Chapter VII: Changes
As a person close to Wang Xi, he naturally shares the honor and disgrace with Wang Xi.
Hearing this, Baizhu immediately sat up and said nervously, "What did Mama Wang say?" ”
Although they heard with their own ears that Wang Xi had promised that the eldest lady would stay in the capital, it was impossible for Hongsilk to lie.
Bai Guo and Mama Wang said that after talking to herself, her mood calmed down, she smiled and first sat on the kang near the window and drank hot tea comfortably, and then said: "Mama said that she saw that the eldest lady was acting these days, and she should have no intention of staying in the capital." However, in the end, you still have to ask the eldest lady. If the eldest lady is going to stay in the capital, it is impossible not to have dealings with the Hou Mansion in the future, and we will have to act with a little more affection; If the eldest lady is just a temporary residence, some relationships don't have to be so close, and some things don't have to be taken care of, just get by on the big side. ”
Baizhu bowed his head and urged Baiguo: "Hurry up and sleep!" I'm going to wake up early tomorrow. ”
Bai Guo smiled wryly when he heard this.
In Shuzhong, Wang Xi always slept until he woke up naturally.
In winter, the old Anren of the palace felt sorry for his granddaughter, so in order to avoid Wang Xi running back and forth early in the morning, he would leave Wang Xi to spend the night in his house.
After coming to the Hou Mansion, he had to get up every morning to greet Mrs. Tai, and Wang Xi couldn't get up at all.
Calling Wang Xi to get up in the morning has become a chore.
Fortunately, early the next morning, the red silk made a great achievement.
Wang Xilai didn't want to get up on the bed, she lay on the side of the bed with a disappointed face: "Miss, I've been on guard for more than ten hours, and the person who danced the sword hasn't been seen yet." ”
"What sword-wielding man?" Wang Xi yawned, clutched the corners of the quilt tightly, his mind was a mess, the whole person was lazy, and he couldn't lift his spirits, "What are you doing again?" ”
Red Silk's mouth opened wide.
Has the eldest lady forgotten about yesterday?
Bai Guo now only hopes that Wang Xi can be sober a little, just don't continue to lie in bed. She spoke to Red Silk and said, "You don't remember. Yesterday morning, Lao An exempted everyone's good morning, you are idle, and you are idle to watch the people dancing swords in the courtyard of the Eldest Princess's Mansion next door in the rockery warm pavilion. ”
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Wang Xi remembered.
The thin waist......
She suddenly had the spirit, lifted the quilt and asked the red silk: "What do you mean?" He hasn't shown up today? ”
Hongsilk nodded again and again, looking depressed: "I've been staring at it, and there is still no one at this time." I saw him at this hour the other day. ”
"And where did the others go?" Wang Xi's eyes widened, and he became more energetic, "Don't you live in the Eldest Princess's Mansion?" Or are you sick and can't dance your sword in the yard today? ”
Red Silk didn't know at all.
She just happened to find that the person who danced the sword, and before she could find out anything, she hurriedly came to please Wang Xi.
In the past, Qingsilk told her not to be so anxious.
She messed things up again this time.
Bai Zhi on the side gently patted Hongxi's shoulder comfortingly.
Red Silk glanced at Bai Zhi gratefully.
Wang Xi drank a glass of warm water from Baiguo's hand, feeling that everyone was alive.
She got out of bed with her shoes on, and stood there with Bai Guo and Assi and a few little maids dressing her, and asked Hongxi, "Then did you find anything yesterday?" ”
"Nope!" Red Silk drooped her head, "The courtyard was quiet from beginning to end, and I didn't even notice a single figure coming in or out." ”
Wang Xi's mind appeared with the sword light in the sky again.
It's dream-like beauty!
She still wants to see it.
Wang Xi thought about it, called Baizhu, and asked her to show her clairvoyant mirror to Hongxi: "Maybe it's because you're too far away to see clearly, even if someone enters or leaves, you don't know." ”
It's possible!
Hongsilk took the clairvoyant mirror she had coveted for a long time, and she couldn't wait to go to the warm pavilion on the rockery in the courtyard to have a look.
She nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and said, "Don't worry, Miss, I will definitely help you get things done for you!" ”
Wang Xi didn't bother to care about her, drove her out, washed her face and combed her hair, and hurriedly went to Mrs. Tai after breakfast.
At this time, the sky was dark, and the lights of the lanterns flashed like fireflies in the courtyards of the Hou Mansion.
Bai Guo took a deep breath of cool air, stepped forward to help Mama Wang put on a cloak for Wang Xi, and said in a low voice: "It can't be like this anymore!" It's too early, and the eldest lady's body will not be able to stand it. We can't let our eldest lady suffer for the sake of the time when the marquis will go to court. ”
Mama Wang glanced at Bai Guo, who rarely revealed her true feelings, and said with a smile: "Their family is like this. The rules set by the old marquis when he was there, Mrs. Tai has been like this all her life, and it is not so easy to change. Fortunately, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and waking up early also has the benefit of waking up early. At least you don't have to bask in the sun on the way back. If we're going to stay until autumn, when it's getting colder and colder, it's not okay to think about it. ”
Bai Guo nodded, feeling that it was right to take this opportunity to ask Wang Xi's plan, but when he looked up, he saw Wang Xi looking thoughtful and didn't listen to what they were saying.
She hesitated for a moment.
But at this moment, she lost the opportunity to speak.
Wang Xi suddenly asked her: "If that person also gets up so early every day to dance the sword, I have to go to greet Mrs. Tai, wouldn't I not be able to touch it?" ”
Bai Guo and Mama Wang were stunned.
Wang Xi said solemnly: "I have to think of a way." ”
Instead of going to Mrs. Tai's every day to watch the ladies of the Hou Mansion talking nonsense, it is better to watch the person dance the sword!
Ginkgo was a little panicked.
What if they couldn't figure out when the man was going to wield the sword?
She couldn't help but look at Mama Wang.
Mama Wang deserved to be the person entrusted with the important task by Wang Xi's mother, and smiled unhurriedly when she saw this: "In the past, at home, didn't the eldest lady like to see everyone go to greet Lao An, and the servant woman asked the eldest lady to show it?" Why did you suddenly change your character. ”
Wang Xi sighed: "It's not that I have changed my temperament, it's that these people in the Hou Mansion are too unattractive." It's all those things, and it's all those words back and forth. Where are a few aunts, aunts, and aunts in the family going to ask their grandmother for peace, either there is something new in this family, or something interesting has happened in that family, or they are trying to find a way to ask for something from their grandmother, with different patterns, like watching a play, how interesting! No, even what is sung in the drama is not as interesting as theirs. ”
That tone was all disgust for the Hou Mansion.
Mama Wang couldn't wait to wipe the non-existent sweat on her forehead.
She hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't worry, isn't it that Hongsilk hasn't figured out when the sword-wielding person will appear?" Although Mrs. Tai is bored, it is better than nothing. When there is a letter from the red silk side, we will not gather with those people to greet Mrs. Tai. Lest we talk to Mrs. Tai about going at the right time, but the sword dance starts next door every hour, wouldn't we not be able to see it! ”
Wang Xi thinks it makes sense.
As they spoke, they quickly arrived at Mrs. Tai.
Chang Ning had already arrived, and seeing that Wang Xi was the last one, Mrs. Tai didn't ask a word, and took Wang Xi's hand and asked her if she slept well, if she was used to it. Chang Ning thought that Wang Xi had lived in Qingxue Garden for more than a month, and he should get used to it if he wasn't used to it, and looked at Wang Xi's white and red face, and felt uncomfortable again.
She rolled her eyes, took Mrs. Tai's arm when she found an opportunity, and said with a coquettish smile: "When will Cousin Shi arrive?" Where did she stay? Can you be closer to us and play with our sisters! ”
Cousin Shi?
Who?
It's finally a little new today.
Wang Xi stared at Mrs. Tai and Chang Ning, and pricked up his ears.
Chang Ning was quite proud when he saw it, glanced at Wang Xi, and without waiting for Mrs. Tai to speak, he smiled coquettishly: "Cousin Wang hasn't seen Cousin Shi yet, right?" She is the eldest lady of Shifu. It's my grandmother's niece-in-law. Cousin Shi is very beautiful, treats people well, and is very generous. Every time he came to our house, he brought us a lot of gifts. Because my cousin was going to be transferred from Datong to Yulin as a chief soldier, he sent Cousin Shi back to the capital. My grandmother said she would come and stay in our house for a few days. As she spoke, she deliberately emphasized, "You came a little late and didn't hear it." ”
Wang Xi only wanted to know if this Miss Shi Jiabiao was a person as boring as Chang Ning.
She smiled and didn't speak, but in her heart she was looking through the family tree that her father had prepared for her.
The Shi family is Mrs. Tai's maiden family, and in Baoding, there is a hereditary official position of the commander of the fourth grade. In the early years, the Shi family's reputation was not obvious, and the old marquis didn't value this Yue family very much, so he didn't have much contact. Later, Mrs. Tai's brother befriended Yu Zhongyi, the prefect of Baoding at that time, and the Shi family also developed. When Yu Zhongyi entered the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister, the official went to the military department of Shangshu, Wuyingdian University Scholar, and Mrs. Tai's nephew entered the office with martial arts, and by virtue of his relationship with Yu Zhongyi, he successively served as the general soldier of Guangdong, the general soldier of Shandong and the general soldier of Datong.
I just don't know why I was transferred to Yulin this time?
Compared with Datong, Yulin is a bit far!
Seeing that Wang Xi didn't speak, Mrs. Tai thought that Wang Xi was embarrassed, so she simply followed Chang Ning's words and said: "This is also a rare fate, Ah Zhu often came to the house to play when she was a child, and since she followed her father to Datong, she has come less." Take this opportunity to get to know each other. Thinking that he still had something to say to Wang Xi, he glanced at Mama Shi who was serving beside him, and said, "It's not too early, you all have to disperse." Ah Xi stayed behind and accompanied me to read a few pages of the "Golden Steel Sutra". ”
Everyone smiled and said yes, and Yuguan went out the door.
Only Chang Ning, with a straight face, quietly glared at Wang Xi before going out, and then turned to leave.
When no one was around, Chang Yan couldn't help but persuade Chang Ning: "Second sister doesn't have to be like this. That Wang Xi is just the daughter of a businessman, even if you win, it's not interesting. ”
Chang Ning just couldn't swallow this breath and said, "It's my grandfather who is sorry for her mother, and it's not that we're sorry for her mother, why should we all endure it." ”
Chang Ke, who was walking behind them, only realized who Wang Xi was when she heard Chang Ning talk about it yesterday, she looked at Chang Ning's back, but subconsciously turned back and glanced at the place where Mrs. Tai lived.