Honglian ran back again, stamping her feet and said, "Grandma is so mean, always teasing me with these words. It's better if there is no good man to match me. I would rather serve you in Chunfeng Garden forever. If you want to be a matchmaker, I will tell you, go to my study and get Xiangyun and Shuangxi."
"What do you mean?" Su Nuannuan's face became serious, and she frowned and asked, "But what's the matter with Xiangyun and Shuangxi?"
Honglian nodded and said, "It seems to me that they have intentions, but don't worry, grandma, they don't dare to do anything to embarrass you and me. I have already told Xiangyun not to go too far. How old is she? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"That's not the way it is said. Although no one in the mansion dares to target me openly, those who want to embarrass me have never stopped secretly. If they can't touch me, can they not touch my maid? Isn't the serious injury of Zhaocai an example? Just because you guys have fought for me, this yard is like an egg without cracks, so they can't bite it even if they want to. But if Xiangyun and Shuangxi are really as you said, there is no guarantee that someone will take action against them. To be fair, I don't want to interfere with your personal feelings, but Xiangyun is really too young, she is only sixteen after the New Year."
Honglian smiled and said, "Sixteen is not young. The second young lady is only thirteen this year, and Madam and Aunt Lin have already secretly found someone for her. It's just that grandma thinks we are still young. But grandma is right. I will remind Xiangyun about this matter. Her parents disappeared when the Duke's Mansion was confiscated. Her life will depend on grandma."
Su Nuannuan nodded and said in a deep voice: "You have warned her well. She is not as calm as you. Don't you know how serious this is?" After that, she looked up at the sky and couldn't help but sighed: "Look at the sky. It was clear yesterday. Today it is already covered with leaden clouds, revealing a ferocious feeling of impending storm. There has been nothing to do these days, and everyone has been a little slack, but I always feel uneasy in my heart. You wait and see. I don't know if I can have peace and quiet until the New Year."
Honglian sighed and said, "Isn't it? There's nothing we can do. This is how it is in a big mansion. I know that grandma doesn't want to fight now. But others don't believe it. Let alone anything else, look at Madam, she has been docile for most of her life. So what? The master still likes Madam Min, alas! It's only Madam's temper that he can bear. If it were grandma..."
"If it were me, I would be more patient than the wife. What's the point of being loved by a husband? It's more important to have enough food and clothing." Su Nuannuan snorted, and Honglian couldn't help laughing. Nodding, she said, "It's my fault. Why do I give such an example? I know that grandma doesn't care now."
The two of them were talking in the outer room. After a while, Honglian said, "It's cold now. Why don't you go sit in the warm room? Come out later when grandma is warm."
Su Nuannuan said, "Okay." After that, she stood up and was about to enter the warm room when she saw the door curtain lifted. Xiangyun and Cong'er walked in, holding a few plum blossoms in their hands. Her little face was red from the cold, and she smiled when she saw them, "Grandma, look, Cong'er and I went to the garden early in the morning to pick plum blossoms."
Su Nuannuan rushed over, took the plum blossom and said with a smile: "This snow has made the plum blossoms bloom. I originally thought I would have to wait a few more days."
Xiangyun said, "Only a small part of it has bloomed. Grandma, didn't you see that there are still many flower buds on this branch? Cong'er and I have already picked the branches with more flowers."
Honglian smiled and took the plum blossoms from Su Nuannuan's hand. While putting them in the vase, she said, "It's rare that you two are in a serious mood today. You went to the garden early in the morning. I was wondering where you went crazy again."
Cong'er smiled and said, "Sister Xiangyun dragged me there. I was freezing cold, but I watched a good show, so it was worth it. Grandma should really go for a walk in the garden. There are not many people here now. The ground, trees and pavilions are all covered in white. It's so beautiful. Grandma Lan and Grandma Yun have gone there. In half a day, there will be many people coming and going, and the snow will be trampled dirty, and it will not be beautiful anymore."
"This is just the first snow. There will be more to see in the future. Why rush now?" Su Nuannuan waved her hand, and then asked curiously: "You said you saw a good show, what was it? Tell me about it."
Xiangyun laughed and said, "I don't know where Aunt Liu, who manages the garden, made a mistake. It happened to be seen by Madam Yun. She scolded her. Tsk tsk, Aunt Liu is a well-known housekeeper in this mansion after all. She must have never been scolded like this in all these years. She had several maids around her at the time. Now she has lost face."
Su Nuannuan shook her head and said, "What do I think of this? Is it worth you two being so excited? Isn't it common for your grandmother Yun to scold the servants?"
Honglian heard something and came over and said with a smile, "What's going on? Isn't Aunt Liu a member of Madam Yun's? Why is she so ruthless? What happened to make Madam Yun so angry? She usually wins over these housekeepers."
Xiangyun laughed and said, "Isn't it? No one knows what went wrong today. Cong'er and I were watching from behind the rockery and it was so fun. Is there anything more joyful in the world than dog-eat-dog?"
"You two can just gloat over other people's misfortune." Honglian smiled and gently poked their foreheads with her finger, then took the remaining plum blossoms into the inner room.
"You saw that wonderful show just now. What do you think?"
After returning to Qiuyun Pavilion from the garden, Xue Zhilan took off her fox fur cloak. Longyan quickly took it and hung it on the hanger. She also added a few incense sticks to the hand warmer on the table and handed it to her master, replacing the hand warmer that only had a few traces of residual heat. When she heard her master's question, she smiled and said, "I am stupid and didn't see anything. I just felt that Madam Yun seemed a little impatient today. It's no wonder. She has a quick temper, but she doesn't seem to get angry as often as she did today."
Xue Zhilan nodded and said with a smile: "You are not bad to be able to see this." After that, she leaned comfortably on the soft pillow, rubbing her hands on the hand warmer, and said thoughtfully: "If I remember correctly, the last time I went to Pushan Temple to burn incense, Aunt Liu also went with me, right?"
Long Yan nodded and said, "Yes, I was in the same carriage with her at that time, so I remember it clearly. That time, because the old lady and her husband had gone, almost all the prominent wives and maids in the family went, except for Aunt Lu and others who really couldn't leave."
Xue Zhilan smiled slightly and said softly, "That's right."
"What's right?" Long Yan knew that his master had something to say, so he picked up two wooden hammers himself, sat in front of Xue Zhilan and gently massaged her legs.
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