Chapter 440: New Year
Ruomei replied guiltily, and then explained: "The slave actually wanted to tell you about it at night, but the young grandmother was also there at the time, so it was inconvenient to export." Later, there was an old lady ......"
"Don't take it as an example!" Ye Qinglan said lightly, and then accentuated her tone: "If you still plan to stay by my side, you should really stand on my side." Instead of saying one thing in the mouth and doing another! ”
Such an almost stern tone is almost unique to the easy-going Ye Qinglan. I couldn't see the coldness on that beautiful face in the dark, but Ruomei still lowered her head, her cheeks were hot.
As a secret guard, it has long been her instinct to follow the orders of the prince. She has never forgotten her mission, protected the safety of the young lady, and truthfully reported everything that happened around the young lady to the prince. If it were an ordinary girl, she would definitely be happy because of her sweetheart's protection of her, but Miss was the opposite, and she didn't appreciate the princess's heart. She was caught in the middle of it, and she was really in a dilemma.
Don't listen to the orders of the prince? She hadn't even thought about it. But in this way, it will inevitably go against the will of the young lady!
In the past few months of getting along, she has fallen in love with this kind and easy-going master. also made up his mind to stay by Ye Qinglan's side all the time. But if it's really to Miss, how should the prince explain it?
Ruomei is caught in contradictions and entanglements......
"What I said today, you should think about it." Ye Qinglan's voice was calm, and she couldn't tell the difference between joy and anger.
Ruomei answered in a low voice and quietly exited the room. When he was back down, he tossed and turned and barely slept all night.
Ye Qinglan in the house also didn't feel sleepy for a long time. Thinking of Meng Zijun. Still guilty and blamed himself. Thinking of Gu Xinian, his teeth itched with anger, annoyance and hatred. Inevitably, there are some worries. Running back and forth tonight, I don't know if he can afford it......
Think about it. Ye Qinglan spat on herself again. I'm still angry with him, why are I worried about him now?
After thinking about it for a long time, I finally fell asleep in a daze. Before I could fall asleep, I heard the sound of crackling firecrackers in my ears.
Ye Qinglan was woken up by the noisy sound, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Rui Xue and Gui Yuan walking in with bright smiles, and said in unison: "Miss, Happy New Year!" ”
Facing two beaming smiling faces, it was hard to feel bad. Ye Qinglan pursed her lips and smiled: "Come and change my clothes quickly." I'll give each of you a big red envelope later. ”
Now she is also a small rich man with a lot of savings, and of course she is generous in giving out red envelopes. Each maid is a New Year's reward of five taels of silver, and the maids are all smiling.
Ye Qinglan was also very rewarding. Xue and Ye Chengli both gave New Year's red envelopes, and when they arrived in Changhe Hall, there were still a group of elders. Compared with last year, the red envelopes awarded to her this year are obviously much heavier. Ye Qinglan was still the same as yesterday, she didn't say much, just stood aside with a smile.
The attentive Cui Wan walked over and looked her up and down. Asked with concern, "Did you not sleep well last night?" Doesn't seem to have much spirit. ”
…… I was woken up in the middle of the night, and someone left for most of the hour, and then didn't fall asleep for a long time. After sleeping for less than two hours a night, it is strange that the spirit is good.
Ye Qinglan smiled. casually responded: "I've been thinking crankily, so I haven't slept well." ”
Cui Wan accepted this explanation very lightly, and joked with a smile: "It's a good thing that happened to me." I probably couldn't sleep all night. ”
While she was talking and laughing, Sister Qiao came over bouncing up. grabbed Ye Qinglan's hand and shouted, "Auntie, accompany me to build a snowman." ”
Ye Qinglan responded with a gentle smile. Sure enough, I accompanied Sister Qiao to build a snowman for a long time.
Since the second day of the Lunar New Year, there have been more guests coming and going in Changyuan Bofu. There are fellow clans who come to pay New Year's greetings, colleagues of Ye Sheng's father and son in the officialdom, and close relatives and friends.
Jiang and his three daughters-in-law were also busy, and the female relatives who came to visit them every day were a little overwhelmed. Who made Changyuan Bofu make such a big splash on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, one by one naturally couldn't help but want to come to the door to see, it is best to inquire about some exclusive inside information, and you can talk more in the future!
So, Ye Qinglan completely made a rare animal in the zoo again. Tourists first watched from a distance, and then felt that it was too far to see, so they simply found various excuses to watch at close range. When onlookers, there are those who are full of praise, those who are different in their hearts and mouths, who praise on the surface but do not think so, and those who deliberately warm up and are close. In short, attitudes are nuanced.
When a person is on the cusp, every word and deed will be infinitely amplified by those who have a heart. Ye Qinglan has always adhered to the principle of saying more and making more mistakes, less saying less wrong, not saying good, no matter what others say, smiling, and dealing with all curious eyes. As it turned out, this approach was absolutely the most correct.
The aristocratic lady, who was originally unimpressed with her status as a concubine, finally looked down on her because of her tactful and low-key but measured response. Then, under word of mouth, more and more female dependents came to Changyuanbo's Mansion as guests.
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Ye Qinglan was tired enough, she just wanted to stay quietly in the house for a few days and not see anyone. However, I also know that this is just a luxury. In the past, she could hide if she could, and no one cared about her going or staying. But now it is the focus of everyone's eyes, and people pay attention to every move, word and deed, and they can't hide if they want to!
On the eighth day of the new year, Ye Qingning and Zheng Junyan came back together.
Seeing Ye Qingning, Ye Qinglan smiled from the bottom of her heart: "Sixth sister, you are finally free to come back." I've been waiting for days! ”
Ye Qingning smiled and sighed: "Do you think I don't want to come back?" But this year is the first year that I have married to the Zhengguo Mansion, and I have to go to various mansions with my in-laws to visit and show up, and I am really tired enough these days. After a pause, he smiled and said, "When you marry Cousin Gu in the future, you will know what it is like to be a new daughter-in-law." ”
The Dingguo Mansion and the Zhengguo Mansion are both noble families, and they are also relatives of the emperor. In the aristocratic circle, there are many good connections, and there are naturally a lot of social interactions. When Ye Qinglan marries into the Dingguo Mansion, I am afraid that she will be busier than Ye Qingning.
In front of Ye Qingning, Ye Qinglan naturally didn't need to pretend to be shy, but shrugged with a smile: "When you say this, I don't want to marry at all." ”
Ye Qingning was happy: "Don't spread this to Cousin Gu's ears, otherwise he will have to be angry." ”
Ye Qinglan intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Ruomei, who was standing quietly on the side with her eyebrows lowered, before she smiled leisurely: "Don't worry about this, if I say it casually, how can he know." ”
This sentence came to Ruomei's ears unmistakably. Ruomei began to feel a little hot on her face again, and her head hung even lower. I secretly made up my mind that what the young lady said would never be passed on to the prince!
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The two sisters had something to say privately, so they simply dismissed all their subordinates.
Ye Qinglan asked with concern: "On the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, you sneaked back to see me, and when you go back, catch the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner!" ”
Ye Qingning snorted, and said with a smile: "Do you really think that you can hide this matter from your uncle and aunt!" In fact, as soon as we left the house with the front foot, they knew it with the back foot. Later, we rushed back to the house before dark, and they simply turned a blind eye and just didn't know about it. ”
"You are really blessed to have your parents-in-law who love you like this." Ye Qinglan sighed heartily.
Ye Qingning deeply agreed with this: "Yes! I now finally understand my mother's painstaking efforts. She insisted on letting me marry my cousin, and it was indeed for my own good. Needless to say, my uncle loves me, and my aunt has also watched me grow up since I was a child, and she is finally a little tolerant of my willfulness. And my grandfather and grandmother also cherished me. After I got married, I was much more comfortable than the average daughter-in-law. ”
Ye Qinglan looked at Ye Qingning seriously for a moment, and then praised seriously: "Sixth sister, you have finally grown up and become sensible. ”
…… In this way, could it be that she was just a child who didn't grow up before?
Ye Qingning smacked her with a smile, and the two sisters laughed together, and a name kept rolling around their mouths, but no one spoke. Finally, Ye Qingning couldn't help it: "Why don't you ask how Meng Zijun is?" ”
Ye Qinglan lowered her eyelids, and then smiled faintly: "He is not the kind of person who collapses when he encounters a blow, even if there is something, he will keep it in his heart and will not reveal it to be noticed." ”
Ye Qingning was dumbfounded at first, then pondered, and then sighed: "On the way back that day, I was really worried about him. He didn't say a word, and the horse rode fast. But after returning home, it was like nothing happened, and I had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with us. Firecrackers and fireworks were set off, and there was no abnormality. In the past few days of the New Year, I have been going out with my cousin to socialize. Not to mention anyone else, even I couldn't see anything wrong with him. After a pause, he said meaningfully: "Tenth sister, I suddenly found that you actually know him very well. ”
No matter how good Ye Qinglan and Ye Qingning were, it would never be possible to reveal half of the secret between themselves and Meng Zijun, but they didn't want to deceive Ye Qingning, so they simply kept silent.
Ye Qingning saw that she didn't want to say more, so she had to put down the doubts in her heart, and talked about a news she heard recently: "By the way, there is something you don't know yet!" I heard that Cousin Gu has been sick since the beginning of the year. ”
Ye Qinglan was stunned: "Really? ”
"I also heard from my cousin." Ye Qingning is used to calling Zheng Junyan's cousin, and he can't change it after being married for more than half a year: "I heard that he only entered the palace on the first day of the Lunar New Year to pay New Year's respects to the emperor and the queen, and then he has been recuperating in the house, and he hasn't shown up at all in the past few days." It seems that the illness is not light! It's really strange to say, how could he be so sick......" (To be continued......