Liu Qiqiao got off the sedan chair and entered the inner house of Shen's mansion from the corner door. Her small figure walked inside the high wall of Shen's mansion along the promenade on one side. It was about to enter the midsummer at this time. In the yard, different flowers and plants grew lush and lush. Recently, the servants who worked with the flowers and plants had no intention of pruning. The rain was heavy in the first two days, and the flowers and plants grew wanton, and there was no accumulation of water on the paths paved with blue bricks. People swept, Liu Qiqiao avoided the stagnant water and walked slowly towards the inner courtyard.
Passing through the first floor of the courtyard, this floor was the old lady’s courtyard. Several women were standing under the promenade. They saw Liu Qiqiao approaching. They were busy reporting to them, and there were others in Liu Qiqiao. As he walked over, he gently bowed his knees: "Hello Auntie!" This question was also asked carelessly.
Liu Qiqiao doesn’t care about these things. She comes from a poor family. She has always followed the rules and made them for her. She doesn’t even have the consciousness that she is an aunt now. Even the people of the Shen family are right. She was obviously despised, and she didn't care.
Walking to the front hall and the porch, a maid saw Liu Qiqiao coming over, so she lifted her bead curtain and smiled at her and said: "My aunt is back, the old lady is waiting for you, please come in! "
Liu Qiqiao was flattered by such a warm greeting. I remember Lan Xiang said that this round-faced maid named Qinglian was the big maid next to the old lady. She thanked her and walked in. .
The weather is getting a little hot, the windows on the south side are all open, and the curtains are faintly patterned, like a sunny mountain scenery in a rainy day.
Liu Qiqiao walked to the front of the hall and saw Mrs. Shen sitting there drinking tea. Hearing her coming in, Mrs. Shen put the tea cup down, with a kind light in her eyes, and said with a smile: "I'm back, Qiao'er. Will this trip be tiring?"
Liu Qiqiao was so busy, he said hello, and turned his head to see that both Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Shen Shao were here, so he invited them one by one.
Madam Shen only nodded slightly, not very enthusiastic, but Madam Shen Shao saw her, smiled and nodded, listening to Mrs. Shen above calling Qinglian to give Liu Qiqiao a seat.
Liu Qiqiao sat down.
When she lifted her eyes slightly, she saw Mrs. Shen’s wife Huangfu Haoyue sitting diagonally across from her. She looked good today. She was wearing a purple-colored double-breasted gown with a pomegranate-colored skirt underneath and a loose neckline. Huangfu Haoyue was too thin, and she faintly saw her slender neck, her face was a little dull, her bangs were pressed very low, revealing a pair of slender eyebrows, her eyes looked weak and compassionate, Liu Qiqiao was busy He smiled and lowered his face.
Huangfu Haoyue knows why the old lady sent Liu Qiqiao to see their relatives in jail in the narration of the maid Wan'er. People are spreading it because Shen Yunong can't get out, so he wants this Liu Qiqiao. I went in accidentally, just wanting to keep the blood of the Shen family. When Wan'er said this, she was angry. Huangfu Haoyue laughed at her. She was always so impatient. Regarding her master, it doesn't matter what the rules are.
Wan'er exclaimed, "Miss, you were too soft-hearted at the beginning, too easy to talk, and too indifferent. Back then, you kindly carried Ziyuan to your aunt. This is good enough, but look at their Shen family. How can you take into account your feelings? In the past few years, one aunt and one aunt have married in. What do you say, you are also the eldest lady of Shangshufu, they put you too far away!"
Huangfu Haoyue smiled and shook her head, and did not argue with her maid. She was not sad. Who likes to marry too many women to share her love, but she always thinks that she is dragging down and taking over others. As a regular wife, she cannot give birth to a male and a half female. Therefore, she has always opened one eye and closed one eye to Shen Yunong's wind and rhyme affairs.
In the past few years, Shen Yunong has been a prostitute and an actor. Huangfu Haoyue only regarded it as invisible. As long as he asked which aunt he would marry, she would prepare it for him without saying anything. Over the years, she has also learned a lot about it. Has a virtuous reputation.
Huangfu Haoyue felt bitter, but she couldn't show her face at all. The maid was angry that she was too sexual, and she had to appease her maid.
Looking at Liu Qiqiao sitting there obediently now, she felt a little distressed for this woman in her heart.
They are all women, and their lives are not easy. Not only is Huangfu Haoyue not jealous, but some other woman who sympathizes with her husband, because she knows that the man they married is always amorous and passionate, and it’s okay to have children for him. In his heart, they are just one of his women. Their purpose is to pass on the family, except to warm the bed.
Shen Yunong has always been gentle and affectionate, and there are no women he favors who do not love him, but it is precisely because he is kind to everyone, and affectionate to everyone, in the final analysis, it is his ruthlessness.
It seemed that he was affectionate, but he was actually unintentional. Such a man once made Huangfu Haoyue's heart cold to the end, but he understood his nature so that he accepted it.
Men, who are not three wives and four concubines, their fathers, and their elder brothers, are the same. The sooner you recognize this, the more you can let go, and you will not be emotional when you are ruthless. Huangfu Haoyue’s illness is even more taboo. Love is the most professional, cut off love, but can live a few more years, she knows, also trains herself to become a ruthless person.
Liu Qiqiao didn't know Mrs. Shen Shao's mental journey. She only felt that in this Shen Mansion, except for Mrs. Shen, in the master, it was Huang Fu Haoyue who treated herself very well, without contempt or blame.
Liu Qiqiao has no education or read any books. She only knows that whoever treats her is good.
Therefore, from the beginning, this Madam Shen Shao gave her an excellent impression. She was sitting here, listening to Madam Shen and Madam Shen talking, and Madam Shen Shao occasionally added a sentence, her voice slowly and slowly, The voice was very low, a little hoarse, probably because of always coughing and taking medicine, so I broke my throat, Liu Qiqiao thought so, but in her heart, this Huangfu Haoyue is really a beautiful woman with colored glaze. This kind of precious things held in the palm of the hand for fear of falling, and held in the mouth for fear of melting.
Yes, although Huangfu Haoyue has always had a sick look, but Huangfu Haoyue is a sick Xishi, a veritable beauty. Liu Qiqiao has a little inferiority in front of her, and feels that his actions and behavior are rude, and his appearance is a little crude. Yes, she didn't dare to speak out, so she sat here quietly.
It's almost noon, and it's going to be lunch. Mother Zhou went to pass the meal, and Liu Qiqiao was also stayed here for lunch.
This was the first time Liu Qiqiao had dinner in Mrs. Shen's room.
Although something has happened to the Shen family now and the cost of food and clothing is limited, the rules and posture are still not chaotic.
The maidservant cleaned up the food, and then came back and asked the masters to go over and eat.
Mrs. Shen sat in the upper seat, Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Shen Shao sat down side by side. Liu Qiqiao knew that he could not sit down. He only stood on one side, helping to arrange the vegetables. The Qinglian was a kind hearted person, just pointing The old lady's favorite dishes, let Liu Qiqiao pick it up for the old lady.
Mrs. Shen was very satisfied. After eating two chopsticks, she smiled and asked Liu Qiqiao to sit under her head: "Come on, sit down, Qiaoer, there are them, don’t worry about it, come on, you also sit down Right!"
Liu Qiqiao said in her mouth that she was not in a hurry, but Mother Zhou also motioned to her, telling her to listen to the old lady and sit down and eat together. Then she dared to sit on the round stool at the lower end, and didn't dare to fill the table. The dishes, only picking up the dishes in front of them, gently sandwiched a few mouthfuls, slowly, learning the manner of Mrs. Shen Shao, chewing slowly.
A meal was eaten silently, only the sound of a few people chewing, a few maids were waiting carefully, after eating, they rinsed their mouths, wiped their hands, and Liu Qiqiao supported them. Mrs. Shen got up and walked to the front hall.
Mrs. Shen has been stunned. She doesn't like Liu Qiqiao. She can't see her being an eye-catcher here, but the old lady likes her. After the meal, Mrs. Shen just sat for a short time and then left.
Mrs. Shen spoke again, asking Mrs. Shen Shao’s Huangfu Haoyue to go back and rest too. Everyone knows that she is not in good health and does not need to be with her. Huangfu Haoyue also left, leaving only Liu Qiqiao here.
"My energy is low. After eating, I always get sleepy. I can't sit still. I have to sway my son for a while!" Mrs. Shen said, getting up, and Mrs. Zhou was about to come over. Mrs. Shen said, "Call Qiao'er is just waiting for you. You have been tired recently. Go and rest for a while, and everyone else will go down too!"
Mother Zhou knew that she had something to ask Liu Qiqiao, so she took the servants and walked away.
Liu Qiqiao helped Mrs. Shen to walk into the back hall, and helped the old lady to lie down on the soft collapse. She sat under the old lady’s feet and gently rubbed the old lady’s legs because she just said something Wooden.
Mrs. Shen saw that there was no one on the left and right, and then said: "The things can be handed over to Nong'er, what did he say?"
Liu Qiqiao nodded, and she whispered: "I've handed it over to the young master, and the young master asked me to hand this to you!" Liu Qiqiao took out a piece of paper from her sleeve.
It was the page with the big "failure" written on it.
She carefully handed the paper to the old lady. Seeing that Mrs. Shen was about to get up, she was busy bending over to help the old lady. A dazed look, this was the same expression that Shen Yunong had when he got it. Liu Qiqiao was so strange that he waited until the old lady had seen it and looked at her. She smiled unnaturally, and the old lady Shen eagerly Question: "What does Nong'er mean? Show me what the word'Bailed' does?"
When Liu Qiqiao heard Mrs. Shen say this, she just woke up, she muttered to herself: "This word, you lose, that's how it is!"
"What's the matter?" Mrs. Shen knew that she was illiterate, so when she heard that, she asked: "This character doesn't seem to be written by Nong'er, but it seems to be written by my late husband!"