At the right time, the sun has already sprinkled hot on the earth, although it has entered autumn, the hot weather has not slowed down at all, but has a tendency to be more intense than the hot summer.

Xilan Garden.

After getting up in the morning and going to Shou'an Hall to ask for peace, Jiang Shuli went back to Biyunxuan to get the freshly made osmanthus pear soup from Biyu, and took the green paper and inkstone chrysanthemum to Xilanyuan to take care of his mother, who had been sick for more than half a month.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into Xilan Garden, he saw that there were more maids and wives in the garden, and when he saw Jiang Shuli coming in, they all gave salutes.

"Grandmother is here?" Jiang Shuli looked at Mama Chen, who was the leader, and asked softly.

Mama Chen smiled and nodded, "The old lady has just arrived, and she is talking in the eldest lady's room." ”

Jiang Shuli bowed slightly, and walked towards Ouyang's bedroom.

"Eldest daughter-in-law," the old lady sighed lightly, "Yu'er has been away from home for seven days, and I know that you are sad and sad that you are reluctant to give up your son." It's just that people always have to look forward, and if you move forward, you still have Shuli and Cheng'er, so you have to get better early. ”

Ouyang's face turned pale, he had lost a lot of weight in just over ten days, his reddened eyes were not as bright as usual, and he replied in a low voice, "The daughter-in-law has worried my mother." The words fell, and the itching in her throat made her cough again, and it took a while to calm down.

Seeing this, the old lady shook her head, and finally said, "Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, there are too many things to be done in this house, so the middle feed will be handed over to the second daughter-in-law to take care of first." You can recuperate in peace, and when your body is well, you will bring the middle feed back. ”

It turned out that the grandmother was here to take back the housekeeping rights of the presiding over the feed, Jiang Shuli's eyes were slightly dark, afraid that his mother would be more depressed, so he took the medicine bowl from the side of the medicine maid, and motioned for the green paper to open the curtain and walked in.

"Shuli has seen my grandmother and mother." Jiang Shuli saluted dignifiedly.

The old lady stood up, walked towards Jiang Shuli with the help of Mama Li, nodded lovingly, and saw that Shuli took the medicine, so she said, "Shuli, grandmother will sit in the main hall for a while, and after serving your mother's medicine, you can come over." ”

Jiang Shuli responded, served Ouyang and drank the decoction, and fed her some osmanthus pear soup, and after a while, Ouyang fell asleep tired, and then she got up and went to the main hall.

"Shuli, come here." The old lady was sitting on the small leaf red sandalwood carved arhat bed in the main hall, and when she saw Jiang Shuli coming in, she hurriedly called her to sit down on the couch, held her hand and asked carefully, "Is your mother resting?" ”

"My mother is easy to get tired these days," Jiang Shuli nodded, "The medicine also contains soothing ingredients, so I fell asleep soon after taking the medicine." ”

The old lady bowed her head, paused, and asked, "Do you resent your grandmother?" ”

Jiang Shuli's eyes widened and looked straight at the old lady, "Grandmother, what ......do you mean?"

"Did you hear what your grandmother said to your mother just now?" Seeing Jiang Shuli nodding honestly, the old lady patted the back of Jiang Shuli's hand, sighed and said, "Since your mother married to the Hou Mansion, the middle feed who has been in charge of the Hou Mansion for more than ten years has been doing a good job inside and out. Your mother is fair and just, impartial, and has the demeanor of everyone, and there is no one in this house who is not convinced. My grandmother was also very satisfied. ”

The old lady looked straight ahead, as if she was reminiscing, for a long time, as if she was muttering to herself, "The dead are gone, the dead are gone," the old lady's eyes turned red, "Shuli, your mother is sad and sad for your father's affairs, and you know that as a grandmother who is your mother, the pain is no less than her." ”

"Your father pleaded with your grandmother before leaving," the old lady continued, "I beg your grandmother to take care of your mother and you, and grandmother takes away the feed, and I also hope that your mother will be able to cheer up and get through this hurdle well." Shuli, do you understand your grandmother's intentions? ”

"Grandmother!" Jiang Shuli was already crying, "Shuli is also afraid." ”

Ouyang's situation has been getting worse these days, and every time she sees that there is no business in her mother's eyes, she can't help but panic.

"Your mother, this is a heart disease." The old lady shook her head and sighed, "Heart disease has its own heart medicine, and now the last thing she can let go of is you and Cheng'er." There is also Yu'er, this time to go to Xianmen, it is not easy to take every step. ”

Holding a handkerchief to help Jiang Shuli wipe the tears on her cheeks, the old lady took her in her arms and patted her comfortingly, "Don't worry, with grandmother here, everything will be fine." ”

"Shuli, your mother is here, grandmother will let Mama Li come over from time to time," the old lady said the arrangements in her heart one by one, "I will also come over from time to time." These days, you have taken two vacations from the academy and cannot be absent anymore. I'll go to school this afternoon, the Hou Mansion has a grandmother, it's going to be fine, everything is going to be fine. ”

In the afternoon, it was a lesson in archery, and after lunch, Jiang Shuli changed into a military uniform and hurried to the academy in the carriage of the Hou Mansion.

When I entered the school building of Ling Ze's class, I saw many classmates walking out excitedly.

"Shuli! There you are? Zhou Jiaying and Li Shiqing walked at the end, saw Jiang Shuli coming in, and happily came over to hold her, "Is your mother better?" I thought you were going to take a day off. ”

Jiang Shuli curled the corners of his lips, did not smile, and said in a low voice, "It's still the same." Grandmother asked me to come to school, let's go to class first, today is the shooting class, right? ”

"Today is a Kemari competition!" Zhou Jiaying replied with a smile, she has always liked Keju, and she was already eager to try, "In the morning, Master Shang sent someone over to say that today is our Ling Ze Class 1 and Ling Ze Class 2 Keju competition, and we will all play in a while!" ”

The Keju game of the Tianhao Dynasty was a single-goal tournament, and two poles about three feet high were erected in the center of the rectangular court, and the upper goal was about one foot in diameter, which became the "ball eye". Each team of 16 players participates in the competition, and one goal is scored by passing the ball through the eye of the ball. The custom of the academy is that the losing team should be white-powdered and run around the academy for a week, so the disciples are very enthusiastic about this event.

"Today, I don't kick Ling Ze's second class down," Zhou Jiaying smiled heartily, she followed the general's father in the barracks since she was a child, and participated in the juju competition in the army all the year round, and played a good ball, "Cao Yue bullied you last time, and I will bully you again today." ”

Li Shiqing shook her head, stretched out her slender finger and nodded at Zhou Jiaying's forehead, "There are six emperor brothers in Ling Ze's second class, as well as Zhang Qian from the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, and Xie Pingyuan, the eldest grandson of Xie Shangshu, it is said that they are all first-class good players, and it is not easy to win against them. ”

Zhou Jiaying smiled, she originally wanted to make Jiang Shuli happy, but she was not annoyed by Li Shiqing's words, holding Li Shiqing with one hand and Jiang Shuli with the other, "I'll tell you, when you see my Keju skills, you will know that we are the winners today!" ”