In the second room between the Weiguo Mansion and the main room of Ruiyuan, Huang leaned on the kang and leaned on it, the cover clock in his hand gently crossed the boiling foam on the soup noodles, and raised his eyes again to look at the two maids standing in front of the kang, seventeen or eight years old, generally tall, one with thick eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and a peach cheek and cherry mouth, at this time they all half-lowered their faces, respectfully lowered their hands and stood upright, very duty, not bewitching at all, Huang's eyes showed some satisfaction, followed by a slight frown, and measured the two of them hesitantly, half a sound, only waved his hand to let them retreat to the porch to wait.

Mama Lan watched the two go out, and then stepped forward with a smile to report: "They are all born in the family, one Lao Tzu is gone, the elder brother is in the carriage and the horse, and he leads the messenger of the needlework room, and one Lao Tzu is in the concierge, and there is an elder brother above, far away in the Zhuangzi in Bozhou." ”

Huang said "hmm", and pointed at the case in the distance, Mama Lan understood, took the fan above, and shook it diligently, but Huang took it himself: "Wait for Grandpa Guo to come back, please take a look at it in person." ”

Mama Lan sighed: "I haven't seen such a virtuous person as Mrs., according to the old slave, Mrs. Tai is not like the head of those big clans, never theorizes about this, the son of the world will not say it, there is no maid with an open face in Songtao Courtyard waiting, it is the third master, how many years have it been, there is only one third lady, the second lady is from that background, and did not give birth to a son, Aunt Mei and Aunt Chen were one of the second masters to carry, and the other was the second lady's own master, Mrs. Tai did not theorize...... Aunt Zhang and Aunt Cui are both carried by the front lady, and you are not easy to lose, after enduring so many years, finally Aunt Cui's fox is gone, why add another person. ”

Huang Shi still marked the cover bell, and the corners of his lips were half smiling: "Mrs. Tai is not theoretical, but I can't lose my virtuousness, there is usually an Aunt Cui, so I can still wait for the master, there is only one Zhang family now, and her yard master can't go a few times a year, and then don't choose a waiter who knows cold and hot, doesn't it seem that I am not virtuous, the second brother and sister are that identity, how can she care about the virtuous name, the third brother and sister, who makes the third master himself unhappy." ”

Speaking of this, Huang's eyebrows frowned again: "My sister used to have a good name, even the Zhang family can tolerate it, I have the slightest mistake, in the eyes of others is inferior to her, our grandfather is the most upright and well-behaved, even if he spoiled Cui's at the beginning, when did he lose my face for her, just like this, I am not conscious, how can I have the bearing of being a housewife." Isn't it just a maid in the house, first open her face and wait, and then look at the person who is not picking lightly, and then think about the future. ”

Mama Lan "tsk", seemed to admire, and said to Wei Guogong: "The grandfather of the country is called the upright scholar style, and these things in the back house are handed over to the lady as the master, speaking of these nobles at the moment, there are a few who can do the prince of the country so well, but if there is a favorite concubine around him, he is somewhat eccentric, but the lady is not only the main mother, but he is so virtuous, it is time to mention the wife of the prince, it has been two years in the blink of an eye, and she has no good news, the prince should consider adding a room." ”

Huang took a sip of tea and put the teacup down: "Yin Niang is the granddaughter-in-law personally selected by Mrs. Tai, Mrs. Tai doesn't speak, how dare I mention this, Mama don't be idle like this." ”

The corners of Mama Lan's lips twitched, and her smile stiffened a little, Huang raised the corners of her eyes slightly, and glanced at her: "Zizhu's old lady found you?" ”

"I can't hide it from Mrs., in terms of speaking, Zizhu has been waiting by the side of the prince, and now she is almost at the age of marriage, so she doesn't want to go outside to match someone......"

"She doesn't want to? She is a slave, can she think or not? Huang's tone was a little angry.

The hand in Mama Lan's sleeve just shook, and she pursed her lips and didn't dare to say more.

Huang Shi calmed down the excitement in his tone again, the corners of his lips were sharp and cold, but he was slow and reasonable: "I know that Mama is all for me, but this thing is not easy, these slaves, even if they are willing to act, it is also for their own interests, don't look at Zizhuba stammering us, it is nothing more than delusion, and when she is really satisfied, and she is not respected by the son, we are the bridge that sends her across the river, can we still control it?" Don't look at the feed in my hands, there is no one who really works. ”

Mama Lan's expression eased a little, and when she saw that Huang leaned her shoulders more and more, and there was a layer of tiredness between her eyebrows, she couldn't help but feel distressed, and stepped on her half-kneeling feet, loosening her ankles and shins: "Mama Song......"

"This person's intentions are not small, even if he wants to use it, he can't trust it, not to mention his whole heart, he has to pay attention to the slightest bit, her advantage is that some things are not told by me, and I don't have to worry about what tricks I have."

After saying this, Huang closed his eyes slightly, and a trace of sharpness swept from his eyelids to Mama Lan's fingers on her path.

Mama Lan felt that the mistake she made today had not been revealed, and as soon as her wrist was suspended, her knees moved down from her feet and knelt down steadily, before she prostrate and said: "The slave is guilty, and she shouldn't pay attention to Zizhu, let alone accept their gifts without authorization." Then he confessed the two flower satins and a jar of good wine sent by Zi Zhu Niang, and saw that Huang's expression was still uncertain, his heart tightened, and he took off a jasper bracelet from his wrist.

Huang really eased up a little, of course he didn't take the bracelet, and only moved his ankle: "Ming'er will take this thing to Yin Niang, and inform her of Zizhu's intentions." ”

Mama Lan came to her senses at this time, Madame is going to show grace to Mrs. Shizi, but this matter is not as simple as it seems, Zizhu is a child of the family, and a first-class maid, if Mrs. Shizi sends her out, she offends a lot of people and doesn't say it, and she has to have a reputation as unvirtuous among the people, although it is Zizhu's fault, but gossip is not so much clear.

Mama Lan was ashamed of her simplicity, and savored Huang's comments on Mama Song, reminding herself that she would have to wake up in the future, and she couldn't take it for granted like this.

As long as the lady is in this mansion for a day, the duchess has to act carefully, not to mention these slaves.

Alas, who let Mrs. be a concubine, most of the mother's family is not effective, only a second master is intimate, but unfortunately it is only a concubine, I want to act in front of the first lady, but there are not so many taboos and caution, it is not that there is a mother's family to rely on, and Mrs. Tai is not defensive.

Mama Lan just agreed, got a signal to get up from the ground, the peony flowers and leaves on the brocade curtain swayed slightly, Bai Lu entered the interior to report that the grandfather of the country was back, Huang looked at the sky in surprise, made sure that the sun had not receded from the window frame, and hurriedly got down from the kang, muttering in his heart, today is not a rest, even if the Jingwei Yamen is free, the grandfather of the country will not return to the inner house so soon, he is a loyal minister who is focused on government affairs, is it unwell?

Confused, having heard a series of greetings from outside, Wei Guogong strode in, stood still in the room, and the two maids stepped forward to untie their official uniforms, put on a loose and straight-necked large-sleeved robe, took the tea handed by Huang and drank half a lamp, and heard that his own virtuous wife was going to add a room maid for him, so he quietly dropped the lamp, and saw that Huang turned half a dozen times, and was about to ask Mama Lan to call the two maids in, so he stopped it.

Huang Shi was slightly stunned, with a gentle smile on his face, and the corners of his eyebrows and eyes were extremely soft: "Grandpa Guo, if the concubine has to take care of the housework, it is inevitable that she will be negligent, or ......"

"Cui's former maid, called Ji Xue, I think she is a docile person, let her share her worries for her husband first." Wei Guogong seemed to have no intention and mentioned it casually.

Mama Lan trembled in surprise, the affairs in this house, Grandpa Guo has never refuted Madame's words, this time...... Cui's is really a scourge, everyone is dead, and he also blocked his wife, glanced at Huang nervously, and subconsciously pursed his lips. Huang obviously didn't expect it, the smile trembled dangerously in the corner of his eyes, and stabilized very quickly, still with a deferential face: "The concubine can be saved." "There are some mixed feelings in my heart, and the room is cold.

Wei Guogong suddenly said: "Some time ago, a staff member mentioned to me that he had a daughter...... It was promised to someone, but it has not yet passed the door, the other party suddenly got a chance to enter the office, and some people who looked down on the woman from a poor family, and retired from the family, so it was delayed for a few years, and it was difficult to find a suitable person, and now it has passed twenty, according to him, he has a gentle temperament, and some talent, it is extremely rare to be safe, Mrs. took the time to meet people, if it was really good, he asked his mother what he wanted. ”

If Ji Xue's matter was beyond the Huang family's expectations, Wei Guogong followed up and said that this matter was even more like five thunderbolts.

What do you mean, this is to take a good concubine!

It is not an exaggeration to say that a family like Guogong Mansion and Wei Guogong were originally born with two good concubines around him, but Wan Niang was so virtuous back then, and she did not develop in this direction...... Even if it was Huang's, the hand in his sleeve suddenly clenched, and his smile was a little unbearable, and when he heard Wei Guogong mention the name of his staff, he knew that he had made up his mind about this matter early in the morning.

Huang finally accepted his voice, and there was already a faint tide in his eyes.

Wei Guogong stood up, stroked his open robe, raised his feet and walked out, and then dropped a sentence: "I'll go to Jinguiyuan, stay there for dinner today, don't bother Mrs. Lao." ”

Jin Guiyuan is the territory of the Zhang family!

As the curtain lifted and fell, the next room fell into a deathly silence.

Mama Lan gave a look, the maid who stood quietly withdrew with relief, Huang still stiffened and stood in the light and shadow of the sun, the smile on her face was completely gone, Mama Lan hesitated for a while, I didn't know whether to comfort or complain, I only felt that the soles of my feet were sweating, and my head was even hotter and wet, half loud, but Huang snorted coldly: "Good Zhang, this time I can hold my breath." ”

Bai Lu reported last night that Aunt Zhang's maid had blocked Wei Guogong on the road a few days earlier and invited people to Jinguiyuan.

Huang thought that Aunt Zhang must have heard something that day, so she said it in front of Wei Guogong! It's ridiculous that he also used Huang Jiangyue, but this time he didn't say anything! I was shocked and frightened, I lost my strength for a while, my body shook, and the whole person fell softly on the kang, Mama Lan was taken aback, and she didn't hesitate, and stepped forward and persuaded in a tight voice: "Even if Aunt Zhang has moved her lips and tongue, but what kind of person is she in the past, how can Grandpa Guo believe it, maybe there are some doubts in her heart, the slave maid thinks that Grandpa Guo is only afraid that he has already moved his heart to the slut outside, so he took advantage of this reason...... Things are still going to turn around, don't panic, madam. ”

Huang Shi gasped a few times, holding on to the kang to calm down, after all, a coldness crossed his eyes, and he said decisively: "Tell me to go down, first increase Ji Xue's monthly money, and arrange two little maids to call her, as for the one outside, inquire about what it is." ”

He also said that Su Xun, when he returned home from Lingxiao Pavilion on this day, he wandered around the edge of the mirror pond alone for a while before returning to Songtao Garden.

Dong Yin was looking at a few account books and was fascinated, and when he heard that the prince was back, he asked people to clean up, greeted the curtain, and personally untied Su Xun's coat, changed into a light gauze robe, and sat next to him with a fan to fan the wind, seeing Su Xun half-crooked on the kang, staring at her with a good look, Dong Yin stroked his cheeks in wonder, and muttered in his heart, could it be that his face was stained with ink just now?

"I haven't asked you all these days, but those two affairs are still handy?" Su Xun said lazily, looking at Dong Yin with uncertain meaning.

"Everything has a mother's ......" Dong Yin didn't speak, but when he saw the half-lying man suddenly turn over, he felt a weight on his body, and the whole person subconsciously leaned back, leaning back with his slender waist against the kang table, and the fan in his hand was snatched away, and he knocked on his forehead lightly and heavily.

Su Xun's slightly sweaty nose tip was forced on Dong Yin's slightly upturned nose: "It's still perfunctory to me, if I hadn't been reminded by my fifth sister today, my heart would have been hanging for you." ”

Dong Yin's soft eyelashes flickered, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, so he finally opened his mouth, but he was blocked by his lips and tongue......

Sure enough, when he heard an exclamation, Dong Yin subconsciously pushed hard, his face was on fire, and he looked at Zizhu, who was holding a tea cup in his hand, and he was neither advancing nor retreating, and glared at Su Xun fiercely.

"Put it down, get out." Su Xun simply commanded neatly, took Dong Yin's hand and went inside.

What evil has fallen into this world? Dong Yin wanted to cry without tears.

Who knew that Su Xun closed the door, but changed the color, and his eyebrows sank: "No one dares to disturb anymore, what I said today, you have to remember the sound!" ”