After Jiang Yingxue left, Mi Yue brewed a new pot of tea and brought it over.
"Look, my servant, my cousin seemed to have something to say to the girl just now, but why is the girl..." Mi Yue asked in a low voice while pouring tea for Xie Wu.
"What are you talking about, about that post? What she can know, can I still not know?" Xie Wu raised her eyebrows, looked at Mi Yue and asked.
"What the girl means is... Miss Biao is here to report to you on the surface, but she is actually here to inquire about the news?" Miyue reacted immediately, but she was still a little nervous in her heart and couldn't believe herself.
speculation.
She didn't want to, but Xie Wu definitely gave her a smile.
Miyue's eyebrows suddenly knitted together, "This cousin is really..."
"What's so strange! She has just arrived, and she doesn't even have a clear understanding of the interpersonal relationships in the Marquis Mansion, let alone the capital city. The post that was sent to her this time, her grandmother was so solemn and even deliberately avoided her, she knew it with her toes.
The post must be unusual. She has a dark eye on the capital, but she also thinks about how someone who wants to climb the ladder in the capital could miss this opportunity? Of course she must take the opportunity to find out the news." Xie Wu said with a smile.
If she remembered correctly, the post that the old lady received must have been sent by Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
She remembered that at the end of the year when her father returned to the capital, Princess Zhennan suddenly returned to the capital with the princess. On the surface, she wanted to see the princess for the sake of the prince, but in fact, she went to the capital specifically to complain to the emperor about her poverty, and by the way, she wanted to demand payment from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
of military pay.
It seems that the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance is destined to have a bad year this year.
Xie Wu curled her lips and couldn't help but laugh again.
"It's better for the girl to be cautious. However, I don't know what the old lady's plans are for my cousin?" Mi Yue frowned and said.
This cousin has so many thoughts. If she knew the old lady's plan, the girl would be able to deal with it in advance.
"Don't worry, it won't be long before grandma will have the answer." Xie Wu said with a smile.
Xie Shi thought that Shi Qi could forget the past by accepting the five thousand taels of silver?
Then she had to teach him a lesson and tell him that he thought too much.
Seeing Xie Wu's knowing look, Mi Yue felt relieved. She glanced at the sky, estimated the time in her mind, and then bent down and said to Xie Wu, "Miss, the old lady said that you will be in the flower hall of Ronghua Courtyard during the Youshi period.
After dinner, I see it’s almost time, slave, should we pack up and go find Madam first?”
Xie Wu leaned back in her chair, smiled softly, and said, "Wait a little longer, isn't Xianyue back yet?"
"Xianyue?" Miyue looked at Xie Wu in surprise.
Xie Wu smiled lightly, reached out and picked up the tea cup and drank slowly.
Mi Yue frowned slightly. Although she was a little confused, it could be seen that Xie Wu didn't want to speak, so she didn't ask.
Fortunately, Xianyue jumped back soon.
"girl."
"I'm back." Xie Wu put down her tea cup and smiled brightly at Xianyue.
Mi Yue raised her eyes and couldn't help but glance at Xie Wu again.
In front of Xianyue, the girl always seems to smile more.
"Yes." Xianyue nodded vigorously, and then she grinned and called Miyue, "Sister Miyue."
Mi Yue smiled faintly at her.
Xianyue gave her a big smile in return, and then she walked to Xie Wu and started talking loudly, "Girl, Qing'er said that the maid next to Miss Cousin was very strict with her mouth. She only said that her girl was raped.
My family forced me to get married, and then I had no choice but to come to the Marquis Mansion to join our old lady."
Qinger?
Mi Yue's eyebrows twitched, and then she looked at Xianyue in surprise.
Qing'er is a person in the old lady's courtyard. Although she is not a waiter in the house, she is the niece of a steward in the old lady's kitchen! When did Xianyue get in touch with her!
Xie Wu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, I didn't expect to find out anything."
In the entire Hou Mansion, apart from Jiang Yingxue herself, she is probably the only one who knows the secret behind her purpose of coming here best!
The reason why she let Xianyue get close to Qing'er was firstly because she wanted to put an extra pair of eyes in Ronghuayuan for Chen. Even if she didn't need them now, they would be useful in the future. Secondly, she wanted to see Xianyue.
The maid next to her could be kind or naive, but she couldn't be a fool who didn't understand anything. Fortunately, Xianyue did not disappoint her.
"But girl, do you know who I met on the way back?" Xianyue blinked and looked at Xie Wu with a mysterious face.
Xie Wu smiled lightly and raised her slender eyebrows slightly. She said, "Have you met your cousin's aunt?"
"How did the girl know?" Xianyue stared in surprise.
Xie Wu curved her lips and smiled, then lowered her head and took a sip of tea.
"Girl, this slave didn't just meet my cousin! There were also our prince and the second master? At that time, the slave looked at them as if they were talking in the garden, and the second master looked very happy." Xianyue said proudly, blinking her eyes.
"Oh, really?" Xie Wu smiled and took another sip of tea.
"No, the second master also said that my cousin looks like a fairy, and he even allowed my cousin to stay in our house for a while longer." Xianyue added with a smile.
"Can you hear this?" Mi Yue looked at Xianyue in disbelief.
Xianyue touched her head in embarrassment and said, "That's not true... How dare you get so close to me like this? It's Suiyu, Suiyu who heard it."
"Broken jade?" Miyue's eyebrows twisted together.
Even Xie Wu unconsciously put down her tea cup.
She arranged for Suiyu to work as a rough maid in the outer courtyard, and looked at her coldly for so long, but she just silently did the work assigned to her by the steward, without saying a single unnecessary word. Even Grandma Luo
Everyone said that this girl was good at her job, but she didn't expect that she would fall in love with Xianyue so quickly.
You are truly worthy of being one of Lu Zhan’s subordinates!
"No, I found that girl Suiyu doesn't like to talk, but she is very righteous!" Xianyue raised her chin and said with a slight pride.
Xie Wu looked at Xianyue and suddenly curled her lips.
If Xianyue knew that Suiyu was an unkillable secret guard, I wonder if she could still proudly say these words! However, since Suiyu moved, there must be something going on with Lu Zhan.
I wonder what this guy is planning secretly?
I'm afraid only her father could make Lu Zhan go to such great lengths in the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion...
Could it be that Lu Zhan wanted to take advantage of her father?
Thinking of this, Xie Wu's right eyelid twitched twice.
"Girl, it's almost time." Mi Yue couldn't help but remind Xie Wu in a low voice again.
This time, Xie Wu did not shirk anymore. She held Mi Yue's hand and stood up. However, her eyes were still looking at Xianyue and said, "Go and tell Sui Yu later and ask her to come and find her after dinner."
I, I have something to tell her." After that, regardless of Xianyue's curiosity, she directly raised her feet and walked out.
Before arriving at Ronghuayuan, Xie Wu saw the two red lanterns hanging in front of the door of Ronghuayuan from a distance. The light yellow halo diluted the darkness, adding a lot to the cold night.
of warmth.
The flower hall has already been decorated.
"Auntie, eldest sister." As soon as Mrs. Chen and Xie Wu came in, Xie Yuan led the young master and the girl from the second room to stand up and salute.
"Cousin-in-law." Jiang Yingxue also stood up and met Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen smiled gently at Jiang Yingxue and said, "Let's all sit down." After that, she looked around and found that Mrs. Yang was not there, so she looked at Xie Yuan and said, "Sister Yuan, why aren't you there?"
Meet your mother?"
A faint smile overflowed from the corners of Xie Wu's lips.
Xie Yuan's eyes quickly flashed with anger. However, due to her status as an elder of the Chen family, she suppressed the tightness in her chest and said, "To tell you my eldest aunt, my mother is not feeling well."
Xie Yuan almost said the last two words through gritted teeth.
Mrs. Chen originally wanted to care about Mrs. Yang for a few more words, but when she saw Xie Yuan biting her lower lip, she remembered the aggressive and ferocious look of Ms. Yang on that day when she framed Ah Wu, and she felt a little pity and sympathy in her heart.
Most of it disappeared in one go.
She nodded slightly towards Xie Yuan, then turned around and sat down.
Xie Wu sat down soon after, but there was obviously a brighter smile in her eyes than when she came in.
"Sister, is Brother Xu here? Is he still in the academy and hasn't come back yet?" Xie Yuan said suddenly, not seeing Xie Wu's proud look.
Xie Wu raised her eyebrows and said, "Why, the second sister has something to do with Brother Xu?"
Xie Yuan also smiled brightly, "I just thought that it was rare for my grandmother to hold a family dinner in the house. Even Sister Ru came, and Brother Xu's absence seems to have disappointed my grandmother."
"How could it be? Isn't the second aunt here too?" Xie Wu raised her slender eyebrows slightly, looking at Xie Yuan with a half-smile and replied.
Xie Yuan's chest froze, and the hand holding the handkerchief tightened unconsciously, "My mother is ill and cannot come. Moreover, my eldest sister knows best why my mother is 'sick'!"
"I heard from the doctor that the second aunt has stagnation of heart energy and strong deficiency fire, which leads to physical weakness. She needs to stay in bed for a period of time to recuperate." Xie Wu replied with a faint smile.
"You!" Xie Yuan still couldn't hold herself steady, and Xie Wu was so angry that she stood up from the chair.
Xie Wu seemed not to notice. She smiled brightly and turned her gaze to Xie Xian, the third girl who was watching the show silently. "Sister Xian, did you say that?"
Xie Yuan glanced over with sharp eyes.
Xie Xian was stunned.
She watched the show calmly, but why was the fire burning on her all at once? When she was thinking about how to answer, Xie Shi opened his mouth to help her out.
"Second sister, stop talking. Grandma and father will be here soon."
Xie Yuan gave Xie Shi a fierce look, then she turned her head and continued to say to Xie Wu, "It's true for uncle, it's rare for our family to get together, but he insists on letting Brother Xu come back, and the eldest sister doesn't try to persuade him.
Uncle, this study also depends on talent. If you don’t have talent, no matter how hard you force yourself, it’s useless!”
"The second sister is right. Reading does require some talent, but you can't just look at talent. Don't you know that there is a road to the mountain of books and hard work is the path, and there is no limit to the sea of learning! There is nothing in this world that comes without hard work! Some people
Even if he has some talent in reading, if he doesn't have this talent, he will be blind!" Xie Wu raised her eyebrows and said loudly.
Xie Yuan's face turned pale, and just when she was about to retort, a loud voice suddenly sounded outside the room!