After leaving Zai Shou Yuan, Mr. Huang took every step he took and looked back three times.
"Speaking of which," she called Aunt Hong, "last time when I felt something was wrong, Qingyan's face looked weird, right? I said that day that I had to try to find out Qingyan's tone of voice..."
Grandma Hong supported her and advised: "After you mentioned it before, although I didn't inquire about it, I did observe it several times. Grandma Ruan and the others are acting as usual."
"It's different," Mrs. Huang shook her head, "Mother Ruan and the others have been with the old lady for so many years. They are as shrewd as the others. They are beautiful and young, and they can't hide things on their faces."
Grandma Hong was speechless.
To be honest, she also felt that Huang was right.
She is not blind. How could she not see Qingyan's absent-minded look?
But seeing through it, she couldn't say that. She had to appease Mr. Huang instead of adding fuel to the fire.
The master and servant slowly walked back to Qingpu Courtyard.
The window in the east wing was open, and in a blink of an eye, when you looked in, you could see Lin Yunjing sitting at the table, holding a bun and doing prostitutes.
Huang's eyes suddenly became sore.
Lin Yunjing is very good at embroidery. When the Empress Dowager celebrated her birthday a few years ago, she presented a pair of embroidery pieces.
The princess came back and said that the empress dowager liked it the more she looked at it, and she kept it handy. When the wives who celebrated her birthday asked about it, the empress would praise it.
A few people who didn't want to come didn't ask, and the Empress Dowager even whispered to the princess that they had "bad eyesight."
It was that time when Xu Guogong's mansion got angry and inquired about Yun Jing, the two families began to discuss marriage.
These days, Yun Jing is embroidering a hijab, and the pattern is "dragon and phoenix presenting auspiciousness" that the two of them discussed...
The more Huang thought about it, the sadder she felt: "When Yun Jing asked about it later, I didn't know how to tell her."
"Said that the old lady couldn't bear to leave her, and she felt sorry for you and the eldest girl and her daughter..." In the middle of her words, Grandma Hong stopped when she saw Mrs. Huang looking at her quietly.
It's not that the old lady doesn't like older girls, it's just that the change came too suddenly.
"If you don't ask me, I won't be able to sit still," Huang said. "If you don't ask Qingyan, I'd also ask Aunt Qi."
Grandma Hong couldn't resist her, but she was also worried about Lin Yunjing. After thinking about it, she returned to the old lady's place.
On the corridor inside the courtyard gate, Grandma Qi was waving a cattail leaf fan.
Aunt Qi had served Aunt Gu in the past and was naturally closer to the second roommate. Now that she was older, she arranged for her the easy job of looking after the courtyard gate during the day.
Aunt Hong moved a spoon and sat next to her: "Old sister, feel free."
"I'm old and no longer useful, that is to say, the masters don't mind me." Nanny Qi lowered her voice, "Why are you here again? Didn't you just go back? I see that the second lady is uneasy, but what happened? ?”
Grandma Hong whispered the situation: "Madam is really worried."
Aunt Qi didn't say anything after listening.
During these days, the third master and the princess came over several times to talk. The old lady kept everyone in the room away, and no one knew what they were discussing.
Being so cautious must be an extremely important matter, but I don't know if it has anything to do with the eldest girl's marriage.
Grandma Hong looked at her face and vaguely guessed something: "Sister, I know something, but it's hard to talk about it?"
Aunt Qi smiled coquettishly: "Listen to my advice, don't pry into the old lady's affairs easily. If the old lady finds out about it, she will feel unhappy, and the gain will outweigh the losses. Besides, with the old lady's kind temperament, you can lose money." Aren’t we big girls?”
Aunt Hong sighed.
This is the truth, but as a mother, the second wife is also extremely concerned.
The two of them talked for a while, and seeing that Grandma Qi refused to let anything slip, Grandma Hong had no choice but to get up and leave.
She didn't go far, standing just outside the moon cave door at the corner.
After a while, it will be time for Zai Shouyuan to send people to the kitchen to get refreshments. This is the only way to go.
If it was Qingyan who came, she would ask nicely, but if it was anyone else, she would leave it alone.
Leave it to God.
Not long after, the sound of footsteps was heard. Grandma Hong looked over and recited "Amitabha".
It was Qingyan who came.
The Bodhisattva asked her to ask clearly.
Qingyan didn't expect to meet Grandma Hong here, so she smiled bravely and walked forward quickly.
Grandma Hong followed up: "Girl, the eldest daughter's marriage was said to be moved to after the New Year. That was not the case at first. Our madam is really worried. There won't be any trouble in this marriage, right?"
Qingyan walked with her head down and didn't say anything.
"The girl also knows that Madam has been a widow for several years, and the girl she values most is the eldest girl. Her only hope is that the eldest girl marries well." Grandma Hong breathed a sigh of relief, "If this continues, she may not be able to eat or sleep well. No…”
Qingyan was pestered by Grandma Hong and said, "Mom, please don't embarrass me. How can I be so talkative and talk about my masters' affairs."
Grandma Hong is a shrewd person. She knew there was something inside as soon as she heard this statement.
She took Qingyan's arm and used her skill to lead her to the corner.
With a movement of her hand, a piece of silver was stuffed into Qingyan's palm.
"Girl, don't refuse!" before Qingyan could react, Grandma Hong said first, "If something happens, girl, please tell me a few words, so that I can slowly persuade Madam. It's better than just giving her a stick at the last minute. Strong, right?”
Qingyan froze on the spot, her head lowered and did not move.
When Grandma Hong saw this, her heart skipped a beat and she nodded again: "Girl, you should do your best..."
Qingyan pinched the silver ingot in her hand. It was heavy, about five taels per ingot. Her monthly salary was only two taels.
"Mom, I'm not greedy for money," Qingyan swallowed, "I also feel sorry for the eldest lady and the second lady. Everyone knows the second lady's difficulties, but I just can't see it..."
Grandma Hong nodded hastily: "That's it! That's it!"
"Actually, it's for the dowry money. The third master wants to use it for business, but the old lady refuses. She is the princess..." Afraid of being discovered by others, Qingyan did not dare to stay longer. She talked like she was pouring beans and listened to what she heard that night. All the words came out, "Obviously she is my sister, the princess has a distinguished status and needs nothing, but she said that. Not only the old lady was surprised, but I was also surprised. I thought she had a good relationship with the eldest girl... "
Grandma Hong was stunned.
She suspected that there might be changes in the marriage. She only thought that it was the problem of Duke Xu's palace, but she never speculated on the money of her dowry.
How was she going to tell Mr. Huang about this inside story?
Grandma Hong returned to Qingpuyuan with a heavy heart. Seeing that Mrs. Huang was worried, she still told the truth.
"Look, there are no changes in Duke Xu's mansion," said Grandma Hong, racking her brains. "It's only the beginning of spring. When the money is ready..."
"Then what if we are not well prepared?" Huang asked, "How can you be sure when doing business? What if..."
While they were talking quietly, suddenly, a voice called "Second Aunt" came from the yard outside through the window. Huang was startled and opened the window to see that it was Lin Yunyan who was here.
"I'm here to look for eldest sister." Lin Yunyan smiled broadly.
As soon as the words came out, she noticed that Huang and Grandma Hong looked a little strange.
Resentment and panic were mixed together, and it was extremely embarrassing.
Lin Yunyan made a guess in her mind.
The second aunt couldn't hold back her anger and suppressed it hard at first. Today, Mrs. Xu Guogong came to the door. If the wedding date is late, it will be like a spark falling and smoke will immediately rise up.
She will definitely find a way to find Qingyan to find out.
Judging from the look on his face at this moment, he has probably already inquired about it, and will try again later...
As long as she got the exact information, she could take the opportunity to attack and drive Qingyan out of Xiao Duan's side.
