In the evening, the rain cleared, and it was supposed to be a time for people to rest after a busy day. But Wanquan Villa, which had been silent for more than half a month, suddenly became busy. Whether it was the people who wanted to flatter and climb the high branches at first, and then avoided the busy when they saw the bad opportunity, or the people who had only been beaten up yesterday, they were all a little unprepared for such a sudden arrival The fact that Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Yang, who are living here, are suddenly planning to leave, and it will be tomorrow!

Today, the messenger wearing a brocade robe and wearing an embroidered spring knife at his waist is in everyone's eyes, and everyone sees such a momentum and official authority, in the face of this kind of posture, who dares to think that the Yang family is now in danger?

So, at the second gate, the servants and women serving in the outer courtyard, whether they were mothers-in-law or sons-in-law, all wanted to find an opportunity to go in and help those Yang family members inside, but they opened their heads to poke their brains and greeted them warmly, and the reactions in the interior were very cold. For a while, several people who had been serving diligently muttered in their hearts, and they had to find Huang's mother.

"Mom, although it is a noble person from the capital, but we are also doing our best to serve this time, and now we are leaving, and we don't even have a message of reward, which is really too petty, right?"

"That's it, my mother also used the family law to punish them for them, although they all bowed their heads and accepted punishment yesterday, but they didn't have complaints in their hearts. This master is not here, if we are only busy with the monthly money on weekdays......"

Mother Huang saw that these servants around her were gossiping, and she was already anxious, and she suddenly became even more impatient. Seeing that they were going to say more, she suddenly shouted: "Enough, are you still finished?" This makes room for "is the arrangement of the Fan Governor's Mansion and the consent of the master, where do we have the qualifications to speak at the moment?" If you want to talk about monthly money, compared to other people's families, "You usually do light errands, but now you are busy for half a month and want to ask for a reward?" Not content! ”

The more she thought about it, the more angry she felt, and she was about to reprimand these greedy guys again, when she heard a laugh from behind: "Yo, we're all leaving, why did Mother Huang train people again?" ”

Huang's mother turned her head to take a look, and saw that it was Yun'er, the big girl next to Chen Lan, and greeted her with a smile on her face. Just as she was about to explain, she saw Runi shake her hand, then winked with a grin.

The old lady and the lady said, "First in the Doll Garden, and then in Wanquan Villa for so long, I really don't want to go, and I will prepare some reward money to give to my mothers, sisters-in-law, sisters, and uncles and brothers who are helping outside." We will leave early tomorrow morning, so please settle your carriages and horses.

Hearing these polite words, Huang's mother only felt a chuckle in her heart, and said with a smile: "Why, is it really going to leave early tomorrow morning, this is urgent?" It is still the most convenient way to go to Nanjing, "but it is not possible to find a proper boat in a while." Besides, "Isn't Madame befriended Mrs. Liang?" There's going to marry a daughter-in-law in a few days, "Wouldn't it be cheap to spend a few more days?" ”

"I don't have to worry about hiring a boat, Huang's mother doesn't have to worry about it, Madame has already arranged it." Seeing that Huang's mother's smile froze on her face suddenly, and then she was a little embarrassed, Yun'er rolled her eyes, and said to herself, "As for the happy event of the Liang family" Even if my old lady may not be able to come, my wife will definitely cross the river to drink that cup of happy wine. Mrs. said that Huang's mother has been working really hard these days, she just said it that day, it was just a small negligence, but I didn't expect you to use the family law punishment, but it made her extremely unhappy. ”

As soon as the words fell, Mother Huang only felt that the eyes of the servants on all sides suddenly became sharp. Knowing that the subordinates of Wanquan Villa are all related to each other, and there are their relatives and friends among the ones she beats, she immediately clenched the handkerchief in her hand, but her face was still full of smiles.

"What's that? Madame Jin Zhi Yuye, where can we be snubbed by those of us? As for the ...... of the reward"

"Nothing." Yun'er was used to her teeth, and she grabbed the conversation without waiting for Huang's mother to finish speaking, "Everyone has always had money, whether it's drinking and eating, or adding clothes, in short, it's Mrs. Niang's heart." ”

Consistent money!

As soon as these words came out, the servants suddenly showed deep joy. They also have 500 and 800 monthly money on weekdays, and almost few of them have consistent money. Now Chen Lan is consistent with everyone as soon as he makes a move, how generous is this? Thinking about it, there was a little more complaint in their eyes.

Yun'er's seniority in the Yangning Marquis Mansion is longer than that of Hongluo, and she is exposed to those intrigues, seeing Chen Lan's transformation from being unfavored to being favored, and she doesn't understand the look in front of her. At the moment, she didn't say much, and asked them to gather everyone to the second gate with a smile, and then bowed slightly at Huang's mother, and then went straight away.

In about a quarter of an hour, all the servants of Wanquan Villa gathered at the second gate, and stood neatly according to the left and right of the giant man. It didn't take long for the sharp-eyed people to see several mothers and girls coming out with a young lady in their arms, and they hurriedly coughed, and for a while, everyone lowered their heads. When the people came to the front, a large number of people even hulala all bowed, saying that they would not mention the visit to Mrs.

"No need to worship, I'm just a guest, the nest of the bird occupies the dove and has lived here for a long time, and you have been running back and forth, you have already had a lot of intentions, where can you still receive such a gift? Get up. ”

Chen Lan raised his hand, and then nodded at Aunt Yun on the side. Soon, the two servants worked together to carry out a basket of money strung with green ropes. Seeing that the dozen or so people in front of her were all staring at the green money in this basket, she gestured again, and Aunt Liu on the side said to Huang's mother: "I'm tired of Huang's mother and read the name one by one, and we can also send a reward." ”

Although Huang's mother is full of reluctance, at this moment, if she stands in the way again, even if she has the trust of the master, unless she can sell these subordinates, she still can't please her. So, she had to smile and bend her knees, and called over one by one according to the name of her job, seeing that these people were holding the heavy money, and they were all overjoyed, she suddenly felt more and more panicked.

However, this is not the end of the story. After everyone received the reward, "The big basket in front of Chen Lan still has most of it. She glanced at everyone, and suddenly asked Huang's mother again, "It seems that the people haven't arrived yet?" ”

"Huh?" Huang's mother was stunned for a moment, and then said in an aggravated voice, "Let's go" Those who were punished yesterday are still recuperating in the house, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to get up and kowtow to Mrs. to see her off. ”

"In this case, Aunt Liu personally went over and sent them the reward she deserved." Chen Lan saw that Mother Huang's smile suddenly froze there, so he said lightly, "Mother Huang, you have good intentions, just this little thing has to practice family law, it is really too strict." They have no merit and hard work, and naturally they also have a share of what they deserve. As for the rest after the request, I bother you to accompany this Aunt Liu Yun Yinan Doll Garden, and send the reward over there as well. ”

Knowing that no matter how much she talked at this time, it would be useless, so Huang's mother had to respond: "Yes, Madame's compassion is a blessing for us people, but Madame will leave tomorrow" They were afraid that it would be too late to come over and kowtow. ”

"You don't have to be so formal, it's enough to get your heart." Chen Lan looked at Huang's mother's unhappy face, and saw that the corner of her eyes frequently glanced away, and said with a smile, "Huang's mother, you have worked hard before and after, a little harder than others" In addition to this consistent reward, my mother also asked me to prepare another one. ”

Speaking of this, she took a purse from Hongying's hand and handed it to Huang's mother in front of a large group of subordinates: "There are two imperial golden melon seeds in it, and my mother keeps it for some jewelry." ”

As soon as these words came out, "I don't know how many people stared at the purse in Huang's mother's hand at once, and saw that he was reluctant to salute and thank him after taking it, and there was some buzzing discussion below. And Huang's mother herself weighed the rather light weight, and she couldn't say the bitterness in her heart. These two taels of gold are converted into silver, which is more than a dozen taels, she doesn't care, but let alone stained with the word imperial system, that is, it is not stained, in the eyes of these ordinary people, what has she become?

How Huang's mother had a headache, Chen Lan saw it in her eyes, but her face was silent, and on the way back to the room from the second door, she even showed a faint smile. The reminder to expose Mrs. Ai is indeed appropriate, but the idea of going to the discarded paper is extremely dangerous............ That being the case, whether it is Huang's mother's resolute and resolute behavior to calm people, or the desperate retention of her now, I think it all comes from the instruction of the person behind the scenes, she suddenly wants to leave, and suddenly reward, just to pass on a message to the past.

She is a person who does things for people, and she has never been at the mercy of others!

Walking into the study, Chen Lan saw Hongluo and Yun'er busily packing up those books, and a full rattan bookcase was half full. stepped forward and walked to the bookcase and flipped through it casually, she clapped her hands and said, "Because I want to arrive in Nanjing in the afternoon of the day after tomorrow, I am in a hurry this time, and I am in a hurry not to pull down things." After packing up the bookcase, they moved to Yushengzhai and watched them tie up these things. ”

Red Snail and Yun'er should both be. And Chen Lan came out of the house, saw Changdi coming, and informed her to go to the front to inform Xiao Ding, and immediately rushed to Tangshan Beizhuang, the Yangning Marquis Mansion in the suburbs of Nanjing, and made all preparations. While Changdi agreed, he looked at the red tassel carrying the long burden, and suddenly pursed his lips and smiled.

"Cheng, don't worry, Madam, Xiao Ding will definitely do a good job in this matter." She raised her eyebrows at Hongying as she spoke, and then smiled at Chen Lan, "Madam, that heavy thing can't always be carried by Hongying alone, when we arrive in Nanjing, how about each of us take turns to carry it?" Hongying's body is not as good as mine, I want to carry a sandbag on my back and walk ......"

"Bah, babaa, dogs can't spit ivory out of their mouths!" Hongying was afraid that Changdi would make fun of anything again, so she glared at him angrily and said, "Why don't you hurry up and do what Madame told you, grind your teeth here!" ”

"Alright, I'll go!"

Chen Lan looked at the two girls who had grown up arguing, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously. When she returned to Yushengzhai, she told Jiang about the arrangements for the outside world. Sure enough, the Jiang family had only been ill before, and after reading Yang Jinzhou's letter, his spirit naturally recovered a lot, and at this moment, he nodded again and again and praised her for handling it properly.

Seeing that Jiang's luggage was almost ready, Chen Lan took Hongying back to the room to tidy up his clothes, and just put away a few small utensils that he had left outside, and reported that Huang's mother asked to see him. Because the Jiang family was in the west house, Chen Lan was not good at seeing people in the bright room, so he took Hongying and called Huang's mother into the east wing. At first, it was just an ordinary polite remark, "Because Huang's mother said that she wanted to go into the house to meet the old lady and kowtow, Chen Lan prevaricated with Jiang's condition, and the two gradually turned to Jiang's condition."

"It's not that I'm holding back the old lady and the lady, it's really that the weather is bad this spring" The minor illness continues to take root, and it is most likely to become other major problems, not to mention, it is easy to pass others. Besides, there is no news from Lord Yang, the old lady is up and down in her heart, and if she takes a boat like this, maybe a small thing will become a big thing, and Mrs. Please think twice. ”

This is very pertinent, but if she hadn't received a letter from Yang Jinzhou forwarded by Mrs. Liang, if she hadn't received something from her stepmother, Princess Anguo, if she hadn't sent someone from Uncle Pingjiang, if it wasn't for Mrs. Jiang San in her hands, if she hadn't gotten the news that Mrs. Ai had returned to Jinling, Chen Lan didn't want to go to Nanjing at this time. So, she smiled at Huang's mother, who was full of earnestness, and said: "It's still cool in this month, but if it's April, it's too tiring to go by water and land." What's more, there are still people in Nanjing and the Marquis of Yangning, who can always take care of them more, besides, I have already told Dr. Naluo to let him accompany his mother to Nanjing, and I will let someone send him back when I turn around. He's pretty good at medicine, so it's so thoughtful. ”

Knowing that what she said now might not be effective, Huang's mother had a dark face, and she had to smile and say, "Even so, I think too much...... By the way, when Mrs. arrives in Nanjing, if you want to go around, Qinhuai River Confucius Temple is naturally a must-go, in addition, it is Xuanwu Lake, Jinling Academy. Speaking of this last Jinling Academy, there has always been a rumor outside, that is, every mountain chief of Jinling Academy has never been out of office, but in addition to this mountain chief, the hidden mountain chief who is really in charge of the power is a real power figure in the court. But no one has ever recognized the rumor of the head of the hidden mountain, and over time, it has really become a rumor. ”

These words seemed to be heard in the market, but when the words came out of Huang's mother's mouth, Chen Lan tasted another meaning, and he was as surprised as listening to ordinary gossip at the moment. After Huang's mother talked a lot about leaving, she got up and wanted to send two steps out, but was stopped by Huang's mother. Not only that, but this one also glanced at the back of the red tassel curiously, and asked coldly: "This thing was sent by the eldest princess from the capital to her wife, looking at this shape, could it be a sword in it?" ”

Before Chen Lan could speak, Hongying rushed ahead: "Mom's question is too much, right?" What did the eldest princess send, how can you guess Fu Du? ”

"Red Tassel!"

Although Chen Lan looked at it with a sinking face, he felt in his heart that Hongying's actions were timely. Sure enough, I saw Huang's mother with a panicked face, and she repeatedly bowed her knees to apologize, but she didn't care about herself, and sent someone out after comforting her. When the person left, she glanced back at the red tassel, and saw that she looked at it with some weakness, and couldn't help laughing.

"Madame, I didn't mean to...... I just can't get used to her ghostly posture of asking about everything! ”

"Having said it, what are you doing like this now? This time, you have no intention of planting willows, and you will think more about it in the future! "Ah, so I justified that reprimand?"

Chen Lan's master and servant here laughed easily, and Huang's mother hurriedly walked out of the yard, but the smile on her face immediately disappeared. She naturally didn't doubt whether Chen Lan could understand the hint she had just made, she was just afraid that Chen Lan would think too much and too far ahead, and make some trouble before leaving. At this moment, she walked quickly to a small courtyard that she had set aside after arriving at Wanquan Villa, instructed the two Zhuang Ding at the door to watch it strictly, and then quickly stepped into the three main rooms facing her.

"Sir."

After bowing down, seeing that the person standing in front of the bookshelf with his back to her had no intention of turning back, she couldn't help but feel furious in her heart, and lowered her head more and more: "The slave and maid who should have said it have already said, but there is really nothing to say over there, and she refuses to stay longer, and insists on leaving." Moreover, the people in front of me still talked a lot about the reward......"

"I don't need to talk about the minions. The trouble did not stop, and they were sold one by one. The man still didn't look back, his voice still a little hoarse, "What did I ask you to focus on?" ”

Speaking of this, Mother Huang remembered Hongying's appearance at that time, and shrunk her neck a little unnaturally: "The slave and maid tried it, but she was robbed by the little hooves carrying things, and the county lord of Haining just scolded casually and didn't have a theory." Although he didn't find out the wind, the thing must have been sent by the eldest princess. And looking at the weight of the shape, it should be a sword. ”

"Is it a sword......

The man's hands behind his back suddenly tightened, and he whispered these three words softly, but he still didn't look back. Huang's mother poked her head behind, but she still didn't dare to cross it after all: "Master, it should be a sword, otherwise I wouldn't let that girl carry it." She is good at kung fu, "I once saw her playing with two guns in the yard, even those people with a strong body here may not be opponents."

Besides, forgive the little talker, could it be that this is not the eldest princess, but something issued by the palace? When a messenger came yesterday, it was clear that he had seen Mrs. Yang, but he rushed to the Slender West Lake to find people one by one, if it wasn't for something, why be in such a hurry? Also, if it weren't for the gifts from the palace, why would the county lord of Haining be in a hurry to go to Nanjing? ”

"You have a point." The man paused, then seemed to laugh, "I can't imagine that your brain is so good now that you can guess this." ”

Although it was praise with a smile, Huang's mother felt that her voice was as cold as ice, so she quickly lowered her head, and said in a panicked voice: "The master is too famous, and the slave maid just remembers your instructions, so she guesses so wildly." ”

"Needless to say. You did a good job this time, and since they rewarded you with a golden melon seed, I won't treat you badly. When you go back, you will take a hundred taels of silver from your account" as a reward for your work for nearly a month. ”

Mother Huang was overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly knelt on her knees and kowtowed three times: "Slave, thank you for the reward!" ”

When she heard the voice get her up," she got up with her hands on the ground, but her face was still unabashedly happy. It's just that, in addition to being happy, she still cautiously said: "It's just" This person will leave early tomorrow morning, is it not good for the master's plan? If so, "let the little ones use some methods......

"Don't be smart!" The man shook his head suddenly, and then said word by word, "Although that Haining County Lord is young, he can stand out in such a sinister Yangning Hou Mansion, and he has won the eldest princess of the country and the emperor's blue eyes, how can you be at the mercy of those little tricks?" That's enough, you don't have to worry about the rest, just focus on taking care of everything before they leave! By the way, remember to keep the news from the top and bottom, and how long you can hide it from the outside. Not only that, but we will try to cover them up tomorrow. ”

"Yes, the slave can save it."

It wasn't until Huang's mother left the room with a respectful face that the man turned his head. Although both the hairstyle and the clothes on the body are very different from before, that ancient and waveless face is something that everyone who has seen it will never forget.

It's not the celebrant eunuch Qu Yong, who else? .................., rocks pierced the air, waves crashed on the shore, and thousands of piles of snow were rolled up. The country is picturesque, and there are many heroes at one time.

Although it is not the Yangtze River or Chibi in front of you, the waves are still too rough. A strong gust of sea breeze blew up a wave of waves as high as a wave, and that slightly salty and wet breath initially made Yang Jinzhou, a person who had been in the north for a long time, very uncomfortable, but compared to someone who got seasick not long after he first got on the boat, and listened to the waves and couldn't sleep well, his adaptability was undoubtedly much stronger. It was as if he were sitting there like a nail, as if he were sitting on an ordinary flat ground.

"Your Excellency."

Hearing a delicate voice coming from outside the door, he couldn't help frowning, and then ordered with a cold face: "Come in." ”

The next moment, the hatch creaked open, followed by a beautiful girl with a delicate figure. Although there are no valuable accessories on the body, the unique temperament is completely different from the common jasper of everyone's beautiful family. She put the plate on the wooden table, and looked Yang Jinzhou up and down for a while.

"Lord Yang, I heard that Mrs. Zun is a beauty, what if I compare with her?"

Yang Jinzhou was reaching for the plate of scones, and he didn't raise his head when he heard this. Coincidentally, just when he was about to answer, a joking voice came from outside: "This still needs to be asked, if Mrs. Yang is here, then Lord Yang will naturally praise Mrs. Beautiful, but since it is Miss Mu and you are here, it is naturally Miss Mu who is beautiful, isn't this the simplest truth?" ”

"Hmph, a dog can't spit out ivory!"

Seeing that the girl stomped her feet and turned away like a whirlwind, King Jing entered the cabin and closed the door again: "Brother Yang, at this time, my reputation is more effective than your cold face." What, do you miss your wife? ”

Finding that Yang Jinzhou still didn't raise his head, King Jing sat down on the narrow bed, and then simply lay down on his back, squinting at the low Tianhuā board.

"Brother Yang, the Zhendong Marquis and Liaodong Dusi of Nuer Gancheng have always had some disagreements, and this time ......"

Without waiting for King Jing to finish speaking, Yang Jinzhou said lightly: "What kind of person is the Marquis of Zhendong, just look at Xiao Shizi, doesn't His Highness understand?" ”

"It's just a matter of gaining and losing............ It's not so easy to make the first move, alas......" King Jing sneered, and then closed his eyes. At this moment, the waves outside seem to be louder! ~！