This year's lunar month, the Shilang Mansion is much busier than in previous years.

Because of the cold, Mrs. Yu accidentally caught a cold one night, vented a few times, asked the imperial doctor to prescribe medicine, although a few doses of medicine went down to get better, the body has not eased up, all day long, and afraid of the cold again, so they have been nesting in the warm room, gossiping with juniors or maids, sometimes will call a few squires of the house's mother-in-law or daughter-in-law to ask some of the parents of the official eunuchs in Beijing. I thought I could recuperate for a few days, but I didn't expect this question to really ask a question: she has been away from Beijing for many years, and now the situation in the capital has changed greatly, many of the people she was familiar with are gone, and even if she is still there, the person in charge is no longer the person she is familiar with, she began to worry that she may have seriously miscalculated the situation and couldn't help her son.

Jiang was busy taking care of her daughter, and she had to go to her mother-in-law to serve the decoction, and she had to be distracted to arrange the courtyard where her eldest son would live after marriage. However, in addition to her busy daily life, she did not forget to ask Aunt Yu to set rules in front of her, beating curtains, serving tea, beating legs and backs, so tired that the other party was half dead, but they were all in line with etiquette, and no one could find out.

Aunt Yu didn't say a word, and took it down, seeing that Wenru and Wenya brothers and sisters secretly hated. However, she only suffered a loss, and Master Gu spent more time in her house tonight. Seeing this, Jiang Shi became more and more resentful, if she wasn't too busy to make a move, she didn't know how to toss Aunt Yu twice as much during the day

Every time Master Gu arrives at the end of the year, because the royal family and the imperial court have a relationship with the ceremony, he always has to be busy for a while, and sometimes he is too busy to eat, but this kind of busyness is what he is willing to do, because he can show his face in front of the emperor, and after the New Year, he will be rewarded again, and it is the first one. These days, for his daughter's "illness", he had to be idle at home, and he missed the opportunity to show his face in front of the emperor, and in the critical period when he was seeking promotion, he inevitably gave birth to a little resentment, and couldn't help but secretly blame his wife in his heart for not taking good care of his daughter, just hindering his mother, and not being angry with her, so he had to summon his staff and cronies to the outer study every day to discuss next year's plans.

Wenxian is still busy preparing for the exam and reading every day. Wen An has met Li Dongrui since he got acquainted, so he went to him for two days to learn from him, and sometimes went to play with his new friends. Everyone in the family is busy, and no one cares about him.

The three sisters, Wen Xian, Wen Juan and Wen Ya, took charge of the housework. When Wen Xian was at home, she learned some housekeepers under Duan's teaching, but as soon as she got started, she was also very busy and had a lot of mistakes. Wen Juan is even more useless, and she has to teach her sister hand in hand. It's elegant, and although I don't know anything, I can always come up with a good idea after a night. It's just that there are too many times, Wen Xian suspects that Aunt Yu is pointing behind her back, and she can't help but feel awkward in her heart, and she feels that as the eldest sister, she still needs her sisters to advise, and even let a concubine compare, she is really shameless, so she is not very happy to talk to Wen Ya.

There are only Wen Yi and Jiang Yao, one is the daughter of the next room, no more than the other sisters are the granddaughters of the long house, they don't need to meddle in housework, and the other is the daughter of a relative's family, as a guest, they don't need to meddle in the affairs of the host's family, and the two of them are very leisurely every day.

Wen Yi even felt that the wax moon spent in Shilang's Mansion was a rare idle day in recent years. There is no need to worry about the Chinese New Year's Eve sacrifice, nor do you have to bother preparing for the New Year's ceremony, and even skip visiting relatives. In addition to reading books every day, practicing calligraphy, and occasionally talking and laughing with Jiang Yao, she hurried to make a thick coat for her grandmother to wear in spring, and a set of spring clothes for her younger brother Wenkang.

Sometimes Wen Juan would run behind Wen Xian's back to ask her about the housekeeper, and she also taught her carefully, but she told Wen Juan not to mention it clearly in front of Wen Xian. Wen Juan knew the opportunity, and did so, and finally straightened out the old New Year's gifts that the Shilang Mansion was going to send to relatives and friends in the New Year, and the sacrificial supplies for Chinese New Year's Eve were also clear, and there was no big scandal, which somewhat saved the face of the Gu family. But Wen Juan has never learned these things at home, how can she hide it? Now that Wen Xian saw Wen Yi, she was a little embarrassed. However, Wen Yi is different from Wen Ya, she has always had a reputation for being able when she was in her hometown of Pingyang, and Wen Xian didn't feel anything in her heart.

In the blink of an eye, it was Chinese New Year's Eve.

On this day, Liu Dongxing also sent a New Year's gift to the Shilang Mansion. There are not many gifts, and it is a pick, but Wen Xian took it and took a look, but she didn't dare to be careless, and immediately reported it to Jiang.

It turned out that in Liu Dongxing's New Year's gift, there were several boxes of different precious teas, which were in line with the taste of Master Gu, which made him happy; There are also a few boxes of ginseng, deer antler velvet and other precious medicinal materials, which are suitable for Mrs. Yu's body, so that Mrs. Yu secretly praised Liu Dongxing, a younger generation, who is better than her grandson Liu Dongning; In addition, there is a large box of bird's nest and other warm supplements, which can just make Miss Gu Liu, who has been "sick for a long time", tonic, which makes Jiang very satisfied. In addition, there are two bottles of good bone-setting secret medicine in the gift, which are specifically designated for Wen An, saving him from learning martial arts with others outside every day, and also shaking around with a face full of bruises or bruises, Wen An only felt that this friend was still very concerned about him, so he happily came to the door to catch up.

Several elders were happy, and the friends of the peers were also satisfied, and the rest of the gift, because the Zheng Shangrong family sent by Liu Dongxing said that it was for Miss Jiu, and others didn't pay much attention to it, and let her go to the small courtyard where Wen Yi lived.

Wen Yi finally had the opportunity to meet the person sent by Liu Dongxing alone.

Liu Dongxing sent a full set of six small carvings of Tianhuang frozen animals, including cows, horses, cats, dogs, and so on. Tian Huang jelly is not common, some literati and ink writers love its delicate and warm texture, will use it to engrave some seals or play pieces, Wen Yi has also seen it, but it is the first time to see such a good carver. These carvings are no more than the size of a thumb, but they are all lifelike and cute, so Wen Yi fell in love with them at first sight.

At the same time, there was also a pair of ruyi knots of mutton fat and white jade, tied with big red silk threads, and you can know that the texture is superior at a glance.

Wen Yi was overjoyed when she saw these gifts, but she couldn't help but worry about Liu Dongxing's net worth. It's just a New Year's gift, and those tea and medicinal materials before are already worth a lot of money, and now with these things, Liu Dongxing shouldn't have hollowed out his belongings, right?

It's just that she didn't want to ask Zheng Shangrong's family about this, so she showed a look of wanting to say something.

Zheng Shangrong's family has been paying attention to the changes in her expression, and when she saw this, she guessed a little, and was secretly happy in her heart, this big * milk who has not passed through the door is a good master, so she smiled and said: "These few little things are all when our uncle traveled outside a few years ago, he happened to meet a good jade, so he brought it back, and took it out to ponder in his spare time, and he always had to think about it for three or two months, and made up his mind before he dared to go under the knife." After carving these things, I was reluctant to give them away, so I carefully put them away, and played with them in my hands from time to time on weekdays. Isn't that extra warm? With popularity and aura, it's not the same as the things bought outside A few days ago, the young master of the Luo family wanted to ask for it, but the uncle was reluctant to give it, this time I thought that it was for Miss Nine, so I couldn't take care of these few small things, but they were ordinary objects, if there was a better one, the uncle couldn't wait to send it to Miss Nine immediately."

Wen Yi's face was hot, and she put the things back in the box with some embarrassment, and asked with some curiosity: "Your uncle can also carve jade?" Look at these Tianhuang frozen carvings, as well as the carving of the pair of jade knots, I should still be looking for the best craftsmen outside. "I've known Liu Dongxing for so long, but I didn't know that he still had this skill.

"How can the craftsmen outside have our uncle's intentions?" Zheng Shangrong's family said "ouch", clapped his hands and said, "It takes our uncle a month and a half to carve such a small thing, and the carved things never pass through the eyes of outsiders, but there is nothing that people who have seen it that they do not boast." The young master of the Luo family also said, fortunately, our uncle is from a big family, and there is no need to rely on this craft to make a living, otherwise all the carvers in the world will have nothing to eat."

Dong Lyhock and the others were amused by her, and Wen Yi couldn't help laughing, although she knew that Zheng Shangrong's words were just to please her, but she was also a little happy to hear that Liu Dongxing still had such a hobby. After laughing, Wen Yi specially instructed Dong Kui to prepare a first-class seal for Zheng Shangrong's family.

Zheng Shangrong's family was even happier, thanked for the grace, turned his eyes to Dong Kui a few times, then took two steps closer to Wen Yi, lowered his voice and said, "After the little one goes back, he will go directly to the uncle to return to his life." If Miss Nine has something to say that she wants the little one to take back to the uncle, please don't worry, the little one has the tightest mouth, and it will never leak out casually."

Wen Yi's cheeks suddenly turned red, bit her lip, and scolded, "What nonsense? I...... Where do I have something to say to him...... "Even if you have to say it...... She would rather say it to her face

Tomoock turned his back and snickered, Xiuzhu seemed to know that he had lost the favor of his master, and he was extremely cautious these days, although he also had a smile on his face, he slipped out smartly. And Zheng Shangrong's family seemed to be a little unwilling to give up, and took two steps closer, only two feet away from Wen Yi, and was still saying in his mouth: "Miss Jiu, don't be careful, the old lady and the eldest lady in the Hengzhu Mansion have also let the little one give a message to the uncle, and the little one has an extra message, it's not too troublesome......" As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately suppressed her voice to the point that only two people could hear it: "Uncle asked the little one to ask Miss Nine, what are the troubles recently?" Is it because of Miss Six's illness? But Miss Six isn't really sick, so you don't have to worry. ”

Wen Yi was taken aback, stared at Zheng Shangrong's house for a few moments, and then quickly asked her, "Are you...... How did your uncle know? ”

"Although the house invited a doctor and asked Miss Six to recuperate behind closed doors, the doctor has been in the house for so many days, and the prescription has never changed. If you are really sick, how can you not change the prescription according to the changes in your condition? ”

Wen Yi was dumbfounded. She didn't notice this flaw at all, and thought that the Jiang family would arrange things properly. Every three or four days, under the instructions of Jiang's family, he burned old clothes and quilts in the courtyard, saying that it was to prevent infection, and Yahuan, who accompanied Jiang's in and out of the small courtyard every day, pretended to be infected and was sent to the hospital to recuperate. There was no suspicion up and down the Shilang Mansion, and some people were panicked. Wen Yi secretly applauded her aunt's carefulness several times, but she didn't expect that in the eyes of outsiders, such a careful arrangement would have such a big flaw.

She was a little anxious: "Are the people outside suspicious?" The sixth sister pretended to be sick...... It was a last resort. ”

Zheng Shangrong's voice was lowered: "Miss Nine, don't worry, people outside think that Miss Six is really sick." Our uncle is because he cares about Miss Nine, I heard that Miss Nine and Miss Six went to Dahuguo Temple together, and after coming back, Miss Six became ill. If it's someone else, who has such a careful mind? ”

Wen Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, blushing slightly and said to Zheng Shangrong's family: "You can give your uncle a word for me, just say thank you to him for thinking." I'm fine, he doesn't have to ...... I'm worried about ......"

Zheng Shangrong's family responded with a smile, and then asked: "Uncle still has a sentence that he wants to ask Miss Nine, which is the root of Miss Six's illness...... Did you meet it at Daigokokuji Temple? May ...... Our uncle helps, get rid of the root of this disease? ”

Wen Yi was stunned for a moment before she understood the meaning of her words, and couldn't help but be startled. Liu Dongxing shouldn't be hinting that he wants to get rid of Zheng Lijun, right? Hurriedly said: "Don't tell him, don't act rashly, don't get yourself involved." Peace is the most important thing" Zheng Lijun's background and identity, if there is a good one, whether it is Zheng Guifei and the three princes in the palace, or the Zheng family, it is impossible not to investigate clearly. Now that the matter has not reached the Jedi, how can she let the innocent Liu Dongxing be involved?

Zheng Shangrong's family blinked, smiled and took two steps back, and saluted: "Miss Jiu, don't worry, with your words, our uncle will never dare to act rashly." ”

Wen Yi didn't care about blushing, and hurriedly instructed her again: "You must make it clear to him, if he is ...... If he dares to come nonsense, I ...... I'm so annoyed."

Zheng Shangrong's family smiled and repeatedly promised to help her bring the words. Dong Que looked at their interaction with a puzzled face, very puzzled, obviously she was still laughing, why did the young lady suddenly change her face?

Wen Yi sent away Zheng Shangrong's house, and she has been restless, worried that Liu Dongxing will really be impulsive, just in case, she can't care about what gossip the people in the long house will say, so she invited Mama Zhao to come the next day, and after asking her to do so for a long time, she let her take Zhao and his wife to the Liu Mansion in Yangliver Hutong to send a "return gift", and finally got a letter from Liu Dongxing's mouth, guaranteeing that he would not easily get into danger.

Wen Yi was relieved here, but he didn't know that Liu Dongxing had other plans, but his fiancée had a life, and for the sake of his safety, he had to go back and think about it again and make a new plan. But before that, he had another more important thing to do.

Liu Dongxing looked up at the plaque of Shangshu Mansion, straightened the strap of the cloak, smiled slightly, and entered the gate of the Liu family under the half-guarded, half-flattering gaze of the gatekeeper.