Wonderful Puppet

Before the people sent to Jingzhou came back, the old lady waited for the news from Jinlin Guard that Luo Shizi accidentally fell into the water when he was inspecting Shilizhuang in Jingzhou. General Ouyang Ze jumped into the water to save others and disappeared together. His life and death are still unknown. .

At the same time, General Ouyang's mansion also received the same news, and the Jiang family passed out on the spot. Mrs. Du felt sorry for her grandson and was also worried about her pregnant grandson-in-law. She was so hurt that she also passed out.

As for Ouyang Ze's mother, because of her poor health, no one dared to report to her, fearing that little general Ouyang's life or death might not be certain, so the eldest lady just went.

When Mrs. Du woke up, her hands were shaking so much that she couldn't hold on to her crutches: "Go to the Duke's Mansion."

"Old lady, Mrs. Du is here."

Although the two families are good friends, when they visit on weekdays, it is necessary to post a message in advance. This is the first time that this has happened uninvited, but the old lady obviously expected it, and said solemnly: "Please."

With that said, she stood up and went out to meet her.

"Old sister—" Mrs. Du's voice trembled as soon as she entered.

The old lady went up to meet her and held her hand: "Old Madam, let's talk in the room first."

After entering the room and sitting down, Mrs. Du couldn't bear it any longer, and took the old lady's hand and cried: "Old sister, why are our lives so hard? That bastard just returned to the capital, and left the capital without making a sound." Well, who knows, I got such news that I will send a white-haired person to a black-haired person—”

The old lady was still calm, and patted Mrs. Du's hand: "Mr. Madam, don't get confused. The two children are very lucky. Maybe there will be good news in a few days."

Mrs. Du wiped her tears: "Old sister, what you said is just to comfort me. The river is so fast that there is a mountain torrent. How can I come back after going down—"

The corner of the old lady's mouth twitched.Seemingly enduring grief, he persuaded: "The two children are both good at water, I don't believe they just disappeared. You forgot, didn't my Dalang also be in danger during the autumn hunting the year before last, even the dead body It was transported back. What happened, the big living came back with the corpse."

Old Madam Du felt better, and said: "My grandson-in-law, Mrs. Jiang, is also pitiful, and she became famous at that time."

"Are you all right?" The old lady felt uncomfortable after hearing this.

"Fortunately, after three months, the child was kept. It's just that until now, the Jiang family has been silent as if he has lost his soul. By the way, how is the Zhen family?"

When Mrs. Du mentioned Zhen's, the old lady's heart skipped a beat for a while.Then he sighed and said: "The child caught wind and cold a few days ago, and he fainted when he heard the news, and he is still in a coma to this day."

The two old ladies sighed together.

After a while.Old Madam Du said: "I came here today because I want to invite my elder sister to enter the palace with me. The child can't just disappear in such a vague way."

The old lady shook her head: "Old Majesty, listen to my advice, let's not move for the time being, Dalang and the others are going out of Beijing in secret. It must be following the emperor's order, maybe they are going to do something important. We don't need to go, the emperor It will also give us an explanation."

Mrs. Du listened to the persuasion and hurried back.The old lady let out a long sigh, and her straight back collapsed.

"Old Madam—" Yang Nai, who was standing beside her, cried out worriedly.

The old lady seemed to be much older, and she asked in a hoarse voice: "Is there any news about Dalang's wife?"

"Not yet, King Chen is afraid of grandma's reputation, so he doesn't dare to investigate with great fanfare."

The old lady hit the table: "Da Lang's daughter-in-law flew into trouble, and Da Lang had an accident again. Misfortunes never come singly—"

Speaking of this, she suddenly stopped, and cold sweat rolled down her forehead: "Mother Yang, tell me, is there any connection between this and the disappearance of Da Lang's wife, is it because of Da Lang?"

"It is definitely not an ordinary person to be able to rob the grandma in the carriage. The grandma is a woman, and even if she offends others, it is nothing more than a small friction between women. I am afraid that the kidnapping of the grandma is aimed at the son. of."

The old lady's complexion gradually changed: "The news came that Da Lang fell into the water, Da Lang's wife—"

She didn't say what she said later, but she knew in her heart that Zhen Miao was probably in danger.

The atmosphere in the room became particularly dignified.

After a long time, the old lady sighed: "No matter what, the news of Dalang's wife being kidnapped must be kept secret."

"But the news that the son fell into the water is spread, and many people will come to the door by then. I'm afraid we can't hide it."

"If you can't hide it, you have to hide it. Dalang's wife was ill a few days ago, and everyone in the house knew about it. Dalang had an accident. He was hit hard and became sicker."

Nanny Yang understood.

If the news of the eldest son's death has been confirmed, if there is no news from the eldest grandma, it may be quietly silenced, but if such an ugly thing is spread, the reputation of the eldest grandma will be completely ruined, even if If he dies, he will be judged by others, and the reputation of the Duke's Mansion will plummet.So now that the news of Grandma's serious illness comes out, it depends on how it develops later.

News from the capital always spread quickly, and within two days, there were a lot of discussions in private. Since there was no movement in the residence of the Duke of Zhenguo and the residence of General Ouyang, and there was no indication from the top, it is not good to come directly to the door. Those who are relatives have sent people to ask.

Especially the Jian'anbo mansion, and Zhen Yan's side, they sent people to ask several times in a row.

The old lady was worried that Zhen Miao's natal family insisted on seeing people, so she could only deal with it vaguely.

What caught the old lady by surprise was that on the first day of May, before the sun rose, Tian, ​​who had been ill for many days, swallowed his last breath.

Tian's funeral had been prepared long ago. Although she would not be in a hurry when she went in this way, she had to face wave after wave of condolences. Erlang, who was sent to Zhuangzi, was also picked up.

Xu Zhuangzi was quiet and at ease, but Luo Erlang looked much more normal than before, knelt in front of Tian's spirit, and burst into tears.

He had cried enough, stood up staggeringly, looked around, and looked at the old lady: "Grandmother, why don't you see elder brother and sister-in-law?"

The old lady looked at Luo Erlang disappointedly.

She has lived to this age, no matter how well Erlang conceals it, she can tell that this child hates her.

Let the brother of the compatriots damage his reputation for himself, and he has thoughts about his father's woman, so he goes to Zhuangzi to meditate for a period of time. Not only did he not figure it out, but he became cynical.When did Erlang become like this?

"Da Lang is on a business trip." Mrs. Song said.

"What about the sister-in-law? Could it be that she didn't pay respects before the spirit when the mother went?"

"Your sister-in-law was ill a few days ago and couldn't get up."

Luo Erlang sneered: "Sister-in-law is young, how can she be too sick to get up?"

"Luo Erlang, don't make trouble for no reason!" Luo Sanlang yelled angrily, "Mother has already left, do you still want to torment her soul?"

At this time, the sound of firecrackers sounded, and people who came to express their condolences arrived one after another.

Luo Erlang knelt back again, his face numb.

Seeing that he was honest, Luo Sanlang also stepped aside and knelt down.

The old lady was supported and turned to the main room.

The three wives of Jian'anbo Mansion have all arrived, and Wen has been thinking about Zhen Miao all the time, and looks around after finishing incense.

Luo Erlang suddenly said: "Mrs. Wen is looking for my sister-in-law, she is too sick to get out of bed."

The blood on Wen's face immediately faded completely, and he almost fell in front of the coffin.

Uncle Luo and the others glared at Luo Erlang, but he knelt there without lifting his eyelids.

He is the eldest son of the Tian family, no matter what, it is impossible to send him away at this time.

Wen immediately went to beg the old lady: "I want to see Miaoer."

There were still many female guests in the room, and the old lady was very angry.

Originally, she had already thought of an excuse, and told Wen in private that Dalang's daughter-in-law's disease was contagious, and she couldn't see the wind, so she could barely cope with it when she got better. Said, Wen Shi panicked, and brought it up in front of a room full of female guests.

In front of so many people, how could she say that Da Lang's wife had that disease!

Seeing the old lady's silence, Wen's panicked even more, covered her mouth and cried: "Old lady, is it possible that my poor Miao'er is dying of illness?"

Otherwise, why was there no one at Tian's funeral?

Recently, it has been rumored that something happened to Luo Shizi, but the Zhen Guo government didn't mention it, she thought it was a rumor, but now it seems that this matter must be true, Miao Er couldn't bear the blow and became seriously ill.

Mrs. Wen was weeping, and Tian Xue, who was by the old lady's side, suddenly said, "Mrs. Wen, don't worry, my sister-in-law's illness is just that she can't see the wind. I'll lead you there and talk to her through the curtain." talk."

Hearing what she said, Wen shi heaved a sigh of relief, and hurriedly followed.

"Sanlang's daughter-in-law—"

Tian Xue turned her head and smiled at the old lady: "Don't worry, grandma, granddaughter-in-law will come as soon as she goes. I went to see my sister-in-law yesterday, and through the curtain she said she was afraid that Mrs. Wen would be worried."

The old lady kept no expression on her face, nodded and said: "You go, don't go too fast, be careful."

Only then did the female relatives suppress the doubts in their hearts.

Afterwards, the old lady called Tian Xue to ask her, and Tian Xue said: "The grandson took Mrs. Wen to a place where no one was around, and told her about grandma's embarrassment."

The old lady breathed a sigh of relief: "Thanks to your cleverness."

At night, the old lady couldn't sleep, and when she was old, she liked to clean the room. When she came back from the clean room, she just lay on the bed when she heard someone calling softly: "Grandmother."

The old lady sat up in a jerk and kicked over the footstool.

Hearing the movement, Hong Fu who was sleeping on the outer couch hurriedly put on his clothes: "Old lady, what's wrong with you?"

As soon as she spoke, there was no movement in the room.

The old lady's heart was pounding, she coughed, and said in a loud voice: "It's okay, I want to clean the room again, I got up in a hurry, and suddenly I don't want to go. Go to bed early, otherwise I won't be able to sleep if there is movement. "

"Hey." Hong Fu responded.

The room was quiet, only a small lamp on the bedside cabinet was flickering on and off, exuding a dim light.

"Dalang, is it you, your soul son, who came to see grandma?" the old lady asked softly, with tears in her eyes. (to be continued~^~)

PS: Thanks to lovecoco2 for the reward, and thanks to the pink children's shoes.