Chapter 16: Covert Collusion

Gui's mother sent Fusheng out, and she wanted to persuade a few words, she knew that her girl had some meaning to the Su family's cousin when she was a child, but now that she is older, even her cousins should be more scruples, not to mention, her own girl will not know Madame's plan, she wants to be a royal daughter-in-law. But at a glance at Qin Yun's eyes that were so happy that they were about to drip honey, he bit his tongue and endured it, and when the eldest girl was happy, it was taboo to say bad things.

Su Chenghai's big wealth gave him a lot of praise, and almost in an instant, the entire Taiwei Mansion knew that there was a magnanimous, generous, handsome and magnificent young master in the mansion, and after dinner, Aunt Liu made the decision to let Su Chenghai stay overnight first.

At night, the goose-feathered snow fell again.

In Cuixuan's courtyard, a tea bowl fell to the ground, and Dou Qing'e blushed, not wanting to look at Aunt Liu.

"Oh, cousin, didn't I just let my cousin live there?" In the morning, Dou Qing'e shirked his absence, so Su Chenghai only came to visit the Liu family and the Chang family, and he didn't know what method he used, so that the Liu family opened his mouth and promised to let him live in the Taiwei Mansion temporarily.

"Bah, I don't dare to be your cousin who can't be beaten with eight poles," Dou Qing'e spatted and said, "If it weren't for the fact that your great-grandfather and my two families were cousins, and your mother came to beg me when I was about to get married, saying that you were a maid in the Taiwei Mansion, let me take care of it kindly, otherwise, I would have knocked out the evil seed in your stomach at that time." ”

Aunt Liu looked low, and heard Dou Qing'e say viciously, "Even in private in the future, don't call my cousin, let alone let others know." ”

"I don't know, I don't know," Aunt Liu hurriedly waved her hand, "I didn't mention it in front of Yuwan and Yuzhao." ”

Dou Qing'e retracted her gaze in disbelief, "Hmph, I'm afraid that you, a fool, will use chicken feathers as an arrow, if I am not here, I will really think that I am half the master of the house, and I dare to call the shots in everything." This time it went back to Su Chenghai.

"Sister, there's a reason why I let him stay." Aunt Liu's eyes rolled flexibly, and she lowered her voice and said, "Young Master Biao is generous, I heard that just for the maid who went to greet him, one person, he was rewarded with ten taels of silver, you see, even my aunt, as soon as he made a move, it was the boss who had a black pearl, or came from Dongqin's side." ”

"Hmph, a little silver will buy you." Dou Qing'e has always been ashamed of Aunt Liu, a person who sees money.

"Where," Aunt Liu said patiently, "I heard earlier that the young master came to Beijing to do business, and I also thought, where does a medical student know what business experience, but now seeing that he is so arrogant, I am afraid that there is a good way to make money." ”

"Joke, is our Taiwei Mansion still short of this money?"

Isn't it because your precious daughter has recently had feelings for Su Chenghai, and you are thinking about marrying your daughter to a royal noble, and you are afraid that something bad will happen. Aunt Liu thought so in her heart, and still smiled flatteringly, "Sister, what if this way of making money is related to the powerful people in Beijing?" ”

"What do you mean?" Dou Qing'e suddenly became alert.

Aunt Liu knew that there was a play, so she hurriedly attached herself to Dou Qing'e's ear and said for a long time, and then instigated, "This is a small matter of making money, if you can get in touch with those royal people in business, it is equivalent to paving the way for cloud makeup, isn't it?" ”

"Heh, you're going to think so much about cloud makeup? Aren't Yuwan and Yuzhao also going to get married? Dou Qing'e's eyes narrowed, and her abacus was not ordinary.

"Oops," Aunt Liu looked distressed, "Sister, it's too hurtful for you to say that, Yun Makeup is also my niece, Yu Wan and Yu Zhao are Yun Makeup's own sisters, everyone is a family, this Yun Makeup is good, Yu Wan and Yu Zhao can use Yun Makeup's face to marry a good family, sister, don't you say?" ”

This is the truth, Dou Qing'e has some confidence in her heart, but she still said, "That's it, let me think about it, this investment business is not a joke, besides, the master has always looked down on the merchants, and you are not too public." ”

Aunt Liu said sweetly several times, "Yes." It was the one who twisted his waist and walked out of the yard happily, anxious to let the two daughters see her black pearl.

After Aunt Liu left, Dou Qing'e specially called Mother Gui, who was beside Qin Yunxiang, to come in, and specially instructed Qin Yunxiang to stay away from Su Chenghai.

"Did you listen to me?" Dou Qing'e looked at Gui's mother and looked a little angry, "It's my dowry maid, and now she is also an old man in the Taiwei Mansion, and she doesn't understand the rules at all, really, there is no one around me who makes me feel comfortable now." ”

Mother Gui hurriedly knelt down, buried her head low, and seemed to have struggled for a long time before she raised her head tremblingly and said, "Slave, slave has something to report." ”

The snow fell overnight, and in the early morning of the second day, it was already a thick layer, Qin Yunuan got up early, and saw Tong'er sweeping the snow in the yard with a red face.

"It's cold," Qin Yunuan wrapped a cotton cloak against the door frame, beckoning Tong'er to come over, "Come, drink some hot water to warm up." ”

"It's not cold," Tong'er shook his head, "When I was in my hometown, the snow was much bigger than this, and the snow in the yard was swept by me alone." ”

Tong'er is a few months younger than Qin Yunuan, when I first saw Tong'er, Tong'er was holding a corner coarse porcelain bowl begging for food on the street, it was Qin Yunuan's mother Yang who saw pity and took it back, his father Qin Zhen not only did not dislike it, but praised "Yang's benevolence and kindness." ”

But such a "benevolent and kind" person died inexplicably in the gate of this conspiracy-ridden mansion.

I don't know if it's because the young master is here, today's breakfast is extraordinarily rich, a small plate of sauce radish, a small plate of green vegetables, two bowls of millet porridge, and four steamed buns, Qin Baochuan clapped his hands.

"Sister, you eat this bun, and the shrimp." Qin Baochuan sensibly pulled half of the shrimp vegetable into Qin Yu's warm bowl, and after a while, he shouted again, "Sister, you try this again, there is actually crab roe in it." As he spoke, he pulled another half of the bun over.

Four buns and four fillings, Qin Yunuan is not as delicate as Dou Qing'e, she knows very well that these must be leftover buns left over from yesterday, but watching Qin Baochuan eat happily, her heart also warmed up.

Halfway through the meal, the hostess Dou Qing'e sent someone over, saying that at noon, a table was set up for the young master in the flower hall to receive a banquet, and the girls were invited to be there.

It took a long time for everyone to think of catching the wind, Qin Yunuan thought to herself, but she thought that Dou Qing'e would definitely look down on this businessman cousin who was kicked out of the house by the Su family, but since she put on a show, it proves that for Dou Qing'e, her cousin is still useful.

Dou Qing'e never does meaningless things, Qin Yunuan knows it very well.

"Girl, let's wear the clothes that the young master sent me yesterday." Tong'er looked at Qin Yunuan happily.

"Han girl, that is a silk, it is worn in summer, do you want our girl to freeze sick?" Man'er also learned from Liao's mother and shouted, "Han girl." ”

"Just wear this," Qin Yunuan put a lotus-colored skirt on the bed, and then lined it with a mirror flower silk shawl, which looked soft and elegant, "Today, I don't want to steal the limelight of the second sister." ”

Qin Yuwan, the second girl of the Qin family, inherited Aunt Liu's style, every day she was afraid that the clothes on her body were not beautiful enough, the hairpin on her head was not bright enough, and she always dressed up like a painted pottery at a young age, Dou Qing'e has always disliked it, but it is better to take it out to make a foil for Qin Yun's makeup.

The rosewood round table in the flower hall has been set up, when Qin Yu warms up, Chang has already taken Qin Baoduan to sit down, Chang has a delicate and literary appearance, thin eyebrows, apricot eyes like water, Qin Baoduan in his arms is only three months old, it is the age of snooze.

"Auntie came so early." Qin Yunuan smiled and said, in his previous life, the Chang family had knelt down and pleaded for himself, and he knew this intention.

"Yu Nuan is here," Chang smiled sweetly, leaned over the body of the baby in his arms without the slightest hesitation and defense, and said, "Come, Yu Nuan hasn't seen Bao Duan yet, do you want to hug it?" ”

"No, I'm clumsy, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold it well." Qin Yunuan knew that Chang's would not harm her, but it was difficult to protect the others, looking at the maids and grandmothers who were still busy in this flower hall, if something happened to her Baoduan, Chang's would be sad, and she would not be able to escape the blame, and it was always someone else who was proud.

Aunt Liu and the second girl Qin Yuwan and the fourth girl Qin Yuzhao also came one after another, Qin Yuwan was a lot more restrained this time, she didn't dress up so pompously, Qin Yuzhao was still a smiling appearance, saying anything was just a giggle, and everyone outside said that the fourth girl in the Taiwei Mansion was a fool, it seems that there is some basis, no wonder Aunt Liu will attach great importance to Qin Yuwan.

Dou Qing'e was the last to arrive, her face was solemn, she went directly to the table, squinted her eyes, and saw the sleeping Baoduan in Chang's arms, and couldn't help but admonish, "Baoduan is still young, and the wind can't blow, what are you doing with it like this, the old man will have a son late, and the life is going to be damaged by you." "This is true, as if Aunt Chang is the stepmother of Baoduan, it is nothing more than that Chang gave birth to a son.

"Yes." Chang Shi Nuo replied, and hurriedly instructed the nurse to take Bao Duan back.

Qin Yunuan sank down, thinking to herself, it seems that her mother-in-law is really not in a good mood today, and she heard Dou Qing'e ask to herself, "What about Baochuan?" Why didn't you come? Today, I am picking up the wind and washing the dust for the young master of the Su family. ”

"Baochuan was sick, and he was afraid that his mother would be sick, so he stayed in the yard and didn't come." Qin Yunuan said respectfully and politely, today is the dragon, tiger, fish and snake are all here, how dare she let Baochuan follow her in this troubled water.

"Oh." Dou Qing'e snorted coldly, and saw Qin Yuzhao laughing like a fool, and her heart was even more unhappy, she received the master's letter this morning, it was the usual greeting, but at the end it was mentioned, this time I brought one more person back. Hmph, who else can there be, it's nothing more than another fox who wants to be the aunt of the Taiwei Mansion.

Thinking of this, Dou Qing'e became more and more unhappy, and she directly urged Xiu Gu beside her, "What about the young master?" Why haven't you come yet, go and urge. "Although it is said that the visitor is a guest, but a large family is waiting for him to be a junior from outside, what is going on.

Before the words fell, a clear and calm voice sounded outside the flower hall, "The younger generation is late, and I ask my aunt and two aunts to forgive me." ”