From the ashes: Return of the General

Chapter 709
It was exactly what she wanted, but Mei Xin didn't immediately agree.On the contrary, she thought for a while, looked up at Su Miaoyi and said: "After the new year, my sister will be 14 years old, and she will be a big girl. You will definitely not be able to live in the same room, and you will not be able to live in the same room. How about this, the godmother will take my sister first. Take a look, if my sister likes it, I can stay here, if my sister doesn’t like it, we can talk about it. Anyway, these two yards are very close to my yard, and it’s only a few steps away.”

Although they are here to take care of her, they are not servants of the mansion. It doesn't seem good to live in the same yard with her, so let's not go out.In this way, people in the mansion would not dare to look down on their mother and daughter with respect, let alone treat them as slaves in the mansion.

She doesn't have to worry about smart people like Lin and Zeng who know how to advance and retreat, but there are people like Gao in the mansion.Therefore, in order to prevent her from getting angry in a place where she can't see it, she simply greeted her as a guest as soon as she entered the door, so as to avoid people like Gao Shi making irresponsible remarks.

Yuan Muqiu is a smart person, he understood what it meant when he heard this, looked up at his daughter, and immediately agreed: "That's fine, just make Sanniang and the others suffer."

Just as the meal was set, San Niang walked over with a smile and said, "Your maidservants don't have to work hard, as long as your wife and Miao Yi live comfortably. Eldest son, Mrs. Su, the meals are all set, wash your hands and eat first."

The weather was cold, and the journey was exhausting. Mei Xin looked at them with dusty faces and said, "Eat first, and then let Sanniang take you to see them after eating. After finishing the meal, settle down first. Do you have anything to say?" It’s not too late to talk about it tomorrow. Brother, you too, if you get angry with me, eat before you talk, and you can scold me when you’re full.”

Turning her head and winking at Sanniang, Sanniang said with a smile: "I know that the eldest son will be back in the next two days, and the major general ordered the small kitchen to stew an elbow every day. Mrs. Li is a good cook, with all the flavors and aromas. Eldest Young Master, please try it quickly. There are also Eight Treasure Duck and Stir-Fried Fatty Intestines, all of which are favorite dishes of Eldest Young Master, so please get up and wash your hands."

When she came to serve Mei Xin, Mei Jinze hadn't been conferred the title of eldest son, so they had been called eldest son since they were young.I got used to shouting and shouting, so I couldn't change it.

As soon as she opened the bowl, Mei Jinze could smell the aroma, but he hadn't finished training Mei Xin yet, so he endured it all the time.Looking at the elbow from a distance, which was colored with rock sugar, and stewed with large ingredients on low heat until it was crispy, the gluttonous worms in his stomach were hooked out.

Seeing that he couldn't get up, Bai Zhi directly brought over the water basin, Mei Xin wrung out the wet handkerchief herself and handed it to him, saying: "Wipe your face first, go take a shower after dinner, and then shave while you're there. Speaking of which, you came back in time, and my aunt regretted that she couldn't go to incense on the fifteenth day."

Although she went to Zhuangzi, the elder brother's marriage to the Lu family has never been delayed.On the contrary, Duke Lu's government attaches great importance to it, and has been seeing him recently.

With a cold snort, he took the veil and wiped his face awkwardly. While washing his hands, Mei Jinze said, "Women are troublesome, I don't want to get married. Didn't you say that the emperor has granted a marriage to my father? My stepmother didn't even come in." What are you panicking about?"

It's fine to marry someone who is really virtuous, but if you marry someone who is fake or someone like Gao, he won't be bothered to death.Day by day, he was dancing like a big show, so he should hide back to Liangzhou as soon as possible.

Before, she was afraid that he would be distracted from suppressing the bandits and worried that he would think too much, so Mei Xin didn't elaborate on his marriage in the letter.Seeing his indifferent look, she sighed deeply and said: "Forget it, you can eat first, and go wash up after eating, and I will tell you tomorrow when I feel refreshed."

Leaning feebly on the soft pillow, Mei Xin was a little tired, and she was also a little sleepy after talking for a while.

The sudden low and tired voice startled Mei Jinze, wiped her hands and handed the handkerchief to Sanniang, saying, "Don't worry, the marriage cannot be settled in a day or two. Let’s talk when you come back from the palace. Go to bed when you’re tired, I won’t disturb you anymore, I’m going to eat.”

The food was placed on the table in the outer room, before Mei Xin could say anything, he strode away.

What should be instructed has been instructed in the letter before, and after thinking about it, there is nothing she forgot to say, so she waved to Cardamom.

Cardamom came in and closed the door of the inner room casually, Mei Xin asked in a low voice: "How is it, is there any news from outside?"

Bending down to cover Mei Xin with the quilt that had slipped down, Dou Kou reported truthfully: "Just now news came from the secret guard that the third master went straight to Gingko Street when he left early in the morning, and he didn't come out after entering the Jiangnan Pavilion. However, according to the order of the major general, they guarded all around. After about a cup of tea, an old man came out from the back door. The hidden guards did not dare to follow him all the way. In a secret courtyard, the guards saw the prince who was restraining himself in the East Palace."

Although it was expected, Mei Xin never expected that the third uncle would meet the crown prince. No wonder Prince Liang's mansion collapsed so quickly in the previous life. It turned out that Shangguan Xinrou was not alone.

With a bitter smile, Mei Xin shook her head sadly and said, "I just came back yesterday and I can't wait to meet up early this morning. It seems that the prince is in a very difficult situation in the court. It is true that Prince Ping died. Then you can come out, but in order to punish him, Mr. Qiu Ge has been slow to speak to the emperor to let him out. What about the crown princess, is she still living in the temple?"

After being ill for a few days, she didn't know anything about the outside world, but according to her understanding of Qiu Yuwei, she definitely wouldn't stay in the temple all the time, maybe she had already returned home.

Shaking her head to indicate no, Dou Kou replied: "The Empress said that her words and deeds are disgraceful to the royal family, so let her think about it in the Prince's Mansion. However, according to the secret report, she seems to be ill, and she has been looking for Zhou Tai doctor everywhere these two days."

Unexpectedly, Zongzheng Wanyin, who has always been kind, would reprimand her and ground her. Mei Xin was a little surprised, but she was more curious about what disease she had than when she went to the imperial doctor: "Try to find out about this matter, and quietly find out Doctor Zhang’s prescription came back and showed it to Brother An to see what kind of disease she had.”

Since returning to Beijing, she has been biting herself like a mad dog. It's good to be sick now, so as not to come out again to cause trouble.

Dou Kou took the order and opened his mouth to ask: "Where is the third master, do you want to tell the general?"

If there is a thief in the family, it is still my own brother, so if I don't say anything, I am afraid that something big will happen.

Thinking of her father's unhealed injuries and the fact that she has always attached great importance to brotherhood, Mei Xin hesitated.After thinking about it over and over again, she said: "I definitely want to say it, but it's not the time yet, let people keep an eye on him. Didn't he bring someone back, I guess it must be settled now, send three Auntie, let's go."

(End of this chapter)