Jin Mei stood sideways in the center of the warm pavilion, looking back at Mrs. He, who was sitting on the chair and staring at her.

The old lady is seventy-six this year, and she has completely reached the age when she should not ask about the world and live in peace, and she does seem to be blind and blind on weekdays, but at this time, her face that has experienced the vicissitudes of life has an unobsessible majesty, and her eyes are also as sharp as being able to see through people's hearts. This is an old man who has retreated to the inner courtyard, and he is completely a master who is in a secluded place and coldly watches the changes of the world.

Jin Mei froze for a moment with a half-looking posture, and slowly turned her face away, "Old lady, don't you look down on Jin Mei very much?" Tianyi embroidery is a family heirloom, and it is not passed on to women. It's just that my younger brother was still young at that time, so my father handed over the needle score to my eldest sister for safekeeping. I am a concubine, what qualifications do I have to undertake a full set of acupuncture? ”

"But you're skillful, and you don't look like an occasional study." The old lady's eyes were fixed on her face, and she did not relax in the slightest. "Although you are a concubine, you are not alarmed, and you are not chaotic in the face of danger, and you have a bit of a common demeanor. Sometimes, I even doubt that Nuo Ya is still alive in this world, and you are her! ”

After a pause, Jinmei raised her lips slightly, turned her face back, looked directly at her and said, "The old lady really knows how to tell jokes. After my sister died, she was in the coffin for mourning, and the eldest lady and Steward Li were present throughout the whole process, could it be possible to hide people's eyes? The old lady is a person who has seen the world, so does she also believe in this theory of resurrecting the soul through the corpse? What's more, if I am a big sister, the old lady can't see it, can't even the wife and the old man see it? ”

Mrs. He was puzzled and didn't say anything for a long time.

Jin Meifu smiled again: "My eldest sister has been close to me since I was a child, so she taught me two-hand acupuncture." I have been bedridden for many years, and I have not had much contact with my father and eldest lady, where did I get the opportunity to learn embroidery? If the old lady doesn't believe it, she can send someone to investigate. ”

The old lady glanced at her, sat in a different position, and waved her hand, "Go down." ”

Jin Mei said yes at the moment and walked out of the gate through the screen. He glanced back at his mouth and pressed his hand on his chest.

The old lady in the house called an old woman: "Send someone to Yefu to check ...... quickly."

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When I returned to Lujiaoxuan, I saw Qiu Cheng coming out of the door, and when I saw Jinmei, I immediately slapped my hands and said, "It's a coincidence!" The girl is back! My wife had just returned home, and before she sat down, she called me to invite me, and I don't know what the matter was. I just heard that the girl went to see the old lady, and said that she wanted to go around there! It's really a good time, it's not a coincidence, so let's go with me! ”

Jin Mei couldn't help laughing: "It's so urgent, let me go in and straighten my hair." ”

Qiu Cheng couldn't help but say and took her arm: "It's not to meet guests, it's so grand." I think that's just right! There must be something going on there for the wife, so don't delay. ”

Jin Mei obeyed as she was told and folded back into the corridor with her. Seeing that there was no one with him, Liucui hurriedly followed.

After a short time, I arrived at the main courtyard, and the mothers-in-law who were waiting to go out were withdrawing from the ear room, and it was obvious that they had just returned home. The eldest lady sat on the couch, never even changing her clothes, and wore a long gown with gold flowers on a silver background, and a black velvet cloak untied to the side, and was unloading the hairpin ring in the mirror.

Jin Mei walked in, took the comb in Yahuan's hand, and combed her hair with her wife: "Mrs. Mei'er is here, but there is something important?" ”

The eldest lady hummed and took out a letterhead from her cuff, "I went to the temple to offer incense today, but I happened to meet your mother, so I said a few words in the meditation room." Your father wrote a letter to the trustee halfway to bring it out, and your mother asked you to take a look. ”

When Jin Mei heard this, she opened the letter. After a brief glance, there was no mention of important matters, and when I looked at it again, I still saw Liao Liao's words of asking Yun Niang to choose him to marry as soon as possible, and there were only two sentences for his wife, asking him to find a home for the Jinnuo Jinmei sisters, "The family background does not seek its greatness, and it is enough to live an ordinary life." But the character is worried, not a greedy gambling and irritable person", Yunyun, I don't know that Jinnuo is "dead".

The wife said: "Pity your father for being kind-hearted, and insisting on persuading your mother to choose another lover, completely ignoring the situation at home. He looked at Jin Mei again: "I'm busy all day, and I don't have time to take care of you, but now your father has made it clear that I will marry you for you, so I have to look for you." Listen to your father's meaning, I would rather you marry a small family to live with coarse tea and light rice, but I know that your heart is not low, I don't know what you think? ”

Jin Mei folded the letter, stuffed it into the envelope, and said: "Since ancient times, marriages have been based on the words of the matchmaker at the beh of their parents. Now that my father is gone, I am being nurtured and disciplined by my aunt, and I should obey my aunt's words. It's just that I'm still young now, and I want to live with my aunt for a year and a half, and then make a decision after getting used to do things, I don't know if it's okay? ”

The wife nodded and said, "I think so too." I'm just afraid that if I don't tell you, and I'm afraid that you will misunderstand that I don't care about you, I asked your opinion first. - Today I am fasting at the old lady's place, and I will not leave you to eat. Isn't Aunt Ning pregnant? I just brought back two good black-bone chickens from outside, and now I have someone take them to the kitchen to stew for her to replenish her body, and I will ask someone to bring you a cup when I turn around. ”

Jin Mei thanked her here, and got up to change clothes and makeup with her. Because he remembered what Jin Yong said that day, he asked casually, "Aunt Ning's body is okay?" The wife snorted, "What can be wrong?" I sent someone to wait for her like a mother here, lest she have a headache and brain fever, and even Aunt Li followed her there day and night, but she was used to her temper! ”

Jin Mei brushed the folds of the clothes on her back for her, and said with a smile: "I want to have a bigger temper in my body, and there are also some people." ”

"What's she there? Back then, I was pregnant with two children in a row, and they were all boys, and I didn't see this pie! Mrs. lowered her head and buttoned the front button, quite disdainfully: "At that time, the old lady was busy with housework and embroidery affairs, and had no time to take care of it, and your aunt was young and didn't understand, but only two mothers-in-law and Aunt Li accompanied me for a year!" By the time of the second child, it was better, Ying'er, the child was well-behaved in the womb, and she didn't toss me, and I hurt him more in my heart. ”

Speaking of Shaoying, the eldest lady inadvertently showed two smiles on her face, and even her eyebrows and eyes looked much kinder.

Jin Mei listened silently, and a smile barely appeared on the corner of his lips.

"When Nuo'er was here, I was planning to engage the two of them this year, the two children were childhood sweethearts, and they had affection for each other, what a good couple! Who knew that there were unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and such a thing happened......" The eldest lady's expression darkened, and her hand that buttoned the button also eased. "It's suddenly gone now, and I don't know where to find the right person to come to Xu Qin, it's really sad."

Jin Mei smoothed the creases on her shoulders, took a pair of peacock blue and gold earrings and put them on with her, looked at the bronze mirror, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's almost noon, the old lady must be in a hurry, and the wife can go over." ”