When Xie Mulin walked out of Xie Yinghui's courtyard, Lu Qi followed.

She was careful in front of Xie Mulin, and said with a flattering smile: "Our eldest lady has been very sad in the past two months, and in recent days, it has been because Mrs. Ping Nanbo often sends people to the door, she doesn't think about tea and dinner, and she can't do anything. The second lady came here for a short while, and the eldest lady was in a much better mood, and she was willing to tell us to do things, which was all due to the second miss. The slave really didn't know how to thank the second lady. ”

Xie Mulin glanced at her as he walked forward: "I don't need you to thank me. The eldest sister is my own sister, and now she gets along well, I should comfort her with a few words, where is the need to thank her? "Even if someone really wants to thank her, it should be Xie Xianzhi, when will it be the turn to get Lu Qi, an outsider?

Lu Qi smiled wryly, tugged at the handkerchief and said, "The slaves and maids have always been worried about the eldest lady, but now that they see her in good spirits, they are so happy that they can't speak." Second Miss, don't be surprised. ”

Xie Mulin smiled: "Now you call me Second Miss?" How can you talk about the third sister, still the third girl? When you return to Huyin in the future and see your fourth sister, what do you want her to call her? ”

Lu Qi smiled dryly: "Second Miss, don't be surprised, the slave maid followed Sister Onyx and them to call the girls in the family, and they forgot to change their words for a while, and they will definitely remember to call the young ladies in the future, and they will not be called wrong." ”

Xie Mulin said: "I don't ask you to call us girls or miss, but we are sisters in the family, from the same father, we don't have to divide a three, five, nine and so on, either all are called miss, or all are called girls, don't call them randomly." Although after we returned to Huyin, we had less contact with those high-ranking families and imperial relatives in Beijing, but there were also relatives and friends to make friends with, and there were many scholarly families and eunuchs to deal with. ”

Lu Qi lowered her head: "Yes, it's all the slave and maid who are negligent, and the second lady has to teach her a lesson." Said and smiled embarrassedly, "Sister Onyx, they left suddenly, and the slave maid was suddenly promoted to the first class, she didn't understand anything, and there were still many things to learn." If there is anything that is not done well, please don't be surprised by the second lady. ”

"As long as you wait for your big sister well, don't do anything inside and out, don't violate the rules of the family, and I don't bother to worry about the little things next to you." Xie Mulin strode past the threshold of the second gate, and walked in the direction of Jin Xuantang without looking back. Cuijiao walked a few steps quickly, crossed Luqi and followed.

Lu Qi straightened up, looked at the back of Xie Mulin's master and servant, took a deep breath, curled the corners of his mouth, and turned to walk back and forth.

Cuijiao asked Xie Mulin in a low voice: "Girl, what does that green qi just mean?" ”

Xie Mulin smiled: "I just became a first-class girl next to the eldest sister, and I heard that I was going to help the eldest sister adjust her body and pack her luggage, so I came over to test it." Am I still competing with her for the authority of the big girl next to my eldest sister? Let her go. As long as she doesn't do things she shouldn't do, I don't care who does this big girl. She didn't run away like Onyx, she was already faithful. It's not bad to have a loyal girl next to the eldest sister, a little careful thinking, and it doesn't hurt. ”

Cuijiao suddenly realized and spit out: "What if you are a big girl?" There are not many girls in our family, and the big girl can't manage a few people, but there are a lot of things to be busy. Sister Xianglier, because she was responsible for taking care of the house for the girl and keeping the private money, she couldn't even get out of the door. Where can I compare to me, just a second-class, but I can follow the girl around, much more comfortable than Sister Li'er! ”

Xie Mulin smiled: "Lu Qi is used to seeing the pomp and circumstance of the Cao family in the past, and there are more than a dozen people around the eldest sister, and now there are still a lot left, no wonder she values the identity and status of this big girl." But what does this have to do with us? Her status is no different from yours, you just have to deal with her as you used to. ”

Cuijiao smiled and agreed, and decided not to tell Lu Qi that she was just a second-class. Anyway, now that she is out of the house, Li'er didn't come with her, and her work is no different from that of a first-class girl.

Xie Mulin walked into Jin Xuan Hall and saw Mrs. Jiang first: "How is Mother Jiang?" Are all the injuries healed? It's been really hard for you to guard the yard for most of the year. The old lady is always thinking about you, thinking that you will go back to Huyin to wait. Although there are pearls and Mother He by her side now, Mother Jiang, your relationship with her is different. ”

Mrs. Jiang was moved and happy when she heard this, and said: "The old lady values the old slave so much, it really makes the old slave grateful!" The old slave is also looking forward to returning to the old lady as soon as possible to wait. It's just that there are a lot of old lady's things in this courtyard, and if there is no reliable person to guard them, I don't know if they can keep it. The old slave is doing things for the old lady, where can he dare to say that it is hard? ”

Xie Mulin said with a smile: "Mother Jiang will follow me and my eldest brother back to my hometown this time." The things in this courtyard, valuable or important things, must be packed and sealed, and those that need to be brought back should be brought back, and the rest left behind should also be registered and locked up in duplicate. Mom brought one to the old lady and the other to Uncle Cai. He would come in regularly to check on things to make sure they weren't missing. When the time comes, you will make a separate book and keep a record. ”

This was instructed by Mrs. Xie. After all, her old man still dismissed the idea of returning to Beijing. In the case of the overthrow of Zhoushan, although she was deceived by Xie Yingrong, she also realized how weak and helpless she was in front of the real magnates, and she no longer dared to have extravagant thoughts, so she simply returned to the younger generations to live more worry-free. She just didn't want to see the concubines, but she didn't exclude the youngsters in the clan who had eyes to come over to curry favor. This winter, she is living happily in Xie Jiajiao's new house, and she doesn't even want to go back to Xie Jiawan's old house.

Mrs. Jiang learned that it was Mrs. Xie's order, so she agreed without saying a word. However, Mrs. Xie had never prepared to leave Beijing before, so she had a lot of things to pack, and ten days might not be enough, so she had to leave those large pieces of furniture and furnishings in Beijing, and only pick and pack them softly.

Mrs. Jiang hesitated, then lowered her voice and said to Xie Mulin: "The second girl is going to see the third girl, right?" Recently, her condition has improved greatly, people are more energetic, and there is a lot of noise, and she is arguing all day long to ask the eldest lady and us to send the beeswax back to her - a few years ago, she supported the beeswax to sneak out of the door, and asked Cai Laotian to stop it, and the eldest lady ordered that the beeswax should not enter Jinxuan Hall again, and if she dared to commit it again, she would be thrown out of the house immediately. The three girls were already a lot more honest afterwards, and recently, for some reason, they tossed again. ”

Xie Mulin frowned: "I'll talk to her." After the sixth day of February, we will go back to Huyin, and if she can make less noise, we can also relax. By the way......" she paused, "Do you have any news about the Bian family or the Marquis of Ning Guo's mansion recently?" That young master Cheng Du, did you start saying kiss? ”

Mrs. Jiang blinked, raised her sleeves and covered her mouth and whispered, "Is this...... Before the Lantern Festival, Sister Qiao came over to send some home-made rice balls and flower cakes, but she mentioned it in passing, saying that it was the gossip she heard when her man walked the streets and alleys to sell groceries. Ning Guohou wanted to tell his grandson about a young lady who didn't know whether it was left or right, and his wife wanted to make it bad, but he was arrested and lost face in front of everyone......

Xie Mulin raised his eyebrows: "Miss Zuo? Miss Right? ”