Chapter 21: Bottoming Out
When she went to the kitchen to get food, in front of many maids, she pointed to the two largest steamed crucian carp that had just come out of the steamer, and said: "Just take this plate for us, my second grandmother has been studying hard recently, it is said that eating more crucian carp can replenish brain power." ”
The people in the kitchen looked sideways.
It's just a crucian carp, her master has just come back from the countryside, and she hasn't seen the world, but this girl came out of a big house, and she is so shallow-eyed.
A mother-in-law showed disdain, but she also agreed, took the plate of crucian carp out with a cage cloth, put it at the bottom of the food box for Xinxiu, and when she put down the cage cloth, she asked casually: "Yes, reading is really draining, our second grandmother must have studied hard, right?" ”
Xinxiu immediately smug: "That's, especially my second grandmother, who spends more effort than others." How do you know that my second grandmother only took one day to ......"
Xinxiu had long been angry with the servants of the Wang family and secretly looked down on Qiuyueyuan, but at this time, when he got the opportunity, he said that Xia Yanqing had memorized the three-character scripture in just one day, and now he has begun to learn the matter of the thousand-character text, and publicized it in detail.
Then, in the eyes of everyone who was in shock, he sorted out the meal, raised his head, and walked away with Xinrong and Xinrong.
The next day, people from all over the Wang family were discussing and questioning whether the second grandmother who had just entered the door really had a talent for reading, or the girl from Qiuyueyuan was bragging nonsense.
These words soon reached the ears of the various masters of the royal family.
Others are just that, even if they are suspicious and don't believe it, they just spin around in their hearts, at most they laugh it off, and they don't care much.
Xu Qinghui is different, she doesn't believe in this at all, but her mind is confused.
Before the indigo on the brush she was painting was adjusted, she was disturbed by the words of the maid Qingdai, and a drop of paint fell on the rice paper and blurred, ruining a good painting.
Xu Qinghui simply put Bi down, frowned and asked, "Did you hear clearly?" Did the girl from Qiuyueyuan say it casually, or did someone see and hear it, and it was true? ”
Qing Dai hurriedly stepped forward and folded the drawing paper, put it aside, changed the paper and spread it out, and replied: "When the girl of Qiuyue Garden received the meal, she told the people in the kitchen, and no one saw the truth. ”
"Just say it." It must be nonsense, Xu Qinghui's heart is slightly relaxed.
But this rumor is like a thorn in her heart, disturbing her to sit still. is just as her concubine, but it is not easy to come forward to expose that stupid woman.
She didn't even dare to let Wang Xi find the truth, lest the image of virtuous and generous would be discounted in Wang Xi's heart. She was even more afraid that Wang Xi and Xia Yanqing would have contact again, and the woman would ask Wang Xi to stay in Qiuyue Garden as the main room.
Early the next morning, Yuan, Xia Yanqing, and Xu Qinghui greeted Mrs. Liu and served their husbands' breakfast.
Yuan and Xia Yanqing retired one after another, while Xu Qinghui, as usual, stayed to accompany Mrs. Liu to gossip and serve refreshments.
During the gossip, Xu Qinghui's topic gradually turned to Xia Yanqing: "Speaking of which, the luck of the second grandmother is also good, although she was neglected by her mother's family, she has been exiled for many years, and she neglects to teach. However, it is also lucky to be able to marry into our scholarly family. ”
Mrs. Liu let out a "hmm", and she also felt that Xia Yanqing was able to marry into her family, which was a blessing from her previous life.
Although her family does not dare to say that there are two champions at present, the second son's Jinshi fame is not running, just look at how well the next scientific examination will play and how lucky.
If everything is normal, there will be another winner and champion in the family, which can be regarded as worthy of the four words "scholarly prosperity".
And a mansion like theirs not only married Xia Yanqing, who couldn't read a single word, but also did not treat her harshly, but tolerated her a lot. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Wang family is a family of goodness.
Xu Qinghui looked at Mrs. Liu's expression, took a cup of tea from Fang Ling's hand, handed it to Mrs. Liu, and then said: "The concubine heard that the second grandmother is very talented in reading, and it only took one day to learn the three-character scripture. This is a great talent, once the second grandmother is successful in reading, our family is really full of poetry and books. ”
Although Mrs. Liu listened to Xu Qinghui's words very useful, her mind was sober, she was very dissatisfied with what Xu Qinghui said, and said with a smile: "It's just that the maid wants to be a top performer in the house and talk big, how can she take it seriously." ”
Fang Ling also said this to her, but she really didn't believe that a person who had been a slave to a small landlord's family in the countryside for more than ten years could show what talent he could show after just learning from Mr. for a few days. Isn't that nonsense?
Xu Qinghui was a little surprised on her face, and said: "This kind of thing, if you want to come here, you don't dare to publicize it as a real thing, right?" Only the people in our house know that it is easy to say, but if it is spread outside, it will be laughed at. ”
She paused, as if she had done something wrong and was difficult to speak, lowered her head and whispered: "No matter what the second grandmother's background is, she is now from our house. ”
Mrs. Liu originally only listened to the rumors of the past two days as a joke, but she was reminded by Xu Qinghui and became vigilant.
Yes, Xia learned words in her Wang family for a few days, and she became a talented genius. When I go out in the future, I will find out that the Xia family is still the same Xia family...... Will outsiders think that this is a lie whitewashed by their Wang family in order to raise their own family?
Xu Qinghui saw that Mrs. Liu's complexion had changed, so she changed the topic at the moment, laughed at something else, and retreated.
When Mrs. Liu saw Xu Qinghui leaving, she searched for Yuan's family affairs, sent a maid to find her, and instructed Yuan's to explore Xia Yanqing's truth and properly handle the matter.
This matter is much easier to handle here in the Yuan family, and she is not in a hurry, she only restricts her subordinates from gossiping about her master. After a few more days, after dealing with the affairs of the house, looking at the hour, Mr. Mobai's class should be over, and she took the two maids and went to Qiuyue Garden.
Ever since Xu Qinghui told Mrs. Liu about Xia Yanqing's knowledge, she had been paying attention to Yuan's movements.
She thought the same as Yuan, and wanted to ask for a certificate on how Xia Yanqing was learning, and the best thing was to ask Mr. Bai under the guise of caring about her brother-in-law's schoolwork.
So, in the past few days, in the time period before and after Mr. Bai finished the course, Xu Qinghui was walking in the courtyard, and the walking range was not far from Qiuyue Garden.
As soon as the Yuan family walked on the path leading to Qiuyue Garden, Xu Qinghui's maid Bilan rushed to the garden to spread the word.
Through a few bushes, Yuan saw Xu Qinghui coming with Qingdai and style from a distance. She secretly sighed in her heart for the unknown future of her wife and concubine, but her footsteps did not stop, and she still walked along the path.
Xu Qinghui walked towards the Yuan family, and there was still a few steps away, so she saluted with a smile: "The concubine has seen the eldest grandmother, and the eldest grandmother is fine." ”
Yuan Shi stopped, smiled and raised his hand, "Qinghui doesn't need to be polite. Looking at Xu Qinghui standing up straight, he asked, "The hour is not early, the sun is in full bloom, why haven't you rested in the room, aren't you afraid of tanning your face?" ”
Xu Qinghui glanced around and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, the sunshine in spring is the most warm." The concubine did needlework in the house for half a day, and felt depressed, so she just came out to take a walk. Grandma just finished her business, where is this going? ”