At this time, the old lady Yu's carved sandalwood crutch knocked on the door panel with a 'dong-dong-dong' sound.
Seeing An Xiyue kneeling on the ground crying her heart out, the women were still tugging at the eldest lady's clothes.
Mrs. Yu is wearing a luxurious dark red cotton leather jacket, with delicate peony auspicious patterns embroidered inside and outside. The inside is full of cloud patterns outlined with gold and silver threads. It doesn't look conspicuous, but the clothes are made by everyone in Kyoto. The hands are restrained and luxurious. The voice was majestic and angry: "Stop everyone."
An Xiyue watched the old lady come in and took the lead, her face becoming more and more aggrieved: "Mother, the wet nurse is dead, and my aunt is going to sell the girl to a brothel."
When the old lady heard this, her face turned green with anger. How could a wealthy lady in a boudoir know about a brothel? She glanced at Aunt Lin coldly, unable to get the things on the countertop.
An Xiyue naturally understood what the old lady meant. If a lady from a prominent family got involved in dirty things in the house, her reputation would be ruined. It would be difficult to find someone from a wealthy family in the future.
In addition, the Anping Marquis Mansion will not always be hereditary. It was Mr. An who was granted the title of Marquis for his meritorious service. Who knows, one day, someone with intentions will get hold of their Marquis Mansion, and the entire Marquis Mansion will suffer.
An Xiyue's hot hands immediately held the old lady's hand. She was sincere and burst into tears: "Grandma, please don't sell your daughter away."
The old lady was kind-hearted and kind-hearted. In her previous life, An Xiyue could not make her grandmother happy, nor did she know how to act coquettishly. She was not close to her grandmother. On the contrary, An Xilin always pleased her grandmother in everything.
"The wet nurse saved my granddaughter's life, but got no good reward. Our Anping Marquis Mansion cannot be so ungrateful and sell her daughter again. If this news spreads, Anping Marquis Mansion will become a wolf den of thieves in the eyes of the world. "
The old lady attaches great importance to reputation, and An Xiyue knows this very well. If this matter breaks out tonight, it will inevitably be deliberately framed by someone with ulterior motives. If someone takes advantage of it, the Anping Marquis Mansion will inevitably be trapped in a whirlpool of disputes.
"Is what Yue'er said true?" The old lady's eyes scanned the chaos in the house, the dilapidated woodshed, a bunch of maids and women, and a little girl covered in scars.
Aunt Lin stared at An Xiyue, completely unable to understand her behavior. She didn't have time to think about it and knelt down hurriedly. Her eyes were horrified. How could the old lady come to such a remote West Courtyard at this time? Normally this At that time, the old lady had already rested.
Aunt Lin reacted very quickly. Where there was still the ferocious light in her eyes, she was already as warm as water and her face was reddish. She seemed cowardly and avoided answering the old lady's question: "Old lady, on such a cold night, Why are you still going out? The most important thing is to take care of yourself."
"If I don't come here, the An family will take your Lin family name." The old lady's cane made a thumping sound. Not to mention who was right and who was wrong, a concubine's daughter cried and begged an aunt. Things were out of order. Seeing the charming look on Aunt Lin's face, she became dizzy and confused.
"This slave is frightened." Aunt Lin shivered in fear and knelt down. She no longer dared to show off her charming face: "This slave is loyal to the Lord Hou and has no second thoughts. I will be a member of the An family in life and a ghost of the An family in death. Please tell me, old lady."
Aunt Lin was usually favored by the Marquis. Since Aunt Lin had been the housekeeper for the past three years, the house had been well taken care of by Aunt Lin, so the old lady turned a blind eye and closed one eye. In addition, the Mei family was not powerful at home. Since Mr. Hou said that Aunt Lin would be in charge of the house, and if she could handle it, he would let her take charge of it.
There is a reason why the old lady looks down on this concubine. Aunt Lin was the daughter of a foot-washing maid in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Later, she somehow got the favor of the Prime Minister. She jumped over the dragon gate and became pregnant, so she was carried to her aunt.
On weekdays, Aunt Lin thinks about everything for An Xiyue and is even more affectionate to her eldest daughter than An Xiyue's own mother, but she didn't expect that what she saw today would be like this.
"Why do Yue'er insist on protecting this girl?" The old lady looked at An Xiyue carefully with kind eyes.
At this time, An Xiyue's gaze was firm, and he looked back at the old lady with a pair of clear and bright eyes. He said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "The emperor rules the world with 'benevolence'. My father was granted the title of Anping Marquis because of the emperor's kindness. If the family is uneasy and is disturbed by someone with ulterior motives, If people spread the word, wouldn't they say that our Anping Marquis Mansion has a false reputation for kindness? Moreover, although the wet nurse has no kindness to Yue'er, she is kind to her in nurturing her. How can Yue'er be ungrateful?"
The old lady's eyes sparkled and she nodded appreciatively: "Yue'er is kind-hearted and knows how to be grateful. It's very good."
"Grandma is compassionate. Yue'er has only heard it through her eyes and ears. She has inherited her generosity and kindness." An Xiyue knelt at the feet of the old lady, her words were sincere and her eyes full of respect.
Then, the old lady calmly signaled to Mother Liu who was supporting her: "Mother Liu, please take the eldest lady back to the room."
Mother Liu held An Xiyue's body and suddenly felt something was wrong, and said anxiously: "Old madam, the eldest lady is very hot. Looking at this, maybe she has been able to bear it for a long time."
Mother Liu is the old lady in front of the Yu family. Rather than being the old lady's maid, she is better said to be the old lady's sister. She has no children in her life and has been married once. However, she was not lucky and her husband died early. Later, the old lady took pity on Liu's mother and recruited Mrs. Liu to serve her. Mother Liu is considerate and helpful, and she is also very eloquent in the house.
The old lady looked at An Xiyue carefully, only to see that she was wearing thin clothes, not even a cloak. I heard that she just fell into the water. It was such a winter. If she was rescued, she would have to go half a mile even if she didn't die. Life.
"Go and ask Doctor Yang to come and take a look." The old lady's voice could not be described as loving, but she was still concerned. After all, she was her own granddaughter.
An Xiyue knew the reason. In her previous life, she listened to her aunt's words and only said that the old lady didn't love her granddaughter. She was patriarchal and only liked her grandson. But her mother was stupid after giving birth to a younger brother. Aunt Lin often told her how much her grandmother hated her mother.
Her father is a filial man. The old lady doesn't like her mother, and her father doesn't like her either. Therefore, An Xiyue often blamed all this on the old grandmother. Whenever he saw the old grandmother, An Xiyue would not act coquettishly, and he would also be very perfunctory with the old grandmother.
Later, An Xiyue decided to marry Nangong Hao. The old lady was not optimistic about it at first, but An Xiyue wanted to marry Nangong Hao life and death, and the old lady couldn't stop him. No matter how good a royal son is, at least his life is rich. The old lady turned a blind eye and didn't bother to care.
In this life, she finally understood that Aunt Lin was instigating all of this.
Thinking of this, An Xiyue's eyes turned red and she knelt down, saying slowly and sincerely: "Granddaughter, thank you grandma."
An Xiyue clasped her hands together and kowtowed heavily to the old lady. There was a banging sound, and tears fell down. The old lady felt soft from crying and wanted to take off her cloak and put it on An Xiyue. , in this winter, the person kneeling on the ground was her granddaughter, and the old lady was also very moved.
However, Aunt Lin was a sharp-sighted person. She had to win the old lady's favor again, so she rushed An Xiyue into her arms before the old lady could. Then, the mink fur round-necked long coat was draped over her. He wrapped her little body tightly around An Xiyue, for fear that An Xiyue would freeze.
She had this attitude on weekdays, and it was the same today.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Lin took off her clothes in a hurry, and the rich and auspicious peony pattern on her body appeared in an extremely dazzling way, scorching her splendor and extraordinary beauty. The white pleated skirt was a silk and satin that the wealthy people in Kyoto could afford to wear, and was worth a lot of money.
An aunt from the Hou Mansion, her style was no longer low. The old lady's eyes turned cold but she remained silent.
