Changsheng saw that Mingjing took Mo'er in, she was unfamiliar with it, and she simply came to be safe, no matter how strange it was, it was not strange when she had just crossed over.

She smiled lightly and said to the servant woman, "Since it was arranged by the old lady, please take me with my sister-in-law." ”

Her calm and generous made the middle-aged servant woman dare not despise her, so she hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, reported that her family was called "Sister-in-law Chen", and called a few little girls to take Changsheng's burden and the things brought back by Aunt Bai, and invited Changsheng in. Originally, they figured out the old lady's attitude, and they didn't intend to pay attention to her.

Beyond the brick carved shadow wall, around the circular garden, opposite is the main house, on both sides of the moon gate there are hand verandahs. Sister-in-law Chen walked into the moon gate in the west, probably affected by the old lady's attitude, no one spoke all the way, although Changsheng was calm and calm as usual, she had already felt rejection, and couldn't help but be a little bored and depressed.

Ming Che is far away in Jinyang, Xiao Jinshu has no mother, Ming Jing is a child, not to mention, or a concubine, she may not be able to help her in the house, if the old lady in charge does not wait to see her, I am afraid that she will hit a wall everywhere and breathe poorly, which she has already felt.

The group soon came to a courtyard surrounded by a low wall of blue bricks, the double door of vermilion lacquer, the door plaque of the log reads "Jinshu Courtyard" three words, look at the courtyard in the past, the house is gorgeous, the flowers and stone paths are very elegant, there are many girls and grandmothers, it seems that Xiao Jinshu is still very valued.

A neatly dressed mother-in-law came up with a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, looked at Changsheng a few times, and was about to ask, when Sister-in-law Chen stepped forward to briefly explain the situation and handed over Changsheng's things and left. The mother-in-law claimed that her surname was Liu, and the girl's name was Qingmiao, and she respectfully saluted Changsheng and said, "The lady in charge of the house, Mrs. Lu, has sent someone to clean up the West Cross Courtyard according to the old lady's instructions, and let me wait here, so I will take the girl over to settle down." ”

Changsheng nodded, just entered the west side of the door and crossed the courtyard to the west, although it was small but very neat, all the green bricks were paved with green bricks, there were a few evergreen flowers and trees and two main rooms and two side rooms with a bright and dark one, she brought a personal girl to live enough.

The main room is not big, the walls are painted snow-white, although the furnishings inside are not luxurious but neat and complete, the outside is the hall, there are tables, chairs, bookshelves and couches and other things, obviously prepared for Mr. Xixi, it seems that the young lady of Xie Mansion all live in such an independent courtyard with east and west across the courtyard.

Inside is the bedroom, probably not very cold here, there is no ondol, except for the wardrobe, tables and chairs, etc., against the wall there is a simple carved shelf bed, half-new crimson curtain hanging, the bed is a brand new bedding.

The room is really good, better than the room where Changsheng crossed over to live, she is here to work, not a guest, so it's already good. It's just that I haven't lived for a long time, and there is no charcoal basin, cold soaking, since the news of their return has been sent back a long time ago, and now it's evening, it should have been a charcoal basin to warm the house, what is this called? Dismounted? Could it be the old lady's meaning?

Seeing her hesitation, Mrs. Liu said curtly: "At the beginning of winter, all the charcoal pots in the house were divided as usual, I didn't know that the girl came, probably not before she had time to prepare, Granny Lu was summoned by the old lady for questioning, she will definitely find a way when she comes back." ”

Changsheng thanked him, and took out a purse from the baggage, which contained half a tael of silver, which she had specially prepared, and there were several. She asked Mo'er about the monthly money of this kind of rough mother-in-law in Xie Mansion is three hundred copper coins, and half a tael of silver is worth her income for a month and a half, so she should be satisfied. Although he didn't make much money, when he first arrived, the old lady deliberately snubbed him, so he should have bribed a few people to inquire about the news.

Mrs. Liu pinched her face and was happy, thinking that Mr. Teaching was poor both men and women, but she didn't expect that there would be a lot of reward, so she quickly and earnestly proposed that Changsheng go to her room to sit first, where it was warm. Changsheng shook his head and walked for a while, she didn't feel cold, but from the moment she entered the door, she didn't see any little girl's figure, she didn't hear the little girl's voice, and no one mentioned it, even if a child is a little autistic, it shouldn't be so quiet, Changsheng was a little worried.

"What about Miss Jinshu? The eldest prince entrusted me to teach her well, why don't my grandmother take me to meet, that basket is full of strange toys I bought for her in Chang'an. ”

Mrs. Liu sighed: "The girl doesn't know, the eldest lady is timid and afraid to see the living, and her closest grandmother Lu is not there, I am afraid that the girl will suddenly appear and scare her." It's better to rest for one night, let Granny Lu say to her slowly tomorrow, and then pretend to meet her a few times unintentionally, and then officially meet her after she is familiar with the girl. ”

Thinking about it, although she pitied Xiao Jinshu, her anxiety backfired, so she nodded and agreed, no matter what, spend tonight first.

Mrs. Liu ordered Qingmiao to stay and help Changsheng pack up his things, and she left first. Qingmiao saw that Changsheng was generous, not at all like the poor sour teacher she usually saw, so she quickly placed the things that helped Changsheng, and quietly told her that she didn't have to worry, Lu Nanniang and Changsheng were hired by the eldest prince, and the moon silver did not come out of the house, although the old lady did not wait to see her, she had no way, Lu Nanniang would not let the girl freeze, and said that if no one sent a charcoal pot at night, she would secretly send a soup woman (copper kettle) over. Changsheng rewarded her with the same purse as Mrs. Liu as she wished, and Qingmiao left happily.

Sitting alone in a cold room, Changsheng was a little depressed, how could he sleep at night in such a cold night? Why is everyone avoiding her? Could it really be the old lady's confession? Why does she have such a big prejudice against herself?

It didn't take long for her to figure it out. Listening to Mo'er say that Mingche and Mingjing are both concubines, Mingche's biological mother and wife are dead, and the daughter is afraid of life because of autism, so she has to entrust her daughter to her mother-in-law. When he did this, it was obvious that he did not believe in and disrespected his mother-in-law.

Mingche chose to raise his aunt in Jinyang under his rule, probably because they were all ordinary people under his rule, of course, he had to rest assured, so he chose himself who had a father and a mother at home.

It seems that Mingche's relationship with his mother-in-law is not very good, Xiao Jinshu has no relatives to call the shots, how much can a few aunts love her? Changsheng was more sympathetic to Xiao Jinshu, and he was also a little bitter in his heart, no wonder he was not treated by the old lady as soon as he entered the door. The mother repeatedly told her to do her duty, not to get involved in the affairs of large families, but whether she wanted to or not, she was involved.

Before dinner, the housekeeper of Jinshu Courtyard, Mrs. Lu, finally appeared, with a kind smile and a shrewd look, and repeatedly apologized to Changsheng when she entered the house, saying that she was old and forgetful, and sent a fairly hearty dinner and two hot charcoal basins, one was placed under the bed to dry, and the other was placed in a corner of the room, and the room was soon warm and very comfortable.

She was in her fifties, Changsheng was surprised that she was so old, and later learned that she was the nurse of Ming Che's deceased wife Lin, and she had been taking care of Xiao Jinshu all these years, and Ming Che seemed to attach great importance to her, otherwise he would not have given his daughter to her with confidence.