The pen in his hand paused, and he saw a vague shadow behind the screen.

Put the pen aside, Zizhu's pen side lightly touched the blue and white porcelain pen rest, there was a crisp sound, Zhang's mother was stunned, the next moment she turned the screen, revealing a smiling face, seeing Xingzhao writing, his heart was more stable, and he said: "The four girls are quiet here, a few days ago there is a small curly puppy in the market, if the four girls feel bored in their hearts, let the secretary go to buy a few to play?" ”

The biological mother will go, which family's children still have the heart to tease cats and dogs?

Xingzhao lowered his eyelids, laughed in his heart, closed the page, and hurriedly asked Lotus Rong to sit for Zhang's mother, and asked the lotus leaf to serve hot tea and snacks, and replied weakly: "Huaishan Garden has always been unrestrained, and my mother also knows what Ah Yu is thinking about recently, and wants to ask for a calm." It is also thanks to my grandmother that she sent someone to discipline her at noon, and it was very effective, and now the little maids who are seven or eight years old and do miscellaneous work outside are very well-behaved. ”

Mother Zhang was stunned for a moment, a little sneering, and after a while, she covered it up, sat on the stool with her hands and feet, and said with a smile: "The old slave can't speak, so he can only comfort the four girls to mourn and change." Writing on weekdays, drawing a picture, no matter how bad it is to read a Buddhist scripture, it is also the best, calm your mind, the house is full of close relatives, Mrs. Tai can't hurt you, right? If you want the old slave to say, in the future, Master Jing Yi will tell fortunes, and Brother Jing'er's life is only six catties, but you have seven catties and eight taels. ”

As she spoke, Mother Zhang seemed to let go a little, regained her former agility, and said, "Mrs. Min will send a post explaining that she is coming over, and Mrs. Min will send the old slave to ask you." Can your body support Ming'er's social? ”

Mrs. Min here?

Yes, Fang Qi's sisters all died. How could the wife of the Hou in the letter not be in a hurry.

Whether she can hold up tomorrow's entertainment is asking her if she wants to think about it. Do you want to whitewash the peace in front of outsiders!

"Today, the third sister came over to accompany Ah Yu and said a lot of things, and I felt much better. Mrs. Min is not only her mother's handkerchief, but also the He family's good family. Xingzhao's tone was very calm, with a little bit of the little lady's apprehension and uneasiness.

Mother Zhang nodded with a smile, relaxed, and looked at the lotus jade lotus paste standing beside her, and sighed with some emotion: "These two girls have been serving you since Rongshoutang. Now it's fifteen or sixteen, right? ”

Xingzhao's body stiffened and did not answer.

"The old slave remembers that Lianyu is still older than Lianrong" Halfway through the words, after a pause, Zhang's mother smiled and said: "The fourth girl is still a seven or eight-year-old little lady, and she shouldn't have opened this conversation with you, so Mrs. Tai intervened, but it's always the people in your house, and she always has to talk to you."

"There is a steward in Tongzhou Zhuangzi in our family, and he is not too old. In his early thirties, his wife died and left a son, although his legs and feet are a little inflexible, but his brain is good. He is in charge of the farming in our yard in Tongzhou. Mother Zhang looked at Lianyu, although she was smiling, there was no joy in her eyes. This family affair was favored by Mrs. Tai many years ago, and Mrs. Tai only went a few days ago. I can't settle down at this time, but the two families still want to breathe, right? ”

Zhang's mother's tone was non-negotiable. It is clear that Mrs. Tai has already taken care of the marriage, and she will not allow Xingzhao to intervene anymore.

Xingzhao lowered his eyes and listened quietly, and his whole body stiffened.

Mrs. Tai still doesn't plan to let Lianyu go!

In her previous life, because of her mistakes, Lianyu married the old and lame widower as if she was punished, could it be that the tragedy of this life is going to happen again!

Lianyu also froze behind, not daring to raise her head or speak, burying her head and staring at the bright blue brick slabs on the ground.

Lian Rong's face was anxious, and she was about to come out to open her mouth, but she was pulled by Lian Yu.

"The first-class lady next to her is not a loss to marry a housekeeper." Xingzhao lowered his head and whispered, describing it as very pitiful, and when he looked up again, he was already in tears, "It's good that Lianyu has also served by Grandma's side for so many years, and Grandma was young and didn't expect to settle the relatives of the people around her, and Lianyu's dowry pressure box was not ready for anything." Now that Ah Yu has to keep her filial piety for three years, can she discuss it with her widowed mother when Lianyu goes back? After all, it's a lifelong event, and after three days, Ah Yu will hear back, anyway, it's not in a hurry at this time, right? ”

Mother Zhang also felt that the main courtyard was pitiful, Xingzhao was the one she had seen since she was a child, the little lady's eyes were tearful, and she didn't dare to blame Mrs. Tai for being too guarded, her heart softened, she sighed, and lowered her voice: "Lianyu can still marry smoothly It's already an excellent creation, you go and take a look at the servants in the Wusongshan Courtyard, crazy crazy, dumb and dumb, and how many straw mats are considered to be the end of a lifetime" leaned closer, and her voice was lowered, "Mrs. Tai is merciful, Lianyu has not been drugged, it is a blessing!" ”

Lianyu knows too many secrets, and when she puts it next to Xingzhao and puts it in Hefu, it is a bundle of gunpowder that will explode at any time.

Xingzhao blinked, nodded slightly, and beckoned Zhang's mother to eat white jade cake, Zhang's mother said a few words, and then got up and said goodbye.

Xingzhao said that his chest was tight, and he asked Hexin to send it.

Xingzhao watched Zhang's mother disappear in the night, her complexion flickered, and she no longer saw her sorrow.

Lian Rong held back for a long time, and as soon as Zhang's mother left, she jumped out, and finally knew how to lower her voice and mourn: "Zhuangzi in Tongzhou is the hardest place in our family!" In his early thirties, his legs and feet are not dexterous, and he is still a widower, Lianyu marries that kind of person, and it is simply Mrs. Tai who is abusing people! ”

Xingzhao didn't say anything, looked up at Lianyu, his eyes were red, but he didn't mean to speak.

I also saw the lotus leaves standing in front of the museum cabinet with their hands tied, looking at their noses and noses.

"Lotus leaf, what do you mean?" Xingzhao had an idea in his heart, so he started to pave the way back.

Lotus Ye was named, a little surprised, she was the least known person in this room, but the tense atmosphere in the mansion in recent days, the slight alienation between Huaishanyuan and Rongshoutang, and the sudden ban this morning all made her feel panicked.

"Sister Lianyu is going to get married after all, but she can marry so far," Lotus Ye opened her mouth tentatively. Seeing that Xingzhao's face was as usual, he continued. "It's inconvenient to say anything or do anything, Sister Lianyu is the first. Then there will be a second, a third, and at the end of the day, there's nothing left around you. ”

The words are rough, but the truth is not rough.

Xingzhao breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, Lianyu didn't say anything to mean that she recognized the result, but it also meant that she was willing to sacrifice for Huaishanyuan.

"Lotus jade, lotus root, lotus leaf. I'll take care of it. Xingzhao looked at the starry sky, and said softly: "It's too late, Mrs. Min will come tomorrow, but the sky is sunny this afternoon, and you can see the stars, which means that even if it will not be sunny tomorrow, it will not be cloudy and rainy."

A few maids were silent, and then listened to Xingzhao ask softly: "Did you put Man'er back?" ”

Lianyu shook her head and replied, "No, the people from the steward didn't come to ask." The main courtyard is now managed by Huang's mother, and she is locked up in the firewood room without a second-class maid. ”

Xingzhao slowly got up and rested the felt blanket covering his body on the kang. He commanded in a slow voice: "Let's all go and rest." ”

A few girls left in response.

Tossing and turning all night, I fell asleep when it was time to come.

When I woke up early the next morning, the sun was just beginning to emerge in the east. Huaishanyuan began to go in and out, and Xingzhao instructed the small kitchen for a while to say that he wanted to eat ginger and asparagus porridge today. Vegetarian mushroom pot, as well as grilled mushrooms and stewed jade white jade tofu pot. After a while, he went to the secretary room to ask for five large pieces of rosin. Said that one piece should be used to loosen the strings, one piece should be used to figure out whether it could make incense, and three pieces should be used to try to see if it could make Chengxintang paper.

The matter reached Rongshoutang, Mrs. Tai nodded with a smile after hearing this, being able to ask for it means compromising, and with a wave of her hand, she sent the cook of Rongshoutang to Huaishanyuan to help, and added three more bundles of firewood, and asked people to take the message to Huaishanyuan, "Rosin papermaking is an elegant thing, if the four girls make it, they will come to Rongshoutang with a knife." ”

only regarded Xingzhao's abnormality as a little lady who had suppressed it in her heart for a long time, and suddenly broke out of willfulness and resistance, and Mrs. Tai was willing to tolerate such a little willfulness and revenge as her little granddaughter.

Several dishes have to be stewed for a long time to be flavorful, and natural firewood needs a lot.

When the cook arrived at Huaishanyuan with firewood, Xingzhao changed his mind with a straight face: "Eat vegetarian dishes every day, and today I will change to vegetarian chicken and stewed three fresh, and try my best to make the taste of meat, otherwise you will suffer." ”

The cook had no choice but to put the firewood in the corner, wipe away the sweat profusely, and then set up the stove.

Xingzhao is in the period of filial piety, and he can't eat meat. Mrs. Tai's body has to be raised, she can't eat greasy, and she can't stop making up for it, so she has to eat chicken soup and green vegetables every day. Even if there are guests coming, Xingzhao can only avoid eating in Huaishan Garden, so it is better than Rongshoutang to wait for guests.

After lunch, Zhang's mother came to invite, Xingzhao was unhappy, and looked at her with tears in his eyes: "I didn't sleep well last night, I didn't sleep after tossing and turning, I was thinking about things, I was afraid and anxious." Isn't Mrs. Min here yet? Why can't you wait for Ah Yu to rest for a while? asked Mrs. Min to see Grandma's face turned blue, and thought what was wrong with Grandma. ”

Mother Zhang looked at the little lady's bright eyes, and she couldn't bear it, so she had to say: "A letter came from Shuangfu Street, saying that Mrs. Min was going to the mouth of Jiujing Hutong, and there was still a moment of effort to get home. ”

Xingzhao nodded again and again, and said directly: "You can't miss it, you can't miss the time!" ”

Mrs. Min's carriage "rolled around" into Jiujing Hutong, and the mother-in-law prepared a green carriage waiting at the second gate.

Mrs. Min went all the way to Rongshoutang, first met Mrs. Tai, and before she sat down firmly on the scarlet mat, she was about to open her mouth to cut to the point, when she heard a shouting sound outside: "Huaishanyuan is out of the water!" Huaishanyuan is out of the water! (To be continued......)

ps: I originally wanted to have three more today...... However, there are too many things to do, and I can't help you! Be sure to make up for it sometime!