Chapter 171: Inquiry
Zhou Mansion.
Zhou Xiaofu and Zhou Xiaolan chatted briefly and then hurriedly took the reward to the old lady's yard first, this is at least the most basic etiquette, if you dare to go back to your yard directly, then you will definitely be called to the old lady, and you will have to be reprimanded.
The old lady's courtyard has already received the news of their return home, and has also been rewarded.
At this time, Mama Cheng was already waiting at the door of the room in person, and before Zhou Xiaofu asked for instructions, she saw Mama Cheng personally open the curtain and let the two of them in.
All the ladies in the hall were there, but they had all changed their clothes, and they were all sitting and drinking tea, presumably having eaten.
Zhou Xiaofu and Zhou Xiaolan entered the door and asked An Cai to stand quietly in turn.
The old lady was just about to ask something, but she saw Ma Shi say with a look of pity: "Lan'er, are you hungry?" I got up early in the morning, I didn't see you eat, and I won't come back until now, or I will go back to eat some first, and my mother has left you a meal. ”
No matter what kind of cautious person Ma is, how much she can't take it, but when it comes to her children, she is a good mother.
Zhou Xiaofu was a little envious in her heart, this order everyone in the house ate it, so she and Zhou Xiaolan simply ate a few bites in the palace, frightened all the way, and took a carriage all the way, she was already hungry, and her grandmother was still waiting to ask, and she would think of her granddaughter who hadn't eaten yet.
The old lady glanced at Ma Shi with some contempt, it was really eventful, what a big deal the queen summoned him, the shallow guy could take care of the overall situation, and He Shi also looked at Ma Shi with an angry face.
Ye Xinlan was expressionless, not knowing what she was thinking.
Zhou Xiaolan glanced at her mother with a smile, and then saluted the old lady with a soothing wink: "Go back to grandmother, I simply ate a little in the side hall of my mother, and I am not very hungry." ”
The old lady rolled her eyes at Ma like a step. Put down the teacup in his hand and said, "What did Niangniang tell you to do?" ”
Zhou Xiaolan briefly said the mother's question on behalf of the two, but she didn't say that the two of them were left out in the cold for an hour, and she didn't say anything about the little palace maid who sent them out of the palace to take the opportunity to run, she felt that there were mysteries in these things, and she planned to discuss with the fourth sister and tell her father that they had two rooms and no son. There is always some lack of status. The mother's parents came from a small family, and their eyelids are shallow, but they are even biological parents. It was truly good to their sisters.
Grandmothers are different from these aunts, they care about your marriage, whether you are happy or not, whether you are married well or not.
After listening to this, the old lady looked at her granddaughter standing below in suspense. Some didn't believe it, and some turned their heads to look at the next few daughters-in-law. Except for Ma's face, there was no expression on his face, and the other two looked a little suspicious, so they called to see the next person, and then asked if they had painted the painting. And that's it?
Isn't it because they have taken a fancy to one of the two girls in their Zhou Mansion, and then plan to meet and compare, or to inspect the culture and etiquette to see which one is suitable?
Studied but cannot comprehend. The old lady had the things to be brought in, two pieces of satin each. The two boxes of silk flowers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the grade of the cloth is exactly the same, and the grade of the silk flowers is the same, and the rewards of the two are the same, what does this mean?
Didn't they choose?
The old lady was even more puzzled, originally they thought that the queen wanted to choose a wife room for her nephew, but what was going on, the rewards of the two girls were the same, and there was no extra bias in even the questioning, strange, I couldn't help but glance at the two granddaughters who were standing quietly below.
To tell the truth, these four girls have changed really a lot in the past six months, the original fat one stood there like a pagoda, and they were shaded in the summer, but now it's good, after losing weight, the whole body is straight, originally tall, plus after Mama Liu's teaching, the temperament of the whole person has changed, especially calm, and then there are two girls, no one can be offended on weekdays, but they have their own sense of territory, don't like to meddle in things, and don't find anyone, of course, they don't bother themselves, and they are not very close to themselves, That's not a good sign.
Seeing that he couldn't ask anything, and there was nothing special, he sent the two back, and as soon as the two were about to leave, they heard Ma ask with some doubts: "Mother, what about these rewards for the second girl." ”
The old lady suddenly showed a look of disdain, in the end, it was from a small family, and she had never seen any good things, this was originally the queen mother's reward to the two sisters, even if it was a good thing, she would not want it as a grandmother, really.
He rolled his eyes and waved at the mother-in-law who was holding the reward behind him.
Ma didn't seem to understand his mother-in-law's face, and said goodbye with his daughter with a happy face.
As soon as she arrived outside the courtyard, Zhou Xiaolan glanced at Zhou Xiaofu, gently pulled down her sleeve and said, "Fourth sister, can you eat something in my yard?" ”
Zhou Xiaofu smiled, looked at Ma Shi, whose eyes were a little stiff, and said, "No, I'll go back to the yard first, it is estimated that the cuihua is ready, and come to me when you are free." ”
Ma Shi seemed to think that Zhou Xiaofu was quite eye-catching, and nodded with a little satisfaction.
Zhou Xiaofu is a little funny, although the second aunt is a little cautious, but she will not be less hearty for her children.
Zhou Xiaolan looked at her mother helplessly, thinking that she had just met the queen mother, and her mother also had a lot to say to herself, and it was indeed not suitable for Zhou Xiaofu to pass, so she said goodbye and left.
Zhou Xiaofu took her mother-in-law with the reward and returned to her yard, but saw that her brother Zhou Xiaoyang was already standing at the door waiting, with an anxious face.
My heart warmed, and it turned out that I was also taken to heart.
Zhou Xiaoyang had already heard that his sister had been rewarded, which showed that it was still very smooth to enter the palace, but when he returned to the house, he heard that his sister and second sister were called to the palace of the queen's mother, and he was very worried, and he had very little lunch, and he had been waiting in the courtyard.
The brother and sister also entered the hall together, and Cuihua hurriedly greeted her, helped take off the big coat, and took the rewarded satin and silk flowers, and hurriedly rewarded the mother-in-law who helped carry the things with some copper coins and sent them away.
Zhou Xiaofu sat in the hall at this time, feeling extremely thirsty in her mouth, Qingbi had already brought the tea that had been warmed, Meimei drank half a cup of tea first, and then felt better, and then drank the rest of the tea, so she was not thirsty.
Zhou Xiaoyang just looked at his sister and didn't say a word, with a faint doting and distress on his face.
Cuihua and Zining hurriedly served it, the meal that they had just asked for from the big kitchen was re-ordered for money, but fortunately it was not a meal, the fire was idle, the ingredients were ready-made, and they were prepared quickly.
Five dishes, one soup, a big bowl of rice, Zhou Xiaofu washed her hands and let her brother use it together, Zhou Xiaoyang, who had already eaten a little, looked at a table of freshly prepared meals before he felt that his stomach was empty, and he was a little embarrassed to take the dishes and chopsticks and eat them with his sister. (To be continued)
ps: I just finished writing, and tomorrow I plan to send a big chapter of 6,000 words directly...... But it's just a plan.,This will start writing tomorrow's chapter.,It's very busy today.,My family works overtime and no one takes me home,,, wait for half a day.,Dinner is eaten out.,It's eight o'clock when I get home...... The second watch is 2,000 words, and the morning is 4,000. R640