After Gu Ruosu was fully dressed and even used some pastries to pad her belly, she was served by everyone and arrived at the large main room.
Without Gu Ruosu's instructions, the people in each room could only wait at the door. Only then did the people in each room enter the main room in an orderly manner under Zang Lan's announcement.
"My daughter-in-law pays her respects to my mother."
"The grandson/granddaughter pays his respects to his grandmother."
When everyone saw Gu Ruosu sitting in the seat, they kowtowed to Gu Ruosu in a polite manner.
I have to say that the Xie family is really good-looking. Not to mention the daughters-in-law and the grandchildren, it is not difficult to see that the sons of the Xie family must also have good looks. It's no wonder that the original owner had to choose Xie Ruqing, a poor family, to marry him.
Seeing this group of beautiful people bowing politely in front of him, Gu Ruosu was filled with joy and hurriedly said: "Get up, get up, the ground is cold, stop kneeling, everyone will be given a seat, and the meal will be served."
According to the original rules of the Xie family, all the sons, daughters-in-law, grandsons and granddaughters had to come every day to pay their respects to the two ancestors of the family. After paying their respects, they also had to have breakfast with them. After saying hello on the fifth day of the lunar month, the breakfast meal will be eaten together on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.
Gu Ruosu looked at the family eating breakfast and sighed in her heart that the Xie family taught them such good rules.
Not to mention that his behavior is pleasing to the eye, even eating breakfast is natural and decent, and he has a certain temperament about him. Even his grandchildren who look young at their age, except for their clumsy movements, are also presentable.
Gu Ruosu clicked on the memory and began to recognize people one by one.
Sitting under the eldest daughter-in-law, Haishi, was a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old, who must have expressed her gratitude. Wearing a turquoise green lotus skirt with silver silk traces, a gold-ingot bun, a pair of dragonfly-style pearl beads on her head, and a practical gold flower necklace stuck between her palm-sized face, a pair of Her big black grape eyes were bright and charming, but her expression was quite arrogant, presumably because she was being pampered.
Sitting next to the second daughter-in-law, Ms. Song, were three girls of about the same size. They are the idea of thanks, the meaning of thanks, and the meaning of thanks. The eldest girl was about ten years old, wearing a dark-colored skirt, a silver eight-treasure necklace hanging around her neck, a bun on her head, and a few flowers. She was very simple and elegant. The same goes for the other two little girls. Except for the occasional difference in clothing size and jewelry, the rest of their outfits are exactly the same.
This Song's mother-in-law is also perfunctory.
Sitting next to the third daughter-in-law were her twins, Xie Changzhe and Xie Changyue, who were at the age when Kaimeng went to school.
The fourth daughter-in-law was accompanied by a dignified and beautiful eldest daughter, Xie Yihua.
Gu Ruosu had some doubts in her heart. Although there were many people who came to pay her respects, according to her memory, she had more than this number of children and grandchildren. Although she gave birth to the fifth child and was not married yet, the eldest son alone had four in his family. The children, not to mention the other sons, have several legitimate sons and daughters, among whom the second and fourth oldest children even have several sons and daughters born from concubines. It is full of them. The grandchildren are not only running around everywhere, but at least there are as many as a football team. ?
"Where are the other kids?"
Mrs. Song, who had been observing Gu Ruosu, suddenly felt a thump in her heart when she heard this. This mother-in-law really has a lot to do! She didn't let her own son come to pay her respects, but her precious son was only four years old. What if a mother-in-law who had just gotten sick and hadn't recovered yet accidentally got sick and got into her heart.
Song, who disliked Gu Ruosu in her heart, still said with a smile on her face:
"Mother, my father-in-law and uncle went to inspect the world's civil affairs for Your Majesty. They knew that you were sick and they rushed to send news eight hundred miles away. However, the emperor's order was difficult and it would take several months to come back. The third uncle was still guarding the border and could not leave his job easily. My fourth uncle just issued an order to be transferred back to Kyoto a few days ago. I know that you are sick, but there are always things to be handed over in office, but I am still worried about you. No, I have sent our fourth brother, sister and several children first. I'm back, but I guess I haven't been back to Beijing for too many years and I'm not used to the climate. The only one who is sick is Yihua. My fourth uncle himself is already on his way back." "And our Hui'er, our health has always been good. Weak, he knew you were sick, and he was so anxious that he caught a cold unexpectedly, and he hasn't recovered yet. He wanted to come to greet you today, but his wife didn't dare to let him come, for fear that he would suffer from it. Sickness." Having said this, Mrs. Song still squeezed out a few tears, looking very filial and sincere.
Then, as if he remembered something, he continued:
"There is also Yilin from my sister-in-law's family. She said that her mother-in-law loved Zhang's paintings so much that she and her officials went to Yongzhou early to ask for paintings. I guess they were too far away to come back because of the mountains and rivers. Oh, By the way, Chang Yan will take the civil service exam next year, and he packed his things and went home to prepare for the exam last month. Knowing that you were sick, my sister-in-law didn’t dare to disturb him. I thought I wouldn’t see you until the civil exam was over.”
After saying these words, Mrs. Song was very satisfied. Not only did she speak in front of her mother-in-law, but she even applied some eye drops. Even if it was a waste of words, it was worth it.
Sitting opposite her, Haishi was about to crush the handkerchief in her hand. She really wanted to tear it up with Songshi's hands, but helplessly, Songshi had already taken the opportunity. How could she explain it? They all have the meaning of trying to cover up!
"I'm sorry, mother. The children Bai'er and Song'er are indeed sick. It's also their fault that these children are not living up to expectations. When they recover, my wife will definitely ask them to come and apologize to you." Haishi hasn't done it yet. When the attack occurred, Lao Si's wife Wei Shi knelt down in fear and apologized.
This operation made even Mrs. Song a little confused. She clearly hit Haishi in the face. What was Weishi doing out here? I have seen people trying to steal merit, but I have never seen people trying to steal crime.
Looking back, Gu Ruosu, who had the "power of life and death" at this time, was calm and composed. She could see the twists and turns in it at a glance, and also understood that the Wei family had just returned to Beijing and was still in a sensitive period. She unconsciously thinks about the worst.
However, that's okay, she didn't know how to deal with this matter in the first place, but Wei's confession made things easier.
"Get up, get up. I'm not an ignorant person. Children are the most delicate. Let them be well taken care of. I know their filial piety. When you are well, you won't come to pay my respects again. Too late." Gu Ruosu said with a straight face.
"This little girl has a strong body. Come up and let me take a look."
Xie Yihua saw that the old lady actually called his and Yi Huan's names, so he was not in a hurry, but first helped Wei who was kneeling on the ground, and then walked up to Gu Ruosu with a smile.
Then, under the attention of everyone, he knelt down beside Gu Ruosu and held Gu Ruosu's hand with a look of admiration.
"Grandma is in good health! My granddaughter heard that her grandmother was ill and was anxious. Fortunately, her grandmother has good luck, and now she is in good hands.
But grandma, you are really partial. Your granddaughter is so worried about you and finally sees you, but grandma, you are concerned about where your sisters and brothers are~" At the end, there was even a bit of coquettishness.
Gu Ruosu loved beauty just like her original self, and the beauty was so smart and clever to make her happy, which made her even more happy.
"Hahaha, you child has a clever mouth. How can grandma not love you? Get up quickly. You and Yi Huan will sit next to grandma and have a meal, so that we can be close to you two. With you Accompany me, it’s too late for me to be happy.”
Yihua didn't expect that this grandmother was so easy to talk to, so she immediately said with a bigger smile: "In that case, grandma, my granddaughter will definitely come to grandma's house every day in the future. Grandma must not dislike her granddaughter~"
As soon as these words came out, Gu Ruosu smiled even more and immediately said:
"I won't dislike it. How could I dislike it? What a good boy."
In a moment, Yihua's table moved to Gu Ruosu's side, and Gu Ruosu also looked at the slim Yihua standing in front of him, feeling more and more satisfied, and finally even picked a tentacle from his hand to warm it. The carved mutton-fat white jade bracelet was put on Yihua's hand.
It made everyone jealous, but you can't blame everyone for being worried about this bracelet. They have all seen the world, but this white jade bracelet with carved fat and warm tentacles is rare, and it may not be found in the homes of ordinary ministers from aristocratic families. It's so good. I remember that this bracelet was given to Gu Ruosu by Ouchi as a birthday gift the year before last. It was of great significance. The various houses had been fighting openly and secretly for many times. I didn't expect that it would be overtaken by a girl who had just returned a few days ago.
Perhaps their gazes were too hot, and Hidden Blue had no choice but to approach Gu Ruosu and remind him: "Old madam, look, Miss Huasun is not the only one here to accompany you today. There are also several young masters Sun." Miss Sun is also very filial."
Gu Ruosu also realized that as an elder, it is not fair to be unfair.
"Then reward them all. Those who arrived but didn't arrive will all be rewarded."
Anyway, it was all the original person's money and not hers. It doesn't hurt at all to reward her. The original person is so rich, so a small reward is nothing. What's more, it doesn't hurt to reward her nominal descendants. It can be considered as a reward.
