Chapter 13 Kissing (above)
Ronghua picked up the tea cup on the table to continue to drink tea, but is to do something to give the relatives of the female family members of the stubborn things, the first wife was so important, good pattern but also personally asked, she remembered correctly, before it is in accordance with the customary preparations, the pattern is only a little adjusted just.
After all, the Tao family's second house, the third house of the annual filial piety over the more, the first wife as the eldest house will never be polite, could it be that this year and previous years are different? What are the variables here?
Ronghua can not help but think of the second uncle Tao Zhengqian and the third uncle Tao Zhengchuan, are these two years with his father's relationship outside as a small official, and there is no great achievements. The only thing that has changed is that the third uncle Tao Zhengchuan original wife Chen died, this year, a new step room over the door.
Could it be that it is because of the third uncle's this step room ......
While Ronghua was pondering, Yanhua had already entered and greeted the First Mistress.
The first wife let research Hua in the left hand to sit down, slowly spoke: "I just told your sister, this year to do some more to send the women's family stuff, your sister needlework good, let her make a few more looks, you in the side also to help out a little."
When the First Mistress said this, Ronghua immediately felt Yanhua's two stern gazes fall on her.
But in the blink of an eye, Rhenhua replaced it with an intimate smile, "I wonder who it's going to be for?"
The First Mistress smiled, "Who else could it be, but it's just a female family member from a relative."
Originally it was to be given to a relative, Rhenhua's expression suddenly eased down even more, "Since mother said so, I will definitely try my best to help the eighth sister."
Rhenhua naturally would not be interested in these things that did not help her in any way.
Rong Hua smiled faintly and hurriedly said a few polite words, and Yan Hua immediately became complacent again.
While several people were talking, the maid outside came in and reported, "Miss Jinxiu is here."
The First Mistress hurriedly asked, "But is there someone from Jinxiu's house?"
The maid said, "Jinxiu's sister-in-law has come to fetch her, it's just that the girl is suddenly better today."
The First Mistress could not help but be surprised, "Jinxiu got better?"
The maid said, "Yes she is better, she is now waiting outside the door to see madam."
Rong Hua's eyebrows gently shrugged and did not make a sound.
Rather, it was Rhenhua who could not help but say, "Yesterday, she said she had not taken in a drop of water, but today, she suddenly turned better? There are still such strange things?"
The maid added, "Yes."
The First Mistress was busy saying, "What are you waiting for? Hurry and let Jinxiu come in."
The maid retreated, lifting the curtain effort, Jinxiu walked in, everyone saw Jinxiu's face is still pale, just the eyes already have some light, holding a string of rosewood Buddha beads, seeing the first wife immediately kneeled down, "Jinxiu thank you for the first wife's life-saving grace, from now on Jinxiu's life is given by the first wife, Jinxiu do oxen as a horse is also willing to do. "
First Mistress busy let people help up Jinxiu, and then look at the Buddha beads in her hand, before she said anything, but it is the side of the Chen mother reacted, joyful, "I did not think that the wife recited the Buddhist scriptures even worked."
There are still a few people in the room who don't know about the beads, so Chen mom took this opportunity to recount some of the details.
After everyone figured out the cause and effect, they were all surprised, and Yan Hua smiled and said, "It's also Jin Xiu's good fortune, not to mention the women of the whole house, even if there is someone in the whole clan who can beat mother's good fortune. It is also her good, mother is a compassionate, such a good master where to find."
Dongrui beside the first wife also interjected, "Mrs. is a wealthy person, before the Buddha have some face."
The room was lively for a while, everyone gathered around the First Mistress to flatter her, and also said some good things about the Sixth Young Lady, Ronghua, only Ronghua was left out in the cold.
Ronghua, however, did not seem to feel anything and sat quietly as usual.
The First Mistress laughed, "What rich and noble people, but it is just a coincidence, originally wanted to just try, I did not expect it to work, I think that you, this girl is also and I still have some destiny, since the disease has been seen to be good, it is still stay in the house, wait until thoroughly recuperated, and then return to my side."
Jinxiu hurriedly knelt down again to thank her.
The First Mistress instructed Mother Chen, "Go get Jinxiu's sister-in-law ten taels of silver, and let her go back!"
Jinxiu heard the First Mistress say this and wanted to thank her again.
The First Mistress hurriedly stopped, "You're just a little sick, you can't exert yourself, hurry down and rest!"
Jinxiu slowly retreated and walked to the door, raising her head to look at Ronghua.
Rong Hua's face is hanging a smile, between his eyebrows seems to be a tranquil river, slowly flowing, there is an indescribable peace and calmness.
Jinxiu grabbed the Buddha beads in her hand and lifted the curtain to go out.
Rong Hua came out from the First Mistress, and Yan Hua was going to get up and leave as well, only to be called back by the First Mistress before she left.
Mother Chen was eager to send Ronghua out, and she stood at the door until Ronghua, Chunyao, and Mugun walked out of the First Mistress's courtyard before she turned around and returned to the house.
Rong Hua was halfway there when she suddenly remembered something, "I want to portray my appearance, is there enough stuff in the house?"
Chun Yao thought carefully, "This doesn't matter, Miss will go back with Mugun first, I'll go and arrange for these things and bring them over to Miss in a while." This is the first time Mrs. Chun Yao has sent work to Miss 8th, Miss 8th will definitely attach great importance to it, besides, she wants to take this opportunity to meet that embroiderer and inquire about the hibiscus flowers, so she will naturally be much more active in getting things done.
After Chun Yao left, Rong Hua and Mugen walked through a copious corridor, there was no one else around, Mugen's tensed nerves were only relaxed a little, "Miss, you're really going to scare me to death, so you're going to go to the First Mistress's house, how come you didn't tell me in advance?"
Rong Hua smiled, "I just want you to not know." As long as Mu Ge does not know anything, their pair of master and servant is also considered to be over the top, after what happened between her and Qi Qi back then, the First Mistress must be exceptionally disgusted by the close relationship between master and servant in her heart, not to mention the fact that Mu Ge came to her side through Deacon Cui's family, this matter will always be questioned by the First Mistress.
As long as Mugun and she does not have a tacit understanding, the first wife can rest assured.
In this house, from the master, young lady, down to the maids, maids-in-law, everyone must be loyal to the first wife, and can not privately follow the others.
Mugen is still a little reluctant, "Everyone says that amongst the concubine young ladies in the house, the First Mistress' favorite is the Sixth Young Lady, and that the other concubine young ladies in the house have married, leaving the Sixth Young Lady because the First Mistress wants to find a better marriage for her. You didn't see just now, the kind of satisfied eyes the First Mistress had when she looked at the Sixth Miss."
"If I say miss, you can't fight for nothing, you still need to please the First Mistress some at the critical moment, after all, the First Mistress has the final say in this mansion."
"Miss didn't see how close the First Mistress is to the Sixth Miss, the hard and tiring work won't be assigned to her, it's not easy for Miss to win over the Sixth Miss."
Mugun turned her head sideways just in time to see Ronghua smiling slightly, her eyes unusually bright, "All these words of yours add up to only half a sentence right."
It turned out that even Mugen thought that it was just a hard job.
Mugun couldn't think of what she had said wrong, she could only say again, "According to the usual practice it was originally for the maids and embroiderers in the mansion to do it, this year this job was assigned to the young lady, to do these things, hard work not to mention that they can't fall into anything good, but it's just that when the time comes to send it out it's over."
Ronghua smiled slightly, "that is not necessarily, some things are not what you see is what, just like ......"
"Just like what ......" Mugun asked impatiently from the side.
Ronghua, however, smiled and stopped talking.
Just like now the first wife left the sixth young lady ...... just like the moment she entered the house, she has stepped on the blade of a knife, she walks on it, if she is not careful, she will have to ......
The first wife sat in the main hall for a while, feeling a little tired, so she took the sixth young lady to the Biza closet to talk, and the other maids and maids all retired, leaving only Chen mother and Xiang Qiao outside.
The First Mistress had just sat down, and Rhenhua was thinking of sitting over there as well, when she heard the First Mistress give a command, "Kneel down."
Yan Hua immediately trembled, she raised her head to look at the First Mistress, only to see the First Mistress' face full of anger, her legs softened and she knelt on the ground in fear.
Although her voice was not loud, it was very stern, "I have always thought that you are clever, otherwise your sisters and younger sisters have married out one by one, leaving only you around, but I did not expect you to be a stupid, in vain I have loved you for all these years, but you don't even have a heart."
Research Hua has never seen the first wife like this, cold tone, blade-like eyes, anger with majesty, let a person shudder.
Research Hua half a long time before saying words, "Mother ...... daughter is not what did not do right ......"
"Let me ask you, are you sending someone behind the scenes today to make silver money to the people of the Yi Cheng Marquis?"
研华顿时心里一惊，大太太怎么会知道 ...... She obviously has been very careful, even the maid who sent the silver money to go, is also usually not dare to be close to her in front of people. She has already planned, even if the first wife heard some what wind and rain, check down, but also will not check to her head, not to mention that she obviously also sang a play in front of Chen mom.
When Chen mom left, the look on her face, obviously already believed.
Perhaps the First Mistress just suspected her, and is now saying this, but it is just to swindle her, Rhenhua bit her lip, "Mother, where do I dare to do this kind of thing, really there is such a thing, why don t you ask someone else, the mansion was already full of ...... people."
The First Mistress let out a cold laugh, "I see that you are not seeing the coffin without tears. Do you know what Mrs. Marquis told me today? Mrs. Marquis is looking at my family's sixth young lady, seeing that she is pretty and knows how to advance and retreat, I think someone has said good things about you in front of her."
研华脸色阴晴不定，看来她用的银子已经起了作用，侯爷夫人真的看上了她没错，只是大太太会不会在这样关键的时刻伸手阻拦？
The First Mistress said, "You must be thinking that the Marquis' wife has her eyes on you, but I might be blocking your way, blocking your good fortune?"
Yan Hua was shocked in her heart, and hurriedly bent down again, "Daughter does not dare, daughter knows that mother has always loved Yan Hua ......"
The First Mistress raised her eyebrows, "You still know this? I see that you are saying this in your mouth, but not in your heart." Finished with a slight smile, "Tomorrow I will go back to Mrs. Marquis to agree to this marriage."