Chapter 9 The unfathomable human heart
Wen Yi's words shocked the two orders present. Old Madam Yu straightened up and looked at this niece seriously for the first time. At first, she treated Wen Yi as one of the many nieces and granddaughters, but she followed the rules and didn't care much, but this child surprised her, where can a ten-year-old child say this?!
Mrs. Su really looked at Wen Yi carefully for a while, and nodded secretly. The granddaughter of the Gu family's room is not like words, but the granddaughter of the other room is not bad, just looking at this temperament, it is not comparable to ordinary girls. A hundred-year-old family, is it really extraordinary? Girls in the long room...... Is it because I've been in the capital for a long time and I've got a bad temper, right?
Wen Yi didn't notice that these two ladies had different opinions about herself, she looked at the sky outside, got up and said respectfully: "It's getting late, there is still a grandmother waiting at home, please forgive Wen Yi for retiring first." ”
Old Madam Yu was silent, and only said after a while: "Then Grandmother Uncle won't keep you, there are some things here that Grandmother Uncle's reward for you, you can take them back." Seeing that Wen Yi was about to refuse, he preemptively said: "What the elder gives, there is no reason not to accept it." Wen Yi didn't say anything more, solemnly bowed, said goodbye to Mrs. Su, and withdrew.
is different from when she came, Mrs. Yu specially instructed the eldest girl Ruyi and Jixiang to follow the car, and two mothers-in-law held the gift box and accompanied them in a small car, waiting to return to Xuanhe Hall, without waiting for Wen Yi to reply to her grandmother, Ruyi first said what the old lady meant, and said with a smile: "Miss Nine is well-mannered, quiet and elegant, the old lady likes it, so she rewarded Miss Nine with these things." It was originally a gadget for the younger generation, and the sixth old lady and the ninth lady should not be disgusted. ”
Mrs. Lu was not very happy in her heart, but the old lady said that it was given to her granddaughter, according to the number of etiquette of today's people, the elder could not resign, and she was not good at refusing on behalf of her granddaughter, so people would only say that her granddaughter did not know the courtesy, so she had to ask Mama Zhao to give a reward with a straight face, and sent people away, only to glance at those gift boxes in disgust, and sighed to Wen Yi: "I knew that I wouldn't let you pass, and now I have to accept the things, and I want to ask people to gossip!" ”
Wen Yi said: "I also received his things in the past, how can there be less gossip?" It makes no difference if there is one more time or one less time, and the granddaughter will remember not to go to his house again in the future. ”
Old Madam Lu thought about it, but she still had some doubts in her heart: "Our family has talked about that before, what else did she send these things to you?" ”
Wen Yi naturally wouldn't say that she didn't tell the people in the long room her grandmother's words "truthfully", so she said: "Maybe it's because there are guests here, so my grandmother is more generous." It was the aunt wife of the Su family, as well as a young master and a young lady, and Miss Ruyi reminded me privately that this Mrs. Su seemed to be the sister-in-law of the third aunt's family. ”
Old Madam Lu raised her eyebrows: "It turned out to be his house?" The Su family is a scholarly family, and the family style is also stable. When this Mrs. Su was not out of the cabinet, I had seen it twice, she was a dignified, generous and kind child, your third aunt was a little bit like your uncle and grandfather, a little mean, and this sister-in-law was not very compatible, but she got along well with her eldest sister-in-law, Princess Dongping. After thinking about it, "What do you think of meeting the young master of the Su family?" ”
Wen Yi replied: "His little master is still young, and his granddaughter only thinks that he is quite smart, but his girl is very gentle, and she looks like a knowledgeable and polite person, and she speaks kindly, and she will not look down on people." She looked at her grandmother and guessed that her grandmother wanted her to have a relationship with the two siblings, so she said, "The Su family will only stay in the local area for a day or two, and the master of the Su family is going to Nan'an to take office." ”
When Mrs. Lu heard this, she secretly regretted it, and said: "Then forget it, such people really don't dislike to associate with us, I'm afraid that some people will gossip." She turned her gaze back to the gift boxes and pursed her lips: "Since your uncle and grandmother rewarded you with things, you can accept them if you accept them, and you will have less contact with them in the future!" It's thin and generous at one moment, but it's just a false name, what's the point?! When I turned around, I told Mama Zhao to throw things into the empty room in the backyard, so as not to be an eyesore!
When she returned to the room, Mama Zhao carefully checked the rewards and sighed: "These are all excellent medicinal materials, wouldn't it be a pity to throw them in the backyard?" Doctor Wang said earlier that the young lady should take more tonics. There is also the old lady, seeing that it is about to enter autumn, as soon as the weather turns cold, the old lady will have an old illness, which is naturally indispensable. ”
Wen Yi was silent for a while before he said: "Everything has been accepted, and gossip has been endured, if you throw things aside and don't use them, wouldn't it be a vain name?" Mama put away the things, and when Grandmother needed them, she took them out, just saying that they were left over from the old year. I'm young, and I'll be able to eat more, so I don't need any of this. ”
Mama Zhao looked at her distressedly: "Although Miss is well-intentioned, what is there at home, where can I hide it from the old lady?" It's better to say it directly. Besides, the young lady is old, but she has not cut new clothes for two years, and they are all dresses made of clothes that her wife did not wear when she was there. ”
Wen Yi looked at the dress on her body and said with a smile: "Who has time to laugh at me?" I am comfortable to wear these clothes, and they are all good materials, plus my grandmother's good craftsmanship, who doesn't boast about their good looks? I'm going to ask my grandmother for needlework and make myself two clothes to wear. ”
Mama Zhao was happy to hear this: "Mama knows that Miss is the most well-behaved." After going for half a day, Miss is hungry, right? I asked the Zhang family to make a bowl of keel soup, and the young lady drank it first to cushion her stomach! So he hurriedly went out, and Wen Yi couldn't stop him.
Touching her stomach, Wen Yi sighed. I just ate a belly of tea, and she still holds on. In the previous life, she already knew what it was like to be hungry, but she didn't expect that in this life, she could still taste what it was like to have a bad stomach.
Looking back at the contents of the box, she fell into deep thought again. In addition to the medicinal materials and supplements sent before, Mrs. Yu added a few new materials, some jade pendants, collars and the like, as well as a few pairs of embroidered purses, the purses are all incense pills to cool off the heat, and there is even a box of refined pastries in the box, which smells like yam and red dates and other fillings that can replenish the body. This gift, from medicine to food and clothing, she didn't understand, what did Mrs. Yu mean by this, obviously she had never cared about herself......
Forget it, if you don't understand it, you don't have to think about it. Hengzhu has already made up her mind, since the long room and the sixth room have not been bad, they will be far away in the future, just come and go like ordinary people, please say hello during the New Year's holidays, and you don't have to go to the door to be looked at on weekdays. If she has time, she should think more about how to recuperate her grandmother, and how to prevent her mother's Xitian from being courted by her uncle.
It's a pity that it backfired. Wen Yi didn't want to have too much contact with the long room, but Mrs. Yu of the long room seemed to like Wen Yi, and sent someone to pick her up after three days. Mrs. Lu blocked it twice, and some people privately criticized it, saying that she deliberately prevented her granddaughter from seeing people, which is not what a grandmother should do, and some people said that the girl raised in this way must be shrunk and unpopular. Mrs. Lu was angry and worried, and she no longer stopped her granddaughter from going out.
Wen Yi was even more angry in her heart, and even suspected the source of these gossip, but she had no intention of having trouble with the long house, so she had to dress up neatly and be invited to come to the house, either listening to the old lady talk about the scenery and history of her uncle and eldest uncle or the old men, women and children of which relatives' family, and the old in-laws, or listening to the cousins and sisters say some rich gossip such as which family's materials are good, which family's fat powder is light and white and red fragrant, and which family's spices are fresh and elegant, which is very unbearable. Mrs. Yu is old, and she can't remember many things clearly, and she has to ask the big girls or grandmothers next to her, often a small thing can be said over and over for more than an hour, and Wen Hui Wen'an They talked about the topic, Wen Yi listened to it a few times, only felt that it was a mirror and was not interested. In contrast, it is more useful to accompany the old lady and know the origin of some relatives' stories.
After several times like this, the people in the Xinuan Pavilion were faintly divided into two camps, and although they were close relatives to each other, they could not be integrated together.
Wen Yi didn't want to be blinded by Wen Hui, so she followed the old lady Yu closely, and when she heard that the time was almost up, she found an excuse to leave. Because Mrs. Yu is well-behaved and quiet, and listens carefully, she only feels that she has great potential for training, and she prefers to talk to her, so her grandchildren are a little apprehensive.
Wen Hui couldn't look down on Wen Yi, Wen An also felt that the boss was uncomfortable, Wen Xian was quite kind, and occasionally talked to the ninth cousin, wanting her to be less neglected, but Wen Hui complained, and finally simply pulled everyone to the east wing.
Without the noise in her ears, Wen Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and was in the mood to continue to listen to the old lady's rambling, but she couldn't help but be a little distracted in her heart, thinking that this morning Mama Zhao asked Aunt Zhang to buy some fungus back, remembering that the fungus porridge was suitable for her grandmother's illness, and when she went back, she would definitely cook a pot of porridge for her grandmother herself.
Old Madam Yu sighed, Wen Yi hurriedly collected her thoughts, smiled and asked, "Why is Grandmother sighing?" Mrs. Yu said with a smile: "I sigh that I have lived for most of my life, and there are eight or nine grandchildren and granddaughters, not counting the small ones, not counting the ones in the capital, and a few big ones, but they are impatient to listen to my wife. ”
Wen Yi was silent for a moment, and then smiled faintly: "Being able to listen to the teachings of my uncle and grandmother is a blessing for my nephew and granddaughter......
Old Madam Yu waved her hand: "You don't have to say it, you are all children, naturally you like to play, accompany my wife to talk about the old imperial calendar, it is really too aggrieved." Didn't the sisters play in the East Wing? Go and stay with them. ”
Wen Yi would rather stay: "I'll be here with my uncle and grandmother......" found that the other party was faintly tired between his eyebrows, and changed his words again: "If you are tired, I will go back first, and I will not disturb your rest." ”
Mrs. Yu smiled: "I'm a little tired, I plan to be a little crooked, you go play with your sisters." Called Ruyi: "Send Miss Nine over, and by the way, bring the tea fruit that was just delivered from the kitchen, just say that I said, brothers and sisters are in one place, and they should get along well." Tell Xiao Qi not to bully his sister! Ruyi agreed, and came to invite Wen Yi with a smile.
Wen Yi had no choice but to say goodbye to the old lady and walk towards the east wing with Ruyi. Along the verandah, I walked outside the door of the wing, and I heard a burst of laughter, and Wen Hui was still inside and said, "...... What daughter of a decent family would beg for rewards every day like her? I thought she was young, not so treacherous, and I don't know if it was her grandmother's back, she thought she was tall all day long, but she was actually the most disgusting, but she was just playing the autumn wind, but she still had to pretend, but she was more hateful than others! People fight the autumn wind, but it is ten days and a half months to come back, the family will come to ask for some when there is no chewing, their ancestors and grandchildren are good, they actually come to a trip in two or three days, and their skin is thicker than cowhide! ”
Wen Xian persuaded her: "Say a few words, grandmother asked her to come, she has her own intentions, why do you want to speak ill of her here?" ”
"Am I speaking ill of people behind my back? It's just that I can't get used to her as a person. The fifth sister is kind-hearted, but this kind of thing can't be tolerated! I hate this kind of person the most, I have received countless benefits, and I think I have been wronged, I really have backbone, so don't come to the door again! ”
Wen Yi was so angry that she trembled, she never thought that people's hearts would be so sinister! Did she come on her own?! If it weren't for the fact that the long house had instructed someone to talk outside, why would she have come here to make compromises?! My aunt always stuffed her with something given by the elders, but she couldn't accept it, but now she has become a beggar for food! Thinking about it like this, she was discouraged and complained, the main owner said so, and I don't know where the gossip outside will be difficult to hear! She was bent on protecting her grandmother, but she didn't expect it to affect the old man.
Ruyi's face was not very good-looking, and she complained a little in her heart that Miss Six had a poisonous mouth, seeing that Wen Yi was trembling, she wanted to comfort her, but Wen Yi turned around and left, she didn't care about reminding the people in the house, and hurriedly chased after her.
Wen Yi was young and frail, and she didn't go far before she was out of breath and was caught up by Ruyi. Ruyi smiled and said: "Miss Nine, Miss Six is just confused for a while, don't care......"
Wen Yi stopped and was about to answer, but saw two women walking in surrounded by a group of maids-in-law, one of them was the second aunt of the long room, and the other was the fourth aunt of the second room. Seeing Wen Yi's annoyance, the two asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Wen Yi remembered that the fourth aunt was the wife of the patriarch in her previous life, and she had raised her in her family for a few years, knowing her temperament, she had always prided herself on being fair and liked to take care of things the most. Thinking of the anger she received today, she had an idea and bit her lip: If you are unkind, you can't blame me for planning for yourself and your grandmother!
(If you want to go out today, you will come up first.) )