Chapter 24: Ruined
Rong Changning glanced back at Xiao Dong; "Naturally, the living are important."
"Then the young lady may be able to help the eldest lady."
"Huh?"
"The small storeroom in our yard still has the embroidery samples left by the master mother when she was there. The slave remembered that it was a statue of Guanyin, and the master mother hooked the embroidery pattern, and asked the second lady to embroider little by little, until the master mother was sick, and the second lady stopped and put it in the warehouse. ”
These words reminded Rong Changning that he had almost forgotten that there was still this thing in his yard.
"I didn't mention it just now, because I was afraid that Miss You would have a thought about keeping that Guanyin. There are only two of our masters and servants in this room, and the young lady doesn't know whether she takes it or not. If she is bumped into by the eldest lady in the future, the young lady can also say that she forgot that there is such a thing......"
"What nonsense?" Rong Changning looked down and saw the jade bracelet on his wrist: "I have a thought." Go, hurry up and flip it out to see if it can still be used. ”
"Huh."
"Wait, I saved a lot of private money on weekdays, and I also brought it, so I can buy it on the street in a short time, and it's good to invite a few embroidery girls to help."
"Yes. Nagasain ......"
At the mention of Lukayuan, Rong Changning's eyes sank and even the corners of his eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "The eldest sister is not happy, and others don't want to be happy." ”
A lot of things are on the face of Mingming, but there will be no evidence for a while, and some people expect that Dingrong Changning will suffer this dumb loss. But she still got up and went to the main courtyard, and when she left, she instructed Xiao Dong a few words.
When I entered the door, I saw that my father was still playing chess with Li, so I quietly sat aside.
On the other side, Xiao Dong was walking outside the Lujia Courtyard, looking at the movement at the door, and saw a maid coming out with several pieces of fabric, Xiao Dong pretended to pass by and stepped forward: "Eh." ”
The maid pretended not to hear it when she saw that it was someone from Wanqing Courtyard, and walked out a few steps quickly, Xiao Dong chased after her, grabbed a few pieces of fabric and held them in her hand: "Look at you are holding a bunch of things, let me take a hand." ”
This girl's look was not good-looking, and even made her feel a little panicked, but Xiao Dongqiang had to say when she took the things in her hand: "Thank you, sister." ”
"I've never seen you."
"I'm from Lukasa Temple, and I'm going to send these materials out to make new clothes."
"Didn't the Footage Academy cut new clothes a few days ago?"
"Ahh The maid nodded: "It's about to be spring, and my aunt wants to cut some clothes for the girls in the family, so that she can go out to meet people." ”
The girl at home? Xiao Dong pondered in his heart, probably just making clothes for Rong Xin, so that he could see his husband everywhere, and it was not good to say it in front of him, so he brought the other two young ladies, right?
Xiao Dong sighed lightly: "Auntie is kind, it's a pity that our young lady and eldest lady can't wear it." ”
"What's wrong?"
Xiao Dong looked around at no one, and then lowered his voice and said: "The eldest lady spent half a year rushing to a 'longevity map', but somehow it suddenly broke, and the second lady followed to find a way to remedy it. It's good, I can't go. ”
"Really? That's a shame. ”
"I'm also going out, no, the second lady took the silver money to buy silk thread materials, and I have to invite an embroidery girl. I've been running out at both ends in the past three days, not only the second lady, but also the eldest lady and the prince of the world want me to go out and run, and the difference between the Wanqing Courtyard is not good. ”
The maid of Lukayuan listened to it, silently wrote down Xiao Dong's words, and went to the street with her amiably on the surface, and when she returned home, she followed Aunt Xu to learn her words again.
Aunt Xu was always afraid that something was wrong after hearing it, so she asked: "Then where is this Zirong Changning?" ”
"When the slave came back, I also inquired, and I played chess with the Hou Ye and the runaway son in the main courtyard."
"She's in the main house? How could she be in the main house? Didn't it mean that Rong Ling's embroidery was destroyed, so it was important to embroider? Why did you go to the main courtyard again? Aunt Xu was so weak that she couldn't sit still, for fear that Rong Changning would take Rong Ling's things to the main courtyard to complain. Rong Xin was just as uneasy when he heard it: "Mother, what should I do?" ”
"Don't be afraid." Aunt Xu's eyes rolled: "If she has real evidence, your father will call Steward Yang here." "Bashan Academy
"Maybe...... But how did she get to the main courtyard now? ”
When Rong Xin said this, Aunt Xu also muttered in her heart.
"Could it be something else? Will...... She and Rong Ling can't go to the northern suburbs, and they won't even let me go? This is going to be talking to my father?! Thinking of this, Rong Xin's heart began to chill: "The wang clan outside the city is all gathered during the spring hunt, and it is rare for me to see the prince outside the palace in the palace from afar." If you miss it, won't you have to wait another year? ”
"The Prince?" When Aunt Xu heard this, she couldn't hide the disdain on her face: "Xin'er, it's not for my mother...... It's not that your mother looks down on you, you are not Rong Ling's mother or Xiao Jingjue. Now that Xiao Jingyu's mourning period has not passed, your father can't straighten me out, so you are still a concubine, and you can only secretly call my mother. If you marry a minister or be a concubine of the prince's family, the prince ...... Don't think about it. ”
Aunt Xu's words made Rong Xin feel like he was stabbed by a knife, and he was so aggrieved that he couldn't help but redden: "Mother! ”
Aunt Xu sighed lightly and put down the makeup powder on her hand: "What the hell is ...... The mother outside can't do it. Mother's meaning, but you also have to wait for the main mother to mourn for three years before you can get married, and you don't have to rush to see each other. When your mother becomes the head of the house, you will be the daughter of the Hou Mansion, and that will not be the world. Why bother with low eyes now? ”
"Three years?!" Rong Xin suddenly jumped up from his position, holding back his tears and almost dropping: "Mother! Three years! I'll be seventeen in three years! Seventeen only talked about family affairs, wouldn't those who were quite similar in the same phase be left to be picked on?! Haven't I become an old girl too?! Why is the Holy One in a hurry to marry Rong Changning? Isn't it because of this?! Mother only cares about her child, why don't you think about it?! I'm your child, too! ”
"You're always in a hurry......"
"Mother didn't say it, I told my father to go! I couldn't get around this thing, so I told my father about the rest, I can't always live in my aunt's yard with my son, and if it spreads, it will always make someone replace the housewife's heart. We all found a new yard to live in, and we came on time every morning and dusk. Anyway, my father had the idea to ask Yu'er to return to Hengliang's hometown to set up her own door when she became an adult, and she would not be bound by this imperial city! ”
"Bastard! Your brother is going to be a knight! Aunt Xu's eyes widened as if she had been stepped on by her tail, and she raised her hand and pointed in the direction of Hengliang: "Xu Fu is in Hengliang, we offended the Xu family this time, and sent your brother back to Hengliang?" How ruthless are you? You go, you go! You go now, if you don't go, you won't be born by me Xu Yunqiao! Let's see which of us has the back laugh. ”
After that, Aunt Xu gasped angrily, but the movement of waving her hand just now was big, and the handkerchief hung on the hairpin, which could not be pulled and untied, so she grabbed it by mistake and threw it out with the handkerchief and smashed it on the ground.
In the end, the arm didn't dare to twist the thigh, seeing that his mother was angry, Rong Xin was naturally afraid that she would ignore herself, and she called her aunt 'mother' in front of and behind the people in the house, although her father tacitly agreed to offend the three of them, Rong Xin was still a careful and old man.
At this moment, if there is no Aunt Xu, Rong Xin is alone and helpless, and it is really difficult to marry the eldest sister and the second sister if you want to get ahead.
So she sat back on the mat, reached out and pulled Aunt Xu's sleeve, and her tone was much softer: "Mother, let's take a look, if Rong Changning really said something, it's better to be prepared, isn't it?" Even if someone from the main courtyard quietly came to deliver the message, it would take a while, and when she really sued in front of her father, we were caught off guard. ”
Rong Xin said sadly, how could his mother's heart not be moved? What's more, what Rong Xin said is reasonable, Rong Changning's girl is too treacherous, even if she can't find evidence, she may not be able to fabricate any evidence.
So Aunt Xu also nodded in response, and took Rongxin towards the main courtyard with the trick of delivering cakes.
They didn't know that Rong Changning just sat there and didn't say anything, just waiting for Rong Xin, and Rong Xin was sent to the door.
If these two people didn't come, it might be that Rong Changning wronged her, and if they came, then they should be weak and couldn't sit still.
Rong Changning and the other side looked at each other and smiled, and immediately understood each other's deep meaning.
"Xin'er has seen her father, her second sister, and her brother."
Rong Changning bowed his head slightly and didn't get up: "Auntie." ”
"Waiting for ......" Aunt Xu was just about to speak, but before the last word could be spoken, she was interrupted by resentment: "Uncle, are you sure you want to walk here?" ”
"Huh?" Hearing the reminder of resignation, Rong Chuan immediately withdrew his hand holding the chess piece, carefully participated in the deep meaning of the chess in his heart, and only said to Aunt Xu: "Sit." Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of something wrong on the chessboard and quickly shouted: "Eh! I really can't walk here, and I almost fell into your boy's trap. ”
He grinned and said modestly: "Uncle's eyes are as bright as a torch, I'm afraid that I didn't see the trick of my three-legged cat because of something on my mind, but because Changning was called by the Lan Courtyard just now, I was uneasy?" ”
Rong Chuan then remembered that Rong Changning had just been called away by the people from the Lan Courtyard for a while before coming back, and turned his eyes to look at Rong Changning and asked, "By the way, what did your eldest sister just tell you to do?" ”
Rong Changning glanced at Rong Xin, who lowered his head: "Eldest sister, that's ...... Something big is wrong. ”
"Big deal?!" Rong Chuan turned his head suddenly, the future crown princess couldn't have a big incident, so he asked, "What's the big deal?" ”
"On the queen's birthday, the eldest sister prepared a congratulatory gift 'longevity map' half a year ago. After working hard for a while, my eyes were dry, and I saw that the embroidery was about to be finished, and I didn't know which one to call to cut it off on the spot, and it was completely wasted. ”
"But find out who did it?"
Rong Changning shook his head, and Aunt Xu breathed a sigh of relief.