Xia Mengning smiled and played with the teacup on the table, "I asked Zhu Lian to dispense medicine, which was specially brought to my aunt, and the cough will be much better if you take it." ”

Ge Shi nodded, only to find that Xia Mengning was carrying a paper bag in his hand, Xia Mengning put the paper bag on the table, and asked, "Did Daddy come last night?" ”

Ge Shi nodded, "Xu was confused by the matter of the lady and the eldest lady, has the third lady heard about it?" ”

Xia Mengning waved her hand: "Auntie doesn't know, yesterday ......" said, poked her head out, and told Ge Shi all her plans.

Ge's face was calm, only when he heard the three words of the General's Mansion, he quickly skipped a trace of nervousness, after listening to Xia Mengning's words, Ge Shi grabbed the handkerchief in his hand, thought for a while, and then said: "How can you be so bold, in case you ......?"

Xia Mengning hurriedly shook her head, took the teapot and poured a cup of tea and drank it, "Auntie, don't worry, Ning'er has counted." ”

Ge Shi was still not at ease, and said softly: "Ning'er doesn't know, no matter how unfavored Madame is, she also has the General's Mansion behind her backing, so you must be careful in the future and don't take any more risks." ”

Xia Mengning held Ge's hand, her eyes turned red, "Auntie, in this house, only you treat me the most." ”

Ge Shi patted Xia Mengning's hand, sighed and said: "My aunt is old, I can't help anything, and now my biggest wish is to see you marry a good family, and my aunt will have no regrets." ”

Xia Mengning was silent for a while, and then asked, "Why did Daddy come yesterday?" ”

Ge Shi paused first, Xia Mengning saw a trace of tenderness in her eyes, and gradually, gentleness was covered by a firm light, Xia Mengning's heart froze, and suddenly she didn't know what to say.

"Ning'er, I'll ...... with your father" Speaking of this, Ge Shi paused again, his voice choked slightly, "I just want to help you find a good home, there is no true love in this mansion, I know ......"

Although it was a discreet speech, but how smart Xia Mengning was, she thought about it, looked at Ge's expression, and still didn't speak after all.

I've been through it myself, and I know what it's like. Aunt and father love each other when they are young, and they are also a pair of enviable partners, but men, when they are young, they will not regard their wives and children as so important, they only value their own ambitions, their own future, women are accessories that are ready to be sacrificed, Xia Mengning knows how troubled Xia Chuanyuan has been recently, not only is his beloved eldest daughter going to marry a poor ghost, but his wife has repeatedly colluded with his mother's family to come to the house to make trouble, at this time, he must recall the women he once loved, and the aunt is the one who has washed away the lead and is plain, a woman who has been silently accompanying behind him, but has been deeply hurt by him.

Xia Mengning's heart was slightly bitter, in this world, women can only be accessories of men, whether you are a peasant woman or a princess, you can't escape this fate.

What about himself, since he has chosen Changsun Yun, is he his lover, Xia Mengning thought of this, and suddenly remembered the empty pond in his mind, and he whispered in his ear, "When I ask Uncle Huang for his will, I will exchange it with you." ”

Putting aside the beautiful moonlight and the intoxicating pond breeze of the day, Xia Mengning knew that her heart was beating in a panic, but so what, a relationship born of deception and desire could reap good results? Xia Mengning was pondering, the door of the house was pushed open, and a maid in red clothes walked in, saw Xia Mengning, and hurriedly said: "The slave maid has seen the third lady and the fourth aunt." ”

Xia Mengning quickly concealed the look on her face, sat upright, Ge Shi looked at it, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The one wearing red clothes is the maid Yuyue in Ge's room, she got a sentence from Xia Chuanyuan in the morning, and she couldn't help the deer in her heart, the lord himself spoke to himself, Yuyue was crazy with joy in her heart, as early as when she entered the house, she listened to those mothers-in-law say that if she could serve in her aunt's house and sit in the position of a personal maid, she would be fortunate enough to get the favor of the lord and carry a room.

Wasn't it the same before? Yuyue returned to the room and thought about it carefully, when she first served in the lady's garden, Mrs. was more strict than the thief, and she had no chance at all, but she could bring the four aunts' Mei Fangyuan, I thought that I could have the opportunity to sit in the position of the aunt, but these four aunts were a weak and incompetent master, not only could not get the favor of the master, but I didn't know how to fight for it, Yuyue thought of this, and remembered that the lord spoke so gently to herself in the morning, and her heart was a lot more stable, and she originally wanted to come to the fourth aunt's house to clean, by the way, I begged the fourth aunt to reward her with some jewelry, the fourth aunt was like this before, but now that the third lady is still there, Yuyue muttered in her heart, and she didn't know how to speak.

Xia Mengning quietly observed this Yuyue's face, and by the way, she also took a look at her dress, a maid, even if it is a first-class maid next to her aunt, she can't wear it so brightly, Xia Mengning looked at the appearance of the person standing below, and smiled: "This girl has something to tell her aunt, is it inconvenient for me to be here today?" ”

Although she was smiling like this, Xia Mengning's eyes were still firmly fixed on the person in front of her.

As soon as Yuyue heard this, she was a little jealous of Xia Mengning, and she panicked even more, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, "The slave maid didn't, the slave maid just wanted to come and clean the room for my aunt." ”

Xia Mengning covered her lips with the fan in her hand and smiled slightly, turned sideways and said to Ge Shi: "Auntie, look, am I scared, why does this girl kneel down when she sees me?" ”

Ge Shi glanced at Yuyue lightly, and said, "No need to clean it, the jade has already been cleaned in the morning, you can go down." ”

Yuyue nodded hurriedly, stood up and hurriedly walked out.

Xia Mengning fanned the wind and said slowly: "Looking at the clothes the girl is wearing, but the new materials that are fashionable this year, the golden hairpin on her head, is not a vulgar thing, auntie, why can't you see it?" ”

Ge smiled, picked up the sewing basket, took out a half-embroidered purse from it, threaded the needle and thread, embroidered it carefully, and said slowly: "I just saw it, what can I do?" The jewelry and materials distributed in the house are not suitable for me, and it is a pity to put them away, so it is better to let the girls wear them, and they will look good. ”

Xia Mengning smiled and touched the bottom of the green glaze on the teacup, "If your aunt is wise and foolish, Ning'er just can't." ”

Hearing this, Ge Shi looked up at his daughter who was eating tea with some surprise, and after a moment, he smiled understandingly, "I never wanted to fight for something, I just thought that I could keep you safe." ”

Xia Mengning smiled lightly, took the purse in Ge's hand with his bare hands, and embroidered it with a thin thread, and after a while, the two mandarin duck birds playing in the water were embroidered, Xia Mengning handed it to Ge, Ge took it in his hand and touched it carefully, and said: "The embroidery of the third lady is delicate, and the threading is also appropriate, it is really an excellent embroidery." ”

Xia Mengning smiled: "Auntie, no one is born with this boring embroidery, but many ladies still don't hesitate to hire a teacher, and practice hard every day, just to have a good reputation." No one wants to fight, but sometimes the situation is forced to fight, if you let it go, I am afraid that you will be drunk and eaten by others. ”

Ge Shi looked at Xia Mengning's solemn look, and his heart was a little fluctuating, Xia Mengning covered Ge's hand with his hand, his eyes were like a clear lake, "Auntie, Ning'er doesn't want to fight, but if you don't fight, what will the fate of Aunt and Ning'er be, even if our mother and daughter don't fight, these people in the house will still frame us in every possible way, Auntie, many things are helpless, you and I are in this mansion, we can't be the green lotus that is not stained by the mud, the Xiangfu is a big dye vat, no matter what, It's still going to be dyed all over the body. ”

Ge Shi looked at his thirteen-year-old daughter in front of him, and couldn't help but burst into tears, he never wanted to fight, but it doesn't mean that he won't fight, now his daughter is trapped in it, if she is still as wise as before, it is difficult to guarantee that something will happen to this matter, Ning'er is only thirteen years old, she can understand the righteousness, and know the twists and turns, so why should she be trapped in the previous things and not come out.