Chapter 2 Visitation
"Auntie, now that your health has improved a lot, it's time to take care of yourself and serve the eldest young master." Bi Tao chattered endlessly and said that she had half a cup of tea, but she still didn't feel tired, and continued to persuade tirelessly.
Fu Duoduo listened absentmindedly, and when she raised her eyes to see Bi Tao's excited expression, she could only shake her head and sigh secretly.
Bi Tao thought that as long as she was firmly attached to the eldest young master of the Yu family, Yu Shiyi, she would be able to sit back and relax, but how could it be so easy, regardless of whether she was willing or not, just dealing with a lot of non-good wives and aunts was enough for her to choke, not to mention that Yu Shiyi, the only seedling of the Yu family, was still a sick and weak person, and had the name of a wife, otherwise he had reached the age of the weak crown, how could he be the only aunt himself?
The bends in this are deep, which is one of the reasons why she dragged her body so that she couldn't let her body get so good.
Alas, the more brilliant the surface, the more the layer of concealment is lifted, what is presented in front of her is often dirty, why should she wade into this troubled water? It's good to be able to protect yourself.
Although she thinks so, she ......
As soon as he looked up and touched her enthusiastic eyes, Fu Duoduo felt a headache, and couldn't help frowning and stroking his forehead.
Her deep-rooted thoughts are not something that can be imperceptibly changed in a sentence or two, and it seems that in order to avoid getting involved in the disputes of this big mansion, she must first take down this little maid.
"Alas......"
"Grandma, what's wrong with you? Is it a migraine again? Hearing Fu Duoduo's almost painful moans, Bi Tao thought that her body was not good again, and she couldn't persuade her, so she hurriedly helped her to the bed to rest.
"Bi Tao, I'm fine." Fu Duoduo smiled slightly, but it looked worse than crying.
This made Bi Tao anxious, thinking that she didn't let herself worry, so she endured it, and was busy serving Fu Duoduo to lie down, blaming herself: "Auntie, it's all because the slave is not good, it's the slave who is too anxious." Your bones have just started to work, how can you hurt your mind? Lie down and rest for a while, as for serving the eldest young master, it's not too late for you to wait until your body is strong. ”
Originally, she thought that she was worried about serving the eldest young master, but after hearing this, Fu Duoduo's eyes quickly flashed with a cunning light.
Since this is the case, then she will pretend to be sick again, so as to slowly assimilate her thinking.
Bi Tao covered Fu Duoduo with a quilt again, and went to make tea and pour water, so he was very busy. As she straightened up to close the lattice, she glimpsed through the unclosed pane to see a flashing of gorgeous dresses.
Just as he was confused, the sound of warblers and swallows and the scent of various rouge gouaches had drifted into the inner room with a gentle breeze.
Fu Duoduo and Bi Tao glanced at each other.
Bi Tao immediately stepped out of the inner room with a clever curtain, and within half an hour, she was only heard singing loudly: "Slave and maid to the eldest lady to say goodbye, all the aunts are well." ”
"Well, your master's body is better?" She spoke to a woman about forty years of age, wearing a red brocade skirt embroidered with rich flowers. Her makeup is delicate and elegant, her eyes are gentle and majestic, and her behavior and words faintly reveal everyone's demeanor, she is the eldest wife of the Yu family, the eldest young master Yu Shiyi's mother-in-law Liang.
Bi Tao half-squatted and replied respectfully: "Back to the eldest wife, my aunt and grandmother just got better a few days ago, but this time she suddenly fell ill again, and now she is lying on the couch to rest." ”
"Oh? Take me in and have a look. The eldest lady's brow furrowed slightly, almost invisibly, and then she stepped into the room by the hand of the personal maid beside her.
The eldest lady all went into the house, and the aunts and maids behind her naturally followed closely.
The furnishings in the house are very simple, there is only a red pine round table and a few chairs and stools, and standing at the door of the room, you can see at a glance the shelf bed placed at the east end, and there is no screen used to cover the rooms of the ladies and aunts, this simple furnishings look more shabby than those maids and women with status in the house, and because of the continuous rain for several days, the room is still faintly full of a musty smell.
At this time, the musty smell and all kinds of rich fragrances wafted in this crowded ten-square-meter room, which made Fu Duoduo, who was extremely sensitive to the taste, even more uncomfortable to death, even if he was not sick, he was also tossed out of a sick state under the influence of this complex smell.
Even the wives and aunts who had never come to the door frowned to varying degrees when they saw Fu Duoduo's pale face and shaky appearance when they entered the inner room, revealing Fu Duoduo's unclear worry.
However, no matter what, the play still has to be a full set.
So, Fu Duoduo quickly adjusted his emotions, threw away the confusion in his heart, and struggled to get up as if weak, facing the eldest lady sitting in front of her bed and the aunts Fuli, but before he got up, he was stopped by the eldest lady, "Lie down!" Lie down! Where did your family get so much false courtesy? Saying that, the eldest lady also asked her dowry eldest girl Hongxing to serve Fu Duoduo to lie back, and let her take the bed and place it behind Fu Duoduo, so that she could comfortably lean and talk.
Fu Duoduo was flattered, this red apricot is not only the eldest lady's maid, but also the eldest lady Yu Lingxuan's roommate, how dare she let her serve! At the moment, he pushed to let Bi Tao come, but fortunately, Hong Xing refused meaningfully, so he let Bi Tao take over, and respectfully returned to the eldest lady's side.
The eldest lady saw it in her eyes, and a trace of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.
Seeing this, Fu Duoduo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the eldest lady is asking Hongxing to serve is fake, and testing herself to be true. But what is her intention? And this small courtyard has not been so many people at once for a long time, it has been more than half a year since the last time, that is, when she first entered it, her life was on the verge of death, and now she has recruited all the women in the house so excitedly, what is it for?
Is it just to look at yourself?
Fu Duoduo immediately denied himself, although he lived in a remote place and the house was simple, but he still sent people to see himself from his wife and aunt who had each room, so they knew everything about their situation, and they also knew a little about it, and it was impossible to condescend to come to the courtyard to visit in person.
That...... Why?
As he was struggling to suspect, Fu Duoduo only heard a crisp silver bell-like laughter.
Fu Duoduo looked up and followed the prestige, it turned out to be the third aunt Lin standing on the left side of the eldest lady, only to see her head hanging in a bun, wearing delicate silver bells in her ears, and a pleasant bell will sound when she sways slightly, coupled with her beautiful scattered flower pleated skirt, which makes her particularly prominent in this woman's pile, and it is no wonder that she is the most favored by the master.
The third aunt gently covered her red lips with Luo Juan, and said to everyone with a smile: "Look at our eldest young master's aunt and grandmother, she actually watched the eldest lady start to stay, it won't be a long-term sick bed, people will become stupid!" Or was it refracted by his wife's appearance? Hehe, if it's like this, like tomorrow, what if you see the new aunt who is like a flower and jade? ”
As soon as the words came out, the people present were of different shapes, but most of them were in a posture of watching a good show, except for the eldest aunt Xu Shi, who was standing on the right side of the eldest lady, was expressionless, and her eyes looked into the distance without focus, as if she was a soulless walking corpse.
Of course, there was also the eldest lady who bore the brunt of the same look, but although her complexion did not change, the green hand she put on her knee showed her true mood at the moment.
Seeing this, Fu Duoduo secretly shouted that it was not good, these three aunts were really good at picking thorns, openly and secretly saying that the eldest lady's face had passed away and the reputation of the eldest young master's wife, and it was really a play of three women, and she had already started singing before she beat the gong and drum, and she was pushed onto the stage as an innocent target.
Now, Fu Duoduo can only rack his brains for round words.
Otherwise, no matter who she offends, she will not be able to eat and walk around in the future.
"Third aunt, you are joking, the concubine just saw that the wife and aunts came to visit in person, and she couldn't say it with excitement for a while." Saying that, Fu Duoduo got up in spite of the hindrance of others, and said sincerely: "The concubine has been haunted by the sick bed for a long time, but the wife and aunt have never forgotten the concubine, and from time to time send people to ask for warmth, in the heart of the concubine, your face is like the Bodhisattva who saves the suffering, and the concubine will always remember your kindness to the concubine." ”
Fu Duoduo's words, although she did not give a corresponding answer to the words of the third aunt, but her pleasing mouth made the eldest lady and the aunts happy, and even the eldest aunt, who seemed to be an outsider, couldn't help but raise her eyes to glance at Fu Duoduo, after all, how can there be a woman in this world who does not love others and praise herself.
"You! Hmph, it's really sharp-toothed, and it's really good at talking! Seeing Fu Duoduo's fluttering words, he blocked back his provocative words one or two thousand pounds, and the third aunt who was good at provoking trouble was unwilling, but it was not good to attack on the spot, so she could only put all her anger on the silk handkerchief, twisting her hands angrily, and then stabbed her a word without yin or yang, taking advantage of her mouth.
Fu Duoduo didn't want to target the third aunt, and he didn't want to make enemies or please someone, so he turned a deaf ear to the third aunt's derogatory words openly and secretly, and he was happy.
As the saying goes, if you don't hit a smiling person, the third aunt is no matter how angry she is, and when she sees Fu Duoduo like this, she can only give up.
Seeing this, the eldest lady was filled with satisfaction and joy between her eyebrows, and she personally helped Fu Duoduo up at the moment, and said to her gently: "You are the aunt and grandmother of our eldest young master of Yufu, we elders should take care of you more, what do you remember in your heart?" What a silly boy. ”
Fu Duoduo got up, but he shy lowered his head and didn't speak.
When the eldest lady saw it, her doubts gradually dissipated, and she patted Fu Duoduo's hand kindly, and was very satisfied, and said in her heart that Fu Duoduo was honest and easy to control.
Seeing this scene, the second aunt Yang, who had been silent, wearing a pink narcissus scattered flowers and green leaf dress, and was slightly older than the third aunt, saw this scene, and her bright and clear eyes were spinning straight to the bones, as if she was calculating something.
I saw her come forward kindly, with an aunt on the left and an aunt on the right, as if she was a daughter-in-law of her own son, and carefully told Bi Tao, who was standing next to her, to take care of Fu Duoduo.
Fu Duoduo responded politely, and the words were cautious without losing a trace of proportion, but his mind was as confused as paste.
Seeing that the second aunt was so enthusiastic with Fu Duoduo, several other aunts saw it, and they were not willing to be left out in the cold, and they rushed to interject like a competition for favor and the favor of the master, and talked with Fu Duoduo, even the eldest aunt who had never been mixed with others also put down her body and chatted with each other.
In order not to offend anyone, Fu Duoduo can only fight up the spirit of twelve points and deal with them one by one. In the family routine with them, Fu Duoduo always learned an explosive news, which was the reason why Bi Taote fiercely persuaded her to serve the eldest young master today.
However, as for the true intentions of these wives and aunts, Fu Duoduo is not very clear, but no matter what, Fu Duoduo vaguely smells that this visit will make her ordinary life rise to a little ripple, and she will never live an isolated life as in the past.