Poria walked in and whispered to Yicai, who was writing, "Girl, I just saw the third master's aunt go to the ancestral hall." ”

Yicai didn't speak, and continued to write. Seeing that her girl didn't speak, Poria stepped forward and whispered, "I heard from a mother-in-law passing by that that aunt seems to have been punished by the third lady." ”

Yicai looked up, "Did you hear me right?" Was he punished by the third lady? ”

"The slave and maid inquired carefully and found out that they were indeed punished by the third lady."

Yicai put down the pen, "Do you know why?" ”

"I heard that it seems that the aunt is late to make a rule."

Yicai looked at Poria, "Is this because of this?" ”

"I heard that aunt's little girl complaining in a whisper, because the third master slept with that aunt last night, and that aunt was late to make rules, so the third lady punished the people."

Yicai sat on the seat, picked up the tea, and took a sip. It seems that this third cousin-in-law is really a powerful character, and she completely ignores her notoriety and punishes the aunt who just got some intentions, isn't it just to suppress the aunt's interest and show it to other aunts. Yicai gently lifted the tea in the cup with the lid of the cup, and she clearly watched the actions of the third cousin-in-law in the past few days, the third cousin-in-law is a favored daughter-in-law in the uncle, and in the third cousin, she is a very decent wife, and in the aunt's place, it is a majestic room. It's the first time I've encountered such a delicate person.

Poria said again: "Girl, the slave and maid listened to you and showed favor to the girls in several rooms, but the girl from the third lady was the only one who returned my benefits." ”

It turned out that Yicai asked Poria to deliberately approach the girls in several rooms, first, she wanted to leave a good impression, and secondly, Yicai also had some small plans. The girls who know the most about the things in each room, and they can't be underestimated, sometimes the success or failure of things is in the words of these girls. So as long as she gets closer to them, she doesn't know anything about it in the future. After all, living in someone's yard can't be as blind as a fool. The highest flattery is unobtrusive.

After listening to Poria's words, Yicai frowned, it seems that this third cousin's sister-in-law is really strict in governing her own yard. That is, it does not hurt the face of their girls, and they do not owe them favors in the slightest. The more she thought about it, the more Yicai felt that Yingchun was the smartest person in the house.

Yicai faintly thought in her heart that if she married into the Wang family, she could also become a woman like her third cousin.

Yingchun took Sizhu and Huaijiao to pick flowers in the garden. Huaijiao walked around and said, "Madam, sister-in-law Wang said that making peach blossom cake and apricot cake are delicious, and now is the best time to pick peach blossoms and apricot blossoms." ”

Yingchun smiled, "I want to make some flower cakes for Yuling and Brother Pu to eat, and then send some to Brother Tao and Brother Ji." Children naturally like it, and when I think about how little Brother Ji looked that day, I want to laugh. ”

Si Zhu said with a smile on the side: "If Mrs. likes children, it is better to give birth to one by herself, at that time, Mrs. can hug if she wants, and kiss if she wants." ”

Yingchun blushed and took a sip of Si Zhu: "You have little hooves and many mouths, thinking about these all day long, no wonder no one proposes to me to give you a kiss." ”

Si Zhu was embarrassed when he heard this, and lowered his head and stopped talking.

The master and servant walked to a vine in the north corner of the garden, and saw in the distance that someone was sitting there reading a book. Yingchun stopped, Si Zhu looked at it carefully, and told Yingchun softly: "It seems to be the eldest prince." ”

Hearing that it was Sun Chengtao, Yingchun gently walked towards the vines. Sun Chengtao also heard the footsteps, raised his head, and saw that it was Yingchun, so he hurriedly stood up and gave a salute to Yingchun.

Yingchun smiled: "Why didn't Brother Tao go to school today?" ”

Sun Chengtao's face flushed, and he bowed down and replied: "Mr. has asked for leave, and my father hasn't found a suitable gentleman yet, so I'll read the book by myself first." ”

Yingchun smiled, "Then why don't you watch it in the room?" ”

Sun Chengtao was a little embarrassed, "The girls pour tea for a while, or take snacks and dangle around, it's better to be quiet here." ”

Yingchun nodded, looked at Sun Chengtao, who was already a little adult, and admired it in his heart, but said, "Then don't disturb Brother Tao'er to read." ”

Yingchun took the girls away.

Yingchun, Sizhu and Huaijiao finished picking apricot blossoms and peach blossoms and returned to the yard. Yingchun took a sip of tea, ordered Huaijiao to send flowers to Wang Gui's house in the kitchen, and leaned on the small kang and asked Si Zhu: "Is there any news from Brother Pu in the past few days?" ”

Si Zhu shook his head, "Xiaocui quietly asked Xiaoshi before, and Xiaoshi said that the second son went to listen to some lectures with the eldest son, and then the husband asked for leave, and the second son was only in his own room, or he went to the old lady." Even the second son was in his own room, and he was also playing with Xiaoshi and a few little guys, and he didn't read or write. ”

Yingchun sighed, "It would be better if Pu'er could work as hard as Brother Tao'er." Indulge your studies like this, have no motivation at all, and if you continue for a long time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to make a difference in your career in the future. ”

Si Zhu couldn't say anything, so he could only stand aside.

Sun Shaozu was sitting in the yamen, and someone came in to report that a young man from a tea house had come to see Sun Shaozu. As soon as Sun Shaozu heard about the tea house, he immediately asked someone to bring the young man in. A fourteen or fifteen-year-old young man was brought in, and when he saw Sun Shaozu's somewhat frightened look, Sun Shaozu waved his hand and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The young man handed over a letter to Sun Shaozu, and when Sun Shaozu saw that there was a letter, he asked the young man to take him out, and then Sun Shaozu didn't read the letter, and directly held the letter in his arms.

Sun Shaozu got off the yamen and went back to Sun's mansion, he did not go directly to Yingchun, but went to the small study. Since Luo Yi was scolded by Sun Shaozu last time, he no longer dared to run up and serve Sun Shaozu. Sun Shaozu asked Magnolia to stay outside the door of the small study, and closed the door of the small study by himself. Sun Shaozu took out a letter in his arms, only to see that the letter read: The flower tea has not arrived, please wait a few more days.

Sun Shaozu took back a small bottle from the dark grid, opened the bottle seal, and slowly poured some powder on the letter little by little. Then Sun Shaozu turned on the lamp, took the letter and the powder to the fire and roasted it, and the handwriting on the letter changed.

Sun Shaozu quickly looked at the few small words on it: Pay attention to Concubine Yuan, step up your search. After Sun Shaozu read it, he thought about it again, and then lowered his head, the handwriting on the letter was complete. Sun Shaozu led the letter in front of the lamp, and the fire ignited a corner of the letter, and it didn't take long for a piece of paper to turn to ashes. Sun Shaozu trampled a ball of paper ash with his foot.

Sun Shaozu stood up and his gaze fell on the lattice of the bookshelf. He walked over, took a handful of it, and took out the black box from inside, and took out the handkerchief. Sun Shaozu looked at the handkerchief, and his heart became uncomfortable again. He tucked the handkerchief into his cuffs, then opened the door and said to Magnolia, "Clean the little study." ”

Magnolia answered and began to clean up the small study.