On the second day, Moyu changed her former dress and changed into a green shirt, without powder, but her hair was curled in a bun, and two Moyu hairpins were inserted. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info after all, it's not going to the funeral, you can't wear white! Just after midnight, the housekeeper sent a mother to lead Moyu to the front hall to serve tea.

According to the rules of the Ji Mansion, if someone goes out, he has to give tea to the elders in the house the next day after he returns, and inform the elders and brothers and sisters that he has returned.

Mo Yu entered the hall and looked around, some knew and some didn't, some familiar and some unfamiliar. In the hall are the old lady and Ji Gangyang, the lower left side is the Yuan family, the lower right side is the second lady, and so on. Mo Yu stepped forward, knelt down on her knees, folded her hands on her chest, and made a heavy salute. "Moyu is back, and I have come to say hello to the old lady, father and mother."

Old Madam Ji's hair was all white, and she was the one who sent Moyu away ten years ago. said that since she was an illegitimate daughter, there was no rule for staying in the house. Ji Gangyang and Yuan are also old, especially Ji Gangyang, who is in his early forties and already has white hair on his head. Yuan's is okay, except for a few more wrinkles on his face, nothing else has changed.

Mrs. Ji is over sixty years old, and although she has gray hair, her eyes are still bright, shooting directly into Moyu's eyes. A Jinteng staff behind him was given by the queen mother. Mrs. Ji's son, that is, her father is already in the book order, has made a lot of contributions to the imperial court, the queen mother in order to show the pain of her upbringing, and old age and inconvenience, so she gave Lian Jinteng a cane, but the staff responsibility is not filial piety, theoretically she can even beat the emperor, but it is estimated that she does not have the guts.

Mrs. Ji nodded slightly, although this child has been on the mountain for more than ten years, she can see that his etiquette is thoughtful, his charm, his demeanor, all show everyone's demeanor everywhere, if it is really compared, Jade is not as good as her. It seems that the previous worries were unnecessary. The old man's hand stretched forward and gave him a handful. "Get up!"

Yunshang helped her to get up, and Mo Yu bowed her head and said, "Mo Yu returned this time and brought a gift to the old lady, I hope the old lady likes it." ”

The gift was the "Book of Filial Piety" copied by Moyu herself, and the old lady nodded with satisfaction. This gift is very much in line with her heart, which shows that she still has affection for the Ji family. So he bowed his head slightly, and a maid came over to take the box in Yunshang's hand.

The housekeeper saw that it was almost over, so he shouted, "The eldest lady toasts tea." ”

Someone immediately brought the teacup up, and Mo Yu walked up to the old lady and picked up the teacup sideways. My hand just touched the teacup, and I couldn't help but shake / Why is this teacup so hot? The corners of Mo Yu's eyes swept over the old lady in front of her, and seeing her majestic demeanor, the corners of her mouth were hooked upward, and her eyes were looking directly at her. Only then did I understand, I sneered in my heart, and the day after I went home, I came to test her, is it interesting?!

Mo Yu withdrew his hand, said a thousand blessings, and said with a smile: "Old lady, can you allow Mo Yu to tell a story before the tea, if the old lady thinks Mo Yu is good, then drink this cup of tea, if the old lady feels bad, Mo Yu will deal with the old lady." ”

The old lady still smiled and said, "Tell me about it, if everyone thinks it's good, if everyone thinks it's bad, then I'll punish you!" ”

Mo Yu said another blessing and told her story. "Once upon a time, there was a man who got a game of chess from an immortal, but this game was very strange, there were only two flags, one white and one black. One day, white said to black, 'I'm better than you, I can eat you at once.' Black was not convinced, and said, 'Why, we are evenly matched, maybe you will lose.' Both chess pieces were not convinced by each other, and both thought that they were better than the other party, and as they spoke, they began to fight. Later, the master of the chess pieces came, listened to their arguments, and said with a smile: 'None of you are as good as me, because you are under my control.' I let white win, and black can only lose. 'Two chess pieces, you look at me, I look at you, and sit there helplessly without arguing or arguing. Then one day, the man met the previous immortal again, and told the immortal how he persuaded the two chess pieces not to quarrel again, and the immortal laughed when he heard this, and said, 'If you say so, I am the most powerful one, because I gave you this chess piece.' ’”

The tone was neither salty nor light, no sadness or joy, and Mo Yu looked at the old lady with a smile. "Old lady, what do you think of the story Mo Yu said?"

The old lady looked at Mo Yu fixedly, the smile just now was gone, and the whole hall was silent. The moral of this story is self-evident, it is Moyu who satirizes them.

No matter in the Ji Mansion, they are like the white son and the black man, no matter how they fight, it is not up to Lord Ji or Mrs. Ji to decide in the end. The person who makes the final decision is the current emperor, and he is the supreme ruler. If the emperor abolished her with a word, then all the efforts of the Ji family would be in vain.

They want to use her to temporarily consolidate the position of Jifu in the court, but the current emperor is not a fool, he is politically clear, vigorous and resolute, and he is good at fighting and warlike, how can such a person be at the mercy of a woman.

Mrs. Ji and Ji Gangyang are both people who have been obsessed with the struggle for political power for many years, how can they not know the emperor's temperament. Now that she knows that she has to do this, what role does she play in their conspiracy?

"Very good, the story is wonderful, reward." The old lady said loudly.

The old lady said "reward", but Moyu heard it in her ears, but she felt that the old lady was more like saying "kill".

Mo Yu took another suit and thanked him. And at this moment, the tea cup is also cold, so they toast the tea one by one, in addition to the elders, the eldest son Ji Boyuan who has become married also wants to respect, and the other second young masters and second ladies are exempted because they have not yet married.

The eldest young master, Ji Boyuan, she met a few times when she was in the house, and she was a little impressed. Aside from growing taller and calmer, the silhouette doesn't seem to have changed much. As for the second young master Ji Zhongting, she hadn't seen it, so when she passed by him, she couldn't help but look at it twice.

Ji Zhongting is generous, and he doesn't have a lot of brains. "It turns out that you are my sister, but you are much better looking than the second sister."

Because of this sentence, the atmosphere in the hall eased a little. Although this is a joke, she doesn't think it's a joke for Yuan. Shen Sheng said to Mo Yu: "This is your second brother, Zhong Ting. ”

Because I hadn't seen him before, I didn't know what he looked like before, so Moyu didn't make a comparison. Just turned sideways slightly and nodded to him slightly. I heard him say, "This sister, I like it, haha." ”

The people in the hall just thought he was joking and didn't care. It's Moyu, and her heart is still warm, at least until now, there is still someone in this so-called family who says he likes her.

After the tea, it is natural to listen to the elders' lectures, and what the old lady said is similar to what Ji Gangyang said yesterday. "At the beginning, because of your weak body, I had to send you back to your hometown to recuperate. Although she didn't grow up in the capital, she is also the daughter of a wealthy family in the end, and she must pay attention to her behavior and speech in the future, and you must not lose your identity and make people laugh. ”

Mo Yu stood and listened, yawning in her heart, there was no end to it.

Ji Gangyang said: "You just came back, and you have to change your wild nature, and when you talk in the future, you can say more about the Four Books and Five Classics, and tell less stories." In the afternoon, your mother will send Mama Xi to teach you. ”

Yuan said, "I owe you too much over the years, and I will send someone to your house to get a ruler and make you two new clothes." ”

Owe? Speaking of debts, the old lady doesn't owe her, Ji Gangyang doesn't owe her, and the Yuan family owes her too much, and I'm afraid that it will not be able to make up for it with her life.

When he returned to Mo Lanxuan, when he was approaching, Mo Yu hurriedly asked someone to bring breakfast, tossed it all morning, starved to death, is it possible that in the big family, do you have to be hungry often?

After eating, Moyu rearranged her room, removing what should be evacuated, and hanging what should be hung. For example, she likes to look at flowers, but she doesn't like to have flowers in the house; She likes light yarn to silk; She doesn't like to worship Buddha, so there will be no incense candle Buddha statue in the house; She didn't like the fact that the room was full of all kinds of porcelain stones, so she put them all away. Such an arrangement is almost the same as when she returned to the garden, refreshing, elegant and comfortable.

In the afternoon, the housekeeper brought two people, a teacher and a gentleman.

Teaching Mama is nothing more than court etiquette, when to wear what clothes, when to do what etiquette, when to comb what hair bun to wear, what hairpin to wear, boring tightly. What Mr. teaches is nothing more than the Four Books and Five Classics, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting or something, she knows everything, there is no difference between teaching and not teaching, she has been on Wuyan Mountain for ten years, except for sleeping, she has learned these to pass the time, not to mention her, her girl's Yunshang and Xiangrong will be.

"Miss, you are really smart, you can learn this teaching."

Mo Yu drank tea and smiled at the grandmother on the other side who was full of spring breeze. "Where is it, Mama teaches me carefully, Moyu is clumsy, I'm afraid that you will think I'm stupid!"

These grandmothers who came out of the palace etiquette are naturally arrogant and arrogant because they have stayed in the palace, and they don't even care about the young ladies in the big family. But this Miss Ji also made her look at her, I heard that she came back from the countryside, but she could see her behavior and etiquette, and she was not like the eldest lady, and she would learn the knowledge she taught. also let her maid eat and drink well and get the respect she deserves.

"Miss, don't blame me for being too talkative. Compared with you and Miss Er, you are really two people with two personalities, Miss Two likes to be public, and you are even more calm. To put it mildly, the second lady's temperament, if she enters the palace, she can't bear it. ”

What she said is true, the people who come out of the palace are the most familiar with the palace.

"Mama, don't blame me for talking too much, I think you just need to teach me well and then return to my wife, I can't say anything else, and it's inconvenient for you to say it."

Mama bowed her head and drank tea, even if she was arrogant in the end, she was a slave, arguing about the master, and she would be punished.

"What the eldest lady said is that it is indeed the old slave who is too talkative. The eldest lady taught by the old slave has done her best to learn, and it is time to reply to the old lady. ”

Mo Yu nodded to Xiang Rong behind him, Xiang Rong understood, entered the back room, and came out with a rosewood box in his hand.

"Mama is also working hard these days, this is a little bit of Moyu's heart, not a precious thing, I hope Mama will not dislike it." After speaking, he gestured with his eyes to open the box.

The box opens and inside is a brand new set of hair accessories. This was sent by Yuan's family, and I don't know if she did it on purpose, the color she picked is always old-fashioned, but it's just right, and it can be used as a reward.

As soon as Mama saw the objects in the box, her eyes suddenly lit up, and in his experience, this set of jewelry was worth fifty or sixty taels of silver, and by looking at its style, she knew that it must be made by Baodian Zhai, one of the best in the city. So he hurriedly got up and said with a smile: "Miss, this gift is too valuable, how can I afford it, grandma." ”

Mo Yu got up and walked down the steps, closed the lid, handed it to Mama, and said with a smile: "If Mama doesn't accept it, she will look down on Moyu, besides, if Mama doesn't accept it, I will have to take it back." ”

It was impossible to retreat, because Mama had already grasped the box tightly with both hands, but her face was still silent. "Then I'll thank you, Miss. The eldest lady is smart and virtuous, she must be a blessed person, and she will be a phoenix among people in the future. ”

This was said a bit early, but Mo Yu did not refute it, only smiled and acquiesced. Seeing that there was nothing wrong, Mama offered to say goodbye, and happily took the gift and went to return to the Yuan family.

When Mama walked away, she wanted to say, "Miss, why did you send her such an expensive thing, it's a waste." ”

Mo Yu glanced at her angrily, "If you don't give it to her, or give it to you, I won't wear that color anyway." ”

Xiang Rong shook his head, "I don't wear it either." ”

"That's it, when she brings it, the Yuan family will definitely be angry when she sees it."

"That's for sure, what she gave to Miss, Miss took it to reward scary, it's no wonder she's not angry. Who made her always have trouble with the young lady, and always sent something disgusting. ”

Sure enough, on the second day, Mama put on the set of jewelry that Mo Yu rewarded for the Yuan family. After Mama left, she lost her temper, and even took the maids in the house to serve carefully all day long. This is the news that I wanted to hear later, Moyu really wondered, a set of jewelry can make the Yuan family angry, this endurance is too bad!

As for Mr. Teaching, Moyu gave a pair of pen inkstones, although they are not as valuable as that set of jewelry, but for readers, pen, ink, paper and inkstones are the things they value the most, and they naturally accept them happily.

So from the beginning of the class to the end, it was only four or five days. The two teachers replied to their wife, the mistress of the house, Yuan, and said that there was nothing to teach. Yuan didn't believe it, and came over in person, saying that he wanted to test it in person, but the result was really as the two teachers said, so angry that he went back to the house and threw things, of course, the next thing was what he wanted to hear later.

Thinking about it, her children are mixed in this capital every day, in order to create a unique image of her daughter, she has worked hard, Mr. Mama has invited a lot, and she also thinks that her daughter is the best, who knows that Mo Yu has just come back for two days, and she has caught up with her daughter's efforts for more than ten years, so it is no wonder that she is not angry.

But Mo Yu really can't think of it, does Ji Feiyu really have chickenpox? If not, then what is it that makes the Ji family give up this rare opportunity to enter the palace. Now the emperor is in the prime of life, and after not being established, her daughter entered the palace, with her appearance and family background, it is certain that she will be favored, if there is a son and a half daughter, the throne must be in the bag.

But why did you have to give up, you have to wait until half a year later. Could it be that what will happen in the past six months?