Fufuzhai's courtyard is exquisite and small, from the gate to the main hall, there is only a few steps away, so when Huiyun probed, a sharp-eyed old mother inside saw it, and walked out while everyone was not paying attention. Together with Huiyun, they hid behind the courtyard wall.
Huiyun recognized that this was the oldest of the four mothers, so she didn't dare to neglect her, and quickly called out respectfully, "Mother Ding."
Mother Ding squinted her old eyes to look at her, nodded and said: "It's okay, don't come here, the one inside is very difficult to serve."
Huiyun is not gossip like Qiaoyun, who usually hangs up about things that have nothing to do with him, so he doesn't ask why Zhang Hanfang gets angry and throws things, but just rushes to ask how to deal with the birthday of the concubine of the Gu family.
"You came here just for this?" Ding's mother curled her lips and said, "If you want me to say, Second Mistress is too cautious. She's just a concubine with no heirs. What's the point if she doesn't pass her birthday? She cuts two bright clothes, and then gives some jewelry or something, if you don't want to win over, why bother with her?"
Huiyun was not easy to say, so he just replied that he knew, and then quietly stuffed a small piece of silver that Shu Huan asked her to bring into the palm of Mama Ding, and said with a smile: "Second Grandma said that some mothers You work hard here, and the money is for you to drink and eat."
Mama Ding knew that the silver was worth one or two pounds, and her old face suddenly smiled into a chrysanthemum: "It's my job to work for Second Grandma, so what's the trouble? I just accepted it with this old face, and I will trouble you to go back and thank me for me."
People talk a lot when they are old, and after finishing their business, Mama Ding started nagging Zhang Hanfang again, saying: "I have never seen such a bad tempered person who is always in a hurry, and starts to throw things when he encounters something unsatisfactory. Whether it's cups, bowls, dishes, or vases, you can drop whatever you touch. You need to know these things, but they belong to our family. Eyelids twitch."
Huiyun was slightly surprised: "Why haven't you heard from mothers about this matter?"
Mama Ding snorted and said, "Who has the patience to answer this for her? It would be embarrassing for Second Mistress. Could it be possible to send some good ones over for her to continue falling? There are only these things left in this room." , just let her finish the fall, what is missing when she turns around, see if she can pull off that face and go to the second grandma to ask for it."
Then he said: "I was a guest in our other courtyard, and I didn't see her acting like a guest. She didn't say that she was rushing to see the second grandma, and she was annoying, but she put on airs all day long, waiting for the second grandma to come and see her." She was lucky that the second grandma didn't come, and she couldn't bear it any longer, so she called her servant girl to visit the Rose Pavilion when she had nothing to do. I still can't see what that means? I'm sorry I didn't rush over to see her, but our second grandma is busy. She usually goes to Pinzhuxuan or Chongyang Courtyard, but she didn't meet her maid once. When she came back to report to her, she felt that she had been treated poorly. Throw things to vent your anger."
This time, even Huiyun couldn't listen anymore, and said awkwardly: "What is she doing all this? No wonder it's boring."
"Who knows?" Ding's mother sneered, "I think she lost face with the second master last time, and if she wants to get it back, I don't think the more trouble she has, the less people will see her."
Huiyun sighed and said: "Usually at home, I often hear the Taijun praise her for her good looks and good temper. She is a well-educated girl..."
"Who doesn't know how to pretend?" Madam Ding said disdainfully, "Just this one, who loses his temper in the house, but isn't he a soft and demure lady when he goes out? Seeing the flowers wither and shed tears, Seeing the waning moon that day, I also sighed, and my interest came, and I wanted to write some poems mourning the flowers and the moon. If I want to say that she hurts the flowers and mourns the moon, why doesn't she treat the servants around her better?"
Huiyun had been out for a long time, and she was in a hurry to go back to report, but the old mother babbled endlessly, she was afraid that gossip would cause others to hear and cause trouble, but she left if it was not good, so she had to say another word in a perfunctory way: "That's okay. The wronged mothers are getting angry here."
As soon as the words came out, Mama Ding immediately smiled triumphantly: "The old lady is not living in vain, there is always a way to make her vent her anger on her own servant girl, and she has to ask for news from time to time. How about rewarding us two money?"
Speaking of this, she suddenly felt that this was a little inappropriate, and hurriedly continued: "We are all members of the Gu family, so naturally we have to think about the master's family in everything. You go back and tell the second grandma that if you shouldn't say anything, the old women can say a word." Never said that."
Huiyun smiled and said, "Mother specially ordered this? The second grandma knows it all in her heart."
"Second Mistress is a sensible person." Ding's mother nodded as she spoke, and suddenly sighed sadly: "At the old lady's age, there is nothing to look forward to, but I just hope that for the rest of my life, I can eat safely in the Gu family. Oral pension meal”
As she said that, she looked at Huiyun again: "But you girl, you are still young, remember to be a good job by the second mistress's side, and it will naturally benefit you when you turn around."
How could Huiyun not understand the meaning in Ding's mother's words? Then I became sad-
She has no hope in her life
At first, seeing that the second master and the second mistress were not in a hurry to marry her, they thought things had turned a little bit better, but these days, it seems that they are just soft-hearted. Be careful to pick and choose, as long as you are almost worthy, you will make the decision for her and beg the old lady to marry her.
But the servants in this mansion all look the same, no matter how hard you pick them, they still won't be able to get rid of the life of the current person for the rest of their lives. It won't be long...
As she thought about it, she couldn't help but shed tears on the way back to the Rose Pavilion. When she lowered her head to wipe her tears, she didn't pay attention to the road under her feet.
"careful-"
At this time, a pair of strong hands supported her arms, and when she was about to fall to the ground, they helped her up.
She raised her head in shock, and met a pair of red phoenix eyes, which were full of concern and smiles, which made her startled, then took a step back, and saluted respectfully. : "My servant thanked Master Biao."
This person is Zhang Zirong, the elder brother of Zhang Hanfang's direct relative. Huiyun had seen him from a distance before, and never expected to bump into him at this moment.
Zhang Zirong waved his hand and said, "Thank you? It's just a little effort, but you didn't fall, did you?"
"No... no..." Huiyun felt embarrassed and embarrassed, blushed, lowered her head and said, "Excuse me for being rude, I want... to go ahead..."
She said and left in a hurry.
Zhang Zirong looked at her back, smiled slightly, and suddenly called out, "What's your name?"
Logically speaking, she shouldn't not answer the distinguished guest's question, but for some reason, she always felt that Zhang Zirong's question was a little teasing. ran away.