There are two flowers, one on each branch.

Since Aunt Zhou came back from the Hou Mansion, she has been depressed. The reason is not worth mentioning, just because the gift given by the Hou Mansion to the fourth lady is more than the third lady, and there is an extra string of amethyst. Jiang Xinshan didn't feel anything, but Aunt Zhou held a grudge.

Aunt Zhou is in Jiang's Mansion and has always regarded herself as Miss Houfu, and Annan's Houfu is equivalent to her maiden home. This daughter, the granddaughter went back to her parents' house, and she didn't let her treat each other with her eyes, and she also gave a short courtesy.

It is said that people want faces, and trees need bark. Aunt Zhou is a person who wants to be faced, not to mention that there is an extra string of amethyst, but an extra thread, Aunt Zhou feels that she has no face in the Hou Mansion

Aunt Zhou has a companion room, known as Grandma Sun, who is in charge of needlework in Suzhou Mansion. After entering Beijing, the second wife took charge of the house, found a mistake, and sent to the pulp washing room.

Grandma's comfortable people, where can they bear the hardships of the pulp washing room, holding a grudge, a pair of eyes staring at Qiushui Courtyard from time to time, seeing that the second wife and the fourth lady went to Jinjue Pavilion twice in ten days, I always felt a little strange. I found an opportunity to talk to Aunt Zhou.

Aunt Zhou was thinking about the Hou Mansion's courtesy, and after listening to her grandmother's words, she immediately remembered the blue bracelet on Jiang Xinyao's hand that she saw in the Hou Mansion that day, and her heart gradually became suspicious.

It's not that Aunt Zhou is cranky. The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible. Aunt Zhou inquired very clearly about Gu's dowry.

When the Gu family married into the Jiang family, they poured all the money into the Gu family, and the dowry could not enter Aunt Zhou's eyes. The second master's fortune over the years has always been handed over to the old lady to take charge of, and the fourth lady's monthly routine is only two taels a month, where did the mother and daughter get the money to visit Jinjue Pavilion?

Aunt Zhou secretly kept a heart, and when she asked for peace in Guiyun Hall, her eyes often stared at the jewelry on the Gu family's mother and daughter.

The mother and daughter of the Gu family are dressed plainly every day, and Xin Yao is a white hosta worn from the head of the moon to the end of the moon, which is quite a bit of a meaning that there are no silver three hundred taels here, which makes Aunt Zhou feel more and more unhappy.

When Mrs. Sun saw Aunt Zhou like this, the little fire stick was vigorous. The master and servant often get together and chat crookedly about the things in the Qiushui Courtyard.

……

In the afternoon of this day, Jiang Yuanchen entered Tingfeng Xuan with a happy face.

Xin Yao saw that he was covered with sweat, and glanced at Yinggui. After a while, the warbler returned and brought a bowl of lily mung bean soup.

A bowl of chilled mung bean soup was in his stomach, Jiang Yuanchen was comfortable, took out an old book from his arms, and said with a smile: "Sister, give it to you!" ”

Xin Yao took the old book and flipped through it: "Where did you get this "Miscellaneous Notes of the Year"? ”

Jiang Yuanchen's face was slightly sneering, "Don't be angry, Brother Shen found me a good sword in the army, and asked someone to send it to me along with this book." I thought that my sister had always liked to read wild history. Travelogue or something, borrow flowers to offer Buddha, and I'll bring it to you! ”

Jiang Xinyao said angrily: "What people gave you, how can I be embarrassed to accept it?" If a gentleman doesn't take away the beauty of others, you better take it back. ”

"I can't read the Four Books and the Five Classics. How can you bother to look at these? My sister kept it and had to flip through it in her spare time. I have to go, I still haven't written an article today, and my father will have to be scolded when he comes back. "After that, as soon as the smoke slips away, the person disappears.

Xin Yao felt the need to remind her younger brother that the ability to lie still had to be practiced again. At least you must make sure that your face is not red and your heart is not beating, and you can be calm and relaxed, so that there are no flaws.

Ying Gui entered the house, saw the young lady holding the book and standing in a daze, and said, "Why does the third master come and go like a gust of wind, why is it so urgent?" ”

"Let him go, and he won't be in shape. Passing through. Put this book on the shelf, I don't like to read it. ”

"There are also books that the fourth sister doesn't like to read, but it's really strange? Come, show me, what a good book. Let my sister dislike it! ”

When Xin Yao heard the voice, her brows furrowed slightly. Xindao, why is she here?

Jiang Xinyao stepped forward unhurriedly and said with a false smile: "It's a hot day, why is the third sister here?" If there is anything, let the next person say no. ”

Jiang Xinshan took Linglong's hand into the house and sneered: "I want to save trouble, but I can't help the fourth sister's big shelf, so I have to go this way." ”

"My sister is weak, and I ask my sister to forgive one or two. Is there anything wrong with the third sister? Jiang Xinyao smiled.

"This is the third time my big sister has come to the post, please let us sisters get together, this time my sister won't happen to be sick again, right? The old lady said, between sisters, it's good to come and go often, and you can't be separated, so I specially asked me to see if the fourth sister's body is better? ”

Jiang Xinyao said perfunctorily: "Mrs. Xie cares, my body is indeed much better." ”

"Then I'll call the old lady back, and three days later, the eldest sister's house will send someone to pick it up!"

Jiang Xinyao said with a smile: "Please rest assured, the old lady, in three days, I will definitely go." ”

"Fourth sister, good medicine is bitter and good for disease, I can't even smell the fragrance of medicine in this hospital, it must be that the fourth sister is bitter and refuses to take medicine. That's not good. ”

Jiang Xinshan raised her head proudly: "If you are not in good health, you have to take medicine, you have to eat three meals a day on time, and it is not okay to have one less meal." My sister is resting, so I don't have to give birth, so I don't have to send it. With that, he sneered twice and walked out of the room.

Yinggui's face turned pale with anger, and he watched the master and servant walk away with disgust, and said fiercely: "My young lady is in good health, you have to take medicine, your heart is black!" ”

"She's telling me not to pretend to be sick. What are you angry with her? Jiang Xinyao said casually.

"It's weird, and it's uncomfortable to listen to."

"Then don't listen, go ahead, put away the books, and send some mung bean and lily soup from the small kitchen to Qiushui Courtyard, Brother Hao has been hungry for this for the past two days. By the way, ask Shangshu Mansion if there is a response. Xin Yao waved her hand and motioned for Ying to return quickly.

A few days ago, the eldest aunt wrote to ask about the current situation of Jiang Xinqiong and Jiang Xinyu. Jiang Xinqiong didn't say it, since the Jiang family entered Beijing, she often brought a pair of children to the house for a get-together. Jiang Xinyu, who married into the Sun Mansion, had no news at all. Gu was worried in private, so he secretly handed over the post to Sun's mansion and invited the second lady back to her parents' house for a gathering.

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Yinggui came back from Qiushui Courtyard, his face was red, and he sat outside in a muffled voice and did not speak.

Xin Yao called a few times, and when she saw that Ying was not willing to give up, she was suspicious, so she quietly called Li's mother and whispered a few words.

Mother Li nodded and walked out of the courtyard. However, after a cup of tea, Mother Li entered the young lady's house with a resentful face.

At night, Xin Yao called Yinggui to him and said, "Ming'er." I asked Mother Li to call Yan Ming to the house, you can follow Yan Ming back! ”

When the warbler heard this, she was shocked and knelt down. Tears fell, crying: "Miss, it's good, why did you drive me away?" Where I didn't do well, Miss just beat me and scolded me, in this life, I won't go anywhere except by Miss's side. ”

Xin Yao sighed: "Silly girl, how long do you have to hide it from me, he stopped you halfway." How many times has this been? ”

Yinggui couldn't hide it, so she blushed and said, "It's been several times, miss." ”

"What did he say when he stopped you?"

"He said, as long as I follow him. Eat fragrant, drink spicy, wear gold and silver, only according to my please. ”

"Did it?"

Yinggui's face was a little uncomfortable, and said, "At first, I only said a few words, but these two times I have become more and more arrogant, miss." The slave has grown up in the fields since he was a child, and he has great strength, and he can't help me. ”

Xin Yao's heart grew angry: "Why didn't you tell me earlier, is your young lady and I such useless people?" ”

"Miss has enough things to worry about, and the slave can't bear to worry about this little thing, and let Miss worry about it. Miss. Yinggui is not afraid of anything, but I am afraid that Miss will not want me. ”

Xin Yao sighed: "Yinggui, you have been with me for seven or eight years, and since the day Fu Bo brought your sister and brother to me, I have not treated you as outsiders. all these years. You have waited for me, with all your heart, with all your heart and lungs. To be honest, I really can't bear to let you go. Let's master and servant, you treat me like this, and I don't want to wronged you. ”

"Miss, Yinggui follows Miss, only happy, no grievances, begging Miss not to let me out, I won't go out if I die!"

"Say you're a stupid girl, you're really stupid, and you won't let me finish speaking, you'll die, if you die, who will help me take care of Yiyuan?"

Ying Guizheng cried a handful of snot and tears, raised her head in shock, and said, "Miss, I thought you were going to drive me away." ”

"Originally, I wanted to keep you for a few more months, but now it seems that it would be good to leave earlier. Yiyuan is still being renovated, the whole master can't be busy alone, there is still a Xu family, you will go, it is the time to use it. Get up, wash your face, and I'll tell you in detail. ”

"Miss, I'm leaving, what should you do here, who will take care of the three meals a day?"

"So I said, don't just cry, a bunch of things, don't you have to arrange everything. Go quickly, turn around and call Mother Li in! ”

Yinggui wiped a handful of tears and stood up, without saying a word, and walked outside to wash. Jiang Xinyao sat on the bamboo collapse, her heart sour.

Dongmei is married, and even Yinggui will leave this courtyard, and one day, these people who have followed her from the old mansion will leave her sooner or later. How can the master-servant relationship over the years withstand the passage of time?

I have long known that no one can accompany anyone in this life, but at the moment of coming, why is my heart so reluctant. All the sourness turned into a long sigh, and Xin Yao fell on the bamboo collapse.

Early the next morning, after Xin Yao asked the old lady to say goodbye, she followed her mother back to Qiushui Courtyard directly.

After Xin Yao drank a bird's nest soup, she lazily leaned on the chaise longue, and casually talked to Gu about Yinggui's harassment by Jiang Yuanhang.

Gu looked at his daughter with a complicated expression, and said helplessly: "This maid is ambitious, and it is not in vain that you value her." Since you can't stay in this house, it's a good thing to go out early. It's just that the big girl in your courtyard, according to the rules, you have to add two more. ”

Xin Yao pondered for a moment, her heart moved, and she said with a smile: "Rules are dead, but people are alive." The people around my daughter have to look closely. ”

"Those few who came from the old mansion followed, and they picked up the ones that were agreeable and steady, and they didn't want to rise again."

Xin Yao was silent for a long time and nodded lightly.

After the mother and daughter discussed it properly, Xin Yao asked about the Sun Mansion, and Gu sighed: "It's been three days, and there has been no response, and I don't know how the Sun Mansion acts?" ”

"Mother went directly to Sun's mansion, everyone has arrived at the door, is it difficult not to let me see it?" (..)

( Miss Jiang Si )