Chapter 142 Discussion of Relatives

Old Madam Li took Li Xiaonuan's hand, smiled bitterly and whispered:

"Don't be in a hurry, Xiao Nuan, the old ancestor can't do it, the old ancestor's body, I know best in my heart, I can't last long, if you don't hurry, if the old ancestor leaves, who will call the shots for you?"

"Ancestor ......"

Li Xiaonuan choked up and couldn't speak, Old Madam Li patted her gently, and said in a gentle voice:

"Don't cry, birth, old age, sickness and death, human nature, who didn't come here like this, the ancestor is old, he always has to leave sooner or later, as long as you are settled, the ancestor will rest assured."

Li Xiaonuan lay in the arms of Mrs. Li, crying so much that she couldn't speak.

Early the next morning, Li Xiaonuan waited for Mrs. Li to set off and rushed back to the capital.

Back to the ancient mansion, Mrs. Zhou and Gu Xiao took Mrs. Li back to Mingyuan Hall, Mrs. Li was half-lying on the couch in the east wing, and listened to Mrs. Zhou say a few words about Nacai, asking for names and other courtesies, so she raised her hand to stop her words,

"With Mrs. Zhenninghou coming over to help from time to time, it is naturally all appropriate, I'm tired, you can make your own decisions about these things."

Mrs. Zhou looked at the tired old lady Li, hesitated and embarrassed, in the past few decades, she has been accustomed to listening to the arrangements of her ancestors in everything, except for the relationship with the Yan family.

Old Madam Li leaned back on the pillow and commanded tiredly:

"You go get busy first, I'm tired and want to take a break."

"Do you want to ask the Imperial Doctor to come back for another consultation?"

Mrs. Zhou asked worriedly, and Mrs. Li waved her hand slightly,

"No, the recipe from last time was very good, you can get busy."

Mrs. Zhou turned her head to look at Li Xiaonuan, Li Xiaonuan hurriedly smiled and bent her knees, signaling Mrs. Zhou to rest assured, Mrs. Zhou withdrew and went to Qingyi Pavilion.

Old Madam Li raised her eyes to look at Gu Xiao who was standing in front of the couch, closed her eyes slightly, and asked in a gentle voice:

"Why are you back?"

"I just came back, and Mr. asked me to come back to see if you have returned."

"What's the matter with you, sir?"

Old Madam Li's voice revealed a hint of vigilance, Li Xiaonuan also raised her head, looked at Gu Xiao's face carefully, Gu Xiao hurriedly smiled and explained:

"Sir didn't say anything, just asked me to come back to see if you came back, probably because I heard that you were sick and wanted to come and see you."

Old Madam Li looked at Gu Xiao, lowered her eyes, thought for a moment, raised her eyes and looked at Gu Xiao and ordered:

"Then you hurry back and talk to Mr., and say I'm back."

Gu Xiao nodded in agreement, and said hesitantly:

"Sir doesn't seem to be in a hurry, I'll go talk to Mr. tomorrow......"

"What's the matter with hurry up sir, where can you see it? Hurry up and go. ”

Old Madam Li sighed, waved her hand weakly and commanded, Gu Xiao hurriedly agreed to retreat, called a car outside the second gate, and went to Tang's house in Lecture Hall Lane.

Gu Yunhuan got the letter from Mrs. Li back, and hurriedly rushed over with Zheng Jiyu in the car, Zheng Jiyu came in to ask for peace, and then withdrew to wait in the flower hall outside, Gu Yunhuan sat on the edge of the couch with teary eyes, looking at the sick and weak Mrs. Li, sad and didn't know what to do.

"Look, what's there to cry about? You have a lot of tears, your ancestors are old, and the old people are not all like this? Okay, don't shed tears, it's uncomfortable for the ancestors to look at it."

Gu Yunhuan hurriedly nodded, pressed the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, tilted his head slightly, swallowed back his tears, and said with a forced smile:

"I just can't see the disease of my ancestors"

Li Xiaonuan quietly motioned to the little girl to come over with hot water and a handkerchief, waited for Gu Yunhuan to clean her face, took the tea that the little girl had brought over, and said with a smile:

"Second sister, let's have a cup of tea."

Gu Yunhuan took the cup, looked up at Li Xiaonuan who was standing next to him, and was so sad that he was about to cry again.

"Gu Xiao ......"

"Second Sister"

Li Xiaonuan interrupted Gu Yunhuan's words, Gu Yunhuan nodded hurriedly, and said in a loud voice:

"I know, I know, don't say it, I won't say it."

Gu Yunhuan lowered his head, took two sips of tea, turned his head to look at Mrs. Li, opened his mouth, looked back at Li Xiaonuan, hesitated and said:

"I'll just say it as Xiao Nuan, Xiao Nuan is not the kind of person who only knows how to twist, ancestor, the day before yesterday, my mother-in-law came to tell me that I want to marry our family, let me come and ask what you mean."

Mrs. Li's eyes lit up, she straightened up slightly, Li Xiaonuan hurriedly stepped forward to help Mrs. Li, took the cushion handed over by the bamboo leaves, and carefully put it behind Mrs. Li, Mrs. Li waved her hand and withdrew the maid waiting in the house, looked at Gu Yunhuan, and said with a smile:

"Ask the fourth young master for a kiss?"

"Hmm."

Gu Yunhuan smiled and nodded,

"A few days after the opening of Yuwei Zhai, my mother-in-law gossiped with me, asking Xiao Nuan inside and out, asking about the shop, asking about our family, and I couldn't do without Xiao Nuan, I knew that she was visiting me, at that time...... Alas, I was vague and clear, and gave the words back, a few days ago, the news that our family got the royal marriage was passed on, and my mother-in-law came to me on the same day, and asked me to come over to explore the meaning of the ancestors, and wanted to propose to the little four. ”

The smile on Mrs. Li's face was even stronger, her body leaned back relaxedly, turned her head to look at Li Xiaonuan, and said with a smile:

"The Zheng family, although it is ...... It's a little poorer, it's not a problem, we don't lack silver, speaking of which, it can be regarded as a rare good match, the fourth young master, I have also met twice, and he is also a smart and sensible person. ”

Li Xiaonuan listened intently to Mrs. Li's words, lowered her eyes, nodded with a smile, Gu Yunhuan was overjoyed, Old Madam Li thought about it carefully, looked at Gu Yunhuan, and said with a smile:

"This matter, let me think about it again, don't be busy agreeing to it, go back and tell your mother-in-law, I'm seriously ill these days, I'll give her a reply in a few days, don't make a public announcement about this matter."

Gu Yunhuan nodded again and again,

"Ancestor, don't worry, I know it in my heart."

Old Madam Li smiled and nodded, Gu Yunhuan accompanied her and said a few more gossips, and when she saw that Old Madam Li was full of tiredness, she withdrew, went to see Mrs. Zhou again, and said a few words with her, and went back with Zheng Jiyu.

Old Madam Li relaxed and leaned on the pillow, with a smile on her face, looked at Li Xiaonuan and said softly:

"The lady in charge of the Zheng family is a shrewd and discerning woman, several daughters-in-law are well picked, you have also seen the fourth young master Zheng, and her character and talent are also passable, this matter, delay her for a few days, let's pick again."

Li Xiaonuan smiled and nodded in agreement, the bamboo leaves were fried and brought over, Li Xiaonuan waited for Mrs. Li to take the medicine, and Mrs. Li fell asleep tired.

Li Xiaonuan lightly lowered the curtain, told Zhuqing to watch carefully, and returned to the east wing.

Li Xiaonuan was half-lying on the couch under the window in the wing room, took the tea handed over by the jade button, held it in his hand, and looked out of the window with some distraction.

Jin Li lifted the curtain and came in, bent his knees and reported in a low voice:

"Girl, Sister Lan Chu wants to see you, and now I'm waiting outside, I've been here several times."

Li Xiaonuan came to his senses, nodded and ordered:

"Bring her in."

After a while, Lan Chu followed Jin Li into the wing, Li Xiaonuan waved his hand, Jin Li understood, turned around and went out, waiting outside to listen to the summons.

Lan Chu bent his knees, saw the salute, and looked carefully at Li Xiaonuan, who had lost a whole circle, tears fell down, and he choked up and whispered:

"Girl, how can this be?"

Li Xiaonuan silently looked at the sad and resentful Lan Chu, sighed softly, motioned for her to sit on the edge of the couch, and comforted in a low voice:

"Don't cry, it's not a big deal, if it weren't for the old ancestor being sick, it wouldn't be a big deal."

"Girl, why did the young master suddenly get married to such a family? Or is it that on weekdays, when the young master is so good to the girl, he listens to whatever the girl says, why did it suddenly become like this? ”

Lan Chu's tears flowed down again, Li Xiaonuan leaned back on the pillow with a lazy face, took the silver box from the couch, opened it and put a dried apricot in his mouth and bit it slowly, looking at Lan Chu, he didn't speak for a long time, Lan Chu stopped his tears, looked at Li Xiaonuan, and asked worriedly:

"What will the girl do in the future? What are the plans of the ancestors, and what are the regulations? ”

Li Xiaonuan nodded, and said in a flat but low voice:

"What kind of charter can there be, but it's just to marry someone, and if you don't marry this, you can marry that, and there is no big difference."

Lan Chu was stunned, looking at Li Xiaonuan, his brows furrowed,

"Girl, I just think that the young master's family business came too suddenly, and it was a little strange."

Li Xiaonuan looked up at Lan Chu, straightened up, laughed softly, clapped his hands lightly, and sighed:

"Sure enough, it's my girl, and it's not in vain that I usually value you, I can see that there is something strange, but the disadvantage is that there is no half a point, Gu Xiao is like that, finding a father-in-law like Prime Minister Yan is only good."

"What about the girl? There's only a disadvantage to a girl."

Lan Chu said angrily, Li Xiaonuan tilted his head to look at her, and said with a wry smile for a while:

"There's no big harm in it, if it's bad, it's not bad on this."

Li Xiaonuan paused, as if he didn't want to say more about it, and quietly changed the topic,

"It's just to get married, just find another one, there are so many young talents in the capital, let's pick a good one to marry."

Lan Chu looked at Li Xiaonuan with tears and laughter,

"Listen to the girl's meaning, the young talents in the capital are all up to us to choose a girl and not a strict ......"

Lan Chu swallowed back the words behind, Li Xiaonuan looked at her, and said with a smile:

"It's not the eldest lady of the Yan family, how can we choose, right?"

Lan Chu snorted from his throat, Li Xiaonuan sighed, turned his head to look out the window with a slight distraction, Lan Chu looked at Li Xiaonuan, who seemed to be a little sad, regretted it, and hurriedly persuaded:

"The character of the girl, this young talent in the capital, isn't it that the girl we picked is a lucky one, and she must marry much better than the young master."