Hidden golden branches

Chapter 29 Complaint
  Today, Mrs. Ning, the old lady of the Yue Mansion, is wearing a dark blue five-bat-carved velvet jacket and a full set of emerald hair and face. She is low-key and decent. She is obviously covered with silver hair, but her fair face can still be seen. When I was young, I was also beautiful.

When guests come, no matter they are old or young, they must come to see her first.

After all, she is the original wife of the former chief minister of the cabinet, the biological mother of Yue Yun, the current Minister of Civil Affairs, and the first-grade imperial concubine conferred by the Holy Emperor. Apart from those relatives of the emperor, there are probably few people in the court who are more noble than her. .

The late Yue Shoufu had countless disciples throughout his life, and his students were all over the world. Yue Shangshu is now in power again. Who can be invited to the mansion today? Which family is not related to the Yue mansion? Now that everyone has arrived at the mansion, they naturally want to pay homage to the old lady first.

Listening to the constant flow of old ladies, ancestors, masters, and masters, Mrs. Ning, who was sitting at the top, smiled.

Everyone in the hall would also join in the fun, knowing that today they said they were inviting the troupe to sing in the opera, but in fact they were just to make the old lady happy, and everyone was generous with their kind words. The juniors were also as sweet as honey. The whole room was beaming with joy.

Mrs. Ning listened to the play in the theater for a while and felt a little tired, so she returned to Rong'en Hall.

A room full of maids and women came in and out, helping her wash her hands and face, change out of the complicated dress, and lie down comfortably on the carved and painted arhat.

Min Yue, the eldest maid next to the old lady, came and specially called Nanny Wu out to talk.

When Mother Wu came back, Mrs. Ning asked, "Is something wrong?"

So, Nanny Wu whispered back and told the old lady that the second young lady had gotten into trouble.

After hearing this, the old lady became furious and immediately called someone to call the second wife Cao over.

Here, Yue Wanshu led Chen Rong to her grandmother's Rongentang. Both of them held small jade bone umbrellas to cover themselves from the scorching midday sun.

This mansion is also a few years old. It has been renovated grandly, classically and yet richly. The mansion is very large, with pools, rocks, flowers, birds, insects, and fish, and winding paths leading to secluded areas. After walking around the screen wall and stepping onto the long corridor, we arrived at the Rong'en Hall of Mrs. Yue Mansion.

Cuizhu, Yuzhu and the maid Zijuan beside Yue Wanshu consciously stood under the eaves of Rongen Hall and waited.

July is a hot day and the heat is unbearable. The corners of the living room of Rong'en Hall are filled with ice basins, the ice mist is lingering and refreshing.

The girl picked up the muslin curtain embroidered with magnolia flowers, turned around a rosewood screen and saw a spacious secondary room. As soon as she entered the door, Chen Rong looked up and saw a nine-story Jinboshan incense burner in the middle of the room. It was made at an extraordinary cost. . Cigarette smoke curled up and scattered around the room. Unique collection of antiques, quietly placed on the sandalwood.

An elegantly dressed old woman sat on the carved and lacquered arhat and spoke sternly. The old woman wore emerald eyebrows, gold lantern earrings, and a purple turban with dark patterns. Needless to say, it was the old lady of the Yue Mansion, Yue Wanshu's grandmother Ning.

Facing the old lady was a lady in her forties, wearing a crimson jacket, lowering her head and sobbing softly.

That lady was Cao, the mother of Yue Wanlan, the second wife of the Yue Mansion.

Just as Chen Rong was about to go to see Mrs. Yue, a gentle middle-aged lady greeted her from behind: "The county master is here!"

The person talking to Chen Rong was Mrs. Ji, the eldest daughter-in-law of Ji Mansion, who had just returned from seeing guests off.
  Mrs. Ji has guests here today, and she is also dressed very gorgeously. She wears lotus-colored gold trousers, two pairs of gold longevity hairpins, and ruby ​​earrings made of grapes. With a well-maintained and delicate face, he came over with a smile, held Chen Rong's little hand, and said affectionately.

Chen Rong also curled his lips towards Mrs. Ji and said, "Junior has met my aunt."

Because of Yue Wanshu's relationship, Chen Rong would affectionately call Mrs. Ji 'aunt' every time she saw her.

"Hey, good boy, I'm wronged." Ji said guiltily as she patted the little hand in her hand.

Chen Rong shook his head and said, "It's okay, Brother Ji helped me vent my anger." "Mother!" Yue Wanshu leaned on Ji's shoulder, pursed her lips and whispered, "You don't even know that the second sister is with me. Zhang Xiuxi is so annoying"

"Mom knows, go see grandma quickly." Ji raised her head and looked up, reminding her daughter.

Only then did Ji Wanshu realize in shock that this was not her mother's Jinhui Courtyard. She was so focused on complaining to her mother that she almost forgot about her grandmother, who was staring at her with burning eyes.

Yue Wanshu completely ignored her second aunt Cao, who lowered her head and cried. She passed by Cao, hurriedly ran into the old lady's arms, and said affectionately: "Grandma, did you sing well today?"

"Slow down, you bastard, my old bones can't stand your tossing." The old lady's face was rosy, and the wrinkles on her face were blooming with a smile. She hugged her granddaughter's petite body and joked.

There are two seats on the left and right of the Luohan couch, with a black rosewood table in the middle. The old lady sits on the left side, and the right side is empty.

After Yue Wanshu made out with the old lady, she twisted her little body and sat on the right side of the old lady.

Mr. Cao, who was standing in front of her with his head lowered, saw this, his face twisted, and he bit his back molars hatefully: "What a partial old man!"

The empty seat next to the old lady, not to mention her Yue Wanlan, even she herself was not qualified to sit in.

Mrs. Ji held Chen Rong's little hand and walked in. She let go of Chen Rong's little hand. Chen Rong hurriedly stepped forward and gave a blessing ceremony to the old lady who was joking with her granddaughter on the Arhat couch. She said in a voice like an oriole: "See you, junior." Old lady who has violated the rules, old lady Jin An."

"Hey, County Master, please don't be polite to me, the old lady. Please sit down." The old lady stood up with the help of her granddaughter's little hand and returned the greeting to Chen Rong.

Chen Rong hurriedly stepped forward and took the old lady's arm and said obediently: "Old madam, sit down quickly. Don't be polite to a junior like me. Just call me Rongrong."

In the past dynasties, the princesses of the Wei Dynasty were of the first rank, the princesses were of the first rank, and the county lords were of the second rank.

Mrs. Yue was a third-grade imperial concubine awarded to her by Mr. Yue when he was still alive, and she was one level lower than Chen Rong.

It's natural to be polite to Chen Rong.

Ji Yun became a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the first rank. Originally, Shangshu Chenqing requested the imperial edict of his old mother to be transferred to the first rank. However, the old lady refused and taught her son to give the imperial edict to his daughter-in-law Ji Jinrong.

If this is to be placed on another old lady, she must be eager to give herself the honor that her son strives for, and wait until a hundred years later to pass it on to her daughter-in-law.

This incident shows that Mrs. Yue is still an enlightened mother-in-law.

The old lady saw that the little girl was cheerful and generous and not arrogant. She was not as unruly and unreasonable as the rumors outside said.

He nodded to Chen Rong with an approving look on his face and said, "Okay, Rong Rong, I won't be polite."

At such a young age, she is neither arrogant nor impetuous, and her generous and generous personality has the shadow of the former imperial concubine Chen Wanru.

I remember when Mrs. Ning fell in love with Chen Wanru and wanted to be her third daughter-in-law. However, the emperor's discerning eyes gave him the first clue.
  　Mrs. Yue: Send the troublemaker to my family temple!

　　Yue Wanlan: The eccentric grandmother, her granddaughter has already been slapped in the mouth, why does she still go to the family temple?
  　　Xiao Zi: Haha, when the emperor finds out, it won’t be as easy as going to the family temple.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)