Starting from the fifth day of July, people kept running back and forth in Dingxihou Mansion. News came from time to time that the prince had entered Zhuolu City and left the city. By the tenth day of July, news came that he had entered Yongqing Mansion. From then on
There was almost no day or night in Qi Mansion. People were coming and going day and night, the lights were bright, and Xie's courtyard was even more lively.
When Sumei walked in with the little girls, Aunt Zhou and Aunt Song were leaving Mrs. Xie.
"Aunt Zhou, Aunt Song." Sumei stepped aside and bowed down to salute.
Aunt Zhou didn't even look at her, but Aunt Song glanced at her.
"Why haven't you seen your aunt? You shouldn't miss her at this time." She said with a half-smile.
"Our aunt has been very ill these days. Madam won't let her out, so she needs to be taken care of," Sumei replied.
Aunt Song said oh.
"Then it's really up to you, Miss Xinmei." She smiled pointedly.
"It's your duty as a slave." Sumei lowered her head and replied.
"Okay, why did you talk to her so much? Let's go." Aunt Zhou said lightly.
Aunt Song followed her with a smile.
Sumei then raised her head and looked at the two figures walking away and curled her lips with disdain. The maid in the room had already announced her entry.
"If you weren't guarding that in the house, why did you come here?" Ms. Xie was looking through the account books and said without looking at her, lowering his head.
Sumei saw that in addition to a few ladies in charge, there were four girls aged sixteen or seventeen standing in the room. They all lowered their heads but could not hide their joy.
She glanced away, saluted and answered with a smile.
"My aunt made tea soup, and thinking of how hard my wife has been working these days, she specially asked for it to be delivered." She hurriedly took the food box from the little girl's hand and said.
"She can't eat well by herself, so why should she make some tea soup for me?" Xie said lightly, raising her head slightly to look at her.
Because she didn't say anything and no one dared to pick her up, Sumei felt a little embarrassed holding her.
"Master Marquis is here." The maids outside the door shouted.
Before the words were settled, Xihou strode in.
Sumei ignored the food box in her hand and took it with a surprised smile. Xie sat on the kang without moving, with a sarcastic smile on her lips.
"Why are you here?" Dingxihou saw Sumei and asked with a smile.
"Our aunt made tea soup and asked me to deliver it." Sumei looked at Dingxihou with tender eyes and said softly.
"Why is she still doing this? Didn't she say she wasn't feeling well?" Dingxihou said, sitting down on the Kang and waving, "Bring it to me for a taste."
Sumei was overjoyed and came over in a few steps. When she brought it out to him, she almost leaned on Dingxihou.
Dingxihou just smiled, took it and took a sip.
"The good tea soup made by Ping'er is famous in the street." He said to Mr. Xie with a smile.
Mrs. Xie raised her eyes and glanced at him. Marquis Dingxi also felt that it was inappropriate for him to mention Aunt Zhu's previous background, so he stopped talking with a smile.
"Our aunt taught me how to make it." Sumei took the opportunity to say.
"Did you do it?" Dingxihou was surprised and nodded, "Not bad, not bad."
Mr. Xie smiled.
"With Aunt Zhu as a good mistress, I can learn everything quickly," she said.
Sumei just pretended not to understand what she said, and just smiled shyly and expectantly at Dingxihou. She and Aunt Zhu were in the same courtyard. If Dingxihou didn't go to their place, she wouldn't be able to see them, let alone sleep with them.
Aunt Zhu has been very happy these days. Marquis Dingxi has some mysophobia and won't go away. I haven't seen him for several days.
The young woman who had just become a young woman expressed her true love to him so boldly, Ding Xihou couldn't help but feel numb in his heart.
"Tell your aunt, I'll go see her later." He said, squeezing Sumei's hand while passing the bowl.
Sumei's face was as bright as the morning glow as she saluted and thanked her happily.
"Brother Cheng, the people in the house have been selected, what do you think?" Xie said calmly.
The four girls in the room hurriedly saluted the Marquis.
Dingxihou read them one by one very carefully.
"Not too beautiful." He commented with a vicious look.
The four girls lowered their heads in shame.
Mr. Xie smiled.
"These guys are all honest and dull, and you know Brother Cheng's temper," she said.
"How can a man not like beautiful women?" Dingxihou shook his head and said.
Xie's face turned pale, but before she could say anything, Marquis Dingxi nodded again.
"But yes, with Yueniang here, there is no one more beautiful than her in our family. One person is enough for Brother Cheng." He smiled.
Xie's heart skipped a beat.
"Yue Niang? Why did you mention her? I asked someone to ask her a few days ago, and she said she was still fine and didn't want to come out to see anyone." Ms. Xie asked casually.
"Oh, I just met Ah Hao on the road..." Dingxihou smiled, lifting up his clothes and sitting cross-legged on the kang, "Ah Hao, that little girl has a smile with two tiger teeth..."
Whenever he meets someone, Marquis Dingxi always pays attention to what he looks like. Mr. Xie sneered in his heart.
Here, Mother Su waved her hands with a wink, and left with a few girls. Sumei hesitated for a moment, until Mrs. Xie glanced at her coldly, then she hurriedly lowered her head and went out.
"I was fishing by the lake. I was so naughty. When I shouted, I was so scared that I ran away." Dingxihou said with a smile, and it seemed that he could still see the little girl running away like a rabbit.
Ms. Xie didn't think it was funny. She hummed, pushed the account book to Ding Xihou and asked about the expense, and changed the subject.
Ding Xihou, the general servant at home, never cared about him. After saying a few words, he felt unable to sit still and left. After he left, Su's mother came in with the girls. Xie, who was still smiling, suddenly sank her face and said nothing.
He threw the account book in his hand to the ground with a clatter, frightening the girls in the room to their knees.
"Are you all dead? Your hands are stretched out in front of the Marquis, and you are still grinning at me! If you have the time, go and smile at your new aunt!"
The words were so harsh that even Su’s mother half-knelt down.
"I'm going to check it out now, I'm going to check it out now," she kowtowed.
She got up and hurriedly walked out. Before she could go out, she heard a commotion outside.
"Madam, Madam, the Crown Prince is back." The ladies and maids ran in with smiles, shouting as they ran.
Ms. Xie suddenly stood up from the kang, almost falling because she stood up too hard. Mother Su had already turned around and came back, and supported her in time.
"Madam, the prince is back." She cried with tears.
"Hurry, hurry..." Mrs. Xie cried with joy, supported Mother Su and walked out quickly.
The entire Dingxihou Mansion was boiling.
"What are you doing?" Ah Hao, carrying two small fishes, walked out from behind the flower tree. She heard the commotion and saw a rough girl running by not far away, so she hurriedly shouted.
The girl didn't even reply.
"Hurry up, the Crown Prince is back. There are rewards ahead." She said and ran away quickly.
Ah Hao screamed in surprise, didn't want the fish in his hand, threw it down and ran towards Qiutongyuan.
Qi Yue and Ah Ru were sitting and talking in Qiutong Courtyard, when Ah Hao bumped in, startling the two of them.
"Who bullied you?"
"What's wrong?"
They asked hurriedly when they saw Ah Hao looking like he was being chased by a vicious dog.
"No..." Ahao put his hands on his knees and gasped, "The... the Crown Prince... is back."
Qi Yue and A Ru's expressions changed at the same time. The difference was that Qi Yue was frightened, while A Ru was surprised.
"The Crown Prince is back?" Ah Ru ran down and pulled Ah Hao in disbelief, "Have you seen it?"
"No, they all ran to the madam's courtyard. There was a fuss in the house, they said they were giving out a reward." Ah Hao gasped, patting his chest, and then he said, "My fish..."
Fish? Aru didn't care to ask where the fish came from for the moment, but turned to look at Qi Yue happily before opening his mouth to speak.
"Close the door, close the door, no one is allowed to go out these days, and no one is allowed to see anyone," Qi Yue said solemnly, "Just say that I am sick, and if you are rewarded, I will continue, if you are happy, I will say it, but no one can
You are not allowed to go out, especially to join in the fun with the madam and the prince."
Ah Ru and Ah Hao were stunned for a moment, but soon they both nodded.
The ajar door of Qiutongyuan clicked shut, blocking out the noisy bustle of the mansion. (To be continued)
