Chapter Seventy-Three: The Eccentric Old Lady
Mama Ming came to visit Mo Xuetong early the next morning, looking at Mo Xuetong's eyes that looked like a pair of Mrs. Ming's eyes, Mama Ming cried and knelt down on the spot.
Mo Xuetong had already instructed Mo Lan to straighten up, but she didn't let her kneel, she bowed to her deeply, raised her head and only shouted: "Mama Ming!" But she was so choked that she couldn't speak anymore.
"Miss, don't cry, if Madame is in the spirit of heaven, she will definitely be happy to see Miss so cute and sensible. Mama Ming wiped her tears and smiled with relief through her teary eyes.
"Mama Ming, sit down. Hearing Mama Ming mention her mother, Mo Xue pursed her lips, suppressed the pain in her heart, and pulled Mama Ming to sit on the pit on the side, Mama Ming refused to live or die, and finally Mo Lan thought of a compromise and moved a brocade stool over, and Mama Ming sat down again.
"Mama Ming, do you remember what happened on the night when your mother was gone?" Mo Xuetong asked, this was what she wanted to know the most, everything seemed to have changed since that night.
Mo Yu and Mo Lan saw the opportunity to retreat, one sat in the outhouse, and the other went to the porch to supervise the maids outside to clear the snow, and from time to time you could hear the sound of Mo Yu pointing, and the yard was very quiet, only the sound of Mo Yu and the sound of broom sweeping the snow.
"Did Miss hear something?" Hearing Mo Xuetong's question, Mama Ming's face changed, and she asked in a low voice.
"I haven't heard anything, but since that day, my father left me in Cloud City, took the eldest sister and the fourth sister into Beijing, and then has been ignoring me, although I didn't like it before, but my father loved me very much, why did my father treat me coldly since that night, and finally left me?"
Even though they are two close-fitting rings, Mo Xuetong has never been so open as today.
The events of that day were too strange, even if he really splashed Aunt Fang's water, his father had never seen anything close to Aunt Fang before, why did everything turn over in just one day, and he who was pampered and loved by his mother fell from the clouds to the bottom all of a sudden, is it really just because of Aunt Fang's flattery?
"Miss, the old slave didn't know what happened at that time, the old slave had been staying by Mrs. 's side, and finally Mrs. wanted to see the master, or the old slave sent someone to call, Aunt Fang's people didn't let Yahuan enter the door, saying that it was ordered by the master, and no one was allowed to see it at this time, so Mrs. finally died with hatred. β
"It's also the old slave who is wrong, at that time, he was sad and angry with the master's affection, and said something like that to the young lady, the young lady will be angry with Aunt Fang, and directly poured a full body of water on Aunt Fang, that Aunt Fang has always been a fox, and she must have slandered the master. Mama Ming frowned, recalled the events at that time, and speculated.
This speculation is similar to Mo Xuetong's, but it is also unreasonable.
If it is true, the father will find out the matter later, and he will inevitably give his mother an explanation, judging from the interaction with his father for a while, his father still remembers his mother's parents, there is a painting in the dark corner of the desk in his father's study, which is a small portrait of his mother, the painting is very clean, without a trace of dust, obviously someone took it out to see, the dark corner is generally placed in the father's important official documents, Mo Xuetong once saw her father put in the official document in front of her, her hand would involuntarily rub the scroll of the painting, where would such a father be cold-heartedγ
This shows that it was the father himself who blocked Yahuan from the door at that time, or it was the father who instructed Aunt Fang to block Yahuan.
Maybe, this doesn't make sense again, my father is so affectionate, how can I bear to let my mother leave alone, and would rather bear the negative words, but I was misunderstood by the people of my grandmother's family, and what was the reason for my father to leave himself who was orphaned, and left himself in the Qin family without paying attention.
This is Mo Xuetong's heart knot, a heart knot that has always hung on his heart and cannot be explained!
Since the love is deep, why bother to make a shallow appearance, his father is clearly doting on himself in his eyes, why does he treat himself like that.
The fingers hooked a small sachet hanging on the side of the wicker box, and unconsciously wound and relaxed, and then wound and let go......
"Mama Ming, what was wrong with my father after he came later?" Mo Xuetong frowned and asked in a low voice, "Is it the night after my mother left?"
That night was key!
That night, the old man drove out the slaves and maids, and quietly guarded the lady alone, the old slave was not at ease, and specially guarded under the porch, and was too sleepy for a while to snort out, and then was awakened by the sound of turning things, because in the house, the old slave did not dare to speak, about a tea time, there was no sound, and then it was the old man's suppressed crying. Mama Ming said while reminiscing.
At that time, she saw that the old man was resentful, so she was not at ease when the old man stayed in the house, and specially listened to the sound under the porch, because she had been guarding the lady for a while, and then she fell asleep against the corner of the wall, and the old man didn't know what to look for in the house, and after tossing for a while, she didn't expect to hear the old man's painful crying,
When did this indifferent old man cry like a child, Ming Mama was stunned, in the quiet night, although Mo Huawen's whimper was light, but sad and sad, Ming Mama followed outside with many tears, and it was not until early in the morning that the old man came out of the house with red eyes.
There are no other exceptions!
After the death of his mother, his father rummaged through things in his mother's house to find something? Mo Xue sat up straight, her clear eyes were full of smart waves, what made her father ignore her mother's death and look for other things outside her body, and what made her father cry bitterly at the end, because of the death of her mother?
"Mama Ming, where have all the other maids in my mother's yard gone?Why can't I see any of them now?" Mo Xuetong's eyes flashed quickly, and her eyes became dark.
"That happened to the four big girls, there was a saying that the lady's yard was evil, and the mother-in-law and the maid asked to be transferred, and then the inner courtyard was in the hands of Aunt Fang. Mama Ming sighed, but she couldn't tell anything else.
Everything is still similar to Mo Xuetong's own speculation, except for a trace of suspicion about her father, there is no progress.
After Mama Ming left, Mo Xuetong sat quietly on the pit, maintaining a state of contemplation, her eyebrows were slightly frowned, she always felt that she had forgotten something, these things were interlocking, and it was not normal to talk about it carefully, why didn't my father notice it, or said that he was very clear, but he took a laissez-faire attitude.
The old lady came to the house, although she was not Mo Huawen's biological mother, she was a serious elder, and she was different from her aunts, because Mama Ming had put aside some time, and it was too late for Mo Xuetong to ask for peace in the past.
When I entered the house, I found that not only Mo Xueyan was there, but also Mo Xuemin and Mo Xueqiong.
Seeing the old lady, the old lady said lightly: "No need to be polite, sit down." β
Before she sat down here, Mo Xueqiong rushed to say: "The third sister got up really early today, grandmother just mentioned you, and asked why she couldn't afford it at this time, and I also said that the third sister has been like this since she entered the Mo Mansion, anyway, there are three sisters in this mansion." β
This is to blame for not getting up early to greet the old lady, and openly and secretly accusing her of being disrespectful.
"Thank you grandmother for your concern, my father just sent someone over for something, so I came late. Mo Xuetong smiled and explained gently.
"My father really loves the third sister, and the eldest sister is not in good health and does not send anyone to ask, but she goes to Qingwei Garden from time to time, which is ...... Sure enough, it's different. Mo Xueqiong slanted a glance meaningfully, and Mo Xuemin, who was sitting on the side, with a pale face, smiled.
"The third sister is not in good health, and she has not been by her father's side, so it is normal for her father to care about it now. Seeing that the topic was introduced to herself, Mo Xuemin raised her head and smiled slightly.
This is the first time Mo Xuetong has seen Mo Xuemin since the accident in the palace, her face is too pale, she was seriously ill a while ago, and she really hurt her body, her eyes fell on Mo Xuetong gently, and she only had a deep silence when she raised her eyes, and then she was always calm and gentle.
It's even gentler than when we first met!
It's just that Mo Xuetong knows that this kind of Mo Xuemin is even more difficult to deal with!
The old lady has been looking at the three sisters quietly, at this time she snorted coldly, put down the stove in her hand, and said unhappily: "What do my sisters fight for, if you have time, you should learn more about women's rings, there is one less female master in this house, and even the ladies are-for-tat when they meet, and they are uneducated." β
Her words overturned a boatload of people, whether it was Mo Xuemin or Mo Xueqiong, their faces were a little unpleasant.
"Grandmother, the sisters are joking about themselves, if the grandmother is not at ease, you can help the uncle to pick the daughter of the family again, and then you can help the eldest sister, the third sister, and the fourth sister to pick a good family matter. Mo Xueyan was second, a few months younger than Mo Xuemin, and she smiled and stretched out her head behind the old lady and said with a smile.
The old lady who liked to hear what she said said reached out and touched her head and smiled: "It is true that we have to discuss this matter, there is no serious hostess in your uncle's house, look at what is going on." Her hand swiped over and pulled all three of them inside.
The old lady is most satisfied with her granddaughter, she only feels that the old family is not in harmony, how to look at how it is not pleasing to the eye, secretly made up her mind, must help the old family marry a gentle and generous wife, Mo Huawen went against her will back then, and was bent on marrying Luo Xia.
After saying a few words to Mo Xueyan as if no one was around, he waved them to disperse, leaving only Mo Xueyan to speak.
The three of them retreated in order.
When stepping out of the door, Mo Xueqiong, who was originally walking at the end, suddenly took two steps ahead, and when Mo Xuetong raised her foot and stepped through the door, she squeezed past Mo Xuetong, Mo Xuetong was not vigilant, and wanted to close her feet, but the skirt was tripped by something, she stumbled two steps, her feet were soft, and she hit the door frame directly.
"Miss, how are you?" Mo Yu, Mo Ye hurriedly held her steady, if Mo Ye hadn't pulled her like this, Mo Xue Tong would have knocked Mo Xue Tong to the ground just now.
"Third sister, I'm really sorry, I suddenly remembered that there was something in the yard, so I walked faster. Mo Xueqiong stood aside and patted her clothes easily, how could she have the slightest intention in it.
Mo Yuqi opened his mouth to reason with Mo Xueqiong, but was stopped by Mo Xuetong's outstretched hand.
"It's okay, since the fourth sister is in a hurry, let's go. She said lightly, covering her forehead with a handkerchief, clearly knowing that there was a swollen patch.
Mo Xueqiong had already put on a fighting look, just waiting for Mo Xuetong to be angry, at this time, seeing her lightly, she didn't say anything, she had a feeling of punching the cotton for a while, and immediately lost her strength, glanced at Mo Xuetong coldly, didn't even say goodbye, and left directly with Yahuan.
"How about the third sister's headbutt? I have a bottle of ointment there, and I'll ask Yahuan to bring it to you later." Mo Xuemin hid a touch of pride in her eyes, and stepped forward to say caringly.
"I didn't break it, it only hurt a little, it'll be fine for a while, the eldest sister's ointment should be kept by herself!" Because of the pain, Mo Xuetong's face was a little pale, and she was in no mood to talk more when she smiled, so she told Mo Xuemin that she was guilty, and helped Mo Ye and them to leave.
"Ink embroidery, the third lady is not lightly injured, and I will let someone send the ointment to the third miss in a while. Mo Xuemin's gentle voice behind him.
"Yes"