Zhu Lian stood quietly behind and looked at Xia Mengning, only to feel that the third miss seemed to be a completely different person since she woke up, not only was she not afraid of the eldest lady, but she also hated Fu's mother, hum, Zhu Lian thought, fortunately, the third miss recognized Fu's mother's face early, she had always treated Miss harshly, and now she has also received retribution.

"Zhulian!" Xia Mengning said softly: "Can Fangfei Garden be safe?" ”

Zhu Lian stepped forward and helped Xia Mengning to the table and sat down, "The slave maid just saw the eldest lady helping Biyi back to Fangfei Garden outside, and there was no expression on her face. ”

"Oh?" Xia Mengning was slightly surprised, and then relieved, she must be playing some bad idea again.

"Miss would like lunch?" Zhu Lian asked, "The slave maid has already taken it back and put it in the outer hall, so let's use a little bit of it now." ”

Xia Mengning responded, walked out of the door and came to the outer hall, Zhulian served the meal, a total of four dishes and one soup, a mixed eight-treasure dish, a steamed osmanthus fish, a hibiscus chicken, a cold salad and three silks, in the middle is a big bowl of duck soup, the staple food is a bowl of rice, Xia Mengning used some, and thought, the food I gave myself in the past was not as good as today, it seems that this Liwei is really useful.

After eating, Xia Mengning drank tea and rinsed her mouth, and a mother-in-law walked in and asked, "Third Miss, the old lady instructed Dr. Wu to come and treat you." ”

Xia Mengning hurriedly stood up and recognized the mother-in-law as the mother-in-law who served beside her grandmother, although she was not as good as Mother Chen, she was also a person with a head and a face.

"There is Laoxin's mother, I wonder if Chen's mother is okay?"

Although Xin's mother is the person next to the old lady, she is just a slave who cleans up the Buddhist hall, this time it was Chen's mother who was sick, and the old lady let herself come to pass the word, and now when she saw the three young ladies treating each other so politely, she immediately had a good impression.

"The third lady's words have tormented the slave maid, although Chen's mother is still lying on the bed, her face has improved a lot, and the doctor said that she will be able to get out of bed in a few days."

Xia Mengning nodded, and said with some guilt: "If it weren't for me, Mother Chen wouldn't have suffered this catastrophe, it was I who caused Mother Chen, Zhulian, to get the black wooden box at my bedside." ”

Saying that, Zhu Lian took the box and walked out, Xia Mengning took the box and handed it to Xin's mother, "This is the century-old wild ginseng that my father rewarded me with a year ago, my young body is recovering faster, this ginseng has to trouble Xin's mother to run a trip to Chen's mother, so she said that Ning'er felt very guilty in her heart, so she could only use this to express her heart." ”

It's hard to make people feel uncomfortable in their hearts, Mother Xin nodded, "The third miss is really a kind person, the old slave took Mother Chen to thank the third miss first." ”

Xia Mengning took off a string of Buddhist beads from her hand again, "Ning'er is just a concubine, is not having any money to buy those gifts, this string of Buddhist beads is carved by Ning'er with good rosewood, and sang in front of the Buddha for seven seven forty-nine days, I have heard that Xin's mother is a person who is to the Buddha, I am afraid that ordinary gold and silver vulgar things can not enter your eyes, this string of Buddha beads will be given to Xin's mother, thank you Xin's mother for coming here to run an errand." ”

Mother Xin took the Buddha beads, and saw that the pattern and veins were really carefully carved, and her heart was happy, "Thank you, old slave, Miss San." ”

After Xin's mother left, Zhu Lian immediately stepped forward, "Miss, you are always a treasure of the Buddha beads, why did you give them away today?" ”

Xia Mengning smiled, "Zhu Lian, the most trusted people in this Prime Minister's Mansion are you and the fourth aunt, but the Fang family and daughter regard me as a thorn in the flesh, I want to fight them, and I need a reliable right-hand man." ”

Zhu Lian was happy at first, after all, it was a great honor for a girl to be appreciated by her master, and then asked, "Miss wants to ...... Mother Xin"

Xia Mengning looked at her and nodded, straightened the folds on her clothes and said, "Go and invite Dr. Wu in." Zhu Lian answered, and after a while, Dr. Wu walked in with a medicine box on his back, Xia Mengning asked Zhu Lian to bring a stool to Dr. Wu, and said with a smile: "Trouble Dr. Wu." ”

Doctor Wu nodded, and only after taking the pulse did he say: "The number of green leaves in the third lady's body does not seem to be much, and there are signs that they are about to be removed. ”

After listening to this, Xia Mengning picked up the teacup and drank tea as if unintentionally, "Then thank you Dr. Wu, by the way, Dr. Wu, I heard that Ling Qianjin has followed you to learn medical skills since she was a child, and she must know a lot of medical science, right?" ”

Doctor Wu's face was slightly embarrassed, "The little girl has been stubborn since she was a child, and she has only learned a little bit. ”

Xia Mengning covered her lips and smiled: "Why should Doctor Wu be modest, I also heard a few days ago about the deeds of Ling Qianjin, who beat a group of ruffians and hooligans all over the street on the street, and her skills are not bad at a young age." ”

Dr. Wu's face was astonishing, remembering that he had hung a pot all his life to help the world, and his son was also fighting for the position of editor in the Hanlin Academy, how could he not fulfill people's wishes, but the only daughter Wu Qing was stunned is a tomboy character, and she loved to dress up as a man on weekdays, and sent her to the mountains to study when she was a child, but she didn't expect that she had not honed a good character for so many years, even more than when she was a child, and now I don't know that I have such a daughter in the capital, if it is known by others, I am afraid that no one will dare to marry.

Thinking of this, Dr. Wu nodded, "The third young lady has great powers, and that woman is the little girl." ”

Xia Mengning smiled slightly: "Dr. Wu was born such a heroine among women, it is really a glorious lintel." ”

Hearing this, Dr. Wu, who was still in pain, stood up, with a slight anger on his face, "Since the third lady knows, there is no need to be sarcastic about the old man, the old man will retire first." ”

Xia Mengning hurriedly stood up, "Doctor Wu misunderstood, what Ning Er admires most in this life is that he dares to act and does not lose to a man's daughter in the slightest, how can he slander him?" ”

Doctor Wu turned around when he heard this, and looked puzzled, "Then what do you mean?" ”

Xia Mengning smiled, and then bent down to salute Dr. Wu, "Ning'er hopes that Dr. Wu can send Ling Qianjin to the mansion to help me." ”

Doctor Wu was stunned, "What do you mean, send Qing'er to the house?" ”

Xia Mengning said: "Doctor Wu probably also knows that those things in this deep mansion compound are all muddy waters, Ning Er is a concubine, she doesn't want to be prosperous and rich, she just wants to save her life, I heard that Ling Qianjin's kung fu is very powerful, so I want to invite her to come to the house to accompany me." ”

Doctor Wu understood, thought about it and said, "Then you want Qing'er to be a girl for you?" ”

Xia Mengning shook her head, "Nominally, I will say so, but in fact, I will treat her as a sister, and when I get old, I can still make a good family decision for her!" ”

Doctor Wu didn't care about the previous words, but the latter sentence, although Qing'er is still young, but after all, she wants to marry, if she is allowed to go on like this, let alone marry, I'm afraid that the man will have to run when he sees her, at that time, what kind of face do he have to go underground to see her mother, thinking of this, Dr. Wu put his heart sideways, just be a girl, this Qing'er grew up in the mountains since she was a child, and there must be no squeamishness of Miss Qianjin, maybe these three young ladies can really subdue her, so he said: "Okay, the old man believes in the third miss once, Someone will be sent tomorrow, and the third lady should not break her promise. ”

Xia Mengning nodded, "Naturally not, Zhu Lian, send Doctor Wu!" ”

Back in the back room, Xia Mengning continued to study the piano score, and Zhu Lian sent Dr. Wu away and walked in and asked with some concern: "Miss, is it really proper for you to do this?" ”

Xia Mengning raised her head, "If you want to save your life in this mansion, you must have capable people around you, you and I don't know how to do kung fu, it's hard to guarantee that the Fang clan won't jump off the wall in a hurry, it's always good to prepare." ”

Zhu Lian nodded, and Xia Mengning said, "In a few days, it should be my grandmother's birthday, and I still have to prepare gifts in advance." ”

Now in this mansion, only relying on his grandmother is the most correct choice, Xia Chuanyuan is selfish, thinking about his attitude towards himself, he knows that the fourth aunt is an aunt after all, and he can't say anything, and his actions in the past few days have probably aroused suspicion of the other party's family, and he still has to fight 120,000 points of spirit in the future.

"Zhulian, let's go out for a walk."

walked out of the bamboo branch garden with Zhu Lian, and saw the maid and the maid from a distance all stopped and nodded at him, "Third Miss!" ”

Xia Mengning's face remained unchanged and walked forward, but Zhu Lian secretly said: "Miss's matter in Rongfutang yesterday has spread all over the house, look at these maids, they usually look like they are above the top, and they don't have to salute obediently today." ”

Xia Mengning pursed her lips slightly, "Zhulian, don't say such things again in the future, be careful that the wall has ears, and if you are listened to by the people who have a heart next to you, you are afraid that it will cause trouble." ”

Zhu Lian nodded timidly, "The slave knows that she is wrong. ”

Xia Mengning looked at her frightened look, and couldn't help but relax her tone again, "I'm not scolding you, it's just that you are a close girl by my side, always pay more attention to your words and deeds, don't be caught by others." ”

Zhu Lian smiled, and when she saw that Xia Mengning was not really angry with herself, she responded crisply, "The slave knows." ”

When she walked to the garden in the front yard, Xia Mengning saw a few figures on the gazebo not far away, and from time to time there was laughter, after thinking about it, she still turned around and prepared to go back, and she didn't want to join in the fun, but the person refused to let go of herself, and chased after him after a while.

"Xia Mengning, aren't you dead yet?"

Xia Mengning turned around, but saw that the fourth lady Xia Mengyou and the fifth miss Xia Mengran were standing in front of him, Xia Mengran was born to the fifth aunt, and she had always been gentle and honest, and she saw that she was busy bending down and saluting.

And the one who speaks is naturally Xia Mengyou, who has always loved to bully himself.

"I ask you, are you deaf?" Xia Mengyou stood in place, looking at Xia Mengning's stunning face with a slight smile and a burst of anger, I heard that she was in the limelight yesterday, and even her eldest sister was grounded in her own garden, why should she just be a concubine.

Thinking of this, he shouted again, "Are you dumb? ”

Xia Mengning smiled, "The fourth sister is so angry, I was originally a quiet person, and I really didn't want to deal with such a rude and rampant person, so I took my leave first." After speaking, he took Zhulian's hand and walked back.

Xia Mengyou jumped to her feet angrily, caught up with Xia Mengning in a few steps, stopped in front of her and said, "Xia Mengning, what do you mean, who is a rude and rampant person, you can make it clear." ”