's mother's eyes. Zhang's mother knew that this girl was also a bold and careful girl. Thinking of the performance at the door just now, I couldn't help but nod secretly.

Wei Wan has many questions in her heart, although this Zhang Ma is close to her aunt, but after all, she is a subordinate, there are some things that she shouldn't know, and if she asks, she asks in vain, and some things should not let her know.

Wei Wan was a little embarrassed, and she didn't know how to speak, so she just said: "Mother Zhang, please tell me if you have something." ”

Zhang's mother said in a low voice: "Lin An, the chief manager of the Hou Mansion, is waiting outside now, waiting for the lady to see her." ”

As soon as Wei Wan heard it, she knew that this Mother Zhang was just a messenger, and it was the chief manager who had to solve the problem, so she said softly: "Then please ask Mother Zhang to tell Master Lin to come in." ”

didn't even use Pan Zi, but asked Zhang's mother to notify her, it can be seen that she asked Zhang's mother to notify her, so she didn't have to come back with her.

Not long after Zhang's mother went out, a man in his thirties, wearing a green robe and a black veil, with white skin, long silkworm eyebrows, straight nose and thick lips, walked in.