Wisteria took away the towel in Duanmu's hand, and Pothos and Bi Cicada took over the work of waiting for Duanmu Fei to get up, and skillfully dressed her with socks and shoes.

Duanmu Fei walked to the dresser and sat down, she looked at herself in the bronze mirror, crooked her little face, and speculated: "Sister, I think this is probably not what the queen mother meant." ”

Duanmujun thought about it carefully, and understood Duanmufei's meaning, and responded: "Zhenzhen, what you said is true." ”

From the queen's standpoint, she shouldn't want to make a big deal about it, besides, the queen and the concubine didn't really tear their faces, with the queen's indecisive temperament, she must have wanted to save some face for the Duanmu family.

Luthos skillfully combed Duanmufei's hair, she originally wanted to comb a double bun, but Duanmufei was impatient to sit for a long time, so she said, "Comb a child." ”

As she spoke, she touched her chin and thought absentmindedly: I don't know how this happened...... I think it must have something to do with the Xie family.

The two sisters exchanged a look in the bronze mirror, and no one cared, and it wasn't them who suffered anyway.

Without a cup of tea, the pothos combed Duanmu Fei's hair, she took a beaded flower from the jewelry box, and was about to ask for instructions, when someone came in again, this time it was Jinse.

"Big girl, fourth girl, Steward Chen is back."

Steward Chen is finally back!

Duanmu stood up suddenly, his eyes lit up, and his face showed excitement. She had sent Steward Chen and his wife to Jiangnan to buy a dowry for Duanmu Feicai, and she should have come back the day before yesterday.

"Zhenzhen, go!" Duanmujun took Duanmufei's little hand and hurriedly walked outside the house, "Let's go and see your dowry." ”

The two sisters walked together to the Zhaohui Hall in the front yard, and both of them were in high spirits.

When they rushed to the outside of the Zhaohui Hall, their hearts sank.

In the room, a middle-aged man in his forties was standing with his head down, the man was wearing a cyan ingot-patterned straight jacket, his clothes were quite neat, but there were many abrasions, bruises and knife wounds on his face and body, his face was dark and depressed, and he was described as a mess.

Bad. Duanmu Jun said in his heart, exchanged a look with Duanmu Fei, and the steps of the sisters did not stop, and they entered the hall hand in hand.

Steward Chen pounced, knelt directly on the ground, and said dejectedly: "The eldest girl forgives her sins, and the little one has to be trusted!" ”

"Quickly help Steward Chen up."

Duanmujun hurriedly instructed the little servant to help Steward Chen up, and asked Wisteria to hurry out of the house to ask for a doctor.

Steward Chen staggered to his feet with the help of the little servant, and his face was not very good-looking.

"Steward Chen, talk about something slowly." Duanmujun sat down on a circle chair and gently soothed Steward Chen's emotions.

Steward Chen sighed and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his cuffs, "The things that the little ones bought from Jiangnan have been robbed. ”

Duanmujun and Duanmufei looked at Steward Chen's appearance, and they probably guessed in their hearts, and Steward Chen's words confirmed their guess.

"Big girl, according to your meaning, the little one invited the Dragon and Tiger Dart Bureau in Jiangnan to escort ......," Steward Chen said astringently.

Duanmujun and Duanmufei looked at him quietly and listened to him.

Outside the window, the breeze gently swept the green bamboo forest, and it seemed that the green bamboo was whispering, intertwined with the voice of Steward Chen.

Steward Chen spoke in an orderly manner.

Although he specially hired a dart board bodyguard before setting off from Gangnam, an accident occurred when their convoy was robbed in a valley near Jersey City in southern Jinju. The robbers were a group of local bandits, because the local taxes were too high and there was a drought this summer, so some people were forced to fall into the grass.

The robbers, who were familiar with the local terrain, had been lurking in the mountains and forests on both sides of the valley for a long time, and it was only when the convoy entered the middle of the valley that they blocked their front and back roads and came to catch turtles in an urn.

They fought to the death with the robbers, but the other side was outnumbered, they were outnumbered, and after a fight, they were hacked to death a coachman and a dart master, and several dart masters were cut down, but the robbers did not drive out the convoy of people, but the three carts of things could not be saved.

The more Steward Chen spoke, the more annoyed he became, the more he spoke, the more guilty he became, his eyes were red, and he knelt on the bluestone brick floor again.

"......" Duanmujun made a gesture and motioned to the little servant to help Steward Chen up.

My sister's dowry is gone. Duanmu Jun suppressed the regret in his heart, settled down, and said to Steward Chen:

"Steward Chen, the doctor will come in a while, let the doctor take a good look at you, and those people who went out with you this time, all the consultation fees and medicine money will be paid from the house, you and others can rest assured that they are recuperating, and everything else will be said after recuperation."

In just a moment, Duanmujun adjusted his mood and made a series of arrangements.

Although Duanmu Jun said so, Steward Chen couldn't feel at ease.

The silk and satin, gold and jade jewelry, and spice porcelain that he bought from Jiangnan...... It was worth 20,000 taels of silver.

Now that all these things have been robbed, the eldest girl not only did not blame them, but also sympathized with them so much, which made Steward Chen feel more and more ashamed in his heart, and felt shameless to face the eldest girl.

Hey, anyway, he didn't get the job done.

Steward Chen couldn't help but murmur again: "It's the fault of the small one, the small one shouldn't be greedy, the one should take the official road, and it will take six or seven more days to take a little more detour......

Nor will they lose their things and die......

Thinking about it, Steward Chen only felt that his heart was pressing on a mountain, and it was heavy.

Duanmujun said again: "As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves." Steward Chen, since that group of robbers was lurking in the valley in advance, I am afraid that they would have been thinking about you for a long time, and they would not be able to hide for a lifetime. The matter has come to this point, it is useless to regret it, Chen is in charge, it is better to deal with the aftermath first and arrange the aftermath for the deceased. Do you know what happened in the house of the deceased coachman? ”

Steward Chen relieved himself a little and replied, "The deceased coachman's name is Liu Daren, and he is the son of a family in the house, and he has a son and a daughter, the son is fourteen years old, and the daughter is only ten years old. ”

Duanmu Jun groaned for a while, and then ordered: "Steward Chen, you go and send one hundred taels of silver to Liu Daren's family as a pension." Let his family send a pair of children to the house on an errand, and I will let them arrange errands. ”

Steward Chen was a little surprised, and hurriedly thanked them: "Thank you, big girl." ”

The Liu family is the son of the Duanmu family, but according to the rules, even if it is a child, not everyone can have the blessing to enter the house on an errand, but if they can enter the house, there is naturally a monthly example, so every year those children of the family want to enter the house on an errand, and it is not bad to go to the Zhuangzi and the shop to be an errand boy.

The children of the Liu family were personally brought into the house by the eldest girl this time, even if it can't be said that they have been prosperous since then, at least, the errand arranged for them will definitely not be too bad.

This is also an extra grace from the eldest girl to the Liu family.

On the one hand, Steward Chen was happy for the Liu family, and on the other hand, he was also relieved: it seems that the eldest girl really doesn't care about her disadvantage this time.

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel a little admired: the eldest girl's bearing is really not comparable to that of ordinary women, and the 20,000 taels of silver are said to be put down, and she really has the demeanor of an old lady!

No wonder the old lady looked at the eldest girl and the fourth girl in the long room very differently...... Also, their old lady is the first assistant, so naturally her eyes are like torches.

Steward Chen sighed in his heart, and Duanmu Jun asked about the casualties of the Dragon and Tiger Dart Bureau again.

Between the two of them asking and answering, an old doctor with gray hair and a beard hurriedly came with a maid, and Duanmujun asked Steward Chen to retreat first with the old doctor.

After Steward Chen went down, the room was quiet, and Duanmufei immediately noticed that Duanmujun's face was a little more lost.

Duanmujun's temperament has always been bright and refreshing, and this is the first time Duanmufei has seen her like this.

"Sister," Duanmu Fei got up and walked to Duanmujun's side, grabbed her right arm coquettishly and shook it, comfortingly, "Just buy it in the future." ”

Duanmujun raised his hand and patted Duanmufei's hand, his eyebrows were still a little sullen.

She was sad not because she had lost something, but because her sister's dowry was less.

"Zhenzhen, some things can be bought at any time, but some are not guaranteed to be bought with silver...... Duanmujun said, still a little regretful.

It's like the golden phoenix brocade satin, she asked Steward Chen to book a year in advance, and only then did she buy two red horses, which she was going to use to make a wedding dress for Zhen Zhen, and now she has to buy it again, I'm afraid she won't be able to buy it.

Duanmufei nodded, and could only comfort Duanmujun and said, "Sister, Saiong knows if he loses his horse." ”

Duanmufei's eyes flashed, and he sighed silently in his heart.

She knew that there had been frequent chaos in Dasheng in recent years, and when she toured south with the emperor last year, she also encountered some things, and vaguely saw some chaos outside the prosperity, but after all, she was driving with her, and what she saw was limited, and it was not until this moment that she really felt that Dasheng had become like this.

Since the dart master of the dart bureau can't keep things, there is no need to send people to Jiangnan to buy them, so as not to hurt people's lives, lose things, and lose both people and money.

Duanmu Jun also thought of this, and was even more lost, and his lips pursed slightly.

She prepared a dowry for her sister for a few years, thinking that she would try her best to be perfect and never let her sister be worse than the dowry of other girls, but now, her sister's dowry is destined to be less.

Duanmu Fei watched Duanmu Jun lose her soul, and gave full play to her ability to entertain her relatives, and said with a smile: "Sister, I just finished a residual score yesterday, go back, I'll play it for you, okay?" ”

Duanmu Jun responded with a smile, and chatted with his sister casually: "Zhen Zhen, is the remnant song you said the one that Ah Yan sent you two days ago?" ”

"Well, the tune of this song has a bit of a northern feeling, high-pitched and vast......"

The evening sun was setting in the west, and the autumn breeze was cool, blowing the sisters' voices into the air.

The faint scent of flowers and plants spreads in the wind.

After the sisters entered the Zhanqing Courtyard, after a while, there was the sound of Qingyue's smart piano inside, like a bird flying high with wings, flapping its wings and rushing straight to the vast sky outside the plug......

The sunset in the sky fell little by little with the melodious sound of the piano, and night fell again.

This night, after Duanmufei fell asleep, Duanmujun went to his small study alone and rummaged around in the study.

She still has some reluctance in her heart, she can't go to Jiangnan, she has to find out if there is a second best choice, especially now that there is not much cash......

She's got to do a good job of totaling it.

The early autumn days were warm, but the nights were a little cool, she didn't close the windows at night, and slept late, and she caught a cold that night, and by the next morning, she had a fever.

The whole of Zhanqing Courtyard and even the entire Duanmu Mansion were shocked.

Wisteria personally went out of the house to Huichun Hall and invited Dr. Feng to come to the house, and Dr. Feng diagnosed the pulse and prescribed a prescription, saying that it was a cold, and it would be better to take medicine and rest for two or three days.

Duanmujun was in a mess from beginning to end, and after being fed the decoction by Mama Zhang and Wisteria, he fell asleep in a daze.

There was a faint medicinal fragrance wafting in the air, lingering on the tips of everyone's noses.

Duanmu Fei has been quietly guarding Duanmujun's couch, looking at her sleeping face, looking at the stagnation in her eyebrows, subconsciously raising her hand, wanting to rub away the stagnation in her eyebrows, but she was afraid of waking her up.

Inside and outside the house, it was quiet, for fear that making a little noise would wake up Duanmujun.

Wisteria leaned over and whispered to Duanmufei: "Fourth girl, go and rest, there are a few slaves and maids here." ”

Duanmu Fei seemed to be unconscious, looked at Duanmujun's closed eyelids in a daze, and slowly withdrew his hand.

A voice in her heart told her that her sister must still be in a bad mood for yesterday's events......

She had to find a way to coax her well, so that the illness would get better quickly.

That's right.

Duanmufei's eyes lit up. By the way, Xiaoba, when it comes to making my sister happy, in addition to myself, it is probably the noisy little starling.

Duanmu Fei looked up at Wisteria, lowered his voice and ordered, "Wisteria, you go to Cen Mansion and bring Xiaoba back." ”

Cen Cen Cen ...... Wisteria's mouth opened and closed as if it had been struck by lightning.

Cen Mansion?! Lord Cen's mansion?!

I'm afraid that except for the two girls in this house, I'm afraid no one dares to ask Cen Du for "things", right?! No, there is another one, the stupid starling of their family who doesn't go home because of Lord Shangcen......

Duanmu Fei looked at Wisteria with an overly frightened look, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart. She looked at Duanmujun again, thinking that she had fallen asleep after drinking the medicine anyway, and it was estimated that she would not wake up for a while, so she got up and said, "Forget it, I'll go by myself." ”

Wisteria exhaled secretly, relieved, feeling that he had picked up half a life.

Duanmufei went out of the inner room lightly and told the maid to prepare the carriage.

The carriage drove out of Quanyu Street, and around the beginning of the year, there were not many people on the street, and they came to Cen Mansion unimpeded.

The porter of Cen Mansion didn't go to Tongyu, so he directly opened the door and put the Duanmu family's carriage in.

"The four girls are here!"

"Hurry up, hurry up and welcome the carriage in!"

The carriage was welcomed to a stop at the Yimen, and a middle-aged waiter in charge greeted him courteously and beckoned: "Fourth girl, sit inside!" ”

The middle-aged waiter smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed, and he nodded.

This scene saw that the mood of the green pothos behind Duanmu Fei was very delicate: listening to the four girls in front of them and the four girls greeting each other in the back, if you don't know, I'm afraid you still think that the girl is surnamed Cen.

Duanmu Fei was welcomed to the main hall by the middle-aged waiter, and the little waiters in the house served tea and water and snacks, and after a while, the originally empty hall had more fragrances of various foods, mixed with incense and flowers, adding a bit of popularity to the originally lifeless house.

"Four girls drink tea."

The middle-aged waiter personally brought the teacup to Duanmufei's hand, the tea carried an elegant orchid fragrance, the aroma was rich, and he knew that this was the best Tieguanyin when he smelled it.

The tea that Cen Fu brought to entertain guests was, of course, the top tribute.

It's just that Duanmu Fei has something on his mind today, and he doesn't have the heart to taste tea, since the middle-aged waiter is the steward of the Cen Mansion, of course he is very good at observing words and feelings, and asked with a smile: "Fourth girl, the overseer is not in the mansion, do you want to send someone to inform the overseer?" ”

Duanmu Fei is not surprised, Cen Yin is now a busy man, and he has to supervise the court every day, which is more than half of the time, and he must not be in the house.

"I'm here to pick up Hachi." Duanmu smelted Tieguanyin tastelessly, and put down the teacup.

The middle-aged waiter smiled and stroked his palm: "Fourth girl, it's a coincidence, Xiaoba didn't go out with the overseer today, just in the mansion." The little one hurriedly asked someone to call it. Please also invite the four girls...... Wait. ”

When he said "wait", his expression was a little subtle.

Duanmufei also guessed that it would take some time, after all, his little starling has always been free-range, and he can fly wherever he likes, and it will take a lot of effort to attract this stupid bird.

A small chamberlain hurriedly received the order and went down to look for the bird.

The middle-aged waiter is very long-sleeved and good at dancing, and continues to talk with Duanmu around the little starling brother with a smile: "Fourth girl, the overseer has prepared some small gadgets such as bird racks, shuttlecocks, and rattan balls for Xiaoba...... By the way, there are also some bird foods that Hachi likes to eat, and the small ones are ready for people to prepare. ”

At this moment, Duanmu Fei has nothing else to say except for Yingxia, and there is a vague feeling in his heart: No wonder, no wonder, no wonder this stupid bird doesn't want to go home, it turns out that he is here to be a bird uncle.

Duanmu Fei was a little ashamed and a little funny, but his mood was a little lighter, and he was also in the mood to taste tea.

When she drank most of the cup of Tieguanyin in her hand, she heard a familiar croaking sound outside, one more cheerful than the other.

Duanmu Fei raised his eyes and looked out of the hall, the corner of his eyes twitched, and he saw two or three little attendants sweating profusely releasing bamboo dragonflies into the air......

Duanmu Fei couldn't help but exchange an indescribable look with the green pothos beside him.

This is not just Uncle Bird, he is simply a bird!

Looking at this scene, Duanmu Fei really felt a little unbearable to look at directly, and raised his voice and called: "Little Eight." ”

The little starling heard Duanmufei's call, and now he didn't care about the bamboo dragonfly in mid-air, he shouted "really", flapped his wings and flew in the hall.

"Quack!"

The little starling was very happy, flying around the top of Duanmufei's head, flying around and around, and the middle-aged waiter hurriedly complimented: "Fourth girl, Xiaoba and you are really close." As soon as you call, it flies over and confesses the Lord. ”

"......" Duanmu Fei's expression was subtle, and he felt that this praise was really a bit of a lie, if this stupid bird really "recognized the master", he would not have run away from home for so long and didn't know how to go home!

"Meimei!" The little starling felt that this compliment was very useful, and shouted with satisfaction.

Duanmu Fei looked at this starling who was obviously fatter than the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and said again: No wonder this stupid bird doesn't want to go home.

Now that the little starlings have returned, Duanmufei will stay for a long time, and he got up and said, "Princess, then I'll leave first." ”

As soon as the prince heard that Duanmu Fei was leaving, he hurriedly said, "Fourth girl, why don't you sit for a while?" The Overseer should be back soon. ”

Duanmu Fei was still thinking about her sister, and said casually: "Princess, my sister is sick, I want to go back quickly." ”

As soon as the prince heard that the eldest girl Duanmu was sick, he no longer persuaded him, but said: "Fourth girl, that little eight thing, let the little eight things load the carriage for you." ”

While talking, a few mothers-in-law with big shoulders and round waists came carrying two heavy boxes, and the little starling was very excited, flapping his wings and flying towards the two boxes of things.

Duanmu raised her eyebrows amusedly, and sighed again in her heart: No wonder this stupid bird doesn't want to go home.

Duanmu Fei took the little starling back to Duanmu Mansion.

Although the little starling has been away from home for so many days, he is still familiar with his own home, and before Duanmu Fei got off the carriage, it had already flown towards Zhanqing Courtyard by itself, shouting happily "Young".

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