Chapter 17: The Wind Rises in the Backyard
"Mother. ”
Seeing the mother squatting in the flower garden and pruning flowers from afar, Xue Hainiang smiled, and the delicate jade pear vortex was lightly sunken.
Li was as calm as ever, "Hai Niang is here, come, come into the house and sit down, it's windy outside, don't catch a cold." ”
"It's autumn now, look at my mother's urgency, where will I catch a cold. ”
Even so, Xue Hainiang was obediently led into the house by the Li family.
The house burned with a familiar light sandalwood, but the sandalwood was mixed with a hint of foreign fragrance.
Li Shi was disgusted: "As soon as Chinese New Year's Eve passes this year, the early spring will enter the palace draft, if you are infected with the wind and cold, I am afraid that you will have to raise for a period of time, if you enter the palace with a haggard face at that time, how can it be good?"
The draft of the southern country is not as good as that of the northern country, and it has always been the most special case of the four countries.
The daughter of the minister enters the palace draft, and if she is left behind, she has to stay in the palace as a palace maid or female official.
The Li family did not want their daughter to enter the palace as a concubine, and lived a life of walking on thin ice and shooting in the deep palace where there was no light of day. can act as a palace maid, and when she comes out, I am afraid that she will never be able to marry again, not to mention that Xue Hainiang's temperament is still as simple as ever in Li's opinion, she dare not bet that her daughter can leave safely.
"Well, my daughter knows that she will take care of her body, and then the palace will be radiant and glamorous. Xue Hainiang smiled and bowed her head, however, the jade hand hidden in the water sleeve was almost invisibly tightened, she raised her hand to build a cup of tea for the Li family, and skillfully changed the topic, "Xu Lianshuang's trip today, is it really as simple as discussing female celebrities with her mother?"
Li Shi was stunned, shook his head and smiled, "I can't hide it from you...... girl."
According to Li's words, Xu Lianshuang's trip was to discuss the female celebrity with her, but openly and secretly revealed all kinds of difficulties that the Lin family had made to her in the past few days, such as going to her yard and threatening to be a '*' maid for her, and for example, looking for her mistakes and omissions for no reason, mocking and mocking.
Xue Hainiang hooked her lips and smiled, but her phoenix eyes overflowed with a hint of sarcasm intentionally or unintentionally, her red lips opened lightly, and she said softly: "Hainiang heard some rumors, saying that the Xu family had abdominal pain one night ago, and invited his father from Qixiu Garden to Jinxiu Pavilion alive, I don't know if my mother has ever heard of this?"
Li Shi bowed his head slightly, and his face was also solemn, "Although it is not known to everyone in the whole mansion, but since I am the lady of Xue Mansion, I have heard of it." After a pause, she sighed heavily: "That Xu is also an unconscious guy after all." ”
Xue Hainiang knew why she sighed, so she gently stroked the back of Li's hand and chuckled: "The Xu family is not worry-free, how can the Lin family be worry-free? This back house has never been a place for people to worry...... I guess that my mother must have never accepted the olive branch handed by Xu's family, so this olive branch will be taken by Hai Niang. ”
Li opened his mouth, but he was speechless, and only said after a while: "Hai Niang, don't act rashly. ”
Although Hai Niang is smart, she is finally twenty-eight years old, how can she fight the Lin family who has been in the back house for more than ten years! What's more, now there is also a Xu family.
I'm afraid that when the time comes, the belly and back will be attacked......
Xue Hainiang reached out and gently patted the back of Li's hand, and reassured: "Don't worry, mother." ”
Li Shi was worried and reminded: "Don't underestimate the enemy, these two are not easy to get along with." ”
Xue Hainiang gently hooked the corners of her mouth, buried her head in the Li's shoulder socket, showing the delicate state of her daughter's family, her phoenix eyes were slightly closed, and her delicate jade face was well-behaved and abnormal, not like the hypocrisy of ordinary times, and not like the dignified dignity that made her feel burdened on weekdays.
The red lips were lightly raised, but no one noticed the unfathomable smile on the lips.
Mother, Hai Niang swears that before going to the palace for the draft, she will return you to a comfortable and indisputable Xue Mansion back house.
After staying in Qiushuiju for dinner, Xue Hainiang left with Mingxi.
A quiet path next to the back garden has always been the only way for Qiushuiju to and from Furong Garden, across the rockery, you can see the flowerbed of flowers on the opposite side, although it is the end of autumn, but under the cultivation of the florist, the autumn chrysanthemum blooms wonderfully.
"Miss, there seem to be a lot of people over there. Mingxi said suddenly.
"Huh?" raised his eyes slightly, his gaze fell not far away, but as Mingxi said, the maids and little maids were clustered together, but the master did not see his true face of Lushan.
"Let's take a detour. Just by glancing at it, Xue Hainiang made a decision lightly.
This Xue Mansion back house, she has always been the least dislike of people, weekdays for the mediation of those people helpless to betray the smile, saying against the will, but now it is rare to be quiet, since you can avoid it.
"But, miss, the slave seems to have seen the rough maid of Qiushuiju over there......" Mingxi's slightly anxious voice came into her ears.
Hearing the sound, Xue Hainiang looked at herself.
The white and delicate face, tall and thin body bones, are not outstanding, but they have some impressions because they are often seen.
"Let's go and have a look. ”
Xue Hainiang frowned slightly, and hurriedly walked over with Mingxi.
The Lin family was as radiant as ever, and his red clothes were as brilliant as fire, as if he wanted to compete with the scorching sun.
She looked arrogantly at the woman in front of her with her eyes bowed, and her eyes were full of anger that wanted to bite her to death.
"Sister Lianshuang, don't want to make such a pitiful appearance, if you let people who don't know look at it, I'm afraid you will think that sister, I have bullied you. ”
Xu Lianshuang shook her head like a rattle, and her water-cut eyes were full of Chu Chu, which was pitiful, "My sister is at fault, and I am willing to be punished by my sister, but Molian is not guilty, I hope my sister will not be angry with her." ”
Lin sneered, "Don't, although I call you sister, but in the end, your position is above me, where am I qualified to punish you?" As for Mo Lian, she didn't serve her well, causing your sister to have abdominal pain in three days, sister, I really feel sorry for my sister, so I took action to teach my sister for you, but I didn't anger her, sister, don't wronged me." ”
Xue Hainiang arrived at this time, and she interjected: "Who should I be here arguing and shouting and not knowing the rules, it was Aunt Xu and Aunt Lin......
Seeing her, Xu's blessing saluted, "The concubine has seen the eldest lady." ”
The Lin family didn't want to deal with Xue Hainiang, but seeing that the Xu family was like this, she had to secretly suppress the displeasure in her heart, salute with blessings, and reluctantly said: "Concubine, please be the eldest lady." ”
Xue Hainiang saw that the Lin family was unwilling, she raised her eyebrows and teased: "Yo, it's really strange today, Aunt Lin actually knows the rules." ”
Lin's face froze, and she was suddenly angry, and she was about to accuse, but Xue Hainiang interrupted her words first.
"Yo, look at my mouth, Miss Ben will just say casually, Aunt Lin must not take it to heart. Xue Hainiang covered her lips and chuckled, "Aunt Lin can be regarded as an old man in the house, and she has added a well-behaved and sensible second sister to Miss Ben, if you don't salute, you won't be polite, anyway, it's not the first day." ”