Second spring

"Don't comfort me." Mother Liu suddenly said.

She is only in her forties this year, and she is only one or two years older than Mrs. Xingguo and the others.However, at first glance, it seems that she is more than ten years older than Mrs. Xingguo, with gray temples and many wrinkles, as if she is older than Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess.

Mother Liu undoubtedly suffered a lot in her early years.

It's just that the family conditions have improved in the past ten years, but as a tea lady, what maintenance methods can she understand?Even if Liu Shenzhi found many ways, she was not used to it.Refuse to bother.

"Rich people recognize foster fathers just for a name, how can they take it seriously?" Mother Liu sighed, "Mother knows you have the ability... Mother doesn't care about what you want to do. But, be careful, mother When will I see my daughter-in-law? Drink daughter-in-law tea? When will mother be able to have fun with her own grandchildren?"

Liu Shenzhi remained silent.

Mother Liu sighed: "Mother is getting old, I don't know if I can wait until then..."

"Mother, what are you talking about. You will surely live a long life." Liu Shenzhi said hastily.

Mother Liu shook her head: "Mother knows that you look down on girls from small families... Be careful, those daughters from real noble families are of course good, but how could they be willing to marry you as a doctor? In the past, in the south of the Yangtze River, Those salt merchants and the Cao Gang, which one is not Wanguan's family wealth, but they can't even marry the concubine of the magistrate's family!"

"If you don't want to recognize the Liu family, we don't recognize it. Mother will leave you alone." Liu's mother said earnestly: "Be careful, mother can't say anything else. I just know that since you have made this choice, why not?" Are you willing to recognize your identity and position, find a gentle and good-natured little girl, marry a wife and have children, and live a down-to-earth life?"

Liu Shenzhi's kneading hands stopped.

"Mother knows you don't like to hear these...just," Mother Liu paused, as if she was looking for the right words.

Liu Shenzhi continued to pinch Mother Liu's leg, and said with a smile, "Mother, I don't like to hear it. Mother, what you said makes sense. I will think about it carefully."

When he said that, Mother Liu had no choice but to give up, and said worriedly: "Then you must think about it quickly..."

Liu Shenzhi nodded.

He suddenly remembered that in the dark night last night, the girl's face was so bright and pure.

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Shimmer House.

Lin Yijia stood naked in the wooden tub, and asked the maids to wipe their bodies with hot towels.Her hair had obviously just been washed.It was wrapped tightly with a large piece of absorbent thick cotton cloth and fixed on the top of the head.

The ground dragon is very hot, and it doesn't feel cold at all.

And when the hot towel was applied to her body, Lin Yijia immediately felt that all the pores were opened, and she felt warm and comfortable from the inside out.

Mrs. Lin said: Confinement.Tub baths are bad, but scrubbing is fine.Since you don't go out.You can't talk about seeing cold wind, so it's okay to wash your hair occasionally.

People from the Lin family are all convinced by Mrs. Lin's words.

Therefore, Aqing's sister-in-law took a few maids to clean up for Lin Yijia, very skillful and agile.

Ah Qing's sister-in-law was busy.She said at the same time: "When I was in confinement, it was still summer. My mother-in-law refused to let me wash my hair and take a bath, and only let me wipe my face. It's only been a day or two, and my body doesn't smell like that."

"The servant couldn't bear it anymore, so he forced Ah Qing to secretly get hot water into the house at night, and wash it secretly... He didn't dare to believe what the servant said, so the servant asked him to ask about the servant, and then asked He: "Do you want your son to eat sour milk for a month?" He probably couldn't stand the taste, so he agreed."

Everyone laughed.

Lin Yijia said: "It's because your mother-in-law and husband love you... Hearing what you say, I know that I didn't marry you to the wrong person back then."

"Isn't it?" Aqing's sister-in-law also sighed with emotion: "Aqing's lineage is single, and the maid gave birth to a girl in the first child. The whole family didn't say anything, and they were all happy."

"My mother gave birth to three daughters!" Lin Yijia laughed.

"Slaves don't dare to compare their luck with Da Furen."

A Qing's sister-in-law wiped Lin Yijia's body dry, quickly put her on a new muslin jacket, and then slowly put on the rest, helped Lin Yijia to lie halfway on the couch, and let go of her head. cotton cloth, and began to twist Lin Yijia's hair.

"But at that time, the servant also thought about it. If the servant is also a girl, and the mother-in-law persecutes me, I beg the master to transfer the servant and the servant to another place... Hehe." Sister-in-law Aqing has lived happily these years, and she laughed It was hearty and bright: "Fortunately, this second child is a kid."

Lin Yijia asked her two children.

"The girl is five years old, and in two years she will be sent to the master to learn the rules; the boy is only three years old, and he fights dogs and chasing chickens all day long. He is very naughty, and in the future he will be taught, taught, taught by his uncle... "

The two masters and servants were talking homely.

While talking, Lin Yijia thought about it, and said with some sorrow: "My few blues, you have given them a good start... even Lan Yu, who left early, is living a pretty good life now, yes No? Lan Qiao, why do you think Lan Si doesn't want to marry? That girl Lan Xin is even more determined..."

Lan Xin and Lan Si are 16 years old, and they can wait for two years.

But Lan Tian was turning nineteen... How could Lin Yijia not worry about her?

Sister-in-law Ah Qing pursed her lips and said with a smile: "They are not relying on your doting. Otherwise, if you made up your mind to marry them, how can they not agree? One by one, they are pampered!"

"What's the use of saying that, you are older than them, but you have to worry about them." Lin Yijia glared at A Qing's sister-in-law.

Sister-in-law Ah Qing responded with a smile.

After her hair was wrung out, Lin Yijia got up and walked around the room for a cup of tea, and then she lay down on the bed again, and asked someone to bring Miss Fu.

In less than ten days, Sister Fu has completely changed her appearance.

The little face is white and tender, and the eyes are all opened, the eyeballs are as black as ink, and watery, just looking at someone can make people's hearts soften.When I was born, I was born prematurely, and I was always a little thin.But after ten days, the little guy's arms and legs had flesh, and he became extraordinarily cute.

She is awake now.

Lin Yijia put the neatly trimmed little finger to the little guy's hand, and when she grasped it, she gently lifted it up, put it down, and lifted it up again, having fun.

Fei Shao lured Yun's mother to come in from outside, and saluted Lin Yijia.

"Your Highness misses my sister, please take her over and have a look." Mother Yun said kindly: "How does the eldest young lady feel today?"

"I'm fine. I just feel uncomfortable." Lin Yijia smiled and gave the little guy to Lan Si, and seeing that she wrapped the little guy tightly, she said, "Mother Yun hastened to go. My sister has been awake for a while It's time to say hello to my great-grandmother."

Mother Yun didn't delay, she protected the little master and led several people to Rongxiang hall.

The longer Sister Fu is, the better, and Princess Hongyue likes it more and more. She has to watch it from every day to several times a day.She is getting old, and there has been no child born in the family for more than ten years, so she is always thinking about it.

It is also thanks to the fact that the distance between Shimmering Courtyard and Rongxiang Hall is not far, and the weather has always been sunny and windless recently.

When Sister Fu was sent back, she was already soundly asleep in Yang Guangbei's arms.

Lin Yijia thought about it, guessing that Yang Guangbei came back from the outside, asked Sister Fu that his son was in the Rongxiang Hall, so he went to pay his respects, and brought the little guy back by the way.

Yang Guangbei put the little guy in the compartment, looked at it with a gentle smile for a while, and then came out again, and asked Lin Yijia: "I heard that you took a bath again? Although the mother-in-law's experience should be right, But it is the twelfth lunar month after all, you are weak now, so you should be more careful."

Lin Yijia felt warm in her heart, but she said in her mouth: "Isn't this the second time to wash? I just provoked you."

Yang Guangbei took the book she had put on the bed, saw that it was a story book, nodded slightly, avoided the topic, and said instead: "I will enter the palace in a while, and I will go back to your mother's house after a while... Be careful at home."

Today is the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

People like them must sit in the palace.

Lin Yijia didn't pay much attention to it, but just agreed with a "hmm".

Yang Guangbei glanced casually and asked, "Where's your big maid? You haven't come back from the city yet?"

"You mean Lantian? You should be back soon." Lin Yijia replied.

Lan Tian left early in the morning and sat with Lan Yu on the Zhuangzi for a while, and he had to hurry back before dark anyway.

Sure enough, not long after Yang Guangbei left for the palace, Lan Tian came back from the outside, changed his clothes, and came to Lin Yijia.

"How?" Lin Yijia looked up at Lan Tian, ​​saw her frowning slightly, was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice, "Could something happen?"

"It's not an accident." Lan Tian pondered for a while, and replied in a low voice: "Brother Tie Niu always remembered to enshrine. I heard that I wanted to go to see it, and took me there without saying a word. After the past..."

Lan Si paused, and said in a low voice: "From a distance, the servant saw a middle-aged woman standing in front of the grave, dressed very plainly. When she saw us passing by, she immediately got into a carriage and left. The servant felt strange , I took a few more glances... as if I felt that the woman had a kind face, but I still couldn't remember where I saw her."

Lin Yijia also frowned.

The Qin family used to be a prosperous family, but only a pair of orphans and widows were left after being killed by the late emperor, which can be regarded as leaving incense for the Qin family.But Qin's mother passed away before Qin Mingyuan got married, and later Qin Mingyuan also...

Now, if Zhao Linglong's existence did not occasionally remind people of the embarrassment of Qin Mingyuan's death, who would remember the once prosperous Qin family, so much so that they could only rely on a former servant for grave sweeping and worship.

So, who is that woman?

Zhao Linglong hated Qin Mingyuan to death. Back then, she didn't even take part in the funeral. Even now, she probably doesn't know where Qin Mingyuan was buried in the end, so why would she send someone to pay homage to him! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)