Chapter 13: Late at Night
"Don't need green pears, Aunt Jiang will take revenge. You go and tell Qingli that you can't show half of your hostility towards the eldest lady. Aunt Jiang recognized her today, and she will definitely find an opportunity to test her in the future, so that she is very careful not to reveal that she knows half of Aunt Su's affairs. ”
"The slave didn't understand why she went to great lengths to send Qingli to Aunt Jiang but didn't do anything."
Yan Meng lowered her head and continued to copy the remaining half a page of calligraphy, she was very good at copying the handwriting of others in her previous life, and sometimes it was even more true to the point that anyone who wrote would wonder if the writing was from her own hand.
This also helped the person a lot in many places, but among the many fonts he copied, the most unlike the words written was the person's words, obviously the font was similar, but it always lost a trace of charm, which made her have a deep sense of frustration in the past, but now she understands what she is missing...
She lifted her wrist lightly, watching the dry brush absorb the ink on the inkstone, and her voice was clear and cold
"It's not inaction, today's incident is the eldest lady's attempt to explore Aunt Jiang's reality, if Aunt Jiang takes action, will the eldest lady still tolerate Aunt Jiang?" What she lacks is forbearance, and what she lacks is the desire to wait for an opportunity!
"And Aunt Jiang must have recognized her original identity. Qingli suddenly appeared beside her, how could she not be suspicious, it was better to make a private inquiry than to observe it in a grand manner, and today she saw her daughter because Zhao was lying on the bed, and in the face of a piece of evidence sent to the door, she would definitely be moved. ”
"Aunt Jiang will test Qingli many times, you go to her tomorrow, remember to be in front of people." If Qingli is by Aunt Jiang's side, if her purpose is too obvious, it will definitely arouse Aunt Jiang's suspicion, at that time, Qingli will become a knife that cannot protect itself, it is better to use it as a secret chess to threaten the eldest lady, and make Aunt Jiang think that this chess piece does not know, which can not only protect Qingli but also play an important role at a critical moment. However, Aunt Jiang gets along with Dark Chess day and night, but she also reminds her every day that her two children have been folded in the hands of the eldest lady? Will she be able to bear it?
"Also, go and ask Manager Li who was on duty in the courtyard a few days ago."
"Is the girl looking for someone?"
Yan Meng lowered his head and looked at the hand in Tinghe's hand, "For it." "Today's incident came suddenly, for the sake of safety, Aunt Jiang will definitely send someone to the garden to investigate, it is difficult to guarantee that she will not see Tinghe, it is better to be safe.
Tinghe's cheeks were slightly red, and he knew that he had done something wrong, "The slave knows." ”
"It's getting late, it's time to rest." As he spoke, Yan Meng took out part of the words he had just written and threw them into the brazier, watching indifferently as the flames continued to devour the white paper, gradually turning into ashes. "Let's go, go back to the house."
Tinghe looked at the unsightly words left on the bookcase, nodded a little ignorantly, and replied, "Yes." ”
After talking with Tinghe, Yan Meng went back to the room to rest, and soon the entire Youlan Courtyard gradually fell silent.
At the same time, there was some light shining through the windows of the wing room of the Chunsheng Courtyard, and I listened carefully to the whispered conversation of someone in the past.
"Auntie, I'll do it myself." Yan Jingshu had just woken up, her voice was hoarse, and Aunt Jiang was kneeling on the couch and feeding the medicine.
"It's okay, it's okay, let my aunt feed it." Aunt Jiang's eyes lit up slightly, and she put Yan Jingshu's raised hand back into the futon, scooped a spoonful of medicine, blew lightly for a while, and sent it to Yan Jingshu's mouth, motioning her to drink it.
Yan Jingshu saw that she couldn't be dissuaded, so she obediently drank the medicine, and after drinking a bowl of medicine, she couldn't help frowning, and her two good-looking eyebrows were entangled, which showed that the medicine was a little bitter. "Did you change the formula? How did it become so bitter? The liquid moistened the lips and added a touch of color to the pale countenance.
"Good medicine is bitter." Aunt Jiang put the bowl aside, wiped the corners of Yan Jingshu's mouth, and picked a plum and fed it to her mouth. "But is there anything else that doesn't feel good?" looked at Yan Jingshu with concern in her eyes.
"Nope." Only then did Yan Jingshu notice that Aunt Jiang's eyes were bloodshot and a little tired. "What time is it?" She asked Chuntan beside the bed.
"Back girl, it's already three o'clock."
"Auntie, it's getting late, go back and rest. I'm fine. Yan Jingshu lowered her voice and looked at Aunt Jiang's somewhat tired appearance on the side of the couch.
"It's okay, my aunt is here to guard you. Are you hungry? ”
Yan Jingshu shook her head, she just woke up and was not awake, and she drank the medicine again, only to feel a wave of sleepiness, and closed her eyes again and fell asleep.
Aunt Jiang saw that Yan Jingshu had fallen asleep, and gradually put her heart at ease, and when she wanted to get up, she realized that her legs were numb at some point. Helping Chuntan up, he staggered out of the wing, and asked softly at the door, "Is Chunqi back?" ”
"I came back in the afternoon, and when I saw my aunt in front of the girl, I didn't delay my aunt. I just saw it, and I'm still waiting in the side room for my aunt to speak. ”
"Tell her to come to my room."
"Yes."
Now the solar term is about to enter the late autumn, the weather is cooler, the chirping of the cicadas can no longer be heard in the middle of the night, the moonlight is shining in the sky and the shadows of a few laurel trees in the courtyard are spread in the courtyard, and sometimes there is a breeze to cause the branches and leaves to sound. Aunt Jiang was sitting in the house, the wind outside the window was gradual, the candle flame next to her was swaying from time to time, a slight footstep sounded, and Xiangqi pushed open the door and walked in.
"Just as my aunt deduced, the dog died strangely." Xiangqi paused and continued
"The slave maid looked at the black dog's lean body, and looked like he had been hungry for a long time, it is said that this dog is very humane, so Master Kong takes it with him every day, but why do you treat your dog like this?" Chunqi's tone was questioning: "And the slave maid inquired about the dog in the past, and he had been in and out of other mansions, and he had never heard of a mad attack, so why did he go crazy recently?" ”
Aunt Jiang listened to Chunqi's words, her hands on the chair were tightly closed, and her nails were buckled on the handles without realizing it. shouted in her heart: she had planned it a long time ago! I've been designing my daughter like this for a long time! It's just that there is still no sound on his face, and he can't see any joy or sorrow.
Xiangqi saw that Aunt Jiang didn't speak, but when she didn't know the reason, she continued, "The slave maid knew that Aunt Jiang was suspicious of Qingli, so she went to the garden to ask Manager Li, saying that it was not Qingli on duty today, it was Qingli who had a stomach trouble a few days ago, so she rested for two days, and these days are to make up for the errands she owes to others. The slave maid went to ask others again, and they all said that Qingli was indeed sick a few days ago, and she was not doing things neatly, so Manager Li was replaced. After a pause, "It's just that the slave saw a person in the garden today." ”
"Oh?"
"It's the big girl next to Miss Five. The slave saw her in the garden from a distance, as if she was looking for something, but it was late and the slave couldn't see it clearly. Later, I went to the place where Tinghe searched and investigated, but I didn't see anything. ”
"Fifth Miss..."Aunt Jiang thought of the relieved look in Rongkang Hall..."Maybe something has fallen."
"It's not too early, you can go back and rest, and tomorrow go and tell the old lady and the eldest lady that the eldest lady is awake, so that they can rest assured." By the way, I went to check Master Kang's method of training dogs. Green pear... Follow me first, see that her rules are still poor, and then go to wait for the eldest lady in a few days. ”
"Yes." Xiangqi retreated, and Aunt Jiang was still sitting on the chair, her shadow cast on the ground by candlelight, motionless.
As soon as Yan Meng woke up the next morning, he heard Yuchen say that Yan Chunan was here, and he was waiting in the front hall at this time.
"What can my brother say for?" Yan Meng took the handkerchief handed by Yuchen and wiped his face.
"I said I was going with the girl to greet the old lady."
Yan Meng was a little confused for a while, Yan Chunan was raised by Mrs. Yan since he was a child, and his yard was also from Mrs. Yan's yard, why did he suddenly run across half of Yan's mansion to ask for peace with her?
I don't understand, I have to let Yuchen, who is combing his hair, speed up his movements, and I don't want Yan Chu Nan to miss schoolwork for a long time. The rain and dust quickly curled two double rings, decorated with two strings of cyan jade pendants, and the rest of the green silk was draped, with today's pale blue short jacket tea white flower flower print skirt, plus the most open a lot of body is more and more slender, revealing a noble atmosphere.
Yuchen dressed Yan Meng well, and couldn't help muttering: "The girl has been growing faster and faster recently, and the new clothes that were cut out of this time are shorter in the blink of an eye." He turned around and went to the closet to find a light-colored cloak, "It's getting colder, put on a cloak." ”
"Mother-in-law, mother-in-law, I haven't seen your mouth stop since the morning, and now you're an old mother?" Yan Meng laughed.
"This is heartbreaking for the girl, and the girl still doesn't admit it." Yuchen listened to Yan Meng making fun of himself, pretended to be angry, and made a gesture to tie the collar of the cloak tightly to strangle Yan Meng, but in the end, he still picked Yan Meng's comfort.
"Let's go, don't let my brother wait." Yan Meng knew Yuchen's small movements, suppressed his smile, and instructed Tinghe, who was making the bed, "Listen to He, you take a plate of jade cake to the door of Rongkang Hall and wait for a while, add a pot of chrysanthemums, and add more honey." He turned and walked to the antechamber with the rain and dust.
"Yes." Tinghe just happened to pack up and responded to Yan Meng.
Walking to the front hall, Yan Meng saw Yan Chunan, who was in a green robe, walking under the eaves, Liuxi next to him was holding the cloak with a tired face, and Yan Chunan kicked the stones under the pillar for a while, seeing this scene, the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked, "Let my brother wait for a long time." ”
"It's okay, it's faster than Erxi." Yan Chunan smiled secretly, Erxi was a little turtle raised by Yan Chunan.
Yan Meng was a little helpless to describe Yan Chunan like this, and didn't answer his words, "Why did you come to me today to ask for peace with me?" ”
"If you want to come, you and I will dress accordingly today." However, looking at his expression, as if he was hiding something, Yan Mengxin changed his words after a few thoughts: "Okay, the hour is almost up, and my grandmother is up." ”
Along the way, the brothers and sisters talked and laughed and walked quickly, and they arrived at Rongkang Hall after a while. Outside Rongkang Hall, Yan Chunan seemed to be relieved, Yan Meng only felt inexplicable, he was so weird on the road just now, although he was joking with her, he also observed the surroundings from time to time, although his movements were as secret as possible, he couldn't avoid Yan Meng's eyes. "Is my brother hiding something from me?"
took advantage of the stall where the maid went to report, and asked Yan Chunan in a low voice.
"No, why does my sister ask that?" Yan Chunan looked at Yan Meng inexplicably. Yan Meng ignored him and stared at him all the time, Yan Chunan was stared at so much that his heart was furious, and it happened that at this time, the maid came to pass the word and let the two of them in.