Chapter 006: Do what you like
Nuan Yang returned to Hailanju, found a reason to dismiss everyone, talked to Qi's mother about Yang's words, and asked Qi's mother's opinion.
Mother Qi immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the young grandmother, this is a good opportunity - last year's birthday of Concubine Tian, you have only been married into the Mo Mansion for a few months, it stands to reason that I should have taken you there at that time, but Mrs. didn't know what to taboo, and she didn't even mention it to you." ”
"Do you know when it is Concubine Tian's birthday?" Nuan Yang was surprised.
Mother Qi looked out the window, pretended to study the tricks in Nuan Yang's hand, leaned into Nuan Yang's ear, and whispered: "Didn't the old slave mention to you that you want to install eyeliner in Mofu?" At that time, you were troubled and didn't want to pay attention to these things, and the old slave didn't report it to you again. Seeing that Nuan Yang heard the word "eyeliner", his eyes lit up, and he looked back at himself in surprise, so he smiled and said, "Although there were not many eyeliner at that time, the old slave still knew about such a big matter, but I was afraid of annoying the young grandmother, so I didn't mention it to you." ”
"Ah, I see, Mother Qi, are you busy with this these days?" Nuan Yang made a little daughter's attachment posture, leaned on Qi's mother's arm and smiled.
"Exactly. There are not many masters in the Mo Mansion, and it is easy, and I have found someone in the other courtyard around the corner, but unfortunately I am still tempting now, and it cannot be used by you - but, nine times out of ten, it is possible. Mother Qi smiled so much that the wrinkles in the corners of her eyes increased.
Nuan Yang's heart was warm, and he said heartily: "Mother Qi, you are so amazing!" ”
"Less grandma is smarter." Mother Qi's doting eyes looked Nuan Yang up and down, and she praised sincerely, "I was still worried, you caused a big trouble, how should it end?" Who knows, Seon lost his horse, but you actually opened up all of a sudden, not only willing to listen to the advice of the old slave, but also did such a beautiful job - I heard that in the past two days, the lady has often praised you with the girls around you. ”
Nuan Yang remembered that yesterday in the back garden, Yang looked at his own and his own mother like a daughter, and his demeanor when he talked to him about Concubine Tian today, and he also felt a little proud in his heart.
Mother Qi continued: "If you want to seek the support of your wife, there are only two channels: first, find her weakness and do what she likes; The second is to be of use to her and bring her practical benefits. The young grandmother is now a princess, and she is not on good terms with the eldest young master...... So, you have to keep pleasing Madame.
"If you want to please someone, you have to do what they like, find the place that person cares about the most, and strike with all your strength to get twice the result with half the effort. For more than a year, the old slave detective heard that there were two people that Madame cared about the most, one was the third young master Mo Yan, and the other was Concubine Tian. Although the eldest young master and the second young master are both literate and martial, they are both pillars of the country, but Mrs. seems to have less love for them because of this - this is also normal, which mother doesn't take more care of the frail and sick children? ”
Nuan Yang knew in his heart that in addition to the people he cared about the most, he probably had to care about the most thing, that is, the position of the housewife, but he didn't mention it, but just followed Xu's mother's words and sighed helplessly: "Yan'er originally liked me, but now I'm afraid she is very dissatisfied with me." ”
"The third young master's child's temperament, if you follow his wishes, I'm afraid that you will lose more trust, so it's better to catch Concubine Tian first. So the old servant said that Madame's invitation to enter the palace with you is a good opportunity to get close to Concubine Tian. ”
Nuan Yang thought for a while, and wondered: "There are only one or two hours, what can I do?" The most practical way is to give gifts on the occasion of birthdays. But Concubine Tian is in the palace, with fine clothes and food, and is favored by the emperor, she must have many rewards, but I am afraid that no matter what I give, I will not be able to enter her eyes. ”
"The young grandmother grew up in the palace since she was a child, why did she forget it? The women in the palace, no matter how gorgeous the clothes and delicacies, and how many beautiful jade antiques they have, are they not as good as real silver, right? If nothing else, it is not a small amount to deal with the palace eunuchs around the emperor and the queen mother. ”
Nuan Yang didn't expect that even if she was an imperial concubine, she would have such a need, so she nodded hurriedly.
Mother Qi saw that Nuan Yang listened carefully, and nodded frequently, and was even happier in her heart: "It's just that if you only send gold and silver, it is better to add some things that Concubine Tian likes to be intimate." The old slave inquired, when Concubine Tian was in the boudoir, she was obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and she was still famous among the ladies in Beijing! If the young grandmother adds another piece of the four treasures of the study, not only will she like it, but she can also offset the cheesiness of the gold and silver she has gifted. ”
Nuan Yang loved this smart and capable Mother Qi from the bottom of her heart, as if she always gave herself the most critical points when she needed help the most. In order to express his gratitude, Nuan Yang reached out and hugged Qi's mother's arm, and said sweetly: "Qi's mother, you are the best!" ”
Mother Qi was still smiling proudly, feeling as if there was a person standing at the door, and inadvertently looked up to see that it was Mother Xu, who was holding a bowl of bird's nest porridge and had an extremely ugly face.
Mother Qi sighed slightly, lowered her head and smiled at Nuan Yang: "No matter how dedicated the old slave is, he can't resist Mother Xu's kindness in raising the young grandmother since childhood, and she is not as careful and warm as Mother Xu." Look, Mother Xu is here to bring you food! ”
Nuan Yang turned his head to look, just in time to catch the process of Xu's mother's face slowing down from difficult to see, secretly stuck out her tongue, got up and ran over with her skirt, and took the bird's nest with both hands: "Yes, Xu's mother is also the best!" ”
Mother Xu showed a bright smile at this time: "Young grandma, be careful, don't burn ......"
The three laughed together.
Nuan Yang sat down to eat porridge, and didn't see Mother Xu and Mother Qi looking at each other with complicated colors.
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Nuan Yang asked Yang to say goodbye, and carefully waited for Yang to use it too early, and said with a red face: "Mother, the weather is good today, and Yang'er wants to go to the street." ”
Yang Shi was stunned for a moment, and immediately smiled heartily: "Okay, after so many days, it's time to move around and evacuate your muscles and bones." Without waiting for Nuan Yang to speak, he called Ying'er and asked her to go to Lao Li to set up the car in person, and then find two mature and stable little guys to follow, and wait outside the second gate.
Ying'er took the order, and Yang turned around, held Nuan Yang's hand, and said with a smile: "Go to the account room to pay some silver, and then go back to the house to change clothes, take two girls to follow, and be careful in everything." ”
Nuan Yang hurriedly said: "I still have some dowry......
"Joke, you are the eldest and youngest grandmother of our Mo Mansion, go to the street to buy some things, and spend your own dowry? Let people listen to it, and don't you laugh at me for being harsh? Yang's voice was high, and the hearty laughter was estimated to be heard by Mu Huaju's mother-in-law guarding the door outside.
If it was really the seventeen-year-old princess of Hailan Kingdom, she would definitely respond happily, but Nuanyang's heart was close to the age of standing, how could she not understand the truth of "Lizi face"? She smiled with great gratitude and said to Yang's Yingying Yifu, and said sincerely: "Mother loves Yang'er, Yang'er thank you, but this time, Yang'er wants to buy something special, if you spend money in the account room, the meaning will be very different, and please ask your mother-in-law to promise - next time, Yang'er will go out again, and it will not be too late to go to the account room." ”
Yang's smile was even bigger, and his eyes looking at Nuan Yang were also full of praise: "Okay, good, it's up to you this time, don't do it next time." ”
"Thank you, Mother!" Nuan Yang happily thanked him and said goodbye, and led Qing'er back to Hailan Ju.
As soon as she entered the gate of Hailan Residence, Qing'er asked puzzledly: "Young grandma, marry a man, marry a man, dress and eat, since you are married to the eldest young master, why do you have to spend your own dowry to buy something on the street?" That's all the dowry, it's gone when it's gone! ”
Nuan Yang smiled and hooked the tip of Qing'er's nose: "Silly girl, if I buy rouge gouache, of course I will spend my husband's money, what I want to buy this time is to please my mother, do I have to pay my mother's pocket?" ”
Qing'er was still listening carefully, but when she heard the end, her expression suddenly darkened, and she lowered her eyelids and didn't speak again.
Nuan Yang also felt that it was just enough to please the Yang family, she was so careful in front of her, she must have cared, but she didn't have the heart for the time being, she just asked her to change her clothes in full swing, and she wanted to take Qing'er and Lan'er together, but after careful consideration, she asked Lan'er and Bi'er to take care of the house, and only took Qing'er and Dan'er out.
Dan'er looked extremely quiet, wrapped in an extremely close-fitting pink cardigan jacket, which made her even more exquisite; A pair of Danfeng eyes are honestly hanging most of the time, and when you raise your eyes slightly, you will reveal ten thousand styles.
An intuition flashed in Nuan Yang's mind, but he didn't dare to draw conclusions, so he temporarily suppressed it, made a magpie out of the cage and chirped to change clothes and wear jewelry, and finally instructed Mother Xu and Mother Qi a few words, and happily went to the second gate with the two girls.
Outside the second gate, there is a tasseled Qibao incense car, which looks luxurious and spacious. In front of the car stood a driver in his forties, with an honest and ordinary appearance, and when he saw Nuan Yang and others coming out, he saluted lightly. Next to the car are two small guys with the same dress and height, one with slightly dark skin, but the appearance is clear, which makes people full of trust at a glance; The other was a sturdy man, and he was born to bear a slight resemblance to the driver.
The two little guys prepared the pedals neatly, waited for the three of them to go up, put away the pedals, and sat on the other side of the driver in front of the car, sitting on the back edge strongly, and patrolling carelessly.
The driver gave an order, and the two horses on the wheel stepped on the ground, and then pulled the carriage out of Mofu unhurriedly.
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PS: The conversation between Qi's mother and Nuan Yang, I made a small modification...... I did miss this point before, if you want to get the support of your mother-in-law Yang, in addition to pleasing you, what is more important is to be valuable and bring tangible benefits to your mother-in-law......