On this day, the sky was bright, and the maids and daughters of the Han Mansion had already begun to get busy.

On a deep winter morning, the fog has not yet cleared. In the depths of the courtyard, a few maids were cleaning up the snow, and a cold wind blew, and the snowflakes on the branches fell one after another. Daughter-in-law Wang tightened the stove in her hand and couldn't help but speed up her pace.

Since the Wang family married into the Han Mansion and became Han Peiheng's main room, she did her duty and went to ask Mrs. Han for peace every morning.

Entering the main hall of Ji'an Hall, the first thing that catches your eye is a large brass smoker with exquisite hollow outwork, which burns the room very warm. There is a red sandalwood carved arhat bed in the hall, and there is a plum blossom pattern in the middle. The bed is covered with a brown brocade mattress with a pillow for armrests on each side.

The old lady led Mrs. Wang to her seat. "Old lady, please sit down for a moment."

Madame Wang nodded and sat down alone.

After a while, the maid serving in the room was busy serving tea. A trace of sadness crossed Madame Wang's unwavering face, and her gaze inadvertently rested on the quaint smoker, staring thoughtfully at the wisps of green smoke rising up.

Madame Wang was looking at her mind when suddenly there was a sound of footsteps. I saw the old lady walking out of the room with Mrs. Han in her arms.

Mrs. Wang hurriedly got up and saluted, and was about to sit down when Mrs. Han spoke: "It's strange cold today, come up and sit next to me." ”

Madame Wang took a few steps forward in response and sat down on the collapse opposite Mrs. Han. The maid hurriedly took two brown wool felts and put them on her legs.

Mrs. Han picked up the tea bowl on the bed, took a sip of tea, and said seemingly casually: "It snowed yesterday, but the way to the temple was smooth?" ”

"Let my mother worry, everything is fine." Mrs. Wang looked preoccupied.

Mrs. Han is an understanding person, she saw that her daughter-in-law didn't know what to say, but she just looked at it in her eyes and didn't pick out what she said. "As the saying goes, incense and blessings are blessed, and kindness is blessed. If the weather is bad, it doesn't hurt to take a day off and go again. ”

"Mother is right." Mrs. Wang nodded.

Old Lady Han gently blew the floating tea in the tea bowl while saying, "Is it your idea to let Aunt Liu pass through the door, or is it Pei Heng's idea?" ”

When Mrs. Wang heard this, although there were no ripples on her face, her heart was already rippling. She knew in her heart that her marriage to Han Peiheng was just a tacit family marriage. After so many years, although he has a daughter, after all, he has no children to continue the incense for the Han family, and he feels ashamed. Besides, there has been a Liu family in Han Peiheng's heart from beginning to end, and if he doesn't fulfill his husband's wish to let the Liu family pass through the door, wouldn't it be boring to be self-deprecating.

"Mother, Sister Liu and her daughter-in-law are quite close to each other, and she is also the person that her husband likes." Mrs. Wang suppressed the grievances in her heart, paused, and then said, "If it is...... If you can start the branches and leaves for the Han family as soon as possible, it will also be a blessing for your daughter-in-law. ”

Mrs. Han put down the tea bowl in her hand and said gently: "I know that this child of yours has a virtuous and generous temperament, and he is generous in his work. However, instead of relying on his temperament to his liking, why don't you spend more time on Pei Heng and tie his heart? ”

Mrs. Wang's heart was so sour when she heard this that tears almost fell out.

Old Mrs. Han looked at the person in front of her and sighed, "What a stupid child! If this Aunt Liu is a kind person, you will be peaceful in this life, otherwise you will be lifting a stone to shoot yourself in the foot. My wife is selfish, the most important daughter-in-law is you, and she has always treated you like a daughter-in-law, so I naturally look forward to you extending the heirs for my Han family. ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Wang's eyes were already red. got out of bed, "plopped", knelt straight in front of Mrs. Han, and cried: "It's all the daughter-in-law who is unfilial, and the mother is bothered." ”

Mrs. Han was also distressed when she saw this, so she hurriedly persuaded: "Get up, get up, I know that you are a filial child, since I handed over the affairs of the house to you, all affairs have been handled properly, and I can live in this deep house for a long time." It's just that the office committee has been confused and out of proportion recently, so don't think about it too much if you mention a few words. ”

The old lady who served closely stepped forward to help Mrs. Wang up.

Mrs. Wang wept and said, "Mother's teachings, daughter-in-law remember them. ”

Mrs. Han leaned sideways on the pillow next to her, diverted the topic, and said, "Ziqing, this kid, why didn't you come with you today?" ”

Wang took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and replied: "Qing'er is now the age of playfulness, and she got up early today to play with the apricot girl, and the old lady who was waiting didn't look at it and fell down." I asked the nurse to take it back to change clothes, and I guess it's almost here. ”

When Mrs. Han heard this, she smiled and said, "Xingrui? I think she is also a big little person, it's okay to let her play with Ziqing, but you still have to be a mother to take care of her, and find a safe, pleasing big girl to follow, and never leave. ”

Mrs. Wang nodded and said softly: "Mother is right, I will start handling it when I go back." ”

As the two were talking, the curtain of the door was lifted, and a delightful villain ran in from outside.

Before his calf took a few steps, he shouted in a milky voice: "Old grandmother, old grandmother, Qing'er has come to see you!" ”

"Qing'er, you've grown up, and you're still so unruly." Mrs. Wang scolded in a low voice.

Under the leadership of the old grandmother, Han Ziqing kowtowed and saluted in a proper manner: "Say hello to the old grandmother." ”

"Hello, my little ancestor is here!" As he spoke, he ordered someone to put the morning tea snack that had been prepared in the morning. "Come to Grandmother, there's your favorite red bean cake."

Han Ziqing jumped up and ran to Mrs. Han under the attention of all the maids and mothers-in-law, and the old lady hurriedly picked her up and sent her into Mrs. Han's arms to eat pastries.

As soon as the child came, the atmosphere in the room was much more lively, and Mrs. Wang was also relieved.

"Qing'er, grandmother has gained a lot of weight in her arms?" Mrs. Han said lovingly as she hugged the villain in her arms.

Han Ziqing listened, and pouted coquettishly: "Old grandmother, Qing'er has gained weight, are you still in pain?" ”

"What a small ghost!" Mrs. Han stroked Han Ziqing's broken hair on her forehead fondly, and then said, "Grandmother made a new dress for Qing'er, try it to see if it fits?" ”

As she spoke, the old lady led Han Ziqing to the inner room to change clothes. Mrs. Han and Mrs. Wang gossiped again.

When he came out again, Han Ziqing had already changed into a camellia embroidered cardigan jacket, turned around and asked, "Old grandmother, do you see that Qing'er looks good in this dress?" ”

Mrs. Han squinted her eyes and said happily: "It looks good, our family Qing'er looks good in everything." "It's grown up, and I'm getting more and more beautiful."

Han Ziqing was overjoyed when he heard his grandmother's praise, and hurriedly jumped to Mrs. Wang's side. I saw her raise her chin and quietly make a tongue-sticking grimace at her mother, which made Mrs. Wang burst out laughing.

Mrs. Wang knew that she was out of shape, and her face was flushed with shame, and she was embarrassed to look at Mrs. Han.

Mrs. Han noticed Mrs. Wang's discomfort, she raised her hand to call the old lady who was waiting on the side, whispered a few words, and then turned her head to Han Ziqing and whispered, "Qing'er, come to grandmother." ”

Han Ziqing was still immersed in the joy of teasing his mother, smiled as brightly as a flower, and said in a milky voice: "Old grandmother, Qing'er likes this dress so much." ”

When Mrs. Han heard this, her eyes were full of joy, and she only gently pinched the tip of her nose and said with a smile: "Troublemaker!" ”

Han Ziqing pouted and said coquettishly: "Good grandmother, let Qing'er go out to play, right?" ”

Old Lady Han smiled and nodded: "Go ahead." ”

Han Ziqing saw that his grandmother responded, and after hurriedly giving a salute, he turned around and ran out, and as soon as he went out, he saw his playmate Xingrui girl waiting for him, and the two villains tiptoed into the snow one after the other, leaving a string of crooked small footprints.