As the footsteps approached, Chu Weilin couldn't help but bend the corners of her lips, and then, she smelled a faint aroma of wine.

Xu drank a little too much at noon, Chang Yuyun's face was slightly red, but his eyes were brighter than usual.

Chu Weilin glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Have you drunk the decanting soup?" ”

Chang Yuyun saw her asking, raised his arm and sniffed his sleeves, frowned, and said, "There is still a smell?" I'm almost gone. ”

He really can't smell it by himself, there are a lot of guests who came today, and it is his own son's washing banquet, who is willing to let him go, you have a glass and I have a glass, I can't get drunk with him, but this is not the night, Chang Yuyun can't pretend to drink too much.

Although the amount of alcohol is good, he can't stand the persuasion of the guests, but fortunately, Chang Yuzhao and Chang Yuming brothers took care of him and helped him block a lot, so he didn't get really drunk.

After drinking the decanting soup and sending the guests away, the wine gradually dissipated, but I didn't want the taste on my clothes to remain.

"I'll go back and change my clothes first, so as not to rush your mother and son." Chang Yuyun seemed to be afraid that his brother would smell the wine, got up and avoided a few steps, and left first.

Chu Weilin looked at his back and somehow wanted to laugh.

In the blink of an eye, it was Chinese New Year's Eve.

Chu Weilin was confined, she couldn't go to the reunion banquet, her brother was hugged by the ancestors, and she let a lot of maids and daughters-in-law go home for the New Year, but it seemed that this Ji Jinyuan was a little empty.

The night was dark, Chu Weilin ate something, and said to Liuyu: "There are no people today, you call a few of them, just eat a little here, and it will be more lively." ”

Flowing jade jaw head. Get up and go out and call someone.

Man Niang and Shui Fu were not there, and Liuyu summoned Bao Jin and Huanyi.

Liuyu went to the kitchen to get food, and Bao Hibiscus saw a lantern coming outside, looked up, and said in surprise: "Why did Sister Baolian come back?" ”

Baolian carried the burden and said with a smile: "Asked my mother to rush back, she can't rest assured that grandma can't be relieved." ”

When Huan Yi heard this, she couldn't help laughing and said: "In the end, it's grandma's nurse, and I remember it wholeheartedly." ”

The four maids moved their pestles and sat around the table, and the steaming dumplings were placed on the table. It's really lively.

Chu Weilin looked at it. Somehow, I felt a little sad in my heart.

Pauline kept an eye on Chu Weilin, Chu Weilin's expression changed, she was the first to notice. Pauline put down her chopsticks. went to the bedside and whispered to Chu Weilin: "Grandma." What's wrong? ”

Chu Weilin looked up at Baolian. The apricot eyes are clear and bright, the black mole at the corner of the lip adds a bit of charm to the fair face, and the eyebrows are full of concern. As before, as in the previous life......

Such a Baolian, even if she hides many things, the friendship from childhood to adulthood is still genuine.

Chu Weilin's heart was heavy, and she finally squeezed out a smile, pulled Baolian to sit down beside her, glanced at the other three maids, and said, "I'm just thinking, how long can the days of being surrounded by you last......"

Baolian was stunned and looked at Chu Weilin blankly.

"I didn't think time was short before, I thought you could stay with me for many years, until I gave birth to my brother and became a mother, and suddenly realized that you are not young anymore, and I should also plan for you." Chu Weilin sighed when she said this, Chu Lunxin mentioned letting Baolian out of the house, but after Chu Weilin calmed down and thought about it, she realized that she couldn't stay long with each other.

Wan Yi didn't expect to talk about these things suddenly, and looked at the others with some apprehension, it shouldn't be, it shouldn't be, it shouldn't be;

Liuyu knew in her heart, her age was the eldest among the several big maids, and when she heard that the old lady gave her to Chu Weilin, she also wanted her to be able to go out of the house and marry in the future, unlike other maids in Zhangrong Courtyard, who pointed out to other Chu family members to be small. It's just that over the years, she has become accustomed to following Chu Weilin, and she hasn't thought about the future, and when she suddenly heard this, she was somewhat overwhelmed;

Bao Jin pouted, the tip of her nose was sour, and said: "The slave and maid follow the grandmother, and I don't know where the father and mother are, the slave and the maid don't care, the slave and the maid stay in the house to serve the grandmother." ”

Baolian hung her head and said nothing, Chu Weilin patted her hand and said, "It's not that the wind is the rain, it will take a lot of work to pick a good one for you, if you have something you like, just come and tell me." Okay, it's Chinese New Year's Eve, and you will each go to the box and grab a copper plate in a while to see which of you is the most powerful. ”

After saying these things, a few maids were not very emotional, and they ate some at will, and then cleaned up.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, the house was full of joy.

In the end, during the Chinese New Year, there were more favors, and Chu Weilin also saw a lot of in-laws during her confinement.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Chu Weilin was gossiping with Li De'an's family, when Liuyu picked up the curtain and came in, and said, "Grandma, the second wife and Mrs. Tu are here." ”

Tu and her sister-in-law?

What kind of wind is blowing.

Tu Shi came in with a smile, and did not ask Chu Weilin to salute, so he sat down on the side.

Mrs. Tu is well-dressed, not too ostentatious, but also very decent and steady, which is not to be underestimated, she has a kind face, and said: "I came into the house today to pay New Year's greetings to my ancestors, and I also came to see you and my brother." ”

When Chu Weilin heard this, she instructed Liuyu: "Go and see, if my brother is awake, let Mother Fang bring it over." ”

Liuyu answered, and after a while, Fang's mother came with the child in her arms.

Mrs. Tu took it, laughed and teased for a while, and said, "I heard that the name has been chosen?" It's called Brother Lin, right? I heard that the ancestor chose a few words and asked the master of Fayu Temple to set the name? ”

Chu Weilin nodded and said, "It was said that my brother was short of water in the five elements, and finally decided on this name." ”

Chang Gonglin, although he has the same sound as his mother, his ancestors are very fond of this word. Chu Weilin can guess some reasons, the ancestor hopes that this child can be a piece of Ganlin, resolve the disaster of Changfu, and make this family prosperous for another hundred years.

"What a blessed brother." Mrs. Tu smiled and teased Brother Lin, and said to the maid she brought, "Bring me what I gave my brother." ”

The maid took it, and Mrs. Tu took it in her hand and showed it to Chu Weilin: "A golden circle, when I was a child." I have lived in the old capital for a few years, and the old capital is the most prosperous gold circle, and the brothers who are born have to wear it. Yu Yun's daughter-in-law, I heard that your Chu family was also from the old capital, so I thought about sending a circle to my brother. ”

"Mrs. Tu is really polite, you added a lot when you baptized the three rites a few days ago, and today I came to see my brother, and I specially prepared these." Chu Weilin said.

Tu Shi smiled and took the circle, brought it to Brother Lin, and said, "A circle." Since it was delivered. Take it. ”

Speaking of which, Chu Weilin had no choice but to accept it, and said to Mrs. Tu: "Although the Chu family is an old capital, I was born in the capital and grew up in the capital. Never been to the old capital. But my sister lived in the old capital. I listened to her all the things in the old capital. ”

"It's the princess of King Chong, right?" Mrs. Tu recalled and said, "I have seen the princess from afar. ”

Mrs. Tu and Tu did not sit for long. After only two quarters of an hour, he got up and took his leave.

Chu Weilin asked Li De'an's family to send them out, and then hugged Brother Lin and took a closer look at the golden circle.

The circle is pure gold, some weight, fine workmanship, worn on the neck of a child carved in pink and jade, it looks particularly cute, just like a child in the painting, Chu Weilin couldn't see anything wrong back and forth, so she asked Liuyu: "Where did Mrs. Tu go?" ”

Liuyu couldn't answer this question at once, so she went out to inquire, and came back and said to Chu Weilin: "After Mrs. Tu came, she went to Songling Courtyard to meet the ancestor, and there was no shortage of gifts to give, and everyone was complete." The three girls are there, and it is a set of high-quality Nanzhu head noodles, I heard that it was sent from the place where Nanzhu is abundant in the south, and the three girls were stunned, but Mrs. Tu said that the three girls are not young, and they are going to get married in two years, and there should always be some good things to press the box, and she sends a set of head noodles as an elder and there is nothing to worry about. ”

Chu Weilin raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, if she said that this thing was given to Chang Yuwan, Chu Weilin was not surprised at all, but she gave it to Chang Yunuan, this is really the sun coming out of the west.

Tu's house has been in the door for so many years, and there has been discord with her stepson and stepdaughter for many years, Chu Weilin doesn't believe that she suddenly changed her personality and wants to ease the relationship between them, after all, this is a thankless task, and there is no need at all.

It's like the day Tu came back, she wanted to get closer to Chu Weilin, and called Chu Weilin "Mrs" and blocked back, and since then she has understood that the relationship between the two is a matter on the surface.

The Tu family's behavior of scattering wealth and being a boy is probably to argue with the Da Zhao family.

"On the ninth day of the new year, is Mrs. Tu still here?" Chu Weilin asked.

Liuyu nodded: "Said it was here." ”

In the first nine palaces, although there were some incidents last year, after all, the ancestors are still there, and there is still a concubine Liu Xian in the palace.

On that day, the ancestor will also invite the in-laws and guests from various provinces to come over, and the Tu family may also let people see the magnanimity of the Tu family.

I just don't know how the Great Zhao clan will respond.

According to Chu Weilin's instructions, Liuyu has been staring at the situation in the long room for the past few days.

On the morning of the sixth day of the new year, Da Zhao went back to his parents' house and did not come back until dusk. It was probably because the Tu family put a lot of pressure on the Da Zhao family, so that the Da Zhao family had to bow to the mother's family who was a little stiff, hoping to get some help.

On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Mrs. Tu brought the four girls and the eighth girls of the Tu family, and the two girls were outstanding in speech and manners, and even the ancestors couldn't stop praising them, and Mrs. Zhao, who was sitting on the side, was not very good-looking.

is also a girl from her daughter-in-law's mother's family, and Liu's mother's family never comes to the door, but who doesn't know that the Liu family has a beauty, who dares to say that the girl of the Liu family is not outstanding?

Speaking of the Chu family, Mrs. Zhao was even more angry, it was also a play in the palace during the New Year's Festival, the ancestor refused to kiss the Zhao family in front of so many people, but said that he wanted to marry another daughter of the Chu family, Chu Weilin entered the door, but Zhao Hanyi had to pretend to be sick to avoid the Xuanping Marquis Mansion;

Up to now, the Tu family can get praise for two girls at random, I think at the beginning, the ancestors have never praised Zhao Hanyi and Zhao Hanxin like this.

A few daughters-in-law, all of a sudden, there was a superiority.

The big Zhao family is obviously the eldest daughter-in-law, but she can't be so heartfelt, this is the Zhao family's people!

Mrs. Zhao complained, and felt more and more that she couldn't kiss back then, because of the big Zhao family, but she didn't expect that it was Zhao Hanyi's marriage that annoyed the Zhao family recently, if it wasn't for the Zhao family's intervention, Ye Yuyan would not vomit blood and die.

Liu is also looking at the two girls of the Tu family, they look good, the rules are also very good, it is true that they are good girls, but she doesn't like them.

In Liu's eyes, they have no spirituality, and they are not as smart and lively as a cardamom girl should have, but they are old-fashioned.

"It's better to be a girl." Liu sighed.

Chu Lunxin sat next to Liu's side, and when he heard this, his hand holding the teacup couldn't help but pause.

Liu Shi noticed it, smiled and said in a low voice: "Think about it, it's strange, when I listened to the play in the past, I could always hear Yushu's laughter, and now I ...... it."

"Don't mention it in front of your ancestors." Chu Lunxin said.

"I know," Liu turned his eyes to look at the old ancestor, who listened carefully to the play and didn't pay attention to others, "You say, what is the grudge between the two mothers and daughters?" Why bother, it's biological. ”

Thinking of Chang Hengxi, Chu Lunxin also sighed a lot, shook his head, and said, "Fourth aunt, there is no going back." It was because it was biological that I chose it this way. ”

Chang Hengxi chose her mother-in-law and Ye Yushu, that is where she will live and rely on her in the next few decades, the biological mother and daughter, and the ancestors will also understand her choice.

Then again, if the ancestor was in Chang Hengxi's position, with her temperament, I was afraid that she would do even better.

"Look at the sister-in-law, I heard that the sister-in-law and her mother's family are still very stiff." The Liu clan rushed to the Zhao clan and Mrs. Zhao to nuns.

Chu Lunxin looked at her and saw the expressions of the two of them clearly.

This pair of sisters-in-law don't match each other.

If it weren't for the Da Zhao family feeling the pressure, they wouldn't have bowed to their mother's family.

Tu has only been back in Beijing for a few months, and he has already put on a showdown momentum, and Chu Lunxin has the help of Chu Weilin, and adds a smooth Chu Weiwan, and Concubine Liu Xian in the palace is quite favored by the saint, and she can get a glimpse of it from Concubine Liu Xian's birthday before.

A few concubines are eyeing each other, but the Da Zhao family only hates that his mother's family is not beautiful, but he can't lose so little bit of support.

With such a stalemate, how could the Great Zhao clan be comfortable.

Tu Shi smiled and talked to Mrs. Tu, and when he saw Chang Yunuan changing clothes and coming back, he beckoned to her: "Come here." ”

Chang Yunuan beat the drum in his heart, but he couldn't disobey her and stepped forward.

Tu asked Chang Yunuan to sit down beside her, and said: "We are talking about going to the mountain Zhuangzi in the spring season, you kid is too quiet, you don't like to move around, you must go with me when the time comes, the scenery there is good, don't miss it." ”

Chang Yunuan lowered his head, not used to Tu's intimate and kind appearance, and only responded in a low voice. (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you for the pink tickets of book friend Feng Dong, this reincarnation, Aunt Sour Plum, Xing'er 2004, and Red Sleeves (2 photos).