Chapter Seventy-Two: The Gift of the House
I once heard the queen mother say that the second cousin has also married a family, and chatting with the cousins while walking, Murong Wei asked Chen Zhihua about the second cousin's family who did not enter Beijing this time. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Chen Zhihua replied: "I was in a hurry to enter Beijing this time, and some of the house's chores were too late to deal with, so my father ordered the second brother to stay in Huaizhou for the New Year, for fear that no one around him would take care of him, so he left his second cousin and sister-in-law at home. ā
Talking and laughing all the way, when she returned to Canwei Palace, Murong Wei had already ordered someone to prepare fragrant soup, and said to Chen Zhihua: "Asking two cousins to talk is a pretext. The two cousins are dusty, there are many inconveniences on the road, and they are in a hurry to enter the palace today, so they must be tired, so they will take a soak in my sister's place, and they will make up for a little sleep. ā
Chen Rujun was in a hurry on the road, and the two sisters were really hard. I only entered Beijing at night yesterday, and I came to say hello again this morning, and I was physically and mentally exhausted.
Seeing that Murong Wei arranged thoughtfully, Chen Zhihua and Chen Yinghua sisters were secretly grateful, Chen Zhihua replied on behalf of her sister and smiled: "That's the case, it's better for the courtiers to be respectful than to obey their fate."
Chen Zhihua and Yinghua sisters soaked in the water mixed with rose fragrance, and Meimei soaked it to wash away the dust all the way, and their bodies were much more relaxed.
The clever palace people had already prepared clean clothes, waited for them to change, and diligently asked if they wanted to make up for sleep.
The two sisters were not sleepy, and they knew that Murong Wei lived in the Little Flower Hall every day, so they asked the palace people to lead them to the Little Flower Hall to thank them.
Chen Zhihua saw Murong Wei again, and felt that she had shed her childhood command, but now she has a quiet complexion, a noble demeanor, and is so easy-going in dealing with people, and the unhappiness of the past has faded a lot, revealing a friendly smile.
The palace people made tea, put snacks and boxes, Murong Wei pushed the two cousins, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, and I don't know the tastes of my cousins, so I prepared a few more." ā
Chen Zhihua and Yinghua sisters thanked them, and they ate dim sum and drank tea in the tea hall, chatting about some road scenery and trivial matters at home.
Murong Ling is not good at personal contacts, and because of the noble status of her nieces, she is afraid that she will be even more disdained by the two of them when she is idle, so she did not prepare gifts for the two Murong Wei sisters.
When Murong Wei handed the lacquered and gold-painted box with the deed to her aunt, she smiled warmly: "The gift prepared by the queen mother for her aunt, aunt will see if Ah Wei has done it properly." ā
Queen Chu was confused when she heard this, and when she saw her daughter winking at her secretly, she just kept silent and looked at what medicine was sold in Murong Wei's gourd.
When Murong Ling opened it, it was a paper deed next to Guishu Hutong, which was connected to the former Shilang Mansion. Every inch of land in the capital is expensive, and the gift is so expensive, how can she accept it, and hurriedly pushed the box back.
Murong Wei pushed the box back towards her aunt again, refusing to let go: "The queen mother knew that my aunt's family was going to be resettled in my father's old mansion, and I thought that the house was too small, and my aunt's family had a large population, so it was not very convenient to live, so I handed over this errand to Ah Wei because there were many things to do in the next year." I asked someone to buy a house next to each other, and my aunt will live in it first, and after the New Year, the two places will be opened, so that my brother and sister-in-law can live conveniently, and my sisters are more comfortable. ā
Queen Chu did have a lot of things to do in the New Year, and she planned to plan for her sister after the New Year, but when she saw the deed party, she knew that her daughter was so caring, and she couldn't help but smile with admiration at Murong Wei.
The son has already married and the daughter is getting older, and the old mansion of the Shilang Mansion is indeed inconvenient, and Murong Wei's gift can be regarded as a charcoal in the snow.
It's just that he is as tall as Murong Ling, and today is the first time he has seen it, how can he accept such a valuable gift from his niece. She repeatedly excused herself: "That house also has three entrances, and several courtyards are small but also complete, so Ah Wei doesn't have to worry about it anymore." ā
Murong Wei handed the deed to her aunt, gently shook Murong Ling's sleeves, and was full of coquettishness: "Ah Wei knew that her aunt and cousins were going back to Beijing, and she was very happy, but she didn't know what gifts to prepare, but fortunately, the queen mother ordered this errand." For this house, the money in the private house has been used up in the past few years, and my aunt still doesn't accept it. As he spoke, his eyes sparkled with water.
In Murong Ling's memory, the niece of the princess has always been aloof and cold, and has never been really close to her.
Now looking at her niece with such a childish attitude, her heart is hot, she took her in her arms, and said warmly: "Awei's aunt knows everything, and my aunt accepts it." ā
Murong Qing's house is really small, his daughter-in-law is still pregnant, and he has a three-year-old eldest grandson, so he can't stand the trouble. If he gets this house, he will raise his eldest grandson in front of him, so that his son and a young couple can have some peace, and it will also be convenient for his daughter-in-law to raise a baby.
Murong Ling thought about it slightly, and felt that this was better than finding another big house as discussed with her husband before, and she couldn't help but feel at ease.
The holy decree was urgent, and the family discussed that they had to live like this first. Now that after the year, you can wait for your daughter-in-law to give birth with peace of mind, and you don't have to think about finding a larger mansion to relocate after the beginning of spring, adults and children are at ease, and Murong Ling feels extremely light.
The niece kept saying that it was the mother's instructions, but Murong Ling watched coldly, thinking that Queen Chu might not know. Otherwise, Emperor Chongming would not have apologized repeatedly in his letter.
I haven't seen her for a few years, and her ignorant niece when she was young is so caring, Murong Ling's heart is indescribably comfortable.
After lunch, afraid that Murong Ling would be in a hurry, Queen Chu sent someone to inquire about her husband and Chen Rujun in the imperial study, knowing that several people were still discussing, Murong Ling did not wait, and led her daughter-in-law and daughter to retire, saying that she wanted to prepare a sacrifice at home.
The Chinese New Year's Eve banquet was originally a family reunion, and Empress Chu knew that her aunt was tired all the way, so she did not keep her. allocated a few palace people to serve, sent the internal affairs office to send a festival gift and a cart of silver silk frost charcoal, and sent people to send the mother and daughter to the old mansion of the waiter's mansion, and the earnest feelings were very different from the previous two years.
Chen Rujun finished discussing state affairs with Emperor Chongming, and returned to the house with his eldest son. Murong Ling had already ordered the kitchen to prepare hot water, asked her husband and son to go to the clothes first, and the Chinese New Year's Eve meal was ready, just waiting for her husband to lead the family to worship their ancestors.
The second son is still handling general affairs in Huaizhou, and today's Chinese New Year's Eve banquet will not be reunited, and Murong Ling has a slight regret in his heart. Thinking of the deed given by Murong Wei, he added some joy, and showed it to Chen Rujun with a smile.
Chen Rujun was well-connected, asked Murong Ling to put it away, and said with a smile: "This is your niece's heart, and it is very blessed to be an aunt." ā
The husband and wife have always been in deep love, Murong Ling has always been secretly entangled in her heart since she beat her husband and was urgently used by Emperor Chongming, and she saw that today's deliberations were discussed for a whole day, and she couldn't explore the depth of the deliberations in the imperial study, so she was a little anxious. Now listening to her husband's relaxed words, smiling and joking with herself, she is relieved.