Lao He nodded and said, "It's still the eldest lady's bodhisattva's heart, by the way, I just saw that Lord Cheng, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, was rolling up his sleeves in the kitchen and kneading the glutinous rice with the fourth lady, which is really interesting." ”

Xia Fengyi smiled and said: "I heard the master say, that Master Cheng is actually an easy-going person, since he is willing to do it, then let him do it, just serve the tea and snacks, don't let the details make people dissatisfied with our master, you know, we can't do well, they will only think that the master doesn't train us enough on weekdays, so they will look down on the master, you know?" ”

Lao He said humbly: "It's still the eldest lady who thinks thoughtfully, there is a big lady in this house, who will say the slightest bad thing, it's just hard for you." ”

Xia Fengyi smiled faintly, didn't speak, and walked straight towards the hall.

An hour later.

The front yard has been almost prepared, Feiyan and Lord Cheng Ziyi seem to cooperate very tacitly, and in a while, the two of them have cooperated well.

Xia Fengyi came to the back garden and saw several adults lighting candles with great interest and holding up lamps to watch Xu Wei draw lotus in the night.

Xia Fengyi walked up to Meng Tianchu and patted him gently, Meng Tianchu turned around and saw that it was Xia Fengyi, so he walked a few steps to speak.

"Are you ready?"

"Yes"

"Brother Xu should probably put his pen away, and it will probably be good to wait for a cup of tea, how about Lord Cheng's side? I've been there once, and I've seen him in high spirits. ”

"Fortunately, Feiyan's girl has met a bosom friend, and when she sees Master Cai on weekdays, she can't say anything, but after a while, she actually talked and laughed with Master Cheng."

"No wonder. She didn't have much to look at the things made by these cooks at home, and what these cooks were most afraid of on weekdays was not that they would not be allowed to continue to do it in the Meng family, but that they were afraid that Feiyan would go to the kitchen. ”

After saying that, the two of them secretly laughed.

Xia Fengyi then remembered the matter between the Yang family and Murong Zhenxue, and said, "The Yang family came just now. ”

Meng Tianchu said: "What do you say? ”

She said that He Ding was sick, and she would see if she could temporarily let He Ding go home and cure his illness before sending him to a prison cell. I said I can't be the master, I have to ask you. ”

Meng Tianchu nodded: "I know, but He Ding's case is different from other cases, I don't count it, and this case is very likely..."

Xia Fengyi: "Yang said that she listened to others. There's a good chance Heding is going to be killed, isn't he? What is so serious? ”

Meng Tianchu looked at several adults not far away, and they were still watching Xu Wei draw with great interest. He said in a deep voice: "I can't tell you clearly for a while, but you can see it." I've been busy greeting these big masters, where can I take care of that big man. ”

Xia Fengyi: "Why don't you let Wang Yi go and tell the eldest master?" ”

Meng Tianchu: "It's okay, I just heard Master Jian Qi Jian say that tomorrow I invited our family to go to Hangzhou Mansion to play, I wanted to refuse, but Xu Wei agreed before me, in fact." It's not good to refuse. A dignified political envoy invited me to play at home, is it possible that I still put up some shelf? In fact. I really didn't want to go, I'm so tired, I see you're so tired. It's really hard for you, didn't Xu Wei and Sima Ru send someone to send a lot of supplements and silk just now? You take the time to let the kitchen stew some bird's nest for you to eat, you are pregnant now, don't work as hard as before, there are gentle and swift swallows at home to help you, you know? ”

Xia Fengyi lowered her eyebrows and smiled, "What's wrong with you lately?" Why did the envoys, the prefects, and the governors all run home, and when did our house become so lively? ”

Meng Tianchu looked at Xia Fengyi and said with a wry smile: "Do you think I want to, I can't figure out what's going on myself, all of a sudden, everything feels unexpected." ”

"Okay, then don't think about it, just come and be safe."

Meng Tianchu nodded.

Xia Fengyi remembered the death of Murong Yuxue's father, so she said, "Xuedi's father has died. ”

Meng Tianchu was very surprised when he heard it, and hurriedly said, "When did it happen, why did you tell me, have you been to see it?" Is Yuki okay? ”

Xia Fengyi: "Master, the people in the house know the land, don't worry, I'll go over early tomorrow morning to take a look." ”

Meng Tianchu: "I'll go with you." ”

Xia Fengyi remembered what Lao He Tou said, and naturally didn't want Meng Tianchu to go too, so she said, "Isn't the master going to Hangzhou Mansion as a guest tomorrow?" There's still good news at home, so I'm not going, you can see if it's okay for you to go, or take Gentle and Feiyan to relax, I've been very tired lately and want to take a good rest. ”

Meng Tianchu looked at the adults who were concentrating on watching Xu Wei paint, took the opportunity to touch Xia Fengyi's head distressedly, and said: "Okay, it's all up to you, I'll work hard for you there, you tell her that I will definitely go to see her in the first seven days, so that she can be relieved." Things have been really good lately, okay? ”

Xia Fengyi nodded, and Song Yuanqiao said loudly: "I really didn't expect that our Lord Xu could take advantage of the night to paint lotus, and when it looms, everyone can look at the watercolor of this painting." Shade, light and heavy, warm and cold, light and dark. Although the painting is a lotus flower in the night, it will also 'scorch the lotus flower Rui, and the pavilion will be out of the water. A lonely lead to green, and the artistic conception of 'double shadow dividends' is written,, the form of depth. The scenery is inexhaustible, and the meaning is inexhaustible. It's a really good picture. ”

After everyone waited for Song Yuanqiao to praise him, they all said yes again and again, Meng Tianchu stepped forward, and it was indeed from the hands of the great painters of the Ming Dynasty.

Meng Tianchu was about to open his mouth to say a few words of appreciation, but Lao He Tou stepped forward, walked up to Meng Tianchu's side respectfully, and said, "Lord Cheng asked me to urge a few adults, saying that they are all fine, and if they don't go, it should be cold." ”

Xu Wei hurriedly got up and put down the paintbrush, and said, "Okay, today we are fortunate to eat the meal cooked for us by Lord Cheng himself, where is there any reason to let Lord Cheng and other places be reasonable, hurry up, let's go quickly." ”

When everyone heard this, they hurriedly followed Lao He Tou towards the front yard.

The right envoy to Jane's house.

In the solemn and gorgeous hall, there were a man and three women, all of whom were sitting upright, and the maids on the side were also holding their breath. The air is tense.

I could only hear a crisp sound of "Peng", and then a woman's scream.

"Do you have to persecute me?" The person who spoke was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old woman, with long hair on her shoulders, a face like frost, and a slender figure. Flashing with a terrifying brilliance, the whole person looked. It's as cold and ruthless as ice cubes.

The man in the first seat was probably in his forties, and he was the eldest. I saw that his brows were furrowed, and a pair of cold and deep eyes were close to the woman who spoke, although he did not speak, all the people in the hall looked at him in fear, and they were solemn.

Then one of the women, about the same age as the man, stood up and walked over to the woman. He put his hand on the woman's trembling shoulder. said softly: "Master, this kind of thing can't be rushed. He is a sensible child, but we still need time to reason. ”

But the woman did not appreciate it, and threw the woman's hands away in hatred. said coldly: "Grandma, don't stand and talk without backache, why don't you send my sister Yue'er to the draft, don't say anything good." ”

The man in the first seat raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "Ling'er, what are you talking about, do you have a place like this to talk to your aunt?" ”

The corners of the woman's mouth twitched violently a few times, then she smiled reluctantly and said:

"I... If my Yue'er has the same talent and appearance as you, how can I not give it away? ”

Another woman in her thirties was good-looking, but her expression was extremely serious, she rushed to the woman in a few steps, and it was a slap in the face, and everyone present was stunned, only to see the woman covering her beaten face with one hand, and pointing at the woman who beat her with one hand, and angrily pointing at the woman who beat herself, and said angrily: "Why did you hit me?" ”

The woman said, "Why can't I beat you, I'm your mother." ”

The woman laughed dryly, tears flowing from the corners of her eyes to between her fingers and down her hands.

"You're my mother? Have you ever begotten me? Have you raised me? Feed me Jane Ning a few days of milk, and coax me Jane to sleep for a few days? ”

The woman was choked by the woman's words, walked up to the man hatefully, and said aggrievedly: "Master, you have to say something, in the eyes of outsiders, who doesn't know that my second lady is Jane's mother, and now I have worked so hard to pull her up, but she said such ruthless words, I might as well hit my head and die." ”

The man said in a deep voice: "Ling'er, don't be in a hurry to see who bites whom, she is not your mother, who is your mother?" ”

"My mother was killed when I was two years old, and that woman not only took away my mother, but also took everything from her, how could I ask such a woman to be my mother?"

The man finally stood up in a rage and rushed to the woman's side, and the youngest, probably in her twenties, who had been silent all along, rushed between him and the woman before the man raised his hand.

"Master, okay, let's not force Ning'er, okay? Not every family has to participate in the draft, and if Ning'er doesn't want to go, let's not let her go. ”

The second lady immediately lowered her face, and said in a weird manner: "Yo, our third lady is going to come forward to be a good person, okay, Ning'er can not go, then who do you say will go?" Why don't you let your four-year-old Cole go? ”

When the third lady heard this, her face immediately turned pale, and she said, "You... You, second lady, how can you say that? I'm also kind. ”

The eldest lady said: "Third lady, I think you don't have a backache when you stand and talk, if you have a child as old as Xiang'er, will you still stand here and say something don't let her go?" Don't forget, the court has long taken a fancy to Ling'er, and when the time comes, our Jian family won't be able to call anyone, how are you going to explain it to the court? ”

The man yelled, "That's it! Enough, is it possible that I, Jian Qi, have done something wrong? I'm doing it for my son's good, and I feel like I'm going to send her to the execution ground. ”

Jian Ning looked at her father, and said in a choked voice: "Dad, you just kill me, just raise me for fifteen years, and say that once you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, and I, Jian Ning, would rather die in Hangzhou than enter the palace." ”

Jian Qi said: "Ling'er, who did you listen to, isn't your cousin deeply favored by the emperor now, and wants the wind to be the wind and the rain?" Why don't you always think on the bright side? ”

Jian Ning shook her head in despair, looked at Jian Qi and said, "Has Dad made up his mind to send your son to the palace?" ”

Jian Qi nodded resolutely.

Jian Ning suddenly took out a paper bag from her sleeve and stuffed it into her mouth suddenly, Jian Qi panicked, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop it, and the three women also rushed up to help, only to see that when Jian Qi pried Jian Ning's mouth open Jian Ning's mouth with his hand, the paper bag had been swallowed by Jian Ning into her stomach.

Jian Qi hurriedly reached out to pinch Jian Ning's throat, Jian Ning pushed Jian Qi's hand away, took two steps back, took out a delicate small dagger from his sleeve, and put it on his neck. Jian Qi was just about to step forward, only to see Jian Ning push the dagger his neck, the third lady quickly stopped Jian Qi, and said to Jian Ning carefully: "Ning'er, we don't come, you tell Sanniang what you ate Jian Ning looked at the third lady, and her eyes showed a long-lost tenderness."

"Sanniang, only you are the best for Ning'er in this family, but Ning'er doesn't want to live anymore, today Ning'er will use the dagger left by her mother to end this more than ten years of life, don't... Ahh

Before Jian Ning could speak, she saw her lying on the ground all of a sudden, rolling over and over on the ground, her face suddenly turned pale, and the corners of her mouth began to spit out some white foam.