Seeing that Aunt Tao was stunned, Mother Tao said again: "Let me ask you again, there are many aunts in the second room, how many are pregnant after so many years?" How many people are destined to give birth to children? Who is lucky enough to raise a child? ”

The second master is a person who pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade and does not taboo the meat and vegetables, coupled with the "virtuousness" of the second lady, the original maids in the house are not counted, and sometimes they will buy some beautiful ones from outside to serve the second master...... However, among the many concubines of the second master, few of them are pregnant, and there are almost few children who can give birth and survive......

Aunt Tao didn't notice these things before, but, because the result was something she was happy to see, she chose to turn a blind eye, and now, reminded by Tao's mother, she suddenly felt sweat on her back and black in front of her eyes.

"Mother...... I ......" Aunt Tao grabbed Tao's mother's arm, not knowing what to say.

"My son, why are you pushing you so much?" Mother Tao hugged Aunt Tao and said sadly: "Mrs. Tai is old, if you say something disrespectful, maybe she will fall when, there is a day when Mrs. Tai is alive, even if it is for my face, the second lady will not embarrass you, but one day, my mother will have no power...... At that time, you have such a black-hearted mistress, how can you live! ”

"She didn't dare to ......" Aunt Tao grabbed Tao's mother's arm tightly and retorted eagerly: "I am different from them, Madame doesn't dare to treat me like that!" ”

"How are you different from them? What is the second lady that she doesn't dare to do! Mother Tao looked at Aunt Tao's eyes seriously, and said in a deep voice: "For so many years, how many hurtful things has the second lady done openly and secretly? Mrs. Tai is too lazy to take care of it, doesn't the second master suspect anything? However, just accepting a few beauties, the second master can have no mind to take care of the heirs! That's all his own flesh and blood! He can be so ruthless...... What kind of person is the second master, haven't you seen it clearly until now? When you are old and decrepit, and the second lady wants to deal with you, do you still expect the second master to take care of your old feelings for you? ”

There is no need to wait until she is old and decrepit, Aunt Tao can't help but shed tears, because, even if she still has a little color now, the second master has already begun to dislike her, let alone in the future......

"I know, you've been high-minded since you were a child, and you don't like to listen to my nagging, but you don't want to think about it, can I hurt you?" Mother Tao pointed at Aunt Tao's forehead with her fingers, with a look of resentment, and said, "At the beginning, if you could listen to my words and follow Master Hou, maybe there will be a place for you to stand in the Xi Garden now...... Where would it be like now, to meet me and be sneaky......"

"Niang ......" mentioned this topic, Aunt Tao was immediately unhappy, and said dissatisfiedly: "Why did you mention this matter again!" Even now, Aunt Tao still thinks that it is much better to fall out of favor than to stay alone in an empty room, besides, Hou Ye's cold face ......

How could Mother Tao not know what Aunt Tao was thinking, seeing that her daughter still had illusions about the ruthless and unrighteous second master, her eyes were almost bursting with flames, she dragged Aunt Tao tightly, and said in a dumb voice: "Remember your cousin, right?" Yes, it's the cousin who was the aunt of the old marquis, last month, she went up the mountain to collect firewood, and fell halfway up the mountain, "Seeing Aunt Tao's stunned face, she closed her eyes and said suddenly: "It's dead, and half a month has passed before it was found......"

"How so?" Aunt Tao cried out.

When Aunt Tao was young, because she was good-looking, the most common thing she heard was to praise her for looking like her cousin, and for many years, the person she admired the most was also that cousin...... It's just that Aunt Tao can't remember her cousin's face now...... The winter of that year was surprisingly cold, and Mrs. Tai wanted to send her sick cousin to Zhuangzi in the countryside to "recuperate...... Aunt Tao's last memory of her cousin is on a pale cheek stained with dirty tea and blood, the tea was splashed by Mrs. Tai, who was annoyed that her cousin knelt down and begged unwilling to leave, and the blood was broken by her cousin by hitting the wall in order not to go to the countryside...... However, the unconscious cousin was still put on the carriage to the countryside by her mother-in-law......

Aunt Tao couldn't help but shudder, and her face turned a little paler.

"Mother......" Aunt Tao's voice was trembling, and she was very envious of her jealous cousin who was beautiful back then...... Not only did he have to go up the mountain to collect firewood in person, but he also fell off the cliff, and the most terrible thing was that he was found half a month later...... All this is something that Aunt Tao could never have imagined.

"Don't be afraid, Niang Wan will not let you fall into the same fate as your cousin!" Seeing that Aunt Tao finally knew that she was afraid, Mother Tao hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her, she gently touched Aunt Tao's flat lower abdomen, and said softly: "How beautiful was your cousin back then?" However, because she didn't give birth to a son, Mrs. Tai could deal with it as she wanted, and the old marquis didn't ask a word when she came back...... You listen to your mother's words, you must take good care of your body, as long as you can give birth to a little master, you will never have to worry about it again in this life......"

Aunt Tao burst into tears and nodded violently.

"Okay, stop crying." Mother Tao took out a handkerchief to wipe away Aunt Tao's tears, and continued to comfort: "You don't have to worry, with me, you won't fall into your cousin's fate no matter what." ”

"Hmm......" Aunt Tao nodded convincingly.

Mother Tao smiled with relief, looked at the sky, she hurriedly straightened Aunt Tao's body, and said, "It's a serious matter to call you here today, I want you to go and pass a message to the second lady...... Look at you, you used to dare to show the second lady with a face, only then I said a few words, mention her, you are afraid of being like this......" Mother Tao looked at Aunt Tao who was stubbornly covering her heart, and comforted helplessly: "You remember, you have a sentence that is very right, you are not the same as those helpless women, with me, she doesn't dare to do anything to you...... However, after all, you are an aunt, and it is always good to lower your stature in front of the mistress...... Besides, the filial piety period will be over next year, for the sake of the second lady's family affairs, you must not be as willful as before, it's okay to please the second lady more, it's good for you and the second lady......"

"I understand!" Aunt Tao said, thinking of the second lady's temperament, she couldn't help frowning again, "It's just that I really don't know how to please the lady......"

"You don't know? I know! Mother Tao smiled mysteriously and said confidently: "Don't you care about the marriage of the second lady?" Complained that you didn't get any letter after asking a few times? After a while, you go to see the second lady, and after passing on my words, you can ask the second lady about the marriage by the way, and she will definitely give you an answer! ”

"Really, really?" Aunt Tao was suspicious, thinking, what kind of letter has such a big effect?

……

Night.

Xia Lan is reporting to Wei Man what she has heard today.

“…… Mother Tao went out of Xi Garden before lunch, and I heard that she and Aunt Tao talked in the garden for a while...... The second lady left Aunt Tao for lunch together, and also rewarded a horse with good materials to make clothes for Aunt Tao...... In the afternoon, the red apricots beside Mrs. Tai went to Aunt Huang's yard for about two teas, and I heard that they were borrowing a few patterns...... About an hour after Hongxing left, Aunt Huang sent Roland to invite Aunt Jiang to taste tea, during which Dong'er next to the second lady went to talk to Roland, well, Dong'er didn't stay long before going back, but Aunt Jiang stayed in Aunt Huang's yard for more than an hour...... Well, oh, by the way, also, in the evening, I met Jasmine next to the eldest lady, and she hurriedly said that she was going to the Ningguo Marquis Mansion to deliver a post to Miss Yingbiao......"

"Puff...... Wei Man laughed self-deprecatingly, and sighed, "It's all dispatched...... Also, before the common good, the past grievances and grievances are nothing. ”

"Little, Miss......" Seeing Wei Man's strange smile, Xia Lan called out uneasily.

"It's fine." Wei Man waved his hand and said, "I'm happy." ”

Although he didn't know why Wei Man was happy, Xia Lan also laughed.

"By the way, have Swifts seen anyone today?" Weiman asked.

"No," Xia Lan shook her head and said, "After accompanying Miss Xi Yuan back, Swift has been doing needlework in the house, I asked with a smile, she said that Swift has never been out of the room, and she sent her lunch." ”

"That's ......" Wei Man thought for a moment and said to himself, "Am I wrong?" ”

……

In the Xi Garden, although Mrs. Tai had been lying on the bed for a while, she still had difficulty sleeping, and she turned over again, and she couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Can't Mrs. Tai sleep?" Mother Wu, who was sleeping on the step, asked softly.

"I have a headache, and my heart is always uneasy...... "Mrs. Tai said.

The faint light turned on, and Mother Wu sat lightly on the edge of the bed, skillfully rubbing Mrs. Tai's temples, while comforting: "Mrs. Tai is worried about my aunt, our aunt and grandmother have been smart since she was a child, and she is a life of glory and wealth all her life, although life is inevitably stumbling, but my aunt and grandmother will spend it safely after all, Mrs. Tai does not have to worry." ”

"Ouch......" Mrs. Tai let out another long sigh.

For a long time, when Wu's mother thought that Mrs. Tai was asleep.

"The third girl is married to Yuan'er," Mrs. Tai suddenly opened her mouth and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Mother Wu's eyelids jumped a few times, but the movements in her hands were not chaotic at all, she was quiet, and she said in a gentle tone: "Mrs. Tai said that she laughed, the marriage between the third lady and the young master cousin, how can the slave and maid be evaluated at will, Mrs. Tai said yes, it must be excellent if you think about it." ”

"You, after so many years, you still have this temperament!" Mrs. Tai smiled and said slowly: "In your life, you have never arranged anything in front of me, you have always been a cautious person, I know it...... Jing'er suddenly said that she fell in love with the third girl as her daughter-in-law, and I was not prepared at all, after she left, I didn't know why, it was very messy...... There are no outsiders here, I just want to hear your opinion on this matter, do you think, do the three girls and Yuan'er match? ”