Xia Mengning shook her head slightly, "Oh? Didn't the fourth sister see it, this rude person is the one who indiscriminately asks others, and sees the elders who do not bend down to salute and are full of foul language, the fourth sister didn't see it? ”

Xia Mengyou couldn't hear the meaning of her words, and immediately said sharply: "Xia Mengning, don't be complacent, didn't you just show off in front of everyone yesterday, after all, she is also a concubine." ”

Xia Mengning approached and said word by word: "Since the fourth sister also knows what happened yesterday, do you want to go to Fangfei Garden to accompany the eldest sister to be grounded?" Cold eyes looked at Xia Mengyou in front of him, and the latter trembled slightly.

"You...... What's so great about you, it's just a clever statement in front of your grandmother. Xia Mengyou said strongly.

Xia Mengning walked out a few steps and turned back, startling Xia Mengyou, who was talking loudly, "What the fourth sister said is very true, this skillful speech is not something that everyone can learn, in the past, you flattered in front of your mother and big sister, like the pug who wagged his tail and begged for mercy, who in this house doesn't know?" ”

The last few words Xia Mengning bit the words very lightly, but Xia Mengyou on the side heard them clearly.

"As an elder sister, I advise my sister, don't talk about people's shortcomings, if the fourth sister insists on going her own way, then do you know if the seventh aunt will have a secret?"

After speaking, he ignored the expressions of the people behind him and walked back with Zhu Lian.

Xia Mengyou's face was blue and white for a while, he was pleasing the Fang family and the eldest sister, but so what, if he didn't please the Fang family, his marriage was still in her hands, the eldest sister had always been arrogant and domineering, if he was not happy with her, he would also please the Fang family in vain. Obviously they are all concubines, how can Xia Mengning always look high, I just can't get used to her high-minded appearance, I will laugh at her fiercely when I see her once, Xia Mengning never fought back in the past, today it is so powerful, Xia Mengyou remembered what the maid told her in Rongfutang, and couldn't help but cold her face, could it be that this Xia Mengning was really smashed?

Xia Mengran on the side stepped forward, "Fourth sister, let's go back, the eldest sister has always been grounded by her father, let's not go and join in the fun." ”

Xia Mengyou shook her off fiercely, "If you want to go, you go back first." ”

Speaking of this, suddenly his head was bright, yes, the eldest sister is competitive, so she will not give up if she is put on a posture by Xia Mengning, if she wants this Xia Mengning to be unlucky, she can borrow the eldest sister's hand to clean her up without much effort. As she spoke, she hurriedly walked in the direction of Fangfei Garden, Xia Mengran looked at her back and said worriedly to the girl Xiao Lu beside her: "Why is the fourth sister in such a hurry?" ”

Xiao Lu smiled, "Fifth Miss don't worry, Fourth Miss's temperament is like this, today I was told by the Third Miss, I am naturally in a bad mood, it is windy outside, the slave maid will help the Fifth Miss back to the room." Saying this, it pushed everything on Xia Mengning.

Xia Mengran had a vague smile in his eyes, and quickly hid it, helping Xiao Lu to walk back slowly.

Xia Mengyou hurriedly came to Fangfei Garden, there was no mother-in-law guarding outside, Xia Mengyou wondered, walked in and saw Xia Mengxi resting on the couch on her side, Biyi, who was fanning her on the side, saw her come in, and immediately stood up and saluted, "Fourth Miss is here." ”

Xia Mengxi was woken up by the sound and opened her eyes to see Xia Mengyou standing in front of her, and she didn't have a good face at the moment, "My grounding, the fourth sister rushed to see my jokes?" ”

Xia Mengyou was indignant in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it on her face, she just wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said: "How can the eldest sister say this about You'er, You'er knows that her sister was confined by Xia Mengning's slut, so she came to give advice to her sister." ”

As soon as he heard this, Xia Mengxi was excited, and after he came back, he thought about it for a long time and there was no good way, this time he heard that Xia Mengyou had a good way, and immediately sat up and said with a smile: "Biyi, don't pour tea for the fourth lady soon." ”

Xia Mengyou sneered in her heart, but she still sat down beside Xia Mengxi gently, and whispered, "Sister, listen ......"

After speaking, Xia Mengyou asked with a smile, "What does my sister think?"

Xia Mengxi's eyes rolled, and he asked with some uncertainty, "Although the method is good, where can I find the right person?" ”

Xia Mengyou patted her hand, "Sister, why worry, as long as there are silver taels, I'm afraid that no one will be willing to do things for us?" ”

Xia Mengxi was still hesitant, Xia Mengyou here saw it, and immediately hit the railway while it was hot: "Sister, don't hesitate, it's grandmother's birthday in a few days, and if you miss the opportunity, you don't know when the next opportunity will be." ”

Xia Mengxi remembered Xia Mengning's contemptuous eyes that day and herself being grounded by her father because of her, and finally relentless, "Okay, you go and arrange it,"

He took out a heavy purse from the box at the bedside and handed it to her, "You take this, the silver is not enough to tell me again." ”

Xia Mengyou was happy, took the silver and said: "Big sister, be patient and endure for two days, in a few days, my sister will definitely make that slut lose face in front of people, and see if grandmother can protect her." ”

After speaking, he put the lotus bag into the sleeve cage, blessed the body and walked out, when he went out, he bumped into Biyi walking in, Biyi put down the tea tray and was slightly puzzled: "Hey, why did the fourth lady leave?" ”

Xia Mengxi leaned on the couch in a good mood and asked, "Biyi, I remember that Jiu'er, the girl in the Bamboo Branch Garden, is your fellow villager?" ”

Biyi nodded, "Jiu'er came from the same place as the slave maid, and the slave maid and Jiu'er came to the capital together when there was a big flood in their hometown that year. ”

Xia Mengxi smiled and beckoned to Biyi, who came over "Miss ......"

"Biyi, I'm grounded in Fangfei Garden by my father now, I can't do anything, and now I have to trouble you to run my legs,"

As he spoke, he took off a red gold hairpin from his head and handed it to her, "You go to the bamboo branch garden and tell that Jiu'er, and tell her to ......."

After listening to this, Biyi nodded and said, "The slave will go now." Xia Mengxi instructed, "Don't let others see it, be careful." ”

Biyi bowed her head and retreated, Xia Mengxi walked to the dresser and gently combed her hair, the skin in the mirror was better than snow, a pair of beautiful eyes and eyes flowed, Xia Mengxi smiled with satisfaction, "Xia Mengning, let you be proud for a few days for the time being!" ”

In the Bamboo Branch Garden, Xia Mengning had just come back, sat for a while and then said to Zhulian, "It's my grandmother's birthday in a few days, what gift should I prepare?" ”

Zhu Lian lowered her head and embroidered her purse, and raised her head when she heard Xia Mengning speak, "Where would the slave maid think, Miss is smart, and she must know it in her heart." ”

Xia Mengning nodded, "Yes, I'm afraid that ordinary objects can't get into my grandmother's eyes, Zhu Lian, I will go to Jingming Temple tomorrow to make a vow, and go by the way to ask Master Yun Cheng for a hand-copied Buddhist scripture, my grandmother will definitely like it." ”

Zhu Lian is still a child's heart in the end, and when she heard that she could go out, she was immediately a little happy, and a pair of round eyes burst out with a shining light, "Miss is really going to Jingming Temple, the slave maid heard that the request for a sign is very spiritual, and the slave maid also wants to ask for a sign for her younger brother." ”

Xia Mengning nodded, thinking that Master Yun Cheng of Jingming Temple is a master who is respected by the saints today, and it is difficult for ordinary dignitaries and nobles to meet each other, but his maternal grandmother once donated a large amount of sesame oil money to Jingming Temple, not to mention, in his previous life, it was this Master Yun Confession who concluded that he was a unique golden life, and he should be able to see it tomorrow.

Zhu Lian opened her mouth and said, "Miss, tomorrow's daughter of Dr. Wu......"

Xia Mengning shook her head, "It's okay, Wu Qing is a free and uninhibited character, where will she obediently listen to Dr. Wu's words, even if we wait for her in the house tomorrow, we won't be able to wait." ”

Zhu Lian was puzzled: "What should I do then?" ”

Xia Mengning smiled and didn't speak, this Wu Qing is a person with a frank temperament, it is not so easy to subdue her, thinking of this, Xia Mengning said to Zhu Lian on the side: "You have gone to the academy and asked, what did the boss say?" ”

Zhu Lian hurriedly said: "The boss didn't believe the slave at first, and the slave showed him the half of the hand-copied book according to the young lady's words, and he immediately said that he was willing to charge it at a high price. ”

Xia Mengning nodded, stood up and picked up a yellowed sheet of music from the bookshelf, the fourth aunt's dowry is not rich, but this box of piano scores is rare in the world, a book is worth 10,000 taels to say the least, and it is the key to enrich the people around you at the moment, but according to the monthly silver issued by the house, I am afraid it is far from enough.

The only way to do this is to sell a few copies first, anyway, I have already mastered the essence of this score, and it is useless to hold it in my hand.

Zhu Lian said on the side: "It's better for the slave to take the book to the boss." ”

Xia Mengning shook her head, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to go alone, then the boss will definitely have bad thoughts when he sees you alone, so be it," Xia Mengning took out a gilded butterfly winged hairpin and a pair of red gold twisted red jade bracelets from her jewelry box, "You take these two things to the pawnshop, no matter how you say it, they are worth five or six hundred taels of silver, you take one hundred taels with you, and let the boss exchange the rest for HSBC silver tickets." ”

Zhu Lian took the thing, "Miss, you don't have much jewelry. ”

"Nothing!" Xia Mengning shook her head, "Zhulian, now you can only give up your wealth to save your life, there will be more such things in the future, you can go, remember to be careful, don't be targeted by others." ”

These things were all sent by the fourth aunt before, but now they can only be sold first.

Zhu Lian carefully wrapped the things in a handkerchief and walked out.

Xia Mengning sat in front of the dresser and silently groomed her hair, and then took off her makeup, only a plain peach hairpin on the slanted hairpin between her hair.

At this moment, Xia Mengning, who inadvertently looked up, happened to see a vague figure outside the courtyard, in turquoise clothes, and if you looked closely, it was Biyi, the personal girl next to Xia Mengxi.

What is she doing here? Xia Mengning was puzzled, but he still sat quietly, the moon-yellow gauze curtain hung down, and he couldn't see the scenery in the window from the outside, but he could carefully see every move in the courtyard outside.

It was in the afternoon, I only had Zhulian and Fu's mother, and there were also two rough maids in the yard, so Biyi secretly came to her yard to do something.

Biyi deliberately chose to come to the bamboo branch garden when there were few people, and sure enough, she happened to see Jiu'er sitting in the shade of the tree to rest, Biyi saw it and immediately whispered, "Jiu'er, Jiu'er......"

Jiu'er was squinting and resting, and when she heard it, she immediately opened her eyes and saw Biyi poking her head out of the courtyard in confusion, "Sister Biyi? ”

Biyi beckoned to her, Jiu'er put down the broom and walked out, rubbing her eyes and asking, "Why is Sister Biyi here, are you looking for Miss Three?" ”