Yan Rong has a straight posture, a smile, and looks a little reserved. Xiu Lu was talking to Yan Rong, covering his mouth with a smile, with a little flattery.

Amber frowned, "What does she want to do?" ”

Eleven Niang winked at her: "Speaking of which, embroidery is also very hard." We should also go and say hello! Then Shi Shiran walked over.

The conversation between the two came faintly.

“…… Sister Yanrong doesn't have to be polite to me. On my aunt's side, there are two mothers sent by Mrs. Tai to take care of me, and I am idle. ”

"It's true. Sister Amber's side Qiu Yu has already helped me make six pairs of summer socks. No matter how much I can't wear, I won't be able to wear it all. What's more, there will be a new style next year. ”

"Then I'll make my sister a skirt with a thread, right?" Xiu Xuan still didn't give up, "My aunt just rewarded me with a moon-white silk ......"

Yan Rong interrupted Xiu Xuan's words: "Since it was rewarded by my aunt, Sister Xiu Yi should keep it for herself!" Madame rewarded me with a Hang silk and a burnt cloth two days ago, and ......" As he was talking, he saw Eleven Niang and Amber coming over. Hurriedly smiled and shouted "Madam", and threw the embroidery to greet him.

Xiu Lu didn't dare to be sloppy, and followed closely behind Yanrong to salute Eleven Niang.

"It's embroidery!" Eleven Niang's expression was indifferent.

Xiu Yu hurriedly explained with a smile: "The slave maid specially came over to ask a few sisters for some needlework. ”

"Needlework?" Eleven Niang listened to a few smiles on her face, and looked her up and down.

Wearing a bean-green bikina, a white silk jacket, and a black and plump hair combed into a snail bun, lined with a slightly powdered face, it is also delicate and moving.

Xiu Lu couldn't help but be a little restrained: "Madame......"

Eleven Niang's eyes did not leave her: "I usually don't pay attention, but today I take a closer look, Xiu Yi is also a big girl." It's time to worry about the needlework. As he spoke, he smiled and turned to the main house, "I don't know whose kid has this blessing!" ”

Amber and Yanrong hurriedly followed.

Xiu Xuan's expression changed greatly.

Since she followed Qiao Lianfang to the Xu family, then she is the servant of the Xu family. Eleven Niang is the main mother, so she naturally has the right to point her to any little girl.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but be frightened, and hurried towards the East Corner Gate.

Eleven Niang looked at her eyes slightly cold, and asked Yanrong: "Is Master Hou back?" ”

Yan Rong said in a low voice: "I have half a pillar of incense when I come back." When you enter the door, ask Madame. Knowing that you were called by the third lady, I called Xia Yi to serve and change clothes and freshen up. It's time to rest. He added, "Xiu Xuan inquired about whether the Hou Ye had returned, and I kept pushing ......" In the end, there was already a hint of inquiry in his words.

Eleven Niang stopped.

The night breeze stirred the leaves, and the chill was gone.

"If she asks again, you can stop it." Her voice was a little low, caught in the wind, and it appeared and disappeared, "If it's Aunt Qiao...... You don't have to stop it! ”

Yan Rong was slightly stunned.

Eleven Niang had turned around and entered the hall.

Yan Rong hurried to follow.

Amber has lifted the curtain of the inner room for Eleven Niang.

"What did the third sister-in-law call you to do?" Xu Lingyi was sitting on the big kang by the window reading a book, and when he heard the movement, he raised his head, and there was already a smile between his eyebrows.

"It's a bit of a matter to discuss." Eleven Niang replied vaguely, "When did Master Hou come back?" ”

"Just came back......"

The couple took a look, Eleven Niang went to the clean room to wash, when she came out, Xu Lingyi had already gone to bed, crooked at the head of the bed to read, seeing that she had finished cleaning up, while putting down the book and preparing to sleep, she said casually: "How is the account?" The third brother discussed with me today and prepared to leave on February 16. ”

"So fast!" Eleven Niang went to bed, "The account books for daily use are all explained clearly, that is, the accounts of the treasury, thirty-six books, only twelve books." ”

"Something wrong?" Xu Lingyi asked and lay down, "Except for those ancestral and imperial gifts, you can do the rest." Sanyo is a poor place. After that, I went back to Beijing, and everyone set up their own doors...... They have a long life to come. ”

"Master Hou's meaning, the concubine body understands." Eleven Niang adjusted the pillow and lay down, "The account in the treasury is slow, but it's not for this matter." She told Xu Lingyi about Xu Siqin's sneaking to see Sister Yuan and being found by the Gan family's eldest * grandmother to cast herself to the third lady, omitted the confrontation between herself and the third lady, and said her own treatment of Xu Siyu.

Xu Lingyi listened to the jaw: "You did the right thing." Let him think behind closed doors can not only let him withdraw, but also let him meditate and reflect. As he spoke, his brows furrowed, "I see that he has always acted prudently, who knows that he will do such a thing that does not know the importance of it!" ”

"No matter how calm Brother Yu'er is, he is only a teenager." Eleven Niang persuaded, "Some truths still need to be taught carefully." He added, "Brother Yu is smart and clever. Don't lose your temper when you meet him, what is there to say. He's not a kid who can't listen. ”

Xu Lingyi said softly, "um", and said that Sister Yuan was coming: "...... If you make such a fuss, I'm afraid that life will be difficult. In my opinion, if it really doesn't work, you can go and meet Mrs. Gan, the children are still young after all, and discuss with her what way to cover up the past. After all, this matter is not right for them. ”

"Let's see what happens on the third sister-in-law's side first!" Eleven Niang said, "In case she has an unpleasant conversation with the Gan family's grandmother." It's not too late for us to be this peacemaker. ”

Xu Lingyi nodded, and talked to her about inviting the master for the third master: "...... Recommended by Ma Zuowen. I saw it too. He is proficient in human feelings, and he is also proficient in money and food. It's just that I'm still a little worried. I want to send the comprador Song comprador to the third brother as the general manager. Otherwise, the third sister-in-law will make a fuss, and I'm afraid the third brother won't be able to stop it. ”

"The chief manager of which family is not his confidant." Eleven Niang said euphemistically, "You still have to discuss this matter with the third master." lest the third master have a pimple in his heart. ”

"You have a point......

The two talked for a long time before they stopped.

Early the next morning, Aunt Qin came and served tea and water to Eleven Niang, although her face was full of gratitude, she was speechless. Seeing that Eleven Niang was going to greet Mrs. Tai, she said, "Madam, I, I'll make you a pair of shoes!" ”

In front of Xu Lingyi, Eleven Niang couldn't refuse, so she only smiled: "Aunt Qin, don't be too tired." ”

Aunt Qin was excited like a child who got a big red envelope for the New Year: "Don't be tired, don't be tired." ”

Eleven Niang smiled and went to Mrs. Tai with Xu Lingyi.

It happened that the third lady took Gan's mother to ask Mrs. Tai for leave, saying that she was going to follow the third master out, and the relatives at home were going to walk around. I handed over the reconciliation to Akiya.

Mrs. Tai naturally agreed.

She goes out early and returns late, and when she comes back, she has to lose her temper.

Xu Siqin was worried about what Gan Da* wanted to marry Sister Yuan to him, and listened to it willingly every time. Xu Sijian snickered on the side.

Eleven Niang asked twice very vaguely, and the third lady said, "It's okay, it's okay." I'm talking to my sister-in-law about this! ”

She didn't bother to ask too much.

After another two days, the books of the treasury were finally finished, and although there were occasionally two or three items in each book that did not match, the whole picture was neat.

Eleven Niang didn't move the corners of her eyebrows when she heard this, but just asked Amber to re-transcribe the account book and send it to Mrs. Tai.

Mrs. Tai didn't look at it, but only asked her: "Can large things be lost?" ”

"Nope." Knowing that Mrs. Tai's heart was like a mirror, Eleven Niang couldn't help laughing, "Only a few small things were lost." ”

"That's good!" Mrs. Tai smiled, "Although it is said that if the water is clear, there are no fish, but you can't let the fish eat up all the grass." ”

Everyone laughed.

Mother Gan walked in with the third lady in her arms.

She was full of smiles and radiant energy, and as soon as she changed her previous irritability and anxiety, she shouted with a smile when she entered the door: "I can throw this burden to the fourth brother and sister." "It's a great feeling.

Eleven Niang was secretly surprised in her heart. After handing over to her, he immediately sent Amber to inquire about the news: "What the hell is going on?" ”

Amber came back and said: "Sister Yuan of the Gan family is engaged - the father-in-law is a Yulin Wei Qianhu, hereditary. ”

Eleven Niang was busy flipping through "The Chronicles of the Nine Domains of the Great Zhou".

There is luxury water in the west of Yulin Weixi, there is black water in the north, and it flows into the Sancha River through Weinan......

But she only noticed the last line, "1,120 miles from the chief minister."

Eleven Niang's heart was half cold.

After thinking for a while, he copied the content of Yulinwei in the "Geographical Chronicle".

"You send it to the second young master!"

Amber's eyes darkened slightly, took the note and bent his knees in a low voice to say "yes", and went to Lijingxuan.

When the news spread, the three children lost their smiles. Xu Siqin, who has changed the most. He used to be silent, but now he is silent. There is still a little childishness on his face, which shows a little melancholy, which makes people feel frightened.

Xu Siyu also calmed down suddenly.

He stayed at home and practiced calligraphy at home every day.

And the third lady who started it, I don't know if it was because the joy of the upcoming trip made her ignore it, or if the matter had come to this point and had no choice, she didn't show any unusual changes in her son, and her attitude was very tough in front of Eleven Niang: "If you catch a thief, you have to catch the stolen goods, right?" You can't just say what your sister-in-law says, it's ruined the reputation of our children! ”

Eleven Niang didn't want to talk to her more, and asked her how her bags were prepared.

The third lady immediately got her spirits: "Everything is ready, just wait for the custom-made official sedan to arrive." ”

While the two were talking, a little maid came in and said, "Madam, Luo Da * milk from Bowstring Hutong is here." ”

After Luo Da * Milk and the third lady met for a while, the third lady got up and said goodbye. Luo Da * Grandma smiled and asked Eleven Niang: "How does it feel to be at home?" ”

"It went well!" Eleven Niang invited Luo Da * to sit on the kang, "At first, Mrs. Tai was afraid that I would not be used to it, so she asked the mothers in charge to go back to the house in the east room, and her old man sat in the east room and listened." After listening to it for two days, let me go to the flower hall to show it. Say so as not to give her a headache. ”

"That's good, that's good." Grandma Luo was happy for her, "After all, I have never been in contact with it when I was at home." I've been worried about you! ”

"I studied with the third lady for a few days." Eleven Niang was vague, smiled and took the tea served by the little maid and put it in front of Luo Da*'s grandmother, "What is my sister-in-law looking for me?" ”

"The fourth aunt and grandmother have been sick for a while." Grandma Luo said in a low voice, "I only got the letter yesterday, and I want to ask you to go and see it together." ”

Eleven Niang was taken aback when she heard this: "What is the disease?" It's okay to see it in the first month. ”

"Thick neck disease." Luo Da* said, "It is said that people are so thin that the wind can blow them away." ”

Eleven Niang hurriedly instructed Amber to help with some gifts, prepare carriages and horses, and then went with Luo Da * to greet Mrs. Tai, and asked Xu Lingyi to report to Siniang.

In the evening, Xu Lingyi came back from the outer courtyard to greet Mrs. Tai, and when she turned into her room, she saw that the room was cold, and she couldn't help but wonder: "Madame hasn't come back yet?" ”

"Madame hasn't come back yet!"

Lu Yun stepped forward to serve him to change his clothes, and made hot tea and waited for him to sit on the big kang by the window in the inner room.

As soon as Xu Lingyi picked up the teacup and took a sip, he heard a commotion outside.

His brows furrowed slightly, the curtain in the inner room had been gently lifted, and a moon-white figure rushed in.

"Lord Hou......"