"Second Miss, please have tea." Meteor rested the teacup on the round table and moved to the side to stand still, waiting for orders.

Song Yao looked at the clear tea soup in the cup, and smiled at the meteor: "You go out first, I'll talk to my sister." ”

The meteor stood in place, not even shaking. The smile on Song Yao's face condensed slightly, and the atmosphere became a little awkward.

Meteor raised her eyes to look at Song Zhi, only to see her nod slightly, and then simply turned around and went out.

Song Yao took a sip of tea and said, "Meteor is really dedicated to her sister. ”

"Aren't Chunqiao and Chunhua like this to their sister?" Song Zhi wiped the non-existent dust on the mahogany desktop with his tail finger, and his expression was leisurely.

Song Yao was speechless, only smiled awkwardly.

Chunqiao was originally Song Yan's maidservant, but later Zhao's mother pointed her over under the pretext that Song Yao was young. And Chunhua, who seems to have a wooden temperament, is not a usable person, but Song Zhi knows that this is not the case.

In her previous life, Song Yan had set up an unsuccessful situation, and it was Chunhua who deliberately passed the wrong word in front of Song Zhi and diverted Song Zhi, so that she escaped. Song Zhi also thought of this a few days ago, and only then did he think of Chunhua's sentence, 'There are a few young masters in Xiyuan who brought mastiffs.' There is a careful kindness hidden in it.

"When Chunqiao was with her sister, she was also older, and it was difficult to cultivate her feelings. But it's time for her to let go in the past two years, and my sister can choose a satisfactory girl as soon as possible and take her by her side to train her well. ”

Song Yao's heart moved when she heard this, but she was too timid, and Song Zhi's words were just like a stone entering a well, causing a little ripple.

"That's what my sister said." Song Yao had no choice but to echo Song Zhi.

She took a piece of mung bean cake and ate it in small bites. Song Zhi's mung bean cake here has a soft entrance and a light sweetness, while the mung bean cake in her courtyard has a coarse and sweet taste.

"Seeing that it's about to be Meng Qiu, can my sister's autumn clothes be ready?" Song Zhi knew what Song Yao had come here frequently for the past few days, although she was too lazy to perfunctory her, it was not good to sit and not speak.

"Chunqiao, I guess I ordered you to go down." Song Yao said hesitantly.

Song Zhi glanced at Song Yao very strangely, and didn't hide his surprise at all, "Probably?" What my sister said is not very like, why is the matter in her own yard so unclear? ”

Although Song Zhi was a few years younger than herself, she was taught a gentle lesson like this, and Song Yao didn't feel anything wrong, but was a little ashamed.

"Chunqiao is a capable one, I'll give it to her, and rest assured." Song Yao said weakly.

"Those who came out of the big sister's courtyard are naturally capable. It's just that when I look at her, I always feel that I don't care much. When my father came back that day, my sister came wearing an old dress, and as a big girl, she couldn't escape the blame. If it is disciplined by Mother Qin in my hospital, a few mouths are indispensable. Song Zhi took a sip of tea slowly, "Sister, don't blame me for being troublesome, my own people are used to it, and I can't see my sister being wronged like this." ”

Song Yao's earlobes were already red, and she was cowering, and Song Zhi felt a little pitiful when she saw it. "My sister also knows that Chunqiao came out of the big sister's courtyard?" When Chunqiao came to Song Yao's side, Song Zhi was only a few years old, so he shouldn't remember such a trivial matter.

Song Zhi glanced at Song Yao in surprise again, a pair of dark eyes looked over, the eyelashes were long, and the eyes were black and bright, Song Yao couldn't help but think of the silver inserted in the doll's eye that day, and her heart was cold, and she hurriedly avoided her gaze.

"Sister should ask, who doesn't know." Song Zhi paused subtly, and said lightly: "Chunqiao seems to often say these gossips in the maid's heap, and I also listened to a few words of gossip from the people, sister is not strange." ”

"How?" Song Yao said weakly, her body was delicate, her face was only the size of a palm, and she was wearing a pair of small old golden magpie earrings on her earlobes, like two gold nails, which fixed her firmly.

When Song Zhi said this, he felt that it was really boring, so he devoted himself to teasing the birds. The two little parrots are mature, and they will not fly away even if they do not close the cage.

Song Zhi held a silver bird bucket in his palm, and the two little birds were taking turns poking their heads in and pecking at millet to eat.

Song Yao turned her head to look at Song Zhi, Song Zhi nodded his head with his right hand, revealing a piece of his wrist, and he was wearing a red jade bracelet on his wrist, with a graceful posture. I saw a light smile on her rosy lips, looking at the two birds with a gentle expression.

Song Yao lowered his eyes and looked at the only gold bracelet on his thin wrist, which he could still hold, and his heart was sour.

Suddenly, Song Zhi said lightly: "I didn't know how it was before, but since my mother took care of the house, the three of us sisters have the same share of one hundred and fifty taels of silver in one season." Sister, I advise you, you can leave other things alone, but it is better to hold the silver in your own hands, after all, people still have to live comfortably in this life. You are also a young lady in the General's Mansion, why should you be inferior? ”

Song Zhi's voice was extremely soft, but it fell on Song Yao's ears like thunder, 'Is there one hundred and fifty taels per season?' Then why does she want to eat one or two bird's nests, but she pushes back!? ’

Song Yao has mixed feelings in her heart, Chunqiao's thoughts Song Yao knows, but she will definitely not need a hundred taels in a season, but she only has a few tens of taels of silver in her private account, and Chunqiao often cries to herself that she is poor.

Song Zhi glanced at Song Yao's back as he hurriedly said goodbye, stretched out his index finger and touched the little parrot's fluffy head, and the little parrot made a pleasant 'woo woo' sound.

"Second Miss is gone?" Meteor walked in and cleaned up the teacup, "I thought I was going to stay for dinner." ”

"Be careful, don't let the cat pounce on the parrot." The little parrot that was originally in Song Zhi's hand was full, so he flew to the pole hanging under the porch with no conscience and played by himself. The cat named Edelweiss by Song Zhi given by Concubine Jia was looking up at them curiously.

"You don't seem to like the second sister very much, why?" Song Zhi stared at the edelweiss, but asked the meteor.

"Miss don't remember? Three years ago, the young lady was playing in the garden at the back, and Sister Xiaozhu saw with her own eyes that it was the eldest lady who stretched her leg and tripped the young lady, and the second lady also saw it. can tell Mrs., but the eldest lady said that the young lady fell by herself, thinking that the second young lady could tell the truth, but she said that Xiaozhu was lying and that the young lady fell down by herself. When Sister Xiaozhu was kicked out of the house, she swore to me that the eldest lady deliberately tripped you. When Meteor talked about this, he was still a little sad in his heart.

Xiaozhu was originally Song Zhi's personal maidservant, and Song Zhi should have some impressions of this, but because for Song Zhi, this was not three years ago, but thirteen years ago, so he didn't expect it at once. When Meteor said this, the memories came back intermittently.

In her previous life, she really thought she had fallen. So Xiaozhu was kicked out of the house, and she only cried for a few days. "Where is Xiaozhu now?"

Meteor shook his head, "She's a few years older than Moon, she should be married now!" Her own mother died early, and the stepmother of the family would definitely not pick someone for her. ”

……

Song Yao absentmindedly returned to the Spring Courtyard, Chunhua sent a cup of flower tea, Song Yao took a sip, and the flower tea that she was used to drinking in the past became extremely astringent for some reason. She remembered the cup of tea she drank in the Ruyi Pavilion today, the tea was fragrant and fresh.

"Miss, do you want to pass on dinner?" Whenever it comes to this point, Chunhua will ask like this.

"Pass it on." Song Yao sighed lightly, a little helpless.

Stir-fried shrimp with green beans, stewed pork ribs with old lotus root, stir-fried river fresh, oyster sauce bean sprouts, this sounds like a good dish, but if you taste it, the green beans are stiff, the sand line on the back of the shrimp is not removed, the pork ribs are stuffed with old firewood, and the river fresh is not very fresh, so it is stir-fried with spicy seeds, and only a plate of cheap bean sprouts is still fresh.

After all, Song Yao is an official lady and a tongue, how can she not eat it? She also questioned Chunqiao a few times, but she was sent away with a few words.

"Miss doesn't care about things, I don't know how many troubles there are, the procurement in this house is not something that slaves can set, they are all used to it for many years, if Miss is not satisfied, you can report to Mrs. or Aunt Zhou, slaves and maids dare not trespass."

This was said very seriously, and it involved Aunt Zhou and Mrs. Lin, so Song Yao didn't dare to mention it again.

"Miss, the third lady has brought you food." Chunhua said in a daze, and put a plate of fragrant stir-fried vegetables on the table.

Chunqiao snorted lightly, "These three young ladies are also stingy." ”

Song Yao ignored her, took a thin piece of poached beans and put it in her mouth, chewed it gently, and only felt that it was crispy and sweet.

Song Yao's eyes flashed, and she sandwiched a few more slices of rice, this plate of seasonal vegetables is probably fried in lard, so it has both the sweetness of seasonal vegetables and the fragrance of lard. The rice was soaked in oil, and Song Yao's chopsticks couldn't stop.

"Miss, why do you like to eat this vegetarian food?" Chun Qiao looked at Song Yao's chopsticks and never touched other dishes, so he asked.

Chunqiao has always been arrogant, and Song Yao usually wants her to score three points. But this time, Song Yao put down the dishes and chopsticks and said lightly: "Mouthy." When she said this, her tone and demeanor learned a little bit of Song Zhi's appearance, so she was extremely unfamiliar, and she also had a bit of indescribable momentum.

Chunqiao was stunned at first, and a pair of long round eyes were first surprised, then turned into shame, turned around and ran out.

Chunhua looked at Chunqiao's back, lowered his head, stood in an orderly manner, and didn't say a word.

"You don't want to say something?" Song Yao was full after eating seven or eight minutes, so she wiped her lips with a handkerchief, her lips were small, but the color has always been very light. I had just eaten the meal, but it was still a little ruddy.

"Chunqiao is presumptuous, and Miss is already magnanimous." Chunhua lowered her hand and said with a humble expression.

She is honest, with big eyes and a big face, and she can't be a first-class girl with such a look. But no one cared about it in Song Yao's courtyard at that time, Chunhua didn't talk much, just did things. Chun Qiao felt that she was so calling, and she was what she said, so she stayed by Song Yao's side unconsciously for many years.

Song Yao's eyes widened slightly, looked at a light red velvet flower on Chunhua's black sideburns, and only said, "Take these down." ”

Chunhua turned around and went out and called a few little maids to come in to help, and they quickly removed the dishes. Chunhua rarely stayed, standing beside Song Yao with her hands down.

"What's wrong with you?" Song Yao looked at Chunhua with a smile.

"The slave has something to ask Miss." Chunhua knelt down heavily and said while kowtowing.