No matter how Wei Huan secretly planned and acted, Wei Zhengya was from Ruiyu Hall after all. He died at the hands of "rong people". Of course, Wei Huan's group also had to go to express condolences.
Wei Changying was actually very reluctant to go.
By this time, Mr. He had recovered and returned to serve her. Zhu Lan and four other young maids were also picked up from the village and continued to work as second-class maids in the Shuangting Court. I don’t know if I met a powerful nanny in Zhuangzi to train me. Originally, Zhu Lan and others were mostly the juniors of the He family and in charge, and secondly, they were young and very lively and noisy, so much so that they didn’t care whether Wei Changying was there or not. Named Shuangting, this courtyard is very lively all year round.
But when they came back this time, they were all well-behaved and looked much calmer than before. Wei Changying is not very picky about the people around him. The chirping of the little maids doesn't bother her as long as they don't disturb her too much. Now that they are calm and sensible, she just praises them a few times. After all, Zhu Lan could be singled out to serve her. No matter it was noisy or quiet, things were always done with care.
It's just that Lvfang and Lvhuan, who have always been relied upon by the chief guard Ying, did not come back together. The public reason was that they were favored by the steward at Zhuangzi, and when they were old enough, they asked Mrs. Song for grace and married into Zhuangzi. . He also helped Wei Changying prepare two congratulatory gifts and send them over.
The real reason He revealed privately: "This time the eldest lady was in danger. I heard that the green clothes and green clothes she brought with her not only failed to protect the eldest lady, but became a burden. The old lady was very angry, saying that such a personal agent It’s okay for women to be useful in daily life, but it’s useless at critical times! This is still in Fengzhou. If the eldest lady leaves the pavilion, it will be embarrassing for them to go out, so they all changed.”
"Qin Ge, Yan Ge and the others?" Wei Changying asked doubtfully.
He whispered: "Miss, please don't underestimate them. When these four came, the maid also thought that their hands and feet were thick and their mouths were calloused! How can I look like someone who can serve the eldest daughter meticulously? So? ... He even went to tell the old lady, but the old lady called Qin Ge to the court, and in front of the maid, Qin Ge beat three or four guards outside the courtyard to the ground with his bare hands! "
Wei Changying understood that Mrs. Song was shocked and frightened by this attack, and she also began to make amends. Wei Xinyong said before that because he was not the eldest son, although Wei Huan inherited Ruiyu Hall from the old Duke Jingping, he did not get "Biwu" because of his aunt's advice. But this time his brother and sister were in danger, which gave Wei Huan reason and opportunity to seize the power of this secret guard through both soft and hard tactics.
As soon as the secret guards of the clan got their hands on Mrs. Song, she was the first person to think of her own grandchildren.
I am afraid that not only the maids around Wei Changying have been changed, but also new ones in Wei Changfeng's Liuhua Courtyard.
"It's true that my service is not meticulous enough, but they have just come here, and it will take some time before they know my habits." Wei Chang Ying said, "Auntie, I should give them some pointers when I have time."
"Does this need to be said by a young lady?" Mr. He smiled slightly, "My maid has been giving you instructions all day long! It's just that these people didn't learn much about serving people in the past. It doesn't matter in a big place, but they are lacking in subtleties. It takes step-by-step instruction." He has always been very demanding when it comes to making Wei Changying's life more comfortable.
Wei Changying said with a smile: "They are all around you anyway. Just point out the areas that you can't do and ask them to remember them. I think the people my grandma chooses are always smart. If they can't remember them once, they can always remember them after several times." Living."
Although he was very tolerant to the new maids, the ambassadors who had served him for many years suddenly left. Among them, Lu Yi and Lu Qi died tragically in the forest. Wei Changying still felt angry: "This condolences I have to go, otherwise, I really don’t want to go.”
He originally sympathized with Wei Changxian because they shared the same problem, and even persuaded Wei Changying and Wei Changxian to live in harmony, but Duke Jingping actually murdered her as "the eldest lady is always right. If the eldest lady is wrong, Please see the "Wei Changying" in the previous sentence... The little sympathy she had for Wei Changxian was immediately thrown out of the sky by He. She now hates everyone in the Jingping Palace. She has a shrewd temperament and speaks harsh words early. He just said he was used to it: "Why should the eldest lady think that she went to express condolences? Wouldn't it be nice to just go and see what happened after that person was punished, and also hear how everyone in the Jingping Palace was in mourning?"
These words made Wei Changying laugh out loud, and she stopped herself from pinning a jeweled begonia flower on her head: "What my aunt said is, well, after all, the name is condolences, so I don't want the begonia flower of this color." Wear it and exchange it for that frozen white pear flower!"
After picking and choosing, she changed into a hairpin ring suitable for condolences, and chose plain clothes and skirts. She looked in the mirror and saw that there was nothing inappropriate. Wei Changying stood up and said, "Where are the fourth and fifth sisters?" That’s about it. Let’s wait on the back porch.”
Although Rui Yutang still has a lingering hatred for Duke Jingping, the losses and manipulations on both sides are secret. On the surface, Wei Zhengya previously scolded the Rong people for his niece, and this time Wei Huan also invited Feng Shisun for Wei Changxu. , the two sides are very friendly and harmonious.
Therefore, after Wei Zhengya's death, Mrs. Song no longer wanted to feel secretly happy, so she had to quickly change her clothes and rush across the house with Mrs. Pei to "comfort" Mrs. Liu. Of course, comfort is secondary, and the most important thing is to help with the funeral. After all, Wei Zhengya was an only son, and Duke Jingping was obsessed with mysteries and was not interested in the backyard. After his old wife left, he didn't even have a concubine, and it was even said that he would be the one to preside over the palace. Mrs. Su is a capable woman but she is a daughter-in-law. It is not easy for her to make the final decision in many aspects of her father-in-law's funeral.
At this time, of course we had help from the clan, especially the clan leader Wei Huan, who came to help.
Mrs. Song and Mrs. Pei were responsible, so they left early, leaving their children behind and arriving later. Brother Wei Changfeng went to the front door to ride his horse, then went around to the back door to wait for his sisters. The girls like Wei Changying got on the car from the backyard, and then left the house through the back door. They met together and went to the Jingping Duke's house, so as not to come in in twos and threes, which was not good-looking and caused people to rush back and forth.
So now Wei Changying has to wait for his two sisters to leave together.
She estimated the time very accurately, and after only waiting for a short while on the long corridor that she had to pass by, she saw the maids and sisters approaching slowly.
Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan's attire is similar to that of Wei Changying. It is said that if you want to be pretty and filial, the most important thing for a wealthy lady is silk and satin. The elders generally like the younger ones to wear colorful clothes. Except for funerals, girls have no chance to wear plain clothes.
Therefore, I am used to seeing sisters dressed in gorgeous clothes. Today, when I first saw them wearing plain clothes and hairpins, they felt indescribably beautiful. When they saw each other, they were both stunned. Wei Changying teased his two cousins: "You look alike, but now that you are dressed like this, you look even more alike. If Chang Yan hadn't been short of stature, standing here would be like putting a mirror in the middle."
Because Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan's fathers were concubines and their aunts married into high families, although they had never been treated badly since they were children, they had never been treated like treasures by either their grandmothers or their aunts - After all, the Pei family has a low background, and Mrs. Pei does not have the confidence of Mrs. Song. She is afraid that if she blindly dotes on her children, others will laugh at her for being shallow and unable to teach.
Therefore, the sisters from Sanfang are reserved in temperament and have always been cautious in their words and deeds. They have always adhered to the principle of not taking an extra step or saying a word.
Of course, no matter how old they are, sisters can still joke around a bit.
However, this time Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan saw something strange when they saw Wei Changying. Wei Gaochan opened his mouth and asked after a few breaths: "Sister, are you... also going to Jingping Gong's Mansion? "
"Yes." The elders Wei Huan and Mrs. Song deliberately concealed it. Wei Changying didn't know that the Imperial Capital and Fengzhou had already been discussing her reputation. Wei Gaochan also noticed that her three siblings had been The ambush on the official road had something to do with Duke Jingping, so I was curious that I had been harmed by this uncle, but still went to express my condolences calmly, so I curled my lips and said in a pointed way, "It's my uncle after all. Now that I have been killed by the soldiers, I must try my best...especially to talk to my aunt."
After hearing this, Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan were silent for a moment, and then Wei Changyan said in a low voice: "Third sister... The first one was frightened. In fact, if we don't go today, I think my cousin can do it too." "Understanding."
Since Wei Changying misunderstood that his two cousins sympathized with him for being cheated by Wei Zhengya, but now they still wanted to express condolences to him, he persuaded himself not to go, and said with a smile: "It's only a few steps away, after all, I am Junior, since you can get up, it’s not a good idea not to go to such a big event.”
Seeing that she insisted on going, Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan looked at each other, with a trace of reluctance flashing in their eyes. They were just afraid that Wei Changying would be favored by Mrs. Song, and did not dare to force her not to go out.
They followed the guard chief Ying, looking distressed. This distress became even more intense when they arrived at the carriage. The carriage prepared for them by the servants was very spacious, and it was enough for the three sisters to ride together with their maids. This carriage was originally designed for women to travel together. The purpose was to avoid the cramped and boring situation of one person per carriage, and to allow several people to ride together so that they could talk.
Normally, the Wei sisters would take this car if they went out together, so Wei Changying didn't think much about it. She was the eldest among the three sisters here, so she held He's hand and got into the car, and also closed the car curtain. , it’s so convenient for my cousin to come up.
However, after she got into the car and sat down in the middle seat, she saw Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan still standing beside the car, looking at each other, very embarrassed.
Guard Chief Ying said in surprise: "Why don't you come up?"
"Third sister..." Wei Gaochan bit her lip and thought for a moment before saying with difficulty, "I... Chang Yan and I want... to talk alone."
Although Wei Changying and these two cousins had grown up together since childhood and had similar temperaments, they were not as close as Song Zaishui, who had only known each other for a few months. Now that the two sisters were openly talking about private things that they didn't want her to hear, she didn't feel any discomfort at all. She just reminded: "Aren't you going to express your condolences to your uncle? What are you going to say now? Mother and third aunt are already here. There, Changfeng and the others are still waiting at the back door. It would be rude if we delay if there are too many people there." He advised, "Let's wait until the condolences are over."
This was reasonable and reasonable. Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan couldn't find any suitable reason for a while, but they really didn't want to be in the same car with Wei Changying, so they muttered: "This... we... let's take another car. Talk on the road."
"What do you have to say in such a hurry?" Wei Changying asked suspiciously, "Can the car be ready in just a minute and a half?" (To be continued)