The autumn wind blew all the way into the house from the verandah, bringing with it a hint of coolness.
Lu Erniang's two children happened to be sitting by the window. Their shoulders were shrunk by the wind, but they didn't know it and still grabbed the chess pieces to play.
Seeing this, Chuntang walked over and closed the window naturally.
Lu Erniang glanced at Chuntang with a smile on her face. Chuntang was obviously used to the life in the Duke's Mansion.
When she mentioned her children just now, she not only made Xu Nuo give in to her brothers and sisters, but also reminded Chuntang that there were two little people in the Duke's mansion who couldn't live without her.
I didn't want to, but I heard a voice promising happiness: "Thank you Aunt Twenty-one. I'd rather be respectful than obey orders. Let's take Chuntang back now. The elder man and the third wife are still young, and the nanny will definitely be better than the inexperienced Chuntang." Better taken care of."
No matter what you say, I will take Chuntang back. As for taking care of the child, that is what the wet nurse should do.
After she finished speaking, she winked at Chuntang.
Chuntang nodded with a smile and walked quickly behind Xu Nuo.
Lu Eryiniang looked at the two of them and shook her head helplessly.
"That's all, just take Chuntang back. When you go back, in front of your mother, don't talk about me like the evil person who broke you up." She saw that Xu Nuo really wanted to bring Chuntang back, so she stopped trying to keep her. He then asked the maid to take out a wooden box and hand it to Xu Nuo, saying, "I gave this to Chuntang. She has been really tired these days."
Xu promised not to refuse and accepted the wooden box.
Chuntang thanked her and went back to the house to pack her luggage.
Xu Nuo was in a great mood to be able to bring back Chun Tang. When he was playing with the eldest son of the Qian family, he saw the messy chess pieces on the chessboard. He immediately became interested and asked Lu Erniang: "It may take some time for Chun Tang to clean up." , why don’t we play a game of chess?”
Lu Erniang was holding her daughter and rubbing her belly. When Xu Nuo said this, she chuckled and asked, "Are you confident that you can win me in such a short time?"
While speaking, he stretched out a hand to separate Black and White, which was obviously a promise.
Xu promised to choose Heizi and smiled slyly, "I'm not conceited, but it doesn't hurt to try."
Aunt Twenty-One has always had a chess board in her room, which shows that she loves chess but doesn't know how good she is.
"Why don't we make a bet? If you win, take Chun Tang away. I won't ask her to come to the Duke's Mansion again. If I win, Chun Tang will come to the Duke's Mansion to stay for a while in the second half of every month!" Lu Twenty-one Niang's eyes were sparkling and her smile was as bright as the July sun. She was obviously in high spirits.
Promise and nod in agreement.
Seeing the promise, Lu Erniang put her daughter down and asked her maid to take care of her.
He himself was in high spirits and gearing up.
Her two children also cheered her on.
"Mom, you must win over your sixth cousin. I don't want Sister Chun Tang to leave."
"Mom, I don't want the child either."
"Don't worry, mother will win." The twenty-one mother is a direct daughter of the Lu family. She has been taught by the best teachers since she was a child and is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Therefore, although she knew that Xu Nuo was good at chess, she did not think that she would lose.
But she never expected that Xu Nuo was even better than her sister said her chess skills were excellent.
When Chuntang packed her luggage and came back, she could only yell that she didn't want to play anymore.
Lu Erniang's white child was surrounded by Xu Nuo in three corners. The only corner that had a chance to survive was also inserted by Xu Nuo.
In a game of chess, you don’t need to count the pieces to know the winner or loser.
"Liu Niang, can't you let me? After all, my children are here. It's not good for them to see their mother lose miserably." Lu Erniang asked Xu Xu with a sad face, and she was just about to pick up the chessboard.
Xu Nuo ignored her pretended pitiful look and just said: "Aunt Twenty-one, Da Lang and Sanniang witnessed how you were defeated in my hands. No matter what you or I said, they already knew that their mother lost in the chess game." ”
Lu Eryiniang turned her head to look at her children. When she saw the two little guys nodding together, she immediately covered her old face.
It's really... for the children to see her in such a miserable state...
Xu Nuo smiled faintly, picked up the chess pieces one by one and put them back into the chess jar. When playing against Lu Erniang, she went all out and showed no mercy.
One is because she must ensure that Chun Tang is brought back, and the other is that she knows that Aunt Twenty-One can afford to lose. If she shows mercy, it will be disrespectful to her opponent.
Lu Erniang waved her hand to chase them away with an impatient look on her face: "How could a person as kind-hearted as your mother have a child with such a vicious tongue like you? Go away quickly and don't make me angry here." Before the three of them went out, Finally, with a smile on his face, he asked his maid to arrange a carriage to take them back.
After dinner, Xu Nuo called Chun Tang into the house and asked her how she was doing recently.
Chuntang hadn't returned to the Xu Mansion for so long that she felt a little uncomfortable sitting there. She adjusted her posture, tilted her head and thought for a while before saying: "The people in the Duke's Mansion treat me very well. After I went there, I just helped us twenty The first aunt and the third wife made some clothes. Later, her sister-in-law saw the clothes she was wearing and begged her to let me help make clothes. She agreed to their request, but only agreed to make one for each person. Make the clothes well. Later, those ladies gave me gifts in return, but I originally refused to accept them, but Aunt Twenty-One told me privately that if I didn't accept them, it would be for nothing."
Hearing this, Xu Nuo slapped her legs and laughed: "It is indeed Aunt Twenty-One."
Aunt Twenty-One is the mistress of the Duke's Mansion, and the sisters-in-law are suppressed by her and dare not make any small moves.
However, if you press it for a long time, sometimes you will give them some sweetness.
Chuntang is the sweetener Aunt Twenty-One has prepared this time.
Xunuo thought about the logic of Twenty-One Mother's actions. Her fingertips touched the jade bracelet on her wrist, and she remembered that it was the one Aunt Twenty-One took off from her wrist and gave to her when she first met Aunt Twenty-One.
Her mother specifically asked her to protect this jade bracelet.
This bracelet must have a special meaning, but no one has ever told her that she must find an opportunity to ask Zhu Shang about the origin of this jade bracelet.
She played with the jade bracelet and asked Chuntang: "Have you read what Aunt Twenty-one gave you today?"
Chuntang shook his head. Qiyue had already jumped up. He quickly fetched the wooden box and brought it over. He handed it to Chuntang with a smile: "Open it and take a look."
Chuntang glanced at Xu Nuo.
Xu Nuo nodded and she opened it.
In the box is a bracelet made of hibiscus stone, which is shiny pink.
Qi Qi asked curiously: "What is this? It's so bright."
Xu Nuo didn't answer and looked outside the room.
Chuntang looked over and saw Mrs. Lu walking in. She hurriedly put the box on the table, stood up and opened the door curtain for Mrs. Lu.
"It's so lively, what are you looking at?" Mrs. Lu came in with a smile.
Xu Nuo saluted Mrs. Lu and said with a smile: "Mom, why are you here? We are looking at the items that Aunt Twenty-One gave to Chun Tang."
"You bullied Aunt Twenty-One, but she didn't send someone to drive you out with a broom? And she gave you gifts?" Mrs. Lu pinched Xu Nuo's face, obviously knowing what happened in the Duke's Mansion today.
Xu Nuo helped Ms. Lu sit down, hugged her arm, and said coquettishly: "Mom, Aunt Twenty-One is the evil one who complained first. Why did I bully her? Didn't I just play a game of chess with her?"
"Your Aunt Twenty-One has never lost so miserably on the chessboard." Thinking of the three-page complaint letter that Aunt Twenty-One had just sent, Mrs. Lu couldn't help but sigh.
I have been working overtime lately. Tomorrow is the last day and I have to get up early to get the cake on Saturday morning. I don’t know where my parents got the confidence to think that I can get up at 9 o’clock on weekends.
