The footsteps entered the main hall, and as soon as Duan raised his head, he smiled and said, "Go slowly, and no one will catch you." ”

Qu Rong turned his head to look, and unsurprisingly, it was Duan's maiden niece, Duan Wenxin.

Duan Wenxin seemed to be in a hurry, still caressing his slightly undulating chest, and smiled timidly: "Cousin is back," blessed with a salute, "Cousin is fine." ”

Qu Rong didn't wait for her to finish speaking, she turned her head and made a "hmm" in her nose, which was a response.

Duan glanced at Qu Rong, and beckoned to Duan Wenxin with a smile, "Come and sit," pulled her to sit down on the brocade stool beside her, "Can you eat?" If it doesn't work, eat it with your cousin. ”

As he spoke, his eyes fell on Qu Rong's face.

Qu Rong's eyes only went back and forth between the dishes on the table, neither receiving Duan's gaze nor looking at Duan Wenxin.

"Don't dare to disturb my cousin's meal, aunt, it's okay for me to use it later." Duan Wenxin replied to Duan softly, but his eyes kept glancing at Qu Rong.

Qu Rong is eighteen years old, born with a face like a crown of jade, and beautiful eyebrows. He was wearing a lake blue satin quadruple Tianhua pattern robe, and he did not wear a square scarf on his head, but only used a purple hosta hairpin to loosely tie his black hair on the top of his head. The blue of the lake was bright and clear, and his complexion was fair, and his eyes were as bright as stars, and he was more handsome than before.

Duan Wenxin's eyes lingered in a daze, not wanting Qu Rong to suddenly raise her eyes, and when she met her gaze, she panicked and hurriedly lowered her eyes.

Duan Shi saw this scene in his eyes, but he didn't realize it, and still smiled, "That's fine, eat with me later." ”

After a short time, after the meal, the maids waited for them to rinse their mouths and clean their hands, and Qu Rong was about to go out.

Duan knew that he couldn't keep him, so he had to say, "Go ahead, it just so happens that I will also give you some thick sweaters to come out, and I will talk in the evening." ”

Qu Rong answered, turned around and walked out.

Duan Wenxin looked at Qu Rong's departing back with a wistful expression, and said softly, "Cousin, go slowly", but Qu Rong didn't hear it and left him behind.

*

The next morning, Lu Jiayue deliberately got up late, estimating that Qu Rong should also leave the house and return to the national prison, so she went out to Meng's main house.

Meng Shi took Qu Ying and was about to go to the upper room of Old Lady Qu to say hello.

Lu Jiayue heard that Mrs. Qu was also sick in the past few days, so she wanted to go with Meng to greet her.

Meng said: "That's okay, you were sick for those days, the old lady asked you a few times, and now that she is sick, it's good for you to go and take a look." ”

Meng walked in front, Lu Jiayue and Qu Ying joined hands, talking and laughing and following behind, surrounded by maids and women, all the way to the upper room of Mrs. Qu - Ju'an Hall.

On the day Lu Jiayue entered Qu Mansion, he came to Ju'an Hall to visit Mrs. Qu. It's just that when I think about it at this time, it's all a matter of a previous life.

Mrs. Qu has been widowed for several years, with a dignified temperament, and has always loved chrysanthemums, Lu Jiayue came back today, only to see that the chrysanthemums in the courtyard are still in full swing, as gorgeous as in the previous life.

Five or six maids wearing water-red satin jackets greeted them, saluted, and opened the curtains, welcoming Meng's mother and daughter and Lu Jiayue to Mrs. Qu's banquet room.

Although the Qu family is not a prince, they are also generations of hairpins, and they can be regarded as a high-ranking family with a solid foundation in Yanjing. Therefore, although this banquet room is only a place for Mrs. Qu to sit up every day, it is also very elegant and gorgeous, and the decorations are all exquisite.

Mrs. Qu wore a mink forehead handkerchief, wore a blue satin gold silk embroidered blessing pattern jacket, half with a new cluster of colorful flowers and cashmere blanket, leaned on a silver and purple satin embroidered yellow and green chrysanthemum pillow, lazily crooked on the warm kang, surrounded by four or five big girls, in front of the brocade bench sat a woman wearing a royal blue satin embroidered Ruyi pattern jacket, combing a peach heart bun on her head, the woman held a bird's nest milk soup in her hand, and was feeding it to Mrs. Qu spoonful by spoonful.

The maids saluted to the Meng family one after another, and the woman turned her head when she heard the voice, she was in her early thirties, with a small and round face, thin eyebrows, and thin lips, it was the fourth lady of the Qu family, Fang.

Fang Shi smiled before speaking: "The eldest sister-in-law is here." ”

Meng Shi nodded, first looked at the old lady Qu's face, sat on the brocade stool under the warm kang, and asked softly, "Does the old lady feel better today?" ”

Mrs. Qu is the step-room of Mrs. Qu, Mrs. Qu has been dead for many years, but Mrs. Qu is still only in the age of sixties, in the midst of wealth and splendor, pampered, although the hair is gray, the face is still smooth, there are not a few wrinkles, at this time only because of the illness, it is a little haggard.

Old Madam Qu smiled, "It's not a major illness, it's just that it's winter, and it's a little cold." I feel that this body is a little looser than yesterday. ”

"That's good," Meng Shi saw that Mrs. Qu ran out of soup, so she took the warm white water handed by the maids, and personally served Mrs. Qu to rinse her mouth, "Doctor Cheng's prescription has always been gentle on medicine, and it is mainly based on conditioning and recuperation. ”

Fang Shi took over with a smile, "Isn't it?" Doctor Cheng's ability can be seen by everyone. The niece of the eldest sister-in-law was so sick that she drank his decoction for a few days and was cured. ”

When Meng Shi heard this, he gave Qu Ying a look.

Qu Ying understood, took Lu Jiayue's hand, and stepped forward to greet Mrs. Qu.

Qu Ying often comes to Ju'an Hall, and she is familiar with her words and deeds. Lu Jiayue said that she had only been to Ju'an Hall once at this time, but she had lived in the Qu family for three years in her previous life, and had come many times with the Meng family and Qu Ying, so she was not a stranger, so she generously followed Qu Ying to the old lady Qu and the Fang family.

Seeing that Lu Jiayue's demeanor today was not as timid and shrunken as she was when she first arrived, she was a little surprised, and took a closer look, seeing that her appearance was still weak and delicate, but her black and white eyes were even clearer and brighter, and her eyes were more calm and watery.

So I couldn't help but feel a little pity in my heart, nodded to Lu Jiayue, beckoned her to the front, took her hand with a smile and took a closer look, looked up and said to Meng Shi: "This kid has been sick for a while, but he seems to be a different person, and his appearance and bearing are becoming more and more outstanding." ”

Old Madam Qu praised it, and Fang's naturally praised it, "The old lady has always had the most unique vision, I originally said that this child is a porcelain doll that is very painful, but now at a glance, has it become a golden doll that everyone loves?" ”

A naughty joke drew laughter from the room.

The corners of Lu Jiayue's lips curled, her smile was extremely gentle and soft, and she saluted and thanked Old Madam Qu and the Fang family for their praise.

Mrs. Qu really liked her even more.

Meng Shi saw it in his eyes and was also happy.

Although Lu Jiayue followed her to live in the long house, every drink and food came from the expenses of the Qu family's officials, three or two days are not impossible, if it is a long time, it is inevitable that people will chew some gossip behind their backs, thinking that Lu Jiayue has taken advantage of the Qu family. But if Mrs. Qu looks at her differently, who would dare to underestimate Lu Jiayue?

It is necessary to know that the attitude of Mrs. Qu is the "criterion" for the behavior of the Qu family.