Outside the window, the north wind was blowing, the heavy curtain was lifted, and a slender figure walked in gently. There was a carbon basin burning in the house, and a burst of warmth hit her, driving the cold from her body.

On the kang, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl leaned on a large pillow wrapped in hibiscus branches, wrapped in a white fox fur and looking out of the window in a daze.

The wind was a little strong, and the broken hair on her cheeks was shaking, brushing her fair and delicate cheeks, making people want to reach out and hook them behind her ears.

Next to her stood a second-class maid Jinping, who was holding a few books without squinting.

"Second Miss, Fourth Miss said that she wanted to go to the Plum Garden in the afternoon, and Mrs. sent a message, let you go with her." Xiuli is a first-class maid, delicate and delicate, so she sent some snacks to the fourth miss according to the instructions of the second miss, and she just came back at this time.

The plum garden is an abandoned mansion to the west of the capital, and after the original family did not want it, the government saw that the red plums in the garden were wasted, so they built this mansion into a garden for people to enjoy.

Every year, a large number of literati and scholars come to enjoy the scenery in the plum garden, and by the way, they will write a few new words, maybe they can meet some talented and beautiful people, and conclude a good relationship.

And such a place, for Shen Jingyi, is a source of nightmares.

She turned her face, her nose slightly red from the wind, adding a touch of cuteness to her delicate and gorgeous face.

Frowning slightly, she said lightly: "Got it, step down, you don't need to wait here." ”

Xiuli was slightly stunned, and glanced at the Jinping on the side, secretly strange. Because she is the most intelligent and clever among the maids, and her mouth is sweet, she usually serves by the side of the second lady on weekdays. can be said to be the most favored and decent maid around her, and even the second miss's nurse Mama Xie is not as decent as her. Therefore, who in the courtyard could not see her and curry favor with her?

This is the first time this has happened today.

Shen Jingyi was in front of Jinping, making her faceless like this, and she couldn't help but wonder, did Jinping say something in front of the second lady?

"Why, don't I understand what I'm saying?" Shen Jingyi suddenly looked at her, and seeing that she didn't go down at all, she couldn't help but ask in a cold voice.

Xiuli was shocked, yes! She is a young lady, no matter how much she is favored on weekdays, she is just a subordinate.

How can a subordinate disobey his master's command? Thinking of this, she hurriedly promised, "Yes, the slave and maid will retire!" ”

left in a hurry, until she went out, Xiuli breathed a sigh of relief, she always felt that the second miss seemed to be a little different today.

Just thinking about it, a rough mother-in-law stepped forward and smiled flatteringly: "Miss Xiuli, my brother is sick, look, can you let me take a leave of absence and go back to take care of it for two days?" ”

This kind of thing is usually asked to the young lady, but because the beauty is the most favored, the young lady has given her the right to do many things, so these little things are generally directly decided by her.

Beauty frowned.

If it was a weekday, she would probably agree, but today, she just lost face in front of Jinping and was in a bad mood, how could she agree?

"Mother Li fell a few days ago, and Mama Xie was sent to Jinling by the second lady again, there are already fewer people in the yard, if you go again, then do you want anyone to do work in this yard?" After speaking, without waiting for the mother-in-law to say more, he turned around and went to his room.

She didn't have to wait, she drank tea in the room, roasted charcoal, and warmed her body.

The mother-in-law opened her mouth and wanted to stop her, but she didn't dare to anger her, so she had to give up.

In the room, Shen Jingyi, who had heard everything in her ears, took the book in Jinping's hand and said, "You go and sue that mother and give her two days off." ”

Jinping curtsied yes, paused, and asked, "What's that......?" Do you want to let the beautiful girl know? ”

Shen Jingyi looked up: "Am I Miss or is she Miss ?" When will I make a decision to inform her of a maid? ”

Jinping suddenly came back to his senses, and hurriedly said, "Yes, the slave will go now." She stepped back gently.

Shen Jingyi sighed and looked at the furnishings around her.

To the left of the entrance is a black lacquered elevated table, on which is placed a pink lotus pattern appreciation bottle, next to which is a screen with gold embroidery entwined branches. On the right, not far from the kang, there is a black lacquer coffee table seat, and then there is a large bed carved with auspicious clouds around the pine, and a pale pink silk tent decorated with broken jade, all of which are exquisite and elegant.

It was a place she had lived in for fifteen years, both familiar and unfamiliar. She never thought that she would be able to come back one day, just this morning, when she woke up.

Yi Qiē turned out to be back to when he was thirteen years old.

This year, she has not lost important things, and this year, she has not been a concubine.

This year was also the beginning of her fate.

Just today, in the afternoon, she will wear red clothes and white fox fur, go to the plum garden with her half-sister, and then meet her cousin Jiang Hua.

Someone chanted a poem, and she looked back at the person out of curiosity, and it was this glimpse that Jiang Hua was so unending to her later.

Later, she dragged her sick body that was tortured and died of exhaustion.

This time, she actually started again, so she must not let this happen again.

The hand gripping the book tightened suddenly, leaving traces of wrinkles in the writing.

Jinping folded back, and when she saw that the tea was cold, she was busy changing hot tea for her.

Shen Jingyi put down the book, took a sip of tea, and asked, "Hasn't the sparrow come back yet?" How long have you been there? ”

"Second Miss Hui, not yet, the sparrow has been gone for half an hour."

"Half an hour? Will it take half an hour to send something back and forth from me to my grandmother? ”

Jinping didn't dare to answer, she was just thinking, I was afraid that the girl was going to walk again and delayed the time to come back.

Shen Jingyi didn't embarrass her, and went straight to the book again.

After about a quarter of an hour, the sparrow came back, and when she saw her young lady nesting on the kang and reading a book, she smiled flatteringly: "Second miss, guess what I heard from the old lady today?" ”

Shen Jingyi glanced at her and followed her words and asked, "What?" ”

Jinque was a little proud, and she knew that the second lady would definitely pay more attention to these gossips.

"I heard that the old lady's nephew, Jiang Hua and Jiang Qigongzi of the Dingyuan Mansion, have been studying for four years, and now they are coming back." Jinque didn't see Jinping standing on the side and glaring at her, and said excitedly: "Second Miss, I heard that he will come to our house to visit the old lady in the near future!" ”

"It's his business that he came to visit his grandmother, what do you want to say?" Shen Jingyi asked.

The smile on the sparrow's face froze, she was a little strange, the second young lady who liked to hear her gossip the most in the past, heard this topic that all women were interested in today, and she was indifferent?

Something doesn't seem right!

She looked up at Shen Jingyi.