"Yes, Zheng'er is filial piety, I'll sue him when I beat a child, he is the second son, the title of Marquis of Jingnan has nothing to do with him, and the children of other noble families can't inherit the title, either they are intriguing with their brothers, or they are fighting cocks all day long, and when they become adults, they are blessed to find an errand, and they are so old from generation to generation, and they die ......" The old lady said and choked up more and more.

"Old lady......" Mother Wu was a little helpless, knowing that the master was holding back ruthlessly, so it was good to vent with the strength of the wine today.

"Although Zheng'er's eldest brother was also brought up by me, but no matter how good I am to him, he can't get close to my stepmother. At the beginning, I saw all the hardships I suffered in the Hou Mansion at a young age, and forced myself to abandon martial arts and literature...... No one knows how much he suffered, he was all for me......

I have been so unhappy in family affairs, and I have only one sick and weak daughter under my knees, how can I rest assured that I can ...... it?"

The old lady's eyes began to blur, and the words in her mouth gradually became blurred, Mother Wu twisted a hot hand towel to wipe her face, waited for her to lie down and put out the candle, and quietly exited the inner room.

The late autumn night was a little cold, except for the housekeeper and mother-in-law who were on duty at night, the rest of the people had already fallen asleep, but Mother Wu, who was lying on the soft couch outside, did not feel the slightest sleep. She was not interested in what Aunt Yuan Hui's letter said, but this little girl Doudou would undoubtedly set off a lot of waves between the old lady's mother and son, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

After serving by the old lady's side for more than 30 years, she knows better than anyone else the difficulties of the master, on the surface, she seems to be rich and rich, and the children and grandchildren are full, but in fact, there has never been a grandchild who can bear the joy; planting flowers all day long is called self-cultivation, but in fact, it is nothing more than passing the lonely time, and it is not as good as these ordinary women.

She is just a slave who is loyal to the old lady, and she has not affected the ability of the second master and the second lady, I just hope that they can see that Miss Doudou is so similar to the second lady, and she is a lively and lovely child, so she responds to the old lady and fulfills her dream.

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Early in the morning of the second day, Zhao's mother brought Doudou to greet the old lady.

The old lady, who has always gotten up early, was still crooked in bed because she didn't rest well last night, and when she heard that Doudou was coming, she asked Mei Xiang to take her into the inner room.

The old lady's house was elegantly cleaned up and tasteful, and all the furnishings were exquisite, and Doudou immediately felt that her eyes were not enough.

She grew up in the guard center in the northwest of the country, although her uncle is now a hundred households of the six grades, and has made many military achievements over the years, and has received a lot of rewards and booty, and her aunt is quite capable of running the family, so the family has never been short of money, but really good things are really rare in such a place.

Seeing her curious, the old lady beckoned to her and said, "Doudou comes to grandmother." ”

Doudou ran to the side of the bed, and the old lady stroked her little face and said, "Are you used to sleeping last night?"

"Well, slept well, thank you grandmother for your concern. Doudou smiled and nodded.

"It's October soon, the winter in Jiangnan is wet and cold, and the house doesn't burn the kang, after a few **** Yuanxiao's cousin left, you will move to your grandmother's place, this house is very warm, and you will sleep with your grandmother at that time. The old lady said softly.

"Soup...... Cousin Yuan Xiao is leaving?" As soon as Doudou heard that the guy was leaving, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he directly ignored the old lady's words.

"Did you have an awkward fight with your cousin again last night?" Although the old lady did not let people inquire about the two children, the children's family wrote everything on her face, and she could naturally see it at a glance.

"It's not awkward, it's just that he gave me a nickname, but...... I fetched it for him too. Doudou snapped his delicate fingers and said a little embarrassed.

"Doudou, you don't like Cousin Yuan Xiao very much?" the old lady asked with interest.

"Hmm...... I didn't like it, I just felt that he was a little domineering and liked to bully people. Doudou snorted, and she knew in her heart that people didn't really bully her at all.

"Haha...... How did Grandmother hear that you were bullying him?" the old lady couldn't help laughing.

Doudou blushed and scratched his little head, and said coquettishly: "Grandmother......"

Mother Wu on the side felt very relieved to see that the old lady had come out of last night's sadness.

"Doudou, girls stand in the world, although they have to learn to be strong, but too rigid and easy to break, more often than not, they must know how to overcome rigidity with softness, and there is not necessarily only a solution to rampage when encountering things, and this is especially true when getting along with others. You are a sensible child, and you may not be able to understand your grandmother's words for the time being, but you must take them to heart. The old lady pinched Doudou's little face lovingly, and said earnestly.

Doudou looked at the old lady seriously with a pair of big eyes, nodded slightly, and said, "Grandmother, I understand, I won't mess with Cousin Yuanxiao anymore, he ...... It doesn't seem to be so hateful, but the people are still pretty good. ”

However, Doudou's beautiful idea was quickly overturned.

Five days later, Yuan Xiao said goodbye to the old lady, and Wu's mother took Doudou to send them to the official road outside Zhuangzi.

The two have not quarreled in the past few days, Doudou is because of his grandmother's words, and Yuan Xiao has something to do, not to mention that when the two meet, there are others, everyone can "pretend", how can they still quarrel.

However, in view of the fact that the two have not been together for a long time, Doudou really does not have much good impression of Yuan Xiao, and seeing that he is finally leaving, his little face can't help but bring out some joy and excitement.

Yuan Xiao is already very good at observing words and feelings, and when she saw her little appearance, she suddenly felt bad, he Xiao Ye was so annoying?

He retracted one leg that had stepped into the carriage, walked up to Doudou in three or two steps, and smiled at her, "Cousin is very happy?"

Doudou's little head immediately shook like a rattle, "No, my cousin is very sad that Doudou is leaving, and I don't know when I will see you again." ”

Yuan Xiao pretended to be a confidant big brother and frowned and said: "Sister Doudou, originally, I planned to rush back to Beijing for the New Year after I came back from Wuyi Mountain, Fujian, and my grandmother didn't come to bother, but seeing that you are so reluctant to be a brother, I reluctantly came to Hangzhou Mansion to spend the New Year with you?"

Doudou's little face was completely sour when he heard it, "Brother Tangyuan......"

Yuan Xiao patted her little shoulder lightly, and deliberately lowered her voice and said, "Little lentils, eat more, and strive to grow into a round bean during the New Year!"

With that, he jumped into the carriage in a flash, waved his hand vigorously at everyone, and the carriage quickly drove away, making Doudou grit his teeth in anger.

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After Yuan Xiao left, the old lady really moved Doudou to her courtyard, and the grandparents and grandchildren ate and lived together.

Doudou only had Zhao's mother and Cai Qing around him, two servants around, which was obviously inappropriate in the eyes of the old lady, and selected a few maids to serve by her side, Doudou felt that it was not necessary at all, and finally couldn't resist his grandmother, but still left two thirteen-year-old maids and an eight-year-old maid.

The two big girls are very beautiful, one is named Zhujun, with a melon seed face, a pair of apricot eyes are clear and bright, and the other is named Lan Yun, with a goose egg face, and her facial features are extremely delicate, especially a pair of long eyebrows and sideburns, which looks outstanding.

Not long after the little maid entered the Yuan Mansion, Doudou named her Caisang with the name of Cai Qing, she has a simple and lively personality, but she is the most compatible with Doudou.

As soon as the arrangements were ready, the old lady was ready to invite Yuan Zheng to Zhuangzi to discuss Doudou's affairs.