At this time, the sun was shining, and the orange light spilled in obliquely through the west window lattice, casting a soft veil on the attic, warm, not scorching, only pleasant.

Sanniang also walked closer, and when she heard this, she subconsciously looked at the painting that only opened a small part of Wu Niang's hand, but saw a human face. Sanniang was stunned, she was still thinking about whether there would be a military map or something hidden in her identity as Wang Dong, but she didn't want it to be a portrait.

Erniang was also stunned and frowned, but she didn't stop Wuniang from unfolding the painting and putting it on the case.

It is a portrait of a woman, in which the woman stands in front of a tree with apricot eyes and snow skin, caressing the plum petals, but turning her head to look in the direction of the person who painted.

Sanniang once heard a teacher who taught her painting that if you want to draw good characters, then you should treat the pen as a lover's hand, and with a gentle and sweet mood, you will caress your characters from head to toe.

Her teacher is Italian, and every organ in her body is composed of romantic cells, so hearing this kind of remarks at that time made Sanniang have goosebumps, and since then she has also had some resistance to character painting. Later, when the teacher said that her painting was too stiff and without aura, she pointed to the little models in the yard and smiled helplessly: "Dear Charlotte, maybe I have never been in love, so I really can't imagine the feeling of taking a four-year-old boy with snot and riding a mop as a lover and tenderly caressing.

The painting in front of her reminded Sanniang of the teacher's remarks for the first time. On the bookcase with the soft orange light, the painting was touched, which reminded Sanniang of the gaze of the painter at that time.

It's just that the people on this painting look a little familiar, and Sanniang feels as if she has seen it somewhere, but she can't remember it for a while. Filtering the people around her one by one in her mind did not find the answer, although she had never seen the late Zhao, she had also seen a self-portrait of her in Mama Zhao. It's not like that.

Wu Niang looked at the painting carefully, but she didn't recognize the person in the painting. Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she leaned over and uncovered the camphor box. Sanniang and Erniang found out that the box full of scrolls was full of scrolls, but a few of them had not been framed.

Wu Niang took out a picture scroll that had not been framed and opened it, but it was an extremely simple figure that seemed to be drawn temporarily

Depict. A few simple strokes vividly depict a woman swinging under a grape trellis, whose long face is clearly the same person as the one in the painting just now.

Erniang also stepped forward, took a few scrolls and drew them, and opened them one by one. Unexpectedly, the paintings are all painted by the same woman.

Sanniang turned her gaze to the painting she took out at the beginning, and saw that there was a poem at the end of the volume: "Yu Shen Yan is the end of the world." I believe that there is no suffering in the world". The signature is Chang Qing, this is Wang Dong's word, but the date is the twenty-first year of Jianwu, Jianwu is the name of the first emperor, and Wang Dong has not yet married in the twenty-first year of Jianwu. Zhao hasn't entered the door yet.

Over there, Erniang and Wuniang looked at these paintings but suddenly became scared, like a child who accidentally discovered a secret of an elder, or a secret that the elders didn't want people to know. Wu Niang glanced at Er Niang and began to hurriedly put back the pictures she took out one by one.

Although Erniang was also a little worried in her heart, she had to be calmer. Seeing that Wu Niang was flustered, she hurriedly suppressed her hand: "You misplaced." These should be below. As she spoke, she rearranged the wooden box that Sanniang had messed up again, but most of these paintings had just been turned out by Wu Niang, and she didn't remember the location of the paintings one by one, and she was a little hesitant to sort them out.

Wu Niang understood what Er Niang meant, and kept reminding in a whisper on the side: "No, no, this one is below." Eh...... That doesn't seem right......"

Sanniang shook her head, she noticed that the sandalwood shafts of those framed paintings were very smooth, especially the one that was first turned out by Sanniang, which looked like it was often taken out to see. The paintings in this box are Wang Dong's beloved things, and they are also arranged by himself without the hands of others.

But now that it's here, what else can be done?

If the consequences of this matter are fatal, then she can still have a way, such as burning this building on fire, and the gods can't find out if a pile of ashes has been touched, and she can tell who is lighter and heavier between three lives and an attic. The problem is that this matter is not big or small, that is, the father's emotional ** let his daughter get a glimpse, and Wang Dong can't kill them for this.

"Third sister, what should I do?" Wu Niang wanted to cry and looked at San Niang without tears.

"Don't be afraid. I really had no choice, so I went to my father to ask for guilt, saying that I came here out of curiosity and would not let my father punish you. Erniang also had a layer of fine sweat on her forehead, but she smiled and comforted Sanniang and Wuniang.

Wu Niang glanced at Er Niang, bit her lip and lowered her head, a little annoyed and guilty.

"What is the second sister talking about, how can you bear it alone, if it is discovered by your father, Sanniang will come with the second sister to ask for guilt." Sanniang said to Erniang with a smile.

"I ...... I'll ...... it too," Wu Niang said sullenly.

Sanniang and Erniang looked at Wuniang, and Wuniang exhaled: "The third sister is the daughter of our third room, and she is not afraid of being blamed by her father." I'm a concubine, what am I afraid of? It's just a big deal that my father doesn't like it, and it's nothing. ”

Hearing this, Erniang lowered her head and stroked the tassel on the jade Pisces forbidden step on her waist, which made people unable to see her expression clearly. Sanniang frowned imperceptibly, looked at Wu Niang, but saw Wu Niang puffing out two cheeks, as if she was cheering herself up, with an innocent face.

"You don't need to say it, as long as one person comes out to bear this matter, why bother to involve all three? It's just a matter of accompanying me. I am your sister, and I deserve to protect you. Erniang raised her head and smiled slightly, her face was gentle, but her tone was unquestionable.

"It's getting late, let's hurry downstairs." Erniang said.

The light in the attic seems to be a little dimmer than when he first came, and after a while, the various courtyards will be passing food, if he doesn't leave, it will be even more unclear when the Liu family sends someone to find him.

Sanniang and Wuniang walked in front, and Erniang swept her eyes into the attic in the back. Seeing that he didn't notice anything unusual, the table was cleaned up, and he gently closed the door.

"Wait." Wu Niang had already led Sanniang's hand down a few stairs, but suddenly stopped. Putting down Sanniang's hand, he quickly ran up the stairs again, and said to Erniang who was standing at the top of the stairs: "I just remembered that the copper lock ring on the camphor wood box was originally downward, but I broke it up just now." I'll go in and get it right. ”

After Wu Niang finished speaking, she bypassed her without waiting for Er Niang to answer, and pushed them open a crack again and flashed into the attic.

Erniang was stunned. wanted to follow up, but glanced at Sanniang but still stopped.

Soon, Wu Niang came out again and carefully closed the door again. She patted her chest and exhaled: "It's okay, it's okay, if I don't remember it until I go back, I really don't have the courage to come up again." Walk. Let's go, let's go, two sisters and three sisters, let's hurry up. Saying that, Erniang, who pulled the staircase, went downstairs and looked like she was burning her buttocks.

Sanniang shook her head with a smile.

The three of them left the study and returned to the main courtyard of Fangzhi Temple.

Just entered the main room. saw Wang Jing coming, and at this time they were standing in front of Liu's couch with their backs to Sanniang, and Liu was sitting on the couch staring at Wang Jing with a stiff face. And a room of mothers-in-law and maids, looking at their noses and noses, thinking about a wooden sculpture, seems to stand aside. The situation is deadlocked.

Sanniang was stunned when she saw this scene and looked at Wang Jing. Wang Jing felt that someone had entered the room, and turned slightly to look back. After seeing Sanniang, she frowned and lowered her eyes.

"Who taught you the rules? Such a disrespectful elder! "A few people came into the house. Breaking the deadlock in the house, the Liu family finally found a breakthrough to vent, and took the fan in his hand and slapped the small table on the couch and yelled at Wang Jing.

Wang Jing stood up straight when he heard this, and his voice was also hard: "Jing is a sage who learned from the elders of the clan, and he will never dare to disrespect his elders, Aunt Liu." Wang Jing bit the last two words very hard.

Liu was so angry that he threw the fan in his hand at Wang Jing, but the fan was too light after all, and the fan surface also increased the resistance of the air, and the fan swirled in the air, but it fell to Liu's feet.

Liu picked up a few tea bowls and wanted to smash them, Sanniang was in a hurry and wanted to step forward, but Erniang, who had already walked to the front, stepped forward one step faster, and hugged Liu's arm with both hands, making her unable to exert her strength.

"Mother, what's wrong with you? Having such a big temper? Seeing that Liu's hand stopped, he took the opportunity to free up one hand to take the tea bowl in Liu's hand and put it on the small table.

Liu Shi glared at Erniang and snorted coldly.

Sanniang walked to Wang Jing and glanced at him inquiringly, but Wang Jing pursed her lips and looked at the ground. Sanniang's eyes swept to the ground and saw a futon wrapped in pine green elastic ink brocade. After thinking about it, I understood.

It must be that the Liu family wanted Wang Jing to kneel and bow down, but Wang Jing was stubborn and unwilling to kneel, and the two had a conflict.

Sanniang sighed, Wang Jing is no wonder about this matter.

According to the rules here, men have gold under their knees, except for the emperor, ancestors, living direct ancestors, fathers and mothers-in-law. Although the Liu family married in as a flat wife, she was just a noble concubine in front of the Zhao family. Now that the Zhao family has passed away, Wang Dong has not remarried, and it is really embarrassing to talk about the identity of the Liu family. Because the Liu family has not yet been on the genealogy of the Wang family.

The genealogy of the Wang family has always only recorded wives and men, while the Liu family has no children. She entered the door before Zhao's death, and she is not considered a stepwife. Back then, in order to argue with the Lu family, the Sun family married the Liu family for Wang Dong regardless of the dignity of the family, saying that it was a flat wife, but it was not recognized by the Wang family.

But Wang Jing is the eldest son of Sanfang, so he doesn't have to kneel to the Liu family.

The Liu family even dares to argue with the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wang family now, because she has been recognized by the Sun family, the ruler of the Wang family's backyard, and after Wang Dong lost his wife, there was no other concubine room around him, only the Liu family was the only one.

Sanniang didn't think there was anything wrong with Wang Jing this time, in order to protect himself in the face of an unfavorable environment, a person could temporarily bow his head, but he couldn't bend his back. Maybe this will make the environment unfavorable to herself, but Sanniang feels that some pride must be adhered to.

Someone has said before that such a person can be the overlord of the troubled times, but he can't be the emperor of the founding of the country, and Xiang Yu can't be Liu Bang.

Originally, she also had a headache about the problem of title, and she couldn't shout when she called her mother. I compromised and called Mrs. Liu, which was already very face-saving. But there are many people in this world, and they are praised a lot. I forgot where I really am.

"Mother, where is Daddy? Why didn't you see him here? "Erniang is not afraid of Liu's cold eyes. Holding her arm and coquettish.

Liu's face softened a little: "Your father was called away by your eldest uncle, saying that there was a banquet in the evening, and he would not come back for dinner tonight." ”

"Shall we pass the meal, then? My daughter didn't eat enough at noon today, and when you touched it, her stomach was deflated. Erniang whispered to Liu.

Liu glared at Erniang. But there was no way to take her, so I had to turn my head and ask the big girl on the side: "Send someone to the kitchen to ask and see if dinner is ready." ”

The maid answered.

"Go and change a cup of tea for my wife, this cup is cold. It hurts your stomach if you drink it. Erniang pointed to the tea bowl on the table and instructed a girl.

Liu's face softened a little.

Erniang relied on Liu's and said a few more homely words, and the atmosphere was finally much better. Taking advantage of the opportunity of Liu's bowing his head and drinking the new tea brought by the maid, Erniang smiled at Wang Jing and Sanniang.

Sanniang nodded. Smile gratefully.

After that, Sanniang, Wuniang, and Wang Jing had dinner here at Liu's, although the atmosphere was not good, but with Erniang on the side, the scene was not too embarrassing. Wang Jing just lowered his head to eat. Speechless.

After the meal, Sanniang and Wang Jing got up to say goodbye. Liu's face was cold, and he didn't keep it, so Sanniang and Wang Jing went out of Fangzhi Courtyard.

I came out of the yard, but I heard someone chasing after me. Sanniang turned around, but saw that it was Erniang.

"Second brother. Three younger sisters. Erniang shouted breathlessly.

"Second sister." Sanniang looked at Erniang and asked with her eyes: "Second sister, what is this?" ”

Erniang shook her head, looked at Wang Jing, and said with a wry smile: "Second brother, mother, she has been in the carriage these days, the weather is hot and dry, and the road is tiring, it is inevitable that she will be easy to get angry, and it is inevitable that she will be a little anxious to speak and do things, second brother, don't be surprised." I apologize to you for my mother. Saying that, Erniang blessed Wang Jing.

Wang Jing just saw what Erniang was doing for him, so he was naturally unwilling to accept her courtesy, so he hurriedly replied.

Erniang smiled: "After all, we are biological brothers and sisters, in front of my mother, I will do it for you Zhou Xuan." But she is an elder after all, even if there is something wrong, please include it. Erniang smiled after speaking, and didn't wait for Sanniang and Wang Jing to answer, so she nodded and went.

Wang Jing frowned, looked at Sanniang and said, "Sister, second sister, what does she mean?" ”

Sanniang smiled, and actually heard the voice of Xuanwai, and there was progress.

Sanniang motioned for Wang Jing to go forward, and when she got out of Fangzhi Courtyard, Sanniang said leisurely: "What the second sister means is that as long as we respect her mother like a mother, she will ease the conflict for us and let us stop trembling in front of Aunt Liu." ”

"Ridiculous!" Wang Jing said angrily: "I am the sister-in-law of the Wang family, and she is just a concubine." If I serve my mother, I have really failed the teachings of the saints for so many years, and I will not be able to raise my head in front of my ancestors and ancestors. ”

Wang Jing paused, suddenly stared at Sanniang and said, "Sister, didn't you call her mother?" ”

Sanniang looked at Wang Jing's serious eyes, her lips pursed and shook her head and smiled, this was the first time Wang Jing had spoken to her like this. On weekdays, she said what Wang Jing listened to, and he never seemed to doubt her decision to be a sister, but he was surprisingly insistent on the issue of dealing with the Liu family.

"Of course not." Sanniang said.

Wang Jing breathed a sigh of relief, but said to Sanniang seriously: "Sister, you remember." We only have one mother, and we may have a stepmother in the future, but it will never be her. ”

Sanniang was curious when she heard this, why did Wang Jing reject the Liu family so much?

"Why does my brother hate Aunt Liu so much?" Sanniang asked along Wang Jing.

Wang Jing was silent for a while, and said in a deep voice: "You are young and don't remember." When I was a child, my mother was so angry with her that she couldn't get out of bed for several days. But she went to my grandmother and begged her to take me to her yard to raise me. It is said that my mother is weak and can't even take care of herself, so how can she take care of me. When my mother heard this, she dragged her sick body to her grandmother's yard. Fortunately, although my grandmother liked her on weekdays, she didn't agree to any of her requests that time, and then I still lived with my mother in Hefengyuan. ”

Wang Jing paused, and turned his head to look at Sanniang: "After my mother went back, she hugged us and cried for a long time. She made me swear that she was the only mother in this life, and if she died, let us support each other and live well. ”

Sanniang was stunned, she didn't know this, and she hadn't heard anyone talk about it, so it was no wonder that Wang Jing rejected the Liu family so much.

The brother and sister chatted while walking, and when Sanniang arrived in her yard, it was already dark at night. Mama Zhao had already ordered someone to boil the bath water, and Sanniang just felt uncomfortable, so she asked the maids to wait for her to change her clothes first.

"Huh?" Bai Zhi suddenly said, "Miss, why did you drop a fish on your forbidden step?" ”

Sanniang looked at her waist when she heard this, and saw that on the original turquoise smoke ripple forbidden step, three blue stone fish with little fingers fell off.

Sanniang frowned, because the fish was on the waist, and she didn't find it.

Just, where did this fish fall? Is it in Fangzhi Temple or earlier...... Wang Dong's study? ()