This is probably the guest house used by the Sun family to receive guests, and it is far away from the courtyard where the owners live; And the environment is quiet, the courtyard and houses are very spacious and bright, and the furnishings inside are also delicate and neat, and the elegance implies the atmosphere of wealth. Probably Ke Shi asked someone to sweep it, and there was not a single dust everywhere in the house.

Zhong Lingyu was very satisfied.

"What's missing, just ask. If you can't remember this time, it's okay to ask your maid to tell me, and let Mama Wu go to find me, and I'll ask someone to bring it to you. Ke Shi said.

I don't know what happened, but after a while, her attitude seemed to have changed a little, no longer as cold as when she was at the gate, and her attitude of speaking was much softer.

Zhong Lingyu only felt that this woman was a little inexplicable.

She just squatted on her knees and blessed herself: "Thank you, sister-in-law." If necessary, I will let the maid tell my eldest cousin. ”

Ke Shi didn't say anything anymore, and bowed his head slightly: "Then I'll go back first." "Turn and leave.

Mama Wu also came here with her. It's just that Ke Shi is here, and she can't say anything just now. At this time, Zhong Lingyu and her party needed to rest and rest, and she couldn't stay here any longer, so she smiled and left after Ke's family.

Zhong Lingyu sent them to the bottom of the corridor, until Ke Shi said lightly: "Stop." She no longer insisted, and watched the group go out of the courtyard, and then instructed Chun Li: "Put things in place and arrange everyone's accommodation." ”

Chun Li heard the order, led Xu's mother and a few maids to take out Zhong Lingyu's commonly used things, let her sit down and rest first, and then began to tidy up the house, and assigned everyone to live - Ge shopkeeper and a few of their men had already separated the gate when they entered the Sun Mansion, and the housekeeper of the Sun Mansion led them to the outer courtyard to rest, and did not come in with Zhong Lingyu and them. Therefore, Zhong Lingyu has only six masters and servants. There are a lot of houses in this courtyard, there are more than a dozen inside and outside, Zhong Lingyu needs to leave two maids here to watch the night, so everyone found a few rooms nearby and put the covers down.

After resting for a while, it was time for dinner.

At this time, Zhong Lingyu saw Mrs. Sun and two cousins and several cousins and cousins.

Mrs. Sun is sixty-two years old this year, but she doesn't look very old at all, she looks like she is in her early fifties, her hair is only a little gray, her body is thin, and her appearance can still see the handsomeness of her youth. It's just that he seems to be very serious, and the younger generations are a little afraid of him. When Zhong Lingyu entered, there were more than a dozen people in the room, including the servants and the servants, but the room was silent, and the atmosphere was very depressing.

Zhong Lingyu was led by Mama Wu, and as soon as she entered the door, Mama Wu said, "Old lady, Miss Zhong is here to kowtow to you, the old master, and the young masters." ”

Zhong Lingyu didn't look around when he entered, lowered his head and followed Mama Wu to Old Lady Sun, and knelt down on the futon and kowtowed.

"Get up." Old Lady Sun's voice was cold.

Mama Wu helped Zhong Lingyu up.

"...... you" Old Lady Sun was about to say something, when he suddenly saw Zhong Lingyu's raised face, and his voice suddenly stopped.

"Y-you look up." This time, his voice trembled a little.

Zhong Lingyu slowly raised his head, and when he saw Old Lady Sun's expression, he already knew it in his heart.

Her own grandmother, Sun, died early, and even Zhuang never saw her. I just heard some old people in the family say that Zhong Lingyu's appearance is not like Zhuang's or Zhong Deping, but very similar to her own grandmother.

Now looking at Mrs. Sun's reaction, I think this rumor is true.

Sun Chengtan saw that his father, who had always been calm and self-controlled, was trembling at this time, and two lines of tears flowed down, he couldn't help but be startled, and hurriedly got up and came over to comfort his father: "Dad......"

Old Lady Sun waved her hand, stared at Zhong Lingyu with her eyes, and asked, "Is there anyone...... Say you're like your grandmother? ”

Zhong Lingyu said softly: "The elders in the family say that I look very similar to my grandmother. ”

Old lady Sun nodded vigorously, took the handkerchief that Sun Chengtan received, wiped her tears, and sighed long: "It's a pity that your grandmother is not blessed!" ”

Zhong Lingyu was gloomy.

If the grandmother is still alive, the life of the Zhong family's big house will definitely be much better. Her father may not have died so early, and she didn't have to take on the responsibility of supporting the family at such a young age.

"Son, get up." Old Lady Sun raised her hand and motioned for Mama Wu to help Zhong Lingyu up. When she got up, he turned to a middle-aged man who looked like a butler: "Go to my house and bring the yellow rosewood box on my desk."

"Yes." The middle-aged man hurried away, and after a while, he came in with a box and handed it to Old Lady Sun.

Old Lady Sun opened the box, revealing a crystal clear jade Ruyi inside.

He took out the jade Ruyi, stroked the smooth and streamlined jade body with his withered old hands, and sighed: "Your grandmother loves jade Ruyi the most. I got this one that year, and I was about to have someone send it to her, when I heard the sad news of her death. ”

He put Yu Ruyi into the box and handed it to Zhong Lingyu: "Take it, don't dislike it." Your grandmother will bless you in heaven. ”

Zhong Lingyu took the box with both hands, was silent for a moment, and said, "Among my grandmother's relics, there are several jade ruyi, and my father left them to me. ”

Old Lady Sun's body was shocked, stared at Zhong Lingyu, and nodded: "Keep it well." ”

"Yes."

Old lady Sun sat silently for a long time, then sighed, pointed to the middle-aged man sitting under him, and said, "Meet your cousins." ”

Mama Wu hurriedly stepped forward and introduced: "This is the eldest master, this is the third master......"

Zhong Lingyu stepped forward to salute Sun Chengtan and Sun Chengyue one by one, and met several cousins and cousins.

The two families have not moved around for many years, and these old and young masters of the Sun family were originally very unfamiliar with Zhong Lingyu, and it was just a courtesy to meet each other. But when Mrs. Sun came to that scene just now, the two cousins' attitudes towards Zhong Lingyu became more cordial, and the meeting gift they gave was a little heavier than the original preparation.

After seeing the ceremony, Zhong Lingyu retreated and went to the side hall next to him to have dinner with the women.

The Sun family pays attention to food without saying a word, sleeping without speaking, and does not hear the slightest sound of bowls and spoons touching each other during the meal. Zhong Lingyu pays great attention to etiquette when she eats plainly, but there is nothing uncomfortable. Only during the meal, Sun Xuemiao raised her eyes to look at her from time to time, as if she was observing whether she was acting wrongly, which made Zhong Lingyu puzzled.

After the meal, Mrs. Sun asked Zhong Lingyu with a smile: "Is the food still delicious?" ”

Zhong Lingyu responded with a smile: "Fucheng and Bacheng are not far away, and the tastes of people in both places are similar. Besides, the cooks in my aunt's house have good skills, and the dishes they cook are naturally delicious. ”

Mrs. Sun nodded, took the tea handed over by the maid, and asked her, "Is this the tea that Miss Zhong gave you?" ”

"Yes." The maid replied.

Mrs. Sun took the tea bowl to her nose and sniffed it lightly, and said with a smile: "The tea you sent tastes really good, better than the Ming Qian tea you sent a few days ago." What kind of tea is this? ”