What about the big girl
After Cheng Yuanjing said, the talents in Shou'an Hall found out that Cheng Yujin was gone.
Many people snorted, and then Cheng Min remembered that he hadn't seen Cheng Yujin for a long time. Cheng Min stood up and looked around: "I remember that Sister Jin was standing here just now, why did she disappear in the blink of an eye?"
Cheng Min turned around and found that Cheng Yujin was really not there. She frowned, called the maid over, and asked, "When did the eldest girl go out?"
A maid who was guarding the door stepped forward and replied, "The eldest lady took someone out just now, saying that the old lady's kitchen is busy here, so she went back to get some things."
"How long?"
The maid frowned and thought for a while, then said unsurely, "It's about a quarter of an hour."
Cheng Min got more and more angry when he heard it: "Miss, why didn't you come to report after you've been gone for so long?"
The little maid bowed her head and listened to the training, not daring to argue. She also felt aggrieved in her heart. The eldest wife, the second wife and the aunt were talking happily. How could they dare to come forward and disturb them
However, the little girl did not dare to say these words, the second aunt's grandmother was in the limelight, and she was a golden sign in the Yichun Hou Mansion. How could she dare to say that Cheng Yumo was wrong
Cheng Yuanjing quietly looked at the noble ladies in gold and silver, covered in greenery, through a floor-to-ceiling hood, and a burst of anger suddenly burned in his heart.
Cheng Yujin left for a quarter of an hour. Not only was no one noticed, but after being told, Princess Qingfu and Mrs Ruan didn't care. Even Cheng Yumo just raised his eyes and glanced, not in a hurry. Obviously, they all felt that there was no danger in the inner house, and Cheng Yujin was cautious. She would be fine if she went out alone.
On the contrary, it was aunt Cheng Min who searched the whole house and asked the maid to question her. In contrast, Cheng Yujin's biological mother, adoptive mother, sisters and brothers are as indifferent as a stone.
Cheng Yuanjing remembered what the janitor said. The janitor said that everything was fine in the house these two days, and his wife and wife were very happy. That's what they call, all is well
Cheng Yujin left for a quarter of an hour and no one noticed. It can be seen that before Cheng Yujin left, no one spoke to her at all, and no one cared about her. Otherwise, why did no one notice for so long, a big living person disappeared
Cheng Yuanjing thought of the usual family gatherings. Cheng Yujin always came to him to read and talk. Cheng Yuanjing thought it was Cheng Yujin who was impatient and polite, and came to him to hide in peace. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid most of it is because there is no place for her in it.
Cheng Yuanjing seemed to have a fire in his heart, which fell on the hay, and burned into a prairie with a bang. He was anxious and angry, but in the end, there was a deep sense of distress.
How did she spend the whole New Year like this? Could it be that she has been so lonely these past two days
Just as Cheng Yuanjing thought, County Master Qingfu and Mrs Ruan felt that this was not a big deal, and even Mrs. Cheng just nodded, not surprised. The female relatives discussed a few words at will, originally wanting to return to the topic they had cut off before, but when they looked back and saw Cheng Yuanjing's expression, they all fell silent.
Cheng Yuanjing did not deliberately exert pressure. He just looked at the maid just now and asked without emotion: "Who did she take with her when she went out? Which direction did she go?"
Cheng Yujin said to go back to get something, but Cheng Yuanjing didn't believe it. Cheng Yujin's face to face is a set of words, and it is a lot to believe in 50%.
The maid frowned and thought for a while, and said, "The girl took Du Ruo, it seems, and went west."
That was indeed the way back to Jinning Academy, so Cheng Yuanjing felt more at ease. He turned around and was about to leave, just when he went out, he happened to meet Cheng Yuanxian and others.
Cheng Yuanxian and Cheng Yuanhan led Huo Changyuan and Xu Erye into the courtyard. When they looked up and saw Cheng Yuanjing, they were all stunned: "Why are you back?"
Cheng Yuanxian was unprepared when he saw Cheng Yuanjing, and the words in his heart blurted out. After he asked, he felt that something was wrong, so he quickly corrected: "Why did you arrive today? Where have you been during this time, even forgot to pay New Year's greetings to your mother on the first day of the new year?"
Cheng Yuanjing glanced at them lightly, Cheng Yuanxian was a little flustered by that look, he didn't dare to wait for Cheng Yuanjing to reply, and quickly settled the problem: "Although you are busy outside, you can't forget your home. It's not easy, let's go back and rest first."
Huo Chang Yuan watched Cheng Yuanxian skillfully smooth out a complete set of self-questioning and self-answering. He did not need anyone else to answer the whole process, and he performed a series of operations such as surprise, questioning, finding reasons, and rounding the field. It was smooth and natural.
As you can see, it has been done many times before.
Huo Chang Yuan was very speechless, how could Cheng Yuanxian look like a marquis and an eldest brother, but he was so humble in front of his younger brother. It was his former husband-in-law. Huo Changyuan couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so he exited for Cheng Yuanxian: "Cheng Yuanjing, I heard that you haven't come back this year for Chinese New Year? Did something happen on official business?"
As soon as Huo Chang Yuan spoke, the topic immediately shifted to the official position, which relieved Cheng Yuanxian's embarrassment of talking to himself. Cheng Yuanjing was blocked by them, so he could only endure his impatience and reply: "No. Personal affairs."
Now even Huo Chang Yuan can't hold his face, Cheng Yuanjing really cherishes words like gold, and refuses to say a word more. Huo Chang Yuan had no choice but to take the initiative to say, "I don't want to inquire about private matters, but it's fine when you're back. The old lady and the uncle have mentioned you several times in private. Now that you're back with all your clothes, they can finally feel at ease."
After Huo Chang Yuan finished speaking, he felt that something was wrong. He just felt that Cheng Yuanxian asked and answered himself, and it was too humble to find a reason for Cheng Yuanjing, but now, isn't he doing the same thing
Huo Chang Yuan's expression changed instantly.
Cheng Yuanjing did not answer, and the scene fell into a cold scene for a while. Huo Chang Yuan could feel Cheng Yuanxian's feelings just now, but unfortunately no one made a clearance for Huo Chang Yuan at this time, and Cheng Yuanhan was still staring at Huo Chang Yuan with a dissatisfied face.
What's the matter with this kid, Cheng Yuanhan, the serious Mount Tai, is still here, Huo Changyuan is better, he is a big uncle, and he doesn't know that Cheng Yuanxian is his father-in-law!
The men blocked the door, no one wanted to speak for a while, and the situation was deadlocked. Fortunately, Cheng Yumo heard the voice at this time and walked out from the tip.
Mrs. Cheng's house is a ground dragon, and the circulation is very warm throughout the day. The windows in the house are half-supported to ventilate and disperse the fire, so as to prevent the master in the house from becoming ill. After Cheng Yumo walked to the main hall, she happened to see a familiar figure from the half-opened window. She was surprised, and suddenly jumped outside happily like a butterfly.
"Master Hou, you are here!"
Cheng Yumo didn't even bother to put on the cloak, she opened the curtain and ran out. After going out, the icy air jolted Cheng Yumo, Cheng Yuanhan saw it, and hurriedly shouted, "Mo'er, you're still wearing a single shirt, go back and add clothes!"
Cheng Yumo didn't care, she quickly ran to Huo Chang Yuan's side and hugged Huo Chang Yuan's arm affectionately. Huo Chang Yuan was wearing a cloak, and he couldn't push Cheng Yumo away in front of the Cheng family. He could only hug her shoulders and bring her into the range of his cloak.
The maids who had just reacted ran out yelling, and when they went out to see this scene, they all stopped at the door, not knowing what to do.
When Ruan heard that Cheng Yumo ran outside without wearing a coat, she was startled and hurriedly followed. Ruan Shi had Cheng Yumo's cape in her hands, but when she saw the scene outside, she was stunned for a moment, and then immediately laughed. Huo Chang Yuan caught Cheng Yumo in front of everyone, did not reprimand her for being disrespectful, and hugged Cheng Yumo with his cloak, showing how much he loves Cheng Yumo. Ruan Shi was very proud, and immediately stopped giving Cheng Yumo a cloak, but said, "Second Master, Zhang Yuan, you have finished talking. Just now, my mother said that dinner was going to be set, and you just came back. Come in, it's cold outside."
When the little maids in the room heard the movement outside, they all leaned over to the window to look, quietly covering their mouths and snickering. Even the men in the Cheng family and the second master Xu showed teasing eyes. Huo Changyuan felt very embarrassed in such eyes. In fact, he was not used to Cheng Yumo's intimate actions in front of everyone. In private, Miles Yumo was sticking to him, which Huo Changyuan found useful, but in the public, Huo Changyuan felt ashamed. .
However, the Cheng family was Cheng Yumo's natal family after all. In front of his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Huo Chang Yuan couldn't directly push his daughter away. He saw Ruan standing on the steps with a smile, and he had no intention of handing over Cheng Yumo's cloak, and even wished they would hug him for a while longer. Huo Chang Yuan was helpless, and after a short pause, he took off his cloak and put it over Cheng Yumo.
From both sides came the little girl's voice and snickering laughter. Cheng Yuanjing was shown his affection at close range. He used to be too lazy to glance at it, but now, he feels a subtle dazzling feeling.
There is nothing to show, Cheng Yujin also wore his clothes, not even a cloak, but a coat.
In this way, Cheng Yuanjing wanted to see Cheng Yujin even more. He was busy outside and forgot until noon on the 30th, when he finally remembered today's New Year's Eve with the reminder of his valet. However, it was too late to rush back to Cheng's house at that time, so Cheng Yuanjing had to quickly put an end to the matter in his hand, and then immediately rushed to the Marquis of Yichun.
When he returned to Cheng's house, he did not care about Cheng Yuanjing's identity, nor was he acting for outsiders to see, he just wanted to see Cheng Yujin.
Cheng Yuanjing has not really celebrated Chinese New Year with his family since he could remember. His mother died when he was three, and by the time he was six, he "died" too. He never felt that the New Year was anything special compared to the rest of the days, but this year, for some reason, he couldn't bear to be alone any longer.
When he returned to Cheng's house, it was already the second year of the second year. Cheng Yuanjing came to look for Cheng Yujin as soon as he returned to the house. After being shown by Huo Changyuan inexplicably, Cheng Yuanjing wanted to see Cheng Yujin even more.
At this time, all the female relatives in the room knew that Huo Chang Yuan was here, and even several cousins from the Xu family were huddled in front of the window, scrambling to watch the scene outside. They came late and didn't see the scene of Huo Chang Yuan hugging Cheng Yumo, but it was enough to see Cheng Yumo wearing Huo Chang Yuan's clothes. Xu Nianchun covered their mouths and surrounded the kang excitedly and shyly. frolic.
Cheng Min also followed, and said with a smile, "I know that your little husband and wife are in a good relationship, come in quickly, mother has been thinking of you for a long time."
Huo Chang Yuan was relieved and took the lead to walk forward. Cheng Yuanjing saw the situation and left, and went out against the crowd. Huo Chang Yuan felt strange and asked others, "Where is he going?"
The maid replied, "Ninth Master is going to find the eldest girl."
Huo Chang Yuan was stunned: "The eldest girl is not in the house?"
Huo Chang Yuan couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. He seemed to be disappointed and angry. How does the Cheng family work? During the big reunion season, everyone gathers around to joke and laugh, but Cheng Yujin is not there
At that moment, Huo Chang Yuan even wanted to turn around and go out to find Cheng Yujin, but he was surrounded by people and could not escape. The matter in the yard had long been relayed to Mrs. Cheng by the mother-in-law vividly, but now the girls of the Cheng family looked at him with a smile, both mocking and smug in their eyes. Huo Chang Yuan couldn't explain it, and after a dazed effort, Cheng Yuanjing was about to go out.
The second room can be said to have a big face, Ruan Shi is proud of it, and she does not shy away from speaking in volume. When Ruan saw Cheng Yumo's wrist was replaced with a new bracelet, she deliberately asked, "Mo'er, where's your suet jade bracelet? It was given by your grandmother, how did you take it off?"
Cheng Yumo's voice was mixed with the noise of the woman, and said, "When my birthday was my birthday, Lord Hou gave me a pair of new bracelets. I couldn't bear to slap Lord Hou's wishes, so I replaced them."
It turned out that this pair was sent by Huo Chang Yuan, and the surrounding women exclaimed with envy. Cheng Yuanjing was about to walk out of the door. He had a good ear and stopped when he heard this sentence.
"What did you say?"
Cheng Yumo suddenly saw Cheng Yuanjing stop and talk to her across a courtyard. Seeing Cheng Yuanjing staring at her, Cheng Yumo was sure that Cheng Yuanjing was indeed asking her. Cheng Yumo was a little frightened and said, "I said that on my birthday a few days ago, Lord Hou gave me a birthday gift..."
Cheng Yuanjing's eyes became colder, he really heard it right, Cheng Yumo was talking about his birthday.
Cheng Yumo and Cheng Yujin are twins. Cheng Yumo's birthday, what about Cheng Yujin
Cheng Yuanjing's eyes were heavy and he asked, "When?"
"Ah? Oh, did Uncle Ninth ask me about my birthday? It's the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month."
At this time, Cheng Yujin, the eldest girl who made Shou'an Hall uproar, was sitting in the small attic next to the garden, cooking tea and chatting with Lin Qingyuan.
She didn't know what the outside world had tossed to find her, let alone Cheng Yuanjing's return. With a smile on her face, Cheng Yujin looked at Lin Qingyuan quietly and calmly.
Looking at it from such a close distance, Lin Qingyuan became more and more beautiful. The more Cheng Yujin looked, the more satisfied she became, and the more sincere the smile on her face.
Lin Qingyuan was talking about the book he was reading today, when he raised his head and met Cheng Yujin's eyes, his voice suddenly stopped.
Miss Cheng is still well-mannered and beautiful, but why does he feel that her eyes are not quite right
It's like an old farmer smiling and watching a pig that has been fat all over the winter, and it's like an old mother watching a son who has worked hard to raise a son who has finally been named in the gold medal list.
Lin Qingyuan was startled with goosebumps by his own association.
Just when the water boiled, Cheng Yujin stretched out her slender wrist, skimmed the tea foam skillfully, and poured in the second wave of raw water. Tea cooking is all about quietness, slowness, and elegance, and this set of movements, done by Cheng Yujin, is indescribably pleasing to the eye.
Her fair and slender hands seemed to have magic power, and Lin Qingyuan's eyes couldn't help falling on Cheng Yujin's wrist, and he couldn't look away. As Cheng Yujin moved, he asked, "Brother Lin is very knowledgeable, and Yujin is eye-opening. Big brother Lin is so knowledgeable, yet he is so diligent, even during the New Year."
Cheng Yujin's question finally pulled Lin Qingyuan out of that kind of mysterious realm. Lin Qingyuan recovered and realized that he was staring intently at the girl's hand, which was very embarrassing. He lowered his head and coughed, and his ears couldn't help but feel warm: "The eldest miss has won awards, and the official leave is limited. I can't go back to my hometown, so I can only stay in the capital to read. These days my colleagues are reuniting with my family, and I can't find a clear talk about knowledge. The people who were there, they thought of trying their luck and came to Jing Xing. Unfortunately, Jing Xing was not there either.”
"Uncle Ninth went out to visit friends, come back in a few days if you want to come." Cheng Yujin didn't know anything about the outside world, and smiled to tempt the prey, "If Brother Lin is in a hurry, you might as well leave the words with me and wait for Uncle Ninth to come back. , I will immediately send someone to the Lin Mansion to remind Brother Lin."
Lin Qingyuan was very grateful and cupped his hands: "Thank you, Miss. Miss Cheng was so hospitable and helped me a lot, but I don't know how to repay."
Cheng Yujin lowered her head, her slender eyelashes were like butterfly wings, and trembled slightly: "How can Big Brother Lin reward you for your effort? If Big Brother Lin is really sorry, why don't you teach me some poetry."
This Lin Qingyuan is good at it. He has a broad nature. He didn't think much about it, and he accepted it with a wave of his hand: "What's the difficulty of this, the big girl can wrap it around me."
Cheng Yujin raised her head and smiled at Lin Qingyuan. Lin Qingyuan didn't know why he was dizzy by that smile. He quickly staggered his eyes and wandered back and forth, not knowing what to look at. Finally, the water in the teapot murmured again, and Lin Qingyuan hurriedly said as if he had found a savior, "Miss, the water is boiling."
"Well." Cheng Yujin responded, raising her hand and pouring a third water into the boiling bubble. The water vapor is dense, the tea leaves are heated by boiling water, and the light and long tea fragrance spreads in the room.
Cheng Yujin's voice sounded with the fragrance of tea: "Brother Lin, you are alone during the New Year and can't go home, won't your family be worried?"
Lin Qingyuan sighed, and it was rare to feel a little lonely: "Of course my parents and my mother are not at ease. They wrote letters several times, but loyalty and filial piety are difficult to balance. Since I enter the Hanlin, I must always put the holy life first."
Cheng Yujin nodded, put down the water, and sighed: "Brother Lin said yes. However, pity the hearts of parents in the world, Brother Lin is like this, I am afraid that the elders in the family will not be at ease. Why did Brother Lin never think about starting a family? I wouldn’t be so worried about it.”
The topic became heavy and private for some reason. Lin Qingyuan exhaled and said, "My mother and grandmother have urged me about this, but I always feel that it is not yet time."
"Not in time?" Cheng Yujin raised her eyebrows and asked, "How do you say this?"
Lin Qingyuan was silent, and shook his head in disappointment after a while: "Men should be married and women should be married, it is normal for people to marry. However, I always feel that the time to get married has not yet come, and now I have not found that person, I don't want to rashly. marry."
Cheng Yujin raised her eyebrows when she heard this, obviously surprised and shocked. Lin Qingyuan's seriousness about marriage is far beyond Cheng Yujin's imagination. When she grew up so big, who of the noble children around her would not be lying on the merits of their ancestors and eating dividends, walking around the streets all day long, sleeping in flowers and living willows, and when they were old, they married a lady-like wife of the right household. But this doesn't affect them hanging out with their confidantes. What they have to do is to give respect to the wife and not let some of their confidantes pass the wife.
Cheng Yujin is also accustomed to this kind of husband and wife model. Her father and mother, her aunts and uncles, and even her sisters all lead such a life. A concubine is just a part of the family's property. If you manage it well, don't let them give birth to the eldest son, and don't let the husband spoil the concubine to destroy the wife. That's enough, who would be serious with the concubines
As for whether you like it or not, no one has considered it at all. Like Lin Qingyuan, who has not met the woman he likes, and drags the unmarried, it is simply an anomaly.
Cheng Yujin paused for a long time, then lowered her head and smiled: "I really envy Brother Lin's future wife. How lucky I am to be treated so seriously by Brother Lin."
Cheng Yujin has been laughing all day, but only now is she really laughing. Ironically, however, she smiled wryly.
Cheng Yujin thought to herself, how happy would it be to be treated like this by a man? She always despised Huo Chang Yuan and Cheng Yumo, but Cheng Yumo was also sincerely loved by Huo Chang Yuan in her last life. Only her whole life has always been like her father, mother, aunt and uncle, respecting each other like guests, starting with interests and ending with interests.
Lin Qingyuan blushed at what Cheng Yujin said. He glanced at Cheng Yujin. Through the mist, her face could not be seen clearly, but the flowers in the mist were even more beautiful. Lin Qingyuan suddenly stuttered: "Actually... I'm not as serious as the big girl said. I'm just an ordinary person, the big girl doesn't have to think like that."
Cheng Yujin raised her head and smiled at Lin Qingyuan: "Why not? Brother Lin is too unconfident in himself."
Lin Qingyuan's future wife is certainly worthy of the envy of everyone, because that person is her! Such a lucky person, who else will she be spared
Such an infatuated seedling, let him go to find his true love? How could it be possible, Cheng Yujin of course had to use some means to intercept it.