On the second day, Ah Wu went to Yuxiu Pavilion as usual, and Rong Si and Rong Wu had already arrived, waiting for Mr. Bai.

"Hey, Fourth Sister, this bracelet is so beautiful." Ah Wu pointed to a jade bracelet on Rong Si's wrist and said, the color is warm and the quality is good, compared to the bracelet that Rong Si brought before, it is much better, not like the second aunt who is harsh on the concubine.

"It was given by the Duchess of Jin Guo yesterday." Rong Si said a little proudly, and also stretched out her wrist to Ah Wu's side to let her take a closer look, and she could only find a little proud place in front of Ah Wu in this house.

Ah Wu really looked at her with envy, and Rong Si's conversation box opened, and his mouth began to count the benefits of the Duchess of Jinguo, saying how kind and amiable she was, how graceful she was, and how much she liked her.

The Duchess of the Jin Kingdom, Liu Shi's Awu, is extremely familiar. The Duke of Jin is deeply relied on today, and this Duchess is also a very popular master, there are almost no people in the capital who don't like her, and even the notoriously difficult eldest princess is also very good with her.

Rong Si talked about the noble ladies she had seen again, belittled those who looked down on her as concubines, and said by the way, "Fortunately, sixth sister, you didn't go." ”

Ah Wu listened with one ear in and one ear out, she knew much more about the appearance and temperament of the lady in Beijing than Rong Si. After reaching the end, Rong Si said, "It's a pity that the Duchess of Jin Guo left early, otherwise she would have pulled me to talk." ”

"Why did she leave so early?" Ah Wu asked casually.

"I heard that the county lord of the eldest princess's mansion in Chunli went, the eldest princess has been depressed, and she has been unwell recently, and the Duchess of Jin Guo left early to visit the eldest princess."

Ah Wu thought to himself, okay, it's still this Duchess of the Jin Kingdom who is cunning and impatient to entertain these people, so she borrowed the name of the eldest princess. It's just that Ah Wu wanted to know about Lu Dao, but she didn't expect to hear it here in Rong Si, and it was not in vain that she closed her eyes and admired the ordinary bracelet.

The county lord of Kangning went, this news made Ah Wu's heart feel relaxed for a while, she couldn't tell what it was like, but she never wanted to have another soul in her heart to replace her under the knees of the eldest princess, that was her mother. It's just that I don't know how sad she should be now, the eldest princess's love for Ah Wu is in her bones.

Before Rong Si could show off what she had seen and heard, Mr. Bai arrived, so he had to stop.

Mr. Bai's class Ah Wu didn't fall in love, and it was only when he got to Mr. Gu's piano class that he cheered up. Originally, she planned to cope with her schoolwork in a bland manner, but after yesterday's events, Ah Wu still planned to show her head and fight for the opportunity to leave the house in the future, otherwise she would be even more unsightly.

Therefore, Ah Wu listened very carefully in class today, and she was able to compose a song in "Autumn Rhyme of the Han Palace" taught by Mr. Gu, which was much better than the stumbling panpan of Rong Si and Rong Wu. But it can't be done overnight, lest everyone be surprised, Ah Wu has only accelerated the pace of progress a little.

In the afternoon calligraphy and painting class, Ah Wu's calligraphy was also praised by Mr., as for the chess art, Rong Wu is still the first, the female red or Rong Si is the first, the three sisters have their own strengths, and they get along quite harmoniously.

The days go by like water, Ah Wu's schoolwork is getting better and better, the piano and the book have become the first students in Mr.'s heart, the old lady sometimes asks his grandchildren about their homework, Mr. Wu, he also stroked his beard and nodded, his sons can't count on anything, I just hope that a few grandchildren can come out, as for the granddaughter, the schoolwork is excellent, and it can be better in saying that it will be better, and it will also help the house in the future.

Ah Wu has not been out of the house for more than half a year, and Cui's entertainment is too little, and the situation of the eldest princess who had a small gathering for three days and a big banquet for five days must be very different.

Cui's grew up in Qingzhou, and he didn't have any close friends in Beijing, and she was lazy to entertain in the house on weekdays, and others didn't want her to go, as for the entertainment from Rong Sanye's side, it was even less, Rong Sanye's weekdays were all his schoolmates, naturally he didn't bring his family, he was just a small person, and some people valued him and invited him to a banquet that year, and now the three moves are not the first, and they have extinguished the heart of the cold stove, so naturally no one invites him and his wife again.

So Ah Wu completely lost his mind and devoted himself to his schoolwork. Rong Fu for a now well-known Rong Wu can be regarded as a bloody investment, the eldest lady asked people everywhere, and the gentlemen who invited to teach the class were quite good, Rong Si and Ah Wu picked up the cheap and followed the study.

At the end of the summer, I changed the gentleman who taught chess and calligraphy and painting, and invited the well-known Confucian to teach, although there are differences between men and women, but the old gentleman is already old, and the men and women will inevitably loosen up. The old lady asked for favors, and invited the senior Mama Qu in the palace who came to tell the old man to return to his hometown to teach etiquette. In the past six months, Rong Wu has begun to emerge in the circle of nobles in the capital, presumably when she is older, the name of Shuangshu in the capital is still hers.

Although Ah Wu was proud, he didn't dare to be arrogant in front of the old gentleman, and devoted himself to learning.

On this day, in Mr. Bai's class, Rong Wu seemed a little unscrupulous, and Mr. Bai frowned frequently, but she didn't notice it. After class, she was left behind by Mr. Bai, and Ah Wu followed Rong Si to Tinglanzhou.

"Fourth sister, what's wrong with fifth sister today?" Ah Wu is inevitably a little curious, after all, they are a sister, and after such a while, although Rong Wu is a little arrogant, his character is not bad.

Rong Si's eyes rolled around, and he looked around, there was no one, and then he lowered his head and whispered to Ah Wu: "Do you know that the big sister came back yesterday?" ”

Ah Wu shook her head, this fourth sister is really active, and she can know a little bit about the big and small things in this house.

Rong Si looked as I expected, but there was really no one around him to gossip, so he could only confide in this sister, "The eldest sister came back crying, saying that the eldest brother-in-law had taken a concubine again." ”

Ah Wu disagreed, how normal it is for a man to take a concubine, what to do in the main room crying and crying and running home, the little family is angry, it is better to go home and control the concubine room obediently.

"That's it?" Ah Wu looked "ignorant".

"I heard that it was a noble concubine, and as soon as I entered the door, my brother-in-law slapped the eldest sister's face for the slut, and now I don't even want to step on the door of the eldest sister's room, and I have been resting in the concubine's house."

Ah Wu blushed, opened his mouth wide and looked at Rong Si in surprise, this kind of private affairs in the boudoir can also be inquired, this fourth sister is really too tough, and she also told her younger sister who is so young about this kind of thing, she is not ashamed, how do these two aunts raise their children.

"Fourth sister, how can you say these words?" Ah Wu, who is a bit traditional and old-fashioned, couldn't help but preach.

Rong Si pursed his lips, obviously disapproving, "Are you still listening?" ”

Ah Wu thought about it, nodded again, and said that it would be better to go back and forget all this dross.

Rong Si sighed angrily, "How do you think the eldest brother-in-law dares to bully the eldest sister like this?" ”

Ah Wu didn't speak, but pondered. I didn't expect that the situation of the Anguo Mansion was already so bad. But also, who is not a human spirit in Beijing, has long seen that the Anguo Mansion is now just an empty shelf, and some people don't even want to give face on the surface.

An Guogong is now old, with only three sons under his knees. The eldest son, An Guogong, is now in an idle position in the household department; The second son is idle and will only marry a concubine and have sons, and he already has four sons, three of whom are concubines; The third son, that is, Ah Wu's father, although he is a little better, he has tried and failed, and there is no hope. The family doesn't seem to have much interest, if it weren't for An Guogong's early years and his birth and death with today, in today's eyes, it is still a little affectionate, and the Guogong Mansion would have crossed a long time ago.

"Fifth sister is sad about this?" Ah Wu asked softly.

Rong Si sighed, at this time, they are all grasshoppers on a rope, and they also have more care for Ah Wu, "Sixth sister, we still have to rely on ourselves in the future, you have to be a little hearty, don't be confused." Like the eldest sister, although the married family looks good, who knows that Lu Dao is like this, and when she comes home to cry, what can the family do? "Don't say that Rong Jin's daughters are like this, if she and the sixth sister are replaced, I don't know how pitiful they are.

Ah Wu looked at Rong Si a little stupidly, she didn't expect her to say such things to herself, and she didn't care about her usual small belly chicken intestines.

In fact, Rong Si's words also gave Ah Wu a wake-up call, so that she really understood her current identity and status, but she was no longer the county lord of Kangning. The county lord of Kangning can not worry about anything, not to worry about getting married, and not to worry about her husband's family not treating her well after marrying. Well, of course, I was also worried about getting married, wasn't I frail and sick at that time, a woman who couldn't pass on the lineage, and no matter how powerful and wealthy people were, they didn't dare to marry rashly.

Ah Wu knew that he was weak, so he didn't think about marriage, and Yu Na Tang only had a good impression, and then he let it go. She has a haughty temperament, how can she be willing to go to her in-law's house to be tortured due to illness, otherwise it will not be difficult for Ah Wu to marry with the power of the eldest princess.

But now Rong Xuan, the matter of marrying someone should really be considered, and Ah Wu was stunned by this consideration, and his future was worrying. It is impossible to marry high, but even if it is a low marriage, it may not be worry-free, the Anguo Mansion sounds good, but in fact, it is an empty shelf, and now it is more and more impossible to even put out a paper tiger.

I never thought that Rong Jin's crying when she went home this time had such a great impact on these younger sisters who grew up. Rong Wu also changed his arrogant and ignorant appearance, and began to meet left and right in the Beijing boudoir circle, and his fame gradually grew.

Rong Si is also more and more attentive in his schoolwork, although he is not as good as Rong Wu, but he is also outstanding compared to everyone else, and he is more and more flattering to Rong Wu.

The New Year is approaching, but on this day, Cui's suddenly said that he would take Ah Wu out.

Early in the morning, Cui's dressed up Ah Wu and went to the old lady's house together.

It turned out that Cui's father, Cui Zhixing, the prefect of Qingzhou, had completed the three-year examination and went to Beijing to report on his work, waiting for the rearrangement of the officials. As a father, Shangjing, Cui's should go to meet anyway.

The Cui family built a three-entry house in the area of Jinglumen in Shanghai, and Cui Zhixing settled there when he went to Beijing. This time he was accompanied by Cui's eldest brother and his two sons.

Ah Wu followed Cui's into the door, met his grandfather and uncle, and said hello to his two cousins.

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