Chapter 30: Auntie
Today's update is a bit late.,Everyone, please forgive me.,Mo Da~~~.
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Meng's reaction was too intense, and everyone looked sideways.
Sensing the strange gazes around him, Meng Shi panicked, clenched his handkerchief, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Cousin Qing to come over, it's really surprising." ”
As he spoke, he glanced at An Ruolan out of the corner of his eye, and anxiety flashed in his eyes.
"Huh?" An Ruolan saw Meng Shi's eyes, and a trace of doubt quickly flashed in his eyes.
It's just that my aunt is here, why did my mother react like this?
After thinking about it, she suddenly realized.
If she is not mistaken, this aunt and wife in Lord Zhou's mansion should be her second aunt, and her mother reacted so much.
Her second aunt is also a strange woman.
Meng Guofu's poetry and books are heirlooms, and the daughters raised are all knowledgeable, gentle and virtuous, but when they were born to her mother's generation, there was a big outlier inexplicably, and this outlier was her second aunt, the daughter of her third uncle - Meng Siqing.
It is rumored that her second aunt was born with a chivalrous backbone, she didn't like to read and embroider when she was a child, she only loved to dance and play with swords, and she had a hearty and straightforward temperament, which was better than that of a man.
If this is the case, it is not "strange", the most surprising thing is that the second aunt actually fell in love with the eldest son of the Ge family, and threatened not to marry!
The eldest son of the old family of Zhou Ge was the "first son" of Shengjing that year, not only the appearance and virtue were unsurpassed, but the talent was rare in a hundred years, and he was the most optimistic young handsome lady in Beijing at that time, and he was also the object of admiration of countless ladies, and his reputation can be seen.
Although the second aunt's background is not low, she is only the daughter of the side branch of the Hou Mansion after all, and she has such a temperament, as soon as her bold words came out, she was ridiculed by countless people, and no one did not say that she was delusional.
However, the results were unexpected.
The second aunt's perseverance and relentless pursuit allowed her to get what she wanted and become the wife of the first son.
What happened back then, even now, is still the laughing stock in the circle of Shengjing noblewomen, many people scolded the second aunt behind their backs for being shameless, waiting to see the second aunt being abandoned, but An Ruolan knew that these people would never succeed.
She still remembers that in her previous life, before her death, the second aunt was still very rich and happy, with a group of children, and a harmonious husband and wife.
At that time, the second aunt was called the happiest woman in Shengjing, and there was no woman who was not envious and jealous.
If she could let go of her pride back then and live a good life with the guards, she must have been the envy of others, at least ...... At least not that way.
Thinking of this, An Ruolan felt bitter on the tip of her tongue.
Shaking her head to shake off the sadness in her head, she said happily: "Mother, let's hurry over!" ”
In her previous life, she was affected by those gossip, and she had a very bad impression of her second aunt, but now, she desperately wants to be close to her, she believes that a woman who can firmly grasp her husband's mind will not be a simple woman, and she will definitely learn a lot from her second aunt!
Seeing her so excited, Meng Shi was stunned, and blurted out, "Doesn't Lan'er dislike the second aunt?" ”
Hearing this, An Ruolan smiled and said, "My daughter is afraid of making her grandmother wait for a long time." ”
She forgot that her mother didn't like her being close to her second aunt, saying that she was afraid that she would get into bad habits.
However, in her previous life, her second aunt had always been very good to her, and she always didn't forget to give her a copy of something very good.
Meng Shi looked at An Ruolan suspiciously, and saw that there was really nothing unusual, so he bowed his head and said, "I really can't let the old lady wait for a long time." ”
Immediately, he beckoned everyone to rush to Songhe Hall.
An Ruolan exhaled silently.
On the way, Meng taught An Ruolan in a low voice, asking her to keep her distance from her second aunt Zhou Meng.
An Ruolan responded on his face, but he didn't think it was the same thing in his heart.
When I arrived at Songhe Hall, I realized that the old lady did not meet guests in the main hall, but in the ear room on the east side of the main hall.
It was the place where the old lady received close guests.
Meng Shi's face was a little ugly when he heard this.
Mama Wu introduced An Ruolan's mother and son into the east door, and then retreated.
An Ruolan was held by Liu, and after entering the door, she followed Meng Shi to salute the old lady respectfully, and at the same time peeked at Zhou Meng, who was sitting on the chair under the kang, her eyes rolled straight up.
Zhou Meng's makeup is not luxurious, just a little fat powder, wearing a lake blue narrow sleeve jacket, phoenix eyes smiling, plump lips slightly hooked, long eyebrows and nose, looking not as delicate and soft as ordinary women, but there is a heroic and domineering atmosphere, which makes people can't help but look twice.
In her previous life, An Ruolan had never looked at this aunt's face and bearing, but now when she looked at it, she couldn't turn her eyes away, and she looked at it in a daze, and she didn't know how to hide it.
Zhou Mengshi bumped into his niece's smug gaze, not only was he not annoyed, but smiled heartily, and said briskly: "Look at our sister Lan'er's stupid appearance, don't you don't recognize the second aunt?" ”
Hearing this, the eleven or twelve-year-old girl sitting on Zhou Meng's right couldn't help but cover her lips and laugh lowly.
This is her cousin Zhou Mi'er.
An Ruolan's face was hot, and she quickly withdrew her gaze, scratched the corner of her forehead, and called crisply: "Second aunt, sister Mi'er." ”
Zhou Mengshi responded loudly, got up with a smile, and came over to hug her.
"Second sister, Lan'er, this child is not too young, you can't hold her." Meng stepped forward and stopped Zhou Meng with a smile.
Zhou Mengshi sneered and said, "I'm not as delicate as you." ”
After that, he directly removed Meng's blocking hand, supported An Ruolan's armpit and easily hugged the person, and raised it to the top of his head and shook it, teasing: "With Sister Lan'er's small body, the second aunt is not tired for a day, Sister Lan said yes?" ”
An Ruolan giggled, hugging her neck like she was afraid of falling, but the corners of her eyes secretly swept towards Meng Shi, who was biting her lip secretly, with anxiety and resentment in her eyes.
Seemingly, something is wrong?