Chapter Seventy-Four: Cousins
Since the eldest lady did not return all night in the Dingyuan Mansion of the prince last year, the atmosphere of the entire Song Mansion began to become a little stagnant, just because from that day on, Song Yuan, the eldest head of the Song Mansion, not only did he no longer mention the eldest lady, but he rarely lived in the mansion. This kind of subtle birth, the people in the entire mansion all saw it.
If he leaves Beijing to deal with official business, it stands to reason that the Beijing official must not leave Beijing for work, otherwise he will leave his post without permission, so there are rumors circulating in private, speculating that Song Yuan has raised an outer room outside, and his heart is not in the house.
Not to mention the preparation in the house, no one knows about Song Yuan's private marriage to the eldest lady recently, and there is no rumor of this outside, so it can be seen that this so-called family affair has failed.
In the month before the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was as if the speculation in the house had been fulfilled, at the curfew, Song Yuan finally returned to the house, and brought a woman back, and what was even more shocking was that the woman also brought a girl, who was almost the same age as Miss Song.
As a result, the rumor of the outer room spread, and the whole house was suddenly uneasy.
Fortunately, Song Yuan later made a statement, the woman's name was Du Wu, who was his distant cousin, because her husband died in the war, and her family was in the middle of the road, and she had no support, so she borrowed to live in the Song Mansion.
Du Nian'er's father is a second-class military attache in Qinghe Mansion, Yanzhou, and he was only strategizing on the battlefield, not only with extraordinary martial arts, but also surrounded by many military generals, and soon went to Beijing to send an obituary, saying that he suddenly died in the military camp, and it was found that it was a meticulous act in the enemy camp, and he had been captured and killed on the spot by the generals who rushed to the rescue, which also caused a lot of sensation in Qinghe Mansion.
However, the people in the mansion have never cared about these, they only care about whether there will be new encounters in the mansion for them, and all of a sudden all kinds of stories are told with noses and eyes, what childhood sweethearts go around and around, the cousin finally changes the strings, and Song Zhixi's position is in jeopardy.
"The first lady has gone, in charge of such a big thing, what is it like to put it in the hands of a few grandmothers in the eldest lady's courtyard, when will the eldest lady marry into someone else's house, our house, in the end, we still need a hostess." Someone said.
The original owner is the only eldest lady in the Song Mansion, and she has never had an aunt and sisters, and she has no intrigue between the concubines in the back house. It's good that Song Yuan's cousin came, so speculations about the continuation of the string, the lifting of the aunt, and the promotion of the main house emerged one after another, which suddenly pushed her to the center of everyone's field of vision, and for a while, most of the people in the house were waiting to see her jokes.
Originally, the family style of the Song Mansion was quite upright, and so many rumors and rumors could spread so wantonly, after all, it was only because Song Yuan did not come forward to stop it, and in the eyes of others, this was not the meaning of denial, so that many slaves who had been allocated to Su Ruwen even secretly called her "Aunt Du" in private. ”
Now, on the verandah of the Chu Yu Courtyard, a person stepped on the stone slab with eager steps to rush back, saying that it was better to step on it than to grind hard, because there was no sound of clattering.
The faint sweetness of the pomegranate in the boudoir overflowed, but unfortunately, few people had the heart to appreciate it in a gloomy and bleak image.
"Panzhu?" When a maid saw the person coming back, she quickly swept the person twice with a goose feather duster and called her in. Panzhu stood behind the mirror and picked up Song Zhixi's falling hair, combed the grate on the table he picked up, and nodded to the person in the mirror.
As if seeing that everyone had arrived, a few personal maids couldn't help but start to hug the girl.
"When the husband died, he went up to catch up with the master, they are all women's families, and they don't know how to avoid suspicion, the lord sees the relationship between relatives, and takes care of them with a good heart, and he asks for such a big yard without shame or restraint!"
"After all, I have no loved ones, no matter how bad it is, I am a pitiful person after all, you still don't have to say it so ugly, and it is not good for the girl's reputation to spread it."
"When I went to the Huan bathroom in the morning, I heard a mother-in-law who had just been to Tingxue Courtyard say, don't look at this Du lady has become a mother, there is no wrinkle on the skin, she is still young and beautiful, and some people ......" The maid glanced at the girl who was grooming, and her voice became smaller and smaller, "Say that Mrs. Bixian is not reckless and let ......"
"Really?" Someone exclaimed.
Song Zhixi's expression cracked a little.
Pan Jin glanced at the rude maid, "This time it looks like the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, and it is clear that she is a relative who fights the autumn wind." ”
Song Zhixi didn't care about this, what gave her a headache was that Fang Cai Panzhu had already confirmed that the daughter brought by her so-called cousin was named Du Nian'er......
Du Nian'er, who couldn't fight with her, even wanted to call her cousin?!
Providence makes people.
What's even more difficult is that she lives in the same mansion, unless she confines herself to the Chuyu Courtyard, and it will be difficult to avoid seeing them every day in the future.
This is still a trivial matter, with the current embarrassing situation between the two parties, it is estimated that it is impossible to get along with each other sincerely, and it is impossible to say that you don't care. It's good that the well water doesn't interfere with the river water, at most, the people in the two yards are just needle-pointed, and it's not much trouble.
What cares about her is her identity.
Song Yuan allocated the entire Tingxue Courtyard to Du Niangzi, Tingxue Courtyard covers a large area, close to the kitchen and the flower garden with a group of maids, it is very convenient to take care of people. Even if you are a guest in the house, you have to have some status to live. Since the mother and son live together, it makes sense to set aside a larger place.
Take care of it, it's good that she lived in the past, and she didn't even ask her and immediately gave it to outsiders, which was obviously a slap in her face.
Although her father is not a delicate person, he has always thought about it properly, and she almost wonders if Song Yuan has seen the clues in her, or if he is deliberately testing something.
If this is the case, despite the inner entanglement and apprehension, she must also be able to sit still, let alone expose herself first, and she must not make the worst plan until she has to.
"What are you doing with such gloom?" Song Zhixi smiled slyly, "What are you afraid of." ”
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The bright moon reflected in the dark night, and although it was not early, there were still a few maids holding the newly completed materials for needlework and spinning, and hurried to the courtyard to listen to the snow.
Su Ruwen sat on the embroidery stool and drank tea, although she was dressed in white as if she was filial piety, her face was extremely relaxed, and she couldn't see much sadness.
Although she married Du Tang, a second-class military general, as his wife, she didn't have much affection for Du Tang, and the Du family died early, but the concubines in the family alone carried five rooms, and she worked hard to deal with those concubines all day long, so she finally sat firmly in the seat, and no one could grab it, and she had gained a lot of benefits as the housewife over the years.
It is said that the trees fell and scattered, and as soon as the man in charge of the house died, these concubines all packed up the gold and silver, and found another way out overnight, which can be regarded as making her snort coldly.
Xu is mother's family mentioned that Song Yuan, a cousin, took care of her a lot, and she was also quite moved, but for her, a woman in a deep mansion, she clearly knew that just a little care of the relationship was not enough for her and her daughter to live in peace.
The servant woman standing beside her at this moment was brought by her from her mother's house, and she has always been heartfelt, "Madame...... No, it should be Mrs. Su. The slaves and maids have already been arranged in Tingxue Academy, and those subordinates are all wise people, and they are naturally willing to use them for us. ”
"My cousin, how's that?"
"The eldest lady of the Song family, who looks good is naturally arrogant, I heard that she has gone to Master Song to make trouble, it seems that she is just a person with low eyes, and she is not as good as our Du girl's temperament and intelligence, although Mrs. Su can rest assured."
Du Nian'er sat aside, demure and well-behaved, Su Ruwen looked very happy, "Don't be sad, people have to look forward, after all, it doesn't sound good to send people under the fence, and there can be no mistakes." You don't pay attention to what your cousin is doing. ”
After listening to the conversation between the two quietly, Du Nian'er blinked in understanding, picked up a bowl of untouched ginger soup from the table, and touched it to the touch, it was still hot, "Father never likes me, he only cares about my brother, I shed a night of tears for him, and it is also my filial piety, right now, it is enough for me to have a mother, I will go to my cousin early tomorrow morning to say goodbye, so I can be wholeheartedly." ”
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In the study, the two have been talking for a long time.
"After you finished arranging my marriage, you put aside the burden and prepared to work for yourself with peace of mind." Song Zhixi asked loudly.
"Song Zhixi, you have a long ability, are you questioning me?" Song Yuan said angrily, "Don't think I don't know, you ...... with the Zhou family."
"Cousin Du has the body of the East Palace, doesn't she?" Song Zhixi watched the little maid who delivered the meal leave, and then said in a low voice, "It is said that it is a side, but there is no name, but the disaster of killing is quietly attracted by Mimi, her mother still doesn't know about these, right?" ”
"How do you know?" Song Yuan was extremely surprised, and said with a straight face, "Listen to Dad, the capital has not been peaceful recently, you better stay in the courtyard honestly and don't mix blindly." ”
Song Zhixi, "Why does that father want to mix the entire Song Mansion into it, you don't have to hide it from me, I know, you have a plan for it." I just hope you don't have to carry everything alone, sometimes it's good to protect yourself. Song Zhixi arched his hand towards the east and said, "The saint is certainly sage, but let's be fully prepared for ourselves." ”
Remembering that the emperor had summoned him privately in the study a few days ago, Song Yuan exhaled lightly, "You kid, you are more open than I thought......
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