Chu Lian followed Mrs. He and the others to Qingwei Hall first. Pinshu.com
She went to the northern border with a mission. Although she had already communicated with the elders in her letter, whether it was He Sanlang's war or the snowy mountains and haze flowers, many details, Mr. He always Don't worry, you have to ask clearly.
In the Qingwei hall, everyone sat down, and Chu Lian was pulled by Mrs. He to sit beside him.
The old matriarch had a good look at Chu Lian up and down at the moment, but he hadn't seen him for half a year, and Chu Lian had grown much older than when he left the mansion.
The original tenderness on the cheeks has completely faded away, leaving only the tenderness and charm of a girl.
A pair of almond eyes are as clear as a spring, and when you stare at people, you seem to be able to see the bottom of people's hearts. His figure is also a little thinner than when he left the house. Although he is a little thinner, his figure is more bumpy.
A simple and unadorned dress could not hide the girl's brilliance like a pearl.
The old matriarch nodded secretly, this trip, the young third grandson's daughter-in-law's light became more restrained. When she was young, she traveled all over the world with her uncle, went to the battlefield, killed bandits, and settled down in the backyard when she was older. If it weren't for the vision that she cultivated outside when she was young, which was different from that of ordinary wives, she later lived in Shengjing. It is also impossible to fight for such a huge property for Jing'anbo Mansion.
Therefore, she felt that women should not only be restricted to one-third of an acre of land in the inner house, women also need to get out of the inner house and look outside more. It was precisely because of this idea that she did not object to Sanlang's wife going to the north to help.
Of course she was happy to discover such subtle changes in Chu Lian.
The old matriarch looked at this beloved granddaughter-in-law, and her eyes fell on Chu Lian's flat belly unconsciously. A hint of disappointment could not help but flash in the light.
If you wear such a tight dress with a waist, you must not be pregnant...
When the old lady was looking at Chu Lian, Chu Lian was also looking at the old lady with a smile.
So she caught the disappointed look in the old matriarch's eyes at the first time. She didn't show anything wrong on her face, but she kept this matter in her heart.
Compared with her growth and beauty, Mrs. He has aged too much during these days.
The hair that used to be black and white is now completely white, and the round face is much more wrinkled than before she left the house. Because of her thinness, the fine clothes on her body are a bit empty, Chu Lian couldn't help sighing in her heart.
Before the old matriarch could speak, Chu Lian asked, "Grandmother, you haven't introduced my eldest aunt to me yet!"
Only then did Mrs. He recover from her own thoughts, and patted her thigh in frustration, "Look at my brain, I am getting more and more confused as I get older." She pulled Chu Lian's slender He pointed to the middle-aged woman beside him with his little hand and said kindly: "Daughter-in-law Sanlang, this is your aunt. She was widowed a few years ago, and I just sent someone to bring her back from Siyang this autumn. This is your cousin Pan, Your aunt's only daughter has a birthday two months younger than yours, and you are the same age, so you will take good care of her in the future at home."
Chu Lian got up to formally greet her eldest aunt He Ying, and then gave a peer salute to Pan Nianzhen.
If it wasn't for Mrs. He's face, in fact Chu Lian didn't need to do this. Let's not talk about He Changdi being named Marquis. She is already Mrs. Hou. She was Jinyi Xiangjun earlier, and she has a title. For He Ying who is white Mother and daughter don't have to salute at all.
He Ying glanced at Sanlang's daughter-in-law who was dressed in plain clothes in front of her, and nodded arrogantly. Although Pan Nianzhen was jealous of Chu Lian, she was timid, so she got up to return the courtesy politely, and called "sister-in-law third cousin".
Chu Lian glanced at Xi Yan who was behind her, and Xi Yan quickly handed over two exquisite purses.
The purses were given to the eldest aunt He Ying and the cousin Pan Nianzhen respectively. She smiled and said, "They are all gadgets I bought in Sucheng. Please don't dislike them, aunt and cousin."
He Ying opened the purse on the spot, and poured out the contents. Seeing that it was a pair of white jade bracelets, the bracelets were smooth and moist. At first glance, they were high-quality white jade. satisfy.
It's just that she didn't even say a word of thanks, which made the old lady look at her several times.
Seeing that the mother and daughter had no other reaction, Chu Lian was stunned for a moment, then sat back in her seat calmly.
Then Chu Lian talked about what he had seen and heard in the northern border, and of course concealed that she was taken away, Jianshi was opened in the northern border, and He Changdi was injured.
However, after half an hour, Mrs. He's spirit was a little weak, and Chu Lian wisely said that she wanted to go back to Songtao Garden to clean up.
Mrs. He let her go and let her go back to have a good rest, and told her to have dinner with He Changdi at Qingyu Hall in the evening.
As soon as Chu Lian left here, Mrs. He gave He Ying a scolding.
"How do you do things? After living for decades, you are not as sophisticated as the daughter-in-law of Saburo! You are an elder, and you don't even give a greeting gift when you meet a junior. Instead, you want Sanlang's wife to honor you!"
As soon as Madam He got angry, He Ying lowered her head, and tears fell like money.
The old matriarch was so pissed off by her twitching and crying, "I'm so old, I only know how to cry. That's how ruthless she was back then!"
After a long time, He Ying explained with sobs: "Mother, do you think I don't want to? But it's not like you don't know the situation of our mother and daughter. Don't look at the decent clothes I'm wearing today. In fact, the clothes on my head and gloves on my hands , Which one is not yours. Sanlang's wife is a village lord, and there is a standard list in the palace every year and festival. Look at what Sanlang's wife casually takes out is such a high-quality white jade. Where can I give her something? , even if it is given to her, how can she really appreciate it. Anyway, sister Zhen and I are also living in shabby households, so why bother to guard this face... "
Mrs. He was poked in the heart by her daughter's words, how could she have thought of her daughter's rudeness to her granddaughter-in-law just now in the flower hall.
She sighed, "That's all, I'm tired, you take Miss Zhen back to the wing to rest, and come over after dinner."
He Ying got up politely and led Pan Nianzhen away, but the corner of her mouth couldn't help but twitched as soon as she left the flower hall.
Chu Lian didn't go back to Songtao Garden directly after leaving Qingyu Hall, but went to find Miraculous Physician Miao in person, and carefully took out the snow-covered haze flowers and handed them to him for confirmation.
Miracle doctor Miao recognized it was Xueshanlan at a glance, and he breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, the third grandma came back in time, otherwise Madam's illness would be difficult to drag on. Don't worry, third grandma, as long as you have this snowy mountain as a medicine, the old man There is a 70% chance of curing my wife's adult illness."
Chu Lian saluted Miracle Doctor Miao, but Miracle Doctor Miao didn't refuse, took the medicine and went to the pharmacy specially set up for him by Jing'anbo Mansion.
It was already half an hour later when I returned to my yard.
It was only then that Chu Lian had time to change her clothes, wash off the dust, and sit on the soft bed in the room with her eyes closed.
After taking a nap for a quarter of an hour, Chu Lian got up and drank a glass of honey water, only then did Nanny Gui talk to Xi Yan.
"During the days when I was not at home, what happened?"
Nanny Gui said first: "Third Mistress, Mingyan is gone."
Chu Lian was startled, but there was no special emotion on her face. She didn't need sympathy for the person who betrayed her. She just asked casually, "Can you be buried?"
Nanny Gui nodded, "Let Xiyan give some money to the boy at the corner door, buy a coffin and bury it."
None of the master and servant had deep feelings for Ming Yan, so they only said a few words and changed the subject.
Xiyan handed the account book to Chu Lian, and then brought the words of Princess Wei and Princess Duanjia to Chu Lian, and finally said: "The third grandma, Gui Linju is still in the public house, and it is early February today. It hasn't opened yet, and Mother Liu from the old lady's side has come to ask a few times."
In order to prevent Guilinju from being confiscated, Xiyan closed Guilinju according to the method left by Chu Lian, but Guilinju is a restaurant after all, so it can't be closed forever!
Even if they don't care, those diners in the past are going to make a fuss.
First of all, Old Zheng Guogong is not easy to mess with.
Chu Lian smiled, "You don't have to worry about this, just leave it to me."
Hearing that Xiyan was really relieved, now that the masters of the third room are back, these servants have a backbone, and their backs can be straightened.
After explaining these important matters, Xiyan suddenly thought of Miss Biao's visit to Songtao Garden to borrow clothes that day.
"Third grandma, because my cousin returned home in a hurry, all the new clothes you made last year were borrowed by my cousin."
Chu Lian was stunned, no wonder she found Pan Nianzhen's clothes familiar today, it turned out that they were winter clothes made for herself from the fabric she personally selected at that time.
It seems that this young lady is not as timid as she looks, this is obviously a white lotus character!
Chu Lian lightly tapped the edge of the teacup with the tip of her light-white index finger, "Nurse, find someone to find out about this great aunt we just entered the mansion."
Nanny Gui narrowed her eyes with a smile. She always felt that the third grandma was much more stable than before after she went out this trip. Before, she only cared about the little Songtao Garden, but now she knows how to watch all directions and listen to all directions.
"Okay, third grandma, the old slave will go and give orders in a while." While speaking, Nanny Gui kept glancing at Chu Lian.
Chu Lian rolled her eyes speechlessly, "The house hasn't been consummated yet! Don't think too much, ma'am!"
Nanny Gui and Xi Yan stared wide-eyed, their faces full of disbelief.
Before she and He Changdi did not consummate their wedding night, only their two confidantes knew, but they did not expect Chu Lian to return from a trip to the north, the young couple had not yet consummated their marriage, this...
Even Nanny Gui also started to worry.
In the past, He Sanlang went to the northern region and didn't know when he would be able to return, so Chu Lian was more self-willed, so she just turned a blind eye, but now it's different, He Sanlang has been made a marquis because of his military achievements, and the three of them Grandma is Mrs. Hou.
Uncle Jing'an is still there, and when Uncle Jing'an is passed on to his son in the future, the third house of Uncle Jing'an's mansion must be separated. Chu Lian's first child will be the eldest son of Marquis Dingyuan, which is related to the lintel It's a big event, but it's not going to happen if the house is not consummated!
(Ahh~ worrying about consummating the house~)