Chapter 33: After Marriage

The Zhenbei Hou Mansion is much larger than the Wanpingbo Mansion, and the Li family walked in the corridor with Ran Ning, introducing every place in the mansion.

"The main courtyard in the house is where my grandfather lives, and my grandmother died early, but no one dares to touch her things, and my grandfather keeps them, which shows that the couple is affectionate." Li said as he walked: "The Zhengxuan Courtyard in the east is the residence of my father and mother, and those of us who are juniors go to our mother every hour to say hello, and we don't have to go there at night." I live with the eldest young master in the Zhiqiu Courtyard in the west, and if you are fine, you can come to the courtyard to find me. ”

Ran Ning nodded and did not interject. Li is more anxious to speak, giving people the feeling that he has a lot of words, which is related to the woman's background and upbringing, but Ran Ning will not find fault with Li.

"The second young master likes to be quiet, so the Qingfeng Courtyard in the south and the Zhishui Courtyard are all assigned to the second young master, and no one is allowed to disturb Su Ri." Lee smiled.

The two places that Li said were Ran Ning's current residence, and Ran Ning hadn't looked at it carefully, so he didn't know how big the courtyard was.

Later, Li began to introduce her to the location of the garden, as well as the kitchen and storeroom...... The rest of the trivial places that Ran Ning usually doesn't come into contact with are not introduced one by one, as long as the maids know. In addition to the largest kitchen, each courtyard has its own kitchenette, which is also convenient for making simple and delicious things.

"The affairs of the inner courtyard of the house are all in the hands of my mother, and you can tell your mother anything you want. My grandfather and father were busy with official business, and they rarely cared about the affairs of the house, and basically my mother handled them single-handedly, and the steward would assist them. Li said: "Every month, the regular stewards will be sent to the hospitals, our house has always been frugal, and the younger siblings are new to it, but it is better to save some." ”

"Okay, thank you sister-in-law for mentioning it." Ran Ning smiled and nodded. Ran Ning felt that the Zhenbei Hou Mansion should not be deducted from her, there was no problem with her living so hard in Wanpingbo Mansion, and no matter how frugal the Zhenbei Hou Mansion was, it would not be less than when she was in Wanpingbo Mansion.

Walking near the garden, Li pointed to a small courtyard near the garden and said, "That used to be the place where Aunt Cong, the eldest young master's mother, lived, and Aunt Cong liked flowers and plants, so my father arranged this yard for her." However, my aunt was blessed, not long after the eldest young master got married, Aunt Cong passed away due to illness, and she didn't enjoy a few days of happiness. ”

It is not a big deal for a man to accept a few concubines in Beixin, but Ran Ning feels that her father-in-law accepts concubines, a woman like her mother-in-law, even if there is a measure, there will be a knot in her heart. But what woman in the world would want her husband to take a concubine?

"If you have nothing to do, don't go this way, my mother doesn't like people to go to Aunt Cong's yard, and now no one in the house mentions her." Li smiled, although she was her husband's mother, her expression did not show half sadness.

"Okay." Li's meticulous reminder of her made Ran Ning feel that she seemed to be a good person.

The Li family in the garden did not take Ran Ning to go shopping, so it is okay for Ran Ning to come by herself when she is free, or Zhong Su can accompany him when he is happy.

On the way back, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, Li smiled and said, "To be honest, I really didn't expect that the second young master would marry you." The mother prefers her niece, and has been matchmaking, but it has never been possible. However, the virtuous concubine Niangniang moved relatively quickly, so she asked the emperor for marriage. ”

"Mother's love." Ran Ning replied with a smile, and didn't want to say more to her. Just now, she thought that the Li family was good, but now it seems that this is not the case. If it was really for her good, she wouldn't have said that translation just now, on the one hand, she wouldn't be happy to hear it, which was obvious, and it felt more like provoking her relationship with Tan; On the other hand, it is also disrespectful to that cousin. Ran Ning hadn't seen that cousin, and she didn't know what her character was, but now that she and Zhong Su were married, even if the Tan family was interested in this niece, she shouldn't mention it anymore now, just if nothing happened, it was the best for that cousin. And Li's attitude made Ran Ning feel more that he was laughing at that cousin.

Li looked at Ran Ning with a smile, lowered his voice and said, "Don't say that my sister-in-law doesn't remind you, we are all people who are daughters-in-law, and I won't see you outside." Mother's attitude towards you is somewhat related to that cousin's matter, the mother on the side of the virtuous concubine doesn't dare to do anything, the second young master is the meat that fell from the mother's body, so naturally he will not be harsh, so this anger can only be sprinkled on you. I've said everything that needs to be said, so you can do it yourself. ”

"Sister-in-law bothered." Ran Ning did not express her gratitude openly, nor did she secretly sarcastically sow discord with her. Ran Ning wrote down this matter, but it's still too early to say anything, let's take a look at it later. Compared with what she heard from others, Ran Ning believed what she saw.

Li didn't know if Ran Ning understood what she meant, but she said everything she had to say, and her heart was happy.

After visiting the Hou Mansion, Ran Ning and Li went back to their own courtyards.

As soon as Ran Ning entered the house, he saw Zhong Su sitting on the soft couch in the warm pavilion reading a book, and he didn't know when he came back. Now the season is just right, lukewarm, and it's comfortable to stay anywhere.

Seeing her come in, Zhong Su put down the book, beckoned to her, and said, "Come here." ”

Ran Ning walked over with a smile, Zhong Su pulled her to sit beside him, and asked, "Are you done shopping?" ”

"Well, I didn't go into the garden, I just passed by." Ran Ning leaned on Zhong Su, but it was also comfortable, "When you are free, take me for a walk." ”

"Okay." Zhong Su put his arm around her slender waist, pinched her fingers, and said, "There is a place in the garden where you can enjoy the rain and snow, and when it rains, I will take you to drink and enjoy the rain." ”

"Okay." Ran Ning smiled and nodded. She really didn't expect that there was such an elegant and quiet place in Zhenbei Hou Mansion, and martial artists should rarely care about this.

"My grandfather told me to go to the study because of your dowry." Zhong Su said: "The warehouse here is not big, and it can't hold so many things. The big treasury in the house is not convenient for you to take at any time, so my grandfather means that there is a treasury in the main courtyard that is empty, and it was the place where my grandmother put the dowry, and then the dowry was basically given to my aunt to bring into the palace, and it was vacant over there, if you have no opinion, the dowry can be put there, and the key will be handed over to you for safekeeping. ”

"Grandfather is thoughtful, I have no opinion." Generally speaking, the daughter-in-law's dowry will be placed in the general treasury and supervised by the mother-in-law, of course, there are also those who take care of themselves, but that is mostly the dowry. Now Zhenbei Hou let her take care of the dowry by herself, which also gave her great freedom.

"Hmm." Zhong Suying took out a key from the drawer on the side and handed it to Ran Ning, and said: "This is the key to the warehouse in our courtyard, there are mostly my things in it now, and the affairs in the courtyard will be handed over to you in charge, you can discuss the big things with me, and you can decide the small things yourself." ”

"Okay." Ran Ning smiled and accepted the key, this was the trust Zhong Su gave her, and she naturally couldn't live up to it.

"Grandfather will give you the key when he puts the things in the storeroom." Zhong Su said.

"Hmm." She has a lot of things, and she can't finish them in a while.

Bizhu brought tea to the two of them, and then quietly withdrew.

Ran Ning took a sip of tea and said, "I don't want to leave too many people in the courtyard, it's better to be quiet." ”

When she came back, she specially looked at the structure of the courtyard, there were only these two courtyards in the south, and the courtyards were opened up after Zhong Su, and the place was indeed very large, and there was a feeling of a mansion in a mansion.

Zhong Su looked at her and didn't seem to think that Ran Ning was a person who was afraid of many people.

Ran Ning smiled and said, "I know you don't like to be noisy, and I don't think it's necessary to use so many people to serve you." I brought those rough maids to do some rough work on weekdays, and there was no need to stay in the courtyard without anything, and I would tell my mother to arrange them to the next room. I'm used to Bizhu around me, and it's enough to have her. What your people in the yard arranged before, it's good now. There are only two more me, Bizhu and me, you shouldn't be difficult to accept, right? ”

"Hmm." Ran Ning's carefulness made Zhong Su feel very considerate, this little wife was chosen by him, and he believed that he was right.

"Then it's settled, I'll arrange those rough maids when I go back." Ran Ning said.

"Okay." Zhong Su responded, and Ran Ning's maid naturally asked Ran Ning to arrange it herself.

After drinking tea, Ran Ning became interested, sat down in front of the guzheng, plucked the strings a few times, and Qingling's voice made her feel a little better, and raised her hand to play "Fishing Boat Singing Night". The gentle and beautiful music is very pleasant to listen to. Zhong Su seemed to be in a good mood, lying on the soft couch and listening to Ran Ning play the piano.

Ran Ning deliberately slowed down the rhythm, which made it feel calmer to listen to, and it could also better highlight the timbre of the zheng.

I don't know when, Zhong Su actually fell asleep.

Ran Ning stopped the piano sound, walked over gently, and made sure that Zhong Su was indeed asleep, so he took the thin quilt on the side and helped him cover it, then picked up the book Zhong Su was reading before, sat on the chair on the side and slowly flipped through it. There are no people in the courtyard, and the piano is very quiet when it stops, which is suitable for a break and a book. Ran Ning knew that as a military general, Zhong Su could fall asleep to the sound of her piano with peace of mind, and he was also very relieved to her, otherwise, generally speaking, military generals would not let down their vigilance. And accompanying Zhong Su while reading a book is also very good for Ran Ning, very relieved, and not lonely.

After watching it for less than half an hour, Ran Ning got up and moved his muscles. Zhong Su was still sleeping, Ran Ning didn't bother him, and went out softly.

Bizhu had been waiting outside the door, and when she saw her come out, she immediately greeted her, "Young lady, where are you going?" ”

"Do you have ingredients in the kitchen?" Ran Ning asked.

"Yes, the young lady wants to cook?" Bizhu asked. She knows that Ran Ning can cook, and her skills are excellent, but she rarely cooks.

"I want to stew a chicken soup for Zhong Su." Ran Ning said. Drinking chicken soup in this season is very tonic and will not get hot, so it is very suitable.

"The slave went to the big kitchen and asked for a chicken." Bizhu smiled. A living creature like this has no small kitchen, so if you want it, you have to go to the big kitchen to get it.

"Well, by the way, take some meat back, tell the kitchen that you don't have to send food at night, let's make dumplings." Ran Ning said. She wanted to cook a meal for Zhong Su to eat, but it was too troublesome and unnecessary, so dumplings became the best choice, with meat and vegetables, she could eat enough and the taste was good.

"Yes, slave and maid will go." After Bizhu finished speaking, he left happily.

Near lunch, General Zhong came to find Zhong Su for something, and heard Xiao Wu say that Zhong Su was sleeping, and he was a little surprised, he knew that his son rarely could sleep well, not to mention that it was still noon. The fragrance wafting from the small kitchen made General Zhong puzzled, and he also walked over there, Zhong Su's small kitchen was not used for a long time, and this time it was because Ran Ning was going to marry him, so he specially cleaned up and renovated it.

Through the open door nearly a foot wide, General Zhong saw that Ran Ning was making noodles, the maid next to him was washing vegetables, and the casserole on the small stove was steaming, as if it was boiling soup, as for what kind of soup, General Zhong didn't know.

Looking at his busy daughter-in-law, General Zhong smiled slightly, didn't stay long, and turned to leave. Ran Ning's busyness must be for Zhong Su, and it is also a blessing for her son to marry such a girl. Zhong Su can sleep with peace of mind, and I am afraid that it also has the credit of Ran Ning. At this point, General Zhong has nothing to worry about, and he also sighs in his heart that his sister sees people accurately, so that Zhong Su can marry such a daughter-in-law who is willing to work hard for him.