16 Chapter 16
Tian Tian shook her head, she really didn't know, she had said a word since she entered the house after bathing, she was sure that she hadn't offended him.
Xianglan looked confused.
Tian Tian waved his hand, "Let's rest." "I don't want to, I think too much and I'm tired of panicking, he insisted on leaving, what can she do?
"Yes." The matter was a foregone conclusion, Xianglan was in a hurry, so she walked to the side of the bed to make the bed and waited for Tian Tian to go to bed to rest.
The next day, not long after Tian Tian had breakfast, Xu Mu came to the Rose Courtyard again, his face was gentle, he chatted with her after coming over, and sat on the couch to read a book.
Tian Tian was a little unsure of him, he came to the Rose Courtyard just to read? This was obviously unreasonable, but she didn't want to ask anything, so she had to follow him.
For a few days, Xu Mudan, whenever he was free, came to the Rose Courtyard to stay, and the official affairs of the county government were all taken by him to the Rose Courtyard to deal with, Tian Tian was surprised, when did her relationship with him get so good? Almost to the point where you can't leave an inch.
Tang Zitang and the second lady are getting closer and closer, on this day, Tian Tian and Xu Mu had lunch together, Xu Mu said: "The matter of the second sister and Tang Zhixian getting married, if you don't want to go, then don't go, I will explain to my father-in-law." ”
Xu Mu suddenly said such a sentence, Tian Tian was stunned, when did she say that she would not go to Yuzhou?
"Xianggong, the second sister and Tang Zhixian are married, how can I, as a younger sister, not go, I want to go."
They are small in their marriage, she wants to go to see if her biological mother Aunt Liu is true, and she is not the original owner, she has no feeling for them to marry, and finally has a reason to go out in the bright light, and she must go out for a good time, she is about to get sick when she stays in the house.
Xu Mu looked at her deeply: "Are you sure you want to go?" ”
Tian Tian was speechless, what kind of eyes did he have, didn't she want to live after she went?
Thinking of this, Tian Tian suddenly realized that he had come back to his senses, Xu Mu had behaved abnormally in the past few days, staying in the Rose Courtyard almost every day, wouldn't he just be afraid that she would be sad and sad?
The more Tian Tian thought about it, the more she felt that it was possible, Xianglan had been very nervous about her since she received the letter from the second miss, and she was afraid that she would not want to be stupid, Xu Mu must be like this.
It's just that Xu Mu is a big man and a big corrupt official, and he is just a superficial husband and wife with her, so she didn't think about him worrying about her at all.
"Xianggong, are you worried about the concubine?" Tian Tian clenched the chopsticks in his hand.
Xu Mu was silent.
But silence sometimes means acquiescence.
"Xianggong, since the moment the concubine married you, she has let go of the past, and now that Tang Zhixian and the second sister are married, the concubine will only smile and congratulate." Tian Tian put down the chopsticks in his hand and took it seriously.
Xu Mu looked at her with a complicated expression for a long time before he spoke: "If you insist on going, then go." He didn't let her go, but it was also for her good, but she wanted to go, he had no reason to refuse, and after observing it in the past few days, although she was indifferently excessive, she really didn't have the idea of seeking death.
Tian Tian smiled and nodded.
Xu Mu left after lunch.
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Three days later, Tian Tian and Xu Mu set off for Yuzhou together, accompanied by more than 100 people and dozens of heavy boxes.
Tian Tian didn't know what was in the box, but he could guess a rough idea, which was nothing more than some valuable gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings.
Every time Xu Mu goes to Yuzhou, he never goes empty-handed, and every time he goes, there are two more wrinkles on the face of the Wang Governor's face.
"Madame, what are you looking at? Let's get in the car. Xu Mu and Tian Tian stood side by side at the door of the mansion.
Tian Tian nodded.
The husband and wife got into the car together, and the large army went to Yuzhou.
It takes about a day to travel from Changping County to Yuzhou, and the road is bumpy, and Tian Tian is uncomfortable.
At noon the next day, the carriage stopped steadily at the door of the prefect's mansion, Xu Mu got off first, and then helped Tian Tian get off.
Aunt Liu learned the news early and had been waiting at the gate of the house, and was relieved to see her daughter and son-in-law come back, and the son-in-law was still very considerate of her daughter.
"Ling'er." Aunt Liu's eyes were red, and her hands were tightly tugging on the handkerchief.
Tian Tian looked over and saw a beautiful woman wearing a lake blue jacket skirt standing in front of the stone lion at the gate of the mansion, that person was Aunt Liu, the biological mother of the original owner.
She took over this body, and Aunt Liu is related by blood, although the two have not seen each other for two months, but the sense of intimacy is half a lot, she took three steps and made two steps towards Aunt Liu and walked briskly, her eyes were very happy: "Auntie." ”
The mother and daughter held hands, and Aunt Liu burst into tears with excitement.
"Let my aunt take a good look at Ling'er." Her eyes kept looking at her, and after two months of not seeing her, her spirit was much more mellow than before.
Xu Mu stepped forward and saluted at the right time: "I've seen my aunt." ”
Aunt Liu didn't look down on Xu Mu before, he had a bad reputation, and he couldn't compare with Tang Zhixian's family background, but now he was her son-in-law, and said with a smile: "Okay, good, Lord Xu doesn't have to be polite." ”
She is a concubine, even if it is her son-in-law, she can't call her by her name.
Xu Mu was courteous: "Auntie, they are all a family, you can call Xu Mu directly." ”
Aunt Liu smiled with satisfaction: "Okay." ”
Tian Tian held her hand: "Auntie, it's cold outside, let's not stand, let's go to the house first." ”
"Hmm." Aunt Liu nodded.
The group entered the house lively, Tian Tian first asked Aunt Liu to go back to the courtyard, and after she and Xu Mu met the prefect and the prefect's wife, they went to talk to her.
Aunt Liu is a concubine, and when Tian Tian comes back, she must first go to meet the prefect of the Wang Mansion and the lady of the main room, which is a courtesy.
The prefect Wang and the prefect's wife were already waiting in the main courtyard, and the husband and wife went over to greet each other for a while, and the prefect's wife asked Tian Tian to go and talk to Aunt Liu.
The prefect's wife is a lady from the official family, her appearance is mediocre, she is better in being dignified and knowledgeable, although Aunt Liu is beautiful, but she has an indisputable temperament, the prefect's wife treats her well on weekdays, and even lives well with the original owner.
Aunt Liu lived in Yangliu Courtyard, Tian Tian went to look for her alone, Xu Mu was left by the Wang Governor's Mansion, and Weng and her son-in-law went to the study to talk.
Tian Tian hadn't arrived at Yangliu Courtyard yet, and saw Aunt Liu waiting for her at the gate of the courtyard from a distance, it was not too cold to be cold, Tian Tian's nose was slightly sour, and he walked over quickly and took her hand: "Mother, why don't you wait for Ling'er in the house, how cold it is outside." "Before, in public, Aunt Liu was a concubine, and she could only be called an aunt, but now there are only the two of them in private, and she calls her mother with the original owner.
Aunt Liu smiled: "Mother is not afraid of the cold." It's easy for Ling'er to come back, she just wants to see her more: "Let's go, come in, my mother has prepared your favorite snack for you." ”
"Okay, it's still my mother's love for Ling'er." Tian Tian snuggled up to Aunt Liu intimately.
The mother and daughter were very happy.
The charcoal fire in the house is booming, the warmth is warm, and there are four or five plates of exquisite snacks on the table, all of which are carefully prepared by Aunt Liu.
Tian Tian sat down and ate some of them.
Aunt Liu waved away, and only the mother and daughter were left in the house.
"Ling'er, how does Xu Mu treat you?" Ling'er married in Changping County, and didn't come back after three days, she wanted to talk to her about herself, and it was difficult for her to talk to her, she had been worried about whether Ling'er was doing well, although Ling'er had written back, but Ling'er was well-behaved, and it was common sense to report good news and not bad news.
"Mother, didn't I mention it in the letter, Xu Mu treats me very well, don't worry." Tian Tian smiled.
"How many concubines are there in Xu Mu's mansion, can you still deal with it?" Aunt Liu sighed: "At the beginning, Mrs. asked you to choose a beautiful maid to marry, but you refused, and now you don't even have a henchman around you who can compete for favor." "It's really worrying.
Aunt Liu didn't want to ask such a private word in the letter, and Tian Tian didn't mention it: "Mother, there is no concubine room in Xu Mu's mansion, only I am a lady in the main room, you can rest assured, your daughter will not suffer." ”
When she was about to get married, the prefect's wife did propose to give her a beautiful maid, so that when she was useful, she would be spoiled, but she was also a modern soul, and naturally she couldn't accept the truth of stuffing a woman for her husband, so she categorically refused.
Aunt Liu was stunned: "What? There are no concubines in Xu Mu's mansion? "It's unbelievable that the dignified county doesn't even have a concubine.
"It's true, there is no connecting room." Tian Tian smiled, although she stayed in Xu Mansion without leaving home, she lived a comfortable life, which was really good.
"Will there be anything wrong with him?" Aunt Liu couldn't help but ask. The prefect of the Wang Mansion is faintly feminine, but there is also a lady in the main room, two concubines, and five rooms, Xu Mu is young, how can it be that there is only Ling'er in the mansion.
At that time, because of the lotus pond falling into the water, the original owner and Xu Mu were in a hurry, and Aunt Liu didn't know anything about Xu Mu at all, so that she was confused about the things in his house.
Tian Tian was stuck by Aunt Liu's question, she and he had not been in the same room, and she didn't know, but she knew from the memory of the original owner that Xu Mu was good, and he was very good, but whenever Xu Mu stayed in the Rose Courtyard, the original owner could hardly get out of bed on the second day.
"He's fine, mother, you're too worried." Tian Tian's face flushed.
Aunt Liu saw that her daughter was embarrassed and shy, and she was relieved: "Although the son-in-law treats you well, and now you are the only lady in the house, but you still have to plan more for the future, you are not pregnant yet, and you can serve in person, but it may not be long before there may be joy, and you will not be able to serve your son-in-law at that time, and there can be a reliable person around you to open your face, so you don't have to go outside to find it. ”
Aunt Liu said bitterly: "Your eldest sister Wang Ruoxue and second sister Wang Yufang, they both picked beautiful maids to wait by, your eldest sister has a noble status, married to Yin Gongzi of Shuntian Mansion in the capital, and specially picked two." Your second sister's identity is a little worse, and only one was picked. Ling'er, you have to plan for yourself. ”
Although Xianglan is loyal, her appearance is really average, this kind of person can serve closely, but it is definitely not good to use it to open her face and fix her pet, the most basic thing in the concubine room is that the color is good, otherwise how can she keep her husband.