Sweet Beauty Chapter 9: Uncle’s family looking for relatives

Jiang Yu looked at a small courtyard separated by two courtyards not far away, a girl in scarlet clothes was swinging with high interest on the swing, even if it was a little distance, Jiang Yu seemed to be able to see her bright and bright face smile.

He kept watching until the girl suddenly seemed to remember something, jumped down, and ran into the courtyard corridor, and the figure disappeared, he paused, turned to look at the dark guard who had been kneeling on one knee, : "Everything is arranged properly?"

The dark guard replied in a deep voice: "Yes, Hong Ying has already entered the Bai's house, and Wen Xiyuan's cousin has also entered Changzhou City. The subordinates also noticed that Mrs. Bai was also investigating the old affairs of the Wen's house. This matter Do you want to let Second Lady Bai know through the mouth of the red shadow?"

Jiang Yu's right thumb unconsciously tapped the hilt of the sword, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said, "Well, very good, the second lady will be in charge of the latter, you can help and advance depending on the situation. ."

The Dark Guard complied and stepped back silently.

His eyes returned to the house again, looking at the empty swing, he couldn't help but feel a little empty.

He sighed slightly, afraid that he was really thinking about that little girl, or that he was thinking about it early and didn't know it? However, he is a direct person, and for whatever he wants to do... people or things will not find some useless reasons to retreat, and since he has discovered his own thoughts and her affairs, he will naturally not watch from the sidelines.

This house was built by him before. Every time he returned to Shu, he had to go to Cishan Temple, so he built a house in Changzhou City, which is the closest to Cishan Temple. Your noble family, the previous courtyard was the courtyard of Bai Tongzhi's family.

He always likes a higher place, so that he can see clearly and far, so his house in this yard is two floors higher than the one next to him, so that the surrounding scenery and courtyards are fully in. fundus.

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Originally, Wen Yuhan said that she went to find Jingshu after the Mid-Autumn Festival to talk, but after speaking at the prefect's wife's house on the Mid-Autumn Festival, the mother and daughter of the Wen family had some strange thoughts. Mrs. Ribai would take advantage of some movement in the boxing ceremony to express something, so she also restrained her daughter and told her not to seek Jingshu for the time being.

At this time, there was indeed some movement in the Bai family, but it was not the "movement" that Mrs. Wen expected.

Just after the Mid-autumn Festival, Mrs. Bai, Mrs. Chen, sent a group of little girls to Chen for her to choose from. At this time, there was a drought in the northern region, and many victims in the northern region fled. When they arrived in the middle of Shu, some of the little girls who were sent here were sent by their parents who wanted to sell their daughters to settle down, and some were orphans directly because of the disaster.

Chen selected seven or eight little girls, and then let her daughter choose among them.

Because she wanted to use it as soon as possible, Jing Shu chose two older ones, one named A Qiu of thirteen, and the other named Xiaoying of fourteen, and renamed them Qiu Rui. and Winter Shadow.

One of the rare ones is the girl named Winter Shadow. Her father used to be a bodyguard. She can also know some words, and she is also smart and agile.

Originally, this girl's family in the Northland was relatively good, but unfortunately, she escaped from the Northland with her parents, but her father went into the deep mountains to hunt and was killed by wild beasts on the way. He died of the bite, and then his younger brother also died of illness. His mother couldn't bear the bad news one after another and fell ill. Later, she protected her mother all the way to Shu. She sold herself in the hope that the host family would give her mother a cure and a place to live.

This is of course no problem for the Bai family. After getting Dongying, she sent her mother to a nearby village to recuperate. She also told her that when her mother recovered, she could decide whether to stay or stay. You can stay in Zhuangzi, or live in Baifu to do some simple chores.

It's just a pity that she may lose her husband and children one after another, and she is running around and wandering all the way. He also passed away a month later, which is another story.

Let's say that Dongying had only been with Jingshu for two days, so she told Jingshu that she had something to report, but she heard Biman's accidental mention of the marriage between her young lady and the Wen family in the west of the city, and she couldn't help being shocked.

It turns out that Winter Shadow came all the way from the north, and on the way saved a girl named Zhou Lanyue.

This week, Lanyue's parents both died, and she also fled from the north to Changzhou City to join her family. She only brought an old servant girl with her, who she said was her mother's nanny.

They were both old and weak. They were rescued by Dongying on the way. They walked with Dongying all the way to Changzhou City. At first, Zhou Lanyue did not say who her relatives were. When they parted in Changzhou City, she told Dongying. She wanted to vote for her aunt's house, and she also had a marriage with her aunt's cousin since childhood, and this aunt's house was the Wen family in the west of Changzhou City.

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Mrs. Wen's birthday banquet was just a few days after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mrs. Wen had planned to leave for Beijing after the Double Ninth Festival in September. On the birthday banquet, she invited several ladies who had some contacts. Come home for a drink.

Wen Xiyuan is also considered a celebrity in Changzhou City, and has engaged a young lady from Bai Tongzhi's family. Mrs. Wen's social life has also risen, and most of the contacts are officials and other people with status and status.

The wives who invited Wen's house to drink on this day are all of some identities. Not only Mrs. Bai Chen, but also the wives of some of Bai Tongzhi's colleagues, as well as the wives of several gentlemen of Wenxi Yuan Academy, including Mrs. Chen for Wen Xi Mrs. Lin, the wife of Yuan and Jingshu's betrothal mentor, and Mrs. Wen's cousin, Mrs. He, the prefect's wife, was also present today.

After the Mid-autumn Festival, Mrs. Chen has not expressed anything about Mrs. Wen's family going to the capital. With her cousin Mrs. He's enticement in the Mid-Autumn Festival, Mrs. Wen has reservations about the marriage of the Bai family, but she is also A somewhat shrewd man, naturally, he is still smiling and Yanyan these days, and when he talks to everyone, he is extraordinarily affectionate.

Everyone was chatting lively, but a mama came forward and whispered a few words in Mrs. Wen's ear. After hearing her, Mrs. Wen's face changed slightly. He frowned and said, "Whether it's true or false, take it to the back and rest first. When the guests are gone today, it won't be too late to call in to ask."

Mammy was staying, when she heard Mrs. Bai, who was sitting diagonally across from the upper seat, suddenly say: "Sister Wen, but there is something to look for you outside. Alright."

Mrs. Wen hurriedly squeezed a smile and said to Mrs. Chen: "It's nothing, but a distant relative who hasn't moved for a long time has come here. I'm a little tired even thinking about the long journey. I've already sent someone to arrange for her to rest first. , it's not too late to visit and greet you later."

Because what Mammy said was not clear, Mrs. Wen only regarded her as an ordinary pro-prostitute at this time, so she did not deliberately hide it.

Everyone understands these words. Who doesn't have a distant relative? After listening to this, I know that the family has fallen and went to defect. I don't have to ignore these noble ladies at the banquet now to ask questions and say hello. .

At this time, Mrs. He in the seat laughed and interjected: "Distant relative? Cousin, we are serious cousins. I don't know who that distant relative is, but from our grandfather's house? "

There is also some curiosity in his tone, and I don't know if it is really curious or joking to liven up the atmosphere.

Mrs. Wen smiled and said: "That's not true. It is said that it is from the Wen family's side and escaped from the north. What is the specific situation, I will wait for me to look back and find out. Speaking of this time, the north The drought of the earth..."

"Hey, is that the sister Lanyue with the surname Zhou? Great, sister Zhou finally found her aunt's house. I didn't expect that the uncle's Wen's house she was married to when she was a child turned out to be the real one. Mrs. Wen's house, if I had known it earlier, I had already begged the lady to bring her here, and I didn't need her to search so hard."

Before Mrs. Wen's words were finished, she was interrupted by a crisp voice with a strange accent.

Everyone turned their attention to the little girl who was talking, and saw that she was following a little girl in green beside Miss Bai's family. They were surprised at how this little girl didn't understand the rules so much. Meaning, they are all shocked.

Everyone's expressions were startled and then embarrassed, but the excitement of gossip was hidden in their hearts.

Mrs. Wen's face was as black as the bottom of the pot when she heard the words, she was the first to break the silence, and she frowned at the speaking Winter Shadow and scolded: "What nonsense, it's just a distant relative who suffered a disaster in the north and came to marry , what about getting married since childhood, what uncle's family, can these words be said nonsense?"

And then he said to Jing Shu next to Dongying, "Sister Shu, what's the matter with you girl? You follow the master, how can you stay in this kind of unruly and talkative? Do you use it by your side and take it out of the house?"

Winter Shadow's excited and happy expression was reprimanded to Mrs. Wen's face, and then she looked at Mrs. Wen in shock, and then she shrank beside her young lady at a loss.

Let's not say how Mrs. Chen felt when she heard Dongying's words, but she was displeased when she heard Mrs. Wen scolding her daughter.

She said to Mrs. Wen coldly, "Sister Wen, what is she doing? She's just a little girl she just bought. She speaks straightforwardly and doesn't know how to hide it. But, what does she mean?"

As he spoke, he turned to Dongying and said, "Winterying, what did you just say? What is Sister Zhou, what is my uncle's family, Wen's family, who has been engaged since childhood? You come forward and make it clear."

Mrs. Wen immediately noticed that something was wrong, and was about to stop her sharply, but Mrs. He, the cousin sitting next to her, held her down and looked at the ladies sitting below who seemed to be embarrassed but their ears were pricked up. He sighed and said, "Let her talk about it, if I don't make it clear at this time, I'm afraid that the Bai family will not be willing to give up, this matter can't be held back, it's unclear, and rumors spread even more hurtful. ."

While Mrs. Wen was still anxious and hesitant, the little girl named Dongying had already stepped forward, and she said with a bit of grievance: "I, this servant did not talk nonsense, and came with me to escape from the disaster in the north. A girl named Zhou Lanyue said that she came to Changzhou City to look for relatives. Her uncle's Wen family lived in Changzhou City, but her uncle passed away a few years ago, and she and her uncle's family have been with her since childhood. My cousin has made a marriage appointment, this time to find relatives and also to fulfill the marriage contract.”

"Nonsense!" Mrs. Wen couldn't hold back any longer and shouted.