I slept very unsteadily at night, and after a few days of jolting in the car, I felt a little swaying from side to side when I was lying on the bed, and I didn't have a sense of solidity. When it was almost dawn, I was dazed and sleepy, so Xuan'er came in and told me to get up, saying that I was going to my mother's yard to say goodbye, and I must not be late for the first day.

Xuan'er opened my wardrobe and picked it up for a long time before choosing a purple smoky dress and a full-breasted skirt embroidered with white gold thread embroidered with water lilies. He turned to me and asked, "Miss, where is your jewelry box?" ”

I was confused and didn't react for a while, and Xuan'er repeated again: "Let the slave choose some suitable beaded hairpin rings for you to match your clothes." ”

I sat down on the bed, tied my hair up, and tied it back with a ribbon as usual: "That's it." ”

Xuan'er was a little anxious: "How can this be!" The lady got up early to check the appearance and demeanor of several young ladies, and such untidy clothes were punished. ”

I sighed secretly and said helplessly, "But I really don't have any jewelry." Oh, by the way, the master gave me a white hosta, which is in the bag I carried with me. ”

Xuan'er lowered her head and rummaged for a while, "Then I can only give Miss a simple butterfly bun, otherwise there will be no hairpin to fix, and it will not be good if it accidentally spreads out at that time." ”

I sat down in front of the bronze mirror as I said, looking at the gold-painted mirror inlaid with multicolored gemstones, Xuan'er's hands flew up and down, coiling my hair around the hairpin, and neatly fixing it with a ribbon behind my head. Then I took out a pair of scissors from the sewing box next to me, ran to the yard and cut two pink and purple roses, and put them on my bun, adding a bit of agility and playfulness.

She looked left and right: "I want to come to Miss Rouge and gouache is gone, it is better to buy it earlier, otherwise it will be watched lively." ”

I was noncommittal, seeing that it was already dark, I got up and dusted off the wrinkles on my clothes, "Let's go." ”

When I came back yesterday, it was already twilight, and I didn't enjoy the scenery of the house. As soon as I went out of the house today, the dark incense was moving, and the whole yard was full of flowers. All kinds of flowers that I can't name, colorful, with dew on the top, blooming delicately and timidly, extremely enchanting.

I sounded Qingyin's words, my heart moved, and I asked Xuan'er: "Whose yard is this?" ”

Xuan'er said: "This was originally Miss Jiu's residence, called Jinxiuyuan. Madame thinks that when you first returned to the house, you were living in a sparse place, and it was close to her yard and easy to take care of, so she asked Miss Nine to move to Wisteria Xiaozhu in a remote place. ”

"Miss Nine?" I thought, "Isn't that Sister Qingyin?" No wonder she was lukewarm to me yesterday. ”

"Miss don't go to your heart," Xuan'er persuaded: "Miss Nine's temperament is very similar to Aunt Seven, since Miss Qingwan became the princess of Houfu, her nostrils are facing the sky, and everyone is used to it." ”

Facing the mother-in-law who was in charge of sprinkling and sweeping, Xuan'er stopped her mouth smartly, and only whispered: "Miss let her have two points, but she is not too weak, she is also a master who bullies the weak and fears the hard." ”

Why, then, did my mother ask her to vacate the yard for me? Is it really because it's convenient to take care of me? It was clear last night that Qing Yin had a lot of hostility towards me because of this.

Splendid Garden should be in the center of the back house, and it was only a tea cup to rush to the mother's yard, and several aunts and sisters were waiting in the outhouse. When I squatted down to greet my sisters, I saw that the soles of Qinglian's shoes were soaked with dew, and I thought she would be far away.

Aunt Nine stepped forward to look at me: "How can you dress up so plainly?" Then he blamed himself: "Blame me for not thinking it through enough." "I plucked the two roses on my head, and pulled out a hollowed-out gold and tortoiseshell opal-inlaid beaded hairpin from my hair and put it in my bun: "It's old-fashioned, but it's not too shabby." Go back to my aunt and pick out some jewelry you like. ”

Someone behind him said softly: "Miss Eleven is naturally beautiful and extraordinary, no matter how she dresses up, she looks good, and Sister Nine will be blessed in the future." The voice is as graceful as a yellow warbler's delicate cry, and the beads fall on the jade plate.

"I've borrowed the words of the tenth sister." Aunt Nine took my hand with satisfaction, "This is what your tenth aunt saw yesterday." ”

I suddenly wondered if the voice was so delicate, it turned out to be the biological aunt of Qinglian's sister, I heard that she was a famous master of the family, and she was redeemed by her father and placed in the outer house. Later, with Qinglian's younger sister, she was carried into the Su Mansion despite her grandmother's objections and given a name. The status of the drama is low, and she is looked down upon by everyone in the house, and she is used to swallowing her anger on weekdays, so Sister Qinglian is so timid.

Just as I was about to see Aunt Ten, the door curtain was opened by the maid from the inside, and the mother had already freshened up and walked out.

The sixth aunt came forward and helped her mother to sit in the middle hall, took a fragrant tea from Yufeng's hand, and handed it to her hand.

The mother took a sip of tea, raised her eyes to look around, and asked Aunt Seven: "What about that girl Qingyin, could it be that she is snoozing again today?" ”

The seventh aunt raised her hand and helped her head full of pearls: "Madam, you know, now I am far away from Yin'er's yard, how do you know." ”

Mother snorted softly: "It's right to stay away from you, so that you don't have to educate some useless things." ”

Then he turned his head and looked at me: "Although he is plain, he is very generous and decent." Tomorrow, I will go to our Zhuangzi with my sisters to pick out some favorite silk forged fabrics, let the tailor measure the size, and make more spring and summer clothes. Your sisters are also stained with the light of the green woman, and each of you adds two bodies. ”

Qingchou, Qingqing, and Qinglian all thanked happily.

Qingqing said: "I have enough clothes, and I can't stuff them in the cabinet, so let them be given to Sister Qingqing." ”

Mother glanced at her appreciatively: "Su Mansion does not lack your two clothes, but you have to understand this young woman." ”

Speaking of my heart, I suddenly remembered, took a wooden box from Xuan'er's hand, and respectfully handed it to my mother: "There are nothing precious in Yunwu Mountain, only this early spring tea, which is a Yejian tea picked by my daughter's own hands, please ask the best roasted tea master in the city to fry it, and give some to my mother to taste." ”

Mother took the box, opened the lid, sniffed it gently, and praised: "Your father loves tea the most, and you can be regarded as a good thing." ”

"It's good that my mother doesn't dislike being rude, and I'll send my grandmother and sisters over later."

"Your grandmother is not in the house these days, she went to live in the Fuhua Nunnery, and your fourth and eighth aunts are also waiting in front of you, another day, you can make a special trip to the Fuhua Nunnery to say hello to your grandmother."

No wonder I didn't see my grandmother at the dinner yesterday, and I didn't dare to ask more questions at that time, so I nodded my head in response.

My mother's face suddenly became serious, and when I turned around, Qingyin was running in from the outside in a panic, and when she entered the door, she seemed to have tripped over the threshold and staggered in. I hurriedly reached out to help, but she had already stabilized her body by herself, and whispered, "Fake." ”

I withdrew my hand in embarrassment, secretly blaming myself for being troubled.

"Qingyin, I taught yesterday's homework in vain, didn't I?" The mother's face sank like water, with an inexplicable coercion.

Qing Yin pouted, with a look of chagrin: "That wisteria building is too remote, I got up before dawn to clean up, hurried slowly, ran out of breath, and was still late." ”

"Sophistry!" Mother scolded sharply. "I don't want you to come to greet me, but I'm glad that my ears are pure. It's just that if you marry someone in the future and serve your in-laws, if you are so slack, the century-old reputation of my Su family will be ruined in your hands. Can't go unpunished! ”

I was about to step forward to plead with me, but Xuan'er behind me secretly tugged at my sleeve, and I looked back at her, and she shook her head gently at me.

At this time, Yufeng had already taken a black and shiny ring ruler and handed it to her mother.

Qing Yin stepped forward aggrievedly and stretched out her left hand aggrievedly. The ring ruler was raised high and fell heavily, and she twisted her face in fright and closed her eyes tightly. frowned, gritted his teeth and endured

The room was silent, and no one stepped forward to intercede. Even Aunt Seven just tugged at her clothes and looked at Qingyin distressedly.

"Are you wrong?" Mother asked sharply.

"Knowing that I was wrong, knowing that I was wrong, I didn't dare to be late anymore."

Another heavy voice fell: "What else?" ”

"I shouldn't make excuses to shirk responsibility."

Another muffled sound.

Qing Yin knelt on the ground and cried: "Qing Yin really knows what is wrong, and I am willing to listen to my mother's teachings." ”

Mother threw the ring ruler on the table with a "snap", and Qingyin couldn't help but shrink back.

"You all listen to me," my mother slowly glanced around, "Why my Su family has been able to dominate Jiangnan for decades and stand tall does not depend on the means of flies, but mainly on the brothers and sisters of the Su family who can work together, brothers, friends and brothers, and unite and help each other." If you dare to sneer at Qing Wu again, it won't be as easy as beating your palm. ”

Qing Yin lowered her eyes and sobbed in a low voice, "My daughter doesn't dare." ”

Mother Fang He's face softened: "Get up!" ”

Qing Yin wiped a handful of tears, slowly stood up, and glanced down at me fiercely, a little gritted with hatred. I knew that in this way, she must have blamed me for everything, and hated me very much.

My mother turned her head and beckoned to Yufeng, who brought over a purple brocade forging box and called me closer: "The sisters in the house have had moon silver since they were nine years old. Although you have not been in the house all these years, I can't favor you. There are some gold and silver jewelry in this box, which is not very fashionable, but it is expensive. In addition, there are 2,000 taels of silver tickets, and you can take the reward to buy some favorite jewelry objects for yourself. ”

I was about to refuse to give in, but Xuan'er had already stepped forward to take it, and I could only bow down and thank you.

"There are a lot of trivial matters in the house today, so I won't leave you for breakfast. When the old man left, he said that he would come back for dinner at noon, and the young woman would come to me to say hello to your father and be close to him. ”

I nodded in agreement, and then we parted with the others. Aunt Nine told me to go to her yard to pick out some pearl hairpins when I was free, so I followed Aunt Ten all the way back with a smile.

Qingqing still warmly took my hand and invited me: "Sister go to my place for breakfast, I pickled some bamboo shoots a few days ago, and now it is just delicious, with fragrant rice porridge, scallion oil rolls are the most refreshing." ”

I didn't get a good night's rest last night, and I was tired and deliberately excused myself. Xuan'er had already reminded in a whisper: "The housekeeper just sent someone to bring a message, and he has already brought a few girls to wait in the courtyard, waiting for the young lady to choose." ”

Qingqing sighed and said: "I am bored in the house every day, and finally my sister came back, I want to hear you say something rare, and I can't wait." There must be a lot of things to forget about your trivialities. I'll play tricks on you later. ”

I smiled and responded, "It's a long time coming, I'll come to the door another day to bother, my sister doesn't bother me." ”