The old lady said, "Don't tease her, hurry up and pack your things and send them back." ”

Mama Rui answered, called the maidservant, and moved the things piled up on the table back to the West Garden.

The third lady also said goodbye to her mother-in-law, and the old lady said: "Your brother will return to Beijing for some days, since the emperor has given the mansion, take your sister-in-law and nephews to Beijing earlier, and clean up the house." ”

"I didn't know that there was such a great grace, and I also wrote to take my sister-in-law and nephews to Beijing for a visit." The third lady said, "They still have many scruples and dare not come, for fear of being laughed at when they arrive in the capital, and they will come if they don't come, and they are afraid that they will have already left." ”

When the old lady saw that everyone had withdrawn, she said earnestly: "There are a few words, I will explain to you at this time, which will definitely make you unhappy, but you go back and think about it, whether I am for your good." ”

The third lady restrained her smile and looked at her mother-in-law uneasily: "What do you want to say?" Daughter-in-law...... Doing something wrong? ”

The old lady said: "It is a decent thing for my mother's family to settle in Beijing, but in the future, when relatives come and go, you must understand your identity, and you must think more about yourself, Li'er and Hui'er, and the child in your womb." It's not that I don't look down on them, or I think they are foreigners, but I'm afraid that the family will rely on your brother to make meritorious contributions and become a celebrity in front of the emperor, so I think this capital is their world. ”

Of course, the third lady was uncomfortable listening, but she also understood the reason, pursed her lips, and didn't know how to explain it to her mother-in-law.

"Don't be upset." The old lady said, "I knew I was going to upset you." ”

The third lady shook her head again and again, thought for a while and asked, "Then ...... Can I invite them to come and sit down at home and treat them to a meal in your face? ”

The old lady smiled: "This is natural, if you don't open your mouth, I will also invite, you don't have to ask Zhonggong to get the silver, I will spend it for you." ”

The smile on the face of the third lady could not be hidden, and she thanked her mother-in-law repeatedly, and when the maids sent things and came back, they were hugged and left happily.

Mama Rui put away the two pieces of silk for her master, and said with a smile: "What did you say to make the third lady happy like that." ”

The old lady said, "It's just a banquet to invite the Jin family to a meal, and it doesn't cost her money." ”

Mama Rui said: "For so many years, the third lady has been scolded and punished in front of you, but you also hurt her too much, among the three daughters-in-law, the most partial is the smallest, right?" ”

The old lady said: "She is also coquettish, you let the eldest and second family come to ask me for pocket money, it is better to cut off their heads." What's more, her mother's family is not in the capital, I don't care for her, how pitiful. ”

Mama Rui came over and said deliberately: "In the future, our third young lady will not be in the capital, but she is smart and capable, has a good character, and is a hundred times stronger than her aunt. ”

The old lady had no intention of joking, and sighed: "If your eldest master doesn't let go, this thing will be difficult to do, and it will be up to Rong'er to deal with his father." Count the days, Yi'er is in Kishu, right? ”

Mama Rui responded: "It's time to arrive today, and a letter will be delivered back in a few days." ”

The old lady said: "I don't know what is going on in her family, don't be wronged by the child." ”

Let's say that at this time, Kishu has already passed the scorching heat, and the single clothes in the capital can't withstand the cool breeze when they return here, and the old lady knows this, and when she goes out, she orders her mother to stuff two brocade blouses into the Fuyi baggage.

Fu Yi wore it on his body to keep out the cold, forgetting the gorgeousness of his clothes, and when he arrived in front of his grandmother, he was taken off immediately.

When she came home and looked for her mother, her mother was not in the room, and when she came to her grandmother's side, she saw her mother and the maids, wiping the lattices under the porch.

When Mrs. Yan saw her daughter returning, she was happy and guilty, and greeted her, but she didn't know where to put the rag in her hand, and called: "Yi'er ......"

But before the mother and daughter reunited for a long time, someone inside heard the movement and came out, and the cousin who came to the house as a guest shouted in surprise: "Fuyi, what kind of material is your clothes made of, from the capital?" ”

At the moment, my grandmother and cousin were looking through her clothes and the contents of the baggage she had brought home.

The third lady stuffed her with a bag of broken silver, and on the way she bought some food and drink for the mothers who accompanied her, and more than half of it was taken away by the grandmother.

"That's it?" Yan Zhenzhen rummaged through some fat powder boxes, "Where are you going to the capital, I thought you would bring at least two truckloads of things back." ”

Fu Yi didn't respond, her cousin is Min Chulin's first-class, Min Chulin is still the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, except for making fools, she will not be greedy, but this cousin of her family, whenever she sees a good thing, she will reach out and it will be hers, and she will rob everything since she was a child.

"Pick a few things you like and keep them." The old lady said to her eldest granddaughter, "Presumably she is in a hurry to come back, and she doesn't care about bringing her luggage. ”

Yan Zhenzhen thanked her grandmother, glanced at her help, and said to her grandmother: "My sister went to the capital, it is a little different, and the makeup on her face is so charming. ”

The old lady frowned and looked at her granddaughter, and said coldly: "Since you are back, it is still the same as before, don't bring back the bad things you learned in the capital, go down." ”

Fu Yi owed: "Yes." ”

When she raised her head, she glanced at the things she brought back with her, although she expected that she would be searched as soon as she entered the door, and let the two mothers take some important and reluctant things to the inn, and the pocket money and large amount of silver that the old lady gave her also let Yunzhi take it back, but she still wanted to leave some hair grease powder for her mother.

"What are you looking at?" Yan Zhenzhen covered it with her sleeve, "You can't bear it?" I didn't ask you for it, it was given to me by my grandmother. ”

The old lady said angrily: "Or is this little family angry, you are so undignified in the capital?" You are there every day in the mountains and seas, and you wear the best silk and satin on the road, enjoying all the glory and wealth, what's wrong with sharing some of your sister? ”

"My grandson doesn't dare, if my sister likes it, I'll take it." Fu Yi said, "If grandma is fine, I will step back first." ”

From the moment she entered the door, no one came to explain to her what happened to her mother's serious illness as mentioned in the letter, and it was clear that in the eyes of her grandmother, as long as she returned.

The old lady really said: "I will write to Kishu to explain your arrival at home, don't write to them privately, I have taken away all the pen, ink and paper in your house, if you dare to send letters secretly, be careful of your skin." ”

Mrs. Yan followed her daughter out, but before she could say a word, she was called in by her mother-in-law.

I saw the nursing mother of Fuyi, the mother of the citron, from behind with a basin of water, when I saw the two children, I was overjoyed, put down the basin and greeted it.

She pinched her daughter's face and said, "This little girl, what has become fat, you will eat it when you go to the capital?" ”

Seeing that the citron and the mother were tired of being coquettish, they were envious, but the nurse whispered to her: "The girl goes back first, if you have anything to say, we will talk about it at night, and clean the old lady's house first, otherwise she will lose her temper again." ”

The citron knew that the young lady was uncomfortable, so she pulled her to go first, and the nurse came in with a basin of water, and was listening to the old lady say to her daughter-in-law: "Come to the door the day after tomorrow, put away your sad face, don't embarrass me." Hurry up and clean the outside of the house, although the house is poor, but it must be clean and tidy. ”

Mrs. Yan stood with her head down, didn't say anything, and when she saw that the grandparents and grandchildren were leaving, she let them aside, and Yan Zhenzhen suddenly stopped and said, "Second aunt, I want to eat a bite of freshly cooked rice cakes at night." ”

"Good ......," Mrs. Yan replied.

"The family is busy cleaning up, you go get it." The old lady instructed, "My niece rarely comes to the door, so she should always be entertained." ”

Mrs. Yan nodded: "I know, I must do a good job for Zhen Zhen." ”

In this way, Fuyi went back to the room for a long time, but did not see his mother return, seeing that it was dark, he thought that she was still cleaning in the hall, so he couldn't bear it anymore and went here to find it.

But the maid in the door said that the house had already been cleaned up, and the lady was busy with dinner in the kitchen.

She came to the kitchen and saw her mother and the nurse take out the steaming hot glutinous rice, and the two squatted on the edge of the mortar and muttered: "This rice has not been soaked, can it be steamed?" ”

As soon as the nurse looked up, she saw that it was the young lady and the citron, and got up and said, "Are you hungry?" There was ...... in the pot"

Fu Yi was already furious: "Mother, are you in good health?" Otherwise, how can you have the strength to work? ”

Mrs. Yan got up, didn't know how to face her daughter, hid behind the nurse, and said softly: "Yi'er, she has to ask you to come back, my mother is really ......."

Fu Yi asked: "She took all the money I sent home?" ”

The nurse hated: "Is there anything left, even the letter paper can't wait to be opened and checked." ”

Fu Yi asked: "Isn't so much silver enough for the maid to use, so I have to do it for you?" What about my father, he still doesn't care about anything? ”

Mrs. Yan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Yi'er, your father has been very busy recently, and he is going to hold a scientific examination next year, he only sleeps for a few hours a day, and he also takes the students to visit everywhere, he ......"

"Mother!" Fu Yi couldn't bear it, "You want to be like this in this life, what about me?" Have you ever thought about me? If I hadn't worried about you, I would have come back knowing that she was lying. ”

"Don't yell at your mother, you went to the capital and came back after learning this?" Yan Jingshan suddenly appeared in the kitchen and reproached, "What do you want to do?" ”