"My lord, madam, this is my sister below, named Yu'er." In the hall of the Chen Mansion, Fang Wu led a girl dressed in coarse cloth to introduce.

Sitting on the main seat in the main hall are two middle-aged people, a man and a woman. The man wears an extremely ordinary navy blue cotton robe, and his face is upright and approachable; The woman's dress is not very remarkable, just a dark green satin skirt embroidered with green bamboo patterns, with a simple sandalwood hairpin on her head, and occasionally dotted with a few beaded silk flowers. She has a beautiful complexion, a kind look, and a very peaceful housewife. These two are Chen Zhiyuan, the prefect of Huainan, and his wife Hu.

The big eyes of the jade stealing quietly glanced around, and immediately made a low-eyed and gentle and sensible appearance, and hurriedly took a good look, and said softly: "Yu'er has seen adults and Mrs. ”

"You are Mr. Fang's sister?" Hu Shi spoke, and his voice was extremely gentle, "Don't be afraid, raise your head and let us see." ”

"Yes." Stealing Jade agreed, and then slowly looked up.

Hu Shi looked at it carefully for a while, and said with a kind smile: "Sure enough, it is a good appearance, Mr. Fang has such a beautiful and lovely sister." ”

Fang Wu arched his hand and replied: "Madame praised it falsely, where can Fang Wu afford it." My sister grew up in the countryside since she was a child, and she hasn't read much of a book, and she hasn't seen much of the world. This time, my mother has to take her out for a long time, find a job to do, and subsidize the family. If there is any negligence or carelessness, I hope that the Lord and Mrs. will be more considerate. ”

"Mr. Fang is really humble." Hu Shi said with a smile, "I think this Yu'er girl is very polite and sensible when she looks at it." I think it's very eye-catching, what do adults think? With that, she looked at her husband beside her with a smile.

Chen Zhiyuan, who had never spoken, nodded slowly under his wife's inquiring gaze, and said, "I think it's not bad, just according to Madame's wishes." ”

Hearing this, Stealing Yu hurriedly thanked: "Yu'er has thanked Lord and Mrs., I will definitely serve you well, and I will never be lazy and slack!" ”

Just as a few people were talking in the main hall, there was a burst of laughter like silver bells outside the door. Stealing jade followed the prestige, and saw two maids hugging a girl in a pink Luo skirt, walking this way. When she got closer, she finally saw the girl's face: she was smiling, her skin was snow-white, and she was a rare beauty. What's even more rare is that the girl is smart and lively, and she is self-styled in her gestures, without the cowardice of some official ladies. Stealing Jade looked at the girl carefully, and couldn't help but admire it secretly in her heart.

When Hu Shi saw the girl, a loving smile immediately appeared on his face. She stretched out her hand and beckoned, "Erxin, come here." This Yu'er girl is Mr. Fang's younger sister, and she will stay in our house from today onwards. You're about the same age, so you're going to get along well. ”

"Are you Mr. Fang's sister?" This girl in a pink shirt is naturally Chen Zhiyuan's only daughter, Chen Erxin. At this time, she was looking at the stealing jade with interest, looked at Fang Wu again, and then covered her lips and giggled, "Are you really brothers and sisters?" They don't look alike! ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone couldn't help but laugh. Chen Zhiyuan shook his head helplessly while smiling: "Alas, you girl, blame me for spoiling you on weekdays, so you don't have a good job." ”

Fang Wu also smiled, and then patiently explained: "Miss is not wrong, I am not very similar to my sister. However, as the old saying goes: 'The dragon gives birth to nine sons, each of them is different', not to mention our ordinary people's families? It's just that my sister follows my father's appearance a little more, and I follow my mother's appearance a little more. ”

Er Xin looked at Fang Wu with big watery eyes, and there was a hint of shyness in her expression: "So that's the case." Mr. Fang's parents must have been good-looking people. In the past, just looking at Mr. Fang's elegance, I felt that it was very eye-catching. Now when I see Miss Yu'er again, it is also a charming gesture. Both the husband and the girl are so good, and they will definitely become the dragon and phoenix among people in the future! ”

Stealing Yu secretly sighed in her heart that this innocent and moving Miss Chen had such a good vision, and it was really not a thing in the pool. She lowered her eyebrows, pretended to be sincerely afraid, and said, "Miss, don't say that, it's really a shame for Yu'er and my brother!" Miss, you are the posture of heaven and earth, we are used to being vulgar, where can we afford the word 'dragon and phoenix among people'? ”

"Good, good, good!" When Hu Shi heard this, he smiled very brightly, "These two children have praised each other. I think Yu'er, you and Er Xin are also very close to each other, and you are also speculative in your words. It's just that there are already Wu'er and Tong'er in Erxin's room, and there is no shortage of manpower. It's better to follow me in my room on weekdays. When you have nothing to do during the day, go to your brother in the study. First, I came to accompany Er Xin, and secondly, I also learned some literacy skills. What do you think? ”

Stealing Yu and Fang Wu immediately made a look of gratitude, and said in a loud voice, "Thank you, Madame, for your love." ”

A few days later, in the small garden in the backyard of Chen's house, a pretty-looking and smiling girl in pink pulled another girl who was in good spirits to watch a blooming chrysanthemum. The pink-clothed girl was very interested, she reached out and carefully touched the delicate petals of Moju, looked back and smiled: "Yu'er, you see how beautiful this flower is, it makes people happy to look at it." ”

Yu'er, that is, stealing jade, was wearing a simple double-bun hairstyle at this time, wearing a plain dress uniform of the maids of the Chen Mansion, and standing on one side with her head drooping. It has been four or five days since I came to the Chen Mansion, and I serve the only two female dependents in the Chen Mansion every day, and I like them deeply. I thought that I could find the whereabouts of the jasper hairpin soon, but who knew that the bamboo basket was empty, and there was no clue at all. She and Fang Wu worked hard, they had searched for all possible places, but there were still none. If the things that Master explained can't be completed, how can he be in the mood to enjoy the flowers? So Stealing Yu smiled perfunctorily and responded: "Well, Miss said it's good-looking, that is, it's really good-looking." ”

Rao is Chen Erxin is innocent and innocent, and at this moment, she can see that the people on her side really have no intention of enjoying the flowers with her. So she pursed her lips and asked puzzledly, "Yu'er, don't you like flowers?" I see, you're not in the mood at all. ”

"No, it's not ......" Stealing Yu hurriedly waved his hand and explained, "I, I'm just a little tired, I'm sorry to disturb Miss's interest." As she spoke, she pretended to yawn and looked sleepy.

Seeing her like this, Er Xin no longer doubted. She thoughtfully took the hand of the thief and said, "Since you are tired, you can go back and rest first." You have to accompany me to my husband's place during the day, and at night you have to wait for my mother to sleep before you can rest, which is really hard. It's okay today, so you don't have to stay with me. ”

Hearing Chen Erxin's words, stealing jade was like being amnestied, and immediately made a grateful expression, and said, "Thank you, Miss!" Miss is so good to her servant, Miss is really a bodhisattva. ”

Chen Erxin was praised by her and laughed "giggled", took a handkerchief to half-cover her red lips, and said angrily: "It's your little mouth that is sweet and can speak." Seeing that Mr. Fang is so steady and elegant, there is such a sharp sister as you. After that, she summoned Tong'er behind her, continued to enjoy the flowers, and stopped pulling the jade stealing.

As soon as she left Chen Erxin's sight, the girl who was still submissive just now immediately changed her appearance. She was light and agile like a ghost, and when there was no one around, she quickly flashed behind a rockery. There, Fang Wu, dressed in cloth, had been waiting for a long time.

"Senior brother." Stealing Jade called softly.

Seeing that the jade thief was coming, Fang Wu looked around vigilantly to make sure that no one had found them, and then asked, "Yu'er, what's wrong?" Maybe you found out about the jasper hairpin? ”

Stealing Jade shook his head in frustration: "No." This jasper hairpin seems to have been hidden underground by Lord Chen, and no one can find any clues, even his wife and children have never known. In the past few days, I have tried Mrs. Chen and Miss Chen many times, and their reactions are not like they are acting, and it seems that they really don't know anything about the jade hairpin. I searched their rooms in the middle of the night, but found nothing. This is really going to turn the Chen Mansion upside down! ”

Fang Wu's lips pursed, and he said slowly: "Since Master said that this jasper hairpin is here with Chen Zhiyuan, there will never be a mistake." This Lord Chen seems to be upright and frank, but he didn't expect that he is also a very good character. It can make the two of us feel so tricky, and I can't find any clues, but he does have some real skills! ”

Stealing jade kicked a small stone with her toes, and said with great depression; "Yes, I thought that Lord Chen was a nerd, and Mrs. Chen and Miss Chen didn't have any city government, so things would be easy to do. Unexpectedly, this time it was really a chess opponent, and obviously he was better. But ......" was just as she was saying, she had a flash of inspiration and exclaimed, "Senior brother, you say, could it be that the jasper hairpin is not in this 'Chen Mansion'?" ”

"This 'Chen Mansion' ......," Fang Wu muttered. He followed the words of stealing jade to think, and soon, his eyes gradually cleared, and his thoughts became clearer and clearer, "Yu'er, you are really a genius!" That's right, who said that Lord Chen can only have this mansion? Perhaps he hid the hairpin elsewhere. ”

"Yes, it must be so!" Stealing Yu also cheered because of his own idea, and the haze of the past few days was swept away, "If he is in this house, no matter how well he hides, it is impossible to hide it from our eyes." Since it can't be found, it can only mean that the hairpin is not here. ”

Fang Wu nodded: "Then, let's take some time to observe the whereabouts of this Lord Chen, and I believe that we will find clues soon." ”