After leaving Ronghua Courtyard, Yang kindly took Chen to Tinglan Courtyard.
Xie Xu took his two brothers from the second room to the garden, saying they wanted to play snowballs. Xie Yuan was about to do it, but saw Xie Wu looking gloomy and uninterested, so she had to retreat.
Secondly, she took her concubine Xie Xian, who was two years younger than her, and went to the garden to find some friends.
Xie Wu walked leisurely back to her room alone.
"Girl, you didn't sleep well last night. How about I help you go to the bed and lie down for a while?" Nianyue saw that Xie Wu looked tired and said smartly.
Xie Wu nodded and let her take off her hair accessories and jacket. Just as she was helping Xie Wu go to bed, Xie Wu suddenly said, "I'll wake up soon and want to eat Guifangzhai's food."
Osmanthus sugar, steamed chestnut flour cake and crispy roast duck from Maoer Hutong.”
"The slave will ask Sangzhi to buy it for the girl."
"No, go and kiss yourself."
The smile on Nianyue's face suddenly froze, "Girl..."
"What are you still doing?" Xie Wu looked at Nianyue coldly and interrupted her.
Nianyue curled up the corners of her mouth, and her aggrieved eyes turned red.
As the girl's personal maid, she usually does nothing but take care of the girl's daily life. She is more expensive than girls from ordinary families, but now, the girl actually asks her to do the work of these little maids.
Not to mention the shame, Guifangzhai is in the south of the city, and Maoer Hutong is in the north. It takes an hour at least to go back and forth. In addition, there has been heavy snow on one side for several days, and the road is not only difficult to walk, but also cold and freezing.
Thinking of this, Nianyue felt even more unhappy.
"girl……"
But as soon as she opened her mouth, Xie Wu immediately sneered and blocked all her unspoken words.
"Why, I can't control you anymore!"
Xie Wu's words were very serious, and her expression was as cold as frost. Even though Nian Yue was full of grievances, she still did not dare to refuse boldly anymore, so she had to accept with tears in her eyes, covered her face and ran out of the house.
All this happened within a moment, Mi Yue who was standing by was also shocked by Xie Wu's sudden coldness.
You know, Nianyue is the most respectable maid in front of the girl. The girl has always spoiled her, but now I don't know what happened, why she suddenly abandoned her.
Thinking of this, Mi Yue felt guilty.
"Come here and help me get dressed." Xie Wu glanced at Miyue, who was bowing her head and said nothing, and then said in a deep voice.
Aren't you getting ready for bed? Why do you need to get dressed again?
Mi Yue was full of doubts, but when she touched Xie Wu's eyes that were half-smiling but not smiling, her heart skipped a beat and she immediately reacted and hurriedly responded, "Yes." Then she ran over to serve Xie Wu and put on her clothes again.
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"Go and prepare paper and pen." Xie Wu said again.
"Yes." Miyue agreed without hesitation this time, and then turned around to find paper and pen.
Xie Wu looked at Mi Yue's back and smiled, then walked to sit on the warm couch outside.
Miyue quickly brought the paper and pen over and placed them one by one on the small table on the hot couch. Then she knelt down and whispered to Xie Wu, "Miss, I will grind the ink for you."
Xie Wu curved her lips and nodded towards her with a smile.
She is still a sensible girl, so it is no wonder that she was able to escape from Yang's hands in the end.
Xie Wu first went through in her mind which families in Beijing had good relations with the Marquis, and then listed them one by one according to their closeness and proximity.
After finishing writing here, I took another piece of paper and listed the powerful and meritorious people in the capital. Finally, I also wrote out their relationships with in-laws and classmates one by one. Finally, I thought about what I would like to note on the side.
People are at odds with whom, and who are at odds with whom.
All in all, this list was written in great detail. It took me almost half an hour to write down all the items on a dozen pieces of paper.
And she did not shy away from Mi Yue during the whole process, so much so that Mi Yue could hardly suppress her trembling while holding Mo Chan's hand.
Although she didn't know many words, she could probably tell that the girl was writing a list of the nobles in the capital, and judging from the number of pages written on it, I'm afraid that all the names in the capital were on this list...
Recalling that the girl had just sent Nian Yue away, Mi Yue's heart jumped. For a moment, she couldn't guess what the girl's purpose was in keeping her here.
She may not be more trusted by girls than Nianyue?
Finally, Xie Wu put down her pen. She hurriedly put down the ink bloom and stepped aside, her head drooped, and her eyes did not dare to glance at the small table.
Xie Wu's slender eyebrows raised slightly. She turned sideways slightly, resting her right hand on the pillow next to her. She looked at Mi Yue at leisure and said, "Mi Yue, can you read?"
A chill suddenly came out of the soles of my feet.
Miyue knelt down on the ground with a plop, lowered her head and supported herself on the ground. The girl trembled and shouted, "Girl..."
Xie Wu chuckled lightly and said, "I'm just asking you if you can read or not. What are you doing?"
"Girl, slave, slave..."
"It seems that this question is difficult to answer..." Xie Wu laughed, she paused slightly, and then continued, "If this is not the case, let me change the question, whose slave are you?"
"The slave is naturally the girl's slave." Mi Yue knelt down on the ground and said without thinking.
For a long time, there was no sound from above my head.
Mi Yue became increasingly panicked.
Finally, the clear voice finally sounded, "Yes or no, I believe we will know soon."
Mi Yue's heart thumped, but before she could react, she heard Xie Wu's voice rang again, "Put away the things on the table."
"yes."
Mi Yue didn't want to think about the purpose of Xie Wu's words just now. She stood up in a hurry, then neatly put away the pen and ink on the table, found a box and carefully put the list that Xie Wu had just drafted into it.
"Girl." She held the box and looked at Xie Wu cautiously.
Xie Wu nodded and stood up, holding on to the small table on the couch. "Let's go." After saying that, she walked towards the door.
Mi Yue was startled, then realized what she was doing, and quickly followed Xie Wu with the box in hand.
Regardless of whether the girl trusts her or not, since the girl is willing to use her now, she must be willing to give her a chance, as long as she seizes it...
She must grasp it well.
I always feel that the girl is different from before after being ill...
Sure enough, Ms. Chen was back. She sat on the couch and carefully looked at the list copied to her by Yang Shiyu. She didn't even notice Xie Wu coming in. It was only when Xian Qing pushed her that she realized Xie Wu's arrival.
"Ah Wu, why are you here?" Mrs. Chen quickly stood up.
Xie Wu did not answer Chen's words, but moved her eyes to the list Chen put aside.
"Oh, this is the party list that your second aunt drew up just now. I copied a copy back. Ah Wu, do you want to take a look?" Seeing Xie Wu's eyes falling on the list, Mrs. Chen said hurriedly.
Xie Wu nodded, then sat on the other side of the warm couch, reached out and took the order handed over by Mrs. Chen and lowered her head to read.
The first few are all in-laws of the Marquis of Wu'an, such as the old lady's maternal home, Dongping Bofu, the Duke of Dingguo, where Xie Wu's aunt is married, and the Yang family's natal Yongning Bofu, followed closely by those related to her husband.
The people who are close to the second house of the Marquis and Xie Feng’s colleagues in the official department...
Xie Wu smiled, handed the list back to Chen, and said to her with a faint smile, "Mother has taken note of these."
"I have noted it down, but..." Mrs. Chen looked at Xie Wu, hesitating whether he should tell her what was in his heart.
"It's just that my mother remembered the name, but she couldn't put the name on her face." Xie Wu smiled and took over Chen's unspoken words.
After her daughter saw through her thoughts, Mrs. Chen felt a little embarrassed on her face. She tugged the handkerchief tightly in her hand and forced out a smile, "After all, I haven't been in the capital for many years..."
Chen couldn't say what happened next anyway.
"Even if my mother can match her name to her face, I'm afraid my eyes will be darkened by those people who circle around the noble families in the capital." Xie Wu added with a faint smile.
Mrs. Chen's hand tightened on the handkerchief.
Xie Wu glanced sideways at Miyue.
Miyue immediately understood and hurriedly stepped forward, put the box she was holding on the small table and opened it.
"Let's take a look." Xie Wu raised her eyebrows lightly.
Mrs. Chen glanced at Xie Wu, then reached out and took out the paper from the box.
Just one glance made Chen's eyes straighten.
"Girl, this, this is..." Even Xianqing on the side was so shocked that her eyes almost fell out.
Compared to the second wife's list that only had names, the lists sent by the eldest girl were so detailed!
"Zuo is just what I wrote when I had nothing to do. If you have time, you can read more." Xie Wu said without any expression.
How could he write it when he had nothing to do? For Mr. Chen, who had just returned from Ningxia and had a disdain for the capital, this was a timely help.
"Ah Wu..." Chen's voice trembled slightly, and her eyes were red.
This time, she finally felt Ah Wu's intentions towards her.
She still misses her mother in her heart.
"At this meeting, there will only be more people than the second aunt's list. And when my father has taken the post of deputy general Zuo Yiwei, there will be many more ladies who come to get close to my mother. Mother
If you don't want to show your timidity in front of others and lose the face of the Marquis, you'd better go to your grandmother and say some soft words and ask your grandmother to send Aunt Zhu to teach you." Xie Wu looked at Mrs. Chen and continued.
Although she had already let go of Chen's abandonment of her, she couldn't get as close to Chen as her daughter did to her mother...
She never had a chance to act like a coquettish girl in front of her parents.
"Madam, what the girl said is very true. There are many things going on in the hall, and the second lady may get caught up in something at any time. If Aunt Zhu can follow the madam and give guidance, it will be much easier for the madam to deal with it.
"After hearing Xie Wu's words, Xian Qing also echoed.
Xianqing knew very well that Mrs. Chen was afraid of the old lady and was afraid that she would get distracted and refuse to go to the old lady to ask for someone.
Mrs. Chen looked at Xie Wu, then at Xianqing, and remembered what Xie Zheng said to her last night. Finally, she gritted her teeth and made up her mind, "I will talk to my mother when I say hello tomorrow."
Talk about this."
Xie Wu pursed her lips, then stood up, "If there is nothing else, mother, I will leave first."
"Ah, you're leaving, don't you want to sit down anymore?" Ms. Chen quickly stood up.
"I won't disturb mother anymore." Xie Wu declined with a smile.
Mrs. Chen twisted her handkerchief and tried to open her mouth to save someone. She hesitated for a long time, but no words came out.
"These lists..." Xie Wu glanced at the lists again worriedly.
"Don't worry, young lady, these slaves will carefully collect these orders and won't let others look at them easily." Xian Qingchao thanked Wu for her blessing and answered firmly.
Xie Wu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, it's not something important."
Even if she was seen, it wouldn't matter. What she wrote can be found out on the surface.
