Sheng Weiwu was very happy to see Sheng Weiqiao coming over. She thought her cousin was here to take her to the lantern festival. She recalled the deer tendon she ate on the Lantern Festival with great interest and said, "It would be great if we could eat it every day. Our family The cook has made deer tendons before, but they were not as delicious as what he ate that day."
It's okay that she didn't mention deer tendons, but she did. Sheng Weiqiao suddenly remembered what Princess Qingfang said to her on the corridor outside the private room that day. He immediately thought of Sheng Suihe again, and felt that nothing was right in his whole body. of.
In fact, facing my sister, and being such a young sister, I couldn't bear to have an attack, so I forced myself to endure it, and made a smile: "You really have to eat it every day, you will definitely get tired of eating it for three days in a row! Besides, everything is too much, let's Growing up in Nanfeng County, I am a bit uncomfortable with the climate and soil here in Chang'an, so it's better to be more restrained in eating, otherwise if you get sick, you will have less to eat and you won't be able to go out to play!"
When Sheng Weiwu heard this, she thought of how depressed she was when Sheng Suihe ordered her to be detained in the room when she was sick. She immediately put aside her greed for deer sinews and nodded seriously: "What the third sister said is that there is no such kind of deer." It’s okay to eat gluten... Anyway, our cook can also cook a lot of delicious food."
"Our girl is the most well-behaved!" Sheng Weiqiao smiled, pinched her cheek, and mentioned the matter of returning to Nanfeng County to her again.
Who would have thought that when the little girl heard this, she pouted with a look of reluctance: "Third sister, it was very cold when we came here. We saw almost nothing about the scenery of Chang'an! Every time I go out, there’s nothing but snow! To be honest, I still don’t know what the city of Chang’an looks like. After I went back, I met my family and asked me what places I’ve been to since I’ve been in Chang’an for so long. I can’t even answer it, don’t you think it’s embarrassing? So why did you leave so early? Didn’t you say before that you wouldn’t go back until April or May when the weather has completely warmed up?”
"We have been away from home for a long time. Doesn't eighth sister miss her family?" Sheng Weiqiao was anxious, but he couldn't get angry with her sister, so she could only coax her with gentle words, "Besides, there are so many powerful people in Chang'an City, so they have to speak and do things. Be cautious, how can you be as relaxed and comfortable as returning to our Nanfeng County?"
He always talks hard and even uses his trump card, "Sister, I want to go back. Sister Eight, you always say that you like me the most, are you lying to me? Aren't you willing to go back with me? Or do you have the heart to leave your sister alone?" Walking all this way back to Nanfeng County alone?"
After spending a long time like this, Sheng Weiwu reluctantly agreed to go back as soon as possible... Well, for this reason, Sheng Weiqiao also specially took care of the little girl. Before leaving, she seized every opportunity to take her to eat, play and go shopping as much as possible...
No matter what, his sister finally nodded. Sheng Weiqiao breathed a sigh of relief and went to find Gongsun Yingjiang again.
When Gongsun Yingjiang heard that she planned to go back early, he thought that it was probably because she had a falling out with Sheng Suihe. In order to please her uncle, she objected with a smile: "We finally came to Chang'an, how could we leave so early? ? Anyway, Nanfeng County didn’t send any news to urge us to leave! It’s still so cold today, so let’s forget it! Speaking of which, my aunt is already getting married at my age, shouldn’t we wait until the gold list comes out, please? Uncle, can you help me find a suitable husband to marry?"
Sheng Weiqiao looked at her with a complicated expression, and then said after a moment: "If you don't want to go back, then just stay and follow your uncle. Anyway, your uncle will definitely be able to take care of you."
Gongsun Yingjiang's face stiffened when he heard this, and he showed a timid expression, and said in panic: "Auntie, what did I do wrong? Do you want me to be gone?"
"...Don't get me wrong!" Sheng Weiqiao has always been soft-spoken and softer towards the same sex than the opposite sex. Although he knew that Gongsun Yingjiang was used to pretending to be pitiful and weak, he still subconsciously slowed down his tone and said, "No. I don’t want you, but... how should I put it?"
She thought about it for a while, but she still didn't reveal Sheng Suihe's life experience. After all, for such a big matter, even if Gongsun Yingjiang looked at her face and acted normally, he would definitely break the casserole and get to the bottom of it, but Sheng Weiqiao was at this moment. I really don't want to mention this matter... If she hadn't been pursuing this matter fiercely, would she have taken the initiative to show up at my door today, and been taken advantage of and blackmailed? !
Just thinking about it now makes my heart bleed!
So I just said, "Go back and ask your uncle yourself!"
After saying that, he didn't let Gongsun Yingjiang ask any questions. He waved his hand and left weakly.
Gongsun Yingjiang was confused when he heard this, thinking that this time it was his aunt who took the initiative to ask him to ask his uncle, and he was not the one to interrupt without authorization.
That night, I really took advantage of the opportunity when there was no one outside and went to the study to find Sheng Suihe.
Sheng Suihe has not left the study room so far that day, and Yi Liu came out to bring dinner in. He only told the other servants that he was absorbed in studying and did not want to be disturbed.
In fact, there were traces of being slapped by Sheng Weiqiao on his face, and he was afraid that people would see it and spread rumors... He could bear this kind of public opinion, but Sheng Weiqiao would definitely not be able to bear it.
Fortunately, the girl's hands were weak, so after dinner, Yiliu went to the kitchen to ask for hot water and brought it in for him to wash. He covered it with the hot handkerchief for a while and then calmed down.
Although the injuries on the arms and chest cannot heal so quickly, these places can be easily concealed, and the people of Tortoiseshell Island are very good at handling this kind of trauma, whether it is Sheng Sleeping Crane, Yishan, or Yiliu. There is always a ready supply of medicine on hand, and he is probably more skilled than the doctor sitting in front of him.
After cleaning up, he lit a burner of incense to cover up the smell of medicine and blood. When Gongsun Yingjiang came in, he didn't find anything unusual at all. After saying hello, he told Sheng Weiqiao exactly how he went to find her.
After Sheng Suihe sat at the case and listened to the narrative expressionlessly, he carefully questioned Sheng Weiqiao about his look and tone when he went to find her. In the end, he did not mean to answer her questions and only said slowly: "I understand... you Let's go back!"
Gongsun Yingjiang asked half tentatively and half curiously: "Uncle, I think my aunt is very angry this time! I'm afraid she really will leave Chang'an before the imperial examination."
Generally speaking, the general examination starts on the ninth day of February, with three consecutive exams lasting nine days each, and the results are released at the end of the month.
After that, if there happens to be no major events in the court, the palace examination will normally be held on March 15th, and the results will be announced two days later. Then there will be a series of procedures such as giving banquets, practicing rituals, giving court uniforms, crowns and belts, and expressing gratitude. After the Shi Lai ceremony is over, it’s almost late March.
And Sheng Weiqiao is now eager to leave Chang'an, and there is a high probability that he will leave before that time.
"You don't need to worry about this." However, Sheng Suihe said nonchalantly and waved her away.
In the next few days, Sheng Weiqiao excused herself from feeling unwell and hardly left the house. Sheng Suihe, except for the first two days, showed concern in front of the servants because he knew that the girl was still embarrassed and worried about visiting him in person. It would irritate her, so she pretended to be immersed in studying and didn't ask any more questions.
He and Sheng Weiqiao each knew this situation well, and both thought it would be better for them not to meet each other for a short time and to calm down.
But Sheng Xiang, Lu Jin and others all felt heavy: These two masters must have fallen out!
And it’s not just any ordinary falling out…
After all, Sheng Suihe didn't go to coax Sheng Weiqiao this time!
Even in the past two days, I didn’t even ask!
What does this mean
It means that the brother and sister have completely broken up!
Both the steward and the maid were very frightened: How are we going to explain this to Nanfeng County? !
Compared with Sheng Xiang's worries, Lu Jin became more determined to plot against Sheng Suihe and prevent him from getting ahead, lest he be disadvantaged to Sheng Weiqiao after being named on the gold list. The problem was that when she wanted to do this, she found... she didn't have it at all. Chance!
After all, she was Sheng Weiqiao's confidant maid, and she was not responsible for serving Sheng Suihe at all.
Even though Sheng Suihe was very polite to her, Lu Qi and others, his attitude was just that of a pleasant person!
In fact, they have no way to get involved in this eldest young master’s affairs!
Before Yishan and Yiliu didn't come, Lu Jin could still excuse Sheng Suihe because he didn't have a maid around him. Not only did he send a maid over to serve him, but he could still watch Gongsun Xi do something when he was too busy.
However, Sheng Sleeping Crane now has two maids and a young boy, and there is also Gongsun Xi who really wants to be a servant. Sheng Sleeping Crane himself is not difficult to take care of, and the Sheng Sleeping Crane is only so big now. When we are busy in the morning, noon and evening, it is difficult to turn around in places like the kitchen, let alone to avoid the eyes of others when trying to murder Sheng Sleeping Crane!
As an ordinary maid, Lu Jin was helpless after thinking about it. Thinking that Sheng Weiqiao had completely offended Sheng Suihe this time. Spring had not yet begun, and Sheng Suihe didn't even bother to pretend. If he The scientific examination went well... How will you take revenge on Sheng Weiqiao in the future
The eldest maid became more and more worried as she thought about it. In desperation, she secretly discussed with Lu Qi, Jin Li and others, hoping that there might be some strategy with the large number of people. But when Lu Qi heard that she had no choice, she couldn't help it: "I always listen to my sister in everything, and she can't even find a solution. I'm so stupid, I'm afraid I have no clue!"
Jinli, on the other hand, although he is two years younger than them, has always been calm and clever. At this moment, he whispered: "When we were living in Ningweihou's mansion, it seemed that Ningweihou and his wife were very fond of young ladies? Especially later, Ningweihou How many times has the Weihou Mansion been here, and what they say is that they value the young lady more than the eldest son?"
"...But the Xu family is an outsider after all!" Lu Qi heard this and said subconsciously, "Are they willing to get involved in our family's housework? Besides, the master and his wife at home, as well as the old master and his wife, if they know that we will kill the eldest son, It is rumored that I am not getting along with the young lady, and I have asked the Xu family for help, so I am afraid I will be furious!"
Jinli hurriedly said: "Who told them about the quarrel between the eldest young master and the young lady? Didn't the young lady want to return to Nanfeng County early two days ago? Let's just use this matter as a cover and say that there will be no big brother on the way back. The young master was walking with him, he was a little worried, and asked if there was an older and more reliable steward in the Marquis' Mansion who could give him a ride... The second young lady of the Xu family had previously issued an order to expel the young lady. For this reason, the old Marquis of the Xu family once wanted to come to Chang'an in person. It was only because our eldest son wrote to the old man that he was persuaded to go back! Now if we give the Xu family a chance to help, they will surely beg for it!"
"And the lady hasn't decided on the specific return trip yet! Once they know about it, they will definitely inquire from time to time to show their concern."
"With them coming to inquire from time to time, even if the eldest son harbors resentment towards the young lady, or even has any thoughts of revenge, he must restrain himself!"
Lu Jin frowned for a moment and said: "It is not good to reveal the Sheng family's affairs to the Xu family. After all, we are just servants. If the master and his wife in Nanfeng County find out later, they will blame us for our incompetence and failure to coordinate well." The relationship between the young lady and the eldest young master is trivial; if they misunderstand us and cheat on us, and deliberately betray the Sheng family, we will be in trouble!"
Hearing the words "eat inside and outside", Lu Qi and Jin Li's expressions froze, showing panic: Loyal servants like them, at least servants who consider themselves loyal servants, have nothing left after they have devoted themselves to their master's family and died. , I am afraid that even if they have to make such a huge sacrifice, they will be considered a betrayal. Not only will their family be affected, but even the Feng family who chose them to serve Sheng Weiqiao will not be able to escape suspicion. This is not to share the master's worries and solve his problems, but to actually deceive the master. Got it!
So Lu Jin hesitated for a while and said: "In this case, let's observe first. If the eldest young master is against the young lady... we will immediately seek help from the Hou Mansion! Even if the master and his wife know about it, we are here to protect the young lady. It would not be a good idea to do so. You blame us too much. But if the eldest young master just ignores the young lady, we still stand still... "
After a pause, he said, "The weather is very harsh now, and the young lady is delicate and expensive, so it's okay to have a hard time traveling! The servants we brought to Chang'an are not so valuable! Send someone reliable and find an excuse to talk to the eldest son and Sheng Xiang." Wait for him to perfunctoryly pass it over in front of others, and ask him to go back and report to the master and his wife as soon as possible... a few months is enough time!"
That's it.
Just because Sheng Lanci and his wife doted on their daughter too much, when they were in Nanfeng County, almost everything had been considered for Sheng Weiqiao in advance, so she didn't have to worry about everything.
Over the years, not only Sheng Weiqiao developed the habit of looking for her parents when she had problems, but her close attendants Lu Jin and others also became quite dependent on Sheng Lanci and his wife.
Now Sheng Weiqiao is in Chang'an, but Sheng Lanci and his wife are far away in Nanfeng County. Although Lu Jin and others are worried about their master, they think they have exhausted their efforts. Since there is no Sheng Lanci and his wife who can ask for instructions immediately, they are worried. Eight times.
So much so that I was a little distracted during the next two days of service.
Fortunately, Sheng Weiqiao was bothered by himself at the moment and didn't notice anything unusual about them.
But on the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, the relationship between Sheng Suihe and Sheng Weiqiao took a turn for the better.