The sun was blazing, and the ground was so hot that it was like a fire. The delicate flowers in the garden have been sunburned, the lush leaves have been roasted and curled, and the cicadas that usually cries non-stop are now silent. The people in the courtyard all shrank into the house, and even the mother-in-law who guarded the door took refuge in the corridor.

Yueyao was teaching Brother Zheng in the study, and there was a bucket of ice in the room, but it was still hot. Next to the flower bud and Dong Qing are fanning.

Qiao Lan walked in from outside and said, "Girl, Mother Deng has returned home." Qiaolan also knew that Mother Deng was the second lady's confidant mother. Mother Deng's weight in the girl's heart is different.

Yueyao was pleasantly surprised, she was going to pick up Mother Deng. But she was stopped by Hao's mother: "Girl, the sun is bright outside, it's not good in case of heat stroke." "Hao's mother is also a little overstepping today. But she is for Yueyao's good, no matter how much she is used, she is still a slave, just go out of the yard to greet her. If you go out to greet you, you're breaking the rules. The old lady knew she would be upset.

After finishing speaking, Hao's mother looked at Yue Yao with some apprehension. She was worried that the third girl would blame her. She has been in Lanxi Garden for a few days, and she can't figure out what the attitude of the third girl is. On that day, she thought that the third girl had changed, and had become shrewd and capable. But when I went to Lanxi Garden, I found that the three girls were really as rumored, except for going to the old lady to ask for peace, at other times she either taught Young Master Tingzheng to read and write in the study, or copied scriptures in the side room. Nothing else. She is in Lanxi Courtyard, and she can't touch the pulse of the three girls = one = this = read = novel xstxt number.

Yueyao was woken up by Hao's mother's words. The excitement and excitement just now calmed down. He smiled lightly and said, "Thank you Mother Hao for mentioning it." ”

Hao's mother was very relieved to see that Yueyao was not disgusted, and she calmed down so quickly. Before she came here, the old lady had told her that she had given the third girl to her. Let her take care of the three girls with all her heart. She was a little worried before, but now she is not worried.

The old lady has a great kindness to her, and hopes that she can come to take care of the three girls. Naturally, she agreed. But if the third girl herself is a mud that can't support the wall, she is just a subordinate no matter how much she looks at the Buddha, and she can't help the roots. But for a long time, she denied the idea. Although the third girl still didn't know about the world as rumored, she secretly observed and found that the third girl's thoughts were extremely deep, so deep that she couldn't see through them. Not only was she not frightened, but she was relieved. Such three girls will not be fooled, and they will be safe and secure in the future.

In Yueyao's anxious waiting, Mother Deng finally came over.

Yueyao looked at Mother Deng wearing a sandalwood-colored shirt, her hair was combed and unmessy, she was wearing a silver gilt on her head, and a string of peach wood beads on her wrist. The skin is slightly dark, and the person is lean. Yue Yao looked at Mother Deng's loving face, as well as the familiar fishtail with shallow corners of her eyes. Tears rolled in my eyes. However, Yueyao quickly realized that this was wrong and forced back with tears in her eyes.

Hao's mother watched Yueyao's emotions lose control, but she didn't expect the third girl to restrain her emotions so quickly, and her heart couldn't help but be shocked. Everyone is gone, and the old lady is no exception.

When Mother Deng saw Yueyao, she called out happily: "Girl." "When she got well, she wanted to come back and serve the girl. But there was no reply from the mansion. This worries her. Unexpectedly, this time there was news to let her go home, how not to make her overjoyed.

Yue Yao smiled and let Mother Deng follow her into the house. Others quit consciously. Wait until no one is around. Yue Yao finally couldn't hold back, and said with tears in her eyes: "Mom." ”

Mother Deng asked anxiously, "Girl, is there anyone who has wronged you?" Why is the girl much thinner and darker than when she was in Jiangnan. "The girl has been watched and raised since she was a child, and she has always been pampered by her wife. If you really hold it in your mouth for fear of melting, and if you hold it in your hand for fear of falling, you are worried that the girl will suffer a little grievance. But now, the old lady is gone, the old lady is old and sick, and the girl is alone in this mansion, and it must be extremely uncomfortable to live like this.

Yue Yao sobbed and shook her head, "No, I just miss my father." "The things of the previous life must not be revealed. It's not distrust, it's unbelievable. The more people who know, the more dangerous it is.

Mother Deng stroked Yueyao's head: "Girl, say something big." You grew up watching an old slave. It's like the daughter of an old slave. Is there something in your heart, doesn't the old slave know it yet? Girl, tell your mother something. Even if your mother can't make decisions for you, there is still your uncle! ”

Yue Yao was in a trance. Uncle, uncle...... Uncle loves her very much, but Cheng, who her uncle later married, is a greedy and vicious woman. The uncle passed when she was ten years old, and the woman later didn't even want to have face in order to covet her mother's dowry, and even the family asked for the dowry. At that time, she lost face and became the laughing stock of others.

Mother Deng was stunned when she saw Yueyao, and she was even more sure that something big had happened: "Girl, what happened?" You tell your mother if they bullied you, and your mother will not let others bully the girl if she fights for her life. ”

Yue Yao took a deep breath, she would never let the second one know about the rebirth. Even if this person is the person her mother trusts and relies on the most. Yueyao wiped her tears: "Mom, it's nothing. When I saw my mother, I couldn't help but miss my mother. ”

Mother Deng saw Yueyao and quickly recovered her expression, thinking that her sister also grew up with her. If anything, I'll tell her. Even if it's hard to say now, I'll always tell her.

Hua Bud said outside: "Girl, the young master heard the girl's cry and kept clamoring to see you." The slave couldn't hold back. ”

Mother Deng was stunned.

Yueyao told Mother Deng about Brother Zheng'er. Deng's mother came back when she got the news, and no one told her about the specific matters. It is only now that Deng's mother knows that Brother Zheng was brought over by Yueyao to teach, and she came to be a housekeeper mother for Brother Zheng.

Mother Deng listened with tears rolling in her eyes: "The girl has grown up." Sister did the right thing. Young Master Tingzheng should be taught by his side. In the future, Young Master Tingzheng will be your reliance. She was sure that the girl must have suffered a lot of grievances. Otherwise, how could you think of teaching Brother Zheng in person! complained that she was not strong at the beginning, and she fell ill when she returned to the capital.

Yueyao smiled and said, "Mom, you come with me to see Brother Zheng'er." Brother Zheng is very well-behaved. I believe that my mother will like it when she sees it. ”

Deng's mother is not very familiar with Brother Zheng'er. When he was in Jiangnan, this child was always kept with Aunt You. Madame is kind, and the food and clothing for that child are all in accordance with the young master's example. Madame originally planned to wait for Tingzheng to be older and ask Mr. to enlighten. It's just that no one thought that so many things would happen.

Qiao Lan fetched water, and Yueyao redressed and freshened up.

Mother Deng personally freshened up Yueyao. The hair will be divided into strands, knotted at the top, without support, so that it will hang down naturally, and tie the tail and hang on the shoulder. After finishing it, put on a silver-plated butterfly hairpin and pin a pair of snow-white beaded flowers.

Mother Deng changed Yueyao into a moon-white floating cloud pattern silk plain long-sleeved skirt, a moon-white hairpin horse-faced skirt, and the bottom of the skirt was also inlaid with a delicate Yingluo pattern skirt.

Mother Deng looked at the villain in the bronze mirror, with a plain white face and big eyes. The pointed chin, the color of the lips is pale like rouge, and the curved eyebrows are black and soft. In the past, he always saw a smiling face, but now it is like an ancient well, and he is not shocked. I don't know, I thought I was a middle-aged person!

Mother Deng thought that the old lady had passed away, leaving the girl alone and helpless, so that the girl was like this now. Mother Deng's heart was sour.

Yue Yao cried this way, her eyes swollen and red. It's not bad for people to see it. Hua Bud took a hot towel and gave Yueyao a dressing for her eyes.

After everything was settled, Yueyao asked Brother Zheng to come over.

Mother Deng looked at the brother who came in, combing his sideburns and wearing a dark pine soft satin robe. Brother Zheng'er has good skin, fair as jade, and delicate facial features. Mother Deng is the mother who has seen her brother, and this child has completely inherited his mother's snow-like skin. A five-year-old child grows up like this, and he doesn't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

Yue Yao stood up and said, "Brother Zheng, this is Mother Deng." Mother Deng used to serve her mother, and she will serve you in the future. ”

Brother Zheng listened, and learned from Yueyao's teaching last time to prepare to salute to Yueying and them. Yue Yao hurriedly stopped. Although Mother Deng is closer than ordinary people, she is a subordinate person in the end. Where is there a master who gives a salute to his subordinates? This is also her negligence, not teaching her brother Zheng'er's etiquette completely.

When Mother Deng saw her brother's style, she knew that she was not familiar with this rule. Thinking that this could not be neglected, his face was kind: "The old slave has seen the young master." ”

Deng's mother's move made Brother Zheng a little scared. Leaned closer to Yueyao's side. A pair of eyes are looking at Mother Deng.

Yueyao explained: "Brother Zheng is very afraid of life. Mom, don't care. ”

Mother Deng naturally didn't care. She used to be the housekeeper of the inner courtyard of the second room. I don't know much about my brother's temperament than her. Brother Zheng'er now talks and behaves much better than before. Insufficient slow teaching is. Anyway, the child is still young and very malleable. As for not being close to her, she doesn't care. As long as the brother is willing to be close to the girl, it will be.

Brother Zheng and Yue Yao went back to the study, there were only two people left in the study, and Brother Zheng asked carefully: "Sister, I heard you cry just now." Sister, is someone bullying you? ”

Yue Yao smiled and patted Brother Zheng'er's shoulder: "No one bullies my sister." It was my sister who hadn't seen her mother for more than half a year, so she cried excitedly. Brother Zheng, what should I do if someone bullies my sister in the future? "The child is so old that he can't lie to her.

Brother Zheng put down the brush in his hand, and showed a resolute look on his face: "Sister, if someone bullies you." I protect my sister. ”

Yue Yao looked at her brother's head: "Okay, but I want my sister not to be bullied." We have to work hard to become a knowledgeable person. In the future, if you take the imperial examination and become an official in the court, no one will dare to bully your sister. ”

Brother Zheng clenched his fists. He must take the imperial examination in the future, raise people to enter the examination, and become an official in the future, so that he can protect his sister.

Although Yueyao didn't have this expectation, it didn't prevent Brother Zheng from working in a direction. Whether it will succeed in the future depends on the will of God, but the efforts that should be made must not be missing.

Brother Zheng is practicing calligraphy.

Yueyao also practiced her plum blossom font on the side. Yueyao saw beads of sweat on Brother Zheng'er's forehead, and asked someone to come in and fan Brother Zheng'er.

Mother Deng stood beside her and waited, and there were four maids in the room, including Hua Bud Qiaolan Xijuan. There were a lot of people, but there was not even a cough in the room.

At night, wait for my brother to fall asleep. Yueyao asked everyone else to go down, leaving Deng's mother to keep vigil for her. Yue Yao knew very well that she had changed so much in half a year, and as Mother Deng, who watched her grow up, she would definitely have doubts. Therefore, she decided to give Mother Deng a bottom, and repeated the words she had given to Hua Bud before to Mother Deng.

After Yue Yao finished speaking, she choked up: "I was still skeptical. But I didn't expect that the nurse was really close to the eldest aunt's dowry mother. I tested Gu's mother with a trick, but I didn't expect my mother to be exposed. My aunt is asking me how much money I have. If I hadn't tried to calculate the money in my hand, I would have found out what I was doing with this. I heard Hua Bud say that the eldest aunt also sent out all the people who had served her father and mother in the past. ”

Mother Deng's face changed and changed, but Mother Deng still grasped the key point and did not rush her mind: "Girl, that lady, what else did Mrs. say?" ”

Yue Yao continued: "My mother also said that Ting Zheng is the family member who is connected to me by blood. Let me cultivate Tingzheng well and become my support in the future. ”

At this time, people believed in ghosts and gods, and even believed in the Yama Temple. The buds are like this, the old lady is like this, and now Mother Deng is like this. And Yueyao's words are very round. In addition, the three of them all know Mo's temperament, so it is not uncommon for a mother to be a mother who is not at ease to give her daughter a dream under Jiuquan.

Mother Deng said hatefully: "Madame knows Mo's character best. "Madame was on guard at the time, yes, the stepmother, and she didn't guard against Mo. It's just that I never dreamed that the old man would follow so soon.

Yueyao smiled and said, "Mom, don't be sad. As long as my brother and I are well, my mother can rest in peace under the nine springs. ”

Mother Deng wiped her tears. has been pampered, and the girl who is not in harmony with the world has been gone for a short time in the old lady, and the whole person has revealed a calmness that is different from that of people of the same age. How much suffering the girl must have suffered in the past six months: "Girl, we should tell the old lady Mo's dirty thoughts." Let the old lady call the shots for you. "After saying that, I knew that I was stupid.

Yue Yao smiled bitterly: "Don't say that there is no evidence, even if there is evidence, the palms and backs of the hands are full of meat." For the sake of the future of the eldest brother and the second brother, the grandmother will definitely not sweep Mo's face. Not only will it not bring this matter to the table, but it will also help cover it up. However, grandmother was able to send the nurse away, and it was already for Yueyao's sake. Now my grandmother has sent Hao's mother over to me as a housekeeper. Grandmother has done enough for me. I can't afford to embarrass my grandmother anymore. "Within reason, the old lady must be willing to protect her. But beyond that, it won't work.

Mother Deng was silent. She knows this all too well. The second room is in decline. The future of the Lian family depends on Lian Dongfang, as well as the eldest young master and the second young master. At most, the old lady's grandmother secretly warned Mo or suppressed it. But he will definitely not sweep Mo's face, let alone see Mo's reputation as plotting his niece's family property. Very simply, if the Mo clan falls, the future of Tingli and Tingyi will also be damaged. The old lady who has worked hard for her family all her life will not see such a thing happen.

Mother Deng said bitterly: "In the past, when my wife was alive, I said that the eldest lady was kind and bitter. It's just that I really didn't expect it to be so despicable. "Half of the family assets in the second room have already gone to the old lady. In fact, these family assets are in the hands of the old lady, and sooner or later they will fall into the big house. The second master was too clear that day, so he left some of the money for the girl. It's just that I didn't expect it to be so despicable that I didn't even let go of the little money that the girl had on hand.

Yue Yao shook her head when she heard this, thinking in her heart that Mo Clan had done more despicable things than this. But if you say it now, no one will believe it. whereas

Mother Deng thought for a while and said, "Girl, the old lady has the concerns of the old lady. But we still have my uncle. Uncle will not watch the girl being bullied. ”

Seeing that Yueyao didn't speak, Mother Deng hurriedly said, "Girl, my uncle loves the girl so much." I'm sure I'll stand out for the girl. "Uncle and Mrs. are siblings, and they have a very good relationship since they were young. I love the girl very much. There is no reason not to be broken.

Yueyao nodded. Although Cheng's is unbearable, she also has to admit that her uncle is really good to her. But no matter how good her uncle is, she doesn't plan to tell her uncle about these things. Her uncle's surname is Ma, and her surname is Lian. You can't drag your uncle into the internal affairs of the Lian family. As long as her uncle is here, and she has a good relationship with the Li family in the future, and someone supports her, she is not afraid of Mo's ruthless, cold-blooded and ruthless poisonous woman. Just thinking that her uncle died unexpectedly when she was ten years old, she had no bottom in her heart.

Mother Deng was standing by the bed.

At this time, Yueyao was thinking about what happened to her uncle that year. It's a pity that she really doesn't have any impressions, as if she said she died of illness. What disease, she did not know.

Just thinking about it, Qiao Lan brought tea. Yue Yao took it and drank two cups of tea in succession. After drinking, Qiao Lan withdrew.

After a long time, Yue Yao spoke, "We can't be in a hurry. Grandmother can suppress the Mo clan for the time being, as long as the grandmother is in the Mo clan, she will not dare to have any means. ”

Mother Deng was a little worried: "Girl, since the Mo family knows that the girl has a lot of money in her hand, she will not give up." Girl, we'll have to find our own way. "The so-called way is nothing more than looking for a backer. The backer that Deng's mother can think of is her uncle Ma Chengteng.

Yue Yao shook her head and frowned, "Mom, do you know if you have hidden things from others." Even if someone knows about it, no one else can hold it but me. "She's going to hide the precious things her father has left her. But this place has to be safe and secure. She couldn't think about it for a moment.

Although Yueyao is on guard now, in Lianfu, once her grandmother dies. The backyard is Moh's world. When the time comes, I don't know what the situation will be.

Yueyao is not afraid of 10,000, just in case. It doesn't matter if the money is lost, but these treasures, she wants to keep them well.

Mother Deng was stunned for a moment when she heard this: "If you can, you can give it to your uncle." ”

Yue Yao shook her head. It's not that she can't trust her uncle, but she can't guarantee that her uncle will survive the catastrophe. If the uncle is gone, those things will fall into Cheng's hands. fell into Cheng's hands, and it was also a meat bun beating a dog without returning. If there is something in the hands of others, where there is peace of mind in your own hands.

Yue Yao was a little disappointed when she saw that Mother Deng was silent for a long time. These are the things that she and her brother are living in. She didn't want to give it to anyone else. The world is unpredictable, people's hearts are fickle, and she doesn't dare to gamble.

Mother Deng saw that Yueyao's mind was settled, and after thinking about it, she finally said: "Girl, Huiyuan Qianzhuang, the largest money bank in the capital, can keep things on behalf of people. However, it is said that a small box costs 500 taels of silver a year for storage. "If you really want to put it in, you have to put it there for at least eight years and ten years. It's too expensive.

Yue Yao was suddenly cheerful, why didn't she think of storing things in the money bank. She's stupid. As far as she knows, Huiyuan Money Bank is the first money bank in the world. Credibility is first-class. There have never been accidents.

Yue Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief, yes, it is the most reassuring only to put it in a place like Qianzhuang. There are rules for doing things in this kind of place. As long as she declares it at the money bank at that time, no one can come and take it away except her. Without her consent, Mo's would not have been able to get it even if he ran out of scheming.

She is not worried about leaving such a big thing to others to do, and she must handle it herself. She can't get out now, but with this direction, she can always find an opportunity to get out of the house. Just go out and do it before your grandmother dies.

Mother Deng waited for Yueyao to stretch her brows, and then asked about the background of Hao's mother and Qiaolan. What Mother Deng means is that the heart of defense is indispensable. Looking at it for the time being, don't leave important things to them. Wait a long time and see how they perform.

Yueyao also means this: "Grandmother can give them to me, and it is also a loving heart." Mom, some things are a little more obscure. "It's my grandmother's heart. If they do too much, it will definitely be uncomfortable for grandmother to know. We must act discreetly and secretly.

Mother Deng is more familiar with these natures than Yueyao. But listening to Yueyao's instructions, my heart was completely unpleasant. When did the girl know so much about these people's affairs? In the past six months, how much has the girl suffered!

After Mother Deng served Yueyao to sleep, she let the flower buds keep vigil. Deng's mother went to look for Twilight.

Twilight said that Yue Yao was overly sad because of the death of the old lady, and there was nothing suspicious about anything else. No one treats the girl harshly. This made Deng's mother puzzled. I really didn't suffer enough, how could I look at the girl as if she had suffered a thousand sails. Otherwise, why does the whole person reveal a calmness that does not match his age.