Shen Miaolan followed her sister Shen Yilan into the cabinet, and asked curiously, "Who is Aunt Fan? Why have I never heard of this person? Is it the housekeeper mother of Zhuangzi?"

At the end of the year, the stewards of the Zhuangzi everywhere will bring things to offer. It's just that most of the housekeepers who come are in Zhuangzi, and the housekeeper's mother rarely goes to Beijing, unless there is something important to report to the hostess.

Shen Yilan was also puzzled and shook her head, "I don't know which one this Mother Fan is." As usual, Zhuangzi's dedication is managed by the second room, and the dedication of Zhuangzi at the head of our house is also negotiated by his father and second brother. What's going on?"

The two sisters glanced at each other worriedly, Shen Miaolan simply took Shen Yilan's hand and said, "What's the matter with him, let's go and listen to it!"

Yilan was taken aback and hurriedly grabbed Miaolan. "Nonsense, my mother asked the two of us to avoid it, naturally she has a reason, what are you going to eavesdroph on?"

"Mother has a reason not to let us listen, and we also have a reason to listen. Shen Miaolan took Shen Yilan a step further, "If there is really something, we can also share our worries for our mother." ”

Shen Yilan was obviously moved by Shen Miaolan's words, although she didn't cater to Shen Miaolan, but she followed Shen Miaolan to the door of the warm pavilion.

Shen Miaolan secretly opened a crack in the hanging lake-blue Wufu door curtain, and the two sisters poked their heads up and down, just in time to see the scene outside.

The maidservant opened the curtain of the door, and saw a lady with a white face walking in. When he saw the third lady, he kowtowed and said goodbye. Mother Fu, who was beside the third lady, stepped forward and helped the person up.

Mrs. Shen gave another seat, and after Mrs. Fan sat down with a thousand thanks, the third lady said, "Everything is okay in the shop?"

"Thanks to Mrs. To, all is well. Although at the end of the year, there were people from the Northern Desert who disturbed them, but they did not dare to make a mistake because they were afraid of the prestige of the master. Aunt Fan smiled before anyone spoke, and she was very kind and submissive.

The third lady nodded, and asked again, "Brother Shun is okay?"

Hearing the words Brother Shun, Aunt Fan's expression froze. The third lady also frowned slightly, and then said, "If mom has anything, just say it." My lord told me that if it wasn't for his mother's family, he would have died on the battlefield. I was going to take my mother to the house to enjoy the blessings, but I bothered my mother to guard the lord at the border for all these years. Mother's kindness, we don't talk about it, we remember it in our hearts. ”

Hearing this, Mother Fan sat up straight, and said with sincere fear, "Madame's words have tormented the old slave." It is the duty of the old slave family to do their best for the Hou Mansion. ”

The third lady smiled, "We are all our own people, so there is no need to say more about these polite words." For many years, I haven't seen my mother enter Beijing. Today, I am afraid that it is extremely difficult, and I have just made a long journey to Beijing. ”

Fan's mother nodded, looked around, and looked at the people waiting in the room. The third lady naturally knew what she was worried about, and nodded at Fu's mother.

Fu's mother understood and dismissed all the little maids who were waiting in the house. Only after closing the door himself, he came back to serve.

Fan's mother was relieved to see that there were no outsiders in the house. When he was about to speak, his eyes were already full of tears. When the third lady saw it, her heart tightened. I heard the third master say that this criminal mother is a heroine among women who does not let her eyebrows, even on the battlefield, and I have never seen her frown. In order to protect the third master, two sons were martyred on the battlefield, and she never shed a single tear. Now, if it weren't a big deal, I'm afraid she wouldn't be like this.

The third lady had the heart to speak to appease, but Fan's mother had already adjusted her mood. Calmly said to the third lady, "Brother Shun was gone on the fifth day of the first month of last month. ”

The third lady was shocked and squeezed the Jinpai in her hand hard to relieve the panic in her heart. Fan's mother is Brother Shun, who is the grandson of Fan's mother, who is seventeen years old. Because he has been smart and clever since he was a child, and he is quite bold. At a young age, he was trained by the Gray Eagles under the command of the Third Master, a team that specializes in infiltrating the enemy's strategic intelligence, similar to modern spies. Because of his outstanding performance, Brother Shun was sent to the Northern Desert at the age of ten and became an attendant of the third prince of the Northern Desert. Over the years, the reason why the third master has been able to guard the border pass and compete with the Northern Desert is because of his indispensable contributions. The third master was transferred out of the Northern Desert three years ago to defend the southern Xinjiang to resist the Chesha Kingdom. Beimo has always been ready to move, is it now that they are going to do it?

Fan's mother lost her husband at a young age, lost her son in middle age, and now her only grandson has died. Even no matter how strong a person is, it is difficult to bear it, and his expression is a little depressed at this time, and he said, "Brother Shun'er's identity has been exposed, and before he died, he asked someone to come back and send a letter." said that someone betrayed the master, I am afraid that the master will encounter an ambush when he returns to Beijing this time. The other party was only afraid that it would take a long time to do it, and the old slave was afraid that the letter would be intercepted by someone to inform Mrs. of the letter, so he avoided the eyeliner and went to Beijing to inform Mrs. ”

Fan's mother entered Beijing from Northern Xinjiang alone, and had to avoid the pursuit of the Northern Desert people and traitors in the Central Plains, and the hardships along the way can be imagined. The third lady was grateful in her heart, got up, and saluted Fan's mother, "I wrote my mother for the master!"

Fan's mother looked frightened, and hurriedly got up to help the third lady up. "The old slave is doing his duty, why should the lady be like this. It's just that the lord is in a difficult situation right now, so please ask the lady to help quickly. ”

"Mom said yes!" The third lady had no intention of talking to Fan's mother, beckoning to Fu's mother, "Fan's mother had a hard journey, and ordered someone to prepare a place to live and settle it properly. He turned to Fan's mother and said, "Forgive me for not being able to accompany my mother, and ask my mother to go down and rest." ”

Mother Fan nodded, held the second lady's hand, and patted it, her eyes full of pity and encouragement.

Shen Yilan, who had heard the news, was weak under her feet at this time and almost fell, but Miaolan quickly helped people up. whispered, "Sister, don't panic, let my mother worry." ”

Shen Yilan already had tears in her eyes, and choked up, "Originally, my father was supposed to arrive in the capital last month, but now it's delayed, I'm afraid it's ......."

"Don't talk nonsense! Dad is a world-famous Shenwu general, I'm afraid that it's so easy!" Shen Miaolan held Shen Yilan's hand and increased her strength, and said with a straight face, "If you look like this now, let your mother see it, wouldn't she be even more upset!"

Yilan nodded, and was about to speak, and the third lady outside said, "You two don't want to be sneaky, come out!"

Shen Miaolan's two sisters tightened their hearts and glanced at each other. Miaolan stretched out her hand to wipe away the tears on Yilan's face, shook her head at her, and motioned for her to cheer up. Then he took her hand and walked out.

The third lady looked at the two daughters with a little reproach in her eyes, Yilan had never done anything to eavesdrop, obviously a little uncomfortable, and because she was worried about her father, she didn't dare to look up at the third lady. Shen Miaolan was different, she never blushed when she eavesdropped on something, so she said to the third lady with a hippie smile, "Mother, it's too stuffy in the warm pavilion, my sister and I just want to come out and breathe." ”

The third lady glanced at her, "Is it to come out to breathe, or to come out to eavesdrop!"

Shen Miaolan pursed her lips and smiled, but did not reply.

Shen Yilan couldn't hold it back because she was worried about her father, and was about to speak, but was stopped by Shen Miaolan by squeezing her hand fiercely.

The third lady looked at the clasped hands of the two, and then looked at the expressions of the two sisters. Suddenly, I felt that Shen Miaolan in front of me was a little unfamiliar.