Chapter Fifty-Six: A Visit to Dong's Mansion
There are many maids and women in Yulan Garden who are Aunt Liu's people, and the reason why she didn't take this opportunity to drive them away with the crime of chewing their tongues behind their backs is really a problem.
These people are bound to be driven away all at once, if they are forced away one by one, it will take time not to mention, but it will give Aunt Liu time to react. In this way, she drove one away, and Aunt Liu arranged for another to come in, which was time-consuming and laborious, and it could not achieve the effect she wanted.
It must be that as soon as the people are driven away, reliable and loyal servants can be brought in immediately.
This is the purpose of her trip back to Dong's Mansion.
After her mother died, she rarely went back to Dongfu to visit her grandfather and grandmother, which of course was indispensable to Aunt Liu's careful and small methods.
used all kinds of methods to prevent her from returning to the Dong Mansion, so that she went less often, and the love for the Dong Mansion in her heart gradually faded.
Even so, she can still recall the kind and kind smiles of her grandmother and grandfather when she returned to the Dong Mansion with her biological mother Dong, and the various gold and silver treasures they gave her alone, there were several boxes in her house, which really hurt her.
Dong Mansion is really rich and famous.
This is famous, but it can be traced back to the time of my maternal great-grandfather.
Because his maternal great-grandfather was the young master of the prince, and the young prince was very studious, he often went out of the palace to Su Mansion to find his teacher to answer when he had a problem in his heart, so that the relationship with Su Fu was extraordinary, and he was very good friends with his maternal great-grandfather's two sons, Dong Shize and Dong Shijia.
Uncle Dong Shize is Su Nianyu's maternal grandfather, who joined the Ministry of Officials and is the servant of the Ministry of Officials.
The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six ministries, in charge of the appointment and dismissal, assessment, promotion, transfer and other affairs of officials across the country. As a result, the officials have always been a piece of fragrant bait, and how many capable people want to break through their minds to get in, but it is not easy.
Uncle Dong is also a capable person, coupled with the childhood friendship with Shengyou, although he started as a foreigner of the sixth grade of the Ministry of Officials, in just a few years, because of his diligence and justice, he has been promoted all the way to the Ministry of Officials.
In a few years, the secretary of the ministry will return to his hometown and enjoy his old age, as one of the waiters of the Ministry of Rites, his grandfather, the call to take over the position of the secretary is very high, making the Dong Mansion more and more difficult for anyone to look down on.
Dong Shijia, the second master, has no intention of pursuing a career in business, but he has embarked on the road of business. Since ancient times, the position of a businessman is not high, but because he is the second master of Dong, although he is only an imperial businessman, the reputation of the Dong Mansion is there, and he has also done a prosperous business.
When it comes to Dong Mansion, who doesn't want to climb some relatives? It's just that Aunt Liu instilled in her all kinds of ideas about staying away from Dong Mansion, but she just wanted her to slowly cut off contact with Dong Mansion, so that she could deal with her.
A low-key but luxurious carriage passed by the downtown area, and the tassels decorated around the carriage swayed from time to time, and occasionally the heavy curtain would open a hole because of the excessive shaking, revealing the luxurious patterned carpet laid inside.
Su Nianyu sat in the warm car with her eyes closed and recuperated, with a trace of tiredness on her face.
I thought about it for a night last night, and I didn't go to bed until I was done; In the morning, I was afraid of long nights and dreams, so I got up again to dress up after the end of the day. On that day, the little horn was revealed, and Su Nianyu had already helped Yuanxiang's hand into the carriage and left the Su Mansion.
I rushed to South Street where Dong's Mansion was located early in the morning, and I was indeed in a hurry...... I was a little apprehensive.
Su Nianyu held her forehead, her willow eyebrows frowned slightly, but her heart was up and down.
She has not been in touch with Dong's maternal grandmother and grandfather for a long time, and I wonder if they still remember her and will blame her......
Su Mansion and Dong Mansion are in the same capital, but one is in the south and the other is in the north, going to Dong Mansion is equivalent to crossing the capital, I originally thought it would take some time to arrive, but I didn't want to, Su Nianyu just took a little nap, and someone outside said: "Girl, Dong Mansion has arrived." ”
After tidying up his clothes and tying his cloak, Su Nianyu stepped on the small pestle and got out of the carriage with the support of Yuan Xiang.
As soon as I looked up, I saw several figures standing at the door of the solemn and atmospheric Dong Mansion, dressed exquisitely and with light makeup, all wearing expensive fur coats to greet her at the door.
The kind-looking woman standing in the middle was her grandmother, and her eldest and second aunts stood beside her, smiling when they saw her get out of the carriage.
He stood at the door to greet her on this cold morning.
Su Nianyu paused at his feet, then stepped forward with a smile, and was about to salute, but was pulled by a pair of warm hands.
"Come, let grandma take a good look, I haven't seen her for so long, the girl has grown up so much, and she is getting better and better......"
Old Madam Dong said these words with a smile, and suddenly choked up and couldn't speak, and a little tear appeared in her eyes, and tears flowed.
The eldest aunt supported Mrs. Dong and gently patted her back with one hand; The second aunt was also holding Mrs. Dong and said to her with a smile: "Mother is so excited to see you, I haven't seen you for many years, I miss you very much, and I am always worried that you are not doing well in Su Mansion, and there is no one to take care of ......."
The second aunt clicked to the end, Su Nianyu understood the meaning of the words, and the grandmother was worried that her biological mother had died, and those people in the Su Mansion would bully her.
Su Nianyu's nose was sour, and his eyes were a little blurry.
She couldn't help but take her handkerchief and help wipe away her tears, before she said: "My granddaughter is not filial, and I haven't come to see grandma for a long time, which makes you worried." ”
Old Madam Dong just smiled with tears in her eyes, and patted the back of her hand gently, "It's not in the way, it's windy outside, let's go into the house first." ”
The group walked into the Dong Mansion.
The Dong Mansion has a great cause, there are pavilions and buildings everywhere, the clear water is sparkling, the rockeries are strange stones, the flowers and plants are even more scattered, and everywhere is exquisite.
The scenery of Su Mansion is good, and compared with Dong Mansion, it is naturally a small thing.
Along the way, Mrs. Dong was in high spirits, and while holding her hand and walking forward slowly, she pointed to the green fruits on the trees in the courtyard and said, "Yu girl, come and see, these cherries can bear a lot of fruit, and you can eat them in a month." I still remember when you were young, you always drooled when you looked at the red and clear fruit on the cherry tree, and once you climbed up to pick it yourself while I was not paying attention, which scared my heart......"
Saying that, he couldn't help laughing again, "You were young at the time, and you were very nervous because you were discovered, so you fell directly from the tree, broke a hole and bled straight out, and you cried for a long time before you stopped crying with a pot full of cherries." After eating this cherry, he opened his mouth and laughed again, he was really heartless. ”
The eldest aunt and the second aunt also laughed when they listened.
Su Nianyu couldn't help laughing, still remembering that he was really naughty when he was a child, and it was very possible to climb a tree in order to eat, and said with a smile and shame: "I didn't know I was so greedy." ”
Old Madam Dong smiled ruddy and said, "It's not all, if you want to talk about your little things, you have to talk about it for three days and three nights." ”