Chapter 219: Suspicious
Huo Yi wants to leave Beijing with her husband after marriage?
Chunying blinked. A little puzzled: "It's nothing, the Gu family was originally in another province, isn't it normal to be let go of the province?" Miss Cousin left the Hou Mansion, and we didn't plan to see her often, right? ”
Shi'er was stunned and calmed down: "That's right...... But I thought it was ...... She will come back to visit the old lady, and when the time comes...... Suddenly I said I wanted to leave, and I always felt uncomfortable......"
Chunying somewhat understands her mood, although she has a general relationship with Huo Yi, but she has been in a courtyard for three and a half years, and she has a little affection, and the ancient times are not as convenient as modern transportation, when the Gu family let go of the foreign office, he cut off contact with his old friend Huo Lao, and even the correspondence took several months, Huo Yi left, I don't know how many years it will take to come back, the owners of the Hou Mansion are her serious relatives, and they can send someone to send a letter or something, they are little girls, but they don't want to contact her. Maybe see you next time. Both parties already have children, just like their own mother and the deceased aunt and aunt, they can only see each other after 20 years.
Chunying smiled and patted Shi'er's shoulder: "Reluctantly?" I'm also a little reluctant, I want to open a little, there is no feast in the world, the Hou Mansion is her uncle's house, she will always come back to visit relatives. Shi'er nodded, but her expression was still a little sullen, and Chun Ying said with a smile: "It's strange, I remember that you didn't treat Miss Biao very well before, and you complained to me in private, why did you suddenly give up?" Could it be for the sake of the pair of bracelets? ”
Shi'er took a bite of her: "Go!" Who are you and me?! Am I that snobbish?! As he spoke, he also smiled, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of a strange young man in the courtyard looking over, startled, hurriedly lowered his head, and asked Chunying in a low voice: "Who is that person?" ”
Chunying replied: "It's a friend of my family, what are you afraid of?" Others are very good, you can just call him Second Brother Hu. Shi'er is still very restrained, but Hu Fei is generous: "Is it Shi'er girl?" I often hear Xiaochun's sister mention you, you can call me Second Brother Hu, I am very familiar with Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu. ”
Shi'er smiled embarrassedly, seeing Hu Fei's calm attitude, he hesitated slightly, and then generously said Wanfu, and then asked Chunying in a whisper: "Who is he?" ”
This question is a long story, and there are some quite complex issues involved, and Chunying is a little hesitant. closed the courtyard door and dragged Shi'er back to his room.
As soon as he entered the door, Shi'er breathed a sigh of relief, and pulled Chun Ying with a smile and said: "That person is very handsome, but it's a pity that it's too dark, looking at the dress, he doesn't look like an ordinary person outside, but that style doesn't look like a first-class servant, tell me honestly, where did you meet such a person?!" ”
Chun Ying shook off her hand and said angrily: "The tone of your voice is really weird, he is just an acquaintance of our family, just like an elder brother, it is also normal, do you have to ask me specifically?" ”
"I don't think it's normal, when we walked in just now, his eyes were always on you, where did he look like a brother?" Shi'er thought for a while, covered her mouth and smiled, "I understand, your brother-in-law is also dark." Your father and your uncle, as well as your little tiger, are not white-skinned, this one is not ...... Is it your father's son-in-law for you? ”
Chunying almost choked: "What nonsense are you talking about?!" Gritted his teeth and picked up the pillow and threw it over, Shi'er hugged it steadily, and then fell on the bed and laughed.
Mother Lu came in with a pot of tea and two cups, and was a little strange when she saw this: "What's the matter?" I heard laughter outside. Chunying took the tea and glared at Shi'er fiercely: "Mother don't pay attention to her, she's going crazy!" Shi'er got up with a smile, said hello to Lu's mother, and winked at Chunying: "Where am I crazy?" I just have better eyes than others. Chunying grimaced and poured her a cup of tea. Mother Lu only felt inexplicably wonderful, exchanged a few words casually, and went out.
Chun Ying stared at Shi'er and decided to tear the topic away: "You have been a messenger in Huanhuaxuan for a few days, what do you think?" How are you doing? ”
Shi'er wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm used to it, but the room has changed, Lixia knows that I get along well with Wisteria Xia He, so he let me live in the same room with Wisteria, let me be in charge of the third young master's clothes, shoes and socks, and specially arranged Xia He to help me." After a pause, he approached Chunying and whispered: "I'll tell you, after a few days of getting along, I think Lixia's girl is fine, although she has some scheming, but she is not a high and low person." There are a few new girls in Huanhuaxuan, and there are a few good-looking girls. She never bullies, and she has always been polite to rouge, no matter who is before or after, she is a little respectful, but when she doesn't follow the rules, she only says a few words. I thought she was only a little stronger than Manru, but in fact, she was the same color, but now it seems that she is much stronger than Manru! ”
Chunying was a little worried when she heard this: "Don't lose your vigilance just because she treats you politely." In the past, Manru was just as kind to others, but after seeing people's hearts for a long time, he slowly showed his feet. ”
"Don't worry! Am I the one who waits for nothing? I only said that Lixia did a good job on the surface, but her methods couldn't hide it from me. Huanhuaxuan's personnel and silver are both in her hands. Rouge is useless, except for a good-looking face, you can only put on a young lady's shelf every day, which is also first-class, in fact, the power is in Lixia's hands. I think the third young master also believes in Lixia more, although he once mentioned that he will open his face to Rouge in a few days, but he only gives Lixia to do serious errands. I looked at it coldly, Lixia may not be delusional, but it is not obvious. Even if it doesn't work out in the future, you can be a housekeeper. You say, is she much smarter than Manru? ”
Sure enough, much smarter, Chun Ying recalled the delicate-looking girl, and sighed secretly: With such a scheming, he can gain the trust of the third young master in less than two years, and he can control Huanhuaxuan, why do you still have the idea of climbing high branches? The third young master has always attached great importance to capable girls, but that doesn't mean that he will accept such a person as a concubine. Or is it better to be beautiful......
Shi'er was still there sighing: "I think I'm still like Sister Lu'er, if it weren't for Sister Meixiang's recommendation, Sister Lu'er wouldn't have been promoted to the next level, she is better than being honest!" How many people are around the third young master?! If you stand out a little, even if you are not selfish, you will be targeted, so it is better to do two years of work honestly and ask for grace to let it go. I have also saved some money in the past few years, and there are also things that Miss Cousin has rewarded, which is enough for the dowry. The little blushed, lowered his head and played with his fingers, and suddenly remembered something: "That's right! I heard from one of my uncles that Miss Cousin's house ...... It seems that the family property has been lost by the wife, do you know that is true? ”
Chunying blinked: "What did you say?" Didn't Miss Cousin leave with a lot of things? The Huo family's house industry is also there? ”
"I think it's strange too, but my uncle said that one of my wife's stewards said it when he was drunk, and it's true!" Shi'er lowered his voice, "The third young master had some errands that were originally only handed over to Ping An to do, but now Ping An is injured and raised at home, and the third young master refuses to call other stewards to do it for some reason, so he picked my two cousins, and I don't know what errands to do outside, but sometimes I have to deal with my wife's people." My uncle didn't believe it at first, and quietly went to check, only to know that when Miss Cousin entered the house, he had handed over several properties in the family to Mrs. Hou to take care of, and Hou Ye ignored the housekeeping, and his wife was in charge. It is said that the people who were originally in charge of those shops have been sent away, and two of them have quietly changed hands, in fact, the wife's companion came forward to take over, and the selling price is only 30% of the market price! ”
That's crazy, isn't it? Chun Ying really couldn't believe that Huo Yi was so shrewd and vigilant. Will people take advantage of it so blatantly?!
"I didn't believe it, but my uncle said it so clearly that he even read the account books! He also said that the man had arrived, and when he gave the money from the store to Miss Biao, Miss Biao did not ask a word! Shi'er was puzzled, "I don't understand, if Mrs. Biao wants Miss Biao's family property, then why does she still object to Miss Cousin being the third young grandmother?" Isn't that unkind? If Miss Cousin's property was swallowed by her wife, where did the good things she usually used come from? The head of the Huo family, Cai, sent valuable medicinal materials in from time to time to pay respects, and Miss Biao rewarded us with gold and silver jewelry, good materials for making clothes...... We are waiting in close proximity, and those things, which ones were rewarded by the palace, which ones were given by the old lady, which ones were given by the second wife of the Huo family, which ones were originally there, and which ones were newly purchased by Mr. Cai, they are all clear. Where does Miss Cousin seem to be short of silver? Could it be that my second uncle was cheated away? ”
Chunying thought about it for a while, and knew it in her heart: "I've heard others say that the Huo family originally had a fleet, like the Hou Mansion, which also went to the South Seas, which was very profitable, and was later dedicated to the imperial court, but it can still share a piece of silver, about where did it come from?" However, I still think that Miss Biao's temperament is impossible to let others calculate, and I think there is something we don't know. After a pause, he smiled and said, "Forget it, this kind of thing has nothing to do with us, Miss Biao herself didn't say anything, so why should we meddle with things?" Besides, your uncle knows about it, and the third young master will naturally know that you are his girl now, and if he doesn't speak, you just don't know! ”
Shi'er raised an eyebrow and nodded with a smile.
Although Chunying said so, when she thought about it before going to bed at night, she would still murmur in her heart. Huo Yi is a person who is always wary of the maids around him, how can he not be suspicious of his wife An's behavior? Thinking of the several conversations she overheard with Aunt Qing and the eldest and young grandmother Jing's family, Chunying began to feel that those shops were probably just bait thrown by the Huo family, right?
But what does this have to do with her? She's just a little girl waiting for the slave papers.
Chunying was happy for a while, and then fell asleep peacefully.
On the second day, the weather was fine, and Chunying saw that her family members were leaving one after another, so she hesitated in her heart for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to go out and walk to the gate of Zhou Nian's courtyard, wandering, not knowing whether to come forward and knock on the door.
She hadn't seen Zhou Nian for a long time, and when she returned all the books borrowed by Huo Yi last time, he happened to be absent, and she was busy again after that, and didn't go to the study again. The request that was supposed to be good suddenly changed, and Chunying herself was a little embarrassed, and she didn't know how to tell him.
"Sister?" A young man's voice came from behind her, Chun Ying was startled, turned around, and found that it was the third young master's side and Zhou Nian's side Xiao Yao, she said hello a little uncomfortably: "How did you get together?" ”
"Master Zhou asked me to come back and get some things." Xiao Yao blinked, opened the door and went in, looked Chunying up and down a few times, and asked, "I heard that my sister is leaving the house?" How could it be so sudden? After the third young master found out about it, he was still sulking, saying that he had arranged his sister's future a long time ago, but his plans were disrupted! ”
Chunying was stunned and laughed dryly: "Yes...... Is it? ”
Dian Ran tugged at the corners of his mouth: "Why didn't my sister tell the third young master beforehand?" Don't blame me for being too talkative, I feel that my sister is a little confused, what is the arrangement of the third young master, my sister also knows it in her heart, that is a great thing, my sister is the ancestral grave is smoking, so she has such dignity! But you just ......" He pursed his lips, with a little temptation, and glanced at Chunying: "It's better to ...... My sister still asks for grace from her masters, and she still stays in the house to wait, right? ”。.。