As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the sound of footsteps in the room, and she seemed to be running straight out. Then the door suddenly opened, and the haggard Aunt Xu stood in the door, looking at Jin Zhanyi Jin Xiunan in front of her in disbelief, but tears immediately fell from her eyes. It flowed down and murmured: "God, I'm dreaming, I must be dreaming."
"Mother."
Jin Zhenyi and Jin Xiunan couldn't bear it any longer. They stepped forward and hugged Aunt Xu's thighs and burst into tears. This time, Aunt Xu finally believed that everything before her eyes was real, and she quickly knelt down, hugged her two children and cried bitterly.
"Auntie, don't worry about crying right now. The young master and the girl were secretly released by the second mistress, and they will go back in the evening." Bai Lu was anxious and reminded her quickly. Aunt Xu finally came to her senses, wiped her tears quickly, and said with a sad smile: "How can that woman be so kind? I meant to harm her, but she is willing to retaliate with kindness? I don't believe it."
Bai Lu walked into the house with Jin Zhenyi and Jin Xiunan, sighed and said: "Auntie, I didn't believe it at first. But later, one by one, I started to believe it even if I didn't believe it. Tell me, this Second Grandma Ning It seems that she really has an indifferent temperament. Now the young master and the third girl are being raised by her. The slaves are also serving the young master in Fengya Building. They are watching her every move with cold eyes. She has not said anything about inviting favors in front of him or wanting to take away her. Second Grandma Wan's power as the head of the family has not even said that she cannot tolerate other aunts and concubines. She really seems to have nothing to do with the world. Please forgive me for saying something that I shouldn't have said. We were wrong that day."
After she finished speaking, she saw Aunt Xu frowning, so she took off the baggage on her body, handed it to Aunt Xu, and said, "Auntie, please look, here are some clothes and broken silver, which Grandma Ning ordered to bring to Grandma before she left. Yes, it is said that the servants of Zhuangzi are afraid of being snobbish. You can use money to buy yourself food, clothing, and a comfortable life. There are also the properties that my aunt brought as a dowry that day. That day, I gave the young master and the third girl away In the past tense, the slave girl only said that of course she would give these things to her, as long as she would not treat the young master and the girl harshly in the future. Who knew that she didn't want it, so she left it all to the slave girl, but she would have to check it every three months. Of course, she was afraid that the slave would become greedy. The aunt thought that she had no property or money at that time. Only the master took care of her, but she didn't covet this. Isn't it rare? If the young master and girl fall into Qingwan Ge, aunt, think about what that situation will be like again?"
Aunt Xu listened to Bai Lu's words at first and just sneered. When she heard what happened behind her, she couldn't help but be stunned. She took the small bundle and saw a thin account book and a few brand-new clothes inside, as well as those little things that should be said. She couldn't help but have mixed feelings about thirty taels of broken silver and a few coins. After flipping through a few more pages of accounts, I was stunned and didn't know what I was thinking.
Jin Zhenyi became anxious and said to Bai Lu, "Okay, now that you have told your mother everything, it's time for me to talk to my sister."
Aunt Xu came to her senses after hearing her son's words. She hurriedly held the two children on her body and sat down. She said sadly to Bai Lu: "Now that things have happened, what do those properties mean? It doesn't matter even if they are given to her, as long as she can take good care of her." Waiting for my brother Yi and Miss San..." Before he could finish his sentence, he was already bursting into tears.
"Auntie can still treat us. At least she's better than Er Niang, that woman who hides her sword in her smile. She's better than Aunt Huo, that two-faced woman. Well, she's also better than those weak Aunt Cui and Yue Lan..." Jin Zhenyi said loudly, and then Pulling Aunt Xu to talk to her about her and her sister's experiences in the past six months, Aunt Xu couldn't help but nod her head, but her tears were like broken beads that couldn't stop.
He said this for more than an hour, and even Jin Xiunan, who was usually steady, felt dry from talking. Aunt Xu knew something about her family, and Jin Feng was appointed to bring her back from the Western Regions. Fu Qiuning has now become a celebrity in front of the Queen Mother and the Emperor because of the opera, and he also shoulders a heavy responsibility. Hearing each story one after another made her heart feel hot and cold at times, and she hated herself for being so confused that she couldn't go back to the wealthy days of the past. On the one hand, I also thought that I was afraid that I would never be able to make a difference, nor would I see the day when my children would make a difference.
Because he had mixed feelings, he said to Bai Lu: "I am here, day and night, just thinking about Brother Yi and the third girl, they can't be left behind wherever they go. Fortunately, now that they are in the hands of Second Grandma Ning, they actually It was beyond my expectation. Looking at Brother Yi's choice of words and poise now, she is actually more promising than she was in my hands. I used to just hate her, thinking that she just taught a pair of outstanding children. She wanted to win the favor of us people, why? Now it seems that I was wrong. She is a kind-hearted person, so she could teach two children like that with all her heart. How could she know Feng at that time? Will Brother Yi and Sister Jiao fall in love with me in the future? I think they are sincere and not for use. No wonder they treat Brother Yi and Miss San like this now. It’s just that I judge the heart of a gentleman with a villain’s heart. He took the knife from someone else's hand, but in the end he was unable to see the light of day for the rest of his life. That's all, now that things have happened, I don't have any more thoughts. Bai Lu, you will take good care of Brother Yi and Miss San for me. When they grow up, After everyone gets married, it’s up to you to manage the properties and dowry gifts for them.”
Jin Zhenyi saw that his mother was obviously discouraged by what she said, so he took her hand and said, "Mother, don't be discouraged. My son will definitely study hard and take mother back to his hometown in the future." Seeing his mother smile bitterly, Mo Mo said The head said, "Fool, fool..." He jumped off Xu's lap unconvinced, and said loudly: "How powerful was my mother before? How come she suffered this setback and she was able to kill all those strong people in the past?" Where have you gone? My husband often taught us that we should never give up. Look, you have just suffered one setback, and you have become like this. Auntie has been in Wanfengxuan for six years and no one has cared about her, but in the end, she still waited for her father. But now my mother is here Zhuangzi is only a few months old? His heart is filled with despair. This is not what my son said to you. You should really learn from my aunt."
Aunt Xu was scolded by her son like a little adult. She didn't feel ashamed but felt relieved. She took Jin Zhenyi's hand and smiled and said: "Brother Yi, we can also talk about such truths now. How old are you? These words are coming from your mouth. Just come. It can be seen that there will be success in the future."
Jin Zhenyi nodded vigorously and said, "Mother is right. My son must study hard and practice martial arts in the future. He must be promising. My aunt said that as long as my son is promising, he can go to his father to beg for help. She will then Just say a few words, and maybe daddy will take mom back home. Although I don’t dare to hope for anything else, it’s definitely possible for our mother and son to reunite. So mom, don’t be discouraged and wait for your son to succeed. After that, I will come to take you back to my hometown in person. Auntie said that I’m afraid I can’t rely on grandpa, so it all depends on me.”
Aunt Xu had previously thought it was Fu Qiuning's words of comfort to Jin Zhenyi, but when she heard the words "I don't dare to hope for anything else, but it is possible for mother and son to be reunited," her heart moved. He looked at Jin Zhenyi seriously and said, "Is this what your aunt told you?"
Jin Zhenyi nodded solemnly, and Jin Xiunan also testified beside him. Mrs. Xu then raised her head, stared out of the window, and said for a long time: "At this point, what else do I hope for? Don't say that I am the Second Grandma Wan who the young Marquis respected and loved before, and now I am also in front of her. Did you reveal my true form and make me dislike you? Humph, you treat me as a knife wielder, but you don’t think about who I am. Since he can see through me in one breath, who knows that he doesn’t understand the person behind this? ?”
Having said this, she reached out and touched Jin Zhenyi's head, took a deep breath, and said with red eyes: "Yes, mother can only count on Brother Yi and your sister now. As long as mother can be brought back to her home, let me Mom is with you. Mom wants nothing, nothing..." After saying that, she hugged Jin Zhenyi and Jin Xiunan and started sobbing.
"Auntie, it's getting late now, and the servants, the young master and the girl have to go back. Now that we've made a start, a shrewd man like the young marquis may not be able to hide it. I'm afraid it was the second mistress who said nice things in front of him. So I just turn a blind eye. As long as we all stay safe, aren't we afraid that we won't have a chance to visit my aunt in the future? Let's put down our hands for now."
"What you are saying is that I am extremely happy that you can come here today." Aunt Xu wiped away her tears, looked at her children and said: "Study hard when you go back, don't worry about mother, this Although the servants on Zhuangzi are snobbish, I am still my aunt after all, and they don’t dare to go too far. Besides, is my mother the kind of person who lets others bully me? So don’t worry. "
After holding hands and giving instructions for a long time, seeing that the red sun was about to set in the west, I had no choice but to let go reluctantly. However, I watched the carriage disappear from the doorway, and stood for another half day, watching the dusk fall over me. Then he slowly turned around and went back to his room.
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"It's rare for the children to come out. The environment in the countryside is so good. They are tired from playing today. Otherwise, we would never have thought they could go to bed so early." After looking at several children's rooms one by one, they all fell asleep. Fu Qiuning Fang returned to the main room, taking off his jewelry in front of the mirror, and said to Jin Feng.
Jin Fengju lay on the bed, watching her take off her makeup, and mused: "Zhenyi and Xiunan went to see their mother in the afternoon. Didn't you ask after they came back?"