Linglong

Chapter 21

The Qiao sisters were already in high spirits, but seeing Linglong's small appearance, she liked it even more, Qiao took her small cheeks and kissed her, Qiao Sirou took her into her arms and hugged her with affection.Linglong said "Huh", "Auntie, do you treat me like a child or a pillow?"

There was laughter like silver bells in the carriage.

Song Changchun rode beside him and couldn't help smiling when he heard this pleasant voice.

Where there is a little cousin, there will be laughter, which is great.Cousin, you are a marvel at making your aunt laugh.Do you know that she has rarely smiled in recent years, and most of the smiles are perfunctory, such pleasant laughter is very rare.

When the group returned to Qiao's Lane, they saw Song Changqing comforting Mrs. Qiao, "Grandfather, it's a good thing for uncle to come home, so the whole family can be reunited." Mrs. Qiao murmured, "It's been 20 years since your uncle left home. It's been 20 years." He has white beard and hair, and he is old-fashioned. When everyone sees the old man's expression, they are all sympathetic.

Sisters Qiao Shi and Qiao Sirou supported the old father one by one, with tears shining, choked up and unable to speak.

Mrs. Joe wept again.

Although they were tears of joy, the old man's tears were particularly sad to watch, and Linglong felt sad while watching.

She took out the veil, walked over to wipe away tears carefully for her grandfather, and said in a relaxed and playful tone, "Grandpa, do you know that when you dropped golden beans at home, my aunt, mother and sister heard about it, and their faces turned pale with fright." You're pale." In front of Mrs. Qiao stood a pink and lovely little granddaughter, she spoke softly, smiled like a flower, and gradually put away her tears, "It's my grandfather's fault." He said apologetically.

He was very sorry for scaring his two daughters.

The Qiao sisters and the Song brothers couldn't help laughing when they saw that Linglong had even made up her grandfather.

This naughty girl.

Linglong ordered the maid to bring warm water over, and threw out a warm handkerchief to wipe grandfather's face.While wiping, she made tricky negotiations with her grandfather, "You can't scare people in vain, can you? Grandpa, you have to scare my aunt and my mother and sister." Old Master Qiao laughed and agreed repeatedly. "Suppress the shock, suppress the shock, you should suppress the shock." Ordered someone to fetch a box containing Shoushan stones from the study, "Big girl, little girl, each pick a piece."

Seeing that the old father stopped crying, Qiao Sirou started to "suppress the shock", and hurriedly took a closer look with him, "Father, is this pure yellow piece Tian Huang Dong? I want this one, are you willing?" Tian Huang Dong is a This kind of psychic and clear spirit stone is very precious. Mrs. Qiao laughed, "I'm willing, I'm willing. Let's play with it."

Mrs. Qiao picked up a piece of Baitian stone that was as delicate as creamy fat, white with light blue in color, "Father, I like this one." This piece of Baitian stone is as warm and moist as suet jade, slightly transparent, and looks very beautiful.Mrs. Qiao smiled, "My son has good eyesight, this white stone is perfect for you." He gave the Baitian stone to Mrs. Qiao.

"Can my two cousins ​​and I choose a piece by the way?" Linglong leaned over with a smiling face.

She is similar to Qiao Shisheng, with a radiant complexion like snow, eyebrows like distant mountains, a pair of big eyes like black gemstones washed by lake water, clear and bright, such a little girl smiles sweetly, who is willing to reject her?What's more, Mrs. Qiao was originally a kind-hearted elder who doted on his grandson and granddaughter.

Mrs. Qiao not only asked his grandson and granddaughter to pick them, but also told them in detail about the origin and advantages of these Shoushan stones.Talking slowly with his grandson and granddaughter, Mrs. Qiao's complexion is much calmer, and his tone is quite soft.

"It's done, the great sorrow and joy are over." Qiao Sirou and Qiao Shi looked at each other, feeling relieved.

"Linglong is more capable." Qiao Sirou smiled.

"That's what's good about girls." Qiao's eyes were gentle.

When it comes to comforting the elderly grandfather, young people like Song Changqing and Song Changchun can't compare to Linglong for being considerate and considerate.

The two sisters read the letter from elder brother Qiao Siqi, and Qiao Sirou began to think, "Elder brother and sister-in-law, Ah Xian and his wife, Ah Jun, and dozens of servants, maids, and wives, this house needs to be cleaned. "Qiao Siqi has three sons, the eldest son Qiao Zhifeng is a magistrate in Shanxi, the second son Qiao Zhigang works in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and this time Qiao Siqi returned with his youngest son Qiao Zhixian and his wife Pang Shi.Daughter Qiao Zhijun is the youngest, she is 13 years old this year, so she will naturally return home with her parents.After doing the math, the Qiao family would have five more masters and more than 40 servants, and it suddenly became lively.

"Can I help you?" Qiao asked without self-knowledge.

Qiao Sirou pursed her lips and smiled, "Little sister, I really don't need you."

It's okay if you don't care, I can do these things with ease and in an orderly manner, so it's not worth anything.If you come to mix things up, you will not only add to the chaos, but you will still add to the chaos.

Qiao Shi was delighted, "Then, I'll wait to welcome my eldest brother and sister-in-law."

Qiao Sirou knew that her little sister was always like this, but she just laughed it off.

After Linglong and Mrs. Qiao returned to the Yu family, they boasted to Uncle Yu, Yu Chang, and Yu Yan, "Don't be afraid in the face of danger, Mount Tai collapses before you, and your face doesn't change. The third lady of the Yu family is the one I'm talking about." The cowhide was blowing a bit too much, but Mrs. Qiao didn't notice any difference, and nodded her approval repeatedly, "My lord has turned pale, and Long'er is still calm, which is really rare." Uncle Yu, father and son thought about the situation at that time , gave Linglong a thumbs up, "Miss Yu San, little girl Linglong, you are really amazing!"

Linglong suddenly became humble, polite and modest, "Where, where, it is best taught by parents and adults."

His serious modesty made his parents and elder brother laugh.

When the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, Qiao Siqi returns home with his wife Zheng, his son Qiao Zhixian and his wife, and daughter Qiao Zhijun.

Song Changqing, Song Changchun, Yu Chang, and Yu Yan brothers went out of the city to welcome them. Mrs. Qiao was looking forward to it at home. Even Song Yong asked for leave and waited at home.

Linglong came early with her parents. She used to go to Qiao's house with sisters Qiao Shi and Qiao Sirou, but today she was worried that her grandfather and uncle would reunite after a long absence, so she was too excited and followed her grandfather without a step.Qiao Sirou saw it, and sighed secretly, "A mother like my younger sister has a daughter like Linglong, who would have thought of it."

Probably a mother who doesn't understand world affairs will always have a sensible daughter.

Qiao Siqi was nearly fifty years old, tall and thin. When he walked quickly to Mrs. Qiao and knelt down to kowtow, the father and son unknowingly had tears streaming down their faces, and wept together.

Everyone was weeping.

After a long time, the father and son were persuaded by everyone to slowly stop their tears.Qiao Siqi's wife Zheng, son Qiao Zhixian and his wife, and daughter Qiao Zhijun all paid homage to Mrs. Qiao.Mrs. Qiao held Qiao Zhixian to watch carefully for a while, and then asked Qiao Zhijun to look him up and down, his eyes full of kindness.

There is no grandfather who does not love his grandson and granddaughter.

Qiao Zhixian is gentle and elegant, Qiao Zhijun has slender eyebrows, delicate and reserved, they are very likable.

Qiao Zhijun had sharp eyes, and when he saw a well-dressed, snow-white and tender girl standing next to Mrs. Qiao, he knew that this was his aunt's cousin Linglong. He smiled and said, "Is this my cousin? Daddy has always wanted to pick you up. "Qiao Siqi has already met Yu Chang and Yu Yan outside the city, and among all these nephews and nieces, only Linglong has not been seen yet.

"It's my turn so soon." Linglong couldn't help giggling.

Linglong bowed to Qiao Siqi and Zheng, "My niece pays respects to my uncle and aunt." Qiao Siqi looked at Linglong with a smile, "It's vaguely what my younger sister looked like back then." Zheng also sighed, "Isn't it? My younger sister is really a draft."

In the living room, Mrs. Qiao and his son and daughter had a family reunion, which was very lively; at the door of the living room, a young girl in green was standing, with a smile on her lips and bright eyes.

She was about the same age as Qiao Zhijun, about 13 years old.

"Why is there one more?" Linglong inadvertently caught sight of this girl and wondered.

Song Yong also saw the girl in green, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Following Song Yong's gaze, Qiao Sirou frowned slightly.

"Who is it?" Linglong was even more curious.

Qiao Siqi met his old father, met his two younger sisters, met his nephew and niece, and then remembered something, "Sister, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law is walking with us all the way." He pointed to the door That girl in green.

Qiao Sirou has always been good at dancing, but now she lives in her mother's house, she is comfortable and at ease, so she doesn't like to pretend to be virtuous like before, with a straight face, as cold as ice.Song Yong glanced at her secretly, and asked bravely, "Aqing, what are you doing in Shuntian Mansion if you're not in the capital to accompany your grandmother and aunt?"

The girl walked in small steps, and came over to meet Mrs. Qiao, Song Yong, Qiao Sirou and others one by one.After paying her respects, she stood up and said with a smile: "My lord father is not afraid of hardships and wants to stay here permanently. How dare my daughter covet the prosperity of the capital?"

When Linglong heard this, she knew that this girl was the concubine of Qiao Sirou's room. She felt very strange, "One is that the capital is prosperous, and the other is that Mrs. Heqing and Mrs. Hou are both in the capital. She must run to Shun What is Tianfu doing? You think life is too comfortable, so you want to suffer?"

Mrs. Hou Tai of Heqing has only two sons, the eldest house has no children, the second house has two sons, Song Changqing and Song Changchun, Song Changlin, a special son, and two daughters, Song Changqing and Song Changping.Because she didn't have many children, even the concubine's granddaughter was very dear to Mrs. Tai, she raised her by her side and was very pampered - just look at the dress of Song Changqing girl, she is very luxurious.

She is taken care of by her own grandmother in the capital, so shouldn't she live a life of luxury in the Hou's mansion, and in two years' time, Mrs. Tai will decide to choose a husband's house and marry someone out of the court?What are you doing here? This is the north. In terms of prosperity and comfort, it is incomparable with the capital.

(End of this chapter)