The eldest lady is really in better spirits than when she saw it last time, her hair is neatly combed, her clothes are elegant and generous, and Mother Xu is serving diligently on the side.

When she heard that she was going to see Shi Niang, she pouted, but her expression could not be restored as quickly as before, so it looked a little weird.

"She didn't have a good life all day long, and that's a lesson."

Eleven Niang listened very harshly, and sat there with a smile and didn't make a sound.

The eldest lady asked about the people in her house: "...... Three concubines, Aunt Qin is old, and most of the Hou Ye came to her to respond to the scene. Every time Aunt Wen saw Hou Ye, she would talk a few words about the Wen family's business. What you have to guard against is Aunt Qiao. Do you know when she was a child? ”

"Didn't ask." Eleven Niang smiled faintly.

She is arranged according to the degree of respect, not according to who is easy to conceive. Xu Lingyi is not a fool. Even Nam Yong's daughter-in-law knows, doesn't he know? Even if he didn't know, wouldn't Mrs. Tai know? Don't the Third Lady know? She didn't want to become a laughing stock up and down the Xu Mansion.

The eldest lady's brows furrowed.

"Didn't Mother Tao teach you?" Despite her illness, her gaze was still very stern, "The difference between the descendants is fundamental. What if Qiao Lianfang gave birth to a son? ”

Eleven Niang smiled slightly: "Now that Hou Ye has both children and daughters, having a few more children is also the icing on the cake, and the mother doesn't have to worry about it." ”

The eldest lady glared at Eleven Niang: "You idiot......"

Just when a little maid came in and said, "The big * milk is here", the big lady snorted coldly and stopped the topic.

The big * milk has changed into a royal blue squirrel skin leather jacket, with a light powder on her face, and long eyebrows and apricot eyes, which is more charming than usual. After asking the eldest lady if she had anything to say, she quit the eldest lady with Eleven Niang, and went out to take a car to the mansion of the Maoguo Mansion in Shishi Hutong.

When the car stopped in front of the weeping flower gate, a mother immediately greeted her: "Uncle and grandmother are here, and my aunt and wife are here!" ”

The eldest * grandmother casually sent the reward money, and the mother led it into the inner courtyard.

The pines and cypresses on both sides reflect the snow, and there is a fresh air blowing in the face.

Entering the house, there was a passion flower burning in the middle of the large basin, a ticking bell was placed on the incense table in the middle hall, and a maid with low eyebrows and drooping eyes stood next to the curtain, which did not lose the grandeur of the minister's house.

A maid came out of the inner room surrounded by a gray-haired woman: "It's the eldest aunt and the eleventh aunt!" ”

Seeing that the woman was wearing a tourmaline stone the size of a pigeon's egg on her forehead, a rutile ring the size of lotus seed rice on her hand, and a stone blue carved silk sleeve jacket on her body, she was already secretly guessing the identity of this woman.

There was already a man on the side: "This is the old lady of our house." ”

I didn't expect Wang Lang's mother to be in Shi Niang's house.

The two of them hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but take a closer look.

The appearance is very delicate, and Mrs. Jiang is seven or eight similar to her, but the corners of her eyes and eyebrows are full of gloomy, like a person who has been ill for many years, and she looks very haggard.

Mrs. Wang carried the big * milk in one hand and the eleventh mother in the other: "Hurry up!" As she spoke, tears had fallen, "Shi Niang has not eaten or drunk for two or three days, and there is really no way, so I sent someone to bring a letter over." Help me persuade her! ”

Big * milk and eleven niang were shocked.

I didn't expect it to happen two or three days ago.

The two nodded indiscriminately and hurried into the inner room.

The big red tent was half-hidden, Shi Niang's face was pale, her eyes were closed on the emerald green pillow, and there was no longer the brightness of summer flowers between her eyebrows, and some were just pale yellow like autumn leaves.

"Shi Niang." The eyes of the big * were immediately wet, she walked quickly to the bed and sat down, and called her softly, "Shi Niang, I am my sister-in-law." I'm coming to see you with Eleven Niang. ”

Mrs. Wang and a group of people surrounded the big * milk and Eleven Niang: "Ten Niang, your mother's family has come to see you." ”

Shi Niang's long eyelashes trembled lightly a few times, and her eyes slowly opened.

"Shi Niang." Big * milk called her a little excitedly.

Her gaze stayed on the big * face for a moment, and then stopped on Eleven Niang's face.

"Tenth sister." Eleven Niang called her softly.

Shi Niang looked at her stunned, her eyes as empty as ashes.

Eleven Niang looked at her and felt that something was wrong, and shouted "Ten Sister" again with some uneasiness.

Shi Niang still looked at Shi Niang in a daze, as if she didn't know who the person in front of her was.

Everyone looked at Shi Niang calmly and with bated breath, and the atmosphere was a little tense.

After a while, Shi Niang slowly closed her eyes, and then turned her face sideways.

It turned out to be a refusal to see Eleven Niang.

Everyone was stunned, and their eyes fell on Eleven Niang.

For a moment, the room was as quiet as water.

Big * milk hurriedly said: "Don't gather around here, everyone is bored." As he spoke, he swept his eyes through the crowd, saw the silver bottle, and instructed her, "You take Aunt Eleven to the outer room to sit down." ”

The silver bottle came over in a panic to salute Shi Niang, and Mrs. Wang also saw some clues, and personally accompanied Shi Niang to the hall outside.

Amber immediately smiled and said, "Madam, it's not too early, it's time for the Hou Ye to go down, let's go back first!" Lest you go back late, Master Hou is worried. ”

Mrs. Wang listened and hurriedly said: "Shi Niang and Aunt Eleven are sisters, and she is a child, so Aunt Eleven knows it." Don't be surprised. She gave a gift to her daughter-in-law, and her smile was quite embarrassing.

Eleven Niang smiled: "Don't worry, old lady. We grew up together, and I still know a little bit of her temper. He said to Amber again: "Since I came with my sister-in-law, I'll wait for my sister-in-law!" ”

The silver bottle was busy on the side and said, "Yes, yes, since Aunt Eleven is here, let's drink some tea and leave." As he spoke, he served tea diligently, as if he was afraid of offending her.

Mrs. Wang asked Mrs. Wang: "...... I've seen it during the Chinese New Year, and I'm still so radiant! ”

"Thank you, old lady, for your concern." Eleven Niang greeted her, but she looked into the inner room from time to time, as if she was worried about what would happen.

Eleven Niang remained silent.

After sitting for two teas, the big * milk came out of the inner room with red eyes.

Mrs. Wang immediately greeted her: "Uncle and grandmother have dinner at home before leaving!" ”

The big * grandmother glanced at the self-contained Eleven Niang, shook her head and said, "It's not too early, I'll come to see her tomorrow." ”

Mrs. Wang didn't stay long, and personally sent the two out of the door.

The big * milk looked at the eleventh mother and commanded loudly: "Go back to the bowstring alley." ”

When they came out of the Wang family, it was already dusk, and Eleven Niang was in the carriage of the Xu family, and under normal circumstances, they went home after saying a few words to the eldest grandmother. She deliberately commanded in such a loud voice, and Shi Niang thought of the uneasiness of Mrs. Wang just now, and Shi Niang immediately whispered to Amber: "We follow the carriage of the big * milk." Then he was helped into the carriage by the mother-in-law who followed.

Amber quietly ordered the car, and the Xu family's carriage followed the Luo family's carriage out of Shishi Hutong.

"Madame's temper is too good." Amber closed the car door, and there was a bit of dissatisfaction in her tone, "Tenth aunt, what's wrong?" I can't sprinkle you if I'm angry! Where does this leave your face? ”

Eleven Niang smiled faintly: "What did I do wrong?" ”

Amber was stunned and said, "No! ”

"That's not the end of it." Eleven Niang smiled, "Since I haven't done anything wrong, what is there to be disturbed and resentful." As he spoke, there was shallow pity in his eyes, "You don't know, Tenth Sister She...... Whether it's love or hate, you have to have some reason to support your life......"

Shi Niang's resentful gaze, aggressive look, and Lu Yunlou's unwillingness to flip her table...... All kinds of pictures are spinning in Shi Niang's mind like a marquee.

The carriage came to a stop at the intersection of West Main Street.

Eleven Niang was wondering, and the mother-in-law who was with the car knocked on the car door: "Madam, my uncle and grandmother are here." ”

She hurriedly opened the car door, and the big * milk braved the cold wind and got in with her skirt.

"I don't think Shi Niang looks right." She was surrounded by coldness, "Ask her and don't say anything!" If you are in a hurry, you should only say the word 'good'. ”

Eleven Niang heard the big * milk say this, and told the big * milk about the anxiety of Mrs. Wang when she was with her.

The big * grandmother nodded and said, "You have a mother-in-law and a concubine, so it's inconvenient to get in and out." I'll just go see her myself tomorrow. If there's something, I'll send someone to tell you. He added, "It's very close to you from here back to Lotus Lane, so we'll break up here." So as not to worry about going back late, Hou Ye. ”

Eleven Niang was very grateful for her thoughtfulness, said some words of "be careful on the road", and broke up with the big * milk at the intersection of West Street.

Back at home, Xu Lingyi had already gotten off the office, changed her clothes and read on the big kang near the window, saw her come in, looked up, said lightly, "I'm back", and lowered my head to read.

Eleven Niang responded, and Amber served to change her clothes, cleaned her face, combed her hair again, and then sat down on the side of the kang and said, "The tenth sister had a miscarriage, and my sister-in-law and I went to see her." ”

Xu Lingyi nodded and said, "Zichun, I will go there in person when the time comes." As for Shandong, just send Steward Zhao! This year's snow came early and in a hurry, but I am afraid that the road will not be easy. You'll have to start early. ”

Eleven Niang didn't expect that he would go to Qian Ming in person, and the benefits to Qian Ming are self-evident. She smiled: "The fifth brother-in-law will definitely be very happy to find out." He just likes his relatives to be lively. ”

Xu Lingyi smiled.

Relatives want to take advantage of his momentum, as long as they don't do something illegal and undisciplined, he usually won't refuse.

He put down the book: "It's not too early, let's go to my mother's side!" ”

Eleven Niang immediately responded "yes", asked Xia Yi to take Xu Lingyi's cloak over, tiptoed, and put it on Xu Lingyi in person, and was about to put on her cloak when a little maid came in and said, "Master Hou, madam, Mrs. Qiao asks to see!" ”

Mrs. Joe? Qiao Lianfang's mother?

Eleven Niang was quite surprised, I don't know what she came to see Xu Lingyi for? Seeing that Xu Lingyi's face was calm, and he didn't mean to refuse, he smiled and ordered the maid: "Please ask Mrs. Qiao to come in!" Then go and untie Xu Lingyi's cloak.

Xu Lingyi stretched out her hand to block her movements, and stood there waiting for Mrs. Qiao, looking like she was about to go out and had something to say.

Eleven Niang took a few steps back and stood behind Xu Lingyi.