Chapter 80: Count 7
Coming out of the Hall of Good Hearts, the three masters and servants walked on the path of the garden.
"Miss, Gardenia has said it, she doesn't know what Aunt Luo is asking for when she kneels in front of the Bodhisattva for three days and three nights, why does Aunt Zhang say that Aunt Luo did that for the sake of Miss's body?" Xia Lan said with some resentment: "Hmph! The slave was right, Aunt Zhang was the one who deceived the young lady...... She knew that Mrs. Tai didn't like Shanxintang, and she tricked the young lady into getting involved with Shanxintang...... Aunt Zhang just wanted to destroy the relationship between Mrs. Tai and Miss...... Aunt Zhang's grandmother is going to harm Miss......"
"Since you think so, then," Wei Man saw Xia Lan's determined look on his face, and couldn't help asking, "Why do you think Aunt Zhang wants to destroy the relationship between Mrs. Tai and me?" Or, why does Aunt Zhang have to be at odds with me? ”
"Oh, why?" Xia Lan's face was very confused for a while, and she couldn't help but murmur: "Why? Miss, why can't Aunt Zhang go back to the garden with us? ”
yes, why? Wei Man also asked himself in his heart.
In Wei Man's opinion, Aunt Zhang did not hide her purpose at all, she first said that Aunt Luo did not eat or drink for three days and three nights to pray for Wei Man in front of the Bodhisattva, and then said that Aunt Luo was seriously ill for Wei Man, and seeing that Wei Man still did not take the bait, she vaguely pointed out that Aunt Luo and Wei Man's biological mother Cheng had a relationship......
In the matter of luring Wei Man to the Good Heart Hall, Aunt Zhang didn't play any tricks at all, and everything she did was very straightforward.
Regardless of the rest, from Aunt Zhang's attitude towards her, Wei Man can see that Aunt Zhang is not afraid of fighting with Manhui Garden at all, too, Wei Man thought to herself, although in the eyes of outsiders, she is the only concubine born to the original wife of Wei Bai, who is the town of Guohou, and she has some status, but for the people in the house, especially for Aunt Zhang, who has children and grandchildren, and her daughter-in-law is in charge of the middle feed in the house, she is just an orphan girl who has nothing to rely on, and there is nothing to be afraid of.
Thinking of this, Wei Man's footsteps couldn't help but pause.
"Miss?" Xia Lan asked with some confusion, "What's wrong?" ”
Wei Man shook his head, took Xia Lan's hand, and continued to walk forward, but his heart was flipped several times.
Yes, she is nothing in the eyes of Aunt Zhang, so it can be deduced that what Aunt Zhang did would not be for her, Aunt Zhang was spying on another person through her, and that person must be someone that Aunt Zhang cares about very much...... In this way, in the Zhenguo Hou Mansion, who is the person that Aunt Zhang cares about very much?
Only Mrs. Tai!
In an instant, Wei Man felt that she had finally cleared a little gap in the dense fog in front of her and glimpsed a few glimmers of light.
"Gardenia won't lie to us," Swift said: "Gardenia and I grew up together, she is a very solid girl, she doesn't play any tricks, Sister Xia Lan is really wrong to blame Gardenia." ”
"It's not that I don't believe Sister Swift's words," Xia Lan said, "I'm just a little puzzled...... Aunt Luo's grandmother is only Gardenia by her side, and even she doesn't know what Aunt Luo is asking for in front of the Bodhisattva, how can Aunt Zhang be so clear......
The discussion between the two grew louder, Wei Man finally came back to his senses, listened to a few words, and saw that the two could not argue with any results.
"Okay," Wei Man interrupted the argument between the two maids around him, and asked Swift instead, "I heard that Mother Wu has been sick these days, right?" ”
"Yes, miss." Yuyan hurriedly responded: "Godmother has been feeling a little unwell these days, so the slave maid will go to serve the decoction every night......"
Speaking of this, Yuyan couldn't help but take a careful look at Wei Man's face, she had indeed spent a long time in Xiyuan these days, and when she saw Wei Man mention it, she couldn't help but feel a little worried in her heart.
"This is all as it should be," Wei Man's face did not have a trace of blame, but smiled: "I told you a long time ago, Mother Wu is an old man who has served Mrs. Tai all her life, and she is a mother I respect very much...... There is only one goddaughter by her side, you have to do more filial piety...... You just have to serve Mother Wu, don't worry about the errand in your hand, just leave it to Xia Qing. ”
"The slave thanked the third lady." Swift hurriedly saluted Wei Man respectfully.
"Mother Wu's temperament, I also have some understanding, although you are a filial piety, but, Mother Wu must still blame you for delaying the errand for her," Wei Man saw that Yuyan's face was a little sad and a little embarrassed, patted her hand comfortingly, and said with a smile: "What about you, when you go to see Mother Wu today, I will tell Mother Wu that I specially asked you to serve her old man, and in addition, I would like to ask Mother Wu what she thinks about what happened today." ”
"What about today?" Swift asked a little confused, "Is that what you think of Miss coming to Kindness Hall?" This, the godmother is ......"
Yuyan wanted to say that Mother Wu had already expressed her opinion on this matter, and she had also mentioned it to Wei Man, but Wei Man raised her hand to interrupt her words.
"You just go and talk to Mother Wu about what happened today, try to be as detailed as possible," Wei Man said with some emotion in his tone: "Mother Wu is an old man who has been in this mansion all her life, and her knowledge is naturally not comparable to us, there are some things that we can't understand, but Mother Wu must be able to see it clearly at a glance......"
Swift felt that Wei Man's words were a little strange, but for a while, she couldn't tell what was strange, so she had to nod her head first.
Suddenly.
"Yikes!" Xia Lan pointed ahead and said with some surprise: "Miss, look, the person in front of you is not the red apricot of Xiyuan?" ”
Both Weiman and Swift looked over.
Not far away, a big maid wearing a second-class maid's costume was followed by two little maids who had just left their heads, and they were hurrying towards the direction of the master and servant.
"It's really the red apricot sister next to Mrs. Tai." Yuyan looked at the approaching three people, and whispered with some puzzlement: "It's strange, how could Sister Hongxing come here at this hour?" ”
"Yes," Xia Lan glanced at the sky and whispered, "It's a little wrong." ”
Wei Man narrowed his eyes slightly and paused.
"Third Miss." Hongxing stepped forward and gave Weiman a salute.
Wei Man bowed slightly, greeted with a smile, and said, "I didn't expect to meet you here." ”
Hongxing's face also had a smile, but Wei Man noticed that the smile did not reach Hongxing's eyes.
"The slave maid is here to greet the third miss," Hong Xing said with a smile: "Mrs. Tai said that there are a few words to explain to the third miss, so the slave maid came to invite the third miss to Xiyuan." ”
There are a few words to explain, and a maid was specially sent to greet him at the door of the Kindness Hall......
"I see," Wei Man said suddenly, "Then let's go quickly, be careful to keep Grandmother waiting for a long time." ”
Wei Man and Xia Lan walked in front, and Swift took Hongxing's arm and followed the two, and the two little maids brought by Hongxing followed the four from a distance.
"Sister Hongxing," Yuyan pulled Hongxing and asked in a low voice, "Sister, do you know what is the matter with Mrs. Tai looking for my young lady?" ”
When Swift was a maid in Xiyuan, she felt that she was good to Hongxing, and the relationship between the two was also very good, so when she asked for some news, Swift was confident that she could still find out.
Hongxing glanced at Wei Man a few steps in front of her, paused, and then whispered to Swift: "Don't hide it from Sister Swift, what is the specific matter of Mrs. Tai's search for Miss Three, my sister really doesn't know, but I look, Mrs. Tai's face is a little bad." ”
"Huh!?" As soon as Yuyan heard that Mrs. Tai's face was not good, she immediately became anxious, and couldn't help but hold Hongxing's hand, and said with some pleading: "Good sister, tell me quickly, why is Mrs. Tai unhappy?" ”
"Hey!" Hongxing sighed and said, "...... Aunt Zhang made a pair of shoes for Mrs. Tai, Sister Swift didn't see it, the embroidered shoes were exquisite, Mrs. Tai liked it very much when she saw it, and tried them on immediately...... Mrs. Tai also asked me to wrap some of the hair tips rewarded in the palace during the Chinese New Year and bring them back to Aunt Zhang......
"What does Sister Hongxing mean," Yuyan asked with an ugly look on her face, "Has Aunt Zhang been talking to Mrs. Tai in the Xi Garden all along?" Is it there now? ”
"That's not true," Hong Xing said with a smile: "Aunt Zhang and Grandma Zhang came to give shoes to Mrs. Tai, and as soon as this Aunt Zhang left on her front foot, Mrs. Tai called me in and asked me to invite the third lady to Xiyuan." ”
In other words, Mrs. Tai's mood was very happy before, and after Aunt Zhang and Grandma Zhang retired, Mrs. Tai not only asked Hongxing to pass the third lady to Xiyuan, but her mood suddenly became bad.
Swift's eyes flashed, glanced at Wei Man's back, and couldn't help but ask: "This, there is another matter, please ask Sister Hongxing to solve your doubts, I don't know where my sister learned that my young lady is currently in the back garden?" ”
"This ......" Hongxing looked at the swift with a smile and said, "This is what Mrs. Tai told me...... Mrs. Tai instructed me to come in the direction of the Good Heart Hall to greet Miss San...... I was also very confused, and I thought to myself, how could the third lady come to the vicinity of this Good Heart Hall...... Who knows, I really met Miss Three and Sister Swift here......"
Wei Man listened to the words of Swift and Red Apricot behind him, and thought about it in his heart.
She didn't stay long in the Kindness Hall, but the red apricot who was ordered by Mrs. Tai to welcome her almost blocked her at the door of the Kindness Hall, so, Wei Man thought, it should be not long after she entered the Kindness Hall, Mrs. Tai sent the red apricot to find her, and then thought that the reason why Mrs. Tai knew that she was in the Kindness Hall was completely told by Aunt Zhang's grandmother, then, perhaps, when she was still waiting at the door of the Kindness Hall, Aunt Zhang had already made up her mind to see Mrs. Tai.
"Miss," Xia Lan reminded, "watch out for the steps. ”
The contemplative Wei Man looked up and found that he had actually arrived at the door of the Xi Garden.