Blessed

Chapter 69 What are you doing here?
Yuzhu led Baishao Baiji to Aunt Qiu's house. Yuzhu opened the curtain from the carriage and looked out. She saw a very handsome man patting on the door of Aunt Qiu's house. She took a closer look at the man. Aunt Qiu's ex-husband, Chen Dalian.

Yuzhu asked the coachman to stop by the side of the road, led the two maidservants to jump out of the carriage, approached Chen Dalian and found them, he knew Yuzhu, knew that this was the small county lord of Uncle Yongyi's mansion, the second mother was arrested earlier to go Begging this little county lord, it seems that although he is young, he is not easy to mess with.

Chen Dalian bowed, "The villain has met the county lord, please greet the county lord."

Yuzhu asked him, "What are you doing here?" She knew in her heart that this person must know that Aunt Qiu is the filigree inlay craftsman of the Jiang family, that stupid girl, Yulan, who told Tian Yuetong about Erniang's news back then. I'm afraid that Tian Yuetong told the family about this matter, and finally let Chen Dalian know about it.

Chen Dalian faltered and couldn't speak.

Yuzhu said with a stern face, "You come to make trouble in front of a woman's house, be careful to report to the police and arrest you."

Chen Dalian didn't gnaw, but he didn't leave, he stood in the corner with his body curled up.

Baiji went to knock on the door, but after knocking for a long time, no one came to open it, she called out, "Fifth wife, our master is here."

As soon as the voice fell, the door creaked and opened from the inside, revealing a wrinkled woman's face, and the woman said with a smile, "It turns out that the county lord is here, and this old slave thought it was the one who wanted to be punished by heaven again." Knock on the door, the county lord, come in quickly." The old lady glanced at the rich man who was huddled at the door, and said, "You deserve to be punished by the gods, why don't you hurry up, our wife won't see you."

The three of Yuzhu entered the gate, the old lady closed the gate with a snap, and turned to Yuzhu and said, "Don't mind the county lord, the old slave just didn't let that person in first, he kept shouting outside just now, the old slave thought it was him That’s why the county magistrate has been neglected.”

"It's okay." Yuzhu didn't care, "That person has been here every few days?"

The old woman led the way, "That's right, since I found out who our wife is, she knocked on the door every day. On the first day, the old slave didn't know who he was, so he let him in. The wife had a fight with him. Let him go, but the man said that he wanted to see his daughter, so the old servant knew who he was. He had never seen such a shameless person. He was so happy when he left, but now that his wife is rich, he came over again. shameless."

This fifth wife was originally a neighbor of Qiu Erniang's former small house. The head son of the family died of tuberculosis, and the daughter-in-law was aggressive and refused to take care of her. Now, she is the gatekeeper on weekdays, and there is no shortage of delicious food and drink, and she still has monthly money, which is considered comfortable.

The old woman also knew about Erniang, she felt sorry for Erniang and was loyal to her.

"Is Aunt Qiu all right?"

The old woman replied, "Don't worry, Mr. County, Madam is fine." People, once you really let go, you will never soften your heart again.

Erniang was busy making jewelry in the room, so she couldn't be disturbed, and Yuzhu took a short rest in Xici's room.Elder Sister Yue'e was not there either, she had a playful nature, and besides learning how to make jewelry with her mother, she always liked to go out for a stroll and didn't want to stay at home.

After more than an hour, Erniang came out of the room. She heard the maid said that the county lord had come. When she went over to see, Yuzhu had just woken up, with sleepy eyes. I’ve finished all my sister’s things, and I’ll let the servant girl bring them over in a while. Just a few days ago, your mother brought a piece of gold-threaded red emerald rough stone, and asked me to make you a set of emerald head noodles. I’m also ready. As you get older, you have to start preparing some good looks, the green jade is afraid that you won't be able to hold back, and the red jade is more suitable for you."

Yuzhu acted coquettishly with her second mother, "Thank you, Aunt Qiu." Then she asked, "Aunt Qiu, that Chen Dalian didn't dare to bully you, did he? I saw him knocking on the door vigorously when I came."

Qiu Erniang sneered, "How dare he, he's just messing around."

"What did he come here for? How could he have the face to look for Aunt Qiu?" Yuzhu was indignant, "If I say that he dares to mess around, I should report him to the police and arrest him. What kind of a knock on the door will it be?"

Erniang sighed, "I thought the same way, but I also wanted to go to the government. I should know all over the capital. I was afraid that it would be bad for Yue'e, so I endured him all the time. Now it seems that I should think of a way." Come out. Jiaojiao doesn't know, he really doesn't even want to be shameless, I didn't know it was him the first day I came to the door, but was let in by the fifth wife, knelt down and begged me for mercy, saying that he did something wrong..."

Thinking of Chen Dalian's face full of tears and crying about his mistakes, Qiu Erniang couldn't help but feel sick, and said to him, "You don't have to apologize to me, we have nothing to do with each other anymore."

Chen Dalian cried, "Er Niang, it's all my fault, but Yue'e is my child after all, how can a child become a child without a father, even if you don't forgive me, let Yue'e recognize me as a father, and someone will bully me in the future You two, I'm here to help."

Erniang said, "Chen Dalian, you have a sense of shame, Yue'e has long denied you, what do you mean by coming here now?"

At first, Erniang didn't know that Chen Dalian already knew how she knew the craft of filigree inlay, and she was wondering how he would come to the door. After saying that he would always recognize Yue'e, Erniang felt something was wrong in her heart, and asked him, "Do you know Who am I?"

Chen Dalian immediately said, "No."

Erniang's question was so cryptic, if she really didn't know, how could she answer like this, she immediately knew that he knew.After thinking about it again, it is easy to understand that he wants to recognize Yue'e, because he knows that he will definitely return the filigree inlay technology to Yue'e. If Yue'e recognizes him, it will only benefit him.

Qiu Erniang was very angry and drove him away. He had the cheek to insist on seeing Yue'e, but when Yue'e came back, she went to protect Erniang when she saw him, "What are you doing here? You want to bully my mother again?"

Chen Dalian excitedly said, "Yue'e, I am your father, I, I did not come to bully your mother, father knows that it was all father's fault before, now I just want to make up for you."

Chen Yue'e kept a stern face, "Then you and Li, don't associate with that side, come here and marry my mother, will the three of us be enough?"

"This..." Chen Dalian's expression froze, "Yue'e, daddy, daddy has difficulties."

The little girl sneered, "What's the reason? I used to think we were poor and didn't want our mother. Now that my mother and I have money, we can't suffer from you anymore. What else can you say? What do you say to take care of us? Isn't it greedy?" Mother's craftsmanship, if you want to recognize me, let me work for you in the future, stop daydreaming, I won't recognize you, if you have the ability, go to the government to sue!"

In the past few years, the little girl has stopped being submissive and has a much tougher temper.

That day, Chen Dalian was ridiculed by their mothers and left with a red face.The mother and daughter thought that he was ashamed and would not come to the door, but they knocked on the door again the next day, and it was like this for the next few days, saying that he wanted Yue'e to recognize his ancestors and return to his clan. , He actually proposed to send Tian Yuetong to learn how to make jewelry with Qiu Erniang.

It can be understood that Chen Dalian wanted Tian Yuetong, the daughter of his wife's natal brother, to learn filigree inlay with Qiu Erniang, and all he did was for filigree inlay.

Qiu Erniang was so angry that she immediately kicked the person out, and knocked on the door next time, but she would not let the fifth wife answer.

Yuzhu was also very surprised after hearing this. This person really doesn't want face. How can he make such a request? I'm afraid the Tian family will come up with ideas later, Yuzhu said, "Aunt Qiu, be careful, they want It’s just the craft of filigree inlay, they know that you don’t want to teach that little girl from the Tian family, they’re afraid they’ll set their minds on Yue’e.”

Er Niang frowned, "What does Jiao Jiao mean?"

Yu Zhu let Bai Shao Bai Ji dress her up, and continued, "Sister Yue'e is his child after all, if he insists on taking Sister Yue'e away if he sues the government, it's okay. No matter what, be careful, he If you really go to the government to report, the uncle's house will not stand idly by, and Qiuniang also asked Sister Yue'e to pay more attention recently, lest they resort to some stupid tricks."

No wonder Yuzhu was worrying about it, Aunt Qiu and Sister Yue'e were orphans and widows, if the news got out, there would probably be quite a few people who would take their ideas.And in this era of harmony and separation, the child will definitely follow the man, never follow the woman, unless the man does not want children.

Yuzhu will not let this kind of thing happen, it is very easy for their aristocratic family to deal with merchants like Chen Dalian. Since ancient times, they have never fought with officials. This is a truth that everyone understands. The way to force her daughter to recognize him.

It's good to always ask Aunt Qiu to be cautious.

The two talked for a while, and Yuzhu saw that it was late, so she carried the box and went back to the uncle's mansion.

As soon as she left, Yue'e also returned home. Seeing Erniang's expression was serious, Yue'e said, "Mother, what are you doing? Is that person here again?" She raised her eyebrows, showing a fierce look, "Mother, Next time I stay with you at home, if he still dares to come, I will take a broom and drive him away."

Qiu Erniang shook her head, took her daughter's hand and pulled her to sit down, "You are almost fourteen, why are you still so frizzy? It was your sister Yuzhu who came here just now. Some of the things she said to me, I am afraid Thinking about it, it is true that Chen Dalian knows that we know the craft of filigree inlay, he dare not do anything on the surface, but he is afraid of using some means to coerce you secretly, mother is always worried."

Chen Yue'e didn't take it seriously, "Mother, don't worry, what can he do? I'm my age. He didn't coax me away casually. Even if I sued the government and asked me to follow him, I ran over to do the assembly myself. The people in the government can still do it." Arrest me every day?" What she said was indeed right, even if Chen Dalian sued to go to the government, the child was already grown, and those who followed him and wanted to go back to the government of his mother would not be able to stop him.

Qiu Erniang shook her head, "Mother is always uneasy, don't run around these days, stay at home, you are pretty good at filigree inlay, just practice more, you are old, mother should also find you Looking for a husband's house."

"Mother, I'm still young, I'm not yet fourteen, I don't want to get married." Chen Yue'e laughed.

Er Niang smiled and said nothing.

Yuzhu went back to the uncle's mansion with two boxes of things in her arms, and sent the little gold locks and collars that Erniang made for Sister Rong to the big house like a treasure. She said, "Thank you Jiaojiao, these things are so delicate, Sister Rong is blessed."

Sister Rong was born as thin as a monkey, but she was fed well by the wet nurse for a month, and she was willing to eat, and she became fleshy after a while.

At the moment, Sister Rong is still sleeping, and Xiaotuanzi wrapped in a jacket is lying on the bed and sleeping in a ball. Yuzhu gave her a rare scent, and then sat back to listen to Lin and Zheng Xiuxiu discussing the full moon wine. matter.

There are still three days until the full moon wine, and Chun Wei's list should come down the day before. If Jiang Jin and Xie Che can pass the exam, it will be a great joy.

Xiuxiu said, "Mother, I have to discuss this matter with my grandmother and aunt. If my fourth brother and Ah Che are both in high school, should we do it together or separately?"

Lin said softly, "I asked the old lady and your aunt about this. They said that if Ah Jin and Ah Che can go to high school, they can just invite relatives and friends to get together with Sister Rong's full moon wine. There is no need to hold another banquet. Let the kitchen prepare the ingredients early."

The old lady is old, and she can't handle many things, and the general affairs are all handled by Lin's family.In this era, most of the eldest sons are the eldest sons who are in charge of the family, which can be regarded as a rule. Now, it is also willing for the Lin family to be in charge of the second and third households.

It's not easy to manage general affairs, just a few words are enough, Lin called everyone to come over and give orders, half an hour after the work was done, Yuzhu also went back to Fuyunyuan for dinner.

Two days later, the boy ran to the government's list early in the morning to watch, waiting for the officer to post the list, and soon found two names on the list, Xie Che was the first, Jiang Jin was the second, the boy was not surprised, But he still took a deep breath, excitedly, and danced his way out of the crowd, ready to return home to announce the good news.

The people in the mansion were a little impatient, but fortunately the boy finally came back, and saw that his face was full of joy, and the Jiang family also guessed the result. Old Yong Yibo laughed and said, "But you won?" No.2, Chun Wei is basically nothing to worry about.

The little fellow said happily, "If you go back to the old man, you have won. Master Xie won the first place, and the fourth young master won the second place."

"It's really the Buddha's blessing." The old lady wept with joy, holding the Buddhist beads tightly in her hand. In her whole life, she finally saw the uncle's mansion slowly getting up again, peaceful and honorable, and she would die in peace.

Jiang Ansu's face was full of joy. One of his disciples and one of his sons were both in high school. If nothing else happened, they would probably get very good results in the palace examination.

The Jiang family was also overjoyed. Yuzhu felt her heart beat a lot faster, and ran over to hug Jiang Jin's arm, "Fourth brother, congratulations to you and brother Che."

Jiang Jin smiled softly, bent down to pick up the little girl, and closed her eyes with a smile, "Thank you Jiaojiao."

Xie Che took the man from Jiang Jin's arms, his expression was a little calm, but he could still see the corner of his mouth when he looked carefully, Yuzhu let him hold him obediently, and said, "Congratulations, Brother Che."

"Thank you Jiaojiao." Xie Che freed up a hand and gently pinched Yuzhu's cheek, his facial expression softened.

After all, the little girl is grown up, and she will be embarrassed to be hugged by her brothers, Yuzhu blushed, "Brother Che, let me down quickly."

Xie Che stopped teasing the little girl and let her go.

The whole family walked towards the main room, and Mrs. Lin said, "I discussed with my mother and siblings a few days ago. If Ah Che and Ah Jin win, they will have the full moon wine with Sister Rong. Please come here." It’s just a gathering of relatives and friends, I’ve already started to get people to prepare, and I’ve posted all the posts, mother, is there anything else I need to pay attention to?”

The old lady was very reassuring about Mrs. Lin, and she acted prudently. She said, "No, you did a good job."

Mrs. Lin has only taken over general affairs for half a year, so she will always ask the old lady for advice.

The next day, the mansion was filled with lanterns and festoons, and it was lively and lively. All the guests were acquaintances. Needless to say, there was also Shen Mei. The female relatives were at the side hall. Shen Mei was full, and she took Yuzhu to escape, "Yuzhu, Let's go to the main hall and have a look."

Yuzhu disagreed, "There are all male customers over there, it's not good to be discovered."

"Yuzhu, don't worry." Shen Mei took Yuzhu's hand and walked around the corridor and the moon gate, "We are still young, so no one will say anything if we go and have a look."

Yuzhu was helpless, "What did you want to see over there?"

Shen Mei turned her head, her cheeks were slightly red, and her eyes were full of excitement, "Naturally, I went to see your two elder brothers, you don't know, it's only been one night, and even the little maids in my house are talking about you excitedly. Those two elder brothers said that they are not only talented in literature, but also handsome."

"Didn't you see it?" Yuzhu laughed, "It's not like you don't know what my two older brothers look like."

Shen Mei said with puffy cheeks, "How long ago did that happen, I almost forgot what they looked like." Although she often came to the uncle's house to look for Yuzhu to play, she didn't see her cousin very often. Several brothers have also met, but only a few times, and I don't remember their appearance.

While talking, they had come outside the main hall, the two of them huddled and hid at the moon gate, Shen Mei was still muttering, "Yuzhu, Yuzhu, where are your two older brothers?"

Yuzhu was extremely helpless, secretly pointed to two of those men for her, "That's them."

Just as they were pointing, Xie Che and Jiang Jin looked up and saw two little girls hiding furtively at the Moon Gate, they got up and walked over.

Shen Mei exclaimed, "Yuzhu, your brothers are here."

It was too late to hide, the two of them watched the two teenagers walking towards them, Xie Che came over without saying a word, his face was cold and calm, Jiang Jin looked extremely gentle, "Jiaojiao, why did you come here?"

Of course Yuzhu couldn't tell the truth, so she smiled, "Fourth brother, I came here to take a look around, you guys go back and eat."

Jiang Jin nodded, shifted her eyes to the little princess, smiled gently at her, turned around and followed Xie Che back to the table.

Shen Mei's blood rushed to Tianling Gai from Jiang Jin's smile, her cheeks were so red that she was about to bleed, she went to the inner hall in a trance, she was still blushing and muttering, "Yuzhu, your fourth brother is so gentle and kind It's not like my elder brother, who is cold all day long."

Xie Che and Shen Xian have similar temperaments, they are always a little cold towards unfamiliar people, Shen Mei ignores him at first glance, and only notices Jiang Jin who is gentle.

Yuzhu laughed at her, "A Mei, your cheeks are so red."

Hurry back to the side hall, the blush on Shen Mei's cheeks dissipated a lot, she turned her head and said seriously, "I envy you, look at your brother's gentleness, you think of my elder brother, that's why I feel a little lost Decent."

Yuzhu didn't expose her, and responded with a smile.

The guests gradually left the mansion after sunset, Yuzhu sent Shen Mei out of the mansion, Shen Mei was still thinking about the two rabbits, "Yuzhu, next time you go to the Duke's mansion, remember to take all of you with Meow and Baoer, I like it so much It's a pity that I can't keep them alive, otherwise I want to raise a pair." She said with a sigh.

The two played with the rabbits all afternoon, and the little princess didn't make enough noise, so she was thinking about them.

Yuzhu's two are male rabbits, they can't give birth to cubs, otherwise the uncle's house must be full of rabbits now.

The spring has passed, and the palace test is ten days later.

On the day of Sister Rong's full moon wine, Qiu Erniang and Chen Yue'e also went. The Jiang family said that the two are distant relatives, and Shen Shi only went back. Yue'e is making a filigree inlaid earring these days, and she is also busy. Very soon, even the door was rarely seen, and it took two or three days to make such jewelry.

Qiu Erniang smiled and said, "It's a good job, pay attention to the places where the wires are drawn and filigree, and next time you can make it more delicate."

After all, it was her first filigree work, and it was a bit unsatisfactory, but it was not bad.

Chen Yue'e put the things on the table and sighed, "It's still not as good as my mother's. The ones made by my mother are the most beautiful."

"Stupid child." Erniang Qiu put the hair on her forehead behind her ears for her daughter, "Practice makes perfect in everything. You are young and you just started doing it. Naturally, it will be worse. When you reach your mother's age, you Your craftsmanship will definitely surpass your mother's."

Yue'e hugged Erniang, "Thank you for your comfort, mother, I've been stuck at home for the past few days and I'm bored, and tomorrow I just go out to pick up rough stones and so on. Let's go for a walk, do you want to come with me?"

"I won't go, be careful."

The next morning, Chen Yue'e woke up, picked out a satin skirt with engraved silk, gold and silver ruyi cloud patterns, and a long skirt with lotus root and silk pipa, and put it on. It was the age of the youngest daughter, with beautiful skin and vivid facial features. Pretty, with a pair of pearl earrings on her ears, Yue'e went out.

She was used to running around the country when she was young, and she really couldn't take it easy, and she would do some serious business when she went out for a stroll. She likes making jewelry, from stitches and threads, to gold and silver, to all kinds of jewelry making tools and rough stones. She picked it herself, and she enjoyed the fun.

After wandering around for a day today, she picked out a lot of good things and ordered the store to deliver them to her home. She then went to the pastry shop to buy a few pastries that her mother likes to take back.

(End of this chapter)