Chapter 264: Nosy, Grandmother

Although Gu's body is not as good as before, after all, it is a good foundation for cherishing blessings and recuperating her body, so even if she is sick like a mountain, her illness is still getting better day by day. Needless to say, the juniors save themselves in the morning and dusk, and they also take turns to serve in front of the sickbed on weekdays, or to honor all kinds of snacks and eat. Although the Gu family can't eat so many things, most of them are rewarded to the big and small girls in the room, but filial piety is in the heart, and the long room and the second room are often not on this every day, only Zhang Yue has no intention of competing with the two aunts on this because of the absence of his parents.

Among the Zhang Mansion of Nuoda, the Gu family occupied the north courtyard with the best sunshine, and the long house occupied the east courtyard, but the Dongfang clan was unwilling to be in the second-class west courtyard, and the original choice was a courtyard in the northeast near the north courtyard. Due to the large population of the two-room house, this courtyard is more than half larger than the long-room and three-room courtyards. After Zhang Chao got married, Dongfang asked people to vacate a small cross-courtyard next to their yard for their son and daughter-in-law.

Li Yunnai is the sister-in-law of Li Long, the uncle of Xiangcheng, who was raised by his brother and sister-in-law since he was a child, but after marrying into the Zhang family, he never put on the shelf of the earl's daughter, so the popularity of the upper and lower people is better than the shrewd and mean Dongfang clan. In the past few days, Dongfang couldn't find fault with the new aunt, so he often went to her yard to pick bones in the eggs. At first, it was okay, but on this day, Dongfang was picky about the girls she brought to marry, saying that they were dressed up with bells and whistles and thinking about foxes all day long, and the words were extremely unpleasant.

Her girls' clothes and jewelry are the same as other girls in the family, even if there are good ones, they are afraid that they will not dare to wear them out and wear them out, isn't this biased to find fault? opened her mouth several times to confess, but when she saw that Dongfang was only concerned about her own anger and said it, she could only swallow back the words that came to her mouth.

After venting all the anger he had suffered, Dongfang coughed with satisfaction, and when she saw her daughter-in-law standing aside and didn't dare to say anything, she felt more and more that she enjoyed the authority of being a mother-in-law, so she glared at Fennel again, and reprimanded in a deep voice: "To be a concubine, you must have the rules of being a concubine, your grandmother cherishes you, but it doesn't let you be on an equal footing with her, don't think that you can be powerful if you have a body, be picky about what diet and supplements, and don't look at your identity!" ”

Fennel, who was pregnant with Liujia, was unavoidable, and her face turned pale when she was told by Dongfang's words, and tears rolled in her eyes, but she could only swallow her anger and agree again and again. She thought that Dongfang's temper was enough and it was time to leave, but who knew that the other party had said enough, so she actually sat down on the east head of the kang, drank a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and had no intention of leaving.

This is bitter fennel, although she is a girl, but Li Yun has always been good to the people around her, she has never had to set rules since she was pregnant, at this time a stop is a quarter of an hour, seeing that it will continue, she feels that her body is getting heavier and heavier, and this foot is like stepping on cotton, and she has to listen to the lesson of Mrs. Shang with her ears pricked up, and she dare not slack off. Just when she could barely hold on, she suddenly heard a voice outside.

"Second wife, grandmother, Lingxi girl is here."

As soon as Dongfang heard this announcement, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. In the past, when Lingxi served Gu's family, she was afraid that it was the most useful big girl that her mother-in-law had adjusted, so she had to be kind and polite, but now that it was a girl for Zhang Yue, how could she be worthy of the word girl? When she saw the figure in the cyan dress cross the threshold, she sat on the kang without moving, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Lingxi just came back with Qiu Zhen yesterday, and there were many people from the Meng family and his own entourage on the same boat, and only the Li family and the two long-term entourages of the Cui family stayed in Qingzhou to watch the house. As soon as she entered the room, she felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere, Dongfang sat on the kang domineeringly, Li Yun stood next to her, and the girl who was obviously pregnant was pale, and the other girls were all silent. Although she wondered in her heart, she still stepped forward to salute first, and ordered the little girl who accompanied her to hold a carved lacquer box and a burden.

"Second wife, this is the ejiao that the young master brought back from Shandong, and the baggage is a special product of Shandong. I heard that the fennel girl is pregnant, and she has a cold physique, and it is the most nourishing to eat a little ejiao in the middle of the year, so the young master specially ordered the slave to send it over. ”

If she heard this at ordinary times, Dongfang Clan would at most give a perfunctory thanks, but at this time, Lingxi said that it was specially sent to pregnant women to eat, and she immediately thought of Fang Shuixin, who was pregnant with Liujia and still occupied her husband's full spirit, and thought that it was Zhang Yue who ordered someone to rescue this slut from the water, and remembered the last time she saw many supplements piled up like a hill there.

Resisting the urge to grit her teeth, she said with a smile: "Brother Yue is bothered, not only to worry about the old lady, but also to worry about the people in this big brother's house. I heard that my lord, Aunt Fang, was also fished out of the water by Brother Yue, and he is really good at being a man, and no one in the whole family can match him. I took the things, you go back and thank him on my behalf. ”

Lingxi didn't expect Dongfang to say such a sentence and gave an eviction order, and when she saw a big girl next to Dongfang Clan handing the box and baggage to a little girl next to her, she suddenly felt even more wrong in her heart. However, after all, this was a housework in the second room, and she glanced at Fennel, and then bowed her knees and retired. As soon as she got out of the courtyard, she immediately quickened her pace, but went to the Gu family in the north courtyard.

Seeing her coming, the two little girls in front of the upper room in the north courtyard did not dare to slack off, one shouted to the inside, and the other opened the curtain diligently. At that time, Zhang Yue happened to come out and ask if the medicine at noon was boiled well, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw Lingxi coming in. After sending away the first two girls in the hall in a few words, he asked, "Didn't you go to your sister-in-law to deliver things?" ”

For some trivial things to alarm the Gu family, Lingxi knew that it was inappropriate, so this trip was to find Zhang Yue. After explaining the situation of Li Yun just now, she said with an uneasy face: "The second wife seems to be unhappy, she is probably looking for ballast from the eldest grandmother, originally it was nothing, but I looked at that fennel as if I couldn't support it, in case something went wrong, the family had to toss for a while, so the slave maid could only come to the third young master to ask for an idea." ”

"Is it the spirit rhino here? Why don't you come in? ”

When Zhang Yue was groaning, he heard Gu's voice coming from the back room, and he asked her to go in first to accompany him. Knowing that Lingxi would definitely not disturb his sick grandmother with such a thing, he lifted the curtain and walked out of the house, beckoned to the big girl Bai Fang, and whispered such and such instructions.

Since Lingxi left, the Gu family no longer took care of things, and the big and small girls around him, Dongfang Clan, almost didn't pay attention to it, and Bai Fang, who was lacking in Lingxi, was already resentful in her heart. Therefore, as soon as Zhang Yue said it, she was very enthusiastic about this fox and fake tiger power, and after asking carefully, she agreed, and went to pick two clever little girls to follow, and then hurriedly went out of the yard.

After sending Bai Fang away, Zhang Yue saw that the medicine outside had been boiled and had been left in the cold water for a while, so he ordered a little girl to carry it into the house with a red lacquer strip plate. When he came to the inner room from the hall, he saw Lingxi kneeling on the edge of the bed, and Gu was holding one of her hands, as if he had just instructed something. After getting along with her for more than half a year, he knew that Lingxi had always done things properly, and he didn't worry about what she said to interfere with her, so when he saw her stand up, he smiled and nodded, picked up the medicine bowl from the plate, and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Grandmother, it's time to take your medicine."

Gu Shi was half-sitting on the pillow at this time, in excellent spirits, but he waved his hand to signal Zhang Yue not to feed the medicine, took it himself, tried the temperature and drank it all in one go. When she put down the medicine bowl and frowned, she saw the Lingxi on the side take a piece of rock candy from the small porcelain jar and handed it over, and after she took it, she smiled and said, "I haven't been around for so long, you still remember." My wife has taken medicine for so many years, and I can't change this habit when I am born. ”

Seeing that Gu's swallowed rock candy, Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile slightly, thinking that his grandmother had lost her majesty at this time, like a child who was afraid of taking medicine. Instructed the little girl to take out the empty medicine bowl, he saw that Gu had some sweat stains on his forehead, so he hurriedly wiped her lightly with a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "This midsummer day is already hot, grandmother just drank a big bowl of medicine, and covered this silk quilt, and she had to sweat all over." My grandmother was sick first, and the paper that pasted the window was never changed, and the veil was changed another day, at least it was more breathable. ”

Because Zhang Chao and Zhang Qi's brothers were going to be on duty in the barracks, the Gu family refused to indulge Zhang Zhen's studies, and only Zhang Yue served at the sickbed almost every day these days. At this time, when Gu Shi heard this, he smiled at Lingxi: "You have been following Brother Yue for so long, but it turned out that he has contaminated your careful temper, and even this kind of trivial matter is remembered." But it's really time to change the window paper, those little girls are busy with this and that on weekdays, and they forget about this stubble. ”

Lingxi was about to speak, but outside Bai Fang excitedly raised the curtain and came in, holding a box in her hand: "Old lady, grandma asked the slave to send a box of almond crisp, saying that it was just made, and the old lady was able to restrain it, just to try it." ”

Seeing Zhang Yue looking at her, she winked playfully, and said: "The eldest grandmother also said that the old lady asked people to send things over several times, and she should have sent the fennel girl to come over and kowtow, but now she is not so stable, and after the first three months, everything is in order, and she must be let to thank her." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yue and Lingxi both breathed a sigh of relief, and Gu Shi also nodded slightly: "Since she is a person with a body, there is no need to rush this etiquette for a while, and there will be a time for dedication in the future...... Hmm, you just hit the yard of your brother's daughter-in-law? ”

Bai Fanghu faked Huwei and walked away, and found his face in front of the second wife, Dongfang, at this time, he was still happy in his heart, nodded instinctively, and saw that the Gu family had nothing to say before retreating. And Gu Shi is such a keen person, since he sensed that something was wrong, he couldn't help but glance at Zhang Yue and Lingxi's faces, and saw that they seemed to be a little relieved, and vaguely understood the inside story, and couldn't help but be angry and funny. Thinking of the slight tone of the big and small girls in Su Ri, she couldn't help but gradually frown.

"Brother Yue, when the emperor summoned you before, did he say that he would send you to Qingzhou again in a few days, and he would call you back later?"

Zhang Yue didn't expect Gu Shi to suddenly mention this matter, he was stunned for a moment and nodded quickly, and explained: "It is said that the court has already decided this matter, and I am just going to run errands." caused such a big turmoil first, and this time I want to make such a big fight, I'm afraid the emperor will not keep me there. ”

Thinking of this, he felt pity in his heart. After all, the pioneer Liu Da had just introduced him to the two-year three-cropping system, and also showed him an ancient recipe for boiling sugar, I really don't know where this guy got so many wonderful ideas, where he collected so many ancient recipes that others disdain.

"In that case, your marriage should be decided."

When he heard the word marriage at first glance, not only was Lingxi surprised, but even Zhang Yue was shocked. Thinking of what Zhu Ning said to him that day, he knew that this was the best opportunity, so he simply turned his heart and said: "Grandmother, I know that there are many people who have come to discuss marriage with our family before, but the Du family and the Meng family were favored by the family before. Now Mr. Du and Master Meng are in Jinyi Prison, not only is the future uncertain, but the others are uncertain, but ......"

"But you have a crush on the girls of those two families, don't you?"

After all, the Gu family is old, and if she can't see Zhang Yue's careful thoughts, it will be a grandmother in vain. She put away her smiling face at this time, looked at Zhang Yue's face for a long time, and finally sighed: "Although the marriage adheres to the words of the matchmaker on the orders of the parents, I also know that my fair lady and gentleman are good." When I gave you the fan, you gave it to the two girls, and then I knew what you wanted. I thought at the beginning, one was born in a family of heroes, and the other was born in a scholarly family, there is always one who is suitable, but who knew that there would be such a thing? ”

She paused for a moment, and her voice became a little stern: "You are the son of a big family, this marriage is not your private affair alone, and you should know that marrying any of them may not be good for your future!" Master Du is just that, he is a righteous gentleman, maybe he can come out as safely as Yang Shiqi, but his career will also be greatly discounted. And that Meng Xian ...... This person is too keen on official career, today you can watch the vassal king, tomorrow you can watch the emperor, if he becomes your father-in-law, you will not be affected by him in the future! ”

Zhang Yue admitted in his heart that what Gu said was reasonable, but he was extremely disgusted with blind marriage and dumb marriage, so he naturally refused to give up this opportunity to move Gu's family, and immediately gritted his teeth and said: "I understand what my grandmother said, but the emperor may not only look at the in-laws, and besides, since the emperor has mentioned that I will come back from Shandong to discuss marriage again, I should already know about the previous matter." If I abandon the past because of the future, the emperor will inevitably not think that my Zhang family's utilitarianism is too heavy and disregards faith. ”

Gu's heart moved, but he didn't say anything more. Raising her eyes and looking at Lingxi, she commanded lightly: "Since you say so, I won't advise you anything." Today, the son of the Sun family is coming over, Lingxi stays to talk to me, you go out first to prepare. ”

It wasn't until Zhang Yue got up and left the house that she showed a happy smile - since this grandson is so affectionate, she should also rest assured.