Minghua raised his eyebrows, called the servant in the front hall of Nanyang Pavilion, handed him the food box, and said very kindly: "The cousin works in the front hall every day, he must be tired and panicked, this is the reward that our princess specially instructed to give you." Now, the weather is still a little hot, why don't you put down the work at hand and go to the back hall to rest and rest? ”

The little guy was a little unexpected, trembling and took the food box handed over by Minghua, his nose was sore, and he bent down again and again to thank him: "Thank you princess and Miss Minghua for your compassion." The slave is grateful for the princess's great kindness! ”

Minghua returned the salute and took Pei Ling back to the master bedroom.

At this moment, in Cao's courtyard, Jiang Chengjia was waiting outside the house with three or two servants and maids to change clothes, freshen up and use lunch.

Bi Yun stood in front of the house, saluted the Jiang clan who was standing respectfully in front of her, and then smiled gently: "Listen to the servant... The lady has been busy in the East Kitchen all morning, it is really not easy, you still have injuries on your body, you should not be so tired. ”

Jiang Chengjia bowed and replied, "Thank you aunt for your care." Yesterday... The lord brought me gold sore medicine, a bottle of three-purpose, the injuries on my body are much better, but it is not tight now. I thought about it, my mother had been sick for the past two days, and her appetite was not good, so I made tea and wanted to adjust my mother's spleen and stomach. A few days ago, it was my daughter-in-law's mistake that made my mother angry. It's really my fault, and I'm going to come and ask my mother for sin today. ”

Bi Yun saw that her expression today was not as tired and pale as a few days ago, but more ruddy, thinking that it was because the prince went to the north courtyard yesterday, and she was also happy for her in her heart, so she nodded and said: "Madame has been slower to freshen up, and please wait patiently." ”

Jiang Chengjia responded and continued to stand under the porch and wait. Bi Yun opened the door of the house, walked in, closed the door again, and entered the inner room to wait for Mrs. Cao to freshen up.

The group stood in front of the house for an unknown amount of time, and the sun above them was also a little tired of occupying a high position, and gradually moved towards the west.

Jiang Chengjia was already standing in sweat. After Fang came out of the east kitchen, he had already gone back to the north courtyard to change his clothes, and now after waiting for a long time in front of the corridor hall, his body began to sweat again, sticking to his robe, and it seeped out through the tulle.

Qian Shan stood behind her and saw it, and immediately said with some concern: "Girl... Why don't we go and wait in the corridor? It's hot, and you're sweating like this, so beware of getting the wound on your back infected..."

Jiang Chengjia was already covered with fine sweat on her forehead, and the burning pain of the wound on her back made her originally ruddy face pale again.

She endured it and whispered to Qianshan: "Don't worry, it's hotter in the East Kitchen Stove House than outside, stay there all morning, don't you survive." Since he came to ask his mother for sin, he should not be suspicious of the sun. Three days ago, it was I who made my mother angry, and because of her injuries, she was unable to come to her in time to ask for her guilt, and now she naturally deserves some punishment. ”

She knew that the Cao family was reluctant to open the door of the house and welcomed her in, not because she was freshening up and changing clothes.

The group of them stood for three incense sticks, and there was also a small half an hour, which was enough time for Cao Shi to change his medicine and take medicine. But now the Cao family refused to open the door for a long time, and did not order Bi Yun to come out and say something, which meant that there was a sense of punishment.

After all, she was indeed at fault in that quarrel three days ago. Li Xiangjun is a foreign family, although she has also become Mrs. Cao's aunt, and she is a distant relative, but in the end it is not her own family, Cao's naturally can't blame, not to mention that she is still a princess of a county, and with the care of the juniors to the elders and many years of friendship, she has served the Cao family, and she has not slept for a whole day and night, and she is tired and sick, and Mrs. Cao can't help but say that she is wrong.

But there must always be a source for this matter, if you don't find out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the people in the house, and all disputes have cause and effect. And Jiang Chengjia, as the female monarch of the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion, not only did not fulfill her duties as the mother of the mansion, but competed with outsiders. No matter how many twists and turns, how many are right and wrong, in the end, it is only the fault of her mother. It was she who did not abide by the way of etiquette and pleasure and treat guests well. It was also because she never repented of herself, acted willfully, and made a lot of trouble with the guest because of her anger for a while. This is a dereliction of duty.

The Cao family regarded her as their own son and daughter, and regarded her as the lady of this house, and now they deliberately turned her away as a punishment. If she is arrogant and conceited, she will inevitably cause the whole house to rebel against her, and although the servants do not say anything, they will add to her worries in the future. She was unable to discipline her servants and lost her prestige. But if she knew her mistake and corrected it, the situation would be very different.

Today, she made a meal and sent it to the South Courtyard under the intention of asking for sin. Since he had been tired all morning, Jiang Chengjia didn't care about continuing to stand in the courtyard for an hour under the scorching sun, in order to show the courtesy and sincerity of being a wife and a daughter-in-law.

Jiang Chengjia was not in a hurry, but Qianshan was anxious, for fear that her girl would catch the cold and then the heat, and she would not be able to afford to be sick again.

The three of them stood in the sun for a while, and then Bi Yun slowly opened the door of the house, and walked a few steps towards the courtyard with Yingying's steps: "Let the lady wait for a long time, the lady has finished grooming and is calling you in." ”

Jiang Chengjia breathed a sigh of relief, nodded at Bi Yun, and was about to go in, but saw Bi Yun's eyes sweeping over Qianshan and Xiaocui who were following behind her, so she paused, thought for three points, and turned to Qianshan and said: "We have been waiting outside for a while, I'm afraid that the soup cakes and tea are cold, you take Xiaocui with Aunt Biyun to the small kitchen in the south courtyard to warm the meal, it doesn't need to be too hot." ”

Although Qian Shan was stunned for a moment, she quickly understood what she meant, but she was afraid that Mrs. Cao had something to say to her alone, so she ordered Aunt Biyun to come out and separate the two of them, so she saluted and said, "Oh." She took Cui and followed Biyun towards the small kitchen to the east. city

Jiang Chengjia took a deep breath in the courtyard, and then walked towards the house with her skirt.

In the spacious inner bedroom, there is a whole screen of phoenix flowers and emerald flowers, and when you enter the house, there is a strong smell of medicine, and the smell is so strong that it is even a little nasil-washing. Jiang Chengjia walked around the screen and inside.

Cao sat on the edge of the long table with low cushions on the side of the couch, half graceful and half charming, his white cheeks did not reveal a little old under the decades of maintenance.

"Son, say hello to my mother." Jiang Chengjia slowly walked to her side, slowly bowed, and woke up the Cao family, who was in a trance.

"Coming?" Cao Shi turned around, sat up straight, rested one arm lightly on the low table next to him, and looked at Jiang Chengjia with a gentle smile on his face.

"Hmm." Jiang Chengjia smiled and replied obediently.

"After standing for so long, do you feel unwell?" Cao asked with concern.

"Not sick." Jiang Chengjia replied casually.

Cao Shi beckoned to her, patted the mat on her right and said, "Sit." ”

Jiang Chengjia bowed slightly, bowed again, and then walked to the other side of the low table, and sat down in a proper manner.

With a loving smile on her face, Cao Shi pulled her hand on her lap, put it in her palm, and asked gently, "I let you stand in the courtyard for so long... Do you blame me? ”

Jiang Chengjia replied casually: "Mother does this, because you have a reason... I know it in my heart. ”

Cao Shi raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me, what do you know clearly?" ”

"I know... That quarrel a few days ago... It's the fault of the son, just because the son is the master's family, and Mrs. Xiang is not a Hakka. But in order to get away with her tongue for a while, he argued with her... I hurt my mother and I hurt myself. even had a discord with her, which upset the prince and made the whole house panic. Jiang Chengjia quickly figured out his own mistake and sincerely admitted his mistake, his eyes looked at Cao Shi cautiously, and his hands were clenched.

Cao Shi smiled lightly and said, "What you said... It's what you should do as a lady of a house. But I let you stand in the courtyard for a long time... But that's not it. ”

Jiang Chengjia was stunned for a moment and didn't react.

Seeing that she was still puzzled, Cao Shi said softly: "It's not that you quarreled with Jun'er because I've been angry these days. It's angry with you, since you're arguing with her, why don't you make things clear? ”

Jiang Chengjia was puzzled: "Mother's words... The daughter-in-law doesn't understand... If the argument is clear... Isn't it... lost the face of Nanyang Pavilion. Mrs. Xiang can't get off the stage, and it's difficult for the prince to be a man. ”

Who knew that when Cao heard her mention Ning Nan's worries, his face immediately sank, and he said angrily: "He and Jun'er are not clear, and the ambiguous relationship is his fault." Besides, I know that what happened three days ago was not caused by you in the first place, but Jun'er wasted some caution... I want you to lose face in front of the whole house, and I want you to lose face in front of me. ”

Jiang Chengjia couldn't help but laugh when he heard that the Cao family was defending himself openly and secretly.

Cao Shi said earnestly: "I know... There are three reasons why you don't want to argue with her later, one is that you feel that it is useless to argue, and the son surnamed Zhou, who has the same righteousness as Zhaoyuan, thinks that you are going to Zhaoyuan's study to do tricks; the second is that he thinks that Jun'er is a guest, so he must always leave some thin noodles; The third is that I feel that because you are unconscious, I am so anxious that I am sick, for fear that I will continue to argue and cause me to faint again. However, Arlo... You are in charge of this house, you are the housewife, you should show some of the momentum of the housewife, she Li Xiangjun dares to bully the master as a guest, it is her fault, no matter what the relationship between her and Zhaoyuan is, it is not a reason to deceive you. ”

These sincere words made Jiang Chengjia's nose sour, and he was a little bitter, in addition to the grievances and sadness buried in his heart these days, he was more moved.

She married into the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion, in addition to Ning Nanwei's always taking care of her and treating her with guilt, the most affectionate and loving one of her was the Cao family.