Chapter 340: Invitation
Xu Baoqing's face was heavy: "Mrs. Gu, you can go with me to know, I don't know where to start with these words, my eldest son came back a few days ago, but there is something at home, and he can't get out." ”
Du Lan nodded and glanced a few times at the door of the house, and the Zhao family and the eldest lady looked out of the door in confusion.
"Okay! I'll go with you. ”
"Sister, brother accompanies you." Chen Jingting came out of the house, and Gu Youan stayed with him, the most important thing was to protect his family. If Duran is going out, he will definitely follow him.
Old Man Gu immediately agreed, "Lan Lan, you still let your brother follow." ”
At this special time, everyone is in danger and should not be taken lightly.
Zhao said: "Let Chen Gongzi accompany you, and we can rest assured." ”
"Okay, let's go together." Du Lan nodded, I don't know what happened to Brother Xu's family, a friend, she should be concerned.
Luo'an City, Xufu.
Only half a month has passed since the New Year, and even the first month has not come out, but the Xu Mansion is shrouded in a haze, and everyone who guards the gate is very careful, and they dare not come out of the atmosphere.
A few days ago, Xu Hening rushed back in the dust, and when he returned home, he stayed in front of Mrs. Xu's sickbed, not leaving an inch.
Before leaving, Mrs. Xu's body was fine, and the disease came as soon as she said it, and the doctor shook her head again and again.
The illness came like a mountain, and Mrs. Xu lay on the bed with a faint breath. Xu Hening frowned, he couldn't understand how his mother said that he was sick.
There was a creak, and the door was pushed open from the outside.
Mrs. Xu's personal mother was holding the decoction.
"I'll come." Xu Hening stretched out his hand to take it. He scooped the medicinal juice with a spoon and gently blew it to cool, and then carefully approached Mrs. Xu's mouth, and the old mother took the folded handkerchief to cushion it to prevent the medicinal juice from flowing from the corner of her mouth to the bed.
"Mother, my son serves you to drink medicine."
Mrs. Xu opened her eyes and smiled weakly, "Son, are you back?" ”
"Mother, the child is here." He replied softly, his eyes reddening.
"Help me up, I'm fine."
"Madam, the doctor told you to have a good rest, or lie down." The old mother was not at ease, and persuaded softly.
Mrs. Xu shook her head, "It's okay! I just feel the wind chill occasionally, how can I be so squeamish, my own body, I know. You help me up, I want to have a good talk with my son. He had lost weight in just a few days since he went out. ”
"Mother, how can there be." Xu Hening put the medicine bowl on the small table on the side, and then helped Mrs. Xu up with the old mother and let her sit in front of the bed.
Mrs. Xu looked at her child with kind eyes, and a satisfied smile hung on the corner of her mouth.
Xu Hening took the medicine bowl again, scooped a spoonful, blew it with his mouth, and handed it to her mouth, "Mother, drink the medicine to get better." ”
"Hmm." Mrs. Xu nodded, and drank the decoction with relief, served by her son, she never felt that the medicine was very bitter, she looked at him deeply, "Son, my mother is afraid that I will never see you again, now that you are back, my mother is happy, and as soon as she is in a good mood, her illness will naturally be cured." ”
Xu Hening's eyes were red, and after listening to his mother's words, his heart was like a stone, but he still smiled and said, "Mother, where are you talking about this?" It's just a wind chill, how can it be so serious. After that, the child did not go far away, but guarded his mother at home. Do you think it's good? ”
He had also gone far before, but he never noticed that once upon a time, his mother's health was not as good as before, and when he came back this time, his mother was sick, and he felt guilty and uncomfortable.
The doctor's attitude had already told him that he was powerless and his emotions were almost broken, so he took a deep breath and suppressed his emotions fiercely, so as not to let his mother see anything wrong. A smile appeared on his face, scooped up the medicine and handed it over, "Mother, drink the medicine first, and you will get better after drinking the medicine!" ”
"Good!"
Mrs. Xu nodded, and drank a large bowl of medicinal juice without frowning.
The old mother handed over the teacup and waited for her to rinse her mouth.
"You go down and rest first, and I'll have a good conversation with Hening." Mrs. Xu glanced at the old mother and motioned for her to go out and wait.
"Yes, ma'am."
The old mother nodded, took the empty medicine bowl out, closed the door with her hand, and when she went out, she couldn't bear to look behind her and see a scene in the house, and tears flowed silently.
The old mother has been with Mrs. Xu all her life, like a sister, seeing her lying on the bed now, her heart swelled with deep sadness, she squatted at the door, biting her lip and crying.
In the room, Xu Hening poured a glass of warm water and brought it to Mrs. Xu's mouth: "Mother, you drink saliva first and rinse your mouth." ”
Mrs. Xu leaned her mouth over, drank a few sips and spit out, leaning heavily on the head of the bed and gasping: "Son, my mother is not afraid of hardship, my mother just doesn't want you to see what my mother is like now." ”
"Mother......" Xu Hening called softly, full of guilt, put down the glass of water, and held her hand tightly, "Mother, my son is not filial, you are sick, but your son can't come back in time to take care of it." ”
"Silly boy! A good man has ambitions in all directions, my mother doesn't blame you, how can there be so many people in the family who can use you, besides, my mother can't tie you to her side for the rest of your life. Mrs. Xu stretched out her other hand, covered his hand, and said affectionately: "The most worrying thing about my mother is your lifelong event, if I can watch you get married, my mother has no regrets in this life, and she can go with peace of mind." If I can't watch you get married, what a pity my mother is. ”
"Mother, you must wait for that day. You're just catching a chill and you'll get better soon. ”
Gu Youan listened to her words and was very worried.
"Hehe......" Mrs. Xu smiled, "Son, my mother's own body, I know it myself, if you don't do it earlier, my mother really won't be able to see it." It's just that my mother doesn't want to embarrass you, you are young and promising, and you need an excellent woman to match you. My mother also hopes that you will not accommodate your mother, and find a woman to marry, which is not what your mother is happy to see. Mother hopes that you will find the person you like as soon as possible and live a happy life. ”
"Mother, I will, I will definitely choose a daughter-in-law and show it to my mother."
Mrs. Xu smiled and patted the back of his hand, "Okay, my mother is optimistic about you, you have always had a good eye." ”
She didn't persuade much, just stared at him with a kind face, as if she had a thousand words to say, but she didn't bother to say it, and after a long time, she said faintly: "Time flies so fast, you are already so old, and my mother still vaguely remembers the appearance of you often accompanying me when you were a child." Mother hopes that you will start a family as soon as possible and spread the branches and leaves of the Xu Mansion. My mother has an excellent son like you, and my mother is worthy of her ancestors when she goes below. ”
"Mother......" Xu Hening burst into tears.
The man has tears and does not flick, but he has not reached the sad place. No matter how sad he was before, Xu Hening never shed tears, recalling that the time when he cried was when his grandmother died.
Now the scene of parting is reappearing in front of me. Funny
Xu Hening couldn't help crying.
Tears are like floods that open the floodgates, out of control. He took Mrs. Xu's hand and shook it with his fingers, crying non-stop, helpless and sad like a child.
Mrs. Xu silently withdrew her hand, covered his cheek and touched it gently, as if she wanted to imprint his appearance deeply into her mind.
After a long time, Xu Hening let go of her hand, and when she looked up and saw the tears on her face, she finally hugged her tightly, and the mother and son cried bitterly.
Is it really going to be eternally apart? He was so reluctant that tears kept washing his cheeks, and his blurred vision could no longer see his mother's face, he wiped it with his sleeve, and the tears soon wet his face again.
"Son, don't cry, everyone dies, my mother has watched you become a talent, supporting the sky of the entire Xu Mansion, and growing into a man who stands up to the sky, my mother is already content."
Crunch......
Xu Baoqing came in lightly, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he wanted to turn around and go out. He didn't know that the reunion of the mother and son was noisy, so he pushed the door in.
"Baoqing, what's the matter?" Mrs. Xu asked.
Xu Jingting got up, his eyes were red now, his face was full of tears, for fear that the housekeeper would see his embarrassment, so he hurriedly wiped his face with his sleeve.
"You come in and take care of Madame, and I'll go out for a while." Xu Hening urgently needs to wash his face now.
Xu Baoqing stepped forward stubbornly, "Back to Mrs. Gu's words, Mrs. Gu is here." ”
"Mrs. Gu?" Mrs. Xu frowned and asked rhetorically.
Why didn't she have the impression of knowing this person in her head?
"It's what Madame has always wanted to see, the eldest prince's friend of the opposite sex, Duran." Xu Baoqing replied.
When Mrs. Xu heard this, her eyes lit up.
"So it's her?"
The butler nodded.
Mrs. Xu looked up at the housekeeper and asked with a serious face, "The eldest prince cares about this friend very much?" ”
Mrs. Xu did not explicitly say that Xu Hening liked her, but pointed it out suggestively.
Xu Baoqing replied very honestly, "The eldest prince admires Mrs. Gu's talent, and they have a good relationship." ”
Madame Xu couldn't wait to see Duran, she had something to say to her.
"You go and bring Mrs. Gu in."
"Yes." Xu Baoqing glanced outside the door and saw the eldest prince coming out, so he said to him, "Son, Madame made an appointment with Mrs. Gu." ”
"Duran?" Xu Hening looked surprised, and then stared at Xu Baoqing, "Baoqing, what did my mother do when she saw Duran?" ”
"Childe, this old slave is unknown, maybe Madame is worried about your life's events, and I want to know more about Madam Gu." Xu Baoqing guessed, and he couldn't figure out why his wife suddenly wanted to see Du Lan, who was already married, although the son had a crush on this woman.
"Oh, did Gu Gongzi come with him?" I don't know why, Xu Hening actually asked like this, maybe from the bottom of his heart, he didn't want Gu Youan to come, so he wanted to ask clearly.
"Hui Gongzi, no, Mrs. Gu is here with Chen Gongzi."
"Which Chen Gongzi?" Xu Hening twisted his eyebrows.
"It's your friend Chen Jingting's son, eh, that is, the former brother of the second young lady." Xu Baoqing responded.
"Oh, let them in, then."
At this time, he didn't know why it was not Gu Youan who accompanied Duran, but Chen Jingting. Since exposing Gu Chunyan's pretending to be Duran, Chen Jingting has rarely come to his mansion to walk around.
Xu Baoqing got the order, walked quickly to the door, and invited Du Lan and Chen Jingting to the backyard, Du Lan and Xu Hening met their eyes as soon as they came in, and they could see Xu Hening's exhaustion at a glance.
"Brother Xu."
"Brother Xu."
"Duran, it's my mother who wants to see you, and I'm bothering you to go this way." Xu Hening politely explained to her the purpose of inviting her on this trip, which inevitably made her have other doubts.
"Brother Xu is polite." While Duran was polite, he also felt puzzled in his heart, and Mrs. Xu didn't know what to do with her.
Xu Hening led Du Lan and Chen Jingting to the inner room.
Mrs. Xu had ordered the old mother to help her up, leaning on the cushion at the head of the bed, sitting upright, Mrs. Xu stared at Du Lan who came in at the door, "Mrs. Gu, you are here." ”
Duran nodded, and while saluting, he was surprised in his heart, Mrs. Xu met her on the bed, it could be that she was sick, "Mrs. Xu, Duran is polite." ”
"You're welcome, you and my son are business partners, friends, and the sister of my son's friend for many years, and I felt cordial at first sight. Come and sit down for the two guests. ”
"Yes, ma'am."
"Serve tea!"
"Yes."
The subordinate obeyed the order and immediately brought tea.
"No, I'm not thirsty." Duran waved his hand.
Xu Hening stood and did not take a seat, but looked at Chen Jingting tightly, as if he had something to ask.
Chen Jingting has been friends with Xu Hening for many years, looking at his expression, he has some doubts in his heart, Mrs. Xu's body and bones have always been healthy, how can she become like this after the New Year.