The female supporting role never believes in fate

"Sister, this Lingxi Courtyard can't compare to the grandeur of the Qingxin Hall, but it also has some exquisite and lovely features. You can take a walk here more on weekdays. After all, we are in a marquis' mansion. We don't see each other when we look up and see each other when we look down. Dividing is not good."

Near noon, Cheng Yulou suddenly came to Qingxin Hall in Cheng Yuguan, and said that Cheng Hou had returned home after leaving the court, and invited her over with Madam Hou, Mrs. Yang, to clear up the dowry list with her.

This was a matter proposed by Cheng Yuguan. Now that she has an explanation to let her go there, Cheng Yuguan naturally cannot shirk it.

Lingxi Courtyard is located on the west side of Jingyuan Hall, diagonal to Qingxin Hall. Naturally, it is not as large as Qingxin Hall, but it is close to Jingyuan Hall and the study in the front yard. It is distributed in a triangle, just like its name. Shengsheng isolated Qingxintang from Fuchu Center.

As soon as he entered the Lingxi courtyard, Cheng Yulou pointed to the ground.

"Sister, be careful where you step. The ground is full of Wukang stone, which absorbs water and grows moss, but the surface is very astringent. If someone who doesn't know it walks to the courtyard path of the Wukang stone pavement, it is inevitable that they can't grasp it and slip."

Cheng Yuguan followed Cheng Yulou's words and looked down at his feet.

The color is purple, and it looks simple and elegant. In late spring and early summer, when the temperature rises, there is a light layer of moss on both sides, which is green and fluffy.

Cheng Yuguan rubbed his feet, and it really felt astringent, so he couldn't help but nodded, "It is said that Wukang Stone is a high-quality stone for garden paving, and it really deserves its reputation."

Hearing this, Cheng Yulou took a look at Cheng Yuguan, "I'm still a big sister who doesn't like these trivial things, so I've heard of Wukangshi's name."

Cheng Yuguan seemed unable to understand what she meant, and nodded, "I can't say anything else, I've heard of such a good stone."

Hearing this, Cheng Yulou was quiet for a moment, turned around the rockery, and suddenly pointed to a clump of purple bamboos and said, "Bamboos in our north are not as easy to survive as in the south, especially this kind of delicate and famous product, which is not easy to grow. It is these few purple bamboos , It also took my father a lot of effort, hired a gardener, bought raw bamboo, and tossed and tossed for two or three years to complete."

Cheng Yuguan looked over and nodded perfunctorily, "This famous product can only be understood by elegant people like the second sister. I am not interested in these flowers and grasses. Don't you tell me about these sparse branches? , I just treat it as an ordinary bamboo."

"Where is this? Eldest sister is also an elegant person. Otherwise, how would you know about the Wukang Stone?"

Even so, Cheng Yulou seemed to be suddenly in high spirits, and pulled Cheng Yuguan to stop at Lingxi Courtyard step by step, introducing her to various plants in the courtyard.

"Sister, the Qingxin Hall is too quiet. Our daughter's house is to live in. It's better to buy some four-season flowers and trees. Look at the strange stones under the plum blossoms, and then plant narcissus. When the flowers bloom, the flowers are tall and the leaves are short. Isn't it beautiful?"

Cheng Yuguan looked at the gnarled plum tree, the brown weathered stone under the tree, and a "grass" with four leaves stretched out on the stone, and nodded perfunctorily, "Well, elegant, very elegant."

Hearing Cheng Yuguan's words, Cheng Yulou became even more interested, and the two of them didn't go to the wooden corridor, but just wandered among the flowers, and after a while, they came to a bush of flowers.

"Look, elder sister, these dozens of flowering trees are all weeping flowers. From a distance, don't they look like a cloud of flowers of various colors? There are four kinds of weeping weeping, the white ones are called Baiwei, and the red ones are called Hongwei. , that purple and blue one, what do you think it is called, big sister?"

Cheng Yulou opened his bright almond eyes, pointed to Weihua not far away and turned to ask Cheng Yuguan.

Facing the girl's smiling face, Cheng Yuguan couldn't help but look gloomy, so he looked at the flower tree, "Is it Ziwei or Lanwei?"

Cheng Yulou laughed when he heard this, "Sister, you guessed it wrong, this is Cuiwei. Sister, let's go to the Dragon Boat Palace banquet in a few days, it's not just a meal, the empress is a cheerful person, At every palace banquet, you have to gossip with the wives and ladies of each family. Gossiping is not about who is good or bad in a noble and famous family, but an elegant chat about drinking tea and appreciating things. People who look at things are the elegance of a person , Talent, was fully revealed during the period. The elder sister grew up in the ancestral land, and had no chance to be influenced by her eyes, and the people in Beijing all have a pair of snobbish eyes. , wouldn't it be embarrassing?"

When Cheng Yuguan heard this, he vaguely understood what Cheng Yulou was thinking, so he was not in the mood to go shopping with her in the garden, but looked directly at Cheng Yulou.

"Second sister speaks directly, without beating around the bush."

Cheng Yulou is young after all, although there may be thousands of thoughts in her heart, she still has a thin-skinned shyness on her face. Seeing Cheng Yuguan looking at her straight up, she couldn't say anything else, so she waved her hand hurriedly, "Sister, I don't Other meanings. I just think that you can go to Lingxi Academy more on weekdays. My mother came from a scholarly family and has been deeply rooted in this way since childhood. Maybe I can teach you a thing or two. You don’t need to be proficient, just dabble a little, and it’s good not to make people laugh.”

Cheng Yuguan shook his head when he heard this.

"Eldest sister, you don't have to have any scruples. My mother and I have no other plans. It's all for the sake of elder sister and the face of the family."

Cheng Yulou was eager to hold Cheng Yuguan.

"My sincerity, can't Eldest Sister feel it?"

Facing Cheng Yulou's eager look, Cheng Yuguan chuckled.

"I know you're really doing it for my own good, but it's not necessary. Everyone has their own aspirations. I don't have this aspiration, so I'm not afraid of other people's laughter. If I laugh at others because of this, I don't bother with such a shallow person. Alright, Father and Mrs. Yang are still waiting, let's get down to business first. I want to get back my mother's dowry as soon as possible, and return it to the original owner, so as to comfort my mother's spirit in heaven."

Cheng Yuguan spoke directly, and walked even more neatly.In the blink of an eye, he came to the wooden corridor from the Wukang stone in the courtyard, and walked along the wooden corridor to the main hall.

"Miss, you don't have to be angry about this young lady, you don't have to worry about her. She won't know your intentions today until she knows how poisonous this nobleman's mouth is and how tall his eyes are."

Qinghe said angrily.

Cheng Yulou watched Cheng Yuguan stride towards the main hall without looking back, and couldn't help stamping his feet.

"My eldest sister, who grew up in Chengjia Village, the ancestral land, doesn't know where she got her confidence. Does she have to bump into the south wall to know how to compromise?"

Qinghe nodded in agreement, "Miss grew up in the countryside, she didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and people outside would not care about the family's affection. When Miss suffers outside, she will know that you and Madam are on good terms .”

Hearing what Qinghe said, Cheng Yulou couldn't help but murmured, "It looks like it's time to let the eldest sister know how hard the south wall is."

...

"Eldest Miss, what Second Miss said is also reasonable. Regardless of whether she and Mrs. Yang are trying to sell your favor or not, among the noble ladies in the capital, people who are ignorant are indeed despised. You may as well say this on the dowry list." Madam Yang and Second Miss will definitely try their best to teach you if you raise your hand a little bit and show your favor. Madam has passed away for many years, and the dowry can't be lost, so it's more important for you to gain a firm foothold in the capital, what do you think?"

In the corridor, Chen Xiang followed the eldest lady and spoke with confidence.

Hearing this, Cheng Yuguan turned to look at Chen Xiang, "You are right."

Chen Xiang showed joy, "Slave servants with such little knowledge are nothing to worry about. It's just for the sake of the eldest lady."

Cheng Yuguan waved his hand, "But I am not qualified to make decisions for my mother and use her things to make up for my own face."

"You don't have to worry too much, Mrs. Xian only has one child, so I wish you well."

Chen Xiang approached Cheng Yuguan and said softly.

Cheng Yuguan shook his head, "Unless my mother entrusts me with a dream, I still have to find her things first. This is my mother's face."

Things that used to belong to the matriarch of the family are now scattered everywhere, and no matter what, some people still have tea.Since Cheng Yuguan is Huo's daughter, he will naturally take back his mother's things if he has the opportunity.

After Cheng Yuguan finished speaking, he didn't say anything more, closed his mouth, and went to the main hall with his head depressed, leaving Chenxiang alone to stay where he was.

"My wife has passed away for many years, and her soul has been scattered for a long time. How can I have a dream? Face? The man has passed away, so how can there be face left? I don't want the young miss to look amazing, but she is so naive."

But these words, Chen Xiang only turned around in her heart, looking at the decisive back of the young lady, she was speechless, so she had to follow quickly.

...

"Father, Mrs. Yang."

Chen Xiang just walked a few steps to the main hall of Lingxi Courtyard, only heard the eldest lady's voice saying hello, paused, and then guarded the door with the master's entourage.

"Here you come, let's take a look. These two big boxes contain your mother's dowry. Come and make a pair."

Cheng Fangchuan's voice seemed to be still angry, as if he was dissatisfied that Cheng Yuguan was aggressive yesterday, didn't trust the people in the mansion, and prepared multiple dowry lists.

"Master Hou!"

Yang complained and glanced at Cheng Yuguan.

"Miss is straightforward and considerate in her work. You should be happy. We are all a family, and there is no overnight feud. Why are you still angry with the younger generation?"

Saying that, Yang got up from the top of the main hall, came to Cheng Yuguan, and opened two boxes, which were full of porcelain, vases, bronze utensils, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, glass crystals and other utensils, all of which were exquisite and extraordinary.

"These are the decorations borrowed from my sister for so many years of big banquets in the mansion. Sometimes some ostentation is necessary in this big Marquis mansion. For example, the old lady's [-]th birthday was held in the mansion a few years ago. There are inevitably not enough utensils, screens, etc., but they are only used once, and it is really impossible to buy them. Our Marquis Mansion has always advocated frugality. So we temporarily borrowed my sister’s utensils. These little things were either busy, or the servants were slack, and they were forgotten for a while, and no one remembered them afterwards, and now they are all returned."

As Yang said, she walked up to Cheng Yuguan and patted Cheng Yuguan's shoulder with her plain hand. Seeing Cheng Yuguan turning her head, she tapped the two boxes with her chin, "There are 63 pieces in total, order some."

Cheng Yu closed his eyes and placed on the two boxes.

"Or a little more? Who wants to be greedy for her things? At first, I thought she was an informal person, but now it seems that she is just a countryman who smells of copper all over her body in her ancestral land!"

There are two branches in the ancestral land, one is the dignitaries of the capital, and the other is doing business in the ancestral land to support the clansmen to practice martial arts and the Hou Mansion. Cheng Fangchuan's words are not only dissatisfied with Cheng Yuguan, but also contemptuous of the ancestral land.

If it was an ordinary little girl with a thin skin, she might feel ashamed if her biological father called her "vulgar", but Cheng Yuguan was not that kind of fledgling little girl.

The time when she blushed when someone said it was long gone.Although she was not talkative in her previous life, she was silent and self-confident, but she had her own set of standards of conduct, and she would not feel sad if someone said a few words to someone she didn't care about.It is only after the world has been tempered that I realize that sometimes some false fame and face are not as good as the actual benefits?

And in this life, the people of the ancestral land, especially the patriarch's family, treat her like their own daughter. She is very confident, and naturally she will not allow anyone to despise the patriarch's uncle in front of her.

Cheng Yu was pretending to rummage through the two boxes, tsk-tsk, looking like a money fanatic.

Didn't you say I'm vulgar?Then I'll make a vulgar look for you to see.

"These are all good things. Take out one at random, and it's hard to buy it outside. Even if you don't give me these trivial things, I don't know. After all, there are too many things on the dowry list, and only a few Only the big ones are recorded in detail, and these small ones are only mentioned. I am afraid that only the mother and the nanny will know what the real thing is. The nanny left early, and I have never seen it. One thing, of course I don’t know.”

As he spoke, Cheng Yuguan looked up at his father and Mrs. Yang, "Father, Mrs. Yang, you are paying attention."

Cheng Fangchuan's face turned darker, and Yang's face froze for a moment.

Yesterday the manor was in turmoil. Unexpectedly, the instigator turned around and said that she didn't remember or knew him. He really punched the cotton, which hurt people very much.

"Since you don't know him, why did you clamor yesterday?"

Cheng Hou gritted his teeth.

Cheng Yuguan shrugged, "I just hit two shots if I have dates or not. Who knows there are?"

"you!"

Cheng Hou almost stood up, but finally fell down on his seat.

"Forget it, it's considered that you hit the right track, and now you can be regarded as fulfilling your wish. Remember what your grandmother told you. It will be the Dragon Boat Palace Banquet soon. With your second sister and the fifth prince, you have to help each other in front of the queen."

Cheng Yuguan shook his head leisurely.

"Why, you dare to break your trust?"

Cheng Fangchuan couldn't bear it anymore, finally he slapped the table and stood up abruptly, pointing to Cheng Yuguan who was squatting on the place where the two boxes of dowry were.

"Master Hou, don't be impulsive!"

Yang hurried over, stopped Cheng Fangchuan, and looked at Cheng Yuguan.

"Miss, to tell you the truth, Yulou and the fifth prince have been in love since childhood, and you will treat them as a good deed and fulfill them. I am a mother, thank you very much!"

"Xueying! Don't tell her so much. I can see that she has inherited her mother's cruelty. Not only does she care about her family, but she also has no affection for her sister! You are such a wolf-hearted thing. , no matter how much the government can compensate you, it will be useless. I insist on asking the family law today to let you know what it means to be filial and respectful!"

As he said that, Cheng Fangchuan directly pulled out the ruler from the armband, presumably it was prepared long ago, and he must teach Cheng Yuguan a lesson today.

"Your Majesty can't do it. Missy just had a few days of rest. Once you get off the ruler, the Dragon Boat Festival banquet will be held immediately. Isn't it even more difficult for Missy to go to the palace?"

Chen Xiang was so frightened that he was half dead, and rushed from the door to block Cheng Yuguan, begging for mercy.

Said, Chen Xiang turned to look at Cheng Yuguan, "Miss, please be soft first. Even if there is disagreement between sisters, they are still harmonious outside, what do you think? At the palace banquet, you will speak for the second lady ,Is it right?"

Yang blocked Cheng Fangchuan, who was furious, and Chen Xiang stood in front of her, one by one became more and more furious, as if it was a harbinger of a storm coming, as long as Cheng Yuguan shook her head, what she would face immediately would be wind and rain.

"Look, she doesn't look remorseful. If that's the case, don't go to the palace banquet. I, a father, will teach you a lesson!"

"Master Hou, don't scare the eldest lady. She is a daughter, with delicate skin and tender flesh, and the skin will not be broken even after a meal? If something bad happens, won't you regret it?"

"Miss, you have to admit your mistake to Lord Hou, and say that you were angry just now, and you will definitely help the second lady, right? Talk to me!"

Chen Xiang shook Cheng Yuguan who was silent all the time, and said urgently.

The anxiety in the room made Cheng Yuguan seem like an outsider at this time.

"When did I say I won't speak for Second Sister?"

Cheng Yuguan spoke coolly.

Chen Xiang wept with joy, "I knew that although the eldest lady looked alienated, she had a cold face and a warm heart, and she would definitely do what Master Hou said."

Cheng Fangchuan's anger eased, and Yang Shi also pressed the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, "That's good. A family, that's how it should be."

Cheng Yuguan's voice changed, "I haven't finished talking about the dowry. Is it too early for you to talk about entering the palace?"