On this day, it was dark.

The moonlight in the courtyard was dim, and the shadows of the trees swayed slightly on the bluestone slabs, which was indescribably lonely and cold.

Mrs. Jiang's eyebrows were stained with a hint of sadness, and she glanced at Su Qiqi, who was sitting under the candlelight and flipping through the book, looked at the shadows of the trees swaying outside the courtyard, and muttered: "It's been three days, the duke hasn't set foot in the South Courtyard once, and tomorrow is the day to return to the door, how can this be good?!" ”

She is extremely worried, tomorrow the girl will be excluded and ridiculed when she returns to the door, and those villains who worship high and low must not give the girl any anger......

Mrs. Jiang felt pain when she thought of these words.

Su Qiqi put down the book in his hand and said lightly: "Nurse, there is no one I care about in Qufu, as for what those inconsequential people think of me and how they mock me, I don't care if I don't care." ”

Mrs. Jiang: "That's right, but the nurse will inevitably feel unhappy and worry that the girl has been wronged." ”

Su Qiqi stood up and took her hand and said, "Nurse, I don't feel wronged in my heart, so I won't be wronged." Ming'er, stay in the South Courtyard, and Liu Yun and the others will accompany me back. ”

Mrs. Jiang really feels sorry for Qu Xiangwei, and when she returns to Qu Mansion tomorrow, she will have to be ridiculed and ridiculed, leaving her in the Southern Courtyard to save herself from being looked down upon by others, and she will come back with a stomach full of anger.

Mrs. Jiang was willing to stay, and she insisted on going back to Qufu together.

Su Qiqi had no choice but to allow her.

The next day, the group packed up, and before they stepped out of the courtyard gate, the porter came to report: "Second lady, the eldest lady's maid is here." ”

"Oh~" The moth came to the door, estimating that there was nothing good, Su Qiqi's expression remained unchanged, and he stopped and said, "Please let her in." ”

Bai Ruoqin entered the inner courtyard, stood under the corridor and saluted, and said in a steady voice: "The slave maid has seen the second lady, and the eldest lady sent the slave maid here to return to the door. The eldest lady said that the second lady had never served the duke, and there was a kick in the name, so the second lady was exempted from returning to the door. ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Jiang's face was full of anger, and she said: "What kind of truth is this, the eldest lady has not broken the rules...."

"Nurse," Su Qiqi made a look, stopped her words, and said to Bai Ruoqin: "I know, you can go back." ”

Then, she pulled the angry Jiang Pozi back to the house and comforted: "Nurse, you have to look at the good in everything, it's a good thing that the eldest lady doesn't let me go back, I have to go back, and going back is also boring, what can I do?" ”

Mrs. Jiang's eyes turned red, and she said sadly: "She is deceiving you and not relying on you, obviously humiliating you, not returning to the door, and her name is not right, what is the matter!" ”

Su Qiqi saw that she was so sad, and it took a lot of comfort to coax her back to the house.

Save the trouble of going back to the door, Su Qiqi is really happy, but Mrs. Jiang is different, she doesn't know anything, she is looking forward to Qu Xiangwei living a smooth life, seeing that the girl who hurts on the tip of her heart is humiliated, she can't help but feel sad.

Liu Yun and the others calmly gathered the things in the house, sorted out the things, and Fang Dedi went outside to bring a cup of honey water to Su Qiqi, and asked curiously: "Second lady, isn't Bai Ruoqin an escort, why does the eldest lady call her as an errand girl?" ”

The four attendants of the South Courtyard are not this treatment, they eat and drink well every day, and it stands to reason that the main mother of the East Courtyard should be more obedient.

Su Qiqi took a sip of honey water, and said with a chuckle: "That is not a master who can tolerate people, and Bai Ruoqin's life is probably not good." ”

Fang Dedi smiled and said: "You deserve it, abandon your childhood sweetheart, don't do it as a cheap wife, fly to the high branch with one mind, and break your head and bleed." ”

Su Qiqi: "Okay, it's none of our business, everyone has the right to choose how to live, you can't look at it, people are as sweet as food, whether it's bitter or sweet." ”

"Don't talk about these gossips outside, let's hide quietly in the South Courtyard, it's best not to be noticed."

Fang Dedi said respectfully: "I know, don't worry, I'm watching outside." ”

She saw that Su Qiqi was not in good spirits, and said: "Get up early in the morning and toss for a long time, you go up and squint back to sleep." ”

"Cheng, I'm a little sleepy, you guys pack up and go and rest." Su Qiqi yawned and got into the bed.

In the east courtyard, Qu Hua was dressed in a gorgeous costume, sitting on the soft sedan chair with a proud expression, Lan Xin stood on one side, she secretly glanced at Bai Ruoqin who came over and said, "Big lady, Ruoqin is back." ”

"Hmm. Call her. Qu Huashang fiddled with the gold and jade bracelet on her wrist, and said casually: "The words have arrived? ”

Bai Ruoqin said respectfully: "It's here, and the second lady has responded." ”

Qu Huashang: "How did she react?" ”

Bai Ruoqin glanced at her and said tremblingly: "The second lady's reaction is normal, but her nurse seems to be unhappy, and she scolded the slave and maid a few words. ”

Qu Huashang didn't get the expected answer, her face was quite distorted, and she sneered: "Hmph, she is calm, what did the old woman say?" ”

Bai Ruoqin hesitated and said, "In her words, she accused the eldest lady of breaking the rules. ”

Qu Huashang shook his hand and said angrily: "Heh, broken the rules? I am the master's mother, I am the rule, and the grandmother of a concubine is not small and dares to accuse me. ”

Lan Xin took a step forward and whispered: "Don't worry, eldest lady, today is a big day for you to return to the door, you should not be angry, you will always find an opportunity to clean her up, my uncle has stayed in the East Courtyard for three consecutive days, I have my uncle's favor, and you are a serious master, and I am afraid that I will not be able to take care of a minion." ”

"You're a clever mouth." Qu Huasheng's face was shy, and she said a word of coquettishness, turned her head and swept Bai Ruoqin's face again, and her tone suddenly became cold: "Your lotus pink clothes are delicate, and I am inferior by two points." ”

Bai Ruoqin suddenly lost color when she heard this, fell to the ground, didn't dare to raise her head, and said in a trembling voice: "The eldest lady forgives the sin, the slave and maid think that today is your happy day, and want to stick to your blessings, so the slave and maid will go and change." ”

"No need, you stay." Qu Huashang stared at her with a cold face and said.

Lan Xin kicked over and reprimanded: "Looking for bad luck things, don't look at your own identity, the blessing of the eldest lady is something that you dare to think of as a cheap?" The blessed lady is your blessing, don't ask yourself, it's a thief. ”

"In the future, when my uncle comes to the East Courtyard, don't shake him down, put away your evil thoughts, I don't know what to say."

Bai Ruoqin pleaded again and again, and her tears splashed on the stone slab like petals about to wither.

"Bad luck." The mocking sneer on the corner of Qu Huashang's mouth flashed away.

"The eldest lady is angry, it's just a gadget, and it can't break the sky...."Lan Xin flattered.

Bai Ruoqin lay on the ground, looking at the soft sedan chair in the distance, feeling sorry for her, taking a wrong step.....