Chapter 15: Thanksgiving
Ji Yunlian took a cup of tea from Ji Nianjin and sat beside Mei's side, feeling very happy. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Mei caressed her belly, leaned on the red sprinkled leather cushion, and teased:
"Master, why don't you rest first, I've been busy outside all morning, even if there is anything new, I told us to eat first. You're not hungry, but Jin'er is hungry. ā
Ji Nianjin couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud, but Ji Yunlian didn't have to blush, he was a little anxious.
"Yes, yes, there is a joke in front of Jin'er today, and what Mrs. taught me is that I have been taught by my husband."
Ji Yunlian smiled on his face, and as he spoke, he really made a gesture towards Mei's.
The interaction between the husband and wife made Ji Nianjin see it in her eyes and remember it in her heart, she hadn't seen such a warm picture for a long time.
For a while, Xiangqi outside and another big girl next to Mei's side had already set up the meal, Bai Lan came in to pass the word, Ji Nianjin helped Mei's, and when Bai Lan was about to step forward to help Mei's, Ji Yunlian stopped him, he personally helped Mei's other side, and walked outside, until the family was seated at the table, and the maids waited and ate quietly.
Ji Nianjin didn't have a big appetite, picked up a few things he liked, and ate them slightly.
After a while, a little girl lifted the curtain and came in and said:
"Lord Shizi, madam, Mother Gu is back."
Gu's mother is Mei's companion, and now she is the housekeeper mother of Qingxin Garden, it is a snowy day today, where did Gu's mother come back?
Ji Nianjin was puzzled, Mei's side is now the time for important people, Gu's mother is also the housekeeper's mother, in the entire Qingxin Garden, no one can leave her, since Gu's mother is allowed to go out, could it be that her mother has something important to do, so she sent Gu's mother out?
The little girl went down, and not long after, the door curtain was opened again, and a shrewd and amiable mother-in-law came in.
Ji Nianjin looked at it, Gu's mother's body should have been changed back to the house, her body was a half-new gown, her hair was combed neatly, and she used a few silver hairpins to insert it, and she didn't look at it.
"Lord Shizi, madam, the slave and maid are back."
Gu's mother looked at her early forties, and as she spoke, she saluted Ji Nianjin again, and then served Mei very skillfully, and continued:
"When the slave came back, the old lady chattered for a long time, saying that the lady was heavy, and it was more and more inconvenient to go out, and her old man was thinking about it tightly, if there was nothing in the house, ask our girl to go back to see her old man, and also tell her to be relieved."
Gu's mother said with a smile.
Ji Nianjin understood as soon as she heard it, Mei sent Gu's mother to her grandfather's mansion.
The old lady in Gu's mother's mouth is her maternal grandmother Xiang.
The grandfather's house is located in the southwest of the capital, where there are mostly big families, high-ranking families, quite a heritage, and Fu'an Hou Mansion is located in the northwest of the capital, here are mostly the powerful in Beijing, the Qingbei Hou Mansion married by Ji Nianjin in the previous life, is also here.
In Mei's mansion, the old lady has passed away, and only the old lady is still alive. The old lady gave birth to three children, Mei is the old lady's only favorite daughter, in addition to Mei, Ji Nianjin also has two uncles.
Although they are in the same capital, Mei rarely goes back.
"It's my unfilial piety, what else does the old lady say? The things that were sent over, does she still like them? Are the brothers and sisters-in-law in the house okay? ā
Mei sighed and asked.
"It's all good, madam, the old lady likes to send things very much, and said that the prince of the world goes out far away, and he still remembers her, and he has a heart, the eldest lord and the second master in the house and the girls and young masters in the two rooms are very good, and the old lady also said, what you said, she agreed, and there is no need to ask someone to pick it up, just ask our girl to go and see her old man's house, go to talk to her, and then bring it back."
Gu's mother explained the matter clearly in a clever manner, Mei finally smiled, and Ji Nianjin listened to it in a fog, not knowing what Mei and her grandmother said and what they were going to take, so they had to continue to listen carefully on the side.
"In this way, my mother-in-law agreed, which is great, but my two uncles have no opinion? I've got to ask them. ā
Ji Yunlian said with a smile.
"Back to the prince, the slave and maid said it in front of the two uncles and wives, and the old lady also asked their opinions, the two uncles and wives are kind-hearted, knowing that the prince and the wife are used to thank them for saving their lives, they both nodded, and said that if it is not enough, there are still some people in the house who can take them, and they can take them all, and their own family members do not speak two words, and they also tell us not to see each other."
Gu's mother replied respectfully, served a cup of tea for Mei's, and stood aside, waiting for Ji Yunlian and Mei's to say something more.
Ji Nianjin finally heard the general idea that Gu's mother went back to Meifu this time, and it turned out that she was going to her father's thank you.
But the thank you gift from the Hou Mansion of Fu'an, why did you go to the Mei Mansion to ask for it? Can't the Fu'an Hou Mansion prepare? Or is that thing in Meifu really so good that it can make father and mother put down face?
Ji Nianjin was puzzled, she looked at Mei and wanted to ask something, but was sent away by Mei.
"Jin'er, don't stay in this Qingxin Garden with your mother, knowing that you have filial piety, your mother is very happy, I saw you and the eldest girl in the second room still laughing together a few days ago, it can be seen that your little girl also has her own business, and your mother will not care about you here."
Mei was supported by Gu's mother, and sat down on the big kang near the window in the east room, Ji Yunlian went to the desk in the west room, buried his head in writing something, Ji Nianjin followed Mei, and only then stood in front of the kang, Mei said with a smile.
Is this to send her out? Is there anything she can't hear?
"Mother, did my grandmother say she missed me? Jin'er also missed her grandmother, just when Gu's mother came back, Jin'er still had a few questions to ask Gu's mother, so her mother talked to Gu's mother first, and Jin'er promised not to disturb. ā
Ji Nianjin said playfully, Mei couldn't, so he had to let Ji Nianjin stay here.
"Mom, no one else knows about this, does it?"
Mei asked.
The outsiders in her mouth are referring to the other rooms in the Hou Mansion.
"Madame, don't worry, the slave maid went out to visit the old lady in Meifu, no one will doubt it."
Gu's mother replied.
"Alas, there is no need for this, but this month also happens to be the birthday of Mrs. Qingbei Hou, which is just in time, so we have to add an extra gift. The prince said, since it is a gift of gratitude for saving lives, it is necessary to focus on it, these gold and silver treasures are easy to find, but only one is missing for the occasion. ā
Mei sighed, for this, Mei and Ji Yunlian didn't sleep well for two days in a row.
The reason why Gu's mother was asked to go to Meifu today was because Mei's remembered that the one they lacked happened to be available in Meifu.
But after all, this is the matter of Fu'an Hou Mansion, and Mei Mansion has not been called to bear it, Mei hesitated, or Ji Yunlian decided to take some of the valuable things that have been saved in the big house over the years and send them to Mei Mansion first, if they find the same in the future, they will return to Mei Mansion.
Ji Yunlian meant that he would take some things to exchange with Meifu first, and then return them to Meifu when they found the same one later.
But what is it that makes Ji Yunlian willing to let go of the face of the Hou Mansion of Fu'an and go to the Mei Mansion?
"Madam, this is also impossible, who called the old lady there is just there, a hundred years of old ginseng is easy to find, but this thousand-year-old ginseng, it will be difficult to find for a while. It's not that this is still the opportunity of the second master who is doing business in the house to go south and north for many years. ā
Gu's mother explained.
When Ji Nianjin heard it now, she knew why, her grandmother had a good thousand-year-old ginseng in her hand, which could be used as a thank you gift to the Hou Mansion in Qingbei this time, but her mother hesitated, because after all, this is the matter of Fu'an Hou Mansion, if outsiders know about it, and lose the face of the Hou Mansion, Ji Yunlian and their big house will be criticized.