Second Master Ruan was silent.

Kong Shi grabbed Ruan Er's knee tightly, and his voice was sad and pitiful: "Master, I am a woman who has already given birth. Although the child's surname is Kong, no matter what you say, it is the child of your Ruan family. I, I was born as your man, and death as your ghost. The outside is meaningless to me, I, I want to stay in the house and serve the master......" As he spoke, two lines of tears flowed down his eyes, very sincere.

Second Master Ruan didn't have any expression on his face, he looked at Kong's face full of tears, and said, "Have you thought about it?" If you leave the house, the small courtyard outside will be yours, and I will give you another five thousand taels of silver, and leave you a piece of money for your life. You are still young, even if you remarry, you will not worry about no one marrying you; If you stay in the house, you will be my concubine in the second room, and you will have to abide by the rules of the second room in the future. ”

Kong Shi was overjoyed when she heard this, she had spent so much effort, didn't she just want such a result?

However, after the great joy, Kong felt empty again.

She thought of Hua'er, who had been killed......

Kong lowered his head and clenched his fists tightly.

……

Inside the Fuyuan Hall, the old lady of Pingguo looked at the wind and snow outside, and sighed a little worriedly.

"The snow is so heavy, I don't know if the third child will encounter any danger with the two children......" The old lady of Pingguo chattered with Fang Hanniang with some worry, "A few days ago, a letter came, saying that I was about to arrive in the capital." As a result, I caught up with two heavy snowfalls in a row, not to mention the delay in the trip, and it made people feel strange in their hearts. ”

Fang Hanniang personally took a small clip, peeled a walnut, handed the walnut to the old lady, and said with a smile: "Grandmother, you can relax." Isn't the third cousin alone with two children, isn't there still a full 200 Ruan family army? …… It is said that good things are grinding, so you just wait patiently. Right now, it's so cold and snowy, and it's in the way, I'd rather they be slower, as long as they get home safely. ”

Fang Hanniang's words made the old lady of Pingguo feel very comfortable in her heart, and she agreed repeatedly: "Yes, yes, there are many good things." The most important thing is to get home safely. ”

Just talking and laughing, a mother-in-law came outside, came in and kowtowed respectfully to the old lady: "Old lady, the sixth lady of Huaishui Bofu outside handed over the post, saying that she came over to ask you for peace." ”

Everyone in the room was stunned.

Especially the old lady of Pingguo, she is old, she is very lazy in winter, and her brain is not very bright, and she didn't think of the sixth lady of Huaishui Bofu for a while.

Fang Hanniang heard the words "Huaishui Bofu", and her heart moved, and she glanced at the green warbler with inquiring eyes.

Fang Hanniang saw that the green warbler nodded to her quietly, and knew that she had guessed correctly.

The sixth lady of Huaishui Bo Mansion, isn't it An Ruyi?

However, the old lady of Pingguo still had no impression, she turned her head a little inexplicably and said to Fang Hanniang: "Huaishui Bofu...... Isn't it your second aunt's father-in-law...... The sixth lady of her family came to see your second aunt and then came to say hello to me by the way? ”

Fang Hanniang said a little helplessly: "Grandmother, the sixth lady of the Huaishui Bofu family...... Isn't it An Ruyi, Miss An......"

The old lady of Pingguo suddenly realized, and smiled a little self-deprecatingly: "This person, when he is old, his brain just can't remember." I forgot that I was born in Huaishui Bofu. ”

Lu Ying said beside her: "How can it be, old lady, usually Miss An comes over, and she comes directly, but she has never let the house pass it on." As soon as I heard about the sixth lady of Huaishui Bo Mansion, let alone you, even the slave didn't react. ”

Lu Ying said this to comfort the old lady of Pingguo, and the old lady of Pingguo nodded and was a little surprised: "...... Why did you hand over the prayer post today? ”

Fang Hanniang sighed in her heart, the old lady is getting older, and there are some things that are not very important, so she gradually can't remember them.

Fang Hanniang's face was not half different, and she brought a cup of hot tea to the old lady with a smile, and her voice was crisp: "Grandmother, you probably forgot, Miss An brought a strange woman directly into the house before, I think something is wrong, after I told you, I mentioned it directly with Miss An, and asked her to hand over the prayer post before entering the house in the future." ”

The old lady of Pingguo came back to her senses and remembered that there was such a thing.

However, thinking of this Zhuangzi matter, the old lady of Pingguo couldn't help but think of the outer room of the second master Ruan.

In fact, she had already asked the green warbler before, and when she asked the green warbler, it happened to be the night when she was looking for Kong Chuhua, and the green warbler replied, "The child has been found", and the old lady put her heart at ease and put the matter aside.

An Ruyi came over today, and the old lady of Pingguo couldn't help but think of this thing again.

"Hey, didn't you say the kid was found?" The old lady of Pingguo straightened up slightly and asked Lu Ying, "Later, what did the second master do with the woman and the child?" ”

The green warbler's body stiffened slightly, and she subconsciously glanced at Fang Hanniang.

Fang Hanniang gave her a reassuring look.

Fang only knew that when An Ruyi was about to enter the mansion, Fang Hanniang was ready to deal with such a scene.

She knew that after she said it so politely, within two or three days, An Ruyi came to the Pingguo Mansion so shamelessly, which can only show one thing that she must have come for some purpose.

According to An Ruyi's previous appearance of holding the old lady as a gunman, Fang Hanniang felt that she would not believe that An Ruyi would hide the things in the second room for the sake of the old lady's health.

Fang Hanniang had already thought of a countermeasure.

She planned to tell the old lady before An Ruyi shook things out, so that the old lady could be mentally prepared.

Otherwise, will An Ruyi take advantage of the unexpected high point and use the old lady of Pingguo as a gunman?

Fang Hanniang made up her mind, and she mentioned the phrase "strange woman" in her words.

Sure enough, the old lady remembered the previous incident.

Lu Ying received Fang Hanniang's eyes, and did not easily answer the question of the old lady of Pingguo, but paused silently and handed the question directly to Fang Hanniang.

Fang Hanniang moved and sat closer and closer to the old lady.

"Grandmother, I have to tell you about this matter." Fang Hanniang said carefully, "That woman's child, due to the wind and cold, injured her internal organs, and has died. ”

Fang Hanniang said extremely carefully.

After all, the woman's child was also the grandson of the old lady.

The old lady of Pingguo was slightly stunned.

She has lived for such a long time, and she is used to seeing too many joys and sorrows, life and death.

What's more, it is extremely common for children to be unable to stand at the moment. The old lady of Pingguo had never seen the woman's child, and she couldn't talk about any feelings—

Just hearing the news, the old lady of Pingguo still couldn't help but feel a little sad in her heart.

Although it is just an outer room, it is not even a concubine, but after all, it is the flesh and blood of the second master Ruan......

"Grandmother," Fang Hanniang grabbed the old lady's hand, "don't be too sad. ”

The old lady of Pingguo shook her head and said with a faint smile: "Don't worry, you won't be sad...... The poor boy also blames his unruly father, otherwise he would not have given birth to him to suffer. ”

This was a bit heavy, but Fang Hanniang knew that listening to this tone, the old lady was indeed not very angry, but she was a little disappointed in Second Master Ruan.

Fang Hanniang naturally can't say the length of the elders, and the green warbler can't say the length of the master.

Neither of them spoke.

The old lady of Pingguo said that just to vent the depression in her chest, although she was not very sad, but her heart was always depressed, she thought about it, and saw that the mother-in-law who passed the word was still standing there with her head down, and waved her hand: "Let Yi'er come in, let her later-" She paused, remembering the inappropriate thing An Ruyi had done before, but she still didn't say the phrase "come in directly".

The mother-in-law was ordered to retreat.

Not long after, An Ruyi came in wrapped in a thick cloak.

She said hello to the old lady Fang Hanniang sweetly, looking careless, and didn't seem to care at all about the fact that she had to pass the message to come in.

The old lady of Pingguo loves An Ruyi, and seeing that her face was a little white from the cold, she told the maids one after another, take the soup woman to get the soup woman, serve the hot soup to the hot soup, and help untie the cloak of the cloak.

An Ruyi untied her cloak, revealing her clothes.

Today, she rarely didn't wear the fresh and tender colors that those little girls love on weekdays, but wore a plain jacket with dark stripes - the old lady of Pingguo couldn't help but be slightly surprised when she saw it: "Yi'er, this is a change of character?" ”

An Ruyi lowered her head slightly, and a very deliberate smile appeared on her face: "Where is the old lady, Yi'er is so old, where is it so easy to change her temperament......"

But she said this and didn't go any further.

He even sighed slightly.

Fang Hanniang said in her heart: Sure enough, it's here.

She knew that An Ruyi wanted to be a moth.

The old lady of Pingguo was also very concerned about An Ruyi in her heart, and hurriedly said, "What's wrong with Yi'er?" Why do you look depressed and unhappy? ”

An Ru wanted to speak and stopped, which seemed to be very difficult.

The old lady of Pingguo was even more suspicious: "Yi'er, is someone bullying you?" ”

An Ruyi's eyes were slightly moist, and she shook her head gently: "No, old lady, don't ask......"

Fang Hanniang calmly picked up a cup of tea and watched the play.

The old lady of Pingguo just ate An Ruyi's set, An Ruyi asked her not to ask, the more she wanted to ask clearly: "Oh, Yi'er, what's wrong with you?" If there is anything difficult, speak up and see if my wife can help you. ”