There is a 'Wuning Mansion' in the north street of the county town of Anfeng County, the red wall of the Zhumen Gate, the golden beam of the high-rise building, and the two tall stone lions lie and squat in front, mighty and extraordinary, lifelike. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 In front of the info door, there were six doormen dressed in fancy clothes, who were straight and majestic. In front of the house is an old street, pedestrians, cars and horses are endless, the market is prosperous, and the population is prosperous.

A seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman was wearing a silk robe, her hair was pulled into a high bun, and when she arrived at the house, she raised her head slightly, saw that her eyebrows and eyes were gentle, and her cheeks were dizzy. She led two twelve or thirteen-year-old girls, followed by two healthy women, four or five Xiao Si, all carrying two covered baskets with big red happy characters.

The doorman with a beard in front of the door saw this person, and immediately raised his eyebrows with joy, and said, "It turned out that Miss Xia He had returned to the door, congratulations." ”

The woman glanced at him, bowed, and then went around the north street to the back door, and when she was young, she passed through the kitchen, and through several small doors, and through the hall, and more than a dozen beautiful women came up to laugh with her. She was so embarrassed that her face turned red, and she just begged for mercy, "Sisters, let me go and see the old lady, don't play tricks on me." ”

"You hoof, you have to come back as soon as possible, don't run back to your husband's house, teach me to wait for a good meal. ”

When she heard this, she was so ashamed that she couldn't raise her head, and hurriedly retreated and went to the main hall.

Not long but see a Ci'an Hall, carved beams and painted buildings, magnificent, red birds in front of the door, so lively. There were five or six square-headed girls standing in front of the door, and when they saw her, they were immediately full of joy and shouted, "Sister Xia He has come to visit the old lady." ”

After a while, she respectfully entered the main room, only to see a carved Fushou Xinggong soft couch in the main room, an old woman with slightly frosty hair and full of energy reclining, with a thumb-sized emerald emerald on her forehead on her head dazzling, the gold thread and jade velvet jacket on her body dazzled, and the filigree green jade on her hand was even more refreshing.

On the left, I saw that the woman in her teens and forties wore a few golden hairpins on her head, and wore a golden and red Ori Flying Sky Zhuyunluo skirt, with a good appearance and a slight smile. Seventeen or eighteen girls of all colors stood beside them, all dressed in gold and silver, and there were several mothers-in-law and servants, among whom there were several women, who were very well-dressed, and they were also sitting in the lower hall, looking at them not ordinary people.

"Xia He visited the old lady and met the second wife and the eldest and young grandmothers. Xia He Yingying saluted, her face was shy, and she greeted each other. Later, he greeted everyone present one by one, and naturally stood behind the old lady, serving tea and water.

"In the end, it came out of the old lady's side, look at this appearance, it is a wife who has escaped from the official. The person who was called the eldest and youngest grandmother looked at it as thirty-six or seventeen, holding a piece of golden mandarin duck silk handkerchief in his hand, and laughed and laughed.

"Come and have a look with me. The old woman hurriedly beckoned, and the person next to her straightened it, and then heard her laugh and say, "This is another wife, and it is cheaper for that kid." Shaoqing heard her sigh, "I can't live without you, I miss you every day, and now everyone around me has left me." ”

"Ancestor," everyone looked slightly worried when they saw this, and the second wife and the eldest and young grandmothers surrounded them, and one of them supported them.

"Mother, I'm here!" At this time, only the second wife could persuade her, only to hear her say softly, "Uncle and little sister will definitely come back one day, and Mother can't be sad and broken." ”

"Brother Cui, why did you say that the eldest and fourth left my wife and son here alone and didn't give me a thought. The old woman sighed and asked, "What is the matter with the old man today?"

"Old lady, the old man ate two bowls of red bean glutinous rice porridge this morning!" The young grandmother heard the divergence, so she smiled and said, "Although the old lady can rest assured, the old man has a strong body, and he took a fishing rod to the Anfeng River to fish in the early morning." ”

"Yo! How can you eat that red bean glutinous rice, if you don't refrain from it, Ming'er can't eat it anymore, but how many people have been sent to follow? ”

"Mother, don't worry, Father is measured, no one is following?" the second wife smiled slightly, took a bowl of tea from the side and waited. The old woman also gradually took a break, drank soup and tea, and talked and laughed with a few people.

After a while, it was lively again, and at this time, a middle-aged servant woman came in quickly, so she saluted and shouted loudly, "Old lady, old lady, the third master of Bianjing City has sent someone back to his house." ”

When the old lady heard this, her eyes lit up slightly, and she immediately sat up straight, but for a moment her face was slightly gloomy, and said, "It's just that the third child sent someone back, what about himself?"

"Back to the old lady, the people sent by the third old man are waiting in the side courtyard. The servant woman bowed her head, this third old man has always been the meat of the old lady's heart, but she didn't want to marry a jealous husband who couldn't give birth, and she was afraid of guilt, which made the old lady angry several times. This time, I wasn't sure what moths were going to come out again, but I just bowed my head and answered, not daring to say the whole thing.

"Then the pestle is still doing here, waiting to eat the board, and don't let it in quickly. The second wife's eyes widened, and then she scolded.

"Yes, yes. The servant woman answered in haste, and withdrew. She knew that although the second wife had never learned to read and reason, she was a very powerful person.

The old lady was sullen in her chest, looking at the main entrance, and saw two dignified servants and two nurses entering the room. She was even more angry at once, and immediately said coldly, "What is the matter with the third child asking you to come?"

The four of them knelt down and saluted, and they couldn't help but look at each other when they heard the question, and after a while, a woman trembled and said, "Back to the old lady, Aunt Chun gave birth to a son half a month ago..."

"What? Chunlan actually gave birth to a son, when was she pregnant, why didn't anyone come back and forth?" The old lady was immediately happy, but suddenly her face was gloomy, this is not right, she is nearly eighty years old I don't know how many ups and downs she has experienced, and immediately asked, "The third old man never sent you to wait to tell the old woman, where is the girl who married now?"

The women did not dare to speak, but lowered their heads, and their hearts were terrified.

Seeing this situation, the second wife frowned, and there were four girls around the old lady who liked it the most, namely Chunlan, Xia He, Qiu Ju, and Dong Mei. This Chunlan is even more favored because of her gentleness, even the average official lady can't compare, and the old lady can't leave her for a day. It's just that later she was ordered to marry the third master, and the eight people who carried the sedan chair into the door were considered concubines. He immediately reprimanded, "Come on, go down immediately and prepare a board and rattan, if you don't tell the truth, just put on thirty boards, and then send them to the yamen, you will be stealing the master's house, and you will be sentenced to exile of 3,000 li." ”

"The slave doesn't dare, but the wife is gracious. Even if the four of them were shocked, they just kowtowed.

"Du Shi asked you to wait, but the old woman just didn't move? You listen well, the old woman will not die for a day, and the old woman will have the final say. The old lady was trembling with anger, and immediately guessed that Chunlan was afraid that something had happened, but she felt that her heart was very sour, and her chest seemed to be blocked, so she scolded, "Du's who can't lay eggs, shameless hooves, Xia He quickly prepared paper and pen with me, and the old woman wants to ask the saint to judge." ”

"Mother, you can't do it, you can't do it, and you can't get rid of it. The second lady hurriedly helped Shunqi, and then turned around and shouted, "Why don't you tell me where the fourth young master is? Where is Aunt Chunlan? "This matter is a family scandal, and it must not be publicized, otherwise it will also have a great impact on the two masters of the DPRK and China.

Xia He also knew that the old lady was angry, so he hurriedly went to get the peace of mind pill to take with the old lady.

"Back to the second wife, Aunt Chun is dead. A servant's teeth chattered, and she squeezed out a few words.

"It's a good girl, it's gone. The old lady was stunned for a moment, crying loudly, the blood in her chest surged, and she couldn't sit steadily, and the people next to her were scared half to death, and hurriedly persuaded her. Only the second lady stood up and shouted, "What about the fourth young master?"

The third lady asked the slave and maid to bring it back, and she was in the side courtyard. ”

"Bastard, why don't you bring it in?" The second wife was also so angry, this Du family is the daughter of the prime minister of the dynasty after the famous family. More than ten years ago, the saint succeeded to the unification by Prime Minister Du Cheng, and then he thanked him for his kindness and pointed it to his third uncle. It's just that this Du Shi is not a good talker, he is extremely arrogant and arrogant, even the old lady doesn't pay attention to it, and secretly scolds the country woman. is a very jealous woman, she can't give birth to children at home, and she doesn't allow her husband to take concubines to continue the incense. I don't want to hire a noble concubine this time, and she was also tortured to death.

The old lady held a baby in her arms and cried, "My precious heart." He cried again, "Brother Cui, you quickly write a letter to Brother Wang'er and urge him to come back, if he doesn't come back to make decisions for the old woman, the old woman won't live long." ”

"Mother, I'm going to ask someone to ask Brother Wang'er to come back. The second wife also wiped her tears, and she didn't let go of a good baby. She will get up and order the second young grandmother to write a letter, and order someone to invite the eldest master, and then said to the eldest young grandmother, "You write down the names and surnames of the people here today one by one, and whoever dares to reveal today's events will be beaten to death with a stick, and the rest of the people who missed the news will also be slapped with me for thirty boards, stripped of the good land and family wealth, and expelled from the national mansion." ”

The daughter-in-law remembered. "The young grandmother is also half shocked to death, if the old lady makes a mistake, they will all be affected.

Seeing that everything was arranged, the second wife ordered the servants and mothers-in-law to retreat to the outside, leaving only Xia He and a few other proper people to serve inside.

The second wife comforted the baby and the mother-in-law next to her, so she persuaded the old lady to stop crying and go to sleep. She walked out of the main hall, took a slight breath, only to feel that her brain hurt, and another servant and maid came to report, "Back to the second wife, it seems that the fourth aunt and grandmother are back." ”