Eleven Niang followed behind Wu Niang, followed Mrs. Tai all the way to the north, and saw a plum forest on the other side of the mountain. It's just that the plum blossoms are gone, and only the green shade remains.

Mrs. Tai pointed and smiled: "There is the Xiangyu Pavilion." Two months earlier, you can enjoy plum blossoms. ”

After walking a few steps forward, I saw the spring flowers in the middle of the slope.

Clusters and bunches, thick green as blue, brilliant as gold leaf, dotted with stars, open to the end of the hillside.

"It's beautiful!" Wu Niang on the side muttered.

Eleven Niang whispered "um" and agreed.

It's not that she hasn't seen spring flowers, the Luo family has planted more than a dozen plants in Yuhang's house, but like this, the mountains are all over the field, and they are not only beautiful, but gorgeous.

Mrs. Tai took the hand of the second lady and went forward - there was an octagonal black lacquer pavilion next to the hillside, and two gilded characters "Chunyan" were written on the lintel of the pavilion.

"Sit in the pavilion and have a cup of tea!" The third lady beckoned to the people behind.

Everyone followed into the Chunyan Pavilion, and a mother-in-law took the brocade mat of the big red cloud dragon holding the birthday and spread it on the railing chair, everyone spread out and sat down, and the maids served the white tea with yellow and green soup.

When you are tired of walking, drink some tea with such a light aftertaste, which makes people feel comfortable all over the body.

Eleven Niang held the tea, saw Aunt Wen serving carefully, and looked for amber in the crowd - I didn't see her, nor did I see the one named Qiu Aya.

She smiled slightly.

Drinking tea, talking homely. Wu Niang secretly pointed to the half-bay-shaped lake opposite the pavilion and the three thatched cottages by the lake: "Is there 'Half Moon Pan'?" ”

"Maybe!" Eleven Niang smiled at her, but when she looked up, she saw the sixth lady of the Qiao family sitting opposite with her ears propped up......

She smiled faintly.

Or, it's not just Mrs. Qiao who is interested in Xu Lingyi!

After resting enough, Mrs. Tai led them around the garden again. There are four-sided roll sheds for fishing; There are pear trees, peach trees, apricot trees, and paulownia trees; There is a dressing hall full of begonias; Nongxiangyuan with yellow clay walls; There is a Liufangwu that can be boated, and finally along the bluestone slab steps of the back mountain to Lingqiong Villa, the scenery of the back garden of the Xu family is in full view. Going down the mountain again, there was already a small oil cart with green curtains parked at the Jufang Pavilion at the foot of the mountain, and everyone boarded the car back to the flower hall - the food had been set up there.

After dinner, a group of people went to Mrs. Tai's.

Brother Zhen and Brother Su had a great time, the two held hands, and they didn't want to relax for a moment, and Sister Zhen looked at them and covered their mouths and smiled.

Everyone sat down for a while, teased the child a few words, and the eldest lady got up to say goodbye.

Mrs. Tai left the eldest wife: "Come back to the house in two days!" ”

The eldest lady responded with a smile, and took Grandma Luo, Wu Niang, Eleven Niang, Aunt Wen and Brother Xu, Brother Zhen and others to Yuan Niang, Mrs. Qiao, the sixth lady of the Qiao family, the second lady, and the third lady still stayed in Mrs. Tai's room to talk, and Sister Zhen was accompanied by the nurse and the maid to the warm pavilion of Mrs. Tai's bedroom.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but take a look.

Aunt Wen explained on the side: "She has been following Mrs. Tai since she was a child...... There are a few pride and a few sadness in her expression.

When Brother Zhen saw his mother, he immediately ran over.

Yuan Niang's smile was full of doting: "Tap, tap, don't touch it." ”

Brother Chen's movements were really much lighter, and he told his mother about today's incident at Mrs. Tai's place with sharp teeth: "...... After eating the pine cake, my sister also took a handkerchief to wipe my mouth, Sister Wei Zi took us to see the koi, Brother Xuan wanted to go down to the pond to catch fish, and was pulled back by my sister......"

Yuan Niang listened carefully to Brother Zhen's words, without the slightest impatience.

After Brother Zhen finished speaking, the eldest lady repeatedly told Yuan Niang, "Don't work too hard", "I'm in Yanjing, what's the matter, let someone send me a letter" and so on, and then got up to say goodbye.

Seeing that they were leaving, Brother Zhen looked at Brother Wu with blank eyes: "When will you come again?" ”

Grandma Luo sighed softly.

The eldest lady smiled with satisfaction: "After all, it is my aunt's cousin, and I broke my bones and connected tendons, but I have met a few times, just like brothers." He touched his brother's head again, "Grandmother will come to see you in two days!" ”

Different from the first estrangement, this time Brother Zhen did not avoid the eldest lady's hand, not only stood there and let her touch his head, but also nodded obediently.

Aunt Wen diligently sent the eldest wife, but was stopped by Yuan Niang: "Just let Mother Tao send it." Sit down and talk to me! ”

She respectfully answered "yes", and the eldest lady didn't care, and was accompanied by Tao's mother out of Xu's house.

******

Back at Gongxian Hutong, Hang's mother was already waiting in front of the weeping flower gate: "Big lady, you're back!" ”

After a day of walking around the garden, the eldest lady was a little tired, she bowed slightly, and Hang's mother had already said: "The second and third masters are here, and they are in the study with the eldest master." ”

The eldest lady was slightly stunned.

Hang's mother smiled: "You go on the front foot, the second master and the third master come on the back foot, and they have been in the study for an afternoon, and they haven't come out yet!" ”

"I see!" The eldest lady answered in a deep voice and hurriedly entered the door of the hanging flowers.

The others hurriedly followed, and saw the eldest lady hurrying to the eldest master's study.

Grandma Luo and Hang's mother exchanged a look, and then said to Wu Niang and Eleven Niang with a smile: "Everyone is tired today, let's rest!" ”

The two bowed their knees and went back to the house.

When it came time to change clothes, Amber stopped talking.

Eleven Niang took a deep breath, finished freshening up, sat on the big kang near the window, took a sip of the tea on the holly, and then asked Amber, who was already standing on the side of the kang: "How is it?" ”

Amber glanced at Holly.

"A person in a room," Eleven Niang smiled, "there is nothing to hide." What's more, although everyone doesn't say this in their mouths, they all understand it in their hearts. ”

Holly hurriedly stopped his hand that was cleaning up, and said with a smile: "Miss, I'll go to the kitchen to see if the white porridge I ordered for you is ready?" ”

"Sit down and listen!" Shi Niang smiled and patted the edge of the kang, "Two fists are hard to beat four hands, you can also help think of a way!" ”

Holly answered with a "yes" and stood next to Amber.

Amber thought about it, and then told Eleven Niang the news she got from Qiu Aya: "...... The Wang family has long been strong in the middle. In addition to the two Zhuangzi in Xinzhou by Yu Lu and Zushang, the daily use is the income of a rice shop opened in Dongdaemun. ”

Eleven Niang nodded slightly.

No more than three generations of wealth. A century-old family, it's good to be like this.

"Duke Mao has only one daughter and one son under his knees, and his daughter married into the Le'an Jiang family, and his son is Wang Lang's son." Amber said, "This prince was acquired by the grandfather of the country in his later years, and he was extremely favored, so he ......," she paused, "It is said that he is very short-tempered...... Two years ago, I killed someone......"

Eleven Niang was slightly surprised.

In the flint lightning, she was suddenly stunned.

Surprise, why would you be surprised? Or, deep down, she hopes for someone who can take her out of her predicament...... It just so happened that Wang Lang appeared!

Suddenly, she was drenched in a cold sweat.

Is it that she has been longing for too long, and a little hope will be infinitely magnified by her, ignoring the uneasiness in her heart

Amber saw Eleven Niang bow her head in contemplation, and she was also silent.

For a moment, the room fell silent.

After a long while, Eleven Niang took a long breath.

Her expression gradually became a little resolute: "In addition to saying that Wang Gongzi once killed someone, did he say anything?" ”

Amber shook her head: "In the past, the fifth master of the Xu family and the prince of the Xu family also used to play together, but after this incident, Mrs. Tai sent a message that the fifth master of the Xu family and the prince were not allowed to interact again." He also said that if the fifth master dared to be with Wang Gongzi again, he would ask the Hou Ye to send the fifth master to Gansu to guard the border, and don't want to see the city wall of Yanjing for ten or eight years! ”

Eleven Niang was a little surprised.

Mrs. Tai's reaction was so big......

The thought flashed, and she had already asked, "Who did the eldest daughter of the Wang family marry to the Jiang family?" ”

"It's Jiang Jie's sixth son, Jiang Gui, who is married." Amber told Shi Niang all the news she had heard, "Jiang Gui was born in Jinshi, and now he is the prefect of Taiyuan. There is a brother Jiang Bai who is a Shu Jishi, and now he is the head of the Hanlin Academy. There is also a brother named Jiang Song, who is the champion of the 46th year of Jianwu. After three years of revision, he resigned and returned to his hometown Le'an, where he opened a academy called "Jinxi", which specializes in accepting children from poor families to study. Jiang Jie's grandfather was the emperor of the first emperor, and I heard that he became the first assistant because of this. His great-great-grandfather was the emperor of Jingzong. ”

Zhuang Yuanlang returned to his hometown to teach poor children to study......

Although the Luo family is also an official eunuch family with poetry and books, it seems that it is less noble than the Jiang family!

Eleven Niang's heart moved: "Amber, can you hear clearly, Jiang Song is the champion of Jianwu Forty-six?" ”

Amber hurriedly said, "I also specifically asked Qiu Aya. How do you remember that clearly. Qiu Aya said that because she was born when Zhuangyuanlang was dressed in red and paraded in the streets that year, her mother often talked about it. ”

"Forty-six years after the establishment of the martial arts," Eleven Niang muttered, "the second master was also the middle of that year...... In this way, it is the same family......"

Amber didn't know any of this, and she didn't make a sound.

A person must do things with a purpose.

What is the purpose of Yuan Niang?

What's the connection?

Eleven Niang leaned softly on the autumn fragrance pigmented brocade pillow behind her.

It's like a crossword puzzle, as long as you fill it in correctly, the answer will come out.

But what's the missing link?

Something passed through her mind, she wanted to catch it, but she didn't catch it......

A down-and-out Wang family, a famous Jiang family!

As if Daigo was empowered, she sat up suddenly: "Amber, Wang Gongzi killed someone, who helped exonerate him?" ”

Amber said: "It's the fifth master of the Xu family!" ”

"The fifth master of the Xu family?" Eleven Niang's eyes flashed, "Xu Lingkuan!" ”

"Qiu Aya said that it was the fifth master's intervention." Amber hurriedly said, "For this matter, the Hou Ye also deducted the fifth master's monthly case for a whole year, and relied on the third master's secret relief to live!" ”

"What about the Jiang family?" Shi Niang's expression was a little solemn, "What did the Jiang family, as an in-law, do at this time?" ”