Chunying took the material back to the room, found the needlework basket, stretched the joints of her hands, and planned to show off her skills, picked out a pair of sharp scissors and painting powder, opened the roll of plain satin, and planned to cut the scissors.

When she was busy working, she felt someone enter the house, and when she looked up, it was Manru again!

Chunying frowned, lowered her head and continued to work, and said, "What's the matter with my sister?" ”

Man Ru sat down on the edge of Shi'er's bed, rubbing her skirt, but did not speak. Chunying ignored her, cut the fabric by herself, and sewed it with a needle and thread.

She used to make clothes for her father, and she wasn't worried that she wouldn't be able to do it, but when she thought that it was made for Zhou Nian, and the latter was such a gentle scholar, she didn't dare to have a careless attitude, and was determined to do it seriously. I remembered that Zhou Nian lived in that kind of place, and it was usually inconvenient to contact with the outside world, if the clothes were torn, it would be very troublesome to sew them, and when she was not there, it would inevitably be rough to clean the clothes, so she decided to sew a little stronger, and sew two lines densely, but after sewing it, she felt that wearing it might make people feel pierced skin, and hesitated for a while before making up her mind, taking this first piece as a practice, first familiarizing yourself with it, and then making a good one for Zhou Nian, as for this piece, if it is no problem after it is done, it will be worn by Sanqing!

Manru watched her fly needle and thread, recognized that it was a middle coat, and it was a men's one, and felt a little uncomfortable, and asked with a reluctant smile: "Is this ...... For whom? If it's for Uncle Lu, this material is too good, could it be that the third young master rewarded you again? ”

Chun Ying glanced at her, while scolding. Why didn't she leave, she replied with a smile: "This is the third young master's, Sister Mei Xiang said that she was not free, and asked me to help make one or two." ”

The expression on Manru's face changed, and he squeezed dryly. Make a smile: "Yes...... Is it? Sister Mei Xiang is really, since she is not free, why doesn't she let us help? I'll give you a hand, right? As he spoke, he reached for the roll of satin.

"Don't!" Chunying grabbed the material, "This is Sister Mei Xiang. Sister gave it to me, I don't know if it's enough, you have to do it, find her to get it. She pulled back the plain satin, found a piece of cheesecloth, wrapped it haphazardly, and stuffed it into her cupboard.

Manru bit her lip, got up silently and walked out the door, her eyes a little red.

Although there is no explicit provision, she is in Huanhuaxuan, which can almost be counted. He was the first person to needle and thread. At least five out of ten of the clothes on the third young master's body were made by her, and the remaining five were the craftsmanship of the needlework room or other big girls. It's just that Mei Xianglanxiang has always been in charge of the close-fitting clothes, and if they are not available, then they should also be handed over to her. Why did Mei Xiang find Chun'er? Chun'er used to be very good at needlework, but since she got sick, she has been far inferior to her. Isn't she more suitable than Chun'er?

Manru remembered the conversation between the third young master and Mei Xiang that she had overheard earlier. In other words, the third young master intends to promote Chun'er to the second class, and it has only been half a year since Chun'er entered the mansion! Although she was promoted to the second class in less than half a year after entering the mansion, how much thought did she put into it? What did Chun'er do? Could it be that the third young master asked Chun'er to do an errand...... Does it really matter?

The third young master also said at the time...... Chun'er was promoted to the second class, and she couldn't do it for long, but. What does it mean that this position will look decent?! Could it be ...... In addition to rouge, even Chun'er's future has been decided?

Manru was guessed by this. I want to be scared, at the age of the third young master, even if I want to add people to the house, the number of people will not be too many, two is enough, Rouge's position seems to be very stable, if she wants to climb up, she can only compete with other girls, but if she loses the opportunity to fight......

Manru's mind flashed through the mottled walls of her house, the thin quilt that exuded a musty smell, the disdainful looks on other people's faces seen since she was a child, and the situation when her mother was forced by a stinky man, but she didn't dare to resist and could only cry behind her back. She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.

Chunying didn't know anything about it, just glad that Manru had finally left her room. She carefully cut the plain satin, sewed the threads finely, measured the size of the clothes again and again, and compared the data of Zhou Nian's old clothes, for fear that there would be something that did not fit. It was the first time she had worked so her clothes, and even the corners were as soft and comfortable as possible. It took a full three days to make two pieces, washed and ironed and carefully checked, and after making sure that there was no problem, she folded the clothes and put them aside with satisfaction, planning to send them to Zhou Nian first when she was free.

When I looked up inadvertently, I found that the sky outside had already darkened, and she actually missed the meal! At the thought of this, her stomach immediately growled, and she hurriedly packed her things and ran to the small kitchen to see if there was anything to eat.

Mung Bean smiled and gave her a bowl of steamed eggs: "I heard that this is your specialty dish, how about you try me today?" Xia He said that you have been making clothes and being crazy for the past two days, and you are bored in the house and don't come out, she and Shi'er don't care about you, and go to watch the excitement by yourself. ”

Chunying thanked him and took it, found a spoon and ate it in a big gulp: "Delicious!" What a master! What are they watching? ”

"You don't know?" Mung Bean said with a smile, "The Chen family begged Mrs. to nod, and today I want to send a dowry to Sister Meixiang's house, Sister Meixiang went home without lunch, and many people took leave to go and see the excitement." ”

Chunying was very interested, and after eating the steamed eggs in three or two bites, she ran out of the kitchen after saying a few words to mung beans, and went to the backyard to find someone to ask for leave, planning to join in the fun.

In the main room, Lan Xiang was sitting on the threshold and bowing her head to do needlework, and there was another girl sitting next to her, Chun Ying recognized it as the magnolia in her wife's house. They gossiped without saying a word, Chun Ying walked over lightly, and heard Yulan say there, "...... There's no silver, Mei Xiang is married, I plan to send a dress, do you say it's better to embroider peony flowers or plum blossoms? But Mei Xiang, has that girl been blessed recently? I see her waist is two inches bigger than before! ”

Lan Xiang was a little absent-minded: "Really? I didn't pay much attention to it, it seemed to be the same as usual. ”

"I think she's blessed." Yulan played with the handkerchief in her hand, and looked at the needle and thread in Lanxiang's hand, "Two more stitches here will look better." I don't know if I can get out of my clothes in time, how do you say their marriage is so urgent? I hadn't heard that Ping An was going to marry Mei Xiang before, and suddenly said that he would marry, and he would pass the door next month. Can Mei Xiang's dowry be prepared? ”

"She's not in a hurry, what the are you doing?" Lan Xiang didn't want to listen to this topic anymore, raised her head and shook her hand, just in time to see Chun Ying coming over, "What's the matter?" ”

Chunying had no choice but to be honest: "I...... I just heard about Sister Mei Xiang and wanted to congratulate her......"

"Not today, there will be no one in the courtyard, how happy will you be when she comes back?" Lan Xiang didn't seem to have much energy, so she didn't scold, but just lightly picked people up. Chunying lowered her head in disappointment, saluted, smiled at Yulan, and turned away in a daze. Yulan smiled and watched her go away, glanced back at Lan Xiang, who was working with her head down, and pursed her lips.

Chunying failed to ask for leave, and she didn't want to do other work, so she hesitated for a moment, and planned to give the clothes to Zhou Nian first. She hadn't been in the past three days, and she didn't know what had happened to him. So she found a piece of wrapping cloth out, wrapped her middle coat, tidied up her clothes, went out to look around, avoided Lan Xiang's sight, and quietly went out of the courtyard.

I don't know if it's because Steward Chen's family wants to do a happy event, Chunying didn't meet anyone along the way, even the few mothers-in-law guarding the garden gate were two less than usual, and the remaining two were still muttering there, there was no one in the garden, so they might as well be lazy and go to Chen's house to ask for a glass of water and wine. Chun Ying carefully carried them into the garden, and then turned in the direction of the small lake.

Today is not in a hurry, and there is no need to avoid people, so she walked slowly, and on the way, she saw that the flowers on the nearby peach trees were blooming well, and she ran over to break a branch, planning to give it to Zhou Nian to play with. He was about to walk back to his original path, but he caught a glimpse of a suspicious figure flashing in the bushes. She had the experience of being followed once, and immediately became suspicious, and did not speak, but silently returned to the path leading to the lake, slowed her steps, held her breath, and listened quietly, and sure enough, she heard a very slight footstep behind her.

Could it be Manru again? Chun Ying turned her feet around, turned into another path, and walked along the rockery in front of the lake. It is different from the hill in the bamboo forest, it is a rockery group composed of four or five huge Taihu Lake stones, in which a path is opened, and there is a stone tablet at the entrance, and the four characters of "Jiuru Tongyu" are written on it. She used to play with Shi'er and them, and she had seen them hide and seek here, and she knew that these Taihu Lake stones were very peculiar, hiding in the cracks, and the people outside could never see them.

Chunying burrowed into the rockery, hid in a small cave, and listened carefully to the movement outside. In a few moments, footsteps hurried to her, walked past her, and stopped. Chun Ying clearly saw that Manru looked around anxiously, as if she was looking for something.

She walked out and asked lightly, "Who is Sister Cui looking for?" ”

Manru was startled, turned her head and blinked, and smiled reluctantly: "I...... I was looking for you, and when I saw you in the garden, I thought about coming over to say hello, but you disappeared in a blink of an eye. ”

Chunying remembered that the mother-in-law guarding the door just now said that there was no one in the garden, so she sneered: "Really? I thought my sister was following me all the way in. ”

"I don't understand that." Manru brushed her hair a little unnaturally, "I saw that you were in a hurry, as if you had something to do, so I was going to ask to see if I could help." We grew up together, neighbors, and we grew up better, although you don't remember......"

"Sister Cui." Chun Ying interrupted her, "You want to know where I'm going, right?" She stared at Man Ru a few times, feeling a little funny: "I advise you not to be too curious, what the third young master doesn't want people to know, if you go so desperately to inquire, aren't you afraid that he will be angry with you?" "It's not good to be suspicious, she remembers that the traitor who told Taishi Liang about Zhou Nian's hiding place has not been found, Manru is so nonsense, isn't she asking for trouble?

Manru's face was a little unsightly: "What do you say...... I don't understand, is there any secret thing that the third young master can't see? What's more, I'm his cronies' girl, what's the wrong thing to know? I'm not going to tell anyone to go. After that, he changed his friendly smile again: "Good Chun'er, what secrets do you have, tell me about it?" I'll never tell anyone. Originally, Sister Mei Xiang was helping you, wasn't it? Now that she's about to get married, it's not convenient for you to be alone, right? Tell me, maybe I can help too? ”

Chunying frowned, just staring at her. If she can't get rid of it, she should not go to Zhou Nian today, safety first, confidentiality is important. Wait for her to go back and say hello to the third young master, ask him to restrain Manru's movements, and then think about anything else.

She was about to speak, but she heard another voice from the entrance of the trail, she didn't react yet, Man Ru was taller, she had already caught a glimpse of who was coming, her face changed, she hurriedly pushed Chun Ying into the hole, and said in a low voice: "Don't make a sound!" Don't let them see it! ”

Chun Ying was wondering, and heard the second young master's voice getting closer and closer: "If you have something to say, don't you bother to be sneaky?!" ”

She was taken aback, and through the gap in the rockery, she caught a glimpse of the second young master walking towards this side, followed by a girl. The latter turned the corner and revealed a familiar face, which was none other than Sister Feng Lian.

Chun Ying had doubts in her heart: Second Young Master and Sister Lian...... Why come to such a place to speak?

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