It's not early, the old lady is getting older, and she sleeps less and less, Li Shuci will spend more time with her at night recently, "Although the third sister is not as good as the eldest sister, they are all the daughters of the eldest uncle, so what's the difference?" ”

"That's the ......

"The eldest uncle's laissez-faire term has expired, and although his political performance is not bad, I have heard that the appointment has not come down until now...... Maybe something happened in the middle, if the big house thought that we were getting in the way, I am afraid that things would not be so simple...... Grandmother is very careful in everything, and it is important to take care of her body. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

The old lady nodded, knowing what Li Shuci said, there was an Aunt Shen lying in the depths behind them. Zhou is the daughter-in-law chosen by Aunt Shen's grandmother, and it is not strange that she is close to Aunt Shen, but recently she has been unusual, caring in front of her, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, how can it make people feel uncomfortable. Hearing what Li Shuci said, he thought for a moment and said, "I don't matter, it's just that it snowed heavily a few days ago and I got a little cold." Wait a minute, you will accompany me to Dabaoci Temple to offer incense, since the last time the Lian family made trouble in the Li Mansion, I have always been a little unsure. ”

"Good. Listen to your grandmother. Li Shuci said with a smile.

The old lady looked at Li Shuci's face, thinking about the marriage given by the king, "Don't blame your grandfather." ”

Li Shuci listened to the tone as if he was discussing with her, and his heart softened: "How come?" My grandfather has held me in the palm of his hand since I was a child, how can it hurt me, my grandfather is for my good. ”

The old lady looked at Li Shuci in surprise, Yao said in front of her more than once that Li Shuci was stubborn, and she was afraid that she would do something stupid in a fit of anger. Now it seems that it is really unfounded. Maybe the little girl is still young, and she doesn't care about this, so she doesn't have so much dissatisfaction. Reassuringly: "It's good that you can think like this, your mother is worried about it these days." ”

Li Shuci smiled and nodded in agreement.

Qiyun Pavilion, Zhou's side was lying on the beauty couch, the girl Chuncao knelt down and gently hammered her legs, Zhou's brows kept frowning, and his heart was twisting uncomfortable. Turning over and sitting up, he waved his hand irritably, and Chuncao got up and put the beauty hammer in the drawer, and retreated lightly. Seeing this, Mama He poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Zhou, saying, "Madame, don't worry too much, the old man has been released for two terms, although it is a six-grade, but his political performance is excellent, and he has a reputation for being honest and honest for the people." Six to five grades is a hurdle, as long as you cross this hurdle, you are destined to add to your body, and it is also a great thing for the young master and girl. ”

Zhou didn't drink the teacup, and the corner of his eyes swept the letters on the small table, with a gloomy expression: "Hmph, if it weren't for his reputation for being honest, why would I need to be with the second room from time to time, and pick out the silver from the hands of the Wu family?" In the past two years, the second room knows that there is no sweetness from me, and he refuses to give any more money. I had no choice but to stick to my dowry to help him! But what did he do to me? Now, it has been half a year since the announcement of returning to Beijing to listen to his duties, but there is no news about the appointment of the Ministry of Officials, so he is in a hurry and thinks of me! ”

Mama He comforted again: "Uncle has been away for six years, and there must be someone around to serve him, but how can you win the favor of the uncle, when you return to this mansion, isn't you just a concubine, let you take care of it?" Why bother to be angry with a concubine. ”

"Concubine? If it is an ordinary concubine, can she hide it for so long? Now a pair of children are four or five years old, and they don't even let me know the slightest rumor. If I hadn't tried to help him win a place in the mansion, why would I have been in the mansion for six years? How easy is it to follow in office? Zhou was sad, pointed to his sideburns and said: "Mama, look, I have several gray hairs on my sideburns, what have I worked so hard to give birth to children for him all these years?" ”

Mama He has followed the Zhou family for many years, and knows that the Zhou family has been planning and planning diligently over the years, and she is heartbroken for the sake of the big house. I only heard Zhou say again: "And Sister Qiao, one by one, I am in a hurry to come back, what should I do?" Wouldn't I feel sorry for her? She just didn't understand me as a mother at all. ”

Mama He sighed and said, "Husband and wife are one, if you don't think about the uncle, who thinks about the uncle?" Before the uncle was released, he was very considerate to his wife, and he didn't want the girls in the connecting room, and even Fuling was forced to the uncle by the lady when he was released. When the uncle comes back and meets him, the uncle will remember his wife's hard work over the years, and it will be fine! Sister Qiao is still young, the nunnery is hard, how can her little girl's family stand it, and when the year comes, the uncle will return to Beijing, and the old lady will not let Sister Qiao not see her father. ”

Zhou's face softened a little: "The master's errand has not been settled for a long time, how do I think about it, how do I feel strange, although the master is a concubine, but after all, he is also the old man's own son, and the officials can not look at the old man's face." This spring, next year's appointment is obviously already named, why is there no interest at this time? ”

Early the next morning, Li Shuci still arrived at Mingshoutang early to greet the old lady, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw that Zhou was already serving the old lady for breakfast. The old lady put down her chopsticks and asked, "Count nine cold days, why don't you sleep for a while?" Why bother to accompany my old woman. ”

Li Shuci took a small cup of sheep cheese from Lan Xin's hand and put it in front of the old lady, "Grandmother is the lucky star of our family, nothing is more important than grandmother's body, as long as you are good here, the blessing of the Li family will naturally flourish, and the granddaughter will follow her grandmother!" ”

The old lady laughed heartily, looked at Li Shuci and quipped: "Look at you, you can coax people to the sky with your mouth!" ”

Seeing that the old lady was happy, Li Shuci handed over the spoon, "There is a clever little girl in my yard, and the desserts and pastries made are not worse than those in Nanfu Building." This feta cheese is the softest, easy to restrain and taste, grandmother should taste it while it is hot, and there is no fishy smell at all. ”

The feta cheese was sweet and delicious, and the old lady laughed while eating.

Li Shuci said: "Grandmother, the eldest prince prays for the queen to do good deeds, and the Dabaoci Temple is now being repaired. Second, the New Year is approaching, there are many people and things, so we have a good time to take a breath. ”

When Zhou heard Li Shuci say this, his eyes lit up, and he heard Li Shuci ask, "What does the eldest aunt think?" ”

Zhou smiled kindly: "The five girls are smart, I think it's good." ”

The old lady nodded, "I think so too." I can't go to Dabaoci Temple, and it's boring to be bored at home, so let's do what you said. ”

On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, it was already the third and ninth weather, and the north wind was getting colder and colder.

The two most prosperous places of incense in Shangjing, in addition to Dabaoci Temple, are Lingxin Nunnery. Lingxin Nunnery not only enshrines the Nine Heavens Xuannu who is most spiritual and sensitive, but also enshrines the benevolent and compassionate Niangniang. Therefore, the daughters of the daughters in Beijing will come here at the end of the year to pay homage to the Xuannu, in order to be beautiful in the coming year. And newlyweds will come here to ask for a child's favor. Of course, there are also women who do not have good children.

There were groups of cars and horses in front of the Li Mansion, and the crowds were crowded. The subordinates methodically prepared the things that the masters were going to go to the incense and petition. The genius is faintly bright, and he is ready to stop.

After a short time, the masters came out of the house and got into the carriage. The Li Mansion is usually low-key, and the customized carriages are mainly comfortable, and they are not extraordinarily publicized, unlike Beppu's splendid canopy and golden splendor.

Zhou and Yao, as daughters-in-law, naturally rode with the old lady, Wu didn't like Zhou's trick of currying favor with the drill camp, and didn't want to see her cold face and hot ass in front of the old lady, so he pushed Li Shuran into the carriage of Li Shuci and Li Shuwen, and turned around and rode with Li Shuyu and Li Shuwan. There were also a lot of girls and mothers-in-law who were waiting in each room, and they were also full of three or four carriages. The car was followed by a dozen or so guards, and the group occupied half of the street.

Passers-by saw it from afar and all discussed: "Tsk, the Li Mansion is now in full swing, but the travel is still so low-key." ”

"It's the old lady who took the lady to the incense. I heard that the ladies of the Li Mansion are almost old, and they are all beautiful and beautiful. It's a pity that we didn't have the fortune to see it in person. ”

"Hey...... Don't dream about it, it's all from heaven......"

In the carriage. Li Shuwen proudly listened to the discussions of passers-by, and sometimes stared at Li Shuci coldly, but did not speak.

Li Shuran opened her mouth first, and her voice was clean and leisurely: "Fifth sister, I haven't seen you for a few days, I look, you are a lot taller." ”

Li Shuci is now at the age of drawing, and he can be considered to be healthy after learning a few hands with Mu Yun on weekdays, and he is as tall as a fine willow in spring, growing rapidly, and he is already faintly surpassing Li Shuran. Li Shuci likes this second sister who is weak on the outside and indifferent on the inside, and said with a pleasant smile: "Yes, the second sister hides in the house all day long to embroider the dowry, and she doesn't often come to my yard for a walk." Just wait for the spring of next year to get married. ”

Although the Wu family is powerful, it does not have the same ambition as the Zhou family, and for the good of his daughter, he begged the old lady to mediate in it, and said an excellent family business. Tao Gongzi is a scholarly family, is Li Yu's protégé, although the family is poor, but he is really a rare humble gentleman, Li Shuran also married him in his previous life, Tao Gongzi is talented, and he has taken the test in a few years, and the two are harmonious and affectionate.

Li Shuran blushed, knowing that Li Shuci was making fun of her, she stretched out her Qianqianyu hand and patted the back of Li Shuci's hand, and said angrily: "Look at what you said." ”

Li Shuwen next to her listened to the conversation between the two, and snorted coldly, "The fifth sister hasn't been married yet, don't you be idle and ashamed?" When this word spreads outside, it is not your face that you are alone. ”

Li Shuci sneered, and looked at Li Shuwen with his eyes, "I am not as blessed and ashamed as the third sister." The eldest aunt is so capable, the eldest sister is virtuous and gentle, and Sister Wen is naturally close to Zhu Zhechi. ”

Li Shuwen's face turned white, and this was obviously a satire on the Zhou family's seizure of power, and Li Shuqiao was embarrassed. She tried to refute, but she couldn't find a single word of rebuttal.

Li Shuwen was silent for a while, and suddenly smiled: "The fifth sister has decided to marry so early, and I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse." ”

How could Li Shuci not know what Li Shuwen was thinking, she was just a foolish person, and she never could hide what she wanted in her heart. Such a person can't even be called an opponent. The third sister said cautiously, this family matter was personally set by my grandfather, and it was given by the king, which is naturally a blessing. If the words that come out of my sister's mouth reach the ears of outsiders, it is an unfilial piety to my grandfather and disrespect to the king. ”

Li Shuwen's face was white. With a breath in his throat, he turned his head and stopped talking.

Li Shuran was naturally unhappy when she heard Li Shuwen's cynicism, so she ignored it and said to Li Shuci: "I heard that the fifth sister met Yang Gongzi when she was studying in Yingtian Academy. ”

Li Mansion is naturally the only one who is qualified to study at Yingtian Academy, ignoring the jealous look in Li Shuwen's eyes, and smiling smartly: "That's true." ”

Li Shuwen was very interested, and seeing that Li Shuci had no resistance, she asked again: "So, you and Yang Gongzi are also childhood sweethearts, and they must get along well. ”

"It's okay, the friendship between classmates is naturally no better than anything else, but I was too young at the time, and I don't know what Yang Gongzi has become now. But Tao Gongzi, according to his grandfather, is a very talented person, humble and self-controlled, and will definitely take care of his second sister in the future and never give up. ”

Li Shuran's face turned red, and she still said generously: "Borrow your auspicious words." ”

Now the owner of the Lingxin Nunnery, the silent nun is forty or fifty years old, just because of the perennial vegetarian practice, she seems to be only in her thirties, and she is a highly respected female nun.

Knowing that the ladies of the Li Mansion were going to come to the incense, the silent nuns took the Qing nuns and nuns to greet them in front of the mountain gate.

Zhou got out of the carriage with the old lady in his arms, raised his eyes and saw that the silent nun was here, and folded his hands and recited the Buddha's name.

The silent nun took a step forward, folded his hands and saluted, "Amitabha! The old lady is very honored to visit our temple. ”

The old lady hurriedly said: "Sins and sins, Master Lao came out to greet him, and he didn't dare to be ashamed." ”

"The old lady has worked hard all the way, please come into the temple and rest with tea."

The old lady nodded, and led a group of ladies and ladies into the Lingxin Nunnery.

The girls immediately followed their respective masters to serve, and the guards were not allowed to enter the nunnery and were guarded outside. There were many people nearby who came to the nunnery with their own girls to worship the Xuannu Niangniang, all stretched their necks and stopped to watch, only to see that on the not very luxurious carriage, several people came down with veils, all wearing silver fox cloaks, with graceful postures and slim figures.

All the way into the nunnery, the silent nun personally led everyone to the courtyard prepared in advance, which was spacious and quiet. The facilities are simple but very complete, "this courtyard is quiet and spacious, no one disturbs, and the old lady lives here with confidence." ”

The old lady was satisfied: "There is a lot of trouble with Master Launey. ”

Worshipping the Xuannu is the top priority of the girl at the beginning of the year, and she stays in the Lingxin Nunnery for three days. The courtyard is large enough and there are many houses, and it seems that it is specially prepared for the convenience of the female relatives of the family. The old lady had already entered the house and told everyone to choose their own room and rest first.

The courtyard is located in the southwest corner of the Lingxin Nunnery, and the snow in the courtyard has not cleared the path for people to walk, and the trees and eaves are white. Comfortable and natural, a Zen heart. It is also very quiet around, and the house should be cleaned every day, and there is no trace of dust.

The mothers-in-law have neatly delivered their personal belongings everywhere. Li Shuci's room was next to the old lady, and there was a statue of a Xuannu hanging on the wall facing the door, and a pair of candlesticks and an incense burner were placed on the incense table. There is a futon under the incense table, which is simple and elegant. Qingge and Mu Yun are sorting out the things they have brought.

Li Shuci took off the thin veil covering his face and asked, "Mu Yun, can things be arranged over there?" ”

Mu Yun put the tea set in his hand on the table and said, "Don't worry, it's all arranged." Just that it really works? If Lian had the guts, wouldn't he have made a move earlier? ”

Li Shuci exhaled slightly, even if they didn't come to provoke her, she would never sit still again, everything was ready, only the east wind was owed. "She doesn't have the guts, but didn't we lend her the guts?"

Mu Yun still didn't quite understand, and Li Shuci didn't explain, she just borrowed someone from her grandfather, that is, Mama Ji from the Shen Mansion. Mama Ji did even better than she thought. Those words, singing and harmonizing, really spoke to Lian's heart.

Lian Shi was in the carriage, his hands were tightly clenched into fists, thinking of Sanfang's sneering face, his heart couldn't help but twitch, hearing that she was coming to Lingxin Nunnery to incense, Jiang's eyebrows couldn't wait to fly out of a flower, she really wanted to jump up and scratch her face fiercely. Wait, wait for her to clean up one by one!

When Lian arrived at Lingxin Nunnery, he learned that the female dependents of the Li Mansion had come to worship Xuannu Niangniang today, and he was stunned, which was really a coincidence. If she came here alone and something happened, she would definitely not be able to say clearly, but now there are many people and things, and it is much easier to do, God is really helping her! A smile tugged at the corner of Lian's mouth. Mama Wang accompanied her, looking at the weird smile on her face, and there was a trace of uneasiness in her heart.

Next to the Li family's residence that the Lian family was arranged, he entered the nunnery and settled down, and went directly to visit the old lady, with a very respectful and polite attitude, not like the shrewd behavior last time. It's just that the old lady doesn't want to see this shameless woman with a set of faces and a set of backs, and she is tired with a faint smile on her face. Seeing this, Lian Shi was not different, but still respectfully and went back to his yard with interest.

Zhou wanted to speak and stopped, and the old lady sighed, "That's it, just let Sister Qiao come over with you!" ”

Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, mother." ”

After tossing for most of the day, everyone was tired, and it was not early after fasting. The old lady instructed everyone to rest and get up early tomorrow morning to worship the Buddha.

Li Shuci bathed and changed clothes, cleaned his hands and made incense. Quietly sit on the futon in front of the portrait of the Xuannu and meditate and vomit. Qingge and Mu Yun were also awakened from the sidelines, waiting for the unusual night.

In the middle of the night, a woman's scream suddenly came from outside. Then he shouted: "Go to the water, go to the water!" ”

Li Shuci opened his eyes abruptly and said, "Let's go, you don't need to pack up your things, let's go find the old lady." ”