(Thank you sky832354016 for the red envelope! (づ￣3￣)づ)
Zheng Shizi elbowed Xiao Bojian who was beside him, and said with a smile: "Xiao Xuexiong, I didn't expect the third grandma of Jing'an Bofu to have such abilities."
Xiao Bojian finally loosened his grip on the railing, and the coldness in his eyes slowly dissipated. He swept his eyes towards the opposite side, pursed his lips slightly and did not speak.
Seeing that Zheng Shizi was happy to hear this, the young man continued quickly: "My son, I heard that the birthday peaches made by the third grandma of Jing'an uncle's mansion are to be sent to the banquet in the front yard. If my son wants to taste it, why not go to the banquet at this time?" , just in time for the banquet!"
"Okay, thank you for asking." Zheng Shizi threw out a golden peanut casually, and the servant hurriedly took it and left thankfully.
Zheng Shizi shook his fan and said excitedly: "Brother Xiao Xue, let's go, let's go quickly, otherwise we won't have our share if we are late."
Xiao Bojian was dragged away by Zheng Shizi without saying a word.
At this time, King Jin who was on the third floor of Qingfeng Pavilion also got up from the seat by the window, and the corner of his mouth curled up, "Go, go to the front yard."
Although the folk customs of the Great Wu Dynasty were open, there were also male and female defenses, and the banquets for female guests and male guests were not held together.
Chu Lian followed behind her eldest sister-in-law, Zou Shi, who was cute and cute. No one would guess that the obedient young girl behind Zou Shi was the third grandma of the Jing'an uncle's mansion who cheated a large group of noble ladies in Mei Pavilion.
Zou frowned slightly, and when she heard that Chu Lian had caused trouble and was on the way back in a hurry, she already realized that she was being plotted against today.
The Dingyuan Hou's family has a big business, and it looks like it is extremely majestic, but in fact, the eldest and second families have always been at odds.
She is the girl of the second bedroom and the eldest granddaughter, the eldest aunt doesn't like her at all, so how can she care about the face of Uncle Jing'an's house.
As soon as she came to Meige, she was told that her little daughter accidentally fell off the rockery and hurt herself while playing. She rushed over anxiously and found that her little daughter just knocked her knee. At that time, she vaguely felt something was wrong.
Unexpectedly, it was the third sibling who the auntie really wanted to plot.
Mrs. Zou sighed in her heart, then turned to Chu Lian and said, "Third brothers and sisters, sister-in-law didn't think well today and made you feel wronged. From now on, you will follow me."
Chu Lian shook her head, pursed her lips and smiled, "It's not my sister-in-law's fault, even if they don't succeed this time, they still have thousands of ways, unless I don't go out, sister-in-law don't take it to heart, I still earned a lot of jewelry today!"
Seeing that Chu Lian's almond eyes were bright when he mentioned jewelry, he was obviously very happy, and he didn't take what just happened to his heart at all.
Zou Shi hesitated to speak, but when the words reached her mouth, she swallowed them again, thinking that Chu Lian had just been frightened just now, and she had to wait until she went back to say the rest.
The jewelry of those wives and clan women is not so easy to get.
Finally, Mrs. Zou patted Chu Lian's hand lightly, and led Chu Lian to the courtyard where the banquet was held, making up her mind to go back early after today's banquet, so as to avoid any other traps set by her aunt.
Afterwards, everything went smoothly. After dinner, he went to Dingbo Pavilion for a walk, but Chu Lian excused him, and took two little nieces to rest in the guest room for an hour.
The Zou family wanted to leave early, and Chu Lian didn't want to stay in Dingyuanhou's residence any longer, so before evening, someone notified the driver of Jing'anbo's residence.
Wen Qing was led to the West Pavilion by a servant girl from the Dingyuan Hou's Mansion. Just as she turned the corner and reached a secluded place, the little girl suddenly turned around and took out a letter from her cuff and stuffed it into Wen Qing's arms.
Wen Qing was startled, and then heard the little girl whisper: "Young Master Xiao gave it to Miss Chu Liu, sister, don't say anything." After speaking, the little girl who led the way ran away...
Wen Qing froze all over, Miss Chu Liu? Isn't it their third grandma? Xiao... Who is Mr. Xiao
Returning to his senses, Wenqing hurriedly put the envelope into his sleeve, looked left and right, saw that there was no one else, and then let out a heavy breath.
Xige is at the corner in front, Wenqing walked over in two or two steps, and closed the door, before he dared to take out the letter in his sleeve, only to see that there was only a very strong character "Xiao" in the simple and elegant envelope.
Wen Qing thought of what Nanny Zhong had said to her yesterday, her heart was beating fast.
Thinking of Chu Lian's appearance when he was earnestly making snacks and getting along with the maids in a friendly manner, Wen Qing's eyes became firmer.
She looked down at the letter in her hand.
This must be someone who wants to frame Third Mistress, how could such a good Mistress have an affair with someone! Grandma Zhong is a bit stubborn, she still has to hide this matter, the third young master went to the northern border, leaving the third grandma alone is pitiful enough, she must protect the third grandma, so that no one can hurt her!
After making such a decision, Wenqing folded the letter and put it back in her sleeve.
When she returned to Chu Lian's side, Mrs. Zou was already preparing to leave Dingyuanhou's mansion.
Wen Qing followed Chu Lian, keeping her head down, her expression tense, Chu Lian looked back at her strangely, and asked worriedly: "Wen Qing, but you are not feeling well?"
Wenqing raised her head slightly and met the concerned eyes of the third grandma, her heart softened immediately, and she became more and more sure that the letter she just received was someone trying to frame the third grandma.
Wen Qing quickly shook her head, "Third Grandma, the slave is fine, it's been too hot these two days, maybe it's because I'm a bit greedy for coolness."
"When you get back to the house, go back to your room and have a good rest, you don't have to wait by my side."
"Thank you, Third Grandma."
Zou took Chu Lian and left Dingyuanhou's Mansion smoothly, and it was still dark when they returned to Jing'an Bo's Mansion.
Mrs. He stayed in the Dingyuanhou's Mansion for the dinner and would not be able to come back until later. As soon as Chu Lian returned to Songtao Garden, he sent Wen Qing back to her room to rest.
Xiao Bojian was leaning on a rose chair in the guest room of the Dingyuan Hou Mansion for male guests. Not long after, the door was knocked, he answered the door, and a maid in ordinary dress pushed the door in.
After the servant girl came in, she carefully closed the door, and then came to Xiao Bojian and knelt down.
"master."
"How are things going?"
"Master, don't worry, the letter has been delivered to Miss Sixth Chu's personal servant girl. Miss Sixth Chu must have read the letter from the master."
"Okay, go down and don't expose yourself."
"Yes." The servant girl opened the door and stepped out of the door of this guest room. The maidservant with a cold expression became very timid and cowardly.
Just like two people.
When the maid left, another person appeared in the guest room. The man was dressed in pale clothes, with a medium build and an ordinary face.
He slightly lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Master, did you expose Wei Qi for a woman, is it because of a small loss?"
Xiao Bojian's originally contented expression suddenly became cold and hard, he squinted his eyes and turned his head to take a deep look at the man behind him, "Wei Jia, it's not your turn to tell me what to do."
The man was startled, and hurriedly lowered his head, "It's my subordinate who overstepped."
Xiao Bojian waved his hand, and continued in a cold voice, "You don't need to come out when I don't call you."
Wen Qing returned to her room with a flustered expression, closed the door as soon as she entered the room, took out the letter from her cuff and put it on the table. She didn't dare to read it herself, so she turned around and looked for a fire to burn the letter.
As soon as he stood up, there was a knock on the door, and Wenqing threw away the torch in his hand in fright, and pressed the letter under a book in a panic.
"Ask Sister Qing, the third grandma wants you to go to the kitchen and have a drink of hot soup before going to sleep." It was the voice of a little girl sweeping the yard.
Wenqing didn't dare to delay, and hurried out.
As soon as she left, Fuyan came out from the next room, stared at Wenqing's back and snorted coldly.
She wasn't on duty today, and it just so happened that the little days came again, her body was sore and limp, and Chu Lian went to Dingyuan Hou's mansion for a banquet again, so she told Nanny Gui to go back to her room to rest.
But as soon as she left the house, she heard the little girls talking about the third grandma's return to the mansion, and she seemed to have brought back a lot of things from the Dingyuanhou's mansion.
Then he heard the sound of the door opening next door, and knew that it was Wenqing who had returned to the room.
Wenqing came to Songtao Garden after the third young master left, and he has not been serving in Songtao Garden for a few days! She was the big servant girl that the third grandma had been around when she was a girl, so she should be counted as a part of such a good thing as going to Dingyuan Hou's mansion today. But as soon as this Wenqing came, he took her place.
Fuyan was not reconciled, the third grandmother was quite friendly after marriage, and from time to time she would give rewards and delicious food to the maids around her.
Since Wenqing went to the Dingyuanhou's mansion today, and the third grandma has benefited again, it is impossible for Wenqing not to be rewarded. Thinking of it this way, Fu Yan felt jealous.
This reward should have belonged to her!
Now Wenqing has taken it for nothing!
The big maids in Songtao Garden all live in the small yard adjacent to Songtao Garden, and they share a room. As soon as Chu Lian came back, everyone else went to wait on him, and now there is only Fu Yan in the small courtyard.
Fu Yan glanced at the half-closed door because Wenqing left in a hurry, then turned around and walked quickly towards Wenqing's room.
Because Wenqing and Wenlan had just moved here, there were few furnishings in the house, and the simple room could be seen thoroughly at a glance. Fu Yan swallowed nervously, and began to rummage on the table.
There were several common women's precepts and the Book of Poetry on the table, and next to it were the Four Treasures of the Study. Fu Yan suddenly saw a ginger corner protruding from the bottom of a book, and she pulled out a letter.
There is only a single word "Xiao" on the envelope.
Fuyan rolled her eyes, and just as she was about to put it back, she heard someone's voice outside the courtyard. She was so frightened that she hurriedly put the letter into her arms, and quickly closed the door and went out.
It wasn't until she returned to her own room and heard the sound of the door opening and closing in the next room that she sat limply on the ground.
Taking a breather, Fuyan remembered the letter she had put in her arms, got up and locked the door, sat by the bed, took out the wrinkled envelope, and slowly opened it.
Her nervous hands trembled, but she felt the pleasure of spying on other people's secrets.
When the letter was opened and saw the contents, she froze.
This... This letter is for the third grandma!
It was still Mr. Xiao who wrote to the third grandma. In the letter, it was agreed that Twenty-Six would meet at Defeng Teahouse!
Fuyan is Chu Lian's personal servant girl, so she naturally knew that the two of them had been in private relationship when they were in the British government, but they never expected that Chu Lian even married to Jing'an Bo's mansion, and even dared to have an affair with Mr. Xiao!
Fu Yan panicked for a moment and didn't know what to do.
She didn't dare to go into Wenqing's room, so she had to hide the letter at the bottom of the box because of her confusion.