Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

Zhuzhai

After the Sheng family carriage left,

Ni Qiqiu and several other ladies returned to the hall and sat down to drink tea.

The eldest ladies would also say a few words from time to time, mostly about their cousins ​​and nephews, and others would also refer to them for details.

During this period, I will insert a few words to discuss Xiaodie’s embroidery skills.

Ni Qiqiu nodded from time to time while listening to the ladies' words.

After everyone talked for a while, Mrs. Jin, who had just admired the style of Xiaodie's clothes, stood up and said after looking at the sky:

"See you, Sister Xiaodie, it's getting late! Sisters, shall we go back?"

She looked around at the others as she spoke.

Hearing this, one of the two girls who didn't speak looked slightly disappointed.

The ladies also nodded and stood up.

"We have to go back!"

Ni Qiqiu stood up and said with a smile: "Sisters, if we talk for a while, you can stay at my house for dinner today!"

"No, no, no."

The ladies declined and walked out.

When they were approaching the door, Ni Qiqiu said: "After we have discussed it, Mrs. Wang of the Sheng family said she wants to take a look!"

Mrs. Jin said: "Oh! This lady from a civil servant family is really particular."

Ni Qiqiu nodded and said:

"Yes! The old lady of the Sheng family comes from a distinguished family, and she always feels some sympathy for those of us who come from a fighting family."

"I went to the Sheng family to visit sister Xiaodie. When I said goodbye, the old lady specially asked me."

"When Mrs. Wang heard what the old lady said, she took the matter on herself."

Of course, at that time, Wei Shu thought that Miss Wei would probably stay with Wang Ruofu.

The ladies nodded in agreement and walked out of the courtyard.

When we were almost at the gate,

Mrs. Jin asked: "The Kang Wang family from the Kang family in Xiguozi Lane is the sister of this Sheng family?"

Ni Qiqiu's eyes were full of thinking, he shook his head and said, "No! The eldest lady of the Kang family is my sister!"

"oh!"

Mrs. Jin nodded.

Hearing this, the little girl following behind curled her lips with disdain and said:

"I heard that the Kang family's inner palace is not at peace. Lord Kang has been carrying his concubine to the house every two days."

When she wanted to say something more, Mrs. Jin looked back in front and glared at her fiercely: "Little sister!"

Another lady on the side quickly changed the topic and said:

"The eldest lady of the Sheng family is truly worthy of being a girl from the Wang family. She always protects the family's reputation!"

"After this, everyone who knows about this will definitely praise her for caring for the female servant in the family, and her good reputation will spread!"

"Not bad!"

At this time,

The boy at the door of Zhu's house came over and said with a salute: "Madam, Brother Yue is here."

The girl who pouted just now was looked at teasingly by her friend on the side.

outside the door,

"Hush!"

Chamber, the coachman of the Sheng family, pulled the horse hard to stop the carriage.

Looking at the streets that had just left and the servants saluting the young man at the door, Chamberlain looked back at the carriage and said:

"Miss Xiaodie, this seems to be a relative's house!"

In the carriage, Xiaodie opened the curtain and looked at the door of the Zhu family, with some hesitation and conflict in her eyes, but she finally lowered the curtain and said:

"Uncle Qian, wait here!"

After finishing speaking, after a while, Xiaodie heard voices coming from outside the car.

After secretly encouraging herself in the carriage, she opened the curtain and walked out.

With a fierce look on his face, Ni Qiqiu led the ladies out of the door.

She was a little angry at first, thinking that her brother had met a Bianjing shrew who cheated money.

But looking at the carriage of the Sheng family at the door, and Xiaodie who walked out of the carriage with injured hands and torn clothes, she glared at her brother bitterly.

The ladies behind also exclaimed: "Why, why is this happening?"

Xiaodie looked at the people coming out, squeezed out a smile and looked at Ni Qiqiu, Xiaodie said:

"Madam, me"

"Sister Xiaodie, is it because he failed to read the book?"

Xiaodie nodded and said: "Yes! Madam! In fact, this dress belongs to the young lady, and it uses the materials she treasures!"

"She didn't even wear it once! I..."

Hearing Xiaodie's words, Ni Tengyue lowered his head in shame.

Ni Qiqiu nodded: "I understand, I understand."

With that said, she came to Xiaodie's side, pulled Xiaodie's hand hidden behind her back in front of her, looked at the scratched palm,

Ni Qiqiu looked at the Zhu family servant who was standing aside and said, "Go and take out some of the ingredients that your aunt sent you, as well as the powder to stop the bleeding."

When Ni Qiqiu was talking, the two girls following behind looked at him curiously.

Listening to the conversation, the girl from the Jin family who had a crush on Ni Tengyue glanced at Ni Tengyue and whispered:

"These are all relatives, shouldn't she say she doesn't have to pay compensation!"

"Brother Ni didn't mean it! She is so stingy!"

"It's in vain that Madam Ni spent so much time finding a husband for her!"

"snort!"

Ni Tengyue, who was standing next to his sister, listened to the conversation between the two people not far away and looked at Xiaodie beside the carriage with some apology.

Mrs. Jin glared back, and the two girls immediately stopped talking.

soon,

Zhu's maid held out a piece of golden and bright clothing material.

Looking at the material in the servant's hand, Xiaodie quickly declined: "Madam, this is too precious, I can't have it!"

Ni Qiqiu shook his head and said: "You have to take it. You were injured and you didn't ask him for the medicine money!"

"Take it!"

As he spoke, he gave Ni Tengyue a blank look.

Xiaodie pursed her lips, looked at her clothes, nodded and said:

"Thank you, madam! The time to leave the house is coming soon, then I will"

"Go!"

Soon, the people outside Zhu's house dispersed.

After Ni Qiqiu watched everyone leave, he turned around and patted Ni Tengyue's arm and said:

"Did you become stupid while studying at Li's house?"

"Walking and reading on the street again?"

Ni Tengyue lowered his head.

"Let's go in with me to meet my mother-in-law!"

Inner courtyard,

Xu Zaijing's aunt looked at Ni Tengyue who walked in, with a happy smile on her face.

Before she returned to Yongyi Hou Mansion, she often heard the praises conveyed by Madam Sun to Ni Tengyue from the Li family.

In the future, if Ni Tengyue can become a Jinshi, both the children and grandchildren of the Zhu family and the Xu family will be able to help in the officialdom.

On the way back home,

Mrs. Jin, who was at Zhu's house just now, glanced at the little girl sitting in the same car with her and said:

"Do you know why I stared at you just now?"

Jin Xiaomei opened the car curtain and looked outside the car without saying anything.

Mrs. Jin slapped the car curtain down and said, "I'm asking you a question!"

Jin Xiaomei said indifferently:

"Don't you just tell me not to talk too much?"

"But the Kang family is a bad family. The eldest cousin of our eldest uncle's family has suffered so much injustice in the Kang family!"

Mrs. Jin glared and said:

"She and Master Nakang saw eye to eye and were willing to commit themselves to being my concubine!"

"No one forced her!"

Little sister Jin snorted and said, "Then our family will beg our eldest cousin to ask her to deal with the Kang family!"

"you!"

Mrs. Jin, who was choked, nodded the girl's head vigorously and said:

"Do you know how the Ni family brother you like in your heart got into the Li family book school?"

Jin Xiaomei was stunned, tilted her head and continued to look outside the car, denying:

"Who likes him?"

"Hmph! Besides, Brother Ni was able to enter the book school because of his true talent and practical learning!"

Mrs. Jin sneered:

"laugh!"

"Brother-in-law You told me a long time ago that the Ni family took the path of the eldest daughter of the Sheng family and asked the Wang family to let the Ni family brother enter the book school."

Jin Xiaomei was taken aback for a moment and argued: "Ah? The Wang family? What does it have to do with the Li family!"

Mrs. Jin said: "Humph! The old lady of the Wang family and Li Shangshu are cousins!"

"You say that the Wang family is not good, can Mrs. Ni like you?"

Jin Xiaomei was stunned and said anxiously: "Ah? Sister, what should I do?"

"No way! Put away all your little thoughts, you are not from the same group!"

Jiying Lane

Shengjia

Wei Ruixuan

Wang Ruofu let Liu's mother caress her back.

She sighed deeply, looked at Ru Lan who was smiling heartlessly after school, and said:

"Ru'er, smile softly!"

Ru Lan glanced at her mother and said "oh" and then asked:

"Mother, why are you sighing?"

Wang Ruofu shook his head: "It's okay!"

Ru Lan: "Oh! Mother, I'll go back to my room then."

"Um."

Watching Ru Lan walk away, Wang Ruofu sighed again: "Why didn't I give Hua'er more money back then?"

Caihuan walked to the door, bowed and said, "Madam, Miss Xiaodie has returned with the right cards."

"Um."

Then, Wang Ruofu continued: "Mama Liu, why did you think I was so stupid back then? If I had given Hua'er four thousand guan at that time, what would I do now?"

Jin'anzhai

On the table were the valuable materials and the new clothes that Xiaodie had already taken off.

Wei Shuyi sat on the embroidered pier beside him and carefully untied the fine cloth wrapped around Xiaodie's palms.

Wei Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his palm was no longer bleeding.

Standing Xiaodie smiled and said:

"Mom, I just said it's okay!"

"The medicine given by Zhu's family is really good!"

Wei Shuyi glanced at her angrily and said, "If someone does this for you, you ask for money from his brother? How can you be like this?"

Xiaodie allowed Wei Shu to retie the fine cloth wrapping her wound and said:

"No matter what happens, I will always be by my side! You have never worn this dress even once!"

"Besides, I was the one who knocked him down this time! If he bumps into a girl from another family, he must be held responsible!"

"If he is ugly, he will regret it for the rest of his life! I am here to give him a memory!"

Wei Shuyi, who was sitting on the embroidered pier, smiled helplessly and shook his head.

He touched the material of the new clothes, and then touched the ones Ni Qiqiu asked Xiaodie to bring back.

Xiaodie on the side said with deep feeling:

"Mom, we felt that the material of the new clothes was good enough before, but it's a pity that it can't be compared with this one."

In early March, the Qingming Festival has passed.

After the rain, the sky cleared up.

It's the end of the day (after 11 a.m.)

The spring breeze blows through the willow trees in Jinming Pond, and the leaves sway gently in the wind.

The water surface was ruffled by the spring breeze and reflected the sun, making it sparkling.

At this time, today's dragon boat winning competition has long ended.

Several cruise ships owned by distinguished officials in Beijing were unmoored and put into the Jinming Pond.

Next to Marquis Ningyuan's boat, there were several strong women holding long bamboo poles and supporting the boat forward.

This pleasure boat is four to five feet long and more than one and a half feet wide.

There are half-person-high wooden railings around the deck, and a small archway is built in front of the flat deck, and a large one-story-high pavilion is built behind it.

Translucent silk gauze is hung around the pavilion to isolate sight and mosquitoes.

In the pavilion on the ship, the female envoys stood around.

The several noble ladies sitting in the middle are all wearing newly made spring shirts of different colors and styles, and have exquisite jewelry of extraordinary value on their heads.

Fixed on the table on the deck, a kettle is steaming on a portable charcoal stove.

Chai Zhengzheng was sitting behind the table, making tea by herself. After looking at the quality of the tea cup, she stopped what she was doing.

Then Chai Zhengzheng looked at Ting Yi with a tea cup and said with a smile: "Sister Ting Yi, please have some tea."

Ting Yi held up the tea cup in a dignified manner, smelled it carefully, nodded and said, "Yes! Zhengzheng, your tea is very good."

Chai Zhengzheng said with surprise on his face: "Really?"

"But it's still some distance away from me."

Hearing Gu Tingyi's words, the other ladies in the pavilion laughed.

Wu Niang of the Zhang family, who was fishing beside the boat, suddenly turned her head and said pretending to be angry:

"Hey! Stop being so noisy, you've killed all my fish!"

After saying that, Wu Niang lifted up the fishhook with the bait still on it, looked at it, and then put the fishhook into the water.

Next to Zhang Jiawu Niang, the slightly short-sighted Li Jiawu Niang, who was watching the fishing, also nodded and said:

"I just saw Sister Zhang's fish float moving!"

The girls on the boat quickly covered their mouths.

Hai Chaoyun, who was sitting next to Gu Tingyi, said in a low voice: "Sister Tingyi, is Zhang's fifth wife's fishing skills really as good as she says?"

Gu Tingyi nodded and said: "Well, I went to Yongyihou Mansion before and heard from Sister Anmei that Wu Niang once caught a fish with a piece of waterweed!"

Hai Chaoyun looked surprised and said, "Huh? Waterweed?"

Gu Tingyi nodded, while the fifth lady of the Zhang family straightened her back and sat up straighter.

The fifth lady of the Li family next to her looked at her with even more admiration.

Rong Feiyan on the side said: "Is it in the water beside the racecourse of Yongyi Hou Mansion?"

Gu Tingyi: "Yes, yes, sister Feiyan, have you been to Xu's house too?"

Rong Feiyan smiled and nodded: "Sister An Mei went to play when she was not out of the government."

Wu Niang, who turned her back to everyone, said, "By the way, why haven't you seen Sister Anmei in the past few days?"

Gu Tingyi opened his mouth to speak, but the words went around in his mouth and said: "I heard that he is not feeling well."

After saying that, facing Chai Zhengzheng's doubtful eyes, Gu Tingyi hurriedly lowered his head and took a sip of tea and said, "Well, it tastes much better than the tea I made!"

Rong Feiyan on the side lowered his head and moved his fingers slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Hai Chaoyun, who was sitting at the table, took in the expressions and eyes of these noble ladies. She was a little confused in her eyes, but it didn't show on her face.

At this moment, Wu Niang of the Zhang family suddenly said:

"Yes! Yes!!"

The sound attracted Chai Zhengzheng's attention.

Gu Tingyi, with tea in his mouth, raised his head and looked at Zhang Jiawu Niang in surprise:? ? ? ? Wu Niang, how did she know?

Before Gu Tingyi could react, Wu Niang had already stood up, and the fishing rod in her hand had been stretched to the point of bending!

"A fish is hooked!"

Seeing the girls all moving towards Wu Niang, Mother Fan from the British Duke's Palace in the pavilion quickly waved her hand, and the female envoys all moved to the opposite position to Wu Niang.

Just in case everyone went to one side, something dangerous would happen to the cruise ship.

Rong Feiyan and Hai Chaoyun also approached.

Gu Tingyi did not move. After glancing in the direction of the two Wuniangs, she whispered to Chai Zhengzheng:

"Zhengzheng, I heard from mother that you earned a lot of money?"

Chai Zhengzheng, who was continuing to make tea, was stunned for a moment. She didn't know what she was thinking of. It might be someone she thought of when she was making a decision.

So she smiled slightly and said:

"Yeah! I just heard from my mother that the Queen asked the Cao family to do something and need money!"

"I just put some of my pocket money into it."

Gu Tingyi nodded and whispered: "Me too, how much did you vote for? I voted for this number."

As he spoke, Gu Tingyi raised a finger.

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and raised two fingers.

Gu Tingyi said: "Ah? You invested two thousand guan? Didn't you receive it two days ago?"

Chai Zhengzheng looked at her raised index and middle fingers. The smile on her face faltered, but she still nodded.

Yes, it’s two!