Rong Zheng stepped into Ma's house and saw Ma's sitting on the kang with Mama Zhou standing next to her, holding a tea tray in her hand.

Rong Zheng blessed his body, and said slowly: "What is the matter with my wife?" ”

Ma Shi saw that Rong Zheng was nothing unusual, and first glanced at Mama Zhou, but Mama Zhou couldn't guess Rong Zheng standing in front of her, with a puzzled face.

Ma Shi opened his mouth here: "The good girl came to you and asked you something. ”

Rong Zheng lowered his eyebrows and looked like he was willing to hear it.

Ma saw that Rong Zheng was so respectful and solemn, and his heart was very good. She is an elder, is she still afraid of a yellow-haired girl? She took a sip of tea slowly, and said slowly: "I heard that you are going to take Qingfang out, just now their mother and daughter came to me to intercede, I don't know what you can say?" ”

Rong Zheng said: "She knows what Qingfang has done. ”

"Oh? Qingfang kept saying that someone framed her, Sister Zheng, you didn't check it out and just kicked people out, didn't it make the people below chill? ”

Rong Zheng raised his eyebrows and said: "This is a matter in my room, so I don't bother my wife." I have a bottom line, and I can say anything if I don't touch the bottom line. ”

Ma sneered: "It's really dignified and virtuous." ”

Rong Zheng said: "There is no need to discuss Qingfang's matter anymore, since I have decided to drive her out, I will not go back on my word again." The wife didn't have to intercede for her. I have already arranged Qingfang's shortage, so I don't need my wife to stuff people into my room again. If nothing else, I'll go down first. ”

Ma Shi couldn't help but be angry when he saw Rong Zheng not taking her seriously, and said sharply: "Can't I, as a mother, even take care of the affairs in my daughter's room?" When your father left, he asked me to discipline you well. You didn't even give me any affection. ”

Rong Zheng sneered twice, shook his head, didn't want to worry about the Ma family anymore, blessed his body, and went out by himself.

Ma Shi said to Mama Zhou: "Look at the way she looks at no one!" ”

The wife was angry. It seems that we are too worried, and the third lady may not know about it. Otherwise, she will see you and be able to calm down? ”

Ma knew that Rong Zheng had a little bit of a temperament before, and it was indeed not like her style to endure this, so he believed Mama Zhou's words for the time being. said: "Maybe we are overthinking. You have to find out as much as you can about your brother-in-law, otherwise I'm afraid that you won't be at ease day and night. Now we have to think about it, what should we do when the paper can't hold the fire? ”

Mama Zhou slowly knelt down. said: "Mrs., don't worry, if the old man really knows, he will be blamed, and then the old slave will bear all the charges." I just hope that my wife will be kind to my poor children. ”

Seeing that Mama Zhou was so loyal, Ma couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and helped Mama Zhou up with his own hands. And said: "I have recognized them as adopted sons and adopted daughters, and I should repay you for your kindness." ”

Mama Zhou couldn't help but shed tears.

"Madam, the third lady really can't stay. Mrs. should do her best to find a family for the third lady and marry her. ”

Ma sighed: "Where is it so easy now, I want to marry her." It's just that you know, the exquisite people don't want to marry her, and we can't blame it all. If you can't get on the table, our lord can't look down on it. The prince of the palace mentioned earlier, he thought it was not bad, but he didn't agree to it, and now where can he find such a satisfactory one. ”

Rong Zheng completely ignored Ma's meaning. The decision was to expel Qingfang from her yard. Later, I heard that the Ma family was going to take in Qingfang, but it was a real thing that Rong Zheng's earrings were found from Qingfang's box, and there was no evidence to prove that Qingfang did not take them. Let a girl with the name of a thief continue to stay in the house to do things and disobey the public, Ma had no choice but to ask Sister-in-law Jiang to bring her daughter back.

Mei Fen made up for Qingfang's lack, and Mei Fen's lack of Zisu went to ask Rong Zheng what he meant: "Miss, when will we add another person to our room?" ”

Rong Zheng thought for a while and said, "In my opinion, it's no better than four or six, so let's mix it up like this first." In the future, the manpower will be too busy to talk about it. ”

Zi Su smiled: "I thought that the young lady would say that she wanted to bring Mei Fen and her sister in." ”

Rong Zheng said: "Her sister is here with us, so I don't necessarily have to let my sister come in with her." The Bai family is like this, two sisters, and if the two daughters are not in front of them, they will definitely be desolate. If only they had opened their mouths. ”

Rong Zheng asked Shisu to call all the people serving in the room to the flower hall. From a first-class maid to a mother-in-law doing rough work, there are now a total of seven people in the room.

Rong Zheng looked at all these people and said, "Those who remain, I believe that you are all faithful to serve the Lord." I'm the most honest and unclean. On my side, you just need to remember to be diligent. You don't need to be very competent, but I have to show me your faithfulness. There is a profit in the shop this month, and I will give you a bonus for the money I earned. ”

Everyone thanked each other.

Rong Zheng has always rewarded and punished clearly, nodded and said: "Follow me well, I will never be able to treat you badly in the future." ”

March is coming to an end, and the eighth day of April is Rong Zheng's birthday. This year will certainly not be over.

Rong Zheng doesn't matter, he is a year older on a birthday, and it looks good to be a teenager forever.

It has been five days since the Xiao brothers went to Anyang, and in these five days, Rong Zheng He has slept peacefully, and he is on the road day and night.

On the day of March 26, she received a post from the county lord of Duanhui inviting her to go to Qixia Villa on the 28th to enjoy peonies, and the letter also said that a sedan chair would be sent to pick her up. The county lord was so courteous, Rong Zheng naturally couldn't refuse.

For this invitation, Rong Zheng also prepared a small gift. It is a set of precious "Narcissus Exercises" piano scores purchased by accident when Bie Yonggui followed Steward Li to the capital. Rong Zheng copied a copy himself, planning to give the original to the county lord.

Early in the morning of the twenty-eighth, the lord of Duanhui really sent a green silk sedan chair to pick up Rong Zheng to the villa. Rong Zheng took Ruyi and went.

When Rong Zheng arrived at the villa and got off the sedan chair in the sedan hall, he saw the same small sedan chair in front of him, and a girl walked out of it. Rong Zheng was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward to greet: "Miss Fifteen! ”

Li Shi Niang turned her head to look, but saw that Rong Zheng had already walked up, and Shi Shi Niang said with a smile: "Miss Rong San, you are here too." ”

Rong Zheng couldn't help but say to Fifteen Niang: "How are you doing?" ”

Fifteen Niang said: "I'm fine, so-so." However, she looked at Rong Zheng with worry in her eyes. She affectionately took Rong Zheng's arm, and the two threw the entourage behind them out of a distance.

"I heard at home that something happened to you, but does it matter?"

Rong Zheng smiled: "It's okay, it's been a few days." You see, I'm not head to head and feet to feet, and I'm not missing anything. ”

Li Wuniang didn't care at all when she saw Rong Zheng mention this. admired in his heart, and said: "In the end, it's you, you want to replace me, I'm afraid I'm scared to death." ”

Li Shiniang's words are no different from what Rong Xiao said earlier. In fact, Rong Zheng will be afraid when he thinks back to the passage of that night. If Xindao hadn't met him, who would have known what would have happened.

Although Yang Xiu said that he didn't want to hurt her, but those three fierce gods and evil spirits, at a glance, they knew that they didn't have a good heart, and she must be more than lucky.

While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the Splendid Temple.

As far as the eye could see. The temple has been dressed up in several pots of peony flowers that have been moved from elsewhere. From the porch to the yard, there are hundreds of pots of peonies, which are purple and red, and the bees and butterflies are very lively.

Mu Baowen saw these two people coming together, hurriedly greeted them, and said with one hand and said with a smile: "Miss Fifteen, Miss Rongsan, you two are in a hurry." ”

Li Shiniang smiled and said, "I met at the door." ”

It turned out that the county lord of Duanhui invited a few young girls to come to the villa to play, and he was afraid that his status as a widow would make these young girls estranged, so he went to invite Mu Baowen to come here to help her greet guests. Mu Baowen was very troublesome, and as soon as he heard about it, he agreed.

Rong Zheng asked Baowen again: "Who else is here today?" ”

Mu Baowen smiled: "Miss Zhao will come over in a while." The eldest sister of the county lord invited the three of you, and did not invite anyone else. ”

Everyone went to the flower hall, and the Duanhui county lord came out of the second room. Rong Zheng raised his eyes and saw that the lord of Duanhui had combed his chic peony head today, wearing a little green head, and a white peony the size of a wine glass on his sideburns. The wide-sleeved skirt with silver trim in honey color reveals a lotus-colored pleated skirt.

The two of them saluted, and the county lord bowed his head and said, "Please come and play, don't be too formal." ”

Later, Li Shiniang whispered in Rong Zheng's ear: "Our county lord is dressed plainly and elegantly. ”

Rong Zheng nodded approvingly. She presented the score, and the Duanhui County Lord glanced at it twice, nodded and smiled: "I've only heard of this "Narcissus Gymnastics" before. But I haven't seen it. It's too expensive for you to send this to me. ”

Rong Zheng smiled: "I also got it by chance, the county lord has superb piano skills, and he happens to be a sword with a hero." ”

Duan Hui ordered the people to put it away carefully, nodded and said, "Miss Rongsan is still able to speak like this." Got a clever mouth. ”

Li Shiniang suddenly interjected with a smile: "Miss Rongsan hasn't come over yet, but the dowry came first." ”

As soon as these words came out, the other three people were a little embarrassed, and it seemed that Li Shiniang didn't know that the two families had not been able to marry smoothly. Rong Zheng blushed slightly, and said in a sneering voice, "What did Miss Fifteen say?" ”

Mu Baowen hurriedly said: "Why hasn't this Miss Zhao come yet, eldest sister of the county lord." I'll ask people to see it again. ”

The county lord of Duanhui also took the opportunity to say: "Go and take a look, don't be tripped on the road." ”

Seeing the reactions of these three people, Li Shiniang realized that she had said the wrong thing, she secretly pulled Rong Zheng's sleeve and said in a low voice: "Ah Zheng, I said something wrong, don't blame me." ”

Rong Zheng smiled indifferently: "It's nothing." ”

In order to ease the atmosphere, the lord of Duanhui said: "The flowers in the house are blooming so well, and it is not interesting for a widow of mine to look at it, so please come and play together." After a while, when Miss Zhao comes, you can recite poems and play the piano and paint. Don't be constrained. When I was your age, I was boisterous and naughty. ”

The two of them were busy.

After another quarter of an hour, Miss Zhao finally came, and as soon as she entered the flower hall, she was busy making amends to Duanhui: "County Lord, it's really rude." When I went out, something stumbled, so I asked the county lord to wait. ”

Duan Hui smiled: "It's not too late. ”

Miss Zhao gave Rong Zheng and Li Shiniang a mutual salute.

Miss Zhao's maiden name is Zhao Xiuru, her grandfather was the country's son of the priest wine, her uncle is a bachelor of Hanlin, and her brother Zhao Ling took the township test last year, and happened to understand the yuan. Born in such a scholarly family, Hanmo family. Not to mention the men in the clan, even the women of the Zhao family, all of them are literate and literate. Zhao Xiuru is proficient in calligraphy and painting, and has long had the nickname of "Zhao Cainu" in the circle of ladies in Bianliang.

Duan Hui said to Zhao Xiuru: "I got a baby just now, can you touch it?" As he spoke, he took the "Narcissus Exercise" again and let Zhao Xiuru see it.

Zhao Xiuru respectfully took the score and took a cursory look at it, pursed her lips and smiled: "It's really a baby." ”

Duan Hui glanced at Rong Zheng and said, "With a good piano score, there should naturally be a good piano master." ”

The piano table and incense burner have already been set up on the porch. Duan Hui ordered Zhao Xiuru to caress one of them.

Mu Baowen suddenly pointed at Li Shiniang and Duan Hui and said, "Sister County Lord, Fifteen Niang will be Danqing, it is better to let Miss Zhao stroke the piano at the same time, and let Fifteen Niang paint." The piano stops, the painting stops. Finally, let Miss Rongsan inscribe, how about it? ”

Duan Hui smiled: "It's really interesting." ”

At that moment, another table was set up on the porch, and someone was ordered to take painting materials, rice paper, water bowls and other things. Li Shiniang knew Zhao Xiuru's reputation, and now that she was in front of the county lord, she was a little afraid to write. Rong Zheng whispered in her ear: "What are you afraid of, it's just to make the county lord happy, not to judge it." ”

Li Shiniang hurriedly said: "It's me who is too cautious." You're right, I'll draw a few strokes with my hands, so as not to embarrass the county lord. ”

Rong Zheng nodded approvingly.

At the moment, Zhao Xiuru stroked the qin, and Li Shiniang painted. Mu Baowen and Rong Zheng listened to the piano for a while, and looked at the painting for a while. The lord of Duanhui sat under the porch and quietly tasted tea.

Because Zhao Xiuru saw this score for the first time, her technique was a little rusty, and it was inevitable that there would be intermittent connections in some places. This time, it was a little unsatisfactory. After Zhao Xiuru stroked the piano, she bowed and said, "I'm really sorry." ”

Duan Hui said: "It's good to be able to do this for the first time. ”

Here Li Shiniang also painted a peony, which is full of color and luster and is very vivid. Duan Hui nodded yes, and asked Zhao Xiuru again: "How is this painting of Miss Fifteen?" ”

Zhao Xiuru praised: "Sure enough, there is a specialization in the art industry." It's exquisite. Although the bees on this flower are only a few strokes, they are already very vivid. ”

Duan Hui ordered Rong Zheng to inscribe. Rong Zheng was dipped in thick ink and wrote down the words "On the twenty-eighth day of March in the year of Jiyou, appreciate the peony medicine in Qixia Villa" and other words.

Duan Hui smiled and asked Baowen: "The third sister will accompany me in the next game of chess, right?" ”

Baowen hurriedly said: "My chess skills are very ordinary, even if the eldest sister of the county lord makes me five, I may not be able to win." Let Miss Zhao accompany you. This painting is good, I asked people to find a good wood to frame, and hang it for the county lord's eldest sister. ”

Duan Hui smiled: "You can say it." (To be continued.) )