Chapter 522: Suffering a Loss (Part II)
Chapter 522: Suffering a Loss (Part II)
Xu Lingyi didn't know how easy it was, but Eleven Niang didn't know how to answer well.
What does it mean to be obedient? What does it mean to be disobedient? A person's fate may change forever.
And Xu Lingyi saw that she was speechless for a long time, thinking that she didn't know who to choose. smiled: "This matter is not in a hurry, just take your time." ”
Eleven Niang responded, thought about it in her heart for several days, and decided to ask Xu Siyu himself first.
Xu Siyu didn't expect Eleven Niang to ask him this question, no matter how calm and introverted he was, he was just a fifteen-year-old young man, his face was flushed, and he couldn't say a word.
Shi Niang looked at it and smiled faintly, and said pointedly: "Young couples are the most affectionate, mostly because they were the first touched. Your father also said that there is no rush in this matter, take your time. You've thought about it, and when the time comes, I'll send someone back to me. Then he served tea and sent it off.
Xu Siyu walked out of the courtyard door in a mess in his mind, and saw Sister Zhen and the maid Xiaoli whispering with a smile. He hurriedly cheered up and said hello to Sister Zhen'er.
Sister Zhen looked a little shy: "I heard my mother say that the second brother will return to Anle after the New Year, right?" ”
Xu Siyu smiled and nodded: "What's wrong?" Is there something that I can't take to my own devices? ”
Since Miss Jiang Jiajiu came to the house as a guest, Eleven Niang will send some clothes and food to eat every year, and Miss Jiang Jiajiu will also send some shoes and socks made "by herself". Eleven Niang handed over the errand of returning the gift to Sister Zhen'er. The two went back and forth, and as Miss Jiang Jiajiu got older, they exchanged letters.
Sister Zhen'er's face was slightly red, and the little Li on the side smiled and said: "The tenth day of October is the sixth young master's first birthday, and the twenty-fifth is the second young master's birthday. If the second young master is also at home, Miss said, it will be more lively than the Mid-Autumn Festival. ”
After the ceremony, Sister Zhen got married. This may be her last birthday in the Xu family. Because of the mourning, Xu Siyu stayed in Yanjing, plus the brothers Xu Siqin and Xu Sijian, who came back from Shanyang, it was a real reunion for their brothers and sisters.
Xu Siyu was quite stunned, but nodded with a smile: "When the time comes, I will definitely give a big gift to my sister!" ”
"Who wants the second brother's gift." Sister Zhen looked at Xu Siyu with a serious look in her eyes, "I just hope that the second brother will not forget my sister and come to see me when he has the opportunity." ”
Xu Siyu nodded heavily.
There was a group of housekeepers and mothers wearing silk and silver who walked towards this side with a smile and laughter, and occasionally someone raised their voices for a minute or two, and I heard them discussing: "The sixth young master's washing three, full moon, and 100-day ceremony are just inviting relatives and friends, and this first birthday ceremony will not be a big one!" ”
"The fourth lady has an indifferent temperament, and she is most afraid of playing bamboo and sheng at home, so she is naturally reluctant to do a big job. But you have to agree with the Hou Ye! ”
"Master Hou has always cared about family affairs, so he naturally listens to the fourth lady!"
Someone laughed: "The fourth lady said, the sixth young master is young, just dress neatly and neatly, keep warm and breathable." What is the result, the eldest young master got married, and the Hou Ye said that the sixth young master can't be dressed shabby, and the carved cranes are four pieces, each of which is of different colors. The fourth lady didn't say anything, though. can be a father's heartache son, how can a mother be unhappy. Didn't you see that in the past few days, the sixth young master has only eaten *** and not vegetable porridge, and Gu's mother didn't dare to force it? ”
Xu Siyu and Sister Zhen couldn't help but exchange a look.
The mothers of the stewards had seen the two of them and stepped forward to salute.
Sister Zhen has been in charge of eleven mothers in the past two years, and those mothers have more respect.
"The eldest lady is going to see the fourth lady? Or from the Fourth Lady? ”
"I'm going to see my mother." Sister Zhen'er's smile was reserved with a condescending majesty, which Xu Siyu was unfamiliar with.
His eyes were slightly dark, and he said a few words to Sister Zhen'er, and watched Sister Zhen enter the main courtyard surrounded by those mothers who were much older than her with flattery.
"Second Young Master," the maid Xiangzhu saw him standing there hesitating, and said with a smile, "I just saw the eldest young grandmother accompanying the third lady to Mrs. Tai's. ”
Xu Siqin lived behind the main house, and the implication was that if he had nowhere to go, he could go to Xu Siqin to sit there.
Xu Siyu thought of Fang's lingering gaze at Xu Siqin, and suddenly felt that it was a little inappropriate for him to venture to Xu Siqin again. But he didn't want to go back to the house.
Receiving ...... But what happens to his wife if he comes in at the door? Like his birth mother? Or was he sent to Zhuangzi to be matched like the two rooms around the fifth uncle?
His mind was in a mess.
You can't just stand here.
After thinking about it, he said in a low voice, "I'll go see the second aunt." ”
Xiangzhu smiled and led the way in front.
When I arrived at the second lady, I was stopped outside the house by Yuuka: "The second lady didn't sleep all night last night...... Second Young Master, let's come back in two days! ”
"What's going on?" Xu Siyu was stunned.
"The second lady is stargazing these days." Yuuka said with a smile, "Two days ago, the young grandmother came to see the second lady, and the second lady didn't see it. ”
Xu Siyu put his mind at ease and said with a smile: "Since the second aunt is in good health, I am relieved." I didn't want to leave, so I made a pot of tea and sat quietly in the bamboo forest.
A woman wearing a red bikina and a beautiful blue dress walked through the path next to the bamboo forest.
Xiangzhu stayed by the side and had nothing to do, and said with a smile: "Second young master, it's Sister Xiu Qiao by Aunt Qiao's side!" ”
Xu Siyu replied casually.
Xiangzhu said with a smile: "I heard that Sister Xiulu is the same as Sister Yuuka, and she wants to be a layman at home." went to beg the fourth lady, but the fourth lady didn't agree at first, and the embroidered sister wrenched her head to invent the will. The fourth lady let her worship at the door of Mrs. Jining. She is now close to Sister Yuuka. ”
The woman just now had apricot eyes and peach cheeks, which was very outstanding. It's hard to get out there. But in this home, it's nothing.
Xu Siyu looked at the dancing bamboo forest and was stunned.
Over there, Zhu Xiang sent the housekeeper's mother out.
Sister Zhen and Eleven Niang went to the inner room and sat down.
"Mother, the first birthday of the sixth brother......
"It's like a 100-day gift." Eleven Niang smiled and took the conversation.
Sister Zhen thought of the mothers who were in charge just now and instigated the eleventh mother's big *** business, and couldn't help pursing her lips.
Eleven Niang said this in her mouth, but she was worried that Xu Lingyi would not agree. I don't like to talk about this topic very much, and I smiled and talked about Sister Zhen'er's and Lilly: "I asked Master Jian to help you make a dress, and it won't be completed until late October, and you will see if there are any changes!" ”
Sister Zhen knew that Eleven Niang was preparing for her, and even faintly heard that Eleven Niang had handed over a sign in the past few days and wanted to enter the palace to ask for a gift from the queen's mother. Hearing this, he was a little uneasy, and said in a low voice: "Mother is in charge!" ”
"I'm in charge, and I want you to like it."
As the two spoke, a little maid came in and said, "The young grandmother is here!" ”
After the Fang family got married, they served by the third lady's side most of the time, and occasionally met, also when they went to greet Mrs. Tai. This is the first time I have done this alone.
Eleven Niang hurriedly invited her to sit down at the banquet in the west room, and let the maid serve refreshments to entertain her.
Fang and Sister Zhen met and sat down on the Taishi chair in front of the kang.
"My mother has something to discuss with my grandmother, and I am alone, so I will come to sit here with the fourth aunt!" She smiled shyly and glanced at Sister Zhen'er, "I didn't bother the fourth aunt and eldest sister, right?" ”
"We're also idle and talking." Shi Niang smiled, "You're here and it's a little lively, where can you talk about it." Then he kindly asked her how she was used to it, and what pastimes she did on weekdays.
Fang Shi only answered the previous question "still used to it", and talked to Shi Niang about the latter topic: "When I was at home, I also did some needlework, read and write, and raised flowers and grass." It's just that he has a boring temperament, and he doesn't do it well. I had heard that the fourth aunt's female red was outstanding and the flowers and plants were well raised, so I thought that I would have the opportunity to ask the fourth aunt for guidance. I don't know if the fourth aunt will think I'm clumsy? ”
Put on a posture of good-neighborliness and friendship.
Everyone is a relative, so there should be contacts and affection.
"Brother Qin's daughter-in-law is too humble!" Eleven Niang smiled, "If you like it, just come." I'm afraid that when I see me, a female celebrity who is an aunt, is ordinary, and the flowers and plants are average, I will be greatly disappointed! ”
"It's my aunt who is too humble!" Fang said with a smile, "There are two pots of Junzi Orchid in my mother's house. Listening to the maids say that they moved from the conservatory, they knew that the aunt was a person who loved flowers and grass. I happen to love raising orchids. When my aunt said this, it made me difficult to speak. ”
In ancient times, raising orchids was not only an elegant thing, but also required a lot of energy, material and financial resources. The Fang family let this daughter develop such a hobby...... Eleven Niang couldn't help but be a little surprised. He glanced at Fang Clan carefully.
Fang Clan generously let her look at it. smiled: "It's a pity that I came in a hurry this time, and I didn't have time to bring a few pots of orchids to show the fourth aunt." Only when someone from my family comes to Yanjing in the next year, I will ask people to bring a few pots! ”
After seeing her flower house, she dares to say such a thing, and she must have a rare product in her pocket.
Shi Niang smiled and thanked her, and said a few more gossips to Fang's family, and a strange little maid flickered outside the curtain, and Fang's got up with a smile and said goodbye.
Sister Zhen sent off the guests on behalf of the eleventh mother.
Eleven Niang asked about Qiu Yu: "Is it the young grandmother's maid outside?" ”
"Yes!" Qiu Yu said with a smile, "I said that I was afraid that the third lady would not know when she went back, and she neglected the third lady, so she let her watch outside, and the third lady came back to report to the eldest grandmother." ”
Eleven Niang nodded, and ordered the Fang clan to come in the future, if the little maid of the Fang clan wanted to come in to report the news, there was no need to stop it.
In the evening, Xu Lingyi came back and talked to her about the third room.
"The third brother sent me a letter." He sat at the head of the bed, lazily touching Shi Niang's hair, "Said that there is no one around him to take care of, and after Brother Jin'er's first birthday ceremony, let me send someone to send my third sister-in-law to Shanyang." As for Brother Qin and Brother Jian, he has invited an old gentleman who was a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy to sit in Mitsui Hutong. When the time comes, let the two of them move over there. The affairs of the inner courtyard were presided over by the Fang family, and the two brothers also had someone to take care of. ”
Isn't that tantamount to splitting up?
Things came so fast, it made Eleven Niang feel a little unreal.
"Does the third sister-in-law know?"