Li Jiaoer cried happily at home.

I was tired of crying, and the tiredness came along with sadness, grievances, and the joy of being protected by my loved ones, and I fell half-asleep.

The dream was messy, one moment was his father's white hair, one moment was Xue Zhen's indifference and disgust, one moment was Chen Niangzi's crying, and another moment was the county lord's mother-in-law's comfort.

In the end, she saw her mother, Tang.

The mother stretched out her hand to herself, laughing, coaxing her not to cry, and said a lot.

Li Jiaoer couldn't hear clearly, but felt that her mother's shadow was getting more and more blurred.

She stretched out her hand in a panic and wanted to hold her mother, but she pounced, and the person woke up from the dream, with two lines of tears on her face.

There was no one in the room.

It's already dusk.

Li Jiaoer sat up, covered her cheeks that were crying hot, her eyes were sore and sore, she didn't have to look in the mirror, she knew that she must be crying and swollen.

Her clothes had been replaced by half-worn pink tunics, her hair was loosely combed and neatly combed, and the name lock she wore was wrapped in a handkerchief, and lay beside her pillow, apparently cloud-organized.

Li Jiaoer looked around her embroidery room.

After three years of marriage, even though she rarely comes back because she married into a high gate, her embroidery room is as bright and clean as before, even the furnishings are the same as before she got married, even the makeup on the dressing table and the tea bowl on the table are the same.

It's as if she never left.

The familiar environment finally made Li Jiaoer completely relaxed, she sat with her knees hugged for a moment, buried her face in her knees, and wiped away the tears.

Tiredness strikes again.

I don't know if I can see my mother again if I go to sleep again?

But at this moment, Yun Tuan came in with a tea tray.

Seeing that she sat up, Yun Tuan hurriedly asked, "Is Miss better?" The old man boiled medicine for the young lady, and the young lady ate it, so let's go to dinner. ”

Li Jiao'er came to her senses, took the medicine bowl and took a sip, frowning bitterly, and complained:

"It's so bitter, this is to boil all the coptis on the counter for me to eat?"

"Good medicine is bitter." Yun Tuan followed her back and coaxed her, "The master prepared dragon whisker candy for Miss, take the medicine and take another one, and it won't be bitter." ”

The speaker was unintentional, and the listener Li Jiaoer listened to the dragon beard candy again, but what came to mind was Xue Zhen's face.

She swore that she would never eat dragon whisker candy in her life.

"Not a child again." She muttered, took a deep breath, closed her eyes and tilted her head, drank the medicine, and was so bitter that her internal organs were pulled together, and she just wanted to vomit.

Yun Tuan had already stuffed the prepared sugar into her mouth, and then gave her a back and said, "Okay, okay, Miss in the future, it's all right." ”

Li Jiao'er, who didn't want to eat dragon whisker candy just now, had sugar in her mouth, but she felt that her mouth was full of sweetness, neutralizing the bitterness, and she felt a lot better.

That's it, Xue Zhen is not good, what's wrong with Dragon Whisker Candy?

She swallowed the sugar and thought to herself, only to realize that Yun Tuan's name for herself had changed, and turned her head to smile at her: "You changed your words quickly." ”

Yun Tuan paused and sighed: "I watched Miss wronged for three years...... Alas, I also let the son of the world deceive, and I really think he is ......"

"Yuntuan," Li Jiao'er interrupted her, "In the future, let's not talk about him." ”

Yun Tuan nodded hurriedly and said, "Well, after the young lady reconciles with him, we will ignore him again." But Miss, the county lord's side ............"

She wanted to speak, but she stopped.

Li Jiaoer thought of the kindness of the lord of filial piety, and felt sad in her heart, feeling that the sugar in her mouth was no longer tasteful.

When she was in the Hou Mansion, Xue Zhen treated her coldly and was often not at home, and it was all because the county lord's mother-in-law treated her gently and considerately, so that the people in the Hou Mansion did not dare to look down on her.

The county lord really hopes that they will be harmonious and beautiful, and he really thinks that Xue Zhen is just sick with his heart.

Unexpectedly, the county lord accompanied the eldest princess to the gap between the incense, and the seemingly filial Xue Zhen took the opportunity to bring back a woman and a child.

If you think it's ridiculous, don't you?

But in the end, she is Xue Zhen's mother, and she must still protect her son and take care of the face of the Hou Mansion.

Li Jiao'er buried her face in the soft pillow, and when the bitter taste in her mouth was almost covered by the sweetness of the dragon beard candy, she said helplessly in a muffled voice: "Just now my father said that I am not afraid of the Hou Mansion to divorce my wife, I am really happy, but if I really become a cousin, those clansmen are afraid ...... So Yuntuan, I can't care about others......"

She doesn't like to speculate on other people's malice, but now, she has to think so.

Yun Tuan grew up with her since she was a child, and knowing what she thought, she was even more distressed, half sitting on the edge of the bed, hugging her and comforting:

"Don't be afraid, Miss, how bad can it be? It's really making trouble now, let's be ashamed, and they don't think about it. ”

Li Jiaoer knows that Yuntuan's temperament is always vigorous, and her mother asked her to be her personal maid back then, because she felt that she had a weak personality, and having Yuntuan could make her less bullied.

She thought, took her hand, and smiled, "Thank you, sister." ”

"Well, I know, Mademoiselle will be fine." Yun Tuan laughed softly.

The two girls snuggled up to each other for a while, and Li Jiaoer was about to get up: "Let's go out, it's been a long time, Dad will be worried." Also, I'm hungry. ”

"Poof, it's time to have a good meal, Miss has been studying that box for the past few days, but she hasn't eaten properly." Yun Tuan smiled, "When you're full, let's think about the future." ”

"I've thought about it a long time ago" Li Jiao'er lowered her legs and stepped on a new pair of cloth shoes embroidered with lotus flowers.

"What?" Yun Tuan crouched on the ground, put on her shoes, and asked.

Li Jiaoer put on her clothes, got up and sat down in front of the dressing table again, suddenly collapsed her shoulders, and said dejectedly:

"Tomorrow we'll go to Karakuri Pavilion...... See grandmother. ”

Yun Tuan listened to her tone, couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly covered it up with a cough, joking while combing her hair:

"Go to Karakuri Pavilion? The old ancestor may not be there, but Miss Qin will definitely be there. ”

When Li Jiao'er heard the words "Miss Qin", she shuddered, and her shoulders collapsed even more.

*

The Karakutsu Pavilion is on the street of Renxin Hall, and it is a shop that Li Jiaoer's maternal great-grandfather earned.

Li Jiaoer's maternal great-grandfather surnamed Tang, is a very famous craftsman, especially good at building houses and large woodware, when he was young, he was a craftsman named in the Ministry of Works, presided over the design and construction of the Imperial Immortal Garden in the suburbs of Beijing, and was praised by Emperor Gaozu.

His great-grandfather saved money for the royal family for half his life, and opened a carpenter shop in the capital, named it Jiqiao Pavilion, created all kinds of furniture, and also took over the construction of buildings and gardens.

Because of his good craftsmanship and being able to speak, the Karakutsu Pavilion was just completed and became famous in the capital.

After the death of his maternal great-grandfather, the Karakuri Pavilion passed on to his maternal grandfather.

Although my grandfather did not run an errand for the royal family, his skill level was also extremely high, and the Karakuri Pavilion was even more famous, and he also expanded and rebuilt the store three times.

Now, Li Jiaoer stood in front of the Karakuri Pavilion, which occupied half of the street, looking up and seeing the plaque hanging high in the Karakuri Pavilion, looking at the old carved beams and paintings, and the couplets in front of the door.

Carved beams with sharp weapons, bird leather flying in the heart.

They are all the looks she is most familiar with.

Li Jiaoer looked at everything in front of her, her pace slowed down a little, and she felt a little timid.

This is a place she hasn't been to in four years.