Chapter 148: Little Farewell Reunion

In the upper room of the New Year's Hall, the second lady of Qi sat on the kang, and Xun Qingran sat on the chair next to the kang.

"Over there in the Peony Pavilion, let Yuan Xiao's daughter-in-law go." Second Mrs. Qi said to Xun Qing.

A woman in a brand-new parrot green gown came up to greet her with a smile.

"There is a shortage of manpower over there, so you will follow Wangcai's sister-in-law, and if you don't understand, ask Wangcai's sister-in-law." Xun Qingran looked at the daughter-in-law twice and said.

Yuan Xiao's family hurriedly agreed, and withdrew with the Wangcai family.

The original steward of the Peony Pavilion was Grandma Qi San's companion, Mama Cai. A few days ago, because she was caught as the head of the gambling game, she withdrew her errand, which was supposed to kick people out. It was Grandma Qi San who cried and shouted and begged the eldest wife, saying that Mama Cai would take her big breast, and her affection was extraordinary. The eldest lady went to Rong's to plead, saying that this grandmother was kicked out, but she was afraid that if she said about Grandma Qi, it would not look good on the face of the Qi family, so she changed it to the outer courtyard to be rude.

The seat of the daughter-in-law of the steward of the Peony Pavilion was vacant, and those daughters-in-law who had good errands naturally refused to go, but there were also some who had no errands and bad errands, staring at this shortage. This Yuan Xiaojia is one of them, and he has also been to Xun Qingran a few times. Yuan Xiao's family was originally a rough envoy in the outer courtyard, and she also had a sister, who was more than ten years older than her, who was in charge of the garden, and was somewhat decent in the house. The sisters married two brothers surnamed Yuan.

"Can you send to pick up the third grandmother?" Second Lady Qi asked again.

"I sent a car to the family temple early in the morning, and it was time to pick it up at this time." Xun Qing said.

Grandma Qi San was punished to the family temple to think about it, and the next day, Brother Mao'er fell ill, started a fever, and invited the imperial doctor to prescribe medicine, but she refused to eat, and only shouted her mother day and night, and even the Rong family was alarmed. Rong was angry and distressed, so he told Brother Mao that he took medicine and got better, so he took the third grandmother back. If he refuses to take medicine, he will never take Grandma Qi back. When Brother Mao heard this, he really took the medicine immediately.

Rong's is not good at dishonesty to a child, no, Qi San's grandmother went to the family temple for only four or five days, and she was picked up.

"Tomorrow is the twenty-third, and we have to celebrate the New Year. According to the practice of previous years, all the things for the sacrificial stove were prepared. Madame, if there are any additions or decreases, I will send someone to buy them. Xun Qingran gave the list of utensils needed for the sacrificial stove to the second lady of Qi.

Second Madam Qi glanced at it and put it down, "The arrangement is extremely thoughtful." I'm relieved that you've been doing things better and more well lately. ”

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Xun Qingran left the prayer hall and returned to Ning Yuanju. As soon as he entered the gate, he was greeted by several daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law who were busy curtsiding, and the smiles on their faces were a little more than before, Xun Qingran thought to herself, could it be because it was the New Year, and everyone was happier than usual.

When he entered the upper room, he saw a lot of luggage and packages on the kang with large bags and small bags, and Xun Qingran's heart moved.

"The fourth master is back?" Malt followed behind Xun Qingran and said happily.

The bellflower stepped forward with a smile, took off the mink cloak for Xun Qing, put it aside, and Aster brought tea to the top.

"Grandma, the fourth master is back. Because I had to go to the palace on an errand first, I would not be able to return home after a while. Skullcap took someone to send the fourth master's luggage over first. Kikyo said with a smile.

Xun Qingran sat on the kang, although it was a few days later than she thought, but she finally rushed back before the new year. Xun Qingran asked the bellflower and malt to count the luggage on the kang, in addition to the luggage, clothes and bags that Qi You brought when he went out, there were also a few more packages of different sizes.

"I think it's the Tuyi brought back by the fourth master." Kikyo and malt giggle as they clean up.

Qing Ran reached out and took a small package, feeling that it seemed to be a box inside, and was about to untie it.

"Put the luggage and clothes together, and put the rest in the room first, and wait for the fourth master to come back and look at it."

Xun Qingran watched a few people put things in a clear place, and listened to the little girl outside come in to report, "Back to grandma, the third grandma is here." ”

Xun Qingran took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, and said in his heart, the family temple is close to the edge of the city, back and forth, and at this time, Grandma Qi San has just returned to the house. If you don't go to accompany Brother Mao, what are you doing here?

"Ask the third grandmother to come in." Xun Qingran commanded.

The little girl opened the curtain, and Grandma Qi San walked in like a gust of wind.

Xun Qingran stood up, "The third sister-in-law is here, please take a seat." He sat on the chair on the ground with Grandma Qi San.

"The fourth brother and sister are good, as soon as I came back, the first thing I thought of was to come to see the fourth brother and sister." Grandma Qi San said with a smile.

Xun Qingran looked at Grandma Qi San with a smile and saw that Grandma Qi San had not changed either mentally or physically.

"The third sister-in-law has ever been back to the Peony Pavilion, did she see Brother Mao, is Brother Mao better?" Xun Qingran asked.

"I've been back to see it. Brother Mao just took the medicine and fell asleep. Alas, I've only been away for a few days, and Brother Mao'er's little face has lost a lot of weight, and I don't have the pain and heat of being a mother around me, who knows what grievances I have suffered these days. ”

Grandma Qi San took out her handkerchief and complained with the corners of her eyes.

Xun Qingran confirmed again that Grandma Qi San had not changed at all.

"Brother Mao is young, and there should be proper people around him. I still look at his wet nurse is good, although the girls are not very old, they are fine. Since the third sister-in-law thinks that they are useless, then when I go back to the old lady and wife, send them out, and then change to a new person, this time I must let the third sister-in-law pick the person she likes. Xun Qingran said with a smile.

Hearing Xun Qingran say that she was going to change people, Grandma Qi San choked and immediately shook her head.

"Forget it, my brother and sister don't know, I'm a long-term person, only people are sorry for me, but I can be sorry for people. Don't talk about me, it's weird. Let's talk about the happy events of my younger siblings. ”

Grandma Qi San wiped the corners of her dry eyes and put on a smiling face.

"Happy event, where did I get the happy event?" Xun Qingran asked with a smile.

"It's not just a happy event, it's not a happy event, the younger siblings can be said to be double happy." Grandma Qi San giggled.

Xun Qingran raised her eyebrows, "I don't know about my happy event, and I have to ask my third sister-in-law." ”

Grandma Qi San glanced around the room a few times, and pointed to the soft shoes placed in the corner of the kang.

"Isn't this first happy event obvious? The fourth master is back, aren't the younger siblings still happy? ”

This soft shoe was just packed up with Qi You's luggage, and I found that the embroidery on the edge of the soft shoe was a little worn, so I took it out and prepared to embroider it according to the original appearance.

Grandma Qi San therefore decided that Qi Yu was back?

"Sister-in-law is really smart, it was the fourth master who sent the little maid back with the luggage. The fourth master went to the palace to see the driver first, I don't know when I will be able to get home, and I haven't had time to report to the old lady. Xun Qingran said, "The third sister-in-law said that this is a happy event, and she will really make fun of me." According to what the third sister-in-law said, this can be regarded as a joy. ”

"There is a greater joy, my younger siblings definitely don't know, I'm afraid they didn't think of it." The smile on Grandma Qi San's face widened.

I don't know why, Xun Qingran only felt that Grandma Qi San's smiling face made her feel very bad, and it was better for Grandma Qi San to cry and make people look comfortable.

After Grandma Qi San finished speaking, she looked at Xun Qingran with a smile, waiting for Xun Qingran to ask her.

Xun Qingran's mind changed, but it was not as good as Grandma Qi's, so she only said lightly: "The third sister-in-law doesn't know me, it has always been the easiest to be content, happy events, one by one is enough to make me happy." ”

Grandma Qi San saw that Xun Qingran couldn't come to solicit her, but she was not discouraged at all, and turned to the little girl who came with her and ordered, "Go and bring people in." ”

Xun Qingran looked at Grandma Qi San, she even brought someone here, I don't know who she brought.

The little girl went out in response, and Shaoqing came back, followed by three people behind her.

Xun Qingran was stunned.

The first woman was very young, and it seemed that she would never be more than twenty years old. The woman wore a long gray squirrel jacket of pale yellow satin, and a moon-white brown skirt underneath. The jet-black hair was combed into a fallen bun on the head, a pink and white melon seed face, thin powder, and big eyes were full of water. The woman was also holding a little girl in an orange dress, the little girl was only slightly higher than the woman's knees, and she was also white and tender with a melon seed face, big eyes, and a woman's seven or eight points alike. The two men were followed by an older woman in a silk skirt with two burdens on her back.

The three of them were dressed up, and at first glance they were not from the capital. With such a family and a burden, is it a distant relative of the Qi family, who came to visit relatives and took refuge?

Xun Qingran thought about it in his heart.

The woman was also a little nervous, and when she entered the door, she only glanced at it, then lowered her head and took the little girl's hand tightly. The little girl was at the age of ignorance, but she was generous and looked around with her eyes wide and curious.

Grandma Qi San didn't explain it in advance, so she recklessly brought people to her, which is indeed Grandma Qi San's consistent style. Xun Qing turned her head to look at Grandma Qi San in a good temper.

Grandma Qi San was looking proud.

"What are you still doing in a daze, this is what I told you, the person you are looking for." Grandma Qi San glanced at the woman.

The woman looked up at Xun Qingran, and hurriedly lowered her head, her pink face was already red, but it was even redder at this time, and after hesitating, she knelt down.

"I ...... Concubine, Liu's Mochizuki, kowtow to grandma. ”

Then he turned his head and asked the little girl to kneel down as well: "Crescent moon, kowtow to my mother." ”

"Mother, aren't you mother?" The little girl knelt on the ground obediently, looking at Xun Qingran, and then at Liu Wangyue.

"I forgot what my mother told you, my mother is my mother, my mother is my mother, be good, be obedient and kowtow." Liu Wangyue said.

When the little girl heard this, she seemed to understand whether she understood or not, but she obediently supported the ground with both hands and bowed her head.

"Get the man up." Xun Qingran instructed, "I just took care of the house, and my relatives at home don't know much, this is ......."

Without waiting for Liu Wangyue to speak, Grandma Qi San burst out laughing.

"Brother and sister, this is your second happy event."

"My second happy event."

Xun Qingran turned her face again, and Liu Wangyue's mother and daughter had been helped up by Aster and Baozhu. Xun Qingran looked at Liu Wangyue carefully, and found that Liu Wangyue's face was red in two places, and it turned out to be frostbite. The same is true of the servant's face in the back, and the little girl's crescent face is clean.

Liu Wangyue was looked at by Xun Qingran, and pulled the corners of her clothes a little crampedly.

The "fourth brother and sister" Qi San's grandmother leaned in front of Xun Qingran and stared at Xun Qingran's face.

"Give Liu ......" Xun Qingran thought for a while, how to call Liu Wangyue, "Give Liu Niangzi a seat." Xun Qingran commanded.

Baozhu hurriedly went to get two small sticks and asked Liu Wangyue and Crescent Moon to sit down.

Grandma Qi San didn't see the anger, sadness and other emotions she expected on Xun Qingran's face, but saw Xun Qingran as if she was entertaining a guest, so she was very unwilling.

Xun Qingran naturally saw the changes in Qi San's grandmother's expression, but she didn't see it. There is such a person who will never reflect on her own mistakes, and will only blame others for her mistakes. Because of her own fault, to resent others.

"Fourth brother and sister, listen to me." Grandma Qi San coughed dryly, "That's the case." As soon as I came back from outside, when the car arrived at the gate, I saw the little guy in front of the fourth master carrying luggage into the yard. I know that the fourth master must be back, and I am really happy for my younger siblings. Brother and sister, this is the first year of marriage, if you are alone, how pitiful. And then, I saw the two of them. ”

Grandma Qi San pointed at Liu Wangyue, "They are outsiders at first glance, those minions at our gate, you also know your younger brothers and sisters, how can you pay attention to them." I saw that the nurse was going to talk to the little guy in Skullcap, but Skullcap only pretended not to see it, and shook her hand and entered the door. I looked at them and looked at them strangely, so I called them to my car and asked what was going on. Originally...... Hahaha, I really didn't expect that. ”

Grandma Qi San said and laughed again.

Xun Qingran looked at Grandma Qi San indifferently and entertained herself, without urging or getting angry.

"Brother and sister, don't be surprised, it's really that the fourth master usually has a cold face, who knows that he still has this ability." Grandma Qi San said and took the teacup and drank it all, before she said again, "This Liu family has long known the fourth master and made a relationship, and the children are so old in a blink of an eye." You see, this kid is so handsome, is it exactly the same as the fourth master? ”

A few girls naturally ignored Grandma Qi San, Liu Wangyue sat on the small pestle, even more cramped and uneasy, opened her mouth several times, but seemed to dare not speak.

"It's me who is soft-hearted, looking at them is strange and pitiful, besides, it is the flesh and blood of our Qi family, how can I let her be thrown outside, naturally I have to take it in. So I took it upon myself to bring them in. I was supposed to bring it over to the old lady and his wife, but I thought that the fourth brother and sister were good with me, so it was better to bring it over to the younger siblings, and it was always necessary to recognize it, so it was better for you to recognize the four brothers and sisters. Taking advantage of the fact that the fourth master did not come back, brother and sister, you happily recognized their mother and daughter, and when the fourth master came back, he would definitely feel more sorry for you, and the old lady and the ladies also knew your virtuous brother and sister. ”

After Grandma Qi San finished speaking, she looked at Xun Qingran's face, and saw that Xun Qingran was still calm and clear, so she deliberately lowered her voice and said, "Brother and sister, I know your thoughts." Less than half a year after entering the door, such an older child came, and no one felt uncomfortable. I'm from here, I advise my younger brothers and sisters that you still want to open some, this kind of thing will be indispensable in the future, younger brothers and sisters, you have to get used to it slowly. ”

Listening to Grandma Qi San barking in her ears like a crow, Xun Qingran really wanted to wave her hand and fan her to the ground, but because of etiquette, she had to ignore her.

"Where is Liu Niangzi's hometown, and who else is there at home?" Xun Qingran asked Baozhu to bring hot tea and handed it to Liu Wangyue, and asked kindly.

Seeing Xun Qingran's gentle attitude, Liu Wangyue seemed to be relieved.

"The concubine's family is in Nanzhou, Jiangnan, and her father is a private school teacher, who died when the concubine was ten years old, and the concubine and her mother depend on each other. Three years ago, my mother also died. ”

"How old is Crescent Moon this year?" Xun Qingran asked again.

"Four and a half years old." Crescent Moon stretched out a small hand, thought for a moment, and retracted a finger.

Xun Qingran couldn't help but smile and boasted, "What a smart little girl." ”

"Liu Niangzi, there are some things I want to hear from you personally. You tell me what you came here for, what you came for, and the cause and effect. Xun Qingran said again.

Mochizuki said, "The concubine promises to tell the truth, and if there is something offensive to grandma, please don't be embarrassed." ”

"Say it."

"The concubine is a lonely surname in Hongluo County, Ningzhou, and she lives with her mother, because she has some land and a grocery store, and her life is still passable. Five years ago, the concubine accompanied her mother to the temple outside the city to make incense, and on the way back, she was entangled by the scoundrel. Qi Ye knew that his mother was with concubines, orphans and widows, and was disturbed by ruffians from time to time, so he showed the name of the Anguo Mansion and went to the Yamen of Zhixian County to say hello, and Zhixian personally came to the door to ensure that no one dared to bully the concubine's mother and daughter. Mother is grateful to Qi Ye and doesn't know how to repay it. Qi Ye lived in the city for a few days, and knew that the concubine still hadn't decided to marry, so he sent someone to ask for a kiss. The concubine knew that Qi Ye's identity was the son of the Guogong Mansion, and she didn't dare to climb high, but Qi Ye said that the Guogong Mansion did not pay attention to the family, and he was not the eldest son, so as long as he liked the girl who was innocent and innocent. My mother agreed to the marriage. ”

Liu Wangyue said and said, a little sour, and a little shy lowered her head.

Xun Qingran pondered Liu Wangyue's words carefully, and was speechless for a while.

Later, Qi Ye said that he had an errand and left. In the second year, the concubine gave birth to a crescent moon, and Qi Ye rushed to give the crescent moon the golden lock. Liu Wangyue said, took out a golden lock from the placket of the crescent moon, and handed it to Xun Qingran.

"Every time Qi Ye runs an errand and passes by Ningzhou, he will go to the concubine for a few days. Three years ago, his mother died, and Qi Ye helped to collect the funeral. In the past two years, Qi Ye must have been inconvenient to go to Ningzhou because of errands. Before his mother died, he instructed his concubine that Qi Ye was the concubine and the crescent moon to rely on. After the concubine finished her mother's filial piety, she came to the capital according to her mother's will. Grandma, Qi Ye and the concubine also have three media and six certificates, and Qi Ye swears that he will take care of the concubine and the crescent moon for life. The concubine came to the door today, but she didn't want to be alone anymore, and the concubine's crescent moon couldn't be without her father. The concubine doesn't want a name, as long as the grandmother is willing to recognize the crescent moon. ”

Liu Wangyue said, handed over another marriage book, and knelt on the ground with a thud.

Xun Qingran looked at the golden lock and marriage book in his hand, thinking about Liu Wangyue's words, there were matchmakers, certificates, and vows, but he first secretly married outside, and then ignored it for a few years. When a woman meets such a man, there is only one word, shake, or three words to quickly shake off.

"Alas, brother and sister, don't be afraid, this Liu Niangzi didn't say it, she won't compete with you for a seat." Grandma Qi San's face was full of schadenfreude.

Xun Qingran got up from the chair and pulled Grandma Qi San to go outside.

"The fourth master is back." The little girl outside didn't speak,

Qi You had already lifted the curtain, strode in from the outside, stepped into the door, and found a person standing in the room. Qi You's footsteps paused, and his eyebrows, which had been slightly raised, wrinkled almost invisibly.

"Alas, the fourth master is back, this is really a happy event." Grandma Qi Si clapped her hands and said.

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