Mrs. Xu knew that she had lost her words, so she didn't ask, and called the big maid and ordered, "You go and call Bailing." After a pause, she added, "Just say that I have something for the third girl here, and ask her to come and get it." ”

Although the big girl didn't know what was going on, she also knew that since Jinyiwei wanted to take someone, it must be a big deal, so she responded solemnly.

The eldest girl walked away in a hurry, Mrs. Xu invited Wu Qianhu to sit down, and the other two brocade guards stood behind Wu Qianhu.

The maids serving in the house didn't even dare to come out of the atmosphere, and only Duanmu Fei was very comfortable, drinking tea and eating snacks, and talking to Mrs. Xu.

Mrs. Xu was a little absent-minded, still thinking about Bailing's affairs in her heart, but her thoughts were a little confused, and she couldn't figure it out for a while.

For the maids, time passed very slowly at this moment, and they looked in the direction of the hall outside from time to time.

I don't know how long it took, there was a sound of light footsteps outside, and then the door curtain was raised from the other side, and the big girl came in first, followed by a goose-faced maid wearing a blue gown, it was Xu Xiyu's big maid Bailing.

As Bai Ling walked, he looked around without a trace, his eyes dripping.

Since she entered the main courtyard, she found that the atmosphere in the main courtyard today was a little tense, and the maids and women seemed to be trembling, as if they were facing a great enemy.

When Bai Ling saw that there was still a brocade guard sitting in the second room, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

She subconsciously took a step back, but this was just one step, a cold and hard thing was behind her, and then a cold male voice said, "Don't move." ”

Behind Bai Ling, a tall brocade-clothed guard blocked her retreat, staring at her with a cold face, the embroidered spring knife was already half unsheathed.

"Tai ......" Bai Ling opened her mouth wide, wanting to scream, but she could only make such a sound, and one of the brocade guards directly blocked her mouth with a ball of gray cloth, and their arms were rudely buckled behind her back.

Bai Ling subconsciously struggled, but her little strength seemed to Jin Yiwei to be like a chicken at all, and her efforts were in vain.

Now that the errand has been done, Wu Qianhu didn't stay long, got up and arched his hand to Duanmu Fei and said, "Fourth girl, the little one will leave first." ”

Saying that, Wu Qianhu seemed to think of something again, and said: "Fourth girl, there is a Cheng's cake shop on Meizhu Street in front, and their rose cake is a must." The small ones asked people to line up for the four girls to buy some, and they would be delivered in a while. ”

After that, Wu Qianhu and a few brocade guards escorted Bai Ling away.

The maids who served in the house were relieved.

It seems that Jinyiwei is not here to raid the house, so that's good!

The maids' palms were already soaked with sweat, and now when they looked at Duanmu Fei's gaze again, their expressions were dyed with a bit of awe.

Thinking of Fang Cai's scene, their expressions became more strange, and they always felt that this feared Jinyi Wei seemed to be another style of painting in front of the four girls of Duanmu. How do you look at it, how does it make people feel wrong!

"......" Mrs. Xu came back to her senses at this time, and her mood was extremely complicated.

On the one hand, she breathed a sigh of relief, Jinyiwei only came to take people, that is to say, her grandson and Cen Yin did not turn their faces for the time being; On the other hand, the matter of the spies made her feel a little upset in her heart, and her thoughts couldn't help but turn to Bai Ling, who was taken away by Jinyiwei......

Mrs. Xu took a deep breath, calmed down, and hurriedly instructed the eldest maid: "You have someone go to the yamen to call the old lady back." ”

"Yes, Madame." After the big girl received the order, she retreated again.

Mrs. Xu looked at Duanmu Fei on the side apologetically, and said, "Sister Fei, it's rare for you to come here...... I'm sorry for you. ”

Duanmu smiled lightly, and in turn comforted Mrs. Xu: "Grandmother, don't worry, the Jinyi Guard will take people, and there must be conclusive evidence." With proof, it won't be like a headless fly, and things will be settled quickly. ”

This girl's mind is really different from ordinary people, and her grandson's vision is really not ordinary. Mrs. Xu looked at Duanmu Fei appreciatively, and calmed down a little more, "Sister Fei, what you said is true." ”

She had heard Mu Yan mention that it was Duanmufei who accidentally found the merchant wandering at the door of her house, and it was Duanmufei who sent someone to target the merchant.

Anyway, Duanmu Fei knew, and Mrs. Xu didn't hide it, and sighed in a low voice: "...... I didn't expect it to be the person next to Sister Yu. ”

The maid re-served the two of them new tea, and the faint fragrance of tea spread.

Duanmu Fei took another sip of tea and asked casually, "Grandmother, is that Bailing girl also the son of the Xu family?" ”

Mrs. Xu shook her head, "Sister Yu lived in her grandfather's house for a while when she was a child, and her two current personal maids were brought from her grandfather's house, and they have been serving her since she was a child. ”

Mrs. Xu never thought that Bai Ling would be a spy hiding in the Xu family, when was Bai Ling bribed, before or after coming to the capital?

Duanmu Fei slowly sipped the tea, sipping it after sip, thinking: In this way, Bailing is not the son of the Xu family.

Since Xu Xiyu's family was mentioned, Mrs. Xu simply said a few more words: "Sister Yu'er's maternal grandfather's family name is Sun, and Sun Ding, the political envoy of Ningzhou, is her uncle-in-law. ”

After all, Duanmufei will soon be the granddaughter-in-law of the Xu family, and she always needs to know some things about her relatives, so that it will be convenient to communicate in the future.

Duanmu Fei immediately thought about it and asked, "Isn't Lord Sun Xisun the maternal grandfather of Miss Xu San?" ”

The Sun family is a family of cultivators, compared to the hairpin families like Chu and Zhang, the Sun family is not obvious in the court, but one person in each generation will enter the court, and it is also quite famous in Dasheng and Shilin.

Xu Xiyu's maternal grandfather, Sun Xi, also entered the Ministry of Officials, and the highest official position was the left servant of the Ministry of Officials.

The room was silent, and the falling needles could be heard, until Duanmufei's voice sounded again to break the silence: "Grandmother, can I talk to Miss Xu's third girl?" ”

Mrs. Xu didn't think much about it, and was about to agree, when a familiar male voice came from outside the curtain: "Sister Scarlet." ”

Xu Mingzhen opened the curtain and came in, and looked at Duanmu Fei with a deep and sharp gaze, shining with wisdom.

"Are you suspicious of Sister Yu'er?"

Xu Mingzhen asked straightforwardly.

Xu Mingzhen heard that Jinyiwei had come to Xu's house, so he hurriedly took leave and came out of the yamen, and happened to meet someone sent by Mrs. Xu to call him outside the mansion.

He had already learned from the big maid that Bailing was taken away by Jinyiwei, and just now he heard Duanmu Fei say that he was going to see Xu Xiyu, combining the two, Xu Mingzhen had to make such an association.

He stared deeply at Duanmu Fei.

This little girl is smart and clever, and she knows the subtleties, but when she met the merchant when she entered and exited Xu's house, she could find that the other party had a problem, and now she must have her intentions in making this request.

"......" Mrs. Xu's eyes widened when she heard this, and her throat tightened slightly.

Her mouth moved slightly, and her first reaction was to say no, but she didn't say it after all.

Mrs. Xu quickly calmed down, pondering intently, her eyes becoming deeper and deeper.

Duanmufei did not shy away from meeting the gaze of Old Lady Xu, and said in an orderly manner: "Grandfather, the subordinates brought by the Xu family to the capital are all born of the family, and only the two maids of Miss Xu are not from the Xu family, so coincidentally, one of the maids had an accident. ”

"If larks are bought for money, that's fine; If not, then the problem must lie with the Sun family. ”

The Sun family?! Xu Mingzhen twisted his brows and looked solemn.

Could it be that Duanmu Fei suspected that the Sun family was colluding with Nan Huai Yus? ! This Sun family is not a small family, and Sun Ding of this generation is also a dignified official.

Duanmu Fei continued to say: "If the problem is really with the Sun family, then what about Miss Xu? ”

"......" The two elders of the Xu family were silent, and no one spoke.

The room was quieter, and the air was slightly cold.

Duanmu Fei didn't expect them to answer, and continued: "With all due respect, I've always disliked Ling's granddaughter, and I think it's a little ...... for her to talk and do things," she pondered and spit out two words, "Awkward." ”

That's right, it's awkward.

Although Duanmu Fei and Xu Xiyu have only met a few times, every time they talk, she can feel an indescribable awkwardness from each other.

"So I'd like to give it a try." Duanmu Fei looked at the second elder calmly, his eyes were clear.

Xu Mingzhen had an elegant face and stared straight at Duanmu Fei a few steps away.

The old and the young looked at each other, as if time had stopped, and the room was so quiet that you could almost hear each other's breathing.

After a while, Xu Mingzhen looked away, didn't say anything, and commanded: "Go and call Mama Liu." ”

Outside, the maid's voice came: "Yes, old lady." ”

After the maid was gone, the room fell silent again.

After a while, the maid came with an old woman in her fifties, who was of medium stature, thin, with gray hair neatly curled in a bun, wearing a plain blue dark striped jacket, and a fair round face that looked amiable.

Xu Mingzhen instructed: "Mama Liu, you take the fourth girl of Duanmu to see the third girl." ”

Duanmu Fei curtsy to the second elder and retreated with Mama Liu.

When the footsteps outside were far away, Xu Mingzhen suddenly smiled and said with a smile.

Xu Mingzhen stroked his beard with a smile, the smile spread from the corners of his lips to the bottom of his eyebrows, and sighed to Mrs. Xu: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is really good to Ah Yan, and she picked such a good little girl for him." ”

"yes." Mrs. Xu also smiled with satisfaction.

The maids outside also heard Xu Mingzhen's laughter, and looked at each other one by one.

Although the maids didn't know what the old lady and the four girls of Duanmu were talking about before, they all felt the tense atmosphere, and vaguely guessed that it should be related to Jinyiwei taking away Bailing.

What they didn't expect was that after the fourth girl of Duanmu left, the old lady suddenly changed her face and smiled very happily.

What the hell is going on?!

The maids were confused.

Several maids couldn't help but look in the direction where Duanmufei left, and at the entrance of the courtyard in front, Duanmufei was turning left with Mama Liu, and the figures of the two disappeared between the swaying willow branches.

"Fourth girl Duanmu, please come here."

Mama Liu led Duanmu Fei towards the northeast of Xu's mansion, and walked between the pavilions and verandahs and paths without hurrying.

After a cup of tea, they came to a courtyard leaning against a pond.

The little maid in the courtyard greeted her, one went into the house to greet Xu Xiyu, and the other led Duanmufei and Mama Liu to the house.

"Duanmu four girls, our three girls are writing in the small study, girls are walking here." The little maid who led the way said with a smile, occasionally reminding Duanmu Fei to pay attention to the threshold under her feet.

Through the two door curtains, Duanmu Fei came to Xu Xiyu's small study, and a faint fragrance of ink came to his nose.

Directly in front, Xu Xiyu, who was facing Duanmu Scarlet, was standing in front of the bookcase in front of the window and writing, wearing a blue embroidered magnolia skirt wrapping her slender figure, slim and elegant.

Grandma Sun on the side had already listened to the little maid's explanation and stood up early.

"I've seen the four girls."

Mama Sun walked up quickly, and blessed Duanmu with a smile.

"Mama Sun." Duanmu Fei also knew Mama Sun and greeted each other with a smile.

Mama Sun nodded happily and said, "It's a slave." A few days ago, Mrs. Xu borrowed a slave from Her Royal Highness the eldest princess to come over as a nurturing grandmother. ”

Grandma Sun smiled very attentively, and deep wrinkles appeared on her face, which was similar to the usual unsmiling smile.

Seeing this, Xu Xiyu's other big girl, Yun Yan, frowned dissatisfiedly. However, after this period of time, she also knew how powerful Grandma Sun was, and she didn't dare to say anything.

Duanmu Fei glanced at Xu Xiyu's slender back, and said coquettishly: "Grandma Sun, I want to talk to Miss Xu San." She smiled at Grandma Sun, delicate and cute, like a beautiful magnolia.

Mama Sun is an old man brought out of the palace by Anping, and she has also watched Mu Yan grow up since she was a child, and her affection is extraordinary, so she will inevitably have a little love for Duanmu Fei.

"Fourth girl, then you talk, the slave and maid retreat first." Grandma Sun responded without saying a word.

Xu Xiyu, who was writing in front of the bookcase, naturally heard it, and the pen paused, but still finished writing.

On weekdays, Xu Xiyu has always avoided this grandmother, wishing that the other party would roll as far as possible, but at this moment, her mood was a little delicate, and she felt that she was holding a breath in her heart.

If she didn't want to write, Mama Sun would only double the punishment for her, but now it's because of Duanmufei's words, saying that if you release someone, you will release it. I'm afraid they have forgotten, this is the Xu family, not the Duanmu family!

Xu Xiyu's eyes were as deep as an abyss.

She put down the wolf pen in her hand, turned around, smiled gently and gracefully, and said apologetically to Duanmu Fei: "Fourth girl Duanmu, I haven't finished this page yet......"

Xu Xiyu planned to hang Duanmu Fei first and let her wait a little longer.

Duanmu Fei didn't care, but still smiled and sighed regretfully: "My sister and cousin Hanxing are planning to go to the outskirts of Beijing for an autumn outing in a few days, and I originally wanted to call the girl to go with me, if the girl is busy, then forget it." ”

"I won't bother the girl."

Duanmu Fei turned around and wanted to leave without hesitation.

Xu Xiyu hurriedly shouted Duanmu Fei: "The fourth girl of Duanmu stays." ”

A fine light flashed under Xu Xiyu's eyes, and it disappeared in a flash.

finally Duanmu Fei came to show favor to himself, how could Xu Xiyu miss this opportunity!

"I'm two words away from writing this page." Xu Xiyu smiled at Duanmufei, thinking that it was probably because she had been obedient to Grandma Sun's discipline in the past few days, and her grandmother asked Duanmufei to take her out to play.

As long as she contacts Duanmufei, she will have the opportunity to inquire about the news, otherwise, at least she can go out for a walk, and she doesn't have to be trapped in this Xu Mansion all the time, and she can't leave an inch.

Xu Xiyu picked up the wolf pen again, wrote two words quickly, and after writing this line, he put the pen away again.

She stroked her dress, turned to look at Duanmu Fei again, with a light smile on her lips, and stretched out her hand to make an invitation, "Fourth girl Duanmu, I'm close to the small garden here, why don't we go to the garden for a walk?" ”

Duanmu Fei responded with kindness.

The two girls went out of the courtyard and walked all the way to the south, and Xu Xiyu's eldest maid Yunyan followed not far behind.

The temperature at the end of September is neither hot nor cold, so it's perfect for enjoying the flowers and taking a walk in the garden.

Duanmu scarlet leisurely admired the autumn chrysanthemums blooming in the garden, occasionally commenting a few words, but not to the point.

Xu Xiyu responded perfunctorily, she was anxious, and she couldn't help mentioning the autumn outing: "Fourth girl Duanmu, the weather is good these days, and it is suitable for the autumn outing." The girl and Sister Ling have decided where to go for the autumn trip? ”

Duanmu said with a smile: "The scenery of Qianfeng Mountain is good, at this time, the maple leaves are red, and the autumn is high and refreshing, which is the most suitable for autumn travel to enjoy the maple leaves." ”

Xu Xiyu has actually never been to Qianfeng Mountain, but thinking that Duanmu has a strange temper and is spoiled, he always has to be coaxed and held.

She followed Duanmu Fei's words and said: "I have long heard that the maple scenery of Qianfeng Mountain is a must in the capital, I once saw a "Fengjing Map of Qianfeng Mountain" from my grandfather, the red maple is in full swing, very spectacular, this time I finally have the opportunity to witness it with my own eyes." ”

""Thousand Maple Mountain Maple Map"?" Duanmu raised his eyebrows, "Could it be the painting "Maple View of Qianfeng Mountain" made by Yan Meng, a master of calligraphy and painting in this dynasty?" ”

Xu Xiyu was secretly glad that she had said the right topic, and said with a smile: "Exactly." When Master Yan was alive, he befriended his grandfather and gave him this "Maple View of Qianfeng Mountain" to his grandfather. It's a pity that my grandfather is not here now, if the girl is interested, we can borrow it from my grandfather next time. ”

As he spoke, the two came to a small sparkling lake, and the willow branches on the lakeside caressed the surface of the lake, causing ripples.

Xu Xiyu pointed to a pavilion built next to the rockery in front of the right and said, "Duanmu Fourth Girl, how about we sit in the pavilion?" That pavilion is the best place in the garden to enjoy the view. ”

Duanmu Fei looked around, nodded and praised: "To build a pavilion near the water, it should be low and not high, and it should be protruding in the water, and the location of this pavilion is well chosen." ”

Xu Xiyu said with a smile: "I heard my grandmother say that this pavilion is still the location chosen by my grandfather more than 30 years ago, and my grandfather felt that the original old pavilion was not in a good position, so he let people demolish it and build this new pavilion." ”

As the two spoke, they entered the gazebo and sat down against the railing.

The pavilion is surrounded by water on three sides, and when you sit by the railing, the lake is within reach, as if you are in the middle of the lake.

Yun Yan carried the food box into the pavilion, served two cups of warm flower tea and two plates of snacks to the two girls, and then withdrew from the pavilion.

Duanmu Fei looked at Yun Yan and suddenly asked, "Miss Xu, you still have a maid named Bailing, why didn't you see it?" ”

Xu Xiyu didn't understand why Duanmu Fei asked about Bailing, but she still replied truthfully: "Grandmother called Bailing to ...... just now" Saying that, she frowned slightly and said to herself, "Why haven't you come back for so long......?"

Duanmu scarlet plucked the willow branch next to him, and the drooping willow branch made a ripple on the surface of the lake.

"If Miss Bailing can't come back, won't Miss Xu San be very nerve-wracking?" Duanmu said casually as if he was inadvertent.

Xu Xiyu was stunned, looking at Duanmu Fei in confusion, her frowning brows were obviously delicate and moving, and she was pitiful.

"Why did the fourth girl of Duanmu say this?" Xu Xiyu asked suspiciously.

"Just now when I was talking to Grandmother Ling, Miss Bailing was taken away by Jinyiwei." Duanmu Fei answered all questions, and his expression was as usual.

"......" Xu Xiyu's eyes widened to the extreme, her pupils shrank sharply, and she couldn't believe her ears. How so?!

Duanmu crooked his head, sighed and said, "I don't know why?" ”

She seemed to be asking Xu Xiyu, and she seemed to be just talking to herself.

Duanmu Fei casually flicked the willow branch with his right hand, looking innocent on the surface, but in fact, he was carefully observing every change in Xu Xiyu's expression.

Is there also a guaranteed commuter pass? Is it better to add 1000?

If there is a red envelope, remember to get it.

(End of chapter)