On the afternoon of the fourth day after departure, Qingyue and the three returned to Shimen. The door was open, and Qing Yue walked quickly to the residence of the master in the middle courtyard, and the woman followed slowly with the child in her arms, looking around as she walked.

"Master, Master—" Qingyue shouted as she searched several rooms in the middle courtyard.

"Master may be out temporarily, the gate is not closed, it shouldn't go far, you drink tea in the front hall first, rest for a while, I'll go and lead the carriage to the backyard." Qing Yue said as she let the woman into the front hall and poured her a cup of tea.

The woman didn't speak, still holding the child and looking around. Qingyue was not too polite, thinking that the woman was casual, and went straight to lead the carriage.

The woman walks casually in the front hall, the furnishings in the front hall are mostly wooden, and the colors are all wooden primary colors, simple and elegant, in the middle of the large square table where Qingyue puts tea, there is a pot of chrysanthemums that are blooming brightly, the same chrysanthemum actually blooms pink, yellow, and white, and each flower blooms a good big ball, the fragrance is overflowing, and it is very good-looking. The child was attracted by this flower, stretched out her little hand to reach the chrysanthemum, and the woman saw that the child liked it, so she leaned over and let the child touch the chrysanthemum to play.

"Don't move!" A shout.

The child was so frightened that he began to cry. The woman looked at the shouting man with a dark face. Seeing that it was a fat man in his fifties with gray hair, he thought that it would be Qingyue's master, but he didn't say angrily: "What are you shouting?!" I'm scared of the child, show that you have a loud voice! ”

"This is a superb chrysanthemum that I have carefully cultivated, how can I say that I can touch it?!" The old man Cangsong argued. As if he had just reacted, he asked, "Who are you?" How did you get here? ”

Woman: "Humph! With a sigh, he pulled out a pinch of petals and put them in the teacup, and tasted the chrysanthemum tea casually.

"Y-you-" The old man pointed at the woman, his face flushed, and he was speechless with anger.

"What are you, be careful not to suffocate yourself," the woman said unhurriedly.

The old man Cangsong was so angry that he grabbed the woman's tea bowl and threw it on the ground. The woman lifted the table with her hand, and the things on the table fell to the ground, including the pot of chrysanthemums.

"You shrew, you dare to drop my superb chrysanthemum, I fought with you" The old man Cangsong was furious, grabbed a scroll and ran away to the woman.

The woman didn't hide or dodge, just stood there patting the child in her arms gently, her eyes staring at the old man Cangsong, as if waiting for him to fall down. The old man Cangsong came to the woman with a scroll, and saw that she was motionless, but he was stunned, and he was stunned for a few seconds.

Just listen to "Smack!" There was a crisp sound, and the old man Cangsong was slapped the left side of his face. He was beaten back two steps, and the scroll in his hand fell to the ground.

"If you don't fight that thing, scare me?!" The woman said, and sat down on a chair next to her.

"Hmm-uh-" The old man snorted angrily, and spun around the room twice without a head. Shouting, "Where the hell are you from?" ”

At this time, Qingyue ran in from outside. In the distance, Qingyue heard a noise here, thought "not good", and hurriedly ran to the front hall. As soon as I entered the door, I saw the mess on the ground and the angry appearance of the master, as well as the slap marks on the master's face.

"Master," Qingyue shouted.

"You're back? You brought them back?! "Old man Cangsong is still angry.

"Yes, Master, it's a long story, listen to me tell you in detail." Qingyue said and moved a chair for the master.

The old man sat down angrily, pointed to the woman and said, "Tell me who she is and why she came here." ”

"Auntie, I'm here—" Qing Yue didn't finish speaking, but she was slapped hard by her master, interrupting the rest of the words.

"What do you call her?!" The old man Cangsong drank.

Qingyue knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she hurriedly knelt down and stumbled and explained: "She said—her name is aunt—aunt."

"She said her name is Grandma Zu, are you also called it?! Useless things, net disgrace to me! With you and me, I have fallen by eight generations. "The old man's anger found a place to vent.

Qingyue felt that the master was angry, and knelt there and didn't dare to move or speak.

After a few minutes, the old man Cangsong calmed down a little, and thought that he still had to hear what was going on, so he kicked Qingyue and said, "Go and pour me a glass of water, you want to kill me with thirst?!" ”

Qingyue hurriedly got up, and saw that the teapot and teacup in the house had been shattered, so she planned to go to the backyard kitchen to get it. Before going out, the woman ordered: "Pour me a glass too", and the old man glared at the woman.

The old man and the woman listened to Qingyue repeat the story while drinking tea, and there were many things that the woman only learned from Qingyue's mouth. Finally, Qingyue asked: "Master, this child is the only blood and blood of the senior sister, and his father has a power struggle in the palace and infighting. His mother's homeland is thousands of miles away, and the situation in the palace is unknown. If the disciple wants to keep the child here for the time being, and let the aunt take care of her, and wait for the child to grow up, or the situation is clear, then make a decision, can the master see it? Qingyue looked at the master, then at the woman, waiting for the opinions of the two.

"It's okay to keep it here, I'm just suffocating myself, it's naturally good to have a child, but it's not good for her to take it" The old man Cangsong glanced at the woman.

Woman "Smack! He slapped it on the table and said, "I have to take the child, but we won't live here." The boy followed me back to the courtyard and stayed away from the dead old man. ”

The two of them were tense and angry.

Qingyue saw that the two of them had such an attitude, and reconciled and said: "Master, you and I really can't take such a young child, and it's a girl, it's easier for a woman to take care of it, besides, she has been taking care of the child for a while, and the child has feelings for her, and the disciple sees that she is really very attentive to taking care of the child, very good to the child, and very fond of this child." Aunt - " I wanted to call "Auntie" but didn't dare, I didn't know how to call it, so I just didn't call it, and said: "Although your small courtyard can raise children, but in the royal city, it is too close to the palace, and it is easy to be found by Prince Di, so it is safer here." And the conditions here are also better, children need to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting when they are older, everything is available here, and it is more convenient to use. ”

Both were silent.

"If you don't stay here for a while, you're here, the child is too young, and I can't help tossing." Qingyue looked at the woman, and then at the master.

"Where do you stay?" The woman asked angrily.

When Qingyue heard this, she immediately said happily: "I'll take you to the right courtyard and go to the senior sister's room." "Get up and go.

"Come back in a while and clean up the house for me," the old man Cangsong said to Qingyue, turning around and going out.

After Qingyue brought the woman to the room, she came back to clean the house, and soon the woman came back with a two-meter square cloth. Qing Yue hurriedly asked, "Is there something wrong?" Auntie", the master is not here, but he doesn't have to scruple to call him.

"It's okay, you're busy with you," the woman replied.

I saw the woman spread the cloth on the table, and went around several rooms in the middle courtyard, looking for a new set of bedding, a few sets of new clothes, a few books with patterns, and some cultural ornaments and decorative items. Put it in the middle of the square cloth.,The four corners are opposite to a series.,Full of Dengden.。。

Qingyue looked stupid, and the scene of a woman rummaging through boxes and cabinets in a small courtyard came to mind. This courtyard is Master's place, and everything is Master's. Qingyue wanted to stop it, but she didn't know what to say, and she didn't dare a little, after all, the master had been slapped by her. In the end, I can only say: "Use - use me to send it to you?" ”

"No," the woman said, picked up the baggage, walked to the door, and saw that the gentleman's orchid at the door was good, so she took it away. Qing Yue stood in place dumbfounded for half a minute.