Chapter 2: Greetings
"Auntie and sisters, what did you hear?"
As soon as the crying stopped, Mama Gu paced in, her triangular eyes were cold, and the eight-figure lines on the side of the person were extremely deep, squeezing out a hypocritical and terrifying smile.
She put her fingers to her ear to listen, and the look was disgusting, "Why does the old body feel something in his ears?" ”
"Mama Gu, it's probably because the concubine's stomach is calling too much, disturbing your tranquility." Aunt Guo hurriedly said.
Mama Gu put down her hand, glanced at Aunt Guo like a bedbug, turned around and threw down a sentence, "Let's eat." ”
Aunt Wan got a bowl of white porridge and a white flour steamed bun, as well as a plate of pickled radish.
In front of Aunt Jiang was two large bowls of white porridge and two salted eggs, as well as a small plate of shredded chicken.
Aunt Guo only had a bowl of mixed rice porridge and a nest head in front of her.
Aunt Wan whispered to Aunt Jiang: "It seems that it is still my sister's object that Mama Gu likes." ”
"Just eat your fill." Aunt Jiang didn't move her head and lips, and said softly.
When she saw Brother Qing turn around, she hurriedly said to Aunt Wan: "Clip the chopsticks and chicken shreds to Nineteen." ”
Aunt Wan smiled gratefully.
Her daughter Nineteen Niang is called Zheng Mianmian, she is as her name suggests, she is a thin and timid little girl, only to hear her voice like a mosquito: "Thank you, Aunt Jiang." ”
Aunt Guo's resentful gaze followed her like a shadow, and Aunt Jiang didn't squint, only looked at her eyes.
She divided a bowl of white porridge into two bowls for her daughter, and the salted eggs were also a daughter, so she ate the white porridge herself, and then served it with some shredded courgette in the cold chicken shreds.
Zheng Lingyi peeled the eggs and said softly: "Mother, eat some salted eggs, right?" ”
Aunt Jiang shook her head, and out of the corner of her eye, she sensed Zheng Qiuqiu's envious and jealous gaze, and said, "Eat quickly." ”
Zheng Lingyi knew that Aunt Jiang was a man of words, so she had to eat salted eggs by herself.
This time for breakfast, there are only two sticks of incense, Zheng Lingyi is obviously used to it, and he looks like he drinks porridge, but he doesn't grind.
Zheng Changchang was a little slower, there was still some left in the bowl, and when she wanted to lower her head and drink again, she was dragged up by Zheng Lingyi.
On the incense burner at the front of the dining table, there was no smoke.
Mama Gu put down the tea bowl, snorted, and said, "Let's go." Do you want Madame to wait for you? ”
Everyone followed behind Mama Gu and Brother Qing in turn, and the maids waited at the gate of Xiyuan, waiting for the aunts to come out.
Aunt Wan's maid's name is Qiaoxiu, and Qiaopan is Aunt Guo's maid.
As soon as Aunt Guo saw her, she reached out and twisted her fiercely, as if she wanted to vent all the humiliation she had suffered on Qiao Pan.
Qiao Pan was already used to it, and he didn't hide, but just suffered silently, and his whole body was trembling slightly.
Aunt Jiang fell at the end, saw all this in her eyes, and looked away a little unbearable.
Zheng Lingyi found out that Qiaoluo was not there, so he asked, "Auntie, where is Qiaoluo?" ”
"Last night, your sister broke out in a cold sweat and wet her clothes, and I asked Qiaoluo to wash them." Aunt Jiang staggered her gaze, looked at her daughter, and said.
"Oh." Zheng Lingyi nodded, suddenly thought of something, and said, "Mother, give me the silk flowers." I put it on, maybe my father will come today! ”
Aunt Jiang frowned and said, "Didn't you see the loss of Fourteen?" Your dad doesn't see him a few times a year, and he won't come today. ”
"But didn't you come the day before yesterday?" Zheng Lingyi knew that Lu's eyes were good, and he also knew that Zheng Guogong had little chance of coming.
But there is always a glimmer of hope in her heart.
"The day before yesterday, the eldest sister came back to save relatives, and he didn't come for you, what are we? Would your dad care, too? ”
Aunt Jiang's words didn't leave any affection, she seemed to feel that this was not enough, and added, "Fifteen, don't be too crazy in your heart, otherwise, some will suffer hard." ”
What Zheng Lingyi wanted was just a water-colored silk flower, or Qiao Luo used a rag to tie Zheng Lingyi in his spare time.
Such an object is not even visible to a maid with a face!
Zheng Lingyi looked at a piece of satin on Zheng Mianmian's head, a little envious.
On weekdays, the number of times my father sees Aunt Wan is not as good as Aunt Jiang, and this Aunt Wan is also a cautious person, why does she dare to wear satin for Zheng Mianmian?
Zheng Lingyi didn't say anything more, a hazy thought in her heart was clear.
Zheng Guogong's favor in this Zheng Mansion is not a magic weapon for self-protection, but the culprit of being resented.
Zheng Lingyi was originally a precocious child.
It is not easy to live in the back house of Zheng Guogong's mansion like this, forcing her to learn to disguise her mind and temperament early, and also learn to suppress her desires.
When they arrived at Anheju, Dongyuan arrived at the back foot.
Although there was no smile on everyone's faces, the people in Dongyuan were obviously more silent, and their faces were more gloomy, even Zheng Lingyi could see it, not to mention the big girl Zhu in An Heju.
"Are you the owner dead, or the west is robbed? Look at you all depressed! ”
Qiao Zhu stood on the stone steps and scolded them, and the spit stars sprayed on Aunt Wan's face, and she didn't dare to move.
Zheng Lingyi hid behind the adults with their heads down, and the people in front of her couldn't see her, so she looked up at Qiao Zhu with confidence.
From her point of view, she could only see that Qiaozhu's two nostrils were constantly stirring, and when she spoke, her mouth liked to be crowded together, quite like a pecking chicken.
Zheng Lingyi felt very funny in his heart, but the expression on his face was still timid.
The sly light in her eyes was fleeting, turning into a starless night sky.
Sometimes she would sneak behind the mattress and make Zheng Changchang laugh when she looked like Zhu.
Aunt Jiang stopped her a few times, but Zheng Lingyi still secretly learned, and Aunt Jiang went with her.
Occasionally, Zheng Lingyi learned too vividly, and he could see Aunt Jiang sitting at the table embroidering and laughing quietly.
Zheng Lingyi likes to see her mother smile like this, and the hook at the corner of her mouth is like a spire of sugar oil.
Qiao Zhu finally finished reprimanding, and let them bask in the sun for half an hour.
It's autumn, and it's not too hard.
Zheng Lingyi doesn't hate the sun, but hopes that the sun can tan him better, and he doesn't need to cover it up with powder every day.
But her snow skin, when it was the hottest dog days, stood under the sun for two hours, and it was only slightly reddened, and it did not turn black at all.
It's just that all the people were sunburned, and at that time, Aunt Cai in Dongyuan was still pregnant, and the child was directly sunburned.
Later, it was because the third sister said that she couldn't stand the smell of sweat from the big guys, so she stopped being reprimanded at the door for half an hour.
The third sister is the son of the Duchess of Zheng Guo and is called Zheng Yanru.
Among Lu's three daughters, Zheng Yanru's appearance is the most ordinary, her eyes are too small, and her mouth is too big, but Zheng Lingyi looks at her the most pleasing to the eye.
Her temperament is very cheerful, and she doesn't like Lu's method of disciplining the back house.
But she was persuaded once, and only once.
As soon as the day was cool, he was immediately reprimanded again.
"Sister, I want to get rid of it." Zheng Changchang blushed and whispered to Zheng Lingyi.
"Huh?" Zheng Lingyi was also a little at a loss, why was he in a hurry at this time.
Everyone slowly walked to the side hall of the main courtyard, the children stood aside, and Aunt Jiang and other aunts stepped forward to salute the Lu family.
A cup of tea was handed over, but Lu Shi didn't connect, Danzhu took it and put it on the coffee table on the side.
Zheng Changchang was about to cry, the tears were already rolling in her eyes, Zheng Lingyi gritted her teeth and walked in the direction of Zheng Yanru.
There is only Zheng Yanru sitting on the right side of the Lu family, Zheng Yanhui has already returned to her mother-in-law's house, and the sixth sister Zheng Yanxian is not here today.
The side hall is not very big, Qiao Zhu just wanted to stop it, but Zheng Lingyi had already arrived in front of Zheng Yanru.
"Third sister, I want to get rid of my eighteenth sister." Zheng Lingyi pulled Zheng Yanru's sleeve, as intimate as a sister from the same mother.
When Zheng Yanru heard this, she put down the white jade square cake in her hand, got up and took Zheng Changchang's hand, and said to Lu's family: "Mother, I will take my two younger sisters to change clothes." ”
Lu Shi looked at Zheng Lingyi, his eyes were full of interest, as if he was looking at the corner on the stage, and as if he was looking at a newly acquired finch.
Zheng Lingyi hurriedly lowered his head, pinched the corners of his clothes, clinged to Zheng Yanru's side and didn't dare to speak, and followed Zheng Yanru with small steps.
Zheng Changchang relieved her hand, then she was relieved, her nose was red and she was crying, and said to Zheng Yanru: "Thank you, third sister." ”
Zheng Yanru smiled, "Thank you for what I did?" Thank you for your sister. ”
Zheng Lingyi still looked timid, his eyebrows and eyes were lowered, and he was full of timidity.
She didn't have such a cringe-inducing temperament, but she learned this expression from Zheng Mianmian.
She herself studied in front of the bronze mirror for a long time before pretending to be this kind of character in front of people.
Lu Shi seems to have no energy today, and he dispersed early.
Aunt Jiang breathed a sigh of relief and took her two children back to Xiyuan.
At this time, Danzhu was changing the style of the hair bun for the Lu family, changing it to a more homely one, so that there would be less beads on the head and less burden.
"Hmph, the fifteenth sister is really tricky. Look at our three sisters' kindness! ”
Qiao Zhu always likes to catch up with the Lu family and find the mistakes of the people in the east and west.
Sometimes her words are exactly what Lu Shi thinks, and sometimes she doesn't bet on the right treasure.
Lu Shi opened his eyes, looked at a face that was no longer in his prime, smiled without emotion, and said, "Could it be that they drowned my peace and well?" ”
In the past, the Lu family felt that Grandpa Guo was a little different from Zheng Lingyi, and even his name was given by him, but now looking at the cowering look, what can it do?
Qiao Zhu hurriedly echoed: "A concubine is a concubine, what can you get on the stage?" ”
When Lu Shi heard this, he didn't react much.
Qiao Zhu saw that her words did not please the Lu family, and she guessed that she was still having a headache about the matter of Liu Niang Zheng Yanxian, so she glanced at Dan Zhu.
Danzhu comprehended and said, "Madame is still thinking about the sixth sister?" ”
"Why don't I want to?" Lu Shi has a pair of big eyes, when he was young, his eyes were flowing and the scenery was infinite, but now he has dragged on the fishtail and become heavy and cumbersome.
Thinking of the girl's disgraced face, Danzhu felt a chill in his heart.
Over the years, she has taken care of a lot of things for the Lu family, and she really can't say that she is innocent.
But Zheng Yanxian's reaction after learning that she had killed her sister by mistake really made Danzhu cold.