bookcurios Chapter 144 Beitang Yi, stealing fragrance in the middle of the night
Chapter 144 Beitang Yi, stealing fragrance in the middle of the night
There have been several consecutive rains followed by snow, leaves are falling, frogs and bears are hibernating, and the New Year is approaching. The whole world suddenly seems to slow down, and there is silence and peace.
When the weather gets cold, Mu Lianzhi becomes lazy every day and wishes she could stay in bed for the whole 24 hours a day.
That day, she went to pay her respects to the old lady as usual. When she came back, she kicked off her shoes and curled up on the couch again. She put a hot water bottle in the blanket and covered herself with the quilt. As usual, she picked up a picture album to read.
There was no way. She still had difficulty recognizing the fonts of this era, but when she looked at the pictures, she had no pressure at all.
The illustrations in the colored books of this era are particularly interesting, though not very suitable for daytime viewing. However, these paintings of lingering love stories are quite good for entertaining. When it comes to romance, the ancients are not inferior to modern people in any way, and are even more pure.
After stuffing a candy into his mouth, Mu Lianzhi flipped through the newspaper casually and habitually asked about the latest situation inside and outside the mansion.
"You mean after the fake incident, my cousin and Ling Fei'er never came back again?"
It's almost the end of the year, and it's the time when people are traveling frequently between different governments. This is a bit unusual.
He stopped coming after being cheated by her once. Hua Shuolei must be holding a grudge against him. It seems that this person is even more narrow-minded than she thought.
"Well, the mansion is unusually peaceful this month. All the courtyards are closed and living their own lives. It has never been so harmonious. It may be because the old lady has been in good and bad condition since her two strokes, and it is close to the end of the year, so all the courtyards have restrained themselves. After all, it is so cold, who would want to go out and take care of the sick?"
Chunmiao was arranging the embroidery thread, while Xiaxiu was embroidering a purse. She also looked up distractedly:
"It may also be because the eldest lady is newly married and the eldest master has just entered the Imperial Academy. Miss, maybe we can have a good and quiet New Year this year."
In the past, the younger lady became more silent during the holidays. No matter whether the eldest wife and the old lady's family were busy with trivial matters or bustling with activity, she was always alone and could not escape unscathed.
This year is obviously different. Before the end of the year, the cellar in their yard is almost full of New Year's goods. Moreover, she now doesn't seem to be averse to celebrating the holidays.
After looking at each other, the joy and relief in the eyes of the two maids were obvious.
"Well, where's Ling Yuyao? Any news?"
That incident happened a while ago. Could it just be left unresolved?
When Mu Lianzhi raised his head, Chunmiao shook his head first, and then said:
"Before, there were some rumors and it was a big deal, but recently there has been no movement. It seems that no one from the Sang Mansion has come again, Miss Gu has not come back, and there are no rumors of divorce or discord outside."
"Oh? There's no smoke without fire. This son-in-law is quite patient."
The Sang family is quite smart. They believe that taking a cold approach is indeed the best approach. This way, nothing changes and it makes it harder to tell whether the rumors are true or false.
However, since it has happened, she doesn't believe Sang Shu can pretend nothing happened.
The Marquis' Mansion couldn't tolerate her, an outsider with whom they had no real relationship. Now that they were in each other's shoes, she wanted to see how long he could tolerate it and what decision the Marquis' Mansion and the Sang Mansion would make in the end.
"Chun Miao, it's almost the end of the year, you and Leng Yun should pay more attention to the people coming in and out of the mansion, as well as Aunt Sang..."
She and Ling Yuyao have always had a close relationship. She had been staying indoors before, so it was estimated that she must be pregnant and the baby was almost settled. Jiang Shi didn't take action now, probably because she was concerned about the future of her children and the old lady's health. It would be almost done after this year, and by then Sang Xi would be pregnant.
The Sang family had a land dispute with the first branch.
"Don't worry, miss."
Looking out the small window at the blue sky, white clouds, withered trees and white snow, Mu Lianzhi couldn't help but sigh:
time flies.
She has been in this world for almost half a year.
While she was distracted, Leng Yun came in carrying charcoal:
"Miss, can I help you boil an apple?"
There is a charcoal stove burning outside, which is used for heating and boiling water. The winter here is not that unbearable.
Mu Lianzhi recalled the years when she lived in her hometown in the countryside as a child. The teachers in the kindergarten also cooked apples for them in this way. In winter, vinegar would be boiled in the classroom to fumigate the house, and the children would eat apples and sing songs during their breaks.
She has lived a hard life in modern times, but has also experienced rapid development of the times and is very happy.
Looking back now, it still seems like a dream.
It is said that the end of scientific research is metaphysics. I don’t know if her coming to this era is also due to the development of science and technology. However, many of our ancestors’ traditions and customs are really long-standing.
She changed her posture and nodded:
"it is good."
She hadn't even turned two pages of the book when she saw Leng Yun coming over after washing his hands.
"Is something wrong?"
"Miss, Miss Aunt and Master Aunt have returned to give New Year gifts and went to the old lady's room; the eldest daughter has also returned, but she is alone. From a distance, I saw that she seemed to have lost a lot of weight. She went to Shi'anyuan and seems to be not doing well."
"profound?"
This means that Cao Cao has arrived, and the two of them came back in a hurry one day.
"Miss, do you want to go and have a look?"
Mu Lianzhi stood up straight and even moved her feet down. Soon, she retracted them again:
"Forget it, I won't go. If no one comes to inform me, I'll just pretend I don't know."
So that she wouldn't be angry again if something happened. It would be exhausting.
……
In the evening, Mu Lianzhi heard that Ling Yuyao and her husband were invited to stay overnight, and Ling Weichi was the one who entertained them. No one knew how the previous incident was suppressed or handled, but everyone seemed to be in agreement and acted as if nothing had happened, and they continued chatting and laughing.
As for Ling Feier, it was said that apart from paying her respects to the old lady, she had been staying in Jiang's room the entire time. No one knew what had happened to her.
Mu Lianzhi heard all this from her maids. No one came to invite her that day, so she had some peace and quiet.
That night, after taking a hot bath, she went to bed early.
The weather was getting cold and it was near the end of the year. Beitang Yi was too busy and she was too lazy to move, so the two of them agreed to meet every three days. If there was anything, they would deal with it improvisationally. After a long time, the two of them didn't have to explain anything specifically, and they would accommodate each other.
Ever since it started snowing, Mu Lianzhi has been running once every six days. Today was not a date day, so she didn't even bother to consider it.
Cuddling herself on a plush pillow and feeling the warmth around her, she slowly closed her eyes.
In a daze, Mu Lianzhi seemed to hear some rustling noises.
Just as she was about to open her eyes to take a look, she felt her body sink. She was so scared that she shuddered. Just as she raised her leg to kick, a familiar male voice came to her ears:
"It's me, Zhizhi~"
"Asshole, asshole! Scaring people can kill people, don't you know that?"
In the darkness, Mu Lianzhi pinched his arm twice, beating him angrily. She almost screamed just now. Why did this man get into her bed so late at night?
ahhh-
She was screaming in her heart, but she didn't dare to move. Her mind was still not back to normal, and the man's hand had sneaked into her clothes again. She panicked and realized that something was wrong with him tonight, and his body was burning:
"what happened to you?"