The Sydney Courtyard is located in the northwest corner of the Xiangfu's mansion. It sounds like "quiet and elegant", but it is actually inaccessible and remote, and it is far away from everywhere. It takes a lot more to go to the old lady than the girls in other rooms. .
Qin Yining took Qiu Lu and Rui Lan out of the courtyard, wishing their mother, Liu Ya and the little girls to send them to the door respectfully.
Rui Lan flattered and smiled: "Girl, do you want the servants to order a few rough maids to prepare a small sedan? There is still a long way to go, and the girl is afraid to be tired." She thought about Qin Yining and ran for an hour after opening her eyes. , I'm afraid I'm running out of stamina for a while.
"No, the air is good early in the morning, and it happens to be able to loosen my muscles and bones, otherwise I will always feel uncomfortable."
Compared with the self-sufficient life in the mountains before, Qin Yining's recent days are too comfortable. She was used to the days when she didn't work today and would starve to death in a few days. She was really afraid that her will would be wiped out by this kind of life where she could stretch her hand to eat and open her mouth.
When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help smacking their tongues, but if they were afraid that they would be tired, this guy even thought that his muscles and bones were not loose. How good is his physical strength? !
Liu Ya reacted, and immediately came forward to sing with Ruilan and praised Qin Yining's physical strength. Even Qiu Lu, who was not good at words, looked at Qin Yining with admiration on her face.
Qin Yining just smiled.
Compared with yesterday's contempt, the attitude of people today is very different, which shows that her "fight to fame" has not been in vain.
This is exactly what Qin Yining wanted.
Since being gentle and sensible can't get the pamper she deserves, she can only "bright sword".
Otherwise, everyone thinks she is a soft persimmon, can't she be trampled on at will
A direct daughter who doesn't even have the ability to protect herself, why should people follow her with confidence? No one is available, which means that you have no hands, feet, ears, and eyes. How can you survive in the huge back house
The current scene is a good start for her.
Qin Yining was in a relaxed mood, and took Ruilan and Qiulu all the way to Cixiaoyuan.
The air in the morning is cold and fresh, and there is a lot more fireworks than the mountains. Qin Yining really likes this place that can be called "home" more than the deserted and lonely place.
Even the moss-covered stone bricks are interesting to walk around while admiring the surroundings.
Seeing that Qin Yining was in a good mood, Ruilan thought about it, and then went to the front and whispered: "Miss, it was midnight yesterday when Yuxiang boiled water, and she put down her words and went to the old lady to sue you, you should be more careful. , don't ask her to be framed."
Qin Yining nodded with a smile, but he didn't say much, but he also showed that he had listened to Rui Lan's words.
Seeing this, Rui Lan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that the girl did not intend to pursue her fault. Only such a tolerant and courageous master can make people feel safe.
After walking along the alley to the fork in the road and turning right, the scenery in front of him suddenly opened up. All the way forward, when he arrived at the back garden, Qin Yining couldn't help slowing down, looking at the scenery in the courtyard with interest. She has seen a lot of wild mountains and fields, and she appreciates such gardens that are artificially chiseled and ingenious.
Just when she was in a good mood, a sharp female voice that seemed childish came from behind.
"Yo, who am I supposed to be, it turns out to be you! I can't believe that a savage person like you would appreciate the garden?"
Hearing the sound, he turned around and folded his temples, the hair on his face, which was swept by the wind. Qin Yining looked at the speaker with a beautiful smile, but did not respond immediately.
The person who came was a girl with round beads and jade, who had a flat bun like her, two silver silk butterflies on her head, and a pink and white peony palace flower. , making her apple face Yuxue cute, and it looks like a plum blossom that suddenly opened in the dark winter, which makes people's eyes light up.
Ruilan guessed that Qin Yining still didn't recognize the girl in the house, and immediately saluted, "Sixth girl is well."
Qin Yining raised her eyebrows when she heard that it was Miss Six.
Copying the book last night, she asked Ruilan to serve the pen and ink, and she also asked about the situation of the people in the mansion.
The sixth lady's boudoir name is Shuangning, and her biological mother is the second master's favorite concubine, Aunt Lin. Aunt Lin is a fortunate one who gave birth to twin girls in one pregnancy. The sixth lady, Qin Shuangning, is older and has a younger sister, who is only younger than her. In less than a quarter of an hour, the name was An Ning.
Even though Miss Six and Miss Seven are twins, their appearance and temperament are completely different.
Miss Six is close to Qin Huining and is very dependent on her biological mother, Concubine Lin.
The seventh miss got close to the third and eighth misses of the third room, and was also brought up under the name of the second lady.
The second wife, Mrs. Su, gave birth to the uncle Qin Yu and the fifth master Qin Xian. She has no biological daughters. The seventh young lady is recorded in her name, so she is naturally regarded as a direct daughter.
Rui Lan talked about this and praised the second lady for her kindness.
But Qin Yining felt that if the second lady was really virtuous, how could she carry one of Concubine Lin's two daughters and suppress the other? The one who is in his hand can be taught at will, regardless of what it is taught, and the one who is suppressed will be treated unfairly and must be full of injustice and resentment. In this way, at least the sisters can be distracted.
Seeing that her twin daughters were estranged, and one of them was not close to her, the saddest one was Auntie Lin.
If you talk about mixing water, the second lady is really a master.
Qin Yining smiled and said, "It turned out to be Sixth Sister. Are you going to greet the old lady too?"
"Yeah. Naturally, I'm going to greet the old lady and see how Fourth Sister is doing. I just didn't expect to meet you on the road. It's really bad luck." Sixth Miss's nostrils turned to the sky. Humph.
Qin Yining's eyes turned cold, but her voice was very gentle: "I didn't think you would greet each other like this when you meet 'city people' sisters? It really gave me a lot of insight."
Seeing the contempt in Qin Yining's eyes, Miss Six immediately became angry: "You don't have to be complacent! Look at your domineering appearance, you dared to beat people on the first day you returned to the manor, and even dared to beat the fourth sister! You wait for your grandmother to go! "
Qin Yining smiled slightly: "Sixth girl is talking about Qin Huining? It seems that your news is not well-informed. If you say that you are wrong, your grandmother has already made it yesterday. Qin Huining provoked the harmony between my father and mother, which made my grandmother very angry, and has already punished her. Go and copy the "Book of Filial Piety"."
"You! You are bullshitting!" Miss Six jumped angrily: "You are turning black and white!"
"I don't think the sixth sister is very old, but she is confused!" Before Qin Yining could speak, three young girls walked out of the corner. It was the eighth young lady Qin Baoning who spoke. Ruyan flew to the front, bowed her knees to salute Qin Yining, and glared at Miss Six and said:
"Yesterday, the uncle just said that Qin Huining is just an adopted daughter. Now the fourth sister is on the genealogy, but you still call the wrong name. You can't tell which is your fourth sister. The uncle and the old lady know carefully. punish you."
The sixth lady's eyes turned red when she heard the words, and she said sharply, "Qin Baoning, you are too condescending! You don't recognize the fourth sister as soon as this wild hoof comes back? I got the news, she gave the fourth sister to her. Hit! We sisters have been together for so many years, you don't care about the fourth sister?"
"I'm concerned, what I care about is why Qin Huining is begging for beating! Since she begging for beating, of course she did something wrong!"
As Miss Eight said, she rolled her eyes at Miss Six, and wanted to continue mocking, but Miss Qin Jianing pulled her secretly, and she kept silent.
Seeing that the scene was about to get out of hand, Qin Anning, the seventh young lady who had been silent, hurriedly stepped forward and took her elder sister's arm, and said with a smile, "Sixth sister, let's go say hello to grandma first, don't delay the time."
Miss Six pushed her twin sister away, and said disdainfully, "Well, you can stay away from me. I don't like talking to you, the most ignorant thing. Don't you like to hug their third room's thighs on weekdays? How dare you pretend to be a good person!" As he spoke, he threw off Qin Anning's hand and left.
Miss Seven's face flushed red.
Although the third master Wang is a concubine, he has not achieved much in his official career, but his business journey has gone smoothly. Therefore, the third family is the economic pillar of the Qin family, and even the children of the third family do not rely entirely on the money of the public and the girls of the third family. And the young man, it is naturally different from the girls who depend on the monthly rate.
Miss Qi did receive some small gifts, how could she not be angry when she lost her face at this time? Immediately said angrily: "If you say that, don't you always hold Changfang's thigh? You also hold a fake one."
When Miss Eight heard the words, she clapped her hands and laughed, and Miss Six turned her head back to stare at everyone in anger. Finally, she felt that she could not get a favor, and finally walked away.
When the person was far away, the third lady took Qin Yining's hand and said: "Fourth sister, don't take offense, the twin sisters have always played with Miss Huining, this time is just a matter of spirit."
"What the third sister said is. The sixth sister is innocent, but she is interesting." Qin Yining smiled.
Qin Yining always likes to observe the environment carefully, analyze the people and things around her, and know more about the surroundings so that she can feel safe.
Now she has a general understanding of the sisters in the house.
Seeing that Qin Yining's anger and anger were invisible, and he was not as shy as yesterday, as if he had let go a lot at once, the third lady was a little more solemn to Qin Yining.
The sisters chatted softly all the way and arrived at Cixiao Garden in a short time.
Just after passing through the hall and stepping onto the bricks in the yard, the little girls serving under the porch all bowed their knees in greeting.
The two maids rolled up the brocade warm curtain, one on the left and one on the right, and the light blue fringes on the corners of a pair of sapphire gourds adorned with the corners of the curtains swayed, which was truly beautiful.
Today's warm curtain is different from yesterday's.
While lamenting the luxury of the rich, Qin Yining took off the cloak and handed it to the maid to put it away, and then followed the crowd around the "happy" interstitial to the inner room.
Today, the old lady is wearing a sapphire blue Fushou pattern and wide-sleeved jacket, her gray hair is in a round bun, and a gold-encrusted ruby with a phoenix mouth and pearls is inserted diagonally. Window on the Rohan bed.
The second wife, Mrs. Su, and the third wife, Mrs. Wang, sat beside the left and right.
The eldest grandmother Yao Shi and the second grandmother Meng Shi stood behind their mother-in-law with their heads bowed.
Among them was Qin Huining, whose half face was swollen like a pig's head.
Seeing Qin Yining, Qin Huining's pupils shrank slightly, she couldn't help shrinking, biting her lip with a pitiful look that was extremely aggrieved and did not dare to resist.
Seeing this, Miss Six, who had come a step earlier, shouted before Qin Yining and the others saluted: "Old lady, look at how swollen Fourth Sister's face is! You must punish that wild hoof severely. !"