Everyone had a meal with harmony, after the meal was cleaned, Jin Zhong took Jin Jiaoyang to the study to talk about things, and Mrs. Jin invited Ruan Mianmian to the flower hall to gossip with tea, Aunt Song and Aunt Zhou were not to be outdone, so they naturally followed, and they were enchanting all the way, but without the kind of flattery in front of the governor, it seemed to show off their age and appearance.

The flower hall of Jin Mansion is arranged simply and elegantly, three sides are empty without walls, one side is a shadow wall engraved with many poems, from the flower hall you can see the garden scenery of Jin Mansion, and there is a clear spring through the garden around the edge of the flower hall, but it makes people feel that the fragrance of flowers is quiet and the birds are singing tactfully, like being in nature.

There was a thick fur carpet in the flower hall, and a small carved table of yellow rosewood was placed in the middle.

Mrs. Jin and Ruan Mianmian held their arms and sat directly on the two chairs with the best front view, with their backs against the shadow wall and facing the garden, while the two aunts followed behind, and could only reluctantly sit opposite them. Aunt Song stirred the handkerchief and her face was not good, but Aunt Zhou helped the golden hairpin on her head, and said indifferently: "Miss Ruan really doesn't regard herself as an outsider, it stands to reason that our housewife can only sit next to the master." ”

Aunt Zhou's words are indeed etiquette rules, only the housewife and the male host of the house can sit in the main seat together, and even if it is a guest, it must sit in the second place, unless the identity of the guest is more noble than the host.

Ruan Mianmian was unmoved, still smiled faintly and took the tea handed by the maid, only smelled it but didn't drink it, but put it back on the table: "It stands to reason that concubines can't wear gold and silver to exceed the specifications of the master's mother." ”

Ruan Mianmian innocently glanced at the hairpin ring jewelry of the two aunts, and then looked at Mrs. Jin, who was dressed much more plainly, suspiciously, as if she was sincerely asking, and there was no meaning of making things difficult at all.

Mrs. Jin also understood that Ruan Mianmian was really about to start, suppressing their arrogance first, and then telling the truth that they were disrespectful was much more useful than scolding them as soon as they came up, and in this way, they would not feel that Ruan Mianmian was aggressive, they were really sensible and smart.

"You little girl, how can you know so much about the backyard, didn't you listen to someone's gossip and deliberately find fault with our sisters?" Aunt Zhou didn't answer her, but twisted her eyebrows and made a look of grievance.

"No, I thought that the concubines were all obedient to the master's mother, but I didn't expect that the governor's family was not such a rule, and Mianmian was not from your house, so naturally there was no way." Ruan Mianmian spread her hands and looked at Mrs. Jin, as if she wanted to ask her for an answer.

Mrs. Jin naturally understood, and immediately made a panicked look, and said a little anxiously: "No, it's not like this, the governor's mansion naturally follows the etiquette of the family and the country, how dare you set another rule." ”

"Madam, you have always been a proud and heroic character, why do you speak so submissively today, she is just a part-time worker in a small household restaurant, even if she looks better, can she still come to our house to be a concubine, such a background, even if she is a concubine in the house, it can't affect you, you just treat her as a thing to watch."

Aunt Song was straightforward and fast-talking, and she said what she was thinking in her heart. She served people with sex, and she used all her thoughts and means to be a charming governor before she could be redeemed and become an aunt, and since then she has been rich and glorious all her life, and naturally she thought that Ruan Mianmian was like this. After all, if you come out of the restaurant, you have no power or power, and if you want to climb the high branches, you can only sell your hue. Thinking about the attitude of the governor to Ruan Mianmian at the banquet just now, such a gesture of goodwill, I think it also moved her mind to let her enter the mansion, so I felt that everything was traceable.

Ruan Mianmian was stunned, although she could see from the outfits of the two of them that they both had a beautiful skin and no brains, but she didn't expect it to be like this, she didn't know what to do, saying this was simply giving herself a chance to scold them, but it saved her a lot of foreshadowing and trouble.

"Hold the lamp and drink tea." Ruan Mianmian's face was expressionless, his smile was also retracted, and even the cocked Erlang's legs were put down, and he sat extremely upright, letting that sacrosanct temperament spread out.

Holding the cup, he immediately stepped forward with the box, and when he opened the box, he saw a white jade tea cup with a color, a silver spoon with wrong gold, a delicate pure gold plate, and a small pot of fragrant Longjing tea.

Gently put the original tea cup aside, and performed a set of cumbersome tea making consciousness next to the cup as if no one was around, Aunt Zhou and Aunt Song were a little dumbfounded, but Aunt Zhou still rolled her eyes disdainfully: "Grandstanding, so make a mystery." ”

Ruan Mianmian was still expressionless, raised her head to look, and turned her gaze to Mrs. Jin again.

At this moment, Mrs. Jin suddenly stood up and yelled at the two aunts: "Get out!" Do you know what you're doing? There is still a face sitting here, don't hurry back yet! ”

Aunt Zhou shrank back in fright by Mrs. Jin's scolding, and she didn't know why, but the maid behind her saw that her master was being troubled, so she immediately took a few steps back and sneaked out, thinking that she was going to ask the governor to come over and support her as usual.

It stands to reason that the governor has such a high official position, he should always see things more transparently, but he doesn't want to see things clearly among the women in the backyard, as long as the two aunts are coquettish, and then talk about the pillow wind, no matter what mistakes are made, they will laugh at it, and in turn persuade Mrs. Jin not to be angry, but it is a jealousy between women, which is why Mrs. Jin hates the governor in her heart.

Although Aunt Song and Aunt Zhou didn't know why Mrs. Jin suddenly became so angry, they also adhered to the belief that crying children have candy to eat, and immediately began to sobble in a low voice, but the tears flowed perfectly in the eye sockets, and not a drop fell and spent makeup.

The beauty pear blossom with the rain is pitiful, but the ugly crying is not included.

Mrs. Jin looked down on them the most, and she didn't argue with them, anyway, the governor would still come over and talk to them later, and the show had just begun at that time.

Sure enough, after a while, I heard footsteps on the corridor leading to the flower hall, and I didn't see anyone, but I heard what he said: "What's the matter, you are always so uneasy!" ”

As soon as the governor came in, he saw Aunt Zhou and Aunt Song sobbing in unison, raising their eyes and looking at him pitifully, as if they had suffered some great grievances.

It's just that the governor didn't forget that there were still distinguished guests here today, so he didn't care about comforting his concubine, and thought about saying hello to the county lord first, but as soon as he wanted to speak, he saw Ruan Mianmian, who had lowered his head and couldn't see his face clearly, suddenly raised his head, and his eyes were full of tears, and his long eyelashes were wet, and he couldn't help but be shocked.

Ruan Mianmian raised his head to let the governor see his tears, and then did not speak, and got up sadly and walked to the bench next to him. Sitting on the bench, leaning on the railing with his arms, leaving only the side face to the people in the flower hall, the tears were not broken like the stream at hand, he covered his face with his hands, and sobbed for a long time before he said a word: "Hey, I can't live anymore because of this great humiliation." ”

"This, this, what's going on?" The governor was shocked and frightened when he saw it, and hurriedly handed over an inquiring look to Mrs. Jin, how could he make His Majesty's beloved sister cry when he spoke well, if this is said, Jin Mansion may be razed to the ground overnight! Not to mention the future and fame of a family, it is not as important as the mood of this ancestor.

Mrs. Jin also got up sadly, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, and said in a low voice: "Master ask yourself, the reason why I am angry is also because of the two of them, those words are really ugly, I dare not say it." “

Aunt Zhou said in her heart, isn't it just a matter of ridiculing a girl, it's not a very important thing, she wants to cry, I'm afraid it's because Aunt Song's words pierced her mind, and she was angry.

"You two say! What's going on! The governor was eager to run over and plead at once, but he didn't understand the matter, and even if he did, he had to have a reason, and he couldn't even have someone to tell him.

"The master doesn't have to be angry, it's just that Sister Song is straightforward, saying that she wants to accept this sleeping girl as a concubine for the master, and she said it bluntly, she didn't care about the sister's face, but the lady is so fierce, she pointed to the concubine's nose and scolded when she came up, and the concubine was frightened." Aunt Zhou had something to say, and wanted to turn the spearhead on Mrs., anyway, the lord was a little unaccustomed to Mrs. Lady's temper in private, so it was better to take advantage of the situation to add more fire.

"What do you say?! Sister, even if you dare to call her sister? Just your words, if the entire Jin family is punished by the Nine Clans tomorrow, it is because of you! When Jin Zhong heard this, he was furious, and he didn't care that it was in front of the county lord, so he kicked it directly, kicked Aunt Zhou's shoulder, and kicked her straight to the ground.

Seeing this, Aunt Song on the side immediately knelt down and trembled, this is not like the old man's usual temperament, why did he not lose his anger this time but became more angry, it is unreasonable. But in the next second, she knew why the old man was so angry.

Jin Zhong took two steps forward and knelt straight towards Ruan Mianmian, who was sitting on the bench and shed tears on the river: "The county lord has a lot, please forgive the county lord!" The concubine in the house has no rules, and she has committed such a great disrespectful sin, and the minister will never intercede, and let the county lord send her down! ”

"Huh." Ruan Mianmian didn't look back, just sobbed again, didn't pay attention to him, and didn't let him get up, which made Jin Zhong even more anxious.

"Sir! It's all my poor discipline, ask the county lord to be gracious, if there is any sin, just blame the concubine, don't affect my sun! Mrs. Jin saw that Jin Zhong's sincerity was not big enough, and immediately pulled Jin Jiaoyang out, after all, who would ruin her sister-in-law's good future in order to protect a concubine.