Chapter 486

In the west room, Hui'er had already laid out the first set of brand-new muslin bedding at home, and Erfu pretended to be full of wine, and didn't give Cao Shi a chance to go out to pick up the luggage brought by the carriage, so she pounced directly on it, pulled the quilt and wrapped it around her body, and without even taking off her shoes, she stuffed the pillow under her head, muttered vaguely, found a comfortable angle, turned over and fell asleep.

"Fang Fujin is still the same as together, his words and deeds are like children. The eldest grandmother thoughtfully took off the boots on her feet for Erfu, and at the same time smiled and dissuaded Cao, who was going out to pick up her luggage, and whispered.

"What I said is that although the concubine does not have many opportunities to deal with Fang Fujin, she can also feel the cordiality and peace on Fang Fujin. Cao Shi naturally didn't contradict him, so he nodded with a smile, and turned his head to answer while pulling the quilt wrapped in balls on Erfu's body.

The eldest grandmother ignored Cao's words, just twisted a handkerchief to wipe Erfu's hands and face, and put a pot of freshly brewed hot tea on the side of the kang, then turned around, looked at Cao who was standing on the side of the kang in a daze, and whispered: "You have been busy for a long time today, if you don't dislike it, why don't you go to the next room to rest." ”

Hearing this, Cao Shi reached out and rubbed his somewhat sore waist, looked at Erfu who was asleep in embarrassment, and muttered with some emotion: "...... on that side of Fujin"

"I'm taking care of the master, are you still afraid that I will hurt the master......" The eldest grandmother glared as if jokingly and said softly.

"Of course not. Since the eldest grandmother has said so, the concubine is not welcome. Cao Shi hurriedly waved his hand and explained.

Don't look at the big mama as just a slave. But she, the eldest Shi Fujin, didn't dare to offend this easily, who didn't know that the fourth master treated the eldest grandmother as his own family, if this made the eldest grandmother unhappy, then her fate was not much better.

"Then the old slave won't talk to you. The eldest grandmother smiled and pointed to Erfu, who was frowning on the kang, and leaned over to Cao's shallowly. whispered.

Everyone has issued an eviction order, and the Cao family naturally will not continue to sit down with boredom, and he is slightly blessed. looked back at the sleeping Erfu again, and then dropped a sentence, "Okay, the concubine is not noisy and the side Fujin is resting." Step by step, he turned around and walked towards the east room opposite.

In the East House. A few tired little ones slept soundly. Xiaowen and the others were also doing nothing to shrink on the edge of the kang with their eyes closed, and as soon as they heard Cao's footsteps, several people stood up in a hurry, and leaned over embarrassedly to salute, "The slave has seen Mrs. Cao." ”

"Don't stick to these rituals. Cao Shi hurriedly waved his hand, pointed to the little ones who were sleeping on the kang, and whispered, "The eldest grandmother has already waited for Fang Fujin to rest next door." I'm just here to take a look. As he spoke, Cao walked to the edge of the kang. looked at the few little ones who were sleeping soundly, showed a soft smile, and turned around to beckon Xiaowen and the others to sit down and talk.

As the old saying goes: children from poor families are in charge of the house early.

Hui'er wandered all the way from her hometown to the capital, she has seen a lot of pickled things, and has suffered a lot, even if she is now surrounded by a big grandmother who takes care of her and cares for her, she also seems to be more mature than other children, so when Xiaoqi, Hongxuan and others are serving Xiaowen, when she falls asleep peacefully, she just lies on the kang and pretends to sleep, as soon as she hears Xiaowen and others talking, she pretends to be asleep and tilts her head, sits up, looks at Cao Shi who is sitting on the side of the kang in a daze, and says with a slightly childish smile:" Mrs. Cao, why don't you lie down and rest for a while, there is a clean futon next to you. ”

"No, you can sleep first. Cao Shi reached out and touched the top of Hui'er's hair, and said with a distressed face, "I'll talk to Miss Xiaowen and them for a while." After speaking, he personally arranged the pillow for Hui'er, and pulled Hui'er to lie down again.

Born in the Cao family, backed by the big tree of Cao Yin, who has a deep relationship with Kangxi, the Cao family as a daughter in the clan who has a good looks, a good temperament, and a good learning of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, the life of a poor family is naturally far from the richness that a poor child like Hui'er can imagine, it can be said that compared to the children of some princes and ministers in Beijing, it is not the same, although her Ama is just a white ding, but after getting these, her corresponding responsibilities are already a lot, so seeing the flattery in the young Hui'er, it is naturally very empathetic。

Cao's Ama is an unsuccessful person, thinking about how to live happily all day long, Eniang is a cowardly and timid person, and her status in the family is not as good as those face-saving ladies and grandmothers, as the eldest daughter of the family, in order to make the younger brothers and sisters in the family happier than her, she has learned to look at people's eyes since she was a child, and flattered those clan relatives and daughters who took her as a thing, hoping to be valued by the weighty daughters in the clan.

When she was fifteen years old, an elder in the clan set Fu Nai for her such a promising husband, and made a whole set of makeup, marrying her from Jiangnan to the capital, and Fu Nai was also really competitive, and became a trusted person around the fourth master in less than a year, from an inconspicuous guard, to the long history of the prince's mansion.

Cao Shi, who was thinking about his thoughts, showed a little sadness in the corners of his eyes, and he didn't have the heart to talk to Xiaowen and others, he raised his hand and patted Hui'er for a while, and after a full cup of tea, he came back to his senses, pulled the corners of his lips a little shyly, and said with a smile: "This person is really getting lazier and lazier, and he is going to fall asleep while sitting, don't be surprised." ”

Guzheng hurriedly waved his hand, looked at the still empty bunk on the kang, pulled over a set of muslin bedding printed and dyed with twist patterns, spread it neatly, and said with a smile: "Madame, don't say that, since you are tired, it is better to lie down and rest."

There are slaves and maidservants to take care of it. ”

"That's it, but you must pay attention to the time, don't miss the time to go back. Cao Shi instructed again uneasily, and then took off the shoes on his feet. Kazui lay in the quilt, smiled at Hui'er who was blinking, and closed her eyes.

Speaking of which. Not only did the Cao family not know what to say to Xiaowen, but Xiaowen and Guzheng didn't know how to talk to this Mrs. Changshi, for fear that if they said something wrong, they would cause trouble to their master, and they were afraid that if they didn't speak, Cao would think that they were being neglected, which caused her to be angry with her master. Seeing that she finally slept with her eyes closed, Xiaowen, Xiaoman and others couldn't help but show a relaxed smile.

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Meanwhile. The eldest grandmother watched Cao leave the West House, took the tea bowl on the kang table casually, poured a cup of fragrant green tea, and faced Erfu who was still asleep in the bed. He coughed lightly twice. He said in a low voice: "Master, your work of pretending to sleep is really not very good, after drinking so much wine, you are very thirsty at this time, why don't you get up and have a cup of tea!"

I don't know where to show the horse's feet and was found by the big mama, but before the big mama finished speaking, she lifted the quilt and sat up cross-legged. snatched the teacup in the hand of the eldest grandmother and drank it in a big gulp. I drank the tea in the cup until I drank it to the bottom, and then I breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "What Mama said is right, I'm really thirsty." ”

"Why don't you continue to pretend to be asleep. The eldest grandmother looked at Erfu with a smile in her eyes and whispered.

"Hey, Mama is not an outsider, so you don't need to pretend to sleep or anything. Erfu waved his hand, moved his body in the direction of the kang table, filled himself with a cup of tea, took a sip, and said with a smile.

The eldest grandmother looked at Erfu with a relaxed smile on her face, her eyes were filled with a layer of fog, and she lowered her head and asked, "Doesn't the master want to tell the old slave why he is pretending to be asleep?"

"It's not that Mama doesn't know me, I'm the Lord who feels uncomfortable if I don't take a nap for a day, if it weren't for the Cao family, I would have wanted to follow Xiao Qi and them to rest. Erf squeezed her shoulder with her backhand a little uncomfortably, put down the teacup she was holding in her hand, and said with a smirk.

"Does the master think that the old slave's words are a bit reckless, and he is worried that the Cao family will be too careful, right?" The eldest grandmother ignored Erfu's deceitful words, took the wet handkerchief, handed it to Erfu, and asked a little choked.

Although it was a question, the tone of the eldest grandmother was extremely affirmative.

It is precisely because she understands Erfu that the eldest grandmother will be even more moved, there is such a subordinate for her, regardless of her own body pretending to be drunk, no wonder even the eldest grandmother, an old grandmother who has been polishing most of her life in the palace and the fourth master's mansion, will be moved.

Erfu was naturally embarrassed to admit that she was pretending to be drunk because she was worried about the big mama, and knew that she couldn't deceive the big mama, so she came to the big mama with a smile, hugged the big mama's arm and shook it, and said coquettishly: "How can there be such a thing as grandma said!"

Your status in our mansion is absolutely as stable as a rock, even if the Cao family passes those words back, the fourth master will not take it to heart, I really feel tired, so I will pretend to be drunk. ”

"You have to get it, if the master doesn't want to say it, forget it.

It's just that since you know that even if the Cao family passes those words back, the master will not take it to heart, why do you disregard your own dignity like this, if it is known that one of your female relatives is actually hangover outside, I am afraid that it will cause a lot of turmoil.

Even if the master protects you, your reputation is not good. The eldest grandmother followed Erfu's meaning, sat on the side of the kang, looked at Erfu, and said word by word.

"Wasn't I stupid, and I didn't remember it until I got on the table.

But by that time I was already pretending to be drunk, and I had no choice but to get up from the table again.

But I think Cao is a smart person, and he will never spread this matter and rashly get involved in these disputes. Erph pouted, scratched her nose, smiled awkwardly, and muttered under her breath.

Seeing that Erfu still looked indifferent, the eldest grandmother was anxious on the spot, if it weren't for the fact that there were still many people in the room next to her, she would be able to stage a scene of Hedong lion roar to Erfu at this time, "The origin of the Cao family, the master may not know it......

The one who is of the same clan as Lord Cao Yin Cao, and it is said that he is very loved by the wife of Lord Cao Yin Cao, so he will marry her to Master Fu Nai, who has a good background and is very capable.

Not only that, but you should have heard of the matter of the Governor of Liangjiang Kali impeaching Cao Yin and Lord Cao for owing three million taels of silver to the two Huai salt taxes a few years ago.

That Kali Master is also a very good friend of your Amma.

You said that there is such a relationship, how could the Cao family not be angry with you and help others smear you, and you still expose your shortcomings so much and give others a handle......"

Although Erfu does not specialize in history, he has also read Cao Xueqin's Dream of Red Mansions, and deeply understands that the glory of the Cao family is all tied to Cao Yin and the old man Kangxi.

On the contrary, the fourth master, as the future emperor, has the authority in her hands, and she is a favored concubine with two sons and two daughters around her knees, even if she is embarrassed for a while at this time, she will definitely not lose face for a lifetime, and this kind of hangover lace news will soon be refreshed by those endless gossip and forgotten by others.

Besides, she didn't go out of the house alone to buy drunk in the restaurant, here it is said that it is the eldest grandmother's house, in the end it is in the fourth master's Zhuangzi, and there are those guards, her behavior is not even a bad manner, it is really not a big deal, not to mention that she is not really drunk, so she is really not worried.

But looking at the worried look on the eldest grandmother's face, she still couldn't help but explain: "Mama, you also said that the Cao family and Cao Yin are of the same clan, and the one who impeached Cao Yin is not my Amma, but it is Amma's colleague, my Ama has been an official for so many years, and there are not a hundred colleagues, but also eighty, how can this be involved."

Besides, Mama, you came out of the palace, and the relationship between these same clans may not be good.

Just look at our father and his brothers, they were born to the same father......

And the Cao family is just a distant relative of Cao Yin, saying that she was loved by Mrs. Cao Yin, accompanied a whole set of makeup, and chose such a good family affair for her, but that little thing is nothing for Cao Yin and Lord Cao, but it is just a drop in the bucket.

What's more, Lord Fu Nai seems to be very beautiful now, but compared to Lord Cao Yin, a close minister of Lord Kangxi, it is simply a difference between Yun and Yang, if Cao Yin's wife really likes Cao's family, how could she choose such a family business for her, is there no better choice in Jiangnan!

I don't think the Cao family won't understand the key here, so don't worry, Mama.

Even if the Cao family is really angry with me, she will never choose to talk about today's events, as Mrs. Changshi, she has the duty to remind me, but she has always been by the side, and has never raised objections.

And I think Cao is a very smart person, since she is a smart person, she should understand the truth of marrying and obeying her husband, she poured sewage on my head in order to vent her anger to her people, and when the time comes, Lord Fu Nai will be disgusted by the fourth master, what good will she have!

This is not a good thing, I am afraid that even a fool like me would not do it, let alone her!" After saying that, Erf also pretended to wink her eyes cutely, so as to beg the big lady not to talk about this topic.

(To be continued.) )