Chapter 76-2: Mother-in-law (II)
That's a good thing, what are you doing with a sad face? Don't you want to get sick? The old lady said unhappily, and then got up and turned around in the house, "Zheng'er is well, I want to buy him osmanthus cake......"
"Mother-in-law?" I was stunned, and then got up, only to hear her rummaging through the cabinets as if no one was around, muttering: "Zheng'er wants to eat osmanthus cake, Qing'er, where is my money bag?" Where do I put my money bag? ”
The old lady's personal maid hurriedly ran over, took an embroidered money bag and handed it over, she grabbed it in her hand, poured out the copper plate inside, sat on the soft couch and counted it, and no longer paid attention to people. Yun De saw me looking at her in a daze, and said in a low voice: "The old lady's illness is like this, every day I will read Young Master Zheng for a while, and then I won't remember what I said before for a while......"
I nodded, gloomy in my heart. She actually loves Yun Zheng very much, right? Otherwise, I won't be crazy and still remember this son, and I will talk about it all day long. It's a pity that when Yun Zheng was born, their mother and son couldn't open their hearts and get along well. After knowing what happened in the past, I didn't hold any resentment towards her, and people who have never been mothers will never know what a child means to a mother, and will not understand how cruel a mother can be when she is pushed to the brink. When she saw Yun Zheng being hurt, she would be so angry that she killed, no different from me when I saw Nuo'er being humiliated, I can also deeply understand her mood at that time.
"Take good care of the old lady." I turned my head, her mental condition was good and bad, and it was not appropriate for Nuo'er to see her now, and I would see after a while.
After settling down, I took Xiaohong to inspect the business of "Tianjinxiu" and the hot pot restaurant. The shopkeepers promoted by Xiaohong before leaving looked good, shrewd and capable, and kept several stores in an orderly manner. I asked Xiaohong to put her energy on the embroidery village and the hot pot restaurant, every time she asked her to take the Stygian Flame to the embroidery village to learn how to operate, An Yuanxi will stay in Beijing as an official in the future, I have to train another assistant, it just so happens that the Stygian Flame has nothing to do, so he can learn something. In addition, I also went to see Grandpa Fu, and when the old Futou saw me, he was so happy that his eyes were red, and he was happy to talk about it. mentioned An Yuanxi during the conversation, Grandpa Fu sighed, I didn't expect him to have such a bizarre life experience, I know that Aunt An no longer lives near Grandpa Fu's house, it seems that the old man bought another house for her to live in before, and later asked An Yuanxi, do you want to consider taking Aunt An over to live with him? Aunt An worked hard to raise him, and now she should be raised by the Hou Mansion for her days. He just glanced at me and said lightly: "No need, my mother is not used to the rules of the Hou Mansion." I go to see her every day, and she's living pretty well now. ”
"Oh......" I was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say. An Yuanxi said again: "Sister-in-law, there are still some things to prepare for the New Year, I will let people send you the New Year's goods list in a while, and there are still some things for you to have a purpose for grandpa's funeral, you can take a look at it, I'll go out first." ”
"Then you can get busy." I choked and didn't have anything to say. An Yuanxi turned around and wanted to leave, but Ning'er hurriedly ran in, crying: "Madam, it's not good, the old lady took Nuo'er away......"
"What?" I stood up in shock, "What's going on?" ”
"I played with the nurse with Nuo'er, passing outside the old lady's yard, the old lady didn't know why she suddenly ran out, the people didn't stop her for a while, she saw Nuo'er, she hugged Nuo'er, and no one was allowed to approach her......"
I couldn't listen anymore, so I hurriedly rushed out, An Yuanxi also followed behind me, and after running a few steps, I suddenly stopped, and turned my head to look at An Yuanxi: "Don't go!" ”
I remembered that the old lady was crazy when she saw An Yuanxi's face that looked like Qiluo, and if she saw An Yuanxi again, I was afraid that it would stimulate her even more. An Yuanxi seemed to understand what I meant, his eyes darkened, and I didn't care if he would be injured, so I ran straight to the old lady's yard. Panting and rushing there, I saw a circle of people at the gate of the courtyard, all of whom stood still as if they were facing a great enemy, and when they saw me coming, they quickly got out of the way, and I saw the scene in front of me, and I couldn't help but be stunned.
On the way, I was so worried that my heartbeat would stop, for fear that the old lady would not be able to control herself and do something to hurt Nuo'er, but seeing this scene in front of me, my frantically beating heart suddenly quieted down. I didn't see anything scary, only a kind and kind woman, holding Noor, softly humming nursery rhymes in an almost dreamlike voice. Her eyes were gentle and peaceful, with a joyful smile on the corners of her lips, Nuer was not afraid, she looked at her curiously with her dark eyes, and when she saw me in a blink of an eye, she called out with a smile: "Mother, ......"
The calm picture was broken, and the old lady turned her head to see me, her eyes flashed with confusion, and then she narrowed strangely: "Is it you?" ”
I was shocked, she recognized me? So, she's sane? Cold sweat soaked in my back, and I cautiously walked towards her: "Mother-in-law......"
"Are you still married to Zheng'er?" The old lady looked at me with a sharp gaze. I bit my lip and kept silent, watching vigilantly as she held Nuo'er's hand, and with two more steps, I could quickly snatch Nuo'er, and I saw that the iron guards were gradually surrounding, and I was determined that I just needed to draw her attention...... But I heard her say again: "Since you have already given birth to Zheng'er, I will agree to let you enter the door." ”
Belch? I was stunned for a moment, the old lady didn't know that Yun Zheng was no longer there, right? Hearing Nuo'er laugh and say, "Mother, grandma's singing is as good as mother......"
The old lady heard Nuo'er's innocent childish words, and her face bloomed with a smile: "Good baby, come, go to grandma's house to play......" I saw her holding Nuo'er and turned around to leave, and nervously followed: "Mother-in-law......"
She turned to look at me, "Come too." She turned her head and saw a circle of people surrounding her, and said loudly, "What are you doing here?" Not a spark of decency! What to do, what to do! ”
I was a little confused, and foolishly followed, until I stayed in her room until suppertime, and talked with her for a few hours, before I finally believed that the old lady's madness had been cured without medicine. It turned out that the old lady was basking in the sun in the yard today, and when she heard the sound of a child outside, she wanted to go out to see, but the servant guarding the door was not allowed, and the old lady rushed madly, and the servant was afraid of hurting her, so she didn't dare to stop her, so she rushed out. She was overjoyed to see Nuo'er in the nurse's arms, exactly the same as Yun Zheng when she was a child, so she rushed over and snatched Nuo'er over. The servants were afraid of hurting Nuo'er, so they didn't dare to rob it, so they had to tremble and stand aside, who knew that the old lady held Nuo'er for a while, and her mind gradually cleared up, and gradually remembered the past. I don't know what kind of magical power this is, in the past few hours, the old lady has asked me a lot of questions, I can't hide the death of the old man and Yun Zheng, I was afraid that she couldn't bear the news of their deaths, but she knew that the two were gone, so she just shed tears for a long time in a daze, and only said one sentence at the end, this is fate. Thinking about it, because Yun Zheng has been threatened with death all the year round, she has a certain psychological tolerance for his death. It is gratifying that she accepted me, whether it was because of Nuo'er or for other reasons, and told me a lot about Yun Zheng's childhood. Thinking that the old lady was already sober, it was impossible to lock her in the yard again, and she would inevitably see An Yuanxi in the future, for fear of stimulating her again, I thought about it for a while, and told her the truth about Yun Zheng's descent and An Yuanxi's recognition of his ancestors and his return to his ancestors. The old lady listened to me silently, and after a while, she sighed faintly: "I went crazy and woke up again, only if I had died once, will you still remember those things in the past and keep embarrassing yourself?" After all, it was I who was too impulsive back then, so I fell into the trap of others. That kid is also the flesh and blood of the father-in-law, bring it to me tomorrow to see. ”
I didn't expect her to accept An Yuanxi, which was beyond my expectations. Although this false alarm frightened me a lot, it actually made the old lady sober, which was a good omen for the New Year. After that, the old lady naturally loved Nuo'er like a jewel, she didn't care about the affairs of the house, she only circled around Nuo'er every day, and she couldn't wait to hold him in the palm of her hand. In the first few days, I was still a little worried about whether the old lady's condition was really stable, and I kept the iron guard secretly watching her to protect Nuo'er. Later, judging from the situation reported by Tiewei, her madness was really cured, and she was completely relieved. The old lady is not close to An Yuanxi, but she is also polite and does not deliberately estrange, and she and An Yuanxi can get along like this, which is something I couldn't think of before. I was able to resolve the old lady's knot for many years, and I was very happy to see that this family was gradually harmonious, and I felt that I had lived up to the trust of the old man and Yun Zheng. Then, after passing the Chinese New Year's Eve and Lantern Festival peacefully, the old man was also buried, and the life of Cangdu began to gradually enter the normal track.
(To be continued)