Due to the busy affairs of the court, the little marquis has not returned to the Hou Mansion for a long time, on this day, finally came back, Qian Yuning was very happy, and ordered the big kitchen to make garlic elbows, silver beef, stewed duck soup and other food, the little marquis nodded and said: "Okay, you let them do it first, I'll go to see Rong'er first, and come over to eat later." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Qian Yuning's face stiffened, and she said with a reluctant smile: "Okay, yes, the concubine will do it first, wait for someone to call you later, and then ask Sister Rong to eat together!" ”

The little marquis said: "No need, she is pregnant and can't eat beef, don't you know?" You can't give her anything to eat. What if you eat a good meal! ”

Qian Yuning was shocked in her heart, and nodded with a reluctant smile: "Yes, the concubine is stupid, and she actually forgot, but fortunately, the little marquis reminded you, then the little marquis, you should go quickly!" Maybe Sister Rong is waiting for you! ”

The little marquis went.

Qian Yuning leaned against the door and looked blankly at the direction where the little marquis was going, and suddenly felt that his thoughts were all light, and the whole person became very spiritless, as if he had lost his soul.

Mama Liu came over to take a look, and saw that her eyes were blank and she looked weak, and asked worriedly, "Third lady, are you okay?" ”

Qian Yuning turned her head to look at her, but still turned her head to look outside blankly, and did not answer.

Mama Liu was even more worried, and went over to hold her hand and said, "Third lady, come, the old slave will help you go to the house to rest, don't stay here, the cold wind blows, you will catch a cold." ”

Qian Yuning let her help into the house, and when she entered the house, Mama Liu helped her to sit on the stool by the small round table, poured her a bowl of hot tea and handed it over, and said, "Third lady, what's wrong with you, in the past, the little Hou Ye often went to find Aunt Hou, and you didn't do it either!" ”

Qian Yuning shook his head slowly and said: "This time is different, I always feel that it is different there, and I feel that the little marquis seems to like Zhu Rong, this time it is different from usual." I threaded the needle for the little Hou Ye to find Aunt Hou, and Sister Qiao'er would not be unfavorable to me, but the little Hou Ye suddenly became good to Zhu Rong, which was very unfavorable to me. I can feel that he is not just perfunctory to Zhu Rong now, as before, but seems to have some feelings. It's not good, it's really not good. She muttered alone, as if she was saying it to Mama Liu, and as if she was saying it to herself, the whole person was immersed in her own feelings and thinking, and she couldn't break free.

She said vaguely, Mama Liu was confused, she looked at her for a long time, and saw that she stopped talking, so she sighed, shook her head, and went out, telling Dongxue and Xiaoman, who had been guarding the door, to look at it, and she had to go to the big kitchen to look at the dishes that would be served for a while, and stared at it, after all, the little marquis had not been able to come to Bicuiyuan for a long time to eat.

Later, the dishes were on the table for a long time, and Qian Yuning sent Xiao Man to Dawn Pavilion to invite the little marquis, but Xiao Man came back and said that the little marquis said that he knew and would come over in a while. But after waiting for a while, she didn't come over, she was anxious, and sent Xiao Man to invite again, and the news this time was that the little marquis said that he would not come to dinner, and the second lady Rong was a little unwell and had to accompany her. In this way, Qian Yuning looked at a large table of dishes alone, reluctantly picked up the chopsticks and sandwiched two chopsticks, and couldn't eat anymore, so he ordered the people to withdraw, and they were all rewarded to the subordinates.

On the second day, Qian Yuning got up early, wanted to wait for the little Hou Ye to have breakfast together, and after breakfast, they went to Yonghe Courtyard to ask Mrs. Hou Ye for peace, and sent Xiao Man to the Dawn Pavilion to invite people, but still didn't see it, Xiao Man came back and said that the little Hou Ye went out early in the morning before dawn, saying that there was an emergency, so there was no need to eat. In this way, no one saw it again, Qian Yuning suddenly became depressed, and the whole person began to be listless, except for dealing with some trivial things in the big kitchen in the yard every day, he was in a daze, the flowers were no longer embroidered, the garden was not visited, and he did not like to talk to Hou Qiaoer. Aunt Hou has been here two or three times, but she doesn't pay much attention to people, Hou Qiao'er wondered in her heart, Mrs. Ning San probably had something on her mind, but she didn't dare to ask, so she simply returned to Haitang Courtyard to live behind closed doors.

After the winter, the weather is getting colder and colder, everyone put on thick robes, on this day, Qian Yuning is in the house with Mama Liu and grandma Sun to check the thick winter clothes sent by the embroidery room to the two children, the Meiping girl of Yonghe Yuan came, saying that Mrs. Hou Ye ordered to go to Puji Temple tomorrow, worship the Bodhisattva, and ask Mrs. Ning San to prepare, and tomorrow will have to set off as soon as the morning is over.

Qian Yuning hurriedly asked someone to bring Meiping a bowl of hot tea, and said with a smile: "Miss Meiping is really hard, come and sit down!" It's windy outside, so drink a hot cup of tea at my place, roast the fire for a while, and then go back. As he spoke, he asked for a plate of snacks and preserved fruits.

Meiping made a squatting salute to Qian Yuning, and said in her mouth: "Slave and maid, thank you Third Lady." He sat down and roasted his hands, drank a cup of tea, and used a piece of snack with the tea, then stood up and said: "Third lady, at this time, Mrs. Hou Ye is waiting for the slave and maid to reply, so she won't stay long, and next time she will disturb the third lady's food, the third lady will please be good, and the slave and maid will retire." ”

Seeing Meiping say this, Qian Yuning couldn't stay any longer, so she turned her head and instructed Mama Liu to send people out and give her a silver ingot.

Mama Liu sent Meiping back, and Qian Yuning asked, "Sent out?" ”

Mama Liu nodded: "It's sent out, there is a little maid waiting outside the door, saying that I should come in quickly, it's cold outside, Miss Meiping is really nice." ”

Qian Yuning nodded, and suddenly asked: "Why is it good to go to Puji Temple to worship the Buddha, and it is not the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva and Rulai Buddha." ”

Mama Liu said: "It's better to call Mama Xiang over and ask, she may know the reason." ”

Qian Yuning then sent Xiaoman to the big kitchen to call Mama Xiang.

The two sat in the room and waited, looking at the clothes of the two children one by one, discussing, and after a while, Mama Xiang came with Xiaoman, and knelt on the ground to ask Qian Yuning for peace when she entered the door: "Slave maid, please third lady!" ”

"Get up!" Qian Yuning motioned to Mama Liu to go up and help her up, and said with a smile: "Mama Xiang is here!" Have a seat. She pointed to the other side of the stove.

"Third Lady Xie." Mama Xiang got up from the ground, thanked her, walked over and sat down, and Dongxue quickly served a cup of fragrant tea.

Xiang Mama smiled and thanked him, and took it and held it in his hand.

Qian Yuning asked: "Mama Xiang, there are preparations to be made in the big kitchen these days, are the bacon, preserved chickens and ducks to be used in the next year ready?" There are also more dried vegetables to prepare this year, I heard that there is a lot of snow this year, I am afraid that there will be fewer fresh vegetarian dishes by then, and I will not be able to eat. ”

Xiang Mama responded with a smile and said: "Yes, the slave remembers, go back and prepare, this year's weather is much colder than last year, so the winter is like this, if it snows, it must be goose feather snow, the same as the year before last." ”

Qian Yuning snorted and said, "It seems that the snow was quite heavy the year before last." She remembered the time when she was on Cuiping Mountain, when the snow was so heavy that she couldn't go anywhere except stay in the meditation room of Hansong Courtyard every day.

Seeing that the third lady fell into deep thought, she cautiously called to the grandmother twice: "Third lady, third lady." When Qian Yuning heard this, she came back to her senses and looked at Mama Xiang.

Mama Xiang smiled at her and asked, "Third Madam, I don't know what happened to call the slave maid?" ”

Qian Yuning then remembered and asked, "By the way, Mama Xiang, I want to ask you, why does the tenth marquis go to Puji Temple to offer incense at the beginning of November every year?" Last year, it seems to be the 10th day of November, and this year is also the same. ”

Xiang Mama thought for a while and said, "This slave and maid don't know very well, but the slave and maid have been in the Hou Mansion for more than ten years, and every year in early November, Mrs. Hou has to go, and every time she comes back, she doesn't seem to be in a good mood." Otherwise, the slave maid went to inquire, Mama He has served Mrs. Hou for some years, and the slave maid should be able to ask her about it. ”

Qian Yuning nodded, asked Mama Liu to give Mama Xiang two ingots of silver, and told Mama Xiang to retire.

After dinner in the evening, Mama Xiang came and said that she had inquired about it, and it turned out that the tenth day of November every year was the death taboo of Mrs. Hou's mother, and Mrs. Zhuo's tablet was enshrined in Puji Temple.

Originally, every year the young lady Shi Huiyun accompanied her, this year Shi Huiyun is not in the Hou Mansion, and the second lady Rong is pregnant again, although Lin Wanzhen is nominally the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Hou, but after all, her husband is just a concubine, not Mrs. Hou's own child. When Mrs. Hou went to worship her mother, she naturally had to bring her own son's daughter-in-law, so this mission fell on the head of Qian Yuning, the third lady.

Knowing the reason, Qian Yuning had a number in his heart, and prepared in advance, the clothes to be worn tomorrow must be plain, and the headdress is only silver, what gold ruby, jade agate, all of which cannot be worn. In addition, it is necessary to prepare two pairs of clothes pasted with rice paper, gold ingots and silver ingots for Mrs. Zhuo, the grandson of the little marquis.

When everything was ready, it was already late at night, Qian Yuning went to see the children again, and then went back to the room to sleep. (To be continued.) )