Aunt Qing's heart moved. lowered her voice: "Miss is worried about the other girls?" ”

Huo Yi smiled and whispered: "Just like my aunt said before, the two girls from the third cousin's courtyard, one is the daughter of the mother's old maid, and the other is the little girl who sprinkles the sweep, there is nothing wrong with thinking about it, not to mention that they have been in peace since they came to the Evening Fragrance Pavilion." I was worried about the two older ones, if the housekeeper hadn't sent Linglong and Sandalwood, I was afraid that they would have been waiting by my mother and me at this moment. One of them likes to make friends and gossip everywhere, while the other shuts himself up in his house and has little contact with others, which is strange no matter how you look at it. ”

Aunt Qing said: "These two girls are from the courtyard of this uncle's wife, and I heard that they are both second-class girls in her house." That withdrawn person, the origin is not simple, she was the granddaughter of the head of the Hou Mansion, and she was also clothed and fed since she was a child, and she lived like a young lady. I've heard people mention that she was first-class. I don't know why I offended my uncle's wife, so I was demoted to the second class, and I was also excluded in that courtyard. ”

Huo Yi was a little curious: "What is the reason for this?" is the granddaughter of the chief manager, should be very decent, right? "The daughter of the old housekeeper of the Huo family, her mother is in charge, and she has an excellent family affair, and a child with such an identity should not be practiced even if it is for the sake of her father and ancestors.

Aunt Qing pursed her lips and said: "This is a long story, she was originally waiting in the courtyard of the second cousin young master, and she was still a first-class girl, but she was not very used, the young master was sent to the villa last year to concentrate on studying, and the people who were originally waiting around her, except for leaving a few mothers-in-law to look at the house, were assigned to other places as errands." This Nanqi was lucky, and was picked by his uncle's wife to his own yard, and he was still first-class, and then he was idle without knowing what he had done. Aunt Hua once said that she leaked her mouth, saying that it was because of the second cousin young master. I guess, probably because my uncle is angry that Nanqi has an old master? ”

Huo Yi blinked: "Isn't Nanqi the granddaughter of the head of the Hou Mansion?" Why didn't her family want to think about it? ”

"Naturally, I thought about it." Aunt Qing said with a smile, "It's just that the Wang family is not as good as before, and the wife has hired a few young housekeepers to share the worries of the head of the Wang, plus the second young master is not there...... Fortunately, his family is an old man for several lifetimes, and Mama Wang also served beside the old lady when she was young, and she is very decent in the house. Therefore, Na Nanqi was only ostracized in her uncle's courtyard, and no one dared to openly abuse her. It's just that I heard that a few families recently came to Mrs. to ask for grace and wanted Nanqi to match their son, and Mrs. was a little moved. The Wang family was afraid that she would let her daughter out indiscriminately, so she asked Mama Wang to come forward and beg the old lady to speak and transfer Nanqi to our courtyard. ”

Jinxiu couldn't help but ask: "Since the chief manager has such ability, why didn't he transfer his granddaughter away as soon as possible?" Or take it home? If you want to come to his house, there is no shortage of this monthly money. ”

Aunt Qing smiled: "The Wang family has been able to sit firmly on the head of the house for so many years, what do you think it depends on?" No matter what is outside, the Wang manager has never forgotten his duty in front of the old lady and the Hou Ye, unless the old lady and the Hou Ye express their grace, otherwise every child of his family will enter the house to be an errand when they are old, so the old lady has great trust in the Wang family, and finally got a man, and specially called the daughter-in-law of the Wang family to be a nurse. It's a pity that providence makes people, Hou Ye has a son-in-law, and the second cousin young master is embarrassed. ”

When Huo Yi heard this, he couldn't help but think of the eldest cousin he knew first, and wondered why the second cousin was the man he had so hard to get? Isn't the oldest one the eldest cousin? She wanted to ask Aunt Qing, but she was afraid that the maids were there, and she felt that she was inquiring about her uncle's family in private. It didn't seem to be a good etiquette, but I endured it and endured it before I said: "Oh......"

Aunt Qing didn't notice her young lady's thoughts, and continued: "The Wang family has been trembling these days, and they are more honest than when the uncle and wife were alive before, but in the end, they still couldn't hold back, and they wanted to transfer their granddaughter over. This is not a bad thing, firstly, in the Hou Mansion, the Wang family is powerful, and it is very convenient for the wife and young lady to order anything in the future; Second, this Nanqi is at odds with his uncle's wife, it shouldn't be a spy sent by her, and the young lady can call her with peace of mind. Na Nanqi is protected by Mrs. and Miss, so there is no need to worry that Mrs. Uncle will match her with people at will, so she will naturally be grateful and loyal to Mrs. and Miss. ”

Huo Yi's eyes rolled, nodded, and asked again: "So, we just need to watch out for another girl?" What's her name? Yulan? ”

Jinxiu said: "This magnolia, it looks like she has a good temperament, and she knows the etiquette, in front of the little girl and the mother-in-law, she never takes a shelf, and she has a rare memory, I asked her to pack something, and when she wants to find it next time, she can turn it out immediately." If it weren't for the problem of inquisitive and gossiping, it would be an excellent helper. ”

"How can anything in the world be perfect?" Huo Yi said lightly. "No matter how capable she is, if she is not reliable, she is useless. Don't let her touch my mother's clothes and jewelry, and try not to let her touch the antiques we brought. Let the people below pay attention quietly, see who she is dealing with, what she says to people, and find out, don't ask her to spread some unfounded gossip. ”

Aunt Qing and Jinxiu knew that she was annoyed by the recent rumors in the house, so they silently bowed their heads and responded. At this time, Linglong came in from outside the door and replied, "The big girl from the courtyard of the third young master, named Lu'er, has just left. Except for the two little girls, Shi'er and Chunying, she only said hello to Nanqi through the window, and she ignored the others. ”

Huo Yi nodded, and Jinxiu smiled: "Somehow, I don't hate this Lu'er, she is different from the people in their courtyard, she has only been here twice in the past few days, and she has never begged our young lady." ”

Aunt Qing said: "I look at it coldly, I'm afraid that only she is the confidant of the third cousin young master, the girl who came the most diligent before, what is Manru's name." It's just that she's not all the way. ”

Jinxiu asked: "This Manru that my aunt said, but the girl who quarreled with Chunying in the courtyard a few days ago?" I was far away that day, and I didn't hear what they said, but I didn't like this man when I saw it, and the way she looked at the young lady, how she hated it! ”

Linglong sneered: "She looks at her master's eyes, and she hates it!" Even if you want to climb high branches, you should know how to speak and do things. Who does she think she is? actually persuaded the young lady to get along with her master more, and she didn't look at what her identity was! Is that all she can say?! ”

Huo Yi's face sank, and Linglong was shocked to realize that she was speechless, and bowed her head and stepped aside. Jinxiu quickly turned her brain, trying to pull away from the topic. Seeing this, Aunt Qing sighed and persuaded: "Miss, I'll be fair, don't be annoyed." In fact, the wife was also worried about the young lady in the future, so she saved this thought. We have been here for the past few days, and we have looked at it coldly, and we also know that the old lady and the Hou Ye treat Mrs. Ma sincerely, but some people have bad intentions. There is a saying that blood is thicker than water, and my wife has not seen her relatives for many years, and now that she is finally reunited, she naturally hopes to stay by their side for a few more days. The second master's family has not been in contact with us for many years, and the little master has not come to visit us for a long time, and the wife is afraid that the young lady will be helpless in the future, so she wants to entrust you to her parents' relatives......"

Huo Yi lightly stretched out his hand to stop her from continuing: "Auntie, don't say it." I know what to do. Withdrawing her hand, a trace of sadness appeared between her eyebrows: "Mother trusts her mother's family too much, but I can't help but be wary, this is the family business earned by the Huo family for several generations, if it is for me alone, let others take it, where will I have the face to see my father in the future?!" ”

Aunt Qing mourned in her heart, turned her head hurriedly, and quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Why is her little lady so miserable? But at the age of thirteen, you have to bear such a burden. She not only complained that the biological parents of the heir did not know the etiquette and did not come to see her, but also regretted that she did not remind her wife in the past, and asked the master to set up a marriage for the young lady as soon as possible, why did the young lady not even have a support?

Thinking of this, her heart moved, and she said tentatively: "It's a pity that the Gu family is in office, if Lord Gu can see the friendship with the master, help Miss ......" Seeing that Huo Yi was silent, she added: "I don't know when his family will enter Beijing?" His wife also had a very good relationship with his wife, and used to joke that she wanted to get married......"

"Aunt Qing." Huo Yi raised his eyes to look at her, "Don't say it." Aunt Qing had to keep her mouth shut. But I was always unwilling. Huo Yi sighed, but he was stunned, and it took a while before he came to his senses and asked Jinxiu: "Did the Dharma that Lu'er said about it be done on the day of Qingming?" ”

"Huh? Be. ”

Huo Yi lowered his head and groaned, and when he raised his head again, his gaze had already regained firmness: "Aunt Qing, you ask someone to send a message to the housekeeper, telling him to prepare all the sacrifices that day and send them to the temple together, remember to bring a few more people." I'm going to go in person, and when the Dharma is over, let's not go back to the Hou Mansion, let's go to the second uncle's house first. ”

Aunt Qing said in surprise: "Is Miss going to see the little master?" But...... It should have been him who came to meet him. ”

"What do you mean by courtesy?" Huo Yi smiled faintly, "I'm just going to visit my uncle according to the ceremony." No matter how reluctant he is, he will always send his brother over. No matter what, I can't get into trouble with my brother and uncle. At the end of the day, we're the family. ”

On the day of the Qingming Festival, Miss Huo made it clear to the old lady and aunt early, and obtained permission to go to Longfu Temple to participate in the ceremony under the escort of the eldest young master and the third young master. Mrs. Gu originally wanted to go, but she was dizzy when she got up in the morning, so she had to give up and sent Aunt Qing to be her representative.

There were about a dozen people in the evening fragrance hall at once, and it was suddenly much quieter. Chunying did needlework for a while, then felt annoyed, yawned, threw away the half-sewn cloth bag, and propped up the window to smell the flowers outside, hesitating whether to go outside to breathe.

In the past few days, Aunt Qing's control over them seems to have loosened a bit, not only do they have more opportunities to go out to deliver things and pass on messages, but when Qiu Yu is ordered to come over, the two sisters can also get together to talk, and sometimes she can even follow Aunt Qing to other places as guests. Chunying thought to herself, anyway, Mrs. Gu didn't need her to wait, and there was nothing important, she took half a day off to go home to see, it should be no problem, right? Otherwise, it's good to go and see Qiuyu, as well as Xia He and Wisteria, I haven't seen each other for a long time, and it's also a good thing to go back to Huanhuaxuan with Shi'er to see old friends.

As soon as she told Shi'er, Shi'er immediately nodded in agreement, and couldn't wait to pull her to find Sandalwood in front of Mrs. Gu - now the person who can call the shots in the Wanxiang Pavilion is her, except for Mrs. Gu.

Sandalwood had a round apple face, and her smile was very pleasant, and after listening to their request, she thought about it and agreed: "Go, but you have to come back before lunch, otherwise when the wife calls someone, you will not be there, and the aunt will be punished if she knows it." ”

Chunying and Shi'er responded immediately, hurriedly cleaned up, and were about to go out, but were stopped by Nanqi.

Nanqi said to them through the window, "If you pass through the second gate, bring some things out for me." She stuffed a cloth bag: "It's shoes made for my father." ”

Chunying took the cloth bag and asked, "Why don't you go by yourself?" There is nothing to do in the hospital, and Sister Sandalwood will definitely agree. ”

Nanqi turned around and lightly dropped a sentence: "I don't want to see those people." ”

Chunying and Shi'er glanced at each other, but had to take the cloth bag and leave. Who knew that when they arrived at the old lady's courtyard, someone told them that Qiuyu had gone out, so they had to change the route to Huanhuaxuan, and turned to the second gate halfway through, and handed the cloth bag, but the person guarding the door was a relative of the Wang family, and took it with a smile, and took care of it again and again.

Seeing that the task was completed, Chunying pulled Shi'er up and wanted to leave, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure walking past the second gate. She immediately turned her head, took two steps up, and leaned against the door to look out.

I saw that the man handed a book to another person, then turned around and walked back, and when he faced Chunying, he was stunned.

Chun Ying was ecstatic in her heart. Isn't that Zhou Nian?!

(Brother Nian is back...... ）。.。