boudoir

Chapter 43
After the meal, Nanny Li left, and Liuli sat down to read a book.

At night, the wind and snow became more and more severe, and when I opened the door, I saw patches of snow rushing down the corridor.In addition to the wind noise, Cuiying's voice from the next door calling Tian'er to bring the medicine came from time to time, and then loudly blamed Tian'er for not adding sugar to her medicine, intending to torture her to death.

Afraid of disturbing Liuli, Rui'er came in and closed the doors and windows, and heated up a stove of charcoal.Liuli said: "You don't leave a single seam, isn't everyone suffocated?" Rui'er slapped her forehead and hurriedly opened the side window half a foot.

If there is nothing important, Liuli will go to bed at the right time every night, but tonight it is extremely cold, and Aunt Su asked her to meet Xu at the Buddhist hall, so she read the time book for more than a hour, and she could not sit still at the beginning of Xu Stopped, opened the curtain and looked outside, there were snow balls in the air, and the whole vision was at a loss.I don’t know if the situation at Auntie Su’s place has changed in this weather. Go, it’s really embarrassing. If you don’t go, it’s so rare that you have to wait for Auntie Su to take the initiative to make an appointment. If Auntie Su comes again, if you don’t go by yourself, you will lose it in vain. a good chance?

Seeing her hesitating, Rui'er said: "Why don't you go to the Buddhist hall and have a look before you come back to report to the girl?"

Liuli was noncommittal, walked to the desk and stood for a while, then somehow made up her mind, picked up the cloak and said, "Let's go, go and have a look."

Rui'er hurriedly handed her the stove, picked up the umbrella, and turned off the light before going out quietly.

According to the original plan, Liuli pretended to sleep after arriving at Xuzheng, and came out quietly when there was no movement in the courtyard at the beginning of the Hai Dynasty, but it was obviously unnecessary tonight. After falling into silence, before leaving the room, Madam Li's snoring sound could be heard loudly, while the door and window on the other side were closed, presumably Cuiying and Tian'er were already asleep.

Snowflakes kissed the face from time to time along the way. Fortunately, the small cross courtyard and the Buddhist hall are connected by a curved corridor, so there is no need to walk in the snow, and there are no people along the way, and we quickly reach the outside of the Buddhist hall.

The flickering porch lights in the courtyard pass through the carved window, Liuli walks around to the front door under the shadow of the window grille, Ruier steps forward and pats the door, the door opens with a creak, and there is emptiness everywhere. The one-eyed woman didn't know where she went.

Rui'er shuddered, and looked at Liuli with her arms tightly folded.Liuli was calm and calm. Maybe people who died once would become more courageous. She glanced at the direction of the inner hall, stepped forward from the veranda, passed the second door, and opened it with her hand.

The inner hall where the old lady He used to do rituals is still lit up now, and the carved door carved with auspicious wishes is ajar, and the sound of wooden fish can be heard softly from inside.Under the stone steps of the gate, a woman in a stone-blue cotton vest was burning paper on a brazier, and the topknot on her head was already covered with a thin layer of snowflakes.

Rui'er took two steps forward, seeing the woman's face clearly by the light, she was slightly surprised and said, "Nurse Heng?"

Heng Wei raised her head, and the pity on her face disappeared instantly when she saw them clearly, and then she also smiled a little, and stood up: "It's Miss Nine who is here."

Liuli nodded, "If you dare to ask, is Auntie in?"

Heng Wei smiled and said, "Please follow me."

Liuli waited for her to turn around, and then went up the steps.When she passed the brazier, she glanced at it, and saw that the paper on the upper layer of the fire had not been burned out, but it was some ghost money commonly used in offering sacrifices to the dead.

Hengwei pushed the door open to let Liuli in, but without notifying her, she pulled Rui'er's sleeves and went out with her.

Aunt Su sat with her head slightly down on the left side of the Buddhist table, reciting the Longevity Sutra. She was dressed in plain clothes, without makeup, a fox fur scarf around her slender neck, and a white pearl the size of a soybean stuck on her earlobe, looking elegant and graceful.Hengwei brought someone in, but she didn't seem to hear it, Liuli turned around and closed the door, walked gently to the right side of the Buddha table and knelt down, she didn't raise her eyes.

When Liuli lowered her eyebrows and sat on a stick of incense, Aunt Su suddenly stopped the wooden fish and opened her eyes.

Liuli hurriedly got up and called out: "Hello, Auntie."

Aunt Su glanced at her and said, "Why are you here in such a heavy snowstorm? I'm not afraid of a mistake on the road."

Liuli paused, and said: "Such Ruixue is really rare. Liuli was greedy for the snow scene and couldn't sleep, so she walked in the garden, not wanting to meet my aunt worshiping the Buddha in the Buddhist hall. I hope I never disturb my aunt's business."

Aunt Su raised her head slowly, her eyes settled on her face.Liuli had a sweet smile and novelty unique to children on her face, and those words seemed to come from the heart.After reading it, Aunt Su sighed, but said: "It's okay. Miss Nine can do whatever she wants."

Liuli thanked her and sat back facing her again.

The two of them behaved like this, as if they had met by chance.

Aunt Su squinted at her, the corners of her lips twitched unremarkably, she lowered her eyes and closed the scriptures, and gradually suppressed that smile again. "I've heard that Miss Nine is courageous and clever. I saw her today, and she really deserves her reputation. Since the girl came today, I want to ask a few words in person."

Liuli made a detour in such a big circle, and finally agreed to start the topic at this time, so she said: "My aunt has something to say, but please speak up."

Aunt Su stared at her: "How much do you know about that hairpin?"

Liuli didn't expect her to get up so directly, she couldn't help being stunned, and quickly stood up: "I really don't know much about the hairpin. Speaking of which, the fifth girl got it from nowhere and accidentally dropped it on my chest. body, and then pestered me endlessly, leading to a series of things that followed. I don’t know anything else.”

Aunt Su stared at the ground and sat still.Liuli didn't know what she was thinking, and didn't dare to interrupt, so she stood aside with her hands down.Half a day later, Aunt Su let out a sigh of relief, and said: "That day in front of the old man, why do you think that I will help you? You are not afraid that I will stand by after I get back the hairpin? Or, I will accuse you of stealing my hairpin instead. son?"

Liuli looked at her and smiled, "If my aunt would do this, she wouldn't go back to the Buddhist hall by falsely claiming to see Yongxin on the night after the meeting. If my guess is right, my aunt must have looked for this root The hairpin is gone. Of course, I don’t know what huge secret this hairpin is hiding, but it must be a great secret that can make my aunt change her face when she touches him. In fact, to put it bluntly, I’m just betting bet."

Aunt Su rested her left arm on the Buddha table, squinting at her, sitting so casually, unexpectedly there was a sense of demeanor.To put it bluntly, this is really an attractive woman.

"You really are a city man."

She bowed her head and uttered these words, her tone seemed a little lonely. "It would be great if Min'er could have you like this."

Speaking of "City Mansion", Liuli also lowered her head, her smile gradually disappearing. "If I don't mention my aunt, I should have guessed that at my age, the city is all earned by hard work, so it's not a blessing. I really envy the second girl who has both parents, and doesn't need to use her brains to survive."

After listening, Aunt Su said: "Although I wonder why you have such a tone that sees through the world, you don't look like other teenagers at all, but now you are the ninth girl of He Fu, so you don't have to worry about survival any more. gone."

"Does my aunt really think so?" Liuli looked at her, sat back on the original futon, and said, "Speaking of which, my title of Ninth Girl is still given by my aunt. My aunt gave Liuli such a big gift as soon as we met. Terrified, I don’t know how to repay.”

Aunt Su's complexion suddenly became serious, "This is the grace of the old master and the old lady, it has nothing to do with me, Miss Jiu, please don't get me wrong." Liuli's face froze, Aunt Su suddenly calmed down, and said: "You were originally It's the master's flesh and blood, and this Ninth Miss is yours. If you are sincere, you might as well do me a favor."

Liuli hurriedly said, "Auntie, please tell me."

Aunt Su reached into her sleeve and took out a purse: "Do you know this?"

Liuli reached out to take it and saw it was a goose yellow brocade purse with a blooming peony embroidered on it. This purse had been hanging on Liuli for more than half a month, how could she not recognize it?Immediately said: "I gave this purse to someone else, where did Auntie get it?"

Aunt Su said lightly: "Cheng Yingniang in the big kitchen, she is Hengwei's cousin."

Liuli was stunned, she only knew that Aunt Su had already inserted someone beside her, but she didn't know that even Cheng Yingniang was sent by her.Isn't this purse the one she gave to Cheng Yingniang?Thinking of Cheng Yingniang's humility and submissiveness, she was different from other nuns, but she turned out to be Hengwei's cousin!I thought about it several times in my mind, and finally couldn't help feeling: "My aunt really has a good intention! I just don't know what my aunt wants me to do has anything to do with Cheng Yingniang?"

Aunt Su said: "The third madam has removed the woman in charge of the stove, I want you to find a way to push Cheng Yingniang up." She raised her lips at Liuli and said, "If this thing is done, it will be good for you too. , as far as I know, Cheng Yingniang still thinks very highly of you. If you want to inquire about something, it will be much more convenient."

She gave Liuli a meaningful smile, her sweet smile was completely different from her who was dull just now.

But Liuli was already stunned. If Cheng Yingniang took charge of the stove, although she couldn't be subdued like Shu Ruier, as long as Liuli didn't plan to make an enemy of Aunt Su, it would be much more beneficial than other people's management.But this is simply impossible for her!Why does Aunt Su think she can do it?
She sat down for a moment, then made up her mind and said, "I'm sorry I can't do anything about it. In fact, with the status of my aunt, it's easy to push someone up. But I really don't know why my aunt made this joke on me. ?”

"Do you think I'm joking?" Aunt Su sneered, lowered her head and opened the scriptures again, and said nothing for a long time.It wasn't until a new stick of incense in the incense burner was half burned that he said, "Then, why did you ask Rui'er to come back to see me that night?"

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Let's add another chapter tomorrow morning~
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