The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 61

The two talked for a while.

The second lady showed signs of fatigue.

"There are so many things about the family." She let out a long breath, a little disappointed, "I can't be the master, I can only tell you in vain. From now on, you just play by ear. I said, you have heard it. gone."

Seventh Lady couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The second lady will undoubtedly be a capable mistress in the future.

But the Yang family is headed by the eldest wife.

The biggest shortcoming of Er Niangzi is that she takes things for granted.

"Second Sister's words, I will definitely keep them in my heart!" She replied seriously.

No matter how you say it, Er Niangzi's advice is worth remembering.

The second lady shook her head. "Actually, it's not like mother doesn't understand these truths!" She sighed again. "Many times, if you understand, how can you..."

Humans are emotional animals after all.

The two sisters were relatively silent.

The second lady looked around the empty room, and there was reluctance in her eyes.

People are not plants, so how could they be ruthless, after living in Baifang Garden for so many years, she was not indifferent to parting.

"In this family, I am most worried about Yang Wu."

This is not the first time Er Niangzi said this.

On the bench outside Jubaxian, she said that she was most worried about Wu Niangzi.

"Stubborn, bad-tempered... her mouth is not sweet. When I was at home, there were still people who could restrain her. From now on..." The second lady shook her head.

"Second Sister, I will naturally persuade Fifth Sister!" Seventh Lady obediently expressed her determination.

She really didn't hate this little girl.

Inside the gate of the mansion, there are a lot of people in the bottomless city.

Wu Niangzi is like a small stream, although the current is fast, you can see the end at a glance.

The second lady looked at her and smiled.

"Then it's up to you." She said softly, "In the future... I won't treat you badly!"

The second lady will do what she says.

When he talked about promoting the Feng family, he spoke with the Elder, and he really promoted the Feng family.

Now that she has made such a promise, Qin Niangzi feels more at ease for a while.

Even if the eldest wife is unreliable in the future, there is still the second lady who can give her a little help...

The two sisters talked for a while, and then Xiaohan came into the room to spread the word: Mrs. Li wants to see the second lady.

The elders summoned her, but the second lady didn't dare to neglect, and hurried away with Xiaohan.

Seventh Lady had no choice but to walk out of the secluded Huangli together with Fifth Lady.

Both of them have their own concerns.

Wu Niangzi did not take the Changqing Building, but passed Xiao Xiangxue.

Xiao Xiangxue already had several plum trees in bud, and Liu Niangzi's giggling laughter could clearly be heard from the plum grove.

Seventh Lady couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Liu Niangzi is really a happy fruit.

There were also traces of smiles on Wu Niangzi's face.

"Xiaoxiangxue set up a swing, and this girl is so happy!" She discussed with Seventh Lady.

"Sixth Sister is very cheerful."

The two of them talked about the playthings in Baifang Garden.

"Except for the swings in Xiaoxiangxue, and the lotus and lotus pods in Wanhualiu, there is nothing interesting in the garden!" Wu Niangzi asserted.

The two talked at one end, and passed the deserted Qilixiang at the other end.

The lush osmanthus trees are all blooming outside the courtyard wall, and a few osmanthus four seasons are still blooming, with a faint fragrance of flowers coming over.

"Ba Yi Niang has been gone for half a year!" Fifth Lady sighed.

Seventh Lady can't help feeling a little sad when she thinks of Eighth Auntie. "I almost forgot what she looked like."

"You came late." The fifth lady talked about the past to the seventh lady, "I still remember when I was six years old, when I celebrated my father's birthday, my eighth aunt played a hole flute by herself. The moonlight was very good that night. Blowing on the small boat, the boats coming and going outside blocked the river, and there was no sound. After the song was over, everyone cheered, which shocked my mother!"

Wanhua Liulu turned out of the courtyard wall, which is a river course. I think that the sound of Eighth Auntie's flute could be heard out of the courtyard wall, attracting boat passengers to stop and listen carefully. It must be a superb skill.Seventh Lady couldn't help being fascinated, but Fifth Lady was silent for a moment, and then said slowly, "Actually, thinking about it now, Mother must have felt bad at the time."

Fifth Lady is nine years old this year, and Seventh Lady and Ninth Brother were only four years old when she was six years old. At that time, the eldest wife should be fighting for power with Fourth Yiniang in full swing.Eighth Aunt playing the xiao is probably not out of intention to invite pets, how can the eldest wife feel comfortable in her heart?
Seventh Lady just laughed, but didn't answer.

"I've always wanted to ask you." Fifth Lady didn't care, and changed the subject.

Seventh Lady hummed and looked at Fifth Lady.

"That night in front of my father, why did you plead for me?" Wu Niangzi's expression was a little strange, "I also know that I have never been very kind to you!"

Seventh Lady couldn't help smiling.

Such a trivial matter, if Wu Niangzi hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten it.

Pleading for the fifth lady, speaking of it, is nothing more than seeing the shamelessness of the old man.

What kind of man is he who only knows how to behave in a cowardly manner and vent his anger on his own family members.

"Because you did nothing wrong." She replied sincerely.

Fifth Lady fell silent again.

Qin Niangzi watched the thousands of flowers fall, and sighed, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.

"Second sister is out of the door, and we are the only two sisters left in the main courtyard."

Fifth Lady lowered her head and said sullenly, "I still don't like you!"

On her delicate and flower-like cheeks, two red clouds floated.

It is not easy to say this out loud.

After all, Qin Niangzi has no grudges with her. Except for her embarrassing Qi Niangzi, Qi Niangzi has never made things difficult for her.

"I've seen a lot of people like you." Wu Niangzi's voice was muffled, and a familiar expression appeared on her face again.

After receiving a slap in front of the elder that night, she had this expression.

"What kind of person am I?" Seventh Lady found it very interesting.

As a little girl, it's inevitable that I'm a little awkward.

I will say what I don't like, but I already like it a third of the time.

"Big sister and you are like this...never make mistakes!" Wu Niangzi said hesitantly, thinking while talking. "Whatever you say, say it just right, and no one will be easily offended! If you do anything, you have two or three intentions."

Seventh Lady laughed, "Fifth Sister, you think highly of me!"

"Whether I think highly of you, you know from the bottom of your heart!" Wu Niangzi showed her familiar aggressiveness again.

"Be careful everywhere, just because I don't have the capital to make mistakes. I am a concubine, and I was brought up by my wife in the main courtyard... Of course, you have to think twice before doing anything, so as not to lose your wife's face!" Seventh Lady had no choice but to raise this statement. .

There is nothing wrong with this statement.

If she was a prostitute, how could she be so cautious.

The fifth lady stopped talking.

She pursed her lips tightly and looked around with big eyes, but she didn't look at Qin Niangzi.

Although he didn't speak, his face was already written all over.

"Yes, Fifth Sister doesn't like my temperament of looking forward and backward." Seventh Lady saw it amused, so she simply said it for Fifth Lady.

Wu Niangzi let out an ouch, but smiled.

"I didn't say that." She couldn't help laughing, "You recognized it yourself!"

Seventh Lady smiled and gave Fifth Lady a white look.

Both of them had a different kind of intimacy.

"But." Fifth Lady sighed again. "Actually, it's hate, it's better to say envy!"

What a moody kid!

"There's nothing to be envious of." Seventh Lady disagreed. "I'm envious of Fifth Sister, it's reasonable to say."

Just as Wu Niangzi was about to speak, she whispered in surprise.

"Cousin? When did you come into the garden?"

Seventh Lady was taken aback.

Sure enough, I saw Xu Fengjia walking slowly from a distance.

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Speaking of which, Xu Fengjia hasn't seen Qin Niangzi face to face for a long time.

Although he still came to pay his respects to the eldest wife from time to time, but he didn't know whether it was intentional or not, he always strayed away from his daughters.Several times I went to Xipianyuan to visit Brother Nine, but Seventh Lady avoided him on purpose.

Although there were many doubts about Brother Nine's injury, it might not be Xu Fengjia's fault, but she felt that meeting Xu Fengjia would be better than not seeing him.

"Cousin." She greeted with a forced smile.

He hid behind Wu Niangzi.

Wu Niangzi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Look how scared you are." She didn't move away, and stood in front of Qin Niangzi like a big sister, "Is there something wrong with cousin coming into the garden?"

"We're going to board the boat tomorrow." A smile flashed across Xu Fengjia's eyes, "Come in again for a stroll."

He glanced at Seventh Lady again, "Seventh Cousin."

His voice was still slow.

Qin Niangzi forced a smile and nodded to Xu Fengjia.

"Oh," Fifth Lady also showed a trace of reluctance. "I'll play with you when I go to the capital tomorrow!"

Xu Fengjia and Qiniangzi couldn't help smiling a little at the same time.

Break up this time, I don't know when we will meet again next time.

When the time comes, men and women will fight against each other... It's not like when we were young, we met as soon as we said we met.

Xu Fengjia smiled and raised his hand to tap Fifth Lady on the forehead.

When talking to Wu Niangzi, his attitude was obviously much more relaxed.

"While going, I have something to say to my seventh cousin."

Not only did Fifth Lady not give way, but she narrowed her eyes vigilantly.

"Don't bully her again! This is about to go, so don't make trouble." Her tone was casual and intimate.

Xu Fengjia flicked his tongue impatiently, and tilted his head to cast a sidelong glance at Fifth Lady.

Fifth Lady had no choice but to pat Seventh Lady, and said in a low voice, "Don't be afraid, I'm here." She stepped aside.

Qin Niangzi had no choice but to bite the bullet and look at Xu Fengjia.

Xu Fengjia grabbed her hand and dragged her to the side of the road.

This small road leads to Jubaxian. A few months ago, Er Niangzi and Qi Niangzi were still having a heart-to-heart talk here.

"Don't think this is the end of it."

Xu Fengjia's voice was very low.

Almost like a whisper.

Seventh Lady had to lean forward slightly to understand what he said.

"You two are brothers and sisters... I don't care, I'll put this account on your head." Xu Fengjia simply whispered in her ear, the hot and humid breath blowing, making Qiniangzi's ears tingle . "One day, I must get it back!"

Seventh Lady couldn't help shrugging her shoulders slightly.

It turned out to be a conversation.

"You'd better be careful, this matter is not so easy to finish. If my fourth aunt finds out the truth... I'm afraid your life will be difficult!"

Xu Fengjia finished speaking on her own, and without waiting for her to reply, she let go of her hand and took a few steps back.

In the warm afternoon sun, his face seemed to be plated with gold, which made it even more mysterious.

He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something more.

Seventh Lady could not help but make a gesture of listening.

Xu Fengjia hesitated for a moment, then pursed her lips, turned around and left quickly.

Seventh Lady lowered her eyes and looked at her own toes, but didn't speak for a while.

Wu Niangzi entered the path with brisk footsteps, "Cousin didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

He said he didn't like it, but the concern in his words was obvious.

Seventh Lady raised her head and smiled, then shook her head.

"Shaking your head so hard, it's like a puppy flicking its ears!" Wu Niangzi laughed and laughed at Qi Niangzi with a straight face.

Seventh Lady gave Fifth Lady a blank look, "Let's go! Ninth Brother is alone in the West Side Courtyard, he must be lonely to death."

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Brother Nine was not very lonely, he was having a great time jumping up and down in the house with the young masters of the Li family.

Li Chun personally persuaded him several times, but he didn't persuade him... The scars on Brother Nine's face had already begun to fade, and the speed of recovery made the doctors astonished.

After lying in bed for so long, even adults want to exercise their muscles, let alone energetic children?
Fifth Lady and Seventh Lady had just entered the West Side Courtyard, when they heard them making noise in Xili.

Wu Niangzi walked into the Xili room while laughing.

"Twelve Lang, you're here to tease our Ninth Brother again!"

Twelve Lang was obviously familiar with Fifth Lady, he stopped his hands with a smile, straightened his clothes and bowed to Fifth Lady, "Sister Fifth!"

Seventh Lady also pursed her lips and bowed to Shi Lang and Shi Shi Lang.

It was the first time Shiro saw him. He had a square face and few words. He just bowed to Qin Niangzi, and then stood in front of the desk again, flipping through Brother Jiu's collection of books.

Eleven Lang grew a bit taller, wearing the gown of an ermine, saluted Seventh Lady with a smile, and then asked Seventh Lady, "How are you doing lately?"

"Very good, how is Eleventh Brother?" Seventh Lady could only smile.

Eleven Lang smiled and nodded.

Twelve Lang and Seventh Lady had seen the ceremony, and then they had to go back and mess around with Brother Nine again.

Seventh Lady couldn't help frowning secretly.

There are many bottles and cans in this room.

If you accidentally break a few, it's not a joke.

The weather was cold, Brother Nine wiped on the Rejuvenation Dew, so he couldn't get out of the house easily.

"Ninth brother!" She sipped lightly.

Brother Jiu showed a disconcerted expression, and walked up to Qiniangzi in a polite manner.

"Everyone sit down and drink tea, what are you doing running around." Seventh Lady comforted softly, and then gave Fifth Lady a wink.

Wu Niangzi hastily pulled Brother Nine and Twelve Lang. "Sister brings clay figurines for you to play with."

Twelve Lang clapped his hands happily.

The maidservants were visibly relieved.

Eleven Lang saw it in his eyes and nodded secretly.

Qin Niangzi originally planned to say hello and go back to Dongli Room, but now she had no choice but to sit down to drink tea and watch Brother Jiu.

Eleven Lang asked Fifth Lady and Seventh Lady, "What have you learned recently?"

"I was reading "Shishuoxinyu" last time." Wu Niangzi said with a smile, "I just read Rongzhi."

Women's education is different from men's education. Speaking the new language in the world is to broaden the horizons of a few young ladies.

Eleven Lang said with a smile, "Sitting with you, like pearls and jade by your side, I feel dirty, who are you talking about?"

"It's Wei Jie." Ninth Brother answered quickly.

Twelve Lang blinked his eyes, "This is so familiar!"

Eleven Lang smiled without saying a word, but Shiro said, "It was my father who praised the new case leader yesterday."

Brother Jiu and Fifth Lady both showed attention. "What new case?"

The children of officials and eunuchs usually pay attention to these imperial examinations and official affairs.

"It is said that this year's court test case is born the same as Pan An and Song Yu." Eleventh Lang explained. "Written talent is also good... Several examiners who have seen him are full of praise, saying that he has both talent and appearance, and he will be a Jiangnan talent in the future."

People from Jiangnan are like this, good talents value appearance, but every talented person must have a good appearance to be worthy of the audience.

Fifth Lady was a little curious, "Are you really so handsome? What's his name?"

"Feng Jin." Shiro replied.

Shiro speaks differently from Eleventh Lang and Twelveth Lang.

Eleven Lang is kind, Twelve Lang is childish, and Ten Lang is steady.

Wu Niangzi didn't feel anything, but Ninth Brother showed shock.

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The next morning, it began to rain lightly, and the drizzle continued through the second lady's wedding.

The sisters were all by Er Niangzi's side, and they didn't go to the front yard to peek at her brother-in-law - when it rained, it would be inconvenient to run around between the outer courtyard and Baifang Garden.

The third lady watched the second lady slowly make up and put on the beaded crown, her eyes could not stop her envy.

As the main wife of the eldest son of the Hou family, the second lady has a third-rank imperial order, so the dress at this time is much more luxurious than that of ordinary people.

The Songjiang weaving gold red satin bestowed by the emperor, the red gold head crown inlaid with longan-sized pearls... Mrs. Quan Fu leaned over and put a bean-sized amount of rouge on her lips for the second lady, and put flowers on her cheeks. It's so delicate and beautiful.

With the help of the maid, the second lady got up gracefully and bid farewell to her parents.

The eldest wife looked at the second lady, her cheeks were full of tears, she was choked up and speechless.

The second lady lowered her eyes, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and then she pursed her lips again, raised her head and smiled slightly, held the hand of the eldest wife, and patted it gently.

I bowed to the old man again.

She didn't show much resentment towards her father.

Look around the sisters again.

All the sisters cried and laughed, admired and marveled, and they all stepped forward to say goodbye to her one by one.The second lady nodded, sighed and smiled, and held the fifth lady's hand again.

The fifth lady was also sobbing, and wanted to throw herself into the arms of the second lady.The seventh lady hurriedly helped the fifth lady, and then smiled sincerely at the second lady.

The second lady was stunned for a moment, and then returned a charming smile.

Outside the window, Xi Niang's voice urging her to leave the pavilion has already sounded.

The second lady then turned around and left the pavilion.

(End of this chapter)