February in the south may be the beginning of the rejuvenation of all things. But for the north, it is still a dry and cold season. The weeds and wild flowers on the roadside have stubbornly emerged, but there is no greenery in sight on the shriveled branches of the trees, but there are people working in the fields. Nowadays, there are many things that can be grown in winter in the north, so there is a lot of wheat and rice in the flat ripe fields, and many people are willing to plant some fruits and the like on the slopes and mountains, so they are also willing to grab some rations from the large and small hills.

On the avenue, the two riders came out of the bend one after the other, and saw that it was far away from Anyuan, and the peasants who turned the ground could be seen not far away, so the two of them reined in their horses one after another.

Qin Hu, who looked like an iron tower behind him, took a few steps forward, and saw that Yang Jinzhou was a little worried, and couldn't help asking: "My lord, isn't the emperor embarrassed?" Such a thing was actually given to you more than 20 people. Besides, if it weren't for Lu Shuai's previous wheel battle under the pretext of martial arts, you wouldn't have come out injured! Also, that Miss Chen San is a woman, what can she help with? ”

"Don't talk nonsense."

Yang Jinzhou shook his head and led the horse to stand. Looking at the peasants in the distance, his mind drifted elsewhere. It is said that Tongzhou is half of the capital, because it is surrounded by a flat river, and it is the end point of the canal, how many dignitaries and dignitaries have set up industrial shops and estates outside the city, and the wealth and prosperity are almost not inferior to the capital. If he hadn't vaguely remembered what the emperor had said, he had asked someone to inquire in advance, and didn't rush there directly to get someone, otherwise he was afraid that things would have made a big fuss. In addition to reminding him not to be in a hurry, the emperor also said that Zhuangzi was given to the Marquis of Yangning, and he might as well go to Anyuan to see if he could ask for help before doing anything, and he would not go straight to that side. It's just that now, he doesn't know if his crude strategy is useful.

Moreover, to a large extent, it depends on that Miss Chen San, who brought too few people.

Taking a deep breath, he drove all the chaotic thoughts out of his mind, and then silently recited the knife techniques that his father had taught him before, and gradually calmed down. After regaining his composure, he glanced at Qin Hu next to him, and said in a deep voice: "Don't forget what I told you before, it's useless to think about what has happened, before you have a dream, it's better to think about it later." Asking someone to help is not necessarily successful, and the preparation should have been done by us. Okay, let's go back and clean up what we can do. It's never too late to think about that! ”

In Anyuan, although Chen Lan, who had just agreed to Yang Jinzhou, was hungry, she sat on a sliding pole and crossed the stone bridge and landed in front of the Hanging Flower Gate.

Yang Jinzhou revealed a lot of news just now, for example, this courtyard surrounded by streams on three sides has a name, and it was called Linbo Pavilion at that time. This place seems to be not small, but originally there were Zhu and her and Chen Yan's sisters and brothers, and it was almost the same, and now with the addition of Chen Xi and Chen Yun, the crowding is not enough, the most troublesome thing is that it has been avoided outside but still has to face people who don't want to face, which is really not a good taste.

Sure enough, as soon as she arrived at the Hanging Flower Gate, she saw Chen Yun and Chen Xi coming out of the east ear room of the main house side by side. Before, because she only cared about dealing with the third uncle Chen Ying, she didn't pay much attention to the clothes of the two. Only then did I notice that I don't know if it was a coincidence or something else, but the two were dressed as if they were twin sisters. The one-color tender yellow jacket and willow green skirt seemed to be so tender that she could pinch out the water, and she didn't wear any luxurious jewelry on her body. Seeing the two of them come forward to salute with a smile, she had to put her critical mind back and deal with these two sisters first.

Chen Xi is just that, after all, he has been cold for many years, and now he can't pretend to be too enthusiastic, but Chen Yun has always laughed and cried, holding Chen Lan's hand and saying endless words, as if this third sister didn't just come out of the house yesterday, but left for three or two years. In the end, Chen Xi finally couldn't look down on her style, and asked straight to the point with a light cough: "Third sister, Lai's mother also said before, there is a limited space here, we are here to serve the old lady, so I and the fourth sister will live in the ear room on the east and west sides of the main house." ”

"How can this work?"

Chen Lan naturally knew what Chen Xi meant, and immediately smiled: "The light in the back cover room here is not good, on one side of the east and west ear rooms are the two sisters of Green Calyx and Jade Peony and the other two, on the other side are the two mothers of Lai and Mother Zhang with two second-class girls, and the third-class girl is behind. My east wing was originally cleaned up, but now only the cage is moved out to the fourth brother, and I live with him at one end of each of the three rooms. That's it. ”

Chen Yun and Chen Xi are not as good as Chen Bing, because of their status as concubines, they don't know how much effort it takes to stand at home, so they have their own set of reasons for dealing with people. Chen Lan said undoubtedly, and Chen Yun smiled and said: "The third sister is really sympathetic to us, then I and the fifth sister will live together." I live in the south room, she lives in the north room, and wait until the head of the house to send the bed and the girl, except for the night, the back cover room is also full enough. ”

Knowing what the intention of the two sisters was left behind by their respective fathers, Chen Lan didn't bother to say anything at all, except for this Linbo Pavilion, there were empty courtyards and empty houses outside, which could be cleaned up in a moment. They squeeze if they want to squeeze it, and the Zhu family has a plan there, and they are not afraid of what tricks they play. Therefore, after the assignment was completed, she said a few more words, then turned around and entered the west wing, only one command, Yun'er jumped up and commanded the girls to move things, Chen Yanzi was also busy asking her girls to help, and asked the next head to send lunch. And Chen Lan said a few words to the red snail, and the red snail quietly retreated. Go straight up to the room to find the green calyx.

Today, Chen Lan simply stopped Chen Ying and the others, so although there was one Chen Yun and one Chen Xi, Zhu's mood was still very good. Because she had already said that she was going to eat vegetarian food, she let the kitchen steam vegan dim sum at noon, and then she used a small steamed bun stuffed with bean paste and drank half a bowl of porridge boiled with rouge rice, and she gave the rest to the girls. When Coral went out to open the curtains, she saw people talking outside, one of them seemed to be green calyx, and she called out, "Green calyx." Who is here, and still sneaky? ”

As soon as the words fell, as soon as the door curtain moved, the green calyx pulled the red snail in, and said with a smile: "Back to the old lady, it's the red snail who is here." Just now, the third lady was busy sending the third master out, and she did some things, and she also placed the fourth and fifth misses just now, so she was hungry, so she had to eat first and then come here, let her come to report the previous events first. ”

"The three girls are also busy, and this little thing makes people say it deliberately." Zhu's face was pale, and when he saw the red snail curtsied, he smiled and said, "I have just removed the plate here, and many of them have not been moved, while your master is busy, you can also go outside to take a few bites, and then tell me what stories are outside today." ”

Seeing that Zhu was in a good mood, the red snail that was originally in his heart settled down, and after agreeing, he went to the outer room. It's just that in the morning, it was the tenants who made trouble, and the brocade guard came to the door, and even the two families of the second and third masters in the house also came to make trouble, and she was full of cold sweat for Chen Lan, where did she still have much appetite. I took two mouthfuls of rice to fill my stomach, and then used a bean paste steamed bun with clear soup, and then entered the east room again.

Zhu was sitting on the east end of the kang with a tea cup at this time, and when he saw the red snail coming in again, he pointed to a pedal and let her sit. Originally, she was in a good mood and called Hongluo to come, but she just wanted to hear how Chen Ying came and returned disappointed, but when she heard Hongluo say that Yang Jinzhou of Jinyiwei was coming, her face suddenly became gloomy. And the red snail at the bottom peeked at Zhu's eyes while talking, remembering the words that the young lady reminded him in advance, and made the matter clear. Then he said: "Miss said that the adult was ordered to do things, and it was related to our place, and we couldn't do it if we wanted to, so we could only agree." Even if there is nothing or not, it is all on her, please ask the old lady to recuperate, even if she pretends not to know. ”

At this moment, in addition to Zhu and Hongluo, there is only one green calyx in the eastern room. She will be seventeen years old after the New Year, and she will have to be married for another year at most, so she will not compete with others except for good matches. Listening to Hongluo's words, she only felt that although she looked up to the third lady these days, it was far from enough. There are so many masters in the Hou Mansion, when did they not let others rush to the front in case of trouble, and they stayed behind to pick up the cheap, how could they have such a responsibility?

Zhu Shi was also stunned, and only nodded after a long time and said, "It's hard for her to have a heart." But she's not up to everything at a young age...... Hongluo, you serve your young lady well, if there is a real difficulty, let her come to me. I've always outlived her by decades, and I've seen more than she did! ”

"Thank you, old lady!"

Seeing the red snail kneeling down and kowtowing with joy, Zhu suddenly felt that he was in a hurry, waved his hand and let people retreat, and then sent the green calyx away. Sitting alone in the warm room, she suddenly took a deep breath. Princess Jin has been married into the palace for many years, but only one daughter has no son, and if it goes on like this, I am afraid that the matter of the second concubine will be difficult to delay. Now it seems that Chen Lan is the best choice regardless of temperament and appearance, but such a granddaughter has entered the palace, I am afraid that Princess Jin will not be able to control her. Moreover, King Jin already had a lot of respect for her, the Marquis of Yangning, and he didn't need Chen Lan to marry and consolidate that relationship.

The daughter is outside, although the granddaughter is noble, she can't help with the family chores, Chen Yan is too young, and there is only one granddaughter who can be used as an arm to help, it's a pity to send it to the palace! Make the best use of things and make the best use of talents, it seems that she has to start over with her calculations about the marriage of several granddaughters.

In the west wing, Chen Lan and Chen Yan had just finished lunch when they saw Hongluo enter the house. Seeing that her face was still showing a little joy, she thought that she had made it clear to the Zhu family, and what promises she might have gotten, Chen Lan couldn't help but smile slightly, seeing that there was still a lot of food on the table, he ordered to keep a few things to be distributed to the girl, and the rest was taken to the front to those Zhuang Ding. Seeing that Chen Yan blinked her eyes but couldn't bear to ask, she stood up and patted her shoulder gently.

"Make the best use of things, make the best use of people, in the afternoon I will take people to the outer courtyard to order things, and your fourth and fifth sisters will be handed over to you to deal with."