After Su Ying and Ye Xiaonian left, Su Xiaorui still felt a little uncomfortable, after all he had rarely left his mother since childhood.
But he was quickly distracted because he had more important things to do.
It is enough for him to have a mother, so he doesn't need any aunts.
But how should he tell his great-grandmother
Su Xiaorui frowned and thought about this question. At this moment, Madam Hu came in to report: "Queen Mother, Mrs. Li Guogong is asking to see you."
"Invite her to come in quickly." The Empress Dowager showed a rare smile on her face. Speaking of which, Mrs. Li Guogong was still her little sister when she was not married, but she seldom saw her these years.
A graceful and luxurious woman appeared at the door soon. She was wearing Mrs. Yipin's clothes, and she looked dignified and generous.
As soon as she came in, she respectfully bowed to the queen mother: "May the queen mother be blessed and safe."
The queen mother smiled and said: "Sit down quickly, we don't need this between us."
The Duke's wife sat down with a smile, looked at the Queen Mother's face, and said with concern: "I heard that the Queen Mother was ill a few days ago, so I rushed here. Are you feeling better now?"
"It's much better." The queen mother smiled, "With this ghost by my side coaxing me to drink medicine every day, I feel happy, and Aijia's illness will naturally heal quickly."
"This is..." Mrs. Guo's eyes were attracted by Su Xiaorui in the arms of the queen mother.
The child in front of him was white and lovely, carved with jade, and his black eyes were full of intelligence. The eyes of the Duke's wife revealed a loving look: "Is this the young son of Prince Huai's family? Smart."
"Hi, Mrs. Guogong." Su Xiaorui smiled at him, and said, "I'm Ye Xiaorui, and I'm my brother's younger brother."
"Brother's younger brother?" The Queen Mother was suddenly amused, she looked at the somewhat surprised Duke and Madam and said, "Ying'er was born with twins back then, and Xiao Rui was the younger brother."
"You mean Princess Huai is back?" Mrs. Li Guogong asked curiously, "I don't even know when it happened."
There was also a trace of doubt on the queen mother's face. Speaking of Ying'er, it was a new thing in Beijing recently, and her little sister hadn't heard any news: "It didn't happen not long ago, Fei Bai Went to Nanyang to cultivate and brought Ying'er and Xiaorui back."
The queen mother looked carefully at Mrs. Li Guogong, and found that her face showed an old look, silver threads appeared on her temples, and even many wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes and forehead.
Speaking of which, she hadn't seen her for more than half a year. How could she be aging so fast? Moreover, this little sister who has been with her since she was a child is seven or eight years younger than herself. She is the most beautiful and the best at taking care of herself.
She sighed secretly in her heart, presumably something happened at home again.
Mrs. Li Guogong asked strangely: "This Duke Huai has only one Princess Huai for so many years?"
"Yes." The Queen Mother frowned slightly thinking of this matter.
Mrs. Li Guogong said: "How can this be done? The royal family wants the rain and dew to spread evenly, so that the branches and leaves will spread out. Didn't they say that Princess Panyang was promised to Duke Huai a while ago?"
If Su Xiaorui thought that the other party praised him for having a good impression of her before, but now the good impression for her has disappeared without a trace, and a touch of disgust flashed in his eyes.
His voice was soft: "Grandmother, Xiao Rui wants to drink water."
"Hey, good..." The queen mother let go of Su Xiaorui, and poured him a glass of water naturally.
After Su Xiaorui drank the water, he went to play in the corner alone.
The queen mother was interrupted by Su Xiaorui just now, so she changed the subject and said, "How busy are you recently, it's harder than going to heaven to see you?"
The Duke's wife sighed a long time: "I've been focusing on the affairs of the mansion these days, how could I have other thoughts?"
The queen mother worried: "What's the matter with you? What's going on in the mansion that bothers you so much?"
Mrs. Duke's eyes suddenly turned red when she heard the Queen Mother's concerned words: "It's not the two bastards, now their wings are hardened, and they are sowing discord in front of the master all day long."
Mrs. Guogong said, her face became more and more sad, she lowered her head and wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "I have a son in old age, only Zhi'er is alone, I wish I could hold him in my hand, but now they are bullying him like this ... The master was blinded by the two bastards, looking at Zhi'er from left to right is not pleasing to the eye, and he is more and more picky about his faults."
The queen mother comforted: "Don't cry, don't cry, it will pass. After all, Zhi'er is the son of the eldest son, so the government will belong to him in the future?"
The Duke's wife wiped her tears: "Those two concubines have made great achievements in two marriages, and the master is very fond of them. After all, they are old, and their qualifications are there, so the master doesn't like Zhi'er... "
"Zhi'er's health is not good, and he is so angry that he drinks medicine every day. In my mother's heart... I really hate it!"
Su Xiaorui stayed aside and played by himself, and also listened to the conversation between the two, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly became concerned.
The Duke's wife came to see the Queen Mother, but she cried more and more pitifully, telling the Queen Mother all the unhappiness in her heart: "Since that foxy son entered the door, he has been pestering the master and instigating the two sons! After so many years, the master only has her in his heart..."
She was crying, and the queen mother comforted her, and both veils were soaked.
The queen mother finally comforted Mrs. Guogong, and Mrs. Guogong sighed and said: "I really envy you, my little great-grandson is always by your side..."
When the queen mother heard the Duke's wife praised Xiaorui, there was a look of satisfaction in her eyes, and she waved to Su Xiaorui: "Xiaorui, come here."
Su Xiaorui ran to the Queen Mother's side slowly, opened her hands and jumped into the Queen Mother's arms cutely, and said with a smile: "What orders does Grandmother have?"
"This child is my pistachio. He can be funny and coax others. I always feel younger when I'm with him..." The queen mother rubbed Su Xiaorui's head and said.
Su Xiaorui raised her small face and blinked her big eyes ignorantly: "Does my great-grandmother like it?"
"I like it, of course I like it." The queen mother lowered her head with a smile and kissed him on the cheek, "I like it to the bottom of my heart."
Mrs. Guo couldn't help pulling Su Xiaorui over to look carefully: "It looks like Feibai is carved out of the same mold, cute and smart. I don't know how much I envy you..."
The Duke's wife talked with the Queen Mother for a while before leaving.
After the Duke's wife left, Madam Hu served two desserts.
At the dining table in the Compassionate Ning Palace, Su Xiaorui ate with gusto: "Grandmother, please eat more."
"Okay." After the Empress Dowager's conversation with the Duke's wife just now, the look in Xiao Rui's eyes became softer and more loving.