Chu Pei also ignored the gloomy face of his mother, and personally served tea to the old lady.

Xiuguan peeked at the old lady's drooping eyelids, and her heart was worried, Xiuzhi didn't seem to hear that she was in this matter, and sat motionless on the small pestle to drink tea and eat fruits.

The old lady smiled and patted Chu Pei's hand, and said, "Okay, good, it's rare for you, who are aunts, to lift them, so let the two of them stay here with you, but their sisters rarely go out, you are elders, if they have something inappropriate, you have to remember to mention more, don't let them lose their talents." ”

The old lady didn't intend to refuse at the beginning, what did she have to refuse, the two granddaughters of the concubine, it was rare that someone was willing to continue.

Chu Pei was overjoyed when she heard the old lady agree, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Sixth Aunt." ”

The old lady also took a sip of tea.

The dust had settled, but Xiuzhi stood up, saluted the old ladies, and bowed respectfully to Chu Pei, and said apologetically, "Thank you Fourth Aunt for your kindness, it's just that my mother has just become pregnant recently, and I, as a daughter, always have to be taken care of by my side." Yes, I can't go to accompany the fourth aunt, I hope the fourth aunt will atone for her sins," then raised his head shyly and said to Chu Pei, "I'll make a purse for the fourth aunt as compensation, and ask the fourth aunt to blame the niece for the sake of her niece's filial piety." ”

Xiu Zhicai is not worried about offending Chu Pei and the Seventh Old Lady, she has never been able to rely on them, in fact, she can't rely on anyone in this world, but Ruan and the old lady are always mothers and grandmothers, not to be dedicated to her, but at least to find a worthy one.

Listening to Xiuzhi's words, Xiusun raised her head and looked at her twice, Xiuzhi, who is usually taciturn, this is the second time Xiusun has heard her say a long paragraph, the first time is when she said that she wanted to embroider a forehead for the old lady as a gift, and then it was this time, and it was a more critical time.

The old lady was noncommittal, Chu Pei was a little embarrassed, but seeing Xiuzhi's sincere eyes, she couldn't bear to blame her, it was not easy to be a concubine, she could understand, so she had to pretend to be domineering and said, "That's not good, I have to ask for two." ”

She gestured two fingers, Xiuzhi smiled when she saw it, and she was a blessing, "It's easy to say, the fourth aunt speaks, and the niece is willing to serve." ”

Everyone laughed and uncovered this paragraph, as if they had collectively forgotten Xiuguan's cunning.

Xiuzhi came out to refuse just now, Xiuguan was like sitting on pins and needles, it was exactly the same as Xiusun's excuse that day, she was so angry that she wanted to jump up and grab Xiuzhi's hair, that is not your own mother, what are you doing with a hot face and a cold ass!

Moreover, Xiuzhi said so, and moved out a big word "filial piety" to crush everyone, if she didn't express her position, it seemed that she was unfilial.

However, she really wanted to stay here, the old mansion in Jiangpu was extraordinary, simple and elegant, much better than her lonely little courtyard. There is also a boudoir she likes here, growing up so big, the first time she has met someone who admires her, her talent, her intelligence, and the gentlemen have given her affirmation. Here, her hazy life seems to have a ray of light, who doesn't yearn for the day when the clouds and mist are cleared and the sky is blue?

And if she returns to the Foshou Lake Courtyard, she will have to face her grandmother's disgust and her mother's cold face, and she is not desperately rushing to be a concubine, before she was born, this qiē is doomed, is it to blame her? Every time she thought of this, she was extremely annoyed, and even Aunt Zhao hated it.

When she was very young, she listened to the servants talk to each other, saying how Aunt Zhao climbed into the old man's bed back then, why was she so shameless, and why did she give birth to her shamelessly? made her bear the shame that she couldn't wash away from as soon as she was born, and she didn't want to get rid of this ghostly humiliation all the time.

Maybe it's because this ** is too strong, her legs seem to be petrified, and she can only sit there all the time without the slightest reaction.

I don't know if Chu Pei will find a way to keep her after this incident?

She was worried, frustrated, and hopeful.

The old lady glanced at Xiuguan without a trace, didn't say anything, and continued to talk to the second old lady.

On the same day, Chu Pei was taken back to the house by the seventh old lady and reprimanded, "Why don't you speak recklessly without asking me, if you can't get off the stage today, I'll see what you do." ”

Chu Pei was still unconvinced, pouting and said, "If I sue you in advance, will you still let me say it?" ”

Of course, the seventh old lady knows her daughter, and she is not unintelligent, but she always has a chivalrous spirit in her body, and she will get carried away all the time.

She pointed at Chu Pei angrily and said, "You still think of yourself as a chivalrous and righteous person, when someone cheats you, you will stop." ”

Chu Pei felt that the seventh old lady was making a fuss, and retorted, "How can it be, Xiuguan is not that kind of person, you don't know, how wronged Xiuguan has been over the years, the eighth sister-in-law ......"

"Shut up!" Seeing that the more she talked, the more outrageous the seventh old lady became, she couldn't wait to stop her mouth, "How can you criticize the affairs of your sixth aunt's family casually, as a woman, you must pay attention to your tongue, do you want someone to poke your backbone and call it a long-tongued woman?" The seventh old lady raised her finger in hatred and poked her daughter's head fiercely.

She pondered for a moment, thinking that her daughter was thirteen years old and was about to start saying goodbye, so she turned around and gave her mother a look, and the mother decisively took the maids and daughters-in-law in the house and retreated, standing in the yard and watching.

The seventh old lady turned around and pulled her daughter into the west room, sat down in the Luohan bed, and said earnestly, "Daughter, you have also grown up, but you know the things in this world, what you see and hear is not necessarily true, you only know that your eighth sister-in-law treats Xiuguan coldly, this is what Xiuguan said herself, right?" ”

Seeing that her daughter was stunned, the seventh old lady secretly gritted her teeth and scolded a cheap person, adjusted her breathing and continued, "Do you know how Xiuguan's aunt got pregnant with Xiuguan?" ”

Next, Chu Pei heard a story of ups and downs. The seventh old lady is worthy of being a clever person, and her eloquence is very good, and she talked about Chu Pei in a daze.

The old fourth room's past, she still heard it from the eldest lady of the long room, when the eldest lady was proud, gloating to tell her, but she felt that this was simply a living teaching material, and decided to tell her before her daughter got married, she thought it was a wake-up, but now the "result" of that past actually bewitched her daughter, how could she bear it, just educate her in advance, anyway, it was the face of the old fourth room.

Chu Pei was surprised, she didn't have sisters, and her father didn't have concubines, and it was common to see mothers-in-law suppressing concubines on weekdays, and she felt very unfair, but she never thought of the reasons behind these harsh treatments, such as the eighth sister-in-law Ruan.

was betrayed by the personal maid, suffered a lot of grievances, and let her give birth to the eldest daughter, it was really thrilling, she remembered Xiuguan's age, if this is a son, this can go to Xiucai, even if the eighth sister-in-law gives birth to a son-in-law in the future, it is quite troublesome.

Seeing Chu Pei's frightened look, Mrs. Seven understood that her daughter was beginning to use her brains, so she changed her words and said, "Besides, where did your eighth sister-in-law treat her concubine harshly?" Is it short for her to eat and drink, or short for her to wear, Xiusun is her concubine, of course there are any good things to be close to Xiusun, your eighth sister-in-law married into our family, but she brought a dowry of 200,000 taels of silver, do you still have to take out the dowry and divide it equally with the concubine to be considered not harsh? Would you like to change you? ”

Chu Pei immediately shook her head, of course she didn't want to, she didn't give birth to it, how could she have so many feelings, and she still shared the dowry, don't think about it.

Thinking back to Xiuguan's dress, it is on par with herself, yes, where did Ruan treat her badly?

The seventh old lady achieved her goal, bowed her head and took a sip of tea, and finally knew that her mother's words should be believed, not to the point of indistinguishing between relatives and relatives, hoping that she, a silly girl, would be able to grow snacks in the future.

That night, Xiusun leaned on the old lady's back and pinched her shoulders and asked, "Grandmother, why didn't Mother Shen come with her this time?" ”

Shen's mother has always been inseparable from the old lady, but this time only Xiaoyan by the old lady's side followed, and she didn't even come.

When the old lady heard this, she sighed, "Alas, let her take care of the house." ”

Xiusun understood, guessing that there should be some chaos in the family, and eighty percent of the aunts did not stop.

She smiled and explained the old lady, "Since it came out, let's treat those troubles as if they don't exist, how about we go to the second old lady's house tomorrow for dinner?" ”

The old lady turned around and nodded the tip of her little nose, "You kid has a big heart." ”

Xiusun stuck out her tongue and smiled innocently, not because she had a big heart, but because she believed in the indestructible strength of the Ruan family.

She pondered for a moment, and then whispered to the old lady to discuss, "Grandmother, or ...... Let's let the fourth sister stay with the fourth aunt. ”

"Huh? Why did you suddenly remember to intercede for her? The old lady turned around and looked at Xiusun's round face, and reasoned that Xiuguan would still know the Buddha Hand Lake Courtyard.

Xiusun moved two steps and sat side by side with the old lady, and said seriously, "Grandmother forgives me, I think that if the fourth sister wants to stay in the old mansion in Jiangpu, it is better to follow her wishes." ”

She looked down at the tassel hanging from her belt, "This time, my grandmother didn't tell me why I should punish the fourth sister for copying scriptures, but I can guess something, is it related to Aunt Qin's entry into the mansion?" ”

The old lady did not affirm or deny, shook the agarwood rosary in her hand, and just sighed.

Xiusun continued, "The fourth sister is still young, and this is not something she can do alone. I'm afraid...... I'm afraid ......."

The old lady closed her eyes and said her guess, "I don't think so, she's much smarter than her mother." ”

"But the fourth sister is still young after all," Xiusun reminded, "After all, the fourth sister is the daughter of our family, and she always calculates this and that with her aunt, it is too late to change it." ”

The old lady said, "I also know this, so I don't dare to ask her to live outside." Of course, there is also the second half of the sentence, her stomach is bad, who knows when it will happen, and the entire Chu family will see the jokes of the old fourth room at that time.

Xiusun's eyes rolled, and she said, "The fourth sister doesn't have a mother in charge of the yard yet, you send a mother over to teach from time to time, and nothing big will happen." ”

And it is better for this person to be sent from the old lady, if nothing happens, the Ruan family will not be able to count them. (To be continued.) )