Since I want to inquire about the Hou Mansion. Naturally, I had to ask the male and female servants of the Hou Mansion for help. Chunying's own family has already moved away, and the second uncle, who is closest to her, has gone out with the eldest young master, but after all, she has been in the Hou Mansion and the back street for so many years, of course she has her own network. Although it may not be effective in big things, it is still okay to ask for gossip.

Chunying followed Zhuo to the Hou Mansion the next day, and when Zhuo's affairs were handed over to An and Yijun and chatted, they turned into the inner courtyard of the Hou Mansion in the name of "visiting the old sisters".

The two parties in the rumors, Miss Fan has moved out, and the other is the third young master. In fact, Chunying felt in her heart that it would be best if she could inquire about Aunt Hua who had spread the rumors before, but unfortunately she had never had any friendship with the second young master, and even if she had a relationship, she was no longer in the Hou Mansion now, so she had to go to Huanhuaxuan first.

The third young master was not in Huanhuaxuan, he was ordered by his father to study during this time, so he had to give up his previous idle life and go to the outer study to follow the gentleman who his father invited back to memorize the Four Books and Five Classics. He is not there, and it is as if there is no restraint in Huanhuaxuan.

In addition to him in this courtyard, the highest status was originally the rouge who had become a room. In the future, when the third young grandmother enters the door, she will definitely be promoted to aunt. But Rouge thinks very highly of himself, and when he is in a good mood, he can still say a few words to a few big girls, where is he impatient to make friends with the little girls below? She nests in the house all day long, reading books, embroidering and embroidering, playing the piano, playing chess games, enjoying herself, except for going to the old lady and wife in the morning and evening to say goodbye, almost without leaving the house, naturally she can't talk about controlling the girl in the courtyard.

Although Lixia is a first-class girl, she has no qualifications, and most of the people in the hospital are old people who have been in the hospital for more than five years, where do you put her in your eyes? Another first-class girl is a wisteria that Chunying used to know well. She is a very popular girl, and she came from the wife's courtyard, and she seems to be inconspicuous in her ordinary behavior, but the third young master just looks down on her, and her status in Huanhuaxuan is a little transcendent, so many people have jealousy and hatred towards her, but Wisteria doesn't seem to take it to heart at all, and she is still the smiling and coquettish appearance. Further down, Xiao Ling, Rong'er and other old people have all survived the layers of turmoil and can climb to the second-class position. Naturally, he is no longer a rookie when he was a child, he speaks and does things with steadyness, and when he sees someone, he is on guard first. There is only one Xia He, who is still so heartless, but everyone spoils her.

When she saw Chunying coming, she pounced on her with joy, rejoicing and complaining: "Sister Chun'er is the worst!" Even though he went back to the capital, he didn't come to me! Shi'er is out of the pavilion again, and you both leave me alone! ”

Chunying was stumbled by her, and hurriedly steadied herself and smiled bitterly: "Are you still a little body a few years ago?" Come down, it's going to crush me! ”

Xia Hele let go of her and pouted, "I've heard that you've come back several times, why don't you come to see me?" I heard that you often went to look for the second wife, so I waited outside her courtyard every day, but I never saw you coming. ”

Chunying said: "I am waiting for the old lady of Dongfu, only when the old lady or the fourth lady has something to give to the wife, I will come over once, or I will come with the old lady to see the old lady here, a total of only a few times." Don't wait for me anymore, if I come back later. But if I have time, I will come and see you. ”

Xia He also knew that it was impossible to be a girl as she wanted, so she responded hesitantly: "Okay, it's up to ......you" immediately became excited again, "You can see Shi'er?" I heard that the day of her wedding was very lively, and the people who greeted her relatives were about to fill the entire backstreet, is it true?! ”

Chunying replied with a smile: "I just went for a spin and didn't see the situation behind, but that day she got married with her sister, and her sister married a black family, and the two teams greeted each other, which must have been really lively." ”

Xia He was even more excited, and hurriedly asked, "Did you really see it?" What was she like that day? Wearing a red wedding dress? What is it? What kind of embroidery? What kind of jewelry do you wear? Is there a phoenix crown? But as the drama was staged, wearing a phoenix crown and a veil? ”

She threw out a large series of questions like a cannon, Chunying didn't know which question to answer, Wisteria couldn't listen anymore, and stretched out her hand to pull Xia He away: "You ask like this, how can Chun'er answer?" Also phoenix crown Xia Wei! Are you a daughter when we are? It's just a big red dress and a few red flowers, and it's over. ”

Chunying smiled: "It's not so pitiful, when I saw Shi'er that day, although she didn't have a phoenix crown and a xiaxia, but the golden bead hairpin was inserted, and she was dressed up very gorgeously, but she had a lot of powder on her face, and it was the first time I saw her smeared so much rouge!" ”

Xia He Wisteria laughed, and the former also asked: "Really smeared a lot of rouge?" Isn't that monkey's ass? The latter laughed and scolded: "What stupid thing to say?" Watch out for someone to scold you later! ”

Chun Ying was wondering why someone would come to scold Xia He, and Xiao Ling next to her whispered: "That's not it, rouge is something that everyone uses." It's not her real name, even if she gets angry, she won't come to scold us, it's just that some people won't be able to see it. Rong'er smiled meaningfully on the side and glanced at Xiao Ling.

As he was talking, Lixia came over, and first Chong Chunying smiled and said Wanfu: "Why is the girl free to come to our courtyard today?" He persuaded Xia He earnestly: "I've reminded you several times a long time ago, don't call the name of the rouge girl in front of everyone, let outsiders hear it, and think that we have no rules, wouldn't it be a shame for the third young master?" ”

Xia He pouted: "Which one called her name?" I'm talking about what it was like when Shi'er got married! ”

Chunying's heart moved, and said with a smile: "I've been away from here for many years, and I don't know what the situation is now, but I happened to have time to come over and go shopping, so I came to talk to my old sisters to gossip, I was happy for a while, and I didn't watch out, I must have committed some taboo?" ”

Before Lixia could answer, Wisteria spoke first: "Where is the taboo?" In front of the master's family, there is nothing taboo, you are not a person in this house now, telling you will make you laugh. He turned his head to Lixia and smiled: "Lixia girl." You don't have to worry, with me watching, Xia He is not so reckless. Just now I seem to hear a few new little girls in the front yard arguing with their mother-in-law, those few who are not worried and refuse to listen to my orders, sister, go and take care of it, except for you, no one can really suppress them. ”

Lixia glanced at her, and reluctantly smiled at Chunying: "Then I'll be lazy, the girl will sit down for a while and then go back." Then he said to Xia He: "Good students entertain Chunying girl, you can't be reckless anymore." "Then I walked in the direction of the front yard. After taking a few steps, he glanced back at them again, and then went out of the second door.

Rong Er sneered: "You can treat yourself as a dish!" Xiao Ling pulled her and smiled at Chunying: "Don't take it to heart, Rong'er just had a fight with Lixia yesterday, but it's actually fine." Wisteria glanced at her: "Who are you Chunying?" Sisters who grew up in the same place, do they need to be so careful? Xiao Ling sneered: "Aren't I talking casually...... Wisteria snorted: "Come on, you weren't close to us in the past, if you really want to talk in one place, it's uncomfortable, you can do whatever you like, Chun'er is accompanied by me and Xia He, it's enough." Don't let irrelevant people bother us. ”

As if liberated, Xiao Ling pulled Rong'er, and smiled at Chunying: "That...... That's when I remembered...... There's something important to do, we'll go first, and you'll come back when you're free. Chunying smiled and nodded: "Okay, you guys go." Then he watched them go away quickly.

The remaining three talked for a while, but it was just a farewell experience. Chunying thought that the heat was almost over, and it was time to enter the topic, so she cautiously tentatively said: "I just entered the courtyard gate and saw many fresh faces, I think they are all new after last autumn?" It's noisy and unorthodox, now that there is a third young master, it doesn't matter, when the third young grandmother enters the door in the future, what if it's a powerful one? ”

Wisteria smiled and said nothing, while Xia He waved his hand: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the third young master won't marry a tigress like the second young master, doesn't it mean that Miss Fan will be our third young grandmother?" It seems that I talked about a Miss Hai again? It's your relative in Dongfu, right? They are all good-natured young ladies who won't be mean to us. ”

Chunying hurriedly asked, "What do you say?" Yesterday, I heard our old lady discussing Miss Hai's family affairs with her maiden nephew, and she didn't mention the third young master, why did the third young master marry a wife and pull her up? Miss Fan can't do it, didn't she say that she was going to marry into the palace? ”

Xia He said mysteriously: "You don't know, do you?" I heard it with my own ears yesterday. Our third young master mentioned Miss Hai! also said that she was better than Miss Fan. ”

Chun Ying was stunned, the focus she wanted to ask was the scandal between the third young master and Miss Fan, how could it really involve Miss Hai?

Wisteria knocked on Xia He's brain: "Listening to the wind is rain, I really can't help you!" No wonder everyone doesn't dare to talk to you in their hearts, even Yu'er is wronged, and she doesn't dare to mention it to you. ”

Xia He jumped to his feet when he heard this: "What?!" Yu'er was bullied?! ”

"I told you not to babble, Yu'er is nothing serious, but Aunt Rong was angry with the third lady and felt sorry for her daughter, so she hit Yu'er a few times instead, I heard that it was bleeding, I have prepared the golden medicine, and put it in the mirror box in my room, it has not been opened yet, you remember to send it over when you are free."

Xia He couldn't take care of it, and hurriedly apologized to Chunying: "I'll send the medicine over first, don't be in a hurry to leave, I'll be back soon!" Then he hurried away.

Wisteria explained for her with a smile: "Yu'er is her cousin, waiting in front of the third lady, she is the most timid, Xia He has always loved her the most, so she is so anxious." ”

Chun Ying smiled: "You just told Rong'er and Xiaoling that sisters who grew up together don't have to be born like that, and now you have committed it." You are in such a hurry to break Xia He away, you must have something to say to me? "Don't think she can't see it!

Wisteria sat beside her with a smile and looked at the leaves on her head: "You are the person who waits in front of the second old lady, what did the second lady bring you here for nothing?" Think it's for a reason? The rumors that were suppressed a few days ago suddenly popped up again yesterday, and the second wife heard that she was angry, you were ordered to inquire, right? That's right, you are originally a person from this mansion, and you are familiar with everyone everywhere, so it is more convenient to inquire than someone from Dongfu. ”

Chun Ying saw that she understood it, and she didn't beat around the bush: "I won't tell you the truth, the second wife borrowed me, which does mean this, but I also want to stop by to see you." You also know that the rumor was suppressed by the second wife, and suddenly it got up again, which is very strange. The second wife was worried that if the matter got out, it would damage the reputation of the young masters and young ladies of the Li family, and then the fourth young master and the fourth young lady would be affected, so she wanted to find out what was going on. According to the temper of the third young master, such a rumor suddenly popped up, he must be very angry, right? ”

Wisteria thought for a moment and said, "It's really a little annoyed. However, Xia He's words are not wrong, the third young master did mention that Miss Hai has a calm temperament and is familiar with housework, it would be nice if the family rank was higher, but now I am afraid that Hou Ye and his wife will not like it. ”

Chunying was shocked: "He actually looked at Miss Shanghai?!" ”

"That's not ......," Wisteria curled the corners of his mouth, "He still suspects that the family is older and looks ordinary." In fact, what he said was: It would be nice if the future wife had this kind of character and such ability. But Miss Fan has always disliked it, he just thinks that people laugh too much, and they are too good at coaxing people, which makes him feel crooked. ”

Chun Ying couldn't hold back the sneering expression on her face, no matter what shortcomings Fan Hai and the two young ladies had, the third young master had many more shortcomings than them! And the face is critical of others! It's just that she was a little suspicious: "In this way, the third young master prefers Miss Hai's kind of ...... So why is it all Miss Fan in the rumors? Who's passing it on? ”

"Who does he care?" Wisteria pouted, "When it was passed on before, many people knew about it, but it was only later that the second wife issued a ban, so everyone didn't mention it, and it would not be strange if anyone said it quickly." ”

"It's still weird." Chunying said, "If the number of people who spread it is slowly increasing day by day, it will be fine, but even if someone says it quickly, it is impossible for it to spread outside the house in just a day or two." Now there are so many people who spread the rumor, but it makes people suspicious, and it is a rumor that someone deliberately spreads. What did the third young master say? Don't be indifferent, Miss Fan is a person who is about to get married, that's the county king's mansion! If the marriage is blown up, won't the third young master offend a county king's mansion? ”

When he said this, Wisteria also became serious: "The third young master reads in the study every day, and he is tired when he comes back at night, although I mentioned this matter to him, he only regarded it as a follow-up to the previous rumors, and he didn't pay much attention to it." I will talk to him again in the evening, so as not to offend the big man, and I don't know it yet. It's just that...... Whether Miss Fan really wants to marry into the palace or not, no one knows, she has only heard the Fan family say this" lowered her head and thought about it, "But you still have to be more careful." I don't know who made this rumor, but I remember it...... A few mothers-in-law who talked about this matter with others were not all the way to Aunt Hua or the second young master, but ......" hesitated, hesitantly approached Chunying's ear, and said two words.

Chunying was taken aback: "This can't be, right?!" Madame, what is this for?! ”

"Shh Wisteria pressed down on her shoulder, "Don't shout! If it is known that I have said this, I will be the unlucky! ”

Chunying calmed down: "I'm sorry, I was negligent." But...... There's no reason for that, huh? ”

"I don't think it's justified, but those people have always been close to the main courtyard. In the spring, two of the mothers-in-law were accused of eating wine at night, and the wife called the young grandmother to scold her, so that the board was dispensed. I talked to Sister Begonia in the main courtyard that day, and I saw them come to thank my wife. Wisteria glanced in the direction of the second entrance, "Maybe I thought wrong, no matter what, Mrs. didn't have a reason to harm the third young master, probably...... Just a coincidence? ”

Where in the world are there so many coincidences? If it's just one or two, forget it, but Wisteria is talking about several. Chunying looked at Xia He, who was running back with a smile on her face, thinking about what was going on, so she could only reluctantly laugh with her. When Lixia came to talk again, she made an excuse, hurriedly left, returned to the second wife in front of her, and quietly reported the news she had heard.

The second wife, Zhuo, was shocked, and called her maid to inquire about it, and touched the vine from the people who heard the rumors to see who they heard it from. Originally, this rumor had a mass base, and as long as one or two people occasionally mentioned it in the chat, others couldn't help but join in. And every time the person who mentioned this talk was really the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the wife's courtyard, or their relatives and friends.

Zhuo didn't dare to investigate further, so he hurriedly took Chunying and others home and reported to his mother-in-law.

The second old lady had a gloomy face, and after a long time, she called Chunying and Qiuyan over: "Change out of clothes for me, I'm going to see my sister-in-law!" ”。.。