If you really personally took the tea held by Yahuan and handed it to the old lady, the old lady took the "magpie Dengzhi" official kiln tea bowl, the tea was slightly warm, the slender green tea rose and fell, a fragrance came to the nose, unconsciously, only felt dry mouth, and no longer scruples, and took a big sip. At this time, the tea had bottomed out, and Ruzhen was busy taking it and taking the silver tin pot and pouring it again, but was stopped by the old lady, "You are a person with a body, let the next person do these little things." ”

Ruzhen smiled, "The next person is also thoughtful, but the granddaughter has been away from her grandmother for many years, and she has to flatter herself to show her granddaughter's filial piety." ”

The old lady smiled, "As far as you can say, you can be pleasing to people." Then he thought of something, glanced at Ruqing, and a little softness flashed on his cold face, "Qing girl is following me, this little mouth is getting sweeter and more greasy." It turned out that I learned from your sister. ”

Ruzhen covered her lips and smiled, pretending to be resentful: "No wonder my granddaughter doesn't hurt anymore, it turns out that my grandmother has a new person and forgets the old one." ”

The old lady bluffed and said, "Xiao Nizi is married, but she still won't change this poor mouth." The three of them had a happy scene, and laughed for a while, if they really saw that the old lady seemed to be annoyed, they asked the old lady to go to the wing room to take a nap, and then talk slowly when she was full of energy. The old lady was indeed pan and did not shirk, but she refused to let Ruzhen follow, and just let Yahuan lead them over. If she really refused, the old lady just waited for her.

Ruqing followed the old lady to the east of the back west corridor, out of the corner door, is a northeast wide sandwich road, and there is a hugging hall in the south. There is a small half-door on the west side, and a small room. At the entrance of the courtyard stood a few bun heads, and some half-sized girl rings, who were looking at Mrs. Di and her party with curious eyes at the moment.

Ruqing stared at her curiously, and asked Ruzhen curiously, "Big sister, whose house is this?" ”

Ruzhen didn't glance at it, and said lightly: "This is Aunt Qin's house." He pointed to another smaller courtyard, "That's where Aunt Hu lives." ”

Ruqing didn't dare to say anything more, but followed the old lady and others to lead the way and came to the wing room to rest.

Ruqing sat in the carriage for most of the day, at this time was very tired, and slept dimly on the bed, and when Linglong woke her up, the sky outside was already slightly dark, and when she freshened up and went out of the house, she followed the guidance of Yahuan and came to the Ruzhen house, only to see Ruzhen crooked on the chaise longue talking to the old lady, seeing Ruqing coming, he smiled and said: "You pig-like sleeping worm, you finally woke up, but it can hurt me and my grandmother to turn over and wait." ”

Ruqing smiled embarrassedly, "The bed in the big sister's house is so comfortable, it's like a fairy." Overslept for a while, big sister don't laugh. ”

If you really purse your lips, "You will talk to coax people." What immortal dwelling, when you live for a long time, you have your own suffering. ”

Ruqing said innocently: "Is the big sister tired of living?" ”

The corners of Ruzhen's lips raised a sarcastic smile, "It's not bad here, the maid ring is waiting properly, the husband is respectful, there is no mother-in-law to make things difficult, and the bottom is in harmony with the big house. ”

Ruqing's heart sank, she was smart and proud, and she inevitably met the likes of concubines.

The old lady glanced at the truth, "There is no perfect thing in this world, you can't have both fish and bear's paws." Compared to other daughters-in-law, you are considered good. At least there is no nagging of in-laws, and there is no concubine to control elbows. I look at your sister-in-law, although she is not hot, she is also a real person. You have a good relationship with her, respect in your heart, and disdain to embarrass you. ”

Ruzhen nodded, "Grandmother has always seen people accurately. The granddaughter made a note of it. At this time, Bai Lu came in from outside and said that dinner was ready, and then everyone ate together.

When she was halfway through it, she suddenly heard the sound of pushing outside, the old lady looked calm, Ruqing looked curious, but Ruzhen sank her face, and said to Yujie: "You go and tell Aunt Hu that there are guests from my mother's house, tell them to be more peaceful, and stay in their own house, my grandmother hates irrelevant people on the side endlessly." ”

Yujie led the order to go out, Ruqing could still vaguely hear what Yujie said, but soon, a slightly sharp voice came in, "Since I am a relative of my grandmother's family, then I can't steal it, and I have to wait for one or two of my identity." Then ignoring the obstruction of the jade steps, he stepped in.

Ruqing raised her eyes and looked, the one on the left of the two aunts was born with white skin, light waist branches, a pink collar and lotus branches around the branches, and a beaded fork Luo Cui on her head. This person is really a few years older, and it is estimated that he is Aunt Qin, who has been serving her eldest brother-in-law since she was a child, and was raised as a concubine after marrying a wife.

The one on the right is younger, with apricot eyes and peach cheeks, very lovable, with a pair of watery eyes and smiling red lips. This is Aunt Hu, who is the old lady's master of the eldest brother-in-law.

Ruzhen frowned, and his tone was extremely cold, "Aren't you not allowed to disturb?" Why is it here again? ”

Aunt Hu said aggrievedly: "It is my responsibility to serve my grandmother. Even if my grandmother hates me, she can't forget the rules. Then Chao Ruzhen blessed her body slightly, "Grandma has a body, and it is inconvenient to take care of her mother's relatives, so let my sister serve." Saying that, he came to the old lady with Aunt Qin, and bowed to the old lady, "Please old lady**." ”

The old lady was expressionless, and said to Ruzhen: "This aunt is right, waiting for the master mother is the responsibility of the concubine. Since this aunt knows the rules so well, you can't lose your temper anymore. Let them wait. ”

Ruqing found that this Aunt Hu's face suddenly distorted, and secretly smiled, as she really mentioned in the letter before, this Aunt Hu is full of profound skills, and her strength is close to Aunt Zhang. However, in front of the old lady who is used to seeing strong winds and waves, it is estimated that she can only be photographed.

Ruzhen seemed to get a hint, his face turned a few times, and he figured out something, and said to Aunt Hu: "It's rare that you understand the rules so well." You should stay at the door first, my grandmother is the most afraid to be disturbed by irrelevant people when she is eating. ”

Aunt Hu heard the sarcasm in the truth, her face changed slightly, but she also endured it, and came to the upwind with Aunt Qin to wait.

The old lady turned to Ruzhen and said, "Maybe it's going to rain, it's quite stuffy in this room." ”

Ruzhen stopped and wondered, "Grandmother is still too hot?" Why don't I feel hot at all? ”

Ruqing kicked her under the table, Ruzhen suddenly understood something, and hurriedly ordered Yujie to go to the ice kiln to get some ice, and also told the weather to be really hot, so get more.

The efficiency of the jade step is still good, and after a while, a full pot was brought and placed at the upwind of the willow leaf door.

Looking at the sky, the weather in Tianjin Wei in May is not too hot, especially in the evening, the cool breeze is blowing, and wearing a thin summer shirt will be slightly cool.

Ruqing ate the hot soup and vegetables, the heat hit the body, but she didn't feel cold, if she was really pregnant, her body was already simmering, and the ice cubes in the house were just comfortable. As for the old lady----- Ruqing hurriedly filled the old lady with chicken soup boiling in oil.

The old lady looked at Ruqing with satisfaction, and said to Ruzhen: "Look at your sister, at a young age, but she is so exquisite." It's you, who have grown so many years in vain. ”

Ruzhen smiled bitterly, looking at Ruqing's innocent and immature face, and felt that he was really useless. Ruqing is so thoughtful at her age, she can make a counter-plan without moving, and she is biased----

The meal was very long, until the girls put candles on the swan silver candlestick, and even half of the red candles were burned before the dinner was finished. During the banquet, the old lady and Ruqing talked about the recent events in the Fang Mansion without a word.

"Aunt Zhang always relied on her father's favor and gave her mother eye medicine all day long. Although her mother can't do anything with her, the people below understand that no matter how favored Aunt Zhang is, she is just a concubine after all. It's a pity that some people can't understand it, so they have to fight for your life. No, it made the inner house smoke, and now even her father is annoyed with her. Ruqing chewed slowly, while talking to Ruzhen about the gossip at home.

If you really drink the ginseng soup in the bowl, a mockery appeared on the corner of her lips, "Aunt Zhang has always been used to pets, and the treatment of ice and fire must be uncomfortable." ”

Ruqing nodded, "No, I have a headache today, a sore back tomorrow, and a stomachache the day after tomorrow, but I have been making a lot of trouble, and my father is even more tired of her, and I haven't stepped into her house for more than half a year." Indeed, the days are getting worse and worse. But he didn't accept his fate, so he had to toss something. Ruqing tried not to look at the figure at the door, and said, "Actually, she just can't understand, our father is not a ruthless person, although the appearance is no longer good, but as long as she keeps her duty, her father will treat her well, although our house is low, but she can also have her place." But she had to toss some moths, which made everyone disgusted with her. It's good now, when you are favored, your nostrils are facing the sky, and you dare to say goodbye to your mother. Now that I have fallen out of favor, life is getting more and more difficult. It even involved a lot of people. Pay for one's whistle. ”

Ruzhen sneered: "Aunt Zhang has been favored for many years, and she has done bad things. It's time for some retribution. If I were an aunt, I would take advantage of this and punish me severely. ”

Ruqing clapped her hands and smiled: "Big sister is right, Aunt Zhang can be miserable by her mother." However, no one will sympathize with her, who calls her restless, and becomes an angel with some pickled praise tricks, although the wife is not favored, but she is always a justifiable housewife, but she can't see the situation clearly, and she has to compete with her mother. ”

Ruzhen covered her lips and smiled, seeing that Ruqing's eyes became more and more gentle, "Yes, a concubine is a concubine, no matter how decent she is, she can't go beyond the sky." It's just that some people can't see through this, and they always want to flutter something. ”

Ruqing still wanted to echo two sentences, but the old lady reprimanded with a straight face: "Little girl, the hair hasn't grown yet, so she talks about the adults, beware of your old man hearing that he beat you with a board." ”

Ruqing grinned, "Daddy isn't here, how can you hear it?" It's the big sister, I look at the sisters in the house are all these girls, all the big sister's original companion room, the big sister has a body, and she has to manage this half of the world, just such a little manpower, is it enough? ”

Ruzhen already understood that this concubine girl, looking young, in fact, every word she said made her suddenly, listening to Ruqing suddenly change the topic, she also had a plan in her heart, and said: "The girl is neat, in addition to some calling girls, there are also a few girls from your eldest brother-in-law." They are just waiting for your eldest brother-in-law, how can they take care of me. ”

Ruqing frowned and looked at the old lady. The old lady understood and said slowly: "The concubine is a well-known person, and she is supposed to serve the master and the housewife. Your concubine here is really good enough, she only cares about serving her uncle, but she doesn't come to serve you, the mistress, what is the reason? After a pause, he said: "Is it possible, the concubine room of the dignified Pingyang Marquis Mansion is not as high as the one next to it?" ”

Ruzhen bit her lip and forced a smile, "My granddaughter has always been quiet and used to it, and I don't like too many people to follow ---"

The old lady frowned, "I know that you are a soft-hearted person, and you are reluctant to call them." You only want to be quiet for a while, but you don't know that you have planted trouble. The rules left by the ancestors have their own reason. You don't keep it respectfully, but you still think about kindness, you see, you are so stylish, but someone can accept your affection? Can anyone take your favor? ”

If it was really said that his face was dull, although he knew that the old lady had deliberately said it to some ears, he couldn't help but bow his head in disdain.

"Grandmother, granddaughter knows that she is wrong, and she is kind to her, but she should not be."

"It's not just a no, it's a big no." The old lady said categorically, swept the two people who were already holding their arms and trembling at the willow leaf gate, and said to Ruzhen, "The private affairs between our ancestors and grandchildren, if outsiders don't hear about it, you just let them pick it up first." ”

If he really understood, he cleaned up the table and glanced at the two aunts at the door.

The two aunts glanced at each other, gritted their teeth, stepped forward, one took the enamel pattern inlaid silver gargle in the hand of the maid, and the other took the snow-white towel handkerchief, served Ruzhen rinsed his mouth, and then wiped his hands on the towel handkerchief, Ruzhen said: "Okay, there is no need for you to serve here, let's all go down." ”

This time, the two aunts no longer insisted that "serving the master mother is the responsibility of the concubine", and quickly retreated when they heard the words.

Ruqing stared at the backs of the two aunts and said to Ruzhen: "This time I can make them have a better memory." Hehe--- "There were guests in the main mother's room, and they didn't know how to avoid it, and they forced their way in to serve, Ruqing felt that these two people were simply whimsical, or their heads were squeezed by the door."

Ruzhen covered her lips and smiled, "This time, thanks to my grandmother and sister-in-law, I cleaned up quietly." ”

The old lady said: "Although our disciples are not as good as the Pingyang Hou Mansion, but you are also serious and carried in from the main gate with a sedan chair, in front of the old lady and brother and sister-in-law, you have no part to speak, but in your own yard still read the love and ignore the rules, but it is very undesirable." You sympathize with them and don't let them serve, but you are tired of the girls around you, this is a place. Strictly ordered them to come in, but forced to break in, such an unruly, unruly, big and small concubine, you should reprimand or punish slightly, and you didn't, these are two places. We are still annoyed by the meal, but you didn't reprimand him for his transgressive behavior, these are three places. Again, except for the concubine room who is being promoted, the rest of the rooms are in addition to serving the uncle, and they can do whatever they should do at ordinary times, but you let them go everywhere, this is everywhere. What a girl, you, the housewife, are really derelict in your duties. It's no wonder that there are some people who are not big or small, and they don't have long faces. ”

The more the old lady spoke, the more stern she became, and in the end, she raised her voice, her tone was sharp, she bit her lip, got up, knelt down in front of the old lady, and said in a low voice: "What grandmother taught me is that my granddaughter is incompetent, and even some of my subordinates are not good at controlling it, and I am tired of my grandmother worrying about it like this, but it is my granddaughter's not." ”

Ruqing hurriedly stepped forward to help Ruzhen up, and said, "Big sister, hurry up, grandma doesn't blame you." It's just that the big sister is angry, and the minions under her are not good. Second, I am also worried about my big sister. Big sister, you are too easy to bully, and you are actually bullied by them. ”

Ruzhen followed Ruqing's hand, got up, sat in the chair, couldn't help but wipe her tears with a handkerchief, and cried: "I also want to use the majesty of the housemother to decorate them, but one of them is a girl who has served your brother-in-law since childhood, and she has been there since childhood, and she doesn't dare to be strict." The other is the concubine that the old lady pointed out to your brother-in-law, how dare I move? A little stricter, the old lady was about to stand up again, and he was a little looser, so he gave me eye drops as much as he could. I simply ignored it, out of sight, fortunately, your brother-in-law didn't go to their room too much, then Aunt Qin was better, just muttering behind her back, but she didn't dare to say anything in the open. But that Aunt Hu is really hateful, relying on some kinship with the Hou Mansion, she always shows off her might, and she flatters the old lady and sister-in-law in many ways, and she has done enough in front of people to be so cheap, but she often gives me eye medicine after people. ”

The old lady wrinkled her eyebrows and said slowly: "So, you can't do anything with her?" ”

Ruzhen bit her lip and said in a low voice: "There is a way, but since my granddaughter is pregnant, I have been taking care of the child in this belly, and I have left the next things behind." ”

Ruqing understands that it is not easy to conceive, and she has to be carefully protected, for fear of having a mishap. It stands to reason that only when the heirs are salivated can the concubines under them be allowed to give birth. Then, if it is true, there will be no one to harm the child.

But, on the other hand, if you are really pregnant, if you give birth to a son-in-law smoothly, then your status in the Hou Mansion is as stable as Mount Tai, and if there is an ambitious aunt underneath, it is estimated that it will make some bigger moves.

I just don't know what kind of people these two Aunt Hu belong to.

The old lady asked, "Then Aunt Hu, how did she get raised as a concubine, you tell me carefully." ”

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Farming can't go back to the ups and downs.,Guys.,Bear with it.,In two more chapters, you'll be a bird.