(I wish you all a happy 520! Plus more, and another: ask for flowers and red envelopes!)
Seeing Chu Lian nodding in satisfaction, Nanny Zhong wished she could cover her face right now.
After the morning meal, after resting for half an hour, Chu Lian went to Qingwei Hall to greet Mrs. He.
The old lady is getting old, especially in this bitter summer, she doesn't feel much headache, so she got up early in the morning.
When Chu Lian arrived, the old matriarch had just finished eating.
Going up to the old lady He gave a junior salute, the old lady bent her eyes and waved to Chu Lian, "Daughter-in-law Sanlang, hurry up and sit next to grandma."
Chu Lian came to sit on the old matriarch's fallen twig, looked at the old matriarch and asked, "Does grandma have any news about your husband?"
She and He Changdi have only been married for a few days, and they haven't consummated their marriage. He Changdi has such a cold attitude towards her. No matter how good-looking he is, Chu Lian has no affection for him.
The last question she asked was just for the old lady to see.
Although Chu Lian didn't like what He Changdi did, she still liked Mrs. He very much. From the day when she was newlyweds and offered tea, she knew how much this elderly lady cared for her.
Of course, Chu Lian didn't want to make her feel bad for someone who was kind to her.
The old matriarch sighed, touched Chu Lian's silky black hair, "Sanlang is really... Sanlang's daughter-in-law, don't worry about it too much, I have asked Dalang to ask someone to inquire, and soon There will be news."
After hearing this, Chu Lian nodded obediently, without any special expression on her face, but it was precisely this lack of expression that made the old lady feel even more distressed.
After all, she was the one who begged the queen mother to marry him, but now she let her daughter stay alone in the empty boudoir, Mrs. He felt a little more guilty than others.
Seeing that the old matriarch looked depressed, Chu Lian hurriedly changed the topic, "Grandmother, what did you have for breakfast this morning?"
Chu Lian was ashamed when he said the words, what happened to him, he just wanted to eat
But he couldn't take back the words, so he had to force his red face to look at the old matriarch He. The old matriarch could see the embarrassment on Chu Lian's face with a glance, and laughed.
"Why, didn't you have enough to eat in your own yard?"
Chu Lian blushed when Old Madam He said that she wasn't full. She ate half a cage of soup dumplings in the morning, and now her stomach is still full!
Mrs. He is getting old, and she likes to see the red-faced, pretty and charming little girl. The aunts and grandmas of Jing'anbo's house have already left the house, Jing'anbo and his wife have only three sons, Zou She has been married for many years and is already in her twenties. For a fifteen or sixteen year old girl like Chu Lian, Mrs. He has not been with Mrs. He for many years, so of course it is even rarer.
Seeing that she was blushing and didn't know how to answer, the smile on her face grew stronger, "Grandma has a bad appetite in the morning, so she only ate half a bowl of blood bird's nest. You can go back later and ask Nanny Liu to get half of it for you." Take it with you, at your age, you are still growing, so you should make up for it."
Although Chu Lian has never eaten blood swallows, as a senior gourmet lover, he also knows that blood swallows are the best in bird's nests. In the Great Wu Dynasty, the bird's nests eaten by ordinary nobles were official swallows, that is, white swallows. Xueyan is two grades lower.
The blood swallow eaten by the old matriarch is not available for leisure, probably only in the palace, and the old matriarch congratulates the old queen, so it goes without saying that the blood swallow was a gift from the old queen.
Chu Lian didn't dare to accept what the queen mother gave to the old matriarch.
Chu Lian shook her head quickly, "Grandmother, no need, I'm in good health! I'm going to gain weight if I make up again."
"You are still worried about getting fat with such a small body." The old lady laughed uncontrollably.
"If grandma insists on giving it to me, it's better to give it to mother."
The old matriarch was startled, "You child, you know you are thinking of others."
Chu Lian raised her head slightly to look at the loving face of Mrs. He, "My mother is my husband's own mother, how could it be someone else."
Mrs. He's heart warmed, and she stretched out her finger and pointed at the tip of Chu Lian's upturned nose, "Daughter-in-law Sanlang, you are really a little cotton-padded jacket. Well, later on, grandma will send some to your mother, and you can take some back too." .”
If the old matriarch said so, it would be hypocritical for Chu Lian to refuse again.
Mrs. Jing'an Bo Shizi came in outside, and happened to hear what Mrs. He said as soon as she entered the door. She lowered her head slightly and frowned.
With Zou's back to the light, no one noticed the expression on her face at this moment.
The little maid opened the curtain to let Mrs. Zou enter the inner room.
"Grandmother." Zou saluted and sat on the other side of Mrs. He.
Mrs. He smiled and looked at Mrs. Zou, "Why did Dalang's wife come so early today?"
Zou's complexion did not change at all, an elegant smile curled up on the corner of her mouth, "Grandmother forgot, today is a day for the housekeepers to rest."
Mrs. Zou gets up every day in the yard to listen to the reports from the women in charge of the houses and courtyards in the backyard. After the report is finished, she will come to Qingwei Hall to greet the old lady. After going to Qingwei Hall, she will visit Madam Jing'an .
"By the way, today is sixteen, you see, grandma has forgotten all these days."
Mrs. Zou exchanged some casual greetings with Mrs. He, and was a little disappointed to see that Mrs. He didn't mention Xueyan again.
The old matriarch took a sip of the teacup, "Daughter-in-law, the day after tomorrow will be your natal grandfather's birthday, right?"
Mrs. Zou nodded with a faint smile, "Exactly! Thanks to grandma for remembering. My grandson-in-law thanked you first on behalf of grandpa."
"You child, what are you talking about?"
Chu Lian, who was sitting on the other side, never thought that he would talk about this matter while chatting, and his mouth was bitter, and he shrank his head, trying to reduce his sense of existence as much as possible.
Such a good birthday party, you just go to it, don't mention her!
A good spirit is not a bad spirit.
Mrs. He suddenly changed the subject, "The third daughter-in-law is just getting married, but she can only be bored at home alone, so you can take her with you when the time comes."
Tomorrow, Mrs. He He is also going, but their old lady has a social circle, so how can young ladies get involved, it's neither fish nor fowl.
Chu Lian is a newly married bride, Mrs. Zou is not very old, it is most suitable for Mrs. Zou to lead her to know more young ladies in Beijing.
Chu Lian froze, never expecting that the old matriarch would ask her to go with Mrs. Zou.
He opened his mouth to refuse, but this time is really not a good time to speak.
I can only pray silently in my heart, my sister-in-law Zou must not agree!
Mrs. Zou was gentle and generous, and readily agreed, "Yes, don't worry, grandma. Tomorrow, the third sibling will follow me, and I will take good care of her."
Mrs. He nodded in satisfaction.
He Changdi had just left home and didn't know the situation yet. She mentioned it to Mrs. Zou in order to let Chu Lian go out to relax. She had good intentions, but she did something bad.
Chu Lian was miserable, but how could she show it.
I can only bite the bullet and agree.
The two sisters-in-law sat with the old lady for a while, and then they left together and went to Mrs. Jing'an.
Mrs. Jing'an's condition became more and more serious today, she was still asleep when Chu Lian went to visit, Zou and Chu Lian sat outside for a cup of tea, said goodbye, and went back to the yard.
The next day, Chu Lian will go to Dingyuanhou Mansion to celebrate his birthday with his sister-in-law Zou.
In the morning, Nanny Gui and Xiyan helped Chu Lian pick out the clothes. She was still a bride, so the colors of the dresses were all bright, which matched the ruby headdress perfectly.
Before leaving Songtao Garden, Grandma Zhong coughed suddenly, Chu Lian turned her head and looked at Grandma Zhong strangely, and suddenly Fu Zhixin ordered: "Go to Dingyuan Hou's Mansion today, Xiyan and Wenqing will follow!"
The two servant girls should be respectful, Nanny Zhong winked at Wen Qing, and when she left the courtyard, Nanny Zhong still whispered in Wen Qing's ear, "Remember what I said last night, if something goes wrong, Let's see how I can deal with you."
Wenqing nodded again and again, don't worry, as long as she is a man, she will never get close to the third grandma. For the sake of the food in the future, she will work hard to beat down all those shameless men who dare to snatch the third grandma from her.
Fortunately, Nanny Zhong didn't know about Wenqing's mental activities, otherwise, she would have to spit out old blood.
Girl, she clearly didn't tell her that way last night!
After arriving at Zhaobi in the Uncle's Mansion, Chu Lian was invited by Nanny Liu to get into the carriage of Mrs. He. The eldest grandmother Zou took her eldest daughter An and her second daughter Lin in a carriage, and Uncle Jing An The prince rode a horse and followed the carriage with his guards.
A group of people left the Jing'an uncle's mansion and headed towards Dingyuanhou's mansion.
The carriage that Mrs. He was riding in was not big, but it was very comfortable inside. Nanny Liu was beside Mrs. Madam, and Chu Lian sat opposite.
Madam Liu gently shook the round fan in her hand to cool the old matriarch. The old matriarch He is wearing a dark purple eight-panel skirt today, with emerald blessing patterns on her head and forehead, and a hollowed-out pendant pierced between her gray hair. Dian emerald gold jade long hairpin is the dress of an honorable old lady, low-key and dignified.
"Sanlang's daughter-in-law, have you ever been to Dingyuanhou's Mansion before?"
As soon as the old lady asked this question, Chu Lian understood why she was riding in a carriage with the old lady today.
The old matriarch wanted to take this opportunity to mention something about the population relationship of his Dingyuanhou Mansion.
Although she knew some plots in the following text, but the original text was limited, it was impossible to explain clearly to every family in Shengjing City, she shook her head honestly.
Mrs. He seems to be very satisfied with her not concealing, so she whispered to her.
Dingyuanhou's Mansion is the natal family of the eldest grandma Zou's family, and the population is prosperous. Zou's is the eldest granddaughter of the old Dingyuanhou.
However, Concubine De has been in the palace for many years and only gave birth to one daughter, but unfortunately she died before she was five years old.
Princess Le Yao has been five points similar to Concubine De's daughter who died young in appearance since she was a child, so among the many princes and princesses in the palace, Concubine De's favorite princess is ten-year-old Le Yao.
When they arrived at Dingyuan Hou's Mansion, Chu Lian had already understood what the old matriarch had said.
To sum up one point, that is, Dingyuanhou's mansion is the emperor's close ministers and cannot be offended...
Seeing Chu Lian's slightly bitter face, the old matriarch smiled and patted her hand to comfort her, "Don't worry, what grandma told you is just to let you know about the Dingyuan Houfu. As for the others, Don't worry, just follow your sister-in-law, she will take good care of you."