After a night of tossing, Gongsun Lan only felt exhausted, not to mention the monthly rest, and was almost half-crippled when he returned to Yunluo Courtyard with his spirits. Gongsun Lan sent her back to clean up and rest, and she also hurriedly bathed and changed her clothes. The fishy smell of this body was like a carp essence, and it made her dizzy.

Twilight rain is the most neat and clean, on weekdays, Gongsun Lan's clothes have a piece of pleats, she has to be entangled for a long time, even if she wears it on her body, she must be taken off and re-ironed before she is willing to give up, at this time when she sees her like this back, she was shocked and almost mobilized the people of the entire Yun Luo Courtyard, boiled water and held a towel, and bathed Gongsun Mu five times, and used half a catty of bath beans before she was willing to stop.

Seeing the brighter and brighter skylight, Gongsun Lan said with a sad face: "Your young lady and I were not bitten by Long Luo, but we are going to be tossed and scrapped by you." ”

Twilight Yu said angrily: "Other people's young ladies are drenched in sweat when they walk a few steps, and you won't talk about your mighty sword and sword slaves, but you can't let the young lady fall into a bloody sweat." ”

“……”

A few people on the side covered their lips and snickered.

Twilight said: "When the young lady came back, the slave thought that you were swallowed by Long Luo and then broke out of your belly. ”

"It's not swallowed, but it's not far away." Na Long Luo's wounds had not healed under the water for years, festering and smelling, and when several of them broke open the belly of the fish, they were splashed with sewage. Even a fairy figure like Yang Zheng couldn't hold back, and vomited several times. The result was extremely lucky, the seal of the dark lord was really in the belly of the fish, and it grew almost with Long Luo's body for a long time.

Gongsun Lan sighed, climbed onto the couch and fell asleep for a while. When I woke up, the sky had redarkened, and there was only a dim candle flickering in the room.

Twilight saw her move and immediately stepped forward to serve. "Miss has slept for so long, she must have been hungry a long time ago."

Gongsun Lan nodded happily: "I'm hungry, hurry up and set the meal." ”

Twilight Chun endured a smile and served her to get dressed, and ordered someone to put the meal up, four dishes and one soup, homely but very delicate and delicious, Gongsun Lan was really hungry, and quickly tore a roasted quail to the stomach, and then resumed the usual eating speed. said: "I slept in the courtyard today, what happened in the house?" ”

Twilight Chun is deaf and clear-sighted, and she is equivalent to a military advisor in Yunluo Academy, and she can keep up with Gongsun Lan's work and words, so the big and small affairs in the house are all reported to Gongsun Lan after she straightens them out.

"The fourth lady has crossed the bright road with the prince of Su, and the house is preparing seriously. The third lady over there didn't make a sound, but she gave herself a big idea. It is said that it is to be in time for the general election at the beginning of spring, but once a year, and enter the palace to accompany it. ”

"Oh?" Gongsun Lan was slightly surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, he also understood why Gongsun Tu was like this. Then he asked: "Presumably the government has already done it and agreed to come down?" ”

"Yes, the second lady went to Jingyun Hall to sit for a long time last night, presumably to discuss with the old lady. Early this morning, the eldest lady reported the name of the third lady, and I heard that the old lady also invited the old man from the palace to tell the third lady some rules in the palace, and brought the fourth lady to follow the rules. said that the two sisters lived together in Jingyun Hall during this time. ”

Gongsun Lan showed a slight look of pity and said, "The old lady is afraid that this incident is in vain, she wants the two sisters to resolve the knot, and she is not to blame for the past. But how did they know that they had already fought with their swords and fought for their lives? Where can such a feud be solved? No matter how you win or lose, it's hard to stop in this life. ”

Duchun said: "The peace between the family and the royal family can't last long, the third lady was kidnapped by the third princess before, she should be the most able to understand, why do you still want to enter the palace without hesitation?" ”

"Naturally, it is because she believes that she has enough ability to be able to swim between the two, and bloom her most beautiful brilliance before the world collapses, not seeking victory, only seeking no regrets." Gongsun Lan snorted slightly: "It's also worthy of admiration." ”

Twilight Chun said angrily, "Miss is still in the mood to admire her? With the deep scheming of the third lady, I am afraid that there is a real possibility of being favored after entering the palace, which is extremely unfavorable to the young lady. ”

"Gongsun was deeply wary of the royal family because of the kidnapping of Gongsun Tu by the third princess, otherwise he would not have made up his mind to conspire with Nangong and tried his best to win over the Mu family. But there are no absolutes in everything, and Gongsun also wants to leave a way back for the family. Whether it is Gongsun Tu entering the palace or Gongsun Mu marrying into the Su Palace, it is nothing more than that. ”

Duchun understood, was silent for a moment and said, "It's the same thing for Miss to marry into the Nangong family. ”

Gongsun Mu put down the ivory in his hand and said: "The seal of the dark lord has been recovered, and the next step is to determine the status of the young master of the prince Nangong, and then, it is a family matter." ”

Twilight Chun's face was overjoyed, but when she saw Gongsun Lan's face showing a strange look, she asked, "What's wrong with Miss?" ”

Gongsun Mu shook his head, didn't say anything more about it, and said: "The fourth prince went to Da'an to welcome his relatives, counting the days, and he is about to return to Yasukuni." ”

……

In the Four Princes' Mansion, the nurse hugged Chen'er down, Cui Ruo leaned on the window to look at the flowing clouds on the horizon outside, and the clean and pure white clouds were gradually dyed red by the sunset, like a beautiful scene. However, it was just a cup of tea, and as the sun gradually fell, the light golden red color quietly faded, and the loneliness became gray, and finally disappeared into the night.

When the maidservant Yu'er saw her appearance, she said: "Since the fourth master left Beijing, you haven't thought about tea and dinner all day long, and you have lost a lot of weight when you see that everyone has lost weight, and when the fourth master comes back, I am afraid that you will blame the slaves and maids for not taking good care of them." ”

Cui Ruo didn't speak, Yu'er sighed and persuaded: "The slave knows what you're worried about, but it's not a way for you to dream so much." There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and when the one really enters the house, you can have a spectrum in your heart, right? Moreover, the fourth master has repeatedly told you that whoever enters the mansion is just a decoration, you are the person on the tip of the master's heart, and Brother Chen is the eldest son, and the one who can easily surpass you. ”

Cui Ruoyan heard a hint of ridicule at the corner of his mouth, and said: "If a man's favor is credible, what are women in this world fighting for?" ”

At the beginning, she made a marriage with her sister Cui Xun, but she was the only one who married. After entering the mansion, she tried her best to secretly figure out Beishan Heng's mind and temperament, and finally caged this man's heart in her hands. The streets and alleys of the tea house and liquor shops are rumored that the two of them are in harmony with each other, and the plaice is deeply in love, who knows that at the beginning of this story, she ordered someone to deliberately create momentum?

None of this can be achieved by just waiting.

Thinking of this, she couldn't breathe, she coughed out of breath, and she didn't notice it for a while, her teeth bit the tip of her tongue, and a wisp of blood stained her handkerchief.

Yu'er was shocked when she saw it: "Why are you coughing up blood?" The slave and maid went to invite Lang Zhong to come. ”

Cui Ruo looked at the blood stains on the handkerchief, lowered his eyes and did not explain.

From this night on, Cui Ruo became ill, coughing heavier and heavier every day, eating less, and the whole person looked extremely weak. The whole house was busy, decocting and boiling medicine, but Cui Ruo never got better. Yu'er couldn't help but discuss with the grandmother of the fourth prince: "Mama Shen, the side concubine looks like this now, but it can't go on like this, and heart disease still needs heart medicine." ”

Mama Shen was puzzled: "But the fourth master is not in Beijing now, where did he get this heart medicine?" ”

Yu'er had already been instructed by Cui Ruo before she came, and said: "Mama, although the fourth master is not in the house, he is already on the way back, why don't you send a message to the master and ask the master to reply a letter to the side concubine, presumably it can also make the side concubine feel relieved." Yu'er wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said, "Otherwise, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that the side concubine's body will hurt the roots." ”

Mama Shen, as Beishan Yu's grandmother, has an extraordinary status in the house, and it is not difficult to write a letter to the fourth master. And Cui Ruo respects her very much on weekdays, and if she wants to ask for a reply, she is willing to help. Then he said: "It's better to let the side concubine write a letter herself, and if you have anything to say, you can explain it in the letter." ”

Yu'er was overjoyed, thanked Cui Ruo repeatedly, and hurried back to the yard.

……

Mama Jiang was promoted from a palace maid all the way to a female official, and she was always safe and prosperous in the palace, and spent more than 40 spring and autumn in the palace. Now that she has resigned from the palace, many nobles from the family want to invite her to come to the house to educate and guide the ladies to behave and etiquette. She has been in the palace for a long time, needless to say, the experience of this life is difficult to change, if anyone can get a few words of guidance from her, it can be regarded as a steady profit.

But Mama Jiang is too sought-after, and there are already many people who want to invite her. It's just that the old lady Gongsun seems to be an old acquaintance with Mama Jiang, and after a while, she sent someone to take this Mama to the house.

When Mama Jiang came to the house, Gongsun Tu and Gongsun Mu had been living in Jingyun Hall for two days, and the two of them had a harmonious spring breeze on their faces, but as long as there was no one on the side, their eyes were like knives blowing in the cold wind, as if they could cut off a piece of flesh and blood on each other's faces.

On this day, Gongsun Lan went to Jingyun Hall to talk to the old lady, and happened to meet Mama Jiang, who seemed to have heard of her early on, and immediately looked at her curiously.

Mama Jiang has an ordinary appearance, her body is neither fat nor thin, so she is really inconspicuous in the crowd. However, as long as the other party moves, every move, every look, and every word makes people feel just right, like a spring breeze.

Gongsun Lan saluted and let her look at it generously, but did not ignore the thoughtful look in her eyes.

Mama Jiang nodded at the end and said, "The old lady is now full of children and grandchildren, and the sons and ladies in the house are all Zhilan Yushu-like figures. ”

The old lady was very close to Mama Jiang in her words, and said a few words of humility. Then he said to Gongsun Lan: "After a while, I will have lunch with your third sister and fourth sister in this Jingyun Hall." ”

Gongsun Lan had nothing to do today, so he didn't refuse, so he admitted: "Yes, grandmother." ”

The old lady waved at her, signaling her to go to the warm pavilion to talk to the Gongsun Tu sisters first, and when she left, the old lady asked Jiang Mama: "What do you think of my granddaughter?" ”