Jincheng, without Linlang, it has indeed been quiet for a while.

On this day, the third aunt finished dressing up early and took Cui'er to the main hall to say goodbye to Jinchi. Since the last encounter with the robbers, Kaneike has been recuperating at home. He handed over all the affairs to Yu Shan, and took out three boxes of firearms from the pharmacy and distributed them to the caravan transporting cotton.

The third aunt walked in the winding corridor, and saw the slightly clumsy figure of the eldest lady walking out of the Jinxiao Garden from a distance. I thought to myself, since the eldest lady also went to ask for peace, then I will wait a little longer.

"Cui'er, let's go for a walk in the back garden! There are some days when you don't have a flower viewing, and now that this spring is about to pass, how can you waste a lot of time! ”

After speaking, the third aunt turned around the eldest lady and stepped on the white marble bridge along the cobblestone path.

The stream flows slowly and crosses the stone bridge to converge in the carp pond by the cloister. Five or six girls gathered around the pool, chatting with fish food.

"Third aunt, Cui'er chats with those laundry maids in her spare time. I heard them say that the eldest lady's belly seems to be much bigger in advance? ”

Cui'er saw the third aunt looking at the group of maids, and suddenly remembered the broken words she heard when chatting a few days ago. She has no personnel, so naturally she doesn't know much about pregnancy. But those maids are different, they stay together all day, and they can't hear anything?

Cui'er's slightly questioning words suddenly shocked the third aunt's heart, since the last time she knew that the eldest lady was pregnant, it has been more than three months now.

"Three months!"

The third aunt closed her eyes and thought carefully, when she was pregnant with Rui'er, she was stupid for three months, and she couldn't see anything in her stomach. Let's just say that the eldest lady is tall and thin, even if she can see it, she won't be able to support her waist all day to relieve the soreness!

"Cui'er, go over there and take a look, and hear what they have to say? So happy! ”

The third aunt took Cui'er away, thought about it alone, and came to the back garden unconsciously. She looked around, found a wooden chair and sat down, and looked at the flowers that were about to bloom, her eyes full of suspicion.

Cui'er turned around and came to the cloister, figuring out the third aunt's intentions as she walked. Although the Jin family is not as deep as the palace, they are also jealous, and they are not inferior to each other. Don't look at the third aunt's indifferent look, but she understands everything in her heart. Otherwise, he would not have kept the little young master under the means of the eldest lady, and would be on an equal footing with the eldest lady as an aunt.

If the third aunt is from a family, how can this lineage fall into the hands of the eldest lady?

"Sisters, why are you so happy?"

Cui'er listened intently in the corner of the cloister for a while, and the girls were talking about complaints, and the occasional laughter was also a joke about the bad luck that had happened to others.

As the personal maid of the third aunt, Cui'er is naturally much more beautiful than them. She took a look, and the six girls were all girls in the laundry room, thirteen or fourteen years old, washing the clothes of the Jin family respectively. Now I'm free, chatting about the sky and talking about the carp at the same time, it's very lively.

When the other party saw that it was Cui'er, they all cast envious glances.

"It's Sister Cui'er, how can you be free today, you don't have to serve the master?" The one who spoke was Tian Xing, a girl who specialized in washing clothes for the eldest lady, who entered the house a year later than Cui'er, and was in the same batch as Linlang. On weekdays, she is taken care of by the eldest lady, and she is the most beautiful among several people.

"The third aunt went to the back garden alone to relax, I have nothing to do, and when I see the sisters talking and laughing here, I will come and take a look!" Cui'er didn't think much of Tian Xing's words with thorns, just now I heard them talking about cleaning the master's clothes with Tianqi, and Wan'er said: "I heard that this woman often lives in the same environment, and the day of coming to Tianqi is slowly approaching, I wonder if a few sisters have discovered this characteristic?" ”

Cui'er's gaze swept to everyone, only to see He Yue, who was slightly younger, bowing her head with a red apple face. Cui'er smiled and teased: "Xiao Yue'er, why is your face red?" ”

When a group of girls heard the sound, He Yue's face was shyly smiling, and it was about to shrink into her stomach.

"Hahaha...... Hahaha......" The girls suddenly laughed and leaned back, pointing at He Yue and couldn't speak, after a long time, Fu Miaoqiang, who was washing clothes for the third aunt, held back a smile, patted He Yue's back and said coquettishly: "Xiao Yue'er is washing clothes for the master, didn't she see something that shouldn't be seen?" Aha......"

The clever topic and hearty laughter suddenly made Cui'er fit in, and she asked at the right time, "Isn't it?" Fu Miao, do you talk about the days of the third aunt first? ”

Cui'er and Fu Miao serve the third aunt together, and the relationship between the two is naturally much closer than others. Fu Miao put away her smile, turned to look at everyone and whispered: "The third aunt is the beginning of the month, and the red lead is fierce!" Hey, do you say that everyone who has given birth to children is like this? ”

"Isn't it? I heard my sister who just left this year say that she was still serving the second lady at that time, just in time for the second lady's miscarriage, getting up early and going to bed late all day, so busy that she fainted when she saw blood. "The most relaxing thing here is the second lady's laundry girl, the second lady is in the pharmacy on weekdays, although the room is empty, but there is no shortage of matching maids.

"Oh, you're the luckiest, but what Sister Miao said does make sense, Mrs. Chi is like that."

"What about the eldest lady?" Fu Miao looked at Tian Xing curiously, and everyone immediately laughed and waited for the following.

I saw a hint of cunning flashing in Tian Xing's eyes, and sneered: "Big lady? How can you girls talk about it? Tian Xing turned around and left after speaking, her expression was hurried, as if she had thought of something, and walked quickly in the direction of Jinxiao Garden.

Seeing that Tian Xing's mind was so thoughtful, Cui'er couldn't help but sweat beads on her forehead, she pouted and looked at Tian Xing's back, feeling uneasy. If the eldest lady knew that I was inquiring here, she would definitely be suspicious, so she should tell the third aunt in advance and let her prepare.

Fu Miao saw Cui'er's preoccupied appearance, and immediately understood her intentions. She walked to Cui'er's side casually and whispered to her ear, "Sister Cui'er, the eldest lady's Tianqi is at the end of the month, and there are only a few days between her and the third aunt. However, Tian Xing doesn't seem to have washed clothes with red lead for four months. ”

"Four months?" Cui'er was even more determined in her thoughts. In the belly of the eldest lady, I am afraid that it is really as the maids discussed, and there are other people's seeds hidden in it.

As she was talking, Tian Xing suddenly turned back. With a sarcastic smile on her face, she said coldly when she passed by Cui'er's side: "Three years ago, there was a girl who had her tongue cut out because she was inquiring about the eldest lady. These days, there are more and more people who are not afraid of death! ”

Tian Xing's words fell on Cui'er's heart like a bomb. She felt that she was already very cautious, but she didn't expect Tian Xing to be more alert. Not only did he understand his purpose, but he also went back and gave a warning. This wit, fortunately, it's just a girl who washes clothes......

But I saw Tian Xing take a jade bracelet from the edge of the carp pond, which was rewarded by the eldest lady. I was afraid that I would accidentally fall into the pond while feeding the fish, so I took it off and put it next to it.

She walked leisurely between Cui'er and Fu Miao, and said lightly: "Be careful of moving stones and hitting your own feet!" ”

PS: Tianqi: Another name for menstruation in ancient times. If you want to know more, please Baidu.