Chapter Twenty-Three: Waiting

Shen Qinrou didn't know how Mother Li and Mrs. Zhao negotiated, in short, they didn't pestering anymore.

At the moment in the west, before she went to Songhe Hall to ask for peace, she also went to look at Mother Li.

I saw Li's mother sitting listlessly on the chair, with a dejected face, and when she saw her passing by, she didn't pay attention to her, and a silver hairpin was inserted crookedly on her head, and the silver bracelet she originally wore on her wrist was gone, which was far from her usual rich appearance.

She glanced at Xi'er to the side, and Xi'er grinned at her.

She had just stepped out of the courtyard when she heard Xi'er's crisp laughter.

"Xiaoju, do you know that when I call your name, it reminds me of something."

Listening like that, it should be the maid who caught a little chrysanthemum to listen to her.

Liu Lu stood aside and asked Shen Qinrou, "Third Miss, do we want to leave after listening?" ”

Shen Qinrou shook her head, "Let her say." "She believes that Xi'er is a clever maid who knows what she has to say."

Liu Lu answered, and followed Shen Qinrou to Songhe Hall together.

Asking the old lady for peace is a big deal, and it must not be delayed because of the affairs in the hospital.

Shen Qinrou was already pinching the hour this time, and it was still early to go, but she didn't expect it to be the last one to arrive.

Old Lady Shen changed into a dark purple cloud and thunder pattern thin brocade jacket and sat on the shell carving Arhat bed between the east corners, talking to Shen Congwen.

Shen Qinya stood beside Old Lady Shen and served her tea.

Shen Qinxin sat next to Shen Congwen, sitting in an extremely upright posture, while Shen Qinwei sat awkwardly on the small brocade pestle, and Aunt Tong stood behind her and held her shoulders.

"Say hello to my grandmother, say hello to my father." Shen Qinrou walked to the bed and saluted.

Old Lady Shen hummed softly, and she didn't raise her eyelids.

Shen Congwen nodded slightly towards her, which was considered a salute.

A little maid came out from the side of the old lady Shen and led her to a seat.

After a while, the old lady Shen and Shen Congwen finished talking, and Aunt Tong hurriedly went over to take the tea cup from Shen Qinya's hand, and served tea to the old lady with a smile.

"Old lady, I heard that when the fourth lady came to greet you in the morning, she was too young, she was still a jumpy character, I put all my energy on the fifth young master, and I couldn't discipline the fourth lady, these are my dereliction of duty, I hope the old lady will not be angry, if you want to beat or scold the old lady, I hope you don't get angry with yourself, take good care of yourself......" Aunt Tong's posture was very low, and the attitude of making amends was also extremely sincere.

Having said that, how could Old Lady Shen really do something to them.

It's enough to have that heart.

Old Lady Shen glanced at Aunt Tong and took the tea in her hand, "Okay, I know that you are tired of taking care of children, I am a lot older and I still have something to worry about with a child of a few years old, and I am not afraid of others to see jokes." Mrs. Shen took a sip of tea, lifted her eyelids and said lightly: "I'm just afraid that her words and deeds will be incorrect, but she will delay herself in the future, otherwise you think my wife is full and idle." ”

Aunt Tong smiled and said, "That's it, you're willing to take care of her, that's her blessing." ”

"Old lady, you are the most kind and loving, and I can meet you, but it is not that we juniors have accumulated virtue in our previous lives." She continued to brazenly tout.

Old Mrs. Shen squinted, smiled, turned her head to Shen Congwen on the side and said, "Second child, look at your aunt's sweet mouth." ”

Shen Congwen almost never interfered in the affairs of the backyard, and he took the lead in Shen Qinxin's affairs, and argued with Mrs. Shen about Aunt Zhao's housekeeper.

Usually he listens casually and smiles modestly.

He smiled slightly, "Mother likes her, let her spend more time with you." ”

Although Mrs. Shen loved her son, she also felt that his speech was boring, so she glanced at him, turned around and talked to Shen Qinya.

Shen Qinxin, who was sitting beside Shen Qinwen, handed the teacup to him, and said as if unintentionally: "Since Aunt Tong is so busy, she has no time to discipline the fourth sister, but the woman's words and virtues cannot be delayed, why don't my father find someone to discipline and discipline the fourth sister." ”

What a loving sister.

Aunt Tong tensed her nerves, and she looked vigilant, she didn't believe that Shen Qin would be so kind.

Shen Qinrou doesn't care, anyway, she is invisible, and nothing will happen to her.

Regarding what his beloved daughter said, Shen Congwen nodded in agreement after thinking about it, "What Xin'er said also makes sense." ”

Shen Qinxin smiled, his eyes bent into the shape of moon buds.

The smile on Aunt Tong's face almost collapsed, but she barely managed to hold on.

Shen Congwen completely ignored Aunt Tong's expression, turned his head sideways and talked to Shen Qinxin, with a soft face.

"Xin'er, according to what you see, who do you think is good to find to discipline your fourth sister?" He even asked Shen Qinxin's opinion.

None of the people present could laugh, and their faces were stern.

Everyone has seen how important Miss Shen Er is in Shen Erye's mind.

Some people have only heard how much Shen Er Ye loves Miss Shen Er, and when I saw it today, it really opened some people's eyes.

Shen Qinxin raised his eyes, his eyes turned on Aunt Tong, and after satisfying Aunt Tong's appetite, he said slowly: "I think it would be better for the fourth sister to be taught by her grandmother." As he spoke, he looked at Mrs. Shen.

Aunt Tong thought that Shen Qin was going to say something unbearable, and she definitely wanted to fight for it, but she didn't expect her to actually say Mrs. Shen, and at this moment, she was also a little dumbfounded.

Old Lady Shen stretched her old face, and her face was extremely unsightly.

She doesn't like Nanguiyuan, she doesn't like the Jiang family, except for her son, she doesn't like anyone who is close to the Jiang family, and she doesn't even hide the fact that she doesn't like Shen Qinxin.

If she hadn't been afraid of a stiff relationship with her son, she would have been sent to other gardens by the old Jiang family, and out of sight would be clear.

Shen Qinxin is not blind, can't she see it, and dare to pull the matter on her.

Mrs. Shen was angry, she stopped drinking the tea, and threw the tea cup on the small square machine.

Originally, Aunt Tong still wanted to fight the snake with the stick, so she begged the old lady to take her daughter over on the spot, but she didn't dare to say anything when she saw the old lady Shen's face.

"Ugh." Shen Congwen sighed, personally took a cup of new tea, and said with a pleasant face: "She also has good intentions, why do you have to be so angry, if you don't want to discipline the four girls, don't care, wait until you find the right person." ”

Old Mrs. Shen saw that her son was soft, and she couldn't bear to slap his face in front of his daughter's concubine, so she took the tea, took a sip and disgusted it.

Shen Congwen was also helpless about the childish mother in front of him, so he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to help her make a new cup of tea in person.

"Alright, alright." As a mother, she felt sorry for her son, and Mrs. Shen called him, "Usually he is a servant master, don't burn your hands carefully." ”

"Mother, can't a child even make a cup of tea in your eyes?" Obviously, Shen Congwen, as a son, didn't understand Mrs. Shen's mood so well.

Old Lady Shen choked.

Shen Congwen ordered people to boil water and prepare tea.

Washing cups, scalding cups, pouring water, tea, flushing, the movements are smooth without a pause.

He made tea, brought it to Mrs. Shen steadily, and said respectfully, "Mother, please use tea." ”

Old Lady Shen looked at him, not laughing, not angry.

Shen Congwen said again: "Mother, please use tea." ”

Mrs. Shen took it angrily, "I'll drink and drink, I think I'm getting older, and I'll wait for my son to serve tea in person." ”

The tea is the Junshan silver leaf that is usually used, she was stunned to drink it more smoothly than usual, and even looked at Shen Congwen's expression softened, and said with a loving face: "It's rare that you have such filial piety, four girls, if you love to send her over, just send her over, but don't complain about it in the future." ”

Shen Congwen said, "Then I will thank my mother for the four girls." ”

Old Lady Shen brushed her hands.

The happiest is Aunt Tong, she thought that after this trouble, there must be no drama to sing, but she didn't expect the peak to turn around, and the old lady actually agreed.

She knelt down excitedly and thanked Mrs. Shen, "Thank you, old lady." ”

Mrs. Shen was in a good mood, and she also had the leisure to joke with her, "I didn't give you any benefits, what do you thank me for." ”

Aunt Tong's face was hot, and she stood aside and covered her face, as if she didn't plan to see anyone.

Old Madam Shen pointed at her and laughed.

The fourth sister is about to go to her grandmother's side, Shen Qinrou raised her eyes and looked at her eldest sister, and was a little relieved to see that her eldest sister was not unusual, and then looked back to see the second sister who inadvertently contributed to this matter, only to see that there was no joy or sorrow on her face, and she still had leisure to drink tea, and when she saw her, she looked back at her.

Shen Qinrou immediately restrained her expression.

Mrs. Shen laughed for a while, and she was also tired, so she didn't leave them to eat, and let them go back.

Shen Qinrou stopped his father in the east.

Shen Congwen looked back at her, a little surprised, he still had some impressions of this timid and cowardly daughter.

"Something?" He asked very briefly.

Shen Qinrou nodded embarrassedly, and glanced at him timidly, her voice was neither high nor low, which happened to be heard by everyone in the east.

"Father, Mother Li in the courtyard will be born next month, and she said that she would set up a table for a banquet, but the small kitchens in each courtyard will be withdrawn next month, and all the meals will be taken by the big kitchen, this."

Doubts flashed on Shen Congwen's face.

Chang followed Liu An closer, his voice was small, but it was enough for Shen Congwen to hear it alone.

"Li Jiaotou's widow who died saving the old lady."

After Liu An's reminder, Shen Congwen seemed to remember, as if there was such a person.

"It's okay, just let the big kitchen set her a table then." He said mildly and blandly.

Shen Qinrou smiled and saluted Shen Congwen, "Then I will thank my father for Mother Li." ”

Shen Congwen nodded and led Liu An out of the east room.

Shen Qinrou then disappeared into the east corner.

Old Mrs. Shen was half-lying on the Luohan bed on the pine-green satin pillow, and asked Mother Zhu on the side, "Who is this Mother Li?" ”

There are many people in the house, and the old lady Shen also remembers the maids and women who serve around her, and the few big maids in front of the Shen family's ladies and aunts are far away, and there are nothing special about the others, and she has no impression.

Mother Zhu lowered her eyelids and smiled, "Old lady, you don't recognize that Mother Li, but do you remember the mother-in-law who came with the third lady on the day you returned home, and the one who wore a hairpin ring." ”

Hearing what Zhu's mother said, Mrs. Shen reluctantly remembered, she remembered that on the day she returned home, she saw a mother-in-law with a hairpin on her hairpin, and she also despised the mother-in-law of which courtyard she was, dressed so vulgarly and ridiculously.

It turned out to be a blowing snow house.

"She has a lot of face, the three girls are so timid, and they dare to ask for a banquet for her in front of her father."

Mother Zhu laughed after hearing this.

Old Lady Shen squinted at her with half an eye, "If there is anything weird, just say it, do you still have to hide it in front of me." ”

Mother Zhu's eyes rolled slightly, and she straightened her color and said, "How dare the old slave, it's just that you said that she has a big face." She stretched her tone, and then slowly said: "This is big and big, Liu Jiaotou died to save the old lady, the old lady, you saw that she was pitiful, and carried her to be a second-class mother-in-law, pulled her from the outer courtyard to the inner courtyard, and gave her to the Blowing Snow Courtyard. ”

"Oh." Old Lady Shen raised her eyebrows, "There's such a thing." ”

Mother Zhu smiled: "No, Mother Li is the mother-in-law of the outer courtyard, she doesn't know a single big word, and she doesn't know how to reason, she makes a fuss all day long, you also know the temperament of Aunt Zhao's mother and daughter, which can suppress her, I heard that she also collided with the third miss a few days ago." ”

Old Mrs. Shen closed her eyelids and said lightly: "It's a slave, according to the temperament of the three girls, I'm afraid I don't dare not ask for food for her." Although she also thinks that Mother Li is a slave, she has no intention of making decisions for Shen Qinrou.

Some words are enough to stop at the point, Mother Zhu knows the reason, she smiled and didn't speak, and took a pair of beauty hammers from the side to silently hammer the legs of Mrs. Shen.