After saying this, everyone had different expressions.
Biyu frowned, and when she raised her head to look at Cang Lin, she saw that although he was blocking the front, his head was hanging down so that no one could see his expression.
After going around, Song Jinyin, who was not optimistic about her words, was the most relaxed. However, just as she was about to speak again, she heard a crisp voice from the courtyard, which seemed to be smiling, interrupting the two of them.
"Mrs. Liu Fang."
Song Jinyin took the opportunity to look over and saw Pei Musheng wearing a white cloak. As he approached the room, he untied the laces, revealing the jade-colored gown and plum-colored skirt underneath. He was smart and smart under his obedience.
"I asked Miss Jin Yin to come to the third room to help. My eldest brother is not in the house right now. If Mrs. Liu Zang wants to cause trouble, she can come to me directly."
"Three girls."
Mrs. Liu turned sideways and looked at the visitor, with a faint smile on her lips, "Since the third girl is speaking for this girl, I can't say more. But the old lady is still taking care of herself, and I am also a quiet person. What happens in the big room , you still have to go through it in front of the Duke."
"My eldest brother and I are borrowing a maid, but we also want to talk to my eldest uncle?"
Pei Musheng looked puzzled and took off his cloak halfway. Seeing that he seemed unable to enter the room for a while, he stopped moving again.
"Grandma said yesterday that my uncle has been busy with a lot of errands recently. Mrs. Liu Zang should not compete with me for maids and cause trouble to my uncle."
"How can I compete with the third girl for a maid?"
Mrs. Zhao lowered her eyes and smiled softly, tapping the corners of her lips lightly with her handkerchief.
Before Pei Musheng could say anything more, his hand was lightly touched by Song Jinyin next to him.
Looking up, I saw her blinking her round eyes, blocking what she wanted to say, and spoke herself.
"I don't dare to embarrass Mrs. Liu Zang, but I heard that Mrs. Liu respects the old lady the most. There has been no movement at the Fulu Courtyard in the past few days, so I thought it was inappropriate for the old lady not to mention this matter. Liu Mrs. Side also shares her thoughts."
Mrs. Liu glanced at her quietly, her smile did not diminish, but she did not respond to these words.
At first, it was just because the Duke came to beat him up, but after saying this, if Song Jinyin insisted on asking Song Jinyin to go to the Duke to plead guilty, it would be her, a soft-spoken lady, who would take charge of matters that the old lady did not take care of.
It is most likely that people will dislike Yue Zu acting as an agent, especially the old lady who has never really released her housekeeping power.
As long as she does something that makes the old lady dissatisfied, all the good things she did in the past will be overturned bit by bit. This is the human heart.
"That's all, I didn't expect you to be a little more sharp-tongued now that you're sick."
"I don't dare, slave."
When Mrs. Liu saw that her eyes were clear and there was no trace of the grievance she had felt just now, she also moved her gaze away and turned to look at the third girl, Pei Musheng.
"That being the case, I won't delay Miss Three here anymore. If Miss Three needs help, just ask someone to come to the main room and ask."
"Thank you, Mrs. Liu Zang."
Pei Mu Sheng lowered his eyes and smiled, speaking in a knowledgeable and sensible manner.
When she saw the person leaving, she looked at the back and sighed unconsciously: "Speaking of which, Mrs. Liu Zang is indeed quite powerful. Not only has she reached her current status, but she can also destroy the backyard of the Duke of Guo. Everything is so organized, even this demeanor doesn’t look like..."
Halfway through the words, Pei Musheng seemed to remember something, pursed his lips and looked away, with an apology on his face.
In the back stood a daughter who had been abandoned by Mrs. Liu, and she actually praised Mrs. Liu. What was the difference between this and stabbing her with a knife?
"Um, Miss Jinyin, I'm not..."
"Three girls, you don't have to worry about your servants. It's cold outside, so let's go inside and talk."
Song Jinyin heard guilt in her intermittent words. She pretended not to know and pointed to the room, "To be honest, Miss Three, I have been standing for a long time and I can't hold it any longer."
Only then did Pei Musheng focus on Song Jinyin's face.
It was windy outside, so it was okay for her to move occasionally, but after standing there for so long, her face did look a little ugly.
Several people entered the house. It was not until the door was closed and the scene in front of them was a little darker than outside that Song Jinyin's eyes flashed with sadness.
This seemed to be the first time she had spoken to Mr. Liu.
In the past, she would mostly listen to her scoldings, and then say "I know my fault," and let the accusations fall on her, piercing her heart like sharp arrows.
Now she was able to suppress her sourness, look into her calm eyes, and calmly use others to suppress her.
Perhaps she should have understood long ago that only by hardening her heart and not thinking about the past can she break away from her past dependence bit by bit and regain her freedom.
This is true for Liu, and it is also true for Pei Yanzhou.
...
Pei Musheng enthusiastically took out some new painting styles and some orders that had not yet been completely drawn up.
Song Jinyin carefully looked around at the names on the list, and after listening to her words, she understood the purpose of the banquet that day.
In addition to making the mansion lively, it was also for her jewelry shop.
"My servant understands what Third Miss means. It's really a good idea to just give some hairpins out for others to see, but Third Miss really doesn't need to rush to make so many goods and send them to the mansion."
"It's not that many. I guess there won't be more than twenty, including hairpins, gold hairpins, and earrings."
"It's quite a lot."
Song Jinyin pondered for a moment, remembering the shops she had seen when she was handing over embroidered handkerchiefs. The shop owner had opened quite a few shops, but the more expensive ones never had many goods, but a lot of people asked about them.
"If the three girls gave it away, how could they go to the store to buy it themselves?"
"I've thought about it too."
Pei Musheng frowned and hesitated for a long time before saying: "But some of them are just for friendship, not all because of the shop."
"Then the three girls might as well just pick out the ones that must be given away and give them what they like. The rest can only be handed over to two or three handkerchiefs with their own circles. Then they can say frankly in front of everyone that the goods are scarce. After all, good things are never easy to come by. ."
"My maids and servants have heard that what is connected to the third girl's jewelry shop is the property of the third master. If they go and see it by themselves, they might be able to spend some money. After all, clothes and jewelry are always objects connected together. Not even one."
Pei Musheng thought for a moment.
The girls in Kyoto seem to have a lot of parties, but they also have several groups in private.
Those girls don't go to every banquet, so when implementing these meticulous tasks, they need to ensure that at least one or two people in each circle wear items from her shop.
"That's right. They've all been given away. I'm afraid they'll be too lazy to add new things... Then I'll go back and sort out the list. You can choose with me tomorrow."
...
Song Jinyin watched Pei Musheng go out, and the room became quiet again.
Looking out the window at the still sunny sun, when she was bored, she couldn't help but get up and walked carefully to the courtyard.
This time she lay there for so long that just standing under the sun felt like something far away from her.
"The girl's body is just a little bit better, but you can't do it too hard, so as not to cause the wound again."
"It's okay, Sister Biyu."
Song Jinyin held her hand with one hand and opened the other slightly, feeling the wind blowing between her fingers.
Before he could say anything more, he heard some noises coming from outside the hanging flower door, and the gentle and low voice with a chuckle made the two people who were walking slowly startled slightly.
"There is no reason in this world for a woman to send a man back home."
"Why not? I gave it away, what else can others say? What's more, because of my injury to my brother, I should have gone to this banquet."
There was a hint of uninhibitedness in the clear voice, and Song Jinyin could imagine the brightness of the person who said this without even looking at it.
After all, the speed of evasion could not be increased. Under the big tree, the girl simply stopped and half-hidden behind the giant tree.
The men and women who stepped into the courtyard were like a fairy couple in a painting.
Xu Youyi was dazzlingly dressed in red, with a belt that outlined her slender waist. She had long hair tied high like a man's, neat and free. When she stood next to Pei Yanzhou, who was dressed in official uniform, it just reached his shoulders, and she had to raise her head slightly when speaking.
Song Jinyin was unable to open her eyes due to the sudden sunshine.
I could only vaguely see their profiles, which stood out under the light and shadow.
