Here Shen Yu followed Meng Xin and Jiang Zhen into the hospital, the three sisters got along when they were young, although they had trouble a few times, now they are calm, but they are close.

Meng Xin sent Shen Yu into the east wing and said, "This courtyard used to be lived by the third aunt, and there are still a few boxes of gadgets she used before, which haven't changed much over the years. The second aunt came early, and the grandmother arranged to live in the main house, and now you and the third aunt live in the east wing, don't be too crowded. ”

Shen Yu couldn't help but smile slightly: "I just want to talk to my cousin more, I just want to live in the same room so that I don't feel crowded." ”

Meng Xin used to have a nickname "Ah Xian", which was the "cousin Xian" that Jiang Zhen had mentioned before. She and Jiang Zhen were both unwilling to suffer when they were children, and they quarreled several times, this time Jiang Zhen went to Beijing, and as soon as the two came into contact, they got along well after they were sensible.

Jiang Zhen also took Meng Xin's hand, and after entering the house, they gathered next to the brazier to warm up, and said, "I'm talking to my aunt tonight, do you want to be together?" ”

"I have to get up early and go home tomorrow and come back when I have time." Meng Xin looked around the room, then called the little maid and instructed: "Change into two thicker quilts, be more vigilant at night, and add a few more charcoal fires." ”

Although she is a girl who has been out of the cabinet, because the Tian family has been in charge of the house over the years, Meng Xin has helped a lot from the side, and these maids are naturally respectful of her words, and they hurriedly responded when they heard the words.

The three sisters talked for a while, and Meng Xin took the maid away.

Here, Shen Yu and Jiang Zhen finished washing each other, and the soup woman was already warm in the bed. Shen Yu wore an ivory collared bedrobe and got into the quilt, because of the fatigue of the whole way, coupled with the ups and downs of the mood in the future, she was already sleepy at this time, squinting and napping.

was in a daze, and suddenly heard that the brocade next to him was told that it was Jiang Zhen who came.

Sure enough, Jiang Hao grabbed her shoulder and said, "Before you speak, you're trapped like this?" ”

"Just take a nap and recuperate." Shen Yu turned over, and the sisters wrapped themselves tightly in the brocade quilt, only exposing their faces and green silk, and talking face to face.

The layers of soft tent sara have hung down, and the small space is the most suitable to speak considerately, Shen Yu has doubts in her heart, it is not easy to tell Meng Xin, but she is defenseless against Jiang Hao, and asked: "What's the matter with this second aunt, the total didn't say a few words, but she didn't leave His Royal Highness King Duan. ”

Jiang Zhen pursed her lips and said, "The second aunt was born in the Hou Mansion, you also know it, right?" ”

The Lu family is indeed from the Hou Mansion, that is, the Wenzhong Hou Mansion with only a name and no prestige. However, her father is not an elder and doesn't care about family affairs, and she is a concubine herself, so she didn't get to the prince of the princess, but married Meng Yingque, whose official position is not too high.

Jiang Zhen continued: "Her mother-in-law's surname is Wang, and she is a sister to the second lady of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, and the second lady has a girl named Cui Wenyuan under her knees, who is the maiden niece of the current Concubine Cui, I heard that the girl Cui once discussed with His Royal Highness King Duan." ”

Talking to Xu Yan? This news made Shen Yu stunned, and she heard Jiang Zhen continue: "It is said that it was the Empress Dowager Zhang Luo at that time, and it was only arranged by the Ministry of Rites. Who knew that the family affair had not yet been decided, and the Queen Mother had died, and when His Royal Highness Duan Wang had passed the filial piety period, no one mentioned this matter again, so it was revealed. ”

"And then, did that girl never marry?" Shen Yu remembered that the Empress Dowager died four years ago, when Xu Yan was seventeen years old, Cui Wenyuan should be about the same, and now that four years have passed, how can she be over eighteen years old, right?

Jiang Zhen shook her head, rubbing the brocade and making a noise, "I heard that she is still in the boudoir now, and that thought has not disappeared, and she is still looking at His Royal Highness King Duan." ”

Shen Yu smiled, "I remember that you are the one named Cui Che in the Changfang of the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion, and she will be your cousin in the future?" ”

"yes, I don't know if she will still be an old girl when I get married." Jiang Zhen also smiled.

Shen Yu quipped again: "You have only been in the capital for a few days, and you can know the news." ”

"Everyone in the capital knows about this, and it's hard not to hear about it."

……

Shen Yan was a little speechless. It's understandable that the girl's family admires a character like Xu Yan, but everyone knows about it, and that Cui Wenyuan doesn't know what he thinks? The family affairs that have been mentioned have been revealed, and it is obvious that Xu Yan does not want to marry her, but she does not change her old heart and stays as an old girl, and she is so public, do you still think that one day Xu Yan can change her mind and accept her?

Shen Yu only knew that Xu Yan had never married, but she didn't know that there was such a rhyme behind him, but she felt curious.

But this matter is just curiosity, Shen Yu looked at Jiang Hao's increasingly thin face, and asked, "These days when you go to the capital, are you all smooth?" ”

"It's also smooth." Jiang Hao bit her lip, "We used to live in another house outside, but then my grandfather was seriously ill and moved here. My mother said that there was a lot of movement during the New Year's Festival, and she wanted to take me around, but now that my grandfather is in this situation, I am afraid that there will not be much movement. After all, my sister is still in Beijing, and after living here for a long time, I am not as worried as before. ”

"Cousin Ling, how are you there?"

"My sister is pregnant, and she said that she is about to give birth, and she will be raising the baby at home this winter." Jiang Zhen blinked, "I'll go back and see her, my sister is also in good health, and the old lady in the Xuguo Mansion is willing to take care of her, and she hasn't suffered any grievances, but she is very satisfied." ”

"That's fine, although my brother-in-law doesn't attack the knighthood, now that he is in the Hanlin Academy, he will have a future in the future, and my cousin can be happy." Shen Yan was sleepy again at this time, covering her mouth and yawning.

Jiang Zhen was angry, "That's it, I still want to talk to you all night, I can't say it like this, let's sleep first." I don't know if my grandfather can hold out until Ming'er, if he is an old man, if he is ......" As soon as his voice was lowered, Jiang Zhen lowered his eyes and looked at the flower tent, and sighed quietly.

The sisters were too impressed by Mrs. Meng when they were young, and even if the two places were separated for several years, their relationship was not thin. Thinking of the haggard old man on the sickbed, he couldn't help but be gloomy.

gloomy, gloomy, and fell asleep deeply.

Before dawn the next morning, a maid hurried into the house, woke them up gently, and said, "The old lady is funeral at night, and the letter just came from the Ming Courtyard." The old lady told the two girls not to go at once, but to get up early and have some food first. ”

When Shen Yu and Jiang Zhen heard this, they were all stunned.

Last night, Shen Yan slept very deeply because she was tired, and she didn't hear any movement outside all night. Jiang Zhen vaguely heard the sound of the cloud board outside when she dreamed back from the property, but she was sleeping in a daze, just thinking that it was an illusion in a dream, and she didn't pay attention, who knew that it was really the old lady who went?

The sisters cried and cried, knowing in their hearts that the old lady would not be able to survive these few days, but now that they heard the bad news, they were sad in their hearts, but they did not cry.

The two of them had already prepared plain clothes, but now they changed their clothes, and simply used two bowls of porridge and side dishes, and estimated that the time was almost up, so they came to the Ming Courtyard.

Outside the Ming Courtyard was already crowded with people, and there was a hurry. The white curtain hung long, and every few steps under the porch was a pale lantern, and the striking red was wrapped in white or blue cloth, which at first glance was full of sadness.

However, it is close to the inner courtyard, and it is not a good thing for outsiders to visit when recuperating, and it is inconvenient for people to come and go during funerals. As soon as Mrs. Meng and Meng Yingque combined, they parked the coffin in the Cangyan Pavilion outside.

Mrs. Meng lingered on the sickbed for many days, and the objects used in the funeral should be complete, and this matter was opened up in the middle of the night, and now the whole house is ready. The men and mothers-in-law were all outside, and in the Ming Courtyard, there were old lady Meng, Aunt Jiang, and Mrs. Shen sitting with tears on their faces.

Before Shen Yu entered the house, she had already heard the sound of whimpering and crying inside, which aroused her sadness for a while, and she couldn't help but shed tears.

Mrs. Meng's funeral is not big, but it is not small. Compared with those princes, the Meng family naturally did not dare to put on a show, but the old lady was the one who retired from the cabinet, and there were many people in the protégés who were in high positions, and the two sons were also in the officialdom, and there were many people who came and went to mourn, and the funeral naturally could not be simple.

The affairs of the house are now under the control of the Tian family, she has been serving in front of the sickbed these days, and she has not rested well for several nights, and her spirit is not good. Fortunately, with the Han family by his side and Mrs. Meng in charge, the funeral was arranged according to the usual division of labor, which was barely orderly.

On this day, all the obituaries were sent out, and Meng Yan, who married into the county king's mansion, also came.

The next day, the funeral was held, from the gate of the house to the Cangyan Pavilion, all the white curtains were seen along the way, the monks in the house came and went, and the voice of mourning spread all over, doubling the bleakness in this cold winter day.

Aunt Jiang and Mrs. Shen and the princess of the county are all married daughters, Shen Yu and Jiang Zhen, as well as the cousin of the county lord of the county prince's mansion are all daughters with foreign surnames, although they are sad and remembrance, they have nothing to do after crying, and seeing that Tian, Lu, Han and others are busy greeting the female guests who came to mourn, they are afraid of causing trouble, so they take them in a small warm pavilion in the Ming Courtyard.

The county lord is called Rouyin, the person is as his name suggests, the voice is tactful, and the temperament is soft and amiable.

She knew that Jiang Zhen was going to marry into the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion in the coming year, and at this time, the sisters were sitting around the window, and the county lord of Rouyin pointed out the guests to Jiang Zhen one by one, "This is the wife of Xu Guogong and the mother-in-law of Cousin Ling...... This is Jiang Ge's old wife, and she is an old friend of her grandmother...... This is the wife of the Marquis of Wenzhong's mansion, that is the wife of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Works, and that is the ...... of the Qi family."

Before Jiang Zhen went to Beijing, Aunt Jiang had already told her that the people in the capital who were roughly related to the Meng family and the Jiang family would be able to match the number with a finger from the county lord of Rouyin.

The three of them were looking at it, and the county lord of Rouyin suddenly sighed and said, "Why did Uncle Duan Wang also send someone?" ”