Rebirth of the Main Room Manual

Chapter 81
Yiqing went into the hall to greet the old lady and his wife, Madam Zheng asked her to sit down, but the old lady frowned and said:
"Come here and rub the back of my neck to make you angry. My neck is so sore!"

Yiqing is speechless: Here we go again, can you tell me something reliable?If you want to enjoy a free massage, just tell me, do I still dare to defy it?I want to charge someone with a crime first, really!
She had no choice but to walk over obediently, and first worked with the big girls beside the old lady, Chunnuan and Hexiang, to tidy up the mattress on Arhat's bed, put two or three thick pillows on it, and let the old lady half lean and half sit, and Yiqing stood still. On the back of her, two soft palms from the forehead to the back of the head gently squeezed and squeezed, all the wrinkles on the old lady's face were stretched out, and then ten slender and slender fingers moved and pinched deftly, like flowing clouds and flowing water, from From the head to the shoulders, massage the acupoints one by one, the strength is neither light nor heavy, just right, the ancestor closed his eyes and fell silent, as if he had fallen asleep.

Mother Lin smiled and said: "Chun Nuan, He Xiang, and the former Ru Yi also learned how to massage. I think they are too dull. No one can be as dexterous as Young Madam. It's really amazing!"

Yiqing smiled: "It's nothing, it's just that practice makes perfect, Ruyi and the others have learned it for a year or two, right? I was able to do it when I was nine years old. At that time, my mother was not in good health and was often bedridden for a long time. My body was not feeling well, so I begged the proprietress of the pharmacy on the street to teach me this technique with a bit of filial piety, and pressed it for my mother several times a day, for half an hour at a time... So today, I am naturally proficient in this technique!"

Madam Zheng, who was sitting on the side, listened, the smile on her face deepened, she looked at Yiqing tenderly and lovingly, the old lady who seemed to be asleep sighed comfortably through her nose, stretched out her hand and patted Yiqing back, Said: "Now that you have become a member of my family, your mother does not know how distressed - we have robbed her sweetheart! Well, you should also go back to your mother's house from time to time... When Yan'er comes back in the evening, Let him find a day to take you to see your mother and siblings!"

Yiqing happily blessed the old lady and said, "Thank you grandma! I'll go tomorrow..."

Mrs. Zheng hurriedly interrupted her: "Two days later, two days later, not tomorrow! I think I told you? Tomorrow, we mothers are going to the mountain temple to fulfill our vows! Go to worship, no matter which Buddha he is, he will kowtow, especially Goddess Guanyin who sent his son! You can ask your mother to see how much money was given in previous years. Some gold, to pay for the incense and clear oil in the temple, and various merit fees, our family never feels bad!"

Yiqing agreed: "Yes!"

Mrs. Zheng smiled and said: "Don't worry, I've been busy all morning, my daughter-in-law must be hungry, let's talk about it after lunch!"

The old lady nodded: "Yes, let's pass on the lunch! Today it's just the three of us, and we can set up the small round table!"

Chun Nuan promised to go out, and He Xiang led a few servants to move the floor away, and brought a delicate mahogany round table from the side hall and placed it in the middle.

Before the meal came, Yiqing continued to press the old lady's shoulders, and took the opportunity to lean into her ear and ask, "Grandma, I saw those people kneeling in the yard just now, what did they do?"

The old lady opened her eyes and stared at her: "I thought you wouldn't ask, you really don't know?"

"Grandfather, I really don't know! The granddaughter-in-law has been busy on the second door. Today, several groups of stewards from the outer court came into the inner hall to report and hand over the affairs. The granddaughter-in-law is too late to read the accounts, so how can I have time to care about others?" of?"

The old lady's eyes softened, she looked at her with a smile and said: "It's hard for you, you have only been married for a few days, and you have taken over your mother's burden. Now that you are in charge of the outer courtyard, don't you need your mother to follow?"

"No need, remember the account books clearly, besides, there are mothers who are in charge of the inner hall to assist."

"Well, that's why grandma missed you wrong. Grandma thought... oh! I don't know where those people in the yard with their tongues rotted heard that your husband and wife are not getting along, and Yan'er beat you in anger this morning. , smashed the dowry dishes, your mother and I were very angry, now you tell your mother, is there such a thing?"

Yiqing widened her eyes, looked at Mrs. Zheng and said, "Mother, grandma, it's nothing! This, these rumors are really unreasonable! Why should my husband and I have a good fight? We are not children, so we want to fight for candy? In the morning when we were having breakfast, I made a joke. I accidentally broke a spoon, and he accidentally stained my clothes with the soup, and then ran away in embarrassment..."

She thought for a while and smiled: "I see: maybe he walked too fast, and I went in to change clothes and didn't send him out, so, in the eyes of people with ulterior motives, they thought we were at odds! Really , Isn’t this pretentious? When I go back, I will definitely arrest everyone in the yard and ask them one by one to see who is so idle and gossips!”

Mrs. Zheng nodded, and said angrily: "I went to Yuhui Courtyard to see it myself, and I didn't see any traces of smashing. I asked the mothers and girls who looked at the yard and found out that it was not true. It's just our own house. It's abominable that such rumors are born, so your grandmother immediately asked several mothers to investigate, arrest these people, and dismiss the matter!"

The old lady said: "This gossip came from the west side door. The person who purchased Jiang Youde's family came to report to us. Look, it's just something in the morning, and it almost spread out! Today My old lady is also very angry! You can go back to Yuhui Courtyard and ask again later, but if there is any doubt, you will be dismissed and will not be tolerated!"

"Yes, please rest assured, grandma and mother, the granddaughter-in-law will take care of this matter!"

Yiqing's mind is like a mirror: who entered the Yuhui Courtyard early this morning?Fang Baochan and Wang Wenhui!They just happened to see the chaos that Zheng Jingyan created with a sip of rice milk, so if these two cousins ​​didn't make up the "rumors", there would be ghosts!
The gossiping rumors of the servants must not only mean that the husband and wife are fighting, but there should be other meanings. Otherwise, why would the old lady and the wife be so angry and sell people out?

The old lady likes to be lively, and she also cherishes her granddaughter. Usually, whenever Zheng Jingyan is not at home for dinner, she often invites her two granddaughters to come over to eat at the same table. I didn't hear that the old lady asked someone to invite a cousin girl.

It is obvious that the old lady and the wife knew vaguely that these "rumors" were related to the two cousins ​​Fang and Wang, and they might have approached them, but the two elders, especially the old lady, neither wanted Yiqing to know the truth, nor did they want to know the truth. To get to the bottom of it, to put it bluntly is to refuse to put it on the surface. This is the protection of the two granddaughters of the other party and Wang as the grandmother.

As for Fang Zheng's whereabouts, Yiqing knew - she had her own staff to go out to buy incense, candles and offerings, but Fang Zheng had a lot of leeway today and went out early.Yiqing thought, maybe she was feeling depressed and uncomfortable because of what happened yesterday. Even though she did that, it was meant to be good for her aunt, and she wanted to give her some things that were not easy to get, but she was caught by the boss. The wife reprimanded her for being confused when she was too old to do things. Fang Zheng felt ashamed, so it was normal to go out for a walk to relax.

Mrs. Fang Zheng didn't return home so late that she couldn't catch up with Anhetang's lunch, and Yiqing didn't hear the old lady and his wife mention her.

There were a few people missing at the dinner table, so it was naturally very quiet. After the meal was finished silently, Yiqing carefully paid attention to the food intake of the two elders.

But the expression on the face of the old lady is not very comfortable. After all, she is her own daughter and granddaughter, who are always by her side every day, and suddenly she does not come at a certain time. If it is because she herself refuses, then she may feel really uncomfortable. .

When the old lady came in to rest, Yiqing sent Mrs. Zheng back to the Qingxinyuan. Madam Zheng also looked a little tired. She didn't say anything along the way, and she didn't let Yiqing in when she arrived at the Qingxinyuan. She taught her to go back and take a good nap:

"Just come here before dinner, just lie down and recharge your spirits. It will take a lot of energy to get up early tomorrow and go to the mountain temple! You don't have to worry about today and that, the aunt will leave anyway, and the younger sisters in the mansion can't stay." How long, the old lady is not willing to part with them, but she really likes you, she will treat you better... Otherwise, no matter what, I will still be there! Go back!"

Yiqing agreed, squatted down and gave a deep blessing, watched Mrs. Xu walk into the courtyard, then turned and left.

After returning to Yuhui Courtyard, she washed her face and drank a cup of boiled water. Cuixiang and Yanying walked up to her and reported the situation of Yuhui Courtyard in the morning to the Young Madam.

After my wife came to Yuhui Courtyard in the morning, Yan Ying went to the meeting hall of the second gate to answer the question. At that time, Yiqing was facing the accounts with several male stewards of the outer court, and Hua Yu asked her if it was urgent?Yanying said it was not in a hurry, Yiqing said that she would save it for the afternoon and come back later, so she actually missed the big gossip in the mansion in the morning.

Indeed, as Yiqing guessed, the "rumors" spread by those sold-out servants and maids in the mansion were not just that Hou Ye angrily beat the young lady early in the morning because he hated the young lady for treating her aunt poorly. It's simple, and the young lady is too short-sighted to allow the aunt to return to her mother's house, and can't tolerate the aunt, the young master, and the young lady... The last message: Why did the Hou marry such a young lady from a small family?Because her life is low, and the noble Hou Ye needs a woman with a low life to accompany him for a while, but Hou Ye has a favorite girl in his heart, and he doesn't like this young lady at all!If you don't believe me, just wait and see if the young lady will get pregnant and give birth to the son of the Hou family!

It seems that this last gossip was the most shocking, it directly stunned the old lady and the wife, and then became furious.

(End of this chapter)