Chapter 211 Relatives

After Ling Qingyun went home, she changed her clothes and freshened up, removed the beads, and draped her hair down.

The neck is much lighter.

When she was about to go to dinner, she casually put her bun down.

Probably a little tired, Ling Qingyun lay on the bed, ready to take a nap. Unexpectedly, she fell asleep this night, and when the maid woke her up, the moonlight came in from the window.

"What time is it?" Ling Qingyun got up and asked the maid.

The maid said, "It's almost time, girl." ”

Ling Qingyun was a little puzzled, and asked the maid again: "Have you set up a meal in the main courtyard?" ”

It was already late before the maid came to call her, which surprised Ling Qingyun. The Ling family's dinner is always in Youzheng, even in the middle of summer.

Now that autumn is in the fall, it is impossible to push it to the end of the day.

"Just set up the meal, the wife invited the girl over for dinner." The maid replied.

"Why is it so late today?" Ling Qingyun asked.

The maid smiled and said, "Girl, our family has relatives!" The aunt of the eldest grandmother came with a girl and a young master. ”

Ling Qingyun understood.

Relatives came to the house, temporarily added food and rice, and had to buy a banquet, so it was delayed.

"I'll come now." Ling Qingyun said.

Chen Qiniang's relatives in Qizhou, Ling Qingyun has not seen it yet.

Before, Chen Qiniang's father and brother came to the capital once to make friends with all the powerful people, especially Ansu.

They also came to the house, and Ling Qingyun's mother, Jing, saw it, but Ling Qingyun didn't.

During the New Year's holidays, it is also the stewards or servants of the Chen family who come to give gifts. Seriously speaking, Ling Qingyun had never met Chen Qiniang's family.

Hearing that her aunt was coming, Ling Qingyun carefully combed her hair, coiled her hair up, wore a beaded hairpin on her head, and dressed up a little more solemnly, so she went to the main courtyard.

In the distance, Ling Qingyun heard laughter.

The voice of the strange woman, soft and gentle, spread slowly in the night breeze, like flowing water.

"How old is the fourth young master this year?" Before Ling Qingyun entered the door, she heard the middle-aged woman ask softly.

This is to ask Ling Qingyun's fourth brother.

Ling Qingyun stepped into the house, and the maids announced that the second girl was coming, and interrupted the conversation in the house.

The candles are as bright as day.

There were a lot more people in the room.

The woman sitting next to Ling Qingyun's mother, about thirty-five or sixteen years old, was born plump and fair-skinned, with a gentle smile; She was followed by a young woman and a boy carved in pink.

This is Chen Qiniang's third aunt.

"This is Erniang." Jing smiled and pulled Ling Qingyun over and introduced her to Mrs. Chen, "Her maiden name is Yun'er." ”

Mrs. Chen San got up and greeted Ling Qingyun.

Ling Qingyun also called his wife.

Mrs. Chen's daughter is the thirteenth in the family, she looks to be fourteen or fifteen years old, she is delicate and charming, her eyes are shining, and her skin is tender; The son is seventeenth, eleven or twelve years old this year, immature and delicate, and a little afraid of life.

Only then did Ling Qingyun know that there were so many children of the Chen family!

However, Ling Qingyun still didn't know the intention of Mrs. Chen San to bring her children to Beijing.

At the dinner table, Ling Qingyun was not easy to ask.

It wasn't until after the meal, just after the tea, that Ling Qingyun spoke directly and asked Mrs. Chen San: "Did you come to Beijing this time to see my sister-in-law?" ”

"yes." Unexpectedly, Mrs. Chen San replied, "Qi Niang is about to come to the plate, she has no mother, I don't worry about her, so I came to take a look."

Now that I see that my in-laws are so kind and thoughtful, I am worried. Qi Niang married into your house, it is really a blessing from the previous life. ”

Chen Qiniang was completely silent. She was no different from before, her lacquered eyes were quiet and waveless, her eyebrows were gentle, and there was no displeasure.

She grew up with her father and brother, and her biological mother died young. Her father did not continue the string, there were several concubines in front of her, and the affairs of the inner house were handed over to her grandmother, and after her grandmother died, she was handed over to Chen Qiniang's sisters-in-law to take care of.

Hearing Mrs. Chen San's words, Chen Qiniang smiled slightly, dignified and gentle, but still silent.

"Sister-in-law doesn't like her third aunt." Ling Qingyun saw Chen Qiniang's appearance in her eyes and couldn't help but think.

Jing also glanced at Chen Qi Niang, and then said with a smile: "You care about Qi Niang so much, which is also her blessing. You've come all the way to rest early. We'll talk again tomorrow. ”

Jing called the maid and asked them to clean up the small courtyard in the back garden and give Mrs. Chen's mother and son to live in.

The small courtyard was originally also used for hospitality.

The maid said yes.

The servants took Mrs. Chen's mother and son down to rest.

As soon as they left, Jing hesitated, should I ask Chen Qiniang, what did Mrs. Chen San mean this time?

If you ask the purpose, I am afraid that Chen Qiniang will think that her mother's relatives defected to seek help from the Ling family, and they looked down on Chen Qiniang's mother's family.

Don't ask, Jing is afraid that he will treat his relatives lightly and make it difficult for his relatives to speak.

She was hesitating when she heard Ling Qingyun say, "Sister-in-law, the third wife, they came here just to visit you, or is there something else?" ”

Chen Qiniang smiled softly and said, "I'm afraid there is something." She was very frank, but it seemed that the Jing family looked down on her.

"But what's the matter?" Jing only spoke at this time.

"I don't know." Chen Qiniang smiled and said, "When I was at my mother's house, I had a normal relationship with Sanfang. Especially the third uncle has passed away for many years, the third aunt is widowed, and we have less contacts.

This time, the third aunt came from thousands of miles to visit me, and she also brought her young children, which is really abnormal. She should have something to do in Beijing, so she stopped by to see me. ”

Chen Qiniang refused to say more.

Ling Qingyun was puzzled. Chen Qiniang said that she felt that this third aunt was not good.

When Chen Qiniang and Ling Qingcheng went back, Ling Qingyun took the initiative to take Chen Qiniang's arm and send them away.

"Sister-in-law, I'm a sister-in-law, and I'm not very sensible. If you are embarrassed by your relatives, you can leave it to me, but I still haven't married, I'm just a child. Ling Qingyun whispered to Chen Qiniang.

Chen Qiniang smiled.

She laughed, with a faint streamer in her eyes, and she was particularly pleased. She gently patted Ling Qingyun's hand and said, "What a well-behaved child!" ”

Ling Qingcheng pretended not to understand and smiled silently.

When she arrived at Chen Qiniang's courtyard, she left Ling Qingyun to drink tea: "Try my dipterocarp tea." ”

Chen Qiniang's newly bought dipterocarp was given to Ling Qingyun and Jing's family.

Ling Qingyun was almost finished.

So, she really sat down and waited for Chen Qiniang's maid to make her tea and drink.

They spoke for a moment.

Somehow, the topic came to Chen Qiniang's relatives who came to the door today.

"Didn't you say that you have a widowed aunt who is the most difficult, but this third wife?" Ling Qingcheng suddenly interjected.

Chen Qiniang nodded.

"She looks graceful and kind, and she is quite easy to get along with," Ling Qingcheng said.

Ling Qingyun coughed.

Ling Qingcheng also knew that he shouldn't have spoken like this, so he hurriedly remedied: "It's really unseemly." ”

Chen Qiniang's love was not high.

Seeing her like this, Ling Qingyun knew that her brother's words made Chen Qiniang unhappy, as if Chen Qiniang framed her aunt behind her back.

Ling Qingyun also knew that Chen Qiniang's third aunt was not a good match.

After sitting down slightly and finishing a cup of tea, Ling Qingyun got up and left.

She turned back to her mother's yard and told her mother what she had heard: "Sister-in-law thinks that her third aunt is very difficult to get along with. Mother, you have to be vigilant, don't fall into the trap. ”

Jing nodded, knowing Chen Qiniang's opinion of her third aunt, and she also had a guard in her heart.

The next day, Ling Qingyun got up early to go to her mother for dinner, and saw that Mrs. Chen San had already brought her daughter Chen Sanniang over.

"Wan Niang is so early?" Mrs. Chen San smiled warmly, looked kind, and said to Ling Qingyun, "The wife of the in-law teaches her daughter well, and the mother is diligent and filial. ”

It's just that he came over for breakfast, and was so harshly praised by Mrs. Chen San, as if Ling Qingyun was specially getting up early to ask for peace, which made Ling Qingyun quite uncomfortable.

She smiled and was about to say something, but Mrs. Chen San continued to say to Jing's: "Our family's Qiniang is also very filial. She is pregnant and has a heavy body, otherwise she would have come early, and her in-laws would have to forgive her. Where she can't go, I'm not an aunt's companion. ”

Ling Qingyun frowned.

Jing was also stunned.

What kind of relatives is this? Only the next day, he began to provoke the relationship between Chen Qiniang and Jing's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Chen San said it vaguely, if the Jing family was a little dull, or if she was prejudiced against Chen Qiniang, she would follow Mrs. Chen San's way.

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been difficult since ancient times.

Once the provocation is successful, Chen Qiniang will have a difficult time in the Ling family in the future.

Jing's was particularly displeased with this relative, and her face was not very good immediately, and she smiled reluctantly.

Chen Qiniang was pregnant with the child of the Ling family, and the Jing family treated her like a baby. What kind of mother's aunt, such sinister intentions, Jing's stomach for a while.

"The third wife is too worried, we are a small family, and there are no rules. My mother doesn't need us to serve as a child in the morning, and my sister-in-law comes late, not a 'no-go', so naturally I don't need to accompany her! Ling Qingyun said with a smile.

Mrs. Chen San smiled and said no more.

After a while, Chen Qiniang came over to eat with a big belly.

Mrs. Chen San was casual, and greeted Chen Qiniang with a cordial face.

"In the small courtyard at the back, is the third lady still comfortable?" After breakfast, without saying a few words, Jing suddenly asked.

Mrs. Chen San said naturally: "It's good, it's troublesome for my in-laws." ”

"The courtyard is very small, I'm afraid that the third wife won't be able to turn around, and I'm always unhappy in my heart, I'm afraid that I will treat you lightly.

Qi Niang, don't you still have a house next to you? Pack up a spacious and comfortable building and move it to the third wife, which is a long-term plan and our hospitality. Jing said.

Chen Qiniang was stunned.

Mrs. Chen San was even more surprised. Then, her face flushed.

Jing's just drove Mrs. Chen San away!

Ling Qingyun picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, with a faint smile on the corner of her lips.

She left from Jing's courtyard.

In the afternoon, An Wei suddenly sent someone to find Ling Qingyun.

Ling Qingyun took Liansheng out of the house.

***R1152