Difficult to Climb the High Branches – Chapter 91

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第91章 靠不上边
墨如山把两位女官请进客厅。

对一脸惊奇迎面而来的庄氏低声吩咐:“赶紧安排茶水点心!”

庄女官想掌控局面,所以抢先说:“墨大人,我们是奉命而来,还得回去复命,坐不住的。就不要忙了!”

她心里话:谁稀罕你家的茶点哪!
两位客人余光稍打量了一下这间客厅。

书画不少,但没名贵摆件,桌椅也很寻常。

自己的家,都比这儿气派,庄女官心里更加的瞧不上。

“本官是皇后娘娘跟前的女官,姓庄。这位,是赵姑姑。”庄女官介绍道。

墨如山带着两个弟弟给她们行礼,并介绍了一下。

那位赵姑姑不似庄女官那么傲慢,轻声笑道:“几位先生不用客气!大家都坐吧!”

墨家哥仨心中打鼓,小心的坐下。

“墨大人家里,有个叫墨伊的姑娘吗?”又是庄女官开口问的。

墨如山立刻看墨如海,墨如海眼睛眨巴着,显然莫名其妙。

二人都没有回答。

庄女官皱着眉头又问了一句:“墨大人?有没有叫墨伊的姑娘?”

墨如山连忙回答:“回大人,有的有的。是我家二弟的姑娘!”他指着墨如海说。

“大人,您问的墨伊,是在下的二女儿。不知大人相问是……”

庄女官打断了话:“墨大人可否将其唤出?”

“当然可以!二弟,你快去叫伊姐儿来!”墨如山赶紧催促。

按说他的官职,还高过庄女官,不必这么诚惶诚恐的。

但庄女官可是皇后娘娘跟前儿的,就不能单纯按品级算了。

皇后娘娘身边的女官,要见伊伊?墨如海未免忐忑,迟疑的问:“大人,墨伊年纪还小,没什么见识,不知道大人是……”

庄女官见自己吩咐了,这个人不立刻去办,居然还反问。心中更加不满,抬着下巴,姿态高傲,竟然不说话了。

旁边那个年青太监,也哼了一声,还没待他说话……

赵嬷嬷就开了口:“墨先生不用紧张。我们此来,是奉命来看看您家姑娘,并无恶意。您放心,我们不会吓唬一个小姑娘的。”

她脸上带着微微笑意,语调平和,一点架子也没有。

墨如海立刻相信了她,“谢谢夫人,那在下这就去喊她!”起身出了后门。

一出来,吓了一跳。

原来,墨家后宅人,几乎都集中在这儿了,除了墨伊!
连墨达都扶着怀孕的媳妇来了。

一个个激动又紧张,兴奋的盯着墨如海。若不是庄氏安排茶水时,瞪眼拦着,恐怕王氏和刘氏就冲进去了。

墨如海一皱眉头,环视了一眼,低声问王氏:“墨伊呢?!”

王氏激动的揪着墨如海胳膊:“真是宫里来的?她们来干嘛……”她一激动,嗓门就不受控制。

“嘘,轻声!”墨如海赶紧拦。

“她们干嘛来了?”王氏放低了声。

“墨伊呢?”

“找墨伊干嘛?她们是来见墨伊的?为什么呀?”王氏根本就分不清轻重,只管拉着丈夫问,而且这一会儿功夫,她脑子快速转着,恐怕连墨伊会不会进宫给皇上做小都想了一遍。

墨如海烦得一甩胳膊:“我哪儿知道!你快去叫她来,要见外客,穿整齐些!”

说完用力往墨伊住的方向推王氏。

王氏却眨巴着眼睛,呆呆的看着丈夫,不动。

“没听明白?还愣着做什么?快去呀!”墨如海眼睛瞪了起来。

王氏这才反应过来,一步三回头的走了。墨帆也不说话,跟在王氏身后。

墨达过来低声问:“父亲,出了什么事?”

墨如海轻轻摇头,没说话。

墨青,跟猴子似的跳来蹿去,既想在门缝看看来人什么模样,又想到窗户跟儿那听里头在说什么。墨达实在是看不过眼,走过去低声制止:“墨青!你安稳点。”

可是墨青根本不在乎,仍兴致勃勃的回来折腾。

王氏一路磕绊着到了墨伊门外,高声叫着:“墨伊!墨伊!”

母亲?她怎么来了?

墨伊慌忙开门,王氏冲了进来。

“母亲,出什么事了?”

王氏上下一看,墨伊还是一如往常的家常小袄,麻花辫子。

脸上那伤,现在是紫色的,挺明显,让她怪模怪样的……

“你……”王氏刚想数落,却想起来前头还在等。

“香枝,快给你们姑娘找合适的衣裳。赶紧换上!宫里来人了,要见你!”

“母亲您说什么?”墨伊一脸迷惑。

“哎呀先别废话了!具体怎么回事,还不知道呢!你大伯在陪着说话,咱们得赶紧过去。”

大小两个丫头手忙脚乱的拿出衣裳。

“这衣裳不行!香叶你去大姑娘屋里……”

“娘!您别又让女儿穿姐姐的了!”

墨帆站在屋外头听到了,帮着墨伊说话,“二婶,五妹,都别着急!穿整齐些就好……不用太过打扮!”

“你懂什么?”王氏在屋里吼他一句。

“二太太,前头说,让快一点!”这是庄氏让丫头来催了。

“得了得了!那就这身吧,赶紧换上,头发梳梳,哎哟你这一天天的,有个大姑娘样儿吗?”

墨伊被她催得头都晕了,“二哥,怎么回事?”她也扯起了嗓子。

墨帆在院子里说:“不知道!是二叔出来说……”

“闭嘴!”王氏又冲外头嚷了一嗓子,“我跟你说,前头来了人,说是宫里的女官,指名点姓的要见你。一会儿,你规矩点,别乱说话。一切让你大伯和你爹应酬。听到没?”王氏的声音都颤抖了。

怎么回事?

墨伊脑子飞快转,但也只是空转。

衣裳刚穿好,王氏帮她把梳了头发。上下打量了一下,“用粉盖一下脸!”

“娘,印子还很深呢,要全盖住,就得厚厚一层,那女儿成唱戏的了。若真是宫里来的,什么没见识过,怎么会笑话我一个小姑娘!?”

“也对……可是……算了算了。赶紧着吧!”她心中暗自下了决心,回头就给丫头置办两身好衣裳,否则一遇到事儿,真是抓瞎。

虽然心中仍很纳闷,但墨伊竟比王氏还能沉住气些,“娘,咱们这样的人家,跟宫里是靠不上边儿的!您不用太紧张!”

“你知道什么呀?快走。”王氏一扯墨伊。

两个人一出来,墨帆打量了一下墨伊:“妹妹别慌,宫里来的都是大人物,不会为难一个小姑娘的!”

前头客厅,墨如山在赵嬷嬷温和的态度下,冷静了下来。

不免心里有些悲苦,他也曾是青年才俊,也曾意气风发。但多年的仕途不顺,兼看不到希望。让他变得轻浮而市侩。刚才这急急忙忙的样子……

压了压心神,再跟女官和赵嬷嬷说话,就淡定多了。

他想套出几人的来意。

只是,那庄女官眼皮垂着,根本不接话。

“请问墨大人祖籍哪里?”赵嬷嬷认真的问。

墨如山便侃侃而谈……

(本章完)

Difficult to Climb the High Branches

Difficult to Climb the High Branches

高枝难攀
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Mo Yi is the fifth daughter of an ordinary family in the capital, with a lifelong wish: to marry a scholarly young man in blue; to live in a sunny little courtyard; and if she could open a small shop on Jinbao Street... then her life would be perfect, and she would want for nothing else. Li Qiang is the only surviving legitimate son of the emperor's first wife, with a lifelong wish: to slaughter everyone related to the death of his mother and siblings; to help his brother's illegitimate son ascend to power; aside from that, he desires nothing! These two, initially completely unrelated, found their fates intertwined because Mo Yi's sister found a good match and left the backup option for her... The trajectory of destiny changed... Her intelligence and attention to detail made his path of revenge smoother. In return, he provided her with a spacious residence and countless prosperous shops, lavish clothing, and food. Eventually, the regent, who showed no interest in romantic affairs, doted on her, transforming the ordinary her into a beloved little wife... This story is neither about rebirth nor time travel, lacks magical abilities and space. The male lead is not pure, and the female lead is not beautiful. There is no instant love, nor is there a chase-and-rekindle scenario. (The author touches the back of their head and thinks, hmm, there's some rebellious spirit... Written for fellow enthusiasts, those who dislike it may avoid it without needing any backlash.) A story of love after marriage, filled with ordinary family matters. There are conspiracies and thrilling moments, but more importantly, it explores mundane interactions, support, understanding, and love. This author has an excellent track record. Additionally, there are three other remarkable works for readers to appreciate: "Little Bug," "Rebirth in a New Fate," and "The Duchess: Beautiful but Heartless"... Novel keywords: high branch hard to reach, high branch hard to reach full text download, high branch hard to reach latest chapter reading.

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