Following Lian Yun's gaze, Lian's mother said quickly, "I haven't seen my second sister yet. This is the bride I mentioned in your letter."
An Hongshao, who had just sat down, stood up immediately and said, "Auntie is fine."
Lian Yun's eyes were scrutinizing, without any obvious up-and-down gaze, but she still felt as if she saw him from head to toe.
Lian Yun nodded, "Get up." She raised her hand and asked the nanny behind her to bring over the brocade box she had prepared in advance, "I was delayed on the road and lost time."
That brocade box was for An Hongshao's wedding.
An Hongshao took it with both hands and handed it to Dongqing behind him before sitting down.
Fortunately, the position was close, so even if An Hongshao was nervous, it wouldn't be obvious that she was walking on the same hand, but because she was holding it, there was nothing wrong with her demeanor.
Seeing that An Hongshao was nervous, Mrs. Zhou quickly responded from the side, "I heard that my aunt was sick, and my parents were very worried."
In fact, her palms were sweaty at the moment, probably because she felt she owed An Hongshao a favor, so she went ahead with it.
An Hongshao turned her head and glanced at Zhou. She had actually heard the trembling in Zhou's voice.
In fact, if you think about it, in terms of status, the governor is naturally not as powerful as the minister, but the governor is below him, at least in that area, he is the biggest. Lian Yun can say that he always raises his head and chest high when he is away from home.
Unlike Lian's mother, she met Pang Xiang during the Chinese New Year and had to go with Lian's father to attend. In addition, she was not a powerful person, which made Lian Yun look even more serious.
"It's just a cold injury, it doesn't matter. Where is that girl Jinghan?" Lian Yun only heard her brother and sister-in-law mention it in her letters. This was the first time she had seen her.
This time it was Lian's mother who came to explain, saying that she had chosen Nanny to come and see her eyes while she was still undergoing enlightenment.
In fact, Mrs. Zhou didn't want Jing Han to come over. She didn't know when the others would arrive. What if the child was frozen? Secondly, Lian Yun had a lot of rules and was afraid that Jing Han would say the wrong thing without understanding.
While waiting for noon, Lian's father and the others were there, and the whole family was busy. Lian Yun couldn't find fault with a child in front of her elder brother.
Lian Yun nodded, "This is necessary. Many people in Yangzhou think that a girl's family does not need to read and write, and she only knows how to do needlework all day long. I think it is more important for a daughter's family to be sensible."
As a former lady of the capital, Lian Yun always had to show herself to be different from others.
Since he didn't come, the meeting gift prepared by Lian Yun for the child was given to Zhou.
Speaking of children, Lian Yun's expression softened somewhat, and the children in her family were indispensable. Originally, she was not supposed to come back by herself to attend the wedding, but her daughter-in-law was about to give birth again and could not work by boat or carriage, so she came back by herself.
"How many concubines does Ruxin have now?" Lian Yun had already embraced her grandson, and now the only grandchild in the Lian family was Lian Jinghan, so she always had to ask.
This question was so direct that Lian's mother laughed dryly, "Ru Xin, that kid only thinks about official duties every day. He doesn't have this kind of thought."
Lian Yun frowned when she heard this, "Sister-in-law, if the children are ignorant, we can't just leave them alone. As the elders, we have to make the decision."
This sentence was very successful in making Lian Mu and Zhou's expressions change.
Lian's mother is not the biological mother, so Lian Yun wants her to not care about her stepson.
As for Zhou, the couple was living a good life, so no one had to mention this matter without blinking an eye. Really, thank you for your concern.
An Hongshao sighed in his heart, this aunt had really stayed in Yangzhou for a long time, and she spoke straightforwardly without considering others.
An Hongshao peeled an orange and put it in Zhou's hand, telling her not to be angry.
Zhou raised her head and smiled at An Hongshao. She was already mentally prepared. She knew what kind of person Lian Yun was, so she didn't feel so uncomfortable.
Lian Yun also noticed An Hongshao's movements, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then her eyes fell on An Hongshao again, "I had a good relationship with your mother when I was young, how is she now?"
"Returning to my aunt, my mother has a strong body, but she often talks about old friends." This sentence was made up by An Hongshao. Naturally, there are many people who have a good relationship with the Li family, but as a concubine, the Li family is not the same. We have been together all the way, and talking about it will only increase our sadness along the way.
After listening to An Hongshao's words, Lian Mu quietly shook her head at An Hongshao and told her to stop talking.
An Hongshao originally wanted to say that he often talked about his aunt, but he changed it to the word "old friend".
Sure enough, Lian Yun chuckled, "I don't know whether she misses her old friend or not, but I miss her. At the Feihua Ling banquet in the spring of that year, no one in the capital could defeat her."
This was said euphemistically, but after everyone present heard it, everyone understood that Lian Yun lost to the Li family, and she still can't let go of her loss?
Sure enough, Lian Yun continued, "But things are unpredictable."
Now she is the wife of a second-rank official, but Li is just a widow from a small baronial estate.
"Yes, things are unpredictable." An Hongshao followed Lian Yun's words, but she changed the subject, "My grandfather never thought that he would return to the capital one day in this life."
Lian Yun's lips were still curled just now, but after hearing An Hongshao's words, her face suddenly changed and she looked at An Hongshao expressionlessly.
An Hongshao was not afraid and met Lian Yun's gaze. No one could talk about his mother.
After a long time, Lian Yun suddenly laughed, "Just now, I seemed to have seen your mother when she was young."
Standing in the world with such firm eyes, she always knew clearly what she wanted, because the goal was fixed, and when it was time to take action, she would take action.
"My nephew-in-law is not bad." Lian Yun looked away and said with a smile to Lian's mother.
As a big family, no one likes a submissive daughter-in-law, who must be open-minded in speaking and doing things. Especially if he can get promoted quickly as expected, if he marries a wife who can't do anything, just having the name of Grand Tutor's granddaughter won't be of much help to him.
The things of youth are in the past, what Lian Yun values more is the present.
There are successors in her mother's family, and her face is full of light.
An Hongshao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Because he was a little angry just now, he actually forgot to be nervous. However, compared to her previous life, Lian Yun was quite polite to her today.
But think about it, Lian Yun only cares about what An Hongshao can bring to the Lian family. Now that I have just gotten married, it is still too early to have a child, so it is naturally a matter of character.
Even the mother breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "No, both sons are blessed, and I will have less to worry about."
For Lian Yun, the two nephews are as close as each other, and even if her mother praises them, she won't find fault.
After talking about the two daughters-in-law, Lian Yun finally turned her attention to Lian Yanyu. She only glanced at it, but did not intend to take the initiative to talk to a concubine. She only casually asked Lian's mother about Lian Qinglai's schoolwork. Then he added, "Speaking of which, I came here just because I wanted to mention something to my sister-in-law."
