Just didn't say a few words, the old lady of Pingguo returned her attention to Fang Hanniang, and when she saw that Fang Hanniang was still accompanying them, she was shocked, and urged one after another: "My good girl, aren't you tired after a day outside?" Hurry up and rest, you have your own intention to accompany me here......" and called Qiuzhu to send Fang Hanniang back, and said that he would call her at dinner.

Fang Hanniang thought about it, did not refuse the kindness of the old lady of Pingguo, with a shallow smile on her face, and said to the old lady and went back to the room.

An Ruyi's smug face was a little stiff.

However, she adjusted very well, and when the old lady of Pingguo turned her head to look at her, she was already smiling as usual.

Fang Hanniang went back to her own room, removed the hairpin ring on her head, washed her face again, and then lay down on the bed.

She thought about Ji Jinxing's words and deeds today for a while, and then thought about whether she should tell her second uncle if she really had someone outside and a child.

Thinking so dazedly in his mind, the whole person fell asleep after a while.

Qiu Zhu saw that Fang Hanniang's breathing on the bed gradually became even, and waved her hand to signal the first few little maids in the room to retreat.

A few little maids went out lightly.

Qiu Zhu sat on the Luohan bed near the window, took an embroidery shed, embroidered flowers, and waited for Fang Hanniang to wake up before sending anything.

I couldn't help but think of what happened today.

Thinking of the situation when King Jin appeared at the window with her girl in her arms, Qiu Zhu's heart was pounding now.

Her girl...... It's so bold.

Qiu Zhu didn't plan to tell the old lady about this.

Although she came out of the old lady's house, when the old lady asked her to take care of Fang Hanniang, she said that she would be Miss Cousin's person from now on.

A slave maid, in addition to being clever in doing things for others, Qiuzhu believes that the most important point is to be absolutely loyal to the master.

Qiuzhu's hand through the needle and thread paused, and sighed with a bitter face.

I hope that the master can achieve positive results as soon as possible with His Royal Highness King Jin...... Otherwise, they would be afraid all day long, for fear that His Royal Highness the King would have a private meeting with his own girl, and it would really torture them to death.

……

Because of the matter of seeking the position of deputy commander, Mrs. An was in a very happy mood, even if the second master Ruan did not come back in the evening because of busy business, she did not take it to heart, but smiled and groaned in the warm pavilion to set up dinner, and talked to her son Ruan Chubai about accompanying the reading.

Second Mrs. An chattered: "Bai'er, although it will be a companion at that time, you have to seize the opportunity to learn from the Confucians in the palace......

Ruan Chubai looked at the easily digestible meals on the table, lowered his eyes, and said with a low smile: "What my mother said is true." ”

Mrs. An smiled very happily.

Unexpectedly, it snowed again the next day.

Second Mrs. An frowned at the weather, she originally planned to call a confidant to accompany her with a silver ticket to the uncle of the Ruan family's side clan who served as the commander of the Xishan military camp to find out, but at the moment, in this weather, it is not a suitable day to see guests.

There is also Ruan Er's old man who stayed in Yamen overnight, it is so cold today, I don't know if it will be infected with the wind cold.

Second Mrs. An looked at the heavy snow outside under the porch, irritated, and frowned.

……

Fang Hanniang was also sitting on the soft collapse of the east room, looking at the heavy snow outside the window through the translucent window.

Qiu Zhu came over with a cup of rock sugar white fungus soup, and when she saw Fang Hanniang looking out the window, she smiled and said, "Is the girl looking at the plum blossoms again?" ”

Outside the window of Fang Hanniang's east room, there is a plum tree, and the craggy branches are like a strange landscape painting, and the scenery is formed by pushing the window. The snow is blowing one after another, lining the red plum on the branches, and the red is more and more dazzling.

"Two such heavy snowfalls in a row, I think many people will have a hard time this winter." Fang Hanniang looked out the window and sighed, she was in Fangjia Village before, and she was almost frozen to death when she first came over, if it weren't for Fang Liu's uncle and Fang Liu's aunt's acceptance, I'm afraid that the three of their sisters and brothers would have become lonely souls long ago, where did they come from today?

Seeing the wind and snow so heavy now, she couldn't help but think of the years she had spent in Fangjia Village in previous years, and it didn't seem to be so cold......

"I don't know how many people will freeze to death this winter." Fang Hanniang muttered.

Qiu Zhu hesitated a little and said, "Probably not." Firewood doesn't seem to be too expensive this year. ”

Qiuzhu is a child of the family, and she has lived dependent on the Pingguo Mansion since she was a child, although she is a slave, she also lives a worry-free life, and she can't experience some of the hardships of the life of the people at the bottom outside.

Fang Hanniang thought of her younger brothers and sisters who were still on their way to Beijing, they should have arrived in the past two days, but there was such a big snowstorm today, and Bacheng had to delay on the road for a few more days.

In fact, there is nothing to delay, as long as it is safe and sound, it will be fine.

Fang Hanniang sighed, turned her face, didn't say anything else, took the bowl of rock sugar white fungus soup in Qiu Zhu's hand, took a sip with a small soup spoon, and suddenly remembered the bowl of meatball vermicelli soup that Ji Jinxing took her to eat yesterday.

"Do you have meatball vermicelli soup in the kitchen?" Fang Hanniang suddenly asked Qiuzhu.

Qiu Zhu was stunned, although she didn't understand why Fang Hanniang suddenly asked this, but she still replied quickly: "There must be, if the girl wants to eat, the slave will go and talk to the small kitchen." ”

Fang Hanniang waved her hand: "Make a bowl first and send it over to me to taste." She thought for a moment and added, "The balls are made of more tendons." ”

"Hey, okay." Qiuzhu responded crisply, the master had an appetite to eat, and they couldn't be happier as slaves.

Qiu Zhu personally lifted the curtain and went to the small kitchen to spread the word.

Suddenly, there was a soft knock on the window.

Fang Hanniang was startled, and looked over, revealing half of Yu Qi's face outside the window.

Fang Hanniang covered her heart and turned around to look at the room in shock.

Because Fang Hanniang usually doesn't call people to serve, only two little girls are left on duty in the house.

Fang Hanniang coughed lightly: "You go to the tea room next to you and wait." I want to be alone and quiet. ”

The two little girls are not very old, and they take care of tea and fruit plates on weekdays.

Fang Hanniang was left alone in the house.

She hurriedly opened the window, and Yu Qi jumped in from the outside, and the snow on her body fell on the carpet spread indoors.

Fang Hanniang hurriedly went and poured a cup of hot tea with her own hands.

Yu Qi didn't say hello to Fang Hanniang, took the tea and drank it all, put down the teacup, and then said to Fang Hanniang: "The master asked me to pass a few words to the girl." ”

The voice was full of anger, not at all like it was frozen outside.

Fang Hanniang was slightly relieved: "What words?" ”

Yu Qi arched his hand: "Yesterday, when our master went back, he asked Lord Qinghe to check the small courtyard. There is indeed a mother and son living in it, and they have lived there for several years. The man in charge of the house rarely shows up, and it is said that he does business outside all year round. The mother and son are usually low-key and rarely interact with people. The woman was in her twenties, surnamed Kong - Later, Lord Qinghe checked according to her place of origin and found that she was kicked out of the house by the head of the family seven years ago because of her bad style, and she had no contact with each other anymore. The little boy, who is six years old this year, should follow his mother's surname, Kong Chuhua. ”

In the end, Yu Qi ended with this sentence: "...... According to the investigation, Kong's mother and son were indeed kept in the outer room of Ruan Er's courtyard in that courtyard. ”

Fang Hanniang was silent.

Kong Chuhua......

Indeed, her cousin's generation, according to the genealogy, is indeed a Chu generation.

After Yu Qi finished speaking, he didn't say half a nonsense: "If the girl has nothing else to say, I will go down first." ”

Fang Hanniang knew that Yu Qi was secretly protected by Ji Jinxing's instructions, and she hesitated: "Such a big snowstorm......"

Yu Qi grinned, showing his white teeth and smiling brightly: "Girl, don't worry, we are all strictly trained." It's all trifles. ”

With that, he arched his hand and jumped out of the window again.

Only some of the snow that had not yet melted from him proved that he had been there.

Fang Hanniang stood in front of the window for a while, and then closed the window again.

It's a matter of the elders, and Fang Hanniang doesn't know what to do.

Hiding from the family and raising an outer room outside, she felt that her second uncle was very sorry for her second aunt.

But I don't know how to meddle in the affairs of my elders.

But if she was asked to pretend that she didn't know, she felt uncomfortable tight.

Fang Hanniang was entangled.

When Qiuzhu came in with the ball noodle soup, Fang Hanniang was still tangled there, frowning for a while, and walking around the room for a while.

Qiu Zhu was taken aback: "What's wrong with the girl?" ”

Fang Hanniang waved her hand, knowing that this matter was probably negotiable.

If you tell your grandmother, according to your grandmother's temperament, you will definitely call your second uncle and scold her on the spot. It's no different from the whole family knowing.

But her second aunt, Mrs. An, is such a strong character......

Fang Hanniang pondered in her heart, and took the ball vermicelli soup in Qiu Zhu's hand.

Qiu Zhu had to take this ball vermicelli soup to speak: "...... This soup is made with Jinhua ham and broth, and has been simmering on a small stove, and it is very fresh. The slave maid also said that she wanted them to make some muscles...... Girl taste? ”

Fang Hanniang took a bite, I don't know the gap in craftsmanship or the problem of mood, Fang Hanniang always felt that this bowl of finely boiled meatball vermicelli soup was not as delicious as the bowl made by Wu Po yesterday.

After Fang Hanniang finished eating, she still took Qiuzhu to the old lady of Pingguo.

Because of the snowstorm and cold weather today, the old lady was reluctant to let Fang Hanniang come out of the warm pavilion, so she sent a maid over early in the morning to spread the word, so that Fang Hanniang didn't have to go to her today.

When Fang Hanniang passed, the old lady was bored listening to the green warbler reading her book, and when she saw Fang Hanniang coming over wearing a cloak, she was surprised and heartbroken, and sat up from the recliner: "Alas, you child, such a cold day! Didn't you say you didn't have to come here today? ”