、、、、、、、、、、 A group of servant women stepped forward one by one to report the matter, and what they said was basically related to Jiang Changyi and Xiao's family affairs. Mrs. Du sat on the couch, lowered her eyes slightly, and gave a word or two from time to time, and Bai Xiang sat aside, wrote down the urgent, large expenses, and prepared to send them to the old lady to report later.

Since the accident in the Guogong Mansion, the old lady has not been sick for a long time, and on the surface, it is still the same as before, and the affairs of the family are still in the hands of Mrs. Du, but when it comes to slightly larger expenses and personnel changes, it must go through the old lady. Bai Xiang privately thinks that Mrs. Du is now a girl who suffers from things, she is tired of hard work, she bears the bad people and bad things, and the good people and good deeds, and the old lady who can play prestige - this situation is really reversed from before, and Mrs. Du played a good person in the past.

But Mrs. Du didn't seem to feel it at all, except that she no longer circled around the old lady and Grandpa Guo as diligently as before, and occasionally asked for sick leave to be lazy, she was still the same indifferent. The placement of the Xiao family's family affairs is simply impossible to find out the slightest mistake. But one thing is still different, she never makes any suggestions now, but follows them, only does not say anything, and naturally bears less.

By the time the last steward had finished speaking, it was already noon. After a busy morning, Bai Xiang felt hungry, so he put away the pen and paper and asked Mrs. Du, "Where is Mrs. Du having lunch today?" ”

Mrs. Du lifted her eyelids and looked at her carefully maintained hands without speaking. This means that he will not go over to serve the old lady, so Bai Xiang smiled and said: "Today is really busy, and then there are still a group of people coming, and this coming and going will have to be delayed for a long time." Rosin, you go to the old lady to say goodbye, and say that the lady is too busy to come, so you can eat here casually, but you can't go. ”

The thankless errands are all done at home, and rosin pouts and doesn't speak. Bai Xiang didn't look at her at all, but ordered someone to set up the table, and said with a serious smile: "Madam, there are steamed pigeons, you can use more." Look you've lost weight lately. ”

What about losing weight? No one is distressed anyway. Mrs. Du stroked her cheeks, a little lazy and disheartened: "Are you still sick over there?" ”

Bai Xiang nodded: "Yes, the rice soup sent in this morning was brought out without moving." Listening to Mother Niu, lying in bed every day is crying, and the fragrant and powdery ones given by the old lady are no longer needed, and people have lost a lot of weight. The doctor said that if this continues, it will not work for another two days. "It's really strange, this family affair may not be successful, what is Jiang Yunqing making a fuss?

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yunqing, who has always been soft, became hard and strangely hard. Mrs. Du lifted the small bowl of silver-gilt lotus leaves, and tossed the rhino horn spoon a few times on the crystal like jade crumbs, but she had no appetite at all. Seeing this, Bai Xiang hurriedly took a silver fish tail spoon and scooped a few spoonfuls of steamed pigeon soup and handed it over, and persuaded him diligently: "Even if it is for the second prince, it is better to use more." ”

Mrs. Du adheres to the rule of eating without saying a word, sleeping and not speaking, she was silent and boiled up like taking medicine and finished eating half a bowl of rice, half a bowl of soup, and a few dishes, put down the rhino horn chopper gently, took a silk handkerchief and carefully wiped the corners of her mouth twice, Fang said in a low voice: "Sent another group of people to invite the Grand Duke and the He family?" ”

"Yes. This time it was Hong'er who went. Bai Xiang neatly cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and peeked at Mrs. Du from time to time. Mrs. Du seems to be carefully planning something now, the problem is that Mrs. Du doesn't tell her a lot of things now, at most, she just asks her to pass on messages, run errands, and tell the person directly about everything. It was probably because there was a ghost in her heart, and she felt really uneasy.

Mrs. Du said with a bit of sarcasm: "Then what about the mother and daughter still guarding the old lady?" ”

"It should be, I waited before dawn for these two days, and I couldn't be seen."

Mrs. Du groaned slightly, and pointed to the bowl of steamed pigeon in front of her, which had only moved a few chopsticks: "This light and nourishing person, take it to Aunt Xue, let her be good at life, and come to enlighten and enlighten Qingniang, don't add it to the family." Now the situation at home can't help but make a fuss. ”

Bai Xiang responded, took the food box, and was about to call the little maid to send it, Mrs. Du looked at her and said, "You send it over personally." ”

Bai Xiang didn't know what it meant, but he had to respond. When I walked to the door with the food box, I saw the second-class girl Jin Zhu who had just been picked up hurriedly coming in, and she just smiled and saluted, and was about to go inside, as if there was something urgent to tell Mrs. Du. Bai Xiang instinctively felt uneasy, and deliberately stopped and said, "Where are you from, this girl?" Mrs. Shicai looked for you everywhere, but she couldn't see you, and she was angry, so I covered it up for you, saying that you went to the kitchen, and you should face me quickly, so as not to leak the wind. ”

Jin Zhu's eyes showed anxiety, and he thanked her with a forced smile, and he didn't miss a word: "I met the green banana in the old lady's room halfway, and said that the young lady was coming, please be sure to go over." ”

Please ask for it like this, it will definitely come, is it worth being in such a hurry to report the news? Bai Xiang guessed in her heart, but she could only watch as Jin Zhu crossed her and entered the room. When I was about to go forward and listen to what Mrs. Du and Jin Zhu had to say, Jin Zhu was smart and had never closed the door, and any of his actions would be seen clearly. Bai Xiang had to sigh softly and turn to leave.

When Aunt Xue saw the bowl of pigeon soup, tears flowed out of her eyes, she whimpered twice with her handkerchief, and said in a low voice: "Mrs. still remembers her concubine." ”

Bai Xiang laid out the dishes and chopsticks for her with her hands and feet, and persuaded: "Madame is very worried about her aunt and her mother's body, she is not free, otherwise she will come over in person." Let my aunt be good at life, and come to enlighten and enlighten my mother, don't make trouble at home. Now the situation at home can't help but make a fuss. ”

Aunt Xue said in a low voice: "The concubine knows." ”

Bai Xiang's face was full of sympathy: "Auntie, forgive the slave and maid for talking too much, what is there that can't be solved, how can my mother ......?" ”

Aunt Xue's eyes blinked, stopped crying, and by drinking the soup, she lowered her eyes and said in a low voice: "She is young and ignorant, and she can't think about it for a while." He gritted his teeth and said, "This one is not angry, let her be hungry for two meals and know that it is powerful." ”

It seems that nothing can be asked. Mrs. Du and Jin Zhu have something to hide from themselves, and Aunt Xue also has something to hide from herself, Bai Xiang keenly senses that something is wrong, as if Mrs. Du no longer believes in her as much as before. Because she hadn't heard the slightest news about Jiang Changzhong recently, she had intentionally mentioned Jiang Changzhong to Mrs. Du several times, but Mrs. Du didn't even answer her, which was really abnormal. Bai Xiang sat silently for a moment, and had to get up to say goodbye.

Aunt Xue hurriedly put down the spoon in her hand and sent her to the door. Seeing Bai Xiang's back, Aunt Xue frowned slightly, it turned out that Bai Xiang didn't know what Mrs. was in this state.

Since knowing that the old lady intended to marry Jiang Yunqing to the stupid prince and grandson of the Fen Palace, Jiang Yunqing washed his face with tears every day, but he didn't see the old lady have a little soft-heartedness, and sent someone to strictly plead. Jiang Chong didn't show up, let alone express her position, she came out of Mrs. Du's side, Mrs. Du was her dependence, she felt sorry for her daughter, so naturally she had to beg Mrs. Du.

Mrs. Du refused to help her before, sighed and said that she couldn't be the master, let her listen to the arrangement of the old lady and Jiang Chong, seeing that she was crying really miserably, Mrs. Du said lightly: "If it's just a small fight, persuade her to stop making trouble, anyway, it will be like this next time, because everyone knows that she is just doing it." What does Grandpa Guo know? It's not that people told him who is good and a good match, and he believed it, who would have thought that the tiger would not eat it? I wanted to know that I had already decided her family. You know, the family I mentioned to you before...... Forget it, I won't mention it. In the future, you should come less here. These words are directed at the old lady, all of whom are the old lady's masters. If it weren't for the old lady, Jiang Yunqing's family affairs would not have been much worse.

Jiang Zhong really doesn't know? It's strange if you don't know! I've never seen a grandmother or father with such a face. A word woke up the dreamer, if you don't sell this time, you will still be sold next time. It's better to let the old lady see enough at once, I'm scared, and I will weigh it before selling it next time, whether I really want to force this granddaughter to death. That's why Jiang Yunqing's illness is getting worse and worse.

"Now the situation at home can't help but make a fuss." These are the words of Mrs. Du. Since this is the case, she will risk her life, and whoever dares to force her, she will die to whoever she sees. Aunt Xue drank pigeon soup and pulled the pigeon's leg fiercely, she wanted to ruin Jiang Yunqing's future for his family, right? Isn't it going to dig out her heart? The barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes, what kind of face does she want for a concubine? The Guogong Mansion can't afford to lose this face, and it depends on who is afraid of whom.

Aunt Xue had just made up her mind, and a little maid ran over: "Oh no, my mother fainted." Aunt Xue threw the bowl and was about to go outside, but after thinking about it, she turned around and touched a pot of wine from the cabinet, drank it all with her eyes closed, and strode towards the old lady's room with the intention of wine.

Hong'er cautiously led forward: "Young lady, be careful, there is moss here, beware of slippery." ”

When did she become so delicate? Peony smiled and glanced at Shu'er, calmly enjoying Hong'er's hospitality. Walking through the garden, as soon as I entered the old lady's courtyard, I heard the old lady laughing.

Peony smiled: "Are there any guests?" ”

Hong'er pursed her lips and laughed: "Yes, a distant relative of the old lady who has not been seen for many years is here. ”

Didn't you come to recognize your relatives? What distant relatives are so important that they have to come? Peony paused, raised his feet and walked inside. I only heard a gentle female voice whispering: "Grandmother, you are really good at chess." ”

The little maid opened the curtain, the peony raised her eyes and looked over, only to see a chessboard on the couch by the window, the old lady was wearing a brown-green gold clay robe, smiling with her back to herself, a snow-white skin, slightly plump body, wearing a goose yellow short skirt with a sapphire blue skirt, combing a beautiful girl with a fairy bun facing herself, slender jade hands are elegantly playing a chess.