After counting the New Year's gifts, the two sisters, wearing fur-collared cloaks, hugging Mrs. Tang and laughing all the way, came to Songmao Hall to pay their respects to the old lady.
Seeing the sisters' noses and cheeks turning red from the cold, the old lady hurriedly asked Liuli to bring hot soup:
"It's warmer inside. Come sit inside. Why do you come here to greet me on such a cold day?"
Lin Jinyan: "Look, sister, thanks to our eagerness to come here, grandma doesn't want to see us."
Lin Wanrong used her hands that were warmed by Mrs. Tang to warm Lin Jinyan's face:
"Hey, since my cousin came to the house, she has been serving my grandmother every day. She is much more considerate than the two of us. It is normal for us not to welcome my grandmother."
The old lady's eyes widened: "Hey! You two hozens dare to plot against me. When have I stopped waiting to see you?"
Lin Jinyan pretended to be aggrieved and said, "Grandma, you are hurting us because of my cousin."
The old lady pointed at Lin Jinyan and scolded with a smile: "You are pretending to be nice. No wonder Wanrong is becoming more and more naughty. I think you were the one who led her astray."
Seeing the sisters smiling at each other while holding hot soup, the old lady sighed and said with a smile:
"Yue Xue is nice, but for some reason, when I see her, I can't help but think of her past character. I always feel that there is something between her and she is not close to you two."
Lin Jinyan looked at the door: "Grandma, my cousin is worried. If your words are heard by my cousin, she will feel sad again."
Old lady: "She is not in the house today. She was invited out of the house by Mrs. Hong Anbo early in the morning. You, everything is fine. But you are too kind-hearted and only think about others. Even if you are wronged, you will not say anything."
Lin Jinyan: "That's as good as you said. I heard from Hui Zhao a few days ago that Hong Anbo's aunt is pregnant. Hong Anbo wants to take the aunt into the mansion, but Mrs. Hong Anbo doesn't want to make trouble in the mansion. Well, why are you still thinking about asking your cousin out?"
Old lady: "I've heard about this too. The day before yesterday, Hong Anbo's son went to the house in the outer room and smashed it up. The outer room was still young, and the fetus was not yet firmly seated. He was so frightened that his body was covered with blood. See red."
Lin Wanrong covered her mouth and said in surprise: "How could he attack a pregnant woman? What happened next?"
Old lady: "Hong Anbo's son has gained a bad reputation in his early years and has done a lot of bad things. If the servants hadn't fought to the death to hold Hong Anbo's son captive this time, I'm afraid the outer room and the child wouldn't have been saved. "
Lin Wanrong: "I remembered that during the old Marquis's birthday party, he scared a maid in Pingyang Marquis Mansion to death. If he is such a bastard, does Hong Anbo not care about it?"
Old lady: "Uncle Hong An is the only son. His pain is as painful as his life. He has been spoiled and arrogant since he was a child. After he became blind, Uncle Hong An even responded to every request. He couldn't care less."
Lin Wanrong frowned, nodded and thought:
"No wonder Mrs. Hong Anbo and the Crown Prince don't let the outside chamber in. If the outside chamber gets a boy in one fell swoop, I think Uncle Hong An won't pay so much attention to the Crown Prince..."
The old lady smiled and said, "Well! Wanrong has made great progress if she can think of this. Mrs. Hong Anbo made an appointment, and because she was depressed about this matter, she asked Yuexue to go out and talk."
Lin Jinyan: "That's it. It's so cold today. Did grandpa go out again?"
Old lady: "In recent days, your grandfather, together with Grand Master Qin Yushi, together with Lord Pingyang and Mr. Tang Ge, have been staying at Zhixian's teahouse every day. He would not come back until An'er went to pick him up."
Lin Jinyan smiled and said: "Even the old Marquis, who has not been out of the house for a long time, was attracted to go together. It seems that Boss An's teahouse is indeed extraordinary. It is no wonder that my grandfather always leaves the house."
(End of chapter)
