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Chapter 116 Visitor (1)

In the fourth month after Sheng Xiuyi left, Dong Yuan's belly was gradually revealed.

She had severe morning sickness at first, but it subsided within a few days.

Mrs. Sheng praised the child in her belly for being obedient, and told Dong Yuan how hard she had been pregnant: "... When I was pregnant with the imperial concubine, I vomited for seven months. After the imperial concubine was born, I was so thin Not in shape. Later, when I was pregnant with Brother Yi, I also vomited for several months, and when I was pregnant with Brother Mu, I also felt uncomfortable. There has never been a time as good as yours..."

Then he said to Dong Yuan, "Brother Yi is not around, you don't have to be afraid. Back then when Mother was pregnant with three children, Lord Hou was always going out to fight..."

However, Dong Yuan noticed that Mrs. Sheng said that she was pregnant with three children, but did not mention Sheng Xiuqi, the daughter of the Sheng family who entered the palace in May this year.

Could it be that the third lady, Sheng Xiuqi, was born to Mrs. Sheng?
"I have a mother, I'm not afraid." Dong Yuan turned his thoughts away, not daring to ask any more questions, and hurriedly struck up a conversation with a smile.

Mother Kang came in with sweet and fragrant tangerines broken into petals on a blue and white porcelain plate, and invited Mrs. Sheng and Dong Yuan to eat the tangerines.

Dong Yuan didn't like its taste, so he reluctantly ate a piece and stopped eating.

Mrs. Sheng didn't like it very much either, so she ate a piece and asked Mother Kang to bring it down for the maids serving in the house to eat.

Mother Kang smiled and stood up, and took the plate down again.

Dong Yuan and Mrs. Sheng were chatting in the Dongci room, and Mrs. Sheng's maid, Xiang Ru, was serving at the side.

After Kang's mother went down with the oranges, she didn't come back for a long time.After a while, Dong Yuan heard the voice of a servant girl in the yard.

When Kang's mother came in again, her face was not very good.

She stood aside and gave Mrs. Sheng a wink.

Mrs. Sheng saw it and knew that Madam Kang was busy, so she said to Dong Yuan: "You go back to the house first..."

Dong Yuan said yes, got up and got off the kang.

Xiangru stepped forward and knelt down to put on her shoes, and Mother Kang called Qiangwei in again.

When leaving Yuanyang Pavilion, Dong Yuan saw a maid wearing a short purple mattress standing under the eaves, talking to Mrs. Sheng's eldest maid, Citron.

Dong Yuan seemed to have never seen that maid before, so he couldn't help but glance at her again.

The maid obediently bowed her knees to salute Dong Yuan.

Dong Yuan smiled, turned around and left with Qiangwei.

In the inner room of Yuanyang Pavilion, Mother Kang whispered something to Mrs. Sheng.

Madam Sheng's face changed drastically in an instant, and she couldn't help but clenched Mother Kang's hand: "...What is he here for? Lord Hou said that he is not allowed to enter Shengjing..."

"Cheng is dying..." Kang's mother said in a low voice, "I can't hold my breath, I have been out of food for several days, and I am thinking about Haigeer and Qijieer over and over again. I will neither die nor live."

Madam Sheng's expression was filled with compassion: "She has been so pitiful all her life..."

"Yeah, Brother Chen couldn't bear to see his mother like this. I had to go to Beijing to beg Lord Hou to let him take his siblings back to see his mother for the last time." Kang's mother whispered, "I'm here at the concierge. Well, Ma'am, make up your mind, you can't leave him in the porter room, right?"

"What idea can I have?" Mrs. Sheng heard that Cheng's dying, she couldn't help but shed tears in her eyes, and sighed, "It was agreed back then that Brother Hai and Sister Qi will be my children, and Mrs. Cheng personally agreed It is impossible for Lord Hou to let Brother Hai go back to Huizhou; sister Qi is still in the palace, so it is impossible to go. If I decide to let Brother Chen come in, Master Hou should scold me..."

This is true.

It is impossible for Sheng Changhou to let Sheng Xiuhai and Sheng Xiuqi return to Huizhou.

Besides, Sheng Xiuqi has entered the palace, and it is impossible to go back.

"...Then what should we do? We can't keep brother Chen waiting at the porter, can we? He looks like someone from our family, if those tricky slaves see something and chew out something..." Kang's mother became more and more afraid as she thought about it. , the voice became even lower.

"Take it to Brother Mu's courtyard." After a long while, Mrs. Sheng thought about it and decided, "Send someone to wait at the gate of the palace. When the shift is changed, find Brother Mu and come back quickly, so that he can meet Chen first." Brother. The brothers have something to say. If Master Hou is angry and wants to kill Brother Chen, Brother Mu can stop him...I can't stop Master Hou..."

Mother Kang beeped, and seeing Mrs. Sheng's pale face with tears in her eyes, she let Citron come in to serve her.

She hurried to the outer courtyard.

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Dong Yuan and Qiangwei returned to the Jingsheyuan, and Luo's mother was drying the quilt with orange red and orange fragrance.

Seeing Dong Yuan coming in, Luo's mother smiled: "Today is an auspicious day, take out all the clothes and quilts in the house to dry. Grandma sits in the house first..."

Dong Yuan didn't enter the house, but turned around and sat on the wicker chair in the yard, watching them bask in the quilt, and said with a smile: "I also bask in the sun..."

There are two luxuriant sweet-scented osmanthus trees in the corner of Jingsheyuan, which is full of rich fragrance at this moment.Dong Yuan likes it very much, seeing the soft fragrant stamens falling under the breeze, he feels very comfortable.

Qiangwei didn't stop Dong Yuan, but turned around and went into the room, took a cushion and thin fur to cover her, lest she catch cold.

Seeing Dong Yuan watching the sweet-scented osmanthus falling, Qiangwei smiled and asked her: "Grandma, should we try some sweet-scented osmanthus cakes? This year's sweet-scented osmanthus blooms well..."

"Wow." Dong Yuan looked back and said happily.

When Ju Xiang heard this, she put the quilt to dry, squeezed to Dong Yuan, and looked at Dong Yuan flatteringly: "Grandma, shall I go up the tree to pick osmanthus?"

Dong Yuan burst out laughing.

Luo's mother also laughed, shaking her head and said: "How grown up, you look like a child. How about falling off? If you want to make sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, let a nimble little girl pick them. Be honest."

Ju Xiang hurriedly stood up and flexed her wrist: "Mom, I am the one with the most flexible hands and feet."

The maids and mothers-in-law all over the yard laughed out loud.

Dong Yuan couldn't help but laugh too.

In the end, it was Ju Xiang who led the little maid to pick two baskets full of sweet-scented osmanthus.

Mother Luo made the best pastries. She cleaned her hands and kneaded the dough, while Ju Hong and Ju Xiang helped.

About an hour later, the sweet-scented osmanthus cake was ready.

Dong Yuan took a sip, it was sweet and not greasy, easy to digest.

"Give some to Madam, Second Grandma, Miss Biao, and Third Master." Dong Yuan smiled and said, "I found a food box to pack it in."

Rose said yes.

When Qiangwei found four food boxes and came over, Mother Luo helped divide them.

Qiangwei took it to Mrs. Sheng, Yaotao to Second Mistress, Xunfang to Cousin Qin Yi, and Bi Qiu to third master Sheng Xiumu from the outer courtyard.

After a while, Qiangwei, Yaotao and Xunfang all came back.

Madam Sheng was very happy, and rewarded Qiangwei with a pair of bracelets.

Miss Biao Qin Yi rewarded Xun Fang with an eight-cent silver coin.

Second Mistress also tipped Xunfang a few dollars.

Only Bi Qiu, who gave the third master the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, never came back.

"Bi Qiu has been here for a long time. It's terrible, did he slip and fall into the water?" Ju Xiang laughed.

There are ponds everywhere in the Sheng family.

Both Biqiu and Xunfang used to work in Mrs. Sheng's Yuanyang Pavilion.Hearing Juxiang's question, Xunfang smiled and explained: "Bi Qiu and the painting piano in the third master's courtyard have always been stubborn together. Later, the third master came back from the Northwest Camp and stayed in the outer courtyard, and the lady took the painting The Qin and the painting fan were both sent to serve the third master. Probably the painting Qin got in the way of talking. Grandma, I will look for her."

Dong Yuan shook his head and said with a smile: "We're fine here, it's rare for her to go out, it's not a problem to stroll around."

Xunfang should be.

As soon as the words fell, Bi Qiu came back, carrying the same food box in her hand.

She smiled and opened the food box, and there was a plate of hibiscus shortbread.

She said to Dong Yuan: "...When I first went, the third master was not there, and there was a strange man sitting in the room, and Mama Kang, who was beside my wife, was actually accompanying me. I didn't know who it was, and I was about to put down my things and leave. It happened that the third master came back. He asked me what was the matter, and I said it straight. The third master asked me to wait a little bit, and then went into the room to talk to the man. I waited for a long time before Huaqin brought this out and said it was the third master. I bought it yesterday, and it tastes good, let me give it to my wife and grandma to taste. I happened to be there, so let me bring it back, the third master didn’t send someone to bring it over..."

Then he took out two silver locks from the bottom of his sleeve and gave them to Dong Yuan: "Third Master rewarded..."

Dong Yuan's mind was no longer on the shortbread, but she just wondered what happened to Kang's mother sitting in the third master's room with a strange man.

Seeing Bi Qiu take out the silver locket, Dong Yuan smiled and said: "Third Master rewarded you, you just keep it."

Bi Qiu knelt and said yes.

Dong Yuan left shortbread and some sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, and Mother Luo asked Ju Xiang to share them with the maids to try.

Later in the west, Luo's mother asked the maids to help collect the quilt and clothes.

Dong Yuan sat on the big kang by the window, feeling her body was tense, Qiangwei took the beauty hammer and gently helped her to tap on her legs.

"Qiangwei, tell me, did the elder son send someone back from the northwest?" Dong Yuan kept thinking about who was in the third master's house, and Mrs. Sheng's most powerful mother Kang was still with her, which was very strange.

Could it be that something happened to Sheng Xiuyi and he deliberately avoided Dong Yuan?

As she thought about it, her back stiffened.

Qiangwei was startled by her, she quickly helped her to lie down, and said with a smile, "Grandma is overthinking. If the eldest son comes back with news, the madam will definitely call you."

Dong Yuan knew that these were comforting words, and waited anxiously.

In the afternoon, the aunts and children greeted Dong Yuan.

"Mother, grandfather is back and cursing in the house." Sheng Leyu crawled into Dong Yuan's ear and whispered to her.

Dong Yuan thought of the man in Sheng Xiu's room again, and his heart skipped a beat.

Although Sheng Leyu whispered to Dong Yuan, his voice was not low, everyone in the room heard his words.

Several aunts listened attentively.

Sheng Leyun hurriedly stepped forward to hug Sheng Leyu, and said to Dong Yuan in a low voice: "Mother, brother Yu is not sensible..."

Dong Yuan smiled, and said to Sheng Leyun: "It's okay, it's okay." Taking advantage of the situation, he hugged Sheng Leyu.

Qiangwei watched from the side in shock, for fear that Sheng Leyu would accidentally hit Dong Yuan in the stomach.

Dong Yuan smiled and said to the four aunts: "I'm a little tired, you all go busy, it's good for the children to accompany me."

He didn't hear the rest of Sheng Changhou's anger, he seemed to swallow half of what he said, and the aunts felt uncomfortable, but they didn't dare to disobey Dong Yuan, so they got up and left.

Especially Xue Jiangwan, his expression is very obvious.

As soon as the aunts left, Dong Yuan asked Sheng Lehao ​​and Sheng Leyun to sit beside her, and then asked Sheng Leyu: "Brother Yu wants to be the number one scholar and become a learned national scholar, but?"

Sheng Leyu nodded hurriedly.

Dong Yuan smiled and patted his head, then raised his eyes and asked Sheng Lehao: "Brother Hao is studying with your husband, tell your mother and younger brother, how can you become a pillar of the country?"

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