There was a burst of chickens and dogs jumping in the rear, the maid repeatedly called "three girls", and someone called the mother-in-law under Chu Qingyi's command and took the unconscious Chu Qingyu away.

Duanmu Fei didn't look back at Chu Qingyu from beginning to end, and followed Cheng into Old Lady Chu's study.

The light in the room at dusk was a little dim, and a sheep's horn palace lamp was lit next to the bookcase, and the old lady Chu was sitting on a rosewood Taishi chair behind the bookcase.

Duanmu Fei, Cheng and Chu Qingyi saluted Old Lady Chu one after another.

"Fourth girl Duanmu, sit down and talk." Looking at Duanmu Fei who was smiling and groaning, Old Lady Chu's mood was a little happier, and a touch of tenderness appeared between her eyebrows and eyes, and Cheng Shi on the side was secretly frightened.

Old lady Chu is quiet by nature, strict in handling things, he is not a difficult person, but he is not an easy to please person, the girls in the family in the past can enter his eyes, and the other girls are trembling in front of him, like a mouse seeing a cat, and he doesn't dare to talk much at all.

Unexpectedly, this fourth girl of Duanmu not only got a little bit of her mother-in-law's eyes, but even the old lady Chu also had a point or two of unusual treatment for her.

"Thank you, Grandpa Guo." Duanmu thanked Old Lady Chu with a smile and sat down on a circle chair by the window.

In the afternoon, she saw that the old lady Chu was walking a little stiff outside the Qiushui Pavilion, and she knew that he had foot paralysis, and I was afraid that it was not light, so she hurriedly came to visit.

"Scarlet, I've heard everything from Sister Yi'er, thank you so much this time." Old lady Chu looked at Duanmu Fei's delicate little face with gentle eyes, and sighed in his heart.

Since Chu Qingyu came to the Hunting Palace alone, he knew that she should have a plan, but he had recently had an attack of foot paralysis, and the pain was unbearable, and he could only lie on the couch for the past few days, unable to walk on the ground, so he didn't have time to control Chu Qingyu, but he didn't expect that she would make such a thing happen in just a few days.

This time, if Duanmu Fei hadn't helped, the Chu family's century-old reputation would have been completely ruined in Chu Qingyu's hands.

Thinking about it, Old Lady Chu looked at Chu Qingyi, who was sitting next to Duanmu Fei, stroked her beard, and bowed her head slightly. The second girl is humble and gentle on weekdays, but fortunately, at a critical time, she has not lost the spirit of the Chu family.

The Cheng family on the side showed a look of shame, Chu Qingyu was her daughter after all, and it was she who didn't put her heart too hard to cause today's bitter fruit.

Duanmu salivated and deliberately made the old lady Chu happy: "Grandpa Guo, I heard that you have a lot of treasures in your house, you want to thank me and reward me with a few rubbings of chess games and calligraphy." ”

She looked like she was "not polite to him", and her demeanor was lively and cute, which caused the old lady Chu to chuckle out loud, and said "yes" repeatedly, and the originally somewhat restrained atmosphere in the room was swept away.

"You came just in time, I just collected a few Yan Ziqing's chess games from You Jun two days ago, and I gave them to you." Old lady Chu smiled and picked up a chess book and gave it to Duanmu Fei.

Yan Ziqing is known as the chess saint. Duanmu Fei's eyes lit up, as if he had some kind of treasure, and he couldn't help but flip through the chess game, and his spirit was bright.

Soon she raised her little face happily and said seriously, "Grandpa Guo, I happened to prepare a return gift." ”

Duanmu Fei made a gesture, and Bi Chan put the wooden box in his hand on the table.

Duanmu Fei took out a pair of socks sewn with sheepskin and said, "I sewed wormwood in this pair of socks," she said, and she took out a few small leather bags the size of her palm, "There are water bladders and lime sewn in them, as long as you use a little force to pinch the water bladder inside, it will heat up, and you can stuff it in the sock cover and use it together." I have written down the ratio of water and lime on this list, and you can ask your subordinates to do the same. ”

Listening to the little girl's serious words, Old Lady Chu was both surprised and moved in her heart, and naturally saw that this was a gift specially prepared for herself by the other party.

"Fourth girl Duanmu, how do you know that my ......" foot paralysis has attacked?

While Old Lady Chu spoke, she looked at Cheng inquiringly, thinking that it was revealed by Cheng.

"Grandpa Guo, I saw that you seemed to have some inconvenience in your legs and feet in the afternoon, and I remembered that Miss Chu San said that you had foot paralysis before, so I sewed this sock cover, which should relieve your pain......" Duanmufei explained, his eyes were shining, and his face of concern went straight into the bottom of Old Lady Chu's heart.

Old Lady Chu's eyes suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and he also looked at him with such a concerned face.

Obviously, Duanmufei and his resignation sister are very different in appearance, personality, and temperament, but for some reason, it reminds him of his resignation sister.

His resignation sister is also so careful, and she is also "hearted".

However, his resignation sister is gone......

Old lady Chu couldn't help but have slightly sour eyes, and sighed in her heart: This little girl is so caring, no wonder his old wife loves her so much.

The old lady Chu settled down, picked up the list in the box casually, and the hairpin flower in one hand came into view, which made him divert his attention suddenly.

"Your hairpin is well written." Old lady Chu couldn't help but praise it.

Duanmufei had copied Buddhist scriptures for Mrs. Chu before, and Mrs. Chu had also casually mentioned it to Mrs. Chu, saying that Duanmufei's handwriting was good, and at this moment, Mrs. Chu found out that the little girl's words were not just good.

This handwriting has bones.

"If you want to practice the hairpin flower Xiaokai, you must first practice the seal, the official script and the regular script. Liu Gongquan has clouds: use the pen in the heart, and the heart is right. In addition to Mrs. Wei's calligraphy, I guess you should have also practiced willow style, right? Old lady Chu looked at the silk paper in his hand and said.

"Grandpa Guo is really discerning." Duanmu complimented with a smile, his voice was soft and crisp, and his smile was bright and bright, like the morning sun, which made the room seem to be bright.

Next, the old and the young talked about those calligraphers in a word, Li Si's seal calligraphy, Cai Yong's official calligraphy, and Wang Xizhi's calligraphy...... Old lady Chu and her have a kind of meaning of seeing each other late.

Cheng and Chu Qingyi on the side looked at each other, almost unable to say anything, until half an hour later, a maid hurriedly came, saying that the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites came to say goodbye.

Old lady Chu's expression was faint, and she refused directly: "I don't see it." ”

In the next two or three days, many noble courtiers went to the palace where the Chu family lived to say goodbye, but the Chu family was nowhere to be seen, and a congratulatory gift was confiscated.

Originally, she was chosen as the princess by the emperor for marriage, which is a great joy for any family. The Chu family's style at the moment naturally expressed an attitude silently, and the Chu family was actually not happy with this marriage.

The events that happened in Qiushui Pavilion that day had already spread all over the Hunting Palace, and when everyone thought of how this marriage came about, they inevitably felt some emotion, sighs, and sighed......

There is a saying that twisted melons are not sweet.

Originally, there were still many people speculating whether the Xuanguo Mansion would be drawn into the camp of the second prince because of this marriage, but now they have reversed the direction of the wind, and most of them have a wait-and-see attitude.

For several days in a row, the whole body of the hunting palace was discussing this matter, and it was in an uproar.

All kinds of discussions more or less reached Duanmufei's ears.

"Quack!"

In the excited cry of the little starling, Bi Cicada told all kinds of rumors in the hunting palace one by one, and it was like foaming at the mouth.

Duanmu Fei raised his eyes and looked at the little starling who was flying in mid-air playing with shuttlecocks, and his mind had already run away.

The Chu family was still implicated in the end! Duanmu sighed secretly.

The matter between the second prince and Chu Qingyu in Qiushui Pavilion is too big, if the emperor gives marriage, the Chu family will immediately expel their daughter from the clan, which will inevitably make outsiders suspect that Chu Qingyu and the second prince are "privately giving and receiving"; Second, it will also make the emperor wonder if the Chu family is dissatisfied with this marriage.

The scenes that happened the day before yesterday flashed in front of Duanmufei's eyes again......

In fact, at that time, Duanmufei was very surprised that her grandfather, Mrs. Chu, would agree to this family business, she thought that her grandfather would not compromise easily, but her grandfather resolutely agreed and catered to the holy will.

In this matter, it seems that what my grandfather did was only to protect the reputation of the Chu family to the greatest extent, and did not directly disobey the emperor on the surface.

This is not in line with my grandfather's usual way of doing things.

Duanmu Fei looked at the little starling who was jumping up and down, and his thoughts were racing.

There are also many people in the hunting palace who speculate that Xuan Guogong is old and has scruples about doing things, so he compromised, but Duanmufei didn't think so.

Grandfather is not attached to the right of wealth and nobility, he should have his considerations in doing this, and there should be some reason for his grandfather to "decide" that the Chu family cannot "offend" the emperor at this time and cannot "lose" its current status in the court......

As for the second prince, if he thought that if he married Chu Qingyu, he would be able to get the help of the Chu family, then he would underestimate his grandfather!

Duanmu Fei's eyes are bright and clear, in the future, the second prince will definitely regret his decision!

"Quack!"

The little starling flew to Duanmu Fei with the colorful feather shuttlecock in his mouth, put it on the square table beside her, and used the bird's beak to push the shuttlecock in the direction of Duanmu Fei, and then raised the bird's head, and looked at her expectantly with amber eyes, as if to say, throw it quickly!

Duanmu Fei looked at it, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching.

This shuttlecock was given to her by Feng Yan, but within half a day of her hands, it was occupied by the little starling, and she didn't know where it hid the shuttlecock on weekdays.

"Quack, quack, quack!"

Duanmu stared at it speechlessly, suddenly remembering its dumb little pitiful appearance in front of Feng Yan, her eyes widened, and she said silently: The little bad bird who deceives the good and fears the evil, if you are arrogant again, be careful that I will send you to Feng Yan for a few days of foster care!

"Quack?"

The little starling didn't know if he understood it, so he coquettishly rubbed the back of Duanmufei's hand with the bird's head.

Duanmu Fei suddenly relented a little, thinking of the poor "white fox scarf", if Xiaoba was sent to Feng Yan, he might become a black feather shuttlecock.

Duanmu Fei was thinking nonsense, and heard Han Xing's brisk voice from the other side of the curtain: "Cousin Scarlet! ”

Han Xing didn't see the curtain coming in by herself, and as soon as she saw the little starling, her eyes lit up, "Little Baba, you are also here!" ”

The little starling flapped his wings and flew without thinking, and he didn't even care about its shuttlecock, until he flew to the trunk of the tree outside the window, looking down at Duanmu Fei and Hanxing in the room, as if to say, you and other mortals still want to touch my bird body!

Han Xing pouted and complained: "Cousin Scarlet, your little eight is really afraid of life." ”

Bi Cicada almost choked on saliva, and silently served tea to Han Xing.

These maids all know that in fact, it's not that Xiaoba is afraid of life, but the fourth princess is too "enthusiastic", if she catches the little starling, she won't let go if she doesn't brush his hair bald. Once, after the little starling played with her for two hours, he wilted for three days, and then, whenever he saw the fourth princess, he immediately ran away and avoided her like a tiger.

After Han Xing took a sip of tea, he quickly remembered the purpose of this trip, and said angrily: "Cousin Scarlet, every time there is a lively scene in this palace, I think of you, and you don't know how to send someone to inform this palace!" "I caused her to miss such a big bustle the day before yesterday, and she was choked when she thought about it!

Duanmu Fei smiled at Han Xing flatteringly, and sent a plate of candied fruit in front of him to her, "Cousin Han Xing, you try this candied fruit, I pickled it myself." ”

Han Xing took a candied fruit and put it in his mouth, squinting his eyes in satisfaction, but his chin was still raised high, as if to say that Bengong was not so easy to be fooled.

Duanmufei had to cut the land and pay compensation, and flatteringly agreed to draw another skirt for Hanxing, which coaxed her princess cousin.

Han Xing finally smiled with satisfaction, and after taking a sip of tea, he gloated and said: "Cousin Scarlet, do you know that Liu Yingshuang was seriously injured because of the soaking in water from the wound, and I heard that she also had a fever, and in the past two days, the Wei family has been very noisy." ”

Han Xing pursed her lips, a mocking smile appeared on her pretty face, and said: "That Wei girl doesn't know whether to say that she is weak and timid, or is she really stupid, she actually ran up and down for Liu Yingshuang like a maid, and personally went to ask the doctor of the Tai Hospital, saying that even if she can't treat Liu Yingshuang, she can give some medicine......

While speaking, Duanmu Jun also heard the news, and the maid behind him was holding a red lacquered wooden tray with several plates of snacks, and the sweet smell of sugar osmanthus wafted out steamingly.

"Quack!" The little starling outside seemed to smell it, and fluttered his wings excitedly and called twice, but he didn't dare to fly in.

Duanmu Fei couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker, it's okay now, when she eats snacks, she no longer has to worry about a starling starling grabbing food next to her!

"Cousin Hanxing, eat some osmanthus sugar steamed chestnut flour cake......"

Before Duanmujun's words fell, Luluo came in and said, "Big girl, fourth girl, Miss Wei asks to see you." ”

This really means Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive. The three cousins in the room couldn't help but look at each other.

"Let her in." Duanmu Fei said casually.

After a while, Wei Ruxian came, and when she saw that Han Xing was also there, she showed a trace of helplessness on her face, and respectfully stepped forward to salute Han Xing first, and then greeted the Duanmu Fei sisters.

Wei Ruxian sat down a little stiffly, and the whole person looked as if she was sitting on the needleboard.

The green pothos quickly served her tea, Wei Ruxian pretended to take a sip of tea, hesitated for a moment, and then said timidly: "Fourth girl Duanmu, I know that Yingshuang is wrong, I am here to compensate the girl for her." ”

"Fourth girl Duanmu, please, there are a lot of adults, don't blame Yingshuang, she also suffered a crime this time and learned a lesson."

"As long as the girl is angry, the emperor will also be lightly discouraged...... Anyway, let's find a doctor for Yingshuang first. ”

Wei Ruxian obviously came to Duanmu Fei to intercede with Liu Yingshuang.

Han Xing was stunned, and there was an indescribable look on his face.

Just now she was still saying that this Wei Ruxian is weak and timid, but now that she looks at it, this is not cowardly at all, she is really stupid!

It's all like this, Wei Ruxian doesn't have revenge, and "kindly" begged for Liu Yingshuang, people who don't know may think that they are good sisters, but in fact, ......

The corners of Han Xing's mouth twitched, and his eyes showed a sneering look.

She has also heard a lot about the Wei family, some things happen in the Wei Mansion is difficult to distinguish between true and false, but some things are witnessed by many people, the year before last, Wei Ruxian once went to Anding Hou's Mansion with Liu Yingshuang to participate in a tea party.

At that time, the girls were comparing pitching pots at the beginning, and later, Liu Yingshuang and Huada girls did not distinguish between victory and defeat, and then they simply compared to archery, shooting apples placed on people's heads.

The Huada girl didn't dare to shoot, but Liu Yingshuang took Wei Ruxian as a target, and the arrow not only hit the apple, but also shaved off a strand of Wei Ruxian's hair.

There is a saying: the parents of the body's hair and skin. But after suffering so much humiliation, Wei Ruxian didn't dare to make a sound.

This matter has also spread among the nobles in Beijing, and many people have become more and more disdainful of Wei Ruxian, and she even allowed the niece of a concubine to humiliate the dignified Wei Mansion like this.

Duanmu Fei looked at Wei Ruxian quietly, pursed her lips and smiled, but did not speak.

From the day on the painting boat, Wei Ruxian's reaction to Liu Yingshuang's falling into the water, Duanmufei can already see a thing or two about Wei Ruxian's temperament.

Seeing that Duanmu Fei had been silent, Wei Ruxian became more and more cramped, she stood up and bowed her knees, "Fourth girl Duanmu, when Yingshuang is ready, I will ask her to ......compensate the girl in person."

Han Xing sneered and interrupted Wei Ruxian unceremoniously: "Have you done her master?!" ”

"......" Wei Ruxian seemed to have bitten a bite of Coptis chinensis, her expression became very strange, her mouth opened and closed, but she couldn't speak.

Just like Han Xing said, he can't be Liu Yingshuang's master at all.

"If you can't do it, don't talk big." Han Xing was too lazy to pay attention to Wei Ruxian anymore, and ate his own heart.

The room was silent, and the silence made Wei Ruxian's face flush and become more and more helpless.

"Miss Wei, it's just futile for you to beg my sister about this matter." Duanmujun suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Girl, you can't represent Miss Liu, and the emperor's decision is not something that we courtiers can put their beaks on." What's more, the emperor is not something we can see if we want to. ”

Since they can't see the emperor, they naturally can't intercede for Liu Yingshuang.

When Wei Ruxian heard this, she couldn't help frowning. Yes, I can't see the emperor myself, and of course neither can the two sisters......

Duanmujun continued: "There is a lantern festival in Cuiwei Garden tonight, and the emperor will also come, I heard that the emperor has always admired talented people......

Wei Ruxian's originally dim eyes lit up suddenly, and her brows moved thoughtfully.

As everyone knows, the emperor has always liked talented young people, and if Liu Yingshuang can make the emperor look at her differently, then the emperor will definitely spare her.

That's a good idea!

"Thank you Duanmu for the mention!" Wei Ruxian solemnly blessed Duanmu and hurriedly said goodbye.

After Wei Ruxian left, only the three cousins were left in the house.

Han Xing stared at the brocade curtain in front of him, which was still jumping in mid-air, and raised his eyebrows suspiciously, wondering how Duanmu Jun could remind Liu Yingshuang so kindly......

Han Xing was about to ask, but he thought of something again, and suddenly stroked his palms and smiled: "Cousin Jun, you are really smart in this trick." ”

Duanmu Jun smiled slightly, picked up the blue and white porcelain teacup on the side and brought it to his lips, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

The day before yesterday on the painting boat, if it weren't for my sister's carefulness, then it would be my sister who fell into the lake.

To this day, recalling the scene when his sister fell into the water in Yanghezhuang last year, Duanmujun still feels terrified.

Under her nose, she dared to calculate her sister, so naturally she couldn't just forget it.

"Sister, the osmanthus sugar steamed chestnut flour cake you made is really delicious." Duanmu Fei bit the hot, sweet steamed chestnut cake with osmanthus sugar and said in a coquettish tone.

Duanmujun was very useful in his heart, and his face was filled with a bright smile, and he said, "Zhenzhen, I'll make it for you tomorrow." ”

Han Xing also bit the osmanthus sugar steamed chestnut flour cake, nodded vaguely, and the two girls ate both cheeks bulging, like two little gluttonous cats, and the cheering appearance made Duanmu Jun smile even more happily.

After eating a piece of steamed chestnut cake with osmanthus sugar, Han Xing took two sips of tea, moistened his throat, and then said, "Cousin Scarlet, do you think Ye Luchen is involved in this matter?" ”

"Does that need to be said?" Duanmu Fei winked at Han Xing and smiled.

Liu Yingshuang also brought a personal maid to the painting boat, if no one "quietly let go", it would be difficult for this maid to complete this series of things on the painting boat without being seen and heard.

Besides, how did the railing on the bow of the painting boat break?! Whether it is man-made or inherently broken, I am afraid it is not something that Liu Yingshuang's master and servant can easily arrange.

"Humph!" Han Xing pursed his lips angrily, "This Duanmu Chen is just relying on his father to favor her now." The coming day is long, and she will suffer in the future! "Who doesn't know that my father has always been amorous!

Duanmu Fei slowly picked up a piece of osmanthus sugar steamed chestnut powder cake and sent it to his mouth, his eyes flashed slightly, and his heart was mirrored.

Not to mention that there is no evidence now, even if there is evidence, the emperor probably will not wronged her concubine...... However, he did not suffer in vain.

A sly light flashed in Duanmu Fei's eyes, he narrowed his eyes with a smile, and asked, "Cousin Hanxing, I heard that the lantern festival at night is that the emperor wants to pray for the snow disaster in Mozhou. ”

"yes." Han Xing nodded and reminded, "So you and Cousin Wei should remember to dress modestly, so as not to violate the taboo of your father." ”

After a pause, Han Xing added meaningfully: "That's right...... Scarlet cousin, you remember to bring another ingenious maid. ”

What does Cousin Hanxing mean by this?! Duanmu Fei couldn't help but look down at her little hands, fair, delicate, her fingertips were flushed like petals, her hands were very good, she felt that she was quite ingenious.

Duanmu Fei didn't have time to discuss with Han Xing, Han Xing had already stood up with great interest, "This palace has to go back and prepare well." There is also a "good show" to see in the evening!

Without waiting for the sisters to react, Han Xing left like a sudden storm.

"Quack!"

The little starling on the tree saw that Hanxing was gone, and finally felt relieved, flapping his wings and flying towards the house, Duanmu was scarlet and quick, and hurriedly grabbed the last piece of steamed chestnut cake with osmanthus sugar on the plate and stuffed it into his mouth before it flew past the window.

"Quack ......"

In the unwilling complaint of the little starling, the sunset gradually set, the night fell again, and the hunting palace, which had been quiet for two days, was lively and noisy again, and everyone rushed to the lantern festival of Cuiwei Garden from all directions.

Duanmu Jun and Duanmu Fei sisters looked at the time and set off from Zhilan Pavilion hand in hand.

At this time, the sunset has set most of it, the sky is half bright and half dark, in late October, the evening weather is already very cold, and the oncoming evening breeze is a bit biting cool.

The sisters deliberately wore a set of aqua green sisters' outfits, with only some simple silver ornaments and aqua green silk flowers on their heads, and a frost-colored cloak embroidered with green calyx plums, and a circle of fluffy white rabbit fur on the edge.

The two sisters were dressed plainly and cleanly, and they didn't see half of the bright colors.

Not only them, but the other sons and girls are also dressed very plainly.

When the two of them came to Cuiwei Garden, the garden was already brightly lit and colorful, with countless lanterns hanging all over the garden like stars, plus some lanterns in the hands of guests, forming a brilliant Milky Way.