Seeing her come in, everyone in the hall stood up to greet her.
Sheng Lanzi was particularly attentive, and even poured a cup of tea for Feng herself, and asked cautiously: "Sister-in-law, have the people from the Yamen left? But I don't know why they came here?"
He was quite surprised when he asked this question. After all, the reason why Mrs. Sheng didn't call him in to talk was that he must have expected that the Yamen would come to the door at this time and had to leave an older man to greet him. In the end, he gave this hot potato to his sister-in-law - it is conceivable that no matter what Feng does, she will offend her in front of her parents-in-law.
Fortunately, although Mrs. Feng's expression was solemn, her tone was very calm, and she did not mean to resent him. She simply said briefly: "The matter is a bit troublesome. We must discuss it carefully when my husband comes out!"
Sheng Lanzi was stunned when he heard this and said, "Trouble?"
-Although in his opinion, Jie Gu went up to greet the Yamen was a real trouble, but judging from Feng's tone, the trouble she mentioned was not like she was worried about offending her father-in-law or mother-in-law, but something else
However, Feng Shixu was worried about the juniors present and had no intention of answering. She only took a sip of tea and frowned slightly, as if thinking about a countermeasure.
Seeing that Sheng Lanzi couldn't be bothered, he also stopped talking.
But Sheng Weiqiao was thinking about what Baoyue said in the morning. When her third uncle stopped talking, she came closer to her mother and whispered: "Mom, yesterday you and Sister Rao..."
"How is Rao'er this morning? Have you woken up?" However, just as she opened her mouth, Feng interrupted her, "Have you visited her before coming to see your grandfather?"
"I went to see Sister Rao. She hasn't woken up yet. Doctor Hang said before that it would be best to let her sleep until the afternoon today so that she can regain her energy." Sheng Weiqiao said, "When I went to see Sister Rao, her The maid said..."
"Since Rao'er has nothing to do now, let's talk about it later!" Feng narrowed her eyes, patted the back of her daughter's hand, and interrupted again, "I've been waiting for news about your grandfather now!"
Sheng Weiqiao noticed his mother's deliberate avoidance and was very confused, but he didn't bother anymore. He said "yes" and stepped aside to stand with Gongsun Yingjiang.
Originally, when there was only one elder, Sheng Lanzi, there were quite a few whispers in the flower hall because the others were juniors and not too old.
But after Mrs. Feng came, things suddenly became quieter. This is not to say that Mrs. Feng is so fierce. The main reason is that everyone in the Sheng family knows that the old man loves Dafang. The status of Dafang and his family is very aloof. Seeing her come in Their faces were not very good-looking at the time, and everyone was afraid of getting into trouble, so they kept silent.
In this way, the flower hall soon became quiet, and the atmosphere gradually became stiff.
However, Feng never had any intention of breaking the rigidity. He just sat there with a frown on his face and thought about things, as if he didn't even notice the people looking at each other. Others, including Sheng Lanzi, also felt that it was not appropriate to say anything at this time, and they all stared at the ornaments, vases, and tea bowls that were far or near.
After watching like this for a long time, I finally heard the sound of people outside. It was Sheng Lanci and the other two who were resigning from Mrs. Sheng.
"Has anyone come from the Yamen just now? Where's the Bai family?" Sheng Lanci entered the flower hall first. She was not surprised to see a group of people gathered. She nodded and sat down with her robe lifted up. While letting the juniors excuse themselves, Sheng Lanci said: He said, "Normally they have all been here... What did they say?"
Sheng Lanzi glanced at Feng with great embarrassment: "The Bai family hasn't come yet, but people from the Yamen have come, but I wasn't feeling very happy at the time, so I asked my sister-in-law to come out and greet them."
"I was waiting for you to come out so I could talk about this!" Sheng Lanci heard this and didn't know what his brother's little plan was? His originally peaceful face suddenly darkened!
Fortunately, Mrs. Feng spoke up in time and said, "But you should tell me how dad is doing first. The children have been waiting here all morning. At least I can tell them to be sure."
Sheng Lanci said expressionlessly: "Dad is fine, but he is old. Doctor Hang suggested that it is better to rest for two days before getting up. It is also advisable to have a light diet."
Feng looked around: "Do you have anything else to ask?"
The implication is that if it doesn't exist, then let it go.
Because the two oldest grandchildren of the Sheng family, Sheng Suihe and Sheng Weide, had followed Sheng Lan to resign to Mrs. Sheng. Now among the juniors in the flower hall, Sheng Weiqiao was the oldest. She looked at her younger brothers and sisters below. Seeing that everyone had their heads lowered and remained silent, they answered on their behalf: "No. Can we come back tomorrow to pay our respects to my grandfather?"
Mrs. Feng nodded and warned: "Tell your grandmother the news so that she won't worry."
But he reminded his daughter tactfully that since she came to the Forbidden Snow Hall, don't forget Mrs. Ming.
Sheng Weiqiao hurriedly agreed and followed them out of the house to visit Mrs. Ming, who was also ill in Xikua Hospital.
Mrs. Ming had aged more than ten years in one night, and her spirits were also very low. When she heard that her grandchildren had come to pay their respects, her eyes suddenly lit up and she couldn't wait to ask: "Rao'er is here too?"
Mr. Xiao, who was waiting in front of the bed, choked, thought quickly, and then said with a smile: "Rao'er also passed out yesterday, and it seems that she hasn't woken up yet!"
"Even if she wakes up, she may not be willing to come see me!" The light in Mrs. Ming's eyes dimmed instantly and she choked, "She must hate me to death!"
Mrs. Xiao hurriedly said: "You are right! Something happened to my second sister-in-law yesterday, and everyone was very excited. Rao'er is only twelve years old. How can you take what a child says when he is ignorant? Don't believe it. In a few days, that child will wake up and will definitely come to kowtow to you to apologize, please don’t be like her!"
"In a few days, her father won't even know whether he is still alive or not?" Madam Ming sobbed, "I don't know who this child looks like. Why is he so cruel? That's her biological father!"
Mrs. Xiao smiled reluctantly and said: "What you said - the children are waiting outside. Qiaoer brought them here. Do you see this?"
She had to force her smile. Although the relationship between Mr. Xiao and Ms. Bai was not that good, things can only harm their kind. Ms. Bai drowned in broad daylight in a small pond in the courtyard that was no deeper than her chest. Everyone in the Sheng family People doubted Sheng Lansi, and Madam Ming herself was no exception - but Madam Ming still unswervingly favored her son. This approach was understandable to Mrs. Xiao.
But she definitely has a grudge.
After all, she was also Mrs. Ming's daughter-in-law, which meant she was lucky. Although the Sheng Lanzi she married was a bit timid and incompetent, she was not as absurd and ruthless as Sheng Lanzi.
Otherwise, Bai's today will be Xiao's tomorrow - so seeing Mrs. Ming talking about Sheng Weirao's cruelty, Xiao couldn't say anything in agreement, so she could only change the subject.
"How can I want to see the children now?" Mrs. Ming sighed and said, "Send someone out and send them away!"
Mrs. Xiao just agreed, and the old lady added, "Send someone to the Yamen to ask about the situation... It was already dark when Lance was imprisoned yesterday, right? We just let him in without clearing anything, I'm afraid... There was not even a quilt this past night. There is no one in the second room who can take charge now, and Yin Lu is too busy to take care of it. You and Lan Zi will pack some things later and ask someone to go there! "
"I heard there was a quilt inside." Mrs. Xiao understood that her mother-in-law was implying that the third room had managed to get rid of Sheng Lance. She didn't insist on Sheng Lance's death. The problem was that Mrs. Sheng took the photo. Boss, Mrs. Ming didn’t even dare to object openly, but she wanted the third bedroom to come forward. Once Mr. Sheng found out, how could the third bedroom be unlucky
Sheng Lansi was only the eldest brother-in-law of the Xiao family, and not a brother of her mother's mother. Of course she was very reluctant, but she couldn't refuse directly, so she said tactfully, "The Yamen has always had a good relationship with our family, how can we take it seriously?" Is the second brother suffering?"
Mrs. Ming glanced at her lightly: "Can Lance get used to sleeping on the quilt in the yamen?!"
Mrs. Xiao was speechless and had an idea. She stood up and said, "Daughter-in-law, please go out and send Qiaoer and the others away, lest the children get impatient and have any misunderstandings!"
Sheng Weiqiao and the others knew that their grandparents were all focused on Bai's death, so they were not surprised to hear that Mrs. Ming did not see them.
After asking Mrs. Xiao a few questions about Mrs. Ming's health, they left the Forbidden Snow Hall in twos and threes.
As usual, Sheng Weiqiao and Gongsun Yingjiang wanted to go back to Zhu Ying Xiaozhu to take care of Sheng Weirao, but Sheng Weirao got tired and came up and said she wanted to go with them.
"Don't make any noise to Sister Rao when you get there, you know?" Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but agree, but he was afraid that she would disturb Sheng Weirao's rest because she was used to making noises, so he repeatedly warned her on the way, "Otherwise I will ask Ying Jiang to arrest you. I took her to her Qiongpa Pavilion to play with!"
Sheng Weiwu raised her hand and promised: "I am the quietest! How could I disturb the third sister!"
They returned to Zhu Ying's small building together. At this time, it was Baoli's turn to stay in front of the couch. Seeing Sheng Weiqiao and his entourage come in, he hurriedly stood up and saluted.
Sheng Weiqiao signaled her to get up and asked in a low voice: "How is sister Rao?"
"Second Miss has been sleeping since she left just now." Baoli said respectfully, "I guess it's because I slept until noon as Dr. Hang said."
Sheng Weiqiao tiptoed closer and took a look. Sure enough, Sheng Weirao was sleeping very deeply. Perhaps she had slept for a long time. Her face, which had been pale these days, was rarely red, and her eyelashes became longer and thicker.
However, such a sleeping appearance does not appear peaceful, because the two scars on her forehead and cheeks are reminders of the girl's experience and situation.
Sheng Weiqiao sighed silently and led Gongsun Yingjiang and Sheng Weiwu out of the door.
Seven-year-old Sheng Weiwu didn't know what her third cousin went through after she was kidnapped, and she only had a partial understanding of what happened in the Forbidden Snow Hall yesterday. The version she knew was that her second aunt drowned and her third cousin fainted from grief.
In addition, she rarely plays with Sheng Weirao, and her affection for her second aunt Bai is very limited. Naturally, Sheng Weiwu's mood will not be greatly affected.
While in the house, Xu Shi saw Sheng Weiqiao looking heavy and concerned. After going out, she sat down in the main room. After the maids presented her with honey smoothie, she ate the honey smoothie while chatting and laughing with Gongsun Yingjiang. , and soon forgot about Sheng Weirao.
However, Sheng Weiqiao couldn't be as relaxed as her cousin. She talked perfunctorily with her niece and cousin, but she was always thinking about the aftermath of Bai's death, especially what Feng said to Sheng Weirao alone last night. Why did this person's face look so heavy after seeing the Yamen? Fortunately, this doubt did not last long and was answered.
... However, I don’t know if it’s because Sheng Lanci and Feng Shi want the brother and sister to get along too much, or if they really can’t get away from it. However, Feng Shi didn’t come to explain this doubt to her daughter in person, but sent Sheng Suihe. Come here and explain it to Sheng Weiqiao!