Fortunately, the ladies these days are all very close to home, and those who wander around like Mei Miao are aliens. Otherwise, when Xiao Wu and Liu Shi chatted with her about the customs of the Qin State, she would have been in trouble.
"Speaking of which, Mr. Jiang's Jiang family and our Wu family have known each other for a long time." Xiao Wu Liu covered her mouth with a silk cloth and said with a smile.
Man Miao glanced at her with a smile, but did not answer her words or respond to her words.
My eyes began to look for Jiang Shang in the courtyard, but I couldn't find him. I don't know where he went. I thought to myself that this little Wu Liu's attitude was not normal, and his enthusiasm seemed a bit deliberate.
Thinking of this, he saw Xiao Wu and Liu staring at him closely, as if he wanted to see something from her, with some strange light shining in his eyes, as if he was waiting for her to speak.
Manmei made the decision almost as soon as she looked into Xiao Wu and Liu's eyes. She would hold her ground for now.
According to her and Jiang Shang's expectations, Xiao Wu and Liu should have suppressed this matter from Manmiao this time. Manmiao needed to find an opportunity to secretly visit Chu Xiner, but when she arrived at the Wu Mansion, she found that Xiao Wu and Liu wanted to go there.
When the conversation turned to Chu Xiner, Manmei had to be more vigilant.
Pretending to be casual, he glanced down from the corner of his eyes and changed the topic. As if he had just seen it, he showed an expression of appreciation, "The embroidery work on this dress of the young lady is really good."
Man Miao's indifferent attitude made Xiao Wu and Liu feel very troublesome. She took care of Chu Xiner herself. How could she not know Chu Xiner's background and see that it was impossible for Jiang Shang to enter the inner courtyard of the women's concubines?
If Manmei hadn't gone to see Chu Xiner, all her efforts to entertain Manmei today would have been in vain.
Hearing Manmiao praise her for her good embroidery on her clothes, she paused, smiled again, and deliberately raised her sleeves to show off the exquisite embroidery on her sleeves, "This is what the young master's Aunt Chu did to honor me.
It’s just barely enough for the eyes.”
The second time she intentionally or unintentionally brought up the topic of Chu Xiner, Manmei pretended to look at the patterns embroidered on her clothes seriously and said nothing.
When a stranger guides you very deliberately, you have to consider whether there is fraud.
When the wife of a wealthy family wants to dispose of a concubine, why should she deliberately tell the concubine's family that I'm taking care of your family? Come and settle the accounts with me? I hope this matter can be handled quietly. Only then is it normal.
practices.
At this time, someone happened to come to talk to Xiao Wu Liu. She went to socialize with a smile, while Manmei stood aside and watched her movements.
After searching around again, she still couldn't see Jiang Shang. She had to make her own judgment on this matter.
While no one was talking to her, Manmiao started to think about this matter from Xiao Wu and Liu's point of view. From the perspective of the head wife, the aunts were annoying, and the head wife would not deal with the aunt once or twice.
Chu Xiner has been following the young master of the Wu family for a long time, but the Wu family has launched an attack at this time, which is quite aimed at the Jiang family.
It is not uncommon for allies to betray their allies. Even if you have never seen Manmei, you can watch various TV series, novels and documentary literature for free.
What she first thought was: Could it be that the Wu family wanted to plot against her, for example, killing Chu Xiner on her own behalf, but after thinking about it, she thought it was too impossible.
Concubines are bought and sold, and the crimes of killing wives and concubines are completely different. Even if Manmei kills Chu Xin'er in the Wu family, at best, she kills a maid in the Wu family and just pays some money. She doesn't even need to see him.
official.
There is no benefit at all in designing her to kill people, and it will also cause the Wu family and the Jiang family to completely fall out. No one with a normal mind would choose this path.
While she was thinking about it, she discovered that Mrs. Wu and Liu actually had time to look back at her, and smiled gracefully and friendlyly at her. Mrs. Wu and Liu nodded slightly, and then turned back to continue talking to other guests.
Looking at her busy figure, Manmei walked to a stone table and sat down. She asked the maid to bring her a cup of tea and took a few sips. Since this was what the host wanted the guests to do, the guests would not be the ones who were anxious.
Now just wait for the master to take action.
After drinking half a pot of tea, Manmei got up and went to the toilet in the inner courtyard.
The toilets of wealthy people in ancient times were very particular. There were dedicated people to serve them. Mei Miao asked the maid she brought to guard the outside, so that it was convenient for one person to go in.
After finishing her dress and going out, she saw Xiao Wu and Liu appeared in her sight again. She smiled gracefully at her and waited for her to speak.
Xiao Wu and Liu looked like they had just finished going to the toilet. They looked at Manmiao and smiled slightly and exchanged a few words. They were all the words of ordinary ladies. Manmiao thought, it was a rare opportunity given to her, but she didn't know how to do it.
Make good use of it, this is the best time for her to see Chu Xiner.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a maid hurried over and reported to Xiao Wu Liu in a panic, "Young madam, Aunt Chu has vomited all the medicine and also vomited a few mouthfuls of blood."
It turned out that I was telling things through other people's mouths, and I acted as a good person, standing aside gracefully and quietly, watching their performance with a smile on my face.
Seeing the maid acting like this, Mrs. Xiao Wu and Liu scolded her in a low voice, "There are no rules. Now is the time to report this?"
The little girl was submissive, with tears in her eyes, "But my aunt vomited blood, and I was afraid, so I hurried over to report it to the young lady."
"Since the young lady has something to do, I won't bother you." Manmiao acted like the matter was none of her own and she was about to leave, hoping to see how Xiao Wu and Liu would react.
Xiao Wu and Liu didn't expect that Manmiao could be so calm, or that she didn't care about Chu Xiner so much. Seeing that it was impossible for her to take the initiative to meet someone, she called out to Manmiao in a low voice, "Aunt Chu is Jiang
My cousin, I'm not talkative. She has always been in poor health, and now she happens to be ill. This time of year has caused misunderstanding, and we can't explain it to the Jiang family."
Man Miao looked at her with a smile, "Since the young lady said this, I will go and check the situation. If the Jiang family is blamed in the future, I can help the young lady and Young Master Jiang explain."
Seeing that she was begging for something from him, but instead she was begging for something beautiful, Xiao Wu and Liu felt secretly resentful in her heart. She thought about her mission today, gritted her teeth, endured this, turned around and nodded at the little girl.
With a tap on her forehead, the little girl leaned back and took a few steps back before she could stand still, "Why don't you lead the way? You're so merciless!"
The little girl didn't dare to say anything. She lowered her head and led the way. Manmiao followed Xiao Wu and Liu with a calm expression. This time, Xiao Wu and Liu couldn't hold their breath, and Manmiao took the initiative. The more this happened, the more demanding her attitude became.
It doesn't matter, with the attitude that I came to see the patient just to help you, Xiao Wu and Liu didn't dare to do anything more.
The aunt's yard is naturally not as good as the master's. The yard where Chu Xiner lives is not too shabby. It can be seen from the small garden in the yard. She is not completely overwhelmed by Xiao Wu and Liu on weekdays.
of.
Upon entering the small courtyard, there was a very strong smell of Chinese medicine, and the bitter smell hit my nose. It was so smokey that Manmei almost vomited. She pressed her nose with a handkerchief and felt better.
Entering Aunt Chu's room with a frown, Xiao Wu Liu walked a few steps quickly and shouted exaggeratedly, "Oh, sister Chu, why are you vomiting blood? Where is the doctor? Why don't you ask the doctor to come and take a look?"
Aunt Chu half leaned on the bedside and said feebly, "Thank you very much, Madam, for your concern. The doctor has come to see you and prescribed the medicine again."
While Xiao Wu and Liu were comforting Chu Xiner with false affection, she looked at Jiang Shang's cousin gracefully and carefully.
She looks a bit like Chu Yue'er. They both have small oval faces and big eyes. Chu Yue'er's eyes are much brighter than her sister's. She looks like a young person with the vigor and vitality, while Chu Xiner's eyes are
It was lifeless inside, and at first glance it looked like the kind of twilight only reserved for the elderly.
No matter how beautiful her appearance is, with eyes like this, I'm afraid it will be greatly compromised. I don't know if she was like this before, or whether she became like this after getting sick.
Her cheeks are much thinner than Chu Yue'er's. Chu Yue'er has a young face full of collagen, while Chu Xiner's face has thin cheekbones that are exposed. She would be so thin that she would be out of shape. If not
She was still well-dressed, so no one would believe her even if she said she was about to starve to death.
His skin did not have the rosy luster that young people should have, and his face turned yellow. He did not wear makeup during the illness, and he looked even more haggard.
Chu Xiner seems to be one year younger than Jiang Shang and six years older than Chu Yuer, but now it seems that saying Chu Xiner is six years older than Jiang Shang is almost the same.
She was covered with a quilt, so she couldn't see what she was wearing. She was wearing a thick brocade coat, which looked like 80% new. It would be a good thing for an ordinary person to wear for a concubine. Seeing her wearing it casually like this
, obviously shouldn’t be cherished as good clothes.
Graceful eyes rolled around, and she secretly looked at the furnishings in the room. She probably had just vomited, and the little girl had just finished washing herself. Some daily necessities looked quite exquisite, including a copper and silver washbasin and a spittoon. Next to the bed was a
The mahogany-carved screen has some colorful shells decorated in the shape of flowers.
After looking around, the furnishings in the room were all carved from mahogany. The wood was not the best, but it was suitable for the aunt's status. The daily necessities were all semi-old, and the quality was better than those used by ordinary people.
From these small details, it seems that the Wu family really didn't treat her too harshly.
Looking at the exhaustion and loss in Chu Xiner's eyes, it didn't look like she was living happily in the Wu family.
Xiao Wu and Liu still asked her with concern, and even lifted up the coat she was wearing for her.
Chu Xiner was obviously not used to Xiao Wu and Liu's enthusiasm. Her attitude seemed a little fearful and she rejected physical contact with her.
When I thought about Chu Yue'er saying she had a miscarriage, I already understood what was going on.
I think she is a very good mistress. When she was in Washington, she never asked for trouble with concubines. Hua Feng's aunts were all left in the inner courtyard by her, and she usually did not ask them to greet them in the morning and evening.
It's better to do less than to do more, and I don't want to see their attitude. The aunts have less freedom, but they still have enough food and clothing, without the persecution of the mistress, so they each have their own advantages and disadvantages.
