Entering Tsutama Mansion is not far from the capital.

When I came here, the customs and customs were very different from Qinghe Mansion, the woman's body was relatively taller, her bones were wider, and her skin was naturally not as delicate and fair as that of Jiangnan women, but relatively speaking, they also had some heroic spirit; The men were rougher, darker, taller and stout. Miao sent a message to the carriages of the girls, telling the mothers to look at the young ladies, not to open the curtain to look outside, the north is not more than Qinghe Mansion, or pay more attention to the rules.

Jiang Yunyan followed the Miao family in a carriage, naturally did not dare to move, even though the Miao family is now kind, but no one dares to disobey her serious orders. Jiang Yunling's two sisters didn't dare even more, and the two of them knew in their hearts that their sisters were here to see their in-laws' family, so they had a trace of restraint, and after listening to the orders, they didn't dare to talk to each other in the carriage.

Jinyu Mansion has the Jiang family's house, so I don't live in an inn.

After such a long journey, no matter how careless Jiang Yunque was, she found that Jiang Yunling was full of worries, she tried to ask and persuaded her, but Jiang Yunling refused to tell the truth, she really had no choice, and the two sisters were a little divided.

The Jiang family's house is only three entrances, but the second and third entrances are both two-story attics, so it is not crowded for these people to settle down. Miao said that this house is roughly the same layout as the house in the capital, but the house in the capital is five main houses, and here are three, and the houses on the east side of the house in the capital have been bought and transformed into gardens and other places, which are much more spacious than here.

Jiang Yunque has always been refreshing, and she complements Jiang Yunling on weekdays, but now Jiang Yunling is bored in the room every day when Miao doesn't tell her to come out, she is bored and tight, and she can't sleep at night, always thinking about why Jiang Yunling is so depressed, tossing and turning can't think of it, and a little angry Jiang Yunling doesn't tell herself to understand, so she simply wants to go to the small courtyard in front of her.

Since it was the middle of the night, although the moonlight was bright, the shadows of the trees in the courtyard were not clear at a glance. But Jiang Yunque was bold, and he didn't wake up Yahuan, he put on his clothes, put on a cloak and carried a hand stove and quietly opened the door and went out. The mother-in-law who was keeping vigil downstairs slept so hard that she didn't hear her open the door.

As soon as the cold wind blew in the night, Jiang Yunque took a deep breath, feeling that his irritable heart was a lot refreshed. The weather in the north is still not so good, so the nights are still very cool. She paced slowly along the verandah in the courtyard, taking deep breaths from time to time, and began to think about her short sixteen years of life.

When the third aunt was pregnant with Jiang Yunling, her father Jiang Ruisheng bought the fourth aunt as a concubine, but the fourth aunt was pregnant with Jiang Yunque in three months, so Jiang Yunling and Jiang Yunque were born only four months apart. Because they are all daughters and concubines, they are not very favored.

Fortunately, the fourth aunt is young, beautiful and gentle and considerate, after her, her father did not take a concubine, of course, sleeping with a certain maid ring happened from time to time, but the mother didn't care, and the concubines below didn't dare to care. The mother was not merciful to the childless intercourse, and the father sent it out after his death. As a mother-in-law, the Miao family has always refused to even look at their children, and only did some necessary obligations to their own children, so they were all handed over to their grandparents to raise. Mother herself is busy with business, busy taking care of the entire Jiang family, she is very busy, when she was a child, she was only on the fifteenth day of the new year, when she could see her grandmother when she asked her grandparents to say goodbye.

The fourth aunt is a smart person, and she has taught herself since she was a child to have a correct mentality, she said that no matter what others say, she wants her to believe that her grandmother will never harm her, and she wants her to respect her grandmother. So later, after getting acquainted with Jiang Yunling, she also slowly instilled this kind of thinking in Jiang Yunling, and reversed Jiang Yunling's aunt's and third aunts' thoughts of competing for favor and guarding against their mother-in-law.

The fourth aunt once said to her with emotion: "Ling girl, if you weren't born with a soft heart, I don't know what it would become!" She's actually much smarter than you, and she has such an aunt......"

Jiang Yunque didn't understand, when the two of them were together, Jiang Yunling always listened to herself, was she very smart? I really didn't notice it.

The fourth aunt just smiled and said to her: "Sooner or later, you will understand, when you are going to get married, but my aunt hopes that you will not see that day." ”

Thinking of this, Jiang Yunque seemed to be a little enlightened, and everyone knew what they were going to Beijing for. Naturally, the mother came to celebrate her father's birthday and to see her long-lost relatives, and the main purpose of their sisters was to choose their in-laws' family.

Since this is the case, then Jiang Yunling only had this reaction before leaving, could it be that it was the time when the aunt talked about getting married?

Is Jiang Yunling smart? Jiang Yunque is not sure, but for embroidery female red, Jiang Yunling can look at it, so is she really not good at studying? Looking back on so many years, Jiang Yunling was always distracted when she was in class, and she quietly became a female celebrity, but her grades never reached the point of being scolded by her husband, she just lagged behind the other sisters.

Could it be that she has been hiding her clumsiness?

Thinking of this possibility, Jiang Yunque suddenly felt a little cold, and the hand stove in his hand could not provide enough temperature for his hands. They are all good sisters, so why bother? Is she the only one who treats her as a good sister?

At this time, Jiang Yunque suddenly heard the corner door of the courtyard ring, and she subconsciously hid in the bushes on the side. It's not why, it's just a girl's house who appeared in the yard in the middle of the night, I'm afraid it won't affect well. But the black shadow who came in through the corner gate approached the pavilion step by step, and Jiang Yunque was a little scared, and she herself was squatting in the bushes outside the pavilion. The black shadow looked around and entered the pavilion and sat down, looking at Jiang Yunling's attic faintly. Jiang Yunque saw that this was a mother-in-law, and he was relieved at the moment, just if he wasn't a bad person. A moment later, there was also a small sound in the attic, which was clearer in the silence of the night. A petite figure trotted over and entered the pavilion as well.

"Mother Guo, but it's too late for the snow?" The little girl asked, and Jiang Yunque knew that this was the third-class maid ring beside Jiang Yunling, who had been following the third aunt before, and before leaving, Jiang Yunling's third-class maid ring heard that Xue suddenly had dysentery, so she changed to blow snow.

"Where, I've just arrived, too." The mother named Guo replied: "Miss Blowing Snow, how is the second miss these days?" ”

"The second lady still doesn't seem to have figured it out, she is still crying secretly these days, and the slave maid also persuaded a few words, but the second lady lost her temper and drove the slave and maid out."

"Don't be angry with the girl who blows the snow, the second lady will have to listen to the words of the third aunt sooner or later! She is now thinking about her friendship with the third lady, and she is thinking about whether she wants to be a concubine, and the third miss will be a wife in the future. She still can't let go of it in her heart, the girl is so persuasive, won't the second lady still have to rely on the third aunt and the girl in the future. ”

Blowing Xue was in a better mood, and sighed: "I don't know what the second lady has, so Qinggao, seeing that the third aunt has been wearing gold and silver all her life, what's wrong with being a concubine!" Look at how the third aunt helped her brother in business, if she hadn't given the Zhang family an idea and set the eldest lady, would she have been able to make money in business with the Zhang family over the years? ”

Mrs. Guo nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, yes, what the girl said." ”

"That's it!" Blowing Xue seemed to have been wronged by Jiang Yunling, and she didn't vomit or be unhappy at this time: "With the mind of the third aunt, coupled with the ability of the second master, and the intelligence of the second grandmother, why can't you fight the uncle!" The second master just lacks a strong backing, and now that the master has died, the third aunt has no choice, this is not to let the second lady find an opportunity to cling to a high-ranking official in the capital, so she has become a concubine, with the means that the second lady has accepted over the years, I am afraid that I will not be able to help the second master? Just like the third aunt said, how many years will it take for the lady to marry a scholar or petty official before she has a future, and now if you don't take advantage of the third young master's youth to quickly get some benefits, it will be difficult to really make a living under the hands of the third young master in the future! Second Miss is really, I don't know what she thinks. How many times has the third aunt taught her, let her take the opportunity to ruin the reputation of the third lady, she can't do it, why bother! I don't want to think about it, her appearance is not as pleasing as Miss Three, her personality is weak, if she is looking for her in-laws at the same time, who will not pick Miss Three! Fortunately, this time Mrs. took the second lady into Beijing, and the previous plans were all abandoned, but the third lady didn't seem to have this idea. ”

Guo Pozi said: "Yes, where is there a mother who will harm her daughter, and the second lady is too ignorant." ”

"Yes." Blowing Snow said: "No matter what, after entering Beijing, you first find a channel to prepare your things." The third aunt said that she couldn't find a military attache anyway, so it was best to be from the household department...... The slave doesn't understand either, but the second lady should understand. ”

"Mother-in-law doesn't know," Mrs. Guo grinned: "Mother-in-law only knows to listen to the instructions of the blowing girl, pass the news to the third aunt at any time, and contact the second master in case of emergency." ”

Blowing Xue said: "By the way, don't say that you missed your mouth, the third aunt lied to the second lady and said that the second master agreed, but in fact, the second master left the door at that time, and the third aunt estimated that the second master would not agree, but if the second lady wanted to be a concubine by then, the second master must be distressed and his sister would help, and you must not say that you leaked your mouth when the time comes, remember to be vague on both sides when you pass the word, don't show your feet." ”

"Don't worry, Miss Blowing Snow, we won't be able to meet after today, and the mother-in-law will keep an eye on the two parties. The girl had an order, but handed the message to the knife. ”

"Well, so be it. The slave maid has to persuade the second miss again, I guess she is still afraid that her concubine will affect the reputation of the third lady, in fact, what is this, who doesn't just think about herself. I don't believe that when there is only one Ruyi Langjun, the third miss will give up to the second miss! ”

The two of them chatted a few words and left.

Jiang Yunque's legs and feet were numb, and her body was almost frozen in cold weather, but she didn't dare to move, she understood everything after hearing it, and she understood a fact, that is, if the third aunt wanted to harm anyone, she must be unscrupulous, but she didn't expect that the eldest sister's family affairs were the means of the third aunt.

The tears on her face fell and flowed out, she didn't dare to wipe it, she was even more afraid that the thing she had sneaked out of would be discovered by her mother-in-law. I don't have any evidence except what I overheard, and no one will believe me when the time comes!

After half a pillar of incense, Jiang Yunque dared to move his legs slowly. A quarter of an hour later, she lowered her body and entered the verandah under the cover of the bushes, and then slipped back to the attic in the dark, and waited quietly, then she quietly and slowly pushed open the door of her attic, and everything was slowly and quietly handled, and then she went upstairs to put away her clothes and go to bed.

Her heart was beating extremely fast at the moment, never before. And she is extremely glad that Yahuan, who is on duty today, is the one who sleeps the heaviest on weekdays!

She began to recall the words of the blowing snow, word by word, and was so scared that she didn't dare to use her brain.

Now that I think about it, the third aunt actually instructed Jiang Yunling to frame herself and ruin her reputation so that she could find the best in-law, what kind of crooked reasoning is this!

Yun Ling didn't do it! That's the point.

Moreover, the third aunt also asked Yun Ling to find an opportunity to cling to the household officials as concubines, and ask the second brother to help if necessary. The second brother actually didn't agree with the third aunt's plan, but Yun Ling didn't know this, and the third aunt made Yun Ling mistakenly think that the second brother also agreed, and would help her. As for Blowing Snow, I am afraid that the third aunt deliberately placed it next to Yun Ling, which can not only monitor her, but also pass on news to help create opportunities. In this way, even the mother-in-law was inserted by the third aunt, and in addition to that, there is a small knife, and they are the third aunt's people.

Speaking of which, that Mrs. Guo, isn't that the voice the nurse of Yun Ling, who was sent out by her mother before! The third aunt had a good means, and she actually got her in again.

Moreover, who is the gatekeeper in the backyard today? In the middle of the night, Mrs. Guo was let in to connect with the blowing snow!

She also mentioned the eldest sister, could it be that the eldest sister's marriage was not decided by her mother, but by the third aunt behind her back? Also, my father was still alive at that time, with the means of the third aunt, my father's indifference, and my mother's indifference at that time, this matter is really possible.

The more Jiang Yunque thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he couldn't help but tremble.

Early the next morning, she had a high fever, and Yahuan hurriedly reported to Miao, who sent someone to invite a doctor to visit Jiang Yunque in the attic of the backyard.

The backyard is the width of the front two entrances plus the cross-courtyard, so it is the width of nine rooms, divided into three attics, each with a staircase to go upstairs, so although it is connected together, it is three independent attics, Jiang Yunling lives on the east side, Jiang Yunque lives in the middle, and Jiang Yunyan lives on the west side. When the Miao family came over, the Jiang sisters who got the news had already gone to Jiang Yunque's attic to visit, but Jiang Yunque said that she was afraid that she would be sick and gave them a bad breath, so she only let them sit at the table and did not let them sit on the edge of the bed.

Miao came, and the girls gave her a salute.

Ignoring Jiang Yunque's excuse, Miao sat on the edge of the bed, stretched out his hand to test the temperature of her forehead, touched her hand again, looked at her face, frowned and asked Shuangxi: "Go and see, when will the doctor come?" ”

Shuangxi said: "I'm waiting in the pavilion downstairs." ”

Miao was about to call to come in immediately, when he saw that there were still two big girls in the house, so he said, "You go back first and avoid it." ”

Yun Yan and Yun Ling stood up and left their respective rooms to go back to their rooms, and Miao asked everyone else to go down, leaving only Double Happiness.

When the doctor came up, the bed tent had been lowered, and the lark's hand was on the edge of the bed, and a handkerchief was covered.

After the doctor checked the pulse, he said that Miao was cold, unstable and maybe a little frightened.

After prescribing the prescription, Miao asked Shuangxi to send him out, and his own housekeeper gave the consultation money and arranged for the little servant to grab the medicine.

Jiang Yunque sobered up for a while and apologized to Miao: "I'm sorry for my mother, because the lark is not angry, and I delayed the trip." ”

Miao said: "Where is it, originally we came out in advance, it doesn't matter if we delay for a few days, it's not far away, you can adapt here, don't think too much, have a good rest." ”

Returning to the main room of the second entrance, Miao's face was gloomy, and when Wang's mother saw this, she sent out several housekeepers and her mother who were going on the matter, and came over and asked, "Madame's face is not good, is it that the third lady is not good?" ”

Miao saw that the scene had been cleared, so he simply said: "You know that girl from the lark, she has a free and bold temperament, and the doctor actually said that she was a little frightened." She had always been in good health, but she was sick and frightened. Yun Yan and Yun Ling have no problem, their maid and wife are not abnormal, only the lark is sick, don't you say that there is a ghost? ”

Wang's mother understood and analyzed: "I was fine at dinner yesterday evening, but I had a high fever this morning, so it must have happened when I was sleeping at night." Since the second miss and the fourth miss didn't hear anything abnormal, it must be that there is only the third miss alone, the backyard is locked after dinner, since the second miss and the fourth miss still have their maid ring, and the third miss's maid ring is not abnormal, then the slave maid went to ask the mother-in-law who was guarding the door. ”

"Exactly, thank you." Miao said.

"What Madame said is that since you are going to stay here for a few days, it is the slave's duty to arrange for the night to guard the door." Mother Wang said clearly.

Miao is very pleased, Wang's mother has always known what she meant, and there must be an open and honest reason for this matter to be investigated secretly.

Wang's mother first went to the outer courtyard and told the male masters about the delay for a few days, and then discussed the access control and dining arrangements with the steward of the outer courtyard, the arrangement of carriages and horses, and then returned to the second hall to settle the second entrance in the room of the second entrance, and talked about the rules. Finally, I went to the gatehouse of the backyard three times, found the mother-in-law who kept vigil yesterday, and explained to her that she would stay here for a few more days, and she locked the door on time every day. ”

The old woman couldn't close her mouth happily, she was a local, and she only looked at the house on weekdays for a monthly amount of silver, and there was no extra income at all, but now she gave a monthly case for a month as a reward, and immediately stood up respectfully and patted her chest to promise.

Mother Wang saw that it was almost time, so she asked her mother-in-law to sit down, approached her and said, "I heard that someone came to see my mother last night?" ”

The old woman didn't understand, and said happily: "Yes, it's a Guo mother-in-law, saying that she is following Mrs., Mrs. is not worried about the ladies, let her come to see if the corner door is locked, the old woman also pulled her to see the corner door, the lock is dead!" also told her that the old woman usually ties the key to the waistband of her pants, and she never leaves her body, so she can rest assured! ”

Mother Wang's heart was shocked, and there was indeed a ghost.

At the moment, he also smiled and said: "Yes, what about this Mrs. Guo, she is also an old man in the house, she is very important, but unfortunately she has a little shortcoming...... "Mother Wang looked at her mother-in-law nervously and looked at herself, and guessed: "Did she ask you for a drink?" ”