Hongchen and Luo Niang Xiaoyan followed the two little maids through the silent garden and into the okra garden, the house was generally cleaned, and there was no roughness in the details, not to mention, it was still possible to live for a while.

It is generally the same as where the guests live, and the people under the maid are polite and have a hint of indifference, but they can't say where the rudeness is.

Hongchen doesn't care too much, although she bears Lin Qiuniang's name, whether she is or not, it is difficult for her to really guess the girl's intentions, if she can return to the Lu family, what kind of mood will she be.

Luo Niang took out a handful of copper coins and rewarded the two maids, and they prepared some hot water.

The two little maids who were waiting respectfully responded, and as soon as they went out, they glanced at each other, brought hot water diligently, and watched the door close inside, before exhaling and glancing at each other, there was a wonderful relaxation.

“…… This seems to be private money? ”

Looking at the yellow copper coins, as well as the exquisite auspicious patterns such as bats or flowers on them, almost every one is different, and several maids can't help but be speechless.

Private money is not unusual, they can occasionally see it outside, the quality is poor, most of them are not very valuable, but this kind of private money is different, it is obviously a large family specially built for children to play, or to reward people, I heard that the rich and noble people in Beijing, in recent years, have their own private money to play, which is a reason to create a variety of exquisite small gold and silver bills.

It's just that the gold and silver bills are valuable, and the ladies send them to each other, and the elders give the juniors to play, and if you give a reward to the subordinates, you can't always use gold and silver, and if you are not so loser, you can use some copper coins at most. Compared with the ordinary, exquisite private money is also decent.

"Didn't our young lady say that she was raised in the countryside? What the hell is the origin! ”

These little maids, at that time, still had a "that" title, and they didn't dare to disdain it, but they didn't take this person seriously, and when they saw their faces, they were more or less concerned, but at this time, they called Miss seriously, and they didn't dare to be rash.

"Listening to Sister Yu'er, it seems that the origin of Miss Lin back then was not simple. She is not a family child. It was bought from outside, because of its good appearance and docile temperament, so that the eldest man took a fancy to it and made a room. I didn't see it when I was younger. Listen to my mother. When Miss Lin was at home, she didn't go out of the door, and she had some of the qualities of a young lady. I don't know what kind of origin it is! ”

This is pure nonsense, Miss Lin is the daughter of an ordinary peasant family, and the family is related to the Lin family of General Lin, but it is already far away, she has been out of Wufu early, she doesn't even know a few words, at most she can write a name, she can calculate an account, her temperament is cowardly and timid, and her appearance is not bad, but the daughter of a farmer, who does rough work all day long, how good can she be!

Now that time has passed, these people don't have much impression, and when they saw Hongchen again, they used Hongchen to speculate about her mother, and naturally felt that the mother was not simple.

The sky is getting dark, and the sun is setting in the west.

The wind whined.

There were lights all around, but in this house, the courtyard was still dark and gloomy, and the surrounding atmosphere was tense, and the maidservants around were all lightly tactful, for fear that they would make a disturbance and provoke the disgust of their masters.

Sister Yao was lying on the bed, trembling with her eyes closed, her face was flushed, and even if she was asleep, there was a little anger between her eyebrows and eyes.

Qiao touched her face and tucked the quilt for her, her eyes were red, her breath was weak, her chest was stuffy for a while, and the other two women and son beside her were drooping their heads.

She didn't want to see them, they were all her children, but they weren't biological, they weren't biological.

Qiao's is a serious lady, and she didn't think that her husband only had one wife, if the concubine was obedient and sensible, but her husband indulged Aunt Xu, and she had a son to climb on her head, how could she not feel depressed and unbearable.

"Go to sleep, all of you."

Waving weakly, Qiao sighed. The wives of the second, third, and fourth rooms had already retreated with their children, after all, it was late, and the old lady felt sorry for her grandson and refused to let the children guard.

Several children also have a little eyesight, refusing to attract the eyes of their mothers, they all went down quietly, Qiao's sat for a long time, and Mama Gao served her a cup of tea, she remembered that she had another daughter, frowned and said: "You go and explain a few words, don't be lazy, I'll see you tomorrow morning...... Sister Qiu. ”

The daughters of the Lu family's various rooms, the concubines are Meizhen, Meiyao, and Meilin. The concubine is Meifang, Meili, I heard that this is called Qiu Niang, but it is really not presentable.

"That's it, anyway, it's a nickname, call it at will first, and ...... later" She didn't care about it so much at this time.

Mama Gao wanted to let her wife rest, but where could Qiao go back to sleep at this time.

"Woo!"

Sister Yao whimpered quietly, her brows were furrowed, her lips were bruised, but fortunately, the heat did not go away, and Qiao's family was almost frightened.

Mama Gao is also very uncomfortable, their sister Yao has always been so strong, her mother is not in good health, she is housekeeper for her mother at home, trembling, for fear of doing something bad, but also to abide by the rules at all times.

This time, the master didn't know which villain he had listened to, and he actually slandered Sister Yao and Brother Jun! The personal maid was accused of passing the letter privately for the young lady, and the two of them privately taught each other, the maid couldn't stand it, and she was also a strong one, and she was killed by one head, causing a fatality, Sister Yao fainted, and the eldest man also brushed his sleeves away.

Fortunately, the old lady is wise, and there are not many people in the family who break their mouths, so she strictly ordered everyone to shut up, and taught her son a lesson again, so as to round things up, otherwise there will be a trace of leakage, and Qiao's will really be angry to death.

At this time, a maid came over outside and replied in a low voice: "Madam, the master has gone to Aunt Xu's." “

Mama Gao's face froze.

Qiao's Muran sneered for a while: "He likes to go wherever he likes, and he doesn't bother our mother and daughter." Having said that, I still couldn't help but have red eyes, and I was so aggrieved. What woman is willing to let her husband sleep with his little wife, or when her daughter is in danger.

This night, the lights in the big room were always on, and no one slept well, but fortunately, Sister Yao'er was in good health, and the fever subsided in the middle of the night. On the second day, Qiao's had to dress up neatly, meet his aunt and children first, and then take his children to greet the old lady.

Aunt Xu didn't come as usual, under the pretext that Meili was sick with a cold. Qiao's has long been used to it, and he only holds his breath.

Mama Gao saw that her face was not good, and said in a low voice: "Madam, Sister Qiu is here." “

The corners of Qiao's eyes and eyebrows showed a little impatience, but he still endured it: "I hope it's a well-behaved person, please come in and meet the sisters." "She is a mother-in-law, and it is her duty to take care of all the children, and now she has let the blood of the Lu family flow out for many years, which is already very incompetent, even if outsiders know that it is not her fault. But it is still inevitable that the world will criticize it. In this case, she can like that concubine to have a ghost.

When Hongchen entered the door, he felt that the eyes of everyone around him seemed to be thorny, and he didn't feel funny in his heart. I almost didn't laugh out loud. Fortunately, he bowed his head slightly to cover up the past. She really wanted to say to the people around her, don't worry, she is not in the mood to come to Jiangnan to fight. She didn't even want to fight in the palace, she was living a good life, she really wanted to help that Qiu Niang fulfill her wish, and there was also a way, she had to think about it a lot to do the stupid thing of fighting with the little girls.

Standing in the main room, only the concubine Mao Ge'er in the big room, the concubine Meifang, as well as Aunt Zhong and Miss Fen, are the main equipment of the big house, Hongchen has seen them one by one, and let Luo Niang take the meeting gift.

The simplicity for the eldest lady is ordinary needlework, a set of clothes, shoes and hats, which is said to be made by her own hands, but of course it is just a saying.

What Meifang is a set of crystal jewelry, small and exquisite, not precious, better novelty, at a glance it is specially made, not a popular style outside, as for Brother Mao is the four treasures of the study, absolutely not wrong, the other big lord's Miss Tongfang, meaning to give a purse.

Most people are satisfied.

Meifang was a little disappointed, she didn't expect it to be like this, she didn't make a joke when she first arrived. It's not that she's psychologically dark, it's mainly in this family, and she's the only one who is a little transparent, and after staying up year after year, it's a little uneasy, and finally a sister Qiu came, thinking that there was always someone worse than herself, but now that she looks at it, she can only sigh.

Everyone in the house has their own thoughts, and Hongchen doesn't feel difficult to deal with, fortunately, no one in the Lu family asks her to kneel down and salute, she pretends to serve tea, and she can call Mrs. Sheng, and even her mother doesn't have to shout, although there seem to be some so-called rules here in Jiangnan, and it is quite popular to kneel.

If the Lu family also has this kind of rule, then Hongchen has to be a person who doesn't understand the rules, even if the Lu family is angry, she can't kneel, and if she really kneels, she will be angry with the queen.

Qiao's response to Hongchen was also very surprised, her family is a scholarly family, her father is a famous Confucian, several brothers are officials in the court, they have read poetry and books since childhood, and they naturally like to know books and reasoning, Si Swenwen's girl, Hongchen's first impression on her is not bad, of course, there is a little bit of surprise, and she is relieved, as long as she can handle it, as early as after knowing that there is such a 'daughter', she is worried about this daughter's marriage, and she pondered for a long time in private to see which household can take out the concubine of other people's houses to fool the past.

Qiu Niang is eighteen years old, it is best to get engaged quickly, otherwise her sister will not marry, how can she take her own daughter-in-law seriously, but she is always worried that the concubine is too unacceptable, so she can only find someone in the small family who wants to cling to their Lu family to marry, it really comes to this point, it is really not good-looking.

Qiao's face softened a little, and said gently: "Sister Qiu has just come, if you don't feel comfortable with anything, just tell me and tell Mama Gao." Then he looked at his children, "You are all sisters of your own family, so be close." Brother Mao has to take care of his sister. “

Everybody responded.

Qiao Shi thought about it, and added a grandmother to Hongchen, forget it, the daughter of the Lu family, including Sister Yao, only has a grandmother, a personal big girl, and there are a lot of little maids who serve in their respective houses, and there are also in the okra garden, so she doesn't have to worry about it, deal with a few words, Qiao Shi looked at the time, and planned to lead everyone to ask the old lady for peace.

Hongchen felt a little annoyed when she thought that she would have to go through this kind of procedure in the future, once or twice to see it fresh, but every day, it reminded her of the vain hard work in her previous life, but fortunately, it shouldn't take long.

As soon as the curtain was lifted outside, everyone looked over and saw that it was the eldest man who entered the door, and the children all got up to salute, and Hongchen also saw her so-so, anyway, she just had bad etiquette rules, and the Lu family would not be surprised.

This old man's face is very different from his person, he has a good face, good facial features, and a dignified appearance, even if he is old, he can see how graceful he was when he was young, of course, there is no bad appearance for those who can be officials, he is now idle at home, but he used to be a prefect, and he was born in the imperial examination, but the old lady went to Ding Wei, Ding Wei ended, and he forgot about him for a while, and he didn't get a new difference.

When the eldest lord saw Hongchen, he remembered who she was, and couldn't help wiping the corners of his eyes: "This is Sister Qiu?" It's really grown up, hey, like your aunt, your aunt was also knowledgeable and virtuous back then, and she was a good woman. “

In a few words, Qiao's heart was full of answers.

Hongchen was also speechless, this is a tease sent by the monkey, specially to pull hatred for her, in front of his wife, he praised a maid who was virtuous, and he could say it, and he really remembered that it was not an aunt, but a maid? Moreover, when he heard this, it was as if he had not driven him away.

With a shy smile, Hongchen thanked him generously: "My aunt has always said that the master is a good person, he gave great grace to let him out, and he lived a comfortable life, and he almost wanted to set up an immortal tablet for the master, but he didn't find a good wood worthy of it, so that's it." “

Qiao Shi lowered his head and smiled, this is really ironic, she is a good girl.

The eldest master choked suddenly, his mind was light, and he was not interested in his father's kindness and filial piety, he didn't hear that Hongchen was sarcastic about him, but he thought that this girl couldn't speak. "Let's go, go and say hello to the old lady."

Everyone got up and went out, and as soon as they came out, they saw a maid with a pale face, staggered over, and trembled: "Fake the corpse, cheat the corpse!" “

She staggered, fell to the ground, and said in a scorched voice: "Madam, pomegranate her, she stood up, she stood up!" “

Qiao Shi was stunned, his face was snow-white, his head was jumping and hurting, and he said sharply: "Don't panic, what's going on, you tell me carefully!" "What is a corpse, pomegranate is Sister Yao'er's personal maid, the one who just touched and died.

The maid was panting, and before she could speak, there was another commotion outside, and the little maid guarding the door didn't care about the rules, so she rushed into the door and said urgently: "Go, she goes to the eldest lady's room." “

Qiao's suddenly exploded, and he ran away, explaining while running, asking the family members to gather and block the news first, and the situation was not clear, and then he went to inform the old lady.

The eldest lady is obviously talking about Sister Yao, not Hongchen, the new appoint, she can't help but be in a hurry, as soon as her mother leaves, that Meifang and Brother Mao are still hesitant to follow, no matter how scared they are, they can't shrink at this time, or they can't shrink if they don't have a reputation for not caring for their sisters, but it's really fatal, as long as they see that the situation is not good, shrink back and don't come out, although they don't believe in any fraud.

Hongchen also followed behind, only the eldest man was stunned, forgetting his actions for a while, and only shouted loudly in the middle of the night, turning his head to call the nurses. (To be continued.) )

PS: ps: This volume will allow Hongchen to experience at least a little love, but everyone still don't expect too much that Hongchen will be immersed in love, her main task - the first is to follow the strange things wherever she goes, and the second she wants to develop her career and prepare for the next volume. The next volume is unfortunately going to be torn apart.

There are also two large volumes of text at the end, and there are more extras.