Ordinary clear day

Chapter 44
On this short road, Mrs. Tong asked her daughter to sit up straight, straightened her hair and clothes, and straightened her own, and then solemnly said to her: "Emiang has already told you about who is in the family along this road." Now there is only one. The earl's mansion is different from our home in Fengtian, and the way it behaves is not comparable to that of ordinary officials. You must be careful, don't say a word, take an extra step, and don't stand out Prominent. As long as we get through these few days in peace, we can leave when you, Ama, fix your vacancy."

Shuning also nodded seriously.It seems that the current situation is just like Lin Daiyu's entering Jia's mansion, so you have to be careful everywhere.

Tong reminded her some etiquette matters again in a low voice, how to kowtow when seeing grandparents, how to call uncles and aunts, how to salute with brothers and sisters, how to treat servants, Those servants are respectable, and they should be treated politely, repeating what they said on the road in various ways.Shuning kept them all in her heart.

After a while, the carriage stopped, Shu Ning only felt the carriage shake a bit, and then started to walk again, Tong Shi whispered: "Entered the gate."

After about less than a stick of incense, the car stopped again, and Tong said, "This is the second door." Zhang Bao's voice came from the window: "I will take my son to greet Ama, you first Take your daughter to see Er Niang." Tong replied in a low voice, and the footsteps outside gradually faded away.After a while, the car moved forward again.

After walking some distance, the carriage really stopped.A woman outside said: "Please get off the third wife and third girl."

Tong Shi was taken aback for a moment, then someone lifted the curtain of the car and put down the pedals.She slowly moved out, Ermo had already come up and helped her out of the car.When Shu Ning got out of the car, remembering her mother's instructions, she also got out of the car slowly and dignifiedly.A daughter-in-law next to her came up to help her, and said with a "Yo", "Look at how beautiful the third girl is. The old lady will definitely like it when she sees it."

Shu Ning wanted to fight coldly, seeing that this daughter-in-law was also wearing silk and satin, she knew that she was a decent servant girl, she didn't speak, just smiled, which calmed down the daughter-in-law, so she couldn't continue making fun of her.

Tong only glanced at her briefly, then asked the middle-aged nanny who asked her to get out of the car just now: "Mommy Wang, what did you call me just now?"

Nanny Wang hurriedly explained: "The third wife doesn't know, this is a rule set by the mansion since this year, because brother Qing is married, the former wives are now called old ladies, and grandmas are called wives, Qing Brother and daughter-in-law are Qing's grandma. The masters are all masters now."

Tong Shi smiled: "Then Brother Qing is also a master now, right?" What about Jingui, I'll help you."

Shu Ning refused that daughter-in-law's move to help her, and she's not a three-year-old child, why should she help her?She followed dignifiedly, followed by seven or eight maidservants, passed through the two moon gates, and came to a large courtyard surrounded by verandahs.They went directly across the courtyard and came to the front room. A handsome maid in green opened the curtain and greeted her. It's over."

Tong Shi separated from the support of Wang Momo and Ermo, went up the steps by herself, nodded to the maid, and beckoned her daughter to go in with her.

Entering the door is a large screen inlaid with huanghuali glass, carved with patterns of rich and noble peonies, passing around the screen, a group of women gathered in a crowd.Shu Ning was almost dazzled, and when she gathered herself together, she saw an old woman in her 60s and [-]s sitting in the middle, and a woman sitting next to each other. They were all dressed in luxurious clothes and full of jewels, so she knew it was her grandmother and two Aunt.

A maid had put two futons on the ground long ago, and Tong led her daughter to kowtow, and then the grandmother smiled and said, "My family doesn't need to be so polite. You are healthy again, so you don't need to be so polite." Tong bowed her head in response. Yes, and after saluting to the two sister-in-laws, he sat down in an armchair that the eldest sister-in-law had given her.Then Shuning greeted the two aunts, and then the eldest aunt introduced two young girls.Standing behind her all the time, dressed as a young woman, is the lobby sister-in-law Li Shi, and the other sitting next to her is the lobby sister-in-law Fang Ning.They all greeted their aunt Tong, and greeted Shuning one by one, and then Shuning stood beside her mother in silence.

Grandmother Yi Ergen feels that Luo's face is round, and she looks friendly, but she feels a bit like the empress dowager in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", she looks kind and kind, but in fact reveals a majesty All showed a kind of "I am the head of the family" momentum.

The eldest aunt Nala also has a round face, always smiling, but it makes people feel a little unpredictable.

The second aunt Suo Chuo Luoshi has a long face, a pointed chin, and thin lips, but she is very good at dressing up. The makeup is just right, and there is nothing to choose from head to toe. It seems that the rumor that she opened a makeup shop has some basis of.

As for Mrs. Li, she was as ugly as the rumors said, and she was quite dignified, and she could barely be called delicate, but she was not energetic and rarely spoke.

Fang Ning is also very taciturn, but she still has the youthful atmosphere of a girl.

The old lady asked Tong how many months she was pregnant, and Tong replied, "It's been three months." She nodded, "Be careful with your body, you have few heirs, you have to work harder." Tong She lowered her head and replied, "Yes, my wife knows."

The old lady turned her eyes to Shuning again: "How old is the third girl?" Mrs. Tong quickly answered for her daughter: "I will be eight years old in August." She asked again: "On weekdays there are well-behaved girls Is it red?" Tong replied, "My daughter-in-law teaches her how to do it every day."

The old lady nodded, then raised her hand to say hello: "Three girls, come here, let grandma see you." Shu Ning hurriedly walked forward, letting her hold her hand to watch, her back was already sweating.

The old lady asked again: "What books have you read?" Shuning was prepared for this question, so she replied: "I have only read "Women's Training" and "Women's Commandments". Don't allow me to read more." She had heard that this grandma didn't like her mother's reading, so it should be no problem to answer this way, right?

Unexpectedly, she shook her head and said: "Your mother is the most careful person, but there is no need to be like this. It's not a bad thing for a girl to read more books, just don't read bad books and change her temperament. "These words made both Tong and Shu Ning secretly surprised. How could she have completely changed her attitude in just a few years?
After a few more gossips, Shu Ning went back to her mother and continued to stand. The old lady realized that she asked the maid to move a stool for her granddaughter to sit down.

A daughter-in-law came up to reply, saying that the people who waited on the third wife and the third girl were outside, and the old lady would like to see her.The old lady nodded, and saw Ermo come up to kowtow with Xiaomei Qiuju and Chunxing.Seeing this, Nala frowned.

The old lady recognized Ermo, asked a few words, turned around and saw Qiuju, and asked, "Why do I feel that this girl looks familiar, where did I see her?" Nala was about to speak, Suozhuo Said first: "Emiang doesn't recognize her? She was originally a girl in Brother Qing's room. Didn't Brother Qing say that he wanted to take her into the room? Somehow, she went to the third younger sibling. "She glanced at Nala's proudly, but Nala's expression remained calm: "Children are ignorant and joking. I heard that there are few people around the third younger siblings. Seeing that this girl is pretty smart, I just sent it over." Li Shi just stood behind her, as if she didn't hear these words.

The old lady didn't care about the infighting between the two daughters-in-law, she just waved her hand to let the four maids go down, and sighed: "How is this enough? Don't say that the third daughter-in-law is pregnant, and she has to be waited on inside and outside. Looking at their sisters, there are a lot of maids and women. The third girl is too shabby, even if her Ama is an official in another place, it is not good to bring too many people, and it can't be too disrespectful."

Tong's bowed her head to be taught, while Shuning was still obedient, but she was already yelling in her heart: "Are you going to get me a bunch of maids to follow? No!!!"

It's a pity that the grandmother couldn't hear her heart, so she said to the eldest daughter-in-law: "Look around, and send a few more people to her mother-in-law, especially your third younger siblings. The mother-in-law who knows things will arrange two more." Then he pointed to Shuning, "For the third girl, follow the example of the fourth girl. Brother Qing's daughter-in-law should also take care of her more on weekdays." Nala and Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law both agreed.

How many people are there in Si Yatou's case?
It was already dark at this time, and the old lady said: "Ask the people below to serve the food. It seems that the third brother and brother Duan stayed in front to eat with the old man." The people below responded, and after a while Sure enough, someone came back and said that the old master left the third master and fourth young master to eat in front, and let this side eat first.

The servants immediately set up tables and chairs in the next room, and were in a hurry when they heard a maid outside reporting: "Second Miss and Fourth Miss are here." Then there was a burst of laughter like silver bells: " Grandma, I'm here, but is it in time for dinner?"

Shu Ning looked out of the door curiously, thinking: "Could this be the legendary second cousin?"

A few maids raised the curtain, and surrounded by a group of maids, a petite figure walked in the door, turned around the screen, and Shuning suddenly felt a bright light in front of her eyes.

The girl was only about ten years old, and she was still small in stature. She was wearing a plain white flag dress. Layers of small flowers were embroidered with silk thread from moon white to dark blue on the neckline, cuffs and hem. Blue edge, when you get closer, you will realize that the clothes are gorgeous and exquisite.

When she got closer, Shu Ning could clearly see her appearance, a pair of black and big phoenix eyes, a small nose, a small red mouth, her complexion was extremely white, as perfect as fine porcelain, and her jet-black hair The hair is intertwined with blue ribbons and tied into a pair of buns, with several ribbons hanging on each side of the shoulders, and the untied hair is placed behind the head.Although she is young, she has a very special aura that looks like an adult woman. In a few years, she will definitely grow up to be a great beauty, at least at Fan Bingbing's level.

Li Shi was standing next to Shuning at this moment, and suddenly said, "This is Sister Wan."

Shu Ning nodded, thinking to herself: "She really is a beauty!"

(End of this chapter)