Hong Lian ran back again, stomped her feet and said, "Grandma is so unkind, she always jokes about it, it would be better if I don't have a good person to match me, I'd rather just serve grandma in this spring garden. You want to be a matchmaker, the servant will tell you , you go to Master's study to get Xiangyun and Double Happiness."
"What do you mean?" Su Nuannuan's complexion became serious, and she frowned, "But what's the matter with Xiangyun and Shuangxi?"
Hong Lian nodded and said: "The maid looks at them as if they have intentions, but don't worry, grandma, they don't dare to play tricks, embarrassing the master and you. I have already told Xiangyun before, don't let her go too far, how old is she? Why are you so anxious? "
"That's not the way to say it. Although no one in the mansion dares to target me openly, secretly, those thoughts who want to make me look ugly have never rested for a moment. Can't touch me, can't they touch my girl? Isn’t Zhaocai’s serious injury just an example? It’s just because you have given me hope that this yard is like an egg without a seam, so they can’t even bite them. But if Xiangyun and Shuangxi are as you said, if they don’t keep them together, someone will use them as tricks In all fairness, I don't want to interfere with your personal feelings, but Xiangyun is really too young, only sixteen after the new year."
Honglian smiled and said: "Sixteen years old is not young. The second girl is only thirteen this year. My wife and Aunt Lin have already secretly watched her for her. It's just that grandma thinks we are still young. But grandma is right, this I will tell Xiangyun about the matter, her old lady went somewhere when she ransacked the house in the Duke's mansion, and her life depends on her grandma."
Su Nuannuan nodded, and said in a deep voice: "You told her well, she is not as calm as you, don't be ignorant of the power of this." After speaking, she looked up at the sky, and couldn't help sighing: "Look at the sky, yesterday The sky is still clear. Today, it has already been covered with lead clouds, revealing such a ferocious feeling that the mountain is about to rain and the wind is filling the building. There is nothing to do these days, and everyone is a little slack, but I always feel uneasy in my heart. Just look at it. I don’t know if I can stay quiet until the Chinese New Year.”
Honglian sighed and said: "Isn't it? There is no way. The gate of the mansion is like this. The servant girl knows that grandma doesn't want to fight now. But people don't believe it. She doesn't say anything else. Look at the wife, she has been submissive for most of her life. So what? The master still likes it. Mrs. Min, alas! It means that my wife can bear her temper, if grandma..."
"If it were me, I would be more calm than my wife. What is the husband's doting? It is the right thing to worry about food and clothing." Su Nuannuan snorted, and Honglian couldn't help laughing. He nodded and said: "It's the servant girl who made a mistake. Why do you give such an example? I know that grandma doesn't care now."
The two were talking in the outer room, and after a while Honglian said: "It's getting cold now, why don't you go and sit in the warm pavilion. Wait until grandma gets hot before coming out."
Su Nuannuan said: "Alright." After speaking, she stood up and was about to enter the Nuan Pavilion when the door curtain was lifted. Xiangyun and Cong'er walked in, holding several plum blossoms in their hands. The little face was flushed from the cold, and when she saw them, she smiled and said, "Grandma, look at Cong'er and I went to the garden to pick plum blossoms early in the morning."
Su Nuannuan rushed over, took the plum blossom and said with a smile: "This snow has pushed the plum blossoms to bloom. Originally, I thought I would have to wait a few days."
Xiangyun said: "Only a small part has bloomed. Grandma didn't see that there are still so many flower buds on this branch? Cong'er and I have already picked up a lot of branches and cut them."
Hong Lian took the plum blossoms from Su Nuannuan with a smile, put the vase in and said: "It's rare that the two of you are serious today, and went to the garden early in the morning. I said I didn't know how to run away." Where did you go crazy?"
Cong'er smiled and said: "Sister Xiangyun dragged me there, but it made me cold enough, but after watching a good show, the freezing was not in vain. Grandma should really go for a walk in the garden. There are not many people at the moment, and the trees, trees and pavilions on the ground are all white, which is very beautiful. Grandma Lan and Grandma Yun have both gone. In half a day, there will be many people walking around, trampling the snow dirty , it doesn’t look good.”
"This is just the first snow, there will be more to see in the future, why rush at this moment." Su Nuannuan waved her hand, and then said curiously: "You said you saw a good show, I don't know what it is Play? Tell me about it."
Xiang Yun laughed and said, "Aunt Liu, who is in charge of the garden, did not know what was wrong, and she happened to be seen by Grandma Yun. This reprimand, tsk tsk, speaking of which, Aunt Liu is also a respectable and respectable lady in charge in this mansion. She didn't receive such training, and she was accompanied by several servants at the time, so it was a disgrace."
Su Nuannuan shook her head and said, "What am I supposed to do? What is this? It's worth the excitement of the two of you? Isn't it common for you Grandma Yun to scold servants?"
But Honglian heard a clue, came over and smiled and said, "What's the matter? Isn't Aunt Liu one of Grandma Yun's? Why is she so merciless? What made Grandma Yun so angry? These ladies in charge are very easy to win over."
Xiangyun smiled and said: "Isn't it? No one knows what's going on like crazy today. Cong'er and I watched it from behind the rockery. What's more satisfying in this world than a dog biting a dog?"
"You two can just gloat." Honglian smiled and poked her finger on the foreheads of the two of them, and took the remaining plum blossoms into the back room.
"You saw the good show just now, how about it? How do you feel?"
Returning to Qiuyun Pavilion from the garden, Xue Zhilan took off the fox fur cloak she was wearing, and Longyan quickly took it over, hung it on the hanger, added a few pieces of incense to the hand stove on the table, and sent it to the master, who replaced it The hand stove with only a few traces of warmth left, when she heard the master's question, she smiled and said: "This servant is stupid, I didn't see anything, but I just think that Grandma Yun seems to be a little irritable today, it's no wonder, she has a quick temper , but it seems that there are not many times when you get angry like today."
Xue Zhilan nodded and said with a smile: "If you can see this, you are considered good." After speaking, she leaned comfortably on the soft pillow, rubbed her hands on the hand stove, and said thoughtfully: "If I remember correctly , the last time I went to Pushan Temple to offer incense, Aunt Liu also went with me, right?"
Long Yan nodded and said: "Yes, the maidservant was in a carriage with her at that time, so I remember it clearly. That time, because all the old ladies and wives went, all the daughters-in-law and mothers in the family, except Mrs. Lu, really couldn't leave. I opened it, and almost all the rest have gone.”
There was a smile on the corner of Xue Zhilan's mouth, and she said softly: "That's right."
"What's wrong?" Long Yan knew that the master had something to say, so he personally picked up two wooden mallets, sat in front of Xue Zhilan and beat her legs lightly.