Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 450 Wandering Dragon Dance Blessings and Misfortunes ([-])

Suzhou, weaving mansion, inner house.

It was time to light the lamps, Miao Yun washed her hair, let her hair loose, and sat on the edge of the kang in a daze.Her parents followed her from the capital to Suzhou, and now that she has received grace, she works outside the city as a manager of Zhuangzi, and rarely returns to the city.

In this mansion, although it is said that she gave birth to a daughter, Miao Yun's situation is not considered difficult. She still lives in the original courtyard and is served by a maidservant around her.

There is no mother-in-law above, and the eldest grandma Sun is a very kind person. One of the two grandmas is over eighty years old, and she eats fast and goes to Buddha every day.

Looking at the blue jacket in the sewing basket, Miao Yun couldn't sit still.She found a comb, fixed her hair, changed clothes and was about to go out.

Just when Xiangtong came in, seeing Miao Yun like this, she frowned and asked, "Little grandma is going to the second old lady's yard? You have walked several times in the past two days!"

Miao Yun heard the words, her eye circles were already red, and she murmured: "Sister Tong, I want to see Xiangyu, or I won't be able to sleep at night."

Even if Xiangtong is a beautiful woman herself, seeing Miao Yun's charming demeanor, she can't help being a little dazed.

It's not obvious at first, but the color is good.Now that she has given birth to a child, Miao Yun's body is somewhat plump, and her skin is so white and tender that water can be squeezed out, Xiang Tong couldn't help being startled when she saw it.

Fortunately, these days, Miaoyun is confinement and does not see outsiders, so her life is quite peaceful.

Xiangtong has been by Li Xu's side for several years, and she knows her master's nasty and impatient temperament.If Miao Yun falls into the eyes of the master, it may be difficult to get rid of it.

Thinking of this, Xiangtong shook her head, looked at Miaoyun, and thought about how to mention her.

Although Miaoyun is well-clothed and well-fed, she is not a legitimate grandma after all. Only Xiangtong can be relied on in the mansion here, and she has always been very respectful and dependent on her.

Seeing that Xiangtong shook her head in response, Miaoyun just thought she refused, and couldn't stop crying.

The two have been together for nearly a year. Xiangtong thought of Miao Yun's smirk while rubbing her belly during the first half of her pregnancy, her heart softened, and she said, "Even if you want to go, you have to dry your hair first. The wind is hard tonight." , although it is said that it is confinement, it still needs to be carefully maintained."

Only then did Miao Yun burst into laughter, and said in a low voice, "It's almost done!"

Xiangtong helped her to sit down in front of the dressing table, loosened her hair, helped to wipe it with a towel for a while, and then helped her into a bun and fastened it with a silver hairpin.

Seeing milk stains on Miaoyun's chest, Xiangtong sent the little maid to find a set of clothes and help her change, saying: "Squeeze at night, such old wet clothes are not a problem."

Miao Yun hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Sister Tong, when we get to the second old lady, can I feed Yu'er?"

After hearing this, Xiangtong quickly waved her hands and said: "My good grandma, and I remember my own identity. Although everyone is respectful now, and there is no mistress to serve on the second master's side, but the little grandma is a concubine without a status after all. You have to remember your own duty. This girl will be taken care of by her grandma when she lands, so why do you need to feed her? From now on, the girl will be taken care of by the second old lady and the second wife, which is better than eating a few mouthfuls of milk from your own mother If you don't want people to talk behind their backs and say that you don't understand the rules, the little grandma will stop thinking about it."

Miao Yun lowered her head and gave a soft "hmm".

After tidying up, Xiangtong lifted the glazed lamp, and the two of them left the side courtyard together, heading for Gao Taijun's courtyard.

Xiangyu's cradle is not in the house, and she presumably has already fallen asleep.Gao Taijun was bored, he was sitting on the kang and playing cards.

Seeing Miaoyun coming in, the old man put down the cards in his hand and called Miaoyun to sit by the kang.

Miao Yun was thinking about her status, so she didn't dare to take the seat, so she sat on the little bed beside the kang.

Gao Taijun took a look at Miaoyun, sighed, and said: "God, I'm sorry, this kid who is only in his teens is really unlucky."

That's right, even if Miao Yun is not the first wife, there is no such thing as a concubine who gave birth to a child in a family like them, after all, reputation matters.

Miao Yun sneaked a glance at the place where the cradle was usually placed, not knowing how to respond.

Xiangtong stood behind Miaoyun and said with a smile: "Old ancestor, our aunt and grandma can have the protection of our ancestors. It is not a great blessing. What is it? Now there is also a Buddhist altar in the house over there, and my aunt wants to follow The two old ancestors learned Buddhism."

Gao Taijun has always been devoted to the Buddha, and after hearing Xiangtong's words, his face became more joyful, and he said to Miao Yun: "You want to learn Buddhism? This is the right way, and you must find a way to survive the day so that you don't have to think about it all day long. This is not a matter of three or five years, and it takes a lifetime, how can it be so easy?"

Miao Yun nodded lightly, and only then did she realize Xiang Tong's intention of asking her to learn Buddhism.Since both old ladies believe in Buddhism, how can learning Buddhism please them?

She nodded obediently, but she didn't know what to say next.

Gao Taijun is getting old, and he is also familiar with the world, knowing that she is thinking about the child, he waved his hand and said: "Yu'er is in the warm pavilion, you go and have a look, make a little noise, don't startle the child!"

Miao Yun happily agreed, got up and walked quickly to the Nuan Pavilion.

Gao Taijun looked at Miaoyun's back, and said to Xiangtong: "This child is a mother's detached flesh, no one wants to keep it by her side. It's just that this girl is good, after all, her background is limited, and no one's sister wants it." Li'er who was brought up by my aunt's side."

Xiangtong leaned over and said: "It's all the grace of the ancestors, this is because I feel sorry for the girl. If the girl is raised by the aunt's side, it will be easy to be criticized in the future."

Gao Taijun nodded, looked at Xiangtong and said: "Fortunately, you are a smart person, and you can take care of her internally and externally, so you won't suffer her. I saw you look good before, and I only thought you were thoughtful. Looking at it now, The old man has lost his sight. If you are so loyal to the Lord, you will be blessed in the future."

Xiang Tong hurriedly said: "All slaves should do it, and dare not answer the praise of our ancestors."

Miaoyun entered the Nuan Pavilion, Xiangyu had already been spared, and was held in her arms by her mother to nurse her.

**Seeing Miao Yun coming in, she wanted to get up, but Miao Yun waved her hand in fear of shaking the child, "You're breastfeeding the girl, don't get up!"

**That's why she didn't get up and continued to nurse Xiangyu.

Xiangyu has only been full moon for a few days, and she doesn't look fat, but her small face is wider than when she first landed, white and tender, a rare appearance.

She was in the swaddling baby, with her eyes slightly closed, sucking vigorously, eating very sweetly.

Miao Yun's eyes seemed to be glued to Xiangyu's face, and she couldn't move them away. She only felt that her chest was swollen, making her uncomfortable.The shirt on the front was wet in a small circle after a while.

** didn't notice it, and while breastfeeding the child, she muttered about "how many times the girl sleeps a day", "you need to breastfeed every hour" and so on.

Miao Yun wished she could snatch her daughter from her mother's arms and put her in her arms to hold her.But she was just thinking about it, how dare she go one step further?
As Xiang Tong said, what is her identity?Everyone lifted it up and called out "Aunt and Grandma", but it was just a concubine born as a girl.

If she had given birth to a son, for the sake of his grandson's status, the master would still praise her and recognize her as his wife.Now the baby is a girl, apart from the always benevolent Gao Taijun, who in this mansion takes this seriously?
After thinking about this, Miao Yun's face turned pale, and she was afraid to look at her daughter.The daughter is Ms. Sun from the Li family, and I have been standing beside her for a long time, which has delayed her.

But she couldn't stand anymore, she just wanted to go back to her own room.

Before going out, she glanced at her daughter again, and saw that half of the blanket on her body had been taken off, she reached out to pull it back up, then turned and went out.

After leaving the outside room, Miaoyun didn't stay long, said a few words with Gao Taijun, and then went back first.

Seeing that Miao Yun's expression was not right, Xiang Tong left Taijun Gao's room and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter, do you feel sorry for the girl?"

Miao Yun shook her head and said: "I figured it out, Yu'er is not lucky to have a mother like me. Even though no one said anything to her face, she would laugh at her behind her back..."

Seeing that she was too late, Xiangtong said, "What's this called? A rich family, which one doesn't have a girl from a concubine? My aunt is overwhelmed. Although the second wife is sick now, when the first wife's anniversary is over, she has to help her. She It's the girl's own grandmother, and when the time comes, the two elders will take care of her, how can she still wrong her? The aunt and grandma just care about her, and the servants mentioned that first, because they are afraid that the aunt and grandma will forget her identity and make jokes from those people..."

There were two masters and servants, one was admonishing, the other bowed his head in silence, when he walked to the veranda, he heard someone say, "What joke?"

It was Li Xu's voice, Miao Yun only felt fear, and hurriedly lowered her head, but Xiang Tong was so frightened that she almost dropped the lamp in her hand.

Under the lantern in the corridor, a person came out slowly, it was Li Xu who wanted to ask Wen Taijun and Gao Taijun about the morning and evening Dingxing.

This was the first time Li Xu saw Miao Yun after she gave birth, and he felt that she was wearing a plain white gown, her eyebrows were lowered and her eyes were pleasing to the eye, so she couldn't see the expression clearly.

"It's you, are you going to the second old lady's yard?" Li Xu asked kindly.

Miao Yun was blessed and replied, "Yes, sir!"

Hearing her gentle tone, Li Xu couldn't help but take a second look. The flickering lights made the person in front of him more and more graceful.He took two steps forward and helped Miao Yun's arm, only feeling the faint milky fragrance, and couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.

Miao Yun didn't expect that the master would come to help her personally, but she was flattered and raised her head with a look of panic, not knowing how to deal with it.

The appearance of such a deer makes people's hearts warmer.

Although it was already the end of August, it was hot here in Suzhou, and Miao Yun was only wearing a plain satin jacket.With Li Xu's support, Miao Yun's sleeves were pulled back, revealing her wrist as white as jade.

Li Xu laughed twice, his hands had already retreated to Miao Yun's wrists, and said: "It's been a few months since I saw you, now you're out of confinement, how is your body doing?"

Miao Yun only felt that the wrist was being rubbed by the master, and her heart was trembling with fear. She wanted to take out her hand, but she didn't dare, her face flushed with shame, and she whispered back: "It's done!"

In the past year, Li Xu suffered from the pain of losing his son and wife repeatedly, and his body couldn't stand it anymore.Therefore, he listened to the doctor's doctor's advice and abstained from womanizing for several days.

Now, this body is better.He originally planned to change a batch of maids in the mansion and buy some new ones to enter the mansion, but unexpectedly, by chance, he met Miao Yun here.

Earlier in the capital, he saw that Miaoyun looked good, but he didn't have the intention to ask for flowers and willows at the beginning.

Now, this wonderful cloud has been delivered to his mouth like a ripe peach, if he doesn't eat it, how can he be worthy of his own size?
Seeing Miaoyun's shyness, Li Xu's eyes turned around twice, feeling more and more unable to let go.

But even though the lamps have been turned on, the porch is not a place for things to happen, so he put down Miao Yun's wrist and said lovingly: "You go back first, the master will come to see you in a while, and I happen to have something to say to you."

Miao Yun felt that she was too close to the master, and wanted to take a step back, but she was afraid of breaking the rules and making the master disgusted, so she had to lower her head and agree.

Li Xu looked at half of Miao Yun's neck, and really couldn't wait to touch it. After all, he remembered how respectable he was, and waved to Xiang Tong with a smile, and said, "Waiting for my aunt and grandma to go back first, the master will go to see you later! After finishing speaking, he went to Wen Taijun's yard.

Miao Yun was full of apprehension, turned around and asked Xiang Tong: "Sister Tong, what is the master going to do to me? But he thinks my status is low and wants to drive me out of the house? Or is he afraid that I won't be able to hold on and let me cut off my hair?" , Cut off your finger and make an oath to keep the festival?"

Seeing Li Xu's behavior, Xiang Tong already knew all kinds of things in her heart, and she was afraid that the one in front of her would not be able to escape the master's grasp.

This love between men and women has to be divided.If human relations are lost, men are fine, but it is difficult for women to survive.

Back then, before she went to Beijing with Li Xu, she was somewhat respectable in the mansion. She stayed in the capital for half a year, but when she came back, she could only behave with her tail between her legs.

What's the reason, isn't it because she followed the master and the second master successively, no one dared to say anything in front of her, but she was scolded as "***" behind her back?
Although the master can't be said to be a hungry ghost, but if he has a crush on someone, he won't give up until he gets his hands on it.

What I want to tell Miao Yun tonight is probably...

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To make up for yesterday's second watch, Xiao Daiyu begged for a monthly ticket. . . .

(End of this chapter)