When returning to the house, Baomei went to the main room and saw that the door was closed. She wanted to go in and take a look, but she was afraid that Zi Yan would miss the fruit in her hand. After thinking about it, she kicked the door lightly and the door was closed.
Then a gap was opened, hoping that the eldest mistress could see that someone had come in and out.
Xu Ruoshui sat at Mrs. Meng's place for a while and then came back. Tomorrow was the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet, so Mrs. Meng was busy giving gifts, so she didn't stay with her much.
The yard was as clean as usual, but Xu Ruoshui was startled by the gap in the door. She pushed the door open and looked around the room. No one was seen inside. "Yan'er, go ask Mother Hu if she has entered my house before."
house?”
"Mother Hu is so cruel to the young mistress. Maybe she came here secretly. The young mistress should check if there is anything missing in our house." Yan'er did not understand Xu Ruoshui's intention.
"Just go if I tell you to. There may be valuable things in my house," Xu Ruoshui waited for Yan'er to go out and looked around the house. It was impossible to tell whether anything in the house had been touched.
, or someone put something else in.
"Young Mistress," Yan'er trotted in angrily, "Mama Hu really didn't come before she came. How dare she come in without First Young Mistress' instructions."
Mrs. Hu has a straightforward temper and can't hide things in her heart. She also arranged a lot of water before, so her words are credible.
"Yan'er, take the teapot and tea cups and wash them," Xu Ruoshui ordered. You must be careful with anything that goes into your mouth. At this time, the hawthorn fruit given by Mrs. Meng aroused her idea. She remembered that Yan'er had already put it into her mouth.
These fruits have been cleaned, but there is still something like hoarfrost appearing. It is not winter, so these things come out of nowhere.
"Pour out all these things," Xu Ruoshui waited for Yan'er to clean the tea set, and then ordered her to put the hawthorn fruits into the flower bed in the yard. If they rot, they can also be used as nutrients to grow flowers.
"What a good fruit. The young mistress poured it down just because she said it. The slave girl is still greedy." Yan'er picked up one and put it in her mouth. Xu Ruoshui hurriedly patted her hand, and the fruit rolled down.
Got under the table.
"Why don't you throw it away quickly?"
"What a pity." Although Yan'er felt it was a pity, seeing Xu Ruoshui's displeased expression, she could only reluctantly pour down the hawthorn fruits.
"Yan'er, what are you doing?" Zi Yan supported Baomei and appeared behind Yan'er, looking at the empty fruit bowl in her hand and asked.
"It's okay. Sister Zi Yan is not in the room so she can have a good rest?"
"I'd like to say hello to the eldest mistress," Zi Yan saw a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes when she saw the dumped hawthorn fruits. Xu Ruoshui had already heard the two talking in the room and walked out.
"You came just in time. Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Reunion Festival. Madam has asked you to come with her. We will send a little boy over then. Just wait in the room." Xu Ruoshui obeyed Madam Meng's instructions.
"Ma'am, you're too careful. I'm only two months old now, and I even sent a little boy here specially. I can't bear it." Zi Yan carelessly touched her belly, which was not yet bulging, with a proud look on her face.
Xu Ruoshui thought it was funny. She didn't even know whether it was an insect or a dragon. "Miss Baomei, please carefully help Miss Ziyan back to rest and fall carefully."
"Yes, eldest mistress."
Zi Yan was like a noble lady, waving her handkerchief and walking back leisurely. Baomei raised her head and glanced at Xu Ruoshui, nodded slightly, Xu Ruoshui understood.
That evening, Baomei secretly went to the yard alone, picked up many hawthorn fruits from the flower bed, and put them in her arms. Taking advantage of the fact that it was still early, she came here at Zi Yan's command, so she didn't want to go back later.
Nothing to say.
Xu Ruoshui took Baomei into Nuan Pavilion to talk.
"Young mistress, Zi Yan asked my slave to pick up the hawthorn you poured. I don't know what to do with it?"
"These hawthorn fruits were rewarded by Madam. The most she could say was that I wasted Madam's thoughts, but I still want to thank Miss Baomei for coming over to tell me." Xu Ruoshui thanked me.
"I'm also worried for the eldest mistress. I really can't stand Zi Yan's arrogant and domineering look. It's only been two months now and she's already starting to take care of her." Baomei complained for a while, but she still didn't find Zi Yan who wanted to harm Xu.
Evidence of water.
"The fox's tail will always show out, don't worry."
"Well, I'll go back first," Baomei waited for a while and then let Xu Ruoshui escort her out. After leaving the Nuan Pavilion, she met Meng Tianbo who had just entered the door. She knelt to Meng Tianbo, asked Xu Ruoshui to stay, and went back by herself.
"You're back? Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and my mother asked you to take a day off and have some fun." Xu Ruoshui's tone was a little attentive.
"No need," Meng Tianbo entered the inner room without looking back. When Xu Ruoshui saw the hanging curtain, she didn't know what else to say.
The next day was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Mrs. Meng asked the little maid to bring lanterns.
In Chunhui Courtyard, a card table has been set up in the flower hall. Mrs. Meng is sitting at the top. On the left and right are the concubine and Fang Liying. The person at the bottom looks very angry. As soon as Xu Ruoshui entered the yard, she was looked at by Mrs. Meng.
Upright.
"Lan Qiu, you are too late, there is no place left for you to play cards."
Xu Ruoshui was wearing a water-colored peach blossom cardigan today. Her skirt spread out like a blooming peach blossom, but her sallow face was slightly missing. On her small wrist, she wore three silver bracelets sent by Mrs. Meng that day. Last night
I took it out and gave it a good wipe. Today it looks shiny and silver, and you can see the fine carvings on it.
The man with his back to Xu Ruoshui turned around. The round eyes on Guazi's face, the small and delicate nose, and the slightly upturned corners of his mouth gave people a sense of intimacy.
"This is your second aunt, why don't you come over quickly to say hello?" Mrs. Meng said.
Second aunt? Xu Ruoshui never remembered that Mr. Meng had a younger brother, so why did the second aunt suddenly appear? "I met the second aunt in late autumn." This second aunt looked well-kept, she looked to be in her early twenties, and was dressed in colorful orchids.
The treasure plate is on the floor, and there are not many hair accessories on the bun, but the green hairpin is very eye-catching.
"Is she the one in the eldest son's room?" The second aunt's maiden name was Du. She was the second eldest child in the family and was known as Du Erniang.
"It's the one from the boss's room. Second Aunt, let me see, are you so clever?" Mrs. Meng pointed at Xu Ruoshui who was still on his knees and said, "This child was seriously ill and almost died. Unexpectedly, it was a blessing in disguise. His brain
Much more awake than before.”
Du Erniang looked Xu Ruoshui from head to toe, nodded and said, "The appearance is a bit worse than the one in front, but the rules are much better than that one."
"It makes sense, what Second Aunt said makes sense." Mrs. Meng said repeatedly, "Get up, late autumn, we are not outsiders."