Mrs. Pin, one of the Red House

Since Mrs. Lin's letter, the Shi Mansion has been quite quiet for a few days.

After the season entered November, the entire capital began to snow heavily. For three days in a row, there was no sign of clearing up.

Because of the slippery snow and the fact that Mrs. Tai had a headwind again, she gave a few girls a holiday and told them not to go up to say hello every morning and evening.

It happened to coincide with the birthday of the second wife's father, Zhao Jing, and the second wife brought Lan Yun back to her natal home for a short stay.As soon as their wives left, the third wife and the too-madam made a plan and simply forgave the morning greetings, so the weather was a little clearer this day, and Ning Yun sat on the north kang by the window, holding a booklet, Thinking about a new embroidery pattern.

Ning Yun's embroidery work was specially taught by her biological mother to a famous embroiderer in the south of the Yangtze River. Although she has never needled and sewed since she came to this world, and her skills are quite rusty, it still looks like it.

Bin Lan happened to come in with the freshly brewed jujube tea. Seeing Ning Yunfei threading a needle, she smiled and said, "Miss, take your time and watch your eyes."

Ning Yun put down the veil, moved his wrists, and smiled at Bin Lan, "Left and right are idle and bored, it's okay to stay, just pass the time."

Bin Lan handed the hot tea to Ning Yun, and brought several plates of snacks such as golden silk cream rolls and crispy crisps, accompanied by a plate of honeydew melon and Ringo, all of which were newly bought Dongzi products.

While posing, she smiled and said: "The girl has recovered from her illness and changed her temper. If the wife saw it, she must be very relieved. In the past, the wife drove the girl to learn embroidery. Do you remember it? The girl was alive and dead at that time." Even refused, my wife couldn't resist, so I had to send the enshrined master away."

Ning Yun raised his eyes and glanced at Bin Lan, looked at Bin Lan's expression, and then said: "The so-called embroidery art is just asking for an elegant word. I am interested in having nothing to do. Embroidering with two stitches is also a way of self-cultivation. , it has the same effect as Mo Hong, why don't you have the heart to ask that strong workman?"

Bin Lan opened the window a crack, and the fresh air came in after the snow. She said with a smile: "What the girl said was true, and the wife also said at the time, in a family like ours, after the girl gets married, how can there be any chance?" Work with your hands, and it doesn’t hurt if you don’t do it or learn it.”

Ning Yun picked up a piece of honeydew melon with a jade stick, and tasted it carefully, "This year's melon is not bad."

For Dongzi products, sweetness is fine, but this crispness is really rare.

Bin Lan smiled and blessed Fushen, "I know the girl likes it, so I dare not delay the following ones, of course I picked the best ones."

Hearing Bin Lan's words, Ning Yun couldn't help but smiled, and lowered his eyes to look at the fruit plate.

After all, Bin Lan is a maid, so she can't think too much about some things.

It's not because she likes it, the second wife has left, now the third wife is the housekeeper.

I remember that in the old days in the Li Mansion, the best things were given to the younger sister born by the stepmother first, and when it was her turn, not to mention that others picked the rest, it was almost the same.

Even the things from a few days ago, the quality is also a bit worse.

She suddenly felt a little depressed.

Facing the high and stepping on the low, a pair of rich eyes is really a common problem of aristocratic families.

Bin Lan noticed Ning Yun's silence, and she didn't know that there was something wrong with what she said, and since the girl recovered from her illness, she liked to be in a daze, so she didn't think about it, and wanted to go out with the tray.

She was about to go out when a few maidservants wearing teeth-pinch vests came in with a smile and announced, "The big girl is here."

Ning Yun put down the teacup, "Come in, please."

I was also a little puzzled, Xiangyun and Sanfang had never been too close, especially after being called back by her mother that night, the relationship with Sanfang was even more distant, what kind of wind blows her today coming?

Just thinking about it, I heard Xiangyun say: "Is the third sister busy? Don't bother me."

Ning Yun laughed and got up and let Xiangyun sit on the seat, "What did the eldest sister say? I'm so bored, I wish someone could come and talk with me." Turning back, he ordered Binlan to watch tea.

Xiangyun is already seven or eight years old. Although he is small in stature, he can be regarded as grown up, a bit handsome, and a bit boyish inside.

Ning Yun swept away Xiangyun's attire.

The scarlet feather silk cloak, the lotus-colored golden skirt embroidered with grapes, and the embroidered beige with embroidered edges are all the same clothes that a girl in the Hou Mansion should have.

She often heard people whispering that the second aunt treated Xiangyun harshly, and she did needlework every day until midnight, but from the clothes alone, she had to say that the second aunt really knew how to behave.

A bit of her stepmother's air.

If he doesn't want to tear his face apart, Xiangyun has to suffer from being dumb just like himself back then.

Thinking about it, Ning Yun had a bit of self-deprecation, and also a bit of a feeling of hating iron for being weak. At her age, she was not as big-hearted as Xiang Yun. When facing harsh treatment from others, she can just mutter for a while.

"It's snowing so hard, let's go out and play later, you don't know, I went to my aunt's house last time," Xiangyun said on her own. He left his own family in Jia's house.

"I secretly asked Pearl to find my second brother's clothes and pretended to be a boy, but my grandmother didn't see it, so I just got out and played with snowmen in the yard. The snow that afternoon was not so much. The sky is so big."

As he spoke, he begged Ning Yun again, "My good sister, come hang out with me later."

Ning Yun was a bit dumbfounded, she took a handkerchief to bluff Xiangyun, "How old is it, you are still like a half-sized child, the snow is so thin, and you still hit the snowman, I really convinced you, doesn't it hurt?"

Then she became serious, "Sister, you are both eight years old this year. I remember that men and women sit in different seats at the age of seven. When you go to grandma's house, you hang out with your cousin. No wonder my mother is worried."

"No reason." Xiang Yun didn't take it seriously at all, and came up to pinch Ning Yun's face, "My dear sister, please don't say a few words, the master is just telling the truth, you are also wordy, there are ancestors on the left and right My aunt is here, she must be doing the right thing, she thinks so much all day, be careful and grow old quickly."

Ning Yun shone.It is generally more appropriate to have an old man around, but sometimes the old man's age is not thoughtful, and there are some places, but Xiangyun is not her sister after all, she doesn't know much about the affairs of Jia's house, and she doesn't know much about it. So what to say, just said, "Big sister, you came here through the snow, not just to let me go out with you to play."

She knows Xiangyun's temper, and she is tired of talking to Xiangyun, and she is too lazy to go around with her. Since Xiangyun doesn't make it clear, she will make it out first.

Xiangyun was a little taken aback by the question, and after a while he realized that he was a little embarrassed, "I'm here because I really want to ask my sister for something. I have a good relationship with the sisters in Jia's mansion, and it's almost the end of the year. I want to ask someone Bring some gifts over, and my sister can help me make an idea, what should I send?"

Ning Yun pursed his lips and glanced at Xiang Yun, then bowed his head and drank his tea in silence.

This matter is indeed a bit tricky.

Generally speaking, the girls in the Hou's mansion have hundreds of taels of silver in their hands, which are subsidized by their biological mothers, but Xiangyun lives on the monthly routine of the official, and the second aunt does not treat money harshly, but she will never Generous.

Jia Mansion is also a family of two countries.

"Who are you going to give it to?" Ning Yun asked.

Xiangyun flexed his fingers and counted, "Sister Yuanchun, Sister Yingchun, Sister Tanchun, Sister Xichun, these four needless to say, and Ping'er and Pearl from Lian's second sister-in-law's family."

Ning Yun frowned, and subconsciously asked, "Ping'er and Pearl, are they maids?"

Xiangyun nodded.

"Then what are you going to give?"

Xiang Yun then spoke, "I was thinking, how about sending some jade or something like that?"

Ning Yun held his chin, "In my opinion, for Jia's family, ordinary jade and stones are vulgar things. We should treat them as good ones. They might not like them. Why don't you give some of your own handicrafts, such as calligraphy and paintings, fans, or It's an embroidered handkerchief, I don't think they have anything to say about it."

Jade is good, but there are too many people Xiangyun plans to give it to.

It's fine if there are too many, the aunt and concubine have different levels of respect, so it's a bit difficult to give the same gift.

But she hadn't finished her sentence yet. Although Xiangyun had a big heart, after all, she was a bit sensitive to relying on others, so she was a little unhappy, "The third sister is so young, she has a bit of businessman's demeanor, she cares about everything, and doesn't think about it. If it is those ordinary things, people can do it themselves, where can they get it?"

Ning Yun couldn't help laughing, but there was a bit of coldness in his eyes, "Then what is the elder sister planning to give? If you plan to give a heavy gift such as jade, elder sister, please think about it. Cousin Yuanchun and cousin Xichun are descendants of the first son, and cousin Yingchun is going to visit her." Cousin Chun is a concubine, and Ping'er Pearl is a maid, not only is there a difference in respect and inferiority, but also a different age sequence, so how do you plan to arrange gifts? If they all give the same gift, then what is the matter?"

"It's not that I'm a rarity for money. Yellow and white things are just things outside the body. If you really want to give jade or something like that, it's appropriate," Ning Yun added, "I agree too."

Xiang Yun was still a bit bossy, but Ning Yun didn't listen to her at all, so he shook his head and said: "Since you have thought about it, then do it that way, but I think it's better not to let the servants Send it off, when grandma and aunt invite you to be a guest, it is more appropriate for you to take them with you."

Xiangyun hesitated, found an excuse and left.

Bin Lan said in a low voice, "Why don't you persuade the young lady?"

Although she was a maid, she could hear something was wrong.

Ning Yun was also somewhat displeased, "Let her go, anyway, it's just my cousin, it's fine if something goes wrong, and the reputation of our Shijia girl is damaged, Second Aunt will not let her go first. "

While the two were talking, the rose next to the second lady came in through the curtain, her eyes and brows were full of joy.

She bowed to Ning Yun with joy, and said: "Congratulations girl, the third master has sent a letter, saying that it is a great victory in the Northwest, and he will be back in a few days. If you hurry up, you can spend a new year at home. Madam, please hurry up Dress up, go forward, the Holy Majesty's will has arrived."

"The will?" Ning Yun was a little puzzled, so he asked.

Rose stepped forward and squatted down, her joy was beyond words, "Naturally, it is the will of the master to seal the marquis."