Chapter 9: Borrowing a sword and a staff
The meditation courtyard is the courtyard where the old lady in the general's mansion lives.
There are all kinds of exotic flowers and plants planted in the meditation courtyard, the varieties are precious and rare, all of which are obtained by the old lady from all over the search, and some are even brought back by the old general from the border pass, which shows that the old general has a very good affection for the old lady.
It's just that even if it's excellent, it can't change the fact that the old general has several aunts, which is why the old lady doesn't like the third lady Luo.
A couple for a lifetime, that woman doesn't want to hug people, the old lady doesn't have it, but Ling Yiyi's mother, the third lady Luo has it, this is not what makes people jealous.
At this time, in the meditation courtyard, at the top of the lobby of the main house, sat an old woman in her fifties.
The old woman was dressed in a dark red embroidered with the words "Fushou", and her pale flower hair was neat and delicate on the back of her head, and a golden jasper hairpin was inserted in her bun.
The old woman is the old lady of the Auxiliary General's Mansion and the wife of Ling Qingsong, the general of the Auxiliary State.
Lu's well-maintained face is painted with a faint appearance, with kindness in his grace.
She held a sandalwood carved diamond gold Buddha bead in her left hand, and her right hand wearing a jadeite inlaid gold jade bracelet gently plucked the Buddha beads regularly, and on her slightly wrinkled calm face, her sharp eyes seemed to look at the two maids in the hall unintentionally.
A strict maidservant girl held a sword in her left hand and her right hand hung down at her side, standing straight at the bottom of the hall, without a trace of panic or fear.
Another handmaid knelt in front of the hall with her head bowed, so that people could not see clearly, but she was a person she knew very well.
"Picturesque, is what Tielan said true?" The old lady Lu Shi, who was sitting at the top, suddenly became sharp in her gentle gaze, and looked at the two people in the hall with displeasure.
This picturesque is the maid she gave to Ling Yiyi, but today she was sent back by a maid, isn't this Ling Yiyi really slapped her in the face, what is it?
Ruhua raised her head to look at the old lady, her face like flowers and rain was pitiful, and she asked the old lady for help.
"Old lady spare her life! The slave didn't know why the eldest lady said this, the slave and the maid were wronged,...... How dare the slave and maid bully the eldest lady, the old lady wants to be the master of the slave and maid! β
She was given to the eldest lady by the old lady, and the old lady would not kill her no matter what. As long as she doesn't admit it, the old lady will definitely face her.
The picturesque swan-like elegant neck is raised, and a little teardrop slides down the beautiful cheeks, and the delicate face of the pear blossom with rain is so weak, in other words, when any man sees it, no matter how hard his heart will turn into a rigid finger, it is a pity.
It's a pity that she is now facing an old lady who has been fighting in the house for decades and is still sitting firmly in the main room, how can she hide her words and deeds from the old lady in Yilan Courtyard.
The old lady slapped her palm on the dark table next to her and roared, "Presumptuous! What do you mean is that the eldest lady has wronged you, you are a little who dares to slander the master behind your back, what kind of crime should you be guilty of! β
"The old lady is angry!" The servants standing in the hall immediately knelt on the ground, and all of them lay on the ground respectfully, except for Tielan, who bent down and hugged his fists.
The old lady swept her eyes coldly, and when she saw Tie Lan's martial arts courtesy, she didn't necessarily respect herself much, and she was even more angry in her heart, her face turned white, but she didn't want to punish Tie Lan for no reason.
Tie Lan is her own son Ling Feng, that is, Ling Yiyi's father, who was personally selected to protect Ling Yiyi, and it is understandable to practice the gift of a martial artist.
The old lady Lu Shi took a deep breath, comforted herself, picked up the teacup on the desk, and threw it towards the picturesque hall below.
"Come on, take the picture out and replay the twenty boards! Then hand it over to Tielan and take it back to Yilan Courtyard! β
With the sound of 'horn', the teacup tea lid shattered into the ground in front of the picture, and the hot tea spilled out, and the teacup fragments splashed everywhere along with the tea.
"Ah, it hurts!" Ruhua's hands were burned by the tea, and he immediately screamed, so shocked that his body fell to the side, and the wolf bèi fell down in the hall.
As soon as the old lady finished speaking, several rough-dressed women quickly came in from outside the house, and their big rough hands led the picturesque who was kneeling on the ground and walked out.
Ruhua was carried out by someone, and her heart suddenly panicked, she knew that the old lady was going to move seriously, and begged for mercy loudly.
"Old lady spare her life! The slave is wrong, the slave and the slave will never dare again! The old lady spared her life! β
The old lady didn't pay attention to the picturesque, sat quietly on the top with her eyes closed, opened her eyes and swept Tielan under the hall, and continued to close her eyes to recuperate.
This Tielan is not a loss that was personally selected by his son, and he does have something extraordinary, that is, this attitude of not being surprised by anything is not something that ordinary people can do.
The cup of hot tea just now really splashed on Tielan's instep, and she saw it really.
Although it is said that he was dressed thickly in winter, he was still burned. But this girl has been standing straight at the bottom of the hall like no one, not to mention changing her face, but she hasn't moved her feet.
"Old lady spare her life! Spare the slave and maid! β
The picturesque sound of begging for mercy came from outside the door, the sound of the thunderbolt slapping was even louder, and the picturesque wail made people listen to the heart.
The old woman sat upright in the hall and commanded Tielan sternly and gently.
"Tielan, wait a while, after the painting is finished, you will bring the painting back. By the way, I told sΓΉ Yiyi, this cheap maid in Ruhua didn't listen to the call, and her grandmother had already taught her a lesson, so she saw it in her grandmother's face, and spared this cheap maid in Ruhua! β
It's a pity that Tielan is an upright and unturnable character, and when she heard the warning in the old lady's words, she didn't take it to heart, she just didn't know.
Miss asked her to send Ruhua back, but she didn't say that she wanted to bring Ruhua back, and although Miss said to send Ruhua back, I don't know if it was a whim, who knows if Miss will suddenly change back to before, and she is very fond of Ruhua.
She didn't want to see Ruhua's usual appearance, and without Miss's order, she would definitely not agree to take Ruhua back.
Tie Lan saluted to the old lady above, and said, "Old lady, the young lady only ordered the slave maid to send the picturesque picture, and did not let the slave and maid bring it back, so the slave and maid did not dare to speculate on the young lady's intentions!" I'll go back first. β
Tie Lan didn't wait for the old lady to react after speaking, saluted again, turned around and walked out.
The old lady was depressed in her heart, her cold eyes were fixed on Tielan's back, as if she wanted to eat her in one bite, and the Buddha beads in her hand turned faster.
In the courtyard outside the door, several old mothers are pressing the picturesque on the bench, hitting one board after another, and the board is really hard.
The board hit the back of the picture full of blood, and some hit the waist, and the picture bit her lip in pain, and the whole person was extremely miserable.
Tielan was secretly happy in her heart, her feet were a lot easier, and she left the meditation courtyard in a happy mood.
Picturesque stared fiercely at Tielan's back as she left, and secretly swore in her heart that she would make Tielan pay the price if she had the opportunity.
Mother Zhou stood behind the old lady, looking at Tielan's disappearing back with a gloomy face.
"This eldest lady is so lawless, even the maids under her command dare not listen to the old lady's orders!"
The old lady raised her eyes and looked at Zhou's mother in warning, and said with some contempt, "What do you know?" The more this is like this, the more her master's ignorance of etiquette is revealed! As the saying goes, what kind of slave and maid there is, what kind of master there is, this slave and maid do not know how to be humble and arrogant, and the master is no better than that, and the master's mother is certainly not better there! β
After the old lady finished speaking, she got up with Mama Zhou's hand and walked towards the inner room.
"After the two girls are all right, go and invite the third lady to the meditation courtyard and reflect on how she disciplined her daughter!"
Mother Zhou supported Lu Shi with her right hand, half-bent over and said respectfully, "The old slave is awake, and he will not disappoint the old lady!" β
Thinking that he could make the third daughter-in-law think about it, the anger in Lu's heart dissipated a lot, and when he heard the dean's screams, he paused.
"Remember, after the cane is done, send the picture back!"
Mama Zhou thought of the master's unruly character, and her arbitrary temper was a little worried. "But, if this is sent back, will the eldest lady not take over?"
"Don't take over? It's better if you don't take over, the elders can't give up! When the time comes, it's time to ask my good daughter-in-law how she educated her daughter! β
The old lady entered the inner room as she spoke, feeling a little tired after a picturesque incident just now, and wanted to rest quietly for a while.
Tie Lan strode out of the meditation courtyard, happy and apprehensive in her heart, and hurriedly rushed back along the jade carpet paved with snow, the cold wind blew into the neckline, and she couldn't help but shiver.
The young lady had just woken up before she had recovered from her illness, and now that it was past noon, she had not eaten the food, and she had not eaten the medicine, so she still had to hurry back to take care of the young lady.
"Xue Rou, my mother helped you out for a walk!"
Tielan passed by the Xuerou courtyard of the fifth young lady Ling Xuerou, and just saw the eldest lady and the fifth lady's mother, and the third young lady helped the fifth young lady to walk slowly in the courtyard.
The fifth lady's small body was so weak that it could be blown away like a gust of wind, and the third lady was nervous to help her, afraid that she would accidentally fall.
Tielan couldn't help but feel unhappy for the eldest lady in her heart.
Why is the eldest lady and the fifth lady both born to the same mother, the eldest lady was sick and was injured by the assassin, but the third lady did not let the house doctor go to treat her, but asked Li's mother to find another doctor.
Although it was said that people sent a lot of supplements in, they didn't even look at the eldest lady.
And when the fifth lady was sick, the third lady was busy taking care of her, meticulously and carefully, treasured like jewelry.
The hearts of these three ladies are really not ordinary!
No wonder, the young lady didn't ask the third lady when she woke up, and she thought of this!
Tie Lan shook her head, and walked towards Yilan Courtyard with some dissatisfaction.
Ling Qingsong, the general of Zhenguo, is the grandfather of the young lady, who is deeply trusted by the emperor, and the emperor is magnificent, and he guards the border all the year round.
Miss's father, General Ling Feng, is the third in line, the second son of the general's mansion, and was named the fourth rank of General Xuanwei, guarding the customs with the old general, and returning to Beijing once a year!