Chapter 4: Greetings

Two quarters of an hour later, Mama Qian and Lu Liu, who had packed up, followed Nan Lingmo out of Lingmo Courtyard and walked towards Rongjin Hall, where Old Taijun Jiang lived. Lingmo Courtyard - This is the only courtyard in the palace named after the homophone of the county lord's name, reflecting her dignity as the princess of the palace. The other is called Jian Lingxuan, which is the courtyard named after the plaque written by the old prince of Zhennan for Nanling Xiao, the son of the king of Zhennan. These two courtyards are the best courtyards except for the Rongjin Hall where Mrs. Jiang lives and the main courtyard where the princess and princess live.

Nanling Mo was the first person to arrive at Rongjin Hall, and Mama Zhang, who was waiting at the door, saw her and asked for help. Nanling Mo never cared about these grandmothers in the past, but after being reborn, as if she had changed people, she motioned to the green willow, and the green willow Jiang stuffed a small purse into Mama Zhang's hand, and Mama Zhang weighed the purse and said with a smile: "County Lord, you are the first to arrive, the ancestor has just risen, you hurry in!" So he beckoned the little maid at the door to open the curtain to report, and approached Nanling Mo and whispered: "The ancestor has been kneeling for a few days and has some backache and leg pain, and he is not in a good mood!" ”

Nan Lingmo nodded, thanked him in a low voice, and walked towards Rong Jin Hall.

I saw that the main seat in the house was empty, and Mrs. Jiang was walking up the main hall with the support of Mama Chen. Nanling Mo hurriedly walked up to the old lady Jiang and said first: "Grandmother, Mo'er is back, and she feels that she is very good, so she has come to greet you." ”

After Mrs. Jiang sat down, Nanling Mo knelt down uprightly and gave Mrs. Jiang a standard greeting ceremony. Seeing that Nanling Mo's etiquette was quite standard, Mrs. Jiang nodded slightly, and said in her heart, "The Zhang family said a few days ago that this child was young and followed his parents around, and after Jiang's death, he kept filial piety in the nunnery, and he didn't know much about the etiquette in Beijing, so he wanted to invite a nurturing grandmother to teach etiquette, but I think this etiquette is still very standard, not worse than Mei'er." He smiled and said, "Good boy, get up." Come, come forward and show your grandmother, you have been filial piety for three years, but you are much thinner. ”

"Grandmother Lao is worried about her granddaughter's or not. The granddaughter has prayed for the blessing of the ancestors in the nunnery for the past three years, which is the blessing of the granddaughter. "Nanling Mo," the granddaughter also brought a gift to the ancestor! As he spoke, he called the personal maid Green Willow, who was waiting outside the door, to come in. After the green willow entered the door, he knelt respectfully and held the tray on the side, Nanling Mo took a string of rosewood prayer beads and a hand exercise diamond sutra from the tray and handed it to Jiang Lao Taijun, and said with a smile: "Grandmother, this rosary is made by her granddaughter herself, although it is not precious, but it has been enshrined in front of the Bodhisattva Hall, and the master in the temple has been asked to open it." This Diamond Sutra was copied by her granddaughter with blood, and she also asked the master to open it, and now she is specially offered to her grandmother's small Buddha hall to bless her grandmother's health. ”

"Okay, good ......" Mrs. Jiang nodded with a smile and motioned for Mama Chen to accept the gift. took Nan Lingmo's hand and said, "Good boy, is the injury on your forehead better?" ”

"Thanks to the blessings of our ancestors, today is already very good!"

"Girl's family, you still have to be careful, don't leave a scar." Old Taijun Jiang continued, "Mama Chen, you bring that Jade Snow Muscle Cream and give it to the county lord. ”

"This, grandmother, is too precious." Nanling Mo was flattered and said, "This is a secret medicine given by the palace, it is too wasteful to remove scars and muscles, and it is really a waste to give it to ...... granddaughter."

"Silly boy, grandmother is old, what else do you want this muscle cream?! Naturally, it's for you young and beautiful girls. Mrs. Jiang looked at Nanling Mo's face that looked like Jiang's, and just wanted to reach out and touch it, but when she saw her cobweb-like birthmark, she was slightly displeased in her heart, frowned slightly, and put her hand on Nan Ling Mo's body as if to straighten her clothes. But I always felt that something was wrong. Looking at it again, the clothes on Nanling Mo's body seemed to be broken a little, and they were tight and slightly small on her body. Mrs. Jiang was about to ask something, when the maid came in to report that Concubine Zhang, Concubine Jiang Shu and the children had come to say goodbye.

The maids lifted the curtains, and the mermaids outside the door entered. I saw two middle-aged women in their forties, one wearing a dark blue soft cigarette embroidered with silver silk begonia flower fairy skirt, wearing a begonia flower turquoise face and matching turquoise stone earrings, and the other was wearing a dark green pomegranate skirt with only two hollow silver hairpins on his head. The three children who came in the back, two girls and one boy, were all in their teens.

Wearing a pink background embroidered with a rose pattern is Nanling rose, and wearing a light blue bamboo leaf dark embroidery pattern is Nanling incense. The boy is Nan Lingce. After greeting everyone, sit down in order of seats.

Mrs. Jiang asked, "Xiao Er didn't come, is it because she has been tired of mourning for the past few days?" ”

Nanling Xiao's grandmother Zhou replied: "Old lady, the prince has launched a high fever since he returned to Jianling Xuan yesterday......"

"What!! But there is a doctor? If the house doctor is not good, take the old body's name card to the palace to ask for a doctor. Mrs. Jiang said as she pointed to Mama Chen to get her name tag.

"Old lady, I have already gone to the house doctor early in the morning to see it, and it is no big deal. The prince has already taken the medicine and slept."

"That's good, that's good, if you need any medicine, or if you need to ask the imperial doctor in the palace, just go back and forth to me and get it from the old body's private treasury." Mrs. Jiang still didn't feel at ease. Mama Chen replied and stepped back.

Nanling Mo looked at the expressions on the faces of everyone present silently. Concubine Zhang and her children all showed worried looks on their faces, but a trace of resentment and disdain quickly flashed in their eyes, Concubine Jiang Shu's face showed worry, and Nan Lingxiang lowered her head the whole time, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Oh, second sister, why did you come to greet your grandmother and don't know how to tidy up your appearance? You see what you are wearing, and the next people see that they don't know how to say that you don't understand the rules. Nan Lingmei suddenly said, "Second sister, you used to be in the nunnery, and you didn't know the rules of Beijing, so you still have to pay more attention to study!" ”

After listening to Nan Ling Mei, the old lady's eyes changed a little when she looked at Nan Ling Mo.

Nan Lingmo stood up and blessed the old lady, and said with a smile: "What the eldest sister said is very right! My sister thinks so too. Grandmother, Mo'er heard that the unequaled queen was gone for a few days, and Dayan was mourning the deceased queen. A few days ago, Zhang Niangniang brought the material and tent curtains to Mo'er, and her granddaughter privately thought that they were not very in line with the regulations, so now let Qian Mama bring them over, and by the way, she also asked her grandmother to guide her granddaughter to see what her granddaughter is doing badly and what needs to be improved. ”

After speaking, Nan Lingmo let Mama Qian, who had been waiting outside the door, enter the house. Mama Qian walked in front with a huge tray in her hand, neatly folded red and purple curtains and dresses, and Lu Liu followed behind with a few brightly colored satin horses in her arms.

As soon as the old princess saw these colored materials, her face sank suddenly, and her eyes looked at Concubine Zhang as if she was sharp. Concubine Zhang's face suddenly changed when she saw these materials.

Nanling Mo looked at her with a smile, and said softly: "Zhang Niangniang, the county lord has been in the nunnery for a long time, and he doesn't understand the number of rituals in Beijing, and when he returns to the courtyard, he looks at these colors......"

"Uh, old ancestor, county lord" Zhang finally couldn't sit still, squeezed out a smile and said, "Recently, the whole family has been busy entering the palace to mourn the queen mother of Daxing, and the concubines have not taken care of their subordinates, let them pick out some clothes suitable for the age of the county lord, they don't understand anything, so they made such a joke......"

"That Zhang Niangniang should be careful, in case you make a mistake, it's a big crime!" Nanling Mo tilted her head and smiled, "Speaking of people, grandmother, you don't know, my granddaughter got up early in the morning today, and I wanted to come over to serve my grandmother earlier." As a result, I waited for a long time and didn't wait for Peach to send me facial water, so my granddaughter was still late...... Grandmother, you have to leave your granddaughter here for breakfast for a while, and your granddaughter will not give up! Nan Lingmo said as she took Mrs. Jiang's hand and said coquettishly.

"Puff...... Mrs. Jiang suddenly laughed when she saw Nanling Mo's skin monkey appearance, and said, "Okay, okay, you will stay at Grandmother's place for dinner today......" "Grandmother still loves me the most!" Grandmother, Mo'er is going to have three meals with you! ”

Seeing this, Nanling Mei also hurried to join in the fun, and the old lady smiled and said: "Okay, okay, today, Mei'er, Mo'er, Ce'er, and Xiang'er will all stay at Grandmother's place to eat!" ”

"Zhang, I know that you have worked hard to manage this palace for so many years, and there are some things that you can't take care of for a while, so you will have more snacks in the future!" The old princess said in a deep voice. Concubine Zhang immediately stood up and hurriedly pleaded guilty.

"Grandmother, the eldest sister all followed Zhang Niangniang to learn how to manage the house, and shared their worries for Zhang Niangniang; Mo'er also wants to share her grandmother and father's worries,"

"You ghost spirit," Old Taijun Jiang poked Nanling Mo's head with a smile, "It's good that you can take care of your own yard, don't make trouble for your father!" Mrs. Jiang pondered for a long time and said, "Mo'er, in two months, it will be the twelfth day of the lunar month, and you will be in time." The lady of the family next to her began to learn science at the age of twelve, and you were delayed for three years of filial piety. Well, from now on you can take care of your own yard! If there's anything you don't understand, just ask your grandmother? ”

"Mo'er knows that her grandmother loves Mo'er the most!" Nanling Mo said with a smile.

"By the way, and Sister Xiang'er, she is also thirteen this year. Our Miss Shu of Zhennan Wangfu can't do nothing, you also follow your sister to grandmother's house to learn housekeeping! ”

When Nan Lingxiang heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she hurriedly got up and thanked her. Then everyone retreated, leaving the ladies to accompany Mrs. Jiang to dinner.