Nearly in the evening, the old lady, the Qin family, and the county lord returned home from the palace, and the family had already arranged the dinner. Except for a few masters, the daughters-in-law and girls of the rest of the provinces are all accompanying them. The Cao family consciously ordered someone to send some soup to Zhuo Yiting and the three of them, without mentioning it. After dinner, the old lady asked the Qin family, the county lord, the Cao family, and the aunt to stay, and the others went back to their homes.

When I entered the palace in the next day, I learned that the situation of the concubine of the first dynasty was extremely low, and the old lady pondered in her heart that Zhuo Yiting's matter needed to be ruled early, so she left her daughter-in-law and son to discuss a few things, and she did not point out the reason, but she had already calculated.

At that moment, the old lady led the Qin family, the county lord, the Cao family, and the aunt into the warm pavilion, and the four big girls of the central government, Zhu, Mei, Lan, and Ju, were interspersed with tea and poured water to serve.

The old lady instructed, "Wait a little later, the master will come back and let me talk about it." ”

Qin said: "But it's for the concubine?" ”

Cao didn't know the situation in the palace, and said: "I need our second master to prepare a face ceremony, I told him that it is too late to disturb the old lady's rest." ”

The old lady didn't say anything, and said to Zhu'er: "Call the big girl." ”

After a while, Zhuang Hu came, and when he saw the old lady and the wives in the house, he felt very serious, and he thought that he had an errand for her to do, so he came up and waited, not daring to speak first.

The old lady said: "Hu'er, you prepare some salutes, red satin, and red lanterns, according to the festive things, you will use them in the next few days." ”

Zhuang Hu was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask.

The Qin clan and the county lord were even more puzzled. Qin asked, "Is there a happy event at home?" ”

The old lady said, "You will know then." ”

Since the Cao family suffered the loss of words last time, no matter how doubtful he had this time, he swallowed it in his stomach and couldn't help but ask. The county lord glanced at Cao Shi and couldn't help laughing.

The Qin clan was puzzled, and said to the smiling county lord, "Third wife, what are you laughing at?" What happy events did the old lady dare to tell you first? You're so happy. ”

The county lord said: "At present, it can be said that it is a happy event, first, the old man is promoted to become rich, the second is that the uncle of your house is happy to be happy early, and the third is that the concubine is safe." Otherwise, I really can't figure out where the joy comes from. I laughed because the second wife didn't ask questions today, and I felt strange. ”

Cao Shi barely squeezed out a smile, but there was another thought in his heart: Who doesn't know that you want to see my jokes, I won't say it. But then I thought: If I don't say it, you can laugh at it. It's not a taste in my heart, and I don't care much if it's wilting.

Zhuang Hu saw the two wives say this, so he asked, "Hu'er doesn't understand, what level of joy is this happy event prepared for?" ”

The old lady said: "The happy events of the inner family, just do it on the family affairs." ”

The old lady said this, which made people even more suspicious. They have a hundred questions, and they can't ask them at the moment. Could it be that which master is going to take a room? The four daughters-in-law, you look at me, I look at you, and finally their eyes fall on Cao and Aunt Yu. It is known that the Cao family's mansion and the fourth master's mansion are all childless, and the old lady also carries the second master, and in order, it is not impossible to go to the second master first and then to the fourth master, so the Qin family and the county lord take a few more glances at the aunt.

Cao Shi knew that everyone put the "happy" thing on themselves, and they felt that it was related to the second master, so they were displeased, and said: "The old lady is willing to reward him with one room and two rooms, and that is his creation." ”

The old lady took a sip and said, "Your Beifu will calculate me, where do I have spare money to take care of these for you." It has nothing to do with me whether to add a house or not, I have a Pu'er horizontally and vertically, and I have enough tortoise. ”

These words choked three people, one was the Qin family, one was the Cao family, and the other was the aunt. The eldest son of the Qin family is wandering, and the Cao family and the aunt have no children. This was not intended to embarrass them and make the county lord make enemies, otherwise they were not in a hurry to be solemn. In the end, the old lady remembered the inheritance of the incense of these families in her heart, and she didn't say anything in her mouth, and her heart was more anxious than any of them.

Zhuang Hu saw that the wives were embarrassed and speechless, and said, "The old lady knows it in her heart, and we will mix it together." ”

The old lady was tired, closed her eyes, and said, "What kind of medicine did the girl take today?" Luckily? When I came back, I was tired and didn't go over to see, and I didn't have much energy at this time. ”

Zhuang Hu said: "It is her blessing to be remembered by the old lady, and I bought some Ejiao white peony longan soup this afternoon, and ate some blood tonic pills rewarded by the palace." The complexion is much better. Just for dinner, the second wife left a wolfberry, candied dates, ginger stewed chicken and sent it away, but she finished eating. Presumably, tomorrow the old lady will look at it and it will be even more popular than today. ”

The old lady said: "It's too much to make up, the chicken soup is okay, don't let the ginger go in the future, if you have a wound and eat ginger, the raised scar can't be erased for a lifetime, but it's not ugly to die." The girl who is like a beautiful jade is really in this mouth, and it is distressing to be ruined. ”

There is a replic of Cao's meaning. When Cao Shi heard this, his heart was miserable, he sat and lay down without speaking, and all the guns and arrows were shot.

Cao got up and said lightly: "My daughter-in-law remembers." ”

Zhuang Hu looked embarrassed, for fear of offending the Cao family.

Immediately afterwards, the old lady instructed the arrangement of the wedding ceremony, how many lanterns, how to hang them, how to hang them with red knots and silks, how to be thoughtful in the auditorium, etc., Zhuang Hu understood, and the wives of other houses also helped Zhang Luo. After a few more small talks, they all dispersed. A little later, Zhuang Lu, Zhuang Qin, and Zhuang Yao rushed over.

Because Zhuang Xi came late, the old lady didn't speak, so she asked Zhuang Lu to serve her to light a hookah, and waited while smoking.

After a while, Zhuang Xi hurried from outside, and as soon as he entered the house, he said: "It's not too late, someone from the palace has come to spread the word, saying that he will enter the palace tomorrow." ”

The old lady spat out a puff of smoke, squinted her eyes, and stretched: "Don't take everything on you, there are other princes, county kings, and adults in Beijing, filial piety can't let you all show it alone, and offend people in the province." ”

Zhuang Xi said humbly: "Yes." ”

Slowly, the old lady said: "Today I entered the palace, and the time to see the concubine is running out, most of them have been through the Dragon Boat Festival, and they don't refer to before and after." ”

Zhuang Lu said: "In this case, this year's Dragon Boat Festival, our house can not be ostentatious, in previous years, those who sang operas, please feast in the garden, and stop this year." ”

The old lady said, "Who said it wasn't." It's not in the way, I'm worried about your big sister's girl. That's what I'm talking to you about. ”

Zhuang Xi said: "Obey my mother's arrangement." ”

The old lady said: "The concubine is really leaving, and I am afraid that the girl's ceremony will not be able to be done for a while, and she must keep filial piety." Anyway, her father and mother have just gone, and they shouldn't do it according to happy events, otherwise, something big will happen, right? I thought, take advantage of these few days to be free, and hurry up to do the business of passing through the door. After saying that, he wiped away his tears for a while.

Zhuang Qin sighed and said silently: "Then don't hesitate, if the concubine is killed, she really can't do it." ”

Zhuang Lu stood up and said, "Then I will arrange to go tomorrow and find someone to watch the auspicious day." ”

The old lady waved her hand, motioned for Zhuang Lu to sit down, and said, "I told Hu'er and asked her to prepare." Just look at the auspicious day and hour, and you will send someone who can hold back to do it. ”

After the old lady's meaning was conveyed, the four sons had no objections, and they prepared step by step, and the old lady felt like a stone in her heart. Early the next morning, when the daughters-in-law and girls greeted each other, she came to Jinghua Xie alone to find Zhuo Yiting.

The old lady thought about it, and she also wanted to inform Zhuo Yiting of a word, after all, the etiquette is a rigorous matter, and there must be no mistakes.

When I arrived at Jinghuaxie, I saw Huiyuan and Sanxi boiling medicine in the yard, and I was angry, and asked Mei'er, the girl next to me, "Who serves the girl in the house?" ”

Mei'er is in charge of the old lady's meal, and as soon as this word falls, I am afraid that the old lady will blame her. Mei'er knelt down and said: "It was the second wife who prepared it, but the third wife said that it was okay to prepare it from Xifu, and the second wife didn't send it." Third Mrs. She ......"

The old lady stomped her hand fiercely and said, "Isn't there any case silver among the three ladies of the mansion?" If he loses himself to doing business, he will take money from others, and he will not understand the matter of loyalty. This was said to the Cao family, but it was unexpectedly spread to the Cao family in the future, and the Cao family hated Zhuo Yiting and others.

As he spoke, Sanxi and Huiyuan on the side stood up from the ground, and when they saw the old lady blaming people, they knew that there was a misunderstanding. Sanxi was blessed, and said: "Reply to the old lady, our girl feels that she is annoyed by the wives, and she can't get over it." So let's do it ourselves. ”

Saying this, the old lady was relieved of her anger, and changed her face and walked into the wing room with a smile. When I entered the wing, I saw Zhuo Yiting crooked on the bed, and his spirit improved much better than before. However, Zhuo Yiting saw the old lady and pretended to cough and correct.

The old lady smelled her cough, stepped forward quickly, sat down on the edge of the bed, took her hand, and said kindly: "You have been taking the medicine given by the imperial doctor for the past two days?" ”

Zhuo Yiting was about to return, Sanxi brought a bowl of medicine from outside, took the old lady's words and replied: "Follow the prescription, and the external ointment is also on time." The wound healed a lot. ”

The old lady said, "That's excellent." But why do you still cough? He touched the golden velvet quilt with his hand, frowned, and said, "The quilt is thin, so it's time for the second wife to prepare a new one." These two wives are big and small-hearted, and they are not thoughtful. ”

When I was about to count the second wife Cao, suddenly a little girl ran in in a panic and said, "Old lady, it's not good." ”

The old lady was uncomfortable, and the girl didn't pick the time, so she was annoyed: "What's wrong? Don't you see me talking to the girls? ”

The girl replied timidly: "The Dongfu side said that the aunt and grandmother were going to hang themselves, and they couldn't stop it." ”

The old lady said: "Find them to go to the eldest lady of Dongfu, and manage it by yourself as a daughter-in-law." ”

The girl said: "The eldest lady and the third lady went to the Dingwang Mansion and did not come back. ”

The old lady had no choice but to say, "Go, call the second wife and the eldest girl." ”

Zhuo Yiting heard that something was happening in the house, and became more and more cautious and crooked, not daring to speak. Lowered his eyes and waited for the old lady to speak. The old lady didn't say anything, and waited quietly for Cao and Zhuang Hu and others to come. After a while, Cao and Zhuang Hu led Zhuang Qi, Zhuang Ying, Zhuang Yu, and Zhuang Yu to arrive, it turned out that they were in one place, and they were swinging in the big garden behind, but they were intercepted by a rumor halfway.

As soon as Cao arrived, he said, "I just heard about the little daughter-in-law, but the old lady wants me to take a look?" ”

The old lady said, "Second wife, you take the girl to take a look, if you can't stop her, pull her here." ”

Verbal explanation, Cao led Zhuang Hu, Zhuang Qi, Zhuang Ying, Zhuang Yu, and Zhuang Yu out.

When the old lady saw Cao and the others leaving, she said to Zhu'er, "You can also go out and shut them up." ”

Zhu'er understood that the old lady was going to talk about private matters, so she quickly took the other girls out. There are old ladies, Zhuo Yiting, Sanxi, and Huiyuan in the room.