Chapter 21 To the Grandfather's House

Because Jinran's body was really unwell, the boat turned to seek stability, it was from the Fenshui road, and now it has turned to Hengshui, which is more stable, and the boat is more stable, Jinran sits on the bed, and it is much more stable, no longer uncomfortable, relatively comfortable.

used to be able to lie in bed crookedly, but now I can support others crookedly to walk a few laps. On this day, the ship sailed to the Linjiang River, a tributary of Fenshui, and the Linjiang River was already very close to Jinling at this time.

Jin Ran simply ordered the boatman to move slowly, although the river is only a branch, but the river is extremely spacious, the river is blue, under the soft and brilliant moonlight, the river surface seems to be sprinkled with a handful of broken diamonds, up close to the sparkling like a galaxy as bright, and from a distance it is like a transparent and flawless blue jade, embedded in the green hills on both sides.

The starry sky at night is close to pure black but has a few traces of blue, and the stars are slightly shining, and the water and sky are connected, as if they have been smeared together by a painter. Rao is Fang Tianji, a person who thinks he is vulgar, was also shocked by this magnificent scene and was speechless.

Jin Ran held on to the railing on the bow of the boat and looked into the distance, and behind her stood Fang Tianji, the two of them were just silent, but there was a faint ambiguity and sweetness lingering.

Gradually, the night wind rose, Fang Tianji took off the cloak on his body, and he draped the cloak on the thinly clothed Jin Ran. The pure black cloak has a simple style and no delicate and beautiful embroidery, but it carries the warmth of the original owner. Jin Ran tightened the cloak with a faint scent of soaphorn, although it was a very light fragrance, but it made her dizzy.

"It's late at night, shall we go back?" Fang Tianji lowered his head and asked softly in Jin Ran's ear, he looked at Jin Ran, a little worried about the cold wind on the river.

Jin Ran didn't speak, she gently looked up at the man who was seriously protecting herself, and her heart was just a faint tranquility and warmth.

The boat sailed to Jinling two days ago, and when Jinran and his mother Zhang got off the boat, they met the servants who came to meet Zhang's house. Three or four young and strong young men surrounded an old woman who was a mean-looking servant and came to the mother and daughter.

"Miss Da'an! Sister Ran's Da'an! Although the old woman said that she had made a big salute, her eyes were not honestly turning around, and her movements were even slower by half a beat, not to mention the few young men in the back, who were all twisted and twisted in their manners, and saw that Zhang's heart was on fire, and Jin Ran, who was originally full of expectations for his grandfather's family, also frowned slightly.

"You're my mother's?" Zhang said coolly.

"No, auntie, I am the second lady's dowry grandmother, and the second lady asked me to pick you up today." The second lady in the mouth of this old woman is the main wife of Jinran's second uncle and Zhang's second brother. After Zhang's marriage was not long after he married into the Zhang family, Zhang's only heard his mother mention it once or twice, and he missed the opportunity to go home several times before, because Zhang's had never met the second sibling.

Since it was the marriage of the second brother and sister, the Zhang family couldn't say anything, so he took his daughter to the carriage to greet him. The Sheng family's house in Jinling had been cleaned up a few days ago, but Mrs. Zhang insisted that her daughter take her granddaughter Jinran to live for a while anyway.

Filial piety comes first, and the Zhang family naturally does not dare to disobey.

Jinling City said that it was not small, but it was not big when it was big, and in the blink of an eye, it had already driven to Zhang's Mansion in Jinling West City. Xicheng is not the center of Jinling, just one of the suburbs of Jinling, because this mansion also occupies a large area, it is extremely magnificent, and the delicate and delicate of the Sheng Mansion is another different style, giving people a sense of broadness.

The bronze lacquered and green wax wood gate has a little golden-red bowl mouth with a little iron nail, and the two heavy doors are wide open at this time, as if to welcome distinguished guests from afar. Two gray stone lions with their mouths open and their feet stepping on hydrangeas more than one person tall live on both sides of the gate. On the door frame hung the papyrus and silk silk carefully pasted delicate red palace lamp, which was very magnificent.

There are two ear rooms built on both sides of the door, and at this time, there are also a lot of maids and women who enter the inner door to communicate at the door of the ear room, and the posture is described as usual, but the strange place is that these servants are wearing the same standard of gray jackets and skirts, but they look particularly neat and neat.

Jin Ran hooked the hand of the maid who hurriedly ran to help him and got out of the carriage gently, and the Zhang family at the other end also came to take her, but before the two of them held hands, there were many mothers-in-law and maids wearing gold and jade in the distance.

Among these people was a daughter-in-law in her twenties, who was extremely iconic. This little daughter-in-law is wearing an alizarin red horse-faced skirt, a set of gray squirrel gowns with rolling silver edges, and a pure gold Yingluo with pink and purple pinched gold silk hanging on her neck, and a lot of gold hairpins and silver beads have been inserted on her head.

This little daughter-in-law has a dignified face, a pair of watery eyes that are unprovoked with a little tenderness, and the corners of her mouth are also smiling all year round.

She walked in quickly, stepped forward and saluted Zhang: "Hello aunt, Liu Yingying greets you." ”

Zhang hurriedly helped her up, looked her up and down seriously, and said with satisfaction: "You are my eldest nephew's new daughter-in-law, Ying'er." What a logo girl! She gently put the sandalwood skewer in her hand on Liu's hand, and beckoned to Jinran to call Jinran over: "Sister Ran, come over and see your sister-in-law." ”

Jin Ran also knows that her sister-in-law is a well-known virtuous woman. And her mother-in-law, that is, her eldest aunt, has always had a close relationship with her mother, so she is also a little enthusiastic about this sister-in-law.

The group talked and laughed and walked to the main room, although Jin Ran had almost forgotten about the facilities in the hospital, but with Liu by his side whispering to explain and take care of it, it made Jin Ran have a little understanding of this mansion.

When I arrived at the main house of Zhangfu, it was three steps and one maid, two steps and a small house. The furnishings in the courtyard are all exquisite, and they are also full of the shelves of the family.

It's summer now, and the curtain has to be removed early. Jin Ran followed his eldest sister-in-law to the entrance of the main room in two steps, and a little maid on both sides immediately opened the curtain. As soon as the curtain opened, a refreshing cool breeze hit, and two basins of ice were placed in the corner of the main room.

The old lady Zhang is also old now, her hair has long been gray, she was very unable to sit still when she learned that her daughter who married far away from Kyoto brought her granddaughter back, and at this moment she heard the voices of Jinran and Zhang, she got up from the Taishi chair excitedly, hurriedly ran to Zhang's mother and daughter, and hugged Zhang's mother and daughter: "My sister Luo——"

That's right, Jin Ran's mother's surname is Zhang Mingluo, and she has always been Mrs. Zhang's heart and treasure.

Xu is old, and now Mrs. Zhang misses her daughter who is married far away, and some time ago, I heard that the Zhang family sent someone to say that Jinran fell into the water, and Mrs. Zhang, who has always loved her granddaughter, was even more frightened.

She turned around and pulled Jin Ran out, groping Jin Ran up and down: "My good Ran, how is it now?" ”

Jin Ran saw that her grandmother, who was looking at and thinking about herself, was also pantothenic acid for a while, and she pulled her grandmother's wrinkled hand into the palm of her hand: "Grandmother, don't worry, Ran'er has been fine for a long time, it's okay." ”

Old Madam Zhang smiled kindly: "I know this, but I always have to see it with my own eyes to put my mind at ease." ”

"Mother, don't worry, Jinran is fine now!" Zhang also accosted on the side, and she beckoned to the mother-in-law and maid who followed on the side: "Hurry up, bring all the gifts you brought this time." ”

In the blink of an eye, the maids and servants of the Sheng family rushed in, many of them holding various boxes in their hands, and a few people carrying a few boxes more than half a meter long.

When the box was opened, it contained a set of jewelry ornaments and a dress embroidered for several days.

Zhang smiled and pointed at Jinran: "This time the gifts were all prepared by Jinran, and I made Kyoto's fashionable waist-cinching skirts for several girls in my sister-in-law's family." ”

As she spoke, she ordered the maid to unfold a lake blue, royal green skirt, a total of four skirts, all of which were the same style, and for her uncle's daughter-in-law Zhang Xin was a goose yellow embroidered light pink peach blossom skirt, and the breathable and light Bagge yarn was piled up into petals, scattered, shallow and lightly embellished on the skirt, which looked particularly gorgeous and complicated. There are also peach hairpins made of coral and cat's eyes, all of which are given in sets.

Zhang Xin was brought up very outstandingly, she and Jin Ran are also about the same age, they all look good, and they are not spoiled when they take the skirt hairpin, although it is plain, but it can also make people see her liking for gifts, Zhang also nodded secretly, and had to praise his sister-in-law's means of raising her daughter.

The second uncle's family has three daughters, the eldest is the second in line Zhang Qi, a concubine, her mother was just a maid in her early years, but she was quite liked by the second master of the Zhang family, but the daughter of this favorite concubine looked timid and afraid, and she only took things.

The youngest one is also a concubine, born to a folk girl married by the second master from outside, and she is only seven years old this year, and she looks a little timid. Zhang touched her with pity and couldn't say anything, she really didn't agree with her second sister-in-law's method of pinching her children.

raised the two concubines with a frightened look, which made people laugh shamefully. It's just that the Zhang family is already a married daughter, and it's not easy to criticize anything.

And Zhang Zi, the only concubine in the second room, has a pampered face, and she doesn't know how to hide herself, and she is not very enthusiastic about her original aunt, so she ordered someone to take things.

Jin Ran sighed lightly after watching her performance, knowing that he didn't have a chance to see this sister wear the skirt she gave her.