Chapter 85: Currying Favor (Part 2)
The smile in Sheng Siyan's clear phoenix eyes was dotted, reflecting Zhou Huaixuan's frowning eyebrows.
Zhou Huaixuan was a little uncomfortable and didn't overdo it.
"Don't be nervous. I'm not a porcelain person, and when I knock it, it shatters. Have you forgotten that I could fight a pack of wolves alone on the medicine mountain? Sheng Siyan smiled and comforted Zhou Huaixuan, "My mother must have told you that women's childbirth is a ghost gate......
Zhou Huaixuan gently patted her back and exhaled with palpitations.
"But I'm different from other women. I'm the best at giving birth. Sheng Siyan smiled playfully and stood on tiptoe, wanting to kiss Zhou Huaixuan in the face.
Zhou Huaixuan quickly turned his head away, avoided Sheng Siyan's kiss, and frowned: "You are pregnant." β
Sheng Siyan was very annoyed, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "If you kiss it, you won't get pregnant......"
Zhou Huaixuan pursed his lips, leaned down, quickly touched his face to Sheng Siyan's lips, and then immediately moved away, for fear that staying a little longer would make Sheng Siyan pregnant again......
Sheng Siyan couldn't help it, and fell into Zhou Huaixuan's arms with a smile.
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Grandma Hu got out of the car and returned to the Shenjiang Mansion from the corner gate.
"The second grandmother is back." The doorman of the corner gate saluted diligently, "You have been busy lately!" β
Grandma Hu Er smiled and stroked the bun on the back of her head and said, "What are you busy with?" It's just that there is something going on in my mother's house, so I went to sit down. How can you say that, little monkey cub? As he spoke, he went up to the second door.
Passing by the courtyard where Zhou Yanli lived, Grandma Hu Er glanced at it and happened to see Zhou Yanli wearing an apron. Came out of the small kitchen in her yard.
"Huh? Yanli. Who is this cooking for? Grandma Hu asked with a smile holding on to the threshold.
Zhou Yanli turned around. Seeing that it was Second Grandma Hu standing at the door, she hurriedly smiled and curtsied, "It's Second Auntie, come in and sit?" β
Grandma Hu Er nodded, crossed the threshold and walked in, "What do you want to eat?" β
Zhou Yanli stroked her forehead, smiled, and said slowly: "My sister-in-law seems to be tired these days. I always fall asleep at every turn, and I can sweat profusely when I stand and measure my body. I'm thinking about helping my sister-in-law make some ginseng soup to replenish her body......"
Grandma Hu looked at her sympathetically, "Ginseng soup to replenish the body?" If you dare to stew, others will not dare to eat it. β
Zhou Yanli's smile slowly fell, she lowered her head, and said softly: "Whether my sister-in-law eats it or not, this is a piece of my heart." β
Grandma Hu Er walked up to her, reached out and stroked her cheek, and said softly, "Well, they are concubines." We are concubines, regardless of whether others can stand it or not. We must have all the courtesies. With that, he turned and left.
Grandma Hu Er walked for a long time, but Zhou Yanli still stood in the middle of her yard with her head bowed.
Aunt Yue stayed in her house for a day, and she was very bored, so she asked her mother-in-law, "What are the three girls doing?" β
"I don't have to. Do you want to go and see it? β
"Let's go check it out." Aunt Yue put down the impatiens juice with her nails and got up to go to the courtyard where Zhou Yanli lived.
When Aunt Yue came over, Zhou Yanli was still standing in the middle of the courtyard.
Aunt Yue walked over and patted her on the shoulder, "Silly child, why are you in a daze?" β
Zhou Yanli looked up at Aunt Yue, lowered her head again, quickly hid a trace of disgust in her eyes, and said in a low voice: "What did Aunt do here?" β
"Nothing, come and talk to you. What are you doing? Aunt Yue put her hands on her sleeves and looked around at Zhou Yanli's yard.
"I'm making ginseng soup for my sister-in-law." Zhou Yanli turned around and walked to the small kitchen again.
"Alas, it's better not to stick a cold face to others." Aunt Yue shook her head, turned around and left, and as she walked, she lowered her head and silently thought about what Zhou Yanli had just said.
Zhou Yanli walked into the small kitchen, saw that the ginseng soup was finally stewed, hurriedly took the soup pot out, put it in the food box, and carried it to Qingyuan Hall in person.
At the gate of Qingyuan Hall, she was stopped by the mother-in-law who was guarding the courtyard door.
"Third girl, what's the matter with you?"
Zhou Yanli said with a smile: "I heard that my sister-in-law is not feeling well, so I specially stewed some ginseng soup for her to replenish her body. β
The woman immediately said vigilantly: "No need. We have too much soup here to eat. The third girl was polite. β
"I know you're not bad at that. But what you have, is yours. Mine is a little bit of my heart. As she spoke, Zhou Yanli handed over the food box, "I won't go in, you can help me bring it in and give it to my sister-in-law to drink." β
The woman hurriedly excused herself, "This is not good. Three girls, don't hurt me. β
"How could I hurt you?" Zhou Yanli's eyes were red, "I personally stewed it and sent it personally, if there is a problem, everyone knows that I did it, am I so stupid?" β
The woman sounded reasonable, but she didn't dare to hold it up, so she hurriedly said, "Thank you for your trouble, you still don't need it." As he spoke, he pushed Zhou Yanli out.
"Hey! Why are you like this, this woman? Our three girls were kind, knowing that the young grandmother was unwell, so she deliberately stewed ginseng soup to replenish her body, even if you don't eat it, you can take it and feed it to the cats and dogs! But I can't connect this time, this is really looking down on our three girls? Although Zhou Yanli doesn't talk much on weekdays, the maids around her are sharp and sharp.
"I said I can't go in, I can't go in!" The woman was also annoyed, and pushed the maid vigorously, "Get out and get out!" β
The maid replied: "Don't push me!" β
The mother-in-law pushed hard, pushing the maid backwards and falling on Zhou Yanli.
"Ahh Zhou Yanli screamed!
A bowl of hot ginseng soup spilled out of the food box, dripping on the back of her hand, and immediately scalded red blisters.
"Three girls! Three girls! Your hands! Your hands! Are you alright?! The maid was so frightened that she screamed.
There was chaos in front of Qingyuan Hall, the mother-in-law inside rushed out, and the maid and mother-in-law brought by Zhou Yanli were not to be outdone and quarreled with them, and the boiling voice spread in all directions in the inner courtyard of the Divine Mansion.
Grandma Wu San had just woken up from a nap in Furong Liuxie, and suddenly frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" What's the mess out there? β
"What kind of mess?" Grandma Wu San's maid asked curiously, "Didn't the slave hear anything?" β
Grandma Wu San smiled and put down the comb in her hand, "You calm down and listen carefully." β
The maid listened sideways for a while, and then faintly heard a noise from a distance, and hurriedly said, "The slave and maid go out and have a look." β
Grandma Wu San nodded, leaned back on the Taishi chair behind the dressing table, and listened attentively.
After a while, the maid came back and reported: "Third grandmother, tsk, what a good show!" β
"What's the show?"
"Big house. The third girl made ginseng soup for the young grandmother, saying that the young grandmother has been unwell recently, always tired, and she can sleep when she plays chess with the old man, she is very worried about the young grandmother, so she specially stewed the soup for her. As a result, the mother-in-law of Qingyuan Hall didn't know each other and refused to accept it, so she pushed and shoved and poured the bowl of soup on the hands of the three girls. The maid whispered, "Grandma sent someone out and took her in." β
"Oh?" Grandma Wu San seemed to be smiling, stood up and walked a few steps, "So that's the case." Easily tired, drowsy...... Hehe, hehe...... The third girl is indeed a clever person, and I am not mistaken. β
The maid greeted with a smile and said, "When did the third grandmother miss someone?" β
Grandma Wu San thought for a while, "Give me a change of clothes, I'm going to see the old lady." β
The maid served Grandma Wu San and went behind the screen to change her clothes.
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"Mother, how are you doing?" Grandma Wu San smiled and came to Songtao Garden, where Mrs. Zhou lived, to gossip.
Old Mrs. Zhou lazily lay on the gums and ate tea, "Okay, why is it bad?" It's too good to be true. β
"Mother, it's been cold lately, don't you make up for it?"
"What's up to make up? What is there to make up? Old Madam Zhou snorted coldly, "They just want my wife to die." What to make up? β
"Mother, don't say that." Grandma Wu San hurriedly came over and clenched her hollow fist, beat Mrs. Zhou's shoulder, and instructed: "Send a message to the kitchen and stew a bowl of steamed lamb with milk for the old lady." In the past, when I was in charge, I made this dish for my mother every year from the beginning of the lunar month, and ate it until the beginning of spring. β
Old Madam Zhou was happy in her heart, but she still deliberately pursed her lips on her face, and said, "A smell, what's delicious?" β
"Good medicine is bitter. This is medicine, mother, just take this as medicine. Grandma Wu San said with a smile, a smug glint flashed in her eyes.
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In Qingyuan Hall, Sheng Siyan rubbed badger oil on the back of Zhou Yanli's hot hand, and said softly: "It's okay, this blister will fade soon." Don't get wet, and you won't have a scar in the future. β
Zhou Yanli stroked her right hand and pursed her lips, "...... Thank you, sister-in-law. I...... I...... I just wanted to make it up for you. β
Sheng Siyan's hand paused, and said with a smile: "I'm fine, what kind of body do you make?" β
"I've heard that you've been so tired lately that you've fallen asleep playing chess with your grandfather......" Zhou Yanli muttered, "You can't do that." The body is its own. β
Sheng Siyan smiled, "I'm really fine." Don't worry. Come, take this badger oil back, and let the maid help you change it every day. β
Zhou Yanli responded, took the badger oil and held it in her hand, "You can rest tonight, don't go to Songtao Garden for dinner." β
"I'm fine, you can go back and rest." Sheng Siyan smiled and ordered Xiao Liu'er to send Zhou Yanli back.
After Zhou Yanli left, Sheng Siyan returned to the back room, picked up the embroidered bandage, and planned to make a middle coat for Zhou Huaixuan. β
Yi Ren hurriedly said: "The eldest prince took Ah Cai to the outer study early in the morning. β
At this time, on the bookcase of Zhou Huaixuan's outer study, there were five large and small plates, all of which were sauced beef, braised beef, grilled chicken thighs, roasted fish and tenderloin slices. ββIt's Ah Cai's favorite food on weekdays.
Ah Cai squatted on Zhou Huaixuan's bookcase in a daze, looked at the dish with a pair of small black bean-like eyes, and then looked at Zhou Huaixuan.
Zhou Huaixuan sat on the chair behind the bookcase, knocked on the bookcase, and said a little uncomfortably: "Eat." β
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Second Update...... (To be continued......)