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Chapter 343: Meeting the Great Aunt [Thank you all for your support! Goodbye! ]
Chapter 343: Meeting the Great Aunt [Thank you all for your support! Goodbye! ]
The old lady sat on the Arhat bed, looked at the incense she had made, and nodded with satisfaction.
The old lady reached out and handed the incense burner to Fang Mama.
After Fang Mama took the incense burner and lit it, the old lady wiped her hands with a handkerchief and looked at the hesitant Xu Zaijing curiously.
"Ok?"
Xu Zaijing scratched his head and looked at Fang and Cui's mothers embarrassedly.
The old lady held a handkerchief in her hand and nodded at Xu Zaijing with a smile.
Mothers Fang and Cui looked at each other with a smile, then tactfully retreated to the door of Shou'an Hall with the flowers.
White smoke was wafting from the incense burner, and a faint fragrance filled the air.
Although Xu Zaijing had a keen sense of smell, he did not find the fragrance very pungent.
He felt a refreshing smell.
Then, Xu Zaijing said:
"Grandma, actually our ancestral hall in Daizhou is fine. It's..."
The old lady looked at Xu Zaijing and motioned for him to continue.
"It was when my brother-in-law, Gu Jiadalang, was drawing the map."
After explaining what happened, Xu Zaijing continued:
"Your Majesty and General Cao have kept this news very secret."
"After all, it was not long after the Great Zhou and Bai Gao went to war, and the news about my brother-in-law came out, and the good news that the Western Army had captured so many military camps was wiped out."
"You never know. Some of the noble officials might take advantage of this issue to fabricate rumors and stir up trouble in order to gain power and profit."
The old lady nodded seriously and said:
"Yes! Ning Yuanhou is still leading a powerful army in the north!"
"If we go to war with Baigao, we have to be on guard against Northern Liao. Ningyuan Hou is here, so it's of great importance."
"By the way, Bai Gaoguo knew the identity of Gu Jiadalang, but he didn't say to take him to Xingqing Mansion?"
Xu Zaijing shook his head and said, "Grandma, no! Because Baigao wants to negotiate with our Great Zhou."
The old lady asked hesitantly, "They don't want to use you, Gu Dalang, to stop the war, do they?"
"No! They also know it's impossible. They just want to exchange my brother-in-law for a few people."
The old lady shook her head and said, "Change a few? Then wouldn't our Great Zhou be making a loss?"
Xu Zaijing smiled:
"Grandma, when I arrived at Yongle City, we were already discussing whether to return both Li brothers or just one of them."
"As you know, I am good at archery, so I followed the brave soldiers under General Cao and the Li brothers who understood Baigao language, and went to Baigao country together to rescue the people."
"Going to Daizhou is just a cover-up."
The old lady nodded and looked at Xu Zaijing with approval in her eyes.
As the only daughter of Marquis Yongyi, the old lady had heard many things from her father since she was a child. Although Xu Zaijing spoke lightly, only her niece knew what was going on.
Went there and rescued him.
There are many things worth pondering in these few words.
Thinking about this, the old lady said with some emotion:
"That's right. Pingjie was about to give birth a few days ago. Duan'er was with your father in the north, and Zhang'er had to take care of Hualan who was also about to give birth. So it was you who had to do it."
Xu Zaijing smiled.
The old lady continued:
"At the end of last month, there was a vague rumor in Bianjing that something had happened to Gu's eldest son, but it was not widely spread."
The old lady shook her head again and said, "The person who spread this message has no good intentions."
Xu Zaijing nodded and said, "My great aunt is right. I think this is probably the plan of Bai Gaoguo."
It wasn't spread very widely, and he could guess the reason.
Before, when Bai Gaoguo assassinated the Li brothers, he kept the experts in the Xu family. However, after the Imperial City Bureau figured out some of Bai Gao's arrangements, they were all overturned.
It is not as easy as before for Bai Gaoguo to spread the news in Bian Jing.
When some people in Bian Jing wanted to take action, Gu Tingyu had already appeared in Bian Jing.
"By the way, great aunt, the incense you made today is really good. Can you give me a copy of the recipe?"
The old lady smiled and nodded at Xu Zaijing and said:
"it is good!"
Just as Xu Zaijing was about to continue speaking, he heard hurried footsteps outside. Before he could finish his words, he turned his head and looked towards the entrance of Shou'an Hall.
Seeing Xu Zaijing's actions, the old lady also looked over.
"Mother! Mother!"
In the field of vision, Wang Ruofu and Liu's mother hurriedly walked in and said anxiously:
"Mother, the Marquis's Mansion sent a message saying that Hua'er is about to give birth!"
The old lady raised her eyebrows, took a deep breath, stood up and said:
"Juan, go and tell the lady to harness the carriage!"
"Suqin, give the old ginseng to Huaer."
After saying this, the old lady looked at Wang Ruofu, who was anxious, and said:
"Don't worry, Madam. The doctor in the Marquis' Mansion is very skilled. Hua'er will be safe."
"Go!"
The old lady waved her hand.
Xu Zaijing, who was standing by, asked in confusion, "Grandma, aren't you going?"
Wang Ruofu, who was about to turn around and leave, was pulled back by Mother Liu and looked at Xu Zaijing and the old lady who were talking.
Mother Fang and Mother Cui also paused for a moment, and then continued with their own work.
The old lady said: "At my age, it would only cause trouble if I went."
Xu Zaijing walked up to the old lady, supported her and said:
"Grandma, with you here, Auntie has a backbone. The doctors and midwives are busy with everything!"
"Besides, Sister Hualan knows you've been there, and she might be happy."
Hearing Xu Zaijing's words, Wang Ruofu also looked at the old lady with hope.
Wang Ruofu said: "Mother, this is Hua'er's first child. You..."
The old lady rolled her eyes and gritted her teeth and said, "Well! Let's go!"
Seeing the old lady's expression, Xu Zaijing hurriedly gestured to Hua Xiang at the door and asked her to get in the car.
When Minglan woke up from her nap, she looked at the empty Shou'an Hall, rubbed her eyes, and asked Xiaotao, "Where's grandma?"
Xiaotao, with marks on her face, shook her head.
Danju, the maid who was tidying up the hall, looked up and said, "Ms. Ming, the eldest daughter is about to give birth. The old lady and the eldest lady have gone to the Marquis' Mansion."
Hearing this, Minglan's eyes widened.
On the way from Jiying Lane to Quyuan Street,
Three carriages were moving on the street at a fairly fast pace.
Wang Ruofu sat in the front carriage, looking anxious. She would lift the curtain and look outside from time to time, urging everyone as she looked:
"Hurry up! Hurry up!"
After retreating back into the carriage, Wang Ruofu clasped his hands together and prayed:
"Please God, let my Huaer give birth to a son!"
"Please, Master, let my Huaer be safe and sound!"
As he spoke, he kept shaking his clasped hands.
In the carriage, Mrs. Liu and Wang Ruofu were in the same position, chanting the same words: "Please, Buddha, protect my daughter!"
Listening to the prayer sounds in the carriage, Xu Zaijing and Changbai, who was riding a horse on the other side, looked at each other.
There was a look of worry in Changbai's eyes. He pursed his lips and said nothing.
In the middle carriage,
The old lady sat in the middle, and mothers Fang and Cui sat on both sides. Mother Fang was holding an exquisite wooden box containing old ginseng in her hand.
The old lady lifted the curtain of the carriage, and Mother Cui at the side hurried over to help hold the curtain. After the old lady let go, she looked at the seemingly ambiguous Bianjing outside the carriage and sighed with emotion.
Since she married into the Sheng family, she has not returned to the Yongyi Marquis Mansion on Quyuan Street for decades.
Hualan is very sensible. When the old lady doesn't ask, Hualan mostly talks about the people and things in the Marquis' Mansion, and rarely talks about the houses and yards of the Yong Marquis' Mansion.
Quyuan Street,
Shu Bo, who was setting up his stall as usual, was busy cooking.
From time to time, ask which table the dish belongs to.
After serving the dishes, Chu Zhan stood beside Shu Bo and said:
"Shu Bo, if the second lady of the Marquis's Mansion gives birth to a boy, will we get a reward?"
Shu Bo said: "There will be!"
At this time,
There was a noise, and three horse-drawn carriages drove into Quyuan Street, with two young men on horseback riding beside the carriages.
While cooking, Shu Bo nodded to Xu Zaijing and then glanced at the three carriages.
When Shu Bo saw the silver-haired mother looking out of the window of the middle carriage, his eyes suddenly widened.
Afterwards, Shu Bo stopped cooking and trotted towards the gate of the marquis' mansion.
Xu Zaijing did not enter the Xu family's gate, but stopped his horse aside and waited for Wang Ruofu and the old lady's carriage to enter first.
Seeing Shu Bo jogging over, Xu Zaijing asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Wu Lang, is the person sitting in the middle carriage our old lady?"
Xu Zaijing nodded in agreement.
Shu Bo sighed and said, "I said Fang's mother was here too?"
Xu Zaijing: "Yes, Fang and Cui's mothers are here. If you know them, come in and take a look?"
Seeing Xu Zaijing's inquiring eyes, Shu Bo rubbed his hands.
At this time, Wang Ruofu and the old lady's carriage had stopped at the second gate of the Xu family, and Wang Ruofu was talking to her mother, Sun.
After Xu Zaijing rode over, he asked the servant to take the horse away. He then walked to the old lady who had just got off the car and said something to Fang Mama.
Mother Fang turned her head to look at Shu Bo not far away, with a look of confusion in her eyes.
Xu Zaijing reminded from the side: "Mother Fang, his last name is Shu."
As soon as these words were spoken, the confusion in Fang Mama's eyes disappeared. After smiling at Shu Bo, she prepared to support the old lady and walk towards the inner courtyard.
The old lady was attracted by the conversation between Xu Zaijing and Fang Mama, and also looked at Shu Bo, shaking her head and said:
"He's so old."
Seeing Xu Zaijing's curious look, the old lady said:
"Before Suqin came to me, she was kind-hearted and often sewed clothes for the naughty boys in the outer courtyard."
The housekeeper next to the old lady seemed to think of herself when she was a little girl, and smiled and shook her head.
Xu Zaijing said: "By the way, great aunt, Shu Bo just had a son."
The old lady and the two mothers who were walking towards the inner courtyard all looked surprised.
The mistress, the maids and a large group of servants rushed towards the inner courtyard.
Sun, who was accompanying Wang Ruofu, looked at the old lady and said:
"Aunt, being able to invite you here means Jing'er has finally done something right."
The old lady nodded, and looking at Sun, whose temperament had changed for the better, she said with admiration in her eyes: "I am sorry to trouble you by coming here."
"Aunt, what are you talking about!"
"I am so happy to have you here!"
Seeing the sincere look in Sun's eyes, the old lady nodded and asked, "How long has Hua'er been doing this?"
Wang Ruofu on the other side of Sun looked over with concern.
Sun said, "It has been more than an hour since the start." On the way, Sun also talked a few words with Changbai.
As they were talking, everyone came to Zai Zhang's yard.
As soon as she entered the yard and heard the cries of pain from the house, Wang Ruofu walked quickly to the door with the support of Mother Liu and shouted:
"Hua'er, Hua'er, mother is here!"
"Your grandmother is here too!"
Zai Zhang, who was standing by, quickly bowed and said, "Meet the mother-in-law."
Wang Ruofu tilted her head and smiled.
Hua Lan's voice came from the room: "Ah? Mother? Grandmother is here?"
Wang Ruofu: “Here I come!”
The old lady held Sun's hand and slowly walked to the door, saying, "Hua'er, grandma is here!"
"Grandma~ah!"
Listening to the cries of pain from inside, the old lady sighed, then turned her head and smiled at Sun.
Sun pointed to a room on the side and said:
"Aunt, sit down and rest first!"
"Brothers and sisters."
Wang Ruofu nodded, but still stood outside the door.
The old lady said, "Hua'er's mother has given birth to children before. This is Hua'er's first child, so it will take a while to finish. Come here."
After sitting down in the side room with the door wide open, the old lady looked at Wang Ruofu who sat down and stood up, and said to Sun: "The love of parents in the world is pitiful."
Sun said, "Aunt, when Ping'er gave birth to my son, I was more anxious than my sister-in-law!"
At this time, Xie led Xu Xingdai over.
Looking at the people in the room, Xu Xingdai bowed naively and said, "Hello, great aunt."
Mrs. Xie, who was standing by, also bowed and said, "Greetings, aunt."
The old lady waved towards Xu Xingdai with a smile on her face.
Xu Xingdai looked at his mother and grandmother and walked over.
After the old lady hugged Xu Xingdai, she very skillfully took off a jade ring and placed it in Xu Xingdai's hand, saying, "Dai brother, this is a gift from your great aunt!"
Madam Sun and Mrs. Xie hurried forward to stop them, but were stopped by the old lady with the words "it's a gift for my great-nephew and grandson".
Wang Ruofu was standing at the door. When she saw Xu Xingdai in the room, she smiled and continued to pray with her hands folded.
In the side room, Xu Zaijing and Changbai stood together. Whenever Hualan cried out in pain, Changbai's worried brows furrowed even deeper.
Feeling Xu Zaijing's gaze, Changbai turned his head to look at him. Xu Zaijing said, "Don't worry, Changbai! Sister Hualan will be safe."
When Changbai nodded,
Wang Ruofu at the door said, "Sir, you are here!"
A figure appears.
Sheng Hong, who was still wearing his official uniform, looked at the people in the side room and hurriedly bowed, "Cousin-in-law, mother."
Xu Zaijing, Changbai, Xie and other younger people hurriedly bowed and called for help.
Madam Sun stood up and said, "Cousin, come and sit down!"
Sheng Hong nodded in response and sat down on the chair in the side room.
Looking at Wang Ruofu's expression, Sheng Hong glanced at Chang Bai who was standing beside him and said, "Bai'er, your mother just can't keep her cool. With your cousin's wife here, why is she so nervous?"
After a while, Zai Zhang walked to the door and bowed, saying, "Father-in-law."
Sheng Hong nodded and said, "Zai Zhang, don't be anxious, sit down and take a rest."
Zai Zhang nodded, stood for a while, and then went to stand at the door of the delivery room.
Hualan in the room cried out in pain from time to time.
Changbai, who was standing next to his father, saw that the sleeves of his father Sheng Hong's official uniform, which were draped over the armrest of the chair, were shaking.
Changbai noticed the gaze and turned his head, just in time to see Xu Zaijing smiling and nodding at him.
An hour later,
Madam Sun looked at Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu and whispered something in Mother Dan's ear.
Soon, Doctor Ren arrived at the door of the wing room.
Mrs. Sun asked a few questions.
"Old lady, Lord Sheng, all the ladies, the second lady's baby is in the right position and in good health, please rest assured!"
After saying this, Doctor Ren returned to the delivery room.
Another quarter of an hour later, a loud cry echoed throughout Zai Zhang's courtyard.
Hearing the crying, everyone in the room stood up.
Soon, Cuichan, with her sleeves tied up in her loops, came to the door of the wing room with a smile and shouted, "It's born!"
Wang Ruofu walked over and looked straight at Cuichan and asked, "Is it a boy or a girl?"
Sheng Hong also stood up involuntarily.
Cuichan bowed and looked at the people in the side room and shouted, "Old lady, madam, madam! It's a boy!"
Wang Ruofu, who was instantly relieved, held Mother Liu's hand tightly, nodded with a smile on her face, and then glanced at the people in the room.
Madam Sun said with a smile: "Reward! Reward them all!"
The old lady also breathed a sigh of relief. Since the first child was a boy, she would feel much more relaxed no matter what Hualan gave birth to next.
Mothers Fang and Cui also looked at each other with a smile.
Sheng Hong stood up, then sat back down, pretending to be relaxed and said, "That's what I told you! I don't know why your mother is so nervous!"
The maids and midwives cleaned the delivery room.
Wang Ruofu walked in front, and Madam Sun supported Madam Sheng behind, and they walked into the house.
Hua Lan, feeling somewhat exhausted, looked at the people in the room, smiled slightly and called for help.
Wang Ruofu ignored the embroidery cushion and squatted directly in front of Hua Lan's bed, saying happily: "Hua'er, good job, you're a brother!"
After she finished speaking, Wang Ruofu grinned at her daughter, who looked tired and had hair stuck to her forehead. Her nose felt sore, and she pursed her lips, her eyes filled with tears.
Hualan nodded with a smile, then raised her hand to wipe away Wang Ruofu's tears.
Madam Sun, who was standing at the back, said, "Hualan, you've worked hard."
Hualan smiled and said, "Mother-in-law, has the master seen the child?"
Madam Sun said with a smile: "I saw it and cried."
Hua Lan blinked in confusion.
The old lady didn't say anything, she just stood aside, looking at Hualan kindly, with a look of relief on her face.
After talking for a while, Doctor Ren said softly, "The Second Madam is very tired. It's better to let her rest for a while."
Wang Ruofu wiped her eyes: "Yes, yes, yes!"
Madam Sun glanced at the old lady and said, "Aunt, Madam and I will go out. Can you talk to Hualan for a few more words?"
The old lady pondered for a while and nodded.
Afterwards, Madam Sun signaled to Doctor Ren, and everyone in the room left.
The old lady walked to Hualan's bed, sat on the embroidered cushion, and looked at Hualan as if she couldn't get enough of her.
Hua Lan smiled and said, "Grandma, we got a boy!"
The old lady also smiled and nodded, whispering teasingly: "Well, your mother-in-law wants to take a share of your Xu family's business again."
Hua Lan was stunned, a little embarrassed: "Grandma~"
Mr. and Mrs. Sheng Hong were invited by Madam Sun to have tea in the reception hall.
Looking at the old lady coming out of the room, Xu Zaijing said:
"Grandma, let's go for a walk in the yard!"
After hearing what Xu Zaijing said, Mother Cui was fine, but Mother Fang's eyes lit up and the corners of her mouth curled up uncontrollably.
The old lady looked at Xu Zaijing presenting the treasure and said with a smile, "Good!"
Coming out of Zai Zhang's courtyard, Xu Zai Jing took the old lady's arm and pointed to the side, saying, "Grandma, that's my eldest brother's courtyard."
The old lady nodded.
As they talked, they continued walking forward.
"Grandma, this is the Qiongzhi Pavilion of my eldest sister and the courtyard of my second sister."
"I heard from my father that the courtyards were separated when the two aunts were still married. They were one courtyard before."
As Xu Zaijing said this, he raised his chin, and Qingcao, who followed him, opened the gate of Qiongzhi Pavilion.
Everyone entered the yard together.
Mother Fang, who was following behind the old lady, was moved by the scene. Looking at the swing in the yard, she raised the corners of her mouth with emotion, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.
The old lady looked at the roof of the main house with nostalgia. There were exquisite carvings and decorations on the ridge of the roof.
I don’t know what she was thinking about, but the old lady smiled and shook her head.
Looking at the greatly changed courtyard, the old lady said, "Let's go and look somewhere else."
Then, everyone walked out of the yard.
When she arrived at the courtyard gate, the old lady looked back at the roof again. She seemed to see the scene when she was a child and went up to the roof out of anger, and her father came up carefully to coax her down.
The old lady smiled tenderly.
Everyone left the yard.
I saw a raccoon wearing a golden bell walking comfortably. There was no sound of the bell when it moved, and it was obvious that the bell tongue had been removed.
After seeing Xu Zaijing, Li Nu immediately turned around and climbed up the tree.
This cat slave was a dowry of Xu Zaijing's sister-in-law, so naturally it would not leave the Xu family with Anmei. Anmei was accompanied by two newborn cat slaves.
On the way, Xu Zaijing pointed to a certain place from time to time and said that it was repaired by people sent by his brother's maternal grandfather.
After turning around again, I passed through the corner door and walked through the aisle.
Xu Zaijing accompanied the old lady to the racecourse.
"Grandma, there are a few falcons in there that were sent by relatives."
Xu Zaijing looked at the old lady's eyes as she looked towards the racecourse, and he stopped talking.
After walking for a while, we came to the wooden fence of the racecourse.
Looking at the dragon colt with a complete saddle and bridle that Alan was leading over, the old lady skillfully scratched the colt's neck and fed it some fruit.
Looking at the dragon colt's eye, the old lady said to Xu Zaijing, "This horse looks smart."
Xu Zaijing said, "Grandma, how about you give it a try?"
The old lady shook her head and said, "I am old, and I am not wearing riding clothes."
"Grandma, you are not old. Longju is very obedient."
As Xu Zaijing spoke, Longju rubbed the old lady's hand affectionately.
This action stunned the old lady.
Mother Fang said, "Old lady, go for a ride. I haven't seen you riding a horse at the racecourse for a long time."
The old lady looked at the racecourse, then looked at Long Ju, Xu Zaijing and the others, and said, "Okay! I'll give it a try!"
(End of this chapter)
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