Chapter 28: The Drama (4)
Besides, like a book, in Yilan Courtyard, he begged Ling Yiyi to save the third lady, but Ling Yiyi blocked her back, and she turned around and ran towards Xuerou Courtyard unwillingly and anxiously.
Xue Rou Courtyard, compared to the name of Yilan Courtyard, is a little more casual, and the name of this courtyard is also given by General Ling Feng.
From this, it can be seen that in the eyes of General Ling Feng, Ling Yiyi's status is definitely higher than Ling Xuerou, and the favored Cheng DΓΉ is of course different.
As its name suggests, it has a warm and feminine feel.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw that the willow trees were blowing in the wind, like the graceful and moving dance of the girl, graceful and graceful, the small bridge bent like a crescent moon, and the water under the bridge had already frozen.
The flowers and plants in the courtyard were bent over by the snow, and even if the snow had melted, the flowers and plants were lying on the ground in a languid state.
There is a pavilion in the courtyard, which is very lively at this time, and Ling Xuerou and a few sisters are cooking tea inside. From time to time, there was the sound of happy laughter and the sound of poetry.
As soon as Rushu entered the Xue Rou Courtyard, he heard the interest of all the young ladies in reciting poems, and his heart was anxious and worried, but his steps were very steady, and he walked quickly into the attic with small steps.
There were two maids standing outside the building, and when they saw the arrival of the book, they did not block it, and let her in directly.
Rushu lowered her head, walked behind Ling Xuerou in small steps, bowed her head and respectfully attached her ear, "Fifth Miss, the eldest lady is very seriously injured, it seems that she can't go to the Meditation Courtyard, let the slave come to find the Fifth Miss, let the Fifth Miss go to the Meditation Courtyard first, and the eldest Miss walks over slowly with Tielan's support!" β
Rushu whispered in Xue Rou's ear in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
Ling Wanrou was dressed in a gorgeous golden silk soft cigarette, wearing a flowing silk golden hairpin, and turned around with a teacup, and glanced at Rushu and Xue Rou who were talking to each other.
I was curious, isn't this like a book Ling Yiyi's first-class maid? When did you become so familiar with Ling Xuerou?
Twelve-year-old Ling Kerou pouted her cherry pout, her curious eyes stared straight at Ling Xuerou, and she let out a somewhat disgusted voice.
"Fifth sister, what secret are you talking to that girl? Why can't you let the sisters hear? β
As soon as these words came out, the other sisters who were looking at the vista and chatting suddenly turned their eyes to Ling Xue Rou Rushu, their eyes full of curious inquiry.
Ling Xuerou's petite figure straightened, her brows furrowed, and a sad smile appeared on her face, "Sigh, what secrets can there be!" It was my mother who was detained in the Buddhist hall by my grandmother again, and this time it was because of my eldest sister's mistake that my grandmother would punish my mother. Rushu went to ask the eldest sister to plead with her grandmother, but the eldest sister was seriously injured and had not recovered, so it seems that I am the only one who has begged my grandmother! β
Ling Xuerou choked up as she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
Rushu stood up straight, took a step back, stood behind Ling Xuerou, lowered her head and slowly saluted the young ladies.
"I've seen all the young ladies like a book!"
Ling Yurou walked towards Ling Xuerou worriedly, patted Ling Xuerou's shoulder gently, and comforted, "Fifth sister don't worry, grandmother will at most let the third aunt copy some scriptures, and she will not really punish the third aunt, besides, there is a debtor who is wronged, and the old grandmother will also punish the eldest sister if she really wants to punish her!" β
"That's it, the fourth sister is right, it's the big sister who makes the mistake, the old grandmother won't embarrass the third aunt, the fifth sister doesn't have to worry!"
Ling Kerou jumped to the other side of Ling Xuerou, holding her arm and shaking it comfortingly.
"Don't worry, sister, let's go to the Meditation Courtyard quickly! The third aunt is still waiting for her sister to ask for the ancestor? β
There was a bit of schadenfreude in his sympathetic eyes.
Ling Xuerou gently pulled down Ling Kerou's hands, her sad little face filled with displeasure and hatred.
"Thank you sister for your concern, sister, I'll go to the meditation courtyard now, I hope the sisters will forgive me for the inconsiderate hospitality! Another day, Xue Rou will invite her sisters to come to Xue Rou Courtyard again! β
Rumei is Ling Xuerou's personal maid, and she is also a first-class maid, while Ling Xuerou was talking, she had already picked up the coat that was tested in the first test, draped it on Ling Xuerou's body, and while tying the coat, she helped Ling Xuerou tidy up her clothes by the way.
After Ling Xuerou finished speaking, a faint smile appeared on her worried face, and she happily saluted the sisters.
Turning around, the indignant and stiff face on his face instantly replaced the smile just now, gritted his teeth and clenched the corner of his coat, and strode towards the attic.
Rumei Rushu, and three other first-class maids beside Ling Xuerou trotted up to follow.
Ling Wanrou's gentle eyes looked at Ling Xuerou's disappearing back, turned her head to look at Ling Kerou who was smiling, and Ling Yurou, who was standing beside her, looking a little humble.
"Since the master is gone, let's go back separately!"
After saying that, Ling Wanrou took the gorgeous cloak handed behind her, took the lead out of the attic, and walked towards the outside of Xuerou Courtyard, followed by her eldest maids, Hongxia and Qingdai.
Ling Kerou glanced at it, Ling Yurou, who was groveling and bowing her eyebrows, snorted coldly, and walked out of the attic with red apricots and red leaves.
She was going to go to her mother's house at once and tell her mother what had happened today, and she would be very happy to think that she would come. After all, the third aunt was punished by the ancestor again, and the fifth sister and the eldest sister went to plead, and it was useless not to kneel for a few hours.
Ling Yurou obediently lowered her head and walked behind Ling Kerou, but her eyes with unwillingness swept her eyes at Ling Kerou with a little hatred, and then lowered her head and continued to move forward.
Jingxin Courtyard, like a dignified and quiet lady, is quietly located in the southeast of the General's Mansion, with blue bricks, green tiles and red eaves in the courtyard, and the building is exquisite and generous.
Ling Xuerou was dressed in a lilac orchid butterfly dance dress, and with the support of the big girl Rumei, she anxiously entered the meditation courtyard.
As soon as the mother-in-law guarding the door in the courtyard saw Ling Xuerou, she immediately saluted her, one mother-in-law went to the courtyard first, informing the old lady, and the other mother-in-law took Ling Xuerou towards the main hall.
Rulan took out a small purse from her sleeve and quietly stuffed it into her mother-in-law's hand.
The mother-in-law took the purse and pinched it gently, there were two taels of silver in it, so she smiled at Ling Xuerou and said softly, "Fifth Miss don't worry, the old lady just punished the third lady for copying scriptures in the Buddhist hall!" It's just a kneeling copy, and now it's just a quarter of an hour, and it's not a big deal. β
Ling Xuerou's steps quickened, and the worry in her eyes was not deceiving.
Although, in the past, when her mother was punished, she secretly moved her eldest sister to ask for it, it was also because many times, her mother was punished because of the eldest sister, and the eldest sister should of course be responsible.
However, she is very worried about her mother's body, since her mother gave birth to her, her body was damaged, although she has been conditioning, but she can't be too tired, like the ancestor to punish and kneel, she is really afraid that her mother will not be able to bear it.
The more she thought about it, the more anxious Ling Xuerou's heart became, and the faster the pace under her feet, the mother-in-law who led the way received the benefits, and of course she also moved forward quickly, and the four maids behind her followed to protect Ling Xuerou and prevent her from falling.
The old lady of the General's Mansion, the wife of Ling Qingsong, the general of the auxiliary state, Lu Shi, was wearing a dark red cotton jacket embroidered with the word Fu at this time, holding the Buddha beads in her hand and sitting on the top of the main hall, sitting quietly with her eyes closed.
A mother-in-law dressed in coarse cloth walked outside the main hall and announced to the maid standing by the door, saying that the fifth lady was coming.
The maid immediately walked into the main hall in small steps, respectfully saluted the old lady, lowered her head and said, "Old lady, the fifth lady has come to say goodbye!" β
Lu's gray hair was coiled behind his head, and a wishful jade hairpin was inserted into it, turning the hand of the Buddha bead for a moment, "If you don't see it, just say that I have rested!" β
After speaking, the old lady Lu closed her eyes and continued to sit on the top quietly.
"By the way, let people go and see if the eldest lady is here?" The old lady opened her eyes and glanced at the girl who was talking, and turned her head to look at Mama Zhou who was standing behind her.
Mama Zhou immediately stepped forward, saluted the old lady, turned around and lifted the heavy door curtain, walked out of the meditation hall, and happened to meet Ling Xuerou and a few people who came over.
"Fifth Miss Ann!"
Mama Zhou bowed her head slightly and bent her knees, which was regarded as a salute to Ling Xuerou, and straightened up before saying,
"The old lady is resting, Fifth Miss should go back!"
When Ling Xuerou heard this, her heart was shocked, she suddenly thought that every time her mother was punished by her grandmother, the eldest sister would kneel in the meditation courtyard for two hours, which could be regarded as helping her mother to be punished, so that she could see her grandmother and let her grandmother remove the punishment of her mother.
Could it be that she also has to kneel for two hours in this cold and cold courtyard!
Ling Xuerou wanted to kneel very much, but everyone was here, and so many people were watching, if she didn't kneel, it meant that she didn't really want to be punished for her mother, and she was a person who pretended to be disrespectful to her mother, and this was not okay.
Ling Xuerou's lively little face looked at Mama Zhou firmly, "Mama Zhou, since grandmother is resting, then Xuerou is willing to wait for grandmother to wake up in the courtyard!" β
After speaking, Ling Xue was heartbroken, lifted her cloak, and knelt outside the meditation hall with a bang.
Rumei and Rulan, several personal maids, saw Ling Xuerou kneeling straight to the ground, and also knelt down behind her.
There is a reason that the young ladies kneel, and they, as slaves, stand.
Although Rushu is Ling Yiyi's personal maid, she is actually the third lady's person, and now under Ling Xuerou's nose, of course, it is impossible to escape alone, and she kneels straight behind Ling Xuerou.
Mama Zhou glanced at Ling Xuerou and the others, and saluted Ling Xuerou again.
"The old lady told the old slave to go to Yilan Courtyard, and the old slave left first."
After speaking, Mama Zhou strode towards the outside of the meditation courtyard, and couldn't help shaking her head in her heart.
The old lady was very unhappy with the eldest lady because of Ruqin's cane death, and today she is obviously punishing the third lady for not disciplining her children strictly, but in fact she wants to punish the eldest lady, and she is also angry.
Mama Zhou had a wind under her feet, and trotted up towards Yilan Courtyard, she always felt that the eldest lady had changed since she fell into the water, especially after the poisoning incident that even she could play the board herself, she could see that the eldest lady was no longer the eldest lady who was easy to be manipulated by the old lady before.
As soon as Mama Zhou arrived outside the gate of Yilan Courtyard, she was blocked and not allowed to enter. This has never happened before, and Mama Zhou was stunned for a moment.