Return after the poison of rebirth

Chapter 33 Meet the old lady

Tao'er was holding two boxes and followed behind Liu Yunjin. The master and servant walked very slowly, and the sunlight shone unsteadily. After a while, both of them felt sweaty.

"Is Tao'er tired? I'm really embarrassing you," Liu Yunjin took out an embroidered handkerchief from his bosom, and carefully wiped the sweat off Tao'er's forehead.Looking at Tao'er like this, she couldn't do anything except feel sorry for her.

A servant is a lowly life like a cat or dog, so he should do everything for his master, even at the expense of his life.

In Dongling Kingdom, not only the distinction between concubine and concubine is strict, but also the distinction between master and servant is very strict.As long as the servants violate the rules, they can go out of the mansion, and these servants will only have a very difficult life after they leave the mansion.The man can still work hard, but the daughter's family can only fall into prostitution and support themselves by selling laughter.

"Tao'er is strong and not tired at all!" She said and showed a bright smile to Liu Yunjin, "It's just that miss, we are walking so slowly, will we miss the time for the old lady to eat?"

"No!" Liu Yunjin said firmly, she did not forget the situation when she visited the old lady in her previous life.

At that time Liu Yunxi gained power at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, the old lady was also grinning from ear to ear, and her attitude towards He Shi became better.Liu Yunxi's "gentle and virtuous" mask coaxed the old lady to be extremely satisfied, and she intentionally or unintentionally said in front of the old lady that her words and deeds were insignificant, and her heart was higher than the sky.

This kind of person is what the old lady hates the most, she immediately ridiculed herself, saying that she can't even compare to Liu Yunxi's one finger.

Not only that, but she was driven out of the ancestral hall and stood under the scorching sun for an afternoon.How could she forget the hottest sun at noon, the most poisonous hour?

"There is an eyeliner following us, it seems that she doesn't believe my words, she insists on seeing it with her own eyes." She already knew that Yingge was not a good person, and if she didn't let her see it with her own eyes, she might not give up.

Tao'er wanted to look back, but was held back by Liu Yunjin, "I just don't know, don't let her find out, I keep this eyeliner and it's still useful!"

When they arrived at the gate of Chunhua Courtyard where Mrs. He lived, Liu Yunjin and Taoer disappeared in a flash.

Yingge, who was peeking from behind, watched for a long time, and after confirming that Liu Yunjin had really gone to the eldest lady, she walked back with peace of mind.After Yingge's red cloth clothes disappeared, Liu Yunjin pulled Tao'er out from behind the thick willow tree.

"I really do my best," Tao'er muttered in a low voice, no wonder the young lady wanted to guard against them.These two people were not sent by the master at all, but belonged to the eldest lady.

"It's not too late to know now, and their days of allegiance are not many days away," Liu Yunjin shook the embroidered handkerchief in his hand to fan the wind, with a cold and enchanting smile on the corner of his mouth.

The red lotus rippling in the river pond is not as good as the sly smile on her lips.

Tao'er looked at Liu Yunjin, which had not yet bloomed in front of her eyes, and smacked her lips, "Miss looks more and more beautiful, especially when she smiles badly, she has a special flavor, even the second lady can't match her!"

"You little girl can talk nonsense!" Liu Yunjin scolded with a smile and didn't take it to heart.She knows her own beauty, and at most she is equally as beautiful as Liu Yunxi.If she was really more beautiful than Liu Yunxi, Murong Pavilion would not be indifferent to her, and his heart would be hung on Liu Yunxi.

But she didn't know that some changes had happened quietly, she was reborn, and her mind became clear.As the saying goes, love is born from the heart, and she has shed the flattery and arrogance of her previous life. Now she is no longer a gaudy crabapple, but a peony that can overwhelm the crowd, but it has not yet bloomed.

Before arriving at Pingshantang, you can already smell the fragrance of sandalwood and hear the sound of wooden fish knocking.There was silence all around, but she noticed the surging undercurrent under the silence.

"It's really rare, what kind of wind brought the eldest lady here!" Madam Xu was kind, Xu Shi heard the Buddha's voice, and there was always a sense of peace when she looked at people.

From this appearance, she is a kind person, no wonder Tao'er got close to her, and took the opportunity to beg Mother Xu to leave the house together several times.It's a pity that good people don't live long, Liu Yunjin looked away.

"Mommy!" Tao'er walked up to her as soon as she saw her, as if she was seeing her own grandma.

Liu Yunjin just smiled and didn't stop her, she stepped forward and said, "How is the old lady? Yunjin hasn't seen the old lady for a long time, I really miss you."

Mother Xu touched the top of Tao'er's head, her eyes were full of kindness, and she said with a smile: "The old lady is always in good health, it's rare that the young lady still remembers the old lady. This Pingshan hall is too remote, and there are not many people who come here normally. Miss is the first!"

"In the past, Yunjin was ignorant and too negligent. In the future, when I have free time, I will often come to accompany the old lady to chant scriptures and pray for blessings." A gentle voice sounded outside the house, neither harsh nor deliberate.

I heard the sound of wooden fish beating too much, and this clear and crisp sound was particularly pleasant.

"It's enough to have your heart." The old lady walked to the threshold on crutches, and Nanny Xu hurried to her side to help her.

"Yunjin has met grandma." The dress was unfolded, Liu Yunjin bowed gracefully, and Tao'er behind her held two boxes and performed the etiquette with great effort.

The old lady didn't let her get up, she just stared at her, and after a long time she laughed hoarsely, "Long time no see, you are much more sensible and obedient, and you have become more polite."

His turbid eyes glanced at the box in Tao'er's hand, and Liu Yunjin glanced at the box in Tao'er's hand, with a sneering smile on his dry mouth, "Why did you see that my old woman has brought something with you? I never thought that a concubine like you would have something like this." A lot of money."

After hearing these harsh words, Liu Yunjin was not annoyed, but straightened up slightly.The smile on Bright’s face was gentle and unchanged, “Yun Jin didn’t do anything else, it’s just that I haven’t visited grandma for a long time, and I felt guilty, so I brought some things to visit grandma. These things were not bought by Yun Jin, but rewarded by the queen mother.” .”

"Oh?" Hearing the words of the queen mother, the old lady immediately regained her spirits, "Is it really a reward from the queen mother?"

Then he said suspiciously: "You are a concubine, how could the queen mother give you something, if you want to give it, it should be given to Yunxi!"

Liu Yunjin didn't argue, just walked towards Tao'er, and came in front of the old lady holding a box.As soon as the box was opened, a refreshing fragrance came to the nostrils. After a closer look, it was clear that the box contained a piece of wood.

The wood is as black as carbon, and has the moist luster that jade can only have. When the sun shines, the black wood glistens, as if there are countless golden sands mixed in it, like countless stars falling from the night.

This kind of treasure, the old lady has never seen before, looks like wood but not wood, like jade but not jade.

"What is this..." The old lady spoke a little awkwardly. She raised a son who was an official and married the daughter of the He family. She just felt superior to others.But after all, she is still an old woman who has never seen the world.

"This is black sandalwood, which is hard to find in the world. I know that my grandma is dedicated to Buddha, so I specially dedicated the brocade to my grandma." Saying that, she turned her plain hand.

The old lady narrowed her eyes. The front of the ebony wood was carved with a statue of a Bodhisattva. It was lifelike, with a solemn and compassionate face, much more delicate than the white porcelain statue she enshrined.

The always mean old lady couldn't say a word, holding the black sandalwood carving in her skinny hands, looking at it over and over again, touching it inch by inch, she couldn't bear to let go.

"Grandma should believe in Yunjin this time! Such a treasure, Yunjin will never be able to afford or get it for the rest of her life. It is really a gift from the queen mother to Yunjin." She smiled, her eyes fell on the smiling old lady. ridicule.

Greed, hatred, and ignorance, the three poisons of the Buddha's words, are inevitable for the world.Not at all false.

"Not only that," Liu Yunjin took another box from Taoer's hand, and opened it to reveal crystal clear emerald beads.The emerald green color is extremely pure, cold and smooth in the hand, isn't it top grade!
After staring at the jade bracelet for a while, the old lady finally laughed out loud, and said angrily, "You child, the things that the queen mother rewarded you are not kept properly. Why do you want to give it to me, an old woman?"

Those cloudy yet sharp eyes never left the emerald beads.

"To get grandma to smile, even expensive things are worthless." She felt against her will when she said this, and she never forgot the humiliation in her previous life.

But it shows that Liu Yunjin's smile is extremely pure, and there is no flaw in her scheming.

"You girl, when did your little mouth become so sweet? It's so sweet to my old woman's heart, this sentence is better than any gift!" The old lady said so, and secretly gave Xu Nanny a With his eyes, he signaled her to take these two things to the back room.

These two treasures, the entire Liu Mansion can't produce the same, of course she has to keep it carefully.

"Grandma!" Liu Yunjin called shyly, but his eyes were cold and calm, and he stretched out his hand to hold the old lady's arm affectionately, "Grandma, let's go into the house and say, the sun is too big outside."

"Very good!" The old lady changed from her harshness in the past, and her whole old face turned into a flower with a smile.

Seeing that the old lady who was harsh and strict in the past was so kind and easy-going to the young lady, Tao'er also became happy. It seemed that the young lady's goal had been achieved.

After entering the house, the old lady told Nanny Xu to serve tea and snacks, compared to the past, she was a completely different person.

Liu Yunjin sat beside the old lady affectionately, and told all the things that happened in the palace a few days ago, which made the old lady open her mouth frequently.

She never thought that a humble concubine would be so appreciated by the Queen Mother.

Of course Liu Yunjin took the matter of giving the marriage to the fore, if the old lady really knew about it, the old lady would definitely be like Liu Shicheng, hating her for not seizing the opportunity well, for not being able to marry into the royal family, and for not being able to make a name for herself.

"The queen mother also asked the emperor to reward me with a token of the East Palace. I can enter and leave the palace to see the queen mother at will. As long as I take out this token, everyone except the emperor's relatives will kneel down when they see it!"

"Amitabha!" The old lady was taken aback, and believed Liu Yunjin's words.

It's just that she still can't believe that the little concubine who is usually arrogant and domineering, who doesn't know the rules and etiquette, is really lucky.The Empress Dowager gave her so many rewards, and she actually gave her some token of the East Palace, so that she could enter and exit the palace on her own, it was just a dream.

"It's really a Bodhisattva's blessing!" The old lady babbled to the Bodhisattva.

The forced smile on her lips faded away, Liu Yunjin looked at the Bodhisattva statue, her eyes became deep and pious.It was indeed the blessing of the Bodhisattva that gave her a chance to start over.

"Yunjin, you have received such a great honor, you must help the Liu family and help your father to rise to the top! This is a bodhisattva's gift to our Liu family, you must take good care of it!" The old lady took Liu Yunjin's hand and said over and over again .The tone was urgent and commanding.

Heh, Liu Yunjin sneered in his heart.Why should she help Liu Shicheng and the Liu family?She doesn't owe these people, this family anything.It was these people, the family owed her.

Of course, it is impossible for her to say these words in front of the old lady, and she still needs the "ally" of the old lady.She came here today to let the old lady know that she was rewarded by the queen mother, which will be of great benefit to the Liu family.Only in this way will the old lady protect her and prevent He Shi from easily attacking her.

(End of this chapter)