The large army that went hunting at the Xishan Palace finally returned to Beijing.
It happened to be the beginning of winter, and most people had already put on their jackets. Sang Nuanyue was afraid of the cold, so she wore more clothes than others.
On this day, after seeing off Grandma Shi's grandparents who came to Mei Xuan as guests as usual, Sang Nianyue sat in front of the desk tiredly and meditated.
Su Jin brought tea and felt a little distressed when she saw that there was no smile on the girl's face.
She wanted to say something to explain, but Sang Nianyue looked up first and said, "Su Jin, can we move back to Rose Garden?"
Su Jin suddenly felt at ease and understood what the girl meant. But considering the actual situation, she had to remind the girl, "But Rose Garden has not been repaired yet."
The Hou Mansion has a lot of manpower, but the Hou Mansion has more courtyards. Not to mention the uninhabited courtyard, there are only a few residences for the masters - the old lady's Heyan Hall, the Marquis's Songbai Courtyard, the second-bedroom Shi'an Garden, the third-bedroom Tingyu Pavilion, the third girl's Hanxiang Residence, and the aunt's house. and Yushengju where Wang Xiuwen lives now; what's more, there is Chu Yutang where the Dowager lives, and the entire front yard where the Marquis lives daily. The masters of the Hou Mansion all live in these places. Before repairing the houses, their yards must be repaired first.
Although these courtyards are carefully repaired every year, this time it is just maintenance, but the work must be done carefully so that no omissions can be made. Even if there are more servants, the progress of this matter will be very slow.
Everyone worked hard day and night, and finally repaired all these places before the masters came back. But it won’t be Rose Garden’s turn for a while. After all, although the eldest and second girls of the Hou Mansion are already married, their courtyards are not left behind; and the retainers of the Hou Mansion must be at the front...
Su Jin asked the little maid under Aunt Cui yesterday. The little maid secretly told Su Jin that Aunt Cui was very concerned about the situation of the cousin of the Sang family. Originally, the repairs of Qiangweiyuan would have to be postponed for two days, but Aunt Cui Grandma was worried that Miss Sang would not be comfortable living in Meishangxuan, so she asked her servants to repair the Rose Garden in advance. However, the renovation of Rose Garden was only so-so last time, so the renovation this time will definitely be a big project. In other words, they will not be able to move back until four or five days at the earliest.
Qiangweiyuan would not be able to move in for a while, and Mei Shang Xuan was also anxious to move in. Fortunately, Sang Nianyue had other plans in her mind, so she told Su Jin, "Mom's birthday will be in five days, and we will be together the day after tomorrow." Let’s go to Putuo Temple.”
In this way, she no longer has to bear the dual psychological and physical pressure, but she can also get things done that have been worrying her.
Su Jin frowned immediately, "But the nanny hasn't come here yet, and she hasn't said whether she has found the manpower yet."
"The wet nurse will definitely come today and tomorrow."
Sang Nuanyue looked at Su Jin, was silent for a moment and then said, "This time you and Qing'er stay in the house, I will take Su Xin there."
After everyone in the Hou Mansion went hunting in the Western Mountains, the wet nurse came to the manor again. Sang Nianyue told the old man about going to the temple to perform her mother's birthday, and the nanny became worried about her safety. After all, Mrs. Wang Xu has not given up yet. She keeps people watching the girl's movements. It's okay if the girl doesn't leave the Marquis' Mansion. Once she goes out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to come back.
But Sang Nuanyue had other ideas.
No matter how good the Marquis Mansion is, it is not your own home. If you have your own territory, who would want to live under someone else's roof? But if she wants to move out of the Hou Mansion, she must first deal with the Wang Xu family.
Avoiding is not the answer, it will only make the Wang Xu family more rampant. Sang Nianyue wanted to take this opportunity to make a big move and get rid of this chronic disease directly.
She asked the nanny to find some female escorts. After a few days, the nanny had also found a suitable candidate.
Su Jin was worried that the girl would put herself in danger, but she knew that the girl had made up her mind, and her persuasion now was in vain. But keep her and Qing'er...
"The girl doesn't want the young master to go there, for the sake of the young master's safety. But it doesn't sound appropriate to anyone to give the wife a birthday without the young master. Besides, the young master will take the imperial examination in the future. If this is the case, If someone knows about my son, I'm afraid the young master will be labeled as unfilial. With such a stain, the young master may not be able to go far in the future. Girl, can I really not think about this matter anymore? "
Sang Nianyue paced back and forth in the room. After a long time, she said, "I can't worry about so much anymore. The key is to solve the immediate dilemma first. Qing'er's future career... If something unexpected happens to him this time, where will he be able to recover?" Can we talk about it later? I still can’t let Qing’er go with me, you and him..."
"My sister won't let me go, but I'm going to take the risk myself. Do you think I can agree to it? If anything happens to my sister, I'll probably live with guilt and self-blame for the rest of my life. Don't talk about career, there is no such thing. My sister takes care of me, whether I can take the imperial examination is another matter."
Qing'er stood at the door, looking at her sister with tears in her eyes. He obviously didn't want to cry, but the thought of his sister doing such dangerous things made him want to abandon him. He is obviously the backbone of the family, but because of his young age, his sister has to shoulder everything.
He once again hated his helplessness and powerlessness, and once again deeply hated why people couldn't grow up overnight. If he is as old as Uncle Shi's family now, even if he has no fame, but he has strength, will Wang Xu still dare to look at her sister with covetous eyes?
Qing'er said, "Sister, please take me there. I don't trust you if you go by yourself." The words were very tactful, but the look in Qing'er's eyes was very firm. That is, "If my sister doesn't take me there, I will follow you there secretly."
Sang Nuanyue had a blockage in her throat. She wanted to politely refuse her brother, but in the end she just clenched her palms tightly and hesitated for a long time before slowly nodding, "Okay."
Later that day, the wet nurse came to the door. She whispered to Sang Nianyue for an hour in the courtyard, and then left the Hou Mansion full of sorrow.
In the evening, Sang Nianyue wanted to go to Heyan Hall to say hello to the old lady, but considering that the other people in the other rooms of the Hou Mansion should be there at this time, after hesitation, she decided to go there tomorrow morning.
Missing the crowded time, she would talk to the old lady about going to Putuo Temple when there were fewer people.
——The three masters of the Hou family, and she is a widow, Sang Nianyue knows best how to avoid suspicion. So the steps I took forward were finally taken back.
However, before she could return to the house, a man's voice could be heard in the yard.
The courtyard door was open. It was Su Xin and Dong Xue who had forgotten to close the door when they went to eat in the cafeteria.
At this time, the husband of the Shi family was standing at the door, talking to his younger brother who was studying in the courtyard.
Qing'er has been going to Shi's house to ask for advice in the past few days, and she has become very familiar with Shi Langjun. Moreover, Shi Langjun was friendly and patient in teaching. He himself was taught by a famous teacher and his level was very good.
Qing'er went there twice and was completely impressed by Shi Langjun's ability and kindness. Now when he heard "Master" calling him, he trotted to the door with a smile on his face.
Sang Nuanyue couldn't help but turn a blind eye, so she turned around and made a blessing ceremony. If it were before, she might have walked to the door to exchange some greetings and say a few words, but now that she had made up her mind to move away from Mei Shang Xuan, there was no need to be so thoughtful and polite and give people other thoughts.
So, after the two parties had seen each other, Sang Nianyue turned her head and led Su Jin back to the wing.
Shi Xingzhou didn't expect that Sang Nianyue would react like this, and was stunned for a moment.
He was disturbed, thinking for a moment that Miss Sang looked cold; and for a while he thought, what is Miss Sang worried about?
When Qing'er's voice rang in his ears, Shi Xingzhou withdrew his reluctant eyes.
But he was still paying attention to the movement in the wing over there from the corner of his eye.
After realizing what he had done, Shi Xingzhou suddenly felt ashamed.
Fortunately, he claimed to be a benevolent gentleman, but he actually did something like peeping at night. It was really a waste of reading the books of sages for decades.
Shi Xingzhou immediately straightened his mind, not daring to show any blasphemy or even glancing in that direction.
Back in the house, Sang Nianyue polished her ink with a calm expression and patiently began copying the scriptures.
On the contrary, Su Jin stood aside, a little worried. After she made the bed, she finally couldn't help but said to Sang Nianyue, "Shi Langjun is good, but the girl has no intention of remarrying, so we might as well move out of the Mei Shang Xuan as soon as possible. Shi Langjun can't leave now when he sees the girl." "Movement, if we can see things, others will definitely be able to see them too. Over time..."
As time goes by, rumors and rumors spread. If the girl doesn't want to get married, she will have to get married because of other people's opinions.
