In fact, Li Shu was very reluctant to let go of her mother. The happiest thing about her coming back was not to change her own destiny, but to change her mother's destiny. At the same time, she also knew very well that Mr. Fu loved her very much, so he thought long-term for her.
Precisely because of long-term considerations, Liu Chengxu was not born in the Imperial Academy, so he might have to go abroad this time when he returns to Beijing to resume his duties. She herself was planning to follow her, but her daughter couldn't wander around with her. Obviously it was best to stay in Beijing and stay with the old lady, so Li Shu had no choice but to do it.
Suddenly, someone outside sent a message to Mrs. Xu: "The fifth girl is here."
Mrs. Xu's smile no longer seemed fake now. She pointed outside and said to everyone: "She went out with her father yesterday to watch the lanterns on ten miles slope outside the city. Because it was too late, she simply came back early this morning. She said she was in Zhuangzi. I couldn't sleep at night. I saw that she was not in good spirits, so I was afraid of disappointing everyone, so I asked her to rest for a while and change her clothes before coming back."
Everyone saw a little girl wearing a red shirt coming in. As soon as she came in, she went to the old lady and the elders to say blessings. After saying goodbye, she lay on Mrs. Xu's knees and acted coquettishly.
Mrs. Fu and Mrs. Fu brought out gifts again. Mrs. Fu gave her a pair of gold armbands. These gold armbands can be worn by anyone regardless of whether they are fat or thin. Most likely, Mrs. Fu didn’t know how Li Zhen was born. So I chose this one as a present. Lishu also knew that Mr. Fu spent money to buy this, and she probably took out all the money at the bottom of the box.
Unlike Little Fu, Mrs. Fu is extremely delicate in her random moves. What she took out was a pair of gold and gem-set Double Dragons Playing with Pearls bracelets. Especially the exquisiteness of the Double Dragons Playing with Pearls is breathtaking.
Mrs. Xu said: "Zhen'er, I still have to thank your second and third aunts."
Li Zhen thanked her again. The old lady also liked Li Zhen very much. She hugged her and rubbed her in her arms. She also ordered: "Pass the dinner over."
In this way, the aunts went down first, and the young ladies sat at one table with the old lady, while the other table belonged to the girls. Mrs. Xu was making soup, Mrs. Fu was serving rice, and Mr. Fu was setting chopsticks. During this period, his daughter-in-law and maid were serving dishes. Lishu did not observe the crowd and knew the rule of not talking during eating or sleeping, as mentioned by Aunt Zhu. Therefore, it was just Mammy eats, she is already hungry anyway.
After the meal, someone brought tea to rinse her mouth again. Lishu was speechless. Her mother told her yesterday that this tea was very expensive, but she didn't expect that Liu Mansion only used it for gargling.
The ladies were eating elsewhere and went down first. Before leaving, Mrs. Fu nodded to Li Shu and told her not to be afraid. Li Shu couldn't help but nod.
The sisters sat down in order, and Li Shu observed that the old lady actually had a pretty temperament. She was wearing a homely shirt and had a double-stranded hairpin with coral rice beads on her head.
Coral red looks less dull.
Sure enough, the old lady smiled and said, "I heard that you are all studying?"
Lijia immediately said: "Dad said that we should read more "Biography of Women" and "Four Books on Women". Recognizing a few words is enough."
The old lady agreed very much: "A woman's virtue comes first, her talent comes second."
The sisters all nodded. The old lady did not look down upon Liwan and Lirou because she was a concubine. When asked how they spent their time, Liwan gave a very standard answer: "It's just following the elder sister to do acupuncture."
Lishu thought to herself, now it's good, they have finished answering, she can answer whatever she wants.
She couldn't remember how she answered in her previous life. She was too young at that time and could only remember some major events.
"Where's the third girl? I think the nanny who followed you before is very good." The old lady pointed out.
Li Shu smiled and said: "That's Aunt Zhu. When my mother went to Lianxi Temple to burn incense, she met Chi Nuguan. I heard that Nugguan asked my mother to do a favor. She saw my mother's body. If you are pregnant with Liujia and can't take care of me, let this nanny teach me some rules."
For Li Shu, all family ties are inferior to the word profit.
Just like in a family, those who are upright and talented are often valued more. Although Li Shu was temporarily flattered by the old lady's preference for her, she never lost her reason.
As long as little Fu is useful, the old lady will value her.
As we all know, the little Fu family is a concubine. The Fu family's attitude towards her is almost complete neglect. It is not as good as the Fu family. Mother has no backing, but if she has a close relationship with the Chi family, this is mother's bargaining chip. .
"Oh, it's the Chi family." That's what the old lady said. Seeing that Lishu spoke clearly, she couldn't help but said: "You stay here with me today, and sleep in the west room first, and have a sound sleep." Have a good sleep.”
After that, the old lady looked at the other girls and said, "Don't be jealous. The eldest and second maids are already big girls. You have to go out a lot on weekdays, and it's not convenient for the younger ones to go. Besides, Lirou looks at it. She has some weak bones, so your wife should hire a better doctor to take care of her first."
Lijia is ten years old, and Liwan is eight years old. Girls from official families can go out and about at this age, and can go out to major poetry festivals and flower banquets. If they see each other for a year and a half, it will be cumbersome for both parties to get engaged. Therefore, Lijia and Liwan understood what the old lady meant immediately.
And Li Rou is too young and timid. The old lady is not a mother, so of course she should be well cared for. Needless to say, Li Zhen is the only daughter of her eldest aunt. Seeing how much her eldest uncle dotes on her, how can it be? I will let my only daughter live with the old lady.
Of course, Li Shu didn't agree in her heart that the old lady was really chosen by God to be by her side.
But Li Shu quickly stood up and saluted: "Shu'er just bothered the old lady."
"Why are you so polite?" the old lady smiled.
The sisters left wisely, and the old lady appointed two more people to serve her. These two people were about thirteen or fourteen years old. They were originally second-class girls serving the old lady. One was named Shuizhi and the other was named Shuiyun.
Lishu's box and cage had been delivered, and Danhong quietly said to her: "Our wife heard that the old lady gave you two more girls, so she specially sealed a few purses for you as a reward, and also a bag of broken silver. My slave, just put it in a goose-yellow purse, where you usually take your rewards."
Her mother could always think of her no matter where she was. Lishu felt warm in her heart and said to Danhong, "Tell your mother to take good care of herself and her brother. Everything will be fine with me at the old lady's place."
"Okay." Dan Hong quickly went back to answer his orders.
After Lishu washed herself under the service of the maids, she put on her pajamas. The bed had been made for some time. It was past the Dragon Boat Festival and the weather was not cold, so Shuizhi brought a bed quilt with fabric. Not sure what it is, but it's extremely comfortable.
She originally wanted to take a good look at it, but she lay down and fell asleep.
She was asleep, but it would be difficult for the rest of the Liu family to fall asleep tonight.
The first one was Mrs. Fu's place. When she came back from the old lady's place, the Fu family had already sent Mrs. Fu's confidant, nanny, to talk for a long time, and also sent two girls from Mrs. Fu's side.
The two of them were charming and charming, Mrs. Fu let her go down first, only the other one was really here on Mrs. Fu's orders, and she got straight to the point.
"Auntie, my wife has learned about your situation from the letter and is very worried about you."
Mrs. Fu smiled bitterly: "It's all mine. I don't have to worry about my mother at such an old age. Jin Chai is already married. I should be honoring my mother."
Jin Chai is Mrs. Fu's subordinate. She is eighteen years old and does things well and properly. If it were not for her daughter, she would not have been sent here. Therefore, she felt that Mrs. Fu's situation was very bad.
"I think that as long as you live a good life, this is the greatest filial piety. Yes, now the second aunt (little Fu) has given birth to a son, and she wants to compete for favor, but the relationship between you and my uncle is definitely stronger than her. Don't be afraid." Jin Chai first reassured her.
Mrs. Fu nodded, but then shook his head: "Having said that, no one in the back house can compare to her now. I am the principal wife, how can I lower myself to compete for favors."
Mrs. Fu is embarrassed to talk about competing for favor in front of her servants, because she is shameless.
Seeing that Mrs. Fu was still so tight-lipped and unwilling to open her heart, Yu Lan became anxious: "Jin Chai, the second young lady is different now from when she was at her parents' home. Originally, the master turned a deaf ear to her in the past few years, and she also avoided it for fear of not getting him. We saw that she was so sensible, and the young lady was very kind to her, and often told us that the young master would respect her in the future. But she dressed in white and looked pitiful to seduce the master, and even complained about us. The madam treated the third girl harshly. I was surprised. Our young lady acted according to the rules and according to what the children of the family gave her. Aunt Ding's daughter, the fourth girl, had nothing to do. Why was the third girl so hot that she had prickly heat all over her body. "
Jin Chai also felt that Mrs. Fu could not be harsh on little Mrs. Fu. She was not such a person. If she really wanted to harm little Mrs. Fu, would she still wait until now?
Therefore, she absolutely believed Yulan's words: "What's more, after this time, my uncle no longer believes in our aunt?"
"That's not true, but I think my uncle must have resentment in his heart. When he was solving the case, he said that the second lady's painting could help her find the criminals, and then he arrested several criminals. She could go out at any time, maybe This will fatten up her appetite. Just as Aunt Su harmed her, Rao's mother and Yuping complained about our girl, but the master thought they framed the second young lady and were kicked out." Yulan said.
But what Jin Chai knew was different: "I heard that Rao's mother and Yuping wanted to frame her for having a miscarriage. Is it true?"
Yulan avoided answering the matter and just made a judgment: "Miss Jinchai, do you know that Aunt Su also sent her clothes with acne? Then why didn't she deal with Aunt Su? That's because she started from the beginning I know that what she wants is my uncle’s only real wife, Aunt Su is not worth mentioning, she has wanted to deal with our young lady from the beginning.”
This is also very reasonable. Jin Chai looked at Fu, and Fu sighed: "At that time, I was immersed in the news of Shu Zhao's death. I was completely discouraged. I didn't know that it would become like this. I I never want to fight for anything.”
Jin Chai hit the nail on the head and said: "Madam knows that you are like this. She said that you have never suffered at home before, so how do you understand the methods of those little bastards? It's a pity that if you don't fight, others may not fight? You are the first lady, but Being ostracized and forced to sit in the backyard, it's fine for ten or eight years. If I say something inappropriate, I'm afraid my cousin's marriage will be blocked by then."
Yu Lan answered: "That's not all. When we came back from Jiujiang this time, the cramped cabin our ladies lived in looked better than the two aunts, but it was only for the master to see. In fact, it was not. Just like that. Also, we just came back from our madam, who said that the madam is going to keep the third girl under her knees. If the fourth young master is not too young, she would also like to keep her by her side. Look, this is really a step by step The dove is occupying the magpie's nest!"
Unexpectedly, the old lady of the Liu family would turn around so quickly. Jin Chai frowned: "I remember that third girl was only six years old, right? What is her temperament like?" It was not a good thing to have her in front of Mrs. Liu.
"Although she is young, she has a sharp tongue and a profound knowledge. She does not look like a girl over six years old. Today she is the one who used tricks in front of the old lady to make the old lady value the third lady and let her surpass our lady. "Yulan said.
Jin Chai looked at Mr. Fu: "When does the master usually come here on weekdays?"
No matter what, she had to be allowed to see her uncle so that she could know the right medicine.
But Mrs. Fu said awkwardly: "He has been here for a long time."
"Have you never been here before?" Jin Chai was shocked.
Mrs. Fu nodded: "Not just here, but also Aunt Su and Aunt Ding."
Jin Chai glanced at Mrs. Fu as she was the only one in the special room. It was very difficult to deal with this. But she was not discouraged, and first advised: "I will serve you on weekdays, and then I will observe the method. Now you take the recipe first. This recipe was given to her by my mother-in-law, so she gave birth to five sons and one daughter."
Mrs. Fu nodded slowly.
Compared with Mrs. Fu, who had strong support, Mrs. Xu rubbed her face with her hands. Today her face was frozen with laughter. She and her husband had already respected each other like ice. In the early years, when she had troubles every time, he would comfort her and say It doesn't matter. The couple worked really hard. Compared to her second uncle, when something big happened, her backyard was very quiet and no one could shake her position.
But it gradually changed, especially after giving birth to Li Zhen. In the past five or six years, the couple's sexual intercourse has been just like completing official duties without any tenderness. Even in the past year, they have not had sex with each other. If it were not for Li Zhen, Zhen, the couple can maintain appearances in front of outsiders, and for the rest, she lives alone in this big courtyard.
It was cold and there was no one except the servants.
Today, I don't know why I saw little Mr. Fu looking relaxed and calm, but it was Mr. Fu who was uneasy in his position. The human condition is really like thirty years to the east of the river and thirty years to the west of the river. The little Mrs. Fu was just a concubine who was not favored. Because she had some resemblance to Mrs. Fu, she was chosen as a second wife and married into her parents' family. When the real master came back, Mrs. Xu felt a little pity for the little Fu. She didn't expect that she would give birth to a child now. The son was favored again, and his sorrow seemed to be gone.
"Is Li Zhen sleeping?" she asked casually.
The maid Pan'er said quickly: "Sister is sleeping soundly in the blue gauze cupboard!"
Mrs. Xu smiled: "This girl is really mean-spirited. I think those girls in the second room have eight hundred minds, but she is so innocent."
Pan'er said: "This is not because the situation of the second wife is complicated. There are two wives, and the concubines are not economical. They are not like our girls. This is called innocent temperament, which is a good thing."
"She has an innocent temperament because she is born without thinking about things. She is open-minded and cheerful by nature, so she will always live freely." Mrs. Xu thought there was nothing wrong with her daughter.
She was just a little envious of little Mrs. Fu: "How come she is so lucky to have given birth to a fat and white boy? She fell in love with the old lady immediately after seeing her look like that."
Pan'er advised: "It took five or six years for the third wife to have this son. Maybe you can have a son this year too."
These words made Mrs. Xu feel boring and useless, but she suddenly said: "What do you think if I adopt the fourth brother? He is still so young, just a baby. If I raise him, he is not my son." "
Pan'er thought to herself that for so many years, she had just dealt with other people's advice to Madam, but she had never thought about adoption. Now that she brought it up, she really figured it out.
As a girl, of course she unconditionally supports any idea of her master, "You used to like Master Shuzhao, but he was already sensible and wouldn't get close to us. Now it's good to choose the fourth brother."
Although Mrs. Xu still hopes to give birth to another child, she thinks it would not be a waste to adopt one first. If she gives birth to another child, she can just give it to her second wife.
She never thought that Mr. Fu would refuse.
And little Mrs. Fu already regretted it. She even had red circles in her eyes: "I just can't bear to leave Lishu. She looks sensible, but she is still a child. She likes to kick the quilt when she sleeps at night, likes to drink cold water on weekdays, and is very competitive in doing things. , if others say there is something wrong with her, she will get up in the middle of the night to learn. If this continues, what should I do if she is suffering? My husband, I regret it. "
Although she is twenty years old this year, little Fu's nose is red from crying, her black hair is scattered around her ears, her hair is fluffy, her face is small, and she looks pitiful.
Liu Chengxu hugged her into his arms: "Why are you like a child? OK, OK, I'll think of a way, how about? Bring your daughter back from the old lady." In his heart, he still felt that little Fu was very real, and she felt that her daughter Of course it would be better to be raised by an old lady, but at the same time, between power, wealth and her daughter, she still chose her daughter.
"Really?" Little Fu struggled out of his arms and was very surprised.
Liu Chengxu nodded: "This is still false. I will definitely not regret it if I agree. Just wait for my good news."
Little Fu looked at him with admiration. Liu Chengxu was sometimes glad that he finally realized what was in his heart.
The next morning, Lishu woke up very early. She didn't know that her mother wanted to take her back, but she was a little disappointed when she got up, because at this time on weekdays, her mother would bring breakfast to the bedside and sometimes feed her. Have a meal.
From a mother's delicate baby to an old lady, she took a deep breath and thought she would be more sensible here. The old lady raised her under her knee to make her sensible and well-behaved. She didn't want to see her act coquettishly and make her lose her temper. That was for her own mother.
Shuizhi helped her put on her shoes, and Li Shu suddenly remembered something and asked: "I just came to the old lady's place for the first time. Sister Shuizhi, do you know what the rules are here?"
Shuizhi said easily: "There are no big rules. Just have your own servants to serve the old lady on weekdays."
"Oh, I know. Oh, by the way, yesterday I walked in and saw a girl holding a dog. Is she a girl who specializes in raising dogs? She has been raising dogs for her grandmother." Li Shu asked pretending to be interested.
Shuizhi raised his head and smiled with an unknown meaning: "You are talking about Liusu, right? She came here last year, and she has taken good care of the dog since she came here. Originally she was working in the dining room, and at that time The old lady had just come from Huguang and had a poor appetite. It happened that the old lady's nephew sent some Yellow River carp over, so she made a sweet and sour Yellow River carp dish to show off her beauty. Therefore, she was transferred I came to the old lady’s small kitchen, and I picked up a snow-white dog from nowhere. The old lady is always very happy to have the dog with her at home.”
Lishu heard this and thought to herself, Aunt Ying, no, the current tassels are indeed well made.
She just said what she said after hearing it. Shuizhi just thought she was a child who was curious. Shuiyun knew that the old lady sent them to serve the third girl, and they would definitely serve her in the future, so she wanted to tell Lishu something intimate.
"It's just that Liusu has a bad temper. She paid homage to her godmother early in the dining room, and relied on her godmother's momentum to bully several little girls who went into the dining room to wash vegetables." Shuiyun is the granddaughter of Wei's mother. He has a calm personality and doesn't stand out, so he doesn't like people who are too strong in combat.
She knows how to go in and find a backer, and when she finds a backer, she immediately deals with the person who has a grudge against her, and then works hard to stand out.
It's no wonder that a person like this is already hanging out with an old lady when he's only ten years old.
As soon as they finished speaking, they saw someone coming in from outside the door, not Ying Liusu but someone else. She came in with some exquisite dots in her hand. It turned out that she was sending dots on the order of the old lady.
"Thank you to grandma for me. Has grandma already had breakfast?" Lishu asked Liusu with a smile.
Liusu saw the bright eyes of the little girl in front of her. She had always been conceited about her beauty, but she didn't expect to see the third girl with such an outstanding appearance. She smelled a similar aura.
Lishu probably never lived in the old lady's house in her previous life, and her mother rarely came out to greet her.
How Aunt Ying got to her father's room, she really didn't know.
After Lishu understood it, she didn't care too much, especially the so-called father's male and female affairs, she had her own set of opinions. You can't stop a man who wants to have sex and have sex, and you can't blame the woman.
Just like Mr. Fu and the people around him, they always feel that Mr. Fu has robbed Liu Chengxu of his favor. But what would happen if Liu Chengxu didn't have that intention?
Therefore, if Aunt Ying is just competing for favor, she doesn't care, but if she harms others, she will definitely deal with her.
Liusu replied: "The old lady is using it. It happens that she has a rest today. The eldest master and the second master are both there to accompany them, so they asked me to send it to you."
Her father and uncle were both at the old lady's place. Lishu said she understood, and Liusu exited in a polite manner.
Mrs. Liu was very particular about her daily diet. In the morning, she ate very light rice porridge with red dates and longan, pickled bamboo shoots, a plate of fried golden quail eggs, and pickled venison.
Liu Chengxu has been a foreign official for many years, but he eats wildly. When he ate deer legs, he tore them open with his hands and ate them.
"Here, there are pickled civets here, you can take them and eat them too." Mrs. Liu felt very sorry for her son.
This son was very stubborn. He was a child prodigy when he was young, and later passed the Jinshi examination at a young age. Although it was also because of his father that he was exposed, but the root cause was that he was young and energetic.
Therefore, Mrs. Liu said: "I heard that Yu Ren, who was of the same age as you, went to the Supreme Court to scold the emperor for ignoring the government affairs. I'm afraid he is not doing well now."
Originally, Liu Chengxu wanted to talk about Li Shu, but when he heard about it, he quickly asked. His brother Liu Chengzong worked in Jinyiwei. Liu Chengzong said: "Yu Ren was originally a judge in Dali Temple, and his future is very bright. It is probably the emperor's decision." After not going to court for half a year, he came out to remonstrate. How can a minister expose the fault of the monarch? Fortunately, the emperor kept the news secret and had the chief minister to help him speak. I am afraid he might be beheaded. "
Liu Chengxu said anxiously: "I know Brother Yu. He is a loyal, patriotic, upright and outspoken person. Back then, he only talked to me for a few words, but he spent all his money to treat my illness. If it doesn't work, I will wait for him." Go to the official department, and then go to his house."
Liu Chengzong advised: "I think it's a good thing to be dismissed. Wouldn't it be great if you can deal with him again in a year and a half? But if you do it now, it will hit the target."
"That's true." But Liu Chengxu was still worried and asked Chang An to go to Yu's house to see what was going on.
Yu Ren is also a son of an official. His father was a censor of Youqiandu, and he also served as an official for many years. He is a leader of the lectern and has many connections.
Now Liu Cheng'an had some errands to do, so he finished his meal and left. Liu Chengxu was left thinking of Mr. Fu and said, "Mom, I heard Qiu Jun say yesterday that you left Li Shu with you?"
Unexpectedly, her youngest son asked about this. Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "Yes, I saw that she is well-behaved, sensible, and smart and cute. Your wife just gave birth to Rui Ge'er and can't take care of her for the time being. Why don't you come to my place?" Come."
Liu Chengxu smiled: "Who doesn't know that you are really kind, mother? It's just Lishu who is raised by you. The others are all your grandchildren. What do they think?"
Mrs. Liu would not think that Mrs. Fu was unwilling. She quickly thought of Mrs. Fu, and it must have been her who said it.
When thieves attacked the city in Shanyang County, her son gave her the only chance to escape. However, the thieves only affected her for more than a month, but Mrs. Fu disappeared for a year. She never asked how her husband was, nor did she know how she was doing. She sent a message back to Huguang to save people, not to mention going to the Si Yamen to complain to the officials. No one knows where she went?
When she reappeared, her biological sister had already married, and she wanted to be the eldest son again, using her biological sister as a concubine. What made her find it even more unbearable was that her own son was gone, so she asked people around her to frame her sister. Fortunately, the little Fu family was lucky.
It's been a year and there are no pursuers chasing them? She brought along enough people, including officials and family members, how could she disappear for so long.
But for the sake of her grandson, Mrs. Liu endured it, but now that Shu Zhao has passed away, she doesn't have so many scruples.
At that moment, Mrs. Liu said: "When you are appointed, your daughter-in-law will go abroad with you. The second son and the third son of your family will have to stay and study. The eldest and second girls in your family can no longer go out with you." , especially the eldest girl is ten years old and is about to start walking. So Mrs. Fu and Aunt Su have to stay and take care of her. Aunt Ding only has this daughter, she can definitely take care of it. What about Lishu? So I can take care of her. It’s really as it should be.”
Whoever can give birth, let him give birth to more.
Little Fu was only twenty years old, and she seemed to be well-fed. Aunt Ding and little Fu were similar in age. They were both young, so it would be nice to go out with them together.
Anyway, Aunt Ding is not that mischievous.
Mrs. Liu even said: "If not, let Lirou come over too. If she and Lishu are here together, no one will say anything about it."
At this point, Liu Chengxu had no choice but to agree.
In this regard, Liu Chengxu had no choice but to apologize to Mr. Fu. He also said: "Mom is right. I think you have to take care of things for me, so I'm afraid you don't have time to take care of me. Besides, Li Shu is with her grandmother. It’s nice to be around.”
Little Fu originally hoped that her daughter would come back, but she didn't expect that the old lady wouldn't let her go, so she let Aunt Ding go with her. If she really controlled this Aunt Ding, she would be very difficult to deal with.
However, if Fu is not allowed to go, this is another happy event, even a great event.
Although Aunt Ding was in charge of the house, she was cautious and did not promote anyone in particular. Mrs. Fu originally purged some people, but now she has reassigned her companions.
Therefore, Mrs. Fu looked at Liu Chengxu and said: "I know you have tried your best. The old lady is also doing it for my own good. I shouldn't complain about her anymore. As for Lirou, she is a concubine. If she is placed in front of the old lady, what will happen? It’s different, I’m really happy for her.”
For Mrs. Fu, as long as her love lasts for a long time, her daughter will definitely be the most outstanding. As for the fourth girl, Lirou, she doesn't care much, because Mrs. Fu herself is also a concubine, and she knows that there is a difference between a concubine and a legitimate daughter. different.
It doesn't matter if the old lady is raising her at her knees. It's not the parents who have the final say about getting married in the future, and the old lady won't care about it, so she can't get past her parents.
In other words, it will eventually return to her own hands. The most urgent task is to reduce Fu's influence first. Aunt Su already knows a big thing about her.
When Liu Chengxu saw Mrs. Fu like this, he felt more and more that she was a sensible person.
Li Shu didn't expect that just two days later, she would have another companion. This companion was Li Rou, who had been raised by the old lady in her previous life.
Aunt Ding was extremely happy to come to the old lady. Mingyue and Qingfeng said, "I heard that the second master went to the old lady and told her, so our fourth sister went to the old lady to raise her."
"Yes, it's true that God has paid off for his hard work. Everything I have done has been in vain." Aunt Ding swept away the gloom of the past few days.
Mingyue smiled and said: "Not only that, our second master has been awarded the title of censor of Henan Province, and he will take you with him for a year. Isn't this pampering?"
Even though Aunt Ding was usually calm and sober, she was now overwhelmed by the huge joy. She thought that her daughter now has an old lady to take care of her, and she went out with the master. It would be best if she could get pregnant. There would be hope for a son.
Especially when I came back this time, there was nothing more shocking than the old lady's change of attitude towards Mr. Fu just because of her son.
The master did not favor Aunt Su back then, but she was able to give birth. Everyone knew that she was a glutton and a bit of a scorpion, but she was not easy to deal with.
But she also warned her daughter privately: "It's your fate that you can go to the old lady. The old lady's ancestors come from a famous family, her uncle is a prince-in-law, her mother's family is a big salt merchant, and the people she knows across the river are Crucian carp, you will definitely be more successful than staying by your mother's side, but have you thought about how to behave?"
Lirou was still young after all, so she didn't quite understand this. She just shook her head: "Are you going to fight with the third sister?"
Is it true that only if you perform well enough can you win the old lady's favor?
Aunt Ding smiled and said: "Then you are wrong. What kind of person is the Madam? What she dislikes the most is smart people. If you have any little cleverness, she will see through it. What matters is that you are sincere. Just care about her elderly person."
Compared with Aunt Ding who wants Li Rou to treat the old lady sincerely and win the old lady's sincerity, Xiao Fu and Li Shu have another argument: "Your father was awarded the title of censor of Henan Province. Mom tells you, although this censor He was only a seventh-rank official, but he was appointed as a patrol officer, which was called "Inspecting Hunting on behalf of the Emperor." He inspected local people's sentiments, supervised the administration of officials, reported major matters, and made decisions on minor matters. He had such great power that local officials did not dare to resist. In the future, your father will Return to the capital, where you can enter the Kedao. The Kedao is the platform that Mom told you. I will be humble and respectful, and I will start from the third and fourth grades in the future."
"Congratulations to dad, but my brother is still so young and you have to travel a lot. Is this okay?" Lishu was worried about her brother.
Little Fu smiled and said: "Nothing, we will bring good people this time. I just wronged you. Originally, mother was very happy that you could be in front of your grandmother, but think about it, if your grandmother is really kind, why not keep them all? I wanted to raise you first, and because I wanted to ask you to go back, your father made up an excuse and said he was afraid that others would say the old lady is partial, so he added Lirou."
"Mother, you will be back in one year anyway. If my daughter misses you, can she keep the hairpin you always wear with her?" Lishu hugged little Fu and acted coquettishly. In fact, she really wanted to go to Henan, but that was In the Central Plains, you can admire the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers.
Little Mrs. Fu poked her daughter's forehead: "You still have to act like a baby. Oh, you have to be nice at your grandmother's place. You don't have to bother the people here to eat whatever you want. Mother Du is my wet nurse, I let her do it. The wife in charge of our second room, if you like to eat anything, just ask her."
"Well, my daughter knows." Li Shu was still reluctant to let go.
Little Fu said: "Your grandmother's place is open and generous. I am forced to be cautious, otherwise who in the world would want to pretend to be like a quail every day. You girls are the most comfortable at home. Well, in the future, it’s okay not to mention it in the future.”
Lishu understood little Fu's meaning very well. When she got married, everything was decided by her husband's family. No matter how rich her aunt Mrs. Xu's dowry was and her family was prominent, it didn't matter that Fu's biological father was a new rich man or Fu's brothers. No matter how motivated you are, your parents don’t dare to come to your door and give them advice.
"Mom, I understand. Anyway, don't worry about me. Besides, it's okay for me here. I have four girls to serve me, and a group of mothers and mothers. It's much better than in Jiujiang. But Aunt Ding's place..." Li Shu looked at Xiao Fu and was a little worried.
Little Fu curled her lips and said, "This is a matter for adults, so don't worry."
Ding Xufang was not very favored when she was married when she was young. Her whole person gave people the impression of being rigid, rigid and stubborn. When the Fu family was in charge before, she shrank because Liu Chengxu's move of pushing her away stung her. And Ding Xufang couldn't get a place with Fu's hypocritical and old Aunt Su, and now she still wants to compete with her?
Maybe she thought that her housekeeper could gain Liu Chengxu's respect, but she was in charge frequently, so it was a good thing that Liu Chengxu didn't cause trouble for her.
However, no matter what, it was Aunt Ding who went with her, not Mr. Fu, which finally made Mr. Fu happy.
Hearing what her mother said, Li Shu felt relieved.
As for the Fu family, they originally sent Jin Chai to help Mrs. Fu, but three days after Jin Chai came here, Liu Chengxu almost came back from outside and went to Mr. Fu's place. Moreover, Mr. Fu was in charge of the second room, and the servants were not allowed to mess around at all. Walk.
When she was still coming up with an idea, Mrs. Liu called Mrs. Fu herself. Mrs. Fu didn't know how the young Mrs. Fu managed to please her, but she knew that she was now surrounded by enemies on all sides.
As expected, Mrs. Liu was also very straightforward: "I also know that you are suffering from the loss of a child, so why not just take a good rest at home this time. Also, my parents' family happens to have a girls' school in the clan, and I want to send all the girls in our family to it." Go to the Zeng family to study. You are their mother, and I feel relieved to have you to discipline them. No matter how Shujing and Shuyi are, they can be under your lap."
It was hard for Mrs. Fu to refute. She would never say that she wanted to follow. Seeing Mrs. Liu staring at her, she nodded slowly.
Jin Chai secretly thought something was wrong, but he couldn't refute it.
Mother Wei brought a bud tip over and placed it in front of Mrs. Fu. Mrs. Xindao really saved Mrs. Fu's face. Otherwise, she would have been locked up in the ancestral hall and only sent out to the family for her people to frame the heirs of the little Fu family. Selling Rao's mother and Yuping had given her great dignity.
When she was a eldest wife, she always stayed close to her husband, thinking that she was the main wife. She never thought about whether Mr. Fu would be wronged if she was also hired with a lot of courtesy.
"Okay, as long as you agree, our mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have not been together in these years." Mrs. Liu said with a smile.
Mrs. Fu forced a smile: "That's what you said."
Mrs. Liu said to Mother Wei: "The old man's former subordinate, who seemed to be the commander of Yunnan Province, sent a few cans of tea called 'moonlight white'. Give one to the second lady."
Mrs. Fu loves tea, and she also knows that "Moonlight White" is a famous tea in Yunnan. The leaves are white above and black below, as if the moonlight shines on the tea buds, hence the name "Moonlight White". Madam Fu's heart suddenly dawned on her. She knew something was wrong. It was her mother-in-law who suspected that she was framing young Madam Fu. She probably wanted to keep the reputation of the Fu family from breaking up, but she was unwilling to let her be with Liu Chengxu anymore.
Originally, Mrs. Fu thought that this matter was not a big deal, and it was not her order to do it on her own, but now she couldn't argue. Looking at Jin Chai again, Jin Chai shook his head secretly, and Mrs. Fu had no choice but to swallow these injustices.
As for Aunt Su staying, Mrs. Liu does not need to explain at all.
During dinner, Lishu and Lirou ate with Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu didn't eat much at night. Lishu usually ate a lot at lunch and not much at night.
Looking at Lirou, she was eating with gusto, especially the hollow meatballs and piglets roasted in butter. As soon as she put down her chopsticks, Mrs. Liu ordered the maid next to her: "Bring a bowl of hawthorn soup to the fourth girl. , it’s easy to accumulate food if you eat like this.”
Lirou drank a bowl of hawthorn soup obediently. Mrs. Liu suddenly asked Lishu and Lirou, "Didn't you eat like this when you were in office?"
In fact, this is a trap. If she answers that she is not eating well, Mrs. Liu will blame Mrs. Fu for being incompetent in running the household. This result is very beneficial to Li Shu, but Li Shu already knows that Mr. Fu will not let her go and will stay at home. So she smiled and said: "I have eaten a specialty of Jiujiang called Xiushui whistle, which is made of taro, but I haven't eaten it for a long time since I left Jiujiang. I miss it very much."
Li Rou was still afraid of Li Yan to say it. Naturally, she didn't want to offend Fu's, preparing to mix vaguely, but did not expect her to cut off the topic directly.
Sure enough, Mrs. Liu said: "Ming Er I ordered the kitchen to let them make it. Jiujiang and our Macheng were very close.
Li Yan said "surprise": "This is great, it's still the best here."
"This is nothing, yes, I heard that your mother will take you to the late house tomorrow. You go to rest earlier." Mrs. Liu said.
After leaving Li Yan after saluting, Li Rou felt very strange. She felt that Li Yan was beside her old lady, and she didn't seem to be fighting with her as her aunt said.
The next day, Xiao Fu made people pick up Li Yan. This time, Liu Chengxu took office very anxious. Because of the former Royal Shi of Henan Dao, he was killed. Yesterday, Xiao Fu's post was sent to the family to come to the family. Today, he also took his daughter and Zhu Yan to the Chi family to recognize the door in a limited kung fu.
Along the way, Dan Qing whispered and Xiao Fu's: "This tassel is indeed as you think, as the sister of grapes, the cause of the death of grapes, through the family of the cherry, forcing her to tell the truth. Yes, it is not to take care of the second girl to die. "
Xiao Fu laughed: "The Liu Su girl ran randomly with a flying fly, and we had to help her. This is called Tianli Zhaozhao.
At this time, Li Yan admired Xiao Fu's five bodies. Her mother usually did not show any hate and a precursor to her ancestors at all. She did not expect to wait for the last blow.
There are many people in this world who blindly follow the interests of interests, but there are also angered husbands and blood splashing for five steps, and Xiao Fu is indeed a person who is good at Dan Qing. He only knows her personality to the tassel. I do n’t say anything about things, and there are adventures all the way, and they can flex and stretch.
Dan Qing was worried: "What if this Liu Su girl is unfortunately died?"
Xiao Fu's eyes were very cold: "That is, she is useless, and I have to think about the next method. Aunt Su almost harmed my daughter to have chickenpox, and I would never let her go."
