Old Mrs. Shen sighed faintly, lay down again and said: "I don't know why these days, I always think of the past. Last night, I dreamed about the time when Shu Erniang just got married. I'm afraid it's not What a sign."
Although Grandma Jiang's heart was ups and downs, she didn't show it at all on the surface. She sat sideways on the footstep, stretched out her hand to pinch the old lady's legs and said: "Where are there so many omens? It seems to me that you have been thinking about it recently." It's heavy.
"I'm going to give you a good massage now, and then I'll light some soothing incense for you before going to bed, so that you can have a good sleep tonight."
Aunt Jiang's calm attitude made Mrs. Shen feel at ease, but she still waved her hands and said: "Forget it, this is not something you can solve with a few clicks. You go down first, so that people outside don't have to come in to serve you. , I will clean up myself for a while."
After sending everyone away, Mrs. Shen made a mental calculation.
Xu was determined not to stay, but the death of two wives in succession would definitely have a bad impact on Shen Zhonglei's reputation.
You have to think of a way to get the best of both worlds.
Mrs. Shen gradually fell into deep thought...
As soon as Aunt Jiang came out of the old lady's room, she saw Chunlan spinning around on the porch.
After a while, Chunlan's lower lip was bitten so badly that she left teeth marks on top of each other, and blood beads appeared in some places.
She ignored her daughter, turned around and walked back to her residence.
Chunlan looked around and quickly followed.
"When will you get over this problem of yours?" Aunt Jiang frowned, "I've been told since you were a child that you bite your lips when something happens, for fear that others won't notice. How can you be trusted by your master in the future... "
"Mom, now is the time to talk about this!"
Chunlan was almost going crazy from holding back. Now she was talking about biting her lips. Is this the point?
"Looking at how restless you are, you are really hopeless." Aunt Jiang glared at her, sat down by herself, took a sip of tea, and then said, "Did you hear that?"
"Old lady..." As soon as Chunlan said these three words, she immediately lowered her voice and asked, "Mom, what did the old lady mean by what you just said? The eldest girl's mother was ill at the time, wasn't she? Didn't she die of illness? ?”
"Can you sit down and speak calmly?" Compared with Chunlan's incoherent words, Grandma Jiang's attitude was shockingly calm, "Normally you have a lot of contact with people in Shuangtangyuan, regardless of Mingyu or Minghui, who makes such a fuss like you?"
Chunlan was startled when she heard this, suddenly broke into a sweat, and her heart sank instantly.
She looked away uncomfortably and said, "Mom, what do you mean by saying this? Why are you comparing me to Mingyu Minghui!"
Grandma Jiang looked at Chunlan's embarrassed and slightly defensive look, rolled her eyes angrily and said, "Although I belong to the old lady, I am your mother first, how can I harm you?"
"Mom, I didn't mean that." Chunlan came up and squeezed next to Grandma Jiang, "I just think that the old lady has always been very kind to me..."
"But you still want to follow the older girl, right?"
"Big girl saved my life." Chunlan lowered her head and rubbed the hem of her clothes.
"The old lady is older now, and you are still young. You know in your heart that it is not a bad thing to plan for yourself." Aunt Jiang had long seen that her daughter had such thoughts, and naturally thought about it a lot, "But the old lady is not a fool, she It’s just that my mind has been on other things during this period. When she finds the time, you have to let her know at a glance that you are a good person!"
Chunlan immediately said coquettishly: "Then help me think of a way to let me go to the eldest girl's room to do things!"
"As you are now, it will be in vain if you go!"
"Why!" Chunlan said unconvinced, "Mom, you don't know, the older girl is so nice..."
"I think you don't know!" Aunt Jiang interrupted her, "Think carefully, do you want to be an ordinary maid with the eldest girl, or do you want to be the eldest girl's confidant?"
"Of course he is a confidant. I am a family-born child after all, and the eldest girl has helped me save my life. No matter what, it is better than those bought from outside like Minghui and Mingxiu!"
"That's not necessarily true." Aunt Jiang glanced at her daughter and said, "You still can't understand? For a big girl, anything bought from outside is more trustworthy than one bought at home."
"This..." Chunlan thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was really the case. Even Mingyu was bought in later. Not only did the eldest girl trust her, she even promoted her brother.
She was a little discouraged for a moment, pouted and stopped talking.
"If you listen to me, you would be better off working in front of an old lady, and don't think about so many things." Aunt Jiang reminded her daughter, "I think the eldest girl would rather have an extra maid who can cut clothes and do embroidery. There is an informant in front of the old lady."
Chunlan opened her mouth in surprise.
"Mom, you, you mean, let me tell the eldest girl the news about the old lady?"
"Haven't you already done everything I asked you to do? Thank you to the eldest girl for doing things in a measured way, otherwise you would have been discovered by the old lady." Aunt Jiang sighed, "I originally thought that you would beat the child. You are not the kind of person who strives for power and gain. I put you next to the second wife and rely on your embroidery skills to marry a steward and become a steward's wife in a down-to-earth manner. This can be regarded as a path paved for you by me as a mother. Safe road.
"Who would have thought that the second lady would actually... That's all. I've been watching with cold eyes recently. If you can really gain the trust of the eldest girl, it will be a good place for you in the future. But it's definitely not possible like you are now.
"Starting from tomorrow, you will come here at night when you are not on duty. Many things that were not taught to you before will now be made up one by one.
"When you've learned enough, I'll think of ways to see if I can put you in a big girl's room."
"Mom, you still love me!" Chunlan finally became happy, holding Grandma Jiang's arm and shaking her coquettishly.
"Okay, you are so old and still acting like a spoiled brat. Why don't you go back quickly? What if the old lady calls someone?"
"Yes, I'll go back soon." Chunlan happily returned to the old lady and asked about the little maid in the corridor. Knowing that the old lady hadn't called anyone yet, she calmly found the sewing basket and continued to be herself. An unfinished embroidery strip on the forehead.
The little maid on the side said half sincerely and half flatteringly: "Sister Chunlan's craftsmanship is really good. The things she embroiders seem to be alive. No one in the family can compare with my sister..."
"Ouch!" Chunlan suddenly remembered something and pricked her finger with a needle in a distracted manner, then stood up.
"Sister, what's wrong? Does it hurt?"
Chunlan didn't answer, gritted her teeth and thought, she was deceived by her mother just now, and she was sent back without even asking a question!
This is so irritating!
