Xie Yinghui sat in the unfamiliar tea room a little impatiently, and complained to the faintly familiar woman opposite: "You said that there is a messenger sent by my mother who wants to see me, what about people?" I've been waiting here for more than an hour! When will that man arrive?! ”

If it weren't for the proprietress of this pastry shop claiming to be the old maid of her own mother, Cao Shuqing, who received a letter from the old master, asking her to meet the messenger sent by her mother, she would not have let go of her brothers and sisters who were still waiting for her to go back and run to such a strange place to meet people! I didn't expect to wait until dark, and I couldn't see her go back at home, so I was afraid that I would be in a hurry! After returning home for a while, she still didn't know how to explain to her eldest brother and second sister.

The eldest brother is nothing, as long as he says that his mother sent someone to find her, he will not say much; But the second sister Xie Yingzhen is really a trouble, and she will definitely be endless!

Thinking of this, Xie Yinghui became more and more impatient, and said directly to the proprietress of the pastry shop: "If that person doesn't come to see me again, I'll leave!" ”

The woman hurriedly reassured her: "Miss, wait a little longer! Visitors need to avoid people's eyes and ears in order to be active in the city, so it is not easy to go out casually when it is not dark. As if it was dark today, she had come out of her dwelling. Please wait a little longer, she will be there soon! ”

Xie Yinghui snorted coldly: "Since you have already made an appointment with me to meet here, that person should come out in advance!" If you want to avoid people's eyes, you can also travel by horse-drawn carriage, why wait until it gets dark?! Besides, since I already knew that there would be such an inconvenience, why didn't you just ask me to meet him near where he lived?! Even if he temporarily moved to a house or inn near this tea room for two days?! It's so sneaky and procrastinating, and it's caused me to wait for so long, it's such a big shelf! Who is he? I was ordered by my mother to give me a letter, and you are still so arrogant and rude?! ”

The woman bowed her head and said no more. She didn't dare to reveal a word, but deep down, she didn't think that the distinguished guest who was about to come made Xie Yinghui wait for so long, it was rude and arrogant. It's all as it should be.

Xie Yinghui saw her like this, but she was even more angry, and stood up directly: "Forget it!" Since the man is not coming, I will not wait! If my mother really has any important letters or oral messages to me, ask him to send them directly to the Xie family's mansion! Although the people of the Xie family don't want to hear his mother's name now, as long as he doesn't report his mother's surname and just says that he came to me, the concierge will probably not do anything to him. With that, she lifted her feet and walked out.

The woman hurriedly stepped forward to stop: "Miss, slow down!" Your guests are really coming soon, please wait a little longer! ”

Xie Yinghui shook her sleeves and said angrily: "Bold! You're just my mother's old maid, how can you stop me in my way?! Who is the guest in your mouth? Who could be more honorable than the daughter of your old lord?! ”

"Why are you still so impatient, kid?" A voice came from outside the door that Xie Yinghui couldn't believe, and immediately, a beautiful woman dressed in a dark blue brocade dress slowly walked into the tea room.

It turned out to be Xie Yinghui's biological mother Cao Shuqing! She actually returned to the capital!

When the proprietress of the pastry shop saw her, she immediately stood aside with her hands and bowed her head to say goodbye: "Madam." The eldest lady waited for a long time, clamoring to leave, and the slave almost failed to stop her. ”

"You've worked hard." Cao Shuqing smiled and nodded to her, "I told you a long time ago not to reveal the truth to her, she didn't know that it was me who came, so she naturally lost her patience." I went out of the city to pay homage to my deceased mother, and when I returned to the city, I encountered some trouble, and I didn't want to attract attention, so I took a detour, but I didn't expect it to be too late. It's a good thing you managed to keep her, otherwise I would have had to go through a little more trouble if I wanted to see my daughter again. ”

When the proprietress of the pastry shop heard this, she also smiled on her face: "It is a blessing for a slave to be able to share the worries of his wife." She glanced at Xie Yinghui and bowed with a smile, "Mrs. and eldest lady can talk here with peace of mind, and the younger ones will stay outside and not let people disturb them." As he spoke, he took the tray containing hot tea and snacks from the maid ring outside the door, put it on the table, and then withdrew with the people, and closed the door.

Cao Shuqing walked to the table and sat down, and slowly poured herself and her daughter a cup of tea: "Why don't you speak?" Could it be that she was so surprised to see her mother that she was stunned? It's getting late, and you might be feeling hungry, so let's have some snacks first. There are no serious meals for sale in this tea room, so you can only settle for it. I'll get someone to order a good table for you. ”

Xie Yinghui didn't answer, her eyes stared straight at her, and it took a while to find her voice: "You're back?" When did you get back?! Why didn't you send me and my brother letters?! ”

"It's been two or three days since I came back, and I didn't want the Cao family to know, so I didn't alarm anyone. When everything that needs to be done is done, it will be the same to send a message to your brothers and sisters. Cao Shuqing took a piece of dim sum and ate it, frowning slightly, thinking that it tasted too sweet and greasy. However, she has been away for more than half a year, and her life is no longer more delicate than before, and this level of rough snacks is not unbearable, so she didn't say anything, but stuffed two more pieces. She's been running around for a long time today, and she's hungry. If you don't eat something, I'm afraid I won't be able to talk to my daughter for a while.

Xie Yinghui looked at her mother's understatement, but the anger in her heart became more and more intense: "Oh? It turns out that my mother also knows that my grandmother has died, so you should come back and pay respects? Then why did your uncle's family send you a letter, not only did you refuse to come back, but you also directly held a wedding with Fang Wenshan?! Do you know that you still have filial piety?! Grandmother loves you so much, are you worthy of her old man like this?! ”

Cao Shuqing made a movement in her hand, and looked at her daughter with displeasure: "What kind of attitude do you have?" Whatever the Chengenhou Mansion told you, you believe it, but you don't believe your biological mother, don't you?! ”

Xie Yinghui was stunned and frowned: "What? Could it be that my uncle and aunt lied to me? You didn't say that you wouldn't come back to serve the sick and keep filial piety, nor did you marry Fang Wenshan in the hot filial piety?! ”

Cao Shuqing was silent for a while before replying: "Your eldest uncle, second uncle, and several other uncles are not well-intentioned. When I left the capital, it was also because your grandmother saw that they had evil intentions, and she was afraid that I would have no support in the future, and I would be persecuted and hurt by the queen and your uncles, and even like your third uncle, I would not even be able to save my life, so I was asked to leave Beijing as soon as possible. She also told me that no matter what I heard from her outside, I would never come back! Even if she is seriously ill, dies, and is even treated contemptuously by your uncles after her death, I will never set foot in the capital for half a step!

"I have always acted according to her old man's orders, so the people from the Cheng'en Mansion came to me and told me about your grandmother's death, and I didn't come back. It's just that I have your grandmother in mind, so I ...... will quietly rush back to worship. ”

But she couldn't let the rest of the Cao family know that she was back, so after the worship, she had to leave. It's just that when she heard that her children were in the capital at the moment, she couldn't hold back, and she wanted to see them no matter what. The son has an innocent temperament and has long been biased towards the Xie family. If you meet rashly, if the son says something unpleasant, it will hurt the relationship between mother and son. Therefore, she specially asked her old friends in the past to help her and attract her daughter, who was more emotionally close to her.

However, her daughter Xie Yinghui, who was once very close to her, looked at her with a very unfamiliar look at her at the moment, as if she was skeptical of her words: "What you said is true?" That...... Have you married that Fang Wenshan?! ”