After being stunned for a while, Zhuo Shi smiled in surprise: "Where did my mother hear the news?" The daughter-in-law only knew that the girl of the Fan family was likely to marry into the palace. Recently, her uncle was busy packing up the house to take her out of the Hou Mansion, but he had never heard of it...... What does she have to do with Brother You. ”

The second old lady said: "Yesterday, a few old family members came to greet me, and when they were chatting, they said that it was spread all over the Xifu. The daughter of the Fan family has long been interested in Brother You, and Brother You also admires her very much. Although I wondered, they usually can't see any traces, and they don't seem to be in love with each other, but when I think of the appearance of the Fan family's daughter, as well as that pleasing energy, I don't think it's unusual. It's just that they are both from everyone's background, abide by etiquette, and never forget to be measured, so others can't see it. ”

Since you can't see it, how did it spread to everyone in the world? Chunying only felt that something was wrong, so she said: "The slave maid has never heard such a thing, in the past, when I was in Nafu, the third young master was not very close to Miss Fan, to say that I strictly abide by etiquette...... He treated Miss Huo Jiabiao much kinder......" suddenly felt that it was inappropriate to say this, and immediately added, "Everything that the second and third misses have." Miss Huo Jiabiao will definitely have a share, and in front of the eldest lady, she also has the demeanor of an eldest brother, but he has always been polite to Miss Fan. ”

The second old lady smiled: "It's not surprising, he and the Huo family are cousins, so they are naturally closer than Miss Fan." But the way you put it, the news is a bit odd. She turned to her daughter-in-law: "If there is such a rumor, you should also inquire about it, what is going on, you are now in charge of the affairs of the house, if there are any bad rumors for the outside world to know, you will have no shame, your sister-in-law, it is more and more time to say that you are not good at managing the house." ”

Zhuo Shi hurriedly responded, and felt that he actually didn't know anything about this kind of rumor, it was really a dereliction of duty, even if he ordered it to go down and let people inquire, who was spreading this kind of rumor, and how did it come out.

After inquiring for a few days, the news reported back became more and more strange. It turned out that the so-called Manchu Mansion was known, it was discounted, at first only a few mothers-in-law passed on this, and then it was passed on to ten, ten to hundreds, and the lowest-level rough envoys and mothers-in-law of the Quanhou Mansion heard about it, and it was originally only a gossip that circulated in the inner courtyard. There is also a tendency to spread to the outer courtyard, and in the process of dissemination, some so-called corroboration or eyewitnesses have been added, such as seeing Miss Fan giving something to the third young master, and her face was still flushed when she spoke; or the third young master ordered someone to send the newly bloomed roses to Miss Fan's room; It is also said that when the third young master went to greet the old lady, he frowned with Miss Fan; Some people even said that they saw the third young master and Miss Fan's personal maid deliver letters for them, going back and forth four or five times a day...... It is said that there are noses and eyes, but many people seem to have a tacit understanding, no one is willing to tell the first and second class girls who have a head and face, and they do not let the housekeepers and ladies hear, only gossip and chat in private, so the main owners know nothing, and even the housekeepers have been around for many days before they vaguely heard the rumors, and at this time the news has spread to the back street.

After listening to the report of the people below, Zhuo immediately called someone to inquire, and it turned out that these so-called corroborations were really true, but the truth was not much different from the rumors.

Miss Fan gave something to the third young master, but she actually carried it for the second young master on the way, and she was not red at that time. No one remembers; The third young master sent roses, from the old lady and the wife to several young ladies, even Princess Jing got a share, so naturally it was impossible to miss Miss Fan as a guest; The third young master went to the old lady to ask for peace, and sometimes met Miss Fan, but the two have always been well-behaved, and the latter would get up and avoid it, and no one could tell whether the two of them had eyebrows or not; The girls in the courtyard of the third young master, two of them are better than the carved fence around Miss Fan, so they often come and go, and the girls in the Hou Mansion have to go to other courtyards to visit the door, and usually receive an errand to deliver things or pass the word, so as not to be said to be lazy by the master's family, so they often take things in their hands, but are these things the love letters of Li You and Fan Xuru, how do others know?

Zhuo's became more and more vigilant, these rumors are actually three points true, but they are only five points false, and two points of "hearsay" are added, even if someone refutes it, they can also excuse themselves on the grounds that "hearsay does not know whether it is true or false", who spread these words?

At this time, another news came, the princess of Wenjun Wangfu celebrated her birthday, and the uncle and nephew of the Fan family sent a generous gift, and personally came to congratulate her birthday, and two days later, the county palace sent a gift back. Everything else is just something that should be used in the scene, only one was specially instructed by the princess of the county, and it was given to Miss Fan alone, but it was a pair of jade bracelets, which were said to be the dowry of the princess of the county. The amount of this gift was not ordinary, so it was sent to Miss Fan's courtyard, and that night her maiden spread the precious beauty of the bracelet and the princess's love for their young lady.

Wenjun Wangfu has always been low-key, but because the male owner went abroad not long ago, he became popular in Beijing. His family has three sons, the eldest son and the son of the family has already decided to marry, the woman is the granddaughter of the old Hanlin, who is a saint himself, and the youngest concubine is only ten years old, but there is a second son, who has just turned eighteen years old and has not yet married. People quickly contacted the little prince from the pair of bracelets, and they speculated that this should be the object of the Fan family's kissing.

Zhuo heard about a matter of rank from the old lady of the Hou Mansion, it is said that Princess Wenjun likes Fan Xiru very much, and the people around her proposed that she recognize her as her goddaughter, but she did not respond.

Fan Xiru, a girl from a prestigious family, has a good reputation and is likable, why does the princess refuse to admit her daughter? Naturally, she plans to marry her home and become a daughter-in-law.

This rumor quickly overwhelmed the scandal between Miss Fan and the third young master. It has become the gossip headline of the Hou Mansion again. Zhuo Shi breathed a sigh of relief, beat the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Hou Mansion, ordered them not to discuss the guests in private, and went home to report the matter to the second old lady.

The second old lady frowned and said: "This is not good, if the rumors of the Fan family's daughter and Brother You'er spread to the Wenjun Palace, this marriage may not be possible." Although the Fan family has no foundation in Beijing, it is a family of eunuchs, and the father of the daughter of the Fan family is still a local magistrate. The two families are in-laws and have always been close, but don't make a feud because of this incident. ”

Zhuo Shi hurriedly said: "The daughter-in-law has already spoken. I ordered the people under me not to talk nonsense anymore, and even in our house, a gag order was issued! ”

The second old lady nodded lightly: "I'm afraid that someone is behind it, don't take it lightly." Zhuo Shi responded, but was a little embarrassed: "The daughter-in-law is not the main mother of Xifu, I'm afraid that she may not be able to suppress those people." ”

Chun Ying stood beside her and carefully interjected: "Although Mrs. is not the wife of the Hou Mansion, this matter is related to the reputation of the Third Young Master and Miss Fan. ”

The second old lady hurriedly said: "This makes sense, don't affect the reputation of our Brother Dun and Yajun for the sake of Xifu!" Brother Dun has also reached the age of kissing, and the girl's reputation is even more important, don't let people think that the Li family's door is not strict, so that the guests will make such a thing. ”

Zhuo Shi solemnly got up and responded, and then mentioned other things: "Brother Dun'er's yard has been cleaned up, when is my mother free, do you want to go over and take a look?" and the new girl in his yard, it would be good for his mother to take a look. Yajun is young, and things may not be done properly. ”

"Yajun is doing things pretty well, if it's really inappropriate, you can just watch more as a mother." Although the second old lady said so, she still took the girls to see it and inspected them in person. Although the fourth young master also had a few good girls around him, but they were all second-class, the second old lady decided to choose one of the people around her, and led others to serve her grandson and take care of housekeeping, which made her feel more at ease than others.

Chun Ying naturally won't go to this troubled water, Qiu Yan is also very cold, only Bai Ling and Cui Ling are a little moved, and the latter is the most active, and in the end, Cui Ling won and became the first-class steward in the courtyard of the fourth young master. She also managed to persuade the second old lady to bring a mother-in-law and a little girl from Songyi Courtyard over.

Chun Ying looked at it coldly, noticing the quiet and docile surface of Cui Ling. There was a hint of ambition in his eyes. She couldn't help but sneer secretly, not worried at all that Cui Ling would set off any storm in the courtyard of the fourth young master. It's understandable that a girl wants to climb up, but the method must be right. There is a shrewd and powerful master mother in Dongfu, and the second old lady is not a dry eater. If Cuiling is honest, she may not be able to do so in the future, but if she stupidly wants to take a shortcut, the second wife will not spare her first!

People like the second wife, on the surface, seem to be very virtuous and kind, but in fact they have quite a means, such as the concubines around the second master, although the number is not much, but there are a few, but none of them can give birth to children, except for the magpie given by the second old lady, which is still favored, the other concubines are just invisible people. The flower narcissus sent by the general's mansion made a mistake last time, so she was ordered to stay in her room to reflect, and has not appeared in everyone's field of vision until today, and the few people she brought with her were all ordered to be taken away. In the future, if this narcissus girl makes trouble again, there will be no helper, and there will be nothing to do, if she falls ill because of her anger, she will disappear from now on.

The virtuous and kind second wife has no shortage of means, don't think that you can do any tricks under her nose!

Chun Ying looked at Bai Ling very calmly and proposed to the second old lady to pick one of the second-class girls to make up for Cuiling's shortcomings, with a slight smile on her face. What will happen to Cui Ling in the future, for her who will leave sooner or later, it will be the floating clouds!

Dongfu was preparing for the fourth young master Li Dun's move, but the third young master Li You suddenly came to the door, saying that he was here to congratulate his younger brother on the joy of his housewarming, and specially sent a pair of precious four treasures of the study and two ornaments. Li Dun was a little annoyed that he was disrespectful to his grandmother's maidservants, but after so long, it was not a big deal, so he forgot about it, and saw that his brother was very thoughtful today, and he was very respectful to his grandmother, and he was also very polite and polite to the girls, so he was angry and talked to him affectionately.

Li You has lived alone in a small courtyard for many years and has rich experience, even though he has taught many tips, such as how to arrange furniture, what flowers to put in what season, which direction is most suitable for reading and writing, etc., and even said how to deal with the disputes between his mother-in-law and little girls, Li Dun's eyes widened when he heard it. His grandmother, mother, and sister had taken care of all these things for him, and how did he know that? I was a little worried at the moment, I didn't know if I could manage my subordinates, and I was relieved when I remembered that my grandmother's big girl was on an errand in front of me.

Li You disagreed with his idea: "If you are used to using it since childhood, just give it to her, this girl is newly given by her uncle and grandmother, and she is old, she may not be able to serve you for a long time. ”

Li Dun became more and more convinced of his brother, and the two cousins talked, and talked and talked from the new house to the study, from the study to the recent homework, from the recent homework to the teacher's house. Li Dun did not come to study every day, and he was not the only one who attended classes on weekdays, and there was never a shortage of young people who were appreciated by him.

Li You asked for the specific names, so he told them all about the origins, origins, and temperaments of these young students, and selected three people who could be friends and told his younger brother, and also taught him how to make friends with him, seeing Li Dun nodding and nodding, he was secretly proud, and sighed: "My brother is not so blessed, you can ask Master Liu for advice, and I envy my brother very much, but I didn't expect your situation there to be so pitiful." It's a pity that you don't have a companion to study, otherwise you would have a companion when you go to school, and it wouldn't be so boring. ”

Li Dun disagreed: "In the teacher's family, no one who has real talent and learning dare not show ugliness in front of him, it is a place to really seek knowledge, how can it be dull?" The so-called companion reading is just a little guy, helping to polish the ink, carrying the book bag, occasionally talking and laughing, I still think he is noisy. What's more, if the teacher sees that I have to be waited on even a little thing, I don't know how to get angry. ”

"I'm not referring to that kind of rough little guy, you listen to me......" Li You sat up straight, and was about to sell his friend who was outstanding in learning, but was interrupted by someone from outside the door.

Chun Ying secretly scolded in her heart, but her face was respectful and cautious, and she gave a blessing to Li You and Li Dun brothers, and said with a smile: "The old lady said that the two young masters have been talking for so long, and it is time to rest, she has prepared good tea and snacks there, please come over and taste it." ”

Li Dun hurriedly responded: "Let's go now, thank you sister for coming." Li You, who was sitting opposite him, lowered his face slightly, turned his head to stare at Chunying, his eyes were full of anger, and he saw that Chunying was cold, and he was even more unhappy: I didn't want to come, but the second old lady spoke, what can I do? Do you think I want to see you?!。.。