Aunt Lu, as always, personally greeted Xie Yunchu at the door.

The lilac-colored Yunjin cardigan, the cuffs are tattooed with delicate and low-key orchid patterns, the slender body is like a touch of smoke floating in the sky after the rain, and the smile is like the ripples of the wind blowing across the lake.

Which family's aunt can show her head at the gate, not to mention that the Xie family inherits the family with poetry and pays attention to decency.

But Aunt Lu can make everyone accept her willingly, and even respect her.

Xie Yunchu's father was the son of the dynasty to supervise the sacrificial wine, the mother was born in a famous family in Jinling, the two were forced to marry because of the agreement of their ancestors, the mother was flamboyant and refreshing, but the father was a well-known nerd, after marriage, the two were not tempered, friction continued, to Xie Yunchu was four years old and his younger brother was born, the mother was depressed and finally resolutely separated from his father, and returned to his hometown in Jinling, which was fifteen years.

Xie Yunchu has learned to take care of her infant brother since then, walking on thin ice under the disgusting eyes of the elders of Xie Mansion, living a conscientious life, she doesn't dare to cry, she doesn't make trouble, she is like a little adult at the age of four, taking care of the young, serving the old, and trying her best to be well-behaved and diligent in exchange for a little pity from the elders.

It was at that time that Aunt Lu helped her.

She and her younger brother's clothes are hand-sewn by Aunt Lu, and the medicinal porridge and food she and her younger brother are also made by Aunt Lu, and even when her father is dissatisfied with her younger brother's studies, Aunt Lu pounces in front of her, protects her younger brother, and pushes her son to the front of others to take the blame for her younger brother.

It is really a bodhisattva's heart, and his reputation is far away.

Her gentle love made up for Xie Yunchu's yearning for his mother, so much so that he told himself in private all the time that the grace of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring.

Therefore, when she saw Aunt Lu busy in her shabby coarse cloth shirt, she handed over all her moonsilver to her for safekeeping.

When Aunt Lu knelt down in front of her because of her sister Xie Yunxiu's smallpox trouble, begging to give up the spacious courtyard that was originally for the eldest daughter of the Xie family to live in to her sister, she leaned over without hesitation.

And so on, she has it, her sister has it, she doesn't have it, her sister still has it.

She always remembers that kindness and trusts and reciprocates unreservedly.

I never thought that all this was a trick of Aunt Lu's mother and daughter, she was low and small to gain a good reputation, soft and treacherous in exchange for her trust, and successfully won the recognition and respect of everyone in the Xie family, and then encroached step by step, from a concubine to a wife, and what she didn't expect was that her ambition was inflated, and she actually hit Wang Shuhuai with the idea of seeking the position of the first wife.

is such a kind face, little by little to □□ her trust to the ground.

Xie Yunchu completed the ups and downs of emotions alone, and smiled at Aunt Lu with the same smile as her,

"The wind is strong, although you are an aunt, I treat you as an elder, how can there be a reason for the elders to wait for the younger ones at the door."

Isn't it hypocrisy, who wouldn't.

Aunt Lu's eyes were filled with tears when she heard this, "It's a great blessing for me to look up to me like this, hurry up and go in with me, I'll cook you your favorite mushroom and wolfberry chicken soup, look at your skinny, you have to take care of your body." ”

It's just like that.

The two entered together.

Aunt Lu tried to hold Xie Yunchu's hand as before, but Xie Yunchu lowered her arm and didn't give her a chance.

Father Xie Hui rarely has a reputation, love to write poetry, fiddling with strange stones and plants, the gate enters, the boulder becomes a mountain as a barrier, around the stone, is the main hall of the Xie Mansion, compared to the kingdom of the mansion Xuan Jun atmosphere, the Xie Mansion is ingenious and beautiful, everywhere is verdant, embellished with stones into the scene.

"Father is in the house?"

"It's still in the Guozijian, saying that the court has been busy rebuilding the fish scale atlas recently, and he picked some students to help the Hanlin Academy, by the way, I heard that my uncle is going to Jiangnan to take office, eldest miss, although you are not my own child, I look at you but you are more kind than that beautiful girl, my uncle has a future, and you also have a good face." After that, Aunt Lu tucked the corners of her eyes with an embroidered handkerchief, looking happy for Xie Yunchu.

Xie Yunchu inquired, "Is Xiu'er still in Jiangzhou?" But there is a letter, when do you plan to return to Beijing? ”

Xie Yunxiu's maternal uncle opened a academy in Jiangzhou with the help of his father, and the entire Lu family also became a local celebrity from a small family, two years ago and Wang Shuhuai in the same year in the list of jinshi, Jiangzhou Academy occupied two alone, so it became famous, Xie Yunxiu went to Jiangzhou Academy two years ago to study, and became the head of the celebrities in Jiangzhou.

Aunt Lu mentioned her daughter and showed pity, "She, where can you be sensible, it's not that she's crazy and refuses to come back." ”

Xie Yunchu smiled quietly, "You can't be stubborn any longer, she is also sixteen years old this year, she should tell her a good family, stay in the capital to serve you and your father." ”

Aunt Lu didn't know what to think, her smile froze, and she immediately shook her head and said, "That's it, your father spoils her and indulges her, I can't be the master." ”

After passing through a sandwich passage and entering a moon cave door, you will come to a whitewashed and green-tiled courtyard, which is the upper room where the old lady lives.

Under the eaves, a group of people waited for a group of people.

The leader is Xie Yunchu's grandmother Mrs. Xie, the old lady has two sons, the eldest son Xie Hui is arrogant and stubborn, she lives with her younger son on weekdays, and does not care much about the affairs of the long house, after Xie Yunchu's mother left, the old man did not like Xie Yunchu for a long time, and later saw that the little girl was tough and pitiful, and also moved her compassion and took her to her side to raise her.

Xie Yunchu's younger brother Xie Yunyou had a disagreement with his father, abandoned the country and went to Songshan Academy to study, and could not return to Beijing in a short time.

Xie Yunchu looked at the past one by one, and felt like a world away.

A delicate and lovely girl with a fallen ponytail lifted the hem of her skirt and threw herself into her arms,

"I heard that my sister is going to stay at home for a few days? This is a rare thing. "Xie Yunshuang is the youngest sister, her eyebrows and eyes are a little similar to Xie Yunchu, although she was born as a concubine, the Xie family has never been rigid about her concubines, and she has been raised very well.

Xie Yunchu suppressed his emotions in his eyes and pulled her out of his arms, "It's so old, it's like a child," his mouth was blaming, but his eyes were full of doting, and they all said that the eldest sister was like a mother, and Yunshuang was also extremely dependent on Xie Yunchu, calling her sister delicately.

stepped forward to salute the old lady first, and the young masters greeted and left, and the female relatives moved into the house to talk.

Aunt Lu also followed.

After Xie Yunchu's mother left, it was Aunt Lu who was in charge of the affairs of the back house and the family's food and clothing.

On the other hand, the upper room of the main courtyard will not allow the concubines to step into the room at will, but Aunt Lu is unimpeded in the Xie family.

Just as she raised her feet and was about to step in, Xie Yunchu suddenly turned his head and smiled at her,

"By the way, Auntie, can I clean up my residence?"

Aunt Lu was stunned, and immediately withdrew her legs, always with a gentle and demure smile on her face, and she couldn't find the slightest mistake in her behavior, "I'll clean it up." ”

In the eyes of the Xie family, the eldest sister is well married and has a good life, Xie Yunchu never understands the hardships of humanity, every time she goes back to the house, everyone revolves around her, the Xie family is not much, there are not so many rules in the palace, and the family is happy.

Lunch was placed in the old lady's hall, and after the meal, the old lady withdrew from everyone, pulled Xie Yunchu into the inner room to rest, and mentioned Aunt Lu's rectification by the way.

"She has worked hard in the Xie family all these years, and her father is no longer so careful, and she is also very thoughtful in serving me, your father means that this birthday banquet will straighten her and write her into the family tree in public," the old lady asked Xie Yunchu, "Do you have any objections?" ”

Xie Yunchu sneered in his heart, "I listened to my grandmother and father's arrangement for this matter. ”

The old lady didn't say anything more, and instead asked about Xie Yunchu's affairs in the Wang family, Xie Yunchu didn't want her to worry, and said okay everywhere.

The old lady didn't believe it, but hit the nail on the head and said, "Don't say it, your mother-in-law is a first-class fool, she is willing to let you come back to live for a few days this time, you have put a lot of effort into it, right?" ”

Then glancing at her lower abdomen,

"Still haven't moved?" The old lady is a person who has come over, and she knows that the intrigue of high-ranking families is commonplace, and she has a son who has a firm foothold, and she is not afraid of her mother-in-law's difficulties.

Xie Yunchu's face was a little irritable, "The granddaughter plans to adjust her body first, and the child's affairs are not in a hurry." ”

The old lady glared at her, "Confused, I see that your complexion is much better, your husband is about to go south, and you are not pregnant at this juncture, when will you stay?" Wait for him to come back from Jiangnan with a house of concubines to block your heart? ”

The old lady never beats around the bush when she speaks.

"Right now, your husband and wife are affectionate, and when they are separated, no matter how deep the feelings are, they will fade, so hurry up and get pregnant while there are still three months."

The concubine hadn't come to block Xie Yunchu's heart yet, and the old lady's words pierced her heart first.

In her previous life, she never poured bitter water in front of anyone, Wang Shuhuai looked gentle and modest, and everyone thought that the couple had a good relationship.

She has a lot of affection for Wang Shuhuai, but Wang Shuhuai treats her with "respect like ice".

Xie Yunchu responded with a faint expression, "What you said is that it's time to get pregnant." ”

That night, the couple lay together, Wang Shuhuai was indifferent, Xie Yunchu didn't have the mind, she couldn't climb him like before, if Wang Shuhuai didn't take the initiative, it was still unknown when this child would come.

The old lady was old, and it didn't take long for her to lose her spirits, so Xie Yunchu helped her lie down and quietly folded out.

The second aunt Li Shi was still sitting and drinking tea in the west room, looking like she was deliberately waiting for her, and she smiled a little hatefully, "You really watched the Lu family being righted?" ”

The only thing that the Xie family doesn't like about Aunt Lu is the aunt in front of her, the Li family regards herself as high, and disdains to be a concubine with the Lu family, who was born in the concubine room, and she has no less thoughts about the old lady to stop Xie Hui from straightening up.

Xie Yunchu spoke for Aunt Lu without showing a trace, "My aunt gave birth to a pair of children for my father, and the hard work of more than ten years is obvious to all. ”

In his previous life, Xie Yunxiu did not return to Beijing until the Lu family was helped to return to Beijing, in order to travel to the capital as the daughter of the Xie family.

When she cuts off Xie Yunxiu's future, I don't know how she will stay in Jiangzhou?

Li Shi was still embarrassed, and sighed boredly for a while, "You said so, what can I do, in fact, not long ago, someone came to me and wanted to say a good kiss to your father, but unfortunately your father was tightly caged by Aunt Lu, and others couldn't listen to half a word." ”

These words are true.

Xie Yunchu thought so, but pretended to say, "Auntie, outsiders still have to run in when they enter the door, and my aunt and you are also old acquaintances, so everyone is safe, isn't it good?" ”

In the evening, Xie Hui returned home and heard that Xie Yunchu had come back to eat in the old lady's courtyard.

The old lady looked at him, there was no superfluous expression on her face, she only pointed at Xie Yunchu and said to him,

"Your eldest daughter is back, and she specially hosted a birthday banquet for you."

Xie Hui's eyes fell on Xie Yunchu's face, looking at the face that resembled Qiao's, he was slightly distracted, and soon changed to a kind look, "It's good to be back, it's not a whole life, you don't have to make a big deal." ”

After a few words of greeting, Xie Yunchu got up, came to Xie Hui's side and sat down, looking at Aunt Lu who was busy before and after, and scanning everyone.

"Grandmother, father, aunt, and aunt, the reason why I went home early was because I had an idea."

Everyone's eyes came to watch.

Xie Yunchu looked at Aunt Lu and smiled a little sincerely, "Father wants to correct Auntie, it is a great joy, I am very much in favor, not only in favor, I feel that before the birthday banquet, I have to officially hold a family banquet, first open the ancestral hall for my aunt to the family tree, and then let my aunt run the birthday banquet as the main mother, so it is more appropriate." ”

Aunt Lu's fingers trembled slightly, and tears rolled down first, "Chu'er....", she couldn't help herself, trembling her body.

Xie Hui thought about it for a moment when he heard this, and slowly bowed his head, "What Chu'er said is reasonable. ”

deliberately corrected at the birthday banquet, and drew more and more attention to the identity of Aunt Lu's concubine, it is better to straighten it out first, so that she can appear in front of people as Mrs. Xie generously, and the Lu family is more decent.

Xie Hui looked at the old lady, "What does Mother think?" ”

In short, it's all straightening, it makes no difference if it's earlier or later, the old lady doesn't like flashiness, and she agrees with Xie Yunchu's idea, "It's according to Chu'er's meaning." ”

Xie Yunchu did this because he didn't want his father's birthday banquet to go wrong, and he didn't want his father's reputation to be damaged.

Aunt Lu ran over with tears in her eyes, hugged Xie Yunchu, and said excitedly, "My eldest lady, you treat me so sincerely, and I am willing to take my life." ”

Aunt Lu always has the ability to iron some high-sounding tender and sweet words, even if she knows that she is acting, but people have to be emotional.

Xie Yunchu avoided her arms without a trace, held her arm, and said with disgust, "What did you say, I hope that you will live a long life and accompany your father for a long time." ”

The family banquet was scheduled for the day after tomorrow, and the next day Xie Yunchu helped Aunt Lu prepare, and in the evening, everything was in order, and she slept steadily.

I didn't have any children to worry about, so I slept with my pillow on it.

Wang Shuhuai didn't have such a good fortune.

On the first night, he forgot all about Xie Yunchu's instructions, and on the second day, he heard his colleagues mention the child who had just reached the full moon at home, so he recalled his wife's instructions when he left, so in the evening, Wang Shuhuai returned to Chunjingtang.

The heart-rending cry came deafeningly, and Wang Shuhuai immediately frowned.

Carrying the hem of the clothes and quickly entering the courtyard, I saw the maids and grandmothers gathered in the east wing, and the crying inside was crisp and aggrieved.

He doesn't like to be noisy, and Chunjingtang has never been so feathered.

Wang Shuhuai restrained his anger, came to the door of the wing, and glanced inside, the seven-month-old child was rolling around on the Luohan bed, saying that he would not eat rice porridge for anything, and there was soup everywhere on his body, bed, and ground.

The subordinate knelt to say goodbye, and Sister Ke was immersed in crying, and she never noticed that her father was coming.

Wang Shuhuai pressed his eyebrows, and his tall figure stood under the courtyard, lining the entire side room, and his tone was quite gentle,

"What's going on?"

Mama Lin crouched on the ground and said tremblingly, "My sister refuses to eat rice cereal, it's okay during the day, but as soon as it gets dark, I don't see my mother, so I start to make trouble." ”

You can't do a little thing well.

Wang Shuhuai's eyes were so light that he was almost emotionless.

When Sister Ke heard her father's voice, she stopped crying at once, her blushing little face was still tense, and she was lying on the bed and looking at her father with a pout.

Wang Shuhuai doesn't like to hold his daughter on weekdays, but the child feels fresh and likes to stare at his father.

Wang Shuhuai crossed the dirty water stains with an expressionless face, came to Luohan's bedside, leaned over to look at the dirty child, Sister Ke'er opened her big watery eyes, and snorted at him, like a puppy, about Xie Yunchu's teaching, she actually made a snorting sound, and her fat little hand was raised, looking like she wanted to hug.

Wang Shuhuai had to clamp her armpit and lift the person up, deliberately separating some distances, Sister Ke'er's strength was even greater than he imagined, and she was planted in his arms, and the rice soup was covered with tears and snot.

Wang Shuhuai took a deep breath.

The child has a sense of freshness, Wang Shuhuai personally fed her, and finally fed two mouthfuls, but unfortunately it didn't take long to look at the door and refused to eat again, Wang Shuhuai had a headache and had to look at Sister Ke with a straight face.

Sister Ke'er didn't even give him a look, she was tired of crying, rolled off him, grabbed the tiger head doll on the Luohan bed and started playing.

Wang Shuhuai took the opportunity to scoop a spoonful and serve it to her mouth, Sister Ke raised her hand and waved the doll, inadvertently sprinkled rice cereal on the Luohan bed, and smiled happily at Wang Shuhuai.

Wang Shuhuai lost his temper, put the porridge bowl on the small case, and didn't speak for a long time.

Turning her head and asking the kneeling nurse and Mama Lin,

"Who feeds it on weekdays?"

"Young grandma."

"Who put you to sleep?"

"It's also a young grandmother...."

Wang Shuhuai was silent for a moment, suppressed his impatience, and pointed at his temples, "Doesn't she cry or make trouble on weekdays?" ”

Mama Lin smiled bitterly, "Child, crying is a common thing, grandma is careful and patient, since becoming a mother, headache, brain fever, abdominal pain and vomiting, all of which she cooks single-handedly, and she has become half a doctor." ”

Wang Shuhuai was silent.