Sanniang looked at Erniang, saw that she also happened to look over, and gave her a comforting smile, and her expression was natural. looked at Wu Niang who was standing aside and watching Liu Niang pick grapes, but Wu Niang looked thoughtful.

Liuniang instructed the mother-in-law to cut two baskets of grapes, and felt that it was enough, so she asked people to take it down and wash it and send it over, and she also came over.

The sisters picked four silk flowers and two bead flowers, Sanniang chose a pink orchid and a pale yellow rose, and Erniang thought that the two she picked were too plain, so she personally chose a bowl of begonias, a purple jasmine, and a pair of mandarin ducks playing with blue beads.

The grapes were also washed and brought over by the mother-in-law, and there were two large plates.

The purple grapes on the large disc of sweet white porcelain make people can't help but move their index fingers, and Liu Niang twisted one first, but although her hand is much better, it is not very flexible after all, so she can only hand the grapes to the little maid behind her and let her peel them and put them in the small plate.

Sanniang glanced at the grape, but didn't move.

"Fifth sister, don't you want to eat?" Siniang asked.

Wu Niang pouted and ignored her.

Siniang peeled one off and put it in her mouth with a smile, but her face suddenly stiffened.

Liuniang was taking the plate handed over by the little girl, and looked at Siniang suspiciously: "What's wrong with the fourth sister?" ”

"She bit her tongue." Wu Niang glanced at the grapes in Liu Niang's hand and pouted. Siniang opened her mouth and couldn't speak.

Liuniang put the grapes in her mouth, and only then gently touched them between her tongue and teeth, and spit out with a "wow", and her skirt was stained with grape juice.

Everyone in the courtyard looked at Liuniang.

Liuniang's face was flushed, tears were shining in her eyes, and she pointed at Wuniang and said, "You...... You lie! ”

Wu Niang rolled her eyes: "What did I lie to you?" Lie to you that this grape is sweet? ”

Liuniang is stopped.

Seeing this, Erniang picked up one suspiciously, peeled off a little skin, but just licked it lightly without a trace, but it was extremely sour and unpalatable.

Erniang smiled apologetically: "I haven't eaten the grapes here, I didn't know it would be so sour." Saying that, he glanced at Liuniang's skirt and said, "Sixth sister's skirt is dirty, and I have a few new works from the tailor from Beijing." I haven't gotten on it yet, so the sixth sister will go change with me. It's just my apology to my sister. ”

Siniang's tongue was numb and speechless for a while, and when she saw that Erniang was going to give Liuniang's skirt, she was busy with her tongue and said, "I'll go too." ”

Erniang smiled and nodded good-naturedly, pulled Liuniang, who was still glaring at Wu Niang, got up, coaxed her to the main courtyard, and Si Niang also followed.

Only Yuan Niang is left under the grape trellis. Sanniang and Wuniang.

"You...... It's always so naughty...... "Yuan Niang cried and laughed and tapped Wu Niang's forehead with her finger.

Wu Niang said aggrievedly: "I clearly said that the grapes are sour, and they have to eat them." That's when I blame me. ”

Seeing that Yuan Niang looked at her disapprovingly, Wu Niang bit her lip and said, "Okay, okay." I went to apologize to the fourth and sixth sisters. It's going down. ”

Yuan Niang smiled and nodded when she heard this: "That's right." ”

Wu Niang also turned around and entered the corner gate connected to the main courtyard.

Yuan Niang shook her head at Sanniang and said with a smile: "The fifth sister has this temperament, although she is naughty. When you arrive, you can change your mistakes. ”

Sanniang smiled, but didn't speak, just handed Yuan Niang a piece of almond cake.

The two talked and laughed under the grape trellis, but the few people who went to change their skirts and Wu Niang did not return for a long time, and Sanniang rubbed the teacup in her hand and pondered for a moment. looked up and smiled at Yuan Niang: "This is not changing the skirt but making the skirt, let's go in and take a look, maybe the fifth sister is naughty again." ”

Yuan Niang nodded, got up with Sanniang and went to the main courtyard of Fangzhi Courtyard.

When she entered the courtyard, Sanniang grabbed a girl and asked her where Erniang went. The girl said Erniang, they had already changed their skirts and came out.

"Where did they go?" Sanniang asked with a deep groan.

The girl shook her head: "This slave doesn't know." ”

Sanniang frowned and let the girl go.

"Second sister, where did they go? Why don't you send someone to talk to us? Yuan Nianghu said suspiciously.

Sanniang lowered her eyes. There is also doubt in the heart.

It was Wu Niang's idea to go to the grape shelf to enjoy the shade, and then Wu Niang deliberately tricked Liu Niang and Si Niang into eating grapes, it seemed that she was just naughty and wanted to play tricks on Liu Niang and Si Niang, who usually did not agree with her, but then Er Niang took Liu Niang and Si Niang to change their skirts, and Wu Niang also followed under the pretext, and then disappeared privately. Is it really that simple?

Sanniang glanced at the direction of Wang Dong's study and was thoughtful.

Just when Sanniang was thinking about whether to go over and take a look, two figures walked over to this side, Sanniang looked up, but Erniang and Wuniang came side by side. The two of them hadn't seen Yuan Niang and Sanniang yet, and Sanniang noticed that Erniang's expression was a little stiff, and her lips were tightly pursed, as if she was a little angry.

Wu Niang kept burying her head and kicking a small pebble on the road, and the look on her face was not clear.

"Second sister, fifth sister?" Yuan Niang shouted.

When the two of them heard this, they all looked over here, and Erniang saw the person coming clearly, and quickly put a smile on her face, and said while coming this way: "Why are you here too?" Not waiting in the shade? ”

Wu Niang raised her head and followed.

"Why is it just you? What about the fourth and sixth sisters? Yuan Niang looked behind them, but there was no one in sight.

Erniang was suspicious: "Why didn't you see them, big sister?" As soon as they finish changing their dresses, they're going to look for you! I saw that the fifth sister was too naughty, so I called her aside and said a few words to her. You see, she's not still convinced. Saying that, Erniang glanced at Wuniang helplessly.

Wu Niang did not speak.

Yuan Niang remembered that she had just seen the strange atmosphere between the two, nodded, and believed Erniang's words: "We haven't seen you come for a long time, so let's come over to see if the fifth sister is in trouble again." The fourth and sixth sisters never returned. ”

"Maybe they've already gone back to the Autumn Courtyard, or are they wandering around the courtyard?" Erniang groaned: "I'll send someone to look for it all over the yard, and then send someone to Qiuheng Courtyard to take a look." ”

Saying that, Erniang called the two little maids and gave instructions, until they were all arranged, and then said to Yuan Niang and Sanniang with a smile: "Let's continue to wait under the grape shelf." ”

Yuan Niang nodded, and Sanniang could only go with them, but she kept speculating in her heart about which play they were singing.

"Ah, I forgot to tell Mama to turn over the wild chrysanthemum I dried." Erniang frowned and looked at the sun in the sky, and suddenly said, "I'd better let a girl go back and take a look." ”

Yuan Niang smiled: "But the ones you picked all over the garden?" ”

Sanniang nodded: "The mother-in-law in the garden was about to pull them out as weeds, but fortunately I saved them." It's good to dry it and use it to make tea. ”

Erniang smiled: "When did our family lack those wild chrysanthemums?" I still have a few taels of good Hangbai Gongju there, and I'll send them to you later. ”

Sanniang shook her head and smiled: "That's different, I picked it and dried it myself, and the taste is different." Saying that, Sanniang walked to the maid who was following from afar, called Bai Ying out, and whispered a few words to her. Bai Ying listened quietly, finally nodded, and turned to leave.

"Okay, no, hurry up!" Erniang shouted over there.

Sanniang hurriedly walked a few steps and followed them.

The four sisters returned to the grape trellis, chatting while enjoying the shade.

After a cup of tea, the maids who went to look for Siniang and Liuniang had not returned, but someone came from the main courtyard.

"Miss, the lord sent someone to ask Mrs. to come over, but Mrs. left the house and hasn't come back yet, look ......" came a mother-in-law from Liu's side, she walked up to Erniang and said respectfully.

"Where's the master? What did he say to ask for his wife? Erniang frowned.

"The master is in the study, and he said that he wants his wife to send someone to send the fourth and sixth young ladies back to Qiuheng Courtyard." The woman was a little confused.

"What? The fourth and sixth sisters went to Daddy's study? Erniang screamed in surprise.

"What are the fourth and sixth sisters doing in the third uncle's study?" Yuan Niang looked at Erniang in surprise and asked.

"I don't know." Erniang shook her head and suddenly stood up: "Mother is not here, I'll go over and take a look." Third sister, fifth sister, you sit with the big sister for a while. ”

"Second sister, go quickly, don't worry about me." Yuan Niang urged.

Erniang nodded, her eyes swept over Sanniang, nodded, and turned to leave.

Sanniang kept holding the teacup and watched, without speaking, and after Erniang left, she suddenly turned her head to look at Wuniang, and looked her up and down with extremely serious eyes, as if she didn't know her.

"Third sister, why are you looking at the fifth sister like this?" Yuan Niang noticed Sanniang's eyes and was puzzled.

Sanniang looked at Wuniang and smiled slightly, but the smile did not have the warmth of the past: "It's nothing." I suddenly felt that my fifth sister had grown up, and I seemed to not know each other, so I looked at it twice. ”

Yuan Niang also looked at Wu Niang, but she didn't understand the meaning of Sanniang's words, but Sanniang stopped talking, just lowered her head and drank tea.

Wu Niang bit her lip and looked at San Niang several times to say something, but in the end she still pursed her lips and did not speak.

After another tea time, a mother-in-law came over and said, "A few young ladies, the second lady said that there is something in the yard that she has to deal with, and she can't come to accompany you for the time being." If you need anything, give your commands to your slaves and maids. ”

Hearing this, Yuan Niang looked at Sanniang and said, "Since that's the case, then let's go back first." Wait until next time to bother the second sister? ”

Sanniang nodded and got up. Wu Niang also got up to send it off.

When she arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Wu Niang suddenly said, "Third sister, I have something to tell you." ”

Yuan Niang looked at Sanniang and then at Wuniang, and said thoughtfully: "Then I'll go back to the yard first, anyway, I don't have the same path as my third sister." ”()