Chapter 452: Inducement
Chapter 452
Erfu smiled and nodded again and again, and watched the Wulanala clan walk away, then took the guzheng and Yaoqin, trotted all the way back to the upper room, and ignored the strange expression of the fourth master, without even half a minute of hesitation, he directly threw off his shoes and got into the brocade quilt that the Wulanala clan had just put on his lap to warm up.
The spring is cold, and it's really not fake at all.
Standing in the sun, wearing thin cotton clothes, people felt hot, but at this moment, just standing outside, Erfu felt as if he was standing in the ice water, the cold invaded the body, the whole body was cold, and he wanted to shiver.
"Warm up with a cup of tea. The fourth master shook his head with a smile, beckoned Guzheng to send a fragrant tea up, and said softly.
Erfu muttered vaguely, carefully wrapped the quilt around his body, and then held the tea bowl and took a small sip, "It's really cold outside, I knew that my master had arranged people around the two children, so I won't toss Fujin this time, and I don't know if there are any warm-up things like ginger soup prepared in the main courtyard......"
"Don't worry about it, Mama Fu is an old man who follows Fu Jin, how can you not understand Fu Jin's body, what should be prepared, since it has been prepared a long time ago, even if there is an omission, there are other palace people next to it, it will definitely not be negligent." The fourth master smiled and knocked on the edge of the table, and said slowly, "It's you, how to teach those two naughty children a lesson?"
"It doesn't matter what you're going out for, let's beat it up first. Erf rolled her eyes and said viciously.
"It's too rough!" the fourth master said. Shaking his head, "I should ask them why they went out, after all, they are only a little bit old." That is, after going out with us a few times, where did they have the courage to run out, or who gave them a wake-up call, the most important question. As he spoke, the fourth master looked at Erfu with deep meaning, as if to remind Erfu to pay attention to some details that she had overlooked.
Really. Erfu, who was sitting on the other side of the tea table, changed his face when he heard this.
I saw her holding the soft silk brocade quilt tightly with both hands, and her joints were clenched white. The whole person was as distracted as an old monk who had entered the meditation.
Yes, it was she who fell into a misunderstanding, ignoring the great difference between her and Xiao Qi and Hongxuan's growth environment, and ignoring the problems in the small details that can be found at a glance.
She comes from the modern era. I grew up watching cartoons and all kinds of series. There are all kinds of curiosities about the outside world, and I have been exposed to the network of all kinds of counseling in turn, and of course I dare to do those rebellious behaviors that seem strange to my parents.
Hongxuan and Xiaoqi received a traditional education, followed the master who was full of knowledge, learned the Four Books and Five Classics, the Hundred Schools of Thought, lived in a deep mansion, and watched all kinds of conspiracies and calculations to plot people's hearts, and curiosity about the outside world. must be far lower than when she was young, and she would never run out without informing her of this mother.
And even if the two children want to go out. Seeing the world, adhering to the principle that the son of a daughter cannot sit down, they will not abandon the guards who are responsible for guarding their safety, only two and a half children, leading two eleven or twelve-year-old little palace maids and little eunuchs to run to the most chaotic Nancheng.
"The two little guys are very smart, if you want to move them to make such a risky behavior, they must be the ones they trust, and there are not many people the little ones can trust, I guess it's easy to find out who said that they moved them!" Thinking of this, Erfu quickly came up with a range of candidates to bewitch her pair of children to go out on adventures, blinked her watery eyes, stared at the fourth master, and asked softly.
When the fourth master heard this, he smiled again, turned around and opened the corner of the cabinet door without answering, took out a box containing amber walnuts, and put it in front of Erfu's eyes carelessly, while she herself was holding a tea bowl, as if she was very thirsty, and kept drinking, until she saw Erfu unconsciously reach out to grab the amber walnuts to eat, and then slowly put down the tea bowl in his hand that was so empty that there was only tea residue left, pointed to the box that Erfu had eaten two, and said slowly: " Indeed, as you said, in order to move them, you have to be someone they trust.
But when you see that you unconsciously want to eat snacks, do you think about it differently, maybe the other party chose not to encourage them to do it, but to tempt!
For example, something novel, such as a passage in some literary classics, or some kind of delicate and delicious street food......
If the master were this person, he would not choose to encourage them head-on.
Because people are wary, even children are no exception, not to mention that they have been accustomed to all kinds of deceit, conspiracy and calculation of children since childhood, and if it is induced, it is much easier, you can start from many details, slowly, such as the grandfather used honey to catch ants when he was a child, the honey is dripped in the tree hole, the corner of the wall and other locations where the ant nest is found, and drips into the arranged utensils drop by drop, although this method is slow, but it can be successful every time. ”
Erfu looked at the walnut dregs on her hands, smiled dumbly, and nodded thoughtfully, she had to admit that the fourth master's statement was more reliable, for example, just now, although she felt that the fourth master's sudden move of taking out the box was a little strange, but seeing that the fourth master had been drinking tea and not speaking, and she was not full for dinner, she unconsciously picked up the amber walnuts and ate them.
"Guzheng, go and ask Grandma Grandma, have the two children received anything to eat and play with recently, especially things from outside, regardless of size, the more specific the better, the more comprehensive the better. Erfu was a little disgusted with the fourth master's experimental-like preaching behavior, glanced at the fourth master fiercely, turned to the palace people who were standing aside and waiting, and commanded softly.
Guzheng should claim to be, and hurriedly ran across the courtyard on both sides.
One of Xiao Qi's grandmothers - Mama Huo has just been punished, and she just finished applying medicine and was lying on the bed wailing, when she saw Guzheng come in, she first looked a little ugly and shook, and then she couldn't care about the pain in her body, and she got up with a bone, and kowtowed again and again regardless of her identity, and said flattering words about Erfu and Guzheng in her mouth, hoping that Guzheng could look at her so honestly and say a few words in front of Erfu. Don't let her go out and get punished again.
"Mama, don't move if you're injured.
I came here this time, but it was actually the master who asked me to ask you. Recently, the little master has received anything to eat or play, no matter who sent it, as long as it is from outside the West Courtyard, the more specific it is, the better!" Hurriedly stepped forward to help Mama Huo lie down again, and asked in a low voice in a gentle tone.
After listening to Guzheng, Mama Huo's face finally recovered two points of blood. But he still didn't dare to slack off, and beckoned Guzheng to sit down and talk, with a flattering smile on his face, frowning as if he was reminiscing. He replied attentively, "Something to play." The other slaves didn't notice.
However, I saw the little master fiddle with a small copper bellows and octagonal pavilion before, it looks like the workmanship is exquisite, and the doors and windows, benches, roof eaves and other parts of the pavilion can be removed, which is nothing, the small bellows are more exquisite, and the kind of bellows used to burn the fire in the slave's hometown, only the material is not very different, and there are exquisite patterns carved on it. At first glance, it is not something that ordinary people can afford. ”
"Do you know who sent it?" When Gu Zheng heard this, a flash of brilliance flashed in his eyes. Hurriedly asked.
"Zuo is just a gift from the housekeeper's mother, because if it is a gift from someone outside, the slave and maid must be registered in the warehouse according to the gift list, and then reported to the master. "Although that set of gadgets is exquisite, it is not a valuable thing in the Fourth Master's Mansion, so Mama Huo didn't take this thing to heart, the reason why she remembered it was just because it was more delicate, and the little master had more time fiddling with it.
Guzheng also understands the difference, after all, if it is something sent by someone outside, it is to return the gift, so whether the master likes it or not, the servant in charge of the treasury must register and make a book first, so as not to make any omissions and return the gift to the guest who gave the gift.
The things that the housekeeper and grandmother sent over are mostly things in the case, some small things, and they don't need to be recorded too clearly, especially those gadgets that pass the time for the little masters, just like Yaoqin in the west courtyard will not carefully register the words sent by the housekeeper.
Of course, in the west courtyard, because of the help of the guzheng who loves books, the relevant information such as the time and title of the book sent by the book is clearly recorded.
"Is there anything else?" Guzheng nodded knowingly, and continued to ask.
The problem of the guzheng is too tricky, that is, Mama Huo can never forget it, and it is impossible to remember everything in her heart, not to mention these small things that happen on weekdays, she will be for a while, and she really can't remember too much, but because Erfu had just cleaned her up with great power before, she had relatives, and then her memory exploded from the depths of her memory, digging out some small things, "Others...... Before, the housekeeper sent someone to send a piece of jade that had not been polished, saying that Nanchenggen had opened a new shop that bought and sold all kinds of precious stones, and the buyers thought it was fresh, so they bought a few pieces and sent them to several little masters in the house to play.
In addition, there was needlework and thread, and two sets of Han costumes were sent, with shirts and skirts, which the little master felt fresh, and had worn them twice, but he didn't dare to wear them outside, so he took them off after enjoying himself in the room.
I don't know if these count?" In the end, Mama Huo looked at Guzheng's face with some apprehension, for fear that her answer would not satisfy Erfu, and she would go out to punish her for kneeling and suffering with a cane.
"Whether it counts or not, the slave doesn't know, it depends on what the master says.
The slave and maid are not comfortable when they see that Mama's body is not comfortable, so they will not bother much. Gu Zheng showed a soothing smile, looked at Mama Huo, and said softly.
After speaking, Guzheng withdrew from Mama Huo's room and walked to Mama Tian's room.
Mama Tian remembered more clearly than Mama Huo, and said a few small things, among which the most in line with the key points proposed by Erfu was that the big kitchen had sent the little eunuch to send a few kinds of snacks, because Erfu rarely asked the palace people to go to the big kitchen to receive food, so Xiao Qi and Hongxuan also ate the small kitchen of the West Courtyard in the same way, and the big kitchen had never sent food to this side, so Tian Mama remembered this very clearly.
The snacks delivered that day were several famous snacks, such as the silver silk rolls of Fengze Garden, the cream fried cake of Donglaishun, the baked steamed buns of Tongheju, the sugar fire of Dashunzhai, etc., the most eye-catching of which are the two strings of crystal clear rock sugar gourds.
"These things sent from the big kitchen, how can you send them to the little master!" Gu Zheng listened to the words, and couldn't help but be angry, what kind of place is this big kitchen, who are the people there, I'm afraid that even Liu Fatzi, who is in charge of the big kitchen, can't tell the difference, this is the little master's grandmother, how can Tian Mama be so bold to send the things in the big kitchen to the little master, this is a loss that there is nothing wrong with eating, if something goes wrong...... Phew, there's no way something could go wrong.
Mama Tian also knew the taboo in Guzheng's heart, shook her head with a smile, and sighed a little helplessly: "The master saw it, and asked us to send it over, do we dare not send it?" But before sending it, we also checked it carefully to make sure that there was no messy stuff mixed in, and let the little palace maid use it first, so that the little master could taste the taste and accept it." ”
"Yes, since the slave and maid have asked clearly, they will go back first, and if Mama remembers something, she will send someone over to say it. Gu Zheng smiled and nodded, and said softly.
"Hey, I'm thinking about it carefully, and I'll ask them to see if there's anything missing, so you can go back and talk to the master first!" Mama Tian was also good-tempered, and sent the guzheng to the door of the Moon Gate, which was connected to the cross-courtyard and the west courtyard, and said softly.
Gu Zheng, who returned to the west courtyard, did not go to the west courtyard to inquire, but went straight into the upper room, and returned the news he had just asked from the two grandmothers, and then retreated to the side, waiting for Erfu to give instructions on the errand.
"There are really these things, these people are really indifferent means in order to hit the goal!
You asked people to send those few things over, and then led Mama Tian to the big kitchen, the housekeeper, and the needlework to recognize people, but I estimated that ten/have/eight/nine/I couldn't find anyone. When Erfu heard this, he clapped his hands angrily, first complained to the fourth master, turned his head to the guzheng and commanded, and also asked Yaoqin to go to the West Cross Courtyard to see, Xiao Qi received the toy model, and Hongxuan received something!
Erf is really a little curious!
Well, she is indeed a little out of business, obviously worried about the safety of the child, she will pay attention to those small toys that coax the child, in this regard, Erfu silently despises herself in her heart, and at the same time dislikes the eighth master and his group even more.
These people have no other means than playing conspiracy and scheming, calculating women and children, such as calculating the fourth master or something, after all, you are the opponent, aren't you!
Erfu, who complained silently, saw Guzheng walking into the upper room with a few things, and he didn't care about the fourth master, so he fiddled with it like that.
(To be continued.) )