Chapter 22 Age-appropriate
In the Qixia Courtyard, Hongying exaggeratedly dusted off the chair cushion that was not dusty on the Huanghuali Circle Chair, and politely invited Cui Wei to sit down. Cui Wei glanced at her, sat down in the chair unhurriedly, and said, "Say, what's the matter?" ”
Hongying handed a cup of tea to Cui Wei's hand, and then said with a smile, "There is only one thing, I want you to have an idea." ”
Cui Wei skimmed the tea foam with the lid of the cup, making a deaf look.
Hongying swallowed her saliva and said, "Since the prince is unwilling to go to enlightenment, it is better not to go." ”
Cui Wei was angry and laughed when she heard this, put the teacup on the table, raised her eyebrows and said, "You used to have a bad brain, but now you are even more confused?" Which do you think the two of us are? It's just that the one can't stand, and the Hou Ye doesn't have the heart to manage the backyard, and the Hou Mansion lives with his eyes closed, so it's our turn to support Qixia Courtyard and take care of the son. Whether it's the enlightenment of the prince or learning martial arts, is there a place for you to point fingers? ”
Hongying was not annoyed when she heard her say this, and said with a smile, "It's not a pity for me, according to the talent of the prince, if I concentrate on learning martial arts, I bet that in less than ten years, I will be able to surpass the heyday of the second son." ”
Cuiwi's eyes darkened, and he said after a while, "It's good, what are you talking about." ”
Hongying had long regretted it, and continued to cheer up, "What's more, the prince is not and unwilling to learn those poems and essays. ”
Cui Wei reluctantly laughed, and said along with her words, "How old is the prince, how old are you, just follow the nonsense." When Master Hou was so old, did he obediently go to listen to his husband's lectures? It's not ...... later."
Speaking of this, Cui Wei also closed her mouth, and Hongying sat silently with her head down, and the two of them were silent for a while. At this time, Zhou Zhengjia opened the curtain and came in, and when he saw that the atmosphere in the room was not right, he asked in astonishment, "What's wrong?" ”
Cui Wei cleaned up her mood and said with a smile, "Speaking of the past, I was a little emotional. What are you doing here? ”
Zhou Zhengjia put aside the matter in front of him, and said with a solemn face, "Today, the Hou Ye entertained guests in the flower hall, and invited Mrs. to go." I inquired, and most of this guest was Madame's cousin Han Youqing. ”
Cuiwi's expression changed, and she asked, "Do you know how long they talked and what they said?" ”
Zhou Zhengjia shook his head, "Master Hou does not allow anyone to approach the flower hall, and the sandwich between the flower hall and the hanging flower door in the inner courtyard is also guarded by his own people." I don't know when Hou Ye and Han Youqing left. Mrs. returned to Zhengqiu Hall about an hour, presumably Master Hou and Han Youqing also went back at this time. ”
Hongying hurriedly said, "What is Master Hou doing, how to let these two meet." is already entangled, if it is spread out, what can I do if I have a heart to poke out all the past things? ”
Cui Wei said in a cold voice, "If it spreads, the Hou Ye worked hard, fought on the battlefield, and fought with his life to come back from Dingyuan Houfu, and since then he has been trampled under his feet by his wife." ”
Hongying's cheeks were flushed with anxiety, and Zhou Zhengjia couldn't help but clench his fists tightly with both hands. Cui Wei picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip of cold tea to suppress the anger in her heart, and calmed down before she spoke, "No matter who is right or wrong in the matter between the Hou Ye and the lady, it is not our turn to judge the merits, but the reputation of the Hou Mansion has been passed down through the generations, but it must not be ruined in front of you and me." Otherwise, how can he go down in the future, and then serve the old marquis and the old lady. ”
She said to Zhou Zhengjia, "Pinglan, last time I told your little maid about the words and deeds of Mrs. Shang's drunkenness on the painting boat, what is your name?" ”
Zhou Zhengjia replied, "It's called Wu'er, and after that time, I privately recognized her as my daughter." ”
Cui Wei thought for a long time, and was about to speak, when another servant woman came in and respectfully announced, "The pine smoke in the Zhengqiu Hall has left the house." The carriage in the front yard sent it out, I don't know where it went, but it was just carrying a burden, as if it was going out of the house. ”
Cui Wei thought for a moment and asked, "What about Mother Cao and Mother Jin?" ”
Hongying hurriedly said, "How can you still have the time to ask these two idlers!" The pine smoke is out of the Hou Mansion, maybe it's for someone to contact that person! ”
Cui Wei ignored her nonsense, and the servant woman who came in later said, "The clouds and mist of Zhengqiu Hall came to talk to the two mothers, and they haven't left yet. ”
Cui Wei nodded and said to Zhou Zheng's family, "The few maids around Madame, have they all reached the right age?" ”
After a little thought, Zhou Zhengjia understood what she meant, and shook his head regretfully, "Songyan's age is enough, but it is a special case that she has declared not to marry, except for her, the maids that Mrs. personally serves, Xueya, Yunmist, nectar, and Yuhua, the largest of these four people, and they have just turned eighteen this year." In our Fengnuma City, the proud maids around the master are often married after the age of twenty. ”
Cui Wei said, "It's enough to barely have these two." ”
Zhou Zhengjia said, "That's right." ”
Cui Wei advised, "Start with the nectar first, don't worry. As long as the manna has a mind, this can be done. ”
Zhou Zhengjia hurriedly agreed, "Don't worry, I know how to do it." ”
Hongying listened to the two as if they were playing a dumb riddle, and asked in confusion, "It's not just manna, why are there two more?" What can Manna do when he has a mind? ”
Seeing that things were settled, Cui Wei's heart relaxed slightly, and then she glanced at Hongying, and said idly, "You don't understand it." ”
Hongying said unconvinced, "If you don't say it, I will never understand." ”
Cui Wei laughed and scolded, "You are reasonable!" ”
Hongying smiled proudly, and Zhou Zheng's family and the servant woman also laughed.
In the room of Mother Cao and Mother Jin in the distance, listening to the loud laughter from afar, Mother Cao and Mother Jin looked at each other, and Yunwu sat opposite and said to herself, "...... You see that this sister Songyan is leaving, and she is ignoring a few of us more and more, isn't it too much? ”
Mother Jin echoed with a smile, "It's not, it's too much!" “
Cao's mother followed up and asked, "Where is Songyan going, but she is getting married?" ”
Yunwu turned a deaf ear and continued, "It's just that I saved my wife, if she didn't send me back at that time, I would be the one who saved my wife." ”
Seeing that she didn't answer, Mother Cao didn't ask curiously, so she only said, "Yunwu, has Madam mentioned our two old things these times?" It's better for the two of us to accompany you back in a while, so that we can say hello to Madame. ”
When Mrs. fell into the water to recuperate, she was arguing to come to serve the prince, and now she sees that Mrs. holds the affairs of the house in the palm of her hand and thinks about coming back? Yunwu secretly scolded the two of them in his heart for being thick-skinned, but said with a smile on his face, "If you let the two mothers go back with me, there will really be light on your face, but it's a pity that when you look at the time, the son of the world is going to finish today's Mengxue, right?" What if the two mothers send me away and delay the errand of serving the son? ”
Mother Jin smiled, "It's okay, the son of the world is very naughty, I can't say whether this Mengxue is finished today, maybe I will run to play." ”
Yunwu's pretty face sank, "Shut up, you can say this too!" ”
Mother Jin was startled when she was not prepared for the long-winded clouds and mist on weekdays and simply scolded her like this. Mother Cao on the side hurriedly played a round, "Look at what you said, although he is close to the prince, it is not good to say this about him." Cloud girl, dissipate her anger, Jin's mother is in a hurry. ”
Yunwu snorted, patted her skirt and stood up, Mother Jin saw that she didn't agree with her, so she was about to get up and leave, and said anxiously, "Girl, it's me who is stupid, and you have to teach me so smartly." ”
Yunwu said perfunctorily, "Mom, I still have something to do, I'll teach you next time." ”
After speaking, he ignored Cao Jin's two mothers, turned around and went out.