0 Filial piety
When the old lady recovered, she held her grandson and chattered on and on with tears streaming down her face. Xu Junying felt sad to see the old grandmother who used to be dignified, majestic and kind at home become like this.
On one side is the beloved girl whom he wants to protect, and on the other side is his dearest grandmother. No matter how much he pampers her, he cannot let Meimei continue to be so willful. She just called her grandmother an old woman with a disdainful tone. Her attitude is extremely disrespectful. Even if the customs of the country where she grew up are different from those of this dynasty, who is not born by her mother and raised by her father? She should have the most basic filial piety. She can be indifferent and not come close to serve in person because she is not liked, but she must not speak badly to her and contradict the old woman until she faints! In order to take her emotions into consideration and protect her from being bullied, she has become an unfilial descendant. How can she hurt her grandmother again and again
Bai Zhan came hurriedly with the doctor who was sitting in the clinic of Qiancaotang. He felt the old lady's pulse, asked questions, observed her face, and examined her carefully. He asked what kind of medicine pills she usually took. Mother Ji beside her answered, and the doctor took out a small porcelain bottle. In the bottle were a dozen brown pills the size of mung beans. He said that these were newly made pills of Qiancaotang, called Qingxin Pills, and she could try them. When her chest felt stuffy, she could hold one in her mouth. Mother Ji thanked her, took it, poured out one, and put it into the old lady's mouth. The doctor told her to rest peacefully, not to get angry, and not to take any more medicine. Then he said goodbye and left. Xu Junying thanked the doctor, sent him to the gate of the courtyard, asked Bai Zhan to pay enough for the consultation fee, and then sent him back to Qiancaotang.
Bai Zhan led the doctor for only a few steps when a maid came up to them at a trot, bowed and led them to another courtyard. Bai Zhan was stunned to see Cui Si who had been beaten like that.
Xu Junying came back to help the old lady back to the upper room, but she refused. Xu Junying said, "It's cloudy here, the sun has gone down, and it's windy. Grandma is not feeling well, so you'd better go inside and sit down!"
The old lady patted her grandson's hand and said, "Grandma is old. It's annoying to sit in this courtyard. What if we go into the house? They say this is the Qin family's house. My grandson, the men of our Xu family have always been upright. When have we ever been sons-in-law who are laughed at by others? Isn't the Hou Mansion hundreds or thousands of times better than this house? Your mother is sick again. How can grandma bear to see the Hou Mansion in a mess with no one to take care of it? You have to live in Jinhua Hall to manage the family for you..."
Xu Junying blushed, hating Meimei. What did she say to the old lady? Was he a live-in son-in-law
He also understood the old lady's intention of coming to his house today. When the family property was divided, she insisted on living with the second wife. In order to prevent the old lady from feeling wronged, the brothers from the first wife discussed it and only asked for one third of all the property, and the rest went to the second wife. Now the old lady probably couldn't understand it and was unwilling to leave the Hou Mansion, so she still wanted to live in Jinhua Hall.
Xu Junying said, "Grandma, please don't listen to her nonsense. This house, this house is not the property of the Qin family... Jinhua Hall is where grandma lives. Your grandson begs grandma not to move out. Although we have separated the house, the first and second houses are still one family. We share the responsibility. After your grandson and second uncle have discussed it, we will open a door in the wall of the house so that the brothers can pay their respects in the morning and evening and listen to grandma's teachings!"
Old Mrs. Xu nodded, a smile on her face: "Good! Good grandson! There is no unfilial descendant in my Xu family!"
As she spoke, two tears fell from her eyes. Ruixue took a handkerchief to wipe them for the old lady. The old lady looked up at the door, lowered her head, panted and said worriedly: "Grandma is about to be buried. She lives one day at a time. It's okay to be despised and bullied. It's pitiful for you... You can't control her for a lifetime, what should you do?"
Xu Junying groaned for a moment: "Grandma, please sit down. I'll ask her to apologize!"
Meimei washed and combed her hair again with Cuixi's help. She was combing her hair in front of the two jade butterflies in the mirror. Cuilian, who was peeking out through the window in the outer room, ran in hurriedly:
"The Lord Hou is here, and he wants to take the young lady over to apologize!"
Meimei was stunned for a moment: "Why..."
Xu Junying's footsteps were heard, and soon he was in front of her. He only said one sentence: "Come with me and kowtow to the old lady and admit your fault!"
Without allowing Meimei to struggle, he grabbed her arm and walked out. Meimei was dragged by him and wanted to kick him. Cuixi and Cuilian followed him like a shadow. Meimei said, "Don't follow me! Otherwise, the old woman will catch her and beat her. She has her grandson as an accomplice now!"
Xu Junying stopped and said, "Qin Meimei! Don't be rude to the old lady again! The old lady is old, and in recent years she has often gone to the temple to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures. She may have a prejudice against you and dislike you, but she is not a cruel person!"
"Humph! You'll know when you go see Cui Si later!"
"Even when she punishes her slaves, she doesn't do it herself!"
"Of course. You commanded the generals and soldiers on the battlefield and killed millions of enemies. If you didn't do it yourself, does it count as your contribution?"
Xu Junying was so angry that he stared at her and was speechless.
Meimei said, "You want me to go and apologize to the old lady. Just say it nicely, don't be so overbearing and forceful, I will go! Now, let me go, no need to beg, I will go too! This is my yard. If I don't want to anger her and let her get into trouble here, isn't it just a matter of kowtow and shut up? I can do it!"
She was scared just now. If the old lady was really angry to death by her, she would never be able to get rid of the guilt for the rest of her life.
She felt a little sad. When did the good girl become a rebellious woman? Whose family doesn’t have old people? The four old people in her family, grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, loved her like their own eyes. The strong family affection accompanied her growth. Since she could remember, she knew how to return, respect and love the elders. Maybe she complained, but that should be regarded as deliberately acting like a spoiled child. She never dared to say a harsh word to the elders. She had such an outrageous rebellious behavior. Could it be that she was narrow-minded and did not regard other people’s elders as elders? Meimei reflected on herself and came to the conclusion that other people’s elders did not love her as a junior, so...
After nearly causing a loss of life, Meimei decided to keep her head down and restrain herself. To avoid any burden on herself, she decided not to provoke the elderly, absolutely not!
No matter if you are a thousand-year-old demon and no matter how much trouble you cause, I will refuse to fight you, OK
Xu Junying was a little confused. Meimei, who was let go of her hand, walked out the door by herself. He paused and followed her out.
Meimei lowered her head and knelt down in front of the old lady. The old lady leaned on the rattan chair, looked at her with her eyelids lowered, and moved her mouth. She saw Xu Junying coming over, and knelt down next to Meimei in a robe. The words that were about to come to her lips were swallowed back.
Xu Junying and Meimei kowtowed to the old lady. Seeing that Meimei didn't move and her lips were tightly pursed, Xu Junying had no choice but to speak for herself:
"Grandma, I have brought my daughter-in-law to kowtow to you and admit my mistake! Meimei knows that it was wrong to talk back to you. I will definitely change my ways from now on and will never do it again. I beg you to forgive me this time!"
"Cough! Cough!"
Old Mrs. Xu suddenly started coughing non-stop. Someone had already brought hot tea to her side. Mother Ji took it and passed it to the old lady. The old lady took a sip from her hand, pushed it away, took a breath and said:
"Forget it! I'm just your grandmother, not some difficult mother-in-law. Why are you pretending to be a gourd without a mouth? I'm tired. Let's go home!"
He waved his hands, closed his eyes and stopped looking at them.
The grandson is soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. If he can defend his grandmother eight times out of ten, it's not bad. At least he has relaxed his mind and knows how to cherish his grandmother. He is afraid that something might happen to her. He caught the evil woman and kowtowed to her. Let the servants see who has the weight of the words in the Hou Mansion! No matter how stubborn and hateful Qin is, she is still the daughter-in-law of the Xu family. Unless you never return to the Hou Mansion for the rest of your life, once you enter the Hou Mansion, there will always be a way to catch you!
"Grandson sends grandmother!"
Xu Junying stood up and ordered someone to bring a sedan chair, and helped the old lady sit on it.
Meimei stood up and stood quietly by the side, watching the people from the Xu Mansion evacuate her yard in an orderly manner. They were indeed a famous family, and they advanced and retreated in an orderly manner. A group of nearly twenty masters and servants left quietly, leaving no other trace in the yard except for the rattan chair that the old lady had sat on, which was still placed there coldly.
Cui Xi and Cui Lian came out of the room. Cui Lian squatted down to help Mei Mei adjust her skirt and said distressedly, "The young lady is sleeping on the ground, and she doesn't even have a cushion..."
Meimei snorted and laughed dryly: "It's good that she is not in good spirits, otherwise she would have kept pestering me! It's good that she left. Let's go see Cuisi-Cuixi and ask who else was beaten, and give them some money to buy medicine!"
Xu Junying escorted the old lady back to Jinhua Hall in Hou Mansion. Everyone helped the old lady to lie on the soft couch. The old lady refused to drink tea or snacks, but kept humming and saying that she was not feeling well here or there. Xu Junying stayed by her side and took care of her wholeheartedly. The old lady closed her eyes and fell into a daze for a while. When she woke up, she wanted to take Qingxin Pills. Mother Ji gave her one. The old lady held it in her mouth, leaned on the couch and looked around, feeling sad:
"In the past, my grandchildren were all around me, but now... oh!"
Mother Ji gently advised: "Old lady, please be more open-minded. Things are different in the past... Besides, the old and young masters are busy, and the girls are busy learning etiquette, calligraphy and embroidery!"
Xu Junying said, "Don't worry, grandma! I will go find my uncle and build a door on the partition wall to make it convenient for them to come over. Tonight, my brothers and sisters can have dinner with grandma in Jinhua Hall... Grandma likes to be lively and loves her granddaughter. She still asked the two sisters over there to move back to this courtyard to live and accompany grandma every day!"
The old lady nodded repeatedly: "Hey! Hey! That's right! The four girls, Xiaojuan is getting married from the Hou Mansion, Xiaorong's wedding date is coming soon, let them sisters get together more, Xiaowan is about to get married, Xiaomin is the youngest, and will soon be married too, they should all get married from the Hou Mansion!"
Xu Junying responded: "As grandma wishes!"
So in the evening, Jinhua Hall returned to its former bustle. The old lady temporarily forgot the blow and pain brought to her by the division of the Xu family, and enjoyed the joy of having her children and grandchildren around her, smiling.
Xu Junying naturally had to stay by the old lady's side. Seeing the old grandmother smiling happily, hugging Shen'er, sharing some candies with Meilan and Meihui, and asking Junlang to go back and bring Wei'er as well, she looked particularly happy and her complexion returned to normal, no longer as pale and scary as during the day. Xu Junying couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Heng'er was left in Qiuhuayuan. Mrs. Xu was in good spirits after having a grandson. She knew that Xu Junying would take him away. She kept mumbling and only let Xia Lian hold Heng'er in the room to accompany her. She was not allowed to step out of the door. Heng'er began to be a little afraid of his grandmother on the sickbed. Gradually, he remembered and did not refuse his grandmother to touch him. He just felt too stuffy being locked in the room and cried from time to time. Fortunately, Xu Xiaojuan had given birth to children and knew how to coax children. She brought her one-year-old son Li Yi with her. With two children as company, she was not so sad. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)