"Concubine Yang is different, she comes from a big family, and for special reasons, the Yang family has a lot of slaves and maids. This is permissible as long as the mistress agrees. However, when Concubine Yang entered the mansion at that time, there was no master mother in the prince's mansion, and she, like Concubine Liu, was personally ordered into the mansion by the late Empress Xiaoxian. The queen liked it, so she gave her this honor. ”

Speaking of this, Mama Yuan glanced at Wang Shu and said more: "I heard that Concubine Yang's biological mother's background is a little difficult to say, she had a very difficult time in the boudoir when she was young, and she was stimulated a little, so her temperament was a little weird. You can't do without Xiaoyao. ”

"And this?"

"Hmm." Mama Yuan is not a talkative person, but she said more because she asked Wang Shu, "Concubine Yang is not allowed to enter the house for outsiders, and she can't enter at night, so she must be accompanied by Xiao Yao." Without Xiaoyao, Concubine Yang may not be very good. ”

“…… Mama is saying that Yang Xiaojun has a very serious mental dependence on that maidservant? Wang Shu was stunned and could only explain it like this.

"Spiritual dependence?" Mama Yuan thought about it for a while, and it was the first time she had heard such a word.

After a pause, she nodded, "Sort of." I can't sleep without Xiaoyao at night. ”

Wang Shu was a little shocked, paused, and asked again: "That...... This Xiao Yao, is she a woman? ”

"What are you talking about?"

Mama Yuan was shocked by Wang Shu's words, and she was very puzzled: "Since she is a servant girl who serves closely, she is naturally a woman." Why did Jun say this? ”

"Oh......"

Wang Shu didn't explain why, and nodded: "It's okay, I just think she's very tall." ”

"Xiao Yao is indeed much taller than the average woman." Mama Yuan laughed when she heard this.

This is not surprising, originally Concubine Yang brought Xiaoyao into the mansion, and Mama Yuan was also suspicious when she saw her as a maidservant. After all, no woman is so tall, and she can be male or female. At that time, I was afraid that these women would have misdeeds to discredit the prince's mansion, and Mama Yuan specially sent someone to stare at Yao Min for a long time. But after a year and a half of long-term surveillance, this maid is just a woman, a woman with a stronger temperament.

Seeing that Mama Yuan was very sure, Wang Shu also put away her blind guessing. She sniffed, the chestnuts she threw into the brazier were already cooked. It explodes with a crackle and gives off a sweet taste.

"Mama, go get busy." Wang Shu carefully picked up the chestnut, peeled one and threw it in his mouth, which was soft and glutinous and sweet.

Mama Yuan looked at her like this, and with a smile on her face, she instructed: "If Xiaojun bakes a lot, you can send some to the master." Don't look at people cold and reserved, in fact, I love to eat these little snacks. ”

Wang Shu nodded vaguely, peeled another one and threw it in his mouth, burning his teeth and grinning.

As soon as Mama Yuan left, Wang Shu collapsed. Leaning on the soft couch, he ate more than a dozen chestnuts in one go. Thinking that there will be a family banquet for a while, you can't eat too much, this chestnut is easy to get bloated if you eat too much. Wang Shu had no choice but to put the rest away. She didn't want to be hypocritical in front of everyone, and she didn't say anything about it, it really affected her appetite.

When it was dark, Mama Yuan sent the little maid over, and the family banquet was about to begin.

Wang Shu didn't bother to put on makeup, so she changed into clean clothes and went over with the little maid. When she arrived, the others were already there. Liu's family, as always, doesn't like to deal with people, only Yang's is willing to take two sentences when he speaks. But today, Yang was restless, and he hadn't opened his mouth once since he sat down. Mei Shi was looking forward to Xiao Yanxing coming over early, and his eyes were fixed on the door.

However, the man came slowly, and Mei Shi didn't see that the person who came drank a lot of tea and was in a hurry to change clothes.

Wang Shu glanced at Yang a few times, Yang's face was tense, and there seemed to be some displeasure that could not be hidden. Her gaze fell on the maidservant behind Yang again. The wound on the maid's face had been medicated, and she was staring at Yang with her eyes down.

…… In fact, the relationship between these two masters and servants has little to do with her. I just don't know if Xiao Yanxing knows?

Thinking in his heart, Wang Shu raised his head, and Xiao Yanxing stepped in with a dark robe and a body of ice and snow.

His eyes were on Wang Shu's body, and then he walked up to the main seat without squinting.

Wang Shu: "......"

Chapter 59

I don't know if it's Wang Shu's illusion, I always feel that today's Xiao Yanxing looks particularly handsome. Xu was accustomed to seeing Xiao Yanxing wearing a monk's robe, so much so that he looked very surprised when he changed into a slightly more serious clothes.

Wang Shu is a very honest person, and her eyes like to follow beautiful things. She looks at whatever is good-looking.

Since Xiao Yanxing walked into the flower hall, her eyes have never left Xiao Yanxing. But fortunately, she was not the only one staring at Xiao Yanxing in the room, and the hearts of the five female dependents were all on the man on the main seat. Wang Shu was mixed in, and it was not very abrupt.

Of course, this is just Wang Shu's self-righteousness.

Xiao Yanxing slowly lowered his head and picked up the cup, his thick eyelashes drooping, covering his eyes.

In the flickering candlelight, he stared quietly at the tea and blew lightly. Slender white fingers wrapped around the cup and held it up, and the wide sleeves with ornate embroidery fell down to cover half of his face. And the lower half of his face, which was covered, slowly hooked up the corners of his red mouth.

Wang Shu still didn't know that her burning gaze had a strong sense of existence, and she happily ate the banquet while admiring the handsome faces of the people above.

This is the first family banquet in the house since Xiao Yanxing was demoted, and it can be seen that the kitchen master has exhausted his thoughts. Today, these dishes are full of color, flavor and flavor. However, during the whole family banquet, it is estimated that Wang Shu alone appreciates food. Liu and Mei, who eat like birds pecking on weekdays, barely use chopsticks except for drinking some tea.

Needless to say, Yang squeezed out a smile with a strained face. However, Wen's face, who was sitting opposite Wang Shu, was a little strange, and he glanced at her from time to time, and his expression seemed to be tangled and uncomfortable. I don't know what I'm going to do, but when Wang Shu raised her eyes to look at her, her face changed, and she fell silent again.

Wang Shu: "......"

Women with different expressions, it seems that all the women in this house have secrets......

Wang Shu glanced at Xiao Yanxing sympathetically, and was just about to withdraw her gaze, when Xiao Yanxing suddenly looked at her.

Her heart shrank suddenly, and she lowered her head and pretended to eat.

It was all women, and none of the people present were serious wives. This family banquet was eaten very quietly, and the Liu family and the Mei family wanted to be funny, but they didn't know Xiao Yanxing's preferences, so they couldn't speak. talked about other topics for a long time, but no one talked to them. Soon it was cold. Xiao Yanxing sat on the high seat alone, and his eyes swept around the people below.

After a few bites of chicken, he dropped the phrase 'Eat it', got up and left.

As soon as he left, the scene became even more silent.

The Liu family disdains everyone present from the bottom of their hearts, and they are here today for Xiao Yanxing. Now as soon as Xiao Yanxing left, she immediately excused herself to leave first under the pretext that she was uncomfortable. As soon as she left, Mei Shi, who was sitting next to her, also wanted to leave. He turned his head and looked at the smiling Yang family, wanting to see what Yang meant. As a result, Yang turned his head and talked to the maidservant, ignoring her eyes at all.

It's also quite cold, and it's still cold when the charcoal pot is used in the flower hall at night. After eating two bites of dim sum casually, Mei also got up.

The three of the noble concubines walked away, and the others looked at each other, and they immediately ate very happily.

Wang Shu didn't feel anything else, and the small number of people did not affect her appetite. In other words, when the ladies left, she ate more happily. The dishes on the table were almost eaten by her, and Wang Shu didn't even think it was enough, so she asked the magpie to ask the kitchen for a bowl of shredded chicken noodles. Not eating staple foods when eating is incomplete, and not having staple foods is equal to not eating.

Slowly instigating the noodles, Wang Shu raised her eyes to meet the Wen family opposite her.

Wen frowned and glanced at Wang Shu with disgust, and spoke very politely: "You are very generous......

“？” I don't know where she started with this, "What? ”

Yang couldn't sit still anymore, and dropped a sentence, 'You use it slowly, I'll go first'. She didn't need Wang Shu and Wen to respond, and walked through the side door with her maidservant. Wang Shu and Wen were suddenly left in the field. Wen leaned back on the cushion and looked at Wang Shu with a sneer: "I heard that your Wang family has made a lot of jokes recently?" How do you know how to eat and drink like a nobody? ”

“…… A joke? "What joke?

Wang Shu blinked her eyes and thought of Mao, "Then what's not?" Crying with a sad face? ”

"Of course," Wen laughed, "for all the your stepmother did, if it were me, I wouldn't be embarrassed to go out and meet people." ”

Wen really doesn't look down on Wang Shu, she has never seen such a heartless person. If she was born in the Wang family, there would not be so much deception, although her mother died early but her father loved her since she was a child, she would never be confused like Wang Shu. The family business will inevitably be firmly grasped in her hands, and she will not allow her family to become a joke.

"Oh yes." Wang Shu chewed slowly, and did not say much about the Wang family to the Wen family.

Wen always felt that they were from similar backgrounds, and they should think the same and do the same. Wang Shu didn't know where she came from such an inexplicable cognition of the same kind, but I have to say that she was quite speechless about the fact that Wen always liked to reprimand her family affairs.

Tilting her head and looking at her for a long time, Wang Shu put down her chopsticks: "I heard that you have been contacting your mother's family recently?" ”

The smile on Wen's face froze, and he became vigilant in an instant.

"How?" Although Wang Shu doesn't pay much attention to Xiao Yanxing's back house, the news of the dart game is relatively well-informed. Lin Er and Wang Laosan were helping her run errands outside, and they had to keep an eye on the Xiao family's back house. After all, if there is any disturbance that may involve Wang Shu, he is naturally extremely careful, "Is the head of your Wen family willing to take you back?" ”

These words suddenly poked Wen's sore spot.

Her Wen family just doesn't pay attention to her daughter. Even if the Wen family is a concubine, I didn't see the head of the Wen family being more patient with her. In fact, in the past six months, Wen has tried several times to persuade her father to take her back, and has also hinted several times that her mother herself is still a virgin. If her parents marry her into another marriage, it will not prevent anything. But the head of the Wen family just didn't agree.

"What are you arrogant?!" Wen was furious.

She looked back, and the people had all retreated at some point. At this time, only Wang Shu and the two slaves were left in the flower hall, she lowered her voice and smiled: "Let's two half a catty, it's your turn to laugh at me?" I still know how to fight and plan for my future. You can't even fight, just wait for your life to rot here! ”

Wang Shu raised her eyebrows, but she didn't laugh at Wen. It's rare for her to have this kind of fighting spirit.

After a pause, Wang Shu smiled: "You...... Is this a reminder to me? ”

"You!" Wen's face was blue and white, a kind of aggrieved fist punching into the cotton. After a pause, she rolled her eyes and sneered coldly, admitting: "You still have this brain to know that I am mentioning you?" ”

"Thank you." Wang Shu is almost full by now, "I hope you can have a good future." ”

Wen was uncomfortable with her sentence.

After holding it for a long time, my face turned red.

She glared at Wang Shu fiercely, and when she saw Wang Shu, she dropped this sentence, and there was nothing else to say.

The two sat down without embarrassment, and Wang Shu was also full, so she stood up and prepared to leave.

However, she only got up, and Wen on the other side also got up.

Wang Shu didn't care, turned around and walked towards his residence. Wen was spotted following her. Wang Shu realized that Wen had something to say to her, but she thought about it and didn't feel that she had anything to say to Wen in private.

The two walked out one after the other, and finally walked to the second gate at Wang Shu, seeing that they were going to the outer courtyard. Wen stepped forward and grabbed his arm.

Wang Shu: "? What's the matter? ”

Wen looked at her with a frown, as if he couldn't speak.

After waiting for a long time, I didn't see Wen speak. Wang Shu turned around and was about to leave again.

Wen hurriedly shouted to her, and suddenly said in annoyance and aggrievedness: "If it weren't for the fact that you and I are both merchant girls, and we have the same disease, do you think I am willing to talk to you about this?" Hey, Wang Shu, isn't your Wang family doing a lot of business outside? ”

Wang Shu didn't understand her a little, and didn't know what she meant, so she could only deal with it conservatively: "...... It's okay. ”

"Stop telling these lies. We are both locals, I still don't know what is the situation of your Wang family? My Wen family has been chasing your Wang family for so many years, who doesn't know how great your father's ability was when he was alive. Modesty has been said, but it is a bit too fake. "Wen really had no choice, and he thought about it for a long time in private before he hit Wang Shu's idea.

“…… What the hell are you looking for me? ”

Wang Shu was too lazy to talk to her about this nonsense, standing outside on a snowy day, it was really cold.

"It's still early, why don't you go and sit in my room?" Wen didn't answer directly, but said euphemistically.

Wang Shu didn't have much patience: "Don't say it, it's too cold, I'll go first." ”

"Hey, wait, what's your hurry!" Wen couldn't resist Wang Shu, so he hugged Wang Shu's arm angrily and pulled the person into the corner a few steps. Wang Shu was reluctant to go back to her room and said that she could only compromise.

looked left and right, and saw that there was no one, so she lowered her voice and asked, "Your family's business is so big, you should have dealings with many dignitaries, right?" ”

Wang Shu frowned, not understanding why she suddenly said this. In fact, Wang Shu thinks that Wen's problem is a bit out of bounds, and she doesn't remember that she is so close to Wen.

"So?"

But Wen obviously didn't care about Wang Shu's displeased tone, and estimated that Wang Shu's impression on her was too soft and harmless, so that she felt that Wang Shu would not be angry at anything Wang Shu said: "It's right that the master is handsome and compelling, but it's useless to just have looks." Men, especially husbands, must be motivated. Otherwise, if you have no interest in your life, you will only deserve to live a hard life. ”

"The master recites the Buddha and recites the scriptures every day, does not seek to improve, and does not even give a word of intimacy. Guarding such a man to live a hard life for the rest of your life, are you willing? I don't want to anyway. ”

Wen has been accustomed to these things of love and love since he was a child, and he has long seen through the fact that men are unreliable, and only the money in his hand can be relied on. Just like her mother, her father spent all day drinking outside and raised more than 30 concubines in the back house. Her mother can still wear gold and silver all her life, eat fragrant and drink spicy food, just because the Wen family is rich enough, and although her father is cold, he has the ability to let his wife and concubine live a life of being served.

"You and I are so young. I'm only sixteen years old, and you're only sixteen years old. Do you look in the mirror, are you really willing to be so aggrieved for the rest of your life? ”

Wang Shu: "...... What can I do if I am reluctant to be so wronged? ”

"What do I do, you ask?" Wen felt that Wang Shu was really an elm pimple, and when she talked about this, she even asked her what to do, "Do you know that our master is now demoted to a concubine?" You also know that Xiao Mansion can't turn back, right? On such a day, the master did not produce all day long, and sat and ate empty. How long do you think we can live a good life? ”

The cold wind howled in the courtyard, blowing people's hair. Wang Shu covered her ears that were freezing and aching, and sighed into the palm of her hand. To be honest, although Wen's is so straightforward that the catastrophe is coming, she is so frank, Wang Shu still appreciates her temperament of being prepared for danger in times of peace.