Ye Congwei was left behind.

"Get up, what are you doing on your knees all the time?" The old lady said in a deep voice, "Who taught you to become a monk?" ”

Ye Congwei got up and stood up, bowed his head and said, "No one teaches." ”

The old lady glanced at her, "I know that you have no mother since you were a child, and your mother doesn't care much about you, even if it is for pity, you can't say something." ”

Ye Congwei paused and raised his head: "Grandmother, my granddaughter is not begging for mercy, let alone daring to blackmail anyone, this is my true words." As long as I lie that I am seriously ill, send me to guard the green light......"

"Shut up!" The old lady raised her eyebrows: "If you say this again, I'll let people slap your mouth!" ”

Ye Congwei pursed his mouth tightly and didn't dare to speak again.

The old lady stood up and walked towards her: "Do you really want to serve the Buddha?" You are not afraid of lying and being punished by heaven! ”

What is the heavenly punishment? Ye Congwei didn't know, there was just a dead word left and right.

"Only the cowardly and incompetent think of escaping, cats are born to grab food, and you are not as good as a cat." The old lady looked down on her like this.

"I ......" Ye Congwei was of course unconvinced, not that she didn't rob, but that she didn't have to rob.

The old lady didn't know anything, she lived a new life, and seeing that the road back was narrow, there was no choice.

She is still so young, she only has a few years left to live, how can she not be afraid?

But incompetence is real...... Anyway, she was the daughter of the Hou Mansion, and she married into a small family, but she was pinched to death by the concubine.

"I just saw that your fourth sister and cousin are protected by their mothers, are you wronged?" The old lady suddenly changed her mind.

Ye Congwei shook his head: "No." ”

I have never looked forward to it, I have never fantasized, how can I be wronged?

The old lady stopped talking and motioned for her to leave.

Ye Congwei hesitated: "Won't grandmother punish me?" ”

"Today's events are also unwarranted for you, and the hour is not early, so go."

Ye retreated from Wei Yiyan and glanced back before going out.

Although there is not much warmth, the old lady is the only person in this house who has a sincere heart for her.

In the old man's heart, she is his granddaughter, no different from other grandchildren.

****

After several delays, the night was dark.

Si Mei had been waiting for her with a thick cloak for a long time, and Ye Congwei put it on for her as soon as she came out.

"Why did you get this?"

"I heard Silan send someone to say that the girl fell into the water, so she turned it out of the box." Si Mei gathered it for her and said, "Go back and drink two bowls of ginger soup immediately to dissipate the cold." ”

"It's not that serious," Ye Congwei said, "It's not cold at this time. ”

"The water in the lake is also cold, and the girl has been half-wet with her hair." The corners of Silan's eyes were red, and she had obviously cried.

Ye Congwei sighed, "Okay, listen to you, let's go back quickly." ”

After a lot of tossing in Yuzhou Courtyard, Ye Congwei drank ginger soup, took a hot bath, and then was added to the bed.

She turned her head to look at Silan and said, "You guys were frightened tonight. ”

"Who is to blame when it happened suddenly? It's best for us to stay away from fire and water in the future. Silan learned from the boat that Ye Congwei had fallen into the lake, and he was almost frightened.

When she was young, she had a playmate who sank into a pond and couldn't catch it for two whole days.

Diancui Lake is several times larger than the pond, once it sinks, where to salvage it......

"I'll be careful." Ye Congwei thought of the taste of choking water, and her heart palpitated.

"Girl, have a good rest, won't you go to say hello tomorrow?" Si Mei asked.

Ye Congwei thought for a while and said, "If you don't go, don't get up too early." ”

This one lay down, groggy and riddled with nightmares.

Ye Congwei dreamed of his previous life, and discussed with Du Jue the night before he went to the elders.

She sat in front of the window, looking at the moon, her heart in turmoil.

Everyone is born selfish and only plans for themselves, and she is certainly no exception.

Ye Congwei was unwilling to marry Ye Congzhi, so she took risks.

There was water flooding, and she was drowning in it, unable to breathe, and opening her mouth to call for help would only lead to faster death.

"Cats are born to grab food, and you're not as good as a cat." The old lady's words rang in her ears.

Ye Congwei opened his eyes, and the sky was bright outside.

She broke out in a cold sweat, and her underwear was soaked.

Fortunately, I didn't feel unwell, I got up to change my clothes and freshen up, and I ate in the rain boat courtyard and didn't go anywhere.

The old lady was actually wrong, if she didn't grab food, she wouldn't have found a way to save herself in her previous life, this is human instinct.

****

Ye Congwei sat in a daze, and Si Mei came to report that Liu Mingke was here.

"Let her in." Ye Congwei came back to his senses and asked Silan to prepare tea.

Liu Mingke didn't come empty-handed, she brought the wolfberry parfait she made herself, which is small and delicate and delicious.

"It's delicious, it's just right to make refreshments." Ye Congwei said with a smile.

Liu Mingke looked at her twice: "You didn't go to the old lady today, are you uncomfortable?" ”

"No, but I got up late in the morning, so I didn't go." Ye Congwei shook his head and denied it.

Liu Mingke breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, I thought you were also grounded." ”

"Grandmother didn't punish me."

"You are innocent in this matter," Liu Mingke wrinkled his nose: "If you want me to say, if the cousin of the Du family is sincere, he should think about it for you, instead of acting in private like this." ”

He could have begged his mother, or begged the old lady, but he didn't dare.

This kind of thing, is it difficult to ask the girl's family to speak?

Ye Congwei looked at Liu Mingke in surprise, sure enough, gentleness or something is an appearance, and she dares to say this kind of thing.

She smiled silently, if only she had heard this in her previous life.

In the end, the marriage was able to be promoted, and it was really Ye Congwei's mouth open.

"Does my cousin blame me for being too talkative?" Liu Mingke saw that Ye Congwei didn't speak, and her heart became worried.

"No, I'm glad someone told me that." Ye Congwei patted the back of her hand.

Subsequently, the two chatted a lot, Liu Mingke was only one year younger than Ye Congwei, and he already had a lot of insights.

Probably because I read a lot of books, I am curious and questioning many things.

Before the Liu family left Beijing, Liu Mingke often came to Yuzhou Courtyard, and he came and went, and he was more familiar.

****

In autumn, the Liu family and his party were going back to Yangzhou, and the old lady was very reluctant, but it was not easy to stay.

Liu Mingke gave Ye Congwei a seal, saying that she carved it herself, leaving a memory.

It is rare for the Liu family to enter Beijing, she is a woman, and it is a rare opportunity, Yangzhou and the capital are far apart, and it is difficult to see each other in this life when a woman marries in the future.

Hearing her say that she was about to cry, Ye Congwei also wanted to cry a little.

The road ahead is uncertain, and it is not known how long she will live in the future, and her last life was short-lived.

No matter how sorry to say goodbye, the Liu family still left, Ye Shuo lost two little playmates, and before he had time to be depressed, he was thrown to the school by the second master.

Recently, several masters of the Hou Mansion have been paying close attention to their studies, and they are about to take the township examination.

The autumn exam will be held, the list will be released after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the exam will be held in February next year, and the palace exam will be held in March.

The eldest brother and the third brother in the family participated in the scientific expedition, and they were nervous from top to bottom.

Ye Congwei made a waist guard for each of them, and the embroidery and pattern were the same, and they were not treated differently because the third brother was a second-room concubine.

After giving the gift, Ye Congwei no longer stepped forward to join in the fun.

The eldest brother was surrounded by the county lord of Qingning and Ye Congzhi, the third brother had his own aunt, and the second lady would also ask, and the lord of the Hou Mansion and the old lady above had to help Zhang Luo.

Ye Congwei was idle, thinking back on the results of this scientific expedition in his previous life.

The two brothers were mediocre, and they were successfully admitted to the Juren, but the next year they were defeated on the road to becoming a tribute.

The test will fail, and the palace test will be even more unsuccessful, all saying that the children of the Chengtai Marquis Mansion are indisputable, and they are declining day by day.

If you don't have great talent, you can get by with the shadow of your ancestors.

Ye Congwei doesn't worry about anything for the family, she is the daughter of a small boudoir, and it is difficult to protect herself.

There is no right to speak, there is no sovereignty, but it is just going with the flow, where it goes.

In the evening, Si Mei said that Ye Shuo was here and wanted to have dinner in Yuzhou Courtyard.

Ye Congwei went out and looked at Ye Shuo, who was sitting on a chair drinking tea, and couldn't help but smile.

"Are you a frosted eggplant? Shameless. ”

Ye Shuo, who has always been lively and active, has a bitter face at the moment, and is quite listless.

"I'm in a bad mood, and the fifth sister still laughs at me." He snorted.

Ye Congwei thought about it for a while, and then he understood, it must have been the second lady who trained him.

Just when the third brother was going to take a scientific examination, the second lady's feelings about this concubine could be described as complicated.

The concubine gave birth to a son one step ahead of the main wife, how could she be happy, but she couldn't conceive a child back then, and seeing that the eldest house was pregnant with another son after giving birth, the second lady had no reason to stop the second master from taking a concubine.

Fortunately, she is also a person who has a son now, but she is only eight years old.

If the third brother can get a good ranking in the exam, he will naturally give the second room a long face, after all, the second room is not as good as the big house over the years.

The second lady is a strong person, and when she seized the opportunity, she asked Ye Shuo to study hard and fight for her dignity in the future.

It's right to hope that Jackie Chan is right, but Ye Shuo is the age of fun, and everything outside is fresh and interesting, which is better than the nagging between the master and his mother.

Ye Congwei smiled: "If you are in a bad mood, you can only solve your worries with food." ”

"You don't have to bother a lot," Ye Shuo pouted: "I can't stay for a long time, I have to go back to practice calligraphy after eating." ”

He thought that it would be good to eat casually, but Ye Congwei called Si Mei and instructed her to prepare dishes one by one.

Two sisters and brothers, four dishes and one soup, are enough.

"I also want to practice calligraphy at night, does Brother Shuo want to join me?" Ye Congwei asked.

Ye Shuo's eyes lit up: "Wow! ”

The boring practice of calligraphy, accompanied by multiple people, suddenly became interesting.

While waiting for dinner, Ye Shuo sent the little servant back to his courtyard and brought all the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.

He has his own set of things that he is used to, and Ye Congwei does not have many treasures here.

When the hot meal was served, the little maid came back with his things and brought a word to Ye Shuo.

"The second lady said, brother, don't be greedy, make trouble for the five girls, don't delay too late, you have to go to the school tomorrow morning."

Ye Shuo was not surprised by this, and pouted: "Fifth sister is not an outsider, why make trouble, I have my own sense of proportion in the rest." ”

Ye Congwei knew that the second lady didn't like him to get close to her, and she didn't break it, so she smiled and said: "Since you are measured, make a measured appearance." ”

Ye Shuo nodded and said, "Of course, after eating, write a few more notebooks, and my mother will naturally have nothing to say after reading it." ”

"Brother Shuo'er is young, maybe he didn't think too long-term," Ye Congwei looked at this young brother and said, "You like to play hero games, have you ever thought about becoming a hero yourself?" ”