Cao Fu, Huai Yuan.

Cao Song was rarely at ease, and sat honestly in the chair.

Cao Yi sat on the edge of the kang, holding a wet handkerchief in his hand, and helped Cao Song clean the stains on the wound on his face little by little.

Mama Zhang sat on the small pestle on the side, and chattered: "Ming'er, I'll go back to the house to find the old lady, where has my brother suffered so much, but I can't be beaten in vain by those people!" ”

Cao Song waved his hand impatiently: "Mama, don't do much, it's me who is fighting with a few cousins and cousins!" I didn't suffer a loss, and I taught them a good lesson! ”

Mama Zhang wanted to say more, but Cao Song called loudly: "Jade Cicada, Jade Firefly, quickly help Mama go down to drink, and ask the kitchen to make two more side dishes!" ”

With the answer, two maids came in from the door, although they were fifteen or sixteen years old, but their appearance and body shape were really not on the stage. a fat, stout, round pie face; A thin, sharp-billed monkey gills with a black mole the size of a bean at the corner of the mouth. The two of them, one left and one right, went out with Mama Zhang.

Although Cao Yi has seen his younger brother and the two maids many times, he still can't help frowning every time he sees them.

Cao Song saw that Cao Yi frowned and was silent, thinking that she blamed herself for beating Fang Cha, and pouted: "It's really that she made too much trouble, and pointed at Brother Wei's nose and scolded people, so I'm annoyed." Brother Wei and Second Brother Wei are respected by their elder brothers, and the third sister and I are polite, where can she be so arrogant! ”

Cao Yi glanced at Cao Song: "Even if she doesn't, these thirty boards are heavier." A weak woman, where did she receive these? Her surname is proud, you don't look down on her, and your sister doesn't force you; Just for my sister's sake, don't embarrass her anymore. ”

Cao Song saw that her sister had the intention of protecting Fangcha, and she was dissatisfied: "That girl is all owned by the third sister, is it possible that the old lady's yard has a fairy spirit, and if she has stayed in it, she has developed such a domineering surname!" ”

Cao Yi shook his head: "Second brother, you are prejudiced against her. She has a good heart, but the bad is in a mouth. Over the years, apart from vanilla, she has served me the longest. When I was a child, when those daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law in Nanbian Mansion wanted to pinch me, Fangcha took the lead for me, and I was grateful to her in my heart. Her surname is so strong, I tried to persuade her several times in vain. I had no choice but to treat her like this, and I also wanted to protect her, so that she would not be relied on and could be restrained. ”

Cao Song was still not convinced, but still argued: "Since you are a slave and a maid, you must know your identity, if the third sister had beaten her earlier, she would not have been like this!" ”

Cao Yi sighed: "She is also a poor person!" When I first entered the weaving house, because I suddenly became a young lady, I said that I couldn't sleep well, and I was afraid that I would wake up, which was just a dream. ”

"Sister!" Cao Song thought that because of his mother, his sister suffered a lot when she was young, and her face was full of guilt.

Cao Yi continued: "When I couldn't sleep at night, I heard Fangcha crying. She is not visible in front of people, but she is sad in private! ”

Cao Song wondered: "What is there for her to be sad, she became a big girl in her teens, first served her brother, and then served her sister!" ”

"I was also strange, and after asking her several times, she didn't admit that she had cried. Later, when I got acquainted, she told me that it was for my brother! My brother had the best relationship with Fangcha when he was a child, and the two grew up together in the old lady's yard. Since my brother can walk and talk, he has been sticking to Fangcha, and he is willing to be happy when he is accompanied by Fangcha. Cao Yi said.

Cao Song nodded: "That's true, I seem to vaguely remember that there is such a thing." ”

Cao Yi said: "Well, that's true. Later, I quietly asked the girls in the old lady's yard, what Fang Cha said was true, and it was because of this that the old lady asked her to take care of her brother! However, for some reason, my brother has been estranged from Fangcha since he recovered from his illness in July of that year. When I enter the house, the tea will be sent to me! Compare your heart to your heart, think about it, if your little friend suddenly colds you and doesn't play with you anymore, are you sad or not? ”

Cao Song seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and thought for a while: "This fragrant tea is also real, even if I played with my brother when I was a child?" After all, a slave is a slave, and you must always remember your identity first. My brother treats her just ordinary, why do you have to rely on this? ”

Cao Yi saw that he was talking to the same duck and couldn't understand him, so he shook his head secretly, too lazy to bother to speak.

* Bamboo Courtyard, West Wing.

Fangcha and vanilla have been by Cao Yi's side for the longest time, and the treatment is naturally different from everyone else, and they each have their own houses.

Fang Cha was lying on the bed, still unconscious. The doctor of the wound has already seen it, and the board is really bad, hurting the internal abdominal muscles and bones, and prescribes internal and external medicine.

Vanilla sat in front of the bed, looking at the lifeless aromatic tea, and blamed herself. She regretted that she shouldn't have said a word about Fangcha, which caused the latter to be right and wrong. Although there are occasional quarrels with Fangcha in Pingyue, there is no schadenfreude at the moment, but a bit of sadness and sadness. This is the fate of being a slave, even if the master's family is good, if he can't keep it, he will commit a taboo and let others beat and scold.

"Lian ......" Fangcha let out a low groan in a coma.

Vanilla was confused, leaned over, and asked, "Is it cold?" You can't cover the quilt with medicine on your back, so why don't you add a charcoal basin? ”

Fangcha snorted again: "Liansheng!" ”

Vanilla listened to it really this time, and her brain was a mess, who is this "Liansheng"?! How could this name come out of Fangcha's mouth?! Just as he was in shock, he heard a slight sigh behind him.

Vanilla looked back and saw that it was Amethyst, she was startled, thinking about the sound of "Liansheng" in Fangcha's mouth just now, and was busy looking at Amethyst's face, I don't know if she heard it. Seeing that her face was as usual, she was relieved.

"How's Fang Cha?" Amethyst walked over to the bed, looked at Fangcha, and turned back to ask Vanilla.

"I had a fever just now, but now I'm getting better. The doctor said that people should watch it at night for a few days, for fear that it would be a little dangerous. Vanilla replied.

Amethyst nodded: "Arrange for Chunya and Xia Fu to take turns to take care of them, don't be too tired, the girl still needs you to be careful!" ”

The vanilla responded one by one, and Amethyst glanced at the fragrant tea table again, and picked the curtain and went out.

* South of the city, Jiao'er Hutong.

Cao Hao and Yongqing followed Ning Chun into a small courtyard, although it is not big, but it is very elegant, the pavilions and flowers and trees are all made in the style of the south, like a condensed Suyang garden.

While speaking, he had already arrived at the flower hall, and the two women in the hall had been waiting for a long time, and saw the three of them come in and come over to give gifts.

The first woman on the left is older, about twenty-two or three years old, tall, with a duck egg face, bright and gorgeous facial features under heavy makeup, and a rose purple brocade inlaid cotton dress with a lilac-colored silk satin squirrel shoulder gown, with her hair in a high bun, and a golden step sway. The woman on the right is only fifteen or sixteen years old, with a melon seed face, light makeup, and a pair of eyes like two traces of autumn water. She was dressed as a bride, wearing a scarlet dress, and even the flat square on her head was made of garnet-red agate, which made her skin more and more white and tender.

The older woman smiled before she spoke, and her voice with a southern accent was extremely glutinous: "Ning Ye is here, my sister has been waiting for a long time, please come to the table, the slave family will urge the uncles to go." ”

Ning Chun smiled: "There is Sister Lao Xingmei." ”

The woman named Xingmei is the self-redeeming person that Ning Chun said, the master here. She took a handkerchief to cover her mouth and smiled: "Ning Ye is still polite to the slave family!" A few masters don't dislike slaves, this place is shabby, the food is unbearable! With that, he confessed his sins and withdrew.

The remaining young woman was a little cramped, and she smiled reluctantly, and a pair of beautiful eyes fell on Ning Chun, as if she had the intention of inquiring.

Ning Chun smiled back, pulled her over, and introduced Yongqing and Cao Hao: "This is Qiu Niang." Then he said to the young woman: "Qiu Niang, these are the two best friends I said earlier, this is my eldest brother Yongqing, and this is my brother Cao Hao, hurry up and meet them." ”

That Qiu Niang bowed: "The slave Qiu Niang has seen the two masters, and I will say hello to the two masters." ”

Ning Chun dragged her, frowned, and said, "Why do you call Ye again?" I said that this is my brother, so let's call me uncle and uncle according to the rules!"

Hearing this, Na Qiu Niang's face flushed, mist gathered in her eyes, faintly with a little joy, a little whimper in her voice, and re-saluted: "The slave family has seen uncle and uncle, please say hello to the two of you." ”

Yongqing and Cao Hao both bowed their hands as a return salute, and the two looked at each other, both of them were surprised. When listening to Ning Chun's introduction, he did not use any words of concubine and waiter, so it can be seen that he has no name, and the two of them only regard this woman as Ning Chun's outer room. Now I heard Ning Chun teach her to call her uncle, and she actually looked at her as a wife. In this way, it seems that this woman should be the top of his heart, but Ning Chun is about to get married...... According to the saying at the time, when a man takes a concubine before marriage, he does not make a face for the woman's family, and he is a girl who has been in the house since he was a child, and he is not allowed to be promoted to a concubine within a year after his wife passes the door. The higher the status of the female family, the more cautious the man needs to be about taking a concubine, otherwise it will damage the face of the female family, and it will be difficult for the son. The family background of the main house that Ning Chun is going to marry now is very prominent, and it is really worrying that he has such a hand at this time.

Ning Chun looked at their faces and knew what they were thinking, so he laughed at the moment and pulled them into the seat.

When the wine and food came up, Ning Chun first toasted the two of them, and then asked Qiu Niang to toast.

Qiu Niang drank a cup of wine, said a few auspicious words, and said that she would cook and add two dishes, confess and retreat, and leave their brothers to speak on their own.

Yongqing was in a hurry, he couldn't suppress his words, and when he saw Qiu Niang's figure disappearing at the door, he immediately said to Ning Chun: "Jingming, you should also have a sense of proportion!" This is a concubine, how can there be good fruit to eat when you turn around! ”

Ning Chun smiled: "Brother Shanyu, don't worry, brother is measured!" To tell you the truth, I asked her to meet the two brothers today, and I also have something to ask for. My brother doesn't hide it, she wants my life, and I can't give it up! It's just that now that I have led the family, it is really inappropriate, just wait for the birth of a son, and then take it back, and there is nothing to say there. After I got married, I couldn't come so often, and I am afraid that I would not be able to come at all in the months after the New Year. Therefore, if she has any problems, let her send a message to the two houses. If you can help, if you can't, be a middleman and transfer it to me. ”

Yongqing waved his hand: "My own brother, what do you ask for!" What's the matter, and me and Xiaocao, you don't have to worry about it. It's just that your daughter-in-law is going to settle down. ”

Ning Chun raised his wine cup: "Then I will thank the two of you here first!" As he spoke, he tilted his head and did it.

Yongqing and Cao Hao hurriedly said, "What's polite!" "Accompanied by a drink.

After a while, the dishes were served, Qiu Niang came over to personally hold the pot with everyone, and the one called Xingmei also came up to toast a round of wine, and said with a smile: "It's not interesting for a few masters to eat like this, there are just two sisters in the slave family here, so it's okay to ask them to play and sing?" ”

Ning Chun "hehe" smiled: "It's good, it's good, but I don't know which two sisters Sister Xingmei are?" ”

Xing Mei shook her handkerchief and said with a smile: "How dare ordinary people call to insult Ning Ye Qingqing!" Ning Ye also knows each other, it is our Cui Sleeve and Tang Jiaojiao who leaned on Yuelou, they both have a good voice and a good pipa! ”

Ning Chun was excited, and said strangely: "Jiaojiao is actually here!" Good sister, don't call her over quickly! ”

Xingmei Chaoqiu Niang pouted: "Ning Ye is really eating in the bowl and looking at the pot, and with Mei Jiaoniang, she is still thinking about others!" ”

Ning Chun said that my lady is the most jealous, but she tightly hugged Qiu Niang's thin waist in her hand. Qiu Niang's face was flushed, and she tore him away and hid under the hall.

Xingmei "giggled" and went down to greet people.

Ning Chunmei took a sip of wine, turned her head and said to Yongqing and Cao Hao with a smile: "It's really rare today, this Tang Jiaojiao is one of the pillars of Yiyue Tower, and she has a pair of good golden lotus!" Later, you will see, it is 'fat, soft, show' three words are complete, wonderful, immortal! Then he talked about the golden lotus, what four Zhao lotus, Jinbian lotus, hairpin lotus, Buddha head lotus one by one commented two sentences, said more and more down, and talked about playing with golden lotus.

(To be continued)