Chapter 207: New Life (4)
Chu Weilin was resting on the bed, washing three lively, and from time to time she heard laughter outside.
Baolian leaned out of the window, smiled and talked to Chu Weilin about the situation, and when she saw the golden light, she couldn't help but be stunned, and the mouth that had been chattering stopped all the time.
Chu Weilin listened, and was on the rise, when she suddenly saw Baolian stunned, and wondered: "What's wrong?" ”
Baolian took a closer look again, turned back to Chu Weilin, and said, "The eldest sister-in-law of the second wife's mother's family added a purse of money, all of which are gold. ”
Gold bills? Or a purse?
Chu Weilin frowned.
The in-laws who come and go are rich in family background, and the gold bills given out when walking around during the New Year's holidays are not more than a purse, this amount is not amazing, but this is the child's baptism, and the in-laws pay attention to a degree, neither lose face, but also give the host family dignity, but also take care of other guests, no one lags behind, but no one makes a bird.
Mrs. Tu's move compared all the in-laws.
Tu is not a fool, and Mrs. Tu must have discussed with her how much to give him, so this action was intentional.
Remembering what Tu Shi had said to her last time, Chu Weilin pursed her lips, Tu Shi was about to start playing prestige.
After the baptism was completed, everyone looked around the child and was invited to eat and drink in the flower hall in front of him.
Brother was carried in by Mrs. Jiang and carefully handed it over to Mother Fang, and then Mrs. Jiang said to Chu Weilin: "Grandma didn't see it, Brother is likable, everyone likes it, and Tianli is going to overflow the water in the basin." Grandma, this brother will definitely be a rich and noble person in the future. ”
Mrs. Jiang has been doing this business for a long time, and her mouth is a string of auspicious words, which are sprinkled, and the maids and women in the house are all smiling.
The old ancestor was helped in by Mama Duan, and happened to hear Mrs. Jiang's words, and nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, my great-grandson must have made some changes." ”
Chu Weilin didn't expect the old ancestor to come over, so he half-supported his body to say goodbye and asked the old ancestor to block back.
The ancestor hugged his brother. There was a smile in his eyes. asked about Chu Weilin's physical condition again, and knew that it was smooth, so he put his mind at ease and said, "Brother's name can't be sloppy." I took a few words. Wait for the evening of the Chinese New Year's Eve to be sent to Fayu Temple. Before the first incense, please count Master Huiyan. ”
When Chu Weilin heard this, she raised her eyes to look at the infant child, and couldn't help but feel emotional.
She didn't expect it. The ancestor will pay attention to the name of his brother so much, and even let Master Huiyan do the divination, which shows that the ancestor attaches great importance to this child.
The old ancestor attaches great importance to it, and he is also full of joy to do this matter, Chu Weilin will not pour cold water, and said with a smile: "It is a blessing for my brother to have Master Huiyan divination, and my granddaughter-in-law has thanked my ancestor." ”
Laughing and waving his hand, the old ancestor lowered his head and glanced at the child, and sighed: "Master Kong is not wrong at all, I believe her." ”
Chu Weilin suddenly realized.
The ancestor was originally a person who believed in Buddhism, and the words of Master Kong were deeply imprinted in her heart.
It's just that in the past, they were all confirmed by listening to the affairs of other people's families, but this time, the ancestors experienced it personally.
asked Chang Henghan to accept the red note, Chun Shan and Aunt Zhen had bodies one after another, which had already made the ancestor believe in it for seven or eight points, and when Chu Weilin really gave birth to a son half a month late, the old ancestor had no doubts at all.
She remembered what Master Kong said about her brother, and Mrs. Kong said that the little boy would have great creation.
Although I don't know how much creation it is, but the Chang family is already such a prominent family, this great creation will definitely make this child and this family go to the next level, how can the ancestor not like it.
She wished that twenty years would pass in one night, so that she could see this great future in a hurry.
Chu Weilin could understand these states of mind of the old ancestor, but when she thought of Master Kong, she was more concerned about how Master Kong would solve this crisis and avoid the disaster of exterminating the clan in the near future.
This thought can only be hidden, Chu Weilin did not say it to the ancestor.
In the flower hall in front of him, the ancestor came to urge the ancestor to sit down, and the ancestor didn't sit anymore, got up and passed.
The banquet was lively, and when the ladies withdrew, the men were still toasting together.
The two concubines of the Su family and the Miao family came to the ear room, and Chu Weilin saw that there were no outsiders, so she asked them in a low voice, "How is the seventh sister?" ”
When Miao heard this, his smile froze on his face, and he didn't speak.
Su Shi is Chu Weihu's sister-in-law and sister-in-law, and he knows more, and said: "This time I am watching it tightly, just wait to understand the cause and effect, and I will ......."
Su raised his hand and pointed out.
Chu Weilin will understand, this is to say, the Huang family will not let Chu Weihu stay at home anymore, and will send her to Zhuangzi for reasons such as recuperation, if she is not obedient again, I am afraid that she will really die, as for Aunt Xu, she will not be able to escape the end of the sale.
As he was talking, Chu Weiai came, and the topic stopped.
When the men sobered up, they gradually said goodbye and left.
Chu Lunxin sat in the ear room for a while, and said to Chu Weilin in a suppressed voice: "I really didn't see that Wei Yao's nurse Qian actually has some origins. ”
"Where did it come from?" Chu Weilin's eyes widened and asked.
"I also just heard from my mother, because it is an old thing, and my mother didn't think about it before." Chu Lunxin said.
If it weren't for Chu Weihu's incident, no one in the family would have paid attention to Mother Qian, let alone Mrs. Zhang.
It wasn't until this time, when Mrs. Zhang suddenly remembered some past events, that she vaguely noticed the problem, and after calling Mama Duan to verify, she really caught some clues.
When Aunt Shen gave birth to Chu Weiyao, the nurse was chosen by the He family, and the He family knew the importance of the nurse, and it took a lot of effort to choose from the family's children, but at that time, there was no suitable candidate in the house.
The woman's man used to follow Chu Zhengfu to do things, and he was a little decent, she said that Mother Qian was the daughter of one of her sisters.
He gave the mother-in-law face, and then met Qian's mother.
Qian's mother was eighteen years old at the time. Good looks, good manners, I heard that it was the rules learned by her mother, who had been a maid, three months ago her man went to the mountains to dig medicine and fell his leg, and the family was poor, so she wanted to be a nurse to earn some silver taels, one to treat her husband's injuries, and the other to support her son.
He was also satisfied with Qian's mother, so he asked Mrs. Zhang to take a look.
After all, she is a child born from a mother's house, and Mrs. Zhang is not very picky. I only asked who Mother Qian's mother was. Mother Qian said that she was the second-class person in the old lady's yard in the second room, and her name was Shanjuan, just because she had been talking about family affairs since she was a child. The old lady was merciful. Her mother was released when she was old.
Qian's mother has stayed in Changfu since then. Within two years, her man's son passed away one after another, and she had nowhere to go.
It's just that. He thought that Qian's mother had never gone out of the house to see her mother all these years, so he carefully went through the old roster, trying to find the second-class maid Shanwan who had been released from the house early from the old booklet in the second room.
The booklet is still there, and it is written on it that Shanwan's place of origin is a small village called Jinshui, twenty miles north of the old capital.
Mrs. Zhang was silent when she heard about Jinshui, and after a cup of tea, she asked Mama Duan, "Is Xia Yue from Jinshui?" ”
When Mama Duan heard this, her whole scalp was numb, but she couldn't answer for a while, and after she went to check, she replied to Mrs. Zhang in a trembling voice: "In the old booklet, Xia Yue was born in Yong'an, but the slave maid remembered that she once said something about Jinshui, Xia Yue went to Yong'an with her remarried mother when she was eight years old, and was sold to the mansion a year later." ”
Mrs. Zhang stroked her palms and laughed, and even laughed out of breath, laughing until she almost cried at the end, she also forgot that the mother-in-law who recommended Mother Qian had a very good relationship with Mother Xue.
When Chu Weilin heard this, she only felt a layer of sweat secreting from her back, although she had never seen Mrs. Zhang when she figured out the old thing, but thinking of the conversation between Mother Xue and Mrs. Zhang before she died, Chu Weilin could also guess how sad and sad Mrs. Zhang was at that moment.
"If Shanwan and Xia Yue really know each other, then Mother Qian's entry into the mansion is not just as simple as earning some silver, I am afraid that she has been planning something all these years, and this time, in the end, she still found an opportunity." Chu Lunxin hated and hated.
Chu Weilin sorted out her thoughts.
Xia Yue and Shanwan both grew up in Jinshui, until Xia Yue went to Yong'an with her mother, but she didn't want the two to reunite in the Chu Mansion.
Xia Yue and Man Niang were rewarded to Chu Zhengfu's side, and after Mrs. Zhang entered the door, Man Niang was raised as a noble concubine, and Xue's mother was hinted at by Aunt Xia step by step, regarding Man Niang as a thorn in her side, and even instigated Xia Yue, who was jealous and hateful to Man Niang, to kill Man Niang.
After the incident, someone had to confess, and Xia Yueyang committed suicide after Xue's mother took care of her family.
It didn't take long for Shanwan to marry and leave Chu Mansion.
A few years later, the ancestor left the old capital with his wife and children and entered the capital.
Those past events have passed, until Chu Weiyao was born, Shanwan asked Xue's mother to help her daughter Qian enter the house.
"That good man, I'm afraid I hate the Chu family to death." Chu Weilin said.
Chu Lunxin also nodded: "Having said that, Aunt Gui's death back then was not her mother's fault, it was done by Aunt Xia, Mother Xue and Xia Yue, and Xia Yue's suicide was also her guilt......
"Is Shanwan still alive? Can Qian's mother recognize it? Chu Weilin asked hurriedly.
Chu Lunxin shook his head: "After so many years, Mother Xue is also dead, where to find Shanwan to come out, Mother Qian naturally doesn't recognize anything." ”
Chu Weilin had a flash of inspiration, hooked the corners of her lips, and said: "I know where to find Shanwan, she lit Xia Yue's death lamp in the tower of Fayu Temple, and if you go to the temple and ask, you will know when she goes to add incense every month." ”
Smack-
The porcelain bowl fell to the ground and shattered into pieces, the hot soup was all sprinkled on the ground, and Pauline's embroidered shoes were soaked.
Chu Weilin followed the sound, raised her eyes to look at Baolian standing by the door, pursed her lips and did not speak.
Baolian's eyes flickered, and she took a few steps back and knelt down: "The slave broke something by mistake, please forgive grandma." ”
Chu Weilin stared at the slightly trembling body, and felt panicked for a moment, she exhaled and said slowly: "Such a hairy person, it's really not like you." ”
Pauline's head hung low: "Please forgive grandma." ”
Chu Weilin sighed: "Get up, go outside and think about what you did wrong." ”
Pauline didn't say anything more, got up and walked out, and Bao Hibiscus hurriedly cleaned up the pieces and asked the kitchen to bring another bowl of hot soup.
Chu Weilin drank it in small sips, but she didn't know what to eat, she couldn't help but think that Baolian must have something to hide from her, that matter was related to Mother Qian, and it was related to Shanjuan, but Baolian refused to say it.
Guessing and guessing, it's really hard work.
Chu Lunxin also vaguely sensed some smell, she patted Chu Weilin's hand lightly, and said, "Weilin, these people in your house are not young, if there is a suitable one, it should be put away." ”
Chu Weilin looked up in a daze, and saw Chu Lunxin's eyes calm and insisting, so she nodded shallowly.
Chu Lunxin's meaning is very clear, if Chu Weilin can't make the most of it to figure it out, it is better to use the excuse that he is old and let him out early, so as not to stay by his side and add trouble.
However, since she entered the mansion after serving Qin's mother, Baolian did things in a regular and straightforward manner, and she didn't add any trouble, so she let it out so inexplicably, not to mention that she was cold or cold, Chu Weilin herself was not down-to-earth.
Everything has a reason, and Pauline is a little selfish, but she will never do anything to hurt her.
Chu Lunxin sat down for a while, then got up and walked out of the ear room, and raised his eyes to see Baolian standing under the big tree in the courtyard looking up at the sky in a daze, her eyes did not have any focus, she didn't know what she was thinking, maybe she didn't think about anything.
Chu Lunxin walked over and asked, "Baolian, how many years have you been with Wei Lin?" ”
Only then did Baolian come back to her senses, lowered her eyes and said, "The slave has been following grandma since she can remember." ”
"I remember that when Mother Qin picked you up, you were only a few months old."
Baolian's eyes were red, and her voice was crying: "Mother Qin said that the snow was heavy that year, and when she picked up the slave maid, the slave and maid would not cry anymore, she warmed the slave and maid for a day and a night, and the slave and maid got better a little bit, if there was no Mother Qin, the slave and maid would have died on the street at that time." ”
Chu Lunxin sighed: "Mother Qin treats you really well, better than her son, she asked you to follow Wei Lin for your future, you have to do things well, you can't indulge you because Wei Lin is as careless as today." ”
The tears in Baolian's eyes could no longer be choked, and she cried: "Madam, the slave maid knows, the slave maid dare not let down grandma and Mother Qin. ”
"You're doing it yourself." After Chu Lunxin finished speaking, he didn't say anything more, and turned around.
Leaving Baolian alone, she squatted down and cried for a long time.
It wasn't until she had cleaned up her love that Pauline went back to the house to clean her face and then went into the ear room.
Chu Weilin was talking to Fang's mother, and when she saw Baolian coming in, she also glanced at her and continued to ask Fang's mother about the child.
Baolian didn't come forward to disturb, moved the pestle and sat by the door, making a female red with a needle and a thread, her ears were good, she heard the footsteps outside, she went out to take a look, then turned around and bypassed the interstitial, and said: "Grandma, the fifth master is here." (To be continued......)
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