As soon as he heard the movement outside, Shainin got out of the car. She didn't know much about the rules of the Hou Mansion, but she subconsciously felt that although she was a subordinate of the Hou Mansion, she was an old man who listened to her voice, and her attitude could not be too reckless.

After nodding at him, Xie Ning's eyes were attracted by the object behind him, and he saw a delicate and small red sedan chair parked on the side of the road, with four sedan chair drivers on the side.

There was no one in the sedan chair, Xie Ning knew that this was for her, but he didn't walk over immediately, but turned around and saluted everyone with a fist, and said loudly: "Uncle Pei, uncles, thank you for taking care of you all the way, A-Ning said goodbye first, and I will go to the post house to visit you another day." ”

"Okay." Pei Xinghai turned over and dismounted, first ordered his subordinates to hand over Xie Ning's luggage to the Hou Mansion's servants, and then walked towards Xie Ning, patted her shoulder, and said softly: "Girl, your father has already told you what to tell." Uncle stopped talking. There are big rules in the capital, and there are many nobles, so you have to pay attention to everything and don't get into trouble. ”

Xie Ning nodded solemnly.

After bidding farewell to Pei Xinghai and the others, Xie Ning got into the soft sedan chair of the Hou Mansion, but Gu Sui was stopped outside with kind words.

It didn't take long for Xie Ning, who was sitting in a sedan chair, to enter the Hou Mansion through the side door.

Steward Hu, the old man who had spoken to Xie Ning at the city gate before, also specially explained this matter to her. said that it was getting late, and entering the house through the main gate was inevitably ostentatious.

Xie Ning is not a sensitive person, not to mention that she is very self-aware in her heart, and immediately expressed her understanding to Steward Hu.

didn't take this matter to heart, Xie Ning put down the sedan curtain and sat quietly in the sedan chair. The soft sedan car traveled all the way, and I don't know how long it took, and I suddenly heard the housekeeper Hu outside the sedan said:

"Miss Biao, further afield is the inner courtyard of Fuzhong. Mrs. is strict in governing the family, and the inner courtyard is not allowed to run a sedan chair, so please move. ”

After being bored for nearly a month, Xie Ning was eager to get down and walk around, and as soon as Steward Hu's voice fell, he saw her walk out of the sedan chair.

"Miss Cousin, please."

Under the guidance of Steward Hu, Xie Ning turned several corners on a corridor and finally entered the inner courtyard. Gu Sui stayed outside to tidy up her things, and the only one who accompanied her was this housekeeper Hu who had only met once.

is about to see the place where she will settle down in the future, even if it is a bold girl like Shainin, she will inevitably feel a little apprehensive in her heart.

Before I came, Father Xie told her that for a family like Hou Fu, the house is divided into inside and outside. The outer courtyard was used to entertain guests, and the servants and the adult young masters of the family lived in it, and the inner courtyard was the residence of the female dependents, and her two uncles also lived here.

Just calmed down, Shainin was forced to stop.

A middle-aged servant woman with beaded hair was waiting at the intersection, crossed Xie Ning, and said to Steward Hu without a smile: "Madame, Steward Hu, you can hand over the person to me." ”

"Master Hou instructed me earlier to go to the study to find Miss Cousin after settling him."

"Then ask Steward Hu to wait outside the Jade Courtyard, and you will arrange it when Mrs. sees someone."

Hearing this, Steward Hu's figure froze, with a little hesitation on his face, and he paused for a moment before turning his head to Xie Ning and said, "This is Mrs. Lou's aunt, Miss Biao calls Lou's mother." ”

"Lou Mom."

Xie Ning is not stupid, judging from the attitude of Lou's mother's speech, she intuitively felt that this Mrs. Hou's aunt lacked a good impression of her. So he secretly thought to himself, and after saying goodbye to Steward Hu, he followed her forward.

"This is the cousin? Why is it so ugly, this complexion is too dark. ”

"yes. Not to mention the ugly looks, the clothes are also rustic, so poor and sour, at first glance I thought it was a girl who had just entered the house. ”

"Mingyue, is she wearing a coarse cloth?"

"I don't think it's as good as a coarse cloth, and a rag is about the same."

Shainin, who was wearing a 'rag', was a little speechless, since she entered the inner courtyard, the group of people had not stopped pointing and pointing.

They didn't laugh at Xie Ning to her face, but she was a martial artist and a good listener, and when she first entered the Hou Mansion, she was attentive everywhere and heard these words clearly.

She grew up at the border, and often practiced with the military dependents, her skin color was indeed not as good as that of the ladies of the Hou Mansion, and her appearance was not as good as that of the little girls. The clothes on their bodies were bright in color, and the materials were even more beautiful than her father's official uniforms, compared to the dark gray cloth skirts that Xie Ning had carefully prepared before.

Lowering his head and looking at his coarse cloth clothes, Xie Ning probably understood that if he wanted to gain a foothold in the Hou Mansion, he had to change. Otherwise, just based on the gossip of these maids-in-law, she would hardly be at peace.

Xie Ning listened calmly while walking, there was no grievance in her heart, being a man is important because she is self-aware, what they said was the truth, she had nothing to refute.

Those words, while true, are also too harsh. She secretly thought in her heart that one day, she would let these subordinates say a good word when they mentioned her.

"Cousin, in front of you is the Jade Courtyard where our lady lives. I have a few words to say to my cousin. ”

Xie Ning's eyes moved slightly, and he lowered his head and said, "Mother Lou, please speak." ”

Lou's mother raised her head slightly and looked at her with her nostrils: "Our Hou Ye was entrusted by the order to let the cousin enter the house to live temporarily." If the cousin is the governor, don't bother the Hou Ye, in case something is delayed, it is not something that the girl can afford. ”

"Besides, the old lady is not in good health, and when she sees you, she will inevitably think of the fourth aunt and grandmother. The old lady was sad, and the lady specially instructed her not to go to the old lady's yard on weekdays. As for our lady-" She spoke, and she was waiting for Shainin to pick up her words.

Seeing Lou's mother's careful thoughts, Shainin didn't say anything.

She had something to think about in her heart. Not to mention this person's previous attitude, her words just now fell down, and she deprived Xie Ning of two rights at once. One is that she is not allowed to see Uncle Hou, and the other is that she is not allowed to see the old lady's grandmother.

Before she came, Xie Ning pondered, according to her current situation, wouldn't it be these two big Buddhas to rely on? It's good now, if she follows their arrangement, it will be difficult for her to meet these two.

Tsk, this aunt is simply deliberately unable to get along with her.

"Cough," Lou's mother deliberately coughed heavily, intending to remind Shain. Unexpectedly, the other party didn't answer at all, and suddenly her face became a little bad, she frowned, snorted lightly and continued: "Our lady has never liked to be noisy, and my cousin doesn't have to come over every day to say goodbye." On the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, you can come to the Jade Courtyard to ask for peace. Of course, Madame must get it when she sends someone to call you. ”

"As for entertainment, since the cousin came to Beijing to find her mother-in-law's family, the lady said that the cousin needs to go with her for all the banquets attended by the two ladies of our big house. Deciding on family affairs as soon as possible can be regarded as a matter of our hearts. ”

The more Lou's mother spoke, the louder she became, Xie Ning's face darkened, and she didn't need to look to know what the surrounding maids looked like when they heard this, she wanted to refute, but thinking that she had just arrived, she had to swallow this breath temporarily.

Seeing that she was silent, Lou's mother couldn't help but look down on Xie Ning a little more, and held her head up and said, "Can you remember it?" ”

Xie Ning clenched his hand into a fist and silently placed it at his side, and responded in a low voice: "Remember." ”

Although she responded, she had other ideas in mind. The so-called soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and it is her strength to see the moves.

Lou's mother warned Xie Ning, because she felt that she was obedient, so she didn't say anything at the moment, and led her sideways into the main courtyard of the Hou Mansion.

As soon as the two entered the courtyard, a maidservant girl went to report. After standing outside the door for a while, Xie Ning was led to the main hall.