The mother and son of the long house entered the main courtyard and sat down, Wen Yi ordered the girls to look at the tea, quietly glanced at them, and gently walked behind the grandmother to stand still, to see what the two elders wanted.

However, Mrs. Yu and Mr. Gu have been gossiping all the time, either talking about the trivial things that happened at home recently, or recalling the jokes and allusions of the concubines in the past when they were young, which actually made Mrs. Lu quite happy.

Old Madam Yu seemed to be particularly interested in reminiscing about the old days, pulling Mrs. Lu to talk and laugh, and even pointed to her eldest son, talking about interesting things when he was a child, such as climbing trees and going down to the river, burning books and burning cranes, etc., which made Wen Yi stunned, never expected that this serious uncle would also have such a naughty time.

The two old ladies laughed there, and Master Gu had an embarrassed look on his face, and his ears were red. The old ladies were happy, the time passed quickly, and soon it was lunch time, Wen Yi saw that they were still talking, so she had to retire temporarily and go to the kitchen to arrange food, but quietly asked someone to deliver a message to Shi Nan, asking her to pay attention to the words and deeds of the long room, and if there was anything wrong, she would inform herself at any time.

But Shi Nan never came to report that there was anything wrong, half an hour later, Wen Yi watched the family put the prepared meals in the inner and outer courtyards for two tables, so he invited the two old men and the eldest uncle to come to eat, the three elders were smiling on their faces, and the eldest master Gu even said a few good words to Shu Bo who came to accompany him, praising him for being loyal and capable, and being the master's right-hand man.

Lunch is just a home-cooked meal, but the chicken, duck, and fish are all Kyoto-style, and they are quite hearty.

Mrs. Yu particularly liked one of the stewed ducks in oil, and asked how to make it, Wen Yi had to tell her, and she smiled and said: "It's strange, according to what you said, I used to make this dish at home, why can't I make this taste?" Nine girls, since the uncle and grandmother came to Beijing, they have not been accustomed to eating food in the capital, it is rare to meet the one you like, will you go to the house another day to teach them to do well? You don't need to do it, just tell them how to do it. ”

Wen Yi was very curious, she had lived in Shilang Mansion for a few months, and knew that more than half of the cooks used there were born from the family brought from Pingyang, and the dishes she cooked were naturally based on Pingyang flavor. And this stewed duck is just the most common home-cooked dish in the capital, every family will make it, she eats it clearly and feels that her own taste is not unusual, how can it be remote and please the old lady?

Although she felt puzzled, but the elder spoke, and it was such a trivial matter, she naturally did not want to refuse, so she vaguely agreed, and quietly glanced at her grandmother.

Old Madam Lu had a warm smile on her face, and she didn't show any different colors.

Mrs. Yu was full of joy when she got Wen Yi's promise, and then praised her, such as "the house is cleaned up neatly and neatly", "the meals are well prepared", "the subordinates are well trained", or "there is more and more money for being a grandmother", she actually praised Wen Yi in the sky and not in the ground, Wen Yi herself was embarrassed to hear it, and humbly said "I dare not be".

In the end, it was Mrs. Lu who spoke: "Sister-in-law, don't praise him, children can't praise him, if she praises her, she will forget her form, but it is not beautiful." ”

Only then did the old lady restrain herself. After having a lunch, Wen Yi asked his subordinates to take down the food, take the fragrant tea, and sent someone to ask the eldest uncle about the fragrance, but he thought in his heart, it was almost time for the two old people to take a lunch break, could it be that the old lady was still planning to take a nap here and then go back? I can't help but feel a little discouraged.

However, Master Gu was obviously very busy, and he didn't plan to stay at his niece's and son-in-law's house for too long. Old Madam Yu was still hesitating, and when she caught a glimpse of Old Madam Lu, she was tired, supporting her head with her hands, drowsy, and it was not good to stay any longer, so she got up and said goodbye.

The mother and son came for a long time, but they just had a meal, chatted for a few hours, and left.

Wen Yi really couldn't understand what their intentions were, so she sent someone out of the house and got into the car, turned back, and planned to wait for her grandmother to go to bed for a nap, but found that Mrs. Lu was sitting on the Luohan bed, looking energetic.

Wen Yi hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Isn't grandmother sleepy?" Old Madam Lu shook her head, thought about it again and again, and snorted coldly: "I don't know what demon moths are going to come out of the long room, I don't believe they are just for chatting and eating!" ”

Wen Yi sat down slowly opposite her: "My granddaughter remembered that she heard the news two days ago, saying that her uncle and grandmother had a cold and was a little bad. If she is really fine, why does her old man have to walk around our house with her sick body? But I didn't say anything, which is really incomprehensible. ”

Old Madam Lu smiled slightly: "What's not to understand about this?" When I was in Guzhuang, the two houses were so close to each other, and we were the only ones who went to his house, when did we see her come to our house? Now in the capital, the two families are even farther apart. She is so condescending, she must have something to ask for. We just don't know, she is coming, or she asks you to go, you accompany her to talk about family life, as for other things, you don't respond, save his family to calculate. ”

Wen Yi said with a smile: "Grandmother is too worried, and my granddaughter still understands this truth." Besides, now that the husband is not at home, and the granddaughter lives a small life behind closed doors, can she know what is going on outside? ”

The ancestors and grandchildren of the six houses discussed the plan, but they didn't know that the mother and son in the long house also talked about today's visit in the carriage. When Master Gu saw that his mother had left the sheep liver alley, he leaned on the pillow with a tired face and closed his eyes, feeling very guilty: "It's all because the son is not filial, and the mother is so tired that she has to worry about her son when she is sick." ”

Old Madam Yu slowly opened her eyes and said weakly: "I haven't stammered anyone for decades, and I'm not even familiar with what I said, your sixth aunt has always been shrewd, and I don't know if I can see it." You can't offend the sixth room in the future, otherwise today's events will come out, and your mother and I will lose their decades-old faces. ”

Master Gu hurriedly said: "Mother rest assured, my son knows what to do." The son has always been very polite to the sixth room, and the daughter-in-law is friendly with their grandchildren, and if she wants to come to his house, she will also receive the love of her grandmother, and she will not be so ignorant. ”

Old Madam Yu sighed and asked again, "That news...... Is it really reliable? Is that really it?! ”

Master Gu's expression was dazed, and he lowered his voice: "The news is absolutely reliable!" The saint may not have the heart to deal with Brother-in-law Liu, in the end, it is decades of monarch and courtiership, just to ensure that at least in the past few years, Brother-in-law Liu will not be used again. ”

Master Gu's expression was dazed, and he lowered his voice: "The news is absolutely reliable!" The saint may not have the heart to deal with Brother-in-law Liu, in the end, it is decades of monarchy and courtiership, just to ensure that in case, at least in the past few years, Brother-in-law Liu will not be used again, and now he is just making him a scholar, which means that he is decent, if there is any change in Brother-in-law Liu, it will be a disaster immediately! Therefore, Brother-in-law Liu understands now that he has not done anything unfaithful and unfilial, and he has never sent a letter of greetings to the Dongping Wang's family, and he has completely dissociated himself from the palace, so he is still sitting firmly in the position of a scholar. ”

Mrs. Yu couldn't help but recite a word of Buddha: "That's good, as long as the family is safe, that Shangshu won't do it if he doesn't do it, and there is nothing to be ashamed of being a scholar." ”

Master Gu was not so optimistic: "My son originally thought the same way, thinking that as long as Brother-in-law Liu survived the past few years, when the Queen Mother went, the Dongping Mansion disposed of by the Holy Lord would naturally be fine." Recently, however, several officials close to him have been convicted, some of them on minor charges, but they have been dismissed from their posts, and those who have been charged with serious crimes have been directly sent to prison. The mother only waited, and when this kind of thing happened, the convicted officer would probably climb indiscriminately and pull others into the water in order to reduce the punishment. Those people are familiar with Liu's brother-in-law, and they don't know if they will pull their brother-in-law into it. ”

Old Madam Yu was a little anxious: "Can't you think of a way to bring your brother-in-law out?" Even if it's not for him, think about your sister, niece, and nephew! ”

Master Gu sighed and said: "I haven't heard anything important from those officials right now, and my son has no acquaintances in the Third Division, so now I can only inquire slowly, thinking that Brother-in-law Liu should be more anxious than me." He was originally a close minister of the Holy Lord, and his connections were wider than ours, so he should not be afraid. Just ......" he frowned.

Old Madam Yu asked urgently: "Just what?" If you have something to say, say it quickly, don't hide it from me! "It's just...... I don't know if the saint is annoyed with Liu's brother-in-law, he just promoted two officials a few days ago, both of which were not on good terms with Liu's brother-in-law, and one of them took over the position of Liu's brother-in-law's secretary of the Ministry of Rites. ”

Old Madam Yu closed her eyes, and her face turned gray: "I didn't expect things to come to this point...... The Holy One is clearly trying to force your brother-in-law to death! ”

Master Gu said in a low voice: "This is not necessarily, if Brother-in-law Liu knows the opportunity, finds an excuse to resign, hides for a few years, and survives this period of time." It's just that he is in a bad situation now, and his son has the heart to persuade him, and he is also worried that he will attract suspicion......

Old Madam Yu stared at him: "That's your brother-in-law!" The son and daughter-in-law are still your nephews and nieces! At the beginning, the Liu family came to propose marriage, and it was you who promised to marry the five girls, and now you are the one who dare not ask in trouble! How many days have the five girls been married? Could it be that you don't care about the love of flesh and blood? ”

Master Gu was speechless for a while. He wants to take care of his flesh and blood, but he can't just pay his own family in order to save his sister and brother-in-law's family, right? He had to whisper: "Mother, don't worry first, my son inquired about this case, and the saint handed it over to the prince for decision, and the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites is also the prince's person." It was because of this that the son begged his mother to make more friends with the six rooms, and borrowed the connections of the nine nieces to show goodwill to the prince's family. ”

Old Madam Yu snorted: "You told me earlier that the Nine Girls are kind to the crown princess and have a personal relationship with the Dongyang Hou Mansion, but I am just half-convinced." It's the old case back then, which can't be seen in the end, outsiders don't know, and I haven't seen the crown princess and the Dongyang Marquis Mansion look at the nine girls differently in the past half a year......"

Master Gu interrupted her: "The good brother in the second room, obviously only won the top three, but he got a good shortage, people say that he has good luck, but his son has already inquired, this matter is actually the prince privately handed over to the officials." When did Brother Liang meet the prince? But the crown princess is very favored by the prince, and she is pregnant recently...... "paused," just because it is a grace that cannot be seen, whether it is the princess or the Dongyang Marquis Mansion, it will not be clear to Xie Jiu, but if anyone is close to their family, the East Palace will take care of it. Mother, if you think about it carefully, Brother-in-law Liu has an old friendship with the saint, and he is not afraid of his life, but he is afraid that his family will be fine, and our family has suffered from the disaster of the pond fish and has been angered by the saint. The only one who can say two good words for our family in front of the saint is the prince, and our family is not afraid of being affected by Brother-in-law Liu. As long as our family is saved, we can also help if the Liu family encounters any difficulties, don't you say? ”

Old Madam Yu closed her eyes and was silent for a long time, and after a long time, she opened her eyes and said, "You have to remember, you must find a way to protect your sister's family." The official can not do it, the life of the family is the most important! ”

How could my son not understand this? Mother, rest assured. Old Madam Yu sighed again: "At the beginning...... I really shouldn't marry the Liu family again! Shengsheng lost five girls, and no one else in the family can get married. ”

Master Gu said softly: "When the marriage was decided, who would have thought that the situation would become today's situation? It is also the wishful thinking of the Dongping Palace, which will affect Brother-in-law Liu and our family. Only if the saint is no longer suspicious of his brother-in-law, things will be easy to do, and the fifth girl marrying Ning Ge'er may not be a good marriage. If she was still in her hometown, where could she marry so decently? Moreover, Brother Xian'er married Ge's family, which is a good family matter, and if we find a good daughter-in-law for Brother An in the future, our family will not have to be afraid. lowered his voice, "It was my son's mistake before, I only knew that I blindly attached myself to my brother-in-law Liu, and I didn't get better until the past two years." In the future, the son will never make such a mistake again, and the mother is relieved. ”

Old Madam Yu glanced at him and said lightly: "You make up your own mind, what does my wife know?" At best, it's just an errand for you. ”

Old Master Gu's old face was slightly red: "Mother, don't say that, my son is becoming more and more self-ashamed." ”

Old Madam Yu turned her face: "Brother An'er's family affairs should also be discussed, what kind of girl are you going to tell him?" ”

Master Gu's spirit was shocked, and he approached Mrs. Yu: "Mother, Brother An'er has been in a relationship with the son of Lord Li, the commander of Jin Wuwei, since he returned to Beijing, and I heard that Lord Li has a daughter under his knees, and she has not yet married......

Old Madam Yu was taken aback: "Are you confused? That's a general! Since ancient times, civil and military affairs have been different, what kind of relationship do you have with such a person?! ”

"Isn't the ninth niece and son-in-law also a military general?" Master Gu smiled slightly, "Now is a good time for military generals to make meritorious contributions, that is, they can't go to the northern frontier to kill the enemy, and those who can escort the saint are not comparable to ordinary soldiers." Mother, our family wants to get closer to the Jiu Yatou family, it is not enough to just say a few good words, and regardless of whether the Li family and the sixth room are relatives, Li Da Commander was originally the target of the East Palace......"