Chapter Twenty-Nine: Climbing Trees and Listening to Gossip
was confined to home, Yu Xiaohuan had nothing to do all day, so she asked someone to build a swing in her small yard, and she would swing every day when she had nothing to do. But it's just such a recreational activity, and after less than a day of playing, she feels bored again.
If you have nothing to do, wander around, and if you accidentally get into any trouble, you should have a lively time. Thinking so, she began to wander around the Xie Mansion, anyway, the eldest lady just said that she was grounded and could not go out, and she did not say that she could not move freely in the mansion.
Xie Mansion can be regarded as a famous family in the local area, and the area of the mansion is naturally not too small, as long as she looks carefully enough and slows down a little, she can always go shopping all day.
She was thinking about it when she suddenly heard the whisper of a maid from the courtyard wall next door. Inside the walls of this courtyard, isn't it the territory of the eldest lady, Yu Xiaohuan suddenly became interested, and wanted to eavesdrop on what the maid was talking about, could it be that the eldest lady had some shady bad words.
The eldest lady has a deep prejudice against her, and it is impossible to go straight through the courtyard gate. She looked at a green tree next to her, which was taller than the courtyard wall, and suddenly had an idea.
A small tree, how can it be difficult for her to fall a new human in the 21st century, she looked around at no one, rolled up her sleeves, and climbed up the tree with her hands and feet. With all her might, she finally managed to climb to the same height as the wall.
In the courtyard, two young maidservants sat side by side on a stone bench, peeling peanuts and chatting.
Yu Xiaohuan hugged the branch and muttered in a low voice: "You guys are blowing some big lady's fierce news, so that I can climb such a high tree to eavesdrop." ”
As soon as she finished saying this, the maidservant girl in pink said in a low voice: "You say, which lady will choose for the real son?" ”
The handmaid in the blue dress replied, "Who knows what Madame thinks, but she will definitely not choose you!" ”
"Nonsense, I won't choose you!" The handmaid in pink replied.
But the competition is the competition, and they really don't have anyone else to talk to, so they continue to talk.
The maidservant girl in pink clothes said: "I think that Madame will choose the young lady of the Zhou family, because the malady of the Zhou family is the sister of Madame's in-laws, and it will be easy to get along with each other in the future." ”
Yu Xiaohuan's eyes widened, isn't this a close relative getting married, no, no, what if Brother Shi gives birth to a stupid son in the future!
The maidservant girl in the blue dress continued: "I think Madame will choose the young lady of the Hou family, the ability of the Hou Mansion is not known how many times stronger than our Xie Mansion, who doesn't want to climb high." ”
Yu Xiaohuan was happy holding the branches, this is a story about whether the marriage of high-ranking officials and nobles should pay attention to the right family or take the opportunity to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix.
Yu Xiaohuan was listening with relish, and suddenly a voice came from under the tree: "Brother Xie, I have heard the phrase flying on the branch and becoming a phoenix, but I have never seen anyone really try it, today is an eye-opener!" ”
Yu Xiaohuan was very familiar with this voice, and when she looked down, she saw that Wen Changyan Imperial Doctor Wen was looking up at her with interest. And Xie Rushi, who was standing on the side, was stunned for a moment, then frowned, and then laughed as if he was happy.
"What is there in the tree that makes Sister Yin'er climb so high?" Xie asked truthfully.
Yu Xiaohuan said casually: "Oh, I just want to see if there is any fruit on this tree or something." ”
"But this is a cypress tree," Xie said truthfully, "how can a cypress bear fruit?" ”
"Is this a cypress tree?" Yu Xiaohuan looked up at the branches and leaves, "Won't the cypress tree bear fruit?" ”
"Have you ever eaten cypress fruit?" Xie asked truthfully.
"There are no cypress fruits, but passion fruit does." Yu Xiaohuan muttered quietly.
At this time, there was a shout in the courtyard: "Peeling peanuts for so long, do you want to eat dinner?" ”
Yu Xiaohuan turned her head and saw Granny Liu standing in the courtyard with her waist crossed, and when the two maids saw this, they lowered their heads and said, "Peel it off", so they quickly cleaned up the table and went back with Granny Liu.
Yu Xiaohuan looked at herself and saw that she was finished, so she thought about going down the tree and following Xie to walk around truthfully, who knew that it was easy to go up the tree and difficult to get off the tree, and her dress was easily scraped by the rough bark, which suddenly made her in a dilemma.
"Brother Shi, help me." She hurriedly rushed to Xie and truthfully asked for help.
Xie Rushi and Wen Changyan looked at each other and smiled, "Then you have to tell me first, why did you climb the tree?" ”
Although Yu Xiaohuan really wanted to tell Xie Rushi what she had just overheard, after all, this brother had helped her a lot, and now that the marriage is a big deal, she always hopes that he can marry the woman she wants. But I lied casually just now, so I couldn't talk back all at once, so I had to say stiffly: "Didn't you say it just now, picking fruits!" Then he didn't forget to add mischievously, "Could it be that I took the wrong medicine?" ”
"I don't think you've been in this tree enough." Xie Rushi stopped looking at her, and instead said to Wen Changyan, "Hey, Brother Wen, why don't you go to my yard and have a cup of tea first?" ”
Wen Changyan replied: "That's a good idea. ”
You're a big-headed ghost! Yu Xiaohuan scolded in her heart, at this moment she looked down at Wen Changyan, remembered that he was a doctor, so she said casually: "I must have taken the wrong medicine, but my medicines were prescribed by Imperial Doctor Wen, Imperial Doctor Wen is a doctor who treats the emperor's old son, a well-known figure, how can there be a mistake?" ”
Hearing her call "Emperor Lao'er", Xie Rushi was already shocked, and scolded in a low voice: "You come down!" After saying that, he grabbed her clothes and pulled them down unceremoniously.
Yu Xiaohuan didn't realize that she had committed a taboo, and wanted to beg Xie to be truthful and gentle, but who knew that before she could speak, she fell heavily to the ground and wailed: "It hurts me to death!" ”
"Well deserved!" Xie Rushi scolded in a serious and low voice, "Is that title okay to say casually, but you are still saying it on the tree, why don't you go to the imperial city to shout, and then touch your head?" ”
Yu Xiaohuan suddenly realized, but as soon as she stood up and said something of apology, there was a sharp pain in her foot. It hurts a hundred times more than when I fell down just now.
"Don't move!" The sharp-eyed Wen Changyan seemed to have seen something at once, and immediately reached over to hold Yu Xiaohuan.
"My foot hurts, did it break?" Yu Xiaohuan said in a panic, and the poor Baba was about to cry.
Wen Changyan looked down, didn't even lift his socks, and said, "It can't be broken, it's just a sprain!" ”
Yu Xiaohuan didn't care what he said about his problem, just the word "just" made people angry, and immediately said angrily: "That's it? You're right, but it's not your feet that hurt! ”