Qin Yining lowered his head, not wanting to argue with the old lady, so he simply responded, "Yes."
Seeing that Qin Yining was so well-behaved, the old lady eased a lot, and turned to say: "Although you say that, don't forget to learn as soon as possible. My sister is about to get married, and during this period, I will pay attention to the affairs of my husband's family. If you can't support the wall with mud, you will be rejected, and the marriage will not be good, but I am too lazy to care about you."
Qin Yining pursed his lips and raised his head, with a well-behaved smile on his face, "What the old lady instructed is that I must study hard and live up to your expectations."
Her face is naturally carved, and although it is a charming appearance, her eyes are as pure as a clear spring. When she smiles, the little pear vortex on her cheeks looks very cute, and the old lady is almost going to be beaten by her. The lovable smile and docile attitude softened.
With a sullen face, he waved his hands and said, "Go ahead."
"Yes, granddaughter retire." Qin Yining bowed and stepped back.
The old lady added unnaturally: "If you have something to do, go to Mother Qin."
Qin Yining immediately gave a moderately flattered smile: "Yes, thank you old lady."
Seeing Qin Yining go out obediently, the old lady said, "Lujuan, what do you think of this child?"
Lujuan is Mother Qin's small print.
Mother Qin smiled and came forward and handed the old lady a brass carved hand warmer with a moderate temperature, and said with a smile: "The old lady has a good eye, and she only thinks about carving this piece of jade, isn't it? How is she? After all, she is also the biological daughter of the eldest master, and her qualifications cannot be wrong. Besides, the old slave feels that she must be a tough and intelligent person who can endure so many hardships to this day."
Without tenacity, it is impossible to live alone for six years at a young age. Without intelligence, it is impossible to live to this day in the crisis-ridden city and mountains.
The old lady sighed: "I'm also complicated for her, maybe it's because of blood... Sister Hui's affairs are settled? You can be careful, don't wrong my sister Hui."
Seeing that the old lady didn't take her words to heart, and she couldn't say more, she just answered with a smile.
Qin Yining left the main house and walked into the yard, and felt a malicious gaze fell behind him. He turned around suddenly, only to see the half-closed window of the wing room, but no one was seen.
Anyway, if there are more mosquitoes, I am not afraid of biting. There are many people who hate her in this house, and they don't care who they are. Therefore, he didn't care, and quickly walked across the hall and left the Cixiao Garden.
When Qin Yining was far away, Qin Huining dropped the twisted veil. The eldest maid, Bitong, immediately offered a cup of warm honey water: "Don't get angry, girl, you're just a wild girl with unstable foundations."
Qin Huining drank the honey water in one breath. The sweet taste made her feel a lot better. She calmed down and said, "Nursing."
Cai Shi immediately smiled and said, "What's your order, girl?"
"I remember the last few words you said to Mama Jin next to your mother."
Cai is the niece of Jin's mother.
"Naturally, what is the girl's order?"
"Come here." Qin Huining called Mrs Cai to the front and whispered a few words in a low voice.
Qin Yining came out of the Cixiao Garden, and before she could see the surroundings, the girl who reminded her just now took the initiative to come and salute, and said with a smile: "Hello fourth sister, I'm Baoning, the eighth in the family, and my father is the third. Lord, by the way, the one who was scolded by the old lady just now is my brother."
Qin Baoning helped her just now, plus Qin Han's care for her and the maintenance of her talent along the way, as well as her cheerful and straightforward words, all made Qin Yining very fond of her.
Qin Yining returned the salute just like Qin Baoning did: "Hello, sister Baoning."
Qin Baoning smiled brightly, "The fourth sister just came back, and I don't know everything in the mansion. If you have anything, you can come to me. I live in the Cuiwei Building and live with the third sister." He pulled Qin Jianing aside. , introduced: "This is the third sister."
Qin Jianing pulled out the hand held by Qin Baoning, spat out a "pokey monkey", and said instead, "You're not afraid of your fourth sister's annoyance if you talk like that."
Qin Baoning stuck out his tongue, but said nothing.
Qin Jianing said with a smile: "This girl, you have to pull me here and wait for you to come out. Wouldn't it be good if I told her we'll go and harass you when you settle down? If so, don't you want to say goodbye for now? Mama Jin is still waiting, and we will reunite when the fourth sister settles down?"
"What the third sister said is that I must be disturbed when I settle down." Qin Yining spoke a little slower because he needed to think, and the gentle voice had a special charm in his ears.
"Fourth sister, why be polite, maybe I can't help but come to disturb you first!" Qin Baoning laughed and took her hand.
Qin Yining couldn't help laughing when she heard this.
Qin Jianing and Qin Baoning bid farewell to Qin Yining together.
Seeing those two leaving, Mama Jin smiled and walked closer: "Girl, shall we go?"
Qin Yining hurriedly smiled and said, "I have troubled my mother for waiting for a long time."
"Serving a girl is a servant's duty, a girl doesn't need to be polite."
Mother Jin took Qin Yining to the direction of Sydney Courtyard first.
The Prime Minister's Mansion is a large mansion with four entrances. The Old Taijun's Cixiao Garden is located in the southwest and occupies the largest courtyard among the inner residences. After exiting the courtyard gate of Cixiao Garden, turn left and walk straight along the alleyway paved with bluestone bricks. On the right side is the hanging flower gate.
Mama Jin pointed to the door and said, "Girls are not allowed to leave the second door on weekdays. If there is anything to do, she will assign the maid by her side to do it. The second door will be unlocked when the door is opened, and it will be opened at the beginning of the day. What do you want to buy? Whoever, the girl is careful about the time."
"Thank you Mama Jin for the pointer."
Mama Jin smiled and led Qin Yining along the long bluestone brick road, pointing her to Guangbo Garden for the third room and Changning Garden for the second room along the way.
Passing by the back garden on the way, I saw a huge lake and pond in the garden, with a white stone arch bridge above it, and the remnant lotus and wormwood in the pond, which makes people inevitably think of summer. What a beauty. Looking carefully, there is living water flowing through, and it is actually drawn in from outside the mansion. From afar, looking at the white stone of the Zhulan, the high teeth of the eaves, and up close, the flowers and trees are sparsely supported, and the floor is paved with fluctuating light. The exquisite luxury of this garden is something Qin Yining has never seen in his life.
The love on Qin Yining's face called Mama Jin sideways. After passing the back garden, Mama Jin pointed, "That's Cuiwei Building, and turning around is Xingning Garden where the eldest master and the eldest lady live." Qin Yining was led in the opposite direction.
The further you go, the more remote it becomes. You go straight along an alley to the end, and you will see the courtyard wall in the backyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Then you push open a red lacquered courtyard door and say, "This is the Sydney Courtyard."
Behind the red lacquer door is a small courtyard that you enter. The gravel path winds down to the corridor. In the courtyard, there are several bamboos, a few pear trees, and a sturdy and tall old locust tree. There are three main rooms, two east and west wing rooms, and three downside rooms. The courtyard is small and looks a bit depressing.
"This yard is fresh and elegant, and it is the most suitable for a girl. Because the old lady arranged it suddenly, and I haven't had time to order someone to clean it, the servant will order someone to come and bring you the servant arranged by the eldest lady. You are here. Rest for a while."
Mama Jin said it very politely.
Qin Yining just nodded his thanks.
But she knew in her heart that if she really valued her, she would not let a girl who had not left the cabinet live in the courtyard next to the courtyard wall, nor would she be brought in before it was cleaned, and the door of the house would be locked. .
This is just to give her a bad chance.
Rao is so, to have such a yard to live in is much better than the caves and grass huts she has lived in on the mountain.
Qin Yining looked for the stone bench beside the bamboo and sat down and waited.
Who knows, this wait is an hour, and it is almost noon when the sky is getting darker. Qin Yining has the heart to call someone. But the huge mansion did not know who to turn to. Fortunately, she has acquired excellent patience for hunting over the years, and fortunately, she sits so quietly on the stone bench.
The cold wind blew, and scattered bamboo leaves fell. The girl's goose-yellow dress and the color of the green bamboo on her back softened into a picture scroll under the bright noon sun, while the girl lowered her head, and her long green hair hung down on the side of her neck. , which makes her neck fair and slender, and her profile beautiful.
This scene was all in the eyes of the two people who were quietly squatting on the roof.
The head of the man was dressed in Tsing Yi, his face was exquisite and flawless, two long eyebrows flew diagonally into his temples, and a pair of phoenix eyes were cold and deep, like the stars of a cold night. His thin lips are pursed lightly, his face is expressionless, and his temperament is graceful and noble, like a sharp blade unsheathed, making people hang their heads just by looking at him, and dare not look at him.
He quietly looked at Qin Yining in the courtyard for a moment, then quietly left Qin's house with the accompanying guards.
His bodyguard was a seventeen- or eight-year-old boy with a stubborn head. He wore a dark blue outfit and his long hair was bundled at the back of his head, making him look extremely energetic.
After leaving the Qin family's territory, the boy quickly asked curiously, "Master, is that girl just now the person you're looking for?"
"Um."
"It's amazing that she survived! Mr. Zheng said that she was only seven years old when you last saw her."
"Um."
"The Qin family is not a thing. They told her to wait outside in the cold weather, and they didn't even give her warm clothes. It's hard to be patient with her!"
"Um."
"But who made her Qin Meng's daughter, she deserves it! Mr. Zheng said that you gave her money back then to ask her to see her adoptive mother? Master, it's not me, you're just too kind, you take care of the enemy's children. She is dead or alive! She died to pay for her despicable father, why do you still care about her so much?"
The man paused in footsteps, looked at the boy expressionlessly, and blew up the hairs on the back of the boy's eyes, and dared not talk more.
His lord is good in everything, but he is too cold. He has been with his master for a few years, but he has never seen his master smile sincerely. Even last year, the emperor rehabilitated General Pang and named him "Prince Zhongshun". The throne, I didn't see how happy he was.
Maybe in the future, when the great revenge is completely repaid, he can really relax
"Hey, master, wait for me, where are we going?"