"What?" the old lady's eyes, which had been narrowed, instantly widened.

"It's true, the slave maid was taken aback as soon as she met her, what do you mean by this thirteenth aunt, you know that you and the second lady don't deal with each other, but you still find such a little girl, isn't this deliberately blocking you!" Mother Wu walked behind the old lady and naturally pinched her shoulders.

The old lady pondered for a moment and patted the hand on her shoulder and said: "Hui Niang is not so boring, although she was not born and raised by me, she is only close to me when she is a child, and she is so straight-tempered, there must be a reason for this." Now, while the little girl is still bathing, go and bring her nurse. ”

"Yes. Mother Wu replied and retreated.

In the guest room, Mei Xiang and Ju Xiang were very neat, arranged the room for a few people, and asked the rough girl to prepare the hot bath beans for bathing, and Doudou was soon picked up by Zhao's mother and slipped into the clean room.

She soaked in the hot water and hummed comfortably, and Zhao's mother saw that there were no outsiders in the house, so she helped her wash her hair and counted: "My girl, before leaving home, my wife told you not to be mischievous and not to cause trouble, you are good, you have not seen the main owner and got into trouble with someone, if the old lady is angry and doesn't like you, won't our trip be in vain!"

"That's not right, I'm homesick, my uncle said that when Lightning gave birth to a foal, he would give me a mount, and now I don't know if I've given birth......" Doudou said with his two little arms hanging on the edge of the tub, pouting.

Mother Zhao gently twisted her little face and said, "Who said how good Jiangnan was in the carriage before, but now it's starting to talk nonsense again." After that, he turned his head to Cai Qing on the side and said, "Girl, pick up the clothes that the girl has changed." ”

Cai Qing took the small wooden basin on the side and picked up the clothes one by one, Doudou saw that his little belly pocket was mixed with those clothes and shouted anxiously: "Cai Qing, don't get my little pocket wet, I'll wear it later!"

When Mother Zhao heard this, she stretched out her index finger and hooked her little belly pocket in front of Doudou, frowned and said: "Girl, you have always loved cleanliness, how long have you been wearing this belly pocket, look at this color......"

Doudou's little face turned red, and he snatched the little belly pocket and said, "Mom, don't worry about it, anyway, this little pocket is not allowed to be lost for me!"

Mother Zhao looked at her helplessly, and wanted to say a few more words, but Mother Wu's voice came from outside.

"Sister of the Zhao family, has the girl washed up?"

Mother Zhao hurriedly walked out of the clean room and said with a smile: "It's Sister Wu, isn't this washing, is there something wrong with you?"

Mother Wu took her hand and said, "I just went to see the old lady, and she asked you to go over now." ”

Mother Zhao was a little embarrassed, the old lady must not delay, but the girl is still soaking in the water, there is only one Cai Qing in the clean room, she is still a child, and she is not a problem at all......

Mother Wu understood and said: "Don't worry, sister of the Zhao family, I'll let Mei Xiang take you to see the old lady, and I will personally serve the girl here, you should rest assured!"

"Then please Sister Wu. Zhao's mother gave a few more words and followed Mei Xiang to the main room.

The old lady's easy-going was beyond Zhao's mother's expectations, and after seeing her salute, she pointed to a brocade beside her and asked her to sit down and talk, although Zhao's mother couldn't let go, but she still sat down with a trace of trepidation.

"I heard your surname is Zhao?" asked the old lady gently.

"The slave husband's family name is Zhao, and the old lady can call the slave and maid Zhao Si's family. Mother Zhao was just about to stand up and reply, but was stopped by the old lady, so she had to sit and answer.

"How many years have you been by your wife's side?"

Mother Zhao is a woman who doesn't have many scheming, and at this time, she is facing an aunt who her wife regards as her biological mother, where can she have any scruples, and tell the old lady how she met her wife in the first place.

"In this way, Hui Niang met you on the outskirts of the capital six years ago, and in order to let the little girl stutter, she made you a nurse. The old lady said indifferently.

"Don't you see, at that time the girl had just been born, still a premature birth, the cry was as weak as a kitten, the slave maid's family just had no way to live, so they waited with the wife, and then the wife married the master, and our family followed, saying that the wife is the great benefactor of the slave and maid family. When it came to the events of that year, Zhao's mother couldn't help but get excited.

"That'...... Has Hui Niang told you about your girl's background and who her parents are?" the old lady asked directly when she saw that the fire was almost over.

"Ah, it turns out that the old lady doesn't know, I heard the girl call Mrs. as an aunt, and I always thought that the girl was the master of the Yuanfu...... "She was embarrassed to say the rest of the words, she always thought that the girl was the master of the Yuanfu who secretly raised the child outside, but she didn't dare to take it home, it was the wife who saw the girl pitiful and adopted.

"So the little girl's life experience ......" Now the old lady felt a little confused, six years ago, Yuan Hui was dissatisfied with her mother-in-law wanted to marry her to an old widower to fill the house, and escaped from the Hou Mansion on the eve of the marriage, and there was no news after that.

It wasn't until more than a year ago that she sent an entourage to send a letter to herself, and considering the age of the little girl, this matter is not simple. And since Yuan Hui had never thought of sending the little girl over before, why did she suddenly make such a decision this time, without even saying hello in advance?

Mother Zhao saw that the old lady frowned and didn't speak for a long time, and her heart was a little hairy, could it be that the old lady was disgusted because the girl's origin was unknown?

She had long regarded the girl as her own child, and she couldn't take care of anything, so she hurriedly opened her mouth to defend it: "Old lady, the girl grew up in the northwest, just a little bit more lively, in fact, she can understand the rules and be smart, don't look at her only six years old, she can read the books in the wife's room, and learn to do needlework with the slave maid......"

The old lady was disturbed by her thoughts, and waved her hand and said, "The little girl's house is lively and likable, so I just ask casually." That...... Did anyone go to the house before you came this time?"

Mother Zhao was greatly impressed when she heard this, and praised: "The slave is really convinced of you, more than a month ago, His Royal Highness the King of Jin received a holy decree to summon them to return to Beijing, saying that they were going to pass through our Xiningwei." Later, I don't know who revealed the news, Princess Jin heard that our wife was the aunt of the Yuan family, so she sent someone to say that she was going to visit the house, and before the person arrived, the wife hurriedly sent the slave maid to Hangzhou Mansion with the girl, and the slave maid still wondered......

Before she could say a few words, Mother Wu walked in with a new Doudou outside.

The old lady looked at it in a flash, and saw that the little girl was wearing a pink full-breasted skirt, and the two little girls were tied with pearl headbands of the same color, lining a small face like white jade, and sure enough, as Wu's mother said, it was almost exactly the same as her second daughter-in-law Gu, but there was more spirit between the eyebrows, and the beautiful complexion revealed a bit of refreshing atmosphere.

When Mama Zhao saw her girl coming, she quickly got up and walked to her side, signaling her to say hello to the old lady.

Doudou gave the old lady a salute in a proper manner, and said sweetly in a soft and glutinous voice: "The old lady is fine." ”

There is no way to dislike such a sensible child, and the old lady beckoned to her and smiled: "Come and let me see." ”

Doudou walked to the old lady's side with a smile, without squirming at all, and the old lady liked her more when she saw her such a generous style, and directly pulled her into her arms and sat down.

"Your name is Doudou, but how do you call me the old lady?" said the old lady, pinching her little face.

"Before I came here, my aunt said that if you let me call you grandmother, it will let me stay with you, and I will be surnamed Yuan from now on, and you will give me a name; if you ask me to call you grandmother, then I will be asked to play in Hangzhou for a few days, and after all, I will go back to the northwest, then I will follow my uncle's surname Dou, so do you think my surname is better than Yuan or Dou?" Doudou did not pause at all, and said a lot of things with his small mouth, which confused Mother Wu and Mother Zhao on the side.

The old lady was stunned for a moment, but she was amazed in her heart, this little girl is really smart enough, at the age of six, it is difficult for her to explain this long list of surnames Yuan and Dou clearly, and the meaning of the words is to test whether she is willing to keep her by her side.