Chapter 171: Ready to Move

In the back room of the prayer hall, Xun Qingran put down the pen in his hand, pushed open the window, and looked out. A figure was standing under the verandah, looking straight to this side, and when he saw Xun Qingran, he flashed and disappeared.

Xun Qingran sighed, closed the window, and returned to the table to sit down.

Malt brought the tea to Xun Qingran's hand.

"When the maid came in, she saw that the lady had specially sent her to see her grandmother. Isn't this the detainee grandma? What is this called, how can there be such a mother-in-law. Malt whispered angrily.

"Don't talk nonsense." Xun Qingran reminded. Although there are orbs watching outside, this is the courtyard of Second Lady Qi after all.

"Grandma, don't worry, there are orbs and asters outside, no one can get close." Malt lowered her voice even more, "Grandma, why don't you just pretend to be sick, Mrs. can't call the patient." ”

"There is always a time to get better." Xun Qingran said lightly.

She had already told Qi You about her situation euphemistically, but as for Second Mrs. Qi's intentions, although she guessed it, she didn't say it, it was for Qi You to think about it herself. Qi You also proposed several methods, including the trick of pretending to be sick, but she vetoed them.

"Malt, you forgot one thing. Mrs. is not only the mother of the fourth master, but also the mother of the virtuous concubine in the palace. Xun Qing said.

"Grandma is afraid of ......," Malt pointed upwards with her hand.

"Even so, the wife has to be respectful and obedient to the old lady (at least on the surface)." Xun Qingran held the brush and wrote a big filial piety character on the white paper. "Nowadays, we pay attention to filial piety to rule the world, and the virtuous concubine Niangniang also won the main position of this palace because of her meritorious service when the Queen Mother was seriously ill. Therefore, we also have to work this filial piety, and we can't let people find the slightest mistake. ”

"Why doesn't Grandma beg the old lady?" Malt Road.

"Although there is this filial piety at the head, after all, the wife is the mother of the virtuous concubine, and in case of trouble, the old lady also has to give the wife a little face, and it is not easy to suppress the authority of the mother-in-law." Xun Qing said.

"What do you mean by grandma?"

"I only expect the old lady to be the master in everything, or the fourth master to support you, how can it work. These can only be used as helps, mainly on our own. Xun Qing said, and wrote a big word of forbearance on the paper.

"Can you only endure it, how long will it last?" Malt has a bitter face.

Xun Qingran smiled faintly, "Endure when the opportunity comes." ”

"Grandma, the maid came in from outside, I heard that the fourth master is back, and he is in the front yard, and it will be time to go back to Ning Yuanju in a while, grandma might as well go back and have a look." Malt Road.

Xun Qingran put the pen aside and picked up an account book, "Mrs. will always find a reason for me not to go back." ”

"Mrs. separates grandma and fourth master like this, I'm afraid that someone will be restless." Malt said worriedly.

"It's hard for you to think of that." Xun Qing smiled.

"Grandma laughs at the, this is not an obvious truth."

It's really obvious. Second Mrs. Qi is the wife in charge of the house, and her every move will inevitably bring a chain reaction. Now under her deliberate arrangement, Xun Qingran is still dignified and orderly, but on the other hand, she is gradually estranged from Qi You. The people in this house are the best at speculating about the meaning of the masters, and naturally there are even more people who can't wait to take advantage of this east wind.

Who will be the first to jump out of this opportunity?

Ning Yuanju was in the upper room, headed by Mama Song, and several big girls such as bellflower, citron, xiangxiu, and camellia were all standing beside her

"What about your grandmother?" Qi You took off his coat and asked.

Mama Song hurriedly stepped forward to answer, "Back to the fourth master, the fourth grandmother is still in the yard of the wife, helping the wife sort out the accounts." ”

Kikyo stepped forward to pick up Qi Yu's clothes and put them away.

Qi You sat down on the kang, and the citron brought hot tea to the tray before stepping aside.

Qi You picked up the tea bowl, wiped the tea foam, glanced at it, and put it on the table. Qi You asked Mama Song a few more words, then asked everyone to quit, and turned around and went to the study next to him.

In the ear room, Xiangxiu was facing the mirror and sorting out the velvet flowers on her head.

Citron sat next to him, put down the handkerchief he was embroidering, looked at Xiangxiu in the mirror, and said with a smile: "I saw a lot of people, with this velvet flower, I just think it is very vulgar. ”

Xiangxiu glanced back at Citron. The citron was wearing an old green and half-worn makeup gown, thin grease powder, and only two hairpins were simply inserted on her head, which was very light, and then looked at her pretty appearance in the mirror, she was naturally very happy.

"Sister Citron is used to making fun of people." Xiang Xiujiao said with a smile.

"I don't know if Sister Xiangxiu is such a lovely person, who will be blessed to go there in the future." Citron laughed.

"Oh, I usually say that you are a good person, so I am not ashamed to do this." Xiangxiu said angrily, "Sister Citron is older than me, and she won't be able to say anything about my turn here first." ”

Xiangxiu unconsciously glanced at Citron again as she spoke.

Citron is not annoyed either, still amiable.

"My sister and I have been together for all these days, and I don't treat my sister as an outsider before I say these things. My sister knows that I bought it from outside, and now my parents have some money and come to look for me again. ”

"I remember, that day my grandmother went there with my sister's house. Could it be that my sister's family found someone for my sister? My sister signed a death deed. ”

"The house is kind to people, and many of them have been released with death deeds." Citron had a little joy on her face, but she didn't say anything about finding someone.

In Xiangxiu's opinion, she felt that Citron had set a family affair outside, which was a sign of shyness.

"My sister has been found." Xiangxiu said.

"What's the whereabouts, sister, don't talk nonsense. It's just the grace of the master that allows me to do some filial piety in front of my parents. I can't compare to my sister, the family is all people in this yard, and if I can meet often, I will naturally take root here in the future. ”

"That's not up to me, it's always my grandmother's words."

"My sister's family is all married by my grandmother, and I see that my grandmother is two bellflower and malt, and my sister's father and mother also work as an errand for my grandmother, so what else is there to worry about." Citron Road.

Xiangxiu's face is a little unsightly, how can she compare with bellflower and malt.

Citron didn't seem to see the change in Xiangxiu's face, and while bowing her head and embroidering the handkerchief, she said, "The malt girl is outstanding, and the bellflower has a bit of grandma's character, these two must be with grandma, Baozhu has a birthmark on her face, and Aster is a little younger." After talking for a long time, I didn't mention Xiangxiu, and finally I suddenly remembered, "Oh, look at my memory, and my sister, who was also married by my grandmother." Naturally, there is no need to worry. ”

This last sentence is obviously perfunctory.

"Platycodon and malt, who dares to compare with them, don't say it's me, Sister Citron is still the patriarch of this courtyard, she has followed the fourth master since she was a child, and now she is not all behind." Xiangxiu's tone was a little sour.

Citron sighed, "Why did my sister tease me." When it comes to rankings, I'm also behind my sister. But it was a tone of resignation, and he said, "How can I compare with my sister, appearance, character and background, I can still compete." ”

Xiangxiu turned her back and rolled her eyes. Qi You and Xun Qing have only been married for half a year, and their love is flourishing, but large families, houses, and aunts are inevitable. One of the citrons and celery was given by the Rong family, and the other was given by the second lady of Qi, at this age, it was naturally for Qi You to be the person in the house. Cai Qin is gone, and there is a citron, Xun Qingran is very polite to the citron, she herself has already had some thoughts, so she looks at others as if they have the same mind as her, so she secretly regards the citron as an opponent. It's just that the citron has given way to her everywhere, and in the past few days, it has faintly revealed another way to retreat, which has made her perception of the citron change a little.

In fact, the bellflower and malt are the same as her Xun Qingran's dowry girl, but they and Xun Qingran have been in love since childhood, and the degree of favor is not comparable to her, and the two of them are her real opponents. Even if Xun Qingran wanted to add people to Qi You's house, she would pick bellflower and malt first, and she could only stay behind.

Citron had already seen Xiangxiu gritting her teeth and frowning for a while in the mirror, and she didn't feel a sneer at the corner of her mouth, but in a blink of an eye, she returned to her supple and kind big sister appearance.

"The fourth master is back, and I don't see my grandmother coming. It's not like when grandma first entered the door, she was inseparable from the fourth master. Citron laughed and muttered to herself.

"Sister Citron, tell me some of the fourth master's preferences and taboos." Xiangxiu leaned over to Citron and said with a smile.

Citron raised his head, looked at Xiangxiu and smiled, "You little clever ghost, you usually tell you less?" ”

Xiangxiu also laughed, she used to ask Citron for advice, and Citron really didn't hide her secrets

"I know my sister loves me."

"If you know, it's good." Citron smiled, and then talked about Qi You's preferences again, "...... The fourth master once worshipped a famous teacher, learned the tea ceremony, and drank tea is the most exquisite. The whole set of white porcelain tea sets in the upper room is the ...... that the fourth master usually likes to use."

"Tea ceremony?" Xiangxiu's eyes lit up.

"Why does my sister know how to have a tea ceremony?" Citron asked.

Xiangxiu hurriedly waved her hand, "What is my identity, how can I know that thing." ”

Citron didn't care, only smiled, "It's all small details, just pay attention to it when my sister is serving." As he spoke, he stood up, "How does this peony match the color, but it stumps me, my sister is sitting, I'll go to the bellflower and ask."

The citron took the half-embroidered veil and went out of the transept and went straight to the upper chamber.

Xiangxiu sat on the bed in a daze. Her mother had privately calculated with her that she would wait for Xun Qingran to open her mouth to accept the house, but she was afraid that she would have to wait until Xun Qingran became pregnant. And if she wants to get past the bellflower and malt, she can only let Qi Yu take her first.

Xiangxiu walked to the door of the ear room and looked out, the door of the study was ajar. Qi Yu must be reading a book inside. Just now the citron brought the tea, but Qi You didn't drink it. Are you thirsty now? Coincidentally, she had also learned the tea ceremony, but she hadn't told the citron just now. Although Citron said that, who knows if there are other plans in mind.

This is a heaven-sent opportunity. Xiangxiu's heart was a little excited, and she was even more overjoyed when she saw her mother standing under the porch.

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It's the middle of the month, ask for pink.