Pinmei Xuan is warm in winter and cool in summer, even though it is in the middle of the mansion, but adjacent to the two main courtyards of Hanyu Hall and Rongfu Hall, the surrounding people do not dare to make a big noise, it is very quiet.

At night, the lotus breeze blows, with a burst of fragrance. The lanterns and candles hanging under the circular corridor flickered slightly, and Bai Jinghao leaned on the carved railing of the west window to enjoy the coolness.

After a short time, Er Kite mysteriously came back from outside the courtyard, and went straight to the master bedroom with the things in his arms.

When I went to the bottom of the corridor, I saw that under the glittering candle flame, the girl's delicate facial features loomed, but she still couldn't stop the brilliance of the bright jade.

She hurriedly lifted the curtain and entered, closed the door cautiously, went straight to the master's side, and beckoned, "Miss." ”

"Did you get anything?" Bai Jinghao did not look back.

Er Kite nodded, took out a blue cloth bag from his arms, and opened it on the long table next to him, all of which were incense, candles, and paper money for memorial services.

Not much, but enough.

Bai Jinghao's face was a little strange.

Er Kite took out the small box and the thin wooden box hidden in his sleeve, held it in the palm of his hand and respectfully handed it forward, and replied: "This is the ointment, and the second young master of Zhuhua in the box said that it was a birthday gift for you in advance." ”

Bai Jinghao took it silently, opened the grease box and looked at the sallow grease inside, and said lightly: "Have you told him that you don't have to send the grease every two months in the future?" ”

"The slave maid just saw the second young master according to your instructions, and he said that he knew, and also asked about your condition."

Er Yuan was full of surprise, she had been watching her for a long time in the small courtyard, and she had never found out that the other party had been wiping her face with grease for many years and deliberately pretending to be ugly, let alone knowing that the little-known second young master was sending her things regularly.

She was newly sincere, and flattered in line with the truth that thousands of people wear sycophants: "The eldest lady is really smart, and her restrained edge has avoided the ears and eyes of everyone in the house. ”

Bai Jing sneered, "If I didn't do that, wouldn't I have been killed earlier?" As he spoke, he casually put the grease box next to him, and slowly opened the box, which was a new yarn flower in the south of the Yangtze River, decorated with a few small and round pearls, which was not precious, but it was low-key.

The frustrated Er Kite immediately changed his praise: "The second young master treats you so well, I am worried that your birthday will be in five days, this pearl flower is very good, and the eldest lady is not conspicuous when she wears it every day." ”

After she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered that the eldest lady did have a lot of all kinds of beads in the makeup box in the small courtyard in the past, but it turned out that they were all sent by the second young master?

"In this house, the second brother still remembers my birthday."

Er Kite said in a low voice: "At this time of year, the house is busy, it was to prepare for the old lady's birthday, and when it was the twelfth and the second lady's birthday, in the past, everyone only regarded the seventh day of the new year as the seventh day of the Chinese New Year, and wronged the young lady." ”

Bai Jinghao noticed that she was very good at talking, and looked over with a smile.

God knows what happened to Er Kite today, first he was called over by the second lady and told him to kill the eldest lady, and then he was knocked unconscious by the eldest lady with a vase and locked in the box, and then he was designed to coerce the third miss. I finally got a way to live in the eldest lady, and when it was dark, I had to be paid to secretly meet with the second young master, and on a big day like the old lady's birthday, she ran around the house with a bag of incense, candles, and paper money!

And these thrilling things all come from the people in front of her, and at this moment, she was staring at her like this, Er Kite was stunned in her heart, and asked in a frightened whisper: "Miss, why do you look at the slave like this?" ”

"You replied in Rongfutang today, saying that you couldn't follow the order of the second lady to go to the lotus pond and hurt me because you met the third miss on the way, and the third lady asked you to do something to delay your plan, and when you arrived, you saw that the matter was already big and had to go into the water to save me. Er Kite, although the third lady helped you get through this matter, the eldest lady and the second lady must be very dissatisfied with your act of going into the water to save me, should you do something more? ”

Er Kite's heart trembled when she heard this, what did she want to calculate?

"The slave maid is now your person, just you are the master, who cares what the eldest lady and the second lady think of the slave?" Her face was full of loyalty, and she swore an oath.

"How can this be left alone? Your father and mother are still on an errand in the house, and you have to regain the trust of the eldest lady. Bai Jing was so funny and cunning.

Er Kite's scalp was numb, and he intuitively felt that the master was testing himself.

Bai Jinghao whispered: "Qixi Festival is my mother's death day, and everyone in the house is taboo about this matter, I will secretly pay tribute to my mother that night, you go and tell the news to the eldest lady." ”

"Slaves don't dare!"

Er Yuan was so shocked that she felt chills in her heart, and hurriedly knelt down and emphasized: "The slave really doesn't dare, the medicine in your decoction was completely ordered by the second lady, the slave and the maid really knew that it was wrong, and asked the eldest lady to give me a chance to reform myself, don't doubt the slave and the maid anymore." ”

"What are you panicking about? If you want to do it, you will do it. ”

Bai Jing said coldly, concisely: "Since I have asked you to see the second young master on my behalf, will I still not believe you?" I know that you will not and dare not betray me at the expense of your life. ”

Er Kite stood up tremblingly, his face particularly worried.

Bai Jing smiled and beckoned to her.

The kite stepped forward with his ears attached, and the more he listened, the more dumbfounded he became.

The Bai family is a century-old family with strict family rules, and Mrs. Bai likes to set rules very much. Before dawn, the second lady went to Hanyu Hall to serve her and get up, and this has been the case every day for the past few years.

The old lady is old, and her temper has become more and more strange since the loss of her husband, and the whole house can coax her to be happy.

Coming out of the small Buddha hall, the old lady held her hand and sighed: "You are the most filial in the house, you accompanied me so late last night, and you came here so early today, unlike some people who are unwilling." ”

How could the second lady not hear that the old lady was complaining about the eldest lady, and she responded skillfully: "Old lady, don't misunderstand sister-in-law, there were so many VIPs in the house yesterday, and the sister-in-law was too busy to entertain, so naturally she can't be as idle as her daughter-in-law and can accompany you all the time." ”

"You don't have to say nice things for her, it's too late to say hello when you're not busy on weekdays. Whoever has me in their hearts, my wife knows very well in her heart. ”

The old lady was in a bad mood by the accident at yesterday's birthday banquet, and the long room made trouble, so the responsibility naturally fell on the eldest lady.

Chen said: "The sister-in-law is of noble birth, she is the second daughter of the Marquis of Zongyu, the younger sister of the crown princess, and the second lady of the imperial court, so it is normal to take Qiao." Don't take it to heart, isn't it different for your daughter-in-law to accompany you? ”

The old lady became more and more dissatisfied when she heard this, she was the daughter-in-law of the Bai family when she entered the door of the Bai family, and what kind of prestige did she rely on her mother's status?

At this moment, the eldest girl Cuizhi came in and said, "Old lady, the eldest lady has come to greet you." ”

Hearing that Bai Jing was good, the old lady showed disgust and said unhappily: "What is she going to do, let her go back!" ”

"Yes." Cuizhi is blessed to retreat.

Chen suddenly said, "Wait." ”

She looked at the old lady and said euphemistically: "The eldest lady has been sick all the year round, and she suddenly came here because she couldn't kowtow to you yesterday and was upset." Think about it, she fell into the pond in order to pick lotus flowers for you, presumably her body is not very good, come to say hello so early, why don't you fulfill the filial piety of the juniors? ”

The old lady looked at Chen, as if exploring.

Chen stabilized his mind and said in a low voice: "My daughter-in-law just feels that Ah Hao, this child is a little pitiful." Since the old lady died, look at what kind of life she has lived, in the end, it is the daughter of the uncle, your own granddaughter. Among the grandchildren, the old lady loved her the most during her lifetime, and if she knew that she had suffered these grievances, she would probably feel distressed. ”

At the mention of her deceased husband, the old lady's heart softened, and she changed her words to Cuizhi: "Let her in." ”