The days went by slowly, and the cold in the deep winter in the south was wilder and rough than in the early winter. After Yi Xiangxiang begged countless times, Lin finally considered that the little girls in the second room might also want to suspend class, but they didn't have anything to say, so they let Mr. Lai stop class and take a vacation. Yi Xiangxiang couldn't be happier in her heart, she stayed in Yongle all day long and didn't go out, hiding herself in the quilt when she saw the sky.

But it didn't work out today, Liu Fangfei asked someone to hand her in, saying that she would come to see her today. Yi Xiangxiang originally thought that she could see Liu Fangfei while lying on the bed, after all, she was a good friend, but Mama Li spoke: "Miss, although in winter, the old lady is exempted from morning and dusk, but you can't lie on the bed in the sky." The more you lie down, the more afraid of the cold becomes, and the worse your body becomes. And Miss Fang Fei will come over later, although she is not an outsider, it is difficult to ensure that the maids and daughters around her are not outsiders? You get up quickly, get up and walk around the house and it won't be cold. ”

Yi Xiangxiang knows what Mama Li said, it is similar to resistance, the more you are afraid of the cold and do not mobilize your body to resist, it will only get colder and colder. Although the charcoal pot is burning in the house now, you have to leave the house if you can't stand it. Yi Xiangxiang resigned herself to getting up, she wasn't worried that Liu Fangfei's maid would tell her about her love of bed, she was thinking about waiting to go to the garden twice to breathe fresh air, and to move around to add some basic resistance to this small body.

If Mama Li knew that Yi Xiangxiang was going to go to the garden to surf, she would never say that if she got up, it would be better to let her nest in the quilt if she wanted to go out and suffer from the cold.

Of course, Mama Li won't know now. I saw that she sprinkled some fire-deodorizing herbs into the brazier, and the room emitted a burst of fragrance. This herb is specially blended by Yi Xiangxiang, she is afraid that the smell of charcoal smoke burning in the brazier is not good for the body, and it is easy to catch fire when it is often baked, so this spice is configured, which has the effect of strengthening the body and removing the smell of charcoal, so that you will not be full of charcoal smell. When Yipinxiang launched this spice, it was sold so much that Hong Xi pulled his beard, because he regretted that the price was low, Hong Xi said to Mama Li more than once that he should have set the price higher if he knew that it was so easy to use.

Mama Li sprinkled spices and added some charcoal, because she was afraid that Leqi and a few maids would forget to add charcoal and cold the house, and she also estimated in her heart to ensure that the charcoal could burn until she came back, and then she turned around and went to the side courtyard. The mountain and river map she embroidered was still a few stitches away, and she had to hurry up to finish it, lest the middle of the hall of the Joy Building look always empty.

Yi Xiangxiang watched Mama Li leave the main house, and she was secretly happy. There is no snow in the winter of Centennial County, but there are plum blossoms to appreciate, and there are so many plum trees in Yifu. Yesterday, I heard that Leqi said that it had bloomed, Yi Xiangxiang thought about cutting off the plum blossom branches and inserting them in the azure glazed vase, and placed them on his bookcase, which must be very elegant! So she got up and just got dressed and was about to go to the garden, when she saw Liu Fangfei coming with the maid and the maid: "Eh, I looked at you and you haven't gotten up yet, I didn't expect you to be very diligent today!" ”

Yi Xiangxiang made a color, and Qingxuan took the maid and mother-in-law beside Liu Fangfei to eat snacks and chat about gossip in the side courtyard.

"What are you doing here in the winter?" Yi Xiangxiang sat down in front of the bookcase and picked up the pen to practice calligraphy. It's also strange to say, she has practiced for so long, but she feels that she has no benefit, and the words are still dry and have no charm.

Liu Fangfei found a circle chair and sat down, reached out and grabbed a piece of chestnut cake from the celadon plate to eat, and said while eating: "Didn't I just hear that your eldest girl has rebelled, come over to comfort and comfort you." ”

Yi Xiangxiang slandered, how long ago did this, it seems that Liu Fangfei, the head of "Bai Xiaosheng", is about to be lost.

"Miss Fang Fei has wronged us, where did Sister Leqi and I rebel?" Qingxuan handed over the maid and the others to Xiaoxi, and they accompanied them to talk, and came back to wait.

"Hey, you girl is sharp-toothed, won't your young lady have to scold people in person in the future?" Liu Fangfei said with a smile.

Yi Xiangxiang sat upright and competed with calligraphy, while not forgetting to ridicule Liu Fangfei: "You're almost okay, you can't stop your mouth if you eat." ”

"It's really kind to be treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, I'm here to comfort you, okay? As soon as I knew that something was wrong with you, I came right away, how sweet! Eh, Miaoqin is really confused, how can the Hou Mansion family be easily established by her little girl? That Shizi's affection for her at the moment is just a whim, and when he gets tired of it, he will definitely throw it away. Liu Fangfei said. After she finished speaking, she felt that the pastries were a little dry after eating too much, and she took a sip of the tea in the Fighting Bird Colored Cup, and said in surprise: "Hey, this tea is good!" ”

"This tea was given to the young lady by the prince!" Qing Xuan covered his mouth and snickered. Before Meng Qihan came to Yongleju to say that the tea was general, he sent some good ones when he turned around, but he didn't break his promise, and asked the people around him to send them over on the same day. However, Liu Fangfei said bad things about others while drinking other people's tea, which is the reason why Qing Xuan covered her mouth and smiled.

Le Qi also laughed, causing Liu Fangfei to blush for a while: "Yi Xiangxiang!" ”

"Hmph, it's useless to call me! You just said that you came to see my jokes, and I still believe some! Yi Xiangxiang glanced at Liu Fangfei and continued: "Who doesn't want to fly on the branches and become a phoenix, after all, it is the Hou Mansion, and the honor in the wealth and wealth is to marry you, and I am also our ancestor who burned high incense and accumulated virtue; So I don't blame Miaoqin, it's just that the method used is too ugly. ”

When Liu Fangfei heard this, the red tide of embarrassment on her face had receded, and she sighed slightly and said, "In the past, she was also a good person, unlike those who coveted rich and noble people, and never thought about it...... Eh, it's me looking left. ”

"People are good, but they also love wealth, this is not a conflict, and we are not the same?" Yi Xiangxiang asked rhetorically and took a sip of the tea in the cup, secretly thinking that this tea was good. She continued: "Besides, she has indeed reached the age when she should be matched, I originally planned to leave her in Bainian County, and let my mother match her with a young and capable steward to run the Xile Building here, but I never thought that she had a plan for herself...... It's okay, but it also saves me a lot of effort. ”

Yi Xiangxiang's words startled Le Qi, who was standing behind him, and even Qing Xuan, who was fiddling with charcoal, paused. What a privilege it is to be the head lady in charge of the Joy Building! It's far more comfortable than going to the Hou Mansion to be a concubine! Eh, Miaoqin is really, she disappointed Miss's expectations, and the two personal maids sighed secretly in their hearts.

"Huh? Isn't that right, stay? Where are you going? Liu Fangfei asked Le Qi to help her move the circle chair to the other end of the bookcase, supported her chin with her hands on the bookcase, grasped the key to the topic, and asked Yi Xiangxiang.

"Are you stupid? Why do you think Mrs. Hou wants to live in Yijia? They came for the Centennial Temple, low-key travel, where is it more convenient to find an inn in the city than to enter the Yi family? It's just that I want to sell it to my father. Yi Xiangxiang crossed Erlang's legs and continued to analyze: "If nothing else, next year my father will receive an order for promotion, and if I guess correctly, it must be Tongzhou." ”

Liu Fangfei also learned from Yi Xiangxiang, leaned back and lifted Erlang's legs, and pouted and said, "Why do you see Tongzhou?" She said that she couldn't stand Yi Xiangxiang's slap, so she began to find out the hit.

"Saying that you are stupid is not wronging you at all, where do you think Mrs. Hou got the news to sell this? First of all, it can never be her daughter Meng Jieyu. Not to mention whether the saint will discuss the government with the harem concubines, even if he will, will he care about the promotion of a county official? Therefore, Mrs. Hou's father, Mr. Jiang, or Mrs. Jiang must have mentioned it to her daughter, and Mrs. Jiang will be sixty years old, and then she will inevitably resign and go into hiding. The Jiang family's hometown is in Tongzhou, and the future governor of Tongzhou must be able to take care of them, isn't the purpose of this Hou Mansion selling well? ”

"Then Mrs. Hou is hoping that after Master Yi becomes Zhizhou, she can take care of the Jiang family in Tongzhou? This explanation makes sense, but it's not necessary! It's a big deal, isn't it just that the Hou Mansion helped the Jiang family move the family to Kyoto? Liu Fangfei said.

"If Master Jiang wants to go to Kyoto, do you think he will stay in Tongzhou? With the Hou Mansion and the palace concubine as the backing, apart from the throne of the saint, where can he not do the official position? Yi Xiangxiang began to feel that Liu Fangfei was getting more and more stupid. Lord Jiang has worked hard for decades for the prosperity of his hometown, how can he easily leave Tongzhou.

"Well, you have a point." Liu Fangfei raised her hand in surrender, she has never been as logical as Yi Xiangxiang in her analysis of these things.

"But these are all my guesses, I haven't even told my mother, don't talk about it, wait until everything is a foregone conclusion." Although Yi Xiangxiang said this, she was already eight points sure in her heart. Hearing these words, Le Qi next to him has begun to silently ponder about packing up the cage in advance, since Yi Xiangxiang has analyzed the matter of Miaoqin last time, Le Qi believes in his own young lady's guess very much.

"Well, I know the weight." Liu Fangfei replied. It's inappropriate to talk about these things in vain, so she won't be stupid enough to spread the word.

"What are you going to do? Now you still don't have the slightest eyebrows about your life experience, and you are just consuming it? Also, you are also very sick this time, have you found out the problem? Yi Xiangxiang knew Liu Fangfei's situation and asked worriedly.

Liu Fangfei wanted to speak and stopped, she was almost a childhood friend for two years, Yi Xiangxiang knew that she had concerns, so she let Le Qi and Qingxuan retreat.

"You're right, I also think there's something wrong with the medicine!" Liu Fangfei's tone was heavy.

"I asked my trusted grandmother to help me ask other doctors with the prescription, and I came to the conclusion that the medicine was a prescription for typhoid fever. I asked my grandmother to leave the residue and send it to the doctor for examination, but nothing could be tested. But the medicine made my body heavier and heavier day by day, and I really didn't dare to drink it anymore. I secretly poured the medicine, ran to the garden for two hours according to the sweating and detoxification method you said before, went back to take a hot shower and lay down, don't you say, I was really energetic the next day. Since then, I have poured the medicine and not drunk it, and I have insisted on morning exercises, and my illness has gradually improved. Liu Fangfei's tone trembled slightly, she thought that if she drank those medicines bowl by bowl, it was estimated that she would not be able to survive this winter.

When Liu Fangfei was sick, Yi Xiangxiang once asked her mother to send spices to Mrs. Liu under the pretext of taking her to Liu's mansion, and she was able to go to see Liu Fangfei. In fact, she had handed over the post before that, but Mrs. Liu sent the post back on the pretext that Liu Fangfei was sick and did not want to see her. That's why she let her mother make an excuse, and then followed her into Liu's mansion; Everyone is here, and Mrs. Liu naturally can't stop it, it is because of her that she saw Liu Fangfei. When she saw Liu Fangfei at that time, the latter had been sick for more than a month, but she didn't get better after taking medicine, so Yi Xiangxiang guessed that there was a problem with the medicine and told Liu Fangfei her doubts. But Yi Xiangxiang didn't expect that the result was really like this.

At this time, Yi Xiangxiang's face was already full of shock, the Yi family had a simple population before, and she had always been raised by the Lin family, and she had never really seen the dirty things in the back house, and when she heard Liu Fangfei's words at this time, she really felt a little terrible. She suddenly missed the modern legal society, where murder is to go to jail, and the truth can be found out if a person is murdered. She could imagine that if it weren't for Liu Fangfei's cleverness, she might not be able to stand here and talk to herself at this moment.

"What are you going to do now? Why don't I arrange for someone to send you away? Yi Xiangxiang can't help Liu Fangfei do anything now, but she still has a way to send Liu Fangfei away and settle it properly.

Liu Fangfei pondered for a while, shook her head and said, "No, I haven't figured out why yet." It's okay, since she doesn't dare to do anything openly now, she must have some scruples; I'm smart, I'll be fine. ”

"You have to think about it yourself, in fact, I don't think the truth is so important. In this way, if we really go to Tongzhou in the spring, I will explain to the Xile Building, if you need any help, just find the shopkeeper. Yi Xiangxiang still thinks that it is most appropriate to go away and fly high, but she also knows her friend's stubbornness, and it is not easy to force it at the moment.

Liu Fangfei nodded and said, "I'll be careful, and you shouldn't be too sharp." Also, your big sister isn't a fuel-efficient lamp, and I've heard that she's been arranging your big room outside lately. ”

"Where is her IQ my opponent!" Yi Xiangxiang said arrogantly, she thought that she had no problem dealing with a little maid, but she was more worried about Liu Fangfei. Mrs. Liu's Jiang family Yi Xiangxiang has been in contact with her, she is a really powerful character, she thinks she is as smart as Yi Xiangxiang, if it weren't for her acquaintance with Liu Fangfei, she would also feel that Mrs. Liu is kind and kind-hearted, because Mrs. Liu's external behavior is really leaky. Therefore, what Liu Fangfei has to face is a big boss.

Yi Xiangxiang thought for a while, but still felt that it was inappropriate: "Either you inquire about where Liu Yuanwai is now?" I sent someone to send you there, and you directly asked the truth before deciding to stay? "The Liu family is in the silk business, although Liu Yuanwai is a small local tyrant, but it is also because he has been running around for many years to make money, and he is often not at home; This is also one of the reasons why Liu Fangfei has nothing to rely on in the Liu family.

"I remember when I was young and cried to my father when I was wronged, I asked this question in anger; But he vetoed it, so I don't want to think nonsense. I don't think I get an answer from him. Liu Fangfei said.

"Oh, I think you said that. Well, since you have your own plans, I won't talk about it. But you must always be vigilant and always be self-centered. Yi Xiangxiang's small face revealed concern.

Liu Fangfei smiled and said: "It's okay, didn't you say that the scourge will last for thousands of years, a scourge like ours can live a long life." ”

"Hey, you're the scourge! I'm a fairy! Let's go, the young lady will take you to cut plum blossoms. Yi Xiangxiang was very big brother and hugged Liu Fangfei, called Le Qi and Qingxuan to prepare baskets, knives and scissors, and went to the garden.

......

Liu Fangfei took a few plum blossoms cut by Yi Xiangxiang, braved the cold wind, and walked away with the plum blossoms. Her illness was just right, and she shouldn't have come out to blow the wind, but she knew that Yi Xiangxiang was heavy on Miaoqin, so she was worried and ran to comfort her, because there are not many people in this world who can really make her happy.

Liu Fangfei returned to Liu's Mansion, in order to avoid attracting attention, she chose to enter through the corner door, she has always lowered her sense of existence like this, but some people have to go with her.

"Eh, where did the fourth sister come back? Did you just come back from the Yi family? "Liu Fangfei has three brothers and sisters, two brothers and one sister, and now it is her third sister Liu Fangmei who is talking.

Liu Fangfei didn't want to pay attention to her, turned around and was about to go to the inner courtyard, but was stopped by Liu Fangmei: "Hmph, do you think you can soar into the sky if you tie up the Yi family?" I don't know what you think, but you are actually good friends with the Yi family sisters, obviously I am your own sister. ”

Liu Fangmei has always been at odds with Yi Ruonan in the academy, which is well known, and now her own sister is actually playing with Yi Xiangxiang, that is, playing with Yi Ruonan in disguise, which naturally makes her dislike. However, Liu Fangfei didn't care that she made Liu Fangmei unhappy, after all, they had quarreled no less than 800 times since they were children. Sister dear? I don't know if it's my sister! Liu Fangfei thought secretly.

Liu Fangmei saw that Liu Fangfei didn't say a word, so angry that she was about to beat her; The latter's body was petite and nimble, and Liu Fangmei's feet slipped and fell down the stairs.

In winter, the floor is slippery, and it hurts enough to fall like this! When Liu Fangmei was about to scold, Mrs. Liu Jiang came.

"What a noise! No matter how noisy it is, let me go to the porch and kneel! Mrs. Liu Jiang shouted angrily.

"Mother, my sister is arrogant and domineering, I asked her not to get too close to the Yi family, and she pushed me!" Liu Fangmei sued first.

"Fang Fei, apologize to your sister!" Jiang didn't ask the truth of the facts, so he shouted at Liu Fangfei. The surrounding maids all lowered their heads, and none of them dared to speak for Liu Fangfei.

However, Liu Fangfei has long been used to it, although she has not been embarrassed by the Jiang family since she was a child, but there are countless small losses like this. Mrs. Liu, who is sensible and sensible and long-sleeved and good at dancing outside, is at home no matter what happens, even if it is a simple and clumsy excuse, as long as the apparent reason is tenable, she will take the opportunity to "stomp" on Liu Fangfei. It is common for Liu Fangfei to apologize, and it is also common to kneel under the corridor, which is why Liu Fangmei has no scruples to trouble Liu Fangfei, because it will always be her sister who will be punished, not her. At first, Liu Fangfei felt that her mother was really misled by her sister, but it wasn't until she grew up that she realized that her mother did it on purpose.

Liu Fangfei also sued her father Liu Yuanwai, but because Jiang's vaccination was timely, Liu Yuanwai only regarded Liu Fangfei's complaint as a disagreement between sisters. In fact, this is also because the Jiang family has never been short of Liu Fangfei's food and clothing, and usually takes Liu Fangfei to listen to gossip when talking and chatting with Liu Fangmei, and even shows great affection for Liu Fangfei in front of some old servants in the house. Liu Yuanwai had also asked those old servants he trusted before, and their answer was that the Jiang family loved all their children, because Liu Yuanwai had never believed Liu Fangfei's complaint, only that she was a spoiled little girl. In addition, Liu Yuanwai has been running around all the year round, at first Liu Fangfei sued every time he went home, just like the story of the wolf, Liu Yuanwai sometimes didn't wait for Liu Fangfei to finish speaking, and then taught her to be obedient and sensible. Gradually, Liu Fangfei didn't talk about it.

"I'm sorry third sister, my sister is wrong." Liu Fangfei bowed and admitted her mistake, she had already understood that the person who knew the times was Junjie, otherwise what was waiting for her might not be to apologize, but to kneel.

Mrs. Liu, Jiang Shi, helped Liu Fangmei up, and the latter also snatched the plum blossom held by Liu Fangfei and threw it to the floor, and then crushed it with her feet, and then followed Jiang Shi away.

Liu Fangfei found that Jiang's dissatisfaction with herself has become more and more obvious recently, it seems that Xiangxiang is right, if she doesn't find out the truth of the matter, she will leave quickly, and her little life may really be explained here.

She looked at the plum blossoms that were trampled on the ground, and remembered the poem that Yi Xiangxiang chanted in the garden when picking flowers today, which contained a sentence: "Scattered into mud and dust, only fragrant as before!" ”

Liu Fangfei kicked the plum blossom to the side of the road and turned to leave.

She doesn't want to be the plum blossom that turns into mud, she wants to shine on the branches.