Rui Zhu stayed in the Red Mansion, lest anyone ask about Gongsun Mu's whereabouts. So at this time, there were only two people on the path, Gongsun Mu and Xianglan. Gongsun Mu heard that Xiang Lan was a reminder of the moon's breath, and he frowned and said, "Gongsun Lan? ”

Seeing her hesitation, Xianglan pulled her forward and said, "Miss, if you believe in the slave, don't delay any longer." When we get to the place, you will naturally understand that Miss Five is really reminding us. If the slave is unsure, she will not come to the young lady recklessly. ”

Although Gongsun Mu was puzzled, she thought about it, after all, she had already understood in her heart that Gongsun Tu asked her mother-in-law to buy the people of Jixiu Lou to deal with her. "Let's go."

The two of them passed through the moon gate behind the Red Mansion and could see a relatively old small courtyard. In the past, there was a corner gate near here, and it was very convenient to enter the Red House from outside the house, and this courtyard was used for the subordinates to guard the door. However, considering that this corner gate was not commonly used and unsafe, it was sealed, and the yard was no longer used.

Because it is uninhabited and uncared for, the weeds in the yard are old and tall, and the withered yellow ones are buried under the snow, and a little movement can make a big gap in the fall. When Gongsun Mu walked nearby, he saw that the snow at the gate of the courtyard had been trampled on, but the person who came was very careful to rub the footprints very messy, and he couldn't see the size and shape.

Gongsun Mu secretly scolded the other party for being cunning in his heart, and if he walked over, he would definitely leave traces. Just as she didn't know what to do, Sheung Lan made a silent gesture towards her, and whispered in the corner, "Moon, are you there?" ”

Yuexi, who was hiding outside the wall, heard the sound and jumped in front of the two. Gongsun Mu was startled and looked at her in disbelief. Yuexi said indifferently: "Fourth Miss, don't make a sound, I'll take you over." ”

Gongsun Mu looked at Wo Lan, Wo Lan signaled her to be relieved, and although she hesitated, she still nodded to Yue Xi.

Seeing this, Yuexi grabbed Gongsun Mu's waist, flew to the fence of the courtyard through the railing on the verandah, and took her closer to the house in the courtyard. When they got to the window, they stood quietly in a place where there was no snow under the eaves, and they heard the voices of a man and a woman talking in the room.

"I have clearly said before, a thousand taels of silver, after the matter is completed, there will be no loss of you, and now that you are sitting on the ground and raising the price, are you not afraid of offending the nobles?"

This is Wang Fujia's talking, Gongsun Mu has been paying attention to her movements in the past few days, and he can already distinguish her voice. She was a little anxious to know what the other party was doing for spending a thousand taels for this play.

The handsome actor named Ding Chunyi looked at his mother-in-law with a disdainful smile at this time, and his tone was aggressive, faintly coming out of the window lattice: "Guilty? I'm in the middle of the world, and I haven't seen anyone, so you want to fool me. The young ladies of the Gongsun family are all gold and noble, and it is not a trivial matter to break a hand! Although I don't know who the owner is, but the other party still dares to shake this matter out? If something happens to me, will you be able to run again? Whether or not to confess to your master at that time is your business! ”

Broken hand? Gongsun Mu's face turned pale instantly, he stumbled slightly, and subconsciously stroked his wrist. Yuexi held her up, gave her a reassuring look, and couldn't help but feel some sympathy in her heart, her sister wanted to cut off her hand, and this kind of thing was a great blow to anyone.

Wang Fujia didn't seem to expect Ding Chun's mind to turn so quickly, and he couldn't refute what the other party said in a few words, so he said angrily: "That's right, but this matter itself didn't lose you, one thousand taels is enough for you to redeem yourself and leave Jixiu Building, you promised at the beginning, take people's money to eliminate disasters for others, and always pay attention to integrity!" ”

"It's right to take people's money to eliminate disasters for others, but you inevitably have no sincerity, the deposit was only given two hundred taels of silver tickets and some broken silver, and you are afraid of revealing your identity and refuse to set up a certificate of proof, in case you repay the account afterwards, won't I suffer a big loss?" Ding Chunyi is not a fool, if the other party defaults afterwards, he will not dare to come to the door, because when he finds out about this matter, he has to fold it himself.

He lowered his voice and said: "Besides, no one knows the power of Gongsun Mansion, in case the East Window incident happens afterwards, I should always have the capital to escape." I definitely don't dare to stay in Jixiu Lou, and I have to think about my future livelihood in the future, so three thousand taels of silver is already cheaper for you, not two prices, if you don't agree, I won't do it! ”

Wang Fujia was speechless for a while, and the room fell silent. Gongsun Mu under the window bit his lip and didn't say a word. If she had been tempered before, she would have been unable to hold back and rush in and beat the two to death, but now, she could hold back the anger in her heart.

Inside, Ding Chun was silent and thought about it and said tentatively: "Although I don't know what you cut off this little lady's hand for, it must be related to interests." There is not much time, you have to think clearly, whether the silver is important, or the affairs of your master. It's only three thousand taels, what can it be for your master? But if you miss this opportunity, I'm afraid you're going to delay things, right? ”

Wang Fujia's expression changed when he heard this, Ding Chunyi knew that he had guessed correctly, and sneered: "You can't stay here for a long time, you'd better decide quickly." ”

Wang Fujia's heart was in a state of flux, but she couldn't help it, she took out eight hundred taels of silver tickets from her arms, and said: "What you said is right, but at this time, it is impossible for me to carry three thousand taels of silver tickets, this thousand taels will be handed over to you first, you and act according to the plan, I will find an opportunity to give you the rest of the silver tickets." ”

Ding Chunyi took the silver ticket, and knew that it was impossible for this woman to take out so much silver on the spot, but with this thousand taels, he didn't lose anything, he had a bottom in his heart, his tone calmed down, and he smiled: "It's easy to say." ”

The voices of the two men were lowered, and there was only light shining through the closed window lattice, and the accumulated dust flew in the light, and the lack of people for a long time made it look more and more dilapidated and dim.

Wang Fujia suppressed the anger in his heart, took out a bag of things from his arms, and said: "The fourth lady is used to cold lotus incense, she is arrogant, so she is the only one in this house who uses this kind of incense, it is easy to distinguish." If you take this bag of spices, you will be able to know who the fourth lady is. When the time comes, I will have someone bring the fourth lady here, you act when you see the opportunity, don't recognize the wrong person. ”

When Gongsun Mu heard these words, his heart was cold, his face became more and more pale, his hands trembled, and his palms were pierced by his nails, and he was angry and afraid. She couldn't have imagined that her sick and weak sister, who was delicate and gentle on weekdays, could be so ruthless and do everything she could to deal with herself!

Ding Chunyi put the spices under his nose and smelled them, and felt a refreshing and cold fragrance on his face, and said: "The aroma is really very special...... He put away the spices and said: "In this case, I will go first." ”

Seeing that he was coming out, Yuexi's hands tightened, and immediately took Gongsun Mu to return the original way, handed her over to Shelan, and said in a low voice: "You go back quickly, don't let people see it." ”

Gongsun Mu was still a little distraught, Xiang Lan glanced at her worriedly, nodded towards Yuexi, and helped Gongsun Mu to go back. worried: "Miss? Did you hear it all? ”

Gongsun Mu closed his eyes and took a deep breath, his expression recovered a lot, and said, "Well, let's go back first, don't let people notice." ”

The two first went back to Yujiao Pavilion to quickly change their clothes, and then returned to the Red Mansion.

The inside of the Red House is very spacious, with pavilion windows on all sides, which is very transparent, and it is suitable for enjoying the scenery and watching the drama everywhere. On weekdays, if the old lady and her wife want to listen to the play, they will also come here to set up a stage, so all the equipment is complete. There are all kinds of snacks and snacks on the table, melon and fruit honey water, and one or two red plums in the blue and white porcelain vase, which are folded by the eldest lady this morning in the plum garden.

The red mansion was burning with fine silver frost charcoal, and the bursts of warmth made Gongsun Mu slow down slightly, no longer as stiff as Fang Cai. Rui Zhu saw her and hurriedly greeted her, and said, "Miss, are you okay?" ”

Gongsun Mu shook his head and said, "Did anyone ask?" ”

Rui Zhu said: "The third lady was busy entertaining guests, so she asked casually, and the slave only said that the corners of the young lady's skirt were dirty and she went back to change her body, and she came back in a moment." ”

Gongsun Mu nodded, looked around the warm pavilion, and saw that the female guests had basically all come, and they all gathered in twos and threes to talk.

On the birthday of the old lady Gongsun, all the mansions did not dare to slack off. Three, three, two, two came in advance for an hour and a half, and the people in the warm pavilion gradually increased, and those who were familiar with each other and those who were not familiar with each other, through introduction, talked to each other, and gradually became lively. At this time, there was a sudden burst of laughter outside, and then I saw the eldest lady accompanying Princess Su into the house, and Gongsun Lan followed behind the two.

As if sensing Gongsun Mu's gaze, Gongsun Lan looked up at her, and when she saw that the other party was looking at her, she nodded slightly at her.

Everyone came together to greet Princess Su. Gongsun Mu knew that he should "avoid suspicion", so he retreated behind everyone. When everyone else was talking around Princess Su, she walked up to Gongsun Lan, her tone was calm and calm, but she was resolute, and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "I owe you a favor." ”

Gongsun Lan was noncommittal and said, "It's a good effort." ”

The two didn't communicate much, because Gongsun Lan was also the object of attention at this time.

Although everyone in Kyoto knows the fifth lady of the Gongsun family, this is the first time that Gongsun Lan has officially appeared in front of the middle aristocratic family. The old lady asked her to follow her to entertain guests in front of the door, which not only shows that Gongsun Lan has a firm foothold in the house, but also means that she has a pivotal position.

Gongsun Lan looked at the time, thinking that the old lady should also arrive, so she walked a few steps to the door, but saw a maid hurriedly running over at her feet and asked, "Where is the eldest lady?" Princess Miao Zhen's car has already arrived at the door......"

Gongsun Lan raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this, the third princess is here?