Before, outside the mansion, I thought it was too pretentious, but now when I came in, I found that it was bigger than I imagined.

The green carved hollow corridor criss-crosses it, and if no one leads it, I think it is difficult to distinguish between the southeast and the northwest.

Moreover, as far as the eye can see, there are yards and houses everywhere.

We walked without ceasing through the vast expanse of houses and corridors, and it was only after walking for an hour that the old woman stopped in front of a very quiet little courtyard.

On the arch of this small courtyard, the words "Listening to the Bamboo Courtyard" are written.

Entering the Tingzhu Courtyard, what we saw was that there was indeed a large piece of bamboo planted in the courtyard, but it was nothing more, there was no luxury or elegance, it was like a small courtyard of an ordinary family, which was completely different from the magnificence seen outside the Taishou Mansion.

The old woman led us around the bamboo patch to the main hall.

In this main hall, there is only one maid, who is making tea and waiting for us.

When he saw the old woman come in, he hurriedly said, "I'll go and ask the young lady to come out." ”

With that, he turned around and ran towards the side door of the main hall.

The old woman invited us to sit down and have tea first.

"Miss Biao, the old lady is Miss Roujia's nurse, and she is also the slave of the Sun family, you can call me Mother Zhou." The old woman looked at Qin Lanshuang and said softly.

Qin Lanshuang nodded again and again: "Okay, Mother Zhou, I don't know what happened to my aunt?" ”

"My mother died on the night of the second day after arriving here." Before Zhou's mother could speak, a slightly weak voice came from behind the curtain on the side of the hall.

Immediately afterwards, I saw the maid from before, holding a woman with thin sunken cheeks, and no look, came out.

Looking at this woman's silk and satin, and her head full of pearls, you know that she is Qin Lanshuang's cousin, that is, Aunt Sun of Taishou Mansion.

Aunt Sun walked to the main seat in the hall and sat down, Qin Lanshuang wanted to stand up, but Aunt Sun waved her hand and motioned for Qin Lanshuang to sit.

"Miss, do you want to make some more wolfberry and red date tea?" As soon as Mother Zhou saw Aunt Sun's complexion, she immediately asked with concern.

Aunt Sun shook her head and said that there was no need.

"This is Cousin Lanshuang?" Her empty eyes, slightly raised, looked at her cousin.

"Yes, Cousin Roujia, am I here today?" Qin Lanshuang looked at Aunt Sun, as if she was a little embarrassed.

"You're here to join me?" Aunt Sun showed a pale smile and spoke for Qin Lanshuang.

It's just that Aunt Sun seems to have a difficult face, and I don't know if she is unwilling to keep her.

Qin Lanshuang immediately pulled the second girl beside her to get up, and then knelt in front of Aunt Sun again: "Roujia, no, Aunt Sun, as long as you let our mother and daughter stay, I am willing to be a cow and a horse, just to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain." ”

"Cousin, what do you say? Get up. Aunt Sun said, she was about to get up and help Qin Lanshuang, but she almost fell down when she stumbled.

The maid on the side hurriedly reached out to help her, while Zhou's mother helped Qin Lanshuang up.

"Cousin Lanshuang, I have long heard my father say that your parents died early, and my father personally sent someone to look for you, but everyone said that you came to Xiangcheng to find us, in the past few years, my father has always remembered you very much, and since you came here to join me today, then I will naturally leave you." Aunt Sun said, pausing again: "It's just, these people you brought?" ”

"Aunt Sun, don't worry, we will leave soon." The senior sister looked at Aunt Sun and opened her mouth.

"It's just that in the past few days, we have been tired of traveling and driving, and I don't know if we can spend the night." I hurriedly asked.

"This?" Aunt Sun looked sideways and looked at Zhou's mother, it seemed that she was completely obedient to Zhou's mother, and she couldn't make her own decisions.