Sang Nuanyue sent Sanniang and Wuniang away and was about to go to Merlin to find her younger brother. Unexpectedly, she heard a familiar female voice calling her out of surprise, "Miss Sang."
Sang Nuanyue turned around reflexively, joy welling up in her moist peach blossom eyes, "Shuangli, why are you here too?"
Suddenly, she remembered that the day before she came to Putuo Temple, the old lady said she wanted to come to Putuo Temple for something. However, it has been snowing these past few days and the mountain roads are inconvenient to walk. Sang Nianyue did not see the old lady even after paying close attention, so she thought that they would not come to Putuo Temple. The clinker turned out to be that on the day when she was going down the mountain to return to the Hou Mansion, Are they coming up the mountain?
Sang Nianyue asked hurriedly, "Is it the old lady who came to Putuo Temple? Has the old lady already gone up the mountain, or is she at the bottom?"
Shuangli smiled and said, "The old lady has reached the halfway point of the mountain. However, the mountain road is a bit difficult to walk, and the old lady cannot walk fast." He then made a covert excuse, "It's snowing now, and the plum blossoms are in bloom. People said she was bored staying at home, so she asked the Marquis to send her to Putuo Temple to enjoy the plum blossoms."
This is actually an excuse to fool people. As for the old lady’s real purpose of coming to Putuo Temple, anyone with any brain can think of it. The appointment with the Marquis is closely related to the blind date. However, the marriage has not been decided yet, so naturally it is not easy to announce it to the public. Otherwise, it would be better if the marriage is successful, but if it is not successful, it will harm the woman's reputation.
Shuangli blinked at Sang Nuanyue, with a playful expression of "you know and I know" in his eyes. Sang Nuanyue chuckled, pretending not to know, and said, "The old lady is halfway there, why did you come up first? You want to clean up the side room for the old lady, right?"
Shuangli quickly patted his head and said, "Yes, yes, yes, Miss Sang, I won't tell you anymore. It's proper to go and clean up the wing for the old lady first. The old lady is getting old, and this journey has not been easy. The old lady is here There is a private wing in Putuo Temple. I will clean it up so that the old lady can have a rest when she comes."
"Then you go and do your work first. I'll call Qing'er, and we'll come together later to pay a visit to the old lady."
After bidding farewell to Shuang Li like this, Sang Nianyue went to Merlin to find her younger brother.
Qing'er really has no talent in painting. The plum blossom paintings are tangible and lifeless, and look very dull.
He himself was a little frustrated, "My sister is so good at painting, and my father is so perfect at painting. How come I am so rigid no matter how I paint? I also carefully observed the plum blossoms, and I had a draft in my mind before I started writing, but as soon as I started writing, When I put it on paper, what I drew was completely different.”
What can Sang Nianyue say?
My younger brother has no talent in painting. No matter how hard she teaches, he can only understand one-tenth of what he can understand. So what can we do?
Sang Nuanyue comforted her younger brother, "I still haven't practiced enough. I can just find time to practice more writing in the future."
"Really?"
"Really." He added, "The old lady of the Hou Mansion and Mr. Hou are here. Let's go over and see them."
When she said this, she was actually retreating in her heart. It's not because he doesn't want to salute the old lady, but because he doesn't want to meet the Marquis.
But since she was living under someone else's roof, and the old lady treated her kindly, it was not appropriate to go and pay her a visit without seeing her for so many days.
Sang Nuanyue was hesitant, but Qing'er agreed. Although he was jealous of the Marquis from the bottom of his heart, the Marquis patted him on the shoulder when he came to Putuo Temple and entrusted him with important tasks. This gave Qing'er a sense of mission in her heart, and she also felt that the Marquis was not as cold and ruthless as rumored.
The two siblings had different thoughts and left Merlin in an instant.
Just when they were about to arrive at the door of the guest courtyard, a group of people came from a distance.
The old lady was walking in the middle, and Shen Tingjun, who was tall and tall, was slightly bent to support the old lady.
The old lady looked a little tired, and her legs and feet were not very flexible. Her figure was also a little stooped, her face was haggard, but her mouth kept chattering. She looked like a little old lady who was tortured by mountain climbing and was dying.
On the other hand, Shen Hou was still dressed in black, which further enhanced his erect, handsome and cold figure. But the majestic and solemn Shen Hou could only frown his thick eyebrows and listen silently when faced with his biological mother's nagging.
Sang Nuanyue and Qing'er hurriedly went over to greet them. When the old lady saw their siblings, her eyebrows were bent with a smile.
She took Sang Ningyue's hand and wiped away the fatigue from before, and said, "You must have been working hard these past few days. I see that you two siblings are quite thin." She added, "I fell ill a few days ago. Snow, is it frozen?"
Sang Nuanyue first said "it's not bitter" and then "it's not cold". The old lady clapped her hands and silently swallowed the feelings in her heart.
She just felt that Sang Nuanyue looked good no matter what she saw. He is filial, loves his younger brother, can take charge of affairs, and is kind and strong. Of course, these abilities are not acquired through hard work? That girl with healthy parents and pampered family members, who can be so strong and fearless?
You can't say this, it's so heartbreaking.
The old lady carefully looked at Sang Nuanyue's clothes, and the smile in her eyes became thicker. "Today's dress is good-looking and the clothes are elegant. I will dress like this in the future. You are still young, so you should wear more bright clothes, otherwise we will wait for you." At this age, I just want to dress up fresh, but I'm also afraid that people will think it's an old goblin that makes a joke."
The maids behind him were so amused that they didn't dare to laugh out loud, so they could only try to hold it in. Even Qing'er's face turned red from holding back. But Shen Tingjun is right in front of him. The Marquis is the most indifferent and serious person. Who dares to make fun of the old lady in front of him?
Sang Nuanyue couldn't laugh or cry for a moment, but when she saw the old lady's appreciative and loving eyes, she suddenly became embarrassed.
What made her even more embarrassed was that as the old lady said this, everyone looked at her.
Sang Nianyue was dressed in an unremarkable way today. She wore a white-collar undershirt, a light gold round-neck robe embroidered with bamboo leaves and plum blossoms, an embroidered horse-faced skirt underneath, and a pair of deerskin boots. The clothes are just plain, but the color combination is extremely elegant. The pink plum blossoms and dark green patterns complement each other, making her whole body beautiful, delicate and agile.
Perhaps it was because she was no longer constrained in the palm-sized courtyard, and even her soul became free. Her beautiful eyes were as full as water, and her eyes were full of charm and elegance. Dignity, beauty and charm were perfectly blended together, and her beauty was dazzling, but she didn't know it.
Sang Nianyue was very embarrassed by the old lady's straightforward praise, and she lowered her head slightly and said nothing.
Already arriving at the door of the guest house, Shen Tingjun whispered to his mother, "Be careful."
The old lady said, "Don't worry, my mother can still see her. You don't need to remind her."
This tone was firm. Could it be that the Marquis made the old lady unhappy again?
With this thought in mind, Sang Nuanyue turned her head to look, but unexpectedly the man raised his head.
There was never any emotion in his dark eyes, but now he was full of helplessness. The two looked at each other, and his eyes turned dark again, as if a storm was brewing inside.
Sang Nuanyue was startled and quickly turned her head over.
That's when Shuangli came out to greet her, but the old lady waved her hand and stubbornly took Sang Nuanyue's hand into the house without using Shuangli's support.
The old lady walked up the mountain by herself. In order to show her sincerity to the Buddha, she did not even sit on the sliding pole. But she is old and has always been pampered, so she knows that she is very tired.
Sang Nuanyue was about to leave when she saw this, wanting the old lady to rest for a while. However, the old lady asked about the specific details of giving birth to her mother, and Sang Nianyue sat down and explained it in detail.
It took a long time to say this. When I came to my senses again, I saw Shuangli entering the house with a smile. He said back to the old lady, "What a coincidence, the wife of Zhenguo General's Mansion brought her sister-in-law and the family members." The girls have also come to enjoy the plum blossoms. I heard that you were resting here, and the general’s wife came here to say hello to you."
