Chapter 189: The Afternoon Scholarly Fragrance (I)

Fan Xiru came to the Hou Mansion by himself. Within a few days, he won the favor of the whole house. Everyone said that this girl was lively and pleasant, with a sweet mouth, and she was very kind to the maid-in-law, without the slightest shelf, and played chess and cards with her own girl in her spare time for fun, and would also invite the maids of the Hou Mansion to play together. Fortunately, the etiquette in front of the old lady, the Hou Ye, the wife and others has never gone wrong, so no one accuses her of being inferior. Although An had the heart to ridicule a few words, in the end, because of the old lady's face, he was persuaded by a few words from Peony.

Of course, this is a statement on the surface, Chunying has heard many mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law talking in private, saying that this young lady does not seem to be a lady, if she really enters the palace and becomes a mother, maybe she will mix with the eunuchs and palace maids. She secretly sneered, those people who made this discussion only said good things about Miss Fan in front of the old lady, and it was another set when she turned her back on her face, and the people in this house could really only believe half of what they said!

Of course, this kind of discordant remarks will never reach the ears of the Fan family. The Fan family is rich and powerful, Master Fan San and Miss Fan are generous, and no one with a little eye will be unhappy in person.

Hou Ye values this brother-in-law very much, not only often accompanies him to visit friends, but also invites him to his small study almost every day to talk, except for the two closest Qing guests, even the youngest son is not called. And after Miss Fan coaxed the old lady to be full of joy, she was taken by An to the Jingwang Mansion to greet her cousin.

Princess Jing and this Miss Fan are cousins, and they got along with each other when they were young, so they were very affectionate when they met, and the two talked about the past, especially the deceased Mrs. Fan, and they couldn't help crying. An Shi sat on the side, extremely embarrassed, and in addition to being angry in his heart, he had to make a sad look on his face, and the handkerchief in his hand had already been twisted.

However, Princess Jing couldn't do it, so she had the heart to give Miss Fan eye medicine, and took her to meet a few famous and very well-behaved girls who didn't like lively girls, so that she would have a bad reputation before the draft, but Princess Jing was very enthusiastic, and without saying a word, she arranged her cousin's communication in Beijing.

Miss Fan grinned. did not notice the sinister intentions of this uncle's stepfamily, but also played with the little prince Zhu Daoyuan, returned to the Hou Mansion, and praised the little Shizi in front of the old lady for being cute and smart, causing the old lady to worry about her great-grandson, and the next day taking advantage of the good weather, she went to the Jingwang Mansion for a turn and enjoyed a family fun.

Chunying heard all these things from others, because the old lady liked it, the whole yard talked about it, Huo Yi listened to it, I don't know what to discuss with Aunt Qing, and within two days, I mentioned it to the old lady, wanting to take my brother over to play.

When the old lady was a rare child, she naturally agreed. Therefore, Huo Rong, the youngest heir of the Huo family, soon came to the Qingguo Marquis Mansion.

Huo Rong is almost ten years old, and he is still a little thin, but his words and deeds are very organized, just like a little adult, and it can even be said that because he is too much like an adult, he looks a little dull. He's at a lovely age, though. In the eyes of the old man, such a dull demeanor, the expression of timidly saying auspicious words to himself, and the small body that gave a big gift at a glance, all seemed particularly pitiful, thinking that this child was going to inherit the incense for his unfortunate early death daughter in the future, the love doubled, and before the child finished the big gift, he took him into his arms, asked the common words affectionately, fed him food, and gently rubbed his little head. Miss Fan sat down with the old lady and teased Huo Rong with great interest.

Chun Ying watched from below, and quietly glanced at Huo Yi, seeing a faint smile on her face, mixed with a hint of complexity and relief, she guessed that she had listened to her words, tilted her head and caught a glimpse of Jing sitting aside, her eyes seemed to be a little gloomy, and as soon as her eyes rolled, she lowered her head and whispered to Huo Yi: "Miss, did the young grandmother think of Brother Kun?" It's better to tell the old lady to bring Brother Kun too, maybe you can play with the little master. ”

Jing Shi turned his head and glanced at her in some surprise, Huo Yi looked at the former, smiled slightly, and raised his voice: "Grandmother, my brother is a little scared, it is better to bring Brother Kun too." They boys just happened to be playing together? ”

These words reminded the old lady that she still had a grandson, and hurriedly said: "I forgot for a while, Brother Jing and daughter-in-law, bring your son too." ”

Jing put down his sadness, responded with a smile, and went back to the hospital to change his son into a new dress, tied his hair again, and hugged him to the old lady. The old lady suddenly found that this little great-grandson was still very cute, although he was young, his manners were very regular, his eyebrows were clear, and he looked a little like Hou Ye when he was a child, and she suddenly added a little love to her heart, and heard him call Huo Rong "cousin" in a milky voice, and Huo Rong also called "cousin" seriously, and immediately laughed with Miss Fan.

With a cheap grandson and great-grandson in front of her, the old lady also ate half a bowl more for lunch, and left the two children to sleep in the house, without the little girls to accompany her, Yijun instigated Huo Yi and Miss Fan to go to the garden, and Xijun naturally had to follow. Jing was reluctant to have a son, but was told by the old lady, "With my wife watching, you still don't worry?" I had to go with my sisters-in-law.

The ladies are on a whim, but it is easy, but it is hard for the girls who serve. Chunying, Crescent Moon, Carved Fence and several others had to rush to a pavilion in the garden before the ladies arrived, hurriedly cleaned the surroundings, lit an incense burner, boiled tea, folded fresh flowers and inserted bottles. The study, chessboard, piano case, round stool, embroidery frame and other things were placed for the ladies to use. As soon as all this was done, Huo Yi and the others arrived, and before Chunying had time to catch her breath, she had to rush to the teahouse and kitchen with Yueya'er to ask for fruit plate snacks and send them back to be placed.

Watching these young ladies leisurely drinking tea and chatting with melon seeds, the second lady Yijun also disliked that the fruits in the fruit bowl were not washed clean enough and did not look fresh and attractive enough, Chunying couldn't help but slander: Who said it was easy to be a girl? From the old lady's yard to the garden, there was only a few hundred meters apart, and a few of them ran over at the fastest speed and prepared so many things, it was already very hard, and they had to find fault that the fruit was not good enough, too much, right?! She didn't wash it!

Fortunately, Yijun just complained a few words, and then chatted with Fan Xiru, Huo Yi saw that Jing was a little distracted, and thought that she had no heart to play, so he invited Xijun to talk about a few games, Jing sat for a while, and felt bored, so he had to sit by the flowers, and asked Lime to go back to the courtyard to get a needle and thread, and embroidered a red belly pocket for his son to wear in summer.

The atmosphere seemed to be very calm, a few maids gently fanned their young lady and grandmother, Chun Ying refilled the incense burner, and her heart was slightly relieved, and sleepiness came up.

Who knew that it didn't take long for her to be completely awakened by the quarrel between Yijun and Fan Xiru. They were talking about the view of the canal bank that the latter had seen when he went to Beijing, and mentioned a poem by a poet of the Song Dynasty, and they had different opinions on the interpretation of one of the poems, and they were not convinced by each other, and the result became more and more noisy.

Jing had no choice but to get up and persuade: "It's just a small matter, everyone has their own opinions, and it's ordinary, and it's better for sisters to get along with each other." ”

Fan Xiru obediently responded "yes", and said to Yijun: "I won't quarrel with you, just do what you say." Yijun was annoyed: "It's clear that you are wrong." Look at your tone, it's clear that you're making me! I'm not convinced! He turned around and grabbed Huo Yi: "Cousin, you have read the most books and are the most knowledgeable, you will judge the theory!" ”

Huo Yi saw that the fire burned on him, and he was helpless, so he had to say: "I remember reading a book with an analysis of this poem, but I forgot what it was specifically about." Yijun's eyes widened: "I don't believe it!" My cousin has such a good memory, how can she not remember?! Huo Yi was very embarrassed, if he said it directly, it would make his cousin lose face......

Chunying's heart moved, and she said with a smile: "Second Miss, although our young lady has a good memory, she can't never forget it, not to mention the meaning of such poems, just need to understand it, how can anyone memorize it word by word?" If the second lady wants to know, it is better to go to the outer study to find the book, and it will naturally be clear. ”

Yijun was overjoyed: "That's a good thing! Where's the book? You're going to get it! ”

Chunying smiled dumbly: "Second Miss, where did you tell me to find it for a while?" There are four rooms in the study room in front of you! ”

Yijun opened his mouth and fell silent depressedly, Fan Xiru smiled and said, "Forget it, second cousin, I'll let you go this time, how about it?" Diao Lan interjected with a smile: "Miss, how can you say that? Miss Cousin should be angry again. Yijun was really angry, stomped his feet and said, "Chunying, go get the book!" Be sure to find it until you find it! Send it to me when you find it! ”

Chunying glanced at Huo Yi, the latter nodded helplessly, and she put on a face that "considered unlucky", bowed and retreated, and walked hurriedly in the direction of the front yard.

Follow the path next to the former site of Zhumeng Villa, turn onto the passage leading to the kitchen, turn back to the outer courtyard halfway, and pass through the instrument gate, which is near the outer study. The closer she got to the row of whitewashed houses, Chunying's heart beat a little faster.

She hadn't seen him for a month since she met Zhou Nian last time she saw him in a hurry, and she didn't know how he was doing. Speaking of which, in the past few years, every time I haven't seen him for a long time, I always encounter him with some small troubles when I see him again, or he is sick, or he tears his clothes, or he is so tired that his face is pale, I hope this time it will be okay.

Hurriedly taking two steps, she suddenly stopped.

Why did she suddenly become concerned about Zhou Nian's matter? No, hold on!

Chun Ying took a deep breath, lowered her head to avoid an oncoming Qing guest, ignored the surprise on his face, walked into the study, and looked up to see Xiao Yao walking out.

Xiao Yao saw her and was a little surprised: "Why are you?" What to do? Chunying bowed her head and said, "The master of the inner courtyard sent me to find a book." Xiao Yao said "oh" and pointed to the house: "Go by yourself, are you literate?" I'm busy, Zhou Ye doesn't know where to go, it's really anxious! So saying, he lifted his feet and went out.

Zhou Nian is gone?! A trace of disappointment flashed in Chunying's heart, her shoulders collapsed, and she walked weakly to the back room.

The four rooms here are open and have a lot of space, but in order to prevent dust, the windows have been closed for many years, and the light is a little dim. Each room is divided into two rows with eight large bookshelves, each with different books. Chunying quickly found the poetry class, and was about to read a book, but vaguely heard a choking sound from inside. She listened carefully, and felt that it was a little like Zhou Nian's voice, so she was taken aback, and hurriedly searched for the sound, and when she turned the corner, she saw Zhou Nian lying in the corner between the two bookshelves, silently crying.

She suddenly felt a little sad: "Brother Nian, what's wrong with you?" But what's so sad about it? ”

Zhou Nianha, when he heard the voice, he was taken aback, raised his sleeve and wiped his face, turned his head, saw that it was Chunying, and said with a slight smile: "It turned out to be Chun'er." ”

Chun Ying took two steps forward: "What's wrong?" Why are you sad? ”

Zhou Nian smiled faintly: "I'm not sad, but I'm so happy, I'm ......" paused, "My uncle's case...... It's over...... In the clear...... His family was rehabilitated......"

Chunying immediately reacted, Uncle Zhou Nian's case was rehabilitated, does that mean that the Zhou family's case can also be rehabilitated?!。.。