Chapter 229: Life is not right (Part 1)



"Brother, tell me again!" Xu Sijie's voice was as melodious as an oriole with a hint of coquettishness.

"What?" Zhun Ge's voice was gentle and submissive.

"Talk about moving!"

It is the story of Meng's mother moving three times.

"Talk about pears!"

It is the story of Kong Rong giving away his pears.

"Talk about sleeping!"

It is the story of Huang Xiang warming the bed.

Eleventh Lady was sewing quickly and listening to the children's tender voices. She felt more peaceful and calm than ever before.

"Brother Jie." She raised her head and looked at Xu Sijie with a smile, "Brother is tired, go and pour him a cup of tea."

"Yeah." Xu Sijie got up and got off the kang.

"No, no." Zhun Ge waved his hands repeatedly, his face slightly red.

Sitting on a small stool in front of the kang, Bin Ju, who was making spring clothes for Xu Sijie, quickly put down her needlework, hugged Xu Sijie and said with a smile, "I'll go get you a cup of tea."

"Let Jie go!" Shiyi Niang said with a smile, "He has made brother thirsty, so why not help him get a glass of water?" She also told Binju, "You go with him, be careful not to get burned. Just pour warm water, no need to make tea. It's not good for children to drink too much tea."

She just wanted to tell Xu Sijie to know how to be grateful.

Bin Ju only heard that the family had no money so they left tea for guests, but she had never heard that drinking tea was bad. But even if she was confused, she would not disobey Shiyi Niang's words, and smiled and led Xu Sijie to pour tea.

Eleventh Lady asked Zhun Ge in a low voice: "Do you know what Qin Ge and the others are doing?"

Zhun Ge shook his head, his expression somewhat bitter: "I don't know. When I went there, they stopped talking..."

So I've been coming to see Shiyi Niang these days.

Eleventh Lady thought for a moment and said with a smile, "How about you go and take a look quietly later?"

"Just take a look..." Zhun Ge stared at Shiyi Niang in amazement, obviously shocked by her suggestion.

"Yes!" Eleventh Lady smiled, "Instead of thinking about it in your heart, you might as well find a way to figure it out. Maybe it's not what you think at all."

People are not afraid of conflicts between each other, but they are afraid of lack of communication and making wild guesses about each other behind their backs.

Zhun Ge hesitated, but his eyes showed a bit of eagerness to try. When he told Xu Sijie the story, he was a little absent-minded, which made Xu Sijie very dissatisfied: "... Wrong, wrong. Huang Xiang is sleeping."

It means that it was Huang Xiang who warmed the quilt for his parents, not Kong Rong as Zhun Ge said by mistake.

Eleventh Lady smiled and hugged Xu Sijie: "Brother is tired. Brother Jie, tell us one!"

Xu Sijie was a little embarrassed: "I can't!"

"Tell me the story of moving." He had heard this story the most. Shiyi Niang smiled and said, "We all want to hear Brother Jie tell the story of moving."

Xu Sijie's face turned slightly red, and he seemed a little excited. He said in a childish voice, "There was a Mencius. He was disobedient, so his mother had to move. He was still disobedient, so his mother moved again..." The long sentence was vague and unclear, but his voice was gentle and pleasant, and he said it according to his own understanding, full of childishness, and everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard it.

Eleventh Lady looked at the clock and said to Zhun Ge, "It is the beginning of the afternoon now. We will go to the Madam's place after three quarters of the afternoon..."

This means that if he wants to visit Xu Siqin, he has one and a half hours.

Zhun Ge hesitated.

He looked up and saw that Shiyi Niang's smiling eyes were full of encouragement. He also thought of Xu Siqin, Xu Siyu and Xu Sijian whispering to each other, thought for a while, and finally nodded.

Eleventh Lady smiled and called Amber in, explaining the situation in general: "...accompany the Fourth Young Master to visit the Eldest Young Master. Be careful not to bump into anything. Protect the Fourth Young Master from getting angry, or else people will laugh at him." She then instructed Binju, "You go with them. If you have anything, help Amber as well."

She emphasized the word "accompany".

During the New Year holidays, people came and went, and rumors were everywhere. The lady was worried about Xu Siqin and Xu Siyu who lived in the outer courtyard, so she asked them to move to Lijingxuan. Since they didn't want Zhun Ge to know what they were doing, the maids around them would definitely follow their master's wishes and stop Zhun Ge. In addition, Zhun Ge was young, so most of them would not have any scruples.

Shiyi Niang said this to Amber, firstly, to let her act according to circumstances and help Zhun Ge to figure this out. Secondly, to protect Zhun Ge's safety. If those maids come forward to stop them, it is best not to argue. After all, Zhun Ge is the master and those people are servants. If they quarrel, it will only make Zhun Ge lose face and make people feel that Zhun Ge cannot control the situation.

Eleventh Lady did this for a purpose.

Zhun Ge is kind, gentle and well-behaved, which is partly due to his personality and partly due to his environment. It would be great for him to be a rich and idle man. But if he were to be the Marquis of Yongping, he would be too gentle and not dignified enough. The most important thing now is to cultivate his self-confidence. Since he really wants to know the reason why Xu Siqin and others are avoiding him, why not let Amber accompany him to check it out. On the one hand, it can train his courage. On the other hand, Amber is his personal maid, and she is smart. Those maids will give her some face more or less. The success rate of this matter can be guaranteed. If this matter does not go well, Amber can also find a way to smooth things over and maintain Zhun Ge's dignity. Of course, the best result is that everything goes well and Zhun Ge's self-confidence is increased...

As for letting Binju go, it was to find a helper for Amber.

Amber was smart and clever, and she worked well with Eleventh Lady, and immediately understood what she meant. She smiled and bent her knees to say "Yes", "Madam, don't worry. The Fourth Young Master intends to go there, so of course he wants to find out, and he has to be polite."

Seeing that she understood, Eleventh Lady smiled and nodded, and personally helped Zhun Ge put on his cloak: "Go quietly. If anyone dares to disobey, you will behave like a young master."

Sometimes, when people get along with each other, it all depends on who is more imposing.

But Zhun Ge was taught to be kind to others, humble and polite. Hearing this, he felt a little overwhelmed.

Everything has a beginning. Only after experiencing it will you know what to do.

Eleventh Lady said nothing, but just smiled and helped him tie his cloak.

Xu Sijie watched and shouted that he wanted to go with them.

Zhun Ge was very happy.

He was braver because he had company.

He looked at Eleventh Lady eagerly and said, "Let Fifth Brother go with me!"

He has to face it alone.

Eleventh Lady pretended to look sad and looked at Xu Sijie: "If you leave, won't I be alone?"

Xu Sijie looked at Zhun Ge, then looked at Shiyi Niang, and gently held Shiyi Niang's hand: "Brother, come back soon and tell me a story."

Zhun Ge was a little disappointed, but then he thought of secretly finding out what Xu Siqin and the others were doing. He began to have an adventurous vision and immediately put this little unpleasantness behind him. He went to Xu Siqin's place accompanied by Amber.

Eleventh Lady told stories to Xu Sijie.

He listened with great interest and temporarily forgot the loneliness of Zhun Ge's absence.

* * * * * *

The clock rang at noon, and Zhun Ge walked in.

He was beaming with joy: "I know, I know what they are going to do?" He shouted loudly, not even bothering to take off his cloak, and ran to Eleventh Lady: "Mother, I know what my eldest and second brothers are going to do?"

"Really?" Eleventh Lady looked at Zhun Ge with a smile, but her eyes glanced at Amber and Binju who followed Zhun Ge in.

Both of them nodded slightly.

"Brother, brother." Xu Sijie greeted Zhun Ge happily.

Zhun Ge held his little hand and said to Shiyi Niang with great joy, "They are discussing going to cure all diseases."

During the Lantern Festival, there is a custom of touching the door nails after dusk to get rid of all diseases. In such occasions, men and women are mixed, good and bad, and young ladies are often kidnapped and children are lost. Especially for a family like the Xu family, even the Luo family, just for safety reasons, it is impossible to let unmarried young ladies or wives and wives go to get rid of all diseases. Of course, there are fewer restrictions for boys. If you want to go, just bring a servant and a guard with you.

Is it necessary for them to avoid Zhun Ge?

Unless he wants to leave the servants and guards behind and act alone.

Eleventh Lady was very confused when she helped Zhun Ge take off his cloak. Seeing that his face was flushed, she touched his vest and found that he was not sweating, so she felt relieved.

"Sister Amber and Sister Binju are both so amazing." Zhun Ge was obviously still immersed in the joy of knowing the secret of Xu Siqin and others. He let her do whatever she wanted, and his eyes sparkled when he spoke. "We quietly went in from the back door. The little maid guarding the door ran to report the news, but was stopped by Sister Amber, who said he was flustered and unruly, and scolded him severely. Sister Binju took the opportunity to take me to the main room. The maid guarding the door suddenly saw us, and was stunned for a long time before going in to report. When the eldest brother, the second brother and the third brother came out to greet us, we had already entered the hall. I asked the eldest brother directly, what are you discussing without telling me. The eldest brother hesitated and said nothing, and Sister Binju said that the hall was cold and went to sit in the inner room. The eldest brother was a little hesitant, but the second brother smiled and led us into the inner room." At this point, Zhun Ge chuckled, "Sister Binju asked the eldest brother as soon as he entered the inner room if he wanted to disguise himself as a servant and sneak out to play? The eldest brother, the second brother and the third brother were all dumbfounded at the time."

Eleventh Lady was also a little dumbfounded.

How did the oxeye daisy know?

"I saw several blue silk robes worn by the servants hanging on the hangers in the inner room." Bin Ju smiled and covered her mouth. "You don't remember. You asked me to get you a robe like this that year."

Memories came flooding back.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

Back then, she thought she could go out and take a look. Who knew that she couldn't even touch the edge of the hanging flower gate. If she hadn't seen the opportunity, she would have been caught on the spot.

"So what happened later?" A good man doesn't talk about his past achievements, and she didn't want to talk about the past either. She quickly changed the subject.

"The eldest brother was hesitant," Zhun Ge smiled, "and the second brother admitted that he wanted to go to cure all diseases during the Lantern Festival. He didn't want to be followed by a long line of people. He wanted to go alone."

Amber smiled and carried Zhun Ge to the kang and helped him take off his shoes.

"No wonder they want to avoid you." Eleventh Lady laughed, "You are young, they must be afraid that they won't be able to take care of you when the time comes."

If they really wanted to go out and play, then Zhun Ge, who was held in the palm of the hand of the lady, really couldn't be brought along - it's better to be prepared for the worst. If anything happened, who would take the responsibility?

"My second brother said so too." Zhun Ge pouted, looking unhappy, "He also said that someone lost their child last year... but they took my third brother with them!" He was still a little unwilling.

"It's better not to go!" Binju laughed, "When I was a child, I heard that some people got lost because of all kinds of diseases."

Zhun Ge wanted to say something but stopped himself. He reluctantly let Amber carry him to the kang. He no longer had the excitement he had just now.

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