Chapter 2: Where to Go From Here?
Mrs. Xi sat at the top of the main hall, and her treasure was solemn, not angry and arrogant.
Mother Han, the housekeeper in the house, stood beside her and shouted angrily at the kneeling little servant:
"The official escorted the palace attendants and came to the mansion to send the Mid-Autumn Festival ceremony, but there were a few quarrels with the porter and pushed each other twice, how did it become murder in your mouth?"
The little guy wanted to cry without tears, his whole body couldn't stop shaking, and he wanted to distinguish a few words, but he was forced to retreat by the housekeeper Lebo's eyes, so he had to swallow his words alive.
As Lebo approached, he whispered a few words in Mrs. Xi's ear.
It turned out to be the eldest aunt of the Xi family who was a noble concubine in the palace, and sent the waiter to send the Mid-Autumn Festival gift to her mother's family.
It's just that the insider who gave the gift was quite rude, grasped a little mistake, and insisted on beating and killing the porter.
provoked many passers-by along the street to watch, just when something terrible happened to this imposing Taifu Mansion.
Mrs. Xi was silent for a moment, and slowly opened her mouth to the little guy: "It's true that you are in a hurry to come to the backyard to report the news, but you shouldn't shout along the road to make people panic." I'll beat you up for 20 boards today to set an example. ”
The little guy hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy: "The little one knows the mistake, the little one knows the mistake!" ”
After disposing of this little guy, and taking Lebo to settle the rest of the affairs outside, Mrs. Xi was only half-lying on the soft pillow with a sad face.
The noble concubine has been in the palace for nearly 20 years, and she has always been very favored, but her heirs are thin, and she has not been able to have a son and a half daughter.
Fortunately, the Xi family is a noble and famous person, and they have been scholarly for generations, and they are not keen on fighting for power and profit, and their lives are still stable and peaceful.
There was no one around, and Mother Han couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Madam, the palace comes to give gifts every New Year's Day, for the sake of our eldest aunt, she has never been lazy, what is the reason for this time?" ”
Mrs. Xi closed her eyes and shook her head, she really didn't know what to do.
I just thought that if I could take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I would like to hand over the sign to the palace.
When Dai Qiu came to the outside of the main mother hospital, it was already surrounded by people on the inside and three layers outside.
The sound of the board, mixed with the mournful cries of the little servants, came out through the crowd one after another, and the servants whispered and discussed.
Then, I saw Han's mother go out with the curtain and ordered: "Everyone has seen it, let you be cautious on errands on weekdays, but if you dare to spread rumors at will, this is the end in front of you." ”
Dai Qiu had already heard at this moment that the little guy was beaten because of the discord between the porter and the servants in the palace, and he hurriedly reported the news.
But he had just shouted to the backyard along the way, exactly like the situation in the dream when the officers and soldiers broke the door.
Dai Qiu was really scared in her heart, she didn't want to see what happened in her dream.
"Mother Han, I have something important to ask to see Madame."
Han's mother was having a series of things to order, and when she saw her, she couldn't help but be angry:
"You don't serve in the courtyard of the three girls, what are you doing in the main courtyard?"
Dai Qiu is not good to say directly, I had a dream and wanted to come over and talk to my wife.
After thinking about it, he whispered in Han's mother's ear: "The matter of my request to see Mrs. may be related to what the porter reported today." ”
Before she finished speaking, she was stopped by Han's mother: "This matter has been dealt with by Mrs., you must not talk about it again, if there are any more unprovoked remarks, don't blame me for being merciless!" ”
Seeing Han's mother like this, Dai Qiu's words in the throat were also swallowed back.
She suddenly realized that although she was favored by the owner's family, she was just an inconspicuous little girl in the final analysis, and Mother Han thought so, and so must Mrs. Han.
After thinking about it, Dai Qiu planned to go back to Langqiu Pavilion first and think about it in the long run.
As soon as I entered the yard, I almost bumped into the peach branch head-on.
Taozhi smiled like a flower: "Sister is back, the third girl is still looking for her sister everywhere, ask the ruby phoenix golden hairpin, where did my sister receive it, and the third girl said she wanted it." ”
Dai Qiu was suspicious in his heart, the golden hairpin was specially rewarded to the third girl by the noble concubine Niangniang last year, and the girl's baby is very good, unless she goes out to see an important person, she is never willing to take it out and wear it.
Then he asked, "Who is this girl?" ”
Momozhi covered her mouth and smiled: "Who else can there be?" The little son of the Xue Guogong family asked our girl to go to the lake tomorrow to enjoy the chrysanthemums, but my sister didn't even forget about it. ”
Dai Qiu then remembered that there seemed to be such a thing.
She couldn't help asking, "Will the third lady of the Jia family also follow?" ”
Taozhi smiled: "That's natural, Miss Jia San and our girl are like sisters, when did the girl meet Xue Xiaogongzi without her?" ”
Dai Qiu rubbed the handkerchief in his hand, and said expressionlessly: "Peach Branch, you can't just look at the surface when looking at people. ”
In the dream, after the Xi family had an accident, the Jia family hurriedly drew a line with the Xi family.
Jia Congjian, the eldest son of the Jia family, immediately withdrew from the second girl, and Jia Huixin, the third lady of Jia, clearly robbed the third girl's crush, Xue Changji, which made the third girl feel painful.
Now that I think about it, Jia Huixin has clearly coveted Xue Changji for a long time, and he is always thinking about replacing him.
Seeing that Dai Qiu was delusional, Taozhi smiled and reached out to gently push her.
Dai Qiu Zhengse said: "Tomorrow the girl will swim in the lake, you and I will accompany you." ”
Taozhi didn't understand a little, in the past, they all followed the girl out alone, and the other stayed at home to take care of it, but when she saw Dai Qiu's serious face, she nodded and said yes.
Sending away the peach branch, Dai Qiu's thoughts instantly flew to five years ago.
When the disaster year was encountered, the whole family couldn't support it, so Dai Qiu ruthlessly sold himself in exchange for three and a half pieces of silver for the whole family to spend the winter.
Fortunately, she met a good person.
Although the Xi family is a celebrity of the Kyoto family, they have always been humble and have never beaten and scolded their subordinates at will.
These three girls were even more beautiful and moving, kind and lively, and treated her like sisters.
And some of the girls in the same village who were sold with her were sold to septuagenarians as concubines in the twentieth house, and some of the masters treated their slaves by beating and killing.
There are even two girls of her age, who were defiled by human traffickers and sold into the most obscene Dark Flower Pavilion.
Over the years, every time she heard about these things, she would shudder, be shocked by the darkness of people's hearts, and deeply comfort the favor of fate, how could she not be grateful to the whole Xi Mansion.
If there is no Xi family, where should a weak woman like her from a poor background go?
Thinking of this, Dai Qiu went out and went straight to his aunt Wang's courtyard.
The concubine Wang was born in a good family, and after being included in the Xi Mansion, she has always been gentle and respectful, and she often manages all the affairs in the palace for Mrs. Xi, which is very valued by Mrs. Xi.
Especially in the dream, on the eve of the Xi family being copied, Mrs. Xi had obviously promised the Wang family a way to survive.
But Wang's righteousness and willingness to stay and die together is admirable!
At present, the old men and sons of the Xi family are not in the mansion, if there is anyone in the mansion who can deliver a message to the lady at the moment, it is only this Aunt Wang.