Jiang Shuang poured the eldest lady a cup of hot tea, and she heard the eldest lady say to Xiu'er in a deep voice: "What did you want to say just now?"
Xiu'er didn't expect the eldest lady to be so smart and insightful, so she said with an even more respectful expression: "I saw Bao Chan going to Linlang Garden, but I wanted to guard the young master, so I didn't follow him."
An Xiyue smiled slightly, with a strange light shining in her eyes. It seemed that someone could no longer hold back, so she said softly: "I understand, go ahead and do your work."
Xiu'er was just a girl of twelve or thirteen years old. She had no scheming intentions and retreated with a somewhat lonely look in her eyes.
"This servant sees that Xiu'er is a useful person." Jiang Shuang said, "What was Bao Chan doing in the past at this time?"
"Xiu'er is quite smart." An Xiyue looked at Xiu'er's back and remembered the face of Bao Chan in her previous life. An Xiyue didn't dare to trust people casually. Xiu'er had to observe, "My mother's housekeeper has unplugged it these days. Aunt Lin has a lot of minions, she used to be the one who told the news, so let her go, Ming Baochan will be here to serve you these days, please pay more attention to the house."
Jiang Shuang didn't quite understand the purpose of the eldest lady suddenly asking Bao Chan to serve her closely, so she didn't ask any more questions and said slowly: "The lady asked me to pay attention to the people in the house. There are a few people who can be used. Each of these people is useful." I gave them some money for tea, and they can use it if they can."
An Xiyue stared at her brother at the desk, smiled slightly, and said, "Just make the arrangements. You can go down first. I'll read a book with Yoon'er for a while."
Three days later, heavy snow fell in the sky, and the snowflakes resembled dancing snow elves, instantly decorating the Anping Marquis Mansion into a silvery world.
The Anping Marquis Mansion occupies a very large area, with the big house in the middle. Since they are from the same clan, the old lady is still the head of the family, so they did not divide the second and third bedrooms, but gave them to the south and north courtyards respectively. Two and three bedrooms were given.
Although the several rooms in An Mansion are separate courtyards, they are closely connected and can communicate with each other. The second room lives in the south courtyard.
The courtyard where the second lady lives is called Bixia Pavilion, and the decoration inside is also very good and full of dazzling things. Because the second lady has a good family background, she was raised pampered since she was a child. After her marriage, she married An Yuze, who had a low official position, so that she could supplement her family income. Much more, the husband was obedient, and life went smoothly. As time went by, the second wife naturally became arrogant in front of her family members.
Today, guests came to the second room. The second wife's sister and her eldest son Wang Yuan came to the door early in the morning.
The second lady looked noble in a luxurious cotton-padded jacket and skirt, her hair was still styled in her favorite flying cloud bun, and she said to her sister with a smile: "How can I have time to see my sister in this snowy day? "
"I had nothing to do at home, so I thought I would come and sit with my sister." Da Luo Shi also smiled kindly and said, "These pieces of silk and satin were given to Yan Yatou to make clothes. They are all good goods brought back by her uncle from outside."
Daluo married into the Wang family, a wealthy businessman, and lived a very comfortable life. However, the merchant's family wanted to get married to an official's family, so Daluo heard somewhere that there were many young women in An's house. Wife, this is a good marriage.
So Da Luo Shi set his sights on his sister's only daughter. Although An Xiyan was a little domineering and arrogant, it would be fine after they got married. If the two sisters could have a kiss, it would definitely become a good conversation.
The second lady looked down upon her sister's sons. None of them smelled good. She even laughed at her sister behind her back. Fortunately, her family didn't have a daughter, otherwise she would have been raised in such an atmosphere. Big, I don’t know who I was raised to be.
The second lady didn't say anything, she glanced at the pieces of brocade, her eyes were full of disdain, and then she smiled: "Sister, come as soon as you come, how can you spend money? Her aunt just sent someone to give them to her this morning. Clothes for her to wear when attending a banquet at the Protector's Mansion."
Da Luoshi was not happy when she heard this. Her younger sister was married to a petty official, and her temper became even more arrogant. If her father had found an official for her back then, why would she have to suffer from her younger sister's cowardice and join the nursing staff? At the banquet held by the Duke's Mansion, not to mention that she didn't have a daughter, even if she did, there would be nothing wrong with her, and she suddenly felt very uncomfortable.
At the same time, An Xiyan led the maid behind and listened quietly, out of breath. Her aunt was just a lazy toad who wanted to eat swan meat. Even Wang Yuan's short-lived look with rouge and gouache was not worthy of it. , her aunt had this thought more than once.
An Xiyan was so angry that she wanted to rush out and beat her cousin, but fortunately the maid stopped her hastily and rolled her eyes: "Do you still remember the story that Qian's mother told Miss Rilin that day? Cousin Kiss your cousin and they will become husband and wife."
When An Xiyan heard this, he was about to beat the maid and said angrily: "You damn girl, see if I don't beat you to death..."
The maid quickly grabbed An Xiyan's hand, which was about to fall, and whispered: "Miss, don't be anxious. I know that the miss has a disdain for Master Biao. Doesn't Master Biao want to marry Miss Anfu? But he didn't say which one to marry. There are so many young ladies in An Mansion. If the young lady doesn’t want to marry her young cousin, then she can give her young cousin to other young ladies.”
An Xiyan glanced at the maid coldly, she couldn't even look down on someone, so who else would look down on him? The ladies of An's house will all be worthy of the princes, generals, and princes in the future, and her cousin's family background is also worthy of her.
"I feel sorry for you when I see that young lady has been forced to copy scriptures in the courtyard these days." The maid deliberately said aggrievedly on An Xiyan's behalf.
An Xiyan's eyes suddenly turned cold, he pulled the maid's ear and whispered in her ear: "Look for an excuse to invite the young master out."
The maid was also very capable and took Wang Yuan to the backyard in a moment. Wang Yuan was handsome and tall, but he was full of makeup. The Wang family was rich and had a lot of maids, and many of them were taken into the house by the princes of the Wang family. , this Prince Wang is the best among them.
Although An Xiyan hated this cousin, he could not bear to say softly at this time: "Hello, cousin, Yaner, please accompany your cousin for a walk in the yard."
Wang Yuan understood her mother's intention and asked her to marry her cousin as his wife, but he was not happy about it. Although his cousin was beautiful, she was too domineering. If he married her, he would not be able to keep anyone else in his room in the future. Look at him. My uncle was tightly controlled by my aunt.
At this time, the two of them looked at each other and hated each other.
Wang Yuandao: "What's the point of walking? It's so cold with such heavy snow."
"The snow scenery is very beautiful. It's rare to encounter it, so just go for a walk." An Xiyan showed a rare good temper and smiled sweetly.
But Wang Yuan was surprised. Could it be that his cousin had taken a liking to him? He felt a little proud in his heart. He looked at her carefully and looked very good. He squinted his eyes and said, "Then let's enjoy the snow with my cousin for a while..."
An Xiyan was disgusted all the way, but she had to endure it. She didn't even understand how she had the patience to accompany Wang Yuan to enjoy the snow. However, what is the character of my cousin? Although my aunt has covered him up very well, she knows very well that she will not move her feet when she sees a beautiful girl. Those in his house are all vulgar and vulgar. Then let him go and kiss Fangze.
