Chapter 157: The Invitation (I)
Aunt Wen was speechless. Aunt Qin had no choice but to step forward and smile and say, "Let's see if there is anything we need help with here!" ”
Eleven Niang saw it in her heart and knew that it was Aunt Wen who wanted to meet her daughter...... can be distinguished from respect and inferiority, I encourage Sister Zhen and Aunt Wen to get along like mother and daughter, and when people look at it, they will only laugh at Sister Zhen for having no rules. There is nothing she can do about it. But mother and daughter are nature, if Aunt Wen just misses and wants to come to see Sister Zhen'er, she is still very welcome.
"Since the two aunts are here, let's help see what is still missing in this house, right?" Eleven Niang said with a smile, but her eyes were on Sister Zhen. Seeing her looking at Aunt Wen, her expression was a little dazed.
After being separated for so many years, they suddenly met, and I don't know how to get along with Aunt Wen!
Eleven Niang smiled and led the two to visit the house, Sister Zhen didn't dare to slack off, and followed behind Eleven Niang.
Aunt Wen seemed a little absent-minded, and Aunt Qin praised a few words from time to time. Sister Zhen lowered her head and glanced at Aunt Wen from time to time.
After walking around, everyone sat down again, and Eleven Niang asked people to bring a brocade to the two aunts to sit on: "...... Time is too tight, so I live like this for the time being. "I said all the yards that will be rebuilt next spring and the yards that will be rebuilt next spring and when the fifth lady moves out of the back garden to the back garden to choose a separate yard for Sister Zhen'er, so that Aunt Wen can rest assured.
"Madame is really thoughtful." Aunt Wen looked at Eleven Niang. A strange expression flashed under his eyes.
Eleven Niang smiled: "This is my business, I can't say that I am not thoughtful." It's just that the eldest lady lives with us in the future, and everyone has nothing to do to move around a lot. A family is harmonious and affectionate, and this is like a home. ”
Aunt Wen and Aunt Qin couldn't help but nod.
Seeing that it was not early, Eleven Niang left two aunts for dinner: "Aunt Qiao is not in good health, so I won't call her." There are no outsiders today, let's sit down and eat together! ”
She didn't want to set rules for Aunt Wen in front of Sister Zhen - she was always Sister Zhen'er's biological mother, and she had to give Sister Zhen some decency.
Sister Zhen looked at Eleven Niang, the corners of her eyes were slightly wet.
Aunt Wen was also a little surprised.
Since Eleven Niang got married, she has been very cold to several aunts, except for morning and dusk, the rest of the time is gone, even if there is something, it is also for the maids to pass the word, let alone stay for dinner.
This is the first time.
For a moment, she had mixed feelings.
I didn't expect that Eleven Niang would give her such dignity, and what I didn't expect was that she didn't have to appear in front of her daughter with a humble knee......
Aunt Wen bent her knees and saluted Eleven Niang: "Thank you, madam." ”
Eleven Niang asked people to open three tables.
I have a table with Sister Zhen and Brother Zhen.
Mother Du and Mother Tao waited for a table.
Two aunts at a table.
It's not lively, but it's joyful.
After eating, Mother Du and Mother Tao took Brother Zhen to rest in Sister Zhen'er's house, and Sister Zhen followed Sister Eleven to Eleven Niang's house to take a nap, and the two aunts went back to their respective rooms.
Eleven Niang and Zhen Sister sat together by the mirror platform, Amber served Eleven Niang to remove the ring hairpin, Xiaoli served Zhen Sister to remove the hairpin, and Zhen Sister was a little embarrassed to get on Eleven Niang's bed. Eleven Niang smiled at her: "I'm almost asleep." We'll get up and discuss what we're going to eat for the night! ”
Sister Zhen nodded, smiled and closed her eyes. After Eleven Niang's breathing became even, she opened her eyes and stared at the top of the tent quietly, thinking about Aunt Wen.
The delicate figure, the skin is very white, the eyes are smiling, and she wears long red gold earrings, inlaid with opal, swinging in her ears like a swing, very beautiful.
But why does everyone mention her, they are very disdainful. It is said that she can do anything for money......
She felt a little irritated in her heart, thinking that there was still her stepmother lying beside her, and carefully turned over.
Before this, she had also seen Aunt Wen once in private.
It was when my grandmother died...... There was some chaos at home, so she pretended to be lost and ran to the small courtyard to the east. As a result, Aunt Wen was not in the yard, she didn't dare to wait for a long time, and walked out of the yard with her head down. When she was at the door, she heard someone shouting "Aunt Wen", she looked up and saw only a white figure.
I don't know if Aunt Wen went to see herself secretly...... Or, she has money to earn. It doesn't matter if she sees herself or not - once she fell asleep, she dimly heard her nurse Mother Hu talking to Wei Zi, and said, "Sister is really pitiful, Aunt Qin of Brother is afraid of affecting her son, so she doesn't dare to take a wrong step, Aunt Wen is good, as long as there is silver, her daughter can also sell it...... What is the Wang family, not to mention that now the queen mother of the Yongping Marquis Mansion has a queen, even if there is no such false name, it is impossible to marry the eldest lady to a businessman. I don't know how much benefit she received from the Wang family! ”
At that time, she closed her eyes tightly, afraid that Hu's mother would know that she was awake. I don't know why, my eyes are closed so tightly, and tears still flow out.
Thinking of this, my eyes began to sting again.
A pair of gentle hands suddenly put on her shoulders: "Sister Zhen, I was also born to my aunt." The voice that spoke to her was gentle and calm, calm and unhurried, "We can never choose our background, what we can choose is our own future." ”
Sister Zhen turned around, and with tears in her eyes, she saw a pair of eyes as warm as the warm sun of March.
"Don't cry!" Eleven Niang took a handkerchief to wipe her tears, "The tears of my daughter's family are pearls, and if they flow too much, they will become fish eyes." ”
Sister Zhen burst into tears and laughed.
Eleven Niang touched her hair: "Sister Zhen, you are only eleven years old this year, and you have a lot of good times." The past is only a tiny, tiny part of your life. You will meet better people and better things in the future. There will be a better future. ”
Sister Zhen nodded.
She thought of her worries and fears when she heard that her father was going to marry her mother's sister-in-law...... In the end, things didn't turn out the way I thought they would. Does this mean that you will meet better people in the future?
Sister Zhen wanted to speak and stopped.
Eleven Niang said softly: "Don't you know how to get along with Aunt Wen?" ”
Sister Zhen didn't make a sound.
"She's the aunt of the house. You are the lady of the house. Everyone has met, just be polite. Eleven Niang said, "If she has something, as long as it's not harmful, you can help." It's all the fate of mother and daughter. ”
She couldn't tell Sister Zhen to get close to Aunt Wen.
Mrs. Tai said very clearly, Sister Zhen is the eldest lady of the Yongping Marquis Mansion. In the future, she will marry into a family that is right with the Marquis of Yongping, and her behavior must conform to the norms of this society. Otherwise, she will feel very painful and will be ostracized by this society.
Sister Zhen laughed.
"Squint for a moment." Eleven Niang smiled, "It's terrible that Mother Du will see it, if she thinks that I will beat you secretly and go to my grandmother to tell me, I will not be able to eat and walk around!" She quipped.
Sister Zhen pursed her lips and smiled, and asked Eleven Niang softly: "Mother, are you also embarrassed?" ”
Eleven Niang was slightly stunned.
Sister Zhen said in a low voice: "There is Brother Yu, there is me, Brother Zhen, and aunts, are you also very embarrassed?" ”
Someone knows she's embarrassed......
Eleven Niang suddenly burst into tears.
She smiled and shook her head: "No, Sister Zhen is my good helper, and Brother Zhen is also very well-behaved. It's smart and I like it too. My aunts and ladies have come in before me, serving your father, and giving birth to you, without merit or toil. I think it's good. ”
Sister Zhen looked at the crystal water in the corners of her eyes, nodded slightly, leaned her head on Eleven Niang's shoulder, and did not make a sound.
The room was quiet, only the sound of the chiming bell ticking, and the surroundings seemed more quiet.
"Buddha jumps over the wall, Kung Pao Hare. Coriander fried pigeon, mountain delicacies spiny dragon sprouts, jade shoots bracken, osmanthus fish sticks, freshly ground cabbage hearts, ......" Sister Zhen looked up at Eleven Niang, her face full of confusion, "This ...... So much ......"
"Today is your housewarming!" Eleven Niang smiled, "When you are filial piety next summer, we will officially go to the back garden to find a good place to be your yard, and we will do it again." You can also invite Sister Hui of the Lin family. ”
Sister Zhen was a little embarrassed: "It's just too expensive!" ”
"It doesn't matter once in a while." Eleven Niang smiled and handed the list to Amber, "Just report to the kitchen according to this." ”
Amber smiled and stepped back.
Eleven Niang called Binju again: "You go to the greenhouse in the back garden, move a few pots of flowers that are blooming well, and decorate them." ”
Hamaju smiled and went to the conservatory in the back garden.
Eleven Niang asked Luyun to call Nanyong's daughter-in-law: "Comb our beautiful hair." ”
Green Cloud responded with a grin.
Brother Zhen ran to her: "Mother, mother, and me!" What do I do? ”
Eleven Niang smiled: "When the flowers for the warming house come, you can help arrange the flowers." ”
Brother Zhen listened and nodded repeatedly.
Mother Tao said nervously on the side: "This can't be helped, this can't be helped!" ”
Shi Niang smiled: "So many of you are watching from the sidelines, looking at the small one, let him help with it." I didn't really want him to do coolies. What are you worried about? ”
When Sister Zhen heard this, she said aside: "Shall I help him move?" ”
Eleven Niang stopped her: "We have to dress beautifully." Brother Chen, I'll leave it to you to move the flowers. ”
Brother Zhen didn't follow it, and pulled Sister Zhen'er's sleeve: "I don't move flowers, I want to be like my sister, dressed beautifully." ”
"That's good." Eleven Niang smiled, "Let's comb our hair, you watch from the side." ”
Brother Zhen responded "okay" repeatedly, and Tao's mother breathed a sigh of relief.
When Nanyong's daughter-in-law came, Eleven Niang and Sister Zhen went to the inner room hand in hand, and Brother Zhen followed behind him like a little tail.
Today's protagonist is Sister Zhen'er, of course Eleven Niang can't take the lead. She pressed Sister Zhen to sit next to the mirror platform, and asked Nanyong's daughter-in-law to comb her with a quilt, wear beaded flowers, and Xiaoli served and changed into a moon-white embroidered bamboo carved silk gown, slim and jade like a white lotus.
"My sister is so beautiful!" Brother Zhen said with a smile on the side.
Eleven Niang looked satisfied, and took her hand and went to the east wing.
There are red lanterns hanging under the eaves, flowers from the three friends of the year are placed on the coffee table in the house, and a handful of red wood hibiscus is offered on the long table in the middle hall, which decorates the room with joy.
"It's like the New Year." Mother Du looked at the flowers with a smile.
"Thank you, Mother!" Sister Zhen'er's eyes were shining.
Eleven Niang smiled slightly.
In his heart, he was worried about Xu Lingyi, who was far away in the West Mountain.
It's been three days now. Not only did he have no news, but there was also no news about the condition of the Fifth Prince...... Being able to block the news so thoroughly is itself unusual.
Where will the Xu family go, and what will await them...... Eleven Niang faintly felt scared. So I especially want to get closer to the feelings of several children through Sister Zhen'er's move.
At a critical time, the unity of the family can resist the wind and cold.