Chapter 43 pretending to be ignorant and promote cherries

Although it was midsummer, at the beginning of Mao, everything in the world was still shrouded in the strong night before dawn. However, the peony pattern on the green screen window of the Herui Garden of the Duke of Wei had been reflected by the candlelight. In the second time, the maidservant quietly served the Duke and his wife after breakfast, in silence and In an orderly manner, the first busyness of the morning began.

Huang Shi wore a beautiful hair and a gentle smile on her face. She took off the right collar flower robe on the pear wooden hanger with her own hands, put it on Su Yi, the Duke of Wei, put on a jade belt, and crowned it with a corner lacquer. While urging her, she sent it to the door and saw the back of Duke Wei, which was hidden in the starlight in the morning. In the fog, he turned around contentedly.

Mama Lan helped Huang back to the house and said, "Madam, don't want to rest for a while. I don't look well when I look at you."

Huang Shi sighed: "Mou Zheng is going to the director of the Flower Hall. How can it be delayed?"

M Mother Lan followed with a sigh: "You have to work hard on the housework."

Back to the bedroom, Huang looked at the face in the makeup mirror, couldn't help stretching out his fingers and stroked the fine lines at the corners of his eyes, slightly lonely.

The person in the mirror has long disappeared with the passage of time.

She also misses the time when she was young...

Although when I was in the boudoir, I was never carefree, and I was careful in my words and deeds for fear of annoying my direct mother, but after all, it was the brightest years as a woman.

But it's just that I miss it occasionally. It's really not easy for her to have today. She doesn't want to go back to such years, stepping on the wire, trembling day by day, the confusion and worry of not knowing where to go, and night.

In such an early morning, she suddenly remembered her domineering concubine's sister. Because her aunt was favored, she never saw her mother and repeatedly quarreled with Juanniang. As a result... Her father was ordered to go to Longxi for half a long time, and the aunt got an "urgent illness" and lost her dependent concubine's sister "excessively sad", so that she got With the "evil disease", the mother-in-law was in charge and finally found a merchant for her.

Although my father was a little hesitant, he was really helpless. How could those high-ranking people see a commoner girl with a bad disease?

The merchant relied on how much money he had in his family and asked Liu not to say anything about it. Later, he actually stayed for a long time. After the concubine got married, she was really infected with a "bad disease" and had to drag her sick body to serve her parents-in-law. She died of illness in less than two years.

Huang Shi saw that Mother Lan combed a gorgeous bun for her, decorated with a beaded gold hairpin, and wiped her forehead with fragrant powder and rouge to cover the haggard eyes. In the mirror was a magnificent lady, Huang Shi smiled contentedly.

Although today, she still can't be capricious, but she can no longer live in panic. What's more, the honor can be enjoyed infinitely. What else is there to be hurt?

When moving to the vestibular flower hall, there is already an economic situation.

More than 20 guanmen stood silently in two rows with their hands holding their hands. Outside the yard, there were dozens of servants standing, but they were all in the same posture, maintaining silence, and needles could be heard in the flower hall.

Huang was sitting steadily, and a maid handed over a cup of warm tea, slowly drank half a cup, and then smiled at Mother Yang: "Let's start."

So the stewers did things in turn, as methodically as ever.

Most of the questions were asked by Mother Yang. Most of the time, Huang listened carefully or had doubts, so she asked a few more questions and checked them while asking M Mother Lan to issue cards.

This has also taken a full hour. When all the trivial matters have been dealt with, it has come to Chen Zheng and the morning glow has been stained.

When she returned to the main room, Yichen had already waited there - since the eldest princess exempted the little women from the morning and dusk, Huang family naturally followed her, but recently Yichen followed her to take care of the housework and the warehouse and kitchen, but she had to ask for a sign.

The mother and daughter talked affectionately for a while, and Aunt Cui, the biological mother of Sanniang, came to greet her as usual. Only then did the Huang family let Yichen return to Zhilanxuan.

Mother Lan looked at Aunt Cui's enchanting and enchanting behavior, like Xizi's heart-bearing behavior, and frowned tightly, but Aunt Cui frowned as if she didn't realize it, respectfully and stood aside quietly. Today, she is dressed in a moon-white rut, with only silver money to outline the pattern of begonia-wrapped branches, and a light-faced Luo skirt. She is very elegantly dressed, which is more and more pitiful.

"Auntie is dressed too plainly. You are weak. You look more and more listless and unlucky when you dress like this." Mother Lan criticized rudely.

Huang only raised her eyes and saw Aunt Cui's panicked appearance. She was extremely impatient, but she ordered Mother Lan: "Go and see if Xi'er has got up. Although you don't need to listen to her today, don't let the nurse tolerate him and let him stay in the room to describe the post. I have to check it later."

Wait for Mother Lan to go out, Huang said, "Alan is straightforward. Don't worry about it. Although the words are rough, they are still reasonable. Seeing that the husband's life is approaching, this is the first banquet in the Houfu house. Just for the intention of celebrating, you should dress more energeticly."

Aunt Cui quickly responded, and a tear soaked her soft eyelashes, as if she had been wronged.

Huang Shi became more and more impatient: "Well, I don't need you to make rules here. You'd better go back and rest and take good care of yourself so that you can serve the prince with all your heart."

just sent Aunt Cui. Before Huang had time to rely on her to refresh herself for a while, Bai Lu came in and reported that Mother Yang wanted to see her. Huang quickly changed her enthusiastic smiling face and shouted repeatedly. Before Mother Yang's blessing, she came forward to help her and insisted on letting Mother Yang sit in the chair and let Bai Lu serve tea.

Mother Yang couldn't refuse. After all, she still didn't dare to really sit in the chair. She sat on the brocade pier with a sign and said with a smile, "The old slave came to report on the matter of Luqingyuan Xia Yun. She confessed yesterday. Earlier, the official office also sent a letter saying that Ma Er also pleaded guilty. It turned out that he had something to Chunmu. With a good heart, coupled with Xia Yun's instigation, he became bold and dared to come to the front of the Duke's Mansion to cheat marriage.

Speaking of this, Huang was also a little annoyed: "Since it's really Xia Yun's fault, let's treat it according to the government's rules. I saw that the maid was silent and thought she was honest, but I didn't want to be so confused! Seeing that my mother's birthday was approaching, there were many troubles one after another. If it were someone else, it would be okay, but it was Jing'er's maid... My mother's heart was on Jing'er, and she was afraid that she was also very angry and blamed me for being too careless.

M Mother Yang quickly persuaded: "This is not my wife's fault. How can someone be prevented? The old lady will definitely understand you... The old slave called people in today and took Xia Yun out?"

Huang nodded and sighed, "Xia Yun has been in the house for some years. I don't know what will happen in the future. M Mother still told that man to do it. If possible, try to find a reliable person for her."

"Madam is kind, the old slave can save it." Mother Yang said again, "It's just that Xia Yun left, and there is a vacancy for the first-class maid of Luqingyuan. Which Jin and so on, madam do you want to promote?"

Huang Shi thought for a moment: "I have to ask my mother about the matter of Lvqingyuan. When Jinger finishes practicing riding and shooting from the horse farm, let her come to me first, and then greet her mother together."

For the matter of Wuniang's scenery, Huang has always been cautious and cautious. She has to ask the eldest princess for instructions and never makes decisions. However, this time, she still has her own considerations, because Dongyu has become the maid of Luqingyuan.

The Huang family knows very well the meaning of the eldest princess asking Mother Yang to cooperate with her. She is nothing more than worrying about her daughter-in-law. Over the years, she has been cautious and humble. She has taken care of the three children left by Wan Niang even more than the two biological flesh and blood, but her mother-in-law has always reserved it. Mother Yang is stubborn and fair. Although she is respectful to her, she is not afraid. Huang feels very restrained when there is such a person who always mentions and urges.

But Mother Yang's special status in the Duke's mansion must also be respected by her.

In contrast, Mother Song, who has repeatedly shown goodwill in recent days, has made Huang feel much more comfortable, so subconsciously, she also wants to do something helpful for Mother Song, such as making Dongyujin and so on.

Thinking about it, Mother Song and Mother Yang are the right-hand man of her mother-in-law, but her mother-in-law should not care about a small matter. If it is promoted by herself, it is also a good thing to sell Mother Song.

Maybe Mother Song will be of great use in the future.

Huang became more and more determined. She waited for the scenery to come and talk to her first, and then went to finalize this matter in front of the eldest princess, so that the winter rain could wait smoothly.

By the third minute of the first lunar month, the world was already golden and gorgeous, but the early morning fashion was still full of pleasant new coolness, which eased the heat a little. When the beautiful scenery came to Heruiyuan, Huang was in a red pavilion in the backyard/court, urging his son Su Qian to draw a post.

When he got closer, he saw that his six-year-old third brother frowned, bulging his round cheeks, and his small mouth was high enough to hang an oil bottle.

A faint rebuke came from Huang: "Look at how crooked you write, and the posture of holding the pen is also awkward. No wonder your husband wants to punish you."

Sanlang was a little annoyed. He threw his pen impatiently, jumped up with his hands, and twisted his body to act coquettishly: "If you don't write, you don't have to go to school today. Let's practice until tomorrow."

Huang's face was rigid and seemed to want to scold his son. However, he raised his eyes and saw that the beautiful scenery was approaching. He just gave up and asked the little maid Xiangyu to take Su Qian back: "Don't tolerate Sanlang's mischievousness and tell Mother Jiang that I said it. Let Sanlang practice an hour's words after taking a nap and write it for me. If he is not upright, he will be punished for another hour of practice.

While talking, Yijing has come forward with a smile, said Wanfu first, and then reached out to touch Sanlang's angry little face, and opened his mouth to plead for his brother: "Sanlang is still young, and he has just been enlightened. There are also people who can't write well at the moment. Mother, don't be angry. Maybe next year, Sanlang It's a good handwriting."

Hearing this, Su Qian had a smile. Baozi's face was flat and he twisted Yijing's arm: "The fifth sister took me to the yard to catch crigs. I had a black-headed general before, but he couldn't beat the second brother and was bitten to death. This time I will definitely catch a good one and bite the second brother to death."

Huang couldn't laugh and rubbed her eyebrows and said, "What are you talking about? How can your fifth sister accompany you on such a hot day? If you are still young, when your fifth sister was six years old, she had already written a beautiful hairpin flower and small regular script. How can she climb like you?"

"The fifth sister is a talented woman, and I'm not a talented woman." Xiao Suqian said a few words and saw Huang's face lengthening. He was afraid that he would be reprimanded again and did not pester the beautiful scenery. He took Xiangyu's hand and ran out of the pavilion. After more than ten steps, he turned his face and made a grimace at Huang Shi, without a trace.

Huang was helpless and sighed briefly: "Look at this naughty. No wonder your father doesn't like it. Dalang and Erlang are both old-fashioned, but this child is not worried." He pulled the beautiful scenery and sat down again: "I'm about to enter the threefu. The weather is getting hot day by day. If you feel that you can't hold on, don't force yourself. Heatstroke carefully." This is for the day when you go to the horse farm to practice riding and shooting.

"Mother, don't worry, daughter saves it, just practice while it's cool in the morning." Yijing took the warm tea handed by the maid Bai Lu and took a sip, always maintaining a gentle and decent smile on her face.

Huang looked at the beautiful scenery and saw that the skin on her cheeks was still as white as the newly blooming magnolia, slightly revealing a natural light cherry color, and her complexion was better than before. The two black eyebrows were wet with fine sweat, showing a beautiful and beautiful outline of a distant mountain, bright ink eyes, slightly raised lips, but a light smile, already The graceful demeanor is more and more like thewan niang of those years.

Huang immediately looked away and held the pastel begonia tea bowl, but only slightly moistened his lips.

"What happened to Xia Yun... Don't be too sad. It's all because of her lack of people's heart." In the past, the scenery treated the maids very generously and loved to joke with them. Xia Yun had been waiting for a long time. Huang was also worried about the scenery and didn't want to pay attention to the scenery at all: "My daughter is not sad. This time, if it hadn't been for Mother Song, my daughter would have almost blamed the spring evening. Xia Yun is really too sinister and kept it like this. People are next to her. If one day she thinks I'm harsh, she will also take her daughter's personal belongings to outsiders... Thinking about it, she is sweating coldly.

This made Huang's hand shake and look at the beautiful scenery, but saw that she was shaking the fan. She still looked childish and didn't look like she didn't mean anything. Then she smiled.

She thinks too much, but she is still a child.

And this, the scenery is indeed not aimed at people other than Xia Yun.

"Speaking of Mother Song, I remember that Dongyu has been going to Luqingyuan for some days. What do you think of her?" Huang asked.

It's less than a month, which is called some days? Yijing thought to herself that Mother Song was indeed a good means. First, she worked hard on her mother, and the mother in charge of Zhongfu proposed that Jin and others in Dongyu were reasonable. She only "refused" a few words in fear, and achieved her goal with great gratitude.

"Winter Rain... is a cuntiful girl." The beautiful scenery is naturally motionless.

This seems to be a little perfunctory. Huang was slightly stunned and said lightly, "As soon as Xia Yun left, there is a first-class maid around you. If you think the winter rain is good, don't be able to promote her to the first class. I think your grandmother also has this kind of meaning."

The scenic spot nodded and still looked ignorant. Just when Huang felt satisfied, he didn't want to hear her say, "But I'm afraid that Mother Song will be sorry."

"What does this say?" Huang was surprised.

"At the beginning, Dongyu was a job in his elder brother's study, which was relatively light and economical. Mouran felt that she was getting cheap, so she proposed to transfer Dongyu to Lvqing Garden. She was still young and raised it in a blink of an eye. Mami would feel that we were willing to take care of it." Ying blinked her eyes and spoke very seriously.

Huang couldn't help thinking that the fifth mother was still a child. How could she see what Mother Song was thinking? The world's study did not need such a maid. It was a little superfluous for Dongyu to stay there, but her mother-in-law sympathized with her young age, but as the winter rain gradually grew, there was no place to stay in Songtao Garden. Although there are several little women in the house, they are not valued by their mother-in-law. The maids in Lvqingyuan are far more decent than those in other places.

Mother Song let Dongyu come to Yijing's side, just to make her granddaughter more important and plan for the future. How can she really feel sorry?

Therefore, Huang didn't pay attention to the words of the scenery at all.

After a few words of gossip, Huang led Yijing to Yuanying Hall and mentioned this matter in front of Mother Song.

"Although Dongyu is younger, even Jinger praised her for her cleverness. It can be seen that she is really smart, and Jin and others are reasonable." Huang said with a smile.

"This... It's not that the maidservant doesn't know how to praise, but after all, Dongyu is only eleven, and it's less than a month to go to Lvqingyuan. At this time, it's too fast. I dare not accept the love of the Duke's wife. It's better to look at it for a few more days." Mother Song was honest and angry, but only said modestly.

Early this morning, Dongyu met with her and told her about Lvqingyuan yesterday. Xia Yun's confession naturally made Mother Song breathe out. Fortunately, it was Wu Niang who waited for Dongyu to make out because of this. It was really a coincidence that she was unintentionally inserted. Coupled with Huang's personal promotion, Mother Song only felt that she had been ten years old. With nine stability, his words were very modest and smooth, and he "refused" as expected.

Huang was about to say "Mother's many hearts", and praised the winter rain again. Unexpectedly, the scenery suddenly took over the words: "Mother, look, my daughter said that M mother would not be willing. M mother is the most important rule. The winter rain made her feel sorry for the past, not to mention the days when she came to me at such a young age. It was short, but she waited in a blink of an eye. MchuMchu must be worried about such an exceptional promotion, which made several other maids jealous and complained that my master was unfair.

As soon as this came out, Mother Song's humility was directly frozen on the weather-beaten face.

Huang was also stunned, but the eldest princess looked at her granddaughter with a light smile and remained calm.

Mama Song was so regretful that she had to say, "Dongyu is young and can't understand. Thanks to the princess and her wife's compassion for so many years, it's really... Let her learn more rules, so as not to make any mistakes or omissions regardless of the importance."

Naturally, I didn't miss the "wonderful" on Mother Song's face. I really admire her for her unwillingness and can speak so sincerely. She said with a smile, "Dongyu has a teaching, and she is the most virtute. I wanted to let her take care of books and calligraphy for me later. She was also illiterate, although There is a useless place for heroes around the eldest brother, but there is only one person around me. With her specializing in the affairs in the study, I can save a lot of worry.

M Mother Song's sinking heart floated up and couldn't help looking at the beautiful scenery. Of course, she saw the girl's serious and childish face and suddenly flashed a pair of clear and ignorant eyes.

So all the doubts in my heart were dispelled. What did Wu Niang know? It was nothing more than that she liked the cherry recently and wanted to give the girl a chance to wait for Jin, but after all, it was still good for Dongyu... Well, it was originally a matter of Jin and later, and it was more important to get the trust of Wu Niang. Cherry, the girl There is no backer, and it is not feared to be promoted later.

Then the eldest princess asked, "So what do you think of Jinger? Which maid should be promoted to first?"

I don't want to ask Huang's opinion at all.

"Grandma, I have a second-class maid around me. She is the most diligent and cautious. She is fourteen years old this year. No matter how old she is, she is qualified as a first-class maid. Her temperament also likes her. If her grandmother doesn't object, her granddaughter would like to give her this opportunity." I no longer go around and express my opinions directly.

Only Huang didn't expect that in these three words, the calculation fell empty. He glanced at Mother Song and saw that she didn't care. He was a little sorry. Without thinking much, he blurted out, "I haven't heard of this maid. I don't know how she is."

The eldest princess frowned slightly and glanced at Huang: "Cherry has come to Yuanying Hall with Jing'er several times. I think it's good. Originally, she let the little women live in a courtyard, that is, to train them to know people and stewards. I think it's up to Jing'er to decide these maids in the future."

Huang was a sensible person and immediately realized that she had said a little too much today and quickly turned her tone: "My mother said yes, Jing'er is also old, but I didn't realize it. I just thought she was still a child, and it was inevitable to worry about her."

"My mother is also for my good, but cherry is indeed a good one. Why don't you ask her to come here and let her have a look?" Ying immediately said eagerly that he was purely a naive child and simply wanted to promote the person he liked.

At this time, she was actually not too suspicious - she thought that her grandmother had always trusted Mother Song, and it was reasonable for her stepmother to show her well. Even her father was respectful to Mother Yang and Mother Song, and respected them as a generation.

If she hadn't experienced the killing in her previous life and didn't know the evil intentions of Mother Song's grandchildren, but one day, she will let her grandmother and mother understand the true face of Mother Song.

There are still many questions about Mother Song. Before she finds the answer one by one, let her be safe and sound.

But for these two grandchildren, they must not be let go. Depriving them of their glory and wealth is just a trivial matter.

To pay for blood, life is the ultimate goal of Yijing. She will never let these two grandchildren retreat.

Of course, Huang Shi would not call the cherry to have a look. He only smiled gently and spoiledly: "As long as Jinger feels good, you don't have to be so troublesome."