Jia Mu's voice was not loud, and it could even be said that she uttered that sentence very lightly and slowly, but Yuanyang still heard the trace of resentment from the bottom of her heart.At that moment, Yuanyang's feet softened, and she couldn't help but kneel down on the ground, lowering her head and lowering her eyes, concentrating silently.

"Well, maybe this is fate." Jia Mu didn't seem to notice the abnormality of the mandarin duck at first, and after she sighed, she turned her face to look at the mandarin duck who was kneeling on the ground, and said softly, "Get up, look. You are so timid, I am not talking about you, what are you afraid of?"

Yuanyang got up slowly, without saying a word, but still took the comb to untie Jiamu's hair.Jia's mother has already passed her sixtieth age. Although she never suffered a lot when she was a child, she has been pampered and pampered all these years, but no matter how comfortable her life is, she will still grow old when it's time to grow old.What's more, Jia Mu's life may not be as good as it is on the bright side.

"You, you are too honest." Sitting in front of the dressing table, Jiamu looked at herself in the bronze mirror and the mandarin duck reflecting most of her body, and smiled reluctantly, "For some reason, the maid beside me They went and came again, but somehow they took a fancy to you, an honest kid."

"The old lady loves you very much." Yuanyang said softly.

"What is there to love? To put it bluntly, as a person, it depends on a chance. Back then, when I first married from Baolinghou's Mansion to Rongguo Mansion, I brought four dowry maids, also named Yuanyang, Parrots, amber, and pearls. I still remember how they looked at that time. They were beautiful and good-natured. The mandarin duck is the smartest and safest one, a bit stronger than you. The temperament of the parrot Some are like Yun'er, her small mouth is as sweet as honey smeared all day long. Amber is a little maid with a round face, but she is a bit inconspicuous among the four of them. And Pearl, don't look at her being the youngest, If we only talk about appearance, I am afraid that the other three will not be as good as her alone!"

Yuanyang listened with a smile on her face, but as she listened, she had a vague premonition, her palms were sweating, and she hurriedly rubbed against the hem of her clothes when Jiamu was not paying attention.

Sure enough, Mother Jia said again: "But to be honest, this person has to believe in fate. At that time, when I was pregnant with She'er, I thought about picking one of the dowry maids to make a face. It turned out that the mandarin duck was the most capable She is also the most loyal, so I thought about picking her. She was also up to the task, and she was pregnant before I was about to give birth. Unfortunately, she gave birth to a daughter the next year, but she couldn't support her. Follow along."

Jia Mu said it relaxed and comfortable, as if she was talking about the weather today or what hairpin should be worn today.But yes, for Mother Jia, these things are old things that have passed for decades, so there is really no need to pay too much attention to them.

"Later, I opened the face of the parrot again. Although she didn't live up to her stomach, she was still honest and responsible, and she served the old lady very well. I had just taken over the right of housekeeper of the Rongguo Mansion, and even Xi'er was sent to the house. In the hands of the former old lady, if there was no parrot, I would not be able to manage the Rongguo Mansion in such an orderly manner. But the parrot is also poor. I remember that shortly after I gave birth to Min'er, she caught a cold , never got better."

At this moment, Yuanyang had already helped Jiamu's hair a hundred times, but because Jiamu didn't stop, after a slight pause, Yuanyang put down the comb and gently pressed Jiamu's head and temples with her hands.

"Your ability to press your fingers is comparable to that pearl back then. But, to be honest, even though you are a beautiful embryo, you can't compare to the pearl back then. She looks really good. It's beautiful!" Mother Jia slowly closed her eyes, as if she was completely immersed in the memories of that year, and said slowly, "When she came here as a dowry, she was only twelve or thirteen years old, and she could already see In a few minutes, after I gave birth to Zheng'er, she was so beautiful... how do you say that? It was as if a ray of amazing light was shining in a dark room. As long as she was there, no one could turn their eyes away. Get away from her, from her face."

Yuanyang's fingers jumped, and then quickly slid from Jiamu's head to her shoulders, tapping on Jiamu's shoulders gently.

Jiamu opened her eyes, looked at herself in the bronze mirror and smiled, "Yuanyang, why aren't you curious at all?"

"The old lady told me, what happened to that beauty Pearl?" Yuanyang echoed with a smile, but she already had an answer in her heart.

"No more. I was thinking of giving her a face. There are also old people who followed me from the Bowling Marquis Mansion. In addition, she is also loyal, so it doesn't matter if she is promoted. I never thought that she is the most unlucky Yes. I just ordered to go down and hold a banquet to show her face, but she got an emergency that night and passed away." Jiamu sighed a long time, with a trace of sadness on her face, "Speaking of it, it's just Amber stayed with me for a while, and later promised to the housekeeper in the mansion, but it was gone two years ago."

Yuanyang said a few words of comfort as if in response to the situation, but in fact, his words were not right.In fact, she already knew the way out of the maids in the house. Although she originally wanted to earn a future by herself, but now that she thinks about it, it is just wishful thinking.Thinking about it carefully, Ping'er is really lucky, at least she is married, no matter how good or bad life is, she and her future children are still free.

"Let's not talk about these things anymore, if you don't gossip, you will get in a bad mood. Yuanyang, you can give me a bun that looks younger. Man, I really don't want to accept my old age." For a while, Jia Mu looked at the bronze mirror I, with gray temples, sighed again, "It's better to keep things from the ancestors. Baoyu and the others like to bring glass mirrors from the West, but I look at them, but they are not as good as my bronze mirror."

"Isn't it? The glass mirror is too bright, and it makes people panic. I was frightened once before, but Second Master Bao is so courageous, so I'm not afraid." Yuanyang still agreed, but she knew why Jiamu didn't Love making glass mirrors.There is no other reason. The bronze mirror alone can see the white hair on Jia Mu's head. If it is replaced by a glass mirror, can't you even see the frown on the forehead and the corners of the eyes clearly?Naturally, the elderly don't like this.

While talking, Yuanyang had already arranged Jiamu's hair in a bun, and showed it to Jiamu with the small bronze mirror set aside.It's just that Jia's mother is over sixty years old, no matter how good the mandarin duck's combing skills are, and how youthful the bun is, the effect is still not good.Fortunately, Mother Jia didn't deliberately try to embarrass Yuanyang, so she immediately picked out a brightly colored forehead, and selected a few pieces of jewelry with provenance, put them on carefully, looked at them carefully, and then nodded in satisfaction.

"It's better to be my mandarin duck. Look at those people, they keep saying how filial they are, but none of them really pay attention to me as an old lady. Do you think this will make me angry? I just won't let people do what I want , I’m still waiting for my Yun’er to be taken over in a few days, we’ll make a marriage first.” Mother Jia looked at herself in the mirror, nodded in satisfaction, and said.

cloud?engagement?Is this going to tell Miss Shi to Second Master Bao?

Yuanyang was taken aback for a while, but after only a moment, she calmed down.It doesn't matter who the Second Grandma Bao of Rongguo Mansion ends up with, and it's impossible for her to be left or right, so what does that have to do with her?Besides, although Miss Shi also has some shortcomings, she seems to be easier to get along with than Miss Lin and Miss Bao.

But I heard Jiamu say again: "I really don't know who to say to some things. After thinking about it, you are the only loyal person in front of me. Let's just chat about nothing. Let me talk about it." It’s over, you’ve heard it, and if you have any ideas, you can just tell me. I really don’t even have anyone to discuss things now.”

These words, really can only be heard but not answered.Yuanyang stretched out his hand to help Jiamu to go to the heated kang beside her, picked up a few pieces of charcoal from the charcoal basin on the side, and put them into the hand warmer.Seeing that the temperature was right, Yuanyang handed the hand warmer to Mother Jia.As for what Mother Jia would say next, she only brought her ears, but no matter what she heard, she didn't intend to pass it on.It doesn't matter if she is loyal or timid, no matter what position she is in and what she does, she is now the first-class maid in front of Jia Mu, so she has no reason to destroy the Great Wall herself.

Sure enough, Mother Jia quickly mentioned the three girls who lived in Rongguo Mansion.

It is said that it is a guest residence, but in fact, Shi Xiangyun has never been here since he was taken back by the Bowling Marquis in the twelfth lunar month of last year.This is mainly due to the fact that there was a funeral in Ningguo Mansion, and there was a lot of trouble. After all, Shi Xiangyun is from a foreign surname, so it is appropriate to avoid some taboos.As for Daiyu, she went to Yangzhou with Jia Lian earlier than that. Counting the time, she should be back by the end of the year.Therefore, Xue Baochai was the only one who really lived in Rongguo Mansion.

However, since Mother Jia has already said that Shi Xiangyun will be brought here for a short stay in a few days, and Daiyu will soon be back, so the three girls who are called guests are barely justified.

The only thing that Yuanyang can't figure out is that although Mother Jia mentioned Shi Xiangyun, Miss Shi from the beginning, she is not very satisfied with what she said.

"That child Yun'er is a poor girl. I remember that she lost her parents when she was a baby. Although she has an uncle and aunt, there is a layer of separation between the uncle and her parents. How can they be compared? I feel pity for her." , and then from time to time I took her to live in the mansion. I was thinking that although she has some shortcomings, it is good to be close to me and play with Baoyu. I have no other suitable candidate, and she is probably .”

Daiyu was mentioned again, but Jia's mother changed her tone: "Daiyu is the only flesh and blood left in this world by my miserable Min'er. Ordinarily, I, the grandmother, should be the one who decides for her. But after all, she is too frail. Weak, soft-tempered and soft, but also very quiet. He neither likes to come to me on weekdays, nor does he want to play with the sisters and sisters in the house. If that's the only thing, but not long ago..." Missed backing.

Yuanyang quickly raised her eyes to look at Jiamu, but was taken aback by her own actions, hurriedly lowered her head and still rubbed her shoulders and back for Jiamu, but her heart was like a stormy sea.But before she could figure it out, she heard Mother Jia mention Xue Baochai again.

If Mother Jia mentioned Xiangyun, she was full of love and a little regret, but when she mentioned Daiyu, she was only a little sad.As for Xue Baochai, who was deliberately mentioned at the end, she showed an undisguised disgust.

Being sophisticated and tactful is a real advantage in the eyes of those who like it, but what if you look at it with prejudice?I'm afraid it's the smell of copper all over my body.But Xue Baochai was the worst born, but the oldest, and she was born to a daughter of the Wang family.With the last point alone, it is impossible for Mother Jia to let her marry into the Rongguo Mansion.Of course, when Jia Mu said it was not so straightforward, but Yuanyang understood everything.

After understanding, Yuanyang couldn't help the bitterness in her mouth.

According to Jia's mother's words, Shi Xiangyun's neighbors are all good, but he has no parents and no siblings. If he marries Baoyu in the future, although he doesn't have to worry about her going to her natal family, the help she should have is not something that Xiao thinks about. .Lin Daiyu only took the title of Jia Min's only daughter, and nothing else could satisfy Jia Mu. Yuanyang guessed that what displeased Jia Mu the most was not Lin Ruhai's death, but Lin Daiyu's friendship with Wang Xifeng. good.As for Xue Baochai, even though she is very good, she has been completely excluded by Jia Mu from the candidate of Bao's second grandmother just because of her identity as Wang Xifeng's cousin and Mrs. Wang's niece.

only……

Yuanyang inexplicably raised a very strange idea from the bottom of his heart.Mother Jia is so picky, how can she know that the three girls are happy?However, Yuanyang quickly suppressed this idea.The other party is the second master Bao, so he is naturally worthy of being the best girl in the world, I'm afraid even Princess Shang will make it.

Suddenly, the little maid outside looked around, Yuanyang went out to have a look, and came back to tell Jia Mu: "Second Grandma Lian is here, ask the old lady if she is awake?"

"What do you think?" Mother Jia gave Yuanyang an angry look, and said, "Hurry up and make a pot of good tea."

Yuanyang took the order and left, but she was even more suspicious in her heart.Thinking about Jia Mu's talents, she clearly hated Wang's daughter very much, to the point of angering Xue Baochai.But facing Wang Xifeng, the real daughter of the Wang family, instead...

"Old Ancestor, what delicious food are you stealing here? I smelled it from afar, but it's the new good tea?" Wang Xifeng is still hot-tempered, but compared to the beginning, she is now restrained a lot , looks more measured, and less likely to offend people.

Mother Jia saw it in her eyes and knew that the person who gave birth to her son was really different.However, that's fine, at least for Mother Jia, only when the eldest and second house quarrel, can she, the old lord, live a good life.At the moment, he is more and more sure of what he did back then. If Jia Zhu were to marry Wang Xifeng, I am afraid that the second wife would no longer need her support.Unfortunately, if she wants to live a good life, she must put down whichever side rises, and she must not let the second wife dominate.

At that moment, Mother Jia looked at Wang Xifeng with a much more loving look, and said with a smile: "Good girl Feng, now you are finally able, and you don't come to see me often, and you don't say anything, but you are always thinking about the good things from me. Ask for good things It was easy, but you brought Sister Qiao and Brother Rong here for me to have a look."

Mother Jia knew about Miss Qiao being sent from the east courtyard to Wang Xifeng's courtyard by Mrs. Xing.However, Mother Jia didn't think much about Sister Qiao and Brother Rong, the main reason was that she was getting old and she was really out of energy, besides, how could she not see Wang Xifeng's little thoughts?It's been another generation, and it's not a waste of time to worry about it.

"Sure, when I turn around, I will bring the two children to pay respects to the ancestor." Wang Xifeng didn't wait for Jia's mother to let her go, and sat down next to Jia's mother, and unceremoniously weighed a piece of snack and put it in her mouth. Biting a piece, he tasted it before saying, "The old ancestor's place is really full of good things. I have tasted it, and it is much better than mine."

"Don't be so talkative!" Jia Mu stared, thinking about what happened yesterday, and immediately knew that Wang Xifeng must have heard something and came to inquire about the news, and even though it was not pleasant to say, it was not so unbearable. , so I only let the little maids go out, pulled Wang Xifeng and said, "Did your wife ask you to come here? For Baoyu's business?"

Wang Xifeng shook her head with a smile, and said: "I came here specially to see the old lady, why did I talk about other people? As for Baoyu... so what?"

Jia's mother gave Wang Xifeng an angry look, and said angrily, "Is this playing tricks on me? My old lady eats more salt than you eat, coax me?"

"Yes, old ancestor, what you said is true. Don't talk about salt and rice, I'm afraid you've seen the naked buttocks of us juniors, how dare I play tricks in front of old ancestor?" Wang Xifeng said again Looking at Jiamu with grievance and helplessness, her words clearly and secretly included all the juniors in Rongguo Mansion, Jiamu wanted to laugh for a moment, but tried to keep a serious face, it was hard work.

After a while, Mother Jia finally couldn't help laughing: "Forget it, I didn't intend to hide the matter. Besides, even if I wanted to, I can't help it. In the past two years, she has eaten I lost a lot of money. I finally found an opportunity to win back a city. How could I give up so easily? I am dying and getting angry from my children and grandchildren. Even if they are clearly filial to me, it is for My family's reputation, I don't know how to scold me secretly!"

As soon as these words came out, the mandarin duck beside him couldn't help but look up at Wang Xifeng.To be honest, she was really lucky, if Mother Jia said these words to her, she really didn't know how to reply.After all, as a servant, it is really not easy to meddle in the affairs of the masters.But although Wang Xifeng is also the master, she is a junior, so it is still difficult for Jia Mu to accept this.

However, to Yuanyang's surprise, Wang Xifeng not only connected, but also connected very smoothly.

"Which short-sighted thing dares to upset your ancestor? Tell me, ancestor, I will help you vent your anger later. Even if I fail, there will still be my second master Lian, Sister Qiao and Brother Rong." Son. If it doesn’t work, I will go all out and cry for the help of the first and second masters, and I will definitely make those who make the ancestors unhappy pay the price.” Wang Xifeng’s words were originally cadenced, and she deliberately added a bit of drama The gesture, it doesn't look like a curse, but it looks like a kiss in colorful clothes.

Sure enough, Mother Jia laughed out loud: "Okay, it's good if you have this kind of heart. When Lian'er comes back later, I will tell him that Feng Geer is a good person. Let him treat you well, and you must never do it again." Make a fuss."

Wang Xifeng is definitely the kind of person who is waiting for her son to hear the strings and know the elegant meaning. What Jiamu said was obviously a compliment to her, but after careful consideration, it was undoubtedly a knock.Jia Lian has been away for more than a year, and I am afraid that even Jia Mu, the grandmother of the first line, does not believe that Jia Lian is not messing around outside.That's why he made a special effort to tell Wang Xifeng before Jia Lian returned home, lest Wang Xifeng start a fight again when he realized something was wrong, which would be unsightly for both sides.

At that moment, Wang Xifeng just clarified for herself without leaving any traces: "Don't praise me, old ancestor. I am a person who does not praise me very much. If I am really praised so much that my tail goes up to the sky, then the second master of Lian will come back for a while." Look, 'Hey, why did my wife become so proud? Don't want it, don't want it, and find a better one later.' Grandfather, what do you think I should do?"

"You, you, your mouth. That's all, I won't tease you anymore." Jia Mu laughed until tears came out, knowing that Wang Xifeng was beaten by herself, and she didn't have any dissatisfaction. The aggrieved anger from Mrs. Wang gradually dissipated.Taking a breath of relief, Mother Jia simply told Wang Xifeng what happened yesterday.

Speaking of it, it's really not a big deal.But it was because Wang Xifeng had been ill since Qin Keqing's funeral.In the beginning, everyone in the family didn't take this matter to heart at all. After all, even though Wang Xifeng was ill, she hadn't completely let go of the housekeeper's affairs, so they just let her go as if she was slightly unwell.I never thought that Wang Xifeng's illness has lasted for more than a month, and there was a Zhou Rui's family in front of Mrs. Wang, and she slipped her mouth during a casual chat, and she said something, "Don't bump into Lian's second grandma" and said, "I know him well. People, if Grandma Xiao Rong has any unfulfilled wishes, it will be good if she talks about people indiscriminately.

Mrs. Wang heard these words and remembered them in her heart, but she was not worried about Wang Xifeng, but was afraid that something might happen to her golden bumps.So I only called the maid in Baoyu's room to ask questions.In the beginning, I just asked about the Tiekan Temple, and this has already angered Mrs. Wang. What I never thought was that there was a little maid in Baoyu's room who didn't know the door. I was so frightened, and I was still angry on weekdays, that I blurted out that my sister was dishonest and played tricks on Baoyu every day.

"...It's really a crime to say it. That little maid is not someone else, but the little maid who was given to me by Nanny Lai two years ago. I saw that child was very outstanding, with a small mouth. He is also agile, and has excellent needlework skills, so he took care of him and taught him well, and later he gave it to Baoyu."

Mother Jia regretted and sighed, but Wang Xifeng was astonished when these words fell into Wang Xifeng's ears.Mammy Lai sent it, with a handsome appearance, a sharp mouth, and an excellent needlework skill?Isn't this referring to that little girl Qingwen?

"Old ancestor, I have some impression of the person you mentioned. But that child is a little frivolous in his daily life, but if you look carefully, he may not be a good person. I'm afraid it's because his appearance is too outstanding that he offends others. Suspect."

"I guess so. But your wife... hmph, Qingwen was given to Baoyu by me. Didn't this just make her catch it? She actually coaxed her to come over first by killing her first and playing it later. I was beaten in the hall, and when I know about it, it will be too late." When Jia's mother mentioned this matter, she was full of resentment.It is true that to Jia Mu, Qingwen is just an insignificant little maid, but after all, she got out from her hands. Madam Wang's actions, to put it mildly, would cause chaos if she cared about her, after all, it was related to her only one. Son Baoyu.But if it's harsh, it's making rules for Jia Mu!Of course, no one in Rongguo Mansion would dare to say that, but there is no guarantee that others would not think so.

Naturally, Wang Xifeng could also think of this point.But compared to this, she was even more surprised why Qingwen was always unlucky first?

She lowered her head and thought carefully for a while, but Wang Xifeng felt something was wrong no matter what she did.It is true that she did not know exactly when Xiren climbed into Baoyu's bed, but one thing is certain, Qingwen did not.You must know that in her previous life, Qingwen was still innocent until she died.Xiren, on the other hand, is used to putting on a show, but he can only hide it from his superiors but not his inferiors.Wang Xifeng also doesn't like to pay attention to such things, so even if she heard about it in her previous life, she never said it out loud.

"That Qingwen looks a little frivolous, but she shouldn't be someone who can do such shameless things." Wang Xifeng thought for a while, and had to say this.

When Jia Mu heard the words, she nodded and said bitterly: "Huh, good or bad is nothing more than her family's opinion. The shit basin is all buckled up. What can I do?" After a pause, she sighed again and said, "Okay." I still have a sigh of relief, although Qingwen has no parents, but has an uncle and elder brother, so she moved to his side."

Wu Gui?

A personal name flashed in Wang Xifeng's mind, but compared to Wu Gui, a small character who only heard his name but never met him, Wang Xifeng was more familiar with his wife.

Everyone in the Rongguo Mansion knows that there are so many girls!

There are even other women who follow their husbands after they get married, such as Zhou Rui's family of Lai everyone, but Wu Gui is the only one who remembers his name before he marries a wife. After that, he only got the nickname of a bastard, but he still enjoys himself.

With such a brother and sister-in-law, can Qingwen have a good life?

"Old ancestor, don't tell me why, just bring someone over and beat him up? I was very happy to see Qingwen, but I just thought that I had already begged Zijuan from the ancestor, and Qingwen I was given Baoyu again, so I refrained from asking for it. Now that I think about it, it would be better if I gave it to me at the beginning!" Wang Xifeng's words were not just joking, although from the perspective of the master, Qingwen's shortcomings are too big. There are too many, but there is one thing that Wang Xifeng values, at least she is simple-minded and loyal, and she is also good at embroidery. This alone is enough to be a decent and useful maid.

"Why didn't you say it sooner?" Jia Mu glanced at Wang Xifeng and sighed again, "Forget it, Qingwen's business is fine, she is just a little maid. It's Baoyu who is pitiful, your wife I don't know if my eyes were red with anger, and I sent Qingwen away without saying anything, and..."

After thinking about it for a while, Wang Xifeng understood Jia Mu's unfinished words.

how to say?Qingwen was simply too pretentious in the past, making everyone in the room look down on her.But Wang Xifeng didn't think it was enough for Mrs. Wang to vent her anger on Qingwen. In addition, Zijuan had told her earlier that Mrs. Wang might have invited the experienced old lady to examine the body of the maid in Baoyu's room. .This investigation, can Xiren hide it?

Guessing this, Wang Xifeng missed two points of her smile. She didn't like to attack people, but no cousin interfered in the affairs of the uncle's house, and there was no cousin who was married and had children in charge of the cousin's house. thing.If in her previous life she didn't want to be that bad person, in this life she just wished that Baoyu would kill herself.However, if possible, she would like to see Xiren have bad luck.

Unexpectedly, what Jia Mu said next was far beyond her expectation.

"How could the charming woman in Baoyu's room be like this! It's better to be that girl Xiren. Although she has been scolded, she is a clean-spirited person. Even Mrs. Wang can't find a reason to teach her. Alas, it is also fortunate that she is still here, otherwise On the other side of Baoyu, I am not at ease no matter what, even if I want to send someone there, I am afraid that Mrs. Wang will make trouble again. After all, Meiren and Qingwen both went out from me."

Wang Xifeng stared at Jia's mother in a daze, and didn't come back to her senses for a while.

Charming?That charming person who only won the favor of Baoyu for a short time in the previous life, but disappeared without a sound before the Grand View Garden was built?Could it be that the reason why the charming person in the previous life disappeared was also because of the incident with Baoyu?Wang Xifeng thought about it carefully, but at that moment, he was busy building the Grand View Garden first, and then he was busy with visiting relatives.Wang Xifeng thought about it for a while, but she still didn't remember what happened before Meiren left. She only vaguely remembered, as if after a certain day, Meiren disappeared.

"Brother Feng, what's the matter with you?" Seeing Wang Xifeng's face suddenly changed, Jia's mother asked worriedly, "But your body hasn't recovered yet? I think you should go back and rest. I just suffered." It’s not really a sickness.”

"Old Ancestor, I'm fine. You don't have to worry about Baoyu, there is another attacker in the room next to him, and he seems to be a safe person." Wang Xifeng put down the doubts in her heart for a while, she needs to think about it. Fan, then decide whether to intervene in this matter.

Although Wang Xifeng couldn't vouch for Meiren, she could be sure that Xiren was never clean!

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