"The Xu family sent cherries?" The eldest lady's eyes flashed with confusion, "Please come in those two mothers!" ”

Mother Xu said with a smile: "It was said that the queen mother rewarded it, and Mrs. Tai specially sent it for me to try it." ”

The eldest lady nodded, and Mother Xu smiled and invited the two mothers of the Xu family in.

The two mothers saluted the eldest lady and explained their intentions, and the eldest lady thanked her, said a few kind words, and rewarded her, which was still sent out by Xu's mother.

She opened the small basket made of fine Hunan bamboo. On the green leaves lies a small handful of red agate-like cherries, which is very beautiful.

The eldest lady called Luo Qiao: "Leave half for the eldest master, and the other half for the eldest grandmother." ”

Luo Qiao responded and left.

When I got to the big * grandmother, I met the fourth master, Luo Zhensheng.

His face was swollen and red, and when he saw Luo Qiao coming in, he hurriedly said hello and took his leave.

Luo Qiao secretly felt strange.

Usually the fourth master will always laugh when he sees them, why do they look like they are running away from the wilderness today?

The eldest * grandmother didn't seem to want to talk about it more, so she hurriedly asked her, "But what is the mother's dispatch?" ”

Luo Qiao put this matter behind him, and said with a smile: "The queen mother rewarded the Xu family with some cherries, and the Xu family sent some over, and the eldest lady asked me to bring them to the big * milk to taste." ”

"It's beautiful!" The big * grandmother liked it very much, and called Xinglin: "Send half of the uncle, send half of the brother there!" ”

The apricot grove went away in response to the call, and rewarded Luoqiao with a piece of vegetarian cloth.

Luo Qiao thanked the big * milk, turned around and went out, but saw Luo Zhensheng talking to the little sixth son who was driving the car. While speaking, he also took out a few taels of silver from his sleeve and stuffed it to Xiao Liuzi, who just reached out to take it, raised his eyes and saw Luoqiao, hurriedly pushed the silver, turned around and ran.

Luo Zhensheng couldn't help but look over and saw Luoqiao.

He walked over a little unnaturally: "I want him to help buy some food, but who knows that he is a dog who looks down on people!" ”

Luo Qiao smiled slightly: "It's a pity that the eldest brother is not here, otherwise, let him do it, and he will definitely be able to do it well." ”

But I thought in my heart, this matter of the comprador outside, the goose has plucked its feathers, who would push such a beautiful thing? It's just that I'm embarrassed to be bumped into by myself. I'd better leave early, maybe the little sixth son will come to the door by himself to buy something for the fourth master!

Then he said a few words to Luo Zhensheng, and turned around and went back to the house.

In the evening, when the eldest man came back, the eldest lady was busy serving and changing clothes: "Have you eaten?" ”

The eldest lord took off his clothes with the help of the eldest lady, and nodded: "I have eaten, and I ate at the third child's house." ”

The eldest lady asked Luo Qiao to bring out the cherries: "...... Mrs. Tai sent it, saying that it was rewarded by the queen's mother. It's not much, but it's a thought. ”

The eldest man said "um", washed his face and sat down on the kang, and said: "The errand of the third child has been settled, and Sichuan Xuezheng has been released." ”

"Really!" The eldest lady rejoiced, "That's a good thing! ”

The eldest lord nodded: "It was said that the Hou Ye helped to say hello." ”

The smile on the eldest lady's face was sluggish, and she hesitated: "Then your errand ......"

"I'm afraid I won't make it!" The eldest man took a long breath.

The eldest lady's heart jumped, and she sat down next to her: "What's wrong?" His voice was lowered.

"I talked to the third child for a long time today. Since the emperor appointed Chen Zixiang as the first assistant, he was determined to implement the new policy. I am an old man from Liu Ge, as long as Chen Zixiang reigns for one day, I will not have a day to come out. The old man smiled bitterly, "I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain." Today, the third brother told me frankly, and I also woke up from a big dream and knew the reason. He shook his head.

The eldest lady hesitated: "Is there no other way?" ”

The old man laughed at himself, "The New Deal failed. ”

The eldest lady stopped talking.

"I'm afraid that I'm standing in the wrong place in the court," the eldest man sighed very emotionally, "I'm even more afraid of changing Zhang Yixian." At the beginning, Liu Ge asked me to write against the tea tax. Neither the second nor the third were involved at the time, but I would never have supported the New Deal under such circumstances. ”

The eldest lady also lived in the official office with her father in her early years, and of course she understood the meaning of the eldest man's words. As the eldest man said, stick to the end and don't admit mistakes, the wind is still there, if it is easy to change the course, I am afraid that whoever is in power will not use it again.

"Then, shouldn't we go back to Yuhang......" The eldest lady couldn't hide her loss.

"Isn't there still Brother Xing?" Although he said this, there was a faint sadness in his expression.

The husband and wife sat opposite each other and were silent for a long time.

I don't know who walked under the window lattice, letting out a low cheerful laugh.

The eldest lady listened to the fire in her heart, stood up, and was about to shout a scold, but when she looked up and saw her dejected husband sitting opposite her, and was afraid that he would make a fuss and take the opportunity to vent his anger and lose his reputation, the words that came to her mouth became: "What about the fall? Why did it take so long for her to serve a cherry? ”

Du Wei, who was serving on the side, heard the conversation between the two clearly, and knew that the eldest lady's anger was rising, so she hurriedly said, "The eldest lady, I'll take a look." With that, he hurried to the side of the ear.

The transept is brightly lit, with warped coral and tortoiseshell and jade ...... A few are there. Headless flies seemed to be scurrying around the house.

"What's going on?" Du Wei said hurriedly, "The eldest lady is urging, why haven't the cherries been served yet?" ”

Luoqiao raised his head, his face as white as paper.

Jade on the side hurriedly said: "What should I do?" What to do? He added, "Who was guarding here just now, calling one by one to ask, I don't believe it, can the cherry still fly to the sky?" ”

Du Wei then understood - it turned out that everyone was looking for cherries just now.

"No, you can't." The tortoiseshell's face turned blue, "If this matter is a big problem, I'm afraid it won't end at that time!" ”

"What else is there to talk about at this time?" Sango's face was a little whiter than Luoqiao, "I have to tell the eldest lady quickly." Otherwise, the longer it drags on, the more uncomfortable the eldest lady will become...... It's better to talk about it, as soon as the eldest lady is happy, maybe it'll be fine. ”

When the matter came, Luo Qiao calmed down: "I'll go back to the eldest wife." ”

She walked out with her back straight.

"Sister Luoqiao," Du Wei hurriedly shouted to Luoqiao, and told Luoqiao what the eldest lady and the eldest master said just now, "...... I'm afraid it's not the right time. ”

Luoqiao's face was like ashes for a while.

After a while, he barely showed a smile: "Even so, you can't stay here with the pestle!" With that, he strode out.

Coral was so angry that his hands clenched into fists: "Find me, I have to find out the guy who stole the cherry today?" I don't believe it, can she eat cherries in her stomach, and can she also eat the sweet white porcelain plate with cherries in her stomach? ”

The tortoiseshell hesitated and said, "Do you want to go and give a big * milk...... After all, the things in this house are in charge of the big * milk, and maybe you can plead for Luo Qiao. ”

When Jade heard this, she immediately ran out: "I'm going to beg for a big * milk." ”

Coral "Hey" and she was gone. Coral couldn't help but stomp her feet: "This fierce Zhang Fei, I don't want to think about it, at this time, go and tell the big * milk, the big * milk still thinks we are talking about her, isn't it?" ”

When the tortoiseshell heard this, he was going to chase it.

Coral sighed: "Forget it, it's too late to chase at this time." And he said, "We might as well go and see, and if we can talk, we can help." ”

The tortoiseshell sounded reasonable, and went under the eaves with Coral.

When I got closer, I heard the old man say, "...... It's just a plate of cherries, and if it's gone, it's gone. Tomorrow, let people go to Dongdaemun to buy it! ”

"What the eldest man said is right." The eldest lady's voice was cold, "It's just a plate of cherries, and I secretly think about it, if this is a piece of gold, wouldn't it be impossible to blink an eye?" Do I live in my own house or in a den of thieves? ”

As I was listening, I saw Jade coming with her big * milk.

Coral and hawksbill turtle hurriedly greeted him: "Big * ......"

The big * grandmother's face was a little unsightly, nodded at them, and went into the house.

And the three of them listened with their ears.

At first, I didn't hear it very clearly, but I only knew that the eldest lady's tone was very urgent, and the eldest * milk didn't say a word. Later, the eldest lady's voice suddenly rose a few points, and a few people heard it clearly: "...... It didn't make it to fly in the sky. Close the door and search for me! ”

The big * grandmother responded with a "yes" and told Du Juan to call Mother Hang and Mother Jiang, and searched the main courtyard and the backyard separately.

Mother Jiang knew that there were several young ladies living in the backyard, so she knocked on the corner door with her mother-in-law, and then stood there without moving.

A mother-in-law said, "Mom, what's wrong?" Big * are still waiting for us to reply? ”

Mother Jiang smiled: "Most of the things lost in the main courtyard are in the main courtyard, let's wait for the main courtyard to finish searching!" so as not to offend a few young ladies in vain. ”

The mothers-in-law stopped talking - there were three young ladies living in the backyard, one was to be the wife of the minister, and the other was a lady...... It's still Jiang's mother who is clever.

Everyone followed Jiang's mother and listened to the movements of the main courtyard.

After a while, they heard a mother-in-law who followed Hang's mother to search the house say, "Hang's mother, I didn't find the plate, I found a few cherries." ”

Mother Jiang was overjoyed, glanced at a few mothers-in-law, and then walked over with Shi Shiran: "Big * milk, we haven't searched anything here." ”

The big * milk waved her hand at Mother Jiang and the others, and her spirit was all focused on Mother Hang's side.

"Show me!"

The mother-in-law hurriedly handed over the cherries in a blue and white porcelain plate.

There was a maid who argued in a low voice: "Big * milk, I didn't steal it...... I really didn't steal ......."

Mother Jiang looked over, and it turned out to be the brocade in the fourth master's house.

The big * grandmother didn't look at her and went to the eldest lady.

Dijin's face was full of tears, but he turned to look at the east wing from time to time: "I really didn't steal ...... food"

The heads of several little maids poked out from behind the wide open door of the east wing, but no one stood up to say a word.

After a while, the big * milk came out, looked at Dijin coldly, and said, "Shut it up in the firewood room first." We'll talk about it tomorrow! Looking at everyone again, "Let's all disperse!" "My own mother-in-law pulled the Jinguan to the firewood house.

Dijin struggled: "Fourth master, fourth master, I really didn't steal ...... food"

The door of the east wing stood there quietly, only the dim light came out, and the old man shone on the white stone steps, although the light was soft, but it seemed very lonely!

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Changed to the correct chapter number...... ⊙_⊙b Khan!