Chun Wan whispered to Xiao Tan: "I'm going to find the fourth master!"
Xiao Tan nodded continuously.
When something like this happens, we naturally have to look for the Fourth Master!
So what about the Yuan family? How could Lord Yuan not give face to the Cheng family for a son who passed the same exam and became an official? If the old lady knew about this, she would probably be so angry that she would die!
But, that's also the case with Mrs. Li. How could she allow someone like Mrs. Huang to walk around in the inner house
She is a mother.
The second young lady entertained Mrs. Huang only for her sake.
Yesterday, Mrs. Huang accused them of not covering the jade bonsai with a cover.
They are not from a poor family, so they have to show off their good things to maintain their reputation.
If all of the second young lady's things were laid out, they would have to worry about thieves every day!
Xiao Tan felt suffocated just thinking about it.
How could the Second Young Miss, who is treated like a treasure, live such a life
She had to discuss it with Nanny Shang and find a way to let the old lady know so that the second young lady could be taken back. Anyway, Master Xu would stay at home for a long time and would go to the capital to study with Master Jing sooner or later. Then the second young lady could return to Hanbi Mountain House.
It’s a miracle that the second young lady can stay in such a place.
Xiao Tan was thinking about this and that. Chun Wan had already reached the door of the guest room. The maid just lifted the curtain to report in when she heard a "pop" sound from inside the room. Chun Wan looked through the gap in the curtain and saw Cheng Chi slamming his chopsticks on the table. He said sternly: "How does Li manage the family? Doesn't she have anyone to serve her? And she lets Huang run around in the house..."
The little maid was so frightened that her face turned pale. She quickly lowered the curtain, blocking out Cheng Chi's voice. The little maid cried, "Sister Chunwan, I, I don't dare to go in..."
Chun Wan hurriedly comforted her with a few words and said, "Then you can go and do your thing. I'll wait here."
The little maid ran away and told her godmother what Cheng Chi said.
The godmother immediately went to tell Li Ma.
Li felt extremely wronged after hearing this. She leaned over the dressing table and started crying. "I thought that Mrs. Huang wanted to curry favor with the Second Miss, but I didn't expect that she was so bold as to pass messages between the two sides. When I heard the Second Miss talking about this on the way, I felt something was wrong, but the people have already come out, so we can't just leave immediately, right? Now that something like this has happened, I feel ashamed. I didn't dare to tell the master just now. It's no wonder that Master Chi Si will think that I am an ignorant and stupid woman. If he questions the master, I will have no face to live!"
Li Ma Ma became anxious when she heard this and said, "How can Madam say such things during the New Year? If anything happens to you, what will Third Miss do?"
Only then did Li slowly stop crying.
Nanny Li gave a lot of advice.
Cheng Chi walked around the room a few times in agitation, and finally he suppressed his anger and told Huaishan: "Let the little maid come in."
Huaishan lowered his eyelids and said, "The little maid has left."
Cheng Chi got angry again when he heard this and asked, "Then why did she come here?"
Huaishan wanted to say that she came here to complain on behalf of the second daughter of the Zhou family, but seeing that you knew everything, she left quietly. Even I heard that the little maid had left, but you have always been more perceptive than me, so why didn't you hear it
But he didn't dare to ask this.
He could see that Cheng Chi was still holding back his anger, so whoever got close to him at this moment would be in trouble.
"I'll go call that maid back right now." Huaishan said hurriedly.
Cheng Chi said "hmm" with a slightly lighter tone.
Huaishan breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly shouted for the Spring Festival Gala.
I was called over by Huaishan halfway through the Spring Festival Gala, and I was naturally very nervous.
She stood in front of Cheng Chi timidly, not daring to move.
Seeing her like this, Cheng Chi sighed and spoke, "Go tell your second young lady that she first met Scholar Chang at the door, then Mrs. Huang instigated Li to take your second young lady to the Great Compassion Pavilion to burn incense, and when she encountered Young Master Miao with ill intentions, it was Scholar Chang who showed up to save her. I'm afraid that Scholar Chang has no good intentions either. Tell her not to go anywhere these days and stay at home. I will help her solve these problems."
Chun Wan was overjoyed. He knelt down and kowtowed three times to Cheng Chi, saying "Thank you, Fourth Master".
Cheng Chi raised his hand, indicating that she could leave.
Chunwan returned to Zhou Shaojin happily, and thought to herself, no wonder the Second Young Miss was not worried anymore, it turned out that the Fourth Master was a man with a cold exterior but a warm heart, he agreed to help the Second Young Miss before she even opened her mouth. She excitedly entered the east room which was set aside as a study.
Zhou Shaojin is drawing flowers.
As soon as Xiao Tan saw Chunwan's look, she knew that things were going smoothly. She pointed at Zhou Shaojin and smiled, shaking her head gently, indicating that Chunwan should go outside to talk.
Chunwan asked Jixiang to work in the house, and whispered with Xiaotan under the veranda.
After hearing what Chun Wan said, Xiao Tan smiled smugly and said, "I knew that the Fourth Master would not ignore it. Look, Sister Jiying beat Master Xu like that, but the Fourth Master was still a guest at Zhou's house. It shows that the Fourth Master also feels pity for the Second Miss."
Chunwan sighed, and when he made Zhou Shaojin's bed at night, he told Zhou Shaojin what Cheng Chi meant.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and said, "I saw you sneaking in and out, so I suspected that you went to see Uncle Chi. Don't worry, even if Uncle Chi doesn't tell me, I won't go anywhere casually."
She said this with a melancholy mood.
Now that Uncle Chi has moved in, it's impossible to hide it from him.
She had lost face so much in front of Uncle Chi that she was too embarrassed to ask Uncle Chi to help her solve the Miao family's problem.
It would be nice to go and talk to Uncle Chi about the Spring Festival Gala.
Save her from embarrassment.
After all, others were just bullying her because of her low social status.
If she was the daughter of the Cheng family in Jiuru Lane, even if she was extremely beautiful, who would dare to act like this in front of her
At this moment, she suddenly understood the feelings of her grandfather, Old Master Zhuang.
Sometimes a girl is very pretty, and it depends on what kind of family she lives in. If she lives in a family like Jiuru Lane, then she is very beautiful, but if she lives in a family like Zhuang’s, then she is a disaster caused by her beauty.
Maybe this was one of the reasons why my mother decided to marry my father
Zhou Shaojin didn't sleep well at night, and felt listless when he woke up the next day.
Li didn't even dare to ask, so Zhou Zhen simply said, "I have already written a letter to the Miao family. Don't worry, I won't marry you off casually."
Seeing that his father had misunderstood, Zhou Shaojin did not explain and just smiled and nodded.
A maid came in and reported, "Master, Madam, Second Miss, Scholar Chang wants to see you."
Zhou Zhen frowned.
Li's expression was tense.
Cheng Chi had no intention of avoiding Zhou's maid.
What he said to Chunwan soon reached Li's ears.
Li was still somewhat confused, and then Scholar Chang came to ask for a meeting.
She couldn't help but call out "Master" and sent the servant away, then she told Zhou Zhen what Cheng Chi had said hesitantly.
Zhou Zhen looked calm and said, "I understand. I will send Chang away."
After hearing this, Li felt relieved.
Chang Xiucai thought that he had helped Zhou Shaojin out of trouble, and Zhou Zhen should at least be more enthusiastic towards him. However, Zhou Zhen was still as polite and distant as before, which made him feel stuck in his heart and unable to say anything.
Did I give myself away somewhere
Chang Xiucai couldn't help but reflect on himself.
Because he knew Master Miao's character, he invited Master Miao to the Dabei Pavilion. But even Master Miao did not see the strangeness in it. After being beaten by Lord Miao, he lay on the bed and shouted that he would not live if he did not marry the second lady of the Zhou family.
Lord Miao was furious.
However, Mr. Chang was afraid that Mr. Miao's mother, who was protective of her own faults and doted on her grandson, would cry and make a fuss and drive Mr. Miao to ask for marriage for Mr. Miao.
He then took the initiative and wanted to tell Zhou Zhen how naughty Master Miao was, pretending to be unintentional.
What now
Chang Xiucai thought that haste makes waste, so he endured his temper and exchanged a few words with Zhou Zhen, then stood up and said goodbye.
Zhou Zhen didn't see him off either. He frowned and thought about his daughter.
Since Master Miao has met Zhou Shaojin, I'm afraid Zhou Shaojin's reputation can no longer be hidden. In the future, more and more people will come to see him and ask for marriage, but Baoding is too small. Except for the Fan family, he doesn't like any family. But he doesn't want to leave his delicate daughter in Baoding to suffer. But if he is asked to find a good marriage for Zhou Shaojin, he really doesn't have any good candidates...
It would have been better if the Cheng Xu incident hadn't happened.
With the reputation of the Cheng family, even if Zhou Shaojin could not marry into a family like the Liao family in Zhenjiang, it would still be easy for her to find a family of scholars with a small population.
The thought only flashed through my mind.
He quickly suppressed this little bit of annoyance in his heart and carefully thought about the families he knew who had sons of the same age as Zhou Shaojin.
Cheng Chi thought about it again and again, and asked the maid to invite Zhou Shaojin over to talk.
Zhou Shaojin dropped her half-finished embroidery, changed her clothes and hurried over.
The two of them sat down on the kang.
Cheng Chi asked her, "Would you like to go to the capital with me and live there for a while?"
Zhou Shaojin was surprised.
Cheng Chi said, "I'm afraid I'll have to stay in the capital for the next two years. You said the Cheng family will be raided. I think this is not a matter of a single bite or a single drink. It may be a matter of dripping water wearing away a stone. I want to start the investigation from my father's generation. It may be inconvenient to stay in Nanjing. I'm really worried about the situation at home. Fortunately, the capital is very close to Baoding Prefecture. If you want to see your father, you can come back and stay for a few days at any time."
Zhou Shaojin's face flushed.
It's really embarrassing to come to Uncle Chi.
But going to live in the capital with Uncle Chi... Her heart immediately began to beat uncontrollably with joy.
But when she thought of Cheng Xu and Xinglin Hutong, she felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on her. Her mood slowly became depressed and she said softly, "I'd better live in Baoding Prefecture..."
Cheng Chi could tell what Zhou Shaojin was thinking about.
Cheng Chi was in mixed mood.
He knew that this little girl definitely wanted to follow him, and he shouldn't have cared about her. But when he thought that even people like Mr. Miao and Mr. Chang dared to set their sights on this little girl, he couldn't help but feel a fire burning in his heart, and it made him feel very anxious and restless.
Cheng Chi said, "We don't live in Xinglin Hutong. I just bought a house in Yuqian Hutong near Chaoyangmen. We will live there."
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Sisters and brothers, I will correct the typos at noon, please take a look first...
※(To be continued)