Glory all the way

Chapter 155
"What did grandma say?"

Hearing that the second wife had been sent to the Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing overnight, Bai Yingluo suddenly thought of Bai Yingyun who was sluggish and lifeless yesterday, and was helped out of Lanxin Pavilion by magpies and wild geese.

"The old lady said that the second lady may have been affected by the cold and some evil spirits invaded, so she was sent to the Zhuangzi to rest for a while, and she will be brought back when she feels better."

Replying softly, Liu Su raised his eyes and blinked at Chen Xiang.

Bai Yingluo and Chen Xiang both let out a sigh of relief.

This matter, if you calm down and think about it, you can find many flaws.

Regardless of whether the purpose of the second wife's self-writing and acting is to discredit Yingluo or Du Xuan, but after the incident is revealed, it is to cover up her ugliness. In the short term, she will never be able to live in Jing'an Hou Mansion safely. .

If it is said that in the past, Bai Yingluo regarded the second lady as her aunt, and kept a respectful respect in her heart, but this time, she might not have a good impression of her anymore. Now, to Bai Yingluo, to the second wife, she Avoid like snakes and scorpions.

Thinking of yesterday when she sent her grandmother back to Qing'an Hall, she repeatedly sighed and said that Bai Yingyun was also destroyed by the second wife. Bai Yingluo raised her eyes and asked Liusu, "What about Fifth Sister? I heard that grandmother planned to send her to Zhuangzi as well. Here, why is there no movement again?"

Liusu curled her lips, "It was originally planned like this, but when the old woman who heard the rumor came to Yunshui Pavilion, Miss Fifth had disheveled hair, she was holding scissors in her hand, and there were a few strands of hair on the ground. The old lady said, Miss Fifth It was almost destroyed in the hands of the second lady, and the face of the Jing'an Hou Mansion could not be destroyed by their mother and daughter. Therefore, the fifth lady was grounded in the Yunshui Pavilion, and the two wives were strictly punished. Take care of her training until she gets married."

As she said that, Liusu couldn't hide her excitement, "Miss, the old lady has spoken, if the fifth lady still behaves like this in the future, even if it's the wedding day, the second wife won't be able to come back, and she can only live a miserable life in Zhuangzi. .”

Hitting a snake and hitting seven inches, even though Mrs. Xue is the mistress of Jing'an Hou Mansion, she still has some scruples when doing things. If she is too harsh, it will make the servants tremble with fear.

But with the old lady Bai's move, no one would dare to criticize her.

At daybreak, when Bai Yingluo went to Qing'an Hall to pay her respects, she saw Bai Yingyun's eyes were red and swollen like peaches, she lowered her head and bowed her eyes to pay her respects, and when she got up, she didn't dare to make a sound.

And outside the door, the two women who were in charge of guarding and training her had faces like clay sculptures and eyes full of hostility, making people feel fearful just by looking at them.

After asking for peace and then coming out, the two women followed Bai Yingyun closely to Mingcuiju, never leaving each other.

Even when walking, if the stride is too big or the arms are too swaying, the two wives will correct them from the ear. Once Bai Yingyun's face is not wiped out, the two wives will teach with a serious face: " Miss Wu, you are almost reaching the age of Ji, and after that, you will be married. How your in-laws will treat you in the future, I don’t care about it now, but for the second wife to come back sooner, you should be strict with yourself Yes, you are not a child, you can still snuggle into your mother's arms and act coquettishly."

After saying these words, Bai Yingyun immediately lost her anger. Although her teeth were itching with hatred, she knew that she was the first to make a mistake. Even if she made a fuss with Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Bai, it would only make them feel that she was making trouble for no reason.

For a while, Bai Yingyun had no choice but to do what they said, but after a whole day, her waist was sore and her back ached, but it was like a pain like a coolie. In the night, thinking of the comfort in the past, Bai Yingyun shed sour tears.

After more than ten days, Bai Yingyun, who was originally ruddy, suddenly became sluggish.

The biological mother is not in the mansion, even if Bai Yingyun looks very bad, no one will feel sorry for her.

Although the second master loves his daughter dearly, he can think of how embarrassing the second room was when the matter planned by her mother and daughter was revealed, and even because of Chen Xiang, he was taught a lesson by his elder brother, so the second master felt distressed. After getting up, she taught Bai Yingyun a few more harsh words.

The weather gradually became hotter, and when the first heavy rain fell in early summer, Bai Yingyun fell ill.

Quickly running back from the outside, Liusu took off the coir raincoat and handed it to the little maid. She stamped her feet and patted the rain on her body. When she entered the house, Liusu replied with a smile: "Miss, the scholar lane sent someone to answer the question." , Said that Miss Biao’s marriage has been settled, and when the rain stops, uncle and wife will come to announce the good news.”

Liu Ruoxuan, Liu Tinghuai's eldest daughter, betrothed to Chen Yun, the second son of Mr. Chen's family, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry. At noon, the two families had just made a small engagement, and the marriage was set on the twelfth day of the first lunar month of the next year.

As soon as the Liu family entered Beijing, the eldest daughter's marriage was already agreed upon, what's more, the in-laws were still the second-rank Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Xu's was the second son, so the daughter didn't need to take care of the midwife when she married.

Now, Mrs. Wang must have let go of a huge rock in her heart, Le's eyes crooked with a smile.

Listening to Liusu's reply, Bai Yingluo smiled and said, "Then hurry up and prepare a generous gift. I saw my uncle and aunt in the afternoon. Let's go congratulate my cousin tomorrow."

Seeing Bai Yingluo's smiling face and genuinely happy for Liu Ruomei, Liu Su and Chen Xiang met each other's eyes, feeling sad suddenly.

Liu Ruoxuan was only a little over a month older than Bai Yingluo, and not long after she came to Beijing, she got a good marriage, and Bai Yingluo was the lady of Jing'an Marquis Mansion, but now no one cared about her, and those who came to inquire about the news were nothing Good candidate, I really don't know when this drags on.

Thinking of this, Liu Su and Chen Xiang couldn't be happy again, they turned around silently, and went to prepare the gift.

In the afternoon, when Liu Tinghuai and Wang Shi came to the door, they only brought their second daughter Liu Ruomei with them.

"Where's Brother Lan?"

They sent someone to invite Bai Yingluo over, the old lady Bai asked with a smile, and Mrs. Wang responded: "The family invited a teacher to enlighten me, and Brother Lan is studying with the master. I originally said that I would bring him with me, but he didn't. Unwilling to miss homework, my master and I only brought sister Mei."

The old lady Bai felt very relieved to hear that the child was eager to learn, and praised Liu Lan one after another.

The curtain was raised, and Bai Yingluo came.

After saluting Liu Tinghuai and Wang, and meeting with Liu Ruomei, Bai Yingluo sat down in the empty seat next to Liu Ruomei, and just as she was seated, she saw Liu Ruomei twisted slightly, walking away if nothing A little bit of Bai Yingluo.

Bai Yingluo was startled, raised her eyes calmly and smiled, congratulated her uncle and aunt, and made an appointment for the next day.

After Liu Tinghuai's family of three left, the old lady Bai beckoned for Bai Yingluo to sit beside her, and coaxed her in a comforting voice, "Let's be ourselves and have a clear conscience. As for what other people hear and believe, it's not us." So, if people like you and are willing to treat you well, you should reciprocate and treat you wholeheartedly. If people don’t like you and want to stay away from you, just let it be and don’t take it to heart. Don’t use other people’s faults as punishment Own."

It turned out that the moment of awkwardness was seen by my grandmother.

Feeling moved, Bai Yingluo leaned on the old lady Bai's arm, nodded slightly, and whispered sadly, "But that's my dearest uncle, how I wish, my cousins ​​and I It’s better to be able to get along like sisters.”

When old lady Bai heard this, her heart felt sour again.

Seeing her self-reliant and strong granddaughter become vulnerable and sad because of Liu Ruomei's slight move, the old lady Bai didn't persuade her much, she held her and gently rocked her, and the granddaughter and grandson enjoyed the rare quiet in the afternoon.

After a while, a little maid sent word that the old patriarch and his wife of Baijiazhuang had arrived, and they arrived at Qing'an Hall as soon as they got off the carriage, about a cup of tea.

The old lady Bai was overjoyed, and while calling Qiuwen Qiuyue to help her change clothes, she told Bai Yingluo to go back to the room first.

Whenever there are people in the house, as long as it is not a male guest who needs to be avoided, grandma will let herself stay in Qing'an hall. What happened today?
Thinking that her grandmother acted like this must be because the next topic everyone was going to talk about was related to her, and Du Xuan was the only one who could connect her with the people in Baijiazhuang, Bai Yingluo's heart jumped wildly.

Standing up and retreating with a calm face, Bai Yingluo felt that a thin layer of sweat had already seeped out of the palms of her tucked hands in the armholes, and the wetness made her feel flustered.

"Miss, what's the matter with you? Is it too hot?"

All the way back to Lanxin Pavilion, Bai Yingluo's cheeks were flushed, her forehead was sweating, Chen Xiang came up to her with concern, fanned her, and called Liu Ying to the kitchen to bring an ice bowl.

Bai Yingluo came to her senses after the fruit ice bowl with icy balls on her belly.

Looking up at Liuying, Bai Yingluo instructed softly: "I suddenly remembered that there is something important that I forgot to tell my grandma. Go and look around, and when the people in grandma's room leave, I will talk back."

Feeling a little strange, Liu Ying took another look at Bai Yingluo before turning around and going out.

But it wasn't until dinner time that Liu Ying came with the little maid who came to pass on the meal.

Hearing that the old patriarch and his wife of Baijiazhuang had left, Bai Yingluo got up and changed her clothes and went to Qing'an hall. After entering the house, she found only the old lady Bai.

"Grandmother, where is grandfather?"

Bai Yingluo asked casually after taking the handkerchief from Qiu Wen and cleaning her hands.

"Du Xuan is here. Your grandfather is talking to him in the study. I guess it won't be that fast. Let's use it first."

Talking cheerfully, the old lady Bai kept looking at Bai Yingluo, as if she had never looked at her so carefully before.

As for Bai Yingluo, when she heard that Du Xuan was coming, it seemed that a certain guess in her heart had been confirmed, her heartbeat became more and more rapid, as if she would jump out of her mouth when she opened her mouth.

In the study room in the East Wing of Qing'an Hall, Old Master Bai's expression was a little dignified.

Looking at Du Xuan, who had a face like a crown and a tall figure, the old master Bai asked in a deep voice: "Du Xuan, you are an orphan, and you have no parents to make decisions for you. Now, the old patriarch of Baijiazhuang has already made the decision to accept this door for you." Marriage, but now, you insist on refusing to allow it. Du Xuan, answer me honestly, are you like those ordinary people who look down on Sister Luo?"

His complexion remained unchanged, Du Xuan bowed to the end, stood up and replied respectfully: "The teacher's kindness to the student, it is difficult for the student to repay even if the student is married. But now, Du Xuan dare not and cannot agree to this marriage. Please forgive me, master."

Hearing this, old master Bai's expression turned serious, adding a bit of coldness to the study.

(End of this chapter)