"Miss, do you want some incense?" Xiaoxia was holding a tray with a dozen small boxes on it.
Wan Qing nodded lightly and signaled Xiaoxia to put the tray on the table. She opened it one by one and looked at each one. She put each one under her nose and sniffed it gently. After a while, she raised her head again and said, "Is there anything else?"
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Xiao Xia shook her head, "These uncles specially ordered me to collect and send all the incense that the girls in the house will like."
Wan Qing nodded slightly, took the box of incense and handed it over, "That's it, it smells pretty good."
Xiaoxia immediately took it and left. After a while, she came in with a burning incense cage and placed it on the table, far away from the bed. This way, the fragrance would be in the room without being too strong.
In fact, Wan Qing's fragrance is not strong at all, but when the smoke comes out, it is still a bit smoky. Xiaoxia is considerate and considerate.
It was night, and Xiaoxia was still sleeping outside. However, tonight, Wanqing had no sleepiness at all.
It wasn't until Xiaoxia's breathing gradually stabilized outside that Wan Qing quietly sat up from the bed, walked to the incense cage like a cat, smiled slightly, took one of the incense boxes next to it, opened it, rubbed some powder, and put it in
Enter the incense cage.
The aroma in the room is still light and elegant, but there is something more that makes people feel sleepier.
After successfully walking out of her room, she subconsciously took a deep breath. This was considered a free breath.
She smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly and walked slowly in the small building. There were four people in the small building. She and Qin'er, as well as Xia Qiu, Qiu and Dong, although they were serving Qin'er together, they were waiting for Qin'er at night.
They are also on duty. After all, waiting on people at night is quite hard.
When we arrived in the courtyard outside the building, there were four people living there, two women and two maids who did menial work.
These people here are really nothing to Wan Qing. It is easy to get around them without disturbing them.
Slowly walking out of the small courtyard, Wan Qing looked at her parents and Xiao Jing's courtyard again. There was nothing to see in her parents' courtyard, and she had never been to Xiao Jing's courtyard, but she wanted to go see him.
, you can go there openly and openly during the day. At this time, it is not worth wasting the good time on him.
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What she was more curious about was the other places in the mansion. Her father had never allowed her to go out with her mother.
Naturally, you don't dare to walk through the garden gate leading to the outside. The gate is guarded by iron generals. There is really no difference between walking through the gate and climbing the wall.
During the day, she had asked her mother insinuatingly that the place where she lived now was regarded as the inner courtyard of the Xiao Mansion. The so-called inner courtyard was the place where the female relatives lived. Under normal circumstances, everyone from the waiters to the night watchers
, all women.
However, the situation in the Xiao Mansion is a little different at this time. The three brothers live in the same place, but each guard a courtyard. If nothing happens, they will never go back and forth.
It's like they have separated their families and are strangers living their own lives, not even as good as their neighbors.
Therefore, it is inevitable that the three of them are somewhat wary of each other. Therefore, apart from the fact that the garden is full of women, the outside of the garden is no longer a place guarded by some servants and guards.
However, although the Xiao Mansion is considered a wealthy family, no one in the family has an official position, and the only people it can hire are ordinary people. It can deal with ordinary people, but it is far behind those who know a little bit about concealment skills.
What's more, the Xiao family is just a rich man. It's not a matter of anger or resentment, and it doesn't offend anyone. Naturally, there are no great people to come and make trouble. Therefore, those people are also used to being comfortable. At night, they should sleep and sleep.
Just for fun, there are very few who are serious about defense.
After climbing over the wall, the short wall had some hollow tiles, which did not pose any hindrance to Wan Qing. She landed successfully, chose a direction, and walked all the way over.
She didn't know the place outside the garden, so she just found a way, avoided people, and explored slowly. She didn't expect to explore Xiao Mansion in one night, but she just walked as far as she could.
Far.
It was like entering a deserted place, which was probably Wan Qing's current state. Along the way, she met almost no one, and occasionally encountered one or two, who were either snoring or gambling.
Even if someone moved everything out of this house, they probably wouldn't notice.
"It's a miracle that such a family has not been defeated yet." Wan Qing muttered in a low voice.
Finally, she saw another garden and other lights.
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"You're still up so late?" Wan Qing was confused, who lives here and still hasn't slept yet. Suddenly, she blinked, found a low wall with hollows, and climbed over it in a few moments.
In the past, no one was alarmed.
With the lights on so late at night, there are only two types of people. One is the hard-working people, working or studying. The other type is the people who are planning to do bad things.
No matter which one it was, Wan Qing was very curious and wanted to find out.
"If you ask me, just ask the old man to drive them out..." A charming and panting voice came from the house, and Wan Qing just walked out of the lighted window.
Hearing that voice, Wan Qing couldn't help but laugh. It was a coincidence that she was in the third master's yard. The voice was so familiar. It belonged to the third lady whom she had only seen during the day.
Listening to the gasping sound, he was probably finishing something.
"If it were easier, I would have done it long ago... I have told the old man so many times that he disagrees life and death, and there is nothing I can do about it. However, now that the old man has agreed to separate the family, it is the same..." This voice is naturally that of that person.
The third master's voice was just a little annoyed and a little impatient.
"It doesn't matter. In two days, let Luo Yun follow the boss. Then he will have all those shops in his hands. Let's see what the old man has to say." The third lady suddenly snorted, with impatience and anger in her voice, "
It’s you who spends your whole day eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling. If you could put half of your focus on the family business, the boss and the second family would have driven them out long ago. Why are you still being controlled like now?"
"Yes, yes, yes, it's all my fault. However, the family property is all in the public account. It's not as comfortable as we are doing with private money now." He said with another bad laugh.
"That's right." The third lady was a little proud in her words, but then she became angry again, "I went to the boss today... I was really angry to death."
"Don't be angry, she's just a big-footed woman. What's the big deal? When the boss is driven away and they have nothing, she won't be left to be stepped on and bullied by you..."
The third lady snorted coldly and said resentfully: "Who made that Qin'er's mother die like this because she didn't live up to her expectations? If she were still here, with her weak temperament, she wouldn't have let me round her up and flatten her."
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He snorted and said, "That Luoyang guy is also useless. He just left like that and didn't even stay to cause trouble for that woman. Let her get in here so easily."
"Forget it, what's the point of talking about the dead person now? Remember, let Luo Yun be smarter and find out the situation of those shops and Zhuangzi clearly. When the time comes to divide the family, I won't let them get a penny.
snort!"
After saying that, Mr. Xiao laughed lustfully again, and soon the sound of "en-en" came from the room.
Wan Qing was naturally not interested in this kind of thing and immediately avoided it.
I walked around the third master's yard again. It was much bigger than the one where her family lived, with more houses and more maids and women.
After walking around and finding nothing, Wan Qing turned around and left, climbed over the wall, looked at the sky, and started walking back. Wan Qing already remembered the journey he had taken, so walking back was very fast.
I went back to my room smoothly and took off my clothes again and went to bed. Lying on the bed, my mind kept spinning and I couldn't stop.
As for what Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao were plotting, she really didn't want to think about it, and there was nothing to think about. The couple was completely obsessed with money, and they only focused on the little money of Xiao Mansion.
Speaking of which, she was curious again, how much money did the Xiao family have? Is it worth their attempt to steal it regardless of brotherhood?
Thinking of this gold and silver matter, Wan Qing had to think of another important issue, that is, herself.
Does she want to get some gold and silver for herself?
It is said that a person without long-term worries must have immediate worries. Although she is a young lady of the Xiao family and has no worries about food and clothing, she knows that she is not the real young lady of the Xiao family, Xiao Wanqing.
She was just an abandoned baby picked up to comfort Xiao Jing.
Facing these forms of Xiao Mansion, especially Hongyun's behavior after arriving at Xiao Mansion, she had to think about what would happen to her if the real Wan Qing appeared one day?
Will Hongyun choose her or her real daughter?
Thinking of Hongyun's behavior when facing these people and things in Xiao Mansion, Wan Qing couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Yes, it was indeed time for her to make some plans for herself. As for how to do it... she had to plan carefully. Of course, she would never use the Xiao Mansion's brains.
1 Wanqing’s little devil’s thoughts (1)
Amidst these messy thoughts, Wan Qing fell asleep in a daze. In her sleep, she actually dreamed of her parents in her previous life. Her parents smiled and told her that her daughter should be self-reliant and learn to protect herself...
At dawn, Wan Qing got up, ran around the yard twice, and then went to Hongyun's yard. Xiao Jing had already left, and classes started very early in the school.
After breakfast with my parents,
Xiao Tongwen was still busy with business matters. Wan Qing deliberately said that no matter how hard she worked now, it was just making wedding clothes for others. Of course, she just thought in her heart and would never say it out loud.
What's more, she always felt that this Xiao Tong was a smart man and a stupid man. He would never be able to make a splash in the business world, let alone support the Xiao family in a situation like Mr. Xiao's.
stand up.
How could such a smart person not know what Mr. Xiao was thinking?
"Nvyi will come over today, and then Madam can..."
Wan Qing was still a little curious about the girl, so she was looking forward to it. Unfortunately, she waited until Xiao Tongwen came back for lunch at noon, but no one was there.
Wan Qing was confused, but Hongyun was confused and depressed.
She intuitively thought that Xiao Tongwen must be perfunctory and careless about her and her daughter's affairs.
Hongyun didn't believe so much in Xiao Tongwen. After all, she was hurt by him. For so many years, she had taken care of two children by herself and endured all the hardships. She remembered every bit of it in her heart.
Although Xiao Tongwen went to find her, it took such a long time. Moreover, while she was suffering hardships outside, he stopped his wife at home, remarried, and gave birth to two children.
How could she have no resentment or hatred in her heart? Not to mention, he only found her after the woman died. She would naturally wonder if he would never find her if the woman had not died...
Although they followed him back to the Xiao Mansion, they seemed to be a harmonious couple on the surface, but there was a deep gap in their hearts, and that gap needed Xiao Tongwen to fill it with strong love and care.
After they came back, Xiao Tongwen generally did a pretty good job. He put the mother and son at the forefront of everything, and thought of everything for them.
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However, the ravine is not so easy to repair, and if there is even the slightest mistake, all the previous efforts will be wasted.
Who would have thought that he had hurt her before, and Hongyun was also wary of him.
"Back to the uncle, madam, that Nvyi did come to our house. However, when she arrived at the door in the morning, she was stopped by the third lady. She is still in the third lady's yard."
When Xiao Tongwen came back and heard that Nuyi was still in the future, he was so angry that he immediately asked people to go out and ask what was going on. However, he stayed with Hongyun and kept comforting him. He felt guilty and distressed for Hongyun. He also understood Hongyun.
Temperament, I am afraid that she will misunderstand something again.
However, Xiao Tao had just left the yard and came back to report a moment later. However, behind her was Zhao Yan.
"Third Madam?" Hongyun still only showed a puzzled look, but nothing else was revealed on her face.
Zhao Yan took a step forward and replied loudly: "Uncle, our Xiao Mansion has also invited that Nuyi, and the ladies are all familiar with her. When Nuyi came today, she happened to meet the third lady, and she was used by the third lady immediately.
What a lie. The nun is currently teaching the fourth and fifth young ladies."
"Third bedroom, it's so, so, so..." Xiao Tongwen stood up with a slap on the table, but glanced at Wan Qing who was standing aside. He still didn't say the next words. However, the tea on the table was changed by this slap.
And it spilled out, all over the table.
Hongyun glanced at Xiao Tongwen, then at the tea, and finally fell on Zhao Yan, asking slowly: "Is that Nvyi the Nvyi that Xiao Mansion has been inviting?"
Zhao Yan did not hesitate, "This Nvyi is the most famous Nvyi in Qingbo Mansion..."
Hongyun smiled with an unknown meaning and looked at Xiao Tongwen, "I didn't expect that the most famous one! Our Xiao family is really proud, and the most famous female etiquette taught two concubines." Then he seemed to sigh,
The topic changed:
"What are you going to do, sir? Let the sisters study together, or hire another female attendant?"
It stands to reason that in the Xiao Mansion and the sisters of the same family, it is enough to hire one female hostess. Hiring one more will make people gossip. If Hongyun was sensible, he would not ask this question, and Xiao Tongwen did not.
Will make the second option.
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Wan Qing's little devil's thoughts (3)
However, when Hongyun asked this question, Xiao Tongwen thought about it very seriously before nodding and saying: "It doesn't matter, I will invite another female artist to meet you. Although she is not as famous as this female artist, she is extremely talented.
Well, since Wan Qing is not going to go to school, it would be very suitable to hire a talented girl."
Having said this, Xiao Tongwen frowned again, seeming to be thinking about something.
When Hongyun saw it, he naturally asked, "Is there anything else wrong?"
"Speaking of going to school, Qin'er is seven years old after the Chinese New Year. It's time to go to school. She..." Xiao Tongwen's eyes fell on Wan Qing's feet. A girl from a normal family would be five or six years old.
But the feet have started to be bound. No matter how old they are, they will only suffer more.
Wan Qing had decided not to bind her feet, but what about Qin'er? Her mother had passed away, so only Hongyun took care of Qin'er's affairs.
Hongyun smiled slightly, "I don't know what it is. Even if you don't tell me, I will do it. However, after all, it is a girl's lifelong thing. You have to choose a good day. It is summer again, and these feet are so
It's uncomfortable to be pestered. I'm thinking that I can do this after the weather gets cooler. It only takes a month or two."