In a quiet courtyard in the north corner of the east courtyard of Gaofu, the fourth aunt He Qiuyu leaned lazily on the kang, only to see her gorgeous complexion, plump body, and the charm of the corners of her eyes was fascinating.

A little girl was pounding her legs unhurriedly.

"Mother Rong is waiting outside!"

He Qiuyu waved her hand lightly, and the little maid bowed down and retreated with a lot of eyes.

The woman in Tsing Yi lifted the curtain and came in, walked to the kang, and bent down respectfully and said, "Aunt He." ”

He Qiuyu glanced at the visitor with half-closed eyes, and said lightly: "What's the matter?" ”

Mother Rong lowered her head and lowered her voice: "I vomited two mouthfuls of blood last night, and I screamed for half a night of chest pain, and the people in Xiyun Courtyard turned on their backs. Imperial Doctor Huang said that he was afraid that he would not be able to survive this winter. ”

He Qiuyu opened her eyes with a hint of a smile on her face: "It's only been two days, and it's already like this?" Isn't the way forward okay? ”

Mother Rong lowered her voice and said, "The slave maid heard that late that night, Mother Liu somehow went to the lady's courtyard, and then there was movement in the Xiyun Courtyard. ”

"Oh? Why is that? ”

Mother Rong shook her head and said with a mysterious expression: "The mouths of the people in Xiyun Courtyard are as tight as river mussels, and they can't get any news. If it weren't for the fact that the grandmother and I had some friendship, we wouldn't have been able to find out half a cent of any money. ”

He Qiuyu stared at her for a moment, smiled and took out an embroidered bag from behind her and stuffed it into Rong's mother's hand: "Mom has worked hard!" ”

Mother Rong secretly pinched the weight, rejoiced in her heart, and said: "The grandmother said that Mrs. sent someone to the south when she woke up yesterday. ”

"Southside?"

He Qiuyu got up suddenly, grabbed Rong's mother's hand, and exclaimed, "Could it be the Cui family?" ”

Mother Rong nodded hurriedly: "I guess the Cui family is going to come." ”

He Qiuyu eased his mind and sighed: "Where has the master rested these two days?" ”

"I heard that Mrs. Zi vomited blood, and as soon as the lord went to court, he went to Xiyun Temple. I'm afraid I'll rest there for the next few days. ”

"In the end, it is a married couple, this relationship is very comparable!"

Cui married his master at the age of seventeen, and it has been almost twenty years in a flash. I heard that when the newlyweds were married, the husband and wife were like glue, and the piano was harmonious, and the lord responded to her needs.

The sourness in his heart rippled, and He Qiuyu frowned slightly: "You said that the master ...... him"

He Qiuyu's words are half left in half, which can't help but make people think about it.

Mother Rong has followed her master for nearly ten years, and she has already turned into a roundworm in her master's stomach, and she knows every intestine very well.

She blinked her eyes imperceptibly, and then answered: "The master is less than forty, and he is in a high position, even if the master has a deep affection for his wife, I am afraid that it will be difficult!" Auntie doesn't plan early! ”

He Qiuyu's heart jumped twice, there was a hint of brilliance in his eyes, and he disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"The Biography of Gu Liang" said: Don't take a concubine as a wife, it stands to reason that a concubine is not qualified to be a wife. But since Jingde Dili rejected public opinion, after the death of the first queen, he insisted on helping the poor Li family, in the Xin country, this rule has become a dispensable ornament.

There are often concubines with noble births and sons and daughters in the high-ranking families, and after many years of hard work, as soon as the main room leaves, they are helped up.

He Qiuyu raised two jade fingers and shook them in front of Rong's mother's eyes.

Mother Rong was anxious about what her master was anxious about, thinking about what her master was thinking, and hurriedly said: "Aunt Xia doesn't walk around much in front of people, so you don't have to pay attention to it." Aunt Zhu is of noble birth and has children and daughters, which should not be underestimated. However, the slave maid heard that there were still three girls in the Cui family waiting for the boudoir, what if ...... It's not impossible. ”

The jade hand gradually slipped down, and He Qiuyu couldn't help but smile bitterly: "In this way, it's just my wishful thinking." ”

Mother Rong sighed lightly: "Rong slave has a lot of words, it depends on what our master thinks about this matter?" Although my aunt's family is not as good as the Cui family and the Zhu family, it is also a rich family in the capital. The third young master, the fourth young lady is like that......"

When He Qiuyu heard Rong's mother mention her maiden family, there was a hint of viciousness in her eyes, and she cut off the words and said, "If it weren't for my father's early departure, how could my daughter of the He family be a concubine?" ”

He Qiuyu was originally the daughter of He Yongshu, a wealthy family in Beijing, and her biological mother Su Mei was once a famous person in Beijing. Her figure is really as round and jade as a concubine.

When the old man He who was over forty years old saw this Su Mei, he was fascinated by something, and he did not hesitate to return home, and since then he has been favored in the inner house, and three years later gave birth to his daughter He Qiuyu, who is regarded as a treasure.

I don't know that the good times will not last long. Master He was obsessed with women, lost his body, stepped on the air after drinking, fell down the steps, and died without saying a word.

Master He's main room Chang waited for his own son Shun lì to take over the position of the head of the family, so he came to settle accounts after the autumn, and Su Mei, who had been in the house of the He family for a while, was forced to be helpless, so she had to eat fasting and chant Buddha to spend the rest of her life.

He Qiuyu had just turned sixteen, and was sent to Gaofu as a concubine by his mother-in-law. Three days later, the new head of the Gao family, He Qiuyu's eldest brother He Chenggang, joined the Ministry of Industry as an ambassador, and is now the head of the Ministry of Industry, and the official position of Zhengliupin.

Mother Rong saw that Aunt He's face was not very good-looking, and hurriedly comforted: "Auntie don't worry, in the opinion of a slave, my aunt can't go back to He Mansion to discuss with the old lady, and the old lady will definitely help my aunt for the future of the house." ”

He Qiuyu let out a long breath, a cold light appeared in her soft eyes, and sneered: "The old witch has enjoyed my blessings over the years, and it's time to help me." ”

Mother Rong lowered her eyebrows and said, "My aunt, that's right." The good and bad in the house are in the hands of the aunt, what does the aunt want, they don't agree? It's just Aunt Zhu's side, I'm afraid that she also has this thought, and Aunt Zhu can't help but think about it carefully. ”

He Qiuyu's heart is like a mirror. Once the lady passes away, not to mention what happens outside, only the Zhu family can compete with her for the post in this mansion.

She was slightly moved and said: "Aunt Zhu was born in a family of eunuchs, and her family is especially above me, and she also has a son and a daughter, and she is two years ahead of me, so she can be said to have a head start in everything." How can I get past her? ”

Mother Rong thought for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Aunt Zhu is better than you in everything, but she can't compare." ”

He Qiuyu raised her eyebrows lightly, and asked knowingly, "Oh, I don't see anything she is inferior to me?" ”

Mother Rong's face was proud, she stretched out her two hands and only gestured, and said, "Auntie, have you forgotten, Second Young Master?" ”

He Qiuyu let out a sigh of relief, got up and stroked the golden hairpin on his head, and sighed: "Hey, I don't have to fight with her, but I can't bear to bear the reputation of those two little ones, who are famous wherever they go." The difference between the two words is a thousand miles. That's what I suffered because of this. ”

Mother Rong personally held the warm tea and brought it to He's hand, a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes, and she said with a smile: "Auntie's words are really reasonable." There is a way that the mother is strong, that is, for the sake of the two little ones, the aunt should fight. ”

He took a sip of the teacup, handed the teacup back to Rong's mother, and said with a light smile: "Let me think about this matter for a few days." Tell me to go down and let the small kitchen boil some yam porridge, and when I will say goodbye later, I will bring it to my wife. Let the third young master and the fourth young lady come to our hospital tomorrow. ”

Mother Rong listened to He's instructions quietly, and nodded with a smile.

He Qiuyu slowly leaned on the brocade mat, his eyebrows seemed to be happy and worried, and his white jade-like hand gently pressed his temple, and his heart gradually fell silent.

……

The wind blows and the clouds move, and the shade fills the atrium.

Gao Mallow stood under the porch and hesitated for a moment, gently called the person behind him, and walked into the house.

The room is very quiet, and the two white jade four-legged and double-eared Pixiu on the table are lying in the ding, and the light smoke is curling.

Aunt Zhu was wearing a water-red brocade and a homely jacket and reclining on the kang. Hearing the sound, he raised his eyes and saw that it was his daughter, and said with a smile: "Why did this come over?" It's dark and the road is slippery, but you can bring a few maids and women to follow. ”

Gao Mallow took off her cloak and put it on the kang, took the white jade hand stove handed by Aunt Zhu, and said with a smile: "My daughter came to see my aunt, what are so many people following, I don't get bored of looking at it." Why didn't my aunt go to the lady's courtyard today? ”

Aunt Zhu waved her hand and said to the maid in the house, "Go and bring a bowl of bird's nest to the young lady." ”

The maid knew that the mother and daughter had something to say, so she withdrew with a smile.

Only then did Aunt Zhu take her daughter's hand and caress her lightly: "There are people coming and going in that courtyard this time, didn't I add to the chaos in the past?" ”

Gao Mallow lowered her eyes: "Just now my daughter came from the lady's courtyard, and I happened to meet the fourth aunt who went to the lady's courtyard with a food box in her own hand." ”

Gao Mallow raised her eyes to look at her aunt's expression, and saw that there was no trace of waves on her face, so she paused and said, "Auntie, my father is also with Mrs. ”

Aunt Zhu's eyebrows sank, and her face changed instantly.

"The little woman raised me this morning, and told me that my wife can't help it, so I can go over and say hello these mornings. How dare she carry me behind my back......"

Gao Mallow held Aunt Zhu's hand with her backhand: "How can Aunt Zhu believe her words?" It's one set in front of your aunt, and it's another set behind your aunt's back. ”

Aunt Zhu's eyes instantly gathered brilliance: "In the end, it is from a merchant family, and she will drill the camp." ”

"Auntie, I'm afraid it's not as simple as drilling camp."

"You mean ......"

Gao Mallow nodded slowly: "Shanxiu, you come in!" ”

A green-jacketed round-faced maid lifted the curtain and entered the house, saluted Aunt Zhu, and stood in front of the kang with her hands down.

"Tell Aunt Yu what you just saw and heard!"

Shan Xiu said crisply: "Auntie, the slave maid accompanied the young lady to Mrs. at dusk to say goodbye." Because I drank an extra cup of tea, I was a little anxious. The slave maid saw that there were many people in the courtyard, so she planned to find a place outside the courtyard...... Results ......"

"The result?" Aunt Zhu hurriedly asked.

Shanxiu's noise sank, and he said in a low voice: "As a result, the slave maid saw the grandmother-in-law in the lady's courtyard and the mother Rong in Aunt He's courtyard talking in a dark place. ”

"Can you hear what they said?"

"The grandmother said that Mrs. is afraid that she will not be able to survive this winter, and the Cui family will come in a few days, so that Aunt He can make plans as soon as possible." Shan Xiu said in one breath with the boldness.

Aunt Zhu gasped, her body was stunned, and she collapsed on the brocade mat embroidered with mandarin ducks.

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The author has something to say: Thank you for the reward of the Twelve Illusions, Mo Da!