Glory all the way

Chapter 148 Foresight
"Old lady, it really is the wife of the He family in Lingnan. She said that she accompanied her old lady to the temple to offer incense. She has been here for a few days, and she plans to go down the mountain and return home today."

After a while, Qiu Wen came back.

The old lady Bai took a few glances, and a surprise appeared on her face, the brilliance in her eyes was rarely seen by Bai Yingluo.

"Go quickly and ask Mrs. He which courtyard she lives in."

She waved her hand at Qiu Wen, and there was a hint of eagerness on the old lady Bai's face. Seeing Qiu Wen turned around, the old lady Bai still muttered to herself, "I said I saw it right, that year she brought her son When my daughter-in-law came, I only saw her once, but after so many years, I haven't forgotten."

"Grandmother, you and Mrs. He were handkerchiefs when you were young, right?"

Bai Yingluo stepped forward to support the old lady Bai, and asked curiously in a low voice.

The old lady Bai shook her head, her eyes kept looking at the woman who was asking for a lottery in the corner of the hall.

Seeing that her grandmother was absent-minded, Bai Yingluo pursed her lips and smiled, and didn't ask any more questions. With her eyes, she couldn't help but look at the woman.

In the blink of an eye, the woman turned her head and glanced at where the old lady Bai and Bai Yingluo were. She was slightly startled, and she seemed to remember it too, with a look of surprise flashing across her face.

Politely explained to the old abbot who released the lottery, the lady followed Qiu Wen, and when she got to her, she bowed down and said: "I have seen Mrs. Bai, but I haven't seen you for more than ten years. I saw that you are as strong as a bone In the past, it was really a happy event. My mother-in-law must be very happy to know that she met an old friend here."

The old lady Bai greeted her with a smile, Fang turned her head and introduced to Bai Yingluo: "This is the wife of the He family in Lingnan, it stands to reason that you should call her aunt."

"Aunt He's family..."

Bai Yingluo smiled sweetly, leaned over and performed the blessing ceremony.

"What a beautiful lady, she must have been raised in front of you, and you are the only one who can train such a beautiful lady."

Holding Bai Yingluo's hand, Mrs. He smiled at Mrs. Bai and said a few words, Mrs. He graciously held Mrs. Bai's arm, and the group headed towards the backyard where Mrs. He rested.

"My mother-in-law said that if she had made a vow not to set foot in the capital back then, she would never have come this time if she hadn't come to fulfill her vow. Therefore, those old friends in the capital did not go to bother. However, meeting here Having sex with you, it can be seen that your two elders are destined, and the mother-in-law must be very happy to see her."

Mrs. He smiled.

Bai Yingluo followed quietly, listening to her grandmother and Mrs. He talking about the past, she couldn't help being surprised, but turned her head and told Qiuyue to tell her to send someone to tell old Mrs. Grandpa couldn't find anyone.

The Kuhan Temple is huge, and more and more tourists come here for its fame, and the house has also been expanded. Therefore, a group of people walked around for a cup of tea before arriving at a quiet small courtyard.

Looking up, the courtyard seems to be adjacent to the courtyard wall of the back mountain of Kuhan Temple, and the distant mountains and forests can be vaguely seen. Occasionally, there is the sound of whirling leaves when the breeze blows by.

Pushing open the door, a maidservant with a steady face came up to greet her. Seeing her wife leading a group of people in, the maid saluted respectfully, without asking any further questions, and turned around to make tea in the anteroom. There are not many serving servants here.

"Mom, can you see who's coming?"

Raising her voice, Mrs. He stopped in her tracks, and turned her head to smile at Old Madam Bai, with a hint of mischievousness appearing on her face.

The old lady Bai stopped with a smile, and a group of people stood in the courtyard.

"Who else can I meet in this barren mountain?"

A rather old-fashioned voice sounded, and the curtain slowly opened, and the old woman who came out was stunned, and the hand holding the curtain froze in mid-air.

"Sister Ting..."

As if he couldn't believe it, Mrs. He called out hesitantly, Mrs. Bai nodded, and walked up quickly. The two old ladies just stood by the door and wiped away their tears.

For more than a year, regardless of going to the palace to study with her or going to boudoir school, Bai Yingluo spent most of the rest of the time by her side in Qing'an Hall.

The old man always likes to talk about the past, with a sad heart, and when it comes to emotion, he will wipe his tears with a handkerchief, but this Mrs. He, Bai Yingluo has thought about it carefully, but she has never heard it mentioned by her grandmother. .

Beside, Mrs. He stepped forward to persuade her softly, the two old men entered the house hand in hand, and Bai Yingluo followed slowly.

The layout of the room is extremely simple, the inner room behind the screen can still vaguely see the corners of a few cages, it can be seen that they have lived in it for a few days, and they have already packed their things and planned to leave.

"The separation lasted 18 years, but I have never forgotten you for a single day. From time to time, I would send someone to inquire about your news. I am relieved to know that the better you are, the better."

The old lady Bai held Mrs. He's hand and said with some emotion.

Holding old lady Bai's hand tightly, Mrs. He wiped her tears and said, "I never dreamed that I would meet you here. It can be seen that the fate of our old sisters has not come to an end."

Bai Yingluo sat at the head of the old lady Bai, and listened for a long time, but she didn't get a clue. Seeing the two old people wipe their tears again, Bai Yingluo didn't try to persuade her, she got up and greeted Qiuwen and the others, with light hands and feet exited the house.

There is a big tree in the yard, which looks like a mulberry tree, with many tender green leaves sprouting, and it will look lush and lush in July and August.

There was a stone table under the tree, and the dust could not be seen with my hands, so it could be seen that it was cleaned every day. Bai Yingluo looked around for a week, then sat on the stone bench and became dazed.

After a while, there was loud noise in the room, and then, Mrs. Bai took Mrs. He's hand and went out.

The two old people were completely forgetful, as if they couldn't see anyone else, Bai Yingluo followed the old lady Bai out the door, and was escorted by Mrs. He, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to the door of the fasting house.

The courtyard where Mrs. Bai and his party were going to live had already been taken care of by the steward who accompanied him.

Bai Yingluo helped the old lady Bai, and followed the steward who came to greet her, and walked towards the Zhaishe. Looking back, Mrs. He was still standing by the pillar under the corridor, looking around, her face full of sentimentality.

After entering the room and sitting for a while, the sky suddenly darkened.

Bai Yingluo helped her grandmother cleanse her face and change her clothes. After sitting for a while, a young novice came over with vegetarian food.

The old lady Bai only took a few mouthfuls before putting down the chopsticks. The old lady Bai tried to persuade her a few times, but it didn't work.

After dinner, we took a walk in the yard. Seeing that it was still early, old Mrs. Bai went out to the front yard. Mrs. Bai led Bai Yingluo and sat down at the stone table under the mulberry tree. That Mrs. He.

The old voice slowly narrated the yellowed old past, Bai Yingluo lay on her grandmother's lap, and her mind was immersed in that heart-wrenching story.

Twenty years ago, the middle-aged Mrs. He encountered the biggest change in her life.

Losing a son when she was young, widowing a husband when she was middle-aged, and her only daughter married far away, Mrs. He has truly become a widow. The only people around her are a pair of concubine sons and a group of concubine daughters.

Her natal family sent someone to take Mrs. He home, and she felt that she was ashamed of her late husband, so Mrs. He refused. Many things happened during this period, and in the end, Mrs. He and her natal family turned against each other.

After the ceremony on September 81, Mrs. He had finished counting the family property. After that, she took several aunts, sons and daughters and a group of old servants back to Lingnan, the former residence of Mrs. He.

It is conceivable how difficult Madam He's life will be in the next few years, and the most worrying thing is that there is not even a single person around her who can talk intimately.

Some praised her for her noble character, and some made sarcastic remarks and thought she didn't know what to do. In short, there were all kinds of people, but no one reached out to help her.

Only the old lady Bai dragged her to talk all night.

"I told her that people, especially women, always live for others in their lives, but once they encounter problems and have no one to rely on, then they start to live for themselves. If you live well, everything It's my own life, if I don't live well, I can't blame others, I can only blame myself for my incompetence, so it's better to let go and fight..."

Sighing generously, the old lady Bai seemed to recall the situation back then, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

After entering the room, she only looked at her for a while, but when she thought about it now, Bai Yingluo couldn't figure out what that Mrs. He looked like, her face was slightly embarrassed, Bai Yingluo stuck out her tongue, tugged at her grandmother's sleeve and asked, "Grandmother , Then what happened later? Are the sons and daughters of Mrs. He all filial to her?"

All the sons and daughters around her are not her own. Once she has a different heart and the whole family falls apart, Mrs. He's situation will be so desolate.

Thinking about how Mrs. He treated her mother-in-law like a real mother just now, and thinking that the ending is probably good, Bai Yingluo felt that she had asked a stupid question.

The old lady Bai lowered her head, pinned the wind-blown hair on Bai Yingluo's head behind her ears, and praised with a smile: "This old Mrs. He is a real visionary."

Sighing softly, the old lady Bai raised her eyes to look at the dark sky, "The year she left the capital, she made an oath that she would never rely on others in this life, and her children would never marry powerful people, nor would they care about people's faces. For so many years, her daughters-in-law and son-in-law have all been seen by her personally. They are either children from poor families or strange people. A huge change has taken place.”

Bai Yingluo's eyes widened in surprise, the old lady Bai smiled, and continued: "Now, her concubine sons have all passed the examination and become officials, and they are quite famous officials everywhere. , and each has their own achievements, and even the grandchildren raised under her knees have been promising in the past few years. Now, as long as you say something about the He family in Lingnan, everyone will give a thumbs up and praise Mrs. He Human."

"This day, it's just a matter of making it through. If you can stand it, you will make a name for yourself. If you can't stand it, then you will live in a muddle-headed way. If you can live it day by day, in the end, everyone has their own destiny... "

The moon and stars were scarce, and there was a solitary bird croaking in the sky, and the old lady Bai let out a long breath, and came to a conclusion with a sigh.

(End of this chapter)