Chapter 265: The Long Room is Abnormal

Wen Xian set this day, and it happened to be raining heavily.

Wen Yi accompanied her grandmother, Mrs. Lu, to take a carriage to Shilang's Mansion, and when she could get out, she entered the house, and the skirt and upper of her shoes were all wet by the rain on the ground along the way, and she looked a little embarrassed.

Jiang Shi looked in a slightly better spirit than some time ago, and when he saw their appearance, he hurriedly invited their ancestors and grandchildren to go to the backyard to change clothes and rest. Wen Yi saw that there were still guests from outside in the front yard, thinking that after all, it was her own family, and she was familiar with the land, so there was no need to bother the Jiang family, so she stopped her, thanked her, helped Mrs. Lu, and walked back along the verandah with the girl.

The Shilang's Mansion had already cleaned up a small courtyard for the guests who came to congratulate the guests to rest, but because of the rain, four or five ladies and their servants had already been crowded into this courtyard, and it was impossible to vacate a single empty room. Seeing this, Wen Yi frowned, and said to the girl who led the way: "Is the house I lived in before still empty?" It's not far from here, so just go there. This is a place to entertain foreigners, could it be that my grandmother is also a foreigner? ”

The girl smiled a little awkwardly: "It's the slave who is confused." Then he turned and led them to the courtyard where the young ladies lived.

Wen Yi felt that this girl was a little faceless, not like a person from the Shilang Mansion, so she talked to her without saying a word, inquired about her origin, and learned that she was originally the maidservant girl in front of the Duan family, who only entered the mansion after the year, and now she was sent to Wen Xian's room to wait, and then she understood. There are many servants in Gu Zhuang's hometown, not everyone will serve in the Gu clan's family, Wen Yi can't recognize it all, she doesn't recognize this girl, it's not unusual, but she thinks that the Duan family is in Beijing, why do you want to bring this girl who is obviously a novice? I didn't even figure out the difference between the female dependents of the clan and the cousins outside. Although this girl looks quite pretty and dresses up decently, she has not learned the rules and etiquette well.

It didn't take long for them to arrive at the courtyard where Wen Yi had lived in the Shilang Mansion before, and the rough mother-in-law in the courtyard also recognized Wen Yi, and when they heard Wen Yi's instructions, they hurriedly went to fetch hot water and notify the other ladies in the courtyard. None of the girls Wen Yi brought with her had ever lived in this courtyard, but Qiu Guo was an old man, and she hurriedly took a look inside and outside the house, and then took the others to start sorting out the baggage she had brought over, and took out the changed skirts and embroidered shoes.

Wen Yi saw that this house had been uninhabited for a long time, but it was still clean, so she was relieved and personally waited for her grandmother to refresh.

Old Madam Lu said: "You don't have to be busy, just let Shi Nan wait for me, you quickly change your clothes, and your sisters should come over in a while." ”

Wen Yi thought about it, and instructed Shi Nan a few words, then went into the room to change her skirt and clean embroidered shoes, and when she came out again, Wen Juan and Jiang Yao had already arrived, and they stepped forward to take her hand and say hello with a smile. Wen Yi didn't see them for a long time, and she missed them a little, so she hurriedly asked about the aftermath.

Jiang Yao smiled: "We're fine, it can be said that we have been idle recently, I still had the heart to go to see a few friends, but because my aunt was too busy to spare my hands, I was embarrassed to talk to her, so I had to continue to be bored." ”

Wen Juan pursed her lips slightly and pulled Wen Yi's sleeve: "Ninth sister, Ninth brother-in-law is obviously not at home, why don't you come to see me if you have time?" I can only face Sister Yao's face every day, and I am suffocated to death. ”

Jiang Yao glanced at her with disgust, reached out and twisted her face: "Little conscienceless, how can you speak?" Do you dare to accompany me to relieve your boredom, or do you accompany the wrong one? ”

Wen Juan smiled embarrassedly and hid back, begging for mercy: "Good sister, my sister said the wrong thing, sister don't be surprised." Now that only my sister accompanies my sister, what if even my sister annoys my sister, what should I do if I call my sister? ”

Wen Yi listened to it funny: "It's so pitiful, when did our ten girls' mouths become so sweet?" ”

Jiang Yao hugged Wen Juan and said with a smile: "Ninth sister, you don't know, this girl's mouth is sweeter than honey now, whether it is the old lady or the second wife, it hurts to the heart, and people are hot when they see it" Wen Juan laughed.

Wen Yi couldn't help but be happy when she saw them fighting, but their relationship seemed to be much better than when they saw each other last time, but she couldn't help but wonder in her heart: "Aren't there other sisters in the family?" How could the tenth sister say that only the sister of the Jiang family is with you? ”

Wen Juan pouted and said, "Besides Sister Yao, who else will talk and play with me?" The fifth sister wanted to get married, and her mother ordered her to stay in the house every day to embroider the dowry, learn the rules, and not even touch the housework, and added three girls to her, and she was not allowed to do any other work, so as not to make her hands thick. As for the sixth sister, she is still 'sick'......" She squeezed her eyes, pursed her lips and snickered, and then smiled, "As for that sister Duan, she follows her mother closely every day, wherever her mother goes, she follows her, even her father and mother go to Liu's house to discuss the marriage of the fifth sister with her aunt and uncle, they have to go together, if her mother doesn't take her with her, she has to go to her grandmother to flatter, so busy, where is there time to pay attention to me?" The corners of his mouth curled into a mocking arc.

Wen Yi frowned, Duan Kerou was so close to the second aunt, what was the reason? She couldn't help but ask, "Why is that?" If the second aunt wants to bring one or two juniors to teach by her side, she should also be called the tenth sister. ”

Jiang Yao shook her head: "Of course, what you said is right, but the two wives are busy at this time, how can the tenth sister bother the second wife again?" As for Miss Duan, she said it herself, she should always wait by her aunt's side, so that she can see the world. The second wife may be grateful for Miss Duan's filial piety, so she responded. ”

Wen Juan sneered: "What filial piety? I heard the jade moth beside my mother say that it was because the night she first arrived in the capital, she didn't know what caused her to be angry, and my mother didn't worry about her being alone, so she ordered her to follow her all the time, so as to save a mistake and make some demon moths. Otherwise, why did Mother have to take her with her in such a busy time? Even when she went out as a guest, she was asked to go to her grandmother. ”

Wen Yi became more and more puzzled when she heard this: "What is the reason for this?" My heart moved, remembering that Duan Kerou was a little cautious about Liu Dongning at the beginning, could it be that she was not dead yet, and wanted to do something about Wen Xian's marriage, so she aroused the vigilance of the second aunt Duan? But...... The Duan family obviously knew about this, if they were really not at ease, why did they take Duan Kerou to Beijing?

She was still thinking about it, and at this time, Mrs. Lu finished changing her clothes and came out of the room. Jiang Yao pulled Wen Juan, and the two of them hurriedly smiled and saluted Mrs. Lu. Mrs. Lu was only affectionate to Wen Juan, but Jiang Yao had been to the Gu family's courtyard during Wen Yi's wedding, and she had a good impression on the old man, and a kind smile appeared on her face, and she was even much more kind to Wen Juan. Wen Juan was a little flattered in her heart, and when she finished the salute and sat down on the side, she whispered to Wen Yi: "The ninth sister's family is full of happy events, and the sixth uncle and grandmother are also happy, not as serious as before. Wen Yi glanced at her, she pursed her lips and smiled and bowed her head.

Wen Yi felt a little surprised in her heart, although Wen Juan was also very lively in the past, but today she is a little more than before, as if she has less scruples, she speaks and acts, she is much more cheerful and generous, and then she thinks that Wen Juan called her second aunt Duan, she is called "mother" instead of the former "wife", plus Jiang Yao said that these days, Wen Juan is very favored in front of the old lady and Duan...... Wen Yi only felt that some thoughts flashed in her mind, but they flashed too fast and didn't catch them for a while.

While thinking about it, a girl came from the backyard, with a raw face, but she was dressed decently, her appearance was mediocre, and her words and deeds were quite extraordinary: "Miss Fifth asked the sixth old lady to say goodbye, because the eldest lady and the second lady have ordered, Miss Five is not allowed to go out of the house today, so Miss Five can't come to kowtow to the sixth old lady, so she has to order the slave to come and ask the sixth old lady to forgive her sins." With that, he knelt down and simply kowtowed to Mrs. Lu three times.

Old Madam Lu said lightly: "Get up." The five girls are still so polite. I know it's a good day for her, so I don't need to pay attention to these etiquette. You came just in time, I have a few small things here for her, and you can bring them back for me. told the fifth girl that the sixth uncle and grandmother didn't have any good things here, and they didn't dare to compare with her grandmother, but it was just a heart. Then he ordered Shi Nan to take a small ebony box with luodian from the baggage and send it to the girl.

The girl hurriedly took the box, felt quite weighty, and immediately didn't dare to be careless, solemnly held it steady, knelt down and kowtowed again, and then withdrew to return to Wen Xian.

When Mrs. Lu saw her leaving, she turned her head and asked Wen Juan: "This girl is very new?" ”

Wen Juan replied: "It was brought by my mother from my hometown, called Qiushui, and now I am waiting by the fifth sister's side." This time, my mother brought a total of ten girls over, and the five sisters were divided into three, and even the original maiden had to accompany my sister out of the house. I added two to it, and gave the rest to the eleven girls, while the others were still waiting with my mother. ”

Wen Yi thought of the girl who had just led the way, and hurriedly asked, "Aren't there other big girls there in the fifth sister?" Are these ten new girls all born in the family? ”

Wen Juan nodded, a little puzzled: "Of course they are born in the family, and they are all servants of the clan, my mother specially picked them out and carefully trained them for a few months before I got these ten who can still be seen." As for the chessmen, I heard that they are old and will not marry in the past. She quickly smiled and bent her eyebrows again: "Ninth sister, let me tell you, my mother promised me, if I learn the rules well, I will send two more people next year, I have already seen it as I choose, and I must ask people next year."

Wen Yi smiled and didn't speak, but Jiang Yao glanced at Wen Juan worriedly. Old Madam Lu smiled slightly, and there was some mockery.

After a while, a mother-in-law came to invite: "The eldest lady asked, have the sixth old lady and the ninth aunt and grandmother packed up?" Mrs. Tai just asked. ”

Wen Yi hurriedly helped Mrs. Lu get up, and went with Wen Juan, Jiang Yao and others with the mother-in-law. Fortunately, the rain had subsided at this time, and I walked all the way to the verandah, but I didn't get my clothes, shoes and socks wet anymore.

Wen Yi was walking on the road when she suddenly heard her grandmother whispering, "Do you see it?" Those girls ......."

Wen Yi's heart sank, nodded slightly, and her voice was also only heard by the grandparents and grandchildren: "The fifth sister is married, except for the servant qin, all of them are newcomers......"

Old Madam Lu sneered: "Look at it, they are all divided into jobs, the one who is in Qiushui is a big girl, and the one who leads the way may be ......."

Wen Yi frowned: "Maybe ...... The second aunt is also kind......"

Old Madam Lu shook her head lightly: "If it is well-intentioned, why do you need to replace it with a new person?" Although the girls around your fifth sister are not young, they are not yet ready to get married. As for the niece daughter next to your second aunt, look at it, you will bring her to Beijing, there must be a reason why your second aunt is a good person? No matter what she has planned, don't meddle in it, so that neither side is human. ”

Wen Yi nodded silently, but she was a little worried in her heart.

They walked all the way to the front of the main room, the room was already full of laughter, Jiang and Duan heard them coming, hurriedly got up to greet them, and introduced them to a few guests, most of them were the female dependents of the officials of the DPRK and China, some of whom worked in the Ministry of Rites, some of whom were in the same year as the second uncle, and a new acquaintance of the wife of the Ministry of Officials, surnamed Wan. Wen Yi's eyes were sharp, and he saw that the Duan family seemed to be the most affectionate to this Mrs. Wan, although he was busy greeting guests, he specially ordered Duan Kerou to go over and talk to that Mrs. Wan. I don't know if it's a coincidence, the other ladies in the house are quite far away from Mrs. Wan, especially the young girls, who are all gathered in the ear room to talk, and only Duan Kerou stays in the main room.

Wen Yi was busy taking care of her grandmother and greeting the guests, so she didn't think much about it. It's just that after some hectic chaos, Mrs. Yu invited Mrs. Lu to come over to speak, Wen Yi greeted Jiang and Duan, and dealt with the curiosity of all the ladies about Liu Dongxing, and wanted to retreat to the ear room, and when talking to a few little sisters, she inadvertently glanced at Duan Kerou.

Duan Kerou just raised her eyes to look over, there was a faint sadness in her dark eyes, Wen Yi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then looked carefully, but saw that she turned her head, her face was only gentle and demure, a little shy, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, listening to Mrs. Wan's words.

Wen Yi was a little confused for a while, could it be that what she saw just now was just a momentary illusion?

She walked into the ear room, and there was still a little puzzled look on her face. When Wen Juan saw her coming, she hurriedly got up and pulled her to sit in the corner, next to Jiang Yao's seat.

Wen Juan squeezed her eyes mysteriously, and lowered her voice: "Sister Jiu, who is that Mrs. Wan outside your Dao?" Why doesn't anyone dare to come near here? ”

Wen Yi looked at the other young girls in the room, and saw that many of them were secretly looking outside, whispering, and occasionally glancing at Duan Kerou, all with pity in their eyes. Her heart moved and she looked at Jiang Yao: "Could it be ...... Will that Mrs. Wan bring bad luck? "Isn't it ...... That's what she thought?。.。

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