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Chapter 10 Chu Xing: So the siblings looked like this when they were young
Lu Mingyu planned to draw a small farmyard for her grandfather, so as to bring back the good memories of her grandfather to her grandmother, but she couldn't satisfy herself after drawing several times in a row. There was no other reason. Lu Mingyu couldn't imagine the yard where her grandmother lived at that time.Although she has lived in a Zhuangzi in the suburbs, how can the Zhuangzi of a wealthy family be comparable to ordinary farmers?
Now that grandfather had returned to the front yard, Lu Mingyu asked Ganlu to bring a pen and paper, and rushed to Ning'an Hall on short legs.Along the way, Lu Mingyu was thinking about how to coax her grandmother to describe her hometown, but she didn't want to step into Ning'an Hall, but saw that the courtyard was empty, and all the maids were hiding, only Nanny Lan was waiting outside the hall, a bit like a guard.

"What's wrong?" Lu Mingyu asked strangely.

Sister Lan glanced at the upper room, and sighed softly: "Master and Mrs. seem to be quarreling. The old lady is crying. The old servant is afraid that the maids will hear the gossip, so she dismisses her."

Lu Mingyu's heart sank, and she looked at Nanny Lan questioningly: "Why didn't Nanny persuade grandma?"

The little girl frowned, and she behaved well in admonishing others, as if the girl who only cared about playing yesterday had grown up overnight. Nanny Lan looked at Lu Mingyu in surprise, and then lowered her head to defend herself: "The old slave advises No, the old lady couldn't listen, so she threw the old slave out. It's a coincidence that the fourth girl came here, the old lady loves you the most, why don't you go and persuade her?"

Lu Mingyu was even more shocked. Grandma was soft-tempered, and now she couldn't even persuade her most trusted mother Lan, what did grandfather do?

Asking Ganlu to wait outside first, Lu Mingyu rushed in alone.

In the inner room, Mrs. Zhu was lying on the bed, crying convulsively, feeling that she would not be able to survive.Daughter is good girl, when she goes out as a guest, she can't help but praise her daughter when she hears others praise her daughter, but she never asks her daughter to be the first in everything, why does Lu Zhan say that about her?After her son's eye accident, he doesn't like to come to her anymore, she only has one daughter left, and Lu Zhan wants to separate their mother and daughter so cruelly?

Zhu felt uncomfortable, she couldn't figure out what she did wrong that made her husband hate her so much.

"grandmother……"

The little granddaughter's uneasy voice came from behind, Zhu Shi was startled, grabbed the corner of the quilt and wiped his eyes indiscriminately, just about to turn around, he saw the little granddaughter had already climbed up, tilting her head to look at her, big moist eyes, clean Clear and clear, the worries about grandma can be seen at a glance.Zhu didn't know why, but felt more and more wronged in her heart. She was afraid of being laughed at and dared not share the bitterness with her mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law, so she cried out to her little granddaughter, "A Nuan, your grandfather wants to lock me up, don't you?" Let me see your aunt..."

Lu Mingyu was taken aback, her first reaction was disbelief, she wiped her grandmother's eyes with a handkerchief, and said in a low voice: "Impossible, grandfather is not that kind of person, and grandmother did nothing wrong... Grandma, please don't cry, Lan Mammy said you had a quarrel with your grandfather, why did you quarrel?"

Grandfather may be a bit confused when it comes to wives and concubines, but he has always been reasonable in major matters, and Lu Mingyu does not believe that grandfather would do such a thing.

Zhu cried and learned what her husband said.

Lu Mingyu got angry. She was there at the time, and she knew the ins and outs very well. Grandma was not wrong at all, so why was grandpa so angry?

Looking at the crying grandmother, Lu Mingyu thought of her previous life.

After my mother died, my grandmother almost lost half of her life in distress. It happened that the Hu people invaded Liaodong, and my grandfather was busy with court affairs. He could only comfort his grandmother when he came back at night, but his grandmother took care of her wholeheartedly. Grandma went back to the front yard.At that time, Lu Mingyu had just lost her mother, and she was living in a gloomy state, not paying attention to the people and things around her. When she felt the taste of the food in her mouth again, and when she finally accepted the fact of her mother's death, her grandmother had changed. .

Her grandmother, who was rich and majestic but weak and crying, became really strong. She no longer cared whether her grandfather would come or not, and her thoughts were all on her and her aunt.The emperor took a fancy to his aunt, and his grandmother didn't want her to enter the palace, but his grandfather couldn't disobey the emperor's wishes, so his grandmother could only accept it.The aunt had an accident, and the grandmother cried and her hair turned white. Afterwards, she became strong again and vowed to find a good family for her.

Lu Mingyu liked Chu Sui, and when Chu Sui came to the house to propose marriage, both his father and grandfather objected. It was the grandmother who knew that she and Chu Sui were in love, and came forward to fight for her, and the grandfather and father agreed.

After living for two lifetimes, Lu Mingyu should be the person who understands her grandmother best. As long as she works hard and persuades her well, her grandmother will definitely become what she will be later on. Like other old ladies from honorable families, she only cares about her own back house and only cares about her. The children and grandchildren around them don't care whether their husbands are romantic or not.

But Lu Mingyu has experienced the feeling of liking someone. Grandma can forget her grandfather, but the process of forgetting must be heartbreaking.So Lu Mingyu wanted to give grandfather another chance. If she persuaded her, but grandfather still refused to be kind to grandmother, then let him go to his old aunt. Grandmother has both children and her granddaughter. It is not rare for an old man .

"Grandma, I'm going to get a towel, you can wipe your face."

When the elder finally stopped crying, Lu Mingyu breathed a sigh of relief and said obediently.

Zhu Shi nodded and lowered her head, not wanting her little granddaughter to see her embarrassed face.

There was water in the house, and Lu Mingyu brought down the copper basin. The water in it was only two fingers deep, not too heavy for a seven-year-old girl.Mrs. Zhu felt embarrassed when she saw it, and asked her little granddaughter to put down the copper basin. She quickly put on the soft-soled embroidered shoes, put the copper basin on the washstand again, and briefly shook her face twice.

After wiping it clean, the eye circles were red, and there was no makeup on the face, revealing the original gentle and beautiful face.

Lu Mingyu stared dumbfounded. The grandmother before and after makeup was completely different.

By coincidence, Lu Mingyu seemed to understand why her grandfather abandoned her grandmother and went to Aunt Zhou, but she still couldn't help but want to confirm again, "Grandma, does grandfather like you better when you don't dress up?"

When she really remembered things in her previous life, her grandmother was strong, and her majestic makeup was very suitable, but for her current grandmother, such a dress is really counterproductive. It wastes her natural good looks and cannot support Mrs. Shangshu's airs.

"Why do you ask that?" Mrs. Zhu touched her face, feeling guilty for no reason, and immediately defended herself: "But I am the old lady at home, not to mention your two aunts, there are so many maids and mothers, and the grandmother doesn't dress up dignified anymore. How can I do it? When you go out as a guest, you have to clean up carefully, Ah Nuan, grandma is not just doing this for me, it’s okay for grandma to be laughed at, but you can’t make your parents and aunts suffer because of me.”

The more you speak, the more confident you become.

Lu Mingyu smiled wryly, even if grandma dressed up like this, people outside didn't think highly of her because of it.The clothing, food, housing and transportation of officials and wives can be used as comparisons, and their makeup and appearance should be seen together. As for her grandmother, her makeup is very good now, but the two do not match, so it becomes four or five points. People will still be laughed at behind their backs.

"Grandma, sit down, and I will dress you up."

With a thought in her heart, Lu Mingyu thought of doing it, and pulled her grandmother to sit on the bed. She quickly moved a few things from the dressing table, and then dressed her up in a decent way.Zhu's mind is pure, so let's not think about it too much for the time being, just sit obediently and let the little granddaughter play with it, as if to make the child happy.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, Lu Mingyu finished the painting. She took a few steps away to look at it, and was very satisfied, so she held up the mirror for her grandmother to see.

Zhu Shi looked at the mirror half-believingly, but was dumbfounded by this look, and touched his own face in disbelief.The makeup painted by the little granddaughter is very light, but the person in the mirror has a ruddy complexion and bright eyes, and looks younger than the one painted by Sister Lan. The only downside is that she doesn't look so majestic anymore.

"This, this, will others think that I am easy to bully?" Zhu asked with a complicated mood.When she first came to Beijing, she was similar to now, and she was often ridiculed and ridiculed face to face when she went out.

"No, outsiders will only think that grandma is approachable, and will only envy her for being young and beautiful." Lu Mingyu walked up to her grandmother, and said very seriously, "Grandma, there are several types of noble ladies, some are domineering, and some are generous. Fat ones, bitter ones and sweet ones. Grandma, I like you dressed like that, and I'm sure Grandpa too."

Mrs. Zhu lowered her head. Her husband also said this, but she felt that her husband was a big man, and he was the one who didn't know how to dress. Here, for so many years...

Did she choose the wrong path?
"Grandmother, how did you and grandfather know each other back then?" Seeing the elder calm down, Lu Mingyu hugged her grandmother's arm and asked with a smile, "Grandmother, did you live in the country before? Tell me about your family. Well, Ah Nuan wants to know."

The little girl was innocent, Zhu looked at her granddaughter's white and tender face, her eyes gradually softened, and she recalled softly: "Grandma's house, grandma lives at the foot of the mountain, and the house is built with stones picked up from the river. Put mud in the crevices of the stones, and the winter wind will not blow in..."

The red sun is in the west, and there are people who cook early, and the smoke is already rising from the roof.

Lu Mingyu trotted to the previously appointed place, and saw that her aunt Lu Yun and the three older sisters had arrived, seeing her, the second girl, Lu Huaiyu, stared and complained angrily, "Ah Nuan, what's the matter with you? It's a quarter of an hour later than the time we set!"

"I just finished drawing, I'm sorry." Lu Mingyu blushed, sincerely admitting her mistake.

Lu Huaiyu snorted, and looked at the scroll in her hand, "What did you draw? Show us!"

The other three little girls also showed curiosity.

Lu Mingyu unfolded the scroll generously.

Lu Huaiyu looked down and saw that there was only a shabby stone courtyard in the painting, she was relieved, since the fourth sister's gift could not get the top prize, she had a little more hope.Thinking of this, Lu Huaiyu saw that Lu Mingyu suddenly became pleasing to the eye, and happily took Lu Mingyu's arm, "Let's go, let's go find grandfather."

Lu Mingyu nodded, and the five little girls each took gifts and walked towards the courtyard of the master of the Lu family.

Coincidentally, Lu Zhan came out of the study room with his guests, saw them off in front of the screen wall, and suddenly heard a few immature voices:
"What do you say grandfather is doing?"

"Would Grandfather think we disturbed him?"

"What if grandfather doesn't like sweet-scented osmanthus cake?"

Lu Zhan realized that the opposite was his granddaughters. He glanced at the guest from the corner of his eye. The guest's expression was as usual, as cold as frost.

Just as Lu Zhan was about to explain, the little girls had already turned around. When they saw them, they were quite shocked and froze there.

A little girl named cute, five little girls carved in pink and jade standing together, the word cute is not enough to describe, the majesty like Lu Zhan can't help but the corners of his lips curled up, beckoning, calling the little girls over, "This is it!" Duke of Chu, your name is..." Lu Zhan glanced at his little granddaughter when he spoke, and he paused for a moment before saying, "Call me Uncle Biao, and Ajun is called Brother Biao."

After finishing speaking, he pointed to Lu Mingyu to introduce to the guests alone, "This is Ah Nuan, Cong Jian's niece."

Lu Mingyu's uncle, the second son of Lord Zhuang, his surname is Xiao and his name is Congjian.

Chu Xing took advantage of the situation to look over, and his gaze fell accurately on the little girl standing in the middle.The seven or eight-year-old girl is petite and petite, wearing a peach-pink skirt, wearing a double bun, a pair of peach blossom eyes are big and watery, her face is rosy, her nose is straight, and she can vaguely discern her future beauty.

It turns out that my siblings looked like this when they were young.

Chu Xing retracted his gaze politely, because he seemed to have a cold face like Lu Zhan, and he looked indifferent and alienated with such a light glance.

And Lu Mingyu over there was still in the shock of meeting his uncle... the former uncle.

(End of this chapter)