Chonglan had expected her to ask a question, so she answered very calmly, and bowed slightly: "I was talking in my grandmother's room, and when I saw that my grandmother was in a hurry, I was afraid that she would not pay attention to someone who bumped into her, so I thought of coming over and helping her." ”

She only said the result, but she didn't say the reason, even Mrs. Yan didn't feel that something was wrong when she heard it.

The county lord of Qinghe put together his somewhat scattered sideburns, and looked straight over: "What a coincidence, why did you rush over at this time?" ”

She smiled Yan Ning: "Don't Brother Ning begging you to come over, right?" ”

She turned her gaze to Old Madam Yan again, and sneered: "You two juniors are so majestic, what is wrong with me, you can come to me, go past me and complain to the old lady, do you take me as a mother-in-law in your eyes!" ”

Chonglan lightly blessed her body and quietly blocked Yan Ning behind her: "What did the second lady say?" Why can't the daughter-in-law understand? ”

She turned her eyes to Old Madam Yan and said with a smile: "My daughter-in-law is just here to be a human crutch, isn't my grandmother asking you questions now?" You're only talking to your daughter-in-law like this, I'm afraid it's not good, right? ”

She quietly led the conversation to Fang Cai, and then saluted: "Since grandmother and the second lady still have something to say, then the daughter-in-law will retire first." ”

She behaved very sympathetically like this, on the surface, she didn't want the county lord of Qinghe to be too embarrassed by Mrs. Yan's reprimand, but in fact, the excitement that should have been seen was over, and it was almost time to retire. The county lord of Qinghe can't keep it even if he wants to.

Mrs. Yan came back to her senses at this time, she didn't talk to the speaker of Qinghe County, so she took a deep breath, looked around left and right, and asked, "What about the second child?" Why hasn't he come out of the courtyard yet? ”

She deliberately raised her voice, as if she was sure that Yan Sansi was still in the courtyard, she asked a few more words, and seeing that Yan Sansi had not come out yet, she was annoyed for a while, and ordered a few grandmothers behind her to go to the house to invite someone.

Yan Sansi walked out without hurry, yawned and pretended to be surprised, and asked, "I was just taking a lunch break in the courtyard, and my mother is looking for me?" ”

Chonglan took Yan Ning to the outside of the courtyard at this time, Yan Ning looked back at Yan Sansi, with a little hope in his eyes, hoping that he could say a few words for his aunt, but seeing the frivolous and casual look on his face, his little face turned a little whiter, and the swaying flame was extinguished.

Chonglan sighed in her heart, she didn't have a good impression of Yan Sansi, but she couldn't talk about bad feelings, but at this time, she couldn't help but be extremely disgusted with him.

If it weren't for him, Yan He would not have been snubbed by people when he was young, and Yan Ning would not have seen his biological mother beaten to death at a young age.

She hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, there is still an old lady in the courtyard, and the second lady will not dare to provoke you again." Let's get the best doctor to see your aunt, shall we? ”

Yan Ning hung his head and didn't speak, Chong Lan sighed lightly, and immediately turned his head and ordered: "Go and ask the best doctor in our pharmacy to come over, bring the medicinal materials, you must be fast!" ”

Qingge knew that the situation was serious, so he nodded solemnly and hurriedly prepared. She turned her head again and ordered Qingyun to send Yan Ning back to the courtyard, only then did she let out a sigh, straightened up and knocked on her back.

Liuying took a few steps forward to support her, but stopped talking, and finally said, "Young lady, this matter... It has nothing to do with you. ”

She actually had the second half of the sentence: 'You shouldn't have been involved in it at all.' In Liuying's opinion, what does the dispute between wives and concubines in Yan Sansi Courtyard have to do with Chonglan? And it doesn't get in her way.

Chonglan rubbed the corners of his forehead: "I don't know that I shouldn't participate, but... Hey, forget it, you should help Brother Ning. ”

She was helped back to the backyard by Liuying, but she was still relieved, and immediately ordered the people around her to inquire about the news.

In fact, there is no need to deliberately investigate, the matter of Qinghe County's main killing of concubines is like weeds in spring, but it spreads throughout the entire backyard in a moment.

Yan Sansi is also a wife who can't control it, his attitude towards his wife and concubines has always been to care about how they make trouble, don't delay me to continue to look for flowers and ask willows, let Mrs. Yan scold, just shrink aside and keep silent.

He was forced to be anxious and said directly: "This daughter-in-law was chosen by you at the beginning, and now it is you who say it is good, and you are also the one who says it is bad, what is the way for the son to be caught in the middle?" "Knocked Mrs. Yan up.

Old Mrs. Yan said that he would not move if he did it, so he had no choice but to punish the county lord of Qinghe for a few days, let her copy a few Buddhist scriptures, and left with a long sigh and a cane.

When Chonglan heard these news, it was already evening, and he couldn't help but press the corner of his forehead with a headache, this punishment was still too light, and it was strange that the county lord of Qinghe could have a long memory.

As soon as Yan He came in, he saw her leaning on the chaise longue, and the whole person was in a daze, so he hurriedly stepped forward and hugged her and asked, "What's wrong?" He frowned slightly: "The people in the house are making things difficult for you again?" ”

Chonglan waved her hand and leaned into her arms: "I'm not in the way, but I pity Brother Ning." ”

She retold today's events to him, and hated Yan Sansi's caretaker: "The stepmother is not a parent, so it's just a matter of thinking about being a demon and harming people, and my father is always my father, right?" And Aunt Xiu is also the one he once spoiled, and he didn't even say a word of help, I think the county lord dares to be so domineering today, it's all because of his cowardice and inaction! ”

She was really angry today, and she spoke extremely ruthlessly: "The county lord dares to harm Aunt Xiu and Brother Ning today, and tomorrow he dares to put arsenic in his father's tea cup, you can see him eat the bitter fruit!" ”

After she finished speaking, she realized that Yan Sansi was also the father of the person in front of her, which was already very rebellious, and she couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive, and raised her eyes to look at him worriedly.

Yan He smiled sarcastically, and there was a sneering look in his amorous eyes: "Hasn't he always been like this?" As long as he lives a peaceful and comfortable life, what does it matter to him whether other people, even if they are his own flesh and blood, whether they are dead or alive. ”

Chonglan sighed, raised her hand around his shoulder and stroked it gently: "In the future, we can't have children like this, it's better not to raise them without educating them." ”

She said and became annoyed for no reason, and patted him on the back: "After all, it's not your man's lust that is causing the trouble, if you don't see one and love the other, where would there be so much idleness!" ”

Yan He calmly changed his words: "If our child is born, will you discipline him harshly?" ”

Chonglan glanced at him, but his attention was diverted: "Strict discipline? You say that filial piety comes out from under the stick? I'm afraid I can't be ruthless, if he makes a mistake, will you beat him ruthlessly? ”

Yan He shook his head: "Naturally, there are no rules. ”

Chonglan said unhappily: "Then you can't fight at every turn, you have been fighting on the battlefield for many years, in case the child is hit with a problem, who will I cry to?" Can't you be reasonable? ”

Yan He is as good as a stream: "Then reason with him." ”

Chonglan was unhappy again: "In case he is a skin, he won't listen to your reasoning, what's the use of just talking, you don't have to delay the child." ”

Yan He: "......"

The two of them looked forward to the child's problem until midnight, mainly Chonglan kept saying, Yan He followed Yinghe, she had been thinking about the child's child giving birth since the child was born, and she knew that her eyes were so sleepy that she couldn't stand it before Yan He pressed it into the bed to rest.

She was still thinking about Yan Ning's affairs, and was about to send someone to inquire, but she didn't expect the messenger to come first.

The person who came was the girl in Aunt Xiu's room, she was also sad, and she choked up and whispered: "Young lady, Aunt Xiu's injury is too serious, she didn't survive yesterday, and she went this morning, Young Master Ning cried heartbreakingly..."

Chonglan and Aunt Xiu don't have too deep friendship, but there is an indescribable sourness in their hearts. A living human life went so quietly.

She took a deep breath, suppressed the complicated thoughts in her heart, and asked instead, "What about the old lady and the second master?" What can be said? ”

The person replied: "The old lady sighed when she heard this, and rewarded fifteen taels of silver, and the second old man looked a little sad, but before he could sigh a few words, he was stopped back by the second lady." ”

Chonglan sneered in her heart, she thought about it, turned her head and ordered someone to take out thirty taels of silver and hand it to Aunt Xiu's maid: "I think Brother Ning is like a younger brother, I can't watch Aunt Xiu go so desolate, you can take this money well, at least let her have a serious place to rest behind her." ”

She didn't dare to give more, for fear of provoking the eyes of the county lord of Qinghe again, and disturbing the purity of the deceased, these silver were enough for Aunt Xiu to walk decently.

The man who came took the silver taels and left with a thousand thanks. When Chonglan heard the news, she was restless all day, so she could only rush over to see Yan Ning in the evening.

Yan Ning leaned on the bed where Aunt Xiu slept before her death, and there were only two old aunts who were familiar with Aunt Xiu next to her to persuade her, but she didn't dare to stay longer, so she only comforted her a few words and left. His face was wooden, and his tears seemed to be gone.

When he saw Chonglan walking in, his face finally regained a little vitality, he stepped forward to greet him a few steps, and said in a low voice, "Sister-in-law." ”

Chonglan soaked the clean handkerchief, helped him wipe his dusty little face, his heart was slightly sour, and asked, "Have you eaten?" ”

Yan Ning shook his head: "I'm not hungry. He lowered his head, and his voice was cold: "I waited for a day, and my father didn't come to take a look." ”

Chonglan held his hand, a little didn't know what to say, if Yan Ning was an adult, she would definitely tell the truth, let him know how unreliable Yan Sansi was, but he was still a half-grown child...

She thought for a while and said softly: "Your father still has something to stumble, in fact, I miss your aunt in my heart, but it's not easy to come." ”

Yan Ning lowered his head: "Mr. Zhou said that what you want to do, you can do it by all means, and what you don't want to do will not move a step if you are close at hand." ”

Chonglan was slightly sluggish, and she didn't know what to persuade, so she had to say: "When this time passes, I'll let your sister Lanlan accompany you, okay?" ”

Yan Ning's face still flashed with a small brilliance, and then quickly dimmed, shook his head and said: "It's better not to come, I can't bear to protect her, in case something happens..."

She touched Yan Ning's head, and accompanied him to silence silently, and he suddenly raised his head again: "Sister-in-law, can I give my aunt a ride?" ”

As a parent, not only can the biological mother not fulfill her filial piety during her lifetime, but she also cannot wear filial piety according to the rules after her death, which is really a great tragedy in life. She hesitated for a moment, then bowed her head and said, "Yes, but be careful." ”

Yan Ning nodded vigorously and silently smelled the fragrance on her body.

Chonglan accompanied him for a while, and waited until it was dark before leaving, and when he returned to the courtyard, Yan He was already sitting in the house, sitting at the table and waiting for her to eat, while saying, "Go see Yan Ning?" ”

Chonglan nodded weakly: "That child wants to cry or not, I feel really uncomfortable when I look at it." ”

Yan He served her a bowl of beef soup: "You have done everything you can, just have a clear conscience." ”

Chonglan smiled a little on his face, stroking his still flat belly: "This is a blessing for our children." ”

Yan He glanced at her lower abdomen, as if looking at the little ghost who prevented him from getting close to his wife through this action: "I hope he is a blessed person, if he is a blessed person..."

Chonglan smacked him unhappily: "Did you say that about your own child?" ”

After eating, she pulled Yan He to look at the few children's clothes that Chongyan sent a few days ago, and said with disgust: "Big brother is really, what is this sent, red and green, and there are gold threads embroidered on it, and the child must not hate me for the rest of his life when he wears it." ”

She picked up a pair of tiger head shoes on the ground: "This is not bad, but the color is too fancy." ”

Yan He glanced at it casually, and was still very happy that his wife disliked his uncle, but he said indifferently: "I look at it all right, but my uncle bothered." ”

Chonglan was even more disgusted: "I see that you are quite normal in your clothes, but I didn't expect to see the child so badly." ”

Yan He: "......" is called setting yourself on fire.

She picked and chose for a while, and it was late at night before Yan He was carried to bed, and she fell asleep with her all the time, and the next morning Xu Mama and Qingge came to clean up the room, and they blushed when they smelled the smell in the room.

In the past few days, she has sent people to inquire about the news from Yan Ning's side, but fortunately, the county lord of Qinghe finally reined in a little, and did not dare to attack him openly, he can also go to school normally, and Mr. said that he is better than before.

Chonglan once took someone to visit him, but saw that the maids and women who were serving beside him had changed, and the people left by Aunt Xiu didn't know where they went, and the two new maids were about thirteen or fourteen years old, both of whom were showy, and Yan Ning was only a little older child, and they were the masters, so they dared to laugh in front of them.

The mother-in-law in exchange for it was even more eccentric, with a lazy and slack face, her face was full of meat when she looked at people, and when she saw Chonglan coming, she took a few steps forward, and took the snack box in her hand with a smile: "Young Mrs. Lao is worried, it is Young Master Ning's favorite food." ”

Chonglan saw that Yan Ning was impatient, took a few steps forward to avoid the entanglement of the two maids, her eyes were filled with disgust and fear, and she bent down and saluted: "Sister-in-law." ”

Chonglan looked at it quietly, feeling something different in her heart, so she smiled and touched Yan Ning's head: "I heard Master Zhou say that you have studied very well in the past few days, and you are serious in listening to classes, and you stay up until midnight every day to read, are you tired?" ”

Yan Ning didn't answer yet, but the mother-in-law opened her mouth first: "What the young lady said is that Young Master Ning has been working too hard recently, and a few of our subordinates are distressed when they look at it, so you can persuade him and let him go to bed earlier every night." We are not the ordinary people, who get up early and are greedy for darkness, what are we doing to waste our bodies so much? ”

This woman spoke very quickly, her eyelids were sharp, and she was a little crooked when she said it.

Chonglan looked at her silently, until she saw that she looked panicked, and lowered her head a little stiffly, so she said unhurriedly: "I don't know, the master's speech, the slave can interject at will?" ”

The mother-in-law admitted her mistake and was neat: "Yes, yes, yes, it is the old slave who is unruly, and the lady teaches a lesson." ”

Chonglan glanced at her indifferently: "If you don't follow the rules, then change to follow the rules, how can this kind of unruly come to serve the master?" ”

When she said this, she and the few maids behind her hung their heads deeply, and she looked at Yan Ning with a smile and a silent encouragement.

Yan Ning glanced at the mother-in-law and said boldly: "I'm not tired, it's just that a few people are too noisy." ”

The mother-in-law was obviously a tricky person, and she couldn't help but raise her head again, and said aggrievedly: "Young Master Ning is wronging the old slave by talking like this, and the old slave is broken for you..."

Halfway through her words, she saw Chonglan's eyes and stopped her mouth again.

Chonglan raised his voice slightly: "The slave serves the master, even if you break your heart and liver, it is also your duty, don't take this invitation to reward at every turn, since the master said it, you should listen carefully and improve it one by one." ”

She felt more and more wrong in her heart, put her hands on Yan Ning's shoulders, and said with a smile: "You are the young master of our family, if you are dissatisfied, just say it, grandmother can worry about you, and your eldest brother, a few days ago, he told me that you are smart and forge ahead, and you want to take the school exam for your homework, you go back and ask him for advice." ”

Isn't Yan Ning's eldest brother Yan He? If he is allowed to have more contact with Yan He, will the things ordered by the county lord still be carried out? The mother-in-law's face tightened, but she had been trained twice by Chonglan, and she didn't dare to say anything more.

Yan Ning held her hand with her back, nodded vigorously, and when she looked up, she saw Chonglan winking at her, and then at the mother-in-law, and finally got up and said, "You go back and work hard, sister-in-law won't delay you, just pay attention to your body, don't be too tired." ”

Yan He should salute, and when he walked past her, he silently said 'Second Lady' with his mouth.

Chonglan saw that he was far away, so he slowly frowned, since the starter was sent by the second lady, he must not have any good intentions, so he had to find a way to send it away.

She wanted all the way back to her courtyard, but saw that Aunt Chong was already waiting for her in the courtyard, and when she saw her coming, she said with a happy face: "The day for the second child and Zhao'er to get married is set, and on the twenty-first of next month, I have also ordered someone to calculate, it is a good time to get married." ”

Chongzheng is finally going to get married, Chonglan has been looking forward to it for a long time, and is very badly looking forward to the situation after the two get married, so he patted his chest and promised to bring Yan He over to help that day, so he sent away the joyful Aunt Chong.

She waited for Yan He to come back, but she couldn't stop being happy in her heart, took his hand and asked, "When are you going to rest?" Let's go to the street to pick a congratulatory gift for the second brother and sister-in-law. ”