Song Wan heard this and said, "It's getting late. Husband, please rest early. You will have to pay your respects to your grandmother tomorrow morning."
After she finished speaking, she ordered Heng Wu to fetch water and take off her makeup, and then ignored Jiang Xingjian.
He didn't want to mention it anymore after he hit a soft nail, so he left the main room unhappy.
After taking off his makeup and hair, Song Wan leaned on the red python pattern cushion and was slightly lost in thought.
"Meow..."
Golden Tiger jumped up from the ground, as if he could feel her mood, he kept tilting his head and rubbing against Song Wan. The big furry head rubbed over and over in Song Wan's palm, and from time to time he would tap her palm with the tip of his warm nose.
"But have you finished eating the meat soup? Still want me to play with you?"
The golden tiger was very intelligent, as if it could understand Song Wan's words, and meowed softly twice. After being together for many years, they had some tacit understanding. Song Wan touched the fleshy cat's paws and held it in his arms.
The golden tiger groaned and found a comfortable position, then fell asleep.
Song Wan smiled and combed its hair with his fingertips, listening quietly to its purring.
The annoyance in his heart disappeared with mutterings. Song Wan looked at the row of wooden carvings placed on the window, picked up one and handed it to Heng Wu: "Throw it away."
Heng Wu was surprised: "Miss, you are the most precious thing in the past..."
"Give me."
Heng Zhi took the wooden sculpture from Heng Wu, ran out quickly, and threw it into the flower bed.
Looking at the missing wooden sculpture, Song Wan's heart ached slightly, but she felt the warmth of the golden tiger in her arms, and felt inexplicably relieved.
The next morning, she got up early and let Sister Hengzhi change her clothes, comb her hair, and put on make-up, when a kind-faced woman came from outside the hospital and asked to see her.
"Mother Hao, are you here so early?"
The old woman smiled and said: "There are sizes for grandma in the embroidery room. The old slave thought that grandma used to have many plain clothes but not many colorful dresses, so she asked the girls to rush out a few sets overnight, and the old lady Madam Tong asked us to open the warehouse and bring the best cloths for Grandma to choose."
Heng Zhi took the clothes, shoes and socks, and asked Heng Wu to take out a few pennies from the house: "Thank you for your hard work. You can use this to add some tea to the girls in the embroidery room, and buy some fruits to sacrifice the spleen and stomach."
The woman smiled, took the money, left a few pieces of fabric that Song Wan had chosen, and then left. Because of this matter, her master and servants were delayed for a while when they went out. When they arrived at the courtyard, Jiang Xingjian was waiting there.
"Husband, you have been waiting for a long time."
Song Wan smiled slightly and stopped half a step behind Jiang Xingjian: "Husband, go first."
Jiang Xingjian pursed her lips and complained about this polite and distant attitude. However, it was already getting late and there was no reason to make her elders wait, so she didn't talk about anything else.
Calming the time between morning and dusk is a must-do task for every junior in the Hou family. If Mrs. Jiang asks for a meal, it will be delayed until after four hours.
Lin Jiayue waited in Xiuyan Pavilion for a long time but didn't see the two of them coming back. She was already a little annoyed. When she saw Jiang Xingjian and Song Wan coming back together in the courtyard, the man was handsome and the woman was gentle and beautiful. , which made her even more sour.
"Brother Xingjian."
As soon as the two of them passed the Weeping Flower Gate, Lin Jiayue shouted loudly.
Huai Su looked up at her and sighed helplessly.
"Brother Xingjian, what do you have to do today? If you have nothing to do, how about taking Yue'er to Shangjing for a walk?"
She felt like she was going to die of suffocation after just one day in the Marquis Mansion, and it was really annoying to have Huai Su next to her who was always reminding her of this and that.
As soon as Jiang Xingjian broke free from Lin Jiayue's arm, Song Wan had already returned to the main courtyard. He pressed his eyebrows and glanced at Huai Su.
"If nothing happens, girl, why don't I serve you as a servant and accompany you around the house."
"What, I can't go out?"
Huai Su said: "It is indeed not easy for women in the back house to go out and show their faces, and there is also a rule that women should not peek into the middle door without any reason. This etiquette passed down by our ancestors cannot be broken."
Lin Jiayue's face stiffened and she sneered: "Is it possible that the entire female family members of the Hou Mansion cannot leave the courtyard?"
"That's true if nothing serious happens."
"Brother Xingjian..."
Lin Jiayue pursed her lips and looked at Jiang Xingjian: "You really can't go out with Yue'er? What if Yue'er just wants to go out today?"
Jiang Xingjian didn't answer, Huai Su said: "It's not impossible for Miss Lin to want to go out, but there are many rules in the Hou Mansion. The old lady and her wife cannot tolerate flexible thinking. For the sake of other female relatives in the Hou Mansion, if Miss Lin goes out , I’m afraid it won’t be possible to enter the inner house again.”
"Ha." Lin Jiayue sneered: "You keep saying that the Marquis Mansion has many rules, but how come you, a servant, spoke first before the master opened his mouth?"
Huai Su said: "This is a slave who has exceeded the rules."
After saying that, she retreated behind Jiang Xingjian and stopped talking.
Lin Jiayue never saw any sign of remorse on her part.
Jiang Xingjian said displeasedly: "Huai Su originally lived in the old lady's house. He came out of the old lady's house. His status is no better than that of other servants."
It was said that Huaisu was Jiang Xingjian's personal maid, and she should have been treated as an aunt. It's just that there has been a sudden change in the house. When Jiang Xingjian left, his identity was not clear, so it is hard to mention it now.
If they were concerned, Lin Jiayue should call her sister. However, Huai Su came to deal with matters in a safe manner and had no intention of being sour and jealous with her, so he remained silent for a while.
Seeing Lin Jiayue biting her lip and looking aggrieved, Jiang Xingjian said: "Since you are not used to living in the Marquis Mansion, why don't I buy you a house outside."
"I do not want."
If she left the Hou Mansion, wouldn't she really become a foreigner?
Lin Jiayue's eyes turned red: "Brother Xingjian, don't you want the firearm prescription?"
Jiang Xingjian glanced at her and stopped mentioning the purchase of a foreign house.
Today this farce is over.
Six years after leaving Beijing, there were many things to deal with. After Jiang Xingjian told Huaisu to continue teaching Lin Jiayue the rules of the Marquis Mansion, he went out to visit friends.
Huaisu knew that she didn't want to see him, so he called two girls, Xieyi Lingyun, to come.
"Madam has something to do with me today. You two will accompany Miss Lin and take good care of her."
The two nodded, and Huaisu went to Jiangxiangyuan to look for Jiang's mother.
"One of them left and two people came to watch."
Lin Jiayue felt irritable and looked for a place to sit down. Sheyi wanted to make a point but was stopped by Lingyun.
The two of them were second-class maids beside Jiang Xingjian. They had been very busy during the past two days. Now they had to look at Lin Jiayue who was always getting into trouble, so she naturally felt dissatisfied.
Lingyun saw that there was no one else in the yard, so she became lazy and hid in the rockery to enjoy the cool air. Xieyi asked her to be optimistic about the other person, and she went to do other things.
After sitting on the veranda for most of the day, Lin Jiayue felt a little better. She was about to go back to her room to drink some water to relieve the heat, when she saw a big fat orange cat staggering towards the veranda.
The orange cat is fat and has round cheeks, and looks extremely cute with its big eyes.
Lin Jiayue felt happy when she saw the golden tiger, and hurriedly stepped forward to take it into her arms. Just as she was about to take it back to the room, she saw Lingyun rushing out of the rockery.
"Miss Lin, this is the darling that grandma has raised for many years, the kind that she holds in her arms all day long. You must be careful not to scratch him or hurt him."
The mood that had just calmed down suddenly turned cold again. Lin Jiayue said with a sullen face: "Why can't I touch the one she raised?"
